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1(a)(1)(i) of Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1968,
$48,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2007:
Provided, That of the total amount provided under this
heading, $5,000,000 shall be for the Partnership for Ad-
vancing Technology in Housing (PATH) Initiative: Pro-
vided further, That of the amounts made available for
PATH under this heading, $2,500,000 shall not be subject
to the requirements of section 305 of this title.
FAIR HOUSING AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
FAIR HOUSING ACTIVITIES
For contracts, grants, and other assistance, not other-
wise provided for, as authorized by title VIII of the Civil
Rights Act of 1968, as amended by the Fair Housing
Amendments Act of 1988, and section 561 of the Housing
and Community Development Act of 1987, as amended,
$46,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2007,
of which $20,000,000 shall be to carry out activities pursu-
ant to such section 561: Provided, That no funds made
available under this heading shall be used to lobby the exec-
utive or legislative branches of the Federal Government in
connection with a specific contract, grant or loan.
OFFICE OF LEAD HAZARD CONTROL
LEAD HAZARD REDUCTION
For the Lead Hazard Reduction Program, as author-
ized by section 1011 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint
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Hazard Reduction Act of 1992, $167,000,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2007, of which $9,900,000
shall be for the Healthy Homes Initiative, pursuant to sec-
tions 501 and 502 of the Housing and Urban Development
Act of 1970 that shall include research, studies, testing, and
demonstration efforts, including education and outreach
concerning lead-based paint poisoning and other housing-
related diseases and hazards: Provided, That for purposes
of environmental review, pursuant to the National Environ-
mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and
other provisions of law that further the purposes of such
Act, a grant under the Healthy Homes Initiative, Oper-
ation Lead Elimination Action Plan (LEAP), or the Lead
Technical Studies program under this heading or under
prior appropriations Acts for such purposes under this
heading, shall be considered to be funds for a special project
for purposes of section 305(c) of the Multifamily Housing
Property Disposition Reform Act of 1994: Provided further,
That of the total amount made available under this head-
ing, $48,000,000 shall be made available on a competitive
basis for areas with the highest lead paint abatement needs,
as identified by the Secretary as having: (1) the highest
number of occupied pre-1940 units of rental housing; and
(2) a disproportionately high number of documented cases
of lead-poisoned children: Provided further, That each
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grantee receiving funds under the previous proviso shall
target those privately owned units and multifamily build-
ings that are occupied by low-income families as defined
under section 3(b)(2) of the United States Housing Act of
1937: Provided further, That not less than 90 percent of
the funds made available under this paragraph shall be used
exclusively for abatement, inspections, risk assessments,
temporary relocations and interim control of lead-based
hazards as defined by 42 U.S.C. 4851: Provided further,
That each recipient of funds provided under the first pro-
viso shall make a matching contribution in an amount not
less than 25 percent: Provided further, That each applicant
shall submit a detailed plan and strategy that demonstrates
adequate capacity that is acceptable to the Secretary to
carry out the proposed use of funds pursuant to a Notice
of Funding Availability.
MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For necessary administrative and non-administrative
expenses of the Department of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment, not otherwise provided for, including purchase of uni-
forms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C.
5901–5902; hire of passenger motor vehicles; services as au-
thorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and not to exceed $25,000 for
official 
reception 
and 
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$1,145,195,000, of which $562,400,000 shall be provided
from the various funds of the Federal Housing Administra-
tion, $11,360,000 shall be provided from funds of the Gov-
ernment National Mortgage Association, $1,000,000 shall be
from the Community Development Loan Guarantee pro-
gram, $150,000 shall be provided by transfer from the ‘‘Na-
tive American housing block grants’’ account, $250,000
shall be provided by transfer from the ‘‘Indian housing loan
guarantee fund program’’ account and $35,000 shall be
transferred from the ‘‘Native Hawaiian housing loan guar-
antee fund’’ account: Provided, That funds made available
under this heading shall only be allocated in the manner
specified in the report accompanying this Act unless the
Committees on Appropriations of both the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate are notified of any changes in
an operating plan or reprogramming: Provided further,
That no official or employee of the Department shall be des-
ignated as an allotment holder unless the Office of the Chief
Financial Officer (OCFO) has determined that such allot-
ment holder has implemented an adequate system of funds
control and has received training in funds control proce-
dures and directives: Provided further, That the Chief Fi-
nancial Officer shall establish positive control of and main-
tain adequate systems of accounting for appropriations and
other available funds as required by 31 U.S.C. 1514: Pro-
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vided further, That for purposes of funds control and deter-
mining whether a violation exists under the Anti-Deficiency
Act (31 U.S.C. 1341 et seq.), the point of obligation shall
be the executed agreement or contract, except with respect
to insurance and guarantee programs, certain types of sala-
ries and expenses funding, and incremental funding that
is authorized under an executed agreement or contract, and
shall be designated in the approved funds control plan: Pro-
vided further, That the Chief Financial Officer shall: (1)
appoint qualified personnel to conduct investigations of po-
tential or actual violations; (2) establish minimum training
requirements and other qualifications for personnel that
may be appointed to conduct investigations; (3) establish
guidelines and timeframes for the conduct and completion
of investigations; (4) prescribe the content, format and other
requirements for the submission of final reports on viola-
tions; and (5) prescribe such additional policies and proce-
dures as may be required for conducting investigations of,
and administering, processing, and reporting on, potential
and actual violations of the Anti-Deficiency Act and all
other statutes and regulations governing the obligation and
expenditure of funds made available in this or any other
Act: Provided further, That $20,000,000 may be transferred
to the Working Capital Fund: Provided further, That the
Secretary shall fill 7 out of 10 vacancies at the GS–14 and
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GS–15 levels until the total number of GS–14 and GS–15
positions in the Department has been reduced from the
number of GS–14 and GS–15 positions on the date of enact-
ment of Public Law 106–377 by 21⁄2 percent.
WORKING CAPITAL FUND
For additional capital for the Working Capital Fund
(42 U.S.C. 3535) for the development of, modifications to,
and infrastructure for Department-wide information tech-
nology systems, for the continuing operation of both Depart-
ment-wide and program-specific information systems, and
for program-related development activities, $265,000,000, to
remain available until September 30, 2007: Provided, That
any amounts transferred to this Fund under this Act shall
remain available until expended: Provided further, That
any amounts transferred to this Fund from amounts appro-
priated by previously enacted appropriations Acts or from
within this Act may be used only for the purposes specified
under this Fund, in addition to the purposes for which such
amounts were appropriated.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as
amended, $106,000,000, of which $24,000,000 shall be pro-
vided from the various funds of the Federal Housing Ad-
ministration: Provided, That the Inspector General shall
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have independent authority over all personnel issues within
this office.
OFFICE OF FEDERAL HOUSING ENTERPRISE OVERSIGHT
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For carrying out the Federal Housing Enterprises Fi-
nancial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992, including not
to exceed $500 for official reception and representation ex-
penses, $60,000,000, to remain available until expended, to
be derived from the Federal Housing Enterprises Oversight
Fund: Provided, That not to exceed the amount provided
herein shall be available from the general fund of the Treas-
ury to the extent necessary to incur obligations and make
expenditures pending the receipt of collections to the Fund:
Provided further, That the general fund amount shall be
reduced as collections are received during the fiscal year
so as to result in a final appropriation from the general
fund estimated at not more than $0.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SEC. 300. Fifty percent of the amounts of budget au-
thority, or in lieu thereof 50 percent of the cash amounts
associated with such budget authority, that are recaptured
from projects described in section 1012(a) of the Stewart
B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Amendments Act of 1988
(42 U.S.C. 1437 note) shall be rescinded, or in the case of
cash, shall be remitted to the Treasury, and such amounts
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of budget authority or cash recaptured and not rescinded
or remitted to the Treasury shall be used by State housing
finance agencies or local governments or local housing agen-
cies with projects approved by the Secretary of Housing and
Urban Development for which settlement occurred after
January 1, 1992, in accordance with such section. Notwith-
standing the previous sentence, the Secretary may award
up to 15 percent of the budget authority or cash recaptured
and not rescinded or remitted to the Treasury to provide
project owners with incentives to refinance their project at
a lower interest rate.
SEC. 301. None of the amounts made available under
this Act may be used during fiscal year 2006 to investigate
or prosecute under the Fair Housing Act any otherwise law-
ful activity engaged in by one or more persons, including
the filing or maintaining of a non-frivolous legal action,
that is engaged in solely for the purpose of achieving or
preventing action by a Government official or entity, or a
court of competent jurisdiction.
SEC. 302. (a) Notwithstanding section 854(c)(1)(A) of
the 
AIDS 
Housing 
Opportunity 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C.
12903(c)(1)(A)), from any amounts made available under
this title for fiscal year 2006 that are allocated under such
section, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
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shall allocate and make a grant, in the amount determined
under subsection (b), for any State that—
(1) received an allocation in a prior fiscal year
under clause (ii) of such section; and
(2) is not otherwise eligible for an allocation for
fiscal year 2006 under such clause (ii) because the
areas in the State outside of the metropolitan statis-
tical areas that qualify under clause (i) in fiscal year
2006 do not have the number of cases of acquired im-
munodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) required under
such clause.
(b) The amount of the allocation and grant for any
State described in subsection (a) shall be an amount based
on the cumulative number of AIDS cases in the areas of
that State that are outside of metropolitan statistical areas
that qualify under clause (i) of such section 854(c)(1)(A)
in fiscal year 2006, in proportion to AIDS cases among
cities and States that qualify under clauses (i) and (ii) of
such section and States deemed eligible under subsection
(a).
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
amount allocated for fiscal year 2006 under section 854(c)
of the AIDS Housing Opportunity Act (42 U.S.C.
12903(c)), to the City of New York, New York, on behalf
of the New York-Wayne-White Plains, New York-New Jersey
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Metropolitan Division (hereafter ‘‘metropolitan division’’)
of the New York-Newark-Edison, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan
Statistical Area, shall be adjusted by the Secretary of Hous-
ing and Urban Development by: (1) allocating to the City
of Jersey City, New Jersey, the proportion of the metropoli-
tan area’s or division’s amount that is based on the number
of cases of AIDS reported in the portion of the metropolitan
area or division that is located in Hudson County, New
Jersey, and adjusting for the proportion of the metropolitan
division’s high incidence bonus if this area in New Jersey
also has a higher than average per capita incidence of
AIDS; and (2) allocating to the City of Paterson, New Jer-
sey, the proportion of the metropolitan area’s or division’s
amount that is based on the number of cases of AIDS re-
ported in the portion of the metropolitan area or division
that is located in Bergen County and Passaic County, New
Jersey, and adjusting for the proportion of the metropolitan
division’s high incidence bonus if this area in New Jersey
also has a higher than average per capita incidence of
AIDS. The recipient cities shall use amounts allocated
under this subsection to carry out eligible activities under
section 855 of the AIDS Housing Opportunity Act (42
U.S.C. 12904) in their respective portions of the metropoli-
tan division that is located in New Jersey.
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(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
amount allocated for fiscal year 2006 under section 854(c)
of the AIDS Housing Opportunity Act (42 U.S.C. 12903(c))
to areas with a higher than average per capita incidence
of AIDS, shall be adjusted by the Secretary on the basis
of area incidence reported over a three year period.
SEC. 303. (a) During fiscal year 2006, in the provision
of rental assistance under section 8(o) of the United States
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)) in connection
with a program to demonstrate the economy and effective-
ness of providing such assistance for use in assisted living
facilities that is carried out in the counties of the State of
Michigan specified in subsection (b) of this section, notwith-
standing paragraphs (3) and (18)(B)(iii) of such section
8(o), a family residing in an assisted living facility in any
such county, on behalf of which a public housing agency
provides assistance pursuant to section 8(o)(18) of such Act,
may be required, at the time the family initially receives
such assistance, to pay rent in an amount exceeding 40 per-
cent of the monthly adjusted income of the family by such
a percentage or amount as the Secretary of Housing and
Urban Development determines to be appropriate.
(b) The counties specified in this subsection are Oak-
land County, Macomb County, Wayne County, and
Washtenaw County, in the State of Michigan.
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SEC. 304. Except as explicitly provided in law, any
grant, cooperative agreement or other assistance made pur-
suant to title III of this Act shall be made on a competitive
basis and in accordance with section 102 of the Department
of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989.
SEC. 305. Funds of the Department of Housing and
Urban Development subject to the Government Corporation
Control Act or section 402 of the Housing Act of 1950 shall
be available, without regard to the limitations on adminis-
trative expenses, for legal services on a contract or fee basis,
and for utilizing and making payment for services and fa-
cilities of the Federal National Mortgage Association, Gov-
ernment National Mortgage Association, Federal Home
Loan Mortgage Corporation, Federal Financing Bank, Fed-
eral Reserve banks or any member thereof, Federal Home
Loan banks, and any insured bank within the meaning of
the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Act, as amended
(12 U.S.C. 1811–1831).
SEC. 306. Unless otherwise provided for in this Act
or through a reprogramming of funds, no part of any ap-
propriation for the Department of Housing and Urban De-
velopment shall be available for any program, project or
activity in excess of amounts set forth in the budget esti-
mates submitted to Congress.
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SEC. 307. Corporations and agencies of the Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development which are subject
to the Government Corporation Control Act, as amended,
are hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within the
limits of funds and borrowing authority available to each
such corporation or agency and in accordance with law,
and to make such contracts and commitments without re-
gard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 104
of such Act as may be necessary in carrying out the pro-
grams set forth in the budget for 2006 for such corporation
or agency except as hereinafter provided: Provided, That
collections of these corporations and agencies may be used
for new loan or mortgage purchase commitments only to
the extent expressly provided for in this Act (unless such
loans are in support of other forms of assistance provided
for in this or prior appropriations Acts), except that this
proviso shall not apply to the mortgage insurance or guar-
anty operations of these corporations, or where loans or
mortgage purchases are necessary to protect the financial
interest of the United States Government.
SEC. 308. None of the funds provided in this title for
technical assistance, training, or management improve-
ments may be obligated or expended unless HUD provides
to the Committees on Appropriations a description of each
proposed activity and a detailed budget estimate of the costs
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associated with each program, project or activity as part
of the Budget Justifications. For fiscal year 2006, HUD
shall transmit this information to the Committees by March
15, 2006 for 30 days of review.
SEC. 309. The Secretary of Housing and Urban Devel-
opment shall provide quarterly reports to the House and
Senate Committees on Appropriations regarding all uncom-
mitted, unobligated, recaptured and excess funds in each
program and activity within the jurisdiction of the Depart-
ment and shall submit additional, updated budget informa-
tion to these Committees upon request.
SEC. 310. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
in fiscal year 2006, in managing and disposing of any mul-
tifamily property that is owned or held by the Secretary,
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall
maintain any rental assistance payments under section 8
of the United States Housing Act of 1937 that are attached
to any dwelling units in the property, and the contract for
such payments shall be renewable by the owner under the
provisions of section 524 of the Multifamily Assisted Hous-
ing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 (42 U.S.C. 1437f
note). To the extent the Secretary determines that such a
multifamily property owned or held by the Secretary is not
feasible for continued rental assistance payments under
such section 8, the Secretary may, in consultation with the
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tenants of that property, contract for project-based rental
assistance payments with an owner or owners of other exist-
ing housing properties or provide other rental assistance.
SEC. 311. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, the amount allocated for fiscal year 2006 under section
854(c) of the AIDS Housing Opportunity Act (42 U.S.C.
12903(c)), to the City of Wilmington, Delaware, on behalf
of the Wilmington, Delaware-Maryland-New Jersey Metro-
politan Division (hereafter ‘‘metropolitan division’’), shall
be adjusted by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Devel-
opment by allocating to the State of New Jersey the propor-
tion of the metropolitan division’s amount that is based on
the number of cases of AIDS reported in the portion of the
metropolitan division that is located in New Jersey, and
adjusting for the proportion of the metropolitan division’s
high incidence bonus if this area in New Jersey also has
a higher than average per capita incidence of AIDS. The
State of New Jersey shall use amounts allocated to the State
under this subsection to carry out eligible activities under
section 855 of the AIDS Housing Opportunity Act (42
U.S.C. 12904) in the portion of the metropolitan division
that is located in New Jersey.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall allocate
to Wake County, North Carolina, the amounts that other-
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wise would be allocated for fiscal year 2006 under section
854(c) of the AIDS Housing Opportunity Act (42 U.S.C.
12903(c)) to the City of Raleigh, North Carolina, on behalf
of the Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina Metropolitan Statis-
tical Area. Any amounts allocated to Wake County shall
be used to carry out eligible activities under section 855
of such Act (42 U.S.C. 12904) within such metropolitan sta-
tistical area.
(c) Notwithstanding section 854(c) of the AIDS Hous-
ing Opportunity Act (42 U.S.C. 12903(c)), the Secretary
of Housing and Urban Development may adjust the alloca-
tion of the amounts that otherwise would be allocated for
fiscal year 2006 under section 854(c) of such Act, upon the
written request of an applicant, in conjunction with the
State(s), for a formula allocation on behalf of a metropoli-
tan statistical area, to designate the State or States in
which the metropolitan statistical area is located as the eli-
gible grantee(s) of the allocation. In the case that a metro-
politan statistical area involves more than one State, such
amounts allocated to each State shall be in proportion to
the number of cases of AIDS reported in the portion of the
metropolitan statistical area located in that State. Any
amounts allocated to a State under this section shall be used
to carry out eligible activities within the portion of the met-
ropolitan statistical area located in that State.
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SEC. 312. The Department of Housing and Urban De-
velopment shall submit the Department’s fiscal year 2007
congressional budget justifications to the Committees on Ap-
propriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate
using the identical structure provided under this Act and
only in accordance with the direction specified in the report
accompanying this Act.
SEC. 313. Incremental vouchers previously made avail-
able under the heading ‘‘Housing Certificate Fund’’ or re-
newed under the heading, ‘‘Tenant-Based Rental Assist-
ance,’’ for non-elderly disabled families shall, to the extent
practicable, continue to be provided to non-elderly disabled
families upon turnover.
SEC. 314. A public housing agency or such other entity
that administers Federal housing assistance in the States
of Alaska, Iowa, and Mississippi shall not be required to
include a resident of public housing or a recipient of assist-
ance provided under section 8 of the United States Housing
Act of 1937 on the board of directors or a similar governing
board of such agency or entity as required under section
(2)(b) of such Act. Each public housing agency or other en-
tity that administers Federal housing assistance under sec-
tion 8 in the States of Alaska, Iowa and Mississippi shall
establish an advisory board of not less than 6 residents of
public housing or recipients of section 8 assistance to pro-
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vide advice and comment to the public housing agency or
other administering entity on issues related to public hous-
ing and section 8. Such advisory board shall meet not less
than quarterly.
SEC. 315. For this fiscal year and each fiscal year
hereafter, the portion of any athletic scholarship assistance
that is available for housing costs shall be considered ad-
justed income for purposes of section 3(b)(5) of the United
States Housing Act of 1937.
SEC. 316. The funds made available for Native Alas-
kans under the heading ‘‘Native American Housing Block
Grants’’ in title III of this Act shall be allocated to the same
Native Alaskan housing block grant recipients that received
funds in fiscal year 2004.
SEC. 317. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, subject to the conditions listed in subsection (b), for
this fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary
may authorize the transfer of project-based assistance, debt
and statutorily required low-income and very low-income
use restrictions, associated with one multifamily housing
project to another multifamily housing project.
(b) The transfer authorized in subsection (a) is subject
to the following conditions:
(1) the number of low-income and very low-in-
come units and the net dollar amount of Federal as-
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sistance provided by the transferring project shall re-
main the same in the receiving project;
(2) the transferring project shall, as determined
by the Secretary, be either physically obsolete or eco-
nomically non-viable;
(3) the receiving project shall meet or exceed ap-
plicable physical standards established by the Sec-
retary;
(4) the owner or mortgagor of the transferring
project shall notify and consult with the tenants re-
siding in the transferring project and provide a cer-
tification of approval by all appropriate local govern-
mental officials;
(5) the tenants of the transferring project who re-
main eligible for assistance to be provided by the re-
ceiving project shall not be required to vacate their
units in the transferring project until new units in
the receiving project are available for occupancy;
(6) if either the transferring project or the receiv-
ing project meets the condition specified in subsection
(c)(2)(A), any lien on the receiving project resulting
from additional financing obtained by the owner shall
be subordinate to any FHA-insured mortgage lien
transferred to, or placed on, such project by the Sec-
retary;
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(7) if the transferring project meets the require-
ments of subsection (c)(2)(E), the owner or mortgagor
of the receiving project shall execute and record either
a continuation of the existing use agreement or a new
use agreement for the project where, in either case,
any use restrictions in such agreement are of no lesser
duration than the existing use restrictions; and
(8) any financial risk to the FHA General and
Special Risk Insurance Fund, as determined by the
Secretary, would be reduced as a result of a transfer
completed under this section.
(c) For purposes of this section—
(1) the terms ‘‘low-income’’ and ‘‘very low-in-
come’’ shall have the meanings provided by the statute
and/or regulations governing the program under
which the project is insured or assisted;
(2) the term ‘‘multifamily housing project’’
means housing that meets one of the following
conditions—
(A) housing that is subject to a mortgage
insured under the National Housing Act,
(B) housing that has project-based assist-
ance attached to the structure,
(C) housing that is assisted under section
202 of the Housing Act of 1959 as amended by
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section 801 of the Cranston-Gonzales National
Affordable Housing Act,
(D) housing that is assisted under section
202 of the Housing Act of 1959, as such section
existed before the enactment of the Cranston-
Gonzales National Affordable Housing Act, or,
(E) housing or vacant land that is subject
to a use agreement;
(3) the term ‘‘project-based assistance’’ means—
(A) assistance provided under section 8(b)
of the United States Housing Act of 1937;
(B) assistance for housing constructed or
substantially rehabilitated pursuant to assistance
provided under section 8(b)(2) of such Act (as
such section existed immediately before October
1, 1983);
(C) rent supplement payments under sec-
tion 101 of the Housing and Urban Development
Act of 1965;
(D) additional assistance payments under
section 236(f)(2) of the National Housing Act;
and,
(E) assistance payments made under sec-
tion 202(c)(2) of the Housing Act of 1959;
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(4) the term ‘‘receiving project’’ means the multi-
family housing project to which the project-based as-
sistance, debt, and statutorily required use low-in-
come and very low-income restrictions are to be
transferred;
(5) the term ‘‘transferring project’’ means the
multifamily housing project which is transferring the
project-based assistance, debt and the statutorily re-
quired low-income and very low-income use restric-
tions to the receiving project; and,
(6) the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of
Housing and Urban Development.
SEC. 318. (a) EXTENSION.—The Secretary of Housing
and Urban Development shall extend the term of the Moving
to Work Demonstration Agreement entered into between a
public housing agency and the Secretary under section 204,
title V, of the Omnibus Consolidated Rescissions and Appro-
priations Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–134, April 26,
1996) if—
(1) the public housing agency requests such ex-
tension in writing;
(2) the public housing agency is not at the time
of such request for extension in default under its Mov-
ing to Work Demonstration Agreement; and
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(3) the Moving to Work Demonstration Agree-
ment to be extended would otherwise expire on or be-
fore September 30, 2006.
(b) TERMS.—Unless the Secretary of Housing and
Urban Development and the public housing agency other-
wise agree, the extension under subsection (a) shall be upon
the identical terms and conditions set forth in the extending
agency’s existing Moving to Work Demonstration Agree-
ment, except that for each public housing agency that has
been or will be granted an extension to its original Moving
to Work Agreement, the Secretary shall require that data
be collected so that the effect of Moving to Work policy
changes on residents can be measured.
(c) EXTENSION PERIOD.—The extension under sub-
section (a) shall be for such period as is requested by the
public housing agency, not to exceed 3 years from the date
of expiration of the extending agency’s existing Moving to
Work Demonstration Agreement.
(d) BREACH OF AGREEMENT.—Nothing contained in
this section shall limit the authority of the Secretary of
Housing and Urban Development to terminate any Moving
to Work Demonstration Agreement of a public housing
agency if the public housing agency is in breach of the pro-
visions of such agreement.
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SEC. 319. Incremental vouchers previously made avail-
able under the heading, ‘‘Housing Certificate Fund’’ or re-
newed under the heading, ‘‘Tenant-Based Rental Assist-
ance’’, for family unification shall, to the extent practicable,
continue to be provided for family unification.
SEC. 320. Section 421 of the Housing and Community
Development Act of 1987 (12 U.S.C. § 1715z–4a) is
amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(1)(A), by inserting after
‘‘is’’ the following: ‘‘or, at the time of the violations,
was’’; and
(2) in subsection (a)(1)(C), by inserting after
‘‘held’’ the following: ‘‘or, at the time of the violations,
was insured or held’’.
SEC. 321. No funds in this Act may be used to support
any Federal, State, or local projects that seek to use the
power of eminent domain, unless eminent domain is em-
ployed only for a public use: Provided, That for purposes
of this section, public use shall not be construed to include
economic development that primarily benefits private enti-
ties: Provided further, That any use of funds for mass tran-
sit, railroad, airport, seaport or highway projects as well
as utility projects which benefit or serve the general public
(including energy-related, communication-related, water-re-
lated and wastewater-related infrastructure), other struc-
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tures designated for use by the general public or which have
other common-carrier or public-utility functions that serve
the general public and are subject to regulation and over-
sight by the government, and projects for the removal of
blight (including areas identified by units of local govern-
ment for recovery from natural disasters) or brownsfields
as defined in the Small Business Liability Relief and
Brownsfields Revitalization Act (Public Law 107–118)
shall be considered a public use for purposes of eminent do-
main: Provided further, That the Government Account-
ability Office, in consultation with the National Academy
for Public Administration, organizations representing State
and local governments, and property rights organizations,
shall conduct a study to be submitted to the Congress within
12 months of the enactment of this Act on the nationwide
use of eminent domain, including the procedures used and
the results accomplished on a state-by-state basis as well
as the impact on individual property owners and on the
affected communities.
SEC. 322. (a) No assistance shall be provided under
section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42
U.S.C. 1437f) to any individual who—
(1) is enrolled as a student at an institution of
higher education (as defined under section 102 of the
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002));
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(2) is under 24 years of age;
(3) is not a veteran;
(4) is unmarried;
(5) does not have a dependent child; and
(6) is not otherwise individually eligible, or has
parents who, individually or jointly, are not eligible,
to receive assistance under section 8 of the United
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f).
(b) For purposes of determining the eligibility of a per-
son to receive assistance under section 8 of the United States
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f), any financial as-
sistance (in excess of amounts received for tuition) that an
individual receives under the Higher Education Act of 1965
(20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), from private sources, or an institu-
tion of higher education (as defined under the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002)), shall be considered
income to that individual.
(c) Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment shall issue final regulations to carry out the provi-
sions of this section.
SEC. 323. LIMITATION
ON
FUNDING
FOR
CON-
FERENCES.
Of the funds made available for the Department of
Housing and Development under the heading ‘‘Management
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and Administration, Salaries and Expenses’’ in this title,
not to exceed $3,000,000 shall be available for expenses re-
lated to conferences, including for conference programs, staff
time, travel costs, and related expenses.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Housing
and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2006’’.
TITLE IV—THE JUDICIARY
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary for the operation of the Su-
preme 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 trans-
porting Associate Justices, and hire of passenger motor ve-
hicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343 and 1344; not to
exceed $10,000 for official reception and representation ex-
penses; and for miscellaneous expenses, to be expended as
the Chief Justice may approve, $60,730,000, of which
$2,000,000 shall remain available 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), $5,624,000, which shall remain available
until expended.
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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, $23,489,000.
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 nec-
essary expenses of the court, as authorized by law,
$15,480,000.
COURTS OF APPEALS, DISTRICT COURTS, AND OTHER
JUDICIAL SERVICES
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For the salaries of circuit and district judges (includ-
ing 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, magistrate judges, and all other officers
and employees of the Federal Judiciary not otherwise spe-
cifically provided for, and necessary expenses of the courts,
as authorized by law, $4,374,959,000 (including the pur-
chase of firearms and ammunition); of which not to exceed
$27,817,000 shall remain available until expended for space
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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 Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 (Public
Law 99–660), not to exceed $3,833,000, to be appropriated
from the Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund.
DEFENDER SERVICES
For the operation of Federal Defender organizations;
the compensation and reimbursement of expenses of attor-
neys appointed to represent persons under the Criminal
Justice Act of 1964, as amended (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
compensation (in accordance with Criminal Justice Act
maximums) and reimbursement of expenses of attorneys ap-
pointed to assist the court in criminal cases where the de-
fendant has waived representation by counsel; the com-
pensation and reimbursement of travel expenses of guard-
ians 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 sen-
tences; the compensation of attorneys appointed to represent
jurors in civil actions for the protection of their employ-
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ment, as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 1875(d); and for nec-
essary training and general administrative expenses,
$710,785,000, to remain available until expended.
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 by 28 U.S.C. 1863; and compensation of com-
missioners appointed in condemnation cases pursuant to
rule 71A(h) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (28
U.S.C. Appendix Rule 71A(h)), $61,318,000, 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
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in-
cident to the provision of protective guard services for
United States courthouses and other facilities housing Fed-
eral court operations, and the procurement, installation,
and maintenance of security systems and equipment for
United States courthouses and other facilities housing Fed-
eral court operations, including building ingress-egress con-
trol, inspection of mail and packages, directed security pa-
trols, perimeter security, basic security services provided by
the Federal Protective Service, and other similar activities
as authorized by section 1010 of the Judicial Improvement
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and Access to Justice Act (Public Law 100–702),
$372,426,000, of which not to exceed $15,000,000 shall re-
main 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), adver-
tising and rent in the District of Columbia and elsewhere,
$72,198,000, of which not to exceed $8,500 is authorized
for official reception and representation expenses and of
which up to $1,000,000 shall be made available to the Na-
tional Academy of Public Administrators for a review of
the financial and management procedures of the Federal
Judiciary.
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FEDERAL JUDICIAL CENTER
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Federal Judicial Center,
as authorized by Public Law 90–219, $22,350,000; of which
$1,800,000 shall remain available through September 30,
2007, to provide education and training to Federal court
personnel; and of which not to exceed $1,500 is authorized
for official reception and representation expenses.
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), $36,800,000; to
the Judicial Survivors’ Annuities Fund, as authorized by
28 U.S.C. 376(c), $600,000; and to the United States Court
of Federal Claims Judges’ Retirement Fund, as authorized
by 28 U.S.C. 178(l), $3,200,000.
UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For the salaries and expenses necessary to carry out
the provisions of chapter 58 of title 28, United States Code,
$14,700,000, of which not to exceed $1,000 is authorized
for official reception and representation expenses.
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—THE JUDICIARY
SEC. 400. 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. 401. 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 appropriation, except ‘‘Courts of Appeals, Dis-
trict Courts, and Other Judicial Services, Defender Serv-
ices’’ and ‘‘Courts of Appeals, District 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 section 705
of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or ex-
penditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth
in that section.
SEC. 402. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the salaries and expenses appropriation for Courts of Ap-
peals, 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
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Office of the United States Courts in the capacity as Sec-
retary of the Judicial Conference.
SEC. 403. Within 90 days of enactment of this Act,
the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts shall submit
to the Committees on Appropriations a comprehensive fi-
nancial 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. 404. 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 2006, to receive a salary adjustment in accordance
with 28 U.S.C. 461.
SEC. 405. The existing judgeship for the eastern dis-
trict of Missouri authorized by section 203(c) of the Judicial
Improvements Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–650, 104 Stat.
5089) as amended by Public Law 105–53, as of the effective
date of this Act, shall be extended. The first vacancy in the
office of district judge in this district occurring 20 years
or more after the confirmation date of the judge named to
fill the temporary judgeship created by section 203(c) shall
not be filled.
SEC. 406. Not later than 180 days after enactment of
this Act, GAO shall provide the Committees on Appropria-
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tions with a report regarding the potential impact on the
Federal Judiciary of recent increases in Homeland Security
funding to enhance border security and enforce our nation’s
immigration laws.
SEC. 407. (a) Section 604 of title 28, United States
Code, is amended by adding section (4) at the end of section
‘‘(g)’’:
‘‘(4) The Director is hereby authorized:
‘‘(A) to enter into contracts for the acquisi-
tion of severable services for a period that begins
in one fiscal year and ends in the next fiscal
year to the same extent as the head of an execu-
tive agency under the authority of section 253l
of 41 U.S.C.;
‘‘(B) to enter into contracts for multiple
years for the acquisition of property and services
to the same extent as executive agencies under
the authority of section 254c of 41 U.S.C.; and
‘‘(C) to make advance, partial, progress or
other payments under contracts for property or
services to the same extent as executive agencies
under the authority of section 255 of 41 U.S.C.’’
(b) Section 612 of title 28, United States Code, is
amended by striking the current language in section
(e)(2)(B) and inserting ‘‘such contract is in accordance
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with the Director’s authority in section 604(g) of 28 U.S.C.;
and,’’.
(c) The authorities granted in this section shall expire
on September 30, 2010.
SEC. 408. (a) The division of the court shall release
to the Congress and to the public not later than 60 days
after the date of enactment of this Act all portions of the
final report of the independent counsel of the investigation
of Henry Cisneros made under section 594(h) of title 28,
United States Code, except for any such portions that con-
tain information of a personal nature that the division of
the court determines the disclosure of which would cause
a clearly unwarranted invasion of privacy that outweighs
the public interest in a full accounting of this investigation.
Upon the release of the final report, the final report shall
be published pursuant to section 594(h)(3) of title 28,
United States Code.
(b)(1) After the release and publication of the final re-
port referred to in subsection (a), the independent counsel
shall continue his office only to the extent necessary and
appropriate to perform the noninvestigative and nonpros-
ecutorial tasks remaining of his statutory duties as required
to conclude the functions of his office.
(2) The duties referred to in paragraph (1) shall spe-
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(A) the evaluation of claims for attorney fees,
pursuant to section 593(l) of title 28, United States
Code;
(B) the transfer of records to the Archivist of the
United States pursuant to section 594(k) of title 28,
United States Code;
(C) compliance with oversight obligations pursu-
ant to section 595(a) of title 28, United States Code;
and
(D) preparation of statements of expenditures
pursuant to section 595(c) of title 28, United States
Code.
(c)(1) The independent counsel shall have not more
than 45 days after the release and publication of the final
report referred to in subsection (a) to complete his remain-
ing statutory duties unless the division of the court deter-
mines that it is necessary for the independent counsel to
have additional time to complete his remaining statutory
duties.
(2) If the division of the court finds that the inde-
pendent counsel needs additional time under paragraph (1),
the division of the court shall issue a public report stating
the grounds for the extension and a proposed date for com-
pletion of all aspects of the investigation of Henry Cisneros
and termination of the office of the independent counsel.
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This title may be cited as the ‘‘Judiciary Appropria-
tions Act, 2006’’.
TITLE V—EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESI-
DENT AND FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE
PRESIDENT
COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT
For compensation of the President, including an ex-
pense allowance at the rate of $50,000 per annum as au-
thorized by 3 U.S.C. 102, $450,000: Provided, That none
of the funds made available for official expenses shall be
expended for any other purpose and any unused amount
shall revert to the Treasury pursuant to section 1552 of title
31, United States Code.
WHITE HOUSE OFFICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses for the White House as author-
ized by law, including not to exceed $3,850,000 for services
as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 105; subsist-
ence expenses as authorized by 3 U.S.C. 105, which shall
be expended and accounted for as provided in that section;
hire of passenger motor vehicles, newspapers, periodicals,
teletype news service, and travel (not to exceed $100,000
to be expended and accounted for as provided by 3 U.S.C.
103); not to exceed $3,501,000 for the necessary expenses
of the Office of Policy Development, including services au-
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thorized under 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 107; and not
to exceed $19,000 for official entertainment expenses, to be
available for allocation within the Executive Office of the
President, $58,081,000: Provided, That of the funds appro-
priated under this heading, $1,500,000 shall be for the Pri-
vacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board.
EXECUTIVE RESIDENCE AT THE WHITE HOUSE
OPERATING EXPENSES
For the care, maintenance, repair and alteration, re-
furnishing, improvement, heating, and lighting, including
electric power and fixtures, of the Executive Residence at
the White House and official entertainment expenses of the
President, $12,436,000, 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 Resi-
dence 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, not-
withstanding any other provision of law, such amount for
reimbursable operating expenses shall be the exclusive au-
thority 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
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advance an amount equal to the estimated cost of the event,
and all such advance payments shall be credited to this ac-
count and remain available until expended: Provided fur-
ther, That the Executive Residence shall require the na-
tional 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 reimburs-
able 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 with-
in 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: Provided further,
That the Executive Residence shall prepare and submit to
the Committees on Appropriations, by not later than 90
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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 cere-
monial events, the amount of such total that consists of re-
imbursable political events, and the portion of each such
amount that has been reimbursed as of the date of the re-
port: Provided further, That the Executive Residence shall
maintain a system for the tracking of expenses related to
reimbursable events within the Executive Residence that in-
cludes a standard for the classification of any such expense
as political or nonpolitical: Provided further, That no pro-
vision of this paragraph may be construed to exempt the
Executive Residence 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 Ex-
ecutive Residence at the White House, $1,700,000, to re-
main available until expended, for required maintenance,
safety and health issues, and continued preventative main-
tenance.
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COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Council of Economic Ad-
visers in carrying out its functions under the Employment
Act of 1946 (15 U.S.C. 1021), $4,040,000.
NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the National Security Coun-
cil, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109,
$8,705,000.
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,
$98,609,000, of which $11,768,000 shall remain available
until expended for the Capital Investment Plan for contin-
ued modernization of the information technology infrastruc-
ture 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 of chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code,
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$68,411,000, of which not to exceed $2,000 shall be available
for official representation expenses: Provided, That, as pro-
vided in 31 U.S.C. 1301(a), appropriations shall be applied
only to the objects for which appropriations were made ex-
cept 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 ac-
tivities or regulations under the provisions of the Agricul-
tural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 (7 U.S.C. 601 et
seq.): Provided further, That none of the funds made avail-
able 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 Commit-
tees on Appropriations or their subcommittees: Provided
further, That the preceding shall not apply to printed hear-
ings released by the Committees on Appropriations: Pro-
vided 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
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planning process: Provided further, That the Office of Man-
agement 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. The
Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall no-
tify the appropriate authorizing and Appropriations Com-
mittees when the 60-day review is initiated. If water re-
source reports have not been transmitted to the appropriate
authorizing and appropriating committees within 15 days
of the end of the OMB review period based on the notifica-
tion from the Director, Congress shall assume OMB concur-
rence 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; for research activities pursuant to the Office
of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of
1998 (21 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); not to exceed $10,000 for
official reception and representation expenses; and for par-
ticipation 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 reim-
bursement, $24,224,000; of which $1,316,000 shall remain
available until expended for policy research and evaluation:
Provided, That the Office is authorized to accept, hold, ad-
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minister, 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
Assessment Center for research activities pursuant to the
Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act
of 1998 (21 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), $30,000,000, which shall
remain available until expended, consisting of $12,000,000
for counternarcotics research and development projects, and
$18,000,000 for the continued operation of the technology
transfer program: Provided, That the $12,000,000 for coun-
ternarcotics research and development projects shall be
available for transfer to other Federal departments or agen-
cies.
FEDERAL DRUG CONTROL PROGRAMS
HIGH INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREAS PROGRAM
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses of the Office of National Drug
Control Policy’s High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas
Program, $227,000,000, for drug control activities con-
sistent with the approved strategy for each of the designated
High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas, of which no less
than 60 percent shall be transferred to State and local enti-
ties for drug control activities, which shall be obligated
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within 120 days of the date of the enactment of this Act:
Provided, That up to 40 percent, to remain available until
September 30, 2007, may be transferred to Federal agencies
and departments at a rate to be determined by the Director,
of which not less than $2,000,000 shall be used for auditing
services and associated activities, and at least $500,000 of
the $2,000,000 shall be used to develop and implement a
data collection system to measure the performance of the
High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program: Provided
further, That none of the funds made available under this
heading shall be available for the Consolidated Priority Or-
ganization Target program.
OTHER FEDERAL DRUG CONTROL PROGRAMS
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For activities to support a national anti-drug cam-
paign for youth, and for other purposes, authorized by the
Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act
of 1998 (21 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), $191,400,000, to remain
available until expended, of which the following amounts
are available as follows: $95,000,000 to support a national
media campaign, as authorized by the Drug-Free Media
Campaign Act of 1998; $80,000,000 to continue a program
of matching grants to drug-free communities, of which
$2,000,000 shall be a directed grant to the Community
Anti-Drug Coalitions of America for the National Commu-
nity Anti-Drug Coalition Institute, as authorized in chap-
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ter 2 of the National Narcotics Leadership Act of 1988, as
amended; $1,000,000 for the National Drug Court Institute;
$1,000,000 for the National Alliance for Model State Drug
Laws; $9,500,000 for the United States Anti-Doping Agen-
cy for anti-doping activities; $2,900,000 for the United
States membership dues to the World Anti-Doping Agency;
and $2,000,000 for evaluations and research related to Na-
tional Drug Control Program performance measures: Pro-
vided, That such funds may be transferred to other Federal
departments and agencies to carry out such activities: Pro-
vided further, That of the amounts appropriated for a na-
tional media campaign, not to exceed 10 percent shall be
for administration, advertising production, research and
testing, labor and related costs of the national media cam-
paign.
UNANTICIPATED NEEDS
For expenses necessary to enable the President to meet
unanticipated needs, in furtherance of the national interest,
security, or defense which may arise at home or abroad dur-
ing 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 spe-
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cially 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, which shall be expended and
accounted for as provided in that section; and hire of pas-
senger motor vehicles, $4,455,000.
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 offi-
cial residence of the Vice President; the hire of passenger
motor vehicles; and not to exceed $90,000 for official enter-
tainment expenses of the Vice President, to be accounted for
solely on his certificate, $325,000: Provided, That advances
or repayments or transfers from this appropriation may
be made to any department or agency for expenses of car-
rying out such activities.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Executive Office of the
President Appropriations Act, 2006’’.
TITLE VI—INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
ARCHITECTURAL AND TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS
COMPLIANCE BOARD
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary for the Architectural and
Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, as authorized
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by section 502 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amend-
ed, $5,941,000: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other
provision of law, there may be credited to this appropria-
tion funds received for publications and training expenses.
CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Consumer Product Safety
Commission, including hire of passenger motor vehicles,
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for
individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to
the maximum rate payable under 5 U.S.C. 5376, purchase
of nominal awards to recognize non-Federal officials’ con-
tributions to Commission activities, and not to exceed $500
for 
official 
reception 
and 
representation 
expenses,
$63,000,000 of which up to $500,000 shall be used to coordi-
nate with the Administrator of the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency in the Agency’s study pursuant to H.R. 2361,
as passed by the Senate in the first session of the 109th
Congress, to assess safety risks to both persons and the envi-
ronment with regard to small engines, as required in Public
Law 108–199, including real-world scenarios involving,
among other things, operator burn, fire due to contact with
flammable items, and refueling.
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ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses to carry out the Help America
Vote Act of 2002, $13,888,000, of which $4,000,000 shall
be transferred to the National Institute of Standards and
Technology for election reform activities authorized under
the Help America Vote Act of 2002.
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General
Act of 1978, as amended, $31,000,000, to be derived from
the Bank Insurance Fund, the Savings Association Insur-
ance Fund, and the FSLIC Resolution Fund.
FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of
the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended,
$54,600,000, of which no less than $4,700,000 shall be
available for internal automated data processing systems,
and of which not to exceed $5,000 shall be available for re-
ception and representation expenses.
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FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the
Federal Labor Relations Authority, pursuant to Reorga-
nization Plan Numbered 2 of 1978, and the Civil Service
Reform Act of 1978, including services authorized by 5
U.S.C. 3109, and including hire of experts and consultants,
hire of passenger motor vehicles, and rental of conference
rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere,
$25,468,000: Provided, That public members of the Federal
Service Impasses Panel may be paid travel expenses and
per diem in lieu of subsistence as authorized by law (5
U.S.C. 5703) for persons employed intermittently in the
Government service, and compensation as authorized by 5
U.S.C. 3109: Provided further, That notwithstanding 31
U.S.C. 3302, funds received from fees charged to non-Fed-
eral participants at labor-management relations con-
ferences shall be credited to and merged with this account,
to be available without further appropriation for the costs
of carrying out these conferences.
FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Federal Maritime Com-
mission as authorized by section 201(d) of the Merchant
Marine Act, 1936, as amended (46 U.S.C. App. 1111), in-