In the Senate of the United States,
October 27, 2005.
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 3010) entitled ‘‘An Act to making appropriations
for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services,
and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year end-
ing September 30, 2006, and for other purposes.’’, do pass
with the following
AMENDMENT:
Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and
Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2006, and for other purposes, namely:
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TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION
TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
(INCLUDING RESCISSION)
For necessary expenses of the Workforce Investment Act
of 1998, the Denali Commission Act of 1998, and the
Women in Apprenticeship and Non-Traditional Occupa-
tions Act of 1992, including the purchase and hire of pas-
senger motor vehicles, the construction, alteration, and re-
pair of buildings and other facilities, and the purchase of
real property for training centers as authorized by the
Workforce Investment Act of 1998; $2,787,806,000 plus re-
imbursements, of which $1,791,518,000 is available for obli-
gation for the period July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007;
except that amounts determined by the Secretary of Labor
to be necessary pursuant to sections 173(a)(4)(A) and
174(c) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 shall be
available from October 1, 2005 until expended; and of which
$986,288,000 is available for obligation for the period April
1, 2006 through June 30, 2007, to carry out chapter 4 of
the Workforce Investment Act of 1998; and of which
$10,000,000 is available for the period July 1, 2006 through
June 30, 2007 for necessary expenses of construction, reha-
bilitation, and acquisition of Job Corps centers: Provided,
That notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the
funds provided herein under section 137(c) of the Workforce
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Investment Act of 1998, $282,800,000 shall be for activities
described in section 132(a)(2)(A) of such Act and
$1,193,264,000 shall be for activities described in section
132(a)(2)(B) 
of 
such 
Act: 
Provided 
further, 
That
$125,000,000 shall be available for Community-Based Job
Training Grants, which shall be from funds reserved under
section 132(a)(2)(A) of the Workforce Investment Act of
1998 and shall be used to carry out such grants under sec-
tion 171(d) of such Act, except that the 10 percent limita-
tion 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 Workforce Investment Act of 1998 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 mul-
tiple local areas and such workers remain dislocated; co-
ordinate the State workforce development plan with emerg-
ing economic development needs; and train such eligible dis-
located workers: Provided further, That $7,936,000 shall be
for carrying out section 172 of the Workforce Investment
Act of 1998: Provided further, That $982,000 shall be for
carrying out Public Law 102–530: Provided further, That,
notwithstanding any other provision of law or related regu-
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lation, $80,557,000 shall be for carrying out section 167
of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, including
$75,053,000 for formula grants, $5,000,000 for migrant and
seasonal housing (of which not less than 70 percent shall
be for permanent housing), and $504,000 for other discre-
tionary purposes: Provided further, That notwithstanding
the transfer limitation under section 133(b)(4) of such Act,
up to 30 percent of such funds may be transferred by a
local board if approved by the Governor: Provided further,
That funds provided to carry out section 171(d) of the
Workforce Investment Act of 1998 may be used for dem-
onstration projects that provide assistance to new entrants
in the workforce and incumbent workers: Provided further,
That no funds from any other appropriation shall be used
to provide meal services at or for Job Corps centers.
For necessary expenses of the Workforce Investment Act
of 1998, including the purchase and hire of passenger motor
vehicles, the construction, alteration, and repair of build-
ings and other facilities, and the purchase of real property
for 
training 
centers 
as 
authorized 
by 
the 
Act;
$2,463,000,000 
plus 
reimbursements, 
of 
which
$2,363,000,000 is available for obligation for the period Oc-
tober 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007, and of which
$100,000,000 is available for the period October 1, 2006
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through June 30, 2009, for necessary expenses of construc-
tion, rehabilitation, and acquisition of Job Corps centers.
Of the funds provided under this heading in Public
Law 108–7 to carry out section 173(a)(4)(A) of the Work-
force Investment Act of 1998, $20,000,000 are rescinded.
Of the funds provided under this heading in Public
Law 107–38, $5,000,000 are rescinded.
The Secretary of Labor shall take no action to amend,
through regulatory or administration action, the definition
established in 20 CFR 667.220 for functions and activities
under title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, or
to modify, through regulatory or administrative action, the
procedure for redesignation of local areas as specified in
subtitle B of title I of that Act (including applying the
standards specified in section 116(a)(3)(B) of that Act, but
notwithstanding the time limits specified in section
116(a)(3)(B) of that Act), until such time as legislation re-
authorizing the Act is enacted. Nothing in the preceding
sentence shall permit or require the Secretary of Labor to
withdraw approval for such redesignation from a State that
received the approval not later than October 12, 2005, or
to revise action taken or modify the redesignation procedure
being used by the Secretary in order to complete such redes-
ignation for a State that initiated the process of such redes-
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ignation by submitting any request for such redesignation
not later than October 26, 2005.
COMMUNITY SERVICE EMPLOYMENT FOR OLDER AMERICANS
To carry out title V of the Older Americans Act of
1965, as amended, $436,678,000.
FEDERAL UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS AND ALLOWANCES
For payments during the current fiscal year of trade
adjustment benefit payments and allowances under part I
and section 246; and for training, allowances for job search
and relocation, and related State administrative expenses
under part II of chapter 2, title II of the Trade Act of 1974
(including the benefits and services described under sections
123(c)(2) and 151(b) and (c) of the Trade Adjustment As-
sistance Reform Act of 2002, Public Law 107–210),
$966,400,000, together with such amounts as may be nec-
essary to be charged to the subsequent appropriation for
payments for any period subsequent to September 15 of the
current year.
STATE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE AND EMPLOYMENT
SERVICE OPERATIONS
For authorized administrative expenses, $119,825,000:
Provided, That amounts provided for in this Act for suicide
prevention activities under the Garrett Lee Smith Memorial
Act (Public law 108–355) shall be increased by $13,000,000:
Provided further, That not to exceed $3,201,000,000 (in-
cluding not to exceed $1,228,000 which may be used for am-