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tingency reserve funds at the time of borrowing: Provided 
further, That the borrowing shall not deplete either fund 
by more than 50 percent: Provided further, That 100 per-
cent of the funds borrowed shall be replenished within 9 
months of the time of the borrowing or by the end of the 
fiscal year, whichever occurs earlier: Provided further, 
That in the event that short-term borrowing has been con-
ducted and the emergency or the contingency funds are 
later depleted below 50 percent as a result of an emer-
gency or contingency, an amount equal to the amount nec-
essary to restore reserve levels to 50 percent of the total 
amount of funds contained in both the emergency and con-
tingency reserve fund must be replenished from the 
amount borrowed within 60 days. 
SEC. 821. (a) None of the funds contained in this 
Act may be used to enact or carry out any law, rule, or 
regulation to legalize or otherwise reduce penalties associ-
ated with the possession, use, or distribution of any sched-
ule I substance under the Controlled Substances Act (21 
U.S.C. 801 et seq.) or any tetrahydrocannabinols deriva-
tive. 
(b) The Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Treat-
ment Initiative of 1998, also known as Initiative 59, ap-
proved by the electors of the District of Columbia on No-
vember 3, 1998, shall not take effect.
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SEC. 822. None of the funds appropriated under this 
Act shall be expended for any abortion except where the 
life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were 
carried to term or where the pregnancy is the result of 
an act of rape or incest. 
SEC. 823. (a) DIRECT APPROPRIATION.—Section 
307(a) of the District of Columbia Court Reform and 
Criminal Procedure Act of 1970 (sec. 2–1607(a), D.C. Of-
ficial Code) is amended by striking the first 2 sentences 
and inserting the following: ‘‘There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Service in each fiscal year such funds 
as may be necessary to carry out this chapter.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 11233 of 
the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (sec. 24–133, D.C. Offi-
cial Code) is amended by striking subsection (f). 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2008 
and each succeeding fiscal year. 
SEC. 824. Except as expressly provided otherwise, 
any reference to ‘‘this Act’’ contained in this title or in 
title IV shall be treated as referring only to the provisions 
of this title or of title IV.
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TITLE IX 
ADDITIONAL GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 901. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to implement Executive Order No. 
13422. 
SEC. 902. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to purchase light bulbs unless the light 
bulbs have the ‘‘ENERGY STAR’’ or ‘‘Federal Energy 
Management Program’’ designation. 
SEC. 903. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to administer, implement, or enforce the 
amendment made to section 515.533 of title 31, Code of 
Federal Regulations, that was published in the Federal 
Register on February 25, 2005. 
SEC. 904. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act may be used by the Selec-
tive Service System to prepare for, plan, or execute the 
Area Office Mobilization Prototype Exercise. 
SEC. 905. None of the funds made available under 
this Act may be used by the Securities and Exchange 
Commission to enforce the requirements of section 404 of 
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act with respect to non-accelerated fil-
ers under section 210.2–02T of title 17, Code of Federal 
Regulations.
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SEC. 906. None of the funds made available in this 
Act to the Small Business Administration may be used 
for the Mitchell County Development Foundation, Inc., for 
the Home of the Perfect Christmas Tree project. 
SEC. 907. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to implement section 5112(n)(2)(C) of 
title 31, United States Code. 
SEC. 908. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used by the Federal Communications Commis-
sion to implement the Fairness Doctrine, as repealed in 
General Fairness Doctrine Obligations of Broadcast Li-
censees (50 Fed. Reg. 35418 (1985)), or any other regula-
tions having the same substance. 
SEC. 909. None of the Federal funds made available 
in title IV or VIII may be used to implement or enforce 
the Health Care Benefits Expansion Act of 1992 (D.C. 
Law 9–114; D.C. Official Code, section 32–701 et seq.). 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Financial Services and 
General Government Appropriations Act, 2008’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 28, 2007. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2829 
AN ACT 
Making appropriations for Financial Services and 
General Government for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.