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police-type use, not to exceed 850) and hire of passenger 
motor vehicles (31 U.S.C. 1343(b)), and to provide other 
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as 
may be determined by the Commissioner, $4,780,000,000, 
of which not less than $57,252,000 shall be for the Inter-
agency Crime and Drug Enforcement program: Provided, 
That up to $10,000,000 may be transferred as necessary 
from this account to the Internal Revenue Service Oper-
ations Support appropriations solely for the purposes of the 
Interagency Crime and Drug Enforcement program: Pro-
vided further, That this transfer authority shall be in addi-
tion to any other transfer authority provided in this Act. 
OPERATIONS SUPPORT 
For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service 
to operate and support taxpayer services and enforcement 
programs, including rent payments; facilities services; 
printing; postage; physical security; headquarters and other 
IRS-wide administration activities; research and statistics 
of income; telecommunications; information technology de-
velopment, enhancement, operations, maintenance, and se-
curity; the hire of passenger motor vehicles (31 U.S.C. 
1343(b)); and other services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, 
at such rates as may be determined by the Commissioner; 
$3,680,059,000, of which $75,000,000 shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2009, for information technology 
support; of which not to exceed $1,000,000 shall remain
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available until September 30, 2010, for research; of which 
not less than $2,000,000 shall be for the Internal Revenue 
Service Oversight Board; and of which not to exceed $25,000 
shall be for official reception and representation. 
BUSINESS SYSTEMS MODERNIZATION 
For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Serv-
ice’s 
business 
systems 
modernization 
program, 
$267,090,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2010, for the capital asset acquisition of information tech-
nology systems, including management and related contrac-
tual costs of said acquisitions, including related Internal 
Revenue Service labor costs, and contractual costs associ-
ated with operations authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109: Pro-
vided, That, with the exception of labor costs, none of these 
funds may be obligated until the Internal Revenue Service 
submits to the Committees on Appropriations, and such 
Committees approve, a plan for expenditure that: (1) meets 
the capital planning and investment control review require-
ments established by the Office of Management and Budget, 
including Circular A–11; (2) complies with the Internal 
Revenue Service’s enterprise architecture, including the 
modernization blueprint; (3) conforms with the Internal 
Revenue Service’s enterprise life cycle methodology; (4) is 
approved by the Internal Revenue Service, the Department 
of the Treasury, and the Office of Management and Budget; 
(5) has been reviewed by the Government Accountability Of-
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fice; and (6) complies with the acquisition rules, require-
ments, guidelines, and systems acquisition management 
practices of the Federal Government. 
HEALTH INSURANCE TAX CREDIT ADMINISTRATION 
For expenses necessary to implement the health insur-
ance tax credit included in the Trade Act of 2002 (Public 
Law 107–210), $15,235,000. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—INTERNAL REVENUE 
SERVICE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 101. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation 
made available in this Act to the Internal Revenue Service 
or not to exceed 3 percent of appropriations under the head-
ing ‘‘Enforcement’’ may be transferred to any other Inter-
nal Revenue Service appropriation upon the advance ap-
proval of the Committees on Appropriations. 
SEC. 102. The Internal Revenue Service shall main-
tain a training program to ensure that Internal Revenue 
Service employees are trained in taxpayers’ rights, in deal-
ing courteously with taxpayers, and in cross-cultural rela-
tions. 
SEC. 103. The Internal Revenue Service shall institute 
and enforce policies and procedures that will safeguard the 
confidentiality of taxpayer information. 
SEC. 104. Funds made available by this or any other 
Act to the Internal Revenue Service shall be available for
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improved facilities and increased staffing to provide suffi-
cient and effective 1–800 help line service for taxpayers. The 
Commissioner shall continue to make the improvement of 
the Internal Revenue Service 1–800 help line service a pri-
ority and allocate resources necessary to increase phone 
lines and staff to improve the Internal Revenue Service 1– 
800 help line service. 
SEC. 105. Section 9503(a) of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘for a period of 10 years after 
the date of enactment of this section’’ and inserting ‘‘before 
July 23, 2013’’. 
SEC. 106. Sections 9504(a) and (b), and 9505(a) of 
title 5, United States Code, are amended by striking ‘‘For 
a period of 10 years after the date of enactment of this sec-
tion’’ each place it occurs and inserting ‘‘Before July 23, 
2013’’. 
SEC. 107. Section 9502(a) of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Office of Management and 
Budget’’ and inserting ‘‘Office of Personnel Management’’. 
SEC. 108. Of the funds made available by this Act for 
the Internal Revenue Service, not less than $7,350,000 shall 
be available for increasing above fiscal year 2007 levels the 
number of full-time equivalent positions and related sup-
port activities performing Automated Collection System 
functions.
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF THE 
TREASURY 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 109. Appropriations to the Department of the 
Treasury in this Act shall be available for uniforms or al-
lowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901), 
including maintenance, repairs, and cleaning; purchase of 
insurance for official motor vehicles operated in foreign 
countries; purchase of motor vehicles without regard to the 
general purchase price limitations for vehicles purchased 
and used overseas for the current fiscal year; entering into 
contracts with the Department of State for the furnishing 
of health and medical services to employees and their de-
pendents serving in foreign countries; and services author-
ized by 5 U.S.C. 3109. 
SEC. 110. Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropria-
tions in this Act made available to the Departmental Of-
fices—Salaries and Expenses, Office of Inspector General, 
Financial Management Service, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax 
and Trade Bureau, Financial Crimes Enforcement Net-
work, and Bureau of the Public Debt, may be transferred 
between such appropriations upon the advance approval of 
the Committees on Appropriations: Provided, That no 
transfer may increase or decrease any such appropriation 
by more than 2 percent.
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SEC. 111. Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropriation 
made available in this Act to the Internal Revenue Service 
may be transferred to the Treasury Inspector General for 
Tax Administration’s appropriation upon the advance ap-
proval of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided, 
That no transfer may increase or decrease any such appro-
priation by more than 2 percent. 
SEC. 112. Of the funds available for the purchase of 
law enforcement vehicles, no funds may be obligated until 
the Secretary of the Treasury certifies that the purchase by 
the respective Treasury bureau is consistent with depart-
mental vehicle management principles: Provided, That the 
Secretary may delegate this authority to the Assistant Sec-
retary for Management. 
SEC. 113. None of the funds appropriated in this Act 
or otherwise available to the Department of the Treasury 
or the Bureau of Engraving and Printing may be used to 
redesign the $1 Federal Reserve note. 
SEC. 114. The Secretary of the Treasury may transfer 
funds from Financial Management Services, Salaries and 
Expenses to Debt Collection Fund as necessary to cover the 
costs of debt collection: Provided, That such amounts shall 
be reimbursed to such salaries and expenses account from 
debt collections received in the Debt Collection Fund.
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SEC. 115. Section 122(g)(1) of Public Law 105–119 
(5 U.S.C. 3104 note), is further amended by striking ‘‘8 
years’’ and inserting ‘‘10 years’’. 
SEC. 116. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available by this or any other Act may be used by 
the United States Mint to construct or operate any museum 
without the explicit approval of the House Committee on 
Financial Services and the Senate Committee on Banking, 
Housing, and Urban Affairs. 
SEC. 117. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available by this or any other Act or source to the 
Department of the Treasury, the Bureau of Engraving and 
Printing, and the United States Mint, individually or col-
lectively, may be used to consolidate any or all functions 
of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and the United 
States Mint without the explicit approval of the House 
Committee on Financial Services; the Senate Committee on 
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; the House Com-
mittee on Appropriations; and the Senate Committee on 
Appropriations. 
SEC. 118. Funds appropriated by this Act, or made 
available by the transfer of funds in this Act, for the De-
partment of the Treasury’s intelligence or intelligence re-
lated activities are deemed to be specifically authorized by 
the Congress for purposes of section 504 of the National Se-
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curity Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 414) during fiscal year 2008 
until the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2008. 
SEC. 119. Section 3333(a) of title 31, United States 
Code, is amended by deleting paragraph (3) and inserting 
in lieu thereof the following: 
‘‘(3) The amount of the relief and the amount of any 
relief granted to an official or agent of the Department of 
the Treasury under 31 U.S.C. 3527, shall be charged to the 
Check Forgery Insurance Fund (31 U.S.C. 3343). A recov-
ery or repayment of a loss for which replacement is made 
out of the fund shall be credited to the fund and is available 
for the purposes for which the fund was established.’’. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of the 
Treasury Appropriations Act, 2008’’. 
TITLE II 
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 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
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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); and not to exceed $19,000 for official entertainment 
expenses, to be available for allocation within the Executive 
Office of the President; $51,656,000. 
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, $12,814,000, 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:
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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 
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
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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 
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
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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, $1,600,000, to re-
main available until expended, for required maintenance, 
safety and health issues, and continued preventative main-
tenance. 
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 et seq.), $4,118,000. 
OFFICE OF POLICY DEVELOPMENT 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Policy Develop-
ment, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 
and 3 U.S.C. 107, $3,482,000. 
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, 
$8,640,000.
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PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES OVERSIGHT BOARD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Privacy and Civil Lib-
erties Oversight Board, as authorized by section 1061 of the 
Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 
(5 U.S.C. 601 note), $2,000,000. 
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, 
$91,745,000, of which $11,923,000 shall remain available 
until expended for continued modernization of the informa-
tion technology infrastructure 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, 
$78,000,000, of which not to exceed $3,000 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 and
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shall be allocated in accordance with the terms and condi-
tions set forth in the explanatory statement described in sec-
tion 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consoli-
dated Act) except 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 activities or regulations under the provisions of the 
Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 (7 U.S.C. 
601 et seq.): Provided further, That none of the funds made 
available 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 offi-
cials of the Office of Management and Budget, before the 
Committees on Appropriations or their subcommittees: Pro-
vided further, That the preceding shall not apply to printed 
hearings released by the Committees on Appropriations: 
Provided 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 deter-
mining 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, regu-
lations, and requirements relevant to the Civil Works water 
resource planning process: Provided further, That the Office
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of Management 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 re-
ported: Provided further, That the Director of the Office of 
Management and Budget shall notify the appropriate au-
thorizing and appropriating committees when the 60-day 
review is initiated: Provided further, That if water resource 
reports have not been transmitted to the appropriate au-
thorizing and appropriating committees within 15 days 
after the end of the Office of Management and Budget re-
view period based on the notification from the Director, 
Congress shall assume Office of Management and Budget 
concurrence 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 (ONDCP); for research activities pursuant 
to the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthoriza-
tion Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–469); not to exceed 
$10,000 for official reception and representation expenses; 
and for participation in joint projects or in the provision 
of services on matters of mutual interest with nonprofit, re-
search, or public organizations or agencies, with or without 
reimbursement, $26,402,000; of which $250,000 shall re-
main available until expended for policy research and eval-
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uation: Provided, That of the funds provided under this 
heading, $1,250,000 shall be allocated for the National 
Academy of Public Administration to conduct an inde-
pendent study and analysis of ONDCP’s organization and 
management: Provided further, That within two months 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the ONDCP shall 
contract with the National Academy of Public Administra-
tion for purposes as described in the previous proviso: Pro-
vided further, That the Office is authorized to accept, hold, 
administer, 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 2006 (Public Law 109–469), $1,000,000, which shall re-
main available until expended for counternarcotics research 
and development projects: Provided, That such amount shall 
be available for transfer to other Federal departments or 
agencies: Provided further, That the Office of National Drug 
Control Policy shall submit for approval by the Committees 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate, a spending plan for the use of these funds no later 
than 90 days after enactment of this Act.
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FEDERAL DRUG CONTROL PROGRAMS 
HIGH INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREAS PROGRAM 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Office of National Drug 
Control Policy’s High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas 
Program, $230,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2009, for drug control activities consistent with 
the approved strategy for each of the designated High Inten-
sity Drug Trafficking Areas, of which no less than 51 per-
cent shall be transferred to State and local entities for drug 
control activities, which shall be obligated within 120 days 
of the date of enactment of this Act: Provided, That up to 
49 percent may be transferred to Federal agencies and de-
partments at a rate to be determined by the Director, of 
which not less than $2,100,000 shall be used for auditing 
services and associated activities, and up to $400,000 which 
shall be for the final year of development and implementa-
tion of a data collection system to measure the performance 
of the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program: 
Provided further, That High Intensity Drug Trafficking 
Areas Programs designated as of September 30, 2007, shall 
be funded at no less than the fiscal year 2007 initial alloca-
tion levels unless the Director submits to the Committees 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate, and the Committees approve, justification for 
changes in those levels based on clearly articulated prior-
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ities for the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Pro-
grams, as well as published Office of National Drug Control 
Policy performance measures of effectiveness: Provided fur-
ther, That a request shall be submitted in compliance with 
the reprogramming guidelines to the Committees on Appro-
priations for approval prior to the obligation of funds of 
an amount in excess of the fiscal year 2007 budget request: 
Provided further, That the Office of National Drug Control 
Policy (ONDCP) shall submit recommendations for ap-
proval to the Committees on Appropriations for both the 
initial High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) al-
location funding within 90 days after the enactment of this 
Act and the discretionary HIDTA funding, according to the 
framework proposed jointly by the HIDTA Directors and 
ONDCP, within 120 days after the enactment of this Act: 
Provided further, That within the discretionary funding 
amount, plans for use of such funds shall be subject to com-
mittee approval: Provided further, That at least $2,000,000 
shall be available for new counties, not including previously 
funded counties, with priority given to meritorious appli-
cants who have submitted previously and have not been 
funded. 
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
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Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act 
of 2006 (Public Law 109–469), $164,300,000, to remain 
available until expended, of which the amounts are avail-
able as follows: $60,000,000 to support a national media 
campaign: Provided, That the Office of National Drug Con-
trol Policy shall maintain funding for non-advertising serv-
ices for the media campaign at no less than the fiscal year 
2003 ratio of service funding to total funds and shall con-
tinue the corporate outreach program as it operated prior 
to its cancellation; $90,000,000 to continue a program of 
matching grants to drug-free communities, of which 
$2,000,000 shall be made available as directed by section 
4 of Public Law 107–82, as amended by Public Law 109– 
469 (21 U.S.C. 1521 note); $500,000 for demonstration pro-
grams as authorized by section 1119 of Public Law 109– 
469; $1,000,000 for the National Drug Court Institute; 
$9,600,000 for the United States Anti-Doping Agency for 
anti-doping activities; $1,700,000 for the United States 
membership dues to the World Anti-Doping Agency; 
$1,250,000 for the National Alliance for Model State Drug 
Laws; and $250,000 for evaluations and research related 
to National Drug Control Program performance measures: 
Provided further, That such funds may be transferred to 
other Federal departments and agencies to carry out such 
activities: Provided further, That of the amounts appro-
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priated for a national media campaign, not to exceed 10 
percent shall be for administration, advertising production, 
research and testing, labor, and related costs of the national 
media campaign. 
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-
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, $4,432,000. 
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
330 
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, $320,000: 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. 
ADMINISTRATIVE
PROVISIONS—EXECUTIVE
OFFICE
OF 
THE PRESIDENT AND FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE 
PRESIDENT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 201. From funds made available in this Act 
under the headings ‘‘White House Office’’, ‘‘Executive Resi-
dence at the White House’’, ‘‘White House Repair and Res-
toration’’, ‘‘Council of Economic Advisors’’, ‘‘National Se-
curity Council’’, ‘‘Office of Administration’’, ‘‘Office of Pol-
icy Development’’, ‘‘Special Assistance to the President’’, 
and ‘‘Official Residence of the Vice President’’, the Director 
of the Office of Management and Budget (or such other offi-
cer as the President may designate in writing), may, 15 
days after giving notice to the House and Senate Commit-
tees on Appropriations, transfer not to exceed 10 percent 
of any such appropriation to any other such appropriation, 
to be merged with and available for the same time and for 
the same purposes as the appropriation to which trans-
ferred: Provided, That the amount of an appropriation shall
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not be increased by more than 50 percent by such transfers: 
Provided further, That no amount shall be transferred from 
‘‘Special Assistance to the President’’ or ‘‘Official Residence 
of the Vice President’’ without the approval of the Vice 
President. 
SEC. 202. The President shall submit to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations not later than 30 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and prior to the initial obliga-
tion of funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Office of Na-
tional Drug Control Policy’’, a financial plan on the pro-
posed uses of all funds under the heading by program, 
project, and activity, for which the obligation of funds is 
anticipated: Provided, That up to 20 percent of funds ap-
propriated under this heading may be obligated before the 
submission of the report subject to prior approval of the 
Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That the 
report shall be updated and submitted to the Committees 
on Appropriations every six months and shall include infor-
mation detailing how the estimates and assumptions con-
tained in previous reports have changed: Provided further, 
That any new projects and changes in funding of ongoing 
projects shall be subject to the prior approval of the Com-
mittees on Appropriations. 
SEC. 203. Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropria-
tions in this Act made available to the Office of National
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Drug Control Policy may be transferred between appro-
priated programs upon the advance approval of the Com-
mittees on Appropriations: Provided, That no transfer may 
increase or decrease any such appropriation by more than 
3 percent. 
SEC. 204. Not to exceed $1,000,000 of any appropria-
tions in this Act made available to the Office of National 
Drug Control Policy may be reprogrammed within a pro-
gram, project or activity upon the advance approval of the 
Committees on Appropriations. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Executive Office of the 
President Appropriations Act, 2008’’. 
TITLE III 
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
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the Chief Justice may approve, $66,526,000, 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), $12,201,000, which shall remain available 
until expended. 
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, $27,072,000. 
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, 
$16,632,000. 
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
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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, $4,604,762,000 (including the pur-
chase of firearms and ammunition); of which not to exceed 
$27,817,000 shall remain available until expended for space 
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 $4,099,000, to be appropriated 
from the Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund. 
In addition, $14,500,000 shall be available to address 
critically understaffed workload associated with increased 
immigration enforcement: Provided, That this amount is 
designated as described in section 5 (in the matter pre-
ceding division A of this consolidated Act). 
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 (18 U.S.C. 3006A); the compensation 
and reimbursement of expenses of persons furnishing inves-
tigative, expert and other services under the Criminal Jus-
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tice Act of 1964 (18 U.S.C. 3006A(e)); the compensation 
(in accordance with Criminal Justice Act maximums) and 
reimbursement of expenses of attorneys appointed to assist 
the court in criminal cases where the defendant has waived 
representation by counsel; the compensation and reimburse-
ment of travel expenses of guardians ad litem acting on 
behalf of financially eligible minor or incompetent offenders 
in connection with transfers from the United States to for-
eign countries with which the United States has a treaty 
for the execution of penal sentences; the compensation of at-
torneys appointed to represent jurors in civil actions for 
the protection of their employment, as authorized by 28 
U.S.C. 1875(d); and for necessary training and general ad-
ministrative expenses, $835,601,000, to remain available 
until expended. 
In addition, $10,500,000 shall be available for the re-
imbursement of expenses of attorneys appointed to represent 
persons under the Criminal Justice Act of 1964 as a result 
of increased immigration enforcement: Provided, That this 
amount is designated as described in section 5 (in the mat-
ter preceding division A of this consolidated Act). 
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
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rule 71A(h) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (28 
U.S.C. Appendix Rule 71A(h)), $63,081,000, 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 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
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 
and Access to Justice Act (Public Law 100–702), 
$410,000,000, 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
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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, 
$76,036,000, of which not to exceed $8,500 is authorized 
for official reception and representation expenses. 
FEDERAL JUDICIAL CENTER 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Judicial Center, 
as authorized by Public Law 90–219, $24,187,000; of which 
$1,800,000 shall remain available through September 30, 
2009, 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), $59,400,000; to 
the Judicial Survivors’ Annuities Fund, as authorized by
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28 U.S.C. 376(c), $2,300,000; and to the United States 
Court of Federal Claims Judges’ Retirement Fund, as au-
thorized by 28 U.S.C. 178(l), $3,700,000. 
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, 
$15,477,000, of which not to exceed $1,000 is authorized 
for official reception and representation expenses. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—THE JUDICIARY 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 301. 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. 302. 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 sections 605 
and 610 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation
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or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set 
forth in that section. 
SEC. 303. 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 ex-
penses of the Judicial Conference of the United States: Pro-
vided, That such available funds shall not exceed $11,000 
and shall be administered by the Director of the Adminis-
trative Office of the United States Courts in the capacity 
as Secretary of the Judicial Conference. 
SEC. 304. Within 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Administrative Office of the U.S. 
Courts shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations 
a comprehensive financial 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. 305. 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 2008, to receive a salary adjustment in accordance 
with 28 U.S.C. 461.
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SEC. 306. Section 3313(a) of title 40, United States 
Code, shall be applied by substituting ‘‘executive’’ for ‘‘fed-
eral’’ each place it appears. 
SEC. 307. In accordance with 28 U.S.C. 561–569, and 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, the United 
States Marshals Service shall provide, for such courthouses 
as its Director may designate in consultation with the Di-
rector of the Administrative Office of the United States 
Courts, for purposes of a pilot program, the security services 
that 40 U.S.C. 1315 authorizes the Department of Home-
land Security to provide, except for the services specified 
in 40 U.S.C. 1315(b)(2)(E). For building-specific security 
services at these courthouses, the Director of the Administra-
tive Office of the United States Courts shall reimburse the 
United States Marshals Service rather than the Department 
of Homeland Security. 
SEC. 308. Section 128(b) of title 28, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Bellingham, Seattle, and Ta-
coma’’ and inserting ‘‘Bellingham, Seattle, Tacoma, and 
Vancouver’’. 
SEC. 309. Section 203(c) of the Judicial Improvements 
Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–650; 28 U.S.C. 133 note), 
is amended—
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(1) in the third sentence (relating to the District 
of Kansas), by striking ‘‘16 years’’ and inserting ‘‘17 
years’’; 
(2) in the sixth sentence (relating to the Northern 
District of Ohio), by striking ‘‘15 years’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘17 years’’. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Judiciary Appropria-
tions Act, 2008’’. 
TITLE IV 
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
FEDERAL FUNDS 
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR RESIDENT TUITION SUPPORT 
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia, 
to be deposited into a dedicated account, for a nationwide 
program to be administered by the Mayor, for District of 
Columbia resident tuition support, $33,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That such funds, in-
cluding any interest accrued thereon, may be used on behalf 
of eligible District of Columbia residents to pay an amount 
based upon the difference between in-State and out-of-State 
tuition at public institutions of higher education, or to pay 
up to $2,500 each year at eligible private institutions of 
higher education: Provided further, That the awarding of 
such funds may be prioritized on the basis of a resident’s 
academic merit, the income and need of eligible students
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and such other factors as may be authorized: Provided fur-
ther, That the District of Columbia government shall main-
tain a dedicated account for the Resident Tuition Support 
Program that shall consist of the Federal funds appro-
priated to the Program in this Act and any subsequent ap-
propriations, any unobligated balances from prior fiscal 
years, and any interest earned in this or any fiscal year: 
Provided further, That the account shall be under the con-
trol of the District of Columbia Chief Financial Officer, who 
shall use those funds solely for the purposes of carrying out 
the Resident Tuition Support Program: Provided further, 
That the Office of the Chief Financial Officer shall provide 
a quarterly financial report to the Committees on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives and Senate for 
these funds showing, by object class, the expenditures made 
and the purpose therefor. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND 
SECURITY COSTS IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
For necessary expenses, as determined by the Mayor 
of the District of Columbia in written consultation with the 
elected county or city officials of surrounding jurisdictions, 
$3,352,000, to remain available until expended; of which 
$3,000,000 is to reimburse the District of Columbia for the 
costs of providing public safety at events related to the pres-
ence of the national capital in the District of Columbia and 
for the costs of providing support to respond to immediate
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and specific terrorist threats or attacks in the District of 
Columbia or surrounding jurisdictions; and $352,000 is for 
the District of Columbia National Guard retention and col-
lege access program: Provided, That any amount provided 
under this heading shall be available only after such 
amount has been apportioned pursuant to chapter 15 of 
title 31, United States Code. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
COURTS 
For salaries and expenses for the District of Columbia 
Courts, $223,920,000 to be allocated as follows: for the Dis-
trict of Columbia Court of Appeals, $10,800,000, of which 
not to exceed $1,500 is for official reception and representa-
tion expenses; for the District of Columbia Superior Court, 
$98,359,000, of which not to exceed $1,500 is for official 
reception and representation expenses; for the District of 
Columbia Court System, $52,170,000, of which not to ex-
ceed $1,500 is for official reception and representation ex-
penses; and $62,591,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2009, for capital improvements for District of 
Columbia courthouse facilities, including structural im-
provements to the District of Columbia cell block at the 
Moultrie Courthouse: Provided, That notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, a single contract or related contracts 
for development and construction of facilities may be em-
ployed which collectively include the full scope of the project:
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Provided further, That the solicitation and contract shall 
contain the clause ‘‘availability of Funds’’ found at 48 CFR 
52.232–18: Provided further, That funds made available for 
capital improvements shall be expended consistent with the 
General Services Administration (GSA) master plan study 
and building evaluation report: Provided further, That not-
withstanding any other provision of law, all amounts under 
this heading shall be apportioned quarterly by the Office 
of Management and Budget and obligated and expended in 
the same manner as funds appropriated for salaries and 
expenses of other Federal agencies, with payroll and finan-
cial services to be provided on a contractual basis with the 
GSA, and such services shall include the preparation of 
monthly financial reports, copies of which shall be sub-
mitted directly by GSA to the President and to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 
Senate, the Committee on Oversight and Government Re-
form of the House of Representatives, and the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate: Provided further, That 30 days after providing 
written notice to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and Senate, the District of Colum-
bia Courts may reallocate not more than $1,000,000 of the 
funds provided under this heading among the items and 
entities funded under this heading for operations, and not
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more than 4 percent of the funds provided under this head-
ing for facilities. 
DEFENDER SERVICES IN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURTS 
For payments authorized under section 11–2604 and 
section 11–2605, D.C. Official Code (relating to representa-
tion provided under the District of Columbia Criminal Jus-
tice Act), payments for counsel appointed in proceedings 
in the Family Court of the Superior Court of the District 
of Columbia under chapter 23 of title 16, D.C. Official 
Code, or pursuant to contractual agreements to provide 
guardian ad litem representation, training, technical as-
sistance and such other services as are necessary to improve 
the quality of guardian ad litem representation, payments 
for counsel appointed in adoption proceedings under chap-
ter 3 of title 16, D.C. Code, and payments for counsel au-
thorized under section 21–2060, D.C. Official Code (relating 
to representation provided under the District of Columbia 
Guardianship, Protective Proceedings, and Durable Power 
of Attorney Act of 1986), $47,975,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That the funds provided in this 
Act under the heading ‘‘Federal Payment to the District 
of Columbia Courts’’ (other than the $62,591,000 provided 
under such heading for capital improvements for District 
of Columbia courthouse facilities) may also be used for pay-
ments under this heading: Provided further, That in addi-
tion to the funds provided under this heading, the Joint
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Committee on Judicial Administration in the District of 
Columbia may use funds provided in this Act under the 
heading ‘‘Federal Payment to the District of Columbia 
Courts’’ (other than the $62,591,000 provided under such 
heading for capital improvements for District of Columbia 
courthouse facilities), to make payments described under 
this heading for obligations incurred during any fiscal 
year: Provided further, That funds provided under this 
heading shall be administered by the Joint Committee on 
Judicial Administration in the District of Columbia: Pro-
vided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, this appropriation shall be apportioned quarterly by 
the Office of Management and Budget and obligated and 
expended in the same manner as funds appropriated for 
expenses of other Federal agencies, with payroll and finan-
cial services to be provided on a contractual basis with the 
General Services Administration (GSA), and such services 
shall include the preparation of monthly financial reports, 
copies of which shall be submitted directly by GSA to the 
President and to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and Senate, the Committee on 
Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Rep-
resentatives, and the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate.
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FEDERAL
PAYMENT
TO
THE
COURT
SERVICES
AND
OF-
FENDER SUPERVISION AGENCY FOR THE DISTRICT OF 
COLUMBIA 
For salaries and expenses, including the transfer and 
hire of motor vehicles, of the Court Services and Offender 
Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia, as author-
ized by the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Gov-
ernment Improvement Act of 1997, $190,343,000, of which 
not to exceed $2,000 is for official receptions and represen-
tation expenses related to Community Supervision and Pre-
trial Services Agency programs; of which not to exceed 
$25,000 is for dues and assessments relating to the imple-
mentation of the Court Services and Offender Supervision 
Agency Interstate Supervision Act of 2002; of which not to 
exceed $400,000 for the Community Supervision Program 
and $160,000 for the Pretrial Services Program, both to re-
main available until September 30, 2009, are for informa-
tion technology infrastructure enhancement acquisitions; of 
which $140,499,000 shall be for necessary expenses of Com-
munity Supervision and Sex Offender Registration, to in-
clude expenses relating to the supervision of adults subject 
to protection orders or the provision of services for or related 
to such persons; of which $49,894,000 shall be available to 
the Pretrial Services Agency: Provided, That notwith-
standing any other provision of law, all amounts under this
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heading shall be apportioned quarterly by the Office of 
Management and Budget and obligated and expended in 
the same manner as funds appropriated for salaries and 
expenses of other Federal agencies: Provided further, That 
not less than $1,000,000 shall be available for re-entrant 
housing in the District of Columbia: Provided further, That 
the Director is authorized to accept and use gifts in the 
form of in-kind contributions of space and hospitality to 
support offender and defendant programs, and equipment 
and vocational training services to educate and train of-
fenders and defendants: Provided further, That the Director 
shall keep accurate and detailed records of the acceptance 
and use of any gift or donation under the previous proviso, 
and shall make such records available for audit and public 
inspection: Provided further, That the Court Services and 
Offender Supervision Agency Director is authorized to ac-
cept and use reimbursement from the District of Columbia 
Government for space and services provided on a cost reim-
bursable basis. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
PUBLIC DEFENDER SERVICE 
For salaries and expenses, including the transfer and 
hire of motor vehicles, of the District of Columbia Public 
Defender Service, as authorized by the National Capital Re-
vitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997, 
$32,710,000: Provided, That notwithstanding any other
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provision of law, all amounts under this heading shall be 
apportioned quarterly by the Office of Management and 
Budget and obligated and expended in the same manner 
as funds appropriated for salaries and expenses of Federal 
agencies. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WATER 
AND SEWER AUTHORITY 
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia 
Water and Sewer Authority, $8,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, to continue implementation of the 
Combined Sewer Overflow Long-Term Plan: Provided, That 
the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority pro-
vides a match of $6,000,000 and the District of Columbia 
provides a match of $2,000,000 in local funds for this pay-
ment. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE 
COORDINATING COUNCIL 
For a Federal payment to the Criminal Justice Co-
ordinating Council, $1,300,000, to remain available until 
expended, to support initiatives related to the coordination 
of Federal and local criminal justice resources in the Dis-
trict of Columbia. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE OFFICE OF THE CHIEF 
FINANCIAL OFFICER OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
For a Federal payment to the Office of the Chief Fi-
nancial Officer of the District of Columbia, $5,453,000:
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Provided, That each entity that receives funding under this 
heading shall submit to the Office of the Chief Financial 
Officer of the District of Columbia (CFO) a report on the 
activities to be carried out with such funds no later than 
March 15, 2008, and the CFO shall submit a comprehensive 
report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate no later than June 1, 
2008. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT 
For a Federal payment for a school improvement pro-
gram in the District of Columbia, $40,800,000, to be allo-
cated as follows: for the District of Columbia Public Schools, 
$13,000,000 to improve public school education in the Dis-
trict of Columbia; for the State Education Office, 
$13,000,000 to expand quality public charter schools in the 
District of Columbia, to remain available until expended; 
for the Secretary of the Department of Education, 
$14,800,000 to provide opportunity scholarships for stu-
dents in the District of Columbia in accordance with divi-
sion C, title III of the District of Columbia Appropriations 
Act, 2004 (Public Law 108–199; 118 Stat. 126), of which 
up to $1,800,000 may be used to administer and fund as-
sessments.
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FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR CONSOLIDATED LABORATORY 
FACILITY 
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia, 
$5,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2009, 
for costs associated with the construction of a consolidated 
bioterrorism and forensics laboratory: Provided, That the 
District of Columbia provides a 100 percent match for this 
payment. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR CENTRAL LIBRARY AND BRANCH 
LOCATIONS 
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia, 
$9,000,000, to remain available until expended, for the Fed-
eral contribution for costs associated with the renovation 
and rehabilitation of District libraries. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO REIMBURSE THE FEDERAL BUREAU 
OF INVESTIGATION 
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia, 
$4,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2010, 
for reimbursement to the Federal Bureau of Investigation 
for additional laboratory services. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE 
MAYOR OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
For a Federal payment to the Executive Office of the 
Mayor of the District of Columbia, $5,000,000: Provided, 
That these funds shall be available to support the District’s 
efforts to enhance the public education system, to improve
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environmental quality, to expand pediatric healthcare serv-
ices and for historic preservation: Provided further, That 
no funds shall be expended until the Mayor of the District 
of Columbia submits a detailed expenditure plan, including 
performance measures, to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate: Pro-
vided further, That the District submit a preliminary 
progress report on activities no later than June 1, 2008, 
and a final report including a detailed description of out-
comes achieved no later than November 1, 2009. 
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FUNDS 
The following amounts are appropriated for the Dis-
trict of Columbia for the current fiscal year out of the gen-
eral fund of the District of Columbia, except as otherwise 
specifically provided: Provided, That notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, except as provided in section 450A 
of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved No-
vember 2, 2000 (114 Stat. 2440; D.C. Official Code, section 
1–204.50a) and provisions of this Act: The total amount 
appropriated in this Act for operating expenses for the Dis-
trict of Columbia for fiscal year 2008 under this heading 
shall not exceed the lesser of the sum of the total revenues 
of the District of Columbia for such fiscal year or 
$9,773,775,000 
(of 
which 
$6,111,623,000 
(including 
$348,929,000 from dedicated taxes) shall be from local
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funds, $2,015,854,000 shall be from Federal grant funds, 
$1,637,736,000 shall be from other funds, and $8,562,000 
shall be from private funds), in addition, $114,905,000 
from funds previously appropriated in this Act as Federal 
payments: Provided further, That of the local funds, 
$339,989,000 shall be derived from the District’s general 
fund balance: Provided further, That of these funds the Dis-
trict’s intradistrict authority shall be $648,290,000: in ad-
dition for capital construction projects there is appro-
priated 
an 
increase 
of 
$1,607,703,000, 
of 
which 
$1,042,712,000 shall be from local funds, $38,523,000 from 
the District of Columbia Highway Trust Fund, $73,260,000 
from the Local Street Maintenance fund, $75,000,000 from 
revenue bonds, $150,000,000 from financing for construc-
tion of a consolidated laboratory facility, $42,200,000 for 
construction of a baseball stadium, $186,008,000 from Fed-
eral grant funds, and a rescission of $212,696,000 from 
local funds appropriated under this heading in prior fiscal 
years, for a net amount of $1,395,007,000, to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided further, That the amounts 
provided under this heading are to be subject to the provi-
sions of and allocated and expended as proposed under 
‘‘Title III—District of Columbia Funds Summary of Ex-
penses’’ of the Fiscal Year 2008 Proposed Budget and Fi-
nancial Plan submitted to the Congress of the United States
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by the District of Columbia on June 7, 2007 as amended 
on June 29, 2007 and such title is hereby incorporated by 
reference as though set forth fully herein: Provided further, 
That this amount may be increased by proceeds of one-time 
transactions, which are expended for emergency or unan-
ticipated operating or capital needs: Provided further, That 
such increases shall be approved by enactment of local Dis-
trict law and shall comply with all reserve requirements 
contained in the District of Columbia Home Rule Act ap-
proved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 777; D.C. Official Code 
§ 1–201.01 et seq.), as amended by this Act: Provided fur-
ther, That the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Co-
lumbia shall take such steps as are necessary to assure that 
the District of Columbia meets these requirements, includ-
ing the apportioning by the Chief Financial Officer of the 
appropriations and funds made available to the District 
during fiscal year 2008, except that the Chief Financial Of-
ficer may not reprogram for operating expenses any funds 
derived from bonds, notes, or other obligations issued for 
capital projects. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘District of Columbia 
Appropriations Act, 2008’’.
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TITLE V 
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 
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 
$1,000 for official reception and representation expenses, 
$80,000,000. 
ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses to carry out the Help America 
Vote Act of 2002, $16,530,000, of which $3,250,000 shall 
be transferred to the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology for election reform activities authorized under 
the Help America Vote Act of 2002: Provided, That 
$200,000 shall be for a competitive grant program to sup-
port community involvement in student and parent mock 
elections.
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ELECTION REFORM PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses to carry out programs under 
the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–252), 
$115,000,000 which shall be available for requirements pay-
ments under part 1 of subtitle D of title II of such Act. 
ELECTION DATA COLLECTION GRANTS 
For necessary expenses to carry out an election data 
collection grants program under section 501 of this Act, 
$10,000,000, which shall remain available until expended. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION—ELECTION ASSISTANCE 
COMMISSION 
SEC. 
501. 
(a) 
ELECTION
DATA
COLLECTION 
GRANTS.—Not later than March 30, 2008, the Election As-
sistance Commission (in this section referred to as the 
‘‘Commission’’) shall establish an election data collection 
grant program (in this section referred to as the ‘‘pro-
gram’’) to provide a grant of $2,000,000 to 5 eligible States 
to improve the collection of data relating to the regularly 
scheduled general election for Federal office held in Novem-
ber 2008. For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘State’’ has 
the meaning given such term in section 901 of the Help 
America Vote Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 15541). 
(b) ELIGIBILITY.—A State is eligible to receive a grant 
under the program if it submits to the Commission, at such 
time and in such form as the Commission may require, an
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application containing the following information and as-
surances: 
(1) A plan for the use of the funds provided by 
the grant which will expand and improve the collec-
tion of the election data described in subsection (a) at 
the precinct level and will provide for the collection 
of such data in a common electronic format (as deter-
mined by the Commission). 
(2) An assurance that the State will comply with 
all requests made by the Commission for the compila-
tion and submission of the data. 
(3) An assurance that the State will provide the 
Commission with such information as the Commis-
sion may require to prepare and submit the report 
described in subsection (d). 
(4) Such other information and assurances as 
the Commission may require. 
(c) TIMING OF GRANTS; AVAILABILITY.— 
(1) TIMING.—The Commission shall award 
grants under the program to eligible States not later 
than 60 days after the date on which the Commission 
establishes the program. 
(2) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Amounts provided 
by a grant under the program shall remain available 
without fiscal year limitation until expended.
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(d) REPORT TO CONGRESS.— 
(1) REPORT.—Not later than June 30, 2009, the 
Commission, in consultation with the States receiving 
grants under the program and the Election Assistance 
Commission Board of Advisors, shall submit a report 
to Congress on the impact of the program on the col-
lection of the election data described in subsection (a). 
(2) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The Commission shall 
include in the report submitted under paragraph (1) 
such recommendations as the Commission considers 
appropriate to improve the collection of data relating 
to regularly scheduled general elections for Federal of-
fice in all States, including recommendations for 
changes in Federal law or regulations and the Com-
mission’s estimate of the amount of funding necessary 
to carry out such changes. 
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Communications 
Commission, as authorized by law, including uniforms and 
allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; 
not to exceed $4,000 for official reception and representa-
tion expenses; purchase and hire of motor vehicles; special 
counsel fees; and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, 
$313,000,000: Provided, That $312,000,000 of offsetting col-
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lections shall be assessed and collected pursuant to section 
9 of title I of the Communications Act of 1934, shall be 
retained and used for necessary expenses in this appropria-
tion, and shall remain available until expended: Provided 
further, That the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced 
as such offsetting collections are received during fiscal year 
2008 so as to result in a final fiscal year 2008 appropria-
tion estimated at $1,000,000: Provided further, That any 
offsetting collections received in excess of $312,000,000 in 
fiscal year 2008 shall not be available for obligation: Pro-
vided further, That remaining offsetting collections from 
prior years collected in excess of the amount specified for 
collection in each such year and otherwise becoming avail-
able on October 1, 2007, shall not be available for obliga-
tion: Provided further, That notwithstanding 47 U.S.C. 
309(j)(8)(B), proceeds from the use of a competitive bidding 
system that may be retained and made available for obliga-
tion shall not exceed $85,000,000 for fiscal year 2008: Pro-
vided further, That, in addition, not to exceed $21,480,000 
may be transferred from the Universal Service Fund in fis-
cal year 2008 to remain available until expended, to mon-
itor the Universal Service Fund program to prevent and 
remedy waste, fraud and abuse, and to conduct audits and 
investigations by the Office of Inspector General.
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 
COMMISSION 
SEC. 510. Section 302 of the Universal Service 
Antideficiency Temporary Suspension Act is amended by 
striking ‘‘December 31, 2007’’, each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘December 31, 2008’’. 
SEC. 511. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be used by the Federal Communications Commission 
to modify, amend, or change its rules or regulations for uni-
versal service support payments to implement the February 
27, 2004 recommendations of the Federal-State Joint Board 
on Universal Service regarding single connection or pri-
mary line restrictions on universal service support pay-
ments. 
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, $26,848,000, to be derived from the Deposit 
Insurance 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, $59,224,000, 
of which no less than $8,100,000 shall be available for inter-
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nal automated data processing systems, and of which not 
to exceed $5,000 shall be available for reception and rep-
resentation expenses. 
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, 
$23,641,000: 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.
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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Trade Commis-
sion, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as author-
ized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; services as authorized by 5 
U.S.C. 3109; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and not to 
exceed $2,000 for official reception and representation ex-
penses, $243,864,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That not to exceed $300,000 shall be available 
for use to contract with a person or persons for collection 
services in accordance with the terms of 31 U.S.C. 3718: 
Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, not to exceed $139,000,000 of offsetting collec-
tions derived from fees collected for premerger notification 
filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improve-
ments Act of 1976 (15 U.S.C. 18a), regardless of the year 
of collection, shall be retained and used for necessary ex-
penses in this appropriation: Provided further, That, not-
withstanding any other provision of law, not to exceed 
$23,000,000 in offsetting collections derived from fees suffi-
cient to implement and enforce the Telemarketing Sales 
Rule, promulgated under the Telemarketing and Consumer 
Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act (15 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.), 
shall be credited to this account, and be retained and used 
for necessary expenses in this appropriation: Provided fur-
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ther, That the sum herein appropriated from the general 
fund shall be reduced as such offsetting collections are re-
ceived during fiscal year 2008, so as to result in a final 
fiscal year 2008 appropriation from the general fund esti-
mated at not more than $81,864,000: Provided further, 
That none of the funds made available to the Federal Trade 
Commission may be used to implement subsection (e)(2)(B) 
of section 43 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 
U.S.C. 1831t). 
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 
REAL PROPERTY ACTIVITIES 
FEDERAL BUILDINGS FUND 
LIMITATIONS ON AVAILABILITY OF REVENUE 
For an additional amount to be deposited in the Fed-
eral Buildings Fund, $83,964,000. To carry out the pur-
poses of the Fund established pursuant to section 210(f) of 
the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 
1949, as amended (40 U.S.C. 592), the revenues and collec-
tions deposited into the Fund shall be available for nec-
essary expenses of real property management and related 
activities not otherwise provided for, including operation, 
maintenance, and protection of federally owned and leased 
buildings; rental of buildings in the District of Columbia; 
restoration of leased premises; moving governmental agen-
cies (including space adjustments and telecommunications 
relocation expenses) in connection with the assignment, al-
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location and transfer of space; contractual services incident 
to cleaning or servicing buildings, and moving; repair and 
alteration of federally owned buildings including grounds, 
approaches and appurtenances; care and safeguarding of 
sites; maintenance, preservation, demolition, and equip-
ment; acquisition of buildings and sites by purchase, con-
demnation, or as otherwise authorized by law; acquisition 
of options to purchase buildings and sites; conversion and 
extension of federally owned buildings; preliminary plan-
ning and design of projects by contract or otherwise; con-
struction of new buildings (including equipment for such 
buildings); and payment of principal, interest, and any 
other obligations for public buildings acquired by install-
ment purchase and purchase contract; in the aggregate 
amount of $7,830,414,000, of which: (1)(A) $306,448,000 
shall remain available until expended for construction (in-
cluding funds for sites and expenses and associated design 
and construction services) of additional projects at the fol-
lowing locations: 
New Construction: 
California: 
San Ysidro, Land Port of Entry, 
$37,742,000. 
Illinois:
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Rockford, United States Courthouse, 
$58,792,000. 
Maryland: 
Montgomery County, Food and Drug 
Administration Consolidation, $57,749,000. 
Minnesota: 
Warroad, 
Land 
Port 
of 
Entry, 
$43,628,000. 
Missouri: 
Jefferson City, United States Court-
house, $66,000,000. 
Vermont: 
Derby Line, Land Port of Entry, 
$33,139,000. 
Nonprospectus 
Construction, 
$9,398,000; 
and 
(B) $225,000,000 is designated as described in section 5 (in 
the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act) 
and shall remain available until expended for construction 
(including funds for sites and expenses and associated de-
sign and construction services) of additional projects at the 
following locations: 
Arizona: 
San 
Luis, 
Land 
Port 
of 
Entry 
I, 
$7,053,000.
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California: 
San 
Ysidro, 
Land 
Port 
of 
Entry, 
$161,437,000. 
Maine: 
Madawaska, 
Land 
Port 
of 
Entry, 
$17,160,000. 
New York: 
Alexandria Bay, Land Port of Entry, 
$11,676,000. 
Texas: 
El Paso, Tornillo-Guadalupe, Land Port of 
Entry, $4,290,000. 
Donna/Rio Bravo International Bridge, 
Land Port of Entry, $23,384,000: 
Provided, That, notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, the Administrator of General Services is authorized to 
proceed with necessary site acquisition, design, and con-
struction for the new courthouse project in Rockford, Illi-
nois, listed in Public Law 109–115 and for which funds 
have been appropriated under this or any other Acts, with 
the understanding that the total estimated cost of the 
project, exclusive of any permitted escalations, shall be 
$100,225,000: Provided further, That each of the foregoing 
limits of costs on new construction projects may be exceeded 
to the extent that savings are effected in other such projects,
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but not to exceed 10 percent of the amounts included in 
an approved prospectus, if required, unless advance ap-
proval is obtained from the Committees on Appropriations 
of a greater amount: Provided further, That all funds for 
direct construction projects shall expire on September 30, 
2009 and remain in the Federal Buildings Fund except for 
funds for projects as to which funds for design or other 
funds have been obligated in whole or in part prior to such 
date; (2) $722,161,000 shall remain available until ex-
pended for repairs and alterations, which includes associ-
ated design and construction services: 
Repairs and Alterations: 
District of Columbia: 
Eisenhower Executive Office Building, 
Phase III, $121,204,000. 
Joint Operations Center, $12,800,000. 
Nebraska 
Avenue 
Complex, 
$27,673,000. 
Nevada: 
Reno, C. Clifton Young Federal Build-
ing and Courthouse, $12,793,000. 
New York: 
New York, Thurgood Marshall United 
States Courthouse, $170,544,000. 
West Virginia:
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Martinsburg Internal Revenue Service 
Enterprise Computing Center, $35,822,000. 
Special Emphasis Programs: 
Energy Program, $15,000,000. 
Design Program, $7,372,000. 
Basic 
Repairs 
and 
Alterations, 
$318,953,000: 
Provided further, That funds made available in this or any 
previous Act in the Federal Buildings Fund for Repairs 
and Alterations shall, for prospectus projects, be limited to 
the amount identified for each project, except each project 
in this or any previous Act may be increased by an amount 
not to exceed 10 percent unless advance approval is ob-
tained from the Committees on Appropriations of a greater 
amount: Provided further, That additional projects for 
which prospectuses have been fully approved may be funded 
under this category only if advance approval is obtained 
from the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, 
That the amounts provided in this or any prior Act for 
‘‘Repairs and Alterations’’ may be used to fund costs associ-
ated with implementing security improvements to buildings 
necessary to meet the minimum standards for security in 
accordance with current law and in compliance with the 
reprogramming guidelines of the appropriate Committees 
of the House and Senate: Provided further, That the dif-
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ference between the funds appropriated and expended on 
any projects in this or any prior Act, under the heading 
‘‘Repairs and Alterations’’, may be transferred to Basic Re-
pairs and Alterations or used to fund authorized increases 
in prospectus projects: Provided further, That all funds for 
repairs and alterations prospectus projects shall expire on 
September 30, 2009 and remain in the Federal Buildings 
Fund except funds for projects as to which funds for design 
or other funds have been obligated in whole or in part prior 
to such date: Provided further, That the amount provided 
in this or any prior Act for Basic Repairs and Alterations 
may be used to pay claims against the Government arising 
from any projects under the heading ‘‘Repairs and Alter-
ations’’ or used to fund authorized increases in prospectus 
projects; (3) $155,781,000 for installment acquisition pay-
ments, including payments on purchase contracts which 
shall remain available until expended; (4) $4,315,534,000 
for rental of space which shall remain available until ex-
pended; and (5) $2,105,490,000 for building operations 
which shall remain available until expended, of which up 
to $500,000 may be used as Federal competitive contribu-
tions to entities which coordinate long-term siting of Fed-
eral building and employment in the National Capital Re-
gion with State and local governments, the commercial sec-
tor and other major stakeholders in the region: Provided
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further, That funds available to the General Services Ad-
ministration shall not be available for expenses of any con-
struction, repair, alteration and acquisition project for 
which a prospectus, if required by the Public Buildings Act 
of 1959, has not been approved, except that necessary funds 
may be expended for each project for required expenses for 
the development of a proposed prospectus: Provided further, 
That funds available in the Federal Buildings Fund may 
be expended for emergency repairs when advance approval 
is obtained from the Committees on Appropriations: Pro-
vided further, That amounts necessary to provide reimburs-
able special services to other agencies under section 
210(f)(6) of the Federal Property and Administrative Serv-
ices Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 592(b)(2)) and amounts to pro-
vide such reimbursable fencing, lighting, guard booths, and 
other facilities on private or other property not in Govern-
ment ownership or control as may be appropriate to enable 
the United States Secret Service to perform its protective 
functions pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 3056, shall be available 
from such revenues and collections: Provided further, That 
revenues and collections and any other sums accruing to 
this Fund during fiscal year 2008, excluding reimburse-
ments under section 210(f)(6) of the Federal Property and 
Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 592(b)(2)) 
in excess of the aggregate new obligational authority au-
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thorized for Real Property Activities of the Federal Build-
ings Fund in this Act shall remain in the Fund and shall 
not be available for expenditure except as authorized in ap-
propriations Acts. 
GENERAL ACTIVITIES 
GOVERNMENT-WIDE POLICY 
For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise provided 
for, for Government-wide policy and evaluation activities 
associated with the management of real and personal prop-
erty assets and certain administrative services; Govern-
ment-wide policy support responsibilities relating to acqui-
sition, telecommunications, information technology man-
agement, and related technology activities; and services as 
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; $52,891,000. 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise provided 
for, for Government-wide activities associated with utiliza-
tion and donation of surplus personal property; disposal 
of real property; providing Internet access to Federal infor-
mation and services; agency-wide policy direction and 
management, and Board of Contract Appeals; accounting, 
records management, and other support services incident to 
adjudication of Indian Tribal Claims by the United States 
Court of Federal Claims; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
3109; and not to exceed $7,500 for official reception and 
representation expenses, $85,870,000.
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OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral and service authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $48,382,000: 
Provided, That not to exceed $15,000 shall be available for 
payment for information and detection of fraud against the 
Government, including payment for recovery of stolen Gov-
ernment property: Provided further, That not to exceed 
$2,500 shall be available for awards to employees of other 
Federal agencies and private citizens in recognition of ef-
forts and initiatives resulting in enhanced Office of Inspec-
tor General effectiveness. 
ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses in support of interagency 
projects that enable the Federal Government to expand its 
ability to conduct activities electronically, through the de-
velopment and implementation of innovative uses of the 
Internet and other electronic methods, $3,000,000, to re-
main available until expended: Provided, That these funds 
may be transferred to Federal agencies to carry out the pur-
poses of the Fund: Provided further, That this transfer au-
thority shall be in addition to any other transfer authority 
provided in this Act: Provided further, That such transfers 
may not be made until 10 days after a proposed spending 
plan and explanation for each project to be undertaken has 
been submitted to the Committees on Appropriations.
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ALLOWANCES AND OFFICE STAFF FOR FORMER 
PRESIDENTS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For carrying out the provisions of the Act of August 
25, 1958 (3 U.S.C. 102 note), and Public Law 95–138, 
$2,478,000: Provided, That the Administrator of General 
Services shall transfer to the Secretary of the Treasury such 
sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of 
such Acts. 
FEDERAL CITIZEN INFORMATION CENTER FUND 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Citizen Informa-
tion Center, including services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, 
$17,328,000, to be deposited into the Federal Citizen Infor-
mation Center Fund: Provided, That the appropriations, 
revenues, and collections deposited into the Fund shall be 
available for necessary expenses of Federal Citizen Informa-
tion Center activities in the aggregate amount not to exceed 
$42,000,000. Appropriations, revenues, and collections ac-
cruing to this Fund during fiscal year 2008 in excess of 
such amount shall remain in the Fund and shall not be 
available for expenditure except as authorized in appro-
priations Acts.
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—GENERAL SERVICES 
ADMINISTRATION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 520. The appropriate appropriation or fund 
available to the General Services Administration shall be 
credited with the cost of operation, protection, maintenance, 
upkeep, repair, and improvement, included as part of rent-
als received from Government corporations pursuant to law 
(40 U.S.C. 129). 
SEC. 521. Funds available to the General Services Ad-
ministration shall be available for the hire of passenger 
motor vehicles. 
SEC. 522. Funds in the Federal Buildings Fund made 
available for fiscal year 2008 for Federal Buildings Fund 
activities may be transferred between such activities only 
to the extent necessary to meet program requirements: Pro-
vided, That any proposed transfers shall be approved in ad-
vance by the Committees on Appropriations. 
SEC. 523. Except as otherwise provided in this title, 
no funds made available by this Act shall be used to trans-
mit a fiscal year 2009 request for United States Courthouse 
construction that: (1) does not meet the design guide stand-
ards for construction as established and approved by the 
General Services Administration, the Judicial Conference 
of the United States, and the Office of Management and 
Budget; and (2) does not reflect the priorities of the Judicial