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shall be available proportional to the amount by which the 
product of recipients and the average benefit received ex-
ceeds the amount available for payment of vested dual 
benefits: Provided, That the total amount provided herein 
shall be credited in 12 approximately equal amounts on 
the first day of each month in the fiscal year. 
FEDERAL PAYMENTS TO THE RAILROAD RETIREMENT 
ACCOUNTS 
For payment to the accounts established in the 
Treasury for the payment of benefits under the Railroad 
Retirement Act for interest earned on unnegotiated 
checks, $150,000, to remain available through September 
30, 2009, which shall be the maximum amount available 
for payment pursuant to section 417 of Public Law 98– 
76 (45 U.S.C. 231n note). 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary expenses for the Railroad Retirement 
Board for administration of the Railroad Retirement Act 
(45 U.S.C. 231 et seq.) and the Railroad Unemployment 
Insurance Act (45 U.S.C. 351 et seq.), $103,694,000, to 
be derived in such amounts as determined by the Board 
from the railroad retirement accounts and from moneys 
credited to the railroad unemployment insurance adminis-
tration fund. 
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LIMITATION ON THE OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector 
General for audit, investigatory and review activities, as 
authorized by the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
appendix), not more than $7,606,000, to be derived from 
the railroad retirement accounts and railroad unemploy-
ment insurance account. 
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 
PAYMENTS TO SOCIAL SECURITY TRUST FUNDS 
For payment to the Federal Old-Age and Survivors 
Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insur-
ance Trust Fund, as provided under sections 201(m), 
217(g), 228(g), and 1131(b)(2) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 401(m), 417(g), 428(g), and 1320b–1(b)(2)), 
$28,140,000. 
SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME PROGRAM 
For carrying out titles XI and XVI of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1301 et seq., 1381 et seq.), section 
401 of Public Law 92–603, section 212 of Public Law 
93–66, as amended, and section 405 of Public Law 95– 
216, including payment to the Social Security trust funds 
for administrative expenses incurred pursuant to section 
201(g)(1)
of
the
Social
Security
Act
(42
U.S.C. 
401(g)(1)), $26,948,525,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That any portion of the funds provided 
to a State in the current fiscal year and not obligated by 
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the State during that year shall be returned to the Treas-
ury. 
For making, after June 15 of the current fiscal year, 
benefit payments to individuals under title XVI of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.), for unantici-
pated costs incurred for the current fiscal year, such sums 
as may be necessary. 
For making benefit payments under title XVI of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.) for the first 
quarter of fiscal year 2009, $14,800,000,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses, including the hire of two pas-
senger motor vehicles, and not to exceed $15,000 for offi-
cial reception and representation expenses, not more than 
$9,347,953,000 may be expended, as authorized by sec-
tion 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
401(g)(1)), from any one or all of the trust funds referred 
to therein: Provided, That not less than $2,000,000 shall 
be for the Social Security Advisory Board: Provided fur-
ther, That unobligated balances of funds provided under 
this paragraph at the end of fiscal year 2008 not needed 
for fiscal year 2008 shall remain available until expended 
to invest in the Social Security Administration information 
technology and telecommunications hardware and soft-
ware infrastructure, including related equipment and non- 
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payroll administrative expenses associated solely with this 
information technology and telecommunications infra-
structure: Provided further, That reimbursement to the 
trust funds under this heading for expenditures for official 
time for employees of the Social Security Administration 
pursuant to section 7131 of title 5, United States Code, 
and for facilities or support services for labor organiza-
tions pursuant to policies, regulations, or procedures re-
ferred to in section 7135(b) of such title shall be made 
by the Secretary of the Treasury, with interest, from 
amounts in the general fund not otherwise appropriated, 
as soon as possible after such expenditures are made. 
From funds provided under the first paragraph, not 
less than $263,970,000 shall be available for conducting 
continuing disability reviews under title II and XVI of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq., 1381 et seq.) 
and for conducting redeterminations of eligibility under 
title XVI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1381 et 
seq.). 
In addition to amounts made available above, and 
subject to the same terms and conditions, $213,000,000, 
for additional continuing disability reviews and redeter-
minations of eligibility. 
In addition, $135,000,000 to be derived from admin-
istration fees in excess of $5.00 per supplementary pay-
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ment collected pursuant to section 1616(d) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1382e(d)) or section 212(b)(3) 
of Public Law 93–66, which shall remain available until 
expended. To the extent that the amounts collected pursu-
ant
to
such
sections
in
fiscal
year
2008
exceed 
$135,000,000, the amounts shall be available in fiscal year 
2009 only to the extent provided in advance in appropria-
tions Acts. 
In addition, up to $1,000,000 to be derived from fees 
collected pursuant to section 303(c) of the Social Security 
Protection Act (Public Law 108–203), which shall remain 
available until expended. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector 
General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 
General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), $27,000,000, to-
gether with not to exceed $68,047,000, to be transferred 
and expended as authorized by section 201(g)(1) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401(g)(1)) from the Fed-
eral Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the 
Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund. 
In addition, an amount not to exceed 3 percent of 
the total provided in this appropriation may be transferred 
from the ‘‘Limitation on Administrative Expenses’’, Social 
Security Administration, to be merged with this account, 
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