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ECONOMIC AND INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE
ECONOMIC AND STATISTICAL ANALYSIS
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses, as authorized by law, of eco-
nomic and statistical analysis programs of the Department
of Commerce, $81,283,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2006.
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary for collecting, compiling, ana-
lyzing, preparing, and publishing statistics, provided for by
law, $183,029,000.
PERIODIC CENSUSES AND PROGRAMS
For necessary expenses related to the 2010 decennial
census, $390,000,000, to remain available until September
30, 2006.
In addition, for expenses to collect and publish statis-
tics for other periodic censuses and programs provided for
by law, $154,356,000, to remain available until September
30, 2006.
NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION
ADMINISTRATION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses, as provided for by law, of the
National Telecommunications and Information Adminis-
tration (NTIA), $20,255,000, to remain available until
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September 30, 2007: Provided, That, notwithstanding 31
U.S.C. 1535(d), the Secretary of Commerce shall charge
Federal agencies for costs incurred in spectrum manage-
ment, analysis, and operations, and related services and
such fees shall be retained and used as offsetting collections
for costs of such spectrum services, to remain available until
expended: Provided further, That the Secretary of Com-
merce is authorized to retain and use as offsetting collec-
tions all funds transferred, or previously transferred, from
other Government agencies for all costs incurred in tele-
communications research, engineering, and related activi-
ties by the Institute for Telecommunication Sciences of
NTIA, in furtherance of its assigned functions under this
paragraph, and such funds received from other Government
agencies shall remain available until expended.
PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES, PLANNING AND
CONSTRUCTION
For the administration of grants authorized by section
392 of the Communications Act of 1934, $22,000,000, to
remain available until expended as authorized by section
391 of the Act: Provided, That not to exceed $2,000,000 shall
be available for program administration as authorized by
section 391 of the Act: Provided further, That, notwith-
standing the provisions of section 391 of the Act, the prior
year unobligated balances may be made available for grants
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for projects for which applications have been submitted and
approved during any fiscal year.
INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS
For grants authorized by section 392 of the Commu-
nications Act of 1934, $15,000,000, to remain available
until expended as authorized by section 391 of the Act: Pro-
vided, That not to exceed $3,000,000 shall be available for
program administration and other support activities as au-
thorized by section 391: Provided further, That, of the funds
appropriated herein, not to exceed 5 percent may be avail-
able for telecommunications research activities for projects
related directly to the development of a national informa-
tion infrastructure: Provided further, That, notwith-
standing the requirements of sections 392(a) and 392(c) of
the Act, these funds may be used for the planning and con-
struction of telecommunications networks for the provision
of educational, health care, or public information: Provided
further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law,
no entity that receives telecommunications services at pref-
erential rates under section 254(h) of the Act (47 U.S.C.
254(h)) or receives assistance under the regional informa-
tion sharing systems grant program of the Department of
Justice under part M of title I of the Omnibus Crime Con-
trol and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796h) may
use funds under a grant under this heading to cover any
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costs of the entity that would otherwise be covered by such
preferential rates or such assistance, as the case may be.
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the United States Patent and
Trademark Office provided for by law, including defense
of suits instituted against the Under Secretary of Commerce
for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States
Patent and Trademark Office, $1,703,300,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That the sum herein ap-
propriated from the general fund shall be reduced as offset-
ting collections assessed and collected pursuant to 15 U.S.C.
1113 and 35 U.S.C. 41 and 376 are received during fiscal
year 2006, so as to result in a fiscal year 2006 appropria-
tion from the general fund estimated at $0: Provided fur-
ther, That during fiscal year 2006, should the total amount
of offsetting fee collections be less than $1,703,300,000, this
amount shall be reduced accordingly: Provided further,
That from amounts provided herein, not to exceed $1,000
shall be made available in fiscal year 2006 for official recep-
tion and representation expenses: Provided further, That of
amounts made available under this heading, $500,000 is
only for the National Intellectual Property Law Enforce-
ment Coordinating Council: Provided further, That in fiscal
year 2006 and hereafter, from the amounts made available
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for ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ for the United States Patent
and Trademark Office (PTO), the amounts necessary to
pay: (1) the difference between the percentage of basic pay
contributed by the PTO and employees under section
8334(a) of title 5, United States Code, and the normal cost
percentage (as defined by section 8331(17) of that title) of
basic pay, of employees subject to subchapter III of chapter
83 of that title; and (2) the present value of the otherwise
unfunded accruing costs, as determined by the Office of Per-
sonnel Management, of post-retirement life insurance and
postretirement health benefits coverage for all PTO employ-
ees, shall be transferred to the Civil Service Retirement and
Disability Fund, the Employees Life Insurance Fund, and
the Employees Health Benefits Fund, as appropriate, and
shall be available for the authorized purposes of those ac-
counts.
OTHER
DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary for the departmental manage-
ment of the Department of Commerce and the Technology
Administration provided for by law, including not to exceed
$5,000 for official entertainment, $49,605,000: Provided,
That not to exceed 9 full-time equivalents and $1,181,000