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to funding reductions included in this title or from actions taken 
for the care and protection of loan collateral or grant property 
shall be absorbed within the total budgetary resources available 
to such department or agency: Provided, That the authority to 
transfer funds between appropriations accounts as may be necessary 
to carry out this section is provided in addition to authorities 
included elsewhere in this Act: Provided further, That use of funds 
to carry out this section shall be treated as a reprogramming 
of funds under section 605 of this Act and shall not be available 
for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the proce-
dures set forth in that section. 
SEC. 205. Funds made available for salaries and administrative 
expenses to administer the Emergency Steel Loan Guarantee Pro-
gram in section 211(b) of Public Law 108–199 shall remain available 
until expended: Provided, That section 101(k) of the Emergency 
Steel Loan Guarantee Act of 1999 (Public Law 106–51; 15 U.S.C. 
1841 note) is amended by striking ‘‘2005’’ and inserting ‘‘2007’’. 
SEC. 206. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
no funds appropriated under this Act shall be used to register, 
issue, transfer, or enforce any trademark of the phrase ‘‘Last Best 
Place’’. 
SEC. 207. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the 
amounts made available elsewhere in this title to the ‘‘National 
Institute of Standards and Technology, Construction of Research 
Facilities’’, $8,000,000 is for a cooperative agreement with the Med-
ical University of South Carolina; $20,000,000 is for the National 
Formulation Science Laboratory at the University of Southern Mis-
sissippi; $20,000,000 is for the University of Mississippi Research 
Park; $5,000,000 is for the Alabama State University Science and 
Education Building; $8,000,000 is for Tuscaloosa, Alabama, revital-
ization; $20,000,000 is for the Biomedical Research Center at the 
University of Alabama at Birmingham; $3,000,000 is for the 
Institute for Security Technology Studies; $1,000,000 is for the 
Thayer School of Engineering; $12,000,000 is for the WVHTCF 
Research Facility; and $30,000,000 is for the University of Alabama 
for the design and construction of the Science and Engineering 
Center. 
SEC. 208. Of the amount available from the fund entitled ‘‘Pro-
mote and Develop Fishery Products and Research Pertaining to 
American Fisheries’’, $7,000,000 shall be provided to the Alaska 
Fisheries Marketing Board, $5,000,000 shall be available to the 
Southern Shrimp Alliance for its ‘‘Wild American Shrimp Marketing 
Program’’. 
SEC. 209. Of the amounts made available under the heading 
‘‘Procurement, Acquisition and Construction, National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration’’, $27,000,000 shall be transferred to 
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for the plan-
ning, design, and construction of Building 3203, for the planning 
and design of Buildings 3205 and 3216, and for certain infrastruc-
ture improvements. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Commerce and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006’’.
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TITLE III—SCIENCE 
OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Science and Technology 
Policy, in carrying out the purposes of the National Science and 
Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 (42 
U.S.C. 6601–6671), hire of passenger motor vehicles, and services 
as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, not to exceed $2,500 for official 
reception and representation expenses, and rental of conference 
rooms in the District of Columbia, $5,564,000. 
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 
SCIENCE, AERONAUTICS AND EXPLORATION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the 
conduct and support of science, aeronautics and exploration research 
and development activities, including research, development, oper-
ations, support and services; maintenance; construction of facilities 
including repair, rehabilitation, revitalization, and modification of 
facilities, construction of new facilities and additions to existing 
facilities, facility planning and design, and restoration, and acquisi-
tion or condemnation of real property, as authorized by law; environ-
mental compliance and restoration; space flight, spacecraft control 
and communications activities including operations, production, and 
services; program management; personnel and related costs, 
including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
5901–5902; travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor 
vehicles; not to exceed $35,000 for official reception and representa-
tion expenses; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance and oper-
ation of mission and administrative aircraft, $9,761,400,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2007, of which amounts as 
determined by the Administrator for salaries and benefits; training, 
travel and awards; facility and related costs; information technology 
services; science, engineering, fabricating and testing services; and 
other administrative services may be transferred to ‘‘Exploration 
Capabilities’’ in accordance with section 312(b) of the National 
Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958, as amended by Public Law 
106–377. 
EXPLORATION CAPABILITIES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the 
conduct and support of exploration capabilities research and 
development activities, including research, development, operations, 
support and services; maintenance; construction of facilities 
including repair, rehabilitation, revitalization and modification of 
facilities, construction of new facilities and additions to existing 
facilities, facility planning and design, and acquisition or condemna-
tion of real property, as authorized by law; environmental compli-
ance and restoration; space flight, spacecraft control and commu-
nications activities including operations, production, and services; 
program management; personnel and related costs, including uni-
forms or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–
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5902; travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor 
vehicles; not to exceed $35,000 for official reception and representa-
tion expenses; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance and oper-
ation of mission and administrative aircraft, $6,663,000,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2007, of which amounts as 
determined by the Administrator for salaries and benefits; training, 
travel and awards; facility and related costs; information technology 
services; science, engineering, fabricating and testing services; and 
other administrative services may be transferred to ‘‘Science, Aero-
nautics and Exploration’’ in accordance with section 312(b) of the 
National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958, as amended by Public 
Law 106–377. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 
carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, 
$32,400,000, to remain available until September 30, 2007. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
Notwithstanding the limitation on the availability of funds 
appropriated for ‘‘Science, Aeronautics and Exploration’’, or ‘‘Explo-
ration Capabilities’’ by this appropriations Act, when any activity 
has been initiated by the incurrence of obligations for construction 
of facilities or environmental compliance and restoration activities 
as authorized by law, such amount available for such activity shall 
remain available until expended. This provision does not apply 
to the amounts appropriated for institutional minor revitalization 
and construction of facilities, and institutional facility planning 
and design. 
Notwithstanding the limitation on the availability of funds 
appropriated for ‘‘Science, Aeronautics and Exploration’’, or ‘‘Explo-
ration Capabilities’’ by this appropriations Act, the amounts appro-
priated for construction of facilities shall remain available until 
September 30, 2008. 
Funds for announced prizes otherwise authorized shall remain 
available, without fiscal year limitation, until the prize is claimed 
or the offer is withdrawn. Funding shall not be made available 
for Centennial Challenges unless authorized. 
Funding made available under the headings ‘‘Exploration 
Capabilities’’ and ‘‘Science, Aeronautics and Exploration’’ in this 
Act shall be governed by the terms and conditions specified in 
the statement of managers accompanying the conference report 
for this Act. 
The unexpired balances of prior appropriations to National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration for activities for which funds 
are provided under this Act may be transferred to the new account 
established for the appropriation that provides such activity under 
this Act. Balances so transferred may be merged with funds in 
the newly established account and thereafter may be accounted 
for as one fund under the same terms and conditions.
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 
RESEARCH AND RELATED ACTIVITIES 
For necessary expenses in carrying out the National Science 
Foundation Act of 1950, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1861–1875), and 
the Act to establish a National Medal of Science (42 U.S.C. 1880–
1881); services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; maintenance and 
operation of aircraft and purchase of flight services for research 
support; 
acquisition 
of 
aircraft; 
and 
authorized 
travel; 
$4,387,520,000, to remain available until September 30, 2007, of 
which not to exceed $425,000,000 shall remain available until 
expended for Polar research and operations support, and for 
reimbursement to other Federal agencies for operational and science 
support and logistical and other related activities for the United 
States Antarctic program: Provided, That from funds specified in 
the fiscal year 2006 budget request for icebreaking services, such 
sums shall be available for the procurement of polar icebreaking 
services: Provided further, That the National Science Foundation 
shall reimburse the Coast Guard according to the existing memo-
randum of agreement: Provided further, That receipts for scientific 
support services and materials furnished by the National Research 
Centers and other National Science Foundation supported research 
facilities may be credited to this appropriation: Provided further, 
That to the extent that the amount appropriated is less than 
the total amount authorized to be appropriated for included program 
activities, all amounts, including floors and ceilings, specified in 
the authorizing Act for those program activities or their subactivi-
ties shall be reduced proportionally: Provided further, That funds 
under this heading may be available for innovation inducement 
prizes. 
MAJOR RESEARCH EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES CONSTRUCTION 
For necessary expenses for the acquisition, construction, 
commissioning, and upgrading of major research equipment, facili-
ties, and other such capital assets pursuant to the National Science 
Foundation Act of 1950, as amended, including authorized travel, 
$193,350,000, to remain available until expended. 
EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES 
For necessary expenses in carrying out science and engineering 
education and human resources programs and activities pursuant 
to the National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended (42 
U.S.C. 1861–1875), including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
3109, authorized travel, and rental of conference rooms in the 
District of Columbia, $807,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2007: Provided, That to the extent that the amount 
of this appropriation is less than the total amount authorized to 
be appropriated for included program activities, all amounts, 
including floors and ceilings, specified in the authorizing Act for 
those program activities or their subactivities shall be reduced 
proportionally. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries and expenses necessary in carrying out the 
National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended (42 U.S.C.