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Provided, That not more than 2 percent of each amount 
may be used for research, evaluation, and statistics activi-
ties designed to benefit the programs or activities author-
ized: Provided further, That not more than 2 percent of each 
amount may be used for training and technical assistance: 
Provided further, That the previous two provisos shall not 
apply to demonstration projects, as authorized by sections 
261 and 262 of the 1974 Act. 
PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS BENEFITS 
To remain available until expended, for payments au-
thorized by part L of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control 
and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796 et seq.), such 
sums as are necessary, as authorized by section 6093 of the 
Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 (Public Law 100–690; 102 
Stat. 4339–4340); and $4,827,000, to remain available 
until expended for payments as authorized by section 
1201(b) of the 1968 Act; and $4,007,000 for educational as-
sistance, as authorized by section 1212 of the 1968 Act. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 
SEC. 101. In addition to amounts otherwise made 
available in this title for official reception and representa-
tion expenses, a total of not to exceed $30,000 from funds 
appropriated to the Department of Justice in this title shall 
be available to the Attorney General for official reception 
and representation expenses. 
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SEC. 102. None of the funds appropriated by this title 
shall be available to pay for an abortion, except where the 
life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were car-
ried to term, or in the case of rape: Provided, That should 
this prohibition be declared unconstitutional by a court of 
competent jurisdiction, this section shall be null and void. 
SEC. 103. None of the funds appropriated under this 
title shall be used to require any person to perform, or fa-
cilitate in any way the performance of, any abortion. 
SEC. 104. Nothing in the preceding section shall re-
move the obligation of the Director of the Bureau of Prisons 
to provide escort services necessary for a female inmate to 
receive such service outside the Federal facility: Provided, 
That nothing in this section in any way diminishes the 
effect of section 103 intended to address the philosophical 
beliefs of individual employees of the Bureau of Prisons. 
SEC. 105. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation 
made available for the current fiscal year for the Depart-
ment of Justice in this Act may be transferred between such 
appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as other-
wise specifically provided, shall be increased by more than 
10 percent by any such transfers: Provided, That any trans-
fer pursuant to this section shall be treated as a reprogram-
ming of funds under section 505 of this Act and shall not 
be available for obligation except in compliance with the 
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procedures set forth in that section: Provided further, That 
none of the funds appropriated to ‘‘Buildings and Facili-
ties, Federal Prison System’’ in this or any other Act may 
be transferred to ‘‘Salaries and Expenses, Federal Prison 
System’’, or any other Department of Justice account, un-
less the President certifies that such a transfer is necessary 
to the national security interests of the United States, and 
such authority shall not be delegated, and shall be subject 
to section 505 of this Act. 
SEC. 106. The Attorney General is authorized to extend 
through September 30, 2008, the Personnel Management 
Demonstration Project transferred to the Attorney General 
pursuant to section 1115 of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002, Public Law 107–296 (6 U.S.C. 533) without limita-
tion on the number of employees or the positions covered. 
SEC. 107. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
Public Law 102–395 section 102(b) shall extend to the Bu-
reau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in the 
conduct of undercover investigative operations and shall 
apply without fiscal year limitation with respect to any 
undercover investigative operation initiated by the Bureau 
of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives that is nec-
essary for the detection and prosecution of crimes against 
the United States. 
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SEC. 108. None of the funds made available to the De-
partment of Justice in this Act may be used for the purpose 
of transporting an individual who is a prisoner pursuant 
to conviction for crime under State or Federal law and is 
classified as a maximum or high security prisoner, other 
than to a prison or other facility certified by the Federal 
Bureau of Prisons as appropriately secure for housing such 
a prisoner. 
SEC. 109. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act may be used by Federal prisons to purchase cable tele-
vision services, to rent or purchase videocassettes, video-
cassette recorders, or other audiovisual or electronic equip-
ment used primarily for recreational purposes. 
(b) Subsection (a) shall not preclude the renting, 
maintenance, or purchase of audiovisual or electronic 
equipment for inmate training, religious, or educational 
programs. 
SEC. 110. The Department of Justice Department In-
vestment Review Board shall be headed by the Deputy At-
torney General: Provided, That within 90 days of enact-
ment of this Act, the Department of Justice shall submit 
to the Senate Committee on Appropriations, all projects to 
be reviewed by the Board in fiscal year 2007, all projects 
reviewed in fiscal year 2006, the outcome of those reviews 
and any corrective actions taken by the Board. 
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SEC. 111. Funds provided within this Act for security 
details for Department Leadership shall be budgeted for 
within the General Administration account: Provided, That 
the United States Marshals Service shall be responsible for 
all security details for officials occupying Department 
Leadership positions: Provided further, That individual 
law enforcement components shall continue to provide pro-
tection of their respective agency heads: Provided further, 
That the Department of Justice shall submit a classified 
funding justification for all security details with each fu-
ture budget submission. 
SEC. 112. Any deviation from the amounts designated 
for specific activities in this Act and accompanying report, 
or any use of deobligated balances of funds provided under 
this title in previous years, shall be subject to the procedures 
set forth in section 505 of this Act. 
SEC. 113. None of the funds made available to the De-
partment of Justice in this Act may be obligated for the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Sentinel procurement 
until the Government Accountability Office has certified to 
the Senate Committee on Appropriations that a perform-
ance measurement baseline has been established and the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation is using a performance- 
based management system that complies with the American 
National Standards Institute/Electronics Industries Alli-
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ance Standard 748–A, as required by Office of Management 
and Budget ‘‘Circular A–11, Part 7’’ to measure achieve-
ment of the cost, schedule and performance goals. 
SEC. 114. None of the funds appropriated in this or 
any other Act shall be obligated for any work, development 
or procurement of the Sentinel information technology pro-
gram phases II, III, or IV until the Government Account-
ability Office certifies to the Senate Committee on Appro-
priations that the phase under construction has reached 70 
percent completion of the planned work and the estimated 
cost to complete the phase does not exceed 35 percent of the 
budgeted cost for such phase. 
SEC. 115. Funds appropriated by this Act for the Fed-
eral Prisons System shall be in the amounts and accounts 
specified in the report accompanying this Act: Provided, 
That within 30 days of enactment of this Act, the Bureau 
of Prisons will submit a comprehensive financial plan for 
the Federal Prison System to the Senate Committee on Ap-
propriations: Provided further, That no funds appropriated 
for the Federal Prison System in this or any other Appro-
priations Act for the construction of new facilities may be 
rescinded, cancelled, or used for any other purpose. 
SEC. 116. Section 112 of title I as contained in divi-
sion B of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2004 (Pub-
lic Law 108–199) is amended as follows: 
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(1) by inserting in paragraph (a)(2)(A) ‘‘the 
Commissioner of Health & Social Services for Alaska, 
a representative of an Alaska Native healthcare pro-
vider’’ after ‘‘Village Public Safety Officer pro-
grams,’’; 
(2) by inserting in paragraph (a)(2)(A) ‘‘and a 
non-voting judge’’ after ‘‘non-voting representative’’; 
and 
(3) by inserting in paragraph (a)(2)(A) ‘‘The 
Chief Justice of the Alaska Supreme Court may ap-
point a non-voting representative of the Alaska Su-
preme Court to provide technical support.’’ at the end 
of the paragraph. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Justice 
Appropriations Act, 2007’’. 
TITLE II 
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND RELATED 
AGENCIES 
TRADE AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT 
RELATED AGENCIES 
OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the United 
States Trade Representative, including the hire of passenger 
motor vehicles and the employment of experts and consult-
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ants as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $42,197,000, of which 
$1,000,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided, 
That not to exceed $62,000 shall be available for official 
reception and representation expenses: Provided further, 
That not less than $2,000,000 provided under this heading 
shall be for expenses authorized by 19 U.S.C. 2451 and 
1677b(c): Provided further, That negotiations shall be con-
ducted within the World Trade Organization to recognize 
the right of members to distribute monies collected from 
antidumping and countervailing duties: Provided further, 
That negotiations shall be conducted within the World 
Trade Organization consistent with the negotiating objec-
tives contained in the Trade Act of 2002, Public Law 107– 
210. 
INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the International Trade 
Commission, including hire of passenger motor vehicles, 
and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and not to 
exceed $2,500 for official reception and representation ex-
penses, $64,200,000, to remain available until expended. 
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 
INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary expenses for international trade activi-
ties of the Department of Commerce provided for by law, 
and for engaging in trade promotional activities abroad, 
including expenses of grants and cooperative agreements for 
the purpose of promoting exports of United States firms, 
without regard to 44 U.S.C. 3702 and 3703; full medical 
coverage for dependent members of immediate families of 
employees stationed overseas and employees temporarily 
posted overseas; travel and transportation of employees of 
the United States and Foreign Commercial Service between 
two points abroad, without regard to 49 U.S.C. 40118; em-
ployment of Americans and aliens by contract for services; 
rental of space abroad for periods not exceeding 10 years, 
and expenses of alteration, repair, or improvement; pur-
chase or construction of temporary demountable exhibition 
structures for use abroad; payment of tort claims, in the 
manner authorized in the first paragraph of 28 U.S.C. 2672 
when such claims arise in foreign countries; not to exceed 
$327,000 for official representation expenses abroad; pur-
chase of passenger motor vehicles for official use abroad, not 
to exceed $45,000 per vehicle; obtaining insurance on offi-
cial motor vehicles; and rental of tie lines, $421,782,000, 
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to remain available until September 30, 2008, of which 
$8,000,000 is to be derived from fees to be retained and used 
by the International Trade Administration, notwith-
standing 31 U.S.C. 3302: Provided, That $47,328,000 shall 
be for Manufacturing and Services; $39,306,000 shall be for 
Market Access and Compliance; $59,367,000 shall be for the 
Import Administration; $242,291,000 shall be for the 
United States and Foreign Commercial Service; and 
$25,490,000 shall be for Executive Direction and Adminis-
tration: Provided further, That the provisions of the first 
sentence of section 105(f) and all of section 108(c) of the 
Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 
(22 U.S.C. 2455(f) and 2458(c)) shall apply in carrying 
out these activities without regard to section 5412 of the 
Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (15 
U.S.C. 4912); and that for the purpose of this Act, contribu-
tions under the provisions of the Mutual Educational and 
Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 shall include payment for 
assessments for services provided as part of these activities: 
Provided further, That the International Trade Adminis-
tration shall be exempt from the requirements of Circular 
A–25 (or any successor administrative regulation or policy) 
issued by the Office of Management and Budget: Provided 
further, That negotiations shall be conducted within the 
World Trade Organization to recognize the right of members 
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to distribute monies collected from antidumping and coun-
tervailing duties: Provided further, That negotiations shall 
be conducted within the World Trade Organization con-
sistent with the negotiating objectives contained in the 
Trade Act of 2002, Public Law 107–210. 
BUREAU OF INDUSTRY AND SECURITY 
OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary expenses for export administration and 
national security activities of the Department of Commerce, 
including costs associated with the performance of export 
administration field activities both domestically and 
abroad; full medical coverage for dependent members of im-
mediate families of employees stationed overseas; employ-
ment of Americans and aliens by contract for services 
abroad; payment of tort claims, in the manner authorized 
in the first paragraph of 28 U.S.C. 2672 when such claims 
arise in foreign countries; not to exceed $15,000 for official 
representation expenses abroad; awards of compensation to 
informers under the Export Administration Act of 1979, 
and as authorized by 22 U.S.C. 401(b); and purchase of 
passenger motor vehicles for official use and motor vehicles 
for law enforcement use with special requirement vehicles 
eligible for purchase without regard to any price limitation 
otherwise established by law, $78,582,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, of which $14,767,000 shall be for in-
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spections and other activities related to national security: 
Provided, That the provisions of the first sentence of section 
105(f) and all of section 108(c) of the Mutual Educational 
and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2455(f) and 
2458(c)) shall apply in carrying out these activities: Pro-
vided further, That payments and contributions collected 
and accepted for materials or services provided as part of 
such activities may be retained for use in covering the cost 
of such activities, and for providing information to the pub-
lic with respect to the export administration and national 
security activities of the Department of Commerce and other 
export control programs of the United States and other gov-
ernments. 
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION 
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS 
For grants for economic development assistance as pro-
vided by the Public Works and Economic Development Act 
of 1965, and for trade adjustment assistance, $250,741,000, 
to remain available until expended. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of administering the economic 
development assistance programs as provided for by law, 
$29,700,000: Provided, That these funds may be used to 
monitor projects approved pursuant to title I of the Public 
Works Employment Act of 1976, title II of the Trade Act 
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of 1974, and the Community Emergency Drought Relief Act 
of 1977: Provided further, That not to exceed five full-time 
equivalents and $639,000 shall be expended for the Office 
of Assistant Secretary: Provided further, That not to exceed 
four full-time equivalents and $482,000 shall be expended 
for the Office of Chief Counsel: Provided further, That not 
to exceed six full-time equivalents and $556,000 shall be ex-
pended for the Office of Information Technology: Provided 
further, That $466,000 is provided for the Office of External 
Affairs and Communications, of which not to exceed 
$115,000 and one full-time equivalent shall be expended for 
the Intergovernmental Affairs Division, and not to exceed 
$106,000 and one full-time equivalent shall be expended for 
the Public Affairs Division: Provided further, That 
$2,638,000 is provided for the Office of Management Serv-
ices, of which not less than 11 full-time equivalents and 
$1,322,000 is provided for the Budgeting and Performance 
Evaluation Division, and not less than seven full-time 
equivalents and $919,000 is provided for Administrative 
and Support Services: Provided further, That not less than 
20 full-time equivalents and $2,500,000 is provided for the 
Atlanta, Georgia, regional office: Provided further, That not 
less than 18 full-time equivalents and $2,300,000 is pro-
vided for the Austin, Texas, regional office: Provided fur-
ther, That not less than 20 full-time equivalents and 
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$2,500,000 is provided for the Chicago, Illinois, regional of-
fice: Provided further, That not less than 16 full-time 
equivalents and $2,200,000 is provided for the Denver, Col-
orado, regional office: Provided further, That not less than 
25 full-time equivalents and $3,100,000 is provided for the 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, regional office: Provided fur-
ther, That not less than 23 full-time equivalents and 
$3,000,000 is provided for the Seattle, Washington, regional 
office: Provided further, That for fiscal year 2008 and here-
after, the Department’s budget request shall include a de-
tailed accounting of salaries and expenses and full-time 
equivalents for the Office of the Assistant Secretary; the Of-
fice of the Chief Counsel; the Office of External Affairs and 
Communications to include the Intergovernmental Affairs 
Division and the Public Affairs Division; the Office of In-
formation Technology; the Office of Management Services 
to include the Budgeting and Performance Evaluation Di-
vision and the Administrative and Support Services Divi-
sion; and each of the six Regional Offices located in Atlanta, 
Georgia; Austin, Texas; Chicago, Illinois; Denver, Colorado; 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Seattle, Washington. 
MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AGENCY 
MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses of the Department of Commerce 
in fostering, promoting, and developing minority business 
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enterprise, including expenses of grants, contracts, and 
other agreements with public or private organizations, 
$29,641,000. 
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, $80,482,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2008. 
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for collecting, compiling, ana-
lyzing, preparing, and publishing statistics, provided for by 
law, $184,067,000. 
PERIODIC CENSUSES AND PROGRAMS 
For expenses to collect and publish statistics for peri-
odic censuses and programs provided for by law, 
$644,092,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2008. 
NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION 
ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses, as provided for by law, of the 
National Telecommunications and Information Adminis-
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tration (NTIA), $17,837,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2008: 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 
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year unobligated balances may be made available for grants 
for projects for which applications have been submitted and 
approved during any fiscal year. 
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, $1,771,000,000, 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 2007, so as to result in a fiscal year 2007 appropria-
tion from the general fund estimated at $0: Provided fur-
ther, That during fiscal year 2007, should the total amount 
of offsetting fee collections be less than $1,771,000,000, this 
amount shall be reduced accordingly: Provided further, 
That not less than 716 full-time equivalents, 745 positions 
and $90,532,000 shall be for the examination of trademark 
applications; and not less than 6,564 full-time equivalents, 
6,920 positions and $1,084,025,000 shall be for the exam-
ination and searching of patent applications: Provided fur-
ther, That not more than 311 full-time equivalents, 333 po-
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sitions and $49,797,000 shall be for the Office of the General 
Counsel: Provided further, That not more than 95 full-time 
equivalents, 98 positions and $30,500,000 shall be for the 
Office of the Administrator for External Affairs: Provided 
further, That any deviation from the full-time equivalent, 
position, and funding designations set forth in the pre-
ceding four provisos shall be subject to the procedures set 
forth in section 505 of this Act: Provided further, That from 
amounts provided herein, not to exceed $1,000 shall be made 
available in fiscal year 2007 for official reception and rep-
resentation expenses: Provided further, That notwith-
standing section 1353 of title 31, United States Code, no 
employee of the United States Patent and Trademark Office 
may accept payment or reimbursement from a non-Federal 
entity for travel, subsistence, or related expenses for the pur-
pose of enabling an employee to attend and participate in 
a convention, conference, or meeting when the entity offer-
ing payment or reimbursement is a person or corporation 
subject to regulation by the Office, or represents a person 
or corporation subject to regulation by the Office, unless the 
person or corporation is an organization exempt from tax-
ation pursuant to section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986: Provided further, That in fiscal year 2007, 
from the amounts made available for ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
penses’’ for the United States Patent and Trademark Office 
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(PTO), the amounts necessary to pay: (1) the difference be-
tween 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 Personnel Management, 
of post-retirement life insurance and post-retirement health 
benefits coverage for all PTO employees, 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 accounts: Provided further, 
That sections 801, 802, and 803 of Division B, Public Law 
108–447 shall remain in effect during fiscal year 2007: Pro-
vided further, That the Director may reduce patent filing 
fees payable in 2007 for documents filed electronically con-
sistent with Federal regulation. 
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 
TECHNOLOGY ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the Under Secretary for 
Technology, $2,500,000. 
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NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY 
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH AND SERVICES 
For necessary expenses of the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology, $467,002,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, of which not to exceed $9,450,000 may 
be transferred to the ‘‘Working Capital Fund’’. 
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY SERVICES 
For necessary expenses of the Hollings Manufacturing 
Extension Partnership of the National Institute of Stand-
ards and Technology, $106,000,000, to remain available 
until expended. 
CONSTRUCTION OF RESEARCH FACILITIES 
For construction of new research facilities, including 
architectural and engineering design, and for renovation 
and maintenance of existing facilities, not otherwise pro-
vided for the National Institute of Standards and Tech-
nology, 
as 
authorized 
by 
U.S.C. 
278c–278e, 
$190,998,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That the Secretary of Commerce shall include in the 
budget justification materials that the Secretary submits to 
Congress in support of the Department of Commerce budget 
(as submitted with the budget of the President under section 
1105(a) of title 31, United States Code) an estimate for each 
National Institute of Standards and Technology construc-
tion project having a total multi-year program cost of more 
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than $5,000,000 and simultaneously the budget justification 
materials shall include an estimate of the budgetary re-
quirements for each such project for each of the five subse-
quent fiscal years. 
NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of activities authorized by law 
for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
including maintenance, operation, and hire of aircraft and 
vessels; grants, contracts, or other payments to nonprofit 
organizations for the purposes of conducting activities pur-
suant to cooperative agreements; and relocation of facilities, 
$3,284,425,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2008, except for funds provided for cooperative enforcement 
and for Integrated Ocean Observing Systems, which shall 
remain available until September 30, 2009: Provided, That 
fees and donations received by the National Ocean Service 
for the management of national marine sanctuaries may 
be retained and used for the salaries and expenses associated 
with those activities, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302: Pro-
vided further, That in addition, $3,000,000 shall be derived 
by transfer from the fund entitled ‘‘Coastal Zone Manage-
ment’’ and in addition $77,000,000 shall be derived by 
transfer from the fund entitled ‘‘Promote and Develop Fish-
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ery Products and Research Pertaining to American Fish-
eries’’: Provided further, That of the $3,375,425,000 pro-
vided for in direct obligations under this heading 
$3,284,425,000 is appropriated from the general fund, 
$80,000,000 is provided by transfer, and $11,000,000 is de-
rived from recoveries of prior year obligations: Provided 
further, That no general administrative charge shall be ap-
plied against an assigned activity included in this Act or 
the report accompanying this Act: Provided further, That 
the total amount available for the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration corporate services administra-
tive support costs shall not exceed $191,752,000: Provided 
further, That payments of funds made available under this 
heading to the Department of Commerce Working Capital 
Fund including Department of Commerce General Counsel 
legal services shall not exceed $34,425,000: Provided further, 
That any deviation from the amounts designated for spe-
cific activities in the report accompanying this Act, or any 
use of deobligated balances of funds provided under this 
heading in previous years, shall be subject to the procedures 
set forth in section 505 of this Act: Provided further, That 
grants to States pursuant to sections 306 and 306A of the 
Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, as amended, shall 
not exceed $2,000,000, unless funds provided for ‘‘Coastal 
Zone Management Grants’’ exceed funds provided in the 
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previous fiscal year: Provided further, That if funds pro-
vided for ‘‘Coastal Zone Management Grants’’ exceed funds 
provided in the previous fiscal year, then no State shall 
receive more than 5 percent or less than 1 percent of the 
additional funds: Provided further, That for fiscal year 
2007 and hereafter the Administrator of the National Oce-
anic and Atmospheric Administration may engage in for-
mal and informal education activities, including primary 
and secondary education, related to the agency’s mission 
goals: Provided further, That, in accordance with the Fed-
eral Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 611 et seq.), with-
in funds appropriated under this heading, $2,000,000 shall 
remain available until expended, for the cost of loans under 
section 211(e) of title II of division C of Public Law 105– 
277, such loans to have terms of up to 30 years and to be 
available for use in any of the Bering Sea and Aleutian 
Islands fisheries: Provided further, That in accordance with 
section 215 of Public Law 107–372 the number of officers 
in the NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps shall increase to 
321. 
In addition, for necessary retired pay expenses under 
the Retired Serviceman’s Family Protection and Survivor 
Benefits Plan, and for payments for the medical care of 
retired personnel and their dependents under the Depend-
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ents Medical Care Act (10 U.S.C. ch. 55), such sums as 
may be necessary. 
PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION 
For procurement, acquisition and construction of cap-
ital assets, including alteration and modification costs, of 
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
$1,057,898,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2009, except funds provided for construction of facilities 
which shall remain available until expended: Provided, 
That of the amounts provided for the National Polar-orbit-
ing Operational Environmental Satellite System, funds 
shall only be made available on a dollar-for-dollar matching 
basis with funds provided for the same purpose by the De-
partment of Defense: Provided further, That except to the 
extent expressly prohibited by any other law, the Depart-
ment of Defense may delegate procurement functions related 
to the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental 
Satellite System to officials of the Department of Commerce 
pursuant to section 2311 of title 10, United States Code: 
Provided further, That of the funds provided in this ac-
count, $100,000,000 is withheld from obligation until the 
Secretary of Commerce submits to the Senate Committee on 
Appropriations the findings of the cost and operational ef-
fectiveness analysis specified in the accompanying report 
language: Provided further, That for fiscal year 2007 and 
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hereafter funds appropriated for the construction of the Na-
tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Pacific 
Regional Center are an additional increment in the incre-
mental funding planned for the Center, and may be ex-
pended incrementally, through multi-year contracts for con-
struction and related activities, provided that obligations 
under any such multi-year contract shall be subject to the 
availability of appropriations: Provided further, That any 
deviation from the amounts designated for specific activities 
in the report accompanying this Act, or any use of 
deobligated balances of funds provided under this heading 
in previous years, shall be subject to the procedures set forth 
in section 505 of this Act. 
PACIFIC COASTAL SALMON RECOVERY 
For necessary expenses associated with the restoration 
of Pacific salmon populations, $90,000,000: Provided, That 
of the amount provided for Pacific Coastal Salmon Recov-
ery, $10,000,000 shall be to assist west coast small busi-
nesses including fishermen, fish processors and related busi-
nesses supporting the fishing industry in Oregon, Cali-
fornia, and Washington impacted by fishing restrictions ne-
cessitated by several years of drought and reduced salmon 
stocks in the Klamath River basin. 
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COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
Of amounts collected pursuant to section 308 of the 
Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1456a), 
not to exceed $3,000,000 shall be transferred to the ‘‘Oper-
ations, Research, and Facilities’’ account to offset the costs 
of implementing such Act. 
FISHERIES FINANCE PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For the costs of direct loans, as authorized by the Mer-
chant Marine Act of 1936: Provided, That such costs, in-
cluding the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined 
in the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990: Provided further, 
That these funds are only available to subsidize gross obli-
gations for the principal amount of direct loans not to ex-
ceed $5,000,000 for Individual Fishing Quota loans, and 
not to exceed $59,000,000 for traditional direct loans, of 
which $19,000,000 may be used for direct loans to the 
United States menhaden fishery: Provided further, That 
none of the funds made available under this heading may 
be used for direct loans for any new fishing vessel that will 
increase the harvesting capacity in any United States fish-
ery. 
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OTHER 
DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the departmental manage-
ment of the Department of Commerce provided for by law, 
including not to exceed $5,000 for official entertainment, 
$52,070,000: Provided, That not to exceed eight full-time 
equivalents and $800,000 shall be expended for the legisla-
tive affairs function of the Department: Provided further, 
That not to exceed $5,900,000 shall be expended for blast 
mitigation windows for the Herbert C. Hoover Building 
headquarters for the Department of Commerce. 
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 (5 U.S.C. App.), $22,531,000. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 201. During the current fiscal year, applicable 
appropriations and funds made available to the Depart-
ment of Commerce by this Act shall be available for the 
activities specified in the Act of October 26, 1949 (15 U.S.C. 
1514), to the extent and in the manner prescribed by the 
Act, and, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3324, may be used for 
advanced payments not otherwise authorized only upon the 
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certification of officials designated by the Secretary of Com-
merce that such payments are in the public interest. 
SEC. 202. During the current fiscal year, appropria-
tions made available to the Department of Commerce by 
this Act for salaries and expenses shall be available for hire 
of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343 
and 1344; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and uni-
forms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 
5901–5902). 
SEC. 203. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation 
made available for the current fiscal year for the Depart-
ment of Commerce in this Act may be transferred between 
such appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be in-
creased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers: Pro-
vided, That any transfer pursuant to this section shall be 
treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of 
this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expendi-
ture except in compliance with the procedures set forth in 
that section: Provided further, That the Secretary of Com-
merce shall notify the Committees on Appropriations at 
least 15 days in advance of the acquisition or disposal of 
any capital asset (including land, structures, and equip-
ment) not specifically provided for in this or any other De-
partments of Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act: Provided further, That for the 
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration this sec-
tion shall provide for transfers among appropriations made 
only to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra-
tion and such appropriations may not be transferred and 
reprogrammed to other Department of Commerce bureaus 
and appropriation accounts. 
SEC. 204. Any costs incurred by a department or agen-
cy funded under this title resulting from personnel actions 
taken in response 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 re-
programming of funds under section 505 of this Act and 
shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except 
in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section. 
SEC. 205. Funds made available for salaries and ad-
ministrative expenses to administer the Emergency Steel 
Loan Guarantee Program in section 211(b) of Public Law 
108–199 shall remain available until expended. 
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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. Of the amount available from the fund enti-
tled ‘‘Promote and Develop Fishery Products and Research 
Pertaining to American Fisheries’’, $7,000,000 shall be pro-
vided to the Alaska Fisheries Marketing Board, $8,000,000 
shall be available to the Southern Shrimp Alliance for its 
‘‘Wild American Shrimp Marketing Program’’. 
SEC. 208. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
of the amounts made available elsewhere in this title to the 
‘‘National Institute of Standards and Technology, Con-
struction of Research Facilities’’, $25,000,000 is for the Re-
search Technology and Economic Development Park at Mis-
sissippi State University; $25,000,000 is for the Bio-
technology Research Park the University of Mississippi; 
$5,000,000 is for the Alabama State University Science and 
Education Building; $5,000,000 is for Tuscaloosa, Ala-
bama, revitalization; $20,000,000 is for the Biomedical Re-
search Center at the University of Alabama at Bir-
mingham; $30,000,000 is for the University of Alabama for 
the design and construction of the Science and Engineering 
Center; $8,000,000 is for a cooperative agreement with the 
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Medical University of South Carolina; and $5,000,000 for 
biodefense research facility construction and renovation. 
SEC. 209. The Secretary of Commerce is permitted to 
prescribe and enforce standards or regulations affecting 
safety and health in the context of scientific and occupa-
tional diving within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration. 
SEC. 210. If at any time during any quarter, the pro-
gram manager of a major Department of Commerce con-
tract totaling more than $50,000,000 has reasonable cause 
to believe that the total program cost has increased by 10 
percent, such manager shall immediately inform the Sec-
retary. The Secretary shall notify the Senate Committee on 
Appropriations within 30 days in writing of such increase, 
and shall include in such notice: the date on which such 
determination was made; a statement of the reasons for such 
increase; the identities of the individuals responsible for 
program management and cost control of the major con-
tract; the identities of the principal contractors for the 
major contract; the action taken and proposed to be taken 
to control future cost growth of such system; changes made 
in the performance or schedule milestones of such system 
and the degree to which such changes have contributed to 
the increase in total program cost or procurement cost; new 
estimates of the total program or procurement cost; and a 
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