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registration fees for FEC hosted conferences: Provided 
further, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, funds re-
ceived from fees charged to attend the campaign finance 
conferences shall be credited to and merged with this ac-
count, to be available without further appropriation for the 
costs of carrying out these conferences. 
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 consult-
ants, hire of passenger motor vehicles, and rental of con-
ference rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, 
$25,218,000: Provided, That public members of the Fed-
eral 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-
Federal participants at labor-management relations con-
ferences shall be credited to and merged with this account,
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to be available without further appropriation for the costs 
of carrying out these conferences. 
FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Maritime 
Commission as authorized by section 201(d) of the Mer-
chant Marine Act, 1936 (46 U.S.C. App. 1111), including 
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; hire of passenger 
motor vehicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343(b); and 
uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
5901–5902, $21,474,000 (reduced by $1,179,990): Pro-
vided, That not to exceed $2,000 shall be available for offi-
cial reception and representation expenses. 
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 
REAL PROPERTY ACTIVITIES 
FEDERAL BUILDINGS FUND 
LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF REVENUE 
To carry out the purposes 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 collections deposited into 
the Fund, shall be available for necessary expenses of real 
property management and related activities not otherwise 
provided for, including operation, maintenance, and pro-
tection of federally owned and leased buildings; rental of 
buildings in the District of Columbia; restoration of leased
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premises; moving governmental agencies (including space 
adjustments and telecommunications relocation expenses) 
in connection with the assignment, allocation and transfer 
of space; contractual services incident to cleaning or serv-
icing buildings, and moving; repair and alteration of feder-
ally owned buildings including grounds, approaches and 
appurtenances; care and safeguarding of sites; mainte-
nance, preservation, demolition, and equipment; acquisi-
tion of buildings and sites by purchase, condemnation, or 
as otherwise authorized by law; acquisition of options to 
purchase buildings and sites; conversion and extension of 
federally owned buildings; preliminary planning and de-
sign of projects by contract or otherwise; construction of 
new buildings (including equipment for such buildings); 
and payment of principal, interest, and any other obliga-
tions for public buildings acquired by installment purchase 
and purchase contract: Provided, That notwithstanding 
any other provision of this Act, in an amount not more 
than the aggregate amount specified under this heading 
in the Report of the House Committee on Appropriations 
to accompany the Transportation, Treasury, Housing and 
Urban Development, the Judiciary, The District of Colum-
bia, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007 
(reduced by $559,641,000), and that such aggregate 
amount shall remain available until expended in such
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amounts for individual real property projects and activities 
as provided in that accompanying Report: Provided fur-
ther, That any proposed increases or decreases to the 
amounts contained in such report shall be subject to prior 
approval of the Committee on Appropriations. 
GENERAL ACTIVITIES 
GOVERNMENT-WIDE POLICY 
For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise pro-
vided for, for Government-wide policy and evaluation ac-
tivities associated with the management of real and per-
sonal property assets and certain administrative services; 
Government-wide policy support responsibilities relating to 
acquisition, telecommunications, information technology 
management, and related technology activities; and serv-
ices as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $52,550,000. 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise pro-
vided for, for Government-wide activities associated with 
utilization and donation of surplus personal property; dis-
posal of real property; providing Internet access to Federal 
information 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 recep-
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tion and representation expenses, $83,032,000 (reduced 
by $3,000,000). 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General and service authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, 
$44,312,000: Provided, That not to exceed $15,000 shall 
be available for payment for information and detection of 
fraud against the Government, including payment for re-
covery of stolen Government 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 efforts and initiatives resulting in en-
hanced Office of Inspector 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 
development 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 
purposes of the Fund: Provided further, That this transfer 
authority shall be in addition to any other transfer author-
ity provided in this Act: Provided further, That such trans-
fers may not be made until 10 days after a proposed
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spending plan and justification for each project to be un-
dertaken has been submitted to the Committees on Appro-
priations. 
ALLOWANCES AND OFFICE STAFF FOR FORMER 
PRESIDENTS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For carrying out the provisions of the Act of August 
25, 1958, as amended (3 U.S.C. 102 note), and Public 
Law 95–138, $3,030,000: Provided, That the Adminis-
trator 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 Infor-
mation Center, including services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
3109, $16,866,000, to be deposited into the Federal Cit-
izen Information Center Fund: Provided, That the appro-
priations, revenues, and collections deposited into the 
Fund shall be available for necessary expenses of Federal 
Citizen Information Center activities in the aggregate 
amount not to exceed $35,000,000: Provided further, That 
appropriations, revenues, and collections accruing to this 
Fund during fiscal year 2007 in excess of such amount 
shall remain in the Fund and shall not be available for 
expenditure except as authorized in appropriations Acts.