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NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the National Council on 
Disability as authorized by title IV of the Rehabilitation 
Act of 1973, as amended, $3,344,000. 
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the National Labor Rela-
tions Board to carry out the functions vested in it by the 
Labor-Management Relations Act, 1947, as amended (29 
U.S.C. 141–167), and other laws, $252,268,000: Provided, 
That no part of this appropriation shall be available to or-
ganize or assist in organizing agricultural laborers or used 
in connection with investigations, hearings, directives, or 
orders concerning bargaining units composed of agricul-
tural laborers as referred to in section 2(3) of the Act of 
July 5, 1935 (29 U.S.C. 152), and as amended by the 
Labor-Management Relations Act, 1947, as amended, and 
as defined in section 3(f) of the Act of June 25, 1938 (29 
U.S.C. 203), and including in said definition employees en-
gaged in the maintenance and operation of ditches, canals, 
reservoirs, and waterways when maintained or operated on 
a mutual, nonprofit basis and at least 95 percent of the 
water stored or supplied thereby is used for farming pur-
poses.
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NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of 
the Railway Labor Act, as amended (45 U.S.C. 151–188), 
including emergency boards appointed by the President, 
$11,628,000. 
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW 
COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the Occupational Safety 
and Health Review Commission (29 U.S.C. 661), 
$10,510,000. 
RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD 
DUAL BENEFITS PAYMENTS ACCOUNT 
For payment to the Dual Benefits Payments Account, 
authorized under section 15(d) of the Railroad Retirement 
Act of 1974, $97,000,000, which shall include amounts be-
coming available in fiscal year 2006 pursuant to section 
224(c)(1)(B) of Public Law 98–76; and in addition, an 
amount, not to exceed 2 percent of the amount provided 
herein, shall be available proportional to the amount by 
which the product of recipients and the average benefit re-
ceived exceeds $97,000,000: 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.
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FEDERAL PAYMENTS TO THE RAILROAD RETIREMENT 
ACCOUNTS 
For payment to the accounts established in the Treas-
ury for the payment of benefits under the Railroad Retire-
ment Act for interest earned on unnegotiated checks, 
$150,000, to remain available through September 30, 2007, 
which shall be the maximum amount available for payment 
pursuant to section 417 of Public Law 98–76. 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary expenses for the Railroad Retirement 
Board for administration of the Railroad Retirement Act 
and 
the 
Railroad 
Unemployment 
Insurance 
Act, 
$102,543,000, to be derived in such amounts as determined 
by the Board from the railroad retirement accounts and 
from moneys credited to the railroad unemployment insur-
ance administration fund. 
LIMITATION ON THE OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral for audit, investigatory and review activities, as au-
thorized by the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, 
not more than $7,196,000, to be derived from the railroad 
retirement accounts and railroad unemployment insurance 
account: Provided, That none of the funds made available 
in any other paragraph of this Act may be transferred to 
the Office; used to carry out any such transfer; used to pro-
vide any office space, equipment, office supplies, commu-
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nications facilities or services, maintenance services, or ad-
ministrative services for the Office; used to pay any salary, 
benefit, or award for any personnel of the Office; used to 
pay any other operating expense of the Office; or used to 
reimburse the Office for any service provided, or expense 
incurred, by the Office: Provided further, That funds made 
available under the heading in this Act, or subsequent De-
partments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Edu-
cation, and Related Agencies Appropriations Acts, may be 
used for any audit, investigation, or review of the Medicare 
program. 
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 
PAYMENTS TO SOCIAL SECURITY TRUST FUNDS 
For payment to the Federal Old-Age and Survivors In-
surance and the Federal Disability Insurance trust funds, 
as provided under sections 201(m), 228(g), and 1131(b)(2) 
of the Social Security Act, $20,470,000. 
SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME PROGRAM 
For carrying out titles XI and XVI of the Social Secu-
rity Act, 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, 
$29,510,574,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That, notwithstanding the provisions of section
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708(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 908(a)), the 
day designated for delivery of benefit payments under title 
XVI of such Act for October 2006 shall be the second day 
of such month: Provided further, That any portion of the 
funds provided to a State in the current fiscal year and 
not obligated by the State during that year shall be returned 
to the Treasury. 
For making, after June 15 of the current fiscal year, 
benefit payments to individuals under title XVI of the So-
cial Security Act, for unanticipated 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 for the first quarter of fiscal year 2007, 
$11,110,000,000, 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 official 
reception and representation expenses, not more than 
$9,020,400,000 may be expended, as authorized by section 
201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act, 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 Advi-
sory Board: Provided further, That unobligated balances of 
funds provided under this paragraph at the end of fiscal 
year 2006 not needed for fiscal year 2006 shall remain 
available until expended to invest in the Social Security
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Administration information technology and telecommuni-
cations hardware and software infrastructure, including re-
lated equipment and non-payroll administrative expenses 
associated solely with this information technology and tele-
communications infrastructure: Provided further, That re-
imbursement to the trust funds under this heading for ex-
penditures for official time for employees of the Social Secu-
rity Administration pursuant to section 7131 of title 5, 
United States Code, and for facilities or support services 
for labor organizations pursuant to policies, regulations, or 
procedures referred 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 appro-
priated, as soon as possible after such expenditures are 
made: Provided further, That funds provided under this 
paragraph may be used to complete the processing of ap-
peals received prior to July 1, 2005 under section 1852 and 
1869 of the Social Security Act, notwithstanding section 
931(b) of Public Law 108–173, and the Commissioner of 
the Social Security Administration may enter into a reim-
bursable agreement with the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services to process such appeals received after June 
30, 2005 and prior to October 1, 2005. 
From funds provided under the first paragraph, not 
less than $412,000,000 shall be available for conducting
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continuing disability reviews under titles II and XVI of the 
Social Security Act. 
In addition to amounts made available above, and sub-
ject to the same terms and conditions, $189,000,000, for ad-
ditional continuing disability reviews, pursuant to section 
404(b)(1) of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concur-
rent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. 
In addition, $119,000,000 to be derived from adminis-
tration fees in excess of $5.00 per supplementary payment 
collected pursuant to section 1616(d) of the Social Security 
Act or section 212(b)(3) of Public Law 93–66, which shall 
remain available until expended. To the extent that the 
amounts collected pursuant to such section 1616(d) or 
212(b)(3) in fiscal year 2006 exceed $119,000,000, the 
amounts shall be available in fiscal year 2007 only to the 
extent provided in advance in appropriations 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 Gen-
eral in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General 
Act of 1978, as amended, $26,000,000, together with not to 
exceed $67,000,000, to be transferred and expended as au-
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thorized by section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act from 
the Federal 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, 
to be available for the time and purposes for which this 
account is available: Provided, That notice of such transfers 
shall be transmitted promptly to the Committees on Appro-
priations of the House and Senate. 
TITLE V—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 501. The Secretaries of Labor, Health and 
Human Services, and Education are authorized to transfer 
unexpended balances of prior appropriations to accounts 
corresponding to current appropriations provided in this 
Act: Provided, That such transferred balances are used for 
the same purpose, and for the same periods of time, for 
which they were originally appropriated. 
SEC. 502. No part of any appropriation contained in 
this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the 
current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 
SEC. 503. (a) No part of any appropriation contained 
in this Act shall be used, other than for normal and recog-
nized executive-legislative relationships, for publicity or
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propaganda purposes, for the preparation, distribution, or 
use of any kit, pamphlet, booklet, publication, radio, tele-
vision, or video presentation designed to support or defeat 
legislation pending before the Congress or any State legisla-
ture, except in presentation to the Congress or any State 
legislature itself. 
(b) No part of any appropriation contained in this 
Act shall be used to pay the salary or expenses of any grant 
or contract recipient, or agent acting for such recipient, re-
lated to any activity designed to influence legislation or ap-
propriations pending before the Congress or any State legis-
lature. 
SEC. 504. The Secretaries of Labor and Education are 
authorized to make available not to exceed $28,000 and 
$20,000, respectively, from funds available for salaries and 
expenses under titles I and III, respectively, for official re-
ception and representation expenses; the Director of the 
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service is authorized 
to make available for official reception and representation 
expenses not to exceed $5,000 from the funds available for 
‘‘Salaries and expenses, Federal Mediation and Concilia-
tion Service’’; and the Chairman of the National Mediation 
Board is authorized to make available for official reception 
and representation expenses not to exceed $5,000 from funds
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available for ‘‘Salaries and expenses, National Mediation 
Board’’. 
SEC. 505. Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
Act, no funds appropriated in this Act shall be used to 
carry out any program of distributing sterile needles or sy-
ringes for the hypodermic injection of any illegal drug. 
SEC. 506. When issuing statements, press releases, re-
quests for proposals, bid solicitations and other documents 
describing projects or programs funded in whole or in part 
with Federal money, all grantees receiving Federal funds 
included in this Act, including but not limited to State and 
local governments and recipients of Federal research grants, 
shall clearly state— 
(1) the percentage of the total costs of the pro-
gram or project which will be financed with Federal 
money; 
(2) the dollar amount of Federal funds for the 
project or program; and 
(3) percentage and dollar amount of the total 
costs of the project or program that will be financed 
by non-governmental sources. 
SEC. 507. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this 
Act, and none of the funds in any trust fund to which funds 
are appropriated in this Act, shall be expended for any 
abortion.
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(b) None of the funds appropriated in this Act, and 
none of the funds in any trust fund to which funds are 
appropriated in this Act, shall be expended for health bene-
fits coverage that includes coverage of abortion. 
(c) The term ‘‘health benefits coverage’’ means the 
package of services covered by a managed care provider or 
organization pursuant to a contract or other arrangement. 
SEC. 508. (a) The limitations established in the pre-
ceding section shall not apply to an abortion— 
(1) if the pregnancy is the result of an act of 
rape or incest; or 
(2) in the case where a woman suffers from a 
physical disorder, physical injury, or physical illness, 
including a life-endangering physical condition 
caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself, that 
would, as certified by a physician, place the woman 
in danger of death unless an abortion is performed. 
(b) Nothing in the preceding section shall be construed 
as prohibiting the expenditure by a State, locality, entity, 
or private person of State, local, or private funds (other 
than a State’s or locality’s contribution of Medicaid match-
ing funds). 
(c) Nothing in the preceding section shall be construed 
as restricting the ability of any managed care provider 
from offering abortion coverage or the ability of a State or
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locality to contract separately with such a provider for such 
coverage with State funds (other than a State’s or locality’s 
contribution of Medicaid matching funds). 
(d)(1) None of the funds appropriated in this Act may 
be made available to a Federal agency or program, or to 
a State or local government, if such agency, program, or 
government requires any health care professional to provide, 
assist in the performance of, or train others to perform 
abortions, in violation of that individual’s religious beliefs 
or moral convictions. 
(2) None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall 
be used by a Federal agency or program, or by a State or 
local government to require any hospital to perform or as-
sist in the performance of an abortion, to train for, or to 
make its facilities available for the performance of an abor-
tion, in violation of that institution’s religious beliefs or 
moral convictions. 
(3) Nothing in this section shall be construed to pre-
empt or overrule any provision of Title X, Medicaid, or 
Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act 
(EMTALA) statutes or any regulation issued thereunder 
which requires discussing or providing all medically appro-
priate information, services, or referring for services. 
SEC. 509. (a) None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used for—
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(1) the creation of a human embryo or embryos 
for research purposes; or 
(2) research in which a human embryo or em-
bryos are destroyed, discarded, or knowingly subjected 
to risk of injury or death greater than that allowed 
for research on fetuses in utero under 45 CFR 
46.208(a)(2) and section 498(b) of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 289g(b)). 
(b) For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘human em-
bryo or embryos’’ includes any organism, not protected as 
a human subject under 45 CFR 46 as of the date of the 
enactment of this Act, that is derived by fertilization, par-
thenogenesis, cloning, or any other means from one or more 
human gametes or human diploid cells. 
SEC. 510. (a) None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used for any activity that promotes the legaliza-
tion of any drug or other substance included in schedule 
I of the schedules of controlled substances established by sec-
tion 202 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 812). 
(b) The limitation in subsection (a) shall not apply 
when there is significant medical evidence of a therapeutic 
advantage to the use of such drug or other substance or that 
federally sponsored clinical trials are being conducted to de-
termine therapeutic advantage.
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SEC. 511. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be obligated or expended to enter into or renew 
a contract with an entity if— 
(1) such entity is otherwise a contractor with the 
United States and is subject to the requirement in 
section 4212(d) of title 38, United States Code, re-
garding submission of an annual report to the Sec-
retary of Labor concerning employment of certain vet-
erans; and 
(2) such entity has not submitted a report as re-
quired by that section for the most recent year for 
which such requirement was applicable to such entity. 
SEC. 512. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to promulgate or adopt any final standard 
under section 1173(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1320d–2(b)) providing for, or providing for the assignment 
of, a unique health identifier for an individual (except in 
an individual’s capacity as an employer or a health care 
provider), until legislation is enacted specifically approving 
the standard. 
SEC. 513. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or in-
strumentality of the United States Government, except pur-
suant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided 
in, this Act or any other appropriation Act.
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SEC. 514. None of the funds appropriated in this Act 
may be used to enter into an arrangement under section 
7(b)(4) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 (45 U.S.C. 
231f(b)(4)) with a nongovernmental financial institution to 
serve as disbursing agent for benefits payable under the 
Railroad Retirement Act of 1974. 
SEC. 515. (a) None of the funds provided in this Act, 
or provided under previous appropriations Acts to the agen-
cies funded by this Act that remain available for obligation 
or expenditure in fiscal year 2006, or provided from any 
accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived by 
the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this 
Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through 
a reprogramming of funds that— 
(1) creates new programs; 
(2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; 
(3) increases funds or personnel by any means 
for any project or activity for which funds have been 
denied or restricted; 
(4) relocates an office or employees; 
(5) reorganizes or renames offices; 
(6) reorganizes programs or activities; or 
(7) contracts out or privatizes any functions or 
activities presently performed by Federal employees.
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None of the funds made available by this Act may be 
reprogrammed unless the Appropriations Committees of 
both Houses of Congress are notified 15 days in advance 
of a reprogramming or announcement of intent to repro-
gram funds, whichever occurs earlier. 
(b) None of the funds provided in this Act, or provided 
under previous appropriations Acts to the agencies funded 
by this Act that remain available for obligation or expendi-
ture in fiscal year 2006, or provided from any accounts 
in the Treasury of the United States derived by the collec-
tion of fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, 
shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a 
reprogramming of funds in excess of $500,000 or 10 percent, 
whichever is less, that— 
(1) augments existing programs, projects (in-
cluding construction projects), or activities; 
(2) reduces by 10 percent funding for any exist-
ing program, project, or activity, or numbers of per-
sonnel by 10 percent as approved by Congress; or 
(3) results from any general savings from a re-
duction in personnel which would result in a change 
in existing programs, activities, or projects as ap-
proved by Congress; unless the Appropriations Com-
mittees of both Houses of Congress are notified 15 
days in advance of a reprogramming or announce-
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ment of intent to reprogram funds, whichever occurs 
earlier. 
SEC. 516. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to reimburse, or provide reimbursement 
for drugs approved to treat erectile dysfunction. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Departments of Labor, 
Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006’’.
Calendar No. 163 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H.R. 3010 
[Report No. 109–103] 
AN ACT 
Making appropriations for the Departments of 
Labor, Health and Human Services, and Edu-
cation, and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2006, and for other pur-
poses. 
JUNE 27, 2005 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on 
Appropriations 
JULY 14, 2005 
Reported with an amendment