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to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
$200,000,000 shall be for assistance described in section 
209(c)(2) of that Act (42 U.S.C. 3149(c)(2)) and is des-
ignated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress). 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of administering the economic 
development assistance programs as provided for by law, 
$40,939,000: Provided, That $10,000,000 shall be for sala-
ries and expenses of carrying out section 209(c)(2) of the 
Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 
U.S.C. 3149(c)(2)) and is designated as an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 
(109th Congress): Provided further, 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 of 1974, and the Community Emergency 
Drought Relief Act of 1977. 
MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AGENCY 
MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses of the Department of Commerce 
in fostering, promoting, and developing minority business 
enterprise, including expenses of grants, contracts, and 
other agreements with public or private organizations, 
$30,727,000.
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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
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shall be expended for the legislative affairs function of the 
Department. 
UNITED STATES TRAVEL AND TOURISM PROMOTION 
For necessary expenses of the United States Travel and 
Tourism Promotion Program, as authorized by section 210 
of Public Law 108–7, for programs promoting travel to the 
United States including grants, contracts, cooperative 
agreements and related costs, $5,000,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2007. 
OFFICE OF THE 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.), $22,758,000. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 
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 
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
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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 therefore, as authorized by law (5 
U.S.C. 5901–5902). 
SEC. 203. 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. 204. 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: 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’’.
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SEC. 205. 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 Depart-
ments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act: Provided further, 
That for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminis-
tration this section shall provide for transfers among appro-
priations made only to the National Oceanic and Atmos-
pheric Administration and such appropriations may not 
be transferred and reprogrammed to other Department of 
Commerce bureaus and appropriation accounts. 
SEC. 206. Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
Act, no funds appropriated under this Act shall be used to
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register, issue, transfer, or enforce any trademark of the 
phrase ‘‘Last Best Place’’. 
SEC. 207. TECHNOLOGY AND OPPORTUNITIES PRO-
GRAM. (a) Of the total amount appropriated in this Act 
for the Technology and Opportunities Program, that 
amount shall be increased by $5,000,000, which shall be 
made available for the grants authorized under title I of 
the ENHANCE 911 Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–494; 118 
Stat. 3986). 
(b) Amounts appropriated under this Act for the De-
partmental Management of the Department of Commerce 
are reduced by $5,000,000. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Com-
merce and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006’’. 
TITLE III—SCIENCE 
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY 
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH AND SERVICES 
For necessary expenses of the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology, $399,869,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, of which not to exceed $3,000,000 may 
be transferred to the ‘‘Working Capital Fund’’: Provided, 
That from amounts provided herein, not to exceed $5,000 
shall be made available in fiscal year 2006 for official recep-
tion and representation expenses.
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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. 
In addition, for necessary expenses of the Advanced 
Technology Program of the National Institute of Standards 
and Technology, $140,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, of which $60,000,000 shall be expended for the 
award of new grants before September 30, 2006. 
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, 
$198,631,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That beginning in fiscal year 2007 and for each fis-
cal year thereafter, the Secretary of Commerce shall include 
in the budget justification materials that the Secretary sub-
mits 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, 10 United States Code) an esti-
mate for each National Institute of Standards and Tech-
nology construction project having a total multiyear pro-
gram cost of more than $5,000,000 and simultaneously the
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budget justification materials shall include an estimate of 
the budgetary requirements for each such project for each 
of the five subsequent 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; relocation of facilities, 
$3,199,983,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2007, except for funds provided for cooperative enforcement 
which shall remain available until September 30, 2008: 
Provided, That in addition, $3,000,000 shall be derived by 
transfer from the fund entitled ‘‘Coastal Zone Management’’ 
and in addition $62,000,000 shall be derived by transfer 
from the fund entitled ‘‘Promote and Develop Fishery Prod-
ucts and Research Pertaining to American Fisheries’’: Pro-
vided further, That fees and donations received for the man-
agement of the national marine sanctuaries may be re-
tained and used for the salaries and expenses associated 
with those activities, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302: Pro-
vided further, That grants to States pursuant to sections 
306 and 306A of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972,
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as amended, shall not exceed $2,000,000, unless funds pro-
vided for ‘‘Coastal Zone Management Grants’’ exceed funds 
provided in the previous fiscal year: Provided further, That 
if funds provided 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 per-
cent of the additional funds: Provided further, That, of the 
$3,264,983,000 provided for in direct obligations under this 
heading, $610,462,000 shall be for the National Ocean Serv-
ice, $763,783,000 shall be for the National Marine Fisheries 
Service, $470,109,000 shall be for Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Research, $772,762,000 shall be for the National Weather 
Service, $180,412,000 shall be for the National Environ-
mental Satellite, Data, and Information Service, and 
$402,455,000 shall be for Program Support: Provided fur-
ther, 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 $40,693,000: Provided further, 
That the personnel management demonstration project es-
tablished at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin-
istration pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 4703 may be expanded by 
3,500 full-time positions to include up to 6,925 full time 
positions and may be extended indefinitely: Provided fur-
ther, That none of the funds in this Act may be used for
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the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to 
implement the Department of Commerce’s E-Government 
initiatives: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, the authorities provided to National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration pursuant to 42 
U.S.C. 2473 shall be available to the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration in the furtherance of its oce-
anic, atmospheric and space mission and programs: Pro-
vided further, That the obligated balance of such sums shall 
remain available through September 30, 2012 for liqui-
dating obligations made in fiscal years 2004 and 2005. 
In addition, for necessary retired pay expenses under 
the Retired Serviceman’s Family Protection and Survivor 
Benefits Plan, and for payments for medical care of retired 
personnel and their dependents under the Dependents Med-
ical Care Act (10 U.S.C. ch. 55), such sums as may be nec-
essary. 
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, 
$1,195,017,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2008, except funds provided for construction of facilities 
which shall remain available until expended: Provided, 
That funds provided under this heading for the National 
Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System
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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 beginning in fiscal year 2006 and 
for each fiscal year thereafter, 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, 10 United 
States Code) an estimate for each National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration procurement, acquisition and 
construction program having a total multiyear program 
cost of more than $5,000,000 and an estimate of the budg-
etary requirements for each such program for each of the 
five subsequent fiscal years. 
PACIFIC COASTAL SALMON RECOVERY 
For necessary expenses associated with the restoration 
of Pacific salmon populations, $90,000,000 to remain 
available under September 30, 2007.
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COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT FUND 
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, $287,000, as authorized 
by the Merchant Marine Act of 1936: Provided, That such 
costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be 
as defined in the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990: Pro-
vided further, That these funds are only available to sub-
sidize gross obligations for the principal amount of direct 
loans not to exceed $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 
fishery. 
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 
SCIENCE, AERONAUTICS, AND EXPLORATION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in 
the conduct and support of science, aeronautics and explo-
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ration research and development activities, including re-
search, development, operations, support and services; 
maintenance; construction of facilities including repair, re-
habilitation, revitalization, and modification of facilities, 
construction of new facilities and additions to existing fa-
cilities, facility planning and design, and restoration, and 
acquisition or condemnation of real property, as authorized 
by law; environmental compliance and restoration; space 
flight, spacecraft control and communications activities in-
cluding operations, production, and services; program man-
agement; 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 rep-
resentation expenses; and purchase, lease, charter, mainte-
nance and operation of mission and administrative air-
craft, $9,761,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2007, of which amounts as determined by the Adminis-
trator for salaries and benefits; training, travel and 
awards; facility and related costs; information technology 
services; science, engineering, fabricating and testing serv-
ices; 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: Provided, That within
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the amounts provided under this heading, $250,000,000 
shall be for a Hubble servicing mission, $371,600,000 for 
the Webb Space Telescope to be launched no later than 2013, 
$1,120,100,000 shall be for Constellation systems, and 
$132,930,000 shall be for other related exploration, science, 
and aeronautics activities. 
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, develop-
ment, operations, support and services; maintenance; con-
struction of facilities including repair, rehabilitation, revi-
talization and modification of facilities, construction of new 
facilities and additions to existing facilities, facility plan-
ning and design, and acquisition or condemnation of real 
property, as authorized by law; environmental compliance 
and restoration; space flight, spacecraft control and commu-
nications 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 representation expenses; and purchase, lease, 
charter, maintenance and operation of mission and admin-
istrative aircraft, $6,603,000,000, to remain available until
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September 30, 2007, of which amounts as determined by 
the Administrator for salaries and benefits; training, travel 
and awards; facility and related costs; information tech-
nology services; science, engineering, fabricating and testing 
services; and other administrative services may be trans-
ferred to ‘‘Science, Aeronautics, and Exploration’’ in ac-
cordance 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 Gen-
eral 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 explo-
ration’’, or ‘‘Exploration capabilities’’ by this appropria-
tions Act, when any activity has been initiated by the in-
currence of obligations for construction of facilities or envi-
ronmental compliance and restoration activities as author-
ized by law, such amount available for such activity shall 
remain available until expended. This provision does not 
apply to the amounts appropriated for minor institutional 
revitalization and construction of facilities, and institu-
tional facility planning and design.
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Notwithstanding the limitation on the availability of 
funds appropriated for ‘‘Science, Aeronautics, and Explo-
ration’’, or ‘‘Exploration capabilities’’ by this appropria-
tions Act, the amounts appropriated for construction of fa-
cilities 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 au-
thorized. 
The unexpired balances of prior appropriations to Na-
tional Aeronautics and Space Administration for activities 
for which funds are provided under this Act may be trans-
ferred 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 estab-
lished account and thereafter may be accounted for as one 
fund under the same terms and conditions. 
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
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purchase of flight services for research support; acquisition 
of aircraft; and authorized travel; $4,345,213,000, of which 
at least $386,930,000 shall remain available until expended 
for Polar research and operations support, of which up to 
$58,000,000 shall be used for the procurement of polar ice 
breaking services from the U.S. Coast Guard, and that in 
the event that the U.S. Coast Guard is unable to provide 
said ice breaking services, then the National Science Foun-
dation shall procure such services from alternative sources, 
and for reimbursement to other Federal agencies for oper-
ational and science support and logistical and other related 
activities for the United States Antarctic program; the bal-
ance to remain available until September 30, 2006: Pro-
vided, That receipts for scientific support services and ma-
terials furnished by the National Research Centers and 
other National Science Foundation supported research fa-
cilities may be credited to this appropriation: Provided fur-
ther, 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 subactivities shall be reduced 
proportionally.
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MAJOR RESEARCH EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES 
CONSTRUCTION 
For necessary expenses for the acquisition, construc-
tion, commissioning, and upgrading of major research 
equipment, facilities, and other such capital assets pursuant 
to the National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amend-
ed, including authorized travel, $193,350,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES 
For necessary expenses in carrying out science and en-
gineering education and human resources programs and ac-
tivities 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, 
$747,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2006: 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 au-
thorizing Act for those program activities or their subactivi-
ties 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. 1861–1875); services authorized by 5 U.S.C.
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3109; hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed $9,000 
for official reception and representation expenses; uniforms 
or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901– 
5902; rental of conference rooms in the District of Colum-
bia; and reimbursement of the General Services Adminis-
tration for security guard services; $229,896,000: Provided, 
That contracts may be entered into under ‘‘Salaries and 
expenses’’ in fiscal year 2006 for maintenance and oper-
ation of facilities, and for other services, to be provided dur-
ing the next fiscal year. 
OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD 
For necessary expenses (including payment of salaries, 
authorized travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, the rent-
al of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, and the 
employment of experts and consultants under section 3109 
of title 5, United States Code) involved in carrying out sec-
tion 4 of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 
U.S.C. 1863) and Public Law 86–209 (42 U.S.C. 1880 et 
seq.), $4,000,000: Provided, That not more than $9,000 
shall be available for official reception and representation 
expenses. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral as authorized by the Inspector General Act of 1978, 
as amended, $11,500,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2006.