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Postal Service shall convey, for the consideration specified in sub-
section (b), the land described in subsection (d), including any
improvements thereon, to the General Services Administration.
(b) PURCHASE PRICE.—Upon the conveyance described in sub-
section (a), the Administrator of General Services shall pay the
United States Postal Service a purchase price equaling the fair
market value not to exceed $975,000, which price may be paid
by cash or credited to the existing USPS/GSA property swap pro-
gram.
(c) RECONVEYANCE.—Not later than 10 days after the convey-
ance described in subsection (a), the Administrator of General Serv-
ices shall convey, without consideration by quitclaim deed and
without recourse, the land described in subsection (d), including
any improvements thereon, to the Recreation and Park Commission
for the Parish of East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, for use as a down-
town park or for other public purposes.
(d) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The land referred to in sub-
sections (a) and (c) is the property formerly used as the Main
Postal Office Carrier Annex in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and located
at 750 Florida Street. This land is situated north of Convention
Street, south of Florida Street and west of 7th Street. This land
comprises approximately 27,500 square feet and is improved by
a one-story building.
SEC. 412. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Administrator of General Services may convey, by sale, lease,
exchange or otherwise, including through leaseback arrangements,
real and related personal property, or interests therein, and retain
the net proceeds of such dispositions in an account within the
Federal Buildings Fund to be used for the General Services
Administration’s real property capital needs: Provided, That all
net proceeds realized under this section shall only be expended
as authorized in annual appropriations Acts: Provided further, That
for the purposes of this section, the term ‘‘net proceeds’’ means
the rental and other sums received less the costs of the disposition,
and the term ‘‘real property capital needs’’ means any expenses
necessary and incident to the agency’s real property capital acquisi-
tions, improvements, and dispositions.
SEC. 413. LAND CONVEYANCE, NAHANT, MASSACHUSETTS. (a)
CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, the Administrator of General Services may sell all right,
title, and interest of the United States in and to a parcel of real
property, including improvements thereon, that is located at Castle
Road, Gardner Road and Goddard Drive in Nahant, Massachusetts
to the Town of Nahant. In the event a binding sales contract
is not executed within 30 days of enactment the Administrator
shall commence with a public, competitive sale of the property.
(b) CONSIDERATION.—As consideration for conveyance under
subsection (a), the Town of Nahant shall pay, in a single lump
sum payment, $2,000,000.
(c) DEPOSIT OF FUNDS.—Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, the Administrator may deposit the net proceeds in the
Real Property Relocation account of the General Services Adminis-
tration. In the event proceeds exceed $2,000,000, the net amount
in excess of $2,000,000 shall be deposited in the United States
Coast Guard Housing Fund established under 14 U.S.C. 687.
(d) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage and legal
description of the real property to be conveyed under subsection
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(a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Adminis-
trator. The cost of the survey shall be borne by the purchaser.
(e) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Administrator
may require such additional terms and conditions in connection
with the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Administrator
considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.
SEC. 414. None of the funds appropriated by this Act or any
other Act may be used after July 1, 2005 for the provision of
any telecommunications service for any Federal Government owned
building, unless such building is in compliance with a regulation
or Executive order issued after the date of enactment of this section
that requires, to the extent deemed appropriate by the President
or his designee, the provision of telecommunications services using
redundant and physically separate entry points to those buildings,
and the use of physically diverse local network facilities for the
provision of such telecommunications services.
MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Merit
Systems Protection Board pursuant to Reorganization Plan Num-
bered 2 of 1978 and the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, including
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, rental of conference rooms
in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, hire of passenger motor
vehicles, and direct procurement of survey printing, $34,677,000
together with not to exceed $2,626,000 for administrative expenses
to adjudicate retirement appeals to be transferred from the Civil
Service Retirement and Disability Fund in amounts determined
by the Merit Systems Protection Board.
MORRIS K. UDALL SCHOLARSHIP AND EXCELLENCE IN NATIONAL
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY FOUNDATION
MORRIS K. UDALL SCHOLARSHIP AND EXCELLENCE IN NATIONAL
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY TRUST FUND
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For payment to the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence
in National Environmental Policy Trust Fund, pursuant to the
Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environ-
mental and Native American Public Policy Act of 1992 (20 U.S.C.
5601 et seq.), $1,996,000, to remain available until expended, of
which up to $50,000 shall be used to conduct financial audits
pursuant to the Accountability of Tax Dollars Act of 2002 (Public
Law 107–289) notwithstanding sections 8 and 9 of Public Law
102–259: Provided, That up to 60 percent of such funds may be
transferred by the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence
in National Environmental Policy Foundation for the necessary
expenses of the Native Nations Institute.
ENVIRONMENTAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION FUND
For payment to the Environmental Dispute Resolution Fund
to carry out activities authorized in the Environmental Policy and
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Conflict Resolution Act of 1998, $1,309,000, to remain available
until expended.
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION
OPERATING EXPENSES
For necessary expenses in connection with the administration
of the National Archives and Records Administration (including
the Information Security Oversight Office) and archived Federal
records and related activities, as provided by law, and for expenses
necessary for the review and declassification of documents, and
for the hire of passenger motor vehicles, $266,945,000: Provided,
That the Archivist of the United States is authorized to use any
excess funds available from the amount borrowed for construction
of the National Archives facility, for expenses necessary to provide
adequate storage for holdings.
ELECTRONIC RECORDS ARCHIVES
For necessary expenses in connection with the development
of the electronic records archives, to include all direct project costs
associated with research, analysis, design, development, and pro-
gram management, $35,914,000.
REPAIRS AND RESTORATION
For the repair, alteration, and improvement of archives facili-
ties, and to provide adequate storage for holdings, $13,432,000,
to remain available until expended, of which $3,000,000 is for
site preparation and construction management to construct a new
regional archives and records facility in Anchorage, Alaska, and
of which $2,000,000 is for the repair and restoration of the plaza
that surrounds the Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library
that is under the joint control and custody of the University of
Texas: Provided, That such funds may be transferred directly to
the University and used, together with University funds, for repair
and restoration of the plaza and remain available until expended
for this purpose.
NATIONAL HISTORICAL PUBLICATIONS AND RECORDS COMMISSION
GRANTS PROGRAM
For necessary expenses for allocations and grants for historical
publications and records as authorized by 44 U.S.C. 2504, as
amended, $5,000,000, to remain available until expended.
NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the National Transportation Safety
Board, including hire of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft;
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals
not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for a GS–
15; uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C.
5901–5902) $76,700,000, of which not to exceed $2,000 may be
used for official reception and representation expenses.
H. R. 4818—454
(RESCISSION)
Of the available unobligated balances made available under
Public Law 106–246, $8,000,000 are rescinded.
OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Office
of Government Ethics pursuant to the Ethics in Government Act
of 1978, as amended and the Ethics Reform Act of 1989, including
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, rental of conference rooms
in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, hire of passenger motor
vehicles, and not to exceed $1,500 for official reception and represen-
tation expenses, $11,238,000.
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF TRUST FUNDS)
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Office
of Personnel Management pursuant to Reorganization Plan Num-
bered 2 of 1978 and the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, including
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; medical examinations
performed for veterans by private physicians on a fee basis; rental
of conference rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere;
hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed $2,500 for official
reception and representation expenses; advances for reimburse-
ments to applicable funds of the Office of Personnel Management
and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for expenses incurred
under Executive Order No. 10422 of January 9, 1953, as amended;
and payment of per diem and/or subsistence allowances to
employees where Voting Rights Act activities require an employee
to remain overnight at his or her post of duty, $125,500,000, of
which $12,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2007;
and in addition $128,462,000 for administrative expenses, to be
transferred from the appropriate trust funds of the Office of Per-
sonnel Management without regard to other statutes, including
direct procurement of printed materials, for the retirement and
insurance programs, of which $27,640,000 shall remain available
until expended for the cost of automating the retirement record-
keeping systems: Provided, That the provisions of this appropriation
shall not affect the authority to use applicable trust funds as
provided by sections 8348(a)(1)(B), and 9004(f)(1)(A) and (2)(A) of
title 5, United States Code: Provided further, That no part of
this appropriation shall be available for salaries and expenses of
the Legal Examining Unit of the Office of Personnel Management
established pursuant to Executive Order No. 9358 of July 1, 1943,
or any successor unit of like purpose: Provided further, That the
President’s Commission on White House Fellows, established by
Executive Order No. 11183 of October 3, 1964, may, during fiscal
year 2005, accept donations of money, property, and personal serv-
ices: Provided further, That such donations, including those from
prior years, may be used for the development of publicity materials
to provide information about the White House Fellows, except that
no such donations shall be accepted for travel or reimbursement