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for fiscal year 2009 to the Committees on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate. 
CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Consumer Product 
Safety Commission (CPSC), including hire of passenger 
motor vehicles, services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, 
but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem 
rate equivalent to the maximum rate payable under 5 
U.S.C. 5376, purchase of nominal awards to recognize 
non-Federal officials’ contributions to Commission activi-
ties, and not to exceed $2,000 for official reception and 
representation 
expenses, 
$105,404,000, 
of 
which 
$6,000,000 shall remain available for obligation until Sep-
tember 30, 2011 for costs associated with the relocation 
of CPSC’s laboratory to a modern facility and the upgrade 
of laboratory equipment, and of which $2,000,000 shall 
remain available for obligation until September 30, 2010 
to implement the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa 
Safety Act grant program as provided by section 1405 of 
Public Law 110–140 (15 U.S.C. 8004). 
ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses to carry out the Help Amer-
ica Vote Act of 2002, $17,959,000, of which $4,000,000 
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shall be transferred to the National Institute of Standards 
and Technology for election reform activities authorized 
under the Help America Vote Act of 2002: Provided, That 
$750,000 shall be for the Help America Vote College Pro-
gram as provided by the Help America Vote Act of 2002 
(Public Law 107–252): Provided further, That $300,000 
shall be for a competitive grant program to support com-
munity involvement in student and parent mock elections. 
ELECTION REFORM PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses relating to election reform 
programs, $106,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, of which $100,000,000 shall be for requirements 
payments under part 1 of subtitle D of title II of the Help 
America Vote Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–252), 
$5,000,000 shall be for grants to carry out research on 
voting technology improvements as authorized under part 
3 of subtitle D of title II of such Act, and $1,000,000, 
shall be to conduct a pilot program for grants to States 
and units of local government for pre-election logic and 
accuracy 
testing 
and 
post-election 
voting 
systems 
verification. 
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Communica-
tions Commission, as authorized by law, including uni-
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forms and allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
5901–5902; not to exceed $4,000 for official reception and 
representation expenses; purchase and hire of motor vehi-
cles; special counsel fees; and services as authorized by 
5 U.S.C. 3109, $341,875,000: Provided, That of the funds 
provided, not less than $3,000,000 shall be available to 
establish and administer a State Broadband Data and De-
velopment matching grants program for State-level 
broadband demand aggregation activities and creation of 
geographic inventory maps of broadband service to iden-
tify gaps in service and provide a baseline assessment of 
statewide broadband deployment: Provided further, That 
$341,875,000 of offsetting collections shall be assessed 
and collected pursuant to section 9 of title I of the Com-
munications Act of 1934, shall be retained and used for 
necessary expenses in this appropriation, and shall remain 
available until expended: Provided further, That the sum 
herein appropriated shall be reduced as such offsetting 
collections are received during fiscal year 2009 so as to 
result in a final fiscal year 2009 appropriation estimated 
at $0: Provided further, That any offsetting collections re-
ceived in excess of $341,875,000 in fiscal year 2009 shall 
not be available for obligation: Provided further, That re-
maining offsetting collections from prior years collected in 
excess of the amount specified for collection in each such 
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year and otherwise becoming available on October 1, 2008, 
shall not be available for obligation: Provided further, That 
notwithstanding 47 U.S.C. 309(j)(8)(B), proceeds from 
the use of a competitive bidding system that may be re-
tained and made available for obligation shall not exceed 
$85,000,000 for fiscal year 2009: Provided further, That, 
in addition, not to exceed $25,480,000 may be transferred 
from the Universal Service Fund in fiscal year 2009 to 
remain available until expended, to monitor the Universal 
Service Fund program to prevent and remedy waste, fraud 
and abuse, and to conduct audits and investigations by 
the Office of Inspector General. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL 
COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 
SEC. 501. Section 302 of the Universal Service 
Antideficiency Temporary Suspension Act is amended by 
striking ‘‘December 31, 2008’’, each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘December 31, 2009’’. 
SEC. 502. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be used by the Federal Communications Commission 
to modify, amend, or change its rules or regulations for 
universal service support payments to implement the Feb-
ruary 27, 2004 recommendations of the Federal-State 
Joint Board on Universal Service regarding single connec-
tion or primary line restrictions on universal service sup-
port payments. 
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