H. R. 4818—313
International Labor Affairs, including bilateral and multilateral
technical assistance and other international labor activities,
$323,108,000, of which, $7,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2006, is for Frances Perkins Building Security Enhance-
ments, and $30,000,000 is for the acquisition of Departmental
information technology, architecture, infrastructure, equipment,
software and related needs, which will be allocated by the Depart-
ment’s Chief Information Officer in accordance with the Depart-
ment’s capital investment management process to assure a sound
investment strategy; together with not to exceed $314,000, which
may be expended from the Employment Security Administration
Account in the Unemployment Trust Fund: Provided, That no funds
made available by this Act may be used by the Solicitor of Labor
to participate in a review in any United States court of appeals
of any decision made by the Benefits Review Board under section
21 of the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (33
U.S.C. 921) where such participation is precluded by the decision
of the United States Supreme Court in Director, Office of Workers’
Compensation Programs v. Newport News Shipbuilding, 115 S.
Ct. 1278 (1995), notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary
contained in Rule 15 of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure:
Provided further, That no funds made available by this Act may
be used by the Secretary of Labor to review a decision under
the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (33 U.S.C.
901 et seq.) that has been appealed and that has been pending
before the Benefits Review Board for more than 12 months: Pro-
vided further, That any such decision pending a review by the
Benefits Review Board for more than 1 year shall be considered
affirmed by the Benefits Review Board on the 1-year anniversary
of the filing of the appeal, and shall be considered the final order
of the Board for purposes of obtaining a review in the United
States courts of appeals: Provided further, That these provisions
shall not be applicable to the review or appeal of any decision
issued under the Black Lung Benefits Act (30 U.S.C. 901 et seq.).
VETERANS EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING
Not to exceed $195,098,000 may be derived from the Employ-
ment Security Administration Account in the Unemployment Trust
Fund to carry out the provisions of 38 U.S.C. 4100–4110A, 4212,
4214, and 4321–4327, and Public Law 103–353, and which shall
be available for obligation by the States through December 31,
2005, of which $2,000,000 is for the National Veterans’ Employment
and Training Services Institute. To carry out the Homeless Veterans
Reintegration Programs (38 U.S.C. 2021) and the Veterans
Workforce Investment Programs (29 U.S.C. 2913), $29,550,000, of
which $8,550,000 shall be available for obligation for the period
July 1, 2005 through June 30, 2006.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Inspector General
in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of
1978, as amended, $64,029,000, together with not to exceed
$5,561,000, which may be expended from the Employment Security
Administration Account in the Unemployment Trust Fund.