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States Mint to construct or operate any museum without the explicit
approval of the House Committee on Financial Services and the
Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
SEC. 218 For fiscal year 2004 and each fiscal year thereafter,
there are appropriated to the Secretary of the Treasury such sums
as may be necessary to reimburse financial institutions in their
capacity as depositaries and financial agents of the United States
for all services required or directed by the Secretary of the Treasury,
or the Secretary’s designee, to be performed by such financial
institutions on behalf of the Department of the Treasury or other
Federal agencies, including services rendered prior to fiscal year
2004.
TITLE III—EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT AND
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT
COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT
For compensation of the President, including an expense allow-
ance at the rate of $50,000 per annum as authorized by 3 U.S.C.
102, $450,000: Provided, That none of the funds made available
for official expenses shall be expended for any other purpose and
any unused amount shall revert to the Treasury pursuant to section
1552 of title 31, United States Code.
WHITE HOUSE OFFICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses for the White House as authorized
by law, including not to exceed $3,850,000 for services as authorized
by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 105; subsistence expenses as author-
ized by 3 U.S.C. 105, which shall be expended and accounted
for as provided in that section; hire of passenger motor vehicles,
newspapers, periodicals, teletype news service, and travel (not to
exceed $100,000 to be expended and accounted for as provided
by 3 U.S.C. 103); and not to exceed $19,000 for official entertain-
ment expenses, to be available for allocation within the Executive
Office of the President, $69,168,000: Provided, That $8,650,000
of the funds appropriated shall be available for reimbursements
to the White House Communications Agency: Provided further, That
$7,231,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be
available for the Homeland Security Council.
EXECUTIVE RESIDENCE AT THE WHITE HOUSE
OPERATING EXPENSES
For the care, maintenance, repair and alteration, refurnishing,
improvement, heating, and lighting, including electric power and
fixtures, of the Executive Residence at the White House and official
entertainment expenses of the President, $12,501,000, to be
expended and accounted for as provided by 3 U.S.C. 105, 109,
110, and 112–114.
REIMBURSABLE EXPENSES
For the reimbursable expenses of the Executive Residence at
the White House, such sums as may be necessary: Provided, That
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all reimbursable operating expenses of the Executive Residence
shall be made in accordance with the provisions of this paragraph:
Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law,
such amount for reimbursable operating expenses shall be the exclu-
sive authority of the Executive Residence to incur obligations and
to receive offsetting collections, for such expenses: Provided further,
That the Executive Residence shall require each person sponsoring
a reimbursable political event to pay in advance an amount equal
to the estimated cost of the event, and all such advance payments
shall be credited to this account and remain available until
expended: Provided further, That the Executive Residence shall
require the national committee of the political party of the President
to maintain on deposit $25,000, to be separately accounted for
and available for expenses relating to reimbursable political events
sponsored by such committee during such fiscal year: Provided
further, That the Executive Residence shall ensure that a written
notice of any amount owed for a reimbursable operating expense
under this paragraph is submitted to the person owing such amount
within 60 days after such expense is incurred, and that such amount
is collected within 30 days after the submission of such notice:
Provided further, That the Executive Residence shall charge interest
and assess penalties and other charges on any such amount that
is not reimbursed within such 30 days, in accordance with the
interest and penalty provisions applicable to an outstanding debt
on a United States Government claim under section 3717 of title
31, United States Code: Provided further, That each such amount
that is reimbursed, and any accompanying interest and charges,
shall be deposited in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts: Pro-
vided further, That the Executive Residence shall prepare and
submit to the Committees on Appropriations, by not later than
90 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this Act, a
report setting forth the reimbursable operating expenses of the
Executive Residence during the preceding fiscal year, including
the total amount of such expenses, the amount of such total that
consists of reimbursable official and ceremonial events, the amount
of such total that consists of reimbursable political events, and
the portion of each such amount that has been reimbursed as
of the date of the report: Provided further, That the Executive
Residence shall maintain a system for the tracking of expenses
related to reimbursable events within the Executive Residence that
includes a standard for the classification of any such expense as
political or nonpolitical: Provided further, That no provision of this
paragraph may be construed to exempt the Executive Residence
from any other applicable requirement of subchapter I or II of
chapter 37 of title 31, United States Code.
WHITE HOUSE REPAIR AND RESTORATION
For the repair, alteration, and improvement of the Executive
Residence at the White House, $4,225,000, to remain available
until expended, for required maintenance, safety and health issues,
and continued preventative maintenance.
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COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Council of Economic Advisors
in carrying out its functions under the Employment Act of 1946
(15 U.S.C. 1021), $4,502,000.
OFFICE OF POLICY DEVELOPMENT
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Office of Policy Development,
including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C.
107, $4,109,000.
NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the National Security Council,
including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $10,551,000.
OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Office of Administration,
including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C.
107, and hire of passenger motor vehicles, $82,826,000, of which
$20,578,000 shall remain available until expended for the Capital
Investment Plan for continued modernization of the information
technology infrastructure within the Executive Office of the Presi-
dent.
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Office of Management and
Budget, including hire of passenger motor vehicles and services
as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and to carry out the provisions
of chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, $67,159,000, of which
not to exceed $3,000 shall be available for official representation
expenses: Provided, That, as provided in 31 U.S.C. 1301(a), appro-
priations shall be applied only to the objects for which appropria-
tions were made except as otherwise provided by law: Provided
further, That none of the funds appropriated in this Act for the
Office of Management and Budget may be used for the purpose
of reviewing any agricultural marketing orders or any activities
or regulations under the provisions of the Agricultural Marketing
Agreement Act of 1937 (7 U.S.C. 601 et seq.): Provided further,
That none of the funds made available for the Office of Management
and Budget by this Act may be expended for the altering of the
transcript of actual testimony of witnesses, except for testimony
of officials of the Office of Management and Budget, before the
Committees on Appropriations or the Committees on Veterans’
Affairs or their subcommittees: Provided further, That the preceding
shall not apply to printed hearings released by the Committees
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on Appropriations or the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs: Provided
further, That none of the funds appropriated in this Act may be
available to pay the salary or expenses of any employee of the
Office of Management and Budget who calculates, prepares, or
approves any tabular or other material that proposes the sub-
allocation of budget authority or outlays by the Committees on
Appropriations among their subcommittees.
OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Office of National Drug Control
Policy; for research activities pursuant to the Office of National
Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998 (21 U.S.C. 1701
et seq.); not to exceed $10,000 for official reception and representa-
tion expenses; and for participation in joint projects or in the
provision of services on matters of mutual interest with nonprofit,
research, or public organizations or agencies, with or without
reimbursement, $27,996,500; of which $1,350,000 shall remain
available until expended for policy research and evaluation; and
$1,500,000 for the National Alliance for Model State Drug Laws:
Provided, That the Office is authorized to accept, hold, administer,
and utilize gifts, both real and personal, public and private, without
fiscal year limitation, for the purpose of aiding or facilitating the
work of the Office.
COUNTERDRUG TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT CENTER
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses for the Counterdrug Technology Assess-
ment Center for research activities pursuant to the Office of
National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998 (21 U.S.C.
1701 et seq.), $42,000,000, which shall remain available until
expended, consisting of $18,000,000 for counternarcotics research
and development projects, and $24,000,000 for the continued oper-
ation of the technology transfer program: Provided, That the
$18,000,000 for counternarcotics research and development projects
shall be available for transfer to other Federal departments or
agencies.
FEDERAL DRUG CONTROL PROGRAMS
HIGH INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREAS PROGRAM
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses of the Office of National Drug Control
Policy’s 
High 
Intensity 
Drug 
Trafficking 
Areas 
Program,
$226,350,000, for drug control activities consistent with the
approved strategy for each of the designated High Intensity Drug
Trafficking Areas, of which no less than 51 percent shall be trans-
ferred to State and local entities for drug control activities, which
shall be obligated within 120 days of the date of the enactment
of this Act: Provided, That up to 49 percent, to remain available
until September 30, 2005, may be transferred to Federal agencies
and departments at a rate to be determined by the Director, of
which not less than $2,100,000 shall be used for auditing services
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and associated activities, and at least $500,000 of the $2,100,000
shall be used to develop and implement a data collection system
to measure the performance of the High Intensity Drug Trafficking
Areas Program: Provided further, That High Intensity Drug Traf-
ficking Areas Programs designated as of September 30, 2003, shall
be funded at no less than the fiscal year 2003 initial allocation
levels unless the Director submits to the Committees on Appropria-
tions, and the Committees approve, justification for changes in
those levels based on clearly articulated priorities for the High
Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Programs, as well as published
Office of National Drug Control Policy performance measures of
effectiveness: Provided further, That a request shall be submitted
to the Committees on Appropriations for approval prior to the
obligation of funds of an amount in excess of the fiscal year 2004
budget request: Provided further, That such request shall be made
in compliance with the reprogramming guidelines.
OTHER FEDERAL DRUG CONTROL PROGRAMS
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For activities to support a national anti-drug campaign for
youth, and for other purposes, authorized by the Office of National
Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998 (21 U.S.C. 1701
et seq.), $229,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which
the following amounts are available as follows: $145,000,000 to
support a national media campaign, as authorized by the Drug-
Free Media Campaign Act of 1998; $70,000,000 to continue a pro-
gram of matching grants to drug-free communities, of which
$1,000,000 shall be a directed grant to the Community Anti-Drug
Coalitions of America for the National Community Anti-Drug Coali-
tion Institute, as authorized in chapter 2 of the National Narcotics
Leadership Act of 1988, as amended; $3,000,000 for the Counterdrug
Intelligence Executive Secretariat; $2,000,000 for evaluations and
research related to National Drug Control Program performance
measures; $1,000,000 for the National Drug Court Institute;
$7,200,000 for the United States Anti-Doping Agency for anti-doping
activities; and $800,000 for the United States membership dues
to the World Anti-Doping Agency: Provided, That such funds may
be transferred to other Federal departments and agencies to carry
out such activities: Provided further, That of the amounts appro-
priated for a national media campaign, no less than 78 percent
shall be used for the purchase of advertising time and space for
the national media campaign.
UNANTICIPATED NEEDS
For expenses necessary to enable the President to meet
unanticipated needs, in furtherance of the national interest, secu-
rity, or defense which may arise at home or abroad during the
current fiscal year, as authorized by 3 U.S.C. 108, $1,000,000.
SPECIAL ASSISTANCE TO THE PRESIDENT AND THE OFFICIAL
RESIDENCE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses to enable the Vice President to provide
assistance to the President in connection with specially assigned
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functions; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C.
106, including subsistence expenses as authorized by 3 U.S.C. 106,
which shall be expended and accounted for as provided in that
section; and hire of passenger motor vehicles, $4,461,000.
OPERATING EXPENSES
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For the care, operation, refurnishing, improvement, and to the
extent not otherwise provided for, heating and lighting, including
electric power and fixtures, of the official residence of the Vice
President; the hire of passenger motor vehicles; and not to exceed
$90,000 for official entertainment expenses of the Vice President,
to be accounted for solely on his certificate, $331,000: Provided,
That advances or repayments or transfers from this appropriation
may be made to any department or agency for expenses of carrying
out such activities.
GENERAL PROVISION—EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
SEC. 301. Section 102 of title 3, United States Code, is amended
by striking ‘‘, for which expense allowance’’ and all that follows
through the first period and inserting ‘‘. Any unused amount of
such expense allowance shall revert to the Treasury pursuant to
section 1552 of title 31, United States Code. No amount of such
expense allowance shall be included in the gross income of the
President.’’.
TITLE IV—INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
ARCHITECTURAL AND TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS COMPLIANCE
BOARD
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary for the Architectural and Transpor-
tation Barriers Compliance Board, as authorized by section 502
of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended $5,401,000: Provided,
That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, there may be
credited to this appropriation funds received for publications and
training expenses.
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) $73,499,000, of which not to exceed $2,000 may be
used for official reception and representation expenses.
EMERGENCY FUND
For necessary expenses of the National Transportation Safety
Board for accident investigations, $600,000, to remain available
until expended: Provided, That these funds shall be available only
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to the extent necessary to restore the balance of the emergency
fund to $2,000,000 (29 U.S.C. 1118(b)).
COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR
SEVERELY DISABLED
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Committee for Purchase From
People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled established by Public
Law 92–28, $4,725,000.
FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Fed-
eral Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended, $51,240,000,
of which no less than $6,389,900 shall be available for internal
automated data processing systems, of which not to exceed $5,000
shall be available for reception and representation expenses, and
of which $800,000 shall be available for necessary expenses to
carry out the functions of the Office of Election Administration:
Provided, That upon the transfer of functions of the Office of Elec-
tion Administration to the Election Assistance Commission under
the provisions of title VIII of the Help America Vote Act of 2002,
any portion of such funds remaining available as of the date of
the transfer shall be transferred to the Election Assistance Commis-
sion for purposes of carrying out such functions.
ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses to carry out the Help America Vote
Act of 2002, $1,200,000.
ELECTION REFORM PROGRAMS
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses to carry out a program of requirements
payments to States as authorized by section 257 of the Help America
Vote Act of 2002, $500,000,000: Provided, That no more that one-
tenth of 1 percent of funds available for requirements payments
under section 257 of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 shall
be allocated to any territory: Provided further, That of the funds
made available for providing grants to assist State and local efforts
to improve election technology and the administration of Federal
elections, as authorized by such Act, not to exceed $100,000 shall
be transferred to the General Services Administration for necessary
administrative expenses to carry out programs of payments to
States as authorized by section 257 of such Act.
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FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Federal
Labor Relations Authority, pursuant to Reorganization Plan Num-
bered 2 of 1978, and the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, including
services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and including hire of experts
and consultants, hire of passenger motor vehicles, and rental of
conference rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere,
$29,611,000: Provided, That public members of the Federal Service
Impasses Panel may be paid travel expenses and per diem in
lieu of subsistence as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5703) for persons
employed intermittently in the Government service, and compensa-
tion as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided further, That notwith-
standing 31 U.S.C. 3302, funds received from fees charged to non-
Federal participants at labor-management relations conferences
shall be credited to and merged with this account, to be available
without further appropriation for the costs of carrying out these
conferences.
FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Federal Maritime Commission
as authorized by section 201(d) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936,
as amended (46 U.S.C. App. 1111), including services as authorized
by 5 U.S.C. 3109; hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized
by 31 U.S.C. 1343(b); and uniforms or allowances therefore, as
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902, $18,471,000: Provided, That
not to exceed $2,000 shall be available for official reception and
representation expenses.
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
REAL PROPERTY ACTIVITIES
FEDERAL BUILDINGS FUND
LIMITATIONS ON AVAILABILITY OF REVENUE
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For an additional amount to be deposited in, and to be used
for the purposes of, the Fund established pursuant to section 210(f)
of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949,
as amended (40 U.S.C. 592), $446,000,000. The revenues and collec-
tions deposited into the Fund shall be available for necessary
expenses of real property management and related activities not
otherwise provided for, including operation, maintenance, and
protection of federally owned and leased buildings; rental of
buildings in the District of Columbia; restoration of leased premises;
moving governmental agencies (including space adjustments and
telecommunications relocation expenses) in connection with the
assignment, allocation and transfer of space; contractual services
incident to cleaning or servicing buildings, and moving; repair and
alteration 
of 
federally 
owned 
buildings 
including 
grounds,
approaches and appurtenances; care and safeguarding of sites;
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maintenance, preservation, demolition, and equipment; acquisition
of buildings and sites by purchase, condemnation, or as otherwise
authorized by law; acquisition of options to purchase buildings
and sites; conversion and extension of federally owned buildings;
preliminary planning and design of projects by contract or other-
wise; construction of new buildings (including equipment for such
buildings); and payment of principal, interest, and any other obliga-
tions for public buildings acquired by installment purchase and
purchase contract; in the aggregate amount of $6,758,208,000, of
which: (1) $708,268,000 shall remain available until expended for
construction (including funds for sites and expenses and associated
design and construction services) of additional projects at the fol-
lowing locations:
New Construction:
Alabama:
Anniston, United States Courthouse, $4,400,000.
Tuscaloosa, Federal Building, $7,500,000.
California:
Los 
Angeles, 
United 
States 
Courthouse,
$50,000,000.
San Diego, Border Station, $34,211,000.
Colorado:
Denver 
Federal 
Center, 
site 
remediation,
$6,000,000.
District of Columbia:
Department 
of 
Transportation 
Headquarters,
$42,000,000.
Florida:
Orlando, United States Courthouse, $7,200,000.
Georgia:
Atlanta, Tuttle Building Annex, $10,600,000.
Maine:
Jackman, Border Station, $7,712,000.
Maryland:
Montgomery County, Food and Drug Administra-
tion Consolidation, $42,000,000.
Suitland, 
United 
States 
Census 
Bureau,
$146,451,000.
Michigan:
Detroit, 
Ambassador 
Bridge 
Border 
Station,
$25,387,000.
New York:
Champlain, Border Station, $31,031,000.
North Carolina:
Charlotte, United States Courthouse, $8,500,000.
Ohio:
Toledo, United States Courthouse, $6,500,000.
Pennsylvania:
Harrisburg, 
United 
States 
Courthouse,
$26,000,000.
South Carolina:
Greenville, United States Courthouse, $11,000,000.
Texas:
Del Rio, Border Station, $23,966,000.
Eagle Pass, Border Station, $31,980,000.
Houston, 
Federal 
Bureau 
of 
Investigation,
$58,080,000.
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McAllen, Border Station, $17,938,000.
San 
Antonio, 
United 
States 
Courthouse,
$8,000,000.
Virginia:
Richmond, United States Courthouse, $83,000,000.
Washington:
Blaine, Border Station, $9,812,000.
Nonprospectus Construction, $9,000,000:
Provided, That each of the foregoing limits of costs on new construc-
tion projects may be exceeded to the extent that savings are effected
in other such projects, but not to exceed 10 percent of the amounts
included in an approved prospectus, if required, unless advance
approval is obtained from the Committees on Appropriations of
a greater amount: Provided further, That all funds for direct
construction projects shall expire on September 30, 2005, and
remain in the Federal Buildings Fund except for funds for projects
as to which funds for design or other funds have been obligated
in whole or in part prior to such date; (2) $991,300,000 shall
remain available until expended for repairs and alterations, which
includes associated design and construction services:
Repairs and Alterations:
Colorado:
Denver, Byron G. Rogers Federal Building—Court-
house, $39,436,000.
District of Columbia:
320 First Street, $7,485,000.
Eisenhower 
Executive 
Office 
Building,
$65,757,000.
Federal Office Building 8, $134,872,000.
Main Interior Building, $15,603,000.
Fire & Life Safety, $68,188,000.
Georgia:
Atlanta, Richard B. Russell Federal Building,
$32,173,000.
Illinois:
Chicago, Dirksen Courthouse & Kluczynski Fed-
eral Building, $24,056,000.
Springfield, Paul H. Findley Federal Building—
Courthouse, $6,183,000.
Indiana:
Terre 
Haute 
Federal 
Building—Post 
Office,
$4,600,000.
Massachusetts:
Boston, John W. McCormack Post Office and
Courthouse, $73,037,000.
New York:
Brooklyn, 
Emanuel 
Celler 
Courthouse,
$65,511,000.
North Dakota:
Fargo, Federal Building—Post Office, $5,801,000.
Ohio:
Columbus, John W. Bricker Federal Building,
$10,707,000.
Washington:
Auburn, Building 7, Auburn Federal Building,
$18,315,000.
Bellingham, Federal Building, $2,610,000.
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Seattle, Henry M. Jackson Federal Building,
$6,868,000.
Special Emphasis Programs:
Chlorofluorocarbons Program, $5,000,000.
Energy Program, $5,000,000.
Glass Fragmentation Program, $20,000,000.
Design Program, $41,462,000:
Provided further, That funds made available in any previous Act
in the Federal Buildings Fund for Repairs and Alterations shall,
for prospectus projects, be limited to the amount identified for
each project, except each project in any previous Act may be
increased by an amount not to exceed 10 percent unless advance
approval is obtained from the Committees on Appropriations of
a greater amount: Provided further, That additional projects for
which prospectuses have been fully approved may be funded under
this category only if advance approval is obtained from the Commit-
tees on Appropriations: Provided further, That the amounts pro-
vided in this or any prior Act for ‘‘Repairs and Alterations’’ may
be used to fund costs associated with implementing security
improvements to buildings necessary to meet the minimum stand-
ards for security in accordance with current law and in compliance
with the reprogramming guidelines of the appropriate Committees
of the House and Senate: Provided further, That the difference
between the funds appropriated and expended on any projects in
this or any prior Act, under the heading ‘‘Repairs and Alterations’’,
may be transferred to Basic Repairs and Alterations or used to
fund authorized increases in prospectus projects: Provided further,
That all funds for repairs and alterations prospectus projects shall
expire on September 30, 2005, and remain in the Federal Buildings
Fund except funds for projects as to which funds for design or
other funds have been obligated in whole or in part prior to such
date: Provided further, That the amount provided in this or any
prior Act for Basic Repairs and Alterations may be used to pay
claims against the Government arising from any projects under
the heading ‘‘Repairs and Alterations’’ or used to fund authorized
increases in prospectus projects: Provided further, That the funds
available herein for repairs to the Bellingham, Washington, Federal
Building, shall be available for transfer to the city of Bellingham,
Washington, subject to disposal of the building to the city; (3)
$169,745,000 for installment acquisition payments including pay-
ments on purchase contracts which shall remain available until
expended; (4) $3,280,187,000 for rental of space which shall remain
available until expended; and (5) $1,608,708,000 for building oper-
ations which shall remain available until expended: Provided fur-
ther, That funds available to the General Services Administration
shall not be available for expenses of any construction, repair,
alteration and acquisition project for which a prospectus, if required
by the Public Buildings Act of 1959, as amended, has not been
approved, except that necessary funds may be expended for each
project for required expenses for the development of a proposed
prospectus: Provided further, That funds available in the Federal
Buildings Fund may be expended for emergency repairs when
advance approval is obtained from the Committees on Appropria-
tions: Provided further, That amounts necessary to provide
reimbursable special services to other agencies under section
210(f)(6) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act
of 1949, as amended (40 U.S.C. 592(b)(2)) and amounts to provide
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such reimbursable fencing, lighting, guard booths, and other facili-
ties on private or other property not in Government ownership
or control as may be appropriate to enable the United States Secret
Service to perform its protective functions pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
3056, shall be available from such revenues and collections: Pro-
vided further, That revenues and collections and any other sums
accruing to this Fund during fiscal year 2004, excluding reimburse-
ments under section 210(f)(6) of the Federal Property and Adminis-
trative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 592(b)(2)) in excess of
$6,717,208,000 shall remain in the Fund and shall not be available
for expenditure except as authorized in appropriations Acts.
GENERAL ACTIVITIES
GOVERNMENT-WIDE POLICY
For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise provided for,
for Government-wide policy and evaluation activities associated
with the management of real and personal property assets and
certain administrative services; Government-wide policy support
responsibilities 
relating 
to 
acquisition, 
telecommunications,
information technology management, and related technology activi-
ties; and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $56,383,000.
OPERATING EXPENSES
For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise provided for,
for Government-wide activities associated with utilization and dona-
tion of surplus personal property; disposal of real property; tele-
communications, information technology management, and related
technology activities; providing Internet access to Federal informa-
tion and services; agency-wide policy direction and management,
and Board of Contract Appeals; accounting, records management,
and other support services incident to adjudication of Indian Tribal
Claims by the United States Court of Federal Claims; services
as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and not to exceed $7,500 for
official reception and representation expenses, $88,110,000.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General and
services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $39,169,000: Provided, That
not to exceed $15,000 shall be available for payment for information
and detection of fraud against the Government, including payment
for recovery of stolen Government property: Provided further, That
not to exceed $2,500 shall be available for awards to employees
of other Federal agencies and private citizens in recognition of
efforts and initiatives resulting in enhanced Office of Inspector
General effectiveness.
ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT (E-GOV) FUND
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses in support of interagency projects that
enable the Federal Government to expand its ability to conduct
activities electronically, through the development and implementa-
tion of innovative uses of the Internet and other electronic methods,
$3,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That
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these funds may be transferred to Federal agencies to carry out
the purposes of the Fund: Provided further, That this transfer
authority shall be in addition to any other transfer authority pro-
vided in this Act: Provided further, That such transfers may not
be made until 10 days after a proposed spending plan and justifica-
tion for each project to be undertaken has been submitted to the
Committees on Appropriations.
ALLOWANCES AND OFFICE STAFF FOR FORMER PRESIDENTS
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For carrying out the provisions of the Act of August 25, 1958,
as amended (3 U.S.C. 102 note), and Public Law 95–138, $3,393,000:
Provided, That the Administrator of General Services shall transfer
to the Secretary of the Treasury such sums as may be necessary
to carry out the provisions of such Acts.
GENERAL PROVISIONS—GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
SEC. 401. The appropriate appropriation or fund available to
the General Services Administration shall be credited with the
cost of operation, protection, maintenance, upkeep, repair, and
improvement, included as part of rentals received from Government
corporations pursuant to law (40 U.S.C. 129).
SEC. 402. Funds available to the General Services Administra-
tion shall be available for the hire of passenger motor vehicles.
SEC. 403. Funds in the Federal Buildings Fund made available
for fiscal year 2004 for Federal Buildings Fund activities may
be transferred between such activities only to the extent necessary
to meet program requirements: Provided, That any proposed trans-
fers shall be approved in advance by the Committees on Appropria-
tions.
SEC. 404. No funds made available by this Act shall be used
to transmit a fiscal year 2005 request for United States Courthouse
construction that: (1) does not meet the design guide standards
for construction as established and approved by the General Serv-
ices Administration, the Judicial Conference of the United States,
and the Office of Management and Budget; and (2) does not reflect
the priorities of the Judicial Conference of the United States as
set out in its approved 5-year construction plan: Provided, That
the fiscal year 2005 request must be accompanied by a standardized
courtroom utilization study of each facility to be constructed,
replaced, or expanded.
SEC. 405. None of the funds provided in this Act may be
used to increase the amount of occupiable square feet, provide
cleaning services, security enhancements, or any other service usu-
ally provided through the Federal Buildings Fund, to any agency
that does not pay the rate per square foot assessment for space
and services as determined by the General Services Administration
in compliance with the Public Buildings Amendments Act of 1972
(Public Law 92–313).
SEC. 406. Funds provided to other Government agencies by
the Information Technology Fund, General Services Administration,
under section 110 of the Federal Property and Administrative Serv-
ices Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 757) and sections 5124(b) and 5128
of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 (40 U.S.C. 1424(b) and 1428),
for performance of pilot information technology projects which have
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potential for Government-wide benefits and savings, may be repaid
to this Fund from any savings actually incurred by these projects
or other funding, to the extent feasible.
SEC. 407. From funds made available under the heading ‘‘Fed-
eral Buildings Fund, Limitations on Availability of Revenue’’, claims
against the Government of less than $250,000 arising from direct
construction projects and acquisition of buildings may be liquidated
from savings effected in other construction projects with prior
notification to the Committees on Appropriations.
SEC. 408. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Administrator of General Services is authorized to acquire, under
such terms and conditions as he deems to be in the interests
of the United States, approximately 27 acres of land, identified
as Site 7 and located at 234 Corporate Drive, Pease International
Tradeport, Portsmouth, NH 03801, as a site for the public building
needs of the Federal Government, and to design and construct
upon the site a new Federal Office Building of approximately 98,000
gross square feet: Provided, That the Administrator shall not
acquire any property under this subsection until the Administrator
determines that the property is in compliance with applicable
environmental laws, and that the property is suitable and available
for use as a site to house the Federal agencies presently located
in the Thomas J. McIntyre Federal Building.
(b) For the site acquisition, design, construction, and relocation,
$11,149,000 shall be available from funds previously provided under
the heading ‘‘General Services Administration, Real Property Activi-
ties, Federal Buildings Fund’’ in Public Law 108–7 for repairs
and alterations to the Thomas J. McIntyre Federal Building in
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, which was included in the plan for
expenditure of repairs and alterations funds as required by accom-
panying House Report No. 108–10.
(c) For any additional costs of construction, management and
inspection of the new facility to house the Federal agencies relocated
from the McIntyre Federal Office Building, and for the costs of
relocating the Federal agencies occupying the McIntyre Federal
Office Building, $13,669,000 shall be deposited into the Federal
Buildings Fund (40 U.S.C. 592) from the general fund; which
amount, together with the amount set forth in subsection (b) of
this section shall remain available until expended and shall be
subject to such escalation and reprogramming authorities available
to the Administrator for any other new construction projects under
the heading ‘‘Federal Building Fund Limitations on Availability
of Revenue’’.
(d) The Administrator is authorized and directed to convey,
without consideration, the Thomas J. McIntyre Federal Office
Building to the City of Portsmouth, New Hampshire for economic
development purposes subject to the following conditions: (i) that
all Federal agencies currently occupying the McIntyre Building
except the United States Postal Service are completely relocated
to the new Federal Building for so long as those agencies have
continuing mission needs for that new location; (ii) that the require-
ments of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C.
11411 et seq.) shall not apply to this conveyance; and (iii) that
the Administrator may include in the conveyance documents such
terms and conditions as the Administrator determines in the best
interest of the United States.