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personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allow-
ances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 
of title 5, United States Code; travel expenses; purchase 
and hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed 
$14,000 for official reception and representation expenses; 
and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation 
of mission and administrative aircraft, $6,691,700,000 to 
remain available until September 30, 2009. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, 
$34,600,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2009. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
Notwithstanding the limitation on the duration of 
availability of funds appropriated for ‘‘Science’’, ‘‘Aero-
nautics’’, ‘‘Exploration’’, ‘‘Cross-Agency Support Pro-
grams’’, or ‘‘Space Operations’’ under this title, when any 
activity has been initiated by the incurrence of obligations 
for construction of facilities or environmental compliance 
and restoration activities as authorized by law, such 
amount available for such activity shall remain available 
until expended. This provision does not apply to the 
amounts appropriated for institutional minor revitaliza-
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tion and minor construction of facilities, and institutional 
facility planning and design. 
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the prize is claimed or the offer is withdrawn.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 un-
less authorized. 
Funding
made
available
under
the
headings 
‘‘Science’’, ‘‘Aeronautics’’, ‘‘Exploration’’, ‘‘Education’’, 
‘‘Cross-Agency Support Programs’’, and ‘‘Space Oper-
ations’’ for the National Aeronautics and Space Adminis-
tration shall be governed by the terms and conditions spec-
ified in the report accompanying this Act. 
The unexpired balances of prior appropriations to the 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration for activi-
ties for which funds are provided under this Act may be 
transferred to the new accounts established for the appro-
priation that provides such activity under this Act. Bal-
ances so transferred may be merged with funds in the 
newly established accounts and thereafter may be ac-
counted for as one fund under the same terms and condi-
tions. 
Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made 
available for the current fiscal year for the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration in this Act may be 
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transferred between such appropriations, but no such ap-
propriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall 
be increased by more than 10 percent by any such trans-
fers. Any transfer pursuant to this provision shall be treat-
ed as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this 
Act and shall not be available for obligation except in com-
pliance with the procedures set forth in that section. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds 
shall be used to implement any Reduction in Force or 
other involuntary separations (except for cause) by the 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration prior to 
September 30, 2008. 
The Administrator of the National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration shall prepare a strategy for mini-
mizing job losses when the National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration transitions from the Space Shuttle 
to a successor human-rated space transport vehicle. This 
strategy shall include: (1) specific initiatives that the Na-
tional Aeronautics and Space Administration has under-
taken, or plans to undertake, to maximize the utilization 
of existing civil service and contractor workforces at each 
of the affected Centers; (2) efforts to equitably distribute 
tasks and workload between the Centers to mitigate the 
brunt of job losses being borne by only certain Centers; 
(3) new workload, tasks, initiatives, and missions being 
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secured for the affected Centers; and (4) overall projec-
tions of future civil service and contractor workforce levels 
at the affected Centers. The Administrator shall transmit 
this strategy to Congress not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act. The Administrator shall up-
date and transmit to Congress this strategy not less than 
every six months thereafter until the successor human- 
rated space transport vehicle is fully operational. 
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 
RESEARCH AND RELATED ACTIVITIES 
For necessary expenses in carrying out the National 
Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861–1875), 
and Public Law 86–209, relating to the 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 purchase of flight services for research support; acqui-
sition of aircraft; and authorized travel; $5,139,690,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2009, of which 
not to exceed $510,000,000 shall remain available until 
expended for polar research and operations support, and 
for reimbursement to other Federal agencies for oper-
ational and science support and logistical and other re-
lated activities for the United States Antarctic program: 
Provided, That receipts for scientific support services and 
materials furnished by the National Research Centers and 
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other National Science Foundation supported research fa-
cilities may be credited to this appropriation. 
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 pursu-
ant to the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 
U.S.C.
1861–1875),
including
authorized
travel, 
$244,740,000, to remain available until expended. 
EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES 
For necessary expenses in carrying out science and 
engineering education and human resources programs and 
activities pursuant to the National Science Foundation 
Act of 1950 (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, 
$822,600,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2009. 
AGENCY OPERATIONS AND AWARD MANAGEMENT 
For agency operations and award management nec-
essary in carrying out the National Science Foundation 
Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861–1875); services authorized 
by 5 U.S.C. 3109; hire of passenger motor vehicles; not 
to exceed $9,000 for official reception and representation 
expenses; uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized 
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by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; rental of conference rooms in the 
District of Columbia; and reimbursement of the General 
Services
Administration
for
security
guard
services; 
$285,590,000 (reduced by $10,000,000): Provided, That 
contracts may be entered into under this heading in fiscal 
year 2008 for maintenance and operation of facilities, and 
for other services, to be provided during the next fiscal 
year. 
OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD 
For necessary expenses (including payment of sala-
ries, authorized travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, 
the rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, 
and the employment of experts and consultants under sec-
tion 3109 of title 5, United States Code) involved in car-
rying out section 4 of the National Science Foundation 
Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1863) and Public Law 86–209 
(42 U.S.C. 1880–1881), $4,030,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2009: Provided, That not more than 
$9,000 shall be available for official reception and rep-
resentation expenses. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General as authorized by the Inspector General Act of 
1978, $12,350,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2009. 
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TITLE IV—RELATED AGENCIES 
COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Commission on Civil 
Rights,
including
hire
of
passenger
motor
vehicles, 
$9,000,000: Provided, That none of the funds appro-
priated in this paragraph shall be used to employ in excess 
of four full-time individuals under Schedule C of the Ex-
cepted Service exclusive of one special assistant for each 
Commissioner: Provided further, That none of the funds 
appropriated in this paragraph shall be used to reimburse 
Commissioners for more than 75 billable days, with the 
exception of the chairperson, who is permitted 125 billable 
days. 
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Equal Employment 
Opportunity Commission as authorized by title VII of the 
Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Em-
ployment Act of 1967, the Equal Pay Act of 1963, the 
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Civil 
Rights Act of 1991, including services as authorized by 
5 U.S.C. 3109; hire of passenger motor vehicles as author-
ized by 31 U.S.C. 1343(b); nonmonetary awards to private 
citizens; and not to exceed $28,000,000 for payments to 
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State and local enforcement agencies for authorized serv-
ices to the Commission, $332,748,000: Provided, That the 
Commission is authorized to make available for official re-
ception and representation expenses not to exceed $2,500 
from available funds: Provided further, That no funds 
made available under this heading may be used to 
outsource operations of the National Contact Center. 
INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the International Trade 
Commission, including hire of passenger motor vehicles, 
and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and not to 
exceed $2,500 for official reception and representation ex-
penses, $68,400,000, to remain available until expended. 
LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION 
PAYMENT TO THE LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION 
For payment to the Legal Services Corporation to 
carry out the purposes of the Legal Services Corporation 
Act of 1974, $377,000,000, of which $355,134,000 is for 
basic field programs and required independent audits; 
$3,041,000 is for the Office of Inspector General, of which 
such amounts as may be necessary may be used to conduct 
additional audits of recipients; $13,825,000 is for manage-
ment and administration; $4,000,000 is for client self-help 
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and information technology; and $1,000,000 is for loan 
repayment assistance. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION—LEGAL SERVICES 
CORPORATION 
None of the funds appropriated in this Act to the 
Legal Services Corporation shall be expended for any pur-
pose prohibited or limited by, or contrary to any of the 
provisions of, sections 501 through 506 of Public Law 
105–119, and all funds appropriated in this Act to the 
Legal Services Corporation shall be subject to the same 
terms and conditions set forth in such sections, except that 
all references in sections 502 and 503 to 1997 and 1998 
shall be deemed to refer instead to 2007 and 2008, respec-
tively. 
MARINE MAMMAL COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Marine Mammal Com-
mission as authorized by title II of Public Law 92–522, 
$3,000,000. 
NATIONAL VETERANS BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT 
CORPORATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the National Veterans 
Business Development Corporation established under sec-
tion 33 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657c), 
$2,500,000, to remain available until expended. 
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE 
REPRESENTATIVE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the United 
States Trade Representative, including the hire of pas-
senger motor vehicles and the employment of experts and 
consultants as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $48,407,000, 
of which $1,000,000 shall remain available until expended: 
Provided, That not to exceed $124,000 shall be available 
for official reception and representation expenses: Pro-
vided further, That negotiations of the United States at 
the World Trade Organization shall be conducted con-
sistent with the trade negotiating objectives of the United 
States contained in section 2102 of the Bipartisan Trade 
Promotion Authority Act of 2002 (19 U.S.C. 3802). 
STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the State Justice Institute, 
as authorized by the State Justice Institute Authorization 
Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10701 et seq.), $4,640,000: Pro-
vided, That not to exceed $2,500 shall be available for offi-
cial reception and representation expenses. 
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