II 
Calendar No. 280 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3043 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JULY 23, 2007 
Received; read twice and placed on the calendar 
AN ACT 
Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health 
and Human Services, and Education, and related agen-
cies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2008, and for other purposes, namely: 
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TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 
EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION 
TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES 
(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS) 
For necessary expenses of the Workforce Investment 
Act of 1998 (‘‘the Act’’), and the Women in Apprentice-
ship and Nontraditional Occupations Act of 1992, includ-
ing the purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles, the 
construction, alteration, and repair of buildings and other 
facilities, and the purchase of real property for training 
centers as authorized by the Act, $3,579,530,000, plus re-
imbursements, is available. Of the amounts provided: 
(1) For grants to States for adult employment 
and training activities, youth activities, and dis-
located worker employment and training activities, 
$2,994,510,000 as follows: 
(A) $864,199,000 for adult employment 
and training activities, of which $152,199,000 
is available for the period July 1, 2008, to June 
30, 2009, and of which $712,000,000 is avail-
able for the period October 1, 2008, through 
June 30, 2009. 
(B) $940,500,000 for youth activities, 
which shall be available for the period April 1, 
2008, through June 30, 2009. 
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(C) $1,189,811,000 for dislocated worker 
employment and training activities, of which 
$341,811,000 is available for the period July 1, 
2008, through June 30, 2009, and of which 
$848,000,000 is available for the period Octo-
ber 1, 2008, through June 30, 2009: Provided, 
That notwithstanding the transfer limitation 
under section 133(b)(4) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 
2863(B)(4)), up to 30 percent of such funds 
may be transferred by a local board if approved 
by the Governor. 
(2) 
For 
federally 
administered 
programs, 
$483,213,000 as follows: 
(A) $282,092,000 for the dislocated work-
ers assistance national reserve, of which 
$2,600,000 is available on October 1, 2007, of 
which $67,492,000 is available for the period 
July 1, 2008, through June 30, 2009, and of 
which $212,000,000 is available for the period 
October 1, 2008, through June 30, 2009: Pro-
vided, That up to $125,000,000 may be made 
available for Community-Based Job Training 
grants: Provided further, That funds provided 
to carry out section 132(a)(2)(A) of the Act (29 
U.S.C. 2862(A)(2)(a)) may be used to provide 
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assistance to a State for State-wide or local use 
in order to address cases where there have been 
worker dislocations across multiple sectors or 
across multiple local areas and such workers re-
main dislocated; coordinate the State workforce 
development plan with emerging economic de-
velopment needs; and train such eligible dis-
located workers: Provided further, That funds 
provided to carry out section 171(d) of the Act 
(29 U.S.C. 2916(d)) may be used for dem-
onstration projects that provide assistance to 
new entrants in the workforce and incumbent 
workers: Provided further, That $2,600,000 
shall be for a noncompetitive grant to the Na-
tional Center on Education and the Economy, 
which shall be awarded not later than 30 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(B) $56,381,000 for Native American pro-
grams, which shall be available for the period 
July 1, 2008, through June 30, 2009. 
(C) $83,740,000 for migrant and seasonal 
farmworkers under section 167 of the Act (29 
U.S.C. 2912), of which $78,740,000 is for for-
mula grants (of which not less that 70 percent 
shall be for employment and training services) 
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and $5,000,000 is for migrant and seasonal 
housing (of which not less than 70 percent shall 
be for permanent housing), which shall be avail-
able for the period July 1, 2008, through June 
30, 2009. 
(D) $60,000,000 for YouthBuild activities 
under section 173A of the Act (29 U.S.C. 
2918a), which shall be available for the period 
April 1, 2008, through June 30, 2009. 
(E) $1,000,000 for carrying out the 
Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional 
Occupations Act (29 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.), 
which shall be available for the period July 1, 
2008, through June 30, 2009. 
(3) For national activities, $101,807,000, which 
shall be available for the period July 1, 2008, 
through July 30, 2009, as follows: 
(A) $68,746,000 for ex-offender activities, 
under the authority of section 171 of the Act 
(29 U.S.C. 2916), notwithstanding the require-
ments of sections 171(b)(2)(B) or 171(c)(4)(D) 
of such section, of which not less than 
$48,000,000 shall be for youthful offender ac-
tivities. 
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(B) $28,140,000 for Pilots, Demonstra-
tions, and Research (notwithstanding the re-
quirements 
of 
sections 
171(b)(2)(B) 
or 
171(c)(4)(D) 
of 
the 
Act 
(29 
U.S.C. 
2916(b)(2)(B) 
or 
(c)(4)(D)), 
of 
which 
$10,000,000 shall be for grants to address the 
employment and training needs of young par-
ents. 
(C) $4,921,000 for Evaluation under the 
authority of section 172 of the Act (29 U.S.C. 
2917). 
Of the amounts made available under this heading 
in Public Law 107–116 to carry out the activities of the 
National Skill Standards Board, $44,000 is rescinded. 
Of the unexpended balances, including recaptures 
and carryover, remaining from funds appropriated to the 
Department of Labor under this heading for fiscal years 
2006 and prior years, $335,000,000 is rescinded. 
COMMUNITY SERVICE EMPLOYMENT FOR OLDER 
AMERICANS 
To carry out title V of the Older Americans Act of 
1965, $530,900,000, which shall be available for the pe-
riod July 1, 2008, through June 30, 2009. 
FEDERAL UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS AND ALLOWANCES 
For payments during fiscal year 2008 of trade ad-
justment benefit payments and allowances under part I 
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of subchapter B of chapter 2 of title II of the Trade Act 
of 1974, and section 246 of that Act; and for training, 
allowances for job search and relocation, and related State 
administrative expenses under Part II of subchapter B of 
chapter 2 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974, 
$888,700,000, together with such amounts as may be nec-
essary to be charged to the subsequent appropriation for 
payments for any period subsequent to September 15, 
2008. 
STATE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE AND EMPLOYMENT 
SERVICE OPERATIONS 
For 
authorized 
administrative 
expenses, 
$85,945,000, together with not to exceed $3,256,669,000 
which may be expended from the employment security ad-
ministration account in the Unemployment Trust Fund 
(‘‘the Trust Fund’’), of which— 
(1) $2,510,723,000 from the Trust Fund is for 
grants to States for the administration of State un-
employment insurance laws as authorized under title 
III 
of 
the 
Social 
Security 
Act 
(including 
$10,000,000 to conduct in-person reemployment and 
eligibility assessments in one-stop career centers of 
claimants of unemployment insurance), the adminis-
tration of unemployment insurance for Federal em-
ployees and for ex-service members as authorized 
under sections 8501–8525 of title 5, United States 
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Code, and the administration of trade readjustment 
allowances and alternative trade adjustment assist-
ance under the Trade Act of 1974, and shall be 
available for obligation by the States through De-
cember 31, 2008, except that funds used for auto-
mation acquisitions shall be available for obligation 
by the States through September 30, 2010, and 
funds used for unemployment insurance workloads 
experienced by the States through September 30, 
2008, shall be available for Federal obligation 
through December 31, 2008; 
(2) $10,500,000 from the Trust Fund is for na-
tional activities necessary to support the administra-
tion of the Federal-State unemployment insurance 
system; 
(3) $23,203,000, together with $702,680,000 
from the Trust Fund, is for grants to States in ac-
cordance with section 6 of the Wagner-Peyser Act, 
and shall be available for Federal obligation for the 
period July 1, 2008, through June 30, 2009; 
(4) $32,766,000 from the Trust Fund is for na-
tional activities of the Employment Service, includ-
ing administration of the work opportunity tax cred-
it under section 51 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986, the administration of activities, including for-
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eign labor certifications, under the Immigration and 
Nationality Act, and the provision of technical as-
sistance and staff training under the Wagner-Peyser 
Act, including not to exceed $1,228,000 that may be 
used for amortization payments to States which had 
independent retirement plans in their State employ-
ment service agencies prior to 1980; 
(5) $52,985,000 is to provide workforce infor-
mation, national electronic tools, and one-stop sys-
tem building under the Wagner-Peyser Act and shall 
be available for Federal obligation for the period 
July 1, 2008, through June 30, 2009; and 
(6) $9,757,000 is to provide for work incentive 
grants to the States and shall be available for the 
period July 1, 2008, through June 30, 2009: 
Provided, That to the extent that the Average Weekly In-
sured Unemployment (‘‘AWIU’’) for fiscal year 2008 is 
projected by the Department of Labor to exceed 
2,786,000, an additional $28,600,000 from the Trust 
Fund shall be available for obligation for every 100,000 
increase in the AWIU level (including a pro rata amount 
for any increment less than 100,000) to carry out title 
III of the Social Security Act: Provided further, That 
funds appropriated in this Act that are allotted to a State 
to carry out activities under title III of the Social Security 
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Act may be used by such State to assist other States in 
carrying out activities under such title III if the other 
States include areas that have suffered a major disaster 
declared by the President under the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: Provided 
further, That funds appropriated in this Act which are 
used to establish a national one-stop career center system, 
or which are used to support the national activities of the 
Federal-State unemployment insurance or immigration 
programs, may be obligated in contracts, grants, or agree-
ments with non-State entities: Provided further, That 
funds appropriated under this Act for activities authorized 
under title III of the Social Security Act and the Wagner- 
Peyser Act may be used by States to fund integrated un-
employment insurance and Employment Service automa-
tion efforts, notwithstanding cost allocation principles pre-
scribed under the Office of Management and Budget Cir-
cular A–87. 
In addition, $40,000,000 from the employment secu-
rity administration account of the Unemployment Trust 
Fund shall be available to conduct in-person reemploy-
ment and eligibility assessments in one-stop career centers 
of claimants of unemployment insurance: Provided, That 
not later than 180 days following the end of the fiscal year 
2008, the Secretary shall submit an interim report to the 
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Congress that includes available information on expendi-
tures, number of claimants assessed, and outcomes from 
the assessments: Provided further, That not later than 18 
months following the end of the fiscal year, the Secretary 
of Labor shall submit to the Congress a final report con-
taining comprehensive information on the estimated sav-
ings that result from the assessments of claimants and 
identification of best practices. 
ADVANCES TO THE UNEMPLOYMENT TRUST FUND AND 
OTHER FUNDS 
For repayable advances to the Unemployment Trust 
Fund as authorized by sections 905(d) and 1203 of the 
Social Security Act, and to the Black Lung Disability 
Trust Fund as authorized by section 9501(c)(1) of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1954; and for nonrepayable ad-
vances to the Unemployment Trust Fund as authorized 
by section 8509 of title 5, United States Code, and to the 
‘‘Federal unemployment benefits and allowances’’ account, 
to 
remain 
available 
until 
September 
30, 
2009, 
$437,000,000. 
In addition, for making repayable advances to the 
Black Lung Disability Trust Fund in the current fiscal 
year after September 15, 2008, for costs incurred by the 
Black Lung Disability Trust Fund in the current fiscal 
year, such sums as may be necessary. 
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PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION 
For expenses of administering employment and train-
ing programs, $88,451,000, together with not to exceed 
$82,049,000, which may be expended from the employ-
ment security administration account in the Unemploy-
ment Trust Fund. 
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the Employee Benefits 
Security Administration, $142,925,000. 
PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION 
PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION FUND 
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation is author-
ized to make such expenditures, including financial assist-
ance authorized by subtitle E of title IV of the Employee 
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 4201 
et seq.), within limits of funds and borrowing authority 
available to such Corporation, and in accord with law, and 
to make such contracts and commitments without regard 
to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 104 of the 
Government Corporation Control Act (31 U.S.C. 9104), 
as may be necessary in carrying out the program, includ-
ing associated administrative expenses, through Sep-
tember 30, 2008, for such Corporation: Provided, That 
none of the funds available to the Corporation for fiscal 
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year 2008 shall be available for obligations for administra-
tive expenses in excess of $411,151,000: Provided further, 
That to the extent that the number of new plan partici-
pants in plans terminated by the Corporation exceeds 
100,000 in fiscal year 2008, an amount not to exceed an 
additional $9,200,000 shall be available for obligation for 
administrative expenses for every 20,000 additional termi-
nated participants: Provided further, That an additional 
$50,000 shall be made available for obligation for invest-
ment management fees for every $25,000,000 in assets 
received by the Corporation as a result of new plan termi-
nations, after approval by the Office of Management and 
Budget and notification of the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate. 
EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION) 
For necessary expenses for the Employment Stand-
ards Administration, including reimbursement to State, 
Federal, and local agencies and their employees for inspec-
tion services rendered, $434,397,000, together with 
$2,111,000 which may be expended from the Special Fund 
in accordance with sections 39(c), 44(d) and 44(j) of the 
Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act: Pro-
vided, That the Secretary of Labor is authorized to estab-
lish and, in accordance with section 3302 of title 31, 
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United States Code, collect and deposit in the Treasury 
fees for processing applications and issuing certificates 
under sections 11(d) and 14 of the Fair Labor Standards 
Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 211(d) and 214) and for proc-
essing applications and issuing registrations under title I 
of the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protec-
tion Act (29 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.). 
Of the unobligated funds collected pursuant to sec-
tion 286(v) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 
$70,000,000 is rescinded. 
SPECIAL BENEFITS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the payment of compensation, benefits, and ex-
penses (except administrative expenses) accruing during 
the current or any prior fiscal year authorized by chapter 
81 of title 5, United States Code; continuation of benefits 
as provided for under the heading ‘‘Civilian War Benefits’’ 
in the Federal Security Agency Appropriation Act, 1947; 
the Employees’ Compensation Commission Appropriation 
Act, 1944; sections 4(c) and 5(f) of the War Claims Act 
of 1948 (50 U.S.C. App. 2012); and 50 percent of the 
additional compensation and benefits required by section 
10(h) of the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensa-
tion Act, $203,000,000, together with such amounts as 
may be necessary to be charged to the subsequent year 
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appropriation for the payment of compensation and other 
benefits for any period subsequent to August 15 of the 
current year: Provided, That amounts appropriated may 
be used under section 8104 of title 5, United States Code, 
by the Secretary of Labor to reimburse an employer, who 
is not the employer at the time of injury, for portions of 
the salary of a reemployed, disabled beneficiary: Provided 
further, That balances of reimbursements unobligated on 
September 30, 2007, shall remain available until expended 
for the payment of compensation, benefits, and expenses: 
Provided further, That in addition there shall be trans-
ferred to this appropriation from the Postal Service and 
from any other corporation or instrumentality required 
under section 8147(c) of title 5, United States Code, to 
pay an amount for its fair share of the cost of administra-
tion, such sums as the Secretary determines to be the cost 
of administration for employees of such fair share entities 
through September 30, 2008: Provided further, That of 
those funds transferred to this account from the fair share 
entities to pay the cost of administration of the Federal 
Employees’ Compensation Act, $52,280,000 shall be made 
available to the Secretary as follows: 
(1) For enhancement and maintenance of auto-
mated data processing systems and telecommuni-
cations systems, $21,855,000. 
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(2) For automated workload processing oper-
ations, including document imaging, centralized mail 
intake and medical bill processing, $16,109,000. 
(3) For periodic roll management and medical 
review, $14,316,000. 
(4) The remaining funds shall be paid into the 
Treasury as miscellaneous receipts: 
Provided further, That the Secretary may require that any 
person filing a notice of injury or a claim for benefits 
under chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, or the 
Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, pro-
vide as part of such notice and claim, such identifying in-
formation (including Social Security account number) as 
such regulations may prescribe. 
SPECIAL BENEFITS FOR DISABLED COAL MINERS 
For carrying out title IV of the Federal Mine Safety 
and Health Act of 1977, as amended by Public Law 107– 
275, $208,221,000, to remain available until expended. 
For making after July 31 of the current fiscal year, 
benefit payments to individuals under title IV of such Act, 
for costs incurred in the current fiscal year, such amounts 
as may be necessary. 
For making benefit payments under title IV for the 
first quarter of fiscal year 2009, $62,000,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
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ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, ENERGY EMPLOYEES 
OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS COMPENSATION FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses to administer the Energy 
Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Act, 
$104,745,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That the Secretary of Labor is authorized to trans-
fer to any executive agency with authority under the En-
ergy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Act, 
including within the Department of Labor, such sums as 
may be necessary in fiscal year 2008 to carry out those 
authorities: Provided further, That the Secretary may re-
quire that any person filing a claim for benefits under 
such Act provide as part of such claim, such identifying 
information (including Social Security account number) as 
may be prescribed. Provided further, That not later than 
30 days after enactment of this Act, in addition to other 
sums transferred by the Secretary to the National Insti-
tute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) for the 
administration of the Energy Employees Occupational Ill-
ness Compensation Program (EEOICPA), the Secretary 
shall transfer $4,500,000 to NIOSH from the funds ap-
propriated to the Energy Employees Occupational Illness 
Compensation Fund (42 U.S.C. 7384e), for use by or in 
support of the Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker 
Health (the Board) to carry out its statutory responsibil-
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ities under EEOICPA (42 U.S.C. 7384n–q), including ob-
taining audits, technical assistance and other support 
from the Board’s audit contractor with regard to radiation 
dose estimation and reconstruction efforts, site profiles, 
procedures, and review of Special Exposure Cohort peti-
tions and evaluation reports. 
BLACK LUNG DISABILITY TRUST FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
In fiscal year 2008 and thereafter, such sums as may 
be necessary from the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund, 
to remain available until expended, for payment of all ben-
efits authorized by section 9501(d)(1), (2), (4), and (7) 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 and interest on ad-
vances, as authorized by section 9501(c)(2) of such Act. 
In addition, the following amounts shall be available from 
the Fund for fiscal year 2008 for expenses of operation 
and administration of the Black Lung Benefits program, 
as authorized by section 9501(d)(5) of such Act: 
$32,761,000 for transfer to the Employment Standards 
Administration ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’; $24,785,000 for 
transfer to Departmental Management, ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
penses’’; $335,000 for transfer to Departmental Manage-
ment, ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’; and $356,000 for 
payments into miscellaneous receipts for the expenses of 
the Department of the Treasury. 
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OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the Occupational Safety 
and Health Administration, $503,516,000, including not 
to exceed $91,093,000 which shall be the maximum 
amount available for grants to States under section 23(g) 
of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (‘‘the Act’’), 
which grants shall be no less than 50 percent of the costs 
of State occupational safety and health programs required 
to be incurred under plans approved by the Secretary of 
Labor under section 18 of the Act; and, in addition, not-
withstanding section 3302 of title 31, United States Code, 
the Occupational Safety and Health Administration may 
retain up to $750,000 per fiscal year of training institute 
course tuition fees, otherwise authorized by law to be col-
lected, and may utilize such sums for occupational safety 
and health training and education: Provided, That, not-
withstanding section 3302 of title 31, United States Code, 
the Secretary is authorized, during the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2008, to collect and retain fees for services 
provided to Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratories, 
and may utilize such sums, in accordance with the provi-
sions of section 2 of the Act of April 13, 1934 (29 U.S.C. 
9a), to administer national and international laboratory 
recognition programs that ensure the safety of equipment 
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and products used by workers in the workplace: Provided 
further, That none of the funds appropriated under this 
paragraph shall be obligated or expended to prescribe, 
issue, administer, or enforce any standard, rule, regula-
tion, or order under the Act which is applicable to any 
person who is engaged in a farming operation which does 
not maintain a temporary labor camp and employs 10 or 
fewer employees: Provided further, That no funds appro-
priated under this paragraph shall be obligated or ex-
pended to administer or enforce any standard, rule, regu-
lation, or order under the Act with respect to any employer 
of 10 or fewer employees who is included within a category 
having a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) 
occupational injury and illness rate, at the most precise 
industrial classification code for which such data are pub-
lished, less than the national average rate as such rates 
are most recently published by the Secretary, acting 
through the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in accordance 
with section 24 of the Act (29 U.S.C. 673), except— 
(1) to provide, as authorized by the Act, con-
sultation, technical assistance, educational and train-
ing services, and to conduct surveys and studies; 
(2) to conduct an inspection or investigation in 
response to an employee complaint, to issue a cita-
tion for violations found during such inspection, and 
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to assess a penalty for violations which are not cor-
rected within a reasonable abatement period and for 
any willful violations found; 
(3) to take any action authorized by the Act 
with respect to imminent dangers; 
(4) to take any action authorized by the Act 
with respect to health hazards; 
(5) to take any action authorized by the Act 
with respect to a report of an employment accident 
which is fatal to one or more employees or which re-
sults in hospitalization of two or more employees, 
and to take any action pursuant to such investiga-
tion authorized by the Act; and 
(6) to take any action authorized by the Act 
with respect to complaints of discrimination against 
employees for exercising rights under the Act: 
Provided further, That the foregoing proviso shall not 
apply to any person who is engaged in a farming operation 
which does not maintain a temporary labor camp and em-
ploys 10 or fewer employees: Provided further, That 
$10,116,000 shall be available for Susan Harwood train-
ing grants, of which $3,200,000 shall be used for the In-
stitutional Competency Building training grants which 
commenced in September 2000, for program activities for 
the period of October 1, 2007, to September 30, 2008, 
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provided that a grantee has demonstrated satisfactory per-
formance: Provided further, That such grants shall be 
awarded no less than 30 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act: Provided further, That the Secretary shall pro-
vide a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate with timetables 
for the development and issuance of occupational safety 
and health standards on beryllium, silica, cranes and der-
ricks, confined space entry in construction, and hazard 
communication global harmonization; such timetables 
shall include actual or estimated dates for: the publication 
of an advance notice of proposed rulemaking, the com-
mencement and completion of a Small Business Regu-
latory Enforcement Fairness Act review (if required), the 
completion of any peer review (if required), the submission 
of the draft proposed rule to the Office of Management 
and Budget for review under Executive Order No. 12866 
(if required), the publication of a proposed rule, the con-
duct of public hearings, the submission of a draft final 
rule to the Office and Management and Budget for review 
under Executive Order No. 12866 (if required), and the 
issuance of a final rule; and such report shall be submitted 
to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate within 90 days of the enact-
ment of this Act, with updates provided every 90 days 
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thereafter that shall include an explanation of the reasons 
for any delays in meeting the projected timetables for ac-
tion. 
MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the Mine Safety and 
Health Administration, $313,478,000 including purchase 
and bestowal of certificates and trophies in connection 
with mine rescue and first-aid work, and the hire of pas-
senger motor vehicles, including up to $2,000,000 for 
mine rescue and recovery activities; in addition, not to ex-
ceed $750,000 may be collected by the National Mine 
Health and Safety Academy for room, board, tuition, and 
the sale of training materials, otherwise authorized by law 
to be collected, to be available for mine safety and health 
education and training activities, notwithstanding section 
3302 of title 31, United States Code; and, in addition, 
the Mine Safety and Health Administration may retain 
up to $1,000,000 from fees collected for the approval and 
certification of equipment, materials, and explosives for 
use in mines, and may utilize such sums for such activi-
ties; the Secretary of Labor is authorized to accept lands, 
buildings, equipment, and other contributions from public 
and private sources and to prosecute projects in coopera-
tion with other agencies, Federal, State, or private; the 
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Mine Safety and Health Administration is authorized to 
promote health and safety education and training in the 
mining community through cooperative programs with 
States, industry, and safety associations; the Secretary is 
authorized to recognize the Joseph A. Holmes Safety As-
sociation as a principal safety association and, notwith-
standing any other provision of law, may provide funds 
and, with or without reimbursement, personnel, including 
service of Mine Safety and Health Administration officials 
as officers in local chapters or in the national organiza-
tion; and any funds available to the Department may be 
used, with the approval of the Secretary, to provide for 
the costs of mine rescue and survival operations in the 
event of a major disaster. 
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the Bureau of Labor Sta-
tistics, including advances or reimbursements to State, 
Federal, and local agencies and their employees for serv-
ices rendered, $497,854,000, together with not to exceed 
$78,264,000, which may be expended from the employ-
ment security administration account in the Unemploy-
ment Trust Fund, of which $5,000,000 may be used to 
fund the mass layoff statistics program under section 15 
of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49l–2): Provided, 
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That the Current Employment Survey shall maintain the 
content of the survey issued prior to June 2005 with re-
spect to the collection of data for the women worker series. 
OFFICE OF DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT POLICY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the Office of Disability 
Employment Policy to provide leadership, develop policy 
and initiatives, and award grants furthering the objective 
of eliminating barriers to the training and employment of 
people with disabilities, $27,712,000. 
DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for Departmental Manage-
ment, including the hire of three sedans, and including 
the management or operation, through contracts, grants 
or other arrangements of Departmental activities con-
ducted by or through the Bureau of International Labor 
Affairs, including bilateral and multilateral technical as-
sistance 
and 
other 
international 
labor 
activities, 
$292,943,000 (reduced by $2,500,000) (reduced by 
$2,000,000) (reduced by $500,000), of which $72,516,000 
is for the Bureau of International Labor Affairs (including 
$5,000,000 to implement model programs to address 
worker rights issues through technical assistance in coun-
tries with which the United States has trade preference 
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programs), and of which $18,000,000 is for the acquisi-
tion of Departmental information technology, architecture, 
infrastructure, equipment, software and related needs, 
which will be allocated by the Department’s Chief Infor-
mation Officer in accordance with the Department’s cap-
ital investment management process to assure a sound in-
vestment strategy; together with not to exceed $318,000, 
which may be expended from the employment security ad-
ministration account in the Unemployment Trust Fund. 
OFFICE OF JOB CORPS 
To carry out subtitle C of title I of the Workforce 
Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2881 et seq.), includ-
ing Federal administrative expenses, the purchase and 
hire of passenger motor vehicles, the construction, alter-
ation and repairs of buildings and other facilities, and the 
purchase of real property for training centers as author-
ized by the Workforce Investment Act; $1,649,476,000, 
as follows: 
(1) $1,507,684,000 for Job Corps operations, 
of which $916,684,000 is available for the period 
July 1, 2008, through June 30, 2009, and of which 
$591,000,000 is available for the period October 1, 
2008, through June 30, 2009. 
(2) $112,920,000 for construction, rehabilita-
tion, and acquisition of Job Corps centers, of which 
$12,920,000 is available from July 1, 2008, through 
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June 30, 2011. $100,000,000 is available for the pe-
riod October 1, 2008, through June 30, 2011. 
(3) $28,872,000 for necessary expenses of the 
Office of Job Corps, which shall be available for the 
period October 1, 2007, through September 30, 
2008: 
Provided, That the Office of Job Corps shall have con-
tracting authority: Provided further, That no funds from 
any other appropriation shall be used to provide meal serv-
ices at or for Job Corps centers: Provided further, That 
none of the funds appropriated in this title for the Job 
Corps shall be used to pay the salary of an individual, 
either as direct costs or any proration as an indirect cost, 
at a rate in excess of Executive Level I: Provided further, 
That a total student training slot level of not less than 
44,791 shall be achieved by the end of program year 2008. 
VETERANS EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING 
Not to exceed $197,143,000 may be derived from the 
employment security administration account in the Unem-
ployment Trust Fund to carry out the provisions of sec-
tions 4100–4113, 4211–4215, and 4321–4327 of title 38, 
United States Code, and Public Law 103–353, and which 
shall be available for obligation by the States through De-
cember 31, 2008, of which $1,967,000 is for the National 
Veterans’ Employment and Training Services Institute. 
To carry out the Homeless Veterans Reintegration Pro-
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grams under section 5(a)(1) of the Homeless Veterans 
Comprehensive Assistance Act of 2001 (38 U.S.C. 2021) 
and the Veterans Workforce Investment Programs under 
section 168 of the Workforce Investment Act (29 U.S.C. 
2913), $31,055,000, of which $7,435,000 shall be avail-
able for obligation for the period July 1, 2008, through 
June 30, 2009. 
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, $72,929,000, together with not to 
exceed $5,729,000, which may be expended from the em-
ployment security administration account in the Unem-
ployment Trust Fund. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 101. Not to exceed 1 percent of any discre-
tionary funds (pursuant to the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 900 et 
seq.)) which are appropriated for the current fiscal year 
for the Department of Labor in this Act may be trans-
ferred between a program, project, or activity, but no such 
program, project, or activity shall be increased by more 
than 3 percent by any such transfer: Provided further, 
That the transfer authority granted by this section shall 
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be available only to meet unanticipated needs and shall 
not be used to create any new program or to fund any 
project or activity for which no funds are provided in this 
Act: Provided further, That the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate are 
notified at least 15 days in advance of any transfer. 
SEC. 102. In accordance with Executive Order No. 
13126, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available pursuant to this Act shall be obligated or ex-
pended for the procurement of goods mined, produced, 
manufactured, or harvested or services rendered, whole or 
in part, by forced or indentured child labor in industries 
and host countries already identified by the United States 
Department of Labor prior to enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 103. After September 30, 2007, the Secretary 
of Labor shall issue a monthly transit subsidy of not less 
than the full amount (of not less than $110) that each 
of its employees of the National Capital Region is eligible 
to receive. 
SEC. 104. None of the funds appropriated in this title 
for grants under section 171 of the Workforce Investment 
Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2916) may be obligated prior to 
the preparation and submission of a report by the Sec-
retary of Labor to the Committees on Appropriations of 
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the House of Representatives and the Senate detailing the 
planned uses of such funds. 
SEC. 105. The Secretary of Labor shall award the 
following grants on a competitive basis: (1) Community- 
Based Job Training Grants awarded from amounts pro-
vided for such purpose under this title; and (2) grants dur-
ing fiscal or program year 2008 under section 414(c) of 
the American Competitiveness and Workforce Improve-
ment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2916 note), as amended by 
section 428 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005 
(Public Law 108–447). 
SEC. 106. None of the funds made available to the 
Department of Labor for grants under section 414(c) of 
the American Competitiveness and Workforce Improve-
ment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2916 note) may be used 
for any purpose other than training in the occupations and 
industries for which employers are using H–1B visas to 
hire foreign workers, and the related activities necessary 
to support such training: Provided, That the preceding 
limitation shall not apply to grants awarded under section 
107 of this title and to multi-year grants awarded in re-
sponse to competitive solicitations issued prior to April 15, 
2007. 
SEC. 107. Out of funds available to the Department 
of Labor under section 414(c) the American Competitive-
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ness and Workforce Improvement Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 
2916 note), as amended by section 428 of the Consoli-
dated Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108–447), 
up to $20,000,000 is available (in addition to dislocated 
worker assistance national reserve funds) for the purposes 
of grants to States to address the gap in health care cov-
erage faced by trade adjustment assistance (‘‘TAA’’) par-
ticipants and dislocated workers awaiting TAA certifi-
cation, to assure that these dislocated workers can benefit 
from the tax credit for health insurance costs authorized 
in section 35 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 
SEC. 108. The Secretary of Labor shall take no ac-
tion to amend, through regulatory or administration ac-
tion, the definition established in 20 CFR 667.220 for 
functions and activities under title I of the Workforce In-
vestment Act of 1998, or to modify, through regulatory 
or administrative action, the procedure for redesignation 
of local areas as specified in subtitle B of title I of the 
Act (including applying the standards specified in section 
116(a)(3)(B) of such Act, but notwithstanding the time 
limits specified in section 116(a)(3)(B) of such Act (29 
U.S.C. 2831), until such time as legislation reauthorizing 
such Act is enacted. 
SEC. 109. None of the funds made available in this 
or any other Act shall be available to finalize or implement 
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any proposed regulation under the Workforce Investment 
Act of 1998, Wagner-Peyser Act of 1933, or the Trade 
Adjustment Assistance Reform Act of 2002 until such 
time as legislation reauthorizing the Workforce Invest-
ment Act of 1998 and the Trade Adjustment Assistance 
Reform Act of 2002 is enacted. 
SEC. 110. (a) On or before November 30, 2007, the 
Secretary of Labor shall, pursuant to section 6 of the Oc-
cupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 
655), promulgate a final occupational safety and health 
standard concerning employer payment for personal pro-
tective equipment. The final standard shall provide no less 
protection to employees and shall have no further excep-
tions from the employer payment requirement than the 
proposed rule published in the Federal Register on March 
31, 1999 (64 Fed. Reg. 15402). 
(b) In the event that such standard is not promul-
gated by the date required, the proposed standard on em-
ployer payment for personal protective equipment pub-
lished in the Federal Register on March 31, 1999 (64 Fed. 
Reg. 15402) shall become effective as if such standard had 
been promulgated as a final standard by the Secretary of 
Labor. 
SEC. 111. None of the funds appropriated in this title 
may be used to carry out a public-private competition or 
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direct conversion under OMB Circular A–76 or any suc-
cessor administrative regulation, directive, or policy until 
60 days after the Government Accountability Office pro-
vides a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate on the use of 
competitive sourcing at the Department of Labor. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Labor 
Appropriations Act, 2008’’. 
TITLE II—DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 
HUMAN SERVICES 
HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 
HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES 
For carrying out titles II, III, IV, VII, VIII, X, XII, 
XVI, XIX, and XXVI of the Public Health Service Act, 
section 427(a) of the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safe-
ty Act, title V and sections 1128E, 711, and 1820 of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320a–7e, 912, and 1395i– 
4), the Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986, 
the Native Hawaiian Health Care Act of 1988, the Car-
diac Arrest Survival Act of 2000, construction and renova-
tion (including equipment) of health care and other facili-
ties, and section 712(c) of the American Jobs Creation 
Act of 2004 (42 U.S.C. 300b–1 note), $7,055,709,000 (in-
creased by $2,500,000) (increased by $3,500,000), of 
which $63,538,000 from general revenues, notwith-
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standing subsection (j) of section 1820 of the Social Secu-
rity Act, shall be available for carrying out the Medicare 
rural hospital flexibility grants program under such sec-
tion: Provided, That of the funds made available under 
this heading, $100,000 shall be available until expended 
for facilities renovations at the National Hansen’s Disease 
Programs Center (as described in section 320 of the Pub-
lic Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247e)): Provided further, 
That in addition to fees authorized by section 427(b)(4) 
of the Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986 (42 
U.S.C. 11137(b)(4)), fees shall be collected for the full 
disclosure of information under the Act sufficient to re-
cover the full costs of operating the National Practitioner 
Data Bank authorized under such Act, and shall remain 
available until expended to carry out such Act: Provided 
further, That fees authorized under subsection (d)(2) of 
section 1128E of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1320a–7e) to be collected for the full disclosure of infor-
mation under the national health care fraud and abuse 
data collection program established under such section, 
shall be sufficient to recover the full costs of operating 
the program, and shall remain available until expended to 
carry 
out 
that 
program: 
Provided 
further, 
That 
$35,000,000 of the funding provided for community 
health centers shall be used for base grant adjustments 
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for existing centers: Provided further, That no more than 
$40,000 is available until expended for carrying out the 
provisions of section 224(o)(6) of the Public Health Serv-
ice Act (42 U.S.C. 233(o)(6)) including associated admin-
istrative expenses: Provided further, That $3,963,000 
(incresed by $11,037,000) is available until expended for 
the National Cord Blood Stem Cell Program: Provided 
further, That no more than $45,000,000 is available until 
expended for carrying out the amendments to section 224 
of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 233) made 
by the Federally Supported Health Centers Assistance Act 
of 1995 and for expenses incurred by the Department of 
Health and Human Services pertaining to administrative 
claims made pursuant to such amendments: Provided fur-
ther, That of the funds made available under this heading, 
$310,910,000 shall be for the program under title X of 
the Public Health Service Act to provide for voluntary 
family planning projects: Provided further, That amounts 
provided to such projects under such title shall not be ex-
pended for abortions, that all pregnancy counseling shall 
be nondirective, and that such amounts shall not be ex-
pended for any activity (including the publication or dis-
tribution of literature) that in any way tends to promote 
public support or opposition to any legislative proposal or 
candidate for public office: Provided further, That of the 
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funds available under this heading, $1,865,800,000 shall 
remain available to the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services through September 30, 2010, for parts A and B 
of title XXVI of the Public Health Service Act: Provided 
further, That within the amounts provided for part A of 
title XXVI of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
300ff–11 et seq.), funds are included to ensure that the 
amount of any funding provided under such part to a met-
ropolitan area for the program year beginning in 2007 is 
not reduced by an amount that is more than 8.4 percent, 
and the amount of any funding provided under subpart 
II of such part to a transitional area is not reduced by 
an amount that is more than 13.4 percent, relative to the 
amount of the total funding provided under such part to 
the metropolitan area or transitional area, respectively, for 
the program year beginning in fiscal year 2006: Provided 
further, That $830,593,000 shall be for State AIDS Drug 
Assistance Programs authorized under section 2616 of 
such Act (42 U.S.C. 300ff–26): Provided further, That in 
addition to amounts provided herein, $25,000,000 shall be 
available from amounts available under section 241 of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 238j) to carry out 
parts A, B, C, and D of title XXVI of such Act to fund 
the special projects of national significance under section 
2691 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300ff– 
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101): Provided further, That, notwithstanding section 
502(a)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
702(a)(1)), not to exceed $170,991,000 is available for 
carrying out special projects of regional and national sig-
nificance pursuant to section 501(a)(2) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 701(a)(2)). 
HEALTH EDUCATION ASSISTANCE LOANS PROGRAM 
ACCOUNT 
Such sums as may be necessary to carry out subpart 
1 of part A of title VII of the Public Health Service Act. 
For administrative expenses to carry out the guaranteed 
loan program under such subpart, including section 709 
of such Act, $2,906,000. 
VACCINE INJURY COMPENSATION PROGRAM TRUST FUND 
For payments from the Vaccine Injury Compensation 
Trust Fund, such sums as may be necessary for claims 
associated with vaccine-related injury or death with re-
spect to vaccines administered after September 30, 1988, 
pursuant to subtitle 2 of title XXI of the Public Health 
Service Act, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That for necessary administrative expenses, not to exceed 
$3,528,000 shall be available from the Trust Fund to the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services. 
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CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION 
DISEASE CONTROL, RESEARCH, AND TRAINING 
To carry out titles II, III, VII, XI, XV, XVII, XIX, 
XXI, and XXVI of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 201 et seq.) (‘‘PHS Act’’), sections 101, 102, 103, 
201, 202, 203, 301, and 501 of the Federal Mine Safety 
and Health Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 811, 812, 813, 841, 
842, 843, 861, and 951), sections 20, 21, and 22 of the 
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 
669, 670, and 671), title IV of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.), section 501 of the 
Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980 (8 U.S.C. 1522 
note), and for expenses necessary to support activities re-
lated to countering potential biological, disease, nuclear, 
radiological, and chemical threats to civilian populations; 
including purchase and insurance of official motor vehicles 
in foreign countries; and purchase, hire, maintenance, and 
operation of aircraft, $6,141,753,000 (reduced by 
$3,500,000), of which $10,500,000 shall remain available 
until expended for equipment, construction, and renova-
tion of facilities; of which $581,335,000 shall remain 
available until expended for the Strategic National Stock-
pile under section 319F–2 of the PHS Act (42 U.S.C. 
247d–6b); of which $50,000,000 shall be available until 
expended to provide screening and treatment for first re-
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sponse emergency services personnel related to the Sep-
tember 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade 
Center; and of which $122,769,000 for international HIV/ 
AIDS shall remain available until September 30, 2009: 
Provided, That in addition, such sums as may be derived 
from authorized user fees, which shall be credited to this 
account: Provided further, That in addition to amounts 
provided herein, the following amounts shall be available 
from amounts available under section 241 of the PHS Act 
(42 U.S.C. 238j): (1) $12,794,000 to carry out the Na-
tional Immunization Surveys; (2) $120,000,000 to carry 
out the National Center for Health Statistics surveys; (3) 
$24,751,000 to carry out information systems standards 
development and architecture and applications-based re-
search used at local public health levels; (4) $39,173,000 
for Health Marketing; (5) $31,000,000 to carry out Public 
Health Research; and (6) $88,361,000 (increased by 
$3,500,000) to carry out research activities within the Na-
tional Occupational Research Agenda: Provided further, 
That none of the funds made available for injury preven-
tion and control at the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention may be used, in whole or in part, to advocate 
or promote gun control: Provided further, That up to 
$31,800,000 shall be made available until expended for 
Individual Learning Accounts for full-time equivalent em-
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ployees of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: 
Provided further, That the Director may redirect the total 
amount made available under authority of section 3 of the 
Vaccine and Immunization Amendments of 1990 (Public 
Law 101–502) to activities the Director may so designate: 
Provided further, That the Committees on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate are to be 
notified promptly of any such transfer: Provided further, 
That not to exceed $12,500,000 may be available for mak-
ing grants under section 1509 of the PHS Act (42 U.S.C. 
300n–4a) to not more than 15 States, tribes, or tribal or-
ganizations: Provided further, That of the funds appro-
priated, $10,000 is for official reception and representa-
tion expenses when specifically approved by the Director 
of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Pro-
vided further, That none of the funds appropriated may 
be used to implement section 2625 of the PHS Act (42 
U.S.C. 300ff–33): Provided further, That employees of the 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or the Public 
Health Service, both civilian and Commissioned Officers, 
detailed to States, municipalities, or other organizations 
under authority of section 214 of the PHS Act (42 U.S.C. 
215), shall be treated as non-Federal employees for re-
porting purposes only and shall not be included within any 
personnel ceiling applicable to the Agency, Service, or the 
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Department of Health and Human Services during the pe-
riod of detail or assignment. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH 
NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE 
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Pub-
lic Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 241, 281 et seq.) with 
respect to cancer, $4,870,382,000, of which up to 
$8,000,000 may be used for facilities repairs and improve-
ments at the NCI–Frederick Federally Funded Research 
and Development Center in Frederick, Maryland. 
NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE 
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Pub-
lic Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 241, 281 et seq.) with 
respect to cardiovascular, lung, and blood diseases, and 
blood and blood products, $2,965,775,000. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DENTAL AND CRANIOFACIAL 
RESEARCH 
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Pub-
lic Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 241, 281 et seq.) with 
respect to dental disease, $395,753,000. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND 
KIDNEY DISEASES 
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Pub-
lic Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 241, 281 et seq.) with 
respect to diabetes and digestive and kidney disease, 
$1,731,893,000. 
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NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS 
AND STROKE 
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Pub-
lic Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 241, 281 et seq.) with 
respect 
to 
neurological 
disorders 
and 
stroke, 
$1,559,106,000. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS 
DISEASES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Pub-
lic Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 241, 281 et seq.) with 
respect to allergy and infectious diseases, $4,632,019,000: 
Provided, That $300,000,000 (reduced by $175,000) may 
be made available to International Assistance Programs 
‘‘Global Fund to Fight HIV/AIDS, Malaria, and Tuber-
culosis’’, to remain available until expended: Provided fur-
ther, That such sums obligated in fiscal years 2003 
through 2007 for extramural facilities construction 
projects are to remain available until expended for dis-
bursement, with prior notification of such projects to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent-
atives and the Senate. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCES 
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Pub-
lic Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 241, 281 et seq.) with 
respect to general medical sciences, $1,966,019,000. 
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NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN 
DEVELOPMENT 
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Pub-
lic Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 241, 281 et seq.) with 
respect to child health and human development, 
$1,273,863,000. 
NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE 
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Pub-
lic Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 241, 281 et seq.) with 
respect 
to 
eye 
diseases 
and 
visual 
disorders, 
$677,039,000. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH 
SCIENCES 
For carrying out sections 301 and 311 and title IV 
of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 241, 243, 281 
et seq.) with respect to environmental health sciences, 
$652,303,000. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING 
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Pub-
lic Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 241, 281 et seq.) with 
respect to aging, $1,062,833,000. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ARTHRITIS AND 
MUSCULOSKELETAL AND SKIN DISEASES 
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Pub-
lic Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 241, 281 et seq.) with 
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respect to arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin diseases, 
$516,044,000. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DEAFNESS AND OTHER 
COMMUNICATION DISORDERS 
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Pub-
lic Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 241, 281 et seq.) with 
respect to deafness and other communication disorders, 
$400,305,000. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NURSING RESEARCH 
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Pub-
lic Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 241, 281 et seq.) with 
respect to nursing research, $139,527,000. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND 
ALCOHOLISM 
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Pub-
lic Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 241, 281 et seq.) with 
respect to alcohol abuse and alcoholism, $442,870,000. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE 
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Pub-
lic Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 241, 281 et seq.) with 
respect to drug abuse, $1,015,559,000. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH 
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Pub-
lic Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 241, 281 et seq.) with 
respect to mental health, $1,425,531,000. 
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NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME RESEARCH INSTITUTE 
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Pub-
lic Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 241, 281 et seq.) with 
respect to human genome research, $493,996,000. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL IMAGING AND 
BIOENGINEERING 
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Pub-
lic Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 241, 281 et seq.) with 
respect to biomedical imaging and bioengineering re-
search, $303,318,000. 
NATIONAL CENTER FOR RESEARCH RESOURCES 
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Pub-
lic Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 241, 281 et seq.) with 
respect to research resources and general research support 
grants, $1,171,095,000. 
NATIONAL CENTER FOR COMPLEMENTARY AND 
ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Pub-
lic Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 241, 281 et seq.) with 
respect to complementary and alternative medicine, 
$123,380,000. 
NATIONAL CENTER ON MINORITY HEALTH AND HEALTH 
DISPARITIES 
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Pub-
lic Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 241, 281 et seq.) with 
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respect to minority health and health disparities research, 
$202,691,000. 
JOHN E. FOGARTY INTERNATIONAL CENTER 
For carrying out the activities of the John E. Fogarty 
International Center (described in subpart 2 of part E of 
title IV of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
287b)), $67,599,000. 
NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE 
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Pub-
lic Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 241, 281 et seq.) with 
respect 
to 
health 
information 
communications, 
$325,484,000, of which $4,000,000 shall be available until 
expended for improvement of information systems: Pro-
vided, That in fiscal year 2008, the National Library of 
Medicine may enter into personal services contracts for the 
provision of services in facilities owned, operated, or con-
structed under the jurisdiction of the National Institutes 
of Health: Provided further, That in addition to amounts 
provided herein, $8,200,000 shall be available from 
amounts available under section 241 of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 238j) to carry out the purposes 
of the National Information Center on Health Services Re-
search and Health Care Technology established under sec-
tion 478A of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
286d) and related health services. 
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OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR 
For carrying out the responsibilities of the Office of 
the 
Director, 
National 
Institutes 
of 
Health, 
$1,114,422,000, of which up to $14,000,000 shall be used 
to carry out section 214 of this Act, of which 
$110,900,000 shall be for continuation of the National 
Children’s Study, and of which $495,153,000 shall be 
available for the Common Fund established under section 
402A(c)(1) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
282a): Provided, That funding shall be available for the 
purchase of not to exceed 29 passenger motor vehicles for 
replacement only: Provided further, That the National In-
stitutes of Health is authorized to collect third party pay-
ments for the cost of clinical services that are incurred 
in National Institutes of Health research facilities and 
that such payments shall be credited to the National Insti-
tutes of Health Management Fund: Provided further, That 
all funds credited to such Fund shall remain available for 
one fiscal year after the fiscal year in which they are de-
posited: Provided further, That no more than $500,000 
shall be available to carry out section 499 of the Public 
Health Service Act(42 U.S.C. 290b): Provided further, 
That amounts appropriated to the Common Fund shall 
be in addition to any amounts allocated to activities re-
lated to the Common Fund through the normal research 
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priority-setting process of individual institutes and cen-
ters: Provided further, That of the funds provided $10,000 
shall be for official reception and representation expenses 
when specifically approved by the Director of the National 
Institutes of Health: Provided further, That the Office of 
AIDS Research within the Office of the Director of the 
National Institutes of Health may spend up to $4,000,000 
to make grants for construction or renovation of facilities 
as provided for in section 2354(a)(5)(B) of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300cc–41(a)(5)(B)). 
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 
For the study of, construction of, renovation of, and 
acquisition of equipment for, facilities of or used by the 
National Institutes of Health, including the acquisition of 
real property, $121,081,000, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES 
ADMINISTRATION 
SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES 
For carrying out titles V and XIX of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290aa et seq., 300w et 
seq.) (‘‘PHS Act’’) with respect to substance abuse and 
mental health services, the Protection and Advocacy for 
Individuals with Mental Illness Act (42 U.S.C. 10801 et 
seq.), and section 301 of the PHS Act (42 U.S.C. 241) 
with respect to program management, $3,272,928,000: 
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Provided, That notwithstanding section 520A(f)(2) of the 
PHS Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb–32(f)(2)), no funds appro-
priated for carrying out section 520A are available for car-
rying out section 1971 of such Act: Provided further, That 
in addition to amounts provided herein, the following 
amounts shall be available under section 241 of the PHS 
Act (42 U.S.C. 238j): (1) $79,200,000 to carry out sub-
part II of part B of title XIX of the PHS Act (42 U.S.C. 
300x–21 et seq.) to fund section 1935(b) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 300x–35(b)) relating to technical assistance, na-
tional data, data collection, and evaluation activities, and 
further that the total available under this Act for activities 
under such section 1935(b) shall not exceed 5 percent of 
the amounts appropriated for subpart II of part B of title 
XIX of such Act; (2) $21,413,000 to carry out subpart 
I of part B of title XIX of the PHS Act (42 U.S.C. 300x– 
1 et seq.) to fund section 1920(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
300x–9(b)) relating to technical assistance, national data, 
data collection, and evaluation activities, and further that 
the total available under this Act for activities under such 
section 1920(b) shall not exceed 5 percent of the amounts 
appropriated for subpart I of part B of title XIX of such 
Act; (3) $16,000,000 to carry out national surveys on 
drug abuse; and (4) $4,300,000 to evaluate substance 
abuse treatment programs. 
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AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY 
HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY 
For carrying out titles III and IX of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 241 et seq., 299 et seq.), 
and part A of title XI of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1301 et seq.), $329,564,000; and in addition, 
amounts received from Freedom of Information Act fees, 
reimbursable and interagency agreements, and the sale of 
data shall be credited to this appropriation and shall re-
main available until expended: Provided, That the amount 
made available pursuant to section 937(c) of the Public 
Health Service Act shall not exceed $47,064,000. 
CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES 
GRANTS TO STATES FOR MEDICAID 
For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, titles 
XI and XIX of the Social Security Act, $141,630,056,000, 
to remain available until expended. 
For making, after May 31, 2008, payments to States 
under title XIX of the Social Security Act for the last 
quarter of fiscal year 2008, for unanticipated costs, in-
curred for the current fiscal year, such sums as may be 
necessary. 
For making payments to States or in the case of sec-
tion 1928 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396s) 
on behalf of States under title XIX of the Social Security 
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Act for the first quarter of fiscal year 2009, 
$67,292,669,000, to remain available until expended. 
Payment under title XIX may be made for any quar-
ter with respect to a State plan or plan amendment in 
effect during such quarter, if submitted in or prior to such 
quarter and approved in that or any subsequent quarter. 
PAYMENTS TO HEALTH CARE TRUST FUNDS 
For payment to the Federal Hospital Insurance and 
the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust 
Funds, as provided under sections 1844 and 1860D–16 
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w, 1395w–116), 
sections 103(c) and 111(d) of the Social Security Amend-
ments of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 426a(c), 1395i–1), section 
278(d) of the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act 
of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 426 note), and for administrative ex-
penses incurred pursuant to section 201(g) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401(g)), $188,828,000,000. 
In addition, for making matching payments under 
section 1844 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395w), and benefit payments under 1860D–16 of such 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–116), not anticipated in budget es-
timates, such sums as may be necessary. 
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT 
For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, titles 
XI, XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act, titles 
XIII and XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, and 
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the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 
1988, not to exceed $3,230,163,000, to be transferred 
from the Federal Hospital Insurance and the Federal Sup-
plementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds, as authorized 
by section 201(g) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
401(g)); together with all funds collected in accordance 
with section 353 of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 263a) and section 1857(e)(2) of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–27(e)(2)), funds retained by the 
Secretary pursuant to section 1893(h)(1)(C) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ddd(h)(1)(C)), and such 
sums as may be collected from authorized user fees and 
the sale of data, which shall remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That all funds derived in accordance 
with section 9701 of title 31, United States Code, from 
organizations established under title XIII of the Public 
Health Service Act shall be credited to and available for 
carrying out the purposes of this appropriation: Provided 
further, That $49,869,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2009, is for contract costs for the Healthcare 
Integrated General Ledger Accounting System: Provided 
further, That $163,800,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2009, is for Medicare contracting reform ac-
tivities of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: 
Provided further, That funds appropriated under this 
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heading are available for the Healthy Start, Grow Smart 
program under which the Centers for Medicare and Med-
icaid Services may, directly or through grants, contracts, 
or cooperative agreements, produce and distribute infor-
mational materials including, but not limited to, pam-
phlets and brochures on infant and toddler health care to 
expectant parents enrolled in the Medicaid program and 
to parents and guardians enrolled in such program with 
infants and children: Provided further, That the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services shall collect fees in fiscal 
year 2008 from Medicare Advantage organizations pursu-
ant to section 1857(e)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395s–27(e)(2)) and from eligible organizations 
with risk-sharing contracts under section 1876 of such Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1395mm) pursuant to section 1876(k)(4)(D) 
of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395mm(k)(4)(D)). 
HEALTH CARE FRAUD AND ABUSE CONTROL ACCOUNT 
In addition to amounts otherwise available for pro-
gram integrity and program management, $383,000,000, 
to be transferred from the Federal Hospital Insurance and 
the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust 
Funds, as authorized by section 201(g) of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 401(g)), of which $288,480,000 is for 
the Medicare Integrity Program at the Centers for Medi-
care and Medicaid Services to conduct oversight of activi-
ties authorized in titles I and II of the Medicare Prescrip-
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tion Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 
(Public Law 108–173), with oversight activities including 
those activities listed in section 1893(b) of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395www(b)); of which $36,690,000 
is for the Department of Health and Human Services Of-
fice of Inspector General; of which $21,140,000 is for the 
Medicaid program integrity activities; and of which 
$36,690,000 is for the Department of Justice: Provided, 
That the report required by section 1817(k)(5) of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395i(k)(5)) for fiscal year 
2008 shall include measures of the operational efficiency 
and impact on fraud, waste and abuse in the Medicare 
and Medicaid programs for the funds provided by this ap-
propriation. 
ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES 
PAYMENTS TO STATES FOR CHILD SUPPORT 
ENFORCEMENT AND FAMILY SUPPORT PROGRAMS 
For making payments to States or other non-Federal 
entities under titles I, IV–D, X, XI, XIV, and XVI of the 
Social Security Act and the Act of July 5, 1960 (24 
U.S.C. chapter 9), $2,949,713,000, to remain available 
until expended; and for such purposes for the first quarter 
of fiscal year 2009, $1,000,000,000, to remain available 
until expended. 
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For making payments to each State for carrying out 
the program of Aid to Families with Dependent Children 
under title IV–A of the Social Security Act as in effect 
before the effective date of the program of Temporary As-
sistance for Needy Families (TANF) with respect to such 
State, such sums as may be necessary: Provided, That the 
sum of the amounts available to a State with respect to 
expenditures under such title IV–A in fiscal year 1997 
under this appropriation and under such title IV–A as 
amended by the Personal Responsibility and Work Oppor-
tunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 shall not exceed the limi-
tations under section 116(b) of such Act. 
For making, after May 31 of the current fiscal year, 
payments to States or other non-Federal entities under 
titles I, IV–D, X, XI, XIV, and XVI of the Social Security 
Act and the Act of July 5, 1960 (24 U.S.C. chapter 9), 
for the last three months of the current fiscal year for 
unanticipated costs, incurred for the current fiscal year, 
such sums as may be necessary. 
LOW-INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE 
For making payments under section 2604(a)–(d) of 
the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 
U.S.C. 8623(a)–(d)), $1,980,000,000. 
For making payments under section 2604(e) of the 
Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 
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U.S.C. 8623(e)), $682,000,000, notwithstanding the des-
ignation requirement of section 2602(e) of such Act. 
REFUGEE AND ENTRANT ASSISTANCE 
For necessary expenses for refugee and entrant as-
sistance activities and for costs associated with the care 
and placement of unaccompanied alien children authorized 
by title IV of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1521–1524) and section 501 of the Refugee Edu-
cation Assistance Act of 1980 (8 U.S.C. 1522 note), for 
carrying out section 462 of the Homeland Security Act 
of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 279), and for carrying out the Torture 
Victims Relief Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 2152 note) 
$650,630,000, of which up to $9,814,000 shall be avail-
able to carry out the Trafficking Victims Protection Act 
of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.): Provided, That funds 
appropriated under this heading pursuant to section 
414(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act and sec-
tion 462 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 for fiscal 
year 2008 shall be available for the costs of assistance pro-
vided and other activities to remain available through Sep-
tember 30, 2010. 
PAYMENTS TO STATES FOR THE CHILD CARE AND 
DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT 
For carrying out the Child Care and Development 
Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858 et seq.), 
$2,137,081,000 shall be used to supplement, not supplant, 
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State general revenue funds for child care assistance for 
low-income families: Provided, That $18,777,370 shall be 
available for child care resource and referral and school- 
aged child care activities, of which $982,080 shall be for 
the Child Care Aware toll-free hotline: Provided further, 
That, in addition to the amounts required to be reserved 
by the States under section 658G, $267,785,718 shall be 
reserved by the States for activities authorized under sec-
tion 658G, of which $98,208,000 shall be for activities 
that improve the quality of infant and toddler care: Pro-
vided further, That $9,821,000 shall be for use by the Sec-
retary for child care research, demonstration, and evalua-
tion activities. 
SOCIAL SERVICES BLOCK GRANT 
For making grants to States pursuant to section 
2002 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397a), 
$1,700,000,000. 
CHILDREN AND FAMILIES SERVICES PROGRAMS 
For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, the 
Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5711 et 
seq.), the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill 
of Rights Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 15001 et seq.), the Head 
Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.), the Child Abuse Pre-
vention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.), sec-
tions 310 and 316 of the Family Violence Prevention and 
Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10409, 10416), the Native Amer-
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ican Programs Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 2991a et seq.), 
title II of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and 
Adoption Reform Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 5111 et seq.) 
(adoption opportunities), sections 330F and 330G of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254c–6, 254c–7), 
the Abandoned Infants Assistance Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 
670 note), sections 261 and 291 of the Help America Vote 
Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 15421, 15461), subpart 1 of part 
B of title IV and sections 413, 1110, and 1115 of the 
Social Security Act, for making payments under the Com-
munity Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9901 et 
seq.), sections 439, 473B, and 477 of the Social Security 
Act, and the Assets for Independence Act (42 U.S.C. 604 
note), and for necessary administrative expenses to carry 
out such Acts and titles I, IV, V, X, XI, XIV, XVI, and 
XX of the Social Security Act, the Act of July 5, 1960 
(24 U.S.C. chapter 9), the Low-Income Home Energy As-
sistance Act of 1981, title IV of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act, section 501 of the Refugee Education Assist-
ance Act of 1980, and section 505 of the Family Support 
Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 9926), $9,125,940,000 (increased 
by $21,000,000), of which $9,500,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2009, shall be for grants to States 
for adoption incentive payments, as authorized by section 
473A of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 673b) and 
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may be made for adoptions completed before September 
30, 2008: Provided, That $6,963,571,000 shall be for 
making payments under the Head Start Act, of which 
$1,388,800,000 shall become available October 1, 2008, 
and remain available through September 30, 2009: Pro-
vided further, That $701,125,000 shall be for making pay-
ments under the Community Services Block Grant Act: 
Provided further, That not less than $8,000,000 shall be 
for section 680(3)(B) of the Community Services Block 
Grant Act: Provided further, That in addition to amounts 
provided herein, $6,000,000 shall be available from 
amounts available under section 241 of the Public Health 
Service Act to carry out the provisions of section 1110 
of the Social Security Act: Provided further, That to the 
extent Community Services Block Grant funds are distrib-
uted as grant funds by a State to an eligible entity as 
provided under the Act, and have not been expended by 
such entity, they shall remain with such entity for carry-
over into the next fiscal year for expenditure by such enti-
ty consistent with program purposes: Provided further, 
That the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
establish procedures regarding the disposition of intan-
gible property which permits grant funds, or intangible as-
sets acquired with funds authorized under section 680 of 
the Community Services Block Grant Act, to become the 
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sole property of such grantees after a period of not more 
than 12 years after the end of the grant for purposes and 
uses consistent with the original grant: Provided further, 
That funds appropriated for section 680(a)(2) of the Com-
munity Services Block Grant Act shall be available for fi-
nancing construction and rehabilitation and loans or in-
vestments in private business enterprises owned by com-
munity development corporations: Provided further, That 
$64,350,000 is for a compassion capital fund to provide 
grants to charitable organizations to emulate model social 
service programs and to encourage research on the best 
practices of social service organizations: Provided further, 
That $15,720,000 (increased by $21,000,000) shall be for 
activities authorized by the Help America Vote Act of 
2002, of which $10,890,000 (increased by $15,000,000) 
shall be for payments to States to promote access for vot-
ers with disabilities, and of which $4,830,000 (increased 
by $6,000,000) shall be for payments to States for protec-
tion and advocacy systems for voters with disabilities: Pro-
vided further, That $136,664,000 shall be for making 
competitive grants to provide abstinence education (as de-
fined by section 510(b)(2) of the Social Security Act) to 
adolescents, and for Federal costs of administering the 
grant: Provided further, That grants under the imme-
diately preceding proviso shall be made only to public and 
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