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purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to ex-
ceed $35,000 for official reception and representation ex-
penses; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance and op-
eration 
of 
mission 
and 
administrative 
aircraft, 
$6,712,900,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2007, of which amounts as determined by the Adminis-
trator for salaries and benefits; training, travel and 
awards; facility and related costs; information technology 
services; science, engineering, fabricating and testing serv-
ices; and other administrative services may be transferred 
to ‘‘Science, Aeronautics and Exploration’’ in accordance 
with section 312(b) of the National Aeronautics and Space 
Act of 1958, as amended by Public Law 106–377: Pro-
vided, That any funds provided under this heading used 
to implement E-Government Initiatives shall be subject to 
the procedures set forth in section 605 of this Act. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, 
as amended, $32,400,000. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
Notwithstanding the limitation on the availability of 
funds appropriated for ‘‘Science, Aeronautics and Explo-
ration’’, or ‘‘Exploration Capabilities’’ by this appropria-
tions Act, when any activity has been initiated by the in-
currence of obligations for construction of facilities or en-
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vironmental compliance and restoration activities as au-
thorized 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 revitalization and construction of facilities, and in-
stitutional facility planning and design. 
Notwithstanding the limitation on the availability of 
funds appropriated for ‘‘Science, Aeronautics and Explo-
ration’’, or ‘‘Exploration Capabilities’’ by this appropria-
tions Act, the amounts appropriated for construction of 
facilities shall remain available until September 30, 2008. 
From amounts made available in this Act for these 
activities, subject to the operating plan procedures of the 
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, the Ad-
ministrator may transfer amounts between the ‘‘Science, 
Aeronautics, and Exploration’’ account and the ‘‘Explo-
ration Capabilities’’ account during fiscal year 2006. 
Funds for announced prizes otherwise authorized 
shall remain available, without fiscal year limitation, until 
the prize is claimed or the offer is withdrawn. 
Funding made available under the headings ‘‘Explo-
ration Capabilities’’ and ‘‘Science, Aeronautics, and Ex-
ploration’’ in this Act shall be governed by the terms and 
conditions specified in the statement of managers accom-
panying the conference report for this Act.
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 
RESEARCH AND RELATED ACTIVITIES 
For necessary expenses in carrying out the National 
Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended (42 U.S.C. 
1861–1875), and the Act to establish a 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; ac-
quisition of aircraft; $4,377,520,000 to remain available 
until September 30, 2007, of which not to exceed 
$425,000,000 shall remain available until expended for 
Polar research and operations support, and for reim-
bursement to other Federal agencies for operational and 
science support and logistical and other related activities 
for the United States Antarctic program: Provided, That 
from amounts specified for Polar research and operations 
support, the National Science Foundation may reimburse 
the Coast Guard for such sums as determined by the Di-
rector of the National Science Foundation to be nec-
essary to support the Foundation’s mission requirements: 
Provided further, That any reimbursement pursuant to 
the previous proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming 
under section 605 of this Act and shall not be available 
for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with 
the procedures set forth in that section: Provided further,
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That receipts for scientific support services and materials 
furnished by the National Research Centers and other 
National Science Foundation supported research facilities 
may be credited to this appropriation: Provided further, 
That funds under this heading may be available for inno-
vation inducement prizes. 
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, as 
amended, including authorized travel, $193,350,000, 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 Founda-
tion Act of 1950, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1861–1875), 
including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and 
rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, 
$807,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2007. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries and expenses necessary in carrying out 
the National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended
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(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 by 5 U.S.C. 
5901–5902; rental of conference rooms in the District of 
Columbia; and reimbursement of the General Services Ad-
ministration for security guard services; $250,000,000: 
Provided, That contracts may be entered into under ‘‘Sala-
ries and Expenses’’ in fiscal year 2006 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 Colum-
bia, and the employment of experts and consultants 
under section 3109 of title 5, United States Code) in-
volved in carrying 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 et seq.), $4,000,000: Pro-
vided, That not more than $9,000 shall be available for 
official reception and representation expenses. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General as authorized by the Inspector General Act of
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1978, as amemded, $11,500,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2007. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Science Appropria-
tions Act, 2006’’. 
TITLE IV—DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND 
RELATED AGENCY 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS 
DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses of the Department of State 
and the Foreign Service not otherwise provided for, includ-
ing employment, without regard to civil service and classi-
fication laws, of persons on a temporary basis (not to ex-
ceed $700,000 of this appropriation), as authorized by 
section 801 of the United States Information and Edu-
cational Exchange Act of 1948; representation to certain 
international organizations in which the United States 
participates pursuant to treaties ratified pursuant to the 
advice and consent of the Senate or specific Acts of Con-
gress; arms control, nonproliferation and disarmament ac-
tivities as authorized; acquisition by exchange or purchase 
of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by law; and for 
expenses of general administration, $3,747,118,000: Pro-
vided, That not to exceed 71 permanent positions and 
$9,804,000 shall be for the Bureau of Legislative Affairs:
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Provided further, That, of the amount made available 
under this heading, not to exceed $4,000,000 may be 
transferred to, and merged with, funds in the ‘‘Emer-
gencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service’’ appro-
priations account, to be available only for emergency evac-
uations and terrorism rewards: Provided further, That, of 
the 
amount 
made 
available 
under 
this 
heading, 
$340,000,000 shall be available only for public diplomacy 
international information programs: Provided further, 
That of the amount made available under this heading, 
$3,000,000 shall be available only for the operations of 
the Office on Right-Sizing the United States Government 
Overseas Presence: Provided further, That funds available 
under this heading may be available for a United States 
Government interagency task force to examine, coordinate 
and oversee United States participation in the United Na-
tions headquarters renovation project: Provided further, 
That no funds may be obligated or expended for proc-
essing licenses for the export of satellites of United States 
origin (including commercial satellites and satellite compo-
nents) to the People’s Republic of China unless, at least 
15 days in advance, the Committees on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified 
of such proposed action.
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In addition, not to exceed $1,469,000 shall be derived 
from fees collected from other executive agencies for lease 
or use of facilities located at the International Center in 
accordance with section 4 of the International Center Act; 
in addition, as authorized by section 5 of such Act, 
$490,000, to be derived from the reserve authorized by 
that section, to be used for the purposes set out in that 
section; in addition, as authorized by section 810 of the 
United States Information and Educational Exchange 
Act, not to exceed $6,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, may be credited to this appropriation from fees 
or other payments received from English teaching, library, 
motion pictures, and publication programs and from fees 
from educational advising and counseling and exchange 
visitor programs; and, in addition, not to exceed $15,000, 
which shall be derived from reimbursements, surcharges, 
and fees for use of Blair House facilities. 
In addition, for the costs of worldwide security up-
grades, $689,523,000, to remain available until expended. 
CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND 
For necessary expenses of the Capital Investment 
Fund, $128,263,000, to remain available until expended, 
as authorized: Provided, That section 135(e) of Public 
Law 103–236 shall not apply to funds available under this 
heading.
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OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General, $29,983,000, notwithstanding section 209(a)(1) 
of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (Public Law 96–465), 
as it relates to post inspections. 
EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS 
For expenses of educational and cultural exchange 
programs, as authorized, $410,400,000, to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That not to exceed 
$2,000,000, to remain available until expended, may be 
credited to this appropriation from fees or other payments 
received from or in connection with English teaching, edu-
cational advising and counseling programs, and exchange 
visitor programs as authorized. 
REPRESENTATION ALLOWANCES 
For 
representation 
allowances 
as 
authorized, 
$8,281,000. 
PROTECTION OF FOREIGN MISSIONS AND OFFICIALS 
For expenses, not otherwise provided, to enable the 
Secretary of State to provide for extraordinary protective 
services, as authorized, $9,390,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2007. 
EMBASSY SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE 
For necessary expenses for carrying out the Foreign 
Service Buildings Act of 1926 (22 U.S.C. 292–303), pre-
serving, maintaining, repairing, and planning for buildings
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that are owned or directly leased by the Department of 
State, renovating, in addition to funds otherwise available, 
the Harry S Truman Building, and carrying out the Dip-
lomatic Security Construction Program as authorized, 
$603,510,000, to remain available until expended as au-
thorized, of which not to exceed $25,000 may be used for 
domestic and overseas representation as authorized: Pro-
vided, That none of the funds appropriated in this para-
graph shall be available for acquisition of furniture, fur-
nishings, or generators for other departments and agen-
cies. 
In addition, for the costs of worldwide security up-
grades, acquisition, and construction as authorized, 
$910,200,000, to remain available until expended. 
EMERGENCIES IN THE DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR 
SERVICE 
For expenses necessary to enable the Secretary of 
State to meet unforeseen emergencies arising in the Diplo-
matic and Consular Service, $10,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended as authorized, of which not to exceed 
$1,000,000 may be transferred to and merged with the 
Repatriation Loans Program Account, subject to the same 
terms and conditions. 
REPATRIATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For the cost of direct loans, $712,000, as authorized: 
Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying
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such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Con-
gressional Budget Act of 1974. In addition, for adminis-
trative expenses necessary to carry out the direct loan pro-
gram, $607,000, which may be transferred to and merged 
with the Diplomatic and Consular Programs account 
under Administration of Foreign Affairs. 
PAYMENT TO THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE IN TAIWAN 
For necessary expenses to carry out the Taiwan Rela-
tions Act (Public Law 96–8), $19,751,000. 
PAYMENT TO THE FOREIGN SERVICE RETIREMENT AND 
DISABILITY FUND 
For payment to the Foreign Service Retirement and 
Disability Fund, as authorized by law, $131,700,000. 
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 
CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary 
to meet annual obligations of membership in international 
multilateral organizations, pursuant to treaties ratified 
pursuant to the advice and consent of the Senate, conven-
tions or specific Acts of Congress, $1,166,212,000: Pro-
vided, That the Secretary of State shall, at the time of 
the submission of the President’s budget to Congress 
under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, 
transmit to the Committees on Appropriations of the Sen-
ate and of the House of Representatives the most recent 
biennial budget prepared by the United Nations for the
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operations of the United Nations: Provided further, That 
the Secretary of State shall notify the Committees on Ap-
propriations at least 15 days in advance (or in an emer-
gency, as far in advance as is practicable) of any United 
Nations action to increase funding for any United Nations 
program without identifying an offsetting decrease else-
where in the United Nations budget and cause the United 
Nations budget for the biennium 2006–2007 to exceed the 
revised United Nations budget level for the biennium 
2004–2005 of $3,695,480,000: Provided further, That any 
payment of arrearages under this title shall be directed 
toward special activities that are mutually agreed upon by 
the United States and the respective international organi-
zation: Provided further, That none of the funds appro-
priated in this paragraph shall be available for a United 
States contribution to an international organization for 
the United States share of interest costs made known to 
the United States Government by such organization for 
loans incurred on or after October 1, 1984, through exter-
nal borrowings. 
CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING 
ACTIVITIES 
For necessary expenses to pay assessed and other ex-
penses of international peacekeeping activities directed to 
the maintenance or restoration of international peace and 
security, $1,035,500,000, of which 15 percent shall re-
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main available until September 30, 2007: Provided, That 
none of the funds made available under this Act shall be 
obligated or expended for any new or expanded United 
Nations peacekeeping mission unless, at least 15 days in 
advance of voting for the new or expanded mission in the 
United Nations Security Council (or in an emergency as 
far in advance as is practicable): (1) the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate and other appropriate committees of the Congress 
are notified of the estimated cost and length of the mis-
sion, the vital national interest that will be served, and 
the planned exit strategy; (2) the Committees on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
and other appropriate committees of the Congress are no-
tified that the United Nations has taken appropriate 
measures to prevent United Nations employees, contractor 
personnel, and peacekeeping forces serving in any United 
Nations peacekeeping mission from trafficking in persons, 
exploiting victims of trafficking, or committing acts of ille-
gal sexual exploitation, and to hold accountable any such 
individuals who engage in any such acts while partici-
pating in the peacekeeping mission; and (3) a reprogram-
ming of funds pursuant to section 605 of this Act is sub-
mitted, and the procedures therein followed, setting forth 
the source of funds that will be used to pay for the cost
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of the new or expanded mission: Provided further, That 
funds shall be available for peacekeeping expenses only 
upon a certification by the Secretary of State to the appro-
priate committees of the Congress that American manu-
facturers and suppliers are being given opportunities to 
provide equipment, services, and material for United Na-
tions peacekeeping activities equal to those being given to 
foreign manufacturers and suppliers: Provided further, 
That none of the funds made available under this heading 
are available to pay the United States share of the cost 
of court monitoring that is part of any United Nations 
peacekeeping mission. 
INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
to meet obligations of the United States arising under 
treaties, or specific Acts of Congress, as follows: 
INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION, 
UNITED STATES AND MEXICO 
For necessary expenses for the United States Section 
of the International Boundary and Water Commission, 
United States and Mexico, and to comply with laws appli-
cable to the United States Section, including not to exceed 
$6,000 for representation; as follows: 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries and expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
$27,000,000.
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CONSTRUCTION 
For detailed plan preparation and construction of au-
thorized projects, $5,300,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, as authorized. 
AMERICAN SECTIONS, INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, for 
the International Joint Commission and the International 
Boundary Commission, United States and Canada, as au-
thorized by treaties between the United States and Can-
ada or Great Britain, and for the Border Environment 
Cooperation Commission as authorized by Public Law 
103–182, $9,500,000, of which not to exceed $9,000 shall 
be available for representation expenses incurred by the 
International Joint Commission. 
INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES COMMISSIONS 
For necessary expenses for international fisheries 
commissions, not otherwise provided for, as authorized by 
law, $22,000,000: Provided, That the United States’ share 
of such expenses may be advanced to the respective com-
missions pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3324. 
OTHER 
PAYMENT TO THE ASIA FOUNDATION 
For a grant to the Asia Foundation, as authorized 
by the Asia Foundation Act (22 U.S.C. 4402), 
$10,000,000, to remain available until expended, as au-
thorized.
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EISENHOWER EXCHANGE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses of Eisenhower Exchange Fel-
lowships, Incorporated, as authorized by sections 4 and 
5 of the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Act of 1990 (20 
U.S.C. 5204–5205), all interest and earnings accruing to 
the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program Trust 
Fund on or before September 30, 2006, to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That none of the funds ap-
propriated herein shall be used to pay any salary or other 
compensation, or to enter into any contract providing for 
the payment thereof, in excess of the rate authorized by 
5 U.S.C. 5376; or for purposes which are not in accord-
ance with OMB Circulars A–110 (Uniform Administrative 
Requirements) and A–122 (Cost Principles for Non-profit 
Organizations), including the restrictions on compensation 
for personal services. 
ISRAELI ARAB SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses of the Israeli Arab Scholar-
ship Program as authorized by section 214 of the Foreign 
Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 
(22 U.S.C. 2452), all interest and earnings accruing to 
the Israeli Arab Scholarship Fund on or before September 
30, 2006, to remain available until expended. 
EAST-WEST CENTER 
To enable the Secretary of State to provide for car-
rying out the provisions of the Center for Cultural and
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Technical Interchange Between East and West Act of 
1960, by grant to the Center for Cultural and Technical 
Interchange Between East and West in the State of Ha-
waii, $6,000,000: Provided, That none of the funds appro-
priated herein shall be used to pay any salary, or enter 
into any contract providing for the payment thereof, in 
excess of the rate authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5376. 
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY 
For grants made by the Department of State to the 
National Endowment for Democracy as authorized by the 
National Endowment for Democracy Act, $50,000,000, to 
remain available until expended. 
RELATED AGENCY 
BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS 
INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING OPERATIONS 
For expenses necessary to enable the Broadcasting 
Board of Governors, as authorized, to carry out inter-
national communication activities, including the purchase, 
installation, rent, and improvement of facilities for radio 
and television transmission and reception to Cuba, and to 
make and supervise grants for radio and television broad-
casting to the Middle East, $620,000,000: Provided, That 
of the total amount in this heading, not to exceed $16,000 
may be used for official receptions within the United 
States as authorized, not to exceed $35,000 may be used 
for representation abroad as authorized, and not to exceed
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$39,000 may be used for official reception and representa-
tion expenses of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty; and 
in addition, notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
not to exceed $2,000,000 in receipts from advertising and 
revenue from business ventures, not to exceed $500,000 
in receipts from cooperating international organizations, 
and not to exceed $1,000,000 in receipts from privatiza-
tion efforts of the Voice of America and the International 
Broadcasting Bureau, to remain available until expended 
for carrying out authorized purposes. 
BROADCASTING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS 
For the purchase, rent, construction, and improve-
ment of facilities for radio and television transmission and 
reception, and purchase and installation of necessary 
equipment for radio and television transmission and recep-
tion as authorized, $10,893,000, to remain available until 
expended, as authorized. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND 
RELATED AGENCY 
SEC. 401. Funds appropriated under this title shall 
be available, except as otherwise provided, for allowances 
and differentials as authorized by subchapter 59 of title 
5, United States Code; for services as authorized by 5 
U.S.C. 3109; and for hire of passenger transportation pur-
suant to 31 U.S.C. 1343(b).