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TITLE IV 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 401. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act 
shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year 
unless expressly so provided herein. 
SEC. 402. Such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2008 
for pay raises for programs funded by this Act shall be absorbed 
within the levels appropriated in this Act. 
SEC. 403. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used for any program, project, or activity, when it is made 
known to the Federal entity or official to which the funds are 
made available that the program, project, or activity is not in 
compliance with any Federal law relating to risk assessment, the 
protection of private property rights, or unfunded mandates. 
SEC. 404. No part of any funds appropriated in this Act shall 
be used by an agency of the executive branch, other than for 
normal and recognized executive-legislative relationships, for pub-
licity or propaganda purposes, and for the preparation, distribution, 
or use of any kit, pamphlet, booklet, publication, radio, television, 
or film presentation designed to support or defeat legislation 
pending before Congress, except in presentation to Congress itself. 
SEC. 405. All departments and agencies funded under this 
Act are encouraged, within the limits of the existing statutory 
authorities and funding, to expand their use of ‘‘E-Commerce’’ tech-
nologies and procedures in the conduct of their business practices 
and public service activities. 
SEC. 406. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of 
the United States Government except pursuant to a transfer made 
by, or transfer authority provided in, this or any other appropria-
tions Act. 
SEC. 407. Unless stated otherwise, all reports and notifications 
required by this Act shall be submitted to the Subcommittee on 
Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies of 
the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, 
and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate. 
SEC. 408. The Director of the Congressional Budget Office shall, 
not later than February 1, 2008, submit to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
a report projecting annual appropriations necessary for the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs to continue providing necessary health 
care to veterans for fiscal years 2009 through 2012. 
SEC. 409. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available in this Act may be used for any action that is related 
to or promotes the expansion of the boundaries or size of the 
Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site, Colorado. 
SEC. 410. (a) In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘City’’ means the City of Aurora, Colorado. 
(2) The term ‘‘deed’’ means the quitclaim deed— 
(A) conveyed by the Secretary to the City; and 
(B) dated May 24, 1999. 
(3) The term ‘‘non-Federal land’’ means—
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(A) parcel I of the Fitzsimons Army Medical Center, 
Colorado; and 
(B) the parcel of land described in the deed. 
(4) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of the 
Interior. 
(b)(1) In accordance with paragraph (2), to allow the City to 
convey by donation to the United States the non-Federal land 
to be used by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for the construction 
of a veterans medical facility. 
(2) In carrying out paragraph (1), with respect to the non- 
Federal land, the Secretary shall forego exercising any rights pro-
vided by the— 
(A) deed relating to a reversionary interest of the United 
States; and 
(B) any other reversionary interest of the United States. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Military Construction and 
Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008’’. 
DIVISION J—DEPARTMENT OF STATE, FOREIGN OPER-
ATIONS, AND RELATED PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS 
ACT, 2008 
TITLE I 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCIES 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS 
DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Department of State and the 
Foreign Service not otherwise provided for, including employment, 
without regard to civil service and classification laws, of persons 
on a temporary basis (not to exceed $700,000 of this appropriation), 
as authorized by section 801 of the United States Information 
and Educational 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 Congress; arms control, non-
proliferation and disarmament activities as authorized; acquisition 
by exchange or purchase of passenger motor vehicles as authorized 
by law; and for expenses of general administration, $4,385,042,000: 
Provided, That of the amount provided by this paragraph, 
$575,000,000 is designated as described in section 5 (in the matter 
preceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided further, 
That of the amount made available under this heading, not to 
exceed $10,000,000 may be transferred to, and merged with, ‘‘Emer-
gencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service’’, to be available 
only for emergency evacuations and terrorism rewards: Provided 
further, That of the amount made available under this heading, 
not less than $360,905,000 shall be available only for public diplo-
macy international information programs: Provided further, That 
of the funds made available under this heading, $5,000,000 shall 
be made available for a demonstration program to expand access
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to consular services: Provided further, That of the amount appro-
priated under this heading, $2,000,000 shall be available for the 
Secretary to establish and operate a public/private interagency 
public diplomacy center which shall serve as a program integration 
and coordination entity for United States public diplomacy pro-
grams: Provided further, That of the amounts appropriated under 
this heading, $4,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall 
be for compensation to the families of members of the Foreign 
Service or other United States Government employees or their 
dependents, who were killed in terrorist attacks since 1979: Pro-
vided further, That none of the funds made available for compensa-
tion in the previous proviso may be obligated without specific 
authorization in a subsequent Act of Congress: Provided further, 
That during fiscal year 2008, foreign service annuitants may be 
employed, notwithstanding section 316.401 of title 5, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations, pursuant to waivers under section 824(g)(1)(C)(ii) 
of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4064(g)(1)(C)(ii)): 
Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, 
$5,000,000 shall be made available for the Ambassador’s Fund 
for Cultural Preservation: Provided further, That of the funds appro-
priated under this heading, $500,000 may not be available for 
obligation until the Secretary of State submits a report to the 
Committees on Appropriations outlining a plan to increase the 
capacity of United States Embassy Moscow to monitor human rights 
and Russian laws relating to the press and civil society groups, 
and consults with the Committees on Appropriations concerning 
such plan: Provided further, That the Secretary may transfer to 
and merge with ‘‘Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular 
Service’’ for rewards payments unobligated balances of funds appro-
priated under ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Programs’’ for this fiscal 
year and for each fiscal year hereafter, at no later than the end 
of the fifth fiscal year after the fiscal year for which any such 
funds were appropriated or otherwise made available: 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 
Nations headquarters renovation project: Provided further, That 
no funds may be obligated or expended for processing licenses 
for the export of satellites of United States origin (including 
commercial satellites and satellite components) to the People’s 
Republic of China unless, at least 15 days in advance, the Commit-
tees on Appropriations are notified of such proposed action: Provided 
further, That funds appropriated under this heading are available, 
pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1108(g), for the field examination of programs 
and activities in the United States funded from any account con-
tained in this title. 
In addition, not to exceed $1,558,390 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
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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 protection, 
$974,760,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
of the amount provided by this paragraph, $206,632,000 is des-
ignated as described in section 5 (in the matter preceding division 
A of this consolidated Act). 
CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND 
For necessary expenses of the Capital Investment Fund, 
$60,062,000, 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. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, 
$34,008,000, 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, $505,441,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That not to exceed $5,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, may be credited to this appropriation from fees or other 
payments received from or in connection with English teaching, 
educational advising and counseling programs, and exchange visitor 
programs as authorized. 
REPRESENTATION ALLOWANCES 
For representation allowances as authorized, $8,175,000. 
PROTECTION OF FOREIGN MISSIONS AND OFFICIALS 
For expenses, not otherwise provided, to enable the Secretary 
of State to provide for extraordinary protective services, as author-
ized, $23,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2009. 
EMBASSY SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE 
For necessary expenses for carrying out the Foreign Service 
Buildings Act of 1926 (22 U.S.C. 292–303), preserving, maintaining, 
repairing, and planning for buildings 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 Diplomatic Security Construction Program as authorized, 
$761,216,000, to remain available until expended as authorized, 
of which not to exceed $25,000 may be used for domestic and 
overseas representation as authorized: Provided, That none of the 
funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be available for acquisi-
tion of furniture, furnishings, or generators for other departments 
and agencies.