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including, without limitation, biomedical testing, clinical evalua-
tions, medical monitoring, and referral to accredited health care
providers: Provided further, That in performing any such health
assessment or health study, evaluation, or activity, the Adminis-
trator of ATSDR shall not be bound by the deadlines in section
104(i)(6)(A) of CERCLA: Provided further, That none of the funds
appropriated under this heading shall be available for ATSDR
to issue in excess of 40 toxicological profiles pursuant to section
104(i) of CERCLA during fiscal year 2005, and existing profiles
may be updated as necessary.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For science and technology, including research and development
activities, which shall include research and development activities
under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation,
and Liability Act of 1980, as amended; necessary expenses for
personnel and related costs and travel expenses, including uniforms,
or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; serv-
ices as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals
not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the maximum rate
payable for senior level positions under 5 U.S.C. 5376; procurement
of laboratory equipment and supplies; other operating expenses
in support of research and development; construction, alteration,
repair, rehabilitation, and renovation of facilities, not to exceed
$85,000 per project, $750,061,000, which shall remain available
until September 30, 2006: Provided, That of the amounts made
available under this heading $1,000,000 shall be transferred to
the Office of Environmental Quality Management fund.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS AND MANAGEMENT
For environmental programs and management, including nec-
essary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for personnel and
related costs and travel expenses, including uniforms, or allowances
therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; services as author-
ized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed
the per diem rate equivalent to the maximum rate payable for
senior level positions under 5 U.S.C. 5376; hire of passenger motor
vehicles; hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft; purchase
of reprints; library memberships in societies or associations which
issue publications to members only or at a price to members lower
than to subscribers who are not members; construction, alteration,
repair, rehabilitation, and renovation of facilities, not to exceed
$85,000 per project; and not to exceed $9,000 for official reception
and representation expenses, $2,313,409,000, which shall remain
available until September 30, 2006, including administrative costs
of the brownfields program under the Small Business Liability
Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act of 2002.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978,
as amended, and for construction, alteration, repair, rehabilitation,
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and renovation of facilities, not to exceed $85,000 per project,
$38,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2006.
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES
For construction, repair, improvement, extension, alteration,
and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities of, or for use by,
the Environmental Protection Agency, $39,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended.
HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE SUPERFUND
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses to carry out the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980
(CERCLA), as amended, including sections 111(c)(3), (c)(5), (c)(6),
and (e)(4) (42 U.S.C. 9611), and for construction, alteration, repair,
rehabilitation, and renovation of facilities, not to exceed $85,000
per project; $1,257,537,000, to remain available until expended,
consisting of such sums as are available in the Trust Fund upon
the date of enactment of this Act as authorized by section 517(a)
of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986
(SARA) and up to $1,257,537,000 as a payment from general reve-
nues to the Hazardous Substance Superfund for purposes as author-
ized by section 517(b) of SARA, as amended: Provided, That funds
appropriated under this heading may be allocated to other Federal
agencies in accordance with section 111(a) of CERCLA: Provided
further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading,
$13,000,000 shall be transferred to the ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’
appropriation to remain available until September 30, 2006, and
$36,097,000 shall be transferred to the ‘‘Science and technology’’
appropriation to remain available until September 30, 2006.
LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
For necessary expenses to carry out leaking underground stor-
age tank cleanup activities authorized by section 205 of the Super-
fund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, and for
construction, alteration, repair, rehabilitation, and renovation of
facilities, not to exceed $85,000 per project, $70,000,000, to remain
available until expended.
OIL SPILL RESPONSE
For expenses necessary to carry out the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency’s responsibilities under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990,
$16,000,000, to be derived from the Oil Spill Liability trust fund,
to remain available until expended.
STATE AND TRIBAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS
For environmental programs and infrastructure assistance,
including capitalization grants for State revolving funds and
performance partnership grants, $3,604,182,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, of which $1,100,000,000 shall be for making
capitalization grants for the Clean Water State Revolving Funds
under title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as
amended (the ‘‘Act’’), of which up to $50,000,000 shall be available
for loans, including interest free loans as authorized by 33 U.S.C.