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FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT 
For a Federal payment for a school improvement pro-
gram in the District of Columbia, $40,800,000, to be allo-
cated as follows: for the District of Columbia Public 
Schools, $13,000,000 to improve public school education 
in the District of Columbia; for the State Education Of-
fice, $13,000,000 to expand quality public charter schools 
in the District of Columbia, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2009; for the Secretary of the Department of 
Education, $14,800,000 to provide opportunity scholar-
ships for students in the District of Columbia in accord-
ance with division C, title III of the District of Columbia 
Appropriations Act, 2004 (Public Law 108–199; 118 Stat. 
126), of which up to $1,800,000 may be used to admin-
ister and fund assessments. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR CONSOLIDATED LABORATORY 
FACILITY 
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia, 
$10,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2009, for costs associated with the construction of a con-
solidated laboratory facility: Provided, That the District 
of Columbia provides a 100 percent match for this pay-
ment.
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FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR CENTRAL LIBRARY AND 
BRANCH LOCATIONS 
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia, 
$10,000,000, to remain available until expended, for the 
Federal contribution toward costs associated with the ren-
ovation and rehabilitation of District libraries. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO REIMBURSE THE FEDERAL 
BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia, 
$4,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2010, 
for reimbursement to the Federal Bureau of Investigation 
for additional laboratory services, including DNA analysis, 
performed for cases currently waiting analysis. 
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FUNDS 
The following amounts are appropriated for the Dis-
trict of Columbia for the current fiscal year out of the 
general fund of the District of Columbia, except as other-
wise specifically provided: Provided, That notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, except as provided in section 
450A of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (114 
Stat. 2440) (D.C. Official Code, section 1–204.50a) and 
provisions of this Act, the total amount appropriated in 
this Act for operating expenses for the District of Colum-
bia for fiscal year 2008 under this heading shall not ex-
ceed the lesser of the sum of the total revenues of the
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District
of
Columbia
for
such
fiscal
year
or 
$9,777,362,000 (of which $6,022,444,000 shall be from 
local funds, $2,015,853,000 shall be from Federal grant 
funds, $1,730,503,000 shall be from other funds, and 
$8,562,000 shall be from private funds), in addition, 
$116,552,000 from funds previously appropriated in this 
Act as Federal payments: Provided further, That of the 
local funds, $153,900,000 shall be derived from the Dis-
trict’s general fund balance: Provided further, That of 
these funds the District’s intradistrict authority shall be 
$648,289,000: Provided further, That in addition, for 
capital construction projects, there is appropriated an in-
crease of $1,595,503,000, of which $1,042,712,000 shall 
be from local funds, $38,523,000 from the District of Co-
lumbia Highway Trust Fund, $73,260,000 from the 
Local Street Maintenance Fund, $75,000,000 from rev-
enue bonds, $150,000,000 from financing for construc-
tion of a consolidated laboratory facility, $30,000,000 for 
construction of a baseball stadium, $186,008,000 from 
Federal grant funds, and a rescission of $212,696,000 
from local funds appropriated under this heading in prior 
fiscal years (of which $187,450,000 are from local funds 
and $51,444,000 are from the Local Street Maintenance 
Fund), for a net amount of $1,382,807,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided further, That the
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amounts provided under this heading are to be subject to 
the provisions of and allocated and expended as proposed 
under ‘‘Title III—District of Columbia Funds’’ of the 
Fiscal Year 2008 Proposed Budget and Financial Plan 
submitted to the Congress of the United States by the 
District of Columbia on June 7, 2007: Provided further, 
That this amount may be increased by proceeds of one- 
time transactions, which are expended for emergency or 
unanticipated operating or capital needs: Provided fur-
ther, That such increases shall be approved by enactment 
of local District law and shall comply with all reserve re-
quirements contained in the District of Columbia Home 
Rule Act approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 777; 
D.C. Official Code, section 1–201.01 et seq.) as amended 
by this Act: Provided further, That the Chief Financial 
Officer of the District of Columbia shall take such steps 
as are necessary to assure that the District of Columbia 
meets these requirements, including the apportioning by 
the Chief Financial Officer of the appropriations and 
funds made available to the District during fiscal year 
2008, except that the Chief Financial Officer may not re-
program for operating expenses any funds derived from 
bonds, notes, or other obligations issued for capital 
projects.
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This title may be cited as the ‘‘District of Columbia 
Appropriations Act, 2008’’. 
TITLE V 
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 
CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Consumer Product 
Safety Commission, including hire of passenger motor ve-
hicles, services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at 
rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equiv-
alent to the maximum rate payable under 5 U.S.C. 5376, 
purchase of nominal awards to recognize non-Federal offi-
cials’ contributions to Commission activities, and not to 
exceed $500 for official reception and representation ex-
penses, $66,838,000. 
ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses to carry out the Help Amer-
ica Vote Act of 2002, $15,467,000, of which $3,250,000 
shall be transferred to the National Institute of Standards 
and Technology for election reform activities authorized 
under the Help America Vote Act of 2002. 
ELECTION REFORM PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses to carry out programs under 
the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–
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252), $300,950,000: Provided, That of the amount appro-
priated under this heading, $300,000,000 shall be avail-
able for requirements payments under section 257 of such 
Act, but only for States that file a new State plan under 
section 253(b)(1) of such Act for fiscal year 2008: Pro-
vided further, That of the amount appropriated under this 
heading, $750,000 shall be available for the Help America 
Vote College Program under title V of such Act: Provided 
further, That of the amount appropriated under this head-
ing, $200,000 shall be available for the National Student 
and Parent Mock Election under part 6 of subtitle D of 
title II of such Act. 
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Communica-
tions Commission, as authorized by law, including uni-
forms and allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
5901–5902; not to exceed $4,000 for official reception and 
representation expenses; purchase and hire of motor vehi-
cles; special counsel fees; and services as authorized by 
5 U.S.C. 3109, $313,000,000: Provided, That offsetting 
collections shall be assessed and collected pursuant to sec-
tion 9 of title I of the Communications Act of 1934, of 
which $312,000,000 shall be retained and used for nec-
essary expenses in this appropriation, and shall remain
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available until expended: Provided further, That the sum 
herein appropriated shall be reduced as such offsetting 
collections are received during fiscal year 2008 so as to 
result in a final fiscal year 2008 appropriation estimated 
at $1,000,000: Provided further, That any offsetting col-
lections received in excess of $312,000,000 in fiscal year 
2008 shall not be available for obligation: Provided further, 
That remaining offsetting collections from prior years col-
lected in excess of the amount specified for collection in 
each such year and otherwise becoming available on Octo-
ber 1, 2007, shall not be available for obligation: Provided 
further, That notwithstanding 47 U.S.C. 309(j)(8)(B), 
proceeds from the use of a competitive bidding system that 
may be retained and made available for obligation shall 
not exceed $85,000,000 for fiscal year 2008: Provided fur-
ther, That in addition, not to exceed $20,980,000 may be 
transferred from the Universal Service Fund in fiscal year 
2008, to remain available until expended, to monitor the 
Universal Service Fund program to prevent and remedy 
waste, fraud and abuse, and to conduct audits and inves-
tigations by the Office of Inspector General. 
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector
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General Act of 1978, $26,848,000, to be derived from the 
Deposit Insurance Fund and the FSLIC Resolution Fund. 
FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of
the
Federal
Election
Campaign
Act
of
1971, 
$59,224,000, of which no less than $8,100,000 shall be 
available for internal automated data processing systems, 
and of which not to exceed $5,000 shall be available for 
reception and representation expenses. 
FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the 
Federal Labor Relations Authority, pursuant to Reorga-
nization Plan Numbered 2 of 1978, and the Civil Service 
Reform Act of 1978, including services authorized by 5 
U.S.C. 3109, and including hire of experts and consult-
ants, hire of passenger motor vehicles, and rental of con-
ference rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, 
$23,641,000: Provided, That public members of the Fed-
eral Service Impasses Panel may be paid travel expenses 
and per diem in lieu of subsistence as authorized by law 
(5 U.S.C. 5703) for persons employed intermittently in 
the Government service, and compensation as authorized 
by 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided further, That notwithstanding
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31 U.S.C. 3302, funds received from fees charged to non- 
Federal participants at labor-management relations con-
ferences shall be credited to and merged with this account, 
to be available without further appropriation for the costs 
of carrying out these conferences. 
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Trade Com-
mission, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as au-
thorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; services as authorized 
by 5 U.S.C. 3109; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and 
not to exceed $2,000 for official reception and representa-
tion expenses, $247,489,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That not to exceed $300,000 shall be 
available for use to contract with a person or persons for 
collection services in accordance with the terms of 31 
U.S.C. 3718: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, not to exceed $139,000,000 of off-
setting
collections
derived
from
fees
collected
for 
premerger notification filings under the Hart-Scott-Ro-
dino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (15 U.S.C. 
18a), regardless of the year of collection, shall be retained 
and used for necessary expenses in this appropriation: 
Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, not to exceed $20,000,000 in offsetting collec-
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tions derived from fees sufficient to implement and enforce 
the Telemarketing Sales Rule, promulgated under the 
Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Preven-
tion Act (15 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.), shall be credited to this 
account, and be retained and used for necessary expenses 
in this appropriation: Provided further, That the sum here-
in appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced 
as such offsetting collections are received during fiscal 
year 2008, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2008 appro-
priation from the general fund estimated at not more than 
$88,489,000: Provided further, That none of the funds 
made available to the Federal Trade Commission may be 
used to implement subsection (e)(2)(B) of section 43 of 
the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1831t). 
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 
REAL PROPERTY ACTIVITIES 
FEDERAL BUILDINGS FUND 
LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF REVENUE 
For an additional amount to be deposited in the Fed-
eral Buildings Fund, $88,144,000. Amounts in the fund, 
including the revenues and collections deposited into the 
Fund shall be available for necessary expenses of real 
property management and related activities not otherwise 
provided for, including operation, maintenance, and pro-
tection of federally owned and leased buildings; rental of 
buildings in the District of Columbia; restoration of leased
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premises; moving governmental agencies (including space 
adjustments and telecommunications relocation expenses) 
in connection with the assignment, allocation and transfer 
of space; contractual services incident to cleaning or serv-
icing buildings, and moving; repair and alteration of feder-
ally owned buildings including grounds, approaches and 
appurtenances; care and safeguarding of sites; mainte-
nance, preservation, demolition, and equipment; acquisi-
tion of buildings and sites by purchase, condemnation, or 
as otherwise authorized by law; acquisition of options to 
purchase buildings and sites; conversion and extension of 
federally owned buildings; preliminary planning and de-
sign of projects by contract or otherwise; construction of 
new buildings (including equipment for such buildings); 
and payment of principal, interest, and any other obliga-
tions for public buildings acquired by installment purchase 
and purchase contract; in the aggregate amount of 
$7,834,612,000, of which: (1) $524,540,000 shall remain 
available until expended for construction (including funds 
for sites and expenses and associated design and construc-
tion services) of additional projects at the following loca-
tions: 
New Construction: 
Arizona: