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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 Colum-
bia; and reimbursement of the General Services Adminis-
tration for security guard services; $229,896,000: Provided,
That contracts may be entered into under ‘‘Salaries and
expenses’’ in fiscal year 2006 for maintenance and oper-
ation of facilities, and for other services, to be provided dur-
ing the next fiscal year.
OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD
For necessary expenses (including payment of salaries,
authorized travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, the rent-
al of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, and the
employment of experts and consultants under section 3109
of title 5, United States Code) involved in carrying out sec-
tion 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: Provided, 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 Gen-
eral as authorized by the Inspector General Act of 1978,
as amended, $11,500,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2006.
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EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY
For necessary expenses of the Office of Science and
Technology Policy, in carrying out the purposes of the Na-
tional Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and
Priorities Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6601 and 6671), hire of
passenger motor vehicles, and services as authorized by 5
U.S.C. 3109, not to exceed $2,500 for official reception and
representation expenses, and rental of conference rooms in
the District of Columbia, $5,564,000.
GENERAL PROVISIONS—SCIENCE
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
SEC. 301. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
of the amounts made available elsewhere in this title to the
‘‘National Institute of Standards and Technology, Con-
struction of Research Facilities’’, $8,000,000 is for a cooper-
ative agreement with the Medical University of South Caro-
lina; $20,000,000 is for the National Formulation Science
Laboratory at the University of Southern Mississippi;
$20,000,000 is for the University of Mississippi Research
Park; $5,000,000 is for the Alabama State University
Science and Education Building; $8,000,000 is for Tusca-
loosa, Alabama, revitalization; $20,000,000 is for the Bio-
medical Research Center at the University of Alabama at
Birmingham; and $30,000,000 is for the University of Ala-
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bama for the design and construction of the Science and
Engineering Center.
SEC. 302. Of the amount available from the fund enti-
tled ‘‘Promote and Develop Fishery Products and Research
Pertaining to American Fisheries’’, $10,000,000 shall be
provided to the Alaska Fisheries Marketing Board,
$5,000,000 shall be available to the Southern Shrimp Alli-
ance for its ‘‘Wild American Shrimp Marketing Program’’.
SEC. 303. Of the amounts made available under the
heading ‘‘Procurement, Acquisition and Construction, Na-
tional 
Oceanic 
and 
Atmospheric 
Administration’’,
$12,000,000 shall be transferred to the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration for the planning, design, and
construction of Building 3203, and for the planning and
design of Buildings 3205 and 3216.
SEC. 304. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Act, of the amounts made available in this title under the
heading ‘‘NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINIS-
TRATION’’ and under the subheading ‘‘OPERATIONS, RE-
SEARCH, AND FACILITIES’’, not less than $5,800,000 shall
be made available for the National Hurricane Center and
that such amount may be used to employ individuals in
43 full-time equivalent positions at the National Hurricane
Center.
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SEC. 305. Of the amounts made available under the
heading ‘‘NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINIS-
TRATION’’ and the subheading ‘‘OPERATIONS, RESEARCH,
AND FACILITIES’’, sufficient funds may be provided to im-
plement the Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Amend-
ments Act of 2004 (title I of Public Law 108–456; 16 U.S.C.
1451 note).
SEC. 306. It is the sense of Congress that the U.S.
Coral Reef Task Force should join with its Federal and
State partners to provide an appropriate level of financial
and technical support to make the 11th International Coral
Reef Symposium a successful event.
SEC. 307. Of the amounts appropriated or otherwise
made available by this title under the heading ‘‘NATIONAL
AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION’’, $859,300,000
shall be available for aeronautics research and development
programs of the National Aeronautics and Space Adminis-
tration. Of the amount available under this section in excess
of $852,300,000, not more than 50 percent of such excess
amount may be derived from any particular account of the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Science Appropriations
Act, 2006’’.
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TITLE IV—RELATED AGENCIES
COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Commission on Civil
Rights, including hire of passenger motor vehicles,
$9,000,000: Provided, That not to exceed $50,000 may be
used to employ consultants: Provided further, That none of
the funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be used to
employ in excess of four full-time individuals under Sched-
ule C of the Excepted Service exclusive of one special assist-
ant for each Commissioner: Provided further, That none of
the funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be used to
reimburse Commissioners for more than 75 billable days,
with the exception of the chairperson, who is permitted 125
billable days.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Equal Employment Op-
portunity Commission as authorized by title VII of the
Civil Rights Act of 1964 (29 U.S.C. 206(d) and 621–634),
the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Civil
Rights Act of 1991, including services as authorized by 5
U.S.C. 3109; hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized
by 31 U.S.C. 1343(b); non-monetary awards to private citi-
zens; and not to exceed $33,000,000 for payments to State
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and local enforcement agencies for services to the Commis-
sion pursuant to title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,
sections 6 and 14 of the Age Discrimination in Employ-
ment Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and
the Civil Rights Act of 1991, $331,228,000: Provided, That
the Commission is authorized to make available for official
reception and representation expenses not to exceed $2,500
from available funds: Provided further, That the Commis-
sion may take no action to implement any workforce repo-
sitioning, restructuring, or reorganization until such time
as the Committees on Appropriations have been notified of
such proposals, in accordance with the reprogramming pro-
visions of section 505 of this Act.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Federal Communications
Commission, as authorized by law, including uniforms and
allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902;
not to exceed $9,900,000 for land and structure; not to ex-
ceed $500,000 for improvement and care of grounds and
repair to buildings; not to exceed $4,000 for official recep-
tion and representation expenses; purchase and hire of
motor vehicles; special counsel fees; and services as author-
ized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $297,370,000: Provided, That
$296,370,000 of offsetting collections shall be assessed and
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collected pursuant to section 9 of title I of the Communica-
tions Act of 1934, shall be retained and used for necessary
expenses in this appropriation, and shall remain available
until expended: Provided further, That the sum herein ap-
propriated shall be reduced as such offsetting collections are
received during fiscal year 2006 so as to result in a final
fiscal year 2006 appropriation estimated at $1,000,000:
Provided further, That any offsetting collections received in
excess of $296,370,000 in fiscal year 2006 shall remain
available until expended, but shall not be available for obli-
gation until October 1, 2006: Provided further, That not-
withstanding 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 2006.
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Federal Trade Commis-
sion, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as author-
ized 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 representation ex-
penses, $211,000,000, to remain available until expended:
Provided, That not to exceed $300,000 shall be available
for use to contract with a person or persons for collection
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services in accordance with the terms of 31 U.S.C. 3718:
Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, not to exceed $116,000,000 of offsetting collec-
tions derived from fees collected for premerger notification
filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improve-
ments Act of 1976 (15 U.S.C. 18a), regardless of the year
of collection, shall be retained and used for necessary ex-
penses in this appropriation: Provided further, That, not-
withstanding any other provision of law, $23,000,000 in
offsetting collections derived from fees sufficient to imple-
ment and enforce the Telemarketing Sales Rule, promul-
gated under the Telephone Consumer Fraud and Abuse Pre-
vention Act (15 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.), shall be credited to
this account, and be retained and used for necessary ex-
penses in this appropriation: Provided further, That the
sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall be re-
duced as such offsetting collections are received during fiscal
year 2006, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2006 appro-
priation from the general fund estimated at not more than
$72,000,000: Provided further, That none of the funds made
available to the Federal Trade Commission may be used
to enforce subsection (e) of section 43 of the Federal Deposit
Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1831t) or section 151(b)(2) of the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act
of 1991 (12 U.S.C. 1831t note): Provided further, That here-
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after no funds appropriated in this or any other Act shall
be expended to remove the Federal Trade Commission from
its headquarters building, the Federal Trade Commission
Building, located at 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Northwest,
Washington, DC; to render such building appropriate for
occupation by another Federal agency or other organization
or division thereof; or to locate any such agency, organiza-
tion, or division in said building.
LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION
PAYMENT TO THE LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION
For payment to the Legal Services Corporation to
carry out the purposes of the Legal Services Corporation
Act of 1974, $358,527,000, of which $346,251,000 is for
basic field programs and required independent audits (of
which $8,000,000 is for basic field programs providing legal
assistance to victims of Hurricane Katrina).
Notwithstanding any other provisions in the Act, the
sums appropriated for the Department of Justice are re-
duced by $37,000,000. This reduction is to be taken by the
Attorney General from accounts receiving an increase in
travel and transportation of persons as specified in the
President’s Fiscal Year 2006 Budget Submittal to Congress
pursuant to 31 U.S.C. section 1105 and which are in excess
of the fiscal year 2005 level; $2,600,000 is for the Office
of Inspector General, of which such amounts as may be nec-
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essary may be used to conduct additional audits of recipi-
ents; $13,900,000 is for management and administration;
$3,400,000 is for client self-help and information tech-
nology; and $2,849,000 is for grants to offset losses due to
census adjustments.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION—LEGAL SERVICES
CORPORATION
None of the funds appropriated in this Act to the Legal
Services Corporation shall be expended for any purpose pro-
hibited or limited by, or contrary to any of the provisions
of, sections 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, and 506 of Public Law
105–119, and all funds appropriated in this Act to the
Legal Services Corporation shall be subject to the same
terms and conditions set forth in such sections, except that
all references in sections 502 and 503 to 1997 and 1998
shall be deemed to refer instead to 2005 and 2006, respec-
tively, and except that section 501(a)(1) of Public Law 104–
134 (110 Stat. 1321–51, et seq.) shall not apply to the use
of the $1,775,000 to address loss of funding due to Census-
based reallocations.
MARINE MAMMAL COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Marine Mammal Com-
mission as authorized by title II of Public Law 92–522,
$2,000,000.
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NATIONAL VETERANS BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
CORPORATION
For necessary expenses of the National Veterans Busi-
ness Development Corporation as authorized under section
33(a) of the Small Business Act, $2,000,000, to remain
available until expended.
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses for the Securities and Exchange
Commission, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C.
3109, the rental of space (to include multiple year leases)
in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, and not to exceed
$3,000 for official reception and representation expenses,
$888,117,000; of which not to exceed $13,000 may be used
toward funding a permanent secretariat for the Inter-
national Organization of Securities Commissions; and of
which not to exceed $100,000 shall be available for expenses
for consultations and meetings hosted by the Commission
with foreign governmental and other regulatory officials,
members of their delegations, appropriate representatives
and staff to exchange views concerning developments relat-
ing to securities matters, development and implementation
of cooperation agreements concerning securities matters and
provision of technical assistance for the development of for-
eign securities markets, such expenses to include necessary
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logistic and administrative expenses and the expenses of
Commission staff and foreign invitees in attendance at such
consultations and meetings including: (1) such incidental
expenses as meals taken in the course of such attendance;
(2) any travel and transportation to or from such meetings;
and (3) any other related lodging or subsistence: Provided,
That fees and charges authorized by sections 6(b) of the Se-
curities Exchange Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77f(b)), and 13(e),
14(g) and 31 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15
U.S.C. 78m(e), 78n(g), and 78ee), shall be credited to this
account as offsetting collections: Provided further, That not
to exceed $863,117,000 of such offsetting collections shall be
available until expended for necessary expenses of this ac-
count: Provided further, That $25,000,000 shall be derived
from prior year unobligated balances from funds previously
appropriated to the Securities and Exchange Commission:
Provided further, That the total amount appropriated
under this heading from the general fund for fiscal year
2006 shall be reduced as such offsetting fees are received
so as to result in a final total fiscal year 2006 appropria-
tion from the general fund estimated at not more than $0.
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of
the Small Business Administration as authorized by Public
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Law 106–554, including hire of passenger motor vehicles
as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343 and 1344, and not to ex-
ceed $3,500 for official reception and representation ex-
penses, $336,084,000: Provided, That the Administrator is
authorized to charge fees to cover the cost of publications
developed by the Small Business Administration, and cer-
tain loan servicing activities: Provided further, That, not-
withstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, revenues received from all
such activities shall be credited to this account, to be avail-
able for carrying out these purposes without further appro-
priations: Provided further, That $89,000,000 shall be
available to fund grants for performance in fiscal year 2006
or fiscal year 2007 as authorized: Provided further, That
the Small Business Administration is authorized to award
grants under the Women’s Business Center Sustainability
Pilot Program established by section 4(a) of Public Law
106–165 (15 U.S.C. 656(l)): Provided further, That, of the
amounts provided for Women’s Business Centers, not less
than 48 percent shall be available to continue Women’s
Business Centers in sustainability status.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General
Act of 1978, $14,500,000.
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SURETY BOND GUARANTEES REVOLVING FUND
For additional capital for the Surety Bond Guarantees
Revolving Fund, authorized by the Small Business Invest-
ment Act, as amended, $3,000,000, to remain available
until expended.
BUSINESS LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For the cost of guaranteed loans, $2,000,000, as au-
thorized by 15 U.S.C. 631 note, to remain available until
September 30, 2006: Provided, That such costs, including
the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in sec-
tion 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided
further, That subject to section 502 of the Congressional
Budget Act of 1974, during fiscal year 2006 commitments
to guarantee loans under section 503 of the Small Business
Investment Act of 1958, shall not exceed the levels estab-
lished under 20(e)(1)(B)(ii) of the Small Business Act: Pro-
vided further, That during fiscal year 2006 commitments
for general business loans authorized under section 7(a) of
the Small Business Act, shall not exceed the levels estab-
lished under 20(e)(1)(B)(i) of the Small Business Act: Pro-
vided further, That during fiscal year 2006 commitments
to guarantee loans for debentures and participating securi-
ties under section 303(b) of the Small Business Investment
Act of 1958, shall not exceed the levels established by section
20(i)(1)(C) of the Small Business Act.
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In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out
the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $126,653,000,
which may be transferred to and merged with the appro-
priations for Salaries and Expenses.
DISASTER LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT
For the cost of direct loans authorized by section 7(b)
of the Small Business Act, $83,335,000, to remain available
until expended: Provided, That such costs, including the
cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section
502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out
the direct loan program, $56,000,000, which may be trans-
ferred to and merged with appropriations for Salaries and
Expenses, of which $1,500,000 is for the Office of Inspector
General of the Small Business Administration for audits
and reviews of disaster loans and the disaster loan program
and shall be transferred to and merged with appropriations
for the Office of Inspector General; of which $46,100,000
is for direct administrative expenses of loan making and
servicing to carry out the direct loan program; and of which
$9,000,000 is for indirect administrative expenses and may
be transferred to and merged with funds in the Salaries
and Expenses appropriations account: Provided, That any
amount to be transferred to and merged with appropria-
tions for Salaries and Expenses for any purpose shall be
treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of
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this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expendi-
ture except in compliance with the procedures set forth in
that section.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION—SMALL BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION
Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made
available for the current fiscal year for the Small Business
Administration in this Act may be transferred between such
appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be in-
creased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers: Pro-
vided, That any transfer pursuant to this paragraph shall
be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505
of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or ex-
penditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth
in that section.
STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the State Justice Institute,
as authorized by the State Justice Institute Authorization
Act of 1992 (Public Law 102–572), $5,000,000: Provided,
That not to exceed $2,500 shall be available for official re-
ception and representation expenses.
TITLE V—GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 501. The Departments of Commerce and Justice,
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the
Federal Communications Commission, the Securities and
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Exchange Commission, and the Small Business Adminis-
tration shall provide to the Committees on Appropriations
of the Senate and of the House of Representatives a quar-
terly accounting of the cumulative balances of any unobli-
gated funds that were made available to any such agency
in any previous appropriations Act.
SEC. 502. 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. 503. The expenditure of any appropriation under
this Act for any consulting service through procurement
contract, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109, shall be limited to
those contracts where such expenditures are a matter of pub-
lic record and available for public inspection, except where
otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing
Executive order issued pursuant to existing law.
SEC. 504. If any provision of this Act or the applica-
tion of such provision to any person or circumstances shall
be held invalid, the remainder of the Act and the applica-
tion of each provision to persons or circumstances other
than those as to which it is held invalid shall not be affected
thereby.
SEC. 505. (a) None of the funds provided under this
Act, or provided under previous appropriations Acts to the
agencies funded by this Act that remain available for obli-
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gation or expenditure in fiscal year 2006, or provided from
any accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived
by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by
this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure
through a reprogramming of funds that: (1) creates new
programs; (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity;
(3) increases funds or personnel by any means for any
project or activity for which funds have been denied or re-
stricted; (4) relocates an office or employees; (5) reorganizes
or renames offices; (6) reorganizes programs or activities;
or (7) contracts out or privatizes any functions or activities
presently performed by Federal employees; unless the Ap-
propriations Committees of both Houses of Congress are no-
tified 15 days in advance of such reprogramming of funds.
(b) None of the funds provided under this Act, or pro-
vided under previous appropriations Acts to the agencies
funded by this Act that remain available for obligation or
expenditure in fiscal year 2006, or provided from any ac-
counts in the Treasury of the United States derived by the
collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this
Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure for ac-
tivities, programs, or projects through a reprogramming of
funds in excess of $1,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is
less, that: (1) augments existing programs, projects (includ-
ing construction projects), or activities; (2) reduces by 10
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percent funding for any existing program, project, or activ-
ity, or numbers of personnel by 10 percent as approved by
Congress; or (3) results from any general savings from a
reduction in personnel which would result in a change in
existing programs, activities, or projects as approved by
Congress; unless the Appropriations Committees of both
Houses of Congress are notified 15 days in advance of such
reprogramming of funds: Provided, That transfers may not
be made from ‘‘Buildings and Facilities, Federal Prison
System’’ to any other Department of Justice account.
SEC. 506. Hereafter, none of the funds made available
in this Act or any other Act may be used for the construc-
tion, repair (other than emergency repair), overhaul, con-
version, or modernization of vessels for the National Oce-
anic and Atmospheric Administration in shipyards located
outside of the United States.
SEC. 507. If it has been finally determined by a court
or Federal agency that any person intentionally affixed a
label bearing a ‘‘Made in America’’ inscription, or any in-
scription with the same meaning, to any product sold in
or shipped to the United States that is not made in the
United States, the person shall be ineligible to receive any
contract or subcontract made with funds made available in
this Act, pursuant to the debarment, suspension, and ineli-
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gibility procedures described in sections 9.400 through
9.409 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations.
SEC. 508. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise
made available by this Act or any other Act may be used
to implement, enforce, or otherwise abide by the Memo-
randum of Agreement signed by the Federal Trade Commis-
sion and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Jus-
tice on March 5, 2002.
SEC. 509. Section 704 of the Public Works and Eco-
nomic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3234) shall not
apply to any funds made available by this Act or an
amendment made by this Act.
SEC. 510. Any costs incurred by a department or agen-
cy funded under this Act resulting from personnel actions
taken in response to funding reductions included in this
Act shall be absorbed within the total budgetary resources
available to such department or agency: Provided, That the
authority to transfer funds between appropriations ac-
counts as may be necessary to carry out this section is pro-
vided in addition to authorities included elsewhere in this
Act: Provided further, That use of funds to carry out this
section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under
section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obliga-
tion or expenditure except in compliance with the proce-
dures set forth in that section.
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SEC. 511. Of the funds appropriated in this Act under
the heading ‘‘Office of Justice Programs—State and Local
Law Enforcement Assistance’’, not more than 90 percent
of the amount to be awarded to an entity under the Local
Law Enforcement Block Grant shall be made available to
such an entity when it is made known to the Federal official
having authority to obligate or expend such funds that the
entity that employs a public safety officer (as such term
is defined in section 1204 of title I of the Omnibus Crime
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968) does not provide such
a public safety officer who retires or is separated from serv-
ice due to injury suffered as the direct and proximate result
of a personal injury sustained in the line of duty while re-
sponding to an emergency situation or a hot pursuit (as
such terms are defined by State law) with the same or better
level of health insurance benefits at the time of retirement
or separation as they received while on duty.
SEC. 512. None of the funds provided by this Act shall
be available to promote the sale or export of tobacco or to-
bacco products, or to seek the reduction or removal by any
foreign country of restrictions on the marketing of tobacco
or tobacco products, except for restrictions which are not
applied equally to all tobacco or tobacco products of the
same type.
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SEC. 513. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
amounts deposited or available in the Fund established
under 42 U.S.C. 10601 in any fiscal year in excess of
$625,000,000 shall not be available for obligation until the
following fiscal year.
SEC. 514. Of the amounts made available under the
heading ‘‘Small Business Administration, Salaries and Ex-
penses’’, $50,000,000 shall be available for programs de-
scribed in the statement accompanying this Act.
SEC. 515. None of the funds appropriated pursuant
to this Act or any other provision of law may be used for—
(1) the implementation of any tax or fee in con-
nection with the implementation of subsection 922(t)
of title 18, United States Code; and
(2) any system to implement subsection 922(t) of
title 18, United States Code, that does not require and
result in the destruction of any identifying informa-
tion submitted by or on behalf of any person who has
been determined not to be prohibited from possessing
or receiving a firearm no more than 24 hours after
the system advises a Federal firearms licensee that
possession or receipt of a firearm by the prospective
transferee would not violate subsection (g) or (n) of
section 922 of title 18, United States Code, or State
law.
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SEC. 516. All disaster loans issued in Alaska or North
Dakota shall be administered by the Small Business Ad-
ministration and shall not be sold during fiscal year 2006.
SEC. 517. None of the funds made available in this
Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or in-
strumentality of the United States Government, except pur-
suant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided
in, this Act or any other appropriations Act.
SEC. 518. The Secretary of Commerce shall represent
the United States Government in negotiating and moni-
toring international agreements regarding fisheries, marine
mammals, or sea turtles: Provided, That the Secretary of
Commerce shall be responsible for the development and
interdepartmental coordination of the policies of the United
States with respect to the international negotiations and
agreements referred to in this section.
SEC. 519. Any funds provided in this Act used to im-
plement E-Government Initiatives shall be subject to the
procedures set forth in section 505 of this Act.
SEC. 520. UNIVERSAL SERVICE SUPPORT. None of the
funds appropriated by this Act may be used by the Federal
Communications Commission to modify, amend, or change
its rules or regulations for universal service support pay-
ments to implement the February 27, 2004 recommenda-
tions of the Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service
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regarding single connection or primary line restrictions on
universal service support payments.
SEC. 521. (a) Tracing studies conducted by the Bureau
of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are released
without adequate disclaimers regarding the limitations of
the data.
(b) The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Ex-
plosives shall include in all such data releases, language
similar to the following that would make clear that trace
data cannot be used to draw broad conclusions about fire-
arms-related crime:
(1) Firearm traces are designed to assist law en-
forcement authorities in conducting investigations by
tracking the sale and possession of specific firearms.
Law enforcement agencies may request firearms traces
for any reason, and those reasons are not necessarily
reported to the Federal Government. Not all firearms
used in crime are traced and not all firearms traced
are used in crime.
(2) Firearms selected for tracing are not chosen
for purposes of determining which types, makes or
models of firearms are used for illicit purposes. The
firearms selected do not constitute a random sample
and should not be considered representative of the
larger universe of all firearms used by criminals, or