Education for such services: Provided further, That 
$3,000,000 of the funds available for the Foreign Lan-
guage Assistance Program shall be available for 5-year 
grants to local educational agencies that would work in 
partnership with one or more institutions of higher edu-
cation to establish or expand articulated programs of 
study in languages critical to United States national secu-
rity that will enable successful students to advance from 
elementary school through college to achieve a superior 
level of proficiency in those languages. 
INDIAN EDUCATION 
For expenses necessary to carry out, to the extent 
not otherwise provided, part A of title VII of the Elemen-
tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
7401 et seq.), $124,000,000. 
INNOVATION AND IMPROVEMENT 
For carrying out activities authorized by section 1504 
(20 U.S.C. 6494), part G of title I (20 U.S.C. 6531 et 
seq.), subpart 5 of part A of title II (20 U.S.C. 6651) 
and part C and part D of title II (20 U.S.C. 6671 et seq., 
20 U.S.C. 6751 et seq.), and part B (including subpart 
2), part C, and part D of title V (20 U.S.C. 7221 et seq., 
20 U.S.C. 7231 et seq., and 20 U.S.C. 7241) of the Ele-
mentary 
and 
Secondary 
Education 
Act 
of 
1965 
(‘‘ESEA’’), $992,354,000: Provided, That $10,695,000
shall be provided to the National Board for Professional 
Teaching Standards to carry out section 2151(c) of ESEA 
(20 U.S.C. 6651(c)): Provided further, That from funds 
for subpart 4 of part C of title II (20 U.S.C. 6721 et 
seq.), up to 3 percent shall be available to the Secretary 
for technical assistance and dissemination of information: 
Provided further, That $258,988,000 shall be available to 
carry out part D of title V of ESEA (20 U.S.C. 7241 
et seq.), of which $99,000,000 of the funds for subpart 
1 shall be for competitive grants to local educational agen-
cies, including charter schools that are local educational 
agencies, or States, or partnerships of: (1) a local edu-
cational agency, a State, or both; and (2) at least one non- 
profit organization to develop and implement performance- 
based teacher and principal compensation systems in high- 
need schools: Provided further, That such performance- 
based compensation systems must consider gains in stu-
dent academic achievement as well as classroom evalua-
tions conducted multiple times during each school year 
among other factors and provide educators with incentives 
to take on additional responsibilities and leadership roles: 
Provided further, That up to 5 percent of such funds for 
competitive grants shall be available for technical assist-
ance, training, peer review of applications, program out-
reach, and evaluation activities.
SAFE SCHOOLS AND CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION 
For carrying out activities authorized by subpart 3 
of part C of title II (20 U.S.C. 6711 et seq.), part A of 
title IV (20 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), subpart 2 of part D 
of title V (20 U.S.C. 7245), subpart 3 of part D of title 
V (20 U.S.C. 7247), and subpart 10 of part D of title 
V (20 U.S.C. 7261 et seq.) of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (‘‘ESEA’’), $714,075,000 
(increased by $46,500,000), of which $300,000,000 (in-
creased by $46,500,000) shall become available on July 
1, 2008, and remain available through September 30, 
2009: Provided, That $300,000,000 (increased by 
$46,500,000) shall be available for subpart 1 of part A 
of title IV of ESEA (20 U.S.C. 7111 et seq.) and 
$222,335,000 shall be available for subpart 2 of part A 
of title IV of ESEA (20 U.S.C. 7131 et seq.), of which 
$5,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 
for the Project School Emergency Response to Violence 
program to provide education-related services to local edu-
cational agencies, and institutions of higher education, in 
which the learning environment has been disrupted due 
to a violent or traumatic crisis: Provided further, That 
$158,422,000 shall be available to carry out part D of 
title V of ESEA (20 U.S.C. 7241 et seq.): Provided fur-
ther, That of the funds available to carry out subpart 3
of part C of title II of ESEA (20 U.S.C. 6711 et seq.), 
up to $12,072,000 may be used to carry out section 2345 
(20 U.S.C. 6715) and $3,025,000 shall be used by the 
Center for Civic Education to implement a comprehensive 
program to improve public knowledge, understanding, and 
support of the Congress and the State legislatures. 
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACQUISITION 
For carrying out part A of title III of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6811 
et seq.), $774,614,000, which shall become available on 
July 1, 2008, and shall remain available through Sep-
tember 30, 2009, except that 6.5 percent of such amount 
shall be available on October 1, 2007, and shall remain 
available through September 30, 2009, to carry out activi-
ties under section 3111(c)(1)(C) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 
6821(c)(1)(C)). 
SPECIAL EDUCATION 
For carrying out the Individuals with Disabilities 
Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.), $12,310,831,000 
(increased by $2,000,000) (increased by $50,000,000) of 
which $5,467,594,000 (increased by $2,000,000) shall be-
come available on July 1, 2008, and shall remain available 
through 
September 
30, 
2009, 
and 
of 
which 
$6,641,982,000 shall become available on October 1, 
2008, and shall remain available through September 30,
2009, for academic year 2008–2009: Provided, That 
$11,880,000 shall be for the activities authorized by sec-
tion 674(c)(1)(D) of such Act: Provided further, That the 
amount for section 611(b)(2) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 
1411(b)(2)) shall be equal to the lesser of the amount 
available for that activity during fiscal year 2007, in-
creased by the amount of inflation as specified in section 
619(d)(2)(B) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1419(d)(2)(B)) or 
the percentage increase in the funds appropriated under 
section 611(i) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1411(i)). 
REHABILITATION SERVICES AND DISABILITY RESEARCH 
For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise pro-
vided, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 701 et 
seq.), the Assistive Technology Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 
3001 et seq.), and the Helen Keller National Center Act 
(29 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.), $3,279,743,000: Provided, That 
$30,452,000 shall be used for carrying out the Assistive 
Technology Act of 1998. 
SPECIAL INSTITUTIONS FOR PERSONS WITH 
DISABILITIES 
AMERICAN PRINTING HOUSE FOR THE BLIND 
For carrying out the Act of March 3, 1879 (20 
U.S.C. 101 et seq.), $17,573,000. 
NATIONAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE FOR THE DEAF 
For the National Technical Institute for the Deaf 
under titles I and II of the Education of the Deaf Act
of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 4301 et seq.), $60,757,000, of which 
$1,705,000 shall be for construction and shall remain 
available until expended: Provided, That from the total 
amount available, the Institute may at its discretion use 
funds for the endowment program as authorized under 
section 207 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 4357). 
GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY 
For the Kendall Demonstration Elementary School, 
the Model Secondary School for the Deaf, and the partial 
support of Gallaudet University under titles I and II of 
the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 4301 
et seq.), $109,952,000: Provided, That from the total 
amount available, the University may at its discretion use 
funds for the endowment program as authorized under 
section 207 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 4357). 
CAREER, TECHNICAL, AND ADULT EDUCATION 
For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise pro-
vided, the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Edu-
cation Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.), the Adult 
Education and Family Literacy Act (20 U.S.C. 9201 et 
seq.), and subpart 4 of part D of title V of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (‘‘ESEA’’) (20 
U.S.C. 7249), $2,046,220,000, of which $1,247,220,000 
shall become available on July 1, 2008, and shall remain 
available through September 30, 2009, and of which 
$791,000,000 shall become available on October 1, 2008,
and shall remain available through September 30, 2009: 
Provided, That of the amounts made available for the Carl 
D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006, 
$8,000,000 is for the postsecondary career and technical 
institutions under section 117 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 
2327): Provided further, That of the amounts provided for 
Adult Education State Grants, $71,622,000 shall be made 
available for integrated English literacy and civics edu-
cation services to immigrants and other limited English 
proficient populations: Provided further, That of the 
amount reserved for integrated English literacy and civics 
education, notwithstanding section 211 of the Adult Edu-
cation and Family Literacy Act (20 U.S.C. 9211), 65 per-
cent shall be allocated to States based on a State’s abso-
lute need as determined by calculating each State’s share 
of a 10-year average of the United States Citizenship and 
Immigration Services data for immigrants admitted for 
legal permanent residence for the 10 most recent years, 
and 35 percent allocated to States that experienced growth 
as measured by the average of the 3 most recent years 
for which United States Citizenship and Immigration 
Services data for immigrants admitted for legal permanent 
residence are available, except that no State shall be allo-
cated an amount less than $60,000: Provided further, 
That of the amounts made available for the Adult Edu-
cation and Family Literacy Act, $7,000,000 shall be for 
national leadership activities under section 243 of such 
Act (20 U.S.C. 9253) and $6,638,000 shall be for the Na-
tional Institute for Literacy under section 242 of such Act 
(20 U.S.C. 9252): Provided further, That $93,531,000 
shall be available to support the activities authorized 
under subpart 4 of part D of title V of the ESEA (20 
U.S.C. 7249), of which up to 5 percent shall become avail-
able October 1, 2007, and shall remain available through 
September 30, 2009, for evaluation, technical assistance, 
school networks, peer review of applications, and program 
outreach activities, and of which not less than 95 percent 
shall become available on July 1, 2008, and remain avail-
able through September 30, 2009, for grants to local edu-
cational agencies: Provided further, That funds made 
available to local educational agencies under this subpart 
shall be used only for activities related to establishing 
smaller learning communities within large high schools or 
small high schools that provide alternatives for students 
enrolled in large high schools. 
STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE 
For carrying out subparts 1, 3, and 4 of part A, part 
C, and part E of title IV of the Higher Education Act 
of 1965, $17,464,883,000, which shall remain available 
through September 30, 2009: Provided, That, in addition,
any amount made available for Academic Competitiveness 
Grants and National SMART Grants under section 401A 
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a– 
1) for fiscal year 2007 (in an appropriation for such fiscal 
year or a preceding fiscal year) that is unobligated at the 
end of fiscal year 2007 shall be available for Pell Grants 
for the 2008–2009 award year. 
The maximum Pell Grant for which a student shall 
be eligible during award year 2008–2009 shall be $4,700. 
STUDENT AID ADMINISTRATION 
For Federal administrative expenses to carry out part 
D of title I, and subparts 1, 3, and 4 of part A, and parts 
B, C, D, and E of title IV of the Higher Education Act 
of 1965, $708,216,000, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
HIGHER EDUCATION 
For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise pro-
vided, titles II, III, IV, V, VI, and VII of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (‘‘HEA’’), section 1543 of the Higher 
Education Amendments of 1992, and the Mutual Edu-
cational 
and 
Cultural 
Exchange 
Act 
of 
1961, 
$2,051,533,000 (increased by $100,000,000) (increased 
by $25,000,000): Provided, That $9,699,000, to remain 
available through September 30, 2009, shall be available 
to fund fellowships for academic year 2009–2010 under
subpart 1 of part A of title VII of the HEA, under the 
terms and conditions of such subpart 1: Provided further, 
That $620,000 is for data collection and evaluation activi-
ties for programs under the HEA, including such activities 
needed to comply with the Government Performance and 
Results Act of 1993: Provided further, That notwith-
standing any other provision of law, funds made available 
in this Act to carry out title VI of the HEA and section 
102(b)(6) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Ex-
change Act of 1961 may be used to support visits and 
study in foreign countries by individuals who are partici-
pating in advanced foreign language training and inter-
national studies in areas that are vital to United States 
national security and who plan to apply their language 
skills and knowledge of these countries in the fields of gov-
ernment, the professions, or international development: 
Provided further, That of the funds referred to in the pre-
ceding proviso, up to 1 percent may be used for program 
evaluation, national outreach, and information dissemina-
tion activities: Provided further, That the funds provided 
for title II of the HEA shall be allocated notwithstanding 
section 210 of such Act. 
HOWARD UNIVERSITY 
For partial support of Howard University (20 U.S.C. 
121 et seq.), $237,392,000, of which not less than
$3,526,000 shall be for a matching endowment grant pur-
suant to the Howard University Endowment Act (20 
U.S.C. 130aa et seq.) and shall remain available until ex-
pended. 
COLLEGE HOUSING AND ACADEMIC FACILITIES LOANS 
PROGRAM 
For Federal administrative expenses to carry out ac-
tivities related to existing facility loans pursuant to section 
121 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, $481,000. 
HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY 
CAPITAL FINANCING PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For administrative expenses to carry out the Histori-
cally Black College and University Capital Financing Pro-
gram entered into pursuant to part D of title III of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965, $188,000. 
INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION SCIENCES 
For carrying out activities authorized by the Edu-
cation Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (20 U.S.C. 9501 et 
seq.) the National Assessment of Educational Progress 
Authorization Act (20 U.S.C. 9621 et seq.), section 208 
of the Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002 (20 
U.S.C. 9607), and section 664 of the Individuals with Dis-
abilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1464), $535,103,000, 
of which $293,144,000 shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2009.
DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT 
PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION 
For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise pro-
vided, the Department of Education Organization Act (20 
U.S.C. 3401 et seq.), including rental of conference rooms 
in the District of Columbia and hire of three passenger 
motor vehicles, $394,487,000 (reduced by $125,000,000) 
(reduced by $50,000,000), of which $3,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, shall be for building alterations 
and related expenses for the move of Department staff to 
the Mary E. Switzer building in Washington, D.C. 
OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS 
For expenses necessary for the Office for Civil 
Rights, as authorized by section 203 of the Department 
of Education Organization Act (20 U.S.C. 3413), 
$93,771,000. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For expenses necessary for the Office of the Inspector 
General, as authorized by section 212 of the Department 
of Education Organization Act (20 U.S.C. 3422), 
$53,239,000. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 301. No funds appropriated in this Act may be 
used for the transportation of students or teachers (or for 
the purchase of equipment for such transportation) in
order to overcome racial imbalance in any school or school 
system, or for the transportation of students or teachers 
(or for the purchase of equipment for such transportation) 
in order to carry out a plan of racial desegregation of any 
school or school system. 
SEC. 302. None of the funds contained in this Act 
shall be used to require, directly or indirectly, the trans-
portation of any student to a school other than the school 
which is nearest the student’s home, except for a student 
requiring special education, to the school offering such 
special education, in order to comply with title VI of the 
Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.). For 
the purpose of this section an indirect requirement of 
transportation of students includes the transportation of 
students to carry out a plan involving the reorganization 
of the grade structure of schools; the pairing of schools; 
or the clustering of schools; or any combination of grade 
restructuring, pairing, or clustering. The prohibition de-
scribed in this section does not include the establishment 
of magnet schools. 
SEC. 303. No funds appropriated in this Act may be 
used to prevent the implementation of programs of vol-
untary prayer and meditation in the public schools. 
SEC. 304. Not to exceed 1 percent of any discre-
tionary funds (pursuant to the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 900 et 
seq.)) which are appropriated for the current fiscal year 
for the Department of Education in this Act may be trans-
ferred between appropriations, but no such appropriation 
shall be increased by more than 3 percent by any such 
transfer: Provided, That an appropriation may be in-
creased by up to an additional 2 percent subject to ap-
proval by the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate: Provided further, That 
the transfer authority granted by this section shall be 
available only to meet unanticipated needs and shall not 
be used to create any new program or to fund any project 
or activity for which no funds are provided in this Act: 
Provided further, That the Committees on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate are noti-
fied at least 15 days in advance of any transfer. 
SEC. 305. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to promulgate, implement, or enforce any 
revision to the regulations in effect under section 496 of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 on June 1, 2007, until 
legislation specifically requiring such revision is enacted. 
SEC. 306. (a) MAINTENANCE OF INTEGRITY AND 
ETHICAL
VALUES
WITHIN
DEPARTMENT
OF
EDU-
CATION.—Within 30 days after the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Education shall implement procedures—
(1) to assess whether a covered individual or 
entity has a potential financial interest in, or bias 
towards, a product or service purchased with, or 
guaranteed or insured by, funds administered by the 
Department of Education or a contracted entity of 
the Department; and 
(2) to disclose the existence of any such poten-
tial financial interest or bias. 
(b) REVIEW BY INSPECTOR GENERAL.— 
(1) Within 30 days after the implementation of 
the procedures described in subsection (a), the In-
spector General of the Department of Education 
shall report to the Committees on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives and the Senate on the 
adequacy of such procedures. 
(2) Within 1 year, the Inspector General shall 
conduct at least 1 audit to ensure that such proce-
dures are properly implemented and are adequate to 
uncover and disclose the existence of potential finan-
cial interests or bias described in subsection (a). 
(3) The Inspector General shall report to such 
Committees any recommendations for modifications 
to such procedures that the Inspector General deter-
mines are necessary to uncover and disclose the ex-
istence of such potential financial interests or bias.
(c) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the 
term ‘‘covered individual or entity’’ means— 
(1) an officer or professional employee of the 
Department of Education; 
(2) a contractor or subcontractor of the Depart-
ment, or an individual hired by the contracted enti-
ty; 
(3) a member of a peer review panel of the De-
partment; or 
(4) a consultant or advisor to the Department. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Edu-
cation Appropriations Act, 2008’’. 
TITLE IV—RELATED AGENCIES 
COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE 
BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary of the Committee for Pur-
chase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled 
established by Public Law 92–28, $4,994,000. 
CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for the Corporation for Na-
tional and Community Service to carry out the Domestic 
Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (‘‘1973 Act’’) (42 U.S.C. 
4950 et seq.) and the National and Community Service
Act of 1990 (‘‘1990 Act’’) (42 U.S.C. 12501 et seq.), 
$768,905,000, of which $313,054,000 is to carry out the 
1973 Act and $455,851,000 is to carry out the 1990 Act: 
Provided, That up to 1 percent of program grant funds 
may be used to defray the costs of conducting grant appli-
cation reviews, including the use of outside peer reviewers 
and electronic management of the grants cycle: Provided 
further, That none of the funds made available under this 
heading for activities authorized by section 122 and part 
E (42 U.S.C. 5028 et seq.) of title II of the 1973 Act 
shall be used to provide stipends or other monetary incen-
tives to volunteers or volunteer leaders whose incomes ex-
ceed 125 percent of the national poverty level: Provided 
further, That notwithstanding subtitle H of title I of the 
1990 Act (42 U.S.C. 12653 et seq.), none of the funds 
provided for quality and innovation activities shall be used 
to support salaries and related expenses (including travel) 
attributable to Corporation for National and Community 
Service employees: Provided further, That of the amounts 
provided under this heading: (1) $122,521,000, to remain 
available until expended, to be transferred to the National 
Service Trust for educational awards authorized under 
subtitle D of title I of the 1990 Act: Provided further, That 
in addition to these funds, the Corporation may transfer 
funds from the amount provided for AmeriCorps grants
under the National Service Trust Program, to the Na-
tional Service Trust authorized under subtitle D of title 
I of the 1990 Act (42 U.S.C. 12601 et seq.), upon deter-
mination that such transfer is necessary to support the 
activities of national service participants and after notice 
is transmitted to the Congress; (2) not more than 
$55,000,000 of funding provided for grants under the Na-
tional Service Trust program authorized under subtitle C 
of title I of the 1990 Act may be used to administer, reim-
burse, or support any national service program authorized 
under section 121(d)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
12571(d)(2)); (3) $37,125,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2009, shall be for service-learning pro-
grams authorized under subtitle B of title I of the 1990 
Act (42 U.S.C. 12521 et seq.); and (4) $12,000,000 shall 
be to provide assistance to State commissions on national 
and community service, under 126(a) of the 1990 Act (42 
U.S.C. 12576(a)) and notwithstanding 501(a)(4) of the 
1990 Act (42 U.S.C. 12681(a)(4)). 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of administration as provided 
under section 501(a)(4) of the National and Community 
Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12681 (a)(4)) and under 
section 504(a) of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 
1973 (42 U.S.C. 5084(a)), including payment of salaries, 
authorized travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, the
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rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, 
the employment of experts and consultants authorized 
under section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, and 
not to exceed $2,500 for official reception and representa-
tion expenses, $68,964,000. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978 
(5 U.S.C. App.), $5,512,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2008. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
SEC. 401. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, the term ‘‘qualified student loan’’ with respect to na-
tional service education awards shall mean any loan deter-
mined by an institution of higher education to be nec-
essary to cover a student’s cost of attendance at such in-
stitution and made, insured, or guaranteed directly to a 
student by a State agency, in addition to other meanings 
under section 148(b)(7) of the National and Community 
Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12604 (b)(7)). 
SEC. 402. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, funds made available under section 129(d)(5)(B) of 
the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 
U.S.C. 12581(d)(5)(B)) to assist entities in placing appli-
cants who are individuals with disabilities may be provided
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to any entity that receives a grant under section 121 of 
the Act (42 U.S.C. 12571). 
SEC. 403. The Inspector General of the Corporation 
for National and Community Service shall conduct ran-
dom audits of the grantees that administer activities under 
the AmeriCorps programs and shall levy sanctions in ac-
cordance with standard Inspector General audit resolution 
procedures which include, but are not limited to, debar-
ment of any grantee (or successor in interest or any entity 
with substantially the same person or persons in control) 
that has been determined to have committed any substan-
tial violation of the requirements of the AmeriCorps pro-
grams, including any grantee that has been determined 
to have violated the prohibition of using Federal funds to 
lobby the Congress: Provided, That the Inspector General 
shall obtain reimbursements in the amount of any misused 
funds from any grantee that has been determined to have 
committed any substantial violation of the requirements 
of the AmeriCorps programs. 
SEC. 404. The Corporation for National and Commu-
nity Service shall make any significant changes to pro-
gram requirements or policy only through public notice 
and comment rulemaking. For fiscal year 2008, during 
any grant selection process, an officer or employee of the 
Corporation shall not knowingly disclose any covered grant
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selection information regarding such selection, directly or 
indirectly, to any person other than an officer or employee 
of the Corporation that is authorized by the Corporation 
to receive such information. 
SEC. 405. Professional Corps programs described in 
section 122(a)(8) of the National and Community Service 
Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12572(a)(8)) may apply to the 
Corporation for a waiver of application of section 
140(c)(2) (42 U.S.C. 12594(c)(2)). 
SEC. 406. Notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, 
United States Code, the Corporation may solicit and ac-
cept the services of organizations and individuals (other 
than participants) to assist the Corporation in carrying 
out the duties of the Corporation under the national serv-
ice laws: Provided, That an individual who provides serv-
ices under this section shall be subject to the same protec-
tions and limitations as volunteers under section 196(a) 
of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 
U.S.C. 12651g(a)). 
SEC. 407. Organizations operating projects under the 
AmeriCorps Education Awards Program shall do so with-
out regard to the requirements of sections 121(d) and (e) 
(42 U.S.C. 12571(d) and (e)), 131(e) (42 U.S.C. 
12583(e)), 132 (42 U.S.C. 12584), and 140(a), (d), and
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(e) (42 U.S.C. 12594(a), (d), and (e)) of the National and 
Community Service Act of 1990. 
SEC. 408. AmeriCorps programs receiving grants 
under the National Service Trust program shall meet an 
overall minimum share requirement of 24 percent for the 
first three years that they receive AmeriCorps funding, 
and thereafter shall meet the overall minimum share re-
quirement as provided in section 2521.60 of title 45, Code 
of Federal Regulations, without regard to the operating 
costs match requirement in section 121(e) (42 U.S.C. 
12571(e)) or the member support Federal share limita-
tions in section 140 (42 U.S.C. 12594) of the National 
and Community Service Act of 1990, and subject to par-
tial waiver consistent with section 2521.70 of title 45, 
Code of Federal Regulations. 
CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING 
For payment to the Corporation for Public Broad-
casting, as authorized by the Communications Act of 
1934, an amount which shall be available within limita-
tions specified by that Act, for the fiscal year 2010, 
$420,000,000: Provided, That no funds made available to 
the Corporation for Public Broadcasting by this Act shall 
be used to pay for receptions, parties, or similar forms 
of entertainment for Government officials or employees: 
Provided further, That none of the funds contained in this
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paragraph shall be available or used to aid or support any 
program or activity from which any person is excluded, 
or is denied benefits, or is discriminated against, on the 
basis of race, color, national origin, religion, or sex: Pro-
vided further, That no funds made available to the Cor-
poration for Public Broadcasting by this Act shall be used 
to apply any political test or qualification in selecting, ap-
pointing, promoting, or taking any other personnel action 
with respect to officers, agents, and employees of the Cor-
poration: Provided further, That for fiscal year 2008, in 
addition to the amounts provided above, $29,700,000 shall 
be for costs related to digital program production, develop-
ment, and distribution, associated with the transition of 
public broadcasting to digital broadcasting, to be awarded 
as determined by the Corporation in consultation with 
public radio and television licensees or permittees, or their 
designated representatives: Provided further, That for fis-
cal year 2008, in addition to the amounts provided above, 
$26,750,000 is available pursuant to section 396(k)(10) 
of the Communications Act of 1934 for replacement and 
upgrade of the public radio interconnection system: Pro-
vided further, That none of the funds made available to 
the Corporation for Public Broadcasting by this Act, the 
Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (Public Law 
110–5), or the Departments of Labor, Health and Human
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Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropria-
tions Act, 2006 (Public Law 109–149), shall be used to 
support the Television Future Fund or any similar pur-
pose. 
FEDERAL MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the Federal Mediation 
and Conciliation Service to carry out the functions vested 
in it by the Labor Management Relations Act of 1947 (29 
U.S.C. et seq.), including hire of passenger motor vehicles; 
for expenses necessary for the Labor-Management Co-
operation Act of 1978 (29 U.S.C. 175a); and for expenses 
necessary for the Service to carry out the functions vested 
in it by the Civil Service Reform Act (5 U.S.C. chapter 
71), $44,450,000, including $650,000 to remain available 
through September 30, 2009, for activities authorized by 
the Labor-Management Cooperation Act of 1978 (29 
U.S.C. 175a): Provided, That notwithstanding section 
3302 of title 31, United States Code, fees charged, up to 
full-cost recovery, for special training activities and other 
conflict resolution services and technical assistance, in-
cluding those provided to foreign governments and inter-
national organizations, and for arbitration services shall 
be credited to and merged with this account, and shall 
remain available until expended: Provided further, That
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fees for arbitration services shall be available only for edu-
cation, training, and professional development of the agen-
cy workforce: Provided further, That the Director of the 
Service is authorized to accept and use on behalf of the 
United States gifts of services and real, personal, or other 
property in the aid of any projects or functions within the 
Director’s jurisdiction. 
FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW 
COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the Federal Mine Safety 
and Health Review Commission (30 U.S.C. 801 et seq.), 
$8,096,000. 
INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES 
OFFICE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES: GRANTS 
AND ADMINISTRATION 
For carrying out the Museum and Library Services 
Act (20 U.S.C. 9101 et seq.), and the National Museum 
of African American History and Culture Act (20 U.S.C. 
80 et seq.), $264,812,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2008. 
MEDICARE PAYMENT ADVISORY COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary to carry out section 1805 of 
the 
Social 
Security 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C. 
1395b–6),