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FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COORDINATING 
COUNCIL 
For a Federal payment to the Criminal Justice Coordinating 
Council, $1,300,000, to remain available until expended, to support 
initiatives related to the coordination of Federal and local criminal 
justice resources in the District of Columbia. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE OFFICE OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 
OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
For a Federal payment to the Office of the Chief Financial 
Officer of the District of Columbia, $5,453,000: Provided, That each 
entity that receives funding under this heading shall submit to 
the Office of the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia 
(CFO) a report on the activities to be carried out with such funds 
no later than March 15, 2008, and the CFO shall submit a com-
prehensive report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate no later than June 1, 2008. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT 
For a Federal payment for a school improvement program 
in the District of Columbia, $40,800,000, to be allocated 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 Office, $13,000,000 to expand quality public charter 
schools in the District of Columbia, to remain available until 
expended; for the Secretary of the Department of Education, 
$14,800,000 to provide opportunity scholarships for students in 
the District of Columbia in accordance 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 administer and fund assessments. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR CONSOLIDATED LABORATORY FACILITY 
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia, $5,000,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2009, for costs associated 
with the construction of a consolidated bioterrorism and forensics 
laboratory: Provided, That the District of Columbia provides a 100 
percent match for this payment. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR CENTRAL LIBRARY AND BRANCH LOCATIONS 
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia, $9,000,000, 
to remain available until expended, for the Federal contribution 
for costs associated with the renovation 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.
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FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR OF THE 
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
For a Federal payment to the Executive Office of the Mayor 
of the District of Columbia, $5,000,000: Provided, That these funds 
shall be available to support the District’s efforts to enhance the 
public education system, to improve environmental quality, to 
expand pediatric healthcare services and for historic preservation: 
Provided further, That no funds shall be expended until the Mayor 
of the District of Columbia submits a detailed expenditure plan, 
including performance measures, to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided 
further, That the District submit a preliminary progress report 
on activities no later than June 1, 2008, and a final report including 
a detailed description of outcomes achieved no later than November 
1, 2009. 
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FUNDS 
The following amounts are appropriated for the District of 
Columbia for the current fiscal year out of the general fund of 
the District of Columbia, except as otherwise specifically provided: 
Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, except 
as provided in section 450A of the District of Columbia Home 
Rule Act, approved November 2, 2000 (114 Stat. 2440; D.C. Official 
Code, sec. 1–204.50a) and provisions of this Act: The total amount 
appropriated in this Act for operating expenses for the District 
of Columbia for fiscal year 2008 under this heading shall not 
exceed the lesser of the sum of the total revenues of the District 
of Columbia for such fiscal year or $9,773,775,000 (of which 
$6,111,623,000 (including $348,929,000 from dedicated taxes) shall 
be from local funds, $2,015,854,000 shall be from Federal grant 
funds, $1,637,736,000 shall be from other funds, and $8,562,000 
shall be from private funds), in addition, $114,905,000 from funds 
previously appropriated in this Act as Federal payments: Provided 
further, That of the local funds, $339,989,000 shall be derived 
from the District’s general fund balance: Provided further, That 
of these funds the District’s intradistrict authority shall be 
$648,290,000: in addition for capital construction projects there 
is 
appropriated 
an 
increase 
of 
$1,607,703,000, 
of 
which 
$1,042,712,000 shall be from local funds, $38,523,000 from the 
District of Columbia Highway Trust Fund, $73,260,000 from the 
Local Street Maintenance fund, $75,000,000 from revenue bonds, 
$150,000,000 from financing for construction of a consolidated lab-
oratory facility, $42,200,000 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, for a net amount of $1,395,007,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided further, That the amounts pro-
vided under this heading are to be subject to the provisions of 
and allocated and expended as proposed under ‘‘Title III—District 
of Columbia Funds Summary of Expenses’’ 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 
as amended on June 29, 2007 and such title is hereby incorporated 
by reference as though set forth fully herein: Provided further,
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That this amount may be increased by proceeds of one-time trans-
actions, which are expended for emergency or unanticipated oper-
ating or capital needs: Provided further, That such increases shall 
be approved by enactment of local District law and shall comply 
with all reserve requirements contained in the District of Columbia 
Home Rule Act approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 777; D.C. 
Official Code, sec. 1–201.01 et seq.), as amended by this Act: Pro-
vided 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 reprogram for 
operating expenses any funds derived from bonds, notes, or other 
obligations issued for capital projects. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘District of Columbia Appropria-
tions 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 vehicles, services 
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 
under 5 U.S.C. 5376, purchase of nominal awards to recognize 
non-Federal officials’ contributions to Commission activities, and 
not to exceed $1,000 for official reception and representation 
expenses, $80,000,000. 
ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses to carry out the Help America Vote 
Act of 2002, $16,530,000, 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: Provided, That $200,000 shall be for a competitive grant 
program to support community involvement in student and parent 
mock elections. 
ELECTION REFORM PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses to carry out programs under the Help 
America Vote Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–252), $115,000,000 which 
shall be available for requirements payments under part 1 of sub-
title D of title II of such Act.
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ELECTION DATA COLLECTION GRANTS 
For necessary expenses to carry out an election data collection 
grants program under section 501 of this Act, $10,000,000, which 
shall remain available until expended. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION—ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION 
SEC. 501. (a) ELECTION DATA COLLECTION GRANTS.—Not later 
than March 30, 2008, the Election Assistance Commission (in this 
section referred to as the ‘‘Commission’’) shall establish an election 
data collection grant program (in this section referred to as the 
‘‘program’’) to provide a grant of $2,000,000 to 5 eligible States 
to improve the collection of data relating to the regularly scheduled 
general election for Federal office held in November 2008. For 
purposes of this section, the term ‘‘State’’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 901 of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 
(42 U.S.C. 15541). 
(b) ELIGIBILITY.—A State is eligible to receive a grant under 
the program if it submits to the Commission, at such time and 
in such form as the Commission may require, an application con-
taining the following information and assurances: 
(1) A plan for the use of the funds provided by the grant 
which will expand and improve the collection of the election 
data described in subsection (a) at the precinct level and will 
provide for the collection of such data in a common electronic 
format (as determined by the Commission). 
(2) An assurance that the State will comply with all 
requests made by the Commission for the compilation and 
submission of the data. 
(3) An assurance that the State will provide the Commis-
sion with such information as the Commission may require 
to prepare and submit the report described in subsection (d). 
(4) Such other information and assurances as the Commis-
sion may require. 
(c) TIMING OF GRANTS; AVAILABILITY.— 
(1) TIMING.—The Commission shall award grants under 
the program to eligible States not later than 60 days after 
the date on which the Commission establishes the program. 
(2) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Amounts provided by a grant 
under the program shall remain available without fiscal year 
limitation until expended. 
(d) REPORT TO CONGRESS.— 
(1) REPORT.—Not later than June 30, 2009, the Commis-
sion, in consultation with the States receiving grants under 
the program and the Election Assistance Commission Board 
of Advisors, shall submit a report to Congress on the impact 
of the program on the collection of the election data described 
in subsection (a). 
(2) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The Commission shall include in 
the report submitted under paragraph (1) such recommenda-
tions as the Commission considers appropriate to improve the 
collection of data relating to regularly scheduled general elec-
tions for Federal office in all States, including recommendations 
for changes in Federal law or regulations and the Commission’s 
estimate of the amount of funding necessary to carry out such 
changes.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Communications 
Commission, as authorized by law, including uniforms and allow-
ances 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 vehicles; special counsel fees; and services as 
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $313,000,000: Provided, That 
$312,000,000 of offsetting collections shall be assessed and collected 
pursuant to section 9 of title I of the Communications 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 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 collections 
received in excess of $312,000,000 in fiscal year 2008 shall not 
be available for obligation: Provided further, That remaining offset-
ting collections from prior years collected in excess of the amount 
specified for collection in each such year and otherwise becoming 
available on October 1, 2007, shall not be available for obligation: 
Provided further, That notwithstanding 47 U.S.C. 309(j)(8)(B), pro-
ceeds 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 further, That, in addition, 
not to exceed $21,480,000 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 investiga-
tions by the Office of Inspector General. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 
COMMISSION 
SEC. 510. Section 302 of the Universal Service Antideficiency 
Temporary Suspension Act is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 
2007’’, each place it appears and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2008’’. 
SEC. 511. 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 payments to implement the February 27, 2004 recommenda-
tions of the Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service 
regarding single connection or primary line restrictions on universal 
service support payments. 
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 General Act of 1978, 
$26,848,000, to be derived from the Deposit Insurance Fund and 
the FSLIC Resolution Fund.
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FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Fed-
eral 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 Reorganization Plan Num-
bered 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 consultants, hire of passenger motor vehicles, and rental of 
conference rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, 
$23,641,000: Provided, That public members of the Federal 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 compensa-
tion as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided further, That notwith-
standing 31 U.S.C. 3302, funds received from fees charged to non- 
Federal participants at labor-management relations conferences 
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 Commission, 
including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
5901–5902; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; hire of pas-
senger motor vehicles; and not to exceed $2,000 for official reception 
and representation expenses, $243,864,000, 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 
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 offsetting collections derived from fees col-
lected for premerger notification filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino 
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, notwith-
standing any other provision of law, not to exceed $23,000,000 
in offsetting collections derived from fees sufficient to implement 
and enforce the Telemarketing Sales Rule, promulgated under the 
Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention 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 herein appropriated from the gen-
eral fund shall be reduced as such offsetting collections are received 
during fiscal year 2008, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2008
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appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more than 
$81,864,000: Provided further, That none of the funds made avail-
able 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 
LIMITATIONS ON AVAILABILITY OF REVENUE 
For an additional amount to be deposited in the Federal 
Buildings Fund, $83,964,000. To carry out the purposes of the 
Fund established pursuant to section 210(f) of the Federal Property 
and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended (40 U.S.C. 
592), 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 oper-
ation, maintenance, and protection of federally owned and leased 
buildings; rental of buildings in the District of Columbia; restoration 
of leased premises; moving governmental agencies (including space 
adjustments and telecommunications relocation expenses) in connec-
tion with the assignment, allocation, and transfer of space; contrac-
tual services incident to cleaning or servicing buildings, and moving; 
repair and alteration of federally owned buildings including 
grounds, approaches and appurtenances; care and safeguarding of 
sites; maintenance, preservation, demolition, and equipment; 
acquisition 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 design of projects by contract 
or otherwise; construction of new buildings (including equipment 
for such buildings); and payment of principal, interest, and any 
other obligations for public buildings acquired by installment pur-
chase and purchase contract; in the aggregate amount of 
$7,830,414,000, of which: (1)(A) $306,448,000 shall remain available 
until expended for construction (including funds for sites and 
expenses and associated design and construction services) of addi-
tional projects at the following locations: 
New Construction: 
California: 
San Ysidro, Land Port of Entry, $37,742,000. 
Illinois: 
Rockford, United States Courthouse, $58,792,000. 
Maryland: 
Montgomery County, Food and Drug Administra-
tion Consolidation, $57,749,000. 
Minnesota: 
Warroad, Land Port of Entry, $43,628,000. 
Missouri: 
Jefferson 
City, 
United 
States 
Courthouse, 
$66,000,000. 
Vermont: 
Derby Line, Land Port of Entry, $33,139,000. 
Nonprospectus Construction, $9,398,000; and
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(B) $225,000,000 is designated as described in section 5 (in the 
matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act) and shall 
remain available until expended for construction (including funds 
for sites and expenses and associated design and construction serv-
ices) of additional projects at the following locations: 
Arizona: 
San Luis, Land Port of Entry I, $7,053,000. 
California: 
San Ysidro, Land Port of Entry, $161,437,000. 
Maine: 
Madawaska, Land Port of Entry, $17,160,000. 
New York: 
Alexandria Bay, Land Port of Entry, $11,676,000. 
Texas: 
El Paso, Tornillo-Guadalupe, Land Port of Entry, 
$4,290,000. 
Donna/Rio Bravo International Bridge, Land Port of 
Entry, $23,384,000: 
Provided, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Administrator of General Services is authorized to proceed with 
necessary site acquisition, design, and construction for the new 
courthouse project in Rockford, Illinois, listed in Public Law 109– 
115 and for which funds have been appropriated under this or 
any other Acts, with the understanding that the total estimated 
cost of the project, exclusive of any permitted escalations, shall 
be $100,225,000: Provided further, That each of the foregoing limits 
of costs on new construction projects may be exceeded to the extent 
that savings are affected in other such projects, but not to exceed 
10 percent of the amounts included in an approved prospectus, 
if required, unless advance approval is obtained from the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of a greater amount: Provided further, That 
all funds for direct construction projects shall expire on September 
30, 2009 and remain in the Federal Buildings Fund except for 
funds for projects as to which funds for design or other funds 
have been obligated in whole or in part prior to such date; (2) 
$722,161,000 shall remain available until expended for repairs and 
alterations, which includes associated design and construction serv-
ices: 
Repairs and Alterations: 
District of Columbia: 
Eisenhower Executive Office Building, Phase III, 
$121,204,000. 
Joint Operations Center, $12,800,000. 
Nebraska Avenue Complex, $27,673,000. 
Nevada: 
Reno, C. Clifton Young Federal Building and 
Courthouse, $12,793,000. 
New York: 
New York, Thurgood Marshall United States 
Courthouse, $170,544,000. 
West Virginia: 
Martinsburg Internal Revenue Service Enterprise 
Computing Center, $35,822,000. 
Special Emphasis Programs: 
Energy Program, $15,000,000. 
Design Program, $7,372,000. 
Basic Repairs and Alterations, $318,953,000: