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SEC. 409. (a) The Administrator of General Services shall carry
out the authority of the Election Assistance Commission to make
election assistance payments under subtitle D of title II of the
Help America Vote Act of 2002, including the authority under
such subtitle to receive statements and applications from entities
seeking such payments and reports from entities receiving such
payments.
(b) The authority of the Administrator of General Services
under subsection (a) shall apply with respect to amounts appro-
priated for fiscal year 2004 and amounts appropriated for fiscal
year 2003 which remain unobligated and unexpended at the end
of fiscal year 2003, except that this authority shall expire upon
the earlier of—
(1) the expiration of the 3-month period which begins on
the date on which all members of the Election Assistance
Commission are appointed; or
(2) June 30, 2004.
(c) Upon the appointment of all members of the Election Assist-
ance Commission, the Administrator of General Services shall
transmit to the Commission all statements, applications, and
reports received by the Administrator in carrying out this section.
SEC. 410. None of the funds made available in this Act may
be used by the General Services Administration to establish a
quick response team processing center on East Brainerd Road in
Chattanooga, Tennessee.
SEC. 411. COMPLETION OF LAND CONVEYANCE, SAN JOAQUIN
COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. Section 140 of division C of Public Law 105–
277 (112 Stat. 2681–599), as amended by section 3034 of the 1999
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act (Public Law 106–31;
113 Stat. 104), is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘Attorney General’’
and inserting ‘‘Administrator of General Services, on behalf
of the Attorney General,’’;
(B) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘Attorney Gen-
eral’’ and inserting ‘‘Administrator’’; and
(C) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘not later than
August 21, 1999’’ and inserting ‘‘as soon as practicable’’;
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘Attorney General’’ and
inserting ‘‘Administrator’’;
(3) in subsection (c)(1)—
(A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘as the location’’
and all that follows through ‘‘other educational purposes’’
and inserting ‘‘for educational or recreational purposes’’;
and
(B) by striking the second sentence;
(4) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ‘‘Attorney General’’ and
inserting ‘‘Administrator’’;
(5) in subsection (d), by striking paragraph (2) and inserting
the following new paragraph:
‘‘(2) The use of the real property conveyed under subsection
(a) for recreational purposes, as provided in subsection (c), shall
be subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Interior.’’;
(6) in subsection (e)—
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘If the Secretary’’
and all that follows through ‘‘not being used’’ and inserting
‘‘If a portion of the real property conveyed under subsection
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(a) is used for educational purposes, as provided in sub-
section (c), and the Secretary of Education determines that
such portion is no longer being used’’; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘as a public park
or for other recreational purposes’’ and inserting ‘‘for rec-
reational purposes’’; and
(7) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘Attorney General’’ and
inserting ‘‘Administrator’’.
MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Merit
Systems Protection Board pursuant to Reorganization Plan Num-
bered 2 of 1978 and the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, including
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, rental of conference rooms
in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, hire of passenger motor
vehicles, and direct procurement of survey printing, $32,877,000
together with not to exceed $2,626,000 for administrative expenses
to adjudicate retirement appeals to be transferred from the Civil
Service Retirement and Disability Fund in amounts determined
by the Merit Systems Protection Board.
MORRIS K. UDALL SCHOLARSHIP AND EXCELLENCE IN NATIONAL
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY FOUNDATION
MORRIS K. UDALL SCHOLARSHIP AND EXCELLENCE IN NATIONAL
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY TRUST FUND
For payment to the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence
in National Environmental Policy Trust Fund, pursuant to the
Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environ-
mental and Native American Public Policy Act of 1992 (20 U.S.C.
5601 et seq.), $1,996,000, to remain available until expended of
which up to $50,000 shall be used to conduct financial audits
pursuant to the Accountability of Tax Dollars Act of 2002 (Public
Law 107–289) notwithstanding sections 8 and 9 of Public Law
102–259: Provided, That up to 60 percent of such funds may be
transferred by the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence
in National Environmental Policy Foundation for the necessary
expenses of the Native Nations Institute.
ENVIRONMENTAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION FUND
For payment to the Environmental Dispute Resolution Fund
to carry out activities authorized in the Environmental Policy and
Conflict Resolution Act of 1998, $1,309,000, to remain available
until expended.
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION
OPERATING EXPENSES
For necessary expenses in connection with the administration
of the National Archives and Records Administration (including
the Information Security Oversight Office) and archived Federal
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records and related activities, as provided by law, and for expenses
necessary for the review and declassification of documents, and
for the hire of passenger motor vehicles, $256,700,000: Provided,
That the Archivist of the United States is authorized to use any
excess funds available from the amount borrowed for construction
of the National Archives facility, for expenses necessary to provide
adequate storage for holdings: Provided further, That, of the funds
provided in this paragraph, $600,000 shall be for the preservation
of the records of the Freedmen’s Bureau.
ELECTRONIC RECORDS ARCHIVE
For necessary expenses in connection with the development
of an electronic records archive, to include all direct project costs
associated with research, analysis, design, development, and pro-
gram management, $35,914,000, of which $22,000,000 shall remain
available until September 30, 2006.
REPAIRS AND RESTORATION
For the repair, alteration, and improvement of archives facili-
ties, and to provide adequate storage for holdings, $13,708,000,
to remain available until expended, of which $500,000 is for the
Military Personnel Records Center requirements study, of which
$2,250,000 is for land acquisition for a site in Anchorage, Alaska,
to construct a new regional archives and records facility and of
which $5,000,000 is for the repair and restoration of the plaza
that surrounds the Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library
and that is under the joint control and custody of the University
of Texas: Provided, That such funds may be transferred directly
to the University and used, together with University funds, for
repair and restoration of the plaza and remain available until
expended for this purpose: Provided further, That the same transfer
authority shall extend to funds previously appropriated in Public
Law 108–7 for this purpose.
NATIONAL HISTORICAL PUBLICATIONS AND RECORDS COMMISSION
GRANTS PROGRAM
For necessary expenses for allocations and grants for historical
publications and records as authorized by 44 U.S.C. 2504, as
amended, $10,000,000, to remain available until expended.
OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Office
of Government Ethics pursuant to the Ethics in Government Act
of 1978, as amended and the Ethics Reform Act of 1989, including
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, rental of conference rooms
in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, hire of passenger motor
vehicles, and not to exceed $1,500 for official reception and represen-
tation expenses, $10,738,000.
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF TRUST FUNDS)
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Office
of Personnel Management pursuant to Reorganization Plan Num-
bered 2 of 1978 and the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, including
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; medical examinations
performed for veterans by private physicians on a fee basis; rental
of conference rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere;
hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed $2,500 for official
reception and representation expenses; advances for reimburse-
ments to applicable funds of the Office of Personnel Management
and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for expenses incurred
under Executive Order No. 10422 of January 9, 1953, as amended;
and payment of per diem and/or subsistence allowances to
employees where Voting Rights Act activities require an employee
to remain overnight at his or her post of duty, $119,498,000, of
which $2,000,000 shall remain available until expended for the
cost of the enterprise human resources integration project, and
$2,500,000 shall remain available until expended for the cost of
leading the Government-wide initiative to modernize the Federal
payroll systems and service delivery and $2,500,000 shall remain
available through September 30, 2005, to coordinate and conduct
program evaluation and performance measurement; and in addition
$135,914,000 for administrative expenses, to be transferred from
the appropriate trust funds of the Office of Personnel Management
without regard to other statutes, including direct procurement of
printed materials, for the retirement and insurance programs, of
which $36,700,000 shall remain available until expended for the
cost of automating the retirement recordkeeping systems: Provided,
That the provisions of this appropriation shall not affect the
authority to use applicable trust funds as provided by sections
8348(a)(1)(B), 8909(g), and 9004(f)(1)(A) and (2)(A) of title 5, United
States Code: Provided further, That no part of this appropriation
shall be available for salaries and expenses of the Legal Examining
Unit of the Office of Personnel Management established pursuant
to Executive Order No. 9358 of July 1, 1943, or any successor
unit of like purpose: Provided further, That the President’s Commis-
sion on White House Fellows, established by Executive Order No.
11183 of October 3, 1964, may, during fiscal year 2004, accept
donations of money, property, and personal services in connection
with the development of a publicity brochure to provide information
about the White House Fellows, except that no such donations
shall be accepted for travel or reimbursement of travel expenses,
or for the salaries of employees of such Commission.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF TRUST FUNDS)
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act, as
amended, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, hire
of passenger motor vehicles, $1,498,000, and in addition, not to