only for the USPTO contribution in a cooperative or joint 
agreement or agreements with a non-profit organization 
or organizations, successfully audited within the previous 
year, and with previous experience in such programs, to 
conduct policy studies, including studies relating to activi-
ties of United Nations Specialized agencies and other 
international organizations, as well as conferences and 
other development programs, in support of fair inter-
national protection of intellectual property rights. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY 
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH AND SERVICES 
For necessary expenses of the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology, $472,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, of which not to exceed 
$9,000,000 may be transferred to the ‘‘Working Capital 
Fund’’: Provided, That not to exceed $5,000 shall be for 
official reception and representation expenses: Provided 
further, 
That 
within 
the 
amounts 
appropriated, 
$3,000,000 shall be used for the projects, and in the 
amounts, specified in the explanatory statement described 
in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this 
consolidated Act). 
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY SERVICES 
For necessary expenses of the Hollings Manufac-
turing Extension Partnership of the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology, $110,000,000, to remain 
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available until expended. In addition, for necessary ex-
penses of the Technology Innovation Program of the Na-
tional 
Institute 
of 
Standards 
and 
Technology, 
$65,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
CONSTRUCTION OF RESEARCH FACILITIES 
For construction of new research facilities, including 
architectural and engineering design, and for renovation 
and maintenance of existing facilities, not otherwise pro-
vided for the National Institute of Standards and Tech-
nology, 
as 
authorized 
by 
U.S.C. 
278c–278e, 
$172,000,000, to remain available until expended, of 
which $30,000,000 is for a competitive construction grant 
program for research science buildings: Provided, That 
within the amounts appropriated, $44,000,000 shall be 
used for the projects, and in the amounts, specified in the 
explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the mat-
ter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided 
further, That the Secretary of Commerce shall include in 
the budget justification materials that the Secretary sub-
mits to Congress in support of the Department of Com-
merce budget (as submitted with the budget of the Presi-
dent under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States 
Code) an estimate for each National Institute of Stand-
ards and Technology construction project having a total 
multi-year program cost of more than $5,000,000 and si-
multaneously the budget justification materials shall in-
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clude an estimate of the budgetary requirements for each 
such project for each of the five subsequent fiscal years. 
NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC 
ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of activities authorized by law 
for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
including maintenance, operation, and hire of aircraft and 
vessels; grants, contracts, or other payments to nonprofit 
organizations for the purposes of conducting activities 
pursuant to cooperative agreements; and relocation of fa-
cilities, $3,045,549,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2010, except for funds provided for cooperative 
enforcement, which shall remain available until September 
30, 2011: Provided, That fees and donations received by 
the National Ocean Service for the management of na-
tional marine sanctuaries may be retained and used for 
the salaries and expenses associated with those activities, 
notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302: Provided further, That 
in addition, $3,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from 
the fund entitled ‘‘Coastal Zone Management’’ and in ad-
dition $79,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from the 
fund entitled ‘‘Promote and Develop Fishery Products and 
Research Pertaining to American Fisheries’’: Provided 
further, That of the $3,133,549,000 provided for in direct 
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obligations under this heading $3,045,549,000 is appro-
priated from the general fund, $82,000,000 is provided 
by transfer, and $6,000,000 is derived from recoveries of 
prior year obligations: Provided further, That the total 
amount available for the National Oceanic and Atmos-
pheric Administration corporate services administrative 
support costs shall not exceed $226,809,000: Provided fur-
ther, That payments of funds made available under this 
heading to the Department of Commerce Working Capital 
Fund including Department of Commerce General Coun-
sel legal services shall not exceed $36,583,000: Provided 
further, 
That 
within 
the 
amounts 
appropriated, 
$129,970,000 shall be used for the projects, and in the 
amounts, specified in the explanatory statement described 
in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this 
consolidated Act): Provided further, That any deviation 
from the amounts designated for specific activities in the 
report accompanying this Act, or any use of deobligated 
balances of funds provided under this heading in previous 
years, shall be subject to the procedures set forth in sec-
tion 505 of this Act: Provided further, That in allocating 
grants under sections 306 and 306A of the Coastal Zone 
Management Act of 1972, as amended, no coastal State 
shall receive more than 5 percent or less than 1 percent 
of increased funds appropriated over the previous fiscal 
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