[House Prints, 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
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[House Appropriations Committee Print]
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008
(H.R. 2764; Public Law 110-161)
DIVISION D--FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS
ACT, 2008
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CONTENTS, DIVISION D
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Legislative Text:
Title I--Department of the Treasury.......................... 798
Title II--Executive Office of the President................. 805
Title III--The Judiciary.................................... 812
Title IV--District of Columbia.............................. 816
Title V--Independent Agencies............................... 822
Title VI--General Provisions--This Act...................... 840
Title VII--General Provisions--Government-Wide.............. 846
Title VIII--General Provisions--District of Columbia........ 863
Explanatory Statement:
Title I--Department of the Treasury......................... 871
Title II--Executive Office of the President................. 880
Title III--The Judiciary.................................... 885
Title IV--District of Columbia.............................. 888
Title V--Independent Agencies............................... 891
Title VI--General Provisions--This Act...................... 914
Title VII--General Provisions--Government-Wide.............. 916
Title VIII--General Provisions--District of Columbia........ 920
Earmark Disclosure.......................................... 923
Table....................................................... 924
[Clerk's note: Six sections which precede division A in
the Consolidated Appropriations Act apply to all divisions of
the Act, including this one. The text of these sections is as
follows:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Consolidated Appropriations
Act, 2008''.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
[Text omitted for purposes of this note]
SEC. 3. REFERENCES.
Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to
``this Act'' contained in any division of this Act shall be
treated as referring only to the provisions of that division.
SEC. 4. EXPLANATORY STATEMENT.
The explanatory statement regarding the consolidated
appropriations amendment of the House of Representatives to the
amendment of the Senate to H.R. 2764, printed in the House
section of the Congressional Record on or about December 17,
2007 by the Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations of the
House, shall have the same effect with respect to the
allocation of funds and implementation of divisions A through K
of this Act as if it were a joint explanatory statement of a
committee of conference.
SEC. 5. EMERGENCY DESIGNATIONS.
Any designation in any division of this Act referring to
this section is a designation of an amount as an emergency
requirement and necessary to meet emergency needs pursuant to
subsections (a) and (b) of section 204 of S. Con. Res. 21
(110th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for
fiscal year 2008.
SEC. 6. STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS.
The following sums in this Act are appropriated, out of any
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 2008.
Reproduced below is the text of division D of the
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008 (H.R. 2764; P.L. 110-161)
as presented to the President for signature.]
Legislative Text, Division D
DIVISION D--FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS
ACT, 2008
TITLE I
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Departmental Offices
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses of the Departmental Offices including
operation and maintenance of the Treasury Building and Annex;
hire of passenger motor vehicles; maintenance, repairs, and
improvements of, and purchase of commercial insurance policies
for, real properties leased or owned overseas, when necessary
for the performance of official business, $248,360,000, of
which not to exceed $10,840,000 is for executive direction
program activities; not to exceed $9,909,000 is for general
counsel program activities; not to exceed $44,242,000 is for
economic policies and programs activities; not to exceed
$29,464,000 is for financial policies and programs activities;
not to exceed $56,775,000 is for terrorism and financial
intelligence activities; not to exceed $18,505,000 is for
Treasury-wide management policies and programs activities; and
not to exceed $78,625,000 is for administration programs
activities: Provided, That the Secretary of the Treasury is
authorized to transfer funds appropriated for any program
activity of the Departmental Offices to any other program
activity of the Departmental Offices upon notification to the
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations: Provided
further, That no appropriation for any program activity shall
be increased or decreased by more than 2 percent by all such
transfers: Provided further, That any change in funding greater
than 2 percent shall be submitted for approval to the House and
Senate Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That of
the amount appropriated under this heading, not to exceed
$3,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2009, is
for information technology modernization requirements; not to
exceed $150,000 is for official reception and representation
expenses; and not to exceed $258,000 is for unforeseen
emergencies of a confidential nature, to be allocated and
expended under the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury
and to be accounted for solely on his certificate: Provided
further, That of the amount appropriated under this heading,
$5,114,000, to remain available until September 30, 2009, is
for the Treasury-wide Financial Statement Audit and Internal
Control Program, of which such amounts as may be necessary may
be transferred to accounts of the Department's offices and
bureaus to conduct audits: Provided further, That this transfer
authority shall be in addition to any other provided in this
Act: Provided further, That of the amount appropriated under
this heading, $3,000,000, to remain available until September
30, 2009, is for secure space requirements: Provided further,
That of the amount appropriated under this heading, $2,300,000,
to remain available until September 30, 2009, is for salary and
benefits for hiring of personnel whose work will require
completion of a security clearance investigation in order to
perform highly classified work to further the activities of the
Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence: Provided
further, That of the amount appropriated under this heading,
$2,100,000, to remain available until September 30, 2010, is to
develop and implement programs within the Office of Critical
Infrastructure Protection and Compliance Policy, including
entering into cooperative agreements.
DEPARTMENT-WIDE SYSTEMS AND CAPITAL INVESTMENTS PROGRAMS
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For development and acquisition of automatic data processing
equipment, software, and services for the Department of the
Treasury, $18,710,000, to remain available until September 30,
2010: Provided, That these funds shall be transferred to
accounts and in amounts as necessary to satisfy the
requirements of the Department's offices, bureaus, and other
organizations: Provided further, That this transfer authority
shall be in addition to any other transfer authority provided
in this Act: Provided further, That none of the funds
appropriated under this heading shall be used to support or
supplement ``Internal Revenue Service, Operations Support'' or
``Internal Revenue Service, Business Systems Modernization''.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of
1978, not to exceed $2,000,000 for official travel expenses,
including hire of passenger motor vehicles; and not to exceed
$100,000 for unforeseen emergencies of a confidential nature,
to be allocated and expended under the direction of the
Inspector General of the Treasury, $18,450,000, of which not to
exceed $2,500 shall be available for official reception and
representation expenses.
TREASURY INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR TAX ADMINISTRATION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Treasury Inspector General for
Tax Administration in carrying out the Inspector General Act of
1978, including purchase (not to exceed 150 for replacement
only for police-type use) and hire of passenger motor vehicles
(31 U.S.C. 1343(b)); services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at
such rates as may be determined by the Inspector General for
Tax Administration; $140,533,000, of which not to exceed
$6,000,000 shall be available for official travel expenses; of
which not to exceed $500,000 shall be available for unforeseen
emergencies of a confidential nature, to be allocated and
expended under the direction of the Inspector General for Tax
Administration; and of which not to exceed $1,500 shall be
available for official reception and representation expenses.
AIR TRANSPORTATION STABILIZATION PROGRAM ACCOUNT
(INCLUDING RESCISSION)
Sections 101(a)(1), 102, 104, and 107(2) of the Air
Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act (title I,
Public Law 107-42) are hereby repealed. All unobligated
balances under this heading are rescinded.
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Financial Crimes Enforcement
Network, including hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and
training expenses of non-Federal and foreign government
personnel to attend meetings and training concerned with
domestic and foreign financial intelligence activities, law
enforcement, and financial regulation; not to exceed $14,000
for official reception and representation expenses; and for
assistance to Federal law enforcement agencies, with or without
reimbursement, $85,844,000, of which not to exceed $16,340,000
shall remain available until September 30, 2010; and of which
$8,955,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2009:
Provided, That funds appropriated in this account may be used
to procure personal services contracts.
Financial Management Service
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Financial Management Service,
$234,423,000, of which not to exceed $9,220,000 shall remain
available until September 30, 2010, for information systems
modernization initiatives; and of which not to exceed $2,500
shall be available for official reception and representation
expenses.
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of carrying out section 1111 of the
Homeland Security Act of 2002, including hire of passenger
motor vehicles, $93,515,000; of which not to exceed $6,000 for
official reception and representation expenses; not to exceed
$50,000 for cooperative research and development programs for
laboratory services; and provision of laboratory assistance to
State and local agencies with or without reimbursement.
United States Mint
UNITED STATES MINT PUBLIC ENTERPRISE FUND
Pursuant to section 5136 of title 31, United States Code, the
United States Mint is provided funding through the United
States Mint Public Enterprise Fund for costs associated with
the production of circulating coins, numismatic coins, and
protective services, including both operating expenses and
capital investments. The aggregate amount of new liabilities
and obligations incurred during fiscal year 2008 under such
section 5136 for circulating coinage and protective service
capital investments of the United States Mint shall not exceed
$33,200,000.
Bureau of the Public Debt
ADMINISTERING THE PUBLIC DEBT
For necessary expenses connected with any public-debt issues
of the United States, $182,871,000, of which not to exceed
$2,500 shall be available for official reception and
representation expenses, and of which not to exceed $2,000,000
shall remain available until September 30, 2010, for systems
modernization: Provided, That the sum appropriated herein from
the general fund for fiscal year 2008 shall be reduced by not
more than $10,000,000 as definitive security issue fees and
Legacy Treasury Direct Investor Account Maintenance fees are
collected, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2008
appropriation from the general fund estimated at $172,871,000.
In addition, $70,000 to be derived from the Oil Spill Liability
Trust Fund to reimburse the Bureau for administrative and
personnel expenses for financial management of the Fund, as
authorized by section 1012 of Public Law 101-380.
Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Program Account
To carry out the Community Development Banking and Financial
Institutions Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-325), including
services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for
individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the
rate for ES-3, $94,000,000, to remain available until September
30, 2009, of which $8,000,000 shall be for financial
assistance, technical assistance, training and outreach
programs designed to benefit Native American, Native Hawaiian,
and Alaskan Native communities and provided primarily through
qualified community development lender organizations with
experience and expertise in community development banking and
lending in Indian country, Native American organizations,
tribes and tribal organizations and other suitable providers,
and up to $13,500,000 may be used for administrative expenses,
including administration of the New Markets Tax Credit, up to
$7,500,000 may be used for the cost of direct loans, and up to
$250,000 may be used for administrative expenses to carry out
the direct loan program: Provided, That the cost of direct
loans, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as
defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974:
Provided further, That these funds are available to subsidize
gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans not
to exceed $16,000,000.
Internal Revenue Service
TAXPAYER SERVICES
For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service to
provide taxpayer services, including pre-filing assistance and
education, filing and account services, taxpayer advocacy
services, and other services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at
such rates as may be determined by the Commissioner,
$2,150,000,000, of which not less than $3,000,000 shall be for
the Tax Counseling for the Elderly Program, of which not less
than $9,000,000 shall be available for low-income taxpayer
clinic grants, of which not less than $8,000,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2009, shall be available to
establish and administer a Community Volunteer Income Tax
Assistance matching grants demonstration program for tax return
preparation assistance, and of which not less than $177,000,000
shall be available for operating expenses of the Taxpayer
Advocate Service.
ENFORCEMENT
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service to
determine and collect owed taxes, to provide legal and
litigation support, to conduct criminal investigations, to
enforce criminal statutes related to violations of internal
revenue laws and other financial crimes, to purchase (for
police-type use, not to exceed 850) and hire of passenger motor
vehicles (31 U.S.C. 1343(b)), and to provide other services as
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may be determined
by the Commissioner, $4,780,000,000, of which not less than
$57,252,000 shall be for the Interagency Crime and Drug
Enforcement program: Provided, That up to $10,000,000 may be
transferred as necessary from this account to the Internal
Revenue Service Operations Support appropriations solely for
the purposes of the Interagency Crime and Drug Enforcement
program: Provided further, That this transfer authority shall
be in addition to any other transfer authority provided in this
Act.
OPERATIONS SUPPORT
For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service to
operate and support taxpayer services and enforcement programs,
including rent payments; facilities services; printing;
postage; physical security; headquarters and other IRS-wide
administration activities; research and statistics of income;
telecommunications; information technology development,
enhancement, operations, maintenance, and security; the hire of
passenger motor vehicles (31 U.S.C. 1343(b)); and other
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may
be determined by the Commissioner; $3,680,059,000, of which
$75,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2009,
for information technology support; of which not to exceed
$1,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2010, for
research; of which not less than $2,000,000 shall be for the
Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board; and of which not to
exceed $25,000 shall be for official reception and
representation.
BUSINESS SYSTEMS MODERNIZATION
For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service's
business systems modernization program, $267,090,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2010, for the capital asset
acquisition of information technology systems, including
management and related contractual costs of said acquisitions,
including related Internal Revenue Service labor costs, and
contractual costs associated with operations authorized by 5
U.S.C. 3109: Provided, That, with the exception of labor costs,
none of these funds may be obligated until the Internal Revenue
Service submits to the Committees on Appropriations, and such
Committees approve, a plan for expenditure that: (1) meets the
capital planning and investment control review requirements
established by the Office of Management and Budget, including
Circular A-11; (2) complies with the Internal Revenue Service's
enterprise architecture, including the modernization blueprint;
(3) conforms with the Internal Revenue Service's enterprise
life cycle methodology; (4) is approved by the Internal Revenue
Service, the Department of the Treasury, and the Office of
Management and Budget; (5) has been reviewed by the Government
Accountability Office; and (6) complies with the acquisition
rules, requirements, guidelines, and systems acquisition
management practices of the Federal Government.
HEALTH INSURANCE TAX CREDIT ADMINISTRATION
For expenses necessary to implement the health insurance tax
credit included in the Trade Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-210),
$15,235,000.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS--INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Sec. 101. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made
available in this Act to the Internal Revenue Service or not to
exceed 3 percent of appropriations under the heading
``Enforcement'' may be transferred to any other Internal
Revenue Service appropriation upon the advance approval of the
Committees on Appropriations.
Sec. 102. The Internal Revenue Service shall maintain a
training program to ensure that Internal Revenue Service
employees are trained in taxpayers' rights, in dealing
courteously with taxpayers, and in cross-cultural relations.
Sec. 103. The Internal Revenue Service shall institute and
enforce policies and procedures that will safeguard the
confidentiality of taxpayer information.
Sec. 104. Funds made available by this or any other Act to
the Internal Revenue Service shall be available for improved
facilities and increased staffing to provide sufficient and
effective 1-800 help line service for taxpayers. The
Commissioner shall continue to make the improvement of the
Internal Revenue Service 1-800 help line service a priority and
allocate resources necessary to increase phone lines and staff
to improve the Internal Revenue Service 1-800 help line
service.
Sec. 105. Section 9503(a) of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by striking ``for a period of 10 years after the date
of enactment of this section'' and inserting ``before July 23,
2013''.
Sec. 106. Sections 9504(a) and (b), and 9505(a) of title 5,
United States Code, are amended by striking ``For a period of
10 years after the date of enactment of this section'' each
place it occurs and inserting ``Before July 23, 2013''.
Sec. 107. Section 9502(a) of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by striking ``Office of Management and Budget'' and
inserting ``Office of Personnel Management''.
Sec. 108. Of the funds made available by this Act for the
Internal Revenue Service, not less than $7,350,000 shall be
available for increasing above fiscal year 2007 levels the
number of full-time equivalent positions and related support
activities performing Automated Collection System functions.
Administrative Provisions--Department of the Treasury
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
Sec. 109. Appropriations to the Department of the Treasury in
this Act shall be available for uniforms or allowances
therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901), including
maintenance, repairs, and cleaning; purchase of insurance for
official motor vehicles operated in foreign countries; purchase
of motor vehicles without regard to the general purchase price
limitations for vehicles purchased and used overseas for the
current fiscal year; entering into contracts with the
Department of State for the furnishing of health and medical
services to employees and their dependents serving in foreign
countries; and services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109.
Sec. 110. Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropriations in
this Act made available to the Departmental Offices--Salaries
and Expenses, Office of Inspector General, Financial Management
Service, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, Financial
Crimes Enforcement Network, and Bureau of the Public Debt, may
be transferred between such appropriations upon the advance
approval of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided, That no
transfer may increase or decrease any such appropriation by
more than 2 percent.
Sec. 111. Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropriation made
available in this Act to the Internal Revenue Service may be
transferred to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax
Administration's appropriation upon the advance approval of the
Committees on Appropriations: Provided, That no transfer may
increase or decrease any such appropriation by more than 2
percent.
Sec. 112. Of the funds available for the purchase of law
enforcement vehicles, no funds may be obligated until the
Secretary of the Treasury certifies that the purchase by the
respective Treasury bureau is consistent with departmental
vehicle management principles: Provided, That the Secretary may
delegate this authority to the Assistant Secretary for
Management.
Sec. 113. None of the funds appropriated in this Act or
otherwise available to the Department of the Treasury or the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing may be used to redesign the $1
Federal Reserve note.
Sec. 114. The Secretary of the Treasury may transfer funds
from Financial Management Services, Salaries and Expenses to
Debt Collection Fund as necessary to cover the costs of debt
collection: Provided, That such amounts shall be reimbursed to
such salaries and expenses account from debt collections
received in the Debt Collection Fund.
Sec. 115. Section 122(g)(1) of Public Law 105-119 (5 U.S.C.
3104 note), is further amended by striking ``8 years'' and
inserting ``10 years''.
Sec. 116. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this or any other Act may be used by the United
States Mint to construct or operate any museum without the
explicit approval of the House Committee on Financial Services
and the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs.
Sec. 117. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this or any other Act or source to the Department
of the Treasury, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, and the
United States Mint, individually or collectively, may be used
to consolidate any or all functions of the Bureau of Engraving
and Printing and the United States Mint without the explicit
approval of the House Committee on Financial Services; the
Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; the
House Committee on Appropriations; and the Senate Committee on
Appropriations.
Sec. 118. Funds appropriated by this Act, or made available
by the transfer of funds in this Act, for the Department of the
Treasury's intelligence or intelligence related activities are
deemed to be specifically authorized by the Congress for
purposes of section 504 of the National Security Act of 1947
(50 U.S.C. 414) during fiscal year 2008 until the enactment of
the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008.
Sec. 119. Section 3333(a) of title 31, United States Code, is
amended by deleting paragraph (3) and inserting in lieu thereof
the following:
``(3) The amount of the relief and the amount of any relief
granted to an official or agent of the Department of the
Treasury under 31 U.S.C. 3527, shall be charged to the Check
Forgery Insurance Fund (31 U.S.C. 3343). A recovery or
repayment of a loss for which replacement is made out of the
fund shall be credited to the fund and is available for the
purposes for which the fund was established.''.
This title may be cited as the ``Department of the Treasury
Appropriations Act, 2008''.
TITLE II
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT AND FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE
PRESIDENT
Compensation of the President
For compensation of the President, including an expense
allowance at the rate of $50,000 per annum as authorized by 3
U.S.C. 102, $450,000: Provided, That none of the funds made
available for official expenses shall be expended for any other
purpose and any unused amount shall revert to the Treasury
pursuant to section 1552 of title 31, United States Code.
White House Office
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses for the White House as authorized by
law, including not to exceed $3,850,000 for services as
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 105; subsistence
expenses as authorized by 3 U.S.C. 105, which shall be expended
and accounted for as provided in that section; hire of
passenger motor vehicles, newspapers, periodicals, teletype
news service, and travel (not to exceed $100,000 to be expended
and accounted for as provided by 3 U.S.C. 103); and not to
exceed $19,000 for official entertainment expenses, to be
available for allocation within the Executive Office of the
President; $51,656,000.
Executive Residence at the White House
OPERATING EXPENSES
For the care, maintenance, repair and alteration,
refurnishing, improvement, heating, and lighting, including
electric power and fixtures, of the Executive Residence at the
White House and official entertainment expenses of the
President, $12,814,000, to be expended and accounted for as
provided by 3 U.S.C. 105, 109, 110, and 112-114.
REIMBURSABLE EXPENSES
For the reimbursable expenses of the Executive Residence at
the White House, such sums as may be necessary: Provided, That
all reimbursable operating expenses of the Executive Residence
shall be made in accordance with the provisions of this
paragraph: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other
provision of law, such amount for reimbursable operating
expenses shall be the exclusive authority of the Executive
Residence to incur obligations and to receive offsetting
collections, for such expenses: Provided further, That the
Executive Residence shall require each person sponsoring a
reimbursable political event to pay in advance an amount equal
to the estimated cost of the event, and all such advance
payments shall be credited to this account and remain available
until expended: Provided further, That the Executive Residence
shall require the national committee of the political party of
the President to maintain on deposit $25,000, to be separately
accounted for and available for expenses relating to
reimbursable political events sponsored by such committee
during such fiscal year: Provided further, That the Executive
Residence shall ensure that a written notice of any amount owed
for a reimbursable operating expense under this paragraph is
submitted to the person owing such amount within 60 days after
such expense is incurred, and that such amount is collected
within 30 days after the submission of such notice: Provided
further, That the Executive Residence shall charge interest and
assess penalties and other charges on any such amount that is
not reimbursed within such 30 days, in accordance with the
interest and penalty provisions applicable to an outstanding
debt on a United States Government claim under section 3717 of
title 31, United States Code: Provided further, That each such
amount that is reimbursed, and any accompanying interest and
charges, shall be deposited in the Treasury as miscellaneous
receipts: Provided further, That the Executive Residence shall
prepare and submit to the Committees on Appropriations, by not
later than 90 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by
this Act, a report setting forth the reimbursable operating
expenses of the Executive Residence during the preceding fiscal
year, including the total amount of such expenses, the amount
of such total that consists of reimbursable official and
ceremonial events, the amount of such total that consists of
reimbursable political events, and the portion of each such
amount that has been reimbursed as of the date of the report:
Provided further, That the Executive Residence shall maintain a
system for the tracking of expenses related to reimbursable
events within the Executive Residence that includes a standard
for the classification of any such expense as political or
nonpolitical: Provided further, That no provision of this
paragraph may be construed to exempt the Executive Residence
from any other applicable requirement of subchapter I or II of
chapter 37 of title 31, United States Code.
White House Repair and Restoration
For the repair, alteration, and improvement of the Executive
Residence at the White House, $1,600,000, to remain available
until expended, for required maintenance, safety and health
issues, and continued preventative maintenance.
Council of Economic Advisers
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Council of Economic Advisers in
carrying out its functions under the Employment Act of 1946 (15
U.S.C. 1021 et seq.), $4,118,000.
Office of Policy Development
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Office of Policy Development,
including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C.
107, $3,482,000.
National Security Council
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the National Security Council,
including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $8,640,000.
Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Privacy and Civil Liberties
Oversight Board, as authorized by section 1061 of the
Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (5
U.S.C. 601 note), $2,000,000.
Office of Administration
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Office of Administration,
including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C.
107, and hire of passenger motor vehicles, $91,745,000, of
which $11,923,000 shall remain available until expended for
continued modernization of the information technology
infrastructure within the Executive Office of the President.
Office of Management and Budget
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Office of Management and
Budget, including hire of passenger motor vehicles and services
as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and to carry out the provisions
of chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, $78,000,000, of
which not to exceed $3,000 shall be available for official
representation expenses: Provided, That, as provided in 31
U.S.C. 1301(a), appropriations shall be applied only to the
objects for which appropriations were made and shall be
allocated in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth
in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the
matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act) except as
otherwise provided by law: Provided further, That none of the
funds appropriated in this Act for the Office of Management and
Budget may be used for the purpose of reviewing any
agricultural marketing orders or any activities or regulations
under the provisions of the Agricultural Marketing Agreement
Act of 1937 (7 U.S.C. 601 et seq.): Provided further, That none
of the funds made available for the Office of Management and
Budget by this Act may be expended for the altering of the
transcript of actual testimony of witnesses, except for
testimony of officials of the Office of Management and Budget,
before the Committees on Appropriations or their subcommittees:
Provided further, That the preceding shall not apply to printed
hearings released by the Committees on Appropriations: Provided
further, That none of the funds provided in this or prior Acts
shall be used, directly or indirectly, by the Office of
Management and Budget, for evaluating or determining if water
resource project or study reports submitted by the Chief of
Engineers acting through the Secretary of the Army are in
compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, and
requirements relevant to the Civil Works water resource
planning process: Provided further, That the Office of
Management and Budget shall have not more than 60 days in which
to perform budgetary policy reviews of water resource matters
on which the Chief of Engineers has reported: Provided further,
That the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall
notify the appropriate authorizing and appropriating committees
when the 60-day review is initiated: Provided further, That if
water resource reports have not been transmitted to the
appropriate authorizing and appropriating committees within 15
days after the end of the Office of Management and Budget
review period based on the notification from the Director,
Congress shall assume Office of Management and Budget
concurrence with the report and act accordingly.
Office of National Drug Control Policy
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Office of National Drug Control
Policy (ONDCP); for research activities pursuant to the Office
of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2006
(Public Law 109-469); not to exceed $10,000 for official
reception and representation expenses; and for participation in
joint projects or in the provision of services on matters of
mutual interest with nonprofit, research, or public
organizations or agencies, with or without reimbursement,
$26,402,000; of which $250,000 shall remain available until
expended for policy research and evaluation: Provided, That of
the funds provided under this heading, $1,250,000 shall be
allocated for the National Academy of Public Administration to
conduct an independent study and analysis of ONDCP's
organization and management: Provided further, That within two
months after the date of enactment of this Act, the ONDCP shall
contract with the National Academy of Public Administration for
purposes as described in the previous proviso: Provided
further, That the Office is authorized to accept, hold,
administer, and utilize gifts, both real and personal, public
and private, without fiscal year limitation, for the purpose of
aiding or facilitating the work of the Office.
COUNTERDRUG TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT CENTER
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses for the Counterdrug Technology
Assessment Center for research activities pursuant to the
Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of
2006 (Public Law 109-469), $1,000,000, which shall remain
available until expended for counternarcotics research and
development projects: Provided, That such amount shall be
available for transfer to other Federal departments or
agencies: Provided further, That the Office of National Drug
Control Policy shall submit for approval by the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate,
a spending plan for the use of these funds no later than 90
days after enactment of this Act.
FEDERAL DRUG CONTROL PROGRAMS
HIGH INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREAS PROGRAM
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses of the Office of National Drug Control
Policy's High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program,
$230,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2009, for
drug control activities consistent with the approved strategy
for each of the designated High Intensity Drug Trafficking
Areas, of which no less than 51 percent shall be transferred to
State and local entities for drug control activities, which
shall be obligated within 120 days of the date of enactment of
this Act: Provided, That up to 49 percent may be transferred to
Federal agencies and departments at a rate to be determined by
the Director, of which not less than $2,100,000 shall be used
for auditing services and associated activities, and up to
$400,000 which shall be for the final year of development and
implementation of a data collection system to measure the
performance of the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas
Program: Provided further, That High Intensity Drug Trafficking
Areas Programs designated as of September 30, 2007, shall be
funded at no less than the fiscal year 2007 initial allocation
levels unless the Director submits to the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate,
and the Committees approve, justification for changes in those
levels based on clearly articulated priorities for the High
Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Programs, as well as published
Office of National Drug Control Policy performance measures of
effectiveness: Provided further, That a request shall be
submitted in compliance with the reprogramming guidelines to
the Committees on Appropriations for approval prior to the
obligation of funds of an amount in excess of the fiscal year
2007 budget request: Provided further, That the Office of
National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) shall submit
recommendations for approval to the Committees on
Appropriations for both the initial High-Intensity Drug
Trafficking Area (HIDTA) allocation funding within 90 days
after the enactment of this Act and the discretionary HIDTA
funding, according to the framework proposed jointly by the
HIDTA Directors and ONDCP, within 120 days after the enactment
of this Act: Provided further, That within the discretionary
funding amount, plans for use of such funds shall be subject to
committee approval: Provided further, That at least $2,000,000
shall be available for new counties, not including previously
funded counties, with priority given to meritorious applicants
who have submitted previously and have not been funded.
OTHER FEDERAL DRUG CONTROL PROGRAMS
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For activities to support a national anti-drug campaign for
youth, and for other purposes, authorized by the Office of
National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2006
(Public Law 109-469), $164,300,000, to remain available until
expended, of which the amounts are available as follows:
$60,000,000 to support a national media campaign: Provided,
That the Office of National Drug Control Policy shall maintain
funding for non-advertising services for the media campaign at
no less than the fiscal year 2003 ratio of service funding to
total funds and shall continue the corporate outreach program
as it operated prior to its cancellation; $90,000,000 to
continue a program of matching grants to drug-free communities,
of which $2,000,000 shall be made available as directed by
section 4 of Public Law 107-82, as amended by Public Law 109-
469 (21 U.S.C. 1521 note); $500,000 for demonstration programs
as authorized by section 1119 of Public Law 109-469; $1,000,000
for the National Drug Court Institute; $9,600,000 for the
United States Anti-Doping Agency for anti-doping activities;
$1,700,000 for the United States membership dues to the World
Anti-Doping Agency; $1,250,000 for the National Alliance for
Model State Drug Laws; and $250,000 for evaluations and
research related to National Drug Control Program performance
measures: Provided further, That such funds may be transferred
to other Federal departments and agencies to carry out such
activities: Provided further, That of the amounts appropriated
for a national media campaign, not to exceed 10 percent shall
be for administration, advertising production, research and
testing, labor, and related costs of the national media
campaign.
Unanticipated Needs
For expenses necessary to enable the President to meet
unanticipated needs, in furtherance of the national interest,
security, or defense which may arise at home or abroad during
the current fiscal year, as authorized by 3 U.S.C. 108,
$1,000,000.
Special Assistance to the President
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses to enable the Vice President to
provide assistance to the President in connection with
specially assigned functions; services as authorized by 5
U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 106, including subsistence expenses as
authorized by 3 U.S.C. 106, which shall be expended and
accounted for as provided in that section; and hire of
passenger motor vehicles, $4,432,000.
Official Residence of the Vice President
OPERATING EXPENSES
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For the care, operation, refurnishing, improvement, and to
the extent not otherwise provided for, heating and lighting,
including electric power and fixtures, of the official
residence of the Vice President; the hire of passenger motor
vehicles; and not to exceed $90,000 for official entertainment
expenses of the Vice President, to be accounted for solely on
his certificate, $320,000: Provided, That advances or
repayments or transfers from this appropriation may be made to
any department or agency for expenses of carrying out such
activities.
Administrative Provisions--Executive Office of the President and Funds
Appropriated to the President
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Sec. 201. From funds made available in this Act under the
headings ``White House Office'', ``Executive Residence at the
White House'', ``White House Repair and Restoration'',
``Council of Economic Advisors'', ``National Security
Council'', ``Office of Administration'', ``Office of Policy
Development'', ``Special Assistance to the President'', and
``Official Residence of the Vice President'', the Director of
the Office of Management and Budget (or such other officer as
the President may designate in writing), may, 15 days after
giving notice to the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations, transfer not to exceed 10 percent of any such
appropriation to any other such appropriation, to be merged
with and available for the same time and for the same purposes
as the appropriation to which transferred: Provided, That the
amount of an appropriation shall not be increased by more than
50 percent by such transfers: Provided further, That no amount
shall be transferred from ``Special Assistance to the
President'' or ``Official Residence of the Vice President''
without the approval of the Vice President.
Sec. 202. The President shall submit to the Committees on
Appropriations not later than 30 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and prior to the initial obligation of
funds appropriated under the heading ``Office of National Drug
Control Policy'', a financial plan on the proposed uses of all
funds under the heading by program, project, and activity, for
which the obligation of funds is anticipated: Provided, That up
to 20 percent of funds appropriated under this heading may be
obligated before the submission of the report subject to prior
approval of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further,
That the report shall be updated and submitted to the
Committees on Appropriations every six months and shall include
information detailing how the estimates and assumptions
contained in previous reports have changed: Provided further,
That any new projects and changes in funding of ongoing
projects shall be subject to the prior approval of the
Committees on Appropriations.
Sec. 203. Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropriations in
this Act made available to the Office of National Drug Control
Policy may be transferred between appropriated programs upon
the advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations:
Provided, That no transfer may increase or decrease any such
appropriation by more than 3 percent.
Sec. 204. Not to exceed $1,000,000 of any appropriations in
this Act made available to the Office of National Drug Control
Policy may be reprogrammed within a program, project, or
activity upon the advance approval of the Committees on
Appropriations.
This title may be cited as the ``Executive Office of the
President Appropriations Act, 2008''.
TITLE III
THE JUDICIARY
Supreme Court of the United States
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary for the operation of the Supreme
Court, as required by law, excluding care of the building and
grounds, including purchase or hire, driving, maintenance, and
operation of an automobile for the Chief Justice, not to exceed
$10,000 for the purpose of transporting Associate Justices, and
hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C.
1343 and 1344; not to exceed $10,000 for official reception and
representation expenses; and for miscellaneous expenses, to be
expended as the Chief Justice may approve, $66,526,000, of
which $2,000,000 shall remain available until expended.
CARE OF THE BUILDING AND GROUNDS
For such expenditures as may be necessary to enable the
Architect of the Capitol to carry out the duties imposed upon
the Architect by the Act approved May 7, 1934 (40 U.S.C. 13a-
13b), $12,201,000, which shall remain available until expended.
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For salaries of the chief judge, judges, and other officers
and employees, and for necessary expenses of the court, as
authorized by law, $27,072,000.
United States Court of International Trade
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For salaries of the chief judge and eight judges, salaries of
the officers and employees of the court, services, and
necessary expenses of the court, as authorized by law,
$16,632,000.
Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For the salaries of circuit and district judges (including
judges of the territorial courts of the United States),
justices and judges retired from office or from regular active
service, judges of the United States Court of Federal Claims,
bankruptcy judges, magistrate judges, and all other officers
and employees of the Federal Judiciary not otherwise
specifically provided for, and necessary expenses of the
courts, as authorized by law, $4,604,762,000 (including the
purchase of firearms and ammunition); of which not to exceed
$27,817,000 shall remain available until expended for space
alteration projects and for furniture and furnishings related
to new space alteration and construction projects.
In addition, for expenses of the United States Court of
Federal Claims associated with processing cases under the
National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-
660), not to exceed $4,099,000, to be appropriated from the
Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund.
In addition, $14,500,000 shall be available to address
critically understaffed workload associated with increased
immigration enforcement: Provided, That this amount is
designated as described in section 5 (in the matter preceding
division A of this consolidated Act).
DEFENDER SERVICES
For the operation of Federal Defender organizations; the
compensation and reimbursement of expenses of attorneys
appointed to represent persons under the Criminal Justice Act
of 1964 (18 U.S.C. 3006A); the compensation and reimbursement
of expenses of persons furnishing investigative, expert, and
other services under the Criminal Justice Act of 1964 (18
U.S.C. 3006A(e)); the compensation (in accordance with Criminal
Justice Act maximums) and reimbursement of expenses of
attorneys appointed to assist the court in criminal cases where
the defendant has waived representation by counsel; the
compensation and reimbursement of travel expenses of guardians
ad litem acting on behalf of financially eligible minor or
incompetent offenders in connection with transfers from the
United States to foreign countries with which the United States
has a treaty for the execution of penal sentences; the
compensation of attorneys appointed to represent jurors in
civil actions for the protection of their employment, as
authorized by 28 U.S.C. 1875(d); and for necessary training and
general administrative expenses, $835,601,000, to remain
available until expended.
In addition, $10,500,000 shall be available for the
reimbursement of expenses of attorneys appointed to represent
persons under the Criminal Justice Act of 1964 as a result of
increased immigration enforcement: Provided, That this amount
is designated as described in section 5 (in the matter
preceding division A of this consolidated Act).
FEES OF JURORS AND COMMISSIONERS
For fees and expenses of jurors as authorized by 28 U.S.C.
1871 and 1876; compensation of jury commissioners as authorized
by 28 U.S.C. 1863; and compensation of commissioners appointed
in condemnation cases pursuant to rule 71A(h) of the Federal
Rules of Civil Procedure (28 U.S.C. Appendix Rule 71A(h)),
$63,081,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That
the compensation of land commissioners shall not exceed the
daily equivalent of the highest rate payable under section 5332
of title 5, United States Code.
COURT SECURITY
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, incident
to the provision of protective guard services for United States
courthouses and other facilities housing Federal court
operations, and the procurement, installation, and maintenance
of security systems and equipment for United States courthouses
and other facilities housing Federal court operations,
including building ingress-egress control, inspection of mail
and packages, directed security patrols, perimeter security,
basic security services provided by the Federal Protective
Service, and other similar activities as authorized by section
1010 of the Judicial Improvement and Access to Justice Act
(Public Law 100-702), $410,000,000, of which not to exceed
$15,000,000 shall remain available until expended, to be
expended directly or transferred to the United States Marshals
Service, which shall be responsible for administering the
Judicial Facility Security Program consistent with standards or
guidelines agreed to by the Director of the Administrative
Office of the United States Courts and the Attorney General.
Administrative Office of the United States Courts
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Administrative Office of the
United States Courts as authorized by law, including travel as
authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1345, hire of a passenger motor vehicle
as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343(b), advertising and rent in the
District of Columbia and elsewhere, $76,036,000, of which not
to exceed $8,500 is authorized for official reception and
representation expenses.
Federal Judicial Center
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Federal Judicial Center, as
authorized by Public Law 90-219, $24,187,000; of which
$1,800,000 shall remain available through September 30, 2009,
to provide education and training to Federal court personnel;
and of which not to exceed $1,500 is authorized for official
reception and representation expenses.
Judicial Retirement Funds
PAYMENT TO JUDICIARY TRUST FUNDS
For payment to the Judicial Officers' Retirement Fund, as
authorized by 28 U.S.C. 377(o), $59,400,000; to the Judicial
Survivors' Annuities Fund, as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 376(c),
$2,300,000; and to the United States Court of Federal Claims
Judges' Retirement Fund, as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 178(l),
$3,700,000.
United States Sentencing Commission
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For the salaries and expenses necessary to carry out the
provisions of chapter 58 of title 28, United States Code,
$15,477,000, of which not to exceed $1,000 is authorized for
official reception and representation expenses.
Administrative Provisions--The Judiciary
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Sec. 301. Appropriations and authorizations made in this
title which are available for salaries and expenses shall be
available for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109.
Sec. 302. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made
available for the current fiscal year for the Judiciary in this
Act may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such
appropriation, except ``Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and
Other Judicial Services, Defender Services'' and ``Courts of
Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services, Fees of
Jurors and Commissioners'', shall be increased by more than 10
percent by any such transfers: Provided, That any transfer
pursuant to this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of
funds under sections 605 and 610 of this Act and shall not be
available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance
with the procedures set forth in that section.
Sec. 303. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
salaries and expenses appropriation for ``Courts of Appeals,
District Courts, and Other Judicial Services'' shall be
available for official reception and representation expenses of
the Judicial Conference of the United States: Provided, That
such available funds shall not exceed $11,000 and shall be
administered by the Director of the Administrative Office of
the United States Courts in the capacity as Secretary of the
Judicial Conference.
Sec. 304. Within 90 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts shall
submit to the Committees on Appropriations a comprehensive
financial plan for the Judiciary allocating all sources of
available funds including appropriations, fee collections, and
carryover balances, to include a separate and detailed plan for
the Judiciary Information Technology fund.
Sec. 305. Pursuant to section 140 of Public Law 97-92, and
from funds appropriated in this Act, Justices and judges of the
United States are authorized during fiscal year 2008, to
receive a salary adjustment in accordance with 28 U.S.C. 461.
Sec. 306. Section 3313(a) of title 40, United States Code,
shall be applied by substituting ``executive'' for ``federal''
each place it appears.
Sec. 307. In accordance with 28 U.S.C. 561-569, and
notwithstanding any other provision of law, the United States
Marshals Service shall provide, for such courthouses as its
Director may designate in consultation with the Director of the
Administrative Office of the United States Courts, for purposes
of a pilot program, the security services that 40 U.S.C. 1315
authorizes the Department of Homeland Security to provide,
except for the services specified in 40 U.S.C. 1315(b)(2)(E).
For building-specific security services at these courthouses,
the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States
Courts shall reimburse the United States Marshals Service
rather than the Department of Homeland Security.
Sec. 308. Section 128(b) of title 28, United States Code, is
amended by striking ``Bellingham, Seattle, and Tacoma'' and
inserting ``Bellingham, Seattle, Tacoma, and Vancouver''.
Sec. 309. Section 203(c) of the Judicial Improvements Act of
1990 (Public Law 101-650; 28 U.S.C. 133 note), is amended--
(1) in the third sentence (relating to the District
of Kansas), by striking ``16 years'' and inserting ``17
years'';
(2) in the sixth sentence (relating to the Northern
District of Ohio), by striking ``15 years'' and
inserting ``17 years''.
This title may be cited as the ``Judiciary Appropriations
Act, 2008''.
TITLE IV
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Federal Funds
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR RESIDENT TUITION SUPPORT
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia, to be
deposited into a dedicated account, for a nationwide program to
be administered by the Mayor, for District of Columbia resident
tuition support, $33,000,000, to remain available until
expended: Provided, That such funds, including any interest
accrued thereon, may be used on behalf of eligible District of
Columbia residents to pay an amount based upon the difference
between in-State and out-of-State tuition at public
institutions of higher education, or to pay up to $2,500 each
year at eligible private institutions of higher education:
Provided further, That the awarding of such funds may be
prioritized on the basis of a resident's academic merit, the
income and need of eligible students and such other factors as
may be authorized: Provided further, That the District of
Columbia government shall maintain a dedicated account for the
Resident Tuition Support Program that shall consist of the
Federal funds appropriated to the Program in this Act and any
subsequent appropriations, any unobligated balances from prior
fiscal years, and any interest earned in this or any fiscal
year: Provided further, That the account shall be under the
control of the District of Columbia Chief Financial Officer,
who shall use those funds solely for the purposes of carrying
out the Resident Tuition Support Program: Provided further,
That the Office of the Chief Financial Officer shall provide a
quarterly financial report to the Committees on Appropriations
of the House of Representatives and Senate for these funds
showing, by object class, the expenditures made and the purpose
therefor.
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND SECURITY COSTS IN THE
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
For necessary expenses, as determined by the Mayor of the
District of Columbia in written consultation with the elected
county or city officials of surrounding jurisdictions,
$3,352,000, to remain available until expended; of which
$3,000,000 is to reimburse the District of Columbia for the
costs of providing public safety at events related to the
presence of the national capital in the District of Columbia
and for the costs of providing support to respond to immediate
and specific terrorist threats or attacks in the District of
Columbia or surrounding jurisdictions; and $352,000 is for the
District of Columbia National Guard retention and college
access program: Provided, That any amount provided under this
heading shall be available only after such amount has been
apportioned pursuant to chapter 15 of title 31, United States
Code.
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURTS
For salaries and expenses for the District of Columbia
Courts, $223,920,000 to be allocated as follows: for the
District of Columbia Court of Appeals, $10,800,000, of which
not to exceed $1,500 is for official reception and
representation expenses; for the District of Columbia Superior
Court, $98,359,000, of which not to exceed $1,500 is for
official reception and representation expenses; for the
District of Columbia Court System, $52,170,000, of which not to
exceed $1,500 is for official reception and representation
expenses; and $62,591,000, to remain available until September
30, 2009, for capital improvements for District of Columbia
courthouse facilities, including structural improvements to the
District of Columbia cell block at the Moultrie Courthouse:
Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, a
single contract or related contracts for development and
construction of facilities may be employed which collectively
include the full scope of the project: Provided further, That
the solicitation and contract shall contain the clause
``availability of Funds'' found at 48 CFR 52.232-18: Provided
further, That funds made available for capital improvements
shall be expended consistent with the General Services
Administration (GSA) master plan study and building evaluation
report: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other
provision of law, all amounts under this heading shall be
apportioned quarterly by the Office of Management and Budget
and obligated and expended in the same manner as funds
appropriated for salaries and expenses of other Federal
agencies, with payroll and financial services to be provided on
a contractual basis with the GSA, and such services shall
include the preparation of monthly financial reports, copies of
which shall be submitted directly by GSA to the President and
to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and Senate, the Committee on Oversight and
Government Reform of the House of Representatives, and the
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the
Senate: Provided further, That 30 days after providing written
notice to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and Senate, the District of Columbia Courts may
reallocate not more than $1,000,000 of the funds provided under
this heading among the items and entities funded under this
heading for operations, and not more than 4 percent of the
funds provided under this heading for facilities.
DEFENDER SERVICES IN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURTS
For payments authorized under section 11-2604 and section 11-
2605, D.C. Official Code (relating to representation provided
under the District of Columbia Criminal Justice Act), payments
for counsel appointed in proceedings in the Family Court of the
Superior Court of the District of Columbia under chapter 23 of
title 16, D.C. Official Code, or pursuant to contractual
agreements to provide guardian ad litem representation,
training, technical assistance, and such other services as are
necessary to improve the quality of guardian ad litem
representation, payments for counsel appointed in adoption
proceedings under chapter 3 of title 16, D.C. Code, and
payments for counsel authorized under section 21-2060, D.C.
Official Code (relating to representation provided under the
District of Columbia Guardianship, Protective Proceedings, and
Durable Power of Attorney Act of 1986), $47,975,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That the funds provided in
this Act under the heading ``Federal Payment to the District of
Columbia Courts'' (other than the $62,591,000 provided under
such heading for capital improvements for District of Columbia
courthouse facilities) may also be used for payments under this
heading: Provided further, That in addition to the funds
provided under this heading, the Joint Committee on Judicial
Administration in the District of Columbia may use funds
provided in this Act under the heading ``Federal Payment to the
District of Columbia Courts'' (other than the $62,591,000
provided under such heading for capital improvements for
District of Columbia courthouse facilities), to make payments
described under this heading for obligations incurred during
any fiscal year: Provided further, That funds provided under
this heading shall be administered by the Joint Committee on
Judicial Administration in the District of Columbia: Provided
further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, this
appropriation shall be apportioned quarterly by the Office of
Management and Budget and obligated and expended in the same
manner as funds appropriated for expenses of other Federal
agencies, with payroll and financial services to be provided on
a contractual basis with the General Services Administration
(GSA), and such services shall include the preparation of
monthly financial reports, copies of which shall be submitted
directly by GSA to the President and to the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate, the
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of
Representatives, and the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs of the Senate.
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE COURT SERVICES AND OFFENDER SUPERVISION AGENCY
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
For salaries and expenses, including the transfer and hire of
motor vehicles, of the Court Services and Offender Supervision
Agency for the District of Columbia, as authorized by the
National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement
Act of 1997, $190,343,000, of which not to exceed $2,000 is for
official receptions and representation expenses related to
Community Supervision and Pretrial Services Agency programs; of
which not to exceed $25,000 is for dues and assessments
relating to the implementation of the Court Services and
Offender Supervision Agency Interstate Supervision Act of 2002;
of which not to exceed $400,000 for the Community Supervision
Program and $160,000 for the Pretrial Services Program, both to
remain available until September 30, 2009, are for information
technology infrastructure enhancement acquisitions; of which
$140,499,000 shall be for necessary expenses of Community
Supervision and Sex Offender Registration, to include expenses
relating to the supervision of adults subject to protection
orders or the provision of services for or related to such
persons; of which $49,894,000 shall be available to the
Pretrial Services Agency: Provided, That notwithstanding any
other provision of law, all amounts under this heading shall be
apportioned quarterly by the Office of Management and Budget
and obligated and expended in the same manner as funds
appropriated for salaries and expenses of other Federal
agencies: Provided further, That not less than $1,000,000 shall
be available for re-entrant housing in the District of
Columbia: Provided further, That the Director is authorized to
accept and use gifts in the form of in-kind contributions of
space and hospitality to support offender and defendant
programs, and equipment and vocational training services to
educate and train offenders and defendants: Provided further,
That the Director shall keep accurate and detailed records of
the acceptance and use of any gift or donation under the
previous proviso, and shall make such records available for
audit and public inspection: Provided further, That the Court
Services and Offender Supervision Agency Director is authorized
to accept and use reimbursement from the District of Columbia
Government for space and services provided on a cost
reimbursable basis.
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC DEFENDER SERVICE
For salaries and expenses, including the transfer and hire of
motor vehicles, of the District of Columbia Public Defender
Service, as authorized by the National Capital Revitalization
and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997, $32,710,000:
Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, all
amounts under this heading shall be apportioned quarterly by
the Office of Management and Budget and obligated and expended
in the same manner as funds appropriated for salaries and
expenses of Federal agencies.
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia Water and
Sewer Authority, $8,000,000, to remain available until
expended, to continue implementation of the Combined Sewer
Overflow Long-Term Plan: Provided, That the District of
Columbia Water and Sewer Authority provides a match of
$6,000,000 and the District of Columbia provides a match of
$2,000,000 in local funds for this payment.
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 comprehensive 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.
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 Appropriations 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 laboratory 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 provided
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, That this amount may be increased by proceeds
of one-time transactions, which are expended for emergency or
unanticipated operating 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: Provided 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
Appropriations 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 subtitle D of title II of such Act.
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
containing 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
Commission 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
Commission 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
Commission, 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
recommendations as the Commission considers appropriate
to improve the collection of data relating to regularly
scheduled general elections 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.
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
allowances 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 offsetting 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), 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 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 investigations 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
recommendations 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.
Federal Election Commission
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the
Federal 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
Numbered 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 compensation as
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided further, That
notwithstanding 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 passenger 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
collected 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, notwithstanding 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 general fund shall be
reduced as such offsetting collections are received during
fiscal year 2008, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2008
appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more than
$81,864,000: Provided further, That none of the funds made
available 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 operation, 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 connection with the
assignment, allocation, and transfer of space; contractual
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 purchase 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 additional
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
Administration 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
(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 services) 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 Committees 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 services:
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:
Provided further, That funds made available in this or any
previous Act in the Federal Buildings Fund for Repairs and
Alterations shall, for prospectus projects, be limited to the
amount identified for each project, except each project in this
or any previous Act may be increased by an amount not to exceed
10 percent unless advance approval is obtained from the
Committees on Appropriations of a greater amount: Provided
further, That additional projects for which prospectuses have
been fully approved may be funded under this category only if
advance approval is obtained from the Committees on
Appropriations: Provided further, That the amounts provided in
this or any prior Act for ``Repairs and Alterations'' may be
used to fund costs associated with implementing security
improvements to buildings necessary to meet the minimum
standards for security in accordance with current law and in
compliance with the reprogramming guidelines of the appropriate
Committees of the House and Senate: Provided further, That the
difference between the funds appropriated and expended on any
projects in this or any prior Act, under the heading ``Repairs
and Alterations'', may be transferred to Basic Repairs and
Alterations or used to fund authorized increases in prospectus
projects: Provided further, That all funds for repairs and
alterations prospectus projects shall expire on September 30,
2009 and remain in the Federal Buildings Fund except funds for
projects as to which funds for design or other funds have been
obligated in whole or in part prior to such date: Provided
further, That the amount provided in this or any prior Act for
Basic Repairs and Alterations may be used to pay claims against
the Government arising from any projects under the heading
``Repairs and Alterations'' or used to fund authorized
increases in prospectus projects; (3) $155,781,000 for
installment acquisition payments, including payments on
purchase contracts which shall remain available until expended;
(4) $4,315,534,000 for rental of space which shall remain
available until expended; and (5) $2,105,490,000 for building
operations which shall remain available until expended, of
which up to $500,000 may be used as Federal competitive
contributions to entities which coordinate long-term siting of
Federal building and employment in the National Capital Region
with State and local governments, the commercial sector and
other major stakeholders in the region: Provided further, That
funds available to the General Services Administration shall
not be available for expenses of any construction, repair,
alteration and acquisition project for which a prospectus, if
required by the Public Buildings Act of 1959, has not been
approved, except that necessary funds may be expended for each
project for required expenses for the development of a proposed
prospectus: Provided further, That funds available in the
Federal Buildings Fund may be expended for emergency repairs
when advance approval is obtained from the Committees on
Appropriations: Provided further, That amounts necessary to
provide reimbursable special services to other agencies under
section 210(f)(6) of the Federal Property and Administrative
Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 592(b)(2)) and amounts to
provide such reimbursable fencing, lighting, guard booths, and
other facilities on private or other property not in Government
ownership or control as may be appropriate to enable the United
States Secret Service to perform its protective functions
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 3056, shall be available from such
revenues and collections: Provided further, That revenues and
collections and any other sums accruing to this Fund during
fiscal year 2008, excluding reimbursements under section
210(f)(6) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services
Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 592(b)(2)) in excess of the aggregate
new obligational authority authorized for Real Property
Activities of the Federal Buildings Fund in this Act shall
remain in the Fund and shall not be available for expenditure
except as authorized in appropriations Acts.
GENERAL ACTIVITIES
GOVERNMENT-WIDE POLICY
For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise provided for,
for Government-wide policy and evaluation activities associated
with the management of real and personal property assets and
certain administrative services; Government-wide policy support
responsibilities relating to acquisition, telecommunications,
information technology management, and related technology
activities; and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109;
$52,891,000.
OPERATING EXPENSES
For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise provided for,
for Government-wide activities associated with utilization and
donation of surplus personal property; disposal of real
property; providing Internet access to Federal information and
services; agency-wide policy direction and management, and
Board of Contract Appeals; accounting, records management, and
other support services incident to adjudication of Indian
Tribal Claims by the United States Court of Federal Claims;
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and not to exceed
$7,500 for official reception and representation expenses,
$85,870,000.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General and
service authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $48,382,000: Provided,
That not to exceed $15,000 shall be available for payment for
information and detection of fraud against the Government,
including payment for recovery of stolen Government property:
Provided further, That not to exceed $2,500 shall be available
for awards to employees of other Federal agencies and private
citizens in recognition of efforts and initiatives resulting in
enhanced Office of Inspector General effectiveness.
ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT FUND
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses in support of interagency projects
that enable the Federal Government to expand its ability to
conduct activities electronically, through the development and
implementation of innovative uses of the Internet and other
electronic methods, $3,000,000, to remain available until
expended: Provided, That these funds may be transferred to
Federal agencies to carry out the purposes of the Fund:
Provided further, That this transfer authority shall be in
addition to any other transfer authority provided in this Act:
Provided further, That such transfers may not be made until 10
days after a proposed spending plan and explanation for each
project to be undertaken has been submitted to the Committees
on Appropriations.
ALLOWANCES AND OFFICE STAFF FOR FORMER PRESIDENTS
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For carrying out the provisions of the Act of August 25, 1958
(3 U.S.C. 102 note), and Public Law 95-138, $2,478,000:
Provided, That the Administrator of General Services shall
transfer to the Secretary of the Treasury such sums as may be
necessary to carry out the provisions of such Acts.
FEDERAL CITIZEN INFORMATION CENTER FUND
For necessary expenses of the Federal Citizen Information
Center, including services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109,
$17,328,000, to be deposited into the Federal Citizen
Information Center Fund: Provided, That the appropriations,
revenues, and collections deposited into the Fund shall be
available for necessary expenses of Federal Citizen Information
Center activities in the aggregate amount not to exceed
$42,000,000. Appropriations, revenues, and collections accruing
to this Fund during fiscal year 2008 in excess of such amount
shall remain in the Fund and shall not be available for
expenditure except as authorized in appropriations Acts.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS--GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
Sec. 520. The appropriate appropriation or fund available to
the General Services Administration shall be credited with the
cost of operation, protection, maintenance, upkeep, repair, and
improvement, included as part of rentals received from
Government corporations pursuant to law (40 U.S.C. 129).
Sec. 521. Funds available to the General Services
Administration shall be available for the hire of passenger
motor vehicles.
Sec. 522. Funds in the Federal Buildings Fund made available
for fiscal year 2008 for Federal Buildings Fund activities may
be transferred between such activities only to the extent
necessary to meet program requirements: Provided, That any
proposed transfers shall be approved in advance by the
Committees on Appropriations.
Sec. 523. Except as otherwise provided in this title, no
funds made available by this Act shall be used to transmit a
fiscal year 2009 request for United States Courthouse
construction that: (1) does not meet the design guide standards
for construction as established and approved by the General
Services Administration, the Judicial Conference of the United
States, and the Office of Management and Budget; and (2) does
not reflect the priorities of the Judicial Conference of the
United States as set out in its approved 5-year construction
plan: Provided, That the fiscal year 2009 request must be
accompanied by a standardized courtroom utilization study of
each facility to be constructed, replaced, or expanded.
Sec. 524. None of the funds provided in this Act may be used
to increase the amount of occupiable square feet, provide
cleaning services, security enhancements, or any other service
usually provided through the Federal Buildings Fund, to any
agency that does not pay the rate per square foot assessment
for space and services as determined by the General Services
Administration in compliance with the Public Buildings
Amendments Act of 1972 (Public Law 92-313).
Sec. 525. From funds made available under the heading
``Federal Buildings Fund, Limitations on Availability of
Revenue'', claims against the Government of less than $250,000
arising from direct construction projects and acquisition of
buildings may be liquidated from savings effected in other
construction projects with prior notification to the Committees
on Appropriations.
Sec. 526. No funds shall be used by the General Services
Administration to reorganize its organizational structure
without approval by the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations through an operating plan change.
Sec. 527. In any case in which the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public
Works of the Senate adopt a resolution granting lease authority
pursuant to a prospectus transmitted to Congress by the
Administrator of General Services under section 3307 of title
40, United States Code, the Administrator shall ensure that the
delineated area of procurement is identical to the delineated
area included in the prospectus for all lease agreements,
except that, if the Administrator determines that the
delineated area of the procurement should not be identical to
the delineated area included in the prospectus, the
Administrator shall provide an explanatory statement to each of
such committees and the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations prior to exercising any lease authority provided
in the resolution.
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
Numbered 2 of 1978, the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, and
the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 (5 U.S.C. 5509 note),
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, direct procurement of survey
printing, and not to exceed $2,000 for official reception and
representation expenses, $37,507,000 together with not to
exceed $2,579,000 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
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
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
Environmental and Native American Public Policy Act of 1992 (20
U.S.C. 5601 et seq.), $3,750,000, 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, $2,000,000, 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
records and related activities, as provided by law, and for
expenses necessary for the review and declassification of
documents and the activities of the Public Interest
Declassification Board, and for the hire of passenger motor
vehicles, and for uniforms or allowances therefor, as
authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901 et seq.), including
maintenance, repairs, and cleaning, $315,000,000.
ELECTRONIC RECORDS ARCHIVES
For necessary expenses in connection with the development of
the electronic records archives, to include all direct project
costs associated with research, analysis, design, development,
and program management, $58,028,000 of which $38,315,000 shall
remain available until September 30, 2009: Provided, That none
of the multi-year funds may be obligated until the National
Archives and Records Administration submits to the Committees
on Appropriations, and such Committees approve, a plan for
expenditure that: (1) meets the capital planning and investment
control review requirements established by the Office of
Management and Budget, including Circular A-11; (2) complies
with the National Archives and Records Administration's
enterprise architecture; (3) conforms with the National
Archives and Records Administration's enterprise life cycle
methodology; (4) is approved by the National Archives and
Records Administration and the Office of Management and Budget;
(5) has been reviewed by the Government Accountability Office;
and (6) complies with the acquisition rules, requirements,
guidelines, and systems acquisition management practices of the
Federal Government.
REPAIRS AND RESTORATION
For the repair, alteration, and improvement of archives
facilities, and to provide adequate storage for holdings,
$28,605,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That
the Archivist is authorized to construct an addition to the
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum on land,
adjacent to the existing Library and Museum property, to be
acquired from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or the
University of Massachusetts or some other governmental
authority thereof; and of the funds provided, $8,000,000 shall
be used for acquiring the land for the Kennedy Library
Addition, the first phase of construction, related services for
building the addition to the Library, and other necessary
expenses, including renovating the Library as needed in
constructing the addition; $750,000 to complete design work on
the renovation of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential
Library and Museum; $7,432,000 to construct an addition to the
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum; and $3,760,000
is for the repair and restoration of the plaza that surrounds
the Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library and Museum that
is under the joint control and custody of the University of
Texas: Provided further, That such funds shall remain available
until expended for this purpose and may be transferred directly
to the University and used, together with University funds, for
the repair and restoration of the plaza: Provided further, That
such funds shall be spent in accordance with the construction
plan submitted to the Committees on Appropriations on March 14,
2005: Provided further, That the Archivist shall be prohibited
from entering into any agreement with the University or any
other party that requires additional funding commitments on
behalf of the Federal Government for this project.
NATIONAL HISTORICAL PUBLICATIONS AND RECORDS COMMISSION
GRANTS PROGRAM
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses for allocations and grants for
historical publications and records as authorized by 44 U.S.C.
2504, $9,500,000, to remain available until expended: Provided,
That of the funds provided in this paragraph, $2,000,000 shall
be transferred to the operating expenses account of the
National Archives and Records Administration for operating
expenses of the National Historical Publications and Records
Commission.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION--NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION
The National Archives and Records Administration shall
include in its fiscal year 2009 budget justifications a
comprehensive capital needs assessment for funding provided
under the ``Repairs and Restoration'' appropriations account:
Provided, That funds proposed under the ``Repairs and
Restoration'' appropriations account for fiscal year 2009 shall
be allocated to projects on a priority basis established under
a comprehensive capital needs assessment.
National Credit Union Administration
CENTRAL LIQUIDITY FACILITY
During fiscal year 2008, gross obligations of the Central
Liquidity Facility for the principal amount of new direct loans
to member credit unions, as authorized by 12 U.S.C. 1795 et
seq., shall not exceed $1,500,000,000: Provided, That
administrative expenses of the Central Liquidity Facility in
fiscal year 2008 shall not exceed $329,000.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT REVOLVING LOAN FUND
For the Community Development Revolving Loan Fund program as
authorized by 42 U.S.C. 9812, 9822 and 9910, $975,000 shall be
available until September 30, 2009 for technical assistance to
low-income designated credit unions.
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, 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
representation expenses, $11,750,000.
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
Numbered 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 reimbursements 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, $101,765,000, of which $5,991,000 shall
remain available until expended for the Enterprise Human
Resources Integration project; $1,351,000 shall remain
available until expended for the Human Resources Line of
Business project; $340,000 shall remain available until
expended for the E-Payroll project; and $170,000 shall remain
available until expended for the E-Training program; and in
addition $123,901,000 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 $26,965,000 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),
and 9004(f)(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
Commission on White House Fellows, established by Executive
Order No. 11183 of October 3, 1964, may, during fiscal year
2008, accept donations of money, property, and personal
services: Provided further, That such donations, including
those from prior years, may be used for the development of
publicity materials 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 of
1978, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, hire
of passenger motor vehicles, $1,519,000, and in addition, not
to exceed $17,081,000 for administrative expenses to audit,
investigate, and provide other oversight of the Office of
Personnel Management's retirement and insurance programs, to be
transferred from the appropriate trust funds of the Office of
Personnel Management, as determined by the Inspector General:
Provided, That the Inspector General is authorized to rent
conference rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere.
GOVERNMENT PAYMENT FOR ANNUITANTS, EMPLOYEES HEALTH BENEFITS
For payment of Government contributions with respect to
retired employees, as authorized by chapter 89 of title 5,
United States Code, and the Retired Federal Employees Health
Benefits Act (74 Stat. 849), such sums as may be necessary.
GOVERNMENT PAYMENT FOR ANNUITANTS, EMPLOYEE LIFE INSURANCE
For payment of Government contributions with respect to
employees retiring after December 31, 1989, as required by
chapter 87 of title 5, United States Code, such sums as may be
necessary.
PAYMENT TO CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY FUND
For financing the unfunded liability of new and increased
annuity benefits becoming effective on or after October 20,
1969, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 8348, and annuities under
special Acts to be credited to the Civil Service Retirement and
Disability Fund, such sums as may be necessary: Provided, That
annuities authorized by the Act of May 29, 1944, and the Act of
August 19, 1950 (33 U.S.C. 771-775), may hereafter be paid out
of the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund.
Office of Special Counsel
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Office
of Special Counsel pursuant to Reorganization Plan Numbered 2
of 1978, the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 (Public Law 95-
454), the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 (Public Law 101-
12), Public Law 107-304, and the Uniformed Services Employment
and Reemployment Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-353), including
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, payment of fees and
expenses for witnesses, rental of conference rooms in the
District of Columbia and elsewhere, and hire of passenger motor
vehicles; $17,468,000.
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 $3,500
for official reception and representation expenses,
$906,000,000, to remain available until expended; of which not
to exceed $20,000 may be used toward funding a permanent
secretariat for the International 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 relating to securities matters, development and
implementation of cooperation agreements concerning securities
matters and provision of technical assistance for the
development of foreign securities markets, such expenses to
include necessary 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 Securities 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 $842,738,000 of such offsetting collections shall be
available until expended for necessary expenses of this
account: Provided further, That $63,262,000 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 2008 shall be
reduced as such offsetting fees are received so as to result in
a final total fiscal year 2008 appropriation from the general
fund estimated at not more than $0.
Selective Service System
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Selective Service System,
including expenses of attendance at meetings and of training
for uniformed personnel assigned to the Selective Service
System, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 4101-4118 for civilian
employees; purchase of uniforms, or allowances therefor, as
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; hire of passenger motor
vehicles; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and not to
exceed $750 for official reception and representation expenses;
$22,000,000: Provided, That during the current fiscal year, the
President may exempt this appropriation from the provisions of
31 U.S.C. 1341, whenever the President deems such action to be
necessary in the interest of national defense: Provided
further, That none of the funds appropriated by this Act may be
expended for or in connection with the induction of any person
into the Armed Forces of the United States.
Small Business Administration
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of the
Small Business Administration as authorized by Public Law 108-
447, including hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized
by 31 U.S.C. 1343 and 1344, and not to exceed $3,500 for
official reception and representation expenses, $344,123,000:
Provided, That the Administrator is authorized to charge fees
to cover the cost of publications developed by the Small
Business Administration, and certain loan program activities,
including fees authorized by section 5(b) of the Small Business
Act: Provided further, That, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302,
revenues received from all such activities shall be credited to
this account, to remain available until expended, for carrying
out these purposes without further appropriations: Provided
further, That $97,120,000 shall be available to fund grants for
performance in fiscal year 2008 or fiscal year 2009 as
authorized.
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, $15,000,000.
SURETY BOND GUARANTEES REVOLVING FUND
For additional capital for the Surety Bond Guarantees
Revolving Fund, authorized by the Small Business Investment Act
of 1958, $3,000,000, to remain available until expended.
BUSINESS LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For the cost of direct loans, $2,000,000, 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: Provided further, That
subject to section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974,
during fiscal year 2008 commitments to guarantee loans under
section 503 of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 shall
not exceed $7,500,000,000: Provided further, That during fiscal
year 2008 commitments for general business loans authorized
under section 7(a) of the Small Business Act, shall not exceed
$17,500,000,000: Provided further, That during fiscal year 2008
commitments to guarantee loans for debentures under section
303(b) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, shall not
exceed $3,000,000,000: Provided further, That during fiscal
year 2008, guarantees of trust certificates authorized by
section 5(g) of the Small Business Act shall not exceed a
principal amount of $12,000,000,000. In addition, for
administrative expenses to carry out the direct and guaranteed
loan programs, $135,414,000, which may be transferred to and
merged with the appropriations for Salaries and Expenses.
administrative provisions--small business administration
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Sec. 530. 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 increased by
more than 10 percent by any such transfers: Provided, That any
transfer pursuant to this paragraph shall be treated as a
reprogramming of funds under section 610 of this Act and shall
not be available for obligation or expenditure except in
compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.
Sec. 531. All disaster loans issued in Alaska or North Dakota
shall be administered by the Small Business Administration and
shall not be sold during fiscal year 2008.
Sec. 532. (a) Funds made available under section 613 of
Public Law 109-108 (119 Stat. 2338) for Nevada's Commission on
Economic Development shall be made available to the Nevada
Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology (CET).
(b) Funds made available under section 613 of Public Law 109-
108 for the Chattanooga Enterprise Center shall be made
available to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
Sec. 533. Public Law 110-28 (121 Stat. 155) is amended in the
second paragraph of chapter 4 of title IV by inserting before
``$25,000,000'' the phrase ``up to''.
Sec. 534. For an additional amount under the heading ``Small
Business Administration, Salaries and Expenses'', $69,451,000,
to remain available until September 30, 2009, shall be for
initiatives related to small business development and
entrepreneurship, including programmatic and construction
activities: Provided, That amounts made available under this
section shall be provided in accordance with the terms and
conditions as specified in the explanatory statement described
in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this
consolidated Act).
United States Postal Service
PAYMENT TO THE POSTAL SERVICE FUND
For payment to the Postal Service Fund for revenue forgone on
free and reduced rate mail, pursuant to subsections (c) and (d)
of section 2401 of title 39, United States Code, $117,864,000,
of which $88,864,000 shall not be available for obligation
until October 1, 2008: Provided, That mail for overseas voting
and mail for the blind shall continue to be free: Provided
further, That 6-day delivery and rural delivery of mail shall
continue at not less than the 1983 level: Provided further,
That none of the funds made available to the Postal Service by
this Act shall be used to implement any rule, regulation, or
policy of charging any officer or employee of any State or
local child support enforcement agency, or any individual
participating in a State or local program of child support
enforcement, a fee for information requested or provided
concerning an address of a postal customer: Provided further,
That none of the funds provided in this Act shall be used to
consolidate or close small rural and other small post offices
in fiscal year 2008.
United States Tax Court
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses, including contract reporting and
other services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $45,326,000:
Provided, That travel expenses of the judges shall be paid upon
the written certificate of the judge.
TITLE VI
GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS ACT
Sec. 601. Such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2008
pay raises for programs funded in this Act shall be absorbed
within the levels appropriated in this Act or previous
appropriations Acts.
Sec. 602. None of the funds in this Act shall be used for the
planning or execution of any program to pay the expenses of, or
otherwise compensate, non-Federal parties intervening in
regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings funded in this Act.
Sec. 603. None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall
remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year,
nor may any be transferred to other appropriations, unless
expressly so provided herein.
Sec. 604. The expenditure of any appropriation under this Act
for any consulting service through procurement contract
pursuant to section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, shall
be limited to those contracts where such expenditures are a
matter of public record and available for public inspection,
except where otherwise provided under existing law, or under
existing Executive order issued pursuant to existing law.
Sec. 605. None of the funds made available in this Act may be
transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of
the United States Government, except pursuant to a transfer
made by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act or any
other appropriations Act.
Sec. 606. None of the funds made available by this Act shall
be available for any activity or for paying the salary of any
Government employee where funding an activity or paying a
salary to a Government employee would result in a decision,
determination, rule, regulation, or policy that would prohibit
the enforcement of section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19
U.S.C. 1307).
Sec. 607. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act
shall be available to pay the salary for any person filling a
position, other than a temporary position, formerly held by an
employee who has left to enter the Armed Forces of the United
States and has satisfactorily completed his period of active
military or naval service, and has within 90 days after his
release from such service or from hospitalization continuing
after discharge for a period of not more than 1 year, made
application for restoration to his former position and has been
certified by the Office of Personnel Management as still
qualified to perform the duties of his former position and has
not been restored thereto.
Sec. 608. No funds appropriated pursuant to this Act may be
expended by an entity unless the entity agrees that in
expending the assistance the entity will comply with sections 2
through 4 of the Act of March 3, 1933 (41 U.S.C. 10a-10c,
popularly known as the ``Buy American Act'').
Sec. 609. No funds appropriated or otherwise made available
under this Act shall be made available to any person or entity
that has been convicted of violating the Buy American Act (41
U.S.C. 10a-10c).
Sec. 610. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, none of
the funds provided in this Act, provided by previous
appropriations Acts to the agencies or entities funded in this
Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in
fiscal year 2008, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury
derived by the collection of fees and available to the agencies
funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or
expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that: (1) creates
a new program; (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity;
(3) increases funds or personnel for any program, project, or
activity for which funds have been denied or restricted by the
Congress; (4) proposes to use funds directed for a specific
activity by either the House or Senate Committees on
Appropriations for a different purpose; (5) augments existing
programs, projects, or activities in excess of $5,000,000 or 10
percent, whichever is less; (6) reduces existing programs,
projects, or activities by $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever
is less; or (7) creates or reorganizes offices, programs, or
activities unless prior approval is received from the House and
Senate Committees on Appropriations: Provided, That prior to
any significant reorganization or restructuring of offices,
programs, or activities, each agency or entity funded in this
Act shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided further, That
not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act,
each agency funded by this Act shall submit a report to the
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and of the House of
Representatives to establish the baseline for application of
reprogramming and transfer authorities for the current fiscal
year: Provided further, That the report shall include: (1) a
table for each appropriation with a separate column to display
the President's budget request, adjustments made by Congress,
adjustments due to enacted rescissions, if appropriate, and the
fiscal year enacted level; (2) a delineation in the table for
each appropriation both by object class and program, project,
and activity as detailed in the budget appendix for the
respective appropriation; and (3) an identification of items of
special congressional interest: Provided further, That the
amount appropriated or limited for salaries and expenses for an
agency shall be reduced by $100,000 per day for each day after
the required date that the report has not been submitted to the
Congress.
Sec. 611. Except as otherwise specifically provided by law,
not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances remaining
available at the end of fiscal year 2008 from appropriations
made available for salaries and expenses for fiscal year 2008
in this Act, shall remain available through September 30, 2009,
for each such account for the purposes authorized: Provided,
That a request shall be submitted to the Committees on
Appropriations for approval prior to the expenditure of such
funds: Provided further, That these requests shall be made in
compliance with reprogramming guidelines.
Sec. 612. None of the funds made available in this Act may be
used by the Executive Office of the President to request from
the Federal Bureau of Investigation any official background
investigation report on any individual, except when--
(1) such individual has given his or her express
written consent for such request not more than 6 months
prior to the date of such request and during the same
presidential administration; or
(2) such request is required due to extraordinary
circumstances involving national security.
Sec. 613. The cost accounting standards promulgated under
section 26 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act
(Public Law 93-400; 41 U.S.C. 422) shall not apply with respect
to a contract under the Federal Employees Health Benefits
Program established under chapter 89 of title 5, United States
Code.
Sec. 614. For the purpose of resolving litigation and
implementing any settlement agreements regarding the nonforeign
area cost-of-living allowance program, the Office of Personnel
Management may accept and utilize (without regard to any
restriction on unanticipated travel expenses imposed in an
Appropriations Act) funds made available to the Office of
Personnel Management pursuant to court approval.
Sec. 615. No funds appropriated by this Act shall be
available to pay for an abortion, or the administrative
expenses in connection with any health plan under the Federal
employees health benefits program which provides any benefits
or coverage for abortions.
Sec. 616. The provision of section 615 shall not apply where
the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were
carried to term, or the pregnancy is the result of an act of
rape or incest.
Sec. 617. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for
fiscal years 2008 and 2009, neither the Board of Governors of
the Federal Reserve System nor the Secretary of the Treasury
may determine, by rule, regulation, order, or otherwise, for
the purposes of section 4(K) of the Bank Holding Company Act of
1956, or section 5136A of the Revised Statutes of the United
States, that real estate brokerage activity or real estate
management activity (which for purposes of this paragraph shall
be defined to mean ``real estate brokerage'' and ``property
management'' respectively, as those terms were understood by
the Federal Reserve Board prior to March 11, 2000) is an
activity that is financial in nature, is incidental to any
financial activity, or is complementary to a financial
activity. For purposes of this paragraph, ``real estate
brokerage activity'' shall mean ``real estate brokerage'', and
``real estate management activity'' shall mean ``property
management'' as those terms were understood by the Federal
Reserve Board prior to March 11, 2000.
Sec. 618. In order to promote Government access to commercial
information technology, the restriction on purchasing
nondomestic articles, materials, and supplies set forth in the
Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a et seq.), shall not apply to
the acquisition by the Federal Government of information
technology (as defined in section 11101 of title 40, United
States Code), that is a commercial item (as defined in section
4(12) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41
U.S.C. 403(12)).
Sec. 619. Notwithstanding section 10(b) of the Harry S Truman
Memorial Scholarship Act (20 U.S.C. 2009(b)), hereafter, at the
request of the Board of Trustees of the Harry S Truman
Scholarship Foundation, it shall be the duty of the Secretary
of the Treasury to invest in full the amounts appropriated and
contributed to the Harry S Truman Memorial Scholarship Trust
Fund, as provided in such section. All requests of the Board of
Trustees to the Secretary provided for in this section shall be
binding on the Secretary.
Sec. 620. Notwithstanding section 1353 of title 31, United
States Code, no officer or employee of any regulatory agency or
commission funded by this Act may accept on behalf of that
agency, nor may such agency or commission accept, payment or
reimbursement from a non-Federal entity for travel,
subsistence, or related expenses for the purpose of enabling an
officer or employee to attend and participate in any meeting or
similar function relating to the official duties of the officer
or employee when the entity offering payment or reimbursement
is a person or entity subject to regulation by such agency or
commission, or represents a person or entity subject to
regulation by such agency or commission, unless the person or
entity is an organization exempt from taxation pursuant to
section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
Sec. 621. None of the funds made available by this Act may be
used by the Federal Communications Commission to implement the
Fairness Doctrine, as repealed in General Fairness Doctrine
Obligations of Broadcast Licensees (50 Fed. Reg. 35418 (1985)),
or any other regulations having the same substance.
Sec. 622. Section 5112 of title 31, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(r) Redesign and Issuance of Circulating Quarter Dollar
Honoring the District of Columbia and Each of the
Territories.--
``(1) Redesign in 2009.--
``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding the fourth
sentence of subsection (d)(1) and subsection
(d)(2) and subject to paragraph (6)(B), quarter
dollar coins issued during 2009, shall have
designs on the reverse side selected in
accordance with this subsection which are
emblematic of the District of Columbia and the
territories.
``(B) Flexibility with regard to placement of
inscriptions.--Notwithstanding subsection
(d)(1), the Secretary may select a design for
quarter dollars issued during 2009 in which--
``(i) the inscription described in
the second sentence of subsection
(d)(1) appears on the reverse side of
any such quarter dollars; and
``(ii) any inscription described in
the third sentence of subsection (d)(1)
or the designation of the value of the
coin appears on the obverse side of any
such quarter dollars.
``(2) Single district or territory design.--
The design on the reverse side of each quarter
dollar issued during 2009 shall be emblematic
of one of the following: The District of
Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,
Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin
Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands.
``(3) Selection of design.--
``(A) In general.--Each of the 6
designs required under this subsection
for quarter dollars shall be--
``(i) selected by the
Secretary after consultation
with--
``(I) the chief
executive of the
District of Columbia or
the territory being
honored, or such other
officials or group as
the chief executive
officer of the District
of Columbia or the
territory may designate
for such purpose; and
``(II) the Commission
of Fine Arts; and
``(ii) reviewed by
the Citizens Coinage
Advisory Committee.
``(B) Selection and approval
process.--Designs for quarter dollars
may be submitted in accordance with the
design selection and approval process
developed by the Secretary in the sole
discretion of the Secretary.
``(C) Participation.--The Secretary
may include participation by District
or territorial officials, artists from
the District of Columbia or the
territory, engravers of the United
States Mint, and members of the general
public.
``(D) Standards.--Because it is
important that the Nation's coinage and
currency bear dignified designs of
which the citizens of the United States
can be proud, the Secretary shall not
select any frivolous or inappropriate
design for any quarter dollar minted
under this subsection.
``(E) Prohibition on certain
representations.--No head and shoulders
portrait or bust of any person, living
or dead, and no portrait of a living
person may be included in the design of
any quarter dollar under this
subsection.
``(4) Treatment as numismatic items.--For purposes of
sections 5134 and 5136, all coins minted under this
subsection shall be considered to be numismatic items.
``(5) Issuance.--
``(A) Quality of coins.--The Secretary may
mint and issue such number of quarter dollars
of each design selected under paragraph (4) in
uncirculated and proof qualities as the
Secretary determines to be appropriate.
``(B) Silver coins.--Notwithstanding
subsection (b), the Secretary may mint and
issue such number of quarter dollars of each
design selected under paragraph (4) as the
Secretary determines to be appropriate, with a
content of 90 percent silver and 10 percent
copper.
``(C) Timing and order of issuance.--Coins
minted under this subsection honoring the
District of Columbia and each of the
territories shall be issued in equal sequential
intervals during 2009 in the following order:
the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the United
States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of
the Northern Mariana Islands.
``(6) Other provisions.--
``(A) Application in event of admission as a
state.--If the District of Columbia or any
territory becomes a State before the end of the
10-year period referred to in subsection
(l)(1), subsection (l)(7) shall apply, and this
subsection shall not apply, with respect to
such State.
``(B) Application in event of independence.--
If any territory becomes independent or
otherwise ceases to be a territory or
possession of the United States before quarter
dollars bearing designs which are emblematic of
such territory are minted pursuant to this
subsection, this subsection shall cease to
apply with respect to such territory.
``(7) Territory defined.--For purposes of this
subsection, the term `territory' means the Commonwealth
of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the United States
Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands.''.
Sec. 623. (a) In General.--Section 5112(n)(2) of title 31,
United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (C)(i)--
(A) by striking ``inscriptions'' and
inserting ``inscription''; and
(B) by striking ``and `In God We Trust' '';
and
(2) by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
``(F) Inscription of `in god we trust'.--The
design on the obverse or the reverse shall bear
the inscription `In God We Trust'.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 5112(r)(2) of title 31,
United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (C)(i)--
(A) by striking ``inscriptions'' and
inserting ``inscription''; and
(B) by striking ``and `In God We Trust' '';
and
(2) by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
``(E) Inscription of `in god we trust'.--The
design on the obverse or the reverse shall bear
the inscription `In God We Trust'.''.
(c) Effective Date.--The change required by the amendments
made by subsections (a) and (b) shall be put into effect by the
Secretary of the Treasury as soon as is practicable after the
date of enactment of this Act.
Sec. 624. There is hereby appropriated $600,000, to remain
available until expended, for the Christopher Columbus
Fellowship Foundation, established by Section 423 of Public Law
102-281.
TITLE VII
GENERAL PROVISIONS--GOVERNMENT-WIDE
Departments, Agencies, and Corporations
Sec. 701. Hereafter, funds appropriated in this or any other
Act may be used to pay travel to the United States for the
immediate family of employees serving abroad in cases of death
or life threatening illness of said employee.
Sec. 702. No department, agency, or instrumentality of the
United States receiving appropriated funds under this or any
other Act for fiscal year 2008 shall obligate or expend any
such funds, unless such department, agency, or instrumentality
has in place, and will continue to administer in good faith, a
written policy designed to ensure that all of its workplaces
are free from the illegal use, possession, or distribution of
controlled substances (as defined in the Controlled Substances
Act (21 U.S.C. 802)) by the officers and employees of such
department, agency, or instrumentality.
Sec. 703. Unless otherwise specifically provided, the maximum
amount allowable during the current fiscal year in accordance
with section 16 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (60 Stat. 810),
for the purchase of any passenger motor vehicle (exclusive of
buses, ambulances, law enforcement, and undercover surveillance
vehicles), is hereby fixed at $12,888 except station wagons for
which the maximum shall be $13,312: Provided, That these limits
may be exceeded by not to exceed $3,700 for police-type
vehicles, and by not to exceed $4,000 for special heavy-duty
vehicles: Provided further, That the limits set forth in this
section may not be exceeded by more than 5 percent for electric
or hybrid vehicles purchased for demonstration under the
provisions of the Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Research,
Development, and Demonstration Act of 1976: Provided further,
That the limits set forth in this section may be exceeded by
the incremental cost of clean alternative fuels vehicles
acquired pursuant to Public Law 101-549 over the cost of
comparable conventionally fueled vehicles.
Sec. 704. Appropriations of the executive departments and
independent establishments for the current fiscal year
available for expenses of travel, or for the expenses of the
activity concerned, are hereby made available for quarters
allowances and cost-of-living allowances, in accordance with 5
U.S.C. 5922-5924.
Sec. 705. Unless otherwise specified during the current
fiscal year, no part of any appropriation contained in this or
any other Act shall be used to pay the compensation of any
officer or employee of the Government of the United States
(including any agency the majority of the stock of which is
owned by the Government of the United States) whose post of
duty is in the continental United States unless such person:
(1) is a citizen of the United States; (2) is a person in the
service of the United States on the date of the enactment of
this Act who, being eligible for citizenship, has filed a
declaration of intention to become a citizen of the United
States prior to such date and is actually residing in the
United States; (3) is a person who owes allegiance to the
United States; (4) is an alien from Cuba, Poland, South
Vietnam, the countries of the former Soviet Union, or the
Baltic countries lawfully admitted to the United States for
permanent residence; (5) is a South Vietnamese, Cambodian, or
Laotian refugee paroled in the United States after January 1,
1975; or (6) is a national of the People's Republic of China
who qualifies for adjustment of status pursuant to the Chinese
Student Protection Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-404): Provided,
That for the purpose of this section, an affidavit signed by
any such person shall be considered prima facie evidence that
the requirements of this section with respect to his or her
status have been complied with: Provided further, That any
person making a false affidavit shall be guilty of a felony,
and, upon conviction, shall be fined no more than $4,000 or
imprisoned for not more than 1 year, or both: Provided further,
That the above penal clause shall be in addition to, and not in
substitution for, any other provisions of existing law:
Provided further, That any payment made to any officer or
employee contrary to the provisions of this section shall be
recoverable in action by the Federal Government. This section
shall not apply to citizens of Ireland, Israel, or the Republic
of the Philippines, or to nationals of those countries allied
with the United States in a current defense effort, or to
international broadcasters employed by the Broadcasting Board
of Governors, or to temporary employment of translators, or to
temporary employment in the field service (not to exceed 60
days) as a result of emergencies.
Sec. 706. Appropriations available to any department or
agency during the current fiscal year for necessary expenses,
including maintenance or operating expenses, shall also be
available for payment to the General Services Administration
for charges for space and services and those expenses of
renovation and alteration of buildings and facilities which
constitute public improvements performed in accordance with the
Public Buildings Act of 1959 (73 Stat. 479), the Public
Buildings Amendments of 1972 (86 Stat. 216), or other
applicable law.
Sec. 707. In addition to funds provided in this or any other
Act, all Federal agencies are authorized to receive and use
funds resulting from the sale of materials, including Federal
records disposed of pursuant to a records schedule recovered
through recycling or waste prevention programs. Such funds
shall be available until expended for the following purposes:
(1) Acquisition, waste reduction and prevention, and
recycling programs as described in Executive Order No.
13101 (September 14, 1998), including any such programs
adopted prior to the effective date of the Executive
order.
(2) Other Federal agency environmental management
programs, including, but not limited to, the
development and implementation of hazardous waste
management and pollution prevention programs.
(3) Other employee programs as authorized by law or
as deemed appropriate by the head of the Federal
agency.
Sec. 708. Funds made available by this or any other Act for
administrative expenses in the current fiscal year of the
corporations and agencies subject to chapter 91 of title 31,
United States Code, shall be available, in addition to objects
for which such funds are otherwise available, for rent in the
District of Columbia; services in accordance with 5 U.S.C.
3109; and the objects specified under this head, all the
provisions of which shall be applicable to the expenditure of
such funds unless otherwise specified in the Act by which they
are made available: Provided, That in the event any functions
budgeted as administrative expenses are subsequently
transferred to or paid from other funds, the limitations on
administrative expenses shall be correspondingly reduced.
Sec. 709. Hereafter, no part of any appropriation contained
in this or any other Act shall be paid to any person for the
filling of any position for which he or she has been nominated
after the Senate has voted not to approve the nomination of
said person.
Sec. 710. No part of any appropriation contained in this or
any other Act shall be available for interagency financing of
boards (except Federal Executive Boards), commissions,
councils, committees, or similar groups (whether or not they
are interagency entities) which do not have a prior and
specific statutory approval to receive financial support from
more than one agency or instrumentality.
Sec. 711. None of the funds made available pursuant to the
provisions of this Act shall be used to implement, administer,
or enforce any regulation which has been disapproved pursuant
to a joint resolution duly adopted in accordance with the
applicable law of the United States.
Sec. 712. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and
except as otherwise provided in this section, no part of any of
the funds appropriated for fiscal year 2008, by this or any
other Act, may be used to pay any prevailing rate employee
described in section 5342(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States
Code--
(1) during the period from the date of expiration of
the limitation imposed by the comparable section for
previous fiscal years until the normal effective date
of the applicable wage survey adjustment that is to
take effect in fiscal year 2008, in an amount that
exceeds the rate payable for the applicable grade and
step of the applicable wage schedule in accordance with
such section; and
(2) during the period consisting of the remainder of
fiscal year 2008, in an amount that exceeds, as a
result of a wage survey adjustment, the rate payable
under paragraph (1) by more than the sum of--
(A) the percentage adjustment taking effect
in fiscal year 2008 under section 5303 of title
5, United States Code, in the rates of pay
under the General Schedule; and
(B) the difference between the overall
average percentage of the locality-based
comparability payments taking effect in fiscal
year 2008 under section 5304 of such title
(whether by adjustment or otherwise), and the
overall average percentage of such payments
which was effective in the previous fiscal year
under such section.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no prevailing
rate employee described in subparagraph (B) or (C) of section
5342(a)(2) of title 5, United States Code, and no employee
covered by section 5348 of such title, may be paid during the
periods for which subsection (a) is in effect at a rate that
exceeds the rates that would be payable under subsection (a)
were subsection (a) applicable to such employee.
(c) For the purposes of this section, the rates payable to an
employee who is covered by this section and who is paid from a
schedule not in existence on September 30, 2007, shall be
determined under regulations prescribed by the Office of
Personnel Management.
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rates of
premium pay for employees subject to this section may not be
changed from the rates in effect on September 30, 2007, except
to the extent determined by the Office of Personnel Management
to be consistent with the purpose of this section.
(e) This section shall apply with respect to pay for service
performed after September 30, 2007.
(f) For the purpose of administering any provision of law
(including any rule or regulation that provides premium pay,
retirement, life insurance, or any other employee benefit) that
requires any deduction or contribution, or that imposes any
requirement or limitation on the basis of a rate of salary or
basic pay, the rate of salary or basic pay payable after the
application of this section shall be treated as the rate of
salary or basic pay.
(g) Nothing in this section shall be considered to permit or
require the payment to any employee covered by this section at
a rate in excess of the rate that would be payable were this
section not in effect.
(h) The Office of Personnel Management may provide for
exceptions to the limitations imposed by this section if the
Office determines that such exceptions are necessary to ensure
the recruitment or retention of qualified employees.
Sec. 713. During the period in which the head of any
department or agency, or any other officer or civilian employee
of the Federal Government appointed by the President of the
United States, holds office, no funds may be obligated or
expended in excess of $5,000 to furnish or redecorate the
office of such department head, agency head, officer, or
employee, or to purchase furniture or make improvements for any
such office, unless advance notice of such furnishing or
redecoration is expressly approved by the Committees on
Appropriations. For the purposes of this section, the term
``office'' shall include the entire suite of offices assigned
to the individual, as well as any other space used primarily by
the individual or the use of which is directly controlled by
the individual.
Sec. 714. Notwithstanding section 1346 of title 31, United
States Code, or section 710 of this Act, funds made available
for the current fiscal year by this or any other Act shall be
available for the interagency funding of national security and
emergency preparedness telecommunications initiatives which
benefit multiple Federal departments, agencies, or entities, as
provided by Executive Order No. 12472 (April 3, 1984).
Sec. 715. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this or any
other Act may be obligated or expended by any Federal
department, agency, or other instrumentality for the salaries
or expenses of any employee appointed to a position of a
confidential or policy-determining character excepted from the
competitive service pursuant to section 3302 of title 5, United
States Code, without a certification to the Office of Personnel
Management from the head of the Federal department, agency, or
other instrumentality employing the Schedule C appointee that
the Schedule C position was not created solely or primarily in
order to detail the employee to the White House.
(b) The provisions of this section shall not apply to Federal
employees or members of the armed services detailed to or
from--
(1) the Central Intelligence Agency;
(2) the National Security Agency;
(3) the Defense Intelligence Agency;
(4) the offices within the Department of Defense for
the collection of specialized national foreign
intelligence through reconnaissance programs;
(5) the Bureau of Intelligence and Research of the
Department of State;
(6) any agency, office, or unit of the Army, Navy,
Air Force, and Marine Corps, the Department of Homeland
Security, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the
Drug Enforcement Administration of the Department of
Justice, the Department of Transportation, the
Department of the Treasury, and the Department of
Energy performing intelligence functions; and
(7) the Director of National Intelligence or the
Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
Sec. 716. Hereafter, no department, agency, or
instrumentality of the United States receiving appropriated
funds under this or any other Act shall obligate or expend any
such funds, unless such department, agency, or instrumentality
has in place, and will continue to administer in good faith, a
written policy designed to ensure that all of its workplaces
are free from discrimination and sexual harassment and that all
of its workplaces are not in violation of title VII of the
Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Public Law 88-352, 78 Stat. 241), the
Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (Public Law 90-
202, 81 Stat. 602), and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Public
Law 93-112, 87 Stat. 355).
Sec. 717. No part of any appropriation contained in this or
any other Act shall be available for the payment of the salary
of any officer or employee of the Federal Government, who--
(1) prohibits or prevents, or attempts or threatens
to prohibit or prevent, any other officer or employee
of the Federal Government from having any direct oral
or written communication or contact with any Member,
committee, or subcommittee of the Congress in
connection with any matter pertaining to the employment
of such other officer or employee or pertaining to the
department or agency of such other officer or employee
in any way, irrespective of whether such communication
or contact is at the initiative of such other officer
or employee or in response to the request or inquiry of
such Member, committee, or subcommittee; or
(2) removes, suspends from duty without pay, demotes,
reduces in rank, seniority, status, pay, or performance
or efficiency rating, denies promotion to, relocates,
reassigns, transfers, disciplines, or discriminates in
regard to any employment right, entitlement, or
benefit, or any term or condition of employment of, any
other officer or employee of the Federal Government, or
attempts or threatens to commit any of the foregoing
actions with respect to such other officer or employee,
by reason of any communication or contact of such other
officer or employee with any Member, committee, or
subcommittee of the Congress as described in paragraph
(1).
Sec. 718. (a) None of the funds made available in this or any
other Act may be obligated or expended for any employee
training that--
(1) does not meet identified needs for knowledge,
skills, and abilities bearing directly upon the
performance of official duties;
(2) contains elements likely to induce high levels of
emotional response or psychological stress in some
participants;
(3) does not require prior employee notification of
the content and methods to be used in the training and
written end of course evaluation;
(4) contains any methods or content associated with
religious or quasi-religious belief systems or ``new
age'' belief systems as defined in Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission Notice N-915.022, dated
September 2, 1988; or
(5) is offensive to, or designed to change,
participants' personal values or lifestyle outside the
workplace.
(b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict, or
otherwise preclude an agency from conducting training bearing
directly upon the performance of official duties.
Sec. 719. No funds appropriated in this or any other Act may
be used to implement or enforce the agreements in Standard
Forms 312 and 4414 of the Government or any other nondisclosure
policy, form, or agreement if such policy, form, or agreement
does not contain the following provisions: ``These restrictions
are consistent with and do not supersede, conflict with, or
otherwise alter the employee obligations, rights, or
liabilities created by Executive Order No. 12958; section 7211
of title 5, United States Code (governing disclosures to
Congress); section 1034 of title 10, United States Code, as
amended by the Military Whistleblower Protection Act (governing
disclosure to Congress by members of the military); section
2302(b)(8) of title 5, United States Code, as amended by the
Whistleblower Protection Act (governing disclosures of
illegality, waste, fraud, abuse or public health or safety
threats); the Intelligence Identities Protection Act of 1982
(50 U.S.C. 421 et seq.) (governing disclosures that could
expose confidential Government agents); and the statutes which
protect against disclosure that may compromise the national
security, including sections 641, 793, 794, 798, and 952 of
title 18, United States Code, and section 4(b) of the
Subversive Activities Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 783(b)). The
definitions, requirements, obligations, rights, sanctions, and
liabilities created by said Executive order and listed statutes
are incorporated into this agreement and are controlling.'':
Provided, That notwithstanding the preceding paragraph, a
nondisclosure policy form or agreement that is to be executed
by a person connected with the conduct of an intelligence or
intelligence-related activity, other than an employee or
officer of the United States Government, may contain provisions
appropriate to the particular activity for which such document
is to be used. Such form or agreement shall, at a minimum,
require that the person will not disclose any classified
information received in the course of such activity unless
specifically authorized to do so by the United States
Government. Such nondisclosure forms shall also make it clear
that they do not bar disclosures to Congress, or to an
authorized official of an executive agency or the Department of
Justice, that are essential to reporting a substantial
violation of law.
Sec. 720. No part of any funds appropriated in this or any
other Act shall be used by an agency of the executive branch,
other than for normal and recognized executive-legislative
relationships, for publicity or propaganda purposes, and for
the preparation, distribution or use of any kit, pamphlet,
booklet, publication, radio, television, or film presentation
designed to support or defeat legislation pending before the
Congress, except in presentation to the Congress itself.
Sec. 721. None of the funds appropriated by this or any other
Act may be used by an agency to provide a Federal employee's
home address to any labor organization except when the employee
has authorized such disclosure or when such disclosure has been
ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction.
Sec. 722. None of the funds made available in this Act or any
other Act may be used to provide any non-public information
such as mailing or telephone lists to any person or any
organization outside of the Federal Government without the
approval of the Committees on Appropriations.
Sec. 723. No part of any appropriation contained in this or
any other Act shall be used directly or indirectly, including
by private contractor, for publicity or propaganda purposes
within the United States not heretofor authorized by the
Congress.
Sec. 724. (a) In this section, the term ``agency''--
(1) means an Executive agency, as defined under
section 105 of title 5, United States Code;
(2) includes a military department, as defined under
section 102 of such title, the Postal Service, and the
Postal Regulatory Commission; and
(3) shall not include the Government Accountability
Office.
(b) Unless authorized in accordance with law or regulations
to use such time for other purposes, an employee of an agency
shall use official time in an honest effort to perform official
duties. An employee not under a leave system, including a
Presidential appointee exempted under section 6301(2) of title
5, United States Code, has an obligation to expend an honest
effort and a reasonable proportion of such employee's time in
the performance of official duties.
Sec. 725. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346 and section 710 of
this Act, funds made available for the current fiscal year by
this or any other Act to any department or agency, which is a
member of the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board
(FASAB), shall be available to finance an appropriate share of
FASAB administrative costs.
Sec. 726. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346 and section 710 of
this Act, the head of each Executive department and agency is
hereby authorized to transfer to or reimburse ``General
Services Administration, Government-wide Policy'' with the
approval of the Director of the Office of Management and
Budget, funds made available for the current fiscal year by
this or any other Act, including rebates from charge card and
other contracts: Provided, That these funds shall be
administered by the Administrator of General Services to
support Government-wide financial, information technology,
procurement, and other management innovations, initiatives, and
activities, as approved by the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget, in consultation with the appropriate
interagency groups designated by the Director (including the
President's Management Council for overall management
improvement initiatives, the Chief Financial Officers Council
for financial management initiatives, the Chief Information
Officers Council for information technology initiatives, the
Chief Human Capital Officers Council for human capital
initiatives, and the Chief Acquisition Officers Council for
procurement initiatives): Provided further, That the total
funds transferred or reimbursed shall not exceed $10,000,000:
Provided further, That such transfers or reimbursements may
only be made after 15 days following notification of the
Committees on Appropriations by the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget.
Sec. 727. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a woman
may breastfeed her child at any location in a Federal building
or on Federal property, if the woman and her child are
otherwise authorized to be present at the location.
Sec. 728. Notwithstanding section 1346 of title 31, United
States Code, or section 710 of this Act, funds made available
for the current fiscal year by this or any other Act shall be
available for the interagency funding of specific projects,
workshops, studies, and similar efforts to carry out the
purposes of the National Science and Technology Council
(authorized by Executive Order No. 12881), which benefit
multiple Federal departments, agencies, or entities: Provided,
That the Office of Management and Budget shall provide a report
describing the budget of and resources connected with the
National Science and Technology Council to the Committees on
Appropriations, the House Committee on Science, and the Senate
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 90 days
after enactment of this Act.
Sec. 729. Any request for proposals, solicitation, grant
application, form, notification, press release, or other
publications involving the distribution of Federal funds shall
indicate the agency providing the funds, the Catalog of Federal
Domestic Assistance Number, as applicable, and the amount
provided: Provided, That this provision shall apply to direct
payments, formula funds, and grants received by a State
receiving Federal funds.
Sec. 730. Section 403(f) of the Government Management Reform
Act of 1994 (31 U.S.C. 501 note; Public Law 103-356) is amended
to read as follows:
``(f) Termination of Certain Authority.--The authority of the
Secretary of Homeland Security to carry out a pilot program
under this section shall terminate on October 1, 2008.''.
Sec. 731. (a) Prohibition of Federal Agency Monitoring of
Individuals' Internet Use.--None of the funds made available in
this or any other Act may be used by any Federal agency--
(1) to collect, review, or create any aggregation of
data, derived from any means, that includes any
personally identifiable information relating to an
individual's access to or use of any Federal Government
Internet site of the agency; or
(2) to enter into any agreement with a third party
(including another government agency) to collect,
review, or obtain any aggregation of data, derived from
any means, that includes any personally identifiable
information relating to an individual's access to or
use of any nongovernmental Internet site.
(b) Exceptions.--The limitations established in subsection
(a) shall not apply to--
(1) any record of aggregate data that does not
identify particular persons;
(2) any voluntary submission of personally
identifiable information;
(3) any action taken for law enforcement, regulatory,
or supervisory purposes, in accordance with applicable
law; or
(4) any action described in subsection (a)(1) that is
a system security action taken by the operator of an
Internet site and is necessarily incident to providing
the Internet site services or to protecting the rights
or property of the provider of the Internet site.
(c) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section:
(1) The term ``regulatory'' means agency actions to
implement, interpret or enforce authorities provided in
law.
(2) The term ``supervisory'' means examinations of
the agency's supervised institutions, including
assessing safety and soundness, overall financial
condition, management practices and policies and
compliance with applicable standards as provided in
law.
Sec. 732. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may
be used to enter into or renew a contract which includes a
provision providing prescription drug coverage, except where
the contract also includes a provision for contraceptive
coverage.
(b) Nothing in this section shall apply to a contract with--
(1) any of the following religious plans:
(A) Personal Care's HMO; and
(B) OSF HealthPlans, Inc.; and
(2) any existing or future plan, if the carrier for
the plan objects to such coverage on the basis of
religious beliefs.
(c) In implementing this section, any plan that enters into
or renews a contract under this section may not subject any
individual to discrimination on the basis that the individual
refuses to prescribe or otherwise provide for contraceptives
because such activities would be contrary to the individual's
religious beliefs or moral convictions.
(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require
coverage of abortion or abortion-related services.
Sec. 733. The Congress of the United States recognizes the
United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) as the official anti-
doping agency for Olympic, Pan American, and Paralympic sport
in the United States.
Sec. 734. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds
appropriated for official travel by Federal departments and
agencies may be used by such departments and agencies, if
consistent with Office of Management and Budget Circular A-126
regarding official travel for Government personnel, to
participate in the fractional aircraft ownership pilot program.
Sec. 735. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of
the funds appropriated or made available under this Act or any
other appropriations Act may be used to implement or enforce
restrictions or limitations on the Coast Guard Congressional
Fellowship Program, or to implement the proposed regulations of
the Office of Personnel Management to add sections 300.311
through 300.316 to part 300 of title 5 of the Code of Federal
Regulations, published in the Federal Register, volume 68,
number 174, on September 9, 2003 (relating to the detail of
executive branch employees to the legislative branch).
Sec. 736. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no
executive branch agency shall purchase, construct, and/or lease
any additional facilities, except within or contiguous to
existing locations, to be used for the purpose of conducting
Federal law enforcement training without the advance approval
of the Committees on Appropriations, except that the Federal
Law Enforcement Training Center is authorized to obtain the
temporary use of additional facilities by lease, contract, or
other agreement for training which cannot be accommodated in
existing Center facilities.
Sec. 737. (a) For fiscal year 2008, no funds shall be
available for transfers or reimbursements to the E-Government
initiatives sponsored by the Office of Management and Budget
prior to 15 days following submission of a report to the
Committees on Appropriations by the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget and receipt of approval to transfer funds
by the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations.
(b) Hereafter, any funding request for a new or ongoing E-
Government initiative by any agency or agencies managing the
development of an initiative shall include in justification
materials submitted to the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations the information in subsection (d).
(c) Hereafter, any funding request by any agency or agencies
participating in the development of an E-Government initiative
and contributing funding for the initiative shall include in
justification materials submitted to the House and Senate
Committees on Appropriations--
(1) the amount of funding contributed to each
initiative by program office, bureau, or activity, as
appropriate; and
(2) the relevance of that use to that department or
agency and each bureau or office within, which is
contributing funds.
(d) The report in (a) and justification materials in (b)
shall include at a minimum--
(1) a description of each initiative including but
not limited to its objectives, benefits, development
status, risks, cost effectiveness (including estimated
net costs or savings to the government), and the
estimated date of full operational capability;
(2) the total development cost of each initiative by
fiscal year including costs to date, the estimated
costs to complete its development to full operational
capability, and estimated annual operations and
maintenance costs; and
(3) the sources and distribution of funding by fiscal
year and by agency and bureau for each initiative
including agency contributions to date and estimated
future contributions by agency.
(e) No funds shall be available for obligation or expenditure
for new E-Government initiatives without the explicit approval
of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations.
Sec. 738. Notwithstanding section 1346 of title 31, United
States Code, and section 710 of this Act and any other
provision of law, the head of each appropriate executive
department and agency shall transfer to or reimburse the
Federal Aviation Administration, upon the direction of the
Director of the Office of Management and Budget, funds made
available by this or any other Act for the purposes described
below, and shall submit budget requests for such purposes.
These funds shall be administered by the Federal Aviation
Administration, in consultation with the appropriate
interagency groups designated by the Director and shall be used
to ensure the uninterrupted, continuous operation of the Midway
Atoll Airfield by the Federal Aviation Administration pursuant
to an operational agreement with the Department of the Interior
for the entirety of fiscal year 2008 and any period thereafter
that precedes the enactment of the Financial Services and
General Government Appropriations Act, 2009. The Director of
the Office of Management and Budget shall mandate the necessary
transfers after determining an equitable allocation between the
appropriate executive departments and agencies of the
responsibility for funding the continuous operation of the
Midway Atoll Airfield based on, but not limited to, potential
use, interest in maintaining aviation safety, and applicability
to governmental operations and agency mission. The total funds
transferred or reimbursed shall not exceed $6,000,000 for any
twelve-month period. Such sums shall be sufficient to ensure
continued operation of the airfield throughout the period cited
above. Funds shall be available for operation of the airfield
or airfield-related capital upgrades. The Director of the
Office of Management and Budget shall notify the Committees on
Appropriations of such transfers or reimbursements within 15
days of this Act. Such transfers or reimbursements shall begin
within 30 days of enactment of this Act.
Sec. 739. (a) Requirement for Public-Private Competition.--
(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none
of the funds appropriated by this or any other Act
shall be available to convert to contractor performance
an activity or function of an executive agency that, on
or after the date of enactment of this Act, is
performed by more than 10 Federal employees unless--
(A) the conversion is based on the result of
a public-private competition that includes a
most efficient and cost effective organization
plan developed by such activity or function;
(B) the Competitive Sourcing Official
determines that, over all performance periods
stated in the solicitation of offers for
performance of the activity or function, the
cost of performance of the activity or function
by a contractor would be less costly to the
executive agency by an amount that equals or
exceeds the lesser of--
(i) 10 percent of the most efficient
organization's personnel-related costs
for performance of that activity or
function by Federal employees; or
(ii) $10,000,000; and
(C) the contractor does not receive an
advantage for a proposal that would reduce
costs for the Federal Government by--
(i) not making an employer-sponsored
health insurance plan available to the
workers who are to be employed in the
performance of that activity or
function under the contract;
(ii) offering to such workers an
employer-sponsored health benefits plan
that requires the employer to
contribute less towards the premium or
subscription share than the amount that
is paid by the Federal Government for
health benefits for civilian employees
under chapter 89 of title 5, United
States Code; or
(iii) offering to such workers a
retirement benefit that in any year
costs less than the annual retirement
cost factor applicable to Federal
employees under chapter 84 of title 5,
United States Code.
(2) This paragraph shall not apply to--
(A) the Department of Defense;
(B) section 44920 of title 49, United States
Code;
(C) a commercial or industrial type function
that--
(i) is included on the procurement
list established pursuant to section 2
of the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act (41
U.S.C. 47); or
(ii) is planned to be converted to
performance by a qualified nonprofit
agency for the blind or by a qualified
nonprofit agency for other severely
handicapped individuals in accordance
with that Act;
(D) depot contracts or contracts for depot
maintenance as provided in sections 2469 and
2474 of title 10, United States Code; or
(E) activities that are the subject of an
ongoing competition that was publicly announced
prior to the date of enactment of this Act.
(b) Use of Public-Private Competition.--Nothing in Office of
Management and Budget Circular A-76 shall prevent the head of
an executive agency from conducting a public-private
competition to evaluate the benefits of converting work from
contract performance to performance by Federal employees in
appropriate instances. The Circular shall provide procedures
and policies for these competitions that are similar to those
applied to competitions that may result in the conversion of
work from performance by Federal employees to performance by a
contractor.
(c) Bid Protests by Federal Employees in Actions Under Office
of Management and Budget Circular A-76.--
(1) Eligibility to protest.--
(A) Section 3551(2) of title 31, United
States Code, is amended to read as follows:
``(2) The term `interested party'--
``(A) with respect to a contract or a
solicitation or other request for offers
described in paragraph (1), means an actual or
prospective bidder or offeror whose direct
economic interest would be affected by the
award of the contract or by failure to award
the contract; and
``(B) with respect to a public-private
competition conducted under Office of
Management and Budget Circular A-76 regarding
performance of an activity or function of a
Federal agency, or a decision to convert a
function performed by Federal employees to
private sector performance without a
competition under OMB Circular A-76, includes--
``(i) any official who submitted the
agency tender in such competition; and
``(ii) any one person who, for the
purpose of representing them in a
protest under this subchapter that
relates to such competition, has been
designated as their agent by a majority
of the employees of such Federal agency
who are engaged in the performance of
such activity or function.''.
(B)(i) Subchapter V of chapter 35 of such
title is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:
``Sec. 3557. Expedited action in protests for public-private
competitions
``For protests in cases of public-private competitions
conducted under Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76
regarding performance of an activity or function of Federal
agencies, the Comptroller General shall administer the
provisions of this subchapter in a manner best suited for
expediting final resolution of such protests and final action
in such competitions.''.
(ii) The chapter analysis at the beginning of
such chapter is amended by inserting after the
item relating to section 3556 the following new
item:
``3557. Expedited action in protests for public-private competitions''.
(2) Right to intervene in civil action.--Section
1491(b) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(5) If a private sector interested party commences an
action described in paragraph (1) in the case of a public-
private competition conducted under Office of Management and
Budget Circular A-76 regarding performance of an activity or
function of a Federal agency, or a decision to convert a
function performed by Federal employees to private sector
performance without a competition under Office of Management
and Budget Circular A-76, then an official or person described
in section 3551(2)(B) of title 31 shall be entitled to
intervene in that action.''.
(3) Applicability.--Subparagraph (B) of section
3551(2) of title 31, United States Code (as added by
paragraph (1)), and paragraph (5) of section 1491(b) of
title 28, United States Code (as added by paragraph
(2)), shall apply to--
(A) protests and civil actions that challenge
final selections of sources of performance of
an activity or function of a Federal agency
that are made pursuant to studies initiated
under Office of Management and Budget Circular
A-76 on or after January 1, 2004; and
(B) any other protests and civil actions that
relate to public-private competitions initiated
under Office of Management and Budget Circular
A-76, or a decision to convert a function
performed by Federal employees to private
sector performance without a competition under
Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76,
on or after the date of the enactment of this
Act.
(d) Limitation.--(1) None of the funds available in this Act
may be used--
(A) by the Office of Management and Budget to direct
or require another agency to take an action specified
in paragraph (2); or
(B) by an agency to take an action specified in
paragraph (2) as a result of direction or requirement
from the Office of Management and Budget.
(2) An action specified in this paragraph is the preparation
for, undertaking, continuation of, or completion of a public-
private competition or direct conversion under Office of
Management and Budget Circular A-76 or any other administrative
regulation, directive, or policy.
(e) Applicability.--This section shall apply with respect to
fiscal year 2008 and each succeeding fiscal year.
Sec. 740. (a) The adjustment in rates of basic pay for
employees under the statutory pay systems that takes effect in
fiscal year 2008 under sections 5303 and 5304 of title 5,
United States Code, shall be an increase of 3.5 percent, and
this adjustment shall apply to civilian employees in the
Department of Homeland Security and shall apply to civilian
employees in the Department of Defense who are represented by a
labor organization as defined in 5 U.S.C. 7103(a)(4), and such
adjustments shall be effective as of the first day of the first
applicable pay period beginning on or after January 1, 2008.
Civilian employees in the Department of Defense who are
eligible to be represented by a labor organization as defined
in 5 U.S.C. 7103(a)(4), but are not so represented, will
receive the adjustment provided for in this section unless the
positions are entitled to a pay adjustment under 5 U.S.C. 9902.
(b) Notwithstanding section 712 of this Act, the adjustment
in rates of basic pay for the statutory pay systems that take
place in fiscal year 2008 under sections 5344 and 5348 of title
5, United States Code, shall be no less than the percentage in
paragraph (a) as employees in the same location whose rates of
basic pay are adjusted pursuant to the statutory pay systems
under section 5303 and 5304 of title 5, United States Code.
Prevailing rate employees at locations where there are no
employees whose pay is increased pursuant to sections 5303 and
5304 of title 5 and prevailing rate employees described in
section 5343(a)(5) of title 5 shall be considered to be located
in the pay locality designated as ``Rest of US'' pursuant to
section 5304 of title 5 for purposes of this paragraph.
(c) Funds used to carry out this section shall be paid from
appropriations, which are made to each applicable department or
agency for salaries and expenses for fiscal year 2008.
Sec. 741. Unless otherwise authorized by existing law, none
of the funds provided in this Act or any other Act may be used
by an executive branch agency to produce any prepackaged news
story intended for broadcast or distribution in the United
States, unless the story includes a clear notification within
the text or audio of the prepackaged news story that the
prepackaged news story was prepared or funded by that executive
branch agency.
Sec. 742. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act
may be used in contravention of section 552a of title 5, United
States Code (popularly known as the Privacy Act) and
regulations implementing that section.
(b) Section 522 of division H of the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108-447; 118 Stat. 3268; 5
U.S.C. 552a note) is amended by striking subsection (d) and
inserting the following:
``(d) Inspector General Review.--The Inspector General of
each agency shall periodically conduct a review of the agency's
implementation of this section and shall report the results of
its review to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate, the House Committee on
Oversight and Government Reform, and the Senate Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. The report required
by this review may be incorporated into a related report to
Congress otherwise required by law including, but not limited
to, 44 U.S.C. 3545, the Federal Information Security Management
Act of 2002. The Inspector General may contract with an
independent, third party organization to conduct the review.''.
Sec. 743. Each executive department and agency shall evaluate
the creditworthiness of an individual before issuing the
individual a government travel charge card. Such evaluations
for individually-billed travel charge cards shall include an
assessment of the individual's consumer report from a consumer
reporting agency as those terms are defined in section 603 of
the Fair Credit Reporting Act (Public Law 91-508): Provided,
That section 604(a)(3) of such Act shall be amended by adding
to the end the following:
``(G) executive departments and agencies in
connection with the issuance of government-
sponsored individually-billed travel charge
cards.'':
Provided further, That the department or agency may not issue a
government travel charge card to an individual that either
lacks a credit history or is found to have an unsatisfactory
credit history as a result of this evaluation: Provided
further, That this restriction shall not preclude issuance of a
restricted-use charge, debit, or stored value card made in
accordance with agency procedures to: (1) an individual with an
unsatisfactory credit history where such card is used to pay
travel expenses and the agency determines there is no suitable
alternative payment mechanism available before issuing the
card; or (2) an individual who lacks a credit history. Each
executive department and agency shall establish guidelines and
procedures for disciplinary actions to be taken against agency
personnel for improper, fraudulent, or abusive use of
government charge cards, which shall include appropriate
disciplinary actions for use of charge cards for purposes, and
at establishments, that are inconsistent with the official
business of the Department or agency or with applicable
standards of conduct.
Sec. 744. Crosscut Budget. (a) Definitions.--For purposes of
this section the following definitions apply:
(1) Great lakes.--The terms ``Great Lakes'' and
``Great Lakes State'' have the same meanings as such
terms have in section 506 of the Water Resources
Development Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 1962d-22).
(2) Great lakes restoration activities.--The term
``Great Lakes restoration activities'' means any
Federal or State activity primarily or entirely within
the Great Lakes watershed that seeks to improve the
overall health of the Great Lakes ecosystem.
(b) Report.--Not later than 30 days after submission of the
budget of the President to Congress, the Director of the Office
of Management and Budget, in coordination with the Governor of
each Great Lakes State and the Great Lakes Interagency Task
Force, shall submit to the appropriate authorizing and
appropriating committees of the Senate and the House of
Representatives a financial report, certified by the Secretary
of each agency that has budget authority for Great Lakes
restoration activities, containing--
(1) an interagency budget crosscut report that--
(A) displays the budget proposed, including
any planned interagency or intra-agency
transfer, for each of the Federal agencies that
carries out Great Lakes restoration activities
in the upcoming fiscal year, separately
reporting the amount of funding to be provided
under existing laws pertaining to the Great
Lakes ecosystem; and
(B) identifies all expenditures since fiscal
year 2004 by the Federal Government and State
governments for Great Lakes restoration
activities;
(2) a detailed accounting of all funds received and
obligated by all Federal agencies and, to the extent
available, State agencies using Federal funds, for
Great Lakes restoration activities during the current
and previous fiscal years;
(3) a budget for the proposed projects (including a
description of the project, authorization level, and
project status) to be carried out in the upcoming
fiscal year with the Federal portion of funds for
activities; and
(4) a listing of all projects to be undertaken in the
upcoming fiscal year with the Federal portion of funds
for activities.
Sec. 745. (a) In General.--None of the funds appropriated or
otherwise made available by this or any other Act may be used
for any Federal Government contract with any foreign
incorporated entity which is treated as an inverted domestic
corporation under section 835(b) of the Homeland Security Act
of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 395(b)) or any subsidiary of such an entity.
(b) Waivers.--
(1) In general.--Any Secretary shall waive subsection
(a) with respect to any Federal Government contract
under the authority of such Secretary if the Secretary
determines that the waiver is required in the interest
of national security.
(2) Report to congress.--Any Secretary issuing a
waiver under paragraph (1) shall report such issuance
to Congress.
(c) Exception.--This section shall not apply to any Federal
Government contract entered into before the date of the
enactment of this Act, or to any task order issued pursuant to
such contract.
Sec. 746. (a) Each executive department and agency shall
establish and maintain on the homepage of its website, an
obvious, direct link to the website of its respective Inspector
General.
(b) Each Office of Inspector General shall: (1) post on its
website any public report or audit or portion of any report or
audit issued within one day of its release; (2) provide a
service on its website to allow an individual to request
automatic receipt of information relating to any public report
or audit or portion of that report or audit and which permits
electronic transmittal of the information, or notice of the
availability of the information without further request; and
(3) establish and maintain a direct link on its website for
individuals to anonymously report waste, fraud and abuse.
Sec. 747. (a) None of the funds available under this or any
other Act may be used to carry out a public-private competition
or direct conversion under Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) Circular A-76, or any successor regulation, directive or
policy, relating to the Human Resources Lines of Business
initiative until 60 days after the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget submits to the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a
report on the use of public-private competitions and direct
conversion to contractor performance as part of the Human
Resources Lines of Business initiative.
(b) The report required by this section shall address the
following:
(1) The role, if any, that public-private
competitions under Circular A-76 or direct conversions
to contractor performance are expected to play as part
of the Human Resources Lines of Business initiative.
(2) The expected impact, if any, of the initiative on
employment levels at the Federal agencies involved or
across the Federal Government as a whole.
(3) An estimate of the annual and recurring savings
the initiative is expected to generate and a
description of the methodology used to derive that
estimate.
(4) An estimate of the total transition costs
attributable to the initiative.
(5) Guidance for use by agencies in evaluating the
benefits of the initiative and in developing
alternative strategies should expected benefits fail to
materialize.
(c) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall
provide a copy of the report to the Government Accountability
Office at the same time the report is submitted to the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
and the Senate. The Government Accountability Office shall
review the report and brief the Committees on its views
concerning the report within 45 days after receiving the report
from the Director.
Sec. 748. No later than 180 days after enactment of this Act,
the Office of Management and Budget shall establish a pilot
program to develop and implement an inventory to track the cost
and size (in contractor manpower equivalents) of service
contracts, particularly with respect to contracts that have
been performed poorly by a contractor because of excessive
costs or inferior quality, as determined by a contracting
officer within the last five years, involve inherently
governmental functions, or were undertaken without competition.
The pilot program shall be established in at least three
Cabinet-level departments, based on varying levels of annual
contracting for services, as reported by the Federal
Procurement Data System's Federal Procurement Report for fiscal
year 2005, including at least one Cabinet-level department that
contracts out annually for $10,000,000,000 or more in services,
at least one Cabinet-level department that contracts out
annually for between $5,000,000,000 and $9,000,000,000 in
services, and at least one Cabinet-level department that
contracts out annually for under $5,000,000,000 in services.
Sec. 749. Except as expressly provided otherwise, any
reference to ``this Act'' contained in any title other than
title IV or VIII shall not apply to such title IV or VIII.
TITLE VIII
GENERAL PROVISIONS--DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Sec. 801. Whenever in this Act, an amount is specified within
an appropriation for particular purposes or objects of
expenditure, such amount, unless otherwise specified, shall be
considered as the maximum amount that may be expended for said
purpose or object rather than an amount set apart exclusively
therefor.
Sec. 802. Appropriations in this Act shall be available for
expenses of travel and for the payment of dues of organizations
concerned with the work of the District of Columbia government,
when authorized by the Mayor, or, in the case of the Council of
the District of Columbia, funds may be expended with the
authorization of the Chairman of the Council.
Sec. 803. There are appropriated from the applicable funds of
the District of Columbia such sums as may be necessary for
making refunds and for the payment of legal settlements or
judgments that have been entered against the District of
Columbia government.
Sec. 804. (a) None of the Federal funds provided in this Act
shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes or
implementation of any policy including boycott designed to
support or defeat legislation pending before Congress or any
State legislature.
(b) The District of Columbia may use local funds provided in
this title to carry out lobbying activities on any matter.
Sec. 805. (a) None of the funds provided under this Act to
the agencies funded by this Act, both Federal and District
government agencies, that remain available for obligation or
expenditure in fiscal year 2008, 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 expenditures for an agency through
a reprogramming of funds which--
(1) creates new programs;
(2) eliminates a program, project, or responsibility
center;
(3) establishes or changes allocations specifically
denied, limited or increased under this Act;
(4) increases funds or personnel by any means for any
program, project, or responsibility center for which
funds have been denied or restricted;
(5) reestablishes any program or project previously
deferred through reprogramming;
(6) augments any existing program, project, or
responsibility center through a reprogramming of funds
in excess of $3,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is
less; or
(7) increases by 20 percent or more personnel
assigned to a specific program, project or
responsibility center,
unless in the case of Federal funds, the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate are
notified in writing 15 days in advance of the reprogramming and
in the case of local funds, the Committees on Appropriations of
the House of Representatives and Senate are provided summary
reports on April 1, 2008 and October 1, 2008, setting forth
detailed information regarding each such local funds
reprogramming conducted subject to this subsection.
(b) None of the local funds contained in this Act may be
available for obligation or expenditure for an agency through a
transfer of any local funds in excess of $3,000,000 from one
appropriation heading to another unless the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate are
provided summary reports on April 1, 2008 and October 1, 2008,
setting forth detailed information regarding each reprogramming
conducted subject to this subsection, except that in no event
may the amount of any funds transferred exceed 4 percent of the
local funds in the appropriations.
(c) The District of Columbia Government is authorized to
approve and execute reprogramming and transfer requests of
local funds under this title through December 1, 2008.
Sec. 806. Consistent with the provisions of section 1301(a)
of title 31, United States Code, appropriations under this Act
shall be applied only to the objects for which the
appropriations were made except as otherwise provided by law.
Sec. 807. Notwithstanding section 8344(a) of title 5, United
States Code, the amendment made by section 2 of the District
Government Reemployed Annuitant Offset Elimination Amendment
Act of 2004 (D.C. Law 15-207) shall apply with respect to any
individual employed in an appointive or elective position with
the District of Columbia government after December 7, 2004.
Sec. 808. No later than 30 days after the end of the first
quarter of fiscal year 2008, the Mayor of the District of
Columbia shall submit to the Council of the District of
Columbia and the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and Senate the new fiscal year 2008 revenue
estimates as of the end of such quarter. These estimates shall
be used in the budget request for fiscal year 2009. The
officially revised estimates at midyear shall be used for the
midyear report.
Sec. 809. None of the Federal funds provided in this Act may
be used by the District of Columbia to provide for salaries,
expenses, or other costs associated with the offices of United
States Senator or United States Representative under section
4(d) of the District of Columbia Statehood Constitutional
Convention Initiatives of 1979 (D.C. Law 3-171; D.C. Official
Code, sec. 1-123).
Sec. 810. None of the Federal funds made available in this
Act may be used to implement or enforce the Health Care
Benefits Expansion Act of 1992 (D.C. Law 9-114; D.C. Official
Code, sec. 32-701 et seq.) or to otherwise implement or enforce
any system of registration of unmarried, cohabiting couples,
including but not limited to registration for the purpose of
extending employment, health, or governmental benefits to such
couples on the same basis that such benefits are extended to
legally married couples.
Sec. 811. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Act, the Mayor, in consultation with the Chief Financial
Officer of the District of Columbia may accept, obligate, and
expend Federal, private, and other grants received by the
District government that are not reflected in the amounts
appropriated in this Act.
(b)(1) No such Federal, private, or other grant may be
obligated, or expended pursuant to subsection (a) until--
(A) the Chief Financial Officer of the District of
Columbia submits to the Council a report setting forth
detailed information regarding such grant; and
(B) the Council has reviewed and approved the
obligation, and expenditure of such grant.
(2) For purposes of paragraph (1)(B), the Council shall be
deemed to have reviewed and approved the obligation, and
expenditure of a grant if--
(A) no written notice of disapproval is filed with
the Secretary of the Council within 14 calendar days of
the receipt of the report from the Chief Financial
Officer under paragraph (1)(A); or
(B) if such a notice of disapproval is filed within
such deadline, the Council does not by resolution
disapprove the obligation, or expenditure of the grant
within 30 calendar days of the initial receipt of the
report from the Chief Financial Officer under paragraph
(1)(A).
(c) No amount may be obligated or expended from the general
fund or other funds of the District of Columbia government in
anticipation of the approval or receipt of a grant under
subsection (b)(2) or in anticipation of the approval or receipt
of a Federal, private, or other grant not subject to such
subsection.
(d) The Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia
may adjust the budget for Federal, private, and other grants
received by the District government reflected in the amounts
appropriated in this title, or approved and received under
subsection (b)(2) to reflect a change in the actual amount of
the grant.
(e) The Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia
shall prepare a quarterly report setting forth detailed
information regarding all Federal, private, and other grants
subject to this section. Each such report shall be submitted to
the Council of the District of Columbia and to the Committees
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate
not later than 15 days after the end of the quarter covered by
the report.
Sec. 812. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section,
none of the funds made available by this Act or by any other
Act may be used to provide any officer or employee of the
District of Columbia with an official vehicle unless the
officer or employee uses the vehicle only in the performance of
the officer's or employee's official duties. For purposes of
this paragraph, the term ``official duties'' does not include
travel between the officer's or employee's residence and
workplace, except in the case of--
(1) an officer or employee of the Metropolitan Police
Department who resides in the District of Columbia or
is otherwise designated by the Chief of the Department;
(2) at the discretion of the Fire Chief, an officer
or employee of the District of Columbia Fire and
Emergency Medical Services Department who resides in
the District of Columbia and is on call 24 hours a day
or is otherwise designated by the Fire Chief;
(3) at the discretion of the Director of the
Department of Corrections, an officer or employee of
the District of Columbia Department of Corrections who
resides in the District of Columbia and is on call 24
hours a day or is otherwise designated by the Director;
(4) the Mayor of the District of Columbia; and
(5) the Chairman of the Council of the District of
Columbia.
(b) The Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia
shall submit by March 1, 2008, an inventory, as of September
30, 2007, of all vehicles owned, leased or operated by the
District of Columbia government. The inventory shall include,
but not be limited to, the department to which the vehicle is
assigned; the year and make of the vehicle; the acquisition
date and cost; the general condition of the vehicle; annual
operating and maintenance costs; current mileage; and whether
the vehicle is allowed to be taken home by a District officer
or employee and if so, the officer or employee's title and
resident location.
Sec. 813. (a) None of the Federal funds contained in this Act
may be used by the District of Columbia Corporation Counsel or
any other officer or entity of the District government to
provide assistance for any petition drive or civil action which
seeks to require Congress to provide for voting representation
in Congress for the District of Columbia.
(b) Nothing in this section bars the District of Columbia
Corporation Counsel from reviewing or commenting on briefs in
private lawsuits, or from consulting with officials of the
District government regarding such lawsuits.
Sec. 814. None of the Federal funds contained in this Act may
be used for any program of distributing sterile needles or
syringes for the hypodermic injection of any illegal drug.
Sec. 815. None of the funds contained in this Act may be used
after the expiration of the 60-day period that begins on the
date of the enactment of this Act to pay the salary of any
chief financial officer of any office of the District of
Columbia government (including any independent agency of the
District of Columbia) who has not filed a certification with
the Mayor and the Chief Financial Officer of the District of
Columbia that the officer understands the duties and
restrictions applicable to the officer and the officer's agency
as a result of this Act (and the amendments made by this Act),
including any duty to prepare a report requested either in the
Act or in any of the reports accompanying the Act and the
deadline by which each report must be submitted: Provided, That
the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia shall
provide to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and Senate by April 1, 2008 and October 1,
2008, a summary list showing each report, the due date, and the
date submitted to the Committees.
Sec. 816. Nothing in this Act may be construed to prevent the
Council or Mayor of the District of Columbia from addressing
the issue of the provision of contraceptive coverage by health
insurance plans, but it is the intent of Congress that any
legislation enacted on such issue should include a ``conscience
clause'' which provides exceptions for religious beliefs and
moral convictions.
Sec. 817. The Mayor of the District of Columbia shall submit
to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and Senate, the Committee on Oversight and
Government Reform of the House of Representatives, and the
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the
Senate annual reports addressing--
(1) crime, including the homicide rate,
implementation of community policing, the number of
police officers on local beats, and the closing down of
open-air drug markets;
(2) access to substance and alcohol abuse treatment,
including the number of treatment slots, the number of
people served, the number of people on waiting lists,
and the effectiveness of treatment programs;
(3) management of parolees and pre-trial violent
offenders, including the number of halfway houses
escapes and steps taken to improve monitoring and
supervision of halfway house residents to reduce the
number of escapes to be provided in consultation with
the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for
the District of Columbia;
(4) education, including access to special education
services and student achievement to be provided in
consultation with the District of Columbia Public
Schools and the District of Columbia public charter
schools;
(5) improvement in basic District services, including
rat control and abatement;
(6) application for and management of Federal grants,
including the number and type of grants for which the
District was eligible but failed to apply and the
number and type of grants awarded to the District but
for which the District failed to spend the amounts
received; and
(7) indicators of child well-being.
Sec. 818. (a) No later than 30 calendar days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Financial Officer of
the District of Columbia shall submit to the appropriate
committees of Congress, the Mayor, and the Council of the
District of Columbia a revised appropriated funds operating
budget in the format of the budget that the District of
Columbia government submitted pursuant to section 442 of the
District of Columbia Home Rule Act (D.C. Official Code, sec. 1-
204.42), for all agencies of the District of Columbia
government for fiscal year 2008 that is in the total amount of
the approved appropriation and that realigns all budgeted data
for personal services and other-than-personal-services,
respectively, with anticipated actual expenditures.
(b) This section shall apply only to an agency where the
Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia certifies
that a reallocation is required to address unanticipated
changes in program requirements.
Sec. 819. (a) None of the funds contained in this Act may be
made available to pay--
(1) the fees of an attorney who represents a party in
an action or an attorney who defends an action brought
against the District of Columbia Public Schools under
the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20
U.S.C. 1400 et seq.) in excess of $4,000 for that
action; or
(2) the fees of an attorney or firm whom the Chief
Financial Officer of the District of Columbia
determines to have a pecuniary interest, either through
an attorney, officer, or employee of the firm, in any
special education diagnostic services, schools, or
other special education service providers.
(b) In this section, the term ``action'' includes an
administrative proceeding and any ensuing or related
proceedings before a court of competent jurisdiction.
Sec. 820. The amount appropriated by this title may be
increased by no more than $100,000,000 from funds identified in
the comprehensive annual financial report as the District's
fiscal year 2007 unexpended general fund surplus. The District
may obligate and expend these amounts only in accordance with
the following conditions:
(1) The Chief Financial Officer of the District of
Columbia shall certify that the use of any such amounts
is not anticipated to have a negative impact on the
District's long-term financial, fiscal, and economic
vitality.
(2) The District of Columbia may only use these funds
for the following expenditures:
(A) One-time expenditures.
(B) Expenditures to avoid deficit spending.
(C) Debt Reduction.
(D) Program needs.
(E) Expenditures to avoid revenue shortfalls.
(3) The amounts shall be obligated and expended in
accordance with laws enacted by the Council in support
of each such obligation or expenditure.
(4) The amounts may not be used to fund the agencies
of the District of Columbia government under court
ordered receivership.
(5) The amounts may not be obligated or expended
unless the Mayor notifies the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and
Senate not fewer than 30 days in advance of the
obligation or expenditure.
Sec. 821. (a) To account for an unanticipated growth of
revenue collections, the amount appropriated as District of
Columbia Funds pursuant to this Act may be increased--
(1) by an aggregate amount of not more than 25
percent, in the case of amounts proposed to be
allocated as ``Other-Type Funds'' in the Fiscal Year
2008 Proposed Budget and Financial Plan submitted to
Congress by the District of Columbia; and
(2) by an aggregate amount of not more than 6
percent, in the case of any other amounts proposed to
be allocated in such Proposed Budget and Financial
Plan.
(b) The District of Columbia may obligate and expend any
increase in the amount of funds authorized under this section
only in accordance with the following conditions:
(1) The Chief Financial Officer of the District of
Columbia shall certify--
(A) the increase in revenue; and
(B) that the use of the amounts is not
anticipated to have a negative impact on the
long-term financial, fiscal, or economic health
of the District.
(2) The amounts shall be obligated and expended in
accordance with laws enacted by the Council of the
District of Columbia in support of each such obligation
and expenditure, consistent with the requirements of
this Act.
(3) The amounts may not be used to fund any agencies
of the District government operating under court-
ordered receivership.
(4) The amounts may not be obligated or expended
unless the Mayor has notified the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and
Senate not fewer than 30 days in advance of the
obligation or expenditure.
Sec. 822. The Chief Financial Officer for the District of
Columbia may, for the purpose of cash flow management, conduct
short-term borrowing from the emergency reserve fund and from
the contingency reserve fund established under section 450A of
the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (Public Law 98-198):
Provided, That the amount borrowed shall not exceed 50 percent
of the total amount of funds contained in both the emergency
and contingency reserve funds at the time of borrowing:
Provided further, That the borrowing shall not deplete either
fund by more than 50 percent: Provided further, That 100
percent of the funds borrowed shall be replenished within 9
months of the time of the borrowing or by the end of the fiscal
year, whichever occurs earlier: Provided further, That in the
event that short-term borrowing has been conducted and the
emergency or the contingency funds are later depleted below 50
percent as a result of an emergency or contingency, an amount
equal to the amount necessary to restore reserve levels to 50
percent of the total amount of funds contained in both the
emergency and contingency reserve fund must be replenished from
the amount borrowed within 60 days.
Sec. 823. (a) None of the funds contained in this Act may be
used to enact or carry out any law, rule, or regulation to
legalize or otherwise reduce penalties associated with the
possession, use, or distribution of any schedule I substance
under the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) or
any tetrahydrocannabinols derivative.
(b) The Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Treatment
Initiative of 1998, also known as Initiative 59, approved by
the electors of the District of Columbia on November 3, 1998,
shall not take effect.
Sec. 824. None of the funds appropriated under this Act shall
be expended for any abortion except where the life of the
mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term or
where the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or incest.
Sec. 825. (a) Direct Appropriation.--Section 307(a) of the
District of Columbia Court Reform and Criminal Procedure Act of
1970 (sec. 2-1607(a), D.C. Official Code) is amended by
striking the first 2 sentences and inserting the following:
``There are authorized to be appropriated to the Service in
each fiscal year such funds as may be necessary to carry out
this chapter.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 11233 of the Balanced
Budget Act of 1997 (sec. 24-133, D.C. Official Code) is amended
by striking subsection (f).
(e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section
shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2008 and each
succeeding fiscal year.
Sec. 826. Amounts appropriated in this Act as operating funds
may be transferred to the District of Columbia's enterprise and
capital funds and such amounts, once transferred shall retain
appropriation authority consistent with the provisions of this
Act.
Sec. 827. In fiscal year 2008 and thereafter, amounts
deposited in the Student Enrollment Fund shall be available for
expenditure upon deposit and shall remain available until
expended consistent with the terms detailed in ``The Student
Funding Formula Assessment, Educational Data Warehouse, and
Enrollment Fund Establishment Amendment Act of 2007'' (title
IV-D of D.C. Law L17-0020) and the entire provisions of that
Act are incorporated herein by reference.
Sec. 828. Except as expressly provided otherwise, any
reference to ``this Act'' contained in this title or in title
IV shall be treated as referring only to the provisions of this
title or of title IV.
This division may be cited as the ``Financial Services and
General Government Appropriations Act, 2008''.
[Clerk's note: Reproduced below is the material relating to
division D contained in the ``Explanatory Statement Submitted
by Mr. Obey, Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations,
Regarding the Consolidated Appropriations Amendment of the
House of Representatives to the Senate Amendment to H.R.
2764''.\1\
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\1\ This Explanatory Statement was submitted for printing in the
Congressional Record on December 17, 2007, prior to House consideration
of the Consolidated Appropriations amendment and as directed by the
House of Representatives in section 3 of H. Res. 869. The Statement
appears in books II and III of the December 17 Congressional Record,
with the division D portion beginning on page H16048 of book II.
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The amendment discussed in the Explanatory Statement was
agreed to without change by both the House of Representatives
and the Senate. Therefore, the ``amended bill'' referred to in
the Statement is the same as the legislation that has been
signed into law.
Section 4 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act provides
that this Explanatory Statement ``shall have the same effect
with respect to the allocation of funds and implementation of
divisions A through K of this Act as if it were a joint
explanatory statement of a committee of conference''.]
Explanatory Statement, Division D
DIVISION D--FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS
ACT, 2008
Following is an explanation of the effects of this division
of the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 2764
(hereafter referred to as ``the amended bill'') relative to the
versions of the Financial Services and General Government
Appropriations Act, 2008 (H.R. 2829) passed by the House of
Representatives and reported by the Senate Appropriations
Committee.
Report Language
Report language included by the House (House Report 110-
207) or the Senate (Senate Report 110-129) that is not changed
herein is approved. This explanatory statement, while repeating
some report language for emphasis, is not intended to negate
the language referred to above unless expressly provided
herein.
TITLE I
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Departmental Offices
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
The amended bill provides $248,360,000 for departmental
offices salaries and expenses, instead of $250,591,000 as
proposed by the House and $251,641,000 as proposed by the
Senate. Of the funds provided, not more than $3,000,000 is
available until September 30, 2009 for information technology
modernization, $258,000 is for emergencies or activities of a
confidential nature, $5,114,000 is available until September
30, 2009 for Treasury-wide financial audits, $3,000,000 is
available until September 30, 2009 for secure space
requirements, $2,300,000 is available until September 30, 2009
for the hiring of personnel whose work will require a security
clearance investigation, $2,100,000 is available until
September 30, 2009 for critical infrastructure protection
activities, and not more than $150,000 is allowed for reception
and representation expenses.
For the activities under this heading, the amended bill
provides the following funding levels:
Executive Direction..................................... $10,840,000
General Counsel......................................... 9,909,000
Economic Policies and Programs.......................... 44,242,000
Financial Policies and Programs......................... 29,464,000
Terrorism and Financial Intelligence.................... 56,775,000
Treasury-wide Management................................ 18,505,000
Administration.......................................... 78,625,000
The amended bill provides an increase of $618,000, as
requested and provided in the House and Senate bills, for
enhanced international economic policy coordination. The
Appropriations Committees expect the Department to increase its
efforts to implement currency reforms in China.
Of the funds provided for the Executive Direction budget
activity, the Department is directed to provide $1,500,000 for
a study on energy externalities directed by section 1352 of
Public Law 109-58. The Senate version of the bill included
these funds.
Within the funds provided for the Financial Policies and
Programs budget activity, the Department is directed to provide
$1,000,000 to the Center for Resilient Financial Services e-
Cavern Partnership. These funds are intended to be the final
Federal payment for this project.
The Department is directed to fund Treasury's Office of
Financial Education at a level not less than $1,100,000, an
increase of approximately $400,000 above the amount requested.
Within this amount, (1) not less than $200,000 is directed to
be used to further the office's outreach and education
activities focused on elementary schools and high schools, and
(2) not less than $200,000 is directed to be used for the
development of tailored, targeted materials and dissemination
strategies to protect consumers against predatory lending and
encourage the use of mainstream financial services.
Additionally, the Department is directed to report to the
Committees on Appropriations, within 60 days of enactment of
this Act, on progress made in implementing the recommendations
of the Government Accountability Office regarding the National
Strategy for Financial Literacy.
Within the funds provided for the Terrorism and Financial
Intelligence budget activity, the Department is directed to
provide $300,000 to Treasury's Office of Terrorism and
Financial Intelligence (TFI) to create a permanent position
which will be responsible for managing and overseeing all TFI
information technology operations, activities, and needs, as
proposed by the Senate. In addition, within the funds provided,
the Department is directed to provide $250,000 to the Office of
Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) for efforts to reduce OFAC's
backlog of Freedom of Information Act requests, as proposed by
the House.
The amended bill includes a provision allowing the
Department to transfer up to 2 percent of funds available
between budget activities upon notification to the Committees
on Appropriations. Transfers in excess of 2 percent may be made
upon approval of the Committees on Appropriations.
DEPARTMENT-WIDE SYSTEMS AND CAPITAL INVESTMENTS PROGRAMS
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
The amended bill provides $18,710,000 for systems and
capital investments as proposed by both the House and the
Senate.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
The amended bill provides $18,450,000 for salaries and
expenses of the Office of Inspector General as proposed by both
the House and the Senate. Of the funds provided, up to
$2,000,000 may be used for travel, $100,000 may be used for
emergencies or activities of a confidential nature, and up to
$2,500 may be used for reception and representation expenses.
TREASURY INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR TAX ADMINISTRATION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
The amended bill provides $140,533,000 for salaries and
expenses as proposed by both the House and the Senate. Of the
funds provided, up to $6,000,000 is for travel expenses,
$500,000 may be used for emergencies or activities of a
confidential nature, and up to $1,500 may be used for reception
and representation expenses.
AIR TRANSPORTATION STABILIZATION PROGRAM ACCOUNT
(INCLUDING RESCISSION)
The amended bill includes language terminating the program
and rescinding $3,600,000 in remaining unobligated balances, as
proposed by both the House and the Senate.
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
The amended bill provides $85,844,000 for salaries and
expenses as proposed by the Senate, instead of $83,344,000 as
proposed by the House. Of the funds provided, not more than
$14,000 is for reception and representation expenses,
$16,340,000 is available until September 30, 2010, and
$8,955,000 is available until September 30, 2009.
The Department is directed to report to the Committees on
Appropriations on the Department's analysis of developing a
cross-border electronic funds transfer reporting system. If the
Department supports proceeding with this project, the report
shall identify the revised estimated future year costs by
fiscal year of developing a cross-border system.
Financial Management Service
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
The amended bill provides $234,423,000 for salaries and
expenses as proposed by the House, instead of $235,191,000 as
proposed by the Senate. Of the funds provided, $9,220,000 is
available until September 30, 2010 for information technology
modernization initiatives and up to $2,500 is for reception and
representation expenses.
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
The amended bill provides $93,515,000 for salaries and
expenses as proposed by the House, instead of $97,015,000 as
proposed by the Senate. Of the funds provided, not more than
$6,000 is for reception and representation expenses and $50,000
is for cooperative research. The Department is encouraged to
utilize funds from the Treasury Forfeiture Fund to address the
replacement of obsolete information technology equipment in the
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau.
United States Mint
UNITED STATES MINT PUBLIC ENTERPRISE FUND
The amended bill provides that not more than $33,200,000 in
new liabilities and obligations may be incurred during fiscal
year 2008 for circulating coinage and protective service
capital investments of the U.S. Mint, as proposed by both the
House and the Senate.
Bureau of the Public Debt
ADMINISTERING THE PUBLIC DEBT
The amended bill provides $182,871,000 for costs associated
with administering the public debt, as proposed by both the
House and the Senate. Of the funds provided, not more than
$2,500 is allowed for reception and representation expenses and
$2,000,000 is available until September 30, 2010 for systems
modernization. The amended bill includes $10,000,000 in user
fees to offset the appropriated amounts and $70,000 from the
Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to reimburse the Bureau for
various administrative expenses.
Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Program Account
The amended bill provides $94,000,000 for the Community
Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund program, instead
of $100,000,000 as proposed by the House and $90,000,000 as
proposed by the Senate. Of the funds provided, up to
$13,500,000 is for administrative costs, up to $7,500,000 is
for the cost of direct loans, up to $250,000 is for
administrative expenses of the direct loan program, and
$8,000,000 is for technical assistance and other purposes for
Native American, Native Hawaiian, and Alaskan Native
communities. The amended bill includes language that limits
loan obligations to $16,000,000, as proposed by the Senate,
instead of $15,000,000 as proposed by the House.
The Department is directed to fund the Bank Enterprise
Award program at a level not less than $20,000,000.
The Appropriations Committees note that poverty, lack of
economic opportunity, and lack of low-cost financial services
continue to be problems across much of the Nation, particularly
in many Hispanic-American, African-American, and Native
American communities. The Committees appreciate the ongoing
efforts of the CDFI Fund to work to remedy the particular
problems in these communities and strongly encourage the CDFI
Fund to continue to place a heavy emphasis on these efforts.
Internal Revenue Service
TAXPAYER SERVICES
The amended bill includes $2,150,000,000 for Taxpayer
Services, instead of $2,155,000,000 as proposed by the House
and $2,149,200,000 as proposed by the Senate. The amended bill
provides an overall increase of $46,911,000 above the budget
request. It is the intent of the Appropriations Committees that
the increase above the request is in addition to, and not a
substitute for, the $94,500,000 in user fee collections that
the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) estimated in its fiscal year
2008 budget request would be available to supplement the
Taxpayer Services account.
Of the increase above the budget request, $31,200,000 is
directed to be targeted toward the following activities: (1)
increasing IRS outreach and education activities, for
individuals, businesses, and tax-exempt entities, above the
levels assumed in the fiscal year 2008 budget request, and (2)
increasing the number of tax returns prepared at IRS Taxpayer
Assistance Centers. The Department is directed to include, in
its fiscal year 2008 operating plan, a specific plan for
increasing these activities above the levels assumed in the
budget request. For purposes of comparison, the plan should
include: (1) details on the funding levels and full-time
equivalents (FTEs) assumed in the fiscal year 2008 budget
request for these activities, and (2) funding levels and FTEs
for these activities as funded by this Act.
Within the overall funds provided, the amended bill
provides not less than $3,000,000 for Tax Counseling for the
Elderly and not less than $9,000,000 for low-income taxpayer
clinic grants. In addition, not less than $177,000,000 is
provided for operating expenses of the IRS Taxpayer Advocate
Service (TAS). The Appropriations Committees note that previous
IRS budget requests have recognized that a portion of the TAS
budget is enforcement-related, due to the increases in TAS
caseload resulting from stepped-up IRS enforcement activity.
The Committees urge the Department, in future year budget
requests, to include a portion of the TAS operating expenses
budget in the IRS Enforcement account.
The amended bill also provides $8,000,000, to be available
until September 30, 2009, to establish a matching grant
demonstration program for Community Volunteer Income Tax
Assistance (VITA) programs, instead of $10,000,000 as proposed
by the Senate and no funding as proposed by the House. The
Appropriations Committees direct that the matching grant
program be administered by the IRS in consultation with the
Taxpayer Advocate Service. The program shall provide direct
funds to enable VITA programs to extend services to underserved
populations and hardest-to-reach areas, both urban and non-
urban, as well as to increase the capacity to file returns
electronically, heighten quality control, enhance training of
volunteers, and significantly improve the accuracy rate of
returns prepared by VITA sites. The Appropriations Committees
direct the IRS, in consultation with the National Taxpayer
Advocate, to submit to the Committees, within 90 days of
enactment, a proposed design plan for the matching grant
program, including the scope of eligibility, an equitable
selection methodology which takes into account geographic
diversity, and an evaluation component to measure the overall
effectiveness of the program and the results achieved.
The IRS is directed to strengthen, improve, and expand
taxpayer service overall. If the IRS proposes further
reductions in specific taxpayer services, such reductions must
be consistent with the budget justification, operating plan,
and Taxpayer Assistance Blueprint, and the IRS must demonstrate
that such reductions will not result in a decline in voluntary
compliance. Where such reductions involve a reduction in face-
to-face service, the IRS must demonstrate that the proposed
reductions do not adversely impact compliance by taxpayers who
are dependent on such services, by showing, through such means
as a successful pilot program, survey, or other empirical
means, that there is an effective and viable service
alternative available.
The Appropriations Committees reiterate and modify House
and Senate report language directing the IRS, together with the
IRS Oversight Board and the National Taxpayer Advocate, to
submit annually to the Committees an update to the Taxpayer
Assistance Blueprint, detailing its implementation status and
identifying any changes to the strategic plan for taxpayer
service, including any research and relevant findings completed
to date, and any open issues requiring additional research. The
first update shall be submitted 90 days after enactment of this
Act.
ENFORCEMENT
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
The amended bill provides $4,780,000,000 for Enforcement,
instead of $4,925,498,000 as proposed by the House and the
Senate. Of the funds provided, $57,252,000 is for the
Interagency Crime and Drug Enforcement (ICDE) program. The
amended bill also permits the transfer of up to $10,000,000 to
the Operations Support account for administrative costs of the
ICDE program.
The Appropriations Committees reiterate and modify the
House report language requiring the IRS to work with the
National Taxpayer Advocate and IRS Oversight Board to develop a
5-year strategic plan for research to be submitted to the
Committees no later than September 30, 2008. In addition, the
Appropriations Committees reiterate the Senate report language:
(1) directing the National Taxpayer Advocate and the IRS Office
of Research to report to the Committees, by September 30, 2008,
on factors that influence taxpayer compliance behavior; (2)
directing the IRS to submit to the Committees, no later than
March 1, 2008, a detailed research plan to address the
shortfalls in the National Research Program (NRP); and (3)
directing IRS, in administering its NRP for fiscal year 2008,
to work with the National Taxpayer Advocate to collect
information on the causes of noncompliance.
OPERATIONS SUPPORT
The amended bill provides $3,680,059,000 for Operations
Support, instead of $3,769,587,000 as proposed by the House and
the Senate. Of the funds provided, $75,000,000 is available
until September 30, 2009 for information technology support and
$1,000,000 is available until September 30, 2010 for research.
In addition, not less than $2,000,000 is provided for the IRS
Oversight Board and not more than $25,000 is for reception and
representation expenses.
The Appropriations Committees modify the Senate directive
that the IRS include in its operating plan details on any
planned reorganization, job reductions, or increases to offices
or activities within the agency, or modifications to any
service or enforcement activity. The Committees direct the IRS
to obtain comments on the operating plan from the IRS Oversight
Board and to provide a summary of the comments as part of the
operating plan submission.
The Appropriations Committees reiterate and modify the
Senate directive that the IRS review its entire non-Business
Systems Modernization information technology portfolio to
ensure performance efficiencies that support tax administration
activities. The Committees expect the IRS to make any changes
necessary to ensure that each project has: (1) been properly
classified for investment decision and management purposes, (2)
the appropriate governance structure in place, (3) a risk
management plan, (4) a contingency plan, (5) adequate
provisions in the contracts to ensure penalties and repayment
to the agency if performance is not met, (6) adequate
contractor staffing and management in place to fulfill the
contract terms and deliverables, and (7) been certified by the
head of the relevant IRS business unit that the project is
deemed necessary for its operations and meets its requirements.
The Committees direct the IRS Chief Information Officer to
submit a report within 120 days of enactment to the IRS
Oversight Board, the Treasury Department, the Office of
Management and Budget, the House and Senate Appropriations
Committees, the House Ways and Means Committee, and the Senate
Finance Committee that certifies that the review has been
completed, summarizes the findings, and describes actions being
taken to address any problems identified. The Appropriations
Committees further direct the IRS to provide quarterly
briefings to the IRS Oversight Board and the Treasury Inspector
General for Tax Administration on the status of its information
technology portfolio and to report immediately if any project
experiences significant cost variances or milestone delivery
date slippages. In addition, the Committees direct the IRS to
review all critical systems and report to the Committees no
later than 45 days after enactment of this Act on any actual or
potential systems problems or risks impacting the 2008 filing
season.
BUSINESS SYSTEMS MODERNIZATION
The amended bill provides $267,090,000 for Business Systems
Modernization (BSM), instead of $282,090,000 as proposed by the
House and the Senate. Language is included requiring approval
by the Appropriations Committees of a GAO-reviewed spending
plan for BSM prior to the obligation of the funds, except in
the case of funds for IRS labor costs.
HEALTH INSURANCE TAX CREDIT ADMINISTRATION
The amended bill provides $15,235,000 for administration of
the Health Insurance Tax Credit program as proposed by both the
House and the Senate.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS--INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
The amended bill includes the following administrative
provisions that were proposed by both the House and the Senate:
Section 101 providing transfer authority;
Section 102 requiring IRS to maintain training in
taxpayer rights;
Section 103 requiring IRS to safeguard taxpayer
information;
Section 104 permitting funding for 1-800 help line
services and directing the Commissioner to make
improving phone service a priority;
Section 105 extending the authority of the Secretary
of the Treasury to exercise streamlined critical pay
authority with respect to certain IRS professional
positions;
Section 106 extending the authority of the Secretary
of the Treasury with respect to certain IRS personnel
flexibilities relating to recruitment, retention,
relocation incentives, and performance awards; and
Section 107 transferring from the Office of
Management and Budget to the Office of Personnel
Management the authority to fix the rate of basic pay
for IRS positions that have been designated by the
Secretary of the Treasury under streamlined critical
pay authority.
In addition, the amended bill includes the following
administrative provision:
Section 108 provides that not less than $7,350,000 shall be
available for increasing, above fiscal year 2007 levels, the
number of IRS personnel and related support activities
performing IRS Automated Collection System functions. The
Appropriations Committees are concerned that the IRS is not
adequately utilizing the Automated Collection System (ACS) to
maximize its in-house capacity to collect outstanding tax debt
despite the $13 to $1 return on investment these positions
deliver. The Appropriations Committees modify the House report
language regarding retraining of employees and direct the IRS,
as it increases ACS FTEs, to give preference and provide any
necessary training to submission processing employees who have
been subject to a reduction in force within the last two years
or who will face the loss of their current position within the
next two years. The Committees believe that this increase in
ACS collection capacity will help to close the tax gap by
bringing in more revenue at less cost than using private
collection agencies and strongly urge the IRS to look to
funding made available for administration of the private
collection program to fund this increase in ACS positions.
The amended bill does not include the following
administrative provisions:
Section 105 of the Senate bill regarding the Taxpayer
Advocate Service;
Section 105 of the House bill and Section 106 of the
Senate bill, relating to funding for enforcement;
Section 107 of the Senate bill relating to additional
transfer authority to implement the restructuring of
the IRS accounts;
Section 108 of the Senate bill directing IRS to
develop a strategic plan to increase the voluntary tax
compliance rate to 85 percent in fiscal year 2009;
however, the Appropriations Committees note that on
August 2, 2007, the IRS issued a report on improving
voluntary compliance, and the Committees direct the IRS
to consult with the Taxpayer Advocate and the IRS
Oversight Board to develop proposals for continued
growth in the voluntary compliance rate;
Section 112 of the Senate bill limiting funding in
support of tax collection contracts;
Section 113 of the Senate bill precluding the use of
funds to expand the number of qualified tax collection
contracts while the IRS is eliminating processing
center employees, mandating a cost comparison study and
report, and requiring a disability preference program
for any additional qualified tax collection contracts;
and
Section 114 of the Senate bill restricting the use of
funds to ramp down or eliminate submission processing
activities until the IRS issues a report on the
potential for employee reassignments.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS--DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
The amended bill includes the following administrative
provisions that were proposed by both the House and the Senate:
Section 109 allowing Treasury to purchase uniforms,
lease vehicles, and engage in other activities pursuant
to title 5 U.S.C. 5901;
Section 110 allowing for the transfer of up to 2
percent of funds between Departmental Offices and the
various Treasury bureaus, except the IRS;
Section 111 allowing for the transfer of up to 2
percent from the IRS accounts to TIGTA;
Section 112 directing that the purchase of vehicles
be consistent with vehicle management principles;
Section 113 prohibiting funding to redesign the $1
note;
Section 114 allowing for the transfer of funds from
Financial Management Service, Salaries and Expenses' to
the Debt Collection Fund conditional on future
reimbursement;
Section 115 extending the pay demonstration program
for one year;
Section 116 prohibiting funds to build a United
States Mint museum without the approval of the
authorizing committees of jurisdiction; and
Section 117 prohibiting funding for consolidating
functions of the United States Mint and the Bureau of
Engraving and Printing without the approval of the
House and Senate Appropriations Committees and the
authorizing committees of jurisdiction.
The amended bill includes the following administrative
provisions that were proposed by the Senate:
Section 118 specifying that funds for Treasury
intelligence activities are deemed to be specifically
authorized until enactment of the fiscal year 2008
intelligence authorization act; and
Section 119 clarifying that the Check Forgery
Insurance Fund is the appropriate funding source for
disbursing errors for which relief has been granted
under 31 U.S.C. 3527.
TITLE II
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT AND FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE
PRESIDENT
Compensation of the President
The amended bill provides $450,000 for compensation of the
President as proposed by both the House and Senate.
White House Office
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
The amended bill provides $51,656,000 as proposed by the
Senate, instead of $53,156,000 as proposed by the House. The
amended bill provides funding for the Privacy and Civil
Liberties Oversight Board under a separate heading.
Executive Residence at the White House
OPERATING EXPENSES
The amended bill provides $12,814,000 as proposed by both
the House and the Senate.
White House Repair and Restoration
The amended bill provides $1,600,000 as proposed by both
the House and the Senate.
Council of Economic Advisers
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
The amended bill provides $4,118,000 as proposed by both
the House and the Senate.
Office of Policy Development
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
The amended bill provides $3,482,000 as proposed by both
the House and the Senate.
National Security Council
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
The amended bill provides $8,640,000 as proposed by both
the House and the Senate.
Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
The amended bill provides $2,000,000 for the Privacy and
Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB) as proposed by the
Senate. The House provided $1,500,000 for the PCLOB under the
``White House Office, Salaries and Expenses'' account. The
amended bill modifies language proposed by the Senate regarding
the citation of authorities.
Office of Administration
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
The amended bill provides $91,745,000, instead of
$92,829,000 as proposed by both the House and the Senate.
Office of Management and Budget
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
The amended bill provides $78,000,000 for the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) instead of $78,394,000 as proposed
by both the House and the Senate.
The amended bill includes a provision, as proposed by the
House, requiring that appropriations be applied only to the
objects for which appropriations were made and shall be
allocated in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth
in the relevant explanatory statement, except as otherwise
provided by law. The Senate did not propose similar language.
The amended bill continues prior-year restrictions on the
review of agricultural marketing orders, as well as
restrictions and congressional notification requirements for
the review of water resource matters, as proposed by both the
House and the Senate. The amended bill also continues language
that restricts OMB from evaluating or determining if Water
Resources Project reviews are in compliance with laws,
regulations, and requirements relevant to the Civil Works water
resource planning process, as proposed by the Senate. The House
did not propose similar language.
The Federal Government has had a history of poorly managed
and failed information technology projects, unfortunately
resulting in expensive burdens to taxpayers. OMB can do more to
better identify and track the causes for performance failure.
OMB shall publish in the annual budget submission the specific
reasons why a project is on OMB's High Risk List or OMB's
Management Watch List. This information will allow GAO and
Congress to spot trends, track progress and recommend
corrective action.
Office of National Drug Control Policy
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
The amended bill provides $26,402,000 for Office of
National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) salaries and expenses,
instead of $26,636,000 as proposed by the House and $25,152,000
as proposed by the Senate. Of this amount, $250,000 is for
policy research and evaluation as proposed by the Senate,
instead of $1,316,000 as proposed by the House. Also provided
within the overall amount is $1,250,000 for an independent
study and analysis of ONDCP's organization and management,
instead of $1,500,000 as proposed by the Senate.
Within the total amount provided, the amended bill provides
the following funding levels:
Amount FTE
Office of the Director.................. $4,150,000 18
Office of the Deputy Director........... ................. (vacant)
Office of Management and Administration. 3,072,000 15
Office of Legal Counsel................. 1,100,000 6
Office of Public Affairs................ 1,950,000 7
Office of Legislative Affairs........... 1,015,000 7
Major Cities............................ ................. ...........
CTAC \1\................................ ................. ...........
Office of Planning and Budget........... 3,272,000 17
Office of Demand Reduction.............. 1,780,000 11
Office of National Youth Anti-Drug Media 825,000 6
Campaign...............................
Office of State, Local, & Tribal Affairs 2,125,000 14
Office of Supply Reduction.............. 2,860,000 17
Policy Research......................... 250,000 ...........
Rental payments to GSA.................. 2,753,000 ...........
Organization and management study....... 1,250,000 ...........
\1\ The amended bill includes $1,000,000 for counternarcotics research
and development projects under the ``Counterdrug Technology Assessment
Center'' heading. ONDCP is expected to administer this program using
resources and FTE available in other ONDCP offices.
Senate report language regarding policy research and
evaluation is adopted, and the Appropriations Committees
reiterate that the use of policy research funds was never
intended to be used for primary data collection. Funding for
policy research shall be used as it was originally intended,
and ONDCP shall report to the Committees on Appropriations on
its policy research plans for using these funds within 30 days
after the enactment of this Act.
The amended bill assumes that not more than $600,000 shall
be provided for travel by ONDCP officials, and although travel
amounts are not allocated by office as proposed in the Senate
report, the Appropriations Committees note the extensive travel
conducted by ONDCP officials at taxpayer expense. The
Committees are aware of investigations of travel by ONDCP that
may have occurred for political purposes and caution the
Director and other high-ranking officials that travel should
occur for official business reasons only, not for political
gain, and that travel should occur only when absolutely
necessary in order to fulfill the ONDCP mission.
Senate report language that requires the Director of ONDCP
to provide to the Committees on Appropriations quarterly
reports on travel expenditures, summarized by office, program,
and individual, including dates and purpose of travel is
adopted. The Director shall provide to the Committees on
Appropriations quarterly reports on staffing levels and plans
for future hirings. The staffing report shall include office,
position title, salary, and job classifications of all persons
employed by ONDCP, including contractors.
The Appropriations Committees remain concerned about
methamphetamine production, trafficking, and abuse. ONDCP
should continue and strengthen its efforts to combat this
problem. Such efforts should include working with other Federal
agencies, as well as with state and local governments, to
develop and implement strategies to reduce the demand for and
supply of methamphetamine. The Appropriations Committees concur
with Senate report language requiring the Director to report to
the Committees on Appropriations within 30 days after enactment
of this Act on its efforts to meet the requirements of House
Report 109-307, the conference report to accompany H.R. 3058
(109th Congress). As part of that report, the Director shall
also report on additional options for how ONDCP, in conjunction
with other Federal agencies if appropriate, can reduce
methamphetamine use, particularly in rural communities. The
consideration of options that result in the expansion of
methamphetamine treatment for pregnant and parenting women
offenders is encouraged.
COUNTERDRUG TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT CENTER
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
The amended bill provides $1,000,000 for the Counterdrug
Technology Assessment Center, instead of $10,000,000 as
proposed by the House. The Senate did not include funding. The
amended bill provides this funding for counter-narcotics
research and development and requires that a spending plan for
the use of these funds be submitted no later than 90 days after
enactment of this Act.
FEDERAL DRUG CONTROL PROGRAMS
HIGH INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREAS PROGRAM
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
The amended bill provides $230,000,000 for the High
Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) Program, instead of
$226,000,000 as proposed by the House and $235,000,000 as
proposed by the Senate. Funds shall be available until
September 30, 2009, as proposed by the Senate. Of the funds
provided, no less than $2,000,000 shall be for new counties;
$2,100,000 is provided for audit activities; and up to $400,000
shall be for the final year of development and implementation
of a data collection system to measure performance.
The amended bill requires ONDCP to submit recommendations
for approval to the Committees on Appropriations for both the
initial HIDTA allocation funding within 90 days after the
enactment of this Act and the discretionary HIDTA funding,
according to the framework proposed jointly by the HIDTA
Directors and ONDCP, within 120 days after the enactment of
this Act.
While many positive steps have been made by the Lake County
HIDTA, continued Federal management is needed to ensure the
HIDTA's ability to meet its program goals. The Lake County
HIDTA board is encouraged to select a highly-qualified Federal
official to chair the Executive Board of the Lake County HIDTA
for fiscal years 2008 through 2011.
OTHER FEDERAL DRUG CONTROL PROGRAMS
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
The amended bill provides $164,300,000 for Other Federal
Drug Control Programs, instead of $197,800,000 as proposed by
the House and $204,735,000 as proposed by the Senate. Within
the amount provided, the bill provides the following
allocations:
(In thousands of dollars)
National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign................. $60,000
Drug Free Communities Support Program................... 90,000
National Drug Court Institute........................... 1,000
National Alliance for Model State Drug Laws............. 1,250
Demonstration programs for chronic hard drug users under
community supervision............................... 500
U.S. Anti-Doping Agency................................. 9,600
World Anti-Doping Agency Membership Dues................ 1,700
Performance Measures Development........................ 250
Unanticipated Needs
The amended bill provides $1,000,000 as proposed by both
the House and the Senate.
Special Assistance to the President
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
The amended bill provides $4,432,000 as proposed by both
the House and the Senate, and adopts the account header as
proposed by the Senate.
Official Residence of the Vice President
OPERATING EXPENSES
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
The amended bill provides $320,000 as proposed by both the
House and the Senate, and adopts the account header as proposed
by the Senate.
Administrative Provisions--Executive Office of the President and Funds
Appropriated to the President
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Section 201 provides transfer authority between ``White
House Office'', ``Executive Residence at the White House'',
``White House Repair and Restoration'', ``Council of Economic
Advisers'', ``National Security Council'', ``Office of
Administration'', ``Office of Policy Development'', ``Special
Assistance to the President'', and ``Official Residence of the
Vice President'' as proposed by the House. The Senate proposed
transfer authority between ``White House Office'', ``Executive
Residence at the White House'', ``White House Repair and
Restoration'', ``Office of Management and Budget'', ``Special
Assistance to the President'', and ``Official Residence of the
Vice President''.
Section 202 requires a financial plan by ONDCP by program,
project, and activity as proposed by the Senate. The House bill
required a similar plan on a project-by-project basis.
Section 203 specifies that not to exceed 2 percent of ONDCP
appropriations may be transferred between appropriated programs
upon advance approval of the Committees. The Senate bill
proposed 3 percent. The House bill did not include a similar
provision.
Section 204 specifies that not to exceed $1,000,000 of
ONDCP appropriations may be reprogrammed upon advance approval
of the Committees as proposed by the Senate. The House bill did
not include a similar provision.
The amended bill does not include section 205 of the Senate
bill concerning the availability of funds for any program,
project, or activity in excess of the budget estimates.
The Appropriations Committees emphasize the importance of
ONDCP adhering to the requirements of this Act with regard to
transfers and reprogrammings. Timely notification of proposed
transfers and reprogrammings to the Committees on
Appropriations must be made, and such transfers and
reprogrammings may not be implemented without the advance
approval of the Committees. Sections 203 and 204 establish
benchmarks for ONDCP transfers and reprogrammings, and section
610 contains approval requirements for the creation or
elimination of programs or activities, including the
reorganization of offices.
TITLE III
THE JUDICIARY
Supreme Court of the United States
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
The amended bill includes $66,526,000 for the salaries and
expenses of the Supreme Court as proposed by the House, instead
of $66,522,000 as proposed by the Senate.
CARE OF THE BUILDING AND GROUNDS
The amended bill includes $12,201,000 for care of the
Supreme Court building and grounds as proposed by both the
House and the Senate.
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
The amended bill includes $27,072,000 for the United States
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, instead of
$27,976,000 as proposed by the House and $27,438,000 as
proposed by the Senate.
United States Court of International Trade
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
The amended bill includes $16,632,000 as proposed by the
Senate for the United States Court of International Trade,
instead of $16,544,000 as proposed by the House.
Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
The amended bill provides $4,604,762,000 for the salaries
and expenses of the Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and
Other Judicial Services, instead of $4,660,590,000 as proposed
by the House and $4,709,991,000 as proposed by the Senate. The
amended bill provides an additional $14,500,000 in emergency
funding for a homeland security border initiative to address
the critically understaffed workload associated with increased
immigration enforcement along the Southwest border. In
addition, the amended bill includes $4,099,000 for the Vaccine
Injury Compensation Trust Fund as proposed by both the House
and the Senate.
DEFENDER SERVICES
The amended bill provides $835,601,000 for Defender
Services, instead of $830,499,000 as proposed by the House and
$840,601,000 as proposed by the Senate. The amended bill
provides a cost of living adjustment from $94 to $96 an hour
for non-capital panel attorneys and an adjustment from $166 to
$170 an hour for attorneys associated with capital cases. The
bill further provides a pay raise from $96 to $100 an hour for
non-capital panel attorneys. In addition, the amended bill
provides $10,500,000 in emergency funding to address the
expected increased workload of attorneys appointed to represent
persons under the Criminal Justice Act of 1964 as a result of
increased immigration enforcement along the Southwest border.
FEES OF JURORS AND COMMISSIONERS
The amended bill provides $63,081,000 for fees of jurors
and commissioners as proposed by the Senate, instead of
$62,350,000 as proposed by the House.
COURT SECURITY
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
The amended bill includes $410,000,000 for court security,
instead of $396,476,000 as proposed by the House and
$412,720,000 as proposed by the Senate.
Administrative Office of the United States Courts
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
The amended bill provides $76,036,000 for the salaries and
expenses of the Administrative Office of the United States
Courts, instead of $75,667,000 as proposed by the House and
$78,536,000 as proposed by the Senate. The amended bill
includes $8,500 for official reception and representation
purposes. The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts is
directed to include, as an addendum to the annual budget
submission, a detailed five-year plan for courthouse
construction projects with a yearly update of total projected
future funding needs for associated rent payments and
construction costs.
Federal Judicial Center
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
The amended bill provides $24,187,000 for salaries and
expenses of the Federal Judicial Center, instead of $23,994,000
as proposed by the House and $24,475,000 as proposed by the
Senate. The amended bill includes $1,800,000 to be available
until September 30, 2009. The Federal Judicial Center is
directed to keep the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations informed of new staff hires throughout fiscal
year 2008.
Judicial Retirement Funds
PAYMENT TO JUDICIARY TRUST FUNDS
The amended bill provides $65,400,000 for payments for
various judicial retirement funds as proposed by both the House
and the Senate.
United States Sentencing Commission
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
The amended bill provides $15,477,000 for the salaries and
expenses of the United States Sentencing Commission, as
proposed by both the House and the Senate.
Administrative Provisions--The Judiciary
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
The amended bill includes the following administrative
provisions for this Act that were proposed by both the House
and the Senate:
Section 301 allowing the Judiciary to expend funds
for the employment of expert and consultative services;
Section 302 providing transfer authority in
compliance with reprogramming guidelines set forth in
sections 605 and 610 of this Act;
Section 303 authorizing not to exceed $11,000 to be
available for official reception and representation;
and
Section 304 requiring a financial plan from the
Judiciary allocating the sources and uses of all funds
within 90 days of enactment of this Act.
In addition, the amended bill includes the following
general provisions:
Section 305 authorizes a cost of living adjustment for
fiscal year 2008 for Federal judges, similar to language
proposed by the Senate.
Section 306 extends the authority to contract for repairs
of less than $100,000 to the Judiciary for fiscal year 2008,
similar to language proposed by the Senate.
Section 307 authorizes a pilot program to allow the
Administrative Office of the United States Courts to reimburse
the United States Marshals Service for some services currently
being performed by the Federal Protective Service as proposed
by the Senate.
Section 308 adds Vancouver as an eligible place of holding
court for the Western District of Washington, as proposed by
the Senate.
Section 309 extends the term of temporary judgeships in
Kansas and Northern Ohio for one year.
TITLE IV
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Federal Funds
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR RESIDENT TUITION SUPPORT
The amended bill includes $33,000,000 for a Federal payment
for tuition support as proposed by the Senate instead of
$35,100,000 as proposed by the House. The District of Columbia
is expected to adhere to the authorizing statute with regard to
the administrative expenses associated with operation of this
program.
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND SECURITY COSTS IN THE
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
The amended bill provides $3,352,000 as proposed by both
the House and the Senate for a Federal payment to the District
of Columbia for the costs associated with emergency planning
and security. Within the amount provided, $352,000 is for the
District of Columbia National Guard for a tuition assistance
program.
District of Columbia Courts
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURTS
The amended bill provides $223,920,000 as a Federal payment
to the District of Columbia Courts, instead of $256,395,000 as
proposed by the House and $217,318,000 as proposed by the
Senate. Within this amount, $10,800,000 is for the District of
Columbia Court of Appeals, $98,359,000 is for the District of
Columbia Superior Court, $52,170,000 is for the District of
Columbia Court System and $62,591,000 is for capital
improvements to Court facilities. The Committees on
Appropriations continue to be concerned with substandard
working conditions at the Moultrie Courthouse cellblock. The
District of Columbia Courts are directed to incorporate
upgrades to the cellblock as a priority among the other capital
improvements and to submit a plan to upgrade the cellblock
conditions to the Committees on Appropriations within 60 days
of enactment of this Act.
DEFENDER SERVICES IN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURTS
The amended bill includes $47,975,000 for Defender Services
in the District of Columbia, instead of $52,475,000 as proposed
by the House, and $43,475,000 as proposed by the Senate. This
amount is intended to provide an increase in the hourly rate
for attorneys at half of the requested amount.
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE COURT SERVICES AND OFFENDER SUPERVISION AGENCY
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
The amended bill provides $190,343,000 for the Court
Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of
Columbia as proposed by the House, instead of $190,791,000 as
proposed by the Senate.
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC DEFENDER SERVICE
The amended bill includes $32,710,000 for a Federal payment
to the District of Columbia Public Defender Service as proposed
by both the House and the Senate.
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY
The amended bill provides $8,000,000 for a Federal payment
for the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (WASA),
instead of $12,000,000 as proposed by both the House and the
Senate. WASA is directed to provide matching funds in the
amount of $6,000,000 and the District of Columbia is directed
to provide $2,000,000 in matching funds.
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COORDINATING COUNCIL
The amended bill provides $1,300,000 to the Criminal
Justice Coordinating Council (CJCC), as proposed by both the
House and the Senate. The CJCC is directed to report annually
on performance measures and individual initiatives to the
Committees on Appropriations.
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE OFFICE OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OF THE
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
The amended bill provides $5,453,000 instead of $6,148,000
as proposed by the House for a Federal payment to the Office of
the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia. The
Senate did not include funding for this account. The funding is
for grants to the following organizations with the requirement
that the funds be spent primarily in the District of Columbia
to benefit District residents:
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Project name Amount
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ARISE Foundation, Life-Management Skills Intervention/Re- $282,000
entry Program for High Risk Youth.........................
Barracks Row............................................... 500,000
Bright Beginnings, Inc..................................... 100,000
Catalyst, Eastgate HOPE VI project......................... 132,000
Center for Inspired Teaching............................... 52,500
Earth Conservation Corps................................... 282,000
East Capitol Center for Change, the Capital Area Asset 1,800,000
Building Corporation, and the National Center for
Fatherhood to administer Marriage Development Accounts in
the District of Columbia..................................
Eastern Market............................................. 131,000
Everybody Wins!............................................ 100,000
Excel Institute, Automotive Workforce Development Training 300,000
Program...................................................
Historic Congressional Cemetery............................ 625,000
Howard University College of Dentistry, Community Based 52,500
Dental Education..........................................
International Youth Service and Development Corps.......... 600,000
MenzFit, Career Development and Interview Preparation 23,500
Program...................................................
Sitar Arts Center, Arts for Teens Initiative............... 22,500
Southeastern University.................................... 300,000
STEEED Youth Program....................................... 150,000
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FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT
The amended bill includes $40,800,000 for a Federal payment
for school improvement, as proposed by both the House and the
Senate. Within this amount, $13,000,000 is for public schools,
$13,000,000 is for public charter schools, and $14,800,000 is
to provide opportunity scholarships.
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR CONSOLIDATED LABORATORY FACILITY
The amended bill provides $5,000,000 for a Federal payment
for a consolidated laboratory facility in the District of
Columbia, instead of $10,000,000 as proposed by both the House
and the Senate. The District of Columbia is directed to submit
a spending plan describing the capital needs of this project.
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR CENTRAL LIBRARY AND BRANCH LOCATIONS
The amended bill provides $9,000,000 for a Federal payment
to the District of Columbia for a central library and branch
locations, instead of $10,000,000 as proposed by both the House
and the Senate.
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO REIMBURSE THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
The amended bill provides a Federal payment of $4,000,000
as proposed by the House, instead of $5,000,000 as proposed by
the Senate, to:
Reimburse the Federal Bureau of Investigation for
laboratory services for District of Columbia cases for
the sole purpose of:
Evidence examination and subsequent DNA
analysis for the District of Columbia cold case
DNA backlog; and
Expansion of resources dedicated to the
processing of District of Columbia cases,
including personnel, after October 1, 2007; and
Data entry and analysis for District of
Columbia cold cases.
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR OF THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA
The amended bill provides $5,000,000 for a Federal payment
to the Executive Office of the Mayor of the District of
Columbia instead of $14,000,000 as proposed by the Senate, to
enhance the quality of life for District residents. Of this
amount $1,000,000 is to enhance local efforts for improving
water quality of the Anacostia River, $1,000,000 is for
historic preservation, $2,000,000 is for support of the Mayor's
new public education initiative, and $1,000,000 is to expand
pediatric health care. The Mayor of the District of Columbia is
directed to submit a detailed spending plan to the Committees
on Appropriations, including performance measures, before these
funds may be expended within 30 days of enactment of this Act.
The Mayor is further directed to submit a progress report on
these activities no later than June 1, 2008 and a final report
describing outcomes achieved no later than November 1, 2009.
HIV/AIDS IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
It is noted that the President requested over
$5,000,000,000 for prevention, care and treatment of HIV/AIDS
overseas. Yet an epidemic has developed in Washington, DC, our
Nation's capital. While on average the United States has 14
cases of HIV per 100,000 people, there are 128 cases per
100,000 in Washington, DC. The Committees on Appropriations
expect that given the billions of dollars that is appropriated
each year for HIV/AIDS programs overseas, the President in his
fiscal year 2009 budget submission will request specific
Federal funds for the District of Columbia to combat the City's
health crisis.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FUNDS
The amended bill provides authority for the District of
Columbia to spend $9,773,775,000 from the General Fund of the
District of Columbia. Of the funds provided, $6,111,623,000 is
from local funds, of which $339,989,000 is from the general
fund balance; $2,015,854,000 is from the Federal grant funds;
$1,637,736,000 is from other funds; and $8,562,000 is from
private funds. In addition, the District may use $114,905,000
from funds previously appropriated in this Act.
For capital construction, the amended bill provides an
additional $1,607,703,000. Of the funds provided,
$1,042,712,000 is from local funds, $38,523,000 is from the
Highway Trust Fund, $73,260,000 is from the Local Street
Maintenance Fund, $75,000,000 is from revenue bonds,
$150,000,000 is from financing for the consolidated laboratory
facility, $42,200,000 is for stadium construction, and
$186,008,000 is from Federal grant funds. In addition,
$212,696,000 of prior year local funds are rescinded. In total,
$1,395,007,000 is provided.
TITLE V
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
The amended bill includes no funding for the Commodity
Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), instead of $116,000,000 as
proposed by the Senate. Funding for the CFTC will be addressed
in the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug
Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008.
Consumer Product Safety Commission
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
The amended bill includes $80,000,000 for the Consumer
Product Safety Commission (CPSC), instead of $70,000,000 as
proposed by the Senate or $66,838,000 as proposed by the House.
The amended bill also allows $1,000 for official reception and
representation expenses as proposed by the Senate, instead of
$500 as proposed by the House.
Increases in the CPSC's budget are to be directed toward
increased staff, workspace, and information technology
resources, with the objective of considerably improving the
CPSC's ability to safeguard consumers against dangerous
products. In particular, the CPSC shall hire in the areas of
hazard identification and reduction, as well as compliance and
field operations. With these additional resources, the CPSC
shall intensify monitoring of children's products and redouble
its efforts to keep dangerous toys and other products out of
children's hands.
The Appropriations Committees emphasize the importance of
replacing and upgrading the CPSC's testing laboratory and
expect the fiscal year 2009 budget request to include
sufficient funding to provide for a new facility.
House report language directing CPSC to include a full
report on its information technology modernization requirements
in its fiscal year 2009 budget request is reiterated.
Election Assistance Commission
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
The amended bill provides $16,530,000 for salaries and
expenses of the Election Assistance Commission (EAC), instead
of $15,467,000 as proposed by the House and $16,517,000 as
proposed by the Senate. Senate report language directing that
$750,000 be provided for the Help America Vote Act College
Program, a competitive grant program administered by the EAC,
is adopted. The House included $750,000 for this program under
the heading ``Election Reform Programs''.
The amended bill also includes $200,000 for a competitive
award program for mock elections for students in secondary
education programs. The Senate bill included $300,000 for this
purpose, and the House bill included (under ``Election Reform
Programs'') $200,000 for a mock election program authorized
under the Help America Vote Act. Funds may be used for eligible
grantees for operating a nationwide program of simulated
elections, and may support other activities including, but not
limited to, forums, speeches, debates, student competitions,
mock press conferences, and efforts to increase voter turnout.
Senate report language is adopted directing that before funding
is awarded, any grantee shall explain in detail how the mock
elections are to be conducted, the number of students
participating, guidelines that the program employs, internal
fiscal controls used, and a statement attesting to the non-
partisanship of the program.
In addition, the overall amount provided to this account
includes $112,500 for administrative costs related to the mock
election competitive award program and the election data
collection grants program.
The Appropriations Committees concur with House and Senate
report language regarding the public release of research
reports funded through the EAC. While the EAC may issue its own
final reports and present its own conclusions on commissioned
research, Federally-funded draft research reports presented to
the EAC shall be available to the public without substantial
edits. Researchers contracted to prepare those reports shall
also be free to discuss their research following conclusion of
the contract.
ELECTION REFORM PROGRAMS
The amended bill provides $115,000,000 for election reform
programs, instead of $300,950,000 as proposed by the House. The
Senate did not propose funding this account. This funding will
be available to states for assistance in meeting the
requirements of the Help America Vote Act of 2002.
The amended bill does not include language proposed by the
House regarding the Help America Vote College Program or the
mock election program, which are addressed instead under
``Salaries and Expenses''. The amended bill also does not
include language proposed by the House requiring states to file
new state plans.
ELECTION DATA COLLECTION GRANTS
The amended bill includes $10,000,000 to carry out a pilot
program, as specified in section 501 of this Act, relating to
the collection of Federal election data at the state and
precinct levels. To improve the administration of future
elections, policy makers need accurate information on voter
registration, ballots and ballot requests, election returns,
voting error rates, election infrastructure and election
policies and practices. However, the record has been poor with
respect to state and local jurisdictions participating in, and
providing meaningful data in response to, the EAC's voluntary
Election Day Survey. This pilot program would enable five
states to expand and improve the collection of election data to
be provided to the EAC. The EAC shall report to Congress no
later than June 30, 2009 on the impact of the pilot program.
Federal Communications Commission
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
The amended bill includes $313,000,000 for the salaries and
expenses of the Federal Communications Commission as proposed
by the House and the Senate. Of the amounts provided,
$312,000,000 is to be derived from offsetting fee collections,
resulting in a net direct appropriation of $1,000,000. The
amended bill transfers $21,480,000 from the Universal Service
Fund to the Office of Inspector General, instead of $20,980,000
as proposed by the House and $20,480,000 as proposed by the
Senate.
The amended bill provides for $2,500,000 for the digital
television consumer education and outreach initiative, an
increase of $1,000,000 above the budget request. The
Appropriations Committees encourage the maximum possible effort
in preparing consumers for the digital television transition
scheduled for February 2009.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS--FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Section 510 extends an exemption for the Universal Service
Fund as proposed by the Senate. The House did not include a
similar provision.
Section 511 prohibits the Federal Communications Commission
from changing rules governing the Universal Service Fund
regarding single connection or primary line restrictions as
proposed by the Senate. The House did not include a similar
provision.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
The amended bill includes a transfer of $26,848,000 to fund
the Office of Inspector General as proposed by both the House
and the Senate.
Federal Election Commission
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
The amended bill includes $59,224,000 for salaries and
expenses of the Commission as proposed by the House and the
Senate.
Federal Labor Relations Authority
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
The amended bill includes $23,641,000 for the Federal Labor
Relations Authority as proposed by the House, instead of
$23,718,000 as proposed by the Senate.
Federal Trade Commission
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
The amended bill includes $243,864,000 for the Federal
Trade Commission (FTC), instead of $247,489,000 as proposed by
the House and $240,239,000 as proposed by the Senate. Of the
amounts provided, $139,000,000 is derived from Hart-Scott-
Rodino premerger filing fees as proposed by the House, instead
of $144,600,000 as proposed by the Senate. Further, not to
exceed $23,000,000 is derived from Do-Not-Call fees, instead of
$20,000,000 as proposed by the House or $19,000,000 as proposed
by the Senate. This results in a net discretionary
appropriation of $81,864,000.
The FTC shall allocate the increase above the President's
request to high-priority activities, including subprime lending
investigations, the implementation of the US SAFE WEB Act,
actions to fight identity theft, activities relating to
maintaining competition, and training and technical assistance
to developing nations.
The Appropriations Committees recognize and support the
FTC's international programs. The FTC should continue
competition policy and consumer protection efforts, including
training and technical assistance, in developing countries.
The amended bill does not include language, proposed by the
Senate, to prohibit funds for removing the FTC from its
headquarters building. The Appropriations Committees are not
aware of any current, formal plan to relocate the FTC. However,
the Committees would oppose such a plan and would support
efforts to prevent any future proposal to relocate the FTC from
moving forward. Moving the Commission out of its current
location could raise rent costs and therefore unnecessarily
increase must-pay bills. In addition, the FTC building, which
was originally designed and built for the agency in 1938, is
well-suited for the Commission's essential functions. In
particular, the three large ceremonial courtrooms continue to
serve the needs of the Commission to meet and adjudicate
competition and consumer protection cases.
Senate report language requiring the FTC to submit a report
on childhood obesity and food marketing is adopted. This report
shall be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations no later
than 60 days after enactment of this Act.
The FTC shall submit a report to the Committees on
Appropriations every six months summarizing its activities
relating to ongoing reviews of mergers, acquisitions and other
transactions in the oil and natural gas industries, the
investigation of pricing behavior or any potential
anticompetitive actions in those industries, and the resources
that the Commission has devoted to such reviews and
investigations during that period.
The FTC is encouraged to continue and strengthen activities
in the area of consumer privacy protection, particularly with
regard to Internet commerce. The Appropriations Committees are
aware that this issue has been raised in the context of a
recent FTC review of a proposed merger of Internet companies.
The FTC should promote and, whenever possible, require adequate
privacy safeguards for Internet users. This includes giving
consumers knowledge and control over whether data may be
collected from them by third parties as a result of their
Internet activities. The FTC should also aggressively promote
improved consumer awareness and education on Internet privacy
matters, including requirements that Internet companies
disclose on websites, in an obvious and consistent manner, what
information they collect and how that information could be
used.
Senate report language directing the FTC to submit reports
relating to the antitrust implications of collective setting of
debit and credit card interchange rates is not adopted. This
issue is under the purview of the Department of Justice.
General Services Administration
REAL PROPERTY ACTIVITIES
FEDERAL BUILDINGS FUND
LIMITATIONS ON THE AVAILABILITY OF REVENUE
The amended bill provides resources from the Federal
Buildings Fund in the aggregate of $7,830,414,000 instead of
$7,834,612,000 as proposed by the House and $8,370,706,000 as
proposed by the Senate.
CONSTRUCTION AND ACQUISITION
The amended bill limits funds for construction to
$531,448,000 instead of $524,540,000 as proposed by the House
and $894,992,000 as proposed by the Senate. Within this total,
the amended bill includes $225,000,000 in emergency funding as
part of a homeland security border initiative. These funds will
expedite construction at select land ports of entry, including
one of the nation's most congested sites. The amended bill
modifies the projects proposed by the House and Senate bills
and provides funds for the following projects:
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Project name Amount
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Arizona: San Luis, Land Port of Entry I................. $7,053,000
California: San Ysidro, Land Port of Entry.............. 199,179,000
Illinois: Rockford, United States Courthouse............ 58,792,000
Maine: Madawaska, Land Port of Entry.................... 17,160,000
Maryland: Montgomery County, Food and Drug 57,749,000
Administration Consolidation...........................
Minnesota: Warroad, Land Port of Entry.................. 43,628,000
Missouri: Jefferson City, United States Courthouse...... 66,000,000
New York: Alexandria Bay, Land Port of Entry............ 11,676,000
Texas: El Paso, Tornillo-Guadalupe Land Port of Entry... 4,290,000
Texas: Donna/Rio Bravo International Bridge, Land Port 23,384,000
of Entry...............................................
Vermont: Derby Line, Land Port of Entry................. 33,139,000
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The Committees on Appropriations reiterate the concern of
the Committees regarding the progress of the courthouse project
in Los Angeles and direct the General Services Administration
(GSA) to work collaboratively with the Administrative Office of
the United States Courts and report to the Committees on
Appropriations on the status of the project within 90 days of
enactment of this Act.
The Appropriations Committees are supportive of the
construction of the Tuscaloosa Federal Building and urge GSA to
request funding for this important project.
GSA is directed to perform a cost benefit analysis of
building a Federal courthouse in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania at
both the current courthouse site, as well as the site at 6th
and Reilly Streets. The GSA is directed to report its finding
to the Committees on Appropriations, the House Transportation
and Infrastructure and the Senate Environment and Public Works
Committees within 60 days of enactment of this Act. GSA is
further directed that no funding, in excess of what is
necessary to support this analysis, may be spent to design or
begin construction of a courthouse at either site until after
the findings are reported to the Committees.
REPAIRS AND ALTERATIONS
The amended bill limits resources for repairs and
alterations to $722,161,000 instead of $733,267,000 as proposed
by the House and $804,483,000 as proposed by the Senate. The
amended bill provides funding for repairs and alterations of
the following projects:
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Project name Amount
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District of Columbia: Eisenhower Executive Office $121,204,000
Building, Phase III....................................
District of Columbia: Joint Operations Center........... 12,800,000
District of Columbia: Nebraska Avenue Complex........... 27,673,000
Nevada: Reno, C. Clifton Young Federal Building and 12,793,000
Courthouse.............................................
New York: New York, Thurgood Marshall United States 170,544,000
Courthouse.............................................
West Virginia: Martinsburg, Internal Revenue Service 35,822,000
Enterprise Computing Center............................
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INSTALLMENT ACQUISITION PAYMENTS
The amended bill includes a limitation of $155,781,000 as
proposed by both the House and the Senate for installment
acquisition payments.
RENTAL OF SPACE
The amended bill provides a limitation of $4,315,534,000
for payments of rental of space as proposed by the House,
instead of $4,383,000,000 as proposed by the Senate.
The Committees on Appropriations have become aware that
GSA's National Capital Region has decided to reverse a long-
standing policy and begin to charge rent to the National
Aquarium--DC, which is located in the Herbert C. Hoover
Building (HCHB). The Aquarium, built in 1931, has inspired
visitors and contributed to their understanding of the
importance of aquatic ecosystems. The Committees are concerned
that the ``market rate'' used by the GSA to determine the
rental rate does not equitably reflect the unique history and
mission of the Aquarium, nor does it adequately reflect the
current state of conditions in the basement of the HCHB. Given
these factors, GSA is directed to work with the National
Aquarium--DC to reach an equitable agreement regarding rent
either through waiver, deferral, or reduction. The GSA is
directed to report back to the Committees on Appropriations no
later than 90 days after the enactment of this Act on the
progress of this agreement.
BUILDING OPERATIONS
The amended bill includes a limitation of $2,105,490,000
for building operations as proposed by the House instead of
$2,132,450,000 as proposed by the Senate. Language is included,
requested in the President's budget, which designates $500,000
to be used for a competitive contribution to entities which
coordinate long term siting of Federal buildings and employment
in the National Capital Region.
The Committees on Appropriations are concerned about recent
increases in charges from other agencies for security,
especially for vacant space. The agencies are encouraged to
develop an equitable agreement regarding such charges.
GENERAL ACTIVITIES
GOVERNMENT-WIDE POLICY
The amended bill provides $52,891,000, instead of
$64,791,000 as proposed by the Senate and follows the account
structure of the Senate bill. The House bill did not reflect
this account structure. The Committees on Appropriations
understand GSA has achieved savings in this account of
$1,900,000 and have therefore reduced the funding in this
account accordingly.
The Committees on Appropriations are supportive of the
Senate language regarding environmental and energy efficiency,
but due to funding constraints, did not provide $10,000,000 for
the use of photovoltaic energy in public buildings as
authorized by the Energy Policy Act of 2005. However, GSA is
encouraged to continue such efforts and is direct led to report
to the Committees on Appropriations as stipulated in the Senate
report.
The Administrator of the GSA is directed to report back to
the Committees on Appropriations no later than 120 days after
enactment of this Act on proposed and ongoing measures taken by
the GSA to reduce Federal consumption of conventional diesel
fuel through the use of blended renewable fuels and biofuels,
in compliance with Executive Order 13423.
GSA should encourage Federal agencies to consider
procurement of products, which when compared to similar
products possess a technological improvement or other added
value at the same or lower cost. Added value includes, but is
not limited to, the protection of public health, the
environment, or public safety, for example, rodent control.
OPERATING EXPENSES
The amended bill provides $85,870,000 for Operating
Expenses, instead of $89,547,000 as proposed by the Senate. The
House did not propose funding for this account. The amended
bill does not include the Policy and Operations account as
proposed by the House, which had consolidated the funding and
activities of the Operating Expenses and Government-wide Policy
accounts, as proposed by the President.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
The amended bill includes $48,382,000 for the Office of
Inspector General (OIG), instead of $53,382,000 as proposed by
the House and $52,682,000 as proposed by the Senate. The
amended bill provides $15,000 for payment of information and
detection of fraud.
The following language from the Senate report with
modifications, is included:
Neither GSA personnel nor associated contractors,
subcontractors, or private attorneys will attempt to
impede through intimidation or obfuscation, or in any
other way, thwart an audit or investigation undertaken
by the OIG under the Inspector General (IG) Act and may
not access emails from or to the OIG for such purposes
without permission;
GSA will not automatically obligate and disburse the
funds appropriated for the OIG without prior OIG
consent;
GSA will not attempt to impose any unwarranted or
unexplained charges from OIG's appropriated funds. The
OIG will, however, continue to be responsible for
contributing to agencywide support functions;
All budget submissions from OIG will be transmitted
by GSA without any alteration to OMB, and all comments
and passbacks from OMB on such submissions will be
conveyed accurately to OIG;
GSA will not impose any freeze on hiring in OIG at
any level, including the Senior Executive Service
(SES), in order to facilitate the OIG's ability to
implement the IG Act;
OIG shall exercise authority independent of GSA for
processing the announcement and filling of all SES
vacancies, including the processing of all personnel
functions associated with those positions, allocated by
GSA to OIG personnel functions within the OIG; OIG
shall retain its authorization to perform all personnel
functions for non-SES positions; and
The Administrator shall consider lapsed balance
requests from the OIG in a timely manner before
termination of the lapsed balance period. The OIG is
directed to include lapsed balances in the annual
budget submission.
ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT FUND
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
The amended bill provides $3,000,000 for the electronic
government fund, instead of $2,970,000 as proposed by the House
and $5,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. GSA is directed to
evaluate the pricing structure of its services to Federal
agencies to determine if GSA is overcharging its Federal
clients and report back to the Committees on Appropriations its
findings no later than 120 days after enactment of this Act.
ALLOWANCES AND OFFICE STAFF FOR FORMER PRESIDENTS
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
The amended bill includes $2,478,000 for allowances and
office staff for former presidents, instead of $2,500,000 as
proposed by both the House and the Senate. This reflects the
decreased requirement for funding due to the passing of
President Johnson's widow, ``Lady Bird'' Johnson.
FEDERAL CITIZEN INFORMATION CENTER FUND
The amended bill provides $17,328,000 for the Federal
Citizen Information Center, instead of $15,798,000 as proposed
by the House and $17,790,000 as proposed by the Senate. The
amended bill further provides reimbursable authority of up to
$42,000,000 to be deposited into the account for fiscal year
2008.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS--GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
The amended bill includes the following administrative
provisions for the General Services Administration that were
proposed by both the House and the Senate:
Section 520 authorizing GSA to credit certain
accounts with funds received from government
corporations;
Section 521 authorizing the use of funds for the hire
of motor vehicles;
Section 522 authorizing the transfer of funds from
Federal Buildings Fund to other appropriations with the
advance approval of Congress;
Section 523 limiting funds for courthouse
construction to certain capital improvement plan
standards;
Section 524 limiting funds to increase occupiable
square feet, cleaning services, security enhancements
or other services to agencies which do not pay the
requested rent; and
Section 525 permitting GSA to pay small claims
against the Government.
In addition, the amended bill includes the following
administrative provisions:
Section 526 prohibits the use of funds for GSA to
reorganize its organizational structure except through an
operating plan change as proposed by the Senate.
Section 527 requires that the Administrator shall ensure
that the delineated area of procurement for all lease
agreements is identical to the delineated area included in the
prospectus unless prior notice is given to the Committees in
the form of an explanatory statement.
The Committees on Appropriations are concerned about the
allocation of leased GSA office space in the Greater
Washington, D.C. Metropolitan area. Evidence indicates that
there is a disparity between the leased space awarded in Prince
George's County and that of nearby jurisdictions in the Greater
Washington, D.C. Metropolitan area. Specifically, the concern
is regarding the lack of space awarded around Washington
Metropolitan Area Transit Authority stations in Prince George's
County, Maryland.
Furthermore, it is noted that lease prospectuses #PMD-01-
WA07 and #PDC-05-WA07 have been awaiting procurement and the
Committees expect compliance with the provisions authorized in
the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee's fiscal
year 2008 lease resolutions.
MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
The amended bill includes $37,507,000 in direct
appropriations and $2,579,000 from appropriate trust funds, for
salaries and expenses of the Board as proposed by the House and
the Senate.
MORRIS K. UDALL SCHOLARSHIP AND EXCELLENCE IN NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL
POLICY FOUNDATION
MORRIS K. UDALL SCHOLARSHIP AND EXCELLENCE IN NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL
POLICY TRUST FUND
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
The amended bill provides $3,750,000 for the Morris K.
Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental
Policy Trust Fund as proposed by the Senate, instead of
$2,000,000 as proposed by the House.
ENVIRONMENTAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION FUND
The amended bill includes $2,000,000 for the Environmental
Dispute Resolution Fund as proposed by both the House and the
Senate.
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION
OPERATING EXPENSES
The amended bill includes $315,000,000 for operating
expenses of the National Archives and Records Administration
(NARA) as proposed by the House, instead of $313,911,000 as
proposed by the Senate. The amount represents an increase of
$2,126,000 above the Administration's request. The amount above
the request is directed to be targeted first to restore the
public research hours that were in place prior to October 2006,
and then to provide for increases in NARA's archivist staff, to
help reverse staffing reductions that have been made in recent
years. NARA is directed to report to the Committees on
Appropriations, within 30 days of enactment, on specific steps
NARA is taking to restore the research hours and to bolster
NARA's archivist workforce.
ELECTRONIC RECORDS ARCHIVES
The amended bill includes $58,028,000 for the Electronic
Records Archives (ERA) project, as proposed by both the House
and the Senate. The amended bill also retains the directive
requiring NARA to submit, and for the Committees on
Appropriations to approve, a GAO-reviewed spending plan for ERA
prior to the obligation of funds.
The Appropriations Committees are increasingly concerned
about the ERA program, NARA's oversight of the program, and the
reliability of the work of the ERA contractor. The program has
already experienced significant delays, as well as a cost
overrun of approximately $15,000,000. Further, there has been
no progress toward a cost-sharing agreement whereby NARA would
share with the contractor the cost of the overrun. Failure to
reach agreement on a cost share will mean that taxpayers will
inevitably be left to pay the full amount of the cost overrun,
even for delays and failures caused by the contractor.
In addition, the ERA program continues to face significant
risks that could jeopardize the ability of NARA to receive the
electronic records of the current Administration in time for
the January 2009 change in Administrations. Such a delay would
be particularly harmful, for example, in the case of electronic
national security records that are classified. These records
will be needed in an accessible format to facilitate the
national security work of the next Administration. While the
Appropriations Committees recognize that NARA is now planning
to use a separate off-the-shelf system to receive the current
Administration's records, this effort is in the early planning
stages and its cost and schedule have yet to be fully
established.
Further ERA project delays, especially at this important
juncture, are unacceptable. NARA is directed to keep the
Committees on Appropriations fully informed of the progress on
the ERA effort and of efforts to reach a cost share agreement
with the contractor on the cost overrun. NARA should also
inform the Committees specifically of how the reallocation of
funds from the ERA project to acquire a new system for
Presidential records will affect the ERA project. In addition,
NARA is directed to provide monthly ERA progress reports,
beginning no later than 30 days after enactment, to both GAO
and to the Committees on Appropriations.
REPAIRS AND RESTORATION
The amended bill includes $28,605,000 for repairs and
restoration instead of $16,095,000 as proposed by the House and
$25,173,000 as proposed by the Senate. The amended bill
provides: (1) $8,663,000 for ongoing repairs and restoration at
NARA facilities; (2) $8,000,000 for property acquisition, site
preparation, construction, expansion, and renovation work for
the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library; (3) $750,000 for
design work on renovations to the Franklin D. Roosevelt
Presidential Library; (4) $7,432,000 for construction of an
archival addition to the Richard M. Nixon Presidential Library;
and (5) $3,760,000 to complete the repair and restoration of
the plaza that surrounds the Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential
Library.
NARA is directed to update its comprehensive capital needs
assessment for its entire infrastructure of presidential
libraries and records facilities. The fiscal year 2008
President's Budget provided funding for ongoing repairs only to
records facilities, leaving presidential libraries--some of
which are in major disrepair--sorely in need of support and at
risk for flooding and other potential dangers. The
Appropriations Committees urge that the fiscal year 2009
President's Budget include funding for both records facilities
and presidential libraries.
NATIONAL HISTORICAL PUBLICATIONS AND RECORDS COMMISSION GRANTS PROGRAM
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
The amended bill includes $9,500,000 for NARA's grant
program, instead of $10,000,000 as proposed by the House and
the Senate. Of the amount provided, $2,000,000 is to be
transferred to the operating expenses account.
The Appropriations Committees are concerned about the
lengthy amount of time currently required to complete the
publication of the Founding Fathers historical papers projects.
These projects began in the 1960s and are expected to continue
two or more decades until completion. Mindful of the
technologies and tools currently available, the Committees
believe the Archivist should accelerate the process for
delivering the papers of the Founding Fathers to the American
people. Therefore, the Archivist is directed, as Chairman of
the NHPRC, to develop a comprehensive plan for the online
electronic publication, within a reasonable timeframe, of the
papers of the Founding Fathers and to submit this plan to the
Committees on Appropriations no later than 90 days after the
enactment of this Act.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION--NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS
ADMINISTRATION
The amended bill modifies language proposed by the Senate
requiring NARA to include, as part of its fiscal year 2009
budget justifications, a prioritized capital needs assessment
for NARA facilities.
National Credit Union Administration
CENTRAL LIQUIDITY FACILITY
The amended bill provides a limitation of $1,500,000,000 on
direct loans as proposed by both the House and the Senate.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT REVOLVING LOAN FUND
The amended bill includes $975,000 for the Community
Development Revolving Loan Fund, instead of $1,000,000 as
proposed by the House and $950,000 as proposed by the Senate.
Office of Government Ethics
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
The amended bill provides $11,750,000 for salaries and
expenses of the Office of Government Ethics as proposed by both
the House and the Senate.
Office of Personnel Management
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF TRUST FUNDS)
The amended bill includes $101,765,000 for salaries and
expenses as proposed by the House and the Senate. In addition,
the amended bill transfers $123,901,000 from the Office of
Personnel Management (OPM) trust funds for salaries and
expenses, instead of $123,401,000 as proposed by the House and
$124,401,000 as proposed by the Senate. Of this amount,
$26,965,000 shall be for the cost of automating the retirement
recordkeeping systems, instead of $26,465,000 as proposed by
the House and $27,465,000 as proposed by the Senate.
As proposed by both the House and the Senate, the
Appropriations Committees agree to provide up to $2,500 for
reception and representation costs, $5,991,000 to remain
available until expended for the enterprise human resources
integration project, $1,351,000 to remain available until
expended for the human resources line of business project,
$340,000 to remain available until expended for the e-payroll
project, and $170,000 to remain available until expended for
the e-training project.
The Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee (FPRAC) has
created a working group to consider new regulatory criteria for
defining wage areas and to make recommendations to OPM. These
criteria and recommendations will affect certain wage areas of
interest to the Committees on Appropriations, including the
Boston, Massachusetts, and the Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island,
wage areas. The FPRAC shall report to the Committees on
Appropriations on the working group's wage area criteria
recommendations no later than April 30, 2008.
The Appropriations Committees understand that the
Government Accountability Office (GAO) has concerns about
whether OPM is effectively managing the Retirement Systems
Modernization (RSM) program, particularly regarding whether OPM
is taking necessary actions to ensure that system tests are
successfully executed and that all critical system defects are
addressed prior to system deployment. Accordingly, not later
than February 20, 2008, OPM shall submit a report to the
Committees on Appropriations and GAO that includes RSM system
test results and describes the status of system defect
resolution. The report should also describe OPM's progress
toward developing a reliable program cost estimate and
instituting reliable earned value management for the RSM
program. GAO shall provide the Committees on Appropriations and
OPM with comments on the report.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF TRUST FUNDS)
The amended bill provides $1,519,000 for salaries and
expenses as proposed by the House and the Senate. In addition,
$17,081,000 is provided from the OPM trust funds as proposed by
the Senate, instead of $16,981,000 as proposed by the House.
Funding above the budget request is provided to support audits
and investigations.
GOVERNMENT PAYMENT FOR ANNUITANTS, EMPLOYEES HEALTH BENEFITS
The amended bill provides such sums as necessary for health
benefits payments as proposed by both the House and the Senate.
GOVERNMENT PAYMENT FOR ANNUITANTS, EMPLOYEES LIFE INSURANCE
The amended bill provides such sums as necessary for life
insurance payments as proposed by both the House and the
Senate.
PAYMENT TO THE CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY FUND
The amended bill provides such sums as necessary for
retirement and disability payments as proposed by both the
House and the Senate.
Office of Special Counsel
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
The amended bill includes $17,468,000 for salaries and
expenses for the Office of Special Counsel (OSC), instead of
$16,368,000 as proposed by both the House and the Senate.
Additional funding of $1,100,000 is included to assist OSC with
computer forensics in connection with its Special Task Force
investigations.
Securities and Exchange Commission
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
The amended bill includes $906,000,000 for the Securities
and Exchange Commission (SEC), instead of $908,442,000 as
proposed by the House and $905,330,000 as proposed by the
Senate.
The amended bill includes $20,000 to fund a permanent
secretariat for the International Organization of Securities
Commissions as proposed by the House, instead of $13,000 as
proposed by the Senate.
The amended bill permits not to exceed $3,500 for official
reception and representation expenses as proposed by the House,
instead of $3,000 as proposed by the Senate.
The amended bill provides that $63,262,000 shall be derived
from prior year unobligated balances, instead of $41,397,000 as
proposed by both the House and the Senate.
Smaller public companies deserve their own advocate within
the SEC to help them face the joint challenge of meeting
section 404 compliance deadlines with untested risk-based
regulation. The Appropriations Committees recognize the
important role of the Commission's Office of Small Business
Policy and direct it to act as the Commission's Small Business
Ombudsman. The Office is encouraged to maintain an `open door'
policy, regularly soliciting comments from small businesses and
publishing their concerns within the Commission, to assure that
the needs of small business are reflected in the Commission's
rules, and in the interpretations and guidance the SEC provides
to the public.
The Appropriations Committees are concerned about costs
that may confront small businesses complying with section 404
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and related SEC guidance and Public
Company Accounting Oversight Board auditing standards.
Therefore, the Committees are supportive of the recent decision
by the SEC to delay for an additional year the requirement for
an auditor's attestation of management's assessment of internal
controls. The Committees understand that the SEC is collecting
cost data and will assess that data to determine whether the
current guidance and standards, approved in May 2007, pose an
unreasonable financial burden on small businesses. The SEC is
directed to solicit the views of affected small businesses
during this process.
Selective Service System
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
The amended bill includes $22,000,000 as proposed by both
the House and the Senate. The amended bill also includes
language to allow the President to waive provisions of 31
U.S.C. 1341 when it is necessary for the interest of national
defense.
Small Business Administration
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
The amended bill provides $344,123,000 for the salaries and
expenses account of the Small Business Administration (SBA),
instead of $346,553,000 as proposed by the House and
$412,103,000 as proposed by the Senate. An additional amount
for initiatives related to small business development and
entrepreneurship is provided under SBA administrative
provisions.
Of the amounts provided under this heading, $203,177,000 is
for operating expenses of the SBA. In addition, a total of
$144,414,000 from other SBA accounts may be transferred to and
merged with the salaries and expenses account, resulting in a
total availability for salaries and expenses of $347,591,000.
The additional amount consists of $135,414,000 from the
Business Loans Program account and $9,000,000 (provided as part
of Public Law 110-28) from the Disaster Loans Program account
for the administrative expenses related to those accounts.
Non-Credit Programs.--No less than the following amounts
shall be dedicated to these non-credit programs of the SBA:
(In thousands of dollars)
Veterans Programs....................................... $743
7(j) Technical Assistance Programs...................... 2,300
Small Business Development Centers...................... 97,120
SCORE................................................... 4,950
Women's Business Centers................................ 13,000
Women's Business Council................................ 743
Native American Outreach................................ 1,000
Drug-free Workplace Program............................. 990
Microloan Technical Assistance.......................... 15,000
PRIME................................................... 3,000
HUBZone................................................. 2,100
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Total, non-credit programs.......................... 140,946
In addition, the Appropriations Committees expect that the
National Ombudsman; the Office of Advocacy, including support
for the Advocacy Database; international trade programs; and
the defense transition program receive no less than the fiscal
year 2007 level of funding.
The amended bill does not include language proposed by the
Senate to designate 41 percent of the total Women's Business
Centers funding for centers in sustainability status.
The Appropriations Committees are aware that there are
certain rural areas that are underutilized business areas but
are excluded from HUBZone designation based on the current
program authorization. SBA is encouraged to continue to examine
ways to incorporate these areas into any future revisions of
the Small Business Act.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
The amended bill provides $15,000,000 for the Office of
Inspector General of the Small Business Administration as
proposed by both the House and the Senate.
SURETY BOND GUARANTEES REVOLVING FUND
The amended bill provides $3,000,000 for this account as
proposed by both the House and the Senate.
BUSINESS LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
The amended bill provides $137,414,000 as proposed by the
Senate, instead of $217,944,000 as proposed by the House. The
amount includes $2,000,000 for subsidies for direct business
loans as proposed by the Senate, instead of $2,530,000 as
proposed by the House. The Appropriations Committees note that
entrepreneurs who have served on active duty in the military or
are currently in the National Guard and Reserve have particular
challenges in maintaining the viability of their businesses.
The SBA shall give veterans and service members as much support
as possible in securing capital through the 7(a) loan guarantee
program, including through the Patriot Express Loan Initiative
and other SBA programs targeted at veterans.
The amended bill also includes $135,414,000, within the
total amount appropriated, for administrative expenses related
to business loan programs as proposed by both the House and the
Senate. The amount provided for administrative expenses may be
transferred to and merged with the appropriation for SBA
salaries and expenses to cover the common overhead expenses
associated with business loans.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS--SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Section 530 of the amended bill allows transfers between
accounts as proposed by both the House and the Senate.
Section 531 requires that all loans issued in Alaska or
North Dakota be administered by the Small Business
Administration and not be sold during fiscal year 2008 as
proposed by the Senate.
Section 532 modifies language proposed by the Senate to
provide for technical corrections to Public Law 109-108.
Section 533 amends Public Law 110-28 by placing ``up to''
before $25,000,000 provided for the disaster loan program.
Section 534 provides additional amounts for small business
development and entrepreneurship initiatives, including
programmatic and construction activities, to be awarded as
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United States Postal Service
PAYMENT TO THE POSTAL SERVICE FUND
The amended bill provides $117,864,000 for payment to the
Postal Service Fund as proposed by the Senate, instead of
$88,864,000 as proposed by the House. Of the total amount
provided, $88,864,000 is provided as an advance appropriation
for free mail for the blind and overseas voters to be available
on October 1, 2008. The agreement also includes $29,000,000 for
repayment for revenue forgone.
The Appropriations Committees are concerned about the
findings of a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report
released in June 2007, as well as GAO testimony before Congress
in July 2007, that raise serious questions about the United
States Postal Service's mail realignment efforts. The GAO noted
its concerns relating to several issues, including ``USPS's
unclear criteria for selecting facilities and deciding on [area
mail processing (AMP)] consolidations, the use of inconsistent
data calculations, limited measures of the effect of changes on
delivery performance, and a lack of appropriate stakeholder and
public input when considering potential AMP consolidations.''
The Committees question the efficacy of proceeding with AMP
consolidations if decisions are being made with inadequate data
analysis and stakeholder input, and also if it is unclear
whether such consolidations will adversely affect timely mail
delivery. The Committees are particularly concerned about AMP
consolidations in Sioux City, Iowa; Aberdeen, South Dakota;
Bronx, New York; Pasadena, California; Canton, Ohio; and
Detroit/Flint, Michigan. The Committees understand that the
Postal Service will be providing updated AMP guidance on
communications with the public in March 2008, as well as a
Facilities Plan (as required by the Postal Accountability and
Enhancement Act) in June 2008. GAO is directed to evaluate
these reports to determine whether the Postal Service has
implemented GAO's recommendations to strengthen planning and
accountability in realignment efforts. GAO is further directed
to report its findings to the Committees on Appropriations. The
Postal Service is directed not to implement the above-
referenced AMP consolidations until after the GAO has reported
to the Committees and the Committees have had an opportunity to
review the GAO findings.
The Appropriations Committees are also aware of concerns
regarding a possible AMP consolidation relating to Alexandria,
Louisiana. The Committees understand that there is currently no
consolidation planned for Alexandria, and the Committees would
oppose any effort to initiate a consolidation.
The Appropriations Committees are concerned about the
condition of postal facilities in a number of municipalities in
Puerto Rico, including Dorado, Guaynabo, Rincon, San German,
Villalba, Yabucoa, and Yauco. The Postal Service, working with
local officials and community leaders, should evaluate the
needs of these communities and include these facilities in its
nationwide priority list to ensure that capital resources are
focused on the maintenance and enhancement of existing
infrastructure at these facilities. The Postal Service is
directed to report on these efforts to the Committees on
Appropriations.
The Appropriations Committees are also concerned about the
postal facility needs of the City of Indio, California. The
current facility is inadequate to meet the City's needs given
its rapid population growth. The Postal Service should work
with City officials to evaluate the need for a new facility and
report its findings to the Committees on Appropriations.
The Appropriations Committees are concerned about mail
service delays in Chicago, Illinois. The Postal Service is
directed to continue working with city officials and implement
management reforms that will secure and maintain a high level
of mail delivery service for postal consumers in Chicago. The
Postal Service is also directed to regularly update the
Committees on Appropriations on these efforts.
United States Tax Court
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
The amended bill includes $45,326,000 for the United States
Tax Court as proposed by the Senate, instead of $45,069,000 as
proposed by the House.
TITLE VI
GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS ACT
The amended bill includes the following general provisions
for this Act that were proposed by both the House and the
Senate:
Section 601 regarding absorption of pay raises within
levels provided in this or previous appropriations
acts;
Section 602 prohibiting pay and other expenses for
non-Federal parties in regulatory or adjudicatory
proceedings funded in this Act;
Section 603 prohibiting obligations beyond the
current fiscal year and prohibiting transfers of funds
unless expressly so provided herein;
Section 604 limiting consulting service expenditures
to contracts where such expenditures are a matter of
public record, with exceptions;
Section 605 prohibiting funds from being transferred
to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the
United States without expressed authority;
Section 606 prohibiting the use of funds to engage in
activities that would prohibit the enforcement of
section 307 of the 1930 Tariff Act;
Section 607 concerning employment rights of Federal
employees who return to their civilian jobs after
assignment with the Armed Forces by prohibiting payment
under certain circumstances to any employee who fills
this position;
Section 608 prohibiting funds from being expended
unless the recipient agrees to comply with the Buy
American Act;
Section 609 prohibiting funding to a person or entity
convicted of violating the Buy American Act;
Section 611 providing that not to exceed 50 percent
of unobligated balances from salaries and expenses may
remain available for certain purposes;
Section 612 providing that no funds may be used by
the Executive Office of the President to request any
official background investigation from the Federal
Bureau of Investigation unless the person has given
consent or there are national security circumstances;
Section 613 requiring that cost accounting standards
not apply to a contract under the Federal Employees
Health Benefits Program;
Section 614 permitting the Office of Personnel
Management to accept funds regarding the nonforeign
area cost of living allowances; and
Section 618 waiving restrictions on the purchase of
non-domestic articles, materials, and supplies in the
case of acquisition by the Federal Government of
information technology.
In addition, the amended bill includes the following
general provisions:
Section 610 specifies reprogramming procedures for all
departments, agencies, and offices funded under this Act unless
otherwise specified elsewhere in this Act. Reprogramming
requirements apply to transfers in excess of $5,000,000 or 10
percent, whichever is less, as proposed by the Senate, instead
of $1,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, as proposed by
the House. The amended bill also includes modified language
that applies the requirements to a reprogramming of funds that
creates or reorganizes offices, programs, or activities.
Language is also included requiring that agencies consult with
the Committees on Appropriations prior to any significant
reorganization or restructuring. Agencies are expected to
follow the reprogramming procedures even if a reprogramming
falls below the $5,000,000 or 10 percent threshold if such
reprogramming would significantly change an agency's funding
requirements in future years, or if programs or projects
specifically cited in the reports of the House or Senate
Committees on Appropriations or in this explanatory statement
are affected.
Section 615 prohibits the expenditure of funds for
abortions under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program
as proposed by the House.
Section 616 provides an exemption from section 615 if the
life of the mother is in danger or if the pregnancy is a result
of an act of rape or incest as proposed by the House.
Section 617 prohibits the use of funds for a proposed rule
relating to the determination that real estate brokerage is a
financial activity. This prohibition applies to fiscal years
2008 and 2009, instead of to only fiscal year 2008 as proposed
by the House or to fiscal year 2008 and thereafter as proposed
by the Senate.
Section 619 requires the Secretary of the Treasury to
invest in full the amounts appropriated and contributed to the
Harry S Truman Memorial Scholarship Trust Fund, as proposed by
the House.
Section 620 establishes a prohibition on the acceptance by
agencies or commissions funded by this Act, or by their
officers or employees, of payment or reimbursement for travel,
subsistence, or related expenses from any person or entity (or
their representative) that engages in activities regulated by
such agencies or commissions. The Appropriations Committees are
troubled by recent reports of senior officers and staff of a
regulatory agency accepting gift travel. Accepting such payment
or reimbursement from regulated entities raises serious
questions about the ability of a regulatory agency to carry out
its mission in a fair and unbiased manner.
Section 621 prohibits funds from being used by the Federal
Communications Commission to implement the Fairness Doctrine,
as proposed by the House.
Section 622 requires quarter dollars issued during 2009 to
have designs on the reverse side commemorating the District of
Columbia and each of the U.S. territories.
Section 623 directs the Treasury Department, as soon as is
practicable, to move the inscription ``In God We Trust'' on the
$1 coin from the edge to the face of the coin.
Section 624 appropriates $600,000 for the Christopher
Columbus Fellowship Foundation.
The amended bill does not include section 617 of the Senate
bill relating to increased penalties under section 206 of the
International Emergency Economic Powers Act.
The amended bill does not include section 618 of the Senate
bill relating to reporting on activities of the petroleum
industry in Sudan.
The amended bill does not include section 619 of the Senate
bill relating to a prohibition on funds to enforce a provision
of the Cuban Assets Control Regulations regarding agricultural
and medical sales to Cuba.
The amended bill does not include section 620 of the Senate
bill concerning agricultural and medical-related sales to Cuba.
The amended bill does not include section 621 of the House
bill relating to additional amounts for small business
development and entrepreneurship initiatives. This provision is
now under the heading ``Administrative Provisions--Small
Business Administration''.
TITLE VII
GENERAL PROVISIONS--GOVERNMENT-WIDE
Departments, Agencies, and Corporations
The amended bill includes the following government-wide
general provisions that were proposed by both the House and the
Senate:
Section 701 allowing, hereafter, payment for travel
of families serving overseas to the United States in
case of death or life threatening illness;
Section 702 requiring all agencies have a written
policy for ensuring a drug free workplace;
Section 703 setting specific limits on the cost of
passenger vehicles with exceptions for police, heavy
duty, electric hybrid and clean fuels vehicles;
Section 704 making appropriations available for
quarters/cost of living allowances;
Section 705 prohibiting the government from employing
non-US citizens (with exceptions) whose posts are in
the continental United States;
Section 706 ensuring that appropriations made
available to any department or agency for space,
services and rental charges shall also be available for
payment to the GSA;
Section 707 allowing the use of receipts from the
sale of materials for acquisition, waste reduction and
prevention, environmental management programs and other
Federal employee programs as appropriate;
Section 708 permitting that funds for administrative
expenses shall also be available for rent in the
District of Columbia, services under 5 U.S.C. 3109, and
other objects specified in this head;
Section 709 prohibiting, hereafter, funds to pay to
hire someone for a position for which they have been
rejected by the Senate;
Section 710 prohibiting funds for interagency
financing boards (with exception), commissions,
councils, committees or similar groups without prior
approval to receive multi-agency funding;
Section 711 precluding funds for regulations which
have been disapproved by joint resolution;
Section 712 setting ceilings on pay rates for certain
Federal employees for fiscal year 2008;
Section 713 limiting the amount of funds that can be
used for redecoration of offices under certain
circumstances to $5,000, unless approved by the
Committees on Appropriations;
Section 714 allowing for interagency funding of
national security and emergency preparedness
telecommunications initiatives;
Section 715 requiring agencies to certify that a
Schedule C appointment was not created solely or
primarily to detail the employee to the White House;
Section 716 requiring, hereafter, agencies to
administer a policy designed to ensure that all
workplaces are free from discrimination and sexual
harassment;
Section 717 prohibiting the payment of any employee
who prohibits, threatens, prevents or otherwise
penalizes another employee from communicating with
Congress;
Section 718 prohibiting Federal training not directly
related to the performance of official duties;
Section 719 preventing funds from being used to
implement or enforce non-disclosure agreement policies
unless certain provisions are included;
Section 720 prohibiting propaganda, publicity and
lobbying by executive agency personnel in support or
defeat of legislative initiatives;
Section 721 prohibiting any Federal agency from
disclosing an employee's home address to any labor
organization, absent employee authorization or court
order;
Section 722 prohibiting funds to be used to provide
non-public information such as mailing or telephone
lists to any person or organization outside the
government without the approval of the Committees on
Appropriations;
Section 723 prohibiting the use of funds for
propaganda and publicity purposes not authorized by
Congress;
Section 724 directing agency employees to use
official time in an honest effort to perform official
duties;
Section 725 authorizing the use of funds to finance
an appropriate share of the Federal Accounting
Standards Advisory Board administrative costs;
Section 726 authorizing the transfer of funds to GSA
to finance various government-wide boards and
commissions;
Section 727 permitting breastfeeding in a Federal
building or on Federal property if the woman and child
are authorized to be there;
Section 728 permitting interagency funding of the
National Science and Technology Council and requiring
OMB to provide a report on the budget and resources of
the National Science and Technology Council;
Section 729 requiring that the Federal forms that are
used in distributing Federal funds must indicate the
agency providing the funds, the domestic catalogue
information, and the amount provided;
Section 731 prohibiting the use of funds to monitor
personal information relating to the use of Federal
Internet sites to collect, review, or create any
aggregate list that includes personally identifiable
information relating to access to or use of any Federal
Internet site of such agency;
Section 732 requiring health plans participating in
the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program to
provide contraceptive coverage and providing exemptions
to certain religious plans;
Section 733 providing recognition of the U.S. Anti-
Doping Agency as the official anti-doping agency for
Olympic, Pan American and Paralympic sport in the
United States;
Section 734 allowing funds for official travel to be
used by departments and agencies, if consistent with
OMB and Budget Circular A-126, to participate in the
fractional aircraft ownership pilot program;
Section 735 prohibiting funds for implementation of
OPM regulations limiting detailees to the Legislative
Branch, and implementing limitations on the Coast Guard
Congressional Fellowship Program;
Section 736 restricting the use of funds for Federal
law enforcement training facilities with an exception
for the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center;
Section 739 precluding the use of funds to convert to
contractors, if more than 10 federal employees perform
the activity, unless the analysis reveals that savings
would exceed 10 percent of the most efficient
organization personnel cost or $10,000,000, whichever
is less;
Section 740 providing that the adjustment in rates of
basic pay for employees under statutory pay systems
taking effect in fiscal year 2008 shall be an increase
of 3.5 percent;
Section 741 prohibiting executive branch agencies
from creating prepackaged news stories that are
broadcast or distributed in the United States unless
the story includes a clear notification within the text
or audio of that news story that the prepackaged news
story was prepared or funded by that executive branch
agency;
Section 743 requiring agencies to evaluate the
creditworthiness of an individual before issuing a
government travel charge card and prohibiting agencies
from issuing a government travel charge card to
individuals who have an unsatisfactory credit history;
and
Section 749 concerning references to ``this Act''.
In addition, the amended bill includes the following
general provisions:
Section 730 modifies language proposed by the House and the
Senate concerning agency franchise funds. The authorization for
franchise funds is extended by modifying subsection (f) of
section 403 of Public Law 103-356. The modified subsection
would terminate franchise fund authority for only the
Department of Homeland Security on October 1, 2008.
Section 737 modifies a provision proposed by the House and
the Senate regarding budget information required for E-
Government initiatives. The amended bill requires agencies to
provide information on E-Government initiatives, including
Lines of Business, in their fiscal year 2009 budget
justifications so that the Committees on Appropriations can
either approve or disapprove funding for those initiatives at
the time appropriations bills are being prepared. The
Appropriations Committees are concerned over the use of the
``pass the hat'' method of financing E-Government initiatives
and how such financing may divert scarce resources from
agencies' primary missions. Approval of the Committees on
Appropriations for transfers relating to E-Government
initiatives is essential.
Section 738 provides authority to transfer funds between
agencies to ensure the uninterrupted, continuous operation of
the Midway Atoll Airfield, as proposed by the Senate.
Section 742 prohibits funds in this Act from being used in
contravention of the Privacy Act as proposed by the House and
the Senate. In addition, this section amends division H of the
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005 with respect to agency
Inspector General reviews of privacy and data protection
policies and procedures.
Section 744 requires the Office of Management and Budget to
submit a crosscut budget report on Great Lakes restoration
activities not later than 30 days after the submission of the
budget of the President to Congress, as proposed by the House.
Section 745 prohibits funds in this or any Act to be used
for Federal contracts with expatriated entities, as proposed by
the Senate. The House included similar language as section 620.
Section 746 requires each agency to establish, on the
homepage of its website, a link to the website of its Inspector
General, and requires each Office of Inspector General to post
public reports and audits within one day of release, allows an
individual to request automatic receipt of information relating
to any public report or audit, and establishes and maintains a
link for individuals to anonymously report waste, fraud and
abuse, as proposed by the Senate.
Section 747 prohibits the expenditure of funds on public-
private competitions under Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) Circular A-76, or direct conversions, related to the
Human Resources Lines of Business initiative until 60 days
after OMB submits a report to the Committees on Appropriations
addressing several specified issues of concern. The section
also would require that OMB submit a copy of its report to the
Government Accountability Office (GAO) when it is submitted to
the Committees. GAO is required to brief the Committees on its
views of the OMB report within 45 days of receiving it. OMB
shall provide GAO with full and timely access to the documents,
analyses, and personnel the GAO determines it needs to conduct
a thorough review of the OMB report and provide the Committees
with its views.
Section 748 requires the Office of Management and Budget to
establish a pilot program to develop and implement an inventory
to track the cost and size of service contracts in at least
three cabinet-level departments. The program will give
particular attention to contracts that have been performed
poorly by a contractor because of excessive costs or inferior
quality. In conducting the pilot program, the Office of
Management and Budget is expected to use the methodology
developed by the Department of the Army, pursuant to the
Secretary of the Army's January 7, 2005 Memorandum on
Accounting for Contract Services. Within 60 days of enactment,
the Office of Management and Budget shall provide the
Committees on Appropriations with a cost estimate for
developing and implementing the pilot program.
TITLE VIII
GENERAL PROVISIONS--DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
The amended bill includes the following general provisions
for the District of Columbia that were proposed by both the
House and the Senate:
Section 801 specifying that appropriations are made
for particular purposes and shall be considered the
maximum for those purposes;
Section 802 authorizing that appropriations are
available for travel and dues of organizations;
Section 803 allowing for the use of local funds for
making refunds or paying judgments against the District
of Columbia government;
Section 805 establishing reprogramming and transfer
requirements;
Section 806 providing that appropriations under this
Act shall be applied to objects for which the
appropriation was made;
Section 808 requiring reporting on the District of
Columbia's fiscal year 2008 revenue estimates by the
end of the first quarter of fiscal year 2008 for use in
the fiscal year 2009 request;
Section 810 prohibiting the use of Federal funds to
implement the District of Columbia's Health Care
Benefits Act of 1992;
Section 811 allowing the Mayor to accept, obligate
and expend Federal, private and other grants received
by the District of Columbia not reflected in the
amounts appropriated in this Act;
Section 813 prohibiting the use of Federal funds for
a petition or civil action which seeks to require
voting rights for the District of Columbia in Congress;
Section 814 prohibiting Federal funds to be used for
needle distribution, allowing the District of Columbia
to utilize local funds for this purpose;
Section 815 requiring the chief financial officers of
the District of Columbia agencies to certify that they
understand the duties and restrictions applicable as a
result of this Act;
Section 816 concerning a ``conscience clause'' on
legislation that pertains to contraceptive coverage by
health insurance plans;
Section 818 requiring the District of Columbia to
submit an updated budget no later than 30 days after
enactment of this Act;
Section 819 prohibiting funds in this Act to be used
to pay the fees in excess of $4,000 of an attorney in a
suit brought against the District of Columbia under the
Individuals with Disabilities Act;
Section 821 allowing for the increase in spending of
``Other-Type Funds'' under certain conditions;
Section 822 allowing the Chief Financial Officer to
conduct short term borrowing;
Section 823 prohibiting the use of funds in this Act
to enact or carry out any law that legalizes or reduces
the penalty for the use of controlled substances;
Section 824 prohibiting the use of funds in this Act
for abortion services;
Section 825 allowing for a separate appropriation for
the Public Defenders Service in the District of
Columbia; and
Section 828 specifying that references to this Act in
this title and title IV are treated as referring only
to the provisions of this title and title IV.
In addition, the amended bill includes the following
general provisions:
Section 804 prohibits Federal funds from being used for
propaganda designed to support or defeat legislation before the
Congress as proposed by the Senate, but allows the District of
Columbia to use local funds to lobby on any matter.
Section 807 clarifies the application of the District
Government Reemployment Annuitant Offset Elimination Act of
2004 to certain employees.
Section 809 prohibits use of Federal funds for the salaries
and expenses of a Shadow Senator or U.S. Representative as
proposed by the Senate.
Section 812 establishes the parameters for which certain
District of Columbia employees may use a vehicle meant for
official duties to travel to and from work, and adds the
Department of Corrections as proposed by the Senate.
Section 817 requires an annual report on crime, access to
substance abuse treatment, management of parolees, education,
rat abatement and indicators of child well-being as proposed by
the Senate.
Section 820 allows the appropriation to be increased by no
more than $100,000,000 from unexpended general funds for
certain purposes, instead of $42,000,000 as proposed by the
House and $50,000,000 as proposed by the Senate.
Section 826 authorizes the transfer of local operating
funds to capital and enterprise funds as proposed by the
Senate.
Section 827 modified from the Senate bill, provides for the
collection and use of funds under the Student Funding Formula
Assessment, Educational Data Warehouse, and Enrollment Fund
Establishment Amendment Act of 2007.
The amended bill does not include section 828 of the Senate
bill which would authorize the District of Columbia to provide
a pay increase for the position of the chief financial officer.
The amended bill does not include section 829 of the Senate
bill which would have changed the current law on the transfer
of unobligated balances in the Crime Victims Compensation Fund
from the District of Columbia Courts to the District's Office
of Victim Services. However, the District of Columbia Courts
are urged to collaborate with the Office of Victim Services to
develop guidelines for consistent and reasonable hourly rates
for counselors and other service providers and to address cost-
effective and appropriate ways to meet the shelter and
transitional housing needs of persons served. The District of
Columbia Courts and the Office of Victim Services are directed
to inform the Committees on Appropriations on the status of the
collaborative efforts within 120 days of enactment.
The amended bill does not include House section 901
prohibiting funds from being used to implement Executive Order
No. 13422.
The amended bill does not include House section 902
prohibiting funds for the purchase of light bulbs unless the
light bulbs have the ``ENERGY STAR'' or ``Federal Energy
Management Program'' designation.
The amended bill does not include section 903 of the House
bill concerning agricultural and medical-related sales to Cuba.
The amended bill does not include House section 904
prohibiting funds in this Act from being used by the Selective
Service System to prepare for, plan, or execute the Area Office
Mobilization Prototype Exercise. The amended bill does not
provide funding for this exercise.
The amended bill does not include House section 905
prohibiting funds for the Securities and Exchange Commission to
be used to enforce the requirements of section 404 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act with respect to non-accelerated filers under
section 210.2-02T of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations.
This matter is further addressed in this explanatory statement
under the Securities and Exchange Commission heading.
The amended bill does not include House section 906
prohibiting funds for the Small Business Administration to be
used for the Mitchell County Development Foundation, Inc. This
project has been removed from the list of small business
development and entrepreneurship initiatives receiving funding,
so the provision is not necessary.
Section 907 of the House bill, prohibiting funds to
implement section 5112(n)(2)(C) of title 31, United States
Code, is addressed with modified language in title VI of this
Act.
Section 908 of the House bill, concerning the Fairness
Doctrine, is addressed in title VI of this Act.
Section 909 of the House bill, prohibiting Federal funds
from being used to implement or enforce the District of
Columbia's Health Care Benefits Expansion Act of 1992, is
addressed in title VIII of this Act.
DISCLOSURE OF EARMARKS AND CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING ITEMS
Following is a list of earmarks and congressionally
directed spending items (as defined in clause 9 of rule XXI of
the Rules of the House of Representatives and rule XLIV of the
Standing Rules of the Senate, respectively) included in the
House amendment or this explanatory statement, along with the
name of each Senator, House Member, Delegate, or Resident
Commissioner who submitted a request to the committee of
jurisdiction for each item so identified. Items which did not
appear in the House or Senate versions of H.R. 2829 or the
accompanying committee reports are marked with an asterisk.
Neither the House amendment nor the explanatory statement
contains any limited tax benefits or limited tariff benefits as
defined in the applicable House and Senate rules.
FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT
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Members submitting request
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SBA Abraham Lincoln National Airport Commission, Minority and Small Business Development and 282,000 Jackson
Procurement Opportunities
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SBA Adelante Development Center, Albuquerque, NM 500,000 Wilson (NM), Pearce Domenici
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SBA Advantage West Economic Development Group, Certified Entrepreneurial Community Program 282,000 Shuler
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SBA Alabama A&M Research Institute for Small Business Training and Development 200,000 Cramer Shelby
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SBA Alabama Entrepreneurial Research Network, Small Business Incubator, Tuscaloosa, AL 250,000 Shelby
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SBA Alabama Small Business Institute of Commerce, Small Business Incubator, Rainbow City, AL 200,000 Shelby
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SBA Alleghany Highlands Economic Development Corporation to develop business assistance software 282,000 Boucher
tools
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SBA Altoona-Blair County Development Corporation's Entrepreneurial Institute, Altoona, PA 300,000 Shuster Specter
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SBA Arrowhead Center at New Mexico State University 900,000 Pearce Domenici
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SBA Ashland County, OH, Career Center for the Northeast Central Ohio Bioscience Consortium 500,000 Regula
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SBA Barry University for the Institute for Community and Economic Development 175,000 Mahoney, Wasserman Schultz Martinez, Nelson (FL)
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SBA Ben Franklin Technology Partners 250,000 Dent
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SBA Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center Workforce Development Initiative 182,000 Capuano
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SBA Bridgeport Regional Business Council for One Coast, One Future 250,000 Shays
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SBA Bronx Council on the Arts for marketing of local business arts initiatives 169,000 Serrano
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SBA Brooklyn College, Entrepreneurial Center 282,000 Towns Schumer, Clinton
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SBA Buffalo Niagara International Trade Foundation, World Trade Center Buffalo Niagara, Buffalo, 282,000 Higgins, Reynolds Schumer, Clinton
NY
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SBA Business incubator, Illinois State University 250,000 Weller Durbin
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SBA California State University, Pasadena Biotech Training Facility 282,000 Schiff
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SBA Caribbean American Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Caribbean American Trade Center/Business 282,000 Clarke
Incubator renovation
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SBA Cedarbridge small business incubator, Lakewood, NJ 467,882 Smith (NJ) Menendez
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SBA Center for Economic Growth, Business Acceleration Program, Greene County, NY 282,000 Gillibrand Schumer, Clinton
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SBA Center for Entrepreneurial Growth, Hamilton County, TN 200,000 Alexander
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SBA Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology, Reno, NV 200,000 Reid
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SBA Center for Rural Affairs for small business training and technical assistance website, Lyons, 250,000 Nelson (NE)
NE
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SBA Center for Women and Enterprise, RI, CWE Technology Learning Center 100,000 Kennedy
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SBA City of Buffalo, NY for small business assistance 500,000 Slaughter, Higgins Clinton, Schumer
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SBA City of Charlotte, NC, Belvedere Business Park Project 282,000 Watt Burr, Dole
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SBA City of Chicago, IL, Small business assistance program for ex-offenders 282,000 Davis (IL)
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SBA City of Inglewood, CA, Grow Inglewood 500,000 Waters Feinstein
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SBA City of Los Angeles, Adams-La Brea Retail Project 282,000 Watson
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SBA Colorado State University, Sustainable Biofuels Development Center 400,000 DeGette, Musgrave, Perlmutter, Salazar
Udall (CO)
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SBA Columbus College of Art and Design for an industrial design center 300,000 Pryce
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SBA Community Child Care Facility for the facilitation of daycare needs of small businesses in the 500,000 Roberts
area, Manhattan, KS
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SBA Community College of Philadelphia, Northeast Regional Center for Small Business Education, 282,000 Murphy, P. (PA), Schwartz
Growth, & Training
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SBA Connected Technologies Corridor, Athens, WV 150,000 Rahall
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SBA Cuyahoga Community College, Veterans Outreach and Business Development Center 282,000 Tubbs Jones
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SBA Dartmouth Regional Technology Center 282,000 Hodes
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SBA Delaware County Community College Small Business Center, Media, PA 282,000 Sestak, Gerlach
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SBA Detroit Economic Growth Corporation, Business Attraction program 282,000 Kilpatrick Levin, Stabenow
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SBA Detroit Renaissance for a business district 282,000 Conyers Levin, Stabenow
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SBA DuPage Technology Park to establish a minority business incubator 250,000 Hastert
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SBA Economic Development Coalition of Southeast Michigan for business accelerator, Wayne County, 500,000 Conyers Levin, Stabenow
MI
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SBA Economic Development Coalition of Southeast Michigan, Ann Arbor SPARK Business Accelerator 282,000 Dingell
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SBA Education Initiative, Benedictine University, Lisle, IL 750,000 Obama
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SBA Entrepreneurial Development Center Business Accelerator, Cedar Rapids, IA 650,000 Loebsack Harkin, Grassley
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SBA Equipment for Pharmaceutical Small Business Development at the University of Kansas 700,000 Brownback
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SBA Expansion of the Incubator at the Purdue Technology Center of Northwest Indiana 282,000 Visclosky
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SBA Experience Works, Inc in Richmond Hill, GA 500,000 Kingston
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SBA Experience Works, Senior Community Service Employment Program, Arlington, VA 282,000 Skelton
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SBA Fairplex Trade and Conference Center, Pomona, CA 250,000 Dreier, Napolitano
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SBA Federal HUBZone Incubator in Elizabeth City, NC 282,000 Butterfield
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SBA Federation of Independent Illinois Colleges and Universities for training to address workforce 250,000 Davis (IL) Obama
shortage in nursing and allied health, Springfield, IL
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SBA First State Innovation, Inc. for business development organization focused on high tech 500,000 Castle Biden, Carper
businesses, Wilmington, DE.
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SBA Florida Business Continuity and Risk Management Center, Pensacola, FL 500,000 Nelson (FL)
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SBA Franklin Hospital archiving and communications system, Benton, IL 400,000 Durbin
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SBA Friends of the Big South Fork for community and economic development 282,000 Davis (TN)
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SBA GAMBIT/FAST Manufacturing & Business Technology Center, Salt Lake City, UT 500,000 Bennett
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SBA Grambling State University Expanding Minority Entrepreneurship Regionally Across the Louisiana 250,000 Landrieu
Delta [EMERALD] Program (Lincoln Parish)
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SBA Great Plains Energy Corridor Coordinating Office, Bismarck, ND 250,000 Pomeroy Dorgan, Conrad
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SBA Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce 282,000 Rangel
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SBA Greater North Louisiana Community Development Corporation 650,000 Alexander
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SBA Greyston Foundation, Workforce Development Initiative, Yonkers, NY 282,000 Lowey
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SBA Haddad Riverfront Park renovations, Charleston, WV 2,400,000 Byrd
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SBA Hispanic business and demographic information initiative, University of Nevada, Reno. 400,000 Reid
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SBA Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan St. Louis to open and equip a business technology 500,000 Bond
research center
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SBA Hispanic Information and Telecommunications Network telecommunication pilot initiative for 282,000 Velazquez
small business development
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SBA Historic Downtown Retail Project, Valley Economic Development Center 282,000 Roybal-Allard
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SBA Hudson Alpha Institute for Biotechnology facility 282,000 Cramer
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SBA Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for statewide broadband 2,000,000 Durbin
infrastructure and connectivity, Springfield, IL
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SBA Illinois Institute of Technology, Innovating Manufacturing Education 282,000 Bean
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SBA Indiana State University, Center for New Business Development, Terre Haute, IN 500,000 Ellsworth Bayh
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SBA Industrial Outreach Center at Mississippi State University 450,000 Cochran
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SBA Innovation Center at the University of Mississippi for a business incubator 500,000 Cochran
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SBA Inquilinos Boricuas en Accion's Employment Services Initiative 100,000 Capuano
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SBA Institute for Advanced Learning and Research for a business development initiative 250,000 Goode
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SBA Jackson State University for continuation of the Lynch Street Corridor Redevelopment 500,000 Cochran
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SBA John C. Calhoun Community College for robotics training equipment 175,000 Aderholt, Cramer
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SBA Johnson and Wales University, Latino Business Outreach Program 182,000 Kennedy
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SBA Johnstown Area Regional Industries Incubator and Workforce Development program 282,000 Murtha
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SBA Kulanu, Vocational Education Program for employment skills development 282,000 McCarthy (NY)
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SBA LaGuardia Community College, Emerging Designers Unit 282,000 Maloney Schumer, Clinton
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SBA Lewis and Clark State College for business training tools 153,000 Sali
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SBA Lorain County Community College, Entrepreneurship Innovation Center 282,000 Kaptur, Sutton
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SBA Louisville Medical Center Development Corporation, LMCDC/MetaCyte Business Labs and Incubator 282,000 Yarmuth
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SBA Macomb County Department of Planning and Economic Development, Macomb County Business 282,000 Levin
Accelerator
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SBA Maritime Business Training Center for Construction of a Training Facility, Covington, LA 150,000 Vitter
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SBA Marshalltown Community College for a rural entrepreneurship incubator 250,000 Latham
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SBA Medina County, OH, Office of Workforce Development 394,000 Regula
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SBA Mifflin County Industrial Development Corporation 175,000 Peterson (PA)
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SBA Mississippi State University for the Convergence of Scientists and Entrepreneurs to Expedite 600,000 Wicker
Commercialization
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SBA Mississippi Technology Alliance Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurial Alliances 1,000,000 Cochran
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SBA Mitchell College of Business, Business Library and Career Resource Center 250,000 Shelby
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SBA Montana State University's manufacturing extension center 200,000 Rehberg
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SBA Montana World Trade Center 583,000 Rehberg
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SBA Montgomery College, Germantown Biotechnology Project 282,000 Van Hollen, Wynn
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SBA Nanotechnology Applied Science Laboratory, North Dakota State College of Science 351,000 Pomeroy Dorgan, Conrad
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SBA National Association of Development Organizations 100,000 Walsh
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SBA National Federation of the Blind, Access to Libraries and Learning: Creating Technology for 282,000 Sarbanes, Jefferson,
the Blind to promote entrepreneurship Ruppersberger, Cummings,
Alexander
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SBA New College Institute to support economic development and small business development 100,000 Goode
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SBA New Jersey Association of Women Business Owners for women's business growth initiative, 150,000 Lautenberg
Hamilton, NJ
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SBA Newport County Chamber of Commerce for marine trades training expansion, Newport, RI 500,000 Reed, Whitehouse
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SBA North Carolina Rural Economic Development Center Rural Ventures Fund 282,000 Price (NC), McIntyre, Shuler Burr, Dole
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SBA North Iowa Area Community College for a regional economic development organization 100,000 Latham Grassley
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SBA North Side Industrial Development Co., New Business-New Beginning Program 150,000 Doyle
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SBA Northeast Entrepreneur Fund, Northland Entrepreneur Development System for technical 282,000 Oberstar
assistance, Virginia, MN
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SBA Northeast Louisiana Business and Community Development Center, University of Louisiana at 450,000 Alexander Landrieu
Monroe
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SBA Northern Manhattan Coalition for Economic Development for business outreach center, New York, 275,000 Schumer, Clinton
NY
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SBA Northwest Agriculture Business Center, Burlington, WA 400,000 Larsen Murray
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SBA Northwest Enterprise Center Network for business incubators, Spooner, WI 750,000 Kohl
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SBA Northwestern University, Molecular Therapeutics and Diagnostics Building 282,000 Schakowsky
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SBA Ohio University, Economic Development through Entrepreneurship in Appalachia 282,000 Space, Wilson (OH)
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SBA Oil Region Alliance of Business, Industry and Tourism 175,000 Peterson (PA)
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SBA Operation New Hope in FL 350,000 Crenshaw
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SBA Pellissippi Research Centre on the Oak Ridge Corridor R&D Community, Alcoa, TN 200,000 Duncan Alexander
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SBA Peoria NEXT Innovation Center 250,000 LaHood
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SBA Phoenix House, Drug-free workplace initiatives 282,000 Weiner
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SBA Pontotoc/Union/Lee County Alliance for industrial park development and small business 1,500,000 Cochran
assistance
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SBA Portland State University Science Research and Teaching Center 500,000 Wu, Walden Wyden
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SBA Ready to Work project in Ohio 400,000 Regula
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SBA Rio Hondo College, Automotive Technician Training Demonstration Project 282,000 Solis
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SBA Rochester Tooling and Machining Association for workforce development programs 125,000 Reynolds
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SBA Rock Valley College for a manufacturing career development and training program 125,000 Manzullo
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SBA Rockford Area Ventures Small Business Incubator and Technology Commercialization Center 125,000 Manzullo
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SBA Rockland Small Business Development Center, Small Business Employment Assistance 282,000 Engel
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SBA Rowan University South Jersey Technology Park, Glassboro, NJ 350,000 Andrews Lautenberg
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SBA Safer Foundation for transitional employment placement, Chicago, IL 300,000 Davis (IL) Durbin
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SBA San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association, SPUR Urban Center 282,000 Pelosi
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SBA Seattle-King County Workforce Development Council for Puget Sound regional economic 360,767 Murray
development initiative
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SBA Seedco Financial Services Alabama Minority and Women-owned Business Enterprises (M/WBE) 282,000 Davis (AL)
Investment Initiative for technical assistance and training
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SBA SEKTDA for economic and small business development in Southern and Eastern Kentucky 500,000 Rogers (KY)
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SBA Sephardic Angel Fund Financial Literacy & Business Youth Education Project, Brooklyn, NY 282,000 Nadler, Weiner
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SBA SER-Jobs for Progress National, Dual-language Financial Literacy Technology Training 282,000 Reyes
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SBA Shawnee State University for an Immersive Technology and Arts Center 250,000 Schmidt
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SBA Shoals Entrepreneurial Career Network Renovation, Small Business Incubator, Florence, AL 200,000 Shelby
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SBA Sierra College for a mechatronics workforce training initiative 300,000 Doolittle
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SBA Small business development center at Highline Community College, Des Moines, WA 454,000 Cantwell
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SBA Small business trade assistance office, Prince George's County, MD 400,000 Cardin
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SBA Soundview Community in Action technology and business development services 282,000 Crowley
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SBA South Dakota School of Mines, Black Hills Nanoscale Minerals Institute, infrastructure 282,000 Herseth Sandlin
development
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SBA South Side Innovation Center 100,000 Walsh
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SBA South Topeka Boulevard Business Corridor for infrastructure upgrades, Topeka, KS 1,000,000 Brownback
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SBA Southeastern Louisiana University Hispanic Business and Leadership Institute, Hammond, LA 100,000 Vitter
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SBA Spanish American Merchants Association, Statewide Technical Assistance & Resource Program, 282,000 Larson
Hartford, CT
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SBA St. Jerome's Church Community Center project for job skills training, Bronx, NY 150,000 Serrano
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SBA Student Business Incubator at the University of Northern Iowa 500,000 Braley Grassley, Harkin
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SBA Technical Education and Training Center, Sedgwick County, KS 1,000,000 Brownback
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SBA Technology Entrepreneurship Development at the Kansas Technology Enterprise Corporation, 428,351 Brownback
Topeka, KS
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SBA TechRanch Technology Venture Center, Bozeman, MT 500,000 Rehberg Baucus, Tester
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SBA The Enterprise Center in TN 600,000 Wamp
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SBA The Illinois Institute of Technology, technology incubator 282,000 Rush
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SBA The N2TEC Institute for a rural technology-based economic development program, Rapid City, SD 500,000 Johnson
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SBA The University of Texas at San Antonio, UTSA Mexico Center, business development research 282,000 Gonzalez
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SBA Thomas More College for training programs in the fields of health sciences and healthcare 250,000 Davis (KY)
management
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SBA Thurgood Marshall College Fund for the Minority Community Small Business & Economic 282,000 Cummings
Development Initiative
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SBA Tribal Governance and Economic Development Center, Mashpee, MA 500,000 Kennedy, Kerry
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SBA Uhlich Children's Advantage Network for job training, placement and retention services, 250,000 Durbin
Chicago, IL
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SBA University of Arkansas Research and Technology Park 500,000 Boozman Lincoln, Pryor
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SBA University of Connecticut, Avery Point for the Avery Point Technology Incubation Center 282,000 DeLauro, Courtney
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SBA University of Kentucky/New Product Development and Commercialization Center for Rural 900,000 McConnell
Manufacturers
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SBA University of Maryland-Baltimore BioPark 282,000 Ruppersberger, Cummings, Cardin
Sarbanes
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SBA University of Missouri for an Asian Equities Research Center, Kansas City, MO 700,000 Bond
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SBA University of Missouri, Kansas City, KCSource Link, Vet Link for small business development 282,000 Cleaver, Moore (KS)
for veterans
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SBA University of Notre Dame, Robinson Enterprises Community Learning Center 282,000 Donnelly Bayh, Lugar
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SBA University of Pittsburgh at Bradford for an entrepreneurship center 43,000 Kuhl
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SBA University of South Florida to establish a Center for the Development of Information 600,000 Young (FL), Putnam
Technology
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SBA University of Southern Maine, Lewiston-Auburn College, The Learning Works project 282,000 Michaud
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SBA University of Southern Mississippi National Center for Excellence in Economic Development and 300,000 Lott
Entrepreneurship
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SBA University of Texas Brownsville International Trade Center 282,000 Ortiz
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SBA Urban League of Rochester, Minority and Women Business Development Programs 100,000 Slaughter
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SBA USS Saratoga Museum Foundation, workforce development program 282,000 Langevin
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SBA Valley Economic Development Center, Technical Assistance Office 282,000 Sherman
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SBA Valley Economic Development Center, Valley Initiative for Business Expansion 282,000 Berman
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SBA Vermont Center for Emerging Technologies for a small business incubator, Burlington, VT 750,000 Leahy
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SBA Vermont Small Business Development Center for veterans' business program, Randolph Center, VT 300,000 Welch Sanders
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SBA Virginia Center for Innovative Technology energy independence program, Herndon, VA 225,000 Webb, Warner
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SBA Virginia Small Business Workforce Web Portal Project, Richmond, VA 500,000 Warner, Webb
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SBA Wallace State Community College for an integrated manufacturing center 175,000 Aderholt
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SBA Wayne County, MI, Department of Public Services to develop technologies to support small 250,000 McCotter
business
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SBA Wayne County, NY, for a business development initiative 300,000 Walsh
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SBA West Virginia University Research Corporation for renovations of a small business incubator 282,000 Mollohan
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SBA Western MA Enterprise Fund, technical assistance for developing enterprises 282,000 Olver
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SBA Wheeling Park Commission for a conference center at National Training Center for Public 1,000,000 Byrd
Facility Managers, Wheeling, WV
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SBA Williamsburg County, South Carolina, commodity development small business initiative 282,000 Clyburn
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SBA Wittenberg University to expand business education 600,000 Hobson
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SBA Women's Business Development Center, Stamford, CT 300,000 Lieberman
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SBA Women's Business Resource Center, New Orleans, LA 45,000 Landrieu
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SBA Workforce Initiative Association in Canton, OH 494,000 Regula
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SBA Youngstown Edison Incubator Corporation and the Youngstown Central Area Community Improvement 282,000 Ryan (OH)
Corp, Youngstown Business Incubator
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SBA Youngstown Warren Regional Chamber, Salute to Success, Business Entrepreneurship Incubator 282,000 Wilson (OH), Ryan (OH)
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DC ARISE Foundation, Life-Management Skills Intervention/Re-entry Program for High Risk Youth 282,000 Wasserman Schultz
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DC Barracks Row 500,000 Lewis (CA)
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DC Bright Beginnings, Inc. 100,000 Walsh Landrieu
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DC Catalyst, Eastgate HOPE VI project 132,000 Fattah
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DC Center for Inspired Teaching 52,500 Holmes Norton
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DC Earth Conservation Corps 282,000 Moran (VA)
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DC * East Capitol Center for Change, the Capital Area Asset Building Corporation, and the National 1,800,000 Brownback
Center for Fatherhood to administer Marriage Development Accounts in the District of Columbia
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DC Eastern Market 131,000 Holmes Norton Bingaman
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DC Everybody Wins! 100,000 LaHood
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DC Excel Institute, Automotive Workforce Development Training Program 300,000 Hoyer, Knollenberg
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DC Historic Congressional Cemetery 625,000 Lewis (CA)
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DC Howard University College of Dentistry, Community Based Dental Education 52,500 Holmes Norton
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DC International Youth Service and Development Corps 600,000 Tiahrt
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DC MenzFit, Career Development and Interview Preparation Program 23,500 Holmes Norton
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DC Sitar Arts Center, Arts for Teens Initiative 22,500 Holmes Norton
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DC Southeastern University 300,000 Knollenberg, Hoyer
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DC STEEED Youth Program 150,000 Fattah
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Treasury Center for Resilient Financial Services e-Cavern Partnership 1,000,000 Yarmuth McConnell
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Title VI * Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation 500,000 Cochran
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GSA Arizona: San Luis, Land Port of Entry I 7,053,000 The President The President
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GSA California: San Ysidro, Land Port of Entry 199,179,000 The President The President, Feinstein
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GSA Illinois: Rockford, United States Courthouse 58,792,000 The Judiciary, Manzullo The Judiciary, Durbin
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GSA Maine: Madawaska, Land Port of Entry 17,160,000 The President The President
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GSA Maryland: Montgomery County, Food and Drug Administration Consolidation 57,749,000 The President, Hoyer, Wynn The President, Cardin,
Milkulski
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GSA Minnesota: Warroad, Land Port of Entry 43,628,000 The President The President
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GSA Missouri: Jefferson City, United States Courthouse 66,000,000 The Judiciary, Skelton The Judiciary, Bond
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GSA New York: Alexandria Bay, Land Port of Entry 11,676,000 The President The President
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GSA Texas: El Paso, Tornillo-Guadalupe Land Port of Entry 4,290,000 The President, Reyes, Rodriguez The President
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GSA * Texas: Donna/Rio Bravo International Bridge, Land Port of Entry 23,384,000 Hinojosa
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GSA Vermont: Derby Line, Land Port of Entry 33,139,000 The President The President, Leahy
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GSA District of Columbia: Eisenhower Executive Office Building, Phase III 121,204,000 The President The President
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GSA District of Columbia: Joint Operations Center 12,800,000 The President The President
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GSA District of Columbia: Nebraska Avenue Complex 27,673,000 The President The President
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GSA Nevada: Reno, C. Clifton Young Federal Building and Courthouse 12,793,000 The President The President
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GSA New York: New York, Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse 170,544,000 The President The President
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GSA West Virginia: Martinsburg, Internal Revenue Service Enterprise Computing Center 35,822,000 The President The President
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NARA FDR Presidential Library 750,000 Gillibrand Clinton, Schumer, Reid
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NARA JFK Presidential Library 8,000,000 Kerry
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NARA LBJ Presidential Library 3,760,000 Hutchison
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NARA Nixon Presidential Library 7,432,000 Miller, Gary (CA) Cochran
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ONDCP National Alliance of Model State Drug Laws 1,250,000 Rogers (KY), Larsen
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ONDCP National Drug Court Institute 1,000,000 Durbin
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The following items represent technical corrections to
earmarks enacted in a previous appropriations Act (Public Law
109-108). No additional funds are provided for these earmarks.
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SBA Nevada Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology (CET) N/A Reid
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SBA * University of Tennessee at Chattanooga N/A Wamp
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AMENDED BILL TOTAL--WITH COMPARISONS
The total new budget (obligational) authority for fiscal
year 2008 provided in the amended bill, with comparisons to the
fiscal year 2007 amount, the 2008 budget estimates, and the
House and Senate bills for 2008 follow:
(In thousands of dollars)
New budget (obligational) authority, fiscal year 2007... $40,713,323
Budget estimates of new (obligational) authority, fiscal
year 2008........................................... 43,701,476
House bill, fiscal year 2008............................ 43,863,578
Senate bill, fiscal year 2008........................... 44,109,978
Amended bill, fiscal year 2008.......................... 43,280,578
Amended bill compared with:
New budget (obligational) authority, fiscal year
2007.............................................. +2,567,255
Budget estimates of new (obligational) authority,
fiscal year 2008.................................. -420,898
House bill, fiscal year 2008........................ -583,000
Senate bill, fiscal year 2008....................... -829,400