HR 2829
For Further Action See
H.R. 2764
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations
Reported by MR. DURBIN, with an amendment
That the following sums are
appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for
other purposes, namely: [<-Struck out] TITLE I [<-Struck out] DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY [<-Struck out] Departmental Offices [<-Struck out] SALARIES AND EXPENSES [<-Struck out] (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) [<-Struck out] 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, $250,591,000, of
which not to exceed $10,115,000 is for executive direction program
activities; not to exceed $9,700,000 is for general counsel program
activities; not to exceed $45,450,000 is for economic policies and
programs activities; not to exceed $29,069,000 is for financial
policies and programs activities; not to exceed $56,475,000 is for
terrorism and financial intelligence activities; not to exceed
$19,010,000 is for Treasury-wide management policies and programs
activities; and not to exceed $80,772,000 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, for
information technology modernization requirements; not to exceed
$150,000 for official reception and representation expenses; and not to
exceed $258,000 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. [<-Struck out] Department-Wide Systems and Capital Investments Programs [<-Struck out] (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) [<-Struck out] 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'. [<-Struck out] Office of Inspector General [<-Struck out] SALARIES AND EXPENSES [<-Struck out] 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. [<-Struck out] Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration [<-Struck out] SALARIES AND EXPENSES [<-Struck out] 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; not to exceed $6,000,000 for official travel expenses;
and not to exceed $500,000 for unforeseen emergencies of a confidential
nature, to be allocated and expended under the direction of the
Inspector General for Tax Administration, $140,533,000; and of which
not to exceed $1,500 shall be available for official reception and
representation expenses. [<-Struck out] Air Transportation Stabilization Program Account [<-Struck out] (INCLUDING RESCISSION) [<-Struck out] 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. [<-Struck out] Financial Crimes Enforcement Network [<-Struck out] SALARIES AND EXPENSES [<-Struck out] 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,
$83,344,000, 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. [<-Struck out] Financial Management Service [<-Struck out] SALARIES AND EXPENSES [<-Struck out] 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. [<-Struck out] Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau [<-Struck out] SALARIES AND EXPENSES [<-Struck out] 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. [<-Struck out] United States Mint [<-Struck out] UNITED STATES MINT PUBLIC ENTERPRISE FUND [<-Struck out] 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. [<-Struck out] Bureau of the Public Debt [<-Struck out] ADMINISTERING THE PUBLIC DEBT [<-Struck out] 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. [<-Struck out] Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Program Account [<-Struck out] 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, $100,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2009,
of which 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 $15,000,000. [<-Struck out] Internal Revenue Service [<-Struck out] Taxpayer Services [<-Struck out] 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,
$2,155,000,000, of which up to $4,100,000 shall be for the Tax
Counseling for the Elderly Program, of which $8,000,000 shall be
available for low-income taxpayer clinic grants, and of which not less
than $179,600,000 shall be available for operating expenses of the
Taxpayer Advocate Service. [<-Struck out] Enforcement [<-Struck out] (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) [<-Struck out] 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, $4,925,498,000, 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
appropriation 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. [<-Struck out] Operations Support [<-Struck out] For necessary expenses of the
Internal Revenue Service to operate and support taxpayer services and
tax law 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 US.C. 1343(b)); and other services as authorized by 5
U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may be determined by the Commissioner;
$3,769,587,000, 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 to exceed $1,600,000 shall be for the Internal
Revenue Service Oversight Board; and of which not to exceed $25,000
shall be for official reception and representation. [<-Struck out] Business Systems Modernization [<-Struck out] For necessary expenses of the
Internal Revenue Service's business systems modernization program,
$282,090,000, 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. [<-Struck out] Health Insurance Tax Credit Administration [<-Struck out] For expenses necessary to implement
the health insurance tax credit included in the Trade Act of 2002
(Public Law 107-210), $15,235,000. [<-Struck out] Administrative Provisions--Internal Revenue Service [<-Struck out] (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) [<-Struck out] 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. [<-Struck out] 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. [<-Struck out] SEC. 103. The Internal Revenue
Service shall institute and enforce policies and procedures that will
safeguard the confidentiality of taxpayer information. [<-Struck out] SEC. 104. Funds made available by
this or any other Act to the Internal Revenue Service shall be
available for improved facilities and increased manpower 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. [<-Struck out] SEC. 105. Of the funds made
available by this Act to the Internal Revenue Service, not less than
$6,822,000,000 shall be available only for tax enforcement and related
support activities funded in Internal Revenue Service, `Enforcement'
and `Operations Support'. In addition, of the funds made available by
this Act to the Internal Revenue Service, and subject to the same terms
and conditions, an additional $406,000,000 shall be available for tax
enforcement and related support activities. [<-Struck out] SEC. 106. 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'. [<-Struck out] SEC. 107. 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'. [<-Struck out] SEC. 108. Section 9502(a) of title
5, United States Code, is amended by striking `Office of Management and
Budget' and inserting `Office of Personnel Management'. [<-Struck out] Administrative Provisions--Department of the Treasury [<-Struck out] (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) [<-Struck out] 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.
[<-Struck out] 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. [<-Struck out] 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. [<-Struck out] 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. [<-Struck out] 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. [<-Struck out] 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. [<-Struck out] SEC. 115. Section 122(g)(1) of
Public Law 105-119, as amended (5 U.S.C. 3104 note), is further amended
by striking `8 years' and inserting `10 years'. [<-Struck out] 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. [<-Struck out] 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. [<-Struck out] This title may be cited as the `Department of the Treasury Appropriations Act, 2008'. [<-Struck out] TITLE II [<-Struck out] EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT AND FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT [<-Struck out] Compensation of the President [<-Struck out] 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. [<-Struck out] White House Office [<-Struck out] SALARIES AND EXPENSES [<-Struck out] 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; $53,156,000: Provided, That
of the funds appropriated under this heading, up to $1,500,000 shall be
for the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board. [<-Struck out] Executive Residence at the White House [<-Struck out] OPERATING EXPENSES [<-Struck out] 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. [<-Struck out] reimbursable expenses [<-Struck out] 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. [<-Struck out] White House Repair and Restoration [<-Struck out] 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. [<-Struck out] Council of Economic Advisers [<-Struck out] SALARIES AND EXPENSES [<-Struck out] 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. [<-Struck out] Office of Policy Development [<-Struck out] SALARIES AND EXPENSES [<-Struck out] 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. [<-Struck out] National Security Council [<-Struck out] SALARIES AND EXPENSES [<-Struck out] For necessary expenses of the National Security Council, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $8,640,000. [<-Struck out] Office of Administration [<-Struck out] SALARIES AND EXPENSES [<-Struck out] 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,
$92,829,000, 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. [<-Struck out] Office of Management and Budget [<-Struck out] SALARIES AND EXPENSES [<-Struck out] 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,
$78,394,000, 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 accompanying
statement of the managers 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 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. [<-Struck out] Office of National Drug Control Policy [<-Struck out] SALARIES AND EXPENSES [<-Struck out] For necessary expenses of the
Office of National Drug Control Policy; 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, $26,636,000; of which $1,316,000 shall remain
available until expended for policy research and evaluation: Provided,
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. [<-Struck out] Counterdrug Technology Assessment Center [<-Struck out] (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) [<-Struck out] 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), $10,000,000, which shall remain
available until expended, consisting of $5,000,000 for counternarcotics
research and development projects, and $5,000,000 for the continued
operation of the technology transfer program: Provided, That
the $5,000,000 for counternarcotics research and development projects
shall be available for transfer to other Federal departments or
agencies. [<-Struck out] Federal Drug Control Programs [<-Struck out] HIGH INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREAS PROGRAM [<-Struck out] (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) [<-Struck out] For necessary expenses of the
Office of National Drug Control Policy's High Intensity Drug
Trafficking Areas Program authorized by the Office of National Drug
Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-469),
$226,000,000 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: Provided,
That up to 49 percent, to remain available until September 30, 2009,
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: 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, and the Committees approve, justification
for changes in those levels based on clearly articulated priorities for
the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area 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. [<-Struck out] Other Federal Drug Control Programs [<-Struck out] (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) [<-Struck out] 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), $197,800,000, to
remain available until expended, of which the amounts are available as
follows: $93,000,000 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); $1,000,000 for training and technical
assistance for drug court professionals; $1,000,000 as directed by
section 1105 of Public Law 109-469; $1,000,000 for demonstration
programs as authorized by section 1119 of Public Law 109-469;
$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; and $500,000 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. [<-Struck out] Unanticipated Needs [<-Struck out] UNANTICIPATED NEEDS [<-Struck out] 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. [<-Struck out] Special Assistance to the President and the Official Residence of the Vice President [<-Struck out] SALARIES AND EXPENSES [<-Struck out] 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. [<-Struck out] OPERATING EXPENSES [<-Struck out] (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) [<-Struck out] 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. [<-Struck out] ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS--EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT [<-Struck out] (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) [<-Struck out] 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. [<-Struck out] 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 on a project-by-project basis, 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. [<-Struck out] This title may be cited as the `Executive Office of the President Appropriations Act, 2008'. [<-Struck out] TITLE III [<-Struck out] THE JUDICIARY [<-Struck out] Supreme Court of the United States [<-Struck out] SALARIES AND EXPENSES [<-Struck out] 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. [<-Struck out] Care of the Building and Grounds [<-Struck out] 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. [<-Struck out] United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit [<-Struck out] SALARIES AND EXPENSES [<-Struck out] For salaries of the chief judge,
judges, and other officers and employees, and for necessary expenses of
the court, as authorized by law, $27,976,000. [<-Struck out] United States Court of International Trade [<-Struck out] SALARIES AND EXPENSES [<-Struck out] 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,
$16,544,000. [<-Struck out] Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services [<-Struck out] SALARIES AND EXPENSES [<-Struck out] 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,
$4,660,590,000 (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. [<-Struck out] 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. [<-Struck out] Defender Services [<-Struck out] 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, $830,499,000, to remain
available until expended. [<-Struck out] Fees of Jurors and Commissioners [<-Struck out] 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)), $62,350,000, 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. [<-Struck out] Court Security [<-Struck out] (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) [<-Struck out] 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), $396,476,000, 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. [<-Struck out] Administrative Office of the United States Courts [<-Struck out] SALARIES AND EXPENSES [<-Struck out] 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, $75,667,000, of which not to
exceed $8,500 is authorized for official reception and representation
expenses. [<-Struck out] Federal Judicial Center [<-Struck out] SALARIES AND EXPENSES [<-Struck out] For necessary expenses of the
Federal Judicial Center, as authorized by Public Law 90-219,
$23,994,000; 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. [<-Struck out] Judicial Retirement Funds [<-Struck out] PAYMENT TO JUDICIARY TRUST FUNDS [<-Struck out] 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. [<-Struck out] United States Sentencing Commission [<-Struck out] SALARIES AND EXPENSES [<-Struck out] 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. [<-Struck out] Administrative Provisions--The Judiciary [<-Struck out] (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) [<-Struck out] 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. [<-Struck out] 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. [<-Struck out] 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. [<-Struck out] 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. [<-Struck out] Sec. 305. Section 203(c) of the
Judicial Improvements Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-650; 28 U.S.C. 133
note) is amended in the sixth sentence (relating to the Northern
District of Ohio), by striking `15 years' and inserting `20 years'. [<-Struck out] This title may be cited as `The Judiciary Appropriations Act, 2008'. [<-Struck out] TITLE IV [<-Struck out] DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA [<-Struck out] FEDERAL FUNDS [<-Struck out] Federal Payment for Resident Tuition Support [<-Struck out] 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, $35,100,000, 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: Provided further, That not more than $1,200,000 of the total amount appropriated for this program may be used for administrative expenses. [<-Struck out] Federal Payment for Emergency Planning and Security Costs in the District of Columbia [<-Struck out] 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, 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 of which not to exceed
$352,000 is for the District of Columbia National Guard: 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. [<-Struck out] District of Columbia Courts [<-Struck out] FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURTS [<-Struck out] For salaries and expenses for the
District of Columbia Courts, $256,395,000, 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, $100,543,000, of
which not to exceed $1,500 is for official reception and representation
expenses; for the District of Columbia Court System, $54,052,000, of
which not to exceed $1,500 is for official reception and representation
expenses; and $91,000,000, to remain available until September 30,
2009, for capital improvements for District of Columbia courthouse
facilities: 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. [<-Struck out] Defender Services in District of Columbia Courts [<-Struck out] 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), $52,475,000, 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 $91,000,000 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 $91,000,000 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. [<-Struck out] Federal Payment to the Court Services and [<-Struck out] Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia [<-Struck out] 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 $49,849,000 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 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. [<-Struck out] Federal Payment to District of Columbia Public Defender Service [<-Struck out] 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. [<-Struck out] Federal Payment to the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority [<-Struck out] For a Federal payment to the
District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority, $12,000,000, 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 provide a match of $7,000,000 and
the District of Columbia provide a match of $5,000,000 in local funds
for this payment. [<-Struck out] Federal Payment to the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council [<-Struck out] 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. [<-Struck out] Federal Payment to the Office of the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia [<-Struck out] For a Federal payment to the Office of the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia, $6,148,000: 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. [<-Struck out] Federal Payment for School Improvement [<-Struck out] 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 September 30, 2009; 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. [<-Struck out] Federal Payment for Consolidated Laboratory Facility [<-Struck out] For a Federal payment to the
District of Columbia, $10,000,000, to remain available until September
30, 2009, for costs associated with the construction of a consolidated
laboratory facility: Provided, That the District of Columbia provides a 100 percent match for this payment. [<-Struck out] Federal Payment for Central Library and Branch Locations [<-Struck out] For a Federal payment to the
District of Columbia, $10,000,000, to remain available until expended,
for the Federal contribution toward costs associated with the
renovation and rehabilitation of District libraries. [<-Struck out] Federal Payment To Reimburse the Federal Bureau of Investigation [<-Struck out] 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, including DNA analysis, performed for
cases currently waiting analysis. [<-Struck out] District of Columbia Funds [<-Struck out] [Struck out->] 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 (114 Stat. 2440) (D.C. Official Code, section 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
$9,777,362,000 (of which $6,022,444,000 shall be from local funds,
$2,015,853,000 shall be from Federal grant funds, $1,730,503,000 shall
be from other funds, and $8,562,000 shall be from private funds), in
addition, $116,552,000 from funds previously appropriated in this Act
as Federal payments: Provided further, That of the local funds, $153,900,000 shall be derived from the District's general fund balance: Provided further, That of these funds the District's intradistrict authority shall be $648,289,000: Provided further,
That in addition, for capital construction projects, there is
appropriated an increase of $1,595,503,000, 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, $30,000,000 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 (of which $187,450,000 are
from local funds and $51,444,000 are from the Local Street Maintenance
Fund), for a net amount of $1,382,807,000, 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' 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: 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, section 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. [<-Struck out]
This title may be cited as the `District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2008'. [<-Struck out] TITLE V [<-Struck out] INDEPENDENT AGENCIES [<-Struck out] Consumer Product Safety Commission [<-Struck out] SALARIES AND EXPENSES [<-Struck out] 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 $500 for official reception and
representation expenses, $66,838,000. [<-Struck out] Election Assistance Commission [<-Struck out] SALARIES AND EXPENSES [<-Struck out] (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) [<-Struck out] For necessary expenses to carry out
the Help America Vote Act of 2002, $15,467,000, 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. [<-Struck out] election reform programs [<-Struck out] For necessary expenses to carry out programs under the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-252), $300,950,000: Provided,
That of the amount appropriated under this heading, $300,000,000 shall
be available for requirements payments under section 257 of such Act,
but only for States that file a new State plan under section 253(b)(1)
of such Act for fiscal year 2008: Provided further, That of
the amount appropriated under this heading, $750,000 shall be available
for the Help America Vote College Program under title V of such Act: Provided further,
That of the amount appropriated under this heading, $200,000 shall be
available for the National Student and Parent Mock Election under part
6 of subtitle D of title II of such Act. [<-Struck out] Federal Communications Commission [<-Struck out] SALARIES AND EXPENSES [<-Struck out] (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) [<-Struck out] 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 offsetting collections shall be assessed and collected pursuant to
section 9 of title I of the Communications Act of 1934, of which
$312,000,000 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 $20,980,000 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. [<-Struck out] Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation [<-Struck out] OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL [<-Struck out] 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. [<-Struck out] Federal Election Commission [<-Struck out] SALARIES AND EXPENSES [<-Struck out] 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. [<-Struck out] Federal Labor Relations Authority [<-Struck out] SALARIES AND EXPENSES [<-Struck out] 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. [<-Struck out] Federal Trade Commission [<-Struck out] SALARIES AND EXPENSES [<-Struck out] 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, $247,489,000, 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
$20,000,000 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 $88,489,000: 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). [<-Struck out] General Services Administration [<-Struck out] Real Property Activities [<-Struck out] FEDERAL BUILDINGS FUND [<-Struck out] LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF REVENUE [<-Struck out] For an additional amount to be
deposited in the Federal Buildings Fund, $88,144,000. Amounts in the
fund, including 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
$7,834,612,000, of which: (1) $524,540,000 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: [<-Struck out] New Construction: [<-Struck out] Arizona: [<-Struck out] San Luis, Land Port of Entry I, $7,053,000. [<-Struck out] California: [<-Struck out] San Ysidro, Land Port of Entry, $37,742,000. [<-Struck out] District of Columbia: [<-Struck out] DHS Consolidation and development of St. Elizabeth's campus, $275,133,000. [<-Struck out] St. Elizabeth's West Campus Infrastructure, $20,572,000. [<-Struck out] St. Elizabeth's West Campus Site Acquisition, $7,000,000. [<-Struck out] Maine: [<-Struck out] Madawaska, Land Port of Entry, $17,160,000. [<-Struck out] Maryland: [<-Struck out] Montgomery County, Food and Drug Administration Consolidation, $57,749,000. [<-Struck out] Minnesota: [<-Struck out] Warroad, Land Port of Entry, $43,628,000. [<-Struck out] New York: [<-Struck out] Alexandria Bay, Land Port of Entry, $11,676,000. [<-Struck out] Texas: [<-Struck out] El Paso, Tronillo-Guadalupe Land Port of Entry, $4,290,000. [<-Struck out] Vermont: [<-Struck out] Derby Line, Land Port of Entry, $33,139,000. [<-Struck out] Nonprospectus Construction, $9,398,000: [<-Struck out] Provided, That each of the
foregoing limits of costs on new construction projects may be exceeded
to the extent that savings are effected 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) $733,267,000
shall remain available until expended for repairs and alterations,
which includes associated design and construction services: [<-Struck out] Repairs and Alterations: [<-Struck out] District of Columbia: [<-Struck out] Eisenhower Executive Office Building, Phase III, $172,279,000. [<-Struck out] Joint Operations Center, $12,800,000. [<-Struck out] Nebraska Avenue Complex, $27,673,000. [<-Struck out] Nevada: [<-Struck out] Reno, C. Clifton Young Federal Building and Courthouse, $12,793,000. [<-Struck out] New York: [<-Struck out] New York, Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse, $170,544,000. [<-Struck out] West Virginia: [<-Struck out] Martinsburg, Internal Revenue Service Enterprise Computing Center, $35,822,000. [<-Struck out] Special Emphasis Programs: [<-Struck out] Energy Program, $15,000,000. [<-Struck out] Design Program, $7,372,000. [<-Struck out] Basic Repairs and Alterations, $278,984,000: [<-Struck out] 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: 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, as amended, 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, as amended (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. [<-Struck out] GENERAL ACTIVITIES [<-Struck out] POLICY AND OPERATIONS [<-Struck out] 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;
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; the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals;
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and not to exceed $7,500 for
official reception and representation expenses; $142,945,000 (reduced
by $8,000,000), of which $44,984,000 is for the Office of
Government-Wide Policy: Provided, That any change in the
amount specified herein for the Office of Government-Wide Policy may
only be made 15 days following approval of the Committees on
Appropriations. [<-Struck out] OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL [<-Struck out] For necessary expenses of the
Office of Inspector General and service authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109,
$47,382,000 (increased by $6,000,000): 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. [<-Struck out] ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT FUND [<-Struck out] (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) [<-Struck out] 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, $2,970,000, 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 justification for each project to be undertaken has
been submitted to the Committees on Appropriations. [<-Struck out] ALLOWANCES AND OFFICE STAFF FOR FORMER PRESIDENTS [<-Struck out] (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) [<-Struck out] For carrying out the provisions of the Act of August 25, 1958 (3 U.S.C. 102 note), and Public Law 95-138, $2,500,000: 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. [<-Struck out] FEDERAL CITIZEN INFORMATION CENTER FUND [<-Struck out] For necessary expenses of the
Federal Citizen Information Center, including services authorized by 5
U.S.C. 3109, $15,798,000, 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 $35,000,000: Provided further, That
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. [<-Struck out] ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS--GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION [<-Struck out] (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) [<-Struck out] SEC. 501. 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). [<-Struck out] SEC. 502. Funds available to the
General Services Administration shall be available for the hire of
passenger motor vehicles. [<-Struck out] SEC. 503. 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. [<-Struck out] SEC. 504. 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. [<-Struck out] SEC. 505. 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). [<-Struck out] SEC. 506. 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. [<-Struck out] Merit Systems Protection Board [<-Struck out] SALARIES AND EXPENSES [<-Struck out] (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) [<-Struck out] 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. [<-Struck out] Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Foundation [<-Struck out] MORRIS K. UDALL SCHOLARSHIP AND EXCELLENCE IN NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY TRUST FUND [<-Struck out] (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) [<-Struck out] 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.), $2,000,000, 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. [<-Struck out] ENVIRONMENTAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION FUND [<-Struck out] 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. [<-Struck out] National Archives and Records Administration [<-Struck out] OPERATING EXPENSES [<-Struck out] 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, $315,000,000: Provided,
That the Archivist of the United States is authorized to use any excess
funds available from the amount borrowed for construction of the
National Archives facility, for expenses necessary to provide adequate
storage for holdings. [<-Struck out] ELECTRONIC RECORDS ARCHIVES [<-Struck out] 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 multiyear 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. [<-Struck out] REPAIRS AND RESTORATION [<-Struck out] For the repair, alteration, and
improvement of archives facilities, and to provide adequate storage for
holdings, $16,095,000, to remain available until expended. [<-Struck out] NATIONAL HISTORICAL PUBLICATIONS AND RECORDS COMMISSION [<-Struck out] GRANTS PROGRAM [<-Struck out] (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) [<-Struck out] For necessary expenses for
allocations and grants for historical publications and records as
authorized by 44 U.S.C. 2504, $10,000,000, 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 for operating expenses of the National Historical Publications
and Records Administration. [<-Struck out] National Credit Union Administration [<-Struck out] CENTRAL LIQUIDITY FACILITY [<-Struck out] 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. [<-Struck out] Community Development Credit Union Revolving Loan Fund [<-Struck out] For the Community Development
Revolving Loan Fund program as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 9812, 9822 and
9910, $1,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2009 for
technical assistance to low-income designated credit unions. [<-Struck out] Office of Government Ethics [<-Struck out] SALARIES AND EXPENSES [<-Struck out] 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. [<-Struck out] Office of Personnel Management [<-Struck out] SALARIES AND EXPENSES [<-Struck out] (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF TRUST FUNDS) [<-Struck out] 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, $123,401,000 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 $26,465,000 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. [<-Struck out] Office of Inspector General [<-Struck out] SALARIES AND EXPENSES [<-Struck out] (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF TRUST FUNDS) [<-Struck out] 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 $16,981,000 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. [<-Struck out] Government Payment for Annuitants, Employees Health Benefits [<-Struck out] 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. [<-Struck out] Government Payment for Annuitants, Employee Life Insurance [<-Struck out] 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. [<-Struck out] Payment to Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund [<-Struck out] 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. [<-Struck out] Office of Special Counsel [<-Struck out] SALARIES AND EXPENSES [<-Struck out] 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; $16,368,000. [<-Struck out] Securities and Exchange Commission [<-Struck out] SALARIES AND EXPENSES [<-Struck out] 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, $908,442,000, 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 $867,045,000 of such offsetting collections shall be
available until expended for necessary expenses of this account: Provided further,
That $41,397,000 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. [<-Struck out] Selective Service System [<-Struck out] SALARIES AND EXPENSES [<-Struck out] 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 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. [<-Struck out] Small Business Administration [<-Struck out] SALARIES AND EXPENSES [<-Struck out] 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,
$346,553,000: 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, to be available for carrying out these purposes without
further appropriations. [<-Struck out] OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL [<-Struck out] For necessary expenses of the
Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the
Inspector General Act of 1978, $15,000,000. [<-Struck out] SURETY BOND GUARANTEES REVOLVING FUND [<-Struck out] 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.
[<-Struck out] BUSINESS LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT [<-Struck out] (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) [<-Struck out] For the cost of direct loans,
$2,530,000, to remain available until expended; and for the cost of
guaranteed loans, $80,000,000: 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. [<-Struck out] 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. [<-Struck out] ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION--SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION [<-Struck out] (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) [<-Struck out] 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: Prov