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 118 STAT. 3223 PUBLIC LAW 108–447—DEC. 8, 2004 FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES For necessary administrative expenses of the Federal Transit Administration’s programs authorized by chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, $9,750,000: Provided, That no more than $78,000,000 of budget authority shall be available for these pur poses: Provided further, That of the funds available not to exceed $900,000 shall be available for the Office of the Administrator; not to exceed $6,520,000 shall be available for the Office of Adminis tration; not to exceed $4,100,000 shall be available for the Office of the Chief Counsel; not to exceed $1,243,000 shall be available for the Office of Communication and Congressional Affairs; not to exceed $7,396,000 shall be available for the Office of Program Management; not to exceed $6,929,000 shall be available for the Office of Budget and Policy; not to exceed $4,645,000 shall be available for the Office of Demonstration and Innovation; not to exceed $3,013,000 shall be available for the Office of Civil Rights; not to exceed $4,171,000 shall be available for the Office of Planning; not to exceed $20,150,000 shall be available for regional offices; and not to exceed $16,433,000 shall be available for the central account: Provided further, That the Administrator is authorized to transfer funds appropriated for an office of the Federal Transit Administration: Provided further, That no appropriation for an office shall be increased or decreased by more than a total of 5 percent during the fiscal year by all such transfers: Provided further, That any change in funding greater than 5 percent shall be submitted for approval to the House and Senate Committees on Appropria tions: Provided further, That any funding transferred from the central account shall be submitted for approval to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That none of the funds provided or limited in this Act may be used to create a permanent office of transit security under this heading: Provided further, That of the funds in this Act available for the execution of contracts under section 5327(c) of title 49, United States Code, $2,000,000 shall be reimbursed to the Department of Transpor tation’s Office of Inspector General for costs associated with audits and investigations of transit related issues, including reviews of new fixed guideway systems: Provided further, That up to $2,500,000 for the National transit database shall remain available until expended: Provided further, That upon submission to the Congress of the fiscal year 2006 President’s budget, the Secretary of Transportation shall transmit to Congress the annual report on new starts, proposed allocations of funds for fiscal year 2006: Provided further, That the amount herein appropriated shall be reduced by $20,000 per day for each day after initial submission of the President’s budget that the report has not been submitted to the Congress. FORMULA GRANTS (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5307, 5308, 5310, 5311, 5327, and section 3038 of Public Law 105–178, $504,022,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That no more than $4,032,175,000 of budget authority shall be available Reports.

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