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 118 STAT. 3264 PUBLIC LAW 108–447—DEC. 8, 2004 in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, and hire of passenger motor vehicles; $15,449,000. UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE PAYMENT TO THE POSTAL SERVICE FUND For payment to the Postal Service Fund for revenue forgone on free and reduced rate mail, pursuant to subsections (c) and (d) of section 2401 of title 39, United States Code, $90,709,000, of which $61,709,000 shall not be available for obligation until October 1, 2005: Provided, That mail for overseas voting and mail for the blind shall continue to be free: Provided further, That 6 day delivery and rural delivery of mail shall continue at not less than the 1983 level: Provided further, That none of the funds made available to the Postal Service by this Act shall be used to implement any rule, regulation, or policy of charging any officer or employee of any State or local child support enforcement agency, or any individual participating in a State or local program of child support enforcement, a fee for information requested or provided concerning an address of a postal customer: Provided further, That none of the funds provided in this Act shall be used to consolidate or close small rural and other small post offices in fiscal year 2005. EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS For an additional amount for ‘‘Payment to the Postal Service Fund’’ for emergency expenses to enable the Postal Service to pro tect postal employees and postal customers from exposure to haz ardous materials in the mail, $507,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That the Postal Service shall submit a spending plan for funds under this heading to the Office of Management and Budget and the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That the Government Account ability Office shall review the spending plan and capabilities of the systems to detect hazardous materials: Provided further, That $7,000,000 is for the mail irradiation facility in Washington, D.C.: Provided further, That the $7,000,000 specified for the mail irradia tion facility is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of S. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress), as made applicable to the House of Representatives by H. Res. 649 (108th Congress) and applicable to the Senate by section 14007 of Public Law 108–287. UNITED STATES TAX COURT SALARIES AND EXPENSES For necessary expenses, including contract reporting and other services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $41,180,000: Provided, That travel expenses of the judges shall be paid upon the written certificate of the judge. 26 USC 7443 note. 39 USC 403 note.

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