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 123STA T .658PUBLIC LA W 111 – 8 —M A R .11, 2 0 0 9onOct o ber1,20 0 8, shal lnotbea v a i lable f or obli g ation
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d fu r th er, T hat not w ithstan d ing 47U.S. C . 3 0 9(j) (8)( B ), p roceeds fro m the u se of a competitive bidding s y stem that may be retained and made available for obligation shall not e x ceed $ 8 5 ,000,000 for fiscal year 2009: Provided further, That, in addition, not to exceed $25,480,000 may be transferred from the Universal Service F und in fiscal year 2009 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 I nspector G eneral. ADMIN I STR ATI VEP R O VISIONS —F EDERA LC OMM U NICATIONS COMMISSION SEC. 501. Section 302 of the Universal Service A ntideficiency Temporary Suspension Act is amended by stri k ing ‘ ‘ D ecember 31, 2008 ’ ’, each place it appears and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2009’’. SEC. 502. N one of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used by the Federal Communications Commission to modify, amend, or change its rules or regulations for universal service support payments to implement the February 27, 2004 recommenda - tions of the Federal-State J oint Board on Universal Service regarding single connection or primary line restrictions on universal service support payments. FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION OFFICE OF INSPECTOR G ENERAL For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, $27,495,000, to be derived from the Deposit Insurance Fund or, only when appropriate, the FS L IC R esolution Fund. FEDERAL E LECTION COMMISSION SALARIES AND E X PENSES For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Fed- eral Election Campaign Act of 1971, $ 6 3,618,000, of which not to exceed $5,000 shall be available for reception and representation expenses. FEDERAL LA B OR RELATIONS AUT H ORIT Y SALARIES AND EXPENSES For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Federal Labor Relations Authority, pursuant to Reorgani z ation P lan Num- bered 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, $22,674,000: 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 compensa- tion as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided further, That notwith- standing 31 U.S.C. 3302, funds received from fees charged to non- 1 1 8Sta t .39 98.