Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 118.djvu/3148

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118 STAT. 3118 PUBLIC LAW 108–447—DEC. 8, 2004 For making benefit payments under title IV for the first quarter of fiscal year 2006, $81,000,000, to remain available until expended. ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, ENERGY EMPLOYEES OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS COMPENSATION FUND (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) For necessary expenses to administer the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Act, $40,821,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That the Secretary of Labor is authorized to transfer to any executive agency with authority under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Act, including within the Department of Labor, such sums as may be necessary in fiscal year 2005 to carry out those authorities: Provided further, That the Secretary may require that any person filing a claim for benefits under the Act provide as part of such claim, such identifying information (including Social Security account number) as may be prescribed. BLACK LUNG DISABILITY TRUST FUND (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) In fiscal year 2005 and thereafter, such sums as may be nec essary from the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund, to remain avail able until expended, for payment of all benefits authorized by section 9501(d)(1), (2), (4), and (7) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended; and interest on advances, as authorized by section 9501(c)(2) of that Act. In addition, the following amounts shall be available from the Fund for fiscal year 2005 for expenses of operation and administration of the Black Lung Benefits program, as authorized by section 9501(d)(5): $32,646,000 for transfer to the Employment Standards Administration ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’; $23,705,000 for transfer to Departmental Management, ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’; $342,000 for transfer to Departmental Management, ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’; and $356,000 for pay ments into miscellaneous receipts for the expenses of the Depart ment of the Treasury. OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION SALARIES AND EXPENSES For necessary expenses for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, $468,109,000, including not to exceed $91,747,000 which shall be the maximum amount available for grants to States under section 23(g) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (the ‘‘Act’’), which grants shall be no less than 50 percent of the costs of State occupational safety and health programs required to be incurred under plans approved by the Secretary under section 18 of the Act; and, in addition, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration may retain up to $750,000 per fiscal year of training institute course tuition fees, otherwise authorized by law to be collected, and may utilize such sums for occupational safety and health training and education grants: Provided, That, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, the Sec retary of Labor is authorized, during the fiscal year ending Sep tember 30, 2005, to collect and retain fees for services provided 29 USC 670 note. 26 USC 9501 note.