118 STAT. 3161 PUBLIC LAW 108–447—DEC. 8, 2004 For making benefit payments under title XVI of the Social Security Act for the first quarter of fiscal year 2006, $10,930,000,000, to remain available until expended. LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES For necessary expenses, including the hire of two passenger motor vehicles, and not to exceed $15,000 for official reception and representation expenses, not more than $8,674,296,000 may be expended, as authorized by section 201(g)(1) of the Social Secu rity Act, from any one or all of the trust funds referred to therein: Provided, That not less than $2,000,000 shall be for the Social Security Advisory Board: Provided further, That unobligated bal ances of funds provided under this paragraph at the end of fiscal year 2005 not needed for fiscal year 2005 shall remain available until expended to invest in the Social Security Administration information technology and telecommunications hardware and soft ware infrastructure, including related equipment and non payroll administrative expenses associated solely with this information technology and telecommunications infrastructure: Provided further, That reimbursement to the trust funds under this heading for expenditures for official time for employees of the Social Security Administration pursuant to section 7131 of title 5, United States Code, and for facilities or support services for labor organizations pursuant to policies, regulations, or procedures referred to in section 7135(b) of such title shall be made by the Secretary of the Treasury, with interest, from amounts in the general fund not otherwise appropriated, as soon as possible after such expenditures are made. In addition, $124,000,000 to be derived from administration fees in excess of $5.00 per supplementary payment collected pursu ant to section 1616(d) of the Social Security Act or section 212(b)(3) of Public Law 93–66, which shall remain available until expended. To the extent that the amounts collected pursuant to such section 1616(d) or 212(b)(3) in fiscal year 2005 exceed $124,000,000, the amounts shall be available in fiscal year 2006 only to the extent provided in advance in appropriations Acts. In addition, up to $3,600,000 to be derived from fees collected pursuant to section 303(c) of the Social Security Protection Act (Public Law 108–203), which shall remain available until expended. From funds previously appropriated for Federal State Partner ships, any unobligated balances at the end of fiscal year 2004 shall be transferred to the Supplemental Security Income Program and remain available until expended to promote Medicare buy in programs targeted to elderly and disabled individuals under titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act. OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, $25,748,000, together with not to exceed $65,359,000, to be transferred and expended as authorized by sec tion 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act from the Federal Old Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund.
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