119 STAT. 2310
PUBLIC LAW 109–108—NOV. 22, 2005
searching of patent applications: Provided further, That not more than 265 full-time equivalents, 272 positions and $37,490,000 shall be for the Office of the General Counsel: Provided further, That not more than 82 full-time equivalents, 83 positions and $25,393,000 shall be for the Office of the Administrator for External Affairs: Provided further, That any deviation from the full-time equivalent, position, and funding designations set forth in the preceding four provisos shall be subject to the procedures set forth in section 605 of this Act: Provided further, That from amounts provided herein, not to exceed $1,000 shall be made available in fiscal year 2006 for official reception and representation expenses: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 1353 of title 31, United States Code, no employee of the United States Patent and Trademark Office may accept payment or reimbursement from a non-Federal entity for travel, subsistence, or related expenses for the purpose of enabling an employee to attend and participate in a convention, conference, or meeting when the entity offering payment or reimbursement is a person or corporation subject to regulation by the Office, or represents a person or corporation subject to regulation by the Office, unless the person or corporation is an organization exempt from taxation pursuant to section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986: Provided further, That in fiscal year 2006, from the amounts made available for ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ for the United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO), the amounts necessary to pay: (1) the difference between the percentage of basic pay contributed by the PTO and employees under section 8334(a) of title 5, United States Code, and the normal cost percentage (as defined by section 8331(17) of that title) of basic pay, of employees subject to subchapter III of chapter 83 of that title; and (2) the present value of the otherwise unfunded accruing costs, as determined by the Office of Personnel Management, of post-retirement life insurance and post-retirement health benefits coverage for all PTO employees, shall be transferred to the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund, the Employees Life Insurance Fund, and the Employees Health Benefits Fund, as appropriate, and shall be available for the authorized purposes of those accounts. SCIENCE
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TECHNOLOGY ADMINISTRATION SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses for the Under Secretary for Technology Office of Technology Policy, $6,000,000. NATIONAL INSTITUTE
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SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH AND SERVICES
For necessary expenses of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, $399,869,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed $1,300,000 may be transferred to the ‘‘Working Capital Fund’’.
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