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118 STAT. 1142 PUBLIC LAW 108–309—SEPT. 30, 2004 assistance contracts entered into prior to fiscal year 2004 pursuant to section 811 of the Cranston Gonzalez National Affordable Hous ing Act (with only one amendment authorized for any such contract). SEC. 125. Section 402(b) of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1232(b)) shall be applied by substituting the date specified in section 107(c) of this joint resolu tion for ‘‘September 30, 2004’’. SEC. 126. For entitlements and other mandatory payments whose budget authority was provided in appropriations Acts for fiscal year 2004, and for activities under the Food Stamp Act of 1977, activities shall be continued at the rate to maintain pro gram levels under current law, under the authority and conditions provided in the applicable appropriations Act for fiscal year 2004, to be continued through the date specified in section 107(c): Pro vided, That notwithstanding section 107, funds shall be available and obligations for mandatory payments due on or about November 1 and December 1, 2004, may continue to be made. SEC. 127. Notwithstanding section 101 of this joint resolution, amounts are provided for ‘‘Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC),’’ at a rate for operations not to exceed $5,087,000,000. SEC. 128. Notwithstanding section 101 of this joint resolution, amounts are provided for ‘‘Election Assistance Commission—Sala ries and Expenses’’, at a rate for operations not to exceed $7,800,000: Provided, That such amounts may be apportioned to reflect the agency activities associated with a Federal election. SEC. 129. Funds available under this joint resolution for ‘‘Bureau of Indian Affairs—Indian Land and Water Claims Settle ments and Miscellaneous Payments to Indians’’ shall be available for payments by the United States pursuant to the settlement of Seneca Nation of Indians v. State of New York. SEC. 130. Amounts available under this joint resolution to carry out subtitle D of title XXXVI of Public Law 106–398 shall be deemed to include transfers of funds from other accounts made during fiscal year 2004 to carry out the purposes of the subtitle and the amounts available under this joint resolution for the accounts from which funds were transferred shall be adjusted for the transfer. SEC. 131. For the purposes of the Ricky Ray Hemophilia Relief Fund Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–369), the term ‘‘expended’’ in section 101(d) of such Act and the term ‘‘payment’’ in section 103 of such Act shall mean ‘‘delivered orders obligations unpaid’’ as defined in the United States Standard General Ledger Accounts and Definitions. SEC. 132. Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint resolution, except section 108, for expenses necessary to carry out the Presidential Transition Act of 1963, $2,500,000. SEC. 133. Title II of Public Law 108–106 is amended under the heading ‘‘Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund’’ by— (1) striking ‘‘$3,243,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$5,090,000,000’’ for security and law enforcement; (2) striking ‘‘$1,318,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$1,960,000,000’’ for justice, public safety infrastructure, and civil society; (3) striking ‘‘$5,560,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$4,455,000,000’’ for the electric sector; (4) striking ‘‘$1,890,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$1,723,000,000’’ for oil infrastructure; 117 Stat. 1225. Applicability.