118 STAT. 415 PUBLIC LAW 108–199—JAN. 23, 2004 SEC. 410. (a) It is the sense of the Congress that, to the greatest extent practicable, all equipment and products purchased with funds made available in this Act should be American made. (b) In providing financial assistance to, or entering into any contract with, any entity using funds made available in this Act, the head of each Federal agency, to the greatest extent practicable, shall provide to such entity a notice describing the statement made in subsection (a) by the Congress. SEC. 411. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used for any program, project, or activity, when it is made known to the Federal entity or official to which the funds are made available that the program, project, or activity is not in compliance with any Federal law relating to risk assessment, the protection of private property rights, or unfunded mandates. SEC. 412. Except in the case of entities that are funded solely with Federal funds or any natural persons that are funded under this Act, none of the funds in this Act shall be used for the planning or execution of any program to pay the expenses of, or otherwise compensate, non Federal parties to lobby or litigate in respect to adjudicatory proceedings funded in this Act. A chief executive officer of any entity receiving funds under this Act shall certify that none of these funds have been used to engage in the lobbying of the Federal Government or in litigation against the United States unless authorized under existing law. SEC. 413. No part of any funds appropriated in this Act shall be used by an agency of the executive branch, other than for normal and recognized executive legislative relationships, for pub licity or propaganda purposes, and for the preparation, distribution or use of any kit, pamphlet, booklet, publication, radio, television or film presentation designed to support or defeat legislation pending before the Congress, except in presentation to the Congress itself. SEC. 414. All departments and agencies funded under this Act are encouraged, within the limits of the existing statutory authorities and funding, to expand their use of ‘‘E Commerce’’ tech nologies and procedures in the conduct of their business practices and public service activities. SEC. 415. None of the funds made available in this Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act or any other appro priation Act. SEC. 416. None of the funds provided in this Act to any depart ment or agency shall be obligated or expended to procure passenger automobiles as defined in 15 U.S.C. 2001 with an EPA estimated miles per gallon average of less than 22 miles per gallon. SEC. 417. Section 312 of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Act of 1958, as amended, is further amended— (1) by striking the second Sec. ‘‘312’’ and inserting ‘‘313’’; (2) by inserting the title, ‘‘Full Cost Appropriations Account Structure’’, before Sec. 313; (3) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking ‘‘Human space flight’’ and inserting ‘‘Space flight capabilities’’; (B) by striking ‘‘technology’’ and inserting ‘‘explo ration’’; and (C) by striking ‘‘2002’’ and inserting ‘‘2004’’; and 42 USC 2459f. Certification. Lobbying.
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