National Transportation Safety Board

National Transportation Safety Board salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the National Transportation Safety Board, including hire of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for a GS–15; uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901–5902) $98,050,000, of which not to exceed $2,000 may be used for official reception and representation expenses: Provided, That of the funds provided under this heading, $2,416,000 shall remain available through September 30, 2011: Provided further, That of the funds provided, up to $100,000 shall be provided through reimbursement to the Department of Transportation’s Office of Inspector General to audit the National Transportation Safety Board’s financial statements. The amounts made available to the National Transportation Safety Board in this Act include amounts necessary to make lease payments on an obligation incurred in fiscal year 2001 for a capital lease.