# Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008

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An Act Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.
    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

### SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008´´.

### SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    The table of contents of this Act is as follows:
       Sec. 1. Short title.
       Sec. 2. Table of contents.
       Sec. 3. References.
       Sec. 4. Explanatory statement.
       Sec. 5. Emergency designations.
       Sec. 6. Statement of appropriations.
       DIVISION A—AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2008
          Title I—Agricultural Programs
          Title II—Conservation Programs
          Title III—Rural Development Programs
          Title IV—Domestic Food Programs
          Title V—Foreign Assistance and Related Programs
          Title VI—Related Agencies and Food and Drug Administration
          Title VII—General Provisions
       DIVISION B—COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2008
          Title I—Department of Commerce
          Title II—Department of Justice
          Title III—Science
          Title IV—Related Agencies
          Title V—General Provisions
          Title VI—Rescissions
       DIVISION C—ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2008
          Title I—Department of Defense—Civil: Department of the Army
          Title II—Department of the Interior
          Title III—Department of Energy
          Title IV—Independent Agencies
          Title V—General Provisions
       DIVISION D—FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2008
          Title I—Department of the Treasury
          Title II—Executive Office of the President and Funds Appropriated to the President
          Title III—The Judiciary
          Title IV—District of Columbia
          Title V—Independent Agencies
          Title VI—General Provisions—This Act
          Title VII—General Provisions—Government-wide
          Title VIII—General Provisions—District of Columbia
       DIVISION E—DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2008
          Title I—Department of Homeland Security
          Title II—Security, Enforcement, and Investigations
          Title III—Protection, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery
          Title IV—Research and Development, Training, and Services
          Title V—General Provisions
          Title VI—Border Infrastructure and Technology Modernization
       DIVISION F—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2008
          Title I—Department of the Interior
          Title II—Environmental Protection Agency
          Title III—Related Agencies
          Title IV—General Provisions
          Title V—Wildfire Suppression Emergency Appropriations
       DIVISION G—DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2008
          Title I—Department of Labor
          Title II—Department of Health and Human Services
          Title III—Department of Education
          Title IV—Related Agencies
          Title V—General Provisions
          Title VI—National Commission on Children and Disasters
       DIVISION H—LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2008
          Title I—Legislative Branch Appropriations
          Title II—General Provisions
       DIVISION I—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND VETERANS AFFAIRS AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2008
          Title I—Department of Defense
          Title II—Department of Veterans Affairs
          Title III—Related Agencies
          Title IV—General Provisions
       DIVISION J—DEPARTMENT OF STATE, FOREIGN OPERATIONS, AND RELATED PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2008
          Title I—Department of State and Related Agencies
          Title II—Export and Investment Assistance
          Title III—Bilateral Economic Assistance
          Title IV—Military Assistance
          Title V—Multilateral Economic Assistance
          Title VI—General Provisions
       DIVISION K—TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2008
          Title I—Department of Transportation
          Title II—Department of Housing and Urban Development
          Title III—Related Agencies
          Title IV—General Provisions This Act
       DIVISION L—EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
          Title I—Military Personnel
          Title II—Operation and Maintenance
          Title III—Procurement
          Title IV—Revolving and Management Funds
          Title V—Other Department of Defense Programs
          Title VI—General Provisions

### SEC. 3. REFERENCES.

    Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to ``this Act´´ contained in any division of this Act shall be treated as referring only to the provisions of that division.

### SEC. 4. EXPLANATORY STATEMENT.

    The explanatory statement regarding the consolidated appropriations amendment of the House of Representatives to the amendment of the Senate to H.R. 2764, printed in the House section of the Congressional Record on or about December 17, 2007 by the Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations of the House, shall have the same effect with respect to the allocation of funds and implementation of divisions A through K of this Act as if it were a joint explanatory statement of a committee of conference.

### SEC. 5. EMERGENCY DESIGNATIONS.

    Any designation in any division of this Act referring to this section is a designation of an amount as an emergency requirement and necessary to meet emergency needs pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of section 204 of S. Con. Res. 21 (110th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2008.

### SEC. 6. STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    The following sums in this Act are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008.
Approved December 26, 2007

## Legislative History

* H.R. 2764
   * HOUSE REPORTS:
   ** No. 110-197 (Comm. on Appropriations).
   * SENATE REPORTS:
   ** No. 110-128 (Comm. on Appropriations).
   * CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 153 (2007):
   ** June 20, 21, considered and passed House.
   ** Sept. 6, considered and passed Senate, amended.
   ** Dec. 17, House concurred in Senate amendment with amendments.
   ** Dec. 18, Senate concurred in certain House amendments, in another with an amendment.
   ** Dec. 19, House concurred in Senate amendment pursuant to H. Res. 893.
   * WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 43 (2007):
   ** Dec. 26, Presidential statement.
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