# Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009

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An Act Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security 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 Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009´´.

### Sec. 2. Table of Contents.

    The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
       DIVISION A — CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS RESOLUTION, 2009
       DIVISION B — DISASTER RELIEF AND RECOVERY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2008
       DIVISION C — DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2009
       DIVISION D — DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2009
       DIVISION E — MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND VETERANS AFFAIRS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2009

### Sec. 3. References.

    Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to ``this Act´´ or ``this joint resolution´´ 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 this legislation, printed in the House of Representatives section of the Congressional Record on or about September 24, 2008 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 this Act as if it were a joint explanatory statement of a committee of conference.
Approved September 30, 2008.

## Legislative History

* H.R. 2638 (S. 1644):
   * HOUSE REPORTS:
   ** No. 110-181 (Comm. on Appropriations).
   * SENATE REPORTS:
   ** No. 110-84 accompanying S. 1644 (Comm. on Appropriations).
   * CONGRESSIONAL RECORD:
   ** Vol. 153 (2007):
   *** June 12-15, considered and passed House.
   *** July 24-26, considered and passed Senate, amended.
   ** Vol. 154 (2008):
   *** Sept. 24, House concurred in Senate amendment with an amendment.
   *** Sept. 26, 27, Senate considered and concurred in House amendment.
   * WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 44 (2008):
   ** Sept. 30, Presidential statement.

## See also

* Consolidated Appropriations Act (disambiguation)
* Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110-161)
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