" HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

111TH CONGRESS

1st Session 

OMNIBUS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2009 

C O M M I T T E E P R I N T 

of the 

COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS 

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

on 

H.R. 1105 / Public Law 111–8 

[Legislative Text and Explanatory Statement] 

BOOK 2 OF 2—DIVISIONS F–J 

MARCH 2009 


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OMNIBUS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2009 

H.R. 1105 / Public Law 111–8 

BOOK 2 OF 2—DIVISIONS F–J 


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U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

47–494 WASHINGTON : 

" HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

111TH CONGRESS

1st Session 

2009 

OMNIBUS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2009 

C O M M I T T E E P R I N T 

of the 

COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS 

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

on 

H.R. 1105 / Public Law 111–8 

[Legislative Text and Explanatory Statement] 

BOOK 2 OF 2—DIVISIONS F–J 


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COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS 

DAVID R. OBEY, Wisconsin, Chairman 

JOHN P. MURTHA, Pennsylvania 

NORMAN D. DICKS, Washington 

ALAN B. MOLLOHAN, West Virginia 

MARCY KAPTUR, Ohio 

PETER J. VISCLOSKY, Indiana 

NITA M. LOWEY, New York 

JOSE ́ E. SERRANO, New York 

ROSA L. DELAURO, Connecticut 

JAMES P. MORAN, Virginia 

JOHN W. OLVER, Massachusetts 

ED PASTOR, Arizona 

DAVID E. PRICE, North Carolina 

CHET EDWARDS, Texas 

PATRICK J. KENNEDY, Rhode Island 

MAURICE D. HINCHEY, New York 

LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD, California 

SAM FARR, California 

JESSE L. JACKSON, JR., Illinois 

CAROLYN C. KILPATRICK, Michigan 

ALLEN BOYD, Florida 

CHAKA FATTAH, Pennsylvania 

STEVEN R. ROTHMAN, New Jersey 

SANFORD D. BISHOP, JR., Georgia 

MARION BERRY, Arkansas 

BARBARA LEE, California 

ADAM SCHIFF, California 

MICHAEL HONDA, California 

BETTY MCCOLLUM, Minnesota 

STEVE ISRAEL, New York 

TIM RYAN, Ohio 

C.A. ‘‘DUTCH’’ RUPPERSBERGER, Maryland 

BEN CHANDLER, Kentucky 

DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Florida 

CIRO RODRIGUEZ, Texas 

LINCOLN DAVIS, Tennessee 

JOHN T. SALAZAR, Colorado 

JERRY LEWIS, California 

C. W. BILL YOUNG, Florida 

HAROLD ROGERS, Kentucky 

FRANK R. WOLF, Virginia 

JACK KINGSTON, Georgia 

RODNEY P. FRELINGHUYSEN, New 

Jersey 

TODD TIAHRT, Kansas 

ZACH WAMP, Tennessee 

TOM LATHAM, Iowa 

ROBERT B. ADERHOLT, Alabama 

JO ANN EMERSON, Missouri 

KAY GRANGER, Texas 

MICHAEL K. SIMPSON, Idaho 

JOHN ABNEY CULBERSON, Texas 

MARK STEVEN KIRK, Illinois 

ANDER CRENSHAW, Florida 

DENNIS R. REHBERG, Montana 

JOHN R. CARTER, Texas 

RODNEY ALEXANDER, Louisiana 

KEN CALVERT, California 

JO BONNER, Alabama 

STEVEN C. LATOURETTE, Ohio 

TOM COLE, Oklahoma 

BEVERLY PHETO, Clerk and Staff Director 

(II)


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C O N T E N TS 

BOOK 1 

Page 

Provisions Applying to All Divisions of the Act ........................ 1 

Division A—Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 

Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 

2009 .......................................................................................... 7 

Division B—Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009 ................................................. 171 

Division C—Energy and Water Development and Related 

Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009 ........................................ 553 

Division D—Financial Services and General Government 

Appropriations Act, 2009 ........................................................ 871 

Division E—Department of the Interior, Environment, and 

Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009 .......................... 1041 

BOOK 2 

Division F—Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations 

Act, 2009 ................................................................................... 1265 

Division G—Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2009 ...... 1733 

Division H—Department of State, Foreign Operations, and 

Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2009 ......................... 1779 

Division I—Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009 ........ 1941 

Division J—Further Provisions Relating to the Department 

of Homeland Security and Other Matters ............................. 2281 

(III) 


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1 Vote on passage: 245 yeas–178 nays (Roll No. 86), February 25, 2009. 

2Senate vote to invoke cloture on the bill: 62 yeas–35 nays (Record vote no. 96). 

3 H. Res. 92, section 2 (as amended by section 2 of H. Res. 108). 

4The Statement appears on pages H1653–H2599 in the February 23 Congressional Record. 

CLERK’S NOTE

This committee print provides a compilation of the enacted text 

and applicable explanatory material for the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 (H.R. 1105; P.L. 111–8). 

This Act, which consists of the nine regular annual appropriations bills for fiscal year 2009 that were outstanding from the prior 

congress, as well as further provisions related to Homeland Security 

and other matters, is the product of negotiations between the House 

and Senate Appropriations Committees that took place before its introduction. The compromise measure was introduced as an original 

bill by Chairman Obey on February 23, 2009 and was passed by the 

House without amendment two days later.1 The Senate began consideration on March 2, and passed the bill without amendment by 

voice vote on March 10.2 The President signed the legislation on 

March 11, 2009 and it became Public Law 111–8. 

Because the measure was pre-negotiated and the final product introduced as an original bill, there is no conference report and no 

‘‘joint explanatory statement of the managers’’ for H.R. 1105. Instead, as directed by the House of Representatives,3 Chairman Obey 

submitted an Explanatory Statement in the Congressional Record of 

February 23, 2009.4 Section 4 of the Act provides that this Explanatory Statement ‘‘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.’’ The text of the 

Explanatory Statement is reproduced in full in this committee print. 

For the convenience of users, this print is organized according to 

the ten divisions of the Act, with the legislative text of each division 

paired with the applicable portion of the Explanatory Statement. 


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[House Appropriations Committee Print] 

Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 

(H.R. 1105; Public Law 111–8) 

DIVISION F—DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, 

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2009 


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CONTENTS, DIVISION F 

Page 

Legislative Text: 

Title I—Department of Labor .......................................................................... 1271 

Title II—Department of Health and Human Services .................................. 1284 

Title III—Department of Education ................................................................ 1306 

Title IV—Related Agencies .............................................................................. 1316 

Title V—General Provisions ............................................................................ 1324 

Title VI—Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 ............................................. 1330 

Explanatory Statement: 

Title I—Department of Labor .......................................................................... 1337 

Title II—Department of Health and Human Services .................................. 1354 

Title III—Department of Education ................................................................ 1445 

Title IV—Related Agencies .............................................................................. 1485 

Title V—General Provisions ............................................................................ 1494 

Title VI—Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 ............................................. 1495 


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[CLERK’S NOTE: Five sections which precede division F in the Omnibus Appropriations Act apply to all divisions of the Act, including 

this one. The text of these sections is as follows: 

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009’’ 

SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

[Text omitted for purposes of this note] 

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 this Act, printed in the 

House of Representatives section of the Congressional Record on or 

about February 23, 2009 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. 

SEC. 5. 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, 2009. 

Reproduced below is the text of division F of the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 200 (H.R. 1105; P.L. 111–8) as presented to the President for signature.] 


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DIVISION F—DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES, AND EDUCATION, AND RELATED 

AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2009 

TITLE I 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION

TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

For necessary expenses of the Workforce Investment Act of 

1998 (‘‘WIA’’), the Denali Commission Act of 1998, and the Women 

in Apprenticeship and Non-Traditional Occupations Act of 1992, including the purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles, the construction, alteration, and repair of buildings and other facilities, 

and the purchase of real property for training centers as authorized 

by the WIA; $3,626,448,000, plus reimbursements, shall be available. Of the amounts provided: 

(1) for grants to States for adult employment and training 

activities, youth activities, and dislocated worker employment 

and training activities, $2,969,449,000 as follows: 

(A) $861,540,000 for adult employment and training 

activities, of which $149,540,000 shall be available for the 

period July 1, 2009, through June 30, 2010, and of which 

$712,000,000 shall be available for the period October 1, 

2009 through June 30, 2010; 

(B) $924,069,000 for youth activities, which shall be 

available for the period April 1, 2009 through June 30, 

2010; and 

(C) $1,183,840,000 for dislocated worker employment 

and training activities, of which $335,840,000 shall be 

available for the period July 1, 2009 through June 30, 

2010, and of which $848,000,000 shall be available for the 

period October 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010: 

Provided, That notwithstanding the transfer limitation under 

section 133(b)(4) of the WIA, up to 30 percent of such funds 

may be transferred by a local board if approved by the Governor; 

(2) for federally administered programs, $489,429,000 as 

follows: 

(A) $283,051,000 for the dislocated workers assistance 

national reserve, of which $71,051,000 shall be available 

for the period July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010, and of 

which $212,000,000 shall be available for the period October 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010: Provided, That up to 

$125,000,000 may be made available for Community-Based 

Job Training grants from funds reserved under section 


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132(a)(2)(A) of the WIA and shall be used to carry out such 

grants under section 171(d) of such Act, except that the 10 

percent limitation otherwise applicable to the amount of 

funds that may be used to carry out section 171(d) shall 

not be applicable to funds used for Community-Based Job 

Training grants: Provided further, That funds provided to 

carry out section 132(a)(2)(A) of the WIA may be used to 

provide assistance to a State for State-wide or local use in 

order to address cases where there have been worker dislocations across multiple sectors or across multiple local 

areas and such workers remain dislocated; coordinate the 

State workforce development plan with emerging economic 

development needs; and train such eligible dislocated 

workers: Provided further, That funds provided to carry 

out section 171(d) of the WIA may be used for demonstration projects that provide assistance to new entrants in the 

workforce and incumbent workers; 

(B) $52,758,000 for Native American programs, which 

shall be available for the period July 1, 2009 through June 

30, 2010; 

(C) $82,620,000 for migrant and seasonal farmworker 

programs under section 167 of the WIA, including 

$76,710,000 for formula grants (of which not less that 70 

percent shall be for employment and training services), 

$5,400,000 for migrant and seasonal housing (of which not 

less than 70 percent shall be for permanent housing), and 

$510,000 for other discretionary purposes, which shall be 

available for the period July 1, 2009 through June 30, 

2010: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision 

of law or related regulation, the Department of Labor shall 

take no action limiting the number or proportion of eligible 

participants receiving related assistance services or discouraging grantees from providing such services; (D) $1,000,000 for carrying out the Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations Act, which shall 

be available for the period July 1, 2009 through June 30, 

2010; and 

(E) $70,000,000 for YouthBuild activities as described 

in section 173A of the WIA, which shall be available for 

the period April 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010: Provided, 

That for program years 2008 and 2009, the YouthBuild 

program may serve an individual who has dropped out of 

high school and re-enrolled in an alternative school, if that 

re-enrollment is part of a sequential service strategy; 

(3) for national activities, $167,570,000, as follows: 

(A) $48,781,000 for Pilots, Demonstrations, and Research, which shall be available for the period April 1, 

2009 through June 30, 2010, of which $5,000,000 shall be 

for competitive grants to address the employment and 

training needs of young parents (notwithstanding the requirements of section 171(b)(2)(B) or 171(c)(4)(D) of the 

WIA), and of which $41,324,000 shall be used for the 

projects, and in the amounts, specified under the heading 

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statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding 

division A of this consolidated Act): Provided, That funding 

provided to carry out such projects shall not be subject to 

the requirements of sections 171(b)(2)(B) and 171(c)(4)(D) 

of the WIA, the joint funding requirements of sections 

171(b)(2)(A) and 171(c)(4)(A) of the WIA, or any time limit 

requirements of sections 171(b)(2)(C) and 171(c)(4)(B) of 

the WIA; 

(B) $108,493,000 for ex-offender activities, under the 

authority of section 171 of the WIA, which shall be available for the period April 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010, 

notwithstanding the requirements of section 171(b)(2)(B) 

or 171(c)(4)(D): Provided, That not less than $88,500,000 

shall be for youthful offender activities, of which 

$35,000,000 shall be for a program of competitive grants to 

local educational agencies or community-based organizations to develop and implement mentoring strategies that 

integrate educational and employment interventions designed to prevent youth violence in schools identified as 

persistently dangerous under section 9532 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act; 

(C) $6,918,000 for Evaluation, which shall be available 

for the period July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010; and 

(D) $3,378,000 for the Denali Commission, which shall 

be available for the period July 1, 2009 through June 30, 

2010. 

COMMUNITY SERVICE EMPLOYMENT FOR OLDER AMERICANS

To carry out title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965, 

$571,925,000, which shall be available for the period July 1, 2009 

through June 30, 2010: Provided, That funds made available under 

this heading in this Act may, in accordance with section 517(c) of 

the Older Americans Act of 1965, be recaptured and reobligated. 

FEDERAL UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS AND ALLOWANCES

For payments during fiscal year 2009 of trade adjustment benefit payments and allowances under part I of subchapter B of chapter 2 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974, and section 246 of that 

Act; and for training, employment and case management services, 

allowances for job search and relocation, and related State administrative expenses under part II of subchapter B of chapter 2 of title 

II of the Trade Act of 1974, $958,800,000, together with such 

amounts as may be necessary to be charged to the subsequent appropriation for payments for any period subsequent to September 

15, 2009. 

STATE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICE

OPERATIONS

For authorized administrative expenses, $91,698,000, together 

with not to exceed $3,563,167,000 which may be expended from the 

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(1) $2,782,145,000 from the Trust Fund is for grants to 

States for the administration of State unemployment insurance 

laws as authorized under title III of the Social Security Act (including $10,000,000 to conduct in-person reemployment and 

eligibility assessments and unemployment insurance improper 

payment reviews), the administration of unemployment insurance for Federal employees and for ex-service members as authorized under 5 U.S.C. 8501–8523, and the administration of 

trade readjustment allowances and alternative trade adjustment assistance under the Trade Act of 1974, and shall be 

available for obligation by the States through December 31, 

2009, except that funds used for automation acquisitions shall 

be available for obligation by the States through September 30, 

2011, and funds used for unemployment insurance workloads 

experienced by the States through September 30, 2009 shall be 

available for Federal obligation through December 31, 2009; (2) $11,310,000 from the Trust Fund is for national activities necessary to support the administration of the FederalState unemployment insurance system; (3) $680,893,000 from the Trust Fund, together with $22,683,000 from the General Fund of the Treasury, is for 

grants to States in accordance with section 6 of the WagnerPeyser Act, and shall be available for Federal obligation for the 

period July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010; (4) $20,869,000 from the Trust Fund is for national activities of the Employment Service, including administration of 

the work opportunity tax credit under section 51 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and the provision of technical assistance and staff training under the Wagner-Peyser Act, including not to exceed $1,228,000 that may be used for amortization payments to States which had independent retirement 

plans in their State employment service agencies prior to 1980; (5) $67,950,000 from the Trust Fund is for the administration of foreign labor certifications and related activities under 

the Immigration and Nationality Act and related laws, of 

which $52,821,000 shall be available for the Federal administration of such activities, and $15,129,000 shall be available for 

grants to States for the administration of such activities; 

(6) $51,720,000 from the General Fund is to provide workforce information, national electronic tools, and one-stop system building under the Wagner-Peyser Act and section 171 

(e)(2)(C) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 and shall be 

available for Federal obligation for the period July 1, 2009 

through June 30, 2010; and 

(7) $17,295,000 from the General Fund is to provide for 

work incentive grants to the States and shall be available for 

the period July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010: 

Provided, That to the extent that the Average Weekly Insured Unemployment (‘‘AWIU’’) for fiscal year 2009 is projected by the Department of Labor to exceed 3,487,000, an additional $28,600,000 

from the Trust Fund shall be available for obligation for every 

100,000 increase in the AWIU level (including a pro rata amount 

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Act that are allotted to a State to carry out activities under title 

III of the Social Security Act may be used by such State to assist 

other States in carrying out activities under such title III if the 

other States include areas that have suffered a major disaster declared by the President under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: Provided further, That the Secretary of Labor may use funds appropriated for grants to States 

under title III of the Social Security Act to make payments on behalf of States for the use of the National Directory of New Hires 

under section 453(j)(8) of such Act: Provided further, That funds 

appropriated in this Act which are used to establish a national onestop career center system, or which are used to support the national activities of the Federal-State unemployment insurance or 

immigration programs, may be obligated in contracts, grants, or 

agreements with non-State entities: Provided further, That funds 

appropriated under this Act for activities authorized under title III 

of the Social Security Act and the Wagner-Peyser Act may be used 

by States to fund integrated Unemployment Insurance and Employment Service automation efforts, notwithstanding cost allocation principles prescribed under the Office of Management and 

Budget Circular A–87: Provided further, That the Secretary, at the 

request of a State participating in a consortium with other States, 

may reallot funds allotted to such State under title III of the Social 

Security Act to other States participating in the consortium in 

order to carry out activities that benefit the administration of the 

unemployment compensation law of the State making the request. 

In addition, $40,000,000 from the Employment Security Administration Account of the Unemployment Trust Fund shall be 

available to conduct in-person reemployment and eligibility assessments and unemployment insurance improper payment reviews: 

Provided, That not later than June 30, 2010, the Secretary shall 

submit an interim report to the Congress that includes available 

information on expenditures, number of individuals assessed, and 

outcomes from the assessments: Provided further, That not later 

than June 30, 2011, the Secretary of Labor shall submit to the 

Congress a final report containing comprehensive information on 

the estimated savings that result from the assessments of claimants and identification of best practices. 

ADVANCES TO THE UNEMPLOYMENT TRUST FUND AND OTHER FUNDS

For repayable advances to the Unemployment Trust Fund as 

authorized by sections 905(d) and 1203 of the Social Security Act, 

and to the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund as authorized by section 9501(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954; and for nonrepayable advances to the Unemployment Trust Fund as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 8509, and to the ‘‘Federal unemployment benefits 

and allowances’’ account, to remain available through September 

30, 2010, $422,000,000. 

In addition, for making repayable advances to the Black Lung 

Disability Trust Fund in the current fiscal year after September 15, 

2009, for costs incurred by the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund 

in the current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary. 


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PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION

For expenses of administering employment and training programs, $85,323,000, together with not to exceed $45,140,000, which 

may be expended from the Employment Security Administration 

Account in the Unemployment Trust Fund. 

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses for the Employee Benefits Security Administration, $143,419,000. 

PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION

PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION FUND

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (‘‘Corporation’’) is 

authorized to make such expenditures, including financial assistance authorized by subtitle E of title IV of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, within limits of funds and borrowing authority available to the Corporation, and in accord with 

law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard 

to fiscal year limitations as provided by 31 U.S.C. 9104 as may be 

necessary in carrying out the program, including associated administrative expenses, through September 30, 2009, for the Corporation: Provided, That none of the funds available to the Corporation 

for fiscal year 2009 shall be available for obligations for administrative expenses in excess of $444,722,000: Provided further, That 

to the extent that the number of new plan participants in plans 

terminated by the Corporation exceeds 100,000 in fiscal year 2009, 

an amount not to exceed an additional $9,200,000 shall be available for obligation for administrative expenses for every 20,000 additional terminated participants: Provided further, That an additional $50,000 shall be made available for obligation for investment 

management fees for every $25,000,000 in assets received by the 

Corporation as a result of new plan terminations or asset growth, 

after approval by the Office of Management and Budget and notification of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided further, That obligations in 

excess of the amounts provided in this paragraph may be incurred 

for unforeseen and extraordinary pre-termination expenses after 

approval by the Office of Management and Budget and notification 

of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. 

EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS ADMINISTRATION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

(INCLUDING RESCISSION)

For necessary expenses for the Employment Standards Administration, including reimbursement to State, Federal, and local 

agencies and their employees for inspection services rendered, 

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from the Special Fund in accordance with sections 39(c), 44(d), and 

44(j) of the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act: 

Provided, That the Secretary of Labor is authorized to establish 

and, in accordance with 31 U.S.C 3302, collect and deposit in the 

Treasury fees for processing applications and issuing certificates 

under sections 11(d) and 14 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 

1938 and for processing applications and issuing registrations 

under title I of the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act. 

Of the unobligated funds collected pursuant to section 286(v) 

of the Immigration and Nationality Act, $97,000,000 are rescinded 

as of September 30, 2009. 

SPECIAL BENEFITS

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For the payment of compensation, benefits, and expenses (except administrative expenses) accruing during the current or any 

prior fiscal year authorized by 5 U.S.C. 81; continuation of benefits 

as provided for under the heading ‘‘Civilian War Benefits’’ in the 

Federal Security Agency Appropriation Act, 1947; the Employees’ 

Compensation Commission Appropriation Act, 1944; sections 4(c) 

and 5(f) of the War Claims Act of 1948; and 50 percent of the additional compensation and benefits required by section 10(h) of the 

Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, $163,000,000, 

together with such amounts as may be necessary to be charged to 

the subsequent year appropriation for the payment of compensation and other benefits for any period subsequent to August 15 of 

the current year: Provided, That amounts appropriated may be 

used under 5 U.S.C. 8104, by the Secretary of Labor to reimburse 

an employer, who is not the employer at the time of injury, for portions of the salary of a reemployed, disabled beneficiary: Provided 

further, That balances of reimbursements unobligated on September 30, 2008, shall remain available until expended for the payment of compensation, benefits, and expenses: Provided further, 

That in addition there shall be transferred to this appropriation 

from the Postal Service and from any other corporation or instrumentality required under 5 U.S.C. 8147(c) to pay an amount for its 

fair share of the cost of administration, such sums as the Secretary 

determines to be the cost of administration for employees of such 

fair share entities through September 30, 2009: Provided further, 

That of those funds transferred to this account from the fair share 

entities to pay the cost of administration of the Federal Employees’ 

Compensation Act, $52,720,000 shall be made available to the Secretary as follows: 

(1) For enhancement and maintenance of automated data 

processing systems and telecommunications systems, 

$15,068,000; 

(2) For automated workload processing operations, including document imaging, centralized mail intake, and medical 

bill processing, $23,273,000; 

(3) For periodic roll management and medical review, 

$14,379,000; and 


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(4) The remaining funds shall be paid into the Treasury as 

miscellaneous receipts: 

Provided further, That the Secretary may require that any person 

filing a notice of injury or a claim for benefits under 5 U.S.C. 81, 

or the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, provide 

as part of such notice and claim, such identifying information (including Social Security account number) as such regulations may 

prescribe. 

SPECIAL BENEFITS FOR DISABLED COAL MINERS

For carrying out title IV of the Federal Mine Safety and 

Health Act of 1977, as amended by Public Law 107–275, 

$188,130,000, to remain available until expended. 

For making after July 31 of the current fiscal year, benefit 

payments to individuals under title IV of such Act, for costs incurred in the current fiscal year, such amounts as may be necessary. 

For making benefit payments under title IV for the first quarter of fiscal year 2010, $56,000,000, to remain available until expended. 

ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, ENERGY EMPLOYEES OCCUPATIONAL

ILLNESS COMPENSATION FUND

For necessary expenses to administer the Energy Employees 

Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act, $49,654,000, to 

remain available until expended: Provided, That the Secretary of 

Labor may require that any person filing a claim for benefits under 

the Act provide as part of such claim, such identifying information 

(including Social Security account number) as may be prescribed. 

BLACK LUNG DISABILITY TRUST FUND

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

In fiscal year 2009 and thereafter, such sums as may be necessary from the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund (‘‘Fund’’), to remain available until expended, for payment of all benefits authorized by section 9501(d)(1), (2), (4), and (7) of the Internal Revenue 

Code of 1954; and interest on advances, as authorized by section 

9501(c)(2) of that Act. In addition, the following amounts may be 

expended from the Fund for fiscal year 2009 for expenses of operation and administration of the Black Lung Benefits program, as 

authorized by section 9501(d)(5): not to exceed $32,308,000 for 

transfer to the Employment Standards Administration ‘‘Salaries 

and Expenses’’; not to exceed $24,694,000 for transfer to Departmental Management, ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’; not to exceed 

$325,000 for transfer to Departmental Management, ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’; and not to exceed $356,000 for payments into 

miscellaneous receipts for the expenses of the Department of the 

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OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses for the Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration, $513,042,000, including not to exceed $92,593,000 

which shall be the maximum amount available for grants to States 

under section 23(g) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act 

(‘‘Act’’), which grants shall be no less than 50 percent of the costs 

of State occupational safety and health programs required to be incurred under plans approved by the Secretary of Labor under section 18 of the Act; and, in addition, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 

3302, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration may retain up to $750,000 per fiscal year of training institute course tuition fees, otherwise authorized by law to be collected, and may utilize such sums for occupational safety and health training and education grants: Provided, That, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, the 

Secretary is authorized, during the fiscal year ending September 

30, 2009, to collect and retain fees for services provided to Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratories, and may utilize such sums, 

in accordance with the provisions of 29 U.S.C. 9a, to administer national and international laboratory recognition programs that ensure the safety of equipment and products used by workers in the 

workplace: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated 

under this paragraph shall be obligated or expended to prescribe, 

issue, administer, or enforce any standard, rule, regulation, or 

order under the Act which is applicable to any person who is engaged in a farming operation which does not maintain a temporary 

labor camp and employs 10 or fewer employees: Provided further, 

That no funds appropriated under this paragraph shall be obligated or expended to administer or enforce any standard, rule, regulation, or order under the Act with respect to any employer of 10 

or fewer employees who is included within a category having a 

Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) occupational injury 

and illness rate, at the most precise industrial classification code 

for which such data are published, less than the national average 

rate as such rates are most recently published by the Secretary, 

acting through the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in accordance with 

section 24 of the Act, except— 

(1) to provide, as authorized by the Act, consultation, technical assistance, educational and training services, and to conduct surveys and studies; 

(2) to conduct an inspection or investigation in response to 

an employee complaint, to issue a citation for violations found 

during such inspection, and to assess a penalty for violations 

which are not corrected within a reasonable abatement period 

and for any willful violations found; 

(3) to take any action authorized by the Act with respect 

to imminent dangers; 

(4) to take any action authorized by the Act with respect 

to health hazards; 

(5) to take any action authorized by the Act with respect 

to a report of an employment accident which is fatal to one or 

more employees or which results in hospitalization of two or 


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more employees, and to take any action pursuant to such investigation authorized by the Act; and 

(6) to take any action authorized by the Act with respect 

to complaints of discrimination against employees for exercising rights under the Act: 

Provided further, That the foregoing proviso shall not apply to any 

person who is engaged in a farming operation which does not maintain a temporary labor camp and employs 10 or fewer employees: 

Provided further, That $10,000,000 shall be available for Susan 

Harwood training grants, of which $3,144,000 shall be used for the 

Institutional Competency Building training grants awarded in February 2008, provided that a grantee has demonstrated satisfactory 

performance: Provided further, That such grants shall be awarded 

not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act. 

MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses for the Mine Safety and Health Administration, $347,003,000, including purchase and bestowal of certificates and trophies in connection with mine rescue and first-aid 

work, and the hire of passenger motor vehicles, including up to 

$2,000,000 for mine rescue and recovery activities, and $1,808,000 

to continue the project with the United Mine Workers of America, 

for classroom and simulated rescue training for mine rescue teams; 

in addition, not to exceed $750,000 may be collected by the National Mine Health and Safety Academy for room, board, tuition, 

and the sale of training materials, otherwise authorized by law to 

be collected, to be available for mine safety and health education 

and training activities, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302; and, in addition, the Mine Safety and Health Administration may retain up 

to $1,000,000 from fees collected for the approval and certification 

of equipment, materials, and explosives for use in mines, and may 

utilize such sums for such activities; the Secretary of Labor is authorized to accept lands, buildings, equipment, and other contributions from public and private sources and to prosecute projects in 

cooperation with other agencies, Federal, State, or private; the 

Mine Safety and Health Administration is authorized to promote 

health and safety education and training in the mining community 

through cooperative programs with States, industry, and safety associations; the Secretary is authorized to recognize the Joseph A. 

Holmes Safety Association as a principal safety association and, 

notwithstanding any other provision of law, may provide funds 

and, with or without reimbursement, personnel, including service 

of Mine Safety and Health Administration officials as officers in 

local chapters or in the national organization; and any funds available to the Department of Labor may be used, with the approval 

of the Secretary, to provide for the costs of mine rescue and survival operations in the event of a major disaster. 


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BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses for the Bureau of Labor Statistics, including advances or reimbursements to State, Federal, and local 

agencies and their employees for services rendered, $518,918,000, 

together with not to exceed $78,264,000, which may be expended 

from the Employment Security Administration Account in the Unemployment Trust Fund, of which $1,500,000 may be used to fund 

the mass layoff statistics program under section 15 of the WagnerPeyser Act: Provided, That the Current Employment Survey shall 

maintain the content of the survey issued prior to June 2005 with 

respect to the collection of data for the women worker series. 

OFFICE OF DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT POLICY

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses for the Office of Disability Employment 

Policy to provide leadership, develop policy and initiatives, and 

award grants furthering the objective of eliminating barriers to the 

training and employment of people with disabilities, $26,679,000. 

DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses for Departmental Management, including the hire of three sedans, and including the management or operation, through contracts, grants or other arrangements of Departmental activities conducted by or through the Bureau of International Labor Affairs, including bilateral and multilateral technical assistance and other international labor activities, 

$313,871,000, of which $86,074,000 is for the Bureau of International Labor Affairs (including $6,500,000 to implement model 

programs to address worker rights issues through technical assistance in countries with which the United States has trade preference programs), and of which $21,286,000 is for the acquisition 

of Departmental information technology, architecture, infrastructure, equipment, software and related needs, which will be allocated by the Department’s Chief Information Officer in accordance 

with the Department’s capital investment management process to 

assure a sound investment strategy; together with not to exceed 

$327,000, which may be expended from the Employment Security 

Administration Account in the Unemployment Trust Fund. 

OFFICE OF JOB CORPS

To carry out subtitle C of title I of the Workforce Investment 

Act of 1998, including Federal administrative expenses, the purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles, the construction, alteration and repairs of buildings and other facilities, and the purchase 

of real property for training centers as authorized by the Workforce 

Investment Act; $1,683,938,000, plus reimbursements, as follows: 

(1) $1,540,276,000 for Job Corps Operations, of which 

$949,276,000 shall be available for obligation for the period 

July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010 and of which $591,000,000 


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shall be available for obligation for the period October 1, 2009 

through June 30, 2010; (2) $115,000,000 for construction, rehabilitation and acqui- sition of Job Corps Centers, of which $15,000,000 shall be 

available for the period July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2012 

and $100,000,000 shall be available for the period October 1, 

2009 through June 30, 2012; and (3) $28,662,000 for necessary expenses of the Office of Job 

Corps shall be available for obligation for the period October 

1, 2008 through September 30, 2009: 

Provided, That the Office of Job Corps shall have contracting authority: Provided further, That no funds from any other appropriation shall be used to provide meal services at or for Job Corps centers. 

VETERANS EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING

Not to exceed $205,468,000 may be derived from the Employment Security Administration Account in the Unemployment Trust 

Fund to carry out the provisions of 38 U.S.C. 4100–4113, 4211– 

4215, and 4321–4327, and Public Law 103–353, and which shall be 

available for obligation by the States through December 31, 2009, 

of which $1,949,000 is for the National Veterans’ Employment and 

Training Services Institute. To carry out the Homeless Veterans 

Reintegration Programs under section 5(a)(1) of the Homeless Veterans Comprehensive Assistance Act of 2001 and the Veterans 

Workforce Investment Programs under section 168 of the Workforce Investment Act, $33,971,000, of which $7,641,000 shall be 

available for obligation for the period July 1, 2009 through June 

30, 2010. 

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

For salaries and expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 

carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, 

$76,326,000, together with not to exceed $5,815,000, which may be 

expended from the Employment Security Administration Account 

in the Unemployment Trust Fund. 

GENERAL PROVISIONS

SEC. 101. None of the funds appropriated in this Act for the 

Job Corps shall be used to pay the salary of an individual, either 

as direct costs or any proration as an indirect cost, at a rate in excess of Executive Level I. 

(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. 102. Not to exceed 1 percent of any discretionary funds 

(pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 

Act of 1985) which are appropriated for the current fiscal year for 

the Department of Labor in this Act may be transferred between 

a program, project, or activity, but no such program, project, or activity shall be increased by more than 3 percent by any such transfer: Provided, That the transfer authority granted by this section 

shall be available only to meet emergency needs and shall not be 

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for which no funds are provided in this Act: Provided further, That 

the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 

and the Senate are notified at least 15 days in advance of any 

transfer. 

SEC. 103. In accordance with Executive Order No. 13126, none 

of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant to 

this Act shall be obligated or expended for the procurement of 

goods mined, produced, manufactured, or harvested or services rendered, whole or in part, by forced or indentured child labor in industries and host countries already identified by the United States 

Department of Labor prior to enactment of this Act. 

SEC. 104. After September 30, 2008, the Secretary of Labor 

shall issue a monthly transit subsidy of not less than the full 

amount (of not less than $115) that each of its employees of the 

National Capital Region is eligible to receive. 

SEC. 105. None of the funds appropriated in this title for 

grants under section 171 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 

may be obligated prior to the preparation and submission of a report by the Secretary of Labor to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate detailing the 

planned uses of such funds. 

SEC. 106. There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as 

may be necessary to the Denali Commission through the Department of Labor to conduct job training of the local workforce where 

Denali Commission projects will be constructed. 

SEC. 107. None of the funds made available to the Department 

of Labor for grants under section 414(c) of the American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act of 1998 may be used for 

any purpose other than training in the occupations and industries 

for which employers are using H–1B visas to hire foreign workers, 

and the related activities necessary to support such training: Provided, That the preceding limitation shall not apply to multi-year 

grants awarded prior to June 30, 2007. 

SEC. 108. None of the funds available in this Act or available 

to the Secretary of Labor from other sources for Community-Based 

Job Training grants and grants authorized under section 414(c) of 

the American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act of 

1998 shall be obligated for a grant awarded on a non-competitive 

basis. 

SEC. 109. The Secretary of Labor shall take no action to 

amend, through regulatory or administration action, the definition 

established in section 667.220 of title 20 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations for functions and activities under title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, or to modify, through regulatory or 

administrative action, the procedure for redesignation of local areas 

as specified in subtitle B of title I of that Act (including applying 

the standards specified in section 116(a)(3)(B) of that Act, but notwithstanding the time limits specified in section 116(a)(3)(B) of 

that Act), until such time as legislation reauthorizing the Act is enacted. Nothing in the preceding sentence shall permit or require 

the Secretary to withdraw approval for such redesignation from a 

State that received the approval not later than October 12, 2005, 

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tion for a State that initiated the process of such redesignation by 

submitting any request for such redesignation not later than October 26, 2005. 

SEC. 110. None of the funds made available in this or any 

other Act shall be available to finalize or implement any proposed 

regulation under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, WagnerPeyser Act of 1933, or the Trade Adjustment Assistance Reform Act 

of 2002 until such time as legislation reauthorizing the Workforce 

Investment Act of 1998 and the Trade Adjustment Assistance Reform Act of 2002 is enacted. 

SEC. 111. None of the funds appropriated in this Act under the 

heading ‘‘Employment and Training Administration’’ shall be used 

by a recipient or subrecipient of such funds to pay the salary and 

bonuses of an individual, either as direct costs or indirect costs, at 

a rate in excess of Executive Level II. This limitation shall not 

apply to vendors providing goods and services as defined in Office 

of Management and Budget Circular A–133. Where States are recipients of such funds, States may establish a lower limit for salaries and bonuses of those receiving salaries and bonuses from subrecipients of such funds, taking into account factors including the 

relative cost-of-living in the State, the compensation levels for comparable State or local government employees, and the size of the 

organizations that administer Federal programs involved including 

Employment and Training Administration programs. 

This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2009’’. 

TITLE II 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 

HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES

For carrying out titles II, III, IV, VII, VIII, X, XI, XII, XIX, and 

XXVI of the Public Health Service Act (‘‘PHS Act’’), section 427(a) 

of the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act, title V and sections 711, 1128E, and 1820 of the Social Security Act, the Health 

Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986, the Native Hawaiian 

Health Care Act of 1988, the Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of 2000, 

section 712 of the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004, and the 

Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005, $7,234,436,000, 

of which $39,200,000 from general revenues, notwithstanding section 1820(j) of the Social Security Act, shall be available for carrying out the Medicare rural hospital flexibility grants program 

under such section: Provided, That of the funds made available 

under this heading, $129,000 shall be available until expended for 

facilities renovations at the Gillis W. Long Hansen’s Disease Center: Provided further, That $56,000,000 of the funding provided for 

community health centers shall be for base grant adjustments for 

existing health centers: Provided further, That in addition to fees 

authorized by section 427(b) of the Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986, fees shall be collected for the full disclosure of 

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erating the National Practitioner Data Bank, and shall remain 

available until expended to carry out that Act: Provided further, That fees collected for the full disclosure of information under the 

‘‘Health Care Fraud and Abuse Data Collection Program’’, authorized by section 1128E(d)(2) of the Social Security Act, shall be sufficient to recover the full costs of operating the program, and shall 

remain available until expended to carry out that Act: Provided 

further, That no more than $40,000 is available until expended for 

carrying out the provisions of section 224(o) of the PHS Act including associated administrative expenses and relevant evaluations: 

Provided further, That no more than $44,055,000 is available until 

expended for carrying out the provisions of Public Law 104–73 and 

for expenses incurred by the Department of Health and Human 

Services pertaining to administrative claims made under such law: 

Provided further, That of the funds made available under this 

heading, $307,491,000 shall be for the program under title X of the 

PHS Act to provide for voluntary family planning projects: Provided further, That amounts provided to said projects under such 

title shall not be expended for abortions, that all pregnancy counseling shall be nondirective, and that such amounts shall not be expended for any activity (including the publication or distribution of 

literature) that in any way tends to promote public support or opposition to any legislative proposal or candidate for public office: 

Provided further, That of the funds available under this heading, $1,886,873,000 shall remain available to the Secretary of Health 

and Human Services through September 30, 2011, for parts A and 

B of title XXVI of the PHS Act: Provided further, That within the 

amounts provided for part A of title XXVI of the PHS Act, 

$10,853,000 is available to the Secretary of Health and Human 

Services through September 30, 2011, and shall be available to 

qualifying jurisdictions, within 30 days of enactment, for increasing 

supplemental grants for fiscal year 2009 to metropolitan areas that 

received grant funding in fiscal year 2008 under subpart I of part 

A of title XXVI of the PHS Act to ensure that an area’s total funding under subpart I of part A for fiscal year 2008, together with 

the amount of this additional funding, is not less than 93.7 percent 

of the amount of such area’s total funding under part A for fiscal 

year 2006, and to transitional areas that received grant funding in 

fiscal year 2008 under subpart II of part A of title XXVI of the PHS 

Act to ensure that an area’s total funding under subpart II of part 

A for fiscal year 2008, together with the amount of this additional 

funding, is not less than 88.7 percent of the amount of such area’s 

total funding under part A for fiscal year 2006: Provided further, 

That notwithstanding section 2603(c)(1) of the PHS Act, the additional funding to areas under the immediately preceding proviso, 

which may be used for costs incurred during fiscal year 2008, shall 

be available to the area for obligation from the date of the award 

through the end of the grant year for the award: Provided further, 

That $815,000,000 shall be for State AIDS Drug Assistance Programs authorized by section 2616 of the PHS Act: Provided further, 

That in addition to amounts provided herein, $25,000,000 shall be 

available from amounts available under section 241 of the PHS Act 

to carry out parts A, B, C, and D of title XXVI of the PHS Act to 

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vided further, That notwithstanding section 502(a)(1) and 502(b)(1) 

of the Social Security Act, not to exceed $92,551,000 is available for 

carrying out special projects of regional and national significance 

pursuant to section 501(a)(2) of such Act and $10,400,000 is available for projects described in paragraphs (A) through (F) of section 

501(a)(3) of such Act: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 747(e)(2) of the PHS Act, not less than $5,000,000 shall be for 

general dentistry programs, not less than $5,000,000 shall be for 

pediatric dentistry programs including faculty loan repayment, and 

not less than $29,025,000 shall be for family medicine programs: 

Provided further, That of the funds provided, $19,642,000 shall be 

provided to the Denali Commission as a direct lump payment pursuant to Public Law 106–113: Provided further, That of the funds 

provided, $26,000,000 shall be provided for the Delta Health Initiative as authorized in section 219 of division G of Public Law 110– 

161 and associated administrative expenses: Provided further, That 

funds provided under section 846 and subpart 3 of part D of title 

III of the PHS Act may be used to make prior year adjustments 

to awards made under these sections: Provided further, That of the 

amount appropriated in this paragraph, $310,470,000 shall be used 

for the projects financing the construction and renovation (including equipment) of health care and other facilities and for other 

health-related activities, and in the amounts, specified under the 

heading ‘‘Health Resources and Services’’ in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of 

this consolidated Act), and of which up to one percent of the 

amount for each project may be used for related agency administrative expenses: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 

338J(k) of the PHS Act, $9,201,000 is available for State Offices of 

Rural Health: Provided further, That of the funds provided, 

$15,000,000 is available for the Small Rural Hospital Improvement 

Grant Program for quality improvement and adoption of health information technology. 

HEALTH EDUCATION ASSISTANCE LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

Such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purpose of the 

program, as authorized by title VII of the Public Health Service Act 

(‘‘PHS Act’’). For administrative expenses to carry out the guaranteed loan program, including section 709 of the PHS Act, 

$2,847,000. 

VACCINE INJURY COMPENSATION PROGRAM TRUST FUND

For payments from the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program 

Trust Fund (‘‘Trust Fund’’), such sums as may be necessary for 

claims associated with vaccine-related injury or death with respect 

to vaccines administered after September 30, 1988, pursuant to 

subtitle 2 of title XXI of the Public Health Service Act, to remain 

available until expended: Provided, That for necessary administrative expenses, not to exceed $5,404,000 shall be available from the 

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CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION

DISEASE CONTROL, RESEARCH, AND TRAINING

To carry out titles II, III, VII, XI, XV, XVII, XIX, XXI, and 

XXVI of the Public Health Service Act (‘‘PHS Act’’), sections 101, 

102, 103, 201, 202, 203, 301, 501, and 514 of the Federal Mine 

Safety and Health Act of 1977, section 13 of the Mine Improvement 

and New Emergency Response Act of 2006, sections 20, 21, and 22 

of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, title IV of the 

Immigration and Nationality Act, section 501 of the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980, and for expenses necessary to support activities related to countering potential biological, nuclear, radiological, and chemical threats to civilian populations; including 

purchase and insurance of official motor vehicles in foreign countries; and purchase, hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft, 

$6,283,350,000, of which $151,500,000 shall remain available until 

expended for acquisition of real property, equipment, construction 

and renovation of facilities; of which $570,307,000 shall remain 

available until expended for the Strategic National Stockpile under 

section 319F–2 of the PHS Act; of which $21,997,000 shall be used 

for the projects, and in the amounts, specified under the heading 

‘‘Disease Control, Research, and Training’’ in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of 

this consolidated Act); of which $118,863,000 for international HIV/ 

AIDS shall remain available through September 30, 2010; and of 

which $70,000,000 shall be available until expended to provide 

screening and treatment for first response emergency services personnel, residents, students, and others related to the September 11, 

2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center: Provided, That 

in addition, such sums as may be derived from authorized user 

fees, which shall be credited to this account: Provided further, That 

in addition to amounts provided herein, the following amounts 

shall be available from amounts available under section 241 of the 

PHS Act: (1) $12,794,000 to carry out the National Immunization 

Surveys; (2) $124,701,000 to carry out the National Center for 

Health Statistics surveys; (3) $24,751,000 to carry out information 

systems standards development and architecture and applicationsbased research used at local public health levels; (4) $46,780,000 

for Health Marketing; (5) $31,000,000 to carry out Public Health 

Research; and (6) $91,225,000 to carry out research activities within the National Occupational Research Agenda: Provided further, 

That none of the funds made available for injury prevention and 

control at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may be 

used, in whole or in part, to advocate or promote gun control: Provided further, That of the funds made available under this heading, 

up to $1,000 per eligible employee of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shall be made available until expended for Individual Learning Accounts: Provided further, That the Director 

may redirect the total amount made available under authority of 

Public Law 101–502, section 3, dated November 3, 1990, to activities the Director may so designate: Provided further, That the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

Senate are to be notified promptly of any such redirection: Provided 

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ing grants under section 1509 of the PHS Act to not less than 21 

States, tribes, or tribal organizations: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention shall award a single contract or related 

contracts for development and construction of the next building or 

facility designated in the Buildings and Facilities Master Plan that 

collectively include the full scope of the project: Provided further, That the solicitation and contract shall contain the clause ‘‘availability of funds’’ found at 48 CFR 52.232–18: Provided further, That 

of the funds appropriated, $10,000 shall be for official reception 

and representation expenses when specifically approved by the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Provided 

further, That employees of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or the Public Health Service, both civilian and Commissioned Officers, detailed to States, municipalities, or other organizations under authority of section 214 of the PHS Act, or in overseas assignments, shall be treated as non-Federal employees for reporting purposes only and shall not be included within any personnel ceiling applicable to the Agency, Service, or the Department 

of Health and Human Services during the period of detail or assignment: Provided further, That out of funds made available 

under this heading for domestic HIV/AIDS testing, up to 

$15,000,000 shall be for States newly eligible in fiscal year 2009 

under section 2625 of the PHS Act as of December 31, 2008 and 

shall be distributed by May 31, 2009 based on standard criteria relating to a State’s epidemiological profile, and of which not more 

than $1,000,000 may be made available to any one State, and 

amounts that have not been obligated by May 31, 2009 shall be 

made available to States and local public health departments for 

HIV testing activities: Provided further, That none of the funds 

made available in this Act to carry out part A of title XIX of the 

PHS Act may be used to provide more than 75 percent of any 

State’s allotment under section 1902 of the PHS Act until such 

State certifies that it will submit a plan to the Secretary of Health 

and Human Services, not later than January 1, 2010, to reduce 

healthcare-associated infections: Provided further, That each such 

State plan shall be consistent with the Department of Health and 

Human Services’ national action plan for reducing healthcare-associated infections and include measurable 5-year goals and interim 

milestones for reducing such infections: Provided further, That the 

Secretary shall conduct a review of the State plans submitted pursuant to the preceding proviso and report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate not 

later than June 1, 2010, regarding the adequacy of such plans for 

achieving State and national goals for reducing healthcare-associated infections: Provided further, That for purposes of the two preceding provisos, the term ‘‘State’’ means each of the several States, 

the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. 

In addition, for necessary expenses to administer the Energy 

Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act, 

$55,358,000, to remain available until expended, of which 

$4,500,000 shall be for use by or in support of the Advisory Board 

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ance, and other support from the Board’s audit contractor with regard to radiation dose estimation and reconstruction efforts, site 

profiles, procedures, and review of Special Exposure Cohort petitions and evaluation reports: Provided, That this amount shall be 

available consistent with the provision regarding administrative expenses in section 151(b) of division B, title I of Public Law 106– 

554. 

NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH

NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE

For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public Health 

Service Act with respect to cancer, $4,968,973,000, of which up to 

$8,000,000 may be used for facilities repairs and improvements at 

the National Cancer Institute-Frederick Federally Funded Research and Development Center in Frederick, Maryland. 

NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE

For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public Health 

Service Act with respect to cardiovascular, lung, and blood diseases, and blood and blood products, $3,015,689,000. 

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DENTAL AND CRANIOFACIAL RESEARCH

For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public Health 

Service Act with respect to dental disease, $402,652,000. 

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY

DISEASES

For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public Health 

Service Act with respect to diabetes and digestive and kidney disease, $1,761,338,000. 

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE

For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public Health 

Service Act with respect to neurological disorders and stroke, 

$1,593,344,000. 

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public Health 

Service Act with respect to allergy and infectious diseases, 

$4,702,572,000: Provided, That $300,000,000 may be made available to International Assistance Programs ‘‘Global Fund to Fight 

HIV/AIDS, Malaria, and Tuberculosis’’, to remain available until 

expended. 

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCES

For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public Health 

Service Act with respect to general medical sciences, 

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EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH

AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public Health 

Service Act with respect to child health and human development, 

$1,294,894,000. 

NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE

For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public Health 

Service Act with respect to eye diseases and visual disorders, 

$688,480,000. 

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES

For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public Health 

Service Act with respect to environmental health sciences, 

$662,820,000. 

NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING

For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public Health 

Service Act with respect to aging, $1,080,796,000. 

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ARTHRITIS AND MUSCULOSKELETAL AND SKIN

DISEASES

For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public Health 

Service Act with respect to arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin 

diseases, $524,872,000. 

NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DEAFNESS AND OTHER COMMUNICATION

DISORDERS

For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public Health 

Service Act with respect to deafness and other communication disorders, $407,259,000. 

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NURSING RESEARCH

For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public Health 

Service Act with respect to nursing research, $141,879,000. 

NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM

For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public Health 

Service Act with respect to alcohol abuse and alcoholism, 

$450,230,000. 

NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE

For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public Health 

Service Act with respect to drug abuse, $1,032,759,000. 

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH

For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public Health 

Service Act with respect to mental health, $1,450,491,000. 


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NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME RESEARCH INSTITUTE

For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public Health 

Service Act with respect to human genome research, $502,367,000. 

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL IMAGING AND BIOENGINEERING

For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public Health 

Service Act with respect to biomedical imaging and bioengineering 

research, $308,208,000. 

NATIONAL CENTER FOR RESEARCH RESOURCES

For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public Health 

Service Act with respect to research resources and general research 

support grants, $1,226,263,000. 

NATIONAL CENTER FOR COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE

MEDICINE

For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public Health 

Service Act with respect to complementary and alternative medicine, $125,471,000. 

NATIONAL CENTER ON MINORITY HEALTH AND HEALTH DISPARITIES

For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public Health 

Service Act with respect to minority health and health disparities 

research, $205,959,000. 

JOHN E. FOGARTY INTERNATIONAL CENTER

For carrying out the activities of the John E. Fogarty International Center (described in subpart 2 of part E of title IV of the 

Public Health Service Act), $68,691,000. 

NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE

For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public Health 

Service Act (‘‘PHS Act’’) with respect to health information communications, $330,771,000, of which $4,000,000 shall be available 

until expended for improvement of information systems: Provided, That in fiscal year 2009, the National Library of Medicine may 

enter into personal services contracts for the provision of services 

in facilities owned, operated, or constructed under the jurisdiction 

of the National Institutes of Health: Provided further, That in addition to amounts provided herein, $8,200,000 shall be available from 

amounts available under section 241 of the PHS Act to carry out 

the purposes of the National Information Center on Health Services Research and Health Care Technology established under section 478A of the PHS Act and related health services. 

OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR

For carrying out the responsibilities of the Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health (‘‘NIH’’), $1,246,864,000, of which 

up to $25,000,000 shall be used to carry out section 214 of this Act: 

Provided, That funding shall be available for the purchase of not 

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payments for the cost of clinical services that are incurred in NIH 

research facilities and that such payments shall be credited to the 

NIH Management Fund: Provided further, That all funds credited 

to such Fund shall remain available for one fiscal year after the fiscal year in which they are deposited: Provided further, That up to $192,300,000 shall be available for continuation of the National 

Children’s Study: Provided further, That $541,133,000 shall be 

available for the Common Fund established under section 

402A(c)(1) of the Public Health Service Act (‘‘PHS Act’’): Provided 

further, That of the funds provided $10,000 shall be for official reception and representation expenses when specifically approved by 

the Director of the NIH: Provided further, That the Office of AIDS 

Research within the Office of the Director of the NIH may spend 

up to $8,000,000 to make grants for construction or renovation of 

facilities as provided for in section 2354(a)(5)(B) of the PHS Act. 

BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

For the study of, construction of, renovation of, and acquisition 

of equipment for, facilities of or used by the National Institutes of 

Health, including the acquisition of real property, $125,581,000, to 

remain available until expended. 

SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

For carrying out titles III, V, and XIX of the Public Health 

Service Act (‘‘PHS Act’’) with respect to substance abuse and mental health services and the Protection and Advocacy for Individuals 

with Mental Illness Act, $3,334,906,000, of which $15,666,000 shall 

be used for the projects, and in the amounts, specified under the 

heading ‘‘Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services’’ in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding 

division A of this consolidated Act): Provided, That notwithstanding 

section 520A(f)(2) of the PHS Act, no funds appropriated for carrying out section 520A are available for carrying out section 1971 

of the PHS Act: Provided further, That $2,000,000 shall be available to establish State-administered controlled substance monitoring systems as authorized by Public Law 109–60: Provided further, That $772,000 shall be for reimbursing the General Services 

Administration for environmental testing and remediation on the 

federally owned facilities at St. Elizabeths Hospital, including but 

not limited to testing and remediation conducted prior to fiscal year 

2009: Provided further, That in addition to amounts provided herein, the following amounts shall be available under section 241 of 

the PHS Act: (1) $79,200,000 to carry out subpart II of part B of 

title XIX of the PHS Act to fund section 1935(b) technical assistance, national data, data collection and evaluation activities, and 

further that the total available under this Act for section 1935(b) 

activities shall not exceed 5 percent of the amounts appropriated 

for subpart II of part B of title XIX; (2) $21,039,000 to carry out 

subpart I of part B of title XIX of the PHS Act to fund section 

1920(b) technical assistance, national data, data collection and 

evaluation activities, and further that the total available under this 

Act for section 1920(b) activities shall not exceed 5 percent of the 


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amounts appropriated for subpart I of part B of title XIX; (3) 

$22,750,000 to carry out national surveys on drug abuse and mental health; and (4) $8,596,000 to collect and analyze data and 

evaluate substance abuse treatment programs: Provided further, 

That section 520E(b)(2) of the PHS Act shall not apply to funds appropriated under this Act for fiscal year 2009. 

AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY

HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY

For carrying out titles III and IX of the Public Health Service 

Act (‘‘PHS Act’’), part A of title XI of the Social Security Act, and 

section 1013 of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and 

Modernization Act of 2003, amounts received from Freedom of Information Act fees, reimbursable and interagency agreements, and 

the sale of data shall be credited to this appropriation and shall remain available until expended: Provided, That the amount made 

available pursuant to section 937(c) of the PHS Act shall not exceed $372,053,000. 

CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES

GRANTS TO STATES FOR MEDICAID

For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, titles XI and 

XIX of the Social Security Act, $149,335,031,000, to remain available until expended. 

For making, after May 31, 2009, payments to States under 

title XIX of the Social Security Act for the last quarter of fiscal 

year 2009 for unanticipated costs, incurred for the current fiscal 

year, such sums as may be necessary. 

For making payments to States or in the case of section 1928 

on behalf of States under title XIX of the Social Security Act for 

the first quarter of fiscal year 2010, $71,700,038,000, to remain 

available until expended. 

Payment under title XIX may be made for any quarter with respect to a State plan or plan amendment in effect during such 

quarter, if submitted in or prior to such quarter and approved in 

that or any subsequent quarter. 

PAYMENTS TO HEALTH CARE TRUST FUNDS

For payment to the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund 

and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund, as 

provided under sections 217(g), 1844, and 1860D–16 of the Social 

Security Act, sections 103(c) and 111(d) of the Social Security 

Amendments of 1965, section 278(d) of Public Law 97–248, and for 

administrative expenses incurred pursuant to section 201(g) of the 

Social Security Act, $195,383,000,000. 

In addition, for making matching payments under section 

1844, and benefit payments under section 1860D–16 of the Social 

Security Act, not anticipated in budget estimates, such sums as 

may be necessary. 


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PROGRAM MANAGEMENT

For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, titles XI, XVIII, 

XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act, titles XIII and XXVII of 

the Public Health Service Act (‘‘PHS Act’’), and the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988, not to exceed 

$3,305,386,000, to be transferred from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund, as authorized by section 201(g) of the Social Security Act; together with all funds collected in accordance with section 353 of the PHS Act and section 1857(e)(2) of the Social Security Act, funds retained by the Secretary of Health and Human 

Services pursuant to section 302 of the Tax Relief and Health Care 

Act of 2006; and such sums as may be collected from authorized 

user fees and the sale of data, which shall be credited to this account and remain available until expended: Provided, That all 

funds derived in accordance with 31 U.S.C. 9701 from organizations established under title XIII of the PHS Act shall be credited 

to and available for carrying out the purposes of this appropriation: 

Provided further, That $35,700,000, to remain available through 

September 30, 2010, shall be for contract costs for the Healthcare 

Integrated General Ledger Accounting System: Provided further, 

That $108,900,000, to remain available through September 30, 

2010, shall be for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services 

(‘‘CMS’’) Medicare contracting reform activities: Provided further, 

That funds appropriated under this heading shall be available for 

the Healthy Start, Grow Smart program under which the CMS 

may, directly or through grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements, produce and distribute informational materials including, 

but not limited to, pamphlets and brochures on infant and toddler 

health care to expectant parents enrolled in the Medicaid program 

and to parents and guardians enrolled in such program with infants and children: Provided further, That the Secretary is directed 

to collect fees in fiscal year 2009 from Medicare Advantage organizations pursuant to section 1857(e)(2) of the Social Security Act 

and from eligible organizations with risk-sharing contracts under 

section 1876 of that Act pursuant to section 1876(k)(4)(D) of that 

Act: Provided further, That $4,542,000 shall be used for the 

projects, and in the amounts, specified under the heading ‘‘Program 

Management’’ in the explanatory statement described in section 4 

(in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided further, That $75,000,000 is available for the State high risk 

health insurance pool program as authorized by the State High 

Risk Pool Funding Extension Act of 2006. 

HEALTH CARE FRAUD AND ABUSE CONTROL ACCOUNT

In addition to amounts otherwise available for program integrity and program management, $198,000,000, to be transferred 

from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal 

Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund, as authorized by 

section 201(g) of the Social Security Act, of which $147,038,000 

shall be for the Medicare Integrity Program at the Centers for 

Medicare and Medicaid Services to conduct oversight of activities 

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gram authorized in title XVIII of the Social Security Act, including 

activities listed in section 1893(b) of such Act; of which $18,967,000 

shall be for the Department of Health and Human Services Office 

of Inspector General; of which $13,028,000 shall be for the Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program (‘‘SCHIP’’) 

program integrity activities; and of which $18,967,000 shall be for 

the Department of Justice: Provided, That the report required by 

section 1817(k)(5) of the Social Security Act for fiscal year 2009 

shall include measures of the operational efficiency and impact on 

fraud, waste, and abuse in the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP 

programs for the funds provided by this appropriation. 

ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

PAYMENTS TO STATES FOR CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT AND

FAMILY SUPPORT PROGRAMS

For making payments to States or other non-Federal entities 

under titles I, IV–D, X, XI, XIV, and XVI of the Social Security Act 

and the Act of July 5, 1960, $2,759,078,000, to remain available 

until expended; and for such purposes for the first quarter of fiscal 

year 2010, $1,000,000,000, to remain available until expended. 

For making payments to each State for carrying out the program of Aid to Families with Dependent Children under title IV– 

A of the Social Security Act before the effective date of the program 

of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families with respect to such 

State, such sums as may be necessary: Provided, That the sum of 

the amounts available to a State with respect to expenditures 

under such title IV–A in fiscal year 1997 under this appropriation 

and under such title IV–A as amended by the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 shall not 

exceed the limitations under section 116(b) of such Act. 

For making, after May 31 of the current fiscal year, payments 

to States or other non-Federal entities under titles I, IV–D, X, XI, 

XIV, and XVI of the Social Security Act and the Act of July 5, 1960, 

for the last 3 months of the current fiscal year for unanticipated 

costs, incurred for the current fiscal year, such sums as may be 

necessary. 

REFUGEE AND ENTRANT ASSISTANCE

For necessary expenses for refugee and entrant assistance activities authorized by section 414 of the Immigration and Nationality Act and section 501 of the Refugee Education Assistance Act 

of 1980, for carrying out section 462 of the Homeland Security Act 

of 2002, for costs associated with the care and placement of unaccompanied alien children, and for carrying out the Torture Victims 

Relief Act of 1998, $633,442,000, of which up to $9,814,000 shall 

be available to carry out the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 

2000: Provided, That funds appropriated under this heading pursuant to section 414(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act and 

section 462 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 for fiscal year 

2009 shall be available for the costs of assistance provided and 

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PAYMENTS TO STATES FOR THE CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT

BLOCK GRANT

For carrying out the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990, $2,127,081,000 shall be used to supplement, not supplant State general revenue funds for child care assistance for lowincome families: Provided, That $18,960,000 shall be available for 

child care resource and referral and school-aged child care activities, of which $1,000,000 shall be for the Child Care Aware toll-free 

hotline: Provided further, That, in addition to the amounts required to be reserved by the States under section 658G, $271,401,000 shall 

be reserved by the States for activities authorized under section 

658G, of which $99,534,000 shall be for activities that improve the 

quality of infant and toddler care: Provided further, That 

$9,910,000 shall be for use by the Secretary of Health and Human 

Services for child care research, demonstration, and evaluation activities. 

SOCIAL SERVICES BLOCK GRANT

For making grants to States pursuant to section 2002 of the Social Security Act, $1,700,000,000: Provided, That notwithstanding subparagraph (B) of section 404(d)(2) of such Act, the applicable percent specified under such subparagraph for a State to 

carry out State programs pursuant to title XX of such Act shall be 

10 percent. 

CHILDREN AND FAMILIES SERVICES PROGRAMS

For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, the Runaway 

and Homeless Youth Act, the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act, the Head Start Act, the Child Abuse 

Prevention and Treatment Act, sections 310 and 316 of the Family 

Violence Prevention and Services Act, the Native American Programs Act of 1974, title II of the Child Abuse Prevention and 

Treatment and Adoption Reform Act of 1978 (adoption opportunities), sections 330F and 330G of the Public Health Service Act 

(‘‘PHS Act’’), the Abandoned Infants Assistance Act of 1988, sections 261 and 291 of the Help America Vote Act of 2002, part B– 

1 of title IV and sections 413, 1110, and 1115 of the Social Security 

Act; for making payments under the Community Services Block 

Grant Act (‘‘CSBG Act’’), sections 439(i), 473B, and 477(i) of the Social Security Act, and the Assets for Independence Act; and for necessary administrative expenses to carry out such Acts and titles I, 

IV, V, X, XI, XIV, XVI, and XX of the Social Security Act, the Act 

of July 5, 1960, the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 

1981, title IV of the Immigration and Nationality Act, section 501 

of the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980, and section 505 

of the Family Support Act of 1988, $9,301,111,000, of which 

$36,500,000, to remain available through September 30, 2010, shall 

be for grants to States for adoption incentive payments, as authorized by section 473A of the Social Security Act and may be made 

for adoptions completed before September 30, 2009: Provided, That 

without regard to the fiscal year limitations set forth in section 

473A of the Social Security Act, from the amounts appropriated 

herein, the Secretary shall pay adoption incentives for fiscal year 


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2008 in the same manner as such incentives were awarded in fiscal 

year 2008 for the previous fiscal year: Provided further, That 

$7,112,786,000 shall be for making payments under the Head Start 

Act, of which $2,000,000, to remain available through September 

30, 2010, shall be designated to fund section 657B: Provided further, That $746,000,000 shall be for making payments under the 

CSBG Act: Provided further, That not less than $10,000,000 shall 

be for section 680(3)(B) of the CSBG Act: Provided further, That in 

addition to amounts provided herein, $5,762,000 shall be available 

from amounts available under section 241 of the PHS Act to carry 

out the provisions of section 1110 of the Social Security Act: Provided further, That to the extent Community Services Block Grant 

funds are distributed as grant funds by a State to an eligible entity 

as provided under the CSBG Act, and have not been expended by 

such entity, they shall remain with such entity for carryover into 

the next fiscal year for expenditure by such entity consistent with 

program purposes: Provided further, That the Secretary of Health 

and Human Services shall establish procedures regarding the disposition of intangible assets and program income that permit such 

assets acquired with, and program income derived from, grant 

funds authorized under section 680 of the CSBG Act to become the 

sole property of such grantees after a period of not more than 12 

years after the end of the grant period for any activity consistent 

with section 680(a)(2)(A) of the CSBG Act: Provided further, That 

intangible assets in the form of loans, equity investments and other 

debt instruments, and program income may be used by grantees for 

any eligible purpose consistent with section 680(a)(2)(A) of the 

CSBG Act: Provided further, That these procedures shall apply to 

such grant funds made available after November 29, 1999: Provided further, That funds appropriated for section 680(a)(2) of the 

CSBG Act shall be available for financing construction and rehabilitation and loans or investments in private business enterprises 

owned by community development corporations: Provided further, That $47,688,000 shall be for a compassion capital fund to provide 

grants to charitable organizations to emulate model social service 

programs and to encourage research on the best practices of social 

service organizations: Provided further, That $17,410,000 shall be 

for activities authorized by the Help America Vote Act of 2002, of 

which $12,154,000 shall be for payments to States to promote access for voters with disabilities, and of which $5,256,000 shall be 

for payments to States for protection and advocacy systems for voters with disabilities: Provided further, That $94,659,000 shall be 

for making competitive grants to provide abstinence education (as 

defined by section 510(b)(2) of the Social Security Act) to adolescents, and for Federal costs of administering the grants: Provided 

further, That grants under the immediately preceding proviso shall 

be made only to public and private entities which agree that, with 

respect to an adolescent to whom the entities provide abstinence 

education under such grants, the entities will not provide to that 

adolescent any other education regarding sexual conduct, except 

that, in the case of an entity expressly required by law to provide 

health information or services the adolescent shall not be precluded 

from seeking health information or services from the entity in a 

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was provided: Provided further, That information provided through 

such competitive grants for abstinence education shall be scientifically accurate and shall comply with section 317P(c)(2) of the PHS 

Act: Provided further, That within amounts provided herein for abstinence education for adolescents, up to $10,000,000 may be available for a national abstinence education campaign: Provided further, That in addition to amounts provided herein for abstinence 

education for adolescents, $4,455,000 shall be available from 

amounts available under section 241 of the PHS Act to carry out 

evaluations (including longitudinal evaluations) of adolescent pregnancy prevention approaches: Provided further, That up to 

$2,000,000 shall be for improving the Public Assistance Reporting 

Information System, including grants to States to support data collection for a study of the system’s effectiveness: Provided further, 

That $16,910,000 shall be used for the projects, and in the 

amounts, specified under the heading ‘‘Children and Families Services Programs’’ in the explanatory statement described in section 4 

(in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act). 

PROMOTING SAFE AND STABLE FAMILIES

For carrying out section 436 of the Social Security Act, 

$345,000,000 and section 437 of such Act, $63,311,000. 

PAYMENTS TO STATES FOR FOSTER CARE AND ADOPTION ASSISTANCE

For making payments to States or other non-Federal entities 

under title IV–E of the Social Security Act, $5,050,000,000. 

For making payments to States or other non-Federal entities 

under title IV–E of the Social Security Act, for the first quarter of 

fiscal year 2010, $1,800,000,000. 

For making, after May 31 of the current fiscal year, payments 

to States or other non-Federal entities under section 474 of title 

IV–E of the Social Security Act, for the last 3 months of the current 

fiscal year for unanticipated costs, incurred for the current fiscal 

year, such sums as may be necessary. 

ADMINISTRATION ON AGING

AGING SERVICES PROGRAMS

For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the 

Older Americans Act of 1965, section 398 of the Public Health 

Service Act, and section 119 of the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, $1,491,343,000, of which 

$5,500,000 shall be available for activities regarding medication 

management, screening, and education to prevent incorrect medication and adverse drug reactions: Provided, That $5,123,000 shall be 

used for the projects, and in the amounts, specified under the heading ‘‘Aging Services Programs’’ in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act). 


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OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, for general departmental management, including hire of six sedans, and for carrying out titles III, XVII, XX, XXI, and XXIX of the Public Health 

Service Act (‘‘PHS Act’’), the United States-Mexico Border Health 

Commission Act, and research studies under section 1110 of the Social Security Act, $389,925,000, together with $5,851,000 to be 

transferred and expended as authorized by section 201(g)(1) of the 

Social Security Act from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust 

Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust 

Fund, and $46,756,000 from the amounts available under section 

241 of the PHS Act to carry out national health or human services 

research and evaluation activities: Provided, That of this amount, 

$51,891,000 shall be for minority AIDS prevention and treatment 

activities; $5,789,000 shall be to assist Afghanistan in the development of maternal and child health clinics, consistent with section 

103(a)(4)(H) of the Afghanistan Freedom Support Act of 2002; and 

$1,000,000 shall be transferred, not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act, to the National Institute of Mental Health to administer the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee: Provided further, That of the funds made available under this heading 

for carrying out title XX of the PHS Act, $13,120,000 shall be for 

activities specified under section 2003(b)(2), all of which shall be 

for prevention service demonstration grants under section 510(b)(2) 

of title V of the Social Security Act without application of the limitation of section 2010(c) of such title XX: Provided further, That 

funds provided in this Act for embryo adoption activities may be 

used to provide, to individuals adopting embryos, through grants 

and other mechanisms, medical and administrative services 

deemed necessary for such adoptions: Provided further, That such 

services shall be provided consistent with 42 CFR 59.5(a)(4): Provided further, That $2,854,000 shall be used for the projects, and 

in the amounts, specified under the heading ‘‘General Departmental Management’’ in the explanatory statement described in 

section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated 

Act): Provided further, That specific information requests from the 

chairmen and ranking members of the Subcommittees on Labor, 

Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies, 

on scientific research or any other matter, shall be transmitted to 

the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 

and the Senate (‘‘Committees on Appropriations’’) in a prompt, professional manner and within the time frame specified in the request: Provided further, That scientific information, including such 

information provided in congressional testimony, requested by the 

Committees on Appropriations and prepared by government researchers and scientists shall be transmitted to the Committees on 

Appropriations, uncensored and without delay. 


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OFFICE OF MEDICARE HEARINGS AND APPEALS

For expenses necessary for administrative law judges responsible for hearing cases under title XVIII of the Social Security Act 

(and related provisions of title XI of such Act), $64,604,000, to be 

transferred in appropriate part from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund. 

OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL COORDINATOR FOR HEALTH INFORMATION

TECHNOLOGY

For expenses necessary for the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, including grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements for the development and advancement of interoperable health information technology, 

$43,552,000: Provided, That in addition to amounts provided here- in, $17,679,000 shall be available from amounts available under 

section 241 of the Public Health Service Act. 

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector General, including the hire of passenger motor vehicles for investigations, in 

carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, 

$45,279,000: Provided, That of such amount, necessary sums shall 

be available for providing protective services to the Secretary of 

Health and Human Services and investigating non-payment of 

child support cases for which non-payment is a Federal offense 

under 18 U.S.C. 228: Provided further, That at least forty percent 

of the funds provided in this Act for the Office of Inspector General 

shall be used only for investigations, audits, and evaluations pertaining to the discretionary programs funded in this Act. 

OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS

For expenses necessary for the Office for Civil Rights, $36,785,000, together with not to exceed $3,314,000 to be transferred and expended as authorized by section 201(g)(1) of the Social 

Security Act from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and 

the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund. 

RETIREMENT PAY AND MEDICAL BENEFITS FOR COMMISSIONED

OFFICERS

For retirement pay and medical benefits of Public Health Service Commissioned Officers as authorized by law, for payments 

under the Retired Serviceman’s Family Protection Plan and Survivor Benefit Plan, and for medical care of dependents and retired 

personnel under the Dependents’ Medical Care Act, such amounts 

as may be required during the current fiscal year. 

PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES EMERGENCY FUND

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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threats to civilian populations, and for other public health emergencies, $537,704,000, of which not to exceed $22,052,000 shall be 

to pay the costs described in section 319F–2(c)(7)(B) of the Public 

Health Service Act (‘‘PHS Act’’). 

For expenses necessary to support advanced research and de- velopment pursuant to section 319L of the PHS Act, $275,000,000, 

to be derived by transfer from funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Biodefense Countermeasures’’ in the Department of Homeland 

Security Appropriations Act, 2004, to remain available through 

September 30, 2010. 

For expenses necessary to prepare for and respond to an influ- enza pandemic, $448,091,000, together with $137,000,000 to be derived by transfer from funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Biodefense Countermeasures’’ in the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2004, of which $507,000,000 shall be available until expended, for activities including the development and 

purchase of vaccine, antivirals, necessary medical supplies, 

diagnostics, and other surveillance tools: Provided, That products 

purchased with these funds may, at the discretion of the Secretary 

of Health and Human Services, be deposited in the Strategic National Stockpile under section 319F–2 of the PHS Act: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 496(b) of the PHS Act, funds 

may be used for the construction or renovation of privately owned 

facilities for the production of pandemic influenza vaccines and 

other biologics, if the Secretary finds such construction or renovation necessary to secure sufficient supplies of such vaccines or biologics: Provided further, That funds appropriated herein may be 

transferred to other appropriation accounts of the Department of 

Health and Human Services, as determined by the Secretary to be 

appropriate, to be used for the purposes specified in this paragraph. 

GENERAL PROVISIONS 

SEC. 201. Funds appropriated in this title shall be available for not to exceed $50,000 for official reception and representation expenses when specifically approved by the Secretary of Health and 

Human Services. 

SEC. 202. The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 

make available through assignment not more than 60 employees of 

the Public Health Service to assist in child survival activities and 

to work in AIDS programs through and with funds provided by the 

Agency for International Development, the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund or the World Health Organization. 

SEC. 203. None of the funds appropriated in this Act for the 

National Institutes of Health, the Agency for Healthcare Research 

and Quality, and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 

Administration shall be used to pay the salary of an individual, 

through a grant or other extramural mechanism, at a rate in excess of Executive Level I. 

SEC. 204. None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be 

expended pursuant to section 241 of the Public Health Service Act, 

except for funds specifically provided for in this Act, or for other 

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ment of Health and Human Services, prior to the preparation and 

submission of a report by the Secretary of Health and Human 

Services to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate detailing the planned uses of such 

funds. 

SEC. 205. Notwithstanding section 241(a) of the Public Health 

Service Act, such portion as the Secretary of Health and Human 

Services shall determine, but not more than 2.4 percent, of any 

amounts appropriated for programs authorized under such Act 

shall be made available for the evaluation (directly, or by grants 

or contracts) of the implementation and effectiveness of such programs. 

(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. 206. Not to exceed 1 percent of any discretionary funds 

(pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 

Act of 1985) which are appropriated for the current fiscal year for 

the Department of Health and Human Services in this Act may be 

transferred between a program, project, or activity, but no such 

program, project, or activity shall be increased by more than 3 percent by any such transfer: Provided, That the transfer authority 

granted by this section shall be available only to meet emergency 

needs and shall not be used to create any new program or to fund 

any project or activity for which no funds are provided in this Act: 

Provided further, That the Committees on Appropriations of the 

House of Representatives and the Senate are notified at least 15 

days in advance of any transfer. 

(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. 207. The Director of the National Institutes of Health, 

jointly with the Director of the Office of AIDS Research, may transfer up to 3 percent among institutes and centers from the total 

amounts identified by these two Directors as funding for research 

pertaining to the human immunodeficiency virus: Provided, That 

the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 

and the Senate are notified at least 15 days in advance of any 

transfer. 

(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. 208. Of the amounts made available in this Act for the 

National Institutes of Health, the amount for research related to 

the human immunodeficiency virus, as jointly determined by the 

Director of the National Institutes of Health and the Director of the 

Office of AIDS Research, shall be made available to the ‘‘Office of 

AIDS Research’’ account. The Director of the Office of AIDS Research shall transfer from such account amounts necessary to carry 

out section 2353(d)(3) of the Public Health Service Act. 

SEC. 209. None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be 

made available to any entity under title X of the Public Health 

Service Act unless the applicant for the award certifies to the Secretary of Health and Human Services that it encourages family 

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ices and that it provides counseling to minors on how to resist attempts to coerce minors into engaging in sexual activities. 

SEC. 210. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no provider of services under title X of the Public Health Service Act 

shall be exempt from any State law requiring notification or the reporting of child abuse, child molestation, sexual abuse, rape, or incest. 

SEC. 211. None of the funds appropriated by this Act (including 

funds appropriated to any trust fund) may be used to carry out the 

Medicare Advantage program if the Secretary of Health and 

Human Services denies participation in such program to an otherwise eligible entity (including a Provider Sponsored Organization) 

because the entity informs the Secretary that it will not provide, 

pay for, provide coverage of, or provide referrals for abortions: Provided, That the Secretary shall make appropriate prospective adjustments to the capitation payment to such an entity (based on an 

actuarially sound estimate of the expected costs of providing the 

service to such entity’s enrollees): Provided further, That nothing in 

this section shall be construed to change the Medicare program’s 

coverage for such services and a Medicare Advantage organization 

described in this section shall be responsible for informing enrollees 

where to obtain information about all Medicare covered services. 

SEC. 212. (a) Except as provided by subsection (e) none of the 

funds appropriated by this Act may be used to withhold substance 

abuse funding from a State pursuant to section 1926 of the Public 

Health Service Act if such State certifies to the Secretary of Health 

and Human Services by May 1, 2009, that the State will commit 

additional State funds, in accordance with subsection (b), to ensure 

compliance with State laws prohibiting the sale of tobacco products 

to individuals under 18 years of age. 

(b) The amount of funds to be committed by a State under subsection (a) shall be equal to 1 percent of such State’s substance 

abuse block grant allocation for each percentage point by which the 

State misses the retailer compliance rate goal established by the 

Secretary under section 1926 of such Act. 

(c) The State is to maintain State expenditures in fiscal year 

2009 for tobacco prevention programs and for compliance activities 

at a level that is not less than the level of such expenditures maintained by the State for fiscal year 2008, and adding to that level 

the additional funds for tobacco compliance activities required 

under subsection (a). The State is to submit a report to the Secretary on all fiscal year 2008 State expenditures and all fiscal year 

2009 obligations for tobacco prevention and compliance activities by 

program activity by July 31, 2009. 

(d) The Secretary shall exercise discretion in enforcing the timing of the State obligation of the additional funds required by the 

certification described in subsection (a) as late as July 31, 2009. 

(e) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used to 

withhold substance abuse funding pursuant to section 1926 of the 

Public Health Service Act from a territory that receives less than 

$1,000,000. 

SEC. 213. In order for the Department of Health and Human 

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AIDS and other infectious disease, chronic and environmental disease, and other health activities abroad during fiscal year 2009: 

(1) The Secretary of Health and Human Services may exercise authority equivalent to that available to the Secretary of 

State in section 2(c) of the State Department Basic Authorities 

Act of 1956. The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 

consult with the Secretary of State and relevant Chief of Mission to ensure that the authority provided in this section is exercised in a manner consistent with section 207 of the Foreign 

Service Act of 1980 and other applicable statutes administered 

by the Department of State. 

(2) The Secretary of Health and Human Services is authorized to provide such funds by advance or reimbursement to the 

Secretary of State as may be necessary to pay the costs of acquisition, lease, alteration, renovation, and management of facilities outside of the United States for the use of the Department of Health and Human Services. The Department of State 

shall cooperate fully with the Secretary of Health and Human 

Services to ensure that the Department of Health and Human 

Services has secure, safe, functional facilities that comply with 

applicable regulation governing location, setback, and other facilities requirements and serve the purposes established by 

this Act. The Secretary of Health and Human Services is authorized, in consultation with the Secretary of State, through 

grant or cooperative agreement, to make available to public or 

nonprofit private institutions or agencies in participating foreign countries, funds to acquire, lease, alter, or renovate facilities in those countries as necessary to conduct programs of assistance for international health activities, including activities 

relating to HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases, chronic 

and environmental diseases, and other health activities abroad. 

SEC. 214. (a) AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Director of the National Institutes of Health (‘‘Director’’) may use funds available under section 402(b)(7) or 

402(b)(12) of the Public Health Service Act (‘‘PHS Act’’) to enter 

into transactions (other than contracts, cooperative agreements, or 

grants) to carry out research identified pursuant to such section 

402(b)(7) (pertaining to the Common Fund) or research and activities described in such section 402(b)(12). 

(b) PEER REVIEW.—In entering into transactions under subsection (a), the Director may utilize such peer review procedures 

(including consultation with appropriate scientific experts) as the 

Director determines to be appropriate to obtain assessments of scientific and technical merit. Such procedures shall apply to such 

transactions in lieu of the peer review and advisory council review 

procedures that would otherwise be required under sections 

301(a)(3), 405(b)(1)(B), 405(b)(2), 406(a)(3)(A), 492, and 494 of the 

PHS Act. 

SEC. 215. Funds which are available for Individual Learning 

Accounts for employees of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (‘‘CDC’’) and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease 

Registry (‘‘ATSDR’’) may be transferred to ‘‘Disease Control, Research, and Training’’, to be available only for Individual Learning 

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vidual full-time equivalent employee while such employee is employed either by CDC or ATSDR. 

SEC. 216. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, funds 

made available in this Act may be used to continue operating the 

Council on Graduate Medical Education established by section 301 

of Public Law 102–408. 

SEC. 217. The Director of the National Institutes of Health 

(‘‘NIH’’) shall require in the current fiscal year and thereafter that 

all investigators funded by the NIH submit or have submitted for 

them to the National Library of Medicine’s PubMed Central an 

electronic version of their final, peer-reviewed manuscripts upon 

acceptance for publication, to be made publicly available no later 

than 12 months after the official date of publication: Provided, 

That the NIH shall implement the public access policy in a manner 

consistent with copyright law. 

SEC. 218. Not to exceed $35,000,000 of funds appropriated by 

this Act to the institutes and centers of the National Institutes of 

Health may be used for alteration, repair, or improvement of facilities, as necessary for the proper and efficient conduct of the activities authorized herein, at not to exceed $2,500,000 per project. 

(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. 219. Of the amounts made available for the National Institutes of Health, 1 percent of the amount made available for National Research Service Awards (‘‘NRSA’’) shall be made available 

to the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration to make NRSA awards for research in primary medical 

care to individuals affiliated with entities who have received grants 

or contracts under section 747 of the Public Health Service Act, 

and 1 percent of the amount made available for NRSA shall be 

made available to the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to make NRSA awards for health service research. 

SEC. 220. Section 223 of division G of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008, is amended in its first proviso by striking ‘‘for’’ 

the first time it appears and inserting ‘‘in’’. 

SEC. 221. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1927(c)(1)(D) of the Social 

Security Act (42 U.S.C. § 1396r–8(c)(1)(D)), as added by section 

6001(d)(2) of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, is amended— 

(1) in clause (i)— 

(A) by redesignating subclause (IV) as subclause (VI); and 

(B) by inserting after subclause (III) the following: 

‘‘(IV) An entity that— 

‘‘(aa) is described in section 501(c)(3) of 

the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such 

Act or is State-owned or operated; and 

‘‘(bb) would be a covered entity described 

in section 340(B)(a)(4) of the Public Health 

Service Act insofar as the entity provides the 

same type of services to the same type of populations as a covered entity described in such 

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under a provision of law referred to in such 

section; 

‘‘(V) A public or nonprofit entity, or an entity 

based at an institution of higher learning whose 

primary purpose is to provide health care services 

to students of that institution, that provides a 

service or services described under section 1001(a) 

of the Public Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. 300.’’. 

(2) by adding at the end the following new clause: 

‘‘(iv) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 

subparagraph shall be construed to alter any existing 

statutory or regulatory prohibition on services with respect to an entity described in clause (i)(IV), including 

the prohibition set forth in section 1008 of the Public 

Health Service Act.’’. 

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this subsection shall take effect as if included in the amendment made by 

section 6001(d)(2) of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005. 

SEC. 222. Section 202 of Public Law 102–394 is hereby amended by substituting ‘‘4,000’’ for ‘‘2,800’’. 

SEC. 223. Within 60 days of passage of this Act, the Secretary 

of the Department of Health and Human Services shall issue an 

Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to solicit public comment 

in advance of modifying regulations at 42 CFR Part 50 Subpart F 

for the purpose of strengthening Federal oversight and identifying 

enhancements of policies, including requirements for financial disclosure to institutions, governing financial conflicts of interest 

among extramural investigators receiving grant support from the 

National Institutes of Health. 

SEC. 224. Hereafter, the activities authorized under section 

399M of the Public Health Service Act shall be known as the 

‘‘James T. Walsh Universal Newborn Hearing Screening Program.’’ 

(RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

SEC. 225. Of the funds available for carrying out section 204 

of the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act of 

1999 (Public Law 106–170), $21,500,000 are rescinded: Provided, 

That notwithstanding subsection (c)(3)(B) of such section, in no 

case may the aggregate amount of payments made by the Secretary 

of Health and Human Services to States under such section exceed 

$223,500,000. 

SEC. 226. Section 1941(b)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act, as 

added by section 7002(b) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 

2008, is amended by inserting ‘‘each of’’ after ‘‘for’’. 

This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Health and 

Human Services Appropriations Act, 2009’’. 

TITLE III 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

EDUCATION FOR THE DISADVANTAGED

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cation Act of 1965, $15,760,086,000, of which $4,739,881,000 shall 

become available on July 1, 2009, and shall remain available 

through September 30, 2010, and of which $10,841,176,000 shall 

become available on October 1, 2009, and shall remain available 

through September 30, 2010, for academic year 2009–2010: Provided, That $6,597,946,000 shall be for basic grants under section 

1124 of the ESEA: Provided further, That up to $4,000,000 of these 

funds shall be available to the Secretary of Education on October 

1, 2008, to obtain annually updated local educational-agency-level 

census poverty data from the Bureau of the Census: Provided further, That $1,365,031,000 shall be for concentration grants under 

section 1124A of the ESEA: Provided further, That $3,264,712,000 

shall be for targeted grants under section 1125 of the ESEA: Provided further, That $3,264,712,000 shall be for education finance 

incentive grants under section 1125A of the ESEA: Provided further, That $9,167,000 shall be to carry out sections 1501 and 1503 

of the ESEA. 

IMPACT AID

For carrying out programs of financial assistance to federally 

affected schools authorized by title VIII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, $1,265,718,000, of which 

$1,128,535,000 shall be for basic support payments under section 

8003(b), $48,602,000 shall be for payments for children with disabilities under section 8003(d), $17,509,000 shall be for construction under section 8007(b) and shall remain available through September 30, 2010, $66,208,000 shall be for Federal property payments under section 8002, and $4,864,000, to remain available 

until expended, shall be for facilities maintenance under section 

8008: Provided, That for purposes of computing the amount of a 

payment for an eligible local educational agency under section 

8003(a) for school year 2008–2009, children enrolled in a school of 

such agency that would otherwise be eligible for payment under 

section 8003(a)(1)(B) of such Act, but due to the deployment of both 

parents or legal guardians, or a parent or legal guardian having 

sole custody of such children, or due to the death of a military parent or legal guardian while on active duty (so long as such children 

reside on Federal property as described in section 8003(a)(1)(B)), 

are no longer eligible under such section, shall be considered as eligible students under such section, provided such students remain 

in average daily attendance at a school in the same local educational agency they attended prior to their change in eligibility 

status. 

SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS

For carrying out school improvement activities authorized by 

parts A, B, and D of title II, part B of title IV, subparts 6 and 9 

of part D of title V, parts A and B of title VI, and parts B and C 

of title VII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 

(‘‘ESEA’’); the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act; section 

203 of the Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002; the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003; and the Civil 

Rights Act of 1964, $5,362,016,000, of which $3,495,865,000 shall 


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become available on July 1, 2009, and remain available through 

September 30, 2010, and of which $1,681,441,000 shall become 

available on October 1, 2009, and shall remain available through 

September 30, 2010, for academic year 2009–2010: Provided, That 

of the funds available for section 2103(a) of the ESEA, $5,000,000 

shall be available for a school leadership partnership initiative and 

up to $7,500,000 shall be available for teacher and principal quality 

national activities administered by the Secretary of Education, as 

specified in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the 

matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided further, That funds made available to carry out part B of title VII of 

the ESEA may be used for construction, renovation and modernization of any elementary school, secondary school, or structure related to an elementary school or secondary school, run by the Department of Education of the State of Hawaii, that serves a predominantly Native Hawaiian student body: Provided further, That 

from the funds referred to in the preceding proviso, not less than 

$1,500,000 shall be for a grant to the Department of Education of 

the State of Hawaii for the activities described in such proviso, and 

$1,500,000 shall be for a grant to the University of Hawaii School 

of Law for a Center of Excellence in Native Hawaiian law: Provided 

further, That funds made available to carry out part C of title VII 

of the ESEA may be used for construction: Provided further, That 

up to 100 percent of the funds available to a State educational 

agency under part D of title II of the ESEA may be used for subgrants described in section 2412(a)(2)(B) of such Act: Provided further, That $57,113,000 shall be available to carry out section 203 

of the Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002: Provided further, That $33,791,000 shall be available to carry out part D of title 

V of the ESEA: Provided further, That no funds appropriated under 

this heading may be used to carry out section 5494 under the 

ESEA: Provided further, That $17,687,000 shall be available to 

carry out the Supplemental Education Grants program for the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of the Marshall Islands: Provided further, That up to 5 percent of these amounts may 

be reserved by the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic 

of the Marshall Islands to administer the Supplemental Education 

Grants programs and to obtain technical assistance, oversight and 

consultancy services in the administration of these grants and to 

reimburse the United States Departments of Labor, Health and 

Human Services, and Education for such services: Provided further, 

That $7,360,000 of the funds available for the Foreign Language 

Assistance Program shall be available for 5-year grants to local 

educational agencies that would work in partnership with one or 

more institutions of higher education to establish or expand articulated programs of study in languages critical to United States national security that will enable successful students to advance from 

elementary school through college to achieve a superior level of proficiency in those languages. 

INDIAN EDUCATION

For expenses necessary to carry out, to the extent not otherwise provided, title VII, part A of the Elementary and Secondary 

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INNOVATION AND IMPROVEMENT

For carrying out activities authorized by part G of title I, subpart 5 of part A and parts C and D of title II, parts B, C, and D 

of title V, and section 1504 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, $996,425,000: Provided, That $10,649,000 shall 

be provided to the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards to carry out section 2151(c), including $1,000,000 to develop 

a National Board certification for principals of elementary and secondary schools: Provided further, That from funds for subpart 4, 

part C of title II, up to 3 percent shall be available to the Secretary 

of Education for technical assistance and dissemination of information: Provided further, That $347,640,000 shall be available to 

carry out part D of title V: Provided further, That $88,015,000 shall 

be used for the projects, and in the amounts, specified under the 

heading ‘‘Innovation and Improvement’’ in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of 

this consolidated Act): Provided further, That $97,270,000 of the 

funds for subpart 1 shall be for competitive grants to local educational agencies, including charter schools that are local educational agencies, or States, or partnerships of: (1) a local educational agency, a State, or both; and (2) at least one non-profit organization to develop and implement performance-based teacher 

and principal compensation systems in high-need schools: Provided 

further, That such performance-based compensation systems must 

consider gains in student academic achievement as well as classroom evaluations conducted multiple times during each school year 

among other factors and provide educators with incentives to take 

on additional responsibilities and leadership roles: Provided further, That up to 5 percent of such funds for competitive grants 

shall be available for technical assistance, training, peer review of 

applications, program outreach and evaluation activities: Provided 

further, That of the funds available for part B of title V, the Secretary shall use up to $21,031,000 to carry out activities under section 5205(b) and under subpart 2, and shall use not less than 

$195,000,000 to carry out other activities authorized under subpart 

1. 

SAFE SCHOOLS AND CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION

For carrying out activities authorized by subpart 3 of part C 

of title II, part A of title IV, and subparts 2, 3 and 10 of part D 

of title V of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, 

$690,370,000, of which $294,759,000 shall become available on July 

1, 2009, and remain available through September 30, 2010: Provided, That $294,759,000 shall be available for subpart 1 of part 

A of title IV and $220,240,000 shall be available for subpart 2 of 

part A of title IV: Provided further, That $141,912,000 shall be 

available to carry out part D of title V: Provided further, That of 

the funds available to carry out subpart 3 of part C of title II, up 

to $13,383,000 may be used to carry out section 2345 and 

$2,957,000 shall be used by the Center for Civic Education to implement a comprehensive program to improve public knowledge, 

understanding, and support of the Congress and the State legislatures. 


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ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACQUISITION

For carrying out part A of title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, $730,000,000, which shall become 

available on July 1, 2009, and shall remain available through September 30, 2010, except that 6.5 percent of such amount shall be 

available on October 1, 2008, and shall remain available through 

September 30, 2010, to carry out activities under section 

3111(c)(1)(C): Provided, That the Secretary of Education shall use 

the American Community Survey child counts to calculate State allocations under such part but, for any State that would otherwise 

receive greater than a 10-percent reduction from its previous year’s 

allocation, the Secretary shall carry out such calculation using the 

average of the American Community Survey child counts for the 3 

most recent years. 

SPECIAL EDUCATION

For carrying out the Individuals with Disabilities Education 

Act (‘‘IDEA’’) and the Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment 

Act of 2004, $12,579,677,000, of which $3,726,354,000 shall become 

available on July 1, 2009, and shall remain available through September 30, 2010, and of which $8,592,383,000 shall become available on October 1, 2009, and shall remain available through September 30, 2010, for academic year 2009–2010: Provided, That 

$13,250,000 shall be for Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic, Inc., 

to support the development, production, and circulation of recorded 

educational materials: Provided further, That $737,000 shall be for 

the recipient of funds provided by Public Law 105–78 under section 

687(b)(2)(G) of the IDEA (as in effect prior to the enactment of the 

Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004) 

to provide information on diagnosis, intervention, and teaching 

strategies for children with disabilities: Provided further, That the 

amount for section 611(b)(2) of the IDEA shall be equal to the lesser of the amount available for that activity during fiscal year 2008, 

increased by the amount of inflation as specified in section 

619(d)(2)(B) of the IDEA, or the percentage increase in the funds 

appropriated under section 611(i) of the IDEA: Provided further, 

That funds made available for the Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act of 2004 may be used to support expenses associated 

with the Special Olympics National and World games hosted in the 

United States. 

REHABILITATION SERVICES AND DISABILITY RESEARCH

For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Assistive Technology Act of 1998, and 

the Helen Keller National Center Act, $3,387,762,000: Provided, 

That $3,088,000 shall be used for the projects, and in the amounts, 

specified under the heading ‘‘Rehabilitation Services and Disability 

Research’’ in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in 

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SPECIAL INSTITUTIONS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

AMERICAN PRINTING HOUSE FOR THE BLIND

For carrying out the Act of March 3, 1879, $22,599,000. 

NATIONAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE FOR THE DEAF

For the National Technical Institute for the Deaf under titles 

I and II of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986, $64,212,000, of 

which $1,175,000 shall be for construction and shall remain available until expended: Provided, That from the total amount available, the Institute may at its discretion use funds for the endowment program as authorized under section 207 of such Act. 

GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY

For the Kendall Demonstration Elementary School, the Model 

Secondary School for the Deaf, and the partial support of Gallaudet 

University under titles I and II of the Education of the Deaf Act 

of 1986, $124,000,000, of which $6,000,000 shall be for construction 

and shall remain available until expended: Provided, That from the 

total amount available, the University may at its discretion use 

funds for the endowment program as authorized under section 207 

of such Act. 

CAREER, TECHNICAL, AND ADULT EDUCATION

For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the Carl 

D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006, the Adult 

Education and Family Literacy Act, subpart 4 of part D of title V 

of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (‘‘ESEA’’) 

and title VIII–D of the Higher Education Amendments of 1998, 

$1,944,348,000, of which $4,400,000 shall become available on October 1, 2008 and remain available until September 30, 2010, of 

which $1,148,948,000 shall become available on July 1, 2009, and 

shall remain available through September 30, 2010, and of which 

$791,000,000 shall become available on October 1, 2009, and shall 

remain available through September 30, 2010: Provided, That of 

the amount provided for Adult Education State Grants, 

$67,896,000 shall be made available for integrated English literacy 

and civics education services to immigrants and other limited 

English proficient populations: Provided further, That of the 

amount reserved for integrated English literacy and civics education, notwithstanding section 211 of the Adult Education and 

Family Literacy Act, 65 percent shall be allocated to States based 

on a State’s absolute need as determined by calculating each 

State’s share of a 10-year average of the United States Citizenship 

and Immigration Services data for immigrants admitted for legal 

permanent residence for the 10 most recent years, and 35 percent 

allocated to States that experienced growth as measured by the average of the 3 most recent years for which United States Citizenship and Immigration Services data for immigrants admitted for 

legal permanent residence are available, except that no State shall 

be allocated an amount less than $60,000: Provided further, That 

of the amounts made available for the Adult Education and Family 

Literacy Act, $6,878,000 shall be for national leadership activities 


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under section 243 and $6,468,000 shall be for the National Institute for Literacy under section 242: Provided further, That 

$88,000,000 shall be available to support the activities authorized 

under subpart 4 of part D of title V of the ESEA, of which up to 

5 percent shall become available October 1, 2008, and shall remain 

available through September 30, 2010, for evaluation, technical assistance, school networks, peer review of applications, and program 

outreach activities, and of which not less than 95 percent shall become available on July 1, 2009, and remain available through September 30, 2010, for grants to local educational agencies: Provided 

further, That funds made available to local educational agencies 

under this subpart shall be used only for activities related to establishing smaller learning communities within large high schools or 

small high schools that provide alternatives for students enrolled 

in large high schools. 

STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

(INCLUDING DEFERRAL OF FUNDS)

For carrying out subparts 1, 3, and 4 of part A, part C and 

part E of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, 

$19,156,973,000, which shall remain available through September 

30, 2010. 

The maximum Pell Grant for which a student shall be eligible 

during award year 2009–2010 shall be $4,860. 

Of the funds made available under section 401A(e)(1)(D) of the 

Higher Education Act of 1965, $887,000,000 shall not be available 

until October 1, 2009. 

STUDENT AID ADMINISTRATION

For Federal administrative expenses to carry out part D of title 

I, and subparts 1, 3, and 4 of part A, and parts B, C, D, and E 

of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, $753,402,000, 

which shall remain available until expended. 

HIGHER EDUCATION

For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, titles II, 

III, IV, V, VI, and VII of the Higher Education Act of 1965 

(‘‘HEA’’), section 1543 of the Higher Education Amendments of 

1992, the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, 

title VIII of the Higher Education Amendments of 1998, part I of 

subtitle A of title VI of the America COMPETES Act, section 515 

of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, and section 117 

of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006, 

$2,100,150,000: Provided, That $9,687,000, to remain available 

through September 30, 2010, shall be available to fund fellowships 

for academic year 2010–2011 under subpart 1 of part A of title VII 

of the HEA, under the terms and conditions of such subpart 1: Provided further, That $609,000 shall be for data collection and evaluation activities for programs under the HEA, including such activities needed to comply with the Government Performance and 

Results Act of 1993: Provided further, That notwithstanding any 

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out title VI of the HEA and section 102(b)(6) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 may be used to support 

visits and study in foreign countries by individuals who are participating in advanced foreign language training and international 

studies in areas that are vital to United States national security 

and who plan to apply their language skills and knowledge of these 

countries in the fields of government, the professions, or international development: Provided further, That of the funds referred 

to in the preceding proviso up to 1 percent may be used for program evaluation, national outreach, and information dissemination 

activities: Provided further, That up to $6,556,000 shall be available to continue funding for recipients of multi-year awards under 

section 204 of the HEA, as that Act was in effect prior to the date 

of enactment of the Higher Education Opportunity Act (‘‘HEOA’’), 

in accordance with the terms of their awards: Provided further, 

That notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds available 

under section 371 of the HEA for Tribal Colleges and Universities 

may be used for construction grants, including such funds to recipients of continuation grants for multi-year awards that were made 

in fiscal year 2008 under section 316 of the HEA, as that Act was 

in effect prior to the date of enactment of the HEOA, in accordance 

with the terms of such multi-year awards: Provided further, That 

notwithstanding any other provision of law, a recipient of a multiyear award under section 316 of the HEA, as that section was in 

effect prior to the date of enactment of the HEOA, that would have 

otherwise received a continuation award for fiscal year 2009 under 

that section, shall receive under section 316, as amended by the 

HEOA, not less than the amount that such recipient would have 

received under such a continuation award: Provided further, That 

the portion of the funds received under section 316 by a recipient 

described in the preceding proviso that is equal to the amount of 

such continuation award shall be used in accordance with the 

terms of such continuation award: Provided further, That 

$1,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be available 

to carry out a scholarship program for the purpose of increasing 

the skilled workforce for industrial health and safety occupations, 

including mine safety: Provided further, That the Secretary of Education shall identify these scholarships as ‘‘Erma Byrd Scholarships’’: Provided further, That such scholarships shall be awarded 

without regard to an applicant’s prior work experience, but the Secretary shall, notwithstanding section 437 of the General Education 

Provisions Act and 5 U.S.C. 553, by notice in the Federal Register, 

establish the eligibility requirements, service obligations, payback 

requirements, and other program requirements similar to those 

specified in section 515 of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act 

as are necessary to implement such a program: Provided further, 

That such scholarship funds may be used to replace a student’s expected family contribution, but institutions accepting such scholarship funds may not use these funds to supplant existing institutional aid: Provided further, That the Secretary shall be authorized 

to accept contributions for such scholarships from private sources: 

Provided further, That these funds shall be used for scholarships 

for academic year 2009–2010 and may be available for scholarships 

in academic year 2010–2011: Provided further, That $91,243,000 


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shall be used for the projects, and in the amounts, specified under 

the heading ‘‘Higher Education’’ in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act). 

HOWARD UNIVERSITY

For partial support of Howard University, $234,977,000, of 

which not less than $3,464,000 shall be for a matching endowment 

grant pursuant to the Howard University Endowment Act and 

shall remain available until expended. 

COLLEGE HOUSING AND ACADEMIC FACILITIES LOANS PROGRAM

For Federal administrative expenses to carry out activities related to existing facility loans pursuant to section 121 of the Higher 

Education Act of 1965, $461,000. 

HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY CAPITAL

FINANCING PROGRAM ACCOUNT

Notwithstanding the limitations contained in section 344(a) of 

the Higher Education Act of 1965 (‘‘HEA’’), the aggregate principal 

amount of outstanding bonds insured under the Historically Black 

College and University Capital Financing Program is authorized to 

equal but not exceed $725,000,000, which may be used for loans to 

public and private historically black colleges and universities without regard to paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 344(a). 

For the cost of guaranteed loans, $10,000,000, as authorized 

pursuant to Part D of title III of the HEA: Provided, That such 

costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That these funds are available to subsidize total loan 

principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed 

$100,000,000. In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 

the Historically Black College and University Capital Financing 

Program entered into pursuant to part D of title III of the HEA, 

$354,000. 

INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION SCIENCES

For carrying out activities authorized by the Education 

Sciences Reform Act of 2002, the National Assessment of Educational Progress Authorization Act, section 208 of the Educational 

Technical Assistance Act of 2002, and section 664 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, $617,175,000, of which 

$312,241,000 shall be available until September 30, 2010: Provided, 

That funds available to carry out section 208 of the Educational 

Technical Assistance Act may be used for Statewide data systems 

that include postsecondary and workforce information: Provided 

further, That up to $5,000,000 of the funds available to carry out 

section 208 of the Educational Technical Assistance Act may be 

used for State data coordinators and for awards to public or private 

organizations or agencies to improve data coordination. 


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DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT

PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION

For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the Department of Education Organization Act, including rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia and hire of three passenger motor vehicles, $433,482,000, of which $5,400,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for relocation of, and renovation of buildings occupied by, Department staff. 

OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS

For expenses necessary for the Office for Civil Rights, as authorized by section 203 of the Department of Education Organization Act, $96,826,000. 

OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL

For expenses necessary for the Office of the Inspector General, 

as authorized by section 212 of the Department of Education Organization Act, $54,539,000. 

GENERAL PROVISIONS

SEC. 301. No funds appropriated in this Act may be used for 

the transportation of students or teachers (or for the purchase of 

equipment for such transportation) in order to overcome racial imbalance in any school or school system, or for the transportation of 

students or teachers (or for the purchase of equipment for such 

transportation) in order to carry out a plan of racial desegregation 

of any school or school system. 

SEC. 302. None of the funds contained in this Act shall be used 

to require, directly or indirectly, the transportation of any student 

to a school other than the school which is nearest the student’s 

home, except for a student requiring special education, to the 

school offering such special education, in order to comply with title 

VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. For the purpose of this section 

an indirect requirement of transportation of students includes the 

transportation of students to carry out a plan involving the reorganization of the grade structure of schools, the pairing of schools, or 

the clustering of schools, or any combination of grade restructuring, 

pairing or clustering. The prohibition described in this section does 

not include the establishment of magnet schools. 

SEC. 303. No funds appropriated in this Act may be used to 

prevent the implementation of programs of voluntary prayer and 

meditation in the public schools. 

(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. 304. Not to exceed 1 percent of any discretionary funds 

(pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 

Act of 1985) which are appropriated for the Department of Education in this Act may be transferred between appropriations, but 

no such appropriation shall be increased by more than 3 percent 

by any such transfer: Provided, That the transfer authority granted 

by this section shall be available only to meet emergency needs and 

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or activity for which no funds are provided in this Act: Provided 

further, That the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 

Representatives and the Senate are notified at least 15 days in advance of any transfer. 

SEC. 305. The signature pages submitted by Heart Butte 

School District in Pondera County, Montana, as part of its application for Impact Aid under title VIII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, shall be considered to have been 

timely and complete for purposes of receiving funding under such 

program for fiscal year 2009. 

SEC. 306. The Outlying Areas may consolidate funds received 

under this Act as well as any remaining funds received under the 

Department of Education Appropriations Act, 2008, pursuant to 48 

U.S.C. 1469a, under part A of title V of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. 

This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Education Appropriations Act, 2009’’. 

TITLE IV 

RELATED AGENCIES 

COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR

SEVERELY DISABLED

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For expenses necessary for the Committee for Purchase From 

People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled established by Public 

Law 92–28, $5,094,000. 

CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE

OPERATING EXPENSES

For necessary expenses for the Corporation for National and 

Community Service to carry out the Domestic Volunteer Service 

Act of 1973 (‘‘1973 Act’’) and the National and Community Service 

Act of 1990 (‘‘1990 Act’’), $680,564,000, of which $309,835,000 shall 

be to carry out the 1973 Act and $370,729,000 shall be to carry out 

the 1990 Act: Provided, That $27,500,000 of the amount provided 

under this heading shall be available to carry out subtitle E of the 

1990 Act at five campuses throughout the United States: Provided 

further, That up to 1 percent of program grant funds may be used 

to defray the costs of conducting grant application reviews, including the use of outside peer reviewers and electronic management 

of the grants cycle: Provided further, That none of the funds made 

available under this heading for activities authorized by section 

122 and part E of title II of the 1973 Act shall be used to provide 

stipends or other monetary incentives to program participants or 

volunteer leaders whose incomes exceed the income guidelines in 

subsections 211(e) and 213(b) of the 1973 Act: Provided further, 

That notwithstanding subtitle H of title I of the 1990 Act, none of 

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ployees: Provided further, That of the amounts provided under this 

heading: (1) not more than $55,000,000 of grants made under subtitle C of the 1990 Act may be used to administer, reimburse, or 

support any national service program authorized under section 

129(d)(2) of the 1990 Act; and (2) $11,790,000 shall be to provide 

assistance to State commissions on national and community service, under section 126(a) of the 1990 Act and notwithstanding section 501(a)(4) of the 1990 Act. 

NATIONAL SERVICE TRUST

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For necessary expenses for the National Service Trust established under subtitle D of title I of the National and Community 

Service Act of 1990 (‘‘1990 Act’’), $131,075,000, to remain available 

until expended: Provided, That the Corporation for National and 

Community Service may transfer additional funds from the amount 

provided within ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ for grants made under subtitle C of the 1990 Act to this appropriation upon determination 

that such transfer is necessary to support the activities of national 

service participants and after notice is transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

Senate: Provided further, That amounts appropriated for or transferred to the National Service Trust may be invested under section 

145(b) of the 1990 Act without regard to the requirement to apportion funds under 31 U.S.C. 1513(b). 

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses of administration as provided under 

section 501(a)(4) of the National and Community Service Act of 

1990 and under section 504(a) of the Domestic Volunteer Service 

Act of 1973, including payment of salaries, authorized travel, hire 

of passenger motor vehicles, the rental of conference rooms in the 

District of Columbia, the employment of experts and consultants 

authorized under 5 U.S.C. 3109, and not to exceed $2,500 for official reception and representation expenses, $71,715,000. 

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 

carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, $6,512,000. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

SEC. 401. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the term 

‘‘qualified student loan’’ with respect to national service education 

awards shall mean any loan determined by an institution of higher 

education to be necessary to cover a student’s cost of attendance at 

such institution and made, insured, or guaranteed directly to a student by a State agency, in addition to other meanings under section 148(b)(7) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990. 

SEC. 402. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds 

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applicants who are individuals with disabilities may be provided to 

any entity that receives a grant under section 121 of the 1990 Act. 

SEC. 403. The Corporation for National and Community Service (‘‘the Corporation’’) shall make any significant changes to program requirements, service delivery or policy only through public 

notice and comment rulemaking. For fiscal year 2009, during any 

grant selection process, an officer or employee of the Corporation 

shall not knowingly disclose any covered grant selection information regarding such selection, directly or indirectly, to any person 

other than an officer or employee of the Corporation that is authorized by the Corporation to receive such information. 

SEC. 404. Professional Corps programs described in section 

122(a)(8) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 may 

apply to the Corporation for National and Community Service for 

a waiver of application of section 140(c)(2). 

SEC. 405. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1342, the Corporation for 

National and Community Service (‘‘the Corporation’’) may solicit 

and accept the services of organizations and individuals (other than 

participants) to assist the Corporation in carrying out the duties of 

the Corporation under the national service laws: Provided, That an 

individual who provides services under this section shall be subject 

to the same protections and limitations as volunteers under section 

196(a) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990. 

SEC. 406. Organizations operating projects under the 

AmeriCorps Education Awards Program shall do so without regard 

to the requirements of sections 121(d) and (e), 131(e), 132, and 

140(a), (d), and (e) of the National and Community Service Act of 

1990. 

SEC. 407. AmeriCorps programs receiving grants under the National Service Trust program shall meet an overall minimum share 

requirement of 24 percent for the first three years that they receive 

AmeriCorps funding, and thereafter shall meet the overall minimum share requirement as provided in section 2521.60 of title 45, 

Code of Federal Regulations, without regard to the operating costs 

match requirement in section 121(e) or the member support Federal share limitations in section 140 of the National and Community Service Act of 1990, and subject to partial waiver consistent 

with section 2521.70 of title 45, Code of Federal Regulations. 

SEC. 408. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, formulabased grants to States and territories under section 129(a)(1)–(2) of 

the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to operate 

AmeriCorps programs may be made if the application describes 

proposed positions into which participants will be placed, the proposed minimum qualifications of such participants, and includes an 

assurance that the State will select national service programs for 

subgrants on a competitive basis, and an assurance that the aforementioned information will be provided for each subgrant awarded 

prior to the execution of such subgrants. 

(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. 409. For fiscal year 2009 and thereafter, in addition to 

amounts otherwise provided to the National Service Trust, at no 

later than the end of the fifth fiscal year after the fiscal year for 

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gated balances of appropriations available for grants under the National Service Trust Program under subtitle C of title I of the 1990 

Act during such fiscal year may be transferred to the National 

Service Trust after notice is transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, if 

such funds are initially obligated before the expiration of their period of availability. 

SEC. 410. Of the amounts provided in this Act which the Corporation for National and Community Service (‘‘the Corporation’’) 

allocates for the provision of assistance under subsections 129(a) 

and (b) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (‘‘1990 

Act’’), the Corporation shall apply the formula in section 129(a)(1) 

of the 1990 Act in such a manner so as to ensure that each State 

shall receive a minimum of $500,000: Provided, That, in no event 

shall the total amount allotted under section 129(a)(1) exceed 331⁄3

percent of the funds allocated by the Corporation for the provision 

of assistance under subsections 129(a) and (b) of the 1990 Act. 

SEC. 411. Notwithstanding section 139(b) of the National and 

Community Service Act of 1990 (‘‘1990 Act’’), an individual in an 

approved national service position performing full-time or part-time 

national service directly related to disaster relief efforts may continue in that term of service for a period of 6 months beyond the 

periods otherwise specified in sections 139(b) and 153(e) of the 

1990 Act or section 104 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 

1973. Service in an extended term as provided under this section 

shall constitute a single term of service for purposes of sections 

146(b) and (c) of the 1990 Act. 

SEC. 412. Donations made to the Corporation for National and 

Community Service (‘‘the Corporation’’) under section 196 of the 

National and Community Service Act of 1990 (‘‘1990 Act’’) for the 

purposes of financing programs and operations under titles I and 

II of the 1973 Act or subtitles B, C, D, or E of title I of the 1990 

Act shall be used to supplement and not supplant current programs and operations. 

CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING

For payment to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (‘‘Corporation’’), as authorized by the Communications Act of 1934, an 

amount which shall be available within limitations specified by 

that Act, for the fiscal year 2011, $430,000,000: Provided, That no 

funds made available to the Corporation by this Act shall be used 

to pay for receptions, parties, or similar forms of entertainment for 

Government officials or employees: Provided further, That none of 

the funds contained in this paragraph shall be available or used to 

aid or support any program or activity from which any person is 

excluded, or is denied benefits, or is discriminated against, on the 

basis of race, color, national origin, religion, or sex: Provided further, That no funds made available to the Corporation by this Act 

shall be used to apply any political test or qualification in selecting, 

appointing, promoting, or taking any other personnel action with 

respect to officers, agents, and employees of the Corporation: Provided further, That for fiscal year 2009, in addition to the amounts 

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the transition of public broadcasting to digital broadcasting, to be 

awarded as determined by the Corporation in consultation with 

public radio and television licensees or permittees, or their designated representatives: Provided further, That for fiscal year 2009, in addition to the amounts provided above, $26,642,000 is available 

pursuant to section 396(k)(10) of the Communications Act of 1934 

for replacement and upgrade of the public radio interconnection 

system: Provided further, That none of the funds made available to 

the Corporation by this Act, division G of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008, or the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 

2007, shall be used to support the Television Future Fund or any 

similar purpose. 

FEDERAL MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION SERVICE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For expenses necessary for the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (‘‘Service’’) to carry out the functions vested in it by 

the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947, including hire of passenger motor vehicles; for expenses necessary for the Labor-Management Cooperation Act of 1978; and for expenses necessary for 

the Service to carry out the functions vested in it by the Civil Service Reform Act, $45,476,000: Provided, That notwithstanding 31 

U.S.C. 3302, fees charged, up to full-cost recovery, for special training activities and other conflict resolution services and technical assistance, including those provided to foreign governments and 

international organizations, and for arbitration services shall be 

credited to and merged with this account, and shall remain available until expended: Provided further, That fees for arbitration 

services shall be available only for education, training, and professional development of the agency workforce: Provided further, That 

the Director of the Service is authorized to accept and use on behalf of the United States gifts of services and real, personal, or 

other property in the aid of any projects or functions within the Director’s jurisdiction. 

FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For expenses necessary for the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, $8,653,000. 

INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES

OFFICE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES: GRANTS AND

ADMINISTRATION

For carrying out the Museum and Library Services Act of 1996 

and the National Museum of African American History and Culture Act, $274,840,000, of which $10,737,000 shall be used for the 

projects, and in the amounts, specified under the heading ‘‘Office 

of Museum and Library Services: Grants and Administration’’ in 

the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter 

preceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided, That funds 

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or grant to commemorative Federal commissions that support museum and library activities, in partnership with libraries and museums that are eligible for funding under programs carried out by the 

Institute of Museum and Library Services. 

MEDICARE PAYMENT ADVISORY COMMISSION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For expenses necessary to carry out section 1805 of the Social 

Security Act, $11,403,000, to be transferred to this appropriation 

from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal 

Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund. 

NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For expenses necessary for the National Council on Disability 

as authorized by title IV of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 

$3,206,000. 

NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For expenses necessary for the National Labor Relations Board 

to carry out the functions vested in it by the Labor-Management 

Relations Act, 1947, and other laws, $262,595,000: Provided, That 

no part of this appropriation shall be available to organize or assist 

in organizing agricultural laborers or used in connection with investigations, hearings, directives, or orders concerning bargaining 

units composed of agricultural laborers as referred to in section 

2(3) of the Act of July 5, 1935, and as amended by the Labor-Management Relations Act, 1947, and as defined in section 3(f) of the 

Act of June 25, 1938, and including in said definition employees engaged in the maintenance and operation of ditches, canals, reservoirs, and waterways when maintained or operated on a mutual, 

nonprofit basis and at least 95 percent of the water stored or supplied thereby is used for farming purposes. 

NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the Railway Labor Act, including emergency boards appointed by the President, $12,992,000. 

OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For expenses necessary for the Occupational Safety and Health 

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RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD

DUAL BENEFITS PAYMENTS ACCOUNT

For payment to the Dual Benefits Payments Account, authorized under section 15(d) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974, 

$72,000,000, which shall include amounts becoming available in 

fiscal year 2009 pursuant to section 224(c)(1)(B) of Public Law 98– 

76; and in addition, an amount, not to exceed 2 percent of the 

amount provided herein, shall be available proportional to the 

amount by which the product of recipients and the average benefit 

received exceeds the amount available for payment of vested dual 

benefits: Provided, That the total amount provided herein shall be 

credited in 12 approximately equal amounts on the first day of 

each month in the fiscal year. 

FEDERAL PAYMENTS TO THE RAILROAD RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS

For payment to the accounts established in the Treasury for 

the payment of benefits under the Railroad Retirement Act for interest earned on unnegotiated checks, $150,000, to remain available through September 30, 2010, which shall be the maximum 

amount available for payment pursuant to section 417 of Public 

Law 98–76. 

LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATION

For necessary expenses for the Railroad Retirement Board 

(‘‘Board’’) for administration of the Railroad Retirement Act and 

the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act, $105,463,000, to be derived in such amounts as determined by the Board from the railroad retirement accounts and from moneys credited to the railroad 

unemployment insurance administration fund. 

LIMITATION ON THE OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector General (‘‘Office’’) for audit, investigatory and review activities, as authorized by 

the Inspector General Act of 1978, not more than $7,806,000, to be 

derived from the railroad retirement accounts and railroad unemployment insurance account: Provided, That none of the funds 

made available in any other paragraph of this Act may be transferred to the Office; used to carry out any such transfer; used to 

provide any office space, equipment, office supplies, communications facilities or services, maintenance services, or administrative 

services for the Office; used to pay any salary, benefit, or award for 

any personnel of the Office; used to pay any other operating expense of the Office; or used to reimburse the Office for any service 

provided, or expense incurred, by the Office, except as permitted 

pursuant to the last proviso under this heading in division G of the 

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008. 

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

PAYMENTS TO SOCIAL SECURITY TRUST FUNDS

For payment to the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 

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provided under sections 201(m), 228(g), and 1131(b)(2) of the Social 

Security Act, $20,406,000. 

SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME PROGRAM

For carrying out titles XI and XVI of the Social Security Act, 

section 401 of Public Law 92–603, section 212 of Public Law 93– 

66, as amended, and section 405 of Public Law 95–216, including 

payment to the Social Security trust funds for administrative expenses incurred pursuant to section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security 

Act, $30,471,537,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That any portion of the funds provided to a State in the current 

fiscal year and not obligated by the State during that year shall be 

returned to the Treasury. 

For making, after June 15 of the current fiscal year, benefit 

payments to individuals under title XVI of the Social Security Act, 

for unanticipated costs incurred for the current fiscal year, such 

sums as may be necessary. 

For making benefit payments under title XVI of the Social Se- curity Act for the first quarter of fiscal year 2010, $15,400,000,000, 

to remain available until expended. 

LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

For necessary expenses, including the hire of two passenger motor vehicles, and not to exceed $15,000 for official reception and 

representation expenses, not more than $10,067,500,000 may be expended, as authorized by section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security 

Act, from any one or all of the trust funds referred to therein: Provided, That not less than $2,000,000 shall be for the Social Security 

Advisory Board: Provided further, That unobligated balances of 

funds provided under this paragraph at the end of fiscal year 2009 

not needed for fiscal year 2009 shall remain available until expended to invest in the Social Security Administration information 

technology and telecommunications hardware and software infrastructure, including related equipment and non-payroll administrative expenses associated solely with this information technology 

and telecommunications infrastructure: Provided further, That reimbursement to the trust funds under this heading for expenditures for official time for employees of the Social Security Administration pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 7131, and for facilities or support services for labor organizations pursuant to policies, regulations, or procedures referred to in section 7135(b) of such title shall be made 

by the Secretary of the Treasury, with interest, from amounts in 

the general fund not otherwise appropriated, as soon as possible 

after such expenditures are made. 

From funds provided under the first paragraph, not less than $264,000,000 shall be available for the cost associated with conducting continuing disability reviews under titles II and XVI of the 

Social Security Act and for the cost associated with conducting redeterminations of eligibility under title XVI of the Social Security 

Act. 

In addition to the amounts made available above, and subject to the same terms and conditions, $240,000,000, for additional continuing disability reviews and redeterminations of eligibility: Provided, That the Commissioner shall provide to the Congress (at the 


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conclusion of the fiscal year) a report on the obligation and expenditure of these additional amounts, similar to the reports that were 

required by section 103(d)(2) of Public Law 104–121 for fiscal years 

1996 through 2002. 

In addition, $145,000,000 to be derived from administration 

fees in excess of $5.00 per supplementary payment collected pursuant to section 1616(d) of the Social Security Act or section 212(b)(3) 

of Public Law 93–66, which shall remain available until expended. 

To the extent that the amounts collected pursuant to such sections 

in fiscal year 2009 exceed $145,000,000, the amounts shall be 

available in fiscal year 2010 only to the extent provided in advance 

in appropriations Acts. 

In addition, up to $1,000,000 to be derived from fees collected 

pursuant to section 303(c) of the Social Security Protection Act, 

which shall remain available until expended. 

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector General in 

carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, 

$28,000,000, together with not to exceed $70,127,000, to be transferred and expended as authorized by section 201(g)(1) of the Social 

Security Act from the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 

Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund. 

In addition, an amount not to exceed 3 percent of the total provided in this appropriation may be transferred from the ‘‘Limitation on Administrative Expenses’’, Social Security Administration, 

to be merged with this account, to be available for the time and 

purposes for which this account is available: Provided, That notice 

of such transfers shall be transmitted promptly to the Committees 

on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. 

TITLE V 

GENERAL PROVISIONS 

SEC. 501. The Secretaries of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education are authorized to transfer unexpended balances of prior appropriations to accounts corresponding to current 

appropriations provided in this Act. Such transferred balances 

shall be used for the same purpose, and for the same periods of 

time, for which they were originally appropriated. 

SEC. 502. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act 

shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year 

unless expressly so provided herein. 

SEC. 503. (a) No part of any appropriation contained in this Act 

shall be used, other than for normal and recognized executive-legislative relationships, for publicity or propaganda purposes, for the 

preparation, distribution, or use of any kit, pamphlet, booklet, publication, radio, television, or video presentation designed to support 

or defeat legislation pending before the Congress or any State legislature, except in presentation to the Congress or any State legislature itself. 


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(b) No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be 

used to pay the salary or expenses of any grant or contract recipient, or agent acting for such recipient, related to any activity designed to influence legislation or appropriations pending before the 

Congress or any State legislature. 

SEC. 504. The Secretaries of Labor and Education are authorized to make available not to exceed $28,000 and $20,000, respectively, from funds available for salaries and expenses under titles 

I and III, respectively, for official reception and representation expenses; the Director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation 

Service is authorized to make available for official reception and 

representation expenses not to exceed $5,000 from the funds available for ‘‘Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, Salaries and 

expenses’’; and the Chairman of the National Mediation Board is 

authorized to make available for official reception and representation expenses not to exceed $5,000 from funds available for ‘‘National Mediation Board, Salaries and expenses’’. 

SEC. 505. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, no 

funds appropriated in this Act shall be used to carry out any program of distributing sterile needles or syringes for the hypodermic 

injection of any illegal drug. 

SEC. 506. When issuing statements, press releases, requests for 

proposals, bid solicitations and other documents describing projects 

or programs funded in whole or in part with Federal money, all 

grantees receiving Federal funds included in this Act, including but 

not limited to State and local governments and recipients of Federal research grants, shall clearly state— 

(1) the percentage of the total costs of the program or 

project which will be financed with Federal money; 

(2) the dollar amount of Federal funds for the project or 

program; and 

(3) percentage and dollar amount of the total costs of the 

project or program that will be financed by non-governmental 

sources. 

SEC. 507. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this Act, and 

none of the funds in any trust fund to which funds are appropriated in this Act, shall be expended for any abortion. 

(b) None of the funds appropriated in this Act, and none of the 

funds in any trust fund to which funds are appropriated in this 

Act, shall be expended for health benefits coverage that includes 

coverage of abortion. 

(c) The term ‘‘health benefits coverage’’ means the package of 

services covered by a managed care provider or organization pursuant to a contract or other arrangement. 

SEC. 508. (a) The limitations established in the preceding section shall not apply to an abortion— 

(1) if the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or incest; 

or 

(2) in the case where a woman suffers from a physical disorder, physical injury, or physical illness, including a life-endangering physical condition caused by or arising from the 

pregnancy itself, that would, as certified by a physician, place 

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(b) Nothing in the preceding section shall be construed as prohibiting the expenditure by a State, locality, entity, or private person of State, local, or private funds (other than a State’s or locality’s contribution of Medicaid matching funds). 

(c) Nothing in the preceding section shall be construed as restricting the ability of any managed care provider from offering 

abortion coverage or the ability of a State or locality to contract 

separately with such a provider for such coverage with State funds 

(other than a State’s or locality’s contribution of Medicaid matching 

funds). 

(d)(1) None of the funds made available in this Act may be 

made available to a Federal agency or program, or to a State or 

local government, if such agency, program, or government subjects 

any institutional or individual health care entity to discrimination 

on the basis that the health care entity does not provide, pay for, 

provide coverage of, or refer for abortions. 

(2) In this subsection, the term ‘‘health care entity’’ includes an 

individual physician or other health care professional, a hospital, 

a provider-sponsored organization, a health maintenance organization, a health insurance plan, or any other kind of health care facility, organization, or plan. 

SEC. 509. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may 

be used for— 

(1) the creation of a human embryo or embryos for research purposes; or 

(2) research in which a human embryo or embryos are destroyed, discarded, or knowingly subjected to risk of injury or 

death greater than that allowed for research on fetuses in 

utero under 45 CFR 46.204(b) and section 498(b) of the Public 

Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 289g(b)). 

(b) For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘human embryo or 

embryos’’ includes any organism, not protected as a human subject 

under 45 CFR 46 as of the date of the enactment of this Act, that 

is derived by fertilization, parthenogenesis, cloning, or any other 

means from one or more human gametes or human diploid cells. 

SEC. 510. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may 

be used for any activity that promotes the legalization of any drug 

or other substance included in schedule I of the schedules of controlled substances established under section 202 of the Controlled 

Substances Act except for normal and recognized executive-congressional communications. 

(b) The limitation in subsection (a) shall not apply when there 

is significant medical evidence of a therapeutic advantage to the 

use of such drug or other substance or that federally sponsored 

clinical trials are being conducted to determine therapeutic advantage. 

SEC. 511. None of the funds made available in this Act may be 

used to promulgate or adopt any final standard under section 

1173(b) of the Social Security Act providing for, or providing for the 

assignment of, a unique health identifier for an individual (except 

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SEC. 512. None of the funds made available in this Act may be 

obligated or expended to enter into or renew a contract with an entity if— 

(1) such entity is otherwise a contractor with the United 

States and is subject to the requirement in 38 U.S.C. 4212(d) 

regarding submission of an annual report to the Secretary of 

Labor concerning employment of certain veterans; and 

(2) such entity has not submitted a report as required by 

that section for the most recent year for which such requirement was applicable to such entity. 

SEC. 513. 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 appropriation Act. 

SEC. 514. None of the funds made available by this Act to carry 

out the Library Services and Technology Act may be made available to any library covered by paragraph (1) of section 224(f) of 

such Act, as amended by the Children’s Internet Protection Act, 

unless such library has made the certifications required by paragraph (4) of such section. 

SEC. 515. None of the funds made available by this Act to carry 

out part D of title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education 

Act of 1965 may be made available to any elementary or secondary 

school covered by paragraph (1) of section 2441(a) of such Act, as 

amended by the Children’s Internet Protection Act and the No 

Child Left Behind Act, unless the local educational agency with responsibility for such covered school has made the certifications required by paragraph (2) of such section. 

SEC. 516. (a) None of the funds provided under this Act, or provided under previous appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by 

this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2009, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the 

United States derived by the collection of fees available to the 

agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that— 

(1) creates new programs; 

(2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; 

(3) increases funds or personnel by any means for any 

project or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted; 

(4) relocates an office or employees; 

(5) reorganizes or renames offices; 

(6) reorganizes programs or activities; or 

(7) contracts out or privatizes any functions or activities 

presently performed by Federal employees; 

unless the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified 15 days in advance of such 

reprogramming or of an announcement of intent relating to such 

reprogramming, whichever occurs earlier. 

(b) None of the funds provided under this Act, or provided 

under previous appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by this 

Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal 

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United States derived by the collection of fees available to the 

agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds in excess of $500,000 

or 10 percent, whichever is less, that— 

(1) augments existing programs, projects (including construction projects), or activities; 

(2) reduces by 10 percent funding for any existing program, project, or activity, or numbers of personnel by 10 percent as approved by Congress; or 

(3) results from any general savings from a reduction in 

personnel which would result in a change in existing programs, 

activities, or projects as approved by Congress; 

unless the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified 15 days in advance of such 

reprogramming or of an announcement of intent relating to such 

reprogramming, whichever occurs earlier. 

SEC. 517. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may 

be used to request that a candidate for appointment to a Federal 

scientific advisory committee disclose the political affiliation or voting history of the candidate or the position that the candidate holds 

with respect to political issues not directly related to and necessary 

for the work of the committee involved. 

(b) None of the funds made available in this Act may be used 

to disseminate scientific information that is deliberately false or 

misleading. 

SEC. 518. Within 45 days of enactment of this Act, each department and related agency funded through this Act shall submit an 

operating plan that details at the program, project, and activity 

level any funding allocations for fiscal year 2009 that are different 

than those specified in this Act, the accompanying detailed table in 

the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter 

preceding division A of this consolidated Act), or the fiscal year 

2009 budget request. 

SEC. 519. None of the funds in this Act may be used to employ 

workers described in section 274A(h)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. 

SEC. 520. The Secretaries of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education shall each prepare and submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

Senate a report on the number and amount of contracts, grants, 

and cooperative agreements exceeding $100,000 in value and 

awarded by the Department on a non-competitive basis during each 

quarter of fiscal year 2009, but not to include grants awarded on 

a formula basis or directed by law. Such report shall include the 

name of the contractor or grantee, the amount of funding, the governmental purpose, including a justification for issuing the award 

on a non-competitive basis. Such report shall be transmitted to the 

Committees within 30 days after the end of the quarter for which 

the report is submitted. 

SEC. 521. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 

available by this Act may be used to enter into a contract in an 

amount greater than $5,000,000 or to award a grant in excess of 

such amount unless the prospective contractor or grantee certifies 

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best of its knowledge and belief, the contractor or grantee has filed 

all Federal tax returns required during the three years preceding 

the certification, has not been convicted of a criminal offense under 

the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and has not, more than 90 days 

prior to certification, been notified of any unpaid Federal tax assessment for which the liability remains unsatisfied, unless the assessment is the subject of an installment agreement or offer in 

compromise that has been approved by the Internal Revenue Service and is not in default, or the assessment is the subject of a nonfrivolous administrative or judicial proceeding. 

SEC. 522. None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be 

expended or obligated by the Commissioner of Social Security, for 

purposes of administering Social Security benefit payments under 

title II of the Social Security Act, to process any claim for credit 

for a quarter of coverage based on work performed under a social 

security account number that is not the claimant’s number and the 

performance of such work under such number has formed the basis 

for a conviction of the claimant of a violation of section 208(a)(6) 

or (7) of the Social Security Act. 

SEC. 523. (a) Section 14002(a)(2)(A)(i) of division A of the 

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 

111–5) is amended, in the matter preceding subclause (I), by inserting ‘‘education’’ after ‘‘secondary’’. 

(b) Section 14002(b)(1) of such division is amended by striking 

‘‘14001’’ and inserting ‘‘14001(d)’’. 

(c) Section 14003(a) of such division is amended by striking 

‘‘the Adult and Family Literacy Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.)’’ and 

inserting ‘‘the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (20 U.S.C. 

9201 et seq.)’’. 

(d) Section 14005(a) of such division is amended by striking 

‘‘14001’’ and inserting ‘‘14001(d)’’. 

(e) Section 14005(d)(4)(C) of such division is amended by striking ‘‘6401(e)(1)(9)(A)(ii)’’ and inserting ‘‘6401(e)(1)(A)(ii)’’. 

(f) Section 14005(d)(5) of such division is amended— 

(1) by striking ‘‘1116(a)(7)(C)(iv)’’ and inserting 

‘‘1116(b)(7)(C)(iv)’’; and 

(2) by striking ‘‘1116(a)(8)(B)’’ and inserting 

‘‘1116(b)(8)(B)’’. 

(g) Section 14011 of such division is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following: ‘‘, unless such funds are 

used to provide special education and related services to children 

with disabilities, as authorized by the Individuals with Disabilities 

Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.)’’. 

(h) Section 14012(c) of such division is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘(c) CRITERIA.—The Secretary shall not grant a waiver or modification under this section unless the Secretary determines that the 

State receiving such waiver or modification will not provide for elementary, secondary, and public higher education, for the fiscal year 

under consideration, a smaller percentage of the total revenues 

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TITLE VI 

AFGHAN ALLIES PROTECTION ACT OF 2009 

SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE. 

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Afghan Allies Protection Act of 

2009’’. 

SEC. 602. PROTECTION FOR AFGHAN ALLIES. 

(a) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DEFINED.—In this 

section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ means— 

(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 

Foreign Relations, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the 

Senate; and 

(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 

Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the 

House of Representatives. 

(b) SPECIAL IMMIGRANT STATUS FOR CERTAIN AFGHANS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (3), the Secretary of 

Homeland Security, or, notwithstanding any other provision of 

law, the Secretary of State in consultation with the Secretary 

of Homeland Security, may provide an alien described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (2) with the status of 

a special immigrant under section 101(a)(27) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)), if the alien— 

(A) or an agent acting on behalf of the alien, submits 

a petition for classification under section 203(b)(4) of such 

Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(4)); 

(B) is otherwise eligible to receive an immigrant visa; 

(C) is otherwise admissible to the United States for 

permanent residence (excluding the grounds for inadmissibility specified in section 212(a)(4) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 

1182(a)(4)); and 

(D) clears a background check and appropriate screening, as determined by the Secretary of Homeland Security. 

(2) ALIENS DESCRIBED.— 

(A) PRINCIPAL ALIENS.—An alien is described in this 

subparagraph if the alien— 

(i) is a citizen or national of Afghanistan; 

(ii) was or is employed by or on behalf of the 

United States Government in Afghanistan on or after 

October 7, 2001, for not less than one year; 

(iii) provided faithful and valuable service to the 

United States Government, which is documented in a 

positive recommendation or evaluation, subject to subparagraph (D), from the employee’s senior supervisor 

or the person currently occupying that position, or a 

more senior person, if the employee’s senior supervisor 

has left the employer or has left Afghanistan; and 

(iv) has experienced or is experiencing an ongoing 

serious threat as a consequence of the alien’s employment by the United States Government. 

(B) SPOUSE OR CHILD.—An alien is described in this 

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(i) is the spouse or child of a principal alien described in subparagraph (A); and 

(ii) is accompanying or following to join the principal alien in the United States. 

(C) SURVIVING SPOUSE OR CHILD.—An alien is described in this subparagraph if the alien— 

(i) was the spouse or child of a principal alien described in subparagraph (A) who had a petition for 

classification approved pursuant to this section or section 1059 of the National Defense Authorization Act 

for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109–163; 8 U.S.C. 

1101 note) which included the alien as an accompanying spouse or child; and 

(ii) due to the death of the principal alien— 

(I) such petition was revoked or terminated 

(or otherwise rendered null); and 

(II) such petition would have been approved if 

the principal alien had survived. 

(D) APPROVAL BY CHIEF OF MISSION REQUIRED.—A recommendation or evaluation required under subparagraph 

(A)(iii) shall be accompanied by approval from the appropriate Chief of Mission, or the designee of the appropriate 

Chief of Mission, who shall conduct a risk assessment of 

the alien and an independent review of records maintained 

by the United States Government or hiring organization or 

entity to confirm employment and faithful and valuable 

service to the United States Government prior to approval 

of a petition under this section. 

(3) NUMERICAL LIMITATIONS.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subparagraph 

(C), the total number of principal aliens who may be provided special immigrant status under this section may not 

exceed 1,500 per year for each of the fiscal years 2009, 

2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013. 

(B) EXCLUSION FROM NUMERICAL LIMITATIONS.—Aliens 

provided special immigrant status under this subsection 

shall not be counted against any numerical limitation 

under sections 201(d), 202(a), or 203(b)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151(d), 1152(a), and 

1153(b)(4)). 

(C) CARRY FORWARD.— 

(i) FISCAL YEARS 2009 THROUGH 2013.—If the numerical limitation specified in subparagraph (A) is not 

reached during a given fiscal year, with respect to fiscal year 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, or 2013, the numerical limitation specified in such subparagraph for the 

following fiscal year shall be increased by a number 

equal to the difference between— 

(I) the numerical limitation specified in subparagraph (A) for the given fiscal year; and 

(II) the number of principal aliens provided 

special immigrant status under this section during 

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(ii) FISCAL YEAR 2014.—If the numerical limitation 

determined under clause (i) is not reached in fiscal 

year 2013, the total number of principal aliens who 

may be provided special immigrant status under this 

subsection for fiscal year 2014 shall be equal to the 

difference between— 

(I) the numerical limitation determined under 

clause (i) for fiscal year 2013; and 

(II) the number of principal aliens provided 

such status under this section during fiscal year 

2013. 

(4) PROHIBITION ON FEES.—The Secretary of Homeland Security or the Secretary of State may not charge an alien described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (2) any 

fee in connection with an application for, or issuance of, a special immigrant visa under this section. 

(5) ASSISTANCE WITH PASSPORT ISSUANCE.—The Secretary 

of State shall make a reasonable effort to ensure that an alien 

described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (2) who 

is issued a special immigrant visa pursuant to this subsection 

is provided with the appropriate series Afghan passport necessary to enter the United States. 

(6) PROTECTION OF ALIENS.—The Secretary of State, in consultation with the heads of other appropriate Federal agencies, 

shall make a reasonable effort to provide an alien described in 

subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (2) who is seeking 

special immigrant status under this subsection protection or to 

immediately remove such alien from Afghanistan, if possible, if 

the Secretary determines, after consultation, that such alien is 

in imminent danger. 

(7) OTHER ELIGIBILITY FOR IMMIGRANT STATUS.—No alien 

shall be denied the opportunity to apply for admission under 

this subsection solely because such alien qualifies as an immediate relative or is eligible for any other immigrant classification. 

(8) RESETTLEMENT SUPPORT.—A citizen or national of Afghanistan who is granted special immigrant status described 

in section 101(a)(27) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 

U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)) shall be eligible for resettlement assistance, 

entitlement programs, and other benefits available to refugees 

admitted under section 207 of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1157) for a 

period not to exceed 8 months. 

(9) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.—Notwithstanding paragraph 

(2), (7), or (8) of subsection (c) of section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1255), the Secretary of 

Homeland Security may adjust the status of an alien described 

in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (2) of this subsection or in section 1244(b) of the Refugee Crisis in Iraq Act 

of 2007 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 397) to that of an alien 

lawfully admitted for permanent residence under subsection (a) 

of such section 245 if the alien— 

(A) was paroled or admitted as a nonimmigrant into 

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(B) is otherwise eligible for special immigrant status 

under— 

(i)(I) this subsection; or 

(II) such section 1244(b); and 

(ii) the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 

1101 et seq.). 

(10) REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION AND AUTHORITY TO

CARRY OUT ADMINISTRATIVE MEASURES.— 

(A) REQUIREMENT FOR REPORT.—Not later than one 

year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State, in 

consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to 

the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the implementation of this subsection. 

(B) CONTENT OF REPORT.—The report required by subparagraph (A) shall describe actions taken, and additional 

administrative measures that may be needed, to ensure 

the integrity of the program established under this subsection and the national security interests of the United 

States related to such program. 

(C) AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT ADMINISTRATIVE MEASURES.—The Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State shall implement any additional administrative measures described in subparagraph (B) as they may 

deem necessary and appropriate to ensure the integrity of 

the program established under this subsection and the national security interests of the United States related to 

such program. 

(11) ANNUAL REPORT ON USE OF SPECIAL IMMIGRANT STATUS.— 

(A) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 120 days after the 

date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, 

the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the number 

of citizens or nationals of Afghanistan or Iraq who have 

applied for status as special immigrants under this subsection or section 1244 of the Refugee Crisis in Iraq Act of 

2007 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 396). 

(B) CONTENT.—Each report required by subparagraph 

(A) submitted in a fiscal year shall include the following 

information for the previous fiscal year: 

(i) The number of citizens or nationals of Afghanistan or Iraq who submitted an application for status 

as a special immigrant pursuant to this section or section 1244 of the Refugee Crisis in Iraq Act of 2007 

(Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 396), disaggregated— 

(I) by the number of principal aliens applying 

for such status; and 

(II) by the number of spouses and children of 

principal aliens applying for such status. 

(ii) The number of applications referred to in 

clause (i) that— 

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(II) were denied, including a description of the 

basis for each denial. 

(c) INFORMATION REGARDING CITIZENS OR NATIONALS OF AFGHANISTAN EMPLOYED BY THE UNITED STATES OR FEDERAL CONTRACTORS IN AFGHANISTAN.— 

(1) REQUIREMENT TO COMPILE INFORMATION.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 

date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the 

United States Agency for International Development, the 

Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Homeland Security, 

the Secretary of State, and the Secretary of the Treasury 

shall— 

(i) review internal records and databases of their 

respective agencies for information that can be used to 

verify employment of citizens or nationals of Afghanistan by the United States Government; and 

(ii) request from each prime contractor or grantee 

that has performed work in Afghanistan since October 

7, 2001, under a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement with their respective agencies that is valued in 

excess of $25,000, information that may be used to 

verify the employment of such citizens or nationals by 

such contractor or grantee. 

(B) INFORMATION REQUIRED.—To the extent data is 

available, the information referred to in subparagraph (A) 

shall include the name and dates of employment of, biometric data for, and other data that can be used to verify 

the employment of each citizen or national of Afghanistan 

who has performed work in Afghanistan since October 7, 

2001, under a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement 

with an executive agency. 

(2) REPORT ON ESTABLISHMENT OF DATABASE.—Not later 

than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Administrator of 

the United States Agency for International Development, the 

Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of State, and 

the Secretary of the Treasury, shall submit to the appropriate 

committees of Congress a report examining the options for establishing a unified and classified database of information related to contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements entered 

into by executive agencies for the performance of work in Afghanistan since October 7, 2001, including the information described and collected under paragraph (1), to be used by relevant Federal departments and agencies to adjudicate refugee, 

asylum, special immigrant visa, and other immigration claims 

and applications. 

(3) REPORT ON NONCOMPLIANCE.—Not later than 180 days 

after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall 

submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report that 

describes— 

(A) the inability or unwillingness of any contractor or 

grantee to provide the information requested under paragraph (1)(A)(ii); and 


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(B) the reasons that such contractor or grantee provided for failing to provide such information. 

(4) EXECUTIVE AGENCY DEFINED.—In this subsection, the 

term ‘‘executive agency’’ has the meaning given that term in 

section 4 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 

U.S.C. 403). 

(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section may be 

construed to affect the authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security under section 1059 of the National Defense Authorization 

Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109–163; 8 U.S.C. 1101 note). 

This division may be cited as the ‘‘Departments of Labor, 

Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies 

Appropriations Act, 2009’’. 


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2This Explanatory Statement was submitted for printing in the Congressional Record on February 23, 2009, prior to House consideration of the bill and as directed by the House of Representatives in section 2 of H. Res. 92 (as amended by section 2 of H. Res. 108). The Statement 

appears in the February 23 Congressional Record, beginning on page H1653. 

[CLERK’S NOTE: Reproduced below is the material relating to division F contained in the ‘‘Explanatory Statement Submitted by Mr. 

Obey, Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, Regarding H.R. 1105, Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009’’ 2] 

DIVISION F—LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND 

EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS, 

2009 

Following is an explanation of the effects of this division (hereafter referred to as the ‘‘bill’’). Funds for the individual programs 

and activities within the accounts in this Act are displayed in the 

detailed table at the end of the explanatory statement for this Act. 

Funding levels that are not displayed in the detailed table are 

identified in this explanatory statement. 

Section 516 sets forth the reprogramming requirements and limitations for the Departments and agencies funded through this Act, 

including the requirement to make a written request to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

Senate 15 days prior to reprogramming, or to the announcement of 

intent to reprogram, funds in excess of 10 percent, or $500,000, 

whichever is less, between programs, projects and activities. 

Departments and agencies funded in this bill shall submit statements on the effect of this Act to the Appropriations Committees 

within 45 days of enactment of this Act, pursuant to section 518. 

The Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 

and the Senate expect that these statements will provide sufficient 

detail to show the allocation of funds among programs, projects and 

activities, particularly in accounts where the final appropriation is 

different than that of the budget request. Further, these statements shall also include the effect of the appropriation on any new 

activities or major initiatives discussed in the budget justifications 

accompanying the fiscal year 2009 budget. 

TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION

TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

The bill includes $3,626,448,000 for Training and Employment 

Services, which is $50,180,000 above the fiscal year 2008 funding 

level and $565,525,000 above the budget request. 

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serve. Within the funds provided for the Community-Based Job 

Training Initiative (CBJTI), the Department of Labor (DOL) should 

provide priority consideration to worker training programs for the 

energy efficiency and renewable energy industries specified in the 

Green Jobs Act of 2007. A similar priority should be established in 

awarding competitive grants for high growth industries. Consultation with the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate prior to the issuance of CBJTI and 

high growth industry solicitations of grant applications is requested. 

The amount provided for YouthBuild will allow for the selection 

of additional YouthBuild grantees. The Department is encouraged 

to incorporate a priority for use of green building techniques in its 

competitive selection of additional YouthBuild programs. The Department also should explore ways to expand assistance to 

YouthBuild programs to enhance their ability to teach green building techniques, to prepare youth for employment in green construction while increasing the energy efficiency of local housing. The Department should provide recommendations to the Committees on 

Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate on 

how this type of assistance could be expanded beyond the current 

DOL grantees. 

The bill includes new language that will allow YouthBuild grantees to use grant awards for program year 2009, as well as remaining funds available in program year 2008, to serve individuals who 

have dropped out of high school and reenrolled in an alternative 

school, if that reenrollment is part of a sequential service strategy. 

This is the same integrated approach used when the program was 

administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development. 

Within the amount provided for Pilots, Demonstrations and Re- search, the bill designates $5,000,000 for the continuation of the 

program of competitive grants to address the employment and 

training needs of young parents. 

Within the amount provided for Pilots, Demonstrations and Research, the bill includes $41,324,000 for the following projects in 

the following amounts: 


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Within the funds provided for Re-integration of Ex-Offenders, the 

bill designates $88,500,000 for youthful offender activities. Within 

the amount provided for youthful offender activities, $42,900,000 is 

available to continue a school mentoring initiative that began in 

program year 2006. These funds are intended to be used to implement mentoring strategies that integrate educational and employment interventions and prevent youth violence. Within this 

amount, $7,900,000 shall be used to continue those mentoring 

grants made with program year 2008 funds, along with the technical assistance that supports these grantees. This amount represents a down payment for continuation costs of those grants 

made with 2008 funds. The balance of continuation costs associated 

with those 2008 grants will be provided in fiscal year 2010. Bill 

language requires $35,000,000 under the school mentoring initiative to be used for additional grants, and associated technical assistance, to implement mentoring strategies in schools identified as 

persistently dangerous. 

Also within the amount provided for youthful offender activities, 

$45,600,000 is available for other activities to support the employment needs of youthful offenders so as to prevent them from re-entering the criminal justice system. Of this amount, $20,000,000 is 

included for a program of new competitive awards for activities 

that prepare young ex-offenders and school dropouts for employment. This competition should address the needs of minority communities, and shall include opportunities for national and regional 

intermediaries with demonstrated capacity to serve young offenders to apply. Funds not used for this new competition are available 

for continuation funding for existing grantees. 

COMMUNITY SERVICE EMPLOYMENT FOR OLDER AMERICANS

The bill includes $571,925,000 for Community Service Employment for Older Americans, which is $50,250,000 above the fiscal 

year 2008 funding level and $221,925,000 above the budget request. New bill language will allow for these funds to be recaptured 

and reobligated in accordance with section 517(c) of the Older 

Americans Act. 

FEDERAL UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS AND ALLOWANCES

The bill includes $958,800,000 for Federal Unemployment Benefits and Allowances, which is $70,100,000 above the fiscal year 

2008 funding level and the same as the budget request. 

STATE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICE

OPERATIONS

The bill includes $3,694,865,000 for State Unemployment Insurance and Employment Service Operations, which is $277,545,000 

above the fiscal year 2008 level and $911,951,000 above the budget 

request. 

Within the amount provided for grants to the States for the administration of Unemployment Insurance (UI), the bill includes a 

new provision, recommended in the budget request, requiring that 

$10,000,000 in base UI funds be used for in-person reemployment 

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additional $40,000,000 is provided for this purpose. It is expected 

that a portion of the funds provided will be used for technologybased overpayment prevention, detection, and collection infrastructure investments in support of these activities. The bill also contains new language allowing the Secretary of Labor, at the request 

of a State participating in a consortium, to reallot funds under 

Title III of the Social Security Act to other consortium members to 

carry out activities that benefit the unemployment compensation 

law of the requesting State. 

Within the total for Employment Service National Activities, 

$18,520,000 is provided for the administration of the Work Opportunity Tax Credit. Funds for Foreign Labor Certification activities 

are now consolidated and separately identified in this account. Previously, funds were provided in this account and in the Employment and Training Administration Program Administration account. Due to concern about the Department’s new requirement for 

State Workforce Agencies to assume the responsibility for employment verification in the H–2A agricultural workers program, the 

Secretary is directed to provide a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate within 

90 days of the enactment of this Act on the costs to States and 

legal basis for imposing this responsibility on a mandatory basis. 

Within the amount provided for One-Stop Career Center and 

Labor Market Information, the Department is directed to fund 

workforce information grants to States at not less than 

$32,000,000. Also within the total, not less than $2,500,000 is provided for competitive grants to State agencies to identify job openings and skill requirements for the energy efficiency and renewable 

energy industries and to refer workers to job openings and training 

programs as outlined in 171(e)(2)(C) of the Workforce Investment 

Act. 

The increase in funding for Work Incentive Grants is intended to 

allow for the integration of disability navigators into the one-stop 

system in all participating States and the evaluation of the 

progress to date in reaching this goal. 

ADVANCES TO THE UNEMPLOYMENT TRUST FUND AND OTHER FUNDS

The bill includes $422,000,000 for Advances to the Unemployment Trust Fund and Other Funds, which is $15,000,000 below the 

fiscal year 2008 funding level and the same as the budget request. 

The funds may be used to implement the expansion of the Trade 

Adjustment Assistance program contained in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, including the provision of additional 

training, employment, and case management services funds to the 

States. 

PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION

The bill includes $130,463,000 for Program Administration, 

which is $373,000 below the fiscal year 2008 level, after adjusting 

the funding to account for moving Foreign Labor Certification activities to another account, and $13,548,000 below the budget request. 


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EMPLOYEE BENEFITS SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The bill includes $143,419,000 for the Employee Benefits Security Administration, which is $4,106,000 above the fiscal year 2008 

funding level and $4,452,000 below the budget request. 

PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION

PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION FUND

The bill includes $444,722,000 for the Pension Benefit Guaranty 

Corporation (Corporation), which is $18,075,000 above the fiscal 

year 2008 funding level and the same as the budget request. The 

bill modifies language that permits workload driven increases in 

assets received by the Corporation and includes new language providing the Corporation the ability to access funds to meet unforeseen expenses in order to protect plan assets. 

EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS ADMINISTRATION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

(INCLUDING RESCISSION)

The bill includes $440,267,000 for the Employment Standards 

Administration, which is $19,342,000 above the fiscal year 2008 

level and $28,393,000 below the budget request. 

Within the amount provided for the Enforcement of Wage and 

Hour Standards, $1,000,000 is provided for accelerating start-up of 

a system to resolve claims of victims for injury caused by asbestos 

exposure. Activities to shorten the lead-time for implementation 

may include planning for the promulgation of regulations and establishing procedures for the processing of claims, including the expediting of exigent health claims. The Wage and Hour Division 

may use contracts with individuals or entities with the relevant experience to jump start the process. Funds not needed for this purpose, if authorizing legislation is not enacted, should be used for 

additional investigations as outlined in the budget request. 

The bill includes a rescission of $97,000,000 in unobligated funds 

collected pursuant to section 286(v) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. Sufficient funds will remain to ensure that the Department of Labor will be able to continue its enforcement activities 

under the current legislative authority. 

SPECIAL BENEFITS

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The bill includes $163,000,000 for Special Benefits, which is 

$40,000,000 below the fiscal year 2008 funding level and the same 

as the budget request. 

SPECIAL BENEFITS FOR DISABLED COAL MINERS

The bill includes $188,130,000 for Special Benefits for Disabled 

Coal Miners, as requested. This amount is in addition to the 

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ter of fiscal year 2009. The total program level of $250,130,000 is 

$26,091,000 below the program level for fiscal year 2008 and the 

same as the budget request. In addition, the bill provides an advance appropriation of $56,000,000 for the first quarter of fiscal 

year 2010, which is the same as the budget request. 

ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, ENERGY EMPLOYEES

OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS COMPENSATION FUND

The bill includes $49,654,000, to remain available until expended, for the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Fund. This amount is $267,000 above the comparable fiscal 

year 2008 funding level and the same as the budget request. The 

bill conforms with the budget request to provide an additional 

$55,358,000 for the activities performed under this program by the 

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health directly to 

the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 

BLACK LUNG DISABILITY TRUST FUND

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The bill includes such sums as necessary for payment of benefits 

and interest on advances for the Black Lung Disability program. 

The recommendation assumes that $1,072,000,000 will be required 

for this account, which is $4,000,000 above the fiscal year 2008 

funding level and the same as the budget request. The bill provides 

for transfers from the trust fund for administrative expenses for 

Department of Labor agencies and for the Department of the 

Treasury. 

OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The bill includes $513,042,000 for the Occupational Safety and 

Health Administration (OSHA), which is $27,041,000 above the fiscal year 2008 funding level and $11,368,000 above the budget request. 

The Department should use the increase above the fiscal year 

2008 funding level to begin rebuilding OSHA’s enforcement capacity and to increase the pace of standard setting. An important component of this mission is to enhance enforcement and oversight of 

injury and illness recordkeeping to ensure complete and accurate 

recording and reporting by employers. OSHA should use $1,000,000 

of the funds provided above the request for a recordkeeping enforcement initiative on injury and illness reporting, addressing the 

apparent lack of completeness of the OSHA Log of Work-related Injuries and Illnesses. The Department shall provide a letter report 

on OSHA’s current and planned activities in this area to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

Senate not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act. 

The increase above the request for State Programs is intended to 

support the efforts of the Illinois Department of Labor to become 

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The bill provides $10,000,000 for Susan Harwood Training grants, and designates $3,144,000 within this amount for the continuation of Institutional Competency Building training grants 

awarded in February 2008, provided that a grantee has demonstrated satisfactory performance. 

MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The bill includes $347,003,000 for the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), which is $15,156,000 above the fiscal year 

2008 funding level and $14,942,000 above the budget request. The 

funds over the request are provided to accelerate the implementation of the MINER Act and to improve the health and safety of 

miners. These funds are specifically directed toward ensuring that 

MSHA is able to conduct and follow up on 100 percent of its mandatory inspections; adequately train and hire coal mine safety enforcement personnel; improve the infrastructure of the National 

Mine Health and Safety Academy; accelerate the certification and 

approval of safety and health equipment, including communication 

and tracking technologies required in the MINER Act; and ensure 

the compliance with and effectiveness of statutory training requirements. In each of these areas and others specifically required by 

the MINER Act, the Department shall submit an overall operating 

plan within 60 days of enactment of this Act, and quarterly 

progress reports thereafter, to the Committees on Appropriations of 

the House of Representatives and the Senate. Within the amount provided for Coal Enforcement, $2,000,000 

shall be used to increase spot inspections of respirable dust levels 

in the active workings of coal mines. MSHA shall report to the 

Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 

the Senate not later than March 31, 2009 on the feasibility and efficacy of MSHA assuming responsibility for collecting dust samples, 

and using single, full-shift measurements instead of averages to ensure compliance with current law regarding the exposure limit for 

respirable dust. 

Within Educational Policy and Development, $2,000,000 above 

the budget request is provided to improve the infrastructure and 

expand on-line training programs at the National Mine Health and 

Safety Academy. 

Within the funds provided for Technical Support, $1,000,000 

above the budget request is included for equipment and infrastructure at the Approval and Certification Center, which together with 

funds in the request that support additional staffing, will allow for 

progress in addressing the backlog of approval actions. 

Within the amount provided for Program Administration, 

$1,808,000 is provided for an award to the United Mine Workers 

of America to continue a project, initiated with the fiscal year 2008 

appropriation, for classroom and simulated rescue training for 

mine rescue teams. 

The MSHA Office of Accountability was established to provide 

focus and oversight to ensure that MSHA policies, enforcement procedures, and guidance are being complied with consistently and 

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MSHA is directed to provide a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, no later 

than May 1, 2009, on staffing and budget resources expended or 

planned for fiscal years 2008 and 2009; findings and recommendations of audits conducted to date; and the status of all corrective 

actions recommended. 

BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The bill includes $597,182,000 for the Bureau of Labor Statistics 

(BLS), which is $52,381,000 above the fiscal year 2008 funding 

level and $4,376,000 above the budget request. 

The increase above the request for Employment and Unemployment Statistics is provided for BLS to maintain the American Time 

Use Survey. 

The increase above the request for Compensation and Working 

Conditions is intended to strengthen the current examination of 

the differences between workers’ compensation and BLS survey 

data, better understand employer injury and illness recording practices, and conduct a pilot study using multiple data sources to capture injury and illness data. BLS shall provide a letter report on 

its current and planned activities in this area to the Committees 

on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 

not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act. The bill provides that $1,500,000 may be used for the Mass Lay- off Statistics Program. These resources, together with $3,500,000 to 

be contributed from the Employment and Training Administration, 

are sufficient to continue this program. 

OFFICE OF DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT POLICY

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The bill includes $26,679,000 for the Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP), which is the same as the fiscal year 2008 

funding level and $14,238,000 above the budget request. No less 

than 80 percent of these funds shall be used to design and implement research and technical assistance grants and contracts to develop policies that reduce barriers to employment for youth and 

adults with disabilities. Within the funds provided, $500,000 shall 

be used to expand a structured internship program for undergraduate college students with disabilities. 

DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The bill includes $314,198,000 for Departmental Management, 

which is $20,246,000 above the fiscal year 2008 funding level and 

$50,715,000 above the budget request. 

International Labor Affairs Bureau 

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ment may propose adjustments to this allocation through the transfer and reprogramming guidance provided by this Act, which include requirements for advance notification of the Committees on 

Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. 

Budget Activity FY 2009 Bill 

FY 2009 Bill compared to— 

FY 2008 FY 2009 Budget 

Request 

ILO–IPEC contribution ................................................................................. $39,260,000 +$3,000,000 +$39,260,000 

Basic Grants ............................................................................................... 20,000,000 ¥1,750,000 +20,000,000 

Promotion of worker rights in countries with trade preference programs 6,500,000 +1,777,000 +6,500,000 

Research, policy, reporting and administration ......................................... 20,314,000 +1,972,000 +5,492,000 

ILAB shall use $39,260,000 for the United States’ contribution to 

expand on the successful efforts of the International Labor Organization’s (ILO) International Program for the Elimination of Child 

Labor (IPEC). ILAB shall ensure that these funds are spent effectively in the effort to reduce the worst forms of child labor. 

The bill also provides $20,000,000 to continue the program of 

basic education grants in countries where the growing number of 

children removed from abusive and exploitative child labor need access to basic education. The Department shall continue to work 

with the governments of host counties to eliminate school fees that 

create a barrier to education. 

The bill also provides $6,500,000 to continue support for the implementation of model programs designed to address worker rights 

in countries with which the United States has trade preference programs. Within this amount, $2,500,000 is included to expand the 

existing cooperative agreement for the development of an effective 

system of monitoring and transparent public reporting on the adherence to, and enforcement of, worker rights in the Republic of 

Haiti. These additional funds will allow the implementation of an 

effective monitoring program in factories, including the training of 

labor inspectors, and reflect the support for a multi-year funding 

commitment to improve the working conditions in Haiti’s garment 

industry and increase compliance with core international labor 

standards. Cost sharing from Haiti shall continue to support this 

effort. 

Within the funds provided for research, policy, reporting and administration, sufficient funds are included to expand the competitively awarded contract for oversight of public and private initiatives to eliminate the worst forms of child labor in the cocoa sector 

in Cote d’Ivoire and Ghana. These funds are intended to support 

the assessment of the implementation of the child labor monitoring 

system by industry covering 100 percent of the cocoa growing areas 

in Cote d’Ivoire and Ghana and other objectives of the current contract where full assessment has not been possible due to the delay 

in the implementation of a transparent certification system. These 

funds will support continued annual reporting through 2010, which 

should include a programmatic review of industry and national 

government efforts to remediate the worst forms of child labor and 

adult forced labor in the cocoa supply chain. The review should also 

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forms of child labor and adult forced labor in order to measure the 

decline over time of these abusive labor practices. 

Also within research, policy, reporting and administration, not more than $1,500,000 shall be available for research activities authorized by the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection 

Reauthorization Act of 2008, as proposed in the budget request. 

Sufficient funding within research, policy, reporting and administration also is included for the effective oversight, monitoring, audit 

and evaluation of ILAB’s project portfolio to ensure that taxpayer 

dollars are well spent in the effort to eliminate exploitive child 

labor, increase respect for and compliance with the fundamental 

rights of workers, and meet ILAB’s other mandates and responsibilities. ILAB shall ensure that funding in this bill is spent effectively in carrying out its mission and achieving its performance 

goals and objectives. 

Legal Services 

The Office of the Solicitor shall support no less than an increase 

of five full-time equivalents for enforcement support for the Mine 

Safety and Health Administration. 

Women’s Bureau 

Within the funds provided for the Women’s Bureau are sufficient 

resources for the expansion of a competitive award designed to support local women’s employment and training programs throughout 

the United States. These funds shall be used to continue to support 

technical assistance, online and toll-free referral services, and other 

activities that advance unemployed and underemployed women in 

the workforce. 

Minority unemployment 

The Secretary of Labor shall provide a report to the Committees 

on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 

by July 1, 2009 detailing the actions that the Department will take 

under existing authorities to ensure that its programs and policies 

are oriented to reduce the disparities in unemployment rates across 

racial and ethnic groups. 

Greenhouse gas emissions 

The Secretary of Labor is directed to provide the Committees on 

Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a 

detailed inventory of the Department’s greenhouse gas emissions, 

and a plan to reduce these emissions, by December 31, 2009. 

OFFICE OF JOB CORPS

The bill provides $1,683,938,000 for the Office of Job Corps, 

which is $73,432,000 above the fiscal year 2008 funding level and 

$119,239,000 above the budget request. 

The funds provided for Job Corps Operations are intended to 

support the operations of the 122 current Job Corps centers, as 

well as allow two new centers, in Florida and Wisconsin, to begin 

operations, as scheduled, in program year 2009. The Department 

also should work to reverse the erosion in training offerings that 

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slots, priority should be given to matching training to labor market 

needs, including growth sectors, such as health care, and to prepare students for careers that respond to the growing demand for 

energy-efficient building techniques and other ‘‘green’’ jobs. Within 

the funds provided for Job Corps renovation and construction are 

sufficient funds to continue the development of three new Job 

Corps centers, with the intention that the timelines for accepting 

students at these new centers—New Hampshire in September 

2010, Iowa in November 2010 and Wyoming in February 2011 will 

be met. 

The Department shall conduct a capital assessment of the Harpers Ferry Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center in Harpers 

Ferry, West Virginia, and report the results of this assessment to 

the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 

and the Senate not later than March 31, 2009. 

VETERANS EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING

The bill includes $239,439,000 for Veterans Employment and 

Training, which is $11,343,000 above the fiscal year 2008 funding 

level and $1,000,000 above the request. 

The Department of Labor should work, in coordination with the 

Departments of Housing and Urban Development and Veterans Affairs, to address the needs of homeless veterans, including exploring new approaches for preventing additional veterans from becoming homeless. 

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

The bill includes $82,141,000 for the Office of Inspector General, 

which is $7,751,000 above the fiscal year 2008 funding level and 

the same as the request. 

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 101. The bill continues a provision that prohibits the use of 

funds for the Job Corps program to pay the salary of any individual, either as direct costs or any pro-ration as an indirect cost, 

at a rate in excess of Executive Level I. 

(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Sec. 102. The bill continues a provision limiting the authority to 

transfer funds between a program, project, or activity for emergency needs and requiring a 15 day advance notification of any 

such request. 

Sec. 103. The bill continues a prohibition on the purchase of 

goods that are, in whole or in part, produced by indentured children. 

Sec. 104. The bill modifies a provision requiring the Secretary of 

Labor to issue a monthly transit subsidy at the full amount of $115 

for eligible employees in the National Capital Region. 

Sec. 105. The bill continues a provision prohibiting the obligation 

of funds for demonstration, pilot, multiservice, research and 

multistate projects under section 171 of the Workforce Investment 

Act prior to the submission of a report on the planned use of such 

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Sec. 106. The bill continues a provision authorizing such sums as 

may be necessary to the Denali Commission to conduct job training 

where Denali Commission projects will be constructed. 

Sec. 107. The bill continues a provision that prohibits the use of 

the funds available to the Department under section 414(c) of the 

American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act for 

new grants for purposes other than training in the occupations and 

industries for which employers are using the visas to hire foreign 

workers that generate these funds. 

Sec. 108. The bill continues a provision prohibiting CommunityBased Job Training grants and grants authorized under section 

414(c) of the American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act from being awarded on a non-competitive basis. 

Sec. 109. The bill continues a provision requiring that the Secretary of Labor take no action to amend the definition established 

in 20 CFR 667.220 for functions and activities under title I of the 

Workforce Investment Act of 1998 or to modify the procedure for 

designation of local areas as specified in that Act until such time 

as legislation reauthorizing the Act is enacted. 

Sec. 110. The bill continues a provision that prohibits the use of 

funds to finalize or implement regulations under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA), the Wagner-Peyser Act of 1933, or the 

Trade Adjustment Assistance Reform Act of 2002 (TAA), until such 

time as the WIA or TAA legislation is reauthorized. 

Sec. 111. The bill continues a provision that prohibits grantees 

from using funds appropriated for the Employment and Training 

Administration to pay the salary and bonuses of an individual at 

a rate in excess of Executive Level II. 

TITLE II—DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 

SERVICES 

HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES

The bill includes $7,259,436,000 for health resources and services, of which $7,234,436,000 is provided as budget authority and 

$25,000,000 is made available from the Public Health Service policy evaluation set-aside, which is $378,245,000 above the fiscal year 

2008 level and $1,369,925,000 above the budget request. 

The bill includes language identifying $56,000,000 for base grant 

adjustments for existing community health centers. 

The bill includes language designating $44,055,000 for expenses 

associated with extending Federal Tort Claims Act protection to 

practitioners in community health centers. 

The bill includes language providing $1,886,873,000 for Parts A 

and B of the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Modernization Act, 

to be available through September 30, 2011. 

The bill includes language similar to that contained in the fiscal 

year 2008 bill that limits 2008 program year reductions in Ryan 

White Part A grants for metropolitan areas to 6.3 percent and for 

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The bill includes language setting aside $92,551,000 for Special 

Projects of Regional and National Significance (SPRANS) and 

$10,400,000 for Community Integrated Service Systems (CISS) 

within the Maternal and Child Health Block Grant. Allocations to 

State grants are increased by $2,590,000 compared to fiscal year 

2008. The bill assumes the following set-asides within SPRANS: 

SPRANS Set-asides 

budget activity FY 2009 Bill 

FY 2009 Bill compared to— 

FY 2008 FY 2009 Budget 

request 

Oral health .................................................................................................. $4,859,000 +$141,000 +$4,859,000 

Epilepsy ....................................................................................................... 3,416,000 +585,000 +3,416,000 

Sickle cell .................................................................................................... 3,774,000 0 +3,774,000 

First-time motherhood ................................................................................ 4,956,000 +43,000 +4,956,000 

Doulas ......................................................................................................... 1,504,000 ¥5,000 +1,504,000 

Fetal alcohol syndrome ............................................................................... 486,000 ¥487,000 +486,000 

Subtotal .............................................................................................. 18,995,000 ¥1,610,000 +18,995,000 

Within this amount, Doula Grants shall be allocated evenly 

among urban and rural settings. Urban settings should be focused 

on supporting and expanding community-based activities. Rural 

settings should emphasize breastfeeding initiation and retention. 

In addition to the SPRANS funding above for oral health activi- ties, an additional $10,000,000 is provided for Dental Health Improvement Act State Grants (authorized under section 340G of the 

Public Health Service Act) within Allied Health. 

Funding for the Heritable Disorders Newborn Screening Program 

is provided under the authority of the Newborn Screening Saves 

Lives Act of 2008 rather than as a SPRANS set-aside, as in prior 

years. The funding total also includes $5,031,000 for primary genetics and newborn screening activities that were previously supported in SPRANS base activities. 

The bill includes language that identifies not less than $5,000,000 for General Dentistry Programs, not less than 

$5,000,000 for Pediatric Dentistry Programs, including loan repayment, and not less than $29,025,000 for Family Medicine Programs. 

The bill includes language permitting funds provided for National Health Service Corps recruitment activities and the Nurse 

Loan Repayment and Scholarship Program to be used to make 

prior year adjustments to awards in these programs. 

The bill includes $310,470,000 within health care-related facilities and activities to support the following projects in the following 

amounts: 


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The bill includes language permitting up to one percent of the 

amount for each project to be used for related agency administrative expenses. 

The bill includes language providing $19,642,000 as a direct 

lump sum payment to the Denali Commission. 

The bill includes $26,000,000 for the Delta Health Initiative and 

associated administrative expenses. 

The bill includes language identifying $9,201,000 for State Offices of Rural Health. The bill includes language specifying that, 

within the funding provided for Rural Hospital Flexibility Grants, 

$15,000,000 is available for the Small Rural Hospital Improvement 

Grant Program for quality improvement and adoption of health information technology. 

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is encouraged to begin an initiative to expand community health center 

primary care services to low-income persons with serious mental 

illnesses. 

HRSA is expected to continue to approve community health centers’ proposed scope of project changes when necessary to ensure 

access to needed specialty services or to meet the comprehensive 

needs of special populations who may require care in other types 

of health care settings. 

The bill provides $14,200,000 for Native Hawaiian Health Care 

Activities within the Community Health Centers Program. Sufficient funding has been provided to permit the continuation of master’s degree and certificate programs for Native Hawaiian health 

care administrators. 

HRSA is directed to implement any new expansion initiative 

using the existing, and statutorily-required, proportionality for 

urban and rural communities, as well as migrant, homeless and 

public housing health centers. 

HRSA is urged to confirm that the Federal Torts Claims Act covers clinicians employed or individually contracted by community 

health centers. HRSA is encouraged to work with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development Office to assist more community health centers in accessing these resources. 

The bill includes $75,000,000 for State Health Access Grants. 

Grants will be awarded competitively to States that demonstrate 

they have a program which will expand access to affordable health 

care coverage for the uninsured populations in that State. States 

will also be required to demonstrate that they have achieved the 

key State and local statutory or regulatory changes required to implement the new program within twelve months from the grant 

start date. States that have already developed a comprehensive 

health insurance access program would not be eligible to apply. 

The types of activities that can be supported through this grant 

include: ‘‘three share’’ community coverage (employer, State or local 

government, and the individual); reinsurance plans that subsidize 

a certain share of carrier losses within a certain risk corridor; subsidized high risk insurance pools; health insurance premium assistance; creation of a state insurance ‘‘connector’’ authority to develop 

new, less expensive, portable benefit packages for small employers 

and part-time and seasonal workers; development of statewide or 


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automated enrollment systems for public assistance programs; and 

innovative strategies to insure low-income childless adults. 

Two types of State grants will be available: target grants 

($2,000,000–$4,000,000 annually per State) for States that choose 

to target particular populations such as uninsured children, small 

business employees, or uninsured seniors; or comprehensive grants 

($7,000,000–$10,000,000 annually per State) for States that are 

planning extensive coverage initiatives. Each grant will be awarded 

based on a five-year grant period, subject to the availability of 

funds, with funding distributed each year based on attaining 

benchmarks that would be designated in the grant award. States 

shall be required to demonstrate their seriousness of intent by 

matching twenty percent of the Federal grant through non-Federal 

resources, which could be a combination of State, local, and private 

dollars from insurers, providers, and other private organizations. 

Waiver of the matching requirement shall be possible if financial 

hardship is demonstrated. States shall also be required to demonstrate their ability to sustain the program without Federal funding after the end of the five-year grant period. HRSA should consider geographic diversity in the allocation of these awards. HRSA 

shall brief the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate on the terms and conditions of its proposed request for application prior to its public release. 

States shall be required to report to HRSA the impact and results of their demonstration project at the conclusion of the fiveyear grant period. HRSA is encouraged to convene grantees periodically throughout the period of their award to share information 

with each other about their program experiences and gain ideas for 

refinement of their programs. HRSA is directed to submit a comprehensive report to the Committees on Appropriations of the 

House of Representatives and Senate about the outcomes and lessons learned from each of the State demonstrations eighteen 

months after the five-year grant period ends. 

HRSA should use National Health Service Corps recruitment 

funds only to support multi-year, rather than single year, commitments. 

Of the funds provided for Allied Health Training Programs, 

$10,000,000 is for grants to States authorized under section 340G 

of the Public Health Service Act to improve access to dental care; 

$1,945,000 is allocated to the Chiropractic-Medical School Demonstration Grants; and $1,945,000 is designated for the Psychology 

Training Program. 

Within the funding provided for the Autism and Other Related 

Developmental Disorders, an increase of not less than $2,000,000 

is provided to expand the Leadership Education in 

Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities Program. In addition, 

an increase of not less than $2,000,000 is provided for research on 

evidence-based practices for interventions for individuals with autism and other developmental disabilities, for development of 

guidelines for those interventions, and for information dissemination. 

HRSA should support Traumatic Brain Injury Protection and Advocacy Services at no less than the fiscal year 2008 level. 


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The bill includes $1,000,000 to establish the Congenital Disabilities Program, which will provide information and support services 

to families receiving a diagnosis for Down syndrome, spina bifida, 

dwarfism, or other pre-natally or post-natally diagnosed conditions. 

Competitive grants may be made to States and territories, localities, and non-governmental organizations with expertise in these 

conditions. 

HRSA should allocate funds for the Minority AIDS Initiative 

within the Ryan White HIV Programs at least at the fiscal year 

2008 level. 

With the $7,550,000 provided in the bill for the Telehealth Program, the Office of the Advancement of Telehealth is directed to facilitate cooperation among health licensing boards or various States 

to develop and implement policies that will reduce statutory and 

regulatory barriers to telehealth and telehomecare. Funding supports grants for resource centers, networks, pilots, and demonstrations. 

HRSA’s decision to shift resources from rural health grants that 

specialize in rapid response policy analysis to grants that sponsor 

more general research is concerning. As Congress discusses 

healthcare reform, it will be crucial to have an accurate analysis 

of how specific policy proposals impact the rural population. HRSA 

is urged to reconsider this decision. 

Rural and Community Access to Emergency Devices funding 

should be divided equally between urban and rural communities. 

The Department of Health and Human Services is instructed to 

distribute to the regional offices all of the funds available for Family Planning services no later than 60 days following enactment of 

this Act. Regional offices should retain the authority for the review, 

award and administration of Family Planning funds, in the same 

manner and timeframe as in fiscal year 2006. At least 90 percent 

of Family Planning funds should be used for clinical services authorized under section 1001 of the Public Health Service Act. The 

Office of Family Planning is expected to spend any remaining yearend funds in section 1001 activities. 

HEALTH EDUCATION ASSISTANCE LOAN PROGRAMS ACCOUNT

The bill includes $2,847,000 for the Health Education Assistance 

Loan Programs Account, which is the same as the fiscal year 2008 

level and $59,000 below the budget request. 

VACCINE INJURY COMPENSATION PROGRAM TRUST FUND

The bill provides $5,404,000 for administration for the Trust 

Fund, which is the same as the fiscal year 2008 level and $876,000 

above the budget request. 

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION

DISEASE CONTROL, RESEARCH, AND TRAINING

The bill includes $6,283,350,000 in discretionary appropriations 

for Disease Control, Research, and Training at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which is $233,376,000 more 

than the fiscal year 2008 funding level and $665,341,000 more than 

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under section 241 of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act, which is 

$5,578,000 more than the fiscal year 2008 funding level and 

$48,592,000 more than the budget request. 

Infectious Diseases 

Immunization and Respiratory Diseases 

Within the program level total for Immunization and Respiratory 

Diseases, the bill includes the following amounts: 

Budget Activity FY 2009 Bill 

FY 2009 Bill compared to— 

FY 2008 FY 2009 Budget 

Request 

Section 317 Immunization Program ........................................................... $495,901,000 +$30,000,000 +$30,899,000 

Program Operations .................................................................................... 61,458,000 0 +92,000 

Vaccine Tracking ................................................................................ 4,738,000 0 +7,000 

Influenza ..................................................................................................... 158,689,000 +1,414,000 ¥1,408,000 

Pandemic Influenza ........................................................................... 156,046,000 +1,414,000 ¥1,413,000 

HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention 

Within the total for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB prevention, the bill includes the following amounts: 

Budget Activity FY 2009 Bill 

FY 2009 Bill compared to— 

FY 2008 FY 2009 Budget 

Request 

Domestic HIV/AIDS Prevention and Research ............................................. $691,860,000 $0 +$713,000 

State/Local Health Dept. Coop. Agreements ..................................... 321,221,000 +9,949,000 +10,105,000 

Domestic HIV/AIDS Testing Initiative ................................................. 53,278,000 +12,762,000 ¥9,722,000 

Early Diagnosis Grants ............................................................. 15,000,000 +10,527,000 ¥15,000,000 

National/Regional/Other Organizations .............................................. 165,343,000 0 +24,125,000 

Viral Hepatitis ............................................................................................. 18,316,000 +734,000 +812,000 

Sexually Transmitted Diseases ................................................................... 152,329,000 0 +678,000 

Tuberculosis ................................................................................................ 143,870,000 +3,511,000 +4,135,000 

Within the total for Domestic HIV/AIDS Prevention and Research programs, the bill provides funding to support activities that 

are targeted to address the growing HIV/AIDS epidemic and its 

disparate impact on communities of color, including African Americans, Latinos, Native Americans, Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders. 

The bill includes $15,000,000 within the total for the Domestic 

HIV/AIDS Testing Initiative for the Early Diagnosis and Screening 

Program authorized in section 2625 of the Public Health Service 

Act. These funds shall be awarded to States newly eligible for the 

program in fiscal year 2009 and no State may be eligible for more 

than $1,000,000. Any amounts that have not been awarded by May 

31, 2009 shall be awarded for other HIV testing programs. 

CDC has convened a workgroup of CDC officials, outside tuberculosis (TB) professionals, and State and local public health officials to review and revise the TB funding distribution formula. The 

agency is directed to create a plan and submit such plan to the 

Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 

the Senate by no later than March 1, 2009 identifying the optimal 

proportion of TB funding that should be distributed under the new 

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the funding distribution aligns with the epidemiological trends of 

the disease. 

Zoonotic, Vector-borne, and Enteric Diseases 

Within the total for Zoonotic, Vector-borne, and Enteric Diseases, 

the bill includes the following amounts: 

Budget Activity FY 2009 Bill 

FY 2009 Bill compared to— 

FY 2008 FY 2009 Budget 

Request 

Vector-borne Diseases, including West Nile Virus. .................................... $26,299,000 $0 +$7,022,000 

Food Safety ................................................................................................. 27,908,000 +132,000 +261,000 

Prion Disease ..................................................................................... 5,388,000 +132,000 +156,000 

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome .......................................................................... 4,750,000 0 +22,000 

CDC is directed to conduct a peer review of the Chronic Fatigue 

Syndrome (CFS) program, including a program performance evaluation by March 1, 2009, and report the result of such review to 

the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 

and the Senate no later than June 1, 2009. In addition, CDC is directed to include in its annual budget justification an itemized expenditure of funds for each CFS research project or activity in the 

following five functional expense categories: surveillance and epidemiology; clinical assessment and evaluation; objective diagnosis 

and pathophysiology; treatment and intervention; and education, 

including the CFS marketing campaign and healthcare provider 

education. 

Preparedness, Detection, and Control of Infectious Diseases 

Within the total for Preparedness, Detection, and Control of Infectious Diseases, the bill includes $10,100,000 for the National 

Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN), a surveillance tool used by 

healthcare facilities and State and local public health departments 

to understand and prevent healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). 

According to CDC, hospitals participating in the NHSN have decreased bloodstream infections by up to 50 percent over the last ten 

years. With this increased funding, CDC shall expand NHSN capacity to increase the number of hospitals and other healthcare facilities participating, increase the types of infections collected by 

each facility, and accelerate the transition from manual to electronic HAI reporting. 

Also within the total for Preparedness, Detection, and Control of 

Infectious Diseases, the bill includes $2,500,000 to be used to respond to outbreaks of disease caused in some part by the re-use of 

syringes in outpatient settings and to ensure that infection control 

measures are adhered to broadly, including provider education and 

patient awareness activities. CDC is encouraged to partner with industry and university researchers to identify the best interventions 

to reduce the possibility of disease transmission in the healthcare 

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Health Promotion 

Chronic Disease Prevention, Health Promotion, and Genomics 

Within the total for Chronic Disease Prevention, Health Promotion, and Genomics, the bill includes the following amounts: 

Budget Activity FY 2009 Bill 

FY 2009 Bill compared to— 

FY 2008 FY 2009 Budget 

Request 

Heart Disease and Stroke ........................................................................... $54,096,000 +$3,995,000 +$5,258,000 

Delta Health Intervention ................................................................... 3,000,000 +1,526,000 +1,526,000 

Diabetes ...................................................................................................... 65,847,000 +3,136,000 +3,393,000 

Cancer Prevention and Control ................................................................... 340,300,000 +30,814,000 +38,527,000 

Breast and Cervical Cancer .............................................................. 205,853,000 +5,021,000 +5,849,000 

WISEWOMAN .............................................................................. 19,528,000 +930,000 +1,007,000 

Cancer Registries ............................................................................... 46,366,000 0 +190,000 

Colorectal Cancer ............................................................................... 38,974,000 +25,000,000 +25,057,000 

Comprehensive Cancer ...................................................................... 16,348,000 0 +67,000 

Johanna’s Law ................................................................................... 6,791,000 +325,000 +6,791,000 

Ovarian Cancer .................................................................................. 5,402,000 +133,000 +155,000 

Prostate Cancer ................................................................................. 13,245,000 0 +54,000 

Skin Cancer ........................................................................................ 1,876,000 0 +8,000 

Geraldine Ferraro Cancer Education Program ................................... 4,666,000 +335,000 +353,000 

Cancer Survivorship Resource Center ............................................... 779,000 0 +3,000 

Arthritis and Other Chronic Diseases ......................................................... 25,245,000 +1,330,000 +1,428,000 

Arthritis .............................................................................................. 13,287,000 +250,000 +303,000 

Epilepsy .............................................................................................. 7,958,000 +192,000 +224,000 

National Lupus Patient Registry ........................................................ 4,000,000 +888,000 +901,000 

Tobacco ....................................................................................................... 106,164,000 +2,000,000 +2,427,000 

Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity .................................................... 44,300,000 +2,109,000 +2,282,000 

Health Promotion ........................................................................................ 28,541,000 ¥436,000 +4,331,000 

Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System ..................................... 7,300,000 +1,000 +31,000 

Community Health Promotion ............................................................ 6,453,000 +41,000 +67,000 

Sleep Disorders ......................................................................... 859,000 +41,000 +41,000 

Mind-Body Institute ........................................................................... 1,500,000 ¥219,000 +1,500,000 

Glaucoma ........................................................................................... 3,511,000 +167,000 +181,000 

Visual Screening Education ............................................................... 3,222,000 +833,000 +843,000 

Alzheimer’s Disease ........................................................................... 1,688,000 +112,000 +118,000 

Inflammatory Bowel Disease ............................................................. 684,000 +17,000 +20,000 

Interstitial Cystitis ............................................................................. 658,000 0 +3,000 

Excessive Alcohol Use ........................................................................ 1,500,000 +1,500,000 +1,500,000 

Chronic Kidney Disease ..................................................................... 2,025,000 +60,000 +68,000 

School Health .............................................................................................. 57,636,000 +3,313,000 +4,024,000 

Healthy Passages Study .................................................................... 3,485,000 +1,515,000 +3,485,000 

Food Allergies ..................................................................................... 496,000 +5,000 +496,000 

Safe Motherhood/Infant Health ................................................................... 44,777,000 +2,430,000 +2,603,000 

Preterm Birth ..................................................................................... 2,000,000 +2,000,000 +2,000,000 

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome ......................................................... 207,000 0 +1,000 

Oral Health .................................................................................................. 13,044,000 +622,000 +673,000 

Prevention Research Centers ...................................................................... 31,132,000 +2,001,000 +2,120,000 

Healthy Communities .................................................................................. 22,771,000 ¥2,387,000 +7,230,000 

Racial & Ethnic Approaches to Community Health ................................... 35,553,000 +1,693,000 +1,832,000 

Genomics ..................................................................................................... 12,280,000 +187,000 +237,000 

Primary Immune Deficiency Syndrome .............................................. 3,100,000 +187,000 +199,000 

Public Health Genomics ..................................................................... 9,180,000 0 +38,000 

The bill includes funding to continue planning for capacity and 

infrastructure at CDC for a kidney disease program and to institute a Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) surveillance system. Further, 

the bill includes funding to support additional grants for Statebased, culturally-appropriate, community demonstration projects 

for CKD detection. 

Within the amount provided for colorectal cancer, $25,000,000 is 

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funds should be made available for screening and diagnostic followup care. 

The CDC is urged to collaborate with eating disorders researchers in order to better understand the disparity between outside 

studies and CDC reported morbidity and mortality, focusing on obtaining a clear picture of what might be barriers to the detection 

and reporting of eating disorders. 

Within the total provided for Nutrition, Physical Activity, and 

Obesity, the bill includes $500,000 for a study by the Institute of 

Medicine (IOM) that will examine and provide recommendations 

regarding front-of-package nutrition symbols. These should include, 

but not be limited to, a review of systems being used by manufacturers, supermarkets, health organizations, and governments in 

the United States and abroad and the overall merits of front-label 

nutrition icons, the advantages and disadvantages of various approaches, and the potential benefits of a single, standardized frontlabel food guidance system regulated by the Food and Drug Administration. Based upon its work, the IOM should recommend one or 

several of the systems, along with means of maximizing the use 

and effectiveness of front-label symbols, that it has identified as 

best at promoting consumers’ health. 

The bill provides funding to support CDC’s new initiative for 

Healthy Communities, remodeled from the former Steps to a 

Healthier U.S. program. Within the total provided, $4,000,000 is 

for a community-based grant program focusing on poor nutrition 

and physical inactivity. Priority in funding should go to applicants 

with a high degree of collaboration among community organizations, schools, county and municipal governments, and business 

leaders. 

Within the total for Chronic Disease Prevention, Health Promotion, and Genomics, the additional funding provided for the National Lupus Patient Registry is intended to be used to expand the 

registry and address the epidemiological gaps among Hispanic/ 

Latinos, Asian Americans, and Native Americans. 

The bill includes funding within the Community Health Promotion program for CDC to support the National Sleep Awareness 

Roundtable and to incorporate sleep and sleep-related disturbances 

into established CDC surveillance systems. 

The $2,000,000 increase provided for the Office of Smoking and 

Health above the fiscal year 2008 funding level should be used to 

expand the transfer to the Environmental Health Laboratory to 

support its work to analyze tobacco products and cigarette smoke. 

This increase shall be provided by the Office of Smoking and 

Health to the Environmental Health Laboratory in a manner that 

supplements, and in no way replaces, existing funding for tobaccorelated activities. 

A diet high in sodium is a major cause of heart disease and 

stroke. CDC is encouraged to work with major food manufacturers 

and chain restaurants to reduce sodium levels in their products. 

The agency is directed to submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate an evaluation 

of its sodium-reduction activities by no later than 15 months after 

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Birth Defects, Developmental Disabilities, Disability and 

Health 

Within the total for Birth Defects, Developmental Disabilities, 

Disability and Health, the bill includes the following amounts: 

Budget Activity FY 2009 Bill 

FY 2009 Bill compared to— 

FY 2008 FY 2009 Budget 

Request 

Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities ........................................... $42,059,000 +$4,479,000 +$4,661,000 

Birth Defects ...................................................................................... 21,123,000 +3,882,000 +3,965,000 

Craniofacial Malformation ........................................................ 1,750,000 +200,000 +207,000 

Fetal Death ............................................................................... 844,000 0 +4,000 

Alveolar Capillary Dysplasia ..................................................... 246,000 0 0 

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome ...................................................................... 10,112,000 0 +49,000 

Folic Acid ........................................................................................... 2,818,000 +597,000 +608,000 

Infant Health ...................................................................................... 8,006,000 0 +39,000 

Human Development and Disability ........................................................... 76,106,000 +5,757,000 +6,096,000 

Disability & Health (including Child Development) .......................... 13,572,000 +3,302,000 +3,351,000 

Limb Loss ........................................................................................... 2,898,000 +42,000 +56,000 

Tourette Syndrome ............................................................................. 1,744,000 +26,000 +34,000 

Early Hearing Detection and Intervention ......................................... 10,858,000 +987,000 +1,035,000 

Muscular Dystrophy ............................................................................ 6,274,000 +97,000 +127,000 

Special Olympics Healthy Athletes .................................................... 5,519,000 +82,000 +108,000 

Paralysis Resource Center ................................................................. 5,727,000 0 +28,000 

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ............................................. 1,746,000 0 +8,000 

Fragile X ............................................................................................. 1,900,000 +72,000 +81,000

Spina Bifida ....................................................................................... 5,468,000 +263,000 +288,000 

Autism ................................................................................................ 20,400,000 +4,188,000 +4,266,000 

Hereditary Blood Disorders ......................................................................... 19,857,000 +420,000 +513,000

Hemophilia ......................................................................................... 17,155,000 +420,000 +500,000

Thallasemia ........................................................................................ 1,860,000 0 +9,000 

Diamond Blackfan Anemia ................................................................ 516,000 0 +2,000 

Hemachromatosis ............................................................................... 326,000 0 +2,000 

Within the level provided for autism, the bill includes sufficient 

funding to restore the non-CADDRE Phase I Autism Development 

Disabilities Monitoring Centers. 

The increase provided above the fiscal year 2008 funding level for 

craniofacial malformation is intended to first be used for the development of web-based continuing medical education for healthcare 

professionals that interface with patients with cleft lip and palate 

and their families. Second, the funds should be used for the planning and hosting of a national scientific conference to draft best 

practices guidelines for diagnosis, treatment, and long-term management of children with craniosynostosis and deformational 

plagiocephaly. Finally, the funds should be used to disseminate the 

guidelines and to develop a reporting instrument to evaluate the 

care of children with craniosynostosis. 

There is significant concern about the disparity in the rates of 

folic acid intake and neural tube defects, particularly in the Hispanic population. Within the funds provided for folic acid, CDC is 

encouraged to provide increased funding to expand the folic acid 

education campaign to inform more women and healthcare providers about the benefits of folic acid and to explore the scientific 

benefits and concerns about expanding folic acid fortification in the 

United States. The agency is directed to submit to the Committees 

on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 

an evaluation of the current folic acid fortification system by no 

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should include recommendations regarding expansion of the system 

and a summary of the current state of science. 

CDC is encouraged to continue the promising research being conducted by the regional centers for birth defects research and prevention. The bill includes sufficient funding to maintain the current 

level for States to continue birth defects surveillance systems, programs to prevent birth defects, and activities to improve access to 

health services for children with birth defects. 

Health Information and Service 

Public Health Informatics/Health Marketing 

Within the total for Public Health Informatics/Health Marketing, the bill includes a program level total of $70,075,000 for Public 

Health Informatics and $84,580,000 for Health Marketing. 

Environmental Health and Injury Prevention 

Environmental Health 

Within the total for Environmental Health, the bill includes the 

following amounts: 

Budget Activity FY 2009 Bill 

FY 2009 Bill compared to— 

FY 2008 FY 2009 Budget 

Request 

Environmental Health Laboratory ............................................................... $42,735,000 +$8,938,000 +$16,625,000 

Newborn Screening Quality Assurance Program ............................... 6,878,000 0 +6,878,000 

Newborn Screening for Severe Combined Immuno. Diseases ........... 983,000 0 +983,000 

Environmental Health Activities ................................................................. 74,299,000 +18,991,000 +28,572,000 

Arctic Health ...................................................................................... 292,000 0 +3,000 

Climate Change ................................................................................. 7,500,000 +7,500,000 +7,500,000 

Safe Water ......................................................................................... 7,199,000 0 +7,199,000 

Volcanic Emissions ............................................................................ 98,000 0 +1,000 

Environmental and Health Outcome Tracking Network ..................... 31,143,000 +7,312,000 +7,535,000 

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Registry .................................... 5,000,000 +2,179,000 +4,137,000 

Polycythemia Vera (PV) Cluster ......................................................... 5,000,000 +5,000,000 +5,000,000 

Asthma ........................................................................................................ 30,760,000 0 +288,000 

Healthy Homes (formerly Childhood Lead Poisoning) ................................ 34,621,000 0 +324,000 

CDC has worked to develop a nationwide Amyotrophic Lateral 

Sclerosis (ALS) registry that will estimate the incidence and prevalence of the disease, promote a better understanding of the disease, 

and provide data that will be useful for research on improving disease management and developing standards of care. The funds provided for the ALS Registry are intended to be used to develop and 

design a registry for ALS and other neurodegenerative disorders 

that will be of use to biomedical researchers working in the field. 

Within the total for Environmental Health Activities, the bill includes $7,500,000 for a new Climate Change initiative to develop 

and enhance programs to help the nation prepare for and adapt to 

the potential health effects of global climate change. CDC is urged 

to develop additional expertise in epidemiologic and laboratory 

science, infectious disease ecology, modeling and forecasting, climatology and earth science, communication and behavioral change 

science, and to support public health research in these areas. 

Within the funds provided for Environmental Health Activities, $5,000,000 is provided to conduct assessments of Polycythemia 

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environmental risk factors, in PV cluster areas or in areas with potential environmental risk factors. These funds may also be used 

to evaluate efforts to improve reporting of PV and other hematologic cancers to cancer registries. 

Injury Prevention and Control 

Within the total for Injury Prevention and Control the bill includes the following amounts: 

Budget activity FY 2009 Bill 

FY 2009 Bill compared to— 

FY 2008 FY 2009 Budget 

request 

Intentional Injury ......................................................................................... $103,384,000 +$6,471,000 +$6,881,000 

Domestic Violence and Sexual Violence ............................................ 31,283,000 +4,981,000 +5,093,000 

Child Maltreatment ................................................................... 7,086,000 0 +30,000 

Youth Violence Prevention ................................................................. 21,291,000 +500,000 +588,000 

Domestic Violence Community Projects ............................................. 5,511,000 +490,000 +511,000 

Rape Prevention ................................................................................. 42,516,000 +500,000 +678,000 

All Other Intentional Injury ................................................................ 2,783,000 0 +11,000 

Unintentional Injury .................................................................................... 38,323,000 +3,620,000 +3,767,000 

Traumatic Brain Injury ....................................................................... 6,137,000 +428,000 +452,000 

All Other Unintentional Injury ............................................................ 32,186,000 +3,192,000 +3,315,000 

National Violent Death Reporting System .................................................. 3,535,000 +314,000 +328,000 

Within the total for Unintentional Injury, the bill includes 

$2,000,000 for elderly falls prevention research. 

Within the total for Injury Prevention and Control, the bill includes funding for the injury control research centers (ICRCs) to 

support their core operations and to expand research to improve 

translation of effective interventions. Injury is the leading cause of 

death and disability among children and youth. CDC is encouraged 

to continue its support for all ICRCs to ensure that each ICRC is 

funded at a level commensurate with programmatic expectations, 

including the new injury control research center that will focus on 

research and prevention related to children and adolescents. 

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health 

Within the program level total for the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), the bill includes the following amounts: 

Budget activity FY 2009 Bill 

FY 2009 Bill compared to— 

FY 2008 FY 2009 Budget 

request 

Education and Research Centers ............................................................... $23,497,000 +$2,072,000 +$4,263,000 

Personal Protective Technology ................................................................... 17,042,000 +4,238,000 +4,689,000 

Pan Flu Preparedness for Healthcare Workers .................................. 3,000,000 +3,000,000 +3,000,000 

Healthier Workforce Centers ....................................................................... 4,030,000 +1,250,000 +1,250,000 

National Occupational Research Agenda ................................................... 111,644,000 +4,535,000 +15,189,000 

World Trade Center ..................................................................................... 70,000,000 ¥38,083,000 +45,000,000 

Mining Research ......................................................................................... 50,000,000 +874,000 +12,936,000 

Other Occupational Safety and Health Research ....................................... 83,846,000 +3,219,000 +5,679,000 

Miners Choice .................................................................................... 641,000 0 +20,000 

Nat’l Mesothelioma Registry & Tissue Bank ..................................... 1,014,000 +25,000 +55,000 

The total provided for NIOSH includes sufficient funding to 

maintain staffing levels at the Morgantown facility and to increase 

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The bill includes sufficient resources to fully fund the existing 

Healthier Workforce Centers and to expand this network dedicated 

to research, education, and translation programs to integrate 

health protection and health promotion in the workplace. 

The bill includes $250,000 for NIOSH to undertake follow-up 

studies on the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey 

on the underreporting of worker injury data, particularly focusing 

on the self-employed population. As NIOSH develops research 

agendas, NIOSH should consider the disproportionate attention 

paid to acute injuries and illnesses over chronic injuries and illnesses contracted at work places in America. NIOSH shall continue 

to work with the Bureau of Labor Statistics to improve the statistics that direct Federal enforcement and compliance efforts aimed 

at preventing illness and injury at our Nation’s workplaces. NIOSH 

shall provide a letter report on activities in this area to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

Senate not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act. 

According to a report issued in 2008 by the Institute of Medicine 

of the National Academies, there is a critical need to better understand the airborne transmissibility of pandemic influenza and 

other pathogenic bioaerosols to protect healthcare workers and to 

gauge the efficacy of the currently recommended types of respirators. The bill includes $3,000,000 within the total for Personal 

Protective Technology for NIOSH to research modes of transmission of influenza and to evaluate filtering face piece respirators, 

other types of respirators, and other personal protective technology 

equipment. Further, NIOSH is urged to design and promote the 

next generation of personal protective equipment for healthcare 

workers and first responders to address the unique challenges 

posed by the healthcare environment. 

For the World Trade Center (WTC) Medical Monitoring and 

Treatment program, the fiscal year 2009 program level is 

$182,000,00. Approximately $112,00,00 in carryover balances from 

prior year appropriated funds are available in fiscal year 2009. 

Combined with the $70,00,00 included in this bill, the total amount 

available for the WTC program is sufficient to continue to expand 

the program in the New York City area and around the country for 

first response emergency personnel, residents, students, and others 

whose health has been impacted from exposure to toxins in or 

around the WTC site. 

Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation 

In addition, the bill includes $55,358,000 for CDC to administer 

the mandatory Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation program, which is the same funding level as in fiscal year 

2008 and the budget request. In prior years, funding was appropriated within the Department of Labor. 

Global Health 

Within the funds provided for Global Health, the bill includes the 

following amounts: 


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Budget Activity FY 2009 Bill 

FY 2009 Bill compared to— 

FY 2008 FY 2009 Budget 

Request 

Global AIDS Program .................................................................................. $118,863,000 $0 +$136,000 

Global Immunization Program .................................................................... 143,326,000 +3,475,000 +3,635,000 

Polio Eradication ................................................................................ 101,500,000 +3,475,000 +3,587,000 

Other Global/Measles ......................................................................... 41,826,000 0 +48,000 

Global Disease Detection ................................................................... 33,723,000 +2,278,000 +2,314,000 

Global Malaria Program ..................................................................... 9,396,000 +700,000 +700,000 

Other Global Health ........................................................................... 3,516,000 0 +4,000 

The increased funding included in the bill for Global Disease Detection shall be used to support no less than one new Global Disease Detection Center. 

CDC is encouraged to continue its support of research and development toward new anti-malarial drugs. 

Terrorism Preparedness and Response 

Within the funds provided for Terrorism Preparedness and Response, the bill includes the following amounts: 

Budget Activity FY 2009 Bill 

FY 2009 Bill compared to— 

FY 2008 FY 2009 Budget 

Request 

Public Health Emergency Prep. Coop. Agreements .................................. $700,465,000 $0 +$129,562,000 

Centers for Public Health Preparedness .................................................. 30,000,000 +1,445,000 +1,499,000 

Advanced Practice Centers ....................................................................... 5,261,000 0 +5,261,000 

All Other State and Local Capacity .......................................................... 10,870,000 ¥888,000 +889,000 

Upgrading CDC Capacity .......................................................................... 120,744,000 0 ¥10,327,000 

Anthrax ...................................................................................................... 7,875,000 ¥7,000 +8,000 

BioSense .................................................................................................... 34,389,000 0 ¥15,516,000 

Quarantine ................................................................................................ 26,507,000 +16,637,000 ¥16,766,000 

Real-time Lab Reporting .......................................................................... 8,239,000 ¥783,000 +783,000 

Strategic National Stockpile ..................................................................... 570,307,000 +18,798,000 0 

With the level of funding provided in the bill for the Public 

Health Emergency Preparedness Cooperative Agreements program, 

CDC is expected to issue a full year of grants rather than reducing 

the grant cycle to nine months and three weeks as proposed in the 

budget request. 

The bill provides an increase of $16,637,000 over the fiscal year 

2008 funding level for the network of quarantine stations at ports 

of entry across the United States. This funding is provided to maintain the current capacity at the 20 existing domestic quarantine 

stations, to hire additional employees to begin to adequately staff 

and operate these stations, and provide centralized core support to 

the Quarantine and Migration Health System. 

The Cities Readiness Initiative (CRI) provides resources to cities 

and metropolitan areas around the country to better distribute 

countermeasures during public health emergencies. Concerns have 

been raised about CDC’s revised formula for the allocation of CRI 

funds. Several grantees are potentially facing reductions of up to 

48 percent. Significantly reducing grant awards in a single fiscal 

year could have a damaging impact on a jurisdiction’s readiness to 

disburse medical countermeasures. In this transition to a new formula, CDC should move gradually in implementation and limit 

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is made on the allocation of fiscal year 2009 resources, CDC should 

review this formula again to address the concerns raised by grantees. Further, CDC shall submit a written report and provide a 

briefing to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate justifying any changes to the CRI formula distribution used in fiscal year 2007 prior to issuing final 

guidance to grantees. 

Public Health Improvement and Leadership 

Within the total for Public Health Improvement and Leadership, 

the bill includes the following amounts: 

Budget Activity FY 2009 Bill 

FY 2009 Bill compared to— 

FY 2008 FY 2009 Budget 

Request 

Leadership and Management ..................................................................... $149,332,000 ¥$8,923,000 $0 

Director’s Discretionary Fund ...................................................................... 2,948,000 ¥2,947,000 +2,948,000 

Public Health Workforce Development ........................................................ 34,859,000 +850,000 +2,048,000 

Applied Epidemiology Fellowship Training ........................................ 982,000 +24,000 +982,000 

The bill includes language making available until expended up to $1,000 per eligible CDC employee for Individual Learning Accounts. The agency is directed to submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

Senate by no later than November 30, 2009, and annually thereafter, on the total level of funds used by CDC in the prior year for 

such Individual Learning Accounts. 

The CDC is encouraged to continue the Institutional Research 

Training Grant program, funded through the CDC’s Health Protection Research Initiative. 

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Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant 

As part of an HHS-wide initiative to reduce healthcare-associated 

infections (HAIs) coordinated by the HHS Office of the Secretary, 

the bill includes language that each State must certify that it will 

submit a plan by January 1, 2010 to the Secretary of Health and 

Human Services for reducing HAIs to be eligible for the full allotment in this Act under the Preventive Health and Health Services 

Block Grant. State plans shall be consistent with the Department 

of Health and Human Services national action plan for reducing 

such infections. 

The bill also includes additional funding to provide States increased support for a wide range of public and preventive health 

activities. States are strongly encouraged to use these increased resources to invest in strategies to reduce HAIs through collaborations with public health departments and healthcare facilities and 

to begin to develop statewide plans. 

Buildings and Facilities 

Within the amount provided for Buildings and Facilities, the bill 

includes $30,000,000 for nationwide repairs and improvements; 

$71,300,000 for the completion of Building 24 on the Roybal Campus in Atlanta, Georgia; $1,500,000 for facilities and equipment at 

the CDC laboratory in Ft. Collins, Colorado; and the remaining 

funds shall be used to begin planning and construction of Buildings 

107 and 108 on the Chamblee Campus in Atlanta, Georgia. 

Business Services and Support 

The funds for Business Services and Support are intended for 

CDC to carry out its business functions, including, but not limited 

to, administrative services, financial management, security and 

emergency preparedness, and procurement and grants. Neither 

these funds nor any other funds provided to CDC are to be enhanced through the mechanism of program assessments or tapping 

at any level, including at the coordinating center level. 

NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH

The bill includes $30,317,024,000 for the 26 accounts that comprise the National Institutes of Health (NIH) total appropriation, 

which is $937,500,000 above the fiscal year 2008 level and 

$1,087,500,000 above the budget request. In addition, the bill continues the allocation to NIH of $8,200,000 in program evaluation 

set-aside funding, consistent with the budget request. Appropriation levels for individual institutes and centers are described in the 

table at the end of this explanatory statement. Guidance for specific institutes and centers is provided below. 

NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE

The bill provides up to $8,000,000 for facilities repairs and improvements at the National Cancer Institute (NCI)-Frederick Federally Funded Research and Development Center in Frederick, 

Maryland. 

The NCI is directed to name a Fellowship in Surgical Pathology 

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work of Alan S. Rabson, M.D., Deputy Director of NCI. As a pathologist, researcher, administrator, and clinical advisor, Dr. Rabson 

has demonstrated unequaled service in his 53 years at NIH. He is 

the author of more than 100 scientific journal articles and is credited with several discoveries in virology that paved the way for 

other important findings in this field. But, in particular, he has 

made his life passion helping cancer patients and their families 

come to grips with their cancer diagnosis and locating the medical 

treatment and provider that will help them most. He is joined in 

his dedication to NIH by his wife, Dr. Ruth Kirschstein, who served 

as the Acting Director of NIH and Director of several institutes. 

Naming a fellowship in honor of Dr. Rabson is a modest acknowledgement of how much the country is indebted to this unparalleled 

public servant. 

NATIONAL CENTER FOR RESEARCH RESOURCES

The bill provides $474,972,000 for clinical and translational science awards, divided between $53,224,000 from the Common 

Fund and $421,748,000 from the National Center for Research Resources. The bill provides $224,043,000 for the Institutional Development Award (IDeA) Program. 

OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR

The bill provides $25,000,000 in Flexible Research Authority as 

authorized under section 402 of the Public Health Service Act 

(‘‘PHS Act’’); up to $192,300,000 for continuation of the National 

Children’s Study; and up to $8,000,000 for the Office of AIDS Research to make grants for construction or renovation of facilities as 

authorized in section 2354(a)(5)(B) of the PHS Act. 

The bill provides funding for a 2 percent increase in the average 

cost of new and competing as well as non-competing grants. The 

bill provides $35,000,000 for Transformative Research Project 

Grants; $80,000,000 through the Common Fund for New 

Innovators Awards; $40,600,000 through the Common Fund for the 

Director’s Pioneer Awards; $24,000,000 for the rare and neglected 

diseases initiative; and $96,711,000 within the Office of the Director for radiological, nuclear, and chemical countermeasure research. 

NIH is required to notify the Committees on Appropriations of 

the House of Representatives and the Senate each time the Director uses the statutory 1 percent transfer authority. 

NIH is encouraged to take steps to accelerate implementation of 

its conflict of interest policy for contract staff. 

SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

The bill includes $3,334,906,000 for Substance Abuse and Mental 

Health Services, which is $100,866,000 more than the fiscal year 

2008 funding level and $309,939,000 more than the budget request. 

In addition, $131,585,000 is made available under section 241 of 

the Public Health Service (PHS) Act, which is $9,296,000 more 

than the fiscal year 2008 funding level and $1,596,000 less than 

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the Administration to provide supplemental performance awards 

under the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment (SAPT) 

Block Grant. The increase included for the SAPT Block Grant shall 

be distributed based on the current statutory formula. 

Within the total provided for Programs of Regional and National 

Significance across the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the bill includes $75,000,000 for 

homeless programs. SAMHSA is directed to continue to fund supportive services programs within the authority of the Programs of 

Regional and National Significance. The distribution of these funds 

between the Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) and the 

Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) is detailed later in 

this statement. 

Within the total provided for Programs of Regional and National Significance across SAMHSA, the bill includes $116,656,000 for activities that are targeted to address the growing HIV/AIDS epidemic and its disparate impact on communities of color, including 

African Americans, Latinos, Native Americans, Asian Americans, 

Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders. The distribution of these 

funds between CMHS, CSAT and the Center for Substance Abuse 

Prevention (CSAP) is detailed later in this statement. 

Within the total provided for Programs of Regional and National 

Significance across SAMHSA, the bill includes $4,701,000 for the 

Minority Fellowship Program. The distribution of these funds between CMHS, CSAT and CSAP is detailed later in this statement. 

Center for Mental Health Services 

Programs of Regional and National Significance 

Within the total provided for CMHS Programs of Regional and 

National Significance, the bill includes the following amounts: 

Budget Activity FY 2009 Bill 

FY 2009 Bill compared to— 

FY 2008 FY 2009 Budget 

Request 

Capacity: 

Co-Occurring State Incentive Grant .................................................. $3,611,000 $0 +$3,192,000 

Seclusion and Restraint .................................................................... 2,449,000 0 +2,449,000 

Youth Violence Prevention ................................................................. 94,502,000 +1,500,000 +18,792,000 

Safe Schools/Healthy Students ................................................. 84,320,000 +2,155,000 +16,837,000 

College Emergency Preparedness .................................... 2,237,000 +763,000 +2,237,000 

School Violence ......................................................................... 10,182,000 +819,000 +1,955,000 

National Traumatic Stress Network ................................................... 38,000,000 +4,908,000 +22,332,000 

Children and Family Programs .......................................................... 9,194,000 +1,465,000 +9,194,000 

Mental Health Transformation Activities ........................................... 5,912,000 ¥4,211,000 +5,912,000 

Consumer and Family Network Grants .............................................. 6,236,000 +1,431,000 +6,236,000 

MH Transformation State Incentive Grants ....................................... 26,012,000 0 +26,012,000 

Primary and Behavioral Health Care Integration .............................. 7,000,000 +7,000,000 +7,000,000 

Project LAUNCH Wellness Initiative ................................................... 20,000,000 +12,631,000 +20,000,000 

Suicide Lifeline .................................................................................. 4,484,000 0 +672,000 

Garrett Lee Smith—Youth Suicide State Grants .............................. 29,738,000 +262,000 +11,918,000 

Garrett Lee Smith—Youth Suicide Campus Grants ......................... 4,975,000 +62,000 +25,000 

American Indian/Native Suicide Prevention ...................................... 2,944,000 +26,000 ¥26,000 

Homelessness Prevention Programs .................................................. 32,250,000 +21,151,000 +29,450,000 

Older Adult Programs ........................................................................ 4,814,000 0 +4,814,000 

Minority AIDS ...................................................................................... 9,283,000 0 0 

Jail Diversion ...................................................................................... 6,684,000 0 +2,824,000 

Science to Service: 

Garrett Lee Smith—Suicide Resource Center ................................... 4,957,000 +44,000 +997,000 

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Budget Activity FY 2009 Bill 

FY 2009 Bill compared to— 

FY 2008 FY 2009 Budget 

Request 

Nat’l Registry of Evidence-based Programs & Practices .................. 544,000 +107,000 ¥106,000 

SAMHSA Health Information Network ................................................ 1,920,000 0 ¥1,050,000 

Consumer/Consumer Support TA Centers .......................................... 1,927,000 0 +1,927,000 

Minority Fellowship Program .............................................................. 4,083,000 +278,000 +4,083,000 

Disaster Response ............................................................................. 1,054,000 0 +1,054,000 

Homelessness ..................................................................................... 2,306,000 0 +2,306,000 

HIV/AIDS Education ............................................................................ 974,000 0 0 

Within the total for CMHS Programs of Regional and National 

Significance, the bill provides $38,000,000 for the National Child 

Traumatic Stress Initiative (NCTSI). SAMHSA is strongly urged to 

give preference to applicants with prior experience in the NCTSI, 

as well as extensive experience in the field of trauma-related mental disorders in children, youth and families, especially in the areas 

of child abuse and residential treatment settings. SAMHSA should 

also pay special attention to the role of resiliency in recovery from 

trauma. 

Also within the total for CMHS Programs of Regional and National Significance, the bill provides $7,000,000 for a new program 

to integrate primary care and specialty medical services in community mental health centers and other community-based behavioral 

health agencies. SAMHSA is urged to issue one or more competitive awards to national entities with experience in providing training and technical assistance to these community sites in order to 

ensure the success of this integrated treatment model. 

The SOAR program has been successful in connecting disabled 

people experiencing homelessness with Federal disability benefits 

and appropriate supportive services, such as housing, medical benefits, and vocational training. SAMHSA is encouraged to continue 

funding the SOAR program within the Programs of Regional and 

National Significance and to apply this approach nationally with 

adequate technical assistance and to share lessons learned to assist 

other disadvantaged populations. 

Within the total for Consumer and Family Network Grants, the 

bill provides $2,531,000 for the Statewide Consumer Network 

Grant program. 

Within the $15,660,000 included in the bill, $8,636,000 shall be 

used for the following projects in the following amounts: 


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Center for Substance Abuse Treatment 

Programs of Regional and National Significance 

Within the total provided for CSAT Programs of Regional and 

National Significance, the bill includes the following amounts: 

Budget Activity FY 2009 Bill 

FY 2009 Bill compared to— 

FY 2008 FY 2009 Budget 

Request 

Capacity: 

Co-Occurring State Incentive Grants ................................................. $4,263,000 $0 +$4,263,000 

Opioid Treatment Pgms./Regulatory Activities .................................. 8,903,000 0 +2,886,000 

Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral, & Treatment ........................ 29,106,000 0 ¥27,045,000 

Targeted Capacity Expansion—General ............................................ 28,989,000 0 +11,191,000 

Pregnant and Postpartum Women ..................................................... 16,000,000 +4,210,000 +16,000,000 

Strengthening Treatment Access & Retention .................................. 1,775,000 ¥1,775,000 +1,775,000 

Recovery Community Services Program ............................................. 5,236,000 0 +5,236,000 

Access to Recovery ............................................................................ 98,954,000 +2,462,000 ¥762,000 

Methamphetamine .................................................................... 25,000,000 0 0 

Children and Families ....................................................................... 20,678,000 ¥3,600,000 +20,678,000 

Treatment Systems for Homeless ...................................................... 42,750,000 +250,000 +10,156,000 

Minority AIDS ...................................................................................... 65,988,000 +2,859,000 +2,859,000 

Criminal Justice Activities ................................................................. 37,635,000 +13,942,000 ¥188,000 

Treatment Drug Courts ............................................................. 23,882,000 +13,942,000 ¥13,941,000 

All Other Criminal Justice Activities ......................................... 13,753,000 0 +13,753,000 

Services Accountability ...................................................................... 20,816,000 ¥2,277,000 +11,340,000 

Prescription Drug Monitoring (NASPER) ............................................ 2,000,000 +2,000,000 +2,000,000 

Science to Service: 

Addiction Technology Transfer Centers ............................................. 9,081,000 0 +478,000 

Seclusion and Restraint .................................................................... 20,000 0 +20,000 

Minority Fellowship Program .............................................................. 547,000 +11,000 +547,000 

Special Initiatives/Outreach ............................................................... 2,400,000 ¥2,055,000 +2,400,000 

Information Dissemination ................................................................. 4,553,000 0 +4,553,000 

Nat’l Registry of Evidence-based Programs & Practices .................. 893,000 +393,000 ¥393,000 

SAMHSA Health Information Network ................................................ 4,255,000 0 0 

Program Coordination and Evaluation .............................................. 5,214,000 0 +5,214,000 

Within the $15,666,000 included in the bill, $4,286,000 shall be 

used for the following projects in the following amounts: 


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Center for Substance Abuse Prevention 

Programs of Regional and National Significance 

Within the total provided for CSAP Programs of Regional and 

National Significance, the bill includes the following amounts: 

Budget Activity FY 2009 Bill 

FY 2009 Bill compared to— 

FY 2008 FY 2009 Budget 

Request 

Capacity: 

Strategic Prevention Framework State Incentive Grant .................... $110,003,000 +$5,296,000 +$14,614,000 

Mandatory Drug Testing .................................................................... 5,206,000 ¥203,000 +3,571,000 

Minority AIDS ...................................................................................... 41,385,000 +2,000,000 +2,000,000 

Methamphetamine ............................................................................. 1,774,000 ¥1,193,000 +1,193,000 

Pgm Coordination/Data Coordination & Consolidation Center ......... 6,300,000 +284,000 +5,470,000 

Sober Truth on Preventing Underage Drinking .................................. 7,000,000 +1,596,000 +7,000,000 

Nat’l Adult-Oriented Media Public Service Campaign ............. 1,000,000 +17,000 +1,000,000 

Community-based Coalition Enhancement Grants ................... 5,000,000 +1,070,000 +5,000,000 

Intergovernmental Coordinating Committee on the Prevention 

of Underage Drinking ........................................................... 1,000,000 +509,000 +1,000,000 

Science to Service: 

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder ....................................................... 9,821,000 0 0 

Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies ..................... 8,511,000 0 +8,511,000 

Best Practices Program Coordination ................................................ 4,789,000 0 +4,789,000 

Nat’l Registry of Evidence-based Programs & Practices .................. 650,000 0 0 

SAMHSA Health Information Network ................................................ 2,749,000 0 0 

Minority Fellowship Program .............................................................. 71,000 +11,000 +71,000 

CSAP is expected to focus its resources and outcome measurement efforts on preventing substance use among youth and increasing the age of initiation through environmental and population 

based strategies, due to the cost effectiveness of these approaches. Within the $15,666,000 included in the bill, $2,744,000 shall be 

used for the following projects in the following amounts: 


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Program Management 

Within the total for Program Management, the bill includes $2,000,000 for the inclusion of questions related to the mental 

health of children in the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) 

and to carry out studies necessary to ensure the validity and reliability of the NHIS data on children with serious emotional disturbance. 

Within the total provided for Program Management, the bill in- cludes $1,000,000 for a module in the National Survey on Drug Use 

and Health to provide reliable and valid data on adults with serious mental illness. 

AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY

HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY

The bill includes a program level of $372,053,000 for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), which is $37,489,000 

more than the fiscal year 2008 program level and $46,389,000 more 

than the budget request. The bill makes these funds fully available 

through section 241 of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act. 

The bill does not include funding for the Health Insurance Decision Tool. 

The bill includes $50,000,000 for comparative effectiveness research within the total for Research on Health Costs, Quality, and 

Outcomes. This amount is $20,000,000 more than the fiscal year 

2008 funding level and the budget request. The objective of the program is to research difference healthcare interventions to help consumers, healthcare providers, and others make informed choices 

among treatment options. This investment will improve healthcare 

quality. 

The investigator-initiated research portfolio at AHRQ has languished even though many of the sentinel studies that have 

changed the face of health and health care in the U.S. are the result of researchers’ ingenuity and creativity. To advance discovery 

and the free marketplace of ideas, the bill includes increased funding to expand investigator-initiated research within the total for 

Research on Health Costs, Quality, and Outcomes. 

Within the total for Research on Health Costs, Quality, and Out- comes, the bill includes $41,889,000 for Patient Safety Threats and 

Medical Errors. The bill includes increased funding to reduce 

healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and expand the MethicillinResistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) program begun in fiscal 

year 2008. The bill includes $9,304,000 for the Comprehensive Unit Based 

Program (CUSP), a patient safety program to reduce central-line 

associated blood stream infections in intensive care units (ICUs). 

The CUSP is modeled after the Michigan Keystone Program, which 

was successfully used in more than 100 ICUs in Michigan and, 

within three months of implementation, helped reduce infection 

rates to zero in more than 50 percent of the participating hospitals. 

With fiscal year 2008 funding, the CUSP is being implemented by 

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cal year 2009, AHRQ will be able to increase the number of participating hospitals within each of the 10 States, as well as increase 

the number of participating States, to bring this important and 

successful initiative to additional communities and healthcare facilities. In addition, AHRQ is urged to initiate a similar approach 

to CUSP in addressing other HAIs, including urinary tract infections and surgical site infections, as well as expand its activities to 

include research on ways to reduce HAIs in other healthcare settings, including hospital locations outside the ICU, dialysis centers, 

nursing homes, and ambulatory care settings. 

AHRQ received funding in fiscal year 2008 to identify and reduce 

the spread of MRSA and other HAIs. Due to concern about the 

prevalence of these preventable infections, the bill provides AHRQ 

with $8,000,000 to continue its work in this area. Funding is included to increase AHRQ’s investment in evidence-based research 

to help healthcare providers and others implement quality improvement strategies to reduce the incidence of MRSA and other 

HAIs. In this effort, AHRQ is encouraged to continue to develop 

partnerships with healthcare delivery networks to implement system-wide MRSA prevention programs. 

CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES

GRANTS TO STATES FOR MEDICAID

The bill includes $149,335,031,000 for grants to States for Med- icaid, which is $7,706,975,000 above the fiscal year 2008 level and 

the same as the budget request. 

PAYMENTS TO HEALTH CARE TRUST FUNDS

The bill provides $195,383,000,000 for payments to health care 

trust funds, which is $6,938,000,000 above the fiscal year 2008 

level and $75,000,000 above the budget request. 

PROGRAM MANAGEMENT

The bill provides $3,305,386,000 for program management, which 

is $153,735,000 above the fiscal year 2008 level and $1,958,000 

below the budget request. 

The bill includes language providing $35,700,000, available 

through fiscal year 2010, for the Healthcare Integrated General 

Ledger Accounting System. 

The bill includes language providing $108,900,000, available 

through fiscal year 2010, for Medicare contractor reform activities. 

The bill includes $4,542,000 within research, demonstration and 

evaluation to support the following projects in the following 

amounts: 


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Within the total funding for research, demonstration, and evaluation, the bill includes $5,000,000 for Real Choice Systems Change 

Grants to States. 

The bill provides $45,000,000 for the State Health Insurance Program. 

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is directed to include in the next publication of ‘‘Medicare & You’’ information regarding the importance of writing and updating advance 

directives and living wills. 

HEALTH CARE FRAUD AND ABUSE CONTROL ACCOUNT

The bill includes $198,000,000 from the Medicare trust funds for 

health care fraud and abuse control, which is $198,000,000 above 

the fiscal year 2008 level and the same as the budget request. This 

level includes funding for CMS to expand its efforts to link Medicare claims and public records data and to initiate new demonstration projects using data mining technologies. 

ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

PAYMENTS TO STATES FOR CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT AND

FAMILY SUPPORT PROGRAMS

The bill includes $2,759,078,000 for Child Support Enforcement 

and Family Support programs, which is $238,892,000 below the fiscal year 2008 level and the same as the budget request. 

LOW-INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE

Public Law 110–329, the Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009, provided fiscal year 

2009 funding of $5,100,000,000 for the Low-Income Home Energy 

Assistance program (LIHEAP), which is $2,529,672,000 above the 

fiscal year 2008 level and $3,100,000,000 over the budget request. 

As a result, this bill does not include funding for LIHEAP. 

REFUGEE AND ENTRANT ASSISTANCE

The bill includes $633,442,000 for Refugee and Entrant Assistance programs, which is $22,189,000 below the fiscal year 2008 

level and $5,398,000 above the budget request. With carryover 

funds, a total of $685,493,000 will be available for these programs. 

In addition, the bill includes language providing for availability of 

funds through September 30, 2011 to reimburse the costs of services for all programs within the jurisdiction of the Office of Refugee 

Resettlement (ORR). 

ORR is requested to provide adequate funding under Transitional and Medical Assistance to unaccompanied refugee minor programs for capacity development so that they have the necessary infrastructure to accommodate increasing numbers of unaccompanied 

and separated refugee children. 

Within the funds provided for Social Services, the bill includes 

$19,000,000 for continued support to communities with large concentrations of Cuban and Haitian entrants of varying ages whose 

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The Administration on Children and Families (ACF) is requested 

to continue to adequately fund refugee school impact grants. 

In conjunction with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 

and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Department 

of Health and Human Services (HHS) is directed to submit a report 

to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations (Committees) no later than March 1, 2009, recommending which agency is 

the most appropriate to fund the transportation of unaccompanied 

alien children (UAC) between DHS and HHS custody. This joint report shall focus on which agency can deliver these services in the 

most cost effective manner. In addition, starting no later than September 1, 2009, the ORR, in conjunction with Immigration and 

Customs Enforcement, should provide semi-annual briefings to the 

Committees on the implementation of the recommendations. For 

fiscal year 2009, the Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, 

and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009, provides sufficient resources to DHS to pay for this transportation function. 

With regard to the UAC program, ORR is directed to respond to 

the DHS initial call for placement by identifying the ORR placement facility to DHS within six hours, on average, of receiving the 

DHS call. In addition, ORR shall continue to work with DHS to expedite the transfer and placement of these special needs children 

in the most appropriate facility as quickly as possible. 

Within funds for the UAC program, $5,050,000 is provided to 

continue the pro bono legal services initiative to ensure legal representation of all UAC. These funds should be used to train attorneys to detect abuse, mistreatment, labor exploitation, and trafficking of these children. In addition, a portion of these funds 

should be used to train attorneys in methods that will ensure the 

appearance of children at all immigration court hearings. ORR is 

expected to use part of these funds to assess the overall impact of 

the pro bono legal services initiative, including the number and 

proportion of UAC provided pro bono legal representation. 

The bill includes $9,050,000 more than the budget request for 

the UAC program to ensure that sufficient funds are available for 

UAC medical and transportation services. 

PAYMENTS TO STATES FOR THE CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT

BLOCK GRANT

The bill includes $2,127,081,000 for the Child Care and Development Block Grant, which is $65,000,000 above the fiscal year 2008 

level and the budget request. The bill designates $18,960,000 for 

child care resource and referral and school-aged child care activities, $1,000,000 for the Child Care Aware toll-free hotline, 

$271,401,000 for an additional amount for activities authorized 

under section 658G, including $99,534,000 to improve the quality 

of infant and toddler care, and $9,910,000 for child care research, 

demonstration, and evaluation activities. 

SOCIAL SERVICES BLOCK GRANT

The bill includes $1,700,000,000 for the Social Services Block 

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CHILDREN AND FAMILIES SERVICES PROGRAMS

The bill includes $9,301,111,000 for Children and Families Services Programs. This amount is $330,620,000 above the fiscal year 

2008 level and $807,901,000 above the budget request. In addition, 

$10,217,000 is provided through the evaluation set-aside. 

The bill provides $7,112,786,000 for Head Start activities, which 

is a program level increase of $234,810,000 above the fiscal year 

2008 level. Within the total, the bill designates $2,000,000 for centers of excellence in early childhood education authorized by section 

657B of the Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act, 2007. 

The ACF Head Start Bureau shall continue to provide the House 

and Senate Committees on Appropriations (Committees) with the 

number and cost of buses purchased, by region, with Head Start 

funds in the annual Congressional budget justifications. In addition, ACF is requested to report to the Committees on fiscal year 

2009 funding allocations to Migrant and Seasonal and Indian Head 

Start and provide a briefing to the Committees within 30 days of 

the release of the study on these targeted populations required 

under the Head Start Act. 

Within the amount provided in the bill for Child Abuse Discretionary Activities, $13,500,000 is provided to expand the home visitation initiative. These funds shall support continuing and new 

competitive grants to States to encourage investment of existing 

funding streams into evidence-based home visitation models that 

have been shown to improve the health, well-being, and self-sufficiency of low-income, first-time parents and their children. As in 

fiscal year 2008, ACF shall ensure that these funds support models 

that have been shown in well-designed, randomized controlled 

trials to produce sizeable, sustained effects on important child outcomes such as reductions in abuse and neglect. Funds shall support 

activities to assist a range of home visitation programs to replicate 

the techniques that have met these high evidentiary standards. In 

carrying out this initiative, ACF is instructed to adhere closely to 

evidence-based models of home visitation. ACF shall not incorporate any additional initiatives that have not met these high evidentiary standards or might otherwise dilute the emphasis on 

home visitation. 

The bill also includes $500,000 within Child Abuse Discretionary 

Activities for a feasibility study on the creation, development, and 

maintenance of a national child abuse and neglect offender registry. 

Within the $16,910,000 included in the bill, $2,412,000 shall be 

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For Adoption Awareness, the bill provides $12,953,000, of which $10,058,000 is for the Infant Adoption Awareness Training Program and $2,895,000 is for the Special Needs Adoption Campaign. Within the $16,910,000 included in the bill, $14,498,000 shall be 

used for the following projects in the following amounts: 


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Within the amount for Projects of National Significance, the bill provides $2,000,000 for the purposes of providing and promoting 

leadership training by and for families with children with disabilities, as described in section 202(b)(2) of the Families of Children 

with Disabilities Support Act of 2000. Such training shall be designed to increase access to and availability of family support services and must address policy development, implementation and 

evaluation of family support services for families with children 

with disabilities. To maximize the sustainability of the outcomes of 

the leadership training supported by these funds, the Secretary 

shall distribute these funds as competitive grants to one or more 

national non-profit organizations with demonstrated capacity at the 

State and local level to foster and provide direct services to families 

with children with disabilities. 

The bill provides a $1,000,000 increase over the fiscal year 2008 

level for the University Centers for Excellence in Developmental 

Disabilities, which may be used to provide a cost-of-living adjustment to existing centers and to establish new grants to work 

through partnerships with minority-serving institutions. These new 

grants, if awarded, will focus research, training and services on minority populations with disabilities. The bill provides a $1,500,000 increase over the fiscal year 2008 

level for activities authorized under section 803C(b)(7)(A)-(C) of the 

Native American Programs Act (as added by the Esther Martinez 

Native American Languages Preservation Act of 2006). 

With regard to the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG), ACF is directed to allocate $500,000 of CSBG training and technical assistance funds for a national community economic development training and capacity development initiative. Successful implementation of community development programs requires significant investment in high-quality board and staff training and proven technical assistance. This funding will enable community action 

agency leaders to attain the professional skills needed to undertake 

projects to enhance their communities’ future security through financing and implementing innovative housing, economic and community development partnerships. 

The bill includes language clarifying Congressional intent regarding disposition of intangible assets—including loans and investments—acquired under the community economic development authority of the CSBG Act. The bill continues the policy in place since 

1999 that establishes a regulatory period of up to 12 years after the 

end of the grant period. During that period, as the grantee receives 

repayments or program income from these loans or investments, 

the grantee is permitted to recycle these funds into other similar 

projects. After that time, the intangible assets and program income 

become the property of the grantee provided they are used in a 

manner consistent with the intent of the authorizing statute. The 

bill clarifies that recycled and repaid loan or investment funds or 

program income may be used in any low-income community for any 

eligible purpose under the law and is not restricted to the original 

target area, financing, or type of project for which the grantee was 

originally funded. The language applies not only to new grantees 

but also to grantees for whom the post-grant period has reached a 

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Funds provided in the bill for the Rural Community Facilities 

program shall be used solely for the purpose of improving water 

and wastewater facilities in poor, rural communities. As in the 

past, these funds should be allocated to regional rural community 

assistance programs. 

The ACF Office of Community Services is expected to remedy 

during fiscal year 2009 a failure (1) to report on progress made in 

remedying oversight deficiencies identified by the Government Accountability Office and (2) to comply with a fiscal year 2005 Congressional directive to implement a training and technical assistance needs assessment and delivery plan in consultation with 

CSBG State and local eligible entities. 

The bill provides funds for Abstinence Education as defined in 

section 510(b)(2) of the Social Security Act and includes language 

precluding grantees who receive abstinence education funding from 

discussing with adolescents any other education regarding sexual 

conduct in the same setting as abstinence education. It also requires that information provided through abstinence education 

grants shall be scientifically accurate and comply with section 

317P(c)(2) of the Public Health Service Act. 

Further, the bill provides that up to $10,000,000 may be used to 

carry out a national abstinence education campaign and $4,455,000 

shall be available from section 241 Public Health Service Act evaluation funds to carry out evaluations of adolescent pregnancy prevention approaches. Finally, up to 5 percent of funds may be set 

aside for technical assistance and capacity-building, which shall be 

used to ensure that programs are using evidence-based curricula 

that comply with statutory requirements. 

Within Program Administration, the bill includes $1,500,000 for 

the National Commission on Children and Disasters. The funds included in this bill may be used for personnel, travel, and any other 

necessary expenses of the Commission. The Commission is expected to build on the evaluations of other entities and avoid unnecessary duplication, by reviewing the findings, conclusions, and 

recommendations of various commissions, Federal, State, and local 

governments, and nongovernmental entities as to the needs of children as they relate to preparation for, response to, and recovery 

from all hazards, including major disasters and emergencies. ACF 

is requested to submit a report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations on the progress of the Commission within 

one year of its initial meeting. While Departmental funds will support the operations of the Commission, the Commission is expected 

to operate independently in order to provide unbiased recommendations to the President and the Congress. 

PROMOTING SAFE AND STABLE FAMILIES

The bill includes $345,000,000 in mandatory funds for the Promoting Safe and Stable Families program, which is the same as the 

fiscal year 2008 level and the budget request. The bill includes 

$63,311,000 in discretionary funds for this program, which is the 

same as the fiscal year 2008 level and the budget request. 


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PAYMENTS TO STATES FOR FOSTER CARE AND ADOPTION ASSISTANCE

The bill includes $5,050,000,000 for Payments to States for Foster Care and Adoption Assistance, which is $17,000,000 below the 

fiscal year 2008 level and $46,000,000 below the budget request. 

The amount provided varies from the President’s request because 

of the enactment of the Fostering Connections to Success and Improving Adoptions Act of 2008 and reflects updated estimates provided by the Department. 

ADMINISTRATION ON AGING

AGING SERVICES PROGRAMS

The bill includes $1,491,343,000 for Aging Services Programs, 

which is $77,908,000 above the fiscal year 2008 funding level and 

$109,959,000 above the budget request. 

Protection of Vulnerable Older Americans 

Within the total of $21,383,000 provided for the Protection of 

Vulnerable Older Americans, $16,327,000 is for the Long-term 

Care Ombudsman Program and $5,056,000 is for the Prevention of 

Elder Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Program. 

Program Innovations 

The bill includes $18,172,000 for Program Innovations, which is 

$3,517,000 more than the fiscal year 2008 funding level and 

$14,746,000 less than the budget request. The Administration on 

Aging (AoA) is directed to include in the fiscal year 2010 and all 

future budget justifications a table of Program Innovations funding 

broken down by account, program, and activity, which includes actual funding or estimates for the previous, current, and future fiscal years. 

Within the total for Program Innovations, funding is provided at 

no less than the fiscal year 2008 levels for national programs 

scheduled to be refunded in fiscal year 2009. Within these funds, 

the bill includes $2,000,000 for the Senior Legal Hotlines/Helplines, 

which will provide an increase in the number of States in which 

these services are available for older Americans. The bill also includes $1,000,000 to continue a 24-hour call center to provide Alzheimer’s family caregivers with professional care consultation and 

crisis intervention. 

In addition, within Program Innovations the bill includes 

$5,000,000 for the Community Innovations for Aging in Place program, created by the Older Americans Act reauthorization in 2006. 

This funding will provide grants to community-based organizations 

to coordinate and deliver services to elderly residents living in naturally occurring retirement communities and other model aging in 

place initiatives. AoA is encouraged to ensure that these initiatives 

are coordinated with existing programming included in the Older 

Americans Act, including Aging and Disability Resource Centers, 

Nursing Home Diversion, and Evidence-Based Prevention activities. 

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the Corporation for National and Community Service. AoA is urged 

to continue to advance the field of civic engagement, as authorized 

under section 417 of the Older Americans Act, by entering into additional partnerships with organizations that offer innovative and 

proven programs to enable older Americans to effectively meet critical social needs. 

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Aging Network Support Activities 

The bill recommends $41,694,000 for Aging Network Support Activities, which is $10,105,000 more than the fiscal year 2008 funding level and $28,561,000 more than the budget request. AoA is directed to include in the fiscal year 2010 and all future budget justifications a table of Aging Network Support Activities funding broken down by account, program, and activity, which includes actual 

funding or estimates for the previous, current, and future fiscal 

years. Within the funds provided, the bill includes $1,719,000 for 

the Pension Counseling and Information Program, to increase 

training and technical support for the counseling projects and to 

maintain the number of regional counseling projects at six. 

The bill also includes $28,000,000 to continue national implementation of the Choices for Independence program. Funding is provided for this program in Aging Network Support Activities, as reflected in the reauthorized Older Americans Act, and is intended 

to build on national implementation activities already in place. In 

contrast, the Administration requested these funds within the Program Innovations account and limited this program to narrow 

trials in only a few States. The Choices for Independence program 

seeks to establish long-term care options for seniors so they can 

live independently in their own communities. The program will 

continue and expand existing AoA programs that focus on Nursing 

Home Diversion, Aging and Disability Resource Centers and Evidence-Based Disease Prevention activities. In implementing these 

activities, AoA is encouraged to continue its close partnership efforts with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the National Institute on Aging, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and other agencies. 

AoA shall report to the Committees on Appropriations of the 

House of Representatives and the Senate by no later than March 

1, 2009 on the establishment of national standards that will be 

used to evaluate the Choices for Independence Program, including 

the performance measures and indicators States must use to track 

and report on the outputs and outcomes they achieve. AoA should 

include in future Congressional budget submissions, the number of 

people served by these programs, funding breakdowns for each 

component of the program, and on the progress States are making 

in implementing these activities. 

The bill does not provide funding for the National Center on Senior Benefits Outreach and Enrollment. Section 119 of P.L. 110–275, 

the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 

provided $17,500,000 to the AoA for Medicare enrollment assistance, including $5,000,000 specifically to inform seniors about benefits available under existing Federal and State programs. Bill language has been included to allow the AoA to administer these 

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OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The bill includes $395,776,000 for General Departmental Management, including $5,851,000 from Medicare trust funds. This 

total is $41,762,000 above the fiscal year 2008 level and 

$15,912,000 above the budget request. In addition, $46,756,000 in 

program evaluation funding is provided. The bill also provides that 

$1,000,000 shall be transferred, not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act, to the National Institute of Mental Health to administer the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC), 

which will support the IACC’s work authorized under the Combating Autism Act of 2006. 

Office of the Secretary 

The bill includes sufficient funds to continue the Area and National Poverty Centers at no less than the fiscal year 2008 level. 

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is expected to maintain support for the U.S.-Mexico Border Health 

Commission at the same level as in fiscal year 2008. 

The HHS Secretary is directed to provide a detailed inventory of 

the Department’s greenhouse gas emissions and a plan to reduce 

these emissions by December 31, 2009 to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. 

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 

(CDC), healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are one of the top 

ten leading causes of death in the United States, accounting for an 

estimated 99,000 associated deaths and $20 billion in excess 

healthcare costs annually. HAIs are largely preventable. HHS is 

commended for its work in developing a national action plan with 

five year targets for reducing HAIs. The Department is directed to 

continue the HHS Steering Committee for the Prevention of HAIs, 

and associated workgroups, that it has established to coordinate 

prevention and implementation, research, information systems and 

technology, compliance and oversight, and public and provider outreach activities across the operating divisions of the Department. 

To accelerate progress on preventing HAIs and to begin implementation of the national action plan, the bill includes nearly 

$22,000,000 in additional funding over the fiscal year 2008 funding 

level for HAI-related initiatives within the Department. These increases include $5,000,000 within the Office of the Secretary, 

$7,500,000 within CDC and $9,304,000 within the Agency for 

Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). The Office of the Secretary shall use the additional $5,000,000 to develop and implement a national campaign to empower consumers to be active participants in preventing HAIs; perform a comprehensive inventory of 

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tivities related to reducing HAIs. A description of how the funds 

provided to CDC and AHRQ shall be used is included in the explanatory statement under those operating divisions. 

To ensure that greater attention to this problem also occurs at 

the State level, the bill includes language within CDC requiring 

States to certify to the HHS Secretary that they will submit plans 

for reducing HAIs by January 1, 2010 to be eligible to receive a full 

allotment in this Act under the Preventive Health and Health 

Services Block Grant. The bill also directs HHS to conduct a review 

of these State plans and report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate not later than 

June 1, 2010 regarding the adequacy of such plans for achieving 

State and national goals for reducing HAIs. 

It is noted that although 27 years have passed since HIV/AIDS 

was first identified in the U.S., there has never been a national 

plan to guide the coordination of prevention, care, and treatment 

programs. Further, the U.S. currently requires foreign countries receiving assistance to combat HIV/AIDS to develop and implement 

a single coordinated national AIDS strategy. HHS is encouraged to 

develop and implement a single national AIDS strategy to promote 

coordination among Federal agencies and State and local governments, set clear goals and benchmarks, and provide a basis for ensuring accountability. 

Approximately 36 States have prescription drug repository programs, also known as prescription drug redistribution programs. 

These programs, often volunteer-driven, may save the health care 

system millions of dollars every year by allowing unused, unopened 

medications to be re-dispensed to patients who meet certain needbased criteria. Due to the potential for substantial savings that 

these programs have shown, HHS is directed to conduct a study of 

State drug repository programs, with recommendations for how the 

Federal government can assist States in implementing and expanding these programs. This study also should include an estimate of 

potential cost savings and identify best practices, including ways to 

maintain patient safety. HHS shall submit this report to the House 

and Senate Committees on Appropriations no later than January 

1, 2010. 

Due to the growing demand for, and lack of well-trained, social 

workers to serve a variety of needs for individuals, families, and 

communities throughout the nation, HHS is directed to provide a 

report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate within one year of enactment of this 

Act. This report shall analyze current workforce trends and gaps 

in incentives, and provide recommendations for the recruitment 

and retention of professional social workers. 

The bill includes $1,000,000 for the Interagency Working Group 

on Youth Programs, chaired by HHS. These funds shall be used to 

solicit input from young people, State children’s cabinet directors, 

and non-profit organizations on youth programs and policies; develop an overarching strategic plan for Federal youth policy; and 

prepare recommendations to improve the coordination, effectiveness, and efficiency of programs affecting youth. 

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tive will focus on training health care workers and providing other 

services in, but not limited to, Central and South America. This 

health diplomacy initiative will help control diseases such as HIV/ 

AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria by giving local residents the training they need to provide basic health care in Latin America and 

other underserved communities. 

Trauma is the most important cause of morbidity and mortality 

among children and adolescents, accounting for nearly 16,000 

deaths, 250,000 hospital admissions and 9 million emergency department visits annually. While the goal is to deliver optimal care 

to injured children so that they attain the best possible outcomes 

after serious trauma, many questions about what constitutes optimal care remain unanswered. This gives rise to the tremendous 

variations in care and settings we see today. The HHS Secretary 

is directed to conduct a national prospective study on the variation 

in trauma care for children and adolescents in order to understand 

how the organization and processes of treatment affect outcomes 

and submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the 

House of Representatives and the Senate within six months of enactment of this Act that outlines how the Secretary will conduct 

this study. 

The Assistant Secretary of Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) 

shall review the fiscal year 2008 awards under the home visitation 

initiative administered by the Administration for Children and 

Families and shall assess, in consultation with the Office of Management and Budget and independent experts if necessary, whether these awards met the evidentiary standards for this initiative 

specified in the explanatory statement for the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008. In addition, ASPE shall review any request for 

proposals for fiscal year 2009 awards for adherence to the evidentiary standards in this explanatory statement. ASPE shall report its findings to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

of Representatives and the Senate by September 30, 2009. The bill includes $2,854,000 for the following projects in the following amounts: 


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Lifespan respite care 

The bill includes new funding of $2,500,000 for the Lifespan Respite Care Act. These funds will be used to support coordinated systems of community-based respite care services for family caregivers 

of children and adults with special needs. 

Office of Minority Health (OMH) 

The bill includes $5,283,000 for the effort to address health disparities issues in the gulf coast region. The bill includes $1,000,000 for the OMH, in conjunction with 

the Surgeon General and the Office of Women’s Health, to conduct 

a national health provider education program to improve lupus diagnosis and treatment and reduce health disparities. OMH is encouraged to involve a wide array of public health, community, academic, medical, and industry organizations, including those working to improve medical curricula. OMH shall provide a report by 

May 1, 2009 on lupus, associated health disparities, and impact of 

the disease on the population to the Committees on Appropriations 

of the House of Representatives and the Senate. 

Office of Women’s Health (OWH) 

The bill includes $1,500,000 to expand the OWH violence against 

women prevention initiative. The additional funds above the budget request shall be used to enhance health care providers’ understanding of domestic and dating violence, and to develop a coordinated public health response regarding the domestic violence 

issues. 

The bill includes $1,000,000 to continue the national lupus education campaign, in conjunction with the OMH and the Surgeon 

General, directed toward the general public and health professionals who diagnose and treat people with lupus. 

Minority HIV/AIDS 

The Office of the Secretary is expected to support activities that 

are targeted to address the growing HIV/AIDS epidemic and its 

disproportionate impact upon communities of color, including African Americans, Latinos, Native Americans, Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders, at no less than last year’s 

funding level. 

Embryo donation and adoption 

Increasing public awareness of embryo donation and adoption re- mains an important goal. The bill provides $4,200,000 for HHS’s 

embryo donation and adoption awareness activities. The costs associated with embryo adoption may be hindering people from participating in embryo adoption. The medical procedures involved can be 

expensive and are not always successful. To address those challenges, the bill includes language allowing funds appropriated for 

embryo donation and adoption activities to be available to pay medical and administrative costs deemed necessary to facilitate embryo 

donations and adoptions. It is intended that funds in the bill be 

used for embryo donation for family building and/or embryo adoption and that eligibility not be limited based on the terminology 

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OFFICE OF MEDICARE HEARINGS AND APPEALS

The bill includes $64,604,000 for the Office of Medicare Hearings 

and Appeals, which is $740,000 above the fiscal year 2008 level and 

$740,000 below the budget request. 

OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL COORDINATOR FOR HEALTH INFORMATION

TECHNOLOGY

The bill includes $61,231,000 for this activity, of which 

$43,552,000 is provided in budget authority and $17,679,000 is 

made available through the Public Health Service program evaluation tap. This level is $670,000 above the fiscal year 2008 level and 

$4,920,000 below the budget request. 

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL (OIG)

The bill includes $45,279,000 for the Office of Inspector General, 

which is $2,048,000 above the fiscal year 2008 level and $779,000 

below the budget request. Bill language is included requiring that 

at least forty percent of the funds provided be used only for investigations, audits, and evaluations pertaining to the discretionary 

programs funded in the Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act. 

The OIG should submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate by March 1, 

2009 describing the OIG workplan development process, the assessment of relative Federal risk in the discretionary programs funded 

in the Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act, and the process 

used to rank for action program requests from various executive 

and legislative branch offices. The OIG is directed to continue its 

investigation of contracting procedures at the Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention and the agency’s use of contract employees 

and report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 

Representatives and the Senate by June 1, 2009. 

OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS

The bill includes $40,099,000 for the Office for Civil Rights, of 

which $3,314,000 is made available from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund. This level is $5,800,000 above the fiscal year 

2008 level and the same as the budget request. 

RETIREMENT PAY AND MEDICAL BENEFITS FOR COMMISSIONED

OFFICERS

The bill includes $434,694,000 for retirement pay and medical 

benefits for commissioned officers, which is $37,516,000 above the 

fiscal year 2008 level and the same as the budget request. 

PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES EMERGENCY FUND

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The bill includes $1,397,795,000 for the Public Health and Social 

Services Emergency Fund (PHSSEF), which is $668,536,000 more 

than the fiscal year 2008 funding level and $903,036,000 less than 

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In order to accelerate progress in the procurement of medical 

countermeasures through Project BioShield and for pandemic influenza preparedness, the bill includes language transferring 

$412,000,000 from the Project BioShield advance appropriations 

provided in the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations 

Act, 2004. Of this amount, $275,000,000 is to fund the Biomedical 

Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) and 

$137,000,000 is for pandemic influenza preparedness and response 

activities. 

Currently, there are large carryover balances in Project BioShield; approximately $3,575,000,000 remains available in fiscal 

year 2009 from funds provided in fiscal year 2004. A significant 

reason for this carryover is that there are insufficient chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear countermeasures ready for acquisition by Project BioShield into the Strategic National Stockpile. The 

funds provided in this bill are included to spur the development of 

these countermeasures from early discovery phases through the advanced clinical trials necessary for FDA approval. Without a greater investment in advanced research and development of these countermeasures, Project BioShield will not succeed. 

The Secretary of Health and Human Services is directed to provide the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate monthly reports updating the status of actions 

taken and funds obligated in this and previous appropriations bills 

for the Pandemic Influenza Preparedness activities; the Biomedical 

Advanced Research and Development Authority; and Project BioShield. These reports should be provided by no later than 15 days 

after the end of each month. 

In addition, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, together with the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention, is directed to provide a report to the Committees on 

Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 

within 180 days of enactment of this Act on the Department’s current supply chain management strategies. This report shall include 

information on how supply chain management strategies can be 

improved in order to enhance both State and local preparedness in 

a complex, multi-tiered response. 

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 201. The bill continues a general provision limiting the 

amount available for official reception and representation expenses. 

Sec. 202. The bill continues a general provision permitting the 

Secretary of Health and Human Services to make available not 

more than 60 Public Health Service employees to assist in child 

survival and AIDS programs funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development and other international organizations. 

Sec. 203. The bill continues a general provision limiting the salary of grantees of the National Institutes of Health, the Substance 

Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, and the Agency 

for Healthcare Research and Quality to not more than Executive 

Level I. 

Sec. 204. The bill continues a general provision prohibiting the 

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mission of a report of planned uses to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. 

Sec. 205. The bill continues a general provision capping the permitted use of the evaluation set-aside at 2.4 percent of funds authorized under the Public Health Service Act. 

(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Sec. 206. The bill continues a general provision providing the 

Secretary of Health and Human Services with the authority to 

transfer up to one percent of discretionary funds between a program, project, or activity, but no such program, project or activity 

shall be increased by more than three percent by any such transfer. 

This transfer is available only to meet emergency needs. The Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

Senate are to be notified 15 days in advance of any transfer. 

(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Sec. 207. The bill continues a general provision to provide the Director of the National Institutes of Health, jointly with the Director 

of the Office of AIDS Research, the authority to transfer up to 

three percent of HIV/AIDS funds. 

(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Sec. 208. The bill continues a general provision to make HIV/ 

AIDS funds available to the Office of AIDS Research. 

Sec. 209. The bill continues a general provision to encourage family participation in the decision of minors to seek family planning 

services and counseling of minors on how to resist attempts to coerce them into engaging in sexual activities. 

Sec. 210. The bill continues a general provision stating that no 

provider of family planning services shall be exempt from any State 

law requiring notification or reporting of child abuse or molestation. 

Sec. 211. The bill continues a general provision related to the 

Medicare Advantage program. 

Sec. 212. The bill continues a general provision to exempt States 

from Synar provisions if certain funding criteria are met. 

Sec. 213. The bill continues a general provision allowing Department of Health and Human Services health activities abroad to be 

supported under State Department authorities. 

Sec. 214. The bill continues a general provision giving the Director of the National Institutes of Health authority to conduct research to implement the Roadmap for Medical Research. 

Sec. 215. The bill continues a general provision regarding Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Individual Learning Accounts. 

Sec. 216. The bill continues a general provision extending the 

Council on Graduate Medical Education. 

Sec. 217. The bill modifies a general provision requiring National 

Institutes of Health-funded authors to deposit final manuscripts in 

the National Library of Medicine’s PubMed Central by making the 

provision permanent. 


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Sec. 218. The bill continues a general provision clarifying that 

National Institutes of Health (NIH) funds may be used for minor 

repairs or improvements to NIH buildings. 

(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Sec. 219. The bill continues a general provision restoring the authority to transfer one percent of the amounts made available for 

National Institutes of Health National Research Service Awards to 

the Health Resources and Services Administration and the Agency 

for Healthcare Research and Quality. 

Sec. 220. The bill includes a general provision making permanent 

a Department of Health and Human Services Nonrecurring Expenses Fund. 

Sec. 221. The bill includes a general provision amending the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 to include non-title X-funded family 

planning clinics and college health centers in the Medicaid drug rebate program. 

Sec. 222. The bill includes a general provision raising the ceiling 

on the number of regular Commissioned Corps officers. 

Sec. 223. The bill includes a general provision requiring the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue an advanced notice 

of proposed rulemaking regarding conflicts of interest among extramural National Institutes of Health investigators. 

Sec. 224. The bill includes a general provision naming hearing 

screening programs authorized under section 399M of the Public 

Health Service Act the ‘‘James T. Walsh Universal Newborn Hearing Screening Program’’ in recognition of the legislation’s principal 

author and his commitment to ensuring the health and well-being 

of all children. 

(RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

Sec. 225. The bill includes a rescission of $21,500,000 of Demonstrations to Maintain Independence and Employment funding in 

the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Out of a total of 

$250,000,000 that was appropriated for the Demonstrations, over 

$116,000,000 currently remains unobligated. States have until September 30, 2009 to use their grant funding before authority for the 

program terminates. 

Sec. 226. The bill includes a technical correction to the language 

creating the Medicaid Improvement Fund in Public Law 110–252. 

TITLE III—DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

EDUCATION FOR THE DISADVANTAGED

The bill includes $15,760,086,000 for the Education for the Disadvantaged account, which is $270,611,000 above the fiscal year 

2008 funding level. The bill provides $4,918,910,000 in fiscal year 

2009 and $10,841,176,000 in fiscal year 2010 funding for this account. 

The bill provides increased funding for Title I to support sustainable, locally determined activities. School districts are expected to 

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based reading instruction programs that have been proven effective. 

The Department is directed to strengthen professional development partnerships for early childhood educators through grants 

awarded under Early Reading First. 

IMPACT AID

The bill includes $1,265,718,000 for the Impact Aid account, 

which is $25,000,000 above the fiscal year 2008 funding level and 

the budget request. 

SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS

The bill includes $5,362,016,000 for the School Improvement Programs account, which is $72,939,000 above the fiscal year 2008 

funding level and $795,693,000 above the budget request. The bill 

provides $3,680,575,000 in fiscal year 2009 and $1,681,441,000 in 

fiscal year 2010 funding for this account. 

Within the amount provided for Teacher Quality State Grants, 

$5,000,000 shall be for a national initiative to recruit, train, and 

support results-oriented, highly motivated individuals to lead highneed schools with a focus on raising the achievement of all students and closing the achievement gap in these schools. The Department shall provide a grant to New Leaders for New Schools 

(NLNS) to build the organization’s capacity to develop and deliver 

training for aspiring principals and support for principals; conduct 

research to create a national knowledge base to inform the recruitment, selection, and training of principals for high-need schools; 

and produce a report on rural school leadership based on existing 

research and available data from rural schools and systems. NLNS 

and its partners shall provide not less than a 150 percent match 

in cash or in-kind for the Federal funds provided under this heading. The match may consist of cash or in-kind offerings by private 

philanthropy or public sources, including funding allocated by partner State and school systems. In addition, up to $7,500,000 shall 

be for the Secretary to use for teacher and principal quality initiatives designed to improve recruitment, training, mentoring, retention and placement, and transform education outcomes. 

Within the $1,131,166,000 provided for 21st Century Community 

Learning Centers, the Department shall encourage States to use 40 

percent of their additional allocation over the fiscal year 2008 funding level to provide supervised and supportive after-school activities to middle and high school students. 

Within the $9,489,000 provided for Training and Advisory Serv- ices, $2,500,000 is available for competitive grants to school districts to arrange and pay for technical assistance in preparing, 

adopting, or modifying, and implementing student assignment 

plans in accordance with the parameters of recent Supreme Court 

decisions pertaining to school desegregation, which require a compelling governmental interest in avoiding racial isolation and the 

resulting re-segregation in the Nation’s schools, and in facilitating 

student diversity. School districts shall utilize the grant funds to 

seek assistance and expertise from student assignment specialists, 

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planners, curriculum specialists and others in comparable school 

districts with relevant and successful experience, as well as specialists and consultants from academia, non-profit organizations, civil 

rights organizations, and the private sector. Further, the Department shall administer these grants in amounts not to exceed 

$250,000 each, in a manner that reflects the particular needs and 

complexity of plans from differing communities, and allows for 

short-term or multi-year assistance as necessary. 

The bill includes language that allows funds under the Education 

of Native Hawaiians program to be used for construction, renovation, and modernization of any elementary school, secondary school, 

or structure related to an elementary school or secondary school 

run by the Department of Education of the State of Hawaii that 

serves a predominantly Native Hawaiian student body. The bill 

also includes language which designates, within the amount provided for the Education of Native Hawaiians program, not less 

than $1,500,000 to the Hawaii Department of Education for school 

construction/renovation activities, and $1,500,000 for the University of Hawaii’s Center of Excellence in Native Hawaiian Law. 

The bill includes language that allows funds for the Alaska Native Educational Equity program to be used for construction. 

INDIAN EDUCATION

The bill includes $122,282,000 for the Indian Education account, 

which is $2,718,000 above the fiscal year 2008 funding level and 

the budget request. 

INNOVATION AND IMPROVEMENT

The bill includes $996,425,000 for the Innovation and Improvement account, which is $10,908,000 above the fiscal year 2008 

funding level and $128,908,000 above the budget request. 

For the Advanced Credentialing program, the bill specifies 

$10,649,000 for the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS), of which $1,000,000 shall be available for NBPTS 

to develop a national board certification for elementary and secondary school principals. 

The bill modifies language for the Charter Schools program to 

permit the Secretary of Education to use funds in excess of 

$195,000,000 to carry out the State Facilities Incentive and Credit 

Enhancement for Charter Facilities programs. 

Fund for the Improvement of Education (FIE) 

The bill includes $250,370,000 for the Fund for the Improvement 

of Education. 

The bill includes funding for the following activities authorized 

under section 5411 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 

Act: 

Budget Activity FY 2009 Bill 

FY 2009 Bill compared to— 

FY 2008 FY 2009 Budget 

Request 

Evaluation and data quality initiative ....................................................... $1,890,000 +$98,848 ¥$110,000 

National Institute of Building Science for the National Clearinghouse for 

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Budget Activity FY 2009 Bill 

FY 2009 Bill compared to— 

FY 2008 FY 2009 Budget 

Request 

Reach Out and Read .................................................................................. 4,965,000 +1,034,880 +4,965,000 

Teach for America ....................................................................................... 14,895,000 +3,104,640 +14,895,000 

Full Service Community Schools Demonstration ........................................ 5,000,000 +87,350 +5,000,000 

Within the total amount provided for FIE, the bill also includes 

funding for separately authorized programs under title V, part D 

of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act in the following 

amounts: 

Budget Activity FY 2009 Bill 

FY 2009 Bill compared to— 

FY 2008 FY 2009 Budget 

Request 

Reading is Fundamental ............................................................................ $24,803,000 +$197,501 +$24,803,000 

Ready to Teach ........................................................................................... 10,700,000 ¥629,752 +10,070,000 

Education through Cultural and Historical Organizations ......................... 8,754,000 0 +8,754,000 

Arts in Education ........................................................................................ 38,166,000 +633,354 +38,166,000 

Parental Information and Resource Centers .............................................. 39,254,000 +345,812 +39,254,000 

Budget Activity FY 2009 Bill 

FY 2009 Bill compared to— 

FY 2008 FY 2009 Budget 

Request 

Excellence in Economic Education ............................................................. 1,447,000 ¥267 +1,447,000 

Mental Health Integration Grants ............................................................... 5,913,000 +1,000,350 +5,913,000 

Women’s Educational Equity ...................................................................... 2,423,000 +576,826 +2,423,000 

Presidential and Congressional American History and Civics Academies 1,945,000 +29,591 +1,945,000 

Foundation for Learning Grants ................................................................. 1,000,000 +35,156 +1,000,000 

Within the total amount provided for FIE, the bill also provides 

$500,000 for the National History Day project to support its Annual History Day contest for students in grades 6–12. 

Within the $38,166,000 provided for Arts in Education, the funds 

shall be distributed as follows: $8,639,000 is for VSA Arts; 

$6,838,000 for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing 

Arts; $13,697,000 for model arts programs; $8,506,000 for model 

professional development programs for music, drama, dance and 

visual arts educators; and $486,000 for evaluation activities. 

The bill includes $88,015,000 within the Fund for the Improvement of Education for the following projects in the following 

amounts: 


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SAFE SCHOOLS AND CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION

The bill includes $690,370,000 for programs in the Safe Schools 

and Citizenship Education account, which is $3,033,000 below the 

fiscal year 2008 funding level and $408,407,000 above the budget 

request. 

The bill includes funding for the following National activities: 

Budget activity FY 2009 bill 

FY 2009 bill compared to— 

FY 2008 FY 2009 budget 

request 

School Emergency Preparedness Initiative ................................................. $35,991,000 +$4,182,574 +$991,000 

Safe Schools/Healthy Students ................................................................... 77,816,000 ¥376 0 

Drug Testing ............................................................................................... 6,607,000 ¥4,031,835 ¥5,206,000 

Postsecondary Education Drug and Violence Program (including 

$850,000 for the recognition program) ................................................. 6,017,000 +40,270 0 

Sober Truth on Preventing Underage Drinking (STOP Act) ........................ 2,500,000 +2,500,000 +2,500,000 

Other Activities ........................................................................................... 10,053,000 +1,523,657 ¥2,440,000 

In response to the increasing problems of alcohol and drug abuse 

on college campuses, the Department shall use $850,000 within the 

amount provided for Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities 

National Programs to identify, and provide recognition of promising 

and model alcohol and drug abuse education programs in higher 

education. 

For the Carol M. White Physical Education Program, the Department shall incorporate the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s School Health Index into the program. Further, the Department shall require new grantees to implement the index within 

their physical education programs, if they have not already done 

so. 

The bill includes increased funding for the School Emergency 

Preparedness Initiative to enable the Department to continue assisting colleges and universities in their efforts to prepare for, and 

respond to traumatic events and emergencies. Within the 

$138,984,000 provided for Safe and Drug-Free National activities, 

$35,991,000 is reserved for this initiative. Together with $2,237,000 

provided under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 

Administration (SAMHSA), a total of $38,228,000 will be available 

for this initiative. 

The bill provides $2,500,000 for the Sober Truth on Preventing 

Underage Drinking (STOP Act), which finances grants to colleges, 

States, and non-profit organizations to combat underage drinking 

in communities. 

Effective civic education begins in the elementary school and continues through middle and high school. Increased funding for Civic 

Education programs should be used to support the goal of improved 

knowledge and civic engagement of all school-aged children. Within 

the $33,459,000 provided for the Civic Education program, the bill 

includes $20,076,000 for the We the People programs, including 

$2,957,000 to continue the comprehensive program to improve public knowledge, understanding, and support of American democratic 

institutions, which is a cooperative project among the Center for 

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ference of State Legislatures. The bill also includes $13,383,000 for 

the Cooperative Education Exchange program. 

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACQUISITION

The bill includes $730,000,000 for the English Language Acquisition account, which is $29,605,000 above the fiscal year 2008 funding level and the same as the budget request. 

In the event a State experiences a drastic fluctuation in the estimated number of limited-English-proficient and immigrant children 

in a given year, as estimated by the American Community Survey 

(ACS), such that the fluctuation would result in a 10 percent or 

greater decrease in the State’s title III allotment from the previous 

fiscal year, the Department shall determine the affected State’s allocation using an average of the most recent 3 years of data (based 

on the ACS) for the number of limited-English-proficient and immigrant children residing in such State. 

SPECIAL EDUCATION

The bill includes $12,579,677,000 for the Special Education account, which is $585,994,000 above the fiscal year 2008 funding 

level and $243,734,000 above the budget request. The bill provides 

$3,987,294,000 in fiscal year 2009 and $8,592,383,000 in fiscal year 

2010 funding for this account. 

The bill includes $38,615,000 for Technology and Media Services. 

Within this amount, $737,000 is available for the Reading Rockets 

program, administered by the Greater Washington Educational 

Television Association. Also within this amount, the bill specifies 

$13,250,000 for Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic, Inc., to support the development, production, and circulation of recorded educational materials. 

The bill includes a new provision to allow funds to be used to 

support National and World Special Olympics games hosted in the 

United States. Further, Special Olympics International should use 

a portion of this funding to support the 2010 National Games being 

held in Nebraska. 

Additional funds provided for Parent Information Centers should 

be used to increase the grant awards of Parent Information Centers that did not receive an increase in their awards from the 2008 

appropriation, to enable all centers to better meet the training and 

information needs of parents of children with disabilities. 

REHABILITATION SERVICES AND DISABILITY RESEARCH

The bill includes $3,387,762,000 for the Rehabilitation Services 

and Disability Research account, which is $110,995,000 above the 

fiscal year 2008 funding level and $68,906,000 above the budget request. 

Demonstration and training programs 

The bill includes $9,594,000 for Demonstration and Training Programs; within this amount $3,088,000 shall be for the following 

projects in the following amounts: 


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Within the funds provided for Assistive Technology, the bill in- cludes $25,660,000 for State grants, $4,300,000 for Protection and 

Advocacy, and $1,000,000 for National activities. The bill specifies $107,741,000 for the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR). The increased funding should be used to restore the number of rehabilitation research 

and training centers focusing on the issues of traumatic brain injury, arthritis, neuromuscular disease and spinal cord injury. 

NIDRR shall award these funds on a competitive basis. 

SPECIAL INSTITUTIONS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

AMERICAN PRINTING HOUSE FOR THE BLIND

The bill includes $22,599,000 for the American Printing House for the Blind, which is $983,000 above the fiscal year 2008 funding 

level and the budget request. 

NATIONAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE FOR THE DEAF

The bill includes $64,212,000 for the National Technical Institute 

for the Deaf, which is $4,517,000 above the fiscal year 2008 funding level and $5,017,000 above the budget request. 

GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY

The bill includes $124,000,000 for Gallaudet University, which is 

$10,616,000 above the fiscal year 2008 funding level and 

$4,616,000 above the budget request. The bill designates 

$6,000,000 of this amount for construction and provides that the 

funds are available until expended. 

CAREER, TECHNICAL, AND ADULT EDUCATION

The bill includes $1,944,348,000 for the Career, Technical, and 

Adult Education account, which is $2,706,000 above the fiscal year 

2008 funding level and $1,369,758,000 above the budget request. 

The bill provides $1,153,348,000 in fiscal year 2009 funding, of 

which $1,148,948,000 is available on July 1, 2009 and $4,400,000 

is available on October 1, 2008. The bill also makes $791,000,000 

available on October 1, 2009. 

For Adult Education, National Leadership Activities, the Department is directed to submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate prior to 

the formal release of any contracting opportunity for USA Learns, 

which details any cost savings that could be achieved by using commercially-available English language training technologies or solutions along with full justification of any decision to expend funds 

that might duplicate existing training materials. 

For Smaller Learning Communities, the Department is required 

to use program funds only for activities related to establishing 

Smaller Learning Communities within large high schools or small 

high schools that provide alternatives for students enrolled in large 

high schools. Further, the Department shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

Senate prior to the release of program guidance for fiscal years 

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plan outlining the planned use of the five percent set-aside prior 

to the obligation of these funds. 

STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

(INCLUDING DEFERRAL OF FUNDS)

The bill includes $19,156,973,000 for the Student Financial Assistance account, which is $3,075,837,000 above the fiscal year 

2008 funding level and $1,235,481,000 above the budget request. 

The bill includes $17,288,000,000 for Pell Grants. These funds, 

when combined with funds under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, will support a discretionary maximum Pell Grant of 

$4,860 for the 2009–2010 award year, a $619 increase over the 

2008–2009 award year. With mandatory funds under the College 

Cost Reduction Act, the total maximum Pell Grant for the 2009– 

2010 award year will be $5,350. 

The bill also defers $887,000,000 from unobligated balances 

under the mandatory Academic Competitiveness and SMART 

grants program. These balances are not needed to pay Academic 

Competitiveness and SMART grant awards in the 2009–2010 

award year and will offset additional costs in the Pell Grant program. 

The Department shall provide the same funding in fiscal year 

2009 for the Work Colleges program authorized under section 448 

of the Higher Education Act from the Federal Work-Study Programs appropriation. 

STUDENT AID ADMINISTRATION

The bill includes $753,402,000 for Student Aid Administration, 

which is $57,559,000 above the fiscal year 2008 funding level and 

$10,598,000 below the budget request. 

HIGHER EDUCATION

The bill includes $2,100,150,000 for the Higher Education account, which is $78,298,000 above the fiscal year 2008 funding 

level and $366,466,000 above the budget request. 

For Strengthening Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities 

(TCCUs), the bill specifies the Department shall award TCCUs 

that received a multiple-year grant that was in effect prior to the 

reauthorization of the Higher Education Act HEA, (P.L. 110–315), 

the larger of either the amount of the continuation grant or the 

amount that they are entitled to under the newly reauthorized section 316(d) of the HEA, which modified the formula. Institutions 

receiving these funds shall be required to spend the funds in accordance with the terms of the original grant. The bill also specifies 

that the Secretary shall use mandatory funds made available for 

these institutions by the College Cost Reduction and Access Act for 

continuation grants, and one-year construction grants. 

The bill also includes $1,000,000 and legislative language for 

Erma Byrd Scholarships, which are intended to increase the size 

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Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, and the Department 

of Labor in implementing this program. 

For Title VI International Education and Foreign Languages Studies programs, the Department shall use $3,155,000 of the 

$102,335,000 provided for Title VI Domestic Programs, to increase 

the number of individuals receiving academic year and summer foreign language and area studies fellowships. The Department shall 

use a portion of the 1% available for program evaluation, to assist 

grantees with developing web portals to improve the dissemination 

of information produced under these programs to the public. 

Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) 

The bill includes $133,667,000 for the Fund for the Improvement 

of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE). Within the amount provided 

for FIPSE, $10,000,000 is reserved for a new college textbook rental initiative. The initiative will provide competitive grants to colleges to expand opportunities for students to rent college course 

materials. In addition, within the amount for FIPSE, $10,000,000 

is provided for the newly authorized Postbaccalaureate Opportunities for Hispanic Americans program, to expand graduate academic 

offerings at colleges that enroll a significant number of Hispanic 

students. 

The bill includes $91,243,000 within the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education for the following projects in the 

following amounts: 


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For TRIO, the Department shall reserve $7,745,000 of the funding increase, for a total of $290,045,000, for the Student Support 

Services program, which will be re-competed in fiscal year 2009. 

Further, $5,000,000 of the funding increase for Student Support 

Services shall be for college completion awards to provide grant aid 

to participating students who are at high risk of dropping out of 

college due to financial need. The Department shall ensure that 

Student Support Services projects that receive the college completion awards provide matching funds equal to 33 percent of the total 

award. 

For other TRIO programs, the Department shall reserve the following: $3,100,000 of the funding increase for Upward Bound 

Math-Science, for a total of $34,100,000; $1,300,000 of the increase, 

for a total of $14,400,000, for Veterans Upward Bound; and 

$2,970,000 of the funding increase, for a total of $46,570,000, for 

the McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program. The Department shall use any additional funds for Upward Bound Math 

Science, Upward Bound Veterans, and the McNair programs to 

fund high-ranking applicants from the 2007 competitions for these 

programs that did not receive an award. 

The Department shall not obligate any funds for an Upward 

Bound evaluation until the Department submits a report including 

the specifications for the evaluation and provides a briefing to the 

Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 

the Senate on its proposal. 

Within the $313,212,000 provided for GEAR UP, the Department 

shall reserve $4,405,000 of the increase over fiscal year 2008 for 

State grants. In addition, within the $4,405,000, half of that shall 

be used to provide student scholarships. In addition, the Department shall reserve $5,384,000 for Partnership grants. The Department shall give favorable consideration in any GEAR UP competition to Partnership Grant applicants that, in addition to providing 

early intervention services, guarantee college scholarships to GEAR 

UP students. 

For Teacher Quality Enhancement Grants, the bill specifies that 

$6,556,000 shall be available for the Department to continue funding the recipients of multi-year grants that were in effect prior to 

the recent reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, which 

modified the authorization for Teacher Recruitment Grants. 

HOWARD UNIVERSITY

The bill includes $234,977,000 for Howard University, which is 

$1,733,000 above the fiscal year 2008 funding level and $1,732,000 

above the budget request. Within this amount, $28,946,000 is for 

the Howard University hospital. 

COLLEGE HOUSING AND ACADEMIC FACILITIES LOANS PROGRAM

The bill includes $461,000 for the College Housing and Academic 

Facilities Loans Program, which is $12,000 below the fiscal year 

2008 funding level and the same as the budget request. 


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HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY CAPITAL

FINANCING PROGRAM ACCOUNT

The bill includes $10,354,000 for the HBCU Capital Financing 

Program Account, which is $10,169,000 above the fiscal year 2008 

funding level and the same as the budget request. 

The bill specifies that within the amount provided, $10,000,000 

shall be used for loan subsidy costs. The bill also increases the total 

limit on bonds insured under this program from $375,000,000 to 

$725,000,000. 

INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION SCIENCES

The bill includes $617,175,000 for the Institute of Education 

Sciences (IES), which is $71,070,000 above the fiscal year 2008 

funding level and $41,072,000 below the budget request. The bill 

specifies that $312,241,000 of total funding shall be available 

through fiscal year 2010. 

IES should be the lead agency for congressionally authorized 

evaluations of Federal education programs using various methodologies, to ensure that the evaluations are rigorous, include scientific peer review, and are independent of the program offices. 

Given the concerns raised regarding the methodology utilized in at 

least one of IES’s program evaluations as well as the operation of 

the What Works Clearinghouse, IES should be mindful that the 

methodology it employs for any program evaluation or assessment 

of evidence regarding the effectiveness of education interventions 

must be beyond reproach so as to ensure the highest degree of public confidence in the objectivity of its analyses. 

Within the amount provided for Research, Development, and Dis- semination, $8,023,000 is included for the What Works Clearinghouse. GAO shall examine the What Works Clearinghouse reviews 

to determine if they meet current standards in terms of emphasizing large randomized and matched experiments, using outcome 

measures independent of treatments, and emphasizing research 

done over significant time periods. In addition, GAO should examine the pace of completion of reviews, the degree of consistency of 

standards and review procedures from topic to topic, and the clarity and usefulness of the What Works Clearinghouse for practicing 

educators, including the extent to which practicing educators utilize the What Works Clearinghouse. GAO shall also make recommendations for how the What Works Clearinghouse can make 

its reviews more scientifically valid, fair, timely and meaningful to 

educators and researchers at a lower cost. GAO shall submit a report of its findings to the Committees on Appropriations of the 

House of Representatives and the Senate. 

DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT

PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION

The bill includes $433,482,000 for Program Administration, 

which is $22,208,000 above the fiscal year 2008 funding level and 

$10,957,000 below the budget request. 

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tailed inventory of the Department’s greenhouse gas emissions, and 

a plan to reduce these emissions by December 31, 2009. 

States and school districts face significant financial challenges in 

implementing all of the requirements of the No Child Left Behind 

Act. The Department is encouraged to provide a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

Senate detailing the amount of money Federal, State, and local 

governments are spending on No Child Left Behind-related testing 

requirements and how many hours in a school year are dedicated 

to testing, within one year following the enactment of this Act. 

OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS

The bill includes $96,826,000 for the Office for Civil Rights, 

which is $7,214,000 above the fiscal year 2008 funding level and 

$4,214,000 below the budget request. 

The Department is encouraged to collaborate with relevant organizations to conduct a campus survey on the frequency of sexual 

harassment incidents on college campuses in order to assess the 

need for an online reporting system for sexual harassment. 

OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL

The bill provides $54,539,000 for the Office of the Inspector General, which is $3,690,000 above the fiscal year 2008 funding level 

and the same as the budget request. 

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 301. The bill continues a provision that prohibits funds 

under this Act from being used for the transportation of students 

or teachers in order to overcome racial imbalances or to carry out 

a plan of racial desegregation. 

Sec. 302. The bill continues a provision that prohibits funds 

under this Act from being used to require the transportation of any 

student to a school other than the school which is nearest the student’s home in order to comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act 

of 1964. 

Sec. 303. The bill continues a provision that prohibits funds 

under this Act from being used to prevent the implementation of 

programs of voluntary prayer and meditation in public schools. 

(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Sec. 304. The bill continues a provision that allows up to one percent of any discretionary funds appropriated for the Department of 

Education to be transferred between appropriations accounts, provided that no appropriation is increased by above three percent by 

any such transfer. 

Sec. 305. The bill includes new language that states the signature pages submitted by Heart Butte School District in Pondera 

County, Montana, as part of its application for Impact Aid under 

Title VIII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 

shall be considered to have been submitted timely and complete for 

purposes of receiving funding under such program for fiscal year 

2009. 


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Sec. 306. The bill includes new language which allows the Outlying Areas to consolidate funds under title V of the Elementary 

and Secondary Education Act. 

TITLE IV—RELATED AGENCIES 

COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR

SEVERELY DISABLED

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The bill includes $5,094,000 for the Committee for Purchase 

From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, which is 

$187,000 above the fiscal year 2008 level and the same as the 

budget request. 

CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE

OPERATING EXPENSES

The bill includes $680,564,000 for the operating expenses of the 

programs administered by the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), which is $35,355,000 more than the fiscal 

year 2008 funding level and $61,221,000 more than the budget request. Funding for the National Service Trust is provided in a separate appropriations account. 

The maximum total dollars that may be used in fiscal year 2009 

for Grants.gov/eGrants support, Training and Technical Assistance, 

and Recruitment and Retention activities shall not exceed the 

amount provided for these activities in fiscal year 2008. 

Within the total for Innovation, Assistance, and Other Activities, 

the bill includes sufficient funding for merit-based competitive 

grants for supporting and expanding volunteerism. Previous partnership grantees, such as the Points of Light Foundation, America’s Promise, and Communities in Schools, are expected to be 

among the eligible applicants. National programs that build alignment among youth-serving organizations and other sectors to promote coordination of services for disadvantaged youth to achieve 

better outcomes are recommended for consideration. 

NATIONAL SERVICE TRUST

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The bill includes $131,075,000 for the National Service Trust 

(Trust), to be available until expended. This amount is $6,460,000 

less than the fiscal year 2008 level and $1,035,000 less than the 

budget request. The bill includes language that allows funds appropriated for the Trust to be invested without regard to apportionment requirements. Additionally, bill language is included allowing 

for funds to be transferred to the Trust from the Operating Expenses account upon determination that such transfer is necessary 

to support the activities of national service participants and after 

notice is transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the 

House of Representatives and the Senate. 


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SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The bill includes $71,715,000 for the Corporation for National 

and Community Service Salaries and Expenses, which is 

$3,956,000 more than the fiscal year 2008 funding level and the 

same as the budget request. 

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

The bill includes $6,512,000 for the Office of Inspector General, 

which is $684,000 more than the fiscal year 2008 funding level and 

the same as the budget request. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

Sec. 401. The bill continues to include language regarding qualified student loans eligible for education awards. 

Sec. 402. The bill continues to include language regarding the 

availability of funds for the placement of volunteers with disabilities. 

Sec. 403. The bill continues to include language that CNCS shall 

make any changes to program requirements, service delivery, or 

policy only through public notice and comment rulemaking to include service delivery changes in the administration and/or governance of national service programs. 

Sec. 404. The bill continues to include language permitting professional corps program applicants that exceed a statutory living 

allowance/salary amount to apply for funds through State formula. 

Sec. 405. The bill continues to include language to allow CNCS 

to solicit and accept compensated and commercial services of organizations and individuals (other than participants) to assist in programs administered by CNCS. 

Sec. 406. The bill continues to include language that permits organizations operating projects under the AmeriCorps education 

awards to do so without regard to several administrative functions 

in the underlying statute. 

Sec. 407. The bill continues to include language that combines 

separate matching requirements for AmeriCorps grants. 

Sec. 408. The bill continues to include language that formulabased grants to States and territories to operate AmeriCorps programs may be made if the application describes certain criteria related to positions and qualifications and makes assurances with regard to subgrants prior to the execution of any subgrants. 

(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Sec. 409. The bill continues to include language, although the bill 

moves the language to Administrative Provisions from Operating 

Expenses, allowing the transfer of any deobligated funds from 

closed out AmeriCorps grants to the National Service Trust. 

Sec. 410. The bill includes language providing for a small State 

minimum of $500,000 in State formula funds. 

Sec. 411. The bill includes language giving CNCS flexibility to 

extend member service terms for up to six months. 

Sec. 412. The bill includes language requiring that donations 

supplement and not supplant operations. 


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CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING

The bill includes a fiscal year 2011 advance appropriation of $430,000,000 for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which is 

$10,000,000 over the enacted fiscal year 2010 appropriation and 

$20,000,000 over the enacted fiscal year 2009 appropriation. The 

budget request included a $220,000,000 rescission from the fiscal 

year 2010 appropriation and a $200,000,000 rescission from the fiscal year 2009 appropriation. 

In addition, the bill provides fiscal year 2009 appropriations of $34,591,000 for digital conversion grants and $26,642,000 for the 

national public radio interconnection project. The budget request 

did not include new funds for these purposes. 

FEDERAL MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION SERVICE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The bill includes $45,476,000 for the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS), which is $2,441,000 above the fiscal year 

2008 funding level and $650,000 above the budget request. Within 

the funds provided, not less than $650,000 shall be used for the 

FMCS Labor-Management Grants Program. 

FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The bill includes $8,653,000 for Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, which is $698,000 above the fiscal year 2008 

level and the same as the budget request. 

INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES

OFFICE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES: GRANTS AND

ADMINISTRATION

The bill includes $274,840,000 for the Institute of Museum and 

Library Services, which is $11,332,000 above the fiscal year 2008 

level and $3,594,000 above the budget request. 

Within the funds provided, the bill includes funds for the following activities in the following amounts: 

Budget activity FY 2009 bill 

FY 2009 bill compared to— 

FY 2008 FY 2009 Budget 

request 

Library Services Technology Act (LSTA):.

Grants to States ................................................................................ $171,500,000 +$10,615,000 0 

Native American Library Services ...................................................... 3,717,000 +143,000 0 

National Leadership: Libraries ........................................................... 12,437,000 +278,000 ¥278,000 

Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program .................................... 24,525,000 +1,180,000 ¥1,975,000 

Museum Services Act (MSA):.

Museums for America ........................................................................ 19,176,000 +2,324,000 ¥2,989,000 

Museum Assessment Program ........................................................... 460,000 +26,000 ¥40,000 

21st Century Museum Professionals ................................................. 1,280,000 +315,000 ¥861,000 

Conservation Project Support ............................................................ 3,052,000 +328,000 ¥749,000 

Conservation Assessment Program ................................................... 803,000 +10,000 ¥11,000 

Native American/Hawaiian Museum Services ................................... 945,000 +50,000 0 

National Leadership: Museums ......................................................... 7,981,000 +199,000 ¥200,000 

African American History and Culture Act:.

Museum Grants for African American History and Culture .............. 1,310,000 +483,000 ¥40,000 


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Budget activity FY 2009 bill 

FY 2009 bill compared to— 

FY 2008 FY 2009 Budget 

request 

Program Administration .............................................................................. 16,917,000 +2,930,000 0 

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MEDICARE PAYMENT ADVISORY COMMISSION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The bill includes $11,403,000 for the Medicare Payment Advisory 

Commission, which is $843,000 above the fiscal year 2008 level and 

the same as the budget request. 

NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The bill includes $3,206,000 for the National Council on Disability, which is $147,000 above the fiscal year 2008 level and the 

same as the budget request. 

NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The bill includes $262,595,000 for the National Labor Relations 

Board, which is $10,833,000 above the fiscal year 2008 level and 

the same as the budget request. 

NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The bill includes $12,992,000 for the National Mediation Board 

(NMB), which is $307,000 above the fiscal year 2008 level and 

$560,000 above the budget request. The increase provided is intended to increase the number of arbitration cases heard and 

closed. NMB is directed to provide quarterly reports, beginning 

with the first quarter after enactment of this Act, describing the 

use of these funds and their impact on the backlog of section 3 arbitration cases, to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

of Representatives and the Senate. 

OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The bill includes $11,186,000 for the Occupational Safety and 

Health Review Commission, which is $677,000 above the fiscal year 

2008 funding level and the same as the budget request. 

RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD

DUAL BENEFITS ACCOUNT

The bill includes $72,000,000 for dual benefits, which is 

$5,620,000 below the fiscal year 2008 funding level and the same 

as the budget request. 

FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE RAILROAD RETIREMENT ACCOUNT

The bill includes $150,000 for the interest earned on unnegotiated checks, which is the same as the fiscal year 2008 funding level 

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LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATION

The bill includes a consolidated limitation of $105,463,000 on the 

expenditure of Railroad Retirement and Railroad Unemployment 

Trust Funds for administrative expenses of the Railroad Retirement Board, which is $3,581,000 above the fiscal year 2008 funding 

level and the same as the budget request. 

LIMITATION ON THE OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

The bill includes authority to expend $7,806,000 from the Railroad Retirement and Railroad Unemployment Insurance Trust 

Funds for the Office of Inspector General, which is $758,000 above 

the fiscal year 2008 funding level and the same as the budget request. The bill includes language that clarifies the Inspector General’s authority to receive funds to conduct audits, investigations 

and reviews of Medicare programs. The bill continues to prohibit 

the transfer of any other funds to the Office of the Inspector General. 

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

PAYMENTS TO SOCIAL SECURITY TRUST FUNDS

The bill provides $20,406,000 for payments to Social Security trust funds, which is $7,734,000 below the fiscal year 2008 funding 

level and the same as the budget request. 

SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME PROGRAM

The bill includes $30,471,537,000 for the Supplemental Security 

Income Program, which is $3,525,366,000 above the fiscal year 

2008 funding level and $57,537,000 above the budget request. 

LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

The bill provides $10,453,500,000 for a Limitation on Administrative Expenses for the Social Security Administration (SSA), 

which is $708,922,000 above the fiscal year 2008 funding level and 

$126,500,000 above the budget request. An additional $31,000,000 

in emergency funding was available to SSA in fiscal year 2008 for 

activities related to outreach and administration of economic stimulus payments. 

The additional funds above the request are provided to accelerate 

SSA’s effort to reduce the backlog of disability claims and to support improvements in other SSA services offered to the public. SSA 

should provide a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the 

House of Representatives and the Senate, not later than 180 days 

after enactment of this Act, which identifies the specific investments and major initiatives that have or will be made to improve 

SSA’s key services to the public. 

The bill includes new language designating that from within the 

amounts provided for the Limitation on Administrative Expenses, 

not less than $264,000,000 may be used for conducting continuing 

disability reviews and redeterminations of eligibility under SSA’s 

disability programs. An additional $240,000,000 is also provided for 

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to Congress on the obligation and expenditure of these additional 

amounts is required. 

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The bill provides $98,127,000 for the Office of Inspector General, which is $6,212,000 above the fiscal year 2008 funding level and 

the same as the budget request. 

TITLE V—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

Sec. 501. The bill continues a provision to allow the Secretaries 

of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education to transfer 

unexpended balances of prior appropriations to accounts corresponding to current appropriations to be used for the same purpose and for the same periods of time for which they were originally appropriated. 

Sec. 502. The bill continues a provision to prohibit the obligation 

of funds beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided. 

Sec. 503. The bill continues a provision to prohibit appropriated 

funds to be used to support or defeat legislation pending before the 

Congress or any State legislature, except in presentation to the 

Congress or any State legislature itself. 

Sec. 504. The bill continues a provision to limit the amount available for official reception and representation expenses for the Secretaries of Labor and Education, the Director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, and the Chairman of the National 

Mediation Board. 

Sec. 505. The bill continues a provision to prohibit funds in this 

Act to be used to carry out a needle distribution program. 

Sec. 506. The bill continues a provision to require grantees receiving Federal funds to clearly state the percentage of the total 

cost of the program or project that will be financed with Federal 

money. 

Sec. 507. The bill continues a provision to prohibit appropriated 

funds in this Act to be used for any abortion. 

Sec. 508. The bill continues a provision to provide exceptions for 

sec. 507 and a provision to prohibit funds in this Act from being 

made available to a Federal agency or program, or to a State or 

local government, if such agency, program or government discriminates against institutional or individual health care entities because they do not provide, pay for, provide coverage of, or refer for 

abortions. 

Sec. 509. The bill continues a provision to prohibit the use of 

funds in this Act concerning research involving human embryos. 

However, this language should not be construed to limit Federal 

support for research involving human embryonic stem cells listed 

on an NIH registry and carried out in accordance with policy outlined by the President. 

Sec. 510. The bill continues a provision to prohibit the use of 

funds in this Act for any activity that promotes the legalization of 

any drug or substance included in schedule I of the schedules of 

controlled substances. 


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Sec. 511. The bill continues a provision to prohibit the use of 

funds in this Act to promulgate or adopt any final standard providing for a unique health identifier until legislation is enacted specifically approving the standard. 

Sec. 512. The bill continues a provision related to certain annual 

reports to the Secretary of Labor. 

Sec. 513. The bill continues a provision that prohibits the transfer of funds from this Act except by authority provided in this Act 

or another appropriation Act. 

Sec. 514. The bill continues a provision to limit funds in this Act 

for public libraries to those libraries that comply with the requirements of the Children’s Internet Protection Act. 

Sec. 515. The bill continues a provision to limit technology funds 

in this Act for elementary and secondary schools to those schools 

that comply with the requirements of the Children’s Internet Protection Act. 

Sec. 516. The bill continues a provision regarding procedures for 

reprogramming of funds in this or previous appropriations Acts. 

Sec. 517. The bill continues a provision pertaining to appointments to scientific advisory committees. 

Sec. 518. The bill continues a provision requesting each department and related agency funded through this Act to submit an operating plan within 45 days of enactment of this Act, detailing any 

reprogramming of funds which result in a different funding allocation than that in this Act, the accompanying detailed table, or 

budget request. 

Sec. 519. The bill continues a provision that prohibits the use of 

funds in this Act to employ workers described in section 274A(h)(3) 

of the Immigration and Nationality Act. 

Sec. 520. The bill includes a provision that requires the Secretaries of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education to submit a quarterly report to the Committees on Appropriations of the 

House of Representatives and the Senate containing certain information on noncompetitive contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements exceeding $100,000 in value, excluding those awarded on a 

formula basis or directed by law. 

Sec. 521. The bill continues a provision that prohibits the use of funds in this Act for a contract or grant exceeding $5,000,000 unless the prospective contractor or grantee makes certain certifications regarding Federal tax liability. 

Sec. 522. The bill modifies a provision prohibiting funds in this 

Act to process claims for credit for quarters of coverage based on 

work performed under a Social Security number that was not the 

claimant’s number and the performance of such work under such 

number has formed the basis for a conviction of the claimant of a 

violation of section 208(a)(6) or (7) of the Social Security Act. 

Sec. 523. The bill includes a provision making technical corrections to title XIV of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act 

of 2009 pertaining to the State Fiscal Stabilization Fund. 

TITLE VI—AFGHAN ALLIES PROTECTION ACT OF 2009 

The bill includes language to increase the number of certain Afghan aliens granted special immigrant status to not more than 

1,500 per year for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2013, authorize 


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up to eight months of resettlement assistance for such special immigrants, mandate a report from the Secretaries of Homeland Security and State regarding the implementation of these provisions, 

and require annual reporting on the use of special immigrant visas. 

DISCLOSURE OF EARMARKS AND CONGRESSIONALLY 

DIRECTED SPENDING ITEMS 

Following is a list of congressional earmarks and congressionally 

directed spending items (as defined in clause 9 of rule XXI of the 

Rules of the House of Representatives and rule XLIV of the Standing Rules of the Senate, respectively) included in the bill or this explanatory statement, along with the name of each Senator, House 

Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner who submitted a request to the Committee of jurisdiction for each item so identified. 

Neither the bill nor the explanatory statement contains any limited 

tax benefits or limited tariff benefits as defined in the applicable 

House and Senate rules. 


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LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION 

Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) AB Christian Learning Center, Ft. Worth, TX for a high- er education resource center $95,000 Burgess, Michael C. Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Academy for Urban School Leadership, Chicago, IL for a campus-based teacher residency program, which 

may include stipends 

$238,000 Emanuel, Rahm 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Acelero Learning, Las Vegas, NV, for early education programs $476,000 Reid Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Alameda County Office of Education, Educational Part- nerships Foundation, Hayward, CA for programs to 

deter truancy 

$48,000 Lee, Barbara 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Alaska PTA, Anchorage, AK, to train parents in their roles and responsibilities under the No Child Left 

Behind Act 

$238,000 Young, Don Murkowski 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Albany State University, Albany, GA for enrichment ac- tivities for students in grades 6-12 to compliment 

school instruction in science, technology, engineering and math 

$95,000 Bishop, Jr., Sanford D. 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Alley Pond Environmental Center, Douglaston, NY for an environmental education program for urban students 

from New York City schools 

$62,000 Ackerman, Gary L. 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Alton School District, Alton, IL for arts education and equipment and technology for a new technology center $95,000 Costello, Jerry F. Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) American Ballet Theatre, New York, NY for educational activities $143,000 Maloney, Carolyn B. Schumer Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) American Samoa Government, Pago Pago, AS for teach- er training in Samoan language and instructional 

materials, which may include equipment 

$618,000 Faleomavaega, Eni F. H. 


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LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION—Continued 

Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Anson County Schools, Wadesboro, NC for purchase of equipment $95,000 Hayes, Robin Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Arkansas City Schools, Arkansas City, KS for the pur- chase of equipment $120,000 Tiahrt, Todd Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Audubon Society of Rhode Island, Smithfield, RI, to de- velop the Environmental Education for Urban Schools 

Initiative 

$143,000 Reed 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) AVANCE, Inc. Middle Rio Grande Valley Chapter, Del Rio, TX for a family literacy program $285,000 Rodriguez, Ciro D. Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) AVANCE, Inc., Houston, TX for computers, technology, and program support for one or more Head Start 

centers 

$285,000 Jackson-Lee, Sheila Cornyn 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) AVANCE, Inc., Waco, TX for a family literacy program $95,000 Edwards, Chet Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Beecher Community Schools, Mt. Morris, MI to provide supplemental education services for students at-risk 

of failing 

$238,000 Kildee, Dale E. 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Bergen Performing Arts Center, Englewood, NJ for arts education program, which may include equipment $95,000 Rothman, Steven R. Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Best Buddies International, Miami, FL for mentoring programs for persons with intellectual disabilities $333,000 Meek, Kendrick B. Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Southeastern Pennsyl- vania, Philadelphia, PA, for recruitment, placement 

and oversight of school-based mentoring programs 

$95,000 Specter 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Bishop Museum, Honolulu, HI, for educational program- ming $190,000 Inouye 


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Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Blackhawk Foundation, Inc., Beaver Falls, PA for a physical education program at Blackhawk High 

School, which may include equipment 

$143,000 Altmire, Jason 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Boise State University, Boise, ID for the Idaho SySTEMic Solution program $190,000 Simpson, Michael K. Crapo Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Bossier Parish School Board, Benton, LA, for acquisition of equipment and technology upgrades $95,000 Vitter Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Boys & Girls Club of Greater Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, to expand an early literacy program for children $285,000 Kohl Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Boys & Girls Clubs of the Los Angeles Harbor, San Pedro, CA for college-preparation activities, which 

may include equipment 

$238,000 Harman, Jane 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Boys and Girls Club of Greater Sacramento, CA for an internet safety program for teenagers, which may include equipment $214,000 Matsui, Doris O. Boxer Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Boys and Girls Club of Kootenai County, Post Falls, Idaho, to expand education, health, and art programs, including the purchase of equipment $95,000 Crapo; Craig Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Boys and Girls Club of the Wausau Area, Wausau, WI for its youth development program $95,000 Obey, David R. Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Washington—Virginia, Alexandria, VA, for character, leadership, education 

and career development programs 

$95,000 Warner; Webb 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Bridgeport Public Schools, Bridgeport, CT, for profes- sional development for teachers and administrations 

in Bridgeport, CT 

$143,000 Lieberman; Dodd 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Bristol Township School District, Levittown, PA for a science education program, which may include 

equipment 

$238,000 Murphy, Patrick J. 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Brockton Area Private Industry Council, Brockton, MA, for workforce development programs for at-risk youth $143,000 Kennedy; Kerry Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Bronxville Public School District, Bronxville, NY for science education, which may include equipment $138,000 Lowey, Nita M. 


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LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION—Continued 

Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Cabrini College, Radnor, PA, for professional develop- ment for K-12 teachers $95,000 Specter Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) California State University-Northridge, CA for an arts education program, including teacher professional 

development 

$285,000 Sherman, Brad 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) California State University-Northridge, CA for teacher development $285,000 Sherman, Brad Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Canton Symphony Orchestra Association, Canton, OH for the Northeast Ohio Arts Education Collaborative, 

including teacher training and curriculum development 

$95,000 Regula, Ralph 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Carnegie Hall, New York, NY for its National Music Education Program $315,000 Maloney, Carolyn B. Schumer Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Catholic Big Brothers Big Sisters, Inc., Los Angeles, CA for youth mentoring program for at-risk youth $33,000 Becerra, Xavier Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra, Cedar Rapids, IA, to support the Residency program $381,000 Harkin Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Center for Advancing Partnerships in Education, Allen- town, PA, to develop a foreign language distance 

learning program and for teacher training 

$95,000 Specter; Casey 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Center for Rural Development, Somerset, KY for civic literacy programs $238,000 Rogers, Harold Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Central Florida YMCA, Orlando, FL for expansion of the YMCA Achievers program $190,000 Weldon, Dave Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Centro Latino for Literacy, Los Angeles, CA for an English literacy program, which may include tutoring $205,000 Roybal-Allard, Lucille 


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Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Charter School Development Foundation, Las Vegas, NV for technology upgrades and professional development $262,000 Berkley, Shelley; Porter, Jon C. Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Chicago Public Schools, Chicago, IL for educational en- richment activities $190,000 Rush, Bobby L. Durbin Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Child and Family Network Centers—Leveling the Play- ing Field: Start Early, Finish Strong, Alexandria, VA, 

to expand preschool programs for at-risk children 

$95,000 Warner; Webb 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Children Northwest, Vancouver, WA, to expand Early Learning and Teaching Career Academies in Southwest Washington $133,000 Murray Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Children’s Coalition, West Palm Beach, FL for at-risk teenagers to participate in the Library of Congress’ 

Veterans History Project 

$119,000 Wexler, Robert 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center, Se- attle, WA for a mobile, hands-on, science-based program, which may include equipment $143,000 Larsen, Rick; McDermott, Jim Murray Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Children’s Literacy Initiative, Philadelphia, PA, to im- prove the reading readiness and early literacy of 

children 

$95,000 Specter; Casey 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Children’s Services Council of Palm Beach County, Boynton Beach, FL for an early childhood literacy 

program 

$190,000 Mahoney, Tim; Hastings, Alcee L. 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) City of Compton, CA, for educational programming at Tomorrow’s Aeronautical Museum $476,000 Feinstein Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) City of Dallas, Dallas, TX for family literacy $214,000 Johnson, Eddie Bernice Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) City of Detroit, MI for daily physical education activi- ties, which may include equipment $238,000 Kilpatrick, Carolyn C.; Conyers, Jr., John Levin; Stabenow Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) City of Fairfield, CA for after-school programs $190,000 Tauscher, Ellen O. Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) City of Holyoke, Holyoke, MA, to develop a full-service community school pilot project $238,000 Kennedy; Kerry 


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LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION—Continued 

Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) City of Jacksonville, FL for the Jacksonville Journey al- ternative education program $333,000 Crenshaw, Ander; Brown, Corrine Bill Nelson Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) City of Jacksonville, FL, for the Take a Step Initiative to provide alternative education for academically-challenged students $48,000 Brown, Corrine Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) City of Long Beach, CA, for an at-risk youth mentoring program $1,189,000 Feinstein Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) City of Los Angeles, CA for academic and support serv- ices to prevent drop-outs of school-age mothers $219,000 Roybal-Allard, Lucille Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) City of Los Angeles, CA, for the LA’s BEST afterschool enrichment program $238,000 Feinstein Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) City of Moultrie, GA, for technology upgrades, including purchase of equipment and professional development $95,000 Chambliss Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) City of Newark, CA for after-school programs $29,000 Stark, Fortney Pete Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) City of Portsmouth, Department of Museums, Ports- mouth, VA for the Visual and Performing Arts AfterSchool Program for at-risk youth $57,000 Scott, Robert C. Bobby Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) City of Presque Isle, ME, Recreation and Parks Depart- ment, for afterschool arts and physical activity programs $238,000 Snowe; Collins Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) City of Springfield, MO for the Ready to Learn program, including equipment and technology $571,000 Blunt, Roy Bond Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) City of St. Paul, MN, to provide tutoring, mentoring and other educational programs and resources for afterschool programs $95,000 Klobuchar 


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Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) City Year New Hampshire, Stratham, NH, to expand education and youth development programs $143,000 Gregg Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Civic League of Greater New Brunswick, New Bruns- wick, NJ, for the Academy of After School Excellence $190,000 Lautenberg; Menendez Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Clark County School District, Las Vegas, NV for the Family Leadership Institute $190,000 Porter, Jon C.; Berkley, Shelley Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Clark County School District, Las Vegas, NV for the Urban Teacher Mentor Program $238,000 Porter, Jon C. Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Clark County School District, Las Vegas, NV, for school counseling and dropout prevention services $856,000 Reid Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Cleveland Avenue YMCA, Montgomery, AL, for after school math and science tutoring programs $95,000 Sessions Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Cleveland Metropolitan School District, Cleveland, OH, for technology upgrades, including purchase of 

equipment to improve math, science and language proficiency 

$95,000 Voinovich; Brown 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Clovis Unified School District, Clovis, CA for curriculum development, to include the purchase of equipment $476,000 Radanovich, George Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Coffeyville School District, Coffeyville, KS for the pur- chase of equipment $167,000 Tiahrt, Todd Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Committee for Action Program Services, Cedar Hill, TX for professional development and curriculum enhancements for teachers $219,000 Johnson, Eddie Bernice Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Communities in Schools of Northeast Texas, Mount Pleasant, TX for a drop-out prevention program $143,000 Hall, Ralph M. Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Communities In Schools, Bell-Coryell Counties, Inc., Killeen, TX for the Youngest Victims of War Project $143,000 Carter, John R. Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Connecticut Humanities Council, Middletown, CT, for curriculum development $238,000 Dodd; Lieberman Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Connecticut Science Center, Hartford, CT for education science programs, which may include equipment $285,000 Larson, John B. Lierberman; Dodd 


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LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION—Continued 

Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Connecticut Technical High School System, Middletown, CT for equipment for the Manufacturing Technologies Department of Platt Technical High School 

in Milford, CT 

$190,000 DeLauro, Rosa L. 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Connecticut Technical High School System, Middletown, CT for equipment for the Manufacturing Technologies Department of Vinal Technical High School $143,000 DeLauro, Rosa L. Dodd Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Consortium for Children Services, Inc., Syracuse, NY for the Parents as Teachers early childhood education 

program 

$95,000 Walsh, James T. 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Cook Inlet Tribal Council, Anchorage, AK, for edu- cational programs for low performing students in 

the Anchorage school district 

$285,000 Murkowski 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Cooperative Educational Service Agency No. 10, Chip- pewa Falls, WI for after-school programs $856,000 Obey, David R. Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Cooperative Educational Service Agency No. 11, Turtle Lake, WI for after-school programs $476,000 Obey, David R. Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Cooperative Educational Service Agency No. 12, Ash- land, WI for after-school programs $476,000 Obey, David R. Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Cooperative Educational Services Agency No. 9, Toma- hawk, WI for after-school programs $95,000 Obey, David R. Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Coppin State University, Baltimore, MD, to support the Urban Education Corridor program $285,000 Mikulski Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) County of Amador, Jackson, CA, for the College Prepa- ration Initiative to provide educational programming $238,000 Feinstein Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) County of Glacier School District #9, Browning, MT, for academic programs $381,000 Baucus 


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Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Crawford County Youth Service Bureau, Marengo, IN for educational programs for students who have been 

suspended or expelled from school or who are atrisk of suspension or expulsion 

$57,000 Hill, Baron P. 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Cristo Rey Network, Chicago, IL, for feasibility studies of potential Iowa school sites $95,000 Harkin Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Cuyahoga County Board of County Commissioners, Cleveland, OH for a teacher training initiative $95,000 Kucinich, Dennis J. Voinovich Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Danbury Public Schools, Danbury, CT for a family lit- eracy program $262,000 Murphy, Christopher S. Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Dance Theater Etcetera, Brooklyn, NY for its Tolerance through Arts initiative $71,000 Vela ́zquez, Nydia M. Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) DeKalb County School System, Decatur, GA for cur- riculum development, which may include equipment 

and technology 

$381,000 Johnson, Jr., Henry C. Hank 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Delaware Department of Education, Dover, DE for the Starting Stronger early childhood learning initiative $190,000 Castle, Michael N. Biden; Carper Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Delaware Department of Education, Dover, DE, to pro- vide translators and instructional programs for 

English language learners 

$190,000 Carper; Biden 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) DePaul University, Chicago, IL, for math and science teacher education in Chicago Public Schools $714,000 Durbin Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Des Moines Community School District and Urban Dreams, Des Moines, IA, to continue a demonstration 

on full service community schools 

$285,000 Harkin 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Des Moines Community School District, Des Moines, IA, to expand pre-kindergarten programs $714,000 Harkin Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Detroit Youth Foundation/YouthVille Detroit, MI for a comprehensive youth development and education 

program, which may include supplies, software and equipment 

$238,000 Conyers, Jr., John; Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. 


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LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION—Continued 

Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Dinwiddie County Public Schools, Dinwiddie, VA, for educational programming at a library/media center, 

including the purchase of equipment 

$95,000 Webb 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Dominican Women’s Development Center, Inc., New York, NY for an after-school program $285,000 Rangel, Charles B. Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Dougherty County School System, Albany, GA to create and implement a pre-engineering, math and technology magnet program at Southside Middle School $95,000 Bishop, Jr., Sanford D. Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Duplin County Schools, Kenanville, NC for an English language acquisition program, which may include 

the purchase of equipment, software and hardware 

$95,000 McIntyre, Mike 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Duquesne University of the Holy Spirit, Pittsburgh, PA for science and technology initiative, which may include the purchase of software and equipment $285,000 Doyle, Michael F. Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Duval County Public Schools, Jacksonville, FL for the Instructional Technology Initiative, including purchase of equipment $285,000 Crenshaw, Ander; Brown, Corrine Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Early Childhood and Family Learning Center Founda- tion, New Orleans, LA, for educational programs $285,000 Landrieu Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) East Cleburne Community Center, Cleburne, TX for an after-school tutoring program $71,000 Edwards, Chet Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) East Stroudsburg University, East Stroudsburg, PA, for math and science curriculum development and professional development for area teachers $95,000 Specter Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Eastern Kentucky PRIDE, Somerset, KY for environ- mental education programs $190,000 Rogers, Harold Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Eastmont Community Center, Los Angeles, CA for an after-school program $57,000 Napolitano, Grace F. 


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Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) ECHO Center, Burlington, VT, for educational program- ming $476,000 Leahy Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Economic Opportunity Foundation, Inc. Head Start Bry- ant Program, Kansas City, KS, for early education 

programs 

$95,000 Roberts 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Eden Housing, Hayward, CA for an after-school pro- gram, which may include equipment $285,000 Tauscher, Ellen O.; Stark, Fortney Pete Boxer Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Educational Advancement Alliance, Philadelphia, PA for music education programs, which may include 

equipment 

$190,000 Fattah, Chaka 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Elgin Boys and Girls Club, Elgin, IL for after-school programs $95,000 Foster, Bill Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Elko County School District, Elko, NV, to enhance dis- tance education capabilities, including the purchase 

of equipment 

$618,000 Reid 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Emery Unified School District, Emeryville, CA for coun- seling and after-school activities, which may include 

equipment 

$190,000 Lee, Barbara 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Ennis Independent School District, Ennis, TX for the Al- ternative Learning Center, including curriculum development and purchase of equipment $238,000 Barton, Joe Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Envision Schools, San Francisco, CA for college prepa- ration curriculum $190,000 Pelosi, Nancy Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Esperanza, Philadelphia, PA, to expand programs for Latino at-risk youth in Chelsea, MA $119,000 Kennedy; Kerry Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Evergreen Public Schools, Vancouver, WA for online courses for students who failed required courses $119,000 Baird, Brian Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Fairfax County Public Schools, Falls Church, VA for the purchase of equipment $95,000 Davis, Tom Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Fairplex Child Development Center, Pomona, CA, to ex- pand the Early Childhood Education Family Literacy, 

Parenting and Violence Prevention Program 

$95,000 Boxer 


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Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Falcon School District, Falcon, Colorado, for the D-49 K-12 Science, Technology, Engineering & Math Initiative $95,000 Allard Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Family and Neighborhood Institute of NC, Inc., Wil- mington, NC for equipment and technology to assist 

at-risk youth 

$143,000 McIntyre, Mike 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Family Resource Center, Inc., Pittsburgh, KS for pro- grams for pre-school and school-age children with 

autism and sensory integration delays, which may include equipment 

$105,000 Boyda, Nancy E. 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Fayetteville Technical Community College, Fayetteville, NC for a teacher training initiative, including purchase of equipment $143,000 Hayes, Robin Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Florida Union Free School District, Florida, NY for teacher training, which may include equipment and 

technology 

$257,000 Hall, John J. 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Foundation for Alzheimer’s and Cultural Memory, Chi- cago, IL for its Memory Bridge initiative for an afterschool service learning program for at-risk students $95,000 Jackson, Jr., Jesse L. Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Foundation of Community Empowerment, Dallas, TX, for educational activities for early childcare providers to 

prepare students for school 

$381,000 Cornyn 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Friendship Circle, West Bloomfield, MI for educational programs at the Meer Family Friendship Center’s 

Ferber Kaufman LifeTown Building, including purchase of equipment 

$190,000 Knollenberg, Joe 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Galena City School District, Galena, AK for a boarding school for at-risk Native students from remote villages across Western Alaska $485,000 Young, Don Murkowski 


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Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) George B. Thomas Learning Academy, Bethesda, MD for an after-school program $190,000 Van Hollen, Chris Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Girl Scouts of the USA, New York, NY for the Fair Play initiative to engage girls in science, technology, engineering and mathematics $238,000 Walsh, James T.; Regula, Ralph Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Girls Incorporated of Alameda County, San Leandro, CA for literacy programs for young girls, which may include equipment $181,000 Lee, Barbara Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Girls Incorporated of Greater Atlanta, GA for supple- mental education support with technology, math, 

and science 

$71,000 Lewis, John 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Give Every Child a Chance, Manteca, CA for mentoring and after-school programs for at-risk youth $476,000 Cardoza, Dennis A.; McNerney, Jerry Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Goshen Community Schools, Goshen, IN for curriculum development, to include the purchase of equipment $285,000 Souder, Mark E. Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Grand County School District, Moab, UT, for school- based mentoring programs for low performing students $190,000 Bennett Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Grant County Board of Education, Williamstown, KY for purchase of equipment at the Aviation Maintenance 

Technician program 

$190,000 Davis, Geoff 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Great Neck Center for the Visual and Performing Arts, Great Neck, NY for after-school and professional development programs $238,000 Ackerman, Gary L. Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Harlem School of the Arts, Inc., New York, NY for art, theater and music education programs, which may 

include equipment 

$95,000 Rangel, Charles B. 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Hattie Larlham Research Institute, Mantua, OH to pro- vide evidence-based services to pre-school children 

with a primary diagnosis of autism 

$238,000 LaTourette, Steven C. Brown 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Haverstraw-Stony Point Central School District, Garnerville, NY for English language acquisition programs, which may include equipment $138,000 Lowey, Nita M. 


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LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION—Continued 

Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Hawaii Public Radio, Honolulu, HI for music education programs, which may include equipment $95,000 Abercrombie, Neil Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Health Trust, Campbell, CA for Youth Health Advocate High School Clubs for after-school and physical education program $90,000 Honda, Michael M. Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Helen Keller International, New York, NY for the Child Sight Vision Screening Program and to provide eyeglasses to children whose educational performance 

may be hindered because of poor vision 

$1,189,000 DeLauro, Rosa L. 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Herring Gut Learning Center, Port Clyde, ME, for science curriculum development for Maine students 

in grades 6-12 

$95,000 Snowe; Collins 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Highline Public Schools, Burien, WA for the Aviation High School, which may include equipment $238,000 Smith, Adam; McDermott, Jim Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Hillsboro Independent School District, Hillsboro, TX for its GEAR UP program $95,000 Edwards, Chet Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Hoke County Schools, Raeford, NC for technology up- grades, including purchase of equipment $143,000 Hayes, Robin Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Hope Through Housing Foundation, Rancho Cucamonga, CA for a program in academic tutoring and enrichment $333,000 Miller, Gary G. Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Houston Community College, Houston, TX for a recruit- ment and training programs for firefighters and 

EMTs 

$285,000 Green, Al 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Idaho Falls Arts Council, Idaho Falls, ID for the pur- chase of equipment $285,000 Simpson, Michael K. Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Independence Public Schools, Independence, KS for the purchase of equipment $238,000 Tiahrt, Todd 


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Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN for a math partnership for teacher training with the Vincennes 

Community School Corporation 

$95,000 Ellsworth, Brad 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Institute for Advanced Learning and Research, Danville, VA for the STEM Mobile Learning Laboratory, including purchase of equipment $95,000 Goode, Jr., Virgil H. Webb Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Institute for Educational Equity and Opportunity, Phila- delphia, PA for a repository of research on education 

reform efforts, which may include equipment and technology 

$190,000 Fattah, Chaka 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Institute for Student Achievement, Lake Success, NY for school reform activities at Brooklyn Preparatory High 

School, Brooklyn Community Arts and Media High School, and Foundations Academy 

$238,000 Towns, Edolphus Schumer 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Institute for Student Achievement, Lake Success, NY, for programs $238,000 Schumer Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Iowa Association of School Boards, Des Moines, IA, for continuation and expansion of the Skills Iowa program $3,330,000 Harkin Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Iowa Department of Education to continue the Harkin grant program $5,471,000 Harkin Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) i-SAFE, Inc., Carlsbad, CA for technology upgrades to Los Nietos School District for a pilot program, which 

may include equipment 

$190,000 Sa ́nchez, Linda T. 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Jazz at Lincoln Center, New York, NY for music edu- cation programs $381,000 Nadler, Jerrold Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Jenks Public Schools, Jenks, OK for curriculum develop- ment, to include the purchase of technology and 

equipment 

$190,000 Sullivan, John 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Jobs for Arizona’s Graduates, Scottsdale, AZ for drop- out prevention and after school programs $143,000 Grijalva, Rau ́ l M. Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Joplin Public Schools, Joplin, MO for technology up- grades $143,000 Blunt, Roy 


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Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Joppatowne High School, Belair, MD for the career and technical education program $143,000 Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Jordan School District, Sandy, UT for equipment and technology to implement a new classroom performance evaluation system $33,000 Matheson, Jim Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Kansas Children’s Discovery Center, Topeka, KS, for ex- hibit development for children’s interactive educational development $95,000 Roberts Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Kanuikapono Public Charter School, Kaui, HI for equip- ment, technology and training for a new technology 

center 

$119,000 Hirono, Mazie K. 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Kauai Economic Development Board, Lihue, HI, for math and science education $285,000 Inouye; Akaka Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Kaufman Center, New York, NY for music and arts edu- cation $95,000 Nadler, Jerrold Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Kipp Foundation, San Francisco, CA for a subgrant to the KIPP Delta College Preparatory School in Helena, 

AR 

$143,000 Berry, Marion 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) KIPP Foundation, San Francisco, CA for a subgrant to the KIPP LEAD College Prep Charter School in Gary, 

IN, which may include equipment 

$119,000 Visclosky, Peter J. 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) KIPP Foundation, San Francisco, CA, for academic and afterschool programs including subgrants in Memphis and Nashville, Tennessee $95,000 Alexander Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Las Vegas Natural History Museum, Las Vegas, NV, to expand natural history education programs $143,000 Reid Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Latino Theatre Company, Los Angeles, CA for a music and arts education program $105,000 Roybal-Allard, Lucille 


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Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Lee County School District, Sanford, NC for an English language acquisition program, which may include 

the purchase of software and technology 

$95,000 Etheridge, Bob 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Lee Pesky Learning Center, Boise, ID for the Idaho Early Literacy Project, which may include the purchase of 

equipment 

$333,000 Simpson, Michael K. 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Leeward Community College, Pearl City, HI, to provide college preparatory education for Filipino students $238,000 Inouye Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Lehigh Carbon Community College, Schnecksville, PA, to provide science, technology, engineering and 

math programs to area high school students 

$95,000 Specter 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Lewis-Clark State College, Lewiston, ID for the pur- chase of equipment $285,000 Sali, Bill Crapo Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Libby School District #4, Libby, MT, for academic pro- grams $381,000 Baucus Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Life’s Kitchen, Inc., Boise, ID for life skills instruction programs for at-risk youth, to include purchase of 

equipment 

$143,000 Simpson, Michael K. 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Lincoln County School District, Panaca, NV, to expand early education services, including the purchase of 

equipment 

$24,000 Reid 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Literacy Council of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK to train adult volunteers to tutor school-age children in reading, 

writing and mathematics 

$81,000 Young, Don 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Literacy Council of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK, to provide educational materials for low-income students and 

their families 

$95,000 Murkowski 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Loess Hills Area Education Agency in Iowa for a dem- onstration in early childhood education $714,000 Harkin; Grassley Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Loras College, Dubuque, IA, for literacy programs $238,000 Harkin 


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Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Los Angeles County Office of Education, Downey, CA for professional development for teachers and administrators $167,000 Roybal-Allard, Lucille Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA for a program in K-12 cyberspace education in cooperation with 

members of the Consortium for Education, Research and Technology of North Louisiana 

$951,000 Alexander, Rodney; McCrery, Jim Landrieu; Vitter 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Lower Pioneer Valley Educational Collaborative, West Springfield, MA, for the continued development of an 

online education center 

$190,000 Kennedy; Kerry 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI for STEM cur- riculum development, and after-school programs $333,000 Moore, Gwen Kohl Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Maryland Higher Education Commission, Annapolis, MD for a STEM initiative $381,000 Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Massachusetts 2020 Foundation, Boston, MA, for the continued development of an extended learning time 

initiative 

$190,000 Kennedy; Kerry 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, North Adams, MA for a collection of science materials for K-12 

educators and professional development 

$95,000 Olver, John W. 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Maui Economic Development Board, Kihei, HI, for en- gaging girls in STEM education $285,000 Inouye Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Mayor’s Time, Inc., Detroit, MI for a comprehensive study of after-school programs, which may include 

equipment 

$238,000 Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) McAllen Independent School District, McAllen, TX for summer math camps and school year math programs, which may include equipment $119,000 Hinojosa, Rube ́n 


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Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) McWane Science Center, Birmingham, AL, for teacher training and purchase of equipment. $95,000 Sessions Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Mentoring Partnership of Long Island, Hauppauge, NY for a mentoring program for at-risk youth $95,000 Israel, Steve; McCarthy, Carolyn Schumer Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Mentoring Partnership of Southwestern Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, PA, for recruitment, placement, and oversight of school-based mentoring programs $95,000 Specter Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Metropolitan Wilmington Urban League, Wilmington, DE, to expand the Achievement Matters! program $190,000 Carper; Biden Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Mexican American Opportunity Foundation, Montebello, CA for after-school programs for students who attend Henry T. Gage and Chester W. Nimitz middle 

schools in Huntington Park, CA 

$71,000 Roybal-Allard, Lucille 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Miami-Dade County Public Schools, Miami, FL for the Education Council of International Cities initiative, 

including curriculum development 

$143,000 Diaz-Balart, Lincoln 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Milton S. Eisenhower Foundation, Washington, DC for a full service school demonstration project in the Canton, Ohio public school district $143,000 Regula, Ralph Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Milwaukee Public Schools, Milwaukee, WI for after- school programs $95,000 Moore, Gwen Kohl Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Milwaukee Public Schools, Milwaukee, WI, to strengthen the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math curriculum $333,000 Kohl Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Milwaukee Public Schools, Milwaukee, WI, to support afterschool activities for youth $1,142,000 Kohl Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Mind Trust, Indianapolis, IN to recruit leaders to pro- mote and implement education reform, which may 

include scholarships 

$190,000 Carson, Andre ́ Lugar 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Minnesota Humanities Center, St. Paul, MN for teacher professional development, which may include honoraria $95,000 Oberstar, James L. Klobuchar; Coleman 


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Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Mississippi Council on Economic Education, Jackson, MS, for Achieving Comprehensive Economic and Financial Literacy of Mississippi Students $238,000 Cochran Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, for enhancing K-12 science and math preparation, including purchase of equipment $285,000 Cochran; Wicker Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Mississippi University for Women, Columbus, MS, for strengthening partnerships between K-12 parents, 

children’s teachers, principals, superintendents and other school officials, including purchase of equipment 

$285,000 Cochran; Wicker 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Missouri State University, Springfield, MO for summer instructional programs for low-income high school 

students 

$143,000 Blunt, Roy 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Mitchells Place, Birmingham, AL for early learning and after school programs $250,000 Bachus, Spencer Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Montgomery County Public Schools, Rockville, MD for curriculum development at magnet schools, which 

may equipment and technology 

$143,000 Van Hollen, Chris 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Muhammad Ali Center, Louisville, KY for educational outreach $95,000 Yarmuth, John A. Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, for educational pro- gramming $238,000 Kennedy; Kerry Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) National Black Arts Festival, Atlanta, GA for teacher training and curriculum development, which may include equipment $143,000 Lewis, John; Bishop, Jr., Sanford D.; Johnson, Jr., Henry C. Hank Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) National Center for Electronically Mediated Learning, Inc., Milford, CT for the P.E.B.B.L.E.S. Project, which 

may include equipment and technology 

$190,000 DeLauro, Rosa L. 


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Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) National Council of La Raza in Washington, DC, for the Center for Early Childhood Education $476,000 Menendez; Bingaman Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) National Flight Academy, Pensacola, FL for development of a science, technology, engineering and mathematics distance learning curriculum $190,000 Miller, Jeff Bill Nelson; Martinez Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Native American Indian, Alaskan, and Hawaiian Edu- cational Development Center, Sheridan, WY, to expand professional development in early literacy and 

math programs for teachers 

$285,000 Enzi 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Nerih, Inc., Aliquippa, PA for the Nerih Leadership De- velopment and Training Center, for after-school programs $57,000 Altmire, Jason Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Nevada Humanities, Reno, NV, to develop and expand a comprehensive online encyclopedia $143,000 Reid Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Nevada Speech and Hearing Association, Reno, NV, to recruit and train special education teachers $24,000 Reid Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) New England Center for Children, Inc., Southborough, MA, to provide equipment for training programs to 

support teachers of children with autism 

$190,000 Kennedy; Kerry 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) New Futures, Burien, WA for education support services for students at-risk of failure $190,000 Smith, Adam Murray Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) New Jersey Virtual School, Tinton Falls, NJ for curricula and professional development for teachers $190,000 Holt, Rush D. Lautenberg; Menendez Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) New Mexico Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement, Inc, Albuquerque, NM, to prepare students from under-represented populations to pursue 

STEM college majors 

$238,000 Bingaman 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) New School University, New York, NY, for the Institute for Urban Education $714,000 Schumer Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) New York Hall of Science, Queens, NY, for science ex- hibits and educational programming $476,000 Schumer Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Nicholas Senn High School, Chicago, IL for technology upgrades, which may include equipment $381,000 Schakowsky, Janice D. 


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Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Niles Township Superintendents Association, Niles, IL for a family literacy program $143,000 Schakowsky, Janice D. Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Norris B. Langston Foundation, Port St. Joe, FL for drop-out prevention programs $190,000 Boyd, Allen Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) North Carolina Biotechnology Center, Research Triangle Park, NC for K-12 STEM teaching materials and 

teacher training 

$95,000 Miller, Brad 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC for aca- demic enrichment activities, including parental involvement $128,000 Price, David E. Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) North Carolina Technology Association Education Foun- dation, Raleigh, NC for the School Technology Demonstration Project, including purchase of equipment 

and subgrants 

$190,000 Hayes, Robin; Butterfield, G. K. Burr 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Northwest Center, Seattle, WA for the Integrated Child Development Program for education and support 

services for developmentally delayed or disabled persons, which may include equipment or technology 

$238,000 Inslee, Jay Murray 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Norwalk Public Schools, Norwalk, CT for technology up- grades, to include the purchase of equipment $143,000 Shays, Christopher Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Nye County School District, Pahrump, NV, to expand ca- reer and technical programs, including the purchase 

of equipment 

$143,000 Reid 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Oakland Unified School District, Oakland, CA for teach- er recruitment and training $190,000 Lee, Barbara Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Open Content Foundation, North Logan, UT for cur- riculum development $190,000 Bishop, Rob Hatch 


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Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Operation Shoestring, Jackson, MS, for after school summer enrichment programs $190,000 Cochran Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Ophelia Project and Boys Initiative of Tampa Bay, Tampa, FL for Preparing Sixth Graders for Success 

through Building Social and Emotional Intelligence program for enrichment and support services for sixth grade students 

$167,000 Castor, Kathy 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Pacific Islands Center for Educational Development in American Samoa, Pago Pago, American Samoa, for 

program development 

$476,000 Inouye 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Para los Ninos, Los Angles, CA for teacher instruction and curriculum development, which may include 

equipment 

$143,000 Solis, Hilda L.; Richardson, Laura 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Parents as Teachers National Center, St. Louis, MO, to develop research-based materials and training for 

home visiting professionals for families of children with autism 

$238,000 Bond 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Parents for Public Schools of Jackson, Inc., Jackson, MS, for arts education programs $48,000 Cochran Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Partners In Development Foundation, Honolulu, HI for a mobile parent education program $500,000 Hirono, Mazie K. Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Partnership for Education in Ashtabula County, Ash- tabula, OH for academic enrichment activities, 

inlcuding parental and community involvement 

$285,000 LaTourette, Steven C. 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Partnership for Education in Ashtabula County, Ash- tabula, OH for the PowerUp! Partnership, which may 

include technology and equipment 

$190,000 Ryan, Tim 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Patrick County Education Foundation, Stuart, VA for a college access program for high school students $167,000 Boucher, Rick Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) PE4life Foundation, Kansas City, MO, for expansion and assessment of PE4life programs across Iowa $476,000 Harkin Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, for a youth mentoring program $95,000 Specter 


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Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Phoenixville Community Education Foundation, Phoenixville, PA for remedial after school math and 

reading education 

$147,000 Gerlach, Jim 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Pittsburgh, PA, for cur- riculum development $238,000 Murphy, Tim; Doyle, Michael F. Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Pollard Foundation, Las Vegas, NV, to improve math, science and literacy instruction at the Rainbow 

Dreams Academy 

$190,000 Reid 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Polynesian Voyaging Society, Honolulu, HI, for edu- cational programs $238,000 Inouye Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Port Chester-Rye Union Free School District, Port Ches- ter, NY for extended day, teacher professional development, or other activities to implement full service 

community schools 

$138,000 Lowey, Nita M. 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Project Cornerstone, San Jose, CA for the School Part- nerships Program $143,000 Honda, Michael M. Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Project GRAD Ohio, Columbus, OH, to help students graduate from high school ready for college $95,000 Brown Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Project HOME, Philadelphia, PA, for after school and summer programs $95,000 Specter Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Putnam County Educational Service Center, Ottawa, OH for a mentoring program designed for students with 

disabilities, including purchase of equipment 

$238,000 Latta, Robert E. Brown 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Reading Recovery Council of North America in 7th Dis- trict, Ohio, Worthington, OH for an early literacy 

intervention program, including subgrants 

$381,000 Hobson, David L. 


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Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Recordings for the Blind and Dyslexic—Virginia Unit, Charlottesville, VA for a digital textbook recording 

initiative to assist visually-impaired students 

$95,000 Goode, Jr., Virgil H. 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Riverside County Office of Education, Riverside, CA for the School Dropout Prevention and Student Success 

Initiative 

$476,000 Calvert, Ken 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Riverside Unified School District, Riverside, CA for the Virtual School Curriculum Expansion program, including purchasing curriculum and equipment $238,000 Calvert, Ken Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Roads to Success, New York, NY, to support college scholarships for rural, low-income high school graduates in Pennsylvania $95,000 Specter Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Rockdale County Public Schools, Conyers, GA for a family literacy program $238,000 Johnson, Jr., Henry C. Hank Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) RuralCap of Alaska, Anchorage, AK, for distance learn- ing for head start teachers and parents as teachers 

programs, including the purchase of equipment 

$476,000 Murkowski 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Rutland City Public Schools, Rutland, Vermont, for summer learning programs $143,000 Sanders Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Salt Lake City School District, Salt Lake City, UT, for a K-12 school-to-work program for at risk students $95,000 Hatch Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) San Francisco District Attorney’s Office, San Francisco, CA, for the Academic Recovery Center at-rish youth 

mentoring and education program 

$238,000 Feinstein 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) San Francisco Unified School District, San Francisco, CA for college preparation programs $381,000 Pelosi, Nancy Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District, San Marcos, TX for implementation of math and 

science curriculum 

$333,000 Doggett, Lloyd 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Santa Barbara County Education Office, Santa Barbara, CA for the Santa Barbara Summit High School for 

educational programming to reduce school risk factors for students recovering from drug and alcohol abuse 

$95,000 Capps, Lois 


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LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION—Continued 

Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Save the Children, Westport, CT for curriculum develop- ment to support early childhood education, obesity, 

and literacy programs, including the purchase of equipment 

$143,000 Shays, Christopher 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) School District of Palm Beach County, West Palm Beach, FL for a teacher mentoring and training program $557,000 Wexler, Robert; Klein, Ron; Mahoney, Tim Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) School District of West Allis-West Milwaukee, Mil- waukee, WI for the SAFE after-school program $95,000 Moore, Gwen Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Scotland County Schools, Laurinburg, NC for purchase of equipment $95,000 Hayes, Robin Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Seattle Public Schools, Seattle, WA for a language pro- gram $95,000 McDermott, Jim Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Self-Enhancement, Inc., Portland, OR for academic en- richment for under-served youth, which may include 

equipment 

$381,000 Blumenauer, Earl Smith; Wyden 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Shiloh Economic and Entrepreneurial Lifelong Develop- ment Corporation, Planfield, NJ, for the Titans for 

Tomorrow afterschool program 

$95,000 Menendez; Lautenberg 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Signature Theater, Arlington, VA for an arts education program $262,000 Moran, James P. Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Silicon Valley Education Foundation, San Jose, CA for support for Teacher Innovation Grants and the Stepping up to Algebra program to advance students in 

math and provide teacher training 

$190,000 Honda, Michael M. 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Skills Alaska, Anchorage, AK, for a student/teach en- hancement program across Alaska $951,000 Murkowski 


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Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) SMART (Start Making A Reader Today), Portland, OR, for children’s literacy programs $95,000 Smith; Wyden Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Smith Center for the Performing Arts, Las Vegas, NV for its arts education program $409,000 Berkley, Shelley Reid Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) South Bend Community School Corporation, South Bend, IN for technology-based literacy intervention, 

which may include the purchase of software and technology 

$143,000 Donnelly, Joe 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) SouthCoast Connected, New Bedford, MA, for expansion of programs designed to reduce the teen dropout 

rate 

$143,000 Kennedy; Kerry 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Southeast Ohio Center for Excellence in Mathematics and Science, Athens, OH for teacher training in 

math and science 

$238,000 Wilson, Charles A. Voinovich 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) SouthEastern Pennsylvania Consortium for Higher Edu- cation, Glenside, PA, for the Institute of Mathematics and Science to provide professional development to K-12 teachers $190,000 Specter; Casey Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Special Olympics, Omaha, NE for the 2010 Special Olympics USA National Games $238,000 Terry, Lee Hagel; Ben Nelson Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Springfield Public School District #19, Springfield, OR for arts education programs $143,000 DeFazio, Peter A. Wyden Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) St. Bernard Parish School Board, Chalmette, LA, for educational programming, including the purchase of 

educational equipment for a cultural arts facility 

$714,000 Landrieu 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) St. Joseph’s University, Philadelphia, PA, to develop a Public Education Partnership to provide professional 

development to area principals and teachers 

$95,000 Specter 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) St. Louis Community College, St. Louis, MO, to link ele- mentary and secondary inner city and rural school 

students with industry to promote STEM and life science academic study 

$714,000 Bond 


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LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION—Continued 

Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) St. Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN, to expand tutoring and mentoring program for disadvantaged students 

K-8 elementary schools in South Bend, IN 

$190,000 Lugar 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) St. Mary’s University, Winona, MN for professional de- velopment for teachers $228,000 Walz, Timothy J. Klobuchar; Coleman Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Stamford Symphony Orchestra, Stamford, CT for a music education program, including purchase of 

equipment 

$95,000 Shays, Christopher 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Stark County Educational Resource Center, Canton, OH for a school leadership program $95,000 Regula, Ralph Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Streamwood High School—School District U-46, Eglin, IL for curriculum development at the Manufacturing 

Career Exploration Education program 

$238,000 Roskam, Peter J. 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Team SAFE-T, Beverly Hills, CA for emergency and pre- paredness education program $238,000 Harman, Jane Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) The University of Akron, Akron, OH for STEM education initiative $167,000 Sutton, Betty; Ryan, Tim Brown; Voinovich Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Thiel College, Greenville, PA, for curriculum develop- ment and including the purchase of equipment to 

support a distance learning partnership with area K12 schools 

$95,000 Specter; Casey 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Titusville High School, Titusville, PA for technology and equipment upgrades $238,000 Peterson, John E. Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Toledo GROWs High School Garden Learning Initiative, Toledo, OH for hands-on science based curriculum, 

which may include equipment 

$95,000 Kaptur, Marcy 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Tuckahoe Union Free School District, Tuckahoe, NY for a pre-K program, which may include equipment $138,000 Lowey, Nita M. 


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Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Tulsa Public Schools, Tulsa, OK for curriculum develop- ment, to include the purchase of technology and 

equipment 

$285,000 Sullivan, John Inhofe 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, for recruitment, placement, and oversight of 

school-based mentoring programs 

$95,000 Specter 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) University of Mississippi, University, MS, to enhance mathematics preparation $285,000 Cochran; Wicker Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) University of Nebraska Kearney, Kearney, NE, to develop early childhood education programs and expand online educational access to the underserved $95,000 Hagel; Nelson Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) University of Nebraska-Omaha, Omaha, NE, to develop and implement a training program centered on civic 

leadership 

$476,000 Ben Nelson 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) University of New Hampshire Institute on Disability, Durham, NH for education, training and technical 

assistance to improve services for students with autism 

$319,000 Shea-Porter, Carol 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, for sup- porting and developing charter and district-run public schools in New Orleans through teacher education, leadership preparation, applied research and 

policy, in cooperation with Tulane University 

$428,000 Landrieu 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC for the ON TRACK LEARN MATH project $250,000 Coble, Howard; Miller, Brad Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO, to estab- lish the Center for Excellence and Innovation in Education $143,000 Salazar Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) University of Southern Indiana, Evansville, IN to pre- pare in-service K-12 teachers to teach science, 

technology, and mathematics 

$95,000 Ellsworth, Brad 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS, for gifted education programs at the Frances Kranes 

Center for Gifted Studies 

$238,000 Cochran 


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LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION—Continued 

Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS, for K-12 arts and science curriculum and content 

standards development 

$195,000 Cochran; Wicker 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS, for math science literacy enhancement $285,000 Cochran; WIcker Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, PA, for a science education partnership which will provide 

professional development to area teachers 

$95,000 Specter 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Valley Center Public Schools, Valley Center, KS for cur- riculum development, to include the purchase of 

technology and equipment 

$442,000 Tiahrt, Todd 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Vernonia School District, Vernonia, OR for technology and equipment $381,000 Wu, David Wyden Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Victoria Chamber of Commerce, Victoria, TX for the Sure BET program to reduce drop-out rates $95,000 Paul, Ron Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Walden West Foundation, Saratoga, CA to develop green-science curriculum and provide teacher professional development, which may include equipment $48,000 Honda, Michael M. Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Wallace Accelerated High School, Colorado City, TX for a charter campus for at-risk students in grades 8- 

12, including purchase of equipment 

$143,000 Conaway, K. Michael 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Warren County Career Center, Warren, PA for purchase of equipment for the automotive program $190,000 Peterson, John E. Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Washington Jesuit Academy, Washington, DC, for men- toring activities $238,000 Ben Nelson; Harkin Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Washoe County School District, Reno, NV, for dropout prevention and intervention services $856,000 Reid 


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Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) We Care San Jacinto, Inc., San Jacinto, CA for an After- School Tutoring program and to establish a gang 

prevention program aimed at elementary and secondary school students 

$77,000 Lewis, Jerry 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Weber State University, Ogden, UT for a teacher train- ing initiative $143,000 Bishop, Rob Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) West Virginia University at Parkersburg, WV for literacy and technology $86,000 Mollohan, Alan B. Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Westchester Jewish Community Services, White Plains, NY for after-school initiatives $95,000 Hall, John J. Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Western Folklife Center, Elko, NV, for educational pro- gramming $95,000 Reid Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Widener University, Chester, PA for the Widener Part- nership Charter School Initiative $200,000 Brady, Robert A. Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Widener University, Chester, PA, for curriculum develop- ment and teacher training $95,000 Specter Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Winfield Public Schools, Winfield, KS for curriculum de- velopment, to include the purchase of technology 

and equipment 

$213,000 Tiahrt, Todd 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Wisconsin Regional Training Partnership, Milwaukee, WI for public school curriculum development, outreach 

and staff 

$95,000 Moore, Gwen 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Women and Families Center, Meriden, CT for the before and after-school program $95,000 Murphy, Christopher S. Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Yonkers Public Schools, Yonkers, NY for after-school, Saturday and summer academic enrichment programs, literacy services, and teacher professional 

development activities 

$138,000 Lowey, Nita M. 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Youngstown Symphony Society, Youngstown, OH for a music education program $95,000 Ryan, Tim Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Youngstown Warren Regional Chamber, Youngstown, OH for the From Steel to Scholars initiative $295,000 Wilson, Charles A. 


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LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION—Continued 

Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Youth Policy Institute, Los Angeles, CA for the San Fer- nando Valley Poverty Initiative, for after-school, family-literacy and college-preparation activities $285,000 Berman, Howard L. Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) Youth Services of Washington County, Montpelier, VT for Cityscape, an after-school program, which may 

include equipment 

$167,000 Welch, Peter 

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) YWCA Anchorage, AK, for after school education pro- grams $95,000 Murkowski Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE) YWCA of Seattle, King County, and Snohomish County, Seattle, WA, to support and expand the School’s Out 

Washington program 

$285,000 Murray 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

AIB College of Business, Des Moines, IA, to continue 

recruiting and training captioners and court reporters and to provide scholarships to students 

$381,000 Harkin 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Alabama Institute of the Deaf and Blind, Talladega, AL 

for direct employment and training services for the deaf and blind 

$190,000 Rogers (AL), Mike 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Alamo Community College, San Antonio, TX for an associates degree program for air traffic controllers $285,000 Rodriguez, Ciro D. 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Albright College, Reading, PA, for laboratory equipment 

acquisition 

$95,000 Specter; Casey 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Alcorn University, Lorman, MS, for curriculum improvements $238,000 Cochran 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Alvernia College, Reading, PA, for scholarships and 

nursing education programs 

$95,000 Specter 


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Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

American Prosthodontic Society Foundation, Osceola 

Mills, PA, for scholarships and program costs related to prosthetic dentistry and clinical prosthodontics 

$95,000 Specter 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Anoka Ramsey Community College, Coon Rapids, MN 

for curriculum development and programs focused on the biomedical device manufacturing 

$238,000 Ramstad, Jim Klobuchar 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Armstrong Atlantic State University Cyber Security Research Foundation, Inc., Savannah, GA for curriculum development at the Cyber and Homeland Security Institute, including purchase of equipment $428,000 Kingston, Jack Chambliss; Isakson 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Ashland Community and Technical College, Ashland, KY 

for purchase of equipment 

$143,000 Davis, Geoff 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Asnuntuck Community College, Enfield, CT for its manufacturing technology training program, which may 

include scholarships 

$143,000 Courtney, Joe Lieberman 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Assumption College, Worcester, MA, for the acquisition 

of educational equipment and information technology 

$143,000 Kennedy; Kerry 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Atlantic Cape Community College, Mays Landing, NJ for 

purchase of equipment for the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Center 

$381,000 LoBiondo, Frank A. Lautenberg; Menendez 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN for a math 

and science initiative 

$476,000 Tanner, John S. 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Barry University, Miami Shores, FL for curriculum development, to include the purchase of equipment $95,000 Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Barry University, Miami, FL for the Center for Community Service Initiatives, which may include equipment $167,000 Meek, Kendrick B.; Diaz-Balart, Lincoln 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Black Mountain Institute, Las Vegas, NV, for undergraduate and graduate instruction in literature, humanities, creative writing, translation and for international and study abroad programs $95,000 Reid 


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LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION—Continued 

Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, Bloomsburg, 

PA, for computer forensic science education programs 

$95,000 Specter 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Blue Mountain Community College, Hermiston, OR, for 

curriculum development, including purchase of equipment 

$285,000 Smith; Wyden 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Bowie State University, Bowie, MD for its nursing education program $333,000 Hoyer, Steny H. 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Brandeis University, Waltham, MA for its Key to the 

University program to teach research methods and pedagogy, which may include technology and equipment 

$319,000 Markey, Edward J. Kennedy; Kerry 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Breathitt Veterinary Center, Hopkinsville, KY for purchase of equipment $238,000 Whitfield, Ed 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Brevard County Community College, Cocoa, FL for 

equipment and technology 

$428,000 Weldon, Dave 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Briar Cliff University, Sioux City, IA for equipment $190,000 Harkin; Grassley 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Broward Community College, Ft. Lauderdale, FL for 

equipment and technology for its aviation degree program 

$190,000 Klein, Ron; Wasserman Schultz, Debbie 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Broward Community College, Ft. Lauderdale, FL for the 

Center for Preparedness, for education and training in emergency preparedness and response 

$357,000 Hastings, Alcee L. 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Buena Vista University, Storm Lake, IA, for support for 

students with disabilities 

$238,000 Harkin 


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Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

C.O.R.E. Philly, Philadelphia, PA for college preparation 

and scholarship assistance, which may include equipment 

$452,000 Fattah, Chaka 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Caldwell College, Caldwell, NJ to establish a doctoral 

program in Applied Behavioral Analysis to prepare students for leadership roles in developmental services, special education and mental health 

$238,000 Frelinghuysen, Rodney P. Lautenberg; Menendez 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Caldwell College, Caldwell, NJ, for an Autism Teacher 

Doctorate Program at the Center for Excellence in Teaching, which may include equipment for distance learning activities 

$238,000 Lautenberg; Menendez 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

California Baptist University, Riverside, CA for purchase 

of equipment 

$238,000 Calvert, Ken 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

California Maritime Academy, Vallejo, CA, for an emergency response training program, which may include 

the acquisition of software and technology 

$476,000 Feinstein 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

California State University, Fullerton, CA for Center for 

the Advancement of Teaching and Learning in Mathematics and Science 

$238,000 Royce, Edward R. 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

California State University, Fullerton, CA for the Vietnamese Language and Culture program, including 

purchase of equipment 

$238,000 Royce, Edward R. 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

California State University, San Bernardino- Palm 

Desert Campus, San Bernardino, CA for purchase of equipment 

$190,000 Bono Mack, Mary 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

California State University-Channel Islands, Camarillo, 

CA for development of a nursing program, including purchase of equipment 

$285,000 Gallegly, Elton; Capps, Lois 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

California State University-Stanislaus, Turlock, CA for 

its Promise Scholars Program to assist former foster care youth with transitioning to college 

$285,000 Cardoza, Dennis A. 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

California University of Pennsylvania, California, PA, for 

curriculum development and teacher training to enhance math and science instruction 

$95,000 Specter; Casey 


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LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION—Continued 

Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Campbell University, Buies Creek, NC for its Advancement for Underrepresented Minority Pharmacists and 

Pharmaceutical Scientists Program 

$262,000 Etheridge, Bob 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Canisius College, Buffalo, NY for its science education 

program, which may include equipment 

$285,000 Higgins, Brian; Slaughter, Louise McIntosh Schumer 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center, Cape 

Girardeau, MO, for equipment and technology upgrades, including the purchase of equipment 

$285,000 Bond 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Cedar Crest College, Allentown, PA for nursing curriculum development, including purchase of equipment $95,000 Dent, Charles W. 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Center for Education, Business, and the Arts, St. 

George, UT, for an educational program in business entrepreneurship at Dixie State College 

$95,000 Hatch 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Central Florida Community College, Ocala, FL for curriculum development, to include the purchase of 

equipment 

$238,000 Stearns, Cliff 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Central Piedmont Community College, Charlotte, NC for 

curriculum development at the Center for Integrated Emergency Response Training 

$95,000 Hayes, Robin 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Cerritos Colleg Foundation, Norwalk, CA to train students in closed captioning, which may include 

equipment 

$238,000 Sa ́nchez, Linda T. 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Cerritos College, Norwalk, CA to train students in 

closed captioning, which may include equipment 

$95,000 Napolitano, Grace F. 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Chabot College, Hayward, CA for a nursing program, 

which may include recruitment and retention activities 

$114,000 Stark, Fortney Pete 


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Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Cheyney University of Pennsylvania, Cheyney, PA, to develop model best practices in early childhood education, curriculum instruction and assessment $95,000 Specter 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Cheyney University, Cheyney, PA for equipment and 

technology upgrades 

$133,000 Sestak, Joe 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

City of Detroit, MI for an initiative to assist TANF recipients with attaining higher education, which may 

include scholarships 

$295,000 Conyers, Jr., John Levin; Stabenow 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Clackamas Community College, Oregon City, OR for a 

pilot project with the Oregon National Guard to provide career and education information to returning veterans 

$381,000 Hooley, Darlene 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Clark University, Worcester, MA, for information technology and educational equipment $190,000 Kennedy; Kerry 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Clayton College and State University, Morrow, GA for a 

Master of Arts in Archive program, which may include student scholarships and community outreach 

$285,000 Scott, David 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Cleary University, Howell, MI for the purchase of equipment $238,000 Rogers (MI), Mike Levin; Stabenow 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Cleveland Chiropractic College, Overland Park, KS, for 

curriculum development 

$190,000 Brownback 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Cleveland State Community College, Cleveland, TN for 

the Energy Efficient Residential Construction program, including curriculum development and purchase of equipment 

$328,000 Wamp, Zach 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Coe College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, for the Science and 

Technology Enhancement Initiative 

$476,000 Harkin; Grassley 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Coffeyville Community College, Coffeyville, KS, to establish an endowed scholarship program for Kansas 

residents 

$428,000 Brownback 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

College of Charleston, Charleston, SC for purchase of 

equipment 

$238,000 Brown, Jr., Henry E. 


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LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION—Continued 

Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, IL for curriculum development, to include the purchase of equipment $381,000 Roskam, Peter J. Durbin 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

College of Southern Idaho, Twin Falls, ID for curriculum 

development, to include the purchase of equipment 

$285,000 Simpson, Michael K. 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

College of Southern Maryland, La Plata, MD for its 

STEM program, which may include equipment 

$486,000 Hoyer, Steny H. Cardin 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

College of the Canyons, Santa Clarita, CA for the University Center Consortium $238,000 McKeon, Howard P. Buck 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Colorado State University—Pueblo, Pueblo, CO, for 

science, technology, engineering and mathematics programs, including equipment 

$143,000 Salazar 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Columbia College, Columbia, SC for its divergent learning program $190,000 Clyburn, James E. 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Community College of Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, PA 

for nursing, allied health and technical education programming 

$381,000 Peterson, John E.; Altmire, Jason 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Community College System of New Hampshire, Concord, 

NH for the Energy Services and Technology degree program at Lakes Region Community College, which may include equipment 

$190,000 Shea-Porter, Carol 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Connecticut State University System, Hartford, CT for 

nursing education programs 

$476,000 Murphy, Christopher S.; Courtney, Joe; DeLauro, 

Rosa L.; Larson, John B. 

Dodd; Lieberman 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Coppin State University School of Nursing, Baltimore, 

MD for its nursing education program, which may include equipment and technology 

$190,000 Cummings, Elijah E. Mikulski 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Cosumnes River College, Sacramento, CA for the 

GreenForce center, including outreach and recruitment of students for clean energy training 

$238,000 Matsui, Doris O. 


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Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Daniel Webster College, Nashua, NH, for technology upgrades, including the purchase of equipment $190,000 Sununu 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Danville Community College, Danville, VA for the Center 

for Advanced Manufacturing in Wood Products Technology 

$190,000 Goode, Jr., Virgil H. 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, to continue an interdisciplinary initiative on engineering and medicine, 

including the purchase of equipment 

$285,000 Gregg 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Deaf West Theater, North Hollywood, CA, for educational 

programming 

$238,000 Boxer 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Del Mar College, Corpus Christi, TX for curriculum development and the purchase of equipment, technology, and training materials for instruction in 

closed captioning 

$381,000 Ortiz, Solomon P. 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Delaware County Community College, Media, PA, for 

technology upgrades, including the purchase of equipment 

$95,000 Specter 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Delaware Valley Association for the Education of Young 

Children, Philadelphia, PA to prepare individuals for careers in early childhood education and to assist with certification, which may include equipment 

$152,000 Schwartz, Allyson Y. Casey 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

DeSales University, Center Valley, PA, for technology 

upgrades including the purchase of equipment 

$95,000 Specter; Casey 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Dickenson County Industrial Development Authority— 

The Dickenson Center for Education and Research, Clintwood, VA, for technology upgrades, including the purchase of equipment 

$95,000 Warner; Webb 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Dowling College, Oakdale, NY, to create and establish 

a school of Banking and Financial Services 

$190,000 Schumer 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA, for professional 

development and research training in computational sciences 

$95,000 Specter; Casey 


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LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION—Continued 

Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

East Central University, Ada, OK for curriculum development at the Economic Development Training and 

Education Center, including purchase of equipment 

$476,000 Cole, Tom 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL for purchase 

of equipment 

$190,000 Johnson, Timothy V. 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Eastern Iowa Community College, Davenport, IA, for the 

creation of a center on sustainable energy, including equipment 

$285,000 Harkin 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Eastern Maine Community College, Bangor, ME for upgrades and satellite locations for science laboratories, including purchase of equipment $295,000 Michaud, Michael H. 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI for its 

DREAMS teacher training initiative, which may include scholarships 

$285,000 Dingell, John D.; Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. Levin; Stabenow 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Eastern Shore Community College, Virginia Beach, VA 

for purchase of equipment 

$190,000 Drake, Thelma D. 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Eastern University, St. Davids, PA, for an initiative to 

increase minority access to higher education 

$95,000 Specter 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, Edinboro, PA, for a 

nursing education program and equipment acquisition 

$95,000 Specter 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Edison College, Punta Gorda, FL for its nursing education program $105,000 Mahoney, Tim 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the Senate, Boston, 

MA, for the planning and design of a building and may include support for an endowment 

$5,813,000 Kerry; Byrd; Harkin; Durbin; Mikulski; Dodd 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Elgin Community College, Elgin, IL for its automotive 

training program 

$100,000 Foster, Bill 


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Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Elizabethtown College, Elizabethtown, PA, for technology 

infrastructure upgrades and acquisition 

$95,000 Specter; Casey 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Elmira College, Elmira, NY for technology upgrades $428,000 Kuhl, Jr., John R. Randy Schumer 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Emerson College, Boston, MA, for educational equipment and technology infrastructure $95,000 Kennedy; Kerry 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Emmanuel College, Boston, MA, for educational equipment and technology infrastructure $309,000 Kennedy; Kerry 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Emporia State University, Emporia, KS for purchase of 

equipment for the Bioscience Department 

$190,000 Moran, Jerry 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Endicott College, Beverly, MA, for expansion of higher 

education programs 

$190,000 Kennedy; Kerry 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Farmingdale State College, Farmingdale, NY to develop 

green building curriculum, which may include equipment 

$357,000 Israel, Steve 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Finger Lakes Community College, Canandaigua, NY for 

equipment and technology upgrades for science laboratories in Newark, New York 

$238,000 Walsh, James T.; Kuhl, Jr., John R. Randy; 

Arcuri, Michael A. 

Schumer 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Florida Campus Compact, Tallahassee, FL for a project 

to enhance service learning on campuses throughout Florida, which may include equipment, lodging, and travel 

$190,000 Boyd, Allen Bill Nelson 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Florida Gulf Coast University, Ft. Myers, FL for establishment of the Coastal Watershed Institute $333,000 Mack, Connie 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Ft. Valley State University, Ft. Valley, FL for recruitment 

and training projects for STEM-related programs 

$95,000 Bishop, Jr., Sanford D. 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Gadsden State Community College, Gadsden, AL for 

technology upgrades 

$95,000 Aderholt, Robert B. 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Gateway Community and Technical College, Ft. Mitchell, 

KY for the Center for Advanced Manufacturing, including purchase of equipment 

$95,000 Davis, Geoff 


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LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION—Continued 

Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

George C. Wallace State Community College— 

Hanceville, Hanceville, AL for technology upgrades 

$95,000 Aderholt, Robert B. 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

George Meany Center for Labor Studies- the National 

Labor College, Silver Spring, MD, for curriculum development 

$476,000 Harkin 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

George Washington University, Washington, DC, to provide DC public school students opportunities to pursue health professions careers $141,000 Hatch 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Germanna Community College, Fredericksburg, VA for a 

nurse training initiative, including purchase of equipment 

$285,000 Wittman, Robert J. 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Grace College and Seminary, Winona Lake, IN for curriculum development for a distance learning program, including the purchase of equipment and 

technology 

$95,000 Souder, Mark E. 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Green River Community College, Auburn, WA, for support of the Computer Reporting Technologies program $285,000 Murray 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Grossmont College, El Cajon, CA for nursing programs, 

including purchase of equipment 

$190,000 Hunter, Duncan 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Hawaii Community College, Waipahu, HI, to provide 

cultural education 

$190,000 Inouye 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Henry Kuualoha Giugni Archives, University of Hawaii, 

Honolulu, HI, for cultural education 

$238,000 Inouye; Akaka 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Hillsborough Community College, Tampa, FL for curriculum development and the purchase of equipment 

for the Veterinary Technology program 

$476,000 Putnam, Adam H. Bill Nelson 


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Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Housatonic Community College, Bridgeport, CT for the 

Middle College Program 

$285,000 Shays, Christopher Dodd; Lieberman 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Houston Community College, Houston, TX, for curriculum development and purchase of equipment for 

the Accelerated Nursing Proficiency Center 

$190,000 Hutchison 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Huntingdon College Institute, Montgomery, AL, for 

teacher training and purchase of equipment 

$190,000 Sessions 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Huston Tillotson University, Austin, TX for math and 

science education initiative 

$143,000 Doggett, Lloyd 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Hutchinson Community College, Hutchinson, KS for 

technology upgrades 

$238,000 Moran, Jerry 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

I-LEAD, Inc., Reading, PA for the College Without Walls 

program, including purchase of equipment 

$143,000 Gerlach, Jim 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Illinois College, Jacksonville, IL for a teacher preparation program, including curriculum development $190,000 LaHood, Ray 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Immaculata University, Immaculata, PA, for nursing 

education programs 

$95,000 Specter; Casey 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Indian Hills Community College and Kirkwood Community College, Eddyville, IA for online biofuels curriculum and assessment tools for instructors $476,000 Loebsack, David 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA, for 

curriculum development for a mine safety course and research on use of mine maps 

$95,000 Specter; Casey 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Institute of American Indian Arts, Sante Fe, NM for a 

distance education program 

$362,000 Udall, Tom 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Iowa Central Community College, Ft. Dodge, IA for the 

Advanced Manufacturing Training Center, including purchase of mobile laboratory equipment 

$333,000 Latham, Tom Harkin; Grassley 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana, Bloomington, 

IN for a center for mathematics and science at the Bloomington Region campus 

$381,000 Hill, Baron P. 


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LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION—Continued 

Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana, Gary, IN for a 

center on logistics, distribution, and transportation at the Northwest Region campus 

$381,000 Visclosky, Peter J. 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Jacksonville State University Canyon Center, Jacksonville, AL for a science initiative, including curriculum 

development 

$95,000 Aderholt, Robert B. 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Jobs for Mississippi Graduates, Inc., Jackson, MS, for 

Reaching Up for Success dropout prevention program 

$95,000 Cochran; WIcker 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Kent State University Stark Campus, North Canton, OH 

for the First Year Access and Success Program 

$333,000 Regula, Ralph 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Keuka College, Keuka Park, NY for technology upgrades $190,000 Kuhl, Jr., John R. Randy 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Keystone College, La Plume, PA, for technology upgrades including the purchase of equipment $95,000 Specter 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

King’s College, Wilkes-Barre, PA for the mass communications program $181,000 Kanjorski, Paul E. Casey 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

La Sierra University, Riverside, CA for the Building 

Science Capacity Initiative, including purchase of equipment 

$143,000 Calvert, Ken 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Lackawanna College, Scranton, PA, for technology upgrades, including the purchase of equipment $95,000 Specter; Casey 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Lafayette College, Easton, PA, for technology upgrades, 

including the purchase of equipment 

$95,000 Specter 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Lake City Community College, Lake City, FL for the 

Math for College and Career Excellence program 

$95,000 Crenshaw, Ander Bill Nelson 


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Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Lakeland Community College, Kirtland, OH for health 

information technology curriculum development and purchase of associated equipment 

$333,000 LaTourette, Steven C. Brown; Voinovich 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Lakeshore Technical College, Cleveland, WI, for the purchase of equipment $238,000 Petri, Thomas E. Kohl 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Lane Community College, Eugene, OR, for a nursing 

program, which may include equipment 

$333,000 DeFazio, Peter A. Wyden 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Lehigh Career & Technical Institute, Schnecksville, PA 

for purchase of equipment 

$209,000 Dent, Charles W. 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, to develop programming for a Center for Developing Urban Educational 

Leaders 

$95,000 Specter; Casey 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

LeMoyne College, Syracuse, NY for purchase of equipment at the Biological and Life Sciences laboratories $428,000 Walsh, James T. Schumer 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Lincoln University, Lincoln University, PA, to support a 

distance learning initiative, including the purchase of equipment 

$95,000 Specter 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Lyndon State College, Lyndonville, VT, for a center for 

rural students 

$333,000 Leahy 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Macomb Community College, Warren, MI for curriculum 

development for an Associate of Applied Science degree in Energy Management 

$333,000 Levin, Sander M.; Miller, Candice S. 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Mansfield University of Pennsylvania, Mansfield, PA, for 

nursing education programs, including the purchase of equipment 

$95,000 Specter 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Marian College, Fond du Lac, WI, for a collaborative 

abilities-based Master’s program in nursing education, to include the purchase of equipment 

$190,000 Petri, Thomas E. Kohl 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Maricopa County Community College, Tempe, AZ for the 

Bilingual Nursing Program at Gateway South Mountain Community College 

$285,000 Pastor, Ed 


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LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION—Continued 

Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Marshall University Research Corporation, Huntington, 

WV for the College of Information Technology and Engineering, which may include equipment 

$257,000 Rahall, II, Nick J. 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Marshall University Research Corporation, Huntington, 

WV for the Visualization Resource Center, which may include equipment 

$257,000 Rahall, II, Nick J. 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Marywood University, Scranton, PA, for campus-based 

autism education programs 

$95,000 Specter; Casey 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

McNeese State University, Lake Charles, LA, to provide 

professional development to improve student writing 

$190,000 Landrieu; Vitter 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Mesa Community College, Mesa, AZ for the Online Registered Nurse certification program, which may include equipment $119,000 Mitchell, Harry E. 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Metropolitan State University, St. Paul, MN for nurse 

education programs 

$466,000 McCollum, Betty Klobuchar; Coleman 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Miami University, Oxford, OH for purchase of equipment $381,000 Chabot, Steve Brown; Voinovich 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Michigan Community College Association, Lansing, MI, 

for an alternative energy training initiative 

$1,617,000 Stabenow; Levin 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Mid-American Christian University, Oklahoma City, OK 

for a teacher training initiative 

$285,000 Cole, Tom 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

MidAmerican Nazarene University, for technology acquisition to expand distance education for teachers in 

western Kansas, including the purchase of equipment 

$143,000 Brownback 


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Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN for 

a math and science education teacher training initiative, which may include equipment, technology and scholarships 

$476,000 Gordon, Bart Alexander 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Midland College, Midland, TX for technology upgrades, 

including purchase of equipment 

$285,000 Conaway, K. Michael Cornyn 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Midland Independent School District, Midland, TX for a 

teacher training initiative in conjunction with Texas Mathworks 

$95,000 Conaway, K. Michael 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Millikin University, Decatur, IL, for a nursing training 

program 

$476,000 Durbin 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, St. Paul, MN 

for career and education services to veterans, National Guard members and reservists 

$951,000 Walz, Timothy J.; Ramstad, Jim Coleman; Klobuchar 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

MiraCosta College Foundation, Oceanside, CA for nursing programs, including curriculum development $238,000 Issa, Darrell E. 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Mississippi State University, Meridian, MS for purchase 

of equipment at the Riley Center for Education and Performing Arts 

$285,000 Pickering, Charles W. Chip 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Mississippi Valley State University, Itta Bena, MS for 

science and math education programs, which may include curriculum development 

$390,000 Thompson, Bennie G. Cochran 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Missouri State University, Springfield, MO, for equipment and technology upgrades, including the purchase of equipment $476,000 Bond 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Missouri Western State University, St. Joseph, MO for 

purchase of equipment at the Institute for Industrial and Applied Life Sciences 

$285,000 Graves, Sam 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Mohawk Valley Community College, Utica, NY for an 

aircraft maintenance certificate program, which may include equipment 

$238,000 Arcuri, Michael A. 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Montclair State College, Upper Montclair, NJ, for a Minority Teacher Recruitment, Development and Retention program $190,000 Lautenberg; Menendez 


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LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION—Continued 

Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ for a STEM 

teacher training program, which may include technology and equipment 

$190,000 Pascrell, Jr., Bill Lautenberg; Menendez 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Montgomery County Community College, Blue Bell, PA, 

for curriculum development and equipment acquisition to support a health services initiative 

$95,000 Specter 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Morehouse College, Atlanta, GA, to establish a research 

initiative to improve college graduation rates of minority males 

$95,000 Lewis, John Chambliss; Isakson 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Mott Community College, Flint, MI, for the Center for 

Advanced Manufacturing 

$190,000 Levin; Stabenow 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Mount Aloysius College, Cresson, PA, for college preparation programs $95,000 Specter; Casey 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA, for a civic engagement and service learning program $95,000 Specter; Casey 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Murray State University, Hopkinsville, KY, to purchase 

equipment for the Breathitt Veterinary Clinic 

$95,000 Bunning 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Nazareth College, Rochester, NY for the purchase of 

equipment at the Center for Math and Science Education 

$238,000 Walsh, James T. Schumer 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Nevada State College, Henderson, NV for nursing programs, including the purchase of equipment $428,000 Porter, Jon C. 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Nevada State College, Henderson, NV, for teacher preparation programs $285,000 Reid 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Nevada Volunteers, Fallon, NV, to expand service-learning programs $238,000 Reid 


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Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

New College, Sarasota, FL for digital collections at the 

Jane Bancroft Cook Library 

$95,000 Buchanan, Vern Bill Nelson 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

New Mexico Military Institute, Roswell, NM, for a Native 

American criminal justice program, including scholarships 

$190,000 Pearce, Stevan 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

North Arkansas College, Harrison, AR for purchase of 

equipment 

$190,000 Boozman, John Lincoln; Pryor 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

North Central Missouri College, Trenton, MO, for technology upgrades, including the purchase of equipment for the Allied Health building $1,522,000 Bond 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

North Dakota State College of Science, Wahpeton, ND, 

for a Center for Nanoscience Technology Training 

$951,000 Pomeroy, Earl Dorgan; Conrad 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

North Florida Community College, Madison, FL for purchase of equipment $143,000 Crenshaw, Ander Bill Nelson 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Northampton Community College, Bethlehem, PA, for 

technology and equipment upgrades and acquisition 

$95,000 Specter 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Northeast Community College, Norfolk, NE, for improved 

access to postsecondary educational opportunities, including distance learning and other equipment 

$761,000 Fortenberry, Jeff Ben Nelson; Hagel 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, Green Bay, WI 

for the Weld Training Center, which may include equipment 

$314,000 Kagen, Steve 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Northern Arizona University, Yuma, AZ for student support services and community outreach programs $128,000 Grijalva, Rau ́ l M. 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Northwest Nazarene University, Nampa, Idaho, for technology upgrades, including the purchase of equipment $190,000 Crapo; Craig 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Northwestern State University of Louisiana, 

Natchitoches, LA for technology upgrades 

$381,000 McCrery, Jim Landrieu 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Oakland University, Rochester, MI for the Institute of 

Radio Frequency Electronics and Nanoelectronics, including purchase of equipment 

$95,000 Knollenberg, Joe 


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LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION—Continued 

Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Oklahoma State University, Okmulgee, OK for a wildlife 

technician program at the Okmulgee campus, which may include equipment 

$238,000 Boren, Dan 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Oregon Institute of Technology, Klamath Falls, OR for 

the purchase of technology and equipment at the Health Informatics Simulation Laboratory 

$285,000 Walden, Greg; Wu, David Wyden; Smith 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Our Lady of the Lake University, San Antonio, TX for a 

science, technology, engineering and math teacher training program 

$285,000 Gonzalez, Charles A. 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Palm Beach Community College, Lake Worth, FL for 

equipment and technology 

$285,000 Hastings, Alcee L.; Klein, Ron Bill Nelson 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Peninsula College, Port Angeles, WA for the purchase of 

technology and equipment 

$476,000 Dicks, Norman D. Murray; Cantwell 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Pennsylvania Highlands Community College, Johnstown, 

PA, for technology and equipment upgrades and acquisition 

$95,000 Specter 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, KS for equipment 

and technology for the College of Technology 

$285,000 Boyda, Nancy E. 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Plymouth State University, Plymouth, NH, for a collaborative research institute for sustainable rural economies $190,000 Gregg 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Point Park University, Pittsburgh, PA, for technology upgrades including the purchase of equipment $95,000 Specter 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Polk Community College, Winter Haven, FL for curriculum development and the purchase of equipment $718,000 Putnam, Adam H. Bill Nelson 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Portland State University, Portland, OR for the Science 

Research Teaching Center, which may include equipment and technology 

$333,000 Wu, David; Walden, Greg; Hooley, Darlene Wyden; Smith 


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Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

ProLiteracy Worldwide, Syracuse, NY to develop a comprehensive model adult literacy curriculum $238,000 Walsh, James T. 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Pulaski Technical College, North Little Rock, AR for 

transportation education programs, which may include equipment 

$214,000 Snyder, Vic 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Queens College Center for Jewish Studies, Flushing, NY 

for student training, civic education and cultural outreach 

$285,000 Ackerman, Gary L. Schumer 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Queens College, Flushing, NY for a math teacher preparation program $190,000 Weiner, Anthony D. Schumer 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Quinsigamond Community College, Worcester, MA for 

educational and regional workforce development, which may include equipment 

$238,000 McGovern, James P. Kennedy; Kerry 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Quinsigamond Community College, Worcester, MA, for 

the procurement of educational equipment and information technology to support academic expansion 

$143,000 Kennedy; Kerry 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Richmond Community College, Hamlet, NC for purchase 

of equipment 

$428,000 Hayes, Robin 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Rockford College, Rockford, IL for technology upgrades 

and purchase of equipment 

$238,000 Manzullo, Donald A. Durbin 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Round Rock Higher Education Center, Round Rock, TX 

to establish a nursing program, including purchase of equipment 

$476,000 Carter, John R. 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Rutgers University School of Law, Camden, NJ for financial assistance to students participating in the 

pro bono community service program 

$428,000 Andrews, Robert E. 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Rutgers University, Camden, NJ, for the Camden Children’s Initiative, which may include scholarships 

and fellowships 

$95,000 Lautenberg; Menendez 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Salem State College, Salem, MA for a nursing education program, which may include equipment and 

technology 

$224,000 Tierney, John F. 


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LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION—Continued 

Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Salish Kootenai College, Pablo, MT for curriculum development $238,000 Rehberg, Dennis R. Baucus; Tester 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

San Jose State University Research Foundation, San 

Jose, CA for a Center for Migration Studies 

$190,000 Lofgren, Zoe 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Sauk Valley Community College, Sauk, IL for occupational training programs, which may include equipment $76,000 Foster, Bill 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

School of New Resources, College of New Rochelle, 

Bronx, NY for technology upgrades for its Co-op City campus 

$167,000 Crowley, Joseph 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Schultz Center for Teaching and Leadership, Jacksonville, FL for the Florida ESOL E-Learning Network, including purchase of equipment $190,000 Crenshaw, Ander 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Seattle University, Seattle, WA for its Fostering Scholars 

Program, including student scholarships 

$285,000 McDermott, Jim Cantwell 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Security on Campus, Inc., King of Prussia, PA, for development and implementation of a sexual assault 

awareness and training program 

$24,000 Specter 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Sedgwick County Government, KS, to establish an advanced education in general dentistry residency program $476,000 Brownback 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Seminole State College, Seminole, OK, for a distance 

learning program and technology upgrades, including the purchase of equipment 

$95,000 Inhofe 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Siena Heights University, Adrian, WI for a nursing initiative, including purchase of equipment $428,000 Walberg, Tim Levin; Stabenow 


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Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Simmons College of Kentucky, Louisville, KY for community outreach and research, which may include 

equipment 

$190,000 Yarmuth, John A. 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Sitting Bull College, Ft. Yates, ND, for a Student 

Record and Data Management System 

$238,000 Dorgan; Conrad 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, 

MO for technology upgrades 

$333,000 Emerson, Jo Ann 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Southeastern Illinois College, Harrisburg, IL to develop 

a mining and mine safety curriculum 

$190,000 Shimkus, John 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, 

Edwardsville, IL for purchase of equipment at the SIAM Center 

$238,000 Shimkus, John 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Southern Oregon University, Ashland, OR, for technology 

infrastructure and equipment acquisition 

$285,000 Smith; Wyden 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Southern Utah University, Cedar City, UT, to enhance 

the academic skills and training of science teachers in rural Utah, including the purchase of equipment 

$95,000 Hatch 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Southwestern Oregon Community College, Coos Bay, OR 

for its Collaborative Relevant Education and Applied Technologies for Economic Development Program, which may include metals fabrication equipment and upgrades 

$143,000 DeFazio, Peter A. Wyden 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Spelman College, Atlanta, GA, for programs to recruit 

and increase graduate rates for students pursuing science, mathematics, or dual-engineering degrees 

$95,000 Lewis, John Chambliss; Isakson 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

St. Bonaventure University, St. Bonaventure, NY for 

purchase of equipment 

$95,000 Kuhl, Jr., John R. Randy Schumer 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

St. Bonaventure University, St. Bonaventure, NY for 

technology upgrades 

$285,000 Kuhl, Jr., John R. Randy Schumer 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

St. Bonaventure University, St. Bonaventure, NY, for the 

Father Mychal Judge program, which may include student scholarships and travel costs for student exchanges and visiting professorships 

$285,000 Schumer 


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LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION—Continued 

Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

St. Clair County Community College, Port Huron, MI for 

development of a degree program in alternative energy 

$190,000 Miller, Candice S. 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

St. Francis College, Brooklyn, NY for its Project Access 

initiative, which may include equipment 

$285,000 Towns, Edolphus Schumer 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

St. John Fisher College, Rochester, NY for purchase of 

equipment at the Wegmans School of Pharmacy 

$285,000 Kuhl, Jr., John R. Randy Schumer 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

St. Louis Community College, St. Louis, MO for education and training programs at its Harrison Education Center $190,000 Clay, Wm. Lacy 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

St. Mary’s College of Maryland, St. Mary’s City, MD for 

its College 101 Program to increase the participation of minority students in math and science 

$143,000 Hoyer, Steny H. Cardin 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

St. Mary’s University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, for 

technology upgrades, including the purchase of equipment 

$190,000 Coleman; Klobuchar 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

St. Petersburg College, Clearwater, FL for a health care 

informatics education initiative, which may include the purchase of equipment and technology 

$95,000 Young, C. W. Bill 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

St. Vincent College, Latrobe, PA, for educational programs, including the purchase of equipment $95,000 Specter 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

State University of New York at Canton, Canton, NY for 

purchase of equipment 

$143,000 McHugh, John M. Schumer 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

State University of New York College at Cortland, 

Cortland, NY for a civic engagement and leadership program 

$247,000 Arcuri, Michael A. 


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Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

State University of New York College of Environmental 

Science and Forestry, Syracuse, NY for purchase of equipment 

$238,000 Walsh, James T. Schumer 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Stony Brook University School of Journalism, Stony 

Brook, NY for a partnership program to teach scientists how to effectively communicate with the public and the press 

$214,000 Israel, Steve; Bishop, Timothy H. 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, PA, for science 

laboratory technology, including the purchase of equipment 

$95,000 Specter; Casey 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Sustain Hawaii, Honolulu, HI for the interdisciplinary 

Center of Excellence in Island Resiliency and Climate Policy, which may include curriculum development, stipends, and equipment 

$190,000 Abercrombie, Neil 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX for the Center for 

the Study of Addiction 

$95,000 Neugebauer, Randy 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX, for curriculum 

development and technology upgrades, including the purchase of equipment 

$143,000 Hutchison 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Tougaloo College, Tougaloo, MS, for applied undergraduate level community based research programs 

and partnerships 

$285,000 Cochran 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Trident Technical College, Charleston, SC for the nursing education program $190,000 Clyburn, James E. 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Trinity University, San Antonio, TX for curriculum development for the Educators Technology Teaching Laboratory, to include the purchase of equipment $285,000 Smith, Lamar 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Troy University, Montgomery, AL, for technology upgrades, including the purchase of equipment $238,000 Sessions; Shelby 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Truckee Meadows Community College, Reno, NV, for recruiting, mentoring and providing supportive services $285,000 Reid 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Turtle Mountain Community College, Belcourt, ND, to 

expand its Nursing Program, including equipment 

$476,000 Dorgan; Conrad 


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LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION—Continued 

Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL for curriculum development $190,000 Rogers (AL), Mike 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Union Graduate College, Schenectady, NY, for program 

support of a Masters degree in Emerging Energy Systems 

$285,000 Schumer 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

University of Alaska, Anchorage, AK, to continue the 

Alaska science and engineering program for Alaska students 

$999,000 Murkowski 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ for the Disability Resource Center to provide instruction and support to 

disabled veterans to ensure academic success 

$238,000 Grijalva, Rau ́ l M. 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, for the Integrative 

Medicine in Residency program 

$476,000 Harkin 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

University of Arkansas at Little Rock, AR for a nursing 

education program, which may include equipment 

$71,000 Snyder, Vic Lincoln; Pryor 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

University of Central Florida, Department of Political 

Science, Orlando, FL for the Lou Frey Institute of Politics 

$333,000 Keller, Ric Bill Nelson 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

University of Guam Marine Laboratory, Mangilao, GU for 

equipment 

$143,000 Bordallo, Madeleine Z. 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

University of Hawaii at Hilo Clinical Pharmacy Training 

Program, Hilo, HI, for clinical pharmacy training program and applied rural science program 

$951,000 Inouye; Akaka 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

University of Hawaii School of Law, Honolulu, HI, for 

health policy center 

$238,000 Inouye 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

University of Idaho College of Engineering, Moscow, ID 

to develop a mining and mine safety curriculum, including purchase of equipment 

$238,000 Sali, Bill 


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Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

University of Maine, Orono, ME, for technology upgrades, including the purchase of equipment $285,000 Snowe; Collins 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

University of Maryland, College Park, MD for a public 

service fellowship program 

$951,000 Hoyer, Steny H.; Bartlett, Roscoe G. Mikulski; Cardin 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, North Dartmouth, MA for the Center for Regenerative Biomaterials $95,000 Frank, Barney Kennedy; Kerry 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

University of Montana, Missoula, MT, to establish the 

Institute for Leadership and Public Service to fulfill the purposes of the Mansfield Center, including the creation of an endowment 

$238,000 Tester 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

University of Montevallo, Montevallo, AL for technology 

upgrades 

$190,000 Aderholt, Robert B.; Cramer, Jr., Robert E. (Bud) 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

University of New Hampshire, Manchester, NH, for technology upgrades, including the purchase of equipment $238,000 Sununu 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM for the 

American Indian Language Policy Research and Teacher Training Center 

$190,000 Wilson, Heather 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Colorado, for 

professional development at the National Center on Severe & Sensory Disabilities 

$285,000 Allard 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA for recruitment and enrollment of school administrators, which 

may include scholarships and equipment 

$48,000 Braley, Bruce L. Grassley 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA, for equipment $476,000 Harkin; Grassley 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

University of Pittsburgh at Bradford, Bradford, PA for 

establishment of the Energy Institute 

$238,000 Peterson, John E. 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, to support a 

Center for Global Value and Innovation Networks 

$95,000 Specter; Casey 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

University of Scranton, Scranton, PA, for a health profession education and training initiative $95,000 Specter; Casey 


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LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION—Continued 

Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

University of South Dakota, Vermilion, SD, for equipment and wiring for the Research, Education and 

Economic Development Network 

$381,000 Johnson 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

University of South Dakota, Vermilion, SD, for graduate 

programs on the digital preservation of recorded oral histories 

$409,000 Johnson 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

University of Southern Maine, Portland, ME, for technology upgrades, including the purchase of equipment $333,000 Snowe; Collins 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS for 

curriculum and professional development 

$262,000 Taylor, Gene Cochran; Wicker 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

University of Tennessee, Martin, TN for a STEM initiative, which may include equipment $143,000 Tanner, John S. 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX for purchase of equipment $143,000 Barton, Joe 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, for distance 

learning for community of caring schools, including technology upgrade and purchase of equipment 

$95,000 Hatch 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

University of Virginia Center for Politics, Charlottesville, 

VA for the Youth Leadership Initiative 

$285,000 Goode, Jr., Virgil H. 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

University of Washington, Bothell, WA for nursing education program $333,000 Inslee, Jay; McDermott, Jim Cantwell 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

University of Wisconsin—Platteville, Platteville, WI, for 

program support for entrepreneurial education 

$285,000 Kohl 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, Oshkosh, WI for the 

Center for the Advancement of Sustainable Processes and Environmental Research, including the purchase of equipment 

$95,000 Petri, Thomas E. 


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Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, Green Bay, WI, for a 

comprehensive academic enrichment program to prepare low-income and first-generation high school students for college 

$285,000 Kohl 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Upper Iowa University, Fayette, IA, for equipment $238,000 Harkin 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Urban College of Boston, MA, to support higher education programs serving low-income and minority 

students 

$714,000 Kennedy 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Utah Valley University, Orem, UT, to improve education 

and training programs for nursing graduates, including the purchase of equipment 

$285,000 Bennett; Hatch 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Valley City State University, Valley City, ND, for a Center for Technology and Engineering Education $381,000 Dorgan; Conrad 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Vanguard University, Costa Mesa, CA for science, math, 

and nursing education and training, to include the purchase of equipment 

$190,000 Rohrabacher, Dana 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Vincennes University, Vincennes, IN to purchase technology and equipment $381,000 Ellsworth, Brad Lugar 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Virginia Department of Correctional Education—Workforce and Community Transition Training for Incarcerated Youth Offenders Program, Richmond, VA, to 

improve access to postsecondary education for incarcerated individuals 

$95,000 Webb 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Virginia Foundation for Community College Education— 

Great Expectations Program, Richmond, VA, to improve access to postsecondary education for foster care youth 

$95,000 Webb; Warner 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Voices of September 11th, New Canaan, CT, for graduate education on digital archiving in relationship to 

the 9/11 Living Memorial Project 

$285,000 Dodd; Lieberman 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Waldorf College, Forest City, IA for purchase of library 

materials and equipment relating to teacher training programs 

$95,000 Latham, Tom Grassley 


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LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION—Continued 

Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Walsh University, North Canton, OH for curriculum development $333,000 Regula, Ralph 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Washington & Jefferson College, Washington, PA, for 

science education outreach programs 

$95,000 Specter 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Waubonsee Community College, Sugar Grove, IL for a 

computer training program 

$238,000 Foster, Bill 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Waubonsee Community College, Sugar Grove, IL for an 

automotive technology occupational training program, which may include equipment and technology 

$143,000 Foster, Bill 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Webster University, St. Louis, MO for a nursing education program, which may include scholarships $262,000 Carnahan, Russ 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston, MA for a 

nanotechnology laboratory, which may include equipment 

$190,000 Capuano, Michael E.; Lynch, Stephen F. Kennedy; Kerry 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

West Chester University, West Chester, PA, for technology infrastructure upgrades and acquisition $95,000 Specter; Casey 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

West Liberty State College, West Liberty, WV for technology and equipment $95,000 Mollohan, Alan B. 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Western Kentucky University Research Foundation, 

Bowling Green, KY, for technology upgrades, including the purchase of equipment 

$2,379,000 McConnell 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Western Oklahoma State College, Altus, OK for equipment upgrades in nursing programs $190,000 Lucas, Frank D. 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Western Oklahoma State College, Altus, OK, for technology upgrades, including the purchase of equipment $95,000 Inhofe 


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Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Wheelock College, Boston, MA, for continued development of science programs for K-12 teachers $95,000 Kennedy; Kerry 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

White Mountains Community College, Berlin, NH for the 

commercial driver license training program, which may include equipment 

$243,000 Hodes, Paul W. 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Wildlife Conservation Society, Bronx, NY for recruitment 

and training of science teachers, which may include curriculum development and scholarships 

$143,000 Serrano, Jose ́; Lowey, Nita M. Schumer 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

William Jewell College, Liberty, MO, for purchase of 

equipment 

$190,000 Graves, Sam 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Wilson College, Chambersburg, PA, for science laboratory equipment acquisition $95,000 Specter 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and 

Universities, Madison, WI, for consolidated administrative support functions for independent colleges and universities 

$285,000 Petri, Thomas E. Kohl 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Wofford College, Spartanburg, SC, for technology upgrades, including the purchase of equipment $285,000 Graham 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Year Up Providence, Providence, RI, for a bridge to career and college program $571,000 Reed 

Department of Education Higher Education (includes 

FIPSE) 

Zane State College, Zanesville, OH for curriculum development, which may include equipment $200,000 Space, Zachary T. Brown; Voinovich 

Department of Education Rehabilitation Services & Disability Research Access Living, Chicago, IL for a program to assist dis- abled veterans with reintegrating into society $95,000 Schakowsky, Janice D. Department of Education Rehabilitation Services & Disability Research Adelphi University, Garden City, NY for assessments, training and intervention for individuals with complex communication needs, which may include 

equipment 

$262,000 McCarthy, Carolyn Schumer 

Department of Education Rehabilitation Services & Disability Research Alaska Adaptive Recreation Alliance, Anchorage, AK, for programs to provide adaptive and therapeutic recreation to disabled in Alaska $571,000 Murkowski 


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LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION—Continued 

Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Education Rehabilitation Services & Disability Research Alaska Statewide Independent Living Council, Anchor- age, AK, for independent living programs for rural 

and remote areas 

$285,000 Murkowski 

Department of Education Rehabilitation Services & Disability Research Arc of New London County, Norwich, CT, for adult voca- tional training $238,000 Dodd; Lieberman Department of Education Rehabilitation Services & Disability Research Best Buddies Maryland, Baltimore, MD for mentoring programs for persons with intellectual disabilities $190,000 Hoyer, Steny H. Department of Education Rehabilitation Services & Disability Research Bethany College, Bethany, WV for the Autism Center and Sensory Classroom in the Hurl Education Center $81,000 Mollohan, Alan B. Department of Education Rehabilitation Services & Disability Research Cumberland Perry Association for Retarded Citizens, Carlisle, PA, to support educational programming for 

young adults with disabilities 

$95,000 Specter 

Department of Education Rehabilitation Services & Disability Research Enable America, Inc., Tampa, Florida, for civic/citizen- ship demonstration project for disabled adults $571,000 Harkin Department of Education Rehabilitation Services & Disability Research Jewish Foundation for Group Homes, Rockville, MD for transitional services for young adults with developmental disabilities $143,000 Van Hollen, Chris Department of Education Rehabilitation Services & Disability Research Lighthouse International, New York, NY for online ac- cessible interactive lessons for health care providers 

who work with individuals with visual impairments 

$176,000 Maloney, Carolyn B. Schumer 

Department of Education Rehabilitation Services & Disability Research Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL for a pro- gram for disabled veterans, including education, 

counseling, and therapy, which may include scholarships and research 

$381,000 Costello, Jerry F. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF)—Child Abuse Prevention 

Addison County Parent/Child Center, Middlebury, 

Vermont, to support and expand parental education activities 

$238,000 Sanders 


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Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF)—Child Abuse Prevention 

Anchorage’s Promise, Anchorage, AK, for a child mentoring and support program $109,000 Murkowski 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF)—Child Abuse Prevention 

Athens-Limestone County, Athens, AL for its children’s 

advocacy center 

$48,000 Cramer, Jr., Robert E. (Bud) 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF)—Child Abuse Prevention 

Catholic Community Services, Juneau, AK, to implement 

child abuse delivery programs in Southeast Alaska 

$381,000 Murkowski 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF)—Child Abuse Prevention 

County of Contra Costa, Martinez, CA for an initiative 

for children and adolescents exposed to domestic violence 

$428,000 Tauscher, Ellen O.; Miller, George; McNerney, 

Jerry 

Boxer 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF)—Child Abuse Prevention 

Crisis Shelter of Lawrence County, New Castle, PA, for 

abuse victim services 

$95,000 Specter; Casey 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF)—Child Abuse Prevention 

Family and Children Services Division of Clark County 

Department of Job and Family Services, Springfield, OH for training, support and program management for child and adolsecent trauma issues 

$95,000 Hobson, David L. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF)—Child Abuse Prevention 

Family Resource Center, St. Louis, MO for its Child 

Abuse Reduction Pilot Program 

$285,000 Carnahan, Russ 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF)—Child Abuse Prevention 

Jeffrey Foundation, Los Angeles, CA for child care food 

and other services for special needs children 

$105,000 Watson, Diane E. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF)—Child Abuse Prevention 

Olive Crest, Las Vegas, NV for the Strong Families, 

Safe Kids program 

$190,000 Porter, Jon C.; Berkley, Shelley 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF)—Child Abuse Prevention 

Women’s Center of San Joaquin County, Stockton, CA 

for children’s advocacy, crisis intervention, counseling, and other services for children who are victims of sexual assault 

$238,000 McNerney, Jerry 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF)—Child Abuse Prevention 

Young Women’s Resource Center, Des Moines, IA for a 

child sexual abuse prevention training program 

$200,000 Boswell, Leonard L. Harkin 


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LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION—Continued 

Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF)—Social Services 

180 Turning Lives Around, Inc., Hazlet, NJ for its child 

and teen violence reduction and treatment project 

$238,000 Pallone, Jr., Frank 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF)—Social Services 

A+ For Abstinence, Waynesboro, PA, for abstinence 

education and related services 

$24,000 Specter 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF)—Social Services 

AAdvantage Foundation, Inc., North Strabane, PA to improve support services for the disabled $95,000 Murphy, Tim 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF)—Social Services 

Action for Bridgeport Community Development, Inc., 

Bridgeport, CT for the Total Learning Program 

$190,000 Shays, Christopher Dodd; Lieberman 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF)—Social Services 

Agudath Israel of America, Community Services, Inc., 

for a mentoring program for at-risk youth and children of prisoners 

$190,000 Weiner, Anthony D. Schumer 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF)—Social Services 

Asian Americans for Community Involvement, San Jose, 

CA for operating expenses for a domestic violence shelter 

$309,000 Lofgren, Zoe; Honda, Michael M. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF)—Social Services 

Borromeo Housing, Inc., Arlington, VA for its Elizabeth 

House Program to serve homeless adolescent mothers and their infants 

$143,000 Moran, James P. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF)—Social Services 

Burdman Group, Inc., Youngstown, OH for its Sojourner 

House domestic violence services program 

$95,000 Ryan, Tim 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF)—Social Services 

Catholic Social Services, Wilkes Barre, PA, for abstinence education and related services $24,000 Specter 


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Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF)—Social Services 

Cherokee County Commission, Centre, AL for social 

service and family support programs 

$95,000 Rogers (AL), Mike 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF)—Social Services 

Child Center of New York, Woodside, NY for early childhood education and intervention services for children 

and their families 

$95,000 Maloney, Carolyn B. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF)—Social Services 

Child Guidance Resource Center, Havertown, PA for 

services for autistic children 

$57,000 Sestak, Joe 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF)—Social Services 

Children’s Rehabilitation Center, Warren, OH for an initiative to implement a multi-disciplinary approach to 

providing services for families of children with disabilities 

$124,000 Ryan, Tim 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF)—Social Services 

Children’s Services Council of Palm Beach County, 

Boynton Beach, FL for evaluation and implementation of a nurse family partnership home visitation program 

$95,000 Wexler, Robert; Mahoney, Tim 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF)—Social Services 

City of Chester, Bureau of Health, Chester, PA, for abstinence education and related services $24,000 Specter 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF)—Social Services 

City of Ft. Worth, TX for the Early Childhood Matters 

Initiative 

$285,000 Burgess, Michael C. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF)—Social Services 

City of Los Angeles, CA for its Young Women from Adversity to Resiliency Program $285,000 Watson, Diane E. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF)—Social Services 

City of Norwich, New London, CT for services to pregnant and parenting adolescents and their families $81,000 Courtney, Joe Dodd; Lieberman 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF)—Social Services 

Connecticut Council of Family Service Agencies, 

Wethersfield, CT, for the Empowering People for Success welfare-to-work initiative 

$381,000 Dodd; Lieberman 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF)—Social Services 

County of Monterey Probation Department, Salinas, CA 

for its Silver Star Gang Prevention and Intervention Program 

$1,427,000 Farr, Sam Feinstein 


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LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION—Continued 

Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF)—Social Services 

County of Solano, Fairfield, CA for an initiative to provide doula and/or parenting coaches for low-income 

pregnant, postpartem and parenting women 

$119,000 Miller, George 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF)—Social Services 

Creative Visions in Des Moines, IA, for a family unification project for incarcerated individuals $143,000 Harkin 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF)—Social Services 

Crozer Chester Medical Center, Upland, PA, for abstinence education and related services $24,000 Specter 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF)—Social Services 

Crystal Stairs, Inc., Los Angeles, CA for its Special 

Needs Advisory Project to increase early childhood care and education opportunities for children with special needs 

$95,000 Watson, Diane E. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF)—Social Services 

Deschutes County Family Access Network, Bend, OR, for 

social service programs 

$238,000 Walden, Greg Wyden; Smith 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF)—Social Services 

Desormeaux Foundation, Lafayette, LA, for an expectant 

mother education and aid program 

$95,000 Vitter 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF)—Social Services 

Diaper Bank, New Haven, CT for services to at-risk 

children in childcare centers 

$133,000 DeLauro, Rosa L. Dodd 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF)—Social Services 

Dickinson Mental Health Center, Ridgway, PA to develop programming for children diagnosed with autism $119,000 Peterson, John E. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF)—Social Services 

Elijah’s Promise, New Brunswick, NJ, for the Healthy 

Kitchens- Healthy Lives program 

$48,000 Lautenberg; Menendez 


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Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF)—Social Services 

Family Services and Childrens Aid Society, Oil City, PA, 

for abstinence education and related services 

$24,000 Specter 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF)—Social Services 

Family, Inc., Council Bluffs, IA, for the FAMILY program $333,000 Harkin; Grassley 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF)—Social Services 

First 5 Alameda County, San Leandro, CA for its children’s screening, assessment, referral, and treatment initiative $476,000 Stark, Fortney Pete 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF)—Social Services 

Guidance Center, Ridgeway, PA, for abstinence education and related services $24,000 Specter 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF)—Social Services 

Horizons for Homeless Children, Lawrence, MA for programs for homeless children $95,000 Tsongas, Niki Kennedy; Kerry 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF)—Social Services 

Horizons for Homeless Children, Roxbury, MA, for continued development of programs designed to support 

homeless children 

$143,000 Kennedy; Kerry 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF)—Social Services 

Humility of Mary Health Partners, Youngstown, OH for a 

teen parent program 

$285,000 Ryan, Tim 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF)—Social Services 

Iowans for Social and Economic Development, Des 

Moines, IA, for a Comprehensive Asset Development Project 

$190,000 Harkin 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF)—Social Services 

Jordan New Life Hub, Minneapolis, MN for life skills 

training, mentoring, case management, referral and other services for at-risk individuals and families 

$190,000 Ellison, Keith 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF)—Social Services 

Katie Brown Educational Program, Barrington, RI for a 

youth relationship violence prevention initiative 

$95,000 Kennedy, Patrick J. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF)—Social Services 

Keystone Central School District, Mill Hall, PA, for abstinence education and related services $24,000 Specter 


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LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION—Continued 

Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF)—Social Services 

Keystone Economic Development Corporation, Johnstown, PA, for abstinence education and related services $24,000 Specter 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF)—Social Services 

Kids Oneida, Inc., Utica, NY for a community intervention plan to address child and youth abuse and neglect $48,000 Arcuri, Michael A. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF)—Social Services 

LaSalle University, Philadelphia, PA, for abstinence 

education and related services 

$24,000 Specter 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF)—Social Services 

Local Initiatives Support Coalition Rhode Island, Providence, RI, for child care professional development 

and programmatic activities 

$190,000 Reed 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF)—Social Services 

Logan Community Resources, Inc., South Bend, IN for 

its Regional Autism Center 

$143,000 Donnelly, Joe 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF)—Social Services 

Louisiana Association of United Ways, New Orleans, LA, 

to expand the capacity of the Louisiana 2-1-1 system 

$381,000 Landrieu; Vitter 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF)—Social Services 

Marcus Autism Center, Atlanta, GA for services for children and adolescents with developmental disabilities $95,000 Isakson; Chambliss 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF)—Social Services 

Minot State University, Minot, ND for its Great Plains 

Autism Treatment Program to serve children with autism spectrum disorders 

$761,000 Pomeroy, Earl Dorgan; Conrad 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF)—Social Services 

Missouri Bootheel Regional Consortium, Portageville, 

MO for the Fatherhood First program 

$476,000 Emerson, Jo Ann 


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Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF)—Social Services 

My Choice, Inc., Athens, PA, for abstinence education 

and related services 

$24,000 Specter 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF)—Social Services 

Nassau County Coalition Against Domestic Violence, 

Inc., Hempstead, NY, to provide legal services to low-income victims of domestic violence 

$381,000 Schumer 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF)—Social Services 

National Energy Assistance Directors’ Association, 

Washington, DC for research and information dissemination related to the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program 

$190,000 DeLauro, Rosa L. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF)—Social Services 

Neighborhood United Against Drugs, Philadelphia, PA, 

for abstinence education and related services 

$24,000 Specter 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF)—Social Services 

New Brighton School District, Brighton, PA, for abstinence education and related services $24,000 Specter 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF)—Social Services 

Nueva Esperanza, Philadelphia, PA, for abstinence education and related services $24,000 Specter 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF)—Social Services 

Ohio United Way, Columbus, OH, to expand the capacity of the 2-1-1 system $381,000 Brown 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF)—Social Services 

One Family, Inc., Boston, MA, for continued development of programs to designed to end family homelessness $238,000 Kennedy; Kerry 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF)—Social Services 

Progressive Believers Ministries, Glenside, PA, for abstinence education and related services $24,000 Specter 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF)—Social Services 

Providence House, Shreveport, LA to provide outcomesbased child care services to homeless pre-school 

children 

$247,000 McCrery, Jim 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF)—Social Services 

School District of Philadelphia, PA, for abstinence education and related services $24,000 Specter 


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LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION—Continued 

Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF)—Social Services 

Shepherd’s Maternity House, Inc., East Stroudsburg, PA, 

for abstinence education and related services 

$24,000 Specter 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF)—Social Services 

Sheriffs Youth Programs of Minnesota, Inver Grove 

Heights, MN for services for foster children and families and for professional development for staff 

$200,000 Oberstar, James L.; Walz, Timothy J. Coleman; Klobuchar 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF)—Social Services 

Simpson College, Indianola, IA, for Urban Studies Institute $190,000 Harkin 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF)—Social Services 

SingleStop USA, New York, NY for a project in San 

Francisco, CA to improve the access of low-income households to services 

$190,000 Pelosi, Nancy 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF)—Social Services 

Southern Penobscot Regional Program for Children with 

Exceptionalities, Bangor, ME, for services for families with autistic children 

$190,000 Snowe; Collins 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF)—Social Services 

Space Coast Early Intervention Center, Melbourne, FL 

for afterschool childcare programs for children with disabilities 

$428,000 Weldon, Dave 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF)—Social Services 

St. Mary’s Home for Children, North Providence, RI for 

services for abused children 

$190,000 Kennedy, Patrick J. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF)—Social Services 

Starr Commonwealth, Detroit, MI for its Structured 

Therapeutic Living Program for developmentally disabled and at-risk youth and young adults 

$95,000 Conyers, Jr., John; Kilpatrick, Carolyn C.; 

Walberg, Tim 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF)—Social Services 

Survivors of Torture, International, San Diego, CA for 

medical, dental, psychological, and social services to victims of torture 

$95,000 Davis, Susan A. 


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Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF)—Social Services 

Susanna Wesley Family Learning Center, East Prairie, 

MO for programs to assist at-risk youth and their families 

$238,000 Emerson, Jo Ann 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF)—Social Services 

Tender Care Pregnancy Center, Inc., Hanover, PA, for 

abstinence education and related services 

$24,000 Specter 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF)—Social Services 

The Jimmie Hale Mission, Birmingham, AL, for services 

for homeless families 

$95,000 Sessions 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF)—Social Services 

TLC for Children and Families, Inc, Olathe, KS, for a 

transitional living program for at-risk youth 

$190,000 Brownback 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF)—Social Services 

Tuscarora Intermediate Unit, McVeytown, PA, for abstinence education and related services $24,000 Specter 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF)—Social Services 

United Way of the Capital Area, Jackson, MS, for 2-1-1 

Mississippi for social services programs 

$238,000 Cochran 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF)—Social Services 

University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg, MO for its 

Midwest Clinic for Autism Spectrum Disorders 

$285,000 Skelton, Ike 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF)—Social Services 

University of Toledo, OH for its Center for Excellence in 

Autism for autism spectrum disorder service programs 

$476,000 Kaptur, Marcy 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF)—Social Services 

Urban Family Council, Philadelphia, PA, for abstinence 

education and related services 

$24,000 Specter 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF)—Social Services 

Washington Hospital Teen Outreach, Washington, PA, 

for abstinence education and related services 

$24,000 Specter 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF)—Social Services 

Watts Labor Community Action Committee, Los Angeles, 

CA for its Reading As Enablement to Reclaim Ourselves project to provide literacy, mentoring, and other services to individuals in shelters 

$95,000 Richardson, Laura 


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LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION—Continued 

Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF)—Social Services 

Women’s Care Center of Erie County, Inc., Erie, PA, for 

abstinence education and related services 

$24,000 Specter 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF)—Social Services 

York County Human Life Services, York, PA, for abstinence education and related services $24,000 Specter 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF)—Social Services 

Zuni Tribe, Zuni, NM, for a program to assist foster 

children 

$262,000 Bingaman 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration on Aging (AOA) Aging in NY Fund, Inc./NYC Department for the Aging 

for an Alzheimer’s disease social research project 

$285,000 Maloney, Carolyn B. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration on Aging (AOA) Alzheimer’s Association, California Southland Chapter, 

Los Angeles, CA for an Alzheimer’s disease demonstration program 

$190,000 Sa ́nchez, Linda T.; Waters, Maxine 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration on Aging (AOA) Cedar Crest College, Allentown, PA, for a seniors outreach program $95,000 Specter 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration on Aging (AOA) County of Multnomah, Portland, OR for the Multnomah 

County Gatekeeper Project 

$48,000 Blumenauer, Earl; Wu, David; Hooley, Darlene Wyden; Smith 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration on Aging (AOA) Intergenerational Resource Center, Inc., Atlanta, GA for 

a community-based health and social services demonstration program 

$57,000 Lewis, John 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration on Aging (AOA) Jewish Family & Child Service, Portland, OR, for senior 

programs and services 

$95,000 Smith; Wyden 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration on Aging (AOA) Jewish Family and Children, Waltham, MA for a naturally occurring retirement community program $95,000 Frank, Barney; Markey, Edward J. Kennedy; Kerry 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration on Aging (AOA) Jewish Family and Children’s Services of Greater Mercer 

County, Princeton, NJ for a naturally occurring retirement community program 

$190,000 Holt, Rush D. Lautenberg; Menendez 


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Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration on Aging (AOA) Jewish Family Service of Greater New Orleans, Metairie, 

LA, for a Community Nursing Elder Trauma Response Program demonstration project 

$238,000 Landrieu; Vitter 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration on Aging (AOA) Jewish Family Service of St. Paul, MN for a naturally 

occurring retirement community program 

$238,000 McCollum, Betty Coleman 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration on Aging (AOA) Jewish Federation of Broward County, Davie, FL for a 

family caregivers support demonstration program 

$167,000 Wasserman Schultz, Debbie; Klein, Ron; 

Hastings, Alcee L. 

Bill Nelson 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration on Aging (AOA) Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta, Atlanta, GA, for a 

Naturally Occurring Retirement Community 

$95,000 Chambliss 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration on Aging (AOA) Jewish Federation of Greater Indianapolis, Indianapolis, 

IN for a naturally occurring retirement community program 

$438,000 Carson, Andre ́ Lugar 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration on Aging (AOA) Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, Bloomfield 

Hills, MI for the Family Caregiver Access Network project 

$238,000 Knollenberg, Joe; Levin, Sander M. Levin; Stabenow 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration on Aging (AOA) Legal Services of Northern California, Inc., Sacramento, 

CA, to provide free legal consultation for older Californians 

$238,000 Feinstein 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration on Aging (AOA) Miami Jewish Home and Hospital Hialeah PACE Center, 

Miami, FL for an independent living demonstration for the elderly 

$476,000 Diaz-Balart, Lincoln 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration on Aging (AOA) Nevada Rural Counties RSVP, Carson City, NV, to provide home services to seniors in rural areas $95,000 Reid 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration on Aging (AOA) Rebuilding Together, Incorporated, Washington, DC for 

an elder fall prevention demonstration program 

$285,000 Hoyer, Steny H. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration on Aging (AOA) SOWEGA Council on Aging, Inc., Albany, GA for a demonstration program $95,000 Bishop, Jr., Sanford D. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration on Aging (AOA) St. Barnabas Senior Services, Los Angeles, CA for a fall 

risk prevention demonstration program 

$133,000 Becerra, Xavier 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration on Aging (AOA) St. Clair County Office on Aging, Belleville, IL for a 

senior wellness center demonstration program 

$143,000 Costello, Jerry F. 


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LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION—Continued 

Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration on Aging (AOA) Stetson University College of Law, Gulfport, FL for a 

demonstration program to educate seniors on economic issues 

$95,000 Young, C. W. Bill 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration on Aging (AOA) Town of North Hempstead, NY, for the Project Independence naturally occurring retirement communities 

demonstration project 

$333,000 McCarthy, Carolyn Schumer 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration on Aging (AOA) Town of Yorktown, NY for an elder health demonstration program $333,000 Hall, John J. Schumer 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration on Aging (AOA) University of Wisconsin—Oshkosh, Oshkosh, WI, for a 

demonstration training program that prevents elder abuse and neglect 

$333,000 Kohl 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Administration on Aging (AOA) Utah Department of Human Services, Division of Aging 

and Adult Services, Salt Lake City, UT, for senior counseling services on Medicare, Medicaid and private insurance options 

$95,000 Lewis, John Hatch 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) 

A Voice for All, Wilmington, DE, for speech and language evaluations for persons with disabilities $381,000 Harkin 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) 

Access Community Health Network, Martin Russo 

Health Center, Bloomingdale, IL to implement a community-based heart health program 

$95,000 Roskam, Peter J. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) 

Advancement Project, Los Angeles, CA for a comprehensive public health strategy for gang and violence reduction $176,000 Roybal-Allard, Lucille 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) 

Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital, Barrington, IL for the 

expansion of an ongoing project to address the growing problem of childhood obesity among elementary schools in Lake County, IL 

$48,000 Bean, Melissa L. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) 

AKI Life Health Center, Hollis, NY for the Angel Doc 

Program to implement a series of health programs 

$143,000 Meeks, Gregory W. 


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Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) 

Alameda County Department of Public Health, Office of 

AIDS, Oakland, CA for an HIV/AIDS prevention and testing initiative 

$190,000 Lee, Barbara 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) 

Albert Einstein Healthcare Network, Philadelphia, PA, 

for a college student health screening program 

$95,000 Specter 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) 

Baltimore City Health Department, Baltimore, MD for 

the Baltimore City Health Disparities project to address the alarming cardiovascular disease health disparities that exist among city residents 

$190,000 Cummings, Elijah E. Cardin 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) 

Boys and Girls Club of Alaska, Anchorage, AK, for a 

rural Alaska youth fitness initiative 

$714,000 Murkowski 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) 

Brownsville Campus—University of Texas Health 

Science Center School of Public Health, Brownsville, TX for studies regarding the health of the Hispanic population in the Rio Grande Valley 

$238,000 Ortiz, Solomon P. Cornyn 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) 

California State University-Fullerton, CA for programs 

aimed at preventing obesity and promoting health in children 

$190,000 Sanchez, Loretta 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) 

Cascade AIDS, Portland, OR, for HIV/AIDS education, 

outreach and prevention services 

$190,000 Smith; Wyden 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) 

Childrens Hunger Alliance in 7th District, Ohio, Columbus, OH for programs to prevent childhood obesity $95,000 Hobson, David L.; Pryce, Deborah Brown; Voinovich 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) 

City of Waterloo, Iowa, for Fire PALS, a school-based 

injury prevention program 

$238,000 Harkin 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) 

Clearbrook, Inc., Wilkes Barre, PA, for substance abuse 

and treatment program 

$95,000 Specter 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) 

Community Health Centers in Hawaii for Childhood 

Rural Asthma Project, Honolulu, HI, for childhood rural asthma project 

$167,000 Inouye; Akaka 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) 

Cornelia de Lange Syndrome Foundation, Avon, CT, for 

awareness and education activities 

$238,000 Dodd; Lieberman 


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LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION—Continued 

Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) 

County of Marin, San Rafael, CA for research and analysis related to breast cancer incidence and mortality 

in the county and breast cancer screening 

$238,000 Woolsey, Lynn C. Boxer 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) 

County of San Diego, CA for a public health information management system $476,000 Bilbray, Brian P. Boxer 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) 

Delaware Division of Public Health, Dover, DE for an 

infant mortality reduction initiative 

$190,000 Castle, Michael N. Biden; Carper 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) 

Diabetic Amputation Prevention Foundation, Inglewood, 

CA for health care screening and culturally appropriate educational materials about diabetes and cardiovascular care for African American men 

$238,000 Waters, Maxine 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) 

Drexel University School of Public Health, Philadelphia, 

PA, to investigate a polycythemia vera cluster in Northeast, Pennsylvania 

$499,000 Specter 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) 

Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems, Brewer, ME, for a 

childhood obesity program 

$285,000 Snowe; Collins 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) 

Fletcher Allen Health Care, Burlington, VT for the Center for Nutrition and Healthy Food Systems $143,000 Welch, Peter Leahy 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) 

Friends of the Congressional Glaucoma Caucus Foundation, Lake Success, NY to provide glaucoma 

screenings and follow-up in Bronx, NY in concert with Einstein Hospital 

$190,000 Crowley, Joseph 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) 

Friends of the Congressional Glaucoma Caucus Foundation, Lake Success, NY to provide glaucoma 

screenings and follow-up in the Virgin Islands 

$48,000 Christensen, Donna M. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) 

Friends of the Congressional Glaucoma Caucus Foundation, Lake Success, NY, for the New Jersey Mobile 

Glaucoma Screening Program 

$95,000 Menendez; Lautenberg 


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Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) 

Gilda’s Club Louisville, KY to provide free education 

and peer-based counseling to youths and their families regarding cancer prevention, diagnosis, and treatment 

$95,000 Yarmuth, John A. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) 

Grinnell Regional Medical Center, Grinnell, IA, for a 

wellness initiative 

$238,000 Harkin 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) 

Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ, 

for a study on possible environmental factors of autism and neurodevelopmental disorders in New Jersey 

$95,000 Lautenberg; Menendez 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) 

Haitian American Association Against Cancer, Inc., 

Miami, FL for cancer education, outreach, screening, and related programs 

$238,000 Meek, Kendrick B. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) 

Healthy Northeast Pennsylvania Initiative, Clarks Summit, PA, for obesity prevention and education programs $95,000 Specter 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) 

Henry Ford Macomb Hospital, Warren, MI to develop 

and implement diabetes care and support interventions including care management, group education sessions, and provider education 

$167,000 Levin, Sander M. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) 

Hudson Alpha Institute for Biotechnology, Huntsville, AL 

for a method of detection for food borne pathogens 

$262,000 Cramer, Jr., Robert E. (Bud) 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) 

International Rett Syndrome Foundation, Clinton, MD for 

education and awareness programs regarding Rett syndrome 

$238,000 Hoyer, Steny H. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) 

International Rett Syndrome Foundation, Richmond, VA, 

for a health education program 

$143,000 Kennedy; Kerry 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) 

Iowa Chronic Care Consortium, Des Moines, Iowa, for a 

preventative health demonstration program 

$190,000 Harkin; Grassley 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) 

Iowa Department of Public Health, Des Moines, IA, to 

continue the Harkin Wellness Grant program 

$951,000 Harkin 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) 

Johnson and Wales University, Providence, RI for a food 

safety initiative 

$190,000 Kennedy, Patrick J. 


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LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION—Continued 

Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) 

Kaweah Delta Hospital Foundation, Visalia, CA, for a 

comprehensive asthma management program 

$95,000 Boxer 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) 

Kendall County Health Department, Yorkville, IL for a 

program to reduce childhood obesity 

$24,000 Foster, Bill 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) 

La Crosse County Health Department, La Crosse, WI, for 

a program to prevent childhood obesity 

$333,000 Kohl 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) 

Latino Leadership Alliance Foundation, New Brunswick, 

NJ, to establish a Latino Leadership Alliance Health Initiative that will educate and inform the Latino Community on the importance of proper preventive health care 

$190,000 Lautenberg; Menendez 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) 

Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center, Baton Rouge, LA to 

expand early detection cancer screenings 

$428,000 Cazayoux, Donald J.; Alexander, Rodney Landrieu; Vitter 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) 

Matthew Siravo Memorial Foundation, Wakefield, RI for 

programs and outreach for families of children with epilepsy statewide 

$95,000 Kennedy, Patrick J. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) 

Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN to 

improve the physical fitness of children and adolescents in Middle Tennessee 

$295,000 Gordon, Bart 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) 

Mount Sinai, New York, NY, for firefighter and emergency responder health monitoring program in Louisiana $381,000 Landrieu 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) 

National Kidney Foundation of Central New York, Syracuse, NY for an education and outreach program to 

identify individuals at risk for early stages of kidney disease 

$95,000 Walsh, James T. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) 

New England Coalition for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Providence, RI, for continued development of obesity and disease prevention programs $95,000 Kennedy; Kerry 


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Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) 

Oglala Sioux Tribe, Pine Ridge, SD, for the Oyate Bli 

Helya diabetes program 

$381,000 Johnson 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) 

Ohio Patient Safety Institute, Columbus, OH, for patient 

safety programs 

$190,000 Brown 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) 

Ohio University, Athens, OH for the Appalachian Rural 

Health Institute to disseminate diabetes education materials in Appalachian counties 

$190,000 Space, Zachary T. Brown; Voinovich 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) 

Our Lady of Fatima Hospital, North Providence, RI for a 

healthlink program on wellness for retirees 

$143,000 Kennedy, Patrick J. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) 

Pennsylvania Breast Cancer Coalition, Ephrata, PA, for 

breast cancer awareness outreach 

$48,000 Specter; Casey 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) 

Pinellas County Schools Administration, Largo, FL for 

the Steps to a Healthier Pinellas program 

$190,000 Young, C. W. Bill 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) 

Providence Health Care System, Portland, OR, for a 

multiple sclerosis registry 

$190,000 Smith; Wyden 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) 

Pulmonary Hypertension Association, Silver Spring, MD 

for a pulmonary hypertension prevention and awareness initiative 

$238,000 Brady, Kevin 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) 

Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital, Cleveland, OH 

for prevention and community outreach programs in childhood diabetes and obesity 

$200,000 Jones, Stephanie Tubbs; Ryan, Tim 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) 

Rhode Island Center for Agricultural Promotion and 

Education, Providence, RI for nutrition, fitness, and outdoor activity initiatives at schools statewide in conjunction with KIDSFIRST 

$95,000 Kennedy, Patrick J. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) 

Rich Center for Autism/Youngstown State University, 

Youngstown, OH, for improve outreach and early treatment intervetions for children with autism 

$95,000 Voinovich; Brown 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) 

Roberts Family Development Center, Sacramento, CA for 

programs to reduce the risk of chronic diseases, particularly cancer, heart disease, and obesity 

$190,000 Matsui, Doris O. 


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LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION—Continued 

Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) 

San Antonio Metropolitan Health District, San Antonio, 

TX for further studies and public health outreach regarding environmental health concerns at and near the former Kelly Air Force Base 

$285,000 Gonzalez, Charles A. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) 

Schneider Children’s Hospital, New Hyde Park, NY for 

comprehensive Diamond Blackfan Anemia awareness and surveillance 

$167,000 McCarthy, Carolyn 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) 

Sedgwick County Government, Wichita, KS for prenatal 

education and outreach programs 

$428,000 Tiahrt, Todd Roberts 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) 

Shelburne Farms, Shelburne, VT, for nutritional educational programming $476,000 Leahy 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) 

Silent Spring Institute, Newton, MA for studies of the 

impact of environmental pollutants on breast cancer and women’s health 

$333,000 Delahunt, William D. Kennedy; Kerry 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) 

South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD, for multidisciplinary research on health promotion $285,000 Johnson; Thune 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) 

Southeastern Center for Emerging Biologic Threats, 

Emory University, Atlanta, GA, for programs related to bioterrorism and emerging biologic threats 

$95,000 Lewis, John Isakson; Chambliss 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) 

Southern Nevada Health District, Las Vegas, NV, for 

management of the hepatitis C outbreak in Southern Nevada 

$523,000 Reid 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) 

St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center, Wabasha, MN for the 

chronic disease management program 

$181,000 Walz, Timothy J. Coleman; Klobuchar 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) 

St. Joseph’s Medical Center, Stockton, CA for facilities 

and equipment 

$238,000 McNerney, Jerry; Cardoza, Dennis A. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) 

St. Louis Regional Asthma Consortium, St. Louis, MO, 

for asthma management for at-risk children 

$714,000 Bond 


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Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) 

St. Mary Medical Center Foundation, Long Beach, CA 

for the Well Woman Outreach and Education Program focusing on chronic disease community outreach, education, and support 

$238,000 Richardson, Laura Boxer 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) 

State of Alaska Department of Health and Social Services, Anchorage, AK, for a program to prevent, control, and reduce incidence of obesity $476,000 Murkowski 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) 

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso, 

TX, for the Center for Border Health Research 

$285,000 Hutchison 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) 

University of Nebraska-Medical Center, Omaha, NE to 

establish an environmental health informatics database 

$238,000 Fortenberry, Jeff; Terry, Lee Ben Nelson 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) 

University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, 

NC for the North Carolina Council for Health Literacy initiative 

$238,000 Coble, Howard 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) 

University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill in conjunction 

with East Carolina University, Chapel Hill, NC, to study racial disparities in cardiovascular disease 

$309,000 Dole; Burr 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) 

University of Wisconsin—Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, to 

support and expand public health training programs 

$285,000 Kohl 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) 

West San Gabriel Valley YMCA, San Gabriel, CA for an 

initiative to combat obesity 

$95,000 Schiff, Adam B. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) 

Wheeling Jesuit University, Wheeling, WV, for the Mining and Industry Safety Technology and Training Innovation Center $2,854,000 Byrd 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) 

Whitman-Walker Clinic, Inc., Washington, DC for HIV 

screening and education materials 

$48,000 Norton, Eleanor Holmes 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) 

Yale New Haven Health System, New Haven, CT, for 

emergency preparedness education and training activities at the Connecticut Center for Public Health Preparedness 

$238,000 Dodd; Lieberman 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)—Research & Demonstration Bedford Ride, Bedford, VA for a program to assist sen- iors $95,000 Goode, Jr., Virgil H. 


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LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION—Continued 

Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Labor—National 

Projects 

Mine Safety and Health Administration United Mine Workers of America for mine rescue team training activities authorized under the Mine Safety 

and Health Act 

$1,808,000 Specter; Byrd 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)—Research & Demonstration Bi-State Primary Care Association, Concord, NH for pri- mary care workforce recruitment $105,000 Hodes, Paul W. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)—Research & Demonstration Bi-State Primary Care Association, Concord, NH to treat uninsured patients $618,000 Hodes, Paul W. Gregg; Sununu 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)—Research & Demonstration Bi-State Primary Care Association, Montpelier, VT to treat uninsured patients $190,000 Welch, Peter 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)—Research & Demonstration Bucks County Health Improvement Partnership, Langhorne, PA to provide access to low-income pa- tients $343,000 Murphy, Patrick J. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)—Research & Demonstration City of Milwaukee, WI, to improve access to and utili- zation of primary and preventive health care among low-income residents $171,000 Kohl 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)—Research & Demonstration Health Improvement Partnership of Santa Cruz County, Scotts Valley, CA to treat uninsured patients $238,000 Farr, Sam 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)—Research & Demonstration Hope Through Housing Foundation, Rancho Cucamonga, CA for the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the El- derly (PACE) in Fontana, CA $238,000 Baca, Joe 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)—Research & Demonstration Hospice Foundation of America, Washington, DC, for education programs $571,000 Harkin 


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Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)—Research & Demonstration MAGNET, Inc., Cleveland, OH to establish Lean healthcare services at Humility of Mary Health Part- ners $143,000 Ryan, Tim Voinovich 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)—Research & Demonstration Maryland Disability Law Center, Baltimore, MD for legal advocacy for disabled Medicaid recipients $95,000 Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch Cardin 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)—Research & Demonstration Maternity Care Coalition, Philadelphia, PA for the MOMobile outreach program $285,000 Schwartz, Allyson Y. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)—Research & Demonstration Medical Foundation of Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN, for Project Access to provide medical care to low-in- come patients $190,000 Wamp, Zach 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)—Research & Demonstration Medicare Chronic Care Practice Research Network, Sioux Falls, SD, to evolve and continue the Medicare Coordinated Care Demonstration project $666,000 Johnson 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)—Research & Demonstration Medicare Rights Center, New York, NY for interactive health care workshops $95,000 Lowey, Nita M. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)—Research & Demonstration Miami Jewish Home and Hospital for the Aged, Miami, FL for the Palliative Care Center $214,000 Meek, Kendrick B. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)—Research & Demonstration Patient Advocate Foundation, Newport News, VA for a patient assistance program for the uninsured $190,000 Scott, Robert C. Bobby 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)—Research & Demonstration University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, to develop a comprehensive health care delivery model $95,000 Specter 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Access Community Health Network, Chicago, IL for facilities and equipment $181,000 Jackson, Jr., Jesse L. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Access Community Health Network, Chicago, IL, for 

construction at Holy Cross Hospital 

$476,000 Durbin 


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LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION—Continued 

Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Access to Healthcare Network, Reno, NV, to expand the 

Access to Healthcare Network into Northern NV rural counties 

$571,000 Reid 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Adams State College, Alamosa, CO for facilities and 

equipment 

$381,000 Salazar, John T. Salazar; Allard 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Adrian College, Adrian, MI for facilities and equipment $523,000 Walberg, Tim Levin; Stabenow 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Adventist GlenOaks Hospital, Glendale Heights, IL for 

facilities and equipment 

$143,000 Roskam, Peter J. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Advocate Health Care, Chicago, IL for facilities and 

equipment 

$190,000 Emanuel, Rahm 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, IL, for 

construction 

$285,000 Durbin 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Advocates for a Healthy Community, Springfield, MO, 

for construction, renovation and equipment 

$1,427,000 Bond 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Akron General Health System, Akron, OH for facilities 

and equipment for the Edwin Shaw Rehabilitation Center 

$143,000 Ryan, Tim Brown 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Akron General Health System, Akron, OH for facilities 

and equipment for the West Emergency Care Center 

$285,000 Sutton, Betty 


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Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Alaska Addictions Rehabilitation Services, Inc./Nugen’s 

Ranch Wasilla, AK for facilities and equipment 

$490,000 Young, Don Murkowski 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Alaska Brain Injury Network, Anchorage, AK, for brain 

injury programs and outreach services 

$95,000 Murkowski 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, Anchorage, AK, 

for a statewide electronic medical records and health information system 

$1,427,000 Murkowski 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, Anchorage, AK, 

for parallel development of an e-Health electronic Network 

$1,427,000 Murkowski 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Albany College of Pharmacy, Albany, NY for facilities 

and equipment at it’s Vermont campus 

$48,000 Welch, Peter 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY for facilities and 

equipment 

$190,000 McNulty, Michael R. Schumer 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA, for construction, renovation and equipment $95,000 Specter 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Allen Institute for Brain Science, Seattle, WA, for equipment $476,000 Murray; Cantwell 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Allen Memorial Hospital, Waterloo, IA for facilities and 

equipment 

$428,000 Braley, Bruce L. Harkin; Grassley 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Allied Services Foundation, Clarks Summit, PA, for renovations and equipment $95,000 Specter; Casey 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

AltaMed Health Services Corporation, Los Angeles, CA 

for facilities and equipment for clinics in East Los Angeles and El Monte 

$143,000 Solis, Hilda L. 


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LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION—Continued 

Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

AltaMed Health Services, Los Angeles, CA for facilities 

and equipment for three clinics in Santa Ana, CA 

$190,000 Sanchez, Loretta 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Altoona Regional Health System, Altoona, PA for facilities and equipment $238,000 Shuster, Bill Specter; Casey 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

American Oncologic Hospital-Fox Chase Cancer Center, 

Philadelphia, PA for facilities and equipment for the American Russian Cancer Alliance 

$381,000 Hoyer, Steny H. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Anchorage Neighborhood Health Center, Anchorage, AK, 

for construction, renovation and equipment 

$381,000 Murkowski 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Anne Arundel Medical Center, Annapolis, MD for facilities and equipment $190,000 Sarbanes, John P. Cardin 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Arnold Palmer Hospital, Orlando, FL for facilities and 

equipment at the Pediatric Emergency Room and Trauma Center Cardiac Intensive Care Unit 

$190,000 Keller, Ric 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Association for Utah Community Health, Salt Lake City, 

UT for facilities and equipment 

$666,000 Matheson, Jim Bennett; Hatch 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Atlantic Health System, Morristown, NJ for facilities and 

equipment 

$476,000 Frelinghuysen, Rodney P. Lautenberg; Menendez 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Atlantic Health, Florham Park, NJ for facilities and 

equipment 

$95,000 Ferguson, Mike Lautenberg; Menendez 


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Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, Egg Harbor Township, NJ, for construction of the Cancer Care Institute $381,000 Lautenberg; Menendez 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Aultman Health Foundation, Canton, OH for the purchase of technology and equipment $404,000 Regula, Ralph 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Aunt Martha’s Youth Service Center, Chicago Heights, 

IL for facilities and equipment 

$162,000 Jackson, Jr., Jesse L. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Autism Treatment Centers, Inc., San Antonio, TX for facilities and equipment $238,000 Cuellar, Henry 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Barnes-Kasson County Hospital, Susquehanna, PA, for 

renovations and equipment 

$95,000 Specter; Casey 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Bartlett Regional Hospital, Juneau, AK, for renovation 

and equipment 

$476,000 Murkowski 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Bay Regional Medical Center, Bay City, MI for facilities 

and equipment 

$190,000 Kildee, Dale E. Levin; Stabenow 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

BayCare Health System, Clearwater, FL for an electronic 

medical records initiative 

$523,000 Young, C. W. Bill; Bilirakis, Gus M. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Bayfront Health Systems St. Petersburg, FL for facilities 

and equipment 

$571,000 Young, C. W. Bill Bill Nelson 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Bayside Family Healthcare, North Kingstown, RI, to implement the NextGen Practice Management System 

and Electronic Health Records 

$95,000 Whitehouse; Reed 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Beartooth Hospital and Health Center, Red Lodge, MT 

for facilities and equipment 

$333,000 Rehberg, Dennis R. Baucus; Tester 


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LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION—Continued 

Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Becker College, Worcester, MA for facilities and equipment $357,000 McGovern, James P. Kennedy; Kerry 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Beebe Medical Center, Lewes, DE, for the construction 

of a new School of Nursing 

$476,000 Biden; Carper 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Beloit Memorial Hospital, Beloit, WI for facilities and 

equipment 

$285,000 Baldwin, Tammy 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Benefis Healthcare Foundation, Great Falls, MT, for 

health information technology in critical access hospitals 

$143,000 Baucus 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Benefis Healthcare, Great Falls, MT for facilities and 

equipment 

$761,000 Rehberg, Dennis R. Baucus; Tester 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Berger Hospital, Circleville, OH for purchase of equipments $190,000 Hobson, David L. Brown 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Berkshire Community College, Pittsfield, MA for facilities and equipment $214,000 Olver, John W. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Bethune Cookman University, Daytona Beach, FL for facilities and equipment at the School of Nursing $333,000 Mica, John L. Bill Nelson 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Billings Clinic, Billings, MT for facilities and equipment $285,000 Rehberg, Dennis R. Baucus; Tester 


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Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Bingham Memorial Hospital, Blackfoot, Idaho, for construction, renovation and equipment $190,000 Crapo; Craig 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Bi-State Primary Care Association, Concord, NH, for 

renovation and equipment 

$238,000 Sununu 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Bi-State Primary Care Association, Montpelier, VT, for 

construction, renovation and equipment 

$523,000 Sanders 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Bloomington Hospital Foundation, Bloomington, IN for 

facilities and equipment 

$167,000 Hill, Baron P. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Bloomington Hospital of Orange County, Paoli, IN for 

facilities and equipment 

$167,000 Hill, Baron P. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Bloomsburg Hospital, Bloomsburg, PA, for construction, 

renovation and equipment 

$95,000 Specter; Casey 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Blount Memorial Hospital, Maryville, TN for an electronic medical records initiative $476,000 Duncan, Jr., John J. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Blue Mountain Diagnostic Imaging, Inc, Pendleton, OR, 

for equipment 

$95,000 Wyden 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Blythedale Children’s Hospital, Valhalla, NY for facilities and equipment $206,000 Lowey, Nita M. Schumer 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Board of Commissioners of Cook County, Chicago, IL 

for facilities and equipment 

$190,000 Davis, Danny K. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Bois Forte Reservation Tribal Council, Tower, MN, for 

renovation and equipment 

$285,000 Coleman 


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LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION—Continued 

Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Boston Foundation for Sight, Needham Heights, MA, for 

the acquisition of medical equipment 

$143,000 Kennedy; Kerry 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA for facilities and 

equipment 

$951,000 Markey, Edward J. Kennedy 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA for 

facilities and equipment for biomedical research related to amyloidosis 

$285,000 Capuano, Michael E. Kennedy; Kerry 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Botsford Hospital, Farmington Hills, MI for facilities 

and equipment 

$190,000 Knollenberg, Joe Levin; Stabenow 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Boulder City Hospital, Boulder City, NV for facilities 

and equipment 

$571,000 Porter, Jon C. Reid 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Boys Town National Research Hospital, Omaha, NE, for 

construction, renovation and equipment 

$476,000 Harkin; Ben Nelson 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Bradford Regional Medical Center, Bradford, PA, for 

renovation and equipment 

$95,000 Specter 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Bridgeport Hospital, Bridgeport, CT for facilities and 

equipment 

$143,000 Shays, Christopher Dodd; Lieberman 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Broadlawns Medical Center, Des Moines, IA, for equipment $476,000 Harkin 


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Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Bronx Regional Health Information Organization, Bronx, 

NY for facilities and equipment 

$381,000 Engel, Eliot L. Schumer 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center, Bronx, NY for facilities 

and equipment 

$500,000 Serrano, Jose ́

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Brownsville Community Development Corporation, 

Brooklyn, NY for facilities and equipment 

$285,000 Clarke, Yvette D. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Bucknell University—Geisinger Health System, 

Lewisburg, PA, for the training of health professionals 

$143,000 Casey; Specter 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Bucksport Regional Health Center, Bucksport, ME for 

facilities and equipment 

$114,000 Michaud, Michael H. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Butler Health System, Butler, PA, for renovation and 

equipment 

$95,000 Specter; Casey 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

California Health and Human Services Agency, Sacramento, CA for the cord blood collection program $476,000 Schiff, Adam B. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Callen-Lorde Community Health Center, New York, NY 

for facilities and equipment 

$95,000 Nadler, Jerrold 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Canton-Potsdam Hospital, Potsdam, NY for facilities 

and equipment 

$143,000 McHugh, John M. Schumer 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Caring Health Center, Inc., Springfield, MA, for construction $190,000 Kennedy; Kerry 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, for renovation and equipment $95,000 Specter 


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LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION—Continued 

Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Carolinas HealthCare System, Charlotte, NC, for construction, renovation and equipment $95,000 Burr 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Caroline’s Room Fund/Community Foundation, New 

Haven, CT for facilities and equipment 

$285,000 DeLauro, Rosa L. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Carson Tahoe Regional Healthcare/CTRH Dayton Hospital, Carson City, NV for purchase of equipment $571,000 Heller, Dean 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Carthage Family Wellness Clinic, Carthage, NY for facilities and equipment $190,000 McHugh, John M. Schumer 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Catholic Charities of Central Florida, Orlando, FL for a 

mobile health unit 

$190,000 Mica, John L. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Catholic Community Services of Southern Arizona Domestic Violence Center, Tucson, AZ for facilities and 

equipment 

$285,000 Giffords, Gabrielle 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Catholic Health System, Buffalo, NY, for equipment $143,000 Higgins, Brian Schumer 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Centenary College of Louisiana, Shreveport, LA, for construction, renovation and equipment of a health 

training facility 

$951,000 Landrieu; Vitter 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Center for Asbestos Related Disease, Libby, MT, for 

construction, renovation and equipment 

$190,000 Baucus; Tester 


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Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Central Bradford Progress Authority, Towanda, PA for 

facilities and equipment 

$295,000 Carney, Christopher P. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Central Carolina Technical College, Sumter, NC for facilities and equipment $247,000 Spratt, Jr., John M. Graham 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Central Carolina Technical College, Sumter, SC, for 

construction, renovation and equipment 

$238,000 Graham 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Central Kentucky Blood Center, Lexington, KY for facilities and equipment $238,000 Chandler, Ben 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology, Pleasant Gap, PA for a dental assistant 

training program 

$381,000 Peterson, John E. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Central Wyoming College, Riverton, WY, for construction, renovation and equipment $428,000 Barrasso; Enzi 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Central Wyoming College, Riverton, WY, for the Virtual 

Medical Skills Center for Training Nurses in Rural Health Care 

$190,000 Enzi; Barrasso 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Charles A. Dean Memorial Hospital, Greenville, ME for 

facilities and equipment 

$209,000 Michaud, Michael H.; Allen, Thomas H. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Charles Cole Memorial Hospital, Coudersport, PA for a 

rural health initiative, including purchase of equipment 

$119,000 Peterson, John E. Specter; Casey 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Chase City Community Services Board, Chase City, VA 

for facilities and equipment at the Allied Health Career Center 

$376,000 Goode, Jr., Virgil H. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Chase Memorial Nursing Home, New Berlin, NY for facilities and equipment $238,000 Arcuri, Michael A. 


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LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION—Continued 

Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Chesapeake Children’s Health Center, Norfolk, VA for 

facilities and equipment 

$285,000 Forbes, J. Randy 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Chester County Hospital, West Chester, PA for facilities 

and equipment 

$428,000 Sestak, Joe; Gerlach, Jim Specter; Casey 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Chiesman Foundation for Democracy, Inc., Rapid City, 

SD, to establish a Center for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders 

$714,000 Johnson 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Child and Family Services of Newport, Newport, RI for 

facilities and equipment 

$276,000 Kennedy, Patrick J. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Child Hospital, Aurora, CO for facilities and equipment $381,000 Tancredo, Thomas G. Salazar; Allard 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Child Protection Center, Inc., Sarasota, FL for facilities 

and equipment for the Child Advocacy Center 

$285,000 Buchanan, Vern 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Children’s Health Fund (The), New York, NY, to provide 

comprehensive primary care to medically underserved children at elementary schools in the Austin, TX Independent School District 

$238,000 Cornyn 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Children’s Home Society of Idaho, Boise, Idaho, for construction, renovation and equipment $95,000 Crapo; Craig 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Children’s Hospital of Orange County, Mission Viejo, CA 

for facilities and equipment 

$95,000 Miller, Gary G. 


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Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Atlantic County 

Specialty Care Center in Mays Landing, NJ for purchase of equipment for the Children’s Intensive Emotional and Behavioral Program 

$95,000 LoBiondo, Frank A. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, PA, for renovation 

and equipment 

$95,000 Specter 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, PA, for construction, 

renovation and equipment 

$95,000 Specter; Casey 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters, Norfolk, VA 

for purchase of equipment 

$285,000 Drake, Thelma D. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Children’s Hospital, Aurora, CO for facilities and equipment $95,000 Perlmutter, Ed Salazar; Allard 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Children’s Hospitals & Clinics, Minneapolis, MN, for 

equipment 

$238,000 Coleman; Klobuchar 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Children’s Institute of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, for 

treating children and adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders 

$190,000 Casey 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Children’s Medical Center of Dayton, Dayton, OH for facilities and equipment for a child advocacy center $476,000 Hobson, David L. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Children’s Medical Center of Dayton, Dayton, OH for facilities and equipment for the Pediatric Trauma Unit 

and Emergency Center 

$190,000 Turner, Michael R. Brown; Voinovich 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Children’s Medical Center, Dallas, TX, for construction, 

renovation and equipment 

$143,000 Hutchison 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Children’s Medical Research Institute, Oklahoma City, 

OK, for renovation and equipment 

$95,000 Inhofe 


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LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION—Continued 

Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Children’s Medical Service Brevard, Tallahassee, FL for 

facilities and equipment 

$457,000 Weldon, Dave 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Children’s Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL for facilities 

and equipment 

$951,000 Gutierrez, Luis V.; Jackson, Jr., Jesse L.; Bean, 

Melissa L. 

Durbin 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Children’s Memorial Research Center, Chicago, IL for 

facilities and equipment 

$190,000 Emanuel, Rahm 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics, Kansas City, 

Mo, for construction, renovation and equipment 

$951,000 Bond 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Children’s Specialized Hospital, Mountainside, NJ for 

facilities and equipment 

$190,000 Ferguson, Mike 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Children’s Square, Council Bluffs, Iowa, for construction, renovation, and equipment $476,000 Harkin; Grassley 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Chinatown Service Center, Los Angeles, CA for facilities 

and equipment 

$238,000 Roybal-Allard, Lucille 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Chinese Hospital, San Francisco, CA for facilities and 

equipment 

$476,000 Pelosi, Nancy 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Chiricahua Community Health Centers, Inc., Douglas, 

AZ for facilities and equipment 

$343,000 Giffords, Gabrielle 


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Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

CHOICE Regional Health Network, Olympia, WA, for the 

Emergency Department Care Coordination Program 

$333,000 Murray 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Christ Hospital, Jersey City, NJ for facilities and equipment $571,000 Rothman, Steven R. Lautenberg; Menendez 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Christa House, Inc., West Babylon, NY for facilities and 

equipment 

$176,000 King, Peter T. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Christiana Care Health System, Wilmington, DE, to renovate and expand Wilmington Hospital’s Emergency 

Department 

$285,000 Biden; Carper 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital, San Antonio, TX, for 

renovation and equipment 

$143,000 Hutchison 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

CHRISTUS St. Francis Cabrini Hospital, Alexandria, LA 

for a pre-natal clinic, including facilities and equipment 

$190,000 Alexander, Rodney Landrieu; Vitter 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

CHRISTUS St. Francis Cabrini Hospital, Alexandria, LA 

for a school dental hygiene program 

$190,000 Alexander, Rodney Landrieu; Vitter 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

CHRISTUS St. Francis Cabrini Hospital, Shreveport, LA, 

for construction, renovation and equipment 

$95,000 Vitter; Landrieu 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

City and County of San Francisco, CA for facilities and 

equipment for San Francisco General Hospital 

$285,000 Pelosi, Nancy Boxer 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

City Finance Office dba Community Memorial Hospital, 

Redfield, SD, for facility renovation and construction 

$285,000 Johnson 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

City of Austin, TX for facilities and equipment for Austin community health centers $143,000 Doggett, Lloyd 


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LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION—Continued 

Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

City of Baltimore, MD, for construction for Healthcare 

for the Homeless center 

$1,189,000 Mikulski; Cardin 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

City of Harpersville, AL for construction of a community/senior center $190,000 Bachus, Spencer 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

City of Homestead, FL for facilities and equipment at 

the Bill Dickinson Senior Center 

$190,000 Diaz-Balart, Mario 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

City of Laredo, TX for facilities and equipment $190,000 Cuellar, Henry 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

City of Malden, MA for facilities and equipment $143,000 Markey, Edward J. Kennedy; Kerry 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

City of Newark, NJ for facilities and equipment $238,000 Payne, Donald M. Lautenberg; Menendez 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

City of Philadelphia, PA for facilities and equipment $181,000 Schwartz, Allyson Y. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

City of San Jose, CA for facilities and equipment for a 

homeless medical respite care program 

$476,000 Honda, Michael M.; Lofgren, Zoe Feinstein 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

City of Sumter, NC for facilities and equipment for the 

Central Carolina Technical College health sciences center 

$190,000 Clyburn, James E. 


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Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

City of Woburn, MA for facilities and equipment $143,000 Markey, Edward J. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Clara Maass Medical Center, Belleville, NJ for facilities 

and equipment 

$333,000 Pascrell, Jr., Bill Lautenberg; Menendez 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Clarian Health Partners Inc., Indianapolis, IN for facilities and equipment $381,000 Buyer, Steve; Carson, Andre ́

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Clarian Health, Indianapolis, IN, for construction, renovation and equipment $95,000 Bayh 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Clarion Healthcare System, Clarion, PA for facilities 

and equipment 

$238,000 Peterson, John E. Specter 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Clark Atlanta University, Atlanta, GA for facilities and 

equipment 

$428,000 Lewis, John; Bishop, Jr., Sanford D. Chambliss; Isakson 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Clearfield Hospital, Clearfield, PA, for construction, renovation and equipment $95,000 Specter 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Clinica Msr. Oscar A. Romero, Los Angeles, CA for facilities and equipment $119,000 Becerra, Xavier 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Clinton Memorial Hospital Regional Health System, Wilmington, OH for facilities and equipment $238,000 Turner, Michael R. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Cobb County Board of Commissioners, Marietta, GA for 

facilities and equipment at the Multipurpose Senior Health Center 

$476,000 Gingrey, Phil; Scott, David 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Coffeyville Regional Medical Center, Coffeyville, KS, for 

construction, renovation and equipment 

$333,000 Brownback; Roberts 


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LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION—Continued 

Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, NY, 

for The Women’s Cancer Genomics Center 

$714,000 Schumer 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

College of Menominee Nation—Menominee Reservation, 

Keshena, WI for facilities and equipment 

$86,000 Kagen, Steve 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

College of Notre Dame of Maryland Baltimore County, 

Baltimore, MD for health professions training 

$214,000 Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch Cardin 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

College of St. Scholastica, Inc., Duluth, MN, for a rural 

health and technology demonstration project 

$238,000 Coleman; Klobuchar 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Collier County, Naples, FL for a health care access network for the uninsured, including purchase of equipment $143,000 Diaz-Balart, Mario 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Colorado Community Health Network, Denver, CO, for 

equipment 

$190,000 Salazar 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Colorado State University-Pueblo, CO for health professions training $238,000 Salazar, John T. Salazar 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Columbia Memorial Hospital, Hudson, NY for facilities 

and equipment 

$190,000 Gillibrand, Kirsten E. Schumer 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Columbus Regional Hospital, Columbus, GA for facilities and equipment $95,000 Bishop, Jr., Sanford D. 


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Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Commonwealth Medical Education, Scranton, PA, for 

equipment and construction 

$951,000 Specter; Casey 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Communicare Inc., Columbia, SC, for automated pharmacy equipment $190,000 Graham 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Community Care Network, Montgomery, AL, for the purchase of a mobile medical unit and acquisition of 

equipment 

$95,000 Sessions 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Community College of Aurora, CO for facilities and 

equipment 

$238,000 Perlmutter, Ed 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Community Colleges of Spokane, Spokane, WA, for renovation and equipment for allied health education $271,000 Murray; Cantwell 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Community Dental Services, Albuquerque, NM for facilities and equipment $238,000 Wilson, Heather Bingaman 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Community Health and Social Services, Detroit, MI, to 

construct a health clinic 

$476,000 Levin; Stabenow 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Community Health Care, Inc, Davenport, IA, for equipment $190,000 Harkin 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Community Health Center of Franklin County, Inc., 

Turner Falls, MA for facilities and equipment for centers in Turner Falls, Orange, Buckland and Northfield 

$238,000 Olver, John W. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Community Health Center of Ft. Dodge, IA, for equipment $143,000 Harkin 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Community Health Center of the Black Hills, Rapid 

City, SD, for facilities and equipment 

$190,000 Johnson; Thune 


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LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION—Continued 

Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Community Health Centers of Southeastern Iowa, Burlington, IA, for construction, renovation and equipment $190,000 Harkin 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Community Health Centers of Southern Iowa, Leon, IA, 

for equipment 

$124,000 Harkin 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Community Health Connections, Inc., Fitchburg, MA for 

facilities and equipment 

$190,000 Olver, John W. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Community Health Development, Inc., Uvalde, TX for facilities and equipment $143,000 Smith, Lamar 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Community Health Integrated Partnership, Incorporated, 

Glen Burnie, MD for facilities and equipment 

$951,000 Hoyer, Steny H.; Gilchrest, Wayne T.; 

Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch; Sarbanes, John P. 

Cardin 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Community Health Works, Forsyth, GA for rural health 

outreach 

$247,000 Marshall, Jim 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Community HealthCare Association of the Dakotas, Bismarck, ND, for Electronic Medical Record Implementation $190,000 Dorgan; Conrad 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Community HealthCare Association of the Dakotas, 

Sioux Falls, SD, for an electronic medical records system 

$238,000 Johnson; Thune 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Community HealthCare Association of the Dakotas, 

Sioux Falls, SD, for rural health and dental services in a mobile dental unit 

$190,000 Thune 


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Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Community Hospital Association, Inc., Fairfax, MO for 

facilities and equipment 

$381,000 Graves, Sam 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Community Hospital of San Bernardino, San 

Bernardino, CA for facilities and equipment 

$266,000 Baca, Joe 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Community Medical Center, Missoula, MT for facilities 

and equipment 

$476,000 Rehberg, Dennis R. Baucus 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Community Medical Center, Scranton, PA, for renovation 

and equipment 

$95,000 Specter 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Community Medicine Foundation, Rock Hill, SC for facilities and equipment $143,000 Spratt, Jr., John M. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Comprehensive Community Action, Cranston, RI, to implement an integrated electronic health record and 

practice management system 

$285,000 Reed; Whitehouse 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Concord Hospital, Concord, NH, for construction, renovation and equipment $285,000 Gregg 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Cook Children’s Medical Center, Ft. Worth, TX for facilities and equipment $666,000 Granger, Kay Hutchison 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Cornerstone Care Inc., Burgettstown, PA, for construction, renovation and equipment $95,000 Specter 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Council Bluffs Community Health Center, Council 

Bluffs, IA, for construction, renovation and equipment 

$190,000 Harkin 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

County of San Diego, CA for facilities and equipment 

at Edgemoor Hospital 

$95,000 Hunter, Duncan 


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LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION—Continued 

Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

County of San Joaquin Health Care Services Agency, 

French Camp, CA for facilities and equipment 

$176,000 McNerney, Jerry 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

County of San Mateo, CA for facilities and equipment $285,000 Speier, Jackie 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

County of Santa Clara, San Jose, CA for facilities and 

equipment for the mammography unit at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center 

$404,000 Honda, Michael M.; Eshoo, Anna G. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

County of Santa Clara, San Jose, CA for facilities and 

equipment for the Santa Clara Valley Medical Center Emergency Room 

$233,000 Honda, Michael M.; Eshoo, Anna G. Boxer 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

County of Washington, Plymouth, NC for facilities and 

equipment 

$190,000 Butterfield, G. K. Dole 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Craig County Rural Health Care Corporation, New Castle, VA for facilities and equipment $285,000 Boucher, Rick 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Creighton University, Omaha, NE, for construction, renovation and equipment $95,000 Hagel; Ben Nelson 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Crescent Community Health Center, Dubuque, IA, for 

construction, renovation and equipment 

$190,000 Harkin 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Crider Health Center, Wentzville, MO, for construction, 

renovation, and equipment in Warrenton, Missouri 

$951,000 Bond 


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Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Crozer-Chester Medical Center, Upland, PA, for renovation and equipment $95,000 Specter 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Crusader Clinic, Rockford, IL for electronic medical 

records, including purchase of equipment 

$238,000 Manzullo, Donald A. Durbin 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Cullman Regional Medical Center, Cullman, AL for facilities and equipment $238,000 Aderholt, Robert B. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

DCH Health System, Tuscaloosa, AL for facilities and 

equipment 

$333,000 Davis, Artur 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Deborah Heart and Lung Center, Browns Mills, NJ for 

facilities and equipment 

$190,000 Saxton, Jim Lautenberg; Menendez 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Delaware State University, Dover, DE for facilities and 

equipment 

$190,000 Castle, Michael N. Biden; Carper 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Delaware Technical & Community College, Dover, DE for 

purchase of equipment 

$190,000 Castle, Michael N. Carper 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Delaware Valley Community Health, Philadelphia, PA for 

facilities and equipment 

$190,000 Brady, Robert A. Specter 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Delta Health Center, Inc., Mound Bayou, MS for facilities and equipment $143,000 Thompson, Bennie G. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Delta State University, Cleveland, MS, for construction, 

renovation and equipment, including design 

$238,000 Cochran 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Denver Health and Hospital Authority, Denver, CO, for 

construction 

$143,000 Salazar 


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LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION—Continued 

Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Des Moines University and Broadlawns Medical Center, 

Des Moines, IA for facilities and equipment 

$190,000 Boswell, Leonard L. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

DeWitt/Piatt Bi-County Health Department, Clinton, IL 

for facilities and equipment 

$238,000 Johnson, Timothy V. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Dillonvale Senior Center, Dillonvale, OH for facilities 

and equipment 

$86,000 Wilson, Charles A. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Disabled American Veterans, Webb County Chapter 76, 

Laredo, TX for facilities and equipment 

$190,000 Cuellar, Henry 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Dominican Hospital, Santa Cruz, CA for facilities and 

equipment 

$262,000 Farr, Sam 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Douglas, Grant, Lincoln and Okanogan Hospital District 

#6, Grand Coulee, WA for facilities and equipment 

$761,000 Hastings, Doc 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Doylestown Hospital, Doylestown, PA for facilities and 

equipment 

$95,000 Murphy, Patrick J. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Driscoll Children’s Hospital, Corpus Christi, TX for facilities and equipment $119,000 Hinojosa, Rube ́n; Ortiz, Solomon P. Hutchison 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Driscoll Children’s Hospital, Corpus Christi, TX, for renovation and equipment $143,000 Hutchison 


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Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

DuBois Regional Medical Center, DuBois, PA, for renovation and equipment $95,000 Specter; Casey 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

DuPage Convalescent Center, Wheaton, IL for facilities 

and equipment 

$190,000 Roskam, Peter J. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

E.A. Hawse Health Center, Baker, WV for an oral health 

care initiative, including facilities and equipment 

$190,000 Capito, Shelley Moore 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, for construction, renovation and equipment $190,000 Burr; Dole 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

East Side Community Clinic, San Antonio, TX for facilities and equipment $285,000 Smith, Lamar; Gonzalez, Charles A.; Rodriguez, Ciro D. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Easter Seals Colorado, Lakewood, CO for facilities and 

equipment 

$285,000 Perlmutter, Ed 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Eastern Shore Rural Health System, Inc., Nassawadox, 

VA for facilities and equipment at the Onley Community Health Center 

$476,000 Drake, Thelma D. Webb; Warner 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Ed Roberts Campus, Berkeley, CA, for construction, renovation and equipment $238,000 Boxer 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

El Centro, Del Rio, TX for facilities and equipment $124,000 Rodriguez, Ciro D. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

El Proyecto del Barrio, Arleta, CA for facilities and 

equipment 

$333,000 Berman, Howard L.; Solis, Hilda L.; Sherman, 

Brad 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Elizabethtown Community and Technical College, Elizabethtown, KY for purchase of equipment $238,000 Lewis, Ron 


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LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION—Continued 

Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Elizabethtown Community Hospital, Elizabethtown, NY 

for facilities and equipment 

$190,000 McHugh, John M. Schumer 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Elk Regional Health Center, St. Mary’s, PA for facilities 

and equipment for inpatient beds 

$95,000 Peterson, John E. Casey 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Elk Regional Health Center, St. Marys, PA, for facilities 

and equipment 

$95,000 Specter; Casey 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Elliot Health System, Manchester, NH, for an electronic 

medical records system 

$214,000 Sununu 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Emanuel Medical Center, Swainsboro, GA for facilities 

and equipment 

$143,000 Barrow, John 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Emergency Medicine Learning and Resource Center, Orlando, FL for a first-responder training initiative $238,000 Keller, Ric 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Endless Mountains Health Systems, Montrose, PA, for 

construction, renovation and equipment 

$95,000 Specter 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Ephrata Hospital, Ephrata, PA, for renovation and 

equipment 

$95,000 Specter 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Erie County Medical Center Corporation, Buffalo, NY for 

facilities and equipment 

$285,000 Slaughter, Louise McIntosh Schumer 


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Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Erie Family Health Center, Chicago, IL for facilities and 

equipment 

$285,000 Gutierrez, Luis V. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

ESPIBI, Mayaguez, PR for facilities and equipment $190,000 Fortun ̃o, Luis G. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Waltham, MA for facilities and 

equipment 

$143,000 Markey, Edward J. Kerry 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Excela Health Frick Hospital, Mt. Pleasant, PA for facilities and equipment $143,000 Murtha, John P. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital, Greensburg, PA 

for facilities and equipment 

$381,000 Murphy, Tim Casey 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Excela Health, Latrobe, PA, for construction, renovation 

and equipment 

$95,000 Specter 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Fairfield University School of Nursing, Fairfield, CT for 

equipment and technology upgrades 

$143,000 Shays, Christopher Lieberman 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Fairview Health Services, St. Paul, MN for facilities and 

equipment 

$285,000 McCollum, Betty Klobuchar 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Family Care Health Center, Scott Depot, WV for facilities and equipment $347,000 Capito, Shelley Moore 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Family Health Centers of San Diego, CA for facilities 

and equipment 

$428,000 Davis, Susan A. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Family Medicine Residency of Idaho, Boise, Idaho, to 

recruit family physicians to rural Idaho 

$95,000 Crapo; Craig 


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LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION—Continued 

Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Fletcher Allen Health Care, Burlington, VT, for construction and equipment $190,000 Leahy 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Fletcher Allen Health Care, Burlington, VT, for training $476,000 Leahy 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Florida Hospital Wauchula, Wauchula, FL for facilities 

and equipment 

$95,000 Buchanan, Vern 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Florida International University, Miami, FL for facilities 

and equipment at the Center for Advanced Diagnostic Devices 

$238,000 Diaz-Balart, Lincoln 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Forsyth Institute, Boston, MA for facilities and equipment $476,000 Tierney, John F.; Delahunt, William D. Kennedy; Kerry 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Forum Health, Youngstown, OH for facilities and equipment $171,000 Ryan, Tim 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA, for renovation and equipment $95,000 Specter; Casey 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Frank R. Howard Memorial Hospital, Willits, CA for facilities and equipment $190,000 Thompson, Mike 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Franklin Pierce University, Rindge, NH, for nurse training outreach programs, including renovation and 

equipment 

$381,000 Gregg; Sununu 


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Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Frederick Community College, Frederick, MD for facilities and equipment $143,000 Bartlett, Roscoe G. Cardin 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Free Clinic of Pierce and St. Croix, River Falls, WI, to 

expand care in rural areas 

$152,000 Kohl 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Free Clinics of Iowa in Des Moines, IA, to support a 

network of free clinics 

$381,000 Harkin 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Friendship House, Scranton, PA, to create an advanced 

Regional Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders 

$143,000 Casey 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Fulton County Medical Center, McConnellsburg, PA, for 

construction, renovation and equipment 

$95,000 Specter 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Gadsden County, Quincy, FL, for repairs and renovations of the Gadsden County Community Hospital $95,000 Bill Nelson 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Garfield Memorial Hospital, Panguitch, UT, for renovation and equipment $95,000 Hatch 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Geisinger Health System, Harrisburg, PA, for post traumatic stress disorder related activities $95,000 Specter 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Generations, Inc., Camden, NJ, for construction and operations of the Nex Generation Health Services Center $95,000 Menendez; Lautenberg 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

George C. Wallace Community College-Dothan, Dothan, 

AL for purchase of equipment 

$190,000 Everett, Terry 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA, for rural 

health outreach and training 

$95,000 Chambliss; Isakson 


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LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION—Continued 

Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, for health outreach and training $95,000 Lewis, John Chambliss; Isakson 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Georgian Court University, Lakewood, NJ for the Autism 

Institute for Training and Applied Research 

$190,000 Smith, Christopher H. Lautenberg; Menendez 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Gibson General Hospital, Princeton, IN for facilities and 

equipment 

$200,000 Ellsworth, Brad 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare, St. Paul, MN 

for facilities and equipment 

$285,000 McCollum, Betty Klobuchar; Coleman 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Glades County, Moore Haven, FL for facilities and 

equipment 

$476,000 Mahoney, Tim 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Glen Rose Medical Center, Glen Rose, TX for facilities 

and equipment 

$381,000 Edwards, Chet 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Glendale YWCA, Glendale, CA for facilities and equipment $95,000 Schiff, Adam B. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Glens Falls Hospital, Glens Falls, NY for facilities and 

equipment 

$190,000 Gillibrand, Kirsten E. Schumer 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Glenville State College, Glenville, WV for facilities and 

equipment 

$476,000 Mollohan, Alan B. 


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Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Glide Foundation, San Francisco, CA for facilities and 

equipment 

$238,000 Pelosi, Nancy 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Good Samaritan Health Services Foundation, Lebanon, 

PA, for renovation and equipment 

$95,000 Specter 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Good Shepherd Home, Inc., Allentown, PA, for renovation and equipment $95,000 Specter 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Goodall Hospital, Sanford, ME for facilities and equipment $333,000 Allen, Thomas H. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Goodall Hospital, Sanford, ME, for an electronic health 

records system 

$285,000 Snowe; Collins 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Goodall-Witcher Healthcare Foundation, Clifton,TX for 

facilities and equipment 

$190,000 Edwards, Chet 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Goodwin College, East Hartford, CT for facilities and 

equipment 

$295,000 Larson, John B. Dodd; Lieberman 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta, GA, for renovation 

and equipment 

$95,000 Isakson; Chambliss 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Grand View Hospital, Inc., Sellersville, PA, for renovation and equipment $95,000 Specter 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Great Brook Valley Health Center, Worcester, MA, for 

new facility construction 

$143,000 Kennedy; Kerry 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Greater Hudson Valley Family Health Center, Inc., Newburgh, NY for facilities and equipment $476,000 Hinchey, Maurice D. Schumer 


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LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION—Continued 

Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Greater Sioux Community Health Center, Sioux Center, 

IA, for equipment 

$95,000 Harkin 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Greene County Medical Center, Jefferson, IA for facilities and equipment $325,000 Latham, Tom Harkin 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Griffin Hospital, Derby, CT for facilities and equipment $285,000 DeLauro, Rosa L. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Gulf Coast Jewish Family Services, Clearwater, FL for 

facilities and equipment 

$190,000 Young, C. W. Bill 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Gulfport Memorial Hospital, Gulfport, MS for facilities 

and equipment 

$262,000 Taylor, Gene 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Gundersen Lutheran Decorah Clinic, Decorah, IA for 

purchase of equipment 

$95,000 Latham, Tom Harkin 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Gundersen Lutheran Hospital, La Crosse, WI, for health 

care IT improvements 

$285,000 Kohl 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Hackettstown Community Hospital, Hackettstown, NJ for 

facilities and equipment 

$238,000 Garrett, Scott Lautenberg; Menendez 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Hale County Hospital, Greensboro, AL for facilities and 

equipment 

$190,000 Davis, Artur 


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Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Halifax Community College, Weldon, NC for facilities 

and equipment 

$190,000 Butterfield, G. K. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Halifax Regional Health System, South Boston, VA for 

an electronic health records initiative 

$285,000 Goode, Jr., Virgil H. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Hamilton Community Health Network, Flint, MI for facilities and equipment $190,000 Kildee, Dale E. Levin; Stabenow 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Hamot Medical Center, Erie, PA, for construction, renovation and equipment $95,000 Specter 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Hampton University, Hampton, VA for the Cancer Treatment Initiative, including equipment and workforce 

development 

$571,000 Scott, Robert C. Bobby; Wittman, Robert J. Webb 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Harbor Health Services, Inc., Dorchester, MA for facilities and equipment $333,000 Lynch, Stephen F. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Harrington Memorial Hospital, Southbridge, MA for facilities and equipment $285,000 Neal, Richard E. Kennedy; Kerry 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Harris County Hospital District, Houston, TX for a digital mammography system $285,000 Green, Gene Hutchison 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Harris County Hospital District, Houston, TX for Ben 

Taub Hospital 

$143,000 Culberson, John Abney; Green, Al 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Harris County Hospital District, Houston, TX, for renovation and equipment $143,000 Hutchison 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Harris Methodist Ft. Worth Hospital, Ft. Worth, TX for 

facilities and equipment 

$618,000 Granger, Kay 


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LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION—Continued 

Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Harrison Memorial Hospital, Cynthiana, KY for purchase 

of equipment 

$285,000 Davis, Geoff 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Hawkeye Community College, Waterloo, IA for facilities 

and equipment 

$238,000 Braley, Bruce L. Grassley 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Hazleton General Hospital- Health Corp (Northeastern 

PA), Hazleton, PA, for renovation and equipment 

$95,000 Specter 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Hazleton General Hospital, Hazleton, PA for facilities 

and equipment 

$138,000 Kanjorski, Paul E. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

HCSC Blood Center, Bethlehem, PA for facilities and 

equipment 

$86,000 Dent, Charles W. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Health Advancement Collaborative of Central New York, 

Syracuse, NY for a regional electronic medical records initiative 

$904,000 Walsh, James T. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion County, Indianapolis, IN, for facility planning, construction, renovation and equipment $143,000 Bayh 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Health Care of Southeastern Massachusetts, Brockton, 

MA, for equipment 

$143,000 Kennedy; Kerry 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

HealthEast Care System, St. Paul, MN, for construction, 

renovation and equipment 

$309,000 Coleman; Klobuchar 


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Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

HealthPoint Family Care, Newport, KY for an electronic 

medical records initiative 

$238,000 Davis, Geoff Bunning 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

HealthShare Montana, Bozeman, MT, for equipment and 

training 

$714,000 Tester; Baucus 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Healthy Learners Dillon, Columbia, SC for rural outreach $95,000 Spratt, Jr., John M. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital, Grand Rapids, MI for 

purchase of equipment 

$190,000 Ehlers, Vernon J. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN for 

facilities and equipment 

$190,000 Ellison, Keith Klobuchar; Coleman 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI for facilities and 

equipment 

$190,000 Knollenberg, Joe 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital, Valencia, CA 

for facilities and equipment 

$333,000 McKeon, Howard P. Buck 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Heritage Valley Health System, Beaver, PA for facilities 

and equipment 

$333,000 Altmire, Jason Specter; Casey 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Hickman Community Hospital, Centerville, TN for facilities and equipment $523,000 Davis, Lincoln Alexander; Corker 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Highlands Hospital, Connellsville, PA for facilities and 

equipment 

$381,000 Murtha, John P. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Highline-West Seattle Mental Health, Seattle, WA for 

facilities and equipment 

$571,000 McDermott, Jim; Smith, Adam Murray; Cantwell 


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LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION—Continued 

Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Hillsborough Community College, Tampa, FL for health 

professions training 

$285,000 Castor, Kathy 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Hollywood Sunset Free Clinic, Los Angeles, CA for facilities and equipment $67,000 Becerra, Xavier 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Holy Cross Hospital, Ft. Lauderdale, FL for facilities 

and equipment 

$357,000 Klein, Ron 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Holy Redeemer Health System, Huntington Valley, PA, 

for construction, renovation and equipment 

$95,000 Specter 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Holy Spirit Healthcare System, Camp Hill, PA, for renovation and equipment $95,000 Specter; Casey 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Holyoke Medical Center, Holyoke, MA for facilities and 

equipment 

$143,000 Olver, John W. Kennedy; Kerry 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Hometown Health Centers, Schenectady, NY for facilities and equipment $190,000 McNulty, Michael R. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Hood River County, OR, Integrated Health Care Facility 

for facilities and equipment 

$143,000 Walden, Greg Wyden; Smith 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Hormel Institute, Austin, MN for facilities and equipment $323,000 Walz, Timothy J. Klobuchar; Coleman 


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Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Horn Memorial Hospital, Ida Grove, Iowa, for equipment $238,000 Harkin 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Hospice of Northeastern Illinois, Barrington, IL for facilities and equipment $552,000 Bean, Melissa L. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Hospice of the Western Reserve, Cleveland, OH for facilities and equipment $381,000 Jones, Stephanie Tubbs Brown; Voinovich 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Hospice of Wake County, Raleigh, NC for facilities and 

equipment 

$209,000 Price, David E. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Hospital Authority of Calhoun County, Arlington, GA for 

facilities and equipment 

$95,000 Bishop, Jr., Sanford D. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Houston Baptist University, Houston, TX for facilities 

and equipment 

$95,000 Culberson, John Abney; Green, Al 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Houston Healthcare, Perry, GA for rural outreach $95,000 Marshall, Jim 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Houston Healthcare, Warner Robins, GA for facilities 

and equipment 

$95,000 Marshall, Jim 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Howard County Community College, Columbia, MD for 

facilities and equipment 

$190,000 Sarbanes, John P. Cardin 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Hudson Alpha Institute for Biotechnology, Huntsville, AL 

for facilities and equipment 

$262,000 Cramer, Jr., Robert E. (Bud) 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Hudson Headwaters Health Network, Glens Falls, NY for 

facilities and equipment 

$190,000 Gillibrand, Kirsten E. 


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LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION—Continued 

Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Huntington Beach Community Clinic, Huntington Beach, 

CA for an electronic medical records initiative 

$95,000 Rohrabacher, Dana 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Huntington Hospital, Huntington, NY for facilities and 

equipment 

$167,000 Israel, Steve 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Idaho Caring Foundation for Children, Boise, ID for 

dental services for low-income children 

$285,000 Simpson, Michael K. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID for facilities and 

equipment 

$333,000 Simpson, Michael K. Crapo 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Illinois Primary Health Care Association, Springfield, IL 

for facilities and equipment 

$190,000 Jackson, Jr., Jesse L. Durbin 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Indiana Regional Medical Center, Indiana, PA, for renovation and equipment $95,000 Specter; Casey 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Inland Behavioral and Health Services, Inc., San 

Bernardino, CA for facilities and equipment 

$714,000 Lewis, Jerry 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Inner Harbour for Children and Families, Douglasville, 

GA for facilities and equipment 

$143,000 Scott, David 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Inova Health System, Falls Church, VA for facilities and 

equipment 

$238,000 Moran, James P. Warner; Webb 


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Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

INOVA Health Systems, Falls Church, VA for facilities 

and equipment 

$285,000 Davis, Tom Warner; Webb 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Intermountain Healthcare, Salt Lake City, UT for the 

Patient Safety Initiative, including purchase of equipment 

$476,000 Cannon, Chris; Bishop, Rob Bennett; Hatch 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Iowa Caregivers Association, Des Moines, IA, for training and support of certified nurse assistants $333,000 Harkin 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Iowa Dental Foundation, Johnston, IA for purchase of 

equipment 

$381,000 Latham, Tom Harkin 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Iowa Nebraska Primary Care Association, Des Moines, 

IA, for health information technology equipment and coordination of programs 

$247,000 Harkin 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Iowa State University, Ames, IA for facilities and equipment $666,000 Latham, Tom Harkin; Grassley 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Iowa Western Community College, Council Bluffs, IA for 

facilities and equipment 

$476,000 King, Steve Harkin; Grassley 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Itawamba Community College, Fulton, MS for facilities 

and equipment 

$771,000 Childers, Travis Wicker 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Jackson Health System, Miami, FL for facilities and 

equipment 

$190,000 Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana Bill Nelson; Martinez 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Jackson State University, Jackson, MS, for the Institute 

of Epidemiology and Health Services Research 

$476,000 Cochran; Wicker 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, Jamaica, NY for facilities and equipment $333,000 Meeks, Gregory W. 


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LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION—Continued 

Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Jameson Memorial Hospital, New Castle, PA, for construction, renovation and equipment $95,000 Specter; Casey 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

JC Blair Memorial Hospital, Huntingdon, PA, for renovation and equipment $95,000 Specter 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Jefferson County Department of Health, Monticello, FL 

for facilities and equipment 

$190,000 Boyd, Allen 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Jefferson Regional Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, for 

construction, renovation and equipment 

$95,000 Specter; Casey 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Jenkins County Hospital, Millen, GA for facilities and 

equipment 

$190,000 Barrow, John 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Jersey Shore Hospital, Jersey Shore, PA, for renovation 

and equipment 

$95,000 Specter 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Jewish Hospital Shelbyville, Shelbyville, KY for purchase 

of equipment 

$290,000 Lewis, Ron 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Jewish Renaissance Medical Center, Perth Amboy, NJ, 

for construction of the Medical Arts Building 

$95,000 Menendez; Lautenberg 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

JMS Burn Center, Augusta, GA for health professions 

training 

$285,000 Barrow, John 


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Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Johnston Memorial Hospital, Smithfield, NC for facilities 

and equipment 

$262,000 Etheridge, Bob Burr; Dole 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Joseph Richey House, Inc., Baltimore, MD, for construction of Dr Bob’s Place Children’s Hospice $714,000 Mikulski; Cardin 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

JWCH Institute, Los Angeles, CA for facilities and 

equipment for a mobile medical unit 

$95,000 Becerra, Xavier 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

JWCH Institute, Los Angeles, CA for facilities and 

equipment to construct a community health center 

$238,000 Roybal-Allard, Lucille 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Kadlec Medical Center, Richland, WA for facilities and 

equipment at the Pediatric Unit 

$809,000 Hastings, Doc Murray; Cantwell 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Kalamazoo Community Mental Health and Substance 

Abuse Services, Kalamazoo, MI for nursing programs, including purchase of equipment 

$285,000 Upton, Fred 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Kaleida Health, Buffalo, NY for facilities and equipment $333,000 Higgins, Brian; Slaughter, Louise McIntosh Schumer 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Kane Community Hospital, Kane, PA, for construction, 

renovation and equipment 

$95,000 Specter 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Kent State University Stark Campus, North Canton, OH 

for facilities and equipment at the Science and Nursing building 

$190,000 Regula, Ralph 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

King’s Daughters Regional Medical Center, Brookhaven, 

MS, for an electronic medical records system, including renovation and equipment 

$476,000 Wicker; Cochran 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Kitsap Mental Health Services, Bremerton, WA for facilities and equipment $119,000 Dicks, Norman D. 


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LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION—Continued 

Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Knox Community Hospital, Mt. Vernon, OH for facilities 

and equipment 

$190,000 Space, Zachary T. Brown 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Kosair Children’s Hospital, Louisville, KY for facilities 

and equipment 

$390,000 Yarmuth, John A. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

La Clinica de Familia, Inc., Las Cruces, NM, for construction of the Chaparral Dental Center $737,000 Bingaman 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Lahey Clinic, Burlington, MA, for the expansion and 

renovation of emergency and trauma care facilities 

$190,000 Kennedy; Kerry 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie, PA for 

facilities and equipment 

$476,000 English, Phil Casey 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Lamar University, Beaumont, TX for the purchase of 

equipment 

$238,000 Poe, Ted 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Lane County, Eugene, OR, for construction of the 

Springfield Community Health Center 

$95,000 Wyden; Smith 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

LaPorte County Comprehensive Mental Health Council, 

Inc. dba Swanson Center, Michigan City, IN for facilities and equipment 

$200,000 Donnelly, Joe 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Laramie County Community College, Cheyenne, WY, for 

renovation, equipment and training 

$381,000 Barrasso; Enzi 


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Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

LaSalle University, Philadelphia, PA for facilities and 

equipment 

$143,000 Brady, Robert A. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Lawndale Christian Health Center, Chicago, IL, for construction and equipment $381,000 Durbin 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

LeBonheur Children’s Hospital, Memphis, TN for facilities and equipment $190,000 Cohen, Steve 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown, PA, to provide 

healthcare access 

$95,000 Specter 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Lewis-Clark State College, Lewiston, Idaho, to prepare 

nursing students for careers in nursing 

$95,000 Crapo; Craig 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Lincoln County, Newport, OR, for an electronical medical records system, including equipment acquisition 

and renovation 

$238,000 Smith; Wyden 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center, Bronx, NY 

for facilities and equipment 

$143,000 Serrano, Jose ́ Schumer 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Lincoln Memorial University, Harrogate, TN for facilities 

and equipment 

$433,000 Wamp, Zach 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Linn Community Care, Cedar Rapids, IA, for construction, renovation and equipment $249,000 Harkin 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Long Beach Memorial Medical Center, Long Beach, CA 

for facilities and equipment 

$285,000 Richardson, Laura 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Lorain County Health & Dentistry, Lorain, OH for facilities and equipment $190,000 Sutton, Betty 


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LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION—Continued 

Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Loretto Hospital, Chicago, IL for facilities and equipment $357,000 Davis, Danny K. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Los Angeles Southwest College, Los Angeles, CA for facilities and equipment $285,000 Waters, Maxine 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Lou Ruvo Brain Institute, Las Vegas, NV, for construction, renovation and equipment $571,000 Reid; Ensign 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Louisiana Primary Care Association, Inc., Baton Rouge, 

LA for purchase of equipment 

$190,000 Alexander, Rodney Landrieu 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Louisiana State University Health Care Services Division, Baton Rouge, LA for facilities and equipment $247,000 Cazayoux, Donald J. Landrieu; Vitter 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Lourdes Health System, Camden, NJ, for equipment $95,000 Menendez; Lautenberg 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Lourdes Medical Center of Burlington County, 

Willingboro, NJ for facilities and equipment 

$381,000 Saxton, Jim Lautenberg; Menendez 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Lowell General Hospital, Lowell, MA for facilities and 

equipment 

$428,000 Tsongas, Niki Kennedy; Kerry 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Lower Brule Sioux Tribe, Lower Brule, SD for facilities 

and equipment 

$119,000 Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie 


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Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Lower Brule Sioux Tribe, Lower Brule, SD, for the Community Health Representative program $190,000 Johnson 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Lutheran Family Health Center Network, Brooklyn, NY 

for facilities and equipment 

$438,000 Vela ́zquez, Nydia M. Schumer 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Mackinac Straits Health System, Inc., St. Ignace, MI for 

facilities and equipment 

$190,000 Stupak, Bart 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Macon County General Hospital, Lafayette, TN for facilities and equipment $95,000 Gordon, Bart 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Macoupin County Public Health Department, Carlinville, 

IL for facilities and equipment 

$238,000 Hare, Phil 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Madison County Memorial Hospital, Rexburg, ID for facilities and equipment $381,000 Simpson, Michael K. Craig; Crapo 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Madison St. Joseph’s Health Center, Madisonville, TX 

for facilities and equipment 

$95,000 Edwards, Chet 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Malone College, Canton, OH for facilities and equipment $285,000 Regula, Ralph 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Manatee Community College, Bradenton, FL for purchase of equipment $95,000 Buchanan, Vern 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Manchester Community Health Center, Manchester, NH 

for facilities and equipment 

$333,000 Shea-Porter, Carol Sununu 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Manchester Memorial Hospital, Manchester, KY for the 

purchase of equipment 

$95,000 Rogers, Harold Bunning 


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LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION—Continued 

Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital, Irvine, KY for 

facilities and equipment 

$167,000 Chandler, Ben 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Marian Community Hospital, Carbondale, PA, for renovation and equipment $95,000 Specter 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Marillac Center, Overland Park, KS, for construction, 

renovation and equipment 

$190,000 Roberts 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Marquette General Health System, Marquette, MI for facilities and equipment $190,000 Stupak, Bart 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, for a dental 

health outreach program 

$238,000 Kohl 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia, for 

the Translational Genomic Research Institute 

$3,996,000 Byrd 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Marshall University Mid-Ohio Valley Center, Point Pleasant, WV for facilities and equipment $190,000 Capito, Shelley Moore 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Marshfield Clinic, Marshfield, WI for facilities and 

equipment 

$381,000 Obey, David R. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Martin Methodist College, Pulaski, TN for health professions training $190,000 Davis, Lincoln 


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Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Mary Immaculate Hospital, Jamaica, NY for facilities 

and equipment 

$143,000 Meeks, Gregory W. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health 

Sciences, Boston, MA for facilities and equipment 

$238,000 Capuano, Michael E. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Maui Community Health Center, Kahului, HI, for construction, renovation and equipment $190,000 Inouye 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Maui Medical Center, Hilo, HI, for equipping a robotics 

and nurse training lab 

$190,000 Inouye 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Meadville Medical Center, Meadville, PA, for construction, renovation and equipment $95,000 Specter 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Medical University of South Carolina Children’s Hospital, Charleston, SC for purchase of equipment $143,000 Brown, Jr., Henry E. Graham 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN, for construction, renovation and equipment $571,000 Alexander 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Memorial Hermann Baptist Beaumont Hospital Behavioral Health Center, Beaumont, TX for facilities and 

equipment 

$190,000 Poe, Ted 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Memorial Hermann Healthcare System Life Flight Operations Center, Houston, TX for facilities and equipment $190,000 Lampson, Nick; Paul, Ron 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Memorial Hospital at Gulfport, MS, for construction, 

renovation and equipment 

$476,000 Wicker; Cochran 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Memorial Hospital, Carthage, IL, for equipment $381,000 Durbin 


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LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION—Continued 

Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Memorial Hospital, Fremont, OH for facilities and 

equipment 

$190,000 Latta, Robert E. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Memorial Hospital, York, PA, for renovation and equipment $95,000 Specter 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Memorial Medical Center, Springfield, IL for the Intelligent Pharmacy and Automated Drug Management 

electronic medical records initiative 

$666,000 LaHood, Ray; Hare, Phil 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Mercer County Health Department, Bluefield, WV for facilities and equipment $257,000 Rahall, II, Nick J. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Mercer County Hospital, Aledo, IL for facilities and 

equipment 

$95,000 Hare, Phil 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Mercy Health Foundation, Durango, CO, for renovation 

and equipment 

$143,000 Salazar; Allard 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Mercy Health Partners, Scranton, PA, for renovation and 

equipment 

$95,000 Specter 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Mercy Hospital, Miami, FL for purchase of equipment $95,000 Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Mercy Medical—Des Moines, Des Moines, IA for facilities and equipment $190,000 Boswell, Leonard L. 


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Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Mercy Medical Center North Iowa, Mason City, IA for an 

electronic medical records initiative 

$190,000 Latham, Tom 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Mercy Medical Center, Canton, OH for facilities and 

equipment 

$404,000 Regula, Ralph; Space, Zachary T. Voinovich 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Mercy Medical Center, Springfield, MA for facilities and 

equipment 

$143,000 Neal, Richard E. Kennedy; Kerry 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Mercy Memorial Health Center, Ardmore, OK, for construction, renovation and equipment $95,000 Inhofe 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Mercy Philadelphia Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, for construction, renovation and equipment $95,000 Specter; Casey 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Mercy Special Care Hospital, Scranton, PA for facilities 

and equipment 

$381,000 Kanjorski, Paul E. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Meridian Health, Neptune, NJ for facilities and equipment $571,000 Pallone, Jr., Frank Lautenberg; Menendez 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Mescalero Apache Tribe, Mescalero, NM for facilities 

and equipment at the Dialysis Center 

$190,000 Pearce, Stevan 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Messiah College, Grantham, PA, for renovation and 

equipment 

$95,000 Specter; Casey 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Methodist Hospital of Southern California, Arcadia, CA 

for facilities and equipment 

$904,000 Dreier, David 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Methodist University, Fayetteville, NC for facilities and 

equipment 

$476,000 McIntyre, Mike; Etheridge, Bob; Hayes, Robin Dole 


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LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION—Continued 

Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Metro Health, Wyoming, MI for an electronic medical 

records initiative 

$95,000 Ehlers, Vernon J. Levin; Stabenow 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Miami Children’s Hospital Congenital Pediatric Heart 

Institute, Miami, FL for facilities and equipment 

$285,000 Diaz-Balart, Lincoln 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Miami Jewish Home and Hospital, Miami, FL, for health 

education for those living in the Little Haiti area 

$71,000 Bill Nelson 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Miami-Dade College—Medical Center Campus, Miami, 

FL for nursing programs, including the purchase of equipment 

$95,000 Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Mid Valley Hospital, Peckville, PA, for renovation and 

equipment 

$95,000 Specter; Casey 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Middletown Regional Health System, Franklin, OH, for 

construction of a nursing school 

$190,000 Brown; Voinovich 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Midwest Community Clinic, Midwest, WY, for construction, renovation, and equipment $285,000 Enzi 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Miles Community College, Miles City, MT, to expand the 

Healthcare Connections to Career Pathways program 

$95,000 Baucus; Tester 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Miles Perret Cancer Services, Lafayette, LA, for purchase and equipping of a mobile unit for use in 

rural areas 

$285,000 Landrieu; Vitter 


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Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Milestone Centers for People with Behavioral and Intellectual Challenges, Pittsburgh, PA for facilities and 

equipment 

$119,000 Peterson, John E. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Mind Research Network, Albuquerque, NM, for construction, renovation and equipment $2,854,000 Domenici 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Minnesota Consortium for Advance Rural Psychology 

Training, Detroit Lakes, MN for health professions training 

$95,000 Peterson, Collin C. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Misericordia University, Dallas, PA, for construction, 

renovation and renovation 

$95,000 Specter; Casey 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Mississippi Primary Health Care Association, Jackson, 

MS, for construction, renovation and equipment 

$238,000 Cochran 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Missouri Southern State University, Joplin, MO for purchase of equipment $381,000 Blunt, Roy 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Modoc Frontier Healthcare Coalition, Alturas, CA for facilities and equipment $285,000 Doolittle, John T. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Molokai Community Health Center, Honolulu, HI, to construct facilities $238,000 Inouye 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Monongahela Valley Hospital, Monongahela, PA, for renovation and equipment $95,000 Specter; Casey 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Monroe Clinic, Monroe, WI for facilities and equipment $423,000 Baldwin, Tammy Kohl 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Montgomery College, Rockville, MD, for equipment for 

the biotechnology laboratory 

$714,000 Mikulski 


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LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION—Continued 

Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Morehead State University, Morehead, KY to improve 

rural health 

$238,000 Rogers, Harold 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Morris College, Sumter, SC for facilities and equipment $333,000 Clyburn, James E. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Morris Foundation, Inc., Waterbury, CT for facilities and 

equipment 

$190,000 Murphy, Christopher S. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Moses Taylor Hospital, Scranton, PA, for renovation and 

equipment 

$95,000 Specter; Casey 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Mount Nittany Medical Center, State College, PA, for 

renovation and construction 

$95,000 Specter; Casey 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Muleshoe Area Hospital Center, Muleshoe, TX for facilities and equipment $238,000 Neugebauer, Randy 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Municipality of Mayaguez, PR for facilities and equipment at the Trauma Center for Puerto Rico $95,000 Fortun ̃o, Luis G. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Myrna Brind Center for Integrative Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, to develop three models of integrative programs of clinical excellence $95,000 Specter 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Na Nizhoozhi Center, Gallup, NM for facilities and 

equipment 

$214,000 Udall, Tom Bingaman 


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Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Nason Hospital, Roaring Spring, PA for purchase of 

equipment 

$143,000 Shuster, Bill 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

National Kidney Foundation of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI for 

facilities and equipment 

$333,000 Abercrombie, Neil; Hirono, Mazie K. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

National Park Community College, Hot Springs National 

Park, AR for facilities and equipment 

$343,000 Ross, Mike Lincoln; Pryor 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Nationwide Children’s Hospital Research Institute, Columbus, OH, for construction, renovation and equipment $95,000 Voinovich; Brown 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Nazareth Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, for renovation and 

equipment 

$95,000 Specter; Casey 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Nebraska Hospital Association, Lincoln, NE, to expand 

the Nebraska Statewide Telehealth Network, including renovation and equipment 

$95,000 Hagel; Ben Nelson 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Neumann College, Aston, PA for facilities and equipment $95,000 Sestak, Joe Specter; Casey 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Neurosciences Institute, Morgantown, WV, for construction, renovation and equipment $4,757,000 Byrd 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Nevada Cancer Institute, Las Vegas, NV for facilities 

and equipment for the Breast Cancer Screening Program, include screening services 

$381,000 Berkley, Shelley; Porter, Jon C. Reid 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Nevada Cancer Institute, Las Vegas, NV for facilities 

and equipment for the Radiation Therapy Center 

$262,000 Berkley, Shelley 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Nevada System of Higher Education, Las Vegas, NV, for 

equipment purchase for nursing and medical clinical skills labs 

$951,000 Reid 


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LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION—Continued 

Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

New England College of Optometry, Boston, MA for facilities and equipment $95,000 Capuano, Michael E. Kennedy; Kerry 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

New Mexico Dental Foundation, Albuquerque, NM for 

rural outreach 

$190,000 Udall, Tom 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM, for Graduate Psychology Education $95,000 Bingaman 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, New York, NY for facilities and equipment $428,000 Nadler, Jerrold 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

New York Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, NY for facilities 

and equipment 

$48,000 Clarke, Yvette D. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY for facilities and equipment $714,000 Rangel, Charles B.; Lowey, Nita M. Schumer 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

New York University Medical Center, New York, NY, for 

construction, renovation and equipment at the emergency department 

$714,000 Schumer 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Newark, NJ for facilities and equipment $381,000 Payne, Donald M.; Pascrell, Jr., Bill Lautenberg; Menendez 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Newton Memorial Hospital, Newton, NJ, for equipment $190,000 Lautenberg; Menendez 


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Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Niagara University, Niagara Falls, NY, for the Nursing 

Leadership project 

$95,000 Schumer 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Norman Regional Health System, Norman, OK for an 

electronic medical records initiative 

$381,000 Cole, Tom Inhofe 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

North Central Bronx Hospital, New York, NY for facilities and equipment $95,000 Engel, Eliot L. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

North East Ohio Neighborhood Health Services, Cleveland, OH for facilities and equipment $190,000 Jones, Stephanie Tubbs 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

North General Hospital, New York, NY for facilities and 

equipment 

$466,000 Rangel, Charles B. Schumer 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

North Hudson Community Action Corporation, West New 

York, NJ for facilities and equipment 

$238,000 Sires, Albio Lautenberg; Menendez 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

North Valley Hospital Foundation, Whitefish, MT for facilities and equipment $404,000 Rehberg, Dennis R. Baucus 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Northeast Regional Cancer Institute, Scranton, PA, for 

cancer epidemiology research programs 

$95,000 Specter; Casey 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Northeast Valley Health Corporation, San Fernando, CA 

for facilities and equipment 

$86,000 Berman, Howard L. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Northern Cochise Community Hospital, Inc., Willcox, AZ 

for facilities and equipment 

$95,000 Giffords, Gabrielle 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Northern Essex Community College, Haverhill, MA for 

facilities and equipment 

$381,000 Tsongas, Niki Kennedy; Kerry 


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LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION—Continued 

Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

NorthShore Health Centers, Portage, IN for facilities 

and equipment for community health centers 

$381,000 Visclosky, Peter J. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Northside Christian Health Center, Pittsburgh, PA for 

facilities and equipment 

$95,000 Doyle, Michael F. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Northwest Hospital and Medical Center, Seattle, WA for 

facilities and equipment 

$951,000 Inslee, Jay; McDermott, Jim Murray 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Northwest Kidney Centers, Seattle, WA, for equipment $476,000 Murray 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Northwestern College, Orange City, IA for purchase of 

equipment at the Nursing Arts Laboratory 

$428,000 King, Steve Harkin 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL for facilities and equipment $190,000 Jackson, Jr., Jesse L. Durbin 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Norton Community Hospital Women’s Center/Technology 

Enhancement Project, Norton, VA, for renovation and equipment 

$95,000 Warner; Webb 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Norwalk Hospital, Norwalk, CT for facilities and equipment $285,000 Shays, Christopher 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Nova Southeastern University, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, for 

nurse education and training 

$71,000 Bill Nelson 


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Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Occupations, Inc., Middletown, NY for facilities and 

equipment 

$190,000 Hinchey, Maurice D. Schumer 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Ochsner Health System, New Orleans, LA for facilities 

and equipment 

$285,000 Melancon, Charlie Landrieu; Vitter 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Office for Oregon Health Policy and Research, Salem, 

OR for facilities and equipment 

$285,000 Blumenauer, Earl Wyden 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Oglala Lakota College, Kyle, SD, for a nursing education program $571,000 Johnson 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Oglala Sioux Tribe, Pine Ridge, SD for facilities and 

equipment 

$167,000 Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie Johnson 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Ohio North East Health Systems, Inc., Youngstown, OH 

for facilities and equipment 

$216,000 Ryan, Tim 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Ohio State University—OARDC, Wooster, OH, for facilities and equipment $571,000 Regula, Ralph 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, for facilities and 

equipment at the James Cancer Hospital 

$190,000 Pryce, Deborah Brown; Voinovich 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Ohio Valley General Hospital, McKees Rocks, PA, for 

renovation and equipment 

$95,000 Specter; Casey 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Ohio Valley Medical Center, Wheeling, WV, for construction, renovation and equipment $5,709,000 Byrd 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

OhioHealth, Columbus, OH for technology upgrades $190,000 Pryce, Deborah Brown; Voinovich 


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LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION—Continued 

Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma 

City, OK for facilities and equipment 

$333,000 Fallin, Mary Inhofe 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Oklahoma State University—Center for Health Sciences, 

Tulsa, OK for purchase of equipment 

$285,000 Fallin, Mary; Lucas, Frank D.; Sullivan, John; 

Boren, Dan; Sullivan, John 

Inhofe 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Oklahoma State University—Center for Health Sciences, 

Tulsa, OK for purchase of equipment 

$333,000 Lucas, Frank D.; Fallin, Mary; Boren, Dan; Sullivan, John Inhofe 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Olivet Nazarene University, Bourbonnais, IL for facilities 

and equipment 

$381,000 Weller, Jerry Durbin 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Olympic Medical Center, Port Angeles, WA for facilities 

and equipment 

$714,000 Dicks, Norman D. Murray; Cantwell 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Oneida Community Health Center, Oneida, WI for facilities and equipment $190,000 Kagen, Steve Kohl 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Oneida Healthcare Center, Oneida, NY for facilities and 

equipment 

$285,000 McHugh, John M. Schumer 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Orange County Government, Orange County, FL for the 

Primary Care Access Network, including facilities and equipment 

$523,000 Brown, Corrine; Keller, Ric Bill Nelson; Martinez 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

OSF Healthcare System, Peoria, IL for an electronic 

medical records initiative 

$95,000 LaHood, Ray; Hare, Phil 


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Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Ottumwa Regional Health Center, Ottumwa, IA for facilities and equipment $57,000 Loebsack, David Harkin; Grassley 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Ozark Tri-County Health Care Consortium, Neosho, MO 

for facilities and equipment 

$476,000 Blunt, Roy 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Palisades Medical Center, North Bergen, NJ for facilities and equipment $285,000 Rothman, Steven R.; Sires, Albio Lautenberg; Menendez 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Palmer College of Chiropractic in Davenport, IA, and 

the Myrna Brind Center of Integrative Medicine in Philadelphia, PA, to develop a model integrative health care program for the treatment of pain 

$381,000 Harkin 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Paoli Hospital, Paoli, PA, for construction, renovation 

and equipment 

$95,000 Specter 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Pardee Memorial Hospital Foundation, Inc., Hendersonville, NC for facilities and equipment $295,000 Shuler, Heath 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Parkland Health & Hospital System, Dallas, TX, to purchase and equip a mobile health unit $238,000 Cornyn 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Parkland Health and Hospital System, Dallas, TX, for 

renovation and equipment 

$143,000 Hutchison 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Pattie A. Clay Hospital, Richmond, KY for facilities and 

equipment for digital mammography 

$190,000 Chandler, Ben 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, for 

healthcare services 

$95,000 Specter; Casey 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, 

LA for facilities and equipment 

$381,000 Cazayoux, Donald J. Landrieu; Vitter 


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Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute, Harrisburg, PA, for 

equipment 

$95,000 Specter 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Peoples Community Health Clinic, Waterloo, IA, for 

equipment 

$57,000 Harkin 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Peralta Community College District, Oakland, CA for facilities and equipment $190,000 Lee, Barbara 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Pershing County General Hospital and Nursing Home, 

Lovelock, NV for facilities and equipment 

$190,000 Heller, Dean 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Peter Christensen Health Center, Lac du Flambeau, WI 

for facilities and equipment 

$171,000 Kagen, Steve Kohl 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Philadelphia University, Philadelphia, PA, for equipment $95,000 Specter 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital, Albany, GA, to partner with the Dougherty County School System to implement health programs for school children $95,000 Chambliss 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Phoenix Children’s Hospital, Phoenix, AZ for facilities 

and equipment 

$143,000 Pastor, Ed 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Pikeville Medical Center, Pikeville, KY for an electronic 

medical records initiative 

$95,000 Rogers, Harold 


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Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services, Grand Rapids, MI for an electronic medical records initiative $285,000 Ehlers, Vernon J. Levin; Stabenow 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

PinnacleHealth System, Harrisburg, PA for facilities and 

equipment 

$190,000 Holden, Tim Specter; Casey 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Institute, Baystate Medical 

Center, Springfield, MA for facilities and equipment 

$571,000 Neal, Richard E. Kennedy; Kerry 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Placer County, CA for facilities and equipment at the 

Children’s Health Center/Emergency Shelter 

$143,000 Doolittle, John T. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Pocono Medical Center, Stroudsburg, PA, for construction, renovation and equipment $95,000 Specter; Casey 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Premier Health Campus, Franklin, OH for facilities and 

equipment 

$238,000 Turner, Michael R. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Prescott-Joseph Center for Community Enhancement, 

Oakland, CA for facilities and equipment 

$190,000 Lee, Barbara 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Preston Memorial Hospital, Kingwood, WV for facilities 

and equipment 

$143,000 Mollohan, Alan B. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Primary Care Association of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, to 

provide service enhancements and outreach 

$1,047,000 Inouye; Akaka 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Primary Childrens Hospital Riverton, Riverton, UT for 

purchase of equipment 

$95,000 Cannon, Chris 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Primary Health Care, Inc, Des Moines, IA, for construction, renovation and equipment $190,000 Harkin 


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LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION—Continued 

Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Prince George’s County, Upper Marlboro, MD for facilities and equipment $476,000 Van Hollen, Chris; Hoyer, Steny H.; Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch Cardin 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Project Vida Health Center, El Paso, TX for facilities 

and equipment 

$309,000 Reyes, Silvestre 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Provena Covenant Medical Center, Urbana, IL, for construction, renovation and equipment $190,000 Durbin 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Providence Centralia Hospital, Centralia, WA for facilities and equipment $285,000 Baird, Brian Murray 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Providence Community Health Center, Providence, RI, to 

install an electronic health records system 

$95,000 Whitehouse; Reed 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Providence Health System, Anchorage, AK for physician 

recruitment and retention 

$951,000 Young, Don Murkowski 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Providence Health System, Olympia, WA, to create a 

Nursing Education to Practice Bridge Program 

$95,000 Murray 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Public Health Foundation of Columbia County, 

Scappoose, OR for facilities and equipment 

$476,000 Wu, David Smith; Wyden 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Pushmataha County Hospital, Antlers, OK for facilities 

and equipment 

$238,000 Boren, Dan 


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Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Ramapo College of New Jersey, Mahwah, NJ for nursing 

programs, including purchase of equipment 

$190,000 Garrett, Scott Lautenberg; Menendez 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Rancho Santiago Community College District, Santa 

Ana, CA for facilities and equipment 

$238,000 Sanchez, Loretta 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Raphael Health Center, Indianapolis, IN for facilities 

and equipment 

$143,000 Carson, Andre ́

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

REACHS, Inc., Jacksboro, TN for facilities and equipment $238,000 Davis, Lincoln 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Reading Hospital and Medical Center, Reading, PA, for 

renovation and equipment 

$95,000 Specter; Casey 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Red Bay Hospital, Red Bay, AL for facilities and equipment $381,000 Aderholt, Robert B. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Regional Medical Center at Memphis, TN for facilities 

and equipment 

$238,000 Cohen, Steve 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

RelateNow, New Glarus, WI, to provide online treatment 

services for rural families of children with autism 

$285,000 Kohl 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Resurrection Health Care, Oak Park, IL, to expand nursing programs $285,000 Durbin 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Rhode Island College Foundation, Providence, RI, to upgrade the School of Nursing clinical laboratory $285,000 Reed 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Rice University, Houston, TX, for construction, renovation and equipment $381,000 Hutchison 


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LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION—Continued 

Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Richardton Memorial Hospital and Health Center, 

Richardton, ND for facilities and equipment 

$809,000 Pomeroy, Earl Dorgan; Conrad 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

River Hills Community Health Center, Ottumwa, IA, for 

equipment 

$190,000 Harkin 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Riverdale Mental Health Association, Inc., Bronx, NY for 

facilities and equipment 

$143,000 Engel, Eliot L. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Riverside Community College District, Riverside, CA for 

purchase of equipment 

$333,000 Calvert, Ken 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Riverside County Regional Medical Center, Moreno Valley, CA for facilities and equipment $523,000 Calvert, Ken; Bono Mack, Mary 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Riverside Health System, Newport News, VA for the Patient Navigator Program $95,000 Wittman, Robert J.; Scott, Robert C. Bobby 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Riverside Healthcare, Kankakee, IL for facilities and 

equipment 

$238,000 Weller, Jerry Durbin 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Riverside Healthcare, Kankakee, IL, for a patient safety 

program, including equipment 

$285,000 Durbin 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Robert Morris University, Moon Township, PA, for renovation and equipment $95,000 Specter 


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Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Rochester College, Rochester Hills, MI for a nursing initiative, including facilities and equipment $190,000 Knollenberg, Joe Levin; Stabenow 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Rock Island County Care Center, East Moline, IL for facilities and equipment $285,000 Hare, Phil 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Rockville General Hospital, Vernon, CT for facilities and 

equipment 

$452,000 Courtney, Joe Dodd; Lieberman 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Rosebud Sioux Tribe, Rosebud, SD, for medical equipment $190,000 Johnson 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Roundup Memorial Healthcare-Clinic, Roundup, MT for 

facilities and equipment 

$333,000 Rehberg, Dennis R. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Sac and Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Tama, Iowa for 

a Tribal Health Care Clinic 

$618,000 Harkin; Grassley 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Sacred Heart Hospital, Allentown, PA for purchase of 

equipment 

$219,000 Dent, Charles W. Specter; Casey 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Samaritan Medical Center, Watertown, NY for facilities 

and equipment 

$190,000 McHugh, John M. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

San Antonio Community Hospital, Upland, CA for purchase of equipment $761,000 Dreier, David 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

San Francisco Community Clinic Consortium, San Francisco, CA, for facilities and equipment $476,000 Feinstein 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA for 

health professions training 

$333,000 Speier, Jackie 


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LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION—Continued 

Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

San Luis Obispo County, San Luis Obispo, CA for facilities and equipment $333,000 Capps, Lois 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

San Ysidro Health Center, San Ysidro, CA for facilities 

and equipment 

$309,000 Filner, Bob Boxer 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Sarasota County, FL for construction of the Englewood 

health facility 

$190,000 Buchanan, Vern 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Saratoga Hospital, Saratoga Springs, NY for facilities 

and equipment 

$200,000 Gillibrand, Kirsten E. Schumer 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Schuylkill Valley Medical Center South Jackson Street, 

Pottsville, PA for facilities and equipment 

$190,000 Holden, Tim Specter 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Scotland Memorial Health Care System, Laurinburg, NC 

for facilities and equipment 

$238,000 Hayes, Robin 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Seattle Biomedical Research Institute, Seattle, WA, for 

equipment 

$238,000 Murray 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Seattle, WA for facilities 

and equipment 

$951,000 Larsen, Rick; McDermott, Jim; Dicks, Norman D.; 

Inslee, Jay; Smith, Adam 

Murray 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Sedgwick County Government, Wichita, KS, for the 

Healthy Babies Program 

$143,000 Roberts 


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Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Sertoma Center, Inc., Knoxville, TN for facilities and 

equipment 

$285,000 Duncan, Jr., John J. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Sharon Regional Health System, Sharon, PA, for construction, renovation and equipment $95,000 Specter 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Shawnee Mission Medical Center, Shawnee Mission, KS 

for facilities and equipment 

$381,000 Moore, Dennis Brownback 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Shelby County, Memphis, TN, for construction, renovation and equipment $476,000 Alexander; Corker 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Sidney Health Center, Sidney, MT for facilities and 

equipment 

$95,000 Rehberg, Dennis R. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Sierra County, NM for facilities and equipment at Sierra Vista Hospital $238,000 Pearce, Stevan 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital Foundation, Grass 

Valley, CA for an electronic medical records initiative 

$95,000 Doolittle, John T. Boxer 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Sinai Health System, Chicago, IL, for equipment $476,000 Durbin 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Siouxland Community Health Center, Sioux City, IA, for 

construction, renovation and equipment 

$190,000 Harkin 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Sisters of Providence Health System, Springfield, MA, 

for construction of a new health clinic 

$190,000 Kennedy; Kerry 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Sixteenth Street Community Health Center, Milwaukee, 

WI for facilities and equipment 

$143,000 Moore, Gwen Kohl 


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LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION—Continued 

Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Smithtown Fire District, Smithtown, NY for facilities 

and equipment 

$133,000 Bishop, Timothy H. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Solar Energy Consortium, Kingston, NY for facilities and 

equipment at three regional hospitals 

$428,000 Hinchey, Maurice D. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Soldiers + Sailors Memorial Hospital, Wellsboro, PA, for 

renovations and equipment 

$95,000 Specter 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Somerset Hospital, Somerset, PA for facilities and 

equipment 

$190,000 Shuster, Bill Specter; Casey 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Somerset Medical Center, Somerville, NJ for an electronic medical records initiative $476,000 Frelinghuysen, Rodney P. Lautenberg; Menendez 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Sonoma County Department of Health, Santa Rosa, CA 

for facilities and equipment 

$381,000 Thompson, Mike; Woolsey, Lynn C. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Sound Shore Health System, New Rochelle, NY for facilities and equipment $206,000 Lowey, Nita M.; Engel, Eliot L. Schumer 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

South Arkansas Community College, El Dorado, AR for 

facilities and equipment 

$238,000 Ross, Mike 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

South Broward Hospital District, Hollywood, FL for facilities and equipment $357,000 Wasserman Schultz, Debbie 


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Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

South County Hospital, Wakefield, RI, for electronic 

health record project 

$856,000 Reed; Whitehouse 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

South Lane Mental Health, Cottage Grove, OR, for construction, renovation and equipment $143,000 Smith; Wyden 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

South Shore Regional Health Information Organization, 

Quincy, MA, for the continued development and deployment of an electronic medical recordkeeping system 

$143,000 Kennedy; Kerry 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

SouthCoast Health System, New Bedford, MA for facilities and equipment $285,000 Frank, Barney; McGovern, James P. Kennedy; Kerry 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Southeast Georgia Hospital System, Brunswick, GA for 

purchase of equipment 

$381,000 Kingston, Jack 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, 

MO for a mobile health unit initiative 

$381,000 Emerson, Jo Ann 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Southeast Regional Health Screening Program, Dothan, 

AL for purchase of a mobile medical unit 

$190,000 Everett, Terry 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Southeastern Community College, West Burlington, IA 

for facilities and equipment 

$119,000 Loebsack, David Harkin; Grassley 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX for the purchase of equipment $381,000 Sessions, Pete Hutchison 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Southern New Hampshire Medical Center, Nashua, NH, 

for electronic medical records technology, including renovation and equipment 

$404,000 Gregg; Sununu 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Southern Utah University, Cedar City, UT, for construction, renovation and equipment $381,000 Bennett 


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LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION—Continued 

Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Southern Vermont College, Bennington, VT, for a patient navigator program $238,000 Leahy 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Southside Wellness Center, St. Louis, MO for facilities 

and equipment 

$190,000 Clay, Wm. Lacy 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Southwestern Mental Health Center, Inc., Luverne, MN, 

for construction, renovation and equipment 

$190,000 Coleman 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Southwestern University—Texas Life-sciences Commercialization Center, Georgetown, TX for purchase of 

equipment 

$466,000 Carter, John R. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Sowing Seeds of Hope, Marion, AL for rural outreach $95,000 Davis, Artur 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Sparks Regional Medical Center, Ft. Smith, AR for facilities and equipment $1,189,000 Boozman, John Lincoln; Pryor 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Spokane County Medical Society Foundation, Spokane, 

WA, for Project Access 

$95,000 Murray 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

SSM Health Care of Wisconsin, Madison, WI for facilities and equipment in Sun Prairie, WI $476,000 Baldwin, Tammy Kohl 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

SSM Health Care, St. Louis, MO for facilities and 

equipment for surgical technology 

$238,000 Clay, Wm. Lacy 


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Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

SSM Healthcare, St. Louis, MO for facilities and equipment for the emergency department $71,000 Carnahan, Russ 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

SSM St. Clare Health Center, Fenton, MO for an electronic medical records initiative, including purchase 

of equipment 

$167,000 Akin, W. Todd 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

SSM St. Joseph West Hospital, Lake St. Louis, MO for 

facilities and equipment 

$95,000 Hulshof, Kenny C. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

SSM St. Mary’s Health Center, Jefferson City, MO for 

facilities and equipment 

$381,000 Skelton, Ike 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

St. Ambrose University, Davenport, IA, for the construction of a Center for Health Sciences Education $476,000 Harkin; Grassley 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

St. Bernard Hospital, Chicago, IL for facilities and 

equipment 

$238,000 Rush, Bobby L. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

St. Bernard Parish Health Service District, Chalmette, 

LA for facilities and equipment 

$333,000 Melancon, Charlie Vitter 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

St. Bernard Parish, Chalmette, LA, for construction, 

renovation and equipment of a medical facility 

$809,000 Landrieu; Vitter 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

St. Clare Hospital and Health Services, Baraboo, WI for 

facilities and equipment 

$461,000 Baldwin, Tammy Kohl 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

St. Elizabeth Regional Health, Lafayette, IN for facilities 

and equipment 

$143,000 Buyer, Steve Lugar 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

St. Francis Health Care Foundation, Inc., Poughkeepsie, 

NY for facilities and equipment 

$86,000 Hall, John J. 


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LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION—Continued 

Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

St. Francis Hospital Foundation, Wilmington, DE, to 

make capital infrastructure improvements to St Francis Hospital 

$285,000 Biden; Carper 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

St. Francis Hospital, Charleston, WV for the Prime of 

Life screening program 

$190,000 Capito, Shelley Moore 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

St. Francis Hospital, Columbus, GA for facilities and 

equipment 

$95,000 Bishop, Jr., Sanford D. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

St. Francis Hospital, Escanaba, MI for facilities and 

equipment 

$128,000 Stupak, Bart Levin; Stabenow 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

St. Francis Medical Center Foundation, Lynwood, CA for 

health professions training 

$238,000 Sa ́nchez, Linda T. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

St. Francis Medical Center, Trenton, NJ for facilities 

and equipment 

$238,000 Smith, Christopher H. Lautenberg; Menendez 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

St. Francis Memorial Hospital, San Francisco, CA for 

facilities and equipment 

$428,000 Pelosi, Nancy 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

St. James Hospital and Health Centers, Chicago 

Heights, IL for facilities and equipment 

$171,000 Jackson, Jr., Jesse L. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

St. John West Shore Hospital, Westlake, OH for facilities 

and equipment 

$238,000 Kucinich, Dennis J. 


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Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

St. Joseph Health Services, North Providence, RI, for 

renovations to the emergency room 

$618,000 Reed 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

St. Joseph Health System, East Tawas, MI for facilities 

and equipment 

$190,000 Stupak, Bart Levin; Stabenow 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

St. Joseph Hospital, Bellingham, WA for facilities and 

equipment 

$285,000 Larsen, Rick Cantwell 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

St. Joseph Hospital, Nashua, NH, for electronic medical 

records technology, including renovation and equipment 

$404,000 Gregg; Sununu 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

St. Joseph Hospital, Eureka, CA for facilities and equipment $238,000 Thompson, Mike 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

St. Joseph Mercy Oakland, Pontiac, MI for an electronic 

medical records initiative 

$190,000 Knollenberg, Joe Levin; Stabenow 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

St. Joseph’s Hospital, Buckhannon, WV for facilities 

and equipment 

$95,000 Capito, Shelley Moore 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

St. Joseph’s Hospital, Chippewa Falls, WI for facilities 

and equipment 

$190,000 Obey, David R. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

St. Josephs Hospital, North Providence, RI for facilities 

and equipment 

$238,000 Kennedy, Patrick J. Reed; Whitehouse 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

St. Joseph’s Hospital-Phoenix, AZ for facilities and 

equipment 

$119,000 Pastor, Ed 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, Paterson, NJ for 

facilities and equipment 

$95,000 Pascrell, Jr., Bill 


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LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION—Continued 

Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital, Houston, TX, for renovation and equipment $143,000 Hutchison 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

St. Luke’s Hospital and Health Network, Allentown, PA 

for purchase of equipment 

$200,000 Dent, Charles W. Specter 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

St. Luke’s Hospital, Columbus, NC for facilities and 

equipment 

$238,000 Shuler, Heath 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

St. Luke’s Regional Medical Center, Boise, ID for facilities and equipment $285,000 Simpson, Michael K. Craig; Crapo 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

St. Mary Medical Center, Langhorne, PA, for renovations 

and construction 

$95,000 Specter 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

St. Mary’s Health Care, Grand Rapids, MI for an electronic medical records initiative $143,000 Ehlers, Vernon J. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

St. Mary’s Hospital, Grand Junction, CO for facilities 

and equipment 

$95,000 Salazar, John T. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

St. Mary’s Jefferson Memorial Hospital, Jefferson City, 

TN for equipment 

$523,000 Wamp, Zach 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

St. Mary’s Medical Center-San Francisco, CA for facilities and equipment $476,000 Pelosi, Nancy 


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Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center, Reno, NV for facilities and equipment $190,000 Heller, Dean 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

St. Michael’s Hospital, Stevens Point, WI for facilities 

and equipment 

$143,000 Obey, David R. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

St. Patrick Hospital and Health Sciences Center, Missoula, MT for facilities and equipment $285,000 Rehberg, Dennis R. Baucus 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

St. Peter’s Hospital Foundation, Albany, NY for facilities 

and equipment 

$238,000 McNulty, Michael R. Schumer 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

St. Petersburg College, Clearwater, FL for an orthotics 

and prosthetics program 

$476,000 Young, C. W. Bill 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

St. Vincent Health Center, Erie, PA, for renovation and 

equipment 

$95,000 Specter 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

St. Vincent Healthcare Foundation, Billings, MT for facilities and equipment $95,000 Rehberg, Dennis R. Baucus 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

St. Vincent Healthcare Foundation, Billings, MT, for 

equipment for the Pediatric Project 

$143,000 Baucus 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

St. Vincent’s Hospital, Worcester, MA for facilities and 

equipment 

$105,000 McGovern, James P. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Stamford Hospital, Stamford, CT for facilities and 

equipment 

$143,000 Shays, Christopher Lieberman 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

State of New Mexico, Santa Fe, NM, to collect and analyze data about the need and potential locations for 

a dental school within the State 

$95,000 Bingaman 


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LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION—Continued 

Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, NY, for 

construction, renovation and equipment for the emergency department 

$476,000 Fossella, Vito Schumer 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Stoughton Hospital, Stoughton, WI, for installation of a 

comprehensive electronic health records system 

$285,000 Kohl 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Straub Hospital Burn Center, Honolulu, HI, for equipment $95,000 Inouye 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Suffolk County Volunteer Firefighter Burn Center Fund, 

Inc., Smithtown, NY for facilities and equipment 

$285,000 King, Peter T.; Bishop, Timothy H. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Sullivan County Medical Center, Laporte, PA, for renovation and equipment $95,000 Specter; Casey 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Sumter County Regional Hospital Authority, Americus, 

GA for facilities and equipment 

$167,000 Bishop, Jr., Sanford D. Isakson; Chambliss 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY for facilities and equipment $714,000 Walsh, James T. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Susquehanna Health, Williamsport, PA for facilities and 

equipment for a decontamination facility 

$190,000 Carney, Christopher P. Casey 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Susquehanna Health, Williamsport, PA, for renovation 

and equipment 

$95,000 Specter; Casey 


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Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Suwannee County, Branford, FL for facilities and equipment $190,000 Boyd, Allen 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Swope Health Quindaro, KS, for an electronic medical 

records system, including equipment acquisition and renovation 

$238,000 Brownback 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Systems Unlimited, Inc., Iowa City, IA, for construction, 

renovation, and equipment 

$238,000 Harkin; Grassley 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Tabitha, Inc., d.b.a., Tabitha Health Care Services, Lincoln, NE, for equipment $761,000 Ben Nelson 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Tacoma Community College, Tacoma, WA for facilities 

and equipment 

$190,000 Dicks, Norman D.; Smith, Adam 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Taunton Nursing Home, Taunton, MA for facilities and 

equipment 

$295,000 Frank, Barney Kennedy; Kerry 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Temple Health and Bioscience Economic Development 

District, Temple, TX for purchase of equipment 

$381,000 Carter, John R. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Temple University Health System, Philadelphia, PA, for 

renovations and equipment 

$95,000 Specter; Casey 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Tennessee Tech University, Cookeville, TN, for construction and renovation $476,000 Alexander 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, for renovation and equipment $190,000 Hutchison 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX for facilities and 

equipment 

$190,000 Culberson, John Abney 


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LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION—Continued 

Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX for facilities and 

equipment 

$476,000 Green, Al Hutchison 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Texas Health Institute, Austin, TX, for renovation and 

equipment 

$190,000 Hutchison 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Texas Heart Institute—Texas Medical Center, Houston, 

TX for facilities and equipment 

$190,000 Lampson, Nick 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Paul L. 

Foster School of Medicine, El Paso, TX for facilities and equipment 

$309,000 Reyes, Silvestre 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, 

TX for purchase of equipment at the Regional Interdisciplinary Simulation Center 

$190,000 Neugebauer, Randy 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Texas Wesleyan University, Ft. Worth, TX for purchase 

of equipment for the doctoral program in nurse anesthesia practice, including curriculum development 

$247,000 Granger, Kay; Burgess, Michael C. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

The Lakes Community Health Center, Iron River, WI, for 

construction, renovation and equipment 

$285,000 Kohl 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

The Manor, Jonesville, MI, for construction of a Treatment and Counseling Center $571,000 Levin; Stabenow 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, 

for renovation and equipment 

$95,000 Specter 


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Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, for renovation and equipment $95,000 Specter; Casey 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Thomas Memorial Hospital, South Charleston, WV for 

facilities and equipment 

$95,000 Capito, Shelley Moore 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Thompson Health, Canandaigua, NY for an electronic 

medical records initiative 

$95,000 Kuhl, Jr., John R. Randy Schumer 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

ThriVe St. Louis, St. Louis, MO for facilities and equipment $143,000 Akin, W. Todd 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Thumb Rural Health Network, Harbor Beach, MI for purchase of equipment $333,000 Miller, Candice S. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Thundermist Health Center of West Warwick, RI for facilities and equipment $476,000 Langevin, James R. Reed; Whitehouse 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Tohono O’odham Nation, Sells, AZ for facilities and 

equipment 

$95,000 Grijalva, Rau ́ l M. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Tougaloo College, Tougaloo, MS, for renovation and 

equipment 

$233,000 Cochran 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Touro University Nevada, Henderson, NV, for construction of a Gerontology Center $381,000 Reid 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Towson University, Baltimore, MD, for a Center for 

Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders 

$476,000 Cardin 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Translational Genomics Research Institute, Phoenix, AZ 

for facilities and equipment 

$285,000 Pastor, Ed 


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LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION—Continued 

Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

TriHealth, Inc., Cincinnati, OH for purchase of a mobile 

mammography unit 

$476,000 Chabot, Steve 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Trinity Health, Minot, ND, for the Rural Radiology Outreach Initiative, including equipment $809,000 Dorgan; Conrad 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Tri-Town Community Economic Opportunity Committee, 

Johnston, RI, for construction, equipment and renovation of health care facilities 

$333,000 Reed 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Tufts-New England Medical Center, Boston, MA for facilities and equipment $618,000 Lynch, Stephen F.; Capuano, Michael E. Kennedy; Kerry 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Tyler Memorial Hospital, Tunkhannock, PA for facilities 

and equipment 

$190,000 Carney, Christopher P. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Tyrone Hospital, Tyrone, PA, for construction, renovation 

and equipment 

$250,000 Specter 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Health, St. Thomas, 

VI for facilities and equipment 

$381,000 Christensen, Donna M. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Health, St. Thomas, 

VI for facilities and equipment for a mental health facility 

$190,000 Christensen, Donna M. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

UMass Memorial Healthcare, Boston, MA, for upgrades 

to information technology 

$238,000 Kennedy; Kerry 


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Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

United Community Health Center, Storm Lake, IA, for 

construction, renovation and equipment 

$190,000 Harkin 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

United Health Services Hospitals, Binghamton, NY for 

facilities and equipment 

$95,000 Hinchey, Maurice D. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Unity Health Care, Washington, DC for facilities and 

equipment 

$285,000 Norton, Eleanor Holmes 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

University Community Hospital/Pepin Heart Hospital, 

Tampa, FL for purchase of equipment 

$238,000 Bilirakis, Gus M. Bill Nelson 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

University Medical Center at Brackenridge, Austin, TX, 

for renovation and equipment 

$143,000 Hutchison 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL for facilities and 

equipment at the West Alabama Autism Outreach Center 

$666,000 Bonner, Jo 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, for construction, 

renovation and equipment 

$9,515,000 Shelby 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, for physician recruitment programs $238,000 Sessions 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little 

Rock, AR for purchase of equipment 

$95,000 Boozman, John Lincoln; Pryor 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little 

Rock, AR for facilities and equipment 

$452,000 Berry, Marion; Snyder, Vic Lincoln; Pryor 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

University of Central Arkansas, Conway, AR for facilities and equipment $333,000 Snyder, Vic Lincoln; Pryor 


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LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION—Continued 

Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL for 

facilities and equipment 

$190,000 Jackson, Jr., Jesse L. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

University of Delaware, Newark, DE, for the Delaware 

Biotechnology Institute, including equipment 

$190,000 Carper; Biden 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

University of Detroit Mercy, Detroit, MI for facilities and 

equipment 

$119,000 Kilpatrick, Carolyn C.; Conyers, Jr., John Levin; Stabenow 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

University of Dubuque in Dubuque, Iowa for construction of a community wellness center $476,000 Harkin; Grassley 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

University of Georgia, Athens, GA, for construction, renovation and equipment $95,000 Chambliss 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

University of Hawaii at Hilo, HI, for a nursing training 

program 

$387,000 Inouye 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

University of Houston, Houston, TX for facilities and 

equipment 

$143,000 Culberson, John Abney 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, Peoria, IL for facilities and equipment $381,000 LaHood, Ray Durbin 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

University of Illinois College of Medicine, Rockford, IL 

for facilities and equipment 

$238,000 Manzullo, Donald A. 


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Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, for the Iowa Institute 

for Biomedical Discovery 

$1,903,000 Harkin; Grassley 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, for the School of Public Health $951,000 Harkin; Grassley 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

University of Kansas Hospital, Kansas City, KS for facilities and equipment $381,000 Moore, Dennis Brownback 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, 

for renovation and equipment for technologies for traumatic brain injury 

$285,000 Roberts 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

University of Kansas Research Center, Lawrence, KS for 

facilities and equipment 

$381,000 Boyda, Nancy E. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

University of Kentucky Research Foundation, Lexington, 

KY for a lethal cancers early detection and awareness program 

$190,000 Rogers, Harold 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

University of Kentucky Research Foundation, Lexington, 

KY, for construction, renovation, and equipment at the University of Kentucky College of Nursing 

$1,903,000 McConnell 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

University of Kentucky Research Foundation, Lexington, 

KY, for renovation and equipment 

$1,427,000 McConnell 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

University of Kentucky Research Foundation, Lexington, 

KY, to establish a program to reduce the risk of heart disease in rural areas 

$951,000 McConnell 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

University of Louisiana at Monroe, Monroe, LA for facilities and equipment $190,000 Alexander, Rodney Vitter 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

University of Louisiana at Monroe, Monroe, LA for purchase of a mobile dental unit, including equipment $476,000 Alexander, Rodney Landrieu; Vitter 


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LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION—Continued 

Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

University of Louisville Research Foundation, Louisville, 

KY, for construction, renovation and equipment 

$951,000 McConnell 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

University of Louisville Research Foundation, Louisville, 

KY, for construction, renovation and equipment to expand cardiovascular facilities 

$5,709,000 McConnell 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

University of Louisville Research Foundation, Louisville, 

KY, for renovation and equipment to support the computational biology initiative 

$1,903,000 McConnell 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey— 

University Hospital, Newark, NJ for facilities and equipment 

$333,000 Payne, Donald M. Lautenberg; Menendez 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, 

FL for purchase of equipment 

$238,000 Diaz-Balart, Mario 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI for 

facilities and equipment 

$381,000 Dingell, John D. Levin; Stabenow 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Minneapolis, MN for a digital X-ray machine $238,000 Oberstar, James L. Klobuchar 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN for a PCR 

system 

$381,000 McCollum, Betty Klobuchar 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, for equipment for the Virginia Regional Medical Center $95,000 Klobuchar 


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Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, 

for construction, renovation and equipment for the Arthur C. Guyton Laboratory Building 

$2,854,000 Cochran; Wicker 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, Oxford, 

MS, for construction, renovation and equipment 

$5,709,000 Cochran 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS, for the Center for 

Pharmaceutical Marketing and Management 

$238,000 Cochran 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

University of Mississippi, University, MS, for the Center 

for Thermal Pharmaceutical Processing 

$618,000 Cochran; Wicker 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

University of Mississippi, University, MS, National Center for Natural Products Research, for construction, 

renovation and equipment for Phase II of the National Center for Natural Products Research—Drug Development, Construction 

$951,000 Cochran; Wicker 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO for the 

Missouri Telehealth Network’s Missouri Telehealth Resource Center 

$238,000 Hulshof, Kenny C. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno, NV, for 

the Center for Molecular Medicine, including equipment 

$571,000 Heller, Dean Reid 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

University of New England, Biddeford, ME for technology upgrades, including the purchase of equipment $618,000 Allen, Thomas H. Snowe; Collins 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM for rural outreach $176,000 Udall, Tom 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

University of North Alabama, Florence, AL for facilities 

and equipment 

$262,000 Cramer, Jr., Robert E. (Bud) Sessions 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC for facilities and equipment for the Center for Integrative 

Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery 

$167,000 Price, David E. 


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LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION—Continued 

Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Wilmington, 

NC, for construction, renovation and equipment 

$167,000 Dole 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

University of North Texas, Denton, TX, for construction, 

renovation and equipment 

$238,000 Hutchison 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, for renovation and 

equipment 

$143,000 Inhofe 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, for construction, renovation and equipment $95,000 Specter; Casey 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

University of Pittsburgh (Simmons Center), Pittsburgh, 

PA, for construction, renovation and equipment 

$95,000 Specter 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh, 

PA, for construction, renovations, and equipment 

$95,000 Specter; Casey 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, 

for renovation and equipment 

$95,000 Specter 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI for facilities 

and equipment 

$428,000 Langevin, James R. Reed; Whitehouse 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL for facilities 

and equipment at the Mitchell Cancer Institute and the Disaster Medical Training Center 

$951,000 Bonner, Jo 


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Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

University of South Dakota, Vermilion, SD, for construction and equipment $285,000 Johnson 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee, Sarasota, 

FL for purchase of equipment 

$143,000 Buchanan, Vern 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

University of South Florida, Tampa, FL for the Cancer 

Clinical Trials project 

$190,000 Young, C. W. Bill; Bilirakis, Gus M. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS, for 

construction, renovation and equipment, including design 

$1,522,000 Cochran 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

University of St. Francis, Ft. Wayne, IN for facilities and 

equipment 

$190,000 Souder, Mark E. Lugar 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

University of Texas at Dallas, Dallas, TX, for renovation 

and equipment 

$381,000 Hutchison 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 

Houston, TX for facilities and equipment 

$238,000 Culberson, John Abney; Green, Al Hutchison 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 

TX for facilities and equipment for a personal medical record data bank 

$333,000 Green, Gene Hutchison 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 

TX, for MedBank, including construction, renovation and equipment 

$285,000 Hutchison 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler, TX, 

for renovation and equipment 

$238,000 Hutchison 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX for facilities and equipment for the Center 

for Targeted Therapy 

$533,000 Lampson, Nick; Culberson, John Abney; Green, 

Gene 


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LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION—Continued 

Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, for renovation and equipment $190,000 Hutchison 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, for renovation and equipment for the center 

for targeted therapy 

$238,000 Hutchison 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

University of Texas System, Dallas, TX for the purchase 

of equipment for the Brain Health and Repair project 

$381,000 Sessions, Pete 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

University of Texas, Harris County, Psychiatric Center, 

Houston, TX for facilities and equipment 

$285,000 Jackson-Lee, Sheila 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

University of Wisconsin—Eau Claire, Eau Claire, WI, to 

expand the Campus Autism Program, including facilities 

$266,000 Kohl 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

University of Wyoming, Center for Rural Health Research and Education, Laramie, WY, for health information technology $238,000 Barrasso 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Utah Department of Health, Salt Lake City, UT, for 

health education and screening for citizens exposed to uranium mill tailings 

$381,000 Matheson, Jim Bennett; Hatch 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Utah Department of Health, Salt Lake City, UT, for renovation and equipment $285,000 Bennet; Hatch 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Utah Navajo Health System, Montezuma Creek, UT for 

facilities and equipment 

$333,000 Matheson, Jim Bennett 


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Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Valley Regional Hospital, Claremont, NH for facilities 

and equipment 

$319,000 Hodes, Paul W. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Vanguard University, Costa Mesa, CA for facilities and 

equipment at the Academic Center for Science, Nursing and Technology 

$238,000 Rohrabacher, Dana 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Venice Family Clinic, Santa Monica, CA for facilities 

and equipment 

$143,000 Harman, Jane 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Vermont Information Technology Leaders, Montpelier, 

VT, for the implementation of a statewide electronic medical record system 

$951,000 Leahy 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

ViaHealth/Rochester General Hospital, Rochester, NY for 

facilities and equipment 

$381,000 Slaughter, Louise McIntosh Schumer 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Victor Valley Community Hospital, Victorville, CA for 

purchase of equipment 

$143,000 McKeon, Howard P. Buck 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Village of Cuba, NM for facilities and equipment $571,000 Udall, Tom 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Vinland National Center, Loretto, MN for facilities and 

equipment 

$190,000 Ramstad, Jim Coleman 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Virtua West Jersey Hospital Voorhees, NJ for facilities 

and equipment 

$190,000 Andrews, Robert E. Lautenberg; Menendez 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Visiting Nurse Association Healthcare Partners of Ohio, 

Cleveland, OH for purchase of equipment 

$95,000 Hobson, David L.; Latta, Robert E.; Space, 

Zachary T. 

Brown 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Visiting Nurse Association of Central New Jersey, Red 

Bank, NJ for facilities and equipment 

$238,000 Holt, Rush D.; Pallone, Jr., Frank Lautenberg; Menendez 


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LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION—Continued 

Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Vista Community Clinic, Vista, CA for facilities and 

equipment 

$238,000 Issa, Darrell E. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Volunteers of America, Dakotas, Sioux Falls, SD, for 

construction and program expansion of residential drug treatment 

$714,000 Johnson 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Wake County, Raleigh, NC for facilities and equipment $400,000 Price, David E. Dole; Burr 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Wake Health Services, Inc., Raleigh, NC for facilities 

and equipment 

$238,000 Miller, Brad; Etheridge, Bob 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Walker Baptist Medical Center, Jasper, AL for facilities 

upgrades 

$190,000 Aderholt, Robert B. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Washington County Health System, Hagerstown, MD for 

facilities and equipment 

$285,000 Bartlett, Roscoe G. Cardin 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Washington County Regional Medical Center, 

Sandersville, GA for facilities and equipment 

$152,000 Barrow, John 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Washington Hospital, Washington, PA for facilities and 

equipment 

$381,000 Murtha, John P. Casey 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Washington State University, Spokane, WA for facilities 

and equipment for the College of Nursing 

$1,047,000 Baird, Brian Murray 


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Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Wayne Memorial Hospital, Honesdale, PA, for renovations and equipment $95,000 Specter 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Wayne Memorial Hospital, Jesup, GA for facilities and 

equipment 

$761,000 Kingston, Jack Chambliss; Isakson 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Weber County, Ogden, UT, for renovation and equipment to improve health literacy $190,000 Bennett; Hatch 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Wentworth-Douglass Hospital, Dover, NH, for electronic 

medical records technology, including renovation and equipment 

$404,000 Gregg; Sununu 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Wesley College, Dover, DE, for renovation and equipping 

of the nursing school 

$333,000 Carper; Biden 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

West Jefferson Medical Center, Marerro, LA for facilities 

and equipment 

$190,000 Scalise, Steve Landrieu; Vitter 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, for construction of a Mutiple Sclerosis Center $3,996,000 Byrd 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

WestCare California, Fresno, CA for facilities and 

equipment 

$381,000 Costa, Jim Boxer 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

WestCare Nevada, Inc., Las Vegas, NV, for construction 

and renovation at the Community Triage Center 

$143,000 Reid 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Westchester County Association, White Plains, NY for 

facilities and equipment 

$206,000 Lowey, Nita M. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Westchester County Department of Laboratories and 

Research, Valhalla, NY for facilities and equipment 

$809,000 Lowey, Nita M. Schumer 


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LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION—Continued 

Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Western Pennsylvania Hospital, Forbes Regional Campus, Monroeville, PA for purchase of equipment $476,000 Murphy, Tim Casey 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Westminster College, Salt Lake City, UT, for renovation 

and equipment 

$285,000 Bennett 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Westside Healthcare Association, Milwaukee, WI, for 

construction at the Lisbon Avenue Health Center 

$285,000 Kohl 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

White House Clinics, Richmond, KY for facilities and 

equipment 

$238,000 Chandler, Ben 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

White River Health System, Batesville, AR, for construction, renovation and equipment $951,000 Lincoln; Pryor 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

White River Health System, Inc., Batesville, AR for facilities and equipment $238,000 Berry, Marion Lincoln; Pryor 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Whitman-Walker Clinic, Inc., Washington, DC for facilities and equipment $190,000 Moran, James P. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Whittier Street Health Center, Roxbury, MA, for construction of a new medical facility $190,000 Kennedy; Kerry 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

William Penn University, Oscaloosa, IA, for the Nursing 

and Sciences Teaching Laboratories 

$476,000 Harkin; Grassley 


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Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Wills Eye Health System, Philadelphia, PA for facilities 

and equipment 

$238,000 Brady, Robert A. Specter 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Windemere Rehabilitation Center, Oak Bluffs, MA, for 

construction, renovation and equipment 

$238,000 Kennedy; Kerry 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Winsted Health Center, Winsted, CT for facilities and 

equipment 

$133,000 Larson, John B. Dodd 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Winston-Salem State University, Winston-Salem, NC for 

facilities and equipment 

$190,000 Watt, Melvin L. Dole 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Winton Hills Medical and Health Center, Cincinnati, OH 

for an electronic medical and dental records initiative and dental imaging system 

$257,000 Chabot, Steve 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, PA, for renovation and 

equipment 

$95,000 Specter 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

WNC Health Network, Inc., Asheville, NC for facilities 

and equipment 

$238,000 Shuler, Heath 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Wolfson Children’s Hospital, Jacksonville, FL, to purchase equipment $238,000 Bill Nelson; Martinez 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

World Impact’s Good Samaritan Clinic, Wichita, KS, for 

construction, renovation and equipment 

$143,000 Roberts; Brownback 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Wright State University, Dayton, OH for equipment at 

the Living Laboratory 

$95,000 Hobson, David L. Brown; Voinovich 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Wyoming Valley Health Care System Hospital, WilkesBarre, PA, for renovation and equipment $95,000 Specter; Casey 


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LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION—Continued 

Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Xavier University, New Orleans, LA, for facilities and 

equipment 

$571,000 Jefferson, William J.; Alexander, Rodney Landrieu; Vitter 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation, Bethel, AK, for 

renovation and equipment 

$1,475,000 Young, Don Murkowski 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA)— Health Facilities and Services 

Zufall Health Center, Dover, NJ for purchase of equipment $209,000 Frelinghuysen, Rodney P. Lautenberg; Menendez 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

HHS Office of the Secretary 

(OS)—Research & Demonstration (including Minority & Women’s Health) 

Black Health Care Coalition, Kansas City, MO for its 

Improving Community Cardiovascular Health Project 

$95,000 Cleaver, Emanuel 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

HHS Office of the Secretary 

(OS)—Research & Demonstration (including Minority & Women’s Health) 

City of Detroit, MI for its Health Disparities Reduction 

Project for Women and Children 

$381,000 Kilpatrick, Carolyn C.; Conyers, Jr., John Levin; Stabenow 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

HHS Office of the Secretary 

(OS)—Research & Demonstration (including Minority & Women’s Health) 

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Public 

Health, Boston, MA, for the continued development of a program to reduce health disparities and infant mortality 

$238,000 Kennedy; Kerry 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

HHS Office of the Secretary 

(OS)—Research & Demonstration (including Minority & Women’s Health) 

Community Transportation Association of America, 

Washington, DC, for technical assistance to human services transportation providers on ADA requirements 

$714,000 Harkin 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

HHS Office of the Secretary 

(OS)—Research & Demonstration (including Minority & Women’s Health) 

Dillard University, New Orleans, LA for its Gentilly Center for Health Disparities and Disease Prevention $309,000 Jefferson, William J. Landrieu 


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Department of Health & Human 

Services 

HHS Office of the Secretary 

(OS)—Research & Demonstration (including Minority & Women’s Health) 

Family Health and Birth Center, Washington, DC for its 

Developing Families Center initiative 

$285,000 Norton, Eleanor Holmes 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

HHS Office of the Secretary 

(OS)—Research & Demonstration (including Minority & Women’s Health) 

St. Augustine’s College, Raleigh, NC for its St. Agnes 

Health Disparities Institute 

$285,000 Miller, Brad 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

HHS Office of the Secretary 

(OS)—Research & Demonstration (including Minority & Women’s Health) 

Toledo Community Foundation, Toledo, OH for its Pathways Outcome Production Model initiative to improve 

birth outcomes for at-risk women 

$71,000 Kaptur, Marcy 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

HHS Office of the Secretary 

(OS)—Research & Demonstration (including Minority & Women’s Health) 

Voorhees College, Denmark, SC for a colonoscopy 

screening program for minority populations 

$381,000 Clyburn, James E. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

HHS Office of the Secretary 

(OS)—Research & Demonstration (including Minority & Women’s Health) 

Windham Hospital Foundation, Willimantic, CT for prenatal and case management services to low-income 

women 

$95,000 Courtney, Joe 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Substance Abuse and Mental 

Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)—Mental Health 

211 Maine, Inc., Portland, ME, for a 211 telephone 

number enabling access to health and social services in the community 

$190,000 Snowe; Collins 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Substance Abuse and Mental 

Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)—Mental Health 

American Red Cross, Lower Bucks County Chapter, 

Levittown, PA to provide mental health counseling and case management services, along with related services 

$95,000 Murphy, Patrick J. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Substance Abuse and Mental 

Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)—Mental Health 

ChildNet—East Tennessee, Knoxville, TN for a children’s mental health initiative $238,000 Duncan, Jr., John J. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Substance Abuse and Mental 

Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)—Mental Health 

Children’s Health Fund, New York, NY, for support services for the Missisissippi Gulf Coast Children’s 

Health Project, Gulfport, MS 

$238,000 Cochran 


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LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION—Continued 

Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Substance Abuse and Mental 

Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)—Mental Health 

City and County of San Francisco Department of 

Health, San Francisco, CA for supportive services for the Direct Access to Housing program 

$476,000 Pelosi, Nancy 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Substance Abuse and Mental 

Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)—Mental Health 

City of Berkeley, CA for mental health screening, assessment, referral, and treatment for young children 

ages 0—5 

$95,000 Lee, Barbara 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Substance Abuse and Mental 

Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)—Mental Health 

City of Charleston, SC to implement mental health 

services in response to catastrophic events 

$95,000 Clyburn, James E. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Substance Abuse and Mental 

Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)—Mental Health 

City of San Diego, CA, to address the risks of homelessness, violence and drug abuse among returning 

veterans 

$95,000 Boxer 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Substance Abuse and Mental 

Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)—Mental Health 

Community Foundation for Greater New Haven, CT for 

innovative intervention programs serving children and families exposed to violence and trauma 

$190,000 DeLauro, Rosa L. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Substance Abuse and Mental 

Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)—Mental Health 

Community Rehabilitation Center, Inc., Jacksonville, FL 

for substance abuse and mental health programs 

$285,000 Brown, Corrine 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Substance Abuse and Mental 

Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)—Mental Health 

Comunilife, Inc., New York, NY for the Life is Precious 

demonstration project in the Bushwick, Williamsburg, and Greenpoint sections of Brooklyn, NY 

$167,000 Vela ́zquez, Nydia M. 


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Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Substance Abuse and Mental 

Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)—Mental Health 

Crossroads Rhode Island, Providence, RI for mental 

health services for homeless individuals 

$95,000 Kennedy, Patrick J.; Langevin, James R. Reed; Whitehouse 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Substance Abuse and Mental 

Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)—Mental Health 

Discipleship Outreach Ministries, Inc. dba Turning Point 

to provide mobile and on-site mental health services 

$95,000 Vela ́zquez, Nydia M. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Substance Abuse and Mental 

Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)—Mental Health 

Gateway Healthcare, Pawtucket, RI for mental health 

services for returning veterans in conjunction with the Rhode Island Veterans Task Force 

$190,000 Kennedy, Patrick J. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Substance Abuse and Mental 

Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)—Mental Health 

Henry/Stark County Health Department, Kewanee, IL to 

start a mental health services program in Henry County 

$95,000 Foster, Bill 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Substance Abuse and Mental 

Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)—Mental Health 

Jewish Family & Children’s Service of North Jersey, 

Wayne, NJ for mental health services 

$71,000 Rothman, Steven R. Lautenberg; Menendez 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Substance Abuse and Mental 

Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)—Mental Health 

Jewish Family Service of MetroWest, Florham Park, NJ, 

for the Mental Health Intervention and Homelessness Prevention Project 

$190,000 Lautenberg; Menendez 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Substance Abuse and Mental 

Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)—Mental Health 

Kids Hope United, Lake Villa, IL for the multi-systemic 

therapy program for youth 

$100,000 Bean, Melissa L. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Substance Abuse and Mental 

Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)—Mental Health 

Marion County, Salem, OR, for mental health treatment 

programs 

$143,000 Smith; Wyden 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Substance Abuse and Mental 

Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)—Mental Health 

Midwest Rural Telemedicine Consortium, Des Moines, 

IA, for the Mental Health Outreach Initiative 

$476,000 Harkin 


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LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION—Continued 

Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Substance Abuse and Mental 

Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)—Mental Health 

North Shore Child and Family Guidance Center, Roslyn 

Heights, NY for the Maternal Depression Outreach program 

$147,000 King, Peter T. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Substance Abuse and Mental 

Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)—Mental Health 

Oak Lawn Family Service, Oak Lawn, IL for counseling 

services to village residents and their families 

$285,000 Lipinski, Daniel 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Substance Abuse and Mental 

Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)—Mental Health 

One Sky Center, Portland, OR, for substance abuse and 

mental health programs 

$190,000 Smith; Wyden 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Substance Abuse and Mental 

Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)—Mental Health 

Pacific Clinics, Arcadia, CA for mental health and suicide prevention programs for Latina youth $466,000 Napolitano, Grace F. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Substance Abuse and Mental 

Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)—Mental Health 

Peninsula Counseling Center, Woodmere, NY for mental 

health services 

$190,000 McCarthy, Carolyn 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Substance Abuse and Mental 

Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)—Mental Health 

Roberta’s House, Baltimore, MD, for mental health 

services for children and families 

$285,000 Mikulski; Cardin 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Substance Abuse and Mental 

Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)—Mental Health 

Rosebud Sioux Tribe, Rosebud, SD for suicide prevention and early intervention services $476,000 Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie Thune; Johnson 


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Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Substance Abuse and Mental 

Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)—Mental Health 

Spectrum Programs, Inc., Miami, FL for a mental 

health and substance abuse program at the Florida Center of Excellence in Emerging Behavioral Health Strategies 

$238,000 Diaz-Balart, Lincoln 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Substance Abuse and Mental 

Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)—Mental Health 

St. Ann’s Corner of Harm Reduction, Bronx, NY for individual mental health consultations and support 

services for individuals living with HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis C, and other blood-borne diseases 

$95,000 Serrano, Jose ́

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Substance Abuse and Mental 

Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)—Mental Health 

Tuesday’s Children, Manhasset, NY to establish the 

First Responder Institute, which provides mental health counseling to first responders after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks 

$190,000 King, Peter T. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Substance Abuse and Mental 

Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)—Mental Health 

Turnaround for Children, Inc., Manhattan, NY, for crisis 

intervention and treatment services for students 

$238,000 Schumer 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Substance Abuse and Mental 

Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)—Mental Health 

United Community Center, Inc., Milwaukee, WI for a bilingual outpatient mental health program $95,000 Moore, Gwen Kohl 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Substance Abuse and Mental 

Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)—Mental Health 

United Way of Anchorage, AK, for the 211 project to 

provide a statewide health and human services management system for Alaska 

$571,000 Murkowski 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Substance Abuse and Mental 

Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)—Mental Health 

United Way of Greater St. Louis, Inc., St. Louis, MO, for 

the 211 project for outreach, community education and expansion of statewide health and human services management systems 

$238,000 Bond 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Substance Abuse and Mental 

Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)—Mental Health 

University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, for mental 

health program for disabled veterans 

$95,000 Martinez 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Substance Abuse and Mental 

Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)—Mental Health 

Ventura County Sheriff’s Office, Ventura, CA for training programs related to the mentally ill $219,000 Gallegly, Elton 


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LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION—Continued 

Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Substance Abuse and Mental 

Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)—Mental Health 

Village of Childhelp West, Beaumont, CA to expand 

mental health treatment of severely abused and neglected children 

$714,000 Lewis, Jerry 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Substance Abuse and Mental 

Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)—Substance Abuse Prevention 

Fighting Back Partnership, Vallejo, CA for an intervention program targeting elementary and high school 

students who are at risk for substance abuse and misuse 

$333,000 Miller, George 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Substance Abuse and Mental 

Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)—Substance Abuse Prevention 

Hamakua Health Center, Honokaa, HI, for a youth antidrug program $190,000 Inouye 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Substance Abuse and Mental 

Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)—Substance Abuse Prevention 

Mothers Against Drunk Driving, Louisiana Chapter, 

Baton Rouge, LA, for substance abuse prevention focusing on underage drinking 

$95,000 Vitter 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Substance Abuse and Mental 

Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)—Substance Abuse Prevention 

National Asian Pacific American Families Against Substance Abuse, Inc., Los Angeles, CA for the development of a comprehensive Asian American and Pacific Islander substance abuse information clearinghouse and resource center $143,000 Roybal-Allard, Lucille Boxer 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Substance Abuse and Mental 

Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)—Substance Abuse Prevention 

Operation UNITE, Somerset, KY for a multi-school substance abuse counseling and curriculum development program $618,000 Rogers, Harold 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Substance Abuse and Mental 

Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)—Substance Abuse Prevention 

Sonoma County Department of Health, Santa Rosa, CA 

for partnerships with senior service providers for alcohol and drug abuse prevention and education in the senior population 

$190,000 Woolsey, Lynn C. 


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Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Substance Abuse and Mental 

Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)—Substance Abuse Prevention 

South Boston Community Health Center, South Boston, 

MA for substance abuse prevention services 

$81,000 Lynch, Stephen F. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Substance Abuse and Mental 

Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)—Substance Abuse Prevention 

West Virginia Prevention Resource Center, Charleston, 

WV, for drug abuse prevention 

$951,000 Byrd 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Substance Abuse and Mental 

Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)—Substance Abuse Prevention 

YMCA of the East Bay, Richmond, CA for substance 

abuse prevention activities 

$143,000 Miller, George 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Substance Abuse and Mental 

Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)—Substance Abuse Treatment 

AIDS Resource Center Ohio, Dayton, OH for a substance 

abuse treatment program 

$152,000 Hobson, David L. Brown 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Substance Abuse and Mental 

Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)—Substance Abuse Treatment 

Akeela House Recovery Center, Anchorage, AK, for residential substance abuse treatment $476,000 Murkowski 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Substance Abuse and Mental 

Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)—Substance Abuse Treatment 

Arlington County—Mental Health and Substance Abuse 

Crisis Intervention and Diversion Program, Arlington, VA, for the treatment of persons with mental health and substance abuse issues in Arlington County 

$143,000 Webb 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Substance Abuse and Mental 

Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)—Substance Abuse Treatment 

Chesterfield County, VA for a substance abuse treatment program $143,000 Forbes, J. Randy 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Substance Abuse and Mental 

Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)—Substance Abuse Treatment 

Chrysalis House, Lexington, KY, for a substance abuse 

program for women and children 

$95,000 Bunning 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Substance Abuse and Mental 

Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)—Substance Abuse Treatment 

Glenbeigh Hospital of Rock Creek, Rock Creek, OH for a 

substance abuse treatment program 

$190,000 LaTourette, Steven C. 


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LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION—Continued 

Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Substance Abuse and Mental 

Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)—Substance Abuse Treatment 

Indiana Teen Challenge, Lebanon, IN for a substance 

abuse treatment program 

$143,000 Buyer, Steve; Ellsworth, Brad 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Substance Abuse and Mental 

Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)—Substance Abuse Treatment 

Maniilaq Association, Kotzebue, AK, for residential substance abuse treatment $190,000 Murkowski 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Substance Abuse and Mental 

Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)—Substance Abuse Treatment 

Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, Mashpee, MA for substance abuse and mental health services $128,000 Delahunt, William D. Kennedy; Kerry 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Substance Abuse and Mental 

Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)—Substance Abuse Treatment 

Metro Homeless Youth Services of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, to expand services for homeless youth 

with substance abuse problems 

$143,000 Boxer 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Substance Abuse and Mental 

Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)—Substance Abuse Treatment 

Operation SafeHouse: SafeHouse of the Desert, Thousand Palms, CA for a substance abuse treatment 

program 

$95,000 Bono Mack, Mary 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Substance Abuse and Mental 

Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)—Substance Abuse Treatment 

Operation UNITE, Somerset, KY for a substance abuse 

treatment and voucher program 

$714,000 Rogers, Harold 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Substance Abuse and Mental 

Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)—Substance Abuse Treatment 

Paul J. Cooper Center for Human Services, Inc., Brooklyn, NY for community-based substance abuse treatment services $95,000 Towns, Edolphus 


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Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Substance Abuse and Mental 

Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)—Substance Abuse Treatment 

Prairie Center Health Systems, Urbana, IL, for outpatient and inpatient detoxification services for 

meth-addicted patients 

$476,000 Durbin 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Substance Abuse and Mental 

Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)—Substance Abuse Treatment 

Rosebud Sioux Tribe, Rosebud, SD, for a substance 

abuse treatment program 

$190,000 Johnson; Thune 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Substance Abuse and Mental 

Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)—Substance Abuse Treatment 

Sephardic Addiction and Family Education Foundation, 

Brooklyn, NY for its Addictive Behavior Family Preservation Program 

$238,000 Weiner, Anthony D. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Substance Abuse and Mental 

Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)—Substance Abuse Treatment 

Treatment Trends, Inc., Allentown, PA for a substance 

abuse treatment initiative 

$162,000 Dent, Charles W. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Substance Abuse and Mental 

Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)—Substance Abuse Treatment 

Unity Fellowship of Christ Church, Los Angeles, CA for 

behavioral health services related to HIV/AIDS transmission and chemical dependency 

$133,000 Watson, Diane E. 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Substance Abuse and Mental 

Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)—Substance Abuse Treatment 

Vinland National Center, Independence, MN, for substance abuse and parenting treatment services $95,000 Coleman 

Department of Health & Human 

Services 

Substance Abuse and Mental 

Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)—Substance Abuse Treatment 

Virginia Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation, and Substance Abuse Services, Richmond, VA, 

to provide treatment services for addiction to prescription pain medication 

$285,000 Webb 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

Aerospace Worker Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee, Seattle, WA, for skills training for the aerospace industry $476,000 Murray 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind, Mobile, AL 

for an employer training and job development initiative 

$190,000 Bonner, Jo 


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LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION—Continued 

Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

Arab-American and Chaldean Council, Lathrup Village, 

MI for a job training initiative 

$190,000 Knollenberg, Joe Levin; Stabenow 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

Automation Alley, Troy, MI for an at-risk student and 

displaced worker training program 

$428,000 Knollenberg, Joe 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

Bay Area Workforce Development Board, Green Bay, WI, 

to address re-entry planning, family reunification, mentoring and life skills intervention for incarcerated women 

$238,000 Kohl 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

Bevill State Community College, Sumiton, AL for a career training initiative $238,000 Aderholt, Robert B. 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

Blackhawk Technical College, Janesville, WI, for employment and training activities $951,000 Kohl 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

Brevard Workforce Development Board, Rockledge, FL, 

for retraining of aerospace industry workers 

$238,000 Bill Nelson; Martinez 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

Catholic Charities, Chicago, IL for veterans training 

services 

$143,000 Lipinski, Daniel 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

Central Carolina Technical College, Bishopville, SC for 

job training services for the residents of Kershaw and Lee counties 

$285,000 Spratt, Jr., John M. 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

Central Council of Tlingit-Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska, Juneau, AK, for job training programs $238,000 Murkowski 


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Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

City of Baltimore, MD for the Mayor’s Office of Employment Development’s YouthWorks Program $1,189,000 Sarbanes, John P.; Cummings, Elijah E. Mikulski; Cardin 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

City of Dallas, TX for a pilot job training program at 

the International Inland Port of Texas 

$186,000 Johnson, Eddie Bernice 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

City of East Palo Alto, CA for job training services and 

summer job opportunities 

$476,000 Eshoo, Anna G. Boxer 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

City of Hawthorne/South Bay Workforce Investment 

Board, Hawthorne, CA for its Bridge-to-Work program 

$95,000 Waters, Maxine 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

City of Jackson, MS, for the Jackson Transitional Job 

Project for job training and employment programs for the homeless 

$95,000 Cochran; Wicker 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

City of Lewiston, ME, for job training programs $333,000 Snowe; Collins 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

City of Memphis, TN for its Memphis Youth Services 

program for summer and after-school employment and career services for youth 

$190,000 Cohen, Steve 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

City of Milwaukee, WI, for youth internships and occupational training in the green-collar employment 

sector 

$381,000 Kohl 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

City of Minneapolis, MN for its program of employment, 

training, and violence prevention services for at-risk youth 

$238,000 Ellison, Keith 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

City of Oakland, CA, for the Oakland Green Jobs Initiative $285,000 Boxer 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

City of Palmdale, CA for training at the Business Resource Network $238,000 McKeon, Howard P. Buck 


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LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION—Continued 

Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

City of San Jose, CA for its Workplace Literacy Initiative $95,000 Honda, Michael M. 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

City of Santa Ana, CA, for employment and job training 

services 

$714,000 Feinstein 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

City of South Bend, IN for its South Bend Workforce 

Training initiative within the Airport Economic Development Area 

$285,000 Donnelly, Joe 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

City of St. Petersburg, FL for a summer youth employment program for at-risk youth $190,000 Castor, Kathy 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

Cleveland Building and Construction Trades Council, 

Cleveland, OH for the Union Construction Industry Partnership Skills Achievement Program 

$285,000 Kucinich, Dennis J. Brown 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

Coastal Bend Workforce Development Board, Corpus 

Christi, TX for nurse training for rural communities 

$381,000 Hinojosa, Rube ́n 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

Community College of Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, PA, 

for job training 

$95,000 Specter 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

Community College of Beaver County, Monaca, PA, for 

job training 

$95,000 Specter; Casey 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

Community Solutions for Clackamas County, Oregon 

City, OR for the Working for Independence program to include services to veterans 

$381,000 Hooley, Darlene; Blumenauer, Earl Wyden; Smith 


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Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

Community Transportation Association of America, 

Washington, DC, for the continuation of the Joblinks program 

$428,000 Harkin 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

Congreso de Latinos Unidos, Philadelphia, PA, for job 

training 

$95,000 Specter; Casey 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

COPE Health Solutions, Los Angeles, CA for its RN Reentry nurse training program $86,000 Solis, Hilda L.; Napolitano, Grace F. 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

Cultural Heritage Foundation of Southern California, 

Los Angeles, CA for job training in construction-focused preservation techniques 

$52,000 Becerra, Xavier 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

Cypress Mandela Training Center, Oakland, CA for construction industry skills training and related services $190,000 Lee, Barbara 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

Des Moines Area Community College, Des Moines, IA for 

dislocated worker training 

$190,000 Boswell, Leonard L. Grassley 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

Des Moines Area Community College, Des Moines, IA, 

for Project Employment 

$381,000 Harkin; Grassley 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

DRF Enterprises, Inc., Broadview, IL for training and 

job placement in the landscaping industry 

$71,000 Davis, Danny K. 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

EastSide Arts Alliance, Oakland, CA for training of 

youth for jobs in alternative energy, environmental restoration and the arts 

$143,000 Lee, Barbara 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

Eisenhower Foundation, Washington, DC, to replicate 

and evaluate job-training and supportive services programs for disadvantaged workers in Des Moines, Iowa 

$333,000 Harkin 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

Esperanza, Philadelphia, PA, for workforce development $95,000 Specter 


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LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION—Continued 

Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

Florida Community College, Jacksonville, FL for a veterans employment and training initiative $381,000 Crenshaw, Ander Martinez 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

Florida Manufacturing Extension Program, Celebration, 

FL for a manufacturing training initiative 

$856,000 Weldon, Dave 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

Full Employment Council, Kansas City, MO for greencollar job training $381,000 Cleaver, Emanuel 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

Goodwill Industries Inc., Chicago, IL, to expand the 

Goodwill Works initiative 

$238,000 Durbin 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Wisconsin, Inc., 

Milwaukee, WI to provide training, employment and supportive services, including for individuals with disabilities 

$333,000 Moore, Gwen Kohl 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

Greater New Haven Opportunities Industrialization Center, New Haven, CT for job training and related services $48,000 DeLauro, Rosa L. Dodd 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

Groden Center, Providence, RI, for job readiness training for adults with Asperger’s Syndrome $333,000 Reed 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

Groundwork Providence, Providence, RI, for workforce 

training 

$143,000 Reed 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

Guam Contractors Association Trades Academy, Inc., 

Tamuning, GU for training and employment services for the construction industry 

$285,000 Bordallo, Madeleine Z. 


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Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

Harrisburg Area Community College, Harrisburg, PA for 

workforce training programs at its HACC-Midtown campus 

$238,000 Holden, Tim Specter; Casey 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

Hawkeye Community College, Waterloo, IA, for an Advanced Manufacturing Training Center $238,000 Harkin; Grassley 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

Healthcare Industry Grant Corporation, Dorchester, MA, 

for an incumbent health care worker skills training program 

$190,000 Kennedy; Kerry 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

Hill House Association, Pittsburgh, PA for workforce development services to non-custodial parents $238,000 Doyle, Michael F. Specter 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

Hispanic Center, Pittsburgh, PA, for job training $95,000 Specter 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

Houston Area Urban League, Houston, TX for computer 

literacy and technology training 

$48,000 Jackson-Lee, Sheila 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

Impact Services Corporation, Philadelphia, PA, for workforce development $95,000 Specter; Casey 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN for a job 

training initiative at the Lawrence County Sycamore Initiative 

$190,000 Buyer, Steve 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

JobPath, Tucson, AZ for a nurse training program $190,000 Grijalva, Rau ́ l M.; Giffords, Gabrielle 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

Jobs for Maine’s Graduates, Inc., Augusta, ME, for career development for at-risk youth $285,000 Snowe; Collins 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

Kentucky Community and Technical College System, 

Louisville, KY, for career training programs for disabled veterans 

$95,000 Bunning 


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LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION—Continued 

Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

Kershaw County, Camden, SC, for workforce training 

programs in partnership with Kershaw, Lee, and Central Carolina Technical College 

$238,000 Graham 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

La Mujer Obrera, El Paso, TX for a workforce development initiative for Limited English Proficient community members $152,000 Reyes, Silvestre 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

Lansing Community College, Lansing, MI for curriculum 

development 

$190,000 Rogers (MI), Mike Levin; Stabenow 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

Los Angeles Conservation Corps, Los Angeles, CA for 

workforce development services 

$48,000 Roybal-Allard, Lucille 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

Los Angeles County Community Development Commission, Monterey Park, CA for computer literacy training and job placement for public housing residents $200,000 Solis, Hilda L.; Richardson, Laura 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

Lucas County, OH for training and technical 

asssistance for microbusiness development 

$190,000 Kaptur, Marcy 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

Manufacturers Association of Central New York, Syracuse, NY, to improve employment and training in the 

manfucturing sector 

$285,000 Schumer 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

Maui Community College Remote Rural Hawaii Job 

Training Project, Kahului, HI, for training and education 

$2,093,000 Inouye 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

Maui Community College Training & Education Opportunities, Kahului, HI, for training and education $1,903,000 Inouye 


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Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

Maui Economic Development Board, Kihei, HI, for high 

tech training 

$452,000 Inouye 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

Maui Economic Development Board, Kihei, HI, for rural 

computer utilization training program 

$285,000 Inouye 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

Maui Economic Development Board, Kihei, HI, to integrate job training activities in a health center $143,000 Inouye 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty, New York, NY 

for its training and career services programs 

$262,000 Crowley, Joseph 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

Michigan Works, Benton Harbor, MI for the basic workforce transformation program $381,000 Upton, Fred Levin; Stabenow 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

Mid-State Technical College, Wisconsin Rapids, WI for 

a training program in renewable energy technology 

$428,000 Obey, David R. 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

Minact Incorporated, Jackson, MS for outreach and recruitment for its Job Corps program $143,000 Thompson, Bennie G. 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

Minot State University, Minot, ND, for the Job Corps Executive Management Program $618,000 Dorgan; Conrad 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, for 

the Mississippi Integrated Workforce Performance System 

$381,000 Cochran; Wicker 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

Mississippi Valley State University, Itta Bena, MS, for 

training and development at the Automated Identification Technology / Automatic Data Collection Program 

$143,000 Cochran; Wicker 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

Montana AFL-CIO, Helena, MT, for workforce development and training activities $190,000 Baucus 


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LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION—Continued 

Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

Montgomery County, Dayton, OH for training services 

for displaced automotive and manufacturing workers 

$95,000 Turner, Michael R. Brown; Voinovich 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

Moore Community House, Biloxi, MS for its Women in 

Construction program 

$95,000 Taylor, Gene Wicker 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

National Urban League, New York, NY for a network of 

youth offender employment projects 

$951,000 Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

Nevada Partners for a Skilled Workforce, North Las 

Vegas, NV, for the Build Nevada Initiative 

$476,000 Reid 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

New Hampshire Machining Association, Manchester, NH 

for a training partnership for the precision manufacturing industry 

$119,000 Shea-Porter, Carol 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

New York Urban League, New York, NY for training and 

education services leading to employment in high growth sectors 

$285,000 Clarke, Yvette D.; Meeks, Gregory W. Schumer 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

Nine Star Enterprises, Anchorage, AK, for a job training 

initiative 

$119,000 Murkowski 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

North Shore Workforce Investment Board, Salem, MA for 

training and education services for nursing and allied health professions 

$238,000 Tierney, John F. 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

North Shore Youth Council, Rocky Point, NY for workforce development services to youth and returning 

military personnel 

$238,000 Bishop, Timothy H. 


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Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

North Ward Center, Inc., Newark, NJ for workforce development services $285,000 Sires, Albio 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

Northwestern Alaska Career and Technical Center, 

Nome, AK, for job training programs for high school students 

$190,000 Murkowski 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

NW Works—Autism Inclusion Initiative, Winchester, VA, 

for program development, training and acquisition of equipment 

$95,000 Warner 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

Oakland Community College, Bloomfield Hills, MI to 

lead a consortium on workforce development for emerging business sectors 

$285,000 Knollenberg, Joe; Levin, Sander M.; Rogers (MI), 

Mike 

Levin; Stabenow 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

Oakland County, MI for the Wireless Oakland Initiative 

to provide technology training 

$190,000 Knollenberg, Joe Levin; Stabenow 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

Patrick County Education Foundation, Stuart, VA for a 

workforce readiness training program 

$167,000 Boucher, Rick 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

Penn Asian Senior Services, Jenkintown, PA, for job 

training 

$95,000 Specter 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

Pennsylvania Association for Individuals with Disabilities, Johnstown, PA, for job training $95,000 Specter 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

Philadelphia Shipyard Development Corporation, Philadelphia, PA, for job training $190,000 Specter 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

Plumbers Local Union 27 & Steamfitters Local Union 

449, Coraopolis, PA for the Western Pennsylvania Pipe Trades Regional Training Project 

$190,000 Murphy, Tim; Altmire, Jason; Doyle, Michael F. Casey 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

Project ARRIBA, El Paso, TX, for workforce development 

and economic opportunities in the West Texas region 

$95,000 Hutchison; Cornyn 


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LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION—Continued 

Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

Rapides Parish Police Jury Office of Economic and 

Workforce Development, Alexandria, LA, for workforce development, employer-based training and education and work-based training for out of school youth 

$285,000 Landrieu 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

ReCycle North, Burlington, VT, for workforce development and training activities $476,000 Welch, Peter Leahy 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

Roca, Inc., Chelsea, MA, for a transitional employment 

program for high-risk youth and young adults ages 16-24 

$143,000 Kennedy; Kerry 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

Rural Enterprises of Oklahoma, Inc., Durant, OK for its 

Entrepreneurship Training program 

$143,000 Boren, Dan 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

Rural Opportunities Inc., Harrisburg, PA, for workforce 

development 

$95,000 Specter 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

Safer Foundation, Chicago, IL for workforce development and coaching services for ex-offenders $152,000 Jackson, Jr., Jesse L. 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

San Bernardino National Forest Association, San 

Bernardino, CA for training of youth in conservationrelated work 

$114,000 Baca, Joe 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council, San Diego, 

CA for training of at-risk youth and recently separated veterans 

$309,000 Filner, Bob Boxer 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

San Francisco Department of Economic and Workforce 

Development, San Francisco, CA, for the Green Jobs Workforce Development Training Pilot project 

$238,000 Boxer 


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Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

Santa Clara County Valley Transportation Agency, San 

Jose, CA for its Joint Workforce Investment Transit Academy training program 

$214,000 Honda, Michael M. 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

Seattle-King County Workforce Development Council, 

Seattle, WA, for demand side workforce development approach training 

$143,000 Murray 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

Sinclair Community College, Dayton, OH, for workforce 

development and training activities 

$143,000 Brown 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

South Carolina Association of Community Development 

Corporation, Charleston, SC, for development of selfemployment job centers 

$285,000 Graham 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, LA for a 

job training initiative 

$190,000 Scalise, Steve; Alexander, Rodney Landrieu 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

Southern Sudanese Community Center, San Diego, CA 

for job counseling and training of at-risk youth 

$95,000 Davis, Susan A. 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

Southwest Alaska Vocation and Education Center, King 

Salmon, AK, for workforce development and training 

$190,000 Murkowski 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

STRIVE/East Harlem Employment Service, Inc., New 

York, NY for job training and related services for veterans 

$381,000 Rangel, Charles B. 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

Tierra del Sol Foundation, Sunland, CA for a community 

service workforce preparation initiative 

$162,000 Berman, Howard L. 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

United Auto Workers Region 9, Local 624, New York, for 

incumbent worker training 

$428,000 Schumer 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

United Mine Workers of America, Washington, PA for 

the UMWA Career Center’s mine worker training and employment programs 

$381,000 Murtha, John P. 


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LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION—Continued 

Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, For the Life 

Sciences Workforce Training Center 

$1,427,000 Mikulski 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS, for 

workforce training in Marine Composite 

$238,000 Cochran 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL for a veterans’ 

training and employment program 

$333,000 Miller, Jeff Martinez 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

Valley Interfaith Project, Phoenix, AZ for skills training 

and career upgrades 

$476,000 Mitchell, Harry E. 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

Van Go Mobile Arts, Lawrence, KS for training of at-risk 

youth 

$105,000 Moore, Dennis 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

Vermont Agency of Human Services, Waterbury, VT, for 

an employment services program for veterans with disabilitites 

$951,000 Leahy 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

Vermont Association of Business, Industry & Rehabilitation, Williston, VT, for employment services to atrisk populations $190,000 Leahy 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

Vermont HITEC, Williston, VT, for health care training 

and advanced manufacturing training 

$951,000 Leahy 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

Veteran Community Initiatives, Johnstown, PA for employment services and support programs for military 

veterans and their families 

$323,000 Murtha, John P. 


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Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

Washington State Board for Community & Technical 

Colleges, Olympia, WA for its Healthcare Northwest Partnership workforce development initiative 

$262,000 Smith, Adam Cantwell 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

Washington Technology Center, Seattle, WA, for a workforce training and retention project $48,000 Cantwell 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

Washington Workforce Association, Vancouver, WA, to 

prepare students to enter secure, local, high-demand occupations in Washington’s workforce through job shadowing, internships, and scholarships 

$428,000 Murray 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

Women’s Economic Ventures, Santa Barbara, CA for entrepreneurship training $190,000 Capps, Lois 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

WorkNet Pinellas, Clearwater, FL for employee training 

in new fields and technologies 

$95,000 Young, C. W. Bill 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

Wounded Marine Careers Foundation, San Diego, CA for 

a veterans training employment initiative 

$285,000 Hunter, Duncan; Filner, Bob 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

WSOS Community Action Commission, Inc., Fremont, OH 

for the Green Collar Jobs Ohio Project 

$190,000 Space, Zachary T. 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

YouthCare, Seattle, WA, for a technology training program for homeless and out-of-school youth $95,000 Murray 

Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)—Training 

& Employment Services (TES) 

YWCA of Youngstown, OH for a workforce development 

initiative 

$146,000 Ryan, Tim 

Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries Adirondak Museum, Blue Mountain Lake, NY for exhib- its $95,000 McHugh, John M. Schumer Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries American Jewish Archives, Cincinnati, OH for outreach and educational programs $143,000 Wasserman Schultz, Debbie 


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LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION—Continued 

Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries Autry National Center for the American West, Los Ange- les, CA for exhibits and equipment $167,000 Schiff, Adam B.; McKeon, Howard P. Buck; Bono Mack, Mary Boxer Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries Aviation Heritage Foundation, Inc., Dayton, OH for ex- hibit upgrades and purchase of equipment $95,000 Turner, Michael R. Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries Bennett College for Women, Greensboro, NC for a li- brary digitization project $333,000 Watt, Melvin L. Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries Buffalo Bill Historical Center, Cody, WY for digitizing and editing the Cody collection $190,000 Cubin, Barbara Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries Burlington Public Library, Burlington, CT for edu- cational programs $48,000 Murphy, Christopher S. Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries Center for American History, Austin, TX for educational programming at the Sam Rayburn Library and Museum $285,000 Hall, Ralph M. Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries Central Pennsylvania African American Museum, Read- ing, PA for exhibits relating to the Underground 

Railroad 

$238,000 Gerlach, Jim 

Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries Chester County Historical Society, West Chester, PA for a community historical education initiative $190,000 Gerlach, Jim; Sestak, Joe Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose, San Jose, CA for educational programs $119,000 Honda, Michael M.; Lofgren, Zoe Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries Children’s Museum in Oak Lawn, IL for educational programs $190,000 Lipinski, Daniel Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries Chippewa Township, Beaver Falls, PA for library serv- ices $238,000 Altmire, Jason Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries City of Chula Vista, CA for library services and collec- tion materials $95,000 Filner, Bob 


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Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries City of Eagle Mountain, UT for equipment $95,000 Cannon, Chris Bennett; Hatch Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries City of Imperial, CA for library services and collection materials $57,000 Filner, Bob Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries City of Natchez, MS for exhibits $171,000 Pickering, Charles W. Chip Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, OH for cata- loguing and preservation activities $95,000 Pryce, Deborah Voinovich Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries Davidson County Community College, Lexington, NC for library services $95,000 Watt, Melvin L. Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries Dayton Society of Natural History, Dayton, OH for exhib- its and purchase of equipment $143,000 Turner, Michael R. Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries Discovery Center of Idaho, Inc., Boise, ID for exhibits and outreach $285,000 Simpson, Michael K. Crapo Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries Duluth Children’s Museum, Duluth, MN for exhibits and educational programs $381,000 Oberstar, James L. Klobuchar; Coleman Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries Embassy Square Foundation, Henderson, NC for library services $238,000 Butterfield, G. K. Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries Embudo Valley Library, Embudo, NM for library services $95,000 Udall, Tom Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor, Waterford, NY for exhibits for the Historic Interpretation and Education Project $238,000 Walsh, James T. Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries Fredericksburg Area Museum and Cultural Center, Fred- ericksburg, VA for exhibits and educational programs $190,000 Wittman, Robert J. Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries Fresno Metropolitan Museum of Art and Science, Fres- no, CA for educational programs $238,000 Costa, Jim Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries George Eastman House, Rochester, NY for the muse- um’s digital media collection, educational programs 

and online exhibitions 

$381,000 Slaughter, Louise McIntosh Schumer 


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LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION—Continued 

Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries Great Explorations, The Children’s Museum, St. Peters- burg, FL for services and exhibits for at-risk youth $95,000 Young, C. W. Bill Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries Greater New Haven Labor History Association, New Haven, CT for exhibits and educational programs $143,000 DeLauro, Rosa L. Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries Guam Public Library, Hagatna, GU for materials and equipment $190,000 Bordallo, Madeleine Z. Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries Historic Jazz Foundation, Inc., Kansas City, MO for the Musical History Project $143,000 Cleaver, Emanuel Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries History Makers, Chicago, IL for a digitization project $95,000 Jackson, Jr., Jesse L. Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries Iowa Department of the Blind, Des Moines, IA for the Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, including provision of digital format materials to facilitate reading for the visually impaired $95,000 Latham, Tom; Braley, Bruce L. Harkin Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries JBI International, Inc., New York, NY for the Access to the Written Word for the Visually Impaired and Blind 

project 

$190,000 Maloney, Carolyn B. 

Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries John Nance Garner Museum, Austin, TX for exhibits, outreach and educational programs $138,000 Rodriguez, Ciro D. Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries Johnsonville Public Library, Johnsonville, SC for library services and equipment $48,000 Clyburn, James E. Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries Kohl Children’s Museum of Greater Chicago, Glenview, IL for educational programs $95,000 Emanuel, Rahm; Schakowsky, Janice D. Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries Lakeview Museum of Arts and Sciences, Peoria, IL for exhibits $95,000 LaHood, Ray Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries Lesley University, Cambridge, MA for a library mod- ernization initiative $224,000 Capuano, Michael E. Kennedy; Kerry 


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Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries Livingston County Library Board, Smithland, KY for ma- terials, equipment, and technology $190,000 Whitfield, Ed Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries Los Angeles Public Library Administration, Los Angeles, CA for educational programs $43,000 Becerra, Xavier Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries Metropolitan Library System, Chicago, IL for library services and educational programs $190,000 Rush, Bobby L. Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries Mildred L. Terry Branch Library, Columbus, GA for li- brary services $95,000 Bishop, Jr., Sanford D. Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries Missouri State University, Springfield, MO for develop- ment of digital collections $143,000 Blunt, Roy Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries Monroe County Council CIO Social and Welfare Associa- tion, Monroe, MI for the Monroe County Labor History 

Museum for exhibits and education programs 

$105,000 Dingell, John D. 

Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries Morehead Planetarium and Science Center, Chapel Hill, NC for a digitization project $167,000 Price, David E. Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries Museum of Aviation, Warner Robins, GA for educational programs $333,000 Marshall, Jim Isakson Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries Museum of Discovery and Science, Ft. Lauderdale, FL for exhibits and educational programs $285,000 Wasserman Schultz, Debbie Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries National Virtual Vietnam Archive, Lubbock, TX to digitize library holdings $571,000 Johnson, Sam Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries Native American Cultural and Educational Authority, Oklahoma City, OK to develop educational and cultural exhibits $285,000 Cole, Tom; Fallin, Mary Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries Onondaga Free Library, Syracuse, NY for technology up- grades $143,000 Walsh, James T. Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries Pike County Public Library, Shohola, PA for library serv- ices $95,000 Carney, Christopher P. Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries Pocopson Township Historical Committee, Pocopson, PA for exhibits and curriculum development at the Locust Grove Schoolhouse $214,000 Gerlach, Jim 


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LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION—Continued 

Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries Queens Borough Community College Kupferberg Holo- caust Resource Center and Archives, Bayside, NY for 

exhibits 

$33,000 Ackerman, Gary L.; Weiner, Anthony D. Schumer 

Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries San Antonio Public Library System, San Antonio, TX for technology and equipment $48,000 Gonzalez, Charles A. Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries San Bernardino County, CA for exhibits at the San Bernardion County Museum $333,000 Lewis, Jerry Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries Stockbridge-Munsee Community, Bowler, WI for the Stockbridge-Munsee Museum $143,000 Kagen, Steve Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries Tougaloo College, Jackson, MS for the Historically Black Education and Historic Heritage Collection Project $95,000 Thompson, Bennie G. Wicker Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries University of Texas Libraries, Austin, TX for the Latino Veterans Oral History Project $428,000 Roybal-Allard, Lucille Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries Warren Public Library, Warren, MI for materials, equip- ment and educational programs $119,000 Levin, Sander M. Department of Education—National 

Projects 

Higher Education Tribally Controlled Postsecondary Vocational Institutions 

program authorized under the Perkins Career and Technical Education Act 

$7,773,000 Honda, Michael M.; McCollum, Betty; Udall, Tom Baucus; Biden; Boxer; Brown; Cantwell; Cardin; 

Clinton; Collins; Conrad; Dodd; Dorgan; Durbin; Feingold; Feinstein; Johnson; Kennedy; Kerry; Klobuchar; Kohl; Lautenberg; Levin; Lincoln; Lugar; Menendez; Mikulski; Murkowski; Obama; Reed; Rockefeller; Sanders; Schumer; Snowe; Stabenow; Tester; Whitehouse; Wyden; Voinovich 

Department of Education—National 

Projects 

Higher Education B.J. Stupak Olympic Scholarship Program for activities 

authorized under the Higher Education Act 

$977,000 Stupak, Bart 

Department of Education—National 

Projects 

Higher Education Strengthening Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions Programs for activities authorized 

under the Higher Education Act 

$11,579,000 Abercrombie, Neil; Hirono, Mazie K.; Honda, Michael M. Inouye; Akaka; Murkowski 


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Department of Education—National 

Projects 

Higher Education Thurgood Marshall Legal Scholarships Program authorized under the Higher Education Act $3,000,000 Jackson, Jr., Jesse Cochran 

Department of Education—National 

Projects 

Innovation and Improvement VSA arts for activities in the Arts in Education program 

authorized by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 

$8,639,000 Boyda, Nancy E.; Cohen, Steve; Davis, Susan A.; 

Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie; Langevin, James R.; Matheson, Jim; McCollum, Betty; McGovern, James P.; Miller, Brad; Moran, James P.; Rahall, II, Nick J.; Ramstad, Jim; Scott, David; Shays, Christopher; Slaughter, Louise McIntosh; Van Hollen, Chris 

Cochran; Bennett; Bingaman; Kennedy 

Department of Education—National 

Projects 

Innovation and Improvement John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for activities in the Arts in Education program authorized 

by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 

$6,838,000 Boyda, Nancy E.; Cohen, Steve; Davis, Susan A.; 

Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie; Langevin, James R.; Matheson, Jim; McCollum, Betty; McGovern, James P.; Miller, Brad; Moran, James P.; Rahall, II, Nick J.; Ramstad, Jim; Scott, David; Shays, Christopher; Slaughter, Louise McIntosh; Van Hollen, Chris 

Cochran; Bennett; Bingaman; Kennedy 

Department of Education—National 

Projects 

Innovation and Improvement Close Up Fellowships Program for activities authorized 

under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 

$1,942,000 Moran, James P.; Van Hollen, Chris Harkin; Lautenberg 

Department of Education—National 

Projects 

Innovation and Improvement Exchanges with Historic Whaling and Trading Partners 

Program for activities authorized under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 

$8,754,000 Hirono, Mazie K. Cochran; Inouye; Murkowski; Akaka; Kennedy 

Department of Education—National 

Projects 

Innovation and Improvement National Board for Professional Teaching Standards for 

activities authorized under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 

$10,649,000 Boyda, Nancy E.; Castor, Kathy; Cohen, Steve; 

Davis, Susan A.; Hoyer, Steny H.; Ross, Mike; Spratt, Jr., John M.; Van Hollen, Chris 

Harkin; Cochran; Bennett; Wicker 

Department of Education—National 

Projects 

Innovation and Improvement National History Day for activities authorized under the 

Elementary and Secondary Education Act 

$500,000 Lowey, Nita; Abercrombie, Neil; Bordallo, Madeleine; Cohen, Steve; Ellison, Keith; Gerlach, 

Jim; Grijalva, Rau ́ l; Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie; Hirono, Mazie; Langevin, James; Pascrell, James; Ross, Mike; Sarbanes, John; Scott, David; Van Hollen, Chris,; Walz, Timothy 

Akaka; Bingaman; Boxer; Brown; Clinton; Coleman; Collins; Kennedy; Kerry; Klobuchar; Lautenberg; Lincoln ; Whitehouse; Snowe 


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LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION—Continued 

Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Education—National 

Projects 

Innovation and Improvement National Writing Project for activities authorized under 

the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 

$24,291,000 Abercrombie, Neil; Berkley, Shelley; Blumenauer, 

Earl; Boswell, Leonard L.; Boyda, Nancy E.; Capps, Lois; Carnahan, Russ; Cleaver, Emanuel; Crowley, Joseph; Davis, Danny K.; Dent, Charles W.; Doyle, Michael F.; Etheridge, Bob; Gerlach, Jim; Grijalva, Rau ́ l M.; Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie; Johnson, Timothy V.; Langevin, James R.; Loebsack, David; McGovern, James P.; Miller, George; Moran, James P.; Murphy, Tim; Pallone, Jr., Frank; Pickering, Charles W. Chip; Pomeroy, Earl; Ross, Mike; Rush, Bobby L.; Van Hollen, Chris 

Cochran; Bennett; Domenici; Durbin; Johnson; 

Lautenberg; Leahy; Reed; Akaka; Baucus; Biden; Bingaman; Boxer; Bunning; Cardin; Casey; Clinton; Coleman; Collins; Dodd; Dole; Hagel; Kennedy; Kerry; Klobuchar; Levin; Lieberman; Lincoln; Lugar; Menendez; Pryor; Rockefeller; Sanders; Schumer; Smith; Snowe; Stabenow; Whitehouse; Wicker; Wyden 


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Department of Education—National 

Projects 

Innovation and Improvement Reach Out and Read authorized under the Elementary 

and Secondary Education Act 

$4,965,000 Abercrombie, Neil; Arcuri, Michael A.; Berkley, 

Shelley; Blumenauer, Earl; Boswell, Leonard; Boyda, Nancy E.; Brown, Jr., Henry E.; Capps, Lois; Carnahan, Russ; Castle, Michael N.; Castor, Kathy; Clay, Wm. Lacy; Cleaver, Emanuel; Cohen, Steve; Crowley, Joseph; Cummings, Elijah E.; Davis, Artur; Davis, Danny K.; Davis, Susan A.; Delahunt, William D.; Doyle, Michael F.; Ellsworth, Brad; Gerlach, Jim; Gonzalez, Charles A.; Green, Gene; Grijalva, Rau ́ l M.; Hare, Phil; Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie; Hinojosa, Rube ́n; Hirono, 

Mazie K.; Jefferson, William J.; Johnson, Eddie Bernice; Johnson, Jr., Henry C. Hank; Kennedy, Patrick J.; Kildee, Dale E.; Kucinich, Dennis; Kuhl, Jr., John R. Randy; Langevin, James R.; Larson, John B.; Levin, Sander M.; Loebsack, David; Lofgren, Zoe; Matheson, Jim; Matsui, Doris O.; McGovern, James P.; Murphy, Christopher S.; Nadler, Jerrold; Pallone, Jr., Frank; Pascrell, Jr., Bill; Paul, Ron; Porter, Jon C.; Rahall, II, Nick J.; Regula, Ralph; Roskam, Peter J.; Ross, Mike; Rush, Bobby L.; Ryan, Tim; Sarbanes, John P.; Schakowsky, Janice D.; Scott, David; Scott, Robert C. Bobby; Solis, Hilda L.; Spratt, Jr., John M.; Tauscher, Ellen O.; Tsongas, Niki; Udall, Tom; Van Hollen, Chris; Walsh, James T.; Woolsey, Lynn C.; Young, Don 

Cochran; Bennett; Domenici; Durbin; Lautenberg; Leahy; Reed; Akaka; Bingaman; Boxer; 

Brown; Bunning; Burr; Cantwell; Casey; Chambliss; Clinton; Coleman; Collins; Cornyn; Dodd; Dole; Graham; Grassley; Hatch; Kennedy; Kerry; Klobuchar; Levin; Lincoln; Lugar; Martinez; Menendez; Murkowski; Bill Nelson; Pryor; Rockefeller; Salazar; Sanders; Schumer; Sessions; Smith; Snowe; Stabenow; Voinovich; Whitehouse; Wyden 


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LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION—Continued 

Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Education—National 

Projects 

Innovation and Improvement Reading is Fundamental authorized under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act $24,803,000 Abercrombie, Neil; Andrews, Robert E.; Arcuri, Michael A.; Berkley, Shelley; Blumenauer, 

Earl; Bono Mack, Mary; Boswell, Leonard L.; Boyda, Nancy E.; Brady, Robert A.; Brown, Jr., Henry E.; Capps, Lois; Carnahan, Russ; Castor, Kathy; Christensen, Donna M.; Cleaver, Emanuel; Cohen, Steve; Costa, Jim; Crowley, Joseph; Cubin, Barbara; Cuellar, Henry; Cummings, Elijah E.; Davis, Artur; Davis, Danny K.; Davis, Susan A.; Delahunt, William D.; Dent, Charles W.; Doggett, Lloyd; Doyle, Michael F.; Ehlers, Vernon J.; Ellison, Keith; Ellsworth, Brad; Etheridge, Bob; Faleomavaega, Eni F. H.; Fortun ̃o, Luis G.; 

Gerlach, Jim; Gonzalez, Charles A.; Green, Gene; Grijalva, Rau ́ l M.; Hare, Phil; Hastings, Alcee L.; Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie; Hinojosa, Rube ́n; Johnson, Eddie Bernice; Johnson, Jr., Henry C. Hank; Johnson, Timothy V.; Kucinich, Dennis J.; Kuhl, Jr., John R. Randy; Langevin, James R.; Larson, John B.; Levin, Sander M.; Lofgren, Zoe; Matheson, Jim; McGovern, James P.; Miller, Brad; Moore, Gwen; Moran, James P.; Murphy, Christopher S.; Murphy, Tim; Nadler, Jerrold; Napolitano, Grace F.; Pallone, Jr., Frank; Pascrell, Jr., Bill; Paul, Ron; Pomeroy, Earl; Porter, Jon C.; Price, David E.; Rahall, II, Nick J.; Ramstad, Jim; Roskam, Peter J.; Ross, Mike; Rush, Bobby L.; Sanchez, Loretta; Sarbanes, John P.; Schakowsky, Janice D.; Scott, David; Shays, Christopher; Shuler, Heath; Solis, Hilda L.; Spratt, Jr., John M.; Tsongas, Niki; Van Hollen, Chris; Vela ́zquez, Nydia M.; Walberg, Tim; Walz, Timothy J.; Watt, Melvin L.; Weller, Jerry; Wittman, Robert J.; Young, Don 

Cochran; Bennett; Durbin; Gregg; Johnson; 

Leahy; Akaka; Baucus; Bennett; Bingaman; Boxer; Brown; Bunning; Cantwell; Cardin; Casey; Clinton; Coleman; Collins; Dodd; Dole; Ensign; Graham; Gregg; Hatch; Kennedy; Kerry; Klobuchar; Lautenberg; Levin; Lieberman; Lincoln; Lugar; Martinez; Menendez; Murkowski; Bill Nelson; Pryor; Roberts; Rockefeller; Salazar; Sanders; Schumer; Sessions; Smith; Snowe; Stabenow; Tester; Voinovich; Warner; Webb; Whitehouse; Wicker; Wyden 


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Department of Education—National 

Projects 

Innovation and Improvement Teach for America as authorized under the Elementary 

and Secondary Education Act 

$14,895,000 Abercrombie, Neil; Bishop, Timothy H.; 

Carnahan, Russ; Castle, Michael N.; Clay, Wm. Lacy; Cohen, Steve; Cummings, Elijah E.; Davis, Danny K.; DeLauro, Rosa L.; Etheridge, Bob; Grijalva, Rau ́ l M.; Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie; Hirono, Mazie K.; Johnson, Eddie Bernice; Johnson, Jr., Henry C. Hank; Kucinich, Dennis J.; Lofgren, Zoe; Matsui, Doris O.; Murphy, Christopher S.; Pallone, Jr., Frank; Pascrell, Jr., Bill; Regula, Ralph; Ross, Mike; Sarbanes, John P.; Scott, David; Shays, Christopher; Sutton, Betty; Van Hollen, Chris; Walsh, James T.; Watt, Melvin L. 

Harkin; Cochran; Durbin; Kohl; Lautenberg; Mikulski; Boxer; Burr; Casey; Clinton; Dole; 

Kerry; Lieberman; Lincoln; Menendez; Reid; Schumer; Snowe; Stabenow 

Department of Education—National 

Projects 

Safe Schools and Citizenship 

Education 

Center for Civic Education for two programs—We the 

People and Cooperative Education Exchange—that are authorized in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act as part of the Civic Education program 

$25,095,000 Abercrombie, Neil; Arcuri, Michael A.; Becerra, 

Xavier; Berkley, Shelley; Boswell, Leonard L.; Boyda, Nancy E.; Capps, Lois; Carnahan, Russ; Castle, Michael N.; Cohen, Steve; Costa, Jim; Davis, Danny K.; Davis, Susan A.; Dent, Charles W.; Doyle, Michael F.; Ellsworth, Brad; Etheridge, Bob; Gerlach, Jim; Gonzalez, Charles A.; Green, Gene; Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie; Hinojosa, Rube ́n; Hirono, 

Mazie K.; Johnson, Eddie Bernice; Johnson, Jr., Henry C. Hank; Johnson, Timothy V.; Kildee, Dale E.; Kucinich, Dennis J.; Langevin, James R.; Lofgren, Zoe; McGovern, James P.; Miller, Brad; Moore, Dennis; Nadler, Jerrold; Pascrell, Jr., Bill; Perlmutter, Ed; Pomeroy, Earl; Price, David E.; Rahall, II, Nick J.; Roskam, Peter J.; Rush, Bobby L.; Schakowsky, Janice D.; Scott, David; Shays, Christopher; Shea-Porter, Carol; Sherman, Brad; Solis, Hilda L.; Sutton, Betty; Van Hollen, Chris; Walz, Timothy J.; Young, Don; 

Cochran; Durbin; Feinstein; Johnson; Leahy; 

Reed; Akaka; Baucus; Bayh; Biden; Bingaman; Boxer; Brown; Bunning; Cantwell; Cardin; Clinton; Coleman; Collins; Dodd; Dole; Ensign; Graham; Hagel; Kennedy; Kerry; Kyl; Levin; Lieberman; Lincoln; Lugar; Martinez; Menendez; Murkowski; Bill Nelson; Pryor; Roberts; Rockefeller; Salazar; Schumer; Smith; Snowe; Sessions; Stabenow; Tester; Webb; Whitehouse; Wicker; Wyden 


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LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION—Continued 

Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Education—National 

Projects 

Safe Schools and Citizenship 

Education 

National Council on Economic Education for the Cooperative Education Exchange program, which is authorized in the Elementary and Secondary Education 

Act as part of the Civic Education Program 

$5,019,000 Abercrombie, Neil; Arcuri, Michael A.; Becerra, 

Xavier; Berkley, Shelley; Boswell, Leonard L.; Boyda, Nancy E.; Capps, Lois; Carnahan, Russ; Castle, Michael N.; Cohen, Steve; Costa, Jim; Davis, Danny K.; Davis, Susan A.; Dent, Charles W.; Doyle, Michael F.; Ellsworth, Brad; Etheridge, Bob; Gerlach, Jim; Gonzalez, Charles A.; Green, Gene; Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie; Hinojosa, Rube ́n; Hirono, 

Mazie K.; Johnson, Eddie Bernice; Johnson, Jr., Henry C. Hank; Johnson, Timothy V.; Kildee, Dale E.; Kucinich, Dennis J.; Langevin, James R.; Lofgren, Zoe; McGovern, James P.; Miller, Brad; Moore, Dennis; Nadler, Jerrold; Pascrell, Jr., Bill; Perlmutter, Ed; Pomeroy, Earl; Price, David E.; Rahall, II, Nick J.; Roskam, Peter J.; Rush, Bobby L.; Schakowsky, Janice D.; Scott, David; Shays, Christopher; Shea-Porter, Carol; Sherman, Brad; Solis, Hilda L.; Sutton, Betty; Van Hollen, Chris; Walz, Timothy J.; Young, Don 

Cochran; Durbin; Feinstein; Johnson; Leahy; 

Reed; Akaka; Baucus; Bayh; Biden; Bingaman; Boxer; Brown; Bunning; Cantwell; Cardin; Clinton; Coleman; Collins; Dodd; Dole; Ensign; Graham; Hagel; Kennedy; Kerry; Kyl; Levin; Lieberman; Lincoln; Lugar; Martinez; Menendez; Murkowski; Bill Nelson; Pryor; Roberts; Rockefeller; Salazar; Schumer; Smith; Snowe; Sessions; Stabenow; Tester; Webb; Whitehouse; Wicker; Wyden 

Department of Education—National 

Projects 

School Improvement New Leaders for New Schools for activities authorized 

under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 

$5,000,000 Miller, George; Regula, Ralph; Walsh, James T. 

Department of Education—National 

Projects 

School Improvement Alaska Native Educational Equity for activities authorized under the Elementary and Secondary Education 

Act 

$33,315,000 Young, Don Inouye; Murkowski 

Department of Education—National 

Projects 

School Improvement Education for Native Hawaiians for activities authorized 

under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 

$33,315,000 Abercrombie, Neil; Hirono, Mazie K.; Honda, Michael M. Inouye; Murkowski; Akaka 

Department of Education—National 

Projects 

Special Education Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic, Inc. for development, production, and circulation of recorded educational materials as authorized under section 

674(c)(1)(D) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 

$13,250,000 Holt, Rush D. Harkin; Specter 


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Department of Education—National 

Projects 

Special Education Washington Educational Television Association for a 

national program to provide information on diagnosis, intervention, and teaching strategies for children with disabilities authorized under Public Law 105-78 

$737,000 Cochran 

Department of Education—National 

Projects 

Special Education Special Olympics for Special Olympics educational programs that can be integrated into classroom instruction and for activities to increase the participation of individuals with intellectual disabilities, as 

authorized under the Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act 

$8,095,000 DeLauro, Rosa L.; Honda, Michael M.; Hoyer, 

Steny H.; Price, David E.; Terry, Lee 

Harkin; Craig; Ben Nelson 

Department of Health & Human 

Services—National Projects 

ACF National Association of Child Care Resources and Referral Agencies for the Child Care Aware toll-free 

hotline authorized under the Child Care Development Block Grant Act 

$1,000,000 Moran, James 

Department of Health & Human 

Services—National Projects 

HRSA Native Hawaiian Health Care to provide primary health 

promotion and disease prevention services to Native Hawaiians through regional clinics under the Native Hawaiian Health Care Act of 1988 

$14,200,000 Abercrombie, Neil; Hirono, Mazie K.; Honda, Michael M. Inouye; Akaka 

Department of HHS—National 

Projects 

HRSA Delta Health Alliance, Inc. to improve the delivery of 

public health services in the Mississippi Delta region under title III of the Public Health Service Act 

$26,000,000 Cochran 

Department of HHS—National 

Projects 

HRSA Denali Commission to support health projects and economic development activities for the arctic region 

under the Denali Commission Act of 1998 

$19,642,000 Murkowski 

Department of Labor—National 

Projects 

Departmental Management International Program for the Elimination of Child 

Labor for the U.S. contribution to a multinational effort to combat child labor, consistent with Executive Order 12216 and the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 

$39,260,000 Harkin 

Department of Labor—National 

Projects 

ETA Denali Commission for job training activities under the 

Denali Commission Act of 1998 

$3,378,000 Murkowski 

Department of Labor—National 

Projects 

OSHA Institutional Competency Grants under the Susan Harwood Training Program authorized under the Occupational Safety and Health Act $3,144,000 Miller, George Harkin; Specter 


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LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION—Continued 

Agency Account Project Amount 

Requester(s) 

House Senate 

Department of Education General Provision Impact Aid eligibility for Heart Butte School District in 

Pondera County, MT 

Rehberg, Dennis R. 


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[House Appropriations Committee Print] 

Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 

(H.R. 1105; Public Law 111–8) 

DIVISION G—LEGISLATIVE BRANCH 

APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2009 


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CONTENTS, DIVISION G 

Page 

Legislative Text: 

Title I—Legislative Branch Appropriations ................................................... 1739 

Title II—General Provisions ............................................................................ 1757 

Explanatory Statement: 

Title I—Legislative Branch Appropriations ................................................... 1761 

Title II—General Provisions ............................................................................ 1772 


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[CLERK’S NOTE: Five sections which precede division G in the Omnibus Appropriations Act apply to all divisions of the Act, including 

this one. The text of these sections is as follows: 

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Omnibus Appropriations Act, 

2009’’. 

SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

[Text omitted for purposes of this note] 

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 this Act, printed in the 

House of Representatives section of the Congressional Record on or 

about February 23, 2009 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. 

SEC. 5. 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, 2009. 

Reproduced below is the text of division G of the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 (H.R. 1105; P.L. 111–8) as presented to the 

President for signature.] 


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DIVISION G—LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 

2009 

TITLE I 

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH 

SENATE 

EXPENSE ALLOWANCES

For expense allowances of the Vice President, $20,000; the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, $40,000; Majority Leader of 

the Senate, $40,000; Minority Leader of the Senate, $40,000; Majority Whip of the Senate, $10,000; Minority Whip of the Senate, 

$10,000; Chairmen of the Majority and Minority Conference Committees, $5,000 for each Chairman; and Chairmen of the Majority 

and Minority Policy Committees, $5,000 for each Chairman; in all, 

$180,000. 

REPRESENTATION ALLOWANCES FOR THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY

LEADERS

For representation allowances of the Majority and Minority 

Leaders of the Senate, $15,000 for each such Leader; in all, 

$30,000. 

SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

For compensation of officers, employees, and others as author- ized by law, including agency contributions, $171,699,000, which 

shall be paid from this appropriation without regard to the following limitations: 

OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT

For the Office of the Vice President, $2,413,000. 

OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE

For the Office of the President Pro Tempore, $720,000. 

OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE EMERITUS

For the Office of the President Pro Tempore Emeritus, 

$100,000. 

OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY LEADERS

For Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders, $4,998,000. 

OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY WHIPS

For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips, $3,096,000. 


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COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

For salaries of the Committee on Appropriations, $15,200,000. 

CONFERENCE COMMITTEES

For the Conference of the Majority and the Conference of the 

Minority, at rates of compensation to be fixed by the Chairman of 

each such committee, $1,655,000 for each such committee; in all, 

$3,310,000. 

OFFICES OF THE SECRETARIES OF THE CONFERENCE OF THE MAJORITY

AND THE CONFERENCE OF THE MINORITY

For Offices of the Secretaries of the Conference of the Majority 

and the Conference of the Minority, $814,000. 

POLICY COMMITTEES

For salaries of the Majority Policy Committee and the Minority 

Policy Committee, $1,690,000 for each such committee; in all, 

$3,380,000. 

OFFICE OF THE CHAPLAIN

For Office of the Chaplain, $397,000. 

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

For Office of the Secretary, $24,020,000. 

OFFICE OF THE SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER

For Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, 

$66,800,000. 

OFFICES OF THE SECRETARIES FOR THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY

For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the Secretary 

for the Minority, $1,758,000. 

AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS AND RELATED EXPENSES

For agency contributions for employee benefits, as authorized 

by law, and related expenses, $44,693,000. 

OFFICE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL OF THE SENATE

For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate, $6,743,000. 

OFFICE OF SENATE LEGAL COUNSEL

For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Legal Counsel, $1,484,000. 

EXPENSE ALLOWANCES OF THE SECRETARY OF THE SENATE, SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE, AND SECRETARIES FOR THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY OF THE SENATE

For expense allowances of the Secretary of the Senate, $7,500; 

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for the Majority of the Senate, $7,500; Secretary for the Minority 

of the Senate, $7,500; in all, $30,000. 

CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE SENATE

INQUIRIES AND INVESTIGATIONS

For expenses of inquiries and investigations ordered by the 

Senate, or conducted under paragraph 1 of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate, section 112 of the Supplemental Appropriations and Rescission Act, 1980 (Public Law 96–304), and Senate Resolution 281, 96th Congress, agreed to March 11, 1980, 

$137,400,000. 

EXPENSES OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE CAUCUS ON

INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL

For expenses of the United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control, $520,000. 

SECRETARY OF THE SENATE

For expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the Senate, 

$2,000,000. 

SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE

For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, $153,601,000, which shall remain available 

until September 30, 2013. 

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

For miscellaneous items, $21,043,000, of which up to $500,000 

shall be made available for a pilot program for mailings of postal 

patron postcards by Senators for the purpose of providing notice of 

a town meeting by a Senator in a county (or equivalent unit of local 

government) at which the Senator will personally attend: Provided, 

That any amount allocated to a Senator for such mailing shall not 

exceed 50 percent of the cost of the mailing and the remaining cost 

shall be paid by the Senator from other funds available to the Senator. 

SENATORS’ OFFICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICE EXPENSE ACCOUNT

For Senators’ Official Personnel and Office Expense Account, 

$400,000,000. 

OFFICIAL MAIL COSTS

For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the Senate, 

$300,000. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

SEC. 1. GROSS RATE OF COMPENSATION IN OFFICES OF SENATORS. Effective on and after October 1, 2008, each of the dollar 

amounts contained in the table under section 105(d)(1)(A) of the 

Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1968 (2 U.S.C. 61– 

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as adjusted by law and in effect on September 30, 2008, increased 

by an additional $50,000 each. 

SEC. 2. CONSULTANTS. (a) IN GENERAL.— (1) The first sentence of section 101(a) of the Supplemental 

Appropriations Act, 1977 (2 U.S.C. 61h–6(a)) is amended by 

striking ‘‘eight individual consultants’’ and inserting ‘‘nine individual consultants’’. 

(2) The second sentence of section 101(a) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1977 (2 U.S.C. 61h–6(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘two individual consultants’’ and inserting 

‘‘three individual consultants’’. 

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect on the date 

of enactment of this Act and shall apply to fiscal year 2009 and 

each fiscal year thereafter. 

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives, 

$1,301,267,000, as follows: 

HOUSE LEADERSHIP OFFICES

For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, $25,113,000, 

including: Office of the Speaker, $4,879,000, including $25,000 for 

official expenses of the Speaker; Office of the Majority Floor Leader, $2,436,000, including $10,000 for official expenses of the Majority Leader; Office of the Minority Floor Leader, $4,390,000, including $10,000 for official expenses of the Minority Leader; Office of 

the Majority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Majority Whip, 

$2,115,000, including $5,000 for official expenses of the Majority 

Whip; Office of the Minority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Minority Whip, $1,630,000, including $5,000 for official expenses of 

the Minority Whip; Speaker’s Office for Legislative Floor Activities, 

$501,000; Republican Steering Committee, $950,000; Republican 

Conference, $1,777,000; Republican Policy Committee, $337,000; 

Democratic Steering and Policy Committee, $1,315,000; Democratic 

Caucus, $1,749,000; nine minority employees, $1,502,000; training 

and program development—majority, $290,000; training and program development—minority, $290,000; Cloakroom Personnel—majority, $476,000; and Cloakroom Personnel—minority, $476,000. 

MEMBERS’ REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCES INCLUDING MEMBERS’ 

CLERK HIRE, OFFICIAL EXPENSES OF MEMBERS, AND OFFICIAL MAIL

For Members’ representational allowances, including Members’ 

clerk hire, official expenses, and official mail, $609,000,000. 

COMMITTEE EMPLOYEES

STANDING COMMITTEES, SPECIAL AND SELECT

For salaries and expenses of standing committees, special and select, authorized by House resolutions, $154,000,000: Provided, 

That such amount shall remain available for such salaries and expenses until December 31, 2010, except that $9,500,000 of such 


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amount shall remain available until expended for committee room 

upgrading. 

COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

For salaries and expenses of the Committee on Appropriations, $31,300,000, including studies and examinations of executive agencies and temporary personal services for such committee, to be expended in accordance with section 202(b) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 and to be available for reimbursement to agencies for services performed: Provided, That such amount shall remain available for such salaries and expenses until December 31, 

2010. 

SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

For compensation and expenses of officers and employees, as authorized by law, $187,954,000, including: for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Clerk, including not more than $23,000, 

of which not more than $20,000 is for the Family Room, for official 

representation and reception expenses, $27,457,000, of which 

$500,000 shall remain available until December 31, 2010 and 

$2,060,000 shall remain available until expended; for salaries and 

expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms, including the position of Superintendent of Garages, and including not more than 

$3,000 for official representation and reception expenses, 

$8,355,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer, including not more than $3,000 for official representation and reception expenses, $125,838,000, of which 

$7,057,000 shall remain available until expended; for salaries and 

expenses of the Office of the Inspector General, $4,945,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of Emergency Planning, Preparedness and Operations, $3,974,000, to remain available until expended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of General Counsel, 

$1,357,000; for the Office of the Chaplain, $173,000; for salaries 

and expenses of the Office of the Parliamentarian, including the 

Parliamentarian, $2,000 for preparing the Digest of Rules, and not 

more than $1,000 for official representation and reception expenses, $2,007,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the 

Law Revision Counsel of the House, $3,057,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the House, 

$8,337,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of Interparliamentary Affairs, $777,000; for other authorized employees, 

$1,158,000; and for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Historian, including the costs of the House Fellows Program (including 

lodging and related expenses for visiting Program participants), 

$519,000. 

ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES

For allowances and expenses as authorized by House resolution or law, $293,900,000, including: supplies, materials, administrative costs and Federal tort claims, $11,656,000, of which 

$2,500,000 shall remain available until expended; official mail for 

committees, leadership offices, and administrative offices of the 

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Social Security, and other applicable employee benefits, 

$260,703,000; supplies, materials, and other costs relating to the 

House portion of expenses for the Capitol Visitor Center, 

$1,900,000, to remain available until expended; Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery, $18,698,000, of which $6,260,000 

shall remain available until expended; and miscellaneous items including purchase, exchange, maintenance, repair and operation of 

House motor vehicles, interparliamentary receptions, and gratuities 

to heirs of deceased employees of the House, $742,000. 

CHILD CARE CENTER

For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives 

Child Care Center, such amounts as are deposited in the account 

established by section 312(d)(1) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1992 (2 U.S.C. 2062), subject to the level specified in 

the budget of the Center, as submitted to the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

SEC. 101. (a) REQUIRING AMOUNTS REMAINING IN MEMBERS’ 

REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCES TO BE USED FOR DEFICIT REDUCTION OR TO REDUCE THE FEDERAL DEBT.—Notwithstanding any 

other provision of law, any amounts appropriated under this Act 

for ‘‘HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES—SALARIES AND EXPENSES— 

MEMBERS’ REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCES’’ shall be available only 

for fiscal year 2009. Any amount remaining after all payments are 

made under such allowances for fiscal year 2009 shall be deposited 

in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction (or, if there is no 

Federal budget deficit after all such payments have been made, for 

reducing the Federal debt, in such manner as the Secretary of the 

Treasury considers appropriate). 

(b) REGULATIONS.—The Committee on House Administration of 

the House of Representatives shall have authority to prescribe regulations to carry out this section. 

(c) DEFINITION.—As used in this section, the term ‘‘Member of 

the House of Representatives’’ means a Representative in, or a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress. 

SEC. 102. (a) The Chief Administrative Officer of the House of 

Representatives shall deposit all amounts received as promotional 

rebates and incentives on credit card purchases, balances, and payments into the House Services Revolving Fund under section 105 

of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2005. 

(b) Section 105(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 

2005 (2 U.S.C. 117m(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(6) The collection of promotional rebates and incentives on 

credit card purchases, balances, and payments.’’. 

(c) The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2009 and each succeeding fiscal year. 

SEC. 103. (a) Section 101 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1993 (2 U.S.C. 95b) is amended by adding at the end the 

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‘‘(d) Amounts appropriated for any fiscal year for the House of 

Representatives under the heading ‘Allowances and Expenses’ may 

be transferred to the Architect of the Capitol and made available 

under the heading ‘House Office Buildings’, subject to the approval 

of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.’’. 

(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2009 and each succeeding fiscal year. 

SEC. 104. (a) Effective with respect to fiscal year 2008 and each 

succeeding fiscal year, the aggregate amount otherwise authorized 

to be appropriated for a fiscal year for the lump-sum allowance for 

each of the following offices is increased as follows: 

(1) The allowance for the office of the Majority Floor Leader is increased by $200,000. 

(2) The allowance for the office of the Minority Floor Leader is increased by $200,000. 

(b) Effective with respect to fiscal year 2009 and each succeeding fiscal year, the aggregate amount otherwise authorized to 

be appropriated for a fiscal year for the lump-sum allowance for 

each of the following offices is increased as follows: 

(1) The allowance for the office of the Majority Whip is increased by $72,000. 

(2) The allowance for the office of the Minority Whip is increased by $72,000. 

SEC. 105. (a) Section 101 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1993 (2 U.S.C. 95b) is amended by striking ‘‘transferred 

among’’ each place it appears in subsections (a), (b), and (c)(1) and 

inserting ‘‘transferred among and merged with’’. 

(b) Section 101(c)(2) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 95b(c)) is amended 

to read as follows: 

‘‘(2) The headings referred to in paragraph (1) are ‘House Leadership Offices’, ‘Members’ Representational Allowances’, ‘Committee Employees’, ‘Salaries, Officers and Employees’, and ‘Allowances and Expenses’.’’. 

(c) The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2009 and each succeeding fiscal year. 

SEC. 106. PERMITTING HOUSE CHILD CARE CENTER TO OFFER

SERVICES FOR SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN.—Section 312(a)(1) of the 

Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1992 (2 U.S.C. 2062(a)(1)) 

is amended by striking ‘‘pre-school child care’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘pre-school child care and (subject to the approval of regulations by the Committee on House Administration) child care for 

school age children other than during the course of the ordinary 

school day’’. 

JOINT ITEMS 

For Joint Committees, as follows: 

JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE

For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Committee, 

$4,626,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate. 


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JOINT COMMITTEE ON TAXATION

For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Taxation, 

$10,719,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of 

the House of Representatives. 

For other joint items, as follows: 

OFFICE OF THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN

For medical supplies, equipment, and contingent expenses of 

the emergency rooms, and for the Attending Physician and his assistants, including: (1) an allowance of $2,175 per month to the Attending Physician; (2) an allowance of $1,300 per month to one 

Senior Medical Officer; (3) an allowance of $725 per month each to 

three medical officers while on duty in the Office of the Attending 

Physician; (4) an allowance of $725 per month to two assistants 

and $580 per month each not to exceed 11 assistants on the basis 

heretofore provided for such assistants; and (5) $2,223,000 for reimbursement to the Department of the Navy for expenses incurred for 

staff and equipment assigned to the Office of the Attending Physician, which shall be advanced and credited to the applicable appropriation or appropriations from which such salaries, allowances, 

and other expenses are payable and shall be available for all the 

purposes thereof, $3,105,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives. 

OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL ACCESSIBILITY SERVICES

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For salaries and expenses of the Office of Congressional Accessibility Services, $800,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the 

Senate. 

CAPITOL GUIDE SERVICE AND SPECIAL SERVICES OFFICE 

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For salaries and expenses of the Capitol Guide Service, 

$9,940,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate and Special Services Office. 

STATEMENTS OF APPROPRIATIONS

For the preparation, under the direction of the Committees on 

Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives, of 

the statements for the second session of the 110th Congress, showing appropriations made, indefinite appropriations, and contracts 

authorized, together with a chronological history of the regular appropriations bills as required by law, $30,000, to be paid to the persons designated by the chairmen of such committees to supervise 

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CAPITOL POLICE 

SALARIES

For salaries of employees of the Capitol Police, including overtime, hazardous duty pay differential, and Government contributions for health, retirement, social security, professional liability insurance, and other applicable employee benefits, $248,000,000, to 

be disbursed by the Chief of the Capitol Police or his designee. 

GENERAL EXPENSES

For necessary expenses of the Capitol Police, including motor 

vehicles, communications and other equipment, security equipment 

and installation, uniforms, weapons, supplies, materials, training, 

medical services, forensic services, stenographic services, personal 

and professional services, the employee assistance program, the 

awards program, postage, communication services, travel advances, 

relocation of instructor and liaison personnel for the Federal Law 

Enforcement Training Center, and not more than $5,000 to be expended on the certification of the Chief of the Capitol Police in connection with official representation and reception expenses, 

$57,750,000, to be disbursed by the Chief of the Capitol Police or 

his designee: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other provision 

of law, the cost of basic training for the Capitol Police at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center for fiscal year 2009 shall be 

paid by the Secretary of Homeland Security from funds available 

to the Department of Homeland Security. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. 1001. TRANSFER AUTHORITY.—Amounts appropriated for 

fiscal year 2009 for the Capitol Police may be transferred between 

the headings ‘‘SALARIES’’ and ‘‘GENERAL EXPENSES’’ upon the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. 

OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE 

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For salaries and expenses of the Office of Compliance, as authorized by section 305 of the Congressional Accountability Act of 

1995 (2 U.S.C. 1385), $4,072,000, of which $800,000 shall remain 

available until September 30, 2010: Provided, That the Executive 

Director of the Office of Compliance may, within the limits of available appropriations, dispose of surplus or obsolete personal property by interagency transfer, donation, or discarding: Provided further, That not more than $500 may be expended on the certification 

of the Executive Director of the Office of Compliance in connection 

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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE 

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For salaries and expenses necessary for operation of the Congressional Budget Office, including not more than $6,000 to be expended on the certification of the Director of the Congressional 

Budget Office in connection with official representation and reception expenses, $44,082,000. 

ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL 

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

For salaries for the Architect of the Capitol, and other personal 

services, at rates of pay provided by law; for surveys and studies 

in connection with activities under the care of the Architect of the 

Capitol; for all necessary expenses for the general and administrative support of the operations under the Architect of the Capitol including the Botanic Garden; electrical substations of the Capitol, 

Senate and House office buildings, and other facilities under the jurisdiction of the Architect of the Capitol; including furnishings and 

office equipment; including not more than $5,000 for official reception and representation expenses, to be expended as the Architect 

of the Capitol may approve; for purchase or exchange, maintenance, and operation of a passenger motor vehicle, $90,659,000, of 

which $1,505,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2013. 

CAPITOL BUILDING

For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of the Capitol, $35,840,000, of which $10,681,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2013. 

CAPITOL GROUNDS

For all necessary expenses for care and improvement of 

grounds surrounding the Capitol, the Senate and House office 

buildings, and the Capitol Power Plant, $9,649,000, of which 

$340,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2013. 

SENATE OFFICE BUILDINGS

For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of Senate office buildings; and furniture and furnishings to be 

expended under the control and supervision of the Architect of the 

Capitol, $69,359,000, of which $9,743,000 shall remain available 

until September 30, 2013. 

HOUSE OFFICE BUILDINGS

For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of the House office buildings, $65,814,000, of which 

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CAPITOL POWER PLANT

For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of the Capitol Power Plant; lighting, heating, power (including the purchase of electrical energy) and water and sewer services 

for the Capitol, Senate and House office buildings, Library of Congress buildings, and the grounds about the same, Botanic Garden, 

Senate garage, and air conditioning refrigeration not supplied from 

plants in any of such buildings; heating the Government Printing 

Office and Washington City Post Office, and heating and chilled 

water for air conditioning for the Supreme Court Building, the 

Union Station complex, the Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary 

Building and the Folger Shakespeare Library, expenses for which 

shall be advanced or reimbursed upon request of the Architect of 

the Capitol and amounts so received shall be deposited into the 

Treasury to the credit of this appropriation, $149,042,000, of which 

$63,570,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2013: Provided, That not more than $8,000,000 of the funds credited or to 

be reimbursed to this appropriation as herein provided shall be 

available for obligation during fiscal year 2009. 

LIBRARY BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS

For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and structural 

maintenance, care and operation of the Library buildings and 

grounds, $39,094,000, of which $13,640,000 shall remain available 

until September 30, 2013. 

CAPITOL POLICE BUILDINGS, GROUNDS AND SECURITY

For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of buildings, grounds and security enhancements of the 

United States Capitol Police, wherever located, the Alternate Computer Facility, and AOC security operations, $18,996,000, of which 

$3,497,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2013. 

BOTANIC GARDEN

For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of the Botanic Garden and the nurseries, buildings, grounds, 

and collections; and purchase and exchange, maintenance, repair, 

and operation of a passenger motor vehicle; all under the direction 

of the Joint Committee on the Library, $10,906,000, of which 

$2,055,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2013: Provided, That of the amount made available under this heading, the 

Architect may obligate and expend such sums as may be necessary 

for the maintenance, care and operation of the National Garden established under section 307E of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1989 (2 U.S.C. 2146), upon vouchers approved by the Architect or a duly authorized designee. 

CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER

For an additional amount for the Capitol Visitor Center 

project, $31,124,000, to remain available until expended, and in addition, $9,103,000 for Capitol Visitor Center operations costs: Provided, That the Architect of the Capitol may not obligate any of the 


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funds which are made available for the Capitol Visitor Center 

project without an obligation plan approved by the Committees on 

Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

SEC. 1101. (a) COLLECTION AND SALE OF RECYCLABLE MATERIALS.— 

(1) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—The Architect of the 

Capitol shall establish a program for the collection and sale of 

recyclable materials collected from or on the Capitol buildings 

and grounds, in accordance with the procedures applicable 

under subchapter III of chapter 5 of subtitle I of title 40, 

United States Code to the sale of surplus property by an executive agency. 

(2) EXCLUSION OF MATERIALS SUBJECT TO OTHER PROGRAMS.—The program established under this section shall not 

apply with respect to any materials which are subject to collection and sale under— 

(A) the third undesignated paragraph under the center 

heading ‘‘MISCELLANEOUS’’ in the first section of the 

Act entitled ‘‘An Act making appropriations for sundry 

civil expenses of the government for the fiscal year ending 

June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-three, and for 

other purposes’’, approved August 7, 1882 (2 U.S.C. 117); 

(B) section 104(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1987 (as enacted by reference in identical form 

by section 101(j) of Public Law 99–500 and Public Law 99– 

591) (2 U.S.C. 117e); 

(C) the Senate waste recycling program referred to in 

section 4 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 

2001 (2 U.S.C. 121f); or 

(D) any other authorized program for the collection 

and sale of recyclable materials. 

(b) REVOLVING FUND.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established in the Treasury a 

revolving fund for the Office of the Architect of the Capitol, 

which shall consist of— 

(A) proceeds from the sale of recyclable materials 

under the program established under this section; and 

(B) such amounts as may be appropriated under law. 

(2) USE OF FUND.—Amounts in the revolving fund established under paragraph (1) shall be available without fiscal 

year limitation to the Architect of the Capitol, subject to the 

Architect providing prior notice to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate— 

(A) to carry out the program established under this 

section; 

(B) to carry out authorized programs and activities of 

the Architect to improve the environment; and 

(C) to carry out authorized programs and activities of 

the Architect to promote energy savings. 

(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with respect to 

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SEC. 1102. (a) PERMITTING LEASING OF SPACE.—Subject to the 

availability of funds, the Architect of the Capitol may acquire real 

property by lease for the use of the Library of Congress in any 

State or the District of Columbia if— 

(1) the Architect of the Capitol and the Librarian of Congress submit a joint request for the Architect to lease the property to the Joint Committee on the Library and to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 

Senate; and 

(2) the Joint Committee on the Library and the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 

Senate each approve the request. 

(b) TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—Subject to the approval of the Joint 

Committee on the Library and the Committees on Appropriations 

of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the Architect of 

the Capitol and the Librarian of Congress may transfer between 

themselves appropriations or other available funds to pay the costs 

incurred in acquiring real property pursuant to the authority of 

this section and the costs of necessary expenses incurred in connection with the acquisition of the property. 

(c) LIMIT ON OBLIGATIONS.—No obligation entered into pursuant to the authority of this section shall be in advance of, or in excess of, available appropriations. 

(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with respect to 

fiscal year 2009 and each succeeding fiscal year. 

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses of the Library of Congress not otherwise provided for, including development and maintenance of the 

Library’s catalogs; custody and custodial care of the Library buildings; special clothing; cleaning, laundering and repair of uniforms; 

preservation of motion pictures in the custody of the Library; operation and maintenance of the American Folklife Center in the Library; preparation and distribution of catalog records and other 

publications of the Library; hire or purchase of one passenger 

motor vehicle; and expenses of the Library of Congress Trust Fund 

Board not properly chargeable to the income of any trust fund held 

by the Board, $419,030,000, of which not more than $6,000,000 

shall be derived from collections credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 2009, and shall remain available until expended, 

under the Act of June 28, 1902 (chapter 1301; 32 Stat. 480; 2 

U.S.C. 150) and not more than $350,000 shall be derived from collections during fiscal year 2009 and shall remain available until expended for the development and maintenance of an international 

legal information database and activities related thereto: Provided, 

That the Library of Congress may not obligate or expend any funds 

derived from collections under the Act of June 28, 1902, in excess 

of the amount authorized for obligation or expenditure in appropriations Acts: Provided further, That the total amount available 

for obligation shall be reduced by the amount by which collections 

are less than $6,350,000: Provided further, That of the total 

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tember 30, 2011 for the partial acquisition of books, periodicals, 

newspapers, and all other materials including subscriptions for bibliographic services for the Library, including $40,000 to be available solely for the purchase, when specifically approved by the Librarian, of special and unique materials for additions to the collections: Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated, not more than $12,000 may be expended, on the certification of the Librarian of Congress, in connection with official representation and 

reception expenses for the Overseas Field Offices: Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated, $7,170,000 shall remain 

available until expended for the digital collections and educational 

curricula program: Provided further, That of the total amount ap- propriated, $1,495,000 shall remain available until expended, and 

shall be transferred to the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission for carrying out the purposes of Public Law 106–173, of which 

$10,000 may be used for official representation and reception expenses of the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission: Provided 

further, That of the total amount appropriated, $560,000 shall be 

transferred to the Federal Library and Information Center’s 

FEDLINK Program: Provided further, That of the total amount ap- propriated, $190,000 shall be used to provide a grant to the New 

York Historical Society for the digitization of its collection: Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated, $95,000 shall 

be used to provide a grant to the University of Florida for development of a library of original case studies. 

COPYRIGHT OFFICE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, $51,592,000, of which not more than $28,751,000, to remain available until expended, shall be derived from collections credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 2009 under section 708(d) of title 17, United 

States Code: Provided, That the Copyright Office may not obligate 

or expend any funds derived from collections under such section, in 

excess of the amount authorized for obligation or expenditure in 

appropriations Acts: Provided further, That not more than 

$4,564,000 shall be derived from collections during fiscal year 2009 

under sections 111(d)(2), 119(b)(2), 803(e), 1005, and 1316 of such 

title: Provided further, That the total amount available for obligation shall be reduced by the amount by which collections are less 

than $33,315,000: Provided further, That not more than $100,000 

of the amount appropriated is available for the maintenance of an 

‘‘International Copyright Institute’’ in the Copyright Office of the 

Library of Congress for the purpose of training nationals of developing countries in intellectual property laws and policies: Provided 

further, That not more than $4,250 may be expended, on the certification of the Librarian of Congress, in connection with official representation and reception expenses for activities of the International Copyright Institute and for copyright delegations, visitors, 

and seminars: Provided further, That notwithstanding any provision of chapter 8 of title 17, United States Code, any amounts 

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to sections 111, 119, and chapter 10 of such title may be used for 

the costs incurred in the administration of the Copyright Royalty 

Judges program, with the exception of the costs of salaries and 

benefits for the Copyright Royalty Judges and staff under section 

802(e). 

CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 

203 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 166) 

and to revise and extend the Annotated Constitution of the United 

States of America, $107,323,000: Provided, That no part of such 

amount may be used to pay any salary or expense in connection 

with any publication, or preparation of material therefor (except 

the Digest of Public General Bills), to be issued by the Library of 

Congress unless such publication has obtained prior approval of either the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives or the Committee on Rules and Administration of the 

Senate. 

BOOKS FOR THE BLIND AND PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For salaries and expenses to carry out the Act of March 3, 1931 (chapter 400; 46 Stat. 1487; 2 U.S.C. 135a), $68,816,000, of 

which $30,155,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided, 

That of the total amount appropriated, $650,000 shall be available 

to contract to provide newspapers to blind and physically handicapped residents at no cost to the individual. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

SEC. 1201. INCENTIVE AWARDS PROGRAM.—Of the amounts appropriated to the Library of Congress in this Act, not more than 

$5,000 may be expended, on the certification of the Librarian of 

Congress, in connection with official representation and reception 

expenses for the incentive awards program. 

SEC. 1202. REIMBURSABLE AND REVOLVING FUND ACTIVITIES. (a) IN GENERAL.—For fiscal year 2009, the obligational authority of 

the Library of Congress for the activities described in subsection (b) 

may not exceed $134,212,000. 

(b) ACTIVITIES.—The activities referred to in subsection (a) are 

reimbursable and revolving fund activities that are funded from 

sources other than appropriations to the Library in appropriations 

Acts for the legislative branch. 

(c) TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—During fiscal year 2009, the Librarian of Congress may temporarily transfer funds appropriated in 

this Act, under the heading ‘‘Library of Congress’’, under the subheading ‘‘Salaries and expenses’’, to the revolving fund for the 

FEDLINK Program and the Federal Research Program established 

under section 103 of the Library of Congress Fiscal Operations Improvement Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–481; 2 U.S.C. 182c): Provided, That the total amount of such transfers may not exceed 

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account shall reimburse the Library for any amounts transferred to 

it before the period of availability of the Library appropriation expires. 

SEC. 1203. TRANSFER AUTHORITY. (a) IN GENERAL.—Amounts 

appropriated for fiscal year 2009 for the Library of Congress may 

be transferred during fiscal year 2009 between any of the headings 

under the heading ‘‘Library of Congress’’ upon the approval of the 

Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives. 

(b) LIMITATION.—Not more than 10 percent of the total amount 

of funds appropriated to the account under any heading under the 

heading ‘‘Library of Congress’’ for fiscal year 2009 may be transferred from that account by all transfers made under subsection 

(a). 

SEC. 1204. ABRAHAM LINCOLN BICENTENNIAL COMMISSION. Section 5(d) of the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission Act (36 

U.S.C. note prec. 101; Public Law 106–173) is amended by striking 

‘‘that member may continue to serve on the Commission for not 

longer than the 30-day period beginning on the date that member 

ceases to be a Member of Congress’’ and inserting ‘‘that member 

may continue to serve on the Commission for the life of the Commission’’. 

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 

CONGRESSIONAL PRINTING AND BINDING

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For authorized printing and binding for the Congress and the 

distribution of Congressional information in any format; printing 

and binding for the Architect of the Capitol; expenses necessary for 

preparing the semimonthly and session index to the Congressional 

Record, as authorized by law (section 902 of title 44, United States 

Code); printing and binding of Government publications authorized 

by law to be distributed to Members of Congress; and printing, 

binding, and distribution of Government publications authorized by 

law to be distributed without charge to the recipient, $96,828,000: 

Provided, That this appropriation shall not be available for paper 

copies of the permanent edition of the Congressional Record for individual Representatives, Resident Commissioners or Delegates authorized under section 906 of title 44, United States Code: Provided 

further, That this appropriation shall be available for the payment 

of obligations incurred under the appropriations for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years: Provided further, That notwithstanding the 2-year limitation under section 718 of title 44, United 

States Code, none of the funds appropriated or made available 

under this Act or any other Act for printing and binding and related services provided to Congress under chapter 7 of title 44, 

United States Code, may be expended to print a document, report, 

or publication after the 27-month period beginning on the date that 

such document, report, or publication is authorized by Congress to 

be printed, unless Congress reauthorizes such printing in accordance with section 718 of title 44, United States Code: Provided further, That any unobligated or unexpended balances in this account 


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or accounts for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years may be 

transferred to the Government Printing Office revolving fund for 

carrying out the purposes of this heading, subject to the approval 

of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate. 

OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For expenses of the Office of Superintendent of Documents necessary to provide for the cataloging and indexing of Government 

publications and their distribution to the public, Members of Congress, other Government agencies, and designated depository and 

international exchange libraries as authorized by law, $38,744,000: 

Provided, That amounts of not more than $2,000,000 from current 

year appropriations are authorized for producing and disseminating Congressional serial sets and other related publications for 

fiscal years 2007 and 2008 to depository and other designated libraries: Provided further, That any unobligated or unexpended balances in this account or accounts for similar purposes for preceding 

fiscal years may be transferred to the Government Printing Office 

revolving fund for carrying out the purposes of this heading, subject to the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the 

House of Representatives and Senate. 

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE REVOLVING FUND

For payment to the Government Printing Office Revolving Fund, $4,995,000 for information technology development and facilities repair: Provided, That the Government Printing Office is 

hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of 

funds available and in accordance with law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as 

provided by section 9104 of title 31, United States Code, as may 

be necessary in carrying out the programs and purposes set forth 

in the budget for the current fiscal year for the Government Printing Office revolving fund: Provided further, That not more than 

$5,000 may be expended on the certification of the Public Printer 

in connection with official representation and reception expenses: 

Provided further, That the revolving fund shall be available for the 

hire or purchase of not more than 12 passenger motor vehicles: 

Provided further, That expenditures in connection with travel expenses of the advisory councils to the Public Printer shall be 

deemed necessary to carry out the provisions of title 44, United 

States Code: Provided further, That the revolving fund shall be 

available for temporary or intermittent services under section 

3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, but at rates for individuals 

not more than the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay 

for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of such 

title: Provided further, That activities financed through the revolving fund may provide information in any format: Provided further, 

That the revolving fund and the funds provided under the headings 

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penses’’ may not be used for contracted security services at GPO’s 

passport facility in the District of Columbia. 

GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses of the Government Accountability Office, including not more than $12,500 to be expended on the certification of the Comptroller General of the United States in connection with official representation and reception expenses; temporary 

or intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United 

States Code, but at rates for individuals not more than the daily 

equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay for level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of such title; hire of one passenger motor vehicle; advance payments in foreign countries in accordance with section 3324 of title 31, United States Code; benefits 

comparable to those payable under sections 901(5), (6), and (8) of 

the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4081(5), (6), and (8)); 

and under regulations prescribed by the Comptroller General of the 

United States, rental of living quarters in foreign countries, 

$531,000,000: Provided, That not more than $5,375,000 of payments received under section 782 of title 31, United States Code, 

shall be available for use in fiscal year 2009: Provided further, That 

not more than $2,260,000 of reimbursements received under section 9105 of title 31, United States Code, shall be available for use 

in fiscal year 2009: Provided further, That this appropriation and 

appropriations for administrative expenses of any other department or agency which is a member of the National Intergovernmental Audit Forum or a Regional Intergovernmental Audit Forum 

shall be available to finance an appropriate share of either Forum’s 

costs as determined by the respective Forum, including necessary 

travel expenses of non-Federal participants: Provided further, That 

payments hereunder to the Forum may be credited as reimbursements to any appropriation from which costs involved are initially 

financed. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION

SEC. 1301. REPEAL AND MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN REPORTING

REQUIREMENTS. (a) SPECTRUM RELOCATION FUND TRANSFERS.—Section 118(e)(1)(B) of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 928(e)(1)(B)) is 

amended— 

(1) in clause (ii) by adding ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 

(2) in clause (iii) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a period; 

and 

(3) by striking clause (iv). 

(b) USE OF FUNDS IN PROJECTS CONSTRUCTED UNDER PROJECTED COST.—Section 211(d) of the Public Works and Economic 

Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3151(d)) is amended by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following: 

‘‘(d) REVIEW BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL.—The Comptroller 

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(c) GAO STUDY AND REPORT ON IMPACT OF SAFE HARBOR ON

MEDIGAP POLICIES.—Section 5201(b)(2) of title V of division J of the 

Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105–277; 42 U.S.C. 1320a–7a note) is 

repealed. 

(d) GAO REPORT ON DATE RAPE DRUG CAMPAIGN.—Section 

7(b)(3) of the Hillary J. Farias and Samantha Reid Date-Rape Drug 

Prohibition Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–172; 21 U.S.C. 801 note) 

is repealed. 

(e) INSPECTOR GENERAL AUDIT AND GAO REPORT ON ENROLL- EES ELIGIBLE FOR MEDICAID.—Section 2108(d) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397hh(d)) is amended— 

(1) in the heading by striking ‘‘AND GAO REPORT’’; and 

(2) by striking paragraph (3). 

(f) GAO REPORT ON MA REGIONAL PLAN STABILIZATION

FUND.—Section 1858(e)(7) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 

1395w–27a(e)(7)) is repealed. 

(g) BREAST IMPLANTS; STUDY BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL.—Section 214 of the Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act of 

2002 (Public Law 107–250; 42 U.S.C. 289g–3 note) is repealed. 

(h) DISPOSITION OF RIGHTS.—Section 202(b) of title 35, United 

States Code is amended— 

(1) by striking paragraph (3); and 

(2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3). 

OPEN WORLD LEADERSHIP CENTER TRUST FUND 

For a payment to the Open World Leadership Center Trust 

Fund for financing activities of the Open World Leadership Center 

under section 313 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 

2001 (2 U.S.C. 1151), $13,900,000. 

JOHN C. STENNIS CENTER FOR PUBLIC SERVICE TRAINING 

AND DEVELOPMENT 

For payment to the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service 

Development Trust Fund established under section 116 of the John 

C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development Act 

(2 U.S.C. 1105), $430,000. 

TITLE II 

GENERAL PROVISIONS 

SEC. 201. MAINTENANCE AND CARE OF PRIVATE VEHICLES. No 

part of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be used for the 

maintenance or care of private vehicles, except for emergency assistance and cleaning as may be provided under regulations relating to parking facilities for the House of Representatives issued by 

the Committee on House Administration and for the Senate issued 

by the Committee on Rules and Administration. 

SEC. 202. FISCAL YEAR LIMITATION. No part of the funds appropriated in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond fiscal year 2009 unless expressly so provided in this Act. 

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the Legislative Pay Act of 1929 (46 Stat. 32 et seq.) is appropriated 

for or the rate of compensation or designation of any office or position appropriated for is different from that specifically established 

by such Act, the rate of compensation and the designation in this 

Act shall be the permanent law with respect thereto: Provided, 

That the provisions in this Act for the various items of official expenses of Members, officers, and committees of the Senate and 

House of Representatives, and clerk hire for Senators and Members 

of the House of Representatives shall be the permanent law with 

respect thereto. 

SEC. 204. CONSULTING SERVICES. The expenditure of any appropriation under this Act for any consulting service through procurement contract, under section 3109 of title 5, United States 

Code, shall be limited to those contracts where such expenditures 

are a matter of public record and available for public inspection, 

except where otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing Executive order issued under existing law. 

SEC. 205. AWARDS AND SETTLEMENTS. Such sums as may be 

necessary are appropriated to the account described in subsection 

(a) of section 415 of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 

(2 U.S.C. 1415(a)) to pay awards and settlements as authorized 

under such subsection. 

SEC. 206. COSTS OF LBFMC. Amounts available for administrative expenses of any legislative branch entity which participates 

in the Legislative Branch Financial Managers Council (LBFMC) established by charter on March 26, 1996, shall be available to finance an appropriate share of LBFMC costs as determined by the 

LBFMC, except that the total LBFMC costs to be shared among all 

participating legislative branch entities (in such allocations among 

the entities as the entities may determine) may not exceed $2,000. 

SEC. 207. LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE. The Architect of the Capitol, in consultation with the District of Columbia, is authorized to 

maintain and improve the landscape features, excluding streets in 

the irregular shaped grassy areas bounded by Washington Avenue 

SW on the northeast, Second Street SW on the west, Square 582 

on the south, and the beginning of the I–395 tunnel on the southeast. 

SEC. 208. LIMITATION ON TRANSFERS. 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 appropriation Act. 

SEC. 209. GUIDED TOURS OF THE CAPITOL. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), none of the funds made available to the Architect of the Capitol in this Act may be used to eliminate guided 

tours of the United States Capitol which are led by employees and 

interns of offices of Members of Congress and other offices of the 

House of Representatives and Senate. 

(b) At the direction of the Capitol Police Board, or at the direction of the Architect of the Capitol with the approval of the Capitol 

Police Board, guided tours of the United States Capitol which are 

led by employees and interns described in subsection (a) may be 

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rity or related reasons to the same extent as guided tours of the 

United States Capitol which are led by the Architect of the Capitol. 

SEC. 210. LIMITATION ON CERTAIN INSPECTORS GENERAL AU- THORITY TO USE FIREARMS. None of the funds made available in 

this Act may be used by the Inspector General of the Architect of 

the Capitol or the Inspector General of the Library of Congress to 

purchase, maintain, or carry any firearm. 

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DIVISION G—LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 

2009 

TITLE I 

Diversity in Hiring and Advancement.—While many Legislative 

Branch agencies have achieved reasonable diversity at the lower 

wage tiers, diversity levels are sharply lower among managers and 

executives. More can be done to maximize diversity in the workplace, especially in the executive ranks. All Legislative Branch 

agencies who have not done so are directed to adopt by May 31, 

2009 a formal written policy, in accordance with all applicable Federal laws, to develop and institute an affirmative action plan with 

specific goals and objectives to further the ability of women, minorities, and individuals with disabilities to achieve balanced representation within the Legislative Branch workforce and management. 

SENATE 

The bill includes $895,030,000 for Senate operations. This 

amount is $63,334,000 above the current level and is $45,867,000 

below the budget request. 

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

The bill includes $1,301,267,000 for House operations. This 

amount is $118,432,000 above the current level and is $32,594,000 

below the budget request. 

Electronic Access to Hearing Documents.—To reduce costs and reduce the carbon footprint of the operations of the House of Representatives and expand public access to congressional information, 

committees of the House are encouraged to post their hearings online on the Government Printing Office web site, GPO Access. Online posting of hearings can help reduce the need for printing and 

storage of paper copies of hearing records and facilitate accessibility for congressional staff and the general public. 

Expanded Hours for the House Fitness Center.—The physical and 

mental health of House staff is important. The Chief Administrative Officer of the House is asked to review the ‘‘extended hours’’ 

pilot program and if appropriate explore the possibilities of further 

extending the hours of operation of the fitness facility. 

Expanded Hours for the Child Care Center.—Expanded hours of 

operation at the House Child Care Center need to be considered to 

accommodate employees who must work late hours. The Chief Administrative Officer of the House is asked to study the feasibility 

and costs associated with extending the hours of operation beyond 

the standard work day. This study should be completed and provided to the House Committee on Appropriations no later than 

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Child Care Center Playground.—The current playground at the 

House Child Care Center frequently overheats in the summer, uses 

space inefficiently, and lacks many child development tools that 

would benefit children at the Center. The Architect of the Capitol 

(AOC) and the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) of 

the House should make the project a priority and develop a plan 

to ensure that the playground is ready by summer 2009. Accordingly, AOC and the CAO are asked to submit a report to the House 

Committee on Appropriations on the status of the playground within 30 days of enactment of this Act. The report should include a 

detailed work plan with specific dates of when the planning, design, and construction of the playground will be complete as well 

as the actions being taken to ensure that the playground is open 

by summer 2009. 

Congressional Technology Coordination.—The House of Representatives needs a strategic and coordinated plan that will prepare for the future technology needs of the institution. A 2006 report commissioned by the Chief Administrative Officer and the 

Committee on House Administration, entitled Strategic Technology 

Road Map for the Ten Year Vision of Technology in the House of 

Representatives, provided a suggested structure for Information 

Technology evaluation and decision making. The Chief Administrative Officer, the Clerk, and the Sergeant at Arms are asked to prepare a report by June 30, 2009 on their efforts or plans to develop 

House-wide data-sharing standards; implement standard legislative 

document formats; address the increasing resource challenges of 

Member offices; and identify disparate systems throughout the institution that prevent it from taking advantage of economies of 

scale. 

JOINT ITEMS 

JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE

The bill provides $4,626,000 for the Joint Economic Committee. 

This amount is $228,000 above the current level and is the same 

as the budget request. 

JOINT COMMITTEE ON TAXATION

The bill provides $10,719,000 for the Joint Committee on Taxation. This amount is $1,522,000 above the current level and is 

$420,000 below the budget request. 

OFFICE OF THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN

The bill provides $3,105,000 for the Office of the Attending Physician. This amount is $314,000 above the current level and is 

$7,000 above the budget request. The amount above the budget request provides an allowance for a Senior Medical Officer. 

OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL ACCESSIBILITY SERVICES

The bill provides $800,000 for the Office of Congressional Accessibility Services. This is a successor office to the Special Services 

Office following enactment of the Capitol Visitor Center Act of 

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CAPITOL GUIDE SERVICE AND SPECIAL SERVICES OFFICE

The bill provides $9,940,000 for the Capitol Guide Service. This 

amount is available for the Architect of the Capitol to use as part 

of the Capitol Visitor Center appropriation due to the transfer of 

the Capitol Guide Service to the Architect of the Capitol following 

enactment of the Capitol Visitor Center Act of 2008. 

STATEMENTS OF APPROPRIATIONS

The bill provides $30,000 for Statements of Appropriations. This 

amount is the same as the current level and is also the same as 

the budget request. 

CAPITOL POLICE 

Salaries 

The bill provides $248,000,000 for salaries and benefits of the 

Capitol Police. This amount is $15,782,000 above the current level 

and is $21,223,000 below the budget request. The Capitol Police 

are expected to proceed with filling vacancies on the basis of management-determined priorities, and to provide the Committees on 

Appropriations notification of such determinations on a regular 

basis. 

This level of funding will support the current staffing level of 

1702 sworn and 414 civilian FTEs. In addition, increases in FTEs 

have been provided which are associated with the Library of Congress Police Merger for fiscal year 2009: 73 sworn, 24 sworn attrition, and 4 civilian support staff. An additional 10 sworn FTE have 

been funded related to maintaining the operations in the Cannon 

and Russell tunnels with the opening of the Capitol Visitor Center. 

The total authorized FTEs for fiscal year 2009 are 1799 sworn and 

418 civilian. 

It is noted that there is confusion and inconsistency concerning 

whether Capitol Police staffing authorization and utilization are reported as positions or FTEs. It is expected that budget submissions 

and agency reports use FTEs consistent with the OMB definition. 

General Expenses 

The bill provides $57,750,000 for general expenses of the Capitol 

Police. This amount is $8,972,000 above the current level and is 

$6,681,000 below the budget request. It includes $2,750,000 for the 

Capitol Police to begin migrating accounting services to the Library 

of Congress as part of an effort to move towards financial management cross-servicing for as many Legislative Branch agencies as 

practicable in order to achieve cost savings through the elimination 

of duplicative systems. 

Vehicle Fleet.—There is concern about the size of the Capitol Police’s overall vehicle fleet. The Capitol Police shall submit a vehicle 

analysis by April 30, 2009 justifying the overall size of its fleet, including motorcycles, and showing a detailed five year plan to manage the fleet. This plan should include an analysis of Home-ToWork vehicles, including justifications for this use, and an update 

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The Department shall refrain from purchasing, leasing or acquiring 

vehicles without notifying the Committees on Appropriations until 

the Committees have reviewed the detailed five year plan. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Section 1001 authorizes transfers between the Salaries and General Expenses accounts upon the approval of the Committees on 

Appropriations. 

OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE 

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The bill provides $4,072,000 for salaries and expenses of the Office of Compliance. This amount is $730,000 above the current level 

and is $236,000 below the budget request. It provides for 21 FTEs. 

The Office of Compliance (OOC) should operate in a consistent, 

well-documented manner when dealing with regulated agencies, 

balancing compliance assistance with enforcement responsibilities. 

However, the OOC has not established clear documentation of the 

processes and criteria for issuing findings or citations, or for accepting agencies’ proposed abatement plans. Furthermore, OOC 

has failed to establish a process for dispute resolution mechanisms 

for citations or technical disagreements. It is expected that the Office will act to establish documented procedures and continue to 

work to improve its communication with the regulated community. 

A report to the Committees on Appropriations is due within 60 

days of enactment of this Act. 

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE 

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The bill provides $44,082,000 for salaries and expenses of the 

Congressional Budget Office. This amount is $6,776,000 above the 

current level and is $1,342,000 above the budget request. It will 

fund an additional 15 FTEs required for health care analysis and 

other congressional priorities as well as fund the Congressional 

Budget Office’s new responsibilities under the Emergency Economic 

Stabilization Act of 2008. 

ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL 

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

The bill includes $90,659,000, of which $1,505,000 will remain 

available until September 30, 2013, for General Administration. 

This amount is $10,962,000 above the current level and is 

$8,452,000 below the budget request. 

It is expected that the Architect of the Capitol will be part of the 

cross-servicing approach being developed within the Legislative 

Branch. The Architect of the Capitol is directed to suspend efforts 

to pursue an independent effort. 

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Operating Budget .................................................................................. $ 89,154,000 

Project Budget: 

1. Constant Volume Systems Conv. To VAV, Energy 

(Study) .................................................................................. 350,000 

2. Daylight Harvesting Study, Energy (Study) ..................... 300,000 

3. Domestic Water Process Survey, Energy (Study) ............. 30,000 

4. Electrical Sub-Metering, Energy (Study) .......................... 100,000 

5. Existing Motor Premium, Energy (Study) ........................ 100,000 

6. Retro-Commission HVAC Systems, Phase II, Energy 

(Study) .................................................................................. 500,000 

7. Server/HVAC, GA, Energy (Study) .................................... 125,000 

Total, General Administration ........................................ $90,659,000 

CAPITOL BUILDING

The bill includes $35,840,000, of which $10,681,000 will remain 

available until September 30, 2013, for the operation and maintenance of the Capitol building. This amount is $11,810,000 above 

the current level and is $1,800,000 below the budget request. 

With respect to operations and projects: 

Operating Budget: ................................................................................. $25,159,000 

Project Budget: 

1. Conservation of Wall Paintings ......................................... 499,000 

2. Smoke Control System, Grand Stairs, House & Senate 7,190,000 

3. Minor Construction ............................................................. 2,992,000 

Total, Capitol Building .................................................... $35,840,000 

CAPITOL GROUNDS

The bill includes $9,649,000, of which $340,000 will remain available until September 30, 2013, for the care and improvement of the 

grounds surrounding the Capitol, the House and Senate office 

buildings, and the Capitol Power Plant. This amount is $416,000 

less than the current level and is $340,000 above the budget request. 

With respect to operations and projects: 

Operating Budget: ................................................................................. $9,309,000 

Project Budget: 

1. Summer House Restoration (Design) ................................ 340,000 

Total, Capitol Grounds .................................................... $9,649,000 

SENATE OFFICE BUILDINGS

The bill includes $69,359,000, of which $9,743,000 will remain 

available until September 30, 2013, for the maintenance, care and 

operation of the Senate office buildings. This amount is $748,000 

below the current level and is $4,579,000 above the budget request. 

With respect to operations and projects: 

Operating Budget .................................................................................. $59,616,000 

Project Budget: 

1. Sprinkler System Installation, SUG .................................. 1,530,000 

2. Replace Modular Furniture, HSOB ................................... 2,993,000 

3. Panelboard and Step Down Transformer Replacement, 

HSOB .................................................................................... 160,000 

4. Minor Construction ............................................................. 5,060,000 

Total, Senate Office Buildings ........................................ $69,359,000 

HOUSE OFFICE BUILDINGS

The bill includes $65,814,000, of which $19,603,000 will remain 

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operation of the House office buildings. This amount is $343,000 

above the current level and is $13,873,000 below the budget request. 

With respect to operations and projects: 

Operating Budget .................................................................................. $46,211,000 

Project Budget: 

1. CAO Project Support ........................................................... 6,503,000 

2. Prescriptive Egress Improvements, LHOB ....................... 5,500,000 

3. Minor Construction ............................................................. 7,505,000 

4. Jacksonville Bandstand ...................................................... 95,000 

Total, House Office Buildings ......................................... $65,814,000 

CAPITOL POWER PLANT

In addition to the $8,000,000 made available from receipts credited as reimbursements to this appropriation, the bill includes 

$149,042,000 for maintenance, care and operation of the Capitol 

Power Plant. Of this amount, $63,570,000 will remain available 

until September 30, 2013. This amount is $63,945,000 above the 

current level and is $70,250,000 below the budget request. 

With respect to operations and projects: 

Operating Budget (net) ......................................................................... $85,472,000 

Project Budget: 

1. Chiller Replacement, PPWP (Design) ................................ 1,720,000 

2. ERP Chiller Relocation, Phase II, PPEP (Design) ........... 1,000,000 

3. Tunnel Program .................................................................. 56,400,000 

4. Wickes Boiler Modernization and Controls Replacement, 

CPP (Design) ........................................................................ 450,000 

5. Minor Construction ............................................................. 4,000,000 

Total, Capitol Power Plant (net) ..................................... $149,042,000 

LIBRARY BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS

The bill includes $39,094,000 for structural and mechanical care 

of Library buildings and grounds. Of this amount, $13,640,000 will 

remain available until September 30, 2013. This amount is 

$11,610,000 above the current level and is $14,177,000 below the 

budget request. 

With respect to operations and projects: 

Operating Budget .................................................................................. $25,454,000 

Project Budget: 

1. Cellar Egress Exit Stair, JAB ............................................ 380,000 

2. Egress Improvements, LOC (Design) ................................ 1,000,000 

3. Emergency Generator Replacement, LOC (Design) ......... 660,000 

4. Garage Structural Repairs and Entry Improvements, 

JAB (Design) ........................................................................ 1,000,000 

5. High Voltage Switchgear Replacement, JMMB ................ 1,890,000 

6. High Voltage Switchgear Replacement, TJB .................... 1,660,000 

7. North Egress Exit, JAB ...................................................... 880,000 

8. Smoke Detector Upgrades, JAB ......................................... 3,990,000 

9. South Egress Exit, JAB ...................................................... 180,000 

10. Minor Construction ........................................................... 2,000,000 

Total, Library Buildings and Grounds ........................... $39,094,000 

CAPITOL POLICE BUILDINGS, GROUNDS AND SECURITY

The bill includes $18,996,000, of which $3,497,000 will remain 

available until September 30, 2013, for Capitol Police buildings, 

grounds and security. This amount is $4,067,000 above the current 

level and is $5,930,000 below the budget request. 

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Operating Budget .................................................................................. $15,499,000 

Project Budget: 

1. USCP Fiber Connectivity, CPBG&S .................................. 1,500,000 

2. Vehicle Barrier Vault Upgrades, CPBG&S ....................... 1,000,000 

3. Minor Construction ............................................................. 997,000 

Total, Capitol Police Buildings, Grounds and Security $18,996,000 

BOTANIC GARDEN

The bill includes $10,906,000, of which $2,055,000 shall remain 

available until September 30, 2013, for the Botanic Garden. This 

amount is $2,120,000 above the current level and is $805,000 above 

the budget request. 

With respect to operations and projects: 

Operating Budget .................................................................................. $8,851,000 

Project Budget: 

1. Fountain Vault and Utility Feed Upgrade, Phase III, 

BGBF .................................................................................... 1,050,000 

2. Botanic Garden Administration Building Repairs ........... 1,005,000 

Total, Botanic Garden ...................................................... $10,906,000 

CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER

The bill includes $40,227,000 for the Capitol Visitor Center, of 

which $31,124,000 will be available until expended for the purpose 

of completing construction of the Center and $9,103,000 is available for operations. The total amount is $11,546,000 above the current level and is $4,320,000 below the budget request. 

In addition, funds included under the Capitol Guide Service account are available to the Architect of the Capitol for the Capitol 

Visitor Center due to the transfer of the Capitol Guide Service to 

the Architect of the Capitol as part of the Capitol Visitor Center 

Act of 2008. 

It is expected that any reprogramming of funds from the program, project and activity levels agreed to within this account by 

the Committees on Appropriations shall be subject to the normal 

reprogramming requirements. 

Staff Tour Training.—Concerns have been raised about the quality and consistency of the training program for staff-led tours, 

known as the Congressional Historical Interpretive Training Program (CHIP). It is expected that improvements will be made to ensure this program is meeting expectations to enhance staff-led 

tours. The Chief Executive Officer for Visitor Services is directed 

to present within 30 days of enactment of this Act proposals for improving the program, without an increase in budgetary resources. 

Hispanic and Asian American Exhibits.—There is continuing 

concern about the lack of representation of Hispanic and Asian 

American groups in the CVC, as well as African Americans, 

women, and Pacific Islanders. The Architect of the Capitol and the 

Chief Executive Officer for Visitor Services are directed to prepare 

a report within 90 days after enactment of this Act on the options 

and costs associated to remedy these omissions. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

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tion 1102 provides for the leasing of space for the Library of Congress by the Architect of the Capitol. 

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The bill includes $412,680,000 for salaries and expenses of the Library of Congress, plus $6,350,000 in offsetting receipts. This 

amount is $24,219,000 above the current level and is $932,000 

above the budget request. The bill includes specific amounts for 

designated purposes and provides $7,511,000 in support of the National Digital Information and Infrastructure Preservation Program 

(NDIIPP). 

The Inspectors General of the Legislative Branch participating in 

a financial system cross-servicing agreement with the Library’s Office of the Chief Financial Officer are directed to select a single 

independent auditing firm to conduct the annual financial statement audits for the participating agencies. The Inspectors General 

of these agencies shall form a committee, chaired by the Library’s 

Inspector General or their appointee, to facilitate the effort to select a common auditor. 

Asian American and Pacific Islander Collection.—It is encouraging that the Library of Congress has committed to establish an 

Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Collection within the 

Asian Division. The goal of the AAPI collection would not only be 

to finally collect and catalogue the numerous materials already 

within the Library, but also to expand to a nationally coordinated 

effort to catalogue and build upon the resources from other collections. The AAPI Collection will be a valuable national resource to 

libraries, museums, archives, organizations and studies programs 

interested in the histories and cultures of the AAPI communities. 

Since the AAPI Collection is in its infancy, there are concerns 

about its future growth. The Library of Congress is directed to provide to the Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate, 

no later than April 30, 2009, a detailed strategy for the development of the AAPI Collection, including expected timelines and 

funding proposals. 

Child Care Center.—There is interest in ensuring access for lowincome families to the Library’s child care center. The Library of 

Congress is requested to work with the Library of Congress Child 

Care Association to review whether revenues and costs are aligned 

to provide for the lowest possible tuition operationally feasible. 

This review and a report should be provided to the Committees on 

Appropriations of the House and Senate by May 31, 2009. 

Franklin Collection.—There continues to be support for the goal 

of bringing the Library’s extensive 3,000 text collection of American 

books that were translated into Arabic, Persian, Pashtu, and Indonesian online in a digital format. To further the availability and 

use of this collection, the Library of Congress, Library Services is 

directed to devote the required resources to obtain copyright permission and bring this collection online in a digital format. 

American Folklife Center.—The work of the American Folklife 

Center (AFC) of the Library of Congress is to preserve and present 

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in safekeeping major collections such as the Alan Lomax Collection. 

No less precious are other private collections recently acquired by 

the AFC that, taking up where Lomax left off, document America’s 

folk, tribal and ethnic musical traditions from the 1960s forward to 

the present. A half century from now, such collections will be considered as important, and be as cherished by a new generation of 

Americans, as the Lomax recordings are today. The AFC is currently working to complete the preservation and digital conversion 

of these newer collections, which are essential to providing the nation with a complete and unbroken record of America’s cultural and 

musical heritage. These efforts will provide American citizens with 

access to major cornerstones of twentieth century American folk 

music documentation that collectively define the essence of America’s cultural legacy to the world. Once the digital conversions are 

completed, the AFC will showcase these new collections and their 

accessibility to the nation through a series of activities including 

scholarly symposium focused on the new collections and on the history and legacy of the folk arts organizations that created them; 

musical performances by great folk artists documented in the collections; the creation of a traveling exhibit; and audio/video website 

enhancements to showcase portions of the new collections and publicize their arrival at the AFC. It is anticipated that the cost of this 

effort will be $350,000. 

COPYRIGHT OFFICE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The bill includes $18,277,000, and an additional $33,315,000 

made available from receipts, for salaries and expenses of the 

Copyright Office. This amount is $12,956,000 above the current 

level and is the same as the budget request. 

Pre-1972 Sound Recordings.—The Register of Copyrights is directed to conduct a study on the desirability of and means for 

bringing sound recordings fixed before February 15, 1972, under 

federal jurisdiction. The study is to cover the effect of federal coverage on the preservation of such sound recordings, the effect on 

public access to those recordings, and the economic impact of federal coverage on rights holders. The study is also to examine the 

means for accomplishing such coverage. As part of this effort, the 

Register of Copyrights should publish notice of the study and provide a period during which interested persons may submit comments. The Register of Copyrights is to submit a report on the results of this study to the Committees on Appropriations of the 

House and Senate no later than two years after the enactment of 

this Act. The report should include any recommendations that the 

Register considers appropriate. 

CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The bill includes $107,323,000 for salaries and expenses of the 

Congressional Research Service within the Library of Congress. 

This is $4,979,000 above the current level and is the same as the 

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Public Access to Legislative Data.—There is support for enhancing public access to legislative documents, bill status, summary information, and other legislative data through more direct methods 

such as bulk data downloads and other means of no-charge digital 

access to legislative databases. The Library of Congress, Congressional Research Service, and Government Printing Office and the 

appropriate entities of the House of Representatives are directed to 

prepare a report on the feasibility of providing advanced search capabilities. This report is to be provided to the Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate within 120 days of the release of Legislative Information System 2.0. 

BOOKS FOR THE BLIND AND PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The bill includes $68,816,000 for the salaries and expenses of the 

National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. 

This amount is $1,893,000 above the current level and is the same 

as the budget request. It is noted that the contract award for Digital Talking Books came back at a significantly lower cost than anticipated while still allowing the project to move forward on its expected timeline and providing more players and titles than originally planned. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

Section 1201 provides for expenses related to official representation for the incentive awards program. Section 1202 provides obligation authority for various Library programs. Section 1203 provides authority to transfer funds between Library accounts. Section 

1204 provides authority for members of the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission to serve through the life of the Commission. 

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 

CONGRESSIONAL PRINTING AND BINDING

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The bill includes $96,828,000 for printing and binding of congressional documents at the Government Printing Office. This amount 

is $7,053,000 above the current level and is $1,100,000 below the 

budget request. It will provide the funding required to pay the FY 

2007 and FY 2008 shortfall as well as fund the FY 2009 revised 

estimate for congressional printing. 

OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The bill includes $38,744,000 for the salaries and expenses of the 

Superintendent of Documents. This amount is $3,831,000 above the 

current level and is $4,682,000 below the budget request. 


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GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE REVOLVING FUND

The bill provides $4,995,000 for the Government Printing Office Revolving Fund. This is $4,995,000 above the current level and is 

$28,005,000 below the budget request. 

GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The bill includes $531,000,000 in direct appropriations for the Government Accountability Office (GAO), plus $7,635,000 in offsetting collections derived from reimbursements for conducting financial audits of government corporations and rental of space in the 

GAO building. This amount is $31,252,000 above the current level 

and is $7,152,000 below the budget request. 

Technology Assessment Studies.—Funding continues to be provided for GAO to conduct technology assessment studies that provide early indications of the probable beneficial and adverse impacts of the application of technology and develop other related information that may assist the Congress during deliberations on 

pending legislation. GAO is reminded that for the assessments to 

be of benefit to the Congress, GAO must reach out and work with 

both bodies of Congress regarding these studies. 

Comptroller General Annuity.—The lifetime salary annuity provided to the Comptroller General after completion of a 15-year 

term is extravagant, particularly in the current economic climate. 

GAO is directed to contract with the National Academy of Public 

Administration for the latter to conduct an independent review of 

the structure and compensation of the position and determine 

whether the existing lifetime salary annuity is necessary to preserve the Comptroller General’s independence. The review should 

include a comparison of the Comptroller General annuity to the retirement benefits offered for other federal positions of a similar 

character where independence is a key concern, and explain whether the Comptroller General’s position truly requires a full-salary 

annuity benefit to preserve independence if other positions of a 

similar character do not. The results of this review are to be provided to the Committees on Appropriations no later than July 31, 

2009. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

Section 1301 repeals a number of outmoded Congressional mandates for GAO audits. 

OPEN WORLD LEADERSHIP CENTER TRUST FUND 

The bill includes $13,900,000 for payment to the Open World 

Leadership Center Trust Fund. This is $4,922,000 above the current level and is the same as the budget request. 

Open World Funding.—A large portion of the Open World program is devoted to judicial issues, issues of interest to the State 

Department, and issues related to the legislative process. The 

strain on Legislative Branch resources from continuing to fund this 

program is difficult to sustain. Since significant emphasis is being 

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partment, a shared funding for this program would be appropriate. 

Therefore, the Open World Leadership Center Board of Trustees is 

directed to work with the Department of State and the Judiciary 

to assess the feasibility of shared funding for this program. The 

Board of Trustees is expected to pursue this avenue of potential 

shared funding and report back to the Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate no later than May 30, 2009. 

JOHN C. STENNIS CENTER FOR PUBLIC SERVICE TRAINING 

AND DEVELOPMENT 

The bill includes $430,000 for the John C. Stennis Center for 

Public Service Training and Development. This amount is $1,000 

more than the current level and is the same as the budget request. 

TITLE II—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

The bill includes nine general provisions carried in prior fiscal 

years. Section 210 prohibits Inspectors General of the Library of 

Congress and the Architect of the Capitol from using appropriated 

funds to purchase, maintain, or carry firearms. 

DISCLOSURE OF EARMARKS AND CONGRESSIONALLY 

DIRECTED SPENDING ITEMS 

Following is a list of congressional earmarks and congressionally 

directed spending items (as defined in clause 9 of rule XXI of the 

Rules of the House of Representatives and rule XLIV of the Standing Rules of the Senate, respectively) included in the bill or this explanatory statement, along with the name of each Senator, House 

Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner who submitted a request to the Committee of jurisdiction for each item so identified. 

Neither the bill nor the explanatory statement contains any limited 

tax benefits or limited tariff benefits as defined in the applicable 

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LEGISLATIVE BRANCH 

Agency Account Project Amount (in dollars) Requester(s) 

Architect of the Capitol House Office Buildings Renovation of the Jacksonville Bandstand $95,000 LaHood, Ray Library of Congress Salaries & Expenses Bob Graham Center for Public Service Studies in Participatory Citizenship $95,000 Wasserman Schultz, Debbie Library of Congress Salaries & Expenses Digitization of New York Historical Society Collection $190,000 Schumer, Charles 


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[House Appropriations Committee Print] 

Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 

(H.R. 1105; Public Law 111–8) 

DIVISION H—DEPARTMENT OF STATE, FOREIGN OPERATIONS, AND RELATED PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2009 


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CONTENTS, DIVISION H 

Page 

Legislative Text: 

Title I—Department of State and Related Agency ........................................ 1785 

Title II—United States Agency for International Development ................... 1794 

Title III—Bilateral Economic Assistance ....................................................... 1796 

Title IV—International Security Assistance .................................................. 1809 

Title V—Multilateral Assistance ..................................................................... 1811 

Title VI—Export and Investment Assistance ................................................. 1812 

Title VII—General Provisions ......................................................................... 1815 

Explanatory Statement: 

Title I—Department of State and Related Agency ........................................ 1873 

Title II—United States Agency for International Development ................... 1891 

Title III—Bilateral Economic Assistance ....................................................... 1893 

Title IV—International Security Assistance .................................................. 1920 

Title V—Multilateral Assistance ..................................................................... 1923 

Title VI—Export and Investment Assistance ................................................. 1924 

Title VII—General Provisions ......................................................................... 1926 


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[CLERK’S NOTE: Five sections which precede division H in the Omnibus Appropriations Act apply to all divisions of the Act, including 

this one. The text of these sections is as follows: 

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Omnibus Appropriations Act, 

2009’’. 

SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS 

[Text omitted for purposes of this note] 

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 this Act, printed in the 

House of Representatives section of the Congressional Record on or 

about February 23, 2009 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. 

SEC. 5. 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, 2009. 

Reproduced below is the text of division H of the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 (H.R. 1105; P.L. 111–8) as presented to the 

President for signature.] 


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DIVISION H—DEPARTMENT OF STATE, FOREIGN OPERATIONS, AND RELATED PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS 

ACT, 2009 

TITLE I 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCY 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For necessary expenses of the Department of State and the 

Foreign Service not otherwise provided for, $5,360,318,000, of 

which $1,117,000,000 is for Worldwide Security Protection (to remain available until expended), to be allocated as follows: 

(1) HUMAN RESOURCES.—For necessary expenses for training, human resources management, and salaries, including employment without regard to civil service and classification laws 

of persons on a temporary basis (not to exceed $700,000), as 

authorized by section 801 of the United States Information and 

Educational Exchange Act of 1948, $2,118,598,000 to remain 

available until September 30, 2010, of which not less than 

$130,637,000 shall be available only for public diplomacy 

American salaries. 

(2) OVERSEAS PROGRAMS.—For necessary expenses for the 

regional bureaus of the Department of State and overseas activities as authorized by law, $1,548,617,000, to remain available until September 30, 2010, of which not less than 

$264,169,000 shall be available only for public diplomacy international information programs. 

(3) DIPLOMATIC POLICY AND SUPPORT.—For necessary expenses for the functional bureaus of the Department of State 

including representation to certain international organizations 

in which the United States participates pursuant to treaties 

ratified pursuant to the advice and consent of the Senate or 

specific Acts of Congress, general administration, and arms 

control, nonproliferation and disarmament activities as authorized, $585,078,000, to remain available until September 30, 

2010. 

(4) SECURITY PROGRAMS.—For necessary expenses for security activities, $1,108,025,000, to remain available until September 30, 2010. 

(5) FEES AND PAYMENTS COLLECTED.—In addition to 

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(A) not to exceed $1,605,150 shall be derived from fees 

collected from other executive agencies for lease or use of 

facilities located at the International Center in accordance 

with section 4 of the International Center Act, and, in addition, as authorized by section 5 of such Act, $490,000, to 

be derived from the reserve authorized by that section, to 

be used for the purposes set out in that section; 

(B) as authorized by section 810 of the United States 

Information and Educational Exchange Act, not to exceed 

$6,000,000, to remain available until expended, may be 

credited to this appropriation from fees or other payments 

received from English teaching, library, motion pictures, 

and publication programs and from fees from educational 

advising and counseling and exchange visitor programs; 

and 

(C) not to exceed $15,000, which shall be derived from 

reimbursements, surcharges and fees for use of Blair 

House facilities. 

(6) TRANSFER AND REPROGRAMMING.— (A) Notwithstanding any provision of this Act, funds 

may be reprogrammed within and between subsections 

under this heading subject to section 7015 of this Act. 

(B) Of the amount made available under this heading, 

not to exceed $10,000,000 may be transferred to, and 

merged with, funds made available by this Act under the 

heading ‘‘Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular 

Service’’, to be available only for emergency evacuations 

and rewards, as authorized. 

(C) Funds appropriated under this heading are available for acquisition by exchange or purchase of passenger 

motor vehicles as authorized by law and, pursuant to 31 

U.S.C. 1108(g), for the field examination of programs and 

activities in the United States funded from any account 

contained in this title. 

CIVILIAN STABILIZATION INITIATIVE

For necessary expenses to establish, support, maintain, mobilize, and deploy a civilian response corps in coordination with the 

United States Agency for International Development, and for related reconstruction and stabilization assistance to prevent or respond to conflict or civil strife in foreign countries or regions, or to 

enable transition from such strife, $45,000,000, to remain available 

until expended: Provided, That up to $23,014,000 may be made 

available in fiscal year 2009 to provide administrative expenses for 

the Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization: 

Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law 

and following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations, 

the President may exercise transfer authorities contained in the 

Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for reconstruction and stabilization 

assistance managed by the Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization, United States Department of State, 

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ment of this Act, the Secretary of State and the Administrator of 

the United States Agency for International Development shall submit a coordinated joint spending plan for funds made available 

under this heading and under the heading ‘‘Civilian Stabilization 

Initiative’’ in title II of this Act. 

CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND

For necessary expenses of the Capital Investment Fund, $71,000,000, to remain available until expended, as authorized: 

Provided, That section 135(e) of Public Law 103–236 shall not 

apply to funds available under this heading. 

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, $37,000,000, notwithstanding section 209(a)(1) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (Public Law 96–465), as it relates to post inspections. 

EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS

For expenses of educational and cultural exchange programs, as authorized, $538,000,000, to remain available until expended: 

Provided, That not to exceed $5,000,000, to remain available until 

expended, may be credited to this appropriation from fees or other 

payments received from or in connection with English teaching, 

educational advising and counseling programs, and exchange visitor programs as authorized. 

REPRESENTATION ALLOWANCES

For representation allowances as authorized, $8,175,000. 

PROTECTION OF FOREIGN MISSIONS AND OFFICIALS

For expenses, not otherwise provided, to enable the Secretary 

of State to provide for extraordinary protective services, as authorized, $22,814,000, to remain available until September 30, 2010. 

EMBASSY SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE

For necessary expenses for carrying out the Foreign Service 

Buildings Act of 1926 (22 U.S.C. 292–303), preserving, maintaining, repairing, and planning for buildings that are owned or directly leased by the Department of State, renovating, in addition 

to funds otherwise available, the Harry S Truman Building, and 

carrying out the Diplomatic Security Construction Program as authorized, $801,344,000, to remain available until expended as authorized, of which not to exceed $25,000 may be used for domestic 

and overseas representation as authorized: Provided, That none of 

the funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be available for acquisition of furniture, furnishings, or generators for other departments and agencies. 

In addition, for the costs of worldwide security upgrades, acquisition, and construction as authorized, $770,000,000, to remain 

available until expended: Provided, That funds made available by 

this paragraph may not be obligated until a plan is submitted to 

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funds made available by this Act and by proceeds of sales for all 

projects in fiscal year 2009: Provided further, That the Under Secretary for Management, United States Department of State, shall 

consult with the Committees on Appropriations on a regular and 

ongoing basis on the design of any proposed self-financed New Embassy Compound. 

In addition, for necessary expenses for overseas facility construction and related costs for the United States Agency for International Development, pursuant to section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $135,225,000, to remain available until expended. 

EMERGENCIES IN THE DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR SERVICE

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For necessary expenses to enable the Secretary of State to 

meet unforeseen emergencies arising in the Diplomatic and Consular Service, $9,000,000, to remain available until expended as 

authorized, of which not to exceed $1,000,000 may be transferred 

to, and merged with, funds appropriated by this Act under the 

heading ‘‘Repatriation Loans Program Account’’, subject to the 

same terms and conditions. 

BUYING POWER MAINTENANCE ACCOUNT

To offset adverse fluctuations in foreign currency exchange 

rates and/or overseas wage and price changes, as authorized by section 24(b) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 

(22 U.S.C. 2696(b)), $5,000,000, to remain available until expended. 

REPATRIATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For the cost of direct loans, $678,000, as authorized: Provided, 

That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall 

be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 

1974. 

In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out 

the direct loan program, $675,000, which may be transferred to, 

and merged with, funds made available under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Programs’’. 

PAYMENT TO THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE IN TAIWAN

For necessary expenses to carry out the Taiwan Relations Act 

(Public Law 96–8), $16,840,000. 

PAYMENT TO THE FOREIGN SERVICE RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY

FUND

For payment to the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability 

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INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, to meet annual obligations of membership in international multilateral organizations, pursuant to treaties ratified pursuant to the advice and 

consent of the Senate, conventions or specific Acts of Congress, 

$1,529,400,000: Provided, That the Secretary of State shall, at the 

time of the submission of the President’s budget to Congress under 

section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, transmit to the 

Committees on Appropriations the most recent biennial budget prepared by the United Nations for the operations of the United Nations: Provided further, That the Secretary of State shall notify the 

Committees on Appropriations at least 15 days in advance (or in 

an emergency, as far in advance as is practicable) of any United 

Nations action to increase funding for any United Nations program 

without identifying an offsetting decrease elsewhere in the United 

Nations budget: Provided further, That any payment of arrearages 

under this title shall be directed toward activities that are mutually agreed upon by the United States and the respective international organization: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be available for a United States 

contribution to an international organization for the United States 

share of interest costs made known to the United States Government by such organization for loans incurred on or after October 

1, 1984, through external borrowings. 

CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING ACTIVITIES

For necessary expenses to pay assessed and other expenses of 

international peacekeeping activities directed to the maintenance 

or restoration of international peace and security, $1,517,000,000, 

of which 15 percent shall remain available until September 30, 

2010: Provided, That none of the funds made available by this Act 

shall be obligated or expended for any new or expanded United Nations peacekeeping mission unless, at least 15 days in advance of 

voting for the new or expanded mission in the United Nations Security Council (or in an emergency as far in advance as is practicable): (1) the Committees on Appropriations are notified of the 

estimated cost and length of the mission, the national interest that 

will be served, and the planned exit strategy; (2) the Committees 

on Appropriations are notified that the United Nations has taken 

appropriate measures to prevent United Nations employees, contractor personnel, and peacekeeping forces serving in any United 

Nations peacekeeping mission from trafficking in persons, exploiting victims of trafficking, or committing acts of illegal sexual exploitation, and to hold accountable individuals who engage in such 

acts while participating in the peacekeeping mission, including the 

prosecution in their home countries of such individuals in connection with such acts; and (3) notification pursuant to section 7015 

of this Act is submitted, and the procedures therein followed, setting forth the source of funds that will be used to pay for the cost 

of the new or expanded mission: Provided further, That funds shall 

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the Secretary of State to the Committees on Appropriations that 

American manufacturers and suppliers are being given opportunities to provide equipment, services, and material for United Nations peacekeeping activities equal to those being given to foreign 

manufacturers and suppliers. 

INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS

For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, to meet obligations of the United States arising under treaties, or specific 

Acts of Congress, as follows: 

INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION, UNITED STATES

AND MEXICO

For necessary expenses for the United States Section of the 

International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and 

Mexico, and to comply with laws applicable to the United States 

Section, including not to exceed $6,000 for representation; as follows: 

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For salaries and expenses, not otherwise provided for, 

$32,256,000. 

CONSTRUCTION

For detailed plan preparation and construction of authorized 

projects, $43,250,000, to remain available until expended, as authorized. 

AMERICAN SECTIONS, INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS

For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, $11,649,000, 

of which $7,559,000 is for the International Joint Commission and 

$1,970,000 is for the International Boundary Commission, United 

States and Canada, as authorized by treaties between the United 

States and Canada or Great Britain, and $2,120,000 is for the Border Environment Cooperation Commission as authorized by Public 

Law 103–182: Provided, That of the amount provided under this 

heading for the International Joint Commission, $9,000 may be 

made available for representation expenses 45 days after submission to the Committees on Appropriations of a report detailing obligations, expenditures, and associated activities for fiscal years 

2006, 2007, and 2008, including any unobligated funds which expired at the end of each fiscal year and the justification for why 

such funds were not obligated. 

INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES COMMISSIONS

For necessary expenses for international fisheries commissions, 

not otherwise provided for, as authorized by law, $29,925,000: Provided, That the United States share of such expenses may be advanced to the respective commissions pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3324. 


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RELATED AGENCY 

BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS

INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING OPERATIONS

For necessary expenses to enable the Broadcasting Board of 

Governors, as authorized, to carry out international communication 

activities, including the purchase, rent, construction, and improvement of facilities for radio and television transmission and reception and purchase, lease, and installation of necessary equipment 

for radio and television transmission and reception to Cuba, and to 

make and supervise grants for radio and television broadcasting to 

the Middle East, $698,187,000: Provided, That of the total amount 

in this heading, not to exceed $16,000 may be used for official receptions within the United States as authorized, not to exceed 

$35,000 may be used for representation abroad as authorized, and 

not to exceed $39,000 may be used for official reception and representation expenses of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty; and in 

addition, notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to exceed 

$2,000,000 in receipts from advertising and revenue from business 

ventures, not to exceed $500,000 in receipts from cooperating international organizations, and not to exceed $1,000,000 in receipts 

from privatization efforts of the Voice of America and the International Broadcasting Bureau, to remain available until expended 

for carrying out authorized purposes. 

BROADCASTING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS

For the purchase, rent, construction, and improvement of facilities for radio and television transmission and reception, and purchase and installation of necessary equipment for radio and television transmission and reception as authorized, $11,296,000, to remain available until expended, as authorized. 

RELATED PROGRAMS 

THE ASIA FOUNDATION

For a grant to the Asia Foundation, as authorized by the Asia 

Foundation Act (22 U.S.C. 4402), $16,000,000, to remain available 

until expended, as authorized. 

UNITED STATES INSTITUTE OF PEACE

For necessary expenses of the United States Institute of Peace 

as authorized in the United States Institute of Peace Act, 

$31,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2010. 

CENTER FOR MIDDLE EASTERN-WESTERN DIALOGUE TRUST FUND

For necessary expenses of the Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund, the total amount of the interest and 

earnings accruing to such Fund on or before September 30, 2009, 

to remain available until expended. 


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EISENHOWER EXCHANGE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

For necessary expenses of Eisenhower Exchange Fellowships, 

Incorporated, as authorized by sections 4 and 5 of the Eisenhower 

Exchange Fellowship Act of 1990 (20 U.S.C. 5204–5205), all interest and earnings accruing to the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship 

Program Trust Fund on or before September 30, 2009, to remain 

available until expended: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated herein shall be used to pay any salary or other compensation, or to enter into any contract providing for the payment thereof, in excess of the rate authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5376; or for purposes which are not in accordance with OMB Circulars A–110 (Uniform Administrative Requirements) and A–122 (Cost Principles for 

Non-profit Organizations), including the restrictions on compensation for personal services. 

ISRAELI ARAB SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

For necessary expenses of the Israeli Arab Scholarship Program as authorized by section 214 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (22 U.S.C. 2452), all interest and earnings accruing to the Israeli Arab Scholarship Fund on 

or before September 30, 2009, to remain available until expended. 

EAST-WEST CENTER

To enable the Secretary of State to provide for carrying out the 

provisions of the Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange Between East and West Act of 1960, by grant to the Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange Between East and West in the 

State of Hawaii, $21,000,000: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated herein shall be used to pay any salary, or enter into any 

contract providing for the payment thereof, in excess of the rate authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5376. 

NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY

For grants made by the Department of State to the National 

Endowment for Democracy, as authorized by the National Endowment for Democracy Act, $115,000,000, to remain available until 

expended, of which $100,000,000 shall be allocated in the traditional and customary manner among the core institutes and 

$15,000,000 shall be for democracy, human rights, and rule of law 

programs, of which $250,000 shall be for programs and activities 

in Tibet: Provided, That the President of the National Endowment 

for Democracy shall provide to the Committees on Appropriations 

not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act a report on the proposed uses of funds under this heading on a regional 

and country basis: Provided further, That funds made available by 

this Act for the promotion of democracy may be made available for 

the National Endowment for Democracy notwithstanding any other 

provision of law or regulation. 


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OTHER COMMISSIONS 

COMMISSION FOR THE PRESERVATION OF AMERICA’S HERITAGE

ABROAD

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses for the Commission for the Preserva- tion of America’s Heritage Abroad, $599,000, as authorized by section 1303 of Public Law 99–83. 

COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses for the United States Commission on 

International Religious Freedom, as authorized by title II of the 

International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–292), 

$4,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2010. 

COMMISSION ON SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN EUROPE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, as authorized by Public Law 94–304, 

$2,610,000, to remain available until September 30, 2010. 

CONGRESSIONAL-EXECUTIVE COMMISSION ON THE PEOPLE’S

REPUBLIC OF CHINA

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses of the Congressional-Executive Commission on the People’s Republic of China, as authorized, 

$2,000,000, including not more than $3,000 for the purpose of official representation, to remain available until September 30, 2010. 

UNITED STATES-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW

COMMISSION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses of the United States-China Economic 

and Security Review Commission, $4,000,000, including not more 

than $4,000 for the purpose of official representation, to remain 

available until September 30, 2010: Provided, That the Commission 

shall provide to the Committees on Appropriations a quarterly accounting of the cumulative balances of any unobligated funds that 

were received by the Commission during any previous fiscal year: 

Provided further, That section 308(e) of the United States-China 

Relations Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 6918(e)) (relating to the treatment 

of employees as Congressional employees), and section 309 of such 

Act (22 U.S.C. 6919) (relating to printing and binding costs), shall 

apply to the Commission in the same manner as such section applies to the Congressional-Executive Commission on the People’s 

Republic of China: Provided further, That the Commission shall 

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praisals: Provided further, That the Commission shall comply with 

section 4505a of title 5, United States Code, with respect to limitations on payment of performance-based cash awards: Provided further, That compensation for the executive director of the Commission may not exceed the rate payable for level II of the Executive 

Schedule under section 5313 of title 5, United States Code: Provided further, That travel by members of the Commission and its 

staff shall be arranged and conducted under the rules and procedures applying to travel by members of the House of Representatives and its staff. 

UNITED STATES SENATE-CHINA INTERPARLIAMENTARY GROUP

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses of the United States Senate-China 

Interparliamentary Group, as authorized under section 153 of the 

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2004 (22 U.S.C. 276n; Public Law 

108–99; 118 Stat. 448), $150,000, to remain available until September 30, 2010. 

TITLE II 

UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL 

DEVELOPMENT 

FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

OPERATING EXPENSES

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $808,584,000, of which 

up to $85,000,000 may remain available until September 30, 2010: 

Provided, That none of the funds appropriated under this heading 

and under the heading ‘‘Capital Investment Fund’’ in this Act may 

be made available to finance the construction (including architect 

and engineering services), purchase, or long-term lease of offices for 

use by the United States Agency for International Development 

(USAID), unless the USAID Administrator has identified such proposed construction (including architect and engineering services), 

purchase, or long-term lease of offices in a report submitted to the 

Committees on Appropriations at least 15 days prior to the obligation of funds for such purposes: Provided further, That the previous 

proviso shall not apply when the total cost of construction (including architect and engineering services), purchase, or long-term 

lease of offices does not exceed $1,000,000: Provided further, That 

contracts or agreements entered into with funds appropriated 

under this heading may entail commitments for the expenditure of 

such funds through fiscal year 2010: Provided further, That any decision to open a new USAID overseas mission or office or, except 

where there is a substantial security risk to mission personnel, to 

close or significantly reduce the number of personnel of any such 

mission or office, shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That 

the authority of sections 610 and 109 of the Foreign Assistance Act 


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of 1961 may be exercised by the Secretary of State to transfer 

funds appropriated to carry out chapter 1 of part I of such Act to 

‘‘Operating Expenses’’ in accordance with the provisions of those 

sections: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated or made 

available under this heading, not to exceed $250,000 shall be available for representation and entertainment allowances, of which not 

to exceed $5,000 shall be available for entertainment allowances, 

for USAID during the current fiscal year: Provided further, That no 

such entertainment funds may be used for the purposes listed in 

section 7020 of this Act: Provided further, That appropriate steps 

shall be taken to assure that, to the maximum extent possible, 

United States-owned foreign currencies are utilized in lieu of dollars. 

CIVILIAN STABILIZATION INITIATIVE

For necessary expenses to carry out section 667 of the Foreign 

Assistance Act of 1961 for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to establish, support, maintain, mobilize, and deploy a civilian response corps in coordination with the 

Department of State, and for related reconstruction and stabilization assistance to prevent or respond to conflict or civil strife in foreign countries or regions, or to enable transition from such strife, 

$30,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 

not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

of State and the USAID Administrator shall submit a coordinated 

joint spending plan for funds made available under this heading 

and under the heading ‘‘Civilian Stabilization Initiative’’ in title I 

of this Act. 

CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND

For necessary expenses for overseas construction and related 

costs, and for the procurement and enhancement of information 

technology and related capital investments, pursuant to section 667 

of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $35,775,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That this amount is in addition to 

funds otherwise available for such purposes: Provided further, That 

funds appropriated under this heading shall be available for obligation only pursuant to the regular notification procedures of the 

Committees on Appropriations. 

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 

667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $42,000,000, to remain 

available until September 30, 2010, which sum shall be available 

for the Office of the Inspector General of the United States Agency 

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TITLE III 

BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE 

FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

For necessary expenses to enable the President to carry out the 

provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and for other purposes, to remain available until September 30, 2009, unless otherwise specified herein, as follows: 

GLOBAL HEALTH AND CHILD SURVIVAL

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of chapters 

1 and 10 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, for global 

health activities, in addition to funds otherwise available for such 

purposes, $1,955,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 

2010, and which shall be apportioned directly to the United States 

Agency for International Development: Provided, That this amount 

shall be made available for such activities as: (1) child survival and 

maternal health programs; (2) immunization and oral rehydration 

programs; (3) other health, nutrition, water and sanitation programs which directly address the needs of mothers and children, 

and related education programs; (4) assistance for children displaced or orphaned by causes other than AIDS; (5) programs for 

the prevention, treatment, control of, and research on HIV/AIDS, 

tuberculosis, polio, malaria, and other infectious diseases, and for 

assistance to communities severely affected by HIV/AIDS, including 

children infected or affected by AIDS; and (6) family planning/reproductive health: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated under this paragraph may be made available for nonproject 

assistance, except that funds may be made available for such assistance for ongoing health activities: Provided further, That of the 

funds appropriated under this paragraph, not to exceed $400,000, 

in addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes, may be 

used to monitor and provide oversight of child survival, maternal 

and family planning/reproductive health, and infectious disease 

programs: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this paragraph, $75,000,000 should be made available for a United 

States contribution to The GAVI Fund, and up to $5,000,000 may 

be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated by this Act 

under the heading ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ in title II for costs directly related to global health, but funds made available for such 

costs may not be derived from amounts made available for contributions under this and preceding provisos: Provided further, That none of the funds made available in this Act nor any unobligated balances from prior appropriations Acts may be made available to any organization or program which, as determined by the 

President of the United States, supports or participates in the management of a program of coercive abortion or involuntary sterilization: Provided further, That any determination made under the 

previous proviso must be made no later than 6 months after the 

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further, That none of the funds made available under this Act may 

be used to pay for the performance of abortion as a method of family planning or to motivate or coerce any person to practice abortions: Provided further, That nothing in this paragraph shall be 

construed to alter any existing statutory prohibitions against abortion under section 104 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: Provided further, That none of the funds made available under this 

Act may be used to lobby for or against abortion: Provided further, That in order to reduce reliance on abortion in developing nations, 

funds shall be available only to voluntary family planning projects 

which offer, either directly or through referral to, or information 

about access to, a broad range of family planning methods and 

services, and that any such voluntary family planning project shall 

meet the following requirements: (1) service providers or referral 

agents in the project shall not implement or be subject to quotas, 

or other numerical targets, of total number of births, number of 

family planning acceptors, or acceptors of a particular method of 

family planning (this provision shall not be construed to include 

the use of quantitative estimates or indicators for budgeting and 

planning purposes); (2) the project shall not include payment of incentives, bribes, gratuities, or financial reward to: (A) an individual 

in exchange for becoming a family planning acceptor; or (B) program personnel for achieving a numerical target or quota of total 

number of births, number of family planning acceptors, or acceptors of a particular method of family planning; (3) the project shall 

not deny any right or benefit, including the right of access to participate in any program of general welfare or the right of access to 

health care, as a consequence of any individual’s decision not to accept family planning services; (4) the project shall provide family 

planning acceptors comprehensible information on the health benefits and risks of the method chosen, including those conditions that 

might render the use of the method inadvisable and those adverse 

side effects known to be consequent to the use of the method; and 

(5) the project shall ensure that experimental contraceptive drugs 

and devices and medical procedures are provided only in the context of a scientific study in which participants are advised of potential risks and benefits; and, not less than 60 days after the date 

on which the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development determines that there has been a violation 

of the requirements contained in paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (5) of 

this proviso, or a pattern or practice of violations of the requirements contained in paragraph (4) of this proviso, the Administrator 

shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a report containing a description of such violation and the corrective action 

taken by the Agency: Provided further, That in awarding grants for 

natural family planning under section 104 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 no applicant shall be discriminated against because of such applicant’s religious or conscientious commitment to 

offer only natural family planning; and, additionally, all such applicants shall comply with the requirements of the previous proviso: 

Provided further, That for purposes of this or any other Act authorizing or appropriating funds for the Department of State, foreign 

operations, and related programs, the term ‘‘motivate’’, as it relates 

to family planning assistance, shall not be construed to prohibit the 


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provision, consistent with local law, of information or counseling 

about all pregnancy options: Provided further, That information 

provided about the use of condoms as part of projects or activities 

that are funded from amounts appropriated by this Act shall be 

medically accurate and shall include the public health benefits and 

failure rates of such use. 

In addition, for necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 

of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for the prevention, treatment, 

and control of, and research on, HIV/AIDS, $5,159,000,000, to remain available until expended, and which shall be apportioned directly to the Department of State: Provided, That of the funds ap- propriated under this paragraph, not less than $600,000,000 shall 

be made available, notwithstanding any other provision of law, except for the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–25), as amended, 

for a United States contribution to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, 

Tuberculosis and Malaria, and shall be expended at the minimum 

rate necessary to make timely payment for projects and activities: 

Provided further, That up to 5 percent of the aggregate amount of 

funds made available to the Global Fund in fiscal year 2009 may 

be made available to the United States Agency for International 

Development for technical assistance related to the activities of the 

Global Fund: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this paragraph, up to $14,000,000 may be made available, in 

addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes, for administrative expenses of the Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator. 

DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE

For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of sections 

103, 105, 106, and sections 251 through 255, and chapter 10 of part 

I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $1,800,000,000, to remain 

available until September 30, 2010: Provided, That of the funds appropriated under this heading that are made available for assistance programs for displaced and orphaned children and victims of 

war, not to exceed $44,000, in addition to funds otherwise available 

for such purposes, may be used to monitor and provide oversight 

of such programs: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated 

by this Act and prior Acts for fiscal year 2009, not less than 

$245,000,000 shall be made available for microenterprise and 

microfinance development programs for the poor, especially women: 

Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this head- ing, not less than $22,500,000 shall be made available for the 

American Schools and Hospitals Abroad program: Provided further, 

That of the funds appropriated under this heading, $10,000,000 

shall be made available for cooperative development programs 

within the Office of Private and Voluntary Cooperation: Provided 

further, That of the funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts for fiscal year 2009, not less than $300,000,000 shall be made 

available for water and sanitation supply projects pursuant to the 

Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005 (Public Law 

109–121), of which not less than $125,000,000 should be made 

available for such projects in Africa: Provided further, That of the 

funds appropriated by title III of this Act, not less than 

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programs, of which not less than $29,000,000 shall be made available for Collaborative Research Support Programs: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, 

$75,000,000 shall be made available to enhance global food security, including for local or regional purchase and distribution of 

food, in addition to funds otherwise made available for such purposes, and notwithstanding any other provision of law: Provided 

further, That prior to the obligation of funds pursuant to the previous proviso and after consultation with other relevant Federal departments and agencies, the Committees on Appropriations, and 

relevant nongovernmental organizations, the Administrator of the 

United States Agency for International Development shall submit 

to the Committees on Appropriations a strategy for achieving the 

goals of funding for global food security programs, specifying the 

intended country beneficiaries, amounts of funding, types of activities to be funded, and expected quantifiable results: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading for agricultural development programs, not less than $7,000,000 shall be 

made available for a United States contribution to the endowment 

of the Global Crop Diversity Trust pursuant to section 3202 of Public Law 110–246: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated 

under this heading, not less than $15,000,000 shall be made available for programs to improve women’s leadership capacity in recipient countries. 

INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE

For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 

491 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for international disaster 

relief, rehabilitation, and reconstruction assistance, $350,000,000, 

to remain available until expended. 

TRANSITION INITIATIVES

For necessary expenses for international disaster rehabilitation 

and reconstruction assistance pursuant to section 491 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $50,000,000, to remain available until 

expended, to support transition to democracy and to long-term development of countries in crisis: Provided, That such support may 

include assistance to develop, strengthen, or preserve democratic 

institutions and processes, revitalize basic infrastructure, and foster the peaceful resolution of conflict: Provided further, That the 

United States Agency for International Development shall submit 

a report to the Committees on Appropriations at least 5 days prior 

to beginning a new program of assistance: Provided further, That 

if the President determines that it is important to the national interests of the United States to provide transition assistance in excess of the amount appropriated under this heading, up to 

$15,000,000 of the funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the 

provisions of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be 

used for purposes of this heading and under the authorities applicable to funds appropriated under this heading: Provided further, 

That funds made available pursuant to the previous proviso shall 

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DEVELOPMENT CREDIT AUTHORITY

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For the cost of direct loans and loan guarantees provided by 

the United States Agency for International Development, as authorized by sections 256 and 635 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 

1961, up to $25,000,000 may be derived by transfer from funds appropriated by this Act to carry out part I of such Act and under 

the heading ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’: 

Provided, That funds provided under this paragraph and funds provided as a gift pursuant to section 635(d) of the Foreign Assistance 

Act of 1961 shall be made available only for micro and small enterprise programs, urban programs, and other programs which further 

the purposes of part I of such Act: Provided further, That such 

costs, including the cost of modifying such direct and guaranteed 

loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended: Provided further, That funds made 

available by this paragraph may be used for the cost of modifying 

any such guaranteed loans under this Act or prior Acts, and funds 

used for such costs shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, 

That the provisions of section 107A(d) (relating to general provisions applicable to the Development Credit Authority) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as contained in section 306 of H.R. 

1486 as reported by the House Committee on International Relations on May 9, 1997, shall be applicable to direct loans and loan 

guarantees provided under this heading: Provided further, That 

these funds are available to subsidize total loan principal, any portion of which is to be guaranteed, of up to $700,000,000. 

In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out credit programs administered by the United States Agency for International 

Development, $8,000,000, which may be transferred to, and merged 

with, funds made available under the heading ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ in title II of this Act: Provided, That funds made available 

under this heading shall remain available until September 30, 

2011. 

ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $3,007,000,000, 

to remain available until September 30, 2010: Provided, That of the 

funds appropriated under this heading, $200,000,000 shall be available only for Egypt, which sum shall be provided on a grant basis, 

and of which sum cash transfer assistance shall be provided with 

the understanding that Egypt will undertake significant economic 

and democratic reforms which are additional to those which were 

undertaken in previous fiscal years: Provided further, That of the 

funds appropriated under this heading for assistance for Egypt, up 

to $20,000,000 shall be made available for democracy, human 

rights and governance programs, and not less than $35,000,000 

shall be made available for education programs, of which not less 

than $10,000,000 is for scholarships for Egyptian students with 


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high financial need: Provided further, That $11,000,000 of the 

funds appropriated under this heading should be made available 

for Cyprus to be used only for scholarships, administrative support 

of the scholarship program, bicommunal projects, and measures 

aimed at reunification of the island and designed to reduce tensions and promote peace and cooperation between the two communities on Cyprus: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than $263,547,000 shall be made available for assistance for Jordan: Provided further, That of the funds 

appropriated under this heading not more than $75,000,000 may be 

made available for assistance for the West Bank and Gaza, of 

which not to exceed $2,000,000 may be used for administrative expenses of the United States Agency for International Development 

(USAID), in addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes, to carry out programs in the West Bank and Gaza: Provided 

further, That $67,500,000 of the funds appropriated under this 

heading shall be made available for assistance for Lebanon, of 

which not less than $10,000,000 shall be made available for educational scholarships for students in Lebanon with high financial 

need: Provided further, That $200,000,000 of the funds made available for assistance for Afghanistan under this heading may be obligated for such assistance only after the Secretary of State certifies 

to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Afghanistan at both the national and provincial level is cooperating 

fully with United States-funded poppy eradication and interdiction 

efforts in Afghanistan: Provided further, That the President may 

waive the previous proviso if the President determines and reports 

to the Committees on Appropriations that to do so is in the national security interests of the United States: Provided further, 

That of the funds appropriated under this heading, $200,000,000 

shall be apportioned directly to USAID for alternative development/institution building programs in Colombia: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading that are available for Colombia, not less than $3,500,000 shall be transferred to, 

and merged with, funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Migration 

and Refugee Assistance’’ and shall be made available only for assistance to nongovernmental organizations that provide emergency 

relief aid to Colombian refugees in neighboring countries. 

DEMOCRACY FUND

(a) For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the 

Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for the promotion of democracy 

globally, $116,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 

2011, of which not less than $74,000,000 shall be made available 

for the Human Rights and Democracy Fund of the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, Department of State, and not 

less than $37,000,000 shall be made available for the Office of Democracy and Governance of the Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, 

and Humanitarian Assistance, United States Agency for International Development. 

(b) Of the funds appropriated under this heading that are 

made available to the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and 

Labor, not less than $17,000,000 shall be made available for the 

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Kong, and Taiwan, and not less than $6,500,000 shall be made 

available for the promotion of democracy in countries located outside the Middle East region with a significant Muslim population, 

and where such programs and activities would be important to respond to, deter, or prevent extremism: Provided, That assistance 

for Taiwan should be matched from sources other than the United 

States Government. 

(c) Of the funds appropriated under this heading that are made 

available to the Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian 

Assistance, not less than $19,500,000 shall be made available for 

the Elections and Political Process Fund, $7,500,000 shall be made 

available for international labor programs, and not less than 

$10,000,000 shall be made available to provide institutional and 

core support for organizations that promote human rights, independent media and the rule of law. 

(d) Funds appropriated by this Act that are made available for 

the promotion of democracy may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law. Funds appropriated under this 

heading are in addition to funds otherwise made available for such 

purposes. 

(e) For the purposes of funds appropriated by this Act, the 

term ‘‘promotion of democracy’’ means programs that support good 

governance, human rights, independent media, and the rule of law, 

and otherwise strengthen the capacity of democratic political parties, governments, nongovernmental organizations and institutions, 

and citizens to support the development of democratic states, institutions, and practices that are responsive and accountable to citizens. 

(f) Any contract, grant, or cooperative agreement (or any 

amendment to any contract, grant, or cooperative agreement) in excess of $1,000,000 of funds under this heading, and in excess of 

$2,500,000 under other headings in this Act, for the promotion of 

democracy, with the exception of programs and activities of the National Endowment for Democracy, shall be subject to the regular 

notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 

INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR IRELAND

For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of chapter 

4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $15,000,000, 

which shall be available for the United States contribution to the 

International Fund for Ireland and shall be made available in accordance with the provisions of the Anglo-Irish Agreement Support 

Act of 1986 (Public Law 99–415): Provided, That such amount shall 

be expended at the minimum rate necessary to make timely payment for projects and activities: Provided further, That funds made 

available under this heading shall remain available until September 30, 2010. 

ASSISTANCE FOR EUROPE, EURASIA AND CENTRAL ASIA

For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the FREEDOM Support Act, and the 

Support for East European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989, 

$650,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2010, which 


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shall be available, notwithstanding any other provision of law, for 

assistance and for related programs for countries identified in section 3 of the FREEDOM Support Act and section 3(c) of the SEED 

Act: Provided, That funds appropriated under this heading shall be 

considered to be economic assistance under the Foreign Assistance 

Act of 1961 for purposes of making available the administrative authorities contained in that Act for the use of economic assistance: 

Provided further, That notwithstanding any provision of this or any 

other Act, funds appropriated in prior years under the headings 

‘‘Independent States of the Former Soviet Union’’ and similar headings and ‘‘Assistance for Eastern Europe and the Baltic States’’ and 

similar headings, and currencies generated by or converted from 

such funds, shall be available for use in any country for which 

funds are made available under this heading without regard to the 

geographic limitations of the heading under which such funds were 

originally appropriated: Provided further, That funds made available for the Southern Caucasus region may be used for confidencebuilding measures and other activities in furtherance of the peaceful resolution of conflicts, including in Nagorno-Karabagh. 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT

For necessary expenses to carry out section 481 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $875,000,000, to remain available until 

September 30, 2010: Provided, That during fiscal year 2009, the 

Department of State may also use the authority of section 608 of 

the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, without regard to its restrictions, to receive excess property from an agency of the United 

States Government for the purpose of providing it to a foreign 

country or international organization under chapter 8 of part I of 

that Act subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That the Secretary of 

State shall provide to the Committees on Appropriations not later 

than 45 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and prior 

to the initial obligation of funds appropriated under this heading, 

a report on the proposed uses of all funds under this heading on 

a country-by-country basis for each proposed program, project, or 

activity: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated 

under this heading for assistance for Afghanistan may be made 

available for eradication programs through the aerial spraying of 

herbicides unless the Secretary of State determines and reports to 

the Committees on Appropriations that the President of Afghanistan has requested assistance for such aerial spraying programs for 

counternarcotics or counterterrorism purposes: Provided further, 

That in the event the Secretary of State makes a determination 

pursuant to the previous proviso, the Secretary shall consult with 

the Committees on Appropriations prior to the obligation of funds 

for such eradication programs: Provided further, That of the funds 

appropriated under this heading, $5,000,000 should be made available to combat piracy of United States copyrighted materials, consistent with the requirements of section 688(a) and (b) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2008 (division J of Public Law 110–161): Provided 


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further, That none of the funds appropriated under this heading for 

assistance for Colombia shall be made available for budget support 

or as cash payments: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading for administrative expenses, ten percent 

shall be withheld from obligation until the Secretary of State submits a report to the Committees on Appropriations detailing all salaries funded under this heading in fiscal years 2007 and 2008, and 

such salaries proposed in fiscal year 2009. 

ANDEAN COUNTERDRUG PROGRAMS

For necessary expenses to carry out section 481 of the Foreign 

Assistance Act of 1961 to support counterdrug activities in the Andean region of South America, $315,000,000, to remain available 

until September 30, 2010: Provided, That the Secretary of State, in 

consultation with the Administrator of the United States Agency 

for International Development (USAID), shall provide to the Committees on Appropriations not later than 45 days after the date of 

the enactment of this Act and prior to the initial obligation of funds 

appropriated under this heading, a report on the proposed uses of 

all funds under this heading on a country-by-country basis for each 

proposed program, project, or activity: Provided further, That section 482(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall not apply 

to funds appropriated under this heading: Provided further, That 

assistance provided with funds appropriated under this heading 

that is made available notwithstanding section 482(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall be made available subject to the 

regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That funds appropriated under this heading that are made available for assistance for the Bolivian military 

and police may be made available for such purposes only if the Secretary of State certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that 

the Bolivian military and police are respecting internationally recognized human rights and cooperating fully with investigations and 

prosecutions by civilian judicial authorities of military and police 

personnel who have been credibly alleged to have violated such 

rights: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not more than $16,730,000 may be available for administrative expenses of the Department of State, and not more than 

$8,000,000 of the funds made available for alternative development/institution building programs under the heading ‘‘Economic 

Support Fund’’ in this Act may be available, in addition to amounts 

otherwise available for such purposes, for administrative expenses 

of USAID. 

NONPROLIFERATION, ANTI-TERRORISM, DEMINING AND RELATED

PROGRAMS

For necessary expenses for nonproliferation, anti-terrorism, 

demining and related programs and activities, $525,000,000, to 

carry out the provisions of chapter 8 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for anti-terrorism assistance, chapter 9 of part 

II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, section 504 of the FREEDOM Support Act, section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act or 

the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for demining activities, the 

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and related activities, notwithstanding any other provision of law, 

including activities implemented through nongovernmental and 

international organizations, and section 301 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for a voluntary contribution to the International 

Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and for a United States contribution to the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Preparatory 

Commission: Provided, That of this amount not to exceed 

$41,000,000, to remain available until expended, may be made 

available for the Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund, notwithstanding any other provision of law, to promote bilateral and 

multilateral activities relating to nonproliferation and disarmament: Provided further, That such funds may also be used for 

such countries other than the Independent States of the former Soviet Union and international organizations when it is in the national security interest of the United States to do so: Provided further, That funds appropriated under this heading may be made 

available for IAEA only if the Secretary of State determines (and 

so reports to the Congress) that Israel is not being denied its right 

to participate in the activities of that Agency: Provided further, 

That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not more than 

$750,000 may be made available for public-private partnerships for 

conventional weapons and mine action by grant, cooperative agreement or contract: Provided further, That of the funds made available for demining and related activities, not to exceed $700,000, in 

addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes, may be 

used for administrative expenses related to the operation and management of the demining program: Provided further, That funds appropriated under this heading that are available for ‘‘Anti-terrorism Assistance’’ and ‘‘Export Control and Border Security’’ shall 

remain available until September 30, 2010. 

MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE

For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, to enable 

the Secretary of State to provide, as authorized by law, a contribution to the International Committee of the Red Cross, assistance to 

refugees, including contributions to the International Organization 

for Migration and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and other activities to meet refugee and migration needs; salaries and expenses of personnel and dependents as authorized by 

the Foreign Service Act of 1980; allowances as authorized by sections 5921 through 5925 of title 5, United States Code; purchase 

and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and services as authorized by 

section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, $931,000,000, to remain 

available until expended, of which not less than $30,000,000 shall 

be made available for refugees resettling in Israel. 

UNITED STATES EMERGENCY REFUGEE AND MIGRATION ASSISTANCE

FUND

For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 

2(c) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962, as 

amended (22 U.S.C. 2601(c)), $40,000,000, to remain available until 

expended. 


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INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

PEACE CORPS

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Peace 

Corps Act (75 Stat. 612), including the purchase of not to exceed 

five passenger motor vehicles for administrative purposes for use 

outside of the United States, $340,000,000 to remain available 

until September 30, 2010: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be used to pay for abortions: Provided further, That the Director of the Peace Corps may transfer 

to the Foreign Currency Fluctuations Account, as authorized by 22 

U.S.C. 2515, an amount not to exceed $4,000,000: Provided further, 

That funds transferred pursuant to the previous proviso may not 

be derived from amounts made available for Peace Corps overseas 

operations: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under 

this heading, not to exceed $4,000 shall be made available for entertainment expenses: Provided further, That any decision to open 

a new domestic office or to close, or significantly reduce the number 

of personnel of, any office, shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 

MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003, $875,000,000 to remain available 

until expended: Provided, That of the funds appropriated under 

this heading, up to $95,000,000 may be available for administrative 

expenses of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (the Corporation): Provided further, That up to 10 percent of the funds appropriated under this heading may be made available to carry out the 

purposes of section 616 of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 

for candidate countries for fiscal year 2009: Provided further, That 

none of the funds available to carry out section 616 of such Act 

may be made available until the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation provides a report to the Committees on Appropriations 

listing the candidate countries that will be receiving assistance 

under section 616 of such Act, the level of assistance proposed for 

each such country, a description of the proposed programs, projects 

and activities, and the implementing agency or agencies of the 

United States Government: Provided further, That section 605(e)(4) 

of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 shall apply to funds appropriated under this heading: Provided further, That funds appropriated under this heading may be made available for a Millennium Challenge Compact entered into pursuant to section 609 of 

the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 only if such Compact obligates, or contains a commitment to obligate subject to the availability of funds and the mutual agreement of the parties to the 

Compact to proceed, the entire amount of the United States Government funding anticipated for the duration of the Compact: Provided further, That the Corporation should reimburse the United 

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penses incurred by USAID with funds appropriated under this 

heading in assisting the Corporation in carrying out the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), including administrative costs for compact development, negotiation, and implementation: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under 

this heading, not to exceed $100,000 shall be available for representation and entertainment allowances, of which not to exceed 

$5,000 shall be available for entertainment allowances. 

INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION

For necessary expenses to carry out the functions of the InterAmerican Foundation in accordance with the provisions of section 

401 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1969, $22,500,000, to remain 

available until September 30, 2010: Provided, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not to exceed $3,000 shall be available for entertainment and representation allowances. 

AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION

For necessary expenses to carry out title V of the International 

Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1980 (Public Law 96– 

533), $32,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2010: 

Provided, That funds made available to grantees may be invested 

pending expenditure for project purposes when authorized by the 

Board of Directors of the Foundation: Provided further, That interest earned shall be used only for the purposes for which the grant 

was made: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 505(a)(2) 

of the African Development Foundation Act, in exceptional circumstances the Board of Directors of the Foundation may waive 

the $250,000 limitation contained in that section with respect to a 

project and a project may exceed the limitation by up to $10,000 

if the increase is due solely to foreign currency fluctuation: Provided further, That the Foundation shall provide a report to the 

Committees on Appropriations after each time such waiver authority is exercised. 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 

129 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $25,000,000, to remain 

available until September 30, 2011, which shall be available notwithstanding any other provision of law. 

DEBT RESTRUCTURING

For the cost, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 

Budget Act of 1974, of modifying loans and loan guarantees, as the 

President may determine, for which funds have been appropriated 

or otherwise made available for programs within the International 

Affairs Budget Function 150, including the cost of selling, reducing, 

or canceling amounts owed to the United States as a result of 

concessional loans made to eligible countries, pursuant to parts IV 

and V of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, of modifying 

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authorized under section 411 of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, as amended, of concessional 

loans, guarantees and credit agreements, as authorized under section 572 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related 

Programs Appropriations Act, 1989 (Public Law 100–461), and of 

canceling amounts owed, as a result of loans or guarantees made 

pursuant to the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, by countries that 

are eligible for debt reduction pursuant to title V of H.R. 3425 as 

enacted into law by section 1000(a)(5) of Public Law 106–113, 

$60,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2011: Provided, That not less than $20,000,000 of the funds appropriated 

under this heading shall be made available to carry out the provisions of part V of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: Provided further, That amounts paid to the HIPC Trust Fund may be used only 

to fund debt reduction under the enhanced HIPC initiative by— 

(1) the Inter-American Development Bank; 

(2) the African Development Fund; 

(3) the African Development Bank; and 

(4) the Central American Bank for Economic Integration: 

Provided further, That funds may not be paid to the HIPC Trust 

Fund for the benefit of any country if the Secretary of State has 

credible evidence that the government of such country is engaged 

in a consistent pattern of gross violations of internationally recognized human rights or in military or civil conflict that undermines 

its ability to develop and implement measures to alleviate poverty 

and to devote adequate human and financial resources to that end: 

Provided further, That on the basis of final appropriations, the Secretary of the Treasury shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations concerning which countries and international financial institutions are expected to benefit from a United States contribution 

to the HIPC Trust Fund during the fiscal year: Provided further, 

That the Secretary of the Treasury shall notify the Committees on 

Appropriations not less than 15 days in advance of the signature 

of an agreement by the United States to make payments to the 

HIPC Trust Fund of amounts for such countries and institutions: 

Provided further, That the Secretary of the Treasury may disburse 

funds designated for debt reduction through the HIPC Trust Fund 

only for the benefit of countries that— 

(1) have committed, for a period of 24 months, not to accept new market-rate loans from the international financial institution receiving debt repayment as a result of such disbursement, other than loans made by such institutions to export-oriented commercial projects that generate foreign exchange 

which are generally referred to as ‘‘enclave’’ loans; and 

(2) have documented and demonstrated their commitment 

to redirect their budgetary resources from international debt 

repayments to programs to alleviate poverty and promote economic growth that are additional to or expand upon those previously available for such purposes: 

Provided further, That any limitation of subsection (e) of section 

411 of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 

1954 shall not apply to funds appropriated under this heading: Provided further, That none of the funds made available under this 

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available for Sudan or Burma unless the Secretary of the Treasury 

determines and notifies the Committees on Appropriations that a 

democratically elected government has taken office. 

TITLE IV 

INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE 

FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS

For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 551 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $250,200,000: Provided, 

That of the funds made available under this heading, not less than 

$25,000,000 shall be made available for a United States contribution to the Multinational Force and Observers mission in the Sinai: 

Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated under this 

heading shall be obligated or expended except as provided through 

the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 

INTERNATIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING

For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 541 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $91,000,000, of which up 

to $4,000,000 may remain available until expended and may only 

be provided through the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided, That the civilian personnel for 

whom military education and training may be provided under this 

heading may include civilians who are not members of a government whose participation would contribute to improved civil-military relations, civilian control of the military, or respect for human 

rights: Provided further, That funds made available under this 

heading for assistance for Haiti, Guatemala, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Ethiopia, Bangladesh, Libya, and Angola may only be provided through the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations 

and any such notification shall include a detailed description of 

proposed activities: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not to exceed $55,000 shall be available 

for entertainment allowances. 

FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM

For necessary expenses for grants to enable the President to 

carry out the provisions of section 23 of the Arms Export Control 

Act, $4,635,000,000: Provided, That of the funds appropriated 

under this heading, not less than $2,380,000,000 shall be available 

for grants only for Israel, and not less than $1,300,000,000 shall be 

made available for grants only for Egypt, including for border security programs and activities in the Sinai: Provided further, That 

the funds appropriated by this paragraph for Israel shall be disbursed within 30 days of the enactment of this Act: Provided further, That to the extent that the Government of Israel requests 

that funds be used for such purposes, grants made available for 

Israel by this paragraph shall, as agreed by the United States and 


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Israel, be available for advanced weapons systems, of which not 

less than $670,650,000 shall be available for the procurement in 

Israel of defense articles and defense services, including research 

and development: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated by this paragraph, $235,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for Jordan: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not more than $53,000,000 shall be available 

for Colombia, of which $12,500,000 is available to support maritime 

interdiction: Provided further, That funds appropriated under this 

heading for assistance for Pakistan may be made available only for 

border security, counter-terrorism and law enforcement activities 

directed against Al Qaeda, the Taliban and associated terrorist 

groups: Provided further, That none of the funds made available 

under this heading shall be made available to support or continue 

any program initially funded under the authority of section 1206 

of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 

(Public Law 109–163; 119 Stat. 3456) unless the Secretary of State 

has previously justified such program to the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That funds appropriated or otherwise 

made available by this paragraph shall be nonrepayable notwithstanding any requirement in section 23 of the Arms Export Control 

Act: Provided further, That funds made available under this paragraph shall be obligated upon apportionment in accordance with 

paragraph (5)(C) of title 31, United States Code, section 1501(a). 

None of the funds made available under this heading shall be 

available to finance the procurement of defense articles, defense 

services, or design and construction services that are not sold by 

the United States Government under the Arms Export Control Act 

unless the foreign country proposing to make such procurements 

has first signed an agreement with the United States Government 

specifying the conditions under which such procurements may be 

financed with such funds: Provided, That all country and funding 

level increases in allocations shall be submitted through the regular notification procedures of section 7015 of this Act: Provided 

further, That none of the funds appropriated under this heading 

may be made available for assistance for Nepal, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Philippines, Indonesia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 

Haiti, Guatemala, Ethiopia, and the Democratic Republic of the 

Congo except pursuant to the regular notification procedures of the 

Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That funds made 

available under this heading may be used, notwithstanding any 

other provision of law, for demining, the clearance of unexploded 

ordnance, and related activities, and may include activities implemented through nongovernmental and international organizations: 

Provided further, That only those countries for which assistance 

was justified for the ‘‘Foreign Military Sales Financing Program’’ in 

the fiscal year 1989 congressional presentation for security assistance programs may utilize funds made available under this heading for procurement of defense articles, defense services or design 

and construction services that are not sold by the United States 

Government under the Arms Export Control Act: Provided further, 

That funds appropriated under this heading shall be expended at 

the minimum rate necessary to make timely payment for defense 

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$51,420,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading may be 

obligated for necessary expenses, including the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only for use outside of the 

United States, for the general costs of administering military assistance and sales, except that this limitation may be exceeded only 

through the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 

Appropriations: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated 

under this heading for general costs of administering military assistance and sales, not to exceed $4,000 shall be available for entertainment expenses and not to exceed $130,000 shall be available 

for representation allowances: Provided further, That not more 

than $470,000,000 of funds realized pursuant to section 21(e)(1)(A) 

of the Arms Export Control Act may be obligated for expenses incurred by the Department of Defense during fiscal year 2009 pursuant to section 43(b) of the Arms Export Control Act, except that 

this limitation may be exceeded only through the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That funds appropriated under this heading estimated to be 

outlayed for Egypt during fiscal year 2009 shall be transferred to 

an interest bearing account for Egypt in the Federal Reserve Bank 

of New York within 30 days of enactment of this Act. 

TITLE V 

MULTILATERAL ASSISTANCE 

FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS

For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 

301 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and of section 2 of the 

United Nations Environment Program Participation Act of 1973, 

$352,500,000: Provided, That section 307(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall not apply to contributions to the United Nations Democracy Fund. 

INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY

For the United States contribution for the Global Environment 

Facility, $80,000,000, to the International Bank for Reconstruction 

and Development as trustee for the Global Environment Facility, 

by the Secretary of the Treasury, to remain available until expended. 

CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION

For payment to the International Development Association by the Secretary of the Treasury, $1,115,000,000, to remain available 

until expended. 

CONTRIBUTION TO THE ENTERPRISE FOR THE AMERICAS

MULTILATERAL INVESTMENT FUND

For payment to the Enterprise for the Americas Multilateral 

Investment Fund by the Secretary of the Treasury, for the United 


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States contribution to the fund, $25,000,000, to remain available 

until expended. 

CONTRIBUTION TO THE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT FUND

For the United States contribution by the Secretary of the 

Treasury to the increase in resources of the Asian Development 

Fund, as authorized by the Asian Development Bank Act, as 

amended, $105,000,000, to remain available until expended. 

CONTRIBUTION TO THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FUND

For the United States contribution by the Secretary of the 

Treasury to the increase in resources of the African Development 

Fund, $150,000,000, to remain available until expended. 

CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL

DEVELOPMENT

For the United States contribution by the Secretary of the 

Treasury to increase the resources of the International Fund for 

Agricultural Development, $18,000,000, to remain available until 

expended. 

TITLE VI 

EXPORT AND INVESTMENT ASSISTANCE 

EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE UNITED STATES

INSPECTOR GENERAL

For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 

carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, 

as amended, $2,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 

2010. 

PROGRAM ACCOUNT

The Export-Import Bank of the United States is authorized to 

make such expenditures within the limits of funds and borrowing 

authority available to such corporation, and in accordance with 

law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard 

to fiscal year limitations, as provided by section 104 of the Government Corporation Control Act, as may be necessary in carrying out 

the program for the current fiscal year for such corporation: Provided, That none of the funds available during the current fiscal 

year may be used to make expenditures, contracts, or commitments 

for the export of nuclear equipment, fuel, or technology to any 

country, other than a nuclear-weapon state as defined in Article IX 

of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons eligible 

to receive economic or military assistance under this Act, that has 

detonated a nuclear explosive after the date of the enactment of 

this Act: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 1(c) of 

Public Law 103–428, as amended, sections 1(a) and (b) of Public 

Law 103–428 shall remain in effect through October 1, 2009: Provided further, That not less than 10 percent of the aggregate loan, 

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Bank under this Act should be used for renewable energy technologies or energy efficient end-use technologies. 

SUBSIDY APPROPRIATION

For the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees, insurance, and 

tied-aid grants as authorized by section 10 of the Export-Import 

Bank Act of 1945, as amended, not to exceed $41,000,000: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, 

shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act 

of 1974: Provided further, That such funds shall remain available 

until September 30, 2024, for the disbursement of direct loans, loan 

guarantees, insurance and tied-aid grants obligated in fiscal years 

2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012: Provided further, That none of the 

funds appropriated by this Act or any prior Acts appropriating 

funds for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related 

programs for tied-aid credits or grants may be used for any other 

purpose except through the regular notification procedures of the 

Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That funds appropriated by this paragraph are made available notwithstanding section 2(b)(2) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, in connection 

with the purchase or lease of any product by any Eastern European 

country, any Baltic State or any agency or national thereof. 

ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

For administrative expenses to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan and insurance programs, including hire of passenger 

motor vehicles and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and 

not to exceed $30,000 for official reception and representation expenses for members of the Board of Directors, not to exceed 

$81,500,000: Provided, That the Export-Import Bank may accept, 

and use, payment or services provided by transaction participants 

for legal, financial, or technical services in connection with any 

transaction for which an application for a loan, guarantee or insurance commitment has been made: Provided further, That notwithstanding subsection (b) of section 117 of the Export Enhancement 

Act of 1992, subsection (a) thereof shall remain in effect until October 1, 2009. 

RECEIPTS COLLECTED

Receipts collected pursuant to the Export-Import Bank Act of 

1945, as amended, and the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, as 

amended, in an amount not to exceed the amount appropriated 

herein, shall be credited as offsetting collections to this account: 

Provided, That the sums herein appropriated from the General 

Fund shall be reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis by such offsetting 

collections so as to result in a final fiscal year appropriation from 

the General Fund estimated at $0: Provided further, That of 

amounts collected in fiscal year 2009 in excess of obligations, up to 

$75,000,000, shall become available on September 1, 2009 and 

shall remain available until September 30, 2012. 


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OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION

NONCREDIT ACCOUNT

The Overseas Private Investment Corporation is authorized to 

make, without regard to fiscal year limitations, as provided by 31 

U.S.C. 9104, such expenditures and commitments within the limits 

of funds available to it and in accordance with law as may be necessary: Provided, That the amount available for administrative expenses to carry out the credit and insurance programs (including 

an amount for official reception and representation expenses which 

shall not exceed $35,000) shall not exceed $50,600,000: Provided 

further, That project-specific transaction costs, including direct and 

indirect costs incurred in claims settlements, and other direct costs 

associated with services provided to specific investors or potential 

investors pursuant to section 234 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 

1961, shall not be considered administrative expenses for the purposes of this heading. 

PROGRAM ACCOUNT

For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, $29,000,000, as authorized by section 234 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, to 

be derived by transfer from the Overseas Private Investment Corporation Noncredit Account: Provided, That such costs, including 

the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 

of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That 

such sums shall be available for direct loan obligations and loan 

guaranty commitments incurred or made during fiscal years 2009, 

2010, and 2011: Provided further, That funds so obligated in fiscal 

year 2009 remain available for disbursement through 2017; funds 

obligated in fiscal year 2010 remain available for disbursement 

through 2018; and funds obligated in fiscal year 2011 remain available for disbursement through 2019: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Overseas Private Investment Corporation is authorized to undertake any program authorized by title IV of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 in Iraq: 

Provided further, That funds made available pursuant to the authority of the previous proviso shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 

In addition, such sums as may be necessary for administrative 

expenses to carry out the credit program may be derived from 

amounts available for administrative expenses to carry out the 

credit and insurance programs in the Overseas Private Investment 

Corporation Noncredit Account and merged with said account. 

FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY

For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 

661 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $50,800,000, to remain 

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TITLE VII 

GENERAL PROVISIONS 

ALLOWANCES AND DIFFERENTIALS

SEC. 7001. Funds appropriated under title I of this Act shall 

be available, except as otherwise provided, for allowances and differentials as authorized by subchapter 59 of title 5, United States 

Code; for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and for hire of 

passenger transportation pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1343(b). 

UNOBLIGATED BALANCES REPORT

SEC. 7002. Any Department or Agency to which funds are appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act shall provide to 

the Committees on Appropriations a quarterly accounting of cumulative balances by program, project, and activity of the funds received by such Department or Agency in this fiscal year or any previous fiscal year that remain unobligated and unexpended. 

CONSULTING SERVICES

SEC. 7003. The expenditure of any appropriation under title I 

of this Act for any consulting service through procurement contract, 

pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109, shall be limited to those contracts 

where such expenditures are a matter of public record and available for public inspection, except where otherwise provided under 

existing law, or under existing Executive order issued pursuant to 

existing law. 

EMBASSY CONSTRUCTION

SEC. 7004. (a) Of funds provided under title I of this Act, except as provided in subsection (b), a project to construct a diplomatic facility of the United States may not include office space or 

other accommodations for an employee of a Federal agency or department if the Secretary of State determines that such department or agency has not provided to the Department of State the 

full amount of funding required by subsection (e) of section 604 of 

the Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 

1999 (as enacted into law by section 1000(a)(7) of Public Law 106- 

113 and contained in appendix G of that Act; 113 Stat. 1501A-453), 

as amended by section 629 of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations 

Act, 2005. 

(b) Notwithstanding the prohibition in subsection (a), a project 

to construct a diplomatic facility of the United States may include 

office space or other accommodations for members of the United 

States Marine Corps. 

PERSONNEL ACTIONS

SEC. 7005. Any costs incurred by a department or agency funded under title I of this Act resulting from personnel actions taken 

in response to funding reductions included in this Act shall be absorbed within the total budgetary resources available under title I 

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transfer funds between appropriations accounts as may be necessary to carry out this section is provided in addition to authorities included elsewhere in this Act: Provided further, That use of 

funds to carry out this section shall be treated as a reprogramming 

of funds under section 7015 of this Act and shall not be available 

for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section. 

CONSULAR AFFAIRS REFORM

SEC. 7006. Not later than 60 days after the enactment of this 

Act the Secretary of State shall certify and report to the Committees on Appropriations that the Department of State is implementing recommendations contained in the Office of Inspector General audit ‘‘Review of Controls and Notification for Access to Passport Records in the Department of State’s Passport Information 

Electronic Records System (PIERS)’’ (AUD/IP–08–29), July 2008. 

PROHIBITION AGAINST DIRECT FUNDING FOR CERTAIN COUNTRIES

SEC. 7007. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 

available pursuant to titles III through VI of this Act shall be obligated or expended to finance directly any assistance or reparations 

for the governments of Cuba, North Korea, Iran, or Syria: Provided, That for purposes of this section, the prohibition on obligations or expenditures shall include direct loans, credits, insurance 

and guarantees of the Export-Import Bank or its agents. 

MILITARY COUPS

SEC. 7008. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 

available pursuant to titles III through VI of this Act shall be obligated or expended to finance directly any assistance to the government of any country whose duly elected head of government is deposed by military coup or decree: Provided, That assistance may be 

resumed to such government if the President determines and certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that subsequent to the 

termination of assistance a democratically elected government has 

taken office: Provided further, That the provisions of this section 

shall not apply to assistance to promote democratic elections or 

public participation in democratic processes: Provided further, That 

funds made available pursuant to the previous provisos shall be 

subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 

Appropriations. 

TRANSFER AUTHORITY

SEC. 7009. (a) DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND BROADCASTING

BOARD OF GOVERNORS.—Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for the Department 

of State under title I of this Act may be transferred between such 

appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by more than 10 percent by 

any such transfers: Provided, That not to exceed 5 percent of any 

appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for the 

Broadcasting Board of Governors under title I of this Act may be 

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tion, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by 

more than 10 percent by any such transfers: Provided further, That 

any transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 7015(a) and (b) of this Act and 

shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section. 

(b) EXPORT FINANCING TRANSFER AUTHORITIES.—Not to exceed 

5 percent of any appropriation other than for administrative expenses made available for fiscal year 2009, for programs under title 

VI of this Act may be transferred between such appropriations for 

use for any of the purposes, programs, and activities for which the 

funds in such receiving account may be used, but no such appropriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by more than 25 percent by any such transfer: Provided, 

That the exercise of such authority shall be subject to the regular 

notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 

(c)(1) LIMITATION ON TRANSFERS BETWEEN AGENCIES.—None of 

the funds made available under titles II through V of 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 appropriation Act. 

(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), in addition to transfers 

made by, or authorized elsewhere in, this Act, funds appropriated 

by this Act to carry out the purposes of the Foreign Assistance Act 

of 1961 may be allocated or transferred to agencies of the United 

States Government pursuant to the provisions of sections 109, 610, 

and 632 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. 

(d) TRANSFERS BETWEEN ACCOUNTS.—None of the funds made 

available under titles II through V of this Act may be obligated 

under an appropriation account to which they were not appropriated, except for transfers specifically provided for in this Act, 

unless the President provides notification in accordance with the 

regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 

(e) AUDIT OF INTER-AGENCY TRANSFERS.—Any agreement for 

the transfer or allocation of funds appropriated by this Act, or prior 

Acts, entered into between the United States Agency for International Development and another agency of the United States 

Government under the authority of section 632(a) of the Foreign 

Assistance Act of 1961 or any comparable provision of law, shall expressly provide that the Office of the Inspector General for the 

agency receiving the transfer or allocation of such funds shall perform periodic program and financial audits of the use of such 

funds: Provided, That funds transferred under such authority may 

be made available for the cost of such audits. 

REPORTING REQUIREMENT

SEC. 7010. The Secretary of State shall provide the Committees on Appropriations, not later than April 1, 2009, and for each 

fiscal quarter, a report in writing on the uses of funds made available under the headings ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, 

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scription of the obligation and expenditure of funds, and the specific country in receipt of, and the use or purpose of the assistance 

provided by such funds. 

AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS

SEC. 7011. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act 

shall remain available for obligation after the expiration of the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided in this Act: Provided, 

That funds appropriated for the purposes of chapters 1, 8, 11, and 

12 of part I, section 661, section 667, chapters 4, 5, 6, 8, and 9 of 

part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, section 23 of the 

Arms Export Control Act, and funds provided under the headings 

‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’ and ‘‘Development Credit Authority’’, shall remain available for an additional 4 

years from the date on which the availability of such funds would 

otherwise have expired, if such funds are initially obligated before 

the expiration of their respective periods of availability contained 

in this Act: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, any funds made available for the purposes of 

chapter 1 of part I and chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 which are allocated or obligated for cash disbursements in order to address balance of payments or economic policy 

reform objectives, shall remain available until expended. 

LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO COUNTRIES IN DEFAULT

SEC. 7012. No part of any appropriation provided under titles 

III through VI in this Act shall be used to furnish assistance to the 

government of any country which is in default during a period in 

excess of one calendar year in payment to the United States of 

principal or interest on any loan made to the government of such 

country by the United States pursuant to a program for which 

funds are appropriated under this Act unless the President determines, following consultations with the Committees on Appropriations, that assistance to such country is in the national interest of 

the United States. 

PROHIBITION ON TAXATION OF UNITED STATES ASSISTANCE

SEC. 7013. (a) PROHIBITION ON TAXATION.—None of the funds 

appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act may be made 

available to provide assistance for a foreign country under a new 

bilateral agreement governing the terms and conditions under 

which such assistance is to be provided unless such agreement includes a provision stating that assistance provided by the United 

States shall be exempt from taxation, or reimbursed, by the foreign 

government, and the Secretary of State shall expeditiously seek to 

negotiate amendments to existing bilateral agreements, as necessary, to conform with this requirement. 

(b) REIMBURSEMENT OF FOREIGN TAXES.—An amount equivalent to 200 percent of the total taxes assessed during fiscal year 

2009 on funds appropriated by this Act by a foreign government or 

entity against commodities financed under United States assistance programs for which funds are appropriated by this Act, either 

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be withheld from obligation from funds appropriated for assistance 

for fiscal year 2010 and allocated for the central government of 

such country and for the West Bank and Gaza program to the extent that the Secretary of State certifies and reports in writing to 

the Committees on Appropriations that such taxes have not been 

reimbursed to the Government of the United States. 

(c) DE MINIMIS EXCEPTION.—Foreign taxes of a de minimis nature shall not be subject to the provisions of subsection (b). 

(d) REPROGRAMMING OF FUNDS.—Funds withheld from obligation for each country or entity pursuant to subsection (b) shall be 

reprogrammed for assistance to countries which do not assess taxes 

on United States assistance or which have an effective arrangement that is providing substantial reimbursement of such taxes. 

(e) DETERMINATIONS.— (1) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any 

country or entity the Secretary of State determines— 

(A) does not assess taxes on United States assistance 

or which has an effective arrangement that is providing 

substantial reimbursement of such taxes; or 

(B) the foreign policy interests of the United States 

outweigh the purpose of this section to ensure that United 

States assistance is not subject to taxation. 

(2) The Secretary of State shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations at least 15 days prior to exercising the 

authority of this subsection with regard to any country or entity. 

(f) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary of State shall issue rules, 

regulations, or policy guidance, as appropriate, to implement the 

prohibition against the taxation of assistance contained in this section. 

(g) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section— 

(1) the terms ‘‘taxes’’ and ‘‘taxation’’ refer to value added 

taxes and customs duties imposed on commodities financed 

with United States assistance for programs for which funds are 

appropriated by this Act; and 

(2) the term ‘‘bilateral agreement’’ refers to a framework 

bilateral agreement between the Government of the United 

States and the government of the country receiving assistance 

that describes the privileges and immunities applicable to 

United States foreign assistance for such country generally, or 

an individual agreement between the Government of the 

United States and such government that describes, among 

other things, the treatment for tax purposes that will be accorded the United States assistance provided under that agreement. 

RESERVATIONS OF FUNDS

SEC. 7014. (a) Funds appropriated under titles II through VI 

of this Act which are specifically designated may be reprogrammed 

for other programs within the same account notwithstanding the 

designation if compliance with the designation is made impossible 

by operation of any provision of this or any other Act: Provided, 

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further, That assistance that is reprogrammed pursuant to this 

subsection shall be made available under the same terms and conditions as originally provided. 

(b) In addition to the authority contained in subsection (a), the 

original period of availability of funds appropriated by this Act and 

administered by the United States Agency for International Development that are specifically designated for particular programs or 

activities by this or any other Act shall be extended for an additional fiscal year if the Administrator of such agency determines 

and reports promptly to the Committees on Appropriations that the 

termination of assistance to a country or a significant change in 

circumstances makes it unlikely that such designated funds can be 

obligated during the original period of availability: Provided, That 

such designated funds that continue to be available for an additional fiscal year shall be obligated only for the purpose of such 

designation. 

(c) Ceilings and specifically designated funding levels contained 

in this Act shall not be applicable to funds or authorities appropriated or otherwise made available by any subsequent Act unless 

such Act specifically so directs: Provided, That specifically designated funding levels or minimum funding requirements contained 

in any other Act shall not be applicable to funds appropriated by 

this Act. 

REPROGRAMMING NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

SEC. 7015. (a) None of the funds made available in title I of 

this Act, or in prior appropriations Acts to the agencies and departments funded by this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2009, or provided from any accounts in the 

Treasury of the United States derived by the collection of fees or 

of currency reflows or other offsetting collections, or made available 

by transfer, to the agencies and departments funded by this Act, 

shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that: (1) creates new programs; (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; (3) increases funds or personnel by any means for any project or activity for which funds 

have been denied or restricted; (4) relocates an office or employees; 

(5) closes or opens a mission or post; (6) reorganizes or renames offices; (7) reorganizes programs or activities; or (8) contracts out or 

privatizes any functions or activities presently performed by Federal employees; unless the Committees on Appropriations are notified 15 days in advance of such reprogramming of funds. 

(b) For the purposes of providing the executive branch with the 

necessary administrative flexibility, none of the funds provided 

under title I of this Act, or provided under previous appropriations 

Acts to the agency or department funded under title I of this Act 

that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 

2009, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the United 

States derived by the collection of fees available to the agency or 

department funded by title I of this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure for activities, programs, or projects through 

a reprogramming of funds in excess of $750,000 or 10 percent, 

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gram, project, or activity, or numbers of personnel by 10 percent 

as approved by Congress; or (3) results from any general savings, 

including savings from a reduction in personnel, which would result in a change in existing programs, activities, or projects as approved by Congress; unless the Committees on Appropriations are 

notified 15 days in advance of such reprogramming of funds. 

(c) For the purposes of providing the executive branch with the 

necessary administrative flexibility, none of the funds made available under titles II through V in this Act under the headings ‘‘Global Health and Child Survival’’, ‘‘Development Assistance’’, ‘‘International Organizations and Programs’’, ‘‘Trade and Development 

Agency’’, ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, 

‘‘Andean Counterdrug Programs’’, ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia 

and Central Asia’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Democracy Fund’’, 

‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’, ‘‘Capital Investment Fund’’, ‘‘Operating 

Expenses’’, ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’, ‘‘Nonproliferation, Antiterrorism, Demining and Related Programs’’, ‘‘Millennium Challenge Corporation’’, ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, ‘‘International Military Education and Training’’, ‘‘Peace Corps’’, and ‘‘Migration and Refugee Assistance’’, shall be available for obligation 

for activities, programs, projects, type of materiel assistance, countries, or other operations not justified or in excess of the amount 

justified to the Committees on Appropriations for obligation under 

any of these specific headings unless the Committees on Appropriations are previously notified 15 days in advance: Provided, That the 

President shall not enter into any commitment of funds appropriated for the purposes of section 23 of the Arms Export Control 

Act for the provision of major defense equipment, other than conventional ammunition, or other major defense items defined to be 

aircraft, ships, missiles, or combat vehicles, not previously justified 

to Congress or 20 percent in excess of the quantities justified to 

Congress unless the Committees on Appropriations are notified 15 

days in advance of such commitment: Provided further, That this 

subsection shall not apply to any reprogramming for an activity, 

program, or project for which funds are appropriated under titles 

II through IV of this Act of less than 10 percent of the amount previously justified to the Congress for obligation for such activity, 

program, or project for the current fiscal year. 

(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds transferred by the Department of Defense to the Department of State 

and the United States Agency for International Development, and 

funds made available for programs authorized by section 1206 of 

the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109–163), shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, and the agency receiving the transfer or allocation shall perform periodic program financial audits of the use of such funds and such funds may be made 

available for the cost of such audits. 

(e) The requirements of this section or any similar provision of 

this Act or any other Act, including any prior Act requiring notification in accordance with the regular notification procedures of the 

Committees on Appropriations, may be waived if failure to do so 

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or the appropriate congressional committees, shall be provided as 

early as practicable, but in no event later than 3 days after taking 

the action to which such notification requirement was applicable, 

in the context of the circumstances necessitating such waiver: Provided further, That any notification provided pursuant to such a 

waiver shall contain an explanation of the emergency circumstances. 

(f) None of the funds appropriated under titles III through VI 

of this Act shall be obligated or expended for assistance for Serbia, 

Sudan, Zimbabwe, Pakistan, Dominican Republic, Cuba, Iran, 

Haiti, Libya, Ethiopia, Nepal, Mexico, or Cambodia and countries 

listed in section 7045(f)(4) of this Act except as provided through 

the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 

NOTIFICATION ON EXCESS DEFENSE EQUIPMENT

SEC. 7016. Prior to providing excess Department of Defense articles in accordance with section 516(a) of the Foreign Assistance 

Act of 1961, the Department of Defense shall notify the Committees on Appropriations to the same extent and under the same conditions as other committees pursuant to subsection (f) of that section: Provided, That before issuing a letter of offer to sell excess defense articles under the Arms Export Control Act, the Department 

of Defense shall notify the Committees on Appropriations in accordance with the regular notification procedures of such Committees 

if such defense articles are significant military equipment (as defined in section 47(9) of the Arms Export Control Act) or are valued 

(in terms of original acquisition cost) at $7,000,000 or more, or if 

notification is required elsewhere in this Act for the use of appropriated funds for specific countries that would receive such excess 

defense articles: Provided further, That such Committees shall also 

be informed of the original acquisition cost of such defense articles. 

LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR INTERNATIONAL

ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS

SEC. 7017. Subject to the regular notification procedures of the 

Committees on Appropriations, funds appropriated under titles III 

through VI of this Act or any previously enacted Act making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, which are returned or not made available for organizations and programs because of the implementation of section 

307(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, shall remain available 

for obligation until September 30, 2010. 

PROHIBITION ON FUNDING FOR ABORTIONS AND INVOLUNTARY

STERILIZATION

SEC. 7018. None of the funds made available to carry out part 

I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may be used 

to pay for the performance of abortions as a method of family planning or to motivate or coerce any person to practice abortions. None 

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ning or to coerce or provide any financial incentive to any person 

to undergo sterilizations. None of the funds made available to carry 

out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may 

be used to pay for any biomedical research which relates in whole 

or in part, to methods of, or the performance of, abortions or involuntary sterilization as a means of family planning. None of the 

funds made available to carry out part I of the Foreign Assistance 

Act of 1961, as amended, may be obligated or expended for any 

country or organization if the President certifies that the use of 

these funds by any such country or organization would violate any 

of the above provisions related to abortions and involuntary sterilizations. 

ALLOCATIONS

SEC. 7019. (a) Funds provided in this Act for the following accounts shall be made available for programs and countries in the 

amounts contained in the respective tables included in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): 

‘‘Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs’’. 

‘‘International Fisheries Commissions’’. 

‘‘International Broadcasting Operations’’. 

‘‘Global Health and Child Survival’’. 

‘‘Development Assistance’’. 

‘‘Economic Support Fund’’. 

‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’. 

‘‘Andean Counterdrug Programs’’. 

‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related 

Programs’’. 

‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’. 

‘‘International Organizations and Programs’’. 

(b) For the purposes of implementing this section and only 

with respect to the tables included in the explanatory statement 

described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this 

consolidated Act), the Secretary of State, Administrator of the 

United States Agency for International Development and the 

Broadcasting Board of Governors, as appropriate, may propose deviations to the amounts referenced in subsection (a), subject to the 

regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations and section 634A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. 

(c) The requirements contained in subsection (a) shall apply to 

the table under the headings ‘‘Bilateral Economic Assistance’’ and 

‘‘General Provisions’’ in such explanatory statement. 

PROHIBITION OF PAYMENT OF CERTAIN EXPENSES

SEC. 7020. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 

available by this Act under the headings ‘‘International Military 

Education and Training’’ or ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ 

for Informational Program activities or under the headings ‘‘Global 

Health and Child Survival’’, ‘‘Development Assistance’’, and ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ may be obligated or expended to pay for— 

(1) alcoholic beverages; or 

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entrance fees at sporting events, theatrical and musical productions, and amusement parks. 

PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS THAT EXPORT LETHAL MILITARY EQUIPMENT TO COUNTRIES SUPPORTING

INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM

SEC. 7021. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 

made available by titles III through VI of this Act may be available 

to any foreign government which provides lethal military equipment to a country the government of which the Secretary of State 

has determined is a government that supports international terrorism for purposes of section 6(j) of the Export Administration Act 

of 1979. The prohibition under this section with respect to a foreign 

government shall terminate 12 months after that government 

ceases to provide such military equipment. This section applies 

with respect to lethal military equipment provided under a contract 

entered into after October 1, 1997. 

(b) Assistance restricted by subsection (a) or any other similar 

provision of law, may be furnished if the President determines that 

furnishing such assistance is important to the national interests of 

the United States. 

(c) Whenever the President makes a determination pursuant to 

subsection (b), the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report with respect to the furnishing of 

such assistance. Any such report shall include a detailed explanation of the assistance to be provided, including the estimated dollar amount of such assistance, and an explanation of how the assistance furthers United States national interests. 

PROHIBITION ON BILATERAL ASSISTANCE TO TERRORIST COUNTRIES

SEC. 7022. (a) Funds appropriated for bilateral assistance 

under any heading in titles III through VI of this Act and funds 

appropriated under any such heading in a provision of law enacted 

prior to the enactment of this Act, shall not be made available to 

any country which the President determines— 

(1) grants sanctuary from prosecution to any individual or 

group which has committed an act of international terrorism; 

or 

(2) otherwise supports international terrorism. 

(b) The President may waive the application of subsection (a) 

to a country if the President determines that national security or 

humanitarian reasons justify such waiver. The President shall publish each waiver in the Federal Register and, at least 15 days before the waiver takes effect, shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the waiver (including the justification for the waiver) 

in accordance with the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 

AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENTS

SEC. 7023. Funds appropriated by this Act, except funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Trade and Development Agency’’, may 

be obligated and expended notwithstanding section 10 of Public 

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Act of 1956, section 313 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 

Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103-236), and section 

504(a)(1) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 414(a)(1)). 

DEFINITION OF PROGRAM, PROJECT, AND ACTIVITY

SEC. 7024. For the purpose of titles II through VI of this Act 

‘‘program, project, and activity’’ shall be defined at the appropriations Act account level and shall include all appropriations and authorizations Acts funding directives, ceilings, and limitations with 

the exception that for the following accounts: ‘‘Economic Support 

Fund’’ and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, ‘‘program, 

project, and activity’’ shall also be considered to include country, regional, and central program level funding within each such account; for the development assistance accounts of the United States 

Agency for International Development ‘‘program, project, and activity’’ shall also be considered to include central, country, regional, 

and program level funding, either as: (1) justified to the Congress; 

or (2) allocated by the executive branch in accordance with a report, to be provided to the Committees on Appropriations within 30 

days of the enactment of this Act, as required by section 653(a) of 

the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. 

AUTHORITIES FOR THE PEACE CORPS, INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION

AND AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION

SEC. 7025. Unless expressly provided to the contrary, provisions of this or any other Act, including provisions contained in 

prior Acts authorizing or making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, shall not 

be construed to prohibit activities authorized by or conducted under 

the Peace Corps Act, the Inter-American Foundation Act or the African Development Foundation Act. The agency shall promptly report to the Committees on Appropriations whenever it is conducting activities or is proposing to conduct activities in a country 

for which assistance is prohibited. 

COMMERCE, TRADE AND SURPLUS COMMODITIES

SEC. 7026. (a) None of the funds appropriated or made available pursuant to titles III through VI of this Act for direct assistance and none of the funds otherwise made available to the ExportImport Bank and the Overseas Private Investment Corporation 

shall be obligated or expended to finance any loan, any assistance 

or any other financial commitments for establishing or expanding 

production of any commodity for export by any country other than 

the United States, if the commodity is likely to be in surplus on 

world markets at the time the resulting productive capacity is expected to become operative and if the assistance will cause substantial injury to United States producers of the same, similar, or competing commodity: Provided, That such prohibition shall not apply 

to the Export-Import Bank if in the judgment of its Board of Directors the benefits to industry and employment in the United States 

are likely to outweigh the injury to United States producers of the 

same, similar, or competing commodity, and the Chairman of the 

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(b) None of the funds appropriated by this or any other Act to 

carry out chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 

shall be available for any testing or breeding feasibility study, variety improvement or introduction, consultancy, publication, conference, or training in connection with the growth or production in 

a foreign country of an agricultural commodity for export which 

would compete with a similar commodity grown or produced in the 

United States: Provided, That this subsection shall not prohibit— 

(1) activities designed to increase food security in developing countries where such activities will not have a significant impact on the export of agricultural commodities of the 

United States; or 

(2) research activities intended primarily to benefit American producers. 

(c) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United 

States Executive Directors of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the International Development Association, the International Finance Corporation, the Inter-American 

Development Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the Asian 

Development Bank, the Inter-American Investment Corporation, 

the North American Development Bank, the European Bank for 

Reconstruction and Development, the African Development Bank, 

and the African Development Fund to use the voice and vote of the 

United States to oppose any assistance by these institutions, using 

funds appropriated or made available pursuant to titles III through 

VI of this Act, for the production or extraction of any commodity 

or mineral for export, if it is in surplus on world markets and if 

the assistance will cause substantial injury to United States producers of the same, similar, or competing commodity. 

SEPARATE ACCOUNTS

SEC. 7027. (a) SEPARATE ACCOUNTS FOR LOCAL CURRENCIES.— (1) If assistance is furnished to the government of a foreign 

country under chapters 1 and 10 of part I or chapter 4 of part 

II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 under agreements 

which result in the generation of local currencies of that country, the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development shall— 

(A) require that local currencies be deposited in a separate account established by that government; 

(B) enter into an agreement with that government 

which sets forth— 

(i) the amount of the local currencies to be generated; and 

(ii) the terms and conditions under which the currencies so deposited may be utilized, consistent with 

this section; and 

(C) establish by agreement with that government the 

responsibilities of the United States Agency for International Development and that government to monitor and 

account for deposits into and disbursements from the separate account. 

(2) USES OF LOCAL CURRENCIES.—As may be agreed upon 

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separate account pursuant to subsection (a), or an equivalent 

amount of local currencies, shall be used only— 

(A) to carry out chapter 1 or 10 of part I or chapter 

4 of part II (as the case may be), for such purposes as— 

(i) project and sector assistance activities; or 

(ii) debt and deficit financing; or 

(B) for the administrative requirements of the United 

States Government. 

(3) PROGRAMMING ACCOUNTABILITY.—The United States 

Agency for International Development shall take all necessary 

steps to ensure that the equivalent of the local currencies disbursed pursuant to subsection (a)(2)(A) from the separate account established pursuant to subsection (a)(1) are used for the 

purposes agreed upon pursuant to subsection (a)(2). 

(4) TERMINATION OF ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.—Upon termination of assistance to a country under chapter 1 or 10 of part 

I or chapter 4 of part II (as the case may be), any 

unencumbered balances of funds which remain in a separate 

account established pursuant to subsection (a) shall be disposed of for such purposes as may be agreed to by the government of that country and the United States Government. 

(5) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—The Administrator of the 

United States Agency for International Development shall report on an annual basis as part of the justification documents 

submitted to the Committees on Appropriations on the use of 

local currencies for the administrative requirements of the 

United States Government as authorized in subsection 

(a)(2)(B), and such report shall include the amount of local currency (and United States dollar equivalent) used and/or to be 

used for such purpose in each applicable country. 

(b) SEPARATE ACCOUNTS FOR CASH TRANSFERS.— 

(1) If assistance is made available to the government of a 

foreign country, under chapter 1 or 10 of part I or chapter 4 

of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as cash transfer assistance or as nonproject sector assistance, that country 

shall be required to maintain such funds in a separate account 

and not commingle them with any other funds. 

(2) APPLICABILITY OF OTHER PROVISIONS OF LAW.—Such 

funds may be obligated and expended notwithstanding provisions of law which are inconsistent with the nature of this assistance including provisions which are referenced in the Joint 

Explanatory Statement of the Committee of Conference accompanying House Joint Resolution 648 (House Report No. 98– 

1159). 

(3) NOTIFICATION.—At least 15 days prior to obligating any 

such cash transfer or nonproject sector assistance, the President shall submit a notification through the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, which 

shall include a detailed description of how the funds proposed 

to be made available will be used, with a discussion of the 

United States interests that will be served by the assistance 

(including, as appropriate, a description of the economic policy 

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(4) EXEMPTION.—Nonproject sector assistance funds may 

be exempt from the requirements of subsection (b)(1) only 

through the notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 

ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCE

SEC. 7028. (a) ASSISTANCE THROUGH NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS.—Restrictions contained in this or any other Act with 

respect to assistance for a country shall not be construed to restrict 

assistance in support of programs of nongovernmental organizations from funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the provisions of chapters 1, 10, 11, and 12 of part I and chapter 4 of part 

II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and from funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and 

Central Asia’’: Provided, That before using the authority of this 

subsection to furnish assistance in support of programs of nongovernmental organizations, the President shall notify the Committees on Appropriations under the regular notification procedures of 

those committees, including a description of the program to be assisted, the assistance to be provided, and the reasons for furnishing 

such assistance: Provided further, That nothing in this subsection 

shall be construed to alter any existing statutory prohibitions 

against abortion or involuntary sterilizations contained in this or 

any other Act. 

(b) PUBLIC LAW 480.—During fiscal year 2009, restrictions contained in this or any other Act with respect to assistance for a 

country shall not be construed to restrict assistance under the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated to carry out title I of 

such Act and made available pursuant to this subsection may be 

obligated or expended except as provided through the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 

(c) EXCEPTION.—This section shall not apply— 

(1) with respect to section 620A of the Foreign Assistance 

Act of 1961 or any comparable provision of law prohibiting assistance to countries that support international terrorism; or 

(2) with respect to section 116 of the Foreign Assistance 

Act of 1961 or any comparable provision of law prohibiting assistance to the government of a country that violates internationally recognized human rights. 

IMPACT ON JOBS IN THE UNITED STATES

SEC. 7029. None of the funds appropriated under titles III 

through VI of this Act may be obligated or expended to provide— 

(1) any financial incentive to a business enterprise currently located in the United States for the purpose of inducing 

such an enterprise to relocate outside the United States if such 

incentive or inducement is likely to reduce the number of employees of such business enterprise in the United States because United States production is being replaced by such enterprise outside the United States; or 

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ers rights, as defined in section 507(4) of the Trade Act of 

1974, of workers in the recipient country, including any designated zone or area in that country: Provided, That the application of section 507(4)(D) and (E) of such Act should be commensurate with the level of development of the recipient country and sector, and shall not preclude assistance for the informal sector in such country, micro and small-scale enterprise, 

and smallholder agriculture. 

INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

SEC. 7030. (a) None of the funds appropriated in title V of this 

Act may be made as payment to any international financial institution while the United States Executive Director to such institution 

is compensated by the institution at a rate which, together with 

whatever compensation such Director receives from the United 

States, is in excess of the rate provided for an individual occupying 

a position at level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 

of title 5, United States Code, or while any alternate United States 

Director to such institution is compensated by the institution at a 

rate in excess of the rate provided for an individual occupying a position at level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of 

title 5, United States Code. 

(b) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United 

States Executive Director at each international financial institution 

to oppose any loan, grant, strategy or policy of these institutions 

that would require user fees or service charges on poor people for 

primary education or primary healthcare, including prevention, 

care and treatment for HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, and infant, child, and maternal well-being, in connection with the institutions’ financing programs. 

(c) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United 

States Executive Director at the International Monetary Fund to 

use the voice and vote of the United States to oppose any loan, 

project, agreement, memorandum, instrument, or other program of 

the International Monetary Fund that would not exempt increased 

government spending on health care or education from national 

budget caps or restraints, hiring or wage bill ceilings or other limits imposed by the International Monetary Fund in Heavily Indebted Poor Countries. 

(d) For purposes of this section ‘‘international financial institutions’’ are the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the Inter-American Development Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the Asian Development Fund, the African Development Bank, the African Development Fund, the International Monetary Fund, the North American Development Bank, and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. 

DEBT-FOR-DEVELOPMENT

SEC. 7031. In order to enhance the continued participation of 

nongovernmental organizations in debt-for-development and debtfor-nature exchanges, a nongovernmental organization which is a 

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rencies which accrue to that organization as a result of economic 

assistance provided under title III of this Act and, subject to the 

regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, any interest earned on such investment shall be used for the 

purpose for which the assistance was provided to that organization. 

AUTHORITY TO ENGAGE IN DEBT BUYBACKS OR SALES

SEC. 7032. (a) LOANS ELIGIBLE FOR SALE, REDUCTION, OR CAN- CELLATION.— 

(1) AUTHORITY TO SELL, REDUCE, OR CANCEL CERTAIN

LOANS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President may, in accordance with this section, sell to any eligible 

purchaser any concessional loan or portion thereof made before 

January 1, 1995, pursuant to the Foreign Assistance Act of 

1961, to the government of any eligible country as defined in 

section 702(6) of that Act or on receipt of payment from an eligible purchaser, reduce or cancel such loan or portion thereof, 

only for the purpose of facilitating— 

(A) debt-for-equity swaps, debt-for-development swaps, 

or debt-for-nature swaps; or 

(B) a debt buyback by an eligible country of its own 

qualified debt, only if the eligible country uses an additional amount of the local currency of the eligible country, 

equal to not less than 40 percent of the price paid for such 

debt by such eligible country, or the difference between the 

price paid for such debt and the face value of such debt, 

to support activities that link conservation and sustainable 

use of natural resources with local community development, and child survival and other child development, in 

a manner consistent with sections 707 through 710 of the 

Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, if the sale, reduction, or 

cancellation would not contravene any term or condition of 

any prior agreement relating to such loan. 

(2) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—Notwithstanding any other 

provision of law, the President shall, in accordance with this 

section, establish the terms and conditions under which loans 

may be sold, reduced, or canceled pursuant to this section. 

(3) ADMINISTRATION.—The Facility, as defined in section 

702(8) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, shall notify the 

administrator of the agency primarily responsible for administering part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 of purchasers that the President has determined to be eligible, and 

shall direct such agency to carry out the sale, reduction, or 

cancellation of a loan pursuant to this section. Such agency 

shall make adjustment in its accounts to reflect the sale, reduction, or cancellation. 

(4) LIMITATION.—The authorities of this subsection shall be 

available only to the extent that appropriations for the cost of 

the modification, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 

Budget Act of 1974, are made in advance. 

(b) DEPOSIT OF PROCEEDS.—The proceeds from the sale, reduction, or cancellation of any loan sold, reduced, or canceled pursuant 

to this section shall be deposited in the United States Government 

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(c) ELIGIBLE PURCHASERS.—A loan may be sold pursuant to 

subsection (a)(1)(A) only to a purchaser who presents plans satisfactory to the President for using the loan for the purpose of engaging in debt-for-equity swaps, debt-for-development swaps, or debtfor-nature swaps. 

(d) DEBTOR CONSULTATIONS.—Before the sale to any eligible 

purchaser, or any reduction or cancellation pursuant to this section, of any loan made to an eligible country, the President should 

consult with the country concerning the amount of loans to be sold, 

reduced, or canceled and their uses for debt-for-equity swaps, debtfor-development swaps, or debt-for-nature swaps. 

(e) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—The authority provided by subsection (a) may be used only with regard to funds appropriated by 

this Act under the heading ‘‘Debt Restructuring’’. 

SPECIAL DEBT RELIEF FOR THE POOREST

SEC. 7033. (a) AUTHORITY TO REDUCE DEBT.—The President 

may reduce amounts owed to the United States (or any agency of 

the United States) by an eligible country as a result of— 

(1) guarantees issued under sections 221 and 222 of the 

Foreign Assistance Act of 1961; 

(2) credits extended or guarantees issued under the Arms 

Export Control Act; or 

(3) any obligation or portion of such obligation, to pay for 

purchases of United States agricultural commodities guaranteed by the Commodity Credit Corporation under export credit 

guarantee programs authorized pursuant to section 5(f) of the 

Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act of June 29, 1948, 

as amended, section 4(b) of the Food for Peace Act of 1966, as 

amended (Public Law 89–808), or section 202 of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978, as amended (Public Law 95–501). 

(b) LIMITATIONS.— 

(1) The authority provided by subsection (a) may be exercised only to implement multilateral official debt relief and referendum agreements, commonly referred to as ‘‘Paris Club 

Agreed Minutes’’. 

(2) The authority provided by subsection (a) may be exercised only in such amounts or to such extent as is provided in 

advance by appropriations Acts. 

(3) The authority provided by subsection (a) may be exercised only with respect to countries with heavy debt burdens 

that are eligible to borrow from the International Development 

Association, but not from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, commonly referred to as ‘‘IDAonly’’ countries. 

(c) CONDITIONS.—The authority provided by subsection (a) may 

be exercised only with respect to a country whose government— 

(1) does not have an excessive level of military expenditures; 

(2) has not repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism; 

(3) is not failing to cooperate on international narcotics 

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(4) (including its military or other security forces) does not 

engage in a consistent pattern of gross violations of internationally recognized human rights; and 

(5) is not ineligible for assistance because of the application of section 527 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 

Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995. 

(d) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—The authority provided by subsection (a) may be used only with regard to the funds appropriated 

by this Act under the heading ‘‘Debt Restructuring’’. 

(e) CERTAIN PROHIBITIONS INAPPLICABLE.—A reduction of debt 

pursuant to subsection (a) shall not be considered assistance for the 

purposes of any provision of law limiting assistance to a country. 

The authority provided by subsection (a) may be exercised notwithstanding section 620(r) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or 

section 321 of the International Development and Food Assistance 

Act of 1975. 

SPECIAL AUTHORITIES

SEC. 7034. (a) AFGHANISTAN, IRAQ, PAKISTAN, LEBANON, MON- TENEGRO, VICTIMS OF WAR, DISPLACED CHILDREN, AND DISPLACED

BURMESE.—Funds appropriated under titles III through VI of this 

Act that are made available for assistance for Afghanistan may be 

made available notwithstanding section 7012 of this Act or any 

similar provision of law and section 660 of the Foreign Assistance 

Act of 1961, and funds appropriated in titles III and VI of this Act 

that are made available for Iraq, Lebanon, Montenegro, Pakistan, 

and for victims of war, displaced children, and displaced Burmese, 

and to assist victims of trafficking in persons and, subject to the 

regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, to combat such trafficking, may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law. 

(b)(1) WAIVER.—The President may waive the provisions of section 1003 of Public Law 100–204 if the President determines and 

certifies in writing to the Speaker of the House of Representatives 

and the President pro tempore of the Senate that it is important 

to the national security interests of the United States. 

(2) PERIOD OF APPLICATION OF WAIVER.—Any waiver pursuant 

to paragraph (1) shall be effective for no more than a period of 6 

months at a time and shall not apply beyond 12 months after the 

enactment of this Act. 

(c) SMALL BUSINESS.—In entering into multiple award indefinite-quantity contracts with funds appropriated by this Act, the 

United States Agency for International Development may provide 

an exception to the fair opportunity process for placing task orders 

under such contracts when the order is placed with any category 

of small or small disadvantaged business. 

(d) VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.—Section 594(a) of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations 

Act, 2005 (enacted as division D of Public Law 108–447; 118 Stat. 

3038) is amended by striking ‘‘2009’’ and inserting ‘‘2010’’. 

(e) RECONSTITUTING CIVILIAN POLICE AUTHORITY.—In providing assistance with funds appropriated by this Act under section 

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regional, district, municipal, or other sub-national entity emerging 

from instability, as well as a nation emerging from instability. 

(f) INTERNATIONAL PRISON CONDITIONS.—Funds appropriated 

by this Act to carry out the provisions of chapters 1 and 11 of part 

I and chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 

and the Support for East European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989, 

shall be made available for assistance to address inhumane conditions in prisons and other detention facilities administered by foreign governments that the Secretary of State determines are making efforts to address, among other things, prisoners’ health, sanitation, nutrition and other basic needs: Provided, That the Secretary of State shall designate a Deputy Assistant Secretary of 

State in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor to 

have primary responsibility for diplomatic efforts related to international prison conditions. 

(g) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.—The Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1990 

(Public Law 101–167) is amended— 

(1) in section 599D (8 U.S.C. 1157 note)— 

(A) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ‘‘and 2008’’ and inserting ‘‘2008, and 2009’’; and 

(B) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘2008’’ each place it 

appears and inserting ‘‘2009’’; and 

(2) in section 599E (8 U.S.C. 1255 note) in subsection 

(b)(2), by striking ‘‘2008’’ and inserting ‘‘2009’’. 

(h) WORLD FOOD PROGRAM.—Of the funds managed by the Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance of the 

United States Agency for International Development, from this or 

any other Act, not less than $10,000,000 shall be made available 

as a general contribution to the World Food Program, notwithstanding any other provision of law. 

(i) LIBRARY OF CONGRESS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Embassy 

Security, Construction, and Maintenance’’, not less than $2,000,000 

shall be made available for the Capital Security Cost-Sharing fees 

of the Library of Congress. 

(j) DISARMAMENT, DEMOBILIZATION AND REINTEGRATION.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, regulation or Executive 

order, funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs under the headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, 

‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’, ‘‘International Disaster Assistance’’, 

and ‘‘Transition Initiatives’’ should be made available to support 

programs to disarm, demobilize, and reintegrate into civilian society former members of foreign terrorist organizations: Provided, 

That the Secretary of State shall consult with the Committees on 

Appropriations prior to the obligation of funds pursuant to this 

subsection: Provided further, That for the purposes of this subsection the term ‘‘foreign terrorist organization’’ means an organization designated as a terrorist organization under section 219 of 

the Immigration and Nationality Act. 

(k) NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS.—With respect to the 

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the specific nature of that assistance shall not be subject to the 

prior approval by the government of any foreign country. 

(l) PROGRAM FOR RESEARCH AND TRAINING ON EASTERN EU- ROPE AND THE INDEPENDENT STATES OF THE FORMER SOVIET

UNION.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, not less than $5,000,000 shall be made 

available to carry out the Program for Research and Training on 

Eastern Europe and the Independent States of the Former Soviet 

Union (title VIII) as authorized by the Soviet-Eastern European 

Research and Training Act of 1983 (22 U.S.C. 4501-4508, as 

amended). 

(m) AUTHORITY.—Funds appropriated or otherwise made available by title III of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, 

and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2008 (division J of Public Law 110–161) under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ that 

are available for a competitively awarded grant for nuclear security 

initiatives relating to North Korea shall be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law. 

(n) MIDDLE EAST FOUNDATION.—Funds appropriated by this 

Act and prior Acts for a Middle East Foundation shall be subject 

to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 

(o) GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, to include minimum funding requirements or funding 

directives, funds made available under the headings ‘‘Development 

Assistance’’ and ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ in this Act and prior 

Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 

operations, and related programs may be made available to address 

critical food shortages, subject to prior consultation with, and the 

regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations. 

ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT OF ISRAEL

SEC. 7035. It is the sense of the Congress that— 

(1) the Arab League boycott of Israel, and the secondary 

boycott of American firms that have commercial ties with 

Israel, is an impediment to peace in the region and to United 

States investment and trade in the Middle East and North Africa; 

(2) the Arab League boycott, which was regrettably reinstated in 1997, should be immediately and publicly terminated, 

and the Central Office for the Boycott of Israel immediately 

disbanded; 

(3) all Arab League states should normalize relations with 

their neighbor Israel; 

(4) the President and the Secretary of State should continue to vigorously oppose the Arab League boycott of Israel 

and find concrete steps to demonstrate that opposition by, for 

example, taking into consideration the participation of any recipient country in the boycott when determining to sell weapons to said country; and 

(5) the President should report to Congress annually on 

specific steps being taken by the United States to encourage 

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bring about the termination of the Arab League boycott of 

Israel, including those to encourage allies and trading partners 

of the United States to enact laws prohibiting businesses from 

complying with the boycott and penalizing businesses that do 

comply. 

PALESTINIAN STATEHOOD

SEC. 7036. (a) LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE.—None of the funds 

appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act may be provided to support a Palestinian state unless the Secretary of State 

determines and certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that— 

(1) the governing entity of a new Palestinian state— 

(A) has demonstrated a firm commitment to peaceful 

co-existence with the State of Israel; 

(B) is taking appropriate measures to counter terrorism and terrorist financing in the West Bank and Gaza, 

including the dismantling of terrorist infrastructures, and 

is cooperating with appropriate Israeli and other appropriate security organizations; and 

(2) the Palestinian Authority (or the governing entity of a 

new Palestinian state) is working with other countries in the 

region to vigorously pursue efforts to establish a just, lasting, 

and comprehensive peace in the Middle East that will enable 

Israel and an independent Palestinian state to exist within the 

context of full and normal relationships, which should include— 

(A) termination of all claims or states of belligerency; 

(B) respect for and acknowledgement of the sovereignty, territorial integrity, and political independence of 

every state in the area through measures including the establishment of demilitarized zones; 

(C) their right to live in peace within secure and recognized boundaries free from threats or acts of force; 

(D) freedom of navigation through international waterways in the area; and 

(E) a framework for achieving a just settlement of the 

refugee problem. 

(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that the 

governing entity should enact a constitution assuring the rule of 

law, an independent judiciary, and respect for human rights for its 

citizens, and should enact other laws and regulations assuring 

transparent and accountable governance. 

(c) WAIVER.—The President may waive subsection (a) if he determines that it is important to the national security interests of 

the United States to do so. 

(d) EXEMPTION.—The restriction in subsection (a) shall not 

apply to assistance intended to help reform the Palestinian Authority and affiliated institutions, or the governing entity, in order to 

help meet the requirements of subsection (a), consistent with the 

provisions of section 7040 of this Act (‘‘Limitation on Assistance to 

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RESTRICTIONS CONCERNING THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY

SEC. 7037. None of the funds appropriated under titles II 

through VI of this Act may be obligated or expended to create in 

any part of Jerusalem a new office of any department or agency of 

the United States Government for the purpose of conducting official 

United States Government business with the Palestinian Authority 

over Gaza and Jericho or any successor Palestinian governing entity provided for in the Israel-PLO Declaration of Principles: Provided, That this restriction shall not apply to the acquisition of additional space for the existing Consulate General in Jerusalem: 

Provided further, That meetings between officers and employees of 

the United States and officials of the Palestinian Authority, or any 

successor Palestinian governing entity provided for in the IsraelPLO Declaration of Principles, for the purpose of conducting official 

United States Government business with such authority should 

continue to take place in locations other than Jerusalem. As has 

been true in the past, officers and employees of the United States 

Government may continue to meet in Jerusalem on other subjects 

with Palestinians (including those who now occupy positions in the 

Palestinian Authority), have social contacts, and have incidental 

discussions. 

PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO THE PALESTINIAN BROADCASTING

CORPORATION

SEC. 7038. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 

available by this Act may be used to provide equipment, technical 

support, consulting services, or any other form of assistance to the 

Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation. 

ASSISTANCE FOR THE WEST BANK AND GAZA

SEC. 7039. (a) OVERSIGHT.—For fiscal year 2009, 30 days prior 

to the initial obligation of funds for the bilateral West Bank and 

Gaza Program, the Secretary of State shall certify to the Committees on Appropriations that procedures have been established to assure the Comptroller General of the United States will have access 

to appropriate United States financial information in order to review the uses of United States assistance for the Program funded 

under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ for the West Bank 

and Gaza. 

(b) VETTING.—Prior to the obligation of funds appropriated by 

this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ for assistance 

for the West Bank and Gaza, the Secretary of State shall take all 

appropriate steps to ensure that such assistance is not provided to 

or through any individual, private or government entity, or educational institution that the Secretary knows or has reason to believe advocates, plans, sponsors, engages in, or has engaged in, terrorist activity nor, with respect to private entities or educational 

institutions, those that have as a principal officer of the entity’s 

governing board or governing board of trustees any individual that 

has been determined to be involved in, or advocating terrorist activity or determined to be a member of a designated foreign terrorist organization. The Secretary of State shall, as appropriate, establish procedures specifying the steps to be taken in carrying out 


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this subsection and shall terminate assistance to any individual, 

entity, or educational institution which she has determined to be 

involved in or advocating terrorist activity. 

(c) PROHIBITION.— (1) None of the funds appropriated under titles III through 

VI of this Act for assistance under the West Bank and Gaza 

Program may be made available for the purpose of recognizing 

or otherwise honoring individuals who commit, or have committed acts of terrorism. 

(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the 

funds made available by this or prior appropriations act, including funds made available by transfer, may be made available for obligation for security assistance for the West Bank 

and Gaza until the Secretary of State reports to the Committees on Appropriations on the benchmarks that have been established for security assistance for the West Bank and Gaza 

and reports on the extent of Palestinian compliance with such 

benchmarks. 

(d) AUDITS.— (1) The Administrator of the United States Agency for 

International Development shall ensure that Federal or nonFederal audits of all contractors and grantees, and significant 

subcontractors and sub-grantees, under the West Bank and 

Gaza Program, are conducted at least on an annual basis to 

ensure, among other things, compliance with this section. 

(2) Of the funds appropriated by this Act up to $500,000 

may be used by the Office of the Inspector General of the 

United States Agency for International Development for audits, inspections, and other activities in furtherance of the requirements of this subsection. Such funds are in addition to 

funds otherwise available for such purposes. 

(e) Subsequent to the certification specified in subsection (a), 

the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct an 

audit and an investigation of the treatment, handling, and uses of 

all funds for the bilateral West Bank and Gaza Program, including 

all funds provided as cash transfer assistance, in fiscal year 2009 

under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’. The audit shall address— 

(1) the extent to which such Program complies with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c), and 

(2) an examination of all programs, projects, and activities 

carried out under such Program, including both obligations and 

expenditures. 

(f) Funds made available in this Act for West Bank and Gaza 

shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 

(g) Not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, the 

Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations updating the report contained in section 2106 of chapter 2 of title II of Public Law 109-13. 

LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE FOR THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY

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part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be obligated or 

expended with respect to providing funds to the Palestinian Authority. 

(b) WAIVER.—The prohibition included in subsection (a) shall 

not apply if the President certifies in writing to the Speaker of the 

House of Representatives, the President pro tempore of the Senate, 

and the Committees on Appropriations that waiving such prohibition is important to the national security interests of the United 

States. 

(c) PERIOD OF APPLICATION OF WAIVER.—Any waiver pursuant 

to subsection (b) shall be effective for no more than a period of 6 

months at a time and shall not apply beyond 12 months after the 

enactment of this Act. 

(d) REPORT.—Whenever the waiver authority pursuant to subsection (b) is exercised, the President shall submit a report to the 

Committees on Appropriations detailing the justification for the 

waiver, the purposes for which the funds will be spent, and the accounting procedures in place to ensure that the funds are properly 

disbursed. The report shall also detail the steps the Palestinian Authority has taken to arrest terrorists, confiscate weapons and dismantle the terrorist infrastructure. 

(e) CERTIFICATION.—If the President exercises the waiver authority under subsection (b), the Secretary of State must certify 

and report to the Committees on Appropriations prior to the obligation of funds that the Palestinian Authority has established a single treasury account for all Palestinian Authority financing and all 

financing mechanisms flow through this account, no parallel financing mechanisms exist outside of the Palestinian Authority 

treasury account, and there is a single comprehensive civil service 

roster and payroll. 

(f) PROHIBITION.— 

(1) None of the funds appropriated in titles III through VI 

of this Act may be obligated for salaries of personnel of the 

Palestinian Authority located in Gaza or may be obligated or 

expended for assistance to Hamas or any entity effectively controlled by Hamas or any power-sharing government of which 

Hamas is a member unless the President certifies in writing 

and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that Hamas 

has accepted and is complying with the principles contained in 

section 620K(b)(1)(A) and (B) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 

1961, as amended. 

(2) None of the funds appropriated under titles III through 

VI of this Act may be obligated for assistance for the Palestine 

Liberation Organization. 

BROADCASTING TRANSPARENCY

SEC. 7041. (a) Of the funds appropriated in this Act under the 

heading ‘‘International Broadcasting Operations’’ for Middle East 

Broadcasting Networks, 10 percent of the funds shall not be available for obligation until the Broadcasting Board of Governors reports to the Committee on Appropriations on— 

(1) The results of the independent outside evaluation of 

Alhurra programming to examine its journalistic integrity and 


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adherence to standards and principles of the United States 

International Broadcasting Act; and 

(2) Whether the directives in the explanatory statement 

accompanying the Department of State, Foreign Operations, 

and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2008 (division J of 

Public Law 110–161) regarding Alhurra have been implemented and are operational. 

(b) The Office of the Inspector General of the Department of 

State and the Broadcasting Board of Governors shall monitor adherence to the standards of the Journalistic Code of Ethics of the 

Middle East Broadcasting Networks, as updated in May 2007. 

IRAQ

SEC. 7042. (a) ASSISTANCE.—None of the funds appropriated or 

otherwise made available by this Act may be made available for assistance for Iraq, except funds appropriated by this Act under the 

heading ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related 

Programs’’ for the removal and disposal of landmines and other 

unexploded ordnance, small arms and light weapons in Iraq. 

(b) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—The terms and conditions of section 1402(e)(1), (2), (3) and (4) of Public Law 110–252 shall apply 

to assistance for Iraq in fiscal year 2009. 

(c) TRANSITION PLAN.—Not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with relevant United States Government agencies, shall submit to the 

Committees on Appropriations a report, in classified form if necessary, that details the plans, costs and timelines associated with 

the transition of programs and activities funded under titles III 

through VI of this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the 

Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs to 

the Government of Iraq. 

(d) BASE RIGHTS.—None of the funds made available in this 

Act may be used by the Government of the United States to enter 

into a permanent basing rights agreement between the United 

States and Iraq. 

REPORT ON IRAN SANCTIONS

SEC. 7043. Not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, 

the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on 

Appropriations on the status of multilateral and bilateral United 

States sanctions against Iran and actions taken by the United 

States and the international community to enforce sanctions 

against Iran. The report, which may be submitted in classified form 

if necessary, shall include the following: 

(1) A list of all current United States bilateral and multilateral sanctions against Iran; 

(2) A list of all United States and foreign registered entities which the Secretary of State has reason to believe may be 

in violation of existing United States bilateral and multilateral 

sanctions; 

(3) A detailed description of United States efforts to enforce sanctions, including a list of all investigations initiated in 

the 12 months preceeding the enactment of this Act that have 


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resulted in a determination that a sanctions violation has occurred and United States government actions taken pursuant 

to the determination; 

(4) In the instances when sanctions were waived or otherwise not imposed against entities that were determined to 

have violated United States bilateral or multilateral sanctions, 

the reason in each instance of why action was not taken to 

sanction the entity; and 

(5) A description of United States diplomatic efforts to expand bilateral and multilateral sanctions against Iran and 

strengthen international efforts to enforce existing sanctions. 

LEBANON

SEC. 7044. (a) Funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Foreign 

Military Financing Program’’ in this Act for assistance for Lebanon 

shall be made available only to professionalize the Lebanese Armed 

Forces and to strengthen border security and combat terrorism, including training and equipping the Lebanese Armed Forces to secure Lebanon’s borders, interdicting arms shipments, preventing 

the use of Lebanon as a safe haven for terrorist groups and implementing United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701. 

(b) None of the funds in subsection (a) may be made available 

for obligation until after the Secretary of State provides the Committees on Appropriations a detailed spending plan, which shall include a strategy for professionalizing the Lebanese Armed Forces, 

strengthening border security and combating terrorism in Lebanon. 

WESTERN HEMISPHERE

SEC. 7045. (a) FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS.—Of the funds appro- priated by this Act not less than $10,000,000 from ‘‘Development 

Assistance’’ and not less than $10,000,000 from ‘‘Economic Support 

Fund’’ shall be made available for labor and environmental capacity building activities relating to the free trade agreements with 

countries of Central America, Peru and the Dominican Republic. 

(b) HAITI.— (1) The Government of Haiti shall be eligible to purchase 

defense articles and services under the Arms Export Control 

Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.), for the Coast Guard. 

(2) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under titles III and IV, not less than $251,126,000 shall be made available for 

assistance for Haiti. 

(3) None of the funds made available by this Act under the 

heading ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’ may be used to transfer excess weapons, ammunition or 

other lethal property of an agency of the United States Government to the Government of Haiti for use by the Haitian National Police until the Secretary of State reports to the Committees on Appropriations that any members of the Haitian 

National Police who have been credibly alleged to have committed serious crimes, including drug trafficking and violations 

of internationally recognized human rights, have been suspended. 

(c) DOMINICAN REPUBLIC.—Of the funds appropriated by this 

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not less than $5,000,000 shall be made available for basic health 

care, nutrition, sanitation, education, and shelter for migrant workers and other residents of batey communities. 

(d) ASSISTANCE FOR GUATEMALA.— (1) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 

‘‘International Military Education and Training’’ (IMET) that 

are available for assistance for Guatemala, other than for expanded IMET, may be made available only for the Guatemalan 

Air Force, Navy and Army Corps of Engineers: Provided, That 

assistance for the Army Corps of Engineers shall only be available for training to improve disaster response capabilities and 

to participate in international peacekeeping operations: Provided further, That such funds may be made available only if 

the Secretary of State certifies that the Air Force, Navy and 

Army Corps of Engineers are respecting internationally recognized human rights and cooperating with civilian judicial investigations and prosecutions of current and retired military 

personnel who have been credibly alleged to have committed 

violations of such rights, and with the International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG) by granting access to CICIG personnel, providing evidence to CICIG, and allowing witness testimony. 

(2) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, not more than 

$500,000 may be made available for the Guatemalan Air Force, 

Navy and Army Corps of Engineers: Provided, That assistance 

for the Army Corps of Engineers shall only be available for 

training to improve disaster response capabilities and to participate in international peacekeeping operations: Provided further, That such funds may be made available only if the Secretary of State certifies that the Air Force, Navy and Army 

Corps of Engineers are respecting internationally recognized 

human rights and cooperating with civilian judicial investigations and prosecutions of current and retired military personnel who have been credibly alleged to have committed violations of such rights, including protecting and providing to the 

Attorney General’s office all military archives pertaining to the 

internal armed conflict, and cooperating with the CICIG by 

granting access to CICIG personnel, providing evidence to 

CICIG, and allowing witness testimony. 

(e) ASSISTANCE FOR MEXICO.—Of the funds appropriated under 

the headings ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, and ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ in this Act, not more than $300,000,000 may be made 

available for assistance for Mexico, only to combat drug trafficking 

and related violence and organized crime, and for judicial reform, 

institution building, anti-corruption, and rule of law activities, of 

which not less than $75,000,000 shall be used for judicial reform, 

institution building, anti-corruption, and rule of law activities: Provided, That none of the funds made available under this section 

shall be made available for budget support or as cash payments. 

(1) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.—Fifteen percent of the funds 

made available under this section in this Act, for assistance for 

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building, anti-corruption, and rule of law activities, may not be 

obligated until the Secretary of State reports in writing to the 

Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Mexico 

is continuing to— 

(A) improve the transparency and accountability of 

Federal police forces and to work with State and municipal 

authorities to improve the transparency and accountability 

of State and municipal police forces through mechanisms 

including police complaints commissions with authority 

and independence to receive complaints and carry out effective investigations; 

(B) conduct regular consultations with Mexican human 

rights organizations and other relevant Mexican civil society organizations on recommendations for the implementation of the Merida Initiative in accordance with Mexican 

and international law; 

(C) ensure that civilian prosecutors and judicial authorities are investigating and prosecuting, in accordance 

with Mexican and international law, members of the Federal police and military forces who have been credibly alleged to have violated internationally recognized human 

rights, and the Federal police and military forces are fully 

cooperating with the investigations; and 

(D) enforce the prohibition, in accordance with Mexican and international law, on the use of testimony obtained through torture or other ill-treatment. 

(2) REPORT.—The report required in paragraph (1) shall include a description of actions taken with respect to each requirement. 

(3) SPENDING PLAN.—Not later than 45 days after the date 

of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit 

to the Committees on Appropriations a detailed spending plan, 

developed after consulting with relevant Mexican Government 

authorities, for funds made available for Mexico under this section, with concrete goals, programs and activities to be funded, 

and anticipated results. 

(4) ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES.—Prior to the obligation of 

funds for the procurement or lease of aircraft, the Director of 

the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, in consultation with 

the Secretary of State, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations an Analysis of Alternatives for the acquisition of 

all aircraft for the Merida Initiative. 

(f) ASSISTANCE FOR THE COUNTRIES OF CENTRAL AMERICA.—Of 

the funds appropriated under the headings ‘‘International Narcotics 

Control and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, and ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, $105,000,000 may be made 

available for assistance for the countries of Central America only 

to combat drug trafficking and related violence and organized 

crime, and for judicial reform, institution building, anti-corruption, 

rule of law activities, and maritime security, of which not less than 

$35,000,000 shall be made available for judicial reform, institution 

building, anti-corruption, and rule of law activities: Provided, That 

of the funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Economic Support 

Fund’’, $12,000,000 shall be made available through the United 


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States Agency for International Development for an Economic and 

Social Development Fund for Central America: Provided further, That none of the funds shall be made available for budget support 

or as cash payments. 

(1) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.—Fifteen percent of the funds 

made available by this Act for assistance for the countries of 

Central America under the headings ‘‘International Narcotics 

Control and Law Enforcement’’ and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ may not be obligated until the Secretary of State 

reports in writing to the Committees on Appropriations that 

the government of such country is continuing to— 

(A) support police complaints commissions with authority and independence to receive complaints and carry 

out effective investigations; 

(B) implement reforms to improve the capacity and ensure the independence of the judiciary; and 

(C) investigate and prosecute members of the Federal 

police and military forces who have been credibly alleged 

to have committed violations of internationally recognized 

human rights. 

(2) REPORT.—The report required in paragraph (1) shall include a description of actions taken with respect to each requirement. 

(3) SPENDING PLAN.—Not later than 45 days after the date 

of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a detailed spending 

plan for funds appropriated or otherwise made available for 

the countries of Central America by this Act, with concrete 

goals, actions to be taken, budget proposals, and anticipated 

results. 

(4) DEFINITION.—For the purposes of this section, the term 

‘‘countries of Central America’’ means Belize, Costa Rica, El 

Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama. 

(g) AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE.—To the maximum extent practicable, the costs of operations and maintenance, 

including fuel, of aircraft funded by this Act should be borne by the 

recipient country. 

COLOMBIA

SEC. 7046. (a) FUNDING.—Of the funds appropriated in titles III and IV of this Act, not more than $545,050,000 shall be available for assistance for Colombia. 

Funds appropriated by this Act and made available to the Department of State for assistance to the Government of Colombia 

may be used to support a unified campaign against narcotics trafficking and organizations designated as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and successor organizations, and to take actions to protect 

human health and welfare in emergency circumstances, including 

undertaking rescue operations: Provided, That assistance made 

available in prior Acts for the Government of Colombia to protect 

the Cano-Limon pipeline may also be used for purposes for which 

funds are made available under the heading ‘‘Andean Counterdrug 

Programs’’: Provided further, That no United States Armed Forces 

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United States will participate in any combat operation in connection with assistance made available by this Act for Colombia: Provided further, That rotary and fixed wing aircraft supported with 

funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Andean Counterdrug Programs’’ for assistance for Colombia may be used for aerial or manual drug eradication and interdiction including to transport personnel and supplies and to provide security for such operations, 

and to provide transport in support of alternative development programs and investigations of cases under the jurisdiction of the Attorney General, the Procuraduria General de la Nacion, and the 

Defensoria del Pueblo: Provided further, That the President shall 

ensure that if any helicopter procured with funds in this Act or 

prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, is used to aid or abet the 

operations of any illegal self-defense group, paramilitary organization, illegal security cooperative or successor organizations in Colombia, such helicopter shall be immediately returned to the 

United States. 

Of the funds available under the heading ‘‘Andean 

Counterdrug Programs’’ in this Act for the Colombian national police for the procurement of chemicals for aerial coca and poppy 

eradication programs, not more than 20 percent of such funds may 

be made available for such eradication programs unless the Secretary of State certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that: 

(1) the herbicide is being used in accordance with EPA label requirements for comparable use in the United States and with Colombian laws; and (2) the herbicide, in the manner it is being used, 

does not pose unreasonable risks or adverse effects to humans or 

the environment, including endemic species: Provided, That such 

funds may not be made available unless the Secretary of State certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that complaints of harm 

to health or licit crops caused by such aerial eradication are thoroughly evaluated and fair compensation is being paid in a timely 

manner for meritorious claims: Provided further, That such funds 

may not be made available for such purposes unless programs are 

being implemented by the United States Agency for International 

Development, the Government of Colombia, or other organizations, 

in consultation and coordination with local communities, to provide 

alternative sources of income in areas where security permits for 

small-acreage growers and communities whose illicit crops are targeted for aerial eradication: Provided further, That none of the 

funds appropriated by this Act for assistance for Colombia shall be 

made available for the cultivation or processing of African oil palm, 

if doing so would contribute to significant loss of native species, disrupt or contaminate natural water sources, reduce local food security, or cause the forced displacement of local people: Provided further, That funds appropriated by this Act may be used for aerial 

eradication in Colombia’s national parks or reserves only if the Secretary of State certifies to the Committees on Appropriations on a 

case-by-case basis that there are no effective alternatives and the 

eradication is conducted in accordance with Colombian laws. 

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(1) FUNDING.—Funds appropriated by this Act that are 

available for assistance for the Colombian Armed Forces, may 

be made available as follows: 

(A) Up to 70 percent of such funds may be obligated 

prior to the certification and report by the Secretary of 

State pursuant to subparagraph (B). 

(B) Up to 15 percent of such funds may be obligated 

only after the Secretary of State consults with, and subsequently certifies and submits a written report to, the Committees on Appropriations that— 

(i) The Government of Colombia is suspending, 

and investigating and prosecuting in the civilian justice system, those members of the Colombian Armed 

Forces, of whatever rank, who have been credibly alleged to have committed violations of internationally 

recognized human rights, including extra-judicial 

killings, or to have aided, abetted or benefitted from 

paramilitary organizations or successor armed groups, 

and the Colombian Armed Forces are cooperating fully 

with civilian prosecutors and judicial authorities in 

such cases. 

(ii) The Government of Colombia has taken all 

necessary steps to sever links with paramilitary organizations or successor armed groups. 

(iii) The Government of Colombia is dismantling 

paramilitary networks, including by arresting and 

prosecuting under civilian criminal law individuals 

who have provided financial, planning, or logistical 

support, or have otherwise aided, abetted or benefitted 

from paramilitary organizations or successor armed 

groups, and by returning land and other assets illegally acquired by such organizations or their associates to their rightful occupants or owners. 

(iv) The Government of Colombia is respecting the 

rights of Colombia’s indigenous and Afro-Colombian 

communities, and the Colombian Armed Forces are 

implementing procedures to distinguish between civilians, including displaced persons, and combatants in 

their operations. 

(2) The balance of such funds may be obligated after July 

31, 2009, if, prior to such obligation, the Secretary of State 

consults with, and submits a written certification to, the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Colombia is 

continuing to meet the requirements described in paragraph 

(1) and is conducting vigorous operations to strengthen civilian 

institutions and respect for internationally recognized human 

rights in areas under the influence of paramilitary organizations or successor armed groups and guerrilla organizations. 

(3) CERTAIN FUNDS EXEMPTED.—The requirement to withhold funds from obligation shall not apply with respect to 

funds made available under the heading ‘‘Andean Counterdrug 

Programs’’ in this Act for continued support for the Critical 

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national Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs of the Department of State. 

(4) REPORT.—At the time the Secretary of State submits 

certifications pursuant to paragraphs (1)(B) and (2) of this subsection, the Secretary shall also submit to the Committees on 

Appropriations a report that contains, with respect to each 

such paragraph, a detailed description of the specific actions 

taken by the Government and Armed Forces of Colombia which 

support each requirement of the certification, and the cases or 

issues brought to the attention of the Secretary, including 

through the Department of State’s annual Country Reports on 

Human Rights Practices, for which the actions taken by the 

Colombian Government or Armed Forces have been determined 

by the Secretary of State to be inadequate. 

(c) CONSULTATIVE PROCESS.—Not later than 60 days after the 

date of enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter until 

September 30, 2009, the Secretary of State shall consult with Colombian and internationally recognized human rights organizations 

regarding progress in meeting the requirements contained in subsection (b)(1). 

(d) ASSISTANCE FOR REINTEGRATION OF FORMER COMBAT- ANTS.— (1) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Of the funds appropriated in 

this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, up to 

$16,769,000 may be made available in fiscal year 2009 for assistance for the reintegration of former members of foreign terrorist organizations (FTOs) or other illegal armed groups in 

Colombia, if the Secretary of State consults with and makes a 

certification described in paragraph (2) to the Committees on 

Appropriations prior to the initial obligation of amounts for 

such assistance for the fiscal year involved. 

(2) CERTIFICATION.—A certification described in this subsection is a certification that— 

(A) assistance for the fiscal year will be provided only 

for individuals who have: (i) verifiably renounced and terminated any affiliation or involvement with FTOs or other 

illegal armed groups; (ii) are meeting all the requirements 

of the Colombia demobilization program, including having 

disclosed their involvement in past crimes and their 

knowledge of the FTO’s structure, financing sources, illegal 

assets, and the location of kidnapping victims and bodies 

of the disappeared; and (iii) are not involved in criminal 

activity; 

(B) the Government of Colombia is providing full cooperation to the Government of the United States to prosecute the extradited leaders and members of FTOs who 

have been indicted in the United States for murder, torture, kidnapping, narcotics trafficking, or other violations 

of United States law; 

(C) the Government of Colombia is not knowingly taking any steps to legalize the titles of land or other assets 

illegally obtained and held by FTOs, their associates, or 

successors, has established effective procedures to identify 

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such land and other assets to their rightful occupants or 

owners; 

(D) the Government of Colombia is dismantling the organizational structures of FTOs and successor armed 

groups; and 

(E) funds shall not be made available as cash payments to individuals and are available only for activities 

under the following categories: verification, reintegration 

(including training and education), vetting, recovery of assets for reparations for victims, and investigations and 

prosecutions. 

(e) ILLEGAL ARMED GROUPS.— (1) DENIAL OF VISAS.—Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary of State shall not issue a visa to any alien who the Secretary determines, based on credible evidence— 

(A) has willfully provided any support to or benefitted 

from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), 

the National Liberation Army (ELN), the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC), or successor armed 

groups, including taking actions or failing to take actions 

which allow, facilitate, or otherwise foster the activities of 

such groups; or 

(B) has committed, ordered, incited, assisted, or otherwise participated in the commission of a violation of internationally recognized human rights, including extra-judicial killings, in Colombia. 

(2) WAIVER.—Paragraph (1) shall not apply if the Secretary of State certifies to the Committees on Appropriations, 

on a case-by-case basis, that the issuance of a visa to the alien 

is necessary to support the peace process in Colombia or for urgent humanitarian reasons. 

(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) AIDED OR ABETTED.—The term ‘‘aided or abetted’’ 

means to provide any support to paramilitary or successor 

armed groups, including taking actions which allow, facilitate, 

or otherwise foster the activities of such groups. 

(2) PARAMILITARY GROUPS.—The term ‘‘paramilitary 

groups’’ means illegal self-defense groups and illegal security 

cooperatives, including those groups and cooperatives that 

have formerly demobilized but continue illegal operations, as 

well as parts thereof. 

(3) FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘‘foreign 

terrorist organization’’ means an organization designated as a 

terrorist organization under section 219 of the Immigration 

and Nationality Act. 

COMMUNITY-BASED POLICE ASSISTANCE

SEC. 7047. (a) AUTHORITY.—Funds made available by titles III 

and IV of this Act to carry out the provisions of chapter 1 of part 

I and chapters 4 and 6 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 

1961, may be used, notwithstanding section 660 of that Act, to enhance the effectiveness and accountability of civilian police authority through training and technical assistance in human rights, the 

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ance to foster civilian police roles that support democratic governance including assistance for programs to prevent conflict, respond 

to disasters, address gender-based violence, and foster improved police relations with the communities they serve. 

(b) NOTIFICATION.—Assistance provided under subsection (a) 

shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations. 

PROHIBITION OF PAYMENTS TO UNITED NATIONS MEMBERS

SEC. 7048. None of the funds appropriated or made available 

pursuant to titles III through VI of this Act for carrying out the 

Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, may be used to pay in whole or in 

part any assessments, arrearages, or dues of any member of the 

United Nations or, from funds appropriated by this Act to carry out 

chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the costs 

for participation of another country’s delegation at international 

conferences held under the auspices of multilateral or international 

organizations. 

WAR CRIMES TRIBUNALS DRAWDOWN

SEC. 7049. If the President determines that doing so will contribute to a just resolution of charges regarding genocide or other 

violations of international humanitarian law, the President may direct a drawdown pursuant to section 552(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 of up to $30,000,000 of commodities and services 

for the United Nations War Crimes Tribunal established with regard to the former Yugoslavia by the United Nations Security 

Council or such other tribunals or commissions as the Council may 

establish or authorize to deal with such violations, without regard 

to the ceiling limitation contained in paragraph (2) thereof: Provided, That the determination required under this section shall be 

in lieu of any determinations otherwise required under section 

552(c): Provided further, That funds made available for tribunals 

other than the International Criminal Tribunal for the former 

Yugoslavia, the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, or the 

Special Court for Sierra Leone shall be made available subject to 

the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 

PEACEKEEPING MISSIONS

SEC. 7050. None of the funds made available under title I of 

this Act may be used for any United Nations undertaking when it 

is made known to the Federal official having authority to obligate 

or expend such funds that: (1) the United Nations undertaking is 

a peacekeeping mission; (2) such undertaking will involve United 

States Armed Forces under the command or operational control of 

a foreign national; and (3) the President’s military advisors have 

not submitted to the President a recommendation that such involvement is in the national interests of the United States and the 

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PEACEKEEPING ASSESSMENT

SEC. 7051. Section 404(b)(2)(B) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995, (22 U.S.C. 287e note) 

is amended by deleting subsection (v) and inserting in lieu thereof: 

‘‘(v) For assessments made during each of the calendar years 

2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009, 27.1 percent.’’. 

UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL

SEC. 7052. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may 

be made available for a United States contribution to the United 

Nations Human Rights Council. 

(b) The prohibition under subsection (a) shall not apply if— 

(1) the Secretary of State certifies to the Committees on 

Appropriations that the provision of funds to support the 

United Nations Human Rights Council is in the national interest of the United States; or 

(2) the United States is a member of the Human Rights 

Council. 

ATTENDANCE AT INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES

SEC. 7053. None of the funds made available in this Act may 

be used to send or otherwise pay for the attendance of more than 

50 employees of agencies or departments of the United States Government who are stationed in the United States, at any single 

international conference occurring outside the United States, unless the Secretary of State reports to the Committees on Appropriations that such attendance is in the national interest: Provided, 

That for purposes of this section the term ‘‘international conference’’ shall mean a conference attended by representatives of the 

United States Government and of foreign governments, international organizations, or nongovernmental organizations. 

RESTRICTIONS ON UNITED NATIONS DELEGATIONS

SEC. 7054. None of the funds made available under title I of 

this Act may be used to pay expenses for any United States delegation to any specialized agency, body, or commission of the United 

Nations if such commission is chaired or presided over by a country, the government of which the Secretary of State has determined, for purposes of section 6(j)(1) of the Export Administration 

Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 2405(j)(1)), supports international terrorism. 

PARKING FINES AND REAL PROPERTY TAXES OWED BY FOREIGN

GOVERNMENTS

SEC. 7055. (a) Subject to subsection (c), of the funds appropriated under titles III through VI by this Act that are made available for assistance for a foreign country, an amount equal to 110 

percent of the total amount of the unpaid fully adjudicated parking 

fines and penalties and unpaid property taxes owed by the central 

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priations stating that such parking fines and penalties and unpaid 

property taxes are fully paid. 

(b) Funds withheld from obligation pursuant to subsection (a) 

may be made available for other programs or activities funded by 

this Act, after consultation with and subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, provided that 

no such funds shall be made available for assistance for the central 

government of a foreign country that has not paid the total amount 

of the fully adjudicated parking fines and penalties and unpaid 

property taxes owed by such country. 

(c) Subsection (a) shall not include amounts that have been 

withheld under any other provision of law. 

(d)(1) The Secretary of State may waive the requirements set 

forth in subsection (a) with respect to parking fines and penalties 

no sooner than 60 days from the date of enactment of this Act, or 

at any time with respect to a particular country, if the Secretary 

determines that it is in the national interests of the United States 

to do so. 

(2) The Secretary of State may waive the requirements set 

forth in subsection (a) with respect to the unpaid property taxes if 

the Secretary of State determines that it is in the national interests of the United States to do so. 

(e) Not later than 6 months after the initial exercise of the 

waiver authority in subsection (d), the Secretary of State, after consultations with the City of New York, shall submit a report to the 

Committees on Appropriations describing a strategy, including a 

timetable and steps currently being taken, to collect the parking 

fines and penalties and unpaid property taxes and interest owed by 

nations receiving foreign assistance under this Act. 

(f) In this section: 

(1) The term ‘‘fully adjudicated’’ includes circumstances in 

which the person to whom the vehicle is registered— 

(A)(i) has not responded to the parking violation summons; or 

(ii) has not followed the appropriate adjudication procedure to challenge the summons; and 

(B) the period of time for payment of or challenge to 

the summons has lapsed. 

(2) The term ‘‘parking fines and penalties’’ means parking 

fines and penalties— 

(A) owed to— 

(i) the District of Columbia; or 

(ii) New York, New York; and 

(B) incurred during the period April 1, 1997, through 

September 30, 2008. 

(3) The term ‘‘unpaid property taxes’’ means the amount of 

unpaid taxes and interest determined to be owed by a foreign 

country on real property in the District of Columbia or New 

York, New York in a court order or judgment entered against 

such country by a court of the United States or any State or 

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LANDMINES AND CLUSTER MUNITIONS

SEC. 7056. (a) LANDMINES.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, demining equipment available to the United States 

Agency for International Development and the Department of State 

and used in support of the clearance of landmines and unexploded 

ordnance for humanitarian purposes may be disposed of on a grant 

basis in foreign countries, subject to such terms and conditions as 

the President may prescribe. 

(b) CLUSTER MUNITIONS.—No military assistance shall be furnished for cluster munitions, no defense export license for cluster 

munitions may be issued, and no cluster munitions or cluster munitions technology shall be sold or transferred, unless— 

(1) the submunitions of the cluster munitions have a 99 

percent or higher functioning rate; and 

(2) the agreement applicable to the assistance, transfer, or 

sale of the cluster munitions or cluster munitions technology 

specifies that the cluster munitions will only be used against 

clearly defined military targets and will not be used where civilians are known to be present. 

MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION

SEC. 7057. (a) The Chief Executive Officer of the Millennium 

Challenge Corporation shall, not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, submit to the Committee on Appropriations a report on the proposed uses, on a country-by-country basis, of all 

funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Millennium Challenge Corporation’’ in this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the 

Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs projected to be obligated and expended in fiscal year 2009 and subsequent fiscal years. 

(b) The report required in paragraph (a) shall be updated on 

a semi-annual basis and shall include, at a minimum, a description 

of— 

(1) compacts in development, including the status of negotiations and the approximate range of value of the proposed 

compact; 

(2) compacts in implementation, including the projected expenditure and disbursement of compact funds during fiscal 

year 2009 and subsequent fiscal years as determined by the 

country compact; 

(3) threshold country programs in development, including 

the approximate range of value of the threshold country agreement; 

(4) major programmatic changes to existing compacts funded by this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs; 

(5) threshold country programs in implementation; and 

(6) use of administrative funds. 

(c) The Chief Executive Officer of the Millennium Challenge 

Corporation shall notify the Committees on Appropriations not 

later than 15 days prior to signing any new country compact or 

new threshold country program; terminating or suspending any 


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country compact or threshold country program; or commencing negotiations for any new compact or threshold country program. 

LIMITATION ON RESIDENCE EXPENSES

SEC. 7058. Of the funds appropriated or made available pursuant to title II of this Act, not to exceed $100,500 shall be for official 

residence expenses of the United States Agency for International 

Development during the current fiscal year: Provided, That appropriate steps shall be taken to assure that, to the maximum extent 

possible, United States-owned foreign currencies are utilized in lieu 

of dollars. 

UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

MANAGEMENT

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. 7059. (a) AUTHORITY.—Up to $81,000,000 of the funds 

made available in title III of this Act to carry out the provisions 

of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, including funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and 

Central Asia’’, may be used by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to hire and employ individuals in 

the United States and overseas on a limited appointment basis 

pursuant to the authority of sections 308 and 309 of the Foreign 

Service Act of 1980. 

(b) RESTRICTIONS.— 

(1) The number of individuals hired in any fiscal year pursuant to the authority contained in subsection (a) may not exceed 175. 

(2) The authority to hire individuals contained in subsection (a) shall expire on September 30, 2010. 

(c) CONDITIONS.—The authority of subsection (a) may only be 

used to the extent that an equivalent number of positions that are 

filled by personal services contractors or other non-direct hire employees of USAID, who are compensated with funds appropriated 

to carry out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, including 

funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, are eliminated. 

(d) PRIORITY SECTORS.—In exercising the authority of this section, primary emphasis shall be placed on enabling USAID to meet 

personnel positions in technical skill areas currently encumbered 

by contractor or other non-direct hire personnel. 

(e) CONSULTATIONS.—The USAID Administrator shall consult 

with the Committees on Appropriations at least on a quarterly 

basis concerning the implementation of this section. 

(f) PROGRAM ACCOUNT CHARGED.—The account charged for the 

cost of an individual hired and employed under the authority of 

this section shall be the account to which such individual’s responsibilities primarily relate. Funds made available to carry out this 

section may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated 

by this Act in title II under the heading ‘‘Operating Expenses’’. 

(g) FOREIGN SERVICE LIMITED EXTENSIONS.—Individuals hired 

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prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, pursuant to the authority of 

section 309 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, may be extended for 

a period of up to 4 years notwithstanding the limitation set forth 

in such section. 

(h) JUNIOR OFFICER PLACEMENT AUTHORITY.—Of the funds 

made available in subsection (a), USAID may use, in addition to 

funds otherwise available for such purposes, up to $15,000,000 to 

fund overseas support costs of members of the Foreign Service with 

a Foreign Service rank of four or below: Provided, That such authority is only used to reduce USAID’s reliance on overseas personal services contractors or other non-direct hire employees compensated with funds appropriated to carry out part I of the Foreign 

Assistance Act of 1961, including funds appropriated under the 

heading ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’. 

(i) DISASTER SURGE CAPACITY.—Funds appropriated under title 

III of this Act to carry out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 

1961, including funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Assistance 

for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, may be used, in addition to 

funds otherwise available for such purposes, for the cost (including 

the support costs) of individuals detailed to or employed by USAID 

whose primary responsibility is to carry out programs in response 

to natural disasters. 

(j) TECHNICAL ADVISORS.—Up to $13,500,000 of the funds made 

available by this Act in title III for assistance under the heading 

‘‘Global Health and Child Survival’’, may be used to reimburse 

United States Government agencies, agencies of State governments, institutions of higher learning, and private and voluntary 

organizations for the full cost of individuals (including for the personal services of such individuals) detailed or assigned to, or contracted by, as the case may be, USAID for the purpose of carrying 

out activities under that heading: Provided, That up to $3,500,000 

of the funds made available by this Act for assistance under the 

heading ‘‘Development Assistance’’ may be used to reimburse such 

agencies, institutions, and organizations for such costs of such individuals carrying out other development assistance activities. 

(k) PERSONAL SERVICES CONTRACTORS.—Funds appropriated by 

this Act to carry out chapter 1 of part I, chapter 4 of part II, and 

section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and title II of 

the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, 

may be used by USAID to employ up to 25 personal services contractors in the United States, notwithstanding any other provision 

of law, for the purpose of providing direct, interim support for new 

or expanded overseas programs and activities managed by the 

agency until permanent direct hire personnel are hired and 

trained: Provided, That not more than 10 of such contractors shall 

be assigned to any bureau or office: Provided further, That such 

funds appropriated to carry out title II of the Agricultural Trade 

Development and Assistance Act of 1954, may be made available 

only for personal services contractors assigned to the Office of Food 

for Peace. 

(l) RECRUITMENT STRATEGY.—Not later than December 31, 

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Health and Human Services, the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and the heads of other relevant Federal 

departments and agencies, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a recruitment strategy for current and former employees from such departments and agencies who possess skills and/or 

overseas experience which would enhance USAID’s capacity to 

carry out its mission: Provided, That funds made available under 

the heading ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ in title II of this Act may be 

made available to implement the strategy described in the previous 

proviso, subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 

(m) HIRING AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding section 307 of the 

Foreign Service Act of 1980, the USAID Administrator may hire up 

to 30 individuals under the Development Leadership Initiative: 

Provided, That the authority contained in this subsection shall expire on September 30, 2010. 

GLOBAL HEALTH ACTIVITIES

SEC. 7060. (a) Funds appropriated by titles III and IV of this 

Act that are made available for bilateral assistance for child survival activities or disease programs including activities relating to 

research on, and the prevention, treatment and control of, HIV/ 

AIDS may be made available notwithstanding any other provision 

of law except for the provisions under the heading ‘‘Global Health 

and Child Survival’’ and the United States Leadership Against 

HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 (117 Stat. 711; 

22 U.S.C. 7601 et seq.), as amended: Provided, That of the funds 

appropriated under title III of this Act, not less than $545,000,000 

should be made available for family planning/reproductive health. 

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 10 percent 

of the funds that are appropriated by this Act for a contribution to 

support the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria 

(the ‘‘Global Fund’’) shall be withheld from obligation to the Global 

Fund until the Secretary of State reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the Global Fund— 

(1) is releasing incremental disbursements only if grantees 

demonstrate progress against clearly defined performance indicators; and 

(2) is implementing a reporting system that breaks down 

grantee budget allocations by programmatic activity. 

DEVELOPMENT GRANTS PROGRAM

SEC. 7061. Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the 

heading ‘‘Development Assistance’’, not less than $40,000,000 shall 

be made available for the Development Grants Program established pursuant to section 674 of the Department of State, Foreign 

Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2008 (division J of Public Law 110–161): Provided, That funds made available under this section are in addition to other funds available for 

such purposes including funds designated by this Act by section 

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WOMEN IN DEVELOPMENT

SEC. 7062. (a) Programs funded under title III of this Act 

should include, where appropriate, gender considerations in the 

planning, assessment, implementation, monitoring and evaluation 

of such programs. 

(b) Funds made available under title III of this Act should be 

made available to support programs to enhance economic opportunities for poor women in developing countries, including increasing 

the number and capacity of women-owned enterprises, improving 

property rights for women, increasing access to financial services, 

and improving women’s ability to participate in the global economy. 

GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE

SEC. 7063. (a) Funds appropriated under the headings ‘‘Development Assistance’’ and ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ in this Act shall 

be made available for programs to address sexual and gender-based 

violence. 

(b) Programs and activities funded under titles III and IV of 

this Act that provide training for foreign police, judicial, and military officials shall address, where appropriate, gender-based violence. 

EDUCATION

SEC. 7064. (a) BASIC EDUCATION.— 

(1) Of the funds appropriated by title III of this Act and 

by prior Acts for fiscal year 2009, not less than $700,000,000 

should be made available for assistance for basic education, of 

which not less than $400,000,000 shall be made available 

under the heading ‘‘Development Assistance’’. 

(2) There shall continue to be a Coordinator of United 

States government actions to provide basic education assistance in developing countries as established in section 664 of division J of Public Law 110–161. 

(3) Funds appropriated for basic education in this Act shall 

be made available for a pilot program in three countries to develop and evaluate the effectiveness and implementation of a 

5-year basic education strategic plan. 

(b) HIGHER EDUCATION.—Of the funds appropriated by title III 

of this Act and by prior Acts for fiscal year 2009, not less than 

$133,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for higher education. 

RECONCILIATION PROGRAMS

SEC. 7065. Of the funds appropriated under the headings ‘‘Development Assistance’’ and ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ in this Act, 

$25,000,000 shall be made available for reconciliation programs 

which bring together and facilitate interaction between individuals 

of different ethnic, religious and political backgrounds from areas 

of civil conflict and war, of which $9,000,000 shall be made available for such programs in the Middle East: Provided, That the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations, prior to 


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the initial obligation of funds, on the most effective uses of such 

funds. 

COMPREHENSIVE EXPENDITURES REPORT

SEC. 7066. Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 

of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations detailing the total amount of United 

States Government expenditures in fiscal years 2007 and 2008, by 

Federal agency, for assistance programs and activities in each foreign country, identifying the line item as presented in the President’s Budget Appendix and the purpose for which the funds were 

provided: Provided, That if required, information may be submitted 

in classified form. 

REQUESTS FOR DOCUMENTS

SEC. 7067. None of the funds appropriated or made available 

pursuant to titles III through VI of this Act shall be available to 

a nongovernmental organization, including any contractor, which 

fails to provide upon timely request any document, file, or record 

necessary to the auditing requirements of the United States Agency for International Development. 

SENIOR POLICY OPERATING GROUP

SEC. 7068. (a) The Senior Policy Operating Group on Trafficking in Persons, established under section 105(f) of the Victims 

of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 

7103(f)) to coordinate agency activities regarding policies (including 

grants and grant policies) involving the international trafficking in 

persons, shall coordinate all such policies related to the activities 

of traffickers and victims of severe forms of trafficking. 

(b) None of the funds provided under title I of this or any other 

Act making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs shall be expended to perform functions that duplicate coordinating responsibilities of the Operating 

Group. 

(c) The Operating Group shall continue to report only to the 

authorities that appointed them pursuant to section 105(f). 

PROHIBITION ON USE OF TORTURE

SEC. 7069. None of the funds made available in this Act shall 

be used in any way whatsoever to support or justify the use of torture, cruel or inhumane treatment by any official or contract employee of the United States Government. 

AFRICA

SEC. 7070. (a) EXPANDED INTERNATIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION

AND TRAINING.— 

(1) Funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘International 

Military Education and Training’’ in this Act that are made 

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able only for expanded international military education and 

training. 

(2) None of the funds appropriated under the heading 

‘‘International Military Education and Training’’ in this Act 

may be made available for assistance for Equatorial Guinea. 

(b)(1) SUDAN LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE.—Subject to subsection (2): 

(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of 

the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for 

assistance for the Government of Sudan. 

(B) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be 

made available for the cost, as defined in section 502, of the 

Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of modifying loans and loan 

guarantees held by the Government of Sudan, including the 

cost of selling, reducing, or canceling amounts owed to the 

United States, and modifying concessional loans, guarantees, 

and credit agreements. 

(2) Subsection (b)(1) shall not apply if the Secretary of State 

determines and certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that: 

(A) The Government of Sudan honors its pledges to cease 

attacks upon civilians and disarms and demobilizes the 

Janjaweed and other government-supported militias. 

(B) The Government of Sudan and all government-supported militia groups are honoring their commitments made in 

all previous cease-fire agreements. 

(C) The Government of Sudan is allowing unimpeded access to Darfur to humanitarian aid organizations, the human 

rights investigation and humanitarian teams of the United Nations, including protection officers, and an international monitoring team that is based in Darfur and has the support of the 

United States. 

(3) EXCEPTIONS.—The provisions of subsection (b)(1) shall not 

apply to— 

(A) humanitarian assistance; 

(B) assistance for the Darfur region, Southern Sudan, 

Southern Kordofan/Nuba Mountains State, Blue Nile State, 

and Abyei; and 

(C) assistance to support implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement and the Darfur Peace Agreement 

or any other internationally-recognized viable peace agreement 

in Sudan. 

(4) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this Act, the term ‘‘Government of Sudan’’ shall not include the Government of Southern 

Sudan. 

(5) Notwithstanding any other law, assistance in this Act may 

be made available to the Government of Southern Sudan to provide 

non-lethal military assistance, military education and training, and 

defense services controlled under the International Traffic in Arms 

Regulations (22 CRF 120.1 et seq.) if the Secretary of State— 

(A) determines that the provision of such items is in the 

national interest of the United States; and 

(B) not later than 15 days before the provision of any such 

assistance, notifies the Committees on Appropriations of such 

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(c) HORN OF AFRICA AND PAN SAHEL PROGRAM.—Funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ in this Act 

that are made available for programs and activities to counter extremism in the Horn of Africa and the Pan Sahel region of Africa, 

shall be administered by the United States Agency for International Development, and are in addition to funds otherwise made 

available for such purposes. 

(d) WAR CRIMES IN AFRICA.— 

(1) The Congress reaffirms its support for the efforts of the 

International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) and the 

Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) to bring to justice individuals responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity in a timely manner. 

(2) Funds appropriated by this Act, including funds for 

debt restructuring, may be made available for assistance for 

the central government of a country in which individuals indicted by ICTR and SCSL are credibly alleged to be living, if 

the Secretary of State determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that such government is cooperating 

with ICTR and SCSL, including the surrender and transfer of 

indictees in a timely manner: Provided, That this subsection 

shall not apply to assistance provided under section 551 of the 

Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or to project assistance under 

title VI of this Act: Provided further, That the United States 

shall use its voice and vote in the United Nations Security 

Council to fully support efforts by ICTR and SCSL to bring to 

justice individuals indicted by such tribunals in a timely manner. 

(3) The prohibition in subsection (2) may be waived on a 

country-by-country basis if the President determines that doing 

so is in the national security interest of the United States: Provided, That prior to exercising such waiver authority, the 

President shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations, in classified form if necessary, on— 

(A) the steps being taken to obtain the cooperation of 

the government in surrendering the indictee in question to 

the court of jurisdiction; 

(B) a strategy, including a timeline, for bringing the 

indictee before such court; and 

(C) the justification for exercising the waiver authority. 

(e) ZIMBABWE.— 

(1) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United 

States executive director to each international financial institution to vote against any extension by the respective institution 

of any loans to the Government of Zimbabwe, except to meet 

basic human needs or to promote democracy, unless the Secretary of State determines and reports in writing to the Committees on Appropriations that the rule of law has been restored in Zimbabwe, including respect for ownership and title 

to property, freedom of speech and association, and a transition 

government has been established that reflects the will of the 

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(2) None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be 

made available for assistance for the central government of 

Zimbabwe unless the Secretary of State makes the determination pursuant to subsection (e)(1). 

ASIA

SEC. 7071. (a) TIBET.— (1) The Secretary of the Treasury should instruct the 

United States executive director to each international financial 

institution to use the voice and vote of the United States to 

support projects in Tibet if such projects do not provide incentives for the migration and settlement of non-Tibetans into 

Tibet or facilitate the transfer of ownership of Tibetan land 

and natural resources to non-Tibetans; are based on a thorough needs-assessment; foster self-sufficiency of the Tibetan 

people and respect Tibetan culture and traditions; and are subject to effective monitoring. 

(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not less than $7,300,000 of the funds appropriated by this Act under 

the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ should be made available to nongovernmental organizations to support activities 

which preserve cultural traditions and promote sustainable development and environmental conservation in Tibetan communities in the Tibetan Autonomous Region and in other Tibetan 

communities in China. 

(b) BURMA.— (1) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United 

States executive director to each appropriate international financial institution in which the United States participates, to 

oppose and vote against the extension by such institution any 

loan or financial or technical assistance or any other utilization 

of funds of the respective bank to and for Burma. 

(2) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the head- ing ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, not less than $15,000,000 shall 

be made available to support democracy activities in Burma, 

along the Burma-Thailand border, for activities of Burmese 

student groups and other organizations located outside Burma, 

and for the purpose of supporting the provision of humanitarian assistance to displaced Burmese along Burma’s borders: 

Provided, That such funds may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law: Provided further, That in 

addition to assistance for Burmese refugees provided under the 

heading ‘‘Migration and Refugee Assistance’’ in this Act, not 

less than $4,000,000 shall be made available for communitybased organizations operating in Thailand to provide food, 

medical and other humanitarian assistance to internally displaced persons in eastern Burma: Provided further, That funds 

made available under this paragraph shall be subject to the 

regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 

(c) INDONESIA.— 

(1) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, not to exceed 

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nesia, of which $2,000,000 shall be made available only after 

the Secretary of State submits to the Committees on Appropriations the report on Indonesia detailed in the explanatory 

statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act) under such heading. 

(2) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ that are available for assistance 

for Indonesia, not less than $300,000 should be made available 

for grants for capacity building of Indonesian human rights organizations, including in Papua. 

(d) CAMBODIA.—Funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ in this Act for assistance for Cambodia may 

be used for an endowment, and shall be made available to 

strengthen the capacity of the Government of Cambodia to combat 

human trafficking, notwithstanding any other provision of law. 

(e) NORTH KOREA.— 

(1) Funds made available under the heading ‘‘Migration 

and Refugee Assistance’’ in this Act shall be made available for 

assistance for refugees from North Korea. 

(2) Of the funds made available under the heading ‘‘International Broadcasting Operations’’ in title I of this Act, not less 

than $8,000,000 shall be made available for broadcasts into 

North Korea. 

(3) None of the funds made available under the heading 

‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ in fiscal year 2009 may be made 

available for obligation for energy-related assistance for North 

Korea unless the Secretary of State determines and reports to 

the Committees on Appropriations that North Korea is continuing to fulfill its commitments under the Six Party Talks 

agreements. 

(f) PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.— 

(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law and subject 

to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, of the funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Development Assistance’’ in this Act, not less than $11,000,000 

shall be made available to United States educational institutions and nongovernmental organizations for programs and activities in the People’s Republic of China relating to the environment, governance and the rule of law. 

(2) None of the funds appropriated under the heading 

‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Programs’’ in this Act may be obligated or expended for processing licenses for the export of satellites of United States origin (including commercial satellites 

and satellite components) to the People’s Republic of China unless, at least 15 days in advance, the Committees on Appropriations are notified of such proposed action. 

(3) Not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, the 

Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on 

Appropriations detailing, to the extent practicable, the amount 

of assistance provided by the People’s Republic of China to governments and entities in Latin America and Africa during the 

previous calendar year, and shall make such report publicly 

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of State and the United States Agency for International Development in English and Mandarin. 

(4) Of the funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Diplo- matic and Consular Programs’’ in this Act, $1,000,000 shall be 

made available to the Bureau of International Information Programs to disseminate information, in Mandarin, in the People’s 

Republic of China: Provided, That such information shall include issues of governance, transparency, corruption, rule of 

law, and the environment, and the findings of the report required by paragraph (3) of this subsection, and shall be disseminated through the Internet, text messaging or other 

means, and directed to economically depressed areas of the 

People’s Republic of China: Provided further, That such funds 

are in addition to funds otherwise made available for such purposes: Provided further, That the Department of State shall 

consult with the Committees on Appropriations prior to the initial obligation of funds made available by this subsection. 

(5) The terms and requirements of section 620(h) of the 

Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall apply to foreign assistance 

projects or activities of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of 

the People’s Republic of China, to include such projects or activities by any entity that is owned or controlled by, or an affiliate of, the PLA: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated 

or otherwise made available pursuant to this Act may be used 

to finance any grant, contract, or cooperative agreement with 

the PLA, or any entity that the Secretary of State has reason 

to believe is owned or controlled by, or an affiliate of, the PLA. 

(g) PHILIPPINES.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 

the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, not to exceed 

$30,000,000 may be made available for assistance for the Philippines, of which $2,000,000 may not be obligated until the Secretary of State reports in writing to the Committees on Appropriations that— 

(1) the Government of the Philippines is taking effective 

steps to implement the recommendations of the United Nations 

Special Rapporteur on Extra-judicial, Summary or Arbitrary 

Executions, to include prosecutions and convictions for 

extrajudicial executions; sustaining the decline in the number 

of extra-judicial executions; addressing allegations of a death 

squad in Davao City; and strengthening government institutions working to eliminate extra-judicial executions; 

(2) the Government of the Philippines is implementing a 

policy of promoting military personnel who demonstrate professionalism and respect for internationally recognized human 

rights, and is investigating and prosecuting military personnel 

and others who have been credibly alleged to have violated 

such rights; and 

(3) the Philippine Armed Forces do not have a policy of, 

and are not engaging in, acts of intimidation or violence 

against members of legal organizations who advocate for 

human rights. 

(h) VIETNAM.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 

funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Development Assistance’’ in 

this Act may be made available for programs and activities in the 


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central highlands of Vietnam, and shall be made available for environmental remediation and related health activities in Vietnam. 

SERBIA

SEC. 7072. (a) Funds appropriated by this Act may be made 

available for assistance for the central Government of Serbia after 

May 31, 2009, if the President has made the determination and 

certification contained in subsection (c). 

(b) After May 31, 2009, the Secretary of the Treasury should 

instruct the United States executive directors to the international 

financial institutions to support loans and assistance to the Government of Serbia subject to the conditions in subsection (c). 

(c) The determination and certification referred to in subsection (a) is a determination and a certification by the President 

to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Serbia is— 

(1) cooperating with the International Criminal Tribunal 

for the former Yugoslavia including access for investigators, 

the provision of documents, timely information on the location, 

movement, and sources of financial support of indictees, and 

the surrender and transfer of indictees or assistance in their 

apprehension, including Ratko Mladic; 

(2) taking steps that are consistent with the Dayton Accords to end Serbian financial, political, security and other support which has served to maintain separate Republika Srpska 

institutions; and 

(3) taking steps to implement policies which reflect a respect for minority rights and the rule of law. 

(d) This section shall not apply humanitarian assistance or assistance to promote democracy. 

INDEPENDENT STATES OF THE FORMER SOVIET UNION

SEC. 7073. (a) None of the funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’ shall be 

made available for assistance for a government of an Independent 

State of the former Soviet Union if that government directs any action in violation of the territorial integrity or national sovereignty 

of any other Independent State of the former Soviet Union, such 

as those violations included in the Helsinki Final Act: Provided, 

That such funds may be made available without regard to the restriction in this subsection if the President determines that to do 

so is in the national security interest of the United States. 

(b) Funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’ for the Russian Federation, Armenia, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 

(c)(1) Of the funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Assistance 

for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’ that are allocated for assistance for the Government of the Russian Federation, 60 percent 

shall be withheld from obligation until the President determines 

and certifies in writing to the Committees on Appropriations that 

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(A) has terminated implementation of arrangements to 

provide Iran with technical expertise, training, technology, or 

equipment necessary to develop a nuclear reactor, related nuclear research facilities or programs, or ballistic missile capability; and 

(B) is providing full access to international non-government organizations providing humanitarian relief to refugees 

and internally displaced persons in Chechnya. 

(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to— 

(A) assistance to combat infectious diseases, child survival 

activities, or assistance for victims of trafficking in persons; 

and 

(B) activities authorized under title V (Nonproliferation 

and Disarmament Programs and Activities) of the FREEDOM 

Support Act. 

(d) Section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act shall not apply 

to— 

(1) activities to support democracy or assistance under title 

V of the FREEDOM Support Act and section 1424 of Public 

Law 104–201 or non-proliferation assistance; 

(2) any assistance provided by the Trade and Development 

Agency under section 661 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 

(22 U.S.C. 2421); 

(3) any activity carried out by a member of the United 

States and Foreign Commercial Service while acting within his 

or her official capacity; 

(4) any insurance, reinsurance, guarantee or other assistance provided by the Overseas Private Investment Corporation 

under title IV of chapter 2 of part I of the Foreign Assistance 

Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2191 et seq.); 

(5) any financing provided under the Export-Import Bank 

Act of 1945; or 

(6) humanitarian assistance. 

REPRESSION IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

SEC. 7074. (a) None of the funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’ in this Act 

may be made available for the Government of the Russian Federation, after 180 days from the date of the enactment of this Act, unless the President determines and certifies in writing to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of the Russian 

Federation: (1) has implemented no statute, Executive order, regulation or similar government action that would discriminate, or 

which has as its principal effect discrimination, against religious 

groups or religious communities in the Russian Federation in violation of accepted international agreements on human rights and religious freedoms to which the Russian Federation is a party; and 

(2) is (A) honoring its international obligations regarding freedom 

of expression, assembly, and press, as well as due process; (B) investigating and prosecuting law enforcement personnel credibly alleged to have committed human rights abuses against political 

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(b) The Secretary of State may waive the requirements of subsection (a) if the Secretary determines that to do so is important 

to the national interests of the United States. 

CENTRAL ASIA

SEC. 7075. (a) Funds appropriated by this Act may be made 

available for assistance for the Government of Kazakhstan only if 

the Secretary of State determines and reports to the Committees 

on Appropriations that the Government of Kazakhstan has made 

significant improvements in the protection of human rights and 

civil liberties during the preceding 6 month period, including by 

fulfilling obligations recommended by the Organization for Security 

and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in the areas of election procedures, media freedom, freedom of religion, free assembly and minority rights, and by meeting the commitments it made in connection with its assumption of the Chairmanship of the OSCE in 2010. 

(b) The Secretary of State may waive subsection (a) if the Secretary determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations 

that such a waiver is important to the national security of the 

United States. 

(c) Not later than October 1, 2009, the Secretary of State shall 

submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations describing 

the following: 

(1) The defense articles, defense services, and financial assistance provided by the United States to the countries of Central Asia during the 12-month period ending 30 days prior to 

submission of such report. 

(2) The use during such period of defense articles, defense 

services, and financial assistance provided by the United 

States by units of the armed forces, border guards, or other security forces of such countries. 

(d) For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘countries of Central 

Asia’’ means Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, 

and Turkmenistan. 

UZBEKISTAN

SEC. 7076. (a) Funds appropriated by this Act may be made 

available for assistance for the central Government of Uzbekistan 

only if the Secretary of State determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Uzbekistan is 

making substantial and continuing progress— 

(1) in meeting its commitments under the ‘‘Declaration on 

the Strategic Partnership and Cooperation Framework Between the Republic of Uzbekistan and the United States of 

America’’, including respect for internationally recognized 

human rights, establishing a genuine multi-party system, and 

ensuring free and fair elections, freedom of expression, and the 

independence of the media; and 

(2) in investigating and prosecuting the individuals responsible for the deliberate killings of civilians in Andijan in May 

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sponsible for the deliberate killings of civilians in Andijan in May 

2005, or for other violations of internationally recognized human 

rights in Uzbekistan, not later than 6 months after enactment of 

this Act any person identified by the Secretary pursuant to this 

subsection shall be ineligible for admission to the United States. 

(c) The restriction in subsection (b) shall cease to apply if the 

Secretary determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Uzbekistan has taken concrete and 

measurable steps to improve respect for internationally recognized 

human rights, including allowing peaceful political and religious 

expression, releasing imprisoned human rights defenders, and implementing recommendations made by the United Nations on torture. 

(d) The Secretary may waive the application of subsection (b) 

if the Secretary determines that admission to the United States is 

necessary to attend the United Nations or to further United States 

law enforcement objectives. 

(e) For the purpose of this section ‘‘assistance’’ shall include excess defense articles. 

AFGHANISTAN

SEC. 7077. Of the funds appropriated under titles III and IV 

of this Act, not less than $1,041,950,000 should be made available 

for assistance for Afghanistan, of which not less than $100,000,000 

shall be made available to support programs that directly address 

the needs of Afghan women and girls, including for the Afghan 

Independent Human Rights Commission, the Afghan Ministry of 

Women’s Affairs, and for women-led nonprofit organizations in Afghanistan. 

ENTERPRISE FUNDS

SEC. 7078. (a) Prior to the distribution of any assets resulting 

from any liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of an Enterprise 

Fund, in whole or in part, the President shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations, in accordance with the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, a plan for 

the distribution of the assets of the Enterprise Fund. 

(b) Funds made available under titles III through VI of this 

Act for Enterprise Funds shall be expended at the minimum rate 

necessary to make timely payment for projects and activities and 

shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 

UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND

SEC. 7079. (a) CONTRIBUTION.—Of the funds made available 

under the headings ‘‘International Organizations and Programs’’ 

and ‘‘Global Health and Child Survival’’ in this Act for fiscal year 

2009, $50,000,000 shall be made available for the United Nations 

Population Fund (UNFPA), of which not more than $30,000,000 

shall be derived from funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘International Organizations and Programs’’. 

(b) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Funds appropriated by this Act 

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of any provision of law, shall be made available to UNFPA notwithstanding any such provision of law, subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, only for the 

following purposes and subject to the provisions of this section— 

(1) provide and distribute equipment, medicine, and supplies, including safe delivery kits and hygiene kits, to ensure 

safe childbirth and emergency obstetric care; 

(2) make available supplies of contraceptives for the prevention of unintended pregnancies and the spread of sexually 

transmitted infections, including HIV/AIDS; 

(3) prevent and treat cases of obstetric fistula; 

(4) reestablish maternal health services in areas where 

medical infrastructure and such services have been destroyed 

or limited by natural disasters, armed conflict, or other factors; 

(5) promote abandonment of female genital mutilation and 

cutting and child marriage; and 

(6) promote access to basic services, including clean water, 

sanitation facilities, food, and health care, for poor women and 

girls. 

(c) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS IN CHINA.—None of the 

funds made available by this Act may be used by UNFPA for a 

country program in the People’s Republic of China. 

(d) CONDITIONS ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Funds made 

available by this Act for UNFPA may be made available if— 

(1) UNFPA maintains funds made available by this Act in 

an account separate from other accounts of UNFPA and does 

not commingle such funds with other sums; and 

(2) UNFPA does not fund abortions. 

(e) REPORT TO CONGRESS AND WITHOLDING OF FUNDS.— 

(1) Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of 

this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the 

Committees on Appropriations indicating the amount of funds 

that the UNFPA is budgeting for the year in which the report 

is submitted for a country program in the People’s Republic of 

China. 

(2) If the report under this subparagraph indicates that 

the UNFPA plans to spend funds for a country program in the 

People’s Republic of China in the year covered by the report, 

then the amount of such funds the UNFPA plans to spend in 

the People’s Republic of China shall be deducted from the 

funds made available to the UNFPA after March 1 for obligation for the remainder of the fiscal year in which the report is 

submitted. 

PROHIBITION ON PUBLICITY OR PROPAGANDA

SEC. 7080. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act 

shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes within the 

United States not authorized before the date of the enactment of 

this Act by the Congress: Provided, That not to exceed $25,000 may 

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OPIC

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. 7081. (a) AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding section 235(a)(2) 

of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2195(a)(2)), the authority of subsections (a) through (c) of section 234 of such Act 

shall remain in effect through September 30, 2009. 

(b) FUNDING.—Whenever the President determines that it is in 

furtherance of the purposes of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 

up to a total of $20,000,000 of the funds appropriated under title 

III of this Act may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated by this Act for the Overseas Private Investment Corporation Program Account, to be subject to the terms and conditions of that account: Provided, That such funds shall not be available for administrative expenses of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation: Provided further, That designated funding levels 

in this Act shall not be transferred pursuant to this section: Provided further, That the exercise of such authority shall be subject 

to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 

EXTRADITION

SEC. 7082. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this Act may 

be used to provide assistance (other than funds provided under the 

headings ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, 

‘‘Migration and Refugee Assistance’’, ‘‘Emergency Migration and 

Refugee Assistance’’, and ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, 

Demining and Related Assistance’’) for the central government of 

a country which has notified the Department of State of its refusal 

to extradite to the United States any individual indicted for a 

criminal offense for which the maximum penalty is life imprisonment without the possibility of parole or for killing a law enforcement officer, as specified in a United States extradition request. 

(b) Subsection (a) shall only apply to the central government 

of a country with which the United States maintains diplomatic relations and with which the United States has an extradition treaty 

and the government of that country is in violation of the terms and 

conditions of the treaty. 

(c) The Secretary of State may waive the restriction in subsection (a) on a case-by-case basis if the Secretary certifies to the 

Committees on Appropriations that such waiver is important to the 

national interests of the United States. 

ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT

SEC. 7083. (a) CLEAN ENERGY.—Of the funds appropriated by 

title III of this Act, not less than $100,000,000 shall be made available to the United States Agency for International Development 

(USAID), in addition to funds otherwise made available for such 

purposes, for programs and activities that reduce global warming 

by promoting the sustainable use of renewable energy technologies 

and energy efficient end-use technologies, carbon sequestration, 

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(b) CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act, up to $10,000,000 shall be made available for a United 

States contribution to the Least Developed Countries Fund to support grants for climate change adaptation programs and activities, 

if the Global Environment Facility makes publicly available on its 

website an annual report detailing the criteria used to determine 

which programs and activities receive funds, the manner in which 

such programs and activities meet such criteria, the extent of local 

involvement in such programs and activities, the amount of funds 

provided, and the results achieved. 

(c) BIODIVERSITY.—Of the funds appropriated by title III of this 

Act and by prior Acts for fiscal year 2009, not less than 

$195,000,000 shall be made available for programs and activities 

which directly protect biodiversity, including tropical forests and 

wildlife, in developing countries, of which not less than $25,000,000 

shall be made available for USAID’s conservation programs in the 

Amazon Basin: Provided, That of the funds made available under 

this paragraph, not less than $17,500,000 shall be made available 

for the Congo Basin Forest Partnership of which not less than 

$2,500,000 shall be made available to the United States Fish and 

Wildlife Service for conservation programs in Africa: Provided further, That funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the provisions of sections 103 through 106, and chapter 4 of part II, of the 

Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be used, notwithstanding any 

other provision of law, for the purpose of supporting tropical forestry and biodiversity conservation activities and energy programs 

aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions: Provided further, 

That funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Development Assistance’’ may be made available as a contribution to the Galapagos 

Invasive Species Fund. 

(d)(1) EXTRACTION OF NATURAL RESOURCES.—The Secretary of 

the Treasury shall inform the managements of the international financial institutions and the public that it is the policy of the 

United States to oppose any assistance by such institutions (including but not limited to any loan, credit, grant, or guarantee) for the 

extraction and export of oil, gas, coal, timber, or other natural resource unless the government of the country has in place functioning systems for: (i) accurately accounting for payments for companies involved in the extraction and export of natural resources; 

(ii) the independent auditing of accounts receiving such payments 

and the widespread public dissemination of the findings of such audits; and (iii) verifying government receipts against company payments including widespread dissemination of such payment information, and disclosing such documents as Host Government Agreements, Concession Agreements, and bidding documents, allowing in 

any such dissemination or disclosure for the redaction of, or exceptions for, information that is commercially proprietary or that 

would create competitive disadvantage. 

(2) Not later than 180 days after the enactment of this Act, the 

Secretary of the Treasury shall submit a report to the Committees 

on Appropriations describing, for each international financial institution, the amount and type of assistance provided, by country, for 

the extraction and export of oil, gas, coal, timber, or other natural 

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tion considered, in its proposal for such assistance, the extent to 

which the country has functioning systems described in paragraph 

(1). 

PROHIBITION ON PROMOTION OF TOBACCO

SEC. 7084. None of the funds provided by this Act shall be 

available to promote the sale or export of tobacco or tobacco products, or to seek the reduction or removal by any foreign country of 

restrictions on the marketing of tobacco or tobacco products, except 

for restrictions which are not applied equally to all tobacco or tobacco products of the same type. 

COMMERCIAL LEASING OF DEFENSE ARTICLES

SEC. 7085. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and 

subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 

Appropriations, the authority of section 23(a) of the Arms Export 

Control Act may be used to provide financing to Israel, Egypt and 

NATO and major non-NATO allies for the procurement by leasing 

(including leasing with an option to purchase) of defense articles 

from United States commercial suppliers, not including Major Defense Equipment (other than helicopters and other types of aircraft 

having possible civilian application), if the President determines 

that there are compelling foreign policy or national security reasons for those defense articles being provided by commercial lease 

rather than by government-to-government sale under such Act. 

ANTI-KLEPTOCRACY

SEC. 7086. (a) In furtherance of the National Strategy to Internationalize Efforts Against Kleptocracy and Presidential Proclamation 7750, the Secretary of State shall compile and maintain a list 

of officials of foreign governments and their immediate family 

members who the Secretary has credible evidence have been involved in corruption relating to the extraction of natural resources 

in their countries. 

(b) Any individual on the list compiled under subsection (a) 

shall be ineligible for admission to the United States. 

(c) The Secretary may waive the application of subsection (b) 

if the Secretary determines that admission to the United States is 

necessary to attend the United Nations or to further United States 

law enforcement objectives, or that the circumstances which caused 

the individual to be included on the list have changed sufficiently 

to justify the removal of the individual from the list. 

(d) Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act and 180 

days thereafter, the Secretary of State shall report in writing, in 

classified form if necessary, to the Committees on Appropriations 

describing the evidence of corruption concerning individuals listed 

pursuant to subsection (a). 

TRAINING AND EQUIPMENT REPORTS

SEC. 7087. (a) The annual foreign military training report required by section 656 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall 

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State to the Committees on Appropriations by the date specified in 

that section. 

(b) Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with other relevant United States 

Government agencies, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a report detailing the equipment to be purchased with 

funds appropriated or otherwise made available under the headings ‘‘Andean Counterdrug Programs’’, ‘‘International Narcotics 

Control and Law Enforcement’’, and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing 

Program’’ in this Act: Provided, That such report shall include a 

description of the anticipated costs associated with the operation 

and maintenance of such equipment in subsequent fiscal years: 

Provided further, That for the purposes of this subsection, ‘‘equipment’’ shall be defined as any aircraft, vessel, boat or vehicle. 

TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY

SEC. 7088. (a) UNITED NATIONS.—Funds made available by this 

Act shall be made available to continue reform efforts at the 

United Nations: Provided, That not later than September 30, 2009, 

the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on 

Appropriations detailing actions taken by United Nations organizations under the headings ‘‘Contributions to International Organizations’’ and ‘‘International Organizations and Programs’’ to continue 

reform of United Nations financial management systems and program oversight. 

(b) WORLD BANK.—Section 668(c)(1) of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110–161) is amended by striking 

‘‘that’’ and inserting ‘‘on the extent to which’’. 

(c) NATIONAL BUDGET TRANSPARENCY.— (1) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be 

made available for assistance for the central government of 

any country that fails to make publicly available on an annual 

basis its national budget, to include income and expenditures. 

(2) The Secretary of State may waive the requirements of 

paragraph (1) on a country-by-country basis if the Secretary reports to the Committees on Appropriations that to do so is important to the national interest of the United States. 

DISABILITY PROGRAMS

SEC. 7089. (a) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, not less than $4,000,000 shall 

be made available for programs and activities administered by the 

United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to 

address the needs and protect the rights of people with disabilities 

in developing countries, and for programs to make publicly available information on independent living, advocacy, education, and 

transportation for people with disabilities and disability advocacy 

organizations in developing countries, including for the cost of 

translation. 

(b) Funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ in title II of this Act shall be made available to develop and 

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(c) The Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, and 

the USAID Administrator shall seek to ensure that, where appropriate, construction projects funded by this Act are accessible to 

people with disabilities and in compliance with the USAID Policy 

on Standards for Accessibility for the Disabled, or other similar accessibility standards. 

(d) Of the funds made available pursuant to subsection (a), not 

more than 7 percent may be for management, oversight and technical support. 

ORPHANS, DISPLACED AND ABANDONED CHILDREN

SEC. 7090. Of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act, 

$3,000,000 should be made available for activities to improve the 

capacity of foreign government agencies and nongovernmental organizations to prevent child abandonment, address the needs of orphans, displaced and abandoned children and provide permanent 

homes through family reunification, guardianship and domestic 

adoptions: Provided, That funds made available under title III of 

this Act should be made available, as appropriate, consistent 

with— 

(1) the goal of enabling children to remain in the care of 

their family of origin, but when not possible, placing children 

in permanent homes through adoption; 

(2) the principle that such placements should be based on 

informed consent which has not been induced by payment or 

compensation; 

(3) the view that long-term foster care or institutionalization are not permanent options and should be used when no 

other suitable permanent options are available; and 

(4) the recognition that programs that protect and support 

families can reduce the abandonment and exploitation of children. 

SRI LANKA

SEC. 7091. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 

under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ may be 

made available for assistance for Sri Lanka, no defense export license may be issued, and no military equipment or technology shall 

be sold or transferred to Sri Lanka pursuant to the authorities contained in this Act or any other Act, until the Secretary of State certifies to the Committee on Appropriations that— 

(1) the Sri Lankan military is suspending and the Government of Sri Lanka is bringing to justice members of the military who have been credibly alleged to have violated internationally recognized human rights or international humanitarian law, including complicity in the recruitment of child soldiers; 

(2) the Government of Sri Lanka is providing access to humanitarian organizations and journalists throughout the country consistent with international humanitarian law; and 

(3) the Government of Sri Lanka has agreed to the establishment of a field presence of the Office of the United Nations 

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cient staff and mandate to conduct full and unfettered monitoring throughout the country and to publicize its findings. 

(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to technology or equipment 

made available for the limited purposes of maritime and air surveillance, including communications equipment previously committed or approved for the limited purposes of air and maritime 

surveillance. 

EXPORT-IMPORT BANK RESCISSION

(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS)

SEC. 7092. (a) Of the funds appropriated under the heading 

‘‘Subsidy Appropriation’’ for the Export-Import Bank of the United 

States that are available for tied-aid grants in prior Acts making 

appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related 

programs, $17,000,000 are rescinded. 

(b) Of the unobligated balances available under the heading 

‘‘Subsidy Appropriation’’ for the Export-Import Bank of the United 

States in Public Law 109–102, $27,000,000 are rescinded. 

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4This Explanatory Statement was submitted for printing the Congressional Record on February 23, 2009, prior to House consideration of the bill and as directed by the House of Representatives in section 2 of H. Res. 92 (as amended by section 2 of H. Res. 108). The Statement 

appears in the February 23 Congressional Record, beginning on page H1653. 

[CLERK’S NOTE: Reproduced below is the material relating to division H contained in the ‘‘Explanatory Statement Submitted by Mr. 

Obey, Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, Regarding H.R. 1105, Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009’’.4

DIVISION H 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE, FOREIGN OPERATIONS, AND 

RELATED PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2009 

TITLE I 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCY 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The bill provides $5,360,318,000 for Diplomatic and Consular 

Programs, which is $819,231,000 above the fiscal year 2008 level, 

excluding emergency appropriations, and $3,951,000 below the request. Of these funds, $4,243,318,000 is for ongoing operations, including public diplomacy activities, and $1,117,000,000 is for 

Worldwide Security Protection. The bill separates the functions 

funded under this heading to provide more transparency. The Department of State may reprogram funds as required, subject to consultation with, and notification of, the Committees on Appropriations. The functions are allocated as follows: 

Human resources.—$2,118,598,000 for all American salaries at 

overseas and domestic United States diplomatic missions. 

Overseas programs.—$1,548,617,000 for the operational programs of regional bureaus of the Department of State, which are 

responsible for managing United States foreign policy through bilateral and multilateral relationships. Funds made available for fiscal year 2009 will support 267 United States embassies, consulates, 

and other diplomatic posts worldwide. 

Diplomatic policy and support.—$585,078,000 for the operational 

programs of the functional bureaus of the Department of State to 

provide overall policy direction, coordination and program management among United States missions abroad. 

Security programs.—$1,108,025,000 for the operation of security 

programs, including for Worldwide Security Protection (WSP) and 


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the Bureau of Diplomatic Security, to protect diplomatic personnel, 

overseas diplomatic missions, residences, domestic facilities and information. In addition to WSP programs, $134,927,000 is included 

within the Human Resources function, equal to the request, for salaries to make up the total amount in the bill for security protection 

worldwide. 

In addition, the bill includes authority to collect $8,110,150 from 

certain authorized fees and payments. The Department of State 

also projects that $2,124,458,000 will become available in fiscal 

year 2009 from authorized fee revenues for the Border Security 

Program of the Department of State, including an increase of 

$64,396,000 to continue to improve passport processing operations. 

The bill includes authority for the Secretary of State to transfer up to $10,000,000 of the funds available under this heading to 

funds available under the ‘‘Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service’’ heading for emergency evacuations and rewards payments, as authorized. 

Enhancing Diplomatic Staffing and Readiness 

Increasing the Department of State personnel capacity and capabilities is a priority in this bill. Diplomatic staffing increases resulting from the Diplomatic Readiness Initiative undertaken by the Department of State and the Committees on Appropriations between 

fiscal years 2002 through 2004 were depleted due to the Department’s decision to move more positions to Iraq and Afghanistan. 

This has led to vacancies at many posts overseas and has inhibited 

necessary training of diplomatic personnel in critical languages. 

The bill provides funding to fill vacant positions, expand critical 

language training and place more diplomats in countries where 

there is a growing United States strategic interest. Within the 

funds made available in this Act, and in Public Law 110–252, the 

Secretary of State should have sufficient resources to hire the 500 

positions proposed in the fiscal year 2009 request. In this process, 

the Secretary is urged to further reduce domestic positions to bolster areas critical to United States interests around the world, such 

as public diplomacy and consular services. 

There has been a longstanding concern with the disparity in pay 

between rank and file Foreign Service Officers (FSOs) and senior 

FSOs, whose pay is tied to the locality paid in the District of Columbia. This disparity has damaged morale, caused attrition in the 

Foreign Service and made it difficult to attract new hires. The bill 

provides $41,000,000, as requested, to eliminate this disparity by 

paying eligible members of the Foreign Service up to the amount 

of the locality-based comparability payment that would be payable 

as if their official duty station were in the District of Columbia. 

The relevant authorizing committees are urged to pass legislation 

expeditiously authorizing the use of these funds. 

Worldwide Security Protection 

The bill provides $1,117,000,000 for Worldwide Security Protection. 

Security training.—The fiscal year 2009 budget request included 

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skills security training to foreign affairs community members serving in increasingly dangerous environments overseas. The Secretary of State shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations in advance of funds being made available for this purpose and 

shall provide the Committees with regular updates on the status 

of the project. 

Visa and passport security plan.—The Department of State’s ongoing work to both detect and disrupt terrorist travel continues to 

be supported in this bill and funds are included to support additional investigative agents and support staff personnel to enhance 

visa and passport security. 

Funding Directives 

Cultural heritage.—The Department of State is directed to pro- vide $6,500,000 to preserve cultural heritage through Department 

of State programs and activities, of which $5,500,000 shall be for 

the Ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation including for at 

least two large projects of approximately $500,000 each, and 

$1,000,000 shall be for the Cultural Antiquities Task Force. The 

Department of State should consult with the Committees on Appropriations prior to the obligation of funds. 

Human rights monitoring.—The Secretary of State is directed to 

increase the number of human rights officers assigned to Beijing, 

People’s Republic of China, and submit a report to the Committees 

on Appropriations not later than 90 days after enactment of this 

Act on these efforts. 

Intelligence and research.—The bill includes sufficient funding to 

support the fiscal year 2009 request for the Bureau of Intelligence 

and Research. In addition, section 7034(l) makes available 

$5,000,000, from funds appropriated under the ‘‘Economic Support 

Fund’’ heading to continue the Program for Research and Training 

on Eastern Europe and the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union (title VIII). 

Iraq diplomatic operations.—The Department of State is strongly 

urged to regularize the planning and budgeting for diplomatic operations in Iraq, to include rightsizing of personnel, and the fiscal 

year 2010 budget request should include funding for ongoing functions. 

IT security and coordination.—The Department of State is directed to provide sufficient funds for IT security programs, and, 

through a consultative process, to improve coordination of IT and 

cybersecurity programs with other United States Government 

agencies, particularly the United States Agency for International 

Development (USAID) and the Department of Defense. 

Monitoring of military training and equipment.—While considerable effort is made by the Department of State to vet candidates 

for United States military training, effectiveness varies significantly among embassies and there have been gaps and weaknesses. 

In addition, little is done to track the uses of equipment, including 

weapons and ammunition, which is provided to foreign forces. The 

bill provides $2,000,000 above the request to the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor for these purposes, which continues an initiative begun in fiscal year 2008. These funds are subject to prior consultation with the Committees on Appropriations. 


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Public diplomacy.—The bill includes a total of $394,806,000 for 

public diplomacy, including $264,169,000 for programs and 

$130,637,000 for salaries under this heading, and an additional 

$11,000,000 is available in fee revenue generated by the Border Security Program, equal to the request. 

Soft targets.—The Department of State shall provide $25,500,000 

for security enhancements to soft targets such as overseas schools 

and residential compounds. Additional funds should be used in 

countries and regions impacted by political instability. 

Special representative and policy coordinator for Burma.—The 

Department of State shall provide necessary administrative expenses, including salary and travel, for the Policy Coordinator for 

Burma, as authorized by section 7 of the Tom Lantos Block Burmese JADE (Junta’s Anti-Democratic Efforts) Act of 2008 (Public 

Law 110–286). 

Tibet.—The Secretary of State should ensure that the Department of State, the USAID, and the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) allocate funds provided in this bill for Tibetan programs in a manner that reflects the commitment of the United 

States Government to the Tibetan people in the areas of democracy 

promotion, refugee assistance, scholarships, exchange programs, 

and radio broadcasts in Tibet. 

The Department of State shall provide up to $1,000,000 to establish a Tibet Section within the United States Embassy in Beijing, 

People’s Republic of China for the purposes of following political, 

economic, and social developments inside Tibet, including Tibetan 

areas of Qinghai, Sichuan, Gansu, and Yunnan provinces, until 

such time as a United States Consulate in Tibet is established. 

This section shall have the primary responsibility for reporting on 

human rights issues in Tibet, shall work in close cooperation with 

the Office of the Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues, and the 

Tibet Section Chief should be of senior rank. In addition, 

$1,000,000 is recommended to support the Special Coordinator for 

Tibetan Issues. 

Trafficking in persons.—Sufficient funding is provided to increase 

the number of personnel in the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons to respond to the growing worldwide problem of 

human trafficking. 

Other Issues and Directives 

Adoption task force.—The Governments of Vietnam and Guatemala have recently restricted adoptions of orphans by families in 

the United States until new regulations can be developed, and 

thousands of adoptions already in process are being required to undergo further investigation or have been halted altogether. The Department of State and the Department of Homeland Security are 

directed to establish a temporary task force similar to the one employed in Cambodia in 2001 to accommodate the increased workload and assist in the resolution of outstanding issues. The Secretary of State shall report to the Committees on Appropriations 

not later than June 1, 2009, on actions taken and overall progress 

in negotiating new bilateral agreements. 

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garding the Department of State’s Passport Information Electronic 

Records System are implemented. In addition, the Department of 

State should examine best practices to maintain a high standard 

of personal privacy for all information shared with other agencies. 

Consular services demonstration.—The Department of State 

should report on the implementation of a demonstration program 

to expand access to consular services through the use of alternative 

interview techniques such as videoconferencing or mobile consular 

units as authorized by section 565 of Public Law 110–161. 

Disability coordinator.—In order to ensure the integration of people with disabilities in policies, programs, activities, outreach and 

staff opportunities, the Department of State should establish a 

dedicated, full-time Disability Coordinator and consult with the 

Committees on Appropriations not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act on efforts to address this issue. 

Foreign Service Institute.—The Director of the Foreign Service 

Institute is urged to develop a program that educates United 

States diplomats and foreign service officers on the major world religions and provides training in techniques of interfaith dialogue 

and conflict resolution. 

Interagency task force.—The bill includes funds to continue the 

operation of a United States Government Interagency task force to 

continue the monitoring of the United Nations headquarters renovation project. 

Management.—With the consolidation of oversight for Department of State operations and foreign assistance programs under 

the jurisdiction of one appropriations subcommittee, the lack of coordination within the Department between budget, policy and planning related to assistance programs and operations has come into 

focus. As additional resources are requested to expand diplomatic 

staff and training, the Department of State should seek to more effectively synchronize operational and foreign assistance funding 

and programs. 

The Department of State’s top priority must be to meet the personnel requirements of its traditional diplomacy functions. The Administration is encouraged to improve existing frameworks, procedures and regulations, including those at the National Security 

Council, which will bolster the Department of State and USAID’s 

responsibility and oversight of United States diplomacy and foreign 

assistance. 

Minority recruitment.—The bill includes funds requested to continue the educational partnerships focused on recruiting and preparing students from various institutions with large minority populations for positions in the Foreign Service. These programs assist 

the ongoing efforts to increase minority hiring and diversity by facilitating the preparation of non-traditional and minority students 

for careers in the Foreign Service and the Department of State. 

Office of Defense Trade Controls Licensing.—The Secretary of 

State should ensure that the Office of Defense Trade Controls Licensing has the necessary budgetary resources and staff to fulfill 

its responsibilities in a timely and effective manner. 

Saudi Arabia.—The Secretary of State is directed to monitor the 

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make these issues a regular part of the United States-Saudi Arabia 

Strategic Dialogue. The Secretary of State is further directed to 

provide a report to the Committees on Appropriations not later 

than 120 days after enactment of this Act on the progress and 

issues raised through this dialogue. 

Science programs.—The Department of State is encouraged to 

sustain support for the variety of science fellowship programs and 

to increase the science and technology capacity within the Department of State. 

Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI).—The Secretary of 

State is directed to continue to monitor implementation of the 

WHTI according to the statutory deadline of no earlier than June 

1, 2009, and, as needed, to increase temporary staffing to quickly 

respond to increases in demand for passports or passport cards. 

The Department of Homeland Security and the Department of 

State are directed to provide quarterly briefings to the Committees 

on Appropriations on progress being made in meeting these requirements. 

CIVILIAN STABILIZATION INITIATIVE

The bill provides $45,000,000 under this heading for the Civilian 

Stabilization Initiative (CSI). In addition, $30,000,000 is provided 

under title II, for a total of $75,000,000 in this bill to stand-up, 

equip and deploy a coordinated civilian response capacity at the 

Department of State and USAID. These funds are in addition to 

$65,000,000 provided in Public Law 110–252. 

Funds made available for CSI in fiscal year 2009 are to be allocated only for the active and standby response corps and to support 

the operations of the Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction 

and Stabilization. In total, $140,000,000 is available for this initiative in fiscal year 2009, which is $108,631,000 below the request. 

Within the funds made available for CSI in fiscal year 2009, including supplemental funds, up to $23,014,000 may support the administrative expenses for the Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization. 

The bill includes a proviso requiring the Secretary of State and 

the USAID Administrator to submit a coordinated joint spending 

plan and integrated implementation strategy for funds made available in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 for the CSI not later than 60 

days after enactment of this Act. 

The President may exercise existing transfer authority provided 

in the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and this Act only to support 

an actively deployed civilian response corps and not for the regular 

operations of this initiative, after consulting with and notifying the 

Committees on Appropriations. The President should be judicious 

in the use of this authority. 

The Department of State, in consultation with USAID, is directed to submit in writing to the Committees on Appropriations 

not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, a clarification 

of the relationship between the CSI and: (1) existing international 

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partment of Defense disaster response capabilities, assets and authorities. 

CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND

The bill provides $71,000,000 for the Capital Investment Fund, 

which is $11,425,000 above the fiscal year 2008 level and the same 

as the request. 

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

The bill provides $37,000,000 for the Office of Inspector General, 

which is $3,267,000 above the fiscal year 2008 level, excluding 

emergency appropriations, and $1,492,000 above the request. The 

bill includes a proviso, carried in prior years, that waives the statutory requirement that every post be inspected every five years, in 

order to provide flexibility to the Inspector General to direct the 

funds provided to the areas of highest need. 

EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS

The bill provides $538,000,000 for Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs, which is $36,653,000 above the fiscal year 2008 

level, excluding emergency appropriations, and $15,556,000 above 

the request. Funds are allocated in the following table, subject to 

the requirements of section 7019 of this Act: 

EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS 

[Budget authority in thousands of dollars] 

Program/activity 

fiscal year 

2009 request 

Budget authority 

Academic Programs 

Fulbright Program .................................................................................................................................... 233,841 234,864 

Global Academic Exchanges.

Educational Advising and Student Services .................................................................................. 11,586 12,043 

English Language Programs ................................................................................................. 22,413 26,250 

Subtotal—Global Academic Exchanges ................................................................................ 33,999 38,293

Special Academic Exchanges 

Regional Graduate Fellowships ...................................................................................................... 22,020 22,020 

American Overseas Research Centers ................................................................................... 3,785 4,000 

South Pacific Exchanges .............................................................................................. 496 500 

Timor Leste Exchanges ................................................................................................. 496 500 

Mobility (Disability) Exchange Clearinghouse ....................................................................... 496 500 

Benjamin Gilman International Scholarship Program ................................................................... 5,810 7,200

George Mitchell Fellowship Program ....................................................................................................... 496 500 

Hemispheric Program ................................................................................................... 496 500 

Tibet Fund ..................................................................................................................... 744 750 

Subtotal—Special Academic Exchanges .............................................................................. 34,839 36,470 

Total—Academic Programs ..................................................................................................................... 302,679 309,627 

Professional and Cultural Exchanges 

International Visitor Program .................................................................................................................. 77,620 79,211 

Citizen Exchange Programs ..................................................................................................................... 57,377 54,377 

Youth Exchange and Study Program (YES) ............................................................................................. 19,000 23,000 

Special Professional and Cultural Exchanges 

Congress Bundestag Youth Exchange Program ...................................................................................... 3,230 3,230 

Mike Mansfield Fellowship Program ........................................................................................................ 1,862 1,862 

Irish Institute ........................................................................................................................................... 992 1,000 

Ngwang Choephel Fellows (Tibet) ........................................................................................................... 645 650 

Youth Science Leadership Institute of the Americas .............................................................................. 149 150 

Institute for Representative Government ................................................................................................ 496 496 


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EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS—Continued 

[Budget authority in thousands of dollars] 

Program/activity 

fiscal year 

2009 request 

Budget authority 

Pakistan Literacy Training Program ........................................................................................................ 372 375 

Subtotal—Special Professional and Cultural Exchanges ..................................................... 7,746 7,763 

Total—Professional and Cultural Exchanges ......................................................................................... 161,743 164,351 

One-Time Grants Program ....................................................................................................................... 0 6,000 

Program Evaluation ................................................................................................................................. 3,145 3,145 

Exchanges Support .................................................................................................................................. 54,877 54,877 

Total—Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs ........................................................................... 522,444 538,000 

Every program for which funding is enumerated in the previous 

table is established pursuant to an act of Congress; is a program 

for which funding is authorized by an act of Congress; or is included in the budget request for fiscal year 2009. 

Funding is included above the prior year level in the Fulbright 

Program, Gilman International Scholarship Program, English Language Programs, and Educational Advising and Student Services to 

expand opportunities for United States students to study abroad. 

Additional resources should be used to increase direct grants to 

students, replicate existing capacity in targeted regions at quality 

overseas educational institutions, especially in developing countries, and engage United States educational institutions to reduce 

barriers to study abroad. 

Taking into account current programs that support these goals 

and proposed legislation, the Department of State should develop 

a coordinated strategy to expand exchange programs to reach a 

greater number of Americans and foreigners from non-traditional 

backgrounds, particularly low income and minority populations. 

This strategy should inform the Administration’s planning and 

budgeting in the near and long-term to expand exchanges and to 

better focus on interrelated advantages of existing programs which 

will ultimately benefit United States public diplomacy goals. 

The Department of State should continue support for several ongoing international exchange programs with Eurasia and Eastern 

Europe, and the Muskie Graduate Fellowship program. In addition, 

the Department of State is expected to continue funding for the Future Leaders Exchange programs; the American-Serbia and Montenegro Youth Leadership Exchange; the Junior Faculty Development Program; the Language, Technology, Math and Science Exchange; citizen exchange activities of Sister Cities International; 

cultural exchange programs in music and the arts; and increased 

exchanges with Africa and countries with significant Muslim populations. 

Latin America, Central America, and the Caribbean.—Expanded 

exchange programs in the Western Hemisphere are supported, with 

an emphasis on indigenous and other minority populations, including an additional $3,000,000 to continue exchange programs in 

Central America, to be allocated as follows: $1,250,000 for English 

Access Microscholarships, $1,250,000 to continue the Community 

College Program, $250,000 for undergraduate Opportunity Grants, 

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The Department of State is directed to continue the development 

of expanded cultural, educational, and professional exchanges with 

the Caribbean. 

Women and exchanges.—The Department of State is urged to 

fund professional exchanges for women in areas relating to business development, trade, leadership, and private and public sector 

management to enhance the economic development of participants 

and their countries. 

Youth Exchange and Study Program.—The bill provides $23,000,000 to support the goals of this program and encourages its 

growth in countries with significant Muslim populations, where the 

perception of the United States faces the greatest challenges. In 

commemoration of the fifth anniversary of the program and in recognition of the impact of the program in promoting dialogue, increasing understanding and enhancing cultural diplomacy between 

the United States and foreign countries, it is recommended that 

the program be named in honor of its originators, subject to prior 

consultation with the Committees on Appropriations. 

One-time International Exchange Grant Program.—The bill pro- vides $6,000,000 for one-time competitive grants for international 

exchanges. Grants shall address issues of mutual interest to the 

United States and other countries, consistent with the program criteria established in Public Law 110–161. Programs shall support 

the actual exchange of people and should benefit a population that 

is not being addressed through existing authorized exchanges. The 

Department of State shall submit a report of those organizations 

that are eligible for a grant and, not later than September 1, 2009, 

submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations describing 

the grant recipients and intended use of funds. 

Programs which received funding under this one-time grant program in fiscal year 2008, or which were listed in the explanatory 

statement but did not apply, are not listed for consideration in fiscal year 2009. Programs listed in the fiscal year 2008 explanatory 

statement that applied, but did not receive funding, also are not 

listed but should be considered eligible for the fiscal year 2009 program. The Department of State is encouraged to consider new proposals for one-time funding from previously funded grantees within 

discretionary funding if they meet appropriate guidelines. Exchange programs eligible for consideration for this competitive program shall include: 

Concordia College, for intensive critical language and cultural 

immersion exchange programs. 

Castleton State College, for international service-learning exchange programs. 

KIDmocracy, for student exchange with Egypt on democracy and 

governance. 

Hofstra University, for critical language exchange programs. 

Korean American Empowerment Council, for exchanges with the 

Republic of Korea. 

Marquette University, for exchanges between United States and 

Liberian officials. 

New Mexico State University/Youth Works International, for 

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Pasadena Sister Cities Committee, for student exchanges with 

China. 

The American Foundation for Tibetan Cultural Preservation, for 

cultural exchanges. 

Vermont Law School, for an exchange program with China to address environment, energy, and related governance issues. 

REPRESENTATION ALLOWANCES

The bill provides $8,175,000 for Representation Allowances, 

which is $66,000 above the fiscal year 2008 level and the same as 

the request. 

PROTECTION OF FOREIGN MISSIONS AND OFFICIALS

The bill provides $22,814,000 for Protection of Foreign Missions 

and Officials, the same as the fiscal year 2008 level and $4,814,000 

above the request. The bill includes sufficient funds above the request to begin to reimburse eligible costs of providing security protection of diplomatic delegations to the United Nations and other 

international organizations that were incurred in prior years, and 

up to $2,400,000 is available to reimburse certifiable costs incurred 

by municipalities hosting extraordinary events. 

The Department of State is directed to prepare and submit a report not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act and every 

six months thereafter on the amount of claims for extraordinary 

protective services that have been submitted by eligible jurisdictions and certified as meeting the program requirements and the 

amount of unobligated funds available to pay such claims. 

EMBASSY SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE

The bill provides $1,706,569,000 for Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance, which is $205,994,000 above the comparable level for fiscal year 2008, excluding emergency appropriations, and $218,390,000 below the comparable request. Of the 

amount provided, $801,344,000 is for operations, maintenance and 

construction, $770,000,000 is for priority worldwide security upgrades, acquisition, and construction, and $135,225,000 is for the 

overseas facilities construction program of USAID. The comparable 

level for fiscal year 2008 includes $75,000,000 appropriated under 

the ‘‘Capital Investment Fund of the United States Agency for 

International Development’’ heading. 

The bill provides funding for USAID’s overseas facility construction program under this heading, rather than under USAID’s ‘‘Capital Investment Fund’’ heading, as requested and as provided in fiscal year 2009. The Department of State and USAID are directed 

to work in concert to manage overseas facilities to more effectively 

and efficiently meet United States foreign affairs objectives. Coordination should include worldwide facilities assessments, planning, 

requests for funding, and implementation of facilities construction 

and maintenance activities. 

The Secretary of State is directed to submit an annual plan on 

the joint requirements of the Department of State and USAID, including planned facilities upgrades and new construction for each 

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Committees on Appropriations, not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, on a plan to address maintenance costs. 

The Under Secretary for Management shall consult with the 

Committees on Appropriations on a regular and ongoing basis on 

the design of any proposed self-financed New Embassy Compound. 

Section 7034(i) provides that $2,000,000 from funds available 

under this heading shall be for the Capital Security Cost-Sharing 

contribution of the Library of Congress. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is requested to examine the utility of overseas 

facilities for the Library of Congress and report to the Committees 

on Appropriations not later than August 1, 2009, including recommendations on the space needed and what efficiencies can be 

made while maintaining the Library’s resource acquisition mission. 

EMERGENCIES IN THE DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR SERVICE

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The bill provides $9,000,000 for Emergencies in the Diplomatic 

and Consular Service, which is $73,000 above the fiscal year 2008 

level and $10,000,000 below the request. 

The bill provides the funds under the heading for emergency 

evacuations and for authorized rewards payments. 

BUYING POWER MAINTENANCE ACCOUNT

The bill provides $5,000,000 for the Buying Power Maintenance 

Account to manage exchange rate losses in the cost of Department 

of State operations overseas. The amount provided is $5,000,000 

above both the fiscal year 2008 level, excluding supplemental appropriations, and the request. The Secretary of State is urged to include a request for funding in this account in future budget requests. 

REPATRIATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The bill provides $1,353,000 for the Repatriation Loans Program 

Account, which is $78,000 above the fiscal year 2008 level and the 

same as the request. Of this amount, $678,000 is for the Direct 

Loans Subsidy and $675,000 is for administrative expenses. 

The bill includes language allowing funds under the heading for 

administrative expenses to be transferred to, and merged with, 

‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Programs’’. 

PAYMENT TO THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE IN TAIWAN

The bill provides $16,840,000 for Payment to the American Institute in Taiwan, which is $621,000 above the fiscal year 2008 level 

and the same as the request. 

PAYMENT TO THE FOREIGN SERVICE RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY

FUND

The bill provides $157,100,000 for Payment to the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund, which is $1,800,000 below the 

fiscal year 2008 level and the same as the comparable request. 


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INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

The bill provides $1,529,400,000 for Contributions to Inter- national Organizations, which is $185,971,000 above the fiscal year 

2008 level and the same as the request. This is in addition to 

$75,000,000 provided in Public Law 110–252. 

The Office of Management and Budget is directed to request sufficient funds to pay annual assessed dues and any accumulated arrears to international organizations, and the Department of State 

is encouraged to evaluate the benefit of United States membership 

on an annual basis. 

The decision to incorporate the United Nations (UN) Procurement Task Force (PTF) into the Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) must not result in a diminished commitment by the 

UN to continue effective fraud and corruption investigations. Over 

the past three years, the PTF has been effective by identifying 

more than 20 significant fraud and corruption schemes in cases 

with an aggregate contract value in excess of $630,000,000. The results of the PTF (and the Oil for Food investigations and prosecutions) underscore the need for the UN to be vigilant in protecting 

the integrity of donor funds. Eighty-five percent of UN procurement 

supports peacekeeping operations, and according to GAO, peacekeeping field procurement has not been effectively reformed and remains a high-risk area for fraud and abuse. 

The UN should affirm its commitment to a strong oversight body, 

which is independent and resistant to retaliation by UN employees 

and their respective governments. The Department of State is directed to make procurement reform a top priority at the UN and 

to ensure that sufficient resources are made available for vigorous 

procurement oversight and investigation capabilities. 

The Department of State is directed to report to the Committees 

on Appropriations not later than 120 days after enactment of this 

Act on the voting practices of UN member states for the current 

and past three years on matters regarding Iran, Israel, Sudan, and 

Zimbabwe, as well as on the reform efforts of the UN. 

CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING ACTIVITIES

The bill provides $1,517,000,000 for Contributions for Inter- national Peacekeeping Activities, which is $294,483,000 above the 

fiscal year 2008 level, excluding emergency appropriations, and 

$20,000,000 above the request. This amount is in addition to 

$150,500,000 provided in Public Law 110–252. The bill includes 

language (section 7051), as requested by the President, to adjust 

the authorized level of United States assessments for peacekeeping 

activities for calendar year 2009 and prior years from 25 percent 

to 27.1 percent, consistent with the level set in fiscal year 2008 

(Public Law 110–161). 

The Department of State is directed to provide full funding for 

the United States assessed contribution to the UN/African Union 

Hybrid operation in Darfur (UNAMID). The Department shall work 

with members of the Security Council and countries contributing 

troops, police, personnel, and equipment to UNAMID, in addition 

to interested non-governmental organizations, to ensure full and 


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swift deployment. The Department of State should also ensure that 

UNAMID personnel receive training on prevention of, and response 

to, violence against women. 

The Department of State is directed to support oversight of 

peacekeeping missions by the UN’s OIOS to identify waste, fraud 

and abuse, including sexual abuse within every UN peacekeeping 

mission, and submit to the Committees on Appropriations a performance report on the progress of these efforts. 

INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS

The bill provides funding to fully meet United States treaty obligations to international commissions in fiscal year 2009 and recognizes that funds are requested under the Department of State as 

a result of international treaties. However, the Secretary of State 

is encouraged to examine efficiencies in operations and equipment 

that could be achieved with other United States Government agencies. 

INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION, UNITED STATES

AND MEXICO

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The bill includes $32,256,000 for the Salaries and Expenses account of the Commission, which is $2,072,000 above the fiscal year 

2008 level and the same as the request. 

CONSTRUCTION

The bill includes $43,250,000 for construction, which is 

$44,459,000 below the fiscal year 2008 level and $1,000,000 below 

the request. Funds made available under this heading shall be allocated in the following manner: 

INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION, UNITED STATES AND MEXICO 

[Budget authority in thousands of dollars] 

Project/activity 

Fiscal year 

2009 request 

Budget authority 

Boundary-wide construction .................................................................................................................... 1,500 1,500 

Water Quantity Program Rio Grande Flood Control ................................................................................ 14,750 19,750 

Rehabilitation and Canalization ............................................................................................................ 13,000 16,750 

Water Quality Program—(including Tijuana Secondary Treatment) ...................................................... 28,000 22,000 

Total—Construction ....................................................................................................................... 44,250 43,250 

The funding in the table above for the Rio Grande Flood Control 

Rehabilitation and Canalization is in addition to $37,500,000 appropriated under this heading in chapter 9 of Division B in the 

Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009. Sufficient funds are provided to complete upgrades to the International Wastewater Treatment Plant to treat 

secondary wastewater from the Tijuana River. 


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AMERICAN SECTIONS, INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS

The bill provides $11,649,000 for American Sections, International Commissions, which is $798,000 above the fiscal year 2008 

level and $200,000 above the request. 

The bill includes the following: $7,559,000 for the International 

Joint Commission (IJC); $1,970,000 for the International Boundary 

Commission, United States and Canada; and $2,120,000 for the 

Border Environment Cooperation Commission. The bill also includes a proviso requiring the IJC to submit a financial report to 

the Committees on Appropriations. 

INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES COMMISSIONS

The bill provides $29,925,000 for the International Fisheries 

Commissions, which is $3,613,000 above the fiscal year 2008 level 

and $7,925,000 above the request. This amount reflects the actual 

treaty-obligated dues for fiscal year 2009. Funds are allocated in 

the following table, subject to the requirements of section 7019 of 

this Act: 

INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES COMMISSIONS 

[Budget authority] 

Commission Fiscal year 2009 

request Budget authority 

Great Lakes Fishery Commission ............................................................................................ 13,140,000 19,200,000 

Water Quality Improvements and Lamprey Control ....................................................... ........................ [1,200,000] 

Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission ............................................................................. 1,785,000 1,785,420 

Pacific Salmon Commission .................................................................................................... 2,936,000 3,200,000 

International Pacific Halibut Commission .............................................................................. 2,300,000 3,500,000 

Other Marine Conservation Organizations: 

International Whaling Commission ................................................................................ 182,000 166,000

North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission ................................................................. 139,000 180,000 

International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas ............................... 250,000 270,000 

Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization ..................................................................... 200,000 355,000 

Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources ..................... 94,000 123,516 

North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization ......................................................... 50,000 55,000 

International Council for the Exploration of the Sea ..................................................... 218,000 254,970 

North Pacific Marine Science Organization .................................................................... 104,000 113,800 

International Sea Turtle Conservation ............................................................................ 129,000 140,000 

Antarctic Treaty .............................................................................................................. 36,000 35,000 

Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission ...................................................... 317,000 426,294 

Expenses of the United States Commissioners ............................................................. 120,000 120,000 

Subtotal—Other Marine Conservation Organizations ............................................... 1,839,000 2,239,580 

Total—International Fisheries Commissions ............................................................. 22,000,000 29,925,000 

Within the amount provided for the Great Lakes Fishery Commission, $1,200,000 is for lamprey control and water quality improvements and the Commission should consider a proposal of the 

Lake Champlain Basin Program. 

RELATED AGENCY 

BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS

INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING OPERATIONS

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excluding emergency appropriations and $44,386,000 above the request. This amount is in addition to $7,899,000 provided in Public 

Law 110–252. Funding made available in fiscal year 2009 under 

this heading shall be allocated to the following activities in the 

amounts designated in the table below, subject to the requirements 

of section 7019 of this Act: 

INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING OPERATIONS—PROGRAM LEVEL 

[Budget authority in thousands of dollars] 

Program/activity 

Fiscal year 

2009 request 

Budget authority 

International Broadcasting Operations 

Voice of America (VOA) ........................................................................................................................... 184,686 194,756 1 Radio and TV Marti ............................................................................................................................... 34,392 34,392 

Engineering and Technical Services ....................................................................................................... 169,961 172,319 

Agency Direction ...................................................................................................................................... 26,795 29,500 

International Broadcasting Bureau Management and Support .............................................................. 25,785 25,785 

Program Support ...................................................................................................................................... 13,789 14,155 

Subtotal, International Broadcasting Operations ........................................................................... 455,408 470,907 

Independent Grantee Organizations 

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) .............................................................................................. 87,225 89,954 

Radio Free Asia (RFA) ............................................................................................................................. 33,166 35,832 

Middle East Broadcasting Networks (MBN) ............................................................................................ 112,394 109,393 

Subtotal, Independent Grantee Organizations ............................................................................... 232,785 235,179 

Total, International Broadcasting Operations Program Level ........................................................ 688,193 706,086 

Less FY 2009 Bridge Funds in P.L. 110–252 ......................................................................................... 0 ¥6,000 

Less Supplemental Funds for Tibetan Broadcasting Surge (P.L. 110–252) .......................................... 0 ¥1,899 

Total, International Broadcasting Operations Appropriation in Bill .............................................. 688,193 698,187

1 Budget requested funding as a separate account. 

The bill includes sufficient funding, including funds provided in 

Public Law 110–252, and funds provided in Public Law 110–329, 

in fiscal year 2009 to maintain broadcasting in languages services 

at the fiscal year 2008 program levels which the BBG proposed to 

reduce or eliminate in the fiscal year 2009 request. It is recognized 

that international broadcasting conditions and costs are variable 

and that estimates for maintaining language services may escalate 

over the course of a fiscal year due to exchange rate losses or other 

circumstances. The BBG is directed to notify the Committees on 

Appropriations of any such modifications to language service levels 

recommended in the table above for fiscal year 2009. 

Sufficient funds are available in fiscal year 2009 to continue VOA 

and RFA Tibetan broadcasts at the fiscal year 2008 surge levels. 

Section 7071(c)(3) of the bill directs not less than $8,000,000 for 

broadcasting into North Korea through RFA Korea Service and 

VOA Korea Service. 

The BBG is encouraged to continue its ongoing efforts to improve 

audience reach by utilizing the most effective means of transmission. However, going silent in many critical languages and regions is not supported. In addition, there is concern with the dismantling of shortwave capacity. The BBG should re-examine the 

capabilities of shortwave radio and continue to deploy it where it 

is determined to be most effective, particularly to countries where 

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The BBG is encouraged to explore the potential of digital shortwave technology as a means of delivering high-quality transmissions at low cost to millions of listeners. The BBG also is encouraged to consider whether existing English language broadcast 

programming can be used by VOA, if authorized standards are 

met. 

The bill includes a provision, section 7041, intended to strengthen transparency, integrity and accountability concerning the content of broadcasts to the Middle East. Programs supported under 

this heading are intended to reach countries where fair and unbiased local media is limited and therefore broadcasting a variety of 

views is required. The BBG should continue to pursue free and fair 

broadcasting, and in particular provide many points of view to 

maintain balanced reporting. The Board is directed, in conjunction 

with the MBN, VOA, and RFE/RL, to make public English transcripts on a case by case basis if requested by the Committees on 

Appropriations. Sufficient funds are included to continue the transparency directives begun in fiscal year 2008 regarding Alhurra. 

BROADCASTING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS

The bill provides $11,296,000 for Broadcasting Capital Improvements, which is $635,000 above the fiscal year 2008 level and the 

same as the request. 

RELATED PROGRAMS 

THE ASIA FOUNDATION

The bill provides $16,000,000 for The Asia Foundation, which is 

$626,000 above the fiscal year 2008 level and $6,000,000 above the 

request. 

UNITED STATES INSTITUTE OF PEACE

The bill provides $31,000,000 for operating expenses for the 

United States Institute of Peace, which is $6,203,000 above the fiscal year 2008 level, excluding emergency appropriations, and 

$2,000,000 below the request. 

CENTER FOR MIDDLE EASTERN-WESTERN DIALOGUE TRUST FUND

The bill provides $875,000 for the Center for Middle EasternWestern Dialogue Trust Fund, which is $7,000 above the fiscal 

year 2008 level and the same as the request. 

EISENHOWER EXCHANGE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

The bill provides $500,000 for the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program, which is $4,000 above the fiscal year 2008 level and 

the same as the request. 

ISRAELI ARAB SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

The bill provides $375,000 for the Israeli Arab Scholarship Program, which is $3,000 above the fiscal year 2008 level and the 

same as the request. 


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EAST-WEST CENTER

The bill provides $21,000,000 for the East-West Center, which is 

$1,658,000 above the fiscal year 2008 level and $11,000,000 above 

the request. 

NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY

The bill provides a total of $115,000,000 for the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), of which $100,000,000 is to be allocated in the traditional and customary manner among the core institutes. The amount provided is $15,000,000 above the comparable 

fiscal year 2008 level and $35,000,000 above the request. The additional $15,000,000 in the bill is provided for a small grants program, democracy promotion, human rights and rule of law activities including in China, Burma, Cuba, Russia, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Malaysia, Somalia, Sudan, and Iran, as well as for the 

Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellows Program, the Center for International Media Assistance and the World Movement for Democracy. Further, $250,000 is provided for human rights and democracy programs relating to Tibet. 

The President of the NED is required to submit a report to the 

Committees on Appropriations not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act on the proposed uses of these funds on a regional 

and country basis. The report should include a description of programmatic goals for each region and country, and how the planned 

use of funds will meet such goals. 

This grant to the Department of State is a pass-through directly 

to NED. Thus, funds under this heading shall not be subject to 

prior approval by the Department of State or USAID or administrative or management surcharges, and minimal expenses, if any, 

should be charged to general Department of State operating expenses. Further, the NED should not be precluded from competitively bidding on democracy, human rights, and rule of law grant 

solicitations. 

OTHER COMMISSIONS 

COMMISSION FOR THE PRESERVATION OF AMERICA’S HERITAGE

ABROAD

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The bill provides $599,000 for salaries and expenses of the Commission for the Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad, which 

is $104,000 above the fiscal year 2008 level and the same as the 

request. 

COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The bill provides $4,000,000 for salaries and expenses of the 

Commission on International Religious Freedom, which is $727,000 

above the fiscal year 2008 level and the same as the request. 


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The bill includes $250,000, as requested, for the establishment 

and operation by the Commission of a Joseph R. Crapa Fellows 

Program. 

Within the increase provided, the Commission is encouraged to 

focus on religious freedom and other human rights concerns in 

China and the study of global anti-Semitism and publish independent reports on its findings. 

COMMISSION ON SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN EUROPE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The bill provides $2,610,000 for salaries and expenses of the 

Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, which is 

$259,000 above the fiscal year 2008 level and the same as the request. 

CONGRESSIONAL-EXECUTIVE COMMISSION ON THE PEOPLE’S

REPUBLIC OF CHINA

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The bill provides $2,000,000 for salaries and expenses of the Congressional-Executive Commission on the People’s Republic of 

China, which is $16,000 above the fiscal year 2008 level and the 

same as the request. 

UNITED STATES-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW

COMMISSION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The bill provides $4,000,000 for salaries and expenses of the 

United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission, 

which is $32,000 above the fiscal year 2008 level and the same as 

the request. 

The bill includes a proviso setting a limitation of not more than 

$4,000 for official representation expenses, the same level as fiscal 

year 2008. 

The Commission’s submission of a spending plan on March 1, 

2008 to the Committees on Appropriations pursuant to Public Law 

110–161 concluded that the Commission was not at that time able 

to fully meet all of the recommendations of the GAO’s audit of the 

Commission (GAO–07–1128). In particular, the Commission has 

not fully implemented the GAO’s recommendations with respect to 

necessary controls and staff training on financial management and 

budgeting, procurement and contracting, and human resources. 

During fiscal year 2009, the Commission shall ensure implementation of the remaining reforms recommended by GAO and required 

by law. Not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, GAO 

shall report to the Committees on Appropriations on the extent to 

which the Commission is in compliance with fully implementing 

the GAO’s recommendations. 

The bill includes a proviso making applicable to the Commission 

the authorities relating to the treatment of employees and printing 

and binding costs that are in the statute governing the activities 

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lic of China. The bill carries forward the following provisos from 

the fiscal year 2008 Act; a proviso relating to compensation levels 

for the Commission’s Executive Director; a proviso treating travel 

by Commission members and staff under the same rules and procedures that apply to travel by Members and staff of the House of 

Representatives; a proviso related to performance-based cash 

awards; and a proviso related to regular employee performance appraisals. 

UNITED STATES SENATE—CHINA INTERPARLIAMENTARY GROUP

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The bill provides $150,000 for salaries and expenses of the 

United States Senate-China Interparliamentary Group, which is 

$1,000 above the fiscal year 2008 level and $150,000 above the request. 

TITLE II 

UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL 

DEVELOPMENT 

FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

OPERATING EXPENSES

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The bill provides $808,584,000 for Operating Expenses, which is $178,728,000 above the fiscal year 2008 level, excluding emergency 

appropriations, and $41,400,000 above the request. USAID shall 

provide a spending plan to the Committees on Appropriations not 

later than 120 days after enactment of this Act on the allocation 

of these funds. 

Contracting and procurement.—USAID shall make efforts to ensure that United States small, minority-owned, and disadvantaged 

business enterprises are able to fully participate in USAID contracts for the provision of goods and services. USAID should consult with the Committees on Appropriations on specific actions 

taken and the success of these efforts on a bi-annual basis. 

Partner vetting.—USAID should continue efforts to improve its 

vetting system to ensure that funds are not diverted to international terrorist organizations; however, vetting procedures must 

not dissuade legitimate implementing partners from participating 

in USAID programs. USAID shall provide the Committees on Appropriations with regular updates on progress made in developing 

such a system and is directed to provide a report on the efficacy 

of the partner vetting pilot program in the West Bank and Gaza 

not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act. 

Staffing.—As USAID’s ability to attract and retain the highest 

caliber professionals has been in decline for a decade, the bill provides funding for implementation of the Development Leadership 

Initiative (DLI), as proposed in the fiscal year 2009 budget request. 

USAID is directed to prioritize the hiring of employees who have 

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viduals may be hired to meet staffing needs under the DLI. Efforts 

should be undertaken to recruit from groups that are underrepresented in the Foreign and Civil Service. USAID should conduct 

a thorough human resources assessment, including a review of existing capabilities, a delineation of future needs as identified in 

country-program plans, and an assessment of needs related to 

near-term and long-term facilities requirements. USAID is directed 

to consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the rebuilding of professional staff. 

CIVILIAN STABILIZATION INITIATIVE

Civilian Stabilization Initiative (CSI).—The bill provides a total 

of $75,000,000 to continue to stand up a capacity for the Department of State, USAID, and other relevant civilian agencies to respond to post-conflict stabilization and reconstruction challenges, 

which is $75,000,000 above the fiscal year 2008 enacted level and 

$173,631,000 below the request. This funding is in addition to 

$55,000,000, which was provided for such purposes in Public Law 

110–252. Within the amounts provided in this bill, $30,000,000 is 

included under this heading and $45,000,000 is included under the 

‘‘Civilian Stabilization Initiative’’ heading under title I for this purpose. 

Funds under this heading are made available for the internal 

surge portion of the initiative, including hiring and training USAID 

personnel; prepositioning equipment for the active and standby response corps; and deployment. In addition, up to $6,000,000 is 

available for the Office of Surge Administration. No funding is provided to implement the civilian reserve corps portion of the initiative. 

The bill includes a proviso requiring the Secretary of State and 

the USAID Administrator to submit a coordinated joint spending 

plan and integrated implementation strategy for funds made available in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 for the CSI not later than 60 

days after enactment of this Act. 

CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND

The bill provides $35,775,000 for Capital Investment Fund (CIF), 

which is $51,512,000 below the fiscal year 2008 level and 

$135,225,000 below the request. USAID shall provide a spending 

plan to the Committees on Appropriations not later than 120 days 

after enactment of this Act on the allocation of these funds. Funds 

are provided under this heading to ensure that USAID continues 

to invest in information technology, specifically the Global Acquisition System. 

Capital security cost-sharing program.—The bill provides 

$135,225,000 under the ‘‘Embassy Security, Construction and 

Maintenance’’ heading to support the USAID overseas facilities 

construction program costs for fiscal year 2009, which is intended 

to improve the transparency of functions previously funded by the 

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OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

The bill provides $42,000,000 for the Office of Inspector General, 

which is $4,308,000 above the fiscal year 2008 level, excluding 

emergency appropriations, and $1,400,000 above the request. Programs that are currently funded through emergency appropriations 

should be regularized into the annual budget process. 

TITLE III 

BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE 

FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

The bill directs funding for certain sectors in the amounts allocated in the following table and subject to the requirements of section 7019 of this Act. With the exception of agriculture programs, 

funding in this bill for the sectors identified in the table is the 

same as the fiscal year 2008 enacted levels and applies to all assistance appropriated in title III of this Act and in prior Acts for 

fiscal year 2009. With respect to agriculture programs, the amount 

noted in the chart includes $375,000,000 for agriculture programs 

in title III of this Act and an additional $75,000,000 for global food 

security programs under the ‘‘Development Assistance’’ heading. 

Program 

[budget authority in thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 

2009 directive 

Agriculture .................................................................................................................................................................... 450,000 

Basic Education ........................................................................................................................................................... 700,000 

Biodiversity ................................................................................................................................................................... 195,000 

Clean Energy ................................................................................................................................................................ 100,000 

Higher Education .......................................................................................................................................................... 133,000 

Microenterprise ............................................................................................................................................................. 245,000 

Water ............................................................................................................................................................................ 300,000 

GLOBAL HEALTH AND CHILD SURVIVAL

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The bill provides $7,114,000,000 for Global Health and Child 

Survival, which is $737,918,000 above the fiscal year 2008 level, 

excluding emergency appropriations, and $757,170,000 above the 

request. Of the total, $1,955,000,000 is to be apportioned directly 

to USAID and $5,159,000,000 is to be apportioned directly to the 

Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator (OGAC) at the Department 

of State. Funds in this account are allocated in the following table, 

subject to the requirements of section 7019 of this Act: 

GLOBAL HEALTH AND CHILD SURVIVAL 

Program, by account 

[budget authority in thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 

2009 request 

Budget authority 

USAID Child Survival and Maternal Health .................................................................................... 369,500 495,000 

Polio ........................................................................................................................................ 20,661 32,000 

Micronutrients ......................................................................................................................... n/a 30,000 

Vitamin A ....................................................................................................................... n/a 20,000 

Iodine Deficiency Disorder ...................................................................................................... n/a 2,000 

GAVI Fund ............................................................................................................................... n/a 75,000 

USAID Vulnerable Children .............................................................................................................. 10,000 15,000 


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GLOBAL HEALTH AND CHILD SURVIVAL—Continued 

Program, by account 

[budget authority in thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 

2009 request 

Budget authority 

Blind Children ......................................................................................................................... n/a 2,000 

USAID Family Planning/Reproductive Health .................................................................................. 301,700 455,000 

USAID Other Infectious Diseases ..................................................................................................... 554,600 640,000 

Tuberculosis ............................................................................................................................ 84,500 162,500 

Global TB Drug Facility ................................................................................................. n/a [15,000] 

Malaria .................................................................................................................................... 385,000 382,500 

Avian Influenza ....................................................................................................................... 50,000 65,000 

Neglected Diseases ................................................................................................................. 25,000 25,000 

Unallocated Other Infectious Diseases .................................................................................. 10,100 5,000 

Subtotal, USAID Child Survival and Health ....................................................................... 1,577,830 1,955,000 

HIV/AIDS Programs USAID HIV/AIDS ................................................................................................ 342,030 350,000 

Microbicides ............................................................................................................................ 35,000 45,000 

Department of State HIV/AIDS (OGAC/GHAI) ................................................................................... 4,779,000 5,159,000 

UNAIDS .................................................................................................................................... 35,000 40,000 

Global Fund ............................................................................................................................ 200,000 600,000 

Total—Global Health and Child Survival ....................................................................................... 6,356,830 7,114,000 

Child Survival and Maternal Health 

Child survival.—USAID shall continue the targeted child survival program that was started in fiscal year 2008 and is also encouraged to collaborate with UNICEF’s accelerated child survival 

and development program. 

Of the funding provided for child survival and maternal health 

programs, $2,000,000 is provided for iodine deficiency programs, including through the UNICEF partnership. 

USAID should consider the work of the Institute for Global 

Health at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, the OLG 

Health Foundation and Autism Centre, Teleton Mexamerica and 

their rehabilitation centers, and Partners in Health/Zanmi Lasante. 

Maternal health.—Maternal health is a key global health intervention and USAID is directed to make publicly available the 

amount and uses of maternal health funding, by country. 

USAID should expand obstetric fistula programs in a manner 

that addresses both immediate health services and long term training. 

Vulnerable children.—The bill provides $15,000,000 for displaced 

children, orphans, blind children, and other vulnerable children. 

Assistance for children affected by HIV/AIDS is addressed elsewhere in the bill. USAID should consider the work of the Fabretto 

Children’s Foundation and CHRISTUS Health System. 

Of the funding provided for vulnerable children, $2,000,000 is 

provided for child blindness programs. USAID should consider the 

work of Helen Keller International, Christian Blind Mission, and 

Operation Smile. 

Polio.—The bill provides $32,000,000 for polio programs. 

Family Planning/Reproductive Health 

The bill provides a total of $545,000,000 for voluntary family planning/reproductive health programs, of which $455,000,000 is 

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areas where population growth threatens biodiversity or endangered species. 

Health Care Workforce and Infrastructure 

USAID is directed to provide a report to the Committees on Appropriations not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act on 

current efforts to strengthen health systems, including spending by 

program, and progress made. The report should include a summary 

of OGAC’s plans to implement the World Health Organization 

(WHO) task shifting guidelines and a summary of the health care 

infrastructure that will be built with HIV/AIDS funding in this Act. 

USAID should consider the work of Physicians for Peace, the 

Dikembe Mutombo Foundation, the Global Institute for Community 

Health and Development at the University of Miami, Doc to Dock, 

the John F. Kennedy Memorial Medical Center, the Metro Atlanta 

Neurosurgery Foundation, Project HOPE, the Healey Family Foundation, Serabu Hospital, and Loma Linda University. 

Infectious Diseases 

Tuberculosis (TB).—Of the total provided for tuberculosis, $15,000,000 is provided for the Global Tuberculosis Drug Facility. 

USAID is encouraged to collaborate with WHO when appropriate. 

Malaria.—Malaria funding should be made available in accordance with country strategic plans incorporating best public health 

practices including insecticide-treated bed nets, artemisinin combination therapies, and indoor residual spraying, and with significant support for purchase of commodities and equipment, working 

with the WHO when appropriate. 

Avian influenza virus.—The bill provides $65,000,000 for programs to combat avian influenza and to improve surveillance to respond to other emergent zoonotic diseases of significant public 

health concern, which is in addition to $75,000,000 provided for 

avian influenza in Public Law 110–252. USAID should consider the 

work of the Global Avian Influenza Network for Surveillance. 

Neglected diseases.—The bill provides $25,000,000 to continue 

USAID’s support for an integrated response to neglected tropical 

diseases. 

Noma.—USAID is directed to consult with the Committees on 

Appropriations regarding possible efforts to prevent noma and 

treat those afflicted. 

GLOBAL HIV/AIDS 

AIDS vaccine.—USAID should consider the work of the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative. 

Blood safety.—OGAC is directed to consult with the Committees 

on Appropriations on its efforts to put in place a comprehensive, integrated multi-year strategic approach that will address the blood 

safety problem. OGAC should consider the work of Safe Blood for 

Africa. 

Cost sharing.—Prior to the initiation of new country programs, 

or extension of existing programs, OGAC shall report to the Committees on Appropriations that such a program includes cost sharing assurances with governments, and transition strategies to ensure sustainability of such programs under other international 


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donor support, or budget support by respective foreign governments. 

Evaluation of global HIV programs.—USAID and OGAC are expected to increase funding for operations research, impact evaluation research, and program monitoring to ensure that interventions 

and approaches to service delivery are evidence-based and continuously improved over time. 

Food security.—OGAC is directed to provide not less than $100,000,000 for programs that address short-term and long-term 

approaches to food security as components of a comprehensive approach to fighting HIV/AIDS, and is encouraged to support programs that address the development and implementation of nutrition support, guidelines, and care services for people living with 

HIV/AIDS. 

Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.—The bill 

provides not less than $600,000,000 for a United States contribution to the Global Fund. The Secretary of State shall consult with 

the Committees on Appropriations on the fiscal year 2009 contribution to the Global Fund, taking into account the projected budget 

shortfall in 2009. 

The Global Fund should continue to make strides in financial 

and programmatic accountability by continuing implementation of 

an enhanced financial reporting system that tracks grant recipients 

(including government, civil society, and faith-based sub-recipients), maintaining an independent Office of Inspector General, and 

disbursing grants based on performance. Oversight of the Global 

Fund remains a high priority. The Secretary of State is directed to 

provide a report to the Committees on Appropriations not later 

than 120 days after enactment of this Act that contains the most 

recent Global Fund audit information, commitment and disbursement data, and a summary of the recipient and sub-recipient expenditures as reported to the United States Government. 

Human capacity issues.—Programs to train community health 

care workers, doctors, nurses, and other health professionals 

should be continued and expanded to include pediatric training, 

training in prevention education, and in counseling and testing. 

OGAC should consider the training programs at the Fogarty International Center and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 

Media programs.—USAID, in collaboration with OGAC, should 

continue HIV prevention-related local and national media programs in Africa and Asia. 

New Partners Initiative.—OGAC should continue grant-making 

under this Initiative through a competitive process and priority 

should be given to proposals that have technical merit, cost-effective budgets, and achievable objectives. OGAC should consider the 

work of Artists for Charity, Global Renewal, Inc., and Hoops for Africa. 

Orphans and vulnerable children.—OGAC is directed to meet the 

ten percent statutory mandate for programs for orphans and vulnerable children. These funds are intended to build the long-term 

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dren affected by HIV/AIDS. OGAC is urged to support work with 

local governments and non-governmental organizations, including 

faith-based organizations, to protect orphans and vulnerable children affected by HIV/AIDS from sexual violence. 

Regional programs.—USAID, in coordination with OGAC, is encouraged to expand support for regional programs and should consider the work of TREAT Asia. 

TB/HIV co-infection.—OGAC is directed to provide not less than $150,000,000 for joint TB/HIV programs. 

Research and Development 

USAID should expand collaboration with other donors and governments to develop new medicines, diagnostics, and vaccines for 

diseases that affect the developing world. USAID is directed to continue to provide the annual research and development report to the 

Committees on Appropriations not later than September 30, 2009. 

USAID should consider the work of the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative, the Malaria Vaccine Initiative, Medicines for Malaria Venture, the Aeras Global TB Vaccine Foundation, and 

PATH’s HealthTech partnership. 

Microbicides.—Not less than $45,000,000 should be made available to support the development of microbicides and for product 

preparedness. USAID should consider the work of the International 

Partnership for Microbicides. USAID is directed to report not later 

than 90 days after enactment of this Act on USAID’s strategic work 

plan for microbicides product development, especially with regard 

to USAID’s plans for next generation product development. 

DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE

The bill provides $1,800,000,000 for Development Assistance, which is $176,378,000 above the fiscal year 2008 level, excluding 

emergency appropriations, and $160,945,000 above the request. In 

the fiscal year 2009 budget request, the Administration categorized 

countries as either falling under the ‘‘Development Assistance’’ or 

the ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ headings according to their current 

development status. The bill follows this designation unless otherwise noted. Funds in this account are allocated in the following 

table, subject to the requirements of section 7019 of this Act: 

DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE 

Country 

[Budget authority in thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 

2009 request 

Budget authority 

Bangladesh .............................................................................................................................................. 39,060 40,000 

Brazil ........................................................................................................................................................ 5,000 15,000 

Cambodia ................................................................................................................................................. 17,226 17,000 

Chad ....................................................................................................................................................... 200 5,000 

China ...................................................................................................................................................... 0 11,000 

Dominican Republic ............................................................................................................................... 20,700 25,700 

Ecuador .................................................................................................................................................. 22,585 26,585 

Ethiopia .................................................................................................................................................. 69,765 75,000 

Ghana ..................................................................................................................................................... 23,200 25,000 

Guatemala .............................................................................................................................................. 28,795 29,000 

India ....................................................................................................................................................... 900 10,000 

Indonesia ................................................................................................................................................ 122,021 71,000 

Kenya ...................................................................................................................................................... 42,750 42,750 

Laos ........................................................................................................................................................ 250 1,000 


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DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE—Continued 

Country 

[Budget authority in thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 

2009 request 

Budget authority 

Mongolia ................................................................................................................................................. 6,800 7,500 

Namibia .................................................................................................................................................. 0 5,025 

Peru ........................................................................................................................................................ 53,293 63,293 

Philippines .............................................................................................................................................. 56,703 30,000 

Sri Lanka ................................................................................................................................................ 4,000 5,241 

Thailand ................................................................................................................................................. 4,500 4,500 

Timor-Leste ............................................................................................................................................. 8,140 23,000 

Uganda ................................................................................................................................................... 35,150 40,950 

Vietnam .................................................................................................................................................. 10,700 15,000 

Agriculture 

USAID should support a multi-faceted program strategy that 

provides immediate relief to vulnerable populations and increases 

access to food in the short-term as well as developing strategies 

and programs that support long-term, sustainable agricultural 

practices in food insecure countries to reduce the dependence on 

food aid, particularly in Africa and Asia. USAID should prioritize 

the development of programs for small-holder farmers, cooperatives, and vulnerable populations, including female-headed households, as well as the expansion of agriculture extension, training, 

research, and education to prepare farmers and communities to 

adapt to global climate change. USAID is encouraged to coordinate 

efforts to increase food security and agricultural production around 

the world with international efforts, including those of the World 

Bank and UN agencies. USAID is directed, in consultation with the 

Committees on Appropriations, to develop a plan for increasing the 

number of agriculture specialists in the field commensurate with 

the need. The bill provides $75,000,000 for global food security, including local purchase, in addition to funds otherwise made available for such purposes. 

Agriculture programs 

USAID should consider the work of the World Cocoa Foundation/ 

National Confectioners Association, the United Nations University 

Food and Nutrition Program, and the International Fertilizer Development Center. 

Support for dairy development programs, which reach large numbers of rural farmers, is continued. USAID should provide not less 

than $30,000,000 to dairy and livestock development with a focus 

on programs in Afghanistan, Sudan, and Haiti. 

The Global Crop Diversity Trust was created to collect, document 

and store seeds securely in order to preserve genetic diversity and 

$7,000,000 is provided for a United States contribution to the 

Trust’s endowment. 

Agricultural research 

Support is continued for agricultural research through the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research, which 

plays a central role in USAID’s research program. USAID should 

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The bill provides $29,000,000 for Collaborative Research Support 

Programs (CRSPs) to support plant and biotechnology research and 

development programs to improve food security and income generation, particularly in Africa and Asia. Research and development on 

salt-resistant crops and on ridge tillage land use systems in West 

and sub-Saharan Africa are supported. 

Economic Growth 

USAID should prioritize programs that increase economic growth 

in developing countries as part of a multi-faceted strategy that 

seeks to expand opportunities for the poorest segments of society. 

USAID should consider gender differences in the design and implementation of programs to promote economic growth. USAID should 

consider the work of Georgia State University, New Mexico State 

University, the Caribbean Institute, and the Students in Free Enterprise Africa Development Program. 

Artisans.—USAID should consider the work of Aid to Artisans 

and Barro Sin Plomo. 

Cooperative Development Program.—The bill provides $10,000,000 for USAID’s Cooperative Development Program within 

the Office of Private and Voluntary Cooperation. 

Financial market assistance in transition countries.—USAID 

should continue programs that provide technical assistance in the 

building and development of stock exchanges, central banks, financial regulatory institutions, and private financial intermediaries. 

USAID should consider the work of the Financial Services Volunteer Corps. 

Governance.—USAID should consider the work of the Institute 

for State Effectiveness. 

Infrastructure.—Investment in critical infrastructure can sustain 

economic growth when coupled with a comprehensive development 

strategy, and USAID is encouraged to continue collaborating with 

the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) in this area. USAID 

should expand efforts, similar to those undertaken by UN-Habitat, 

to improve housing opportunities in urban settings, especially in 

Kibera in Nairobi, Kenya. USAID should also consider the work of 

the Niall Mellon Township Trust. 

Microfinance.—The bill provides $245,000,000 for microfinance 

and microenterprise development programs for the poor, especially 

women. USAID should work with private nongovernmental organizations, microfinance networks and private voluntary organizations 

to maximize assistance to poor clients. Of the total, 50 percent of 

funds should be for grants to private networks, practitioner institutions, and nongovernmental organizations, and USAID’s Office of 

Microenterprise should provide grants through a central funding 

mechanism for contracts, cooperative agreements and grants in 

order to ensure that programs in the field are based on best practices. Further, of the total, $20,000,000 should be provided for 

microfinance service providers working with people infected with 

HIV/AIDS. USAID should consider the work of CHOICE Humanitarian and Esperanza International. 

Property rights.—Programs that address property rights, create 

private real estate markets, and improve the regulation of land 

tenure in order to provide economic opportunity for the poorest of 


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the poor should be expanded. USAID should consider the work of 

the International Real Property Foundation. 

Rural electrification.—USAID should consider the work of the 

International Rural Power Access and Cooperative Electrification 

program. 

Small and medium enterprises.—Programs that increase access 

to capital for small and medium-sized enterprises, including those 

owned by women in developing countries, should be expanded. 

USAID is directed to develop a plan to expand its programming in 

this area and to consult with the Committees on Appropriations. 

Telecommunications.—USAID should consider the work of the 

United States Telecommunications Training Institute. 

Trade capacity building.—The bill provides a total of $20,000,000 

for trade capacity building related to the Central American Free 

Trade Agreement, including $10,000,000 under this heading; and 

$10,000,000 for trade capacity building assistance to meet environmental standards related to the Peru Free Trade Agreement from 

the amounts provided for Peru under this heading. 

USAID is encouraged to support programs that allow countries 

to benefit from the opportunities provided through the African 

Growth and Opportunity Act, including programs that regulate intellectual property as a means for social and economic development. 

Education 

Basic education.—The bill provides a total of $700,000,000, of which $400,000,000 is provided under this heading for basic education. Education should be a key component of the United States 

Government’s development strategy in developing countries. Of the 

amounts provided for basic education, $240,000,000 should be used 

to provide assistance in developing countries that have a national 

education plan. 

The bill includes language in section 7064 that establishes a 

three-country pilot program and USAID should consult with the 

Committees on Appropriations on potential countries for such programs. Each country should develop a five-year implementation 

plan that supports the national education plan. This pilot program 

should develop best practices that can be utilized by other missions 

and should be staffed by qualified education specialists. 

USAID should continue funding for programs to increase access 

to basic education for children in sub-Saharan Africa, including 

Ethiopia, through the reduction or elimination of school fees. 

USAID is directed to provide the Committees on Appropriations 

with a report not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act 

on implementation of the United States Government-wide strategy 

and all government basic education programs, and information 

about how such programs support national education plans. 

USAID should consider the work of Alfalit International, the Issa 

Foundation, Social Contract Training Foundation, and World ORT. 

Higher education and workforce development.—The bill provides 

$133,000,000 for vocational, undergraduate, and graduate education, which should be focused on countries emerging from conflict 

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other fields necessary for recovery and development. In addition, 

USAID should prioritize higher education in countries that have already made significant strides in providing quality basic and secondary education to their populations. 

USAID should consider the work of the Asian University for 

Women, the Center for Educational Excellence, the Center of Entrepreneurship, the Center for Strategic Learning at Hofstra University, and Spelman College. 

Continued funding for scholarships at United States colleges and 

post-secondary institutions for students with high financial need 

from Latin America and elsewhere is encouraged and USAID 

should consider the work of the Cooperative Association of States 

for Scholarships program. 

American Schools and Hospitals Abroad program.—The bill provides $22,500,000 for the American Schools and Hospitals Abroad 

program, with the expectation that USAID will allocate funds 

under terms and conditions similar to prior fiscal years. USAID 

should consider the work of the American University of Beirut; 

American University in Kosovo; Ashdod Emergency Medical Center; EARTH University in Costa Rica; Edith Wolfson Medical Center; Feinberg Graduate School of the Weizmann Institute of 

Science; Hadassah Medical Organization; Hebrew University; 

Johns Hopkins University’s Centers in Nanjing, China and Bologna, Italy; Kigali Medical University Foundation; Lebanese American University; Shaare Zedek Medical Center; Tel Aviv University; 

and the University of Kabul. 

Energy and Environment 

Clean energy.—The bill provides $100,000,000 for programs and 

activities that reduce global warming by promoting the sustainable 

use of renewable energy technologies and energy efficient end-use 

technologies, carbon sequestration, and carbon accounting. Given 

the growing demand for energy in developing countries and concern 

with climate change, USAID is strongly encouraged to strengthen 

the capacity of its staff with expertise in these issues. 

Biodiversity.—Funding for biodiversity should prioritize programs that protect tropical forests and the habitat of endangered 

species, as well as wetlands and marine ecosystems. The bill provides $25,000,000 for these activities in the Amazon Basin, of 

which $15,000,000 is for USAID’s Initiative for Conservation in the 

Andean Amazon and $10,000,000 is for such activities in the Brazilian Amazon. In addition, $17,500,000 is provided for the Congo 

Basin Forest Partnership, including $2,500,000 for the United 

States Fish and Wildlife Services programs to protect the habitat 

of great apes in Central Africa. 

USAID should consider working with other public and private 

donors to protect wildlife in eastern Niger and continue work to 

protect newly discovered wildlife in Southern Sudan. 

USAID should also expand its work in marine ecosystems in 

order to preserve the habitat for coral and tropical fish and consider the work of the Coral Reef Small Grants Program. 

Funding for the United States National Park Service for technical and training programs for protected area management in 


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Samlaut, Cambodia, in consultation with USAID, should be considered. 

Not less than $4,000,000 is provided for continued support of the 

Colombian National Park Service and nongovernmental organizations working in buffer zones to protect Colombia’s national parks 

and indigenous reserves. 

USAID should work with the Government of Ecuador to support 

achieving the goals of the Galapagos Invasive Species Fund. 

USAID should continue programs to protect the habitat of orangutans in Borneo and Sumatra. 

USAID should consider the work of the Florida Aquarium, the 

Wildlife Conservation Society, the Center for International Forestry 

Research, the Peregrine Fund, and the Cheetah Conservation 

Fund. 

Global Programs 

Child marriage.—USAID is encouraged to consider the prevalence of child marriage when developing country operating plans 

and should increase programmatic focus on this issue. 

Democracy.—USAID’s work in the area of democracy and governance is important and funding for these programs should increase 

in fiscal year 2009. Democracy programs should be balanced between states in conflict and those working to consolidate and continue their democratic transition. USAID should consider the work 

of the University of Kentucky School of Law. 

Patrick Leahy War Victims Fund.—USAID is directed to provide not less than $13,000,000 to support this fund which assists persons who are severely disabled as a result of armed conflict. 

Reconciliation programs.—The bill provides $25,000,000 to support programs that bring together and facilitate interaction between individuals of different ethnic, religious and political backgrounds from areas of civil conflict and war. Of this amount, 

$9,000,000 is available for such activities in the Middle East. The 

intent of this program is to maximize the participation of local civil 

society organizations and to involve antagonists directly in peopleto-people activities which promote mutual understanding, trust and 

problem solving. USAID should consider the work of LibforAll 

Foundation, In His Shoes Ministries, Cooperation Ireland in conjunction with Syracuse University, Jerusalem International YMCA, 

the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies, Empower Peace 

Foundation, Peace Research Institute in the Middle East, and 

Project Children. 

Safe water.—The bill provides not less than $300,000,000 from 

all accounts in this Act for water and sanitation supply projects 

pursuant to the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005 

(Public Law 109–121). Recognizing that growing populations and 

the shortage of safe water is a cause of disease and conflict, funding should be used to provide safe water and sanitation in high priority countries that are selected based on the criteria in Public Law 

109–121. Increasing access to safe drinking water should continue 

to be the highest priority in the programming of these funds. Of 

this amount, not less than $125,000,000 should be made available 

for programs and activities in sub-Saharan Africa. USAID should 

ensure sufficient staff resources are in place for implementing safe 


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water and sanitation programs. USAID shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the uses of these funds. 

USAID should consider the work of the International Arid Lands 

Consortium and the International Rural Water Association. 

Of the total, up to $20,000,000 should be made available to 

USAID’s Global Development Alliance for public-private partnerships, particularly with nongovernmental organizations. 

USAID should consider programs to increase access to potable 

water in the Kapchorwa District of Uganda, and should consider 

expanding efforts related to reverse osmosis water purification and 

household water treatment to reduce morbidity and mortality in 

developing countries. 

USAID should consider funding for water resource management 

through small-scale irrigation in Darfur to counter the effects of 

flash flooding and frequent droughts. 

University programs.—USAID should continue its support of a 

competitive university grants program under terms and conditions 

similar to prior years. The Department of State and USAID should 

consider proposals from the following institutions, among others, 

through a transparent and competitive funding process: Auburn 

University; Georgia State University; Gonzaga University; Iowa 

State University; James Madison University; Morehouse College; 

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Stetson University 

College of Law; Temple University’s School of Law; University of 

Iowa; University of Kentucky; University of Missouri at Columbia; 

and Western Kentucky University. 

Victims of torture.—The bill provides $13,000,000 under this 

heading for programs and activities that address the needs of victims of torture. Programs funded with these funds should be consistent with the goals of Public Law 106–87, the Torture Victims 

Relief Reauthorization Act of 1999. 

In addition, USAID should provide support to foreign torture 

treatment centers and programs should ensure that culturally appropriate care is provided. USAID should consider the work of the 

Peter C. Alderman Foundation. 

Women’s leadership capacity building.—The bill provides 

$15,000,000 for programs which enhance leadership and economic 

opportunities for women in developing countries. Funds should also 

be used to provide technical assistance and capacity building for 

women’s organizations. USAID should consider the work of Women’s Campaign International. 

Country Issues 

Bangladesh.—USAID and the Department of State are directed 

to work with the Government of Bangladesh to strengthen human 

rights and rule of law. 

Cambodia.—The bill provides funding for assistance for Cambodia under this heading, of which up to $2,000,000 is for programs 

to improve the capacity of Cambodian judicial, law enforcement, 

and social institutions involved in combating human trafficking. 

Chad.—USAID should continue efforts in Chad to assist refugees 

and internally displaced persons, including facilitating the delivery 

of assistance and helping coordinate humanitarian aid provided by 

other donors. 


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Eastern Africa.—USAID should be moving from emergency response to reconstruction and long-term development in regions 

such as southern Sudan, northern Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Chad as much as possible. USAID is directed 

to consult with the Committees on Appropriations on implementation of these activities. USAID is directed to increase efforts in Africa to provide assistance to victims and potential victims of rape 

and sexual violence in Darfur, eastern Chad, eastern Democratic 

Republic of the Congo, and the Central African Republic. 

Guatemala.—Funding under this heading should be available to 

support legal reform initiatives and programs to combat crimes of 

violence that specifically target Guatemalan women and girls in 

order to conform Guatemalan law with international standards. 

India.—The bill provides $10,000,000 for assistance for India to 

continue rule of law, health and energy/environment programs. Efforts to assist the victims of the Bhopal tragedy to obtain support 

from the Government of India to establish and fund a commission 

to administer social, economic and medical rehabilitation programs, 

implement environmental restoration of polluted land, and provide 

funding for clean drinking water should continue. 

Indonesia.—USAID and the Department of State should work 

with the Government of Indonesia to ensure that religious freedom 

and diversity is protected and those responsible for attacks on religious minorities and institutions are prosecuted. 

Namibia.—The bill provides $5,025,000 for assistance for Namibia, of which $2,000,000 is for democracy and governance programs, to be administered by USAID. 

Vietnam.—The bill provides $15,000,000 for assistance for Vietnam, which should focus on judicial and economic reform programs 

to strengthen the rule of law, protect human rights, and expand 

economic opportunities. Of this amount, $3,000,000 is provided to 

continue environmental remediation of dioxin contamination at the 

Da Nang Airport and related health activities in nearby communities in Vietnam. 

INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE

The bill provides $350,000,000 for International Disaster Assistance, which is $30,261,000 above the fiscal year 2008 level, excluding emergency appropriations, and $51,950,000 above the request. 

The Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance is urged to adopt the 

Emergency Education principles as defined by the United Nations 

Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and include education as a component of humanitarian interventions to the extent 

practicable. 

TRANSITION INITIATIVES

The bill provides $50,000,000 for Transition Initiatives, which is 

$5,365,000 above the fiscal year 2008 level and $10,000,000 above 

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DEVELOPMENT CREDIT AUTHORITY

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The bill provides $8,000,000 for the administrative expenses of 

the Development Credit Authority (DCA), which is $94,000 below 

the fiscal year 2008 level and $400,000 above the request. In addition, $25,000,000 is provided by transfer for programs. 

DCA is encouraged to expand its programming in the area of safe 

water and sanitation. 

ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The bill provides $3,007,000,000 for Economic Support Fund 

(ESF), which is $574,609,000 above the fiscal year 2008 level, excluding emergency appropriations, and $146,743,000 below the request. Funds in this account shall be allocated in the following 

table, subject to the requirements of section 7019 of this Act: 

ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND 

Country/program 

[Budget authority in thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 

2009 request 

Budget authority 

Africa: 

Horn of Africa and Pan Sahel Program ...................................................................................... 0 10,000 

Liberia ......................................................................................................................................... 90,245 90,300 

Sierra Leone ................................................................................................................................ 11,000 11,000 

Special Court .......................................................................................................................... [7,000] [9,000] 

Somalia ....................................................................................................................................... 20,250 20,250 

Sudan .......................................................................................................................................... 254,100 254,100 

Zimbabwe .................................................................................................................................... 26,000 26,000 

East Asia and Pacific: 

Burma .......................................................................................................................................... 13,750 15,000 

Cambodia .................................................................................................................................... 0 10,000 

Indonesia ..................................................................................................................................... * 65,000 

Malaysia ...................................................................................................................................... 0 500 

North Korea ................................................................................................................................. 2,000 2,500 

Philippines ................................................................................................................................... * 30,000 

Thailand ...................................................................................................................................... 0 2,500 

Tibet ............................................................................................................................................ 1,400 7,300 

Europe and Eurasia: 

Cyprus ......................................................................................................................................... 11,000 11,000 

Turkey .......................................................................................................................................... 0 7,500 

Near East: 

Egypt ........................................................................................................................................... 200,000 200,000 

Jordan .......................................................................................................................................... 263,547 263,547 

Lebanon ....................................................................................................................................... 67,500 67,500 

Libya ............................................................................................................................................ 0 2,500 

MEPI ............................................................................................................................................ 87,000 50,000 

Middle East Regional Cooperation .............................................................................................. 3,000 5,000 

Near East Regional Democracy ................................................................................................... n/a 25,000 

Syria ............................................................................................................................................ 0 2,500 

Tunisia ......................................................................................................................................... 0 1,500 

West Bank and Gaza .................................................................................................................. 75,000 75,000 

Yemen .......................................................................................................................................... * 21,000 

South and Central Asia: 

Afghanistan ................................................................................................................................. 707,000 732,000 

Afghan Civilian Assistance Program ...................................................................................... n/a [12,000] 

National Solidarity Program ................................................................................................... n/a [50,000] 

Women & Girls Programs ....................................................................................................... n/a [100,000] 

Nepal ........................................................................................................................................... 13,015 22,151 

Pakistan ...................................................................................................................................... 453,200 425,000 


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ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND—Continued 

Country/program 

[Budget authority in thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 

2009 request 

Budget authority 

Western Hemisphere: 

Colombia ..................................................................................................................................... 142,366 200,000 

Haiti ............................................................................................................................................. 84,200 121,250 

Mexico .......................................................................................................................................... * 15,000 

Global Programs: 

Disability Programs ..................................................................................................................... n/a 4,000 

Economic and Social Development Fund .................................................................................... n/a 12,000 

Extractive Industries Transparency ............................................................................................. n/a 3,000 

House Democracy Assistance ...................................................................................................... n/a 2,000 

Kimberley Process ....................................................................................................................... n/a 3,000 

Oceans and International Environment and Scientific Affairs .................................................. 62,250 38,000 

Civilian Science Research Initiative ....................................................................................... n/a [5,000] 

World Bank Carbon Facility .................................................................................................... n/a [5,000] 

Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons ............................................................... 7,183 12,000 

Reconciliation Programs ............................................................................................................. n/a 12,500 

Title VIII ....................................................................................................................................... n/a 5,000 

Trade Capacity Building—Central America ............................................................................... n/a 10,000 

Wheelchairs ................................................................................................................................. n/a 10,000 

*Funding was requested under the ‘‘Development Assistance’’ heading. 

Africa 

Democratic Republic of the Congo.—The bill continues assistance 

for post-conflict stabilization. Violence associated with the exploitation of natural resources, particularly columbite-tantalite, is of 

concern. 

Horn of Africa and Pan Sahel Program.—The bill provides not 

less than $10,000,000 for programs and activities to counter extremism in the Horn of Africa and Pan Sahel regions of Africa to be 

administered by USAID at the mission level. 

Liberia.—USAID should support efforts to increase access to electricity, and should expand programs that promote and strengthen 

the rule of law, consistent with country plans. 

USAID and the Department of State should support international efforts to trace and freeze assets allegedly confiscated and 

controlled by former Liberian President Charles Taylor, and by his 

family members and associates. Funding is encouraged to support 

programs that work with the Liberian Solicitor General to identify 

and recover these funds. 

USAID should consider the work of North Carolina State University. 

Sierra Leone.—The bill provides funding for assistance for Sierra 

Leone under this heading, of which $9,000,000 is for the Special 

Court for Sierra Leone. 

Sudan.—The bill provides $254,100,000 for assistance for Sudan, 

of which a portion should be used to support a long-term development program in southern Sudan that includes adequate attention 

to rule of law, institution building, health, basic education, agriculture, and economic growth. USAID and the Department of State 

are directed to report to the Committees on Appropriations on an 

annual basis on progress in southern Sudan. 

The Department of State is directed to report to the Committees 

on Appropriations not later than 120 days after enactment of this 

Act on actions taken by the Government of China related to Sudan, 

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dilute international condemnation of the Government of Sudan, or 

otherwise assist the Government of Sudan in avoiding its obligations to comply with existing UN resolutions. The report should 

also include any efforts undertaken by the Government of China to 

pressure the Government of Sudan to end the genocide in Darfur, 

a brief description of the Department of State’s efforts since the 

start of the genocide to engage the Government of China on the 

issue of Darfur, and specific proposals for obtaining the cooperation 

of the Government of China in this effort. 

Europe and Eurasia 

Cyprus.—The bill provides $11,000,000 for assistance for Cyprus 

for scholarships, administrative support of the scholarship program, bicommunal projects, and measures aimed at reunification of 

the island. There are concerns that some projects on Cyprus have 

been funded without advance consultation with the Government of 

the Republic of Cyprus. Such consultations should occur whenever 

practicable in the interest of transparency in the allocation of 

funds. The requirements of section 7034(k) shall apply with respect 

to the provision of assistance to nongovernmental organizations. 

Tunisia.—The bill provides $1,500,000 for assistance for Tunisia 

to support human rights organizations and programs. 

Turkey.—The bill provides $7,500,000 for assistance for Turkey. 

The Department of State shall consult with the Government of 

Turkey and the Committees on Appropriations on the uses of these 

funds. 

Near East 

Egypt.—Within the amount provided for project assistance, up to $20,000,000 shall be made available for democracy, governance, 

and human rights programs and not less than $35,000,000 shall be 

for education programs, of which $10,000,000 is for scholarships for 

Egyptian students with high financial need. The requirements of 

section 7034(k) shall apply with respect to the provision of assistance to nongovernmental organizations. 

Jordan.—The bill provides $263,547,000 for assistance for Jordan. 

Lebanon.—The bill provides $67,500,000 for programs in Lebanon, of which not less than $10,000,000 is for scholarships for students in Lebanon with high financial need, including at American 

educational institutions. These funds are to be awarded through an 

open and competitive process. Of the total for Lebanon, $500,000 

is provided for the United States Forest Service’s forest management and wildlife conservation programs in Lebanon. 

Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI).—The bill provides 

$50,000,000 to continue regional programs traditionally managed 

by MEPI, of which $8,000,000 should be used to continue a scholarship program to educate students from countries with significant 

Muslim populations, including at American educational institutions 

in those countries. These funds are to be awarded through an open 

and competitive process. The Department is directed to report to 

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Middle East Regional Cooperation Program.—The bill provides $5,000,000 for the Middle East Regional Cooperation Program to 

promote technical cooperation between Arab and Israeli scientists, 

students, and communities on topics relevant to development in the 

Middle East. 

Middle East regional programs.—USAID should consider technical assistance to increase the capacity of nongovernmental organizations to meet the humanitarian and psycho-social needs of the 

affected population in Sderot and Western Negev, including 

through programs to train emergency response teams. 

West Bank and Gaza.—The Department of State and USAID 

should continue to support reform efforts of the Palestinian Authority. Up to $2,000,000 of the funds provided under this heading may 

be used to augment administrative expenses of USAID to facilitate 

program administration and not less than $3,000,000 should be 

designated for local nongovernmental organizations operating in 

the West Bank to strengthen civil society and improve social services for the Palestinian people. 

USAID should consider the work of the First Regional Cooperative Program for Health to be conducted by the Hebrew University’s Kuvin Center, Al Quds University, and St. John Eye Hospital 

Jerusalem. 

South and Central Asia 

Afghanistan.—The bill provides a total of $1,041,950,000 for assistance for Afghanistan. USAID should intensify efforts to address 

widespread corruption and heavy dependence on illicit crops that 

continue to erode public confidence in the Afghan government. As 

in the past, a portion of the funding for Afghanistan is withheld 

from obligation, until the Secretary of State certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Afghanistan at 

both the national and provincial levels is cooperating fully with 

United States-funded eradication and interdiction efforts in Afghanistan. A national security waiver is included. 

The Secretary of State is directed to report to the Committees on 

Appropriations not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 

of this Act on its efforts to increase participation by member states 

in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s mission in Afghanistan 

against the Taliban and Al-Qaeda. 

USAID should continue support for the National Solidarity Programme. 

Afghan women and girls.—The bill provides $100,000,000 for 

programs for women and girls, of which $15,000,000 is provided for 

training and equipment to improve the capacity of women-led Afghan nongovernmental organizations, and to support the activities 

of such organizations. USAID is directed to more aggressively conduct outreach to such organizations, particularly those in remote 

areas, to inform them of USAID programs and procedures. USAID 

should make building the capacity of women’s organizations a priority. The Department of State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations not later than September 30, 2009, describing the use of funds provided in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 to 

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Independent Human Rights Commission.—USAID should continue support for the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission and other Afghan human rights organizations. 

Civilian Assistance Program.—The bill provides $12,000,000 for 

continued support for USAID’s Afghan Civilian Assistance Program, to assist victims of military operations. 

Higher education.—Of the funds made available for education 

programs in Afghanistan, a significant portion is to be made available to support programs in vocational and higher education, including in public administration, engineering, public health, education, and other fields necessary to rebuild the country. 

Pakistan.—The bill provides $425,000,000 for assistance for Pakistan, in addition to sums provided in Public Law 110–252. USAID 

is urged to prioritize programs that strengthen democratic governance and the rule of law, create educational and economic opportunities for Pakistani youth, and invest in the energy and agriculture 

sectors. The assistance provided is intended for programs and not 

direct budget support. Funding is also provided to continue economic development for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas 

(FATA). The Secretary of State is directed to press the democratically-elected Government of Pakistan on human rights, particularly with respect to women and girls, judicial independence and 

freedom of the press. The Government of Pakistan is urged to move 

expeditiously to remedy constitutional breaches of the previous regime by restoring the independent judiciary, freeing political prisoners and ensuring due process. 

Western Hemisphere 

Central America.—The bill provides $12,000,000, within Western 

Hemisphere regional funds, for assistance for countries in Central 

America to continue the ‘‘Economic and Social Development Fund 

for Central America.’’ These funds should be administered by 

USAID, in consultation with the Department of State. USAID is directed to consult with the Committees on Appropriations prior to 

the obligation of these funds. 

Colombia.—The bill provides $200,000,000 for economic assistance programs in Colombia apportioned directly to USAID for continued support of new and ongoing development programs. 

Within the total, $45,000,000 shall be available to support internally displaced persons, refugees and other indigenous vulnerable 

groups, of which $3,500,000 is transferred to ‘‘Migration and Refugee Assistance’’ for emergency relief through nongovernmental organizations for Colombian refugees in neighboring countries. Additionally, up to $15,000,000 of the funds made available for Colombia under this heading is directed to be used for programs which 

specifically benefit Afro-Colombian and indigenous communities. 

Haiti.—The bill provides a total of $121,250,000 for assistance 

for Haiti. 

USAID should continue funding for watershed reforestation to 

stabilize Haiti’s fragile hillsides and support sustainable agriculture. 

Crowding, excessive pre-trial detention, and inhumane conditions 

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USAID should consider the work of the Management Sciences for 

Health, Pure Water for the World, and Florida Association of Volunteer Action in the Caribbean and Americas. 

Mexico.—The bill provides $15,000,000 for assistance for Mexico 

for economic assistance and civil society institution building. 

Asia 

Cambodia.—The bill provides $10,000,000 for assistance for Cambodia under this heading and an additional $17,000,000 under 

the ‘‘Development Assistance’’ heading, including for an endowment. 

Indonesia.—The bill provides $65,000,000 for assistance for Indo- nesia under this heading, and an additional $71,000,000 under the 

‘‘Development Assistance’’ heading. USAID should continue its programs in Aceh and maintain a presence. 

The Department of State should work with the Government of 

Indonesia to ensure that the United Nations and other humanitarian organizations have free access to people in need in Papua. 

Nepal.—The bill provides $22,151,000 for assistance for Nepal 

under this heading to support security sector reform, governance 

and other development activities. 

Philippines.—The bill provides $30,000,000 for assistance for the Philippines under this heading, and an additional $30,000,000 

under the ‘‘Development Assistance’’ heading. USAID should continue support for conflict resolution activities in Mindanao and expand judicial training programs. 

Thailand.—The bill provides $2,500,000 for assistance for Thailand under this heading for development and conflict resolution 

programs in southern Thailand. An additional $4,500,000 is also 

included under the ‘‘Development Assistance’’ heading. 

Tibet.—The bill provides $7,300,000 for assistance for programs 

that preserve cultural traditions and promote economic development and environmental conservation in Tibetan communities, to 

be administered by USAID. The Special Coordinator for Tibetan 

Issues should play an active role in the allocation of funds for programs and activities in Tibet, as authorized by Public Law 107– 

223. 

Organizations involved in China rule of law programs should 

seek opportunities to conduct programs that can improve the 

human rights situation and the administration of justice in Tibetan 

areas, including Tibetan areas outside the Tibetan Autonomous Region. 

USAID should consider the work of The Bridge Fund. 

Timor-Leste.—The bill provides $23,000,000 for assistance for 

Timor-Leste under this heading, of which $1,500,000 is to be used 

for higher education scholarships including vocational training, undergraduate, and graduate studies. 

Global Programs 

Asia-Pacific Partnership Program.—The bill provides no funding 

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search and development activities to provide former weapons scientists the opportunity to participate in scientific research with 

their civilian counterparts to develop skills relevant for sustained 

civilian employment. 

Democracy.—The bill provides the following amounts for democracy and governance programs, in addition to funds otherwise 

made available for such purposes: $2,500,000 for Libya; $500,000 

for Malaysia, to be administered by the Department of State; 

$2,500,000 for North Korea; $2,500,000 for Syria; and $25,000,000 

for Near East Regional Democracy (NERD). The Department of 

State shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the 

uses of NERD funds, which shall be awarded on a competitive 

basis. 

Disabilities.—The bill provides $4,000,000 for programs that address the needs and protect the rights of people with disabilities in 

developing countries. Funding should be used to support the public 

dissemination of information on independent living, advocacy, education and transportation through accessible technologies, other 

than the Internet. USAID should consider funding partnerships between United States entities with expertise in these issues and organizations with expertise in communications technology not requiring the Internet, to benefit disability organizations and individuals with disabilities in developing countries. 

Environmental protection.—USAID should consider the work of 

the Foundation for Environmental Security and Sustainability. 

Extractive industries.—The bill provides $3,000,000 for a United 

States contribution to the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative Trust Fund. 

Health programs.—The bill provides not less than $122,000,000 

for global health activities under this heading. Of the total, 

$70,000,000 is for child survival activities; $51,000,000 is for family 

planning/reproductive health programs; and $1,000,000 is for infectious diseases. 

Kimberley Process.—The bill provides $3,000,000 for the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme, with an emphasis on regional 

efforts to combat cross-border smuggling and to strengthen the role 

and capacity of civil society groups in the Kimberley Process. 

Parliamentary exchanges.—The bill provides $2,000,000 for the 

House Democracy Assistance Commission. This program is not included in the fiscal year 2009 justification material and is therefore 

subject to the notification requirements of section 7015. 

Trafficking in persons.—The bill provides $12,000,000 for programs to prevent trafficking in persons consistent with the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000. 

Wheelchairs.—The bill provides $10,000,000 for wheelchair programs in developing countries to be allocated through a fully open 

and competitive process. Programs should provide quality, low-cost 

wheelchairs that utilize appropriate technologies, and are sustainable. 

DEMOCRACY FUND

The bill provides $116,000,000 for the Democracy Fund, which is 

$46,672,000 below the fiscal year 2008 level and $116,000,000 

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Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor at the Department 

of State, and not less than $37,000,000 is for the Office of Democracy and Governance of the Bureau of Democracy, Conflict, and 

Humanitarian Assistance at USAID. 

Expanding access to information.—The bill provides $5,000,000 

for Internet activities to expand access and information in closed 

societies and these funds are to be awarded on a competitive basis. 

Notifications.—In order to increase oversight of democracy programs, notification is required of any contract, grant, or cooperative 

agreement in excess of $1,000,000 from funds made available under 

this heading, and in excess of $2,500,000 from funds made available under other headings in the bill. 

INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR IRELAND

The bill provides $15,000,000 for the International Fund for Ire- land, which is $122,000 above the fiscal year 2008 level and 

$15,000,000 above the request. 

ASSISTANCE FOR EUROPE, EURASIA AND CENTRAL ASIA

The bill provides $650,000,000 for Assistance for Europe, Eurasia 

and Central Asia, a new account which merges the authorities and 

appropriations for the budget request for Assistance for Eastern 

Europe and the Baltic States and Assistance for the Independent 

States of the Former Soviet Union. This amount is $40,050,000 

below the fiscal year 2008 level and $28,267,000 above the request 

for both accounts referenced above. 

Country Programs 

Armenia.—Funds are provided to continue governance and economic development programs. The Department of State is urged to 

work with the Government of Armenia to establish an independent 

and objective commission to investigate fully the events surrounding the 2008 presidential election and the subsequent violence. 

Kosovo.—USAID should consider the work of the Kosovo Memory 

Book. 

North Caucasus.—The bill provides $9,000,000 to continue programs in the North Caucasus, which shall be used for humanitarian, conflict mitigation, human rights, civil society and relief 

and recovery assistance. USAID should consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the proposed uses of these funds. 

Russia.—USAID should consider the work of the Russian Project, 

including the Moscow-based Moms and Babies Project. The bill continues language in section 7073 restricting assistance for the government of Russia due to its support for the Iranian nuclear program. 

South Caucasus.—The Department of State is expected to use existing authority under section 498B of the Foreign Assistance Act 

of 1961 as necessary to carry out confidence-building measures 

among the parties to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. The bill provides up to $8,000,000 to address ongoing humanitarian needs in 

Nagorno-Karabakh. 

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grams. USAID should consider the work of the Ukrainian Congress 

Committee of America. 

Regional Programs 

Civilian science.—Science diplomacy can help address energy, agriculture, nonproliferation, health and other pressing global problems. The Department of State should consider the work of the 

Science Education for New Civic Engagements and Responsibilities. 

Democracy, anti-trafficking and human rights.—USAID should 

consider the work of the Eurasia Foundation, MiraMed, and the Institute for Sustainable Communities. 

Health programs.—The bill provides up to $36,143,000 for global health and child survival under this account, of which $8,465,000 

is for child survival and maternal health, $9,000,000 is for family 

planning/reproductive health programs, and $18,678,000 is for infectious disease programs. USAID should consider the work of the 

Eurasian Medical Education Program of the American College of 

Physicians, Hellenicare, and the Primary Health Care Initiative. 

OSCE and OHR accounts.—Within the total provided under this 

heading, $52,113,000 is made available for regional programs, of 

which, $22,510,000 is available to support the activities of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe and $4,200,000 

is to support the Office of the High Representative. 

Religious/ethnic discrimination.—USAID should support programs that address anti-Semitism and religious persecution in the 

Russian Federation, Ukraine, and Belarus. The Coordinator of 

United States Assistance to Europe and Eurasia is directed to provide a report to the Committees on Appropriations not later than 

120 days after enactment of this Act on assistance provided by the 

United States to address these concerns and should consider the 

work of the Union of Councils for Jews in the Former Soviet Union. 

United States Forest Service (USFS).—The bill provides $500,000 

for continued support of the work of the USFS in the Russian Far 

East. 

Funds in this account are allocated in the following table, subject 

to the requirements of section 7019 of this Act: 

ASSISTANCE FOR EUROPE, EURASIA AND CENTRAL ASIA 

Country/region 

[Budget authority in thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 

2009 request 

Budget authority 

Central Asia: 

Kazakhstan ............................................................................................................................. 13,500 13,500 

Kyrgyz Republic ....................................................................................................................... 23,400 24,400 

Tajikistan ................................................................................................................................ 25,233 25,233 

Turkmenistan .......................................................................................................................... 8,000 7,000 

Uzbekistan .............................................................................................................................. 7,000 7,000 

Regional—Central Asia .......................................................................................................... 6,207 3,000 

Subtotal, Central Asia ........................................................................................................ 83,340 80,133 

Europe and Eurasia: 

Albania .................................................................................................................................... 18,910 18,910 

Armenia ................................................................................................................................... 24,000 48,000 

Azerbaijan ............................................................................................................................... 19,500 18,500 

Belarus .................................................................................................................................... 10,000 11,500 

Bosnia and Herzegovina ......................................................................................................... 29,485 29,444 

Georgia .................................................................................................................................... 52,000 52,000 


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ASSISTANCE FOR EUROPE, EURASIA AND CENTRAL ASIA—Continued 

Country/region 

[Budget authority in thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 

2009 request 

Budget authority 

Kosovo ..................................................................................................................................... 125,000 120,900 

Macedonia ............................................................................................................................... 19,003 19,000 

Moldova ................................................................................................................................... 15,200 14,500 

Montenegro ............................................................................................................................. 7,000 7,000 

Russia ..................................................................................................................................... 47,000 60,000 

Serbia ...................................................................................................................................... 46,274 46,500 

Ukraine .................................................................................................................................... 69,575 71,500 

Total—Europe and Eurasia Regional ................................................................................ 55,446 52,113 

Europe Regional ............................................................................................................. 29,953 28,081 

Eurasia Regional ........................................................................................................... 25,493 24,032 

Subtotal, Europe and Eurasia ................................................................................... 538,393 569,867 

Total, Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia .................................................................. 621,733 650,000 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT

The bill provides $875,000,000 for International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement (INCLE), which is $321,074,000 above 

the fiscal year 2008 enacted level and $327,061,000 below the request. The amount provided is in addition to $199,000,000 provided 

in Public Law 110–252. 

Under certain extraordinary circumstances, the Department of 

State is required to exercise ‘‘notwithstanding’’ authority. However, 

this authority has sometimes been used without notification to the 

Committees on Appropriations. The Secretary of State is directed 

to notify the Committees on Appropriations in writing each time 

such authority is used, including providing a justification for such 

action. 

Country Programs 

Afghanistan.—The bill continues a limitation on the use of funds 

for aerial eradication through the spraying of herbicides in Afghanistan, unless the President of Afghanistan requests such assistance. 

Central America.—The bill provides $70,000,000 under the 

Merida Initiative for the countries of Central America, subject to 

similar requirements as those in Public Law 110–252. 

Colombia.—The bill provides $45,000,000 for justice and rule of 

law activities, as described in the table under section 7046. 

Dominican Republic, Haiti and Guatemala.—The bill includes 

$2,500,000 for the Dominican Republic and $2,500,000 for Haiti as 

part of the Merida Initiative to support counternarcotics and border 

security programs, anti-corruption, judicial reform, institutionbuilding, and rule of law programs. Additionally, the bill includes 

$3,000,000 for continued support of the International Commission 

Against Impunity in Guatemala. These funds are in addition to levels requested by the Administration under this heading for Guatemala, Haiti and the Dominican Republic. 

Ghana.—USAID should consider the work of the Leitner Center 

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Mexico.—The bill provides $246,000,000 under this heading for 

continued support of activities related to the Merida Initiative, subject to similar requirements as those in Public Law 110–252 including that 15 percent of the funds for law enforcement activities may 

not be obligated until the Secretary of State reports to the Committees on Appropriations that certain requirements related to human 

rights have been met. The bill does not provide or permit any funds 

to be used for the purchase or lease of UH–60 transport helicopters, equipment, training or related assistance; such funding 

will be considered at a later date. 

Global Programs 

International Law Enforcement Academies (ILEA).—The Department of State should provide the amount requested for ILEAs. 

Intellectual property.—The bill provides $5,000,000 for programs 

to combat intellectual property piracy. 

International demand reduction programs.—The bill provides $10,000,000 for drug demand reduction programs. 

Missing and exploited children.—The Department of State should 

consider the overseas work of the National Center for Missing and 

Exploited Children. 

Trafficking in persons.—The bill provides $10,000,000 under this 

heading for activities to prevent trafficking in persons. 

Transfers.—The Secretary of State shall provide a report not 

later than 90 days after enactment of this Act that details funds 

transferred to the Department of State from the Department of Defense for programs and activities in Iraq and Afghanistan, for section 1207 programs, for fiscal years 2005–2008, and planned transfers for fiscal year 2009. 

ANDEAN COUNTERDRUG PROGRAMS

The bill provides $315,000,000 for Andean Counterdrug Programs, which is $9,808,000 below the fiscal year 2008 level and 

$91,757,000 below the request. Funds in this account are allocated 

in the following table, subject to the requirements of section 7019 

of this Act: 

ANDEAN COUNTERDRUG PROGRAMS 

Country 

[Budget authority in thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 

2009 request 

Budget authority 

Bolivia .............................................................................................................................................. 31,000 26,000 

Brazil ................................................................................................................................................ 1,000 1,000 

Colombia .......................................................................................................................................... 329,557 242,500 

Ecuador ............................................................................................................................................ 7,200 7,500 

Panama ............................................................................................................................................ 1,000 1,000 

Peru .................................................................................................................................................. 37,000 37,000 

Total—ACP ............................................................................................................................. 406,757 315,000 

Colombia.—The bill provides $242,500,000 for interdiction and eradication activities and $45,000,000 of funding requested under 

this heading for rule of law activities is shifted to the INCLE account. 

Twenty percent of funds for aerial spraying may not be made 

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harm to human health and licit crops are thoroughly evaluated and 

fair compensation is paid in a timely manner. The Secretary of 

State is directed to submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations, not later than 120 days after enactment of this Act, detailing all claims, evaluation, and compensation paid during the 12 

month period prior to the date of enactment. 

House Report 110–197 required the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, to report on a multi-year 

strategy for the United States assistance program in Colombia. The 

Secretary of State is directed to provide a report to the Committees 

on Appropriations not later than 45 days after enactment of this 

Act on the status of this multi-year strategy. The bill provides not more than $16,730,000 for administrative 

expenses for programs funded under this heading for the Department of State and not more than $8,000,000 may be used for 

USAID administrative expenses for alternative development/institution building programs funded under the ‘‘Economic Support 

Fund’’ heading. 

Peru.—The bill provides $37,000,000 for assistance for Peru to 

continue interdiction and eradication activities. USAID should consider the work of the Field Museum of Chicago. 

NONPROLIFERATION, ANTI-TERRORISM, DEMINING AND RELATED

PROGRAMS

The bill provides $525,000,000 for Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs (NADR), which is 

$41,945,000 above the fiscal year 2008 level and $26,000,000 above 

the request. Funds in this account are allocated in the following 

table, subject to the requirements of section 7019 of this Act: 

NONPROLIFERATION, ANTI-TERRORISM, DEMINING AND RELATED PROGRAMS 

Programs 

[Budget authority in thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 

2009 request 

Budget authority 

Nonproliferation Programs 

Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund ........................................................................................ 40,000 41,000 

Export Control and Related Border Security Assistance ................................................................. 41,300 44,000 

Global Threat Reduction (formerly NWMDE) .................................................................................... 64,000 61,000 

Biosecurity Engagement Program .......................................................................................... .................... [27,000] 

IAEA Voluntary Contribution ............................................................................................................ 50,000 61,000 

CTBT International Monitoring System ............................................................................................ 9,900 25,000 

Weapons of Mass Destruction Terrorism ......................................................................................... 5,000 2,000 

Subtotal, Nonproliferation Programs ............................................................................. 210,200 234,000

Anti-terrorism Programs 

Anti-terrorism Assistance ................................................................................................................ 141,475 141,300 

Terrorist Interdiction Program ......................................................................................................... 8,900 10,000 

CT Engagement with Allies ............................................................................................................. 1,200 1,200 

Counterterrorism Financing ............................................................................................................. 8,425 8,500 

Subtotal, Anti-terrorism Programs ................................................................................ 160,000 161,000 

Regional Stability & Humanitarian Assistance 

Humanitarian Demining Program .................................................................................................... 0 65,500 

International Trust Fund .................................................................................................................. 0 12,500 

Small Arms/Light Weapons Destruction .......................................................................................... 0 52,000 

Conventional Weapons Destruction ................................................................................................. 128,800 0 

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NONPROLIFERATION, ANTI-TERRORISM, DEMINING AND RELATED PROGRAMS—Continued 

Programs 

[Budget authority in thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 

2009 request 

Budget authority 

Total—NADR ......................................................................................................... 499,000 525,000 

MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE

The bill provides $931,000,000 for Migration and Refugee Assistance, which is $107,822,000 above the fiscal year 2008 level, excluding emergency appropriations, and $167,000,000 above the request. The amount provided is in addition to $350,000,000 appropriated in Public Law 110–252. 

Administrative expenses.—The bill discontinues the limitation on 

administrative expenses carried under this heading in prior years. 

The Department of State should continue to hold administrative 

expenses to a minimum, in order to provide the maximum funding 

possible for overseas refugee processing and services. The fiscal 

year 2009 spending plan shall detail the projected administrative 

expenses and justify any increase above the request. 

Colombia.—The bill provides $3,500,000 for assistance for Colombian refugees in neighboring countries by transfer from the ESF 

account. 

Iraqi refugees.—The Department of State and USAID should aggressively support refugee relief and resettlement programs for displaced Iraqis inside and outside of Iraq, including those displaced 

in Syria, and for religious minorities. 

The Department of State should ensure that the Iraqi resettlement program remains a priority and that the previous backlog is 

addressed. 

Migration to Israel.—The bill provides not less than $30,000,000 

for assistance for refugees resettling in Israel. 

North Korea.—Assistance should be made available for North Korean refugees, as authorized by Public Law 108–333. 

Tibetan refugees.—The Department of State should work with 

the Government of Nepal to ensure the safe transit of Tibetan refugees and to respect the rights of, and provide legal protections to, 

Tibetans residing in Nepal. 

Thai-Burma border.—There is continued concern with the plight 

of refugees and internally displaced persons along the Thai-Burma 

border, and the Department of State shall provide sufficient resources to address these needs. 

United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA).—The Department of State is directed to work closely with UNRWA and 

host governments to develop a strategy for identifying individuals 

known to have engaged in terrorist activities. 

UNITED STATES EMERGENCY REFUGEE AND MIGRATION ASSISTANCE

FUND

The bill provides $40,000,000 for the United States Emergency 

Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund, which is $4,635,000 below 

the fiscal year 2008 level, excluding emergency appropriations, and 

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INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

PEACE CORPS

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

The bill provides $340,000,000 for the Peace Corps, which is 

$9,201,000 above the fiscal year 2008 level and $3,500,000 below 

the request. 

The Peace Corps’ strategy guiding its geographic distribution of 

volunteers should be examined in light of shifting strategic interests, increasing costs of programs, and limited resources. The Peace 

Corps did not respond adequately to the report required in the explanatory statement accompanying the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110–161). In addition to the annual 

budget justification, the Peace Corps shall submit the required report, not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, which 

shall include a detailed description of the criteria used to assign 

volunteers on a country-by-country basis. 

The bill includes a new provision requiring the Peace Corps to 

follow the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations when deciding to open, close, or significantly reduce 

the number of personnel of any domestic office. 

MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The bill provides $875,000,000 for the MCC, which is 

$669,388,000 below the fiscal year 2008 level and $1,350,000,000 

below the request. 

Allocation of funding.—The bill includes $875,000,000 for the 

MCC in support of its goals to reduce poverty and promote sustainable economic growth and democracy through country compacts. 

There is concern with the trend of significantly larger country compacts since the MCC’s inception. The average size of compacts 

signed in 2005 was $181,000,000. By 2008, the average had almost 

tripled to $494,666,667. 

Between fiscal years 2004–2008, Congress appropriated 

$7,500,000,000 for the MCC for 18 country compacts. Of this 

amount, only $353,602,831 had been disbursed by the end of fiscal 

year 2008. In an effort to ensure that the MCC does not become 

overextended, that existing compacts are meeting their goals, and 

future compacts are of a manageable size, the MCC is urged to 

limit compact size to not more than $350,000,000 in fiscal year 

2009. There is also a concern that threshold programs are not 

meeting their targets, and that a review of the efficacy of these programs is needed before additional threshold programs are begun. 

The MCC shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations 

prior to implementing new threshold programs. 

Compact implementation.—Several compacts are scheduled to be 

completed in 2010. Due to delays in implementation, several of 

them may not complete their programs within the five-year compact time limit. The MCC shall consult with the Committees on 

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diately if the compact program will not be completed, in order to 

allow for consideration by Congress of an extension of the five-year 

time limit. 

Contracting and procurement.—The MCC is directed to provide a 

report to the Committees on Appropriations not later than 120 

days after enactment of this Act on actions taken to ensure that 

United States small, minority-owned, and disadvantaged business 

enterprises are able to fully participate in the provision of goods 

and services that are financed with funds made available to the 

MCC. 

Indicators.—The MCC Board of Directors is urged to consider the 

establishment of an indicator to take into consideration the votes 

and positions of countries in international and multilateral institutions with respect to internationally recognized human rights, including religious freedom. 

Report.—The MCC is directed to submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations not later than 180 days after enactment of 

this Act describing the MCC’s post-compact country transition plan, 

including how the investment in each compact will be utilized, continued and/or maintained by each country in the future. 

INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION

The bill provides $22,500,000 for the Inter-American Foundation, 

which is $1,670,000 above the fiscal year 2008 level and $2,500,000 

above the request. 

AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION

The bill provides $32,500,000 for the African Development Foundation (ADF), which is $2,743,000 above the fiscal year 2008 level 

and $2,500,000 above the request. 

The ADF is directed to provide a report to the Committees on 

Appropriations not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act 

that outlines a timeline for implementation of the recommendations in the June 2008 USAID Inspector General audit and information about actions taken to ensure that the shortfalls in the Senegal program are not replicated in other ADF country programs. 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

The bill provides $25,000,000 for International Affairs Technical 

Assistance, which is $4,765,000 above the fiscal year 2008 level and 

$4,000,000 below the request. 

DEBT RESTRUCTURING

The bill provides $60,000,000 for Debt Restructuring, which is 

$29,945,000 above the fiscal year 2008 level and $81,000,000 below 

the request. 

The bill provides $20,000,000 to support implementation of the 

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TITLE IV 

INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE 

FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS

The bill provides $250,200,000 for Peacekeeping Operations, which is $23,819,000 below the fiscal year 2008 level and 

$3,000,000 above the request, to support multilateral peacekeeping 

operations and training. 

Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership.—The bill provides $15,000,000 for this initiative. 

Multinational Force and Observers (MFO).—The bill provides $25,000,000 for a United States contribution to the MFO mission 

in the Sinai. Additional funds for security requirements should be 

matched by sources other than the United States. 

Darfur.—The Department of State may provide up to $16,000,000 from the Global Peace Operations Initiative to support 

peacekeeping efforts in Darfur for training the UNAMID operation, 

following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations. 

INTERNATIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING

The bill provides $91,000,000 for International Military Edu- cation and Training, which is $5,819,000 above the fiscal year 2008 

level and $500,000 above the request. 

Guatemala.—The bill continues certification requirements similar to prior years regarding the Guatemalan Air Force, Navy, and 

Army Corps of Engineers and cooperation with the International 

Commission Against Impunity. 

Western Hemisphere Institute for Security and Cooperation 

(WHINSEC).—The Department of State is directed to provide a report not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act on all students and instructors at the WHINSEC for fiscal years 2005, 2006 

and 2007. This report shall include names; rank; country of origin; 

and years of attendance, and may be provided in classified form. 

FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM

The bill provides $4,635,000,000 for Foreign Military Financing 

Program (FMF), which is $183,030,000 above the fiscal year 2008 

level, excluding emergency appropriations, and $177,000,000 below 

the request. The amount provided is in addition to $440,000,000 

that was provided in Public Law 110–252. 

Country Programs 

Colombia.—The bill provides $53,000,000 for assistance for Colombia, of which $12,500,000 is to support maritime interdiction, 

riverine operations, and to enhance communications capabilities. 

The Secretary of State is directed to provide a report not later than 

45 days after enactment of this Act on the status of the nationalization strategy. 

Ethiopia.—The Secretary of State is directed to submit a report 

to the Committees on Appropriations detailing actions taken by the 

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Ethiopian security forces, particularly in the Ogaden region, and 

the continued harassment of members of opposition political parties 

and civil society organizations, including investigating and prosecuting Ethiopian military and police personnel alleged to have 

committed abuses. 

Guatemala.—The bill provides $500,000 for assistance for Guatemala, subject to conditions. 

Haiti.—The bill provides $2,800,000 for maritime interdiction efforts, subject to consultation with the Committees on Appropriations. 

Indonesia.—The bill provides $15,700,000 for Indonesia, of which $2,000,000 is withheld from obligation until the Secretary of State 

submits a report to the Committees on Appropriations pursuant to 

section 7071(c) that contains the following information: (1) steps 

taken by the Government of Indonesia to revise the Code of Military Justice, Uniform Criminal Code and other relevant statutes, 

to permit trying members of the military alleged to have committed 

human rights abuses in Timor-Leste and elsewhere in civilian 

courts and to deny promotion, suspend from active service, and/or 

pursue prosecution of military officers indicted for serious crimes 

and to modernize and professionalize the management of the Government of Indonesia’s defense forces, improve transparency and 

accountability in defense spending and operations respectively, refine further the mission of the Armed Forces and develop an appropriate national defense budget to execute that mission; (2) progress 

made by the National Team for the Transformation of Indonesian 

Armed Forces (TNI) Businesses to complete the transfer of legal 

businesses; and (3) whether the Government of Indonesia has written plans to effectively provide accountability for past violations of 

human rights by members of the Armed Forces, is allowing public 

access to Papua, including for foreign diplomats, nongovernmental 

organizations, and journalists, and has completed the investigation 

of the murder of Munir Said Thalib. 

Israel.—The bill provides not less than $2,380,000,000 in grants 

for Israel which shall be made available within 30 days of enactment of this Act. In addition, the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 

2008 (Public Law 110–252) included $170,000,000 for military assistance for Israel for a combined total of $2,550,000,000 in fiscal 

year 2009, as requested and pursuant to a Memorandum of Understanding between the United States and Israel signed on August 

16, 2007. Of the amounts provided, $670,650,000 is for offshore 

procurement of military equipment. 

Jordan.—The bill provides $235,000,000 for assistance for Jordan. 

Mexico.—The bill includes funding for assistance for Mexico, as 

part of the second phase of the Merida Initiative in order to fund 

the remaining three Bell–412 helicopters. The funds are not intended to purchase or lease UH–60 transport helicopters. 

Morocco.—The Secretary of State is directed to report in writing 

not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, on steps taken 

by the Government of Morocco to protect human rights, and whether it is allowing all persons to: (1) freely advocate their views regarding the status and future of the Western Sahara through the 

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(2) document violations of human rights in the territory without 

harassment. 

Pakistan.—The bill includes $300,000,000 for assistance for Pakistan only for strengthening border security along the border with 

Afghanistan, to combat terrorism, and to bolster law enforcement 

activities directed against Al Qaeda, the Taliban, and associated 

terrorist groups. Of this amount, up to $50,000,000 is to be used 

to provide assistance to the Frontier Corps to strengthen and build 

its capacity to secure the border, combat terrorism, and prevent the 

use of the FATA as a safe haven for terrorist groups. 

Tunisia.—The bill provides $12,000,000 for assistance for Tunisia 

to transform its military, update equipment, and increase counterterrorism and international peacekeeping capabilities. Restrictions 

on political freedoms, the use of torture, imprisonment of political 

dissidents, and persecution of journalists and human rights defenders are of concern and progress on these issues is necessary for the 

partnership between the United States and Tunisia to further 

strengthen. 

Maritime Security Assistance in Central America.—The bill provides $15,000,000 to continue the naval cooperation program in the 

Caribbean and the countries of Central America and maintain the 

ongoing maritime security assistance program in support of the 

second phase of the Merida Initiative. 

Funds in this account are allocated in the following table, subject 

to the requirements of section 7019 of this Act: 

FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM 

Country/program 

[Budget authority in thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 

2009 request 

Budget authority 

Armenia ............................................................................................................................................ 3,000 3,000 

Azerbaijan ........................................................................................................................................ 3,000 3,000 

Cambodia ......................................................................................................................................... 750 1,000 

Colombia .......................................................................................................................................... 66,390 53,000 

Egypt ................................................................................................................................................ 1,300,000 1,300,000 

Ethiopia ............................................................................................................................................ 4,000 843 

Guatemala ....................................................................................................................................... 500 500 

Haiti ................................................................................................................................................. 1,600 2,800 

Indonesia ......................................................................................................................................... 15,700 15,700 

Israel ................................................................................................................................................ 2,550,000 2,380,000 

Jordan .............................................................................................................................................. 235,000 235,000 

Lebanon ........................................................................................................................................... 62,200 58,200 

Mexico .............................................................................................................................................. 2,000 39,000 

Pakistan ........................................................................................................................................... 300,000 300,000 

Philippines ....................................................................................................................................... 15,000 30,000 

Poland .............................................................................................................................................. 27,000 27,000 

Thailand ........................................................................................................................................... 800 1,600 

Tunisia ............................................................................................................................................. 2,262 12,000 

Western Hemisphere Maritime Cooperation .................................................................................... 7,886 15,000 

FMF, Administrative Expenses ......................................................................................................... 51,421 51,420 

Unallocated FMF .............................................................................................................................. 163,491 105,937 

Total, Foreign Military Financing Program ............................................................................. 4,812,000 4,635,000 


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TITLE V 

MULTILATERAL ASSISTANCE 

FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS

The bill provides $352,500,000 for International Organizations 

and Programs, which is $35,603,000 above the fiscal year 2008 

level and $75,600,000 above the request. Funds are allocated in the 

following table, subject to the requirements of section 7019 of this 

Act: 

INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION AND PROGRAMS 

Organization 

[Budget authority in thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 

2009 request 

Budget authority 

Center for Human Settlements (UN-Habitat) .................................................................................. 1,000 2,000 

IMO Maritime Security Programs ..................................................................................................... 400 400 

International Civil Aviation Organization ........................................................................................ 950 950 

International Conservation Programs .............................................................................................. 5,900 7,000 

International Contributions for Scientific, Educational, & Cultural Activities ............................... 1,000 1,000 

International Development Law Organization ................................................................................. 300 300 

International Panel on Climate Change/UN Framework on Climate Change ................................. 5,320 8,000 

Montreal Protocol Multilateral Fund ................................................................................................ 19,000 21,000 

OAS Development Assistance Programs .......................................................................................... 5,000 5,500 

OAS Fund for Strengthening Democracy ......................................................................................... 2,500 3,500 

UN Children’s Fund ......................................................................................................................... 124,500 130,000 

UN Democracy Fund ........................................................................................................................ 14,000 3,000 

UN Development Fund for Women ................................................................................................... 950 4,500 

UN Development Program ................................................................................................................ 75,300 100,000 

UN Environment Program ................................................................................................................ 9,524 10,500 

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs ................................................................ 2,000 3,000 

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights ..................................................................................... 0 8,000 

UN Voluntary Fund for Technical Cooperation in the Field of Human Rights ............................... 1,400 1,400 

UN Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture ....................................................................................... 5,006 7,100 

UNIFEM Trust Fund .......................................................................................................................... 0 2,500 

World Meteorological Organization .................................................................................................. 1,900 1,900 

World Trade Organization ................................................................................................................ 950 950 

UN Population Fund ......................................................................................................................... 0 30,000 

Total, International Organizations and Programs .................................................................. 276,900 352,500 

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).—The funding for 

UNICEF under this heading does not preclude USAID from providing additional funding for specific UNICEF projects as appropriate. 

INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY

The bill provides $80,000,000 for the Global Environment Facility, which is $1,101,000 below the fiscal year 2008 level and the 

same as the request. 

CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION

The bill provides $1,115,000,000 for the contribution to the Inter- national Development Association, which is $172,695,000 above the 

fiscal year 2008 level and $162,000,000 below the request. 


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The Department of the Treasury is directed to consult with the 

Committees on Appropriations on the steps necessary for the 

United States to participate in the World Bank’s fund for the Advanced Market Commitments for pneumococcal vaccines. 

CONTRIBUTION TO THE ENTERPRISE FOR THE AMERICAS

MULTILATERAL INVESTMENT FUND

The bill provides $25,000,000 for the contribution to the Enterprise for the Americas Multilateral Investment Fund, which is 

$203,000 above the fiscal year 2008 level and the same as the request. 

CONTRIBUTION TO THE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT FUND

The bill provides $105,000,000 for the contribution to the Asian 

Development Fund, which is $30,456,000 above the fiscal year 2008 

level and $10,250,000 below the request. 

CONTRIBUTION TO THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FUND

The bill provides $150,000,000 for the contribution to the African 

Development Fund, which is $15,415,000 above the fiscal year 2008 

level and $6,055,000 below the request. 

CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL

DEVELOPMENT

The bill provides $18,000,000 for the contribution to the International Fund for Agricultural Development, which is $74,000 

above the fiscal year 2008 level and the same as the request. 

TITLE VI 

EXPORT AND INVESTMENT ASSISTANCE 

EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE UNITED STATES

INSPECTOR GENERAL

The bill provides $2,500,000 for Inspector General, which is 

$1,508,000 above the fiscal year 2008 level and the same as the request. 

SUBSIDY APPROPRIATION

The bill provides $41,000,000 for Subsidy Appropriation, which is 

$26,449,000 below the fiscal year 2008 level and the same as the 

request. 

ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

The bill provides $81,500,000 for Administrative Expenses, which 

is $4,132,000 above the fiscal year 2008 level and the same as the 

request. 

Renewable energy.—The Export-Import Bank is uniquely positioned to enable United States environmental exporters to take advantage of a surge in renewable energy projects in Canada, Western Europe, and Asia and therefore, of the aggregate loan, guarantee and insurance authority available to the Export-Import Bank 


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in this Act not less than 10 percent should be for renewable energy 

technologies or energy efficient end-use technologies. The ExportImport Bank shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act detailing all financing carried out in fiscal year 2009 for these purposes. 

Additionally, adequate staff should be assigned to the Office of Renewable Energy and Environmental Exports. 

In fiscal year 2008, the Export-Import Bank was required to provide a strategy for increasing exports in renewable energy and environmentally beneficial products. The quality and scope of the 

strategy to increase exports in this area that was submitted to the 

Committees on Appropriations was inadequate. Therefore, GAO is 

directed to conduct an assessment of the Export-Import Bank’s efforts to realize Congressional directives regarding the export of renewable energy and environmentally beneficial products and services, and provide this report to the Committees on Appropriations 

not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act. The assessment should include recommendations to improve the program. 

Credit Export Facility for the Palestinian Authority.—The ExportImport Bank is directed to explore the potential for establishing a 

credit export facility for the Palestinian Authority by consulting 

with the Palestinian Authority, the Government of Israel, and others. Such a facility would ultimately be subject to a peace agreement and would have the goal of providing a funding facility for 

the private sector in the Palestinian Territory to purchase goods 

and services from the United States. The Export-Import Bank 

should report to the Committees on Appropriations on this proposal 

not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act. 

OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION

NONCREDIT ACCOUNT

The bill provides $50,600,000 for administrative expenses, which 

is $3,485,000 above the fiscal year 2008 level and the same as the 

request. 

PROGRAM ACCOUNT

The bill provides $29,000,000 for Program Account, which is 

$5,690,000 above the fiscal year 2008 level and the same as the request. The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) is directed to provide written reports on a semi-annual basis, as in 

prior years. 

Renewable energy.—OPIC should play a role in helping to increase investment in renewable energy technologies and energy efficient end-use technologies. Not later than 90 days following the 

end of fiscal year 2009, OPIC shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations detailing all financing, guarantees, and insurance carried out in fiscal year 2009 for these purposes. 


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FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY

The bill provides $50,800,000 for the Trade and Development 

Agency (TDA), which is $808,000 above the fiscal year 2008 level 

and the same as the request. 

Liberia.—TDA should consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the next phase of work related to the Mount Coffee 

Hydro Power Station and the construction of a proposed fiber optic 

ring around Monrovia. 

TITLE VII 

GENERAL PROVISIONS 

The following general provisions carry language identical to the 

fiscal year 2008 Act except for a different section number or minor 

technical differences: 

Sec. 7001. ‘‘Allowances and Differentials.’’ 

Sec. 7002. ‘‘Unobligated Balances Report.’’ 

Sec. 7003. ‘‘Consulting Services.’’ 

Sec. 7004. ‘‘Embassy Construction.’’ 

Sec. 7005. ‘‘Personnel Actions.’’ 

Sec. 7007. ‘‘Prohibition Against Direct Funding for Certain 

Countries.’’ 

Sec. 7008. ‘‘Military Coups.’’ 

Sec. 7009. ‘‘Transfer Authority.’’ 

Sec. 7010. ‘‘Reporting Requirement.’’ 

Sec. 7011. ‘‘Availability of Funds.’’ 

Sec. 7012. ‘‘Limitation on Assistance to Countries in Default.’’ 

Sec. 7013. ‘‘Prohibition on Taxation of United States Assistance.’’ 

Sec. 7014. ‘‘Reservations of Funds.’’ 

Sec. 7016. ‘‘Notification on Excess Defense Equipment.’’ 

Sec. 7017. ‘‘Limitation on Availability of Funds for International 

Organizations and Programs.’’ 

Sec. 7018. ‘‘Prohibition on Funding for Abortions and Involuntary Sterilization.’’ 

Sec. 7020. ‘‘Prohibition of Payment of Certain Expenses.’’ 

Sec. 7021. ‘‘Prohibition on Assistance to Foreign Governments 

that Export Lethal Military Equipment to Countries Supporting 

International Terrorism.’’ 

Sec. 7022. ‘‘Prohibition on Bilateral Assistance to Terrorist 

Countries.’’ 

Sec. 7024. ‘‘Definition of Program, Project, and Activity.’’ 

Sec. 7025. ‘‘Authorities for the Peace Corps, Inter-American 

Foundation and African Development Foundation.’’ 

Sec. 7027. ‘‘Separate Accounts.’’ 

Sec. 7028. ‘‘Eligibility for Assistance.’’ 

Sec. 7029. ‘‘Impact on Jobs in the United States.’’ 

Sec. 7031. ‘‘Debt for Development.’’ 

Sec. 7032. ‘‘Authority to Engage in Debt Buybacks or Sales.’’ 

Sec. 7033. ‘‘Special Debt Relief for the Poorest.’’ 

Sec. 7035. ‘‘Arab League Boycott of Israel.’’ 


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Sec. 7036. ‘‘Palestinian Statehood.’’ 

Sec. 7037. ‘‘Restrictions Concerning the Palestinian Authority.’’ 

Sec. 7038. ‘‘Prohibition on Assistance to the Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation.’’ 

Sec. 7047. ‘‘Community-Based Police Assistance.’’ 

Sec. 7048. ‘‘Prohibition of Payments to United Nations Members.’’ 

Sec. 7049. ‘‘War Crimes Tribunals Drawdown.’’ 

Sec. 7050. ‘‘Peacekeeping Missions.’’ 

Sec. 7052. ‘‘United Nations Human Rights Council.’’ 

Sec. 7053. ‘‘Attendance at International Conferences.’’ 

Sec. 7054. ‘‘Restrictions on United Nations Delegations.’’ 

Sec. 7055. ‘‘Parking Fines and Real Property Taxes Owed by 

Foreign Governments.’’ 

Sec. 7056. ‘‘Landmines and Cluster Munitions.’’ 

Sec. 7058. ‘‘Limitation on Residence Expenses.’’ 

Sec. 7065. ‘‘Reconciliation Programs.’’ 

Sec. 7066. ‘‘Comprehensive Expenditures Report.’’ 

Sec. 7067. ‘‘Requests for Documents.’’ 

Sec. 7068. ‘‘Senior Policy Operating Group.’’ 

Sec. 7069. ‘‘Prohibition on Use of Torture.’’ 

Sec. 7074. ‘‘Repression in the Russian Federation.’’ 

Sec. 7075. ‘‘Central Asia.’’ 

Sec. 7076. ‘‘Uzbekistan.’’ 

Sec. 7080. ‘‘Prohibition on Publicity or Propaganda.’’ 

Sec. 7082. ‘‘Extradition.’’ 

Sec. 7084. ‘‘Prohibition on Promotion of Tobacco.’’ 

Sec. 7085. ‘‘Commercial Leasing of Defense Articles.’’ 

Sec. 7086. ‘‘Anti-Kleptocracy.’’ 

Sec. 7090. ‘‘Orphans, Displaced and Abandoned Children.’’ 

Sec. 7091. ‘‘Sri Lanka.’’ 

The following provisions are new or modified from the fiscal year 

2008 Act. 

Sec. 7006. Consular Affairs Reform 

A new provision that requires a certification that recommendations contained in the Inspector General’s audit of the Department 

of State’s Passport Information Electronic Records System are implemented. 

Sec. 7015. Reprogramming Notification Requirements 

The provision is modified to include a new notification requirement related to funds transferred or made available to the Department of State by the Department of Defense and incorporates the 

countries previously contained in the general provision regarding 

funding allocation requirements. 

Sec. 7019. Allocations 

The provision is modified by striking charts for ‘‘American Sections, International Commissions’’, ‘‘Democracy Fund’’, ‘‘Assistance 

for East Europe and the Baltic States’’, ‘‘International Narcotics 

Control and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’, and 

‘‘Assistance for the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union’’ 

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opment Assistance’’, and ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’. 

Sec. 7023. Authorization Requirements 

The provision is modified by merging sections 110 and 653 of the 

fiscal year 2008 Act, and by striking the heading ‘‘Overseas Private 

Investment Corporation’’. 

Sec. 7026. Commerce, Trade and Surplus Commodities 

The provision is modified by combining sections 613 and 614 of 

the fiscal year 2008 Act. 

Sec. 7030. International Financial Institutions 

The provision is modified by combining sections 601 and 659 of 

the fiscal year 2008 Act and directing the United States Executive 

Director to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to oppose programs that do not exempt increased government spending on 

health care or education from limits imposed by the IMF in certain 

countries. 

Sec. 7034. Special Authorities 

The provision modifies the fiscal year 2008 Act by moving subsections (b), (c) and (h) to sections 7084, 7059 and 7071 of this Act, 

respectively; deleting subsections (j), (r), (s) and (t); including new 

subsections (m) and (o); and modifying subsection (d), (g) and (p). 

The provision includes a revised subsection (f) that authorizes assistance to address inhumane conditions in prisons and other detention facilities administered by foreign governments that the Secretary of State determines are making efforts to provide adequate 

space, sanitary disposal of human waste, sufficient food, clean 

water, medical care and other requirements for safe and humane 

detention. In addition to any assistance made available, the Secretary of State should encourage governments to vigorously monitor the conditions of prisons and other detention facilities under 

their authority, cooperate with international experts, and consider 

appointing ombudsmen for prisoners, reducing sentences for nonviolent offenders to alleviate overcrowding, moving juveniles out of 

inhumane facilities, and improving pretrial detention, bail and recordkeeping procedures to reduce pretrial detention periods and ensure that prisoners do not serve beyond the maximum sentence for 

the charged offense. The Secretary of State is directed to designate 

a Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in the Bureau of Democracy, 

Human Rights and Labor to have primary responsibility for diplomatic efforts related to international prison conditions. 

Sec. 7039. Assistance for the West Bank and Gaza 

The provision is modified by requiring that funds are subject to 

the regular notification procedures. 

Sec. 7040. Limitation on Assistance for the Palestinian Authority 

The provision includes section 650 and selected provisions from 

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with section 620K(b)(1)(A) and (B) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 

1961. 

Sec. 7041. Broadcasting Transparency 

The provision modifies section 114 of the fiscal year 2008 Act and 

is related to transparency of broadcasts in the Middle East. 

Sec. 7042. Iraq 

The provision continues the prohibitions on funding contained in 

the fiscal year 2008 Act; exempts funds provided under the ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs’’ 

heading; modifies the matching contribution requirements contained in section 1402 of Public Law 110–252; and requires a transition plan for post-conflict reconstruction and stabilization assistance not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act. 

Sec. 7043. Report on Iran Sanctions 

A new provision which requires the Department of State to provide a report on the status of United States Government efforts to 

enforce and expand bilateral and multilateral sanctions against 

Iran. 

Sec. 7044. Lebanon 

A new provision which requires a spending plan and strategy 

prior to obligation of funds under the ‘‘Foreign Military Financing 

Program’’ heading, which are available only to professionalize the 

Lebanese Armed Forces, strengthen border security, interdict arms 

shipments and combat terrorism; and requires a report 180 days 

after enactment of this Act on the progress in implementing the 

strategy. 

Sec. 7045. Western Hemisphere 

The provision is modified from the fiscal year 2008 Act by deleting allocation requirements under ‘‘Global Health and Child Survival’’ and ‘‘Development Assistance’’; continuing funding allocations and legislative requirements for Haiti, Dominican Republic, 

Guatemala and Free Trade Agreements; incorporating Mexico and 

Central America funding allocations and similar legislative requirements as contained in Public Law 110–252; and providing that aircraft operations and maintenance costs should be borne by the recipient country to the maximum extent practicable. 

Sec. 7046. Colombia 

The provision provides that not more than $545,050,000 of the 

funds appropriated by titles III and IV shall be made available for 

assistance for Colombia. The provision is similar to section 649 of 

the fiscal year 2008 Act except that the provision provides that any 

changes shall be subject to the regular notification procedures; 

withholds 30 percent of the assistance for the Colombian military 

due to human rights concerns; and applies the conditions not only 

to individuals who have aided or abetted paramilitaries or successor armed groups, but also to those who have benefitted financially, politically, or otherwise, from such links. Similar language 

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guage conditioning aerial spraying from the ‘‘Andean Counterdrug 

Programs’’ heading to this provision. 

COLOMBIA 

Programs/Accounts 

[Budget authority, dollars in thousands] 

Fiscal year 

2009 

request 

Budget 

authority 

Foreign Military Financing (FMF) ..................................................................................................... 66,390 53,000 

International Military Education and Training (IMET) .................................................................... 1,400 1,400 

Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs (NADR) ................................... 3,150 3,150 

Economic Support Fund (ESF): 

Support for Democracy ........................................................................................................... 19,806 20,000 

Alternative Development ......................................................................................................... 66,591 117,231 

Support for Vulnerable Groups/IDP ........................................................................................ 35,000 45,000 

OAS Mission ............................................................................................................................ 0 1,000 

Demobilization and Reintegration .......................................................................................... 16,769 16,769 

Support for Trade and Economic Reforms ............................................................................. 4,200 0 

Total—Economic Support Fund ......................................................................................... 142,366 200,000 

International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement (INCLE) Support for Various Rule of Law 

Programs: 

Human Rights ......................................................................................................................... 0 8,000 

Judicial Reforms Programs ..................................................................................................... 9,500 8,000 

Procuraduria General de la Nacion ........................................................................................ 0 3,500 

Defensoria del Pueblo ............................................................................................................. 0 1,000 

Office of the Attorney General: 

Human Rights Unit ........................................................................................................ 0 5,000 

Justice and Peace Unit .................................................................................................. 0 5,000

Witness/Victims Protection Program ............................................................................. 0 5,000 

Investigations and Mass graves ................................................................................... 0 1,500 

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights ............................................................................ 0 750 

Carabineros ............................................................................................................................. 19,247 5,000 

Individual Deserter Program ................................................................................................... 500 500 

Demand Reduction ................................................................................................................. 211 500 

Culture of Lawfulness ............................................................................................................ 250 250 

Money Laundering ................................................................................................................... 879 1,000 

Unallocated ............................................................................................................................. 0 0 

Subtotal—Support for Various Programs .......................................................................... * 30,587 45,000 

Andean Counterdrug Program (ACP) Support to the Colombian Military 

Army Counterdrug Mobile Brigade ......................................................................................... 2,000 2,000 

Army Aviation Support ............................................................................................................ 93,892 45,000 

Air Bridge Denial Program ..................................................................................................... 10,000 8,000 

Navy Maritime Interdiction Support ....................................................................................... 1,000 10,000 

Subtotal—Support to the Colombia Military ..................................................................... 106,892 65,000 

Support to Colombian National Police: 

Aviation Support ..................................................................................................................... 60,446 50,000 

Support For Eradication .......................................................................................................... 64,232 55,000 

Support For Interdiction ................................................................................................. 15,000 25,000 

Administrative Support ........................................................................................................... 0 0 

Subtotal—Support to the Colombian National Police ...................................................... 139,678 130,000 

Program, Development and Support ...................................................................................... 7,400 4,500 

Critical Flight Safety Program ................................................................................................ 45,000 43,000 

Total—ACP ......................................................................................................................... 329,557 242,500 

Total—Colombia ................................................................................................................ 542,863 545,050 

Sec. 7051. Peacekeeping Assessment 

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Sec. 7057. Millennium Challenge Corporation 

The provision is modified by dropping subsection (a) of section 

699I of the fiscal year 2008 Act and modifying the reporting requirements. 

Sec. 7059. United States Agency for International Development 

Management 

The provision is modified by combining section 676, section 

634(c), and the first two provisos of section 622 of the fiscal year 

2008 Act; requiring the development of a recruitment strategy not 

later than December 31, 2009; and addressing two personnel 

issues. 

Sec. 7060. Global Health Activities 

The provision is modified by combining the third and fourth provisos of section 622 with section 625(a) and (a)(1) of the fiscal year 

2008 Act; modifying the funding level for family planning; and 

modifying the withholding language related to the Global Fund. 

Sec. 7061. Development Grants Program 

The provision is modified by changing the funding level and removing the reporting requirement that was included in the fiscal 

year 2008 Act. 

Sec. 7062. Women in Development 

A new provision which requires USAID to integrate gender 

issues into its programming. USAID is directed to report 180 days 

after enactment of this Act on the steps taken to better integrate 

gender considerations into its economic development portfolio, and 

describe current and future planned programming that promote 

women’s economic opportunities, including the outcomes associated 

with these programs disaggregated by gender. 

Sec. 7063. Gender-Based Violence 

The provision is modified by revising the programming requirement. USAID and the Department of State are directed to report 

to the Committees on Appropriations not later than 120 days after 

enactment of this Act on programs addressing sexual and genderbased violence and how these issues are being integrated into foreign police, judicial and military training programs. 

Sec. 7064. Education 

The provision is modified by establishing a new pilot program 

and removing the reporting requirement in subsection (a) that was 

in the fiscal year 2008 Act and adding a new subsection (b) related 

to higher education. 

Sec. 7070. Africa 

A new provision which incorporates sections 666 and 687, two 

funding limitations related to international military education and 

training that were included under the ‘‘International Military Education and Training’’ heading, and the funding limitation in section 

673 of the fiscal year 2008 Act; includes a reporting and certification requirement for Zimbabwe; and adds a new program on the 


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Horn of Africa and Pan Sahel. A prior year requirement on staffing 

in Chad was not carried forward. 

Sec. 7071. Asia 

The provision modifies section 638 of the fiscal year 2008 Act. In 

addition to the prior year language concerning assistance for 

Burma and Tibet, the provision includes funding directives and 

limitations on assistance for Indonesia, the Philippines, Cambodia, 

North Korea, the People’s Republic of China, and Vietnam. The 

provision also contains restrictions related to processing of licenses 

for the export of satellites which was previously carried under the 

heading ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Programs’’. 

Sec. 7072. Serbia 

The provision modifies section 699D of the fiscal year 2008 Act 

to reflect current developments in the region. 

Sec. 7073. Independent States of the Former Soviet Union 

The provision modifies section 617 of the fiscal year 2008 Act by 

dropping subsections (b) and (d) and making corresponding technical changes to reflect the new appropriations account. 

Sec. 7077. Afghanistan 

The provision is modified to include an overall funding level and 

provides a minimum funding requirement for programs that address the needs of women and girls. 

Sec. 7078. Enterprise Funds 

The provision is modified by adding a notification requirement. 

Sec. 7079. United Nations Population Fund 

The provision is modified by changing the dollar amount, changing the notification date related to UNFPA funding in China, modifying the subsection on availability of funds by describing the purposes for which UNFPA funds may be spent, making technical 

changes to the subsection on conditions on availability of funds, 

and eliminating the transfer authority.μμ 

Sec. 7081. OPIC 

The provision is amended to extend the authorization for OPIC 

to September 30, 2009. 

Sec. 7083. Energy and Environment 

The provision is modified by including section 684(a), (b)(1) and 

(c) of the fiscal year 2008 Act; by including a modified 634(b); by 

revising the funding level for clean energy programs; and providing 

new authorities to make contributions to the Galapagos Invasive 

Species Fund and the Least Developed Countries Fund, subject to 

limitations. 

Sec. 7087. Training and Equipment Reports 

The provision is modified by requiring a report not later than 90 

days after enactment of this Act detailing equipment purchased 

with funds provided under the ‘‘Andean Counterdrug Programs’’, 


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‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ headings. 

Sec. 7088. Transparency and Accountability 

The provision modifies subsections (a), (b) and (c) of the fiscal 

year 2008 Act. 

Sec. 7089. Disability Programs 

The provision is modified to continue a requirement related to 

Disability Programs. 

Sec. 7092. Export-Import Bank Rescission 

The provision rescinds a total of $44,000,000 appropriated in 

prior Acts under the heading ‘‘Subsidy Appropriation’’ for the Export-Import Bank of the United States. 

The following general provisions enacted in the fiscal year 2008 

Act are not carried forward. 

Sec. 105. ‘‘Denial of Visas.’’ 

Sec. 107. ‘‘United States Citizens Born in Jerusalem.’’ 

Sec. 109. ‘‘Compliance with Section 609.’’ 

Sec. 115. ‘‘Department of State Inspector General.’’ 

Sec. 116. ‘‘Consular Operations.’’ 

Sec. 117. ‘‘International Boundary and Water Commission.’’ 

Sec. 118. ‘‘Commission Financial Management.’’ 

Sec. 602. ‘‘Restrictions on Contributions to the United Nations.’’ 

Sec. 605. ‘‘Limitation on Representation Allowances.’’ 

Sec. 630. ‘‘Financial Market Assistance.’’ 

Sec. 654. ‘‘Libya.’’ 

Sec. 651. ‘‘Limitation on Assistance to Security Forces.’’ 

Sec. 658. ‘‘War Criminals.’’ 

Sec. 667. ‘‘Trade Capacity Building.’’ 

Sec. 669. ‘‘Excess Defense Articles for Central and South European Countries and Certain Other Countries.’’ 

Sec. 671. ‘‘Limitation on Economic Support Fund Assistance for 

Certain Foreign Governments that are Parties to the International 

Criminal Court.’’ 

Sec. 675. ‘‘Disaster Assistance and Recovery.’’ 

Sec. 682. ‘‘Report on Indonesia.’’ 

Sec. 689. ‘‘Neglected Tropical Diseases.’’ 

Sec. 690. ‘‘Egypt.’’ 

Sec. 691. ‘‘Relief for Iraqi, Montagnards, Hmong and other Refugees who do not Pose a Threat to the United States.’’ 

Sec. 692. ‘‘Report on Anti-Corruption Activities.’’ 

Sec. 693. ‘‘Democracy, Rule of Law and Governance in Iran.’’ 

Sec. 694. ‘‘Denial of Visas Related to Removal of Aliens.’’ 

Sec. 697. ‘‘Saudi Arabia.’’ 

Sec. 699B. ‘‘Advisor for Activities Relating to Indigenous Peoples Internationally.’’ 

Sec. 699C. ‘‘Child Soldiers.’’ 

Sec. 699F. ‘‘Pakistan.’’ 

Sec. 699H. ‘‘Multilateral Development Banks.’’ 

Sec. 699J. ‘‘Carry Forward of Unused Special Immigrant Visas.’’ 

Sec. 699M. ‘‘Comprehensive Nuclear Threat Reduction and Security Plan.’’ 


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Sec. 699O. ‘‘Unobligated Funds Rescission.’’ 

Sec. 699P. ‘‘Across-the-Board Rescission.’’ 

DISCLOSURE OF EARMARKS AND CONGRESSIONALLY 

DIRECTED SPENDING ITEMS 

Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of 

Representatives and rule XLIV of the Standing Rules of the Senate, neither this division nor the explanatory statement accompanying this division contain any congressional earmarks or congressionally directed spending items, limited tax benefits or limited 

tariff benefits as defined in the applicable House and Senate rules. 


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[House Appropriations Committee Print] 

Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 

(H.R. 1105; Public Law 111–8) 

DIVISION I—TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING 

AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND RELATED 

AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2009 


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CONTENTS, DIVISION I 

Page 

Legislative Text: 

Title I—Department of Transportation .......................................................... 1947 

Title II—Department of Housing and Urban Development .......................... 1982 

Title III—Related Agencies .............................................................................. 2015 

Title IV—General Provisions—This Act ......................................................... 2019 

Explanatory Statement: 

Title I—Department of Transportation .......................................................... 2023 

Title II—Department of Housing and Urban Development .......................... 2115 

Title III—Related Agencies .............................................................................. 2156 

Title IV—General Provisions—This Act ......................................................... 2158 


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[CLERK’S NOTE: Five sections which precede division I in the 

Omnibus Appropriations Act apply to all divisions of the Act, including this one. The text of these sections is as follows:] 

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Omnibus Appropriations Act, 

2009’’. 

SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

[Text omitted for purposes of this note] 

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 this Act, printed in the 

House of Representatives section of the Congressional Record on or 

about February 23, 2009 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. 

SEC. 5. 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, 2009. 

Reproduced below is the text of division I of the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 (H.R. 1105; P.L. 111–8) as presented to the 

President for signature.] 


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DIVISION I—TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATONS 

ACT, 2009 

TITLE I 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary, 

$98,248,000, of which not to exceed $2,400,000 shall be available 

for the immediate Office of the Secretary; not to exceed $759,000 

shall be available for the immediate Office of the Deputy Secretary; 

not to exceed $19,838,000 shall be available for the Office of the 

General Counsel; not to exceed $10,107,000 shall be available for 

the Office of the Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy; not 

to exceed $10,200,000 shall be available for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs; not to exceed $2,400,000 

shall be available for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Governmental Affairs; not to exceed $26,000,000 shall be available for 

the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration; not to exceed $2,020,000 shall be available for the Office of Public Affairs; 

not to exceed $1,595,000 shall be available for the Office of the Executive Secretariat; not to exceed $1,369,000 shall be available for 

the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization; not to 

exceed $8,675,000 for the Office of Intelligence, Security, and 

Emergency Response; and not to exceed $12,885,000 shall be available for the Office of the Chief Information Officer: Provided, That 

the Secretary of Transportation is authorized to transfer funds appropriated for any office of the Office of the Secretary to any other 

office of the Office of the Secretary: Provided further, That no appropriation for any office shall be increased or decreased by more 

than 5 percent by all such transfers: Provided further, That notice 

of any change in funding greater than 5 percent shall be submitted 

for approval to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That not to exceed $60,000 shall be for allocation within the Department for official reception and representation expenses as the Secretary may determine: Provided further, 

That notwithstanding any other provision of law, excluding fees authorized in Public Law 107–71, there may be credited to this appropriation up to $2,500,000 in funds received in user fees: Provided 

further, That none of the funds provided in this Act shall be available for the position of Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs: Provided further, That of the funds provided under this heading, 

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ment of Transportation’s Office of Inspector General to audit the 

Working Capital Fund’s financial statements. 

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT CAPITAL

For necessary expenses for upgrading and enhancing the Department of Transportation’s financial systems, and reengineering business processes, $5,000,000, to remain available until expended. 

OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS

For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, $9,384,000. 

TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, RESEARCH, AND DEVELOPMENT

For necessary expenses for conducting transportation planning, 

research, systems development, development activities, and making 

grants, to remain available until expended, $18,300,000. 

WORKING CAPITAL FUND

Necessary expenses for operating costs and capital outlays of the 

Working Capital Fund, not to exceed $128,094,000, shall be paid 

from appropriations made available to the Department of Transportation: Provided, That such services shall be provided on a competitive basis to entities within the Department of Transportation: Provided further, That the above limitation on operating expenses 

shall not apply to non-DOT entities: Provided further, That no 

funds appropriated in this Act to an agency of the Department 

shall be transferred to the Working Capital Fund without the approval of the agency modal administrator: Provided further, That 

no assessments may be levied against any program, budget activity, subactivity or project funded by this Act unless notice of such 

assessments and the basis therefor are presented to the House and 

Senate Committees on Appropriations and are approved by such 

Committees. 

MINORITY BUSINESS RESOURCE CENTER PROGRAM

For the cost of guaranteed loans, $353,000, as authorized by 49 

U.S.C. 332: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That these funds are 

available to subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to 

be guaranteed, not to exceed $18,367,000. In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the guaranteed loan program, 

$559,000. 

MINORITY BUSINESS OUTREACH

For necessary expenses of Minority Business Resource Center 

outreach activities, $3,056,000, to remain available until September 

30, 2010: Provided, That notwithstanding 49 U.S.C. 332, these 

funds may be used for business opportunities related to any mode 

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PAYMENTS TO AIR CARRIERS

(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

In addition to funds made available from any other source to 

carry out the essential air service program under 49 U.S.C. 41731 

through 41742, $73,013,000, to be derived from the Airport and 

Airway Trust Fund, to remain available until expended: Provided, 

That, in determining between or among carriers competing to provide service to a community, the Secretary may consider the relative subsidy requirements of the carriers: Provided further, That, 

if the funds under this heading are insufficient to meet the costs 

of the essential air service program in the current fiscal year, the 

Secretary shall transfer such sums as may be necessary to carry 

out the essential air service program from any available amounts 

appropriated to or directly administered by the Office of the Secretary for such fiscal year. 

COMPENSATION FOR AIR CARRIERS

(RESCISSION)

Of the amounts made available under this heading, all unobligated balances as of the date of enactment of this Act are hereby 

permanently rescinded. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF

TRANSPORTATION

SEC. 101. The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to transfer the unexpended balances available for the bonding assistance 

program from ‘‘Office of the Secretary, Salaries and expenses’’ to 

‘‘Minority Business Outreach’’. 

SEC. 102. None of the funds made available in this Act to the Department of Transportation may be obligated for the Office of the 

Secretary of Transportation to approve assessments or reimbursable agreements pertaining to funds appropriated to the modal administrations in this Act, except for activities underway on the date 

of enactment of this Act, unless such assessments or agreements 

have completed the normal reprogramming process for Congressional notification. 

SEC. 103. None of the funds made available under this Act may 

be obligated or expended to establish or implement a program 

under which essential air service communities are required to assume subsidy costs commonly referred to as the EAS local participation program. 

SEC. 104. The Secretary or his or her designee may engage in activities with States and State legislators to consider proposals related to the reduction of motorcycle fatalities. 


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FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

OPERATIONS

(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)

For necessary expenses of the Federal Aviation Administration, 

not otherwise provided for, including operations and research activities related to commercial space transportation, administrative 

expenses for research and development, establishment of air navigation facilities, the operation (including leasing) and maintenance 

of aircraft, subsidizing the cost of aeronautical charts and maps 

sold to the public, lease or purchase of passenger motor vehicles for 

replacement only, in addition to amounts made available by Public 

Law 108–176, $9,042,467,000, of which $5,238,005,000 shall be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, of which not to exceed $7,099,019,000 shall be available for air traffic organization 

activities; not to exceed $1,164,597,000 shall be available for aviation safety activities; not to exceed $14,094,000 shall be available 

for commercial space transportation activities; not to exceed 

$111,004,000 shall be available for financial services activities; not 

to exceed $96,091,000 shall be available for human resources program activities; not to exceed $331,000,000 shall be available for 

region and center operations and regional coordination activities; 

not to exceed $180,859,000 shall be available for staff offices; and 

not to exceed $46,500,000 shall be available for information services: Provided, That not to exceed 2 percent of any budget activity, 

except for aviation safety budget activity, may be transferred to 

any budget activity under this heading: Provided further, That no 

transfer may increase or decrease any appropriation by more than 

2 percent: Provided further, That any transfer in excess of 2 percent shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 

405 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section: Provided further, That the Secretary utilize not less than 

$10,000,000 of the funds provided for aviation safety activities to 

pay for staff increases in the Office of Aviation Flight Standards 

and the Office of Aircraft Certification: Provided further, That not 

later than March 31 of each fiscal year hereafter, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall transmit to 

Congress an annual update to the report submitted to Congress in 

December 2004 pursuant to section 221 of Public Law 108–176: 

Provided further, That the amount herein appropriated shall be reduced by $100,000 for each day after March 31 that such report 

has not been submitted to the Congress: Provided further, That 

funds may be used to enter into a grant agreement with a nonprofit standard-setting organization to assist in the development of 

aviation safety standards: Provided further, That none of the funds 

in this Act shall be available for new applicants for the second career training program: Provided further, That none of the funds in 

this Act shall be available for the Federal Aviation Administration 

to finalize or implement any regulation that would promulgate new 

aviation user fees not specifically authorized by law after the date 

of the enactment of this Act: Provided further, That there may be 

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municipalities, foreign authorities, other public authorities, and 

private sources, for expenses incurred in the provision of agency 

services, including receipts for the maintenance and operation of 

air navigation facilities, and for issuance, renewal or modification 

of certificates, including airman, aircraft, and repair station certificates, or for tests related thereto, or for processing major repair or 

alteration forms: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated 

under this heading, not less than $9,000,000 shall be for the contract tower cost-sharing program: Provided further, That none of 

the funds in this Act shall be available for paying premium pay 

under 5 U.S.C. 5546(a) to any Federal Aviation Administration employee unless such employee actually performed work during the 

time corresponding to such premium pay: Provided further, That 

none of the funds in this Act for aeronautical charting and cartography are available for activities conducted by, or coordinated 

through, the Working Capital Fund: Provided further, That none of 

the funds in this Act may be obligated or expended for an employee 

of the Federal Aviation Administration to purchase a store gift card 

or gift certificate through use of a Government-issued credit card. 

FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT

(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)

For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for acquisition, establishment, technical support services, improvement by 

contract or purchase, and hire of air navigation and experimental 

facilities and equipment, as authorized under part A of subtitle VII 

of title 49, United States Code, including initial acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant; engineering and service testing, including construction of test facilities and acquisition of necessary 

sites by lease or grant; construction and furnishing of quarters and 

related accommodations for officers and employees of the Federal 

Aviation Administration stationed at remote localities where such 

accommodations are not available; and the purchase, lease, or 

transfer of aircraft from funds available under this heading, including aircraft for aviation regulation and certification; to be derived 

from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, $2,742,095,000, of which 

$2,281,595,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2011, 

and of which $460,500,000 shall remain available until September 

30, 2009: Provided, That there may be credited to this appropriation funds received from States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources, for expenses incurred in the establishment and modernization of air navigation facilities: Provided 

further, That upon initial submission to the Congress of the fiscal 

year 2010 President’s budget, the Secretary of Transportation shall 

transmit to the Congress a comprehensive capital investment plan 

for the Federal Aviation Administration which includes funding for 

each budget line item for fiscal years 2010 through 2014, with total 

funding for each year of the plan constrained to the funding targets 

for those years as estimated and approved by the Office of Management and Budget: Provided further, That the Secretary of Transportation shall conduct an analysis that compares the current status of air traffic management and the national airspace system to 

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system: Provided further, That upon initial submission to the Congress of the fiscal year 2010 President’s budget, the Secretary of 

Transportation shall transmit to the Congress an interim architecture for the ‘‘next generation’’ air transportation system that establishes a list of priority capabilities to be achieved by 2017 and provides an estimated cost for each of those priorities. 

RESEARCH, ENGINEERING, AND DEVELOPMENT

(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)

For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for research, 

engineering, and development, as authorized under part A of subtitle VII of title 49, United States Code, including construction of 

experimental facilities and acquisition of necessary sites by lease or 

grant, $171,000,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway 

Trust Fund and to remain available until September 30, 2011: Provided, That there may be credited to this appropriation as offsetting collections, funds received from States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources, which shall be 

available for expenses incurred for research, engineering, and development. 

GRANTS-IN-AID FOR AIRPORTS

(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)

For liquidation of obligations incurred for grants-in-aid for airport planning and development, and noise compatibility planning 

and programs as authorized under subchapter I of chapter 471 and 

subchapter I of chapter 475 of title 49, United States Code, and 

under other law authorizing such obligations; for procurement, installation, and commissioning of runway incursion prevention devices and systems at airports of such title; for grants authorized 

under section 41743 of title 49, United States Code; and for inspection activities and administration of airport safety programs, including those related to airport operating certificates under section 

44706 of title 49, United States Code, $3,600,000,000 to be derived 

from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and to remain available 

until expended: Provided, That none of the funds under this heading shall be available for the planning or execution of programs the 

obligations for which are in excess of $3,514,500,000 in fiscal year 

2009, notwithstanding section 47117(g) of title 49, United States 

Code: Provided further, That none of the funds under this heading 

shall be available for the replacement of baggage conveyor systems, 

reconfiguration of terminal baggage areas, or other airport improvements that are necessary to install bulk explosive detection 

systems: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, of funds limited under this heading, not more than 

$87,454,000 shall be obligated for administration, not less than 

$15,000,000 shall be available for the airport cooperative research 

program, not less than $19,348,000 shall be for Airport Technology 

Research, and $8,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall 


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be available and transferred to ‘‘Office of the Secretary, Salaries 

and Expenses’’ to carry out the Small Community Air Service Development Program. 

(RESCISSION)

Of the amounts authorized under sections 48103 and 48112 of 

title 49, United States Code, $80,000,000 are permanently rescinded from amounts authorized for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

SEC. 110. None of the funds in this Act may be used to compensate in excess of 600 technical staff-years under the federally 

funded research and development center contract between the Federal Aviation Administration and the Center for Advanced Aviation 

Systems Development during fiscal year 2009. 

SEC. 111. None of the funds in this Act shall be used to pursue 

or adopt guidelines or regulations requiring airport sponsors to provide to the Federal Aviation Administration without cost building 

construction, maintenance, utilities and expenses, or space in airport sponsor-owned buildings for services relating to air traffic control, air navigation, or weather reporting: Provided, That the prohibition of funds in this section does not apply to negotiations between the agency and airport sponsors to achieve agreement on 

‘‘below-market’’ rates for these items or to grant assurances that 

require airport sponsors to provide land without cost to the FAA 

for air traffic control facilities. 

SEC. 112. The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration may reimburse amounts made available to satisfy 49 U.S.C. 

41742(a)(1) from fees credited under 49 U.S.C. 45303: Provided, 

That during fiscal year 2009, 49 U.S.C. 41742(b) shall not apply, 

and any amount remaining in such account at the close of that fiscal year may be made available to satisfy section 41742(a)(1) for 

the subsequent fiscal year. 

SEC. 113. Amounts collected under section 40113(e) of title 49, 

United States Code, shall be credited to the appropriation current 

at the time of collection, to be merged with and available for the 

same purposes of such appropriation. 

SEC. 114. None of the funds appropriated or limited by this Act 

may be used to change weight restrictions or prior permission rules 

at Teterboro airport in Teterboro, New Jersey. 

SEC. 115. (a) No funds provided in this Act may be used by the 

Secretary of Transportation to promulgate regulations or take any 

action regarding the scheduling of airline operations at any commercial airport in the United States if such regulation or action involves: 

(1) the auctioning by the Secretary or the FAA Administrator 

of rights or permission to conduct airline operations at such an 

airport, 

(2) the implementation by said Secretary or Administrator of 

peak-period or other forms of congestion pricing at such an airport, 

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(A) withdrawal by the Secretary or Administrator of a 

right or permission to conduct operations at such an airport (except when the withdrawal is for operational reasons or pursuant to the terms or conditions of such operating right or permission), or 

(B) requiring a carrier to transfer involuntarily any such 

right or permission to another person, 

(4) the charging by the Secretary or Administrator of a fee 

for the right or permission to use navigable airspace at such 

an airport, or 

(5) requiring or providing incentives or disincentives to airport proprietors to take such actions themselves. 

(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to: 

(1) prohibit the Secretary or the Administrator from imposing per-operation limitations on airports for the purpose of alleviating congestion at such airports, 

(2) prohibit individual airports from implementing peak-period or other congestion pricing at such airports, consistent 

with regulations pertaining to airport rates and charges, or 

(3) limit the ability of a State, political subdivision of a State, 

or political authority of at least two States that owns or operates a commercial airport from carrying out its proprietary 

powers and rights. 

SEC. 116. None of the funds limited by this Act for grants under 

the Airport Improvement Program shall be made available to the 

sponsor of a commercial service airport if such sponsor fails to 

agree to a request from the Secretary of Transportation for costfree space in a non-revenue producing, public use area of the airport terminal or other airport facilities for the purpose of carrying 

out a public service air passenger rights and consumer outreach 

campaign. 

SEC. 117. Within 60 days of the publication date of any Government Accountability Office report reviewing the Federal Aviation 

Administration’s project to redesign the airspace over the New 

York, New Jersey, and Philadelphia region, the Administrator of 

the Federal Aviation Administration shall report in writing to the 

Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Commerce, 

Science, and Transportation, on actions the agency intends to take 

in order to address any concerns and recommendations identified 

in the Government Accountability Office report. 

SEC. 118. The Secretary shall apportion to the sponsor of an airport that received scheduled or unscheduled air service from a 

large certified air carrier (as defined in part 241 of title 14 Code 

of Federal Regulations, or such other regulations as may be issued 

by the Secretary under the authority of section 41709) an amount 

equal to the minimum apportionment specified in 49 U.S.C. 

47114(c), if the Secretary determines that airport had more than 

10,000 passenger boardings in the preceding calendar year, based 

on data submitted to the Secretary under part 241 of title 14, Code 

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FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION

LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Not to exceed $390,000,000, together with advances and reimbursements received by the Federal Highway Administration, shall 

be paid in accordance with law from appropriations made available 

by this Act to the Federal Highway Administration for necessary 

expenses for administration and operation. In addition, not to exceed $3,524,000 shall be paid from appropriations made available 

by this Act and transferred to the Department of Transportation’s 

Office of Inspector General for costs associated with audits and investigations of projects and programs of the Federal Highway Administration, and not to exceed $300,000 shall be paid from appropriations made available by this Act and provided to that office 

through reimbursement to conduct the annual audits of financial 

statements in accordance with section 3521 of title 31, United 

States Code. In addition, not to exceed $3,124,000 shall be paid 

from appropriations made available by this Act and transferred to 

the Appalachian Regional Commission in accordance with section 

104 of title 23, United States Code. 

FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS

(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

None of the funds in this Act shall be available for the implementation or execution of programs, the obligations for which are in excess of $40,700,000,000 for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs for fiscal year 2009: Provided, That within the $40,700,000,000 obligation limitation on Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs, not more than 

$429,800,000 shall be available for the implementation or execution 

of programs for transportation research (chapter 5 of title 23, 

United States Code; sections 111, 5505, and 5506 of title 49, United 

States Code; and title 5 of Public Law 109–59) for fiscal year 2009: 

Provided further, That this limitation on transportation research 

programs shall not apply to any authority previously made available for obligation: Provided further, That the Secretary may, as 

authorized by section 605(b) of title 23, United States Code, collect 

and spend fees to cover the costs of services of expert firms, including counsel, in the field of municipal and project finance to assist 

in the underwriting and servicing of Federal credit instruments 

and all or a portion of the costs to the Federal Government of servicing such credit instruments: Provided further, That such fees are 

available until expended to pay for such costs: Provided further, 

That such amounts are in addition to administrative expenses that 

are also available for such purpose, and are not subject to any obligation limitation or the limitation on administrative expenses 

under section 608 of title 23, United States Code. 


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(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

For carrying out the provisions of title 23, United States Code, 

that are attributable to Federal-aid highways, not otherwise provided, including reimbursement for sums expended pursuant to the 

provisions of 23 U.S.C. 308, $41,439,000,000 or so much thereof as 

may be available in and derived from the Highway Trust Fund 

(other than the Mass Transit Account), to remain available until 

expended. 

(RESCISSION)

(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

Of the unobligated balances of funds apportioned to each State under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, $3,150,000,000 are 

permanently rescinded: Provided, That such rescission shall not 

apply to the funds distributed in accordance with sections 130(f) 

and 104(b)(5) of title 23, United States Code; sections 133(d)(1) and 

163 of such title, as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of Public Law 109–59; and the first sentence of section 

133(d)(3)(A) of such title: Provided further, That notwithstanding 

section 1132 of Public Law 110–140, in administering the rescission 

required under this heading, the Secretary of Transportation shall 

allow each State to determine the amount of the required rescission 

to be drawn from the programs to which the rescission applies. 

APPALACHIAN DEVELOPMENT HIGHWAY SYSTEM

For necessary expenses for West Virginia corridor H of the Appalachian Development Highway System as authorized under section 

1069(y) of Public Law 102–240, as amended, $9,500,000, to remain 

available until expended. 

DENALI ACCESS SYSTEM PROGRAM

For necessary expenses for the Denali Access System Program as 

authorized under section 1960 of Public Law 109–59, $5,700,000, to 

remain available until expended. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION

(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS)

SEC. 120. (a) For fiscal year 2009, the Secretary of Transportation shall— 

(1) not distribute from the obligation limitation for Federalaid highways amounts authorized for administrative expenses 

and programs by section 104(a) of title 23, United States Code; 

programs funded from the administrative takedown authorized 

by section 104(a)(1) of title 23, United States Code (as in effect 

on the date before the date of enactment of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy 

for Users); the highway use tax evasion program; and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics; 

(2) not distribute an amount from the obligation limitation 

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ance of amounts made available from the Highway Trust Fund 

(other than the Mass Transit Account) for Federal-aid highways and highway safety programs for previous fiscal years 

the funds for which are allocated by the Secretary; 

(3) determine the ratio that— 

(A) the obligation limitation for Federal-aid highways, 

less the aggregate of amounts not distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2), bears to 

(B) the total of the sums authorized to be appropriated 

for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction 

programs (other than sums authorized to be appropriated 

for provisions of law described in paragraphs (1) through 

(9) of subsection (b) and sums authorized to be appropriated for section 105 of title 23, United States Code, 

equal to the amount referred to in subsection (b)(10) for 

such fiscal year), less the aggregate of the amounts not 

distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection; 

(4)(A) distribute the obligation limitation for Federal-aid 

highways, less the aggregate amounts not distributed under 

paragraphs (1) and (2), for sections 1301, 1302, and 1934 of the 

Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity 

Act: A Legacy for Users; sections 117 (but individually for each 

project numbered 1 through 3676 listed in the table contained 

in section 1702 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient 

Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users) and section 

144(g) of title 23, United States Code; and section 14501 of 

title 40, United States Code, so that the amount of obligation 

authority available for each of such sections is equal to the 

amount determined by multiplying the ratio determined under 

paragraph (3) by the sums authorized to be appropriated for 

that section for the fiscal year; and 

(B) distribute $2,000,000,000 for section 105 of title 23, 

United States Code; 

(5) distribute the obligation limitation provided for Federalaid highways, less the aggregate amounts not distributed 

under paragraphs (1) and (2) and amounts distributed under 

paragraph (4), for each of the programs that are allocated by 

the Secretary under the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient 

Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users and title 23, 

United States Code (other than to programs to which paragraphs (1) and (4) apply), by multiplying the ratio determined 

under paragraph (3) by the amounts authorized to be appropriated for each such program for such fiscal year; and 

(6) distribute the obligation limitation provided for Federalaid highways, less the aggregate amounts not distributed 

under paragraphs (1) and (2) and amounts distributed under 

paragraphs (4) and (5), for Federal-aid highways and highway 

safety construction programs (other than the amounts apportioned for the equity bonus program, but only to the extent 

that the amounts apportioned for the equity bonus program for 

the fiscal year are greater than $2,639,000,000, and the Appalachian development highway system program) that are apportioned by the Secretary under the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, 


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Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users and 

title 23, United States Code, in the ratio that— 

(A) amounts authorized to be appropriated for such programs that are apportioned to each State for such fiscal 

year, bear to 

(B) the total of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for such programs that are apportioned to all 

States for such fiscal year. 

(b) EXCEPTIONS FROM OBLIGATION LIMITATION.—The obligation 

limitation for Federal-aid highways shall not apply to obligations: 

(1) under section 125 of title 23, United States Code; (2) under section 147 of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1978; (3) 

under section 9 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1981; (4) under 

subsections (b) and (j) of section 131 of the Surface Transportation 

Assistance Act of 1982; (5) under subsections (b) and (c) of section 

149 of the Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987; (6) under sections 1103 through 1108 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991; (7) under section 157 of title 23, United States Code, as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of the Transportation Equity Act for 

the 21st Century; (8) under section 105 of title 23, United States 

Code, as in effect for fiscal years 1998 through 2004, but only in 

an amount equal to $639,000,000 for each of those fiscal years; (9) 

for Federal-aid highway programs for which obligation authority 

was made available under the Transportation Equity Act for the 

21st Century or subsequent public laws for multiple years or to remain available until used, but only to the extent that the obligation 

authority has not lapsed or been used; (10) under section 105 of 

title 23, United States Code, but only in an amount equal to 

$639,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009; and (11) 

under section 1603 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient 

Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users, to the extent that 

funds obligated in accordance with that section were not subject to 

a limitation on obligations at the time at which the funds were initially made available for obligation. 

(c) REDISTRIBUTION OF UNUSED OBLIGATION AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary shall, after August 1 of 

such fiscal year, revise a distribution of the obligation limitation 

made available under subsection (a) if the amount distributed cannot be obligated during that fiscal year and redistribute sufficient 

amounts to those States able to obligate amounts in addition to 

those previously distributed during that fiscal year, giving priority 

to those States having large unobligated balances of funds apportioned under sections 104 and 144 of title 23, United States Code. 

(d) APPLICABILITY OF OBLIGATION LIMITATIONS TO TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PROGRAMS.—The obligation limitation shall 

apply to transportation research programs carried out under chapter 5 of title 23, United States Code, and title V (research title) of 

the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity 

Act: A Legacy for Users, except that obligation authority made 

available for such programs under such limitation shall remain 

available for a period of 3 fiscal years and shall be in addition to 

the amount of any limitation imposed on obligations for Federal-aid 


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highway and highway safety construction programs for future fiscal 

years. 

(e) REDISTRIBUTION OF CERTAIN AUTHORIZED FUNDS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the date of the 

distribution of obligation limitation under subsection (a), the 

Secretary shall distribute to the States any funds that— 

(A) are authorized to be appropriated for such fiscal year 

for Federal-aid highways programs; and 

(B) the Secretary determines will not be allocated to the 

States, and will not be available for obligation, in such fiscal year due to the imposition of any obligation limitation 

for such fiscal year. 

(2) RATIO.—Funds shall be distributed under paragraph (1) 

in the same ratio as the distribution of obligation authority 

under subsection (a)(6). 

(3) AVAILABILITY.—Funds distributed under paragraph (1) 

shall be available for any purposes described in section 133(b) 

of title 23, United States Code. 

(f) SPECIAL LIMITATION CHARACTERISTICS.—Obligation limitation 

distributed for a fiscal year under subsection (a)(4) for the provision 

specified in subsection (a)(4) shall— 

(1) remain available until used for obligation of funds for 

that provision; and 

(2) be in addition to the amount of any limitation imposed 

on obligations for Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs for future fiscal years. 

(g) HIGH PRIORITY PROJECT FLEXIBILITY.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), obligation authority distributed for such fiscal year under subsection (a)(4) for 

each project numbered 1 through 3676 listed in the table contained in section 1702 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users may be 

obligated for any other project in such section in the same 

State. 

(2) RESTORATION.—Obligation authority used as described in 

paragraph (1) shall be restored to the original purpose on the 

date on which obligation authority is distributed under this 

section for the next fiscal year following obligation under paragraph (1). 

(h) LIMITATION ON STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 

section shall be construed to limit the distribution of obligation authority under subsection (a)(4)(A) for each of the individual projects 

numbered greater than 3676 listed in the table contained in section 

1702 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation 

Equity Act: A Legacy for Users. 

SEC. 121. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, funds received by the 

Bureau of Transportation Statistics from the sale of data products, 

for necessary expenses incurred pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 111 may be 

credited to the Federal-aid highways account for the purpose of reimbursing the Bureau for such expenses: Provided, That such 

funds shall be subject to the obligation limitation for Federal-aid 

highways and highway safety construction. 

SEC. 122. In addition to amounts provided in this or any other 

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way Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account), shall be 

available for the Transportation, Community, and System Preservation Program under section 1117 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (Pub. 

L. 109–59; 119 Stat. 1144, 1177–1179): Provided, That all funds 

made available under this section shall be subject to any limitation 

on obligations for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs set forth in this Act or any other Act: Provided 

further, That such funds shall be administered in accordance with 

section 1117(g)(2) of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient 

Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users. 

SEC. 123. Of the amounts made available under section 104(a) of 

title 23, United States Code, $33,401,492 are permanently rescinded. 

SEC. 124. Of the unobligated balances of funds made available in 

fiscal year 2005 and prior fiscal years for the implementation or 

execution of programs for transportation research, training and 

education, and technology deployment including intelligent transportation systems, $11,756,527 are permanently rescinded. 

SEC. 125. There is hereby appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation $161,326,625 for surface transportation priorities: Provided, That the amount provided by this section shall be made 

available for the programs, projects and activities identified under 

this section in the explanatory statement accompanying this Act: 

Provided further, That funds provided by this section, at the request of a State, shall be transferred by the Secretary to another 

Federal agency: Provided further, That the Federal share payable 

on account of any program, project, or activity carried out with 

funds set aside by this section shall be 100 percent: Provided further, That the sums set aside by this section shall remain available 

until expended: Provided further, That none of the funds set aside 

by this section shall be subject to any limitation on obligations for 

Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs 

set forth in this Act or any other Act. 

SEC. 126. Not less than 15 days prior to waiving, under his or 

her statutory authority, any Buy America requirement for Federalaid highway projects, the Secretary of Transportation shall make 

an informal public notice and comment opportunity on the intent 

to issue such waiver and the reasons therefor: Provided, That the 

Secretary shall provide an annual report to the Appropriations 

Committees of the Congress on any waivers granted under the Buy 

America requirements. 

SEC. 127. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds 

made available in Public Law 110–161 for ‘‘Bridge over Broadway, 

Missoula to Rattlesnake National Recreation Area, MT’’ shall be 

available for a new pedestrian and bicycle-friendly at-grade crossing of East Broadway Street in Missoula, Montana. 

SEC. 128. (a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection (b), 

none of the funds made available, limited, or otherwise affected by 

this Act shall be used to approve or otherwise authorize the imposition of any toll on any segment of highway located on the Federalaid system in the State of Texas that— 

(1) as of the date of enactment of this Act, is not tolled; 


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(2) is constructed with Federal assistance provided under 

title 23, United States Code; and 

(3) is in actual operation as of the date of enactment of this 

Act. 

(b) EXCEPTIONS.— 

(1) NUMBER OF TOLL LANES.—Subsection (a) shall not apply 

to any segment of highway on the Federal-aid system described 

in that subsection that, as of the date on which a toll is imposed on the segment, will have the same number of non-toll 

lanes as were in existence prior to that date. 

(2) HIGH-OCCUPANCY VEHICLE LANES.—A high-occupancy vehicle lane that is converted to a toll lane shall not be subject 

to this section, and shall not be considered to be a non-toll lane 

for purposes of determining whether a highway will have fewer 

non-toll lanes than prior to the date of imposition of the toll, 

if— 

(A) high-occupancy vehicles occupied by the number of 

passengers specified by the entity operating the toll lane 

may use the toll lane without paying a toll, unless otherwise specified by the appropriate county, town, municipal 

or other local government entity, or public toll road or 

transit authority; or 

(B) each high-occupancy vehicle lane that was converted 

to a toll lane was constructed as a temporary lane to be 

replaced by a toll lane under a plan approved by the appropriate county, town, municipal or other local government entity, or public toll road or transit authority. 

SEC. 129. (a) In the explanatory statement referenced in section 

129 of division K of Public Law 110–161 (121 Stat. 2388), the item 

relating to ‘‘Route 116 and Bay Road Intersection and Road Improvements, Amherst, MA’’ in the table of projects for such section 

129 is deemed to be amended by inserting ‘‘, including Bike, Pedestrian, or Other Off Road Paths’’ after ‘‘Improvements’’. 

(b) In the explanatory statement referenced in section 129 of division K of Public Law 110–161 (121 Stat. 2388), the item relating 

to ‘‘Highway 77 Rail Grade Separation, Marion, AR’’, in the table 

of projects for such section 129 is deemed to be amended by striking ‘‘Highway 77 Rail Grade Separation, Marion, AR’’ and inserting 

‘‘BNSF main line overpass within the Marion, Arkansas, planning 

jurisdiction’’. 

(c) In the explanatory statement referenced in section 186 of division K of Public Law 110–161 (121 Stat. 2406), in the table of 

projects under the heading ‘‘Federal Highway Administration— 

Federal-Aid Highways (Limitation on Obligations)—Federal Lands’’ 

in division K of such explanatory statement, the item relating to 

‘‘U.S. Forest Highway 4, Winston County, Alabama’’ is deemed to 

be amended by striking ‘‘Highway 4’’ and inserting ‘‘Highway 9’’. 

(d) In the explanatory statement referenced in section 186 of division K of Public Law 110–161 (121 Stat. 2406), the item relating 

to ‘‘Street Improvements in Burnham, IL’’ in the table of projects 

under the heading ‘‘Transportation, Community and System Preservation Program’’ is deemed to be amended by striking ‘‘Street Improvements in Burnham, IL’’ and inserting ‘‘Repair of Side Streets 


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and Relocation of Water Mains resulting from rerouting of traffic 

and reconstruction of 159th Street in Harvey, IL’’. 

(e) In the explanatory statement referenced in section 186 of division K of Public Law 110–161 (121 Stat. 2406), the item relating 

to ‘‘Street Improvements in Thornton, IL’’ in the table of projects 

under the heading ‘‘Transportation, Community and System Preservation Program’’ is deemed to be amended by striking ‘‘Street Improvements in Thornton, IL’’ and inserting ‘‘Engineering, Right-ofWay, and Construction of Joe Orr Road Extension and Main Street 

Project in Lynwood, IL’’. 

(f) Funds made available from the amount appropriated under 

the heading ‘‘Federal Highway Administration—Highway Demonstration Projects’’ of title I of the Department of Transportation 

and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1992 (Public Law 102– 

143) for the Miller Highway from 59th Street to 72nd Street, west 

side of Manhattan, New York, and from the amount appropriated 

under the heading ‘‘Federal Highway Administration—Highway 

Projects’’ of title I of the Department of Transportation and Related 

Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993 (Public Law 102–388) for design 

improvements on Miller Highway, New York City, New York, shall 

be made available for the project specified in item 4599 of section 

1702 of SAFETEA–LU (Public Law 109–59), as amended by the 

SAFETEA–LU Technical Corrections Act of 2008 (Public Law 110– 

244). 

SEC. 130. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any unexpended amounts available for obligation for item number 48 under 

section 1106(b) of Public Law 102–240 (105 Stat. 2046) for the 

Southern State Parkway Improvement project shall be available for 

obligation and expenditure on the I–90 connector, Rensselaer County, New York, including reimbursement for expenses incurred on 

such connector prior to the date of enactment of this section. 

SEC. 131. (a) The table contained in section 1702 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy 

for Users (119 Stat. 1256) is amended by striking the project description for item number 189 and inserting the following: ‘‘Planning, design, engineering, environmental analysis, acquisition of 

rights-of-way, and construction for the Long Valley Bypass’’. 

(b) The table contained in section 1702 of the Safe, Accountable, 

Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users 

(119 Stat. 1256) is amended by striking the project description for 

item number 3546 and inserting the following: ‘‘Port of Coos Bay 

to acquire and repair the Coos Bay Line’’. 

FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION

MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY OPERATIONS AND PROGRAMS

(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

(INCLUDING RESCISSION)

For payment of obligations incurred for administration of motor 

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of title 49, United States Code, and sections 4127 and 4134 of Public Law 109–59, $234,000,000, to be derived from the Highway 

Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account), together with 

advances and reimbursements received by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the sum of which shall remain available until expended: Provided, That none of the funds derived from 

the Highway Trust Fund in this Act shall be available for the implementation, execution or administration of programs, the obligations for which are in excess of $234,000,000, for ‘‘Motor Carrier 

Safety Operations and Programs’’, of which $8,500,000, to remain 

available for obligation until September 30, 2011, is for the research and technology program and $1,000,000 shall be available 

for commercial motor vehicle operator’s grants to carry out section 

4134 of Public Law 109–59: Provided further, That notwithstanding 

any other provision of law, none of the funds under this heading 

for outreach and education shall be available for transfer: Provided 

further, That the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 

shall transmit to Congress a report on March 30, 2009 and September 30, 2009 on the agency’s ability to meet its requirement to 

conduct compliance reviews on high-risk carriers: Provided further, 

That $4,839,259 in unobligated balances are permanently rescinded. 

MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY GRANTS

(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

(INCLUDING RESCISSION)

For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out sections 

31102, 31104(a), 31106, 31107, 31109, 31309, 31313 of title 49, 

United States Code, and sections 4126 and 4128 of Public Law 

109–59, $307,000,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund 

(other than the Mass Transit Account) and to remain available 

until expended: Provided, That none of the funds in this Act shall 

be available for the implementation or execution of programs, the 

obligations for which are in excess of $307,000,000, for ‘‘Motor Carrier Safety Grants’’; of which $209,000,000 shall be available for 

the motor carrier safety assistance program to carry out sections 

31102 and 31104(a) of title 49, United States Code; $25,000,000 

shall be available for the commercial driver’s license improvements 

program to carry out section 31313 of title 49, United States Code; 

$32,000,000 shall be available for the border enforcement grants 

program to carry out section 31107 of title 49, United States Code; 

$5,000,000 shall be available for the performance and registration 

information system management program to carry out sections 

31106(b) and 31109 of title 49, United States Code; $25,000,000 

shall be available for the commercial vehicle information systems 

and networks deployment program to carry out section 4126 of 

Public Law 109–59; $3,000,000 shall be available for the safety 

data improvement program to carry out section 4128 of Public Law 

109–59; and $8,000,000 shall be available for the commercial drivVerDate Nov 24 2008 04:55 Mar 27, 2009 Jkt 047494 PO 00000 Frm 00699 Fmt 6601 Sfmt 6601 E:\HR\OC\A494P2.XXX A494P2

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er’s license information system modernization program to carry out 

section 31309(e) of title 49, United States Code: Provided further, 

That of the funds made available for the motor carrier safety assistance program, $29,000,000 shall be available for audits of new 

entrant motor carriers: Provided further, That $6,502,558 in unobligated balances are permanently rescinded. 

MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY

(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

(RESCISSION)

Of the amounts made available under this heading in prior appropriations Acts, $2,231,259 in unobligated balances are permanently rescinded. 

NATIONAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY PROGRAM

(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

(RESCISSION)

Of the amounts made available under this heading in prior appropriations Acts, $19,571,910 in unobligated balances are permanently rescinded. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY

ADMINISTRATION

SEC. 135. Funds appropriated or limited in this Act shall be subject to the terms and conditions stipulated in section 350 of Public 

Law 107–87 and section 6901 of Public Law 110–28, including that 

the Secretary submit a report to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees annually on the safety and security of transportation into the United States by Mexico-domiciled motor carriers. 

SEC. 136. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 

available under this Act may be used, directly or indirectly, to establish, implement, continue, promote, or in any way permit a 

cross-border motor carrier demonstration program to allow Mexican-domiciled motor carriers to operate beyond the commercial 

zones along the international border between the United States 

and Mexico, including continuing, in whole or in part, any such 

program that was initiated prior to the date of the enactment of 

this Act. 

NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION

OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH

For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of the Secretary, with respect to traffic and highway safety under subtitle C 

of title X of Public Law 109–59 and chapter 301 and part C of subtitle VI of title 49, United States Code, $127,000,000, of which 

$31,670,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2010: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated by this Act may be obligated or expended to plan, finalize, or implement any rulemaking 

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ferent from the three grading standards (treadwear, traction, and 

temperature resistance) already in effect. 

OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH

(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the provi- sions of 23 U.S.C. 403, $105,500,000 to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) and to remain available until expended: Provided, That none of the funds in 

this Act shall be available for the planning or execution of programs the total obligations for which, in fiscal year 2009, are in excess of $105,500,000 for programs authorized under 23 U.S.C. 403: 

Provided further, That within the $105,500,000 obligation limita- tion for operations and research, $26,908,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2010 and shall be in addition to the 

amount of any limitation imposed on obligations for future years. 

NATIONAL DRIVER REGISTER

(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out chapter 303 of title 49, United States Code, $4,000,000, to be derived from the 

Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) and to 

remain available until expended: Provided, That none of the funds 

in this Act shall be available for the implementation or execution 

of programs the total obligations for which, in fiscal year 2009, are 

in excess of $4,000,000 for the National Driver Register authorized 

under such chapter. 

HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY GRANTS

(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

(LLIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the provisions of 23 U.S.C. 402, 405, 406, 408, and 410 and sections 

2001(a)(11), 2009, 2010, and 2011 of Public Law 109–59, to remain 

available until expended, $619,500,000 to be derived from the 

Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account): Provided, That none of the funds in this Act shall be available for the 

planning or execution of programs the total obligations for which, 

in fiscal year 2009, are in excess of $619,500,000 for programs authorized under 23 U.S.C. 402, 405, 406, 408, and 410 and sections 

2001(a)(11), 2009, 2010, and 2011 of Public Law 109–59, of which 

$235,000,000 shall be for ‘‘Highway Safety Programs’’ under 23 

U.S.C. 402; $25,000,000 shall be for ‘‘Occupant Protection Incentive 


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Grants’’ under 23 U.S.C. 405; $124,500,000 shall be for ‘‘Safety Belt 

Performance Grants’’ under 23 U.S.C. 406, and such obligation limitation shall remain available until September 30, 2010 in accordance with subsection (f) of such section 406 and shall be in addition 

to the amount of any limitation imposed on obligations for such 

grants for future fiscal years; $34,500,000 shall be for ‘‘State Traffic 

Safety Information System Improvements’’ under 23 U.S.C. 408; 

$139,000,000 shall be for ‘‘Alcohol-Impaired Driving Countermeasures Incentive Grant Program’’ under 23 U.S.C. 410; 

$18,500,000 shall be for ‘‘Administrative Expenses’’ under section 

2001(a)(11) of Public Law 109–59; $29,000,000 shall be for ‘‘High 

Visibility Enforcement Program’’ under section 2009 of Public Law 

109–59; $7,000,000 shall be for ‘‘Motorcyclist Safety’’ under section 

2010 of Public Law 109–59; and $7,000,000 shall be for ‘‘Child 

Safety and Child Booster Seat Safety Incentive Grants’’ under section 2011 of Public Law 109–59: Provided further, That none of 

these funds shall be used for construction, rehabilitation, or remodeling costs, or for office furnishings and fixtures for State, local or 

private buildings or structures: Provided further, That not to exceed $500,000 of the funds made available for section 410 ‘‘AlcoholImpaired Driving Countermeasures Grants’’ shall be available for 

technical assistance to the States: Provided further, That not to exceed $750,000 of the funds made available for the ‘‘High Visibility 

Enforcement Program’’ shall be available for the evaluation required under section 2009(f) of Public Law 109–59. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY

ADMINISTRATION

(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS)

SEC. 140. Notwithstanding any other provision of law or limitation on the use of funds made available under section 403 of title 

23, United States Code, an additional $130,000 shall be made 

available to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 

out of the amount limited for section 402 of title 23, United States 

Code, to pay for travel and related expenses for State management 

reviews and to pay for core competency development training and 

related expenses for highway safety staff. 

SEC. 141. Of the amounts made available under the heading ‘‘Operations and Research (Liquidation of Contract Authorization) 

(Limitation on Obligations) (Highway Trust Fund)’’ in prior appropriations Acts, $10,900,000 in unobligated balances are permanently rescinded. 

SEC. 142. Of the amounts made available under the heading ‘‘National Driver Register (Liquidation of Contract Authorization) 

(Limitation on Obligations) (Highway Trust Fund)’’ in prior appropriations Acts, $544,000 in unobligated balances are permanently 

rescinded. 

SEC. 143. Of the amounts made available under the heading 

‘‘Highway Traffic Safety Grants (Liquidation of Contract Authorization) (Limitation on Obligations) (Highway Trust Fund)’’ in prior 

appropriations Acts, $60,200,000 in unobligated balances are permanently rescinded. 


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FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION

SAFETY AND OPERATIONS

For necessary expenses of the Federal Railroad Administration, 

not otherwise provided for, $159,445,000, of which $12,268,890 

shall remain available until expended. 

RAILROAD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

For necessary expenses for railroad research and development, 

$33,950,000, to remain available until expended. 

CAPITAL ASSISTANCE TO STATES—INTERCITY

PASSENGER RAIL SERVICE

To enable the Federal Railroad Administrator to make grants to 

States for the capital costs of improving existing intercity passenger rail service and providing new intercity passenger rail service, $90,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 

That grants shall be provided to a State only on a reimbursable 

basis: Provided further, That grants cover no more than 50 percent 

of the total capital cost of a project selected for funding: Provided 

further, That no more than 10 percent of funds made available 

under this program may be used for planning activities that lead 

directly to the development of a passenger rail corridor investment 

plan consistent with the requirements established by the Administrator: Provided further, That no later than eight months following 

enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish and publish criteria for project selection, set a deadline for grant applications, and 

provide a schedule for project selection: Provided further, That to 

be eligible for this assistance, States must include intercity passenger rail service as an integral part of statewide transportation 

planning as required under section 135 of title 23, United States 

Code: Provided further, That to be eligible for capital assistance the 

specific project must be on the Statewide Transportation Improvement Plan at the time of the application to qualify: Provided further, That the Secretary give priority to capital and planning applications for projects that improve the safety and reliability of intercity passenger trains, involve a commitment by freight railroads to 

an enforceable on-time performance of passenger trains of 80 percent or greater, involve a commitment by freight railroads of financial resources commensurate with the benefit expected to their operations, improve or extend service on a route that requires little 

or no Federal assistance for its operations, and involve a commitment by States or railroads of financial resources to improve the 

safety of highway/rail grade crossings over which the passenger 

service operates: Provided further, That the Administrator is directed to report to the Committees on Appropriations not later than 

180 days upon enactment of this Act detailing the recipients and 

outcomes of grants issued pursuant to Public Law 110–116, under 

this heading, the Capital Assistance to States Program, any and all 

usage and performance fees paid to a freight railroad for access to 

the right of way: Provided further, That the Administrator may retain up to one-quarter of 1 percent of the funds provided under this 


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heading to fund the award and oversight by the Administrator of 

grants made under this heading. 

RAILROAD REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT FINANCING PROGRAM

The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to issue to the Secretary of the Treasury notes or other obligations pursuant to section 512 of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act 

of 1976 (Public Law 94–210), as amended, in such amounts and at 

such times as may be necessary to pay any amounts required pursuant to the guarantee of the principal amount of obligations under 

sections 511 through 513 of such Act, such authority to exist as 

long as any such guaranteed obligation is outstanding: Provided, 

That pursuant to section 502 of such Act, as amended, no new direct loans or loan guarantee commitments shall be made using 

Federal funds for the credit risk premium during fiscal year 2009. 

RAIL LINE RELOCATION AND IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM

For necessary expenses of carrying out section 20154 of title 49, 

United States Code, as authorized by section 9002 of Public Law 

109–59, $25,000,000, to remain available until expended. 

OPERATING GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER

CORPORATION

To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make quarterly 

grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation for operation of intercity passenger rail, $550,000,000, to remain available 

until expended: Provided, That the Secretary shall withhold such 

sums as shall be necessary for the costs associated with the second 

retroactive wage payment to Amtrak employees and shall transmit 

such funding to the corporation for the sole and exclusive purpose 

of making such payments only at such time as said payments are 

due: Provided further, That such remaining amounts available 

under this paragraph shall be available for the Secretary to approve funding to cover operating losses for the Corporation only 

after receiving and reviewing a grant request for each specific train 

route: Provided further, That each such grant request shall be accompanied by a detailed financial analysis, revenue projection, and 

capital expenditure projection justifying the Federal support to the 

Secretary’s satisfaction: Provided further, That the Corporation is 

directed to achieve savings through operating efficiencies including, 

but not limited to, modifications to food and beverage service and 

first class service: Provided further, That the Inspector General of 

the Department of Transportation shall report to the House and 

Senate Committees on Appropriations beginning 3 months after 

the date of the enactment of this Act and quarterly thereafter with 

estimates of the savings accrued as a result of all operational reforms instituted by the Corporation: Provided further, That not 

later than 120 days after enactment of this Act, the Corporation 

shall transmit to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations the status of its plan to improve the financial performance of 

food and beverage service and its plan to improve the financial performance of first class service (including sleeping car service): Provided further, That the Corporation shall report quarterly to the 


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House and Senate Committees on Appropriations on its progress 

against the milestones and target dates contained in the plan provided in fiscal year 2008 and quantify savings realized to date on 

a monthly basis compared to those projected in the plan, identify 

any changes in the plan or delays in implementing these plans, and 

identify the causes of delay and proposed corrective measures: Provided further, That not later than 90 days after enactment of this 

Act, the Corporation shall transmit, in electronic format, to the 

Secretary, the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, 

the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and 

the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 

a comprehensive business plan approved by the Board of Directors 

for fiscal year 2009 under section 24104(a) of title 49, United 

States Code: Provided further, That the business plan shall include, 

as applicable, targets for ridership, revenues, and capital and operating expenses: Provided further, That the plan shall also include 

a separate accounting of such targets for the Northeast Corridor; 

commuter service; long-distance Amtrak service; State-supported 

service; each intercity train route, including Autotrain; and commercial activities including contract operations: Provided further, That the business plan shall include a description of the work to 

be funded, along with cost estimates and an estimated timetable 

for completion of the projects covered by this business plan: Provided further, That the Corporation shall continue to provide 

monthly reports in electronic format regarding the pending business plan, which shall describe the work completed to date, any 

changes to the business plan, and the reasons for such changes, 

and shall identify all sole source contract awards which shall be accompanied by a justification as to why said contract was awarded 

on a sole source basis: Provided further, That the Corporation’s 

business plan and all subsequent supplemental plans shall be displayed on the Corporation’s website within a reasonable timeframe 

following their submission to the appropriate entities: Provided further, That none of the funds under this heading may be obligated 

or expended until the Corporation agrees to continue abiding by 

the provisions of paragraphs 1, 2, 5, 9, and 11 of the summary of 

conditions for the direct loan agreement of June 28, 2002, in the 

same manner as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That none of the funds provided in this Act may be 

used after March 1, 2006, to support any route on which Amtrak 

offers a discounted fare of more than 50 percent off the normal, 

peak fare: Provided further, That the preceding proviso does not 

apply to routes where the operating loss as a result of the discount 

is covered by a State and the State participates in the setting of 

fares: Provided further, That of the amounts made available under 

this heading not less than $18,500,000 shall be available for the 

Amtrak Office of Inspector General. 

CAPITAL AND DEBT SERVICE GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL RAILROAD

PASSENGER CORPORATION

To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make quarterly 

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dates and other services, $940,000,000, to remain available until 

expended, of which not to exceed $285,000,000 shall be for debt 

service obligations: Provided, That the Secretary may retain up to 

one-quarter of 1 percent of the funds under this heading to fund 

the oversight by the Federal Railroad Administration of the design 

and implementation of capital projects funded by grants made 

under this heading: Provided further, That the Secretary shall approve funding for capital expenditures, including advance purchase 

orders of materials, for the Corporation only after receiving and reviewing a grant request for each specific capital grant justifying 

the Federal support to the Secretary’s satisfaction: Provided further, That none of the funds under this heading may be used to 

subsidize operating losses of the Corporation: Provided further, That none of the funds under this heading may be used for capital 

projects not approved by the Secretary of Transportation or on the 

Corporation’s fiscal year 2009 business plan: Provided further, 

That, the business plan shall be accompanied by a comprehensive 

fleet plan for all Amtrak rolling stock which shall address the Corporation’s detailed plans and timeframes for the maintenance, refurbishment, replacement and expansion of the Amtrak fleet: Provided further, That said fleet plan shall establish year-specific goals 

and milestones and discuss potential, current, and preferred financing options for all such activities. 

EFFICIENCY INCENTIVE GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL RAILROAD

PASSENGER CORPORATION

(RESCISSION)

Of the amounts made available under this heading in Public 

Laws 109–115 and 110–5, all unobligated balances as of the date 

of enactment of this provision are hereby rescinded. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION

SEC. 151. The Secretary may purchase promotional items of 

nominal value for use in public outreach activities to accomplish 

the purposes of 49 U.S.C. 20134: Provided, That the Secretary shall 

prescribe guidelines for the administration of such purchases and 

use. 

SEC. 152. Hereafter, notwithstanding any other provision of law, 

funds provided in this Act for the National Railroad Passenger Corporation shall immediately cease to be available to said Corporation in the event that the Corporation contracts to have services 

provided at or from any location outside the United States. For 

purposes of this section, the word ‘‘services’’ shall mean any service 

that was, as of July 1, 2006, performed by a full-time or part-time 

Amtrak employee whose base of employment is located within the 

United States. 

SEC. 153. The Secretary of Transportation may receive and expend cash, or receive and utilize spare parts and similar items, 

from non-United States Government sources to repair damages to 

or replace United States Government owned automated track inspection cars and equipment as a result of third party liability for 

such damages, and any amounts collected under this section shall 

be credited directly to the Safety and Operations account of the 


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Federal Railroad Administration, and shall remain available until 

expended for the repair, operation and maintenance of automated 

track inspection cars and equipment in connection with the automated track inspection program. 

SEC. 154. The Federal Railroad Administrator shall submit a 

quarterly report on April 1, 2009, and quarterly reports thereafter, 

to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations detailing 

the Administrator’s efforts at improving the on-time performance of 

Amtrak intercity rail service operating on non-Amtrak owned property. Such reports shall compare the most recent actual on-time 

performance data to pre-established on-time performance goals 

that the Administrator shall set for each rail service, identified by 

route. Such reports shall also include whatever other information 

and data regarding the on-time performance of Amtrak trains the 

Administrator deems to be appropriate. The amounts made available in this title under the heading ‘‘Office of the Secretary, Salaries and Expenses’’ shall be reduced $100,000 for each day after the 

first day of each quarter that the quarterly reports required by this 

section are not submitted to the Congress. 

FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION

ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For necessary administrative expenses of the Federal Transit Administration’s programs authorized by chapter 53 of title 49, 

United States Code, $94,413,000: Provided, That of the funds available under this heading, not to exceed $1,800,000 shall be available 

for travel and not to exceed $23,322,000 shall be available for the 

central account: Provided further, That any funding transferred 

from the central account shall be submitted for approval to the 

House and Senate Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, 

That none of the funds provided or limited in this Act may be used 

to create a permanent office of transit security under this heading: 

Provided further, That of the funds in this Act available for the 

execution of contracts under section 5327(c) of title 49, United 

States Code, $2,000,000 shall be transferred to the Department of 

Transportation’s Office of Inspector General for costs associated 

with audits and investigations of transit-related issues, including 

reviews of new fixed guideway systems: Provided further, That 

upon submission to the Congress of the fiscal year 2010 President’s 

budget, the Secretary of Transportation shall transmit to Congress 

the annual report on new starts, including proposed allocations of 

funds for fiscal year 2010. 

FORMULA AND BUS GRANTS

(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORITY)

(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 5305, 5307, 5308, 5309, 5310, 5311, 5316, 5317, 


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5320, 5335, 5339, and 5340 and section 3038 of Public Law 105– 

178, as amended, $8,670,000,000 to be derived from the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund and to remain available 

until expended: Provided, That funds available for the implementation or execution of programs authorized under 49 U.S.C. 5305, 

5307, 5308, 5309, 5310, 5311, 5316, 5317, 5320, 5335, 5339, and 

5340 and section 3038 of Public Law 105–178, as amended, shall 

not exceed total obligations of $8,260,565,000 in fiscal year 2009. 

RESEARCH AND UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CENTERS

For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5306, 5312–5315, 5322, and 5506, $67,000,000, to remain available until expended: 

Provided, That $10,000,000 is available to carry out the transit cooperative research program under section 5313 of title 49, United 

States Code, $4,300,000 is available for the National Transit Institute under section 5315 of title 49, United States Code, and 

$7,000,000 is available for university transportation centers program under section 5506 of title 49, United States Code: Provided 

further, That $45,700,000 is available to carry out national research programs under sections 5312, 5313, 5314, and 5322 of title 

49, United States Code. 

CAPITAL INVESTMENT GRANTS

For necessary expenses to carry out section 5309 of title 49, United States Code, $1,809,250,000, to remain available until expended, of which no less than $200,000,000 is for section 5309(e) 

of such title: Provided, That of the funds available under this heading, amounts are to be made available as follows: AC Transit BRT Corridor, California, $4,000,000. 

Bellevue-Redmond BRT, King County, Washington, $10,952,330. 

BRT, Potomac Yard-Crystal City, City of Alexandria and Ar- lington County, Virginia, $1,000,000. 

BRT, State Avenue Corridor, Wyandotte County, Kansas, $1,500,000. 

Central Corridor Light Rail Transit Project, Minnesota, $20,000,000. 

Central Florida Commuter Rail, Florida, $13,000,000. 

Central Link Initial Segment, Seattle, Washington, $25,962,062. 

Central Phoenix/East Valley Light Rail, Arizona, $91,800,000. 

Charlotte Rapid Transit Extension, North Carolina, $20,500,000. 

Commuter Rail Improvements, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, $30,000,000. 

Commuter Rail Study—Phoenix to Tucson, Arizona, $3,500,000. 

CTA Brown Line (Ravenswood), Illinois, $30,474,404. 

CTA Circle Line, Illinois, $6,000,000. 

Dallas Area Rapid Transit Northwest/Southeast Light Rail MOS, Texas, $87,974,716. 

Downtown Orlando East-West Circulator System, Florida, $8,000,000. 


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Dulles Corridor Metrorail, Virginia, $29,100,000. 

Honolulu High Capacity Transit Corridor Project, Hawaii, $20,000,000. 

Houston Metropolitan Transit Authority Advanced Transit Program/METRO Solutions Phase 2, Texas, $15,000,000. Hudson-Bergen MOS–2, Northern, New Jersey, $1,103,860. 

I–69 HOV/BRT, Mississippi, $7,650,000. 

Improvements to the Rosslyn Metro Station, Virginia, $2,000,000. 

JTA BRT System, Jacksonville, Florida, $1,280,000. 

Largo Metrorail Extension, District of Columbia/Maryland, $34,700,000. 

Livermore-Amador BRT, Livermore, California, $7,990,000. 

Long Island Rail Road East Side Access, New York, $209,623,898. 

Mason Corridor BRT, Fort Collins, Colorado, $11,182,000. 

MARC Capacity Improvements, Maryland, $13,000,000. 

Metra, Illinois, $24,000,000. 

Metro Gold Line Eastside Extension, Los Angeles, California, $81,600,000. 

Metrorail Orange Line Extension Project, Florida, $20,000,000. 

Metro Rapid Bus System Gap Closure, Los Angeles, Cali- fornia, $332,620. 

Mid-City Rapid, San Diego, California, $19,485,000. 

Mid Jordan Light Rail Extension, Utah, $20,000,000. 

Mountain Links BRT, Flagstaff, Arizona, $5,614,200. 

Norfolk LRT, Virginia, $53,592,108. 

North Shore LRT Connector, Pennsylvania, $670,885. 

Northern Indiana Commuter Transit District, Indiana, 

$5,000,000. 

Northstar Corridor Rail, Minnesota, $71,166,060. 

Pacific Highway South BRT, King County, Washington, $281,520. 

Perris Valley Line, Riverside, California, $45,000,000. 

Pioneer Parkway EmX BRT, Springfield, Oregon, $296,000. 

San Francisco Muni Third Street Light Rail—Central Subway Project, California, $10,000,000. 

Second Avenue Subway Phase 1, New York, $277,697,000. 

South Corridor BRT, Kent County, Michigan, $600,000. 

South Corridor I–205/Portland Mall LRT, Oregon, 

$81,600,000. 

South County Commuter Rail, Wickford Junction Station, 

Rhode Island, $1,345,500. 

South Sacramento Light Rail Extension, California, 

$7,000,000. 

Southeast Corridor, LRT, Colorado, $1,031,210. 

Stamford Urban Transitway, Connecticut, $3,650,000. 

Streetcar Loop, Portland, Oregon, $45,000,000. 

Trans-Hudson Midtown Corridor, New Jersey, $48,000,000. 

Troost Corridor BRT, Kansas City, Missouri, $125,200. 

Tucson Modern Streetcar/Light Rail Transit System, Tucson, 

Arizona, $2,000,000. 

University Link LRT Extension, Washington, $100,000,000. 


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Van Ness BRT Project, San Francisco, California, $400,000. 

VRE Rolling Stock, Virginia, $5,000,000. 

Weber County to Salt Lake City Commuter Rail, Utah, 

$81,600,000. 

West Corridor LRT, Colorado, $60,000,000. 

Wilshire Boulevard Bus-Only Lane, Los Angeles, California, 

$9,857,097. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION

(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS)

SEC. 160. The limitations on obligations for the programs of the 

Federal Transit Administration shall not apply to any authority 

under 49 U.S.C. 5338, previously made available for obligation, or 

to any other authority previously made available for obligation. 

SEC. 161. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated or limited by this Act under the Federal Transit Administration, Capital Investment Grants account and for bus and bus 

facilities under the Federal Transit Administration, Formula and 

Bus Grants account for projects specified in this Act or identified 

in reports accompanying this Act not obligated by September 30, 

2011, and other recoveries, shall be directed to projects eligible to 

use the funds for the purposes for which they were originally provided. 

SEC. 162. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any funds 

appropriated before October 1, 2008, under any section of chapter 

53 of title 49, United States Code, that remain available for expenditure, may be transferred to and administered under the most 

recent appropriation heading for any such section. 

SEC. 163. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, unobligated funds made available for new fixed guideway system projects 

under the heading ‘‘Federal Transit Administration, Capital investment grants’’ in any appropriations Act prior to this Act may be 

used during this fiscal year to satisfy expenses incurred for such 

projects. 

SEC. 164. During fiscal year 2009, each Federal Transit Administration grant for a project that involves the acquisition or rehabilitation of a bus to be used in public transportation shall be funded 

for 90 percent of the net capital costs of a biodiesel bus or a factoryinstalled or retrofitted hybrid electric propulsion system and any 

equipment related to such a system: Provided, That the Secretary 

shall have the discretion to determine, through practicable administrative procedures, the costs attributable to the system and related-equipment. 

SEC. 165. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in regard 

to the Central Link Initial Segment Project, to the extent that Federal funds remain available within the current budget for the 

project, the Secretary shall, immediately upon the date of enactment of this Act, amend the Full Funding Grant Agreement for 

said project to allow remaining Federal funds to be used to support 

completion of the Airport Link extension of said project. 

SEC. 166. Any unexpended funds in Federal Transit Administration grant numbers KS–03–0018 and KS–03–0032 shall be made 

available, at the request of the State, for a bus rapid transit project 


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and related capital purchases and facility improvements, in Johnson County, Kansas City, KS under the terms and conditions required to carry out section 5309(b)(3) of title 49, United States 

Code to the extent applicable. 

SEC. 167. Of the balances available for this fiscal year to carry 

out 49 U.S.C. 5309(b) left to the discretion of the Secretary of 

Transportation, $100,000,000 are permanently rescinded. 

SEC. 168. None of the funds provided or limited under this Act 

may be used to issue a final regulation under section 5309 of title 

49, United States Code, except that the Federal Transit Administration may continue to review comments received on the proposed 

rule (Docket No. FTA–2006–25737). 

SEC. 169. Funds made available for Alaska or Hawaii ferry boats 

or ferry terminal facilities pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 5309(m)(2)(B) may 

be used to construct new vessels and facilities, or to improve existing vessels and facilities, including both the passenger and vehiclerelated elements of such vessels and facilities, and for repair facilities: Provided, That not more than $4,000,000 of the funds made 

available pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 5309(m)(2)(B) may be used by the 

City and County of Honolulu to operate a passenger ferry boat 

service demonstration project to test the viability of different intraisland ferry boat routes and technologies. 

SEC. 170. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, unobligated funds or recoveries under section 5309 of title 49, United 

States Code, that are available to the Secretary of Transportation 

for reallocation shall be directed to projects eligible to use the 

funds for the purposes for which they were originally provided. 

SEC. 171. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 

$2,695,000 appropriated for the Charlotte Rapid Transit Extension—Northeast Corridor Light Rail Project, North Carolina under 

the Alternatives Analysis Account in division K of the Consolidated 

Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110–161) shall be used for 

the Charlotte Rapid Transit Extension—Northeast Corridor to 

carry out new fixed guideway or extension to existing fixed guideway activities described in section 5309 of title 49, United States 

Code. 

SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation is hereby 

authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of funds 

and borrowing authority available to the Corporation, and in accord 

with law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 104 of the 

Government Corporation Control Act, as amended, as may be necessary in carrying out the programs set forth in the Corporation’s 

budget for the current fiscal year. 

OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE

(HARBOR MAINTENANCE TRUST FUND)

For necessary expenses for operations, maintenance, and capital 

asset renewal of those portions of the Saint Lawrence Seaway 

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Development Corporation, $31,842,000, to be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, pursuant to Public Law 99–662. 

MARITIME ADMINISTRATION

MARITIME SECURITY PROGRAM

For necessary expenses to maintain and preserve a U.S.-flag 

merchant fleet to serve the national security needs of the United 

States, $174,000,000, to remain available until expended. 

OPERATIONS AND TRAINING

For necessary expenses of operations and training activities authorized by law, $123,360,000, of which $10,500,000 shall remain 

available until expended for maintenance and repair of Schoolships 

at State Maritime Schools, of which $8,150,000 shall remain available until expended for capital improvements at the United States 

Merchant Marine Academy, and of which $53,208,000 shall be 

available for operations at the United States Merchant Marine 

Academy: Provided, That amounts apportioned for the United 

States Merchant Marine Academy shall be available only upon allotments made personally by the Secretary of Transportation and 

not a designee: Provided further, That the Superintendent, Deputy 

Superintendent and the Director of the Office of Resource Management of the United States Merchant Marine Academy may not be 

allotment holders for the United States Merchant Marine Academy, 

and the Administrator of Maritime Administration shall hold all allotments made by the Secretary of Transportation under the previous proviso: Provided further, That 50 percent of the funding 

made available for the United States Merchant Marine Academy 

under this heading shall be available only after the Secretary, in 

consultation with the Maritime Administration, completes a plan 

detailing by program or activity and by object class how such funding will be expended at the Academy, and this plan is submitted 

to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations. 

SHIP DISPOSAL

For necessary expenses related to the disposal of obsolete vessels 

in the National Defense Reserve Fleet of the Maritime Administration, $15,000,000, to remain available until expended. 

ASSISTANCE TO SMALL SHIPYARDS

To make grants to qualified shipyards as authorized under section 3506 of Public Law 109–163 or section 54101 of title 46, 

United States Code, $17,500,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That to be considered for assistance, a qualified 

shipyard shall submit an application for assistance no later than 

60 days after enactment of this Act: Provided further, That from 

applications submitted under the previous proviso, the Secretary of 

Transportation shall make grants no later than 120 days after enactment of this Act in such amounts as the Secretary determines: 

Provided further, That not to exceed 2 percent of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be available for necessary costs of 

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MARITIME GUARANTEED LOAN (TITLE XI) PROGRAM ACCOUNT

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For administrative expenses to carry out the guaranteed loan program, not to exceed $3,531,000, which shall be transferred to 

and merged with the appropriation for ‘‘Operations and Training’’, 

Maritime Administration. 

SHIP CONSTRUCTION

(RESCISSION)

Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, $1,382,554 are rescinded. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—MARITIME ADMINISTRATION

SEC. 175. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the 

Maritime Administration is authorized to furnish utilities and services and make necessary repairs in connection with any lease, contract, or occupancy involving Government property under control of 

the Maritime Administration, and payments received therefor shall 

be credited to the appropriation charged with the cost thereof: Provided, That rental payments under any such lease, contract, or occupancy for items other than such utilities, services, or repairs 

shall be covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. 

SEC. 176. No obligations shall be incurred during the current fiscal year from the construction fund established by the Merchant 

Marine Act, 1936 (46 U.S.C. 53101 note (cds)), or otherwise, in excess of the appropriations and limitations contained in this Act or 

in any prior appropriations Act. 

SEC. 177. Section 51509 of title 46, United States Code, is 

amended in subsection (b) by deleting ‘‘$4,000’’ and inserting in lieu 

thereof ‘‘$8,000’’ and by inserting ‘‘tuition,’’ after ‘‘uniforms,’’. 

PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION

ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

(PIPELINE SAFETY FUND)

For necessary operational expenses of the Pipeline and Haz- ardous Materials Safety Administration, $19,130,000, of which 

$639,000 shall be derived from the Pipeline Safety Fund: Provided, 

That $1,000,000 shall be transferred to ‘‘Pipeline Safety’’ in order 

to fund ‘‘Pipeline safety information grants to communities’’ as authorized in section 60130 of title 49, United States Code: Provided 

further, That grants described under the previous proviso shall be 

awarded within 120 days of enactment of this Act. 

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY

For expenses necessary to discharge the hazardous materials 

safety functions of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety 

Administration, $32,000,000, of which $3,302,000 shall remain 

available until September 30, 2011: Provided, That up to $800,000 

in fees collected under 49 U.S.C. 5108(g) shall be deposited in the 

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ther, That there may be credited to this appropriation, to be available until expended, funds received from States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources for expenses 

incurred for training, for reports publication and dissemination, 

and for travel expenses incurred in performance of hazardous materials exemptions and approvals functions. 

PIPELINE SAFETY

(PIPELINE SAFETY FUND)

(OIL SPILL LIABILITY TRUST FUND)

For expenses necessary to conduct the functions of the pipeline 

safety program, for grants-in-aid to carry out a pipeline safety program, as authorized by 49 U.S.C. 60107, and to discharge the pipeline program responsibilities of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, 

$93,291,000, of which $18,810,000 shall be derived from the Oil 

Spill Liability Trust Fund and shall remain available until September 30, 2011; and of which $74,481,000 shall be derived from 

the Pipeline Safety Fund, of which $40,081,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2011: Provided, That not less than 

$1,043,000 of the funds provided under this heading shall be for 

the one-call State grant program. 

EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS GRANTS

(EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FUND)

For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5128(b), $188,000, 

to be derived from the Emergency Preparedness Fund, to remain 

available until September 30, 2010: Provided, That not more than 

$28,318,000 shall be made available for obligation in fiscal year 

2009 from amounts made available by 49 U.S.C. 5116(i) and 

5128(b)–(c): Provided further, That none of the funds made available by 49 U.S.C. 5116(i), 5128(b), or 5128(c) shall be made available for obligation by individuals other than the Secretary of 

Transportation, or his or her designee. 

RESEARCH AND INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY ADMINISTRATION

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

For necessary expenses of the Research and Innovative Tech- nology Administration, $12,900,000, of which $6,936,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2011: Provided, That there may 

be credited to this appropriation, to be available until expended, 

funds received from States, counties, municipalities, other public 

authorities, and private sources for expenses incurred for training. 

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General to carry 

out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, $71,400,000: Provided, That the Inspector General shall have 

all necessary authority, in carrying out the duties specified in the 

Inspector General Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App. 3), to investigate 


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allegations of fraud, including false statements to the government 

(18 U.S.C. 1001), by any person or entity that is subject to regulation by the Department: Provided further, That the funds made 

available under this heading shall be used to investigate, pursuant 

to section 41712 of title 49, United States Code: (1) unfair or deceptive practices and unfair methods of competition by domestic and 

foreign air carriers and ticket agents; and (2) the compliance of domestic and foreign air carriers with respect to item (1) of this proviso. 

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses of the Surface Transportation Board, including services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $26,847,000: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to exceed $1,250,000 from fees established by the Chairman of the Surface Transportation Board shall be credited to this appropriation as 

offsetting collections and used for necessary and authorized expenses under this heading: Provided further, That the sum herein 

appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced on a dollarfor-dollar basis as such offsetting collections are received during fiscal year 2009, to result in a final appropriation from the general 

fund estimated at no more than $25,597,000. 

GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

SEC. 180. During the current fiscal year applicable appropriations to the Department of Transportation shall be available for 

maintenance and operation of aircraft; hire of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; purchase of liability insurance for motor vehicles operating in foreign countries on official department business; 

and uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 

U.S.C. 5901–5902). 

SEC. 181. Appropriations contained in this Act for the Department of Transportation shall be available for 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 an Executive Level IV. 

SEC. 182. None of the funds in this Act shall be available for salaries and expenses of more than 110 political and Presidential appointees in the Department of Transportation: Provided, That none 

of the personnel covered by this provision may be assigned on temporary detail outside the Department of Transportation. 

SEC. 183. None of the funds in this Act shall be used to implement section 404 of title 23, United States Code. 

SEC. 184. (a) No recipient of funds made available in this Act 

shall disseminate personal information (as defined in 18 U.S.C. 

2725(3)) obtained by a State department of motor vehicles in connection with a motor vehicle record as defined in 18 U.S.C. 2725(1), 

except as provided in 18 U.S.C. 2721 for a use permitted under 18 

U.S.C. 2721. 

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SEC. 185. Funds received by the Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, and Federal Railroad Administration from States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources for expenses incurred for training may be 

credited respectively to the Federal Highway Administration’s 

‘‘Federal-Aid Highways’’ account, the Federal Transit Administration’s ‘‘Research and University Research Centers’’ account, and to 

the Federal Railroad Administration’s ‘‘Safety and Operations’’ account, except for State rail safety inspectors participating in training pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 20105. 

SEC. 186. Funds provided or limited in this Act under the appropriate accounts within the Federal Highway Administration, the 

Federal Railroad Administration and the Federal Transit Administration shall be for the eligible programs, projects and activities in 

the corresponding amounts identified in the explanatory statement 

accompanying this Act for ‘‘Ferry Boats and Ferry Terminal Facilities’’, ‘‘Federal Lands’’, ‘‘Interstate Maintenance Discretionary’’, 

‘‘Transportation, Community and System Preservation Program’’, 

‘‘Delta Region Transportation Development Program’’, ‘‘Rail Line 

Relocation and Improvement Program’’, ‘‘Rail-highway crossing 

hazard eliminations’’, ‘‘Alternatives analysis’’, and ‘‘Bus and bus facilities’’. 

SEC. 187. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, rule or 

regulation, the Secretary of Transportation is authorized to allow 

the issuer of any preferred stock heretofore sold to the Department 

to redeem or repurchase such stock upon the payment to the Department of an amount determined by the Secretary. 

SEC. 188. None of the funds in this Act to the Department of 

Transportation may be used to make a grant unless the Secretary 

of Transportation notifies the House and Senate Committees on 

Appropriations not less than 3 full business days before any discretionary grant award, letter of intent, or full funding grant agreement totaling $500,000 or more is announced by the department or 

its modal administrations from: (1) any discretionary grant program of the Federal Highway Administration including the emergency relief program; (2) the airport improvement program of the 

Federal Aviation Administration; (3) any grant from the Federal 

Railroad Administration; or (4) any program of the Federal Transit 

Administration other than the formula grants and fixed guideway 

modernization programs: Provided, That the Secretary gives concurrent notification to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations for any ‘‘quick release’’ of funds from the emergency relief 

program: Provided further, That no notification shall involve funds 

that are not available for obligation. 

SEC. 189. Rebates, refunds, incentive payments, minor fees and 

other funds received by the Department of Transportation from 

travel management centers, charge card programs, the subleasing 

of building space, and miscellaneous sources are to be credited to 

appropriations of the Department of Transportation and allocated 

to elements of the Department of Transportation using fair and equitable criteria and such funds shall be available until expended. 

SEC. 190. Amounts made available in this or any other Act that 

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nancial assistance award, which are recovered pursuant to law, 

shall be available— 

(1) to reimburse the actual expenses incurred by the Department of Transportation in recovering improper payments; and 

(2) to pay contractors for services provided in recovering improper payments or contractor support in the implementation 

of the Improper Payments Information Act of 2002: Provided, 

That amounts in excess of that required for paragraphs (1) and 

(2)— 

(A) shall be credited to and merged with the appropriation from which the improper payments were made, and 

shall be available for the purposes and period for which 

such appropriations are available; or 

(B) if no such appropriation remains available, shall be 

deposited in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts: Provided further, That prior to the transfer of any such recovery to an appropriations account, the Secretary shall notify 

the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations of 

the amount and reasons for such transfer: Provided further, That for purposes of this section, the term ‘‘improper 

payments’’, has the same meaning as that provided in section 2(d)(2) of Public Law 107–300. 

SEC. 191. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if any 

funds provided in or limited by this Act are subject to a reprogramming action that requires notice to be provided to the House and 

Senate Committees on Appropriations, said reprogramming action 

shall be approved or denied solely by the Committees on Appropriations: Provided, That the Secretary may provide notice to other 

congressional committees of the action of the Committees on Appropriations on such reprogramming but not sooner than 30 days following the date on which the reprogramming action has been approved or denied by the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations. 

SEC. 192. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 

available under this Act to the Surface Transportation Board of the 

Department of Transportation may be used to take any action to 

allow any activity described in subsection (b) in a case, matter, or 

declaratory order involving a railroad, or an entity claiming or 

seeking authority to operate as a railroad, unless the Board receives written assurance from the Governor, or the Governor’s designee, of the State in which such activity will occur that such railroad or entity has agreed to comply with State and local regulations that establish public health, safety, and environmental standards for the activities described in subsection (b), other than zoning 

laws or regulations. 

(b) Activities referred to in subsection (a) are activities that occur 

at a solid waste rail transfer facility involving— 

(1) the collection, storage, or transfer of solid waste (as defined in section 1004 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 

U.S.C. 6903)) outside of original shipping containers; or 

(2) the separation or processing of solid waste (including 

baling, crushing, compacting, and shredding). 

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tation Board of the Department of Transportation to charge or collect any filing fee for rate complaints filed with the Board in an 

amount in excess of the amount authorized for district court civil 

suit filing fees under section 1914 of title 28, United States Code. 

SEC. 194. Of the funds made available or limited by this Act, 

which are not otherwise allocated under this Act or under 

SAFETEA–LU (Public Law 109–59) or necessary to fulfill existing 

agreements between the Department of Transportation and metropolitan areas under the ‘‘Urban Partnerships’’ and ‘‘Congestion-Reduction Demonstration’’ programs, not more than 10 percent of 

such funds for any program that is allocated at the discretion of 

the Secretary may be expended in furtherance of the Department 

of Transportation’s ‘‘National Strategy to Reduce Congestion on 

America’s Transportation Network’’ issued May 2006 by Secretary 

of Transportation, the Honorable Norman Mineta; also known as 

the ‘‘Congestion Initiative’’ or any other new congestion initiative. 

SEC. 195. Of the funds available for Ferry Boats and Ferry Terminal Facilities, $950,000 shall be for Missouri River, Route 240, 

Saline and Howard Counties for expenses, including reimbursement of previously incurred expenses, for alternative transportation (including ferryboat service) during bridge replacement. 

SEC. 196. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State 

of New Mexico may use funds apportioned to the State under section 104(b)(2) of title 23, United States Code, for the congestion 

mitigation and air quality improvement program under section 149 

of title 23, United States Code, to support the operation of commuter rail service between Belen and Bernalillo, New Mexico. 

SEC. 197. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds 

made available in fiscal years 2006 through 2009 for item number 

598 in section 3044(a) of Public Law 109–59 that are unobligated 

or unexpended in a grant shall be made available to OATS, Incorporated for buses and bus-related facilities. 

SEC. 198. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds 

made available in fiscal years 2006 through 2009 for item number 

1152 in section 1702 of Public Law 109–59 that are unobligated or 

unexpended shall be made available for maintenance, repair and 

reconstruction of the Tucker Bridge in the City of St. Louis, Missouri. 

SEC. 199. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, section 

198 of division K of Public Law 110–161 shall continue in effect 

during fiscal year 2009. 

This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Transportation Appropriations Act, 2009’’. 

TITLE II 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION

EXECUTIVE DIRECTION

For necessary salaries and expenses for Executive Direction, $23,799,456, of which not to exceed $3,885,581 shall be available 

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not to exceed $1,613,898 shall be available for the Office of Hearings and Appeals; not to exceed $544,552 shall be available for the 

Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization; not to exceed $720,343 shall be available for the immediate Office of the 

Chief Financial Officer; not to exceed $1,516,800 shall be available 

for the immediate Office of the General Counsel; not to exceed 

$2,715,488 shall be available to the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations; not to 

exceed $2,586,721 shall be available for the Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Public Affairs; not to exceed $1,005,120 shall be available for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration; 

not to exceed $1,602,655 shall be available to the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing; not to exceed 

$1,707,499 shall be available to the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development; not to exceed 

$3,778,560 shall be available to the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing, Federal Housing Commissioner; not to exceed 

$1,431,212 shall be available to the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research; and not to exceed 

$691,027 shall be available to the Office of the Assistant Secretary 

for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity: Provided, That the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development is 

authorized to transfer funds appropriated for any office funded 

under this heading to any other office funded under this heading 

following the written notification to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That no appropriation for 

any office shall be increased or decreased by more than 5 percent 

by all such transfers: Provided further, That notice of any change 

in funding greater than 5 percent shall be submitted for prior approval to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations: 

Provided further, That the Secretary shall provide the Committees 

on Appropriations quarterly written notification regarding the status of pending congressional reports: Provided further, That the 

Secretary shall provide all signed reports required by Congress 

electronically: Provided further, That not to exceed $25,000 of the 

amount made available under this paragraph for the immediate Office of the Secretary shall be available for official reception and representation expenses as the Secretary may determine. 

ADMINISTRATION, OPERATIONS AND MANAGEMENT

For necessary salaries and expenses for administration, operations and management for the Department of Housing and Urban 

Development, $527,433,640, of which not to exceed $75,510,000 

shall be available for the personnel compensation and benefits of 

the Office of Administration; not to exceed $11,003,940 shall be 

available for the personnel compensation and benefits of the Office 

of Departmental Operations and Coordination; not to exceed 

$48,817,430 shall be available for the personnel compensation and 

benefits of the Office of Field Policy and Management; not to exceed $13,438,200 shall be available for the personnel compensation 

and benefits of the Office of the Chief Procurement Officer; not to 

exceed $34,028,820 shall be available for the personnel compensation and benefits of the remaining staff in the Office of the Chief 

Financial Officer; not to exceed $84,837,460 shall be available for 


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the personnel compensation and benefits of the remaining staff in 

the Office of the General Counsel; not to exceed $3,085,120 shall 

be available for the personnel compensation and benefits of the Office of Departmental Equal Employment Opportunity; not to exceed 

$1,215,280 shall be available for the personnel compensation and 

benefits for the Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives; 

and not to exceed $255,497,390 shall be available for non-personnel 

expenses of the Department of Housing and Urban Development: 

Provided, That, funds provided under this heading may be used for 

necessary administrative and non-administrative expenses of the 

Department of Housing and Urban Development, not otherwise 

provided for, including purchase of uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; hire of passenger motor 

vehicles; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided further, 

That notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated under this heading may be used for advertising and promotional activities that support the housing mission area: Provided 

further, That the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development is 

authorized to transfer funds appropriated for any office included in 

Administration, Operations and Management to any other office included in Administration, Operations and Management only after 

such transfer has been submitted to, and received prior written approval by, the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations: 

Provided further, That no appropriation for any office shall be increased or decreased by more than 10 percent by all such transfers. 

PERSONNEL COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING

For necessary personnel compensation and benefits expenses of 

the Office of Public and Indian Housing, $190,390,100. 

COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

For necessary personnel compensation and benefits expenses of 

the Office of Community Planning and Development mission area, 

$94,233,700. 

HOUSING

For necessary personnel compensation and benefits expenses of 

the Office of Housing, $363,198,000. 

OFFICE OF THE GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION

For necessary personnel compensation and benefits expenses of 

the Office of the Government National Mortgage Association, 

$10,000,000, to be derived from the GNMA guarantees of mortgage 

backed securities guaranteed loan receipt account. 

POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH

For necessary personnel compensation and benefits expenses of 

the Office of Policy Development and Research, $18,070,850. 


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FAIR HOUSING AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

For necessary personnel compensation and benefits expenses of the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, $69,020,990. 

OFFICE OF HEALTHY HOMES AND LEAD HAZARD CONTROL

For necessary personnel compensation and benefits expenses of the Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control, $6,727,950. 

PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING

TENANT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For activities and assistance for the provision of tenant-based 

rental assistance authorized under the United States Housing Act 

of 1937, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.) (‘‘the Act’’ herein), not 

otherwise provided for, $16,817,000,000, to remain available until 

expended, of which $12,817,000,000 shall be available on October 

1, 2008, and $4,000,000,000 shall be available on October 1, 2009: 

Provided, That the amounts made available under this heading are 

provided as follows: (1) $15,034,071,000 shall be available for renewals of expiring section 8 tenant-based annual contributions contracts (including renewals of enhanced vouchers under any provision of 

law authorizing such assistance under section 8(t) of the Act) 

and including renewal of other designated housing vouchers 

initially funded in fiscal year 2008 (such as Family Unification, 

Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing Vouchers and Non-elderly 

Disabled Vouchers): Provided, That notwithstanding any other 

provision of law, from amounts provided under this paragraph 

and any carryover, the Secretary for the calendar year 2009 

funding cycle shall provide renewal funding for each public 

housing agency based on voucher management system (VMS) 

leasing and cost data for the most recent Federal fiscal year 

and by applying the 2009 Annual Adjustment Factor as established by the Secretary, and by making any necessary adjustments for the costs associated with deposits to family self-sufficiency program escrow accounts or first-time renewals including tenant protection or HOPE VI vouchers: Provided further, 

That none of the funds provided under this paragraph may be 

used to fund a total number of unit months under lease which 

exceeds a public housing agency’s authorized level of units 

under contract: Provided further, That the Secretary shall, to 

the extent necessary to stay within the amount specified under 

this paragraph (except as otherwise modified under this Act), 

pro rate each public housing agency’s allocation otherwise established pursuant to this paragraph: Provided further, That 

except as provided in the last two provisos, the entire amount 

specified under this paragraph (except as otherwise modified 

under this Act) shall be obligated to the public housing agencies based on the allocation and pro rata method described 

above and the Secretary shall notify public housing agencies of 

their annual budget not later than 60 days after enactment of 

this Act: Provided further, That the Secretary may extend the 


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60-day notification period with the written approval of the 

House and Senate Committees on Appropriations: Provided 

further, That public housing agencies participating in the Moving to Work demonstration shall be funded pursuant to their 

Moving to Work agreements and shall be subject to the same 

pro rata adjustments under the previous provisos: Provided 

further, That up to $100,000,000 shall be available only: (1) to 

adjust the allocations for public housing agencies, after application for an adjustment by a public housing agency that experienced a significant increase, as determined by the Secretary, 

in renewal costs of tenant-based rental assistance resulting 

from unforeseen circumstances or from portability under section 8(r) of the Act; (2) for adjustments for public housing agencies with voucher leasing rates at the end of the calendar year 

that exceed the average leasing for the 12-month period used 

to establish the allocation; (3) for adjustments for the costs associated with VASH vouchers; and (4) for vouchers that were 

not in use during the 12-month period in order to be available 

to meet a commitment pursuant to section 8(o)(13) of the Act. (2) $150,000,000 for section 8 rental assistance for relocation 

and replacement of housing units that are demolished or disposed of pursuant to the Omnibus Consolidated Rescissions 

and Appropriations Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–134), conversion of section 23 projects to assistance under section 8, the 

family unification program under section 8(x) of the Act, relocation of witnesses in connection with efforts to combat crime 

in public and assisted housing pursuant to a request from a 

law enforcement or prosecution agency, enhanced vouchers 

under any provision of law authorizing such assistance under 

section 8(t) of the Act, HOPE VI vouchers, mandatory and voluntary conversions, and tenant protection assistance including 

replacement and relocation assistance or for project based assistance to prevent the displacement of unassisted elderly tenants currently residing in section 202 properties financed between 1959 and 1974 that are refinanced pursuant to Public 

Law 106–569, as amended or under the authority as provided 

under this Act: Provided, That the Secretary shall provide replacement vouchers for all units that were occupied within the 

previous 24 months that cease to be available as assisted housing, subject only to the availability of funds. 

(3) Not to exceed $7,929,000 provided under this heading 

may be transferred to the Working Capital Fund: Provided, 

That funding made available under this section shall not be 

transferred to the Working Capital Fund until the voucher 

management system leasing and cost data is made available to 

the public on the Department of Housing and Urban Development website. 

(4) $1,500,000,000 for administrative and other expenses of 

public housing agencies in administering the section 8 tenantbased rental assistance program and which up to $50,000,000 

shall be available to the Secretary to allocate to public housing 

agencies that need additional funds to administer their section 

8 programs, including fees associated with section 8 tenant 

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lated vouchers, Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing vouchers, 

and other incremental vouchers: Provided, That no less than 

$1,400,000,000 of the amount provided in this paragraph shall 

be allocated to public housing agencies for the calendar year 

2009 funding cycle based on section 8(q) of the Act (and related 

Appropriation Act provisions) as in effect immediately before 

the enactment of the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility 

Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–276): Provided further, That if the 

amounts made available under this paragraph are insufficient 

to pay the amounts determined under the previous proviso, the 

Secretary may decrease the amounts allocated to agencies by 

a uniform percentage applicable to all agencies receiving funding under this paragraph or may, to the extent necessary to 

provide full payment of amounts determined under the previous proviso, utilize unobligated balances, including recaptures and carryovers, remaining from funds appropriated to 

the Department of Housing and Urban Development under 

this heading, for fiscal year 2008 and prior fiscal years, notwithstanding the purposes for which such amounts were appropriated: Provided further, That amounts provided under this 

paragraph shall be only for activities related to the provision 

of tenant-based rental assistance authorized under section 8, 

including related development activities: Provided further, 

That of the total amount provided under this paragraph, 

$50,000,000 shall be made available for family self-sufficiency 

coordinators under section 23 of the Act. 

(5) $20,000,000 for incremental voucher assistance through 

the Family Unification Program: Provided, That the assistance 

made available under this paragraph shall continue to remain 

available for family unification upon turnover: Provided further, That the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 

shall make such funding available, notwithstanding section 

204 (competition provision) of this title, to entities with demonstrated experience and resources for supportive services. 

(6) $75,000,000 for incremental rental voucher assistance for 

use through a supported housing program administered in conjunction with the Department of Veterans Affairs as authorized under section 8(o)(19) of the United States Housing Act of 

1937: Provided, That the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall make such funding available, notwithstanding 

section 204 (competition provision) of this title, to public housing agencies that partner with eligible VA Medical Centers or 

other entities as designated by the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, based on geographical need for such 

assistance as identified by the Secretary of the Department of 

Veterans Affairs, public housing agency administrative performance, and other factors as specified by the Secretary of 

Housing and Urban Development in consultation with the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs: Provided further, 

That the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may 

waive, or specify alternative requirements for (in consultation 

with the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs), any 

provision of any statute or regulation that the Secretary of 

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with the use of funds made available under this paragraph (except for requirements related to fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor standards, and the environment), upon a finding by 

the Secretary that any such waivers or alternative requirements are necessary for the effective delivery and administration of such voucher assistance: Provided further, That assistance made available under this paragraph shall continue to remain available for homeless veterans upon turn-over. (7) $30,000,000 for incremental vouchers under section 8 of 

the Act for nonelderly disabled families: Provided, That assistance made available under this paragraph shall continue to remain available for the same population upon turnover: Provided further, That the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall make such funding available, notwithstanding 

section 204 (competition provision) of this title, to entities with 

demonstrated experience and resources for supportive services. 

HOUSING CERTIFICATE FUND

Of the unobligated balances, including recaptures and carryover, 

remaining from funds appropriated to the Department of Housing 

and Urban Development under this heading, the heading ‘‘Annual 

Contributions for Assisted Housing’’ and the heading ‘‘ProjectBased Rental Assistance’’, for fiscal year 2009 and prior years may 

be used for renewal of or amendments to section 8 project-based 

contracts and for performance-based contract administrators, notwithstanding the purposes for which such funds were appropriated: 

Provided, That any obligated balances of contract authority from 

fiscal year 1974 and prior that have been terminated shall be cancelled. 

PUBLIC HOUSING CAPITAL FUND

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For the Public Housing Capital Fund Program to carry out capital and management activities for public housing agencies, as authorized under section 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 

(42 U.S.C. 1437g) (the ‘‘Act’’) $2,450,000,000, to remain available 

until September 30, 2012: Provided, That notwithstanding any 

other provision of law or regulation, during fiscal year 2009 the 

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may not delegate to 

any Department official other than the Deputy Secretary and the 

Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing any authority 

under paragraph (2) of section 9(j) regarding the extension of the 

time periods under such section: Provided further, That for purposes of such section 9(j), the term ‘‘obligate’’ means, with respect 

to amounts, that the amounts are subject to a binding agreement 

that will result in outlays, immediately or in the future: Provided 

further, That of the total amount provided under this heading, up to $10,000,000 shall be for carrying out activities under section 9(h) 

of such Act; not to exceed $14,577,000 may be transferred to the 

Working Capital Fund; and up to $15,345,000 shall be to support 

the ongoing Public Housing Financial and Physical Assessment activities of the Real Estate Assessment Center (REAC): Provided 

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poses specified in section 9(k) of the Act: Provided further, That of 

the total amount provided under this heading, not to exceed 

$20,000,000 shall be available for the Secretary to make grants, 

notwithstanding section 204 of this Act, to public housing agencies 

for emergency capital needs including safety and security measures 

necessary to address crime and drug-related activity as well as 

needs resulting from unforeseen or unpreventable emergencies and 

natural disasters excluding Presidentially declared disasters occurring in fiscal year 2009: Provided further, That of the total amount 

provided under this heading, $40,000,000 shall be for supportive 

services, service coordinators and congregate services as authorized 

by section 34 of the Act (42 U.S.C. 1437z–6) and the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 

U.S.C. 4101 et seq.): Provided further, That of the total amount 

provided under this heading up to $8,820,000 is to support the 

costs of administrative and judicial receiverships: Provided further, 

That from the funds made available under this heading, the Secretary shall provide bonus awards in fiscal year 2009 to public 

housing agencies that are designated high performers. 

PUBLIC HOUSING OPERATING FUND

For 2009 payments to public housing agencies for the operation 

and management of public housing, as authorized by section 9(e) 

of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(e)), 

$4,455,000,000; of which $5,940,000 shall be for competitive grants 

and contracts to third parties for the provision of technical assistance to public housing agencies related to the transition and implementation of asset-based management in public housing: Provided, 

That, in fiscal year 2009 and all fiscal years hereafter, no amounts 

under this heading in any appropriations Act may be used for payments to public housing agencies for the costs of operation and 

management of public housing for any year prior to the current 

year of such Act: Provided further, That no funds may be used 

under this heading for the purposes specified in section 9(k) of the 

United States Housing Act of 1937. 

REVITALIZATION OF SEVERELY DISTRESSED PUBLIC HOUSING (HOPE VI)

For grants to public housing agencies for demolition, site revitalization, replacement housing, and tenant-based assistance grants 

to projects as authorized by section 24 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437v), $120,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2010, of which the Secretary of Housing 

and Urban Development shall use $2,400,000 for technical assistance and contract expertise, to be provided directly or indirectly by 

grants, contracts or cooperative agreements, including training and 

cost of necessary travel for participants in such training, by or to 

officials and employees of the department and of public housing 

agencies and to residents: Provided, That none of such funds shall 

be used directly or indirectly by granting competitive advantage in 

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NATIVE AMERICAN HOUSING BLOCK GRANTS

For the Native American Housing Block Grants program, as authorized under title I of the Native American Housing Assistance 

and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (NAHASDA) (25 U.S.C. 4111 et 

seq.), $645,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 

That, notwithstanding the Native American Housing Assistance 

and Self-Determination Act of 1996, to determine the amount of 

the allocation under title I of such Act for each Indian tribe, the 

Secretary shall apply the formula under section 302 of such Act 

with the need component based on single-race Census data and 

with the need component based on multi-race Census data, and the 

amount of the allocation for each Indian tribe shall be the greater 

of the two resulting allocation amounts: Provided further, That of 

the amounts made available under this heading, $3,500,000 shall 

be contracted for assistance for a national organization representing Native American housing interests for providing training 

and technical assistance to Indian housing authorities and tribally 

designated housing entities as authorized under NAHASDA; and 

$4,250,000 shall be to support the inspection of Indian housing 

units, contract expertise, training, and technical assistance in the 

training, oversight, and management of such Indian housing and 

tenant-based assistance, including up to $300,000 for related travel: Provided further, That of the amount provided under this heading, $2,000,000 shall be made available for the cost of guaranteed 

notes and other obligations, as authorized by title VI of NAHASDA: 

Provided further, That such costs, including the costs of modifying 

such notes and other obligations, shall be as defined in section 502 

of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended: Provided further, That these funds are available to subsidize the total principal 

amount of any notes and other obligations, any part of which is to 

be guaranteed, not to exceed $17,000,000. 

NATIVE HAWAIIAN HOUSING BLOCK GRANT

For the Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant program, as authorized under title VIII of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4111 et seq.), 

$10,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That of 

this amount, $299,211 shall be for training and technical assistance activities, including up to $100,000 for related travel by Hawaii-based HUD employees. 

INDIAN HOUSING LOAN GUARANTEE FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT

For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by section 184 of 

the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 

1715z–13a), $9,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That such costs, including the costs of modifying such loans, 

shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act 

of 1974: Provided further, That these funds are available to subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, 

up to $420,000,000: Provided further, That up to $750,000 shall be 

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NATIVE HAWAIIAN HOUSING LOAN GUARANTEE FUND PROGRAM

ACCOUNT

For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by section 184A 

of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (12 

U.S.C. 1715z–13b), $1,044,000, to remain available until expended: 

Provided, That such costs, including the costs of modifying such 

loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That these funds are available to 

subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed $41,504,255. 

COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For carrying out the Housing Opportunities for Persons with 

AIDS program, as authorized by the AIDS Housing Opportunity 

Act (42 U.S.C. 12901 et seq.), $310,000,000, to remain available 

until September 30, 2010, except that amounts allocated pursuant 

to section 854(c)(3) of such Act shall remain available until September 30, 2011: Provided, That the Secretary shall renew all expiring contracts for permanent supportive housing that were funded under section 854(c)(3) of such Act that meet all program requirements before awarding funds for new contracts and activities 

authorized under this section: Provided further, That the Secretary may use not to exceed $1,485,000 of the funds under this heading 

for training, oversight, and technical assistance activities; and not 

to exceed $1,750,000 may be transferred to the Working Capital 

Fund. 

RURAL HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

For the Office of Rural Housing and Economic Development in 

the Department of Housing and Urban Development, $26,000,000, 

to remain available until expended, which amount shall be competitively awarded by September 1, 2009, to Indian tribes, State 

housing finance agencies, State community and/or economic development agencies, local rural nonprofits and community development corporations to support innovative housing and economic development activities in rural areas: Provided, That of the total 

amount made available under this heading, not less than 

$5,000,000 shall be made available to promote economic development and entrepreneurship for federally recognized Indian Tribes, 

through activities including the capitalization of revolving loan programs and business planning and development, funding is also 

made available for technical assistance to increase capacity 

through training and outreach activities. 

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For assistance to units of State and local government, and to 

other entities, for economic and community development activities, 

and for other purposes, $3,900,000,000, to remain available until 


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September 30, 2011, unless otherwise specified: Provided, That of 

the total amount provided, $3,641,966,875 is for carrying out the 

community development block grant program under title I of the 

Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended 

(the ‘‘Act’’ herein) (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.): Provided further, That 

unless explicitly provided for under this heading (except for planning grants provided in the second paragraph and amounts made 

available under the third paragraph), not to exceed 20 percent of 

any grant made with funds appropriated under this heading shall 

be expended for planning and management development and administration: Provided further, That of the total amount made 

available under this heading, not to exceed $3,175,000 may be 

transferred to the Working Capital Fund: Provided further, That 

$5,000,000 is for technical assistance as authorized by section 

107(b)(4) of such Act: Provided further, That $65,000,000 shall be 

for grants to Indian tribes notwithstanding section 106(a)(1) of 

such Act, of which, notwithstanding any other provision of law (including section 204 of this Act), up to $3,960,000 may be used for 

emergencies that constitute imminent threats to health and safety. Of the amount made available under this heading, $165,311,875 

shall be available for grants for the Economic Development Initiative (EDI) to finance a variety of targeted economic investments in 

accordance with the terms and conditions specified in the explanatory statement accompanying this Act: Provided, That none of the 

funds provided under this paragraph may be used for program operations: Provided further, That, for fiscal years 2007, 2008 and 

2009, no unobligated funds for EDI grants may be used for any 

purpose except acquisition, planning, design, purchase of equipment, revitalization, redevelopment or construction. Of the amount made available under this heading, $19,546,250 

shall be available for neighborhood initiatives that are utilized to 

improve the conditions of distressed and blighted areas and neighborhoods, to stimulate investment, economic diversification, and 

community revitalization in areas with population outmigration or 

a stagnating or declining economic base, or to determine whether 

housing benefits can be integrated more effectively with welfare reform initiatives: Provided, That amounts made available under this 

paragraph shall be provided in accordance with the terms and conditions specified in the explanatory statement accompanying this 

Act. 

The referenced statement of managers under this heading in title 

III of division A of Public Law 109–115 is deemed to be amended 

with respect to item number 889 by striking ‘‘Perry County, Pennsylvania to develop an industrial park in New Bloomfield’’ and inserting ‘‘Perry County, Pennsylvania to develop an industrial park 

in Penn Township/Duncannon’’. 

The referenced statement of managers under the heading ‘‘Community Planning and Development’’ in title II of division K of Public Law 110–161 is deemed to be amended by striking: ‘‘Golden 

Castings Foundry Demolition and Site Remediation Project to raze 

and remediate the site of the former Golden Castings Foundry for 

the demolition and environmental remediation costs of the Golden 

Castings foundry site’’ and inserting ‘‘To remediate the former site 

of the Columbus Wood Treating Plant in Columbus, Indiana’’. 


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The referenced explanatory statement under this heading in Public Law 110–161 is deemed to be amended with respect to the 

fourth item included in the table found on page 2439 with respect 

to amounts made available for the Springfield Boys and Girls Club 

by striking ‘‘Springfield Boys and Girls Club; Community Center; 

Springfield, IL; Planning, development, land acquisition, and construction costs for a new community center in Springfield.’’ and inserting ‘‘City of Springfield for capital costs associated with the 

Edwin Watts Southwind Park’’. 

The referenced statement of managers under the heading ‘‘Community Development Fund’’ in title II of division K of Public Law 

110–161 is deemed to be amended by striking: ‘‘City of Charlotte, 

NC for land acquisition in the development of the Belvedere Business Park’’ and inserting ‘‘City of Charlotte, NC for development of 

the Belvedere Business Park’’. 

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT LOAN GUARANTEES PROGRAM ACCOUNT

For the cost of guaranteed loans, $6,000,000, to remain available 

until September 30, 2010, as authorized by section 108 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5308): 

Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying such 

loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That these funds are available to 

subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed $275,000,000, notwithstanding any aggregate 

limitation on outstanding obligations guaranteed in section 108(k) 

of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as 

amended. 

BROWNFIELDS REDEVELOPMENT

For competitive economic development grants, as authorized by 

section 108(q) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 

1974, as amended, for Brownfields redevelopment projects, 

$10,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2010: Provided, That no funds made available under this heading may be 

used to establish loan loss reserves for the section 108 Community 

Development Loan Guarantee program. 

HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For the HOME investment partnerships program, as authorized 

under title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, as amended, $1,825,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2011, of which not to exceed $4,200,000 may be transferred to the Working Capital Fund: Provided, That up to 

$12,000,000 shall be available for technical assistance: Provided 

further, That, in prior appropriations Acts for Community Housing 

Development Organizations technical assistance, and that still remain available, may be used for HOME technical assistance notwithstanding the purposes for which such amounts were appropriated. 


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SELF-HELP AND ASSISTED HOMEOWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM

For the Self-Help and Assisted Homeownership Opportunity Program, as authorized under section 11 of the Housing Opportunity 

Program Extension Act of 1996, as amended, $64,000,000 to remain available until September 30, 2011: Provided, That of the 

total amount provided under this heading, $26,500,000 shall be 

made available to the Self-Help and Assisted Homeownership Opportunity Program as authorized under section 11 of the Housing 

Opportunity Program Extension Act of 1996, as amended: Provided 

further, That $34,000,000 shall be made available for the second, 

third and fourth capacity building activities authorized under section 4(a) of the HUD Demonstration Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 9816 

note), of which not less than $5,000,000 may be made available for 

rural capacity building activities: Provided further, That $3,500,000 

shall be made available for capacity building activities as authorized in sections 6301 through 6305 of Public Law 110–246. 

HOMELESS ASSISTANCE GRANTS

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For the emergency shelter grants program as authorized under 

subtitle B of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance 

Act, as amended; the supportive housing program as authorized 

under subtitle C of title IV of such Act; the section 8 moderate rehabilitation single room occupancy program as authorized under 

the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended, to assist 

homeless individuals pursuant to section 441 of the McKinneyVento Homeless Assistance Act; and the shelter plus care program 

as authorized under subtitle F of title IV of such Act, 

$1,677,000,000, of which $1,672,000,000 shall remain available 

until September 30, 2011, and of which $5,000,000 shall remain 

available until expended for rehabilitation projects with 10-year 

grant terms: Provided, That of the amount provided, $10,000,000 

shall be made available to conduct a demonstration program on the 

prevention of homelessness among the Nation’s veterans: Provided 

further, That the Secretary shall work in coordination with the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Labor to select 

a limited number of urban and rural sites in which to carry out 

this demonstration: Provided further, That in selecting sites, the 

Secretary shall evaluate the rate of homelessness among veterans 

in the area, and the experience of the grantees in coordinating with 

Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Labor to 

enable veterans to access mainstream programs: Provided further, 

That of the sites selected, up to three shall have a high number of 

service members separating from the military and transitioning 

into civilian life: Provided further, That the Secretary shall also select up to four sites located in rural areas to evaluate how to effectively serve veterans in rural areas, many of whom may have been 

part of the National Guard, may have limited access to the Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers, and may have dependent 

family members: Provided further, That funding made available 

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lies are homeless: Provided further, That of the amounts made 

available under this heading, not to exceed $750,000 may be available for an evaluation of this demonstration: Provided further, That 

not less than 30 percent of funds made available, excluding 

amounts provided for renewals under the shelter plus care program, shall be used for permanent housing for individuals and families: Provided further, That all funds awarded for services shall be 

matched by not less than 25 percent in funding by each grantee: 

Provided further, That for all match requirements applicable to 

funds made available under this heading for this fiscal year and 

prior years, a grantee may use (or could have used) as a source of 

match funds other funds administered by the Secretary and other 

Federal agencies unless there is (or was) a specific statutory prohibition on any such use of any such funds: Provided further, That 

the Secretary shall renew on an annual basis expiring contracts or 

amendments to contracts funded under the shelter plus care program if the program is determined to be needed under the applicable continuum of care and meets appropriate program requirements and financial standards, as determined by the Secretary: 

Provided further, That all awards of assistance under this heading 

shall be required to coordinate and integrate homeless programs 

with other mainstream health, social services, and employment 

programs for which homeless populations may be eligible, including 

Medicaid, State Children’s Health Insurance Program, Temporary 

Assistance for Needy Families, Food Stamps, and services funding 

through the Mental Health and Substance Abuse Block Grant, 

Workforce Investment Act, and the Welfare-to-Work grant program: Provided further, That up to $8,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be available for the national 

homeless data analysis project and technical assistance: Provided 

further, That of the total amount made available under this heading, not to exceed $2,675,000 may be transferred to the Working 

Capital Fund: Provided further, That $3,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be used to conduct research on 

homeless issues, including homeless prevention and youth homelessness: Provided further, That all balances for Shelter Plus Care 

renewals previously funded from the Shelter Plus Care Renewal account and transferred to this account shall be available, if recaptured, for Shelter Plus Care renewals in fiscal year 2009: Provided 

further, That this heading in the Department of Housing and 

Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2008 is amended by inserting the following new proviso after the third proviso: ‘‘Provided 

further, That the Secretary may renew grants made under this 

demonstration program and may treat such original grants and 

any such renewal grants as if these grants were made under the 

supportive housing program:’’. 

HOUSING PROGRAMS

PROJECT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For activities and assistance for the provision of project-based 

subsidy contracts under the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 


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U.S.C. 1437 et seq.) (‘‘the Act’’), not otherwise provided for, 

$7,100,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be available on October 1, 2008, and $400,000,000, to remain available 

until expended, shall be available on October 1, 2009: Provided, 

That the amounts made available under this heading are provided 

as follows: 

(1) $6,868,000,000 shall be available for expiring or terminating section 8 project-based subsidy contracts (including section 8 moderate rehabilitation contracts), for amendments to 

section 8 project-based subsidy contracts (including section 8 

moderate rehabilitation contracts), for contracts entered into 

pursuant to section 441 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11401), for renewal of section 8 contracts for units in projects that are subject to approved plans 

of action under the Emergency Low Income Housing Preservation Act of 1987 or the Low-Income Housing Preservation and 

Resident Homeownership Act of 1990, and for administrative 

and other expenses associated with project-based activities and 

assistance funded under this paragraph. 

(2) Up to $232,000,000 shall be available for performancebased contract administrators for section 8 project-based assistance: Provided, That the Secretary of Housing and Urban 

Development may also use such amounts for performancebased contract administrators for the administration of: interest reduction payments pursuant to section 236(a) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z–1(a)); rent supplement 

payments pursuant to section 101 of the Housing and Urban 

Development Act of 1965 (12 U.S.C. 1701s); section 236(f)(2) 

rental assistance payments (12 U.S.C. 1715z–1(f)(2)); project 

rental assistance contracts for the elderly under section 

202(c)(2) of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q); project 

rental assistance contracts for supportive housing for persons 

with disabilities under section 811(d)(2) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013(d)(2)); 

project assistance contracts pursuant to section 202(h) of the 

Housing Act of 1959 (Public Law 86–372; 73 Stat. 667); and 

loans under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (Public Law 

86–372; 73 Stat. 667). 

(3) Not to exceed $10,000,000 provided under this heading 

may be transferred to the Working Capital Fund. 

(4) Amounts recaptured under this heading, the heading 

‘‘Annual Contributions for Assisted Housing’’, or the heading 

‘‘Housing Certificate Fund’’ may be used for renewals of or 

amendments to section 8 project-based contracts or for performance-based contract administrators, notwithstanding the 

purposes for which such amounts were appropriated. 

HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For capital advances, including amendments to capital advance 

contracts, for housing for the elderly, as authorized by section 202 

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ing amendments to contracts for such assistance and renewal of expiring contracts for such assistance for up to a 1-year term, and for 

supportive services associated with the housing, $765,000,000, to 

remain available until September 30, 2012, of which up to 

$626,400,000 shall be for capital advance and project-based rental 

assistance awards: Provided, That, of the amount provided under 

this heading, up to $90,000,000 shall be for service coordinators 

and the continuation of existing congregate service grants for residents of assisted housing projects, and of which up to $25,000,000 

shall be for grants under section 202b of the Housing Act of 1959 

(12 U.S.C. 1701q–2) for conversion of eligible projects under such 

section to assisted living or related use and for substantial and 

emergency capital repairs as determined by the Secretary: Provided further, That of the amount made available under this heading, $20,000,000 shall be available to the Secretary of Housing and 

Urban Development only for making competitive grants to private 

nonprofit organizations and consumer cooperatives for covering 

costs of architectural and engineering work, site control, and other 

planning relating to the development of supportive housing for the 

elderly that is eligible for assistance under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q): Provided further, That amounts 

under this heading shall be available for Real Estate Assessment 

Center inspections and inspection-related activities associated with 

section 202 capital advance projects: Provided further, That up to 

$2,000,000 of the total amount made available under this heading 

shall be for technical assistance to improve grant applications and 

to facilitate the development of housing for the elderly under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959, and supportive housing for 

persons with disabilities under section 811 of the CranstonGonzales National Affordable Housing Act: Provided further, That 

of the total amount made available under this heading, not to exceed $1,600,000 may be transferred to the Working Capital Fund: 

Provided further, That the Secretary may waive the provisions of 

section 202 governing the terms and conditions of project rental assistance, except that the initial contract term for such assistance 

shall not exceed 5 years in duration. 

HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For capital advance contracts, including amendments to capital 

advance contracts, for supportive housing for persons with disabilities, as authorized by section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013), for project rental 

assistance for supportive housing for persons with disabilities 

under section 811(d)(2) of such Act, including amendments to contracts for such assistance and renewal of expiring contracts for 

such assistance for up to a 1-year term, and for supportive services 

associated with the housing for persons with disabilities as authorized by section 811(b)(1) of such Act, and for tenant-based rental 

assistance contracts entered into pursuant to section 811 of such 

Act, $250,000,000, of which up to $161,300,000 shall be for capital 

advances and project-based rental assistance contracts, to remain 

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amount made available under this heading, not to exceed 

$1,600,000 may be transferred to the Working Capital Fund: Provided further, That, of the amount provided under this heading, $87,100,000 shall be for amendments or renewal of tenant-based 

assistance contracts entered into prior to fiscal year 2005 (only one 

amendment authorized for any such contract): Provided further, That all tenant-based assistance made available under this heading 

shall continue to remain available only to persons with disabilities: 

Provided further, That the Secretary may waive the provisions of 

section 811 governing the terms and conditions of project rental assistance and tenant-based assistance, except that the initial contract term for such assistance shall not exceed 5 years in duration: 

Provided further, That amounts made available under this heading 

shall be available for Real Estate Assessment Center inspections 

and inspection-related activities associated with section 811 Capital 

Advance Projects. 

HOUSING COUNSELING ASSISTANCE

For contracts, grants, and other assistance excluding loans, as 

authorized under section 106 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, as amended, $65,000,000, including up to 

$2,000,000 for administrative contract services, to remain available 

until September 30, 2010: Provided, That funds shall be used for 

providing counseling and advice to tenants and homeowners, both 

current and prospective, with respect to property maintenance, financial management/literacy, and such other matters as may be 

appropriate to assist them in improving their housing conditions, 

meeting their financial needs, and fulfilling the responsibilities of 

tenancy or homeownership; for program administration; and for 

housing counselor training. 

OTHER ASSISTED HOUSING PROGRAMS

RENTAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE

For amendments to contracts under section 101 of the Housing 

and Urban Development Act of 1965 (12 U.S.C. 1701s) and section 

236(f)(2) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z–1) in Stateaided, non-insured rental housing projects, $27,600,000, to remain 

available until expended. 

RENT SUPPLEMENT

(RESCISSION)

Of the amounts recaptured from terminated contracts under section 101 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 (12 

U.S.C. 1701s) and section 236 of the National Housing Act (12 

U.S.C. 1715z–1) $37,600,000 are rescinded. 

PAYMENT TO MANUFACTURED HOUSING FEES TRUST FUND

For necessary expenses as authorized by the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (42 

U.S.C. 5401 et seq.), up to $16,000,000, to remain available until 

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total amount appropriated under this heading shall be available 

from the general fund of the Treasury to the extent necessary to 

incur obligations and make expenditures pending the receipt of collections to the Fund pursuant to section 620 of such Act: Provided 

further, That the amount made available under this heading from 

the general fund shall be reduced as such collections are received 

during fiscal year 2009 so as to result in a final fiscal year 2009 

appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more than 

$5,400,000 and fees pursuant to such section 620 shall be modified 

as necessary to ensure such a final fiscal year 2009 appropriation: 

Provided further, That for the dispute resolution and installation 

programs, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may 

assess and collect fees from any program participant: Provided further, That such collections shall be deposited into the Fund, and 

the Secretary, as provided herein, may use such collections, as well 

as fees collected under section 620, for necessary expenses of such 

Act: Provided further, That notwithstanding the requirements of 

section 620 of such Act, the Secretary may carry out responsibilities of the Secretary under such Act through the use of approved 

service providers that are paid directly by the recipients of their 

services. 

FEDERAL HOUSING ADMINISTRATION

MUTUAL MORTGAGE INSURANCE PROGRAM ACCOUNT

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

During fiscal year 2009, commitments to guarantee single family 

loans insured under the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund shall 

not exceed a loan principal of $315,000,000,000. During fiscal year 

2009, obligations to make direct loans to carry out the purposes of 

section 204(g) of the National Housing Act, as amended, shall not 

exceed $50,000,000: Provided, That the foregoing amount shall be 

for loans to nonprofit and governmental entities in connection with 

sales of single family real properties owned by the Secretary and 

formerly insured under the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund. For 

administrative contract expenses, $116,000,000, of which at least 

$46,794,000 shall, and up to $58,492,500 may, be transferred to the 

Working Capital Fund, and of which up to $7,500,000 shall be for 

education and outreach of FHA single family loan products: Provided further, That to the extent guaranteed loan commitments exceed $65,500,000,000 on or before April 1, 2009, an additional 

$1,400 for administrative contract expenses shall be available for 

each $1,000,000 in additional guaranteed loan commitments (including a pro rata amount for any amount below $1,000,000), but 

in no case shall funds made available by this proviso exceed 

$30,000,000. 

GENERAL AND SPECIAL RISK PROGRAM ACCOUNT

For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by sections 238 

and 519 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z–3 and 

1735c), including the cost of loan guarantee modifications, as that 

term is defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 

1974, as amended, $8,600,000, to remain available until expended: 


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Provided, That commitments to guarantee loans shall not exceed 

$45,000,000,000 in total loan principal, any part of which is to be 

guaranteed. Gross obligations for the principal amount of direct 

loans, as authorized by sections 204(g), 207(l), 238, and 519(a) of 

the National Housing Act, shall not exceed $50,000,000, of which 

not to exceed $30,000,000 shall be for bridge financing in connection with the sale of multifamily real properties owned by the Secretary and formerly insured under such Act; and of which not to 

exceed $20,000,000 shall be for loans to nonprofit and governmental entities in connection with the sale of single-family real 

properties owned by the Secretary and formerly insured under such 

Act. For administrative contract expenses necessary to carry out 

the guaranteed and direct loan programs, $48,871,000, of which at 

least $47,871,000 shall be for administrative contracts and up to 

$1,000,000 shall be for consumer education and outreach for FHA 

loan products. 

GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION

GUARANTEES OF MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES LOAN GUARANTEE

PROGRAM ACCOUNT

New commitments to issue guarantees to carry out the purposes 

of section 306 of the National Housing Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 

1721(g)), shall not exceed $300,000,000,000, to remain available 

until September 30, 2010: Provided, That to the extent new guarantees of mortgage-backed securities exceed $75,000,000,000 on or 

before April 1, 2009, an additional $1,000 for administrative contract expenses shall be available for each $1,000,000 in additional 

guaranteed loan commitments (including a pro rata amount for any 

amount below $1,000,000) but in no case shall funds made available by this proviso exceed $14,000,000. 

POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH

RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY

For contracts, grants, and necessary expenses of programs of research and studies relating to housing and urban problems, not 

otherwise provided for, as authorized by title V of the Housing and 

Urban Development Act of 1970 (12 U.S.C. 1701z–1 et seq.), including carrying out the functions of the Secretary of Housing and 

Urban Development under section 1(a)(1)(i) of Reorganization Plan 

No. 2 of 1968, $58,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 

2010: Provided, That of the funds made available under this heading, $23,000,000 is for grants pursuant to section 107 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5307): 

Provided further, That at least $1,000,000 shall be available for the 

Secretary to conduct a comprehensive study to be managed by the 

Office of Policy Development and Research, to analyze the administrative costs necessary to carry-out the tenant-based voucher program: Provided further, That of the total amount made available, 

$2,000,000 may be made available for technology directly related to 

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FAIR HOUSING AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

FAIR HOUSING ACTIVITIES

For contracts, grants, and other assistance, not otherwise provided for, as authorized by title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, 

as amended by the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988, and 

section 561 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 

1987, as amended, $53,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2010, of which $27,500,000 shall be to carry out activities pursuant to such section 561 of which up to $2,000,000 shall 

be made available to carryout authorized activities to protect the 

public from mortgage rescue scams: Provided, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, the Secretary may assess and collect fees 

to cover the costs of the Fair Housing Training Academy, and may 

use such funds to provide such training: Provided further, That no 

funds made available under this heading shall be used to lobby the 

executive or legislative branches of the Federal Government in connection with a specific contract, grant or loan: Provided further, That of the funds made available under this heading, $500,000 

shall be available to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for the creation and promotion of translated materials and 

other programs that support the assistance of persons with limited 

English proficiency in utilizing the services provided by the Department of Housing and Urban Development. 

OFFICE OF HEALTHY HOMES AND LEAD HAZARD CONTROL

LEAD HAZARD REDUCTION

For the Lead Hazard Reduction Program, as authorized by section 1011 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction 

Act of 1992, $140,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 

2010, of which not less than $14,600,000 shall be for the Healthy 

Homes Initiative, pursuant to sections 501 and 502 of the Housing 

and Urban Development Act of 1970 that shall include research, 

studies, testing, and demonstration efforts, including education and 

outreach concerning lead-based paint poisoning and other housingrelated diseases and hazards: Provided, That for purposes of environmental review, pursuant to the National Environmental Policy 

Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and other provisions of law 

that further the purposes of such Act, a grant under the Healthy 

Homes Initiative, Operation Lead Elimination Action Plan (LEAP), 

or the Lead Technical Studies program under this heading or 

under prior appropriations Acts for such purposes under this heading, shall be considered to be funds for a special project for purposes of section 305(c) of the Multifamily Housing Property Disposition Reform Act of 1994: Provided further, That of the total 

amount made available under this heading, $48,000,000 shall be 

made available on a competitive basis for areas with the highest 

lead paint abatement needs: Provided further, That each recipient 

of funds provided under the second proviso shall make a matching 

contribution in an amount not less than 25 percent: Provided further, That the Secretary may waive the matching requirement cited 

in the preceding proviso on a case by case basis if the Secretary 

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poses of this program: Provided further, That each applicant shall 

submit a detailed plan and strategy that demonstrates adequate 

capacity that is acceptable to the Secretary to carry out the proposed use of funds pursuant to a notice of funding availability: Provided further, That amounts made available under this heading in 

prior appropriations Acts, and that still remain available, may be 

used for any purpose under this heading notwithstanding the purpose for which such amounts were appropriated: Provided further, 

That of the total amount made available under this heading, 

$250,000 shall be allocated through the Office of Healthy Homes 

and Lead Hazard Control to conduct communications and outreach 

to potential applicants to the Lead Hazard Reduction Demonstration Grant program. 

MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION

WORKING CAPITAL FUND

For additional capital for the Working Capital Fund (42 U.S.C. 

3535) for the development of, modifications to, and infrastructure 

for Department-wide information technology systems, for the continuing operation and maintenance of both Department-wide and 

program-specific information systems, and for program-related development activities, $224,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2010, of which not less than $4,000,000 shall be used 

for planning for modernizing, improving and maintaining information technology applications and infrastructure supporting the 

FHA: Provided, That any amounts transferred to this Fund under 

this Act shall remain available until expended: Provided further, 

That any amounts transferred to this Fund from amounts appropriated by previously enacted appropriations Acts or from within 

this Act may be used only for the purposes specified under this 

Fund, in addition to the purposes for which such amounts were appropriated: Provided further, That up to $15,000,000 may be transferred to this account from all other accounts in this title (except 

for the Office of the Inspector General account) that make funds 

available for salaries and expenses. 

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of Inspector 

General in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as 

amended, $120,000,000: Provided, That the Inspector General shall 

have independent authority over all personnel issues within this office. 

GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN

DEVELOPMENT

(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

SEC. 201. Fifty percent of the amounts of budget authority, or in 

lieu thereof 50 percent of the cash amounts associated with such 

budget authority, that are recaptured from projects described in 

section 1012(a) of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance 

Amendments Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 1437 note) shall be rescinded 

or in the case of cash, shall be remitted to the Treasury, and such 


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amounts of budget authority or cash recaptured and not rescinded 

or remitted to the Treasury shall be used by State housing finance 

agencies or local governments or local housing agencies with 

projects approved by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for which settlement occurred after January 1, 1992, in accordance with such section. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, 

the Secretary may award up to 15 percent of the budget authority 

or cash recaptured and not rescinded or remitted to the Treasury 

to provide project owners with incentives to refinance their project 

at a lower interest rate. 

SEC. 202. None of the amounts made available under this Act 

may be used during fiscal year 2009 to investigate or prosecute 

under the Fair Housing Act any otherwise lawful activity engaged 

in by one or more persons, including the filing or maintaining of 

a non-frivolous legal action, that is engaged in solely for the purpose of achieving or preventing action by a Government official or 

entity, or a court of competent jurisdiction. 

SEC. 203. (a) Notwithstanding section 854(c)(1)(A) of the AIDS 

Housing Opportunity Act (42 U.S.C. 12903(c)(1)(A)), from any 

amounts made available under this title for fiscal year 2009 that 

are allocated under such section, the Secretary of Housing and 

Urban Development shall allocate and make a grant, in the 

amount determined under subsection (b), for any State that— 

(1) received an allocation in a prior fiscal year under clause 

(ii) of such section; and 

(2) is not otherwise eligible for an allocation for fiscal year 

2009 under such clause (ii) because the areas in the State outside of the metropolitan statistical areas that qualify under 

clause (i) in fiscal year 2009 do not have the number of cases 

of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) required under 

such clause. 

(b) The amount of the allocation and grant for any State described in subsection (a) shall be an amount based on the cumulative number of AIDS cases in the areas of that State that are outside of metropolitan statistical areas that qualify under clause (i) 

of such section 854(c)(1)(A) in fiscal year 2009, in proportion to 

AIDS cases among cities and States that qualify under clauses (i) 

and (ii) of such section and States deemed eligible under subsection 

(a). 

(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the amount allocated for fiscal year 2009 under section 854(c) of the AIDS Housing 

Opportunity Act (42 U.S.C. 12903(c)), to the City of New York, New 

York, on behalf of the New York-Wayne-White Plains, New YorkNew Jersey Metropolitan Division (hereafter ‘‘metropolitan division’’) of the New York-Newark-Edison, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan 

Statistical Area, shall be adjusted by the Secretary of Housing and 

Urban Development by: (1) allocating to the City of Jersey City, 

New Jersey, the proportion of the metropolitan area’s or division’s 

amount that is based on the number of cases of AIDS reported in 

the portion of the metropolitan area or division that is located in 

Hudson County, New Jersey, and adjusting for the proportion of 

the metropolitan division’s high incidence bonus if this area in New 

Jersey also has a higher than average per capita incidence of AIDS; 

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tion of the metropolitan area’s or division’s amount that is based 

on the number of cases of AIDS reported in the portion of the metropolitan area or division that is located in Bergen County and 

Passaic County, New Jersey, and adjusting for the proportion of 

the metropolitan division’s high incidence bonus if this area in New 

Jersey also has a higher than average per capita incidence of AIDS. 

The recipient cities shall use amounts allocated under this subsection to carry out eligible activities under section 855 of the AIDS 

Housing Opportunity Act (42 U.S.C. 12904) in their respective portions of the metropolitan division that is located in New Jersey. 

(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the amount allocated for fiscal year 2009 under section 854(c) of the AIDS Housing 

Opportunity Act (42 U.S.C. 12903(c)) to areas with a higher than 

average per capita incidence of AIDS, shall be adjusted by the Secretary on the basis of area incidence reported over a 3 year period. 

SEC. 204. Except as explicitly provided in law, any grant, cooperative agreement or other assistance made pursuant to title II of 

this Act shall be made on a competitive basis and in accordance 

with section 102 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989 (42 U.S.C. 3545). 

SEC. 205. Funds of the Department of Housing and Urban Development subject to the Government Corporation Control Act or section 402 of the Housing Act of 1950 shall be available, without regard to the limitations on administrative expenses, for legal services on a contract or fee basis, and for utilizing and making payment for services and facilities of the Federal National Mortgage 

Association, Government National Mortgage Association, Federal 

Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Federal Financing Bank, Federal Reserve banks or any member thereof, Federal Home Loan 

banks, and any insured bank within the meaning of the Federal 

Deposit Insurance Corporation Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1811– 

1831). 

SEC. 206. Unless otherwise provided for in this Act or through 

a reprogramming of funds, no part of any appropriation for the Department of Housing and Urban Development shall be available for 

any program, project or activity in excess of amounts set forth in 

the budget estimates submitted to Congress. 

SEC. 207. Corporations and agencies of the Department of Housing and Urban Development which are subject to the Government 

Corporation Control Act, are hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of funds and borrowing authority 

available to each such corporation or agency and in accordance 

with law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 104 of such 

Act as may be necessary in carrying out the programs set forth in 

the budget for 2009 for such corporation or agency except as hereinafter provided: Provided, That collections of these corporations 

and agencies may be used for new loan or mortgage purchase commitments only to the extent expressly provided for in this Act (unless such loans are in support of other forms of assistance provided 

for in this or prior appropriations Acts), except that this proviso 

shall not apply to the mortgage insurance or guaranty operations 

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necessary to protect the financial interest of the United States Government. 

SEC. 208. None of the funds provided in this title for technical 

assistance, training, or management improvements may be obligated or expended unless the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development provides to the Committees on Appropriations a description of each proposed activity and a detailed budget estimate of the 

costs associated with each program, project or activity as part of 

the Budget Justifications. For fiscal year 2009, the Secretary shall 

transmit this information to the Committees by March 15, 2009 for 

30 days of review. 

SEC. 209. The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 

shall provide quarterly reports to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations regarding all uncommitted, unobligated, recaptured and excess funds in each program and activity within the 

jurisdiction of the Department and shall submit additional, updated budget information to these Committees upon request. 

SEC. 210. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 

amount allocated for fiscal year 2009 under section 854(c) of the 

AIDS Housing Opportunity Act (42 U.S.C. 12903(c)), to the City of 

Wilmington, Delaware, on behalf of the Wilmington, DelawareMaryland-New Jersey Metropolitan Division (hereafter ‘‘metropolitan division’’), shall be adjusted by the Secretary of Housing and 

Urban Development by allocating to the State of New Jersey the 

proportion of the metropolitan division’s amount that is based on 

the number of cases of AIDS reported in the portion of the metropolitan division that is located in New Jersey, and adjusting for the 

proportion of the metropolitan division’s high incidence bonus if 

this area in New Jersey also has a higher than average per capita 

incidence of AIDS. The State of New Jersey shall use amounts allocated to the State under this subsection to carry out eligible activities under section 855 of the AIDS Housing Opportunity Act (42 

U.S.C. 12904) in the portion of the metropolitan division that is located in New Jersey. 

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of 

Housing and Urban Development shall allocate to Wake County, 

North Carolina, the amounts that otherwise would be allocated for 

fiscal year 2009 under section 854(c) of the AIDS Housing Opportunity Act (42 U.S.C. 12903(c)) to the City of Raleigh, North Carolina, on behalf of the Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina Metropolitan 

Statistical Area. Any amounts allocated to Wake County shall be 

used to carry out eligible activities under section 855 of such Act 

(42 U.S.C. 12904) within such metropolitan statistical area. 

(c) Notwithstanding section 854(c) of the AIDS Housing Opportunity Act (42 U.S.C. 12903(c)), the Secretary of Housing and 

Urban Development may adjust the allocation of the amounts that 

otherwise would be allocated for fiscal year 2009 under section 

854(c) of such Act, upon the written request of an applicant, in conjunction with the State(s), for a formula allocation on behalf of a 

metropolitan statistical area, to designate the State or States in 

which the metropolitan statistical area is located as the eligible 

grantee(s) of the allocation. In the case that a metropolitan statistical area involves more than one State, such amounts allocated to 

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reported in the portion of the metropolitan statistical area located 

in that State. Any amounts allocated to a State under this section 

shall be used to carry out eligible activities within the portion of 

the metropolitan statistical area located in that State. 

SEC. 211. The President’s formal budget request for fiscal year 

2010, as well as the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s congressional budget justifications to be submitted to the 

Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 

the Senate, shall use the identical account and sub-account structure provided under this Act. 

SEC. 212. A public housing agency or such other entity that administers Federal housing assistance for the Housing Authority of 

the county of Los Angeles, California, the States of Alaska, Iowa, 

and Mississippi shall not be required to include a resident of public 

housing or a recipient of assistance provided under section 8 of the 

United States Housing Act of 1937 on the board of directors or a 

similar governing board of such agency or entity as required under 

section (2)(b) of such Act. Each public housing agency or other entity that administers Federal housing assistance under section 8 for 

the Housing Authority of the county of Los Angeles, California and 

the States of Alaska, Iowa and Mississippi that chooses not to include a resident of Public Housing or a recipient of section 8 assistance on the board of directors or a similar governing board shall 

establish an advisory board of not less than six residents of public 

housing or recipients of section 8 assistance to provide advice and 

comment to the public housing agency or other administering entity on issues related to public housing and section 8. Such advisory 

board shall meet not less than quarterly. 

SEC. 213. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, subject 

to the conditions listed in subsection (b), for fiscal years 2008 and 

2009, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may authorize the transfer of some or all project-based assistance, debt 

and statutorily required low-income and very low-income use restrictions, associated with one or more multifamily housing project 

to another multifamily housing project or projects. 

(b) The transfer authorized in subsection (a) is subject to the following conditions: 

(1) The number of low-income and very low-income units and 

the net dollar amount of Federal assistance provided by the 

transferring project shall remain the same in the receiving 

project or projects. 

(2) The transferring project shall, as determined by the Secretary, be either physically obsolete or economically non-viable. 

(3) The receiving project or projects shall meet or exceed applicable physical standards established by the Secretary. 

(4) The owner or mortgagor of the transferring project shall 

notify and consult with the tenants residing in the transferring 

project and provide a certification of approval by all appropriate local governmental officials. 

(5) The tenants of the transferring project who remain eligible for assistance to be provided by the receiving project or 

projects shall not be required to vacate their units in the transferring project or projects until new units in the receiving 

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(6) The Secretary determines that this transfer is in the best 

interest of the tenants. 

(7) If either the transferring project or the receiving project 

or projects meets the condition specified in subsection (c)(2)(A), 

any lien on the receiving project resulting from additional financing obtained by the owner shall be subordinate to any 

FHA-insured mortgage lien transferred to, or placed on, such 

project by the Secretary. 

(8) If the transferring project meets the requirements of subsection (c)(2)(E), the owner or mortgagor of the receiving 

project or projects shall execute and record either a continuation of the existing use agreement or a new use agreement for 

the project where, in either case, any use restrictions in such 

agreement are of no lesser duration than the existing use restrictions. 

(9) Any financial risk to the FHA General and Special Risk 

Insurance Fund, as determined by the Secretary, would be reduced as a result of a transfer completed under this section. 

(10) The Secretary determines that Federal liability with regard to this project will not be increased. 

(c) For purposes of this section— 

(1) the terms ‘‘low-income’’ and ‘‘very low-income’’ shall have 

the meanings provided by the statute and/or regulations governing the program under which the project is insured or assisted; 

(2) the term ‘‘multifamily housing project’’ means housing 

that meets one of the following conditions— 

(A) housing that is subject to a mortgage insured under 

the National Housing Act; 

(B) housing that has project-based assistance attached to 

the structure including projects undergoing mark to market debt restructuring under the Multifamily Assisted 

Housing Reform and Affordability Housing Act; 

(C) housing that is assisted under section 202 of the 

Housing Act of 1959 as amended by section 801 of the 

Cranston-Gonzales National Affordable Housing Act; 

(D) housing that is assisted under section 202 of the 

Housing Act of 1959, as such section existed before the enactment of the Cranston-Gonzales National Affordable 

Housing Act; or 

(E) housing or vacant land that is subject to a use agreement; 

(3) the term ‘‘project-based assistance’’ means— 

(A) assistance provided under section 8(b) of the United 

States Housing Act of 1937; 

(B) assistance for housing constructed or substantially 

rehabilitated pursuant to assistance provided under section 8(b)(2) of such Act (as such section existed immediately before October 1, 1983); 

(C) rent supplement payments under section 101 of the 

Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965; 

(D) interest reduction payments under section 236 and/ 

or additional assistance payments under section 236(f)(2) 

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(E) assistance payments made under section 202(c)(2) of 

the Housing Act of 1959; 

(4) the term ‘‘receiving project or projects’’ means the multifamily housing project or projects to which some or all of the 

project-based assistance, debt, and statutorily required use 

low-income and very low-income restrictions are to be transferred; 

(5) the term ‘‘transferring project’’ means the multifamily 

housing project which is transferring some or all of the projectbased assistance, debt and the statutorily required low-income 

and very low-income use restrictions to the receiving project or 

projects; and 

(6) the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of Housing and 

Urban Development. 

SEC. 214. The funds made available for Native Alaskans under 

the heading ‘‘Native American Housing Block Grants’’ in title III of 

this Act shall be allocated to the same Native Alaskan housing 

block grant recipients that received funds in fiscal year 2005. 

SEC. 215. No funds provided under this title may be used for an 

audit of the Government National Mortgage Association that 

makes applicable requirements under the Federal Credit Reform 

Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661 et seq.). 

SEC. 216. (a) No assistance shall be provided under section 8 of 

the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f) to any individual who— 

(1) is enrolled as a student at an institution of higher education (as defined under section 102 of the Higher Education 

Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002)); 

(2) is under 24 years of age; 

(3) is not a veteran; 

(4) is unmarried; 

(5) does not have a dependent child; 

(6) is not a person with disabilities, as such term is defined 

in section 3(b)(3)(E) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 

(42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)(3)(E)) and was not receiving assistance 

under such section 8 as of November 30, 2005; and 

(7) is not otherwise individually eligible, or has parents who, 

individually or jointly, are not eligible, to receive assistance 

under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 

U.S.C. 1437f). 

(b) For purposes of determining the eligibility of a person to receive assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act 

of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f), any financial assistance (in excess of 

amounts received for tuition) that an individual receives under the 

Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), from private 

sources, or an institution of higher education (as defined under the 

Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002)), shall be considered 

income to that individual, except for a person over the age of 23 

with dependent children. 

SEC. 217. Notwithstanding the limitation in the first sentence of 

section 255(g) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z–20(g)), 

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mortgages under section 255 of the National Housing Act (12 

U.S.C. 1715z–20). 

SEC. 218. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in fiscal 

year 2009, in managing and disposing of any multifamily property 

that is owned or has a mortgage held by the Secretary of Housing 

and Urban Development, the Secretary shall maintain any rental 

assistance payments under section 8 of the United States Housing 

Act of 1937 and other programs that are attached to any dwelling 

units in the property. To the extent the Secretary determines, in 

consultation with the tenants and the local government, that such 

a multifamily property owned or held by the Secretary is not feasible for continued rental assistance payments under such section 

8 or other programs, based on consideration of (1) the costs of rehabilitating and operating the property and all available Federal, 

State, and local resources, including rent adjustments under section 524 of the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 (‘‘MAHRAA’’) and (2) environmental conditions 

that cannot be remedied in a cost-effective fashion, the Secretary 

may, in consultation with the tenants of that property, contract for 

project-based rental assistance payments with an owner or owners 

of other existing housing properties, or provide other rental assistance. The Secretary shall also take appropriate steps to ensure 

that project-based contracts remain in effect prior to foreclosure, 

subject to the exercise of contractual abatement remedies to assist 

relocation of tenants for imminent major threats to health and 

safety. After disposition of any multifamily property described 

under this section, the contract and allowable rent levels on such 

properties shall be subject to the requirements under section 524 

of MAHRAA. 

SEC. 219. During fiscal year 2009, in the provision of rental assistance under section 8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 

1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)) in connection with a program to demonstrate the economy and effectiveness of providing such assistance 

for use in assisted living facilities that is carried out in the counties 

of the State of Michigan notwithstanding paragraphs (3) and 

(18)(B)(iii) of such section 8(o), a family residing in an assisted living facility in any such county, on behalf of which a public housing 

agency provides assistance pursuant to section 8(o)(18) of such Act, 

may be required, at the time the family initially receives such assistance, to pay rent in an amount exceeding 40 percent of the 

monthly adjusted income of the family by such a percentage or 

amount as the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development determines to be appropriate. 

SEC. 220. The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 

shall report quarterly to the House of Representatives and Senate 

Committees on Appropriations on HUD’s use of all sole source contracts, including terms of the contracts, cost, and a substantive rationale for using a sole source contract. 

SEC. 221. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the recipient of a grant under section 202b of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 

U.S.C. 1701q–2) after December 26, 2000, in accordance with the 

unnumbered paragraph at the end of section 202(b) of such Act, 

may, at its option, establish a single-asset nonprofit entity to own 

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be a private nonprofit organization described in section 831 of the 

American Homeownership and Economic Opportunity Act of 2000. 

SEC. 222. (a) The amounts provided under the subheading ‘‘Program Account’’ under the heading ‘‘Community Development Loan 

Guarantees’’ may be used to guarantee, or make commitments to 

guarantee, notes, or other obligations issued by any State on behalf 

of non-entitlement communities in the State in accordance with the 

requirements of section 108 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974: Provided, That, any State receiving such a 

guarantee or commitment shall distribute all funds subject to such 

guarantee to the units of general local government in non-entitlement areas that received the commitment. 

(b) Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 

the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall promulgate 

regulations governing the administration of the funds described 

under subsection (a). 

SEC. 223. Section 24 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 

(42 U.S.C. 1437v) is amended— 

(1) in subsection (m)(1), by striking ‘‘2003’’ and inserting 

‘‘2009’’; and 

(2) in subsection (o), by striking ‘‘September 30, 2007’’ and 

inserting ‘‘September 30, 2009’’. 

SEC. 224. (a) REQUIRED SUBMISSIONS FOR FISCAL YEARS 2008 

AND 2009.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall submit to the relevant authorizing committees 

and to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and 

the House of Representatives for fiscal years 2008 and 2009— 

(A) a complete and accurate accounting of the actual 

project-based renewal costs for project-based assistance 

under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 

(42 U.S.C. 1437f); 

(B) revised estimates of the funding needed to fully fund 

all 12 months of all project-based contracts under such section 8, including project-based contracts that expire in fiscal year 2008 and fiscal year 2009; and 

(C) all sources of funding that will be used to fully fund 

all 12 months of the project-based contracts for fiscal years 

2008 and 2009. 

(2) UPDATED INFORMATION.—At any time after the expiration 

of the 60-day period described in paragraph (1), the Secretary 

may submit corrections or updates to the information required 

under paragraph (1), if upon completion of an audit of the 

project-based assistance program under section 8 of the United 

States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f), such audit reveals additional information that may provide Congress a more 

complete understanding of the Secretary’s implementation of 

the project-based assistance program under such section 8. 

(b) REQUIRED SUBMISSIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2010.—As part of 

the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s budget request for fiscal year 2010, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall submit to the relevant authorizing committees and 

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of Representatives complete and detailed information, including a 

project-by-project analysis, that verifies that such budget request 

will fully fund all project-based contracts under section 8 of the 

United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f) in fiscal year 

2010, including expiring project-based contracts. 

SEC. 225. Public housing agencies that own and operate 400 or 

fewer public housing units may elect to be exempt from any asset 

management requirement imposed by the Secretary of Housing and 

Urban Development in connection with the operating fund rule: 

Provided, That an agency seeking a discontinuance of a reduction 

of subsidy under the operating fund formula shall not be exempt 

from asset management requirements. 

SEC. 226. With respect to the use of amounts provided in this Act 

and in future Acts for the operation, capital improvement and management of public housing as authorized by sections 9(d) and 9(e) 

of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(d) and 

(e)), the Secretary shall not impose any requirement or guideline 

relating to asset management that restricts or limits in any way 

the use of capital funds for central office costs pursuant to section 

9(g)(1) or 9(g)(2) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 

U.S.C. 1437g(g)(1), (2)): Provided, however, that a public housing 

agency may not use capital funds authorized under section 9(d) for 

activities that are eligible under section 9(e) for assistance with 

amounts from the operating fund in excess of the amounts permitted under section 9(g)(1) or 9(g)(2). 

SEC. 227. The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 

shall report quarterly to the House of Representatives and Senate 

Committees on Appropriations on the status of all section 8 projectbased housing, including the number of all project-based units by 

region as well as an analysis of all federally subsidized housing 

being refinanced under the Mark-to-Market program. The Secretary shall in the report identify all existing units maintained by 

region as section 8 project-based units and all project-based units 

that have opted out of section 8 or have otherwise been eliminated 

as section 8 project-based units. The Secretary shall identify in detail and by project all the efforts made by the Department to preserve all section 8 project-based housing units and all the reasons 

for any units which opted out or otherwise were lost as section 8 

project-based units. Such analysis shall include a review of the impact of the loss of any subsidized units in that housing marketplace, such as the impact of cost and the loss of available subsidized, low-income housing in areas with scarce housing resources 

for low-income families. 

SEC. 228. Section 683(2) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13641(2)) is amended— 

(1) in subparagraph (F), by striking ‘‘and’’; 

(2) in subparagraph (G) by striking the period at the end and 

inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

(3) by adding a new subparagraph (H) as follows: 

‘‘(H) housing that is assisted under section 811 of the 

Cranston-Gonzalez Affording Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 

8013).’’. 

SEC. 229. The Home Investment Partnerships Act (42 U.S.C. 

12721 et seq.) is amended— 


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(1) in section 233(d)(1) by striking ‘‘20’’ and inserting ‘‘40’’; 

(2) in section 233(e) by striking ‘‘40’’ and inserting ‘‘25’’; 

(3) in section 243(b), in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘20’’ 

and inserting ‘‘40’’; and 

(4) in section 271(i) by striking ‘‘Act after December 31, 

2007’’ and inserting ‘‘section after December 31, 2011’’. 

SEC. 230. No official or employee of the Department of Housing 

and Urban Development shall be designated as an allotment holder 

unless the Office of the Chief Financial Officer has determined that 

such allotment holder has implemented an adequate system of 

funds control and has received training in funds control procedures 

and directives. The Chief Financial Officer shall ensure that, not 

later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, a trained 

allotment holder shall be designated for each HUD subaccount 

under the headings ‘‘Executive Direction’’ and ‘‘Administration, Operations, and Management’’ as well as each account receiving appropriations for ‘‘personnel compensation and benefits’’ within the 

Department of Housing and Urban Development. 

SEC. 231. Payment of attorney fees in program-related litigation 

must be paid from individual program office personnel benefits and 

compensation funding. The annual budget submission for program 

office personnel benefit and compensation funding must include 

program-related litigation costs for attorney fees as a separate line 

item request. 

SEC. 232. Of the unobligated balances remaining from funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Tenant-Based Rental Assistance’’ 

under the Department of Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2008, $750,000,000 are rescinded from the 

$4,158,000,000 which are available on October 1, 2008. Such 

amount shall be derived from reductions to public housing agencies’ 

calendar year 2009 allocations based on amounts in public housing 

agencies’ net restricted assets accounts (in accordance with VMS 

data in calendar year 2008 that is verifiable and complete), as determined by the Secretary. 

SEC. 233. The Secretary of the Department of Housing and 

Urban Development shall for Fiscal Year 2009 and thereafter, notify the public through the Federal Register and other means, as 

determined appropriate, of the issuance of a notice of the availability of assistance or notice of funding availability (NOFA) for 

any program or discretionary fund administered by the Secretary 

that is to be competitively awarded. Notwithstanding any other 

provision of law, for Fiscal Year 2009 and thereafter, the Secretary 

may make the NOFA available only on the Internet at the appropriate government website or websites or through other electronic 

media, as determined by the Secretary. 

SEC. 234. PREPAYMENT AND REFINANCING. (a) APPROVAL OF PREPAYMENT OF DEBT.—Upon request of the project sponsor of a 

project assisted with a loan under section 202 of the Housing Act 

of 1959 (as in effect before the enactment of the Cranston-Gonzalez 

National Affordable Housing Act), for which the Secretary’s consent 

to prepayment is required, the Secretary shall approve the prepayment of any indebtedness to the Secretary relating to any remaining principal and interest under the loan as part of a prepayment 

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(1) the project sponsor agrees to operate the project until the 

maturity date of the original loan under terms at least as advantageous to existing and future tenants as the terms required by the original loan agreement or any project-based 

rental assistance payments contract under section 8 of the 

United States Housing Act of 1937 (or any other project-based 

rental housing assistance programs of the Department of 

Housing and Urban Development, including the rent supplement program under section 101 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 (12 U.S.C. 1701s)) or any successor 

project-based rental assistance program, except as provided by 

subsection (a)(2)(B); and 

(2) the prepayment may involve refinancing of the loan if 

such refinancing results — 

(A) in a lower interest rate on the principal of the loan 

for the project and in reductions in debt service related to 

such loan; or 

(B) in the case of a project that is assisted with a loan 

under such section 202 carrying an interest rate of 6 percent or lower, a transaction under which 

(i) the project owner shall address the physical 

needs of the project; 

(ii) the prepayment plan for the transaction, including the refinancing, shall meet a cost benefit analysis, 

as established by the Secretary, that the benefit of the 

transaction outweighs the cost of the transaction including any increases in rent charged to unassisted 

tenants; 

(iii) the overall cost for providing rental assistance 

under section 8 for the project (if any) is not increased, 

except, upon approval by the Secretary to— 

(I) mark-up-to-market contracts pursuant to section 524(a)(3) of the Multifamily Assisted Housing 

Reform and Affordability Act (42 U.S.C. 1437f 

note), as such section is carried out by the Secretary for properties owned by nonprofit organizations; or 

(II) mark-up-to-budget contracts pursuant to 

section 524(a)(4) of the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act (42 U.S.C. 1437f 

note), as such section is carried out by the Secretary for properties owned by eligible owners ( as 

such term is defined in section 202(k) of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q(k)); 

(iv) the project owner may charge tenants rent sufficient to meet debt service payments and operating cost 

requirements, as approved by the Secretary, if projectbased rental assistance is not available or is insufficient for the debt service and operating cost of the 

project after refinancing. Such approval by the Secretary— 

(I) shall be the basis for the owner to agree to 

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tract that is insufficient for the debt service and 

operating cost of the project after refinancing; and 

(II) shall be an eligibility event for the project 

for purposes of section 8(t) of the United States 

Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(t)); 

(v) units to be occupied by tenants assisted under 

section 8(t) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 

(42 U.S.C. 1437f(t)) shall, upon termination of the occupancy of such tenants, become eligible for projectbased assistance under section 8(o)(13) of the United 

States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(13)) 

without regard to the percentage limitations provided 

in such section; and 

(vi) there shall be a use agreement of 20 years from 

the date of the maturity date of the original 202 loan 

for all units, including units to be occupied by tenants 

assisted under section 8(t) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(t)). 

SEC. 235. USE OF SURPLUS FEDERAL PROPERTY FOR THE HOMELESS. No property identified by the Secretary of Housing and 

Urban Development as surplus Federal property for use to assist 

the homeless shall be made available to any homeless group unless 

the group is a member in good standing under any of HUD’s homeless assistance programs or is in good standing with any other program which receives funds from any other Federal or State agency 

or entity: Provided, That an exception may be made for an entity 

not involved with Federal homeless programs to use surplus Federal property for the homeless only after the Secretary or another 

responsible Federal agency has fully and comprehensively reviewed 

all relevant finances of the entity, the track record of the entity in 

assisting the homeless, the ability of the entity to manage the property, including all costs, the ability of the entity to administer 

homeless programs in a manner that is effective to meet the needs 

of the homeless population that is expected to use the property and 

any other related issues that demonstrate a commitment to assist 

the homeless: Provided further, That the Secretary shall not require the entity to have cash in hand in order to demonstrate financial ability but may rely on the entity’s prior demonstrated 

fundraising ability or commitments for in-kind donations of goods 

and services: Provided further, That the Secretary shall make all 

such information and its decision regarding the award of the surplus property available to the committees of jurisdiction, including 

a full justification of the appropriateness of the use of the property 

to assist the homeless as well as the appropriateness of the group 

seeking to obtain the property to use such property to assist the 

homeless: Provided further, That, this section shall apply to properties in fiscal year 2008 and 2009 made available as surplus Federal property for use to assist the homeless. 

SEC. 236. The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 

shall increase, pursuant to this section, the number of Moving-toWork agencies authorized under section 204, title II, of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development 

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lic Housing Agencies that meet the following requirements: is a 

High Performing Agency under the Public Housing Assessment 

System (PHAS) and is a HOPE VI agency. No PHA shall be granted this designation through this section that administers in excess 

of 5,000 aggregate housing vouchers and public housing units. No 

PHA granted this designation through this section shall receive 

more funding than they otherwise would have received absent this 

designation. 

SEC. 237. Of the unobligated balances remaining from funds appropriated to the Department of Housing and Urban Development 

under the fourth paragraph under the heading ‘‘General and Special Risk Program Account’’ in the Department of Housing and 

Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2008, $5,000,000 are rescinded: Provided, That with respect to such discount sales referenced under such paragraph, notwithstanding any other provision of law, in determining the market value of any multifamily 

real property or multifamily loan for any noncompetitive sale to a 

State or local government, the Secretary shall in fiscal year 2009 

consider, but not be limited to, industry standard appraisal practices, including the cost of repairs needed to bring the property into 

such condition as to satisfy minimum State and local code standards and the cost of maintaining the affordability restrictions imposed by the Secretary on the multifamily real property or multifamily loan. 

SEC. 238. The Secretary of the Department of Housing and 

Urban Development is authorized to transfer up to 5 percent of 

funds appropriated for any account under this title under the heading ‘‘Personnel Compensation and Benefits’’ to any other account 

under this title under the heading ‘‘Personnel Compensation and 

Benefits’’ only after such transfer has been submitted to, and received prior written approval by, the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations: Provided, That, no appropriation for any 

such account shall be increased or decreased by more than 10 percent by all such transfers. 

SEC. 239. The Disaster Housing Assistance Programs, administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, shall 

be considered a ‘‘program of the Department of Housing and Urban 

Development’’ under section 904 of the McKinney Act for the purpose of income verifications and matching. 

This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Housing and 

Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2009’’. 

TITLE III 

RELATED AGENCIES 

ARCHITECTURAL AND TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS COMPLIANCE

BOARD

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For expenses necessary for the Architectural and Transportation 

Barriers Compliance Board, as authorized by section 502 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, $6,550,000: Provided, That, 

notwithstanding any other provision of law, there may be credited 


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to this appropriation funds received for publications and training 

expenses. 

FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses of the Federal Maritime Commission as 

authorized by section 201(d) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as 

amended (46 U.S.C. App. 1111), including services as authorized by 

5 U.S.C. 3109; hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by 

31 U.S.C. 1343(b); and uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902, $22,800,000: Provided, That not to exceed $2,000 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses. 

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) $91,000,000, of which not to exceed $2,000 may be used 

for official reception and representation expenses. The amounts 

made available to the National Transportation Safety Board in this 

Act include amounts necessary to make lease payments due in fiscal year 2009 only, on an obligation incurred in fiscal year 2001 for 

a capital lease. 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. 

(RESCISSION)

Of the available unobligated balances made available under this 

heading in Public Law 106–246, $671,275 are rescinded. 

NEIGHBORHOOD REINVESTMENT CORPORATION

PAYMENT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD REINVESTMENT CORPORATION

For payment to the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation for 

use in neighborhood reinvestment activities, as authorized by the 

Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation Act (42 U.S.C. 8101– 

8107), $131,000,000, of which $5,000,000 shall be for a multi-family 

rental housing program: Provided, That of the amounts made available under this heading, $6,000,000 shall be made available to conduct a consumer mortgage public education campaign: Provided 

further, That funding amounts provided under the previous proviso 

shall be available for campaign development, production, and outreach activities. 

For an additional amount, $50,000,000 shall be made available 

until expended to the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation for 

mortgage foreclosure mitigation activities, under the following 

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(1) The Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation (‘‘NRC’’), 

shall make grants to counseling intermediaries approved by 

the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) 

(with match to be determined by the NRC based on affordability and the economic conditions of an area; a match also 

may be waived by the NRC based on the aforementioned conditions) to provide mortgage foreclosure mitigation assistance 

primarily to States and areas with high rates of defaults and 

foreclosures primarily in the subprime housing market to help 

eliminate the default and foreclosure of mortgages of owner-occupied single-family homes that are at risk of such foreclosure. 

Other than areas with high rates of defaults and foreclosures, 

grants may also be provided to approved counseling intermediaries based on a geographic analysis of the Nation by the 

NRC which determines where there is a prevalence of 

subprime mortgages that are risky and likely to fail, including 

any trends for mortgages that are likely to default and face 

foreclosure. A State Housing Finance Agency may also be eligible where the State Housing Finance Agency meets all the requirements under this paragraph. A HUD-approved counseling 

intermediary shall meet certain mortgage foreclosure mitigation assistance counseling requirements, as determined by the 

NRC, and shall be approved by HUD or the NRC as meeting 

these requirements. 

(2) Mortgage foreclosure mitigation assistance shall only be 

made available to homeowners of owner-occupied homes with 

mortgages in default or in danger of default. These mortgages 

shall likely be subject to a foreclosure action and homeowners 

will be provided such assistance that shall consist of activities 

that are likely to prevent foreclosures and result in the longterm affordability of the mortgage retained pursuant to such 

activity or another positive outcome for the homeowner. No 

funds made available under this paragraph may be provided 

directly to lenders or homeowners to discharge outstanding 

mortgage balances or for any other direct debt reduction payments. 

(3) The use of Mortgage Foreclosure Mitigation Assistance by 

approved counseling intermediaries and State Housing Finance 

Agencies shall involve a reasonable analysis of the borrower’s 

financial situation, an evaluation of the current value of the 

property that is subject to the mortgage, counseling regarding 

the assumption of the mortgage by another non-Federal party, 

counseling regarding the possible purchase of the mortgage by 

a non-Federal third party, counseling and advice of all likely 

restructuring and refinancing strategies or the approval of a 

work-out strategy by all interested parties. 

(4) NRC may provide up to 15 percent of the total funds 

under this paragraph to its own charter members with expertise in foreclosure prevention counseling, subject to a certification by the NRC that the procedures for selection do not consist of any procedures or activities that could be construed as 

an unacceptable conflict of interest or have the appearance of 

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(5) HUD-approved counseling entities and State Housing Finance Agencies receiving funds under this paragraph shall 

have demonstrated experience in successfully working with financial institutions as well as borrowers facing default, delinquency and foreclosure as well as documented counseling capacity, outreach capacity, past successful performance and 

positive outcomes with documented counseling plans (including 

post mortgage foreclosure mitigation counseling), loan workout 

agreements and loan modification agreements. NRC may use 

other criteria to demonstrate capacity in underserved areas. 

(6) Of the total amount made available under this paragraph, up to $5,000,000 may be made available to build the 

mortgage foreclosure and default mitigation counseling capacity of counseling intermediaries through NRC training courses 

with HUD-approved counseling intermediaries and their partners, except that private financial institutions that participate 

in NRC training shall pay market rates for such training. 

(7) Of the total amount made available under this paragraph, up to 4 percent may be used for associated administrative expenses for the NRC to carry out activities provided 

under this section. 

(8) Mortgage foreclosure mitigation assistance grants may 

include a budget for outreach and advertising, and training, as 

determined by the NRC. 

(9) The NRC shall report bi-annually to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations as well as the Senate Banking Committee and House Financial Services Committee on its 

efforts to mitigate mortgage default. Such reports shall identify 

successful strategies and methods for preserving homeownership and the long-term affordability of at-risk mortgages and 

shall include recommended efforts that will or likely can assist 

in the success of this program as well as an analysis of any 

policy and procedures that failed to result in successful mortgage foreclosure mitigation. The report shall include an analysis of the details and use of any post mitigation counseling of 

assisted borrowers designed to ensure the continued long-term 

affordability of the mortgages which were the subject of the 

mortgage foreclosure mitigation assistance. 

UNITED STATES INTERAGENCY COUNCIL ON HOMELESSNESS

OPERATING EXPENSES

For necessary expenses (including payment of salaries, authorized travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, the rental of conference rooms, and the employment of experts and consultants 

under section 3109 of title 5, United States Code) of the United 

States Interagency Council on Homelessness in carrying out the 

functions pursuant to title II of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, as amended, $2,333,000: Provided, That no funds may 

be used to pay the salaries and benefits of any employee of the 

United States Interagency Council on Homelessness that spends 

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Title II of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, as 

amended, is amended in section 209 by striking ‘‘2008’’ and inserting ‘‘2010’’. 

TITLE IV 

GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS ACT 

SEC. 401. Such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2009 

pay raises for programs funded in this Act shall be absorbed within 

the levels appropriated in this Act or previous appropriations Acts. 

SEC. 402. 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 intervening in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings funded in this Act. 

SEC. 403. None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, nor 

may any be transferred to other appropriations, unless expressly so 

provided herein. 

SEC. 404. The expenditure of any appropriation under this Act 

for any consulting service through procurement contract pursuant 

to section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, shall be limited to 

those contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public 

record and available for public inspection, except where otherwise 

provided under existing law, or under existing Executive order 

issued pursuant to existing law. 

SEC. 405. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, none of the 

funds provided in this Act, provided by previous appropriations 

Acts to the agencies or entities funded in this Act that remain 

available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2009, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury derived by the collection 

of fees and available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be 

available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of 

funds that: (1) creates a new program; (2) eliminates a program, 

project, or activity; (3) increases funds or personnel for any program, project, or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted by the Congress; (4) proposes to use funds directed for a 

specific activity by either the House or Senate Committees on Appropriations for a different purpose; (5) augments existing programs, projects, or activities in excess of $5,000,000 or 10 percent, 

whichever is less; (6) reduces existing programs, projects, or activities by $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less; or (7) creates, 

reorganizes, or restructures a branch, division, office, bureau, 

board, commission, agency, administration, or department different 

from the budget justifications submitted to the Committees on Appropriations or the table accompanying the explanatory statement 

accompanying this Act, whichever is more detailed, unless prior approval is received from the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations: Provided, That not later than 60 days after the date 

of enactment of this Act, each agency funded by this Act shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate 

and of the House of Representatives to establish the baseline for 

application of reprogramming and transfer authorities for the current fiscal year: Provided further, That the report shall include: (1) 

a table for each appropriation with a separate column to display 


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the President’s budget request, adjustments made by Congress, adjustments due to enacted rescissions, if appropriate, and the fiscal 

year enacted level; (2) a delineation in the table for each appropriation both by object class and program, project, and activity as detailed in the budget appendix for the respective appropriation; and 

(3) an identification of items of special congressional interest: Provided further, That the amount appropriated or limited for salaries and expenses for an agency shall be reduced by $100,000 per day 

for each day after the required date that the report has not been 

submitted to the Congress. 

SEC. 406. Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, not to 

exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances remaining available at 

the end of fiscal year 2009 from appropriations made available for 

salaries and expenses for fiscal year 2009 in this Act, shall remain 

available through September 30, 2010, for each such account for 

the purposes authorized: Provided, That a request shall be submitted to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations for 

approval prior to the expenditure of such funds: Provided further, 

That these requests shall be made in compliance with reprogramming guidelines under section 405 of this Act. 

SEC. 407. All Federal agencies and departments that are funded 

under this Act shall issue a report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations on all sole source contracts by no later 

than July 31, 2009. Such report shall include the contractor, the 

amount of the contract and the rationale for using a sole source 

contract. 

SEC. 408. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may 

be obligated or expended for any employee training that— 

(1) does not meet identified needs for knowledge, skills, and 

abilities bearing directly upon the performance of official duties; 

(2) contains elements likely to induce high levels of emotional response or psychological stress in some participants; 

(3) does not require prior employee notification of the content 

and methods to be used in the training and written end of 

course evaluation; 

(4) contains any methods or content associated with religious 

or quasi-religious belief systems or ‘‘new age’’ belief systems as 

defined in Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Notice 

N–915.022, dated September 2, 1988; or 

(5) is offensive to, or designed to change, participants’ personal values or lifestyle outside the workplace. 

(b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict, or otherwise 

preclude an agency from conducting training bearing directly upon 

the performance of official duties. 

SEC. 409. No funds in this Act may be used to support any Federal, State, or local projects that seek to use the power of eminent 

domain, unless eminent domain is employed only for a public use: 

Provided, That for purposes of this section, public use shall not be 

construed to include economic development that primarily benefits 

private entities: Provided further, That any use of funds for mass 

transit, railroad, airport, seaport or highway projects as well as 

utility projects which benefit or serve the general public (including 

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water-related infrastructure), other structures designated for use 

by the general public or which have other common-carrier or public-utility functions that serve the general public and are subject to 

regulation and oversight by the government, and projects for the 

removal of an immediate threat to public health and safety or 

brownsfield as defined in the Small Business Liability Relief and 

Brownsfield Revitalization Act (Public Law 107–118) shall be considered a public use for purposes of eminent domain. 

SEC. 410. 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 appropriations Act. 

SEC. 411. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act 

shall be available to pay the salary for any person filling a position, 

other than a temporary position, formerly held by an employee who 

has left to enter the Armed Forces of the United States and has 

satisfactorily completed his period of active military or naval service, and has within 90 days after his release from such service or 

from hospitalization continuing after discharge for a period of not 

more than 1 year, made application for restoration to his former 

position and has been certified by the Office of Personnel Management as still qualified to perform the duties of his former position 

and has not been restored thereto. 

SEC. 412. No funds appropriated pursuant to this Act may be expended by an entity unless the entity agrees that in expending the 

assistance the entity will comply with sections 2 through 4 of the 

Act of March 3, 1933 (41 U.S.C. 10a–10c, popularly known as the 

‘‘Buy American Act’’). 

SEC. 413. No funds appropriated or otherwise made available 

under this Act shall be made available to any person or entity that 

has been convicted of violating the Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 

10a–10c). 

This division may be cited as the ‘‘Transportation, Housing and 

Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 

2009’’. 


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5This Explanatory Statement was submitted for printing in the Congressional Record on February 23, 2009, prior to House consideration of the bill and as directed by the House of Representatives in section 2 of H. Res. 92 (as amended by section 2 of H. Res. 108). The Statement 

appears in the February 23 Congressional Record, beginning on page H1653. 

[CLERK’S NOTE: Reproduced below is the material relating to division I contained in the Explanatory Statement Submitted by mr. 

Obey, Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, Regarding H.R. 1105, Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009’’.5] 

DIVISION I—TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS 

ACT, 2009 

Following is an explanation of the effects of this division (hereafter referred to as ‘‘the bill’’). Funds for the individual programs 

and activities within the accounts in this Act are displayed in the 

detailed table at the end of the explanatory statement for this Act. 

Funding levels that are not displayed in the detailed table are 

identified in this explanatory statement. 

TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The bill provides $98,248,000 for the salaries and expenses of the 

Office of the Secretary of Transportation and includes funding specified by office. The bill provides as follows: 

Immediate Office of the Secretary ............................................................................. $2,400,000 

Immediate Office of the Deputy Secretary ............................................................... 759,000 

Office of the General Counsel .................................................................................... 19,838,000 

Office of the Under Secretary for Transportation Policy ......................................... 10,107,000 

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs ................................... 10,200,000 

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Governmental Affairs .................................... 2,400,000 

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration .............................................. 26,000,000 

Office of Public Affairs ............................................................................................... 2,020,000 

Office of the Executive Secretariat ............................................................................ 1,595,000 

Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization ........................................ 1,369,000 

Office of Intelligence, Security, and Emergency Response ...................................... 8,675,000 

Office of the Chief Information Officer ..................................................................... 12,885,000 

Budget Justifications.—The Department is directed to include 

the same level of detail that was provided in the congressional justifications presented in fiscal year 2009, including funding levels 

for the prior year, current year, and budget year for all programs, 

activities, initiatives, and program elements as well as a detailed 

justification for the incremental funding increases and additional 

FTEs being requested above the enacted level, by program, activity, 

or program element. The Department is also directed to include detailed information in tabular format which identifies specific 


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changes in funding from the current year to the budget year for 

each office, including each office within the office of the Secretary. 

General Provisions.—The Department is directed to justify each 

general provision proposed either in its relevant modal congressional justification or in the congressional justification for the office 

of the Secretary of Transportation. 

Operating Plan.—The Department shall submit an operating 

plan for fiscal year 2009 to the Committees on Appropriations within 60 days of the bill’s enactment. The operating plan should include funding levels for the various offices, programs and initiatives detailed down to the object class or program element covered 

in the budget justifications. 

Prohibitions.—The bill prohibits any funds from being used for 

the position of Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs. The request 

for two additional FTEs in the Office of Intelligence, Security, and 

Emergency Response is denied. 

Protection of Air Passengers.—Within the amounts provided to the Office of the General Counsel, an additional $2,500,000 is provided. The Office of the General Counsel is directed to use these 

funds exclusively for activities that most effectively improve the enforcement of rules and the protection of air travel consumers. The 

office is further directed to use none of the funds for organizing 

public forums to discuss general consumer issues. 

Reception and Representation Expenses.—Within the funds pro- vided, the bill allows the Department to spend up to $60,000 for 

official reception and representation expenses. 

Transfer Limitation.—The bill provides a limitation on transfers 

between offices within the Office of the Secretary to no more than 

5 percent and requires that any transfer greater than 5 percent 

must be submitted for approval to the Committees on Appropriations. 

User Fees.—The bill provides that up to $2,500,000 in user fees 

may be credited to salaries and expenses. 

Working Capital Fund Audit.—The Office of the Secretary is in- structed to reimburse up to $100,000 to the Office of the Inspector 

General to audit the Working Capital Fund. 

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT CAPITAL

The bill provides $5,000,000 for the financial management capital program. 

Budget Request.—The Department shall also provide more detailed justifications for this program in its fiscal year 2010 budget 

request. These justifications should clearly display the amount requested for OST as well as the amount included in the budget request from each modal administration. 

Expenditure Plan.—The Department is directed to provide the 

Committees on Appropriations with an expenditure plan 30 days 

after the enactment of this Act that outlines the amount of funding 

for this initiative, including the amount contributed by each modal 

administration, as well as the benefits that will result from these 

investments. 

OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS

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TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

The bill provides $18,300,000 for transportation planning, research and development. Adjustments to the budget request are as 

follows: 

Ballast water research, UW-Superior, WI ................................................................ $950,000 

Great Lakes maritime research institute, WI .......................................................... $950,000 

Fire and Oil Spill Response Communications Project, WA ..................................... $1,520,000 

Commercial Vehicle Rollover Prevention Technology Demonstration, MI ............ $950,000 

Inland Pacific Hub Analysis Project, WA ................................................................. $237,500 

Advanced Freight Locomotive Safety and Monitoring Systems Implementation, 

MA ............................................................................................................................ $950,000 

Wildlife Crossing Project, FL ..................................................................................... $950,000 

University Transportation Center, MS ..................................................................... $475,000 

Freight transportation policy institute, WA ............................................................. $475,000 

Assessment of Critical Transportation Infrastructure, MS ..................................... $712,500 

Decision Support Tools for Transportation Resilience and Security, MS .............. $712,500 

National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) at Wichita State University, 

KS ............................................................................................................................. $950,000 

WORKING CAPITAL FUND

The bill includes a limitation of $128,094,000 for working capital 

fund activities, and specifies that services shall be provided on a 

competitive basis to entities within the Department of Transportation. Services should be provided on a competitive basis to the 

maximum extent possible. The bill also provides that the limitation 

does not apply to non-DOT entities, and that no funds appropriated 

in this act to an agency of the Department of Transportation shall 

be transferred to the Working Capital Fund without the approval 

of the agency modal administrator. The bill directs that no assessments may be levied against any program, budget activity, subactivity or project funded by this Act unless notice of such assessment and the basis are presented to and approved by the Committees on Appropriations. 

Budget Justification.—For each modal administration’s fiscal 

year 2010 congressional budget justification, the Department is directed to account for increases or decreases in working capital fund 

billings based on planned usage requested or anticipated by the 

modes rather than anticipated by working capital managers. The 

Department is also directed to update the transparency paper included in the justification for fiscal year 2009 and include it in the 

budget justifications for fiscal year 2010. 

MINORITY BUSINESS RESOURCE CENTER PROGRAM

The bill provides a total appropriation of $912,000 for the minority business center program; $353,000 of which is provided for the 

costs of guaranteed loans for short-term working capital and 

$559,000 for administrative expenses. The bill limits loans made 

under this program to $18,367,000. 

MINORITY BUSINESS OUTREACH

The bill provides $3,056,000 for minority business outreach and 

allows funds to be used for business opportunities related to any 

mode of transportation. 


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PAYMENTS TO AIR CARRIERS

(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The bill provides $73,013,000 for payments to air carriers. In addition to these funds, the program will receive $50,000,000 in mandatory spending pursuant to the Federal Aviation Authorization 

Act of 1996. It is anticipated that approximately $10,000,000 still 

remains available pursuant to the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, 

resulting in a total program budget for fiscal year 2009 of 

$133,013,000. The bill allows the Secretary to consider the relative 

subsidy requirements of the carriers in determining between or 

among competing carriers. The bill also directs the Secretary to 

transfer to the essential air service program such sums as may be 

necessary to continue service to all eligible essential air service 

communities. If required, the Secretary shall transfer the funds 

from the Office of the Secretary. 

The Administration’s proposal to restructure the essential air 

service program is rejected. 

COMPENSATION FOR AIR CARRIERS

(RESCISSION)

The bill rescinds remaining balances from unobligated funds 

from the compensation for air carriers. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF

TRANSPORTATION

Section 101 allows the Secretary to transfer unexpended sums 

available for the bonding assistance program from ‘‘Office of the 

Secretary, salaries and expenses’’ to ‘‘minority business outreach’’. 

Section 102 prohibits the Office of the Secretary of Transportation from approving assessments or reimbursable agreements 

pertaining to funds appropriated to the modal administrations in 

this Act, unless such assessments or agreements have completed 

the normal reprogramming process for Congressional notification. 

Section 103 prohibits the use of funds to implement an essential 

air service local cost share participation program. 

Section 104 allows the Secretary to engage in activities with 

states or state legislatures to consider proposals related to the reduction of motorcycle fatalities. 

FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

OPERATIONS

(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)

The bill includes $9,042,467,000 for operations of the Federal 

Aviation Administration which is $44,005,000 above the budget request and $302,467,000 above the fiscal year 2008 enacted level. Of 

the total amount provided, $5,238,005,000 is to be derived from the 

airport and airway trust fund. Funds are distributed in the bill by 

budget activity. 


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The following table compares the President’s budget request with 

the levels provided in the bill by budget activity: 

FY 09 budget 

request Recommendation 

Air Traffic Organization Adjustments: $7,078,793,000 $7,078,793,000 

Controller Training Activities .......................................................................... ................................ 15,000,000 

Contract Tower base program ........................................................................ ................................ 921,000 

Contract Tower Cost-Share ............................................................................. ................................ 305,000 

RNAV/RNP Procedures ..................................................................................... ................................ 4,000,000 

Total, Air Traffic Organization ............................................................... 7,078,793,000 7,099,019,000 

Aviation Safety Adjustments: 1,130,927,000 1,130,927,000 

Annualize on-board AIR and AFS staff: ......................................................... ................................ 16,900,000 

Additional AFS Staff ....................................................................................... ................................ 8,000,000 

Additional AIR Staff ........................................................................................ ................................ 2,000,000 

Alternative Compliance ................................................................................... ................................ 320,000 

Repair, Alteration & Fabrication .................................................................... ................................ 1,000,000 

Airworthiness & Safety ................................................................................... ................................ 450,000 

Whistleblower Activities .................................................................................. ................................ 200,000 

Element Performance Inspections .................................................................. ................................ 2,250,000 

Medallion Program, Alaska ............................................................................. ................................ 2,375,000 

National Agricultural Aviation Research & Education Foundation ................ ................................ 47,500 

Total, Aviation Safety ............................................................................ 1,130,927,000 1,164,597,000 

Commercial Space Transportation 14,094,000 14,094,000 

Financial Services 112,004,000 111,004,000 

Human Resource Management 96,091,000 96,091,000 

Region and Center Operations 336,894,000 331,000,000 

Staff Offices 181,321,000 180,859,000 

Information Services 48,338,000 46,500,000 

Account-wide Adjustments: 

Unfilled executive positions ............................................................................ ................................ ¥697,000 

Amount recommended .................................................................................... ................................ ¥697,000 

Total ....................................................................................................... $8,998,462,000 $9,042,467,000 

Controller Staffing and Training.—The bill requires FAA to 

transmit an annual update to the controller workforce plan by 

March 31, 2009, and reduces the appropriation by $100,000 per day 

each day the report is late. The FAA is directed to include facilityby-facility data as well as a new benchmark for each facility for 

evaluating the proportion of certified controllers to controllers-intraining and developmental controllers. The agency is also expected 

to promptly implement strategies from the 2004 controller workforce plan and directs that the 2009 workforce plan include an update on the agency’s progress. Funding under this heading also includes $15,000,000 for controller training activities including additional contract trainers; for expenses needed to retain experienced 

controllers and to attract controllers at needed locations; and to accelerate the hiring pace of new controllers. The FAA is directed to 

provide a report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations within 30 days of enactment that describes the agency’s 

use of the controller training funds. 

Contract tower program.—The bill includes $110,000,000 for the 

contract tower base program and $9,000,000 for the contract tower 

cost-sharing program. In addition, the FAA is permitted to use 

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gram, but only after all base line tower obligations have been fulfilled. 

Technical staffing requirements.—The FAA is directed to carefully monitor the size and capability of its technical workforce and 

to maintain agreed upon staffing levels. The FAA is directed to provide semi-annual updates to the House and Senate Committees on 

Appropriations as to the agency’s technical staffing levels. 

RNAV/RNP procedures.—Within the amounts provided for the 

air traffic organization, $39,200,000 is included for RNAV/RNP procedures. FAA is directed to include a dedicated section for the 

FAA’s performance based navigation program in future budget submissions and to provide semi-annual reports to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations on the number of procedures developed, average cost and steps taken to streamline the procedure 

approval process. 

TRACON security staffing.—The FAA is directed to evaluate the 

security staffing needs at the TRACON in Seattle, Washington and 

then allocate the appropriate level of staff to address any shortfall. 

Aviation safety (AVS).—The bill provides $1,164,597,000 for aviation safety, which is an increase of $33,670,000 over the budget request and $82,995,000 over the fiscal year 2008 enacted level. This 

amount includes $16,900,000 to annualize safety personnel in AFS 

and AIR that are currently on-board. The bill includes no less than 

$10,000,000 to increase aviation safety staff of which $8,000,000 is 

directed for additional flight standards inspectors and $2,000,000 is 

directed for aircraft certification inspectors and related staff. 

The Secretary is directed to continue to provide an annual report 

on aviation safety employment data which delineates inspector 

losses and gains from the beginning of fiscal year 2009 until March 

31, 2009. The report is due to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees by April 10, 2009. In addition, the FAA is expected to include the fully annualized cost of the additional inspectors in the fiscal year 2010 budget. If the FAA chooses not to fund 

these inspectors, the agency is directed to display changes to the 

aviation safety base program and how many inspector positions 

would be affected. 

Additionally, the FAA is directed to establish a working group, 

including safety inspectors, to develop a benchmark to measure 

how much time inspectors spend in the field and to include that 

benchmark in the next inspector workforce plan. FAA is directed 

to provide semi-annual reports to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees on all overdue safety attribute inspections and 

element performance inspections including a target completion 

date. 

Air transportation oversight system (ATOS).—The Department of 

Transportation Office of Inspector General (OIG) is directed to submit a report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations within six months of enactment which verifies the ATOS field 

data that is sent to FAA headquarters; describes the agency’s analysis of that data; and, evaluates the effectiveness of FAA’s use of 

the data. 

Inspector staffing model.—The FAA is directed to notify the 

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30 days delinquent on any of the milestones related to the safety 

inspector staffing model. 

Medallion program.—Within the funds provided for aviation safety, $2,375,000 is included to continue the Medallion program, 

a cooperative program to improve rural air safety in Alaska. 

Professional aerial application support system.—The recommendation includes $47,500 for the National Agricultural Aviation Research and Education Foundation’s Professional Aerial Application Support System. This program is designed to assist with 

agricultural pilot safety, operational security and the safe and accurate delivery of crop protection products. 

Commercial space transportation.—The FAA is directed to provide semi-annual updates to the House and Senate Committees on 

Appropriations on commercial airspace test flight activities. 

Workforce diversity plans for controllers and safety staff.—The 

FAA is directed to provide a further update to the workforce diversity plan required in fiscal year 2008 in order to measure the 

progress and specific efforts that the agency has made to eliminate 

barriers for underrepresented populations in the FAA’s controller 

and safety workforce. The submittal date for the plan is April 1, 

2009. 

FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT

(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)

The bill includes $2,742,095,000 for FAA facilities and equipment which is $18,585,000 above the budget request and $228,484,000 

above the fiscal year 2008 enacted level. Of the total amount available, $460,500,000 is available until September 30, 2009, and 

$2,281,595,000 is available until September 30, 2010. The bill includes language directing FAA to transmit a detailed five-year capital investment plan to Congress with its fiscal year 2010 budget 

submission. Additionally, the bill requires FAA to conduct an analysis of the current air traffic control system compared to the 

planned NextGen system and to transmit with the fiscal year 2010 

budget a list of capabilities to be achieved by 2017 and their estimated costs. 

The following table provides a breakdown of the fiscal year 2009 

budget estimate and the fiscal year 2009 funding levels by program: 

FY 2009 

estimate Recommendation 

Activity 1, Engineering, Development, Test and Evaluation: 

Advanced Technology Development and Prototyping ......................................... 41,400,000 44,900,000 

Traffic Management Advisor (TMA) .................................................................... 3,700,000 3,700,000 

NAS Improvement of System Support Laboratory .............................................. 1,000,000 1,000,000 

William J. Hughes Technical Center Facilities ................................................... 12,000,000 12,000,000 

William J. Hughes Technical Center Infrastructure Sustainment ...................... 5,400,000 5,400,000 

Next Generation Network Enabled Weather ........................................................ 20,000,000 20,000,000 

Data Communications for Trajectory Based Operations (NGATS) ...................... 28,800,000 28,800,000 

Next Generation Transportation System Technology Demonstration .................. 28,000,000 28,000,000 

Next Generation Transportation System—System Development ........................ 41,400,000 41,400,000 

Next Generation Transportation System—Trajectory Based Operations ............ 39,500,000 39,500,000 

Next Generation Transportation System—Weather Reduction Impact .............. 14,400,000 14,400,000 

Next Generation Transportation System—High Density Arrivals/Departures .... 18,200,000 18,200,000 

Next Generation Transportation System—Collaborative ATM ............................ 27,700,000 27,700,000 

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FY 2009 

estimate Recommendation 

Next Generation Transportation System—Safety Security and Environment .... 8,000,000 8,000,000 

Next Generation Transportation System—Networked Facilities ......................... 17,000,000 15,000,000 

ADS–B Three Nautical Mile Separation .............................................................. .............................. 6,765,000 

Total, Activity 1 ......................................................................................... 343,600,000 351,865,000 

Activity 2, Air Traffic Control Facilities and Equipment: 

En Route Programs 

En Route Automation Modernization (ERAM) ..................................................... 203,050,000 203,050,000 

En Route Communications Gateway (ECG) ........................................................ 7,400,000 7,400,000 

Next Generation Weather Radar (NEXRAD)—Provide ........................................ 3,000,000 3,000,000 

Air Traffic Control System Command Center (ATCSCC)—Relocation ............... 28,600,000 28,600,000 

ARTCC Building Improvements/Plant Improvements ......................................... 56,500,000 56,500,000 

Air Traffic Management (ATM) ........................................................................... 90,200,000 90,200,000 

Air/Ground Communications Infrastructure ........................................................ 7,500,000 7,500,000 

ATC Beacon Interrogator (ATCBI)—Replacement .............................................. 13,000,000 13,000,000 

Air Traffic Control En Route Radar Facilities Improvements ............................ 5,300,000 5,300,000 

Voice Switching and Control System (VSCS) ..................................................... 23,300,000 23,300,000 

Oceanic Automation System ............................................................................... 20,700,000 20,700,000 

Corrider Weather Integrated System (CWIS) ...................................................... 5,900,000 5,900,000 

San Juan Radar Approach Control (CERAP) ...................................................... 6,000,000 6,000,000 

Next Generation Very High Frequency Air/Ground Communications System 

(NEXCOM) ....................................................................................................... 46,400,000 46,400,000 

System-Wide Information Management .............................................................. 41,000,000 43,042,500 

ADS–B NAS Wide Implementation ...................................................................... 300,000,000 300,000,000 

Wind Hazard Detection Equipment ..................................................................... .............................. 807,500 

Subtotal En Route Programs .............................................................................. 857,850,000 860,700,000

Terminal Programs 

Airport Surface Detection Equipment—Model X (ASDE–X) ............................... 32,700,000 33,700,000 

Terminal Doppler Weather Radar (TDWR)—Provide .......................................... 6,100,000 6,100,000 

Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System (STARS) (TAMR Phase 1) 28,200,000 28,200,000 

Terminal Automation Modernization/Replacement Program (TAMR Phase 3) ... 3,000,000 3,000,000 

Terminal Automation Program ............................................................................ 4,300,000 4,300,000 

Terminal Air Traffic Control Facilities—Replace ............................................... 134,295,476 136,545,476 

ATCT/Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) Facilities Improve .............. 37,900,000 37,900,000 

Terminal Voice Switch Replacement (TVSR) ...................................................... 8,400,000 8,400,000 

NAS Facilities OSHA and Environmental Standards Compliance ...................... 26,000,000 26,000,000 

Airport Surveillance Radar (ASR–9) ................................................................... 8,800,000 8,800,000 

Terminal Digital Radar (ASR–11) ...................................................................... 17,100,000 17,100,000 

DOD/FAA Facilities Transfer ................................................................................ 1,400,000 1,400,000 

Precision Runway Monitors ................................................................................. 1,000,000 1,000,000 

Runway Status Lights ........................................................................................ 26,960,000 26,960,000 

National Airspace System Voice Switch (NVS) ................................................... 10,000,000 10,000,000 

Weather System Processor (WSP) ....................................................................... 700,000 700,000 

Voice Recorder Replacement Progaram (VRRP) ................................................. 10,800,000 10,800,000 

Houston Area Air Traffic System (HAATS) .......................................................... 3,600,000 3,600,000 

Integrated Display System (IDS) ........................................................................ 7,000,000 7,000,000 

ASR–8 Service Life Extension Program .............................................................. 3,000,000 3,000,000 

Integrated Terminal Weather System (ITWS) ...................................................... 4,500,000 4,500,000 

Subtotal Terminal Programs ............................................................................... 375,755,476 379,005,476 

Flight Service Programs.

Automated Surface Observing System (ASOS) 8,500,000 8,500,000 

Flight Service Station (FSS) Modernization ........................................................ 14,600,000 14,600,000 

Weather Camera Program (moved from Safeflight) .......................................... 2,000,000 2,000,000 

Subtotal Flight Service Programs ....................................................................... 25,100,000 25,100,000 

Landing and Navigational Aids Program 

VHF Omnidirectional Radio Range (VOR) with Distance Measuring Equipment 

(DME) .............................................................................................................. 7,500,000 7,500,000 

Instrument Landing System (ILS)—Establish ................................................... 7,500,000 9,050,000 

Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) for GPS ............................................. 99,000,000 91,656,000 

Runway Visual Range (RVR) .............................................................................. 5,000,000 5,000,000 

Approach Lighting System Improvement Program (ALSIP) ................................ 10,000,000 13,614,000 

Distance Measuring Equipment (DME) .............................................................. 6,000,000 6,000,000 

Visual NAVAIDS—Establish/Expand ................................................................... 1,700,000 1,700,000 

Instrument Flight Procedures Automation (IFPA) ............................................... 10,900,000 10,900,000 


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estimate Recommendation 

Navigation and Landing Aids—Service Life Extension Program (SLEP) ........... 1,000,000 1,000,000 

VASI Replacement—Replace with Precision Approach Path Indicator ............. 4,000,000 4,000,000 

GPS Civil Requirements ...................................................................................... 20,700,000 20,700,000 

Subtotal Landing and Navigational Aids Programs .......................................... 173,300,000 171,120,000 

Other ATC Facilities Programs 

Fuel Storage Tank Replacement and Monitoring ............................................... 6,100,000 6,100,000 

Unstaffed Infrastructure Sustainment ............................................................... 15,300,000 15,300,000 

Air Navigational Aids and ATC Facilities (Local Projects) ................................. 1,500,000 1,500,000 

Aircraft Related Equipment Program ................................................................. 7,400,000 7,400,000 

Aircraft Related Equipment Simulator Replacement ......................................... 400,000 400,000 

Airport Cable Loop Systems—Sustained Support ............................................. 7,000,000 7,000,000 

Alaskan NAS Interfacility Communications System (ANICS) .............................. 5,000,000 5,000,000 

Facilities Decommissioning ................................................................................ 5,000,000 5,000,000 

Electrical Power Systems—Sustain/Support ...................................................... 51,000,000 50,000,000 

Aircraft Fleet Modernization—International Aircraft ......................................... 24,900,000 24,900,000 

Aircraft Fleet Modernization ............................................................................... 3,000,000 3,000,000 

Subtotal Other ATC Facilities Programs ............................................................. 126,600,000 125,600,000 

Total, Activity 2 ......................................................................................... 1,558,605,476 1,561,525,476 

Activity 3, Non-Air Traffic Control Facilities and Equipment: 

Support Equipment: 

Hazardous Materials Management ..................................................................... 18,000,000 18,000,000 

Aviation Safety Analysis System (ASAS) ............................................................ 18,900,000 18,900,000 

Logistics Support Systems and Facilities (LSSF) ............................................... 9,300,000 9,300,000 

National Air Space (NAS) Recovery Communications (RCOM) ........................... 10,000,000 10,000,000 

Facility Security Risk Management .................................................................... 15,000,000 15,000,000 

Information Security ........................................................................................... 12,000,000 12,000,000 

System Approach for Safety Oversight (SASO) .................................................. 14,300,000 14,300,000 

Aviation Safety Knowledge Management Environment (ASKME) ....................... 7,900,000 7,900,000 

Aeronautical Center Infrastructure Modernization ............................................. 13,500,000 13,500,000 

National Airspace System (NAS) Training Facilities .......................................... 1,400,000 1,400,000 

Distance Learning ............................................................................................... 1,500,000 1,500,000 

Subtotal Support Equipment .............................................................................. 121,800,000 121,800,000

Training, Equipment and Facilities 

National Airspace System (NAS) Training—Simulator ...................................... 12,000,000 20,000,000 

Subtotal Training, Equipment and Facilities ..................................................... 12,000,000 20,000,000 

Total, Activity 3 ......................................................................................... 133,800,000 141,800,000 

Activity 4, Facilities and Equipment Mission Support: 

System Support and Services: 

System Engineering and Development Support ................................................. 32,000,000 31,000,000 

Program Support Leases .................................................................................... 43,504,524 43,504,524

Logistics Support Services (LSS) ........................................................................ 7,900,000 7,900,000 

Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center Leases ....................................................... 15,800,000 15,800,000 

Transition Engineering Support .......................................................................... 10,700,000 10,700,000 

Frequency and Spectrum Engineering ................................................................ 3,500,000 3,500,000 

Technical Support Services Contract (TSSC) ..................................................... 22,000,000 22,000,000 

Resource Tracking Program (RTP) ...................................................................... 4,000,000 4,000,000 

Center for Advanced Aviation System Development (CAASD) ............................ 76,000,000 78,000,000 

Aeronautical Information Management Program ............................................... 11,600,000 10,000,000 

Total, Activity 4 ......................................................................................... 227,004,524 226,404,524 

Activity 5, Personnel and Related Expenses: 

Personnel and Related Expenses—ATO ............................................................. 460,500,000 460,500,000 

Total, Activity 5 ......................................................................................... 460,500,000 460,500,000 

Total, All Activities .................................................................................... 2,723,510,000 2,742,095,000 

Advanced technology development and prototyping.—Within the 

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advanced technology development and prototyping program. Within 

the amounts provided, $12,000,000 is included for the runway incursion reduction program and $1,425,000 is included for continued 

development, enhancement, and evaluation of the runway obstruction warning system at the Gulfport-Biloxi Airport test bed. 

Automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS–B).—The ADSB program is funded at $300,000,000 and the FAA is expected to 

be attentive to the operational and technical concerns raised by the 

OIG. 

Three nautical mile separation.—The recommendation includes 

$6,765,000 to accelerate the development of three nautical mile 

separation in the en route environment, using ADS–B technology. 

Terminal air traffic control facilities replacement.—The FAA’s 

terminal air traffic control facilities replacement program is funded 

at $136,545,476 and shall be distributed as follows: 

Project FY 2009 Budget Estimate Recommendation 

Baltimore, MD .............................................................................................................. $2,000,000 $2,000,000 

Columbia, SC ............................................................................................................... 2,000,000 2,000,000 

Champaign, IL ............................................................................................................. 1,100,000 1,100,000 

Abilene, TX ................................................................................................................... 17,000,000 17,000,000 

Traverse City, MI .......................................................................................................... 11,174,900 11,174,900 

Cleveland, OH .............................................................................................................. 50,000,000 50,000,000 

Ft. Lauderdale, FL ........................................................................................................ 5,049,000 5,049,000 

Las Vegas, NV ............................................................................................................. 9,907,534 9,907,534 

Pensacola, FL ............................................................................................................... 1,405,696 1,405,696 

Kalamazoo, MI ............................................................................................................. 894,000 894,000 

Memphis, TN ................................................................................................................ 4,580,072 4,580,072 

Islip, NY ....................................................................................................................... 5,093,612 5,093,612 

LaGuardia, NY .............................................................................................................. 9,476,557 9,476,557 

Medford, OR ................................................................................................................. 60,000 60,000 

Dayton, OH ................................................................................................................... 624,105 624,105 

Palm Springs, CA ........................................................................................................ --- 800,000 

San Francisco, CA ....................................................................................................... --- 500,000 

Nantucket, MA ............................................................................................................. --- 700,000 

Greenwood, MS ............................................................................................................ --- 250,000 

Runway status lights.—The FAA’s runway status lights program 

is funded at $26,960,000 and the agency is expected to continue investigating all technologies that hold promise for improving runway safety. 

Instrument landing system establishment.—The FAA’s instrument landing system program is funded at $9,050,000. Funds shall 

be distributed as follows: 

Instrument landing system, Walnut Ridge Regional Airport, AR ..... $712,500 

Glide slope runway 36L, Napa County Airport, CA ........................... 380,000 

Instrument landing system, Hazard/Perry County Airport, KY ........ 142,500 

Instrument landing system, Reno-Tahoe Airport, NV ........................ 237,500 

Wide area augmentation system (WAAS).—The FAA’s WAAS program is funded at $92,570,000. Within the amounts provided, 

$5,000,000 is included for WAAS procedures and $10,000,000 is included for new surveys as requested in the budget. The FAA should 

provide a letter report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations no later than March 31, 2009 which describes the status of precision approach capability including timeline and milestones for landing capability. In addition, the report should also include an update on the integration of the system’s two satellites; 


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the rate of equipage of aircraft to use the system; and a listing of 

all existing and planned airports that have WAAS. 

Approach lighting system improvement (ALSIP).—The ALSIP 

program is funded at $13,614,000. Within the total, funds shall be 

distributed as follows: 

Project Amount 

Airfields in Alaska .......................................................................................................................................... $2,375,000 

MALSR construction and installation, Arlington Municipal Airport, TX ......................................................... 963,300 

PAPI and RCO installation, New Bedford Airport, MA ................................................................................... 95,000 

System-Wide Information Management (SWIM).—The SWIM pro- gram is funded at $43,042,500. The FAA is directed to use 

$7,000,000 to deploy new capabilities that will begin providing benefits to the larger aviation community, including: dynamic use of 

special use airspace, including control for temporary flight restrictions that accommodate unmanned aerial systems; network enabled distribution of enhanced traffic management; and targeted 

NEO applications. The FAA is directed to submit a report to the 

House and Senate Committees on Appropriations that provides a 

thorough discussion on the lessons learned during the deployment 

of these new capabilities, and how such lessons can be used to accelerate the benefits of the SWIM program. The FAA is directed to 

submit this report no later than 60 days after completing the deployment of these new capabilities. 

Wind hazard detection equipment.—The recommendation includes $807,500 to complete the purchase and installation of wind 

tracer wind hazard detection equipment at McCarran International 

Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada. 

National airspace training simulators.—Simulators have become 

a critical tool in training new air traffic controllers, the recommendation includes $20,000,000 for additional simulators to expedite the training process. The FAA is directed to provide a detailed schedule to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations by March 31, 2009 as to where and when all previously funded simulators will be deployed and cost estimates for any facility 

changes necessary to accommodate such simulators. In addition, 

the agency should provide its rationale for each simulator location. 

RESEARCH, ENGINEERING AND DEVELOPMENT

(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)

The bill provides $171,000,000 for the FAA’s research, engineering, and development activities, which is $28,000 below the budget 

request and $24,172,000 above the fiscal year 2008 enacted level. 

The following table compares the fiscal year 2009 budget estimate 

with the recommendation by budget activity: 

Program FY 2009 estimate Recommendation 

Improve Aviation Safety: 

Fire research and safety .................................................................................... 6,650,000 6,650,000

Propulsion and fuel systems .............................................................................. 3,669,000 3,669,000 

Advanced material/structural safety .................................................................. 2,920,000 2,920,000 

Atmospheric hazards/digital system safety ....................................................... 4,838,000 4,838,000 

Aging aircraft ..................................................................................................... 14,589,000 14,589,000 

Aircraft catastrophic failure prevention research .............................................. 436,000 436,000 


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Program FY 2009 estimate Recommendation 

Flightdeck maintenance/system integration human factors ............................. 7,465,000 7,465,000 

Aviation safety risk analysis .............................................................................. 12,488,000 12,488,000 

Air traffic control airways facility human factors ............................................. 10,469,000 10,469,000 

Aeromedical research ......................................................................................... 8,395,000 8,395,000 

Weather program ................................................................................................ 16,968,000 16,968,000 

Unmanned aircraft system ................................................................................. 1,876,000 1,876,000 

Improve efficiency: 

Joint program and development office .............................................................. 14,494,000 14,466,000 

Wake Turbulence ................................................................................................. 10,132,000 10,132,000 

NextGen—Air Ground Integration ....................................................................... 2,554,000 2,554,000 

NextGen—Self Separation .................................................................................. 8,025,000 8,025,000 

NextGen—Weather Technology ........................................................................... 8,049,000 8,049,000 

Reduce Environment Impacts: 

Environment and Energy .................................................................................... 15,608,000 15,608,000

NextGen Environmental Research—Aircraft Technologies, Fuels and Metrics 16,050,000 16,050,000 

Mission Support: 

System Planning and Resource Management .................................................... 1,817,000 1,817,000 

Technical Laboratory Facilities ........................................................................... 3,536,000 3,536,000 

Total ........................................................................................................... $171,028,000 171,000,000 

Within the funds provided for FAA’s research activities, $475,000 

is provided for the Advanced Material in Transport Aircraft Structures Center in Seattle, Washington; $712,500 for the Center for 

Runway Safety Systems at Kansas State University, Manhattan, 

KS; and $2,375,000 for the National Institute for Aviation Research 

at Wichita State University. 

Center of Excellence RITE.—The FAA is directed to provide a report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations no 

later than 90 days after enactment with recommendations on the 

potential applications of RITE research across modes of transportation and other Federal and State applications. 

Joint Program and Development Office (JPDO).—The FAA is directed to provide greater detail on the programming of its RE&D 

budget request for the JPDO in its fiscal year 2010 budget. The 

agency is further directed to include a full estimate of how much 

each new NextGen capability will reduce congestion, increase capacity and decrease delays. 

GRANTS-IN-AID FOR AIRPORTS

(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)

The bill includes a liquidating cash appropriation of 

$3,600,000,000; an obligation limitation of $3,514,500,000; a limitation on administrative expenses of not more than $87,454,000; no 

less than $15,000,000 for the airport cooperative research program; 

and no less than $19,348,000 for airport technology research. 

Small community air service development pilot program.—The 

bill includes $8,000,000 under the obligation limitation to continue 

the small community air service development pilot (SCASDP) program and directs the FAA to transfer funds to OST salaries and 

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High priority projects.—Of the funds covered by the obligation 

limitation in this bill, FAA is directed to provide not less than the 

following funding levels, out of available resources, for the following projects. State apportionment funds may be construed as 

discretionary funds for the purposes of implementing this provision. To the maximum extent possible, the Administrator should 

work to ensure that airport sponsors for these projects first use 

available entitlement funds to finance the projects. However, the 

FAA should not require sponsors to apply carryover entitlements to 

discretionary projects funded in the coming year, but only those entitlements applicable to the fiscal year 2009 obligation limitation. 

The FAA is further directed that the specific funding allocated 

below shall not diminish or prejudice the application of a specific 

airport or geographic region to receive other AIP discretionary 

grants or multiyear letters of intent. 


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(RESCISSION)

The bill includes a rescission of $80,000,000 in unobligated balances of contract authority. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

Section 110 allows no more than 600 technical staff-years at the 

Center for Advanced Aviation Systems Development. 

Section 111 prohibits funds for adopting guidelines or regulations 

requiring airport sponsors to provide FAA ‘‘without cost’’ building 

construction or space. 

Section 112 allows the FAA to be reimbursed for amounts made 

available for 49 U.S.C. 41742(a)(1) as fees are collected and credited under 49 U.SC. 45303. 

Section 113 allows reimbursement of funds for providing technical assistance to foreign aviation authorities to be credited to the 

operations account. 

Section 114 prohibits funds from being used to change weight restrictions or prior permission rules at Teterboro Airport in New 

Jersey. 

Section 115 prohibits funds from being used to promulgate regulations that allow the Secretary of Transportation to auction air 

slots, impose congestion pricing at an airport, exact an air slot from 

a carrier, charge a fee for the right to use a specified portion of airspace, or establish policies that would encourage an airport to undertake such actions. 

Section 116 prohibits funds limited in this Act for the Airport Improvement Program to be provided to an airport that refuses a request from the Secretary of Transportation to use public space at 

the airport for the purpose of conducting outreach on air passenger 

rights. 

Section 117 requires the FAA Administrator to respond to the 

Committees on Appropriations and Commerce, Science and Transportation in writing within 60 days of the publication of any Government Accountability Office report on airspace redesign over the 

New York, New Jersey and Philadelphia region on the actions the 

agency intends to take in order to address any concerns or recommendations contained in the GAO report. 

Section 118 allows all airports experiencing the required level of 

boardings through charter and scheduled air service to be eligible 

for funds under 49 U.S.C. 47114(c). 

FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION

LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The bill limits obligations for administrative expenses of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to $390,000,000, which is 

$4,880,000 less than the budget request and $12,444,000 more 

than the fiscal year 2008 enacted level. The bill also includes language to make $3,524,000 in contract authority above this limitation available to the Office of Inspector General (OIG) to conduct 

audits and investigations related to the FHWA and $300,000 in 

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of the FHWA’s financial statements. In addition, $3,124,000 in contract authority above this limitation is made available for the administrative expenses of the Appalachian Regional Commission in 

accordance with section 104 of title 23, United States Code. 

FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS

(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

The bill limits obligations for the federal-aid highways program 

to $40,700,000,000 in fiscal year 2009, which is $1,301,271,774 

more than the budget request and $483,948,641 more than the fiscal year 2008 enacted level for the regular federal-aid highways 

program. 

The bill also includes language which allows the Secretary to 

charge and collect fees from the applicant for a direct loan, guaranteed loan, or line of credit to cover the cost of the financial and 

legal analyses performed on behalf of the Department as authorized under section 605(b) of title 23, United States Code. The fees 

so collected are not subject to any obligation limitation or the limitation on administrative expenses set for the infrastructure finance 

program under section 608 of title 23, United States Code. 

Bridges.—The FHWA is directed to complete its initiatives to use 

a more risk-based, data-driven approach to its bridge oversight, 

take steps to address holes in the bridge oversight process, and 

achieve results from its efforts. Furthermore, the FHWA is directed 

to move forward with this process expeditiously and to provide 

semi-annual updates to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations on the agency’s progress toward improving its oversight of bridge safety. 

Interstate cost estimate.—The FHWA is directed to work with 

the appropriate State and local parties to expeditiously award 

funds that still remain available to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for an 

Interstate substitution project authorized by section 1045 of Public 

Law 102–240, as amended, and for which a resolution regarding 

the disposition of these funds has been proposed allotting forty percent of the funds for Milwaukee County to purchase energy efficient buses and sixty percent for the downtown Milwaukee fixed 

rail circulator. 

LIMITATION ON TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH

The bill includes a general limitation on transportation research 

of $429,800,000, as requested. Within this level, the bill includes 

funding for the following activities: 

Surface transportation research ........................................................... $196,400,000 

Training and education program .......................................................... 26,700,000 

Bureau of Transportation Statistics ..................................................... 27,000,000 

University transportation research ...................................................... 69,700,000 

Intelligent transportation systems research ........................................ 110,000,000 

Total ................................................................................................. $429,800,000 

Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS).—Under the obligation 

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information regarding BTS is included in the Research and Innovative Technology Administration section of this statement. 

FERRY BOATS AND FERRY TERMINAL FACILITIES

Within the funds available for ferry boats and ferry terminal facilities, funds are to be available for the following projects and activities as listed in the table below: 


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(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

The bill provides a liquidating cash appropriation of 

$41,439,000,000, which is available until expended, to pay the outstanding obligations of the various highway programs at the levels 

provided in this Act and prior appropriations Acts, instead of 

$39,500,000,000 as proposed in the budget request. 

(RESCISSION)

(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

The bill rescinds $3,150,000,000 of the unobligated balances of 

funds apportioned to the States under chapter 1 of title 23, United 

States Code, as proposed by the President’s budget. The bill also 

excludes safety programs and funds set aside within the State for 

population areas from this rescission and includes a provision that 

provides States with flexibility in how this rescission is applied. 

APPALACHIAN DEVELOPMENT HIGHWAY SYSTEM

The bill provides $9,500,000 for the Appalachian Development 

Highway System to be allocated for West Virginia Corridor H, 

which is $9,500,000 more than the request and $6,180,000 below 

the fiscal year 2008 enacted level. 

DENALI ACCESS SYSTEM PROGRAM

The bill provides $5,700,000 for the Denali access system program. The administration did not request any funding for this program for fiscal year 2009. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION

(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS)

Section 120 distributes the Federal-aid highways program obligation limitation. 

Section 121 allows funds received by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics from the sale of data products to be credited to the 

Federal-aid highways account. 

Section 122 provides additional funding to the transportation, 

community, and system preservation program. 

Section 123 rescinds unobligated contract authority authorized 

for administrative expenses of the FHWA that will not be available 

for obligation because of the limitation on administrative expenses 

imposed in this Act and prior Acts. 

Section 124 rescinds unobligated contract authority authorized 

for transportation research, training and education, and technology 

deployment program that will not be available for obligation because of the limitation on obligations imposed on those funds in 

prior Acts. 

Section 125 appropriates funds for the projects, programs, and 

activities specified as follows: 

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PRIORITIES


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Section 126 provides requirements for any waiver of Buy America requirements. 

Section 127 allows funds previously made available in the fiscal 

year 2008 appropriations act to be used for a new pedestrian and 

bicycle crossing in Missoula, Montana. 

Section 128 continues a provision prohibiting tolling in Texas, 

with exceptions. 

Section 129 clarifies funding for the Route 116 and Bay Road 

intersection and road improvements project in Amherst, Massachusetts; for a rail grade separation project in Marion, Arkansas; for 

a forest highway project in Winston County, Alabama; for street 

improvements in Burnham, Illinois; for street improvements in 

Thornton, Illinois; and for the Miller Highway project in New York 

City, New York, which were all included in previous appropriations 

Acts. 

Section 130 clarifies funding for a highway project in Rensselaer 

County, New York, included in section 1106(b) of Public Law 102– 

240. 

Section 131 clarifies funding for the Long Valley Bypass project 

in New Jersey and a highway project in the Port of Coos Bay, Oregon, which were included in section 1702 of Public Law 109–59. 

FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION

MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY OPERATIONS AND PROGRAMS

(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

(INCLUDING RESCISSION)

The bill includes a liquidation of contract authorization and a 

limitation on obligations of $234,000,000 for the operating expenses 

of and motor carrier safety research by the Federal Motor Carrier 

Safety Administration (FMCSA). Of this limitation, $8,500,000 is to 

remain available for obligation until September 30, 2011. The bill 

rescinds $4,839,259 in unobligated balances from motor carrier 

safety operations. The bill provides funding in the following manner: 

Program Funding 

Operating expenses ........................................................................................................................................ $177,500,000 

Research and technology ............................................................................................................................... 8,500,000 

Information management ............................................................................................................................... 34,445,000 

Regulatory development ................................................................................................................................. 9,680,000 

Outreach and education ................................................................................................................................. 2,875,000 

Commercial motor vehicle operators grants .................................................................................................. 1,000,000 

The bill prohibits any funds relating to outreach and education 

from being transferred to another agency. Of the funds provided for 

information management, at least $12,849,000 is directed solely for 

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High risk carriers.—FMCSA is directed to spend an additional 

$500,000 to increase the number of compliance reviews on high 

risk carriers. The agency should achieve this increase by reducing 

other low priority expenses within its operations budget outside of 

the areas of inspection and enforcement. The bill directs FMCSA 

to provide semiannual reports to Congress on the agency’s progress 

in meeting the high risk carrier requirements contained in 

SAFETEA-LU. The reports are due March 30, 2009, and September 30, 2009. 

Americans with Disabilities Act compliance.—In July 2008, the 

Over-the-Road Bus Transportation Accessibility Act of 2007 was 

signed into law. This law makes clear FMCSA’s responsibility to 

enforce ADA regulations related to motorcoach accessibility. Under 

this law, FMCSA must deny or revoke operating authority to any 

over-the-road bus operator violating DOT’s ADA requirements. 

FMCSA is directed to include information in its fiscal year 2010 

budget submissions on how it has used this authority, providing 

detailed information on the number of enforcement actions and operation authority revocations or denials that have resulted from 

this law. 

Reports.—In past years FMCSA has submitted reports to the 

Committees on Appropriations woefully past the report’s deadline. 

To underscore the importance of these reports, if the pattern of 

lateness continues in fiscal year 2009 the Committees will consider 

including language reducing the amount of the agency’s appropriation by $100,000 for each day any report is late. Any reduction levied will be taken from the Office of the Administrator. 

FMCSA is directed to submit a letter report to the Committees 

on Appropriations by April 1, 2009, providing a detailed timeline 

for the implementation of a national database of positive and refusal-to-test drug and alcohol test results. 

Research and technology funding report.—FMCSA is directed to 

submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations by May 1, 

2009, that outlines how all of its research and technology funding 

will be utilized. It is expected that the FMCSA research and technology program will focus on bringing low cost, effective safety 

technologies to commercial motor vehicle carriers, such as braking 

and lane departure warning systems. 

Spend plan.—FMCSA is directed to submit a spend plan to the 

Committees on Appropriations which details the timeline, cost, and 

capability of CSA 2010 through full deployment within 90 days of 

enactment of this act. 

COMPASS funding.—FMCSA is directed to submit a report to 

the Committees on Appropriations by April 15, 2009, that describes 

in detail how COMPASS funding will be utilized in fiscal year 2009 

and what functions this funding will provide to the agency and its 

users. 


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MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY GRANTS

(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

(INCLUDING RESCISSION)

The bill provides a liquidating cash appropriation and a limitation on obligations of $307,000,000 for motor carrier safety grants. 

The bill provides funding for motor carrier safety grants as follows: 

Program Funding 

Motor carrier safety assistance program ....................................................................................................... $209,000,000 

Commercial driver’s license (CDL) program improvement grants ................................................................ 25,000,000 

Border enforcement grants ............................................................................................................................ 32,000,000 

Performance and registration information system management grant program ......................................... 5,000,000 

Commercial vehicle information systems and networks deployment ............................................................ 25,000,000 

Safety data improvement grants ................................................................................................................... 3,000,000 

CDL information system modernization ......................................................................................................... 8,000,000 

The bill directs that of the funds provided for the motor carrier 

safety assistance program $29,000,000 shall be distributed as 

grants to states and local governments for new entrant motor carrier audits. The bill rescinds $6,502,558 in unobligated balances. 

MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY

(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

(RESCISSION)

The bill rescinds $2,231,259 in unobligated balances from the 

motor carrier safety program. 

NATIONAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY PROGRAM

(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

(RESCISSION)

The bill rescinds $19,571,910 in unobligated balances from the 

national motor carrier safety program. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY

ADMINISTRATION

Section 135 subjects funds appropriated in this Act to the terms 

and conditions of section 350 of Public Law 107–87 and section 

6901 of Public Law 110–28, including that the Secretary submit a 

report on Mexico-domiciled motor carriers. 

Section 136 prevents the Department from using any funds to establish, implement, continue, promote, or in any way permit a 

cross-border demonstration program with Mexico. 


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NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION

OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH

The bill provides $127,000,000 from the general fund for highway 

and traffic safety activities, an increase of $428,000 over the fiscal 

year 2008 level. Of this amount, a total of $31,670,000 shall remain 

available until September 30, 2010. 

The bill includes a provision carried since fiscal year 1996 that 

prohibits NHTSA from obligating or expending funds to plan, finalize, or implement any rulemakings that would add requirements 

pertaining to tire grading standards that are not related to safety 

performance. 

OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH

(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

The bill provides an appropriation for liquidating cash of contract 

authorization of $105,500,000 from the highway trust fund for payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the provisions of the 

highway safety research and development program as authorized 

by section 403 of title 23, United States Code, and specifies that 

the funds are available until expended. 

The bill limits obligations from the highway trust fund to 

$105,500,000 for authorized activities associated with the highway 

safety research and development program, as proposed by the 

budget request. Of this limitation, a total of $26,908,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2010, and shall be in addition 

to any limitation imposed on obligations in future fiscal years. 

The following table summarizes the total funding level provided 

in the bill for operations and research (general fund and highway 

trust fund combined) by budget activity. The funds provided from 

the highway trust fund are to be used consistent with the budget 

request. 

Salaries and benefits ............................................................................. $69,353,000 

Travel ...................................................................................................... 1,018,000 

Operating expenses ............................................................................... 24,897,000 

Contract programs: ................................................................................

Safety performance (rulemaking) .................................................. 16,968,000 

Safety assurance (enforcement) ..................................................... 18,077,000 

Highway safety programs .............................................................. 43,609,000 

Research and analysis .................................................................... 58,578,000 

Total ......................................................................................... $232,500,000 

ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

The bill provides $95,268,000 for NHTSA’s salaries and benefits, 

travel, and other operating expenses, as requested in the budget. 

This funding level is sufficient to fund 635 full-time equivalent 

staff years. 


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SAFETY PERFORMANCE (RULEMAKING)

The bill provides $16,968,000 for the agency’s safety performance 

standards (rulemaking) programs, an increase of $300,000 over the 

budget request and $4,200,000 over the fiscal year 2008 level. 

Fuel Economy.—In order to ensure that NHTSA has sufficient 

funding to meet the critical deadlines set by Congress in the Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA), the bill provides 

$4,180,000 for the agency’s fuel economy program, which is 

$2,300,000 more than the fiscal year 2008 enacted level and 

$300,000 more than the President’s request. This funding is to be 

used to implement the requirements of the EISA Act, including the 

evaluation of fuel economy standards for trucks as well as labeling 

fuel economy information. 

New car assessment program (NCAP).—Within the funds provided, the bill includes $10,393,000 for NCAP, as requested, which 

will allow NHTSA to continue to test the same number of vehicle 

models while incorporating additional tests and technologies into 

the program. 

SAFETY ASSURANCE (ENFORCEMENT)

The bill provides $18,077,000 for safety assurance (enforcement) 

activities, which is $600,000 above the budget request and 

$200,000 below the fiscal year 2008 enacted level. 

Safety Defects Investigations.—The bill includes $9,829,000 for 

safety defects investigations, an increase of $600,000 above the request, to ensure that NHTSA will not defer efforts to examine 

emerging technologies, such as crash avoidance technologies. 

HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS

The bill provides the following amounts for highway safety programs: 

Impaired driving .................................................................................... $11,206,000 

Drug impaired driving ........................................................................... 1,488,000 

Pedestrian, bicycle, and pupil transportation ..................................... 1,653,000 

Older driver safety ................................................................................. 1,700,000 

Motorcycle safety ................................................................................... 992,000 

National occupant protection ................................................................ 10,282,000 

Enforcement and justice services ......................................................... 2,913,000 

Emergency medical services ................................................................. 2,144,000 

Enhance 9–1–1 Act implementation .................................................... 1,250,000 

NEMSIS implementation ...................................................................... 750,000 

Driver licensing 1,002,000 

Highway safety research 7,541,000 

Emerging traffic safety issues 588,000 

International activities in behavioral traffic safety 100,000 

Total ................................................................................................. $43,609,000 

Highway fatality rate goal.—NHTSA is directed to submit a report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations within 

120 days after the enactment of this Act on the activities and initiatives that will enable the Department to achieve its goal of 1 fatality per 100 million VMT by 2011, including specific, quantifiable 

goals. In addition, NHTSA is directed to integrate these plans into 

future budget submissions and include appropriate quantifiable 

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Pedestrian, bicycle, and pupil transportation.—The bill includes 

$1,653,000 for pedestrian, bicycle, and pupil transportation activities, which is $200,000 above the budget request and $12,000 below 

the fiscal year 2008 enacted level in order for NHTSA to continue 

to explore the emerging issue of blind pedestrian safety related to 

‘‘quiet’’ vehicles, such as hybrids. Furthermore, NHTSA is directed 

to submit a report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations by no later than June 1, 2009, describing specific passenger motor vehicle design and performance countermeasures that 

will reduce pedestrian crash deaths and injuries that are being 

adopted and implemented by international organizations and other 

countries such as the Economic Commission for Europe and Japan. 

The report should include recommendations on how and when the 

agency could implement pedestrian crashworthiness improvements. 

Enforcement and justice services.—The bill includes an increase 

of $400,000 over the budget request for enforcement and judicial 

services in order to increase traffic safety resources positions and 

improve the education and training for judges around the use of ignition interlocks as a penalty for drunk drivers. NHTSA is directed 

to submit a report to both the House and Senate Committees on 

Appropriations by May 31, 2009 on how this additional funding 

will be used. NHTSA is also directed to include a review of driving 

while intoxicated offender non-compliance and recommended solutions to this critical problem in this report. 

Safety.—NHTSA is directed to submit quarterly letter reports to 

both the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations on the 

agency’s and the Secretary of Transportation’s efforts to work toward the implementation of primary seat belt laws in all 50 States. 

National Emergency Medical Services Information System 

(NEMSIS).—The bill includes $750,000 for the continued support 

of the NEMSIS Technical Assistance Center in order to continue 

improving EMS training based on the cases EMS personnel are 

likely to see, as well as improving the response planning and resource allocation. This level of funding is $500,000 more than the 

budget request and equal to the level provided in fiscal year 2008. 

RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS

The bill provides the following amounts for research and analysis: 

Safety systems ....................................................................................... $8,226,000 

Biomechanics .......................................................................................... 11,000,000 

Heavy vehicles ....................................................................................... 2,115,000 

Crash avoidance and human-vehicle performance ............................. 8,104,000 

Lightweight plastic and composite intensive vehicles ........................ 475,000 

Hydrogen fuel cell and alternative fuel vehicle system ...................... 150,000 

National Center for Statistics and Analysis: 

Traffic records ................................................................................. 1,650,000 

Fatality analysis reporting system ............................................... 7,472,000 

Early fatality notification system (Fast FARS) ............................ 1,000,000 

National automotive sampling system .......................................... 12,530,000 

State data systems ......................................................................... 2,490,000 

Special crash investigations ........................................................... 1,700,000 

Data analysis program ................................................................... 1,666,000 

Total, Research and Analysis ................................................. $58,578,000 

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FARS and $12,530,000 for NASS, increases of $300,000 above the 

budget request for both programs. This funding supports the collection of crash data about the human victim, injury morphology, the 

environment in which events occur, and the vehicle in order to 

identify possible interventions that might be effective for improving 

motor vehicle safety and reduce highway fatalities and injuries. 

Plastic and composite vehicles.—The bill includes $475,000 to 

continue research into the possible safety benefits of lightweight 

plastics and composite intensive vehicles and to help facilitate a 

foundation of cooperation between DOT, the Department of Energy, 

and industry stakeholders for the development of safety-centered 

approaches for future lightweight automotive design. 

Neighborhood electric vehicles.—The Department of Transportation, in consultation with the Federal Highway Administration 

and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, shall conduct 

a study of the fuel consumption savings and safety ramifications 

generated by the expanded use of Neighborhood Electric Vehicles, 

as defined by Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 500 (49 

CFR 571.500), on roadways with a maximum speed limit of 40 

miles per hour. 

NATIONAL DRIVER REGISTER

(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

The bill provides a liquidating cash appropriation of $4,000,000 

for the national driver register and specifies that the funds are 

available until expended, as requested. 

The bill also limits obligations from the highway trust fund for the national driver register to $4,000,000, of which $2,500,000 is 

for program activities and $1,500,000 is for salaries and benefits, 

as proposed in the budget request. 

HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY GRANTS

(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

The bill provides $619,500,000 to liquidate contract authorizations for highway traffic safety grants to remain available until expended, as requested. 

The bill also limits obligations for highway traffic safety grants 

to $619,500,000, as proposed in the budget. The bill includes separate obligation limitations for each of the agency’s safety grant programs, as proposed in the budget request, and specifies that the 

limitation provided for safety belt performance grants shall remain 

available until September 30, 2010, and shall be in addition to any 

limitation imposed on obligations in future fiscal years. 

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tures. Bill language is also included that limits the amount available for technical assistance to $500,000 under section 410 of title 

23, United States Code, and limits the amount that can be used to 

conduct the evaluation of the high visibility enforcement program 

to $750,000 in fiscal year 2009. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY

ADMINISTRATION

(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS)

Section 140 provides funding for travel and related expenses for 

state management reviews and highway safety core competency development training. 

Section 141 rescinds unobligated contract authority authorized 

from the highway trust fund for NHTSA’s operation and research 

activities that will not be available for obligation because of limitations on obligations imposed on those funds in previous acts. 

Section 142 rescinds unobligated contract authority authorized 

for the national driver register that will not be available for obligation because of limitations on obligations imposed on those funds 

in previous acts. 

Section 143 rescinds unobligated contract authority authorized 

from the highway trust fund for NHTSA’s highway safety grant 

programs that will not be available for obligation because of limitations on obligations imposed on those funds in previous acts. 

FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION

SAFETY AND OPERATIONS

The bill provides $159,445,000 for safety and operations of the 

Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), of which $12,268,890 is 

available until expended. 

Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008.—Within the total funding is included $1,400,000 to hire 16 FTEs for fiscal year 2009 to begin 

implementing the regulatory and programmatic requirements of 

the Rail Safety and Improvement Act of 2008, Public Law 110–432. 

Risk Reduction.—Also within the total is $1,300,000 to promote 

industry participation in risk reduction. The agency is directed to 

initiate a new site for the Close Call Confidential Reporting System 

and is provided $500,000. Also provided is $800,000 for the FRA to 

contribute to a pilot project focused on a new safety risk reduction 

project. 

Employee Safety.—FRA is directed to report to the Committee on 

Appropriations 90 days after enactment of this act on actions it has 

taken and will take to eliminate the corporate culture of penalizing 

the reporting of employee injuries in the railroad industry. 

RAILROAD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

The bill provides $33,950,000 for railroad research and development. Within the total amount the following is recommended: 

Project Name Funding 

Railroad system issues .................................................................................................................................. $3,155,000 

Human factors ................................................................................................................................................ 3,075,000 


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Project Name Funding 

Rolling stock and components ....................................................................................................................... 3,500,000 

Track and structures ...................................................................................................................................... 4,450,000 

Track and train interaction ............................................................................................................................ 3,100,000 

Train control program .................................................................................................................................... 7,120,000 

Grade crossings .............................................................................................................................................. 1,850,000 

Hazmat transportation ................................................................................................................................... 1,550,000 

Train occupant protection .............................................................................................................................. 3,600,000 

R&D facilities and test equipment ................................................................................................................ 2,550,000 

Within the funds provided, the following projects and funding 

levels are recommended: 

Project Name Funding 

Constructed Facility Center at West Virginia University, West Virginia ........................................................ $237,500 

Ohio Hub Cleveland-Columbus Rail Corridor, Ohio ....................................................................................... 475,000 

PEERS Grade Crossing Safety program, Illinois ............................................................................................ 475,000 

Track Stability Technology, Marshall University, West Virginia ..................................................................... 475,000 

Rail-highway crossing hazard eliminations.—The following funding allocations for rail-highway grade crossing projects and activities authorized under section 1103(f) of Public Law 109–59 are recommended: 

Charlotte Rail Improvement and Safety Project (CRISP), NC .................... $760,000 

Lincoln Avenue Grade Separation, Port of Tacoma, WA ............................. 950,000 

Southeast High Speed Rail (SEHSR) Corridor Initiative, NC ..................... 2,280,000 

Alameda Corridor East Grade Separations, CA ........................................... 950,000 

Shaw Road Extension Project, City of Puyallup, WA ................................... 1,900,000 

Walker Street Grade Separation, Cary, NC .................................................. 950,000 

Hopson road grade separation, Raleigh, NC ................................................. 475,000 

San Gabriel trench grade separation project, Alameda Corridor, CA ......... 1,235,000 

CAPITAL ASSISTANCE TO STATES—INTERCITY PASSENGER RAIL

SERVICE

The bill provides $90,000,000 for capital assistance to states and 

allows the FRA to retain one quarter of one percent of the funds 

for administration and oversight. The bill maintains the same program structure as provided in Title K of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008, enabling the FRA Administrator to make 

grants on a reimbursable basis for capital costs to improve existing 

or provide new intercity passenger rail service. Funds made available under this program shall be subject to the same terms and 

conditions relating to labor standards as capital funds made available to Amtrak. 

RAILROAD REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT FINANCING PROGRAM

The administration’s proposal to impose an artificial cap on the 

amount of principal supported through the railroad rehabilitation 

and improvement program is denied. 

RAIL LINE RELOCATION AND IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM

The bill provides a total of $25,000,000 for the rail line relocation 

and improvement program authorized by section 20154 of title 49. 

Funds are directed to the following projects: 

COLT Overpass over U.S. 63, Boone County, MO ........................................ $950,000 

Downeast Rail Rehabilitation, ME ................................................................. 190,000 

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Elevated Railroad Track Project, Claremore, OK ......................................... 332,500 

Grand Rapids Amtrak Railroad Relocation, MI ............................................ 3,800,000 

High Speed Passenger Railroad Service, Duluth, MN ................................. 475,000 

Intermodal Terminal Facility and Track Railroad Relocation, Sacramento, CA ................................................................................................. 950,000 

Lackawaxen Interchange Rehabilitation, Pike County, PA ......................... 47,500 

Passenger Rail Corridor CREATE Projects, Chicago, IL ............................. 1,900,000 

Phase 3 Rail Rehabilitation in Redwood Falls, MN ..................................... 950,000 

Pecos Street Grade Separation, Adams County, CO .................................... 190,000 

Quad Cities Track Improvement, IL .............................................................. 475,000 

Railroad Bridge Rehabilitation, El Dorado, AR ............................................ 332,500 

Railroad Bridge Rehabilitation, Perry County, IN ....................................... 380,000 

Railroad Grade Crossing Safety Improvement, Huntington, NY ................ 95,000 

Railroad Relocation Planning, Terre Haute, IN ............................................ 475,000 

Short Line Rehabilitation, Salem, NJ ............................................................ 950,000 

Southeast 44th Avenue Railroad Crossing Improvements, Des Moines, IA 237,500 

Stourbridge Line Maintenance and Repair, Honesdale, PA ........................ 95,000 

Transbay Transit Center, San Francisco, CA ............................................... 1,900,000 

Track Repair and Replacement, Coos County, NH ....................................... 475,000 

West Freight Access Project, Fort of Vancouver, WA ................................... 950,000 

Zanesville-Muskingum County Port Authority, OH ..................................... 475,000 

NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION (AMTRAK)

The bill provides a total of $1,490,000,000 for the operations, capital improvements and debt service to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak). 

Budget Request.—Beginning in fiscal year 2010 and thereafter, 

Amtrak shall submit to the Appropriations Committees a budget 

request in similar format and substance to those submitted by 

other executive agencies of the federal government. Specifically, 

Amtrak shall provide detailed information on its capital programs; 

normalized and deferred maintenance; a capital backlog estimate 

by major project, program, activity or category; a state of good repair estimate for the Northeast Corridor; and, all reform initiatives. 

OPERATING GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER

CORPORATION

The bill provides $550,000,000 in operating grants to Amtrak; 

however, it stipulates that the Secretary shall withhold such sums 

as shall be necessary for the costs associated with the second retroactive wage payment as recommended by Presidential Emergency 

Board number 232 and shall withhold such funding until at such 

time as said payments are due. Of the total sum, the bill provides 

at least $18,500,000 for Amtrak’s office of inspector general. 

Unlawful food and beverage sales.—The Inspector General of the 

Department of Transportation is directed to report to the Committees on Appropriations 180 days after enactment of this Act on the 

suspected practice of Amtrak employees bringing food and off-sale 

beverages on board trains to sell to passengers. 

On time performance.—The Federal Railroad Administration is 

directed to fully comply with section 154 of this Act which requires 

the Administrator to submit quarterly reports to the Committees 

on Appropriations detailing the Administrator’s efforts at improving on time performance. As required by law each report ‘‘shall 

compare the most recent actual on-time performance goals that the 

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It is expected that the Administrator will show measureable results 

in the near future. 

Access fees.—The Department of Transportation’s Office of Inspector General is directed to report to the Committees on Appropriations not later than 180 days upon enactment of this Act detailing any and all user fees paid by Amtrak to freight railroads, irrespective of funding source, for access to the right of way and any 

incentive payments paid related to on time performance. 

It is also expected that Amtrak will continue efforts to reduce 

losses from its food and beverage service while simultaneously 

working to improve customer satisfaction. 

CAPITAL AND DEBT SERVICE GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL RAILROAD

PASSENGER CORPORATION

The bill provides $940,000,000 for capital and debt service payment grants to Amtrak. Within the funds provided, the bill includes $285,000,000 for Amtrak’s debt service payment. 

EFFICIENCY INCENTIVE GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL RAILROAD

PASSENGER CORPORATION

(RESCISSION)

The bill rescinds all remaining balances. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION

Section 151 retains a provision that permits FRA to purchase 

promotional items for Operation Lifesaver. 

Section 152 retains a provision that ceases the availability of 

Amtrak funds if the railroad contracts for services outside the 

United States for any service performed by a full-time or part-time 

Amtrak employee as of July 1, 2006. 

Section 153 retains a provision which allows FRA to receive and 

use cash or spare parts to repair and replace damaged track inspection cars. 

Section 154 retains a provision requiring the FRA Administrator 

to submit quarterly reports to the Committees on Appropriations 

on Amtrak on-time performance. 

FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION

ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The bill provides $94,413,000 for the administrative expenses of 

the Federal Transit Administration which is the same as the budget request and $5,113,000 above the fiscal year 2008 enacted level. 

The bill specifies that no more than $23,322,000 shall be provided 

for the central account and no more than $1,800,000 shall be provided for travel. The FTA is directed to provide a letter report to 

the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations by March 31, 

2009 which summarizes the agency’s travel activities, including a 

breakdown of travel conducted by FTA headquarters and field staff. 

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manent office of transit security; requires the submission of the annual new starts report; and, directs FTA to reimburse up to 

$2,000,000 to the Office of the Inspector General (OIG). It is assumed that the OIG will continue its oversight of the new starts 

program and overall FTA activities. 

FTA should provide the same level of detail in the fiscal year 

2010 congressional budget justification that was required in fiscal 

year 2009 as directed in H. Rept. 110–446. FTA is further directed 

to follow the operating plan requirements contained in H. Rept. 

110–238. 

Transit security.—The FTA is directed to continue to follow report language included in H. Rept. 108–671 regarding transit security. 

Project oversight.—The bill does not include a provision requested in the budget which establishes a one percent administrative takedown for the Job Access and Reverse Commute program, 

the New Freedom program, and the FTA research program. 

Transit facility green building plan.—FTA should be a more active partner and proactively work with grantees to explore green 

building options for transit facilities. FTA is directed to submit a 

transit facility green building action plan to the House and Senate 

Committees on Appropriations within 90 days of enactment. The 

plan should include: an overview of certified green building transit 

projects; an analysis of green rating systems that would be suitable 

for transit projects; planned FTA actions, timelines and resources 

to encourage green building in FTA programs; and, an inventory of 

relevant assistance that could be provided to transit authorities. 

FORMULA AND BUS GRANTS

(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORITY)

(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

The bill limits obligations from the Mass Transit Account for the 

formula and bus grant program to $8,260,565,000 which is 

$100,000,000 below the level proposed in the budget request and 

$492,678,0000 above the fiscal year 2008 enacted level. The bill includes a liquidating cash appropriation of $8,670,000,000. 

Bus and bus facilities.—Within the funds provided for bus and 

bus facilities, the FTA is directed to allocate funds to the following 

priorities: 


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As FTA reviews potential projects for the remaining unobligated 

balances in the bus and bus facilities account for 2009 and prior 

years, the agency is expected to give priority consideration to the 

following projects: 

Ardmore Transit Center, Pennsylvania 

Billings public bus and medical transfer facility, Montana 

Brattleboro Multimodal, Vermont 

Broome County Hybrid Buses, New York 

Burlington Transit Facilities, Vermont 

Callowhill Bus Garage Replacement, Pennsylvania 

Central New York Regional Transportation Authority, New York 

Champaign Day Care Center/Park-n-Ride, Illinois 

City of Chicago, Free Trolley System, Illinois 

City of Champaign Bus and Bus Related Funding, Illinois 

City of Moultrie, Georgia, Intermodal Facility, Georgia 

Coatesville Train Station, Pennsylvania 

Doly-Crisp Unified Transportation System, Georgia 

Illinois Statewide buses and facilities, Illinois 

Intermodal Station Improvements for Beverly and Salem, Massachusetts 

Intermodal Transfer Facility at Duncan and Boyle, Missouri 

Intermodal Transportation Facility at the Bronx Zoo, New York 

Leesburg Train Depot Renovation and Restoration, Georgia 

Lehigh-Northhampton Transportation Authority’s (LANTA) Easton Intermodal Project, Pennsylvania 

Nassau County Hub and Centre, New York 

Rapid Transit Handicap Accessibility, Newton, Massachusetts 

Regional Transit Project for Quitman, Clay, Randolph, and Stewart Counties, Georgia 

Renaissance Square, New York 

Rochester, New York Intermodal Facility, New York 

Rochester Central Bus Terminal, New York 

Rochester Renaissance Square Transit Center, New York 

Rochester Renaissance Square Intermodal Facility, Design and 

Construction, New York 

Santa Barbara Coast Rail Track Improvement Project, California 

Springfield Union Station Intermodal Facility, Massachusetts 

Springfield Union Station.—FTA should continue to work with 

State and local officials to develop a reasonable schedule for the revised Springfield Union Station project in Massachusetts. 

West Virginia statewide bus and bus facilities.—Consistent with 

section 3044 of SAFETEA–LU, the bill includes $10,417,280 for 

West Virginia bus and bus facilities in fiscal year 2009. 

Alternatives analysis.—The FTA is directed to allocate funds to 

the following alternatives analysis projects: 


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RESEARCH AND UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CENTERS

The bill provides $67,000,000 from the General Fund for FTA’s 

research activities which is $7,400,000 above the budget request 

and $1,637,100 above the fiscal year 2008 enacted level. Of the 

amounts provided, $4,300,000 is for the National Transit Institute, 

$10,000,000 is for transit cooperative research programs, and 

$7,000,000 is for the university centers program. Of the remaining 

funds provided for national research programs, FTA is directed to 

allocate funds to the following activities: 


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Public transportation for the elderly.—The recommendation includes $750,000 to fund local community efforts to demonstrate innovative and effective solutions to enhance mobility for older 

adults. Funding may be used to create comprehensive mobility 

management systems, increase mobility in urban and rural areas, 

and efforts to improve public transit access for older persons. 

Research plan.—Consistent with previous years, FTA is directed 

to provide a report describing all FTA-sponsored research projects 

from fiscal year 2008 and 2009. The report is due May 18, 2009. 

CAPITAL INVESTMENT GRANTS

The bill provides $1,809,250,000 from the General Fund for capital investment grants, which is $188,421,107 above the budget request and $240,158,003 more than the fiscal year 2008 enacted 

level. FTA is directed to follow reporting requirements related to 

full funding grant agreements (FFGA) as detailed in S. Rept. 110– 

131. In addition, FTA is directed to continue to provide monthly 

updates on the status of new start and small start projects; ten 

days notice prior to advancing any project into preliminary engineering or final design; and 30 days notice on any schedule, scope 

or budget changes to any FFGA. FTA is further directed to continue submitting to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations quarterly FMO and PMO reports for each project with an 

FFGA. 

New starts and small starts.—Within the funds provided, FTA is 

directed to allocate funds to the following projects: 


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As FTA reviews potential projects for the remaining unobligated 

balances in the capital investment grant program for 2009 and 

prior years, the agency is expected to give priority consideration to 

the following projects: 

Ann Arbor/Detroit Commuter Rail, Michigan 

Atlanta Beltline/C-Loop, Georgia 

Baltimore Red Line and Green Line, Maryland 

CORRIDOR one, Pennsylvania 

Detroit Center City Loop, Michigan 

Dulles Corridor Metrorail, Virginia 

Gainesville-Haymarket Virginia Railway Express (VRE), Virginia 

Kenosha-Racine-Milwaukee rail extension project, Wisconsin 

Northern Branch Bergen County, New Jersey 

North Shore Corridor Bus Line Extension, Massachusetts 

Rhode Island Integrated Rail Project, Rhode Island 

Santa Barbara Coast Rail Track Improvement Project, California 

Triangle Transit Authority Regional Rail System, North Carolina 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION

(INCLUDING RESCISSION)

Section 160 exempts previously made transit obligations from 

limitations on obligations. 

Section 161 allows funds appropriated for the New Starts and 

Bus and Bus Facilities programs not obligated by September 30, 

2011, plus other recoveries, to be available for other projects under 

49 U.S.C. 5309 but shall be directed toward projects eligible for the 

purposes for which they were originally provided. 

Section 162 allows transit funds appropriated prior to October 1, 

2008 that remain available for expenditure to be transferred to another eligible purpose. 

Section 163 allows prior year funds available for capital investment grants to be used in this fiscal year for such projects. 

Section 164 allows a 90 percent federal share for biodiesel buses 

and for the net capital cost of factory-installed or retrofitted hybrid 

electric buses. 

Metra, Illinois.—Capital investment grant funds provided for 

Metra shall be made available for the following lines: Southeast 

Service; Suburban Transit Access Route Line (STAR); Union Pacific 

Northwest Line; and the Union Pacific West Line. 

Section 165 amends the FFGA for the Central Link Initial Segment project to allow the remaining funds to be used for the completion of the Airport Link extension in Seattle, Washington. 

Section 166 allows previously appropriated funds for a commuter 

rail project in Johnson County, Kansas to be used for another purpose as authorized under section 5309 (b) (3) of title 49. 

Section 167 rescinds funds from the discretionary bus program. 

Section 168 prohibits the Federal Transit Administration from 

issuing a final rule under section 5309 of title 49, United States 

Code, but allows the agency to continue to review comments on the 

rule. 

Section 169 allows funds made available for Alaska or Hawaii 

ferry boats or ferry terminal facilities to be used to construct new 

vessels and facilities, or to improve existing vessels and facilities, 

and provides that funding may be used by the city and county of 


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Honolulu to operate a passenger ferry boat service demonstration 

project. 

Section 170 requires unobligated funds or recoveries under section 5309 of title 49 that are available for reallocation shall be directed to projects eligible to use the funds for the purposes for 

which they were originally intended. 

Section 171 amends the category of funding available for the 

Charlotte Rapid Transit Extension—Northeast Corridor Light Rail 

Project, North Carolina. 

SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE

(HARBOR MAINTENANCE TRUST FUND) 

The bill includes $31,842,000 for the operations, maintenance, 

and capital asset renewal of the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (SLSDC). 

Asset Renewal Program.—The SLSDC is directed to submit a biannual report on the status of the Asset Renewal Program (ARP) 

to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations. The first 

report should be transmitted to the Committees on April 1, 2009 

and the second report should be transmitted on September 30, 

2009. These reports should include as up to date information on 

the status of the ARP as reasonably possible. The report should include, but is not limited to, the following: an update on the status 

of each project that has received funding; cost overruns and cost 

savings for each active project; total work years of employees per 

project to date; delays and the cause of delays; schedule changes; 

up to date cost projections for each project in the ARP, highlighting 

changes in estimates; and any other deviations from the ARP. The 

SLSDC is directed to include in the reports any other relevant information relating to the management, funding, and implementation of the ARP. 

GAO Audit.—The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is instructed to perform an audit of the ARP. This audit should include, 

but is not limited to, an assessment of the accuracy of the cost projections presented in the ARP; a determination of cost estimates 

not included by the Agency in the ARP; and the need and importance of investment in each project of the ARP to the operation of 

the SLSDC. 

MARITIME ADMINISTRATION

MARITIME SECURITY PROGRAM

The bill includes $174,000,000 for the maritime security program. 

OPERATIONS AND TRAINING

The bill includes $123,360,000 for the Maritime Administration’s 

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Activity Conference level 

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) 

Operations ...................................................................................................................................................... $53,208,000 

Capital improvements .................................................................................................................................... 8,150,000 

Subtotal, USMMA ............................................................................................................................................ 61,358,000 

State Maritime Schools 

Student incentive payments ........................................................................................................................... 1,600,000 

Direct schoolship payments ........................................................................................................................... 2,400,000 

Schoolship maintenance and repair .............................................................................................................. 10,500,000 

Subtotal, State Maritime Academies ............................................................................................................. 14,500,000 

MARAD Operations 

Programs ........................................................................................................................................................ 20,800,000 

Administrative support ................................................................................................................................... 26,702,000 

Subtotal, Operations ....................................................................................................................................... 47,502,000 

Subtotal, Operations and Training ................................................................................................................. 123,360,000 

United States Merchant Marine Academy reporting requirement.—The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is currently 

undertaking an audit of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy 

(USMMA) to examine its management and operational practices, 

including the use of appropriated funds and potential violations of 

the Anti-deficiency Act. GAO has not yet reported its findings, but 

the level of indicated improprieties is startling. As such, the bill includes language stipulating that the $61,358,000 provided for the 

capital improvements, operations and maintenance of the USMMA 

will be made available solely to the Secretary of Transportation. In 

addition, 50 percent of the funding will not be available until the 

Secretary, in consultation with MARAD and the newly-appointed 

Academy Superintendent, submits a plan to the House and Senate 

Committees on Appropriations and GAO on how the funding will 

be used. GAO is instructed to review and critique this plan and 

share its conclusion with the Committees and MARAD. The GAO 

is also directed to continue to monitor the operations at the 

USMMA. When GAO issues final recommendations, MARAD is directed to submit a plan to the House and Senate Committees on 

Appropriations for the implementation of the changes necessary to 

address the recommendations made by GAO. 

Marine Transportation System.—The bill includes $1,900,000 for 

the Marine Transportation System [MTS] for the Maritime Administration to advance their existing Information Framework, expand 

their mission of information advocacy for all MTS information and 

assure critical marine information is captured, managed, protected 

and available to all authorized agencies. 

SHIP DISPOSAL

The bill includes $15,000,000 for the disposal of obsolete vessels 

of the National Defense Reserve Fleet. Within the funds provided, 

$3,000,000 is recommended to decommission the SAVANNAH. 

ASSISTANCE TO SMALL SHIPYARDS

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MARITIME GUARANTEED LOAN (TITLE XI) PROGRAM ACCOUNT

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The bill includes $3,531,000 for administration expenses of the 

maritime guaranteed loan program (title XI). 

SHIP CONSTRUCTION

(RESCISSION)

The bill includes a rescission of unobligated balances totaling $1,382,554 from the dormant ship construction account. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—MARITIME ADMINISTRATION

Section 175 authorizes MARAD to furnish utilities and services 

and make necessary repairs in connection with any lease, contract, 

or occupancy involving Government property under control of 

MARAD, and allow payments received to be credited to the Treasury. 

Section 176 prohibits obligations to be incurred during the current fiscal year from the construction fund established. Section 177 increases the Student Incentive Payment to $8,000 

as well as confirming tuition as a valid utilization of resources. 

PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION

ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

(PIPELINE SAFETY FUND)

The bill provides $19,130,000 for the necessary administrative 

expenses of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA). Of this amount, $639,000 is to be derived from 

the Pipeline Safety Fund. The bill requires that of the available 

funds $1,000,000 shall be transferred to Pipeline Safety to fund 

pipeline safety information grants to communities. 

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY

The bill provides $32,000,000 to continue the Agency’s hazardous materials safety functions. Of this amount $3,302,000 shall be 

available until September 30, 2011. 

Full-time equivalent staff years (FTE).—Of the amount provided, $2,000,000 shall be used for half-year funding to hire 15 FTE to 

support the Associate Administrator for Hazardous Materials Safety. 

Research, development, and other programs.—PHMSA is pro- vided with an increase of $2,000,000 for research and development, 

of which $1,650,000 is recommended for the development of an 

electronic shipping papers program. 

Funding for other research and development programs is to be 

distributed as outlined below: 

Hazardous materials information system ............................................ $2,060,000 

Research and analysis ........................................................................... 740,000 

Inspection and enforcement .................................................................. 275,000 

Rulemaking support .............................................................................. 550,000 

Training and outreach ........................................................................... 1,681,000 

Multimodal Hazmat Intelligence Portal .............................................. 1,240,000 


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Emergency preparedness ...................................................................... 450,000 

Hazardous material registration program ........................................... 1,390,000 

R&D information systems ..................................................................... 655,000 

R&D research and analysis .................................................................. 763,000 

R&D regulation compliance .................................................................. 596,000 

Total ................................................................................................. 10,400,000 

PIPELINE SAFETY

(PIPELINE SAFETY FUND)

(OIL SPILL LIABILITY TRUST FUND)

The bill provides a total of $93,291,000 for the office of pipeline 

safety. Of this amount, $18,810,000 shall be derived from the Oil 

Spill Liability Trust Fund and available until September 30, 2011. 

The remaining $74,481,000 shall be derived from the Pipeline Safety Fund, of which $40,081,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2011. No less than $1,043,000 of the funds provided 

shall be used for the state one-call grant program. 

Full-time equivalent staff years (FTE).—The bill includes half 

year funding to support the requested eight additional inspection 

and enforcement positions in fiscal year 2009. PHMSA is directed 

to provide quarterly reports on pipeline inspector and enforcement 

staffing levels to the Committees on Appropriations. 

Grants to States.—The bill provides $34,297,000 for grants to 

states to be spent as provided in the budget request. These include 

grants to support states’ regulation of pipelines; one-call grants; 

and, state damage prevention grants. 

EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS GRANTS

(EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FUND)

The bill provides a total of $28,506,000 for Emergency Preparedness Grants. 

RESEARCH AND INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY ADMINISTRATION

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

The bill provides $12,900,000 to continue research and development activities in fiscal year 2009. Of the funds provided, 

$6,936,000 shall be available until September 30, 2011. 

Activity Conference level 

Salaries and Administrative Expense .................................................................................................................. $5,964,000 

Hydrogen Fuels Safety Research and Development ............................................................................................. 1,400,000 

RD&T Research ..................................................................................................................................................... 536,000 

Nationwide Differential Global Positioning System [NDGPS] ............................................................................... 5,000,000 

Hydrogen Fuels Safety Research and Development.—Of the funds 

provided above the budget request for Hydrogen Fuels Safety Research and Development, $400,000 is for development of safety 

standards and $500,000 is for coordination and outreach. 

Hydrogen fuel infrastructure.—The agency is directed to provide 

a report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations 

within 90 days of the enactment of this Act detailing the challenges 

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comprehensive plan to increase the number of hydrogen fueling 

stations around the country, focusing on the regions with greatest 

demand and need. The agency is instructed to coordinate with the 

Department of Energy to complete this report. 

Nationwide Differential Global Positioning System.—The Secretary shall submit a recapitalization plan for the Nationwide Differential Global Positioning System within 90 days of the enactment of this Act to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations. 

BUREAU OF TRANSPORTATION STATISTICS

(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

Under the appropriation of the Federal Highway Administration, 

the bill provides $27,000,000 for the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS). The Agency shall limit BTS staff to 122 FTE in fiscal 

year 2009. 

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The bill includes $71,400,000 for the Office of Inspector General 

(OIG). 

In addition to the funds provided, the OIG will receive 

$6,024,000 from other agencies in this bill, as noted below: 

Federal Highway Administration ................................................................... $3,824,000 

Federal Transit Administration ..................................................................... 2,000,000 

Office of the Secretary ..................................................................................... 100,000 

National Transportation Safety Board .......................................................... 100,000 

The OIG is directed to withhold from public distribution for a period of 15 days any final audit or investigative report which was 

requested by the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations. 

Of the funds provided to the OIG, $932,000, the amount above the 

budget request, is for additional staff to oversee aviation safety, 

airspace management, and Federal Aviation Administration capital 

programs. 

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The bill provides $26,847,000 for salaries and expenses. 

Union Pacific/Southern Pacific merger.—If Union Pacific/Southern Pacific or any of its divisions or subsidiaries materially changes 

or is unable to achieve the assumptions on which the Board based 

its final environmental mitigation measures, then the Board should 

reopen Finance Docket 32760 if requested by interested parties, 

and prescribe additional mitigation properly reflecting these 

changes if shown to be appropriate. 

GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Section 180 allows the Department of Transportation (DOT) to 

use funds for aircraft, motor vehicles, liability insurance, uniforms, 

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Section 181 limits appropriations for services authorized by 5 

U.S.C. 3109 to the rate for an Executive Level IV. 

Section 182 prohibits funds from being used for salaries and expenses of more than 110 political and Presidential appointees in 

DOT. The provision also requires that none of the personnel covered by this provision may be assigned on temporary detail outside 

DOT. 

Section 183 prohibits funds from being used to implement section 

404 of title 23, United States Code. 

Section 184 prohibits recipients of funds made available in this 

Act from releasing certain personal information and photographs 

from a driver’s license or motor vehicle record, without express consent of the person to whom such information pertains; and prohibits the withholding of funds provided in this Act for any grantee 

if a State is in noncompliance with this provision. 

Section 185 permits funds received by specified DOT agencies 

from States or other private or public sources for expenses incurred 

for training to be credited to certain specified agency accounts. 

Section 186 requires funding of certain programs, projects and 

activities identified in the accompanying report within the accounts 

of the Federal Highway Administration, Federal Railroad Administration, and the Federal Transit Administration. 

Section 187 authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to allow 

issuers of any preferred stock sold to the Department to redeem or 

repurchase such stock upon the payment to the Department of an 

amount determined by the Secretary. 

Section 188 prohibits funds from being used to make a grant unless the Secretary of Transportation notifies the House and the 

Senate Committees on Appropriations no less than three days in 

advance of any discretionary grant award, letter of intent, or full 

funding grant agreement totaling $500,000 or more, and directs the 

Secretary to give concurrent notification for any ‘‘quick release’’ of 

funds from the Federal Highway Administration’s emergency relief 

program. 

Section 189 allows funds received from rebates, refunds, and 

similar sources to be credited to appropriations of the DOT. 

Section 190 allows amounts from improper payments to a third 

party contractor that are lawfully recovered by the DOT to be 

available to cover expenses incurred in the recovery of such payments. 

Section 191 mandates that reprogramming actions are to be approved or denied solely by the Appropriations Committee. 

Section 192 includes a provision relating to the Surface Transportation Board authority to regulate solid waste transfer and sorting facilities on railroad properties. 

Section 193 caps the amount of fees the Surface Transportation 

Board can charge and collect for rate complaints filed at the 

amount authorized for court civil suit filing fees. 

Section 194 provides that no more than 10 percent of funds for 

any program that is allocated at the discretion of the Secretary 

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Section 195 provides that of the funds provided for Ferry Boats 

and Ferry Terminal Facilities, $950,000 shall be for Missouri River, 

Route 240, Saline and Howard Counties to be used for alternative 

transportation during bridge replacement. 

Section 196 allows the State of New Mexico to use congestion 

mitigation and air quality program funds apportioned to the State 

to support the operation of commuter rail service between Belen 

and Bernalillo, New Mexico. 

Section 197 requires unobligated or unexpended SAFETEA-LU 

funds for item 598 shall be available to OATS, Incorporated for 

buses and bus-related facilities. 

Section 198 requires unobligated or unexpended SAFETEA-LU 

funds for item 1152 shall be available for the maintenance, repair, 

and reconstruction of the Tucker Bridge in St. Louis, Missouri. 

Section 199 provides that section 198 of division K of Public Law 

110–161 shall continue in effect for fiscal year 2009. 

TITLE II—DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN 

DEVELOPMENT 

MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION

The Department is directed to follow the instructions included in 

H. Rept. 110–446 for this account. 

EXECUTIVE DIRECTION

The bill provides $23,799,456 for Executive Direction, which is 

$23,799,456 above the budget request and $1,180,544 above the 

level enacted in fiscal year 2008. Funds are provided as follows: 

Immediate Office of the Secretary and Deputy Secretary ........................... $3,885,581 

Office of Hearings and Appeals ...................................................................... 1,613,898 

Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization ............................. 544,552 

Immediate Office of the Chief Financial Officer ........................................... 720,343 

Immediate Office of the General Counsel ...................................................... 1,516,800 

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations .......................................................................................... 2,715,488 

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs ...................................... 2,586,721 

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration ................................... 1,005,120 

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Affairs .................. 1,602,655 

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Community and Planning Development .............................................................................................................. 1,707,499 

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing, Federal Housing Commissioner ............................................................................................................. 3,778,560 

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research .... 1,431,212 

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity 691,027 

The Department is directed to use this structure for the Executive Direction account in submitting the fiscal year 2010 budget 

justification and all future budgets. 

ADMINISTRATION, OPERATIONS AND MANAGEMENT

The bill provides $527,433,640 for the administrative functions of 

the Department, which is $18,784,360 below the budget request 

and $33,803,640 above the level provided in fiscal year 2008. Funds 

are provided as follows: 

Office of Administration Personnel Compensation and Benefits ....... $75,510,000 

Office of Departmental Operations and Coordination Personnel 

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Office of Field Policy and Management Personnel Compensation 

and Benefits ........................................................................................ 48,817,430 

Office of the Chief Procurement Officer Personnel Compensation 

and Benefits ........................................................................................ 13,438,200 

Office of the Chief Financial Officer Personnel Compensation and 

Benefits ............................................................................................... 34,028,820 

Office of the General Counsel Personnel Compensation and Benefits ........................................................................................................ 84,837,460 

Office of the Departmental Equal Employment Opportunity Personnel Compensation and Benefits ................................................... 3,085,120 

Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives Personnel Compensation and Benefits ...................................................................... 1,215,280 

Non-personnel expenses ........................................................................ 255,497,390 

PERSONNEL COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING

The bill provides $190,390,100 for the personnel compensation 

and benefits for this account. 

COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

The bill provides $94,233,700 for the personnel compensation and 

benefits for this account, which is $801,300 below the budget request and $3,923,700 above the level enacted in fiscal year 2008. 

HOUSING

The bill provides $363,198,000 for the personnel compensation 

and benefits for this account, which is $8,899,000 above the budget 

request and $18,748,000 above the level enacted in fiscal year 

2008. 

OFFICE OF THE GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION

The bill provides $10,000,000 for the personnel compensation and 

benefits for this account, to be derived from the GNMA guarantees 

of mortgage-backed securities guaranteed loan receipt account. 

This appropriation is $1,441,000 above the budget request and 

$1,750,000 above the level enacted in fiscal year 2008. 

POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH

The bill provides $18,070,850 for the personnel compensation and 

benefits for this account, which is $1,758,150 below the budget request and $1,120,850 above the level enacted in fiscal year 2008. 

FAIR HOUSING AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

The bill provides $69,020,990 for the personnel compensation and 

benefits for this account, which is $1,115,990 above the budget request and $5,880,990 above the level enacted in fiscal year 2008. 

OFFICE OF HEALTHY HOMES AND LEAD HAZARD CONTROL

The bill provides $6,727,950 for the personnel compensation and 

benefits for this account, which is $1,087,050 below the budget request and $252,050 below the level enacted in fiscal year 2008. 


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PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING

TENANT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The bill provides $16,817,000,000 for all tenant-based Section 8 

activities under the Tenant-Based Rental Assistance Account. Language is included designating funds provided as follows: 

Activity Bill 

Voucher Renewals .......................................................................................................................................... $15,034,071,000 

Tenant Protection Vouchers ............................................................................................................................ 150,000,000 

Administrative Fees ........................................................................................................................................ 11,450,000,000 

HUD-VASH Incremental Vouchers ................................................................................................................... 75,000,000 

Nonelderly Disabled Incremental Vouchers .................................................................................................... 30,000,000 

Family Unification Incremental Vouchers ...................................................................................................... 20,000,000 

Family Self-Sufficiency Coordinators ............................................................................................................. 50,000,000 

Working Capital Fund ..................................................................................................................................... 7,929,000 

HUD is directed to implement the rescission from unusable net 

restricted assets, with attention to small public housing authorities 

(PHAs), high performing PHAs and PHAs with low levels of usable 

and unusable reserves. 

The Department is directed to continue to submit all previously 

required reports, including quarterly reports on trends, Form 

HUD–0952681, and the semi-annual report on the effectiveness of 

the budget-based approach to vouchers. 

HOUSING CERTIFICATE FUND

The bill provides that unobligated balances, including recaptures 

and carryover, may be used for renewal of or amendments to section 8 project-based contracts and for performance-based contract 

administrators. 

PUBLIC HOUSING CAPITAL FUND

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The bill provides $2,450,000,000 for the Public Housing Capital Fund, which is $426,000,000 above the budget request and 

$11,036,000 above the level enacted in fiscal year 2008. 

The Department is directed to continue to submit reports required in fiscal year 2008, and to issue a Notice of Funding Availability for ROSS funds within 60 days. 

The Department is instructed to delay current work on the Capital Needs Assessment until April 1, 2009 and should use the intervening period to reevaluate the survey instrument. In addition, the 

Department is directed to use data and information already collected from the PHAs through the conversion to asset based management, consider individualized physical needs assessments, and 

include information about green and sustainable capital repairs in 

its assessment. 

PUBLIC HOUSING OPERATING FUND

The bill provides $4,455,000,000 for the Public Housing Operating Fund, which is $155,000,000 above the budget request and 

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REVITALIZATION OF SEVERELY DISTRESSED PUBLIC HOUSING (HOPE VI)

The bill provides $120,000,000 for the Revitalization of Severely 

Distressed Public Housing program (HOPE VI), which is 

$100,000,000 above the budget request and $20,000,000 above the 

level enacted in fiscal year 2008. 

The Department is directed to issue the fiscal year 2009 NOFA 

within 60 days of enactment of this Act. 

The Department is directed to use a substantial portion of the 

technical assistance funding provided to concentrate on the 2003 

grantees, as well as pre–2002 grantees, with the goal of completing 

these projects and reducing the backlog of unspent funds. In the 

provision of technical assistance, the Department is encouraged to 

use expeditors to help complete these projects. 

The Department is directed to provide the House and Senate 

Committees on Appropriations with quarterly updates on the status of projects and the expenditure of funds by grantees. 

NATIVE AMERICAN HOUSING BLOCK GRANTS

The bill provides $645,000,000, which is $18,000,000 above the 

budget request and $15,000,000 above the level enacted in fiscal 

year 2008. 

The bill provides that $3,500,000 shall be contracted as technical 

assistance and capacity building for a national organization representing Native American Housing interests for providing training 

and technical assistance to Indian Housing authorities and tribally 

designated housing entities as authorized by NAHASDA. 

The Department is directed to develop a plan for expending technical assistance funds and to submit this plan to the House and 

Senate Committees on Appropriations by June 15, 2009. 

NATIVE HAWAIIAN HOUSING BLOCK GRANT

The bill provides $10,000,000 for the Native Hawaiian Housing 

Block Grant, of which $299,211 shall be for training and technical 

assistance, including up to $100,000 for related travel. This appropriation represents $4,060,000 above the budget request and 

$1,000,000 above the level enacted in fiscal year 2008. 

INDIAN HOUSING LOAN GUARANTEE FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT

The bill provides $9,000,000, to subsidize a loan limitation of up 

to $420,000,000, as proposed in the budget request. This represents 

an increase of $1,550,000 above the level enacted in fiscal year 

2008. 

NATIVE HAWAIIAN HOUSING LOAN GUARANTEE FUND PROGRAM

ACCOUNT

The bill provides $1,044,000 for guaranteed loans for Native Hawaiian housing to subsidize a total guaranteed loan principal of up 

to $41,504,255, the same as the level enacted in fiscal year 2008. 

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COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS (HOPWA)

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The bill provides $310,000,000 for Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA), which is $9,900,000 above the budget 

request and the level enacted in fiscal year 2008. Up to $1,485,000 

is provided for technical assistance and not to exceed $1,750,000 

may be transferred to the Working Capital Fund. 

The Department is directed to renew and preserve expiring permanent supportive housing contracts previously funded that meet 

all program requirements and are determined to be meeting the 

needs of persons with AIDS before awarding new grants. 

RURAL HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

The bill provides $26,000,000 for rural housing and economic development, which is $26,000,000 above the budget request and 

$9,000,000 above the level enacted in fiscal year 2008. Of the 

amount provided, not less than $5,000,000 shall be made available 

to promote economic development and entrepreneurship for federally recognized Indian Tribes. 

The Department is directed that calculations of population to determine if an area is rural shall be based on the reality of an area, 

not the aggregation of the total population of a number of rural 

areas in an application for funds. 

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The bill provides $3,900,000,000 for the Community Development 

Fund, which is $900,000,000 above the budget request and 

$34,200,000 above the level enacted in fiscal year 2008. The bill 

provides the following: 

Formula distribution of funds ............................................................... $3,641,966,875 

Economic Development Initiative Grants ............................................ $165,311,875 

Transfer to the Working Capital Fund ................................................ $3,175,000 

Indian Economic Block Grants ............................................................. $65,000,000 

Neighborhood Initiatives Program ....................................................... $19,546,250 

Technical Assistance .............................................................................. $5,000,000 

The bill includes language making technical corrections to certain targeted economic development initiative grants funded under 

this heading in prior appropriations Acts. 

The Department is instructed to distribute the formula grants 

and state shares using the same methodology as fiscal year 2008. 

The Department is directed to implement the Economic Development Initiatives program as follows: 


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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT LOAN GUARANTEES PROGRAM ACCOUNT

The bill provides $6,000,000 for costs associated with section 108 

loan guarantees, including administrative costs, to subsidize a total 

loan principal of up to $275,000,000. This appropriation represents 

$6,000,000 above the budget request and $1,500,000 above the 

level enacted in fiscal year 2008. 

The Department is directed to provide a report to the House and 

Senate Committees on Appropriations within 120 days of enactment outlining the obstacles, including regulatory barriers, that 

confront non-entitlement jurisdictions in accessing loan guarantees. 

BROWNFIELDS REDEVELOPMENT

The bill includes $10,000,000 for the Brownfields Redevelopment 

program, which is $10,000,000 above the budget request and equal 

to the level enacted in fiscal year 2008. 

The Department is instructed that grantees are precluded from 

using these grant funds as collateral for section 108 loans. 

HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The bill provides a total of $1,825,000,000 for this account, which 

is $141,640,000 below the level in the budget request and 

$121,000,000 above the level enacted in fiscal year 2008. 

Of the funds provided, the bill includes up to $12,000,000 for 

technical assistance. Of amounts made available for technical assistance, $8,000,000 is for qualified non-profit intermediaries to 

provide technical assistance to CDHOs and $4,000,000 is for intermediaries to provide technical assistance to HOME participating 

jurisdictions. 

SELF-HELP AND ASSISTED HOMEOWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM

The bill provides $64,000,000 for this account, which is 

$24,000,000 above the budget request and $4,000,000 above the 

level enacted in fiscal year 2008. Of the total, $26,500,000 is provided for the SHOP program and $34,000,000 is provided for the 

second, third and fourth capacity building activities authorized 

under section 4(b)(3), of which not less than $5,000,000 may be 

made available for rural capacity building activities. In addition, 

$3,500,000 is provided for capacity building activities authorized 

under sections 6301 through 6305 in Public Law 110–246. 

The Department is directed to publish the NOFA for all relevant 

funds in this account within 60 days of enactment of this Act. 

HOMELESS ASSISTANCE GRANTS

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The bill provides $1,677,000,000 for Homeless Assistance Grants, 

which is $41,000,000 above the budget request and $91,010,000 

above the level enacted in fiscal year 2008. Funds are available for 

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tracts. The bill allows that not to exceed $2,675,000 may be transferred to the Working Capital Fund. The bill provides $10,000,000 for HUD to conduct a demonstration program and directs HUD to coordinate with the Department 

of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Department of Labor (DOL) to 

test the effectiveness of strategies to prevent veterans from becoming homeless. HUD is directed to coordinate with the VA and DOL 

to select a limited number of urban and rural sites to test and 

evaluate prevention methods. Funding will be used by selected 

grantees to help veterans, as well as any dependent family members, find and maintain housing, including up to 18 months of rental assistance, first and last month’s rent, back rent or other related 

services as appropriate. The VA budget includes funds to support 

this effort by providing case management, referral, and other supportive services. In addition, DOL is expected to assist veterans in 

accessing mainstream education and job training programs. The 

bill also includes up to $750,000 for an evaluation of this demonstration. The Department is directed to continue reporting requirements from fiscal year 2008, including the submission of 

AHAR by July 12, 2009. The bill provides $3,000,000 for research on homeless issues, in- cluding at least $500,000 for research on housing models for homeless youth aged 16–24. 

HOUSING PROGRAMS

PROJECT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The bill provides $7,100,000,000 for project-based rental assist- ance activities, which is $100,000,000 above the budget request and 

$668,190,000 above the level enacted in fiscal year 2008. The bill 

also provides an advance appropriation of $400,000,000 for fiscal 

year 2010. The bill provides $6,868,000,000 for contract renewals, 

up to $232,000,000 for contract administrators, and not to exceed 

$10,000,000 as a transfer to the Working Capital Fund. 

The Department is directed to prioritize the needs of this account 

when making decisions about the Working Capital Fund investments in systems and applications. The Department is instructed 

to submit a plan to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations by June 15, 2009 on the steps it will take to reduce the 

problems of late payments and to better track the contracts in this 

account. This plan will include milestones for resolving these technical problems that hinder performance in this account. 

HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The bill provides $765,000,000 for the section 202 program, 

which is $225,000,000 above the budget request and $30,000,000 

above the level enacted in fiscal year 2008. 

The bill does not include funding for a mixed finance demonstration program as requested, but encourages the Department to use 

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of capital financing, including the low income housing tax credit. In 

particular, the Department is urged to outsource the post-award 

processing of development applications to state housing finance 

agencies, as recently authorized, where such action will shorten the 

project development timeline without demonstrable loss in quality 

monitoring and oversight. 

The Department is directed to establish a funding allocation for 

the State of Nevada from the total amount made available under 

section 202. 

HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The bill provides $250,000,000 for the Section 811 program, 

which is $90,000,000 above the budget request and $13,000,000 

above the level enacted in fiscal year 2008. 

The bill does not include funds for mainstream vouchers. 

The Department is directed to submit a budget to the House and 

Senate Committees on Appropriations before funding any REAC inspections. 

The bill does not include funding for a mixed finance demonstration program as requested, but encourages the Department to use 

its substantial authority under existing law to streamline the ability of project sponsors to leverage other public and private sources 

of capital financing, including the low income housing tax credit. In 

particular, the Department is urged to outsource the post-award 

processing of development applications to state housing finance 

agencies, as recently authorized, where such action will shorten the 

project development timeline without demonstrable loss in quality 

monitoring and oversight. 

The Department is directed to establish a funding allocation for 

the State of Nevada from the total amount made available under 

section 811. 

HOUSING COUNSELING ASSISTANCE

The bill provides $65,000,000 for Housing Counseling Assistance, 

which is equal to the budget request and $50,000,000 above the 

level enacted in fiscal year 2008 through the HOME program. 

The Department is instructed to issue a NOFA for these funds 

within 60 days of enactment of this Act. 

OTHER ASSISTED HOUSING PROGRAMS

RENTAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE

The bill provides $27,600,000 for Section 236 payments to Stateaided, non-insured projects, which is equal to the budget request 

and the level enacted in fiscal year 2008. 

RENT SUPPLEMENT

(RESCISSION)

The bill rescinds $37,600,000 from the Rent Supplement account, which is $10,000,000 more than the budget request and equal to 

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PAYMENT TO MANUFACTURED HOUSING FEES TRUST FUND

The bill provides up to $16,000,000 for authorized activities, of 

which $10,600,000 is to be derived from the Manufactured Housing 

Fees Trust Fund, as proposed in the budget request. 

FEDERAL HOUSING ADMINISTRATION

MUTUAL MORTGAGE INSURANCE PROGRAM ACCOUNT

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

The bill establishes a limitation of $315,000,000,000 on commitments to guarantee single-family loans during fiscal year 2009, 

which is $130,000,000,000 above the budget request and the level 

enacted in fiscal year 2008. 

The bill includes, in the Working Capital Fund account, a setaside of $4,000,000 for planning for modernizing and maintaining 

information technology applications and infrastructure supporting 

the FHA. 

GENERAL AND SPECIAL RISK PROGRAM ACCOUNT

The bill establishes a $45,000,000,000 limitation on multifamily 

and specialized loan guarantees during fiscal year 2009, equal to 

the budget request and the level enacted in fiscal year 2008. 

The Department is directed to continue direct loan programs in 

fiscal year 2009 for multifamily bridge loans and single family purchase money mortgages to finance the sale of certain properties 

owned by the Department. Temporary financing shall be provided 

for the acquisition and rehabilitation of multifamily projects by 

purchasers who have obtained commitments for permanent financing from another lender. 

The Department is directed to report to the House and Senate 

Committees on Appropriations within 90 days of enactment of this 

Act on the proper role of HUD, including identifying the proper 

agencies and authorities, to establish an Office of Predatory Lending. 

GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION

GUARANTEES OF MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES LOAN GUARANTEE

PROGRAM ACCOUNT

The bill includes up to $300,000,000,000 for new commitments, 

which is $100,000,000,000 above the budget request and the level 

enacted in fiscal year 2008. 

POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH

RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY

The bill provides $58,000,000 for research and technology, which 

is $3,300,000 above the budget request and $6,560,000 above the 

level enacted in fiscal year 2008. 

Of the amount provided the bill directs that $23,000,000 is provided for Section 107 grants to academic institutions, and is to be 

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Section 107 $23,000,000 

Native Alaskan and Hawaiian Serving Institutions ............................................................................................. (3,000,000) 

Tribal colleges and Universities ........................................................................................................................... (5,000,000) 

HBCUs ................................................................................................................................................................... (9,000,000) 

Hispanic Serving Institutions ............................................................................................................................... (6,000,000) 

The bill provides $2,000,000 for research in the development of 

technology and materials designed to benefit disaster prone areas. 

The Department is denied demonstration authority except where 

approval is provided by Congress in response to a reprogramming 

request. 

FAIR HOUSING AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

FAIR HOUSING ACTIVITIES

The bill provides $53,500,000 for this program, which is 

$2,500,000 above the budget request and $3,500,000 above the 

level enacted in fiscal year 2008. Of this amount, $26,000,000 is for 

the Fair Housing Assistance Program (FHAP), of which up to 

$2,000,000 shall be made available to carry out authorized activities to protect the public from mortgage rescue scams, and 

$27,500,000 is for the Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP). 

The Department is expected to continue to provide quarterly reports on obligation and expenditure of the funds in this account, 

delineated by each program and activity. HUD is also directed to 

ensure that all funds appropriated to FHIP are directed to educational and enforcement activities, including an annual national 

media campaign. 

The bill does not include $6,000,000 for a housing discrimination 

study, as proposed in the budget request. 

OFFICE OF HEALTHY HOMES AND LEAD HAZARD CONTROL

LEAD HAZARD REDUCTION

The bill provides $140,000,000 for the Lead Hazard Reduction 

program, which is $24,000,000 above the budget request and 

$5,000,000 below the level enacted in fiscal year 2008. 

The Department is directed to report to the House and Senate 

Committees on Appropriations regarding the demand for each of its 

competitive programs by June 30, 2009. 

The bill provides $90,400,000 for the lead-based paint hazard 

grant program. 

MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION

WORKING CAPITAL FUND

The bill includes $224,000,000 for the Working Capital Fund 

(WCF), which is equal to the budget request and $69,000,000 above 

the level enacted in fiscal year 2008. 

The bill specifies that $4,000,000 is directed to planning for modernizing and maintaining information technology applications and 

infrastructure supporting the FHA. The FHA infrastructure is in 

desperate need of updating, especially in light of the additional 

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mit a plan, including immediate and long-term dates for the completion of infrastructure updates and the installation of new applications, by July 15, 2009. 

The bill states that no funds under this account may be used for 

e-Gov unless approved by the Committees. In addition, funds appropriated for specific projects and activities should not be reduced 

or eliminated in order to fund other activities inside and outside of 

HUD without the expressed approval of the House and Senate 

Committees on Appropriations. 

The bill includes language that allows transfers from other accounts to be used for the purposes of the fund and for which the 

funds were appropriated. 

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

The bill provides $120,000,000 for the Office of Inspector Gen- eral, which is $5,000,000 above the budget request and is 

$8,000,000 above the level enacted in fiscal year 2008. The Department is instructed to use the increase of $5,000,000 

above the budget request to focus on FHA’s new programs, including Hope for Homeowners. 

GAO is instructed to undertake a study of this office, including 

the FTE levels of this and comparable IG offices of other departments. In addition, GAO shall investigate whether the allocation of 

resources and staff of this office is appropriate, given the numerous 

demands imposed by HUD’s recently expanded role into disaster 

recovery and the refinancing of subprime, Alt A, and other home 

mortgage loans. 

GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN

DEVELOPMENT

(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

Section 201 splits overpayments evenly between Treasury and 

State HFAs. 

Section 202 precludes the use of funds to prosecute or investigate 

legal activities under the Fair Housing Act. 

Section 203 continues language to correct anomalies for HOPWA 

and specifies jurisdictions in New York and New Jersey and uses 

three year average. 

Section 204 requires that funds be subject to competition unless 

specified otherwise in statute. 

Section 205 allows HUD to use funds for services or facilities of 

GNMA and Fannie Mae. 

Section 206 requires HUD to comport with the budget estimates 

except as otherwise provided in this Act or through an approved reprogramming. 

Section 207 provides authorization for HUD corporations to utilize funds under certain conditions and restrictions. 

Section 208 requires that technical assistance and training funds 

be subject to an approved operating plan. 

Section 209 requires a report on unexpended balances each quarter. 

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Section 211 requires that the Administration’s budget and the 

Department’s budget justifications for fiscal year 2010 shall be submitted in the identical account and sub-account structure provided 

in this Act. 

Section 212 exempts PHA Boards in Alaska, Iowa, and Mississippi and the County of Los Angeles from public housing resident representation requirement. 

Section 213 authorizes HUD to transfer debt and use agreements 

from an obsolete project to a viable project, provided that no additional costs are incurred, and other conditions are met. 

Section 214 distributes 2009 Native American Housing Block 

grant funds to the same Native Alaskan recipients as 2005. 

Section 215 prohibits the IG from changing the basis on which 

the audit of GNMA is conducted. 

Section 216 sets forth requirements for eligibility for Section 8 

voucher assistance, and includes a consideration for persons with 

disabilities. 

Section 217 authorizes the Secretary to insure mortgages under 

Section 255 of the National Housing Act. 

Section 218 instructs HUD on managing and disposing of any 

multifamily property that is owned by HUD. 

Section 219 authorizes the Secretary to waive certain requirements on adjusted income for certain assisted living projects for 

counties in Michigan. 

Section 220 provides that the Secretary shall report quarterly on 

HUD’s use of all sole source contracts. 

Section 221 allows the recipient of a section 202 grant to establish a single-asset nonprofit entity to own the project and may lend 

the grant funds to such entity. 

Section 222 provides that amounts provided under the Section 

108 loan guarantee program may be used to guarantee notes or 

other obligations issued by any State on behalf of non-entitlement 

communities in the State, and that regulations shall be promulgated within 60 days of enactment. 

Section 223 amends section 24 of the U.S. Housing Act by extending the HOPE VI program through September 30, 2009. 

Section 224 requires HUD to submit a complete and accurate accounting of the project-based renewal costs, revised estimates, and 

sources of funding. 

Section 225 allows PHAs that own and operate 400 units or 

fewer of public housing to be exempt from asset management requirements. 

Section 226 restricts the Secretary from imposing any requirement or guideline relating to asset management that restricts or 

limits the use of capital funds for central office costs, up to the 

limit established in QWHRA. 

Section 227 requires that the Secretary shall report quarterly on 

the status of all Project-Based Section 8 housing. 

Section 228 expands service coordinators to other HUD assisted 

housing. 

Section 229 modifies the HOME technical assistance program 

and extends authorization to 2011. 

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ceived training, and that the CFO shall ensure that trained allotment holders are designated within 90 days of enactment. 

Section 231 provides that funding for indemnities is limited to 

non-programmatic litigation. 

Section 232 provides for a rescission from the tenant-based rental 

assistance account. 

Section 233 provides that the Secretary shall publish all NOFAs 

on the Internet. 

Section 234 allows refinancing of certain section 202 loans. 

Section 235 makes reforms to the Federal Surplus Property Program for the homeless. 

Section 236 increases the aggregate number of MTW agencies by 

three PHAs. 

Section 237 rescinds unobligated balances from the General and 

Special Risk Program Account and allows HUD to consider industry standard appraisal practices, including the cost of repairs when 

determining market value. 

Section 238 authorizes the Secretary to transfer up to 5 percent 

of funds among the accounts appropriated under the title ‘‘Personnel Compensation and Benefits.’’ 

Section 239 allows the Disaster Housing Assistance Programs to 

be considered a program of the Department of Housing and Urban 

Development for the purpose of income verifications and matching. 

TITLE III—RELATED AGENCIES 

ARCHITECTURAL AND TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS COMPLIANCE

BOARD

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The bill includes $6,550,000 for the Salaries and Expenses of the 

Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board. 

FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The bill includes $22,800,000 for the salaries and benefits of the 

Federal Maritime Commission. Of the funds provided, not more 

than $300,000 can be used for performance awards. 

NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The bill includes $91,000,000 for the salaries and expenses of the 

National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), an increase of 

$6,501,000 above fiscal year 2008 and $3,109,000 above the budget 

request. Of this amount, no more than $2,000 may be used for official reception and representation expenses. Bill language is included that requires the NTSB to reimburse the Department of 

Transportation’s Inspector General up to $100,000 for costs associated with the annual audit of the NTSB’s financial statements. 

Within the funds provided, $2,109,000 shall fund 11 additional 

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tional funds provided shall be used for the NTSB Academy. The bill 

also provides a one-time increase of $1,000,000 over the budget request for the NTSB to develop and implement a cost accounting 

system. 

The bill also includes language that allows the NTSB to continue 

to make lease payments for the NTSB Academy in fiscal year 2009 

only. 

The agency is directed to continue to seek additional opportunities to lease out, or otherwise generate revenue from the NTSB 

Academy, so that the agency can appropriately focus its resources 

on the important investigative work that is central to the agency’s 

mission. Furthermore, the agency is directed to submit detailed information on the costs associated with the facility, as well as revenue the agency expects the facility to generate, as part of the fiscal year 2010 budget request. 

(RESCISSION)

The bill rescinds $671,275 from the funds provided under Public 

Law 106–246 for the investigation of the Alaska Air flight 261 and 

Egypt Air flight 990 crashes in fiscal year 2000, as proposed in the 

President’s budget. These investigations have been completed and 

the NTSB does not anticipate any future needs for these resources. 

NEIGHBORHOOD REINVESTMENT CORPORATION

PAYMENT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD

REINVESTMENT CORPORATION

The bill provides $181,000,000 for the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation, which is $31,000,000 above the budget request 

and $118,800,000 below the level enacted in fiscal year 2008. 

The bill includes $50,000,000 to continue the National Foreclosure Mitigation Counseling program. 

The NRC is directed to provide a status report on the multifamily housing initiative in its fiscal year 2010 budget justification. 

The bill includes funding for an education and outreach campaign to combat rescue scams and directs the NRC to develop messages for target populations and communities most at-risk for rescue scams. 

UNITED STATES INTERAGENCY COUNCIL ON HOMELESSNESS

OPERATING EXPENSES

The bill provides $2,333,000, which is $327,000 below the budget 

request and $183,000 more than the level enacted in fiscal year 

2008. The bill extends the expiration date for the Council until 

September 30, 2010. 

The Interagency Council on Homelessness must refocus itself on 

its statutory charge, namely improving the collaboration of Federal 

agencies in order to prevent and end homelessness. As the Council 

works toward this goal, it should focus efforts on improving collaboration among its members, including the Departments of Defense, 

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forts should include a focus on preventing and ending homelessness 

among our nation’s veterans. 

TITLE IV—GENERAL PROVISIONS, THIS ACT 

Section 401 continues the provision requiring pay raises to be 

funded within appropriated levels in this Act or previous Appropriations Acts. 

Section 402 continues the provision prohibiting pay and other expenses for non-Federal parties in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings funded in this Act. 

Section 403 continues the provision prohibiting obligations beyond the current fiscal year and prohibits transfers of funds unless 

expressly so provided herein. 

Section 404 continues the provision limiting consulting service 

expenditures of public record in procurement contracts. 

Section 405 continues the provision specifying reprogramming 

procedures by subjecting the establishment of new offices and reorganizations to the reprogramming process. 

Section 406 continues the provision providing that fifty percent 

of unobligated balances may remain available for certain purposes. 

Section 407 continues the provision requiring agencies and departments funded herein to report on sole source contracts. 

Section 408 continues the provision prohibiting Federal training 

not directly related to the performance of official duties. 

Section 409 continues the provision that prohibits funds from 

being used for any project that seeks to use the power of eminent 

domain unless eminent domain is employed only for a public use. 

Section 410 continues a provision that denies the transfer of 

funds made available in this Act to any instrumentality of the 

United States Government except as authorized by this Act or any 

other Appropriations Act. 

Section 411 continues a provision that prohibits funds in this Act 

from being used to permanently replace an employee intent on returning to his past occupation after completion of military service. 

Section 412 continues a provision that prohibits funds in this Act 

from being used unless the expenditure is in compliance with the 

Buy American Act. 

Section 413 continues a provision that prohibits funds from being 

appropriated or made available to any person or entity that has 

been convicted of violating the Buy American Act. 

DISCLOSURE OF EARMARKS AND CONGRESSIONALLY 

DIRECTED SPENDING ITEMS 

Following is a list of congressional earmarks and congressionally 

directed spending items (as defined in clause 9 of rule XXI of the 

Rules of the House of Representatives and rule XLIV of the Standing Rules of the Senate, respectively) included in the bill or this explanatory statement, along with the name of each Senator, House 

Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner who submitted a request to the Committee of jurisdiction for each item so identified. 

Reference in the following table to ‘‘The President’’ is a reference 

to President Bush. Neither the bill nor the explanatory statement 


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Account Project Amount Requester(s) 

Airport Improvement Program Akron-Canton Airport, Runway 5/23 Safety Area, OH $475,000 Rep. Regula Airport Improvement Program Akutan, AK $1,187,500 Sen. Murkowski Airport Improvement Program Alliance Airport, Runway Extension, TX $1,757,500 Rep. Granger; Rep. Burgess Airport Improvement Program Amery Municipal Airport, Repave Taxiway and Ramp, Amery, WI $950,000 Rep. Obey; Sen. Kohl Airport Improvement Program Atlantic City International Airport, Fire Command Center Relocation, NJ $712,500 Rep. LoBiondo Airport Improvement Program Atmore Municipal Airport, Various Improvements, AL $1,140,000 Rep. Bonner Airport Improvement Program Battle Creek Unlimited, MI $1,900,000 Sen. Stabenow; Sen. Levin Airport Improvement Program Bemidji Regional Airport Terminal and Fire Facility Improvements, MN $950,000 Rep. Peterson, Collin C.; Sen. Coleman Airport Improvement Program Blue Ridge Airport, Relocation of Access Road and Expansion of Apron, Martinsville, VA $475,000 Rep. Boucher Airport Improvement Program Buffalo Niagara International Airport, Construct Taxiway S, Buffalo, NY $475,000 Rep. Higgins; Sen. Schumer Airport Improvement Program Burlington International, VT $1,543,750 Sen. Leahy Airport Improvement Program Burlington-Alamance County Regional Airport, Runway Improvements, NC $855,000 Rep. Coble; Sen. DoleAirport Improvement Program Cecil Field, Northeast Apron and Taxiways, FL $722,000 Rep. Stearns; Rep. Crenshaw Airport Improvement Program Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport, Relocate and Reconstruct Taxiway, TN $1,187,500 Rep. Wamp Airport Improvement Program Chippewa Valley Regional, WI $950,000 Sen. Kohl; Rep. Obey Airport Improvement Program City of Montezuma Airport, Land Acquisition and Runway Improvements, GA $475,000 Rep. Bishop, Jr., Sanford D. Airport Improvement Program Clinton Memorial, MO $475,000 Sen. Bond Airport Improvement Program Cuyahoga County Airport, Runway Rehabilitation and Various Improvements, OH $1,235,000 Rep. Tubbs Jones; Rep. Kucinich; Sen. Voinovich Airport Improvement Program DeKalb/Taylor Municipal Airport, Various Improvements, IL $1,235,000 Rep. Foster; Sen. Durbin Airport Improvement Program Denton Municipal Airport, Various Improvements, TX $570,000 Rep. Burgess; Sen. Hutchison; Sen. Cornyn 


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Airport Improvement Program Denver International Airport, Various Runway and Taxiway Improvements, CO $1,187,500 Rep. DeGette; Rep. Perlmutter; Sen. Allard; Sen. 

Salazar 

Airport Improvement Program Des Moines International Airport, Runway 13R/31L Land Acquisition, IA $475,000 Rep. Boswell; Sen. Harkin Airport Improvement Program Edward F. Knapp Airport, Runway Improvements, VT $950,000 Rep. Welch; Sen. Leahy Airport Improvement Program Farmington Airport, Parallel Taxiway, MO $855,000 Rep. Emerson; Sen. Bond Airport Improvement Program Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport, Extension of Runway 1, Glenn Falls, NY $712,500 Rep. Gillibrand Airport Improvement Program Fort Wayne International Airport, Runway 5-23 Shoulder Reconstruction, IN $817,000 Rep. Souder; Sen. Lugar Airport Improvement Program French Valley Airport, Feasibility Study, CA $142,500 Rep. Issa Airport Improvement Program Garfield County Regional Airport, Runway Improvements, CO $475,000 Rep. Salazar; Sen. Salazar Airport Improvement Program George Bush Intercontinental Airport, Noise Mitigation, TX $712,500 Rep. Poe Airport Improvement Program Glasgow Municipal Airport, Public Safety Building, KY $34,200 Rep. Lewis, Ron Airport Improvement Program Glynn County Airport, Taxiway, Lighting and Drainage Improvements, GA $755,250 Rep. Kingston; Sen. Isakson Airport Improvement Program Golden Triangle Regional, MS $1,425,000 Sen. Cochran; Sen. Wicker Airport Improvement Program Grand Forks International, ND $285,000 Sen. Dorgan; Sen. Conrad Airport Improvement Program Gulfport-Biloxi International, Taxiway and Runway Construction and Rehabilitation, MS $2,256,250 Sen. Cochran; Rep. Taylor; Sen. Wicker Airport Improvement Program Holmes County Airport Runway Extension and Various Improvements, OH $950,000 Rep. Space Airport Improvement Program Jackson-Evers International Airport, Runway, Taxiway and Various Improvements, MS $1,781,250 Sen. Cochran; Rep. Pickering; Sen. Wicker Airport Improvement Program Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport, Terminal Project, MI $1,615,000 Sen. Stabenow; Sen. Levin; Rep. Upton Airport Improvement Program L.O. Simenstad Municipal Airport, Runway Improvements, Osceola, WI $950,000 Rep. Obey; Sen. Kohl Airport Improvement Program Louisville International Airport, Various Capacity and Safety Improvements, KY $1,995,000 Rep. Yarmuth; Sen. McConnell Airport Improvement Program Madison County Executive Airport Authority, AL $1,140,000 Rep. Cramer Airport Improvement Program Menominee-Marinette Twin County Airport, Deicing Truck, Ground Power Unit, MI $142,500 Rep. Stupak Airport Improvement Program Mobile Regional, AL $1,900,000 Sen. Shelby; Sen. Sessions; Rep. Bonner 


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION—Continued 

Account Project Amount Requester(s) 

Airport Improvement Program Monroe Regional Airport, New Terminal, LA $1,401,250 Rep. Alexander; Sen. Landrieu; Sen. Vitter Airport Improvement Program Montgomery County Airport, Runway 3-21 Rehabilitation, NC $380,000 Rep. Hayes Airport Improvement Program Montgomery Regional Airport, Rehabilitation of Runway 10/28, AL $475,000 Rep. Everett; Rep. Rogers, Michael D. Airport Improvement Program Mt. Washington Regional, NH $950,000 Sen. Sununu Airport Improvement Program Nashville International, TN $712,500 Sen. Alexander; Sen. Corker Airport Improvement Program New River Valley Airport, Pave and Rehabilitate Runway 624, Dublin, VA $475,000 Rep. Boucher Airport Improvement Program Oakland County International Airport, Runway and Taxiway Improvements, MI $950,000 Rep. Knollenberg; Sen. Levin; Sen. Stabenow Airport Improvement Program Ohio University Airport, Various Improvements, OH $688,750 Rep. Wilson, Charles A.; Rep. Space; Sen. 

Voinovich 

Airport Improvement Program Oneida County Airport, Various Improvements, NY $1,662,500 Rep. Arcuri Airport Improvement Program Outagamie County Airport, Terminal Expansion, WI $1,045,000 Rep. Kagen; Sen. Kohl Airport Improvement Program Oxford-Henderson Airport Authority, Runway Expansion and Capital Investment Program, NC $475,000 Rep. Butterfield Airport Improvement Program Pangborn Memorial Airport, Terminal Expansion, WA $736,250 Rep. Hastings, Doc; Sen. Murray Airport Improvement Program Paulding County Airport, Various Improvements, GA $712,500 Rep. Gingrey; Sen. Chambliss; Sen. Isakson Airport Improvement Program Pellston Regional Airport, Snow Removal Equipment, Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Facility, MI $475,000 Rep. Stupak Airport Improvement Program Peoria Regional, IL $950,000 Sen. Durbin Airport Improvement Program Philadelphia International, PA $2,375,000 Sen. Specter; Sen. Casey; Rep. Brady, Robert A. Airport Improvement Program Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport, High Speed Taxiway Connector H-5, AZ $950,000 Rep. Mitchell; Rep. Pastor Airport Improvement Program Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport, Taxiway R Reconstruction, AZ $1,900,000 Rep. Pastor Airport Improvement Program Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport, Taxiway B Expansion, AZ $950,000 Rep. Mitchell Airport Improvement Program Piedmont Triad International, NC $950,000 Sen. Burr 


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Airport Improvement Program Rountree Field Airport, Perimeter Wildlife and Security Fencing, Hartselle, AL $47,500 Rep. Aderholt Airport Improvement Program Rowan County, NC $1,900,000 Sen. Dole; Sen. Rogers Airport Improvement Program Rutherford County-Marchman Field, Taxiway and Ramp Improvements, NC $926,250 Rep. Shuler Airport Improvement Program San Antonio International Airport, Various Airfield Improvements, TX $1,187,500 Rep. Rodriguez; Rep. Smith, Lamar; Sen. 

Hutchison 

Airport Improvement Program San Marcos Airport Improvements, TX $2,850,000 Sen. Hutchison; Sen. Cornyn; Rep. Doggett Airport Improvement Program Sandusky City Airport, Runway and Taxiway Improvements, MI $712,500 Rep. Miller, Candice S. Airport Improvement Program Southwest Georgia Regional Airport, Taxiway, Lighting and Signage Improvements, GA $546,250 Rep. Bishop, Jr., Sanford D.; Sen. Chambliss; 

Sen. Isakson 

Airport Improvement Program Springfield-Branson National, MO $2,612,500 Sen. Bond Airport Improvement Program St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport, Terminal Improvements, FL $831,250 Rep. Young, C. W. Bill Airport Improvement Program Stanly County Airport, Ramp and Runway Improvements, NC $475,000 Rep. Hayes; Sen. Dole Airport Improvement Program Tunica Municipal, MS $712,500 Sen. Cochran Airport Improvement Program Union City Everett Stewart Airport, Runway Extension, TN $712,500 Rep. Tanner Airport Improvement Program W.K. Kellogg Airport, New Parallel Runway, MI $722,000 Rep. Walberg; Sen. Levin; Sen. Stabenow Airport Improvement Program Waterbury/Oxford Airport, Implementation of Noise Remediation, (Part 150 Study), CT $1,187,500 Rep. Murphy, Christopher S. Airport Improvement Program West Houston Airport, Automatic Weather Observation System, TX $142,500 Rep. Culberson Airport Improvement Program West Virginia Statewide, WV $4,275,000 Sen. Byrd Airport Improvement Program Williston Sloulin Field International Airport, Rehabilitation and Expansion of Runway, ND $1,900,000 Sen. Dorgan.; Sen. Conrad; Rep. Pomeroy Alternatives Analysis Aberdeen MARC Rail Storage Yard, MD $475,000 Sen. Cardin; Rep. Ruppersberger Alternatives Analysis Alternative Analysis Study for the J-Route Bus Rapid Transit (BTR) Project, IL $237,500 Rep. Roskam Alternatives Analysis Atlanta BeltLine, Atlanta, GA $475,000 Rep. Lewis, John; Rep. Johnson, Henry C.; Sen. 

Chambliss; Sen. Isakson 

Alternatives Analysis Central Mesa Corridor Alternatives Analysis, Mesa, AZ $237,500 Rep. Mitchell 


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION—Continued 

Account Project Amount Requester(s) 

Alternatives Analysis City of Detroit Transit Options for Growth Study, MI $475,000 Rep. Kilpatrick; Rep. Conyers; Sen. Stabenow; 

Sen. Levin 

Alternatives Analysis Coast Transit Alternatives Analysis, MS $1,140,000 Sen. Cochran Alternatives Analysis Conceptual Alignment and Phasing Alternatives Study, Charlotte, NC $237,500 Rep. Watt; Rep. Hayes Alternatives Analysis CTA Red Line Extension, IL $285,000 Rep. Jackson; Sen. Durbin Alternatives Analysis Downtown Transit Circulator, FL $475,000 Rep. Wasserman Schultz Alternatives Analysis Final Environmental Impact Statement for Monmouth-Ocean-Middlesex Cnty Passenger Rail Line, NJ $534,375 Rep. Saxton; Rep. Smith, Christopher H. Alternatives Analysis GYY Alternatives Analysis, IN $237,500 Rep. Visclosky Alternatives Analysis Hudson-Bergen Light Rail Extension Route 440, North Bergen, NJ $237,500 Rep. Sires; Sen. Lauterberg; Sen. Menendez Alternatives Analysis I-10 West Corridor Alternative Analysis, AZ $475,000 Rep. Pastor Alternatives Analysis Lowell-Nashua-Manchester Rail Corridor, NH $1,900,000 Rep. Hodes; Rep. Shea-Porter Alternatives Analysis MARTA I-20 East Transit Corridor, GA $950,000 Sen. Chambliss; Rep. Johnson, Henry C.; Rep. 

Lewis, John 

Alternatives Analysis MBTA/MART Belmont Station Consolidation and Development Study, MA $142,500 Rep. Markey Alternatives Analysis Northwest New Jersey—Northeast Pennsylvania Passenger Rail Project, PA $950,000 Sen. Specter Alternatives Analysis Overland Park/Metcalf Transit Study, KS $665,000 Sen. Brownback; Rep. Moore, Dennis Alternatives Analysis Sarasota County Bus Rapid Transit Project, Sarasota County, FL $1,009,375 Rep. Buchanan Alternatives Analysis SMART Preliminary Engineering, CA $427,500 Rep. Woolsey; Rep. Thompson, Mike Alternatives Analysis Southwest Transitway Project, MN $534,375 Rep. Ramstad; Rep. Ellison Alternatives Analysis Telegraph Avenue/International Boulevard/E.14th Street Bus Rapid Transit Corridor in Alameda County, CA $237,500 Rep. Lee Alternatives Analysis Tempe South Corridor Alternatives Analysis, Tempe, AZ $237,500 Rep. Mitchell 


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Alternatives Analysis West Eugene EmX Extension Environmental Analysis, OR $475,000 Rep. DeFazio; Sen. Wyden; Sen. Smith Alternatives Analysis West of Hudson Regional Transit Access Project, NY $1,900,000 Sen. Schumer Alternatives Analysis Yellow Line Extension, IL $237,500 Rep. Schakowsky; Sen. Durbin Appalachian Highway Development System Corridor H, WV $9,500,000 Sen. Byrd Buses and Bus Facilities 69th Street Terminal Parking Facility, Upper Darby, PA $380,000 Rep. Sestak; Sen. Specter Buses and Bus Facilities Addison County Transit Resources Facilities, Buses, and Equipment, VT $2,850,000 Sen. Leahy Buses and Bus Facilities Additional Fixed Route Vehicle, Lebanon, PA $237,500 Rep. Holden Buses and Bus Facilities Advanced Transit Program/METRO Solutions Bus Expansion, TX $475,000 Rep. Culberson Buses and Bus Facilities Alabama Senior Transportation Program, AL $950,000 Sen. Shelby Buses and Bus Facilities Albuquerque Transit Facility Rehabilitation, City of Albuquerque, NM $92,625 Sen. Domenici; Sen. Bingaman Buses and Bus Facilities Alternative Fuel Bus, Village of East Rockaway, NY $380,000 Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn Buses and Bus Facilities Alternative Fuel Buses, City of Lubbock, TX $712,500 Rep. Neugebauer; Sen. Hutchison Buses and Bus Facilities Amtrak Station Construction and Improvements, Winter Park, FL $950,000 Rep. Mica Buses and Bus Facilities Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center, Orange County, CA $2,612,500 Rep. Royce; Rep. Sanchez, Loretta; Sen. Feinstein Buses and Bus Facilities Arverne East Transit Plaza, NY $712,500 Rep. Meeks; Sen. Schumer Buses and Bus Facilities Athens-Clarke County Transit, Bus Procurement, GA $1,330,000 Sen. Isakson; Sen. Chambliss Buses and Bus Facilities Automotive-Based Fuel Cell Hybrid Bus Program, DE $475,000 Sen. Carper; Sen. Biden; Rep. Castle Buses and Bus Facilities Baldwin County Bus and Bus Facilities Project, AL $950,000 Sen. Shelby Buses and Bus Facilities Bay County Transit Facility Upgrade, FL $712,500 Rep. Boyd Buses and Bus Facilities Belding Dial-a-Ride Vehicle and Equipment Acquisition, MI $99,560 Rep. Ehlers Buses and Bus Facilities Ben Franklin Transit Maintenance Facility Construction, WA $1,757,500 Sen. Murray; Sen. Cantwell; Rep. Hastings, Doc Buses and Bus Facilities Benzie Transportation Authority, MI $190,000 Rep. Hoekstra; Sen. Levin; Sen. Stabenow 


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION—Continued 

Account Project Amount Requester(s) 

Buses and Bus Facilities Bloomfield Intermodal Improvements, NJ $1,900,000 Sen. Menendez; Sen. Lautenberg; Rep. Pascrell Buses and Bus Facilities Branch Area Transit Authority Bus Replacement, MI $190,000 Rep. Walberg; Sen. Levin; Sen. Stabenow Buses and Bus Facilities Bridgeport Intermodal Transportation Center, CT $2,850,000 Sen. Dodd; Sen. Lieberman; Rep. Shays Buses and Bus Facilities Brockton Area Transit Authority (BAT) Bus Replacement, MA $237,500 Rep. Lynch; Sen. Kennedy; Sen. Kerry Buses and Bus Facilities Bronx Zoo Intermodal Transportation Facility, Bronx, NY $332,500 Rep. Engel; Rep. Crowley; Rep. Lowey; Rep. 

Serrano 

Buses and Bus Facilities Brownsville Urban System City Wide Transit Improvement, Brownsville, TX $237,500 Rep. Ortiz Buses and Bus Facilities Bryan Multi-modal Transit Terminal and Parking Facility, Brazos County, TX $950,000 Rep. Edwards, ChetBuses and Bus Facilities Bus Acquisition, Fairbanks North Star Borough Transit, AK $798,000 Rep. Young, Don Buses and Bus Facilities Bus and Bus Facilities, City of Lawrence, KS $950,000 Rep. Moore, Dennis; Sen. Roberts Buses and Bus Facilities Bus and Bus Facilities, Danville, VA $475,000 Rep. Goode Buses and Bus Facilities Bus and Bus Facilities, Denton County Transportation Authority, TX $475,000 Rep. Burgess Buses and Bus Facilities Bus and Bus Facilities, Farmville, VA $712,500 Rep. Goode Buses and Bus Facilities Bus and Bus Facilities, Martinsville, VA $712,500 Rep. Goode Buses and Bus Facilities Bus and Bus Facilities, Westmoreland County Transit Authority, PA $950,000 Rep. Murtha Buses and Bus Facilities Bus and Related Facilities Replacement, Albany, GA $475,000 Rep. Bishop, Jr., Sanford D. Buses and Bus Facilities Bus Facilities, Cambria County Transit Authority, PA $285,000 Rep. Murtha Buses and Bus Facilities Bus Facilities, Fayette Area Coordinated Transportation, PA $95,000 Rep. Murtha Buses and Bus Facilities Bus Facilities, Fulton County Transit Authority, KY $237,500 Rep. Whitfield Buses and Bus Facilities Bus Facility, AMTRAN Transit System, PA $475,000 Rep. Shuster; Sen. Specter Buses and Bus Facilities Bus Facility, North Bay Village, FL $475,000 Rep. Wasserman Schultz 


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Buses and Bus Facilities Bus Improvements, Durham, NC $475,000 Rep. Price, David E. Buses and Bus Facilities Bus Maintenance Facility Improvements, Westchester County, NY $712,500 Rep. Lowey; Rep. Hall, John J.; Sen. Schumer Buses and Bus Facilities Bus Purchase, LANTA, PA $475,000 Rep. Dent; Sen. Specter Buses and Bus Facilities Bus Purchases, Albuquerque, NM $950,000 Rep. Wilson, Heather; Sen. Bingaman Buses and Bus Facilities Bus Rapid Transit, Aurora Corridor Improvement Project (SR-99) Phase III, WA $475,000 Rep. Inslee; Rep. McDermott; Sen. Cantwell Buses and Bus Facilities Bus Replacement and Routing Software Purchase, St. Joseph County Transportation Authority, MI $142,500 Rep. Upton Buses and Bus Facilities Bus Replacement for Asheville Transit System, Asheville, NC $237,500 Rep. Shuler Buses and Bus Facilities Bus Replacement for LeeTran Transit System, Lee County, FL $475,000 Rep. Mack Buses and Bus Facilities Bus Replacement Program, TANK, Fort Wright, KY $1,900,000 Sen. McConnell; Sen. Bunning; Rep. Davis, Geoff Buses and Bus Facilities Bus Replacement, Central Oklahoma Transportation and Parking Authority, Oklahoma City, OK $712,500 Rep. Fallin Buses and Bus Facilities Bus Replacement, Culver City, CA $142,500 Rep. Watson Buses and Bus Facilities Bus Replacement, Sanilac County, MI $95,000 Rep. Miller, Candice S. Buses and Bus Facilities Bus Replacement/Expansion (Alternative Fuel), Solano County, CA $760,000 Rep. Miller, George; Rep. Tauscher Buses and Bus Facilities Bus Replacements, Mid Mon Valley Transit Authority, PA $760,000 Rep. Murtha Buses and Bus Facilities Bus Shelters, Bellflower, CA $475,000 Rep. Roybal-Allard Buses and Bus Facilities Bus Terminal, Fall River, MA $950,000 Rep. Frank; Sen. Kennedy; Sen. Kerry Buses and Bus Facilities Butler Multi-Modal Transit Center, PA $237,500 Rep. English Buses and Bus Facilities Cache Valley Transit District Facility Expansion, UT $475,000 Rep. Bishop, Rob; Sen. Hatch Buses and Bus Facilities Cache Valley Transit District Hybrid Bus Fleet Expansion, UT $475,000 Rep. Bishop, Rob Buses and Bus Facilities Cadillac Wexford Transit Authority, MI $285,000 Rep. Hoekstra Buses and Bus Facilities Cape Fear PTA Transfer and Administration Facility, NC $475,000 Rep. McIntyre Buses and Bus Facilities Capital Area Transit Administration (CATA) Bus Storage Renovation, Lansing MI $712,500 Rep. Rogers, Michael J. 


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Account Project Amount Requester(s) 

Buses and Bus Facilities Capital Area Transit Administration (CATA) Buses and Bus Facilities, Lansing, MI $1,900,000 Sen. Levin; Sen. Stabenow; Rep. Rogers, Michael 

J. 

Buses and Bus Facilities Capital Area Transit Operations and Maintenance Facility, Raleigh, NC $1,425,000 Rep. Price, David E. Buses and Bus Facilities Capital District Transportation Authority Saratoga Bus Facility, Saratoga Springs, NY $712,500 Rep. Gillibrand; Sen. Schumer Buses and Bus Facilities Capital Metro Bus and Bus Facilities Improvements, TX $475,000 Sen. Cornyn; Sen. Hutchison Buses and Bus Facilities Capital Metro Paratransit Vehicle Replacement, TX $2,612,500 Rep. Carter; Rep. Smith, Lamar Buses and Bus Facilities Caro Transit Authority Bus Replacement, Caro, MI $285,000 Rep. Kildee; Sen.Levin; Sen. Stabenow Buses and Bus Facilities CDTA Replacement Buses, NY $712,500 Rep. McNulty; Sen. Schumer Buses and Bus Facilities Cedar Avenue Bus Rapid Transit, MN $950,000 Sen. Coleman; Sen. Klobuchar Buses and Bus Facilities Central Avenue BRT Corridor Station Development and Enhancements, FL $475,000 Rep. Young, C. W. Bill Buses and Bus Facilities Central City Intermodal Transfer Terminal, NV $950,000 Sen. Reid; Sen. Ensign; Rep. Berkley; Rep. Porter Buses and Bus Facilities Central Maryland Transit Operations Facility $475,000 Rep. Ruppersberger; Rep. Sarbanes; Rep. 

Cummings; Sen. Cardin 

Buses and Bus Facilities Central New York Regional Transportation Authority, NY $950,000 Rep. Walsh; Rep. Arcuri Buses and Bus Facilities Chatham Area Transit (CAT) Bus Replacement, GA $665,000 Rep. Barrow; Sen. Chambliss Buses and Bus Facilities Chelsea Intermodal Parking Garage, Chelsea, MA $855,000 Rep. Capuano Buses and Bus Facilities City of Detroit Replacement Buses, MI $712,500 Rep. Conyers; Sen. Levin; Sen. Stabenow Buses and Bus Facilities City of Detroit/Farebox Improvements, MI $1,425,000 Rep. Kilpatrick; Rep. Conyers; Sen. Stabenow; 

Sen. Levin 

Buses and Bus Facilities City of Hillsdale Dial-A-Ride Bus Replacement, MI $95,000 Rep. Walberg; Sen. Levin; Sen. Stabenow Buses and Bus Facilities City of Rio Rancho Rio Transit Program, NM $313,500 Rep. Udall, Tom; Sen. Bingaman Buses and Bus Facilities CityBus Hybrid Bus Procurement, Lafayette, IN $2,945,000 Sen. Lugar; Rep. Buyer 


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Buses and Bus Facilities Clallam Transit Vehicle Replacement, WA $286,900 Sen. Murray; Sen. Cantwell; Rep. Dicks Buses and Bus Facilities Clean Air Buses, City of Cerritos, CA $190,000 Rep. Sa ́ nchez, Linda T. Buses and Bus Facilities Clean Air Buses, City of Paramount, CA $142,500 Rep. Sa ́ nchez, Linda T. Buses and Bus Facilities Clean Fuel Buses, Portland, ME $475,000 Rep. Allen; Sen. Collins; Sen. Snowe Buses and Bus Facilities CNG Bus Replacement, Fort Worth Transportation Authority, TX $1,425,000 Rep. Granger; Rep. Burgess; Rep: Barton Buses and Bus Facilities Colorado Transit Coalition Statewide Bus and Bus Facilities, CO $237,500 Rep. Salazar; Rep. DeGette; Rep. Tancredo; Sen. 

Allard; Sen. Salazar 

Buses and Bus Facilities Community Transit Bus and Bus Facilities, Everett, WA $237,500 Rep. Inslee; Sen. Murray; Sen. Cantwell; Buses and Bus Facilities Concho Valley Multi-modal Terminal Building, TX $237,500 Rep. Conaway Buses and Bus Facilities Construction of Bus Stations in Altamonte, Lake Mary, Longwood, and Sanford, FL $1,425,000 Rep. Mica Buses and Bus Facilities Construction of Transit Facilities and Bus Replacement, St. Johns County Council, FL $1,472,500 Rep. Mica Buses and Bus Facilities County of Hawaii Vehicle Enhancement Project, HI $380,000 Rep. Hirono Buses and Bus Facilities DART Bus Procurement, Dallas, TX $950,000 Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice Buses and Bus Facilities Design and Construction of an Intermodal Transportation Center for Los Lunas, NM $950,000 Sen. Bingaman Buses and Bus Facilities Design, Acquisition of ROW, and Construction of the Regional Intermodal Terminal Center, Jacksonville, FL $475,000 Rep. Crenshaw; Rep. Brown; Sen. Martinez Buses and Bus Facilities Doral Transit Circulator Program, City of Doral, FL $475,000 Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario Buses and Bus Facilities Downtown Intermodal Facility and Associated Parking, Springfield, OH $712,500 Rep. Hobson Buses and Bus Facilities Downtown Tacoma Intermodal Center, Tacoma, WA $1,235,000 Rep. Dicks; Rep. Smith, Adam Buses and Bus Facilities Dubuque Downtown Transportation Center Intermodal Facility, Dubuque, IA $237,500 Sen. Harkin Buses and Bus Facilities East County Bus Maintenance and Paratransit Facility, El Cajon, CA $261,250 Rep. Hunter Buses and Bus Facilities Ed Roberts Campus Intermodal Facility, Berkeley, CA $475,000 Rep. Lee Buses and Bus Facilities El Paso Rural County Transit, TX $712,500 Rep. Rodriguez Buses and Bus Facilities EMTA Consolidated Transit Facility, Erie, PA $475,000 Rep. English; Sen. Specter; Sen. Casey 


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION—Continued 

Account Project Amount Requester(s) 

Buses and Bus Facilities Enumclaw Welcome Center Intermodal Transit Facility, WA $1,425,000 Sen. Murray Buses and Bus Facilities Environmental, Security and Bus Upgrades, Razorback Transit System, Fayetteville, AR $570,000 Rep. Boozman; Sen. Lincoln; Sen. Pryor Buses and Bus Facilities ETHRA Replacement Handicapped Accessible Vehicles, TN $1,425,000 Rep. Wamp; Rep. Duncan; Sen. Corker; Sen. Alexander Buses and Bus Facilities Everett Transit Vehicle Replacement, WA $712,500 Sen. Murray; Sen. Cantwell Buses and Bus Facilities Fairfield Transportation Center, CA $475,000 Rep. Tauscher Buses and Bus Facilities Frankfort Transit, KY $950,000 Sen. McConnell Buses and Bus Facilities FRTA and FRCOG Transit Center, Greenfield, MA $1,900,000 Rep. Olver Buses and Bus Facilities Gainesville RTS Buses, Gainesville, FL $475,000 Rep. Brown Buses and Bus Facilities Georgetown-Rosslyn Connector, Arlington, VA $712,500 Rep. Moran Buses and Bus Facilities Glassell Park Transit Pavilion, Los Angeles, CA $190,000 Rep. Becerra Buses and Bus Facilities Glen Cove Connector Multi-Modal Parking Hub Design, Engineering, and Construction, NY $950,000 Rep. King, Peter T.; Sen. Schumer Buses and Bus Facilities Gold Coast Transit Maintenance and Operations Facility, Oxnard, CA $475,000 Rep. Capps Buses and Bus Facilities Golden Crescent Bus Replacement in and around Victoria, TX $237,500 Rep. Paul Buses and Bus Facilities Goldsboro Union Depot Multimodal, NC $855,000 Sen. Dole; Rep. Butterfield Buses and Bus Facilities Grant Transit Authority Operations and Maintenance Facility, Moses Lake, WA $475,000 Rep. Hastings, Doc Buses and Bus Facilities Grant Transit Vehicle Replacement, WA $425,600 Sen. Murray; Sen. Cantwell Buses and Bus Facilities Greater Dayton RTA Bus Replacement, OH $950,000 Rep. Turner; Sen. Voinovich Buses and Bus Facilities Greater Lapeer Transportation Authority Bus Replacement, MI $95,000 Rep. Miller, Candice S.; Sen. Levin; Sen. 

Stabenow 

Buses and Bus Facilities Greater Minnesota Transit Capital, MN $2,850,000 Sen. Coleman; Rep. Oberstar 


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Buses and Bus Facilities Greater Richmond Transit Company (GRTC) Bus Replacement, VA $617,500 Sen. Warner; Sen. Webb; Rep. Scott, Robert C. 

Bobby 

Buses and Bus Facilities Greensboro Maintenance/Operations Transit Facility, Greensboro, NC $1,140,000 Sen. Dole; Rep. Watt; Rep. Coble Buses and Bus Facilities GRTA Park and Ride Facility, Rockdale County, GA $190,000 Rep. Johnson Jr., Henry C. Hank; Sen. Chambliss Buses and Bus Facilities Guam Mass Transit Bus Maintenance Facility, GU $237,500 Rep. Bordallo Buses and Bus Facilities Guam Mass Transit Hybrid/CNG New Bus Procurement, GU $475,000 Rep. Bordallo Buses and Bus Facilities Harbor Transit, MI $152,000 Rep. Hoekstra Buses and Bus Facilities Harrison County Multi-Modal Facilities, MS $2,850,000 Sen. Wicker Buses and Bus Facilities Hill Country Transit Administration Facility, San Saba, TX $190,000 Rep. Conaway Buses and Bus Facilities Hillsboro Intermodal Transit Facility, OR $1,852,500 Sen. Smith; Sen. Wyden Buses and Bus Facilities Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority (HART) Bus and Para-transit Acquisition, FL $2,185,000 Sen. Martinez; Rep. Castor; Sen. Nelson, Bill Buses and Bus Facilities Historic Filipinotown Bus Security Lights, Los Angeles, CA $62,700 Rep. Becerra Buses and Bus Facilities Holyoke Intermodal Center, MA $142,500 Rep. Olver Buses and Bus Facilities Howard County Hybrid Electric Buses, MD $475,000 Rep. Cummings Buses and Bus Facilities Hybrid Buses, Allegheny County, PA $475,000 Rep. Doyle; Sen. Specter; Sen. Casey Buses and Bus Facilities Idaho Transit Coalition Buses and Bus Facilities $4,845,000 Rep. Simpson; Sen. Craig; Sen. Crapo Buses and Bus Facilities IndyGo Fixed Route Bus Fleet Expansion, IN $712,500 Rep. Carson; Sen. Lugar Buses and Bus Facilities Intercity Transit Intermodal Facility Project, WA $2,232,500 Sen. Murray; Sen. Cantwell; Rep. Smith, Adam; 

Rep. Baird 

Buses and Bus Facilities Intermodal Facilities, Salt Lake City, UT $4,750,000 Sen. Hatch; Sen. Bennett Buses and Bus Facilities Intermodal Facility, Moultrie, GA $712,500 Sen. Chambliss; Sen. Isakson; Rep. Marshall; 

Rep. Bishop. Jr., Sanford D. 

Buses and Bus Facilities Intermodal Station Improvements, Cities of Salem and Beverly, MA $783,750 Rep. Tierney; Sen. Kennedy; Sen. Kerry Buses and Bus Facilities Intermodal Station, Vacaville, CA $475,000 Rep. Miller, George 


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Buses and Bus Facilities Intermodal Transit Facility for LKLP Community Action Council, Hazard, KY $237,500 Rep. Rogers, HaroldBuses and Bus Facilities Intermodal Transit Improvements, Northwest, NJ $712,500 Rep. Garrett; Sen. Menendez Buses and Bus Facilities Intermodal Transit Parking Facility, Haverhill, MA $475,000 Rep. Tsongas Buses and Bus Facilities Internal Shuttle System, Texas Medical Center, TX $950,000 Rep. Culberson Buses and Bus Facilities Ionia Dial-a-Ride Vehicle and Equipment Acquisition, MI $216,600 Rep. Ehlers Buses and Bus Facilities Ivy Tech Multimodal Facility, Indianapolis, IN $475,000 Rep. Carson; Sen. Lugar Buses and Bus Facilities JATRAN Light Rail Feasibility Study, MS $475,000 Sen. Cochran Buses and Bus Facilities Jewish Community Council of Rockland Transit Buses, NY $380,000 Rep. Engel Buses and Bus Facilities Kalamazoo Metropolitan Transit Facility Expansion, Kalamazoo, MI $950,000 Rep. Upton; Sen. Levin; Sen. Stabenow Buses and Bus Facilities KCATA Bus Replacement, Kansas City, MO $285,000 Rep. Cleaver; Rep. Graves Buses and Bus Facilities King County Hybrid Bus Program, WA $237,500 Rep. McDermott; Sen. Murray; Sen. Cantwell Buses and Bus Facilities Knoxville Transit Center Automated Vehicle Locater System, TN $237,500 Rep. Duncan Buses and Bus Facilities La Cienega Intermodal Center, Los Angeles, CA $475,000 Rep. Watson Buses and Bus Facilities Lake Tahoe Bus Facilities $475,000 Sen. Reid Buses and Bus Facilities Lakeland Area Mass Transit District Bus Replacement and Facility Maintenance, FL $285,000 Rep. Putnam Buses and Bus Facilities Lakewood Multi-Modal Initiative, NJ $1,021,250 Rep. Smith, Christopher H.; Sen. Lautenberg; 

Sen. Menendez 

Buses and Bus Facilities Laredo Bus Maintenance Facility and Refueling Depot, TX $950,000 Sen. Hutchison; Sen. Cornyn Buses and Bus Facilities Lincoln Center Corridor Redevelopment Project, New York, NY $522,500 Rep. Nadler; Rep. Weiner Buses and Bus Facilities Los Angeles Southwest College Western Transit Center, Los Angeles, CA $712,500 Rep. Waters 


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Buses and Bus Facilities Louisiana Statewide Bus and Bus Facility, LA $380,000 Rep. Jefferson; Rep. Alexander; Sen. Vitter; Sen. 

Landrieu 

Buses and Bus Facilities Lower Keys Shuttle Bus Facilities, Key West, FL $950,000 Rep. Ros-Lehtinen; Sen. Nelson, Bill Buses and Bus Facilities Ludington Mass Transit, MI $190,000 Rep. Hoekstra Buses and Bus Facilities Lufkin VA Clinic Shuttle, TX $285,000 Sen. Cornyn Buses and Bus Facilities LYNX Buses, Orange County, FL $237,500 Rep. Brown; Sen. Nelson, Bill; Sen. Martinez Buses and Bus Facilities LYNX Buses, Orlando, FL $2,850,000 Sen. Martinez Buses and Bus Facilities Macatawa Area Express Holland, MI $256,500 Rep. Hoekstra Buses and Bus Facilities Marshall County Vehicle Replacement for Seniors and for the Mentally Disabled, AL $285,000 Sen. ShelbyBuses and Bus Facilities Marshall Dial-A-Ride Bus Replacement, MI $95,000 Rep. Walberg Buses and Bus Facilities MARTA Clean Fuel Buses and Facilities, GA $1,330,000 Sen. Isakson; Rep. Lewis, John Buses and Bus Facilities MASCOT Bus Bay Expansion, Mat-Su Borough, AK $665,000 Rep. Young Buses and Bus Facilities METRAs’ Rock Island 35th St., Station Improvements, IL $712,500 Rep. Rush Buses and Bus Facilities Metro Intermodal Transit Garage, Texas Medical Center, TX $237,500 Rep. Jackson-Lee Buses and Bus Facilities Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Zero Emissions Bus Demonstration Project, Los Angeles County, CA $475,000 Rep. Sherman Buses and Bus Facilities Miami Lakes Hybrid Electric Vehicles and Trolleybus Procurement, FL $570,000 Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario Buses and Bus Facilities Miami-Dade Transit Bus Procurement Plan, FL $475,000 Rep. Diaz-Balart, Lincoln; Sen. Martinez Buses and Bus Facilities Michigan Transportation Authority Bus Replacement and Routing Software Purchase, Van Buren County, 

MI 

$142,500 Rep. Upton 

Buses and Bus Facilities Milwaukee County Bus Capital, Milwaukee, WI $712,500 Rep. Moore, Gwen Buses and Bus Facilities Miramar Town Center Transit Hub, FL $475,000 Rep. Meek Buses and Bus Facilities Monrovia Transit Village Improvements, CA $237,500 Rep. Dreier Buses and Bus Facilities Montana Paratransit System Bus Replacement, Billings, MT $247,000 Rep. Rehberg Buses and Bus Facilities Monterey Salinas Transit Bus Refinancing, CA $475,000 Rep. Farr 


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION—Continued 

Account Project Amount Requester(s) 

Buses and Bus Facilities Morristown/Montclair-Boonton Commuter Rail Intermodal Improvements, Northern, NJ $950,000 Rep. Frelinghuysen; Sen. Lautenberg; Sen. 

Menendez 

Buses and Bus Facilities MTA Advanced Transit Program/Metro Solutions Bus Expansion, Harris County, TX $475,000 Rep. Jackson-Lee; Rep. Green, Gene Buses and Bus Facilities MTOC Clean Fuel Bus Purchases and Facility Enhancements, CA $475,000 Rep. Harman; Rep. Napolitano; Rep. Waters Buses and Bus Facilities MTSU Intermodal Transportation HUB, TN $380,000 Rep. Gordon Buses and Bus Facilities Multimodal Center, Normal, IL $237,500 Rep. Weller Buses and Bus Facilities Multi-modal Transit Centers, Riverside and Corona, CA $950,000 Rep. Calvert; Sen. Boxer Buses and Bus Facilities Muskegon Area Transit System, MI $427,500 Rep. Hoekstra Buses and Bus Facilities Navajo Transit Vehicles and Facilities, NM $237,500 Rep. Udall, Tom Buses and Bus Facilities ND Statewide Transit, ND $1,900,000 Sen. Dorgan; Sen. Conrad; Rep. Pomeroy Buses and Bus Facilities Nevada Statewide Bus Facilities $1,425,000 Sen. Reid; Sen. Ensign; Rep. Berkley; Rep. Porter Buses and Bus Facilities New Jersey Intermodal Facilities and Bus Rolling Stock, NJ $760,000 Rep. Pascrell; Rep. Rothman; Sen. Lautenberg; 

Sen. Menendez 

Buses and Bus Facilities NFTA Hybrid Buses, Buffalo, NY $475,000 Rep. Higgins; Sen. Schumer Buses and Bus Facilities Niagara Falls International Railway Station and Intermodal Transportation Center, NY $950,000 Rep. Slaughter; Sen. Schumer Buses and Bus Facilities Niles Dial-a-Ride Bus Acquisition, MI $228,000 Rep. Upton Buses and Bus Facilities Non-Emergency Medical and Independent Living Activities Transportation for Older Adults, La Grange, KY $76,950 Rep. Davis, Geoff Buses and Bus Facilities North Central Regional Transit Facilities, NM $475,000 Rep. Udall, Tom; Sen. Bingaman Buses and Bus Facilities North Charleston Regional Intermodal Transportation Center, SC $475,000 Rep. Brown Buses and Bus Facilities North Leominster Commuter Station Parking, Leominster, MA $1,900,000 Rep. Olver Buses and Bus Facilities Norwalk/Santa Fe Springs Transportation Center Improvements, Santa Fe Springs, CA $475,000 Rep. Napolitano 


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Buses and Bus Facilities Oklahoma Automated Vehicle Location System, Oklahoma City, OK $237,500 Rep. Fallin Buses and Bus Facilities Oklahoma City Bus Replacement, OK $1,330,000 Sen. Inhofe; Rep. Fallin Buses and Bus Facilities Oshkosh Bus and Bus Facilities, Winnebago County, WI $269,800 Rep. Petri Buses and Bus Facilities Pacific Transit Vehicle Replacement, WA $456,000 Sen. Murray; Sen. Cantwell; Rep. Baird Buses and Bus Facilities Paducah Area Transit System, KY $2,375,000 Sen. McConnell Buses and Bus Facilities Palm Tran Green Bus Replacement, FL $712,500 Rep. Klein Buses and Bus Facilities Palm Tran Park and Ride Facilities, Palm Beach County, FL $475,000 Rep. Wexler Buses and Bus Facilities Palmdale Transportation Center Metrolink Platform Extension, CA $380,000 Rep. McKeon Buses and Bus Facilities Paratransit Vehicle Replacement, City of Abilene, TX $456,000 Sen. Cornyn; Sen. Hutchison; Rep. Neugebauer Buses and Bus Facilities Paratransit Vehicles, West Central Mass Transit District, IL $104,500 Rep. LaHood Buses and Bus Facilities Park and Ride Facility, Indiana University, IN $475,000 Rep. Hill; Sen. Lugar Buses and Bus Facilities PATCO Transit Station Improvements, Locust St., Philadelphia, PA $760,000 Rep. Brady, Robert A. Buses and Bus Facilities Pembroke Pines Senior Center Bus Procurement, FL $475,000 Rep. Diaz-Balart, Lincoln Buses and Bus Facilities Pierce Transit Peninsula Park and Ride, WA $2,351,250 Sen. Murray; Sen. Cantwell Buses and Bus Facilities Polk County Transit System, FL $285,000 Rep. Putnam Buses and Bus Facilities Prospect and E 21st Street Intermodal Transportation Center, Cleveland, OH $190,000 Rep. Tubbs Jones; Sen. Voinovich Buses and Bus Facilities Pullman Transit Vehicle Replacement, WA $1,288,200 Sen. Murray; Sen. Cantwell Buses and Bus Facilities Purchase Clean Fuel Buses for Long Beach Transit, CA $950,000 Rep. Rohrabacher; Rep. Richardson; Rep. 

Sa ́ nchez, Linda T. 

Buses and Bus Facilities Purchase CNG Buses for Foothill Transit, CA $1,187,500 Rep. Dreier; Rep. Schiff; Rep. Napolitano; Rep.

Solis; Sen. Boxer 

Buses and Bus Facilities Queen Street Station, PA $2,850,000 Sen. Specter Buses and Bus Facilities Rapid Transit Handicap Accessibility, Newton, MA $380,000 Rep. Frank Buses and Bus Facilities Red Rock Corridor Intermodal Bus and Bus Facilities, Newport, MN $475,000 Rep. McCollum 


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION—Continued 

Account Project Amount Requester(s) 

Buses and Bus Facilities Regional Bus Replacement, San Diego, CA $475,000 Rep. Davis, Susan A. Buses and Bus Facilities Reno/Sparks Intermodal Transportation Center Developments, NV $475,000 Sen. Reid; Sen. Ensign; Rep. Heller Buses and Bus Facilities Replacement and Expansion Buses, City of Raleigh, NC $950,000 Rep. Miller, Brad; Rep. Etheridge Buses and Bus Facilities Replacement Heavy Duty Transit Buses, Madison County Mass Transit District, IL $475,000 Rep. Costello Buses and Bus Facilities Replacement of Bus Fleet in Topeka, KS $475,000 Rep. Boyda Buses and Bus Facilities Replacement of Buses and Vans, Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority, AL $1,425,000 Rep. Davis, Artur; Rep. Bachus Buses and Bus Facilities Replacement of Paratransit Vehicles, Greater Peoria Mass Transit District, Peoria, IL $380,000 Rep. LaHood Buses and Bus Facilities River Valley Transit Bus and Bus Facility Enhancements, PA $1,425,000 Rep. Carney; Sen. Casey Buses and Bus Facilities Rochester Genesee Regional Transportation Authority Satellite Transit Center Construction, NY $237,500 Rep. Kuhl; Sen. Schumer Buses and Bus Facilities Route System Project, Murray Calloway Transit Authority, Murray, KY $1,496,250 Sen. McConnell; Rep. Whitfield Buses and Bus Facilities Rural Bus Program for Hawaii, Maui, and Kauai, HI $1,900,000 Sen. Inouye; Sen. Akaka Buses and Bus Facilities Saginaw Transit Authority, Bus and Transit Improvements, MI $190,000 Rep. Kildee; Sen. Levin; Sen. Stabenow Buses and Bus Facilities Salem, Saugus, Topsfield Vans, MA $212,800 Rep. Tierney Buses and Bus Facilities Santa Cruz Metro Smart Fare Payment System, CA $475,000 Rep. Farr Buses and Bus Facilities Santa Maria Intermodal Transportation Center, Santa Maria, CA $475,000 Rep. Capps Buses and Bus Facilities Santee Wateree Regional Transit Authority Intermodal Transportation Center, SC $950,000 Rep. Clyburn Buses and Bus Facilities Sect. 5309 Capital Appropriation-Tulsa Transit, OK $712,500 Rep. Sullivan Buses and Bus Facilities Senior Center Clean Fuel/Hybrid Transit Bus, City of South El Monte, CA $380,000 Rep. Solis Buses and Bus Facilities Senior Citizen Transportation Vehicle, North Arlington, NJ $95,000 Rep. Rothman Buses and Bus Facilities Senior Transportation, RI $190,000 Sen. Whitehouse; Sen. Reed 


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Buses and Bus Facilities Septa R7 Station Improvements, Croydon and Levittown, PA $380,000 Rep. Murphy, Patrick J. Buses and Bus Facilities South Amboy Intermodal Station, NJ $475,000 Rep. Pallone; Sen. Lautenberg; Sen. Menendez Buses and Bus Facilities South Brunswick Municipal Area Residential Transit, NJ $380,000 Rep. Holt; Sen. Lautenberg; Sen. Menendez Buses and Bus Facilities South Mountain Circulator Bus, Phoenix, AZ $950,000 Rep. Pastor Buses and Bus Facilities Southeast Arkansas Regional Intermodal Facility, AR $475,000 Rep. Ross Buses and Bus Facilities Southeastern Regional Transit Authority (SRTA) Bus Fleet Replacement, MA $665,000 Rep. McGovern Buses and Bus Facilities Southern Maryland Commuter Bus Initiative, MD $950,000 Rep. Hoyer; Sen. Cardin Buses and Bus Facilities Southern Nevada Transit Coalition Capital Equipment Acquisition, NV $52,440 Rep. Porter Buses and Bus Facilities Southern University Intermodal Transit Facility System, LA $475,000 Rep. Jefferson; Sen. Landrieu Buses and Bus Facilities Southside Bus Facility Replacement in Hampton Roads, VA $1,235,000 Sen. Warner; Sen. Webb; Rep. Scott, Robert C. 

Bobby 

Buses and Bus Facilities Springdale Metrolink Station, St. Louis County, MO $380,000 Rep. Clay Buses and Bus Facilities St. Louis Metro Bus and Paratransit Rolling Stock Project, MO $3,800,000 Sen. Bond; Rep. Clay Buses and Bus Facilities State of Illinois Downstate Bus and Bus Facilities, IL $4,750,000 Sen. Durbin Buses and Bus Facilities Statewide Bus and Bus Facilities, AR $950,000 Rep. Boozman; Rep. Berry; Rep. Snyder; Sen. Lincoln; Sen. Pryor Buses and Bus Facilities Statewide Bus and Bus Facilities, Concord, NH $475,000 Rep. Shea-Porter; Rep. Hodes Buses and Bus Facilities Statewide Bus and Bus Facilities, MO $1,900,000 Sen. Bond Buses and Bus Facilities Statewide Bus and Bus Facility Enhancements, AK $570,000 Sen. Murkowski Buses and Bus Facilities Statewide Bus Replacement, RI $950,000 Sen. Reed; Rep. Langevin Buses and Bus Facilities Statewide Buses Facilities and Equipment, VT $475,000 Rep. Welch; Sen. Leahy; Sen. Sanders Buses and Bus Facilities Statewide Locally Operated Transit Systems (LOTS), Bus and Facility Improvements, MD $1,900,000 Sen. Cardin; Sen. Mikulski; Rep. Sarbanes; Rep. 

Ruppersberger; Rep. Van Hollen; Rep. Cummings; Rep. Edwards, Donna 


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Account Project Amount Requester(s) 

Buses and Bus Facilities Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transit (SMART) Fleet Bus Maintenance and Engine Replacement,

MI 

$3,923,500 Rep. Knollenberg; Rep. Dingell; Rep. Conyers; 

Rep. Kilpatrick; Rep. Levin; Sen. Stabenow 

Buses and Bus Facilities Sun Metro Fuel Facility Improvements, El Paso, TX $712,500 Rep. Reyes Buses and Bus Facilities Sunline Bus and Bus Facilities, Thousand Palms, CA $475,000 Rep. Bono-Mack Buses and Bus Facilities TARC Clean Bus Program, KY $475,000 Rep. Yarmuth Buses and Bus Facilities TARTA Bus and Bus Facilities Toledo, OH $1,425,000 Rep. Kaptur Buses and Bus Facilities Texas Bus Acquisition, City of El Paso, TX $712,500 Rep. Reyes Buses and Bus Facilities The Arc of Mercer County Mobile Transportation Service Vehicle Procurement, NJ $95,000 Rep. Smith, Christopher H.; Sen. Lautenberg; 

Sen. Menendez 

Buses and Bus Facilities TMA Clean Buses, Buck County, PA $475,000 Rep. Murphy, Patrick J. Buses and Bus Facilities Townsend Great Smoky Mountain Heritage Bus Station, TN $950,000 Sen. Alexander Buses and Bus Facilities Toyota Park Pace Transit Center, IL $475,000 Rep. Lipinski Buses and Bus Facilities Transit Authority of Lexington Bus Purchase Project, KY $2,945,000 Sen. McConnell Buses and Bus Facilities Transit Bus and Bus Facilities, Salem-Keizer OR $475,000 Rep. Hooley Buses and Bus Facilities Transit Bus and Bus Replacement, IA $3,800,000 Sen. Harkin; Sen. Grassley Buses and Bus Facilities Transit Improvements, Jacobi Medical Center, NY $475,000 Rep. Crowley Buses and Bus Facilities Transit Maintenance and Operations Facility, City of Las Cruces, NM $617,500 Sen. Domenici; Sen. Bingaman Buses and Bus Facilities Transit Maintenance Facility Renovations, Galveston, TX $237,500 Rep. Paul Buses and Bus Facilities Transit Maintenance Facility, Davenport, IA $380,000 Rep. Braley; Sen. Harkin; Sen. Grassley Buses and Bus Facilities Transit Operations Center, Rochester, MN $712,500 Rep. Walz; Sen. Coleman Buses and Bus Facilities Transit Station Expansion Project (Metrolink Parking Lot), Rialto, CA $285,000 Rep. Baca 


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Buses and Bus Facilities Treasure Valley Transit Facilities, ID $475,000 Sen. Crapo; Sen. Craig; Rep. Simpson Buses and Bus Facilities Tri-Delta Transit Park and Ride Lots, Eastern Contra Costa County, CA $641,250 Rep. Tauscher; Rep. Miller, George; Rep. 

McNerney 

Buses and Bus Facilities Trolley Purchase, Las Marias, PR $190,000 Rep. Fortun ̃o Buses and Bus Facilities Twin Transit Vehicle Replacement, WA $579,500 Sen. Murray; Sen. Cantwell; Rep. Baird Buses and Bus Facilities UNH Wildcat Transit Fleet, Durham, NH $190,000 Rep. Shea-Porter Buses and Bus Facilities Unified Government Transit, Bus Replacements, Bus Expansions and Bus Facilities, KS $475,000 Rep. Moore, Dennis; Sen. Roberts Buses and Bus Facilities Union City Intermodal Phase II—Commuter Rail Connection, Union City, Alameda County, CA $475,000 Rep. Stark Buses and Bus Facilities Union Station Intermodal Trade and Transit Center, Pottsville, PA $475,000 Rep. Holden Buses and Bus Facilities Union Station Intermodal Transportation Center, Washington DC $475,000 Rep. Norton Buses and Bus Facilities University of Alabama Bus and Bus Facility Project, AL $475,000 Sen. Sessions Buses and Bus Facilities Upper Cumberland Area Rural Transit System (UCARTS) Bus and Transit Improvement, TN $570,000 Rep. Davis, Lincoln Buses and Bus Facilities Valley Transit Vehicle Replacement, WA $368,600 Sen. Murray; Sen. Cantwell Buses and Bus Facilities Van Pool Equipment, Johnsonburg, PA $285,000 Rep. Peterson, John E.; Sen. Casey Buses and Bus Facilities VIA Metropolitan Transit Bus Facility Improvements and Bus Fleet Modernization, San Antonio, TX $475,000 Rep. Gonzalez; Rep. Rodriguez; Sen. Hutchison Buses and Bus Facilities Virgin Islands Mass Transit/Bus and Bus Facility Improvements Program, VI $475,000 Rep. Christensen Buses and Bus Facilities Whatcom Transportation Authority Bus Replacements, WA $1,900,000 Sen. Murray; Rep. Larsen Buses and Bus Facilities Wisconsin Statewide Bus and Bus Facilities, WI $3,800,000 Sen. Kohl; Rep. Kagen Buses and Bus Facilities WMATA Bus and Bus Facility Safety Initiative, MD $475,000 Rep. Hoyer; Rep. Van Hollen; Rep. Davis, Tom; 

Rep. Moran; Sen. Cardin; Sen. Webb; Sen. Warner 

Buses and Bus Facilities Wonderland Station Intermodal Transit Improvements, City of Revere, MA $950,000 Sen. Kennedy; Sen. Kerry; Rep. Markey Buses and Bus Facilities Yates Dial-A-Ride, MI $190,000 Rep. Hoekstra Capital Investment Grants AC Transit BRT Corridor, CA $4,000,000 Sen. Feinstein 


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Account Project Amount Requester(s) 

Capital Investment Grants Bellevue-Redmond BRT, King County, WA $10,952,330 Sen. Murray; Sen. Cantwell; The President Capital Investment Grants BRT, Potomac Yard-Crystal City, City of Alexandria and Arlington County, VA $1,000,000 Sen. Webb; REPMORAN, JAMES P. Capital Investment Grants BRT—State Avenue Corridor, Wyandotte County, KS $1,500,000 Sen. Brownback Capital Investment Grants Central Corridor Light Rail Transit Project, MN $20,000,000 Sen. Coleman; Sen. Klobuchar; Rep. Ellison; Rep. 

McCollum 

Capital Investment Grants Central Florida Commuter Rail, FL $13,000,000 Rep. Brown; Rep. Mica Capital Investment Grants Central Link Initial Segment, Seattle, WA $25,962,062 Sen. Murray; The President Capital Investment Grants Central Phoenix/East Valley Light Rail, AZ $91,800,000 Rep. Pastor; Rep. Mitchell; The President; Capital Investment Grants Charlotte Rapid Transit Extension, NC $20,500,000 Sen. Dole; Sen. Burr; Rep. Myrick; Rep. Hayes; 

Rep. Watt 

Capital Investment Grants Commuter Rail Improvements, Fitchburg, MA $30,000,000 Sen. Kennedy; Sen. Kerry; The President Capital Investment Grants Commuter Rail Study—Phoenix to Tucson, AZ $3,500,000 Rep. Giffords; Rep. Grijalva; Rep. Mitchell Capital Investment Grants CTA Brown Line (Ravenswood), IL $30,474,404 Sen. Durbin; The President Capital Investment Grants CTA Circle Line, IL $6,000,000 Sen. Durbin Capital Investment Grants Dallas Area Rapid Transit Northwest/Southeast Light Rail MOS, TX $87,974,716 Sen. Hutchison; Sen. Cornyn; Rep. Johnson; The 

President 

Capital Investment Grants Downtown Orlando East-West Circulator System, FL $8,000,000 Sen. Martinez Capital Investment Grants Dulles Corridor Metrorail, VA $29,100,000 Sen. Webb; Sen. Warner; Rep. Wolf; Rep. Davis, 

Tom; Rep. Moran; 

Capital Investment Grants Honolulu High Capacity Transit Corridor Project, HI $20,000,000 Sen. Inouye; Sen. Akaka; Rep. Abercrombie; Rep. 

Hirono 

Capital Investment Grants Houston Metropolitan Transit Authority Advanced Transit Program/METRO Solutions Phase 2, TX $15,000,000 Sen. Hutchison; Rep. Green, Al; Rep. Culberson; 

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Capital Investment Grants Hudson-Bergen MOS-2, Northern, NJ $1,103,860 Sen. Lautenberg; Sen. Menendez; Rep. Pascrell; 

Rep. Sires; The President 

Capital Investment Grants I-69 HOV/BRT, MS $7,650,000 Sen. Cochran; Sen. Wicker Capital Investment Grants Improvements to the Rosslyn Metro Station, VA $2,000,000 Sen. Webb Capital Investment Grants JTA BRT System, Jacksonville, FL $1,280,000 Rep. Crenshaw; Sen. Martinez Capital Investment Grants Largo Metrorail Extension, DC/MD $34,700,000 Sen. Mikulski; Sen. Cardin; Sen. Warner; Sen. 

Webb; Rep. Van Hollen; The President 

Capital Investment Grants Livermore-Amador BRT, Livermore, CA $7,990,000 Sen. Feinstein; Sen. Boxer; Rep. Tauscher; Rep. 

McNerney; The President 

Capital Investment Grants Long Island Rail Road East Side Access, NY $209,623,898 Rep. King, Peter T.; Sen. Schumer; The President Capital Investment Grants MARC Capacity Improvements, MD $13,000,000 Sen. Mikulski; Sen. Cardin; Rep. Cummings; Rep. 

Ruppersberger; Rep. Sarbanes; Rep. Van Hollen 

Capital Investment Grants Mason Corridor BRT, Fort Collins, CO $11,182,000 Sen. Allard; Sen. Salazar; The President Capital Investment Grants METRA, IL $24,000,000 Southwest Service Line, IL Rep. Jackson, J., Sen. Durbin Star Line, IL Rep. Bean; Rep. Jackson, J.; Rep. Roskam; Rep. 

Weller; Sen. Durbin 

Union Pacific Northwest Line, IL Rep. Emanuel; Rep. Bean; Sen. Durbin Union Pacific Northwest Line, IL Rep. Emanuel; Rep. Bean; Sen. Durbin Union Pacific West Line, IL Rep. Roskam; Sen. Durbin Capital Investment Grants Metro Gold Line Eastside Extension, Los Angeles, CA $81,600,000 Rep. Roybal-Allard; Sen. Feinstein; Sen. Boxer; 

The President 

Capital Investment Grants Metro Rapid Bus System Gap Closure, Los Angeles, CA $332,620 Sen. Feinstein; Sen. Boxer; Rep. Roybal-Allard; 

The President 

Capital Investment Grants Metrorail Orange Line Extension Project, FL $20,000,000 Sen. Martinez; Sen. Nelson, Bill; Rep. Diaz-Balart, 

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Account Project Amount Requester(s) 

Capital Investment Grants Mid Jordan Light Rail Extension, UT $20,000,000 Sen. Bennett; Sen. Hatch Capital Investment Grants Mid-City Rapid, San Diego, CA $19,485,000 Sen. Feinstein; The President Capital Investment Grants Mountain Links BRT, Flagstaff, AZ $5,614,200 The President Capital Investment Grants Norfolk LRT, VA $53,592,108 Rep. Scott, Robert C. Bobby; Sen. Webb; Sen. 

Warner; The President 

Capital Investment Grants North Shore LRT Connector, PA $670,885 The President Capital Investment Grants Northern Indiana Commuter Transit District, IN $5,000,000 Rep. Visclosky Capital Investment Grants Northstar Corridor Rail, MN $71,166,060 Sen. Klobuchar; Sen. Coleman; The President Capital Investment Grants Pacific Highway South BRT, King County, WA $281,520 Sen. Murray; The President Capital Investment Grants Perris Valley Line, Riverside, CA $45,000,000 Sen. Feinstein; Sen. Boxer; The President Capital Investment Grants Pioneer Parkway EmX BRT, Springfield, OR $296,000 Rep. DeFazio; The President Capital Investment Grants San Francisco Muni Third St. Light Rail-Central Subway Project, CA $10,000,000 Rep. Pelosi; Sen. Feinstein; Sen. Boxer Capital Investment Grants Second Avenue Subway Phase 1, NY $277,697,000 Rep. Maloney; Sen. Schumer; The President Capital Investment Grants South Corridor BRT, Kent County, MI $600,000 Rep. Ehlers Capital Investment Grants South Corridor I-205/Portland Mall LRT, OR $81,600,000 Rep. Blumenauer; Rep. Wu; Sen. Smith; Sen. 

Wyden; The President 

Capital Investment Grants South County Commuter Rail, Wickford Junction Station, RI $1,345,500 Sen. Reed Capital Investment Grants South Sacramento Light Rail Extension, CA $7,000,000 Sen. Feinstein; Sen. Boxer; Rep. Matsui Capital Investment Grants Southeast Corridor LRT, CO $1,031,210 Sen. Allard; Sen. Salazar; Rep. Tancredo; Rep. 

DeGette; The President 

Capital Investment Grants Stamford Urban Transitway, CT $3,650,000 Sen. Dodd; Sen. Lieberman; Rep. Shays 


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Capital Investment Grants Streetcar Loop, Portland, OR $45,000,000 Sen. Wyden; Sen. Smith; Rep. Blumenauer; Rep. 

Hooley; Rep. Wu; The President 

Capital Investment Grants Trans-Hudson Midtown Corridor, NJ $48,000,000 Sen. Lautenberg; Sen. Menendez; Rep. Frelinghuysen; Rep. Pascrell; Rep. Sires Capital Investment Grants Troost Corridor BRT, Kansas City, MO $125,200 Sen. Bond; The President Capital Investment Grants Tucson Modern Streetcar/Light Rail Transit System, Tucson, AZ $2,000,000 Rep. Grijalva; Rep. Pastor; Rep. Giffords Capital Investment Grants University Link LRT Extension, WA $100,000,000 Sen. Murray; The President Capital Investment Grants Van Ness BRT Project, San Francisco, CA $400,000 Rep. Pelosi Capital Investment Grants VRE Rolling Stock, VA $5,000,000 Sen. Webb Capital Investment Grants Weber County to Salt Lake City Commuter Rail, UT $81,600,000 Sen. Bennett; Sen. Hatch; Rep. Bishop, Rob; The 

President 

Capital Investment Grants West Corridor LRT, CO $60,000,000 Sen. Allard; Sen. Salazar; Rep. DeGette; Rep. 

Perlmutter; Rep. Tancredo; The President 

Capital Investment Grants Wilshire Blvd Bus-Only Lane, Los Angeles, CA $9,857,097 Sen. Feinstein; Sen. Boxer; Rep. Roybal-Allard; 

The President 

Delta Regional Transportation Development Program Byram-Clinton/Norrell Corridor, MS $1,425,000 Sen. Cochran; Sen. Wicker Delta Regional Transportation Development Program Downtown Greenwood Connector Route, MS $1,425,000 Sen. Cochran Delta Regional Transportation Development Program Natchez Riverfront Trails, MS $427,500 Sen. Cochran; Sen. Wicker Delta Regional Transportation Development Program Poplar Bluff Bypass, MO $1,900,000 Sen. Bond Delta Regional Transportation Development Program Route 60, MO $950,000 Sen. Bond Delta Regional Transportation Development Program Route 61, MO $607,573 Sen. Bond Delta Regional Transportation Development Program Route 84-Interstate 55, MO $950,000 Sen. Bond 


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Account Project Amount Requester(s) 

Delta Regional Transportation Development Program Statesman Boulevard and Trail, MS $950,000 Sen. Cochran Delta Regional Transportation Development Program Stoddard County Road Improvements, MO $342,418 Sen. Bond Denali Commission Denali Commission $5,700,000 Sen. Murkowski Facilities and Equipment (FAA) Airfields in Alaska, Approach Lighting System Improvement Program (ALSIP) $2,375,000 Sen. Murkowski Facilities and Equipment (FAA) Arlington Municipal Airport, Medium Approach Lighting System (MALSR), Arlington, TX $963,300 Rep. Barton Facilities and Equipment (FAA) Glide Slope Runway 36L, Napa County Airport, CA $380,000 Rep. Thompson, Mike Facilities and Equipment (FAA) Gulfport-Biloxi Airport, ROWS, MS $1,425,000 Sen. Cochran Facilities and Equipment (FAA) Hazard/Perry County Airport Instrument Landing System, Hazard, KY $142,500 Rep. Rogers, Harold Facilities and Equipment (FAA) ILS for Reno Tahoe Airport $237,500 Sen. Reid; Sen. Ensign Facilities and Equipment (FAA) Instrument Landing System, Runway 4, Walnut Ridge Regional Airport, AR $712,500 Rep. Berry; Sen. Lincoln; Sen. Pryor Facilities and Equipment (FAA) PAPI and RCO Installation, New Bedford Airport, MA $95,000 Rep. Frank Facilities and Equipment (FAA) Wind Hazard Detection Equipment, McCarran International Airport, NV $807,500 Sen. Reid; Sen. Ensign; Rep. Berkley; Rep. Porter Federal Lands (Public Lands 

Highways) 

17-Mile Road Reconstruction, Wind River Indian Reservation, WY $475,000 Sen. Enzi 

Federal Lands (Public Lands 

Highways) 

Alaska Trails Initiative, AK $1,900,000 Sen. Murkowski 

Federal Lands (Public Lands 

Highways) 

Arizona Forest Highway 39, General Hitchcock Highway (Catalina Highway), Pima County, AZ $1,662,500 Rep. Giffords 

Federal Lands (Public Lands 

Highways) 

Bald Hill Slide Mitigation, Hoopa Reservation, CA $712,500 Rep. Thompson, Mike 

Federal Lands (Public Lands 

Highways) 

Bear River Access Road Forest Street Improvements, Brigham City, UT $285,000 Rep. Bishop, Rob 


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Federal Lands (Public Lands 

Highways) 

BIA Route 1281, Snake Road Improvement Project, Seminole Big Cypress Reservation, FL $475,000 Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. 

Federal Lands (Public Lands 

Highways) 

Blackstone River Bikeway, RI $475,000 Rep. Kennedy; Sen. Reed; Sen. Whitehouse 

Federal Lands (Public Lands 

Highways) 

Boulder City Bypass Improvements, Boulder City, NV $855,000 Rep. Porter; Sen. Reid 

Federal Lands (Public Lands 

Highways) 

BRAC Related Improvements, Anne Arundel County, MD $3,063,750 Sen. Mikulski; Sen. Cardin; Rep. Ruppersberger; 

Rep. Sarbanes 

Federal Lands (Public Lands 

Highways) 

BRAC Related Improvements, Harford County, MD $3,087,500 Sen. Mikulski; Sen. Cardin; Rep. Ruppersberger 

Federal Lands (Public Lands 

Highways) 

BRAC Related Improvements, Montgomery County, MD $3,087,500 Sen. Mikulski; Sen. Cardin; Rep. Van Hollen 

Federal Lands (Public Lands 

Highways) 

B-Reactor Access Road Analysis Project, WA $190,000 Sen. Murray 

Federal Lands (Public Lands 

Highways) 

Cannon Ball and Fort Yates Community Streets Road Improvements, ND $1,757,500 Sen. Dorgan; Sen. Conrad; Rep. Pomeroy 

Federal Lands (Public Lands 

Highways) 

Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Recreation Trail, DE $570,000 Rep. Castle 

Federal Lands (Public Lands 

Highways) 

City of Rocks Back Country Byway, ID $1,961,750 Rep. Simpson; Sen. Craig; Sen. Crapo 

Federal Lands (Public Lands 

Highways) 

Cuny Table Road (BIA Route 2), Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, SD $1,900,000 Sen. Johnson 

Federal Lands (Public Lands 

Highways) 

Disabled Veterans for Life, Washington DC $2,850,000 Rep. Norton 

Federal Lands (Public Lands 

Highways) 

Extension of Starr Road to Saint Rose Parkway and Henderson Starr Road Interchange at I-15, NV $1,187,500 Rep. Porter; Sen. Reid 

Federal Lands (Public Lands 

Highways) 

Fairbanks/North Star Borough Rural and Road Service Upgrades, AK $950,000 Rep. Young, Don 

Federal Lands (Public Lands 

Highways) 

Federal Lands Improvement Project, HI $1,900,000 Sen. Inouye 


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Account Project Amount Requester(s) 

Federal Lands (Public Lands 

Highways) 

FH-24, Banks to Lowman, ID $475,000 Sen. Craig; Sen. Crapo 

Federal Lands (Public Lands 

Highways) 

Flight 93 National Memorial, Public Lands Transportation Needs, PA $4,275,000 Sen. Specter; Sen. Casey; Rep. Shuster; Rep. 

Olver; Rep. Knollenberg; Rep. Murtha 

Federal Lands (Public Lands 

Highways) 

Forest Highway 171 Widening, Butte County, CA $998,450 Rep. Herger 

Federal Lands (Public Lands 

Highways) 

Fort Baker Transportation Upgrades, CA $475,000 Rep. Woolsey 

Federal Lands (Public Lands 

Highways) 

Fort Drum Connector Road, NY $1,425,000 Rep. McHugh; Sen. Schumer 

Federal Lands (Public Lands 

Highways) 

Ft. George Island Access Road, Jacksonville, FL $475,000 Rep. Crenshaw 

Federal Lands (Public Lands 

Highways) 

Grand Teton National Park Pathways System, WY $1,900,000 Sen. Barrasso 

Federal Lands (Public Lands 

Highways) 

Hoover Dam Bypass Bridge, AZ $4,275,000 Sen. Kyl 

Federal Lands (Public Lands 

Highways) 

I-15 Sloan to Apex Interchange, NV $475,000 Rep. Berkley; Sen. Reid 

Federal Lands (Public Lands 

Highways) 

Improved Access to Powers Boulevard, Peterson AFB, CO $2,280,000 Rep. Lamborn; Sen. Salazar 

Federal Lands (Public Lands 

Highways) 

Improved Accessibility to the Cuyahoga National Park, Akron-Peninsula Road, Summit County, OH $475,000 Rep. Sutton; Sen. Voinovich 

Federal Lands (Public Lands 

Highways) 

Improvement to US Highway 70 in Oneida County and Vilas County, WI $712,500 Rep. Kagen 

Federal Lands (Public Lands 

Highways) 

Improvements to SD 73 from US 18 to Jackson County Serving Pine Ridge and Rosebud Reservation, SD $950,000 Sen. Thune 


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Federal Lands (Public Lands 

Highways) 

Infrastructure—Roads Improvement, Tohono O’odham Nation, Sells, AZ $950,000 Rep. Grijalva 

Federal Lands (Public Lands 

Highways) 

Kenel Road (BIA Route 3) Rehabilitation and Resurfacing, Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, Corson County, SD $237,500 Rep. Herseth Sandlin; Sen. Johnson; Sen. Thune 

Federal Lands (Public Lands 

Highways) 

Maintain Infrastructure/Restore Visitor Services for Blue Ridge Parkway, NC $475,000 Rep. Shuler 

Federal Lands (Public Lands 

Highways) 

MD 4 at Suitland Parkway, MD $1,567,500 Rep. Hoyer; Sen. Cardin 

Federal Lands (Public Lands 

Highways) 

Montana Secondary 323 from Ekalaka to Alzada, MT $2,850,000 Sen. Baucus; Rep. Rehberg 

Federal Lands (Public Lands 

Highways) 

Multi-Use Pathway, Sandy Hook, NJ $475,000 Rep. Pallone 

Federal Lands (Public Lands 

Highways) 

Navajo Route 35 Resurfacing Project, UT $950,000 Rep. Matheson 

Federal Lands (Public Lands 

Highways) 

Needles Highway, Needles, CA $3,800,000 Rep. Lewis, Jerry 

Federal Lands (Public Lands 

Highways) 

New Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge Construction Project, MD $950,000 Rep. Hoyer 

Federal Lands (Public Lands 

Highways) 

Onville Road Intersection and Road-Widening Project, Prince William County, VA $950,000 Rep. Wittman 

Federal Lands (Public Lands 

Highways) 

Presidio Transportation Demand Management Project, San Francisco, CA $712,500 Rep. Pelosi 

Federal Lands (Public Lands 

Highways) 

Pyramid Lake Highway Corridor, Sparks, NV $1,425,000 Sen. Reid; Sen. Ensign 

Federal Lands (Public Lands 

Highways) 

Reconstruction of BIA Route 15, Marshall County, SD $475,000 Rep. Herseth Sandlin; Sen. Johnson 

Federal Lands (Public Lands 

Highways) 

Rittiman/Harry Wurzbach Corridor Improvements, San Antonio, TX $950,000 Rep. Smith, L; Rep. Gonzalez 

Federal Lands (Public Lands 

Highways) 

Riverwalk Extension Construction, Lowell National Historical Park, Lowell, MA $712,500 Rep. Tsongas 


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Account Project Amount Requester(s) 

Federal Lands (Public Lands 

Highways) 

Sage Brush Road Project, Navajo Mountain Chapter, AZ $139,650 Rep. Renzi 

Federal Lands (Public Lands 

Highways) 

Sand Dunes Northern Access Road, CO $308,750 Sen. Allard 

Federal Lands (Public Lands 

Highways) 

Seibert Road Improvements, Shiloh, IL $950,000 Rep. Costello 

Federal Lands (Public Lands 

Highways) 

SH 115, Ft. Carson, CO $652,650 Rep. Lamborn; Sen. Salazar; Sen. Allard 

Federal Lands (Public Lands 

Highways) 

SH 13 South of SH 64 Rio Blanco Divide, CO $475,000 Rep. Salazar; Sen. Salazar; Sen. Allard 

Federal Lands (Public Lands 

Highways) 

Skokomish Tribe Reservation Road Improvements, WA $1,330,000 Sen. Murray 

Federal Lands (Public Lands 

Highways) 

Snake Road Safety Improvements, Miccosukee Reservation, FL $760,000 Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario 

Federal Lands (Public Lands 

Highways) 

South Access to the Golden Gate Bridge, Doyle Drive, City and County of San Francisco, CA $2,612,500 Rep. Pelosi; Sen. Boxer 

Federal Lands (Public Lands 

Highways) 

Southern Nevada Beltway Interchanges, NV $2,850,000 Sen. Reid; Sen. Ensign; Rep. Porter; Rep. Berkley 

Federal Lands (Public Lands 

Highways) 

Squaxin Island Access Improvement Project, WA $1,045,000 Sen. Murray 

Federal Lands (Public Lands 

Highways) 

SR-160 Blue Diamond Highway—Las Vegas to Pahrump, NV $2,612,500 Sen. Ensign; Sen. Reid 

Federal Lands (Public Lands 

Highways) 

SR-92 Lehi to Highland, UT $712,500 Rep. Matheson 

Federal Lands (Public Lands 

Highways) 

State Route 88 Pine Grove Corridor Improvement Project, Amador County, CA $180,500 Rep. Lungren 


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Federal Lands (Public Lands 

Highways) 

Stones River National Battlefield Tour Route, TN $950,000 Rep. Gordon 

Federal Lands (Public Lands 

Highways) 

Stoopville Road Traffic Calming Measures Surrounding Dolington National Veterans Cemetery, Bucks County, PA $950,000 Rep. Murphy, Patrick J. 

Federal Lands (Public Lands 

Highways) 

US 491: Navajo 9 to Shiprock, Four-lane upgrade, NM $950,000 Sen. Bingaman 

Federal Lands (Public Lands 

Highways) 

US Highway 199 Improvements, OR $475,000 Rep. DeFazio; Sen. Wyden; Sen. Smith 

Federal Lands (Public Lands 

Highways) 

US Highway 42 Improvements, OR $1,425,000 Rep. DeFazio; Sen. Wyden; Sen. Smith 

Federal Lands (Public Lands 

Highways) 

US Route 1/ VA Route 619 Traffic Circle/Interchange, at the entrance of USMC Quantico Marine Corps 

Base, Prince William County, VA 

$1,187,500 Rep. Wittman; Sen. Webb; Sen Warner 

Federal Lands (Public Lands 

Highways) 

Wolf Trap Performing Arts Multi-Use Trail, Fairfax, VA $1,187,500 Rep. Moran 

Ferry Boats and Terminal Facilities Beale Street Landing/Docking Facility, TN $475,000 Rep. Cohen Ferry Boats and Terminal Facilities Berkeley/Albany Ferry Service in CA $475,000 Rep. Lee Ferry Boats and Terminal Facilities Central Winds Park Water Taxi Project, Winter Springs, FL $190,000 Rep. Mica Ferry Boats and Terminal Facilities City of Gustavus Public Dock and Floats, AK $950,000 Sen. Murkowski Ferry Boats and Terminal Facilities Elizabeth Ferry Terminal, Elizabeth, NJ $475,000 Rep. Sires; Sen. Lautenberg; Sen. Menendez Ferry Boats and Terminal Facilities Engineering and Construction of Glen Cove Ferry and Facilities, Glen Cove, NY $950,000 Rep. King, Peter T.; Sen. Schumer Ferry Boats and Terminal Facilities Excursion Vessel Project, Lorain, OH $475,000 Rep. Sutton Ferry Boats and Terminal Facilities Ferry Landing Improvements, New York City, NY $950,000 Rep. Clarke; Rep. Towns 


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Account Project Amount Requester(s) 

Ferry Boats and Terminal Facilities Ferry Pier Upgrades, Haverstraw, NY $665,000 Rep. Lowey Ferry Boats and Terminal Facilities Ferry Service for Route 240 Bridge Improvements, MO $950,000 Sen. Bond Ferry Boats and Terminal Facilities Ferry Terminal and Transportation Center, Patchogue, NY $475,000 Rep. Bishop, Timothy H. Ferry Boats and Terminal Facilities Hillsborough County Waterborne Transportation Feasibility Study and Demonstration Project, FL $475,000 Rep. Castor Ferry Boats and Terminal Facilities Larkspur Ferry Terminal Parking Improvements, CA $475,000 Rep. Woolsey Ferry Boats and Terminal Facilities Long Island Ferry Dock Construction, Boston, MA $950,000 Sen. Kennedy; Sen. Kerry Ferry Boats and Terminal Facilities Mayport Ferry and Dock Ramp Rehabilitation, Jacksonville, FL $712,500 Rep. Crenshaw; Sen. Nelson, Bill; Sen. Martinez Ferry Boats and Terminal Facilities National Parks of New York Harbor Docks Upgrade, NY $475,000 Rep. Nadler Ferry Boats and Terminal Facilities New Ferry Boat Construction, WA $475,000 Rep. Larsen; Sen. Murray; Sen. Cantwell Ferry Boats and Terminal Facilities Newburgh-Beacon Ferry, NY $1,330,000 Rep. Hall, John J.; Rep. Hinchey Ferry Boats and Terminal Facilities North Carolina Statewide Ferry System, NC $1,900,000 Sen. Dole Ferry Boats and Terminal Facilities Oak Bluffs Terminal Reconstruction Project—Phase II Oak Bluffs, MA $1,900,000 Rep. Delahunt; Rep. Frank, B; Sen. Kennedy; Sen. Kerry Ferry Boats and Terminal Facilities Passenger Ferry Boat, San Juan, PR $2,128,000 Rep. Fortun ̃o 


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Ferry Boats and Terminal Facilities Pleasure Beach Water Taxi Service Project, CT $1,900,000 Rep. Shays Ferry Boats and Terminal Facilities Port Aransas Ferryboat Expansion, Port Aransas, TX $475,000 Rep. Ortiz; Sen. Cornyn Ferry Boats and Terminal Facilities Put-In-Bay, Ohio Ferry Terminal Improvements, OH $475,000 Rep. Kaptur Ferry Boats and Terminal Facilities Rich Passage Wake Impact Project, WA $1,425,000 Rep. Dicks Ferry Boats and Terminal Facilities Rich Passage Wake Impact Study, WA $2,137,500 Sen. Murray Ferry Boats and Terminal Facilities Savannah River Ferry System, GA $475,000 Rep. Barrow; Sen. Chambliss Ferry Boats and Terminal Facilities Vashon Island Passenger Ferry, WA $950,000 Sen. Murray; Sen. Cantwell Ferry Boats and Terminal Facilities Washington State Ferry System, New Vessel Program, WA $475,000 Rep. Inslee; Sen. Murray; Sen. Cantwell Ferry Boats and Terminal Facilities Water Transportation Service Ferry, Town of Winthrop, MA $950,000 Rep. Markey Grade Crossings on Designated 

High Speed Rail Corridors 

Alameda Corridor East Grade Separations, CA $950,000 Sen. Feinstein 

Grade Crossings on Designated 

High Speed Rail Corridors 

Charlotte Rail Improvement and Safety Project (CRISP), Charlotte, NC $760,000 Rep. Watt 

Grade Crossings on Designated 

High Speed Rail Corridors 

Hopson Road Grade Separation, Durham, NC $475,000 Rep. Price, David E. 

Grade Crossings on Designated 

High Speed Rail Corridors 

Lincoln Avenue Grade Separation, Port of Tacoma, WA $950,000 Sen. Murray; Sen. Cantwell 

Grade Crossings on Designated 

High Speed Rail Corridors 

San Gabriel Trench Grade Separation Project- Alameda Corridor East Constructing Authority, CA $1,235,000 Rep. Schiff; Rep. Dreier; Rep. Solis 

Grade Crossings on Designated 

High Speed Rail Corridors 

Shaw Road Extension Project, City of Puyallup, WA $1,900,000 Sen. Murray; Sen. Cantwell 


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Account Project Amount Requester(s) 

Grade Crossings on Designated 

High Speed Rail Corridors 

Southeast High Speed Rail (SEHSR) Corridor Initiative, NC $2,280,000 Rep. Coble 

Grade Crossings on Designated 

High Speed Rail Corridors 

Walker Street Grade Separation, Cary, NC $950,000 Rep. Price, David E. ; Sen. Burr 

Interstate Maintenance Discretionary 9th Street/I-94 Interchange, West Fargo, ND $950,000 Sen. Dorgan; Sen. Conrad; Rep. Pomeroy Interstate Maintenance Discretionary Advanced Traffic Management on I-91 Corridor from Longmeadow to Bernardston, MA $1,900,000 Rep. Olver Interstate Maintenance Discretionary Byram-Clinton Norrell Corridor Project, Hinds County, MS $475,000 Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. Interstate Maintenance Discretionary Columbia River Crossing, OR $3,325,000 Sen. Wyden; Sen. Smith; Rep. Blumenauer; Rep. Wu Interstate Maintenance Discretionary Columbia River Crossing, WA $1,330,000 Sen. Murray; Rep. Baird; Sen. Cantwell Interstate Maintenance Discretionary Construction of On/Off Ramps Connecting I-20 to Cotton Flat Road, Midland, TX $380,000 Rep. Conaway Interstate Maintenance Discretionary Decking and Sidewalk Replacement on the Central Avenue Overpass, South Charleston, WV $237,500 Rep. Capito Interstate Maintenance Discretionary Encinitas Blvd/Interstate 5 Interchange Environmental Review, CA $285,000 Rep. Bilbray Interstate Maintenance Discretionary Environmental Design, ROW Acquisition and Project Report for the I-215/University Parkway Project, San Bernadino, CA $508,250 Rep. Lewis, Jerry Interstate Maintenance Discretionary Galbraith Road Interchange (Exit) Northbound I-75, OH $712,500 Rep. Chabot Interstate Maintenance Discretionary H-1 Kinau Off Ramp, HI $5,700,000 Sen. Inouye 


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Interstate Maintenance Discretionary I-10 at Grove Avenue and Fourth Street Interchange and Grove Avenue Corridor, Ontario, CA $475,000 Rep. Baca Interstate Maintenance Discretionary I-10 Connector Project, Dothan, AL $950,000 Sen. Sessions Interstate Maintenance Discretionary I-10 Interchange at Pecue Lane, LA $475,000 Sen. Vitter; Sen. Landrieu; Rep. Cazayoux Interstate Maintenance Discretionary I-10 Reconstruction from Las Cruces to milepost 165, NM $1,900,000 Sen. Bingaman Interstate Maintenance Discretionary I-10/Cherry and I-10/Citrus Interchanges Reconstruction, San Bernardino, CA $475,000 Rep. Baca Interstate Maintenance Discretionary I-10/Ramon Road/Bob Hope Interchange Improvements, CA $475,000 Rep. Bono-Mack Interstate Maintenance Discretionary I-12 Sound Walls, LA $475,000 Sen. Vitter Interstate Maintenance Discretionary I-15/Railroad Canyon Road Interchange ROW acquisition, Lake Elsinore, CA $237,500 Rep. Issa Interstate Maintenance Discretionary I-20 and Lee Road Widening, GA $475,000 Rep. Scott, David Interstate Maintenance Discretionary I-205/Lammers Road Interchange Improvements, Tracy, CA $950,000 Rep. McNerney Interstate Maintenance Discretionary I-235/US 54 and I-235/Central Ave Interchange, KS $380,000 Rep. Tiahrt; Sen. Roberts; Sen. Brownback Interstate Maintenance Discretionary I-25 North from SH 56 to US 34, CO $1,900,000 Sen. Salazar; Sen. Allard Interstate Maintenance Discretionary I-280 Veterans Glass Skyway Lighting Enhancement, OH $950,000 Rep. Kaptur Interstate Maintenance Discretionary I-280/I-880/Stevens Creek Interchange Project, San Jose, CA $950,000 Rep. Honda Interstate Maintenance Discretionary I-35/NE36th Street Interchange, Ankeny, IA $712,500 Rep. Boswell 


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Account Project Amount Requester(s) 

Interstate Maintenance Discretionary I-35W Congestion Relief, TX $1,805,000 Sen. Cornyn; Sen. Hutchison; Rep. Granger; Rep. Burgess Interstate Maintenance Discretionary I-35W North Congestion Mitigation and Design, MN $950,000 Sen. Coleman; Sen. Klobuchar Interstate Maintenance Discretionary I-405 Cherry Ramp Improvements, CA $237,500 Rep. Richardson Interstate Maintenance Discretionary I-44 Crossroads Interchange Study, MO $152,000 Rep. Blunt Interstate Maintenance Discretionary I-44 Pavement Improvements from Glenstone Avenue to Kansas Expressway, Greene County, MO $950,000 Sen. Bond Interstate Maintenance Discretionary I-44 Pavement Improvements from US-65 to Glenstone Avenue, MO $950,000 Sen. Bond Interstate Maintenance Discretionary I-540 Interchange Improvements, Washington and Benton Counties, AR $1,900,000 Sen. Lincoln; Sen. Pryor; Rep. Boozman Interstate Maintenance Discretionary I-55 at Rt. M, MO $475,000 Rep. Carnahan Interstate Maintenance Discretionary I-580 HOV Lanes, Alameda County, CA $475,000 Rep. Tauscher; Rep. McNerney Interstate Maintenance Discretionary I-580/US 395 (Meadowood Interchange), Washoe County, NV $1,254,000 Rep. Heller; Sen. Reid Interstate Maintenance Discretionary I-66 Widening from Route 29 to Route 15/Interchange construction at Route 15, Prince William County, VA $190,000 Rep. Davis, T Interstate Maintenance Discretionary I-70 Colorado River Bridge, CO $475,000 Rep. Salazar; Sen. Salazar; Sen. Allard Interstate Maintenance Discretionary I-70 Improvements, Frederick County, MD $712,500 Rep. Bartlett; Sen. Cardin 


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Interstate Maintenance Discretionary I-70 Viaduct Realignment, Topeka, KS $950,000 Rep. Boyda; Sen. Brownback; Sen. Roberts Interstate Maintenance Discretionary I-70/Stapleton Interchange, Denver, CO $1,900,000 Sen. Salazar; Sen. Allard; Rep. DeGette Interstate Maintenance Discretionary I-710 Atlantic Blvd/Bandini Blvd On and Off-Ramp Interchange Modifications, Vernon, CA $570,000 Rep. Roybal-Allard Interstate Maintenance Discretionary I-75 at South Dixie Drive/Central Avenue Interchange Improvements, OH $95,000 Rep. Turner; Sen. Voinovich Interstate Maintenance Discretionary I-75 Widening, Rockcastle County, KY $712,500 Rep. Rogers, Harold Interstate Maintenance Discretionary I-75/Griffin Road Interchange, Southwest Ranches, FL $1,425,000 Rep. Wasserman Schultz Interstate Maintenance Discretionary I-81 Improvements, MD $95,000 Rep. Bartlett Interstate Maintenance Discretionary I-84 Broadway Avenue to Gowen Road Widening, Boise, ID $475,000 Rep. Simpson; Sen. Craig; Sen. Crapo Interstate Maintenance Discretionary I-84 Improvements between Caldwell and Nampa, ID $1,425,000 Rep. Sali; Sen. Craig; Sen. Crapo Interstate Maintenance Discretionary I-84 Three Mile Hill Truck Climbing Lane, near the City of Ontario in Malheur County, OR $475,000 Rep. Walden; Sen. Wyden; Sen. Smith Interstate Maintenance Discretionary I-85 NB Viaduct at SR 400 NB—Exit Lane, GA $475,000 Sen. Chambliss; Rep. Lewis. John Interstate Maintenance Discretionary I-85 Widening, NC $1,425,000 Sen. Burr; Sen. Dole; Rep. Hayes; Rep. Watt Interstate Maintenance Discretionary I-94/I-275 Interchange Ramp Reconstruction, Romulus, MI $475,000 Rep. Dingell; Sen. Levin; Sen. Stabenow Interstate Maintenance Discretionary I-95 / US 301 Interchange Improvement Project, SC $950,000 Sen. Graham; Rep. Clyburn; Rep. Barrett Interstate Maintenance Discretionary I-95 and SC 327 Interchange Improvement, SC $285,000 Rep. Spratt 


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Account Project Amount Requester(s) 

Interstate Maintenance Discretionary I-95 Interchange at Yamato Road and Spanish River Boulevard Project, City of Boca Raton, FL $950,000 Rep. Klein; Rep. Wexler Interstate Maintenance Discretionary I-95 Interchange with SR 202 (Butler Blvd.), Jacksonville, FL $1,805,000 Rep. Crenshaw; Sen. Martinez Interstate Maintenance Discretionary I-95 Pawtucket River Bridge Replacement, RI $1,900,000 Sen. Whitehouse; Sen. Reed; Rep. Langevin; Rep. Kennedy Interstate Maintenance Discretionary I-95 Toll Facility Rehabilitation and Highway Speed E-ZPass Improvements, Newark, DE $2,375,000 Sen. Carper; Sen. Biden; Rep. Castle Interstate Maintenance Discretionary I-95/Fairfax County Parkway Interchange, VA $1,900,000 Sen. Webb; Rep. Davis, Tom; Rep. Moran, James P. Interstate Maintenance Discretionary Improvements on I-90 from the Lawrence County Line to Exit 32, SD $1,900,000 Sen. Thune Interstate Maintenance Discretionary Improvements to I-25 between Denver and El Paso County, CO $332,500 Rep. Tancredo; Sen. Allard; Sen. Salazar Interstate Maintenance Discretionary Interchange at I-5 and French Camp Road, and Arch-Sperry Road Construction, Stockton, CA $950,000 Rep. McNerney Interstate Maintenance Discretionary Interchange at Interstate 225, CO $1,425,000 Sen. Allard; Sen. Salazar; Rep. Perlmutter Interstate Maintenance Discretionary Interstate 25 Reconstruction, Glenrock to Casper Hat Six Section, WY $1,900,000 Sen. Enzi; Sen. Barrasso Interstate Maintenance Discretionary Interstate 29 Reconstruction/Utility Relocation, Sioux City, IA $1,092,500 Sen. Grassley; Sen. Harkin; Rep. King, Steve Interstate Maintenance Discretionary Interstate 805 Managed Lanes, CA $475,000 Rep. Davis, Susan A; Sen. Boxer Interstate Maintenance Discretionary Interstate Noise Study Evaluation, DeKalb, Fulton, Clayton Counties, GA $570,000 Rep. Johnson, Jr., Henry C. Hank; Rep. Lewis, John 


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Interstate Maintenance Discretionary Kapolei Interchange Complex, HI $475,000 Rep. Abercrombie Interstate Maintenance Discretionary Kentucky-Ohio River Bridges Project, KY $950,000 Rep. Yarmuth Interstate Maintenance Discretionary Lincoln Parish/I-20 Transportation Corridor, LA $475,000 Sen. Landrieu Interstate Maintenance Discretionary New Interchange for Interstate 93, MA $712,500 Rep. Tsongas Interstate Maintenance Discretionary Noise Wall Along I-520 in the Vicinity of Glenn Hills Drive, Augusta, GA $760,000 Rep. Barrow Interstate Maintenance Discretionary Pavement Rehabilitation on I-26 from North of NC 146 to North of the Henderson County Line, NC $950,000 Rep. Shuler; Sen. Dole Interstate Maintenance Discretionary Pedestrian Bridges over Interstate 80, Iowa City, Johnson County, IA $475,000 Rep. Loebsack Interstate Maintenance Discretionary Ports-to-Plains Trade Corridor (Texas Portion), TX $475,000 Rep. Neugebauer Interstate Maintenance Discretionary Ranchero Road Corridor Project, Hesperia, CA $650,750 Rep. Lewis, Jerry Interstate Maintenance Discretionary Rancho Cucamonga, CA I15/Baseline Rd. Interchange, CA $712,500 Rep. Dreier Interstate Maintenance Discretionary Redesign and Reconstruction of I-235 and Kellogg Interchange, Wichita, KS $950,000 Sen. Roberts; Sen. Brownback; Rep. Tiahrt Interstate Maintenance Discretionary Rehabilitation of I-471 between I-275 and the Ohio River, Campbell County, KY $380,000 Rep. Davis, Geoff Interstate Maintenance Discretionary Resurfacing and Reconstruction of I-80 Between Rock Springs and Rawlins, Sweetwater County, WY $380,000 Rep. Cubin; Sen. Enzi Interstate Maintenance Discretionary San Diego Freeway (I-405) Widening and Improvement, CA $380,000 Rep. Rohrabacher Interstate Maintenance Discretionary San Diego Freeway (I-5) Widening and Improvement, CA $237,500 Rep. Calvert 


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Interstate Maintenance Discretionary South Carolina Department of Transportation’s I-95/S-301 Interchange, SC $3,562,500 Rep. Clyburn; Sen. Graham Interstate Maintenance Discretionary SR-56 Connectors and I-5 Widening, CA $475,000 Rep. Bilbray Interstate Maintenance Discretionary SR-91 Congestion Relief Project, Orange County, CA $237,500 Rep. Miller, Gary G. Interstate Maintenance Discretionary State of Delaware Turnpike Improvements Project $855,000 Rep. Castle; Sen. Biden; Sen. Carper Interstate Maintenance Discretionary Statewide Interstate Rehabilitation Program, SC $475,000 Rep. Inglis Interstate Maintenance Discretionary The Eola Road and I-88 Interchange Project, IL $950,000 Rep. Foster Interstate Maintenance Discretionary Third Army Road/Interstate 75 Interchange Construction, GA $712,500 Sen. Chambliss; Sen. Isakson Interstate Maintenance Discretionary Turnpike Improvement Project: SR1 and I-95, DE $1,900,000 Sen. Biden; Sen. Carper Interstate Maintenance Discretionary U.S. 59/Alabama Grade Separation Project, St. Joseph, MO $950,000 Rep. Graves Interstate Maintenance Discretionary US 17 in Onslow County, NC $950,000 Sen. Dole Interstate Maintenance Discretionary Wilmington Avenue Interchange Modification at the I-405 Freeway, CA $712,500 Rep. Richardson Maritime Administration Marview $1,900,000 Sen. Cochran Operations (FAA) Medallion Program, AK $2,375,000 Sen. Murkowski Operations (FAA) Professional Aerial Application Support System (PAASS), AR $47,500 Rep. Berry Operations and Research (NHTSA) Plastic and Composite Vehicles Research $475,000 Sen. Murray 


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Rail Line Relocation and Improvement Program COLT Overpass over US 63, Boone County, MO $950,000 Sen. Bond Rail Line Relocation and Improvement Program Downeast Rail Rehabilitation, ME $190,000 Rep. Michaud; Sen. Collins; Sen. Snowe Rail Line Relocation and Improvement Program East Belt Railroad Grade Crossing Safety Improvements, Houston, TX $475,000 Rep. Green, Gene Rail Line Relocation and Improvement Program Elevated Railroad Track Project, Claremore, OK $332,500 Rep. Boren Rail Line Relocation and Improvement Program Grand Rapids Amtrak Railroad Relocation, MI $3,800,000 Rep. Ehlers Rail Line Relocation and Improvement Program High Speed Passenger Railroad Service, Duluth, MN $475,000 Rep. Oberstar Rail Line Relocation and Improvement Program Intermodal Terminal Facility and Track Railroad Relocation, Sacramento, CA $950,000 Rep. Matsui; Rep. Thompson, Mike; Sen. Fein- stein; Sen. Boxer Rail Line Relocation and Improvement Program Lackawaxen Interchange Rehabilitation, Pike County, PA $47,500 Rep. Carney Rail Line Relocation and Improvement Program Passenger Rail Corridor CREATE Projects, Chicago, IL $1,900,000 Sen. Durbin Rail Line Relocation and Improvement Program Pecos Street Grade Separation, Adams County, CO $190,000 Rep. Perlmutter Rail Line Relocation and Improvement Program Phase 3 Rail Rehabilitation in Redwood Falls, MN $950,000 Sen. Klobuchar Rail Line Relocation and Improvement Program Quad Cities Track Improvement, IL $475,000 Rep. Hare Rail Line Relocation and Improvement Program Railroad Bridge Rehabilitation, El Dorado, AR $332,500 Rep. Ross Rail Line Relocation and Improvement Program Railroad Bridge Rehabilitation, Perry County, IN $380,000 Rep. Hill Rail Line Relocation and Improvement Program Railroad Grade Crossing Safety Improvement, Huntington, NY $95,000 Rep. Israel 


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Rail Line Relocation and Improvement Program Railroad Relocation Planning, Terre Haute, IN $475,000 Rep. Ellsworth Rail Line Relocation and Improvement Program Short Line Rehabilitating, Salem, NJ $950,000 Sen. Menendez; Sen. Lautenberg Rail Line Relocation and Improvement Program Southeast 44th Avenue Railroad Crossing Improvements, Des Moines, IA $237,500 Rep. Boswell Rail Line Relocation and Improvement Program Stourbridge Line Maintenance and Repair, Honesdale, PA $95,000 Rep. Carney Rail Line Relocation and Improvement Program Track Repair and Replacement, Coos County, NH $475,000 Rep. Hodes Rail Line Relocation and Improvement Program Transbay Transit Center, San Francisco, CA $1,900,000 Sen. Boxer; Rep. Pelosi Rail Line Relocation and Improvement Program West Freight Access Project, Port of Vancouver, WA $950,000 Sen. Murray; Sen. Cantwell Rail Line Relocation and Improvement Program Zanesville-Muskingum County Port Authority, OH $475,000 Rep. Space Research (FTA) BuSolutions Advance Transit Research, MI $1,662,500 Rep. Knollenberg; Sen. Levin Research (FTA) Capital Area Regional Transportation Plan, LA $285,000 Rep. Cazayoux Research (FTA) Community Transportation Association of America Nationwide JOBLINKS $1,520,000 Rep. Olver Research (FTA) Greater Hartford Integrated Mass Transit Planning Study, Hartford, CT $475,000 Rep. Larson Research (FTA) Missouri Transportation Institute $950,000 Sen. Bond Research (FTA) Project TRANSIT, Philadelphia, PA $570,000 Rep. Fattah Research (FTA) WVU Exhaust Emissions Testing Initiative, WV $475,000 Sen. Byrd Research and Development (FRA) Constructed Facilities Center at West Virginia University, WV $237,500 Sen. Byrd 


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Research and Development (FRA) Ohio Hub Cleveland—Columbus Rail Corridor, OH $475,000 Sen. Brown; Rep. Sutton; Rep. Turner Research and Development (FRA) PEERS Rail Grade Crossing Safety, IL $475,000 Sen. Durbin Research and Development (FRA) Track Stability Technology, Marshall University, WV $475,000 Sen. Byrd; Rep. Rahall Research, Engineering and Development (FAA) Advanced Materials in Transport Aircraft Structures $475,000 Sen. Murray Research, Engineering and Development (FAA) Advanced Materials Performance Research, National Institute for Aviation Research, Wichita State Univer- sity, Wichita, KS $2,375,000 Sen. Brownback; Sen. Roberts; Rep. Tiahrt Research, Engineering and Development (FAA) Center for Runway Safety Systems, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS $712,500 Sen. Brownback Surface Transportation Priorities 146th Street Corridor Extension from the Hamilton County Line to I-65, Boone County, IN $855,000 Sen. Lugar; Rep. Buyer Surface Transportation Priorities 159th and US 69 Interchange Improvements, Overland Park, KS $950,000 Sen. Roberts; Sen. Brownback Surface Transportation Priorities 21st Street North Railroad Overpass (Broadway to I-135), Wichita, KS $380,000 Rep. Tiahrt Surface Transportation Priorities 4-Laning of Airport Road, Gadsden, AL $475,000 Rep. Aderholt Surface Transportation Priorities 4-Laning of Hwy 84 from Vidalia to Toledo Bend, LA $285,000 Rep. Alexander; Sen. Vitter Surface Transportation Priorities 55th Street East Grade Separation, Minot, ND $950,000 Sen. Dorgan; Sen. Conrad Surface Transportation Priorities 5th and Market Street Transportation Improvements, PA $475,000 Sen. Specter Surface Transportation Priorities 75th and 79th Street Improvements, IL $237,500 Rep. Jackson Surface Transportation Priorities Alameda Corridor East Grade Separations, Riverside County, CA $570,000 Rep. Calvert; Rep. Bono-Mack Surface Transportation Priorities Alameda Corridor East Grade Separations, San Gabriel Valley, CA $570,000 Rep. Dreier; Rep. Schiff; Rep. Solis Surface Transportation Priorities Allen Creek Greenway, Ann Arbor, MI $237,500 Rep. Dingell Surface Transportation Priorities Anchor Lake Project, MS $950,000 Sen. Cochran Surface Transportation Priorities Ann Arbor-Detroit Regional Rail Project, MI $950,000 Sen. Stabenow; Sen. Levin Surface Transportation Priorities Artesia Road Bypass, MS $950,000 Sen. Cochran; Sen. Wicker Surface Transportation Priorities Assessment of Transit-Oriented Development Along Phase II of the Gold Line Foothill Extension, Monrovia, 

CA 

$237,500 Rep. Dreier 


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Surface Transportation Priorities Avenue 52 Grade Separation, over Union Pacific Railroad tracks and Grapefruit Blvd, Coachella, CA $380,000 Rep. Bono-Mack Surface Transportation Priorities Bayside Promenade, ME $760,000 Sen. Snowe; Sen. Collins Surface Transportation Priorities Bella Vista Bypass (Arkansas portion), Bella Vista, AR $380,000 Rep. Boozman; Sen. Lincoln; Sen. Pryor Surface Transportation Priorities Bike and Pedestrian Trails, City of Whiting, IN $475,000 Rep. Visclosky Surface Transportation Priorities Bland Street Improvements, Bland, MO $285,000 Sen. Bond Surface Transportation Priorities Blind Pass Road Reconstruction, St. Pete Beach, FL $175,750 Rep. Young, C. W. Bill Surface Transportation Priorities Bonneville/Clark One-Way Couplet, NV $475,000 Sen. Reid Surface Transportation Priorities Bossier Parish Congestion Relief Plan, LA $950,000 Sen. Landrieu; Sen. Vitter Surface Transportation Priorities Campus Loop Road Extension for St. John Fisher College, NY $475,000 Sen. Schumer; Rep Kuhl Surface Transportation Priorities Cesar Chavez Blvd/Calexico-West Port of Entry Congestion Improvements, CA $2,850,000 Sen. Boxer Surface Transportation Priorities Chattanooga to Nashville High Speed Ground Transportation Corridor, Chattanooga, TN $570,000 Rep. Wamp Surface Transportation Priorities Chester Bridge Deck Repair and Rehabilitation, Perry County, MO $475,000 Rep. Emerson Surface Transportation Priorities Church Street Overpass, AL $950,000 Rep. Cramer Surface Transportation Priorities City of Isanti Pedestrian Bridge over TH 65, Isanti, MN $950,000 Rep. Oberstar Surface Transportation Priorities City of Tuscaloosa Downtown Revitalization Project -University Blvd and Greensboro Avenue, AL $3,800,000 Sen. Shelby Surface Transportation Priorities Cline Avenue Extension, East Chicago, IN $950,000 Sen. Bayh Surface Transportation Priorities Clinton Street Bridge Replacement, Fort Wayne, IN $712,500 Rep. Souder; Sen. Bayh; Sen. LugarSurface Transportation Priorities Clippership Linear Pedestrian Path and Bikeway, City of Medford, MA $475,000 Rep. Markey Surface Transportation Priorities Coalfields Expressway, WV $4,750,000 Sen. Byrd Surface Transportation Priorities College of the Holy Cross-McKeon Road Safety and Gateway Improvement, MA $475,000 Rep. McGovern 


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Surface Transportation Priorities Commonwealth Avenue Improvements, Boston, MA $475,000 Rep. Capuano Surface Transportation Priorities Community Transportation Association of America Nationwide JOBLINKS $855,000 Rep. Olver Surface Transportation Priorities CR 302 Repaving, Grimes County, TX $760,000 Rep. Edwards, Chet Surface Transportation Priorities Crooks Road Widening and Concrete Replacement, Clawson and Royal Oak, MI $570,000 Rep. Knollenberg Surface Transportation Priorities Decordova Traffic Signal and Turn Lane Upgrade, TX $380,000 Rep. Edwards, Chet Surface Transportation Priorities Delta Highway 65 Study/Expansion, LA $142,500 Rep. Alexander Surface Transportation Priorities Design and Construction of the John Young Parkway/Pleasant Hill Road Intersection Improvements, Osceola County, FL $95,000 Rep. Weldon; Sen. Nelson, Bill Surface Transportation Priorities Design and Engineering for the Western and Eastern Rail Trolley Extension, Fort Smith, AR $237,500 Rep. Boozman Surface Transportation Priorities Design and Planning of the North Perimeter Transportation Corridor, Opelika, AL $213,750 Rep. Rogers, Michael D; Sen. Sessions Surface Transportation Priorities Downtown Revitalization (I-44 to 2nd Street), Lawton, OK $95,000 Rep. Cole; Sen. Inhofe Surface Transportation Priorities Downtown Streetscape Improvement, White Plains, NY $285,000 Rep. Lowey; Sen. Schumer Surface Transportation Priorities East Texas Higher Speed Rail Feasibility Study, TX $285,000 Sen. Hutchison Surface Transportation Priorities Edison Road Extension Project Orange, CT $237,500 Rep. DeLauro Surface Transportation Priorities Edward T. Breathitt (Pennyrile) Parkway Extension Project, KY $2,280,000 Sen. McConnell; Rep. Whitfield Surface Transportation Priorities El Camino East/West Corridor, Winnfield, LA $475,000 Sen. Landrieu; Sen. Vitter Surface Transportation Priorities Engineering Study for the Rickenbacker Intermodal East-West Connector, OH $522,500 Sen. Voinovich; Rep. Hobson; Sen. Brown Surface Transportation Priorities Establishment of Railroad Quiet Zones in the Town of Hamburg, NY $475,000 Sen. Schumer Surface Transportation Priorities FM509 Extension, Harlingen, TX $475,000 Sen. Hutchison; Sen. Cornyn Surface Transportation Priorities Fort Sam Houston Access, TX $427,500 Rep. Rodriguez; Rep. Gonzalez Surface Transportation Priorities Fraser Street Improvements, State College, PA $475,000 Rep. Peterson, John E.; Sen. Casey Surface Transportation Priorities Gate and Intersection Improvements at Fort Lee, VA $1,425,000 Sen. Warner; Sen. Webb; Rep. Scott; Rep. Forbes Surface Transportation Priorities Garfield Avenue at Slauson Avenue Intersection, Commerce, CA $475,000 Rep. Roybal-Allard 


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Surface Transportation Priorities Freedom Road Transportation Improvement Project, PA $1,662,500 Sen. Specter; Sen. Casey Surface Transportation Priorities Grade Separation Stevens Point, WI $475,000 Rep. Obey; Sen. Kohl Surface Transportation Priorities Grand Lagoon Bridge Replacement and Thomas Drive Widening Project, FL $332,500 Rep. Boyd Surface Transportation Priorities Granite Falls Alternate Route, WA $2,375,000 Sen. Murray; Sen. Cantwell; Rep. Larsen, Rick Surface Transportation Priorities Great Miami Boulevard Extension, Dayton, OH $570,000 Sen. Voinovich; Rep. Turner Surface Transportation Priorities Harden Street Improvements—Phase II, SC $950,000 Sen. Graham Surface Transportation Priorities Harney Way Roadway Improvements, CA $475,000 Rep. Pelosi Surface Transportation Priorities Heckscher Drive Widening and Bridge Replacement, Jacksonville, FL $190,000 Rep. Crenshaw Surface Transportation Priorities Henderson Street Bridge Construction at the Trinity River, Fort Worth, TX $1,520,000 Sen. Hutchison; Sen. Cornyn; Rep. Granger Surface Transportation Priorities Highway 100 Extension from Edgewood Road to Highway 30, Cedar Rapids, IA $950,000 Sen. Harkin; Sen. Grassley Surface Transportation Priorities Highway 14, Waseca to Owatonna, MN $2,375,000 Sen. Coleman; Sen. Klobuchar; Rep. Walz Surface Transportation Priorities Highway 53 Interchanges, WI $1,900,000 Rep. Obey Surface Transportation Priorities Highway 75 Revitalization Project, AL $237,500 Sen. Sessions Surface Transportation Priorities Highway 9 Improvements, MS $2,850,000 Sen. Cochran Surface Transportation Priorities Hockanum River Linear Park Trail Extension, East Hartford, CT $475,000 Rep. Larson Surface Transportation Priorities Holmes Avenue Bridge Overpass, AL $475,000 Rep. Cramer Surface Transportation Priorities Hwy 169 Corridor Project Environmental Assessment, Preliminary Engineering and Planning, Humboldt, IA $760,000 Rep. Latham Surface Transportation Priorities Improvements to 61st Avenue, City of Hobart, IN, $475,000 Rep. Visclosky Surface Transportation Priorities Improvements to Central Avenue, City of Portage, IN $475,000 Rep. Visclosky Surface Transportation Priorities Improvements to the Route 60 Bridges over the James River, MO $1,187,500 Sen. Bond; Rep. Blunt 


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Surface Transportation Priorities Intersection Modernization, Synchronization, and Re-pavement, Bell, CA $427,500 Rep. Roybal-Allard Surface Transportation Priorities Interstate 430-630 Interchange Improvements, Little Rock, AR $1,900,000 Sen. Lincoln; Sen. Pryor; Rep. Snyder Surface Transportation Priorities Interstate 69, TX $617,500 Sen. Hutchison; Sen. Cornyn; Rep. Hall, Ralph M.; 

Rep. Jackson-Lee; Rep. Ortiz; Rep. Hinojosa; Rep. Brady, Kevin 

Surface Transportation Priorities Irving Boulevard Corridor Enhancement Project, Irving, TX $380,000 Rep. Sessions Surface Transportation Priorities Isabel Swamp Road, Washington Parish, LA $427,500 Sen. Landrieu Surface Transportation Priorities Jefferson Avenue Rehabilitation Project, NY $950,000 Rep. Slaughter; Sen. Schumer Surface Transportation Priorities Joplin Downtown Revitalization, MO $950,000 Sen. Bond Surface Transportation Priorities K-7 Corridor Study from 183rd St to 119th Street in Olathe, KS $712,500 Sen. Roberts; Sen. Brownback Surface Transportation Priorities King Coal Highway, WV $4,750,000 Sen. Byrd Surface Transportation Priorities Kittitas Highway Safety and Roadway Improvements, Kittitas County, WA $332,500 Rep. Hastings, Doc; Sen. Murray Surface Transportation Priorities LA 28, Vernon Parish, LA $1,900,000 Sen. Landrieu; Sen. Vitter Surface Transportation Priorities Lake Charles Riverfront Development Plan $237,500 Sen. Landrieu; Sen. Vitter Surface Transportation Priorities Lake Mead Parkway, Phase 2, NV $237,500 Sen. Reid Surface Transportation Priorities Lake Metroparks Greenway Corridor Overhead Crossing of Norfolk and Southern Railroad, Painesville City, 

OH 

$570,000 Rep. LaTourette 

Surface Transportation Priorities Landscape Connectivity Study for Massachusetts, UMass-Amherst, MA $285,000 Rep. Olver Surface Transportation Priorities Lemon Street Reconstruction and Street Enhancements, FL $380,000 Rep. Bilirakis Surface Transportation Priorities Lenwood Road Grade Separation Project, CA $237,500 Rep. McKeon Surface Transportation Priorities Loop Road Project, TX $950,000 Rep. Rodriguez Surface Transportation Priorities Mass. Ave. Construction, Town of Arlington, MA $475,000 Rep. Markey Surface Transportation Priorities MD 246- MD 235 to Saratoga Drive, MD $712,500 Rep. Hoyer Surface Transportation Priorities Midtown Redevelopment Transportation Infrastructure Improvements, NY $950,000 Rep. Slaughter; Sen. Schumer 


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Surface Transportation Priorities Midwest City I-40/Hudiburg Drive Beautification, OK $475,000 Rep. Cole; Sen. Inhofe Surface Transportation Priorities Milwaukee Avenue Rehabilitation, IL $950,000 Rep. Emanuel Surface Transportation Priorities Milwaukee Intermodal Station Improvements to Train Shed and Platforms, WI $1,425,000 Sen. Kohl Surface Transportation Priorities Mon/Fayette Expressway, Uniontown to Brownsville, Fayette County, PA $760,000 Rep. Murtha Surface Transportation Priorities Monterey Bay Sanctuary Scenic Trail, CA $475,000 Rep. Farr Surface Transportation Priorities Morehead/Rowan County Airport Access Road, KY $902,500 Rep. Rogers, Harold Surface Transportation Priorities Morse Street Bridge Construction and Renovation, Norwood, MA $665,000 Rep. Lynch Surface Transportation Priorities N.A. Sandifer Highway, MS $299,250 Sen. Cochran; Sen. Wicker Surface Transportation Priorities New York State Route 12 $475,000 Sen. Schumer; Rep. Arcuri, Michael A. Surface Transportation Priorities Noise Abatement Along K96, I-235 and Meridian Avenue, Wichita, KS $237,500 Rep. Tiahrt; Sen. Brownback Surface Transportation Priorities North Access Road at Jacksonville International Airport, FL $570,000 Rep. Crenshaw Surface Transportation Priorities North Brother Island Pathway Construction, Bronx, NY $950,000 Rep. Serrano Surface Transportation Priorities North Fond du Lac Railyard Overpass, Village of North Fond du Lac, WI $570,000 Rep. Petri; Sen. Kohl Surface Transportation Priorities North Lake Shore Drive Rehabilitation, IL $1,425,000 Rep. Emanuel Surface Transportation Priorities Northside Drive, MS $1,900,000 Sen. Cochran Surface Transportation Priorities Northwestern Roundabouts in West Bloomfield Township and Farmington Hills, MI $712,500 Rep. Knollenberg Surface Transportation Priorities NY-02 Package Delivery Demonstration Project, NY $712,500 Rep. Israel Surface Transportation Priorities Overpass, Marion, AR $950,000 Rep. Berry Surface Transportation Priorities Page Extension Phase II, MO $950,000 Sen. Bond; Rep. Akin Surface Transportation Priorities Palm Bay Parkway, FL $712,500 Rep. Weldon; Sen. Nelson, Bill 


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Surface Transportation Priorities Pedestrian and Roadway Improvements to the North, Mill and Cleveland Streets Corridor, OH $380,000 Rep. LaTourette Surface Transportation Priorities Pedestrian Bridge Over State Hwy 21 at Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL $237,500 Rep. Rogers, Michael D Surface Transportation Priorities Peters Road Extension, Plaquemines Parish, LA $617,500 Sen. Landrieu; Sen. Vitter Surface Transportation Priorities Planning, Design and Engineering Study for the I-495/Route 9 Interchange, Westborough, MA $285,000 Rep. McGovern Surface Transportation Priorities Plaza del Sol Project, Village of Angel Fire, NM $216,125 Sen. Domenici; Sen. Bingaman Surface Transportation Priorities Port Industrial Road Improvement Project, WA $3,800,000 Sen. Murray; Sen. Cantwell Surface Transportation Priorities Port of Oswego Connector Project, Oswego, NY $237,500 Rep. McHugh Surface Transportation Priorities Potrero Boulevard/SR 60 Interchange, Beaumont, CA $855,000 Rep. Lewis, Jerry Surface Transportation Priorities Quinnipiac River Linear Trail Wallingford, CT $1,425,000 Rep. DeLauro; Rep. Murphy, Christopher S.; Sen. 

Lieberman 

Surface Transportation Priorities Railroad Grade Separation Undercrossing, Livingston, MT $332,500 Rep. Rehberg; Sen. Baucus Surface Transportation Priorities Rails-to-Trails Project Connecting US 1 to Colbert, Flagler County, FL $237,500 Rep. Mica Surface Transportation Priorities Rancho Vista Blvd (Ave P) Project, Palmdale, CA $475,000 Rep. McKeon Surface Transportation Priorities Realignment and Intersection Improvements on PA Route 248, Bath, PA $570,000 Rep. Dent Surface Transportation Priorities Reconstruction of Riverside Drive, CT $950,000 Sen. Dodd; Sen. Lieberman Surface Transportation Priorities Replacement of Retaining Walls on Route 116, Ashfield and Conway, MA $1,615,000 Rep. Olver Surface Transportation Priorities ReTrac Project Enhancements, Reno, NV $237,500 Sen. Reid; Sen. Ensign Surface Transportation Priorities Road improvements on Powderhouse Road from SD 42 to Madison Street, Sioux Falls, SD $2,850,000 Sen. Johnson Surface Transportation Priorities Roadway improvements to Winston County Industrial Park Road, Winston County, AL $95,000 Rep. Aderholt Surface Transportation Priorities Route 1 and Route 34 Connector, CT $475,000 Sen. Lieberman Surface Transportation Priorities Route 1/Route 123 Interchange Improvements, VA $950,000 Sen. Webb Surface Transportation Priorities Route 150, MO $950,000 Sen. Bond Surface Transportation Priorities Route 160 Safety and Roadway Improvements, Taney County, MO $665,000 Rep. Emerson 


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Surface Transportation Priorities Route 20-Route 75 Interchange Reconfiguration, Windsor Locks, CT $475,000 Rep. Larson Surface Transportation Priorities Route 22 Sustainable Corridor Plan, NJ $570,000 Rep. Frelinghuysen; Rep. Ferguson Surface Transportation Priorities Route 5 Improvements in Laclede and Camden Counties, MO $950,000 Sen. Bond Surface Transportation Priorities Route 60/65 Interchange Improvements, Greene Cnty, MO $237,500 Rep. Blunt Surface Transportation Priorities Route 67—Poplar Bluff Industrial Park Bypass, Butler County, MO $665,000 Rep. Emerson Surface Transportation Priorities Route 76 Bridge Rehabilitation at Lake Taneycomo, MO $427,500 Rep. Blunt Surface Transportation Priorities Routes 10 and 202 Improvements, Southwick, MA $237,500 Rep. Olver Surface Transportation Priorities Santa Clarita Cross Valley Connector, Santa Clarita, CA $570,000 Rep. McKeon; Sen. Boxer Surface Transportation Priorities Schofield Avenue Reconstruction, Weston, WI $950,000 Rep. Obey Surface Transportation Priorities SE Connector, SE 6th Street to SE 14th Street (US 69), Des Moines, IA $1,662,500 Sen. Harkin; Sen. Grassley; Rep. Boswell Surface Transportation Priorities Shiloh Road, MT $4,750,000 Sen. Baucus; Sen. Tester Surface Transportation Priorities Snelling Avenue Pedestrian Median, St. Paul, MN—Improving Pedestrian Safety, MN $475,000 Rep. McCollum Surface Transportation Priorities South Bronx Initiative Streetscape/Distinctive Lighting Project, Bronx, NY $855,000 Rep. Serrano Surface Transportation Priorities South Entrance Interchange at Mississippi State University, MS $950,000 Sen. Cochran Surface Transportation Priorities Southwest Arterial, Dubuque, IA $950,000 Sen. Grassley; Sen. Harkin Surface Transportation Priorities Spring and Elliot Street Improvements, Springfield, MA $950,000 Rep. Neal Surface Transportation Priorities SR-91 Improvements, Orange and Riverside Counties, CA $475,000 Rep. Calvert Surface Transportation Priorities St. John Medical Center—Broken Arrow Traffic Improvement, OK $237,500 Sen. Inhofe Surface Transportation Priorities State Route 317, between I-75 and Collegedale in Hamilton County, TN $950,000 Sen. Alexander; Sen. Corker Surface Transportation Priorities State Street Repaving, Zanesville, OH $237,500 Rep. Space; Sen. Voinovich 


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Surface Transportation Priorities Steptoe Street Extension, Kennewick and Richland, WA $2,185,000 Sen. Murray; Rep. Hastings, Doc Surface Transportation Priorities Storrs Center Downtown Infrastructure, CT $712,500 Rep. Courtney; Sen. Lieberman Surface Transportation Priorities Stratford Greenway Project, Stratford, CT $285,000 Rep. DeLauro Surface Transportation Priorities Street Rehabilitation, Doral, FL $237,500 Rep. Diaz-Balart, Lincoln Surface Transportation Priorities TH 610 Roadway Improvements from 169 in Brooklyn Park to I-94, Maple Grove, MN $1,520,000 Sen. Coleman; Sen. Klobuchar; Rep. Ramstad Surface Transportation Priorities TH 8 in Lindstrom, Lindstrom, MN $950,000 Rep. Oberstar Surface Transportation Priorities TH 95 Bridge Project, North Branch, MN $1,425,000 Rep. Oberstar Surface Transportation Priorities TH-13 / CR 5 Interchange, MN $950,000 Sen. Coleman; Sen. Klobuchar Surface Transportation Priorities Town Center Streetscape Improvements, Town of Eastchester, NY $380,000 Rep. Lowey Surface Transportation Priorities Town Development Plan, Town of Portsmouth, RI $950,000 Sen. Reed; Sen. Whitehouse; Rep. Kennedy Surface Transportation Priorities Town of Clarkstown, New City Hamlet, NY to revitalize South Main Street $475,000 Sen. SchumerSurface Transportation Priorities Town of Lexington United Traffic Plan—Phase I, SC $950,000 Sen. Graham Surface Transportation Priorities Town of Tamworth, Chocorua Village Safety Project, NH $475,000 Sen. Sununu Surface Transportation Priorities Traffic Safety and Congestion Improvements, Town of Harrison, NY $285,000 Rep. Lowey Surface Transportation Priorities Traffic Signal Preemption System, Willoughby, OH $85,500 Rep. LaTourette Surface Transportation Priorities U.S. 169 Highway Widening Environmental Assessment, City of Owasso, OK $1,045,000 Sen. Inhofe; Rep. Sullivan Surface Transportation Priorities U.S. 301 Improvements, MD $712,500 Rep. Hoyer; Sen. Mikulski; Sen. Cardin Surface Transportation Priorities U.S. Highway 20 Construction, Calhoun and Webster Counties, IA $855,000 Rep. Latham; Sen. Grassley Surface Transportation Priorities Upgrade Rt 94 (Page Extension Phase 2), St Charles County, MO $190,000 Rep. Akin Surface Transportation Priorities US 2 Safety Corridor Improvements, WA $2,018,750 Sen. Murray; Sen. Cantwell; Rep. Larsen Surface Transportation Priorities US 19 at Enterprise Road Partially Controlled Access Construction, Pinellas County, FL $855,000 Rep. Young, C. W. Bill Surface Transportation Priorities US Highway 90 East Widening Project, FL $380,000 Rep. Boyd Surface Transportation Priorities US Hwy 43 Lighting Upgrades, Thomasville, AL $380,000 Rep. Bonner; Rep. Davis, Artur 


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION—Continued 

Account Project Amount Requester(s) 

Surface Transportation Priorities USH 10, Marshfield-Stevens Point, WI $1,900,000 Rep. Obey; Sen. Kohl Surface Transportation Priorities V and T Railroad Reconstruction Project, NV $475,000 Sen. Reid Surface Transportation Priorities Valley Mall Boulevard Improvements, Union Gap, WA $570,000 Rep. Hastings, Doc; Sen. Murray Surface Transportation Priorities Vermont Route 15 Improvements in Johnson and Essex Junction, VT $2,850,000 Sen. Leahy Surface Transportation Priorities Village of Franklin Park Street Rehabilitation, IL $950,000 Rep. Emanuel Surface Transportation Priorities Walkway over the Hudson, Poughkeepsie, NY $475,000 Rep. Hinchey Surface Transportation Priorities Wapsi Great Western Line Trail, Mitchell County, IA $570,000 Rep. Latham Surface Transportation Priorities West Point Defense Facility Access Improvements, MS $950,000 Sen. Cochran Surface Transportation Priorities West Veterans Boulevard Auburn, AL $237,500 Rep. Rogers, Michael J. Surface Transportation Priorities Western Beltway Transportation Infrastructure Plan, MS $475,000 Sen. Cochran Surface Transportation Priorities Widening of County Road 222, Cullman, AL $285,000 Rep. Aderholt Terminal Air Traffic Facilities Abilene, TX $17,000,000 The President Terminal Air Traffic Facilities Baltimore, MD $2,000,000 The President Terminal Air Traffic Facilities Champaign, IL $1,100,000 The President Terminal Air Traffic Facilities Cleveland, OH $50,000,000 The President Terminal Air Traffic Facilities Columbia, SC $2,000,000 Sen. Graham; The President Terminal Air Traffic Facilities Dayton, OH $624,105 The President Terminal Air Traffic Facilities Ft. Lauderdale, FL $5,049,000 Sen. Martinez; The President Terminal Air Traffic Facilities Greenwood Airport Tower Construction, MS $250,000 Sen. Cochran Terminal Air Traffic Facilities Islip, NY $5,093,612 The President 


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Terminal Air Traffic Facilities Kalamazoo, MI $894,000 The President Terminal Air Traffic Facilities LaGuardia, NY $9,476,557 The President Terminal Air Traffic Facilities Las Vegas, NV $9,907,534 Rep. Berkley; Rep. Porter; The President Terminal Air Traffic Facilities Medford, OR $60,000 The President Terminal Air Traffic Facilities Memphis, TN $4,580,072 The President Terminal Air Traffic Facilities Pensacola, FL $1,405,696 Sen. Martinez; The President Terminal Air Traffic Facilities Replace Nantucket Airport Control Tower, MA $500,000 Rep. Delahunt Terminal Air Traffic Facilities San Francisco, CA $500,000 Rep. Pelosi; Rep. Tauscher; The President Terminal Air Traffic Facilities Traverse City, MI $11,174,900 The President Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

11th Street Revitalization Project, Canton, OH $380,000 Rep. Regula; Sen. Voinovich 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

19th Avenue North Extension Project, Clinton, IA $475,000 Rep. Braley 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

19th Street Extension—Redmond to Deschutes Junction (between Redmond and Bend), OR $570,000 Rep. Walden 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

24thSt/23rd Ave Corridor Improvement, Council Bluffs, IA $237,500 Rep. King, Steve 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

4-Laning of Baldwin Road to the I-75 Interchange, Oakland County, MI $237,500 Rep. Rogers, Michael J. 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

4-Laning of Texas SH 24 (from I-30 to the Oklahoma State Line), Paris, TX $95,000 Rep. Hall, Ralph M. 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

4-Laning of US 20 from the Sac-Calhoun County, Iowa line to Moville, IA $570,000 Rep. King, Steve 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

55th Street Extension, Rochester MN $475,000 Rep. Walz 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

7th Road Extension, Marshall County, IN $665,000 Rep. Donnelly; Sen. Lugar 


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION—Continued 

Account Project Amount Requester(s) 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

A-B Street Corridor Connector Project, WA $1,900,000 Sen. Murray 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Access Ramps and Widening of Latson Road, Livingston County, MI $570,000 Rep. Rogers, Michael J. 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Advanced Bridge Safety Initiative, ME $475,000 Sen. Collins; Sen. Snowe 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Alemedia Road (LA 50) Intersection Improvements, St. Charles Parish, LA $285,000 Rep. Scalise; Sen. Vitter 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Antelope Valley Transportation Improvements, Lincoln, NE $570,000 Rep. Fortenberry 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Antonio Parkway Rehabilitation, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA $95,000 Rep. Miller, Gary G. 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Aten Road and Old County Road 111 Improvements, Imperial County, CA $712,500 Rep. Filner 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Atlantic Greenway Corridor Network, Miami Beach, FL $570,000 Rep. Ros-Lehtinen 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Aurora Corridor Improvements—Phase 2, WA $475,000 Rep. McDermott; Sen. Murray 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Avenue of the Arts Revitalization and Streetscaping Project, PA $475,000 Sen. Casey 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Barnes Crossing Road/Natchez Trace Parkway Bridge, MS $475,000 Sen. Wicker; Sen. Cochran 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Barranquitas South Bypass (from PR 156 to PR719), Municipality of Barranquitas, PR $95,000 Rep. Fortun ̃o 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Baton Rouge Riverfront Redevelopment Transportation Improvements, LA $950,000 Rep. Cazayoux; Sen. Vitter; Sen. Landrieu 


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Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Belleview Bypass and Baseline Road, Marion County, FL $475,000 Rep. Stearns 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Bellmawr Borough/Route 42 Culvert Replacement Project, NJ $285,000 Rep. Andrews; Sen. Menendez 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Bethlehem Pike Roadway and Streetscape Improvements, Springfield Township, PA $475,000 Rep. Schwartz 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Bicycle and Pedestrian Trails of Statewide Significance, ME $475,000 Rep. Michaud 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Bicycle/Pedestrian Pathways Along the West Side of 189 (from 3700 North to 4200 North), Provo, UT $427,500 Rep. Cannon; Sen. Hatch 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Big Creek Mitigation Plan for Highway 36, TX $475,000 Rep. Lampson 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

B-Line Trail Phase II, IN $950,000 Rep. Hill; Sen. Lugar 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Bluff Street Interchange at Red Hills Parkway, UT $475,000 Rep. Matheson; Sen. Hatch 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Bluff Top Park Improvements, CA $95,000 Rep. Rohrabacher 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

BNMC Infrastructure Improvements Program, Buffalo, NY $237,500 Rep. Higgins; Sen. Schumer 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Boone County Gunpowder Creek Trail System, KY $427,500 Sen. McConnell 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Branham Lane/Monterey Highway Rail Grade Separation, San Jose, CA $475,000 Rep. Lofgren 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Bridge over Brandywine Creek, PA $712,500 Sen. Specter; Rep. Gerlach, Jim 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Brush Creek at Troost Improvements, MO $475,000 Rep. Cleaver 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Buena Vista Township, Michigan-Town Center Infrastructure and Streetscape, MI $237,500 Rep. Kildee; Sen. Levin; Sen. Stabenow 


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION—Continued 

Account Project Amount Requester(s) 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Burnt Store Road Evacuation Route Widening Project Preliminary Design and Environmental Study, FL $380,000 Rep. Mack; Rep. Buchanan; Rep. Mahoney 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Busse Woods Trail and IL Route 72 Bicycle Overpass, Elk Grove Village, IL $475,000 Rep. Roskam 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Butner Road/Stonewall Tell Intersection, GA $475,000 Rep. Scott, David 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Calhoun County Highway 1 Resurfacing, IL $475,000 Rep. Hare 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Campus Perimeter Transit System, Vanderburgh County, IN $522,500 Rep. Ellsworth; Sen. Lugar 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Canal Street/ Wooster Street Widening and Infrastructure Improvements, Shelton, CT $95,000 Rep. Shays 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Capitol Street Renaissance Project, MS $2,850,000 Sen. Cochran; Sen. Wicker 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Central Expressway Auxiliary Lanes, CA $475,000 Rep. Eshoo 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Central Riverfront Street Grid: Mehring Way Relocation, Cincinnati, OH $475,000 Rep. Chabot; Rep. Schmidt 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Chesapeake By-Pass, OH $475,000 Rep. Wilson, Charles A. 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Children’s Wharf Landing Intermodal Improvements, Boston, MA $950,000 Sen. Kennedy; Sen. Kerry 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Cidra—Cayey Connector, Municipality of Cidra, PR $380,000 Rep. Fortun ̃o 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

City of Ashland Main Street Redevelopment Project, MO $475,000 Sen. Bond 


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Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

City of Haverhill Downtown Streetscape Improvements, MA $285,000 Sen. Kennedy; Sen. Kerry 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

City of Hobbs, East Bypass, NM $95,000 Rep. Pearce 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

City of San Fernando Downtown Revitalization Project, CA $285,000 Rep. Berman 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Clay County Hwy 52 Reconstruction, MN $285,000 Rep. Peterson, Collin C. 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Clearview Parkway at Earhart Expressway Transportation and Drainage Upgrades, Jefferson Parish, LA $356,250 Rep. Scalise; Sen. Vitter 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

College Avenue Redesign, New Brunswick, NJ $950,000 Sen. Lautenberg; Sen. Menendez; Rep. Pallone 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

COLT Railroad Overpass at U.S. 63, Columbia, MO $475,000 Rep. Hulshof 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Construction of a Bicycle Path Between Lexington and Port Sanilac, Sanilac County, MI $475,000 Rep. Miller, Candice S. 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Construction of a Full-Grade Separated Urban Diamond Interchange at US 15 and Christopher’s Crossing/ 

Monocacy Blvd, MD 

$285,000 Rep. Bartlett 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Construction of a Grade Separated Interchange at SH 83 and SH 88, Arapahoe County, CO $570,000 Rep. Tancredo; Sen. Salazar 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Construction of Bridge Over Valley Creek for Loop Trail at Valley Forge Park, King of Prussia, PA $142,500 Rep. Gerlach 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Construction of Christiansted Bypass Project and Long Bay Project, VI $380,000 Rep. Christensen 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Construction of Lafayette Interchange, MO $950,000 Sen. Bond 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Construction of US-95 (from Wyoming Ave. to Sagle), ID $332,500 Rep. Sali; Sen. Crapo 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Conversion of Outboard Detour Roadway to a Bikeway, Esplanade, NY $475,000 Rep. Maloney 


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION—Continued 

Account Project Amount Requester(s) 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

County Road Construction and Improvements to US-54, Liberal, KS $1,520,000 Sen. Brownback; Rep. Moran 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Croix Street, City of Negaunee, MI $570,000 Sen. Levin; Sen. Stabenow; Rep. Stupak 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Cumberland Parkway/US 41 Expansion, GA $950,000 Sen. Isakson 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Delaware Avenue Bridge, IA $475,000 Sen. Grassley; Sen. Harkin 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Dentville—Jack Road Project, Copiah County, MS $475,000 Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Design and Construction for the Widening of US 331, Walton County, FL $237,500 Rep. Miller, Jeff; Sen. Nelson, Bill 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Design, Engineering, and Construction of the Glen Cove Connector Road, Glen Cove, NY $570,000 Rep. King, Peter T.; Sen. Schumer

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Design, Engineering, Land Acquisition and Planning for the Cross-town Connector Project at US 76, Godfrey, IL $237,500 Rep. Shimkus 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Design, Engineering, Land Acquisition and Planning for the Extension of Rt. 162 from Maryville towards 

Troy, IL 

$95,000 Rep. Shimkus 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Design, Right-of-way, and Construction for the Widening of the Choctawhatchee Bay Bridge, FL $95,000 Rep. Miller, Jeff 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Detroit Avenue Public Right-of-Way Improvements, OH $332,500 Rep. Kucinich 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Downtown Revitalization, Village of Melverne, NY $380,000 Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Downtown Transit Circulator Streetscapes, Fort Lauderdale, FL $712,500 Rep. Klein 


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Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Downtown Transportation Improvements, City of Indianapolis, IN $475,000 Rep. Carson 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Downtown Waterfront Redevelopment Access Project in Vancouver, WA $237,500 Rep. Baird; Sen. Murray 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

East Aztec Arterial Route, NM $308,750 Sen. Domenici; Sen. Bingaman 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

East Metropolitan Corridor, Rankin County, MS $237,500 Rep. Pickering 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Eastern Boulevard Widening and Grade Separation (from MD Rt. 64 to Antietam Drive), MD $380,000 Rep. Bartlett 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Eastgate Area Improvements, Clermont County, OH $570,000 Rep. Schmidt; Sen. Voinovich 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Economic Development/Revitalization of the Rosecrans Corridor, CA $190,000 Rep. Waters 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Egg Harbor City Transit Hub, NJ $237,500 Rep. LoBiondo 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Elkins Railyard Project, WV $950,000 Sen. Byrd 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Encinas Creek/Pacific Coast Highway 101 Bridge Replacement, CA $237,500 Rep. Bilbray 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Environmental Impact Statement for Southern Evacuation Lifeline (SELL)/US 701 Project, Georgetown and 

Horry Counties, SC 

$237,500 Rep. Brown 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Expansion of Southfield Road, Southfield, MI $522,500 Rep. Levin 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Extend Falcon Road from Park Lane to Veterans Drive, Altus, OK $427,500 Rep. Lucas; Sen. Inhofe 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Extension of MO-740 to the I-70/Lake of the Woods Interchange, Columbia, MO $237,500 Rep. Hulshof 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Extension of the Lawrence-Hopewell Trail, Pennington, NJ $285,000 Rep. Holt 


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION—Continued 

Account Project Amount Requester(s) 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Extension of the Riverwalk Trail, City of Danville, VA $95,000 Rep. Goode 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Feasibility Study, Sullivan City, TX $95,000 Rep. Cuellar 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Fennegans Lane, North Brunswick Township, NJ $332,500 Rep. Holt 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Galveston Seawall, TX $95,000 Rep. Paul 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Garden Parkway, Gaston County, NC $380,000 Rep. Myrick 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Garrison Avenue Streetscaping, AR $950,000 Sen. Lincoln; Sen. Pryor 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Gilmerton Bridge Replacement, VA $237,500 Rep. Forbes 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Golden Gate Bridge Moveable Median Barrier, San Francisco, CA $950,000 Rep. Pelosi; Rep. Woolsey; Rep. Thompson, Mike 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Green County Route 9W/81 Intersection Rehabilitation and Traffic Reduction Project, NY $712,500 Rep. Gillibrand 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Grove Road Bridge Replacement, Castle Shannon, PA $570,000 Rep. Murphy, Tim 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Hagerstown Area Northeast By-Pass Project, MD $95,000 Rep. Bartlett 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Hastings Bridge, MN $1,900,000 Sen. Klobuchar 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Hattiesburg 4th Street Improvements, MS $1,900,000 Sen. Cochran; Sen. Wicker 


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Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Heartland Expressway Corridor Development and Management Study, NE $475,000 Rep. Smith, Adrian 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Heim Bridge Replacement, Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority, CA $380,000 Rep. Rohrabacher 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

High Line Project, New York, NY $237,500 Rep. Nadler 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

High Point Greenways Project, High Point, NC $95,000 Rep. Coble; Sen. Dole 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Highway 140 Improvements, Jackson County, OR $95,000 Rep. Walden; Sen. Wyden; Sen. Smith 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Highway 169/I-494 Interchange Improvements, MN $475,000 Rep. Ramstad 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Highway 217 Improvements, Beaverton, OR $475,000 Rep. Wu 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Highway 55 Hurricane Evacuation Corridor Study, AL $570,000 Rep. Everett 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Highway 64: Vilonia Bypass, AR $237,500 Rep. Snyder 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Hillsborough County Hillsborough Avenue Beautification Project, FL $237,500 Rep. Castor 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Hudson River Waterfront Walkway, NJ $475,000 Sen. Menendez; Sen. Lautenberg 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Hwy 29 at Elizabeth Street Interchange Construction, Danville, VA $95,000 Rep. Goode 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Hwy 50/Missouri Flat—Western Placerville Interchange Improvement/Weber Creek Bridge Upgrade, CA $570,000 Rep. Doolittle 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

I-10 New Orleans East Upgrades, LA $190,000 Sen. Landrieu 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

I-10 Pecue Lane Interchange, Baton Rouge, LA $475,000 Rep. Cazayoux; Rep. Alexander; Sen. Vitter 


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION—Continued 

Account Project Amount Requester(s) 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

I-10 Southwest Frontage Road Design and Construction (between LA 433 and US 190B), LA $175,750 Rep. Scalise; Sen. Landrieu 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

I-12 Interchange at LA 1088, St. Tammany Parish, LA $237,500 Rep. Scalise 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

I-12 Interchange at LA-16, Denham Springs, LA $950,000 Sen. Landrieu; Rep. Cazayoux 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

I-20/59 Interchange, Lauderdale County, MS $570,000 Rep. Pickering 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

I-278 Environmental Shield, NY $475,000 Rep. Crowley 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

I-295/76/42 Direct Connection, NJ $2,850,000 Sen. Lautenberg; Sen. Menendez 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

I-295/Meadowville Road Interchange, VA $475,000 Rep. Forbes 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

I-49 South, LA $1,900,000 Sen. Landrieu; Sen. Vitter 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

I-5 to Hwy. 99W Connector, OR $1,852,500 Sen. Smith; Sen. Wyden 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

I-555 Floodway Access Road, AR $2,375,000 Sen. Lincoln; Sen. Pryor; Rep. Berry 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

I-69, Shreveport, LA $1,900,000 Sen. Landrieu; Sen. Vitter 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

I-69, TN $475,000 Sen. Corker; Sen. Alexander 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

I-80 Intermodal Corridor Study—Oakland, CA to Utah Stateline, UT $950,000 Sen. Reid 


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Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

I-93 Kalispell Bypass, MT $2,850,000 Sen. Tester; Sen. Baucus 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

I-95/U.S. Highway 301 Interchange Project, Orangeburg County, SC $95,000 Rep. Barrett; Rep. Clyburn 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

IH 30 at SH 34 and Monty Stratton Parkway Initiative, TX $570,000 Rep. Hall, Ralph M. 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Illinois Pedestrian and Bicycling Road and Trail Improvements and Enhancements, IL $2,850,000 Sen. Durbin 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Improvements to US Highway 41 in Outagamie County, WI $380,000 Rep. Kagen 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Improvements to US Route 1 for access to York County Community College, ME $475,000 Sen. Collins; Sen. Snowe 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Improving the West Bank River Front, IL $475,000 Rep. Foster 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Indian River Inlet Bridge, DE $1,900,000 Sen. Carper; Sen. Biden 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Interchange and Bypass Construction, Kearney, NE $570,000 Rep. Smith, Adrian; Sen. Hagel 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Interchange Planning and Design at I-65/County Road and 750 North, Johnson County, IN $237,500 Rep. Buyer; Sen. Lugar 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

International Drive Extension/Folsom South Canal Bridge, CA $237,500 Rep. Lungren 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Intersection Improvements on US 212 and US 81 and Improvements to US 81, SD $950,000 Sen. Thune; Rep. Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Intersection Safety Improvements, Olympia Fields, IL $475,000 Sen. Durbin 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Interstate 10 Improvements Project (from I-8 to Picacho Peak), AZ $95,000 Rep. Renzi 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Interstate 430/630: Interchange Modification, AR $2,850,000 Sen. Lincoln; Sen. Pryor; Rep. Snyder 


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION—Continued 

Account Project Amount Requester(s) 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Interstate 69/Great River Bridge: Highway 65, MS Highway 1, AR $2,850,000 Sen. Lincoln; Sen. Pryor 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Interstate 75/Collier Boulevard/SR 84 Interchange Improvements, FL $570,000 Rep. Mack 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Kanawha Trestle Rail-Trail Project, WV $1,900,000 Sen. Byrd 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Kapkowski Road Transportation Planning Area/North Avenue Corridor, NJ $380,000 Rep. Rothman 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

LA-1 Goldenmeadow to Port Fourchon, LA $1,021,250 Rep. Melancon; Sen. Landrieu; Sen. Vitter 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Lemon Grove Lighting Project, CA $285,000 Rep. Becerra 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Lewis and Clark Legacy Trail, ND $326,563 Sen. Dorgan; Sen. Conrad 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Light Rail Corridor Improvements Study, Chula Vista, CA $237,500 Rep. Filner 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Little Bay Bridges/Spaulding Turnpike, NH $1,900,000 Sen. Gregg 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Little Venice Road Improvement Project: Phase II, Marathon, FL $95,000 Rep. Ros-Lehtinen 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Locust Creek Bridge Replacement (at Hwy 36 West), Carroll County, KY $95,000 Rep. Davis, Geoff 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Longfellow Bridge Approach Gateway, Cambridge, MA $950,000 Sen. Kennedy; Sen. Kerry 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Los Banos Bypass on State Route 152, CA $950,000 Rep. Cardoza 


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Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Lowry Avenue Bridge Replacement, Minneapolis, MN $475,000 Rep. Ellison; Sen. Klobuchar; Sen. Coleman 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Main Street Improvements and Downtown Revitalization, Las Cruces, NM $522,500 Sen. Domenici; Sen. Bingaman; Rep. Pearce 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Main Street Multimodal Access and Revitalization Project, NY $950,000 Sen. Schumer 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Main Street Streetscape Improvements Project, Boyertown, PA $475,000 Rep. Gerlach 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Maintenance of the Washington Bridge (Rt. 47 Bridge) over the Missouri River, Washington, MO $285,000 Rep. Hulshof 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Manatee-Sarasota Counties Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) Project, FL $475,000 Rep. Buchanan 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Martha Ave/I-76 Connector, Akron, OH $1,187,500 Rep. Ryan, Tim; Rep. Sutton, Betty; Sen. 

Voinovich 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Maryland Scenic Byways, MD $118,750 Rep. Gilchrest 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Massillon Road Bridge Improvement, Summit County, OH $475,000 Rep. Sutton 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

McKinley/Riverside Avenues Safety Improvement Project, Muncie, IN $950,000 Sen. Lugar 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Meacham Road Toll-way Access Ramps, Schaumburg, IL $475,000 Rep. Bean 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Medical Campus Access Road (from Highway 231 to Wolf Creek Road), Pell City, AL $475,000 Rep. Bachus 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Melbourne Airport Access Road and Interchange, Melbourne, FL $1,003,865 Sen. Nelson, Bill; Rep. Weldon 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Transit Oriented Development Project, CA $237,500 Rep. Solis 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Mexico Technology Park, MO $950,000 Sen. Bond 


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION—Continued 

Account Project Amount Requester(s) 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Midtown Cultural District Streetscape, Baltimore, MD $475,000 Rep. Cummings; Sen. Cardin 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Mile 1 from Bus 83 to Mile 8, Hidalgo County, TX $665,000 Rep. Hinojosa 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Miller Road Widening, McHenry, IL $475,000 Rep. Bean 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Milwaukee Avenue Revitalization Program $475,000 Rep. Schakowsky 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Mineral Point and Junction Road Intersection, Madison, WI $332,500 Rep. Baldwin 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Mississippi Drive Corridor, Muscatine, IA $475,000 Rep. Loebsack 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Mt. Erie-Golden Gate Rd Resurfacing and Expansion, Wayne County, IL $190,000 Rep. Shimkus 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Multi-use Recreational Trail at High Bridge State Park in Prince Edward County, VA $237,500 Rep. Goode 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Murray Athletic Center at Elmira College Access Road Improvements, Chemung County, NY $570,000 Rep. Kuhl 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Nebraska Highway 35 (from Norfolk to South Sioux City), NE $380,000 Rep. Fortenberry 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Nellie Hill Bridge Replacement, Dover, NY $237,500 Rep. Hall, John J. 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

NETEX Rail Rehabilitation Initiative, TX $95,000 Rep. Hall, Ralph M. 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

New Hampshire Department of Transportation, U.S. Route 4 Red List Bridge Repair, West Lebanon, NH $617,500 Sen. Sununu 


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Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Newberg-Dundee Transportation Improvement Project, Yamhill County, OR $237,500 Rep. Wu 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Newton County Rails to Trails By-Pass Tunnel, GA $142,500 Rep. Marshall 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Newton County Rails to Trails Right of Way Purchase, GA $622,250 Rep. Marshall 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Newton County Rails to Trails Yellow River Bridges, GA $232,750 Rep. Marshall 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

North Parkway Safety Improvement Project, WA $475,000 Sen. Murray; Sen. Cantwell 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Northwest Loop Access Road, Sandoval County, NM $617,500 Sen. Domenici 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Obed Bridge Replacement, Navajo County, AZ $190,000 Rep. Renzi 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Ocmulgee River Corridor, GA $95,000 Rep. Marshall 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Offside Roadway Traffic, Safety and Parking Improvements, Fairfield, CT $95,000 Rep. Shays 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Old Allentown Streetscape Improvements, PA $475,000 Sen. Casey; Rep. Dent 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

PA 924 and Interstate 81 Interchange Improvements, PA $950,000 Rep. Kanjorski 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Park Avenue and Markland Avenue Intersection Improvement Project, Kokomo, IN $1,235,000 Rep. Donnelly 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Park Avenue Multi-Use Trail, ME $760,000 Sen. Snowe; Sen. Collins 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Park Street Pedestrian Safety Transportation Improvements, Alameda, CA $475,000 Rep. Stark 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Parking and Street Enhancements at Historic Yellow Springs, Chester Springs, PA $142,500 Rep. Gerlach 


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION—Continued 

Account Project Amount Requester(s) 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Pedestrian and School Children Safety Project, PA $190,000 Rep. Sestak 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Pedestrian Bridge Connecting South Knoxville Waterfront and the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, TN $570,000 Rep. Duncan 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Pedestrian/Bicycle Recreation Trail Over the Tuscarwaras River Along the Ohio and Erie Canalway Recreation Trails, Stark Cnty, OH $475,000 Rep. Regula 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Pennsylvania High-Speed Maglev Development Program, PA $950,000 Sen. Specter 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Perry Square Streetscaping, Erie, PA $380,000 Rep. English 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Pinetop-Lakeside Bridge Widening Project, AZ $190,000 Rep. Renzi 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Pinon Hills Boulevard East and Animas River Bridge, NM $895,375 Sen. Domenici 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Potomac Street Improvement, WV $1,425,000 Sen. Byrd 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Preliminary Design and Environmental Study for US 63 Improvements (Osage, Maries, and Phelps Counties), MO $332,500 Rep. Hulshof; Rep. Emerson 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Preliminary Engineering for the Interstate 95/ US Route 17 Interchange Project, Spotsylvania County, VA $95,000 Rep. Wittman 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Prophecy Creek Park Entrance Project, PA $237,500 Rep. Schwartz 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Puyallup Shaw Road Extension Project, Puyallup, WA $237,500 Rep. Smith, Adam; Sen. Murray 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Raleigh County Airport, WV $1,045,000 Rep. Rahall 


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Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Reconstruction and Replacement of the I-244 Bridge over the Arkansas River, Tulsa, OK $380,000 Rep. Sullivan 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Reconstruction and Upgrade of 2300 West between 1900 South and 2100 North, Lehi, UT $1,235,000 Sen. Hatch; Rep. Cannon 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Reconstruction and Widening of SH-349, Martin and Dawson Counties, TX $475,000 Rep. Conaway 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Reconstruction of Roosevelt Road, Village of Broadview, IL $570,000 Rep. Davis, Danny K. 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Reconstruction of the I-44 Bridge Over 163rd Street (Including the Interchange), Tulsa, OK $570,000 Rep. Sullivan 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Red Town Road/U.S. 171 Intersection Realignment, Leesville (Vernon Parish), LA $570,000 Rep. McCrery; Sen. Vitter 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Relocation and Widening of SR 113 (from Old Alabama Rd to SR 61South of Cartersville), GA $190,000 Rep. Gingrey 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Relocation of Intersection FM 359 and Mason Road, TX $475,000 Rep. Lampson; Sen. Hutchison 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Reno Rail Access Corridor Enhancements, Reno, NV $285,000 Rep. Heller; Sen. Ensign 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Replacement of US-159 Bridge at Rulo, NE $1,140,000 Sen. Nelson, Ben; Sen. Hagel 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Resurfacing, Repair and Improvements to C-470/Interchange Replacement at US 85, CO $475,000 Rep. Tancredo 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Revitalization and Development of the General Business District, Inc. Village of Cedarhurst, NY $142,500 Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

River Des Peres Boulevard Improvements, St. Louis, MO $237,500 Rep. Carnahan 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Road Construction, Hidalgo County, TX $522,500 Rep. Cuellar 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Roadway Improvements for the Clemson University Advanced Materials Center, Anderson County, SC $285,000 Rep. Barrett 


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION—Continued 

Account Project Amount Requester(s) 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Roadway Improvements to Fairchild Road and Hare Street, FL $95,000 Rep. Miller, Jeff; Sen. Nelson, Bill 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Robstown Trade Processing and Inland Center, Robstown, TX $237,500 Rep. Ortiz 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Ronald Reagan Parkway (Middle and Southern segments), Boone County, IN $570,000 Rep. Buyer 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Route 120 Corridor, Lake County, IL $950,000 Rep. Bean 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Route 32 Safety Improvements in Cedar County, MO $475,000 Rep. Skelton 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Route 5 Bridge Reconstruction, CT $712,500 Rep. Courtney 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Route 6 Improvements, Peekskill, NY $665,000 Rep. Hall, John J. 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Route 61 Corridor Study and Engineering, Lincoln and St. Charles Counties, MO $190,000 Rep. Akin 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Route 8, Duncan Avenue to Wildwood Road, PA $950,000 Rep. Altmire 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Rulo Bridge Replacement Project, NE $95,000 Rep. Fortenberry 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Safe Routes for Seniors and Kids Programs, NY $712,500 Rep. Vela ́zquez; Sen. Schumer 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Salt Fork of the Red River Bridge Martha Crossing, OK $1,425,000 Sen. Inhofe 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Salters Road Expansion Along I-85, Greenville, SC $95,000 Rep. Inglis 


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Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

SC 9 Interchange Improvements, Spartanburg, SC $285,000 Rep. Inglis 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

SC Hwy 98 and SC Hwy 160 Connector, SC $712,500 Rep. Spratt 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

SH 171 and FM 2231 Traffic Signal, TX $118,750 Rep. Edwards, Chet 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Shoal Creek Pedestrian Bridge, CA $570,000 Rep. Hunter 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Sidewalk and Street Milling, Repair and Resurfacing, Sweetwater, FL $475,000 Rep. Diaz-Balart, Lincoln 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Sidewalk Construction in Ashland and Cherryland, CA $475,000 Rep. Lee 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Sidewalk Improvements, Williamstown, VT $190,000 Sen. Leahy; Sen. Sanders 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Signalization Improvements, Elizabeth, NJ $475,000 Rep. Payne 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Sistrunk Boulevard Revitalization and Enhancement Project, FL $475,000 Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Slide Repair Work along US 60 in Eastern Kanawha County, WV $4,750,000 Sen. Byrd 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

SR 23/US 101 Freeway Interchange Project, CA $427,500 Rep. Gallegly 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

SR 426/CR 419 Improvements, Orlando, FL $285,000 Rep. Feeney 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

SR 46 Regional Evacuation Route, FL $570,000 Rep. Feeney; Sen. Martinez; Sen. Nelson, Bill 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

SR-47 Port Access Expressway, CA $237,500 Rep. Harman 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

SR89 Mousehole Improvement Project, Truckee, CA $380,000 Rep. Doolittle 


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION—Continued 

Account Project Amount Requester(s) 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

St. Albans Streetscape, VT $380,000 Rep. Welch 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Starkweather Creek Parkway Bike Path, WI $950,000 Sen. Kohl 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

State Road (SR) 80 in Hendry County, FL $475,000 Rep. Hastings, Alcee L.; Sen. Nelson, Bill 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

State Road 87 PD and E Expansion, FL $475,000 Rep. Miller, Jeff; Sen. Martinez; Sen. Nelson, Bill 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

State Route 13 from Route 24 to County Road 113, Lafayette County, MO $475,000 Rep. Skelton 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

State Route 180 East, CA $1,330,000 Rep. Costa; Rep. Radanovich 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

State Route 71 expansion from SR-60 to I-10, Pomona, CA $475,000 Rep. Napolitano 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

State Routes 52 and 67 Interchange Improvements, CA $380,000 Rep. Hunter 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Street Rehabilitation, Hialeah, FL $570,000 Rep. Diaz-Balart, Lincoln 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Street Widening, Grandview Heights, OH $237,500 Rep. Pryce 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Sun Valley Lighting Project, CA $285,000 Rep. Berman 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Sunport Extension to Broadway Blvd, Albuquerque, NM $95,000 Rep. Wilson, Heather 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

SW 9th Avenue Widening—Main St. to US69/75, Durant, OK $380,000 Rep. Boren; Sen. Inhofe 


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Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Tabler Station Business Park: Utilities, Transportation and Technology Infrastructure, WV $332,500 Rep. Capito 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Thorn Run Road Interchange Upgrade, Moon Township, PA $95,000 Rep. Murphy, Tim 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Town of Sherman Roadway and Traffic Improvements, MS $950,000 Rep. Childers 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Traffic Light—Piedmont Road and Edmond Road, OK $95,000 Sen. Inhofe 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Traffic Signal Modernization, City of Lakewood, CA $475,000 Rep. Sa ́ nchez, Linda T. 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Traffic Signal Modernization, Utica, NY $475,000 Rep. Arcuri 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Trunk Highway 65 Pedestrian Bridge Replacement at 49th Avenue, Columbia Heights, MN $475,000 Rep. Ellison 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Tucker Boulevard Bridge, MO $332,500 Rep. Clay 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

U.S. 101 Safety Improvements at Deer Park, WA $931,000 Sen. Murray; Sen. Cantwell 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

U.S. 12 Safety Improvements, WA $2,850,000 Sen. Murray; Sen. Cantwell 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

U.S. 17 Widening, FL $1,900,000 Sen. Nelson, Bill 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

U.S. 61 Bypass, Hannibal, MO $237,500 Rep. Hulshof 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

U.S. 61 Fort Madison Bypass Interchange at Highway J40, IA $950,000 Sen. Grassley; Sen. Harkin 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

U.S. Highway 51/Elvis Presley Boulevard Presley Blvd Improvements, TN $475,000 Rep. Cohen 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

U.S. Highway 59 Safety Improvements, MN $950,000 Sen. Klobuchar 


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION—Continued 

Account Project Amount Requester(s) 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Universal Street Railroad Overpass Project, NC $950,000 Rep. Hayes 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Campus Street Extension, IL $570,000 Rep. Johnson, Timothy V. 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

University Parkway, Vanderburgh County, IN $760,000 Rep. Ellsworth 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

University Place Pedestrian Overpass, WA $475,000 Sen. Murray; Sen. Cantwell 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Upgrade and Partly Relocate MO Rt 141, St Louis County, MO $237,500 Rep. Akin 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Upgrade of Alum Creek Drive at I-270 and at Groveport Road, Franklin County, OH $570,000 Rep. Pryce 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Urban Collector Project, MS $475,000 Rep. Taylor 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Urban Collector Road along I-10 North, MS $1,900,000 Sen. Cochran; Sen. Wicker 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

US 113 Safety and Traffic Improvements, Worcester County, MD $237,500 Rep. Gilchrest; Sen. Mikulski; Sen. Cardin 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

US 17 Bridge Construction in the Hardee City Line/CR 634 Segment, Hardee Cnty, FL $332,500 Rep. Buchanan 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

US 17/Dominion Blvd Widening (Cedar Rd to Great Bridge Blvd) and Drawbridge Replacement (over Atlantic Intercoastal Waterway), Chesapeake, VA $237,500 Rep. Forbes 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

US 190 (US 11 to LA 433) Widening, Slidell, LA $237,500 Rep. Scalise; Sen. Vitter 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

US 34 Bridge, Mills County, IA $427,500 Rep. King, Steve; Sen. Grassley 


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Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

US 422 River Crossing Complex Project, King of Prussia, PA $237,500 Rep. Sestak; Sen. Specter 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

US 74 Monroe Bypass, Mecklenburg and Union Counties, NC $237,500 Rep. Myrick 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

US Highway 30 Improvements, Whiteside County, IL $475,000 Sen. Durbin 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

US Highway 51 Improvement Project, DeForest, WI $380,000 Rep. Baldwin; Sen. Kohl 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

US Highway 69 Corridor Study, KS $950,000 Sen. Brownback; Sen. Roberts; Rep. Boyda 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

US Hwy 19 Storm water Mitigation Project at Southfork near Homosassa, Citrus Cnty, FL $380,000 Rep. Brown-Waite 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

US Hwy 49/82 Mississippi Hwy 7 Connector Road Project, Greenwood, MS $380,000 Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

US Route 64, TN $1,425,000 Sen. Alexander; Sen. Corker 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

US-191, Moab to Crescent Junction, UT $1,900,000 Sen. Bennett; Sen. Hatch 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

US-401 Widening in Cumberland, Harnett, and Wake Counties, NC $237,500 Rep. Etheridge; Sen. Burr 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Veterans Boulevard Project, Fresno County, CA $570,000 Rep. Radanovich 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Veteran’s Memorial Bridge, Fallston Bridge, PA $475,000 Rep. Altmire; Sen. Specter 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Vienna Sidewalk Construction, Vienna, VA $237,500 Rep. Davis, Tom 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Warren, OH Greenway Bike Trail, OH $332,500 Rep. Ryan, Tim; Sen. Voinovich 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

West Main Street Streetscape Phase II, CT $237,500 Rep. Murphy, Christopher S. 


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION—Continued 

Account Project Amount Requester(s) 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

West Virginia Route 10, WV $4,750,000 Sen. Byrd 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

West Virginia Route 9, WV $6,650,000 Sen. Byrd 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

West Vista Way Widening (from Melrose Drive to the east of Thunder Drive), Vista, CA $570,000 Rep. Issa 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Western Kentucky University (WKU), University-Community Bikeway Project, KY $950,000 Sen. McConnell 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Whiterock Sustainable Trail, Guthrie County, IA $380,000 Sen. Harkin; Sen. Grassley 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Widen SR 1306 and SR 1363 (Mebane Street) from SR 1158 to NC 54, Burlington, NC $427,500 Rep. Coble 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Widen US 17 in Charleston County from the Isle of Palms Connector to a point at or near Darrell Creek 

Trail, Mt. Pleasant, SC 

$380,000 Rep. Brown 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Widening of Rakow Road, McHenry County, IL $570,000 Rep. Manzullo 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Widening of Route 50 , Ross County, OH $475,000 Rep. Space; Sen. Voinovich 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Widening of US Hwy 221 Between Hunter/Fleming-Smith Industrial City of the City of Laurens, Laurens, 

SC 

$285,000 Rep. Barrett 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Woodland Trail Project, WA $475,000 Sen. Murray; Sen. Cantwell 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Wyoming 59 Improvements (from Gillette to Wright), Campbell County, WY $95,000 Rep. Cubin; Sen. Enzi; Sen. Barrasso 

Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

York County Central Corridor Improvements, ME $475,000 Rep. Allen 


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Transportation, Community, and 

System Preservation 

Zanesville State Street Bridge Renovation and Repair Project, OH $475,000 Sen. Brown 

Transportation Planning, Research 

and Development 

Advanced Freight Locomotive Safety and Monitoring Systems Implementation, Fitchburg, MA $950,000 Rep. Olver 

Transportation Planning, Research 

and Development 

Assessment of Critical Transportation Infrastructure, MS $712,500 Sen. Cochran 

Transportation Planning, Research 

and Development 

Commercial Vehicle Rollover Prevention Technology Demonstration, MI $950,000 Rep. Knollenberg 

Transportation Planning, Research 

and Development 

Decision Support Tools for Transportation Resilience and Security, MS $712,500 Sen. Cochran; Sen. Wicker 

Transportation Planning, Research 

and Development 

Fire and Oil Spill Response Communications Project, WA $1,520,000 Sen. Murray; Sen. Cantwell 

Transportation Planning, Research 

and Development 

Freight Transportation Policy Institute, WA $475,000 Sen. Murray; Sen. Cantwell 

Transportation Planning, Research 

and Development 

Great Lakes Maritime Research Institute, WI $950,000 Rep. Obey 

Transportation Planning, Research 

and Development 

Great Ships Initiative—Ballast Water Research, WI $950,000 Rep. Obey 

Transportation Planning, Research 

and Development 

Inland Pacific Hub Analysis Project, WA $237,500 Sen. Murray 

Transportation Planning, Research 

and Development 

National Institute for Aviation Research (NAIR) at Wichita State University, KS $950,000 Rep. Tiahrt 

Transportation Planning, Research 

and Development 

University Transportation Center, MS $475,000 Sen. Cochran; Sen. Wicker 

Transportation Planning, Research 

and Development 

Wildlife Crossing Project, FL $950,000 Sen. Nelson, Bill 


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT—Economic Development Initiatives 

Account Project Purpose Amount Requester(s) 

Economic Development Initiatives 180 Turning Lives Around, Hazlet, NJ for the design and construction of a new domestic violence shelter $950,000 Sen. Lautenberg; Rep. Pallone; Rep. 

Holt 

Economic Development Initiatives Acadiana Outreach Center, Lafayette, LA for building of a mixed income housing development $712,500 Sen. Landrieu; Sen. Vitter Economic Development Initiatives Ada Public Works Authority, OK for construction of a water tower that will satisfy fire flow requirements 

for the Ada Industrial Development Corporation’s business park and several new housing developments 

$190,000 Sen. Inhofe; Rep. Cole 

Economic Development Initiatives Adair County, KY for construction of a Columbia-Adair County Senior and Wellness Center $166,250 Rep. Whitfield Economic Development Initiatives Advocates for Basic Legal Equality, Inc. Toledo, OH for renovation of the former Western Union Building located at the cor- ner of Huron Street and Jefferson Avenue in downtown Toledo, OH $712,500 Sen. Brown Economic Development Initiatives Alabama Historic Ironworks Commission, 

McCalla, AL 

for construction of a park welcome center for visitor use with educational and orientation components, restroom facilities and a park 

security office 

$142,500 Rep. Bachus 

Economic Development Initiatives Albany Dougherty Industrial Park, Albany, 

GA 

for transformation of real estate property and infrastructure into a Certified Industrial Park $190,000 Sen. Chambliss 

Economic Development Initiatives Alexandria Riverfront Multi-Site Development, LA for the redevelopment of the Alexandria Riverfront $380,000 Sen. Vitter; Rep. Alexander Economic Development Initiatives Altoona-Blair County Development Corporation, PA for transformation of the current facility into one that can be utilized for manufacturing, contributing to economic development and stimulating 

job creation 

$95,000 Rep. Shuster 

Economic Development Initiatives American Legion Post 18, Cameron, WV for renovation of a community building in downtown Cameron $237,500 Rep. Mollohan Economic Development Initiatives American Lighthouse Foundation, Rockland, 

ME 

for restoration and preservation of Maine’s historic lighthouses $380,000 Sen. Collins 

Economic Development Initiatives Angel Docs Inc., Hollis, NY for renovation and expansion of a health facility $237,500 Rep. Meeks Economic Development Initiatives Appalachia Service Project, Johnson City, 

TN 

for emergency home repairs for low and moderate income families in 

southern West Virginia 

$665,000 Sen. Byrd; Rep. Rahall 

Economic Development Initiatives Arc of Hilo, Hilo, HI for construction of the Employment Training Services and Client Support 

Services Community Center 

$190,000 Rep. Hirono; Rep. Abercrombie 


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Economic Development Initiatives Arc of Southern Maryland, Prince Frederick, 

MD 

for renovation and expansion of Arc’s former sheltered workshop into a 

multi-purpose community resource center 

$380,000 Rep. Hoyer 

Economic Development Initiatives Ardmore Development Authority, City of 

Ardmore, OK 

for infrastructure improvements necessary to develop the Ardmore Technology Park $190,000 Sen. Inhofe; Rep. Cole 

Economic Development Initiatives Ark Memorial Foundation, WY for completion of construction of the Creative Arts Center facility $114,000 Rep. Cubin Economic Development Initiatives Arkansas State University, Mountain Home, 

AR 

for planning, design, and construction of community development center $427,500 Rep. Berry 

Economic Development Initiatives Arlington Chamber of Commerce, Arlington, 

TX 

for completion of the establishment of The Center for Innovation at Arlington $190,000 Sen. Hutchison; Rep. Barton 

Economic Development Initiatives Armstrong County, PA for site preparation and redevelopment of a brownfield site $190,000 Sen. Specter Economic Development Initiatives Arthurdale Heritage Inc., Arthurdale, WV for renovations and improvements to the New Deal Homestead preservation project in Arthurdale, WV $142,500 Rep. Mollohan Economic Development Initiatives Atlantic County, NJ for construction of facilities at the Aviation Research and Technology 

Park 

$142,500 Rep. LoBiondo; Sen. Menendez 

Economic Development Initiatives Audubon Mississippi, Moss Point, MS for a nature-based education facility $950,000 Sen. Cochran Economic Development Initiatives Audubon Nature Institute, New Orleans, LA for building a Living Science Museum $190,000 Sen. Landrieu Economic Development Initiatives Austin Chamber of Commerce Business Development and Resource Center, Chicago, IL for development of at least 80 units of senior housing $380,000 Rep. Davis, Danny Economic Development Initiatives Automation Alley in Troy, MI for planning and construction of an international business center for 

business incubation 

$285,000 Rep. Knollenberg 

Economic Development Initiatives Barnesville-Lamar County Industrial Park, 

Barnesville, GA 

for site preparation and infrastructure. $475,000 Sen. Chambliss 

Economic Development Initiatives Beckley-Raleigh County YMCA, Beckley, WV for planning, design, renovation, and expansion of the YMCA $427,500 Rep. Rahall Economic Development Initiatives Bergen County Improvement Authority 

(BCIA), Hackensack, NJ 

for renovation and construction of transitional housing buildings $190,000 Rep. Rothman 

Economic Development Initiatives Berkshire Museum, Pittsfield, MA for renovation, equipment, construction, and buildout of facilities $285,000 Rep. Olver Economic Development Initiatives Berkshire Theater Festival, Stockbridge, MA for renovation and revitalization of the Berkshire Theatre Festival’s facilities and grounds $190,000 Sen. Kennedy; Sen. Kerry 


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT—Economic Development Initiatives—Continued 

Account Project Purpose Amount Requester(s) 

Economic Development Initiatives Bernalillo County, NM for transitional housing facility for recovering substance abuse clients $570,000 Sen. Domenici Economic Development Initiatives Beyond Housing, St. Louis, MO for the demolition and for the Pagedale Community Development Initiative $1,425,000 Sen. Bond Economic Development Initiatives Big Sky Econ. Dev. Authority, Billings, MT for development and urban renewal in East Downtown Billings $308,750 Sen. Baucus Economic Development Initiatives Bill Wilson Center in Santa Clara, CA for purchasing a building and rehabilitation $213,750 Rep. Honda Economic Development Initiatives Bloomington Cultural District, Bloomington, 

lL 

for renovation of a former medical building into a regional arts education center for children $166,250 Rep. Johnson, Timothy V. 

Economic Development Initiatives Blue Ridge Institute and Museum in 

Ferrum, VA 

for construction of a new visitors center $427,500 Rep. Goode 

Economic Development Initiatives Borough of Bound Brook, NJ for construction of an elevator and an ADA-compliant barrier-free restroom $142,500 Rep. Ferguson Economic Development Initiatives Borough of Bridgeville, Bridgeville, PA for streetscaping $228,000 Rep. Murphy, Tim Economic Development Initiatives Boys and Girls Club of East County, CA for construction of a gymnasium and renovation of existing facilities $142,500 Rep. Hunter Economic Development Initiatives Boys and Girls Club of Fauquier County, VA for facility renovations in support of the new building, including making 

the building handicap accessible 

$190,000 Sen. Warner; Sen. Webb 

Economic Development Initiatives Boys and Girls Club of Greater Nashua, 

Nashua, NH 

for renovation and expansion of the facility $285,000 Sen. Gregg 

Economic Development Initiatives Boys and Girls Club of South Puget Sound, 

Tacoma, WA 

for construction of a teen center $237,500 Rep. Dicks 

Economic Development Initiatives Boys and Girls Club of the Grand River, 

McLaughlin, SD 

for the Boys and Girls Club of the Grand River Area (South Dakota sites) 

for facility upgrades to existing and new sites on the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation 

$190,000 Sen. Johnson 

Economic Development Initiatives Boys and Girls Club of the Lower 

Naugatuck Valley, Inc., Shelton, CT 

for construction at a Boys and Girls Club and a YMCA $285,000 Rep. DeLauro 

Economic Development Initiatives Boys and Girls Club, Bolton, MS for upgrades and renovations of the Boys and Girls Club facility in 

Bolton, MS 

$47,500 Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. 


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Economic Development Initiatives Briggs, Delaine, Pearson Foundation, 

Summerton, SC 

for construction of a community facility $190,000 Rep. Clyburn 

Economic Development Initiatives Butler County Planning Commission, Butler, 

PA 

for planning, design, and construction of a business park. $142,500 Rep. Altmire 

Economic Development Initiatives Butte County, Oroville, CA for construction of the Oroville Veterans Memorial Park $142,500 Rep. Doolittle Economic Development Initiatives Calexico Neighborhood House Community 

Center, Calexico, CA 

for planning, construction, and expansion of community center $190,000 Rep. Filner 

Economic Development Initiatives Calhoun County, SC for construction of a learning center $190,000 Rep. Clyburn Economic Development Initiatives Carbon County Museum Foundation, WY for construction of the first phase of the multi-use Carbon County Museum $95,000 Rep. Cubin Economic Development Initiatives Carbon County, PA for revitalization of distressed neighborhoods, including the acquisition 

and demolition of blighted structures and the redevelopment of infrastructure 

$475,000 Rep. Kanjorski 

Economic Development Initiatives Care and Share Food Bank, Colorado 

Springs, CO 

for equipment to be used to expand services to low-income individuals $285,000 Sen. Salazar 

Economic Development Initiatives Casa Guadalupe Center, Allentown, PA for renovation of a warehouse into a modern facility that will provide 

services in health, education, social services and community development 

$237,500 Rep. Dent 

Economic Development Initiatives Casey County Fiscal Court, Liberty, KY for renovations at the Central Kentucky Agriculture and Expo Center $190,000 Sen. Bunning; Rep. Whitfield Economic Development Initiatives Casper College, Casper, WY for the creation of business incubators $475,000 Sen. Barrasso Economic Development Initiatives Catalpa YMCA, Ridgewood, NY for renovation of the community center $237,500 Rep. Weiner Economic Development Initiatives Cathedral Soup Kitchen, Inc., Camden, NJ for the construction of a new facility $190,000 Sen. Lautenberg Economic Development Initiatives Catskill Visitor Interpretative Center, 

Shandaken, NY 

for construction of a visitor’s center $380,000 Rep. Hinchey 

Economic Development Initiatives CEDARS Youth Services, Inc., Lincoln, NE for construction of the Children’s Crisis Center for abused, homeless, 

and runaway youth in southeast Nebraska 

$142,500 Rep. Fortenberry; Sen. Nelson 

Economic Development Initiatives Center for American History, Austin TX for emergency repair and renovation of the Sam Rayburn Library and 

Museum 

$142,500 Rep. Hall, Ralph M. 


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Account Project Purpose Amount Requester(s) 

Economic Development Initiatives Center for People in Need, Lincoln, NE for construction and renovation to create the Non-Profits and Education/ 

Training Center 

$950,000 Sen. Ben Nelson 

Economic Development Initiatives Central Blair Recreation and Park Commission, PA for development of a multi-faceted outdoor park for the local community $71,250 Rep. Shuster Economic Development Initiatives Central Connecticut Coast YMCA, New 

Haven, CT 

for construction, to refurbish trails, and other site work $285,000 Rep. DeLauro 

Economic Development Initiatives Central Utah Pioneer Heritage Association, 

UT 

for construction and project development funds $190,000 Sen. Bennett 

Economic Development Initiatives Centre County Industrial Development Corporation, PA for site preparation and redevelopment as part of the West End revital- ization initiative $190,000 Sen. Specter Economic Development Initiatives Chanute Air Museum, Rantoul, IL for construction of a new facility to house an aircraft display $118,750 Rep. Johnson, Timothy V. Economic Development Initiatives Charles County Department of Human 

Services, Maryland, Port Tobacco, MD 

for acquisition and rehabilitation of the former Changing Point South facility as a homeless shelter and transitional housing $380,000 Rep. Hoyer 

Economic Development Initiatives Charleston Kanawha Housing Authority, 

Chas. WV 

for new low-income housing at the Littlepage Terrace and Washington 

Manor public housing facilities in downtown Charleston, WV 

$1,900,000 Sen. Byrd 

Economic Development Initiatives Charlotte-Mecklenburg Housing Partnership, 

Charlotte, NC 

for transforming vacant and blighted properties along the Statesville Avenue Corridor into affordable housing $380,000 Sen. Dole 

Economic Development Initiatives Char-West Council of Governments, Carnegie, PA for parks and recreation capital projects $142,500 Rep. Doyle Economic Development Initiatives Chicanos Por La Causa, Phoenix, AZ for equipment, furnishings, and improvements for a community campus $380,000 Rep. Pastor Economic Development Initiatives Child Abuse and Neglect Council Of Oakland County, Pontiac, MI for renovation and expansion of the facility $475,000 Sen. Levin; Sen. Stabenow Economic Development Initiatives Children’s Medical Center of Dayton, OH for construction of Michael’s House, a child advocacy center $285,000 Rep. Hobson Economic Development Initiatives Chilkat Indian Village/Klukwan, AK for construction of Heritage Center and Bald Eagle Observatory $475,000 Sen. Murkowski 


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Economic Development Initiatives Chippewa Cree Tribe, Box Elder, MT for transportation and rehabilitation of housing units from Malmstrom 

Air force base that would otherwise be destroyed to the Rocky Boy’s Reservation 

$712,500 Sen. Tester; Sen. Baucus 

Economic Development Initiatives Christian Health Care Center, Wycoff, NJ for upgrades to the safety and security of the facility’s infrastructure $142,500 Rep. Garrett Economic Development Initiatives Christopher House, Chicago, IL for the construction of Logan Square Family Resource Center $237,500 Sen. Durbin Economic Development Initiatives Cinton County, KY for construction of a Community and Senior Citizens Center $142,500 Rep. Whitfield Economic Development Initiatives Citizens for a Civic Auditorium, WY for planning and construction of the Casper Civic Auditorium $171,000 Rep. Cubin; Sen. Barrasso Economic Development Initiatives City and County of San Francisco, CA for construction of permanent supportive housing $380,000 Rep. Pelosi Economic Development Initiatives City of Abilene, TX for equipment for the Life Sciences Accelerator $142,500 Rep. Neugebauer Economic Development Initiatives City of Alcoa, TN for infrastructure servicing the new Pellissippi Research Centre business 

park 

$142,500 Rep. Duncan 

Economic Development Initiatives City of Aliceville, AL for downtown revitalization $380,000 Sen. Shelby Economic Development Initiatives City of Amory, MS for general construction improvements to the community center $38,000 Rep. Childers Economic Development Initiatives City of Beaumont, TX for streetscaping improvements in downtown Beaumont $190,000 Sen. Hutchison; Rep. Poe Economic Development Initiatives City of Beech Grove, IN for expansion of the Beech Grove Community Center at-risk-youth program $237,500 Rep. Carson Economic Development Initiatives City of Berlin, NH for the acquisition and demolition of dilapidated housing $285,000 Sen. Sununu Economic Development Initiatives City of Billings, MT for environmental remediation and demolition of building previously 

owned by U.S. Naval Reserve 

$475,000 Sen. Tester 

Economic Development Initiatives City of Boise, ID for design and construction of the City of Boise’s geothermal system expansion $665,000 Sen. Craig; Sen. Crapo Economic Development Initiatives City of Brockton, MA for renovations to the War Memorial building and redevelopment of 

blighted downtown area 

$190,000 Sen. Kennedy; Sen. Kerry; Rep. 

Lynch 

Economic Development Initiatives City of Brookhaven, MS for industrial park infrastructure $95,000 Rep. Pickering Economic Development Initiatives City of Burlington, VT for rehabilitation of new community center $166,250 Rep. Welch Economic Development Initiatives City of Carbondale, PA for downtown revitalization efforts $190,000 Sen. Specter 


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT—Economic Development Initiatives—Continued 

Account Project Purpose Amount Requester(s) 

Economic Development Initiatives City of Carlsbad, NM for continued construction of a youth sports complex in Carlsbad, New 

Mexico 

$190,000 Sen. Bingaman; Sen. Domenici 

Economic Development Initiatives City of Charleston, SC for the preservation, construction, and critically needed improvements to 

the St. Andrews’ neighborhood’s low-income housing 

$285,000 Sen. Graham 

Economic Development Initiatives City of Charlotte, NC for planning of the Eastland Town Center Redevelopment Project $95,000 Rep. Hayes; Rep. Watt Economic Development Initiatives City of Chesapeake, VA for construction of a visitor center for the Great Bridge Battlefield and 

Waterways Visitor Center project 

$142,500 Rep. Forbes 

Economic Development Initiatives City of Cincinnati, OH for complete property acquisition, demolition, and remediation of the 

Queen City Barrel area to create an urban industrial park 

$475,000 Sen. Voinovich 

Economic Development Initiatives City of Citrus Heights, CA for the cost of new ADA-compliant infrastructure $142,500 Rep. Lungren Economic Development Initiatives City of Clay, AL for walking trails, lighting, landscaping, a pavilion, parking and other 

amenities necessary to make the Cosby Lake area useful as a public park 

$118,750 Rep. Bachus 

Economic Development Initiatives City of Clearwater, FL for infrastructure improvements to revitalize downtown Clearwater $237,500 Rep. Bilirakis; Rep. Young, C. W. 

Bill 

Economic Development Initiatives City of Coral Gables, FL for the construction of pedestrian bridges next to the Hardee, Granada 

and Maynada bridges 

$142,500 Rep. Ros-Lehtinen 

Economic Development Initiatives City of Council Bluffs, IA for housing rehabilitation and construction in the Playland Park neighborhood located north of I-480 and west of I-29 in Council Bluffs, 

Iowa 

$475,000 Sen. Harkin; Sen. Grassley; Rep. 

King, Steve 

Economic Development Initiatives City of Craig, AK for the redevelopment of the abandoned cannery property in the City of 

Craig 

$332,500 Sen. Murkowski 

Economic Development Initiatives City of Danbury, CT for construction and renovation of housing for homeless veterans $190,000 Rep. Murphy, Christopher S. Economic Development Initiatives City of Detroit, MI for demolition and redevelopment of abandoned buildings $332,500 Rep. Conyers Economic Development Initiatives Old Tiger Stadium Conservancy, MI for preservation and redevelopment of a public park and related business activities in the Corktown Neighborhood $3,800,000 Sen. Levin 


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Economic Development Initiatives City of Easton, PA for housing rehabilitation and neighborhood revitalization $475,000 Sen. Casey Economic Development Initiatives City of Evanston, WY for improvements to the Historic Evanston Roundhouse and Railyard in 

Evanston, Wyoming 

$380,000 Sen. Enzi 

Economic Development Initiatives City of Evansville, IN for planning and infrastructure improvements to revitalize neighborhood

housing stock in Evansville, IN 

$237,500 Rep. Ellsworth 

Economic Development Initiatives City of Fairborn, OH for construction of a stand-alone facility for a Diesel Technician program $190,000 Rep. Hobson Economic Development Initiatives City of Falls Church, VA for construction of 170 permanently affordable rental units $190,000 Rep. Moran Economic Development Initiatives City of Fernley, NV for development and enhancement of an historically significant downtown corridor to attract business and generate jobs $95,000 Rep. Heller Economic Development Initiatives City of Follansbee, WV for upgrades and renovations to the Follansbee community building $190,000 Rep. Mollohan Economic Development Initiatives City of Fort Dodge, IA for acquisition, relocation and demolition of properties for the development of new housing $285,000 Rep. Latham; Sen. Harkin; Sen. Grassley Economic Development Initiatives City of Fort Worth, TX for property acquisition that will be needed to construct various components of the Trinity River Vision economic development project $285,000 Rep. Granger Economic Development Initiatives City of Franklin, TX for planning, design and construction of a school sidewalk $332,500 Rep. Edwards, Chet Economic Development Initiatives City of Freeport, Freeport, IL for relocation of existing power lines to underground areas and for 

streetscaping 

$237,500 Rep. Manzullo 

Economic Development Initiatives City of Fullerton, CA for renovation and construction of facilities for a Boys and Girls Club $142,500 Rep. Sanchez, Loretta Economic Development Initiatives City of Glen Cove, NY for renovations of the downtown area and streetscaping $142,500 Rep. King, Peter T. Economic Development Initiatives City of Groesbeck, TX for design and renovation of a park in Groesbeck, TX $332,500 Rep. Edwards, Chet Economic Development Initiatives City of Hermiston, OR for construction of a learning and training center to produce skilled 

workers in response to regional business, industry and community needs 

$142,500 Rep. Walden; Sen. Wyden; Sen. 

Smith 

Economic Development Initiatives City Of Highland Park, MI for elimination of blight in the North Point neighborhood $475,000 Sen. Stabenow; Sen. Levin; Rep. 

Conyers 

Economic Development Initiatives City of Hillsboro, TX for streetscape improvements $190,000 Sen. Hutchison Economic Development Initiatives City of Homerville, GA for design and construction of a new industrial park $285,000 Rep. Kingston 


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT—Economic Development Initiatives—Continued 

Account Project Purpose Amount Requester(s) 

Economic Development Initiatives City of Houston, TX for redevelopment of the landfill adjacent to Sunnyside Park into recreational facilities $285,000 Rep. Green, Al Economic Development Initiatives City of Houston, TX for renovation of the 1926 Gregory School into an archive, library and 

exhibition space 

$237,500 Rep. Jackson-Lee 

Economic Development Initiatives City of Huntington Beach, CA for construction of a larger senior center that meets the needs of the 

projected increase in the city’s population 

$142,500 Rep. Rohrabacher 

Economic Development Initiatives City of Huntington Park, CA for upgrades to park amenities to comply with ADA requirements $95,000 Rep. Roybal-Allard Economic Development Initiatives City of Indio, CA for development of a local community center $142,500 Rep. Bono Mack Economic Development Initiatives City of Jackson, MS for renovation and rehabilitation of the Thalia Mara Performing Arts Facility $380,000 Sen. Cochran; Sen. Wicker Economic Development Initiatives City of Jackson, MS for the renovation of the Historic Medgar Evers Farish Street NAACP Office $712,500 Sen. Cochran Economic Development Initiatives City of Jasper, AL for an industrial park development $760,000 Sen. Shelby Economic Development Initiatives City of Jersey City, NJ for revitalization of a former brownfields site $237,500 Rep. Sires; Rep. Rothman; Sen. 

Lautenberg; Sen. Menendez 

Economic Development Initiatives City of Kankakee, IL for the purchase, renovation, and conversion of houses that are in foreclosure, abandoned, or in disrepair to affordable use properties $237,500 Sen. Durbin Economic Development Initiatives City of Kennesaw, GA for downtown development, including construction of a plaza and amphitheater $71,250 Rep. Gingrey Economic Development Initiatives City of Kotzebue, AK for construction of recreation and fairgrounds area $380,000 Sen. Murkowski Economic Development Initiatives City of La Feria, TX for construction and facility buildout of the La Feria Boys and Girls Club $285,000 Rep. Hinojosa Economic Development Initiatives City of Lake Charles, LA for building a wetlands center in Lake Charles $237,500 Sen. LandrieuEconomic Development Initiatives City of Lawndale, CA for design, planning, demolition and pre-construction of Community 

Center 

$475,000 Rep. Waters 

Economic Development Initiatives City of Lawrence, MA for demolition and construction at the Lawrence Gateway Project $166,250 Rep. Tsongas 


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Economic Development Initiatives City of Long Beach, CA for demolition and renovation in Ramona Park $142,500 Rep. Sa ́ nchez, Linda T. Economic Development Initiatives City of Lorain, OH for facility upgrades at St. Joseph Community Center $166,250 Rep. Sutton; Sen. Brown Economic Development Initiatives City of Marshalltown, IA for housing redevelopment in the Grant Park Neighborhood $570,000 Sen. Grassley; Rep. Latham Economic Development Initiatives City of Maysville, KY for the renovation of the Cox Building $2,565,000 Sen. McConnell; Rep. Davis, Geoff Economic Development Initiatives City of Medford, MA for downtown redevelopment and rehabilitation $190,000 Sen. Kennedy; Sen. Kerry Economic Development Initiatives City of Merced, CA for restoration of the Merced Theatre $237,500 Rep. Cardoza Economic Development Initiatives City of Methuen, MA for the rehabilitation and redevelopment of blighted and underutilized 

buildings 

$190,000 Sen. Kennedy; Sen. Kerry 

Economic Development Initiatives City of Miami Springs, FL for planning, design and construction of the municipal gymnasium community center $237,500 Rep. Diaz-Balart, Lincoln Economic Development Initiatives City of Midland, TX for downtown redevelopment $190,000 Sen. Hutchison; Rep. Conaway Economic Development Initiatives City of Milwaukee, WI for environmental assessment, clean up activities, demolition of dilapidated buildings, and for renovation on Milwaukee’s 30th Street Corridor $332,500 Rep. Moore, Gwen; Sen. Kohl Economic Development Initiatives City of Nashua, NH for design and construction of downtown riverfront redevelopment program $190,000 Sen. Gregg; Rep. Hodes Economic Development Initiatives City of New Bedford, MA for construction of the community center $475,000 Rep. Frank Economic Development Initiatives City of New Braunfels, TX for the preservation and redevelopment of the downtown area $142,500 Rep. Smith, Lamar Economic Development Initiatives City of North Adams, MA for the redevelopment of historic downtown building $190,000 Sen. Kennedy; Sen. Kerry Economic Development Initiatives City of Northport, AL for downtown Northport infrastructure improvements $95,000 Rep. Bachus; Rep. Davis, Artur Economic Development Initiatives City of Northwood, ND for reconstruction of downtown retail and office space destroyed by a 

tornado 

$665,000 Sen. Dorgan; Sen. Conrad; Rep. 

Pomeroy 

Economic Development Initiatives City of Oak Ridge, TN for redevelopment of the Highland View Neighborhood $237,500 Rep. Wamp Economic Development Initiatives City of Orlando, FL for redevelopment of blighted areas of the Parramore neighborhood $950,000 Sen. Bill Nelson; Sen. Martinez Economic Development Initiatives City of Oxford, MS for renovation of the Powerhouse Community Arts Center $285,000 Sen. Cochran Economic Development Initiatives City of Piedmont, OK for development of a comprehensive community development plan $95,000 Rep. Lucas; Sen. Inhofe 


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT—Economic Development Initiatives—Continued 

Account Project Purpose Amount Requester(s) 

Economic Development Initiatives City of Pierre, SD for revitalization of the Pierre historic downtown area and waterfront development $190,000 Sen. Johnson Economic Development Initiatives City of Pike Road, AL for economic, community and infrastructure planning $95,000 Rep. Rogers, Michael D. Economic Development Initiatives City of Portland, OR for capital and operating costs to assist homeless and low income veterans with housing and supportive services $370,500 Sen. Smith; Sen. Wyden Economic Development Initiatives City of Raeford, NC for streetscaping $190,000 Rep. Hayes Economic Development Initiatives City of Reno, NV for purchase of vacant buildings for Oliver Montello affordable housing 

project 

$190,000 Sen. Reid 

Economic Development Initiatives City of River Rouge, MI for demolition of blighted housing $95,000 Rep. Kilpatrick Economic Development Initiatives City of Riverdale, GA for construction of a multipurpose community recreation center $142,500 Rep. Scott, David Economic Development Initiatives City of Rocky Mount, NC for renovation of existing buildings for the revitalization of downtown 

Rocky Mount 

$285,000 Sen. Dole 

Economic Development Initiatives City of Roslyn, WA for structural upgrades and other improvements to Roslyn’s primary 

public facility 

$798,000 Sen. Murray; Rep. Hastings, Doc 

Economic Development Initiatives City of Salem, MA for rehabilitation and renovation $142,500 Rep. Tierney Economic Development Initiatives City of Salina, KS for planning, design and land acquisition for the Salina Workforce Housing Project $118,750 Rep. Moran; Sen. Roberts Economic Development Initiatives City of San Angelo, TX for restoration of the North Concho River area $142,500 Rep. Conaway Economic Development Initiatives City of San Clemente, CA for construction of the Coastal Trail $285,000 Rep. Calvert Economic Development Initiatives City of Santa Paula, CA for repair and expansion of public athletic facilities and gathering areas 

at Teague Park 

$118,750 Rep. Gallegly 

Economic Development Initiatives City of Sarasota, FL for renovation of the Robert L. Taylor Community Center $166,250 Rep. Buchanan; Sen. Martinez Economic Development Initiatives City of South Salt Lake, UT for streetscaping features along State and Main Streets between northern boundary of the City and I-80 $380,000 Sen. Bennett; Sen. Hatch 


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Economic Development Initiatives City of Spartanburg, SC for installation of residential infrastructure $380,000 Sen. Graham Economic Development Initiatives City of Springfield, IL for capital costs associated with the Edwin Watts Southwind Park $665,000 Sen. Durbin Economic Development Initiatives City of St. Petersburg, FL for restoration of the historic African American Jordan Elementary School $190,000 Rep. Castor Economic Development Initiatives City of Syracuse, NY for fabrication and installation of lighting elements and other 

streetscape improvements along Syracuse University’s Connective Corridor 

$190,000 Rep. Walsh 

Economic Development Initiatives City of Takoma Park, MD for construction, renovation of an auditorium for ADA access, and completion of the exterior facade. $190,000 Rep. Van Hollen Economic Development Initiatives City of Tarrant, AL for streetscaping and pedestrian walkways to support proposed economic development plans $380,000 Sen. Shelby Economic Development Initiatives City of Toledo, OH for completion of asbestos abatement and to begin structural improvements for the redevelopment of the former ACME power plant building $475,000 Sen. Voinovich; Sen. Brown Economic Development Initiatives City of Tolland, CT for the purchase property for the construction of elderly housing units $190,000 Rep. Courtney Economic Development Initiatives City of Trenton, NJ for pedestrian friendly, mixed-use, transit-oriented development based 

on smart growth principles under the Trenton Station Redevelopment Plan and the Transportation Linkage Plan 

$118,750 Rep. Smith, Christopher H.; Sen. 

Lautenberg; Sen. Menendez 

Economic Development Initiatives City of Utica, NY for acquisition and renovation $166,250 Rep. Arcuri Economic Development Initiatives City of Valley, AL for an elevator to make the Community Center ADA compliant $71,250 Rep. Rogers, Michael D. Economic Development Initiatives City of Waterloo, IA for demolition and redevelopment of a blighted area $380,000 Sen. Grassley; Sen. Harkin; Rep. 

Braley 

Economic Development Initiatives City of Wells, NV for streetscaping and for construction of an indoor recreation facility $332,500 Rep. Heller Economic Development Initiatives City of Wilkes-Barre, PA for revitalization of economic and recreational amenities at Coal Street 

Park 

$950,000 Sen. Casey; Rep. Kanjorski 

Economic Development Initiatives City of Willcox, AZ for construction of a senior citizen center $95,000 Rep. Giffords Economic Development Initiatives City of Wilson, NC for demolition of dilapidated structures from downtown Wilson to further 

downtown redevelopment 

$617,500 Sen. Burr; Rep. Butterfield 

Economic Development Initiatives City of Winfield, AL for construction of a multipurpose building $332,500 Rep. Aderholt 


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT—Economic Development Initiatives—Continued 

Account Project Purpose Amount Requester(s) 

Economic Development Initiatives City of Worcester, MA for construction and facility buildout in connection with the Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative $475,000 Rep. McGovern Economic Development Initiatives City of Wrangell, AK for renovation of a community center $475,000 Sen. Murkowski Economic Development Initiatives Clark County Food Bank, Clark County, WA for the construction of a food bank $712,500 Sen. Murray Economic Development Initiatives Clay County Commission, WV for the construction and economic development activities of the Central 

Appalachian Empowerment Zone 

$190,000 Sen. Byrd; Rep. Capito 

Economic Development Initiatives Clearfield City, UT for the purchase of blighted lands for use in the development of a private/public project known as West Phase I, which will include a 

mixed-used lifestyle center in downtown Clearfield City, Utah 

$380,000 Sen. Bennett; Sen. Hatch; Rep. 

Bishop, Rob 

Economic Development Initiatives Coachella Valley Association of Governments, CA for the Coachella Valley Homeless Multi-Service Center, California $475,000 Sen. Feinstein; Sen. Boxer Economic Development Initiatives Community Housing of Wyandotte County, 

Kansas City, KS 

for the continuing revitalization efforts in the St. Peter’s neighborhood $855,000 Sen. Brownback 

Economic Development Initiatives CommunityWorks, Helena, MT for facility construction $950,000 Sen. Baucus Economic Development Initiatives Council on Economic Development, Washington County, PA for development of Phase 1 of the Starpointe Business Industrial Park $199,500 Rep. Murphy, Tim Economic Development Initiatives County of Hudson, NJ for transformation of the former Koppers Coke site in Kearny into a two 

million square foot industrial park that includes warehousing and distribution space 

$380,000 Sen. Menendez; Sen. Lautenberg; 

Rep. Rothman 

Economic Development Initiatives County of San Mateo, Redwood City, CA for construction of a receiving home at County’s Youth Services Center $237,500 Rep. Speier Economic Development Initiatives County of Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, 

CA 

for construction and renovation of the Lompoc Veterans Building $807,500 Sen. Boxer; Rep. Gallegly 

Economic Development Initiatives County of Tunica, MS for restoration of existing buildings, construction of addition to the visitors center, and exhibit design to form a combine the visitors center, 

blues exhibit and gift shop into a Blues Gateway in the Mississippi Delta 

$902,500 Sen. Cochran 

Economic Development Initiatives Covenant House California, Los Angeles, CA for design and construction of a homeless youth shelter $475,000 Rep. Becerra 


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Economic Development Initiatives Covenant House South Jersey, Atlantic City, 

NJ 

for construction of a facility to house and treat at-risk youth with mental illness $118,750 Rep. LoBiondo; Sen Lautenberg 

Economic Development Initiatives Crisis Center, Inc., Gary, IN for improvements to the Runaway and Homeless Youth Emergency Shelter at Alternative House $95,000 Rep. Visclosky Economic Development Initiatives Cultural Coast Centerville, MA for renovation and buildout of facilities $95,000 Rep. DelahuntEconomic Development Initiatives Custer County, ID to purchase a middle school building $285,000 Rep. Simpson Economic Development Initiatives Cuyahoga County Treasurer, Cleveland, OH for the acquisition of abandoned and/or foreclosed properties $142,500 Rep. Kucinich Economic Development Initiatives Del Rio, Val Verde County, TX for construction and expansion of the library $237,500 Rep. Rodriguez Economic Development Initiatives Delaware Children’s Museum, DE for the construction of the Delaware Children’s Museum in Wilmington, 

Delaware, as part of the effort to remove blight and redevelop brownfields along the Christina Riverfront 

$190,000 Sen. Carper; Sen. Biden 

Economic Development Initiatives Delaware Technical and Community College, Dover, DE for expansion of the Trade and Industry building to establish an Energy Management Education Center $118,750 Rep. Castle Economic Development Initiatives Department of Natural Resources, Annapolis, MD for construction of a visitor center and recreational facilities $475,000 Sen. Mikulski; Sen. Cardin Economic Development Initiatives Detroit Science Center, Detroit, MI for construction of the Roads, Bridges and Tunnels Gallery $190,000 Rep. Knollenberg Economic Development Initiatives Dignity Housing, Philadelphia, PA for demolition, planning, design and renovation of houses and apartments for homeless women and children $190,000 Rep. Fattah Economic Development Initiatives Downtown Emergency Services Center, Seattle, WA for the provision of 83 studio apartments for chronically homeless, men- tally ill people $712,500 Sen. Murray; Sen. Cantwell Economic Development Initiatives Downtown Jackson Plaza Incorporated, 

Jackson, MS 

for construction of a civic gathering plaza $950,000 Sen. Cochran 

Economic Development Initiatives Downtown Redevelopment Authority, City of 

Decatur, AL 

for a Streetscape Project throughout the Downtown Decatur Redevelopment Authority corridor $570,000 Sen. Sessions; Rep. Cramer; Rep. Aderholt 

Economic Development Initiatives East Hartford Housing Authority, East Hartford, CT for renovations to the public housing community center $285,000 Rep. Larson Economic Development Initiatives East Moline Downtown Development, IL for capital improvements to infrastructure and development projects in 

downtown E. Moline, including acquisition and renovation of dilapidated structures 

$237,500 Sen. Durbin; Rep. Hare 


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT—Economic Development Initiatives—Continued 

Account Project Purpose Amount Requester(s) 

Economic Development Initiatives Easter Seals Central and Southeast Ohio, 

Inc., Columbus, OH 

for site acquisition, building design and construction, site development, 

and equipment 

$95,000 Rep. Pryce; Sen. Brown 

Economic Development Initiatives Easter Seals Delaware, New Castle, DE for construction of a 25,000 square foot addition to the existing Easter 

Seals facility in New Castle 

$142,500 Rep. Castle; Sen. Biden; Sen. Carper 

Economic Development Initiatives El Barrio’s Operation Fight back, Inc. and 

Artspace Projects Partnership, New York, NY 

for construction of 60 affordable units to house low-income residents in 

East Harlem 

$475,000 Rep. Rangel 

Economic Development Initiatives Enterprise Group of Jackson, Inc., MI for demolition of a vacant structure on a blighted city block $332,500 Rep. Walberg; Sen. Levin; Sen. 

Stabenow 

Economic Development Initiatives Eritrean Association, Seattle, WA for the expansion of the current Community Center facility $285,000 Sen. Murray; Rep. McDermott Economic Development Initiatives Esperanza en Escalante, Tucson, AZ for building improvements and construction to maintain and expand the 

current facilities 

$166,250 Rep. Giffords 

Economic Development Initiatives Family Services of Morris County, NJ for renovation, repair and rehabilitation of the facilities $190,000 Rep. Frelinghuysen Economic Development Initiatives Finger Lakes Council—Boy Scouts of America, Ovid, NY for improvements to make the Finger Lake Facility ADA compliant $47,500 Rep. Kuhl Economic Development Initiatives Flagship Enterprise Center, Anderson, IN for technology and infrastructure improvements $475,000 Sen. Bayh; Sen. Lugar Economic Development Initiatives Food Bank of the Virginia Peninsula, Newport News, VA for infrastructure improvements and facility buildout $237,500 Rep. Scott, Robert C. Bobby Economic Development Initiatives Forest Hills Community Development Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA for property acquisition and facade improvements in business district $142,500 Rep. Doyle Economic Development Initiatives Four Bands Community Fund, Eagle Butte, 

SD 

for the Four Bands Community Fund to enable the organization to capitalize a revolving loan program, and in addition provide business development assistance $237,500 Sen. Johnson 

Economic Development Initiatives Franklin County Fiscal Court, KY for renovation of non-profit, county-run continuing education facility $237,500 Rep. Chandler Economic Development Initiatives Geauga Park District, Chardon, OH for the purchase the 237-acre Orchard Hills property $285,000 Rep. LaTourette; Sen. Voinovich 


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Economic Development Initiatives Gilmer County Family Resource Network, 

Glenville, WV 

for acquisition, planning, renovation and streetscaping of a park and 

historic district 

$380,000 Rep. Mollohan 

Economic Development Initiatives Girls Incorporated of Lynn, MA for a building renovation project $237,500 Rep. Tierney Economic Development Initiatives Gouverneur Healthcare Services, New York, 

NY 

for development and redesign $380,000 Rep. Vela ́zquez 

Economic Development Initiatives Granger, WA for the construction of the Granger Community Center $285,000 Sen. Murray Economic Development Initiatives Grant County Food Bank, Silver City, NM for the rehabilitation or construction of a facility to serve as a food 

pantry and thrift store to serve the needs of Grant County 

$475,000 Sen. Bingaman 

Economic Development Initiatives Great Falls Development Authority, Great 

Falls, MT 

for infrastructure related construction along Black Eagle Road $950,000 Sen. Tester 

Economic Development Initiatives Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center, 

Townsend, TN 

for expansion and improvements to the Heritage Center $570,000 Sen. Alexander 

Economic Development Initiatives Greater Trenton Area YMCA in Trenton, NJ for construction of facilities $237,500 Rep. Holt; Sen. Shelby Economic Development Initiatives Greene County Industrial Board, Greene 

County, AL 

for industrial park development $285,000 Sen. Shelby 

Economic Development Initiatives Greene County Industrial Development 

Board, Eutaw, AL 

for the completion of an industrial development master plan $237,500 Rep. Davis, Artur 

Economic Development Initiatives Guardian Angels Settlement Association, 

St. Louis, MO 

for construction of a state-of-the-art child care facility at the new GASA 

headquarters 

$95,000 Rep. Clay 

Economic Development Initiatives Hamilton County, TN for construction of a workforce training center that will support industries locating at Enterprise South $380,000 Rep. Wamp Economic Development Initiatives Hawaii County Housing and Community Development, HI for the Kaloko Senior Housing Renovation Project $475,000 Sen. Inouye Economic Development Initiatives Hawaii Public Housing Authority, HI for code enforcement and renovation of abandoned housing units to provide 22 housing units for low income individuals in Honolulu $380,000 Sen. Inouye Economic Development Initiatives Hawaii Public Housing Authority, HI for the Lanakila Homes Low Income Housing Complex design and renovation $475,000 Sen. Inouye Economic Development Initiatives Highline-West Seattle Mental Health, 

Burien, WA 

for the provision of permanent, affordable housing and on-site mental 

health treatment and case management for 22 adults living with serious and persistent mental illness 

$213,750 Sen. Murray 


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT—Economic Development Initiatives—Continued 

Account Project Purpose Amount Requester(s) 

Economic Development Initiatives Hillview Acres Children’s Home, CA for construction and improvements to facilities $95,000 Rep. Miller, Gary Economic Development Initiatives Hocking Athens Perry Community Action, 

Glouster, OH 

for the renovation of the community center $237,500 Sen. Brown; Rep. Space 

Economic Development Initiatives Holy Cross Children’s Services, Clinton, MI for renovation of living quarters and classrooms $95,000 Rep. Walberg; Sen. Levin; Sen. 

Stabenow; Rep. Stupak 

Economic Development Initiatives Holyoke Community College, Holyoke, MA for design, equipment, construction, and buildout of the One Stop Enrollment Center $308,750 Rep. Olver Economic Development Initiatives Home of the Innocents, Louisville, KY for construction and improvements of children’s facilities, which include 

a pediatric convalescent center 

$285,000 Rep. Yarmuth; Rep. Lewis, Ron 

Economic Development Initiatives Hope Community Development Corporation, 

Charleston, WV 

for purchasing existing dilapidated properties for the construction of 

new homes 

$712,500 Sen. Byrd; Rep. Capito 

Economic Development Initiatives Housing and Community Services, New 

Braunfels, TX 

for equipment for Fox Run in Victoria $23,750 Rep. Paul 

Economic Development Initiatives Housing Authority of Newport, RI for refurbishment and building improvements $237,500 Rep. Kennedy; Sen. Reed Economic Development Initiatives Housing Trust of Santa Clara County, San 

Jose, CA 

for the Low Income Downpayment Assistance Program, a revolving loan 

fund 

$237,500 Rep. Eshoo; Rep. Lofgren; Rep. 

Honda 

Economic Development Initiatives Howard County, Ellicott City, MD for construction and equipment for community rooms $380,000 Sen. Mikulski; Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. Economic Development Initiatives Huntsville Museum of Art, Huntsville, AL for facility buildout of the museum $190,000 Rep. Cramer Economic Development Initiatives Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, 

Springfield, IL 

for renovation of the Tinsley Project for the Lincoln Bicentennial $166,250 Rep. Shimkus 

Economic Development Initiatives Illinois State University, Bloomington, IL for development of a university research park for small to medium-sized 

businesses that will assist with regional business development and create opportunities for new jobs in Illinois 

$95,000 Rep. Johnson, Timothy V. 

Economic Development Initiatives Indiana County Commissioners Indiana, PA for acquisition and development of a new pad-ready business/industrial 

park consisting of approximately 150 to 200 acres 

$190,000 Rep. Shuster 


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Economic Development Initiatives Institute of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture 

(IPRAC), Chicago, IL 

for construction and restoration at the museum $475,000 Rep. Gutierrez 

Economic Development Initiatives International Institute of RI, Providence, RI for building renovations to expand and improve community services to 

low-income individuals 

$285,000 Sen. Reed 

Economic Development Initiatives Iowa Dept of Economic Development, Des 

Moines, IA 

for improving the physical and economic health of city centers $950,000 Sen. Harkin 

Economic Development Initiatives Italian American Museum, New York, NY for facade and interior renovation and expansion of facility $475,000 Rep. Ackerman; Rep. Nadler Economic Development Initiatives Jackson County Board of Supervisors, Jackson County, MS for improvements and enhancements to the County’s multi-purpose com- munity arena in Vancleave $190,000 Sen. Wicker Economic Development Initiatives Japanese American Museum of San Jose in 

San Jose, CA 

for construction of a new museum $237,500 Rep. Lofgren 

Economic Development Initiatives Japanese Community Youth Council, San 

Francisco, CA 

for renovation of a youth development facility $142,500 Rep. Pelosi 

Economic Development Initiatives Jefferson County, CO for the purchase of a 15-unit apartment complex located in Golden, CO 

to provide housing for homeless veterans 

$190,000 Rep. Perlmutter; Sen. Salazar 

Economic Development Initiatives Jefferson Local Development Corporation, 

Whitehall, MT 

for development of infrastructure to foster economic diversification in 

the Sunlight Business Park project 

$142,500 Rep. Rehberg; Sen. Tester 

Economic Development Initiatives Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, 

PA 

for land development, construction of a community center $166,250 Rep. Sestak 

Economic Development Initiatives Jimmie Hale Mission, Hayden, AL for the addition of new rooms for men seeking services, a library, additional counseling offices, classroom, a recreation/exercise room, and 

the expansion of the computer-based learning center 

$190,000 Rep. Aderholt; Rep. Davis, Artur 

Economic Development Initiatives Josephine Solomon Ellis Foundation, Inc. 

CDC, Philadelphia, PA 

for construction of 35 units of housing in Southwest Center City $237,500 Rep. Brady, Robert A. 

Economic Development Initiatives Kanawha Co. Public Library, Charleston, 

WV 

for a career center, a small business center and parking facilities $237,500 Rep. Capito 

Economic Development Initiatives Kent County Convention Arena Authority, 

Grand Rapids, MI 

for planning, design and construction of an outdoor amphitheater and 

support facilities atMillennium Park 

$142,500 Rep. Ehlers; Sen. Levin; Sen. 

Stabenow 

Economic Development Initiatives Kentucky Communities Economic Opportunity Council, Gray, KY for site development, planning and design of affordable low to middle- income housing, the planning of which shall not consume more than 

20 percent of these funds 

$285,000 Rep. Rogers, Harold 


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT—Economic Development Initiatives—Continued 

Account Project Purpose Amount Requester(s) 

Economic Development Initiatives King County Housing Authority, Seattle, WA for neighborhood rehabilitation and improvement and community investment $950,000 Sen. Murray; Rep. McDermott Economic Development Initiatives Kitsap Mental Health Services, Bremerton, 

WA 

for the provision of 16 residential and short-term stabilization beds for 

adults age 18 and over with severe or acute mental illness 

$380,000 Sen. Murray 

Economic Development Initiatives Kodiak Island Borough/Women’s Bay, AK for construction of an emergency shelter $475,000 Sen. Murkowski Economic Development Initiatives Laiopua 2020, Kailua-Kona, HI for planning, design, and construction of the Laiopua 2020 Community 

Center 

$475,000 Sen. Akaka 

Economic Development Initiatives Lake Area Community Center, New Orleans, 

LA 

for the building of a mixed-income housing development in Lafayette $190,000 Sen. Landrieu 

Economic Development Initiatives Lake Area Improvement Corporation, Madison, SD for expansion of the industrial park $190,000 Sen. Johnson Economic Development Initiatives Lakeview Museum of Arts and Sciences, 

Peoria, IL 

for planning and construction of a new building that will highlight the 

achievement and skills of art, history, science and achievement 

$95,000 Rep. LaHood 

Economic Development Initiatives Lakewood Township, NJ for construction of a new building for Lakewood’s Special Children’s 

Center 

$142,500 Rep. Smith, Christopher H. 

Economic Development Initiatives Lakota Fund, Kyle, SD for capitalization of a revolving loan program and business development 

assistance 

$237,500 Sen. Johnson 

Economic Development Initiatives Las Lunas, NM for a transportation center that will accommodate both rail and bus 

services 

$118,750 Rep. Wilson, Heather 

Economic Development Initiatives LaSalle County Easter Seals, Ottawa, IL for remodeling and expansion of the existing playground $47,500 Rep. Weller Economic Development Initiatives Lee County, SC for construction of the Lee County Community Complex $237,500 Rep. Spratt Economic Development Initiatives Leicester, MA for construction and renovation of the Samuel May House and the 

Leicester Visitor’s Center 

$380,000 Rep. Neal 

Economic Development Initiatives Lewiston City, UT for reconstruction and revitalization of local community recreation center $237,500 Sen. Bennett Economic Development Initiatives Lincoln County Fiscal Court, KY for construction of a public wellness and recreation center on countyowned property $285,000 Rep. Chandler 


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Economic Development Initiatives Lincoln Hills Development Corporation, Tell 

City, IN 

for renovations and improvements of the Lincoln Hills Development Corporation’s center $95,000 Rep. Hill; Sen. Lugar 

Economic Development Initiatives Los Angeles County Parks and Recreation, 

Los Angeles, CA 

for planning, design, renovation and construction of facilities and landscaping at Charles White Park in Altadena, CA $190,000 Rep. Schiff 

Economic Development Initiatives Los Pueblos Community Council, Ribera, 

NM 

for preservation and renovation of Old Ribera School Building for use as 

a community and cultural center 

$855,000 Sen. Domenici 

Economic Development Initiatives Luna County, NM for renovations to an unused school to house Victory Outreach Residential Services, a faith-based residential drug treatment program $118,750 Rep. Pearce; Sen. Bingaman Economic Development Initiatives Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota, Saint 

Paul, MN 

for fixtures and equipment to serve low income community members and 

the larger metro area 

$142,500 Rep. Ramstad 

Economic Development Initiatives Luzerne County, PA for revitalization of distressed neighborhoods, including the acquisition 

and demolition of blighted structures and the redevelopment of infrastructure 

$475,000 Rep. Kanjorski 

Economic Development Initiatives MAC Inc., Area Agency on Aging, MD for the construction of a new building that will house programs and 

services for lower shore elders 

$380,000 Sen. Cardin; Rep. Gilchrest 

Economic Development Initiatives Marine Mammal Stranding Center in Brigantine, NJ for construction of a marine education facility $142,500 Rep. Saxton Economic Development Initiatives Marklund Philip Center for Children, 

Bloomingdale, IL 

for renovation of the facility and construction of an addition $142,500 Rep. Roskam 

Economic Development Initiatives Mary Mitchell Family and Youth Center in 

Bronx, NY 

for construction of a multipurpose center $190,000 Rep. Serrano 

Economic Development Initiatives Mason County Fiscal Court, Maysville, KY for completion of construction of the Multi-Use Community Center $95,000 Rep. Davis, Geoff Economic Development Initiatives Masores Bais Yaakov, Brooklyn, NY for development of a community center to serve families youth and children $237,500 Rep. Towns; Rep. Weiner Economic Development Initiatives Massachusetts Attorney General, MA for repair of abandoned houses $190,000 Sen. Kennedy; Sen. Kerry Economic Development Initiatives McPherson Opera House Company in 

McPherson, KS 

for planning, design and renovation of the theater $142,500 Rep. Moran 

Economic Development Initiatives Memphis Bioworks Foundation, TN for construction of the UT-Baptist Research Park in the downtown Memphis Medical Center $760,000 Sen. Corker 


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT—Economic Development Initiatives—Continued 

Account Project Purpose Amount Requester(s) 

Economic Development Initiatives Merchantville Borough, NJ for construction, planning, rehabilitation and preservation of the historic 

Merchantville Community Center 

$166,250 Rep. Andrews 

Economic Development Initiatives Mercy Housing and Shelter Corporation, 

Hartford, CT 

for building renovations $380,000 Rep. Larson; Sen. Lieberman 

Economic Development Initiatives Mercy Housing Lakefront, Chicago, IL for the development of supportive housing units for homeless in the City 

of Milwaukee 

$475,000 Sen. Kohl 

Economic Development Initiatives Metcalfe County, KY for expansion of the Metcalfe County Adult Day Care Center $95,000 Rep. Whitfield Economic Development Initiatives Metro Homeless Youth Services of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA for construction and renovation of a space into an emergency shelter $332,500 Rep. Roybal-Allard Economic Development Initiatives Metro Parks Serving Summit County Akron, 

OH 

for acquisition of the Summit Bike and Hike Trail Preserve $142,500 Rep. LaTourette 

Economic Development Initiatives Miami Dade College in Miami, FL for development and construction of an Environmental and Ecological 

Study Center 

$142,500 Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario 

Economic Development Initiatives Miami Military Museum, FL for relocation, restoration and rehabilitation of an historic military structure $118,750 Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario Economic Development Initiatives Michigan State University, Holland, MI for conversion of a former pharmaceutical plant into a center that will 

house bio-based start-up companies and researchers 

$142,500 Rep. Hoekstra; Sen. Levin; Sen. 

Stabenow 

Economic Development Initiatives Middlebury Economic Development, IN for development of a comprehensive plan for economic development that 

takes into account infrastructure needs, land use planning, and downtown redevelopment while balancing the needs of the large Amish population with that of the broader community 

$95,000 Rep. Souder 

Economic Development Initiatives Middletown, CT for construction of a Community and Senior Center in Middletown, CT $190,000 Rep. DeLauro; Sen. Dodd Economic Development Initiatives Milford Enhancement Committee, Milford, 

PA 

for construction within a multi-phase downtown revitalization/enhancement project $237,500 Rep. Carney 

Economic Development Initiatives Military Veterans Museum Foundation, Inc., 

Oshkosh, WI 

for construction of an educational center that includes a library, art gallery, theater and audio/visual center $142,500 Rep. Petri 


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Economic Development Initiatives Milton Residences for the Elderly, Milton, 

MA 

for renovation and repair for the Winter Valley Senior Residences $593,750 Rep. Lynch 

Economic Development Initiatives Montgomery County Community College, 

Blue Bell, PA 

for expansion of the Montgomery County Community College West Campus $237,500 Rep. Gerlach 

Economic Development Initiatives Montgomery County, OH for acquisition and demolition of blighted, vacant properties and buildings in order to revitalize the area $142,500 Rep. Turner; Sen. Voinovich Economic Development Initiatives Morgan County Commission, WV for a housing facility for seniors $190,000 Rep. Capito Economic Development Initiatives Mt Greenwood Park, Chicago, IL for renovation and rehabilitation of a playground in the Mt Greenwood 

area 

$190,000 Rep. Lipinski 

Economic Development Initiatives Municipality of Yabucoa, PR for land acquisition for the reconstruction of the main facilities $95,000 Rep. Fortun ̃o Economic Development Initiatives Museum of Indian Arts and Culture/Laboratory of Anthropology, Santa Fe, NM for construction of the facility $190,000 Rep. Udall, Tom Economic Development Initiatives My Sister’s Place, Inc. (MSP), Washington 

DC 

for construction and renovation of a battered women’s shelter $237,500 Rep. Norton 

Economic Development Initiatives Natrona Comes Together Association, Harrison Township, PA for demolition, planning, design, renovation, and construction of park facilities $142,500 Rep. Altmire Economic Development Initiatives New Hampshire Coalition to End Homelessness, Manchester, NH for acquisition and construction of a facility to house homeless veterans in Manchester, NH $261,250 Rep. Shea-Porter Economic Development Initiatives Newhouse, Kansas City, MO for construction, rehabilitation and improvements at a domestic violence 

shelter 

$190,000 Rep. Cleaver 

Economic Development Initiatives Newport News, VA for acquisition, demolition and relocation activities, and capital improvements of dilapidated housing $432,250 Sen. Warner; Sen. Webb; Rep. Scott, Robert C. Bobby Economic Development Initiatives Nickerson Community Center, Providence, 

RI 

for renovation of four commercial buildings to provide permanent rental 

housing for veterans and their families 

$807,500 Sen. Reed; Sen. Whitehouse; Rep. 

Langevin 

Economic Development Initiatives Northampton, MA for demolition, planning, design and renovation of a Learning Center $95,000 Rep. Neal Economic Development Initiatives Northeast Community Center, Spokane 

County, WA 

for the implementation of the third phase of the Center’s expansion to 

include a new partner, Partners for Families and Children 

$475,000 Sen. Murray 

Economic Development Initiatives Northeast Community College, Norfolk, NE for construction of the College Center at South Sioux City, NE $475,000 Sen. Ben Nelson; Sen. Hagel 


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT—Economic Development Initiatives—Continued 

Account Project Purpose Amount Requester(s) 

Economic Development Initiatives Northern Community Investment Corporation, St. Johnsburg, VT for the North Country Broadband Initiative, NH $665,000 Sen. Gregg Economic Development Initiatives North-Missoula CDC, Missoula, MT for construction of a neighborhood center $950,000 Sen. Baucus; Sen. Tester Economic Development Initiatives Northport American Legion Post # 694, 

Northport, NY 

for construction of the Northport Veterans Community Center $237,500 Rep. Israel 

Economic Development Initiatives Northridge Hospital Foundation, Northridge, 

CA 

for demolition and redesign of an existing space to house a center to 

serve the victims of sexual assault 

$237,500 Rep. Sherman 

Economic Development Initiatives Nye County, NV for a multi-generational community facility in Amargosa Valley $190,000 Sen. Reid Economic Development Initiatives Oakland County, MI for creation of the OU INC-Troy Wet Lab and Advanced Manufacturing 

Incubator 

$380,000 Rep. Knollenberg; Sen. Levin; Sen. 

Stabenow 

Economic Development Initiatives Office of Economic Opportunity, VT for Support Homeless Mental Illness and Substance Abuse Programs 

Through Vermont Office of Economic Opportunity 

$237,500 Sen. Sanders 

Economic Development Initiatives Ogontz Avenue Revitalization Corporation, 

Philadelphia, PA 

for acquisition and rehabilitation of vacant properties as part of a low 

and moderate income housing initiative 

$190,000 Sen. Specter 

Economic Development Initiatives Ojinjinkta Housing Development Corporation, LLC Rosebud Home Manufacturing 

Facility, SD 

for the inventory and equipment needed for the construction of affordable homes for Native Americans $570,000 Sen. Thune 

Economic Development Initiatives Oktibbeha County, MS for restoration of the Oktibbeha County Courthouse $285,000 Sen. Cochran; Sen. Wicker Economic Development Initiatives Onondaga County, NY for improvement and enhancement of facilities at Burnet Park in the 

City of Syracuse 

$285,000 Rep. Walsh 

Economic Development Initiatives Open Arms of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN for construction of a new building for Open Arms of Minnesota $285,000 Sen. Coleman Economic Development Initiatives Opportunity Village, Las Vegas, NV for a new employment and training center $570,000 Sen. Ensign; Sen. Reid; Rep. Porter Economic Development Initiatives Orange County Government, Orlando, FL for renovations to a building to house a center that will engage and 

support the chronically homeless 

$950,000 Sen. Martinez 

Economic Development Initiatives Orange County Great Park Corporation, CA for improvements to the Orange County Great Park $475,000 Sen. Boxer 


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Economic Development Initiatives Orange County, NC for construction and buildout of a Value-Added Shared Use Processing 

Facility 

$237,500 Rep. Price, David E. 

Economic Development Initiatives OSF HealthCare System, Peoria, IL for planning, design and construction of a Hospice Home $332,500 Rep. LaHood Economic Development Initiatives Our City Reading, Reading, PA for a housing rehabilitation initiative and down payment assistance for 

home buyers 

$190,000 Sen. Specter 

Economic Development Initiatives Pacific Gateway Center, HI for retail business incubator capital improvement project targeting immigrants, refugees and low-to-moderate income residents of Hawaii 

who seek entrepreneurship as a means of escaping poverty 

$285,000 Sen. Inouye 

Economic Development Initiatives Para Los Ninos, Los Angeles, CA for renovation of Para Los Ninos child development center $380,000 Sen. Boxer; Rep. Watson Economic Development Initiatives Paulding County Government, GA for site preparation for the Paulding County Airport and Business Technology Park $190,000 Rep. Gingrey; Sen. Chambliss Economic Development Initiatives PEC Shelter Renovation, Philadelphia, PA for demolition, planning, design and renovation of a homeless shelter $237,500 Rep. Fattah Economic Development Initiatives Pendleton Round-Up Association, Pendleton, OR for the reconstruction and construction needs of the Pendelton Round-Up and Happy Canyon Facilities $463,125 Sen. Smith; Sen. Wyden Economic Development Initiatives Pleasant Grove City, UT for planning for the Downtown Revitalization Initiative $133,950 Rep. Cannon; Sen. Hatch; Sen. 

Bennett 

Economic Development Initiatives Points North Housing Coalition of Jefferson, 

Lewis, and St. Lawrence Counties, NY 

for planning and development of affordable housing, the planning of 

which shall not consume more than 20 percent of these funds 

$166,250 Rep. McHugh 

Economic Development Initiatives Polk County, FL for renovation of the Polk County Agricultural Center $285,000 Rep. Putnam Economic Development Initiatives Ponce Museum of Art Capital Campaign, 

Ponce, PR 

for modernization of existing facilities and the addition of a new building $142,500 Rep. Fortun ̃o 

Economic Development Initiatives Port of Gold Beach, OR for rebuilding the high dock $190,000 Sen. Wyden; Sen. Smith Economic Development Initiatives Port of Lewiston, ID for expansion of the container dock and addition of protective fenders to

existing container dock 

$237,500 Rep. Sali; Sen. Craig; Sen. Crapo 

Economic Development Initiatives Poughkeepsie, NY for the development of a pedestrian bridge $950,000 Sen. Schumer Economic Development Initiatives Poverello Center, Inc., Missoula, MT for expansion of the Poverello homeless shelter and soup kitchen $285,000 Rep. Rehberg Economic Development Initiatives Pregones Theater in Bronx, NY for renovation and buildout of the theater $142,500 Rep. SerranoEconomic Development Initiatives Promesa Systems, Inc. in Bronx, NY for renovation of Bronx site for social services programming $142,500 Rep. Serrano 


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT—Economic Development Initiatives—Continued 

Account Project Purpose Amount Requester(s) 

Economic Development Initiatives Prospect Park Alliance, Inc., Brooklyn, NY for demolition, planning, landscaping, and construction of the Lakeside 

Center project 

$285,000 Rep. Clarke; Rep. Weiner 

Economic Development Initiatives Providence Community Action, RI for purchase of a building to provide transitional housing for homeless 

families 

$665,000 Sen. Reed; Sen. Whitehouse; Rep. 

Langevin 

Economic Development Initiatives Provo City, UT for a parking facility $475,000 Sen. Hatch; Sen. Bennett Economic Development Initiatives Pueblo of Acoma, NM for Phase I construction of a community wellness center $142,500 Rep. Pearce Economic Development Initiatives Puget Sound Educational Service Dist, Seattle, WA for the construction of the Greenbridge Early Learning Center $950,000 Sen. Murray Economic Development Initiatives Quality Living Services Inc., Atlanta, GA for expansion of housing facilities for Metro Atlanta low-income seniors $237,500 Rep. Lewis, John Economic Development Initiatives Quincy Smelter, Franklin Township, MI for remediation and preservation $285,000 Sen. Levin; Sen. Stabenow Economic Development Initiatives Randolph County Development Authority, 

City of Elkins, WV 

for streetscaping $142,500 Rep. Capito 

Economic Development Initiatives Randolph County YMCA, IN for expansion of the Child Care Facility $475,000 Sen. Lugar Economic Development Initiatives Rapoport Academy, Waco, TX for building renovation on the Paul Quinn Campus $166,250 Rep. Edwards, Chet Economic Development Initiatives Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians, 

Ponemah, MN 

for design, construction, and buildout of a multipurpose facility on the 

Red Lake Indian reservation to provide space for the provision of youth and elderly programs 

$475,000 Sen. Coleman; Rep. Peterson, Collin 

Economic Development Initiatives Redevelopment Authority, City of Malden, 

MA 

for building, demolition, and streetscape improvements $261,250 Rep. Markey 

Economic Development Initiatives Redlands Community College, El Reno, OK for construction of a conference center $95,000 Rep. Lucas; Sen. Inhofe Economic Development Initiatives reStart, Inc., Kansas City, MO for facility improvements $380,000 Sen. Bond; Rep. Graves; Rep.

Cleaver 

Economic Development Initiatives Rialto Square Theatre, Joliet, IL for repair and restoration of the theater $237,500 Rep. Weller Economic Development Initiatives Ritchie County Commission, WV for the completion of the North fork of the Hughes River Watershed 

Project 

$617,500 Sen. Byrd 


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Economic Development Initiatives RiverPark Center, Inc., KY for renovation and restoration of parts of the theater $118,750 Rep. Lewis, Ron Economic Development Initiatives Ross Township, Pittsburgh, PA for construction of sidewalks and streetscape along Perry Highway $142,500 Rep. Altmire Economic Development Initiatives RurAL CAP, Anchorage, AK for rural Alaska Head Start facility upgrades, including energy-efficiency 

measures, health/safety improvements, and increased activity space 

$190,000 Sen. Murkowski 

Economic Development Initiatives Rural Learning Center, Howard, SD for construction of a green energy training center and elimination of 

community blight 

$190,000 Sen. Thune 

Economic Development Initiatives Russell County Industrial Development Authority, Lebanon, VA for equipment for a technology workforce training center $95,000 Rep. Boucher Economic Development Initiatives Saints Joachim and Ann Care Service, St. 

Charles, MO 

for acquisition and renovation of a building for use as a Tri-County Outreach Center $142,500 Rep. Akin 

Economic Development Initiatives Salishan HOPE VI, Tacoma, WA for the neighborhood rehabilitation and improvement and community investment $950,000 Sen. Murray; Sen. Cantwell Economic Development Initiatives San Francisco Redevelopment Agency, San 

Francisco, CA 

for Hunters Point Affordable Housing, California $950,000 Sen. Feinstein 

Economic Development Initiatives San Juan County, UT for renovations and facility upgrade $380,000 Sen. Hatch; Sen. Bennett Economic Development Initiatives Sangamon County Regional Planning Commission Macarthur Blvd Area Study, 

Springfield, IL 

for a redevelopment plan for Macarthur Blvd. between I72 and S. Grand $95,000 Rep. Shimkus 

Economic Development Initiatives Santa Fe Teen Arts Center Warehouse21, 

Santa Fe, NM 

for site improvements and equipment for a new facility $80,750 Rep. Udall, Tom 

Economic Development Initiatives Sarasota Housing Authority, FL for construction of a community center $237,500 Rep. Buchanan Economic Development Initiatives Scott County Housing Council, Davenport, 

IA 

for Affordable Housing Revolving Loan Fund and Grant Pool in Scott 

County, Iowa 

$380,000 Sen. Harkin; Sen. Grassley 

Economic Development Initiatives Second Harvest Food Bank, Muncie, IN for the renovation of the Second Harvest Food Bank of East Central Indiana $285,000 Sen. Lugar Economic Development Initiatives Shelby County Arts Council, Columbiana, 

AL 

for architectural drawings needed to build a performing arts and education facility $95,000 Rep. Bachus 

Economic Development Initiatives Shenango Valley Industrial Development 

Corporation, Mercer, PA 

for the purchase and renovation of the former Westinghouse facility, 

North Side, for incubator and non-incubator uses 

$95,000 Rep. English 


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT—Economic Development Initiatives—Continued 

Account Project Purpose Amount Requester(s) 

Economic Development Initiatives Shinnecock Indian Nation, Southampton, 

NY 

for construction of a Pre-School/Early Day Care Center $190,000 Rep. Bishop, Tim 

Economic Development Initiatives South Carolina Maritime Foundation, 

Charleston, SC 

for construction and equipment purchases for education and leadership 

development programs 

$142,500 Rep. Brown, Henry 

Economic Development Initiatives South Haven Community of Porter County, 

IN 

for construction of sidewalks near schools, parks and other youth-oriented facilities in the South Haven community of Porter County $237,500 Rep. Visclosky 

Economic Development Initiatives Southwest Indian Foundation, Gallup, NM for the Operation Footprint program to construct and place new homes 

for needy Navajo families 

$950,000 Sen. Bingaman; Rep. Udall, Tom 

Economic Development Initiatives Southwestern Vermont Council On Aging, 

VT 

for Vermont Senior Centers Renovations and Maintenance $380,000 Sen. Sanders 

Economic Development Initiatives SOWEGA Council on Aging, Albany, GA for construction of an elderly facility $142,500 Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. Economic Development Initiatives Spirit Lake Nation, Fort Totten, ND for construction of low-income senior housing units $712,500 Sen. Dorgan; Sen. Conrad; Rep. 

Pomeroy 

Economic Development Initiatives St. Joseph School District, St. Joseph, MO for construction of a science research facility addition to the Hillyard 

Vocational Technical Center 

$237,500 Rep. Graves 

Economic Development Initiatives St. Michael’s School and Nursery, Wilmington, DE for HVAC replacement in school for low-income children $285,000 Sen. Biden; Sen. Carper; Rep. Cas- tle Economic Development Initiatives St. Monica’s Home, Lincoln, NE for construction of the new St. Monica’s Community Center for low income women and their families in need of substance abuse and 

mental health treatment 

$418,000 Sen. Ben Nelson 

Economic Development Initiatives Stark County Historical Society, William 

McKinley Presidential Library and Museum, OH 

for renovation and expansion of the educational facility at the William 

McKinley Presidential Library and Museum to provide a conservation gallery for the cultural collection of Stark County 

$142,500 Rep. Regula 

Economic Development Initiatives Starr Commonwealth Albion, MI for renovation of living quarters and classrooms $142,500 Rep. Walberg; Sen. Levin; Sen. 

Stabenow 

Economic Development Initiatives Stone County, MS for heavy equipment to assist in infrastructure needs across the county $190,000 Sen. Wicker 


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Economic Development Initiatives Sullivan Renaissance/Gerry Foundation, 

Inc., Liberty, NY 

for landscape and streetscape enhancements, facade improvements, 

building renovations and blight demolition to revitalize various Main Streets within Sullivan County 

$190,000 Rep. Hinchey 

Economic Development Initiatives Syracuse City Corporation, UT for the Davis Economic Technology Cooperative Master Plan, a comprehensive economic development plan for areas within the communities of Syracuse City, West Point City, and Clearfield City, Utah $95,000 Rep. Bishop, Rob; Sen. Hatch; Sen. Bennett Economic Development Initiatives Tacoma Goodwill in Tacoma, WA for construction of a Work Opportunity Center $380,000 Rep. Dicks; Rep. Smith, Adam Economic Development Initiatives Tallahatchie County, MS for restoration of the Tallahatchie County Courthouse $950,000 Sen. Cochran; Sen. Wicker Economic Development Initiatives Tampa Bay Watch, Tierra Verde, FL for a Marine Restoration and Education Workshop Building $237,500 Rep. Young, C. W. Bill Economic Development Initiatives TechColumbus in Columbus, OH for an implementation strategy for the central Ohio technology corridor $166,250 Rep. Pryce Economic Development Initiatives Technical College of the Low country, 

Beaufort, SC 

for renovation of Moor Hall $190,000 Rep. Clyburn 

Economic Development Initiatives Texas Wesleyan University, Fort Worth, TX for renovation of the Dillow House into a permanent home for the Business Incubation Center $142,500 Rep. Burgess; Sen. Hutchison Economic Development Initiatives The Armory Foundation, New York, NY for rehabilitation of the structure $237,500 Rep. Rangel Economic Development Initiatives The Arts Incubator, Edinboro, PA for the purchase and renovation of an arts-manufacturing incubator facility $332,500 Rep. English Economic Development Initiatives The Bruce Museum, Inc., Greenwich, CT for expansion of exhibition and classroom space and improvement of 

support areas 

$95,000 Rep. Shays; Sen. Dodd 

Economic Development Initiatives The Children’s Home of Easton, Easton, PA for establishment of a facility designed to offer specialized therapy and 

counseling services to children and their families 

$95,000 Rep. Dent 

Economic Development Initiatives The City of East Orange, NJ for development of commercial retail space in the viaduct underneath 

the East Orange Train Station 

$237,500 Rep. Payne 

Economic Development Initiatives The City of Kankakee, IL for streetscaping $95,000 Rep. Weller Economic Development Initiatives The Community Place of Greater Rochester, 

Inc., Rochester, NY 

for renovation of the community center facility $95,000 Rep. Slaughter 

Economic Development Initiatives The Houston Food Bank, Houston, TX for the purchase and renovation of a new building $617,500 Sen. Cornyn; Sen. Hutchison; Rep. 

Jackson-Lee 


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT—Economic Development Initiatives—Continued 

Account Project Purpose Amount Requester(s) 

Economic Development Initiatives The Ministry of Caring Inc., Wilmington, DE for handicap accessibility to a homeless shelter for women $475,000 Sen. Biden; Sen. Carper; Rep. Castle Economic Development Initiatives The Nehemiah Project, PA for redevelopment of buildings in the downtown Lower Fairview area of

Altoona, Pennsylvania 

$71,250 Rep. Shuster 

Economic Development Initiatives The Salvation Army, Phoenix, AZ for expansion of the community center to double the population being 

served 

$380,000 Rep. Pastor 

Economic Development Initiatives The Sgt. York Institute, Jamestown, TN for renovation and construction to the Sgt. York Institute, a national historic site $95,000 Rep. Davis, Lincoln Economic Development Initiatives The Unity Council, Oakland, CA for renovation of the Fruitvale Masonic Temple into a Cultural and Performing Arts Center in Oakland, CA $190,000 Rep. Lee Economic Development Initiatives Thomas Edison and Ford Winter Estates, 

Inc., Fort Myers, FL 

for restoration of the Edison and Ford Winter Estates Botanic Research 

Laboratory 

$142,500 Rep. Mack 

Economic Development Initiatives Titusville Area Senior Citizens Corporation, 

Titusville, PA 

for renovation of the community kitchen space $47,500 Rep. Peterson, John E. 

Economic Development Initiatives Toledo Area Metroparks, Keil Farm, Toledo, 

OH 

for acquisition of the remaining 62 acres of Keil Farm $237,500 Rep. Kaptur 

Economic Development Initiatives Town of Bernalillo, NM for reconstruction of the existing senior center $142,500 Rep. Wilson, Heather Economic Development Initiatives Town of Boothbay, ME for development of visitor and educational facilities and public access 

waterfront trails 

$475,000 Sen. Collins; Sen. Snowe 

Economic Development Initiatives Town of Boydton, VA for renovation of an historic property and ongoing revitalization of 

Boydton 

$118,750 Rep. Goode 

Economic Development Initiatives Town Of Burrillville, RI for refurbishment and landscaping $95,000 Rep. Kennedy Economic Development Initiatives Town of Colmar Manor, MD for construction of the Colmar Manor Community Center $285,000 Sen. Cardin; Rep. Van Hollen Economic Development Initiatives Town of Fuquay-Varina, NC for sidewalk and streetscape improvements $190,000 Rep. Price, David E. Economic Development Initiatives Town of Greenburgh, NY for streetscape improvements at Hartsdale Hamlet Center $118,750 Rep. Lowey 


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Economic Development Initiatives Town of Huntersville, NC for streetscaping and pedestrian walkways along Gilead Road $142,500 Rep. Myrick Economic Development Initiatives Town of Islip, NY for improvements to the Islip neighborhood’s infrastructure with paving, 

sidewalks and streetlights 

$237,500 Rep. Israel 

Economic Development Initiatives Town of Kure Beach, NC for construction of the Kure Beach Oceanfront Park $95,000 Rep. McIntyre; Rep. Price, David E. Economic Development Initiatives Town of Mammoth, AZ for expansion of an existing community center so that it can also be 

used as a senior center 

$142,500 Rep. Renzi 

Economic Development Initiatives Town of Milo, ME for utility and infrastructure upgrades to the new Eastern Piscataquis 

Industrial Park 

$475,000 Sen. Collins; Sen. Snowe 

Economic Development Initiatives Town of Mount Pleasant, NY for rehabilitation of Carroll Park $95,000 Rep. Lowey Economic Development Initiatives Town of Penfield, NY for improvements to the community center $190,000 Rep. Kuhl Economic Development Initiatives Town of Rockingham, VT for Rockingham Community Recreation Center $380,000 Sen. Sanders Economic Development Initiatives Town of Troy, NC for construction of new single family homes and condominium units 

under the Smitherman Village Rent-to-Own program 

$285,000 Rep. Hayes 

Economic Development Initiatives Town of Warren, RI for rehabilitation and revitalization of park infrastructure to serve lowincome families $190,000 Sen. Whitehouse; Sen. Reed Economic Development Initiatives Township of North Bergen, NJ for streetscaping along both sides of Boulevard East (JFK Boulevard 

East) 

$285,000 Rep. Rothman 

Economic Development Initiatives Tubman African American Museum in 

Macon, GA 

for construction of a museum $380,000 Rep. Marshall 

Economic Development Initiatives Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa, 

Belcourt, ND 

for the construction of a youth center to serve Native Americans on the 

reservation 

$475,000 Sen. Dorgan; Sen. Conrad 

Economic Development Initiatives Twin Cities CDC for the Whitney Renovation 

Project, Leominster, MA 

for demolition, design and construction of affordable housing $380,000 Rep. Olver 

Economic Development Initiatives University of the Cumberlands, Williamsburg, KY for construction and equipment of a community health and wellness fa- cility for utilization by the southern Kentucky community $285,000 Rep. Rogers, Harold Economic Development Initiatives Vermont Department of Buildings and 

Services, VT 

for Veterans Monuments $237,500 Sen. Sanders 


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT—Economic Development Initiatives—Continued 

Account Project Purpose Amount Requester(s) 

Economic Development Initiatives Vermont Housing and Conservation Board, 

Montpelier, VT 

for projects throughout the State of Vermont to enhance affordable 

housing and community development linked with land conservation and historic preservation 

$3,800,000 Sen. Leahy 

Economic Development Initiatives Vermont Housing and Conservation Board, 

VT 

for Vergennes Senior Housing Project $380,000 Sen. Sanders 

Economic Development Initiatives Village of Morrow, Morrow, OH for streetscape improvements on Main Street $237,500 Rep. Schmidt Economic Development Initiatives Village of Rouses Point, NY for restoration and preservation of a rail station $95,000 Rep. McHugh Economic Development Initiatives Volunteers of America—Dakotas, Sioux 

Falls, SD 

for construction of a new facility to house a residential substance treatment center for women and their children and for other services $475,000 Sen. Thune 

Economic Development Initiatives Volunteers of America Southeast, Inc., Mobile, AL for construction of housing along Alabama’s Katrina-decimated Gulf Coast $1,330,000 Sen. Sessions Economic Development Initiatives Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, CT for infrastructure improvements $902,500 Sen. Dodd; Sen. Lieberman; Rep. Larson; Rep. Courtney Economic Development Initiatives Wakpa Sica Reconciliation Place, Fort 

Pierre, SD 

for facility construction and buildout $190,000 Rep. Herseth Sandlin; Sen. Johnson 

Economic Development Initiatives Warren Department of Parks and Recreation, Warren, MI for renovation of the Fitzgerald Recreation Center, Warren, MI $142,500 Rep. Levin Economic Development Initiatives Waterford Country School, Quaker Hill, CT for construction of an activity center for special needs students $285,000 Rep. Courtney; Sen. Dodd Economic Development Initiatives Wayne County Economic Development District, Waynesboro, MS for infrastructure improvements at the industrial park $142,500 Rep. Taylor Economic Development Initiatives Webb County, Laredo, TX for housing rehabilitation for disadvantaged areas of Webb County $190,000 Rep. Cuellar Economic Development Initiatives WECRD, Mountain Home, ID for planning, design, and construction of an energy efficient, multi-use, 

community facility 

$285,000 Sen. Craig; Sen. Crapo 

Economic Development Initiatives West Oregon Electric Cooperative, Vernonia, 

OR 

for restoration of services $475,000 Sen. Wyden; Sen. Smith 

Economic Development Initiatives West Valley City, UT for construction of the City Center Plaza $127,300 Rep. Cannon 


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Economic Development Initiatives West Valley Community Services in 

Cupertino, CA 

for construction of a satellite office $261,250 Rep. Honda 

Economic Development Initiatives Western Kentucky University, Bowling 

Green, KY 

for expansion of operations of the WKU Business Accelerator in order to 

serve new companies, and for the purchase of fume hoods, wet labs and other equipment 

$166,250 Rep. Lewis, Ron 

Economic Development Initiatives Westfield State College Disability Service 

Center, Westfield, MA 

for construction, renovation and buildout $261,250 Rep. Olver 

Economic Development Initiatives West-Point-Clay County Community Growth 

Alliance, West Point, MS 

for land acquisition and construction purposes $380,000 Rep. Childers 

Economic Development Initiatives Whittier Street Health Center, Boston, MA for development, architecture and design associated with the Center’s 

expansion efforts 

$475,000 Rep. Capuano 

Economic Development Initiatives Wick Neighbors, Inc. Youngstown, OH for replacing and improving existing infrastructure around the Wick 

neighborhood in Youngstown, OH to promote economic development 

$665,000 Sen. Brown 

Economic Development Initiatives Wilmington Housing Authority, Wilmington, 

DE 

for exterior facade repair of fire damage to low-income housing $475,000 Sen. Biden; Sen. Carper; Rep. Castle 

Economic Development Initiatives Winrock International, Little Rock, AR for support of the Winrock International Regional Entrepreneur Assistance Program $380,000 Sen. Lincoln; Sen. Pryor Economic Development Initiatives Women in Need Growing Stronger in Palatine, IL for the acquisition and renovation of a homeless facility $190,000 Rep. Emanuel Economic Development Initiatives Woodlawn East Community and Neighbors 

Inc. (WECAN), Chicago, IL 

for housing resource center, energy assistance, after-school programming, job referral service $95,000 Rep. Rush 

Economic Development Initiatives Woodward Industrial Foundation, Woodward, OK for construction of a campus style, multi-purpose facility $190,000 Sen. Inhofe; Rep. Lucas Economic Development Initiatives World Trade Center of St. Louis, MO for the construction of a commercialization center $950,000 Sen. Bond Economic Development Initiatives Wright Dunbar, Inc., OH for buildout of approximately three historic buildings to make them tenant-ready for business occupancy $118,750 Rep. Turner Economic Development Initiatives YMCA of Bethlehem, Bethlehem, PA for renovation of the Bethlehem YMCA’s dormitory $237,500 Rep. Dent Economic Development Initiatives YMCA of Eastern Union County, Elizabeth, 

NJ 

for renovation of social services facilities $285,000 Sen. Lautenberg 

Economic Development Initiatives YMCA of Greater Fort Wayne, IN for construction of a new YMCA facility $142,500 Rep. Souder 


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Account Project Purpose Amount Requester(s) 

Economic Development Initiatives YMCA of Greater New York, NY for rehabilitation of the YMCA $475,000 Rep. Rangel Economic Development Initiatives YMCA of Pawtucket, RI for purchase of equipment to expand and improve the quality and quantity of community services for low and moderate income families $285,000 Sen. Whitehouse; Sen. Reed Economic Development Initiatives YMCA of San Diego East County, CA for construction of the McGrath Family YMCA $118,750 Rep. Hunter Economic Development Initiatives Youngstown, OH OCCHA Senior and Youth 

Center, OH 

for renovation of a building for use as senior/youth center $142,500 Rep. Ryan, Tim 

Economic Development Initiatives YWCA of Northwest Georgia, Inc., Marietta, 

GA 

for housing programs and staff which assist women, men and children 

who are survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault 

$475,000 Sen. Isakson 

Economic Development Initiatives YWCA Seattle-King Co-Snohomish County, 

Seattle WA 

for the improvement of the 3 housing projects acquired recently to expand the YWCA Snohomish County Regional Housing Network $380,000 Sen. Murray 

Economic Development Initiatives YWCA Southeastern Massachusetts, New 

Bedford, MA 

for rehabilitation of the Levi Standish House and construction of the 

Carriage House 

$475,000 Rep. Frank 

Economic Development Initiatives YWCA, Spokane, WA for the creation of Youth Development program space complete with fixtures, furnishings and equipment $475,000 Sen. Murray Economic Development Initiatives YWCA, Yakima, WA for infrastructure improvements to Bringing It Home, Central Washington’s largest domestic violence facility $950,000 Sen. Murray Economic Development Initiatives Zedler Mill Foundation in Luling, TX for construction and redevelopment at the Zedler Mill and adjacent area $142,500 Rep. Doggett 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT—Neighborhood Initiatives 

Account Project Purpose Amount Requester(s) 

Neighborhood Initiatives Academy for Urban School Leadership, IL for improvements to inadequate facilities $190,000 Rep. Emanuel Neighborhood Initiatives Catholic Charities Housing Services, Yakima, WA for the education of Hispanic communities regarding homeownership $760,000 Sen. Murray 


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Neighborhood Initiatives Center for Creative Land Recycling, San 

Francisco, CA 

for technical assistance related to redevelopment project, including environmental project scoping and feasibility $427,500 Rep. Pelosi 

Neighborhood Initiatives Center for Planning Excellence, LA for phase II of comprehensive planning for land use, transportation, and 

economic development in parishes and municipalities in Louisiana 

$190,000 Sen. Landrieu 

Neighborhood Initiatives City of Bridgeport, CT for relevant outreach, advocacy, education, financial assistance and 

support services 

$475,000 Sen. Dodd; Sen. Lieberman 

Neighborhood Initiatives City of Charleston, SC for planning, design, construction and buildout of the City of Charleston’s International African American Museum $712,500 Rep. Clyburn Neighborhood Initiatives City of Danville, Virginia for renovations to the city municipal building $475,000 Rep. Goode Neighborhood Initiatives City of Racine, WI, Redevelopment Authority for demolition of blighted buildings and vacant parcels, street beautification and restoration of a station platform at the Chicago-Northwestern Railroad depot $950,000 Sen. Kohl Neighborhood Initiatives City of Spokane, WA for homeless rapid rehousing activities $142,500 Sen. Murray Neighborhood Initiatives City of Vancouver, WA for road and rail system improvements to reconnect Vancouver to the 

Columbia River 

$2,850,000 Sen. Murray; Sen. Cantwell 

Neighborhood Initiatives City of Waterbury, CT for assessment and remediation of contaminated, abandoned, and 

blighted brownfield areas 

$1,448,750 Sen. Dodd; Sen. Lieberman; Rep. 

Murphy, Christopher S.; Rep. DeLauro 

Neighborhood Initiatives Community Health Partners, Great Barrington, MA for planning, design and construction of a community health facility $570,000 Rep. Olver Neighborhood Initiatives Covenant House Alaska Crisis Center, Anchorage, AK for relocation and expansion $332,500 Sen. Murkowski Neighborhood Initiatives Harbor Homes, Nashua, NH for two new supportive housing programs for honorably discharged 

homeless veterans 

$475,000 Sen. Sununu; Sen. Gregg; Rep. 

Hodes 

Neighborhood Initiatives Home Headquarters, Inc. Syracuse, NY for rehabilitation and revitalization of neighborhoods throughout Syracuse $475,000 Rep. Walsh Neighborhood Initiatives Metropolitan Development Association, Syracuse, NY for the Essential New York Comprehensive Regional Development Initia- tive and for streetscaping and lighting improvements $475,000 Rep. Walsh Neighborhood Initiatives Missisippi State University, MS for a Civic Capacity Development Initiative $950,000 Sen. Cochran; Sen. Wicker 


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT—Neighborhood Initiatives—Continued 

Account Project Purpose Amount Requester(s) 

Neighborhood Initiatives National Community Renaissance, Rancho 

Cucamonga, CA 

for acquisition, rehabilitation and preservation of at-risk affordable 

housing 

$950,000 Rep. Miller, Gary 

Neighborhood Initiatives National Council of La Raza, Washington, 

DC 

for capitalization of a revolving loan fund to be used for nationwide 

community development activities 

$950,000 Rep. Pastor; Rep. Olver; Rep. Roybal-Allard; Rep. Walsh; Rep. 

Gutierrez; Rep. Hinojosa 

Neighborhood Initiatives Nevada Fair Housing Center, Las Vegas, NV for purchase and rehabilitation of foreclosed properties $807,500 Sen. Reid Neighborhood Initiatives Patrick F. Taylor Foundation, New Orleans, 

LA 

for the acquisition, renovation and construction of affordable housing in 

the Greater New Orleans area 

$190,000 Sen. Vitter 

Neighborhood Initiatives Shea’s Performing Arts Center, Buffalo, NY for restoration work to the theater’s ceiling, proscenium and walls $712,500 Rep. Slaughter Neighborhood Initiatives St. Louis County Economic Council, St. 

Louis, MO 

for the planning and design for the Lemay Community Center $475,000 Sen. Bond 

Neighborhood Initiatives Tiverton Library Services, Tiverton, RI for land acquisition to build a new public library $475,000 Sen. Reed Neighborhood Initiatives UW-Marathon County, Wausau, WI for construction of a new communications building $1,900,000 Rep. Obey Neighborhood Initiatives Village of Columbus, NM for the renovation of the former Columbus Elementary school building to 

house a multi-purpose community facility 

$950,000 Sen. Bingaman 

Neighborhood Initiatives Yardley Borough, PA for acquisition and installation of equipment to improve stormwater systems as part of a redevelopment plan $237,500 Rep. Murphy, Patrick 


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DEPARTMENTS OF TRANSPORTATION / HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

Account Project Requester(s) 

FTA Priority Consideration Ann Arbor/Detroit Commuter Rail, MI 1 Rep. Kilpatrick FTA Priority Consideration Ardmore Transit Center, PA 1 Rep. Gerlach FTA Priority Consideration Atlanta Beltline/C-Loop, GA 1 Rep. Lewis, John FTA Priority Consideration Baltimore Red Line and Green Line, MD 1 Sen. Mikulski; Rep. Cummings FTA Priority Consideration Billings public bus and medical transfer facility, MT 1 Sen. Baucus FTA Priority Consideration Brattleboro Multimodal, VT 1 Sen. Leahy FTA Priority Consideration Broome County Hybrid Buses, NY 1 Rep. Hinchey; Rep. Arcuri FTA Priority Consideration Burlington Transit Facilities, VT 1 Sen. Leahy FTA Priority Consideration Callowhill Bus Garage Replacement, PA 1 Rep. Fattah FTA Priority Consideration Central New York Regional Transportation Authority 1 Rep. Walsh FTA Priority Consideration City of Chicago, IL 1 Sen. Durbin FTA Priority Consideration City of Moultrie Intermodal Facility, GA 1 Sen. Isakson; Sen. Chambliss; Rep. Bishop, Jr., Sanford D.; 

Rep. Marshall 

FTA Priority Consideration Coatesville Train Station, PA 1 Rep. Gerlach FTA Priority Consideration CORRIDOR One, PA 1 Sen. Spector, Sen. Casey FTA Priority Consideration Day Care Center/Park and Ride, City of Champaign, IL 1 Sen. Durbin; Rep. Johnson FTA Priority Consideration Detroit Center City Loop, MI 1 Rep. Kilpatrick FTA Priority Consideration Dooley-Crisp Unified Transportation System, GA 1 Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. FTA Priority Consideration Dulles Corridor Metrorail, VA 1 Rep. Wolf; Rep. Davis, T; Rep. Moran; Sen. Webb FTA Priority Consideration Gainesville-Haymarket Virginia Railway Express (VRE), VA 1 Rep. Davis, T FTA Priority Consideration Illinois Statewide Buses and Facilities, IL 1 Sen. Durbin 


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DEPARTMENTS OF TRANSPORTATION / HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT—Continued 

Account Project Requester(s) 

FTA Priority Consideration Intermodal Facility, Rochester, NY 1 Rep. Walsh FTA Priority Consideration Intermodal Station Improvements for Beverly and Salem, MA 1 Rep. Tierney FTA Priority Consideration Intermodal Transfer Facility at Duncan and Boyle, MO 1 Rep. Carnahan FTA Priority Consideration Intermodal Transportation Facility at the Bronx Zoo, NY 1 Rep. Crowley; Rep. Engel; Rep. Lowey; Rep. Serrano FTA Priority Consideration Kenosha-Racine-Milwaukee Rail Extension Project, WI 1 Sen. Kohl FTA Priority Consideration LANTA Easton Intermodal Project, PA 1 Rep. Dent FTA Priority Consideration Leesburg Train Depot Renovation and Restoration, GA 1 Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. FTA Priority Consideration Nassau County Hub and Centre, NY 1 Rep. McCarthy FTA Priority Consideration North Shore Corridor Bus Line Extension, MA 1 Rep. Tierney FTA Priority Consideration Northern Branch Bergen County, NJ 1 Rep. Rothman FTA Priority Consideration Regional Transit Project for Quitman, Clay, Randolph, and Stewart Counties, GA 1 Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. FTA Priority Consideration Renaissance Square, NY 1 Rep. Walsh; Sen. Schumer FTA Priority Consideration Rhode Island Integrated Rail Project, RI 1 Sen. Reed FTA Priority Consideration Rochester Central Bus Terminal, NY 1 Sen. Schumer FTA Priority Consideration Rochester Renaissance Square Intermodal Facility, Design and Construction, NY 1 Sen. Schumer FTA Priority Consideration Rochester Renaissance Square Transit Center, NY 1 Sen. Schumer FTA Priority Consideration Santa Barbara Coast Rail Track Improvement Project, CA 1 Rep. Capps FTA Priority Consideration Schuylkill Valley Metro, PA 1 Rep. Gerlach FTA Priority Consideration Springfield Union Station Intermodal Facility, MA 1 Rep. Neal; Sen. Kennedy Technical Corrections Alaska or Hawaii Ferry Boats or Ferry Terminal Facilities 2 Sen. Inouye; Sen. Akaka 


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Technical Corrections Central Link Initial Segment, Airport Link extension, Seattle, WA 2 Sen. Murray Technical Corrections City of Charlotte, NC Belvedere Business Park 2 Rep. Watt Technical Corrections City of Springfield, IL Boys and Girls Club Edwin Watts Southwind Park 2 Sen. Durbin Technical Corrections Columbus Wood Treating Plant in Columbus, IN 2 Sen. Bayh Technical Corrections Commuter Rail Project, Johnson County, KS 2 Rep. Moore Technical Corrections Commuter Rail Service Between Belen and Bernalillo, NM 2 Sen. Bingaman Technical Corrections Highway 77 Rail Grade Separation, Marion, AR 2 Rep. Berry Technical Corrections I-90 Connector, Rensselaer, County, NY 2 Rep. McNulty Technical Corrections Long Valley Bypass, NJ 2 Rep. Frelinghuysen Technical Corrections Pedestrian and Bicycle Crossing, Missoula, MT 2 Sen. Baucus Technical Corrections Perry County Industrial Park Penn Township, Duncannon, PA 2 Sen. Specter; Sen. Casey Technical Corrections Port of Coos Bay, OR 2 Rep. DeFazio Technical Corrections Rapid Transit Extension¿ Northeast Corridor Light Rail Project, NC 2 Sen. Dole Technical Corrections Riverside Boulevard and Riverside Park South, New York, NY 2 Rep. Nadler Technical Corrections Route 116 Roadway and Intersection Improvements Including Bike Path, Amherst, MA 2 Rep. Olver Technical Corrections U.S. Forest Highway 9, Winston County, AL 2 Rep. Aderholt 

1 For lapsed funds in previous appropriations Acts. 2 Extension of availability or clarification of funds provided in previous appropriations Acts. 


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[House Appropriations Committee Print] 

Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 

(H.R. 1105; Public Law 111–8) 

DIVISION J—FURTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY AND OTHER MATTERS 


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[CLERK’S NOTE: Five sections which precede division J in the Omnibus Appropriations Act apply to all divisions of the Act, including 

this one. The text of these sections is as follows: 

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Omnibus Appropriations Act, 

2009’’. 

SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

[Text omitted for purposes of this note] 

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 this Act, printed in the 

House of Representatives section of the Congressional Record on or 

about February 23, 2009 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. 

SEC. 5. 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, 2009. 

Reproduced below is the text of division J of the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 (H.R. 1105; P.L. 111–8) as presented to the 

President for signature.] 


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DIVISION J—FURTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND OTHER MATTERS 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 

UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’, $100,000,000, to remain available until expended, to address additional requirements related to the protection mission: Provided, 

That of this amount, not to exceed $12,730,000 may be transferred 

to ‘‘Acquisition, Construction, Improvements, and Related Expenses’’ to address the deferred maintenance backlog: Provided further, That the amount under this heading is designated as an 

emergency requirement and necessary to meet emergency needs 

pursuant to section 204(a) of S. Con. Res. 21 (110th Congress) and 

section 301(b)(2) of S. Con. Res. 70 (110th Congress), the concurrent resolutions on the budget for fiscal years 2008 and 2009. 

GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS DIVISION 

SEC. 101. Sections 143, 144, and 145 of division A of the Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations 

Act, 2009 (Public Law 110–329; 122 Stat. 3580 et seq.) are each 

amended by striking ‘‘the date specified in section 106(3) of this 

joint resolution’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2009’’. 

SEC. 102. (a) EXTENSION OF COMMISSION ON THE PREVENTION OF

WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION PROLIFERATION AND TER- RORISM.—Effective as of February 1, 2009, section 1858 of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 

(Public Law 110–53; 121 Stat. 504) is amended— 

(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘60 days after’’ and all that 

follows through the end of the subsection and inserting ‘‘on 

March 1, 2010.’’; and 

(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘the 60-day period referred 

to in subsection (a)’’ and inserting ‘‘the period beginning on 

February 2, 2009, and ending on February 28, 2010,’’. 

(b) FUNDING.—Of the funds provided under the heading ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense–Wide’’ in the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2009 (division C of Public Law 110–329; 

122 Stat. 3606), $1,100,000 shall be made available only for purposes of the Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism. 

SEC. 103. Notwithstanding any provision of section 601(a)(2) of 

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6This Explanatory Statement was submitted for printing in the Congressional Record on February 23, 2009, prior to House consideration of the bill and as directed by the House of Representatives in section 2 of H. Res. 92 (as amended by section 2 of H. Res. 108). The Statement 

appears in the February 23 Congressional Record, beginning on page H1653. 

[CLERK’S NOTE: Reproduced below is the material relating to division J contained in the ‘‘Explanatory Statement Submitted by Mr. 

Obey, Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, Regarding H.R. 1105, Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009’’.6] 

DIVISION J 

FURTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF

HOMELAND SECURITY AND OTHER MATTERS

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 

UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The bill provides $100,000,000 for Secret Service Salaries and 

Expenses, of which $12,730,000 may be transferred to the Acquisition, Construction, Improvements, and Related Expenses (ACIRE) 

account. Funds are allocated as follows: 

Protection: 

Protection of persons and facilities ............................................... $58,530,000 

Protective intelligence activities .................................................... 2,940,000 

WHCA interoperable communications project ............................. 23,800,000 

Transfer to ACIRE account ........................................................... 12,730,000 

Training: 

Rowley training center ................................................................... 2,000,000 

Total, Salaries and Expenses ..................................................... $100,000,000 

Protection 

The bill provides $61,470,000 for the Secret Service protective 

mission. Of this amount, $24,580,000 is for the first year costs to 

hire 150 additional Special Agents to meet increased Presidential 

and Vice Presidential protection requirements; $8,960,000 is for the 

first year costs to hire 204 additional technical and support staff, 

including for protective intelligence activities; $8,130,000 is for permanent change of station payments to relocate agents to support 

additional protective missions; $8,800,000 is for protective equipment and vehicles; $7,000,000 is for a new White House access control system; and $4,000,000 is for protection of the current Vice 

President after departing office, as authorized by Public Law 110– 

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White House Communications Agency Interoperable 

Communications Project 

The bill includes $23,800,000 to enable Secret Service communications systems to function interoperably with those used by the 

White House Communications Agency. 

Transfer to Acquisition, Construction, Improvements, and Related 

Expenses 

The bill includes up to $12,730,000 for repairs and deferred 

maintenance at the Rowley Training Center. The Secret Service is 

directed to prioritize and expend these funds on the most critical 

facility needs necessary to maintain operations at the Rowley 

Training Center, and to notify the Committees on Appropriations 

of the Senate and House of Representatives of its plans for use of 

these funds prior to their transfer. 

Training 

The bill includes $2,000,000 for training classes related to expanded protective operations. 

GENERAL PROVISIONS 

Section 101. The bill extends the authorization of three programs 

through September 30, 2009: the Basic Pilot (E–Verify) program, 

the EB–5 Visa program, and the National Flood Insurance Program. 

Section 102. The bill extends the authorization of the Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism until March 1, 2010. 

DISCLOSURE OF EARMARKS AND CONGRESSIONALLY 

DIRECTED SPENDING ITEMS 

Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of 

Representatives and rule XLIV of the Standing Rules of the Senate, neither this division nor the explanatory statement accompanying this division contain any congressional earmarks or congressionally directed spending items, limited tax benefits or limited 

tariff benefits as defined in the applicable House and Senate rules. 


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