H. R. 4899 

One Hundred Eleventh Congress 

of the 

United States of America 

AT THE SECOND SESSION 

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, 

the fifth day of January, two thousand and ten 

An Act 

Making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, 

and for other purposes. 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 

the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the 

following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury 

not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 

30, 2010, and for other purposes, namely: 

TITLE I 

CHAPTER 1 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

FARM SERVICE AGENCY

AGRICULTURAL CREDIT INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT

For an additional amount for gross obligations for the principal 

amount of direct and guaranteed farm ownership (7 U.S.C. 1922 

et seq.) and operating (7 U.S.C. 1941 et seq.) loans, to be available 

from funds in the Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund, as follows: 

guaranteed farm ownership loans, $300,000,000; operating loans, 

$650,000,000, of which $250,000,000 shall be for unsubsidized 

guaranteed loans, $50,000,000 shall be for subsidized guaranteed 

loans, and $350,000,000 shall be for direct loans. 

For an additional amount for the cost of direct and guaranteed 

loans, including the cost of modifying loans as defined in section 

502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as follows: guaranteed 

farm ownership loans, $1,110,000; operating loans, $29,470,000, 

of which $5,850,000 shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans, 

$7,030,000 shall be for subsidized guaranteed loans, and 

$16,590,000 shall be for direct loans. 

For an additional amount for administrative expenses necessary 

to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $1,000,000. 

EMERGENCY FOREST RESTORATION PROGRAM

For implementation of the emergency forest restoration program established under section 407 of the Agricultural Credit Act 

of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2206) for expenses resulting from natural disasters that occurred on or after January 1, 2010, and for other 

purposes, $18,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That the program: (1) shall be carried out without regard 
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to chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code (commonly known 

as the ‘‘Paperwork Reduction Act’’) and the Statement of Policy 

of the Secretary of Agriculture effective July 24, 1971 (36 Fed. 

Reg. 13804), relating to notices of proposed rulemaking and public 

participation in rulemaking; and (2) with rules issued without a 

prior opportunity for notice and comment except, as determined 

to be appropriate by the Farm Service Agency, rules may be promulgated by an interim rule effective on publication with an opportunity 

for notice and comment: Provided further, That in carrying out 

this program, the Secretary shall use the authority provided under 

section 808(2) of title 5, United States Code: Provided further, 

That to reduce Federal costs in administering this heading, the 

emergency forest restoration program shall be considered to have 

met the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act 

of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) for activities similar in nature 

and quantity to those of the emergency conservation program established under title IV of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 (16 

U.S.C. 2201 et seq.). 

FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE

FOOD FOR PEACE TITLE II GRANTS

For an additional amount for ‘‘Food for Peace Title II Grants’’ 

for emergency relief and rehabilitation, and other expenses related 

to Haiti following the earthquake of January 12, 2010, and for 

other disaster-response activities relating to the earthquake, 

$150,000,000, to remain available until expended. 

GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER 

SECTION 101. None of the funds appropriated or made available 

by this or any other Act shall be used to pay the salaries and 

expenses of personnel to carry out a biomass crop assistance program as authorized by section 9011 of Public Law 107–171 in 

excess of $552,000,000 in fiscal year 2010 or $432,000,000 in fiscal 

year 2011: Provided, That section 3002 shall not apply to the 

amount under this section. 

SEC. 102. (a) Section 502(h)(8) of the Housing Act of 1949 

(42 U.S.C. 1472(h)(8)) is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘(8) FEES.—Notwithstanding paragraph (14)(D), with 

respect to a guaranteed loan issued or modified under this 

subsection, the Secretary may collect from the lender— 

‘‘(A) at the time of issuance of the guarantee or modification, a fee not to exceed 3.5 percent of the principal 

obligation of the loan; and 

‘‘(B) an annual fee not to exceed 0.5 percent of the 

outstanding principal balance of the loan for the life of 

the loan.’’. 

(b) Section 739 of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food 

and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 

2001 (H.R. 5426 as enacted by Public Law 106–387, 115 Stat. 

1549A–34) is repealed. 

(c) For gross obligations for the principal amount of guaranteed 

loans as authorized by title V of the Housing Act of 1949, to 

be available from funds in the rural housing insurance fund, an 

additional amount shall be for section 502 unsubsidized guaranteed 

loans sufficient to meet the remaining fiscal year 2010 demand, 
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provided that existing program underwriting standards are maintained, and provided further that the Secretary may waive fees 

described herein for very low- and low-income borrowers, not to 

exceed $697,000,000 in loan guarantees. 

CHAPTER 2 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION

ADMINISTRATION

(RESCISSION)

Of the funds made available under the heading ‘‘National Telecommunications and Information Administration’’ for Digital-toAnalog Converter Box Program in prior years, $111,500,000 are 

rescinded. 

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

Pursuant to section 703 of the Public Works and Economic 

Development Act (42 U.S.C. 3233), for an additional amount for 

‘‘Economic Development Assistance Programs’’, for necessary 

expenses related to disaster relief, long-term recovery, and restoration of infrastructure in States that experienced damage due to 

severe storms and flooding during March 2010 through May 2010 

for which the President declared a major disaster covering an 

entire State or States with more than 20 counties declared major 

disasters under title IV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 

and Emergency Assistance Act of 1974, $49,000,000, to remain 

available until expended. 

NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION

OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Operations, Research, and Facilities’’, $5,000,000, for necessary expenses related to commercial 

fishery failures as determined by the Secretary of Commerce in 

January 2010. 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

EXPLORATION

The matter contained in title III of division B of Public Law 

111–117 regarding ‘‘National Aeronautics and Space Administration 

Exploration’’ is amended by inserting at the end of the last proviso 

‘‘: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of 

law or regulation, funds made available for Constellation in fiscal 

year 2010 for ‘National Aeronautics and Space Administration 

Exploration’ and from previous appropriations for ‘National Aeronautics and Space Administration Exploration’ shall be available 

to fund continued performance of Constellation contracts, and 

performance of such Constellation contracts may not be terminated 
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for convenience by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in fiscal year 2010’’. 

CHAPTER 3 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—MILITARY 

MILITARY PERSONNEL 

MILITARY PERSONNEL, ARMY

For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Personnel, Army’’, 

$1,429,809,000. 

MILITARY PERSONNEL, NAVY

For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Personnel, Navy’’, 

$40,478,000. 

MILITARY PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS

For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Personnel, Marine Corps’’, $145,499,000. 

MILITARY PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE

For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Personnel, Air Force’’, 

$94,068,000. 

RESERVE PERSONNEL, ARMY

For an additional amount for ‘‘Reserve Personnel, Army’’, 

$5,722,000. 

RESERVE PERSONNEL, NAVY

For an additional amount for ‘‘Reserve Personnel, Navy’’, 

$2,637,000. 

RESERVE PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS

For an additional amount for ‘‘Reserve Personnel, Marine 

Corps’’, $34,758,000. 

RESERVE PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE

For an additional amount for ‘‘Reserve Personnel, Air Force’’, 

$1,292,000. 

NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, ARMY

For an additional amount for ‘‘National Guard Personnel, 

Army’’, $33,184,000. 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY

For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, 

Army’’, $11,719,927,000, of which $218,300,000 shall be available 
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to restore amounts transferred from this account to ‘‘Overseas 

Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid’’ for emergency relief activities related to Haiti following the earthquake of January 12, 2010, 

and for other disaster-response activities relating to the earthquake. 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY

For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Navy’’, $2,735,194,000, of which $187,600,000 shall be available 

to restore amounts transferred from this account to ‘‘Overseas 

Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid’’ for emergency relief activities related to Haiti following the earthquake of January 12, 2010, 

and for other disaster-response activities relating to the earthquake. 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS

For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, 

Marine Corps’’, $829,326,000, of which $30,700,000 shall be available to restore amounts transferred from this account to ‘‘Overseas 

Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid’’ for emergency relief activities related to Haiti following the earthquake of January 12, 2010, 

and for other disaster-response activities relating to the earthquake. 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE

For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Air Force’’, $3,835,095,000, of which $218,400,000 shall be available 

to restore amounts transferred from this account to ‘‘Overseas 

Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid’’ for emergency relief activities related to Haiti following the earthquake of January 12, 2010, 

and for other disaster-response activities relating to the earthquake. 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide’’, $1,236,727,000: Provided, That up to $50,000,000, 

to remain available until expended, shall be available for transfer 

to the Port of Guam Improvement Enterprise Fund established 

by section 3512 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417): Provided further, That funds transferred under the previous proviso shall be 

merged with and available for obligation for the same time period 

and for the same purposes as the appropriation to which transferred: Provided further, That these funds may be transferred by 

the Secretary of Defense only if he determines such amounts are 

required to improve facilities, relieve port congestion, and provide 

greater access to port facilities: Provided further, That any amounts 

transferred pursuant to the previous three provisos shall be available to the Secretary of Transportation, acting through the Administrator of the Maritime Administration, to carry out under the Port 

of Guam Improvement Enterprise Program planning, design, and 

construction of projects for the Port of Guam to improve facilities, 

relieve port congestion, and provide greater access to port facilities: 

Provided further, That the transfer authority in this section is 

in addition to any other transfer authority available to the Department of Defense: Provided further, That the Secretary shall, not 
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fewer than five days prior to making transfers under this authority, 

notify the congressional defense committees in writing of the details 

of any such transfer. 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY RESERVE

For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve’’, $41,006,000. 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY RESERVE

For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve’’, $75,878,000. 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS RESERVE

For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve’’, $857,000. 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE RESERVE

For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, 

Air Force Reserve’’, $124,039,000. 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, 

Army National Guard’’, $180,960,000. 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR NATIONAL GUARD

For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, 

Air National Guard’’, $203,287,000. 

AFGHANISTAN SECURITY FORCES FUND

For an additional amount for ‘‘Afghanistan Security Forces Fund’’, $2,604,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 

2011: Provided, That such funds shall be available to the Secretary 

of Defense, notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the 

purpose of allowing the Commander, Combined Security Transition 

Command—Afghanistan, or the Secretary’s designee, to provide 

assistance, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, to the 

security forces of Afghanistan, including the provision of equipment, 

supplies, services, training, facility and infrastructure repair, renovation, and construction, and funding: Provided further, That the 

authority to provide assistance under this heading is in addition 

to any other authority to provide assistance to foreign nations: 

Provided further, That contributions of funds for the purposes provided herein from any person, foreign government, or international 

organization may be credited to this Fund, to remain available 

until expended, and used for such purposes: Provided further, That 

the Secretary shall notify the congressional defense committees 

in writing upon the receipt and upon the transfer of any contribution, delineating the sources and amounts of the funds received 

and the specific use of such contributions: Provided further, That 

the Secretary of Defense shall, not fewer than 15 days prior to 

making transfers from this appropriation account, notify the 
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congressional defense committees in writing of the details of any 

such transfer. 

IRAQ SECURITY FORCES FUND

For the ‘‘Iraq Security Forces Fund’’, $1,000,000,000, to remain 

available until September 30, 2011: Provided, That such funds 

shall be available to the Secretary of Defense, notwithstanding 

any other provision of law, for the purpose of allowing the Commander, United States Forces—Iraq, or the Secretary’s designee, 

to provide assistance, with the concurrence of the Secretary of 

State, to the security forces of Iraq, including the provision of 

equipment, supplies, services, training, facility and infrastructure 

repair, and renovation: Provided further, That the authority to 

provide assistance under this heading is in addition to any other 

authority to provide assistance to foreign nations: Provided further, 

That contributions of funds for the purposes provided herein from 

any person, foreign government, or international organization may 

be credited to this Fund, to remain available until expended, and 

used for such purposes: Provided further, That the Secretary shall 

notify the congressional defense committees in writing upon the 

receipt and upon the transfer of any contribution, delineating the 

sources and amounts of the funds received and the specific use 

of such contributions: Provided further, That the Secretary of 

Defense shall, not fewer than 15 days prior to making transfers 

from this appropriation account, notify the congressional defense 

committees in writing of the details of any such transfer. 

PROCUREMENT 

AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY

For an additional amount for ‘‘Aircraft Procurement, Army’’, 

$219,470,000, to remain available until September 30, 2012. 

PROCUREMENT OF WEAPONS AND TRACKED COMBAT VEHICLES, 

ARMY

For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army’’, $3,000,000, to remain available 

until September 30, 2012. 

PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY

For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement of Ammunition, 

Army’’, $17,055,000, to remain available until September 30, 2012. 

OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY

For an additional amount for ‘‘Other Procurement, Army’’, 

$2,065,006,000, to remain available until September 30, 2012. 

AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, NAVY

For an additional amount for ‘‘Aircraft Procurement, Navy’’, 

$296,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2012. 
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OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY

For an additional amount for ‘‘Other Procurement, Navy’’, 

$31,576,000, to remain available until September 30, 2012. 

PROCUREMENT, MARINE CORPS

For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement, Marine Corps’’, 

$162,927,000, to remain available until September 30, 2012. 

AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE

For an additional amount for ‘‘Aircraft Procurement, Air Force’’, 

$174,766,000, to remain available until September 30, 2012. 

OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE

For an additional amount for ‘‘Other Procurement, Air Force’’, 

$672,741,000, to remain available until September 30, 2012. 

PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-WIDE

For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement, Defense-Wide’’, 

$189,276,000, to remain available until September 30, 2012. 

MINE RESISTANT AMBUSH PROTECTED VEHICLE FUND

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For an additional amount for the ‘‘Mine Resistant Ambush 

Protected Vehicle Fund’’, $1,123,000,000, to remain available until 

September 30, 2011: Provided, That such funds shall be available 

to the Secretary of Defense, notwithstanding any other provision 

of law, to procure, sustain, transport, and field Mine Resistant 

Ambush Protected vehicles: Provided further, That the Secretary 

shall transfer such funds only to appropriations for operations and 

maintenance; procurement; research, development, test and evaluation; and defense working capital funds to accomplish the purpose 

provided herein: Provided further, That the funds transferred shall 

be merged with and available for the same purposes and the same 

time period as the appropriation to which they are transferred: 

Provided further, That this transfer authority is in addition to 

any other transfer authority available to the Department of Defense: 

Provided further, That the Secretary shall, not fewer than 10 days 

prior to making transfers from this appropriation, notify the 

congressional defense committees in writing of the details of any 

such transfer. 

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION 

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, NAVY

For an additional amount for ‘‘Research, Development, Test 

and Evaluation, Navy’’, $44,835,000, to remain available until September 30, 2011. 
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RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, AIR FORCE

For an additional amount for ‘‘Research, Development, Test 

and Evaluation, Air Force’’, $163,775,000, to remain available until 

September 30, 2011. 

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, DEFENSE-WIDE

For an additional amount for ‘‘Research, Development, Test 

and Evaluation, Defense-Wide’’, $65,138,000, to remain available 

until September 30, 2011. 

REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS 

DEFENSE WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS

For an additional amount for ‘‘Defense Working Capital Funds’’, 

$1,134,887,000, to remain available until expended. 

OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS 

DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM

For an additional amount for ‘‘Defense Health Program’’, 

$33,367,000 for operation and maintenance: Provided, That language under this heading in title VI, division A of Public Law 

111–118 is amended by striking ‘‘$15,093,539,000’’ and inserting 

in lieu thereof ‘‘$15,121,714,000’’. 

DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For an additional amount for ‘‘Drug Interdiction and CounterDrug Activities, Defense’’, $94,000,000, to remain available until 

September 30, 2011. 

GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER 

SEC. 301. Funds appropriated by this Act, or made available 

by the transfer of funds in this Act, for intelligence activities are 

deemed to be specifically authorized by the Congress for purposes 

of section 504(a)(1) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 

414(a)(1)): Provided, That section 8079 of the Department of Defense 

Appropriations Act, 2010 (Public Law 111–118; 123 Stat. 3446) 

is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2010 until’’ and all that follows 

and insert ‘‘fiscal year 2010.’’. 

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. 302. Section 8005 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010 (division A of Public Law 111–118) is amended 

by striking ‘‘$4,000,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$4,500,000,000’’. 

SEC. 303. Funds made available in this chapter to the Department of Defense for operation and maintenance may be used to 

purchase items having an investment unit cost of not more than 

$250,000: Provided, That upon determination by the Secretary of 

Defense that such action is necessary to meet the operational 

requirements of a Commander of a Combatant Command engaged 
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in contingency operations overseas, such funds may be used to 

purchase items having an investment item unit cost of not more 

than $500,000. 

SEC. 304. Of the funds obligated or expended by any Federal 

agency in support of emergency humanitarian assistance services 

at the request of or in coordination with the Department of Defense, 

the Department of State, or the U.S. Agency for International 

Development, on or after January 12, 2010 and before February 

12, 2010, in support of the Haitian earthquake relief efforts not 

to exceed $500,000 are deemed to be specifically authorized by 

the Congress. 

SEC. 305. Section 8011 of the title VIII, division A of Public 

Law 111–118 is amended by striking ‘‘within 30 days of enactment 

of this Act’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘30 days prior to contract 

award’’. 

(RESCISSIONS)

SEC. 306. (a) Of the funds appropriated in Department of 

Defense Appropriation Acts, the following funds are hereby 

rescinded from the following accounts and programs in the specified 

amounts: 

‘‘Other Procurement, Air Force, 2009/2011’’, $5,000,000; and 

‘‘Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army, 2009/ 

2010’’, $72,161,000. 

(b) Section 3002 shall not apply to the amounts in this section. 

SEC. 307. None of the funds provided in this chapter may 

be used to finance programs or activities denied by Congress in 

fiscal years 2009 or 2010 appropriations to the Department of 

Defense or to initiate a procurement or research, development, 

test and evaluation new start program without prior written 

notification to the congressional defense committees. 

HIGH-VALUE DETAINEE INTERROGATION GROUP CHARTER AND REPORT

SEC. 308. (a) SUBMISSION OF CHARTER AND PROCEDURES.— Not later than 30 days after the final approval of the charter 

and procedures for the interagency body established to carry out 

an interrogation pursuant to a recommendation of the report of 

the Special Task Force on interrogation and Transfer Policies submitted under section 5(g) of Executive Order 13491 (commonly 

known as the High-Value Detainee Interrogation Group), or not 

later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

whichever is later, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit 

to the congressional intelligence committees such charter and procedures. 

(b) UPDATES.—Not later than 30 days after the final approval 

of any significant modification or revision to the charter or procedures referred to in subsection (a), the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees 

any such modification or revision. 

(c) LESSONS LEARNED.—Not later than 60 days after the date 

of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence 

shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report 

setting forth an analysis and assessment of the lessons learned 

as a result of the operations and activities of the High-Value 

Detainee Interrogation Group since the establishment of that group. 
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(d) SUBMITTAL OF CHARTER AND REPORTS TO ADDITIONAL

COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS.—At the same time the Director of 

National Intelligence submits the charter and procedures referred 

to in subsection (a), any modification or revision to the charter 

or procedures under subsection (b), and any report under subsection 

(c) to the congressional intelligence committees, the Director shall 

also submit such matter to— 

(1) the Committees on Armed Services, Homeland Security 

and Governmental Affairs, the Judiciary, and Appropriations 

of the Senate; and 

(2) the Committees on Armed Services, Homeland Security, 

the Judiciary, and Appropriations of the House of Representatives. 

CHAPTER 4 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—CIVIL 

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY 

CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL

INVESTIGATIONS

For an additional amount for ‘‘Investigations’’, $5,400,000: Provided, That funds provided under this heading in this chapter 

shall be used for studies in States affected by severe storms and 

flooding: Provided further, That the Assistant Secretary of the Army 

for Civil Works shall provide a monthly report to the Committees 

on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 

detailing the allocation and obligation of these funds, beginning 

not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act. 

MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Mississippi River and Tributaries’’ to dredge eligible projects in response to, and repair damages 

to Federal projects caused by, natural disasters, $18,600,000, to 

remain available until expended: Provided, That the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works shall provide a monthly report 

to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate detailing the allocation and obligation of 

these funds, beginning not later than 60 days after enactment 

of this Act. 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance’’ 

to dredge navigation projects in response to, and repair damages 

to Corps projects caused by, natural disasters, $173,000,000, to 

remain available until expended: Provided, That the Secretary of 

the Army is directed to use $44,000,000 of the amount provided 

under this heading for nondisaster related emergency repairs to 

critical infrastructure: Provided further, That the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works shall provide a monthly report 

to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate detailing the allocation and obligation of 
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these funds, beginning not later than 60 days after enactment 

of this Act. 

FLOOD CONTROL AND COASTAL EMERGENCIES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies’’, as authorized by section 5 of the Act of August 18, 1941 

(33 U.S.C. 701n), for necessary expenses relating to natural disasters as authorized by law, $20,000,000, to remain available until 

expended: Provided, That the Assistant Secretary of the Army for 

Civil Works shall provide a monthly report to the Committees 

on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 

detailing the allocation and obligation of these funds, beginning 

not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act. 

GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER 

EMERGENCY DROUGHT RELIEF

SEC. 401. For an additional amount for ‘‘Water and Related 

Resources’’, $10,000,000, for drought emergency assistance: Provided, That financial assistance may be provided under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 (43 U.S.C. 

2201 et seq.) and any other applicable Federal law (including regulations) for the optimization and conservation of project water supplies 

to assist drought-plagued areas of the West. 

SEC. 402. Funds made available in the Energy and Water 

Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 (Public 

Law 111–85), under the account ‘‘Weapons Activities’’ shall be available for the purchase of not to exceed one aircraft. 

RECLASSIFICATION OF CERTAIN APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE NATIONAL

NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

SEC. 403. (a) FISCAL YEAR 2009 APPROPRIATIONS.—The matter 

under the heading ‘‘Weapons Activities’’ under the heading 

‘‘National Nuclear Security Administration’’ under the heading 

‘‘Atomic Energy Defense Activities’’ under the heading ‘‘Department 

of Energy’’ under title III of division C of the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 111–8; 123 Stat. 621) is amended 

by striking ‘‘the 09–D–007 LANSCE Refurbishment, PED,’’ and 

inserting ‘‘capital equipment acquisition, installation, and associated 

design funds for LANSCE,’’. 

(b) FISCAL YEAR 2010 APPROPRIATIONS.—The amount appropriated under the heading ‘‘Weapons Activities’’ under the heading 

‘‘National Nuclear Security Administration’’ under the heading 

‘‘Atomic Energy Defense Activities’’ under the heading ‘‘Department 

of Energy’’ under title III of the Energy and Water Development 

and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 (Public Law 111– 

85; 123 Stat. 2866) and made available for LANSCE Reinvestment, 

PED, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, 

shall be made available instead for capital equipment acquisition, 

installation, and associated design funds for LANSCE, Los Alamos 

National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico. 

SEC. 404. (a) Section 104(c) of the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 (43 U.S.C. 2214(c)) is amended 

by striking ‘‘September 30, 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 

2012’’ in lieu thereof. 
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(b) Section 301 of the Reclamation States Emergency Drought 

Relief Act of 1991 (43 U.S.C. 2241) is amended by striking ‘‘through 

2010’’ and inserting ‘‘through 2012’’ in lieu thereof. 

SEC. 405. (a) The Secretary of the Army shall not be required 

to make a determination under the National Historic Preservation 

Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470, et seq.) for the project for flood control, 

Trinity River and tributaries, Texas, authorized by section 2 of 

the Act entitled ‘‘An Act authorizing the construction, repair, and 

preservation of certain public works on rivers and harbors, and 

for other purposes’’, approved March 2, 1945 [59 Stat. 18], as 

modified by section 5141 of the Water Resources Development Act 

of 2007 [121 Stat. 1253]. 

(b) The Federal Highway Administration is exempt from the 

requirements of 49 U.S.C. 303 and 23 U.S.C. 138 for any highway 

project to be constructed in the vicinity of the Dallas Floodway, 

Dallas, Texas. 

SEC. 406. (a) The Secretary of the Army may use funds made 

available under the heading ‘‘OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE’’ of this 

chapter to place, at full Federal expense, dredged material available 

from maintenance dredging of existing Federal navigation channels 

located in the Gulf Coast region to mitigate the impacts of the 

Deepwater Horizon Oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. 

(b) The Secretary of the Army shall coordinate the placement 

of dredged material with appropriate Federal and Gulf Coast State 

agencies. 

(c) The placement of dredged material pursuant to this section 

shall not be subject to a least-cost-disposal analysis or to the 

development of a Chief of Engineers report. 

(d) Nothing in this section shall affect the ability or authority 

of the Federal Government to recover costs from an entity determined to be a responsible party in connection with the Deepwater 

Horizon Oil spill pursuant to the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 or 

any other applicable Federal statute for actions undertaken pursuant to this section. 

CHAPTER 5 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ for necessary expenses for emergency relief, rehabilitation, and reconstruction aid, and other expenses related to Haiti following the earthquake of January 12, 2010, and for other disaster-response activities 

relating to the earthquake, $690,000, to remain available until 

expended: Provided, That funds appropriated in this paragraph 

may be used to reimburse obligations incurred for the purposes 

provided herein prior to enactment of this Act. 
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OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

(RESCISSION)

Of the amounts made available for necessary expenses of the 

Office of Inspector General under this heading in Public Law 111– 

117, $1,800,000 are rescinded: Provided, That section 3002 shall 

not apply to the amount under this heading. 

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 

FEDERAL FUNDS

FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE PUBLIC DEFENDER SERVICE FOR THE

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

(INCLUDING RESCISSION)

For an additional amount for ‘‘Federal Payment to the Public 

Defender Service for the District of Columbia’’, $700,000, to remain 

available until September 30, 2012. 

Of the funds provided under this heading for ‘‘Federal Payment 

to the District of Columbia Public Defender Service’’ in title IV 

of division D of Public Law 111–8, $700,000 are rescinded: Provided, 

That section 3002 shall not apply to the amounts under this 

heading. 

INDEPENDENT AGENCY 

FINANCIAL CRISIS INQUIRY COMMISSION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For the necessary expenses of the Financial Crisis Inquiry 

Commission established pursuant to section 5 of the Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–21), $1,800,000, 

to remain available until February 15, 2011: Provided, That section 

3002 shall not apply to the amount under this heading. 

CHAPTER 6 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 

COAST GUARD

OPERATING EXPENSES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ for necessary expenses and other disaster-response activities related to 

Haiti following the earthquake of January 12, 2010, $50,000,000, 

to remain available until September 30, 2012. 

ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

For an additional amount for ‘‘Acquisition, Construction, and 

Improvements’’, $15,500,000, to remain available until September 

30, 2014, for aircraft replacement. 
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FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

DISASTER RELIEF

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For an additional amount for ‘‘Disaster Relief’’, $5,100,000,000, 

to remain available until expended, of which $5,000,000 shall be 

transferred to the Department of Homeland Security Office of the 

Inspector General for audits and investigations related to disasters. 

UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES

For an additional amount for ‘‘United States Citizenship and 

Immigration Services’’ for necessary expenses and other disaster 

response activities related to Haiti following the earthquake of 

January 12, 2010, $10,600,000, to remain available until September 

30, 2011. 

GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER 

SEC. 601. Notwithstanding the 10 percent limitation contained 

in section 503(c) of Public Law 111–83, for fiscal year 2010, the 

Secretary of Homeland Security may transfer to the fund established by 8 U.S.C. 1101 note, up to $20,000,000, from appropriations 

available to the Department of Homeland Security: Provided, That 

the Secretary shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of 

the Senate and House of Representatives 5 days in advance of 

such transfer. 

(RESCISSIONS)

SEC. 602. (a) The following unobligated balances made available 

pursuant to section 505 of Public Law 110–329 are rescinded: 

$2,200,000 from Coast Guard ‘‘Operating Expenses’’; $1,800,000 

from the ‘‘Office of the Secretary and Executive Management’’; 

and $489,152 from ‘‘Analysis and Operations’’. 

(b) The third clause of the proviso directing the expenditure 

of funds under the heading ‘‘Alteration of Bridges’’ in the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2009, is repealed, 

and from available balances made available for Coast Guard ‘‘Alteration of Bridges’’, $5,910,848 are rescinded: Provided, That funds 

rescinded pursuant to this subsection shall exclude balances made 

available in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 

(Public Law 111–5). 

(c) From the unobligated balances of appropriations made available in Public Law 111–83 to the ‘‘Office of the Federal Coordinator 

for Gulf Coast Rebuilding’’, $700,000 are rescinded. 

(d) Section 3002 shall not apply to the amounts in this section. 

SEC. 603. The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall consider satisfied for Hurricane Katrina the 

non-Federal match requirement for assistance provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency pursuant to section 404(a) 

of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 

Act, 42 U.S.C. 5170c(a). 

SEC. 604. Funds appropriated in Public Law 111–83 under 

the heading National Protection and Programs Directorate ‘‘Infrastructure Protection and Information Security’’ shall be available 
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for facility upgrades and related costs to establish a United States 

Computer Emergency Readiness Team Operations Support Center/ 

Continuity of Operations capability. 

SEC. 605. Two C–130J aircraft funded elsewhere in this Act 

shall be transferred to the Coast Guard. 

SEC. 606. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including 

any agreement, the Federal share of assistance, including direct 

Federal assistance provided under sections 403, 406, and 407 of 

the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 

Act (42 U.S.C. 5140b, 5172, and 5173), for damages resulting from 

FEMA–3311–EM–RI, FEMA–1894–DR, FEMA–1906–DR, FEMA– 

1909–DR, and all other areas Presidentially declared a disaster, 

prior to or following enactment, and resulting from the May 1 

and 2, 2010 weather events that elicited FEMA–1909–DR, shall 

not be less than 90 percent of the eligible costs under such sections. 

SEC. 607. (a) Not later than 30 days after the date of the 

enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary for the Transportation Security Administration shall issue a security directive that 

requires a commercial foreign air carrier who operates flights in 

and out of the United States to check the list of individuals that 

the Transportation Security Administration has prohibited from 

flying not later than 30 minutes after such list is modified and 

provided to such air carrier. 

(b) The requirements of subsection (a) shall not apply to 

commercial foreign air carriers that operate flights in and out 

of the United States and that are enrolled in the Secure Flight 

program or that are Advance Passenger Information System Quick 

Query (AQQ) compliant. 

CHAPTER 7 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For an additional amount for ‘‘Departmental Management’’ for 

mine safety activities and legal services related to the Department 

of Labor’s caseload before the Federal Mine Safety and Health 

Review Commission (‘‘FMSHRC’’), $18,200,000, which shall remain 

available for obligation through the date that is 12 months after 

the date of enactment of this Act: Provided, That the Secretary 

of Labor may transfer such sums as necessary to the ‘‘Mine Safety 

and Health Administration’’ for enforcement and mine safety activities, which may include conference litigation functions related to 

the FMSHRC caseload, investigation of the Upper Big Branch Mine 

disaster, standards and rulemaking activities, emergency response 

equipment purchases and upgrades, and organizational improvements: Provided further, That the Committees on Appropriations 

of the Senate and the House of Representatives are notified at 

least 15 days in advance of any transfer. 
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES EMERGENCY FUND

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For an additional amount for ‘‘Public Health and Social Services 

Emergency Fund’’ for necessary expenses for emergency relief and 

reconstruction aid, and other expenses related to Haiti following 

the earthquake of January 12, 2010, and for other disaster-response 

activities relating to the earthquake, $220,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That these funds may be transferred 

by the Secretary to accounts within the Department of Health 

and Human Services, shall be merged with the appropriation to 

which transferred, and shall be available only for the purposes 

provided herein: Provided further, That none of the funds provided 

in this paragraph may be transferred prior to notification of the 

Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 

the Senate: Provided further, That the transfer authority provided 

in this paragraph is in addition to any other transfer authority 

available in this or any other Act: Provided further, That funds 

appropriated in this paragraph may be used to reimburse agencies 

for obligations incurred for the purposes provided herein prior to 

enactment of this Act: Provided further, That funds may be used 

for the non-Federal share of expenditures for medical assistance 

furnished under title XIX of the Social Security Act, and for child 

health assistance furnished under title XXI of such Act, that are 

related to earthquake response activities: Provided further, That 

funds may be used for services performed by the National Disaster 

Medical System in connection with such earthquake, for the return 

of evacuated Haitian citizens to Haiti, and for grants to States 

and other entities to reimburse payments made for otherwise 

uncompensated health and human services furnished in connection 

with individuals given permission by the United States Government 

to come from Haiti to the United States after such earthquake, 

and not eligible for assistance under such titles: Provided further, 

That the limitation in subsection (d) of section 1113 of the Social 

Security Act shall not apply with respect to any repatriation assistance provided in response to the Haiti earthquake of January 

12, 2010: Provided further, That with respect to the previous proviso, such additional repatriation assistance shall only be available 

from the funds appropriated herein. 

RELATED AGENCY 

FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Federal Mine Safety and Health 

Review Commission, Salaries and Expenses’’$3,800,000, to remain 

available for obligation for 12 months after enactment of this Act. 
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CHAPTER 8 

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

PAYMENT TO WIDOWS AND HEIRS OF DECEASED MEMBERS OF

CONGRESS

For a payment to Joyce Murtha, widow of John P. Murtha, 

late a Representative from Pennsylvania, $174,000: Provided, That 

section 3002 shall not apply to this appropriation. 

CAPITOL POLICE 

GENERAL EXPENSES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Capitol Police, General Expenses’’ 

to purchase and install the indoor coverage portion of the new 

radio system for the Capitol Police, $12,956,000, to remain available 

until September 30, 2012: Provided, That the Chief of the Capitol 

Police may not obligate any of the funds appropriated under this 

heading without approval of an obligation plan by the Committees 

on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives. 

CHAPTER 9 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY

For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, Army’’, 

$242,296,000, to remain available until September 30, 2012: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, such funds 

may be obligated and expended to carry out planning and design 

and military construction projects not otherwise authorized by law. 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE

For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, Air Force’’, 

$406,590,000, to remain available until September 30, 2012: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, such funds 

may be obligated and expended to carry out planning and design 

and military construction projects not otherwise authorized by law. 

FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE

For an additional amount for ‘‘Family Housing Operation and 

Maintenance, Air Force’’, $7,953,000. 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 

VETERANS BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION

COMPENSATION AND PENSIONS

For an additional amount for ‘‘Compensation and Pensions’’, 

$13,377,189,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 

section 3002 shall not apply to the amount under this heading. 
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GENERAL PROVISION—THIS CHAPTER 

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. 901. (a) Of the amounts made available to the Department 

of Veterans Affairs under the ‘‘Construction, Major Projects’’ 

account, in fiscal year 2010 or previous fiscal years, up to 

$67,000,000 may be transferred to the ‘‘Filipino Veterans Equity 

Compensation Fund’’ account or may be retained in the ‘‘Construction, Major Projects’’ account and used by the Secretary of Veterans 

Affairs for such major medical facility projects (as defined under 

section 8104(a) of title 38, United States Code) that have been 

authorized by law as the Secretary considers appropriate: Provided, 

That any amount transferred from ‘‘Construction, Major Projects’’ 

shall be derived from unobligated balances that are a direct result 

of bid savings: Provided further, That no amounts may be transferred from amounts that were designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Concurrent Resolution on the 

Budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 

Act of 1985, as amended. 

(b) Section 3002 shall not apply to the amount in this section. 

LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS AVAILABLE TO THE DEPARTMENT OF

VETERANS AFFAIRS

SEC. 902. The amount made available to the Department of 

Veterans Affairs by this chapter under the heading ‘‘VETERANS

BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION’’ under the heading ‘‘COMPENSATION AND

PENSIONS’’ may not be obligated or expended until the expiration 

of the period for Congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of 

title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the ‘‘Congressional Review Act’’), of the regulations prescribed by the Secretary 

of Veterans Affairs pursuant to section 1116 of title 38, United 

States Code, to establish a service connection between exposure 

of veterans to Agent Orange during service in the Republic of 

Vietnam during the Vietnam era and hairy cell leukemia and other 

chronic B cell leukemias, Parkinson’s disease, and ischemic heart 

disease. 

CHAPTER 10 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For an additional amount for ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Programs’’, $1,261,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 

2011: Provided, That the Secretary of State may transfer up to 

$149,500,000 of the total funds made available under this heading 

to any other appropriation of any department or agency of the 

United States, upon concurrence of the head of such department 

or agency and after consultation with the Committees on Appropriations, to support operations in and assistance for Afghanistan and 
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Pakistan and to carry out the provisions of the Foreign Assistance 

Act of 1961. 

For an additional amount for ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Programs’’ for necessary expenses for emergency relief, rehabilitation, 

and reconstruction support, and other expenses related to Haiti 

following the earthquake of January 12, 2010, $65,000,000, to 

remain available until September 30, 2011: Provided, That funds 

appropriated in this paragraph may be used to reimburse obligations incurred for the purposes provided herein prior to enactment 

of this Act: Provided further, That up to $3,700,000 of the funds 

made available in this paragraph may be transferred to, and merged 

with, funds made available under the heading ‘‘Emergencies in 

the Diplomatic and Consular Service’’: Provided further, That up 

to $290,000 of the funds made available in this paragraph may 

be transferred to, and merged with, funds made available under 

the heading ‘‘Repatriation Loans Program Account’’. 

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

For an additional amount for ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’ 

for necessary expenses for oversight of operations and programs 

in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iraq, $3,600,000, to remain available 

until September 30, 2013. 

EMBASSY SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE

For an additional amount for ‘‘Embassy Security, Construction, 

and Maintenance’’ for necessary expenses for emergency needs in 

Haiti following the earthquake of January 12, 2010, $79,000,000, 

to remain available until expended: Provided, That funds appropriated in this paragraph may be used to reimburse obligations 

incurred for the purposes provided herein prior to enactment of 

this Act. 

INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING ACTIVITIES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Contributions for International 

Peacekeeping Activities’’ for necessary expenses for emergency security related to Haiti following the earthquake of January 12, 2010, 

$96,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2011: Provided, That funds appropriated in this paragraph may be used 

to reimburse obligations incurred for the purposes provided herein 

prior to enactment of this Act. 

RELATED AGENCY 

BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS

INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING OPERATIONS

For an additional amount for ‘‘International Broadcasting Operations’’ for necessary expenses for emergency broadcasting support 

and other expenses related to Haiti following the earthquake of 

January 12, 2010, $3,000,000, to remain available until September 

30, 2011: Provided, That funds appropriated in this paragraph 
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may be used to reimburse obligations incurred for the purposes 

provided herein prior to enactment of this Act. 

UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL 

DEVELOPMENT 

FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

For an additional amount for ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’ 

for necessary expenses for oversight of operations and programs 

in Afghanistan and Pakistan, $3,400,000, to remain available until 

September 30, 2013. 

For an additional amount for ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’ 

for necessary expenses for oversight of emergency relief, rehabilitation, and reconstruction aid, and other expenses related to Haiti 

following the earthquake of January 12, 2010, $4,500,000, to remain 

available until September 30, 2012: Provided, That up to $1,500,000 

of the funds appropriated in this paragraph may be used to 

reimburse obligations incurred for the purposes provided herein 

prior to enactment of this Act. 

BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE 

FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

GLOBAL HEALTH AND CHILD SURVIVAL

For an additional amount for ‘‘Global Health and Child Survival’’ for necessary expenses for pandemic preparedness and 

response, $45,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 

2011. 

INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE

For an additional amount for ‘‘International Disaster Assistance’’ for necessary expenses for emergency relief and rehabilitation, 

and other expenses related to Haiti following the earthquake of 

January 12, 2010, $460,000,000, to remain available until expended: 

Provided, That funds appropriated in this paragraph may be used 

to reimburse obligations incurred for the purposes provided herein 

prior to enactment of this Act. 

ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For an additional amount for ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, 

$1,620,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2012, of 

which not less than $1,309,000,000 shall be made available for 

assistance for Afghanistan and not less than $259,000,000 shall 

be made available for assistance for Pakistan: Provided, That funds 

appropriated under this heading in this Act and in prior Acts 

making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs that are made available for assistance 

for Afghanistan may be made available, after consultation with 

the Committees on Appropriations, for disarmament, demobilization 
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and reintegration activities, subject to the requirements of section 

904(e) in this chapter, and for a United States contribution to 

an internationally managed fund to support the reintegration into 

Afghan society of individuals who have renounced violence against 

the Government of Afghanistan. 

For an additional amount for ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ for 

necessary expenses for emergency relief, rehabilitation, and 

reconstruction aid, and other expenses related to Haiti following 

the earthquake of January 12, 2010, $770,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2012: Provided, That of the funds appro- priated in this paragraph, up to $120,000,000 may be transferred 

to the Department of the Treasury for United States contributions 

to a multi-donor trust fund for reconstruction and recovery efforts 

in Haiti: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated in this paragraph, up to $10,000,000 may be transferred to, and merged 

with, funds made available under the heading ‘‘United States 

Agency for International Development, Funds Appropriated to the 

President, Operating Expenses’’ for administrative costs relating 

to the purposes provided herein and to reimburse obligations 

incurred for the purposes provided herein prior to enactment of 

this Act: Provided further, That funds appropriated in this paragraph may be transferred to, and merged with, funds available 

under the heading ‘‘Development Credit Authority’’ for the purposes 

provided herein: Provided further, That such transfer authority 

is in addition to any other transfer authority provided by this 

or any other Act: Provided further, That funds made available 

to the Comptroller General pursuant to title I, chapter 4 of Public 

Law 106–31, to monitor the provision of assistance to address 

the effects of hurricanes in Central America and the Caribbean, 

shall also be available to the Comptroller General to monitor relief, 

rehabilitation, and reconstruction aid, and other expenses related 

to Haiti following the earthquake of January 12, 2010, and shall 

remain available until expended: Provided further, That funds 

appropriated in this paragraph may be made available to the United 

States Agency for International Development and the Department 

of State to reimburse any accounts for obligations incurred for 

the purpose provided herein prior to enactment of this Act. 

For an additional amount for ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ for 

necessary expenses for assistance for Jordan, $100,000,000, to 

remain available until September 30, 2012. 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE

For an additional amount for ‘‘Migration and Refugee Assistance’’ for necessary expenses for assistance for refugees and 

internally displaced persons, $165,000,000, to remain available until 

expended. 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

For an additional amount for ‘‘International Affairs Technical 

Assistance’’ for necessary expenses for emergency relief, rehabilitation, and reconstruction aid, and other expenses related to Haiti 

following the earthquake of January 12, 2010, $7,100,000, to remain 
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available until September 30, 2012: Provided, That of the funds 

appropriated in this paragraph, up to $60,000 may be used to 

reimburse obligations incurred for the purposes provided herein 

prior to enactment of this Act. 

INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT

For an additional amount for ‘‘International Narcotics Control 

and Law Enforcement’’, $1,034,000,000, to remain available until 

September 30, 2012: Provided, That of the funds appropriated under 

this heading, not less than $650,000,000 shall be made available 

for assistance for Iraq of which $450,000,000 is for one-time start 

up costs and limited operational costs of the Iraqi police program, 

and $200,000,000 is for implementation, management, security, 

communications, and other expenses related to such program and 

may be obligated only after the Secretary of State determines 

and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Iraq supports and is cooperating with such program: Provided further, That funds appropriated in this chapter for assistance 

for Iraq shall not be subject to the limitation on assistance in 

section 7042(b)(1) of division F of Public Law 111–117: Provided 

further, That of the funds appropriated in this paragraph, not 

less than $169,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for 

Afghanistan and not less than $40,000,000 shall be made available 

for assistance for Pakistan: Provided further, That of the funds 

appropriated under this heading, $175,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for Mexico for judicial reform, institution 

building, anti-corruption, and rule of law activities, and shall be 

available subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations. 

For an additional amount for ‘‘International Narcotics Control 

and Law Enforcement’’ for necessary expenses for emergency relief, 

rehabilitation, and reconstruction aid, and other expenses related 

to Haiti following the earthquake of January 12, 2010, $147,660,000, 

to remain available until September 30, 2012: Provided, That funds 

appropriated in this paragraph may be used to reimburse obligations incurred for the purposes provided herein prior to enactment 

of this Act. 

FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM

For an additional amount for ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, $100,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2012, 

of which not less than $50,000,000 shall be made available for 

assistance for Pakistan and not less than $50,000,000 shall be 

made available for assistance for Jordan. 
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GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER 

EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES

SEC. 1001. Funds appropriated in this chapter may be obligated 

and expended notwithstanding section 10 of Public Law 91–672 

(22 U.S.C. 2412), section 15 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 6212), and section 504(a)(1) of the 

National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 414(a)(1)). 

ALLOCATIONS

SEC. 1002. (a) Funds appropriated in this chapter for the following accounts shall be made available for programs and countries 

in the amounts contained in the respective tables included in the 

report accompanying this Act: 

(1) ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Programs’’. 

(2) ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’. 

(3) ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’. 

(b) For the purposes of implementing this section, and only 

with respect to the tables included in the report accompanying 

this Act, the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United 

States Agency for International Development, as appropriate, may 

propose deviations to the amounts referred in subsection (a), subject 

to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations and section 634A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. 

SPENDING PLANS AND NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES

SEC. 1003. (a) SPENDING PLANS.—Not later than 45 days after 

enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with 

the Administrator of the United States Agency for International 

Development, and the Broadcasting Board of Governors, shall 

submit reports to the Committees on Appropriations detailing 

planned uses of funds appropriated in this chapter, except for 

funds appropriated under the headings ‘‘International Disaster 

Assistance’’ and ‘‘Migration and Refugee Assistance’’. 

(b) OBLIGATION REPORTS.—The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, and the Broadcasting Board of Governors, 

shall submit reports to the Committees on Appropriations not later 

than 90 days after enactment of this Act, and every 180 days 

thereafter until September 30, 2012, on obligations, expenditures, 

and program outputs and outcomes. 

(c) NOTIFICATION.—Funds made available in this chapter shall 

be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees 

on Appropriations and section 634A of the Foreign Assistance Act 

of 1961, except for funds appropriated under the headings ‘‘International Disaster Assistance’’ and ‘‘Migration and Refugee Assistance’’. 

AFGHANISTAN

SEC. 1004. (a) The terms and conditions of sections 1102(a), 

(b)(1), (c), and (d) of Public Law 111–32 shall apply to funds appropriated in this chapter that are available for assistance for Afghanistan. 
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(b) Funds appropriated in this chapter and in prior Acts making 

appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 

related programs under the headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ 

and ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’ that 

are available for assistance for Afghanistan may be obligated only 

if the Secretary of State reports to the Committees on Appropriations that prior to the disbursement of funds, representatives of 

the Afghan national, provincial or local government, local communities and civil society organizations, as appropriate, will be consulted and participate in the design of programs, projects, and 

activities, and following such disbursement will participate in 

implementation and oversight, and progress will be measured 

against specific benchmarks. 

(c)(1) Funds appropriated in this chapter may be made available 

for assistance for the Government of Afghanistan only if the Secretary of State determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Afghanistan is— 

(A) cooperating with United States reconstruction and 

reform efforts; 

(B) demonstrating a commitment to accountability by 

removing corrupt officials, implementing fiscal transparency 

and other necessary reforms of government institutions, and 

facilitating active public engagement in governance and oversight of public resources; and 

(C) respecting the internationally recognized human rights 

of Afghan women. 

(2) If at any time after making the determination required 

in paragraph (1) the Secretary receives credible information that 

the factual basis for such determination no longer exists, the Secretary should suspend assistance and promptly inform the relevant 

Afghan authorities that such assistance is suspended until sufficient 

factual basis exists to support the determination. 

(d) Funds appropriated in this chapter and in prior Acts that 

are available for assistance for Afghanistan may be made available 

to support reconciliation with, or reintegration of, former combatants only if the Secretary of State determines and reports to the 

Committees on Appropriations that— 

(1) Afghan women are participating at national, provincial 

and local levels of government in the design, policy formulation 

and implementation of the reconciliation or reintegration 

process, and women’s internationally recognized human rights 

are protected in such process; and 

(2) such funds will not be used to support any pardon, 

immunity from prosecution or amnesty, or any position in the 

Government of Afghanistan or security forces, for any leader 

of an armed group responsible for crimes against humanity, 

war crimes, or other violations of internationally recognized 

human rights. 

(e) Funds appropriated in this chapter that are available for 

assistance for Afghanistan may be made available to support the 

work of the Independent Electoral Commission and the Electoral 

Complaints Commission in Afghanistan only if the Secretary of 

State determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations 

that— 

(1) the Independent Electoral Commission has no members 

or other employees who participated in, or helped to cover 
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up, acts of fraud in the 2009 elections for president in Afghanistan, and the Electoral Complaints Commission is a genuinely 

independent body with all the authorities that were invested 

in it under Afghanistan law as of December 31, 2009, and 

with no members appointed by the President of Afghanistan; 

and 

(2) the central Government of Afghanistan has taken steps 

to ensure that women are able to exercise their rights to political participation, whether as candidates or voters. 

(f)(1) Not more than 45 days after enactment of this Act, 

the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Administrator of 

the United States Agency for International Development, shall 

submit to the Committees on Appropriations a strategy to address 

the needs and protect the rights of Afghan women and girls, 

including planned expenditures of funds appropriated in this 

chapter, and detailed plans for implementing and monitoring such 

strategy. 

(2) Such strategy shall be coordinated with and support the 

goals and objectives of the National Action Plan for Women of 

Afghanistan and the Afghan National Development Strategy and 

shall include a defined scope and methodology to measure the 

impact of such assistance. 

(g)(1) Notwithstanding section 303 of the Federal Property and 

Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253) and requirements for awarding task orders under task and delivery order 

contracts under section 303J of such Act (41 U.S.C. 253j), the 

Secretary of State may award task orders for police training in 

Afghanistan under current Department of State contracts for police 

training. 

(2) Any task order awarded under paragraph (1) shall be for 

a limited term and shall remain in performance only until a successor contract or contracts awarded by the Department of Defense 

using full and open competition have entered into full performance 

after completion of any start-up or transition periods. 

PAKISTAN

SEC. 1005. (a) Funds appropriated in this chapter and in prior 

Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 

operations, and related programs under the headings ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ and ‘‘Pakistan Counterinsurgency Capability Fund’’ shall be made available— 

(1) in a manner that promotes unimpeded access by 

humanitarian organizations to detainees, internally displaced 

persons, and other Pakistani civilians adversely affected by 

the conflict; and 

(2) in accordance with section 620J of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and the Secretary of State shall inform 

relevant Pakistani authorities of the requirements of section 

620J and of its application, and regularly monitor units of 

Pakistani security forces that receive United States assistance 

and the performance of such units. 

(b)(1) Of the funds appropriated in this chapter under the 

heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ for assistance for Pakistan, 

$5,000,000 shall be made available through the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, Department of State, for human 
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rights programs in Pakistan, including training of government officials and security forces, and assistance for human rights organizations. 

(2) Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act and 

prior to the obligation of funds under this subsection, the Secretary 

of State shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a human 

rights strategy in Pakistan including the proposed uses of funds. 

(c) Of the funds appropriated in this chapter under the heading 

‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ for assistance for Pakistan, up to 

$1,500,000 should be made available to the Department of State 

and the United States Agency for International Development for 

the lease of aircraft to implement programs and conduct oversight 

in northwestern Pakistan, which shall be coordinated under the 

authority of the United States Chief of Mission in Pakistan. 

IRAQ

SEC. 1006. (a) The uses of aircraft in Iraq purchased or leased 

with funds made available under the headings ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’ and ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular 

Affairs’’ in this chapter and in prior Acts making appropriations 

for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs shall be coordinated under the authority of the United States 

Chief of Mission in Iraq. 

(b) The terms and conditions of section 1106(b) of Public Law 

111–32 shall apply to funds made available in this chapter for 

assistance for Iraq under the heading ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’. 

(c) Of the funds appropriated in this chapter and in prior 

acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 

operations, and related programs under the headings ‘‘Diplomatic 

and Consular Programs’’ and ‘‘Embassy Security, Construction, and 

Maintenance’’ for Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq, up to 

$300,000,000 may, after consultation with the Committees on 

Appropriations, be transferred between, and merged with, such 

appropriations for activities related to security for civilian led operations in such countries. 

HAITI

SEC. 1007. (a) Funds appropriated in this chapter and in prior 

Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 

operations, and related programs under the headings ‘‘Economic 

Support Fund’’ and ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law 

Enforcement’’ that are available for assistance for Haiti may be 

obligated only if the Secretary of State reports to the Committees 

on Appropriations that prior to the disbursement of funds, representatives of the Haitian national, provincial or local government, 

local communities and civil society organizations, as appropriate, 

will be consulted and participate in the design of programs, projects, 

and activities, and following such disbursement will participate 

in implementation and oversight, and progress will be measured 

against specific benchmarks. 

(b)(1) Funds appropriated in this chapter under the headings 

‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and ‘‘International Narcotics Control and 

Law Enforcement’’ may be made available for assistance for the 

Government of Haiti only if the Secretary of State determines 
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and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Haiti is— 

(A) cooperating with United States reconstruction and 

reform efforts; and 

(B) demonstrating a commitment to accountability by 

removing corrupt officials, implementing fiscal transparency 

and other necessary reforms of government institutions, and 

facilitating active public engagement in governance and oversight of public resources. 

(2) If at any time after making the determination required 

in paragraph (1) the Secretary receives credible information that 

the factual basis for making such determination no longer exists, 

the Secretary should suspend assistance and promptly inform the 

relevant Haitian authorities that such assistance is suspended until 

sufficient factual basis exists to support the determination. 

(c)(1) Funds appropriated in this chapter for bilateral assistance 

for Haiti may be provided as direct budget support to the central 

Government of Haiti only if the Secretary of State reports to the 

Committees on Appropriations that the Government of the United 

States and the Government of Haiti have agreed, in writing, to 

clear and achievable goals and objectives for the use of such funds, 

and have established mechanisms within each implementing agency 

to ensure that such funds are used for the purposes for which 

they were intended. 

(2) The Secretary should suspend any such direct budget support to an implementing agency if the Secretary has credible evidence of misuse of such funds by any such agency. 

(3) Any such direct budget support shall be subject to prior 

consultation with the Committees on Appropriations. 

(d) Funds appropriated in this chapter that are made available 

for assistance for Haiti shall be made available, to the maximum 

extent practicable, in a manner that emphasizes the participation 

and leadership of Haitian women and directly improves the security, 

economic and social well-being, and political status of Haitian 

women and girls. 

(e) Funds appropriated in this chapter may be made available 

for assistance for Haiti notwithstanding any other provision of 

law, except for section 620J of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 

and provisions of this chapter. 

HAITI DEBT RELIEF

SEC. 1008. (a) For an additional amount for ‘‘Contribution to 

the Inter-American Development Bank’’, ‘‘Contribution to the International Development Association’’, and ‘‘Contribution to the International Fund for Agricultural Development’’, to cancel Haiti’s 

existing debts and repayments on disbursements from loans committed prior to January 12, 2010, and for the United States share 

of an increase in the resources of the Fund for Special Operations 

of the Inter-American Development Bank, to the extent separately 

authorized in this chapter, in furtherance of providing debt relief 

for Haiti in view of the Cancun Declaration of March 21, 2010, 

a total of $212,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 

2012. 

(b) Up to $40,000,000 of the amounts appropriated under the 

heading ‘‘Department of the Treasury, Debt Restructuring’’ in prior 

Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 
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operations, and related programs may be used to cancel Haiti’s 

existing debts and repayments on disbursements from loans committed prior to January 12, 2010, to the Inter-American Development Bank, the International Development Association, and the 

International Fund for Agricultural Development, and for the 

United States share of an increase in the resources of the Fund 

for Special Operations of the Inter-American Development Bank 

in furtherance of providing debt relief to Haiti in view of the 

Cancun Declaration of March 21, 2010. 

HAITI DEBT RELIEF AUTHORITY

SEC. 1009. The Inter-American Development Bank Act, Public 

Law 86–147, as amended (22 U.S.C. 283 et seq.), is further amended 

by adding at the end thereof the following new section: 

‘‘SEC. 40. AUTHORITY TO VOTE FOR AND CONTRIBUTE TO AN 

INCREASE IN RESOURCES OF THE FUND FOR SPECIAL 

OPERATIONS; PROVIDING DEBT RELIEF TO HAITI. 

‘‘(a) VOTE AUTHORIZED.—In accordance with section 5 of this 

Act, the United States Governor of the Bank is authorized to 

vote in favor of a resolution to increase the resources of the Fund 

for Special Operations up to $479,000,000, in furtherance of providing debt relief for Haiti in view of the Cancun Declaration 

of March 21, 2010, which provides that: 

‘‘(1) Haiti’s debts to the Fund for Special Operations are 

to be cancelled; 

‘‘(2) Haiti’s remaining local currency conversion obligations 

to the Fund for Special Operations are to be cancelled; 

‘‘(3) undisbursed balances of existing loans of the Fund 

for Special Operations to Haiti are to be converted to grants; 

and 

‘‘(4) the Fund for Special Operations is to make available 

significant and immediate grant financing to Haiti as well 

as appropriate resources to other countries remaining as borrowers within the Fund for Special Operations, consistent with 

paragraph 6 of the Cancun Declaration of March 21, 2010. 

‘‘(b) CONTRIBUTION AUTHORITY.—To the extent and in the 

amount provided in advance in appropriations Acts the United 

States Governor of the Bank may, on behalf of the United States 

and in accordance with section 5 of this Act, contribute up to 

$252,000,000 to the Fund for Special Operations, which will provide 

for debt relief of: 

‘‘(1) up to $240,000,000 to the Fund for Special Operations; 

‘‘(2) up to $8,000,000 to the International Fund For Agricultural Development (IFAD); and ‘‘(3) up to $4,000,000 for the International Development 

Association (IDA). 

‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To pay for the contribution authorized under subsection (b), there are authorized to 

be appropriated, without fiscal year limitation, for payment by 

the Secretary of the Treasury $212,000,000, for the United States 

contribution to the Fund for Special Operations.’’. 

MEXICO

SEC. 1010. (a) For purposes of funds appropriated in this 

chapter and in prior Acts making appropriations for the Department 
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of State, foreign operations, and related programs under the heading 

‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’ that are 

made available for assistance for Mexico, the provisions of paragraphs (1) through (3) of section 7045(e) of the Department of 

State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations 

Act, 2009 (division H of Public Law 111–8) shall apply and the 

report required in paragraph (1) shall be based on a determination 

by the Secretary of State of compliance with each of the requirements in paragraph (1)(A) through (D). 

(b) Funds appropriated in this chapter under the heading 

‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’ that are 

available for assistance for Mexico may be made available only 

after the Secretary of State submits a report to the Committees 

on Appropriations detailing a coordinated, multi-year, interagency 

strategy to address the causes of drug-related violence and other 

organized criminal activity in Central and South America, Mexico, 

and the Caribbean, which shall describe— 

(1) the United States multi-year strategy for the region, 

including a description of key challenges in the source, transit, 

and demand zones; the key objectives of the strategy; and 

a detailed description of outcome indicators for measuring 

progress toward such objectives; 

(2) the integration of diplomatic, administration of justice, 

law enforcement, civil society, economic development, demand 

reduction, and other assistance to achieve such objectives; 

(3) progress in phasing out law enforcement activities of 

the militaries of each recipient country, as applicable; and 

(4) governmental efforts to investigate and prosecute violations of internationally recognized human rights. 

(c) Of the funds appropriated in this chapter under the heading 

‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Programs’’, up to $5,000,000 may be 

made available for armored vehicles and other emergency diplomatic 

security support for United States Government personnel in Mexico. 

EL SALVADOR

SEC. 1011. Of the funds appropriated in this chapter under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, $25,000,000 shall be made 

available for necessary expenses for emergency relief and 

reconstruction assistance for El Salvador related to Hurricane/Tropical Storm Ida. 

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO

SEC. 1012. Of the funds appropriated in this chapter under 

the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, $15,000,000 shall be made 

available for necessary expenses for emergency security and 

humanitarian assistance for civilians, particularly women and girls, 

in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. 

INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC COOPERATION

SEC. 1013. Funds appropriated in prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related 

programs that are made available for science and technology centers 

in the former Soviet Union may be used to support productive, 

non-military projects that engage scientists and engineers who have 

no weapons background, but whose competence could otherwise 
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be applied to weapons development, provided such projects are 

executed through existing science and technology centers and notwithstanding sections 503 and 504 of the FREEDOM Support Act 

(Public Law 102–511), and following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations, the Committee on Foreign Relations of 

the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 

of Representatives. 

INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY AGENCY

SEC. 1014. For fiscal year 2011 and thereafter, the President 

is authorized to accept the statute of, and to maintain membership 

of the United States in, the International Renewable Energy 

Agency, and the United States’ assessed contributions to maintain 

such membership may be paid from funds appropriated for ‘‘Contributions to International Organizations’’. 

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL PERSONNEL

SEC. 1015. (a) Funds appropriated in this chapter for the United 

States Agency for International Development Office of Inspector 

General (OIG) may be made available to contract with United 

States citizens for personal services when the Inspector General 

determines that the personnel resources of the OIG are otherwise 

insufficient. 

(1) Not more than 5 percent of the OIG personnel (determined on a full-time equivalent basis), as of any given date, 

are serving under personal services contracts. 

(2) Contracts under this paragraph shall not exceed a term 

of 2 years unless the Inspector General determines that exceptional circumstances justify an extension of up to 1 additional 

year, and contractors under this paragraph shall not be considered employees of the Federal Government for purposes of 

title 5, United States Code, or members of the Foreign Service 

for purposes of title 22, United States Code. 

(b)(1) The Inspector General may waive subsections (a) through 

(d) of section 8344, and subsections (a) through (e) of section 8468 

of title 5, United States Code, and subsections (a) through (d) 

of section 4064 of title 22, United States Code, on behalf of any 

re-employed annuitant serving in a position within the OIG to 

facilitate the assignment of persons to positions in Iraq, Pakistan, 

Afghanistan, and Haiti or to positions vacated by members of the 

Foreign Service assigned to those countries. 

(2) The authority provided in paragraph (1) shall be exercised 

on a case-by-case basis for positions for which there is difficulty 

recruiting or retaining a qualified employee or to address a temporary emergency hiring need, individuals employed by the OIG 

under this paragraph shall not be considered employees for purposes 

of subchapter III of chapter 83 of title 5, United States Code, 

or chapter 84 of such title, and the authorities of the Inspector 

General under this paragraph shall terminate on October 1, 2012. 

AUTHORITY TO REPROGRAM FUNDS

SEC. 1016. Of the funds appropriated by this chapter for assistance for Afghanistan, Iraq and Pakistan, up to $100,000,000 may 

be made available pursuant to the authority of section 451 of 

the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, for assistance 
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in the Middle East and South Asia regions if the President finds, 

in addition to the requirements of section 451 and certifies and 

reports to the Committees on Appropriations, that exercising the 

authority of this section is necessary to protect the national security 

interests of the United States: Provided, That the Secretary of 

State shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations prior 

to the reprogramming of such funds, which shall be subject to 

the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That the funding limitation otherwise 

applicable to section 451 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 

shall not apply to this section: Provided further, That the authority 

of this section shall expire upon enactment of the Department 

of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations 

Act, 2011. 

SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR AFGHANISTAN RECONSTRUCTION

(INCLUDING RESCISSION)

SEC. 1017. (a) Of the funds appropriated under the heading 

‘‘Department of State, Administration of Foreign Affairs, Office 

of Inspector General’’ and authorized to be transferred to the Special 

Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction in title XI of 

Public Law 111–32, $7,200,000 are rescinded. 

(b) For an additional amount for ‘‘Department of State, 

Administration of Foreign Affairs, Office of Inspector General’’ 

which shall be available for the Special Inspector General for 

Afghanistan Reconstruction for reconstruction oversight in Afghanistan, $7,200,000, and shall remain available until September 30, 

2011. 

CHAPTER 11 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION

HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY GRANTS

(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

(INCLUDING RESCISSION)

Of the amounts provided for Safety Belt Performance Grants in Public Law 111–117, $15,000,000 shall be available to pay 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, and for the planning or execution 

of programs authorized under section 403 of title 23, United States 

Code: Provided, That such funds shall be available until September 

30, 2011, and shall be in addition to the amount of any limitation 

imposed on obligations in fiscal year 2011. 

Of the amounts made available for Safety Belt Performance 

Grants under section 406 of title 23, United States Code, 

$25,000,000 in unobligated balances are permanently rescinded: 

Provided, That section 3002 shall not apply to the amounts under 

this heading. 
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CONSUMER ASSISTANCE TO RECYCLE AND SAVE PROGRAM

(RESCISSION)

Of the amounts made available for the Consumer Assistance 

to Recycle and Save Program, $44,000,000 in unobligated balances 

are rescinded. 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND

For an additional amount for the ‘‘Community Development 

Fund’’, for necessary expenses related to disaster relief, long-term 

recovery, and restoration of infrastructure, housing, and economic 

revitalization in areas affected by severe storms and flooding from 

March 2010 through May 2010 for which the President declared 

a major disaster covering an entire State or States with more 

than 20 counties declared major disasters under title IV of the 

Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 

of 1974, $100,000,000, to remain available until expended, for activities authorized under title I of the Housing and Community 

Development Act of 1974 (Public Law 93–383): Provided, That funds 

shall be awarded directly to the State or unit of general local 

government at the discretion of the Secretary: Provided further, That prior to the obligation of funds a grantee shall submit a 

plan to the Secretary detailing the proposed use of all funds, 

including criteria for eligibility and how the use of these funds 

will address long-term recovery and restoration of infrastructure: 

Provided further, That funds provided under this heading may 

be used by a State or locality as a matching requirement, share, 

or contribution for any other Federal program: Provided further, That such funds may not be used for activities reimbursable by, 

or for which funds are made available by, the Federal Emergency 

Management Agency or the Army Corps of Engineers: Provided 

further, That funds allocated under this heading shall not adversely 

affect the amount of any formula assistance received by a State 

or subdivision thereof under the Community Development Fund: 

Provided further, That a State or subdivision thereof may use 

up to 5 percent of its allocation for administrative costs: Provided 

further, That in administering the funds under this heading, the 

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may waive, or specify 

alternative requirements for, any provision of any statute or regulation that the Secretary administers in connection with the obligation 

by the Secretary or the use by the recipient of these funds or 

guarantees (except for requirements related to fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor standards, and the environment), upon a 

request by a State or subdivision thereof explaining why such 

waiver is required to facilitate the use of such funds or guarantees, 

if the Secretary finds that such waiver would not be inconsistent 

with the overall purpose of title I of the Housing and Community 

Development Act of 1974: Provided further, That the Secretary 

shall publish in the Federal Register any waiver of any statute 

or regulation that the Secretary administers pursuant to title I 

of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 no later 

than 5 days before the effective date of such waiver: Provided 
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further, That the Secretary shall obligate to a State or subdivision 

thereof not less than 50 percent of the funding provided under 

this heading within 90 days after the enactment of this Act. 

TITLE II 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

For an additional amount, in addition to amounts provided 

elsewhere in this Act, for ‘‘Economic Development Assistance Programs’’, to carry out planning, technical assistance and other assistance under section 209, and consistent with section 703(b), of the 

Public Works and Economic Development Act (42 U.S.C. 3149, 

3233), in States affected by the incidents related to the discharge 

of oil that began in 2010 in connection with the explosion on, 

and sinking of, the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon, 

$5,000,000, to remain available until expended. 

NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION

OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES

For an additional amount, in addition to amounts provided 

elsewhere in this Act, for ‘‘Operations, Research, and Facilities’’, 

$13,000,000, to remain available until expended, for responding 

to economic impacts on fishermen and fishery-dependent businesses: 

Provided, That the amounts appropriated herein are not available 

unless the Secretary of Commerce determines that resources provided under other authorities and appropriations including by the 

responsible parties under the Oil Pollution Act, 33 U.S.C. 2701, 

et seq., are not sufficient to respond to economic impacts on fishermen and fishery-dependent business following an incident related 

to a spill of national significance declared under the National 

Contingency Plan provided for under section 105 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 

1980 (42 U.S.C. 9605). 

For an additional amount, in addition to amounts provided 

elsewhere in this Act, for ‘‘Operations, Research, and Facilities’’, 

for activities undertaken including scientific investigations and sampling as a result of the incidents related to the discharge of oil 

and the use of oil dispersants that began in 2010 in connection 

with the explosion on, and sinking of, the mobile offshore drilling 

unit Deepwater Horizon, $7,000,000, to remain available until 

expended. These activities may be funded through the provision 

of grants to universities, colleges and other research partners 

through extramural research funding. 
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 

FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’, Food 

and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, for food safety monitoring and response activities in connection 

with the incidents related to the discharge of oil that began in 

2010 in connection with the explosion on, and sinking of, the mobile 

offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon, $2,000,000, to remain 

available until expended. 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For an additional amount for the ‘‘Office of the Secretary, 

Salaries and Expenses’’ for increased inspections, enforcement, 

investigations, environmental and engineering studies, and other 

activities related to emergency offshore oil spill incidents in the 

Gulf of Mexico, $29,000,000, to remain available until expended: 

Provided, That such funds may be transferred by the Secretary 

to any other account in the Department of the Interior to carry 

out the purposes provided herein. 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

LEGAL ACTIVITIES

SALARIES AND EXPENSES, GENERAL LEGAL ACTIVITIES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Expenses, General Legal Activities’’, $10,000,000, to remain available until expended, 

for litigation expenses resulting from incidents related to the discharge of oil that began in 2010 in connection with the explosion 

on, and sinking of, the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater 

Horizon. 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

For an additional amount for ‘‘Science and Technology’’ for 

a study on the potential human and environmental risks and 

impacts of the release of crude oil and the application of dispersants, 

surface washing agents, bioremediation agents, and other mitigation 

measures listed in the National Contingency Plan Product List 

(40 C.F.R. Part 300 Subpart J), as appropriate, $2,000,000, to 

remain available until expended: Provided, That the study shall 

be performed at the direction of the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, in coordination with the Secretary of 
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Commerce and the Secretary of the Interior: Provided further, That 

the study may be funded through the provision of grants to universities and colleges through extramural research funding. 

GENERAL PROVISION—THIS TITLE 

DEEPWATER HORIZON

SEC. 2001. Section 6002(b) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 

(33 U.S.C. 2752) is amended in the second sentence: 

(1) by inserting ‘‘: (1)’’ before ‘‘may obtain an advance’’ 

and after ‘‘the Coast Guard’’; 

(2) by striking ‘‘advance. Amounts’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘advance; (2) in the case of discharge of oil that began 

in 2010 in connection with the explosion on, and sinking of, 

the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon, may, without further appropriation, obtain one or more advances from 

the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund as needed, up to a maximum 

of $100,000,000 for each advance, the total amount of all 

advances not to exceed the amounts available under section 

9509(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 

9509(c)(2)), and within 7 days of each advance, shall notify 

Congress of the amount advanced and the facts and circumstances necessitating the advance; and (3) amounts’’. 

PROHIBITION ON FINES AND LIABILITY

SEC. 2002. None of the funds made available by this Act shall 

be used to levy against any person any fine, or to hold any person 

liable for construction or renovation work performed by the person, 

in any State under the final rule entitled ‘‘Lead; Renovation, Repair, 

and Painting Program; Lead Hazard Information Pamphlet; Notice 

of Availability; Final Rule’’ (73 Fed. Reg. 21692 (April 22, 2008)), 

and the final rule entitled ‘‘Lead; Amendment to the Opt-out and 

Recordkeeping Provisions in the Renovation, Repair, and Painting 

Program’’ signed by the Administrator on April 22, 2010. 

RIGHT-OF-WAY

SEC. 2003. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 

the Secretary of the Interior shall— 

(1) not later than 30 days after the date of enactment 

of this Act, amend Right-of-Way Grants No. NVN–49781/IDI– 

26446/NVN–85211/NVN–85210 of the Bureau of Land Management to shift the 200-foot right-of-way for the 500-kilovolt transmission line project to the alignment depicted on the maps 

entitled ‘‘Southwest Intertie Project’’ and dated December 10, 

2009, and May 21, 2010, and approve the construction, operation and maintenance plans of the project; and 

(2) not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 

of this Act, issue a notice to proceed with construction of the 

project in accordance with the amended grants and approved 

plans described in paragraph (1). 

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary 

of Energy may provide or facilitate federal financing for the project 

described in subsection (a) under the American Recovery and 

Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–5; 123 Stat. 115) or 

the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801 et seq.), based 
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on the comprehensive reviews and consultations performed by the 

Secretary of the Interior. 

FUNDING FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AND FISHERIES IMPACTS

SEC. 2004. (1) FISHERIES DISASTER RELIEF.—For an additional 

amount, in addition to other amounts provided in this Act for 

the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, $15,000,000 

to be available to provide fisheries disaster relief under section 

312 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1861a) related to a commercial fishery failure 

due to a fishery resource disaster in the Gulf of Mexico that resulted 

from the Deepwater Horizon oil discharge. 

(2) EXPANDED STOCK ASSESSMENT OF FISHERIES.—For an 

additional amount, in addition to other amounts provided in 

this Act for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, $10,000,000 to conduct an expanded stock assessment 

of the fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico. Such expanded stock 

assessment shall include an assessment of the commercial and 

recreational catch and biological sampling, observer programs, 

data management and processing activities, the conduct of 

assessments, and follow-up evaluations of such fisheries. 

(3) ECOSYSTEM SERVICES IMPACTS STUDY.—For an additional amount, in addition to other amounts provided for the 

Department of Commerce, $1,000,000 to be available for the 

National Academy of Sciences to conduct a study of the longterm ecosystem service impacts of the Deepwater Horizon oil 

discharge. Such study shall assess long-term costs to the public 

of lost water filtration, hunting, and fishing (commercial and 

recreational), and other ecosystem services associated with the 

Gulf of Mexico. 

(4) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts appropriated or made 

available under division B, title I of Public Law 111–117 that 

remain unobligated as of the date of the enactment of this 

Act under Procurement, Acquisition, and Construction for the 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, $26,000,000 

of the amounts appropriated are hereby rescinded. 

TITLE III 

GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS ACT 

AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS

SEC. 3001 No part of any appropriation contained in this Act 

shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year 

unless expressly so provided herein. 

EMERGENCY DESIGNATION

SEC. 3002. Unless otherwise specified, each amount in this 

Act is designated as an emergency requirement and necessary to 

meet emergency needs pursuant to sections 403(a) and 423(b) of 

S. Con. Res. 13 (111th Congress), the concurrent resolution on 

the budget for fiscal year 2010. 

SEC. 3003. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 

for fiscal year 2010 only, all funds received from sales, bonuses, 

royalties, and rentals under the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 
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(30 U.S.C. §§ 1001 et seq.) shall be deposited in the Treasury, 

of which— 

(1) 50 percent shall be used by the Secretary of the 

Treasury to make payments to States within the boundaries 

of which the leased land and geothermal resources are located; 

(2) 25 percent shall be used by the Secretary of the 

Treasury to make payments to the counties within the boundaries of which the leased land or geothermal resources are 

located; and 

(3) 25 percent shall be deposited in miscellaneous receipts. 

(b) Section 3002 shall not apply to this section. 

SEC. 3004. (a) Public Law 111–88, the Interior, Environment, 

and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010, is amended under 

the heading ‘‘Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians’’ 

by— 

(1) striking ‘‘$185,984,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$176,984,000’’; 

and 

(2) striking ‘‘$56,536,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$47,536,000’’. 

(b) Section 3002 shall not apply to the amounts in this section. 

SEC. 3005. Section 502(c) of the Chesapeake Bay Initiative 

Act of 1998 (16 U.S.C. 461 note; Public Law 105–312) is amended 

by striking ‘‘2008’’ and inserting ‘‘2011’’. 

SEC. 3006. For fiscal years 2010 and 2011— 

(1) the National Park Service Recreation Fee Program 

account may be available for the cost of adjustments and 

changes within the original scope of contracts for National 

Park Service projects funded by Public Law 111–5 and for 

associated administrative costs when no funds are otherwise 

available for such purposes; 

(2) notwithstanding section 430 of division E of Public 

Law 111–8 and section 444 of Public Law 111–88, the Secretary 

of the Interior may utilize unobligated balances for adjustments 

and changes within the original scope of projects funded 

through division A, title VII, of Public Law 111–5 and for 

associated administrative costs when no funds are otherwise 

available; 

(3) the Secretary of the Interior shall ensure that any 

unobligated balances utilized pursuant to paragraph (2) shall 

be derived from the bureau and account for which the project 

was funded in Public Law 111–5; and 

(4) the Secretary of the Interior shall consult with the 

Committees on Appropriations prior to making any charges 

authorized by this section. 

SEC. 3007. (a) Section 205(d) of the Federal Land Transaction 

Facilitation Act (43 U.S.C. 2304(d)) is amended by striking ‘‘10 

years’’ and inserting ‘‘11 years’’. 

(b) Section 3002 shall not apply to this section. 

SEC. 3008. Of the amounts appropriated for the Edward Byrne 

Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program under subpart 1 of 

part E of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 

Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3750 et seq.) under the heading ‘‘STATE

AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE’’ under the heading 

‘‘OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS’’ under the heading ‘‘STATE AND

LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES’’ under title II of the Omnibus 

Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 111–8; 123 Stat. 579), at 

the discretion of the Attorney General, the amounts to be made 

available to Genesee County, Michigan for assistance for individuals 
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transitioning from prison in Genesee County, Michigan pursuant 

to the joint statement of managers accompanying that Act may 

be made available to My Brother’s Keeper of Genesee County, 

Michigan to provide assistance for individuals transitioning from 

prison in Genesee County, Michigan. 

SEC. 3009. Section 159(b)(2)(C) of title I of division A of the 

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010 (49 U.S.C. 24305 note) is 

amended by striking clauses (i) and (ii) and inserting the following: 

‘‘(i) requiring inspections of any container containing a firearm or ammunition; and 

‘‘(ii) the temporary suspension of firearm carriage 

service if credible intelligence information indicates a 

threat related to the national rail system or specific 

routes or trains.’’. 

PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF CONTRACTOR INTEGRITY AND PERFORMANCE

DATABASE

SEC. 3010. Section 872(e)(1) of the Clean Contracting Act of 

2008 (subtitle G of title VIII of Public Law 110–417; 41 U.S.C. 

417b(e)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘In 

addition, the Administrator shall post all such information, 

excluding past performance reviews, on a publicly available Internet 

website.’’. 

ASSESSMENTS ON GUANTANAMO BAY DETAINEES

SEC. 3011. (a) SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION RELATED TO DISPOSITION DECISIONS.—Not later than 45 days after the date of 

the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, 

in coordination with the participants of the interagency review 

of Guantanamo Bay detainees conducted pursuant to Executive 

Order 13492 (10 U.S.C. 801 note), shall fully inform the congressional intelligence committees concerning the basis for the disposition decisions reached by the Guantanamo Review Task Force, 

and shall provide to the congressional intelligence committees— 

(1) the written threat analyses prepared on each detainee 

by the Guantanamo Review Task Force established pursuant 

to Executive Order 13492; and 

(2) access to the intelligence information that formed the 

basis of any such specific assessments or threat analyses. 

(b) FUTURE SUBMISSIONS.—In addition to the analyses, assessments, and information required under subsection (a) and not later 

than 10 days after the date that a threat assessment described 

in subsection (a) is disseminated, the Director of National Intelligence shall provide to the congressional intelligence committees— 

(1) any new threat assessment prepared by any element 

of the intelligence community of a Guantanamo Bay detainee 

who remains in detention or is pending release or transfer; 

and 

(2) access to the intelligence information that formed the 

basis of such threat assessment. 

(c) CONGRESSIONAL INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In 

this section, the term ‘‘congressional intelligence committees’’ has 

the meaning given that term in section 3(7) of the National Security 

Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401a(7)). 

SEC. 3012. Of the amounts appropriated for the Edward Byrne 

Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program under subpart 1 of 
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part E of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 

Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3750 et seq.) under the heading ‘‘STATE

AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE’’ under the heading 

‘‘OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS’’ under the heading ‘‘STATE AND

LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES’’ under title II of the Omnibus 

Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 111–8; 123 Stat. 579), at 

the discretion of the Attorney General, the amounts to be made 

available to the Marcus Institute, Atlanta, Georgia, to provide 

remediation for the potential consequences of childhood abuse and 

neglect, pursuant to the joint statement of managers accompanying 

that Act, may be made available to the Georgia State University 

Center for Healthy Development, Atlanta, Georgia. 

COASTAL IMPACT ASSISTANCE

SEC. 3013. Section 31 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands 

Act (43 U.S.C. 1356a) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(e) EMERGENCY FUNDING.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In response to a spill of national significance under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2701 

et seq.), at the request of a producing State or coastal political 

subdivision and notwithstanding the requirements of part 12 

of title 43, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation), the Secretary may immediately disburse funds allocated 

under this section for 1 or more individual projects that are— 

‘‘(A) consistent with subsection (d); and 

‘‘(B) specifically designed to respond to the spill of 

national significance. 

‘‘(2) APPROVAL BY SECRETARY.—The Secretary may, in the 

sole discretion of the Secretary, approve, on a project by project 

basis, the immediate disbursal of the funds under paragraph 

(1). 

‘‘(3) STATE REQUIREMENTS.— 

‘‘(A) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.—If the Secretary 

approves a project for funding under this subsection that 

is included in a plan previously approved under subsection 

(c), not later than 90 days after the date of the funding 

approval, the producing State or coastal political subdivision shall submit to the Secretary any additional information that the Secretary determines to be necessary to 

ensure that the project is in compliance with subsection 

(d). 

‘‘(B) AMENDMENT TO PLAN.—If the Secretary approves 

a project for funding under this subsection that is not 

included in a plan previously approved under subsection 

(c), not later than 90 days after the date of the funding 

approval, the producing State or coastal political subdivision shall submit to the Secretary for approval an amendment to the plan that includes any projects funded under 

paragraph (1), as well as any information about such 

projects that the Secretary determines to be necessary to 

ensure that the project is in compliance with subsection 

(d). 

‘‘(C) LIMITATION.—If a producing State or coastal political subdivision does not submit the additional information 

or amendments to the plan required by this paragraph, 

or if, based on the information submitted by the Secretary 
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determines that the project is not in compliance with subsection (d), by the deadlines specified in this paragraph, 

the Secretary shall not disburse any additional funds to 

the producing State or the coastal political subdivisions 

until the date on which the additional information or 

amendment to the plan has been approved by the Secretary.’’. 

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Supplemental Appropriations 

Act, 2010’’. 

Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

Vice President of the United States and

President of the Senate.