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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsection (a) shall apply 
with respect to all civil actions that commence on or after 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 528. FUNDS FOR TEACH FOR AMERICA.—Of the 
funds provided in this Act for the National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration, under the heading ‘‘SCIENCE, AERO-
NAUTICS, AND EXPLORATION’’, $3,000,000 may be for Teach 
for America for science, technology, engineering, and mathe-
matics related activities. 
SEC. 529. Not later than 30 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act, the Departments, agencies, and com-
missions funded under this Act, shall establish and main-
tain on the homepages of their Internet websites— 
(1) a direct link to the Internet websites of their 
Offices of Inspectors General; and 
(2) a mechanism on the Offices of Inspectors 
General website by which individuals may anony-
mously report cases of waste, fraud, or abuse with re-
spect to those Departments, agencies, and commis-
sions. 
SEC. 530. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available by this Act may be used to enter into a 
contract in an amount greater than $5,000,000 or to award 
a grant in excess of such amount unless the prospective con-
tractor or grantee certifies in writing to the agency award-
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ing the contract or grant that, to the best of its knowledge 
and belief, the contractor or grantee has filed all Federal 
tax returns required during the three years preceding the 
certification, has not been convicted of a criminal offense 
under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and has not, more 
than 90 days prior to certification, been notified of any 
unpaid Federal tax assessment for which the liability re-
mains unsatisfied, unless the assessment is the subject of 
an installment agreement or offer in compromise that has 
been approved by the Internal Revenue Service and is not 
in default, or the assessment is the subject of a non-frivolous 
administrative or judicial proceeding. 
SEC. 531. DIGITAL AND WIRELESS NETWORKS FOR 
HIGHER
EDUCATION
PILOT
PROGRAM. 
(a) 
SHORT 
TITLE.—This section may be cited as the ‘‘ED 1.0 Act’’. 
(b) APPROPRIATIONS.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of this Act, from the amount appropriated under 
title I under the heading ‘‘Technology Opportunities Pro-
gram’’, $4,500,000 may be available for the pilot program 
under this section, to remain available until expended. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) 
ADMINISTRATOR.—The 
term 
‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the National Tele-
communications and Information Administration. 
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(2) ELIGIBLE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION.—The 
term ‘‘eligible educational institution’’ means an in-
stitution that is— 
(A) a historically Black college or univer-
sity; 
(B) a Hispanic-serving institution as that 
term is defined in section 502(a)(5) of the High-
er 
Education 
Act 
of 
1965 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1101a(a)(5)); 
(C) a tribally controlled college or univer-
sity as that term is defined in section 2(a)(4) of 
the Tribally Controlled College or University As-
sistance Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 1801(a)(4)); 
(D) an Alaska Native-serving institution as 
that term is defined in section 317(b)(2) of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1059d(b)(2)); or 
(E) a Native Hawaiian-serving institution 
as that term is defined in section 317(b)(4) of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1059d(b)(4)). 
(3) HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE OR UNIVER-
SITY.—The term ‘‘historically Black college or univer-
sity’’ means a part B institution as that term is de-
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fined in section 322(2) of the Higher Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061(2)). 
(d) MINORITY ONLINE DEGREE PILOT PROGRAM.— 
(1) PILOT PROGRAM ESTABLISHED.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—There is established 
within the National Telecommunications and In-
formation Administration a pilot program under 
which the Administrator shall award 9 grants to 
eligible educational institutions to enable the eli-
gible educational institutions to develop digital 
and wireless networks for online educational pro-
grams of study within the eligible educational 
institutions. The Administrator shall award not 
less than 1 grant to each type of eligible edu-
cational institution, enumerated under sub-
section (c)(2). 
(B) GRANT NUMBER AND AMOUNT.— 
(i) NUMBER.—The Administrator shall 
award a total of 9 grants under this sub-
section. 
(ii) GRANT PAYMENT AMOUNTS.—The 
Administrator shall make grant payments 
under this subsection in the amount of 
$500,000. 
(2) PRIORITY.— 
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(A) IN
GENERAL.—In awarding grants 
under this subsection the Administrator shall 
give priority to an eligible educational institu-
tion that, according to the most recent data 
available (including data available from the Bu-
reau of the Census), serves a county, or other ap-
propriate political subdivision where no counties 
exist— 
(i) in which 50 percent of the residents 
of the county, or other appropriate political 
subdivision where no counties exist, are 
members of a racial or ethnic minority; 
(ii) in which less than 18 percent of 
the residents of the county, or other appro-
priate political subdivision where no coun-
ties exist, have obtained a baccalaureate de-
gree or a higher education; 
(iii) that has an unemployment rate of 
7 percent or greater; 
(iv) in which 20 percent or more of the 
residents of the county, or other appropriate 
political subdivision where no counties 
exist, live in poverty; 
(v) that has a negative population 
growth rate; or 
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(vi) that has a family income of not 
more than $32,000. 
(B) HIGHEST
PRIORITY.—In awarding 
grants under this subsection the Administrator 
shall give the highest priority to an eligible edu-
cational institution that meets the greatest num-
ber of requirements described in clauses (i) 
through (vi) of subparagraph (A). 
(3) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible educational in-
stitution receiving a grant under this subsection may 
use the grant funds— 
(A) to acquire equipment, instrumentation, 
networking capability, hardware, software, dig-
ital network technology, wireless technology, or 
wireless infrastructure; 
(B) to develop and provide educational serv-
ices, including faculty development; or 
(C) to develop strategic plans for informa-
tion technology investments. 
(4) MATCHING NOT REQUIRED.—The Adminis-
trator shall not require an eligible educational insti-
tution to provide matching funds for a grant awarded 
under this subsection. 
(5) CONSULTATIONS; REPORT.— 
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(A) CONSULTATIONS.—The Administrator 
shall consult with the Committee on Appropria-
tions and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Appropriations and the Committee on 
Energy and Commerce of the House of Rep-
resentatives, on a quarterly basis regarding the 
pilot program assisted under this subsection. 
(B) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this section, the Admin-
istrator shall submit to the committees described 
in subparagraph (A) a report evaluating the 
progress of the pilot program assisted under this 
subsection. 
(6) LIMITATION ON USE OF OTHER FUNDS.—The 
Administrator shall carry out this subsection only 
with amounts appropriated in advance specifically to 
carry out this subsection. 
SEC. 532. (a) The Administrator of the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration shall submit quarterly 
reports to the Inspector General of the National Aeronautics 
and Space Administration regarding the costs and con-
tracting procedures relating to each conference or meeting, 
held by the National Aeronautics and Space Administra-
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tion during fiscal year 2008, and each year thereafter, for 
which the cost to the Government was more than $20,000. 
(b) Each report submitted under subsection (a) shall 
include, for each conference described in that subsection held 
during the applicable quarter— 
(1) a description of the number of and purpose 
of participants attending that conference or meeting; 
(2) a detailed statement of the costs to the Gov-
ernment relating to that conference or meeting, in-
cluding— 
(A) the cost of any food or beverages; 
(B) the cost of any audio-visual services; 
(C) the cost of all related travel; and 
(D) a discussion of the methodology used to 
determine which costs relate to that conference or 
meeting; and 
(3) a description of the contracting procedures 
relating to that conference or meeting, including— 
(A) whether contracts were awarded on a 
competitive basis; and 
(B) a discussion of any cost comparison 
conducted by the National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration in evaluating potential 
contractors for any conference or meeting. 
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SEC. 533. LIMITATION AND REPORTS ON TRAVEL EX-
PENSES TO CONFERENCES. (a) In this section, the term con-
ference means a meeting that— 
(1) is held for consultation, education, aware-
ness, or discussion; 
(2) includes participants who are not all em-
ployees of the same agency; 
(3) is not held entirely at an agency facility; 
(4) involves costs associated with travel and 
lodging for some participants; and 
(5) is sponsored by 1 or more agencies, 1 or more 
organizations that are not agencies, or a combination 
of such agencies or organizations. 
(b) The Administrator of NASA shall, not later than 
September 30, 2008, submit to the appropriate committees 
of Congress and post on the public Internet website of the 
agency in a searchable, electronic format, a report on each 
conference for which the agency paid travel expenses during 
fiscal year 2008 that includes— 
(1) the itemized expenses paid by the agency, in-
cluding travel expenses and any agency expenditure 
to otherwise support the conference; 
(2) the primary sponsor of the conference; 
(3) the location of the conference; 
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(4) in the case of a conference for which the 
agency was the primary sponsor, a statement that— 
(A) justifies the location selected; 
(B) demonstrates the cost efficiency of the 
location; 
(C) the date of the conference; 
(D) a brief explanation how the conference 
advanced the mission of the agency; and 
(E) the total number of individuals who 
travel or attendance at the conference was paid 
for in part or full by the agency. 
SEC. 534. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available in this Act may be used in a manner that 
is inconsistent with the principal negotiating objective of 
the United States with respect to trade remedy laws to pre-
serve the ability of the United States— 
(1) to enforce vigorously its trade laws, including 
antidumping, countervailing duty, and safeguard 
laws; 
(2) to avoid agreements that— 
(A) lessen the effectiveness of domestic and 
international disciplines on unfair trade, espe-
cially dumping and subsidies; or 
(B) lessen the effectiveness of domestic and 
international safeguard provisions, in order to 
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ensure that United States workers, agricultural 
producers, and firms can compete fully on fair 
terms and enjoy the benefits of reciprocal trade 
concessions; and 
(3) to address and remedy market distortions 
that lead to dumping and subsidization, including 
overcapacity, cartelization, and market-access bar-
riers. 
SEC. 535. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available by this Act may be made available for a 
public-private competition conducted under Office of Man-
agement and Budget Circular A–76 or to convert a function 
performed by Federal employees to private sector perform-
ance without such a competition unless a representative des-
ignated by a majority of the employees engaged in the per-
formance of the activity or function for which the public- 
private competition is conducted or which is to be converted 
without such a competition is treated as an interested party 
with respect to such competition or decision to convert to 
private sector performance for purposes of subchapter V of 
chapter 35 of title 31, United States Code. 
SEC. 536. None of the funds made available under this 
Act may be used to circumvent any statutory or adminis-
trative formula-driven or competitive awarding process to 
award funds to a project in response to a request from a 
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