H. R. 3081 
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 continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2011, 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 hereby appropriated, out of any money in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, and out of applicable cor-
porate or other revenues, receipts, and funds, for the several depart-
ments, agencies, corporations, and other organizational units of 
Government for fiscal year 2011, and for other purposes, namely: 
SEC. 101. Such amounts as may be necessary, at a rate for 
operations as provided in the applicable appropriations Acts for 
fiscal year 2010 and under the authority and conditions provided 
in such Acts, for continuing projects or activities (including the 
costs of direct loans and loan guarantees) that are not otherwise 
specifically provided for in this Act, that were conducted in fiscal 
year 2010, and for which appropriations, funds, or other authority 
were made available in the following appropriations Acts: 
(1) The Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 
(Public Law 111–80). 
(2) Division A of the Department of Defense Appropriations 
Act, 2010 (division A of Public Law 111–118). 
(3) The Energy and Water Development and Related Agen-
cies Appropriations Act, 2010 (Public Law 111–85). 
(4) The Department of Homeland Security Appropriations 
Act, 2010 (Public Law 111–83) and section 601 of the Supple-
mental Appropriations Act, 2010 (Public Law 111–212). 
(5) The Department of the Interior, Environment, and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 (division A of Public 
Law 111–88). 
(6) The Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2010 (divi-
sion A of Public Law 111–68). 
(7) The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010 (Public Law 
111–117). 
(8) Chapter 3 of title I of the Supplemental Appropriations 
Act, 2010 (Public Law 111–212), except for appropriations under 
the heading ‘‘Operation and Maintenance’’ relating to Haiti 
following the earthquake of January 12, 2010, or the Port 
of Guam: Provided, That the amount provided for the Depart-
ment of Defense pursuant to this paragraph shall not exceed 
a rate for operations of $29,387,401,000: Provided further, That 
the Secretary of Defense shall allocate such amount to each 
appropriation account, budget activity, activity group, and sub-
activity group, and to each program, project, and activity within
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each appropriation account, in the same proportions as such 
appropriations for fiscal year 2010. 
(9) Section 102(c) of chapter 1 of title I of the Supplemental 
Appropriations Act, 2010 (Public Law 111–212) that addresses 
guaranteed loans in the rural housing insurance fund. 
(10) The appropriation under the heading ‘‘Department 
of Commerce—United States Patent and Trademark Office’’ 
in the United States Patent and Trademark Office Supple-
mental Appropriations Act, 2010 (Public Law 111–224). 
SEC. 102. (a) No appropriation or funds made available or 
authority granted pursuant to section 101 for the Department of 
Defense shall be used for (1) the new production of items not 
funded for production in fiscal year 2010 or prior years; (2) the 
increase in production rates above those sustained with fiscal year 
2010 funds; or (3) the initiation, resumption, or continuation of 
any project, activity, operation, or organization (defined as any 
project, subproject, activity, budget activity, program element, and 
subprogram within a program element, and for any investment 
items defined as a P–1 line item in a budget activity within an 
appropriation account and an R–1 line item that includes a program 
element and subprogram element within an appropriation account) 
for which appropriations, funds, or other authority were not avail-
able during fiscal year 2010. 
(b) No appropriation or funds made available or authority 
granted pursuant to section 101 for the Department of Defense 
shall be used to initiate multi-year procurements utilizing advance 
procurement funding for economic order quantity procurement 
unless specifically appropriated later. 
SEC. 103. Appropriations made by section 101 shall be available 
to the extent and in the manner that would be provided by the 
pertinent appropriations Act. 
SEC. 104. Except as otherwise provided in section 102, no 
appropriation or funds made available or authority granted pursu-
ant to section 101 shall be used to initiate or resume any project 
or activity for which appropriations, funds, or other authority were 
not available during fiscal year 2010. 
SEC. 105. Appropriations made and authority granted pursuant 
to this Act shall cover all obligations or expenditures incurred 
for any project or activity during the period for which funds or 
authority for such project or activity are available under this Act. 
SEC. 106. Unless otherwise provided for in this Act or in the 
applicable appropriations Act for fiscal year 2011, appropriations 
and funds made available and authority granted pursuant to this 
Act shall be available until whichever of the following first occurs: 
(1) the enactment into law of an appropriation for any project 
or activity provided for in this Act; (2) the enactment into law 
of the applicable appropriations Act for fiscal year 2011 without 
any provision for such project or activity; or (3) December 3, 2010. 
SEC. 107. Expenditures made pursuant to this Act shall be 
charged to the applicable appropriation, fund, or authorization 
whenever a bill in which such applicable appropriation, fund, or 
authorization is contained is enacted into law. 
SEC. 108. Appropriations made and funds made available by 
or authority granted pursuant to this Act may be used without 
regard to the time limitations for submission and approval of appor-
tionments set forth in section 1513 of title 31, United States Code,
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but nothing in this Act may be construed to waive any other 
provision of law governing the apportionment of funds. 
SEC. 109. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
except section 106, for those programs that would otherwise have 
high initial rates of operation or complete distribution of appropria-
tions at the beginning of fiscal year 2011 because of distributions 
of funding to States, foreign countries, grantees, or others, such 
high initial rates of operation or complete distribution shall not 
be made, and no grants shall be awarded for such programs funded 
by this Act that would impinge on final funding prerogatives. 
SEC. 110. This Act shall be implemented so that only the 
most limited funding action of that permitted in the Act shall 
be taken in order to provide for continuation of projects and activi-
ties. 
SEC. 111. (a) For entitlements and other mandatory payments 
whose budget authority was provided in appropriations Acts for 
fiscal year 2010, and for activities under the Food and Nutrition 
Act of 2008, activities shall be continued at the rate to maintain 
program levels under current law, under the authority and condi-
tions provided in the applicable appropriations Act for fiscal year 
2010, to be continued through the date specified in section 106(3). 
(b) Notwithstanding section 106, obligations for mandatory pay-
ments due on or about the first day of any month that begins 
after October 2010 but not later than 30 days after the date specified 
in section 106(3) may continue to be made, and funds shall be 
available for such payments. 
SEC. 112. Amounts made available under section 101 for civilian 
personnel compensation and benefits in each department and 
agency may be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary 
to avoid furloughs within such department or agency, consistent 
with the applicable appropriations Act for fiscal year 2010, except 
that such authority provided under this section shall not be used 
until after the department or agency has taken all necessary actions 
to reduce or defer non-personnel-related administrative expenses. 
SEC. 113. Funds appropriated by this Act 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 Authori-
ties Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2680), section 313 of the Foreign Rela-
tions Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (22 U.S.C. 
6212), and section 504(a)(1) of the National Security Act of 1947 
(50 U.S.C. 414(a)(1)). 
SEC. 114. The following amounts are designated as an emer-
gency requirement and necessary to meet emergency needs pursu-
ant to sections 403(a) and 423(b) of S. Con. Res. 13 (111th Congress), 
the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010: 
(1) Amounts incorporated by reference in this Act that 
were previously designated as available for overseas deploy-
ments and other activities pursuant to such concurrent resolu-
tion. 
(2) Amounts made available pursuant to paragraph (8) 
of section 101 of this Act. 
SEC. 115. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Food for Peace Title II 
Grants’’ in chapter 1 of title I of the Supplemental Appropriations 
Act, 2010 (Public Law 111–212) may be used to reimburse obliga-
tions incurred for the purposes provided therein prior to the enact-
ment of such Act.
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SEC. 116. The authority provided by section 18(h)(5) of the 
Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769(h)(5)) 
shall continue in effect through the earlier of the date of enactment 
of an authorization Act related to the Richard B. Russell National 
School Lunch Act or the date specified in section 106(3) of this 
Act. 
SEC. 117. Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are provided 
for ‘‘Department of Commerce—Bureau of the Census—Periodic 
Censuses and Programs’’, for necessary expenses to collect and 
publish statistics for periodic censuses and programs provided for 
by law, at a rate for operations of $964,315,000. 
SEC. 118. The authority provided by section 1202 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public 
Law 109–163), as most recently amended by section 1222 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public 
Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2518), shall continue in effect through the 
date specified in section 106(3) of this Act. 
SEC. 119. Notwithstanding subsection (b) of section 310 of the 
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 111–32; 123 
Stat. 1870), a claim described in that subsection that is submitted 
before the date specified in section 106(3) of this Act shall be 
treated as a claim for which payment may be made under such 
section 310. 
SEC. 120. (a) RESCISSION.—The unobligated balance of authority 
provided for investigations under the heading ‘‘Department of 
Defense—Civil, Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers— 
Civil, Investigations’’, in chapter 4 of title I of the Supplemental 
Appropriations Act, 2010 (Public Law 111–212; 124 Stat. 2312) 
is rescinded as of the date of enactment of this Act. 
(b) APPROPRIATION.—Notwithstanding any other provision in 
this Act— 
(1) there is appropriated to the Department of the Army, 
Corps of Engineers, an amount equal to the unobligated balance 
rescinded by subsection (a), to remain available until expended, 
for investigations; 
(2) that such amount be available on the date of enactment 
of this Act; and 
(3) the amount 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. 121. (a) RESCISSION.—The unobligated balance of authority 
provided for in section 401 of chapter 4 of title I of the Supplemental 
Appropriations Act, 2010 (Public Law 111–212; 124 Stat. 2313) 
for drought emergency assistance is rescinded as of the date of 
enactment of this Act. 
(b) APPROPRIATION.—Notwithstanding any other provision in 
this Act— 
(1) there is appropriated to the Bureau of Reclamation, 
an amount equal to the unobligated balance rescinded by sub-
section (a), to remain available until expended, 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 optimiza-
tion and conservation of project water supplies to assist 
drought-plagued areas of the West;
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(2) that such amount be available on the date of enactment 
of this Act; and 
(3) the amount 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. 122. Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are provided 
for ‘‘Department of Energy—Weapons Activities’’ at a rate for oper-
ations of $7,008,835,000. 
SEC. 123. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
except section 106, the District of Columbia may expend local funds 
for programs and activities under the heading ‘‘District of Columbia 
Funds’’ for such programs and activities under title IV of S. 3677 
(111th Congress), as reported by the Committee on Appropriations 
of the Senate, at the rate set forth under ‘‘District of Columbia 
Funds’’ as included in the Fiscal Year 2011 Budget Request Act 
(D.C. Act 18–448), as modified as of the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
SEC. 124. Section 550(b) of Public Law 109–295, as amended 
by section 550 of Public Law 111–83, shall be applied by sub-
stituting the date specified in section 106(3) of this Act for ‘‘October 
4, 2010’’. 
SEC. 125. Section 203(m) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5133(m)) shall 
be applied by substituting the date specified in section 106(3) of 
this Act for ‘‘September 30, 2010’’. 
SEC. 126. Any funds made available pursuant to section 101 
for the Federal Air Marshals may be obligated at a rate for oper-
ations not exceeding that necessary to sustain domestic and inter-
national flight coverage at the same level as the final quarter 
of fiscal year 2010. 
SEC. 127. Any funds made available pursuant to section 101 
for U.S. Customs and Border Protection may be obligated at a 
rate for operations not exceeding that necessary to sustain the 
numbers of personnel in place in the final quarter of fiscal year 
2010. The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate on each use of the authority pro-
vided in this section. 
SEC. 128. Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are provided 
for ‘‘Department of the Interior—Minerals Management Service— 
Royalty and Offshore Minerals Management’’ at a rate for oper-
ations of $365,000,000: Provided, That amounts provided herein 
from the general fund shall be reduced in an amount not to exceed 
$154,890,000, as receipts from increases to rates in effect on August 
5, 1993, and from cost recovery fees are received: Provided further, 
That of the prior-year unobligated balances available for ‘‘Depart-
ment of the Interior—Minerals Management Service—Royalty and 
Offshore Minerals Management’’, $25,000,000 are rescinded. 
SEC. 129. Section 2(e)(1)(B) of Public Law 109–129 shall be 
applied by substituting the date specified in section 106(3) of this 
Act for ‘‘September 30, 2010’’. 
SEC. 130. From funds transferred to ‘‘Department of Health 
and Human Services—Office of the Secretary—Public Health and 
Social Services Emergency Fund’’ by Public Law 111–117 in the 
fourth paragraph under such heading, amounts shall be available 
through the date specified in section 106(3) of this Act to support
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advanced research and development pursuant to section 319L of 
the Public Health Service Act, at a rate for operations of 
$305,000,000. 
SEC. 131. (a) EXTENSION OF THE TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR 
NEEDY FAMILIES PROGRAM.—Activities authorized by part A of title 
IV and section 1108(b) of the Social Security Act (other than the 
Emergency Contingency Fund for State Temporary Assistance for 
Needy Families Programs established under subsection (c) of section 
403 of such Act) shall continue through the date specified in section 
106(3) of this Act in the manner authorized for fiscal year 2010, 
subject to the amendments made by subsection (b) of this section, 
and out of any money in the Treasury of the United States not 
otherwise appropriated, there are hereby appropriated such sums 
as may be necessary for such purpose. Grants and payments may 
be made pursuant to this authority through the applicable portion 
of the first quarter of fiscal year 2011 at the pro rata portion 
of the level provided for such activities through the first quarter 
of fiscal year 2010. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) SUPPLEMENTAL GRANTS FOR POPULATION INCREASES.— 
Section 403(a)(3)(H)(ii) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
603(a)(3)(H)(ii)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(ii) subparagraph (G) shall be applied as if ‘the 
date specified in section 106(3) of the Continuing 
Appropriations Act, 2011’ were substituted for ‘fiscal 
year 2001’; and’’. 
(2) CONTINGENCY FUND.— 
(A) DEPOSIT INTO FUND.—Section 403(b)(2) of such Act 
(42 U.S.C. 603(b)(2)) is amended— 
(i) by striking ‘‘fiscal years 1997’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘2003’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2011 
and 2012’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘$2,000,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘, 
in the case of fiscal year 2011, $506,000,000 and in 
the case of fiscal year 2012, $612,000,000’’. 
(B) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 403(b)(3)(C)(ii) 
of such Act (42 U.S.C. 603(b)(3)(C)(ii)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘fiscal years 1997 through 2010 shall not exceed 
the total amount appropriated pursuant to paragraph (2)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2011 and 2012, respectively, shall 
not exceed the total amount appropriated pursuant to para-
graph (2) for each such fiscal year’’. 
(3) MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT.—Section 409(a)(7) of such 
Act (42 U.S.C. 609(a)(7)) is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘or 2011’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2011, or 2012’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking ‘‘2010’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2011’’. 
SEC. 132. Activities authorized by section 429 of the Social 
Security Act shall continue through September 30, 2011, in the 
manner authorized for fiscal year 2010, and out of any money 
in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, 
there are hereby appropriated such sums as may be necessary 
for such purpose. Grants and payments may be made pursuant 
to this authority on a quarterly basis through fiscal year 2011 
at the level provided for such activities for the corresponding quarter 
of fiscal year 2010.