In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
September 24, 2008. 
Resolved, That the House agree to the amendment of the 
Senate to the bill (H.R. 2638) entitled ‘‘An Act making ap-
propriations for the Department of Homeland Security for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other pur-
poses.’’, with the following 
HOUSE AMENDMENT TO SENATE AMENDMENT: 
In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the 
Senate amendment, insert the following: 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Consolidated Security, 
Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 
2009’’. 
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 
DIVISION A—CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS RESOLUTION, 2009 
DIVISION B—DISASTER RELIEF AND RECOVERY SUPPLEMENTAL AP-
PROPRIATIONS ACT, 2008 
DIVISION C—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2009 
DIVISION D—DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIA-
TIONS ACT, 2009 
DIVISION E—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND VETERANS AFFAIRS AP-
PROPRIATIONS ACT, 2009 
SEC. 3. REFERENCES. 
Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference 
to ‘‘this Act’’ or ‘‘this joint resolution’’ contained in any
division of this Act shall be treated as referring only to the 
provisions of that division. 
SEC. 4. EXPLANATORY STATEMENT. 
The explanatory statement regarding this legislation, 
printed in the House of Representatives section of the Con-
gressional Record on or about September 24, 2008 by the 
Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House, shall have the same effect with respect to the alloca-
tion of funds and implementation of this Act as if it were 
a joint explanatory statement of a committee of conference. 
DIVISION 
A—CONTINUING 
AP-
PROPRIATIONS RESOLUTION, 
2009 
The following sums are hereby appropriated, out of 
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
and out of applicable corporate or other revenues, receipts, 
and funds, for the several departments, agencies, corpora-
tions, and other organizational units of Government for fis-
cal year 2009, and for other purposes, namely: 
SEC. 101. Such amounts as may be necessary, at a 
rate for operations as provided in the applicable appropria-
tions Acts for fiscal year 2008 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 joint resolution, that were conducted in fiscal year 
2008, and for which appropriations, funds, or other author-
ity were made available in the following appropriations 
Acts: divisions A, B, C, D, F, G, H, J, and K of the Consoli-
dated Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110–161). 
SEC. 102. Rates for operations shall be calculated 
under section 101 without regard to any amount designated 
in the applicable appropriations Acts for fiscal year 2008 
as an emergency requirement or necessary to meet emer-
gency needs pursuant to any concurrent resolution on the 
budget, other than the following amounts: 
(1) $150,000,000 provided in Public Law 110– 
252 for ‘‘Department of Health and Human Serv-
ices—Food and Drug Administration—Salaries and 
Expenses’’. 
(2) $143,539,000 provided in division B of Pub-
lic Law 110–161 for ‘‘Department of Justice—Fed-
eral Bureau of Investigation—Salaries and Ex-
penses’’. 
(3) $110,000,000 provided in Public Law 110– 
252 for ‘‘Department of Labor—Employment and 
Training Administration—State Unemployment In-
surance and Employment Service Operations’’, with-
out regard to the dates specified under such heading.
(4) $272,000,000 of the $575,000,000 provided in 
division J of Public Law 110–161 for ‘‘Department 
of State—Administration of Foreign Affairs—Diplo-
matic and Consular Programs’’ in the first para-
graph under such heading, and $206,632,000 pro-
vided in the last paragraph under such heading. 
(5) $76,700,000 provided in subchapter A of 
chapter 4 of title I of Public Law 110–252 for ‘‘De-
partment of State—Administration of Foreign Af-
fairs—Embassy Security, Construction, and Mainte-
nance’’. 
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. No appropriation or funds made available 
or authority granted pursuant to section 101 shall be used 
to initiate or resume any project or activity for which ap-
propriations, funds, or other authority were not available 
during fiscal year 2008. 
SEC. 105. Appropriations made and authority granted 
pursuant to this joint resolution 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 joint resolution.
SEC. 106. Unless otherwise provided for in this joint 
resolution or in the applicable appropriations Act for fiscal 
year 2009, appropriations and funds made available and 
authority granted pursuant to this joint resolution 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 joint resolution; (2) the en-
actment into law of the applicable appropriations Act for 
fiscal year 2009 without any provision for such project or 
activity; or (3) March 6, 2009. 
SEC. 107. Expenditures made pursuant to this joint 
resolution shall be charged to the applicable appropriation, 
fund, or authorization whenever a bill in which such appli-
cable appropriation, fund, or authorization is contained is 
enacted into law. 
SEC. 108. Appropriations made and funds made avail-
able by or authority granted pursuant to this joint resolu-
tion may be used without regard to the time limitations 
for submission and approval of apportionments set forth in 
section 1513 of title 31, United States Code, but nothing 
in this joint resolution may be construed to waive any other 
provision of law governing the apportionment of funds. 
SEC. 109. Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
joint resolution, except section 106, for those programs that 
would otherwise have high initial rates of operation or com-
plete distribution of appropriations at the beginning of fis-
cal year 2009 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 joint resolution that would impinge on final funding 
prerogatives. 
SEC. 110. This joint resolution shall be implemented 
so that only the most limited funding action of that per-
mitted in the joint resolution shall be taken in order to pro-
vide for continuation of projects and activities. 
SEC. 111. (a) For entitlements and other mandatory 
payments whose budget authority was provided in appro-
priations Acts for fiscal year 2008, and for activities under 
the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, activities shall be con-
tinued at the rate to maintain program levels under current 
law, under the authority and conditions provided in the 
applicable appropriations Act for fiscal year 2008, to be 
continued through the date specified in section 106(3). 
(b) Notwithstanding section 106, obligations for man-
datory payments due on or about the first day of any month 
that begins after October 2008 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 de-
partment and agency may be apportioned up to the rate 
for operations necessary to avoid furloughs within such de-
partment or agency, consistent with the applicable appro-
priations Act for fiscal year 2008, except that such author-
ity 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 ex-
penses. 
SEC. 113. Funds appropriated by this joint resolution 
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. 
2680), section 313 of the Foreign Relations 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. Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are 
provided for ‘‘Department of Agriculture—Food and Nutri-
tion Service—Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for 
Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)’’ at a rate for oper-
ations of $6,658,000,000. 
SEC. 115. Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are 
provided for ‘‘Department of Agriculture—Rural Housing
Service—Rental Assistance Program’’ at a rate for oper-
ations of $997,000,000. 
SEC. 116. Section 14222(b)(1) of the Food, Conserva-
tion, and Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–246) shall 
not apply through the date specified in section 106(3) of 
this joint resolution. 
SEC. 117. Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are 
provided for ‘‘Department of Agriculture—Rural Housing 
Service—Rural Housing Insurance Fund Program Ac-
count’’, for the cost of unsubsidized guaranteed loans for 
section 502 borrowers, at the rate necessary to maintain 
the same principal amount of loan guarantee commitments 
as made in fiscal year 2008. 
SEC. 118. With respect to amounts provided by section 
101 for the Department of Agriculture, sections 101 and 
104 may not be construed to prohibit the use of such 
amounts for necessary administrative expenses for pro-
grams for which direct spending authority (as defined in 
section 250(c)(8)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 900(c)(8)(A))) is pro-
vided by the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 
(Public Law 110–246). 
SEC. 119. Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are 
provided for ‘‘Department of Agriculture–Food and Nutri-
tion Service—Commodity Assistance Program’’ at a rate
for operations of $233,791,000, of which $163,218,000 shall 
be for carrying out the Commodity Supplemental Food Pro-
gram. 
SEC. 120. Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are 
provided for ‘‘Department of Commerce—Bureau of the 
Census—Periodic Censuses and Programs’’ at a rate for op-
erations of $2,906,262,000. From such amounts, funds may 
be used for additional promotion, outreach, and marketing 
activities. 
SEC. 121. Notwithstanding the limitations on admin-
istrative expenses in subsections (c)(2) and (c)(3)(A) of sec-
tion 3005 of the Digital Television Transition and Public 
Safety Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–171; 120 Stat. 21), 
the Assistant Secretary (as such term is defined in section 
3001(b) of such Act) may expend funds made available 
under sections 3006, 3008, and 3009 of such Act for addi-
tional administrative expenses of the digital-to-analog con-
verter box program established by such section 3005 at a 
rate not to exceed $180,000,000 through the date specified 
in section 106(3) of this joint resolution. 
SEC. 122. Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are 
provided for ‘‘Department of Justice—Federal Prison Sys-
tem—Salaries and Expenses’’ at a rate for operations of 
$5,396,615,000.
SEC. 123. Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are 
provided for ‘‘Department of Justice—General Administra-
tion—Detention Trustee’’ at a rate for operations of 
$1,245,920,000. 
SEC. 124. Amounts provided by section 101 for the Na-
tional Aeronautics and Space Administration may be obli-
gated in the account and budget structure set forth in S. 
3182 (110th Congress), the Commerce, Justice, Science, and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009, as reported by 
the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. 
SEC. 125. Section 7(1)(B) of Public Law 106–178 (50 
U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended by striking ‘‘January 1, 
2012’’ and inserting ‘‘July 1, 2016’’. 
SEC. 126. In addition to amounts otherwise provided 
by section 101, an additional amount is provided for ‘‘De-
partment of Justice—Legal Activities—Salaries and Ex-
penses, General Legal Activities’’ to reimburse the Office of 
Personnel Management for salaries and expenses associated 
with the Federal observer program under section 8 of the 
Voting Rights Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 1973f), at a rate for 
operations of $3,390,000, of which $1,090,000 shall be de-
rived by transfer from amounts provided by section 101 for 
‘‘Office of Personnel Management—Salaries and Ex-
penses’’.
SEC. 127. Section 14704 of title 40, United States 
Code, shall be applied by substituting the date specified in 
section 106(3) of this joint resolution for ‘‘October 1, 2007’’. 
SEC. 128. Amounts provided by section 101 for ‘‘De-
partment of the Army—Corps of Engineers-Civil—Con-
struction’’ for inland waterway major rehabilitation 
projects shall not be derived from the Inland Waterways 
Trust Fund. 
SEC. 129. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of 
this joint resolution, there is appropriated $7,510,000,000 
for fiscal year 2009 for ‘‘Department of Energy—Energy 
Programs—Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing 
Loan Program Account’’ for the cost of direct loans as au-
thorized by section 136(d) of the Energy Independence and 
Security Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–140; 42 U.S.C. 
17013(d)), to remain available until expended. Of such 
amount, $10,000,000 shall be used for administrative ex-
penses in carrying out the direct loan program. Commit-
ments for direct loans using such amount shall not exceed 
$25,000,000,000 in total loan principal. The cost of such 
direct loans, including the cost of modifying such loans, 
shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budg-
et Act of 1974. 
(b) The amount provided by this section is designated 
as an emergency requirement and necessary to meet emer-
gency needs pursuant to section 204(a) of S. Con. Res. 21 
(110th Congress) and section 301(b)(2) of S. Con. Res. 70 
(110th Congress), the concurrent resolutions on the budget 
for fiscal years 2008 and 2009. 
(c) Section 136 of the Energy Independence and Secu-
rity Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–140; 42 U.S.C. 17013) 
is amended as follows: 
(1) In subsection (d)(1), by adding at the end the 
following: ‘‘The loans shall be made through the Fed-
eral Financing Bank, with the full faith and credit 
of the United States Government on the principal and 
interest. The full credit subsidy shall be paid by the 
Secretary using appropriated funds.’’. 
(2) In subsection (e), by striking ‘‘The Secretary 
shall issue regulations that require that,’’ and insert-
ing the following: ‘‘Not later than 60 days after the 
enactment of the Continuing Appropriations Resolu-
tion, 2009, the Secretary shall promulgate an interim 
final rule establishing regulations that the Secretary 
deems necessary to administer this section and any 
loans made by the Secretary pursuant to this section. 
Such interim final rule shall require that,’’. 
(3) By adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(j) APPOINTMENT AND PAY OF PERSONNEL.—(1) The 
Secretary may use direct hiring authority pursuant to sec-
tion 3304(a)(3) of title 5, United States Code, to appoint 
such professional and administrative personnel as the Sec-
retary deems necessary to the discharge of the Secretary’s 
functions under this section. 
‘‘(2) The rate of pay for a person appointed pursuant 
to paragraph (1) shall not exceed the maximum rate pay-
able for GS-15 of the General Schedule under chapter 53 
such title 5. 
‘‘(3) The Secretary may retain such consultants as the 
Secretary deems necessary to the discharge of the functions 
required by this section, pursuant to section 31 of the Office 
of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 427).’’. 
SEC. 130. (a) In addition to the amounts otherwise 
provided by section 101 for ‘‘Department of Energy—En-
ergy Programs—Energy Efficiency and Renewable En-
ergy’’ for weatherization assistance under part A of title 
IV of the Energy Conservation and Production Act (42 
U.S.C. 6861 et seq.), there is appropriated $250,000,000 for 
an additional amount for fiscal year 2009, to remain avail-
able until expended. 
(b) The amount provided by this section is designated 
as an emergency requirement and necessary to meet emer-
gency needs pursuant to section 204(a) of S. Con. Res. 21
(110th Congress) and section 301(b)(2) of S. Con. Res. 70 
(110th Congress), the concurrent resolutions on the budget 
for fiscal years 2008 and 2009. 
SEC. 131. In addition to the amounts otherwise pro-
vided by section 101, an additional amount is provided for 
‘‘Department of the Treasury—Internal Revenue Service— 
Taxpayer Services’’ to meet the requirements of the Eco-
nomic Stimulus Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–185), at a 
rate for operations of $67,900,000. 
SEC. 132. In addition to the amounts otherwise pro-
vided by section 101, an additional amount is provided for 
‘‘Executive Office of the President—Office of Administra-
tion—Salaries and Expenses’’ for e-mail restoration activi-
ties, at a rate for operations of $5,700,000. 
SEC. 133. Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are 
provided for ‘‘Executive Office of the President—Office of 
Administration—Presidential Transition Administrative 
Support’’ to carry out the Presidential Transition Act of 
1963 (3 U.S.C. 102 note) at a rate for operations of 
$8,000,000. Such funds may be transferred to other ac-
counts that provide funding for offices within the Executive 
Office of the President and the Office of the Vice President 
in this joint resolution or any other Act, to carry out such 
purposes.
SEC. 134. Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
joint resolution, except section 106, the District of Columbia 
may expend local funds for programs and activities under 
the heading ‘‘District of Columbia Funds’’ for such pro-
grams and activities under title IV of S. 3260 (110th Con-
gress), 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 2009 Proposed Budg-
et and Financial Plan submitted to the Congress by the Dis-
trict of Columbia on June 9, 2008. 
SEC. 135. Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are 
provided for ‘‘Federal Payment for Emergency Planning 
and Security Costs in the District of Columbia’’ for a direct 
Federal payment to the District of Columbia, at a rate for 
operations of $15,000,000. 
SEC. 136. In addition to the amounts otherwise pro-
vided by section 101, an additional amount is provided for 
‘‘Federal Communications Commission—Salaries and Ex-
penses’’ for consumer education associated with the transi-
tion to digital television occurring on February 17, 2009, 
at a rate for operations of $20,000,000. 
SEC. 137. Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are 
provided for ‘‘General Services Administration—Expenses, 
Presidential Transition’’ to carry out the Presidential 
Transition Act of 1963 (3 U.S.C. 102 note) at a rate for
operations of $8,520,000, of which not to exceed $1,000,000 
is for activities authorized by paragraphs (8) and (9) of 
section 3(a) of such Act. 
SEC. 138. Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are 
provided for ‘‘General Services Administration—Allow-
ances and Office Staff for Former Presidents’’ to carry out 
the provisions of the Act of August 25, 1958 (3 U.S.C. 102 
note) at a rate for operations of $2,682,000. 
SEC. 139. Notwithstanding section 101, the limitation 
on gross obligations applicable under the heading ‘‘National 
Credit Union Administration—Central Liquidity Facility’’ 
in division D of Public Law 110–161 shall be the amount 
authorized by section 307(a)(4)(A) of the Federal Credit 
Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1795f(a)(4)(A)). 
SEC. 140. Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are 
provided to carry out section 504(d) of title 39, United 
States Code, as amended by section 603(a) of the Postal 
Accountability and Enhancement Act (Public Law 109– 
435), at a rate for operations of $14,043,000, to be derived 
by transfer from the Postal Service Fund. 
SEC. 141. Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are 
provided to carry out section 8G(f)(6) of the Inspector Gen-
eral Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), as added by section 
603(b)(3) of the Postal Accountability and Enhancement 
Act (Public Law 109–435), at a rate for operations of
$233,440,000, to be derived by transfer from the Postal 
Service Fund. 
SEC. 142. (a) The adjustment in rates of basic pay 
for employees under the statutory pay systems that takes 
effect in fiscal year 2009 under sections 5303 and 5304 of 
title 5, United States Code, shall be an increase of 3.9 per-
cent, and this adjustment shall apply to civilian employees 
in the Department of Homeland Security. Such adjustment 
shall be effective as of the first day of the first applicable 
pay period beginning on or after January 1, 2009. 
(b) The adjustment in rates of basic pay for the statu-
tory pay systems that take place in fiscal year 2009 under 
sections 5344 and 5348 of title 5, United States Code, shall 
be no less than the percentage in subsection (a) as employees 
in the same location whose rates of basic pay are adjusted 
pursuant to the statutory pay systems under section 5303 
and 5304 of such title 5. Prevailing rate employees at loca-
tions where there are no employees whose pay is increased 
pursuant to sections 5303 and 5304 of such title 5 and pre-
vailing rate employees described in section 5343(a)(5) of 
such title 5 shall be considered to be located in the pay local-
ity designated as ‘‘Rest of US’’ pursuant to section 5304 
of such title 5 for purposes of this subsection. 
(c) Funds used to carry out this section shall be paid 
from appropriations which are made to each applicable de-
partment or agency for salaries and expenses for fiscal year 
2009. 
(d) The provisions of this section shall apply notwith-
standing any other provision of this joint resolution. 
SEC. 143. Section 401(b) of the Illegal Immigration 
Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 
U.S.C. 1324a note) shall be applied by substituting the date 
specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution for ‘‘the 
11-year period beginning on the first day the pilot program 
is in effect’’. 
SEC. 144. The requirement set forth in section 610(b) 
of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993 
(8 U.S.C. 1153 note) shall continue through the date speci-
fied in section 106(3) of this joint resolution. 
SEC. 145. Sections 1309(a) and 1319 of the National 
Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4016(a) and 4026) 
shall each be applied by substituting the date specified in 
section 106(3) of this joint resolution for ‘‘September 30, 
2008’’. 
SEC. 146. Section 717(a) of the Defense Production Act 
of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 2166(a)) shall be applied by sub-
stituting the date specified in section 106(3) of this joint 
resolution for ‘‘September 30, 2008’’.
SEC. 147. The authority provided by section 330 of 
Public Law 106–291 (43 U.S.C. 1701 note), as amended 
by section 428 of Public Law 109–54, shall continue in ef-
fect through the date specified in section 106(3) of this joint 
resolution. 
SEC. 148. Section 337(a) of division E of Public Law 
108–447, as amended by section 420 of division F of Public 
Law 110–161, shall be applied by substituting the date 
specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution for ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2008’’. 
SEC. 149. Section 503(f) of Public Law 109–54 (16 
U.S.C. 580d note) shall be applied by substituting the date 
specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution for ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2008’’. 
SEC. 150. The authority provided by section 325 of 
Public Law 108–108 (117 Stat. 1307) shall continue in ef-
fect through the date specified in section 106(3) of this joint 
resolution. 
SEC. 151. In addition to the amounts otherwise pro-
vided by section 101, an additional amount is provided for 
‘‘Department of the Interior—National Park Service—Op-
eration of the National Park System’’ for security and vis-
itor safety activities related to the Presidential Inaugural 
Ceremonies, at a rate for operations of $2,000,000.
SEC. 152. (a) Sections 104, 105, and 433 of division 
F of Public Law 110–161 shall not apply to amounts pro-
vided by this joint resolution. 
(b) Nothing in this section amends or shall be con-
strued as amending the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act 
(43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.), including the public comment peri-
ods mandated by section 18 of that Act (43 U.S.C. 1344), 
the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 
4321 et seq.), or any other law or regulation. 
SEC. 153. Amounts provided by section 101 for imple-
mentation of the Modified Water Deliveries to Everglades 
National Park shall be made available to the Army Corps 
of Engineers, which shall immediately carry out Alternative 
3.2.2.a to U.S. Highway 41 (the Tamiami Trail) as sub-
stantially described in the Limited Reevaluation Report 
with Integrated Environmental Assessment and addendum, 
approved August 2008, which, for purposes of this section, 
is determined to meet the requirements of section 404 of 
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1344), 
including subsection (r), in order to achieve the goals set 
forth in section 104 of the Everglades National Park Protec-
tion and Expansion Act of 1989 (16 U.S.C. 410r-8). 
SEC. 154. Activities authorized by chapters 2, 3, and 
5 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2271 et 
seq.), including section 246 of such Act, shall continue
through the date specified in section 106(3) of this joint res-
olution. 
SEC. 155. (a) In lieu of the amount otherwise provided 
by section 101 for ‘‘Department of Health and Human 
Services—Administration for Children and Families— 
Low-Income Home Energy Assistance’’, there is appro-
priated for such account for making payments under the 
Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981, 
$5,100,000,000, which shall remain available through Sep-
tember 30, 2009. Of such amount, $4,509,672,000 is for 
payments under subsections (b) and (d) of section 2602 of 
such Act and $590,328,000 is for payments under sub-
section (e) of such section. All but $839,792,000 of the 
amount provided by this section for such subsections (b) and 
(d) shall be allocated as though the total appropriation for 
such payments for fiscal year 2009 was less than 
$1,975,000,000. 
(b) Notwithstanding section 2605(b)(2)(B)(ii) of such 
Act, a State may use any amount of an allotment from 
prior appropriations Acts that is available to that State 
for providing assistance in fiscal year 2009, and any allot-
ment from funds appropriated in this section or in any 
other appropriations Act for fiscal year 2009, to provide 
assistance to households whose income does not exceed 75 
percent of the State median income.
(c) The amount provided by this section shall be obli-
gated to States within 30 calender days from the date of 
enactment of this joint resolution. 
(d) Of the amount provided by this section, 
$2,779,672,000 is designated as an emergency requirement 
and necessary to meet emergency needs pursuant to section 
204(a) of S. Con. Res. 21 (110th Congress) and section 
301(b)(2) of S. Con. Res. 70 (110th Congress), the concur-
rent resolutions on the budget for fiscal years 2008 and 
2009. 
(e) The provisions of this section shall apply notwith-
standing any other provision of this joint resolution. 
SEC. 156. Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are 
provided for ‘‘Corporation for National and Community 
Service—Operating Expenses’’ to carry out subtitle E of the 
National and Community Service Act of 1990 at a rate for 
operations of $23,782,000. 
SEC. 157. (a) Amounts provided by section 101 for 
‘‘Department of Health and Human Services—Office of the 
Secretary—General Departmental Management’’ are also 
available for the purpose of funding the National Commis-
sion on Children and Disasters authorized under title VI 
of division G of Public Law 110–161 (the ‘‘title VI Commis-
sion’’).
(b) Effective on and after the date of enactment of this 
joint resolution (1) the National Commission on Children 
and Disasters established by the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services under section 1114 of the Social Security 
Act (the ‘‘section 1114 Commission’’), together with its 
members, personnel, and other resources and obligations, 
shall be considered to be the title VI Commission and shall 
no longer be subject to the provisions of such section 1114; 
and (2) for purposes of any contract entered into by any 
component of the Department of Health and Human Serv-
ices in fiscal year 2008 for support of the section 1114 Com-
mission, any reference to the section 1114 Commission shall 
be deemed to refer to the title VI Commission. 
SEC. 158. (a) Notwithstanding section 101, amounts 
are provided for ‘‘Department of Education–Student Fi-
nancial 
Assistance’’ 
at 
a 
rate 
for 
operations 
of 
$18,627,136,000, of which $16,761,000,000 shall be for car-
rying out subpart 1 of part A of title IV of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965. 
(b) Subparagraph (E) of section 401(b)(8) of the High-
er Education Act of 1965 shall not apply to any funds made 
available under subparagraph (A) of such section through 
the date specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution. 
SEC. 159. Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
joint resolution, there is appropriated for payment to the
heirs-at-law of Stephanie Tubbs Jones, late a Representa-
tive from the State of Ohio, $169,300. 
SEC. 160. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of 
this joint resolution, there is appropriated for ‘‘Department 
of Veterans Affairs—Veterans Benefits Administration— 
Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund’’ for pay-
ments to eligible persons who served in the Philippines dur-
ing World War II as authorized, $198,000,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
(b) The amount provided by this section is designated 
as an emergency requirement and necessary to meet emer-
gency needs pursuant to section 204(a) of S. Con. Res. 21 
(110th Congress) and section 301(b)(2) of S. Con. Res. 70 
(110th Congress), the concurrent resolutions on the budget 
for fiscal years 2008 and 2009. 
SEC. 161. The authority provided by section 1603(a) 
of Public Law 109–234 shall continue in effect through the 
date specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution. 
SEC. 162. Notwithstanding section 235(a)(2) of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2195(a)(2)), the 
authority of subsections (a) through (c) of section 234 of 
such Act shall remain in effect through the date specified 
in section 106(3) of this joint resolution. 
SEC. 163. Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
joint resolution, up to $5,000,000 of the amounts appro-
priated under the heading ‘‘Other Bilateral Economic As-
sistance—Department of the Treasury—Debt Restruc-
turing’’ in Public Law 109–102, in such Act as made appli-
cable to fiscal year 2007 by the Continuing Appropriations 
Resolution, 2007 (as amended by Public Law 110–5), and 
in title III of division J of Public Law 110–161, may be 
used to assist Liberia in buying back its commercial debt 
through the Debt Reduction Facility of the International 
Development Association. 
SEC. 164. The first proviso under the heading ‘‘Depart-
ment of State—Migration and Refugee Assistance’’ in title 
III of division J of Public Law 110–161 shall not apply 
to amounts provided by this joint resolution. 
SEC. 165. Notwithstanding section 101 of this joint 
resolution, the number in the third proviso under the head-
ing ‘‘Military Assistance—Funds Appropriated to the 
President—Foreign Military Financing Program’’ in title 
IV of division J of Public Law 110–161 shall be deemed 
to be $670,650,000 and shall apply to the $2,550,000,000 
made available for assistance for Israel in fiscal year 2009 
under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’. 
SEC. 166. Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are 
provided for ‘‘Department of Transportation—Federal 
Aviation Administration—Operations’’ at a rate for oper-
ations of $8,756,800,000, of which not less than
$1,099,402,000 shall be available for aviation safety activi-
ties. 
SEC. 167. Amounts provided by section 101 for ‘‘De-
partment of Transportation—Maritime Administration— 
Operations and Training’’ shall include amounts necessary 
to satisfy the salaries and benefits of employees of the 
United States Merchant Marine Academy, to be derived 
solely from the total amount made available in this joint 
resolution for the United States Merchant Marine Academy. 
The Secretary of Transportation shall inform the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 
the Senate of salaries and expenses funding obligated for 
personnel that had heretofore not been compensated from 
funds made available under this account. 
SEC. 168. Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
joint resolution, other than section 106, the Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development shall obligate funds pro-
vided by section 101 at a rate the Secretary determines is 
necessary to renew, in a timely manner, all section 8 
project-based rental assistance contracts. In renewing such 
contracts, the Secretary may provide for payments to be 
made beyond the period covered by this joint resolution. 
SEC. 169. Section 24(o) of the United States Housing 
Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437v(o)) shall be applied by sub-
stituting the date specified in section 106(3) of this joint 
resolution for ‘‘September 30, 2008’’. 
SEC. 170. Notwithstanding the limitation in the first 
sentence of section 255(g) of the National Housing Act (12 
U.S.C. 1715z-20(g)), the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development may, until the date specified in section 106(3) 
of this joint resolution, insure and enter into commitments 
to insure mortgages under section 255 of such Act. 
SEC. 171. During the period covered by this joint reso-
lution, commitments to guarantee loans insured under the 
Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund, as authorized by the Na-
tional Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), shall not exceed 
a loan principal of $1,154,000,000 multiplied by the num-
ber of days in such period. 
SEC. 172. Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
joint resolution, from funds made available for personnel 
compensation and benefits or salaries and expenses under 
any account in title II of division K of Public Law 110– 
161 (except for ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’ and ‘‘Office 
of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight—Salaries and 
Expenses’’), up to $15,000,000 may be transferred to 
‘‘Working Capital Fund’’ for information technology needs 
for the Federal Housing Administration. 
SEC. 173. Amounts provided by section 101 for ‘‘Na-
tional Transportation Safety Board—Salaries and Ex-
penses’’ shall include amounts necessary to make lease pay-
ments due in fiscal year 2009 only, on an obligation in-
curred in 2001 under a capital lease. 
SEC. 174. The provisions of title II of the McKinney- 
Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11311 et seq.) 
shall continue in effect, notwithstanding section 209 of such 
Act, through the earlier of (1) the date specified in section 
106(3) of this joint resolution; or (2) the date of enactment 
of an authorization Act relating to the McKinney-Vento 
Homeless Assistance Act. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Continuing Appro-
priations Resolution, 2009’’. 
DIVISION B—DISASTER RELIEF AND RECOVERY 
SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2008 
The following sums are appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other pur-
poses, namely:
TITLE I—RELIEF AND RECOVERY FROM 
NATURAL DISASTERS 
CHAPTER 1—AGRICULTURE AND RURAL 
DEVELOPMENT 
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Office of Inspector 
General’’, $5,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
for oversight of disaster- and emergency-related funding 
provided by this chapter. 
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE 
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Buildings and Facili-
ties’’, $5,000,000, to remain available until expended, for 
the repair and reconstruction of buildings damaged by nat-
ural disasters occurring during 2008. 
ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
penses’’, $5,000,000, to remain available through September 
30, 2010, for pathogen surveillance and eradication to ad-
dress confirmed or suspected outbreaks.
NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE 
EMERGENCY WATERSHED PROTECTION PROGRAM 
For an additional amount for the ‘‘Emergency Water-
shed Protection Program’’, $100,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, for disaster recovery operations. 
FARM SERVICE AGENCY 
EMERGENCY CONSERVATION PROGRAM 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Emergency Conserva-
tion Program’’, $115,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS 
RURAL DEVELOPMENT DISASTER ASSISTANCE FUND 
For grants, and for the cost of direct and guaranteed 
loans, for authorized activities of agencies of the Rural De-
velopment Mission Area, $150,000,000, to remain available 
until expended, which shall be allocated as follows: 
$59,000,000 for single and multi-family housing activities; 
$40,000,000 for community facilities activities; $26,000,000 
for utilities activities; and $25,000,000 for business activi-
ties: Provided, That such funds shall be for areas affected 
by hurricanes, floods, and other natural disasters occurring 
during 2008 for which the President declared a major dis-
aster under title IV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act of 1974: Provided further, 
That the cost of such direct and guaranteed loans, including
the cost of modifying loans, shall be as defined in section 
502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided fur-
ther, That the Secretary of Agriculture may reallocate funds 
made available in this paragraph among the 4 specified ac-
tivities, if the Secretary notifies the Committees on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
not less than 15 days prior to such reallocation. 
In addition, for an additional amount for grants, and 
for the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, for authorized 
activities of the Rural Housing Service, $38,000,000, to re-
main available until expended, for single and multi-family 
housing activities: Provided, That such funds shall be for 
areas affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: Provided 
further, That the cost of such direct and guaranteed loans, 
including the cost of modifying loans, shall be as defined 
in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS, THIS CHAPTER 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 10101. (a) RURAL DEVELOPMENT DISASTER AS-
SISTANCE FUND.—Hereafter, there is established in the 
Treasury a fund entitled the ‘‘Rural Development Disaster 
Assistance Fund’’. 
(b) PURPOSE AND AVAILABILITY OF FUND.—Subject to 
subsection (d), amounts in the Rural Development Disaster 
Assistance Fund shall be available to the Secretary of Agri-
culture, until expended, to provide additional amounts for 
authorized activities of agencies of the Rural Development 
Mission Area in areas affected by a disaster declared by 
the President or the Secretary of Agriculture. Amounts so 
provided shall be in addition to any other amounts avail-
able to carry out the activity. 
(c) WAIVER OF ACTIVITY OR PROJECT LIMITATIONS.— 
The Secretary of Agriculture may waive any limits on pop-
ulation, income, or cost-sharing otherwise applicable to an 
activity or project for which amounts in the Rural Develop-
ment Disaster Assistance Fund will be obligated under sub-
section (b), except that, if the amounts proposed to be obli-
gated in connection with the disaster would exceed the 
amount specified in subsection (h), the notification required 
by that subsection shall include information and justifica-
tion with regard to any waivers to be granted under this 
subsection. 
(d) TREATMENT OF CERTAIN AMOUNTS IN FUND.— 
Amounts appropriated directly to the Rural Development 
Disaster Assistance Fund by this Act or any subsequent Act 
for a specific purpose shall be available only for that pur-
pose until such time as the transfer authority provided by 
subsection (f) takes effect with regard to the amounts. Only 
subsection (c), including the notification requirements of
such subsection, and subsections (g) and (i) apply to 
amounts described in this subsection. 
(e) TRANSFER
OF
PRIOR
APPROPRIATIONS
TO 
FUND.—The Secretary of Agriculture may transfer to the 
Rural Development Disaster Assistance Fund, and merge 
with other amounts generally appropriated to the Fund, the 
available unobligated balance of any amounts that were ap-
propriated before the date of the enactment of this Act for 
programs and activities of the Rural Development Mission 
Area to respond to a disaster and were designated by the 
Congress as an emergency requirement if, in advance of the 
transfer, the Secretary determines that the unobligated 
amounts are no longer needed to respond to the disaster for 
which the amounts were originally appropriated and the 
Secretary provides a certification of this determination to 
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate. 
(f) TRANSFER
OF
OTHER
APPROPRIATIONS
TO 
FUND.—Unless otherwise specifically provided in an appro-
priations Act, the Secretary of Agriculture may transfer to 
or within the Rural Development Disaster Assistance Fund, 
and merge with other amounts generally appropriated to 
the Fund, the available unobligated balance of any amounts 
that are appropriated for fiscal year 2009 or any subse-
quent fiscal year for programs and activities of the Rural
Development Mission Area to respond to a disaster and are 
designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
if, in advance of the transfer, the Secretary determines that 
the unobligated amounts are no longer needed to respond 
to the disaster for which the amounts were originally appro-
priated and the Secretary provides a certification of this 
determination to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate. A transfer of un-
obligated amounts with respect to a disaster may not be 
made under this subsection until after the end of the two- 
year period beginning on the date on which the amounts 
were originally appropriated for that disaster. 
(g) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—In addition to any 
other funds available to the Secretary of Agriculture to cover 
administrative costs, the Secretary may use up to 3 percent 
of the amounts allocated from the Rural Development Dis-
aster Assistance Fund for a specific disaster to cover admin-
istrative costs of Rural Development’s State and local offices 
in the areas affected by the disaster to carry out disaster 
related activities. 
(h) LIMITATION ON PER DISASTER OBLIGATIONS.— 
Amounts in the Rural Development Disaster Assistance 
Fund, except for amounts described in subsection (d) that 
are appropriated to the Fund and obligated in accordance 
with that subsection, may not be obligated in excess of
$1,000,000 for a disaster until at least 15 days after the 
date on which the Secretary of Agriculture notifies the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate of the Secretary’s determination to obligate 
additional amounts and the reasons for the determination. 
The Secretary may not obligate more than 50 percent of 
the funds contained in the Rural Development Disaster As-
sistance Fund for any one disaster unless the Secretary de-
clares that there is a specific and extreme need that addi-
tional funds must be provided in response to such disaster 
at time of the obligation. 
(i) QUARTERLY REPORTS.—The Secretary of Agri-
culture shall submit, on a quarterly basis, to the Committees 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate a report describing the status of the Rural Develop-
ment Disaster Assistance Fund and any transactions that 
have affected the Fund since the previous report. 
SEC. 10102. Section 1601 (c)(2) of the Food, Conserva-
tion and Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-246) shall 
apply in implementing section 12033 of such Act.
CHAPTER 2—COMMERCE AND SCIENCE 
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION 
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS 
Pursuant to section 703 of the Public Works and Eco-
nomic 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 related to the 
consequences of hurricanes, floods and other natural disas-
ters occuring during 2008 for which the President declared 
a major disaster under title IV of the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster 
Relief 
and 
Emergency 
Assistance 
Act, 
$400,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operations, Research, 
and Facilities’’, to improve hurricane track and intensity 
forecasts for the protection of life and property, 
$11,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2009. 
In addition, for an additional amount for ‘‘Oper-
ations, Research, and Facilities’’, for fishery disaster assist-
ance, $75,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2009: Provided, That the National Marine Fisheries Service 
shall cause such amounts to be distributed among eligible
recipients of assistance for fishery resource disasters and 
commercial fishery failures as declared by the Secretary of 
Commerce under sections 308(b) and 308(d) of the 
Interjurisdicitional Fisheries Act (16 U.S.C. 4107) and sec-
tions 312(a) and 315 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Con-
servation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1861a(a) and 
1864). 
PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION, AND CONSTRUCTION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement, Acquisi-
tion, and Construction’’, to improve hurricane track and 
intensity forecasts for the protection of life and property, 
$6,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2009. 
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE 
ADMINISTRATION 
EXPLORATION CAPABILITIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Exploration Capabili-
ties’’, for necessary expenses for restoration and mitigation 
of National Aeronautics and Space Administration owned 
infrastructure and facilities related to the consequences of 
hurricanes, floods, and other natural disasters occuring 
during 2008 for which the President declared a major dis-
aster under title IV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act of 1974, $30,000,000, to re-
main available until expended with such sums as deter-
mined by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration as available to reimburse costs 
incurred and for transfer to ‘‘Science, Aeronautics and Ex-
ploration’’ in accordance with section 505 of division B of 
Public Law 110-161. 
CHAPTER 3—ENERGY AND WATER 
DEVELOPMENT 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—CIVIL 
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY 
CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL 
CONSTRUCTION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction’’ for nec-
essary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane 
Katrina and other hurricanes, floods and other natural dis-
asters, $1,538,800,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That the Secretary of the Army is directed to use 
$38,800,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading 
to address emergency situations at Corps of Engineers 
projects and rehabilitate and repair damages to Corps 
projects caused by recent natural disasters: Provided fur-
ther, That the Secretary is directed to use $1,500,000,000 
of the funds appropriated under this heading to fund the 
estimated amount of the non-Federal cash contribution for 
projects in southeast Louisiana that will be financed in ac-
cordance with the provisions of section 103(k) of Public 
Law 99–662 over a period of 30 years from the date of com-
pletion of the project or separable element, with 
$700,000,000 used for the Lake Pontchartrain and Vicinity 
project; $350,000,000 used for the West Bank and Vicinity 
project and $450,000,000 used for elements of the Southeast 
Louisiana Urban Drainage project that are within the geo-
graphic perimeter of the West Bank and Vicinity and Lake 
Pontchartrain and Vicinity projects: Provided further, That 
the expenditure of funds as provided above may be made 
without regard to individual amounts or purposes and any 
reallocation of funds that is necessary to accomplish the es-
tablished goals is authorized subject to the approval of the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representa-
tives and the Senate: Provided further, That the Assistant 
Secretary of the Army for Civil Works shall provide a 
monthly report to the Committees on Appropriations detail-
ing 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’’ 
for 
recovery 
from 
natural 
disasters, 
$82,400,000, to remain available until expended, to dredge 
eligible projects in response to and repair damages to Fed-
eral projects caused by recent natural disasters: Provided, 
That $35,000,000 shall be used to reimburse projects where 
funding was transferred to the Flood Control and Coastal
Emergencies account under the provisions of section 5 of 
the Act of August 18, 1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n): Provided fur-
ther, 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 Mainte-
nance’’ to dredge navigation channels and repair other 
Corps projects related to natural disasters, $740,000,000, 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That the As-
sistant 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. 
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 the consequences of recent hurricanes and other 
natural disasters as authorized by law, $415,600,000, to re-
main available until expended to support emergency oper-
ations, repair eligible projects nationwide, and for other ac-
tivities in response to natural disasters: Provided, That the 
Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works shall pro-
vide 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. 
CHAPTER 4—FINANCIAL SERVICES AND 
GENERAL GOVERNMENT 
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 
REAL PROPERTY ACTIVITIES 
FEDERAL BUILDINGS FUND 
CONSTRUCTION AND ACQUISITION 
For an additional amount to be deposited in the Fed-
eral Buildings Fund, $182,000,000, exclusive of permitted 
escalation, is authorized and available for the Adminis-
trator to proceed with necessary site acquisition, design, 
and construction for the new courthouse project in Cedar 
Rapids, Iowa: Provided, That the foregoing limits of costs 
on new construction projects may be exceeded to the extent 
that savings are effected in other such projects, but not to 
exceed 10 percent of the amounts provided unless advance 
approval is obtained from the Committees on Appropria-
tions of a greater amount: Provided further, That all funds
for direct construction projects shall expire on September 
30, 2009 and remain in the Federal Buildings Fund except 
for funds for projects to which funds for design or other 
funds have been obligated in whole or in part prior to such 
date. 
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
penses’’, $10,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2009, for grants under section 21 of the Small Business 
Act (15 U.S.C. 648) to small business development centers 
to provide technical assistance to small business concerns 
affected by recent hurricanes, flooding, and other natural 
disasters in calendar year 2008: Provided, That the Admin-
istrator of the Small Business Administration shall waive 
the matching requirement under section 21(a)(4)(A) of such 
Act for any grant made using funds made available under 
this heading. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Office of Inspector 
General’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences 
of recent hurricanes and other natural disasters in calendar 
year 2008, $3,000,000, to remain available until expended.
DISASTER LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For an additional amount for the ‘‘Disaster Loans 
Program Account’’ for the cost of direct loans authorized 
by section 7(b) of the Small Business Act, for necessary ex-
penses related to recent hurricanes and other natural disas-
ters, $498,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying such 
loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974. 
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 
the direct loan program authorized by section 7(b) in re-
sponse to recent hurricanes and other natural disasters, in-
cluding onsite assistance to disaster victims, increased staff 
at call centers, processing centers, and field inspections 
teams, 
and 
attorneys 
to 
assist 
in 
loan 
closings, 
$288,000,000 to remain available until expended; of which 
$279,000,000 is for direct administrative expenses of loan 
making and servicing to carry out the direct loan program, 
which may be paid to appropriations for Salaries and Ex-
penses; and of which $9,000,000 is for indirect administra-
tive expenses, which may be paid to appropriations for Sal-
aries and Expenses.
CHAPTER 5—HOMELAND SECURITY 
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 
COAST GUARD 
ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Acquisition, Construc-
tion, and Improvements’’ for necessary expenses related to 
the consequences of 2008 natural disasters and flooding, 
$300,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That notwithstanding the transfer limitation con-
tained in section 503 of division E of Public Law 110– 
161, such funding may be transferred to other Coast Guard 
appropriations after notification as required in accordance 
with such section: Provided further, That a plan listing all 
facilities to be reconstructed and restored, with associated 
costs, shall be submitted to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the Senate and the House of Representatives. 
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY 
DISASTER RELIEF 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Disaster Relief’’, 
$7,960,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That of the amount provided, up to $98,150,000 may 
be transferred to the ‘‘Disaster Assistance Direct Loan Pro-
gram Account’’ for the cost of direct loans as authorized
under section 417 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5184), of which 
up to $4,200,000 is for administrative expenses to carry 
out the direct loan program: Provided further, That such 
transfer may be made to subsidize gross obligations for the 
principal amount of direct loans not to exceed $100,000,000 
under section 417 of such Act: Provided further, That the 
cost of modifying such loans shall be as defined in section 
502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 
661a): Provided further, That of the amount provided, up 
to $8,000,000 shall be transferred to the ‘‘Department of 
Homeland Security Office of Inspector General’’ for audits 
and investigations related to disasters. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS, THIS CHAPTER 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 10501. (a) RESCISSION.—Of amounts previously 
made available from ‘‘Federal Emergency Management 
Agency—Disaster Relief’’ to the State of Mississippi pursu-
ant to section 404 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5170c) 
for Hurricane Katrina, an additional $20,000,000 is re-
scinded. 
(b) APPROPRIATION.—For ‘‘Federal Emergency Man-
agement Agency—State and Local Programs’’, there is ap-
propriated an additional $20,000,000, to remain available
until expended, for a grant to the State of Mississippi for 
an interoperable communications system required in the 
aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. 
SEC. 10502. There is hereby appropriated to the Sec-
retary of the Department of Homeland Security not to ex-
ceed $100,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2009, for payments to the American Red Cross for reim-
bursement of disaster relief and recovery expenditures and 
emergency services provided in the United States associated 
with hurricanes, floods, and other natural disasters occur-
ring in 2008 for which the President declared a major dis-
aster under title IV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act of 1974, and only to the ex-
tent funds are not made available for those activities by 
other Federal sources: Provided, That these funds may be 
administered by any authorized federal government agency 
to meet the purposes of this provision and that total admin-
istrative costs shall not exceed 3 percent of the total appro-
priation: Provided further, That the Comptroller General 
shall audit the use of these funds by the American Red 
Cross. 
SEC. 10503. Until such time as preliminary flood in-
surance rate maps initiated prior to October 1, 2008 are 
completed and released for public review, preliminary base 
flood elevations are published in the Federal Register, and
the second required local newspaper publication of such base 
flood elevations is made for the City of St. Louis, St. 
Charles and St. Louis counties in Missouri, and Madison, 
Monroe, and St. Clair counties in Illinois, the Administra-
tion shall not begin the statutory appeals process in such 
areas required under section 1363 of the National Flood In-
surance Act of 1968. 
CHAPTER 6—INTERIOR AND ENVIRONMENT 
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT 
WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Wildland Fire Man-
agement’’, $135,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, of which (1) $110,000,000 is for urgent wildland 
fire suppression activities, including repayments to other 
accounts from which funds were transferred in fiscal year 
2008 for wildfire suppression so that all such transfers for 
fiscal year 2008 are fully repaid; and (2) $25,000,000 is 
for burned area rehabilitation. 
UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE 
CONSTRUCTION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction’’, 
$75,000,000, to remain available until expended, for nec-
essary expenses related to the consequences of hurricanes 
and natural disasters. 
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
FOREST SERVICE 
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Capital Improvement 
and Maintenance’’, $30,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, for necessary expenses, including cleanup, related 
to the consequences of hurricanes, floods and other natural 
disasters. 
WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Wildland Fire Man-
agement’’, $775,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, of which (1) $500,000,000 shall be available for 
emergency wildfire suppression and related activities, of 
which no less than $300,000,000 shall be transferred to For-
est Service accounts within 15 days of enactment of this 
Act so that all such transfers for wildfire suppression in 
fiscal year 2008 are fully repaid, including $30,000,000 re-
allocated between programs in the Wildland Fire Manage-
ment Account; and of which $100,000,000 shall be trans-
ferred within 15 days of enactment of this Act to the fund 
established by section 3 of Public Law 71–319 (16 U.S.C.
576 et seq.) to repay transfers made for previous emergency 
wildfire suppression activities; (2) $175,000,000 shall be 
available for hazardous fuels reduction and hazard mitiga-
tion activities in areas at high risk of catastrophic wildfire 
due to population density and fuel loads, of which 
$125,000,000 is available for work on State and private 
lands using all the authorities available to the Forest Serv-
ice; (3) $75,000,000 is for rehabilitation and restoration of 
Federal lands and may be transferred to other Forest Serv-
ice accounts as necessary; and (4) $25,000,000 is for pre-
paredness for retention initiatives in areas at high risk of 
catastrophic wildfire that face recurrent staffing shortages. 
CHAPTER 7—HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 
AND EDUCATION 
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
SERVICES 
ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES 
SOCIAL SERVICES BLOCK GRANT 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Social Services Block 
Grant’’, $600,000,000, which shall remain available 
through September 30, 2009, for necessary expenses result-
ing from hurricanes, floods, and other natural disasters oc-
curring during 2008 for which the President declared a 
major disaster under title IV of the Robert T. Stafford Dis-
aster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act of 1974, and
from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, notwithstanding sec-
tion 2003 and paragraphs (1) and (4) of section 2005(a) 
of the Social Security Act: Provided, That notwithstanding 
section 2002 of the Social Security Act, the distribution of 
such amount shall be limited to States directly affected by 
these events: Provided further, That the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services shall distribute such amount to eligi-
ble States based on demonstrated need in accordance with 
objective criteria that are made available to the public: Pro-
vided further, That in addition to other uses permitted by 
title XX of the Social Security Act, funds appropriated 
under this heading may be used for health services (includ-
ing mental health services), and for repair, renovation, and 
construction of health care facilities (including mental 
health facilities), child care centers, and other social services 
facilities. 
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘School Improvement 
Programs’’ for education for homeless children and youths 
(as defined in section 725 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11434a)), $15,000,000, to remain 
available through September 30, 2009: Provided, That such 
funds shall be made available, based on demonstrated need, 
only to local educational agencies whose enrollment of
homeless students has increased as a result of hurricanes, 
floods, and other natural disasters occurring during 2008 
for which the President declared a major disaster under title 
IV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act of 1974: Provided further, That such funds 
shall be used for the activities described in section 723(d) 
of such Act (42 U.S.C. 11433(d)) and services provided 
using such funds shall comply with paragraphs (2) and (3) 
of section 723(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 11433(a)): Provided 
further, That the local educational agency requirements de-
scribed in paragraphs (3) through (7) of section 722(g) of 
such Act (42 U.S.C. 11432(g)) shall apply: Provided fur-
ther, That the Secretary of Education shall distribute these 
funds to such local educational agencies not later than 120 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
HIGHER EDUCATION DISASTER RELIEF 
For an additional amount under part B of title VII 
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (‘‘HEA’’) for institu-
tions of higher education (as defined in section 101 or sec-
tion 102(c) of that Act) that are located in an area affected 
by hurricanes, floods, and other natural disasters occurring 
during 2008 for which the President declared a major dis-
aster under title IV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act of 1974, $15,000,000, to re-
main available through September 30, 2009: Provided, That
such funds shall be available to the Secretary of Education 
only for payments to help defray the expenses (which may 
include lost revenue, reimbursement for expenses already in-
curred, and construction) incurred by such institutions of 
higher education that were forced to close, relocate, or whose 
operations were impaired as a result of damage directly 
caused by such hurricanes, floods, and other natural disas-
ters occurring during 2008, and for payments to enable 
such institutions to provide grants to students who attend 
such institutions for academic years beginning on or after 
July 1, 2008: Provided further, That such payments shall 
be made in accordance with criteria established by the Sec-
retary and made publicly available without regard to sec-
tion 437 of the General Education Provisions Act, section 
553 of title 5, United States Code, or part B of title VII 
of the HEA: Provided further, That the Secretary shall 
award funds available under this paragraph not later than 
60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS, THIS CHAPTER 
SEC. 10701. (a) EXTENSION OF WAIVER AUTHOR-
ITY.—Section 105 of subtitle A of title IV of division B of 
Public Law 109–148 (119 Stat. 2797) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)—
(A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘for 
fiscal year 2007.’’ and inserting ‘‘for any of fis-
cal years 2007 through 2009.’’; and 
(B) by striking the second sentence; and 
(2) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ‘‘for fiscal 
year 2006 or 2007’’ and inserting ‘‘for any fiscal 
year’’. 
(b) APPLICATION OF WAIVER AUTHORITY TO AREAS 
AFFECTED IN 2008.—The authority of the Secretary of 
Education under section 105 of subtitle A of title IV of divi-
sion B of Public Law 109–148 (119 Stat. 2797), as amend-
ed by subsection (a), may be exercised with respect to an 
entity in an area affected by hurricanes, floods, and other 
natural disasters occurring during 2008 for which the 
President declared a major disaster under title IV of the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist-
ance Act of 1974. 
SEC. 10702. (a) ALLOCATION AND USE OF CAMPUS- 
BASED HIGHER EDUCATION ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) WAIVER
OF
MATCHING
REQUIREMENTS.— 
Notwithstanding sections 413C(a)(2) and 443(b)(5) of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070b- 
2(a)(2); 42 U.S.C. 2753(b)(5)), with respect to funds 
made available for academic year 2009-2010 to an 
institution of higher education located in an area af-
fected by a 2008 natural disaster, the Secretary shall 
waive the requirement that a participating institu-
tion of higher education provide a non-Federal share 
or a capital contribution, as the case may be, to 
match Federal funds provided to the institution for 
the programs authorized pursuant to subpart 3 of 
part A and part C of title IV of such Act. 
(2) WAIVER OF REALLOCATION RULES.— 
(A) AUTHORITY TO REALLOCATE.—Notwith-
standing sections 413D(d) and 442(d) of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070b- 
3(d); 42 U.S.C. 2752(d)), the Secretary shall— 
(i) reallocate any funds returned under 
any of those sections that were allocated to 
institutions of higher education for award 
year 2008–2009 to an institution of higher 
education that is eligible under this para-
graph; and 
(ii) waive the allocation reduction for 
award year 2009-2010 for an institution re-
turning more than 10 percent of its alloca-
tion under any of those sections. 
(B) 
ELIGIBLE
INSTITUTIONS
FOR
RE-
ALLOCATION.—An institution of higher education
may receive a reallocation of excess allocations 
under this paragraph if the institution— 
(i) participates in the program for 
which excess allocations are being reallo-
cated; and 
(ii) is located in an area affected by a 
2008 natural disaster. 
(C) BASIS
OF
REALLOCATION.—The Sec-
retary shall determine the manner in which ex-
cess allocations shall be reallocated to institu-
tions under subparagraph (A), and shall give ad-
ditional consideration to the needs of institutions 
located in an area affected by a 2008 natural 
disaster. 
(D) ADDITIONAL WAIVER AUTHORITY.—Not-
withstanding any other provision of law, in 
order to carry out this paragraph, the Secretary 
may waive or modify any statutory or regu-
latory provision relating to the reallocation of 
excess allocations under subpart 3 of part A or 
part C of title IV of the Higher Education Act 
of 1965 in order to ensure that assistance is re-
ceived by institutions described in subsection 
(a)(2)(B). 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) 2008 NATURAL DISASTER.—The term ‘‘2008 
natural disaster’’ means a major disaster that the 
President declared to exist, in accordance with section 
401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170) that was 
caused by hurricanes, floods, and other natural disas-
ters during calendar year 2008. 
(2) AREA AFFECTED BY A 2008 NATURAL DIS-
ASTER.—The term ‘‘area affected by a 2008 natural 
disaster’’ means a county or parish that has been des-
ignated by the Federal Emergency Management Agen-
cy for disaster assistance for individuals and house-
holds as a result of a 2008 natural disaster. 
(3) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 
term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the mean-
ing given that term in section 102 of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002). 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Education. 
CHAPTER 8—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 
Army National Guard’’, $25,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2013, for construction due to damages
as a result of natural disasters: Provided, That notwith-
standing any other provision of law, such funds may be 
obligated and expended to carry out planning and design 
and military contruction projects not otherwise authorized 
by law: Provided further, That within 30 days of enactment 
of this Act, the Army National Guard shall submit to the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 
an expenditure plan for funds provided under this heading. 
CHAPTER 9—DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND 
FOREIGN OPERATIONS 
INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS 
INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION, 
UNITED STATES AND MEXICO 
CONSTRUCTION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction’’, for the 
water quantity program to meet immediate and emergency 
repair and rehabilitation requirements, $37,500,000, to re-
main available until expended: Provided, That up to 
$3,000,000 may be transferred to, and merged with, funds 
available under the heading ‘‘International Boundary and 
Water Commission—Salaries and Expenses’’: Provided fur-
ther, That not later than 60 days after enactment of this 
Act, the Commission shall submit to the Committees on Ap-
propriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate
a detailed spending plan for funds appropriated under this 
heading. 
CHAPTER 10—TRANSPORTATION AND HOUSING 
AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT 
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 
FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION 
FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS 
EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAM 
For an additional amount for the Emergency Relief 
Program as authorized under section 125 of title 23, United 
States Code, $850,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That notwithstanding section 125(d)(1) 
of such title, the Secretary of Transportation may obligate 
more than $100,000,000 for eligible expenses in a State in 
a fiscal year to respond to damage caused by Hurricanes 
Gustav and Ike. 
FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION 
RAILROAD REHABILITATION AND REPAIR 
For necessary expenses for the Secretary of Transpor-
tation to make grants to repair and rehabilitate Class II 
and Class III railroad infrastructure damaged by hurri-
canes, floods, and other natural disasters in areas for which 
the President declared a major disaster under title IV of 
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency As-
sistance Act of 1974, $20,000,000, to remain available until
expended, and to be awarded to States on a competitive 
case-by-case basis based on need: Provided, That funds 
available under this heading shall be available for repair 
and rehabilitation of railroad rights-of-way, bridges, sig-
nals, and other infrastructure which is part of the general 
railroad system of transportation and primarily used by 
railroads to move freight traffic: Provided further, That the 
maximum Federal share for carrying out a project under 
this heading shall be 80 percent of the project cost with the 
non-Federal share provided only in cash, equipment or sup-
plies: Provided further, That the Secretary may retain up 
to one-half of 1 percent of the funds under this heading to 
fund the oversight by the Administrator of the Federal Rail-
road Administration of the design and implementation of 
projects funded by grants made under this heading: Pro-
vided further, That the provisions of section 24312 of title 
49, United States Code, shall apply to grantees assisted 
under this heading: Provided further, That grantees must 
exhaust all other Federal and State resources prior to seek-
ing assistance under this heading.
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN 
DEVELOPMENT 
PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING 
TENANT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Tenant-Based Rental 
Assistance’’, as authorized under the United States Housing 
Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.), not otherwise provided 
for, $85,000,000, to remain available until expended, for 
incremental housing assistance, including related adminis-
trative expenses, for persons assisted under the Disaster 
Housing Assistance Program whose assistance would other-
wise end on March 1, 2009. 
PROJECT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE 
For an additional amount to areas impacted by Hur-
ricanes Katrina and Rita for project-based vouchers under 
section 8(o)(13) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
(42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(13)), $50,000,000, to remain available 
until expended. 
PUBLIC HOUSING CAPITAL FUND 
For an additional amount to be made available to the 
Secretary 
of 
Housing 
and 
Urban 
Development, 
$15,000,000, notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
to be used solely for the redevelopment of public housing 
impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT 
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND 
For an additional amount for the ‘‘Community Devel-
opment Fund’’, for necessary expenses related to disaster 
relief, long-term recovery, and restoration of infrastructure, 
housing, and economic revitalization in areas affected by 
hurricanes, floods, and other natural disasters occuring 
during 2008 for which the President declared a major dis-
aster under title IV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act of 1974, $6,500,000,000, 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 
provided under this heading shall be administered through 
an entity or entities designated by the Governor of each 
State: 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 
under the Community Development Fund: Provided fur-
ther, That each State may use up to 5 percent of its alloca-
tion for administrative costs: Provided further, That 
$6,500,000 shall be available for use by the Assistant Sec-
retary of Community Planning and Development for the 
administrative costs, including information technology 
costs, with respect to amounts made available under this 
section and under section 2301(a) of the Housing and Eco-
nomic Recovery Act of 2008. Provided further, That not less 
than $650,000,000 from funds made available on a pro-rata 
basis according to the allocation made to each State under 
this heading shall be used for repair, rehabilitation, and 
reconstruction (including demolition, site clearance and re-
mediation) of the affordable rental housing stock (including 
public and other HUD-assisted housing) in the impacted 
areas where there is a demonstrated need as determined by 
the Secretary: Provided further, That in administering the 
funds under this heading, the Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development may waive, or specify alternative re-
quirements for, any provision of any statute or regulation 
that the Secretary administers in connection with the obli-
gation 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 envi-
ronment), upon a request by a State 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: Pro-
vided further, That a waiver granted by the Secretary under 
the preceding proviso may not reduce the percentage of 
funds which must be used for activities that benefit persons 
of low and moderate income to less than 50 percent, unless 
the Secretary specifically finds that there is compelling need 
to further reduce or eliminate the percentage requirement: 
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: Pro-
vided further, That every waiver made by the Secretary 
must be reconsidered according to the three previous pro-
visos on the 2-year anniversary of the day the Secretary 
published the waiver in the Federal Register: Provided fur-
ther, That the Secretary shall allocate to the states not less 
than 33 percent of the funding provided under this heading 
within 60 days after the enactment of this Act based on 
the best estimates available of relative damage and antici-
pated assistance from other Federal sources: Provided fur-
ther, That prior to the obligation of funds each State 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 res-
toration of infrastructure: Provided further, That each
State will report quarterly to the Committees on Appro-
priations on all awards and uses of funds made available 
under this heading, including specifically identifying all 
awards of sole-source contracts and the rationale for making 
the award on a sole-source basis: Provided further, That the 
Secretary shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of 
any proposed allocation of any funds and any related waiv-
ers made pursuant to the provisions under this heading no 
later than 5 days before such allocation or waiver is made: 
Provided further, That the Secretary shall establish proce-
dures to prevent recipients from receiving any duplication 
of benefits and report quarterly to the Committees on Ap-
propriations with regard to all steps taken to prevent fraud 
and abuse of funds made available under this heading in-
cluding duplication of benefits: Provided further, That none 
of the 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. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS, THIS CHAPTER 
SEC. 11001. Section 7025 of Public Law 109–234 is 
amended by inserting ‘‘and nine months’’ after ‘‘two years’’. 
SEC. 11002. The Secretary of Housing and Urban De-
velopment (‘‘Secretary’’) is authorized to transfer, at the re-
quest of the project owner, any project-based assistance con-
tract in its entirety entered into pursuant to section 8 of
the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f) 
(and any use restriction on the project) from one project 
to another project. The Secretary shall make a determina-
tion of approval or disapproval within 60 days of receipt 
of the proper documentation required for such transfer, as 
determined by the Secretary, if— 
(1) the project from which the contract is trans-
ferred is destroyed, damaged by Hurricanes Katrina 
or Rita, or is considered beyond repair, physically ob-
solete, or economically infeasible; and 
(2) the number of individuals that can be served 
in the project to which the contract is transferred is 
approximately at least equal to the number of indi-
viduals that could be served in the project from which 
the contract is transferred, and any difference in the 
unit count and bedroom configuration between the 
two projects shall be immaterial to the Secretary’s au-
thority to transfer the contract. 
SEC. 11003. Section 901 of Public Law 109–148 is 
amended by deleting ‘‘calendar years 2006 and 2007’’ and 
inserting ‘‘calendar years 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009’’.
TITLE II—OTHER SUPPLEMENTAL 
APPROPRIATIONS 
CHAPTER 1—STATE AND FOREIGN OPERATIONS 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Office of Inspector 
General’’, $9,000,000, which shall be transferred to the Spe-
cial Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction for 
reconstruction oversight, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2010. 
BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE 
OTHER BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE 
ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’, $465,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2010, of which up to $5,000,000 may be made available 
for administrative expenses of the United States Agency for 
International Development, in addition to amounts other-
wise made available for such purposes: Provided, That of 
the funds appropriated under this heading, $365,000,000 
shall be made available for assistance for Georgia and the 
region for humanitarian and economic relief, reconstruc-
tion, energy-related programs and democracy activities,
and may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appro-
priated under the headings ‘‘Assistance for the Independent 
States of the Former Soviet Union’’ and ‘‘International 
Disaster Assistance’’, of which up to $8,000,000 may be 
transferred to, and merged with, funds made available for 
‘‘International Broadcasting Operations’’ for broadcasting 
activities to Georgia, Russia and the region: Provided fur-
ther, That none of the funds made available in prior Acts 
making appropriations for foreign operations, export fi-
nancing, and related programs under the headings ‘‘Assist-
ance for the Independent States of the Former Soviet 
Union’’ and ‘‘Assistance for Eastern Europe and the Baltic 
States’’, or funds appropriated for Iraq for the Community 
Stabilization Program under the heading ‘‘Economic Sup-
port Fund’’ in Public Law 110-252, may be reprogrammed 
for assistance for Georgia: Provided further, That of the 
funds appropriated under this heading, not less than 
$100,000,000 shall be made available for hurricane relief 
and reconstruction assistance for Haiti and other Carib-
bean countries: Provided further, That funds appropriated 
under this heading shall be subject to prior consultation 
with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Com-
mittees on Appropriations.
CHAPTER 2—AGRICULTURE 
BILL EMERSON HUMANITARIAN TRUST 
SEC. 20201. There is hereby appropriated to the Sec-
retary of Agriculture $100,000,000, to remain available 
until expended, to carry out the Bill Emerson Humani-
tarian Trust, as authorized by the Bill Emerson Humani-
tarian Trust Act (7 U.S.C. 1736f–1). 
TITLE III—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SHORT TITLE 
SEC. 30001. This division may be cited as the ‘‘Dis-
aster Relief and Recovery Supplemental Appropriations 
Act, 2008’’. 
EMERGENCY DESIGNATION 
SEC. 30002. Each amount in this Act is designated 
as an emergency requirement and necessary to meet emer-
gency needs pursuant to section 204(a) of S. Con. Res. 21 
(110th Congress) and section 301(b)(2) of S. Con. Res. 70 
(110th Congress), the concurrent resolutions on the budget 
for fiscal years 2008 and 2009. 
COORDINATION OF PROVISIONS 
SEC. 30003. Unless otherwise expressly provided, each 
amount in this Act is a supplemental appropriation for fis-
cal year 2008 or, if enacted after September 30, 2008, for 
fiscal year 2009.
DIVISION C—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2009 
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, for military func-
tions administered by the Department of Defense and for 
other purposes, namely: 
TITLE I 
MILITARY PERSONNEL 
MILITARY PERSONNEL, ARMY 
For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, 
interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station 
travel (including all expenses thereof for organizational 
movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel between 
permanent duty stations, for members of the Army on active 
duty, (except members of reserve components provided for 
elsewhere), cadets, and aviation cadets; for members of the 
Reserve Officers’ Training Corps; and for payments pursu-
ant to section 156 of Public Law 97–377, as amended (42 
U.S.C. 402 note), and to the Department of Defense Mili-
tary Retirement Fund, $36,382,736,000. 
MILITARY PERSONNEL, NAVY 
For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, 
interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station 
travel (including all expenses thereof for organizational
movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel between 
permanent duty stations, for members of the Navy on active 
duty (except members of the Reserve provided for elsewhere), 
midshipmen, and aviation cadets; for members of the Re-
serve Officers’ Training Corps; and for payments pursuant 
to section 156 of Public Law 97–377, as amended (42 
U.S.C. 402 note), and to the Department of Defense Mili-
tary Retirement Fund, $24,037,553,000. 
MILITARY PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS 
For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, 
interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station 
travel (including all expenses thereof for organizational 
movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel between 
permanent duty stations, for members of the Marine Corps 
on active duty (except members of the Reserve provided for 
elsewhere); and for payments pursuant to section 156 of 
Public Law 97–377, as amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note), and 
to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, 
$11,792,974,000. 
MILITARY PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE 
For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, 
interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station 
travel (including all expenses thereof for organizational 
movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel between 
permanent duty stations, for members of the Air Force on
active duty (except members of reserve components provided 
for elsewhere), cadets, and aviation cadets; for members of 
the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps; and for payments 
pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97–377, as amended 
(42 U.S.C. 402 note), and to the Department of Defense 
Military Retirement Fund, $25,103,789,000. 
RESERVE PERSONNEL, ARMY 
For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 
travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Army Re-
serve on active duty under sections 10211, 10302, and 3038 
of title 10, United States Code, or while serving on active 
duty under section 12301(d) of title 10, United States Code, 
in connection with performing duty specified in section 
12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while under-
going reserve training, or while performing drills or equiva-
lent duty or other duty, and expenses authorized by section 
16131 of title 10, United States Code; and for payments 
to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, 
$3,904,296,000. 
RESERVE PERSONNEL, NAVY 
For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 
travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Navy Re-
serve on active duty under section 10211 of title 10, United 
States Code, or while serving on active duty under section 
12301(d) of title 10, United States Code, in connection with
performing duty specified in section 12310(a) of title 10, 
United States Code, or while undergoing reserve training, 
or while performing drills or equivalent duty, and expenses 
authorized by section 16131 of title 10, United States Code; 
and for payments to the Department of Defense Military 
Retirement Fund, $1,855,968,000. 
RESERVE PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS 
For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 
travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Marine 
Corps Reserve on active duty under section 10211 of title 
10, United States Code, or while serving on active duty 
under section 12301(d) of title 10, United States Code, in 
connection with performing duty specified in section 
12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while under-
going reserve training, or while performing drills or equiva-
lent duty, and for members of the Marine Corps platoon 
leaders class, and expenses authorized by section 16131 of 
title 10, United States Code; and for payments to the De-
partment 
of 
Defense 
Military 
Retirement 
Fund, 
$584,910,000. 
RESERVE PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE 
For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 
travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Air Force 
Reserve on active duty under sections 10211, 10305, and 
8038 of title 10, United States Code, or while serving on
active duty under section 12301(d) of title 10, United States 
Code, in connection with performing duty specified in sec-
tion 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while un-
dergoing reserve training, or while performing drills or 
equivalent duty or other duty, and expenses authorized by 
section 16131 of title 10, United States Code; and for pay-
ments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement 
Fund, $1,423,676,000. 
NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, ARMY 
For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 
travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Army Na-
tional Guard while on duty under section 10211, 10302, 
or 12402 of title 10 or section 708 of title 32, United States 
Code, or while serving on duty under section 12301(d) of 
title 10 or section 502(f) of title 32, United States Code, 
in connection with performing duty specified in section 
12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while under-
going training, or while performing drills or equivalent 
duty or other duty, and expenses authorized by section 
16131 of title 10, United States Code; and for payments 
to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, 
$6,616,220,000. 
NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE 
For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 
travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Air Na-
tional Guard on duty under section 10211, 10305, or 12402 
of title 10 or section 708 of title 32, United States Code, 
or while serving on duty under section 12301(d) of title 10 
or section 502(f) of title 32, United States Code, in connec-
tion with performing duty specified in section 12310(a) of 
title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing training, 
or while performing drills or equivalent duty or other duty, 
and expenses authorized by section 16131 of title 10, United 
States Code; and for payments to the Department of Defense 
Military Retirement Fund, $2,741,768,000. 
TITLE II 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for 
the operation and maintenance of the Army, as authorized 
by law; and not to exceed $11,478,000 can be used for emer-
gencies and extraordinary expenses, to be expended on the 
approval or authority of the Secretary of the Army, and 
payments may be made on his certificate of necessity for 
confidential military purposes, $31,207,243,000: Provided, 
That of the funds made available under this heading, 
$2,500,000 shall be available for Fort Baker, in accordance 
with terms and conditions as provided under the heading
‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Army’’, in Public Law 107– 
117. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for 
the operation and maintenance of the Navy and the Marine 
Corps, as authorized by law; and not to exceed $14,657,000 
can be used for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to 
be expended on the approval or authority of the Secretary 
of the Navy, and payments may be made on his certificate 
of 
necessity 
for 
confidential 
military 
purposes, 
$34,410,773,000. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for 
the operation and maintenance of the Marine Corps, as au-
thorized by law, $5,519,232,000. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for 
the operation and maintenance of the Air Force, as author-
ized by law; and not to exceed $7,699,000 can be used for 
emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be expended on 
the approval or authority of the Secretary of the Air Force, 
and payments may be made on his certificate of necessity 
for confidential military purposes, $34,865,964,000.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for 
the operation and maintenance of activities and agencies 
of the Department of Defense (other than the military de-
partments), as authorized by law, $25,939,466,000: Pro-
vided, That not more than $50,000,000 may be used for 
the Combatant Commander Initiative Fund authorized 
under section 166a of title 10, United States Code: Provided 
further, That not to exceed $36,000,000 can be used for 
emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be expended on 
the approval or authority of the Secretary of Defense, and 
payments may be made on his certificate of necessity for 
confidential military purposes: Provided further, That of 
the funds provided under this heading, not less than 
$29,900,000 shall be made available for the Procurement 
Technical Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program, of 
which not less than $3,600,000 shall be available for centers 
defined in 10 U.S.C. 2411(1)(D): Provided further, That 
none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available 
by this Act may be used to plan or implement the consolida-
tion of a budget or appropriations liaison office of the Office 
of the Secretary of Defense, the office of the Secretary of 
a military department, or the service headquarters of one 
of the Armed Forces into a legislative affairs or legislative
liaison office: Provided further, That, notwithstanding sec-
tion 130(a) of title 10, United States Code, not less than 
$46,970,000 shall be available for the Office of the Undersec-
retary of Defense, Comptroller and Chief Financial Officer: 
Provided further, That $4,000,000, to remain available 
until expended, is available only for expenses relating to 
certain classified activities, and may be transferred as nec-
essary by the Secretary to operation and maintenance ap-
propriations or research, development, test and evaluation 
appropriations, to be merged with and to be available for 
the same time period as the appropriations to which trans-
ferred: Provided further, That any ceiling on the investment 
item unit cost of items that may be purchased with oper-
ation and maintenance funds shall not apply to the funds 
described in the preceding proviso: Provided further, That 
the transfer authority provided under this heading is in ad-
dition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere 
in this Act. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY RESERVE 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for 
the operation and maintenance, including training, organi-
zation, and administration, of the Army Reserve; repair of 
facilities and equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; 
travel and transportation; care of the dead; recruiting; pro-
curement of services, supplies, and equipment; and commu-
nications, $2,628,896,000. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY RESERVE 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for 
the operation and maintenance, including training, organi-
zation, and administration, of the Navy Reserve; repair of 
facilities and equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; 
travel and transportation; care of the dead; recruiting; pro-
curement of services, supplies, and equipment; and commu-
nications, $1,308,141,000. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS RESERVE 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for 
the operation and maintenance, including training, organi-
zation, and administration, of the Marine Corps Reserve; 
repair of facilities and equipment; hire of passenger motor 
vehicles; travel and transportation; care of the dead; recruit-
ing; procurement of services, supplies, and equipment; and 
communications, $212,487,000. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE RESERVE 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for 
the operation and maintenance, including training, organi-
zation, and administration, of the Air Force Reserve; repair 
of facilities and equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; 
travel and transportation; care of the dead; recruiting; pro-
curement of services, supplies, and equipment; and commu-
nications, $3,018,151,000. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD 
For expenses of training, organizing, and admin-
istering the Army National Guard, including medical and 
hospital treatment and related expenses in non-Federal hos-
pitals; maintenance, operation, and repairs to structures 
and facilities; hire of passenger motor vehicles; personnel 
services in the National Guard Bureau; travel expenses 
(other than mileage), as authorized by law for Army per-
sonnel on active duty, for Army National Guard division, 
regimental, and battalion commanders while inspecting 
units in compliance with National Guard Bureau regula-
tions when specifically authorized by the Chief, National 
Guard Bureau; supplying and equipping the Army Na-
tional Guard as authorized by law; and expenses of repair, 
modification, maintenance, and issue of supplies and 
equipment (including aircraft), $5,858,303,000. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR NATIONAL GUARD 
For expenses of training, organizing, and admin-
istering the Air National Guard, including medical and 
hospital treatment and related expenses in non-Federal hos-
pitals; maintenance, operation, and repairs to structures 
and facilities; transportation of things, hire of passenger 
motor vehicles; supplying and equipping the Air National
Guard, as authorized by law; expenses for repair, modifica-
tion, maintenance, and issue of supplies and equipment, 
including those furnished from stocks under the control of 
agencies of the Department of Defense; travel expenses (other 
than mileage) on the same basis as authorized by law for 
Air National Guard personnel on active Federal duty, for 
Air National Guard commanders while inspecting units in 
compliance with National Guard Bureau regulations when 
specifically authorized by the Chief, National Guard Bu-
reau, $5,901,044,000. 
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ARMED 
FORCES 
For salaries and expenses necessary for the United 
States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, $13,254,000, 
of which not to exceed $5,000 may be used for official rep-
resentation purposes. 
ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, ARMY 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the Department of the Army, $457,776,000, to re-
main available until transferred: Provided, That the Sec-
retary of the Army shall, upon determining that such funds 
are required for environmental restoration, reduction and 
recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings 
and debris of the Department of the Army, or for similar 
purposes, transfer the funds made available by this appro-
priation to other appropriations made available to the De-
partment of the Army, to be merged with and to be available 
for the same purposes and for the same time period as the 
appropriations to which transferred: Provided further, That 
upon a determination that all or part of the funds trans-
ferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the 
purposes provided herein, such amounts may be transferred 
back to this appropriation: Provided further, That the 
transfer authority provided under this heading is in addi-
tion to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in 
this Act. 
ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, NAVY 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the Department of the Navy, $290,819,000, to re-
main available until transferred: Provided, That the Sec-
retary of the Navy shall, upon determining that such funds 
are required for environmental restoration, reduction and 
recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings 
and debris of the Department of the Navy, or for similar 
purposes, transfer the funds made available by this appro-
priation to other appropriations made available to the De-
partment of the Navy, to be merged with and to be available 
for the same purposes and for the same time period as the 
appropriations to which transferred: Provided further, That 
upon a determination that all or part of the funds trans-
ferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the 
purposes provided herein, such amounts may be transferred 
back to this appropriation: Provided further, That the 
transfer authority provided under this heading is in addi-
tion to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in 
this Act. 
ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, AIR FORCE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the Department of the Air Force, $496,277,000, 
to remain available until transferred: Provided, That the 
Secretary of the Air Force shall, upon determining that 
such funds are required for environmental restoration, re-
duction and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe 
buildings and debris of the Department of the Air Force, 
or for similar purposes, transfer the funds made available 
by this appropriation to other appropriations made avail-
able to the Department of the Air Force, to be merged with 
and to be available for the same purposes and for the same 
time period as the appropriations to which transferred: 
Provided further, That upon a determination that all or 
part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are 
not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such 
amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation: 
Provided further, That the transfer authority provided