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6212), and section 504(a)(1) of the National Security Act 
of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 414(a)(1)). 
SEC. 114. Notwithstanding section 20106 of the Con-
tinuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (division B of 
Public Law 109–289, as amended by Public Law 110– 
5), the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to enter into 
or renew contracts under section 521(a)(2) of the Housing 
Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490a(a)(2)) for 1 year. 
SEC. 115. The authority provided by section 3a of 
the Act of March 3, 1927 (commonly known as the ‘‘Cot-
ton Statistics and Estimates Act’’) (7 U.S.C. 473a) shall 
continue in effect through the date specified in section 
106(3) of this joint resolution. 
SEC. 116. The authority of the Secretary of Agri-
culture to carry out the adjusted gross income limitation 
contained in section 1001D of the Food Security Act of 
1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308–3a) shall continue through the end 
of the period specified in subsection (e) of such section 
or the date specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolu-
tion, whichever occurs later. 
SEC. 117. The provisions of title VIII of the Depart-
ments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 
108–447, division B) that apply during fiscal year 2007 
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shall continue to apply through the date specified in sec-
tion 106(3) of this joint resolution. 
SEC. 118. The authority provided by section 1202 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2006 (Public Law 109–163) shall continue in effect 
through the earlier of the date of enactment of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 or 
the date specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution. 
SEC. 119. The authority provided by section 1477(d) 
of title 10, United States Code, as amended by section 
3306 of Public Law 110–28, shall continue in effect 
through the date of enactment of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008. 
SEC. 120. The authority provided by section 1208 of 
the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108–375) shall con-
tinue in effect through the earlier of the date of enactment 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2008 or the date specified in section 106(3) of this joint 
resolution. 
SEC. 121. The authority provided by section 1022 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2004 (Public Law 108–136), as amended by section 1022 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2006 (Public Law 109–163), shall continue in effect 
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through the earlier of the date of enactment of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 or 
the date specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution. 
SEC. 122. The authority provided by section 1051a 
of title 10, United States Code, shall continue in effect 
through the earlier of the date of enactment of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 or 
the date specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution. 
SEC. 123. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law or this joint resolution, and in addition to amounts 
otherwise made available by this joint resolution, there is 
appropriated $5,200,000,000 for a ‘‘Mine Resistant Am-
bush Protected Vehicle Fund’’, to remain available until 
September 30, 2008. 
(b) The funds provided by subsection (a) shall be 
available to the Secretary of Defense to continue techno-
logical research and development and upgrades, to procure 
Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles and associated 
support equipment, and to sustain, transport, and field 
Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles. 
(c)(1) The Secretary of Defense shall transfer funds 
provided by subsection (a) to appropriations for operation 
and maintenance; procurement; and research, develop-
ment, test and evaluation to accomplish the purposes spec-
ified in subsection (b). Such transferred funds shall be 
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merged with and be available for the same purposes and 
for the same time period as the appropriation to which 
they are transferred. 
(2) The transfer authority provided by this subsection 
shall be in addition to any other transfer authority avail-
able to the Department of Defense. 
(3) The Secretary of Defense shall, not less than 5 
days prior to making any transfer under this subsection, 
notify the congressional defense committees in writing of 
the details of the transfer. 
(d) The amount provided by this section is designated 
as an emergency requirement and necessary to meet emer-
gency needs pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of section 
204 of S. Con. Res. 21 (110th Congress), the concurrent 
resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2008. 
SEC. 124. 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. 125. Section 382N of the Consolidated Farm 
and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2009aa–13) shall 
be applied by substituting the date specified in section 
106(3) of this joint resolution for ‘‘October 1, 2007’’. 
SEC. 126. Of the funds made available to the Depart-
ment of Energy under this joint resolution, $484,000 may 
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be transferred to another agency for carrying out the pro-
visions of division C of Public Law 108–324. Funds so 
transferred shall be refunded to the Department after pas-
sage of the regular appropriations Act for that agency. 
SEC. 127. (a) In addition to the amounts otherwise 
provided under section 101, an additional amount is avail-
able under ‘‘General Services Administration—Operating 
Expenses Account’’, at a rate for operations of 
$4,340,000, for the costs of agency activities transferred 
to the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals pursuant to sec-
tion 847 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109–163). 
(b) For purposes of section 101, the rate for oper-
ations for each of the accounts from which funds were 
transferred in fiscal year 2007 pursuant to section 847(b) 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2006 (Public Law 109–163; 41 U.S.C. 607 note) is re-
duced by an amount equal to the annualized level of the 
funds transferred. 
SEC. 128. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
this joint resolution, except section 106, the District of 
Columbia may expend local funds for programs and activi-
ties under the heading ‘‘District of Columbia Funds’’ for 
such programs and activities under title IV of H.R. 2829 
(110th Congress), as passed by the House of Representa-
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tives, at the rate set forth under ‘‘District of Columbia 
Funds—Summary of Expenses’’ as included in the Fiscal 
Year 2008 Proposed Budget and Financial Plan sub-
mitted to the Congress by the District of Columbia on 
June 7, 2007, as amended on June 29, 2007. 
SEC. 129. Section 403(f) of the Government Manage-
ment Reform Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–356; 31 
U.S.C. 501 note) shall be applied by substituting the date 
specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution for ‘‘Oc-
tober 1, 2006’’. 
SEC. 130. Section 204(e) of the Veterans Benefits 
Improvement Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–454; 38 
U.S.C. 4301 note) shall be applied by substituting the 
date specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution for 
‘‘September 30, 2007’’. 
SEC. 131. Any funds made available pursuant to sec-
tion 101 for United States Customs and Border Protec-
tion may be obligated to support hiring, training, and 
equipping of new border patrol agents at a rate for oper-
ations not exceeding that necessary to sustain the num-
bers of new border patrol agents hired, trained, and 
equipped in the final quarter of fiscal year 2007. The 
Commissioner of United States Customs and Border Pro-
tection shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of 
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