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quately funded, to include necessary renovation and main-
tenance of existing facilities, to continue the maximum level
of inpatient and outpatient services.
SEC. 2902. Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, none of the funds in this or any other Act shall be
used to reorganize or relocate the functions of the Armed
Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP) until the Secretary
of Defense has submitted, not later than December 31, 2007,
a detailed plan and timetable for the proposed reorganiza-
tion and relocation to the Committees on Appropriations
and Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representa-
tives. The plan shall take into consideration the rec-
ommendations of a study being prepared by the Govern-
ment Accountability Office (GAO), provided that such study
is available not later than 45 days before the date specified
in this section, on the impact of dispersing selected func-
tions of AFIP among several locations, and the possibility
of consolidating those functions at one location. The plan
shall include an analysis of the options for the location and
operation of the Program Management Office for second
opinion consults that are consistent with the recommenda-
tions of the Base Realignment and Closure Commission, to-
gether with the rationale for the option selected by the Sec-
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SEC. 2903. Within existing funds appropriated to De-
partmental Administration, General Operating Expenses
for fiscal year 2007, and within 30 days after enactment
of this Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs shall con-
tract with the National Academy of Public Administration
for the purpose of conducting an independent study and
analysis of the organizational structure, management and
coordination processes, including Seamless Transition, uti-
lized by the Department of Veterans affairs to:
(1) provide health care to active duty and vet-
erans of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation
Iraqi Freedom; and
(2) provide benefits to veterans of Operation En-
during Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.
SEC. 2904. The Director of the Congressional Budget
Office shall, not later than November 15, 2007, submit to
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate a report projecting appropria-
tions necessary for the Departments of Defense and Veterans
Affairs to continue providing necessary health care to vet-
erans of the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. The projec-
tions should span several scenarios for the duration and
number of forces deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan, and
more generally, for the long-term health care needs of de-
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ployed troops engaged in the global war on terrorism over
the next ten years.
CHAPTER 10
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION
FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS
EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAM
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)
For an additional amount for the Emergency Relief
Program as authorized under section 125 of title 23, United
States Code, $388,903,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That of the unobligated balances of funds
apportioned to each State under chapter 1 of title 23,
United States Code, $388,903,000 are rescinded: Provided
further, That such rescission shall not apply to the funds
distributed in accordance with sections 130(f) and
104(b)(5) of title 23, United States Code; sections 133(d)(1)
and 163 of such title, as in effect on the day before the date
of enactment of Public Law 109–59; and the first sentence
of section 133(d)(3)(A) of such title: Provided further, That
section 4103 of title III of this Act shall not apply to the
first proviso under this paragraph.
FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION
FORMULA GRANTS
For an additional amount to be allocated by the Sec-
retary to recipients of assistance under chapter 53 of title
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49, United States Code, directly affected by Hurricanes
Katrina and Rita, $75,000,000, for the operating and cap-
ital costs of transit services, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That the Federal share for any project
funded from this amount shall be 100 percent.
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN
DEVELOPMENT
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
For an additional amount for the Office of Inspector
General, for the necessary costs related to the consequences
of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, $5,000,000, to remain
available until expended.
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER
SEC. 3001. Section 21033 of the Continuing Appro-
priations Resolution, 2007 (division B of Public Law 109–
289, as amended by Public Law 110–5) is amended by add-
ing after the third proviso: ‘‘: Provided further, That not-
withstanding the previous proviso, except for applying the
2007 Annual Adjustment Factor and making any other
specified adjustments, public housing agencies that are eli-
gible for assistance under section 901 in Public Law 109–
148 (119 Stat. 2781) shall receive funding for calendar year
2007 based on the amount such public housing agencies
were eligible to receive in calendar year 2006’’.
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TITLE III
OTHER MATTERS
CHAPTER 1
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
FARM SERVICE AGENCY
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
penses’’ of the Farm Service Agency, $75,000,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That this amount shall
only be available for the modernization and repair of the
computer systems used by the Farm Service Agency (includ-
ing all software, hardware, and personnel required for mod-
ernization and repair): Provided further, That of this
amount $27,000,000 shall be made available 60 days after
the date on which the Farm Service Agency submits to the
Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, the Committee
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, and the
Government Accountability Office a spending plan for the
funds.
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER
(RESCISSION)
SEC. 3101. Of the unobligated balances of funds made
available pursuant to section 298(a) of the Trade Act of
1974 (19 U.S.C. 2401G(a)), $75,000,000 are rescinded.
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SEC. 3102. (a) Section 1237A(f) of the Food Security
Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3837a(f)) is amended in the first
sentence by striking ‘‘fair market value of the land less the
fair market value of such land encumbered by the easement’’
and inserting ‘‘fair market value of the land as determined
in accordance with the method of valuation used by the Sec-
retary as of January 1, 2003’’.
(b) Section 1238I(c)(1) of the Food Security Act of
1985 (16 U.S.C. 3838i(c)(1)) is amended by inserting at
the end the following:
‘‘(C) VALUATION.—The Secretary shall de-
termine fair market value under this paragraph
in accordance with the method of valuation used
by the Secretary as of January 1, 2003.’’.
SEC. 3103. Subsection (b)(1) of section 313A of the
Rural Electrification Act shall not apply in the case of a
cooperative lender that has previously received a guarantee
under section 313A and such additional guarantees shall
not exceed the amount provided for in Public Law 110–
5.
SEC. 3104. SPINACH. No funds made available under
this Act shall be used to make payments to growers and
first handlers, as defined by the Secretary of Health and
Human Services, of fresh spinach that were unable to mar-
ket spinach crops as a result of the Food and Drug Admin-
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istration Public Health Advisory issued on September 14,
2006.
CHAPTER 2
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER
SEC. 3201. Section 20314 of the Continuing Appro-
priations Resolution, 2007 (division B of Public Law 109–
289, as amended by Public Law 110–5) is amended by
striking ‘‘Resources.’’ and inserting in lieu thereof: ‘‘Re-
sources: Provided, That $22,762,000 of the amount provided
be for geothermal research and development activities: Pro-
vided further, That $229,500,000 of the amount provided
shall be used for the weatherization assistance program of
the Department of Energy.’’.
SEC. 3202. Hereafter, federal employees at the Na-
tional Energy Technology Laboratory shall be classified as
inherently governmental for the purpose of the Federal Ac-
tivities Inventory Reform Act of 1998 (31 U.S.C. 501 note).
SEC. 3203. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN USES OF FUNDS
BY BPA. None of the funds made available under this or
any other Act shall be used during fiscal year 2007 to make,
or plan or prepare to make, any payment on bonds issued
by the Administrator of the Bonneville Power Administra-
tion (referred in this section as the ‘‘Administrator’’) or for
an appropriated Federal Columbia River Power System in-
vestment, if the payment is both—
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(1) greater, during any fiscal year, than the
payments calculated in the rate hearing of the Ad-
ministrator to be made during that fiscal year using
the repayment method used to establish the rates of
the Administrator as in effect on October 1, 2006; and
(2) based or conditioned on the actual or ex-
pected net secondary power sales receipts of the Ad-
ministrator.
CHAPTER 3
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER
SEC. 3301. The structure of any of the offices or compo-
nents within the Office of National Drug Control Policy
shall remain as they were on October 1, 2006. None of the
funds appropriated or otherwise made available in the Con-
tinuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (Public Law 110–
5) may be used to implement a reorganization of offices
within the Office of National Drug Control Policy without
the explicit approval of the Committees on Appropriations
of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
SEC. 3302. Funds made available in section 21075 of
the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (Public
Law 110–5) shall be made available to a 501(c)(3) entity:
(1) with a wide anti-drug coalition network and member-
ship base, and one with a demonstrated track record and
specific expertise in providing technical assistance, train-
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ing, evaluation, research, and capacity building to commu-
nity anti-drug coalitions; (2) with authorization from Con-
gress, both prior to fiscal year 2007, and in fiscal years
2008 through 2012, to perform the duties described in sub-
section (1) of this section; and (3) that has previously re-
ceived funding from Congress, including through a competi-
tive process as well as direct funding, for providing the du-
ties described in subsection (1) of this section: Provided,
That funds appropriated in section 21075 shall be obligated
within sixty days after enactment of this Act.
SEC. 3303. Funds made available under section 613
of Public Law 109–108 (119 Stat. 2338) for Nevada’s Com-
mission on Economic Development shall be made available
to the Nevada Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology
(CET).
SEC. 3304. From the amount provided by section
21067 of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007
(Public Law 110–5), the National Archives and Records
Administration may obligate monies necessary to carry out
the activities of the Public Interest Declassification Board.
SEC. 3305. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available in section 21063 of the Continuing Ap-
propriations Resolution, 2007 (Public Law 110–5) for the
‘‘General Services Administration, Real Property Activi-
ties, Federal Buildings Fund’’, may be obligated for design,
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construction, or acquisition until the House and Senate
Committees on Appropriations approve a revised detailed
plan, by project, on the use of such funds: Provided, That
the new plan shall include funding for completion of court-
house construction projects which received funding in fiscal
year 2006 above a level of $5,000,000: Provided further,
That such plan shall be provided by the Administrator of
the General Services Administration to the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate Committees on Appropriations
within seven days of enactment.
SEC. 3306. Notwithstanding the notice requirement of
the Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Devel-
opment, the Judiciary, the District of Columbia, and Inde-
pendent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006, 119 Stat. 2509
(Public Law 109–115), as continued in section 104 of the
Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (Public Law
110–5), the District of Columbia Courts may reallocate not
more than $1,000,000 of the funds provided for fiscal year
2007 under the Federal Payment to the District of Colum-
bia Courts for facilities among the items and entities funded
under that heading for operations.
SEC. 3307. (a) Not later than 90 days after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury, in
coordination with the Securities and Exchange Commission
and in consultation with the Departments of State and En-
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ergy, shall prepare and submit to the Senate Committee on
Appropriations, the House of Representatives Committee on
Appropriations, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee,
and the House Foreign Affairs Committee an unclassified
report, suitable to be made public, that contains the names
of (1) all companies trading in securities that are registered
under section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(15 U.S.C. 781) which either directly or through a parent
or subsidiary company, including partly-owned subsidi-
aries, conduct business operations in Sudan relating to nat-
ural resource extraction, including oil-related activities and
mining of minerals; and (2) the names of all other compa-
nies, which either directly or through a parent or subsidiary
company, including partly-owned subsidiaries, conduct
business operations in Sudan relating to natural resource
extraction, including oil-related activities and mining of
minerals. The reporting provision shall not apply to com-
panies operating under licenses from the Office of Foreign
Assets Control or otherwise expressly exempted under
United States law from having to obtain such licenses in
order to operate in Sudan.
(b) Not later than 20 days after enactment, the Sec-
retary of the Treasury shall inform the aforementioned com-
mittees of Congress of any statutory or other legal impedi-
ments to the successful completion of this report.
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(c) Not later than 45 days following the submission
to Congress of the list of companies conducting business op-
erations in Sudan relating to natural resource extraction
required above, the General Services Administration shall
determine whether the United States Government has an
active contract for the procurement of goods or services with
any of the identified companies, and provide notification
to the appropriate committees of Congress of the companies,
nature of the contract, and dollar amounts involved.
(INCLUDING RESCISSION)
SEC. 3308. (a) Of the funds provided for the General
Services Administration, ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’ in
section 21061 of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution,
2007 (division B of Public Law 109–289, as amended by
Public Law 110–5), $8,000,000 are rescinded.
(b) For an additional amount for the General Services
Administration, ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’, $8,000,000,
to remain available until September 30, 2008.
SEC. 3309. Section 21073 of the Continuing Appro-
priations Resolution, 2007 (Public Law 110–5) is amended
by adding a new subsection (j) as follows:
‘‘(j) Notwithstanding section 101, any appropriation
or funds made available to the District of Columbia pursu-
ant to this division for ‘Federal Payment for Foster Care
Improvement in the District of Columbia’ shall be available
in accordance with an expenditure plan submitted by the
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Mayor of the District of Columbia not later than 60 days
after the enactment of this section which details the activi-
ties to be carried out with such Federal Payment.’’.
SEC. 3310. Pursuant to section 140 of Public Law 97–
92, justices and judges of the United States are authorized
during fiscal year 2007 to receive a salary adjustment in
accordance with section 461 of title 28, United States Code.
CHAPTER 4
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER
SEC. 3401. Any unobligated balances remaining from
prior appropriations for United States Coast Guard, ‘‘Re-
tired Pay’’ shall remain available until expended in the ac-
count and for the purposes for which the appropriations
were provided, including the payment of obligations other-
wise chargeable to lapsed or current appropriations for this
purpose.
SEC. 3402. INTEGRATED DEEPWATER SYSTEM. (a)
COMPETITION FOR ACQUISITION AND MODIFICATION OF AS-
SETS.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Commandant of the
Coast Guard shall utilize full and open competition
for any contract entered into after the date of enact-
ment of this Act that provides for the acquisition or
modification of assets under, or in support of, the In-
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tegrated Deepwater System Program of the Coast
Guard.
(2) EXCEPTIONS.—Paragraph (1) shall not
apply to the following:
(A) The acquisition or modification of the
following asset classes for which assets of the
class and related systems and components under
the Integrated Deepwater System are under a
contract for production:
(i) National Security Cutter;
(ii) Maritime Patrol Aircraft;
(iii) Deepwater Command, Control,
Communications, Computer, Intelligence,
Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C4ISR)
System; and
(iv) HC–130J Fleet Introduction.
(B) The modification of any legacy asset
class under the Integrated Deepwater System
Program being performed by a Coast Guard en-
tity.
(b) CHAIR OF PRODUCT AND OVERSIGHT TEAMS.—
The Commandant of the Coast Guard shall assign an ap-
propriate officer or employee of the Coast Guard to act as
chair of each of the following:
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(1) Each integrated product team under the In-
tegrated Deepwater System Program.
(2) Each higher-level team assigned to the over-
sight of a product team referred to in paragraph (1).
(c) LIFE-CYCLE COST ESTIMATE.—The Commandant
of the Coast Guard may not enter into a contract for lead
asset production under the Integrated Deepwater System
Program until the Commandant obtains an independent es-
timate of life-cycle costs of the asset concerned.
(d) REVIEW OF ACQUISITIONS AND MAJOR DESIGN
CHANGES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—With the exception of assets
covered under (a)(2) of this section, the Commandant
of the Coast Guard may not carry out an action de-
scribed in paragraph (2) unless an independent third
party with no financial interest in the development,
construction, or modification of any component of the
Integrated Deepwater System Program, selected by
the Commandant for purposes of the subsection, deter-
mines that such action is advisable.
(2) COVERED ACTIONS.—The actions described
in the paragraph are as follows:
(A) The acquisition or modification of an
asset under the Integrated Deepwater System
Program.
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(B) The implementation of a major design
change for an asset under the Integrated Deep-
water System Program.
(e) LINKING OF AWARD FEES TO SUCCESSFUL ACQUI-
SITION OUTCOMES.—The Commandant of the Coast Guard
shall require that all contracts under the Integrated Deep-
water System Program that provide award fees link such
fees to successful acquisition outcomes (which shall be de-
fined in terms of cost, schedule, and performance).
(f) CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENTS.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Commandant of the
Coast Guard may not award or issue any contract,
task or delivery order, letter contract modification
thereof, or other similar contract, for the acquisition
or modification of an asset under the Integrated
Deepwater System Program unless the Coast Guard
and the contractor concerned have formally agreed to
all terms and conditions.
(2) EXCEPTION.—A contract, task or delivery
order, letter contract, modification thereof, or other
similar contract described in paragraph (1) may be
awarded or issued if the head of contracting activity
of the Coast Guard determines that a compelling need
exists for the award or issue of such instrument.
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(g) DESIGNATION OF TECHNICAL AUTHORITY.—The
Commandant of the Coast Guard shall designate the Assist-
ant Commandant of the Coast Guard for Engineering and
Logistics as the technical authority for all engineering, de-
sign, and logistics decisions pertaining to the Integrated
Deepwater System Program.
(h) REPORT ON PERSONNEL REQUIRED FOR ACQUISI-
TION MANAGEMENT.—Not later than 30 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Commandant of the Coast
Guard shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations
of the Senate and the House of Representatives; the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science and Transportation of the
Senate; and the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives a report on the
resources (including training, staff, and expertise) required
by the Coast Guard to provide appropriate management
and oversight of the Integrated Deepwater System Program.
(i) 
COMPTROLLER
GENERAL
REPORT
ON
PROGRESS.—Not later than 60 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United
States shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations
of the Senate and the House of Representatives; the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science and Transportation of the
Senate; and the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives a report describing
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and assessing the progress of the Coast Guard in complying
with the requirements of this section.
SEC. 3403. None of the funds provided in this Act or
any other Act may be used to alter or reduce operations
within the Civil Engineering Program of the Coast Guard
nationwide, including the civil engineering units, facilities,
design and construction centers, maintenance and logistics
command centers, the Coast Guard Academy and the Coast
Guard Research and Development Center, except as specifi-
cally authorized by a statute enacted after the date of enact-
ment of this Act.
CHAPTER 5
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER
SEC. 3501. Section 20515 of the Continuing Appro-
priations Resolution, 2007 (division B of Public Law 109–
289, as amended by Public Law 110–5) is amended by in-
serting before the period: ‘‘; and of which, not to exceed
$143,628,000 shall be available for contract support costs
under the terms and conditions contained in Public Law
109–54’’.
SEC. 3502. Section 20512 of the Continuing Appro-
priations Resolution, 2007 (division B of Public Law 109–
289, as amended by Public Law 110–5) is amended by in-
serting after the first dollar amount: ‘‘, of which not to ex-
ceed $7,300,000 shall be transferred to the ‘Indian Health
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Facilities’ account; the amount in the second proviso shall
be $18,000,000; the amount in the third proviso shall be
$525,099,000; the amount in the ninth proviso shall be
$269,730,000; and the $15,000,000 allocation of funding
under the eleventh proviso shall not be required’’.
SEC. 3503. Section 20501 of the Continuing Appro-
priations Resolution, 2007 (division B of Public Law 109–
289, as amended by Public Law 110–5) is amended by in-
serting after $55,663,000: ‘‘of which $13,000,000 shall be
for Save America’s Treasures’’.
SEC. 3504. Of the funds made available to the United
States Fish and Wildlife Service for fiscal year 2007 under
the heading ‘‘Land Acquisition’’, not to exceed $1,980,000
may be used for land conservation partnerships authorized
by the Highlands Conservation Act of 2004.
SEC. 3505. The Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency shall grant to the Water Environment
Research Foundation (WERF) such sums as were directed
in fiscal year 2005 and fiscal year 2006 for the On-Farm
Assessment and Environmental Review program: Provided,
That not less than 95 percent of funds made available shall
be used by WERF to award competitively a contract to per-
form the program’s environmental assessments: Provided
further, That WERF shall not retain more than 5 percent
of such sums for administrative expenses.
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SEC. 3506. In providing any grants for small and
rural community technical and compliance assistance
under the Fiscal Year 2007 Operating Plan of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency, the Administrator of the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency shall give priority to small
systems and qualified (as determined by the Administrator)
organizations that have the most need (or a majority of
need) from small communities in each State.
CHAPTER 6
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN
SERVICES
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS
DISEASES
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Of the amount provided by the Continuing Appropria-
tions Resolution, 2007 for ‘‘National Institute of Allergy
and Infectious Diseases’’, $49,500,000 shall be transferred
to ‘‘Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund’’
to carry out activities relating to advanced research and
development as provided by section 319L of the Public
Health Service Act.
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
SEC. 3601. Section 20602 of the Continuing Appro-
priations Resolution, 2007 (division B of Public Law 109–
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289, as amended by Public Law 110–5) is amended by in-
serting the following after ‘‘$5,000,000’’: ‘‘(together with an
additional $7,000,000 which shall be transferred by the
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation as an authorized
administrative cost)’’.
SEC. 3602. Section 20625(b)(1) of the Continuing Ap-
propriations Resolution, 2007 (division B of Public Law
109–289, as amended by Public Law 110–5) is amended
by—
(1) striking ‘‘$7,172,994,000’’ and inserting
‘‘$7,176,431,000’’;
(2) amending subparagraph (A) to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(A) $5,454,824,000 shall be for basic
grants under section 1124 of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), of
which up to $3,437,000 shall be available to the
Secretary of Education on October 1, 2006, to
obtain annually updated educational-agency-
level census poverty data from the Bureau of the
Census;’’; and
(3) amending subparagraph (C) to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(C) not to exceed $2,352,000 may be avail-
able for section 1608 of the ESEA and for a
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clearinghouse on comprehensive school reform
under part D of title V of the ESEA;’’.
SEC. 3603. (a) From the amounts available for De-
partment of Education, Safe Schools and Citizenship Edu-
cation as provided by the Continuing Appropriations Reso-
lution, 2007, $321,500,000 shall be available for Safe and
Drug-Free Schools State Grants and $247,335,000 shall be
available for Safe and Drug-Free Schools National Pro-
grams.
(b) Of the amount available for Safe and Drug-Free
National Programs, not less than $25,000,000 shall be for
competitive grants to local educational agencies to address
youth violence and related issues.
(c) The competition under subsection (b) shall be lim-
ited to local educational agencies that operate schools cur-
rently identified as persistently dangerous under section
9532 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965.
SEC. 3604. The provision in the first proviso under
the heading ‘‘Rehabilitation Services and Disability Re-
search’’ in the Department of Education Appropriations
Act, 2006, relating to alternative financing programs under
section 4(b)(2)(D) of the Assistive Technology Act of 1998
shall not apply to funds appropriated by the Continuing
Appropriations Resolution, 2007.
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(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
SEC. 3605. Notwithstanding sections 20639 and 20640
of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007, as
amended by section 2 of the Revised Continuing Appropria-
tions Resolution, 2007 (Public Law 110–5), the Chief Exec-
utive Officer of the Corporation for National and Commu-
nity Service may transfer an amount of not more than
$1,360,000 from the account under the heading ‘‘National
and Community Service Programs, Operating Expenses’’
under the heading ‘‘Corporation for National and Commu-
nity Service’’, to the account under the heading ‘‘Salaries
and Expenses’’ under the heading ‘‘Corporation for Na-
tional and Community Service’’.
SEC. 3606. Section 1310.12(a) of title 45 of the Code
of Federal Regulations (October 1, 2004) shall be effective
30 days after enactment of this Act except that any vehicles
in use to transport Head Start children as of January 1,
2007, shall not be subject to a requirement under that part
regarding rear emergency exit doors for two years after the
date of enactment.
The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall re-
vise the allowable alternate vehicle standards described in
that part 1310 (or any corresponding similar regulation
or ruling) to exempt from Federal seat spacing require-
ments and supporting seating requirements related to
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compartmentalization any vehicle used to transport chil-
dren for a Head Start program if the vehicle meets federal
motor vehicle safety standards for seating systems, occupant
crash protection, seat belt assemblies, and child restraint
anchorage systems consistent with that part 1310 (or any
corresponding similar regulation or ruling). Such revision
shall be made in a manner consistent with the findings of
the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, pur-
suant to its study on occupant protection on Head Start
transit vehicles, related to the Government Accountability
Office report GAO–06–767R.
(INCLUDING RESCISSION)
SEC. 3607. (a) From the amounts made available by
the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (Public
Law 109–289, as amended by the Revised Continuing Ap-
propriations Resolution, 2007 (Public Law 110–5)) for the
Office of the Secretary, General Departmental Management
under the Department of Health and Human Services,
$1,000,000 are rescinded.
(b) For the activities carried out by the Secretary of
Education under section 3(a) of Public Law 108–406 (42
U.S.C. 15001 note), $1,000,000.
(INCLUDING RESCISSION)
SEC. 3608. (a) From the amounts made available by
the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 for ‘‘De-
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partment of Education, Student Aid Administration’’,
$2,000,000 are rescinded.
(b) For an additional amount for ‘‘Department of
Education, Higher Education’’ under part B of title VII
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 which shall be used
to make a grant to the University of Vermont for the Edu-
cational Excellence Program, $2,000,000.
SEC. 3609. Section 1820 of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395i–4) is amended—
(1) by redesignating subsection (j) as subsection
(k); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (i) the following
new subsection:
‘‘(j) DELTA HEALTH INITIATIVE.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized
to award a grant to the Delta Health Alliance, a non-
profit alliance of academic institutions in the Mis-
sissippi Delta region, to solicit and fund proposals
from local governments, hospitals, health care clinics,
academic institutions, and rural public health-related
entities and organizations for research development,
educational programs, health care services, job train-
ing, planning, construction, and the equipment of
public health-related facilities in the Mississippi
Delta region.
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‘‘(2) FEDERAL INTEREST IN PROPERTY.—With
respect to funds used under this subsection for con-
struction or alteration of property, the Federal inter-
est in the property shall last for a period of 1 year
following completion or until the Federal Government
is compensated for its proportionate interest in the
property if the property use changes or the property
is transferred or sold, whichever time period is less.
At the conclusion of such period, the Notice of Federal
Interest in such property shall be removed.
‘‘(3) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as
may be necessary to carry out this subsection in fiscal
year 2007 and in each of the five succeeding fiscal
years.’’.
SEC. 3610. Not withstanding any other provision of
this Act, section 3608(b) of this Act shall not take effect.
CHAPTER 7
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER
SEC. 3701. Section 2(c) of the Legislative Branch Ap-
propriations Act, 1993 (2 U.S.C. 121d(c)) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
‘‘(3) The Secretary of the Senate may transfer
from the fund to the Senate Employee Child Care
Center proceeds from the sale of holiday ornaments by
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the Senate Gift Shop for the purpose of funding nec-
essary activities and expenses of the Center, including
scholarships, educational supplies, and equipment.’’.
(INCLUDING RESCISSION)
SEC. 3702. (a) Of the funds provided for the ‘‘Capitol
Guide Service and Special Services Office’’ in section
20703(a) of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution,
2007 (as added by section 2 of the Revised Continuing Ap-
propriations Resolution, 2007 (Public Law 110–5)),
$3,500,000 are rescinded.
(b) For an additional amount for ‘‘Capitol Guide
Service and Special Services Office’’, $3,500,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2008.
CHAPTER 8
GENERAL PROVISION—THIS CHAPTER
SEC. 3801. Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, appropriations made by Public Law 110–5, or any
other Act, which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs contrib-
utes to the Department of Defense/Department of Veterans
Affairs Health Care Sharing Incentive Fund under the au-
thority of section 8111(d) of title 38, United States Code,
shall remain available until expended for any purpose au-
thorized by section 8111 of title 38, United States Code.
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CHAPTER 9
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER
CONSULTATION REQUIREMENT
SEC. 3901. Of the funds provided in the Revised Con-
tinuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (Public Law 110–
5) for the United States-China Economic and Security Re-
view Commission, $1,000,000 shall be available for obliga-
tion only in accordance with a spending plan submitted
to and approved by the Committees on Appropriations
which addresses the recommendations of the Government
Accountability Office’s audit of the Commission.
TECHNICAL AMENDMENT
SEC. 3902. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, subsection (c) under the heading ‘‘Assistance for the
Independent States of the Former Soviet Union’’ in Public
Law 109–102, shall not apply to funds appropriated by the
Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (Public Law
109–289, division B) as amended by Public Laws 109–369,
109–383, and 110–5.
(b) Section 534(k) of the Foreign Operations, Export
Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act,
2006 (Public Law 109–102) is amended, in the second pro-
viso, by inserting after ‘‘subsection (b) of that section’’ the
following: ‘‘and the requirement that a majority of the
members of the board of directors be United States citizens
provided in subsection (d)(3)(B) of that section’’.
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(c) Subject to section 101(c)(2) of the Continuing Ap-
propriations Resolution, 2007 (division B of Public Law
109–289, as amended by Public Law 110–5), the amount
of funds appropriated for ‘‘Foreign Military Financing
Program’’ pursuant to such Resolution shall be construed
to be the total of the amount appropriated for such program
by section 20401 of that Resolution and the amount made
available for such program by section 591 of the Foreign
Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Ap-
propriations Act, 2006 (Public Law 109–102) which is
made applicable to the fiscal year 2007 by the provisions
of such Resolution.
CHAPTER 10
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN
DEVELOPMENT
OFFICE OF FEDERAL HOUSING ENTERPRISE OVERSIGHT
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For an additional amount to carry out the Federal
Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act
of 1992, $4,800,000, to remain available until expended, to
be derived from the Federal Housing Enterprises Oversight
Fund and to be subject to the same terms and conditions
pertaining to funds provided under this heading in Public
Law 109–115: Provided, That not to exceed the total
amount provided for these activities for fiscal year 2007
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shall be available from the general fund of the Treasury to
the extent necessary to incur obligations and make expendi-
tures pending the receipt of collections to the Fund: Pro-
vided further, That the general fund amount shall be re-
duced as collections are received during the fiscal year so
as to result in a final appropriation from the general fund
estimated at not more than $0.
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER
SEC. 4001. Hereafter, funds limited or appropriated
for the Department of Transportation may be obligated or
expended to grant authority to a Mexican motor carrier to
operate beyond United States municipalities and commer-
cial zones on the United States-Mexico border only to the
extent that—
(1) granting such authority is first tested as part
of a pilot program;
(2) such pilot program complies with the re-
quirements of section 350 of Public Law 107–87 and
the requirements of section 31315(c) of title 49,
United States Code, related to pilot programs; and
(3) simultaneous and comparable authority to
operate within Mexico is made available to motor car-
riers domiciled in the United States.
SEC. 4002. Section 21033 of the Continuing Appro-
priations Resolution, 2007 (division B of Public Law 109–
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289, as amended by Public Law 110–5) is amended by add-
ing after the second proviso: ‘‘: Provided further, That para-
graph (2) under such heading in Public Law 109–115 (119
Stat. 2441) shall be funded at $149,300,000, but additional
section 8 tenant protection rental assistance costs may be
funded in 2007 by using unobligated balances, notwith-
standing the purposes for which such amounts were appro-
priated, including recaptures and carryover, remaining
from funds appropriated to the Department of Housing and
Urban Development under this heading, the heading ‘‘An-
nual Contributions for Assisted Housing’’, the heading
‘‘Housing Certificate Fund’’, and the heading ‘‘Project-
Based Rental Assistance’’ for fiscal year 2006 and prior
fiscal years: Provided further, That paragraph (3) under
such heading in Public Law 109–115 (119 Stat. 2441) shall
be funded at $47,500,000: Provided further, That para-
graph (4) under such heading in Public Law 109–115 (119
Stat. 2441) shall be funded at $5,900,000: Provided further,
That paragraph (5) under such heading in Public Law
109–115 
(119 
Stat. 
2441) 
shall 
be 
funded 
at
$1,281,100,000, of which $1,251,100,000 shall be allocated
for the calendar year 2007 funding cycle on a pro rata basis
to public housing agencies based on the amount public hous-
ing agencies were eligible to receive in calendar year 2006,
and of which up to $30,000,000 shall be available to the
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Secretary to allocate to public housing agencies that need
additional funds to administer their section 8 programs,
with up to $20,000,000 to be for fees associated with section
8 tenant protection rental assistance’’.
SEC. 4003. The dates for subsidy reductions and dem-
onstrations for discontinuance of reductions in operating
subsidy under the new operating fund formula, pursuant
to HUD regulations at 24 CFR 990.230, shall be moved
forward so that the first demonstration date for asset man-
agement compliance shall be September 1, 2007, and reduc-
tions in subsidy for calendar year 2007 shall be limited
to the 5 percent amount referred to in such regulations. Any
public housing agency that has filed information to dem-
onstrate compliance on or prior to April 15, 2007 shall be
permitted to re-file the same or different information to
demonstrate such compliance on or before September 1,
2007.
CHAPTER 11
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS ACT
AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS
SEC. 4101. No part of any appropriation contained
in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the
current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.
EMERGENCY DESIGNATION FOR TITLE I
SEC. 4102. Amounts provided in title I of this Act are
designated as emergency requirements pursuant to section
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402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent
resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006.
EMERGENCY DESIGNATION FOR TITLE II
SEC. 4103. Amounts provided in title II of this Act
are designated as emergency requirements pursuant to sec-
tion 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concur-
rent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006.
TITLE IV—EMERGENCY FARM
RELIEF
SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Emergency Farm Relief
Act of 2007’’.
SEC. 402. DEFINITIONS.
In this title:
(1) ADDITIONAL
COVERAGE.—The term ‘‘addi-
tional coverage’’ has the meaning given the term in
section 502(b)(1) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act
(7 U.S.C. 1502(b)(1)).
(2) APPLICABLE
CROP.—The term ‘‘applicable
crop’’ means 1 or more crops planted, or prevented
from being planted, during, as elected by the pro-
ducers on a farm, 1 of—
(A) the 2005 crop year;
(B) the 2006 crop year; or
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(C) that part of the 2007 crop year that
takes place before the end of the applicable pe-
riod.
(3) APPLICABLE PERIOD.—The term ‘‘applicable
period’’ means the period beginning on January 1,
2005 and ending on February 28, 2007.
(4) DISASTER
COUNTY.—The term ‘‘disaster
county’’ means—
(A) a county included in the geographic
area covered by a natural disaster declaration;
and
(B) each county contiguous to a county de-
scribed in subparagraph (A).
(5) HURRICANE-AFFECTED COUNTY.—The term
‘‘hurricane-affected county’’ means—
(A) a county included in the geographic
area covered by a natural disaster declaration
related to Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Rita,
Hurricane Wilma, or a related condition; and
(B) each county contiguous to a county de-
scribed in subparagraph (A).
(6) INSURABLE COMMODITY.—The term ‘‘insur-
able commodity’’ means an agricultural commodity
(excluding livestock) for which the producers on a
farm are eligible to obtain a policy or plan of insur-
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ance under the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C.
1501 et seq.).
(7) 
LIVESTOCK.—The 
term 
‘‘livestock’’
includes—
(A) cattle (including dairy cattle);
(B) bison;
(C) poultry;
(D) sheep;
(E) swine; and
(F) other livestock, as determined by the
Secretary.
(8) NATURAL
DISASTER
DECLARATION.—The
term ‘‘natural disaster declaration’’ means a natural
disaster declared by the Secretary during the applica-
ble period under section 321(a) of the Consolidated
Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C.
1961(a)).
(9) 
NONINSURABLE
COMMODITY.—The 
term
‘‘noninsurable commodity’’ means a crop for which
the producers on a farm are eligible to obtain assist-
ance under section 196 of the Federal Agriculture Im-
provement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7333).
(10) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means
the Secretary of Agriculture.
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Subtitle A—Agricultural
Production Losses
SEC. 411. CROP DISASTER ASSISTANCE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall use such sums
as are necessary of funds of the Commodity Credit Corpora-
tion to make emergency financial assistance authorized
under this section available to producers on a farm that
have incurred qualifying losses described in subsection (c).
(b) ADMINISTRATION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the Secretary shall make assistance avail-
able under this section in the same manner as pro-
vided under section 815 of the Agriculture, Rural De-
velopment, Food and Drug Administration and Re-
lated Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public Law
106–387; 114 Stat. 1549A–55), including using the
same loss thresholds for quantity and economic losses
as were used in administering that section, except
that the payment rate shall be 55 percent of the estab-
lished price, instead of 65 percent.
(2) NONINSURED
PRODUCERS.—For producers
on a farm that were eligible to acquire crop insurance
for the applicable production loss and failed to do so
or failed to submit an application for the noninsured
assistance program for the loss, the Secretary shall