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tober 24, 2006, prohibiting the importation of specified 
species of live fish from Ontario and Quebec, Canada, and 
the interstate movement of these same species of fish from 
New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illi-
nois, Minnesota, or Wisconsin due to outbreaks of viral 
hemorrhagic septicemia. The operation or person seeking 
compensation shall be required to document to the satis-
faction of the Secretary the economic losses so incurred 
as a result of the emergency order. 
SEC. 3110. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION. 
The amounts provided in this title are designated as 
an emergency requirement pursuant to section 501 of H. 
Con. Res. 376 (109th Congress), as made applicable to 
the House of Representatives by section 511(a)(4) of H. 
Res. 6 (110th Congress). 
TITLE IV—OTHER MATTERS 
CHAPTER 1 
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
FARM SERVICE AGENCY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
penses’’, $48,000,000. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER 
SEC. 4101. Of the funds made available through ap-
propriations to the Food and Drug Administration for fis-
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cal year 2007, not less than $4,000,000 shall be for the 
Office of Women’s Health of such Administration. 
SEC. 4102. None of the funds made available to the 
Department of Agriculture for fiscal year 2007 may be 
used for a risk-based inspection program for poultry or 
meat unless the Secretary of Agriculture considers such 
program to be a rule under chapter 5 of title 5, United 
States Code. 
CHAPTER 2 
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 
NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC 
ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operations, Research, 
and
Facilities’’,
National
Marine
Fisheries
Service, 
$60,400,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2008: Provided, That the National Marine Fisheries Serv-
ice shall cause such amounts to be distributed among fish-
ing communities, Indian tribes, individuals, small busi-
nesses, including fishermen, fish processors, and related 
businesses, and other persons for assistance to mitigate 
the economic and other social effects caused by the com-
mercial fishery failure as determined by the Secretary on 
August 10, 2006: Provided further, That the amount pro-
vided under this heading is designated as an emergency 
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requirement pursuant to section 501 of H. Con. Res. 376 
(109th Congress), as made applicable to the House of 
Representatives by section 511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th 
Congress). 
CHAPTER 3 
SEC. 4301. (a) Section 102(a)(3)(B) of the Help 
America Vote Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 15302(a)(3)(B)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘January 1, 2006’’ and inserting 
‘‘January 1, 2008’’. 
(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take 
effect as if included in the enactment of the Help America 
Vote Act of 2002. 
CHAPTER 4 
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
(RESCISSION) 
SEC. 4401. Of the unobligated balances made avail-
able pursuant to section 505 of Public Law 109–90, 
$89,800,000 are rescinded. 
SEC. 4402. The last two provisos under the heading 
‘‘Department of Homeland Security, Customs and Border 
Protection—Salaries and Expenses’’ in Public Law 109– 
90 shall remain in effect through September 30, 2007. 
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SEC. 4403. (a) IN GENERAL.—Any contract, sub-
contract, or task order described in subsection (b) shall 
contain the following: 
(1) A requirement for a technical review of all 
designs, design changes, and engineering change 
proposals, and a requirement to specifically address 
all engineering concerns identified in the review be-
fore the obligation of further funds may occur. 
(2) A requirement that the Coast Guard main-
tain technical warrant holder authority, or the equiv-
alent, for major assets. 
(3) A requirement for independent cost esti-
mates of major changes. 
(4) A requirement for measurement of con-
tractor and subcontractor performance based on the 
status of all work performed. 
(b) CONTRACTS, SUBCONTRACTS, AND TASK ORDERS 
COVERED.—Subsection (a) applies to— 
(1) any major procurement contract entered 
into by the Coast Guard; 
(2) any subcontract entered into under such a 
contract; and 
(3) any task order issued pursuant to such a 
contract or subcontract. 
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(c)
PLAN
FOR
EXPENDITURE
OF
DEEPWATER 
FUNDS.—The funds appropriated in Public Law 109–295 
for the Integrated Deepwater Systems program may not 
be obligated until the Committees on Appropriations of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives receive and ap-
prove a plan for expenditure that— 
(1) defines activities, milestones, yearly costs, 
and lifecycle costs for each procurement of a major 
asset, including an independent cost estimate for 
each; 
(2) identifies lifecycle staffing and training 
needs of Coast Guard project managers and of pro-
curement and contract staff; 
(3) identifies all Integrated Product Teams that 
are not chaired by Coast Guard personnel and ex-
plains why the Coast Guard does not chair; 
(4) identifies competition to be conducted in 
each procurement; 
(5) does not rely on a single industry entity or 
contract; 
(6) contains very limited indefinite delivery/in-
definite quantity contracts and explains the need for 
any indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contracts; 
(7)
complies
with
all
applicable
acquisition 
rules, requirements, and guidelines, and incorporates 
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the best systems acquisition management practices 
of the Federal Government; 
(8) complies with the capital planning and in-
vestment control requirements established by the Of-
fice of Management and Budget, including circular 
A–11, part 7; 
(9) includes a certification by the Chief Pro-
curement Officer of the Department of Homeland 
Security that the Coast Guard has established suffi-
cient controls and procedures to comply with all con-
tracting requirements and that any apparent con-
flicts of interest have been sufficiently addressed; 
(10) includes a description of the process used 
to act upon deviations from the contractually speci-
fied performance requirements and clearly explains 
the actions taken on such deviations; and 
(11) is reviewed by the Government Account-
ability Office. 
SEC. 4404. (a) IN GENERAL.—With respect to con-
tracts entered into after May 1, 2007, and except as pro-
vided in subsection (b), no entity performing lead system 
integrator functions in the acquisition of a major system 
by the Department of Homeland Security may have any 
direct financial interest in the development or construction 
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of any individual system or element of any system of sys-
tems. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—An entity described in subsection 
(a) may have a direct financial interest in the development 
or construction of an individual system or element of a 
system of systems if— 
(1) the Secretary of Homeland Security cer-
tifies to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives and the 
House Committee on Homeland Security that— 
(A) the entity was selected by the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security as a contractor to 
develop or construct the system or element con-
cerned through the use of competitive proce-
dures; and 
(B) the Department took appropriate steps 
to prevent any organizational conflict of interest 
in the selection process; or 
(2) the entity was selected by a subcontractor 
to serve as a lower-tier subcontractor, through a 
process over which the entity exercised no control. 
(c) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to preclude an entity described in subsection (a) 
from performing work necessary to integrate two or more 
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