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fiscal year 2009 and thereafter, the Public Defender Serv-
ice is authorized to charge fees to cover costs of materials 
distributed and training provided to attendees of edu-
cational events, including conferences, sponsored by the 
Public Defender Service, and notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 
3302, such fees shall be credited to this account, to be 
available until expended without further appropriation. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY 
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia 
Water and Sewer Authority, $14,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, to continue implementation of the 
Combined Sewer Overflow Long-Term Plan: Provided, 
That the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority 
provides a 100 percent match for this payment. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE 
COORDINATING COUNCIL 
For a Federal payment to the Criminal Justice Co-
ordinating Council, $1,774,000, to remain available until 
expended, to support initiatives related to the coordination 
of Federal and local criminal justice resources in the Dis-
trict of Columbia. 
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FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE OFFICE OF THE CHIEF 
FINANCIAL OFFICER OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
For a Federal payment to the Office of the Chief Fi-
nancial Officer of the District of Columbia, $4,486,000 
Provided, That each entity that receives funding under 
this heading shall submit to the Office of the Chief Finan-
cial Officer of the District of Columbia (CFO) a report 
on the activities to be carried out with such funds no later 
than March 15, 2009, and the CFO shall submit a com-
prehensive report to the Committees on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives and the Senate no later than 
June 1, 2009. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT 
For a Federal payment for a school improvement pro-
gram in the District of Columbia, $54,000,000, to be allo-
cated as follows: for the District of Columbia Public 
Schools, $21,200,000 to improve public school education 
in the District of Columbia; for the State Education Of-
fice, $18,000,000 to expand quality public charter schools 
in the District of Columbia, to remain available until ex-
pended; for the Secretary of the Department of Education, 
$14,800,000 to provide opportunity scholarships for stu-
dents in the District of Columbia in accordance with divi-
sion C, title III of the District of Columbia Appropriations 
Act, 2004 (Public Law 108–199; 118 Stat. 126), of which 
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up to $1,000,000 may be used to administer and fund as-
sessments. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO JUMP START PUBLIC SCHOOL 
REFORM 
For a Federal payment to jump start public school 
reform in the District of Columbia, $20,000,000, of which 
$3,500,000 is to support the recruitment, development 
and training of principals and other school leaders; 
$7,000,000 is to develop optimal school programs and in-
tervene in low performing schools; $7,500,000 is for a cus-
tomized data reporting and accountability system on stu-
dent performance as well as increased outreach and train-
ing for parents and community members; and $2,000,000 
is to support data reporting requirements associated with 
the District of Columbia Public Schools teacher incentive 
program: Provided, That up to $500,000 or 10 percent, 
whichever is less, of the amounts above may be transferred 
as necessary from one activity to another activity: Pro-
vided further, That the Committees on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives and Senate are notified in 
writing 15 days in advance of the transfer: Provided fur-
ther, That any amount provided under this heading shall 
be available only after such amount has been apportioned 
pursuant to chapter 15 of title 31, United States Code. 
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FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR CONSOLIDATED LABORATORY 
FACILITY 
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia, 
$21,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2010, for costs associated with the construction of a con-
solidated bioterrorism and forensics laboratory: Provided, 
That the District of Columbia provides a 100 percent 
match for this payment. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR CENTRAL LIBRARY AND BRANCH 
LOCATIONS 
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia, 
$7,000,000, to remain available until expended, for the 
Federal contribution for costs associated with the renova-
tion and rehabilitation of District libraries. 
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FUNDS 
The following amounts are appropriated for the Dis-
trict of Columbia for the current fiscal year out of the 
General Fund of the District of Columbia (‘‘General 
Fund’’), except as otherwise specifically provided: Pro-
vided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
except as provided in section 450A of the District of Co-
lumbia Home Rule Act, approved November 2, 2000 (114 
Stat. 2440; D.C. Official Code, section 1–204.50a) and 
provisions of this Act, the total amount appropriated in 
this Act for operating expenses for the District of Colum-
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bia for fiscal year 2009 under this heading shall not ex-
ceed the lesser of the sum of the total revenues of the 
District 
of 
Columbia 
for 
such 
fiscal 
year 
or 
$10,011,231,000 (of which $6,203,795,000 shall be from 
local funds, (including $441,319,000 from dedicated 
taxes) $2,177,373,000 shall be from Federal grant funds, 
$1,623,754,000 shall be from other funds, and $6,310,000 
shall be from private funds), in addition, $156,874,000 
from funds previously appropriated in this Act as Federal 
payments: Provided further, That of the local funds, such 
amounts as may be necessary may be derived from the 
District’s General Fund balance: Provided further, That 
of these funds the District’s intradistrict authority shall 
be $725,461,000: in addition For capital construction 
projects, an increase of $1,482,977,000, of which 
$1,121,734,000 shall be from local funds, $60,708,000 
from the District of Columbia Highway Trust fund, 
$107,794,000 from the Local Street Maintenance fund, 
$192,741,000 from Federal grant funds, and a rescission 
of $353,447,000 from local funds and a rescission of 
$37,500,000 from Local Street Maintenance funds appro-
priated under this heading in prior fiscal years for a net 
amount of $1,092,030,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided further, That the amounts provided 
under this heading are to be available, allocated and ex-
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pended as proposed under ‘‘Title III—District of Colum-
bia Funds Division of Expenses’’ of the Fiscal Year 2009 
Proposed Budget and Financial Plan submitted to the 
Congress of the United States by the District of Columbia 
on June 09, 2008 and such title is hereby incorporated 
by reference as though set forth fully herein. Provided fur-
ther, That this amount may be increased by proceeds of 
one-time transactions, which are expended for emergency 
or unanticipated operating or capital needs: Provided fur-
ther, That such increases shall be approved by enactment 
of local District law and shall comply with all reserve re-
quirements contained in the District of Columbia Home 
Rule Act approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 777; 
D.C. Official Code §1–201.01 et seq.): Provided further, 
That the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Colum-
bia shall take such steps as are necessary to assure that 
the District of Columbia meets these requirements, includ-
ing the apportioning by the Chief Financial Officer of the 
appropriations and funds made available to the District 
during fiscal year 2009, except that the Chief Financial 
Officer may not reprogram for operating expenses any 
funds derived from bonds, notes, or other obligations 
issued for capital projects. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘District of Columbia 
Appropriations Act, 2009’’. 
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TITLE V 
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 
CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Consumer Product 
Safety Commission (CPSC), including hire of passenger 
motor vehicles, services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, 
but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem 
rate equivalent to the maximum rate payable under 5 
U.S.C. 5376, purchase of nominal awards to recognize 
non-Federal officials’ contributions to Commission activi-
ties, and not to exceed $1,000 for official reception and 
representation 
expenses, 
$100,000,000, 
of 
which 
$6,000,000 shall remain available for obligation until Sep-
tember 30, 2011 for costs associated with the relocation 
of CPSC’s laboratory to a modern facility and the upgrade 
of laboratory equipment. 
ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses to carry out the Help Amer-
ica Vote Act of 2002, $18,559,000, of which $4,000,000 
shall be transferred to the National Institute of Standards 
and Technology for election reform activities authorized 
under the Help America Vote Act of 2002: Provided, That 
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$1,250,000 shall be for the Help America Vote College 
Program as provided by the Help America Vote Act of 
2002 (Public Law 107–252): Provided further, That 
$400,000 shall be for a competitive grant program to sup-
port community involvement in student and parent mock 
elections. 
ELECTION REFORM PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses relating to election reform 
programs, $116,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, of which $110,000,000 shall be for requirements 
payments under part 1 of subtitle D of title II of the Help 
America Vote Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–252), 
$5,000,000 shall be for grants to carry out research on 
voting technology improvements as authorized under part 
3 of subtitle D of title II of such Act, and $1,000,000, 
subject to authorization, shall be to conduct a pilot pro-
gram for grants to States and units of local government 
for pre-election logic and accuracy testing and post-elec-
tion voting systems verification. 
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Communica-
tions Commission, as authorized by law, including uni-
forms and allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
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5901–5902; not to exceed $4,000 for official reception and 
representation expenses; purchase and hire of motor vehi-
cles; special counsel fees; and services as authorized by 
U.S.C. 
3109, 
$338,874,783: 
Provided, 
That 
$337,874,783 of offsetting collections shall be assessed 
and collected pursuant to section 9 of title I of the Com-
munications Act of 1934, shall be retained and used for 
necessary expenses in this appropriation, and shall remain 
available until expended: Provided further, That the sum 
herein appropriated shall be reduced as such offsetting 
collections are received during fiscal year 2009 so as to 
result in a final fiscal year 2009 appropriation estimated 
at $1,000,000: Provided further, That any offsetting col-
lections received in excess of $337,874,783 in fiscal year 
2009 shall not be available for obligation: Provided further, 
That remaining offsetting collections from prior years col-
lected in excess of the amount specified for collection in 
each such year and otherwise becoming available on Octo-
ber 1, 2008, shall not be available for obligation: Provided 
further, That notwithstanding 47 U.S.C. 309(j)(8)(B), 
proceeds from the use of a competitive bidding system that 
may be retained and made available for obligation shall 
not exceed $85,000,000 for fiscal year 2009: Provided fur-
ther, That, in addition, not to exceed $25,480,000 may 
be transferred from the Universal Service Fund in fiscal 
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year 2009 to remain available until expended, to monitor 
the Universal Service Fund program to prevent and rem-
edy waste, fraud and abuse, and to conduct audits and 
investigations by the Office of Inspector General. 
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 
General Act of 1978, $27,495,000, to be derived from the 
Deposit Insurance Fund and the FSLIC Resolution Fund. 
FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, 
$63,618,000, of which not to exceed $5,000 shall be avail-
able for reception and representation expenses. 
FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the 
Federal Labor Relations Authority, pursuant to Reorga-
nization Plan Numbered 2 of 1978, and the Civil Service 
Reform Act of 1978, including services authorized by 5 
U.S.C. 3109, and including hire of experts and consult-
ants, hire of passenger motor vehicles, and rental of con-
ference rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, 
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$22,674,000: Provided, That public members of the Fed-
eral Service Impasses Panel may be paid travel expenses 
and per diem in lieu of subsistence as authorized by law 
(5 U.S.C. 5703) for persons employed intermittently in 
the Government service, and compensation as authorized 
by 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided further, That notwithstanding 
31 U.S.C. 3302, funds received from fees charged to non- 
Federal participants at labor-management relations con-
ferences shall be credited to and merged with this account, 
to be available without further appropriation for the costs 
of carrying out these conferences. 
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Trade Com-
mission, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as au-
thorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; services as authorized 
by 5 U.S.C. 3109; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and 
not to exceed $2,000 for official reception and representa-
tion expenses, $259,200,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That not to exceed $300,000 shall be 
available for use to contract with a person or persons for 
collection services in accordance with the terms of 31 
U.S.C. 3718: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, not to exceed $170,500,000 of off-
setting collections derived from fees collected for 
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premerger notification filings under the Hart-Scott-Ro-
dino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (15 U.S.C. 
18a), regardless of the year of collection, shall be retained 
and used for necessary expenses in this appropriation: 
Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, not to exceed $21,000,000 in offsetting collec-
tions derived from fees sufficient to implement and enforce 
the Telemarketing Sales Rule, promulgated under the 
Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Preven-
tion Act (15 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.), shall be credited to this 
account, and be retained and used for necessary expenses 
in this appropriation: Provided further, That the sum here-
in appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced 
as such offsetting collections are received during fiscal 
year 2009, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2009 appro-
priation from the general fund estimated at not more than 
$67,700,000: Provided further, That none of the funds 
made available to the Federal Trade Commission may be 
used to implement subsection (e)(2)(B) of section 43 of 
the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1831t). 
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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 
REAL PROPERTY ACTIVITIES 
FEDERAL BUILDINGS FUND 
LIMITATIONS ON AVAILABILITY OF REVENUE 
For an additional amount to be deposited in the Fed-
eral Buildings Fund, $308,712,000. To carry out the pur-
poses of the Fund established pursuant to section 592 of 
title 40, United States Code, the revenues and collections 
deposited into the Fund shall be available for necessary 
expenses of real property management and related activi-
ties not otherwise provided for, including operation, main-
tenance, and protection of federally owned and leased 
buildings; rental of buildings in the District of Columbia; 
restoration of leased premises; moving governmental agen-
cies (including space adjustments and telecommunications 
relocation expenses) in connection with the assignment, al-
location and transfer of space; contractual services inci-
dent to cleaning or servicing buildings, and moving; repair 
and alteration of federally owned buildings including 
grounds, approaches and appurtenances; care and safe-
guarding of sites; maintenance, preservation, demolition, 
and equipment; acquisition of buildings and sites by pur-
chase, condemnation, or as otherwise authorized by law; 
acquisition of options to purchase buildings and sites; con-
version and extension of federally owned buildings; pre-
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liminary planning and design of projects by contract or 
otherwise; construction of new buildings (including equip-
ment for such buildings); and payment of principal, inter-
est, and any other obligations for public buildings acquired 
by installment purchase and purchase contract; in the ag-
gregate amount of $8,161,285,000, of which: (1) 
$453,831,000 shall remain available until expended for 
construction (including funds for sites and expenses and 
associated design and construction services) of additional 
projects at the following locations: 
New Construction: 
California: 
San Diego, United States Courthouse Annex, $110,362,000. 
San Ysidro, Land Port of Entry, $58,910,000. 
Colorado: 
Lakewood, Denver Federal Remediation, $10,472,000. 
District of Columbia: 
DHS Consolidation and development of St. Elizabeths Campus, 
$165,102,000. 
St. Elizabeths West Campus Infrastructure, $8,249,000. 
St. Elizabeths West Campus Site Acquisition, $7,000,000. 
Maryland: 
Montgomery County, Food and Drug Administration Consolidation, 
$78,532,000. 
North Dakota: 
Portal, Land Port of Entry, $15,204,000: 
Provided, That each of the foregoing limits of costs 
on new construction projects may be exceeded to the ex-
tent that savings are affected in other such projects, but 
not to exceed 10 percent of the amounts included in an 
approved prospectus, if required, unless advance approval 
is obtained from the Committees on Appropriations of a 
greater amount: Provided further, That all funds for direct 
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construction projects shall expire on September 30, 2010, 
and remain in the Federal Buildings Fund except for 
funds for projects as to which funds for design or other 
funds have been obligated in whole or in part prior to such 
date; (2) $692,374,000 shall remain available until ex-
pended for repairs and alterations, which includes associ-
ated design and construction services: 
Repairs and Alterations: 
District of Columbia: 
Eisenhower Executive Office Building, CBR, $14,700,000. 
Eisenhower Executive Office Building, Phase III, $51,075,000. 
West Wing Infrastructure Systems Replacement, $76,487,000. 
Illinois: 
Chicago, Dirksen Courthouse, $152,825,000. 
North Carolina: 
New Bern, United States Post Office and Courthouse, $10,640,000. 
Special Emphasis Programs: 
Energy and Water Retrofit and Conservation Measures, $36,647,000. 
Basic Repairs and Alterations, $350,000,000. 
Provided further, That funds made available in this 
or any previous Act in the Federal Buildings Fund for 
Repairs and Alterations shall, for prospectus projects, be 
limited to the amount identified for each project, except 
each project in this or any previous Act may be increased 
by an amount not to exceed 10 percent unless advance 
approval is obtained from the Committees on Appropria-
tions of a greater amount: Provided further, That addi-
tional projects for which prospectuses have been fully ap-
proved may be funded under this category only if advance 
approval is obtained from the Committees on Appropria-
tions: Provided further, That the amounts provided in this 
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or any prior Act for ‘‘Repairs and Alterations’’ may be 
used to fund costs associated with implementing security 
improvements to buildings necessary to meet the minimum 
standards for security in accordance with current law and 
in compliance with the reprogramming guidelines of the 
appropriate Committees of the House and Senate: Pro-
vided further, That the difference between the funds ap-
propriated and expended on any projects in this or any 
prior Act, under the heading ‘‘Repairs and Alterations’’, 
may be transferred to Basic Repairs and Alterations or 
used to fund authorized increases in prospectus projects: 
Provided further, That all funds for repairs and alterations 
prospectus projects shall expire on September 30, 2010, 
and remain in the Federal Buildings Fund except funds 
for projects as to which funds for design or other funds 
have been obligated in whole or in part prior to such date: 
Provided further, That the amount provided in this or any 
prior Act for Basic Repairs and Alterations may be used 
to pay claims against the Government arising from any 
projects under the heading ‘‘Repairs and Alterations’’ or 
used to fund authorized increases in prospectus projects; 
(3) $149,570,000 for installment acquisition payments, 
including payments on purchase contracts which shall re-
main available until expended; (4) $4,642,156,000 for 
rental of space which shall remain available until ex-
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pended; and (5) $2,223,354,000 for building operations 
which shall remain available until expended: Provided fur-
ther, That funds available to the General Services Admin-
istration shall not be available for expenses of any con-
struction, repair, alteration and acquisition project for 
which a prospectus, if required by the Public Buildings 
Act of 1959, has not been approved, except that necessary 
funds may be expended for each project for required ex-
penses for the development of a proposed prospectus: Pro-
vided further, That funds available in the Federal Build-
ings Fund may be expended for emergency repairs when 
advance approval is obtained from the Committees on Ap-
propriations: Provided further, That amounts necessary to 
provide reimbursable special services to other agencies 
under section 210(f)(6) of section 592 of title 40, United 
States Code and amounts to provide such reimbursable 
fencing, lighting, guard booths, and other facilities on pri-
vate or other property not in Government ownership or 
control as may be appropriate to enable the United States 
Secret Service to perform its protective functions pursuant 
to 18 U.S.C. 3056, shall be available from such revenues 
and collections: Provided further, That revenues and col-
lections and any other sums accruing to this Fund during 
fiscal year 2009, excluding reimbursements under section 
592 of title 40, United States Code in excess of the aggre-
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gate new obligational authority authorized for Real Prop-
erty Activities of the Federal Buildings Fund in this Act 
shall remain in the Fund and shall not be available for 
expenditure except as authorized in appropriations Acts. 
GENERAL ACTIVITIES 
GOVERNMENT-WIDE POLICY 
For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise pro-
vided for, for Government-wide policy and evaluation ac-
tivities associated with the management of real and per-
sonal property assets and certain administrative services; 
Government-wide policy support responsibilities relating to 
acquisition, telecommunications, information technology 
management, and related technology activities; and serv-
ices as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; $56,215,000. 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise pro-
vided for, for Government-wide activities associated with 
utilization and donation of surplus personal property; dis-
posal of real property; agency-wide policy direction, man-
agement, and communications; Civilian Board of Contract 
Appeals; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and not 
to exceed $7,500 for official reception and representation 
expenses; $71,208,000. 
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OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General and service authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, 
$51,800,000: Provided, That not to exceed $15,000 shall 
be available for payment for information and detection of 
fraud against the Government, including payment for re-
covery of stolen Government property: Provided further, 
That not to exceed $2,500 shall be available for awards 
to employees of other Federal agencies and private citizens 
in recognition of efforts and initiatives resulting in en-
hanced Office of Inspector General effectiveness. 
ALLOWANCES AND OFFICE STAFF FOR FORMER 
PRESIDENTS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For carrying out the provisions of the Act of August 
25, 1958 (3 U.S.C. 102 note), and Public Law 95–138, 
$2,934,000: Provided, That the Administrator of General 
Services shall transfer to the Secretary of the Treasury 
such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions 
of such Acts. 
PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITION EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary to carry out the Presidential 
Transition Act of 1963, $8,520,000, of which not to ex-
ceed $1,000,000 is for activities authorized by subsections 
3(a)(8) and (9) of the Act. 
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FEDERAL CITIZEN SERVICES FUND 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Citizen Serv-
ices, including services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, 
$36,096,000, to be deposited into the Federal Citizen 
Services Fund: Provided, That the appropriations, reve-
nues, and collections deposited into the Fund shall be 
available for necessary expenses of Federal Citizen Serv-
ices activities in the aggregate amount not to exceed 
$50,000,000. Appropriations, revenues, and collections ac-
cruing to this Fund during fiscal year 2009 in excess of 
such amount shall remain in the Fund and shall not be 
available for expenditure except as authorized in appro-
priations Acts. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—GENERAL SERVICES 
ADMINISTRATION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 501. Funds available to the General Services 
Administration shall be available for the hire of passenger 
motor vehicles. 
SEC. 502. Funds in the Federal Buildings Fund 
made available for fiscal year 2009 for Federal Buildings 
Fund activities may be transferred between such activities 
only to the extent necessary to meet program require-
ments: Provided, That any proposed transfers shall be ap-
proved in advance by the Committees on Appropriations. 
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SEC. 503. Except as otherwise provided in this title, 
no funds made available by this Act shall be used to trans-
mit a fiscal year 2010 request for United States Court-
house construction that: (1) does not meet the design 
guide standards for construction as established and ap-
proved by the General Services Administration, the Judi-
cial Conference of the United States, and the Office of 
Management and Budget; and (2) does not reflect the pri-
orities of the Judicial Conference of the United States as 
set out in its approved 5-year construction plan: Provided, 
That the fiscal year 2010 request must be accompanied 
by a standardized courtroom utilization study of each fa-
cility to be constructed, replaced, or expanded. 
SEC. 504. None of the funds provided in this Act may 
be used to increase the amount of occupiable square feet, 
provide cleaning services, security enhancements, or any 
other service usually provided through the Federal Build-
ings Fund, to any agency that does not pay the rate per 
square foot assessment for space and services as deter-
mined by the General Services Administration in compli-
ance with the Public Buildings Amendments Act of 1972 
(Public Law 92–313). 
SEC. 505. From funds made available under the 
heading ‘‘Federal Buildings Fund, Limitations on Avail-
ability of Revenue’’, claims against the Government of less 
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than $250,000 arising from direct construction projects 
and acquisition of buildings may be liquidated from sav-
ings effected in other construction projects with prior noti-
fication to the Committees on Appropriations. 
SEC. 506. In any case in which the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Environment and Pub-
lic Works of the Senate adopt a resolution granting lease 
authority pursuant to a prospectus transmitted to Con-
gress by the Administrator of General Services under sec-
tion 3307 of title 40, United States Code, the Adminis-
trator shall ensure that the delineated area of procurement 
is identical to the delineated area included in the pro-
spectus for all lease agreements, except that, if the Admin-
istrator determines that the delineated area of the pro-
curement should not be identical to the delineated area 
included in the prospectus, the Administrator shall provide 
an explanatory statement to each of such committees and 
the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations 
prior to exercising any lease authority provided in the res-
olution. 
SEC. 507. Subsections (a) and (b)(1) of section 323 
of title 40, United States Code, are each amended by strik-
ing ‘‘Consumer Information Center’’ and inserting ‘‘Fed-
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eral Citizen Services’’; and subsection (a) is further 
amended by striking ‘‘consumer’’. 
SEC. 508. WORKING CAPITAL FUND.—(a) PURPOSE 
AND OPERATION
OF WORKING CAPITAL FUND.—Sub-
sections (a), (b) and (c) of section 3173 of title 40, United 
States Code, are amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE.—There is a 
working capital fund for the necessary expenses of admin-
istrative support services including accounting, budget, 
personnel, legal support and other related services; and 
the maintenance and operation of printing and reproduc-
tion facilities in support of the functions of the General 
Services Administration, other Federal agencies, and other 
entities; and other such administrative and management 
services that the Administrator of GSA deems appropriate 
and advantageous (subject to prior notice to the Office of 
Management and Budget). 
‘‘(b) COMPOSITION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Amounts received shall be 
credited to and merged with the Fund, to remain 
available until expended, for operating costs and 
capital outlays of the Fund: Provided, That entities 
for which such services are performed shall be 
charged at rates which will return in full all costs of 
providing such services. 
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‘‘(2) COST AND CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS.—The 
Administrator shall determine the cost and capital 
requirements of the Fund for each fiscal year and 
shall develop a plan concerning such requirements in 
consultation with the Chief Financial Officer of the 
General Services Administration. Any change to the 
cost and capital requirements of the Fund for a fis-
cal year shall be approved by the Administrator. The 
Administrator shall establish rates to be charged to 
entities for which services are performed, in accord-
ance with the plan. 
‘‘(c) DEPOSIT OF EXCESS AMOUNTS IN THE TREAS-
URY.—At the close of each fiscal year, after making provi-
sion for anticipated operating needs reflected in the cost 
and capital plan developed under subsection (b), the un-
committed balance of any funds remaining in the Fund 
shall be transferred to the general fund of the Treasury 
as miscellaneous receipts.’’. 
(b) TRANSFER AND USE OF AMOUNTS FOR MAJOR 
EQUIPMENT ACQUISITIONS.—Section 3173 of title 40, 
United States Code, is amended to add subsection (d), as 
follows: 
‘‘(d) TRANSFER AND USE OF AMOUNTS FOR MAJOR 
EQUIPMENT ACQUISITIONS.— 
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‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph 
(2), unobligated balances of amounts appropriated 
or otherwise made available to the General Services 
Administration for operating expenses and salaries 
and expenses may be transferred and merged into 
the ‘Major equipment acquisitions and development 
activity’ of the working capital fund of the General 
Services Administration for agency-wide acquisition 
of capital equipment, automated data processing sys-
tems and financial management and management in-
formation systems: Provided, That acquisitions are 
limited to those needed to implement the Chief Fi-
nancial Officers Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–576, 
104 Stat. 2838) and related laws or regulations. 
‘‘(2) Requirements and Availability.— 
‘‘(A) TIME FOR TRANSFER.—Transfer of 
an amount under this section must be done no 
later than the end of the fifth fiscal year after 
the fiscal year for which the amount is appro-
priated or otherwise made available. 
‘‘(B) APPROVAL
FOR
USE.—An amount 
transferred under this section may be used only 
with the advance approval of the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate. 
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‘‘(C) AVAILABILITY.—An amount trans-
ferred under this section remains available until 
expended.’’ 
(c) CONFORMING AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Section 312 of such title is repealed. 
(2) The heading for section 3173 of such title 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 3173. Working capital fund for General Services 
Administration’’. 
MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the 
Merit Systems Protection Board pursuant to Reorganiza-
tion Plan Numbered 2 of 1978, the Civil Service Reform 
Act of 1978, and the Whistleblower Protection Act of 
1989 (5 U.S.C. 5509 note), including services as author-
ized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, rental of conference rooms in the 
District of Columbia and elsewhere, hire of passenger 
motor vehicles, direct procurement of survey printing, and 
not to exceed $2,000 for official reception and representa-
tion expenses, $38,811,000 together with not to exceed 
$2,579,000 for administrative expenses to adjudicate re-
tirement appeals to be transferred from the Civil Service 
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Retirement and Disability Fund in amounts determined 
by the Merit Systems Protection Board. 
MORRIS K. UDALL SCHOLARSHIP AND EXCELLENCE IN 
NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY FOUNDATION 
MORRIS K. UDALL SCHOLARSHIP AND EXCELLENCE IN 
NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY TRUST FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For payment to the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and 
Excellence in National Environmental Policy Trust Fund, 
pursuant to the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excel-
lence in National Environmental and Native American 
Public Policy Act of 1992 (20 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.), 
$3,750,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
up to $50,000 shall be used to conduct financial audits 
pursuant to the Accountability of Tax Dollars Act of 2002 
(Public Law 107–289) notwithstanding sections 8 and 9 
of Public Law 102–259: Provided, That up to 60 percent 
of such funds may be transferred by the Morris K. Udall 
Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental 
Policy Foundation for the necessary expenses of the Na-
tive Nations Institute. 
ENVIRONMENTAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION FUND 
For payment to the Environmental Dispute Resolu-
tion Fund to carry out activities authorized in the Envi-
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ronmental Policy and Conflict Resolution Act of 1998, 
$2,100,000, to remain available until expended. 
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses in connection with the admin-
istration of the National Archives and Records Adminis-
tration (including the Information Security Oversight Of-
fice) and archived Federal records and related activities, 
as provided by law, and for expenses necessary for the re-
view and declassification of documents and the activities 
of the Public Interest Declassification Board, and for the 
hire of passenger motor vehicles, and for uniforms or al-
lowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901 
et seq.), including maintenance, repairs, and cleaning, 
$330,000,000, of which $650,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2010. 
ELECTRONIC RECORDS ARCHIVES 
For necessary expenses in connection with the devel-
opment of the electronic records archives, to include all 
direct project costs associated with research, analysis, de-
sign, 
development, 
and 
program 
management, 
$67,008,000, of which $45,795,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2011: Provided, That none of the 
multi-year funds may be obligated until the National Ar-
chives and Records Administration submits to the Com-
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mittees on Appropriations, and such Committees approve, 
a plan for expenditure that: (1) meets the capital planning 
and investment control review requirements established by 
the Office of Management and Budget, including Circular 
A–11; (2) complies with the National Archives and 
Records Administration’s enterprise architecture; (3) con-
forms with the National Archives and Records Adminis-
tration’s enterprise life cycle methodology; (4) is approved 
by the National Archives and Records Administration and 
the Office of Management and Budget; (5) has been re-
viewed by the Government Accountability Office; and (6) 
complies with the acquisition rules, requirements, guide-
lines, and systems acquisition management practices of 
the Federal Government. 
REPAIRS AND RESTORATION 
For the repair, alteration, and improvement of ar-
chives facilities, and to provide adequate storage for hold-
ings, $26,711,000, to remain available until expended. 
NATIONAL HISTORICAL PUBLICATIONS AND RECORDS 
COMMISSION 
GRANTS PROGRAM 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for allocations and grants for 
historical publications and records as authorized by 44 
U.S.C. 2504, $12,000,000, to remain available until ex-
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pended: Provided, That of the funds provided in this para-
graph, $2,000,000 shall be transferred to the operating 
expenses account of the National Archives and Records 
Administration for operating expenses of the National 
Historical Publications and Records Commission. 
NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION 
CENTRAL LIQUIDITY FACILITY 
During fiscal year 2009, gross obligations of the Cen-
tral Liquidity Facility for the principal amount of new di-
rect loans to member credit unions, as authorized by 12 
U.S.C. 1795 et seq., shall not exceed $1,500,000,000: Pro-
vided, That administrative expenses of the Central Liquid-
ity Facility in fiscal year 2009 shall not exceed $334,000. 
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT REVOLVING LOAN FUND 
For the Community Development Revolving Loan 
Fund program as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 9812, 9822 
and 9910, $1,000,000 shall be available until September 
30, 2010 for technical assistance to low-income designated 
credit unions. 
OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the 
Office of Government Ethics pursuant to the Ethics in 
Government Act of 1978, and the Ethics Reform Act of 
1989, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, 
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rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia and 
elsewhere, hire of passenger motor vehicles, and not to ex-
ceed $1,500 for official reception and representation ex-
penses, $13,000,000. 
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF TRUST FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the 
Office of Personnel Management pursuant to Reorganiza-
tion Plan Numbered 2 of 1978 and the Civil Service Re-
form Act of 1978, including services as authorized by 5 
U.S.C. 3109; medical examinations performed for veterans 
by private physicians on a fee basis; rental of conference 
rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere; hire of 
passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed $2,500 for official 
reception and representation expenses; advances for reim-
bursements to applicable funds of the Office of Personnel 
Management and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for 
expenses incurred under Executive Order No. 10422 of 
January 9, 1953, as amended; and payment of per diem 
and/or subsistence allowances to employees where Voting 
Rights Act activities require an employee to remain over-
night at his or her post of duty, $92,829,000, of which 
$5,851,000 shall remain available until expended for the 
Enterprise 
Human 
Resources 
Integration 
project; 
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$1,351,000 shall remain available until expended for the 
Human Resources Line of Business project; and in addi-
tion $118,082,000 for administrative expenses, to be 
transferred from the appropriate trust funds of the Office 
of Personnel Management without regard to other stat-
utes, including direct procurement of printed materials, 
for the retirement and insurance programs, of which 
$15,200,000 shall remain available until expended for the 
cost of automating the retirement recordkeeping systems: 
Provided, That the provisions of this appropriation shall 
not affect the authority to use applicable trust funds as 
provided by sections 8348(a)(1)(B), and 9004(f)(2)(A) of 
title 5, United States Code: Provided further, That no part 
of this appropriation shall be available for salaries and ex-
penses of the Legal Examining Unit of the Office of Per-
sonnel Management established pursuant to Executive 
Order No. 9358 of July 1, 1943, or any successor unit 
of like purpose: Provided further, That the President’s 
Commission on White House Fellows, established by Exec-
utive Order No. 11183 of October 3, 1964, may, during 
fiscal year 2009, accept donations of money, property, and 
personal services: Provided further, That such donations, 
including those from prior years, may be used for the de-
velopment of publicity materials to provide information 
about the White House Fellows, except that no such dona-
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tions shall be accepted for travel or reimbursement of trav-
el expenses, or for the salaries of employees of such Com-
mission. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF TRUST FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 
General Act of 1978, including services as authorized by 
5 U.S.C. 3109, hire of passenger motor vehicles, 
$1,538,000, and in addition, not to exceed $16,962,000 
for administrative expenses to audit, investigate, and pro-
vide other oversight of the Office of Personnel Manage-
ment’s retirement and insurance programs, to be trans-
ferred from the appropriate trust funds of the Office of 
Personnel Management, as determined by the Inspector 
General: Provided, That the Inspector General is author-
ized to rent conference rooms in the District of Columbia 
and elsewhere. 
GOVERNMENT PAYMENT FOR ANNUITANTS, EMPLOYEES 
HEALTH BENEFITS 
For payment of Government contributions with re-
spect to retired employees, as authorized by chapter 89 
of title 5, United States Code, and the Retired Federal 
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Employees Health Benefits Act (74 Stat. 849), such sums 
as may be necessary. 
GOVERNMENT PAYMENT FOR ANNUITANTS, EMPLOYEE 
LIFE INSURANCE 
For payment of Government contributions with re-
spect to employees retiring after December 31, 1989, as 
required by chapter 87 of title 5, United States Code, such 
sums as may be necessary. 
PAYMENT TO CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT AND 
DISABILITY FUND 
For financing the unfunded liability of new and in-
creased annuity benefits becoming effective on or after Oc-
tober 20, 1969, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 8348, and an-
nuities under special Acts to be credited to the Civil Serv-
ice Retirement and Disability Fund, such sums as may 
be necessary: Provided, That annuities authorized by the 
Act of May 29, 1944, and the Act of August 19, 1950 
(33 U.S.C. 771–775), may hereafter be paid out of the 
Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund. 
OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the 
Office of Special Counsel pursuant to Reorganization Plan 
Numbered 2 of 1978, the Civil Service Reform Act of 
1978 (Public Law 95–454), the Whistleblower Protection 
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Act of 1989 (Public Law 101–12), Public Law 107–304, 
and the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemploy-
ment Rights Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–353), including 
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, payment of fees 
and expenses for witnesses, rental of conference rooms in 
the District of Columbia and elsewhere, and hire of pas-
senger motor vehicles; $17,468,000. 
POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Postal Regulatory 
Commission in carrying out the provisions of the Postal 
Accountability and Enhancement Act (Public Law 109– 
435), $14,043,000, to be derived by transfer from the 
Postal Service Fund and expended as authorized by sec-
tion 603(a) of such Act. 
PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES OVERSIGHT BOARD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Privacy and Civil Lib-
erties Oversight Board, as authorized by section 1061 of 
the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 
2004 (5 U.S.C. 601 note), $1,000,000. 
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the Securities and Ex-
change Commission, including services as authorized by 
5 U.S.C. 3109, the rental of space (to include multiple 
year leases) in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, and 
not to exceed $3,500 for official reception and representa-
tion expenses, $928,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended; of which not to exceed $20,000 may be used to-
ward funding a permanent secretariat for the Inter-
national Organization of Securities Commissions; and of 
which not to exceed $100,000 shall be available for ex-
penses for consultations and meetings hosted by the Com-
mission with foreign governmental and other regulatory 
officials, members of their delegations, appropriate rep-
resentatives, and staff to exchange views concerning devel-
opments relating to securities matters, development and 
implementation of cooperation agreements concerning se-
curities matters, and provision of technical assistance for 
the development of foreign securities markets, such ex-
penses to include necessary logistic and administrative ex-
penses and the expenses of Commission staff and foreign 
invitees in attendance at such consultations and meetings 
including: (1) such incidental expenses as meals taken in 
the course of such attendance; (2) any travel and trans-
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portation to or from such meetings; and (3) any other re-
lated lodging or subsistence: Provided, That fees and 
charges authorized by sections 6(b) of the Securities Ex-
change Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77f(b)), and 13(e), 14(g) 
and 31 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 
78m(e), 78n(g), and 78ee), shall be credited to this ac-
count as offsetting collections: Provided further, That not 
to exceed $879,356,000 of such offsetting collections shall 
be available until expended for necessary expenses of this 
account: Provided further, That $48,644,000 shall be de-
rived from prior year unobligated balances from funds pre-
viously appropriated to the Securities and Exchange Com-
mission: Provided further, That the total amount appro-
priated under this heading from the general fund for fiscal 
year 2009 shall be reduced as such offsetting fees are re-
ceived so as to result in a final total fiscal year 2009 ap-
propriation from the general fund estimated at not more 
than $0. 
SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Selective Service Sys-
tem, including expenses of attendance at meetings and of 
training for uniformed personnel assigned to the Selective 
Service System, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 4101–4118 for 
civilian employees; purchase of uniforms, or allowances 
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therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; hire of 
passenger motor vehicles; services as authorized by 5 
U.S.C. 3109; and not to exceed $750 for official reception 
and representation expenses; $22,000,000: Provided, That 
during the current fiscal year, the President may exempt 
this appropriation from the provisions of 31 U.S.C. 1341, 
whenever the President deems such action to be necessary 
in the interest of national defense: Provided further, That 
none of the funds appropriated by this Act may be ex-
pended for or in connection with the induction of any per-
son into the Armed Forces of the United States. 
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
of the Small Business Administration as authorized by 
Public Law 108–447, including hire of passenger motor 
vehicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343 and 1344, and 
not to exceed $3,500 for official reception and representa-
tion expenses, $389,208,000: Provided, That the Adminis-
trator is authorized to charge fees to cover the cost of pub-
lications developed by the Small Business Administration, 
and certain loan program activities, including fees author-
ized by section 5(b) of the Small Business Act: Provided 
further, That, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, revenues 
received from all such activities shall be credited to this 
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account, to remain available until expended, for carrying 
out these purposes without further appropriations: Pro-
vided further, That $110,000,000 shall be available to 
fund grants for performance in fiscal year 2009 or fiscal 
year 2010 as authorized, of which $2,500,000 shall be for 
the Veterans Assistance and Services Program authorized 
by section 21(n) of the Small Business Act, as added by 
section 107 of Public Law 110–186, and of which 
$2,500,000 shall be for the Small Business Energy Effi-
ciency Program authorized by section 1203(c) of Public 
Law 110–140: Provided further, That $7,654,400 shall be 
available for the Loan Modernization and Accounting Sys-
tem, to be available until September 30, 2010. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 
General Act of 1978, $16,000,000. 
SURETY BOND GUARANTEES REVOLVING FUND 
For additional capital for the Surety Bond Guaran-
tees Revolving Fund, authorized by the Small Business 
Investment Act of 1958, $2,000,000, to remain available 
until expended. 
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BUSINESS LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For the cost of direct loans, $2,500,000, to remain 
available until expended; and for the cost of guaranteed 
loans, $100,000,000: Provided, That of the amount for the 
cost of guaranteed loans, such sums as may be necessary 
shall be for the Increased Veteran Participation Program 
under section 7(a)(32) of the Small Business Act, as 
added by section 208 of Public Law 110–186: Provided 
further, That amounts remaining after the application of 
the preceding proviso shall be used by the Small Business 
Administration to reduce fees pursuant to subparagraph 
(C) of section 7(a)(23) of the Small Business Act by an 
estimated aggregate amount equal to the amounts remain-
ing, notwithstanding the requirement of such section of 
reducing to zero the cost to the Administration of making 
guarantees: Provided further, That such reduction may be 
made only with respect to loans guaranteed after the date 
of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That such 
costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be 
as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act 
of 1974: Provided further, That subject to section 502 of 
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, during fiscal year 
2009 commitments to guarantee loans under section 503 
of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 shall not 
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exceed $7,500,000,000: Provided further, That during fis-
cal year 2009 commitments for general business loans au-
thorized under section 7(a) of the Small Business Act 
shall not exceed $17,500,000,000: Provided further, That 
during fiscal year 2009 commitments to guarantee loans 
for debentures under section 303(b) of the Small Business 
Investment Act of 1958, shall not exceed $3,000,000,000: 
Provided further, That during fiscal year 2009, guarantees 
of trust certificates authorized by section 5(g) of the Small 
Business Act shall not exceed a principal amount of 
$12,000,000,000. In addition, for administrative expenses 
to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, 
$138,480,000, which may be transferred to and merged 
with the appropriations for Salaries and Expenses. 
DISASTER LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For administrative expenses to carry out the direct 
loan program, authorized by section 7(b) of the Small 
Business Act, $160,068,000, to be available until ex-
pended, of which $1,000,000 is for the Office of Inspector 
General of the Small Business Administration for audits 
and reviews of disaster loans and the disaster loan pro-
gram and shall be paid to appropriations for the Office 
of Inspector General; of which $150,068,000 is for direct 
administrative expenses of loan making and servicing to 
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carry out the direct loan program, which may be paid to 
appropriations for Salaries and Expenses; and of which 
$9,000,000 is for indirect administrative expenses, which 
may be paid to appropriations for Salaries and Expenses. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—SMALL BUSINESS 
ADMINISTRATION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 510. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropria-
tion made available for the current fiscal year for the 
Small Business Administration in this Act may be trans-
ferred between such appropriations, but no such appro-
priation shall be increased by more than 10 percent by 
any such transfers: Provided, That any transfer pursuant 
to this paragraph shall be treated as a reprogramming of 
funds under section 608 of this Act and shall not be avail-
able for obligation or expenditure except in compliance 
with the procedures set forth in that section. 
SEC. 511. For an additional amount under the head-
ing ‘‘Small Business Administration, Salaries and Ex-
penses’’, $72,018,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2010, shall be for initiatives related to small business 
development 
and 
entrepreneurship, 
including 
pro-
grammatic and construction activities, and in the amounts 
specified in the table that appears under the heading ‘‘Ad-
ministrative Provisions–Small Business Administration’’ 
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in the report of the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives to accompany this Act. 
UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE 
PAYMENT TO THE POSTAL SERVICE FUND 
For payment to the Postal Service Fund for revenue 
forgone on free and reduced rate mail, pursuant to sub-
sections (c) and (d) of section 2401 of title 39, United 
States Code, $111,831,000, of which $82,831,000 shall 
not be available for obligation until October 1, 2009: Pro-
vided, That mail for overseas voting and mail for the blind 
shall continue to be free: Provided further, That 6-day de-
livery and rural delivery of mail shall continue at not less 
than the 1983 level: Provided further, That none of the 
funds made available to the Postal Service by this Act 
shall be used to implement any rule, regulation, or policy 
of charging any officer or employee of any State or local 
child support enforcement agency, or any individual par-
ticipating in a State or local program of child support en-
forcement, a fee for information requested or provided 
concerning an address of a postal customer: Provided fur-
ther, That none of the funds provided in this Act shall 
be used to consolidate or close small rural and other small 
post offices in fiscal year 2009. 
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OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 
General Act of 1978, as amended, $239,356,000, to be 
derived by transfer from the Postal Service Fund and ex-
pended as authorized by section 603(b)(3) of the Postal 
Accountability and Enhancement Act (Public Law 109– 
435). 
UNITED STATES TAX COURT 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses, including contract reporting 
and other services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, 
$48,463,000: Provided, That travel expenses of the judges 
shall be paid upon the written certificate of the judge. 
TITLE VI 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS ACT 
SEC. 601. None of the funds in this Act shall be used 
for the planning or execution of any program to pay the 
expenses of, or otherwise compensate, non-Federal parties 
intervening in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings 
funded in this Act. 
SEC. 602. None of the funds appropriated in this Act 
shall remain available for obligation beyond the current 
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fiscal year, nor may any be transferred to other appropria-
tions, unless expressly so provided herein. 
SEC. 603. The expenditure of any appropriation 
under this Act for any consulting service through procure-
ment contract pursuant to section 3109 of title 5, United 
States Code, shall be limited to those contracts where such 
expenditures are a matter of public record and available 
for public inspection, except where otherwise provided 
under existing law, or under existing Executive order 
issued pursuant to existing law. 
SEC. 604. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or in-
strumentality of the United States Government, except 
pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority pro-
vided in, this Act or any other appropriations Act. 
SEC. 605. None of the funds made available by this 
Act shall be available for any activity or for paying the 
salary of any Government employee where funding an ac-
tivity or paying a salary to a Government employee would 
result in a decision, determination, rule, regulation, or pol-
icy that would prohibit the enforcement of section 307 of 
the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1307). 
SEC. 606. No funds appropriated pursuant to this 
Act may be expended by an entity unless the entity agrees 
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that in expending the assistance the entity will comply 
with the Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a–10c). 
SEC. 607. No funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available under this Act shall be made available to any 
person or entity that has been convicted of violating the 
Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a–10c). 
SEC. 608. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, 
none of the funds provided in this Act, provided by pre-
vious appropriations Acts to the agencies or entities fund-
ed in this Act that remain available for obligation or ex-
penditure in fiscal year 2009, or provided from any ac-
counts in the Treasury derived by the collection of fees 
and available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be 
available for obligation or expenditure through a re-
programming of funds that: (1) creates a new program; 
(2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; (3) increases 
funds or personnel for any program, project, or activity 
for which funds have been denied or restricted by the Con-
gress; (4) proposes to use funds directed for a specific ac-
tivity by either the House or Senate Committees on Ap-
propriations for a different purpose; (5) augments existing 
programs, projects, or activities in excess of $5,000,000 
or 10 percent, whichever is less; (6) reduces existing pro-
grams, projects, or activities by $5,000,000 or 10 percent, 
whichever is less; or (7) creates or reorganizes offices, pro-
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grams, or activities unless prior approval is received from 
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate: Provided, That prior to any 
significant reorganization or restructuring of offices, pro-
grams, or activities, each agency or entity funded in this 
Act shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided 
further, That not later than 60 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act, each agency funded by this Act shall 
submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives and the Senate to establish 
the baseline for application of reprogramming and trans-
fer authorities for the current fiscal year: Provided further, 
That the report shall include: (1) a table for each appro-
priation with a separate column to display the President’s 
budget request, adjustments made by Congress, adjust-
ments due to enacted rescissions, if appropriate, and the 
fiscal year enacted level; (2) a delineation in the table for 
each appropriation both by object class and program, 
project, and activity as detailed in the budget appendix 
for the respective appropriation; and (3) an identification 
of items of special congressional interest: Provided further, 
That the amount appropriated or limited for salaries and 
expenses for an agency shall be reduced by $100,000 per 
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day for each day after the required date that the report 
has not been submitted to the Congress. 
SEC. 609. Except as otherwise specifically provided 
by law, not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances 
remaining available at the end of fiscal year 2009 from 
appropriations made available for salaries and expenses 
for fiscal year 2009 in this Act, shall remain available 
through September 30, 2010, for each such account for 
the purposes authorized: Provided, That a request shall 
be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate for approval 
prior to the expenditure of such funds: Provided further, 
That these requests shall be made in compliance with re-
programming guidelines. 
SEC. 610. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used by the Executive Office of the President 
to request from the Federal Bureau of Investigation any 
official background investigation report on any individual, 
except when— 
(1) such individual has given his or her express 
written consent for such request not more than 6 
months prior to the date of such request and during 
the same presidential administration; or 
(2) such request is required due to extraor-
dinary circumstances involving national security. 
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SEC. 611. The cost accounting standards promul-
gated under section 26 of the Office of Federal Procure-
ment Policy Act (Public Law 93–400; 41 U.S.C. 422) 
shall not apply with respect to a contract under the Fed-
eral Employees Health Benefits Program established 
under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code. 
SEC. 612. For the purpose of resolving litigation and 
implementing any settlement agreements regarding the 
nonforeign area cost-of-living allowance program, the Of-
fice of Personnel Management may accept and utilize 
(without regard to any restriction on unanticipated travel 
expenses imposed in an Appropriations Act) funds made 
available to the Office of Personnel Management pursuant 
to court approval. 
SEC. 613. No funds appropriated by this Act shall 
be available to pay for an abortion, or the administrative 
expenses in connection with any health plan under the 
Federal employees health benefits program which provides 
any benefits or coverage for abortions. 
SEC. 614. The provision of section 613 shall not 
apply where the life of the mother would be endangered 
if the fetus were carried to term, or the pregnancy is the 
result of an act of rape or incest. 
SEC. 615. In order to promote Government access to 
commercial information technology, the restriction on pur-
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chasing nondomestic articles, materials, and supplies set 
forth in the Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a et seq.), 
shall not apply to the acquisition by the Federal Govern-
ment of information technology (as defined in section 
11101 of title 40, United States Code), that is a commer-
cial item (as defined in section 4(12) of the Office of Fed-
eral Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403(12)). 
SEC. 616. Notwithstanding section 1353 of title 31, 
United States Code, no officer or employee of any regu-
latory agency or commission funded by this Act may ac-
cept on behalf of that agency, nor may such agency or 
commission accept, payment or reimbursement from a 
non-Federal entity for travel, subsistence, or related ex-
penses for the purpose of enabling an officer or employee 
to attend and participate in any meeting or similar func-
tion relating to the official duties of the officer or em-
ployee when the entity offering payment or reimbursement 
is a person or entity subject to regulation by such agency 
or commission, or represents a person or entity subject 
to regulation by such agency or commission, unless the 
person or entity is an organization described in section 
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and ex-
empt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code. 
SEC. 617. The Public Company Accounting Oversight 
Board shall have authority to obligate funds for the schol-
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arship program established by section 109(c)(2) of the 
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–204) in an 
aggregate amount not exceeding the amount of funds col-
lected by the Board as of September 30, 2008, including 
accrued interest, as a result of the assessment of monetary 
penalties. Funds available for obligation in fiscal year 
2009 shall remain available until expended. 
SEC. 618. Section 619 of division D of the Consoli-
dated Appropriations Act, 2008 (20 U.S.C. 2009a) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 619. Hereafter, the Secretary of the Treasury 
shall invest such amounts appropriated and contributed 
to the Harry S Truman Memorial Scholarship Trust Fund 
in such obligations as the Board of Trustees of the Harry 
S Truman Scholarship Foundation may request. Such a 
request shall be binding on the Secretary to the extent 
consistent with section 10(b) of the Harry S Truman Me-
morial Scholarship Act (20 U.S.C. 2009(b)), without re-
gard to the last sentence thereof.’’. 
SEC. 619. (a) IN GENERAL.—The second sentence of 
section 7472 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
amended by inserting ‘‘after April 24, 1999, that is in-
curred’’ after ‘‘imposed’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall take effect as if included in the amend-
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ment made by section 852 of the Pension Protection Act 
of 2006. 
SEC. 620. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used by the Federal Communications Commis-
sion to implement or enforce paragraphs (2) through (7) 
of the Commission’s daily newspaper cross-ownership rule 
(47 C.F.R. 73.3555(d)), as amended by the Commission’s 
Report and Order and Order on Reconsideration (FCC 
07–216), adopted December 18, 2007, and any notes per-
taining to such paragraphs. 
SEC. 621. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to administer, implement, or enforce the 
amendment made to section 515.533 of title 31, Code of 
Federal Regulations, that was published in the Federal 
Register on February 25, 2005. 
SEC. 622. For purposes of applying section 
515.561(a) of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations, the 
3-year period provided in such section shall be reduced to 
a 1-year period. 
SEC. 623. For purposes of applying section 515.561 
of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations, the term ‘‘mem-
ber of a person’s immediate family’’ shall include any 
aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, or first cousin of that person, 
in addition to those individuals listed in section 515.561(c) 
of such Code. 
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SEC. 624. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, for fiscal year 2009 and each fiscal year thereafter, 
neither the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 
System nor the Secretary of the Treasury may determine, 
by rule, regulation, order, or otherwise, for purposes of 
section 4(k) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, 
or section 5136A of the Revised Statutes of the United 
States, that real estate brokerage activity or real estate 
management activity is an activity that is financial in na-
ture, is incidental to any financial activity, or is com-
plementary to a financial activity. For purposes of this 
section, ‘‘real estate brokerage activity’’ shall mean ‘‘real 
estate brokerage’’, and ‘‘real estate management activity’’ 
shall mean ‘‘property management’’, as those terms were 
understood by the Board of Governors of the Federal Re-
serve System prior to March 11, 2000. 
TITLE VII 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—GOVERNMENT-WIDE 
DEPARTMENTS, AGENCIES, AND CORPORATIONS 
SEC. 701. No department, agency, or instrumentality 
of the United States receiving appropriated funds under 
this or any other Act for fiscal year 2009 shall obligate 
or expend any such funds, unless such department, agen-
cy, or instrumentality has in place, and will continue to 
administer in good faith, a written policy designed to en-
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sure that all of its workplaces are free from the illegal 
use, possession, or distribution of controlled substances 
(as defined in the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 
802)) by the officers and employees of such department, 
agency, or instrumentality. 
SEC. 702. Unless otherwise specifically provided, the 
maximum amount allowable during the current fiscal year 
in accordance with section 16 of the Act of August 2, 1946 
(60 Stat. 810), for the purchase of any passenger motor 
vehicle (exclusive of buses, ambulances, law enforcement, 
and undercover surveillance vehicles), is hereby fixed at 
$13,197 except station wagons for which the maximum 
shall be $13,631: Provided, That these limits may be ex-
ceeded by not to exceed $3,700 for police-type vehicles, 
and by not to exceed $4,000 for special heavy-duty vehi-
cles: Provided further, That the limits set forth in this sec-
tion may not be exceeded by more than 5 percent for elec-
tric or hybrid vehicles purchased for demonstration under 
the provisions of the Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Re-
search, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1976: 
Provided further, That the limits set forth in this section 
may be exceeded by the incremental cost of clean alter-
native fuels vehicles acquired pursuant to Public Law 
101–549 over the cost of comparable conventionally fueled 
vehicles. 
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SEC. 703. Appropriations of the executive depart-
ments and independent establishments for the current fis-
cal year available for expenses of travel, or for the ex-
penses of the activity concerned, are hereby made available 
for quarters allowances and cost-of-living allowances, in 
accordance with 5 U.S.C. 5922–5924. 
SEC. 704. Unless otherwise specified during the cur-
rent fiscal year, no part of any appropriation contained 
in this or any other Act shall be used to pay the compensa-
tion of any officer or employee of the Government of the 
United States (including any agency the majority of the 
stock of which is owned by the Government of the United 
States) whose post of duty is in the continental United 
States unless such person: (1) is a citizen of the United 
States; (2) is a person in the service of the United States 
on the date of the enactment of this Act who, being eligible 
for citizenship, has filed a declaration of intention to be-
come a citizen of the United States prior to such date and 
is actually residing in the United States; (3) is a person 
who owes allegiance to the United States; (4) is an alien 
from Cuba, Poland, South Vietnam, the countries of the 
former Soviet Union, or the Baltic countries lawfully ad-
mitted to the United States for permanent residence; (5) 
is a South Vietnamese, Cambodian, or Laotian refugee pa-
roled in the United States after January 1, 1975; or (6) 
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is a national of the People’s Republic of China who quali-
fies for adjustment of status pursuant to the Chinese Stu-
dent Protection Act of 1992 (Public Law 102–404): Pro-
vided, That for the purpose of this section, an affidavit 
signed by any such person shall be considered prima facie 
evidence that the requirements of this section with respect 
to his or her status have been complied with: Provided fur-
ther, That any person making a false affidavit shall be 
guilty of a felony, and, upon conviction, shall be fined no 
more than $4,000 or imprisoned for not more than 1 year, 
or both: Provided further, That the above penal clause 
shall be in addition to, and not in substitution for, any 
other provisions of existing law: Provided further, That 
any payment made to any officer or employee contrary to 
the provisions of this section shall be recoverable in action 
by the Federal Government. This section shall not apply 
to citizens of Ireland, Israel, or the Republic of the Phil-
ippines, or to nationals of those countries allied with the 
United States in a current defense effort, or to inter-
national broadcasters employed by the Broadcasting 
Board of Governors, or to temporary employment of trans-
lators, or to temporary employment in the field service 
(not to exceed 60 days) as a result of emergencies: Pro-
vided further, That this section does not apply to the em-
ployment as Wildland firefighters for not more than 120 
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days of nonresident aliens employed by the Department 
of the Interior or the USDA Forest Service pursuant to 
an agreement with another country. 
SEC. 705. Appropriations available to any depart-
ment or agency during the current fiscal year for nec-
essary expenses, including maintenance or operating ex-
penses, shall also be available for payment to the General 
Services Administration for charges for space and services 
and those expenses of renovation and alteration of build-
ings and facilities which constitute public improvements 
performed in accordance with the Public Buildings Act of 
1959 (73 Stat. 479), the Public Buildings Amendments 
of 1972 (86 Stat. 216), or other applicable law. 
SEC. 706. In addition to funds provided in this or 
any other Act, all Federal agencies are authorized to re-
ceive and use funds resulting from the sale of materials, 
including Federal records disposed of pursuant to a 
records schedule recovered through recycling or waste pre-
vention programs. Such funds shall be available until ex-
pended for the following purposes: 
(1) Acquisition, waste reduction and prevention, 
and recycling programs as described in Executive 
Order No. 13423 (January 24, 2007), including any 
such programs adopted prior to the effective date of 
the Executive order. 
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(2) Other Federal agency environmental man-
agement programs, including, but not limited to, the 
development and implementation of hazardous waste 
management and pollution prevention programs. 
(3) Other employee programs as authorized by 
law or as deemed appropriate by the head of the 
Federal agency. 
SEC. 707. Funds made available by this or any other 
Act for administrative expenses in the current fiscal year 
of the corporations and agencies subject to chapter 91 of 
title 31, United States Code, shall be available, in addition 
to objects for which such funds are otherwise available, 
for rent in the District of Columbia; services in accordance 
with 5 U.S.C. 3109; and the objects specified under this 
head, all the provisions of which shall be applicable to the 
expenditure of such funds unless otherwise specified in the 
Act by which they are made available: Provided, That in 
the event any functions budgeted as administrative ex-
penses are subsequently transferred to or paid from other 
funds, the limitations on administrative expenses shall be 
correspondingly reduced. 
SEC. 708. No part of any appropriation contained in 
this or any other Act shall be available for interagency 
financing of boards (except Federal Executive Boards), 
commissions, councils, committees, or similar groups 
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(whether or not they are interagency entities) which do 
not have a prior and specific statutory approval to receive 
financial support from more than one agency or instru-
mentality. 
SEC. 709. None of the funds made available pursuant 
to the provisions of this Act shall be used to implement, 
administer, or enforce any regulation which has been dis-
approved pursuant to a joint resolution duly adopted in 
accordance with the applicable law of the United States. 
SEC. 710. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, and except as otherwise provided in this section, 
no part of any of the funds appropriated for fiscal year 
2009, by this or any other Act, may be used to pay any 
prevailing 
rate 
employee 
described 
in 
section 
5342(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code— 
(1) during the period from the date of expira-
tion of the limitation imposed by the comparable sec-
tion for previous fiscal years until the normal effec-
tive date of the applicable wage survey adjustment 
that is to take effect in fiscal year 2009, in an 
amount that exceeds the rate payable for the appli-
cable grade and step of the applicable wage schedule 
in accordance with such section; and 
(2) during the period consisting of the remain-
der of fiscal year 2009, in an amount that exceeds, 
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as a result of a wage survey adjustment, the rate 
payable under paragraph (1) by more than the sum 
of— 
(A) the percentage adjustment taking ef-
fect in fiscal year 2009 under section 5303 of 
title 5, United States Code, in the rates of pay 
under the General Schedule; and 
(B) the difference between the overall aver-
age percentage of the locality-based com-
parability payments taking effect in fiscal year 
2009 under section 5304 of such title (whether 
by adjustment or otherwise), and the overall av-
erage percentage of such payments which was 
effective in the previous fiscal year under such 
section. 
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
prevailing rate employee described in subparagraph (B) or 
(C) of section 5342(a)(2) of title 5, United States Code, 
and no employee covered by section 5348 of such title, 
may be paid during the periods for which subsection (a) 
is in effect at a rate that exceeds the rates that would 
be payable under subsection (a) were subsection (a) appli-
cable to such employee. 
(c) For the purposes of this section, the rates payable 
to an employee who is covered by this section and who 
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is paid from a schedule not in existence on September 30, 
2008, shall be determined under regulations prescribed by 
the Office of Personnel Management. 
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rates 
of premium pay for employees subject to this section may 
not be changed from the rates in effect on September 30, 
2008, except to the extent determined by the Office of 
Personnel Management to be consistent with the purpose 
of this section. 
(e) This section shall apply with respect to pay for 
service performed after September 30, 2008. 
(f) For the purpose of administering any provision 
of law (including any rule or regulation that provides pre-
mium pay, retirement, life insurance, or any other em-
ployee benefit) that requires any deduction or contribu-
tion, or that imposes any requirement or limitation on the 
basis of a rate of salary or basic pay, the rate of salary 
or basic pay payable after the application of this section 
shall be treated as the rate of salary or basic pay. 
(g) Nothing in this section shall be considered to per-
mit or require the payment to any employee covered by 
this section at a rate in excess of the rate that would be 
payable were this section not in effect. 
(h) The Office of Personnel Management may provide 
for exceptions to the limitations imposed by this section 
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if the Office determines that such exceptions are necessary 
to ensure the recruitment or retention of qualified employ-
ees. 
SEC. 711. During the period in which the head of 
any department or agency, or any other officer or civilian 
employee of the Federal Government appointed by the 
President of the United States, holds office, no funds may 
be obligated or expended in excess of $5,000 to furnish 
or redecorate the office of such department head, agency 
head, officer, or employee, or to purchase furniture or 
make improvements for any such office, unless advance 
notice of such furnishing or redecoration is transmitted 
to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate. For the purposes of this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘office’’ shall include the entire suite of of-
fices assigned to the individual, as well as any other space 
used primarily by the individual or the use of which is 
directly controlled by the individual. 
SEC. 712. Notwithstanding section 1346 of title 31, 
United States Code, or section 708 of this Act, funds 
made available for the current fiscal year by this or any 
other Act shall be available for the interagency funding 
of national security and emergency preparedness tele-
communications initiatives which benefit multiple Federal 
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departments, agencies, or entities, as provided by Execu-
tive Order No. 12472 (April 3, 1984). 
SEC. 713. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this 
or any other Act may be obligated or expended by any 
Federal department, agency, or other instrumentality for 
the salaries or expenses of any employee appointed to a 
position of a confidential or policy-determining character 
excepted from the competitive service pursuant to section 
3302 of title 5, United States Code, without a certification 
to the Office of Personnel Management from the head of 
the Federal department, agency, or other instrumentality 
employing the Schedule C appointee that the Schedule C 
position was not created solely or primarily in order to 
detail the employee to the White House. 
(b) The provisions of this section shall not apply to 
Federal employees or members of the armed forces de-
tailed to or from— 
(1) the Central Intelligence Agency; 
(2) the National Security Agency; 
(3) the Defense Intelligence Agency; 
(4) the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency; 
(5) the offices within the Department of De-
fense for the collection of specialized national foreign 
intelligence through reconnaissance programs; 
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(6) the Bureau of Intelligence and Research of 
the Department of State; 
(7) any agency, office, or unit of the Army, 
Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps, the Department 
of Homeland Security, the Federal Bureau of Inves-
tigation and the Drug Enforcement Administration 
of the Department of Justice, the Department of 
Transportation, the Department of the Treasury, 
and the Department of Energy performing intel-
ligence functions; and 
(8) the Director of National Intelligence or the 
Office of the Director of National Intelligence. 
SEC. 714. No part of any appropriation contained in 
this or any other Act shall be available for the payment 
of the salary of any officer or employee of the Federal 
Government, who— 
(1) prohibits or prevents, or attempts or threat-
ens to prohibit or prevent, any other officer or em-
ployee of the Federal Government from having any 
direct oral or written communication or contact with 
any Member, committee, or subcommittee of the 
Congress in connection with any matter pertaining 
to the employment of such other officer or employee 
or pertaining to the department or agency of such 
other officer or employee in any way, irrespective of 
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whether such communication or contact is at the ini-
tiative of such other officer or employee or in re-
sponse to the request or inquiry of such Member, 
committee, or subcommittee; or 
(2) removes, suspends from duty without pay, 
demotes, reduces in rank, seniority, status, pay, or 
performance or efficiency rating, denies promotion 
to, relocates, reassigns, transfers, disciplines, or dis-
criminates in regard to any employment right, enti-
tlement, or benefit, or any term or condition of em-
ployment of, any other officer or employee of the 
Federal Government, or attempts or threatens to 
commit any of the foregoing actions with respect to 
such other officer or employee, by reason of any 
communication or contact of such other officer or 
employee with any Member, committee, or sub-
committee of the Congress as described in paragraph 
(1). 
SEC. 715. (a) None of the funds made available in 
this or any other Act may be obligated or expended for 
any employee training that— 
(1) does not meet identified needs for knowl-
edge, skills, and abilities bearing directly upon the 
performance of official duties; 
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(2) contains elements likely to induce high lev-
els of emotional response or psychological stress in 
some participants; 
(3) does not require prior employee notification 
of the content and methods to be used in the train-
ing and written end of course evaluation; 
(4) contains any methods or content associated 
with religious or quasi-religious belief systems or 
‘‘new age’’ belief systems as defined in Equal Em-
ployment 
Opportunity 
Commission 
Notice 
N– 
915.022, dated September 2, 1988; or 
(5) is offensive to, or designed to change, par-
ticipants’ personal values or lifestyle outside the 
workplace. 
(b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict, or 
otherwise preclude an agency from conducting training 
bearing directly upon the performance of official duties. 
SEC. 716. No funds appropriated in this or any other 
Act may be used to implement or enforce the agreements 
in Standard Forms 312 and 4414 of the Government or 
any other nondisclosure policy, form, or agreement if such 
policy, form, or agreement does not contain the following 
provisions: ‘‘These restrictions are consistent with and do 
not supersede, conflict with, or otherwise alter the em-
ployee obligations, rights, or liabilities created by Execu-
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tive Order No. 12958; section 7211 of title 5, United 
States Code (governing disclosures to Congress); section 
1034 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by the 
Military Whistleblower Protection Act (governing disclo-
sure to Congress by members of the military); section 
2302(b)(8) of title 5, United States Code, as amended by 
the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 (governing dis-
closures of illegality, waste, fraud, abuse or public health 
or safety threats); the Intelligence Identities Protection 
Act of 1982 (50 U.S.C. 421 et seq.) (governing disclosures 
that could expose confidential Government agents); and 
the statutes which protect against disclosure that may 
compromise the national security, including sections 641, 
793, 794, 798, and 952 of title 18, United States Code, 
and section 4(b) of the Subversive Activities Act of 1950 
(50 U.S.C. 783(b)). The definitions, requirements, obliga-
tions, rights, sanctions, and liabilities created by said Ex-
ecutive order and listed statutes are incorporated into this 
agreement and are controlling.’’: Provided, That notwith-
standing the preceding paragraph, a nondisclosure policy 
form or agreement that is to be executed by a person con-
nected with the conduct of an intelligence or intelligence- 
related activity, other than an employee or officer of the 
United States Government, may contain provisions appro-
priate to the particular activity for which such document 
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is to be used. Such form or agreement shall, at a min-
imum, require that the person will not disclose any classi-
fied information received in the course of such activity un-
less specifically authorized to do so by the United States 
Government. Such nondisclosure forms shall also make it 
clear that they do not bar disclosures to Congress, or to 
an authorized official of an executive agency or the De-
partment of Justice, that are essential to reporting a sub-
stantial violation of law. 
SEC. 717. No part of any funds appropriated in this 
or any other Act shall be used by an agency of the execu-
tive branch, other than for normal and recognized execu-
tive-legislative relationships, for publicity or propaganda 
purposes, and for the preparation, distribution or use of 
any kit, pamphlet, booklet, publication, radio, television, 
or film presentation designed to support or defeat legisla-
tion pending before the Congress, except in presentation 
to the Congress itself. 
SEC. 718. None of the funds appropriated by this or 
any other Act may be used by an agency to provide a Fed-
eral employee’s home address to any labor organization 
except when the employee has authorized such disclosure 
or when such disclosure has been ordered by a court of 
competent jurisdiction. 
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SEC. 719. None of the funds made available in this 
Act or any other Act may be used to provide any non- 
public information such as mailing or telephone lists to 
any person or any organization outside of the Federal 
Government without the approval of the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate. 
SEC. 720. No part of any appropriation contained in 
this or any other Act shall be used directly or indirectly, 
including by private contractor, for publicity or propa-
ganda purposes within the United States not heretofor au-
thorized by the Congress. 
SEC. 721. (a) In this section, the term ‘‘agency’’— 
(1) means an Executive agency, as defined 
under section 105 of title 5, United States Code; 
(2) includes a military department, as defined 
under section 102 of such title, the Postal Service, 
and the Postal Regulatory Commission; and 
(3) shall not include the Government Account-
ability Office. 
(b) Unless authorized in accordance with law or regu-
lations to use such time for other purposes, an employee 
of an agency shall use official time in an honest effort 
to perform official duties. An employee not under a leave 
system, including a Presidential appointee exempted under 
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section 6301(2) of title 5, United States Code, has an obli-
gation to expend an honest effort and a reasonable propor-
tion of such employee’s time in the performance of official 
duties. 
SEC. 722. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346 and sec-
tion 708 of this Act, funds made available for the current 
fiscal year by this or any other Act to any department 
or agency, which is a member of the Federal Accounting 
Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), shall be available to 
finance an appropriate share of FASAB administrative 
costs. 
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 723. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346 and sec-
tion 708 of this Act, the head of each Executive depart-
ment and agency is hereby authorized to transfer to or 
reimburse ‘‘General Services Administration, Government- 
wide Policy’’ with the approval of the Director of the Of-
fice of Management and Budget, funds made available for 
the current fiscal year by this or any other Act, including 
rebates from charge card and other contracts: Provided, 
That these funds shall be administered by the Adminis-
trator of General Services to support Government-wide fi-
nancial, information technology, procurement, and other 
management innovations, initiatives, and activities, as ap-
proved by the Director of the Office of Management and 
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Budget, in consultation with the appropriate interagency 
groups designated by the Director (including the Presi-
dent’s Management Council for overall management im-
provement initiatives, the Chief Financial Officers Council 
for financial management initiatives, the Chief Informa-
tion Officers Council for information technology initia-
tives, the Chief Human Capital Officers Council for 
human capital initiatives, and the Chief Acquisition Offi-
cers Council for procurement initiatives): Provided further, 
That the total funds transferred or reimbursed shall not 
exceed $11,700,000: Provided further, That such transfers 
or reimbursements may only be made after 15 days fol-
lowing notification of the Committees on Appropriations 
by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. 
SEC. 724. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, a woman may breastfeed her child at any location 
in a Federal building or on Federal property, if the woman 
and her child are otherwise authorized to be present at 
the location. 
SEC. 725. Notwithstanding section 1346 of title 31, 
United States Code, or section 708 of this Act, funds 
made available for the current fiscal year by this or any 
other Act shall be available for the interagency funding 
of specific projects, workshops, studies, and similar efforts 
to carry out the purposes of the National Science and 
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Technology Council (authorized by Executive Order No. 
12881), which benefit multiple Federal departments, 
agencies, or entities: Provided, That the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget shall provide a report describing the 
budget of and resources connected with the National 
Science and Technology Council to the Committees on Ap-
propriations, the House Committee on Science and Tech-
nology, and the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation 90 days after enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 726. Any request for proposals, solicitation, 
grant application, form, notification, press release, or 
other publications involving the distribution of Federal 
funds shall indicate the agency providing the funds, the 
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number, as appli-
cable, and the amount provided: Provided, That this provi-
sion shall apply to direct payments, formula funds, and 
grants received by a State receiving Federal funds. 
SEC. 727. (a) PROHIBITION OF FEDERAL AGENCY 
MONITORING OF INDIVIDUALS’ INTERNET USE.—None of 
the funds made available in this or any other Act may 
be used by any Federal agency— 
(1) to collect, review, or create any aggregation 
of data, derived from any means, that includes any 
personally identifiable information relating to an in-
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dividual’s access to or use of any Federal Govern-
ment Internet site of the agency; or 
(2) to enter into any agreement with a third 
party (including another government agency) to col-
lect, review, or obtain any aggregation of data, de-
rived from any means, that includes any personally 
identifiable information relating to an individual’s 
access to or use of any nongovernmental Internet 
site. 
(b) EXCEPTIONS.—The limitations established in 
subsection (a) shall not apply to— 
(1) any record of aggregate data that does not 
identify particular persons; 
(2) any voluntary submission of personally iden-
tifiable information; 
(3) any action taken for law enforcement, regu-
latory, or supervisory purposes, in accordance with 
applicable law; or 
(4) any action described in subsection (a)(1) 
that is a system security action taken by the oper-
ator of an Internet site and is necessarily incident 
to providing the Internet site services or to pro-
tecting the rights or property of the provider of the 
Internet site. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section: 
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(1) The term ‘‘regulatory’’ means agency ac-
tions to implement, interpret or enforce authorities 
provided in law. 
(2) The term ‘‘supervisory’’ means examina-
tions of the agency’s supervised institutions, includ-
ing assessing safety and soundness, overall financial 
condition, management practices and policies and 
compliance with applicable standards as provided in 
law. 
SEC. 728. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act may be used to enter into or renew a contract which 
includes a provision providing prescription drug coverage, 
except where the contract also includes a provision for con-
traceptive coverage. 
(b) Nothing in this section shall apply to a contract 
with— 
(1) any of the following religious plans: 
(A) Personal Care’s HMO; and 
(B) OSF HealthPlans, Inc.; and 
(2) any existing or future plan, if the carrier 
for the plan objects to such coverage on the basis of 
religious beliefs. 
(c) In implementing this section, any plan that enters 
into or renews a contract under this section may not sub-
ject any individual to discrimination on the basis that the 
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individual refuses to prescribe or otherwise provide for 
contraceptives because such activities would be contrary 
to the individual’s religious beliefs or moral convictions. 
(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to re-
quire coverage of abortion or abortion-related services. 
SEC. 729. The Congress of the United States recog-
nizes the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) as 
the official anti-doping agency for Olympic, Pan Amer-
ican, and Paralympic sport in the United States. 
SEC. 730. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, funds appropriated for official travel by Federal de-
partments and agencies may be used by such departments 
and agencies, if consistent with Office of Management and 
Budget Circular A–126 regarding official travel for Gov-
ernment personnel, to participate in the fractional aircraft 
ownership pilot program. 
SEC. 731. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, none of the funds appropriated or made available 
under this Act or any other appropriations Act may be 
used to implement or enforce restrictions or limitations on 
the Coast Guard Congressional Fellowship Program, or to 
implement the proposed regulations of the Office of Per-
sonnel Management to add sections 300.311 through 
300.316 to part 300 of title 5 of the Code of Federal Reg-
ulations, published in the Federal Register, volume 68, 
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number 174, on September 9, 2003 (relating to the detail 
of executive branch employees to the legislative branch). 
SEC. 732. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, no executive branch agency shall purchase, construct, 
and/or lease any additional facilities, except within or con-
tiguous to existing locations, to be used for the purpose 
of conducting Federal law enforcement training without 
the advance approval of the Committees on Appropria-
tions, except that the Federal Law Enforcement Training 
Center is authorized to obtain the temporary use of addi-
tional facilities by lease, contract, or other agreement for 
training which cannot be accommodated in existing Center 
facilities. 
SEC. 733. (a) For fiscal year 2009, no funds shall 
be available for transfers or reimbursements to the E-Gov-
ernment initiatives sponsored by the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget prior to 15 days following submission 
of a report to the Committees on Appropriations by the 
Director of the Office of Management and Budget and re-
ceipt of approval to transfer funds by the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate. This report shall include at a minimum— 
(1) a description of each initiative includ-
ing but not limited to its objectives, benefits, 
development status, risks, cost effectiveness (in-
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cluding estimated net costs or savings to the 
government), and the estimated date of full 
operational capability; 
(2) the total development cost of each ini-
tiative by fiscal year including costs to date, the 
estimated costs to complete its development to 
full operational capability, and estimated an-
nual operations and maintenance costs; and 
(3) the sources and distribution of funding 
by fiscal year and by agency and bureau for 
each initiative including agency contributions to 
date and estimated future contributions by 
agency. 
(b) No funds shall be available for obligation or ex-
penditure for new E-Government initiatives without the 
explicit approval of the Committees on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives and the Senate. 
SEC. 734. Section 739(a)(1) of division D of the Con-
solidated Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110–161; 
121 Stat. 2029) is amended by striking ‘‘more than 10’’. 
SEC. 735. Section 739 of division D of the Consoli-
dated Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110–161; 
121 Stat. 2030) is amended by striking subsection (b) and 
inserting the following: 
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‘‘(b) GUIDELINES ON INSOURCING NEW AND CON-
TRACTED OUT FUNCTIONS.— 
‘‘(1) GUIDELINES REQUIRED.—(A) The heads 
of executive agencies subject to the Federal Activi-
ties Inventory Reform Act of 1998 (Public Law 
105–270; 31 U.S.C. 501 note) shall devise and im-
plement guidelines and procedures to ensure that 
consideration is given to using, on a regular basis, 
Federal employees to perform new functions and 
functions that are performed by contractors and 
could be performed by Federal employees. 
‘‘(B) The guidelines and procedures required 
under subparagraph (A) may not include any spe-
cific limitation or restriction on the number of func-
tions or activities that may be converted to perform-
ance by Federal employees. 
‘‘(2) SPECIAL
CONSIDERATION
FOR
CERTAIN 
FUNCTIONS.—The guidelines and procedures re-
quired under paragraph (1) shall provide for special 
consideration to be given to using Federal employees 
to perform any function that— 
‘‘(A) is performed by a contractor and— 
‘‘(i) has been performed by Federal 
employees at any time during the previous 
10 years; 
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‘‘(ii) is a function closely associated 
with the performance of an inherently gov-
ernmental function; 
‘‘(iii) has been performed pursuant to 
a contract awarded on a non-competitive 
basis; or 
‘‘(iv) has been performed poorly, as 
determined by a contracting officer during 
the 5-year period preceding the date of 
such determination, because of excessive 
costs or inferior quality; or 
‘‘(B) is a new requirement, with particular 
emphasis given to a new requirement that is 
similar to a function previously performed by 
Federal employees or is a function closely asso-
ciated with the performance of an inherently 
governmental function. 
‘‘(3) EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN FUNCTIONS FROM 
COMPETITIONS.—The head of an executive agency 
may not conduct a public-private competition under 
Office of Management and Budget Circular A–76 or 
any other provision of law or regulation before— 
‘‘(A) in the case of a new agency function, 
assigning the performance of the function to 
Federal employees; 
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‘‘(B) in the case of any agency function de-
scribed in paragraph (2), converting the func-
tion to performance by Federal employees; or 
‘‘(C) in the case of an agency function per-
formed by Federal employees, expanding the 
scope of the function. 
‘‘(4) DEADLINE.—(A) The head of each execu-
tive agency shall implement the guidelines and pro-
cedures required under this subsection by not later 
than 120 days after the date of the enactment of 
this subsection. 
‘‘(B) Not later than 120 days after the date of 
the enactment of this subsection, the Government 
Accountability Office shall submit a report on the 
implementation of this subsection to the Committees 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate, the Committee on Oversight and 
Government Reform of the House of Representa-
tives, and the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate. 
‘‘(5) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) The term ‘inherently governmental 
functions’ has the meaning given such term in 
subpart 7.5 of part 7 of the Federal Acquisition 
Regulation. 
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‘‘(B) The term ‘functions closely associated 
with inherently governmental functions’ means 
the functions described in section 7.503(d) of 
the Federal Acquisition Regulation. 
‘‘(6) APPLICABILITY.—This subsection shall not 
apply to the Department of Defense.’’. 
SEC. 736. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this or any other Act may be used 
to begin or announce a study or public-private competition 
regarding the conversion to contractor performance of any 
function performed by Federal employees pursuant to Of-
fice of Management and Budget Circular A–76 or any 
other administrative regulation, directive, or policy. 
SEC. 737. (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 
percent, and this adjustment shall apply to civilian em-
ployees 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) Notwithstanding section 710 of this Act, the ad-
justment in rates of basic pay for the statutory pay sys-
tems that take place in fiscal year 2009 under sections 
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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 title 5, United States Code. Prevailing rate 
employees at locations where there are no employees whose 
pay is increased pursuant to sections 5303 and 5304 of 
title 5 and prevailing rate employees described in section 
5343(a)(5) of title 5 shall be considered to be located in 
the pay locality designated as ‘‘Rest of US’’ pursuant to 
section 5304 of 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 
department or agency for salaries and expenses for fiscal 
year 2009. 
SEC. 738. Unless otherwise authorized by existing 
law, none of the funds provided in this Act or any other 
Act may be used by an executive branch agency to produce 
any prepackaged news story intended for broadcast or dis-
tribution in the United States, unless the story includes 
a clear notification within the text or audio of the pre-
packaged news story that the prepackaged news story was 
prepared or funded by that executive branch agency. 
SEC. 739. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used in contravention of section 552a of title 
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5, United States Code (popularly known as the Privacy 
Act) and regulations implementing that section. 
SEC. 740. Each executive department and agency 
shall evaluate the creditworthiness of an individual before 
issuing the individual a government travel charge card. 
Such evaluations for individually-billed travel charge cards 
shall include an assessment of the individual’s consumer 
report from a consumer reporting agency as those terms 
are defined in section 603 of the Fair Credit Reporting 
Act (Public Law 91–508): Provided, That the department 
or agency may not issue a government travel charge card 
to an individual that either lacks a credit history or is 
found to have an unsatisfactory credit history as a result 
of this evaluation: Provided further, That this restriction 
shall not preclude issuance of a restricted-use charge, 
debit, or stored value card made in accordance with agency 
procedures to: (1) an individual with an unsatisfactory 
credit history where such card is used to pay travel ex-
penses and the agency determines there is no suitable al-
ternative payment mechanism available before issuing the 
card; or (2) an individual who lacks a credit history. Each 
executive department and agency shall establish guidelines 
and procedures for disciplinary actions to be taken against 
agency personnel for improper, fraudulent, or abusive use 
of government charge cards, which shall include appro-
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priate disciplinary actions for use of charge cards for pur-
poses, and at establishments, that are inconsistent with 
the official business of the Department or agency or with 
applicable standards of conduct. 
SEC. 741. CROSSCUT BUDGET.—(a) DEFINITIONS.— 
For purposes of this section the following definitions 
apply: 
(1) GREAT LAKES.—The terms ‘‘Great Lakes’’ 
and ‘‘Great Lakes State’’ have the same meanings 
as such terms have in section 506 of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 
1962d–22). 
(2) GREAT LAKES RESTORATION ACTIVITIES.— 
The term ‘‘Great Lakes restoration activities’’ 
means any Federal or State activity primarily or en-
tirely within the Great Lakes watershed that seeks 
to improve the overall health of the Great Lakes eco-
system. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 45 days after submis-
sion of the budget of the President to Congress, the Direc-
tor of the Office of Management and Budget, in coordina-
tion with the Governor of each Great Lakes State and the 
Great Lakes Interagency Task Force, shall submit to the 
appropriate authorizing and appropriating committees of 
the Senate and the House of Representatives a financial 
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report, certified by the Secretary of each agency that has 
budget authority for Great Lakes restoration activities, 
containing— 
(1) an interagency budget crosscut report 
that— 
(A) displays the budget proposed, including 
any planned interagency or intra-agency trans-
fer, for each of the Federal agencies that car-
ries out Great Lakes restoration activities in 
the upcoming fiscal year, separately reporting 
the amount of funding to be provided under ex-
isting laws pertaining to the Great Lakes eco-
system; and 
(B) identifies all expenditures since fiscal 
year 2004 by the Federal Government and 
State governments for Great Lakes restoration 
activities; 
(2) a detailed accounting of all funds received 
and obligated by all Federal agencies and, to the ex-
tent available, State agencies using Federal funds, 
for Great Lakes restoration activities during the cur-
rent and previous fiscal years; 
(3) a budget for the proposed projects (includ-
ing a description of the project, authorization level, 
and project status) to be carried out in the upcom-
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ing fiscal year with the Federal portion of funds for 
activities; and 
(4) a listing of all projects to be undertaken in 
the upcoming fiscal year with the Federal portion of 
funds for activities. 
SEC. 742. (a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds ap-
propriated or otherwise made available by this or any 
other Act may be used for any Federal Government con-
tract with any foreign incorporated entity which is treated 
as an inverted domestic corporation under section 835(b) 
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 395(b)) 
or any subsidiary of such an entity. 
(b) WAIVERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Any Secretary shall waive 
subsection (a) with respect to any Federal Govern-
ment contract under the authority of such Secretary 
if the Secretary determines that the waiver is re-
quired in the interest of national security. 
(2) REPORT
TO
CONGRESS.—Any Secretary 
issuing a waiver under paragraph (1) shall report 
such issuance to Congress. 
(c) EXCEPTIONS.—This section shall not apply to— 
(1) any Federal Government contract entered 
into before the date of the enactment of this Act (or 
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any task order issued pursuant to such a contract); 
or 
(2) any Federal Government contract for arti-
cles, materials and supplies that is in compliance 
with the Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a–10c). 
SEC. 743. (a) Each executive department and agency 
shall establish and maintain on the homepage of its 
website, an obvious, direct link to the website of its respec-
tive Inspector General. 
(b) Each Office of Inspector General shall: (1) post 
on its website any public report or audit or portion of any 
report or audit issued within one day of its release; (2) 
provide a service on its website to allow an individual to 
request automatic receipt of information relating to any 
public report or audit or portion of that report or audit 
and which permits electronic transmittal of the informa-
tion, or notice of the availability of the information with-
out further request; and (3) establish and maintain a di-
rect link on its website for individuals to anonymously re-
port waste, fraud and abuse. 
SEC. 744. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, a public or private institution of higher education may 
offer or provide an officer or employee of any branch of 
the United States Government or of the District of Colum-
bia, who is a current or former student of such institution, 
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financial assistance for the purpose of repaying a student 
loan or forbearance of student loan repayment, and an of-
ficer or employee of any branch of the United States Gov-
ernment or of the District of Columbia may seek or receive 
such assistance or forbearance. 
SEC. 745. None of the funds made available by this 
or any other Act may be used to implement, administer, 
enforce, or apply the rule entitled ‘‘Competitive Area’’ 
published by the Office of Personnel Management in the 
Federal Register on April 15, 2008 (73 Fed. Reg. 20180 
et seq.). 
SEC. 746. None of the funds made available by this 
or any other Act may be used to implement, administer, 
or enforce section 5(b) of Executive Order 13422 (72 Fed. 
Reg. 2763; relating to Regulatory Policy Officer). 
SEC. 747. Executive Order 13423 (72 Fed. Reg. 
3919; Jan. 24, 2007) shall remain in effect hereafter ex-
cept as otherwise provided by law after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 748. Except as expressly provided otherwise, 
any reference to ‘‘this Act’’ contained in any title other 
than title IV or VIII shall not apply to such title IV or 
VIII. 
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TITLE VIII 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DISTRICT OF 
COLUMBIA 
SEC. 801. Whenever in this Act, an amount is speci-
fied within an appropriation for particular purposes or ob-
jects of expenditure, such amount, unless otherwise speci-
fied, shall be considered as the maximum amount that 
may be expended for said purpose or object rather than 
an amount set apart exclusively therefor. 
SEC. 802. Appropriations in this Act shall be avail-
able for expenses of travel and for the payment of dues 
of organizations concerned with the work of the District 
of Columbia government, when authorized by the Mayor, 
or, in the case of the Council of the District of Columbia, 
funds may be expended with the authorization of the 
Chairman of the Council. 
SEC. 803. There are appropriated from the applicable 
funds of the District of Columbia such sums as may be 
necessary for making refunds and for the payment of legal 
settlements or judgments that have been entered against 
the District of Columbia government. 
SEC. 804. (a) None of the Federal funds provided in 
this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes 
or implementation of any policy including boycott designed 
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to support or defeat legislation pending before Congress 
or any State legislature. 
(b) The District of Columbia may use local funds pro-
vided in this title to carry out lobbying activities on any 
matter. 
SEC. 805. (a) None of the funds provided under this 
Act to the agencies funded by this Act, both Federal and 
District government agencies, that remain available for 
obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2009, or provided 
from any accounts in the Treasury of the United States 
derived by the collection of fees available to the agencies 
funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or ex-
penditures for an agency through a reprogramming of 
funds which— 
(1) creates new programs; 
(2) eliminates a program, project, or responsi-
bility center; 
(3) establishes or changes allocations specifi-
cally denied, limited or increased under this Act; 
(4) increases funds or personnel by any means 
for any program, project, or responsibility center for 
which funds have been denied or restricted; 
(5) reestablishes any program or project pre-
viously deferred through reprogramming; 
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(6) augments any existing program, project, or 
responsibility center through a reprogramming of 
funds in excess of $3,000,000 or 10 percent, which-
ever is less; or 
(7) increases by 20 percent or more personnel 
assigned to a specific program, project or responsi-
bility center, 
unless in the case of Federal funds, the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Sen-
ate are notified in writing 15 days in advance of the re-
programming and in the case of local funds, the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and Senate are provided summary reports on April 1, 
2009 and October 1, 2009, setting forth detailed informa-
tion regarding each such local funds reprogramming con-
ducted subject to this subsection. 
(b) None of the local funds contained in this Act may 
be available for obligation or expenditure for an agency 
through a transfer of any local funds in excess of 
$3,000,000 from one appropriation heading to another un-
less the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and Senate are provided summary reports 
on April 1, 2009 and October 1, 2009, setting forth de-
tailed information regarding each reprogramming con-
ducted subject to this subsection, except that in no event 
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Council in support of each such obligation or ex-
penditure. 
(4) The amounts may not be used to fund the 
agencies of the District of Columbia government 
under court ordered receivership. 
(5) The amounts may not be obligated or ex-
pended unless the Mayor notifies the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 
Senate not fewer than 30 days in advance of the ob-
ligation or expenditure. 
SEC. 816. (a) In the current fiscal year and there-
after, to account for an unanticipated growth of revenue 
collections, the amount appropriated as District of Colum-
bia Funds pursuant to this Act may be increased— 
(1) by an aggregate amount of not more than 
25 percent, in the case of amounts proposed to be 
allocated as ‘‘Other-Type Funds’’ in the Fiscal Year 
2009 Proposed Budget and Financial Plan sub-
mitted to Congress by the District of Columbia; and 
(2) by an aggregate amount of not more than 
6 percent, in the case of any other amounts pro-
posed to be allocated in such Proposed Budget and 
Financial Plan. 
(b) The District of Columbia may obligate and ex-
pend any increase in the amount of funds authorized 
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