vided, These funds shall be transferred and merged with 
the appropriation for ‘‘Rural Development, Salaries and 
Expenses’’: Provided further, That the authority provided 
in this paragraph shall apply to appropriations under this 
heading in lieu of the provisions of section 1106 of this 
Act. 
Funds appropriated by this Act to the Rural Housing 
Insurance Fund Program account for section 502 direct 
loans and unsubsidized guaranteed loans may be trans-
ferred between these programs: Provided, That the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate shall be notified at least 15 days in ad-
vance of any transfer. 
RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE 
DISTANCE LEARNING, TELEMEDICINE, AND BROADBAND 
PROGRAM 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for the cost of broadband 
loans and loan guarantees, as authorized by the Rural 
Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 901 et seq.) and for 
grants, $2,825,000,000: Provided, That the cost of direct 
and guaranteed loans shall be as defined in section 502 
of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided fur-
ther, That, notwithstanding title VI of the Rural Elec-
trification Act of 1936, this amount is available for grants,
loans and loan guarantees for open access broadband in-
frastructure in any area of the United States: Provided 
further, That at least 75 percent of the area to be served 
by a project receiving funds from such grants, loans or 
loan guarantees shall be in a rural area without sufficient 
access to high speed broadband service to facilitate rural 
economic development, as determined by the Secretary of 
Agriculture: Provided further, That priority for awarding 
funds made available under this paragraph shall be given 
to projects that provide service to the most rural residents 
that do not have access to broadband service: Provided fur-
ther, That priority shall be given for project applications 
from borrowers or former borrowers under title II of the 
Rural Electrification Act of 1936 and for project applica-
tions that include such borrowers or former borrowers: 
Provided further, That notwithstanding section 1103 of 
this Act, 50 percent of the grants, loans, and loan guaran-
tees made available under this heading shall be awarded 
not later than September 30, 2009: Provided further, That 
priority for awarding such funds shall be given to project 
applications that demonstrate that, if the application is 
approved, all project elements will be fully funded: Pro-
vided further, That priority for awarding such funds shall 
be given to project applications for activities that can be 
completed if the requested funds are provided: Provided
further, That priority for awarding such funds shall be 
given to activities that can commence promptly following 
enactment of this Act: Provided further, That no area of 
a project funded with amounts made available under this 
paragraph may receive funding to provide broadband serv-
ice under the Broadband Deployment Grant Program: 
Provided further, That the Secretary shall submit a report 
on planned spending and actual obligations describing the 
use of these funds not later than 90 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, and quarterly thereafter until 
all funds are obligated, to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate. 
In addition to other available funds, the Secretary 
may use not more than 3 percent of the funds made avail-
able under this account for administrative costs to carry 
out loans, loan guarantees, and grants funded under this 
account, which shall be transferred and merged with the 
appropriation for ‘‘Rural Development, Salaries and Ex-
penses’’ and shall remain available until September 30, 
2012: Provided, That the authority provided in this para-
graph shall apply to appropriations under this heading in 
lieu of the provisions of section 1106 of this Act.
FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE 
SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR 
WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN (WIC) 
For an additional amount for the special supple-
mental nutrition program as authorized by section 17 of 
the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786), 
$100,000,000, for the purposes specified in section 
17(h)(10)(B)(ii) for the Secretary of Agriculture to pro-
vide assistance to State agencies to implement new man-
agement information systems or improve existing manage-
ment information systems for the program. 
EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 
For an additional amount for the emergency food as-
sistance program as authorized by section 27(a) of the 
Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2036(a)) and 
section 204(a)(1) of the Emergency Food Assistance Act 
of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 7508(a)(1)), $150,000,000, of which 
$100,000,000 is for the purchase of commodities and of 
which $50,000,000 is for costs associated with the dis-
tribution of commodities. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS, THIS TITLE 
SEC. 2001. TEMPORARY INCREASE IN BENEFITS UNDER 
THE 
SUPPLEMENTAL 
NUTRITION 
ASSIST-
ANCE PROGRAM. 
(a) MAXIMUM BENEFIT INCREASE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning the first month 
that begins not less than 25 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the value of benefits deter-
mined under section 8(a) of the Food and Nutrition 
Act of 2008 and consolidated block grants for Puer-
to Rico and American Samoa determined under sec-
tion 19(a) of such Act shall be calculated using 
113.6 percent of the June 2008 value of the thrifty 
food plan as specified under section 3(o) of such 
Act. 
(2) TERMINATION.— 
(A) The authority provided by this sub-
section shall terminate after September 30, 
2009. 
(B) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), 
the Secretary of Agriculture may not reduce the 
value of the maximum allotment below the level 
in effect for fiscal year 2009 as a result of 
paragraph (1). 
(b) REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SECRETARY.—In car-
rying out this section, the Secretary shall— 
(1) consider the benefit increases described in 
subsection (a) to be a ‘‘mass change’’; 
(2) require a simple process for States to notify 
households of the increase in benefits;
(3) consider section 16(c)(3)(A) of the Food 
and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2025(c)(3)(A)) 
to apply to any errors in the implementation of this 
section, without regard to the 120-day limit de-
scribed in that section; and 
(4) have the authority to take such measures as 
necessary to ensure the efficient administration of 
the benefits provided in this section. 
(c) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—For the costs of State ad-
ministrative expenses associated with carrying out 
this section, the Secretary shall make available 
$150,000,000 in each of fiscal years 2009 and 2010, 
to remain available through September 30, 2012, of 
which $4,500,000 is for necessary expenses of the 
Food and Nutrition Service for management and 
oversight of the program and for monitoring the in-
tegrity and evaluating the effects of the payments 
made under this section. 
(2) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Funds described 
in paragraph (1) shall be made available as grants 
to State agencies based on each State’s share of 
households that participate in the Supplemental Nu-
trition Assistance Program as reported to the De-
partment of Agriculture for the 12-month period 
ending with June, 2008. 
(d) TREATMENT OF JOBLESS WORKERS.—Beginning 
with the first month that begins not less than 25 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, and for each sub-
sequent month through September 30, 2010, jobless 
adults who comply with work registration and employment 
and training requirements under section 6, section 20, or 
section 26 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 
U.S.C. 2015, 2029, or 2035) shall not be disqualified from 
the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program because 
of the provisions of section 6(o)(2) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 
2015(o)(2)). Beginning on October 1, 2010, for the pur-
poses of section 6(o), a State agency shall disregard any 
period during which an individual received Supplemental 
Nutrition Assistance Program benefits prior to October 1, 
2010. 
(e) FUNDING.—There is appropriated to the Sec-
retary of Agriculture such sums as are necessary to carry 
out this section, to remain available until expended. Sec-
tion 1106 of this Act shall not apply to this appropriation.
SEC. 2002. AFTERSCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAM FOR AT-RISK 
CHILDREN. 
Section 17(r) of the Richard B. Russell National 
School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766(r)) is amended by 
striking paragraph (5). 
TITLE III—COMMERCE, JUSTICE, 
AND SCIENCE 
Subtitle A—Commerce 
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION 
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Economic Develop-
ment Assistance Programs’’, $250,000,000: Provided, 
That the amount set aside from this appropriation pursu-
ant to section 1106 of this Act shall not exceed 2 percent 
instead of the percentage specified in such section: Pro-
vided further, That the amount set aside pursuant to the 
previous proviso shall be transferred to and merged with 
the appropriation for ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ for pur-
poses of program administration and oversight: Provided 
further, That up to $50,000,000 may be transferred to 
federally authorized regional economic development com-
missions.
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 
PERIODIC CENSUSES AND PROGRAMS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Periodic Censuses and 
Programs’’, $1,000,000,000: Provided, That section 1106 
of this Act shall not apply to funds provided under this 
heading. 
NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION 
ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
penses’’, $350,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2011: Provided, That funds shall be available 
to establish the State Broadband Data and Development 
Grant Program, as authorized by Public Law 110–385, 
for the development and implementation of statewide ini-
tiatives to identify and track the availability and adoption 
of broadband services within each State, and to develop 
and maintain a nationwide broadband inventory map, as 
authorized by section 6001 of division B of this Act. 
WIRELESS AND BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT GRANT 
PROGRAMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses related to the Wireless and 
Broadband Deployment Grant Programs established by 
section 6002 of division B of this Act, $2,825,000,000,
of which $1,000,000,000 shall be for Wireless Deployment 
Grants and $1,825,000,000 shall be for Broadband De-
ployment Grants: Provided, That the National Tele-
communications and Information Administration shall 
submit a report on planned spending and actual obliga-
tions describing the use of these funds not later than 120 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, and an up-
date report not later than 60 days following the initial re-
port, to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate, the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, and 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
of the Senate: Provided further, That notwithstanding sec-
tion 1103 of this Act, 50 percent of the grants made avail-
able under this heading shall be awarded not later than 
September 30, 2009: Provided further, That up to 20 per-
cent of the funds provided under this heading for Wireless 
Deployment Grants and Broadband Deployment Grants 
may be transferred between these programs: Provided fur-
ther, That the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate shall be notified at least 
15 days in advance of any transfer. 
DIGITAL-TO-ANALOG CONVERTER BOX PROGRAM 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and in 
addition to amounts otherwise provided in any other Act,
for costs associated with the Digital-to-Analog Converter 
Box Program, $650,000,000, to be available until Sep-
tember 30, 2009: Provided, That these funds shall be 
available for coupons and related activities, including but 
not limited to education, consumer support and outreach, 
as deemed appropriate and necessary to ensure a timely 
conversion of analog to digital television. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY 
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH AND SERVICES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Scientific and Tech-
nical Research and Services’’, $100,000,000. 
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY SERVICES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Industrial Technology 
Services’’, $100,000,000, of which $70,000,000 shall be 
available for the necessary expenses of the Technology In-
novation Program and $30,000,000 shall be available for 
the necessary expenses of the Hollings Manufacturing Ex-
tension Partnership. 
CONSTRUCTION OF RESEARCH FACILITIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction of Re-
search Facilities’’, as authorized by sections 13 through 
15 of the Act of March 13, 1901 (15 U.S.C. 278c–278e), 
$300,000,000, for a competitive construction grant pro-
gram for research science buildings: Provided further, 
That for peer-reviewed grants made under this heading,
the time limitation provided in section 1103(b) of this Act 
shall be 120 days. 
NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC 
ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operations, Research, 
and Facilities’’, $400,000,000, for habitat restoration and 
mitigation activities. 
PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement, Acquisi-
tion and Construction’’, $600,000,000, for accelerating 
satellite development and acquisition, acquiring climate 
sensors and climate modeling capacity, and establishing 
climate data records: Provided further, That not less than 
$140,000,000 shall be available for climate data modeling. 
Subtitle B—Justice 
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 
STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES 
OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS 
STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘State and Local Law 
Enforcement Assistance’’, $3,000,000,000, to be available 
for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant 
Program as authorized by subpart 1 of part E of title I 
of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of
1968, (except that section 1001(c), and the special rules 
for Puerto Rico under section 505(g), of such Act shall 
not apply for purposes of this Act): Provided, That section 
1106 of this Act shall not apply to funds provided under 
this heading. 
COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Community Oriented 
Policing Services’’, $1,000,000,000, to be available for 
grants under section 1701 of title I of the 1968 Act (42 
U.S.C. 3796dd) for the hiring and rehiring of additional 
career law enforcement officers under part Q of such title 
notwithstanding subsection (i) of such section: Provided, 
That for peer-reviewed grants made under this heading, 
the time limitation provided in section 1103(b) of this Act 
shall be 120 days. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS, THIS SUBTITLE 
SEC. 3201. WAIVER OF MATCHING REQUIREMENT AND SAL-
ARY LIMIT UNDER COPS PROGRAM. 
Sections 1701(g) and 1704(c) of the Omnibus Crime 
Control and Safe Street Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
3796dd(g) and 3796dd–3(c)) shall not apply with respect 
to funds appropriated in this or any other Act making ap-
propriations for fiscal year 2009 or 2010 for Community
Oriented Policing Services authorized under part Q of 
such Act of 1968. 
Subtitle C—Science 
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE 
ADMINISTRATION 
SCIENCE 
For 
an 
additional 
amount 
for 
‘‘Science’’, 
$400,000,000, of which not less than $250,000,000 shall 
be solely for accelerating the development of the tier 1 set 
of Earth science climate research missions recommended 
by the National Academies Decadal Survey. 
AERONAUTICS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Aeronautics’’, 
$150,000,000. 
CROSS AGENCY SUPPORT PROGRAMS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Cross Agency Support 
Programs’’, for necessary expenses for restoration and 
mitigation of National Aeronautics and Space Administra-
tion owned infrastructure and facilities related to the con-
sequences of hurricanes, floods, and other natural disas-
ters occurring during 2008 for which the President de-
clared a major disaster under title IV of the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act of 
1974, $50,000,000.
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 
RESEARCH AND RELATED ACTIVITIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Research and Related 
Activities’’, $2,500,000,000: Provided, That $300,000,000 
shall be available solely for the Major Research Instru-
mentation program and $200,000,000 shall be for activi-
ties authorized by title II of Public Law 100–570 for aca-
demic research facilities modernization: Provided, That for 
peer-reviewed grants made under this heading, the time 
limitation provided in section 1103(b) of this Act shall be 
120 days. 
EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Education and 
Human Resources’’, $100,000,000: Provided, That 
$60,000,000 shall be for activities authorized by section 
7030 of Public Law 110–69 and $40,000,000 shall be for 
activities authorized by section 9 of the National Science 
Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n). 
MAJOR RESEARCH EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES 
CONSTRUCTION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Major Research 
Equipment and Facilities Construction’’, $400,000,000, 
which shall be available only for approved projects.
TITLE IV—DEFENSE 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
FACILITY INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS, DEFENSE 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, to improve, 
repair and modernize Department of Defense facilities, re-
store and modernize Army barracks, and invest in the en-
ergy efficiency of Department of Defense facilities, 
$4,500,000,000, for Facilities Sustainment, Restoration 
and Modernization programs of the Department of De-
fense (including minor construction and major mainte-
nance and repair), which shall be available as follows: 
(1) ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Army’’, 
$1,490,804,000. 
(2) 
‘‘Operation 
and 
Maintenance, 
Navy’’, 
$624,380,000. 
(3) 
‘‘Operation 
and 
Maintenance, 
Marine 
Corps’’, $128,499,000. 
(4) ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Air Force’’, 
$1,236,810,000. 
(5) ‘‘Defense Health Program’’, $454,658,000. 
(6) ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Army Re-
serve’’, $110,899,000. 
(7) ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Navy Re-
serve’’, $62,162,000.
(8) ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps 
Reserve’’, $45,038,000. 
(9) ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Re-
serve’’, $14,881,000. 
(10) ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Army Na-
tional Guard’’, $302,700,000. 
(11) ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Air National 
Guard’’, $29,169,000. 
ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, DEFENSE 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, for re-
search, development, test and evaluation programs for im-
provements in energy generation, transmission, regulation, 
use, and storage, for military installations, military vehi-
cles, and other military equipment, $350,000,000, which 
shall be available as follows: 
(1) ‘‘Research, Development, Test and Evalua-
tion, Army’’, $87,500,000. 
(2) ‘‘Research, Development, Test and Evalua-
tion, Navy’’, $87,500,000. 
(3) ‘‘Research, Development, Test and Evalua-
tion, Air Force’’, $87,500,000. 
(4) ‘‘Research, Development, Test and Evalua-
tion, Defense-Wide’’, $87,500,000
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UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE 
CONSTRUCTION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction’’, 
$300,000,000, for priority road and bridge repair and re-
placement, and critical deferred maintenance and improve-
ment projects on National Wildlife Refuges, National Fish 
Hatcheries, and other Service properties: Provided, That 
funds may be transferred to ‘‘Resource Management’’: 
Provided further, That the amount set aside from this ap-
propriation pursuant to section 1106 of this Act shall be 
not more than 5 percent instead of the percentage speci-
fied in such section. 
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 
CONSTRUCTION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction’’, 
$1,700,000,000, for projects to address critical deferred 
maintenance needs within the National Park System, in-
cluding roads, bridges and trails, and for other critical in-
frastructure projects: Provided, That funds may be trans-
ferred to ‘‘Operation of the National Park System’’: Pro-
vided further, That $200,000,000 of these funds shall be 
for projects related to the preservation and repair of his-
torical and cultural resources within the National Park