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exists on the existing indebtedness on the pro-
posed date of refinancing; 
‘‘(G) the financing under this title is not 
being used to refinance any debt guaranteed by 
the Government; and 
‘‘(H) the financing under this title will be 
used only for— 
‘‘(i) refinancing existing indebtedness; 
or 
‘‘(ii) costs relating to the project fi-
nanced under this title.’’. 
SEC. 504. DEFINITIONS. Under the heading ‘‘Small 
Business Administration’’ in this title— 
(1) the terms ‘‘Administration’’ and ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ mean the Small Business Administration and 
the Administrator thereof, respectively; 
(2) the term ‘‘development company’’ has the 
meaning given the term ‘‘development companies’’ in 
section 103 of the Small Business Investment Act of 
1958 (15 U.S.C. 662); and 
(3) the term ‘‘small business concern’’ has the 
same meaning as in section 3 of the Small Business 
Act (15 U.S.C. 632).
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SEC. 505. SURETY BONDS. 
(a) MAXIMUM BOND AMOUNT.—Section 411(a)(1) of 
the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 
694b(a)(1)) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(1)’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘$2,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$5,000,000’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) The Administrator may guarantee a surety under 
subparagraph (A) for a total work order or contract amount 
that does not exceed $10,000,000, if a contracting officer 
of a Federal agency certifies that such a guarantee is nec-
essary.’’. 
(b) SIZE STANDARDS.—Section 410 of the Small Busi-
ness Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 694a) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(9) Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
or any rule, regulation, or order of the Administra-
tion, for purposes of sections 410, 411, and 412 the 
term ‘small business concern’ means a business con-
cern that meets the size standard for the primary in-
dustry in which such business concern, and the affili-
ates of such business concern, is engaged, as deter-
mined by the Administrator in accordance with the 
North American Industry Classification System.’’.
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(c) SUNSET.—The amendments made by this section 
shall remain in effect until September 30, 2010. 
SEC. 506.—OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL. For an 
additional amount for ‘‘Treasury Office of Inspector Gen-
eral for Tax Administration’’, $7,000,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2012, for oversight and audit of 
programs grants and activities funded under this title. 
TITLE VI—DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 
SECURITY 
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR MANAGEMENT 
For an additional amount for the ‘‘Office of the Under 
Secretary for Management’’, $198,000,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2011, solely for planning, design, 
and construction costs, including site security, information 
technology infrastructure, fixtures, and related costs to con-
solidate the Department of Homeland Security head-
quarters: Provided, That no later than 60 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland 
Security, in consultation with the Administrator of General 
Services, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives a plan for 
the expenditure of these funds.
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OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For an additional amount for the ‘‘Office of Inspector 
General’’, $5,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2012, for oversight and audit of programs, grants, and 
projects funded under this title. 
U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
penses’’, $198,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2010, of which $100,800,000 shall be for the procure-
ment and deployment of non-intrusive inspection systems 
to improve port security; and of which $97,200,000 shall 
be for procurement and deployment of tactical communica-
tions equipment and radios: Provided, That no later than 
45 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security shall submit to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Rep-
resentatives a plan for expenditure of these funds. 
BORDER SECURITY FENCING, INFRASTRUCTURE, AND 
TECHNOLOGY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Border Security Fenc-
ing, Infrastructure, and Technology’’, $200,000,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2010, for expedited de-
velopment and deployment of border security technology on 
the Southwest border: Provided, That no later than 45 days
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after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall submit to the Committees on Ap-
propriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
a plan for expenditure of these funds. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction’’, 
$800,000,000, to remain available until expended, solely for 
planning, management, design, alteration, and construc-
tion of U.S. Customs and Border Protection owned land 
border ports of entry: Provided, That no later than 45 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall submit to the Committees on Ap-
propriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
a plan for expenditure of these funds. 
U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT 
AUTOMATION MODERNIZATION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Automation Mod-
ernization’’, $27,800,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2010, for the procurement and deployment of 
tactical communications equipment and radios: Provided, 
That no later than 45 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit 
to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives a plan for expenditure of these 
funds.
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TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 
AVIATION SECURITY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Aviation Security’’, 
$1,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2010, for procurement and installation of checked baggage 
explosives detection systems and checkpoint explosives detec-
tion equipment: Provided, That no later than 45 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives a plan for 
the expenditure of these funds. 
COAST GUARD 
ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Acquisition, Construc-
tion, and Improvements’’, $450,000,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2010, of which $195,000,000 shall 
be for shore facilities and aids to navigation facilities; and 
of which $255,000,000 shall be for priority procurements 
due to materials and labor cost increases, and to repair, 
renovate, assess, or improve vessels: Provided, That amounts 
made available for the activities under this heading shall 
be available for all necessary expenses related to the over-
sight and management of such activities: Provided further, 
That no later than 45 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit
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to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives a plan for the expenditure of these 
funds. 
ALTERATION OF BRIDGES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Alteration of Bridges’’, 
$240,400,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2010, for alteration or removal of obstructive bridges, as 
authorized by section 6 of the Truman-Hobbs Act (33 
U.S.C. 516): Provided, That no later than 45 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives a plan for 
the expenditure of these funds. 
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY 
MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Management and Ad-
ministration’’, $6,000,000 for the acquisition of commu-
nications response vehicles to be deployed in response to a 
disaster or a national security event. 
STATE AND LOCAL PROGRAMS 
For an additional amount for grants, $950,000,000, 
to be allocated as follows: 
(1) $100,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2010, for Public Transportation Security 
Assistance, Railroad Security Assistance, and Sys-
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temwide Amtrak Security Upgrades under sections 
1406, 1513, and 1514 of the Implementing Rec-
ommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 
(Public Law 110–53; 6 U.S.C. 1135, 1163, and 1164). 
(2) $100,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2010, for Port Security Grants in accord-
ance with 46 U.S.C. 70107, notwithstanding 46 
U.S.C. 70107(c). 
(3) $250,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2010, for upgrading, modifying, or con-
structing emergency operations centers under section 
614 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act, notwithstanding section 
614(c) of that Act or for upgrading, modifying, or 
constructing State and local fusion centers as defined 
by section 210A(j)(1) of the Homeland Security Act 
of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 124h(j)(1)). 
(4) $500,000,000 for construction to upgrade or 
modify critical infrastructure, as defined in section 
1016(e) of the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 (42 U.S.C. 
5195c(e)), to mitigate consequences related to poten-
tial damage from all-hazards: Provided, That funds 
in this paragraph shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2011: Provided further, That 5 percent 
shall be for program administration: Provided fur-
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ther, That no later than 60 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity shall submit to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
a plan for expenditure of these funds. 
FIREFIGHTER ASSISTANCE GRANTS 
For an additional amount for competitive grants, 
$500,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2010, for modifying, upgrading, or constructing State and 
local fire stations: Provided, That up to 5 percent shall be 
for program administration: Provided further, That no 
grant shall exceed $15,000,000. 
DISASTER ASSISTANCE DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
Notwithstanding section 417(b) of the Robert T. Staf-
ford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, the 
amount of any such loan issued pursuant to this section 
for major disasters occurring in calendar year 2008 may 
exceed $5,000,000, and may be equal to not more than 50 
percent of the annual operating budget of the local govern-
ment in any case in which that local government has suf-
fered a loss of 25 percent or more in tax revenues: Provided, 
That the cost of modifying such loans shall be as defined 
in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 
U.S.C. 661a).
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EMERGENCY FOOD AND SHELTER 
For an additional amount to carry out the emergency 
food and shelter program pursuant to title III of the McKin-
ney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11331 et 
seq.), $100,000,000: Provided, That total administrative 
costs shall not exceed 3.5 percent of the total amount made 
available under this heading. 
FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING CENTER 
ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENTS, AND 
RELATED EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Acquisition, Construc-
tion, Improvements, and Related Expenses’’, $15,000,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2010, for security 
systems and law enforcement upgrades for all Federal Law 
Enforcement Training Center facilities: Provided, That no 
later than 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives a plan for the expenditure of these funds. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE 
SEC. 601. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
the President shall establish an arbitration panel under the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency public assistance 
program to expedite the recovery efforts from Hurricanes 
Katrina, Rita, Gustav, and Ike within the Gulf Coast Re-
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gion. The arbitration panel shall have sufficient authority 
regarding the award or denial of disputed public assistance 
applications for covered hurricane damage under section 
403, 406, or 407 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170b, 5172, or 
5173) for a project the total amount of which is more than 
$500,000. 
SEC. 602. The Administrator of the Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency may not prohibit or restrict the 
use of funds designated under the hazard mitigation grant 
program for damage caused by Hurricanes Katrina and 
Rita if the homeowner who is an applicant for assistance 
under such program commenced work otherwise eligible for 
hazard mitigation grant program assistance under section 
404 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
gency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170c) without approval 
in writing from the Administrator. 
TITLE VII—INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND 
RELATED AGENCIES 
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT 
MANAGEMENT OF LANDS AND RESOURCES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Management of Lands 
and Resources’’, $135,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2010.
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CONSTRUCTION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction’’, 
$180,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2010. 
WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Wildland Fire Man-
agement’’, $15,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2010. 
UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE 
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Resource Manage-
ment’’, $165,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2010. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction’’, 
$110,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2010. 
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 
OPERATION OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation of the Na-
tional Park System’’, $158,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2010.
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CONSTRUCTION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction’’, 
$589,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2010. 
UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 
SURVEYS, INVESTIGATIONS, AND RESEARCH 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Surveys, Investiga-
tions, and Research’’, $135,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2010. 
BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS 
OPERATION OF INDIAN PROGRAMS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation of Indian 
Programs’’, $40,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2010, of which $20,000,000 shall be for the hous-
ing improvement program. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction’’, 
$522,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2010. 
INDIAN GUARANTEED LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Indian Guaranteed 
Loan Program Account’’, $10,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2010.
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DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES 
INSULAR AFFAIRS 
ASSISTANCE TO TERRITORIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Assistance to Terri-
tories’’, $62,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2010. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Office of Inspector 
General’’, $7,600,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2011, and an additional $7,400,000 for such purposes, 
to remain available until September 30, 2011. 
DEPARTMENT-WIDE PROGRAMS 
CENTRAL HAZARDOUS MATERIALS FUND 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Central Hazardous 
Materials Fund’’, $20,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2010. 
ENVIROMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 
HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE SUPERFUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Hazardous Substance 
Superfund’’, $600,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2010, as a payment from general revenues to 
the Hazardous Substance Superfund, to carry out remedial 
actions: Provided, That the Administrator may retain up
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to 2 percent of the funds appropriated herein for Superfund 
remedial actions for program oversight and support pur-
poses, and may transfer those funds to other accounts as 
needed. 
LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK TRUST FUND 
PROGRAM 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Leaking Underground 
Storage Tank Trust Fund Program’’, $200,000,0000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2010, for cleanup ac-
tivities: Provided, That none of these funds shall be subject 
to cost share requirements. 
STATE AND TRIBAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘State and Tribal As-
sistance Grants’’, $6,400,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2010, of which $4,000,000,000 shall be for 
making capitalization grants for the Clean Water State Re-
volving Funds under title VI of the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act, as amended; of which $2,000,000,000 shall be 
for making capitalization grants for the Drinking Water 
State Revolving Fund under section 1452 of the Safe Drink-
ing Water Act, as amended; of which $100,000,000 shall 
be available for Brownfields remediation grants pursuant 
to section 104(k)(3) of the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as
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amended; and of which $300,000,000 shall be for Diesel 
Emission Reduction Act grants pursuant to title VII, sub-
title G of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, as amended: Pro-
vided, That notwithstanding the priority ranking they 
would otherwise receive under each program, priority for 
funds appropriated herein for the Clean Water State Re-
volving Funds and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds 
(Revolving Funds) shall be allocated to projects that are 
ready to proceed to construction within 180 days of enact-
ment of this Act: Provided further, That the Administrator 
of the Environmental Protection Agency (Administrator) 
may reallocate funds appropriated herein for the Revolving 
Funds that are not under binding commitments to proceed 
to construction within 180 days of enactment of this Act: 
Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, financial assistance provided from funds appro-
priated herein for the Revolving Funds may include addi-
tional subsidization, including forgiveness of principal and 
negative interest loans: Provided further, That not less than 
15 percent of the funds appropriated herein for the Revolv-
ing Funds shall be designated for green infrastructure, 
water efficiency improvements or other environmentally in-
novative projects: Provided further, That notwithstanding 
the limitation on amounts specified in section 518(c) of the 
Federal Water Pollution Control Act, up to a total of 1.5
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percent of the funds appropriated herein for the Clean 
Water State Revolving Funds may be reserved by the Ad-
ministrator for tribal grants under section 518(c) of such 
Act: Provided further, That section 1452(k) of the Safe 
Drinking Water Act shall not apply to amounts appro-
priated herein for the Drinking Water State Revolving 
Funds: Provided further, That the Administrator may ex-
ceed the 30 percent limitation on State grants for funds 
appropriated herein for Diesel Emission Reduction Act 
grants if the Administrator determines such action will ex-
pedite allocation of funds: Provided further, That none of 
the funds appropriated herein shall be subject to cost share 
requirements: Provided further, That the Administrator 
may retain up to 0.25 percent of the funds appropriated 
herein for the Clean Water State Revolving Funds and 
Drinking Water State Revolving Funds and up to 1.5 per-
cent of the funds appropriated herein for the Diesel Emis-
sion Reduction Act grants program for program oversight 
and support purposes and may transfer those funds to other 
accounts as needed. 
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
FOREST SERVICE 
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Capital Improvement 
and Maintenance’’, $650,000,000, to remain available until
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September 30, 2010, which shall include remediation of 
abandoned mine sites and support costs necessary to carry 
out this work. 
WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Wildland Fire Man-
agement’’, $485,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2010, for hazardous fuels reduction and hazard 
mitigation activities in areas at high risk of catastrophic 
wildfire, of which $260,000,000 is available for work on 
State and private lands using all the authorities available 
to the Forest Service: Provided, That of the funds provided 
for State and private land fuels reduction activities, up to 
$50,000,000 may be used to make grants for the purpose 
of creating incentives for increased use of biomass from na-
tional forest lands. 
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
SERVICES 
INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE 
INDIAN HEALTH SERVICES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Indian Health Serv-
ices’’, $135,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2010, of which $50,000,000 is for contract health serv-
ices; and of which $85,000,000 is for health information 
technology: Provided, That the amount made available for 
health information technology activities may be used for
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both telehealth services development and related infrastruc-
ture requirements that are typically funded through the 
‘‘Indian Health Facilities’’ account: Provided further, That 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, health infor-
mation technology funds provided within this title shall be 
allocated at the discretion of the Director of the Indian 
Health Service. 
INDIAN HEALTH FACILITIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Indian Health Facili-
ties’’, $410,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2010: Provided, That for the purposes of this Act, spend-
ing caps included within the annual appropriation for ‘‘In-
dian Health Facilities’’ for the purchase of medical equip-
ment shall not apply. 
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 
FACILITIES CAPITAL 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Facilities Capital’’, 
$75,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2010. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE 
SEC. 701. (a) Within 30 days of enactment of this Act, 
each agency receiving funds under this title shall submit 
a general plan for the expenditure of such funds to the 
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations. 
(b) Within 90 days of enactment of this Act, each agen-
cy receiving funds under this title shall submit to the Com-
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mittees a report containing detailed project level informa-
tion associated with the general plan submitted pursuant 
to subsection (a). 
SEC. 702. In carrying out the work for which funds 
in this title are being made available, the Secretary of the 
Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture may utilize the 
Public Lands Corps, Youth Conservation Corps, Job Corps 
and other related partnerships with Federal, State, local, 
tribal or non-profit groups that serve young adults. 
TITLE VIII—DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH 
AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND EDUCATION, 
AND RELATED AGENCIES 
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 
EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION 
TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Training and Employ-
ment Services’’ for activities authorized by the Workforce 
Investment Act of 1998 (‘‘WIA’’), $3,250,000,000, which 
shall be available on the date of enactment of this Act, as 
follows: 
(1) $500,000,000 for adult employment and 
training activities, including supportive services and 
needs-related payments described in section 134(e)(2) 
and (3) of the WIA: Provided, That a priority use of
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these funds shall be services to individuals described 
in 134(d)(4)(E) of the WIA; 
(2) $1,200,000,000 for grants to the States for 
youth activities, including summer employment for 
youth: Provided, That no portion of such funds shall 
be reserved to carry out section 127(b)(1)(A) of the 
WIA: Provided further, That for purposes of section 
127(b)(1)(C)(iv) of the WIA, funds available for youth 
activities shall be allotted as if the total amount 
available for youth activities in the fiscal year does 
not exceed $1,000,000,000: Provided further, That, 
with respect to the youth activities provided with such 
funds, section 101(13)(A) of the WIA shall be applied 
by substituting ‘‘age 24’’ for ‘‘age 21’’: Provided fur-
ther, That the work readiness performance indicator 
described in section 136(b)(2)(A)(ii)(I) of the WIA 
shall be the only measure of performance used to as-
sess the effectiveness of youth activities provided with 
such funds; 
(3) $1,000,000,000 for grants to the States for 
dislocated worker employment and training activities; 
(4) $200,000,000 for national emergency grants; 
(5) $250,000,000 under the dislocated worker na-
tional reserve for a program of competitive grants for 
worker training in high growth and emerging indus-
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try sectors and assistance under 132(b)(2)(A) of the 
WIA: Provided, That the Secretary of Labor shall give 
priority when awarding such grants to projects that 
prepare workers for careers in energy efficiency and 
renewable energy as described in section 171(e)(1)(B) 
of the WIA and for careers in the health care sector; 
and 
(6) $100,000,000 for YouthBuild activities as de-
scribed in section 173A of the WIA: Provided, That 
for program years 2008 and 2009, the YouthBuild 
program may serve an individual who has dropped 
out of high school and re-enrolled in an alternative 
school, if that re-enrollment is part of a sequential 
service strategy: 
Provided, That funds made available in this 
paragraph shall remain available through June 30, 
2010: Provided further, That a local board may 
award a contract to an institution of higher edu-
cation if the local board determines that it would fa-
cilitate the training of multiple individuals in high- 
demand occupations, if such contract does not limit 
customer choice. 
COMMUNITY SERVICE EMPLOYMENT FOR OLDER AMERICANS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Community Service 
Employment for Older Americans’’ for carrying out title
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V of the Older Americans Act of 1965, $120,000,000, which 
shall be available on the date of enactment of this Act and 
shall remain available through June 30, 2010: Provided, 
That funds shall be allotted within 30 days of such enact-
ment to current grantees in proportion to their allotment 
in program year 2008: Provided further, That funds made 
available under this heading in this Act may, in accordance 
with section 517(c) of the Older Americans Act of 1965, be 
recaptured and reobligated. 
STATE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE AND EMPLOYMENT 
SERVICE OPERATIONS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘State Unemployment 
Insurance and Employment Service Operations’’ for grants 
to States in accordance with section 6 of the Wagner-Peyser 
Act, $400,000,000, which may be expended from the Em-
ployment Security Administration account in the Unem-
ployment Trust Fund: Provided, That such funds shall be 
available on the date of enactment of this Act and remain 
available to the States through September 30, 2010: Pro-
vided further, That $250,000,000 of such funds shall be used 
by States for reemployment services for unemployment in-
surance claimants (including the integrated Employment 
Service and Unemployment Insurance information tech-
nology required to identify and serve the needs of such 
claimants): Provided further, That the Secretary of Labor
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shall establish planning and reporting procedures necessary 
to provide oversight of funds used for reemployment serv-
ices. 
DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT 
OFFICE OF JOB CORPS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Office of Job Corps’’ 
for construction, alteration and repairs of buildings and 
other facilities, $160,000,000, which shall remain available 
through June 30, 2010: Provided, That the Secretary of 
Labor may transfer up to 15 percent of such funds to meet 
the operational needs of Job Corps Centers, which may in-
clude training for careers in the energy efficiency, renewable 
energy, and environmental protection industries: Provided 
further, That not later than 90 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide to the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate an operating plan describing the planned 
uses of funds available in this paragraph. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For an additional amount for the ‘‘Office of Inspector 
General’’, $3,000,000, which shall remain available through 
September 30, 2011, for salaries and expenses necessary for 
oversight and audit of programs, grants, and projects fund-
ed in this Act and administered by the Department of 
Labor.