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of which $1,033,994,000 shall be available until September 30, 
2013, for the Integrated Deepwater Systems program: Provided, 
That of the funds made available for the Integrated Deepwater 
Systems program, $244,550,000 is for aircraft and $571,003,000 
is for surface ships: Provided further, That $350,000,000 of the 
funds provided for the Integrated Deepwater Systems program may 
not be obligated until the Committees on Appropriations of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives receive directly from 
the Coast Guard and approve a plan for expenditure that— 
(1) defines activities, milestones, yearly costs, and life cycle 
costs for each new procurement of a major asset, including 
an independent cost estimate for each; 
(2) identifies life cycle staffing and training needs of Coast 
Guard project managers and procurement and contract staff; 
(3) identifies competition to be conducted in, and summa-
rizes the approved acquisition strategy for, each procurement; 
(4) includes a certification by the Chief Human Capital 
Officer of the Department of Homeland Security that current 
human capital capabilities are sufficient to execute the expendi-
ture plan; 
(5) includes an explanation of each procurement that 
involves an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract and 
explains the need for such contract; 
(6) identifies individual project balances by fiscal year, 
including planned carryover into fiscal year 2010 by project; 
(7) identifies operational gaps by asset and explains how 
funds provided in this Act address the shortfalls between cur-
rent operational capabilities and requirements; 
(8) includes a listing of all open Government Accountability 
Office and Office of Inspector General recommendations related 
to the program and the status of Coast Guard actions to address 
the recommendations, including milestones for fully addressing 
them; 
(9) includes a certification by the Chief Procurement Officer 
of the Department that the program has been reviewed and 
approved in accordance with the investment management 
process of the Department, and that the process fulfills all 
capital planning and investment control requirements and 
reviews established by the Office of Management and Budget, 
including Circular A–11, part 7; 
(10) identifies use of the Defense Contract Audit Agency; 
(11) includes a certification by the head of contracting 
activity for the Coast Guard and the Chief Procurement Officer 
of the Department that the plans for the program comply 
with the Federal acquisition rules, requirements, guidelines, 
and practices, and a description of the actions being taken 
to address areas of non-compliance, the risks associated with 
them along with plans for addressing these risks, and the 
status of their implementation; 
(12) identifies the use of independent validation and 
verification; and 
(13) is reviewed by the Government Accountability Office: 
Provided further, That no funding may be obligated for low rate 
initial production or initial production of any Integrated Deepwater 
Systems program asset until Coast Guard revises its Major Systems 
Acquisition Manual procedures to require a formal design review 
prior to the authorization of low rate initial production or initial
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production: Provided further, That the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives, in conjunction with the Presi-
dent’s fiscal year 2010 budget, a review of the Revised Deepwater 
Implementation Plan that identifies any changes to the plan for 
the fiscal year; an annual performance comparison of Integrated 
Deepwater Systems program assets to pre-Deepwater legacy assets; 
a status report of legacy assets; a detailed explanation of how 
the costs of legacy assets are being accounted for within the 
Integrated Deepwater Systems program; and the earned value 
management system gold card data for each Integrated Deepwater 
Systems program asset: Provided further, That the Secretary shall 
submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives a comprehensive review of the Revised 
Deepwater Implementation Plan every 5 years, beginning in fiscal 
year 2011, that includes a complete projection of the acquisition 
costs and schedule for the duration of the plan through fiscal 
year 2027: Provided further, That the Secretary shall annually 
submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives, at the time that the President’s 
budget is submitted under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States 
Code, a future-years capital investment plan for the Coast Guard 
that identifies for each capital budget line item— 
(1) the proposed appropriation included in that budget; 
(2) the total estimated cost of completion; 
(3) projected funding levels for each fiscal year for the 
next 5 fiscal years or until project completion, whichever is 
earlier; 
(4) an estimated completion date at the projected funding 
levels; and 
(5) changes, if any, in the total estimated cost of completion 
or estimated completion date from previous future-years capital 
investment plans submitted to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the Senate and the House of Representatives: 
Provided further, That the Secretary shall ensure that amounts 
specified in the future-years capital investment plan are consistent 
to the maximum extent practicable with proposed appropriations 
necessary to support the programs, projects, and activities of the 
Coast Guard in the President’s budget as submitted under section 
1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, for that fiscal year: Provided 
further, That any inconsistencies between the capital investment 
plan and proposed appropriations shall be identified and justified: 
Provided further, That subsections (a), and (b) of section 6402 
of the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans’ Care, Katrina Recovery, 
and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007 (Public Law 110– 
28) shall apply to fiscal year 2009: Provided further, That notwith-
standing section 503 of this Act, amounts transferred from the 
‘‘Operating Expenses’’ appropriation for personnel compensation and 
benefits and related costs to adjust personnel assignment to accel-
erate management and oversight of new or existing projects may 
be transferred to the ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ appropriation to be 
merged with that appropriation, to be available under the same 
terms and conditions for which that appropriation is available, 
when no longer required for project acceleration or oversight, or 
to otherwise adjust personnel assignment: Provided further, That 
the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House
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of Representatives shall be notified of each transfer within 30 
days after it is executed. 
ALTERATION OF BRIDGES 
For necessary expenses for alteration or removal of obstructive 
bridges, as authorized by section 6 of the Truman-Hobbs Act (33 
U.S.C. 516), $16,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That of the amounts made available under this heading, 
$2,000,000 shall be for the Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge 
in Burlington, Iowa; $2,000,000 shall be for the Canadian Pacific 
Railway Bridge in La Crosse, Wisconsin; $2,000,000 shall be for 
the Chelsea Street Bridge in Chelsea, Massachusetts; $2,000,000 
shall be for the Elgin, Joliet, and Eastern Railway Company Bridge 
in Morris, Illinois; $4,000,000 shall be for the Fourteen Mile Bridge 
in Mobile, Alabama; and $4,000,000 shall be for the Galveston 
Causeway Bridge in Galveston, Texas. 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 
For necessary expenses for applied scientific research, develop-
ment, test, and evaluation; and for maintenance, rehabilitation, 
lease, and operation of facilities and equipment; as authorized by 
law; $18,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
$500,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund 
to carry out the purposes of section 1012(a)(5) of the Oil Pollution 
Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2712(a)(5)): Provided, That there may be 
credited to and used for the purposes of this appropriation funds 
received from State and local governments, other public authorities, 
private sources, and foreign countries for expenses incurred for 
research, development, testing, and evaluation. 
RETIRED PAY 
For retired pay, including the payment of obligations otherwise 
chargeable to lapsed appropriations for this purpose, payments 
under the Retired Serviceman’s Family Protection and Survivor 
Benefits Plans, payment for career status bonuses, concurrent 
receipts and combat-related special compensation under the 
National Defense Authorization Act, and payments for medical care 
of retired personnel and their dependents under chapter 55 of 
title 10, United States Code, $1,236,745,000, to remain available 
until expended. 
UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the United States Secret Service, 
including purchase of not to exceed 675 vehicles for police-type 
use, of which 645 shall be for replacement only, and hire of pas-
senger motor vehicles; purchase of motorcycles made in the United 
States; hire of aircraft; services of expert witnesses at such rates 
as may be determined by the Director of the Secret Service; rental 
of buildings in the District of Columbia, and fencing, lighting, 
guard booths, and other facilities on private or other property 
not in Government ownership or control, as may be necessary 
to perform protective functions; payment of per diem or subsistence 
allowances to employees where a protective assignment during the
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actual day or days of the visit of a protectee requires an employee 
to work 16 hours per day or to remain overnight at a post of 
duty; conduct of and participation in firearms matches; presentation 
of awards; travel of United States Secret Service employees on 
protective missions without regard to the limitations on such 
expenditures in this or any other Act if approval is obtained in 
advance from the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives; research and development; grants 
to conduct behavioral research in support of protective research 
and operations; and payment in advance for commercial accom-
modations as may be necessary to perform protective functions; 
$1,408,729,000; of which not to exceed $25,000 shall be for official 
reception and representation expenses; of which not to exceed 
$100,000 shall be to provide technical assistance and equipment 
to foreign law enforcement organizations in counterfeit investiga-
tions; of which $2,366,000 shall be for forensic and related support 
of investigations of missing and exploited children; and of which 
$6,000,000 shall be for a grant for activities related to the investiga-
tions of missing and exploited children and shall remain available 
until expended: Provided, That up to $18,000,000 provided for 
protective travel shall remain available until September 30, 2010: 
Provided further, That up to $1,000,000 for National Special Secu-
rity Events shall remain available until expended: Provided further, 
That the United States Secret Service is authorized to obligate 
funds in anticipation of reimbursements from Federal agencies and 
entities, as defined in section 105 of title 5, United States Code, 
receiving training sponsored by the James J. Rowley Training 
Center, except that total obligations at the end of the fiscal year 
shall not exceed total budgetary resources available under this 
heading at the end of the fiscal year: Provided further, That none 
of the funds made available under this heading shall be available 
to compensate any employee for overtime in an annual amount 
in excess of $35,000, except that the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity, or the designee of the Secretary, may waive that amount 
as necessary for national security purposes: Provided further, That 
the limitation in the preceding proviso shall not take effect until 
the Director of the Office of Management and Budget submits 
to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives a report certifying that such a limitation on 
compensation will not have a significant effect on operations of 
the United States Secret Service: Provided further, That none of 
the funds appropriated to the United States Secret Service by 
this Act or by previous appropriations Acts may be made available 
for the protection of the head of a Federal agency other than 
the Secretary of Homeland Security: Provided further, That the 
Director of the United States Secret Service may enter into an 
agreement to perform such service on a fully reimbursable basis. 
ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENTS, AND RELATED 
EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for acquisition, construction, repair, 
alteration, and improvement of facilities, $4,225,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That of the total amount pro-
vided, $250,000 is for a perimeter security and noise abatement 
study at the James J. Rowley Training Center.