756 
CONGRESSIONAL-EXECUTIVE COMMISSION ON THE 
PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Congressional-Execu-
tive Commission on the People’s Republic of China, as au-
thorized, $2,000,000, including not more than $3,000 for 
the purpose of official representation, to remain available 
until September 30, 2010. 
UNITED STATES-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY 
REVIEW COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the United States-China 
Economic and Security Review Commission, $4,000,000, 
including not more than $4,000 for the purpose of official 
representation, to remain available until September 30, 
2010: Provided, That the Commission shall provide to the 
Committees on Appropriations a quarterly accounting of 
the cumulative balances of any unobligated funds that 
were received by the Commission during any previous fis-
cal year: Provided further, That section 308(e) of the 
United States-China Relations Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 
6918(e)) (relating to the treatment of employees as Con-
gressional employees), and section 309 of such Act (22 
U.S.C. 6919) (relating to printing and binding costs), 
shall apply to the Commission in the same manner as such 
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section applies to the Congressional-Executive Commis-
sion on the People’s Republic of China: Provided further, 
That the Commission shall comply with chapter 43 of title 
5, United States Code, regarding the establishment and 
regular review of employee performance appraisals: Pro-
vided further, That the Commission shall comply with sec-
tion 4505a of title 5, United States Code, with respect 
to limitations on payment of performance-based cash 
awards: Provided further, That compensation for the exec-
utive director of the Commission may not exceed the rate 
payable for level II of the Executive Schedule under sec-
tion 5313 of title 5, United States Code: Provided further, 
That travel by members of the Commission and its staff 
shall be arranged and conducted under the rules and pro-
cedures applying to travel by members of the House of 
Representatives and its staff. 
UNITED STATES SENATE-CHINA INTERPARLIAMENTARY 
GROUP 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the United States Senate- 
China Interparliamentary Group, as authorized under sec-
tion 153 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2004 (22 
U.S.C. 276n; Public Law 108–99; 118 Stat. 448), 
$150,000, to remain available until September 30, 2010. 
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TITLE II 
UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL 
DEVELOPMENT 
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
$808,584,000, of which up to $85,000,000 may remain 
available until September 30, 2010: Provided, That none 
of the funds appropriated under this heading and under 
the heading ‘‘Capital Investment Fund’’ in this Act may 
be made available to finance the construction (including 
architect and engineering services), purchase, or long-term 
lease of offices for use by the United States Agency for 
International Development (USAID), unless the USAID 
Administrator has identified such proposed construction 
(including architect and engineering services), purchase, 
or long-term lease of offices in a report submitted to the 
Committees on Appropriations at least 15 days prior to 
the obligation of funds for such purposes: Provided fur-
ther, That the previous proviso shall not apply when the 
total cost of construction (including architect and engi-
neering services), purchase, or long-term lease of offices 
does not exceed $1,000,000: Provided further, That con-
tracts or agreements entered into with funds appropriated 
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under this heading may entail commitments for the ex-
penditure of such funds through fiscal year 2010: Pro-
vided further, That any decision to open a new USAID 
overseas mission or office or, except where there is a sub-
stantial security risk to mission personnel, to close or sig-
nificantly reduce the number of personnel of any such mis-
sion or office, shall be subject to the regular notification 
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided 
further, That the authority of sections 610 and 109 of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be exercised by the 
Secretary of State to transfer funds appropriated to carry 
out chapter 1 of part I of such Act to ‘‘Operating Ex-
penses’’ in accordance with the provisions of those sec-
tions: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated or 
made available under this heading, not to exceed $250,000 
shall be available for representation and entertainment al-
lowances, of which not to exceed $5,000 shall be available 
for entertainment allowances, for USAID during the cur-
rent fiscal year: Provided further, That no such entertain-
ment funds may be used for the purposes listed in section 
7020 of this Act: Provided further, That appropriate steps 
shall be taken to assure that, to the maximum extent pos-
sible, United States-owned foreign currencies are utilized 
in lieu of dollars. 
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