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‘‘(3) service dogs trained for the aid of persons with mental 
illnesses, including post-traumatic stress disorder, to veterans 
with such illnesses who are enrolled under section 1705 of 
this title.’’. 
SEC. 230. (a) The Department of Veterans Affairs Medical 
Center in Louisville, Kentucky, and any successor to such medical 
center, shall after the date of the enactment of this Act be known 
and designated as the ‘‘Robley Rex Department of Veterans Affairs 
Medical Center’’. 
(b) Any reference in any law, regulation, map, document, record, 
or other paper of the United States to the medical center referred 
to in subsection (a) shall be considered to be a reference to the 
Robley Rex Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center. 
SEC. 231. (a) Section 2703(b) of the Emergency Supplemental 
Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and 
Hurricane Recovery, 2006 (Public Law 109–234; 120 Stat. 469), 
as amended by section 231 of the Military Construction and Vet-
erans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009 (divi-
sion E of Public Law 110–329; 122 Stat. 3713), is further amended 
by inserting after ‘‘the City of Gulfport’’ the following: ‘‘, or its 
urban renewal agency,’’. 
(b) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall take appropriate 
actions to modify the quitclaim deeds executed to effectuate the 
conveyance authorized by section 2703 of the Emergency Supple-
mental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, 
and Hurricane Recovery, 2006, in order to accurately reflect and 
memorialize the amendment made by subsection (a). 
SEC. 232. Of the amounts appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this title, the Secretary may execute $5,000,000 for 
cooperative agreements with State and local government entities 
or their designees with a demonstrated record of serving veterans 
to conduct outreach to ensure that veterans in underserved areas 
receive the care and benefits for which they are eligible. 
TITLE III 
RELATED AGENCIES 
AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of the 
American Battle Monuments Commission, including the acquisition 
of land or interest in land in foreign countries; purchases and 
repair of uniforms for caretakers of national cemeteries and monu-
ments outside of the United States and its territories and posses-
sions; rent of office and garage space in foreign countries; purchase 
(one-for-one replacement basis only) and hire of passenger motor 
vehicles; not to exceed $7,500 for official reception and representa-
tion expenses; and insurance of official motor vehicles in foreign 
countries, when required by law of such countries, $62,675,000, 
to remain available until expended. 
FOREIGN CURRENCY FLUCTUATIONS ACCOUNT 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of the 
American Battle Monuments Commission, such sums as may be
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necessary, to remain available until expended, for purposes author-
ized by section 2109 of title 36, United States Code. 
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the operation of the United States 
Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims as authorized by sections 
7251 through 7298 of title 38, United States Code, $27,115,000, 
of which $1,820,000 shall be available for the purpose of providing 
financial assistance as described, and in accordance with the process 
and reporting procedures set forth, under this heading in Public 
Law 102–229. 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—CIVIL 
CEMETERIAL EXPENSES, ARMY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses, as authorized by law, for maintenance, 
operation, and improvement of Arlington National Cemetery and 
Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Home National Cemetery, including the 
purchase of two passenger motor vehicles for replacement only, 
and not to exceed $1,000 for official reception and representation 
expenses, $39,850,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That none of the funds available under this heading shall 
be for construction of a perimeter wall at Arlington National Ceme-
tery. In addition, such sums as may be necessary for parking 
maintenance, repairs and replacement, to be derived from the Lease 
of Department of Defense Real Property for Defense Agencies 
account. 
Funds appropriated under this Act may be provided to 
Arlington County, Virginia, for the relocation of the federally-owned 
water main at Arlington National Cemetery making additional land 
available for ground burials. 
ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME 
TRUST FUND 
For expenses necessary for the Armed Forces Retirement Home 
to operate and maintain the Armed Forces Retirement Home— 
Washington, District of Columbia, and the Armed Forces Retirement 
Home—Gulfport, Mississippi, to be paid from funds available in 
the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund, $134,000,000, 
of which $72,000,000 shall remain available until expended for 
construction and renovation of the physical plants at the Armed 
Forces Retirement Home—Washington, District of Columbia, and 
the Armed Forces Retirement Home—Gulfport, Mississippi.
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TITLE IV 
OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, Army’’, 
$924,484,000, to remain available until September 30, 2012: Pro-
vided, That the amount appropriated in this paragraph shall be 
for the projects and activities, and in the amounts, specified under 
the headings ‘‘Army’’ in the table entitled ‘‘Overseas Contingency 
Operations’’ in the explanatory statement of managers to accompany 
this Act. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, Air Force’’, 
$474,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2012: Pro-
vided, That the amount appropriated in this paragraph shall be 
for the projects and activities, and in the amounts, specified under 
the headings ‘‘Air Force’’ in the table entitled ‘‘Overseas Contingency 
Operations’’ in the explanatory statement of managers to accompany 
this Act. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
SEC. 401. Amounts appropriated or otherwise made available 
by this title are designated as being for overseas deployments 
and other activities pursuant to sections 401(c)(4) and 423(a)(1) 
of S. Con. Res. 13 (111th Congress), the concurrent resolution 
on the budget for fiscal year 2010. 
TITLE V 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 501. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act 
shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year 
unless expressly so provided herein. 
SEC. 502. Such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2010 
for pay raises for programs funded by this Act shall be absorbed 
within the levels appropriated in this Act. 
SEC. 503. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used for any program, project, or activity, when it is made 
known to the Federal entity or official to which the funds are 
made available that the program, project, or activity is not in 
compliance with any Federal law relating to risk assessment, the 
protection of private property rights, or unfunded mandates. 
SEC. 504. No part of any funds appropriated in this Act shall 
be used by an agency of the executive branch, other than for 
normal and recognized executive-legislative relationships, for pub-
licity 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 legislation 
pending before Congress, except in presentation to Congress itself.
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SEC. 505. All departments and agencies funded under this 
Act are encouraged, within the limits of the existing statutory 
authorities and funding, to expand their use of ‘‘E-Commerce’’ tech-
nologies and procedures in the conduct of their business practices 
and public service activities. 
SEC. 506. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of 
the United States Government except pursuant to a transfer made 
by, or transfer authority provided in, this or any other appropria-
tions Act. 
SEC. 507. Unless stated otherwise, all reports and notifications 
required by this Act shall be submitted to the Subcommittee on 
Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies 
of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans 
Affairs, and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations 
of the Senate. 
SEC. 508. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used for a project or program named for an individual serving 
as a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner of the United 
States House of Representatives. 
SEC. 509. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used for the processing of new enhanced-use leases at the 
National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers located in Mil-
waukee, Wisconsin. 
SEC. 510. (a) Any agency receiving funds made available in 
this Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), post on the public 
website of that agency any report required to be submitted by 
the Congress in this or any other Act, upon the determination 
by the head of the agency that it shall serve the national interest. 
(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if— 
(1) the public posting of the report compromises national 
security; or 
(2) the report contains confidential or proprietary informa-
tion. 
(c) The head of the agency posting such report shall do so 
only after such report has been made available to the requesting 
Committee or Committees of Congress for no less than 45 days. 
SEC. 511. None of the funds made available in this division 
or any other division in this Act may be distributed to the Associa-
tion of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) or 
its subsidiaries. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Military Construction and 
Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010’’.
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DIVISION F—DEPARTMENT OF STATE, FOREIGN OPER-
ATIONS, AND RELATED PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS 
ACT, 2010 
TITLE I 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCY 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS 
DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Department of State and the 
Foreign Service not otherwise provided for, $8,227,000,000, of which 
$1,586,214,000 is for Worldwide Security Protection (to remain 
available until expended): Provided, That the Secretary of State 
may transfer up to $137,600,000 of the total funds made available 
under this heading to any other appropriation of any department 
or agency of the United States, upon the concurrence of the head 
of such department or agency, to support operations in and assist-
ance for Afghanistan and to carry out the provisions of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961: Provided further, That funds made available 
under this heading shall be allocated as follows: 
(1) HUMAN
RESOURCES.—For necessary expenses for 
training, human resources management, and salaries, including 
employment without regard to civil service and classification 
laws of persons on a temporary basis (not to exceed $700,000), 
as authorized by section 801 of the United States Information 
and Educational Exchange Act of 1948, $2,667,130,000 to 
remain available until September 30, 2011, of which not less 
than $138,075,000 shall be available only for public diplomacy 
American salaries, and $220,840,000 is for Worldwide Security 
Protection and shall remain available until expended: Provided, 
That the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committees 
on Appropriations, concurrent with the fiscal year 2011 congres-
sional budget justification materials, a strategy described in 
the joint explanatory statement of the committee of conference 
(hereafter ‘‘joint explanatory statement’’) accompanying this Act 
for projected personnel requirements for the United States 
Department of State over the next 3 fiscal years. 
(2) OVERSEAS PROGRAMS.—For necessary expenses for the 
regional bureaus of the Department of State and overseas 
activities as authorized by law, $2,495,158,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2011, of which not less than 
$381,800,000 shall be available only for public diplomacy inter-
national information programs. 
(3) DIPLOMATIC
POLICY
AND
SUPPORT.—For necessary 
expenses for the functional bureaus of the Department of State 
including representation to certain international organizations 
in which the United States participates pursuant to treaties 
ratified pursuant to the advice and consent of the Senate or 
specific Acts of Congress, general administration, and arms
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control, nonproliferation and disarmament activities as author-
ized, $892,012,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2011. 
(4) SECURITY PROGRAMS.—For necessary expenses for secu-
rity activities, $2,172,700,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2011, of which $1,365,374,000 is for Worldwide 
Security Protection and shall remain available until expended. 
(5) FEES
AND
PAYMENTS
COLLECTED.—In addition to 
amounts otherwise made available under this heading— 
(A) not to exceed $1,653,305 shall be derived from 
fees collected from other executive agencies for lease or 
use of facilities located at the International Center in 
accordance with section 4 of the International Center Act, 
and, in addition, as authorized by section 5 of such Act, 
$490,000, to be derived from the reserve authorized by 
that section, to be used for the purposes set out in that 
section; 
(B) as authorized by section 810 of the United States 
Information and Educational Exchange Act, not to exceed 
$6,000,000, to remain available until expended, may be 
credited to this appropriation from fees or other payments 
received from English teaching, library, motion pictures, 
and publication programs and from fees from educational 
advising and counseling and exchange visitor programs; 
and 
(C) not to exceed $15,000, which shall be derived from 
reimbursements, surcharges and fees for use of Blair House 
facilities. 
(6) TRANSFER, REPROGRAMMING, AND SPENDING PLAN.— 
(A) Notwithstanding any provision of this Act, funds 
may be reprogrammed within and between subsections 
under this heading subject to section 7015 of this Act. 
(B) Of the amount made available under this heading, 
not to exceed $10,000,000 may be transferred to, and 
merged with, funds made available by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular 
Service’’, to be available only for emergency evacuations 
and rewards, as authorized. 
(C) Funds appropriated under this heading are avail-
able for acquisition by exchange or purchase of passenger 
motor vehicles as authorized by law and, pursuant to 31 
U.S.C. 1108(g), for the field examination of programs and 
activities in the United States funded from any account 
contained in this title. 
(D) Not later than 45 days after the enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations a report detailing planned expendi-
tures for funds appropriated under this heading. 
CIVILIAN STABILIZATION INITIATIVE 
For necessary expenses to support, maintain, mobilize, and 
deploy a civilian response corps in coordination with the United 
States Agency for International Development (USAID), and for 
related reconstruction and stabilization assistance to prevent or 
respond to conflict or civil strife in foreign countries or regions, 
or to enable transition from such strife, $120,000,000, to remain
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available until expended: Provided, That funds made available 
under this heading may be made available in fiscal year 2010 
to provide administrative expenses for the Office of the Coordinator 
for Reconstruction and Stabilization: Provided further, That not-
withstanding any other provision of law and following consultation 
with the Committees on Appropriations, the President may exercise 
transfer authorities contained in the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 for reconstruction and stabilization assistance managed by 
the Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization 
only to support an actively deployed Civilian Response Corps, sub-
ject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
Appropriations: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated 
under this heading, $10,000,000 shall be withheld from obligation 
until the Secretary of State reports to the Committees on Appropria-
tions that the Department of State has signed a memorandum 
of understanding with the Department of Defense relating to the 
provision of airlift for deployment of Civilian Response Corps per-
sonnel and equipment: Provided further, That not later than 45 
days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State and the 
USAID Administrator shall submit a coordinated joint spending 
plan for funds made available under this heading and under the 
heading ‘‘Civilian Stabilization Initiative’’ in title II of this Act. 
CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND 
For necessary expenses of the Capital Investment Fund, 
$139,000,000, to remain available until expended, as authorized: 
Provided, That section 135(e) of Public Law 103–236 shall not 
apply to funds available under this heading. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, 
$100,000,000, notwithstanding section 209(a)(1) of the Foreign 
Service Act of 1980 (Public Law 96–465), as it relates to post 
inspections, of which $23,000,000 shall be for the Special Inspector 
General for Iraq Reconstruction for reconstruction oversight, and 
$23,000,000 shall be for the Special Inspector General for Afghani-
stan Reconstruction for reconstruction oversight. 
EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS 
For expenses of educational and cultural exchange programs, 
as authorized, $635,000,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That not to exceed $5,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, may be credited to this appropriation from fees or other 
payments received from or in connection with English teaching, 
educational advising and counseling programs, and exchange visitor 
programs as authorized. 
REPRESENTATION ALLOWANCES 
For representation allowances as authorized, $8,175,000.
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PROTECTION OF FOREIGN MISSIONS AND OFFICIALS 
For expenses, not otherwise provided, to enable the Secretary 
of State to provide for extraordinary protective services, as author-
ized, $28,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2011. 
EMBASSY SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE 
For necessary expenses for carrying out the Foreign Service 
Buildings Act of 1926 (22 U.S.C. 292–303), preserving, maintaining, 
repairing, and planning for buildings that are owned or directly 
leased by the Department of State, renovating, in addition to funds 
otherwise available, the Harry S Truman Building, and carrying 
out the Diplomatic Security Construction Program as authorized, 
$876,850,000, to remain available until expended as authorized, 
of which not to exceed $25,000 may be used for domestic and 
overseas representation as authorized: Provided, That none of the 
funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be available for acquisi-
tion of furniture, furnishings, or generators for other departments 
and agencies. 
In addition, for the costs of worldwide security upgrades, 
acquisition, and construction as authorized, $847,300,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That not later than 45 days 
after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit 
to the Committees on Appropriations the proposed allocation of 
funds made available under this heading and the actual and antici-
pated proceeds of sales for all projects in fiscal year 2010. 
EMERGENCIES IN THE DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR SERVICE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses to enable the Secretary of State to 
meet unforeseen emergencies arising in the Diplomatic and Con-
sular Service, $10,000,000, to remain available until expended as 
authorized, of which not to exceed $1,000,000 may be transferred 
to, and merged with, funds appropriated by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘Repatriation Loans Program Account’’, subject to the same 
terms and conditions. 
BUYING POWER MAINTENANCE ACCOUNT 
To offset adverse fluctuations in foreign currency exchange 
rates and/or overseas wage and price changes, as authorized by 
section 24(b) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 
1956 (22 U.S.C. 2696(b)), $8,500,000, to remain available until 
expended. 
REPATRIATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the cost of direct loans, $739,000, as authorized: Provided, 
That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall 
be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974. 
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry 
out the direct loan program, $711,000, which may be transferred
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to, and merged with, funds made available under the heading 
‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Programs’’. 
PAYMENT TO THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE IN TAIWAN 
For necessary expenses to carry out the Taiwan Relations Act 
(Public Law 96–8), $21,174,000. 
PAYMENT TO THE FOREIGN SERVICE RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY 
FUND 
For payment to the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability 
Fund, as authorized, $158,900,000. 
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 
CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, to meet 
annual obligations of membership in international multilateral 
organizations, pursuant to treaties ratified pursuant to the advice 
and consent of the Senate, conventions or specific Acts of Congress, 
$1,682,500,000: Provided, That the Secretary of State shall, at 
the time of the submission of the President’s budget to Congress 
under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, transmit 
to the Committees on Appropriations the most recent biennial 
budget prepared by the United Nations for the operations of the 
United Nations: Provided further, That the Secretary of State shall 
notify the Committees on Appropriations at least 15 days in advance 
(or in an emergency, as far in advance as is practicable) of any 
United Nations action to increase funding for any United Nations 
program without identifying an offsetting decrease elsewhere in 
the United Nations budget: Provided further, That any payment 
of arrearages under this heading shall be directed toward activities 
that are mutually agreed upon by the United States and the respec-
tive international organization: Provided further, That none of the 
funds appropriated under this heading shall be available for a 
United States contribution to an international organization for the 
United States share of interest costs made known to the United 
States Government by such organization for loans incurred on or 
after October 1, 1984, through external borrowings. 
CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING ACTIVITIES 
For necessary expenses to pay assessed and other expenses 
of international peacekeeping activities directed to the maintenance 
or restoration of international peace and security, $2,125,000,000, 
of which 15 percent shall remain available until September 30, 
2011: Provided, That none of the funds made available by this 
Act shall be obligated or expended for any new or expanded United 
Nations peacekeeping mission unless, at least 15 days in advance 
of voting for the new or expanded mission in the United Nations 
Security Council (or in an emergency as far in advance as is 
practicable): (1) the Committees on Appropriations are notified of 
the estimated cost and length of the mission, the national interest 
that will be served, the planned exit strategy, and that the United 
Nations has taken appropriate measures to prevent United Nations 
employees, contractor personnel, and peacekeeping forces serving