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SEC. 155. (a) In lieu of the amount otherwise provided by 
section 101 for ‘‘Department of Health and Human Services— 
Administration for Children and Families—Low-Income Home 
Energy Assistance’’, there is appropriated for such account for 
making payments under the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance 
Act of 1981, $5,100,000,000, which shall remain available through 
September 30, 2009. Of such amount, $4,509,672,000 is for pay-
ments under subsections (b) and (d) of section 2602 of such Act 
and $590,328,000 is for payments under subsection (e) of such 
section. All but $839,792,000 of the amount provided by this section 
for such subsections (b) and (d) shall be allocated as though the 
total appropriation for such payments for fiscal year 2009 was 
less than $1,975,000,000. 
(b) Notwithstanding section 2605(b)(2)(B)(ii) of such Act, a State 
may use any amount of an allotment from prior appropriations 
Acts that is available to that State for providing assistance in 
fiscal year 2009, and any allotment from funds appropriated in 
this section or in any other appropriations Act for fiscal year 2009, 
to provide assistance to households whose income does not exceed 
75 percent of the State median income. 
(c) The amount provided by this section shall be obligated 
to States within 30 calender days from the date of enactment 
of this joint resolution. 
(d) Of the amount provided by this section, $2,779,672,000 
is designated as an emergency requirement and necessary to meet 
emergency needs pursuant to section 204(a) of S. Con. Res. 21 
(110th Congress) and section 301(b)(2) of S. Con. Res. 70 (110th 
Congress), the concurrent resolutions on the budget for fiscal years 
2008 and 2009. 
(e) The provisions of this section shall apply notwithstanding 
any other provision of this joint resolution. 
SEC. 156. Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are provided 
for ‘‘Corporation for National and Community Service—Operating 
Expenses’’ to carry out subtitle E of the National and Community 
Service Act of 1990 at a rate for operations of $23,782,000. 
SEC. 157. (a) Amounts provided by section 101 for ‘‘Department 
of Health and Human Services—Office of the Secretary—General 
Departmental Management’’ are also available for the purpose of 
funding the National Commission on Children and Disasters author-
ized under title VI of division G of Public Law 110–161 (the ‘‘title 
VI Commission’’). 
(b) Effective on and after the date of enactment of this joint 
resolution (1) the National Commission on Children and Disasters 
established by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under 
section 1114 of the Social Security Act (the ‘‘section 1114 Commis-
sion’’), together with its members, personnel, and other resources 
and obligations, shall be considered to be the title VI Commission 
and shall no longer be subject to the provisions of such section 
1114; and (2) for purposes of any contract entered into by any 
component of the Department of Health and Human Services in 
fiscal year 2008 for support of the section 1114 Commission, any 
reference to the section 1114 Commission shall be deemed to refer 
to the title VI Commission. 
SEC. 158. (a) Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are pro-
vided for ‘‘Department of Education–Student Financial Assistance’’ 
at a rate for operations of $18,627,136,000, of which $16,761,000,000
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shall be for carrying out subpart 1 of part A of title IV of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965. 
(b) Subparagraph (E) of section 401(b)(8) of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 shall not apply to any funds made available 
under subparagraph (A) of such section through the date specified 
in section 106(3) of this joint resolution. 
SEC. 159. Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint 
resolution, there is appropriated for payment to the heirs-at-law 
of Stephanie Tubbs Jones, late a Representative from the State 
of Ohio, $169,300. 
SEC. 160. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint 
resolution, there is appropriated for ‘‘Department of Veterans 
Affairs—Veterans 
Benefits 
Administration—Filipino 
Veterans 
Equity Compensation Fund’’ for payments to eligible persons who 
served in the Philippines during World War II as authorized, 
$198,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
(b) The amount provided by this section is designated as an 
emergency requirement and necessary to meet emergency needs 
pursuant to section 204(a) of S. Con. Res. 21 (110th Congress) 
and section 301(b)(2) of S. Con. Res. 70 (110th Congress), the 
concurrent resolutions on the budget for fiscal years 2008 and 
2009. 
SEC. 161. The authority provided by section 1603(a) of Public 
Law 109–234 shall continue in effect through the date specified 
in section 106(3) of this joint resolution. 
SEC. 162. Notwithstanding section 235(a)(2) of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2195(a)(2)), the authority of 
subsections (a) through (c) of section 234 of such Act shall remain 
in effect through the date specified in section 106(3) of this joint 
resolution. 
SEC. 163. Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint 
resolution, up to $5,000,000 of the amounts appropriated under 
the heading ‘‘Other Bilateral Economic Assistance—Department of 
the Treasury—Debt Restructuring’’ in Public Law 109–102, in such 
Act as made applicable to fiscal year 2007 by the Continuing Appro-
priations Resolution, 2007 (as amended by Public Law 110–5), 
and in title III of division J of Public Law 110–161, may be used 
to assist Liberia in buying back its commercial debt through the 
Debt Reduction Facility of the International Development Associa-
tion. 
SEC. 164. The first proviso under the heading ‘‘Department 
of State—Migration and Refugee Assistance’’ in title III of division 
J of Public Law 110–161 shall not apply to amounts provided 
by this joint resolution. 
SEC. 165. Notwithstanding section 101 of this joint resolution, 
the number in the third proviso under the heading ‘‘Military Assist-
ance—Funds Appropriated to the President—Foreign Military 
Financing Program’’ in title IV of division J of Public Law 110– 
161 shall be deemed to be $670,650,000 and shall apply to the 
$2,550,000,000 made available for assistance for Israel in fiscal 
year 2009 under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’. 
SEC. 166. Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are provided 
for ‘‘Department of Transportation—Federal Aviation Administra-
tion—Operations’’ at a rate for operations of $8,756,800,000, of 
which not less than $1,099,402,000 shall be available for aviation 
safety activities.
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SEC. 167. Amounts provided by section 101 for ‘‘Department 
of 
Transportation—Maritime 
Administration—Operations 
and 
Training’’ shall include amounts necessary to satisfy the salaries 
and benefits of employees of the United States Merchant Marine 
Academy, to be derived solely from the total amount made available 
in this joint resolution for the United States Merchant Marine 
Academy. The Secretary of Transportation shall inform the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate of salaries and expenses funding obligated for personnel 
that had heretofore not been compensated from funds made avail-
able under this account. 
SEC. 168. Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint 
resolution, other than section 106, the Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development shall obligate funds provided by section 101 
at a rate the Secretary determines is necessary to renew, in a 
timely manner, all section 8 project-based rental assistance con-
tracts. In renewing such contracts, the Secretary may provide for 
payments to be made beyond the period covered by this joint resolu-
tion. 
SEC. 169. Section 24(o) of the United States Housing Act of 
1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437v(o)) shall be applied by substituting the 
date specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution for ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2008’’. 
SEC. 170. Notwithstanding the limitation in the first sentence 
of section 255(g) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z- 
20(g)), the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may, 
until the date specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution, 
insure and enter into commitments to insure mortgages under 
section 255 of such Act. 
SEC. 171. During the period covered by this joint resolution, 
commitments to guarantee loans insured under the Mutual Mort-
gage Insurance Fund, as authorized by the National Housing Act 
(12 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), shall not exceed a loan principal of 
$1,154,000,000 multiplied by the number of days in such period. 
SEC. 172. Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint 
resolution, from funds made available for personnel compensation 
and benefits or salaries and expenses under any account in title 
II of division K of Public Law 110–161 (except for ‘‘Office of Inspector 
General’’ and ‘‘Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight— 
Salaries and Expenses’’), up to $15,000,000 may be transferred 
to ‘‘Working Capital Fund’’ for information technology needs for 
the Federal Housing Administration. 
SEC. 173. Amounts provided by section 101 for ‘‘National 
Transportation Safety Board—Salaries and Expenses’’ shall include 
amounts necessary to make lease payments due in fiscal year 
2009 only, on an obligation incurred in 2001 under a capital lease. 
SEC. 174. The provisions of title II of the McKinney-Vento 
Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11311 et seq.) shall continue 
in effect, notwithstanding section 209 of such Act, through the 
earlier of (1) the date specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolu-
tion; or (2) the date of enactment of an authorization Act relating 
to the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Continuing Appropriations 
Resolution, 2009’’.
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DIVISION B—DISASTER RELIEF AND RECOVERY 
SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2008 
The following sums are appropriated, out of any money in 
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2008, and for other purposes, namely: 
TITLE I—RELIEF AND RECOVERY FROM NATURAL 
DISASTERS 
CHAPTER 1—AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT 
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’, 
$5,000,000, to remain available until expended, for oversight of 
disaster- and emergency-related funding provided by this chapter. 
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE 
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Buildings and Facilities’’, 
$5,000,000, to remain available until expended, for the repair and 
reconstruction of buildings damaged by natural disasters occurring 
during 2008. 
ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’, 
$5,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2010, for 
pathogen surveillance and eradication to address confirmed or sus-
pected outbreaks. 
NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE 
EMERGENCY WATERSHED PROTECTION PROGRAM 
For an additional amount for the ‘‘Emergency Watershed 
Protection Program’’, $100,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, for disaster recovery operations. 
FARM SERVICE AGENCY 
EMERGENCY CONSERVATION PROGRAM 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Emergency Conservation Pro-
gram’’, $115,000,000, to remain available until expended.
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RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS 
RURAL DEVELOPMENT DISASTER ASSISTANCE FUND 
For grants, and for the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, 
for authorized activities of agencies of the Rural Development Mis-
sion Area, $150,000,000, to remain available until expended, which 
shall be allocated as follows: $59,000,000 for single and multi- 
family housing activities; $40,000,000 for community facilities 
activities; $26,000,000 for utilities activities; and $25,000,000 for 
business activities: Provided, That such funds shall be for areas 
affected by hurricanes, floods, and other natural disasters occurring 
during 2008 for which the President declared a major disaster 
under title IV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
gency Assistance Act of 1974: Provided further, That the cost of 
such direct and guaranteed loans, including the cost of modifying 
loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974: Provided further, That the Secretary of Agriculture 
may reallocate funds made available in this paragraph among the 
4 specified activities, if the Secretary notifies the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
not less than 15 days prior to such reallocation. 
In addition, for an additional amount for grants, and for the 
cost of direct and guaranteed loans, for authorized activities of 
the Rural Housing Service, $38,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, for single and multi-family housing activities: Provided, 
That such funds shall be for areas affected by Hurricanes Katrina 
and Rita: Provided further, That the cost of such direct and guaran-
teed loans, including the cost of modifying loans, shall be as defined 
in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS, THIS CHAPTER 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 10101. (a) RURAL DEVELOPMENT DISASTER ASSISTANCE 
FUND.—Hereafter, there is established in the Treasury a fund enti-
tled the ‘‘Rural Development Disaster Assistance Fund’’. 
(b) PURPOSE AND AVAILABILITY OF FUND.—Subject to subsection 
(d), amounts in the Rural Development Disaster Assistance Fund 
shall be available to the Secretary of Agriculture, until expended, 
to provide additional amounts for authorized activities of agencies 
of the Rural Development Mission Area in areas affected by a 
disaster declared by the President or the Secretary of Agriculture. 
Amounts so provided shall be in addition to any other amounts 
available to carry out the activity. 
(c) WAIVER OF ACTIVITY OR PROJECT LIMITATIONS.—The Sec-
retary of Agriculture may waive any limits on population, income, 
or cost-sharing otherwise applicable to an activity or project for 
which amounts in the Rural Development Disaster Assistance Fund 
will be obligated under subsection (b), except that, if the amounts 
proposed to be obligated in connection with the disaster would 
exceed the amount specified in subsection (h), the notification 
required by that subsection shall include information and justifica-
tion with regard to any waivers to be granted under this subsection. 
(d) TREATMENT
OF CERTAIN AMOUNTS
IN FUND.—Amounts 
appropriated directly to the Rural Development Disaster Assistance 
Fund by this Act or any subsequent Act for a specific purpose
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shall be available only for that purpose until such time as the 
transfer authority provided by subsection (f) takes effect with regard 
to the amounts. Only subsection (c), including the notification 
requirements of such subsection, and subsections (g) and (i) apply 
to amounts described in this subsection. 
(e) TRANSFER OF PRIOR APPROPRIATIONS TO FUND.—The Sec-
retary of Agriculture may transfer to the Rural Development Dis-
aster Assistance Fund, and merge with other amounts generally 
appropriated to the Fund, the available unobligated balance of 
any amounts that were appropriated before the date of the enact-
ment of this Act for programs and activities of the Rural Develop-
ment Mission Area to respond to a disaster and were designated 
by the Congress as an emergency requirement if, in advance of 
the transfer, the Secretary determines that the unobligated amounts 
are no longer needed to respond to the disaster for which the 
amounts were originally appropriated and the Secretary provides 
a certification of this determination to the Committees on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. 
(f) TRANSFER
OF OTHER APPROPRIATIONS
TO FUND.—Unless 
otherwise specifically provided in an appropriations Act, the Sec-
retary of Agriculture may transfer to or within the Rural Develop-
ment Disaster Assistance Fund, and merge with other amounts 
generally appropriated to the Fund, the available unobligated bal-
ance of any amounts that are appropriated for fiscal year 2009 
or any subsequent fiscal year for programs and activities of the 
Rural Development Mission Area to respond to a disaster and 
are designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement if, 
in advance of the transfer, the Secretary determines that the unobli-
gated amounts are no longer needed to respond to the disaster 
for which the amounts were originally appropriated and the Sec-
retary provides a certification of this determination to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate. A transfer of unobligated amounts with respect to a disaster 
may not be made under this subsection until after the end of 
the two-year period beginning on the date on which the amounts 
were originally appropriated for that disaster. 
(g) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—In addition to any other funds 
available to the Secretary of Agriculture to cover administrative 
costs, the Secretary may use up to 3 percent of the amounts allo-
cated from the Rural Development Disaster Assistance Fund for 
a specific disaster to cover administrative costs of Rural Develop-
ment’s State and local offices in the areas affected by the disaster 
to carry out disaster related activities. 
(h) LIMITATION ON PER DISASTER OBLIGATIONS.—Amounts in 
the Rural Development Disaster Assistance Fund, except for 
amounts described in subsection (d) that are appropriated to the 
Fund and obligated in accordance with that subsection, may not 
be obligated in excess of $1,000,000 for a disaster until at least 
15 days after the date on which the Secretary of Agriculture notifies 
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate of the Secretary’s determination to obligate addi-
tional amounts and the reasons for the determination. The Sec-
retary may not obligate more than 50 percent of the funds contained 
in the Rural Development Disaster Assistance Fund for any one 
disaster unless the Secretary declares that there is a specific and 
extreme need that additional funds must be provided in response 
to such disaster at time of the obligation.
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(i) QUARTERLY REPORTS.—The Secretary of Agriculture shall 
submit, on a quarterly basis, to the Committees on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report describing 
the status of the Rural Development Disaster Assistance Fund 
and any transactions that have affected the Fund since the previous 
report. 
SEC. 10102. Section 1601 (c)(2) of the Food, Conservation and 
Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-246) shall apply in imple-
menting section 12033 of such Act. 
CHAPTER 2—COMMERCE AND SCIENCE 
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION 
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS 
Pursuant to section 703 of the Public Works and Economic 
Development Act (42 U.S.C. 3233), for an additional amount for 
‘‘Economic Development Assistance Programs’’, for necessary 
expenses related to disaster relief, long-term recovery, and restora-
tion of infrastructure related to the consequences of hurricanes, 
floods and other natural disasters occuring during 2008 for which 
the President declared a major disaster under title IV of the Robert 
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 
$400,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operations, Research, and Facili-
ties’’, to improve hurricane track and intensity forecasts for the 
protection of life and property, $11,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2009. 
In addition, for an additional amount for ‘‘Operations, Research, 
and Facilities’’, for fishery disaster assistance, $75,000,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2009: Provided, That the 
National Marine Fisheries Service shall cause such amounts to 
be distributed among eligible recipients of assistance for fishery 
resource disasters and commercial fishery failures as declared by 
the Secretary of Commerce under sections 308(b) and 308(d) of 
the Interjurisdicitional Fisheries Act (16 U.S.C. 4107) and sections 
312(a) and 315 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1861a(a) and 1864). 
PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION, AND CONSTRUCTION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement, Acquisition, and 
Construction’’, to improve hurricane track and intensity forecasts 
for the protection of life and property, $6,000,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2009.
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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 
EXPLORATION CAPABILITIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Exploration Capabilities’’, for 
necessary expenses for restoration and mitigation of National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration owned infrastructure and facili-
ties related to the consequences of hurricanes, floods, and other 
natural disasters occuring during 2008 for which the President 
declared a major disaster under title IV of the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act of 1974, $30,000,000, 
to remain available until expended with such sums as determined 
by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration as available to reimburse costs incurred and for 
transfer to ‘‘Science, Aeronautics and Exploration’’ in accordance 
with section 505 of division B of Public Law 110-161. 
CHAPTER 3—ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—CIVIL 
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY 
CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL 
CONSTRUCTION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction’’ for necessary 
expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Katrina and 
other hurricanes, floods and other natural disasters, $1,538,800,000, 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That the Secretary 
of the Army is directed to use $38,800,000 of the funds appropriated 
under this heading to address emergency situations at Corps of 
Engineers projects and rehabilitate and repair damages to Corps 
projects caused by recent natural disasters: Provided further, That 
the Secretary is directed to use $1,500,000,000 of the funds appro-
priated under this heading to fund the estimated amount of the 
non-Federal cash contribution for projects in southeast Louisiana 
that will be financed in accordance with the provisions of section 
103(k) of Public Law 99–662 over a period of 30 years from the 
date of completion of the project or separable element, with 
$700,000,000 used for the Lake Pontchartrain and Vicinity project; 
$350,000,000 used for the West Bank and Vicinity project and 
$450,000,000 used for elements of the Southeast Louisiana Urban 
Drainage project that are within the geographic perimeter of the 
West Bank and Vicinity and Lake Pontchartrain and Vicinity 
projects: Provided further, That the expenditure of funds as provided 
above may be made without regard to individual amounts or pur-
poses and any reallocation of funds that is necessary to accomplish 
the established goals is authorized subject to the approval of the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 
the Senate: Provided further, That the Assistant Secretary of the 
Army for Civil Works shall provide a monthly report to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations detailing the allocation and obligation of 
these funds, beginning not later than 60 days after enactment 
of this Act.
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MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Mississippi River and Tribu-
taries’’ for recovery from natural disasters, $82,400,000, to remain 
available until expended, to dredge eligible projects in response 
to and repair damages to Federal projects caused by recent natural 
disasters: Provided, That $35,000,000 shall be used to reimburse 
projects where funding was transferred to the Flood Control and 
Coastal Emergencies account under the provisions of section 5 
of the Act of August 18, 1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n): Provided further, 
That the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works shall 
provide a monthly report to the Committees on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate detailing the alloca-
tion and obligation of these funds, beginning not later than 60 
days after enactment of this Act. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance’’ 
to dredge navigation channels and repair other Corps projects 
related to natural disasters, $740,000,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That the Assistant Secretary of the Army for 
Civil Works shall provide a monthly report to the Committees 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
detailing the allocation and obligation of these funds, beginning 
not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act. 
FLOOD CONTROL AND COASTAL EMERGENCIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Flood Control and Coastal Emer-
gencies’’, as authorized by section 5 of the Act of August 18, 1941 
(33 U.S.C. 701n), for necessary expenses relating to the con-
sequences of recent hurricanes and other natural disasters as 
authorized by law, $415,600,000, to remain available until expended 
to support emergency operations, repair eligible projects nationwide, 
and for other activities in response to natural disasters: Provided, 
That the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works shall 
provide a monthly report to the Committees on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate detailing the alloca-
tion and obligation of these funds, beginning not later than 60 
days after enactment of this Act. 
CHAPTER 4—FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL 
GOVERNMENT 
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 
REAL PROPERTY ACTIVITIES 
FEDERAL BUILDINGS FUND 
CONSTRUCTION AND ACQUISITION 
For an additional amount to be deposited in the Federal 
Buildings Fund, $182,000,000, exclusive of permitted escalation, 
is authorized and available for the Administrator to proceed with
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necessary site acquisition, design, and construction for the new 
courthouse project in Cedar Rapids, Iowa: Provided, That the fore-
going limits of costs on new construction projects may be exceeded 
to the extent that savings are effected in other such projects, but 
not to exceed 10 percent of the amounts provided unless advance 
approval is obtained from the Committees on Appropriations of 
a greater amount: Provided further, That all funds for direct 
construction projects shall expire on September 30, 2009 and remain 
in the Federal Buildings Fund except for funds for projects to 
which funds for design or other funds have been obligated in whole 
or in part prior to such date. 
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’, 
$10,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2009, for 
grants under section 21 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
648) to small business development centers to provide technical 
assistance to small business concerns affected by recent hurricanes, 
flooding, and other natural disasters in calendar year 2008: Pro-
vided, That the Administrator of the Small Business Administration 
shall waive the matching requirement under section 21(a)(4)(A) 
of such Act for any grant made using funds made available under 
this heading. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’ 
for necessary expenses related to the consequences of recent hurri-
canes and other natural disasters in calendar year 2008, $3,000,000, 
to remain available until expended. 
DISASTER LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For an additional amount for the ‘‘Disaster Loans Program 
Account’’ for the cost of direct loans authorized by section 7(b) 
of the Small Business Act, for necessary expenses related to recent 
hurricanes and other natural disasters, $498,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: 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 to carry out the direct 
loan program authorized by section 7(b) in response to recent hurri-
canes and other natural disasters, including onsite assistance to 
disaster victims, increased staff at call centers, processing centers, 
and field inspections teams, and attorneys to assist in loan closings, 
$288,000,000 to remain available until expended; of which 
$279,000,000 is for direct administrative expenses of loan making 
and servicing to carry out the direct loan program, which may 
be paid to appropriations for Salaries and Expenses; and of which 
$9,000,000 is for indirect administrative expenses, which may be 
paid to appropriations for Salaries and Expenses.
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CHAPTER 5—HOMELAND SECURITY 
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 
COAST GUARD 
ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Acquisition, Construction, and 
Improvements’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences 
of 2008 natural disasters and flooding, $300,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That notwithstanding the 
transfer limitation contained in section 503 of division E of Public 
Law 110–161, such funding may be transferred to other Coast 
Guard appropriations after notification as required in accordance 
with such section: Provided further, That a plan listing all facilities 
to be reconstructed and restored, with associated costs, shall be 
submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives. 
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY 
DISASTER RELIEF 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Disaster Relief’’, $7,960,000,000, 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That of the amount 
provided, up to $98,150,000 may be transferred to the ‘‘Disaster 
Assistance Direct Loan Program Account’’ for the cost of direct 
loans as authorized under section 417 of the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5184), 
of which up to $4,200,000 is for administrative expenses to carry 
out the direct loan program: Provided further, That such transfer 
may be made to subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount 
of direct loans not to exceed $100,000,000 under section 417 of 
such Act: Provided further, 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): Provided further, That of the amount 
provided, up to $8,000,000 shall be transferred to the ‘‘Department 
of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General’’ for audits and 
investigations related to disasters. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS, THIS CHAPTER 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 10501. (a) RESCISSION.—Of amounts previously made 
available from ‘‘Federal Emergency Management Agency—Disaster 
Relief’’ to the State of Mississippi pursuant to section 404 of the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5170c) for Hurricane Katrina, an additional 
$20,000,000 is rescinded. 
(b) APPROPRIATION.—For ‘‘Federal Emergency Management 
Agency—State and Local Programs’’, there is appropriated an addi-
tional $20,000,000, to remain available until expended, for a grant
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to the State of Mississippi for an interoperable communications 
system required in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. 
SEC. 10502. There is hereby appropriated to the Secretary 
of the Department of Homeland Security not to exceed $100,000,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2009, for payments to 
the American Red Cross for reimbursement of disaster relief and 
recovery expenditures and emergency services provided in the 
United States associated with hurricanes, floods, and other natural 
disasters occurring in 2008 for which the President declared a 
major disaster under title IV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act of 1974, and only to the 
extent funds are not made available for those activities by other 
Federal sources: Provided, That these funds may be administered 
by any authorized federal government agency to meet the purposes 
of this provision and that total administrative costs shall not exceed 
3 percent of the total appropriation: Provided further, That the 
Comptroller General shall audit the use of these funds by the 
American Red Cross. 
SEC. 10503. Until such time as preliminary flood insurance 
rate maps initiated prior to October 1, 2008 are completed and 
released for public review, preliminary base flood elevations are 
published in the Federal Register, and the second required local 
newspaper publication of such base flood elevations is made for 
the City of St. Louis, St. Charles and St. Louis counties in Missouri, 
and Madison, Monroe, and St. Clair counties in Illinois, the 
Administration shall not begin the statutory appeals process in 
such areas required under section 1363 of the National Flood Insur-
ance Act of 1968. 
CHAPTER 6—INTERIOR AND ENVIRONMENT 
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT 
WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Wildland Fire Management’’, 
$135,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which (1) 
$110,000,000 is for urgent wildland fire suppression activities, 
including repayments to other accounts from which funds were 
transferred in fiscal year 2008 for wildfire suppression so that 
all such transfers for fiscal year 2008 are fully repaid; and (2) 
$25,000,000 is for burned area rehabilitation. 
UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE 
CONSTRUCTION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction’’, $75,000,000, to 
remain available until expended, for necessary expenses related 
to the consequences of hurricanes and natural disasters.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
FOREST SERVICE 
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Capital Improvement and 
Maintenance’’, $30,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
for necessary expenses, including cleanup, related to the con-
sequences of hurricanes, floods and other natural disasters. 
WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Wildland Fire Management’’, 
$775,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which (1) 
$500,000,000 shall be available for emergency wildfire suppression 
and related activities, of which no less than $300,000,000 shall 
be transferred to Forest Service accounts within 15 days of enact-
ment of this Act so that all such transfers for wildfire suppression 
in fiscal year 2008 are fully repaid, including $30,000,000 reallo-
cated between programs in the Wildland Fire Management Account; 
and of which $100,000,000 shall be transferred within 15 days 
of enactment of this Act to the fund established by section 3 of 
Public Law 71–319 (16 U.S.C. 576 et seq.) to repay transfers made 
for 
previous 
emergency 
wildfire 
suppression 
activities; 
(2) 
$175,000,000 shall be available for hazardous fuels reduction and 
hazard mitigation activities in areas at high risk of catastrophic 
wildfire due to population density and fuel loads, of which 
$125,000,000 is available for work on State and private lands using 
all the authorities available to the Forest Service; (3) $75,000,000 
is for rehabilitation and restoration of Federal lands and may 
be transferred to other Forest Service accounts as necessary; and 
(4) $25,000,000 is for preparedness for retention initiatives in areas 
at high risk of catastrophic wildfire that face recurrent staffing 
shortages. 
CHAPTER 7—HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AND 
EDUCATION 
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 
ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES 
SOCIAL SERVICES BLOCK GRANT 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Social Services Block Grant’’, 
$600,000,000, which shall remain available through September 30, 
2009, for necessary expenses resulting from hurricanes, floods, and 
other natural disasters occurring during 2008 for which the Presi-
dent declared a major disaster under title IV of the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act of 1974, 
and from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, notwithstanding section 
2003 and paragraphs (1) and (4) of section 2005(a) of the Social 
Security Act: Provided, That notwithstanding section 2002 of the
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Social Security Act, the distribution of such amount shall be limited 
to States directly affected by these events: Provided further, That 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall distribute such 
amount to eligible States based on demonstrated need in accordance 
with objective criteria that are made available to the public: Pro-
vided further, That in addition to other uses permitted by title 
XX of the Social Security Act, funds appropriated under this heading 
may be used for health services (including mental health services), 
and for repair, renovation, and construction of health care facilities 
(including mental health facilities), child care centers, and other 
social services facilities. 
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘School Improvement Programs’’ 
for education for homeless children and youths (as defined in section 
725 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
11434a)), $15,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 
2009: Provided, That such funds shall be made available, based 
on demonstrated need, only to local educational agencies whose 
enrollment of homeless students has increased as a result of hurri-
canes, floods, and other natural disasters occurring during 2008 
for which the President declared a major disaster under title IV 
of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
Act of 1974: Provided further, That such funds shall be used for 
the activities described in section 723(d) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
11433(d)) and services provided using such funds shall comply 
with paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 723(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
11433(a)): Provided further, That the local educational agency 
requirements described in paragraphs (3) through (7) of section 
722(g) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 11432(g)) shall apply: Provided further, 
That the Secretary of Education shall distribute these funds to 
such local educational agencies not later than 120 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
HIGHER EDUCATION DISASTER RELIEF 
For an additional amount under part B of title VII of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (‘‘HEA’’) for institutions of higher 
education (as defined in section 101 or section 102(c) of that Act) 
that are located in an area affected by hurricanes, floods, and 
other natural disasters occurring during 2008 for which the Presi-
dent declared a major disaster under title IV of the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act of 1974, 
$15,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2009: Pro-
vided, That such funds shall be available to the Secretary of Edu-
cation only for payments to help defray the expenses (which may 
include lost revenue, reimbursement for expenses already incurred, 
and construction) incurred by such institutions of higher education 
that were forced to close, relocate, or whose operations were 
impaired as a result of damage directly caused by such hurricanes, 
floods, and other natural disasters occurring during 2008, and for 
payments to enable such institutions to provide grants to students 
who attend such institutions for academic years beginning on or 
after July 1, 2008: Provided further, That such payments shall 
be made in accordance with criteria established by the Secretary