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(2)(A) In awarding grants under this subsection the 
Administrator shall give priority to an eligible educational 
institution that, according to the most recent data available 
(including data available from the Bureau of the Census), 
serves a county, or other appropriate political subdivision 
where no counties exist— 
(i) in which 50 percent of the residents of the 
county, or other appropriate political subdivision 
where no counties exist, are members of a racial or 
ethnic minority; 
(ii) in which less than 18 percent of the residents 
of the county, or other appropriate political subdivi-
sion where no counties exist, have obtained a bacca-
laureate degree or a higher education; 
(iii) that has an unemployment rate of 7 percent 
or greater; 
(iv) in which 20 percent or more of the residents 
of the county, or other appropriate political subdivi-
sion where no counties exist, live in poverty; 
(v) that has a negative population growth rate; 
or 
(vi) that has a family income of not more than 
$32,000. 
(B) In awarding grants under this subsection the Ad-
ministrator shall give the highest priority to an eligible edu-
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cational institution that meets the greatest number of re-
quirements described in clauses (i) through (vi) of subpara-
graph (A). 
(3) An eligible educational institution receiving a 
grant under this subsection may use the grant funds— 
(A) to acquire equipment, instrumentation, net-
working capability, hardware, software, digital net-
work technology, wireless technology, or wireless in-
frastructure; 
(B) to develop and provide educational services, 
including faculty development; or 
(C) to develop strategic plans for information 
technology investments. 
(4) The Administrator shall not require an eligible 
educational institution to provide matching funds for a 
grant awarded under this subsection. 
(5)(A) The Administrator shall consult with the Com-
mittee on Appropriations and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Appropriations and the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce of the House of Representatives, on a quar-
terly basis regarding the pilot program assisted under this 
subsection. 
(B) Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this section, the Administrator shall submit to the com-
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mittees described in subparagraph (A) a report evaluating 
the progress of the pilot program assisted under this sub-
section. 
(c) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out this section $4,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 and 
2009. 
(d) The Administrator shall carry out this section only 
with amounts appropriated in advance specifically to carry 
out this section. 
SEC. 537. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available in this Act may be used in a manner that 
is inconsistent with the principal negotiating objective of 
the United States with respect to trade remedy laws to pre-
serve the ability of the United States— 
(1) to enforce vigorously its trade laws, including 
antidumping, countervailing duty, and safeguard 
laws; 
(2) to avoid agreements that— 
(A) lessen the effectiveness of domestic and 
international disciplines on unfair trade, espe-
cially dumping and subsidies; or 
(B) lessen the effectiveness of domestic and 
international safeguard provisions, in order to 
ensure that United States workers, agricultural 
producers, and firms can compete fully on fair
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terms and enjoy the benefits of reciprocal trade 
concessions; and 
(3) to address and remedy market distortions 
that lead to dumping and subsidization, including 
overcapacity, cartelization, and market-access bar-
riers. 
SEC. 538. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to purchase first class or premium airline 
travel in contravention of sections 301–10.122 through 301– 
10.124 of title 41 of the Code of Federal Regulations. 
SEC. 539. Section 2301 of the Implementing Rec-
ommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (47 
U.S.C. 901 note) is amended by striking ‘‘the ‘Improving 
Emergency Communications Act of 2007’.’’ and inserting 
‘‘the ‘911 Modernization Act’.’’. 
SEC. 540. Section 504(a)(11)(E) of the Omnibus Con-
solidated Rescissions and Appropriations Act of 1996 (Pub-
lic Law 104–134; 110 Stat. 1321–55) is amended by insert-
ing before ‘‘an alien’’ the following: ‘‘a nonimmigrant work-
er admitted to, or permitted to remain in, the United States 
under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b)) for for-
estry labor or’’. 
SEC. 541. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used in contravention of section 402(e)(1) of
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the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsi-
bility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1324a note). 
SEC. 542. None of the funds in this Act may be used 
to employ workers described in section 274A(h)(3) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324a(h)(3)). 
SEC. 543. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to send or otherwise pay for the attendance 
of more than 50 employees from a Federal department or 
agency at any single conference occurring outside the 
United States. 
TITLE VI 
RESCISSIONS 
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION 
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS 
(RESCISSION) 
Of the unobligated balances available under this head-
ing from prior year appropriations, $5,700,000 are re-
scinded. 
ECONOMIC AND STATISTICAL ANALYSIS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(RESCISSION) 
Of the unobligated balances available under this head-
ing from prior year appropriations, $800,000 are re-
scinded.