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(iii) The National Institutes of Health. 
(iv) The Office of the National Coordi-
nator for Health Information Technology. 
(v) The Food and Drug Administra-
tion. 
(vi) The Veterans Health Administra-
tion within the Department of Veterans Af-
fairs. 
(vii) The office within the Department 
of Defense responsible for management of 
the Department of Defense Military Health 
Care System. 
(B) QUALIFICATIONS.—At least half of the 
members of the Council shall be physicians or 
other experts with clinical expertise. 
(3) CHAIRMAN; VICE CHAIRMAN.—The Secretary 
shall serve as Chairman of the Council and shall des-
ignate a member to serve as Vice Chairman. 
(d) REPORTS.— 
(1) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than June 30, 
2009, the Council shall submit to the President and 
the Congress a report containing information describ-
ing Federal activities on comparative clinical effec-
tiveness research and recommendations for additional 
investments in such research conducted or supported 
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from funds made available for allotment by the Sec-
retary for comparative clinical effectiveness research 
in this Act. 
(2) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Council shall submit 
to the President and Congress an annual report re-
garding its activities and recommendations con-
cerning the infrastructure needs, appropriate organi-
zational expenditures and opportunities for better co-
ordination of comparative clinical effectiveness re-
search by relevant Federal departments and agencies. 
(e) STAFFING; SUPPORT.—From funds made available 
for allotment by the Secretary for comparative clinical effec-
tiveness research in this Act, the Secretary shall make avail-
able not more than 1 percent to the Council for staff and 
administrative support. 
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 803. (a) Not more than 1 percent of the funds 
made available to the Department of Labor in this title may 
be transferred by the Secretary of Labor to ‘‘Employment 
and Training Administration—Program Administration’’, 
‘‘Employment Standards Administration—Salaries and 
Expenses’’, ‘‘Occupational Safety and Health Administra-
tion—Salaries and Expenses’’ and ‘‘Departmental Manage-
ment—Salaries and Expenses’’ for expenses necessary to 
administer and coordinate funds made available to the De-
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partment of Labor in this title; oversee and evaluate the 
use of such funds; and enforce applicable laws and regula-
tions governing worker rights and protections associated 
with the funds made available in this Act. 
(b) Not later than 10 days prior to obligating any 
funds proposed to be transferred under subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall provide to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate an 
operating plan describing the planned uses of each amount 
proposed to be transferred. 
(c) Funds transferred under this section may be avail-
able for obligation through September 30, 2010. 
SEC. 804. ELIGIBLE
EMPLOYEES
IN
THE
REC-
REATIONAL MARINE INDUSTRY. Section 2(3)(F) of the 
Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (33 
U.S.C. 902(3)(F)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘, repair or dismantle’’; and 
(2) by striking the semicolon and inserting ‘‘, or 
individuals employed to repair any recreational ves-
sel, or to dismantle any part of a recreational vessel 
in connection with the repair of such vessel;’’. 
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TITLE IX—LEGISLATIVE BRANCH 
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
penses’’ 
of 
the 
Government 
Accountability 
Office, 
$20,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2010. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE 
SEC. 901. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE RE-
VIEWS AND REPORTS. (a) REVIEWS AND REPORTS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Comptroller General 
shall conduct bimonthly reviews and prepare reports 
on such reviews on the use by selected State and local-
ities of funds made available in this Act. Such re-
ports, along with any audits conducted by the Comp-
troller General of such funds, shall be posted on the 
Internet and linked to the website established under 
this Act by the Recovery Accountability and Trans-
parency Board. 
(2) REDACTIONS.—Any portion of a report or 
audit under this subsection may be redacted when 
made publicly available, if that portion would dis-
close information that is not subject to disclosure 
under section 552 of title 5, United States Code (com-
monly known as the Freedom of Information Act). 
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(b) EXAMINATION
OF RECORDS.—The Comptroller 
General may examine any records related to obligations of 
funds made available in this Act. 
SEC. 902. ACCESS OF GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY 
OFFICE. Each contract awarded using funds made available 
in this Act shall provide that the Comptroller General and 
his representatives are authorized— 
(1) to examine any records of the contractor or 
any of its subcontractors, or any State or local agency 
administering such contract, that directly pertain to, 
and involve transactions relating to, the contract or 
subcontract; and 
(2) to interview any current employee regarding 
such transactions. 
TITLE X—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND 
VETERANS AFFAIRS, AND RELATED AGENCIES 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 
Army’’, $637,875,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2013, of which $84,100,000 shall be for child develop-
ment centers; $481,000,000 shall be for warrior transition 
complexes; and $42,400,000 shall be for health and dental 
clinics (including acquisition, construction, installation, 
and equipment): Provided, That notwithstanding any other 
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provision of law, such funds may be obligated and expended 
to carry out planning and design and military construction 
projects in the United States not otherwise authorized by 
law: Provided further, That of the funds provided under this 
heading, not to exceed $30,375,000 shall be available for 
study, planning, design, and architect and engineer serv-
ices: Provided further, That within 30 days of enactment 
of this Act the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 
an expenditure plan for funds provided under this heading 
prior to obligation. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 
Navy and Marine Corps’’, $990,092,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2013, of which $172,820,000 shall 
be for child development centers; $174,304,000 shall be for 
barracks; $125,000,000 shall be for health clinic replace-
ment, and $494,362,000 shall be for energy conservation 
and alternative energy projects (including acquisition, con-
struction, installation, and equipment): Provided, That not-
withstanding any other provision of law, such funds may 
be obligated and expended to carry out planning and design 
and military construction projects in the United States not 
otherwise authorized by law: Provided further, That of the 
funds provided under this heading, not to exceed 
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$23,606,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, 
and architect and engineer services: Provided further, That 
within 30 days of enactment of this Act the Secretary of 
the Navy shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations 
of both Houses of Congress an expenditure plan for funds 
provided under this heading prior to obligation. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 
Air Force’’, $871,332,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2013, of which $80,100,000 shall be for child 
development centers; $612,246,000 shall be for dormitories; 
and $138,100,000 shall be for health clinics (including ac-
quisition, construction, installation, and equipment): Pro-
vided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
such funds may be obligated and expended to carry out 
planning and design and military construction projects in 
the United States not otherwise authorized by law: Provided 
further, That of the funds provided under this heading, not 
to exceed $40,886,000 shall be available for study, planning, 
design, and architect and engineer services: Provided fur-
ther, That within 30 days of enactment of this Act the Sec-
retary of the Air Force shall submit to the Committees on 
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an expenditure 
plan for funds provided under this heading prior to obliga-
tion. 
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MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 
Defense-Wide’’, $118,560,000 for the Energy Conservation 
Investment Program, to remain available until September 
30, 2010: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, such funds may be obligated and expended to 
carry out planning and design and military construction 
projects in the United States not otherwise authorized by 
law: Provided further, That within 30 days of enactment 
of this Act the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an 
expenditure plan for funds provided under this heading 
prior to obligation. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 
Army National Guard’’, $150,000,000 for readiness centers 
(including construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita-
tion, and conversion), to remain available until September 
30, 2013: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, such funds may be obligated and expended to 
carry out planning and design and military construction 
projects in the United States not otherwise authorized by 
law: Provided further, That within 30 days of enactment 
of this Act the Director of the Army National Guard shall 
submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 
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of Congress an expenditure plan for funds provided under 
this heading prior to obligation. 
FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Family Housing Oper-
ation and Maintenance, Army’’, $3,932,000: Provided, That 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, such funds 
may be obligated and expended for operation and mainte-
nance and minor construction projects in the United States 
not otherwise authorized by law. 
FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Family Housing Con-
struction, Air Force’’, $80,100,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2013: Provided, That notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, such funds may be obligated 
and expended to carry out planning and design and mili-
tary construction projects in the United States not other-
wise authorized by law: Provided further, That within 30 
days of enactment of this Act the Secretary of the Air Force 
shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress an expenditure plan for funds provided 
under this heading prior to obligation. 
FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR 
FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Family Housing Oper-
ation and Maintenance, Air Force’’, $16,461,000: Provided, 
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That notwithstanding any other provision of law, such 
funds may be obligated and expended for operation and 
maintenance and minor construction projects in the United 
States not otherwise authorized by law. 
HOMEOWNERS ASSISTANCE FUND 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Homeowners Assist-
ance Fund’’, established by section 1013 of the Demonstra-
tion Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966, as 
amended (42 U.S.C. 3374), $410,973,000, to remain avail-
able until expended. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
SEC. 1001. (a) TEMPORARY EXPANSION OF HOME-
OWNERS ASSISTANCE PLAN TO RESPOND TO MORTGAGE 
FORECLOSURE AND CREDIT CRISIS. Section 1013 of the 
Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 
1966 (42 U.S.C. 3374) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), 
and (3) as clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), respec-
tively, and indenting such subparagraphs, as so 
redesignated, 6 ems from the left margin; 
(B) by striking ‘‘Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY AT OR NEAR 
MILITARY INSTALLATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN ORDERED 
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TO BE CLOSED.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘if he determines’’ and in-
serting ‘‘if— 
‘‘(A) the Secretary determines—’’; 
(D) in clause (iii), as redesignated by sub-
paragraph (A), by striking the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(E) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) the Secretary determines— 
‘‘(i) that the conditions in clauses (i) 
and (ii) of subparagraph (A) have been met; 
‘‘(ii) that the closing or realignment of 
the base or installation resulted from a re-
alignment or closure carried out under the 
2005 round of defense base closure and re-
alignment under the Defense Base Closure 
and Realignment Act of 1990 (part XXIX 
of Public Law 101–510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 
note); 
‘‘(iii) that the property was purchased 
by the owner before July 1, 2006; 
‘‘(iv) that the property was sold by the 
owner between July 1, 2006, and September 
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30, 2012, or an earlier end date designated 
by the Secretary; 
‘‘(v) that the property is the primary 
residence of the owner; and 
‘‘(vi) that the owner has not previously 
received benefit payments authorized under 
this subsection. 
‘‘(2) HOMEOWNER
ASSISTANCE
FOR
WOUNDED 
MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES, DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE AND UNITED STATES COAST GUARD CIVILIAN 
EMPLOYEES, AND THEIR SPOUSES.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, the Secretary of Defense 
is authorized to acquire title to, hold, manage, and 
dispose of, or, in lieu thereof, to reimburse for certain 
losses upon private sale of, or foreclosure against, any 
property improved with a one- or two-family dwelling 
which was at the time of the relevant wound, injury, 
or illness, the primary residence of— 
‘‘(A) any member of the Armed Forces in 
medical transition who— 
‘‘(i) incurred a wound, injury, or ill-
ness in the line of duty during a deploy-
ment in support of the Armed Forces; 
‘‘(ii) is disabled to a degree of 30 per-
cent or more as a result of such wound, in-
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jury, or illness, as determined by the Sec-
retary of Defense or the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs; and 
‘‘(iii) is reassigned in furtherance of 
medical treatment or rehabilitation, or due 
to medical retirement in connection with 
such disability; 
‘‘(B) any civilian employee of the Depart-
ment of Defense or the United States Coast 
Guard who— 
‘‘(i) was wounded, injured, or became 
ill in the line of duty during a forward de-
ployment in support of the Armed Forces; 
and 
‘‘(ii) is reassigned in furtherance of 
medical treatment, rehabilitation, or due to 
medical retirement resulting from the sus-
tained disability; or 
‘‘(C) the spouse of a member of the Armed 
Forces or a civilian employee of the Department 
of Defense or the United States Coast Guard if— 
‘‘(i) the member or employee was killed 
in the line of duty during a deployment in 
support of the Armed Forces or died from a 
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wound, injury, or illness incurred in the 
line of duty during such a deployment; and 
‘‘(ii) the spouse relocates from such res-
idence within 2 years after the death of such 
member or employee. 
‘‘(3) TEMPORARY HOMEOWNER ASSISTANCE FOR 
MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES PERMANENTLY RE-
ASSIGNED
DURING
SPECIFIED
MORTGAGE
CRISIS.— 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Sec-
retary of Defense is authorized to acquire title to, 
hold, manage, and dispose of, or, in lieu thereof, to 
reimburse for certain losses upon private sale of, or 
foreclosure against, any property improved with a 
one- or two-family dwelling situated at or near a 
military base or installation, if the Secretary deter-
mines— 
‘‘(A) that the owner is a member of the 
Armed Forces serving on permanent assignment; 
‘‘(B) that the owner is permanently reas-
signed by order of the United States Government 
to a duty station or home port outside a 50-mile 
radius of the base or installation; 
‘‘(C) that the reassignment was ordered be-
tween February 1, 2006, and September 30, 
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2012, or an earlier end date designated by the 
Secretary; 
‘‘(D) that the property was purchased by 
the owner before July 1, 2006; 
‘‘(E) that the property was sold by the 
owner between July 1, 2006, and September 30, 
2012, or an earlier end date designated by the 
Secretary; 
‘‘(F) that the property is the primary resi-
dence of the owner; and 
‘‘(G) that the owner has not previously re-
ceived benefit payments authorized under this 
subsection.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘this section’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘subsection 
(a)(1)’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Such persons’’ and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(1) HOMEOWNER
ASSISTANCE
RELATED
TO 
CLOSED MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Such persons’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘set forth above shall elect 
either (1) to receive’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘set forth in subsection (a)(1) shall elect either— 
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‘‘(i) to receive’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘difference between (A) 95 
per centum’’ and all that follows through ‘‘(B) 
the fair market value’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘difference between— 
‘‘(I) 95 per centum of the fair 
market value of their property (as such 
value is determined by the Secretary of 
Defense) prior to public announcement 
of intention to close all or part of the 
military base or installation; and 
‘‘(II) the fair market value’’; 
(D) by striking ‘‘time of the sale, or (2) to 
receive’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘time of the 
sale; or 
‘‘(ii) to receive’’; 
(E) by striking ‘‘outstanding mortgages. 
The Secretary may also pay a person who elects 
to receive a cash payment under clause (1) of the 
preceding sentence an amount’’ and inserting 
‘‘outstanding mortgages. 
‘‘(B) REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES.—The 
Secretary may also pay a person who elects to 
receive a cash payment under subparagraph (A) 
an amount’’; and 
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(F) by striking ‘‘best interest of the Federal 
Government. Cash payment’’ and inserting the 
following: ‘‘best interest of the United States. 
‘‘(2) HOMEOWNER
ASSISTANCE
FOR
WOUNDED 
INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR SPOUSES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Persons eligible under 
the criteria set forth in subsection (a)(2) may 
elect either— 
‘‘(i) to receive a cash payment as com-
pensation for losses which may be or have 
been sustained in a private sale, in an 
amount not to exceed the difference be-
tween— 
‘‘(I) 95 per centum of prior fair 
market value of their property (as such 
value is determined by the Secretary of 
Defense); and 
‘‘(II) the fair market value of such 
property (as such value is so deter-
mined) at the time of the wound, in-
jury, or illness qualifying the indi-
vidual for benefits under subsection 
(a)(2); or 
‘‘(ii) to receive, as purchase price for 
their property an amount not to exceed 90 
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per centum of prior fair market value as 
such value is determined by the Secretary of 
Defense, or the amount of the outstanding 
mortgages. 
‘‘(B) DETERMINATION OF BENEFITS.—The 
Secretary may also pay a person who elects to 
receive a cash payment under subparagraph (A) 
an amount that the Secretary determines appro-
priate to reimburse the person for the costs in-
curred by the person in the sale of the property 
if the Secretary determines that such payment 
will benefit the person and is in the best interest 
of the United States. 
‘‘(3) HOMEOWNER
ASSISTANCE
FOR
PERMA-
NENTLY REASSIGNED INDIVIDUALS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Persons eligible under 
the criteria set forth in subsection (a)(3) may 
elect either— 
‘‘(i) to receive a cash payment as com-
pensation for losses which may be or have 
been sustained in a private sale, in an 
amount not to exceed the difference be-
tween— 
‘‘(I) 95 per centum of prior fair 
market value of their property (as such 
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value is determined by the Secretary of 
Defense); and 
‘‘(II) the fair market value of such 
property (as such value is so deter-
mined) at the time the person received 
change of permanent station orders; or 
‘‘(ii) to receive, as purchase price for 
their property an amount not to exceed 90 
per centum of prior fair market value as 
such value is determined by the Secretary of 
Defense, or the amount of the outstanding 
mortgages. 
‘‘(B) DETERMINATION OF BENEFITS.—The 
Secretary may also pay a person who elects to 
receive a cash payment under subparagraph (A) 
an amount that the Secretary determines appro-
priate to reimburse the person for the costs in-
curred by the person in the sale of the property 
if the Secretary determines that such payment 
will benefit the person and is in the best interest 
of the United States. 
‘‘(4) COMPENSATION AND LIMITATIONS RELATED 
TO FORECLOSURES AND ENCUMBRANCES.—Cash pay-
ment’’; 
(4) by striking subsection (g); 
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(5) in subsection (l), by striking ‘‘(a)(2)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(a)(1)(A)(ii)’’; 
(6) in subsection (m), by striking ‘‘this section’’ 
and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)(1)’’; 
(7) in subsection (n)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘this sec-
tion’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)(1)’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘this sec-
tion’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)(1)’’; 
(8) in subsection (o)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘this sec-
tion’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)(1)’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘this sec-
tion’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)(1)’’; and 
(C) by striking paragraph (4); and 
(9) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(p) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) the term ‘Armed Forces’ has the meaning 
given the term ‘armed forces’ in section 101(a) of title 
10, United States Code; 
‘‘(2) the term ‘civilian employee’ has the mean-
ing given the term ‘employee’ in section 2105(a) of 
title 5, United States Code; 
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‘‘(3) the term ‘medical transition’, in the case of 
a member of the Armed Forces, means a member 
who— 
‘‘(A) is in Medical Holdover status; 
‘‘(B) is in Active Duty Medical Extension 
status; 
‘‘(C) is in Medical Hold status; 
‘‘(D) is in a status pending an evaluation 
by a medical evaluation board; 
‘‘(E) has a complex medical need requiring 
six or more months of medical treatment; or 
‘‘(F) is assigned or attached to an Army 
Warrior Transition Unit, an Air Force Patient 
Squadron, a Navy Patient Multidisciplinary 
Care Team, or a Marine Patient Affairs Team/ 
Wounded Warrior Regiment; and 
‘‘(4) the term ‘nonappropriated fund instrumen-
tality employee’ means a civilian employee who— 
‘‘(A) is a citizen of the United States; and 
‘‘(B) is paid from nonappropriated funds of 
Army and Air Force Exchange Service, Navy 
Resale and Services Support Office, Marine 
Corps exchanges, or any other instrumentality of 
the United States under the jurisdiction of the 
Armed Forces which is conducted for the comfort, 
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pleasure, contentment, or physical or mental im-
provement of members of the Armed Forces.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—Such section is further 
amended in the section heading by inserting ‘‘and certain 
property owned by members of the armed forces, department 
of defense and united states coast guard civilian employees, 
and surviving spouses’’ after ‘‘ordered to be closed’’. 
(c) AUTHORITY TO USE APPROPRIATED FUNDS.—Not-
withstanding subsection (i) of such section, amounts appro-
priated or otherwise made available by this title under the 
heading ‘‘Homeowners Assistance Fund’’ may be used for 
the Homeowners Assistance Fund established under such 
section. 
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION 
MEDICAL SUPPORT AND COMPLIANCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Medical Support and 
Compliance’’, $5,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2010, to support contract administration and 
energy initiative execution at the Veterans Health Adminis-
tration. 
MEDICAL FACILITIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Medical Facilities’’, 
$1,370,459,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2010, of which $1,047,313,000 shall be for facility condition 
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assessment deficiencies and non-recurring maintenance at 
existing medical facilities; and $323,146,000 shall be for en-
ergy efficiency initiatives. 
NATIONAL CEMETERY ADMINISTRATION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘National Cemetery Ad-
ministration’’, $64,961,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2010, of which $59,476,000 shall be for capital 
infrastructure and memorial and monument repairs; and 
$5,485,000 shall be for energy efficiency initiatives. 
DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION 
GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘General Operating Ex-
penses’’, $1,125,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2010, for additional Full Time Equivalent salary and 
expenses for major construction project administration and 
execution and energy initiative execution. 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Information Tech-
nology Systems’’, $195,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2010, of which $145,000,000 shall be for the 
Veterans 
Benefits 
Administration’s 
development 
of 
paperless claims processing; and $50,000,000 shall be for 
the development of systems required to implement chapter 
33 of title 38, United States Code. 
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OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Office of Inspector 
General’’, $4,400,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2011, for oversight and audit of programs, grants and 
projects funded under this title. 
CONSTRUCTION, MAJOR PROJECTS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction, Major 
Projects’’, $1,105,333,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2013, which shall be for acceleration and con-
struction of ongoing and planned construction, including 
physical security construction, of major medical facilities 
and National Cemeteries consistent with the Department of 
Veterans Affairs’ Five Year Capital Plan: Provided, That 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, such funds 
may be obligated and expended to carry out planning and 
design and major medical facility construction not other-
wise authorized by law: Provided further, That within 30 
days of enactment of this Act the Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of 
both Houses of Congress an expenditure plan for funds pro-
vided under this heading prior to obligation. 
CONSTRUCTION, MINOR PROJECTS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction, Minor 
Projects’’, $939,836,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2010, of which $860,742,000 shall be for Vet-
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erans 
Health 
Administration 
minor 
construction; 
$20,300,000 shall be for Veterans Benefits Administration 
minor construction, including $300,000 for energy effi-
ciency initiatives; and $29,012,000 shall be for National 
Cemetery Administration minor construction. 
GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF STATE EXTENDED CARE 
FACILITIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Grants for Construc-
tion of State Extended Care Facilities’’, $257,986,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2010, for grants to 
assist States to acquire or construct State nursing home and 
domiciliary facilities and to remodel, modify, or alter exist-
ing hospital, nursing home, and domiciliary facilities in 
State homes, for furnishing care to veterans as authorized 
by sections 8131 through 8137 of title 38, United States 
Code. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
SEC. 1002. PAYMENTS TO ELIGIBLE PERSONS WHO 
SERVED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES IN THE 
FAR EAST DURING WORLD WAR II. (a) FINDINGS.—Con-
gress makes the following findings: 
(1) The Philippine islands became a United 
States possession in 1898 when they were ceded from 
Spain following the Spanish-American War. 
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(2) During World War II, Filipinos served in a 
variety of units, some of which came under the direct 
control of the United States Armed Forces. 
(3) The regular Philippine Scouts, the new Phil-
ippine Scouts, the Guerrilla Services, and more than 
100,000 members of the Philippine Commonwealth 
Army were called into the service of the United States 
Armed Forces of the Far East on July 26, 1941, by 
an executive order of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. 
(4) Even after hostilities had ceased, wartime 
service of the new Philippine Scouts continued as a 
matter of law until the end of 1946, and the force 
gradually disbanded and was disestablished in 1950. 
(5) Filipino veterans who were granted benefits 
prior to the enactment of the so-called Rescissions 
Acts of 1946 (Public Laws 79–301 and 79–391) cur-
rently receive full benefits under laws administered by 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, but under section 
107 of title 38, United States Code, the service of cer-
tain other Filipino veterans is deemed not to be active 
service for purposes of such laws. 
(6) These other Filipino veterans only receive 
certain benefits under title 38, United States Code, 
and, depending on where they legally reside, are paid 
such benefit amounts at reduced rates. 
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(7) The benefits such veterans receive include 
service-connected compensation benefits paid under 
chapter 11 of title 38, United States Code, dependency 
indemnity compensation survivor benefits paid under 
chapter 13 of title 38, United States Code, and burial 
benefits under chapters 23 and 24 of title 38, United 
States Code, and such benefits are paid to bene-
ficiaries at the rate of $0.50 per dollar authorized, 
unless they lawfully reside in the United States. 
(8) Dependents’ educational assistance under 
chapter 35 of title 38, United States Code, is also 
payable for the dependents of such veterans at the rate 
of $0.50 per dollar authorized, regardless of the vet-
erans’ residency. 
(b) COMPENSATION FUND.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is in the general fund 
of the Treasury a fund to be known as the ‘‘Filipino 
Veterans Equity Compensation Fund’’ (in this section 
referred to as the ‘‘compensation fund’’). 
(2) AVAILABILITY
OF FUNDS.—Subject to the 
availability of appropriations for such purpose, 
amounts in the fund shall be available to the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs without fiscal year limita-
tion to make payments to eligible persons in accord-
ance with this section. 
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(c) PAYMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may make a 
payment from the compensation fund to an eligible 
person who, during the one-year period beginning on 
the date of the enactment of this Act, submits to the 
Secretary a claim for benefits under this section. The 
application for the claim shall contain such informa-
tion and evidence as the Secretary may require. 
(2) PAYMENT TO SURVIVING SPOUSE.—If an eli-
gible person who has filed a claim for benefits under 
this section dies before payment is made under this 
section, the payment under this section shall be made 
instead to the surviving spouse, if any, of the eligible 
person. 
(d) ELIGIBLE PERSONS.—An eligible person is any 
person who— 
(1) served— 
(A) before July 1, 1946, in the organized 
military forces of the Government of the Com-
monwealth of the Philippines, while such forces 
were in the service of the Armed Forces of the 
United States pursuant to the military order of 
the President dated July 26, 1941, including 
among such military forces organized guerrilla 
forces under commanders appointed, designated, 
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or subsequently recognized by the Commander in 
Chief, Southwest Pacific Area, or other com-
petent authority in the Army of the United 
States; or 
(B) in the Philippine Scouts under section 
14 of the Armed Forces Voluntary Recruitment 
Act of 1945 (59 Stat. 538); and 
(2) was discharged or released from service de-
scribed in paragraph (1) under conditions other than 
dishonorable. 
(e) PAYMENT AMOUNTS.—Each payment under this 
section shall be— 
(1) in the case of an eligible person who is not 
a citizen of the United States, in the amount of 
$9,000; and 
(2) in the case of an eligible person who is a cit-
izen of the United States, in the amount of $15,000. 
(f) LIMITATION.—The Secretary may not make more 
than one payment under this section for each eligible person 
described in subsection (d). 
(g) CLARIFICATION
OF TREATMENT
OF PAYMENTS 
UNDER CERTAIN LAWS.—Amounts paid to a person under 
this section— 
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(1) shall be treated for purposes of the internal 
revenue laws of the United States as damages for 
human suffering; and 
(2) shall not be included in income or resources 
for purposes of determining— 
(A) eligibility of an individual to receive 
benefits described in section 3803(c)(2)(C) of title 
31, United States Code, or the amount of such 
benefits; 
(B) eligibility of an individual to receive 
benefits under title VIII of the Social Security 
Act, or the amount of such benefits; or 
(C) eligibility of an individual for, or the 
amount of benefits under, any other Federal or 
federally assisted program. 
(h) RELEASE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the acceptance by an eligible person or sur-
viving spouse, as applicable, of a payment under this 
section shall be final, and shall constitute a complete 
release of any claim against the United States by rea-
son of any service described in subsection (d). 
(2) PAYMENT OF PRIOR ELIGIBILITY STATUS.— 
Nothing in this section shall prohibit a person from 
receiving any benefit (including health care, survivor, 
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or burial benefits) which the person would have been 
eligible to receive based on laws in effect as of the day 
before the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(i) RECOGNITION OF SERVICE.—The service of a per-
son as described in subsection (d) is hereby recognized as 
active military service in the Armed Forces for purposes 
of, and to the extent provided in, this section. 
(j) ADMINISTRATION.— 
(1) The Secretary shall promptly issue applica-
tion forms and instructions to ensure the prompt and 
efficient administration of the provisions of this sec-
tion. 
(2) The Secretary shall administer the provisions 
of this section in a manner consistent with applicable 
provisions of title 38, United States Code, and other 
provisions of law, and shall apply the definitions in 
section 101 of such title in the administration of such 
provisions, except to the extent otherwise provided in 
this section. 
(k) REPORTS.—The Secretary shall include, in docu-
ments submitted to Congress by the Secretary in support 
of the President’s budget for each fiscal year, detailed infor-
mation on the operation of the compensation fund, includ-
ing the number of applicants, the number of eligible persons 
receiving benefits, the amounts paid out of the compensa-
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tion fund, and the administration of the compensation fund 
for the most recent fiscal year for which such data is avail-
able. 
(l) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATION.—There is au-
thorized to be appropriated to the compensation fund 
$198,000,000, to remain available until expended, to make 
payments under this section. 
RELATED AGENCY 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—CIVIL 
CEMETERIAL EXPENSES, ARMY 
SALARY AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Cemeterial Expenses, 
Army’’, $60,300,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2010, for land development, columbarium construction, 
and relocation of utilities at Arlington National Cemetery. 
TITLE XI—STATE, FOREIGN OPERATIONS, AND 
RELATED PROGRAMS 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS 
DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Diplomatic and Con-
sular Programs’’ for urgent domestic facilities require-
ments, $90,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2010, of which up to $20,000,000 shall be available for 
passport facilities and systems, and up to $65,000,000 shall 
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be available for a consolidated security training facility in 
the United States and should be obligated in accordance 
with United States General Services Administration site se-
lection procedures: Provided, That the Secretary of State 
shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations within 
90 days of enactment of this Act a detailed spending plan 
for funds appropriated under this heading: Provided fur-
ther, That with respect to the funds made available for pass-
port facilities and systems, such plan shall be developed in 
consultation with the Department of Homeland Security 
and the General Services Administration and shall coordi-
nate and co-locate, to the extent feasible, the construction 
of passport agencies with other Federal facilities. 
CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Capital Investment 
Fund’’, $228,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2010, which shall be available for information tech-
nology security and upgrades to support mission-critical 
operations: Provided, That the Secretary of State and the 
Administrator of the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development shall coordinate information tech-
nology systems, where appropriate, to increase efficiencies 
and eliminate redundancies, to include co-location of 
backup information management facilities: Provided fur-
ther, That the Secretary of State shall submit to the Com-
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mittees on Appropriations within 90 days of enactment of 
this Act a detailed spending plan for funds appropriated 
under this heading. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Office of Inspector 
General’’ for oversight requirements, $1,500,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2011. 
INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS 
INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION, 
UNITED STATES AND MEXICO 
CONSTRUCTION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction’’ for the 
water quantity program to meet immediate repair and re-
habilitation requirements, $224,000,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2010: Provided, That up to 
$2,000,000 may be transferred to, and merged with, funds 
available under the heading ‘‘International Boundary and 
Water Commission, United States and Mexico—Salaries 
and Expenses’’: Provided, That the Secretary of State shall 
submit to the Committees on Appropriations within 90 
days of enactment of this Act a detailed spending plan for 
funds appropriated under this heading. 
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UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL 
DEVELOPMENT 
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Capital Investment 
Fund’’, $58,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2010, which shall be available for information tech-
nology modernization programs and implementation of the 
Global Acquisition System: Provided, That the Adminis-
trator of the United States Agency for International Devel-
opment shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations 
within 90 days of enactment of this Act a detailed spending 
plan for funds appropriated under this heading. 
OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE UNITED STATES AGENCY 
FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT OFFICE OF IN-
SPECTOR GENERAL 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operating Expenses of 
the United States Agency for International Development 
Office of Inspector General’’ for oversight requirements, 
$500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2011. 
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TITLE XII—TRANSPORTATION AND HOUSING AND 
URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES 
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCRETIONARY GRANTS FOR A NATIONAL 
SURFACE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM 
For an additional amount for capital investments in 
surface transportation infrastructure, $5,500,000,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2011: Provided, That 
the Secretary of Transportation shall distribute funds pro-
vided under this heading as discretionary grants to be 
awarded to State and local governments on a competitive 
basis for projects that will have a significant impact on 
the Nation, a metropolitan area, or a region: Provided fur-
ther, That projects eligible for funding provided under this 
heading shall include, but not be limited to, highway or 
bridge projects eligible under title 23, United States Code, 
including interstate rehabilitation, improvements to the 
rural collector road system, the reconstruction of overpasses 
and interchanges, bridge replacements, seismic retrofit 
projects for bridges, and road realignments; public trans-
portation projects eligible under chapter 53 of title 49, 
United States Code, including investments in projects par-
ticipating in the New Starts or Small Starts programs that 
will expedite the completion of those projects and their entry 
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into revenue service; passenger and freight rail transpor-
tation projects; and port infrastructure investments, includ-
ing projects that connect ports to other modes of transpor-
tation and improve the efficiency of freight movement: Pro-
vided further, That of the amount made available under this 
paragraph, the Secretary may use an amount not to exceed 
$200,000,000 for the purpose of paying the subsidy costs 
of projects eligible for federal credit assistance under chap-
ter 6 of title 23, United States Code, if the Secretary finds 
that such use of the funds would advance the purposes of 
this paragraph: Provided further, That in distributing 
funds provided under this heading, the Secretary shall take 
such measures so as to ensure an equitable geographic dis-
tribution of funds and an appropriate balance in address-
ing the needs of urban and rural communities: Provided 
further, That a grant funded under this heading shall be 
not 
less 
than 
$20,000,000 
and 
not 
greater 
than 
$500,000,000: Provided further, That the Federal share of 
the costs for which an expenditure is made under this head-
ing may be up to 100 percent: Provided further, That the 
Secretary shall give priority to projects that require an ad-
ditional share of Federal funds in order to complete an over-
all financing package, and to projects that are expected to 
be completed within 3 years of enactment of this Act: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary shall publish criteria on 
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which to base the competition for any grants awarded under 
this heading not later than 75 days after enactment of this 
Act: Provided further, That the Secretary shall require ap-
plications for funding provided under this heading to be 
submitted not later than 180 days after enactment of this 
Act, and announce all projects selected to be funded from 
such funds not later than 1 year after enactment of this 
Act: Provided further, That the Secretary shall require all 
additional applications to be submitted not later than 1 
year after enactment of this Act, and announce not later 
than 180 days following such 1-year period all additional 
projects selected to be funded with funds withdrawn from 
States and grantees and transferred from ‘‘Supplemental 
Grants for Highway Investments’’ and ‘‘Supplemental 
Grants for Public Transit Investment’’: Provided further, 
That projects conducted using funds provided under this 
heading must comply with the requirements of subchapter 
IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code: Provided 
further, That the Secretary may retain up to $5,000,000 
of the funds provided under this heading, and may transfer 
portions of those funds to the Administrators of the Federal 
Highway Administration, the Federal Transit Administra-
tion, the Federal Railroad Administration and the Mari-
time Administration, to fund the award and oversight of 
grants made under this heading. 
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FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION 
SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING FOR FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT 
For an additional amount for necessary investments 
in 
Federal 
Aviation 
Administration 
infrastructure, 
$200,000,000: Provided, That funding provided under this 
heading shall be used to make improvements to power sys-
tems, air route traffic control centers, air traffic control 
towers, terminal radar approach control facilities, and 
navigation and landing equipment: Provided further, That 
priority be given to such projects or activities that will be 
completed within 2 years of enactment of this Act: Provided 
further, That amounts made available under this heading 
may be provided through grants in addition to the other 
instruments authorized under section 106(l)(6) of title 49, 
United States Code: Provided further, That the Federal 
share of the costs for which an expenditure is made under 
this heading shall be 100 percent: Provided further, That 
amounts provided under this heading may be used for ex-
penses the agency incurs in administering this program: 
Provided further, That not more than 60 days after enact-
ment of this Act, the Administrator shall establish a process 
for applying, reviewing and awarding grants and coopera-
tive and other transaction agreements, including the form 
and content of an application, and requirements for the 
maintenance of records that are necessary to facilitate an 
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effective audit of the use of the funding provided: Provided 
further, That section 50101 of title 49, United States Code, 
shall apply to funds provided under this heading. 
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCRETIONARY GRANTS FOR AIRPORT 
INVESTMENT 
For an additional amount for capital expenditures au-
thorized under sections 47102(3) and 47504(c) of title 49, 
United States Code, and for the procurement, installation 
and commissioning of runway incursion prevention devices 
and systems at airports of such title, $1,100,000,000: Pro-
vided, That the Secretary of Transportation shall distribute 
funds provided under this heading as discretionary grants 
to airports, with priority given to those projects that dem-
onstrate to his or her satisfaction their ability to be com-
pleted within 2 years of enactment of this Act, and serve 
to supplement and not supplant planned expenditures from 
airport-generated revenues or from other State and local 
sources on such activities: Provided further, That the Fed-
eral share payable of the costs for which a grant is made 
under this heading shall be 100 percent: Provided further, 
That the amount made available under this heading shall 
not be subject to any limitation on obligations for the 
Grants-in-Aid for Airports program set forth in any Act: 
Provided further, That section 50101 of title 49, United 
States Code, shall apply to funds provided under this head-
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ing: Provided further, That projects conducted using funds 
provided under this heading must comply with the require-
ments of subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United 
States Code: Provided further, That the Administrator of 
the Federal Aviation Administration may retain and trans-
fer to ‘‘Federal Aviation Administration, Operations’’ up 
to one-quarter of 1 percent of the funds provided under this 
heading to fund the award and oversight by the Adminis-
trator of grants made under this heading. 
FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION 
SUPPLEMENTAL GRANTS FOR HIGHWAY INVESTMENT 
For an additional amount for restoration, repair, con-
struction and other activities eligible under paragraph (b) 
of section 133 of title 23, United States Code, 
$27,060,000,000: Provided, That funds provided under this 
heading shall be apportioned to States using the formula 
set forth in section 104(b)(3) of such title: Provided further, 
That 180 days following the date of such apportionment, 
the Secretary of Transportation shall withdraw from each 
State an amount equal to 50 percent of the funds awarded 
to that grantee less the amount of funding obligated, and 
the Secretary shall redistribute such amounts to other States 
that have had no funds withdrawn under this proviso in 
the manner described in section 120(c) of division K of Pub-
lic Law 110–161: Provided further, That 1 year following 
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the date of such apportionment, the Secretary shall with-
draw from each recipient of funds apportioned under this 
heading any unobligated funds and transfer such funds to 
‘‘Supplemental Discretionary Grants for a National Sur-
face Transportation System’’: Provided further, That at the 
request of a State, the Secretary of Transportation may 
provide an extension of such 1-year period only to the extent 
that he or she feels satisfied that the State has encountered 
extreme conditions that create an unworkable bidding envi-
ronment or other extenuating circumstances: Provided fur-
ther, That before granting a such an extension, the Sec-
retary shall send a letter to the House and Senate Commit-
tees on Appropriations that provides a thorough justifica-
tion for the extension: Provided further, That the provisions 
of subsections 133(d)(3) and 133(d)(4) of title 23, United 
States Code, shall apply to funds apportioned under this 
heading, except that the percentage of funds to be allocated 
to local jurisdictions shall be 40 percent and such alloca-
tion, notwithstanding any other provision of law, shall be 
conducted in all states within the United States: Provided 
further, That funds allocated to such urbanized areas and 
other areas shall not be subject to the redistribution of 
amounts required 180 days following the date of apportion-
ment of funds provided under this heading: Provided fur-
ther, That funds apportioned under this heading may be 
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used for, but not be limited to, projects that address 
stormwater runoff, investments in passenger and freight 
rail transportation, and investments in port infrastructure: 
Provided further, that each State shall use not less than 
5 percent of funds apportioned to it for activities eligible 
under subsections 149(b) and (c) of title 23, United States 
Code: Provided further, That of the funds provided under 
this heading, $60,000,000 shall be for capital expenditures 
eligible under section 147 of title 23, United States Code: 
Provided further, That the Secretary of Transportation 
shall distribute such $60,000,000 as competitive discre-
tionary grants to States, with priority given to those 
projects that demonstrate to his or her satisfaction their 
ability to be completed within 2 years of enactment of this 
Act: Provided further, That of the funds provided under this 
heading, $500,000,000 shall be for investments in transpor-
tation at Indian reservations and Federal lands, and ad-
ministered in accordance with chapter 2 of title 23, United 
States Code: Provided further, That of the funds identified 
in the preceding proviso, $320,000,000 shall be for the In-
dian Reservation Roads program, $100,000,000 shall be for 
the Park Roads and Parkways program, $70,000,000 shall 
be for the Forest Highway Program, and $10,000,000 shall 
be for the Refuge Roads program: Provided further, That 
for investments at Indian reservations and Federal lands, 
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priority shall be given to capital investments, and to 
projects and activities that can be completed within 2 years 
of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That 1 year fol-
lowing the enactment of this Act, to ensure the prompt use 
of the $500,000,000 provided for investments at Indian res-
ervations and Federal lands, the Secretary shall have the 
authority to redistribute unobligated funds within the re-
spective program for which the funds were appropriated: 
Provided further, That up to 4 percent of the funding pro-
vided for Indian Reservation Roads may be used by the 
Secretary of the Interior for program management and 
oversight and project-related administrative expenses: Pro-
vided further, That section 134(f)(3)(C)(ii)(II) of title 23, 
United States Code, shall not apply to funds provided under 
this heading: Provided further, That the Federal share pay-
able on account of any project or activity carried out with 
funds made available under this heading shall be at the op-
tion of the recipient, and may be up to 100 percent of the 
total cost thereof: Provided further, That funding provided 
under this heading shall be in addition to any and all funds 
provided for fiscal years 2008 and 2009 in any other Act 
for ‘‘Federal-aid Highways’’ and shall not affect the dis-
tribution of funds provided for ‘‘Federal-aid Highways’’ in 
any other Act: Provided further, That the amount made 
available under this heading shall not be subject to any lim-
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itation on obligations for Federal-aid highways or highway 
safety construction programs set forth in any Act: Provided 
further, That projects conducted using funds provided under 
this heading must comply with the requirements of sub-
chapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code: 
Provided further, That section 313 of title 23, United States 
Code, shall apply to funds provided under this heading: 
Provided further, That section 1101(b) of Public Law 109– 
59 shall apply to funds apportioned under this heading: 
Provided further, That for the purposes of the definition of 
States for this paragraph, sections 101(a)(32) of title 23, 
United States Code, shall apply: Provided further, That the 
Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration 
may retain up to $12,000,000 of the funds provided under 
this heading to carry out the function of the ‘‘Federal High-
way Administration, Limitation on Administrative Ex-
penses’’ and to fund the oversight by the Administrator of 
projects and activities carried out with funds made avail-
able to the Federal Highway Administration in this Act. 
FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION 
SUPPLEMENTAL GRANTS TO STATES FOR INTERCITY 
PASSENGER RAIL SERVICE 
For an additional amount for discretionary grants to 
States to pay for the cost of projects described in paragraphs 
(2)(A) and (2)(B) of section 24401 of title 49, United States 
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Code, and subsection (b) of section 24105 of such title, 
$250,000,000: Provided, That to be eligible for assistance 
under this paragraph, the specific project must be on a 
Statewide Transportation Improvement Plan at the time 
of the application to qualify: Provided further, That the 
Secretary of Transportation shall give priority to projects 
that demonstrate an ability to be completed within 2 years 
of enactment of this Act, and to projects that improve the 
safety and reliability of intercity passenger trains: Pro-
vided further, That the Federal share payable of the costs 
for which a grant is made under this heading shall be 100 
percent: Provided further, That projects conducted using 
funds provided under this heading must comply with the 
requirements of subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, 
United States Code: Provided further, That section 
24405(a) of title 49, United States Code, shall apply to 
funds provided under this heading: Provided further, That 
the Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration 
may retain and transfer to ‘‘Federal Railroad Administra-
tion, Safety and Operations’’ up to one-quarter of 1 percent 
of the funds provided under this heading to fund the award 
and oversight by the Administrator of grants made under 
this heading. 
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SUPPLEMENTAL CAPITAL GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL 
RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION 
For an additional amount for the immediate invest-
ment in capital projects necessary to maintain and improve 
national intercity passenger rail service, including the re-
habilitation of rolling stock, $850,000,000: Provided, That 
funds made available under this heading shall be allocated 
directly to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation: 
Provided further, That the Board of Directors of the cor-
poration shall take measures to ensure that priority is given 
to capital projects that expand passenger rail capacity: Pro-
vided further, That the Board of Directors shall take meas-
ures to ensure that projects funded under this heading shall 
be completed within 2 years of enactment of this Act, and 
shall serve to supplement and not supplant planned expend-
itures for such activities from other Federal, State, local 
and corporate sources: Provided further, That said Board 
of Directors shall certify to the House and Senate Commit-
tees on Appropriations in writing their compliance with 
the preceding proviso: Provided further, That section 
24305(f) of title 49, United States Code, shall apply to 
funds provided under this heading: Provided further, That 
not more than 50 percent of the funds provided under this 
heading may be used for capital projects along the North-
east Corridor. 
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HIGH-SPEED RAIL CORRIDOR PROGRAM 
To make grants for high-speed rail projects under the 
provisions of section 26106 of title 49, United States Code, 
$2,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2011: Provided, That the Federal share payable of the costs 
for which a grant is made under this heading shall be 100 
percent: Provided further, That the Administrator of the 
Federal Railroad Administration may retain and transfer 
to ‘‘Federal Railroad Administration, Safety and Oper-
ations’’ up to one-quarter of 1 percent of the funds provided 
under this heading to fund the award and oversight by the 
Administrator of grants made under this paragraph. 
FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION 
SUPPLEMENTAL GRANTS FOR PUBLIC TRANSIT INVESTMENT 
For an additional amount for capital expenditures au-
thorized under section 5302(a)(1) of title 49, United States 
Code, $8,400,000,000: Provided, That the Secretary of 
Transportation shall apportion 71 percent of the funds ap-
portioned under this heading using the formula set forth 
in subsections (a) through (c) of section 5336 of title 49, 
United States Code, 19 percent of the funds apportioned 
under this heading using the formula set forth in section 
5340 of such title, and 10 percent of the funding appor-
tioned under this heading using the formula set forth in 
subsection 5311(c) of such title: Provided further, That 180 
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days following the date of such apportionment, the Sec-
retary shall withdraw from each grantee an amount equal 
to 50 percent of the funds awarded to that grantee less the 
amount of funding obligated, and the Secretary shall redis-
tribute such amounts to other grantees that have had no 
funds withdrawn under this proviso utilizing whatever 
method he or she deems appropriate to ensure that all funds 
provided under this paragraph shall be utilized promptly: 
Provided further, That 1 year following the date of such 
apportionment, the Secretary shall withdraw from each 
grantee any unobligated funds and transfer such funds to 
‘‘Supplemental Discretionary Grants for a National Sur-
face Transportation System’’: Provided further, That at the 
request of a grantee, the Secretary of Transportation may 
provide an extension of such 1-year periods if he or she feels 
satisfied that the grantee has encountered an unworkable 
bidding environment or other extenuating circumstances: 
Provided further, That before granting such an extension, 
the Secretary shall send a letter to the House and Senate 
Committees on Appropriations that provides a thorough 
justification for the extension: Provided further, That of the 
funds apportioned using the formula set forth in subsection 
5311(c) of title 49, United States Code, 2 percent shall be 
made available for section 5311(c)(1): Provided further, 
That of the funding provided under this heading, 
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$200,000,000 shall be distributed as discretionary grants to 
public transit agencies for capital investments that will as-
sist in reducing the energy consumption or greenhouse gas 
emissions of their public transportation systems: Provided 
further, That for such grants on energy-related investments, 
priority shall be given to projects based on the total energy 
savings that are projected to result from the investment, and 
projected energy savings as a percentage of the total energy 
usage of the public transit agency: Provided further, That 
the Federal share of the costs for which any grant is made 
under this heading shall be at the option of the recipient, 
and may be up to 100 percent: Provided further, That the 
amount made available under this heading shall not be sub-
ject to any limitation on obligations for transit programs 
set forth in any Act: Provided further, That section 1101(b) 
of Public Law 109–59 shall apply to funds apportioned 
under this heading: Provided further, That the funds appro-
priated under this heading shall be subject to subsection 
5323(j) and section 5333 of title 49, United States Code 
as well as sections 5304 and 5305 of said title, as appro-
priate, but shall not be comingled with funds available 
under the Formula and Bus Grants account: Provided fur-
ther, That the Administrator of the Federal Transit Admin-
istration may retain up to $3,000,000 of the funds provided 
under this heading to carry out the function of ‘‘Federal 
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Transit Administration, Administrative Expenses’’ and to 
fund the oversight of grants made under this heading by 
the Administrator. 
MARITIME ADMINISTRATION 
SUPPLEMENTAL GRANTS FOR ASSISTANCE TO SMALL 
SHIPYARDS 
To make grants to qualified shipyards as authorized 
under section 3506 of Public Law 109–163 or section 54101 
of title 46, United States Code, $100,000,000: Provided, 
That the Secretary of Transportation shall institute meas-
ures to ensure that funds provided under this heading shall 
be obligated within 180 days of the date of their distribu-
tion: Provided further, That the Maritime Administrator 
may retain and transfer to ‘‘Maritime Administration, Op-
erations and Training’’ up to 2 percent of the funds pro-
vided under this heading to fund the award and oversight 
by the Administrator of grants made under this heading. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for necessary expenses of 
the Office of Inspector General to carry out the provisions 
of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, 
$7,750,000, to remain available until September 30, 2011, 
and an additional $12,250,000 for such purposes, to remain 
available until September 30, 2012: Provided, That the 
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funding made available under this heading shall be used 
for conducting audits and investigations of projects and ac-
tivities carried out with funds made available in this Act 
to the Department of Transportation and to the National 
Railroad Passenger Corporation: Provided further, That the 
Inspector General shall have all necessary authority, in car-
rying out the duties specified in the Inspector General Act, 
as amended (5 U.S.C. App. 3), to investigate allegations 
of fraud, including false statements to the Government (18 
U.S.C. 1001), by any person or entity that is subject to 
regulation by the Department. 
GENERAL PROVISION—DEPARTMENT OF 
TRANSPORTATION 
SEC. 1201. Section 5309(g)(4)(A) of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘or an amount equiva-
lent to the last 3 fiscal years of funding allocated under 
subsections (m)(1)(A) and (m)(2)(A)(ii)’’ and inserting ‘‘or 
the sum of the funds available for the next 3 fiscal years 
beyond the current fiscal year, assuming an annual growth 
of the program of 10 percent’’. 
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN 
DEVELOPMENT 
NATIVE AMERICAN HOUSING BLOCK GRANTS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Native American 
Housing Block Grants’’, as authorized under title I of the 
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Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determina-
tion Act of 1996 (‘‘NAHASDA’’) (25 U.S.C. 4111 et seq.), 
$510,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2011: Provided, That $255,000,000 of the amount provided 
under this heading shall be distributed according to the 
same funding formula used in fiscal year 2008: Provided 
further, That in selecting projects to be funded, recipients 
shall give priority to projects that can award contracts 
based on bids within 180 days from the date that funds 
are available to recipients: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary shall obligate $255,000,000 of the amount provided 
under this heading for competitive grants to eligible entities 
that apply for funds authorized under NAHASDA: Pro-
vided further, That in awarding competitive funds, the Sec-
retary shall give priority to projects that will spur construc-
tion and rehabilitation and will create employment oppor-
tunities for low-income and unemployed persons: Provided 
further, That recipients of funds under this heading shall 
obligate 100 percent of such funds within 1 year of the date 
of enactment of this Act, expend at least 50 percent of such 
funds within 2 years of the date on which funds become 
available to such jurisdictions for obligation, and expend 
100 percent of such funds within 3 years of such date: Pro-
vided further, That if a recipient fails to comply with either 
the 1-year obligation requirement or the 2-year expenditure 
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requirement, the Secretary shall recapture all remaining 
funds awarded to the recipient and reallocate such funds 
to recipients that are in compliance with those require-
ments: Provided further, That if a recipient fails to comply 
with the 3-year expenditure requirement, the Secretary 
shall recapture the balance of the funds awarded to the re-
cipient: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other 
provision of this paragraph, the Secretary may institute 
measures to ensure participation in the formula and com-
petitive allocation of funds provided under this paragraph 
by any housing entity eligible to receive funding under title 
VIII of NAHASDA (25 U.S.C. 4221 et seq.): Provided fur-
ther, That in administering funds provided in this heading, 
the Secretary may waive any provision of any statute or 
regulation that the Secretary administers in connection 
with the obligation by the Secretary or the use by the recipi-
ent of these funds except for requirements imposed by this 
heading and requirements related to fair housing, non-
discrimination, labor standards, and the environment, 
upon a finding that such waiver is required to facilitate 
the timely use of such funds and would not be inconsistent 
with the overall purpose of the statute or regulation: Pro-
vided further, That, of the funds made available under this 
heading, up to 1 percent shall be available for staffing, 
training, technical assistance, technology, monitoring, re-
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search and evaluation activities: Provided further, That 
any funds made available under this heading used by the 
Secretary for personnel expenses shall be transferred to and 
merged with funding provided to ‘‘Personnel Compensation 
and Benefits, Office of Public and Indian Housing’’: Pro-
vided further, That any funds made available under this 
heading used by the Secretary for training or other admin-
istrative expenses shall be transferred to and merged with 
funding provided to ‘‘Administration, Operations, and 
Management’’, for non-personnel expenses of the Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development: Provided fur-
ther, That any funds made available under this heading 
used by the Secretary for technology shall be transferred to 
and merged with the funding provided to ‘‘Working Capital 
Fund’’. 
PUBLIC HOUSING CAPITAL FUND 
For an additional amount for the ‘‘Public Housing 
Capital Fund’’ to carry out capital and management ac-
tivities for public housing agencies, as authorized under sec-
tion 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
1437g) (the ‘‘Act’’), $5,000,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2011: Provided, That the Secretary of 
Housing 
and 
Urban 
Development 
shall 
allocate 
$3,000,000,000 of this amount by the formula authorized 
under section 9(d)(2) of the Act, except that the Secretary 
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may determine not to allocate funding to public housing 
agencies currently designated as troubled or to public hous-
ing agencies that elect not to accept such funding: Provided 
further, 
That 
the 
Secretary 
shall 
make 
available 
$2,000,000,000 by competition for priority investments, in-
cluding investments that leverage private sector funding or 
financing for renovations and energy conservation retrofit 
investments: Provided further, That public housing agencies 
shall prioritize capital projects that are already underway 
or included in the 5-year capital fund plans required by 
the Act (42 U.S.C. 1437c–1(a)): Provided further, That in 
allocating competitive grants under this heading, the Sec-
retary shall give priority consideration to the rehabilitation 
of vacant rental units: Provided further, That notwith-
standing any other provision of law, (1) funding provided 
herein may not be used for operating or rental assistance 
activities, and (2) any restriction of funding to replacement 
housing uses shall be inapplicable: Provided further, That 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary 
shall institute measures to ensure that funds provided under 
this heading shall serve to supplement and not supplant 
expenditures from other Federal, State, or local sources or 
funds independently generated by the grantee: Provided fur-
ther, That notwithstanding section 9(j), public housing 
agencies shall obligate 100 percent of the funds within 1 
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year of the date of enactment of this Act, shall expend at 
least 60 percent of funds within 2 years of the date on which 
funds become available to the agency for obligation, and 
shall expend 100 percent of the funds within 3 years of such 
date: Provided further, That if a public housing agency fails 
to comply with either the 1-year obligation requirement or 
the 2-year expenditure requirement, the Secretary shall re-
capture all remaining funds awarded to the public housing 
agency and reallocate such funds to agencies that are in 
compliance with those requirements: Provided further, That 
if a public housing agency fails to comply with the 3-year 
expenditure requirement, the Secretary shall recapture the 
balance of the funds awarded to the public housing agency: 
Provided further, That in administering funds provided in 
this heading, the Secretary may waive any provision of any 
statute or regulation that the Secretary administers in con-
nection with the obligation by the Secretary or the use by 
the recipient of these funds except for requirements imposed 
by this heading and requirements related to conditions on 
use of funds for development and modernization, fair hous-
ing, non-discrimination, labor standards, and the environ-
ment, upon a finding that such waiver is required to facili-
tate the timely use of such funds and would not be incon-
sistent with the overall purpose of the statute or regulation: 
Provided further, That of the funds made available under 
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this heading, up to 1 percent shall be available for staffing, 
training, technical assistance, technology, monitoring, re-
search and evaluation activities: Provided further, That 
any funds made available under this heading used by the 
Secretary for personnel expenses shall be transferred to and 
merged with funding provided to ‘‘Personnel Compensation 
and Benefits, Office of Public and Indian Housing’’: Pro-
vided further, That any funds made available under this 
heading used by the Secretary for training or other admin-
istrative expenses shall be transferred to and merged with 
funding provided to ‘‘Administration, Operations, and 
Management’’, for non-personnel expenses of the Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development: Provided fur-
ther, That any funds made available under this heading 
used by the Secretary for technology shall be transferred to 
and merged with the funding provided to ‘‘Working Capital 
Fund’’. 
HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM 
For an additional amount for the ‘‘HOME Investment 
Partnerships Program’’ as authorized under title II of the 
Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (the 
‘‘Act’’), $250,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2011: Provided, That except as specifically provided 
herein, funds provided under this heading shall be distrib-
uted pursuant to the formula authorized by section 217 of 
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the Act: Provided further, That the Secretary may establish 
a minimum grant size: Provided further, That partici-
pating jurisdictions shall obligate 100 percent of the funds 
within 1 year of the date of enactment of this Act, shall 
expend at least 60 percent of funds within 2 years of the 
date on which funds become available to the participating 
jurisdiction for obligation and shall expend 100 percent of 
the funds within 3 years of such date: Provided further, 
That if a participating jurisdiction fails to comply with 
either the 1-year obligation requirement or the 2-year ex-
penditure requirement, the Secretary shall recapture all re-
maining funds awarded to the participating jurisdiction 
and reallocate such funds to participating jurisdictions that 
are in compliance with those requirements: Provided fur-
ther, That if a participating jurisdiction fails to comply 
with the 3-year expenditure requirement, the Secretary 
shall recapture the balance of the funds awarded to the par-
ticipating jurisdiction: Provided further, That in admin-
istering funds under this heading, the Secretary may waive 
any provision of any statute or regulation that the Sec-
retary administers in connection with the obligation by the 
Secretary or the use by the recipient of these funds except 
for requirements imposed by this heading and requirements 
related to fair housing, non-discrimination, labor standards 
and the environment, upon a finding that such waiver is 
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required to facilitate the timely use of such funds and would 
not be inconsistent with the overall purpose of the statute 
or regulation: Provided further, That the Secretary may use 
funds provided under this heading to provide incentives to 
grantees to use funding for investments in energy efficiency 
and green building technology: Provided further, That such 
incentives may include allocation of up to 20 percent of 
funds made available under this heading other than pursu-
ant to the formula authorized by section 217 of the Act: 
Provided further, That, of the funds made available under 
this heading, up to 1 percent shall be available for staffing, 
training, technical assistance, technology, monitoring, re-
search and evaluation activities: Provided further, That 
any funds made available under this heading used by the 
Secretary for personnel expenses shall be transferred to and 
merged with funding provided to ‘‘Personnel Compensation 
and Benefits, Office of Community Planning and Develop-
ment’’: Provided further, That any funds made available 
under this heading used by the Secretary for training or 
other administrative expenses shall be transferred to and 
merged with funding provided to ‘‘Administration, Oper-
ations, and Management’’, for non-personnel expenses of the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development: Provided 
further, That any funds made available under this heading 
used by the Secretary for technology shall be transferred to 
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and merged with the funding provided to ‘‘Working Capital 
Fund’’. 
For an additional amount for capital investments in 
low-income housing tax credit projects, $2,000,000,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2011: Provided, That 
the funds shall be allocated to States under the HOME pro-
gram under this Heading shall be made available to State 
housing 
finance 
agencies 
in 
an 
amount 
totaling 
$2,000,000,000, subject to any changes made to a State allo-
cation for the benefit of a State by the Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development for areas that have suffered from 
disproportionate job loss and foreclosure: Provided further, 
That the Secretary, in consultation with the States, shall 
determine the amount of funds each State shall have avail-
able under HOME: Provided further, That the State hous-
ing finance agencies (including for purposes throughout this 
heading any entity that is responsible for distributing low- 
income housing tax credits) or as appropriate as an entity 
as a gap financer, shall distribute these funds competitively 
under this heading to housing developers for projects eligible 
for funding (such terms including those who may have re-
ceived funding) under the low-income housing tax credit 
program as provided under section 42 of the I.R.C. of 1986, 
with a review of both the decisionmaking and process for 
the award by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop-
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tion 1842(b)(18)(C) of the Social Security Act), a 
provider operated by, or under contract with, the In-
dian Health Service or by an Indian tribe (as defined 
in the Indian Self-Determination and Education As-
sistance Act), tribal organization, or urban Indian 
organization (as defined in section 4 of the Indian 
Health Care Improvement Act), a rural health clinic, 
a covered entity under section 340B, and any other 
category of facility or clinician determined appro-
priate by the Secretary. 
‘‘(4) HEALTH INFORMATION.—The term ‘health 
information’ has the meaning given such term in sec-
tion 1171(4) of the Social Security Act. 
‘‘(5) HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.—The 
term ‘health information technology’ includes hard-
ware, software, integrated technologies and related li-
censes, intellectual property, upgrades, and packaged 
solutions sold as services for use by health care enti-
ties for the electronic creation, maintenance, access or 
exchange of health information. 
‘‘(6) HEALTH PLAN.—The term ‘health plan’ has 
the meaning given such term in section 1171(5) of the 
Social Security Act. 
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‘‘(7) HIT POLICY COMMITTEE.—The term ‘HIT 
Policy Committee’ means such Committee established 
under section 3002(a). 
‘‘(8) HIT
STANDARDS
COMMITTEE.—The term 
‘HIT Standards Committee’ means such Committee 
established under section 3003(a). 
‘‘(9) INDIVIDUALLY IDENTIFIABLE HEALTH IN-
FORMATION.—The term ‘individually identifiable 
health information’ has the meaning given such term 
in section 1171(6) of the Social Security Act. 
‘‘(10) LABORATORY.—The term ‘laboratory’ has 
the meaning given such term in section 353(a). 
‘‘(11) NATIONAL COORDINATOR.—The term ‘Na-
tional Coordinator’ means the head of the Office of the 
National Coordinator for Health Information Tech-
nology established under section 3001(a). 
‘‘(12) PHARMACIST.—The term ‘pharmacist’ has 
the meaning given such term in section 804(2) of the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. 
‘‘(13) 
QUALIFIED
ELECTRONIC
HEALTH 
RECORD.—The 
term 
‘qualified 
electronic 
health 
record’ means an electronic record of health-related 
information on an individual that— 
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‘‘(iv) Technologies that facilitate home 
health care and the monitoring of patients 
recuperating at home. 
‘‘(v) Technologies that help reduce med-
ical errors. 
‘‘(vi) Technologies that facilitate the 
continuity of care among health settings. 
‘‘(vii) Technologies that meet the needs 
of diverse populations. 
‘‘(viii) Methods to facilitate secure ac-
cess by an individual to such individual’s 
protected health information. 
‘‘(ix) Methods, guidelines, and safe-
guards to facilitate secure access to patient 
information by a family member, caregiver, 
or guardian acting on behalf of a patient 
due to age-related and other disability, cog-
nitive impairment, or dementia that pre-
vents a patient from accessing the patient’s 
individually identifiable health informa-
tion. 
‘‘(x) Any other technology that the HIT 
Policy Committee finds to be among the 
technologies with the greatest potential to 
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The HIT Standards Committee shall update 
such recommendations and make new rec-
ommendations as appropriate, including in re-
sponse to a notification sent under section 
3004(b)(2). Such recommendations shall be con-
sistent with the latest recommendations made by 
the HIT Policy Committee. 
‘‘(B) PILOT TESTING OF STANDARDS AND 
IMPLEMENTATION
SPECIFICATIONS.—In the de-
velopment, harmonization, or recognition of 
standards and implementation specifications, the 
HIT Standards Committee shall, as appropriate, 
provide for the testing of such standards and 
specifications by the National Institute for 
Standards and Technology under section 14201 
of the Health Information Technology for Eco-
nomic and Clinical Health Act. 
‘‘(C) CONSISTENCY.—The standards, imple-
mentation specifications, and certification cri-
teria recommended under this subsection shall be 
consistent with the standards for information 
transactions and data elements adopted pursu-
ant to section 1173 of the Social Security Act. 
‘‘(2) FORUM.—The HIT Standards Committee 
shall serve as a forum for the participation of a broad 
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