111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1 
AN ACT 
Making supplemental appropriations for job preservation and 
creation, infrastructure investment, energy efficiency and 
science, assistance to the unemployed, and State and 
local fiscal stabilization, for the fiscal year ending Sep-
tember 30, 2009, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘American Recovery 
and Reinvestment Act of 2009’’. 
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 
DIVISION A—APPROPRIATION PROVISIONS 
TITLE I—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
TITLE II—AGRICULTURE, NUTRITION, AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT 
TITLE III—COMMERCE, JUSTICE, AND SCIENCE 
TITLE IV—DEFENSE 
TITLE V—ENERGY AND WATER 
TITLE VI—FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT 
TITLE VII—HOMELAND SECURITY 
TITLE VIII—INTERIOR AND ENVIRONMENT 
TITLE IX—LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND EDU-
CATION 
TITLE X—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND VETERANS AFFAIRS 
TITLE XI—DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
TITLE XII—TRANSPORTATION, AND HOUSING AND URBAN DEVEL-
OPMENT 
TITLE XIII—STATE FISCAL STABILIZATION FUND 
DIVISION B—OTHER PROVISIONS 
TITLE I—TAX PROVISIONS 
TITLE II—ASSISTANCE FOR UNEMPLOYED WORKERS AND STRUG-
GLING FAMILIES 
TITLE III—HEALTH INSURANCE ASSISTANCE FOR THE UNEM-
PLOYED 
TITLE IV—HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 
TITLE V—MEDICAID PROVISIONS 
TITLE VI—BROADBAND COMMUNICATIONS 
TITLE VII—ENERGY 
SEC. 3. PURPOSES AND PRINCIPLES. 
(a) STATEMENT OF PURPOSES.—The purposes of 
this Act include the following: 
(1) To preserve and create jobs and promote 
economic recovery. 
(2) To assist those most impacted by the reces-
sion.
(3) To provide investments needed to increase 
economic efficiency by spurring technological ad-
vances in science and health. 
(4) To invest in transportation, environmental 
protection, and other infrastructure that will provide 
long-term economic benefits. 
(5) To stabilize State and local government 
budgets, in order to minimize and avoid reductions 
in essential services and counterproductive state and 
local tax increases. 
(b) GENERAL PRINCIPLES CONCERNING USE
OF 
FUNDS.—The President and the heads of Federal depart-
ments and agencies shall manage and expend the funds 
made available in this Act so as to achieve the purposes 
specified in subsection (a), including commencing expendi-
tures and activities as quickly as possible consistent with 
prudent management. 
SEC. 4. REFERENCES. 
Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference 
to ‘‘this Act’’ contained in any division of this Act shall 
be treated as referring only to the provisions of that divi-
sion. 
SEC. 5. EMERGENCY DESIGNATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Each amount in this Act is des-
ignated 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 resolu-
tions on the budget for fiscal years 2008 and 2009. 
(b) PAY-AS-YOU-GO.—All applicable provisions in 
this Act are designated as an emergency for purposes of 
pay-as-you-go principles. 
DIVISION A—APPROPRIATION 
PROVISIONS 
SEC. 1001. STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
The following sums in this Act are appropriated, out 
of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for 
other purposes. 
TITLE I—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Subtitle A—Use of Funds 
SEC. 1101. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER APPROPRIATIONS. 
Each amount appropriated or made available in this 
Act is in addition to amounts otherwise appropriated for 
the fiscal year involved. Enactment of this Act shall have 
no effect on the availability of amounts under the Con-
tinuing Appropriations Resolution, 2009 (division A of 
Public Law 110–329).
SEC. 1102. PREFERENCE FOR QUICK-START ACTIVITIES. 
In using funds made available in this Act for infra-
structure investment, recipients shall give preference to 
activities that can be started and completed expeditiously, 
including a goal of using at least 50 percent of the funds 
for activities that can be initiated not later than 120 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. Recipients 
shall also use grant funds in a manner that maximizes 
job creation and economic benefit. 
SEC. 1103. REQUIREMENT OF TIMELY AWARD OF GRANTS. 
(a) FORMULA GRANTS.—Formula grants using funds 
made available in this Act shall be awarded not later than 
30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act (or, 
in the case of appropriations not available upon enact-
ment, not later than 30 days after the appropriation be-
comes available for obligation), unless expressly provided 
otherwise in this Act. 
(b) COMPETITIVE
GRANTS.—Competitive grants 
using funds made available in this Act shall be awarded 
not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act (or, in the case of appropriations not available 
upon enactment, not later than 90 days after the appro-
priation becomes available for obligation), unless expressly 
provided otherwise in this Act. 
(c) ADDITIONAL PERIOD FOR NEW PROGRAMS.—The 
time limits specified in subsections (a) and (b) may each
be extended by up to 30 days in the case of grants for 
which funding was not provided in fiscal year 2008. 
SEC. 1104. USE IT OR LOSE IT REQUIREMENTS FOR GRANT-
EES. 
(a) DEADLINE FOR BINDING COMMITMENTS.—Each 
recipient of a grant made using amounts made available 
in this Act in any account listed in subsection (c) shall 
enter into contracts or other binding commitments not 
later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this 
Act (or not later than 9 months after the grant is award-
ed, if later) to make use of 50 percent of the funds award-
ed, and shall enter into contracts or other binding commit-
ments not later than 2 years after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act (or not later than 21 months after the 
grant is awarded, if later) to make use of the remaining 
funds. In the case of activities to be carried out directly 
by a grant recipient (rather than by contracts, subgrants, 
or other arrangements with third parties), a certification 
by the recipient specifying the amounts, planned timing, 
and purpose of such expenditures shall be deemed a bind-
ing commitment for purposes of this section. 
(b) REDISTRIBUTION OF UNCOMMITTED FUNDS.— 
The head of the Federal department or agency involved 
shall recover or deobligate any grant funds not committed 
in accordance with subsection (a), and redistribute such
funds to other recipients eligible under the grant program 
and able to make use of such funds in a timely manner 
(including binding commitments within 120 days after the 
reallocation). 
(c) APPROPRIATIONS TO WHICH THIS SECTION AP-
PLIES.—This section shall apply to grants made using 
amounts appropriated in any of the following accounts 
within this Act: 
(1) ‘‘Environmental Protection Agency—State 
and Tribal Assistance Grants’’. 
(2) ‘‘Department of Transportation—Federal 
Aviation Administration—Grants-in-Aid for Air-
ports’’. 
(3) ‘‘Department of Transportation—Federal 
Railroad Administration—Capital Assistance for 
Intercity Passenger Rail Service’’. 
(4) ‘‘Department of Transportation—Federal 
Transit 
Administration—Capital 
Investment 
Grants’’. 
(5) ‘‘Department of Transportation—Federal 
Transit Administration—Fixed Guideway Infra-
structure Investment’’. 
(6) ‘‘Department of Transportation—Federal 
Transit Administration—Transit Capital Assist-
ance’’.
(7) ‘‘Department of Housing and Urban Devel-
opment—Public and Indian Housing—Public Hous-
ing Capital Fund’’. 
(8) ‘‘Department of Housing and Urban Devel-
opment—Public and Indian Housing—Elderly, Dis-
abled, and Section 8 Assisted Housing Energy Ret-
rofit’’. 
(9) ‘‘Department of Housing and Urban Devel-
opment—Public and Indian Housing—Native Amer-
ican Housing Block Grants’’. 
(10) ‘‘Department of Housing and Urban De-
velopment—Community 
Planning 
and 
Develop-
ment—HOME Investment Partnerships Program’’. 
(11) ‘‘Department of Housing and Urban De-
velopment—Community 
Planning 
and 
Develop-
ment—Self-Help and Assisted Homeownership Op-
portunity Program’’. 
SEC. 1105. PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—All funds appropriated in this Act 
shall remain available for obligation until September 30, 
2010, unless expressly provided otherwise in this Act. 
(b) REOBLIGATION.—Amounts that are not needed 
or cannot be used under title X of this Act for the activity 
for which originally obligated may be deobligated and, not-
withstanding the limitation on availability specified in sub-
section (a), reobligated for other activities that have re-
ceived funding from the same account or appropriation in 
such title. 
SEC. 1106. SET-ASIDE FOR MANAGEMENT AND OVERSIGHT. 
Unless other provision is made in this Act (or in other 
applicable law) for such expenses, up to 0.5 percent of 
each amount appropriated in this Act may be used for the 
expenses of management and oversight of the programs, 
grants, and activities funded by such appropriation, and 
may be transferred by the head of the Federal department 
or agency involved to any other appropriate account within 
the department or agency for that purpose. Funds set 
aside under this section shall remain available for obliga-
tion until September 30, 2012. 
SEC. 1107. APPROPRIATIONS FOR INSPECTORS GENERAL. 
In addition to funds otherwise made available in this 
Act, there are hereby appropriated the following sums to 
the specified Offices of Inspector General, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2013, for oversight and audit of 
programs, grants, and projects funded under this Act: 
(1) ‘‘Department of Agriculture—Office of In-
spector General’’, $22,500,000. 
(2) ‘‘Department of Commerce—Office of In-
spector General’’, $10,000,000.
(3) ‘‘Department of Defense—Office of the In-
spector General’’, $15,000,000. 
(4) ‘‘Department of Education—Departmental 
Management—Office of the Inspector General’’, 
$14,000,000. 
(5) ‘‘Department of Energy—Office of Inspec-
tor General’’, $15,000,000. 
(6) ‘‘Department of Health and Human Serv-
ices—Office of the Secretary—Office of Inspector 
General’’, $19,000,000. 
(7) ‘‘Department of Homeland Security—Office 
of Inspector General’’, $2,000,000. 
(8) ‘‘Department of Housing and Urban Devel-
opment—Management and Administration—Office 
of Inspector General’’, $15,000,000. 
(9) ‘‘Department of the Interior—Office of In-
spector General’’, $15,000,000. 
(10) ‘‘Department of Justice—Office of Inspec-
tor General’’, $2,000,000. 
(11) ‘‘Department of Labor—Departmental 
Management—Office 
of 
Inspector 
General’’, 
$6,000,000. 
(12) ‘‘Department of Transportation—Office of 
Inspector General’’, $20,000,000.
(13) ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs—Office 
of Inspector General’’, $1,000,000. 
(14) ‘‘Environmental Protection Agency—Office 
of Inspector General’’, $20,000,000. 
(15) ‘‘General Services Administration—Gen-
eral 
Activities—Office 
of 
Inspector 
General’’, 
$15,000,000. 
(16) ‘‘National Aeronautics and Space Adminis-
tration—Office of Inspector General’’, $2,000,000. 
(17) ‘‘National Science Foundation—Office of 
Inspector General’’, $2,000,000. 
(18) ‘‘Small Business Administration—Office of 
Inspector General’’, $10,000,000. 
(19) ‘‘Social Security Administration—Office of 
Inspector General’’, $2,000,000. 
(20) ‘‘Corporation for National and Community 
Service—Office of Inspector General’’, $1,000,000. 
SEC. 1108. APPROPRIATION FOR GOVERNMENT ACCOUNT-
ABILITY OFFICE. 
There is hereby appropriated as an additional amount 
for ‘‘Government Accountability Office—Salaries and Ex-
penses’’ $25,000,000, for oversight activities relating to 
this Act.
SEC. 1109. PROHIBITED USES. 
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available in this Act may be used for any casino or other 
gambling establishment, aquarium, zoo, golf course, or 
swimming pool. 
SEC. 1110. USE OF AMERICAN IRON AND STEEL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds appropriated 
or otherwise made available by this Act may be used for 
a project for the construction, alteration, maintenance, or 
repair of a public building or public work unless all of the 
iron and steel used in the project is produced in the United 
States. 
(b) EXCEPTIONS.—Subsection (a) shall not apply in 
any case in which the head of the Federal department or 
agency involved finds that— 
(1) applying subsection (a) would be incon-
sistent with the public interest; 
(2) iron and steel are not produced in the 
United States in sufficient and reasonably available 
quantities and of a satisfactory quality; or 
(3) inclusion of iron and steel produced in the 
United States will increase the cost of the overall 
project by more than 25 percent. 
(c) WRITTEN JUSTIFICATION FOR WAIVER.—If the 
head of a Federal department or agency determines that 
it is necessary to waive the application of subsection (a)
based on a finding under subsection (b), the head of the 
department or agency shall publish in the Federal Register 
a detailed written justification as to why the provision is 
being waived. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘public 
building’’ and ‘‘public work’’ have the meanings given such 
terms in section 1 of the Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 
10c) and include airports, bridges, canals, dams, dikes, 
pipelines, railroads, multiline mass transit systems, roads, 
tunnels, harbors, and piers. 
SEC. 1111. WAGE RATE REQUIREMENTS. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law and in 
a manner consistent with other provisions in this Act, all 
laborers and mechanics employed by contractors and sub-
contractors on projects funded directly by or assisted in 
whole or in part by and through the Federal Government 
pursuant to this Act shall be paid wages at rates not less 
than those prevailing on projects of a character similar 
in the locality as determined by the Secretary of Labor 
in accordance with subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 
40, United States Code. With respect to the labor stand-
ards specified in this section, the Secretary of Labor shall 
have the authority and functions set forth in Reorganiza-
tion Plan Numbered 14 of 1950 (64 Stat. 1267; 5 U.S.C. 
App.) and section 3145 of title 40, United States Code.
SEC. 1112. ADDITIONAL ASSURANCE OF APPROPRIATE USE 
OF FUNDS. 
None of the funds provided by this Act may be made 
available to the State of Illinois, or any agency of the 
State, unless: (1) the use of such funds by the State is 
approved in legislation enacted by the State after the date 
of the enactment of this Act; or (2) Rod R. Blagojevich 
no longer holds the office of Governor of the State of Illi-
nois. The preceding sentence shall not apply to any funds 
provided directly to a unit of local government: (1) by a 
Federal department or agency; or (2) by an established 
formula from the State. 
SEC. 1113. PERSISTENT POVERTY COUNTIES. 
(a) ALLOCATION REQUIREMENT.—Of the amount ap-
propriated in this Act for ‘‘Department of Agriculture— 
Rural Development Programs—Rural Community Ad-
vancement Program’’, at least 10 percent shall be allo-
cated for assistance in persistent poverty counties. 
(b) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the 
term ‘‘persistent poverty counties’’ means any county that 
has had 20 percent or more of its population living in pov-
erty over the past 30 years, as measured by the 1980, 
1990, and 2000 decennial censuses.
SEC. 1114. REQUIRED PARTICIPATION IN E-VERIFY PRO-
GRAM. 
None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used to enter into a contract with an entity that does 
not participate in the E-verify program described in sec-
tion 401(b) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immi-
grant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1324a note). 
SEC. 1115. ADDITIONAL FUNDING DISTRIBUTION AND AS-
SURANCE OF APPROPRIATE USE OF FUNDS. 
(a) CERTIFICATION BY GOVERNOR.—Not later than 
45 days after the date of enactment of this Act, for funds 
provided to any State or agency thereof, the Governor of 
the State shall certify that the State will request and use 
funds provided by this Act. 
(b) ACCEPTANCE BY STATE LEGISLATURE.—If funds 
provided to any State in any division of this Act are not 
accepted for use by the Governor, then acceptance by the 
State legislature, by means of the adoption of a concurrent 
resolution, shall be sufficient to provide funding to such 
State. 
(c) DISTRIBUTION.—After the adoption of a State 
legislature’s concurrent resolution, funding to the State 
will be for distribution to local governments, councils of 
government, public entities, and public-private entities 
within the State either by formula or at the State’s discre-
tion.
Subtitle B—Accountability in 
Recovery Act Spending 
PART 1—TRANSPARENCY AND OVERSIGHT 
REQUIREMENTS 
SEC. 1201. TRANSPARENCY REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) REQUIREMENTS
FOR FEDERAL AGENCIES.— 
Each Federal agency shall publish on the website Recov-
ery.gov (as established under section 1226 of this sub-
title)— 
(1) a plan for using funds made available in 
this Act to the agency; and 
(2) all announcements for grant competitions, 
allocations of formula grants, and awards of com-
petitive grants using those funds. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS
FOR FEDERAL, STATE, AND 
LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES.— 
(1) 
INFRASTRUCTURE
INVESTMENT
FUND-
ING.—With respect to funds made available under 
this Act for infrastructure investments to Federal, 
State, or local government agencies, the following re-
quirements apply: 
(A) Each such agency shall notify the pub-
lic of funds obligated to particular infrastruc-
ture investments by posting the notification on 
the website Recovery.gov.