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Management Agency or the Army Corps of Engineers: Provided 
further, That funds allocated under this heading shall not adversely 
affect the amount of any formula assistance received by a State 
under the Community Development Fund: Provided further, That 
each State may use up to 5 percent of its allocation for administra-
tive costs: Provided further, That $6,500,000 shall be available 
for use by the Assistant Secretary of Community Planning and 
Development for the administrative costs, including information 
technology costs, with respect to amounts made available under 
this section and under section 2301(a) of the Housing and Economic 
Recovery Act of 2008. Provided further, That not less than 
$650,000,000 from funds made available on a pro-rata basis 
according to the allocation made to each State under this heading 
shall be used for repair, rehabilitation, and reconstruction (including 
demolition, site clearance and remediation) of the affordable rental 
housing stock (including public and other HUD-assisted housing) 
in the impacted areas where there is a demonstrated need as 
determined by the Secretary: Provided further, That in admin-
istering the funds under this heading, the Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development may waive, or specify alternative require-
ments for, any provision of any statute or regulation that the 
Secretary administers in connection with the obligation by the 
Secretary or the use by the recipient of these funds or guarantees 
(except for requirements related to fair housing, nondiscrimination, 
labor standards, and the environment), upon a request by a State 
explaining why such waiver is required to facilitate the use of 
such funds or guarantees, if the Secretary finds that such waiver 
would not be inconsistent with the overall purpose of title I of 
the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974: Provided 
further, That a waiver granted by the Secretary under the preceding 
proviso may not reduce the percentage of funds which must be 
used for activities that benefit persons of low and moderate income 
to less than 50 percent, unless the Secretary specifically finds 
that there is compelling need to further reduce or eliminate the 
percentage requirement: Provided further, That the Secretary shall 
publish in the Federal Register any waiver of any statute or regula-
tion that the Secretary administers pursuant to title I of the 
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 no later than 
5 days before the effective date of such waiver: Provided further, 
That every waiver made by the Secretary must be reconsidered 
according to the three previous provisos on the 2-year anniversary 
of the day the Secretary published the waiver in the Federal Reg-
ister: Provided further, That the Secretary shall allocate to the 
states not less than 33 percent of the funding provided under 
this heading within 60 days after the enactment of this Act based 
on the best estimates available of relative damage and anticipated 
assistance from other Federal sources: Provided further, That prior 
to the obligation of funds each State shall submit a plan to the 
Secretary detailing the proposed use of all funds, including criteria 
for eligibility and how the use of these funds will address long- 
term recovery and restoration of infrastructure: Provided further, 
That each State will report quarterly to the Committees on Appro-
priations on all awards and uses of funds made available under 
this heading, including specifically identifying all awards of sole- 
source contracts and the rationale for making the award on a 
sole-source basis: Provided further, That the Secretary shall notify 
the Committees on Appropriations of any proposed allocation of
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any funds and any related waivers made pursuant to the provisions 
under this heading no later than 5 days before such allocation 
or waiver is made: Provided further, That the Secretary shall estab-
lish procedures to prevent recipients from receiving any duplication 
of benefits and report quarterly to the Committees on Appropria-
tions with regard to all steps taken to prevent fraud and abuse 
of funds made available under this heading including duplication 
of benefits: Provided further, That none of the funds provided under 
this heading may be used by a State or locality as a matching 
requirement, share, or contribution for any other Federal program. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS, THIS CHAPTER 
SEC. 11001. Section 7025 of Public Law 109–234 is amended 
by inserting ‘‘and nine months’’ after ‘‘two years’’. 
SEC. 11002. The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
(‘‘Secretary’’) is authorized to transfer, at the request of the project 
owner, any project-based assistance contract in its entirety entered 
into pursuant to section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 
1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f) (and any use restriction on the project) 
from one project to another project. The Secretary shall make 
a determination of approval or disapproval within 60 days of receipt 
of the proper documentation required for such transfer, as deter-
mined by the Secretary, if— 
(1) the project from which the contract is transferred is 
destroyed, damaged by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita, or is consid-
ered beyond repair, physically obsolete, or economically 
infeasible; and 
(2) the number of individuals that can be served in the 
project to which the contract is transferred is approximately 
at least equal to the number of individuals that could be served 
in the project from which the contract is transferred, and any 
difference in the unit count and bedroom configuration between 
the two projects shall be immaterial to the Secretary’s authority 
to transfer the contract. 
SEC. 11003. Section 901 of Public Law 109–148 is amended 
by deleting ‘‘calendar years 2006 and 2007’’ and inserting ‘‘calendar 
years 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009’’. 
TITLE II—OTHER SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS 
CHAPTER 1—STATE AND FOREIGN OPERATIONS 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’, 
$9,000,000, which shall be transferred to the Special Inspector 
General for Afghanistan Reconstruction for reconstruction oversight, 
to remain available until September 30, 2010.
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BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE 
OTHER BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE 
ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, 
$465,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2010, of 
which up to $5,000,000 may be made available for administrative 
expenses of the United States Agency for International Develop-
ment, in addition to amounts otherwise made available for such 
purposes: Provided, That of the funds appropriated under this 
heading, $365,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for 
Georgia and the region for humanitarian and economic relief, 
reconstruction, energy-related programs and democracy activities, 
and may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated 
under the headings ‘‘Assistance for the Independent States of the 
Former Soviet Union’’ and ‘‘International Disaster Assistance’’, of 
which up to $8,000,000 may be transferred to, and merged with, 
funds made available for ‘‘International Broadcasting Operations’’ 
for broadcasting activities to Georgia, Russia and the region: Pro-
vided further, That none of the funds made available in prior 
Acts making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, 
and related programs under the headings ‘‘Assistance for the Inde-
pendent States of the Former Soviet Union’’ and ‘‘Assistance for 
Eastern Europe and the Baltic States’’, or funds appropriated for 
Iraq for the Community Stabilization Program under the heading 
‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ in Public Law 110-252, may be 
reprogrammed for assistance for Georgia: Provided further, That 
of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than 
$100,000,000 shall be made available for hurricane relief and 
reconstruction assistance for Haiti and other Caribbean countries: 
Provided further, That funds appropriated under this heading shall 
be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification 
procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations. 
CHAPTER 2—AGRICULTURE 
BILL EMERSON HUMANITARIAN TRUST 
SEC. 20201. There is hereby appropriated to the Secretary 
of Agriculture $100,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
to carry out the Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust, as authorized 
by the Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust Act (7 U.S.C. 1736f– 
1). 
TITLE III—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SHORT TITLE 
SEC. 30001. This division may be cited as the ‘‘Disaster Relief 
and Recovery Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008’’. 
EMERGENCY DESIGNATION 
SEC. 30002. Each amount in this Act is designated as an 
emergency requirement and necessary to meet emergency needs
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pursuant to section 204(a) of S. Con. Res. 21 (110th Congress) 
and section 301(b)(2) of S. Con. Res. 70 (110th Congress), the 
concurrent resolutions on the budget for fiscal years 2008 and 
2009. 
COORDINATION OF PROVISIONS 
SEC. 30003. Unless otherwise expressly provided, each amount 
in this Act is a supplemental appropriation for fiscal year 2008 
or, if enacted after September 30, 2008, for fiscal year 2009. 
DIVISION C—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS 
ACT, 2009 
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in 
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2009, for military functions administered by the 
Department of Defense and for other purposes, namely: 
TITLE I 
MILITARY PERSONNEL 
MILITARY PERSONNEL, ARMY 
For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, interest 
on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel 
(including all expenses thereof for organizational movements), and 
expenses of temporary duty travel between permanent duty sta-
tions, for members of the Army on active duty, (except members 
of reserve components provided for elsewhere), cadets, and aviation 
cadets; for members of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps; and 
for payments pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97–377, as 
amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note), and to the Department of Defense 
Military Retirement Fund, $36,382,736,000. 
MILITARY PERSONNEL, NAVY 
For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, interest 
on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel 
(including all expenses thereof for organizational movements), and 
expenses of temporary duty travel between permanent duty sta-
tions, for members of the Navy on active duty (except members 
of the Reserve provided for elsewhere), midshipmen, and aviation 
cadets; for members of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps; and 
for payments pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97–377, as 
amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note), and to the Department of Defense 
Military Retirement Fund, $24,037,553,000. 
MILITARY PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS 
For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, interest 
on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel 
(including all expenses thereof for organizational movements), and 
expenses of temporary duty travel between permanent duty sta-
tions, for members of the Marine Corps on active duty (except 
members of the Reserve provided for elsewhere); and for payments 
pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97–377, as amended (42
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U.S.C. 402 note), and to the Department of Defense Military Retire-
ment Fund, $11,792,974,000. 
MILITARY PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE 
For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, interest 
on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel 
(including all expenses thereof for organizational movements), and 
expenses of temporary duty travel between permanent duty sta-
tions, for members of the Air Force on active duty (except members 
of reserve components provided for elsewhere), cadets, and aviation 
cadets; for members of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps; and 
for payments pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97–377, as 
amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note), and to the Department of Defense 
Military Retirement Fund, $25,103,789,000. 
RESERVE PERSONNEL, ARMY 
For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, 
and related expenses for personnel of the Army Reserve on active 
duty under sections 10211, 10302, and 3038 of title 10, United 
States Code, or while serving on active duty under section 12301(d) 
of title 10, United States Code, in connection with performing 
duty specified in section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, 
or while undergoing reserve training, or while performing drills 
or equivalent duty or other duty, and expenses authorized by section 
16131 of title 10, United States Code; and for payments to the 
Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $3,904,296,000. 
RESERVE PERSONNEL, NAVY 
For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, 
and related expenses for personnel of the Navy Reserve on active 
duty under section 10211 of title 10, United States Code, or while 
serving on active duty under section 12301(d) of title 10, United 
States Code, in connection with performing duty specified in section 
12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing reserve 
training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty, and expenses 
authorized by section 16131 of title 10, United States Code; and 
for payments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement 
Fund, $1,855,968,000. 
RESERVE PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS 
For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, 
and related expenses for personnel of the Marine Corps Reserve 
on active duty under section 10211 of title 10, United States Code, 
or while serving on active duty under section 12301(d) of title 
10, United States Code, in connection with performing duty specified 
in section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while under-
going reserve training, or while performing drills or equivalent 
duty, and for members of the Marine Corps platoon leaders class, 
and expenses authorized by section 16131 of title 10, United States 
Code; and for payments to the Department of Defense Military 
Retirement Fund, $584,910,000.
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RESERVE PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE 
For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, 
and related expenses for personnel of the Air Force Reserve on 
active duty under sections 10211, 10305, and 8038 of title 10, 
United States Code, or while serving on active duty under section 
12301(d) of title 10, United States Code, in connection with per-
forming duty specified in section 12310(a) of title 10, United States 
Code, or while undergoing reserve training, or while performing 
drills or equivalent duty or other duty, and expenses authorized 
by section 16131 of title 10, United States Code; and for payments 
to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, 
$1,423,676,000. 
NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, ARMY 
For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, 
and related expenses for personnel of the Army National Guard 
while on duty under section 10211, 10302, or 12402 of title 10 
or section 708 of title 32, United States Code, or while serving 
on duty under section 12301(d) of title 10 or section 502(f) of 
title 32, United States Code, in connection with performing duty 
specified in section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or 
while undergoing training, or while performing drills or equivalent 
duty or other duty, and expenses authorized by section 16131 of 
title 10, United States Code; and for payments to the Department 
of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $6,616,220,000. 
NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE 
For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, 
and related expenses for personnel of the Air National Guard on 
duty under section 10211, 10305, or 12402 of title 10 or section 
708 of title 32, United States Code, or while serving on duty 
under section 12301(d) of title 10 or section 502(f) of title 32, 
United States Code, in connection with performing duty specified 
in section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while under-
going training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty or 
other duty, and expenses authorized by section 16131 of title 10, 
United States Code; and for payments to the Department of Defense 
Military Retirement Fund, $2,741,768,000. 
TITLE II 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
operation and maintenance of the Army, as authorized by law; 
and not to exceed $11,478,000 can be used for emergencies and 
extraordinary expenses, to be expended on the approval or authority 
of the Secretary of the Army, and payments may be made on 
his certificate of necessity for confidential military purposes, 
$31,207,243,000: Provided, That of the funds made available under
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this heading, $2,500,000 shall be available for Fort Baker, in accord-
ance with terms and conditions as provided under the heading 
‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Army’’, in Public Law 107–117. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
operation and maintenance of the Navy and the Marine Corps, 
as authorized by law; and not to exceed $14,657,000 can be used 
for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be expended on 
the approval or authority of the Secretary of the Navy, and pay-
ments may be made on his certificate of necessity for confidential 
military purposes, $34,410,773,000. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
operation and maintenance of the Marine Corps, as authorized 
by law, $5,519,232,000. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
operation and maintenance of the Air Force, as authorized by law; 
and not to exceed $7,699,000 can be used for emergencies and 
extraordinary expenses, to be expended on the approval or authority 
of the Secretary of the Air Force, and payments may be made 
on his certificate of necessity for confidential military purposes, 
$34,865,964,000. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
operation and maintenance of activities and agencies of the Depart-
ment of Defense (other than the military departments), as author-
ized by law, $25,939,466,000: Provided, That not more than 
$50,000,000 may be used for the Combatant Commander Initiative 
Fund authorized under section 166a of title 10, United States 
Code: Provided further, That not to exceed $36,000,000 can be 
used for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be expended 
on the approval or authority of the Secretary of Defense, and 
payments may be made on his certificate of necessity for confidential 
military purposes: Provided further, That of the funds provided 
under this heading, not less than $29,900,000 shall be made avail-
able for the Procurement Technical Assistance Cooperative Agree-
ment Program, of which not less than $3,600,000 shall be available 
for centers defined in 10 U.S.C. 2411(1)(D): Provided further, That 
none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by 
this Act may be used to plan or implement the consolidation of 
a budget or appropriations liaison office of the Office of the Sec-
retary of Defense, the office of the Secretary of a military depart-
ment, or the service headquarters of one of the Armed Forces 
into a legislative affairs or legislative liaison office: Provided further, 
That, notwithstanding section 130(a) of title 10, United States 
Code, not less than $46,970,000 shall be available for the Office 
of the Undersecretary of Defense, Comptroller and Chief Financial
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Officer: Provided further, That $4,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, is available only for expenses relating to certain classified 
activities, and may be transferred as necessary by the Secretary 
to operation and maintenance appropriations or research, develop-
ment, test and evaluation appropriations, to be merged with and 
to be available for the same time period as the appropriations 
to which transferred: Provided further, That any ceiling on the 
investment item unit cost of items that may be purchased with 
operation and maintenance funds shall not apply to the funds 
described in the preceding proviso: Provided further, That the 
transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to 
any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY RESERVE 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
operation and maintenance, including training, organization, and 
administration, of the Army Reserve; repair of facilities and equip-
ment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and transportation; 
care of the dead; recruiting; procurement of services, supplies, and 
equipment; and communications, $2,628,896,000. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY RESERVE 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
operation and maintenance, including training, organization, and 
administration, of the Navy Reserve; repair of facilities and equip-
ment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and transportation; 
care of the dead; recruiting; procurement of services, supplies, and 
equipment; and communications, $1,308,141,000. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS RESERVE 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
operation and maintenance, including training, organization, and 
administration, of the Marine Corps Reserve; repair of facilities 
and equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and 
transportation; care of the dead; recruiting; procurement of services, 
supplies, and equipment; and communications, $212,487,000. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE RESERVE 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
operation and maintenance, including training, organization, and 
administration, of the Air Force Reserve; repair of facilities and 
equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and transpor-
tation; care of the dead; recruiting; procurement of services, sup-
plies, and equipment; and communications, $3,018,151,000. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD 
For expenses of training, organizing, and administering the 
Army National Guard, including medical and hospital treatment 
and related expenses in non-Federal hospitals; maintenance, oper-
ation, and repairs to structures and facilities; hire of passenger 
motor vehicles; personnel services in the National Guard Bureau; 
travel expenses (other than mileage), as authorized by law for 
Army personnel on active duty, for Army National Guard division,
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regimental, and battalion commanders while inspecting units in 
compliance with National Guard Bureau regulations when specifi-
cally authorized by the Chief, National Guard Bureau; supplying 
and equipping the Army National Guard as authorized by law; 
and expenses of repair, modification, maintenance, and issue of 
supplies and equipment (including aircraft), $5,858,303,000. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR NATIONAL GUARD 
For expenses of training, organizing, and administering the 
Air National Guard, including medical and hospital treatment and 
related expenses in non-Federal hospitals; maintenance, operation, 
and repairs to structures and facilities; transportation of things, 
hire of passenger motor vehicles; supplying and equipping the Air 
National Guard, as authorized by law; expenses for repair, modifica-
tion, maintenance, and issue of supplies and equipment, including 
those furnished from stocks under the control of agencies of the 
Department of Defense; travel expenses (other than mileage) on 
the same basis as authorized by law for Air National Guard per-
sonnel on active Federal duty, for Air National Guard commanders 
while inspecting units in compliance with National Guard Bureau 
regulations when specifically authorized by the Chief, National 
Guard Bureau, $5,901,044,000. 
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ARMED FORCES 
For salaries and expenses necessary for the United States 
Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, $13,254,000, of which not 
to exceed $5,000 may be used for official representation purposes. 
ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, ARMY 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the Department of the Army, $457,776,000, to remain 
available until transferred: Provided, That the Secretary of the 
Army shall, upon determining that such funds are required for 
environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of hazardous 
waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris of the Department 
of the Army, or for similar purposes, transfer the funds made 
available by this appropriation to other appropriations made avail-
able to the Department of the Army, to be merged with and to 
be available for the same purposes and for the same time period 
as the appropriations to which transferred: Provided further, That 
upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred 
from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided 
herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation: 
Provided further, That the transfer authority provided under this 
heading is in addition to any other transfer authority provided 
elsewhere in this Act. 
ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, NAVY 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the Department of the Navy, $290,819,000, to remain avail-
able until transferred: Provided, That the Secretary of the Navy 
shall, upon determining that such funds are required for environ-
mental restoration, reduction and recycling of hazardous waste,
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removal of unsafe buildings and debris of the Department of the 
Navy, or for similar purposes, transfer the funds made available 
by this appropriation to other appropriations made available to 
the Department of the Navy, to be merged with and to be available 
for the same purposes and for the same time period as the appro-
priations to which transferred: Provided further, That upon a deter-
mination that all or part of the funds transferred from this appro-
priation are not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such 
amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation: Provided 
further, That the transfer authority provided under this heading 
is in addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere 
in this Act. 
ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, AIR FORCE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the Department of the Air Force, $496,277,000, to remain 
available until transferred: Provided, That the Secretary of the 
Air Force shall, upon determining that such funds are required 
for environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of hazardous 
waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris of the Department 
of the Air Force, or for similar purposes, transfer the funds made 
available by this appropriation to other appropriations made avail-
able to the Department of the Air Force, to be merged with and 
to be available for the same purposes and for the same time period 
as the appropriations to which transferred: Provided further, That 
upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred 
from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided 
herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation: 
Provided further, That the transfer authority provided under this 
heading is in addition to any other transfer authority provided 
elsewhere in this Act. 
ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, DEFENSE-WIDE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the Department of Defense, $13,175,000, to remain avail-
able until transferred: Provided, That the Secretary of Defense 
shall, upon determining that such funds are required for environ-
mental restoration, reduction and recycling of hazardous waste, 
removal of unsafe buildings and debris of the Department of 
Defense, or for similar purposes, transfer the funds made available 
by this appropriation to other appropriations made available to 
the Department of Defense, to be merged with and to be available 
for the same purposes and for the same time period as the appro-
priations to which transferred: Provided further, That upon a deter-
mination that all or part of the funds transferred from this appro-
priation are not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such 
amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation: Provided 
further, That the transfer authority provided under this heading 
is in addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere 
in this Act.