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(A) building energy codes for residential build-
ings that the Secretary determines are likely to meet 
or exceed the 2009 International Energy Conserva-
tion Code; 
(B) building energy codes for commercial build-
ings that the Secretary determines are likely to meet 
or exceed the ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 
90.1–2007; and 
(C) a plan for implementing and enforcing the 
building energy codes described in subparagraphs 
(A) and (B) that is likely to ensure that at least 90 
percent of the new and renovated residential and 
commercial building space will meet the standards 
within 8 years after the date of enactment of this 
Act: 
Provided further, That $2,000,000,000 shall be available 
for grants for the manufacturing of advanced batteries 
and components and the Secretary shall provide facility 
funding awards under this section to manufacturers of ad-
vanced battery systems and vehicle batteries that are pro-
duced in the United States, including advanced lithium ion 
batteries, hybrid electrical systems, component manufac-
turers, and software designers: Provided further, That not-
withstanding section 3304 of title 5, United States Code, 
and without regard to the provisions of sections 3309 
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through 3318 of such title 5, the Secretary of Energy, 
upon a determination that there is a severe shortage of 
candidates or a critical hiring need for particular posi-
tions, may from within the funds provided, recruit and di-
rectly appoint highly qualified individuals into the com-
petitive service: Provided further, That such authority 
shall not apply to positions in the Excepted Service or the 
Senior Executive Service: Provided further, That any ac-
tion authorized herein shall be consistent with the merit 
principles of section 2301 of such title 5, and the Depart-
ment shall comply with the public notice requirements of 
section 3327 of such title 5. 
ELECTRICITY DELIVERY AND ENERGY RELIABILITY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Electricity Delivery 
and Energy Reliability’’, $4,500,000,000, for necessary 
expenses, to remain available until September 30, 2010: 
Provided, That $100,000,000 shall be available for worker 
training activities: Provided further, That notwithstanding 
section 3304 of title 5, United States Code, and without 
regard to the provisions of sections 3309 through 3318 
of such title 5, the Secretary of Energy, upon a determina-
tion that there is a severe shortage of candidates or a crit-
ical hiring need for particular positions, may from within 
the funds provided, recruit and directly appoint highly 
qualified individuals into the competitive service: Provided 
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further, That such authority shall not apply to positions 
in the Excepted Service or the Senior Executive Service: 
Provided further, That any action authorized herein shall 
be consistent with the merit principles of section 2301 of 
such title 5, and the Department shall comply with the 
public notice requirements of section 3327 of such title 
5: Provided, That for the purpose of facilitating the devel-
opment of regional transmission plans, the Office of Elec-
tricity Delivery and Energy Reliability within the Depart-
ment of Energy is provided $80,000,000 within the avail-
able funds to conduct a resource assessment and an anal-
ysis of future demand and transmission requirements: 
Provided further, That the Office of Electricity Delivery 
and Energy Reliability will provide technical assistance to 
the North American Electric Reliability Corporation, the 
regional reliability entities, the States, and other trans-
mission owners and operators for the formation of inter-
connection-based transmission plans for the Eastern and 
Western Interconnections and ERCOT: Provided further, 
That such assistance may include modeling, support to re-
gions and States for the development of coordinated State 
electricity policies, programs, laws, and regulations: Pro-
vided further, That $10,000,000 is provided to implement 
section 1305 of Public Law 110–140. 
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FOSSIL ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Fossil Energy Re-
search and Development’’, $4,600,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2010: Provided, That 
$2,000,000,000 is available for one or more near zero 
emissions powerplant(s): Provided further, $1,000,000,000 
is available for selections under the Department’s Clean 
Coal Power Initiative Round III Funding Opportunity An-
nouncement; notwithstanding the mandatory eligibility re-
quirements of the Funding Opportunity Announcement, 
the Department shall consider applications that utilize pe-
troleum coke for some or all of the project’s fuel input: 
Provided further, $1,520,000,000 is available for a com-
petitive solicitation pursuant to section 703 of Public Law 
110–140 for projects that demonstrate carbon capture 
from industrial sources: Provided further, That awards for 
such projects may include plant efficiency improvements 
for integration with carbon capture technology. 
NON-DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Non-Defense Environ-
mental Cleanup’’, $483,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2010. 
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URANIUM ENRICHMENT DECONTAMINATION AND 
DECOMMISSIONING FUND 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Uranium Enrichment 
Decontamination 
and 
Decommissioning 
Fund’’, 
$390,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2010, of which $70,000,000 shall be available in accord-
ance with title X, subtitle A of the Energy Policy Act of 
1992. 
SCIENCE 
For 
an 
additional 
amount 
for 
‘‘Science’’, 
$330,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2010. 
TITLE 17—INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY LOAN 
GUARANTEE PROGRAM 
Subject to section 502 of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974, commitments to guarantee loans under sec-
tion 1702(b)(2) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, shall 
not exceed a total principal amount of $50,000,000,000 
for eligible projects, to remain available until committed: 
Provided, That these amounts are in addition to any au-
thority provided elsewhere in this Act and this and pre-
vious fiscal years: Provided further, That such sums as are 
derived from amounts received from borrowers pursuant 
to section 1702(b)(2) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 
under this heading in this and prior Acts, shall be collected 
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in accordance with section 502(7) of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That the source of 
such payment received from borrowers is not a loan or 
other debt obligation that is guaranteed by the Federal 
Government: Provided further, That pursuant to section 
1702(b)(2) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, no appro-
priations are available to pay the subsidy cost of such 
guarantees: Provided further, That none of the loan guar-
antee authority made available in this Act shall be avail-
able for commitments to guarantee loans under section 
1702(b)(2) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 for any 
projects where funds, personnel, or property (tangible or 
intangible) of any Federal agency, instrumentality, per-
sonnel or affiliated entity are expected to be used (directly 
or indirectly) through acquisitions, contracts, demonstra-
tions, exchanges, grants, incentives, leases, procurements, 
sales, other transaction authority, or other arrangements, 
to support the project or to obtain goods or services from 
the project: Provided further, That none of the loan guar-
antee authority made available in this Act shall be avail-
able under section 1702(b)(2) of the Energy Policy Act 
of 2005 for any project unless the Director of the Office 
of Management and Budget has certified in advance in 
writing that the loan guarantee and the project comply 
with the provisions under this title: Provided further, That 
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for an additional amount for the cost of guaranteed loans 
authorized by section 1702(b)(1) and section 1705 of the 
Energy Policy Act of 2005, $8,500,000,000, available 
until expended, to pay the costs of guarantees made under 
this section: Provided further, That of the amount pro-
vided for Title XVII, $15,000,000 shall be used for admin-
istrative expenses in carrying out the guaranteed loan pro-
gram. 
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Inspector 
General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 
General Act of 1978, as amended, $5,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2012, and an additional 
$10,000,000 for such purposes, to remain available until 
September 30, 2012. 
ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES 
NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 
WEAPONS ACTIVITIES 
For an additional amount for weapons activities, 
$1,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2010. 
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ENVIRONMENTAL AND OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES 
DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Defense Environ-
mental Cleanup’’, $5,527,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2010. 
CONSTRUCTION, REHABILITATION, OPERATION, 
AND 
MAINTENANCE, WESTERN AREA POWER ADMINIS-
TRATION 
For carrying out the functions authorized by title III, 
section 302(a)(1)(E) of the Act of August 4, 1977 (42 
U.S.C. 7152), and other related activities including con-
servation and renewable resources programs as author-
ized, $10,000,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That the Administrator shall establish such per-
sonnel staffing levels as he deems necessary to economi-
cally and efficiently complete the activities pursued under 
the authority granted by section 402 of this Act: Provided 
further, That this appropriation is non-reimbursable. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE 
SEC. 401. BONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATION 
BORROWING AUTHORITY. For the purposes of providing 
funds to assist in financing the construction, acquisition, 
and replacement of the transmission system of the Bonne-
ville Power Administration and to implement the authority 
of the Administrator of the Bonneville Power Administra-
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tion under the Pacific Northwest Electric Power Planning 
and Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 839 et seq.), an addi-
tional $3,250,000,000 in borrowing authority is made 
available under the Federal Columbia River Transmission 
System Act (16 U.S.C. 838 et seq.), to remain outstanding 
at any time. 
SEC. 402. WESTERN AREA POWER ADMINISTRATION 
BORROWING AUTHORITY. The Hoover Power Plant Act of 
1984 (Public Law 98–381) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘TITLE III—BORROWING 
AUTHORITY 
‘‘SEC. 301. WESTERN AREA POWER ADMINISTRATION BOR-
ROWING AUTHORITY. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘Adminis-
trator’ means the Administrator of the Western 
Area Power Administration. 
‘‘(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ means 
the Secretary of the Treasury. 
‘‘(b) AUTHORITY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, subject to paragraphs (2) through 
(5)— 
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‘‘(A) the Western Area Power Administra-
tion may borrow funds from the Treasury; and 
‘‘(B) the Secretary shall, without further 
appropriation and without fiscal year limitation, 
loan to the Western Area Power Administra-
tion, on such terms as may be fixed by the Ad-
ministrator and the Secretary, such sums (not 
to exceed, in the aggregate (including deferred 
interest), $3,250,000,000 in outstanding repay-
able balances at any one time) as, in the judg-
ment of the Administrator, are from time to 
time required for the purpose of— 
‘‘(i) constructing, financing, facili-
tating, planning, operating, maintaining, 
or studying construction of new or up-
graded electric power transmission lines 
and related facilities with at least one ter-
minus within the area served by the West-
ern Area Power Administration; and 
‘‘(ii) delivering or facilitating the de-
livery of power generated by renewable en-
ergy resources constructed or reasonably 
expected to be constructed after the date 
of enactment of this section. 
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‘‘(2) INTEREST.—The rate of interest to be 
charged in connection with any loan made pursuant 
to this subsection shall be fixed by the Secretary, 
taking into consideration market yields on out-
standing marketable obligations of the United States 
of comparable maturities as of the date of the loan. 
‘‘(3) REFINANCING.—The Western Area Power 
Administration may refinance loans taken pursuant 
to this section within the Treasury. 
‘‘(4) PARTICIPATION.—The Administrator may 
permit other entities to participate in the financing, 
construction and ownership projects financed under 
this section. 
‘‘(5) CONGRESSIONAL
REVIEW
OF
DISBURSE-
MENT.—Effective upon the date of enactment of this 
section, the Administrator shall have the authority 
to have utilized $1,750,000,000 at any one time. If 
the Administrator seeks to borrow funds above 
$1,750,000,000, the funds will be disbursed unless 
there is enacted, within 90 calendar days of the first 
such request, a joint resolution that rescinds the re-
mainder of the balance of the borrowing authority 
provided in this section. 
‘‘(c) TRANSMISSION LINE AND RELATED FACILITY 
PROJECTS.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For repayment purposes, 
each transmission line and related facility project in 
which the Western Area Power Administration par-
ticipates pursuant to this section shall be treated as 
separate and distinct from— 
‘‘(A) each other such project; and 
‘‘(B) all other Western Area Power Admin-
istration power and transmission facilities. 
‘‘(2) PROCEEDS.—The Western Area Power 
Administration shall apply the proceeds from the use 
of the transmission capacity from an individual 
project under this section to the repayment of the 
principal and interest of the loan from the Treasury 
attributable to that project, after reserving such 
funds as the Western Area Power Administration 
determines are necessary— 
‘‘(A) to pay for any ancillary services that 
are provided; and 
‘‘(B) to meet the costs of operating and 
maintaining the new project from which the 
revenues are derived. 
‘‘(3) SOURCE OF REVENUE.—Revenue from the 
use of projects under this section shall be the only 
source of revenue for— 
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‘‘(A) repayment of the associated loan for 
the project; and 
‘‘(B) payment of expenses for ancillary 
services and operation and maintenance. 
‘‘(4) LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY.—Nothing in 
this section confers on the Administrator any addi-
tional authority or obligation to provide ancillary 
services to users of transmission facilities developed 
under this section. 
‘‘(5) TREATMENT
OF
CERTAIN
REVENUES.— 
Revenue from ancillary services provided by existing 
Federal power systems to users of transmission 
projects funded pursuant to this section shall be 
treated as revenue to the existing power system that 
provided the ancillary services. 
‘‘(d) CERTIFICATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For each project in which 
the Western Area Power Administration participates 
pursuant to this section, the Administrator shall cer-
tify, prior to committing funds for any such project, 
that— 
‘‘(A) the project is in the public interest; 
‘‘(B) the project will not adversely impact 
system reliability or operations, or other statu-
tory obligations; and 
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‘‘(C) it is reasonable to expect that the 
proceeds from the project shall be adequate to 
make repayment of the loan. 
‘‘(2) FORGIVENESS OF BALANCES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If, at the end of the 
useful life of a project, there is a remaining bal-
ance owed to the Treasury under this section, 
the balance shall be forgiven. 
‘‘(B) UNCONSTRUCTED PROJECTS.—Funds 
expended to study projects that are considered 
pursuant to this section but that are not con-
structed shall be forgiven. 
‘‘(C) NOTIFICATION.—The Administrator 
shall notify the Secretary of such amounts as 
are to be forgiven under this paragraph. 
‘‘(e) PUBLIC PROCESSES.— 
‘‘(1) POLICIES AND PRACTICES.—Prior to re-
questing any loans under this section, the Adminis-
trator shall use a public process to develop practices 
and policies that implement the authority granted by 
this section. 
‘‘(2) REQUESTS FOR INTEREST.—In the course 
of selecting potential projects to be funded under 
this section, the Administrator shall seek Requests 
For Interest from entities interested in identifying 
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potential projects through one or more notices pub-
lished in the Federal Register.’’ 
SEC. 403. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO THE EN-
ERGY INDEPENDENCE AND SECURITY ACT OF 2007. Title 
XIII of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 
2007 (15 U.S.C. 17381 and following) is amended as fol-
lows: 
(1) By amending subparagraph (A) of section 
1304(b)(3) to read as follows: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the 
initiative, the Secretary shall provide financial 
support to smart grid demonstration projects 
including those in rural areas and/or areas 
where the majority of generation and trans-
mission assets are controlled by a tax-exempt 
entity.’’. 
(2) By amending subparagraph (C) of section 
1304(b)(3) to read as follows: 
‘‘(C) FEDERAL SHARE OF COST OF TECH-
NOLOGY
INVESTMENTS.—The Secretary shall 
provide to an electric utility described in sub-
paragraph (B) or to other parties financial as-
sistance for use in paying an amount equal to 
not more than 50 percent of the cost of quali-
fying advanced grid technology investments 
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made by the electric utility or other party to 
carry out a demonstration project.’’. 
(3) By inserting a new subparagraph (E) after 
1304(b)(3)(D) as follows: 
‘‘(E) AVAILABILITY
OF
DATA.—The 
Secretary shall establish and maintain a 
smart grid information clearinghouse in a 
timely manner which will make data from 
smart grid demonstration projects and 
other sources available to the public. As a 
condition of receiving financial assistance 
under this subsection, a utility or other 
participant in a smart grid demonstration 
project shall provide such information as 
the Secretary may require to become avail-
able through the smart grid information 
clearinghouse in the form and within the 
timeframes as directed by the Secretary. 
The Secretary shall assure that business 
proprietary information and individual cus-
tomer information is not included in the 
information made available through the 
clearinghouse.’’. 
(4) By amending paragraph (2) of section 
1304(c) to read as follows: 
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‘‘(2) to carry out subsection (b), such sums as 
may be necessary.’’. 
(5) By amending subsection (a) of section 1306 
by striking ‘‘reimbursement of one-fifth (20 per-
cent)’’ and inserting ‘‘grants of up to one-half (50 
percent)’’. 
(6) By striking the last sentence of subsection 
(b)(9) of section 1306. 
(7) By striking ‘‘are eligible for’’ in subsection 
(c)(1) of section 1306 and inserting ‘‘utilize’’. 
(8) By amending subsection (e) of section 1306 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(e) The Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) establish within 60 days after the enact-
ment of the American Recovery and Reinvestment 
Act of 2009 procedures by which applicants can ob-
tain grants of not more than one-half of their docu-
mented costs; 
‘‘(2) establish procedures to ensure that there is 
no duplication or multiple payment for the same in-
vestment or costs, that the grant goes to the party 
making the actual expenditures for Qualifying Smart 
Grid Investments, and that the grants made have 
significant effect in encouraging and facilitating the 
development of a smart grid; 
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‘‘(3) maintain public records of grants made, 
recipients, and qualifying Smart Grid investments 
which have received grants; 
‘‘(4) establish procedures to provide advance 
payment of moneys up to the full amount of the 
grant award; and 
‘‘(5) have and exercise the discretion to deny 
grants for investments that do not qualify in the 
reasonable judgment of the Secretary.’’. 
SEC. 404. TEMPORARY STIMULUS LOAN GUARANTEE 
PROGRAM. (a) AMENDMENT.—Title XVII of the Energy 
Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16511 et seq.) is amended 
by adding the following at the end: 
‘‘SEC. 1705. TEMPORARY PROGRAM FOR RAPID DEPLOY-
MENT OF RENEWABLE ENERGY AND ELEC-
TRIC POWER TRANSMISSION PROJECTS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 1703, 
the Secretary may make guarantees under this section 
only for commercial technology projects under subsection 
(b) that will reach financial close not later than September 
30, 2012. 
‘‘(b) CATEGORIES.—Projects from only the following 
categories shall be eligible for support under this section: 
‘‘(1) Renewable energy systems. 
‘‘(2) Electric power transmission systems. 
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‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION LIMIT.—There are authorized 
to be appropriated $10,000,000,000 to the Secretary for 
fiscal years 2009 through 2012 to provide the cost of 
guarantees made under section. 
‘‘(d) SUNSET.—The authority to enter into guaran-
tees under this section shall expire on September 30, 
2012.’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS AMENDMENT.—The table 
of contents for the Energy Policy Act of 2005 is amended 
by inserting after the item relating to section 1704 the 
following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 1705. Temporary program for rapid deployment of renewable energy and 
electric power transmission projects.’’. 
SEC. 405. WEATHERIZATION
PROGRAM
AMEND-
MENTS. (a) INCOME LEVEL.—Section 412(7) of the En-
ergy Conservation and Production Act (42 U.S.C. 
6862(7)) is amended by striking ‘‘150 percent’’ both 
places it appears and inserting ‘‘200 percent’’. 
(b) ASSISTANCE LEVEL PER DWELLING UNIT.—Sec-
tion 415(c)(1) of the Energy Conservation and Production 
Act (42 U.S.C. 6865(c)(1)) is amended by striking 
‘‘$2,500’’ and inserting ‘‘$5,000’’. 
(c) TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Sec-
tion 416 of the Energy Conservation and Production Act 
(42 U.S.C. 6866) is amended by striking ‘‘10 percent’’ 
and inserting ‘‘up to 20 percent’’. 
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SEC. 406. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS
TO PUBLIC 
UTILITY REGULATORY POLICIES ACT OF 1978. (a) Sec-
tion 111(d) of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act 
of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2621(d)) is amended by redesignating 
paragraph (16) relating to consideration of smart grid in-
vestments (added by section 1307(a) of Public Law 110– 
140) as paragraph (18) and by redesignating paragraph 
(17) relating to smart grid information (added by section 
1308(a) of Public Law 110–140) as paragraph (19). 
(b) Subsections (b) and (d) of section 112 of the Pub-
lic Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 
2622) are each amended by striking ‘‘(17) through (18)’’ 
in each place it appears and inserting ‘‘(16) through 
(19)’’. 
TITLE V—FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL 
GOVERNMENT 
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS 
FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Community Develop-
ment Financial Institutions Fund Program Account’’, 
$250,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2010, for qualified applicants under the fiscal year 2008 
and 2009 funding rounds of the Community Development 
Financial 
Institutions 
Program, 
of 
which 
up 
to 
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$20,000,000 may be for financial assistance, technical as-
sistance, training and outreach programs, including up to 
$5,000 for subsistence expenses, designed to benefit Na-
tive American, Native Hawaiian, and Alaskan Native com-
munities and provided primarily through qualified commu-
nity development lender organizations with experience and 
expertise in community development banking and lending 
in Indian country, Native American organizations, tribes 
and tribal organizations and other suitable providers and 
up to $5,000,000 may be used for administrative ex-
penses: Provided, That for purposes of the fiscal year 2008 
and 2009 funding rounds, the following statutory provi-
sions are hereby waived: 12 U.S.C. 4707(e) and 12 U.S.C. 
4707(d): Provided further, That no awardee, together with 
its subsidiaries and affiliates, may be awarded more than 
15 percent of the aggregate funds available during each 
of fiscal years 2008 and 2009 from the Community Devel-
opment Financial Institutions Program: Provided further, 
That no later than 60 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Department of the Treasury shall submit 
to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate a detailed expenditure plan 
for funds provided under this heading. 
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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
FEDERAL PAYMENTS 
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY 
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia 
Water and Sewer Authority, $125,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2010, to continue implemen-
tation of the Combined Sewer Overflow Long-Term Con-
trol Plan: Provided, That the District of Columbia Water 
and Sewer Authority provide a 100 percent match for this 
payment: Provided further, That no later than 60 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the District of 
Columbia Water and Sewer Authority shall submit to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent-
atives and the Senate a detailed expenditure plan for 
funds provided under this heading: Provided further, That 
such expenditure plan shall include a description of each 
specific project, how specific projects will further the ob-
jectives of the Long-Term Control Plan, and all funding 
sources for each project. 
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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 
REAL PROPERTY ACTIVITIES 
FEDERAL BUILDINGS FUND 
LIMITATIONS ON AVAILABILITY OF REVENUE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount to be deposited in the Fed-
eral Buildings Fund, $5,548,000,000, to carry out the 
purposes of the Fund, of which not less than 
$1,400,000,000 shall be available for Federal buildings 
and 
United 
States 
courthouses, 
not 
less 
than 
$1,200,000,000 shall be available for border stations, and 
not less than $2,500,000,000 shall be available for meas-
ures necessary to convert GSA facilities to High-Perform-
ance Green Buildings, as defined in section 401 of Public 
Law 110–140: Provided, That not to exceed $108,000,000 
of the amounts provided under this heading may be ex-
pended for rental of space, related to leasing of temporary 
space in connection with projects funded under this head-
ing: Provided further, That not to exceed $127,000,000 
of the amounts provided under this heading may be ex-
pended for building operations, for the administrative 
costs of completing projects funded under this heading: 
Provided further, That not less than $5,000,000,000 of the 
funds provided under this heading shall be obligated by 
September 30, 2010: Provided further, That the Adminis-
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trator of General Services is authorized to initiate design, 
construction, repair, alteration, and other projects through 
existing authorities of the Administrator: Provided further, 
That the General Services Administration shall submit a 
detailed plan, by project, regarding the use of funds made 
available in this Act to the Committees on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate within 60 
days of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That of 
the amounts provided for converting GSA facilities to 
High-Performance Green Buildings, $4,000,000 shall be 
transferred to and merged with ‘‘Government-Wide Pol-
icy’’, for carrying out the provisions of section 436 of the 
Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (Public 
Law 110–140), establishing an Office of Federal High- 
Performance Green Buildings, to remain available until 
September 30, 2010: Provided further, That within the 
overall amount to be deposited into the Fund, 
$448,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2011, for the development and construction of the head-
quarters for the Department of Homeland Security, except 
that none of the preceding provisos shall apply to amounts 
made available under this proviso. 
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ENERGY-EFFICIENT FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE FLEET 
PROCUREMENT 
For capital expenditures and necessary expenses of 
acquiring motor vehicles with higher fuel economy, includ-
ing: hybrid vehicles; neighborhood electric vehicles; electric 
vehicles; and commercially-available, plug-in hybrid vehi-
cles, $300,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2011. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For an additional amount for the Office of the In-
spector General, to remain available until September 30, 
2011, $2,000,000 and an additional $5,000,000 for such 
purposes, to remain available until September 30, 2012. 
RECOVERY ACT ACCOUNTABILITY AND 
TRANSPARENCY BOARD 
For necessary expenses of the Recovery Act Account-
ability and Transparency Board to carry out the provi-
sions of title XV of this Act, $7,000,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2010. 
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount, to remain available until 
September 30, 2010, $84,000,000, of which $24,000,000 
is for marketing, management, and technical assistance 
under section 7(m) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
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636(m)(4)) by intermediaries that make microloans under 
the microloan program, of which $15,000,000 is for lender 
oversight activities as authorized in section 501(c) of this 
title, and of which $20,000,000 is for improving, stream-
lining, and automating information technology systems re-
lated to lender processes and lender oversight: Provided, 
That no later than 60 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Small Business Administration shall sub-
mit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate a detailed expenditure 
plan for funds provided under the heading ‘‘Small Busi-
ness Administration’’ in this Act. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For an additional amount for the Office of Inspector 
General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 
General Act of 1978, $10,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2011. 
SURETY BOND GUARANTEES REVOLVING FUND 
For additional capital for the Surety Bond Guaran-
tees Revolving Fund, authorized by the Small Business 
Investment Act of 1958, $15,000,000, to remain available 
until expended. 
BUSINESS LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For an additional amount for the cost of direct loans, 
$6,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2010, 
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and for an additional amount for the cost of guaranteed 
loans, $615,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2010: Provided, That of the amount for the cost of 
guaranteed loans, $515,000,000 shall be for loan subsidies 
and loan modifications for loans to small business con-
cerns authorized in section 501(a) of this title; and 
$100,000,000 shall be for loan subsidies and loan modi-
fications for loans to small business concerns authorized 
in section 501(b) of this title: Provided further, That such 
costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be 
as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act 
of 1974. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—SMALL BUSINESS 
ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 501. ECONOMIC STIMULUS FOR SMALL BUSI-
NESS CONCERNS. (a) TEMPORARY FEE ELIMINATION FOR 
THE 7(a) LOAN PROGRAM.—Until September 30, 2010, 
and to the extent that the cost of such elimination of fees 
is offset by appropriations, with respect to each loan guar-
anteed under section 7(a) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 636(a)) for which the application is approved on 
or after the date of enactment of this Act, the Adminis-
trator shall— 
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(1) in lieu of the fee otherwise applicable under 
section 7(a)(23)(A) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 636(a)(23)(A)), collect no fee; and 
(2) in lieu of the fee otherwise applicable under 
section 7(a)(18)(A) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 636(a)(18)(A)), collect no fee. 
(b) TEMPORARY FEE ELIMINATION FOR THE 504 
LOAN PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Until September 30, 2010, 
and to the extent the cost of such elimination in fees 
is offset by appropriations, with respect to each 
project or loan guaranteed by the Administrator 
under title V of the Small Business Investment Act 
of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 695 et seq.) for which an appli-
cation is approved or pending approval on or after 
the date of enactment of this Act— 
(A) the Administrator shall, in lieu of the 
fee otherwise applicable under section 503(d)(2) 
of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 
(15 U.S.C. 697(d)(2)), collect no fee; 
(B) a development company shall, in lieu 
of 
the 
processing 
fee 
under 
section 
120.971(a)(1) of title 13, Code of Federal Reg-
ulations (relating to fees paid by borrowers), or 
any successor thereto, collect no fee. 
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(2) REIMBURSEMENT FOR WAIVED FEES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—To the extent that the 
cost of such payments is offset by appropria-
tions, the Administrator shall reimburse each 
development company that does not collect a 
processing fee pursuant to paragraph (1)(B). 
(B) AMOUNT.—The payment to a develop-
ment company under subparagraph (A) shall be 
in an amount equal to 1.5 percent of the net 
debenture proceeds for which the development 
company does not collect a processing fee pur-
suant to paragraph (1)(B). 
(c) TEMPORARY FEE ELIMINATION
OF LENDER 
OVERSIGHT FEES.—Until September 30, 2010, and to the 
extent the cost of such elimination in fees is offset by ap-
propriations, the Administrator shall, in lieu of the fee 
otherwise applicable under section 5(b)(14) of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 634(b)(14)), collect no fee. 
(d) APPLICATION OF FEE ELIMINATIONS.—The Ad-
ministrator shall eliminate fees under subsections (a), (b), 
and (c) until the amount provided for such purposes, as 
applicable, under the headings ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ 
and ‘‘Business Loans Program Account’’ under the head-
ing ‘‘Small Business Administration’’ under this Act are 
expended. 
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SEC. 502. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM IM-
PROVEMENTS. (a) 7(a) LOAN MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—Sec-
tion 7(a)(3)(A) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
636(a)(3)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘$1,500,000 (or if 
the gross loan amount would exceed $2,000,000)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$2,250,000 (or if the gross loan amount would 
exceed $3,000,000)’’. 
(b) SMALL BUSINESS INVESTMENT COMPANIES.— 
(1) MAXIMUM LEVERAGE.—Section 303(b) of 
the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 
U.S.C. 683(b)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking subpara-
graphs (A), (B), and (C) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) 
IN
GENERAL.—The 
maximum 
amount of outstanding leverage made available 
to any 1 company licensed under section 301(c) 
may not exceed the lesser of— 
‘‘(i) 300 percent of the private capital 
of the company; or 
‘‘(ii) $150,000,000. 
‘‘(B) MULTIPLE
LICENSES
UNDER
COM-
MON CONTROL.—The maximum amount of out-
standing leverage made available to 2 or more 
companies licensed under section 301(c) that 
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are commonly controlled (as determined by the 
Administrator) may not exceed $225,000,000. 
‘‘(C) INVESTMENTS IN LOW-INCOME GEO-
GRAPHIC AREAS.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—The maximum 
amount of outstanding leverage made 
available to— 
‘‘(I) any 1 company described in 
clause (ii) may not exceed the lesser 
of— 
‘‘(aa) 300 percent of private 
capital of the company; or 
‘‘(bb) $175,000,000; and 
‘‘(II) 2 or more companies de-
scribed in clause (ii) that are com-
monly controlled (as determined by 
the Administrator) may not exceed 
$250,000,000. 
‘‘(ii) APPLICABILITY.—A company de-
scribed in this clause is a company licensed 
under section 301(c) that certifies in writ-
ing that not less than 50 percent of the 
dollar amount of investments of that com-
pany shall be made in companies that are 
located in a low-income geographic area 
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(as that term is defined in section 351).’’; 
and 
(B) by striking paragraph (4). 
(2) 
INVESTMENTS
IN
SMALLER
ENTER-
PRISES.—Section 303(d) of the Small Business In-
vestment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 683(d)) is amend-
ed to read as follows: 
‘‘(d) INVESTMENTS
IN SMALLER ENTERPRISES.— 
The Administrator shall require each licensee, as a condi-
tion of approval of an application for leverage, to certify 
in writing that not less than 25 percent of the aggregate 
dollar amount of financings of that licensee shall be pro-
vided to smaller enterprises.’’. 
(3) MAXIMUM INVESTMENT IN A COMPANY.— 
Section 306(a) of the Small Business Investment 
Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 686(a)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘20 per centum’’ and inserting ‘‘30 percent’’. 
(c) MAXIMUM 504 LOAN SIZE.—Section 502(2)(A) 
of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 
696(2)(A)) is amended— 
(1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘$1,500,000’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$3,000,000’’; 
(2) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘$2,000,000’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$3,500,000’’; and 
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(3) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘$4,000,000’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$5,500,000’’. 
SEC. 503. LOW-INTEREST REFINANCING. Section 
502 of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 
U.S.C. 696) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(7) PERMISSIBLE
DEBT
FINANCING.—A fi-
nancing under this title may include refinancing of 
existing indebtedness, in an amount not to exceed 50 
percent of the projected cost of the project financed 
under this title, if— 
‘‘(A) the project financed under this title 
involves the expansion of a small business con-
cern; 
‘‘(B) 
the 
existing 
indebtedness 
is 
collateralized by fixed assets; 
‘‘(C) the existing indebtedness was in-
curred for the benefit of the small business con-
cern; 
‘‘(D) the proceeds of the existing indebted-
ness were used to acquire land (including a 
building situated thereon), to construct or ex-
pand a building thereon, or to purchase equip-
ment; 
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‘‘(E) the borrower has been current on all 
payments due on the existing indebtedness for 
not less than 1 year preceding the proposed 
date of refinancing; 
‘‘(F) the financing under this title will pro-
vide better terms or a better rate of interest 
than exists on the existing indebtedness on the 
proposed date of refinancing; 
‘‘(G) the financing under this title is not 
being used to refinance any debt guaranteed by 
the Government; and 
‘‘(H) the financing under this title will be 
used only for— 
‘‘(i) refinancing existing indebtedness; 
or 
‘‘(ii) costs relating to the project fi-
nanced under this title.’’. 
SEC. 504. DEFINITIONS. Under the heading ‘‘Small 
Business Administration’’ in this title— 
(1) the terms ‘‘Administration’’ and ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ mean the Small Business Administration 
and the Administrator thereof, respectively; 
(2) the term ‘‘development company’’ has the 
meaning given the term ‘‘development companies’’ in 
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section 103 of the Small Business Investment Act of 
1958 (15 U.S.C. 662); and 
(3) the term ‘‘small business concern’’ has the 
same meaning as in section 3 of the Small Business 
Act (15 U.S.C. 632). 
SEC. 505. SURETY BONDS. 
(a) MAXIMUM BOND AMOUNT.—Section 411(a)(1) of 
the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 
694b(a)(1)) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(1)’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘$2,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$5,000,000’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) The Administrator may guarantee a surety 
under subparagraph (A) for a total work order or contract 
amount that does not exceed $10,000,000, if a contracting 
officer of a Federal agency certifies that such a guarantee 
is necessary.’’. 
(b) SIZE STANDARDS.—Section 410 of the Small 
Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 694a) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(9) Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law or any rule, regulation, or order of the Adminis-
tration, for purposes of sections 410, 411, and 412 
the term ‘small business concern’ means a business 
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concern that meets the size standard for the primary 
industry in which such business concern, and the af-
filiates of such business concern, is engaged, as de-
termined by the Administrator in accordance with 
the North American Industry Classification Sys-
tem.’’. 
(c) SUNSET.—The amendments made by this section 
shall remain in effect until September 30, 2010. 
SEC. 506.—OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL. For 
an additional amount for ‘‘Treasury Office of Inspector 
General for Tax Administration’’, $7,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2012, for oversight and 
audit of programs grants and activities funded under this 
title. 
TITLE VI—DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 
SECURITY 
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR MANAGEMENT 
For an additional amount for the ‘‘Office of the 
Under Secretary for Management’’, $198,000,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2011, solely for plan-
ning, design, and construction costs, including site secu-
rity, information technology infrastructure, fixtures, and 
related costs to consolidate the Department of Homeland 
Security headquarters: Provided, That no later than 60 
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days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Adminis-
trator of General Services, shall submit to the Committees 
on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Rep-
resentatives a plan for the expenditure of these funds. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For an additional amount for the ‘‘Office of Inspector 
General’’, $5,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2012, for oversight and audit of programs, grants, and 
projects funded under this title. 
U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
penses’’, $198,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2010, of which $100,800,000 shall be for the 
procurement and deployment of non-intrusive inspection 
systems to improve port security; and of which 
$97,200,000 shall be for procurement and deployment of 
tactical communications equipment and radios: Provided, 
That no later than 45 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall sub-
mit to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives a plan for expenditure 
of these funds. 
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BORDER SECURITY FENCING, INFRASTRUCTURE, AND 
TECHNOLOGY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Border Security Fenc-
ing, Infrastructure, and Technology’’, $200,000,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2010, for expedited 
development and deployment of border security technology 
on the Southwest border: Provided, That no later than 45 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Homeland Security shall submit to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Represent-
atives a plan for expenditure of these funds. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction’’, 
$800,000,000, to remain available until expended, solely 
for planning, management, design, alteration, and con-
struction of U.S. Customs and Border Protection owned 
land border ports of entry: Provided, That no later than 
45 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security shall submit to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives a plan for expenditure of these funds. 
U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT 
AUTOMATION MODERNIZATION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Automation Mod-
ernization’’, $27,800,000, to remain available until Sep-
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tember 30, 2010, for the procurement and deployment of 
tactical communications equipment and radios: Provided, 
That no later than 45 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall sub-
mit to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives a plan for expenditure 
of these funds. 
TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 
AVIATION SECURITY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Aviation Security’’, 
$1,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2010, for procurement and installation of checked baggage 
explosives detection systems and checkpoint explosives de-
tection equipment: Provided, That no later than 45 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall submit to the Committees on Ap-
propriations of the Senate and the House of Representa-
tives a plan for the expenditure of these funds. 
COAST GUARD 
ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Acquisition, Construc-
tion, and Improvements’’, $450,000,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2010, of which $195,000,000 
shall be for shore facilities and aids to navigation facilities; 
and of which $255,000,000 shall be for priority procure-
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ments due to materials and labor cost increases, and to 
repair, renovate, assess, or improve vessels: Provided, That 
amounts made available for the activities under this head-
ing shall be available for all necessary expenses related to 
the oversight and management of such activities: Provided 
further, That no later than 45 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives a plan for the expendi-
ture of these funds. 
ALTERATION OF BRIDGES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Alteration of 
Bridges’’, $240,400,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2010, for alteration or removal of obstructive 
bridges, as authorized by section 6 of the Truman-Hobbs 
Act (33 U.S.C. 516): Provided, That no later than 45 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall submit to the Committees on Ap-
propriations of the Senate and the House of Representa-
tives a plan for the expenditure of these funds. 
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY 
MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Management and Ad-
ministration’’, $6,000,000 for the acquisition of commu-
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nications response vehicles to be deployed in response to 
a disaster or a national security event. 
STATE AND LOCAL PROGRAMS 
For an additional amount for grants, $950,000,000, 
to be allocated as follows: 
(1) $100,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2010, for Public Transportation Se-
curity Assistance, Railroad Security Assistance, and 
Systemwide Amtrak Security Upgrades under sec-
tions 1406, 1513, and 1514 of the Implementing 
Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 
2007 (Public Law 110–53; 6 U.S.C. 1135, 1163, 
and 1164). 
(2) $100,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2010, for Port Security Grants in ac-
cordance with 46 U.S.C. 70107, notwithstanding 46 
U.S.C. 70107(c). 
(3) $250,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2010, for upgrading, modifying, or 
constructing emergency operations centers under 
section 614 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act, notwithstanding sec-
tion 614(c) of that Act or for upgrading, modifying, 
or constructing State and local fusion centers as de-
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fined by section 210A(j)(1) of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 124h(j)(1)). 
(4) $500,000,000 for construction to upgrade 
or modify critical infrastructure, as defined in sec-
tion 1016(e) of the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 (42 
U.S.C. 5195c(e)), to mitigate consequences related 
to potential damage from all-hazards: Provided, 
That funds in this paragraph shall remain available 
until September 30, 2011: Provided further, That 5 
percent shall be for program administration: Pro-
vided further, That no later than 60 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall submit to the Committees 
on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives a plan for expenditure of these 
funds. 
FIREFIGHTER ASSISTANCE GRANTS 
For an additional amount for competitive grants, 
$500,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2010, for modifying, upgrading, or constructing State and 
local fire stations: Provided, That up to 5 percent shall 
be for program administration: Provided further, That no 
grant shall exceed $15,000,000. 
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DISASTER ASSISTANCE DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
Notwithstanding section 417(b) of the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 
the amount of any such loan issued pursuant to this sec-
tion for major disasters occurring in calendar year 2008 
may exceed $5,000,000, and may be equal to not more 
than 50 percent of the annual operating budget of the 
local government in any case in which that local govern-
ment has suffered a loss of 25 percent or more in tax reve-
nues: Provided, That the cost of modifying such loans shall 
be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 661a). 
EMERGENCY FOOD AND SHELTER 
For an additional amount to carry out the emergency 
food and shelter program pursuant to title III of the 
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
11331 et seq.), $100,000,000: Provided, That total admin-
istrative costs shall not exceed 3.5 percent of the total 
amount made available under this heading. 
FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING CENTER 
ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENTS, AND 
RELATED EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Acquisition, Construc-
tion, Improvements, and Related Expenses’’, $15,000,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2010, for security 
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systems and law enforcement upgrades for all Federal 
Law Enforcement Training Center facilities: Provided, 
That no later than 45 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall sub-
mit to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives a plan for the expendi-
ture of these funds. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE 
SEC. 601. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, the President shall establish an arbitration panel 
under the Federal Emergency Management Agency public 
assistance program to expedite the recovery efforts from 
Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, Gustav, and Ike within the Gulf 
Coast Region. The arbitration panel shall have sufficient 
authority regarding the award or denial of disputed public 
assistance applications for covered hurricane damage 
under section 403, 406, or 407 of the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5170b, 5172, or 5173) for a project the total amount of 
which is more than $500,000. 
SEC. 602. The Administrator of the Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency may not prohibit or restrict 
the use of funds designated under the hazard mitigation 
grant program for damage caused by Hurricanes Katrina 
and Rita if the homeowner who is an applicant for assist-
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ance under such program commenced work otherwise eligi-
ble for hazard mitigation grant program assistance under 
section 404 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170c) without ap-
proval in writing from the Administrator. 
TITLE VII—INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND 
RELATED AGENCIES 
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT 
MANAGEMENT OF LANDS AND RESOURCES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Management of Lands 
and Resources’’, $135,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2010. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction’’, 
$180,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2010. 
WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Wildland Fire Man-
agement’’, $15,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2010. 
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UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE 
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Resource Manage-
ment’’, $165,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2010. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction’’, 
$110,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2010. 
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 
OPERATION OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation of the Na-
tional Park System’’, $158,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2010. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction’’, 
$589,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2010. 
UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 
SURVEYS, INVESTIGATIONS, AND RESEARCH 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Surveys, Investiga-
tions, and Research’’, $135,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2010. 
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BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS 
OPERATION OF INDIAN PROGRAMS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation of Indian 
Programs’’, $40,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2010, of which $20,000,000 shall be for the 
housing improvement program. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction’’, 
$522,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2010. 
INDIAN GUARANTEED LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Indian Guaranteed 
Loan Program Account’’, $10,000,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2010. 
DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES 
INSULAR AFFAIRS 
ASSISTANCE TO TERRITORIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Assistance to Terri-
tories’’, $62,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2010. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Office of Inspector 
General’’, $7,600,000, to remain available until September 
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30, 2011, and an additional $7,400,000 for such purposes, 
to remain available until September 30, 2011. 
DEPARTMENT-WIDE PROGRAMS 
CENTRAL HAZARDOUS MATERIALS FUND 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Central Hazardous 
Materials Fund’’, $20,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2010. 
ENVIROMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 
HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE SUPERFUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Hazardous Substance 
Superfund’’, $600,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2010, as a payment from general revenues to 
the Hazardous Substance Superfund, to carry out reme-
dial actions: Provided, That the Administrator may retain 
up to 2 percent of the funds appropriated herein for 
Superfund remedial actions for program oversight and 
support purposes, and may transfer those funds to other 
accounts as needed. 
LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK TRUST FUND 
PROGRAM 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Leaking Underground 
Storage Tank Trust Fund Program’’, $200,000,0000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2010, for cleanup 
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activities: Provided, That none of these funds shall be sub-
ject to cost share requirements. 
STATE AND TRIBAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘State and Tribal As-
sistance Grants’’, $6,400,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2010, of which $4,000,000,000 shall 
be for making capitalization grants for the Clean Water 
State Revolving Funds under title VI of the Federal Water 
Pollution 
Control 
Act, 
as 
amended; 
of 
which 
$2,000,000,000 shall be for making capitalization grants 
for the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund under sec-
tion 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended; 
of which $100,000,000 shall be available for Brownfields 
remediation grants pursuant to section 104(k)(3) of the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation 
and Liability Act of 1980, as amended; and of which 
$300,000,000 shall be for Diesel Emission Reduction Act 
grants pursuant to title VII, subtitle G of the Energy Pol-
icy Act of 2005, as amended: Provided, That notwith-
standing the priority ranking they would otherwise receive 
under each program, priority for funds appropriated here-
in for the Clean Water State Revolving Funds and Drink-
ing Water State Revolving Funds (Revolving Funds) shall 
be allocated to projects that are ready to proceed to con-
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struction within 180 days of enactment of this Act: Pro-
vided further, That the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency (Administrator) may reallocate 
funds appropriated herein for the Revolving Funds that 
are not under binding commitments to proceed to con-
struction within 180 days of enactment of this Act: Pro-
vided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, financial assistance provided from funds appropriated 
herein for the Revolving Funds may include additional 
subsidization, including forgiveness of principal and nega-
tive interest loans: Provided further, That not less than 
15 percent of the funds appropriated herein for the Re-
volving Funds shall be designated for green infrastructure, 
water efficiency improvements or other environmentally 
innovative projects: Provided further, That notwith-
standing the limitation on amounts specified in section 
518(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, up to 
a total of 1.5 percent of the funds appropriated herein 
for the Clean Water State Revolving Funds may be re-
served by the Administrator for tribal grants under section 
518(c) of such Act: Provided further, That section 1452(k) 
of the Safe Drinking Water Act shall not apply to amounts 
appropriated herein for the Drinking Water State Revolv-
ing Funds: Provided further, That the Administrator may 
exceed the 30 percent limitation on State grants for funds 
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appropriated herein for Diesel Emission Reduction Act 
grants if the Administrator determines such action will ex-
pedite allocation of funds: Provided further, That none of 
the funds appropriated herein shall be subject to cost 
share requirements: Provided further, That the Adminis-
trator may retain up to 0.25 percent of the funds appro-
priated herein for the Clean Water State Revolving Funds 
and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds and up to 1.5 
percent of the funds appropriated herein for the Diesel 
Emission Reduction Act grants program for program 
oversight and support purposes and may transfer those 
funds to other accounts as needed. 
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
FOREST SERVICE 
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Capital Improvement 
and Maintenance’’, $650,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2010, which shall include remediation 
of abandoned mine sites and support costs necessary to 
carry out this work. 
WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Wildland Fire Man-
agement’’, $485,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2010, for hazardous fuels reduction and haz-
ard mitigation activities in areas at high risk of cata-
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strophic wildfire, of which $260,000,000 is available for 
work on State and private lands using all the authorities 
available to the Forest Service: Provided, That of the 
funds provided for State and private land fuels reduction 
activities, up to $50,000,000 may be used to make grants 
for the purpose of creating incentives for increased use 
of biomass from national forest lands. 
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
SERVICES 
INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE 
INDIAN HEALTH SERVICES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Indian Health Serv-
ices’’, $135,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2010, of which $50,000,000 is for contract health 
services; and of which $85,000,000 is for health informa-
tion technology: Provided, That the amount made avail-
able for health information technology activities may be 
used for both telehealth services development and related 
infrastructure requirements that are typically funded 
through the ‘‘Indian Health Facilities’’ account: Provided 
further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
health information technology funds provided within this 
title shall be allocated at the discretion of the Director 
of the Indian Health Service. 
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INDIAN HEALTH FACILITIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Indian Health Facili-
ties’’, $410,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2010: Provided, That for the purposes of this Act, 
spending caps included within the annual appropriation 
for ‘‘Indian Health Facilities’’ for the purchase of medical 
equipment shall not apply. 
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 
FACILITIES CAPITAL 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Facilities Capital’’, 
$75,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2010. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE 
SEC. 701. (a) Within 30 days of enactment of this 
Act, each agency receiving funds under this title shall sub-
mit a general plan for the expenditure of such funds to 
the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations. 
(b) Within 90 days of enactment of this Act, each 
agency receiving funds under this title shall submit to the 
Committees a report containing detailed project level in-
formation associated with the general plan submitted pur-
suant to subsection (a). 
SEC. 702. In carrying out the work for which funds 
in this title are being made available, the Secretary of the 
Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture may utilize the 
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Public Lands Corps, Youth Conservation Corps, Job 
Corps and other related partnerships with Federal, State, 
local, tribal or non-profit groups that serve young adults. 
TITLE 
VIII—DEPARTMENTS 
OF 
LABOR, 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND EDU-
CATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES 
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 
EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION 
TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Training and Employ-
ment Services’’ for activities authorized by the Workforce 
Investment Act of 1998 (‘‘WIA’’), $3,250,000,000, which 
shall be available on the date of enactment of this Act, 
as follows: 
(1) $500,000,000 for adult employment and 
training activities, including supportive services and 
needs-related 
payments 
described 
in 
section 
134(e)(2) and (3) of the WIA: Provided, That a pri-
ority use of these funds shall be services to individ-
uals described in 134(d)(4)(E) of the WIA; 
(2) $1,200,000,000 for grants to the States for 
youth activities, including summer employment for 
youth: Provided, That no portion of such funds shall 
be reserved to carry out section 127(b)(1)(A) of the 
WIA: Provided further, That for purposes of section 
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127(b)(1)(C)(iv) of the WIA, funds available for 
youth activities shall be allotted as if the total 
amount available for youth activities in the fiscal 
year does not exceed $1,000,000,000: Provided fur-
ther, That, with respect to the youth activities pro-
vided with such funds, section 101(13)(A) of the 
WIA shall be applied by substituting ‘‘age 24’’ for 
‘‘age 21’’: Provided further, That the work readiness 
performance 
indicator 
described 
in 
section 
136(b)(2)(A)(ii)(I) of the WIA shall be the only 
measure of performance used to assess the effective-
ness of youth activities provided with such funds; 
(3) $1,000,000,000 for grants to the States for 
dislocated worker employment and training activi-
ties; 
(4) 
$200,000,000 
for 
national 
emergency 
grants; 
(5) $250,000,000 under the dislocated worker 
national reserve for a program of competitive grants 
for worker training in high growth and emerging in-
dustry sectors and assistance under 132(b)(2)(A) of 
the WIA: Provided, That the Secretary of Labor 
shall give priority when awarding such grants to 
projects that prepare workers for careers in energy 
efficiency and renewable energy as described in sec-
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tion 171(e)(1)(B) of the WIA and for careers in the 
health care sector; and 
(6) $100,000,000 for YouthBuild activities as 
described in section 173A of the WIA: Provided, 
That for program years 2008 and 2009, the 
YouthBuild program may serve an individual who 
has dropped out of high school and re-enrolled in an 
alternative school, if that re-enrollment is part of a 
sequential service strategy: 
Provided, That funds made available in this 
paragraph shall remain available through June 30, 
2010: Provided further, That a local board may 
award a contract to an institution of higher edu-
cation if the local board determines that it would fa-
cilitate the training of multiple individuals in high- 
demand occupations, if such contract does not limit 
customer choice. 
COMMUNITY SERVICE EMPLOYMENT FOR OLDER 
AMERICANS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Community Service 
Employment for Older Americans’’ for carrying out title 
V of the Older Americans Act of 1965, $120,000,000, 
which shall be available on the date of enactment of this 
Act and shall remain available through June 30, 2010: 
Provided, That funds shall be allotted within 30 days of 
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such enactment to current grantees in proportion to their 
allotment in program year 2008: Provided further, That 
funds made available under this heading in this Act may, 
in accordance with section 517(c) of the Older Americans 
Act of 1965, be recaptured and reobligated. 
STATE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE AND EMPLOYMENT 
SERVICE OPERATIONS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘State Unemployment 
Insurance and Employment Service Operations’’ for 
grants to States in accordance with section 6 of the Wag-
ner-Peyser Act, $400,000,000, which may be expended 
from the Employment Security Administration account in 
the Unemployment Trust Fund: Provided, That such 
funds shall be available on the date of enactment of this 
Act and remain available to the States through September 
30, 2010: Provided further, That $250,000,000 of such 
funds shall be used by States for reemployment services 
for unemployment insurance claimants (including the inte-
grated Employment Service and Unemployment Insurance 
information technology required to identify and serve the 
needs of such claimants): Provided further, That the Sec-
retary of Labor shall establish planning and reporting pro-
cedures necessary to provide oversight of funds used for 
reemployment services. 
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DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT 
OFFICE OF JOB CORPS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Office of Job Corps’’ 
for construction, alteration and repairs of buildings and 
other facilities, $160,000,000, which shall remain avail-
able through June 30, 2010: Provided, That the Secretary 
of Labor may transfer up to 15 percent of such funds to 
meet the operational needs of Job Corps Centers, which 
may include training for careers in the energy efficiency, 
renewable energy, and environmental protection indus-
tries: Provided further, That not later than 90 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall pro-
vide to the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate an operating plan describ-
ing the planned uses of funds available in this paragraph. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For an additional amount for the ‘‘Office of Inspector 
General’’, $3,000,000, which shall remain available 
through September 30, 2011, for salaries and expenses 
necessary for oversight and audit of programs, grants, and 
projects funded in this Act and administered by the De-
partment of Labor. 
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
SERVICES 
HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 
HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Health Resources and 
Services’’, $1,958,000,000, which shall remain available 
through September 30, 2010, of which $88,000,000 shall 
be for necessary expenses related to leasing and renovating 
a headquarters building for Public Health Service agencies 
and other components of the Department of Health and 
Human Services, including renovation and fit-out costs, 
and of which $1,870,000,000 shall be for grants for con-
struction, renovation and equipment for health centers re-
ceiving operating grants under section 330 of the Public 
Health Service Act, notwithstanding the limitation in sec-
tion 330(e)(3). 
CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION 
DISEASE CONTROL, RESEARCH, AND TRAINING 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Disease Control, Re-
search, and Training’’ for acquisition of real property, 
equipment, construction, and renovation of facilities, in-
cluding necessary repairs and improvements to leased lab-
oratories, $412,000,000, which shall remain available 
through September 30, 2010: Provided, That notwith-
standing any other provision of law, the Centers for Dis-
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ease Control and Prevention may award a single contract 
or related contracts for development and construction of 
facilities that collectively include the full scope of the 
project: Provided further, That the solicitation and con-
tract shall contain the clause ‘‘availability of funds’’ found 
at 48 CFR 52.232–18. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH 
NATIONAL CENTER FOR RESEARCH RESOURCES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘National Center for 
Research Resources’’, $300,000,000, which shall be avail-
able through September 30, 2010, for shared instrumenta-
tion and other capital research equipment. 
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Office of the Direc-
tor’’, $2,700,000,000, which shall be available through 
September 30, 2010: Provided, That $1,350,000,000 shall 
be transferred to the Institutes and Centers of the Na-
tional Institutes of Health and to the Common Fund es-
tablished under section 402A(c)(1) of the Public Health 
Service Act in proportion to the appropriations otherwise 
made to such Institutes, Centers, and Common Fund for 
fiscal year 2009: Provided further, That these funds shall 
be used to support additional scientific research and shall 
be merged with and be available for the same purposes 
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as the appropriation or fund to which transferred: Pro-
vided further, That this transfer authority is in addition 
to any other transfer authority available to the National 
Institutes of Health: Provided further, That none of these 
funds may be transferred to ‘‘National Institutes of 
Health—Buildings and Facilities’’, the Center for Sci-
entific Review, the Center for Information Technology, the 
Clinical Center, the Global Fund for HIV/AIDS, Tuber-
culosis and Malaria, or the Office of the Director (except 
for the transfer to the Common Fund). 
The additional amount available for ‘Office of the Di-
rector’ in the previous sentence shall be increased by 
$6,500,000,000: Provided, That a total of $7,850,000,000 
shall be transferred pursuant to such sentence: Provided 
further, That any amounts in this sentence shall be 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. 
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Buildings and Facili-
ties’’, $500,000,000, which shall be available through Sep-
tember 30, 2010, to fund high-priority repair, construction 
and improvement projects for National Institutes of 
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Health facilities on the Bethesda, Maryland campus and 
other agency locations. 
AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY 
HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Healthcare Research 
and Quality’’ to carry out titles III and IX of the Public 
Health Service Act, part A of title XI of the Social Secu-
rity Act, and section 1013 of the Medicare Prescription 
Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, 
$700,000,000 for comparative clinical effectiveness re-
search, which shall remain available through September 
30, 2010: Provided, That of the amount appropriated in 
this paragraph, $400,000,000 shall be transferred to the 
Office of the Director of the National Institutes of Health 
(‘‘Office of the Director’’) to conduct or support compara-
tive clinical effectiveness research under section 301 and 
title IV of the Public Health Service Act: Provided further, 
That funds transferred to the Office of the Director may 
be transferred to the Institutes and Centers of the Na-
tional Institutes of Health and to the Common Fund es-
tablished under section 402A(c)(1) of the Public Health 
Service Act: Provided further, That this transfer authority 
is in addition to any other transfer authority available to 
the National Institutes of Health: Provided further, That 
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28, on the rates of employment and the living stand-
ards of workers, with full consideration of the other 
factors that impact rates of employment and the liv-
ing standards of workers such as inflation in the 
cost of food, energy, and other commodities; and 
‘‘(2) estimate the impact of any further wage 
increases on rates of employment and the living 
standards of workers in American Samoa and the 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, 
with full consideration of the other factors that may 
impact the rates of employment and the living 
standards of workers, including assessing how the 
profitability of major private sector firms may be 
impacted by wage increases in comparison to other 
factors such as energy costs and the value of tax 
benefits. 
‘‘(b) REPORT.—No earlier than March 15, 2009, and 
not later than April 15, 2009, the Government Account-
ability Office shall transmit its first report to Congress 
concerning the findings of the study required under sub-
section (a). The Government Accountability Office shall 
transmit any subsequent reports to Congress concerning 
the findings of a study required by subsection (a) between 
March 15 and April 15 of each year. 
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‘‘(c) ECONOMIC INFORMATION.—To provide suffi-
cient economic data for the conduct of the study under 
subsection (a)— 
‘‘(1) the Department of Labor shall include and 
separately report on American Samoa and the Com-
monwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in its 
household surveys and establishment surveys; 
‘‘(2) the Bureau of Economic Analysis of the 
Department of Commerce shall include and sepa-
rately report on American Samoa and the Common-
wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in its gross 
domestic product data; and 
‘‘(3) the Bureau of the Census of the Depart-
ment of Commerce shall include and separately re-
port on American Samoa and the Commonwealth of 
the Northern Mariana Islands in its population esti-
mates and demographic profiles from the American 
Community Survey, 
with the same regularity and to the same extent as the 
Department or each Bureau collects and reports such data 
for the 50 States. In the event that the inclusion of Amer-
ican Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mar-
iana Islands in such surveys and data compilations re-
quires time to structure and implement, the Department 
of Labor, the Bureau of Economic Analysis, and the Bu-
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