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(A) the LEED Green Building Rating Sys-
tem; 
(B) Energy Star; 
(C) the CHPS Criteria; 
(D) Green Globes; or 
(E) an equivalent program adopted by the 
State or another jurisdiction with authority over 
the local educational agency. 
(2) TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary, 
in consultation with the Secretary of Energy and the 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency, shall provide outreach and technical assist-
ance to States and school districts concerning the 
best practices in school modernization, renovation, 
and repair, including those related to student aca-
demic achievement and student and staff health, en-
ergy efficiency, and environmental protection. 
(l) REPORTING.— 
(1) REPORTS BY LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGEN-
CIES.—Local educational agencies receiving a grant 
under this section shall compile, and submit to the 
State educational agency (which shall compile and 
submit such reports to the Secretary), a report de-
scribing the projects for which such funds were used, 
including— 
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(A) the number of public schools in the 
agency, including the number of charter 
schools; 
(B) the total amount of funds received by 
the local educational agency under this section 
and the amount of such funds expended, includ-
ing the amount expended for modernization, 
renovation, and repair of charter schools; 
(C) the number of public schools in the 
agency with a metro-centric locale code of 41, 
42, or 43 as determined by the National Center 
for Education Statistics and the percentage of 
funds received by the agency under this section 
that were used for projects at such schools; 
(D) the number of public schools in the 
agency that are eligible for schoolwide programs 
under section 1114 of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 and the percent-
age of funds received by the agency under this 
section that were used for projects at such 
schools; 
(E) the cost of each project, which, if any, 
of the standards described in subsection (k)(1) 
the project met, and any demonstrable or ex-
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pected academic, energy, or environmental ben-
efits as a result of the project; 
(F) if flooring was installed, whether— 
(i) it was low- or no-VOC (Volatile 
Organic Compounds) flooring; 
(ii) it was made from sustainable ma-
terials; and 
(iii) use of flooring described in clause 
(i) or (ii) was cost effective; and 
(G) the total number and amount of con-
tracts awarded, and the number and amount of 
contracts awarded to local, small, minority- 
owned, women-owned, and veteran-owned busi-
nesses. 
(2) REPORTS BY SECRETARY.—Not later than 
December 31, 2010, the Secretary of Education 
shall submit to the Committees on Education and 
Labor and Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committees on Health, Edu-
cation, Labor, and Pensions and Appropriations of 
the Senate a report on grants made under this sec-
tion, including the information described in para-
graph (1), the types of modernization, renovation, 
and repair funded, and the number of students im-
pacted, including the number of students counted 
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under section 1113(a)(5) of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965. 
CHAPTER 5—HOUSING 
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN 
DEVELOPMENT 
PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING 
PUBLIC HOUSING CAPITAL FUND 
For an additional amount for the ‘‘Public Housing 
Capital Fund’’ to carry out capital and management ac-
tivities for public housing agencies, as authorized under 
section 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
U.S.C. 1437g), $1,000,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2009: Provided, That this additional 
amount shall be allocated to public housing agencies ac-
cording to the same funding formula used for other 
amounts already made available in fiscal year 2008, and 
not later than 120 days after enactment of this Act: Pro-
vided further, That in selecting projects to be funded, pub-
lic housing agencies shall give priority to capital projects 
for which contract awards based on competitive bids can 
be executed within 120 days of enactment of this Act. 
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CHAPTER 6—ENERGY DEVELOPMENT 
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 
ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Energy Efficiency and 
Renewable Energy’’, $500,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2009: Provided, That funds shall be 
available for expenses necessary for energy efficiency and 
renewable energy research and development and dem-
onstration activities to accelerate the development of tech-
nologies that will diversify the nation’s energy portfolio 
and contribute to a reliable, domestic energy supply. 
ELECTRICITY DELIVERY AND ENERGY RELIABILITY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Electricity Delivery 
and Energy Reliability’’, $100,000,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2009: Provided, That funds shall 
be available for expenses necessary for electricity delivery 
and energy reliability activities to modernize the electric 
grid, enhance security and reliability of the energy infra-
structure, and facilitate recovery from disruptions to the 
energy supply. 
ADVANCED BATTERY LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM 
ACCOUNT 
For the cost of guaranteed loans as authorized by 
section 135 of the Energy Independence and Security Act 
of 2007 (Public Law 110–140; 42 U.S.C. 17012), 
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$1,000,000,000 to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That of such amount, $5,000,000 shall be used for 
administrative expenses in carrying out the guaranteed 
loan program: Provided further, That commitments for 
guaranteed loans using such amount shall not exceed 
$3,333,000,000 in total loan principal: Provided further, 
That the cost of such loans, including the cost of modi-
fying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974. 
TITLE II—UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION 
AND JOB TRAINING 
CHAPTER 1—EXTENSION OF UNEMPLOYMENT 
COMPENSATION 
ADDITIONAL FIRST-TIER BENEFITS 
SEC. 2101. Section 4002(b)(1) of the Supplemental 
Appropriations Act, 2008 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note) is 
amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘50’’ and 
inserting ‘‘80’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘13’’ and 
inserting ‘‘20’’. 
SECOND-TIER BENEFITS 
SEC. 2102. Section 4002 of the Supplemental Appro-
priations Act, 2008 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) SPECIAL RULE.— 
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(2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(2) NO
AUGMENTATION
AFTER
MARCH
31, 
2009.—If the amount established in an individual’s 
account under subsection (b)(1) is exhausted after 
March 31, 2009, then section 4002(c) shall not 
apply and such account shall not be augmented 
under such section, regardless of whether such indi-
vidual’s State is in an extended benefit period (as 
determined under paragraph (2) of such section). 
‘‘(3) TERMINATION.—No compensation under 
this title shall be payable for any week beginning 
after August 27, 2009.’’. 
EFFECTIVE DATE 
SEC. 2104. (a) IN GENERAL.—The amendments 
made by this chapter shall apply as if included in the en-
actment of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008, 
subject to subsection (b). 
(b) ADDITIONAL BENEFITS.—In applying the amend-
ments made by sections 2101 and 2102, any additional 
emergency unemployment compensation made payable by 
such amendments (which would not otherwise have been 
payable if such amendments had not been enacted) shall 
be payable only with respect to any week of unemployment 
beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
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CHAPTER 2—JOB TRAINING 
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 
EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION 
TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Training and Employ-
ment Services’’ for activities under the Workforce Invest-
ment Act of 1998, $400,000,000, to remain available 
through June 30, 2009, of which $200,000,000 is for 
grants to the States for dislocated worker employment and 
training activities and $200,000,000 is for grants to the 
States for youth activities: Provided, That no portion of 
such funds shall be reserved to carry out section 
127(b)(1)(A) or section 128(a) of such Act: Provided fur-
ther, That the work readiness performance indicator de-
scribed in section 136(b)(2)(A)(ii)(I) of such Act shall be 
the only measure of performance used to assess the effec-
tiveness of youth activities provided with such funds: Pro-
vided further, That, with respect to the youth activities 
provided with such funds, section 101(13)(A) of such Act 
shall be applied by substituting ‘‘age 24’’ for ‘‘age 21’’. 
STATE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE AND EMPLOYMENT 
SERVICE OPERATIONS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘State Unemployment 
Insurance and Employment Service Operations’’ for 
grants to the States for reemployment services in accord-
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ance with section 6 of the Wagner-Peyser Act, 
$100,000,000, which may be expended from the Employ-
ment Security Administration Account in the Unemploy-
ment Trust Fund, and which shall remain available 
through September 30, 2009: Provided, That, with respect 
to such funds, section 6(b)(1) of such Act shall be applied 
by substituting ‘‘one-third’’ for ‘‘two-thirds’’ in subpara-
graph (A), with the remaining one-third of the sums to 
be allotted in accordance with section 132(b)(2)(B)(ii)(III) 
of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998. 
TITLE III—TEMPORARY INCREASE IN 
MEDICAID MATCHING RATE 
TEMPORARY INCREASE OF MEDICAID FMAP FOR 14 
MONTHS 
SEC. 3001. (a) PERMITTING MAINTENANCE OF FIS-
CAL YEAR 2008 OR 2009 FMAP.—Subject to subsections 
(d), (e), and (f), if the FMAP determined without regard 
to this section for a State for— 
(1) fiscal year 2009 is less than the FMAP as 
so determined for fiscal year 2008, the FMAP for 
the State for fiscal year 2008 shall be substituted 
for the State’s FMAP for fiscal year 2009, before 
the application of this section; or 
(2) fiscal year 2010 is less than the FMAP as 
so determined for fiscal year 2009, the FMAP for 
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the State for fiscal year 2009 shall be substituted 
for the State’s FMAP for fiscal year 2010, before 
the application of this section, but only for the por-
tion of the first calendar quarter in fiscal year 2010 
before December 1, 2009. 
(b) GENERAL 1 PERCENTAGE POINT INCREASE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsections (d), 
(e), and (f), for each State for fiscal year 2009 and 
the portion of the first calendar quarter in fiscal 
year 2010 before December 1, 2009, the FMAP 
(taking into account the application of subsection (a) 
and before the application of subsection (c)) shall be 
increased by 1 percentage point. 
(2) INCREASE IN CAP ON MEDICAID PAYMENTS 
TO TERRITORIES.—Subject to subsections (e) and 
(f), with respect to fiscal year 2009 and with respect 
to fiscal year 2010 in proportion to the portion of 
the fiscal year that occurs during the first calendar 
quarter before December 1, 2009, the amounts oth-
erwise determined for Puerto Rico, the Virgin Is-
lands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and 
American Samoa under subsections (f) and (g) of 
section 1108 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1308) shall each be increased by 4 percent. 
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(c) ADDITIONAL PERCENTAGE POINTS INCREASE 
FOR QUALIFYING STATES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsections (d), 
(e), and (f), in the case of a State that is 1 of the 
50 States or the District of Columbia, if the State 
is awarded a total of— 
(A) 3 or more points under paragraph (2) 
for a calendar quarter in fiscal year 2009 or for 
the first calendar quarter in fiscal year 2010, 
then for that calendar quarter or, in the case 
the State is awarded such points for the cal-
endar quarter in fiscal year 2010, for the por-
tion of such quarter before December 1, 2009, 
(and each succeeding calendar quarter, if any, 
in fiscal year 2009 and the portion of the first 
calendar quarter in fiscal year 2010 before De-
cember 1, 2009) the FMAP (taking into ac-
count the application of subsections (a) and 
(b)(1)) shall be further increased by 3 percent-
age points; or 
(B) 2 points under paragraph (2) for a 
calendar quarter in fiscal year 2009 or in the 
first calendar quarter in fiscal year 2010 and 
has not been awarded 3 or more points under 
such paragraph for a previous calendar quarter 
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in fiscal year 2009, then for that calendar quar-
ter or, in the case the State is awarded such 
points for the calendar quarter in fiscal year 
2010, for the portion of such quarter before 
December 1, 2009, (and each succeeding cal-
endar quarter, if any, in fiscal year 2009 and 
the portion of the first calendar quarter in fis-
cal year 2010 before December 1, 2009) the 
FMAP (taking into account the application of 
subsections (a) and (b)(1)) shall be further in-
creased by 1 percentage point. 
(2) AWARDING OF POINTS BASED ON QUALI-
FYING CRITERIA.—For purposes of paragraph (1), 
each State shall be awarded points for a calendar 
quarter equal to the total of the points awarded 
under each of the following subparagraphs: 
(A) REDUCTION IN EMPLOYMENT.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—A State shall be 
awarded under this subparagraph— 
(I) 2 points if the State’s employ-
ment for the quarter decreased or if 
such employment for the quarter in-
creased but by not more than 0.25 
percent; or 
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(II) 1 point if the State’s employ-
ment for the quarter increased by 
more than 0.25 percent but by less 
than 2.0 percent. 
(ii) 
MEASUREMENT
OF
EMPLOY-
MENT.—For purposes of clause (i), an in-
crease or decrease in a State’s employment 
for a quarter shall be measured by com-
paring— 
(I) the average total nonfarm em-
ployment for the State in the 3 most 
recent months, as determined based 
on the most recent monthly publica-
tions of the Current Employer Statis-
tics Survey of the Bureau of Labor 
Statistics available as of the first day 
of the quarter; to 
(II) the average total nonfarm 
employment for the State in the same 
months two years earlier, as so deter-
mined. 
(B) INCREASE IN FOOD STAMPS OR SUP-
PLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 
PARTICIPATION.— 
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(i) IN
GENERAL.—A State shall be 
awarded under this subparagraph 1 point 
if the State’s food stamp or Supplemental 
Nutrition Assistance Program participation 
for the quarter increased by more than 4 
percent. 
(ii) FOOD STAMP OR SUPPLEMENTAL 
NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM PARTICI-
PATION.—For purposes of clause (i), an in-
crease in a State’s food stamp or Supple-
mental Nutrition Assistance Program par-
ticipation for a quarter shall be measured 
by comparing— 
(I) the average monthly partici-
pation by persons in food stamps or 
the Supplemental Nutrition Assist-
ance Program under the Food and 
Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 
et seq.) for the State in the 3 most re-
cent months, as determined based on 
the most recent monthly publications 
of Food and Nutrition Service Data of 
the Department of Agriculture avail-
able as of the first day of the quarter, 
adjusted for participation in disaster 
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programs under section 5(h) of the 
Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7. 
U.S.C. 2014(h)); to 
(II) the average monthly partici-
pation by persons in food stamps or 
the Supplemental Nutrition Assist-
ance Program for the State in the 
same months two years earlier, as so 
determined. 
(C) INCREASE IN FORECLOSURES.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—A State shall be 
awarded under this subparagraph — 
(I) 2 points if the State’s fore-
closure rate for the quarter increased 
by greater than 200 percent; or 
(II) 1 point if the State’s fore-
closure rate increased by greater than 
60 percent, but not more than 200 
percent. 
(ii) FORECLOSURE
RATE.—For pur-
poses of clause (i), an increase in a State’s 
foreclosure rate for a quarter shall be 
measured by comparing— 
(I) the percentage of total mort-
gages in foreclosure for the State for 
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the most recent quarter, as deter-
mined by the Board of Governors of 
the Federal Reserve System based on 
the most recent satisfactory data 
available to such Board available as of 
the first day of the quarter; to 
(II) such percentage for the 
State for the same quarter two years 
earlier, as so determined. 
(d) SCOPE OF APPLICATION.—The increases in the 
FMAP for a State under this section shall apply only for 
purposes of title XIX of the Social Security Act and shall 
not apply with respect to— 
(1) disproportionate share hospital payments 
described in section 1923 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
1396r–4); 
(2) payments under title IV or XXI of such Act 
(42 U.S.C. 601 et seq. and 1397aa et seq.); or 
(3) any payments under title XIX of such Act 
that are based on the enhanced FMAP described in 
section 2105(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1397ee(b)). 
(e) STATE INELIGIBILITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), a 
State is not eligible for an increase in its FMAP 
under subsection (b)(1) or (c), or an increase in a 
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cap amount under subsection (b)(2), if eligibility 
standards, methodologies, or procedures under its 
State plan under title XIX of the Social Security Act 
(including any waiver under such title or under sec-
tion 1115 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1315)) are more 
restrictive than the eligibility standards, methodolo-
gies, or procedures, respectively, under such plan (or 
waiver) as in effect on July 1, 2008. 
(2) STATE
REINSTATEMENT
OF
ELIGIBILITY 
PERMITTED.—A State that has restricted eligibility 
standards, methodologies, or procedures under its 
State plan under title XIX of the Social Security Act 
(including any waiver under such title or under sec-
tion 1115 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1315)) after July 
1, 2008, is no longer ineligible under paragraph (1) 
beginning with the first calendar quarter in which 
the State has reinstated eligibility standards, meth-
odologies, or procedures that are no more restrictive 
than the eligibility standards, methodologies, or pro-
cedures, respectively, under such plan (or waiver) as 
in effect on July 1, 2008. 
(3) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 
paragraph (1) or (2) shall be construed as affecting 
a State’s flexibility with respect to benefits offered 
under the State Medicaid program under title XIX 
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of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) 
(including any waiver under such title or under sec-
tion 1115 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1315)). 
(f) REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN STATES.—In the 
case of a State that requires political subdivisions within 
the State to contribute toward the non-Federal share of 
expenditures under the State Medicaid plan required 
under section 1902(a)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1396a(a)(2)), the State is not eligible for an in-
crease in its FMAP under subsection (b)(1) or (c), or an 
increase in a cap amount under subsection (b)(2), if it 
requires that such political subdivisions pay a greater per-
centage of the non-Federal share of such expenditures for 
fiscal year 2009, than the percentage that would have been 
required by the State under such plan on September 30, 
2008, prior to application of this section. 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) FMAP.—The term ‘‘FMAP’’ means the 
Federal medical assistance percentage, as defined in 
section 1905(b) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1396d(b)). 
(2) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ has the mean-
ing given such term for purposes of title XIX of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.). 
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