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summary by agency of the purposes and levels of expenditures 
for the prior fiscal year, and shall report annually thereafter. 
SEC. 555. For purposes of section 210C of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 124j) a rural area shall also include 
any area that is located in a metropolitan statistical area and 
a county, borough, parish, or area under the jurisdiction of an 
Indian tribe with a population of not more than 50,000. 
SEC. 556. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used for first-class travel by the employees of agencies funded 
by this Act in contravention of sections 301–10.122 through 301.10– 
124 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations. 
SEC. 557. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used to propose or effect a disciplinary or adverse action, with 
respect to any Department of Homeland Security employee who 
engages regularly with the public in the performance of his or 
her official duties solely because that employee elects to utilize 
protective equipment or measures, including but not limited to 
surgical masks, N95 respirators, gloves, or hand-sanitizers, where 
use of such equipment or measures is in accord with Department 
of Homeland Security policy, and Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention and Office of Personnel Management guidance. 
SEC. 558. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used to employ workers described in section 274A(h)(3) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324a(h)(3)). 
SEC. 559. (a) Subject to subsection (b), none of the funds appro-
priated or otherwise made available by this Act may be available 
to operate the Loran-C signal after January 4, 2010. 
(b) The limitation in subsection (a) shall take effect only if: 
(1) the Commandant of the Coast Guard certifies that 
the termination of the operation of the Loran-C signal as of 
the date specified in subsection (a) will not adversely impact 
the safety of maritime navigation; and 
(2) the Secretary of Homeland Security certifies that the 
Loran-C system infrastructure is not needed as a backup to 
the Global Positioning System or to meet any other Federal 
navigation requirement. 
(c) If the certifications described in subsection (b) are made, 
the Coast Guard shall, commencing January 4, 2010, terminate 
the operation of the Loran-C signal and commence a phased 
decommissioning of the Loran-C system infrastructure. 
(d) Not later than 30 days after such certifications pursuant 
to subsection (b), the Commandant shall submit to the Committees 
on Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives 
a report setting forth a proposed schedule for the phased decommis-
sioning of the Loran-C system infrastructure in the event of the 
decommissioning of such infrastructure in accordance with sub-
section (c). 
(e) If the certifications described in subsection (b) are made, 
the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Com-
mandant of the Coast Guard, may, notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, sell any real and personal property under the adminis-
trative control of the Coast Guard and used for the Loran-C system, 
by directing the Administrator of General Services to sell such 
real and personal property, subject to such terms and conditions 
that the Secretary believes to be necessary to protect government 
interests and program requirements of the Coast Guard: Provided, 
That the proceeds, less the costs of sale incurred by the General
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Services Administration, shall be deposited as offsetting collections 
into the Coast Guard ‘‘Environmental Compliance and Restoration’’ 
account and, subject to appropriation, shall be available until 
expended for environmental compliance and restoration purposes 
associated with the Loran-C system, for the costs of securing and 
maintaining equipment that may be used as a backup to the Global 
Positioning System or to meet any other Federal navigation require-
ment, for the demolition of improvements on such real property, 
and for the costs associated with the sale of such real and personal 
property, including due diligence requirements, necessary environ-
mental remediation, and reimbursement of expenses incurred by 
the General Services Administration: Provided further, That after 
the completion of such activities, the unexpended balances shall 
be available for any other environmental compliance and restoration 
activities of the Coast Guard. 
SEC. 560. (a) None of the funds made available by this Act 
may be obligated for construction of the National Bio- and Agro- 
defense Facility on the United States mainland until 30 days after 
the later of: 
(1) the date on which the Secretary of Homeland Security 
submits to the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives a site-specific bio-safety and 
bio-security mitigation risk assessment, which includes an 
integrated set of analyses using plume modeling and epidemio-
logic impact modeling, to determine the requirements necessary 
to ensure safe operation of the National Bio- and Agro-defense 
Facility at the approved Manhattan, Kansas, site identified 
in the January 16, 2009, record of decision published in Federal 
Register Vol. 74, Number 11, and the results of the National 
Academy of Sciences’ review of the risk assessment as described 
in paragraph (b): Provided, That the integrated set of analyses 
is to determine the extent of the dispersion of the foot-and- 
mouth virus following a potential laboratory spill, the potential 
spread of foot-and-mouth disease in the surrounding susceptible 
animal population, and its economic impact: Provided further, 
That the integrated set of analyses should also take into account 
specific local, State, and national risk mitigation strategies; 
or 
(2) the date on which the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
in coordination with the Secretary of Agriculture, submits to 
the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives a report that: 
(A) describes the procedure that will be used to issue 
the permit to conduct foot-and-mouth disease live virus 
research under section 7524 of the Food, Conservation, 
and Energy Act of 2008 (21 U.S.C. 113a note; Public Law 
110–246); and 
(B) includes plans to establish an emergency response 
plan with city, regional, and State officials in the event 
of an accidental release of foot-and-mouth disease or 
another hazardous pathogen. 
(b) With regard to the integrated set of analyses included 
in the mitigation risk assessment required under paragraph (a)(1), 
the Secretary of Homeland Security shall enter into a contract 
with the National Academy of Sciences to evaluate the mitigation 
risk assessment required by subsection (a)(1) of this section and 
to submit a Letter Report: Provided, That such contract shall be
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entered into within 90 days from the date of enactment of this 
Act, and the National Academy of Sciences shall complete its assess-
ment and submit its Letter Report within four months after the 
date the Department of Homeland Security concludes the risk 
assessment. 
SEC. 561. (a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘American Communities’ Right to Public Information Act’’. 
(b) IN GENERAL.—Section 70103(d) of title 46, United States 
Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(d) NONDISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Information developed under this section 
or sections 70102, 70104, and 70108 is not required to be 
disclosed to the public, including— 
‘‘(A) facility security plans, vessel security plans, and 
port vulnerability assessments; and 
‘‘(B) other information related to security plans, proce-
dures, or programs for vessels or facilities authorized under 
this section or sections 70102, 70104, and 70108. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATIONS.—Nothing in paragraph (1) shall be con-
strued to authorize the designation of information as sensitive 
security information (as defined in section 1520.5 of title 49, 
Code of Federal Regulations)— 
‘‘(A) to conceal a violation of law, inefficiency, or 
administrative error; 
‘‘(B) to prevent embarrassment to a person, organiza-
tion, or agency; 
‘‘(C) to restrain competition; or 
‘‘(D) to prevent or delay the release of information 
that does not require protection in the interest of transpor-
tation security, including basic scientific research informa-
tion not clearly related to transportation security.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Section 114(r) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end thereof the following: 
‘‘(4) LIMITATIONS.—Nothing in this subsection, or any other 
provision of law, shall be construed to authorize the designation 
of information as sensitive security information (as defined 
in section 1520.5 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations)— 
‘‘(A) to conceal a violation of law, inefficiency, or 
administrative error; 
‘‘(B) to prevent embarrassment to a person, organiza-
tion, or agency; 
‘‘(C) to restrain competition; or 
‘‘(D) to prevent or delay the release of information 
that does not require protection in the interest of transpor-
tation security, including basic scientific research informa-
tion not clearly related to transportation security.’’. 
(2) Section 40119(b) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end thereof the following: 
‘‘(3) Nothing in paragraph (1) shall be construed to 
authorize the designation of information as sensitive security 
information (as defined in section 15.5 of title 49, Code of 
Federal Regulations)— 
‘‘(A) to conceal a violation of law, inefficiency, or 
administrative error; 
‘‘(B) to prevent embarrassment to a person, organiza-
tion, or agency;
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‘‘(C) to restrain competition; or 
‘‘(D) to prevent or delay the release of information 
that does not require protection in the interest of transpor-
tation security, including basic scientific research informa-
tion not clearly related to transportation security.’’. 
SEC. 562. Section 4 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to prohibit 
the introduction, or manufacture for introduction, into interstate 
commerce of switchblade knives, and for other purposes’’ (commonly 
known as the Federal Switchblade Act) (15 U.S.C. 1244) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of paragraph (3); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (4) 
and inserting ‘‘; or’’ and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) a knife that contains a spring, detent, or other mecha-
nism designed to create a bias toward closure of the blade 
and that requires exertion applied to the blade by hand, wrist, 
or arm to overcome the bias toward closure to assist in opening 
the knife.’’. 
SEC. 563. (a) APPLICABLE
ANNUAL
PERCENTAGE
RATE
OF 
INTEREST.—Section 44(f)(1) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act 
(12 U.S.C. 1831u(f)(1)) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting 
‘‘(or in the case of a governmental entity located in such State, 
paid)’’ after ‘‘received, or reserved’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B)— 
(A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘non-
depository institution operating in such State’’ and 
inserting ‘‘governmental entity located in such State or 
any person that is not a depository institution described 
in subparagraph (A) doing business in such State’’; 
(B) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iii); 
(C) in clause (i)— 
(i) in subclause (III)— 
(I) in item (aa), by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(II) in item (bb), by striking ‘‘, to facilitate’’ 
and all that follows through ‘‘2009’’; and 
(III) by striking item (cc); and 
(ii) by adding after subclause (III) the following: 
‘‘(IV) the uniform accessibility of bonds and 
obligations issued under the American Recovery 
and Reinvestment Act of 2009;’’; and 
(D) by inserting after clause (i) the following: 
‘‘(ii) to facilitate interstate commerce through the 
issuance of bonds and obligations under any provision 
of State law, including bonds and obligations for the 
purpose of economic development, education, and 
improvements to infrastructure; and’’. 
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Section 44(f)(2) of the Federal 
Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1831u(f)(2)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses 
(i) and (ii), respectively, and moving the margins 2 ems to 
the right; 
(2) by striking ‘‘No provision’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—No provision’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(B) APPLICABILITY.—This subsection shall be con-
strued to apply to any loan or discount made, or note, 
bill of exchange, financing transaction, or other evidence 
of debt, originated by an insured depository institution, 
a governmental entity located in such State, or a person 
that is not a depository institution described in subpara-
graph (A) doing business in such State.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE PERIOD.—The amendments made by this section 
shall apply with respect to contracts consummated during the period 
beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on 
December 31, 2010. 
SEC. 564. (a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘OPEN FOIA Act of 2009’’. 
(b) SPECIFIC CITATIONS IN STATUTORY EXEMPTIONS.—Section 
552(b) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking para-
graph (3) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(3) specifically exempted from disclosure by statute (other 
than section 552b of this title), if that statute— 
‘‘(A)(i) requires that the matters be withheld from the 
public in such a manner as to leave no discretion on the 
issue; or 
‘‘(ii) establishes particular criteria for withholding or 
refers to particular types of matters to be withheld; and 
‘‘(B) if enacted after the date of enactment of the OPEN 
FOIA Act of 2009, specifically cites to this paragraph.’’. 
SEC. 565. (a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Protected National Security Documents Act of 2009’’. 
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of the law to the con-
trary, no protected document, as defined in subsection (c), shall 
be subject to disclosure under section 552 of title 5, United States 
Code or any proceeding under that section. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) PROTECTED DOCUMENT.—The term ‘‘protected document’’ 
means any record— 
(A) for which the Secretary of Defense has issued a 
certification, as described in subsection (d), stating that 
disclosure of that record would endanger citizens of the 
United States, members of the United States Armed Forces, 
or employees of the United States Government deployed 
outside the United States; and 
(B) that is a photograph that— 
(i) was taken during the period beginning on Sep-
tember 11, 2001, through January 22, 2009; and 
(ii) relates to the treatment of individuals engaged, 
captured, or detained after September 11, 2001, by 
the Armed Forces of the United States in operations 
outside of the United States. 
(2) PHOTOGRAPH.—The term ‘‘photograph’’ encompasses all 
photographic images, whether originals or copies, including still 
photographs, negatives, digital images, films, video tapes, and 
motion pictures. 
(d) CERTIFICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—For any photograph described under sub-
section (c)(1), the Secretary of Defense shall issue a certification 
if the Secretary of Defense determines that disclosure of that
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photograph would endanger citizens of the United States, mem-
bers of the United States Armed Forces, or employees of the 
United States Government deployed outside the United States. 
(2) CERTIFICATION
EXPIRATION.—A certification and a 
renewal of a certification issued pursuant to subsection (d)(3) 
shall expire 3 years after the date on which the certification 
or renewal, is issued by the Secretary of Defense. 
(3) CERTIFICATION
RENEWAL.—The Secretary of Defense 
may issue— 
(A) a renewal of a certification at any time; and 
(B) more than 1 renewal of a certification. 
(4) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
provide Congress a timely notice of the Secretary’s issuance 
of a certification and of a renewal of a certification. 
(e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to preclude the voluntary disclosure of a protected docu-
ment. 
(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect on the date 
of enactment of this Act and apply to any protected document. 
SEC. 566. The administrative law judge annuitants partici-
pating in the Senior Administrative Law Judge Program managed 
by the Director of the Office of Personnel Management under section 
3323 of title 5, United States Code, shall be available on a tem-
porary reemployment basis to conduct arbitrations of disputes as 
part of the arbitration panel established by the President under 
section 601 of division A of the American Recovery and Reinvest-
ment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–5; 123 Stat. 164). 
SEC. 567. (a) IN GENERAL.—Any company that collects or 
retains personal information directly from individuals who partici-
pated in the Registered Traveler program shall safeguard and dis-
pose of such information in accordance with the requirements in— 
(1) the National Institute for Standards and Technology 
Special Publication 800–30, entitled ‘‘Risk Management Guide 
for Information Technology Systems’’; and 
(2) the National Institute for Standards and Technology 
Special Publication 800–53, Revision 3, entitled ‘‘Recommended 
Security Controls for Federal Information Systems and 
Organizations,’’; 
(3) any supplemental standards established by the Assist-
ant Secretary, Transportation Security Administration (referred 
to in this section as the ‘‘Assistant Secretary’’). 
(b) CERTIFICATION.—The Assistant Secretary shall require any 
company through the sponsoring entity described in subsection 
(a) to provide, not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, written certification to the sponsoring entity that such 
procedures are consistent with the minimum standards established 
under paragraph (a)(1–3) with a description of the procedures used 
to comply with such standards. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary shall submit a report 
to Congress that— 
(1) describes the procedures that have been used to safe-
guard and dispose of personal information collected through 
the Registered Traveler program; and 
(2) provides the status of the certification by any company 
described in subsection (a) that such procedures are consistent
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with the minimum standards established by paragraph (a)(1– 
3). 
SEC. 568. (a) SPECIAL IMMIGRANT NONMINISTER RELIGIOUS 
WORKER PROGRAM AND OTHER IMMIGRATION PROGRAMS.— 
(1) EXTENSION.—Subclauses (II) and (III) of section 
101(a)(27)(C)(ii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)(C)(ii)) are amended by striking ‘‘September 
30, 2009,’’ each place such term appears and inserting ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2012,’’. 
(2) STUDY AND PLAN.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of United States 
Citizenship and Immigration Services shall submit a report 
to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the 
Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives 
that includes— 
(A) the results of a study conducted under the super-
vision of the Director to evaluate the Special Immigrant 
Nonminister Religious Worker Program to identify the risks 
of fraud and noncompliance by program participants; and 
(B) a detailed plan that describes the actions to be 
taken by United States Citizenship and Immigration Serv-
ices to improve the integrity of the program. 
(3) PROGRESS REPORT.—Not later than 240 days after the 
submission of the report under paragraph (2), the Director 
of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services shall 
submit a report to the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
Representatives that describes the progress made in imple-
menting the plan described in clause (a)(2)(B) of this section. 
(b) CONRAD STATE 30 J–1 VISA WAIVER PROGRAM.—Section 
220(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Technical Corrections 
Act of 1994 (8 U.S.C. 1182 note) is amended by striking ‘‘September 
30, 2009’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2012’’. 
(c) RELIEF FOR SURVIVING SPOUSES.— 
(1) 
IN
GENERAL.—The 
second 
sentence 
of 
section 
201(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1151(b)(2)(A)(i)) is amended by striking ‘‘for at least 2 years 
at the time of the citizen’s death’’. 
(2) APPLICABILITY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The amendment made by paragraph 
(1) shall apply to all applications and petitions relating 
to immediate relative status under section 201(b)(2)(A)(i) 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1151(b)(2)(A)(i)) pending on or after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
(B) TRANSITION CASES.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, an alien described in clause (ii) who seeks 
immediate relative status pursuant to the amendment 
made by paragraph (1) shall file a petition under sec-
tion 204(a)(1)(A)(ii) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1154(a)(1)(A)(ii)) not later than the date 
that is 2 years after the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
(ii) ALIENS DESCRIBED.—An alien is described in 
this clause if—
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(I) the alien’s United States citizen spouse died 
before the date of the enactment of this Act; 
(II) the alien and the citizen spouse were mar-
ried for less than 2 years at the time of the citizen 
spouse’s death; and 
(III) the alien has not remarried. 
(d) SURVIVING RELATIVE CONSIDERATION FOR CERTAIN PETI-
TIONS AND APPLICATIONS.— 
(1) AMENDMENT.—Section 204 of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1154) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(l) SURVIVING RELATIVE CONSIDERATION FOR CERTAIN PETI-
TIONS AND APPLICATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An alien described in paragraph (2) who 
resided in the United States at the time of the death of the 
qualifying relative and who continues to reside in the United 
States shall have such petition described in paragraph (2), 
or an application for adjustment of status to that of a person 
admitted for lawful permanent residence based upon the family 
relationship described in paragraph (2), and any related 
applications, adjudicated notwithstanding the death of the 
qualifying relative, unless the Secretary of Homeland Security 
determines, in the unreviewable discretion of the Secretary, 
that approval would not be in the public interest. 
‘‘(2) ALIEN DESCRIBED.—An alien described in this para-
graph is an alien who, immediately prior to the death of his 
or her qualifying relative, was— 
‘‘(A) the beneficiary of a pending or approved petition 
for classification as an immediate relative (as described 
in section 201(b)(2)(A)(i)); 
‘‘(B) the beneficiary of a pending or approved petition 
for classification under section 203 (a) or (d); 
‘‘(C) a derivative beneficiary of a pending or approved 
petition for classification under section 203(b) (as described 
in section 203(d)); 
‘‘(D) the beneficiary of a pending or approved refugee/ 
asylee relative petition under section 207 or 208; 
‘‘(E) an alien admitted in ‘T’ nonimmigrant status as 
described in section 101(a)(15)(T)(ii) or in ‘U’ nonimmigrant 
status as described in section 101(a)(15)(U)(ii); or 
‘‘(F) an asylee (as described in section 208(b)(3)).’’. 
(2) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in the amendment made by 
paragraph (1) may be construed to limit or waive any ground 
of removal, basis for denial of petition or application, or other 
criteria for adjudicating petitions or applications as otherwise 
provided under the immigration laws of the United States 
other than ineligibility based solely on the lack of a qualifying 
family relationship as specifically provided by such amendment. 
(e) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT
TO
AFFIDAVIT
OF
SUPPORT 
REQUIREMENT.—Section 213A(f)(5) of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1183a(5)) is amended by striking clauses (i) 
and (ii) and inserting: 
‘‘(i) the individual petitioning under section 204 
of this Act for the classification of such alien died 
after the approval of such petition, and the Secretary 
of Homeland Security has determined for humanitarian
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reasons that revocation of such petition under section 
205 would be inappropriate; or 
‘‘(ii) the alien’s petition is being adjudicated pursu-
ant to section 204(l) (surviving relative consideration).’’. 
SEC. 569. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by 
this Act may be used to pay award or incentive fees for contractor 
performance that has been judged to be below satisfactory perform-
ance or performance that does not meet the basic requirements 
of a contract. 
SEC. 570. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act may be used by the Department of Homeland 
Security to enter into any federal contract unless such contract 
is entered into in accordance with the requirements of the Federal 
Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253) 
or Chapter 137 of title 10, United States Code, and the Federal 
Acquisition Regulation, unless such contract is otherwise authorized 
by statute to be entered into without regard to the above referenced 
statutes. 
SEC. 571. (a) Funds made available by this Act solely for 
data center migration may be transferred by the Secretary between 
appropriations for the same purpose, notwithstanding section 503 
of this Act. 
(b) No transfer described in (a) shall occur until 15 days after 
the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House 
and Representatives are notified of such transfer. 
SEC. 572. Specific projects contained in the report of the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives accom-
panying this Act (H. Rept. 111–157) that are considered congres-
sional earmarks for purposes of clause 9 of rule XXI of the Rules 
of the House of Representatives, when intended to be awarded 
to a for-profit entity, shall be awarded under a full and open 
competition. 
SEC. 573. From unobligated balances for fiscal year 2009 made 
available for Federal Emergency Management Agency ‘‘Trucking 
Industry Security Grants’’, $5,572,000 are rescinded. 
SEC. 574. From the unobligated balances of prior year appro-
priations made available for ‘‘Analysis and Operations’’, $2,358,000 
are rescinded. 
SEC. 575. From the unobligated balances of prior year appro-
priations made available for National Protection and Programs 
Directorate ‘‘Infrastructure Protection and Information Security’’, 
$8,000,000 are rescinded. 
SEC. 576. From the unobligated balances of prior year appro-
priations made available for Science and Technology ‘‘Research, 
Development, 
Acquisition, 
and 
Operations’’, 
$6,944,148 
are 
rescinded. 
SEC. 577. From the unobligated balances of prior year appro-
priations made available for Domestic Nuclear Detection Office 
‘‘Research, Development, and Operations’’, $8,000,000 are rescinded. 
SEC. 578. From the unobligated balances of prior year appro-
priations made available for Transportation Security Administration 
‘‘Research and Development’’, $4,000,000 are rescinded. 
SEC. 579. From the unobligated balances of prior year appro-
priations made available for Coast Guard ‘‘Acquisition, Construc-
tion, and Improvements’’, $800,000 are rescinded: Provided, That 
these rescissions shall be taken from completed projects.
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SEC. 580. Of the amounts available under the heading ‘‘Counter-
terrorism Fund’’, $5,600,000 are rescinded. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Homeland Security 
Appropriations Act, 2010’’. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.