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(1) a direct link to the Internet websites of 
their Offices of Inspectors General; and 
(2) a mechanism on the Offices of Inspectors 
General website by which individuals may anony-
mously report cases of waste, fraud, or abuse with 
respect to those Departments, agencies, and commis-
sions. 
SEC. 527. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act may be used to enter into 
a contract in an amount greater than $5,000,000 or to 
award a grant in excess of such amount unless the pro-
spective contractor or grantee certifies in writing to the 
agency awarding the contract or grant that, to the best 
of its knowledge and belief, the contractor or grantee has 
filed all Federal tax returns required during the three 
years preceding the certification, has not been convicted 
of a criminal offense under the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986, and has not, more than 90 days prior to certifi-
cation, been notified of any unpaid Federal tax assessment 
for which the liability remains unsatisfied, unless the as-
sessment is the subject of an installment agreement or 
offer in compromise that has been approved by the Inter-
nal Revenue Service and is not in default, or the assess-
ment is the subject of a non-frivolous administrative or 
judicial proceeding. 
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SEC. 528. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available in this Act may be used in a manner 
that is inconsistent with the principal negotiating objective 
of the United States with respect to trade remedy laws 
to preserve the ability of the United States— 
(1) to enforce vigorously its trade laws, includ-
ing antidumping, countervailing duty, and safeguard 
laws; 
(2) to avoid agreements that— 
(A) lessen the effectiveness of domestic 
and international disciplines on unfair trade, es-
pecially dumping and subsidies; or 
(B) lessen the effectiveness of domestic 
and international safeguard provisions, in order 
to ensure that United States workers, agricul-
tural producers, and firms can compete fully on 
fair terms and enjoy the benefits of reciprocal 
trade concessions; and 
(3) to address and remedy market distortions 
that lead to dumping and subsidization, including 
overcapacity, cartelization, and market-access bar-
riers. 
(RESCISSIONS) 
SEC. 529. (a) Of the unobligated balances available 
to the Department of Commerce from prior appropria-
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tions, the following funds are hereby rescinded from the 
following accounts and programs in the specified amounts: 
(1) ‘‘Economic Development Administration, 
Economic 
Development 
Assistance 
Programs’’, 
$15,000,000; 
(2) ‘‘National Institute of Standards and Tech-
nology, Industrial Technology Services’’, $5,000,000; 
(3) ‘‘National Telecommunications and Infor-
mation Administration, Salaries and Expenses’’, 
$3,000,000; 
(4) ‘‘National Telecommunications and Infor-
mation Administration, Public Telecommunications, 
Facilities, Planning and Construction’’, $1,600,000; 
and 
(5) ‘‘Bureau of the Census, Periodic Censuses 
and Programs’’, $1,000,000. 
(b) Of the unobligated balances available to the De-
partment of Justice from prior appropriations, the fol-
lowing funds are hereby rescinded, not later than Sep-
tember 30, 2009, from the following accounts in the speci-
fied amounts: 
(1) ‘‘General Administration, Working Capital 
Fund’’, $100,000,000; 
(2) ‘‘Legal Activities, Assets Forfeiture Fund’’, 
$285,000,000; 
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(3) 
‘‘Office 
of 
Justice 
Programs’’, 
$100,000,000; and 
(4) ‘‘Community Oriented Policing Services’’, 
$100,000,000. 
(c) Each department affected by the recissions con-
tained in subsections (a) and (b) shall, within 30 days of 
enactment of this Act, submit to the Committee on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
a report specifying the amount of each rescission made 
pursuant to this section. 
(d) The recissions contained in this section shall not 
apply to funds provided in this Act. 
SEC. 530. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to purchase first class or premium airline 
travel in contravention of sections 301–10.122 through 
301–10.124 of title 41 of the Code of Federal Regulations. 
SEC. 531. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to send or otherwise pay for the attend-
ance of more than 50 employees from a Federal depart-
ment or agency at any single conference occurring outside 
the United States. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Commerce, Jus-
tice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
2009’’. 
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DIVISION C—ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOP-
MENT AND RELATED AGENCIES APPRO-
PRIATIONS ACT, 2009 
TITLE I 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—CIVIL 
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY 
CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL 
The following appropriations shall be expended under 
the direction of the Secretary of the Army and the super-
vision of the Chief of Engineers for authorized civil func-
tions of the Department of the Army pertaining to rivers 
and harbors, flood and storm damage reduction, shore 
protection, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and related ef-
forts. 
INVESTIGATIONS 
For expenses necessary where authorized by law for 
the collection and study of basic information pertaining 
to river and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, 
shore protection, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and re-
lated needs; for surveys and detailed studies, and plans 
and specifications of proposed river and harbor, flood and 
storm damage reduction, shore protection, and aquatic 
ecosystem restoration projects and related efforts prior to 
construction; for restudy of authorized projects; and for 
miscellaneous investigations and, when authorized by law, 
surveys and detailed studies, and plans and specifications 
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