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compartmentalization any vehicle used to transport chil-
dren for a Head Start program if the vehicle meets federal 
motor vehicle safety standards for seating systems, occupant 
crash protection, seat belt assemblies, and child restraint 
anchorage systems consistent with that part 1310 (or any 
corresponding similar regulation or ruling). Such revision 
shall be made in a manner consistent with the findings of 
the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, pur-
suant to its study on occupant protection on Head Start 
transit vehicles, related to the Government Accountability 
Office report GAO–06–767R. 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION) 
SEC. 3607. (a) From the amounts made available by 
the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (Public 
Law 109–289, as amended by the Revised Continuing Ap-
propriations Resolution, 2007 (Public Law 110–5)) for the 
Office of the Secretary, General Departmental Management 
under the Department of Health and Human Services, 
$1,000,000 are rescinded. 
(b) For the activities carried out by the Secretary of 
Education under section 3(a) of Public Law 108–406 (42 
U.S.C. 15001 note), $1,000,000. 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION) 
SEC. 3608. (a) From the amounts made available by 
the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 for ‘‘De-
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partment of Education, Student Aid Administration’’, 
$2,000,000 are rescinded. 
(b) For an additional amount for ‘‘Department of 
Education, Higher Education’’ under part B of title VII 
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 which shall be used 
to make a grant to the University of Vermont for the Edu-
cational Excellence Program, $2,000,000. 
SEC. 3609. Section 1820 of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395i–4) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (j) as subsection 
(k); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (i) the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(j) DELTA HEALTH INITIATIVE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized 
to award a grant to the Delta Health Alliance, a non-
profit alliance of academic institutions in the Mis-
sissippi Delta region, to solicit and fund proposals 
from local governments, hospitals, health care clinics, 
academic institutions, and rural public health-related 
entities and organizations for research development, 
educational programs, health care services, job train-
ing, planning, construction, and the equipment of 
public health-related facilities in the Mississippi 
Delta region. 
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‘‘(2) FEDERAL INTEREST IN PROPERTY.—With 
respect to funds used under this subsection for con-
struction or alteration of property, the Federal inter-
est in the property shall last for a period of 1 year 
following completion or until the Federal Government 
is compensated for its proportionate interest in the 
property if the property use changes or the property 
is transferred or sold, whichever time period is less. 
At the conclusion of such period, the Notice of Federal 
Interest in such property shall be removed. 
‘‘(3) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as 
may be necessary to carry out this subsection in fiscal 
year 2007 and in each of the five succeeding fiscal 
years.’’. 
SEC. 3610. Not withstanding any other provision of 
this Act, section 3608(b) of this Act shall not take effect. 
CHAPTER 7 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER 
SEC. 3701. Section 2(c) of the Legislative Branch Ap-
propriations Act, 1993 (2 U.S.C. 121d(c)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) The Secretary of the Senate may transfer 
from the fund to the Senate Employee Child Care 
Center proceeds from the sale of holiday ornaments by 
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the Senate Gift Shop for the purpose of funding nec-
essary activities and expenses of the Center, including 
scholarships, educational supplies, and equipment.’’. 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION) 
SEC. 3702. (a) Of the funds provided for the ‘‘Capitol 
Guide Service and Special Services Office’’ in section 
20703(a) of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 
2007 (as added by section 2 of the Revised Continuing Ap-
propriations Resolution, 2007 (Public Law 110–5)), 
$3,500,000 are rescinded. 
(b) For an additional amount for ‘‘Capitol Guide 
Service and Special Services Office’’, $3,500,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2008. 
CHAPTER 8 
GENERAL PROVISION—THIS CHAPTER 
SEC. 3801. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, appropriations made by Public Law 110–5, or any 
other Act, which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs contrib-
utes to the Department of Defense/Department of Veterans 
Affairs Health Care Sharing Incentive Fund under the au-
thority of section 8111(d) of title 38, United States Code, 
shall remain available until expended for any purpose au-
thorized by section 8111 of title 38, United States Code. 
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CHAPTER 9 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER 
CONSULTATION REQUIREMENT 
SEC. 3901. Of the funds provided in the Revised Con-
tinuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (Public Law 110– 
5) for the United States-China Economic and Security Re-
view Commission, $1,000,000 shall be available for obliga-
tion only in accordance with a spending plan submitted 
to and approved by the Committees on Appropriations 
which addresses the recommendations of the Government 
Accountability Office’s audit of the Commission. 
TECHNICAL AMENDMENT 
SEC. 3902. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, subsection (c) under the heading ‘‘Assistance for the 
Independent States of the Former Soviet Union’’ in Public 
Law 109–102, shall not apply to funds appropriated by the 
Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (Public Law 
109–289, division B) as amended by Public Laws 109–369, 
109–383, and 110–5. 
(b) Section 534(k) of the Foreign Operations, Export 
Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 
2006 (Public Law 109–102) is amended, in the second pro-
viso, by inserting after ‘‘subsection (b) of that section’’ the 
following: ‘‘and the requirement that a majority of the 
members of the board of directors be United States citizens 
provided in subsection (d)(3)(B) of that section’’. 
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(c) Subject to section 101(c)(2) of the Continuing Ap-
propriations Resolution, 2007 (division B of Public Law 
109–289, as amended by Public Law 110–5), the amount 
of funds appropriated for ‘‘Foreign Military Financing 
Program’’ pursuant to such Resolution shall be construed 
to be the total of the amount appropriated for such program 
by section 20401 of that Resolution and the amount made 
available for such program by section 591 of the Foreign 
Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Ap-
propriations Act, 2006 (Public Law 109–102) which is 
made applicable to the fiscal year 2007 by the provisions 
of such Resolution. 
CHAPTER 10 
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN 
DEVELOPMENT 
OFFICE OF FEDERAL HOUSING ENTERPRISE OVERSIGHT 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount to carry out the Federal 
Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act 
of 1992, $4,800,000, to remain available until expended, to 
be derived from the Federal Housing Enterprises Oversight 
Fund and to be subject to the same terms and conditions 
pertaining to funds provided under this heading in Public 
Law 109–115: Provided, That not to exceed the total 
amount provided for these activities for fiscal year 2007 
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shall be available from the general fund of the Treasury to 
the extent necessary to incur obligations and make expendi-
tures pending the receipt of collections to the Fund: Pro-
vided further, That the general fund amount shall be re-
duced as collections are received during the fiscal year so 
as to result in a final appropriation from the general fund 
estimated at not more than $0. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER 
SEC. 4001. Hereafter, funds limited or appropriated 
for the Department of Transportation may be obligated or 
expended to grant authority to a Mexican motor carrier to 
operate beyond United States municipalities and commer-
cial zones on the United States-Mexico border only to the 
extent that— 
(1) granting such authority is first tested as part 
of a pilot program; 
(2) such pilot program complies with the re-
quirements of section 350 of Public Law 107–87 and 
the requirements of section 31315(c) of title 49, 
United States Code, related to pilot programs; and 
(3) simultaneous and comparable authority to 
operate within Mexico is made available to motor car-
riers domiciled in the United States. 
SEC. 4002. Section 21033 of the Continuing Appro-
priations Resolution, 2007 (division B of Public Law 109– 
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