Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011

Bill: 111-hr-3081
Sponsor: Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-18]
Introduced: 2009-06-26 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Abortion
Accounting and auditing
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Afghanistan
Africa
African Development Foundation
Agricultural marketing and promotion
Agricultural trade
Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Appropriations
Arab-Israeli relations
Area studies and international education
Armenia
Arms control and nonproliferation
Asia
Aviation and airports
Bahamas
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Broadcasting Board of Governors
Burma
Buy American requirements
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Central African Republic
Central America
Chad
Child health
Child safety and welfare
China
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Coal
Colombia
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Costa Rica
Crime prevention
Crimes against women
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Cuba
Cultural exchanges and relations
Cyprus
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Department of State
Detention of persons
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Disaster relief and insurance
District of Columbia
Dominican Republic
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Due process and equal protection
Economic development
Ecuador
Education programs funding
Educational facilities and institutions
Egypt
El Salvador
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Elementary and secondary education
Employment and training programs
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Endangered and threatened species
Energy efficiency and conservation
Environmental technology
Equatorial Guinea
Ethiopia
Europe
Executive agency funding and structure
Export-Import Bank of the United States
Family planning and birth control
Federal officials
Food assistance and relief
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Foreign aid and international relief
Foreign loans and debt
Forests, forestry, trees
Free trade and trade barriers
Gaza Strip
General foreign operations matters
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Government studies and investigations
Government trust funds
Grenada
Guatemala
Guinea
Guyana
HIV/AIDS
Haiti
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Health facilities and institutions
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Higher education
Historical and cultural resources
Honduras
Housing finance and home ownership
Human rights
Indonesia
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Infrastructure development
Intellectual property
International exchange and broadcasting
International monetary system and foreign exchange
International organizations and cooperation
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Ivory Coast
Jamaica
Jordan
Juvenile crime and gang violence
Kazakhstan
Latin America
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Lebanon
Libya
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Marketing and advertising
Medical research
Mexico
Middle East
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Military command and structure
Militias and paramilitary groups
Mining
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Montenegro
Multilateral development programs
Natural disasters
Navigation, waterways, harbors
Nepal
New York City
News media and reporting
Nicaragua
Nigeria
North Korea
Northern Ireland
Nuclear power
Nuclear weapons
Nutrition and diet
Oil and gas
Organized crime
Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC)
Pakistan
Palestinians
Panama
Peace Corps
Peru
Philippines
Public contracts and procurement
Racial and ethnic relations
Reconstruction and stabilization
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Religion
Research administration and funding
Rule of law and government transparency
Russia
Rwanda
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Sanctions
Saudi Arabia
Serbia
Sex and reproductive health
Sex offenses
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Small business
Somalia
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
Spacecraft and satellites
Specialized courts
Sri Lanka
State and local finance
State and local taxation
Student aid and college costs
Sudan
Suriname
Syria
Taiwan
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Technology transfer and commercialization
Terrorism
Tibet
Trade agreements and negotiations
Trade and Development Agency
Trade restrictions
Trinidad and Tobago
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
United Nations
User charges and fees
Uzbekistan
Vietnam
Violent crime
Vocational and technical education
War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity
Water use and supply
West Bank
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Women in business
Women's education
Women's health
Women's rights
World health
Zimbabwe

Summary:
action_date: 2009-06-26
text: 
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2010 - Makes FY2010 appropriations for the Department of State (Department) for: (1) administration of foreign affairs and diplomatic and consular programs; (2) the civilian stabilization initiative; (3) the Capital Investment Fund; (4) the Office of Inspector General; (5) educational and cultural exchange programs; (6) representation allowances; (7) protection of foreign missions and officials; (8) U.S. embassy security, construction, and maintenance; (9) emergencies in the diplomatic and consular service; (10) the buying power maintenance account; (11) the repatriation loans program account; (12) the American Institute in Taiwan; (13) the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund; (14) international organizations, peacekeeping, and commissions; (15) the International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico; (16) plan preparation and construction of authorized projects; (17) the International Joint Commission and the International Boundary Commission, United States and Canada; (18) international fisheries commissions; (19) international broadcasting operations; (20) the Asia Foundation; (21) the United States Institute for Peace; (22) the Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund; (23) the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowships, Incorporated; (24) the Israeli Arab Scholarship Program; (25) the National Endowment for Democracy; (26) the Commission for Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad; (27) the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom; (28) the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe; (29) the Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China; and (30) the United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission. 
 
Makes FY2010 appropriations for: (1) operating and international development expenses of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and the Office of Inspector General; (2) expenses of the President in carrying out certain programs under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961; (3) global health and child survival; (4) specified development assistance; (5) international disaster assistance; (6) transition initiatives; (7) development credit authority; (8) the Economic Support Fund; (9) promotion of democracy; (10) the International Fund for Ireland; (11) assistance for Europe, Eurasia, and Central Asia; (12) international narcotics control and law enforcement; (13) nonproliferation, anti-terrorism, and demining; (14) migration and refugee assistance; (15) the United States Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund; (16) the Peace Corps; (17) the Millennium Challenge Corporation; (18) the Inter-American Foundation; (19) the African Development Foundation; and (20) the Department of the Treasury for international affairs technical assistance activities and debt restructuring. 
 
Makes FY2010 appropriations for: (1) international military education and training; (2) foreign military financing grants; and (3) international peacekeeping operations. 
 
Makes FY2010 appropriations for: (1) international organizations and programs; (2) the Global Environment Facility; (3) the International Development Association; (4) the Clean Technology Fund; (5) the Strategic Climate Fund; (6) the Inter-American Investment Corporation; (7) the Enterprise for the Americas Multilateral Investment Fund; (8) the Asian Development Fund; (9) the African Development Fund; and (10) the International Fund for Agricultural Development.
 
Makes FY2010 appropriations for: (1) the Export-Import Bank, including the Office of Inspector General, direct and guaranteed loan and insurance programs, and administrative expenses; (2) Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) credit and insurance programs, including administrative expenses, and for the cost of direct and guaranteed loans; and (3) the Trade and Development Agency. 
 
Sets forth certain limits and prohibitions on the use of appropriations for specified activities. 

action_date: 2009-07-09
text: 
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2010 - 
Title I: Department of State and Related Agency
 - Makes FY2010 appropriations for the Department of State (Department) for: (1) administration of foreign affairs and diplomatic and consular programs; (2) the civilian stabilization initiative; (3) the Capital Investment Fund; (4) the Office of Inspector General; (5) educational and cultural exchange programs; (6) representation allowances; (7) protection of foreign missions and officials; (8) U.S. embassy security, construction, and maintenance; (9) emergencies in the diplomatic and consular service; (10) the buying power maintenance account; (11) the repatriation loans program account; (12) the American Institute in Taiwan; (13) the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund; (14) international organizations, peacekeeping, and commissions; (15) the International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico; (16) plan preparation and construction of authorized projects; (17) the International Joint Commission and the International Boundary Commission, United States and Canada; (18) international fisheries commissions; (19) international broadcasting operations; (20) the Asia Foundation; (21) the United States Institute for Peace; (22) the Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund; (23) the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowships, Incorporated; (24) the Israeli Arab Scholarship Program; (25) the National Endowment for Democracy; (26) the Commission for Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad; (27) the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom; (28) the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe; (29) the Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China; and (30) the United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission. 
 

Title II: United States Agency for International Development
 - Makes FY2010 appropriations for operating expenses of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), a civilian stabilization initiative, capital investments, and the Office of Inspector General.
 

Title III: Bilateral Economic Assistance 
- Makes FY2010 appropriations for: (1) expenses of the President in carrying out certain programs under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961; (2) global health and child survival; (3) specified development assistance; (4) international disaster assistance; (5) transition initiatives; (6) development credit authority; (7) the Economic Support Fund; (8) the Human Rights and Democracy Fund; (9) the International Fund for Ireland; (10) assistance for Europe, Eurasia, and Central Asia; (11) international narcotics control and law enforcement; (12) nonproliferation, anti-terrorism, and demining; (13) migration and refugee assistance; (14) the United States Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund; (15) the Peace Corps; (16) the Millennium Challenge Corporation; (17) the Inter-American Foundation; (18) the African Development Foundation; and (19) the Department of the Treasury for international affairs technical assistance activities and debt restructuring. 
 
Prohibits funds from being made available for Sudan or Burma unless the Secretary of the Treasury notifies the appropriate congressional committees that a democratically elected government has taken office.
 
 

Title IV: International Security Assistance
 - Makes FY2010 appropriations for: (1) international military education and training; (2) foreign military financing grants; and (3) international peacekeeping operations. 
 

Title V: Multilateral Assistance
 - Makes FY2010 appropriations for: (1) international organizations and programs; (2) the Global Environment Facility; (3) the International Development Association; (4) the Clean Technology Fund; (5) the Strategic Climate Fund; (6) the Inter-American Investment Corporation; (7) the Enterprise for the Americas Multilateral Investment Fund; (8) the Asian Development Fund; (9) the African Development Fund; and (10) the International Fund for Agricultural Development.
 

Title VI: Export and Investment Assistance
 - Makes FY2010 appropriations for: (1) the Export-Import Bank, including the Office of Inspector General, direct and guaranteed loan and insurance programs, and administrative expenses; (2) Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) credit and insurance programs, including administrative expenses, and for the cost of direct and guaranteed loans; and (3) the Trade and Development Agency. 
 

Title VII: General Provisions
 - Sets forth certain limits and prohibitions on the use of appropriations for specified activities.
 
(Sec. 7002) Requires any federal department or agency that has funds made available to it under this Act to provide the appropriate congressional committees with a quarterly accounting of the cumulative balances of any unobligated funds received during any previous fiscal year.
 
(Sec. 7003) Limits the use of funds under title I of this Act for any consulting service through procurement contracts to those contracts available for public inspection.
 
(Sec. 7004) Sets forth restrictions on office space for federal employees with respect to U.S. diplomatic facility construction, with an exception for Marine Corps use.
 

 
(Sec. 7005) States that costs incurred by an agency or department funded under title I of this Act resulting from personnel actions taken in response to funding reductions included in this Act shall be absorbed within such agency's or department's budgetary resources.
 
(Sec. 7006) Withholds certain funds under this Act for programming to the Middle East, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, until the Broadcasting Board of Governors reports to the appropriate congressional committees that each relevant language service or grantee is abiding by the standards of the United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 and the Journalistic Code of Ethics and has a policy of not providing an open platform for terrorists or terrorist-supporters.
 
(Sec. 7007) Prohibits funds under this Act from being used for: (1) direct assistance or reparations to Cuba, Libya, North Korea, Iran, or Syria; and (2) assistance to any country whose elected head of government is deposed by military coup or decree (assistance may be resumed if a democratic government is elected to office).
 
(Sec. 7009) Limits certain agency, Department, and Broadcasting Board of Governors transfer authority.
 
(Sec. 7010) Directs the Secretary of State (Secretary) to report to the appropriate congressional committees for each fiscal quarter on fund use for foreign military financing, international military education and training, and peacekeeping operations.
 
(Sec. 7011) Prohibits, with specified exceptions, appropriations under this Act from remaining available for obligation after the expiration of the current fiscal year unless expressly provided for.
 
(Sec. 7012) Prohibits funds under titles III through VI of this Act from being used for: (1) assistance to any country in default in excess of a year on payments on a U.S. loan unless the President determines such assistance is in the national interest; and (2) assistance under a new bilateral agreement unless such assistance is exempt from taxation, or reimbursed, by the foreign government.
 
(Sec. 7014)Authorizes specifically designated appropriations under titles II through VI of this Act to be reprogrammed for other programs within the same account subject to the appropriate congressional committees' regular notification procedures.
 
Extends the availability of program-specific appropriations for an additional fiscal year year if the Administrator of USAID reports to the appropriate congressional committees that program termination or changed circumstances makes it unlikely that such appropriations can be obligated during the original period of availability.
 
States that ceilings and specifically designated funding levels under this Act shall not be applicable to funds or authorities appropriated or otherwise made available by any subsequent Act unless such Act specifically so directs.
 
(Sec. 7015) Prohibits funds that remain available for FY2010 obligation under title I of this Act or in prior appropriations Acts from being made available for specified reprogramming purposes unless the appropriate congressional committees are notified 15 days in advance of such programming.
 
Prohibits the use of funds under titles III through VI of this Act for Serbia, Sudan, Zimbabwe, Pakistan, Dominican Republic, Cuba, Iran, Haiti, Libya, Ethiopia, Mexico, Nepal, Colombia, Kazakhstan, or Cambodia except through the regular notification procedures of the appropriate congressional committees.
 
(Sec. 7016) Requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to notify the appropriate congressional committees prior to: (1) providing certain excess defense articles under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961; or (2) issuing a letter of offer to sell certain defense articles under the Arms Export Control Act. 
 
(Sec. 7017) States that funds appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act or in prior appropriations Acts for the Department, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs that are returned or not made available for international organizations and programs shall remain available for obligation until September 30, 2011. 
 
(Sec. 7018) Prohibits the use of specified funds for abortions or involuntary sterilizations as methods of family planning, to motivate or coerce any person to practice abortions, or to provide any financial incentive to undergo sterilization.
 
(Sec. 7019) Allocates funds for specified accounts.
 
(Sec. 7020) Prohibits the obligation of certain funds to pay for: (1) alcoholic beverages; or (2) entertainment expenses for recreational activities.
 
(Sec. 7021) Prohibits the provision of funds under titles III through VI of this Act to any foreign government that provides lethal military equipment (under a post-October 1, 1997 contract) to a country that supports international terrorism unless the President reports to the appropriate congressional committees that such assistance is in the U.S. national interest.
 
(Sec. 7022) Prohibits bilateral assistance from being made to a government that: (1) grants sanctuary from prosecution to any individual or group which has committed an act of international terrorism; or (2) otherwise supports international terrorism. Authorizes the President to waive such prohibition for humanitarian or national security purposes.
 
(Sec. 7023) Extends, with an exception, certain authorities necessary to expend Department and foreign assistance funds.
 
(Sec. 7024) Defines &quot;program, project, and activity&quot; for purposes of titles II through VI of this Act.
 
(Sec. 7025) States that unless expressly provided to the contrary provisions authorizing or making appropriations for the Department, foreign operations, and related programs shall not be construed to prohibit activities authorized by or conducted under the Peace Corps Act, the Inter-American Foundation Act, or the African Development Foundation Act.
 
(Sec. 7026) Prohibits funds under titles III through VI of this Act and funds available to the Export-Import Bank and OPIC from being used for production of any export commodity by a foreign country if the commodity is likely to be in surplus on world markets and will cause substantial injury to U.S. producers of a similar or competing commodity (with exceptions for benefits to U.S. producers).
 
Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the U.S. executive directors of specified international financial entities to oppose assistance for the production or extraction of any export commodity or mineral that is in surplus on world markets and will cause substantial injury to U.S. producers of a similar or competing commodity.
 
(Sec. 7027) Directs the Administrator of USAID to require countries that receive foreign assistance which results in the generation of local currencies to deposit such currencies in a separate account to be used to finance foreign assistance activities.
 
(Sec. 7028) States that: (1) restrictions on assistance for a country shall not be construed to restrict specified assistance for nongovernmental organizations; (2) the President shall notify the appropriate congressional committees under their regular notification procedures prior to providing such assistance; and (2) nothing in this section shall be construed to alter existing prohibitions against abortion or involuntary sterilizations in this or any other Act.
 
States that: (1) during FY2010 restrictions contained in this or any other Act with respect to assistance for a country shall not be construed to restrict assistance under the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 (P.L. 480): and (2) this section shall not apply to assistance restrictions regarding support of international terrorism and human rights violations.
 
(Sec. 7029) Prohibits funds under titles III through VI of this Act from being provided for: (1) any financial incentive to a business for purposes of inducing it to relocate outside the United States if it will reduce the number of U.S. employees; or (2) assistance for any program that contributes to the violation of internationally recognized workers rights in the recipient country.
 
(Sec. 7030) Prohibits payments to any international financial institution (as defined by this Act) while the U.S. executive director to the institution is compensated at a rate in excess of that for Level IV of the Executive Schedule, or any alternate U.S. director is compensated at a rate in excess of that for Level V of such Schedule. 
 
Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the U.S. executive directors at international financial entities to oppose assistance: (1) that requires user fees or service charges on poor people for primary education or primary healthcare; and (2) to a Heavily Indebted Poor Country that imposes budget caps or restraints that do not allow the maintenance of or an increase in governmental spending on health care or education. 
 
 
(Sec. 7031) Authorizes nongovernmental organizations which are USAID grantees or contractors to place funds made available to them under this Act in interest bearing accounts in order to enhance their participation in debt-for-development and debt-for-nature exchanges. 
 
(Sec. 7032) Authorizes the President to engage in certain debt buybacks or sales. Authorizes sale, reduction, or cancellation of certain loans to foreign governments upon payment from an eligible purchaser that plans to use such loans only for: (1) debt-for-equity swaps, debt-for-development swaps, or debt-for-nature swaps; or (2) debt buyback by an eligible country if such country uses specified amounts of local currency to support activities that link conservation with local community development and child survival and development activities. 
 
Limits such authority to funds appropriated by this Act under the heading of debt restructuring.
 
(Sec. 7033) Authorizes the President to reduce amounts owed to the United States by eligible countries as a result of: (1) housing guarantees made pursuant to the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961; (2) credits extended or guarantees issued under the Arms Export Control Act; and (3) certain export guarantees for U.S. agricultural commodities. 
 
Permits exercise of such authority only: (1) to implement multilateral official debt relief and referendum agreements known as the Paris Club Agreed Minutes; and (2) with respect to countries with heavy debt that are eligible to borrow from the International Development Association (but not from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development). 
 
Provides debt reduction only for a country whose government: (1) does not have an excessive level of military expenditures; (2) has not repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism; (3) is not failing to cooperate on international narcotics control matters; (4) does not engage in a pattern of human rights violations; and (5) is providing U.S. citizens with effective compensation for confiscated property. 
 
(Sec. 7034) Allows funds appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act for Afghanistan to be made available notwithstanding specified restrictions on: (1) assistance to countries in payment default to the United States; and (2) law enforcement assistance. 
 
Allows funds appropriated under titles III and VI of this Act to be made available to: (1) Iraq, Lebanon, Montenegro, and Pakistan; (2) war victims; (3) displaced children; (4) displaced Burmese; and (5) victims of trafficking in persons and to combat such trafficking.
 
Authorizes USAID to make an exception to the fair opportunity process under an indefinite-quantity contract for a small or disadvantaged business.
 
Authorizes the President to waive specified prohibitions under the Anti-Terrorism Act of 1987 regarding the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) for national security purposes. States that such waiver shall be effective for not more than six months at a time and shall not apply beyond 12 months after enactment of this Act.
 
Amends the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2005 to extend the provision considering certain Vietnamese nationals to be refugees of special humanitarian concern for purposes of eligibility for in-country refugee processing in Vietnam through FY2011.
 
Expands authorities under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for civilian police assistance for a regional, district, municipal, or other sub-national entity emerging from instability. 
 
Makes funds available under this Act to assist foreign governments improve prison conditions. 
 
Amends the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1990 to extend: (1) refugee admission allocations through FY2010 for nationals of an Independent State of the former Soviet Union, Estonia, Latvia, or Lithuania who are current members of the Ukrainian Catholic Church or the Ukrainian Orthodox Church; (2) the refugee admission application period to include applications filed before October 1, 2010; and (3) the qualifying parole residence period through September 30, 2010, for certain nationals of an Independent State of the former Soviet Union, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Vietnam, Laos, or Cambodia to apply for permanent resident status adjustment.
 
Makes specified funds available for: (1) the world food program; (2) the program for research and training on Eastern Europe and the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union; and (3) Interparliamentary exchanges.
 
States that specified funds should be made available for programs to disarm and reintegrate into civilian society former members of foreign terrorist organizations.
 
Subjects funds for a Middle East Foundation to the regular notification procedures of the appropriate congressional committees. 
 (Sec. 7035) Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the Arab League boycott of Israel (reinstated in 1997), and the secondary boycott of American firms that have commercial ties with Israel, is an impediment to regional peace and to U.S. investment and trade in the Middle East and North Africa and should be terminated; and (2) the President should report annually to Congress on steps taken to encourage Arab League states to normalize their relations with Israel to end the boycott. 
(Sec. 7036) Prohibits, with a national security interest waiver, the use of funds under titles III through VI of this Act from being used to support a Palestinian state unless the Secretary certifies to the appropriate committees that: (1) the Palestinian governing entity has demonstrated a commitment to peaceful coexistence with Israel and is taking measures to counter terrorism; and (2) the Palestinian Authority (PA) or a new governing entity is working to establish a lasting peace in the Middle East. 
 
Exempts from such restriction assistance to help reform the PA and affiliated institutions or a newly elected governing entity meet such assistance requirements.
 
Expresses the sense of Congress that the newly elected governing entity should enact a constitution assuring the rule of law, an independent judiciary, and respect for human rights, and should enact other laws and regulations assuring transparent and accountable governance.
 
(Sec. 7037) Prohibits, with an exception for acquisition of additional space for the Consulate General in Jerusalem, the obligation of funds appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act to create in Jerusalem a new U.S. agency office for the purpose of conducting U.S. business with the PA over Gaza and Jericho (or any successor Palestinian governing entity) provided for in the Israel-PLO Declaration of Principles.
 
(Sec. 7038) Prohibits funds under this Act from being used to provide equipment, technical support, consulting services, or any other assistance to the Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation.
 
(Sec. 7039) Directs the Secretary, for FY2010, to certify to the appropriate congressional committees prior to the initial obligation of funds for the bilateral West Bank and Gaza program that the Comptroller General will have access to necessary financial information to evaluate the uses of U.S. assistance.
 
Directs the Secretary, prior to obligating economic support funds under this Act for the West Bank and Gaza, to take appropriate steps to ensure that such assistance is not provided to or through any individual or entity that advocates or engages in terrorist activity.
 
Prohibits funds from being used to honor individuals who commit, or have committed, acts of terrorism.
 
Requires and obligates funds for program audits.
 
(Sec. 7040) Prohibits economic support fund assistance under this Act from being provided to the PA unless the President certifies to Congress that it is in the U.S. national interest. States that any such waiver shall: (1) not be for more than six months at a time; and (2) not apply beyond 12 months after enactment of this Act. Requires a report to the appropriate congressional committees when such waiver is exercised.
 
Prohibits appropriations under titles III through VI of this Act from being used for: (1) assistance to the PLO; and (2) salaries of PA personnel in Gaza or for assistance to Hamas or any Hamas-controlled or power-sharing government unless the President certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that such government has accepted Israel's right to exist and is adhering to previous agreements with the United States, Israel, and the international community.
 
 Prohibits funds under titles III through VI of this Act from being obligated for the PLO.
 
(Sec. 7041) Prohibits funds under this Act from being made available for Saudi Arabia.
 
(Sec. 7042) Requires that appropriations under this Act for Iraq shall be in accordance with the Department's &quot;Guidelines for Government of Iraq Financial Participation in United States Government-Funded Civilian Foreign Assistance Programs and Projects.&quot;
 
Prohibits funds under this Act from being provided for permanent base rights agreements with Iraq.
 
(Sec. 7043) Directs the Secretary to report to the appropriate congressional committees: (1) every 90 days regarding diplomatic efforts aimed at curtailing Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons technology; and (2) regarding U.S. and international sanctions and related actions against Iran. 
 
Prohibits certain funds under this Act from being used by the Export-Import Bank to provide credit for any project controlled by an energy producer or refiner that provides the Islamic Republic of Iran with significant refined petroleum resources that: (1) materially contribute to Iran's capability to import refined petroleum resources; or (2) allow Iran to materially maintain or expand its domestic production of refined petroleum resources.
 
(Sec. 7044) Makes certain military appropriations under this Act for assistance for Lebanon available only: (1) to professionalize the Lebanese armed forces, strengthen border security, and combat terrorism; and (2) after the Secretary provides the appropriate congressional committees with a related spending plan. 
 
(Sec. 7045) Obligates specified funds for trade capacity building, of which a certain amount shall be made available for labor and environmental capacity building relating to free trade agreements with countries in Central America, Peru, and the Dominican Republic.
 
Makes the government of Haiti eligible to purchase U.S. defense articles and services for its Coast Guard.
 
Obligates specified funds under titles III and IV of this Act for Haiti.
 
Prohibits the use of certain funds under this Act for the transfer of U.S. weapons, ammunition, or other lethal property to the Haitian National Police until the Secretary reports to the appropriate congressional committees that any members of the Haitian National Police who have been credibly alleged to have committed serious crimes, including drug trafficking and human rights violations, have been suspended.
 
Authorizes specified funds under this Act to be made available for: (1) counternarcotics forces: (2) judicial reform, rule of law activities, and maritime security; and (3) social justice and education programs, including vocational training and juvenile justice activities.
 
Directs the Secretary to report to the appropriate congressional committees regarding assistance for Antigua and Barbuda, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, the Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago.
 
 
 Obligates specified funds for a U.S. contribution to the International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala.
 
Conditions specified military assistance to the Guatemalan Air Force, Navy, and Army Corps of Engineers upon the Secretary certifying that the Air Force and Navy are respecting human rights and are cooperating with civilian judicial investigations of military personnel who have committed human rights violations.
 
Obligates specified funds for Mexico: (1) to combat drug trafficking and organized crime; and (2) for judicial reform, institution building, anti-corruption, and rule of law activities. 
 
Obligates specified funds for Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama: (1) to combat drug trafficking and organized crime; and (2) for judicial reform, institution building, anti-corruption, maritime security, and rule of law activities.
 
(Sec. 7046) Obligates specified funds under this Act for assistance to Columbia.
 
Authorizes the use of funds under this Act for Columbia for a campaign against narcotics trafficking and foreign terrorist organizations and to protect human health and welfare in emergency circumstances. 
 
Prohibits the combat participation of U.S. military personnel or civilian contractors in connection with assistance made available by this Act for Colombia.
 
Authorizes, and limits, aircraft and helicopter use for Columbia.
 
Limits certain funding under this Act for aerial coca and poppy eradication in Columbia until the Secretary certifies to the appropriate congressional committees regarding aerial herbicide safety.
 
Amends the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act of 2009 regarding funding for the Colombian armed forces, including: (1) increasing and extending funding through FY2010 for reintegration of former combatants; and (2) extending human rights consultative requirements through FY2010.
 
(Sec. 7047) Authorizes the use of specified funds under titles III and IV of this Act to enhance the effectiveness and accountability of civilian police authority through human rights training and through the promotion of civilian police roles that support democratic governance, including programs on conflict prevention, police-community relations, disaster assistance, and gender-based violence.
 
(Sec. 7048) Prohibits funds under titles III through VI this Act from being used to pay any assessments, arrearages, or dues of any U.N. member (including costs for attendance of another country's delegation at international conferences held under the auspices of multilateral or international organizations). 
 
(Sec. 7049) Permits the President to provide up to a specified amount of commodities and services to the United Nations War Crimes Tribunal if doing so will contribute to a just resolution of charges regarding genocide or other violations of international law in the former Yugoslavia. 
 
(Sec. 7050) Prohibits funds under title I of this Act from being used for U.N. peacekeeping missions that will involve U.S. Armed Forces personnel under foreign command unless in the U.S. national interest.
 
(Sec. 7051) Amends the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 to provide for U.S. payments for U.N. peacekeeping operations through 2010 at 27.1%.
 
(Sec. 7052) Directs the Secretary to report to the appropriate congressional committees until September 30, 2010, on the resolutions proposed and adopted in the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC).
 
(Sec. 7053) Prohibits funds under this Act from being used to send or otherwise pay for the attendance of more than 50 employees from a federal department or agency at any single conference outside the United States unless in the national interest.
 
(Sec. 7054) Prohibits funds under title I of this Act from being used to pay expenses for any U.S. delegation to any specialized U.N. agency, body, or commission that is presided over by a country that supports international terrorism.
 
(Sec. 7055) Withholds assistance to a foreign country in an amount equal to 110% of the total unpaid property tax and unpaid parking fines and penalties incurred from April 1, 1997-September 30, 2009, and owed by the country to the District of Columbia or New York City.
 
(Sec. 7056) Authorizes disposal on a grant basis in foreign countries of demining equipment used in support of the clearance of land mines and unexploded ordnance for humanitarian purposes.
 
Restricts military assistance for cluster munitions.
 
(Sec. 7057) Limits the amount of funds under title II of this Act that may be used for official USAID residence expenses.
 
(Sec. 7058) Allocates specified funds under title III of this Act for USAID to hire up to 175 persons per fiscal year on a limited appointment basis in the United States and abroad. Conditions such hirings upon an equivalent elimination of USAID nondirect-hire employees. Terminates such authority on September 30, 2011.
 
Authorizes up to four-year extensions for limited-appointment Foreign Service personnel. 
 
Authorizes USAID to use specified amounts for overseas support costs of Foreign Service members of rank four or below to reduce USAID reliance on nondirect-hire employees.
 
Authorizes specified funds under title III of this Act for the costs of persons detailed to or employed by USAID to carry out: (1) natural disaster response programs; and (2) global health and child survival activities.
 
Authorizes specified funds under this Act to be used by USAID to employ up to 40 personal services contractors in the United States for new or expanded overseas programs until permanent personnel are hired. Limits to 15 the number of such contractors that may be assigned to USAID's Afghanistan programs.
 
Authorizes the hiring of up to 30 persons under the Development Leadership Initiative through September 30, 2011.
 
(Sec. 7059) States that funds appropriated by titles III and IV of this Act for child survival activities or disease programs, including HIV/AIDS research, prevention and treatment activities, may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law except for specified provisions. 
 
States that specified funds under title III of this Act should be made available for family planning/reproductive health, including in areas where population growth threatens biodiversity or endangered species.
 
 
(Sec. 7060) Authorizes specified funds under title III of this Act for grants for organizations focused on building women's leadership capacity, addressing women's development needs, or directly benefiting women and girls.
 
(Sec. 7061) States that funds under title III of this Act should: (1) include gender considerations in program implementation; (2) be made available for programs to enhance economic opportunities for poor women in developing countries; and (3) consider the needs of women in agriculture. 
 
 (Sec. 7062) Makes specified funds available for programs to address sexual and gender-based violence.
 
Requires that programs funded under titles III and IV of this Act for training of foreign police, judicial, and military officials address gender-based violence.
 
(Sec. 7063) Obligates specified funds under title III of this Act for: (1) basic education in developing countries; and (2) higher education, with a set-aside for higher education in Africa.
 
(Sec. 7064) Obligates specified funds under title III of this Act for religious, ethnic, and political reconciliation programs, with a set-aside for Middle East programs.
 
(Sec. 7065) Directs the Secretary to report to the appropriate congressional committees regarding the total amount of U.S. government expenditures in FY2008-FY2009, by federal agency, for assistance programs and activities in each foreign country, identifying the line item and the purpose of the expenditure.
 
(Sec. 7066) Prohibits funds under titles III through VI of this Act from being provided to a nongovernmental organization which fails to provide documents, files, or records for USAID auditing requirements. 
 
(Sec. 7067) States that: (1) the Senior Policy Operating Group on Trafficking in Persons shall coordinate all policies related to traffickers and victims of severe forms of trafficking; and (2) no funds shall be expended to perform functions that duplicate Group responsibilities. 
 
(Sec. 7068) Prohibits funds under this Act from being used to support or justify the use of torture, cruel, or inhumane treatment by any U.S. official or contract employee. 
 
(Sec. 7069) States that certain military education and training funds under this Act for Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Cote D'Ivoire, Guinea, and Zimbabwe may be made available only for expanded international military education and training. Prohibits the use of such funds for Equatorial Guinea or Somalia.
 
Prohibits funds appropriated under this Act from being used for the government of Sudan (which shall not include the government of Southern Sudan) or for the cost of modifying loans and loan guarantees held by the government of Sudan unless the Secretary certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that the government of Sudan: (1) is ending attacks upon civilians and disarming and demobilizing the Janjaweed and other government-supported militias and honoring cease-fire agreements; and (2) is allowing unimpeded humanitarian access to Darfur. 
 
Exempts from such prohibition: (1) humanitarian assistance; (2) assistance for Darfur, Southern Sudan, Southern Kordofan/Nuba Mountains State, Blue Nile State, and Abyei; and (3) assistance to implement the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, the Darfur Peace Agreement, or any other internationally-recognized peace agreement.
 
Authorizes assistance under this Act for the government of Southern Sudan for non-lethal military assistance, military education and training, and defense services if in the U.S. national interest. 
 
Reaffirms support for the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) and the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL). Authorizes the use of certain funds under this Act for assistance to the central government of a country in which individuals indicted by ICTR and SCSL are alleged to be living if the Secretary reports to the appropriate committees that such government is cooperating with ICTR and SCSL.
 
Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct U.S. executive directors to international financial institutions to vote against any loan extensions to the government of Zimbabwe, except to meet basic human needs or to promote democracy, unless the Secretary of State reports to the appropriate congressional committees that Zimbabwe has restored the rule of law. 
 
Prohibits funds under this Act from being made to the government of Zimbabwe, except for macroeconomic growth assistance, unless the Secretary makes a specified determination.
 
 (Sec. 7070) Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct U.S. executive directors to international financial institutions to support projects in Tibet if such projects do not provide incentives for the migration and settlement of non-Tibetans into Tibet or facilitate the transfer of ownership of Tibetan land and natural resources to non-Tibetans.
 
Obligates funds for nongovernmental organizations to support activities which preserve cultural traditions and promote sustainable development and environmental conservation in Tibetan communities in the Tibetan Autonomous Region and in other Tibetan communities in China.
 
Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to use U.S. influence in international financial institutions to oppose the extension of any loan or financial or technical assistance for Burma.
 
Obligates specified funds under this Act for: (1) humanitarian assistance for individuals and communities impacted by Cyclone Nargis; (2) programs to support democracy; (3) programs along the Burma-Thailand border; (4) Burmese student groups and other organizations outside Burma; (5) humanitarian assistance to displaced Burmese along Burma's borders; and (6) community-based organizations in Thailand to provide humanitarian assistance to internally displaced persons in eastern Burma. 
 
Allocates specified military funds under this Act for Indonesia. Withholds certain of such funds until the Secretary submits a specified report to the appropriate congressional committees.
 
Allocates certain funds under this Act for grants to Indonesian human rights organizations, including in Papua.
 
Makes specified funds under this Act available for: (1) refugees from North Korea; (2) broadcasts into North Korea; and (3) democracy, human rights, and governance programs for North Korea.
 
Prohibits certain funds under this Act from being made available for North Korea unless the Secretary reports to the appropriate congressional committees that North Korea is fulfilling its commitments under the Six Party Talks agreements.
 
Prohibits: (1) specified funds under this Act from being obligated or expended for export licenses of U.S. origin satellites (including commercial satellites and satellite components) to the Peoples Republic of China (PRC) without prior notice to the appropriate committees; and (2) funds under this Act from being used to finance any grant, contract, or cooperative agreement with the People's Liberation Army (PLA) or any affiliated entity. 
 
Obligates: (1) specified funds under this Act for the Philippines; and (2) specified military funds under this Act for the Philippines of which a certain amount may not be obligated until the Secretary submits a certain report to the appropriate congressional committees.
 
Authorizes certain funds under this Act for programs in the central highlands of Vietnam. Makes certain of such funds available for environmental remediation and related health activities in Vietnam.
 
 (Sec. 7071) Makes funds appropriated under this Act available for assistance for Serbia after May 31, 2010, if the President certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that the government of Serbia is: (1) cooperating with the International Criminal Tribunal for Yugoslavia, including access for investigators, provision of documents, and the surrender and transfer of indictees or assistance in their apprehension, including Ratko Mladic; (2) taking steps to end Serbian financial, political, security and other support to maintain separate Republika Srpska institutions; and (3) taking steps to implement policies which reflect a respect for minority rights and the rule of law. 
 
Exempts from such requirements humanitarian assistance or assistance to promote democracy. 
 
(Sec. 7072) Prohibits, with a national security waiver, specified funds under this Act from being made to a government of an Independent State of the former Soviet Union that directs any action in violation of the territorial integrity or national sovereignty of any other Independent State of the former Soviet Union. 
 
Subjects such assistance for the Russian Federation, Armenia, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan to the regular notification procedures of the appropriate congressional committees. 
 
Withholds specified funds for the Russian Federation until the President certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that the Russian Federation: (1) has terminated arrangements to provide Iran with technical expertise, training, technology, or equipment necessary to develop a nuclear reactor, related nuclear research facilities or programs, or ballistic missile capability; and (2) is providing access to international nongovernmental organizations providing humanitarian relief to refugees and internally displaced persons in Chechnya.
 
Sets forth exceptions to such restriction, including assistance for public health, nonproliferation, democracy, and humanitarian activities. 
 
(Sec. 7073) ) Prohibits, with a national security waiver, specified funds under this Act from being made available to the government of the Russian Federation unless the Secretary certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that the government of the Russian Federation: (1) has not implemented any statute or similar government action that would discriminate against religious groups or religious communities in the Russian Federation; (2) is honoring obligations respecting freedom of expression, assembly, press, and due process; (3) is prosecuting law enforcement personnel who have committed human rights abuses; and (4) is releasing detained political leaders, activists, and journalists. 
 
(Sec. 7074) Makes funds under this Act for the government of Uzbekistan available only if the Secretary reports to the appropriate congressional committees that Uzbekistan is making substantial progress in: (1) meeting its commitments under the Declaration on the Strategic Partnership and Cooperation Framework Between the Republic of Uzbekistan and the United States of America, including respect for human rights, establishing a multiparty system, ensuring free elections; and providing freedom of expression and media independence; and (2) investigating the May 2005 Andijan shootings.
 
 Makes, with a law enforcement exception, any current or former official of the government of Uzbekistan identified by the Secretary as having been responsible for the Andijan shootings or other human rights violations in Uzbekistan ineligible for U.S. admission. Terminates such prohibition if the Secretary reports to the appropriate congressional committees that Uzbekistan has taken measurable steps to improve human rights. 
 
 
(Sec. 7075) States that specified assistance under this Act for Afghanistan shall be made available in a manner that utilizes Afghan entities and emphasizes the participation of Afghan women and directly improves the security and economic, political, and social well-being of Afghan women and girls.
 
 Obligate specified assistance for Afghanistan under this Act for the National Solidarity Program.
 
Withholds specified assistance for Afghanistan until the Secretary reports to the appropriate congressional committees that the government of Afghanistan is implementing a policy to remove from office officials who have engaged in narcotics trafficking, violations of human rights, or other major crimes.
 
Prohibits funds under this Act from being used to enter into a permanent basing rights agreement between the United States and Afghanistan.
 
 (Sec. 7076) Directs the President to submit to the appropriate congressional committees a plan for the distribution of the assets of an Enterprise Fund before any distribution resulting from liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of the Fund.
 
(Sec. 7077) Obligates specified FY2010 international organization and program funds, subject to specified conditions, for the United Nations Population Fund (UNPA), except for any country program in the PRC. 
 
Prohibits funding of abortions.
 
Directs: (1) the Secretary to report to the appropriate congressional committees indicating the amount of UNPA funds budgeted for the year for the PRC; and (2) that if any funds are so budgeted a dollar-for-dollar amount shall be deducted from the funds made available to the UNPA after March 1 for the fiscal year in which the report is submitted.
 
 
(Sec. 7078) Prohibits the use of funds for publicity or propaganda purposes within the United States that were not authorized before the enactment of this Act.
 
(Sec. 7079) Authorizes the transfer of certain funds under title III of this Act for OPIC.
 (Sec. 7080) Prohibits funds under this Act (other than funds for narcotics control and law enforcement, refugee assistance, or antiterrorism activities) from being used to assist the government of a country with which the United States has diplomatic relations and an extradition treaty and refuses to extradite to the United States any individual charged with a criminal offense for which the maximum penalty is life imprisonment without parole, or for killing a law enforcement officer. Authorizes a national security waiver of such prohibition.
 
(Sec. 7081) Obligates funds under title III this Act for USAID programs to promote the sustainable use of renewable energy technologies and energy efficient end-use technologies, carbon sequestration, and carbon accounting. Sets aside from such funds an amount for the Solar Energy Microfinance Initiative.
 
Authorizes funds to be made available, subject to specified conditions, to the Least Developed Countries Fund and to the Special Climate Change Fund for climate change adaptation programs. 
 
 
Obligates funds under title III of this Act for biodiversity programs, including tropical forests and wildlife in developing countries. Sets aside from such amount funds for: (1) USAID's conservation programs in the Amazon Basin; and (2) the Congo Basin Forest Partnership. 
 
Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to inform international financial institutions and the public that it is U.S. policy that any assistance by such institutions for the extraction and export of oil, gas, coal, timber, or other natural resource should not be provided unless the government of the country has or is taking steps to establish systems for: (1) revenue and expenditure accounting; (2) independent auditing; and (3) verifying government receipts against company payments.
 
Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to report to the appropriate congressional committees describing for each international financial institution the amount and type of assistance provided, by country, for the extraction and export of oil, gas, coal, timber, or other national resource in the preceding 12 months.
 
(Sec. 7082) Prohibits funds under this Act from being used to promote the sale or export of tobacco or tobacco products or to seek the removal of foreign restrictions on the marketing of such products.
 
(Sec. 7083) Authorizes the commercial leasing of certain defense articles from commercial suppliers (instead of the government-to-government sale) to Israel, Egypt, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) members, and major non-NATO allies if the President determines that there are compelling foreign policy or national security reasons for such leasing.
 
(Sec. 7084) Makes funds under this Act available to support efforts to promote transparency and accountability at the United Nations. 
 
Prohibits, with a national security waiver, funds under this Act from being made available for the government of any country that fails to make its national budget publicly available each year.
 
(Sec. 7085) Requires that funds under title III of this Act for assistance to Sri Lanka be available for programs that promote Sinhalese-Tamil reconciliation, support post-conflict reconstruction, and establish a role for Tamil and other minorities in national, political, and economic life.
 
States that funds under title IV of this Act for assistance for Sri Lanka should encourage programs that include the recruitment of Tamils into the Sri Lankan Security Forces, Tamil language training for Sinhalese forces, and human rights training for security forces.
 
Obligates specified funds for demining of conflict areas.
 
Directs the Secretary to report to the appropriate congressional committees regarding the extent to which the government of Sri Lanka is: (1) providing humanitarian access to the camps for internally displaced persons (IDPs) and protection for the humanitarian workers; and (2) allowing for the return of IDPs to their homes.
 
(Sec. 7086) Directs the Secretary to report to the appropriate congressional committees with respect to whether the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) is: (1) using operations support officers in the West Bank and Gaza to inspect UNRWA installations; (2) dealing promptly with staff or beneficiary violations of its own policies; (3) operating in compliance with the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961; (4) taking steps to improve the transparency of educational materials in UNRWA-administered schools; (5) using curriculum materials in UNRWA-supported schools and summer camps designed to promote tolerance, nonviolent conflict resolution, and human rights; (6) not engaging in operations with financial institutions or related entities in violation of U.S. law; and (7) in compliance with the U.N. audit requirements. 
 
(Sec. 7087) Prohibits the obligation of funds to any country, including a state with a compact of free association with the United States, unless, not later than five days after the conclusion of the agreement but prior to the implementation of an agreement to accept transfer of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the terms of the agreement are transmitted in writing to the appropriate congressional committees. 
 
(Sec. 7088) Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the U.S. Executive Director at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to oppose the provision of hard currency by the IMF to any country found to be a government that has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism.
 
Terminates the authorization for the New Arrangements to Borrow program after five years.
 
 Limits U.S. contributions for FY2009-FY2014 to the New Arrangements to Borrow program to 20% of total program contributions.
 
Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to report semiannually to the appropriate congressional committees regarding loans made and programs carried out through the New Arrangements to Borrow program.
 
(Sec. 7089) Directs the Secretary to report to the appropriate congressional committees on actions taken to protect intellectual property rights during the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change negotiations prior to the obligation of funds for the Clean Technology Fund and the Strategic Climate Fund. 
 
(Sec. 7090) Prohibits foreign military financing funds under this Act from being made available for the government of Sri Lanka.
 
(Sec. 7091) Prohibits funds under this Act from being used for first-class travel by employees of agencies funded under this Act in contravention of the Federal Travel Regulation System.
 
(Sec. 7092) Prohibits funds under this Act from being used to negotiate an agreement in contravention of certain provisions under the International Financial Institutions Act or the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009.

action_date: 2010-09-29
text: 
Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 - Makes continuing appropriations for FY2011.
 
(Sec. 101) Appropriates amounts for continuing operations, projects, or activities conducted in FY2010, at the same rate as for FY2010, for which appropriations, funds, or other authority were made available in: (1) the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 (P.L. 111-80); (2) Division A of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010 (division A of PL 111-118); (3) the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2010 (PL 111-85); (4) the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2010 (PL 111-83) and section 601 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010 (SAA 2010) (PL 111-212); (5) the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 (division A of PL 111-88); (6) the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2010 (division A of Public Law 111-68); (7) the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010 (CAA 2010) (PL 111-117); (8) Chapter 3 of title I of SAA 2010, with specified exceptions; (9) additional FY2010 appropriations in SAA 2010 for specified guaranteed loans in the rural housing insurance fund; and (10) the appropriation for the United States Patent and Trademark Office in the United States Patent and Trademark Office Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010 (PL 111-224).
 
(Sec. 102) Prohibits the use of appropriations, funds, or authority granted under this Act for the Department of Defense (DOD) for: (1) the new production of items not funded for production in FY2010 or prior years; (2) the increase in production rates above those sustained with FY2010 funds; or (3) the initiation, resumption, or continuation of any project, activity, operation, or organization for which appropriations, funds, or other authority were not available during FY2010.
 
Bars the use of DOD appropriations, funds, or authority granted under this Act to initiate multiyear procurements utilizing advance procurement funding for economic order quantity procurement unless specifically appropriated later.
 
(Sec. 106) Makes appropriations in this Act available until the earliest of: (1) the enactment of an appropriation for any project or activity provided for in this Act; (2) the enactment of the applicable appropriations Act for FY2011 without any provision for such project or activity; or (3) December 3, 2010.
 
(Sec. 111) Continues through December 3, 2010, certain activities for entitlements and other mandatory payments whose budget authority was provided in appropriations Acts for FY2010, and for activities under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008.
 
(Sec. 112) Authorizes the apportionment of appropriations under this Act for federal civilian personnel compensation and benefits up to the rate for operations necessary to avoid furloughs within an agency or department, consistent with the applicable appropriations Act for FY2010. Prohibits the use of such authority until after the department or agency has taken all necessary actions to reduce or defer non-personnel-related administrative expenses.
 
(Sec. 113) Authorizes the obligation and expenditure of funds appropriated by this Act, notwithstanding certain restrictions of specified federal law.
 
(Sec. 114) Designates as emergency requirements certain amounts: (1) incorporated by reference in this Act that were previously designated as available for overseas deployments and other activities pursuant to S.Con.Res. 13 (FY2010 budget resolution); and (2) made available pursuant to paragraph (8) of section 101 of this Act.
 
(Sec. 115) Permits the use of funds appropriated under the heading &quot;Food for Peace Title II Grants&quot; in chapter 1 of title I of the SAA 2010 to reimburse obligations incurred for such purposes before the enactment of such Act.
 
(Sec. 116) Extends through the earlier of the enactment of an authorization Act related to the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act or December 3, 2010, the authority of the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide to California necessary sums to carry out a year-round school meal service program for eligible entities. 
 
(Sec. 117) Provides specified amounts at a rate for operations for &quot;Department of Commerce--Bureau of the Census--Periodic Censuses and Programs&quot; for necessary expenses to collect and publish statistics for periodic censuses and programs provided for by law.
 
(Sec. 118) Continues through December 3, 2010, the authority for the Commander's Emergency Response Program (urgent humanitarian and reconstruction relief for Iraq and Afghanistan).
 
(Sec. 119) Treats a claim submitted under SAA 2009 before December 3, 2010, for a DOD payment of stop-loss special pay for certain members (including reserve and retired personnel) who served, under the President's stop-loss authority, as a claim for which payment may be made.
 
(Sec. 120) Rescinds the unobligated balance of authority provided for investigations under the heading &quot;Department of Defense--Civil, Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers--Civil, Investigations&quot; in chapter 4 of title I of SAA 2010.
 
 Appropriates to the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, for such investigations an amount equal to such rescinded unobligated balance.
 
(Sec. 121) Rescinds the unobligated balance of authority provided for in SAA 2010 for drought emergency assistance, and appropriates the same amount to the Bureau of Reclamation for the same purpose.
 
(Sec. 122) Provides additional funding for &quot;Department of Energy--Weapons Activities&quot; at a specified rate for operations.
 
(Sec. 123) Authorizes the District of Columbia to expend local funds for certain programs and activities.
 
(Sec. 124) Amends the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007, as amended by the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2010, to extend through December 3, 2010, the authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to issue interim final regulations establishing risk-based performance standards for the security of chemical facilities and requiring vulnerability assessments and the development and implementation of site security plans for chemical facilities that meet specified requirements.
 
(Sec. 125) Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to extend the Predisaster Hazard Mitigation Program through December 3, 2010.
 
 (Sec. 126) Requires funds made available under this Act for the Federal Air Marshals to be obligated at a rate for operations not exceeding that necessary to sustain domestic and international flight coverage at the same level as the final quarter of FY2010.
 
 (Sec. 127) Requires funds made available under this Act for U.S. Customs and Border Protection to be obligated at a rate for operations not exceeding that necessary to sustain the numbers of personnel in place in the final quarter of FY2010.
 
(Sec. 128) Provides additional funds for &quot;Department of the Interior--Minerals Management Service--Royalty and Offshore Minerals Management&quot; at a specified rate for operations.
 
(Sec. 129) Amends the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005 to extend through December 3, 2010, HHS authority to contract with qualified cord blood stem cell banks to assist in the collection and maintenance of 150,000 new units of high-quality cord blood to be made available for transplantation through the C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation Program.
 
(Sec. 130) Makes certain funds transferred to &quot;Department of Health and Human Services--Office of the Secretary--Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund&quot; by CAA 2010 available through December 3, 2010, to support advanced research and development pursuant to the Public Health Service Act, at a specified rate for operations.
 
(Sec. 131) Extends through December 3, 2010, and makes appropriations for, activities authorized by part A of title IV (Temporary Assistance to Needy Families) (TANF) of the Social Security Act (SSA) (other than the Emergency Contingency Fund for State Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Programs) in the manner authorized for FY2010, subject to the amendments made by this Act. 
 
Makes appropriations (including an increase in the limitation) to the Contingency Fund for State Welfare Programs for FY2011-FY2012.
 
(Sec. 132) Extends through FY2011 and makes appropriations for SSA-authorized activities for the National Random Sample Study of Child Welfare in the manner authorized for FY2010.
 
(Sec. 133) Amends SSA Title IV subpart 2 (Promoting Safe and Stable Families) part B (Child and Family Services) to increase the authorization of appropriations to carry out such activities for FY2011.
 
Increases in FY2011 the amount HHS may reserve out of funds authorized for such purpose for grants to highest state courts to assess and improve handling of proceedings relating to foster care and adoption.
 
Extends through FY2011 grants to such courts for improved data collection and training.
 
Makes additional funds available (out of such reserved funds) for FY2011 grants to the highest state courts to: (1) insure that the safety, permanence, and well-being needs of children are met in a timely and complete manner; and (2) provide for the training of judges, attorneys and other legal personnel in child welfare cases.
 
(Sec. 134) Makes appropriations for payment in equal shares to the children and grandchildren of Robert C. Byrd (former Senator from West Virginia).
 
(Sec. 135) Provides additional funding for deposit into the DOD Base Closure Account 2005 at a specified rate for operations.
 
 (Sec. 136) Provides additional funding for &quot;Department of State--Administration of Foreign Affairs--Diplomatic and Consular Programs&quot; at a specified rate for operations.
 
 (Sec. 137) Provides additional funding for &quot;International Security Assistance--Funds Appropriated to the President--Foreign Military Financing Program&quot; at a specified rate for operations. Earmarks funding for Israel, Egypt, and Jordan.
 
 (Sec. 138) Provides additional funding for &quot;International Security Assistance--Funds Appropriated to the President--Pakistan Counterinsurgency Capability Fund&quot; at a specified rate for operations.
 
(Sec. 139) Amends the Passport Act of June 4, 1920 to extend through December 3, 2010, the Secretary of State's authority to collect a surcharge in addition to the fees for execution and issuance of passports.
 
(Sec. 140) Amends SAA 2009 to extend through December 3, 2010, the authorized use of funds for recruitment, relocation, and retention bonuses to Foreign Service members, other than chiefs of mission and ambassadors at large, who are on official duty in Iraq, Afghanistan, or Pakistan. 
 
Amends the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to extend through December 3, 2010, the Secretary of State's authority to waive certain annuity limitations for annuitants reemployed on a temporary basis or to grant such authority to an executive agency head.
 
Amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to extend through December 3, 2010, the Secretary of State's authority to waive specified requirements under the Act for reemployment of annuitants under the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and the Federal Employee's Retirement System (FERS) in a Department of State position for which there is exceptional difficulty in recruiting or retaining a qualified employee, or when a temporary emergency hiring need exists to facilitate assignment of persons to Iraq, Pakistan, and Afghanistan or to posts vacated by members of the Services assigned to such countries.
 
Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to extend through December 3, 2010, the authority of the Secretary of State and the Administrator of USAID to recruit retired Foreign Service or CSRS employees as reemployed annuitants to serve in Pakistan, Iraq, or Afghanistan.
 
(Sec. 141) Extends through December 3, 2010, the United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy.
 
(Sec. 142) Limits to a specified rate for operations any commitments to guarantee loans incurred under the General and Special Risk Insurance Funds, as authorized by the National Housing Act. Permits total loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, to be apportioned through December 3, 2010, using a specified formula.
 
(Sec. 143) Continues the Interagency Council on the Homeless through the earlier of: (1) December 3, 2010; or (2) the enactment of an authorization Act relating to the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act.
 
(Sec. 144) Declares that, for home equity conversion mortgages (HECMs, or reverse mortgages) for elderly homeowners for which the mortgagee issues credit approval for the borrower during FY2011, mortgage insurance benefits may not exceed 150% of the maximum dollar amount in effect of the original principal obligation of conventional mortgages purchased the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation.
 
(Sec. 145) Extends through FY2011 the current Federal Housing Administration (FHA), Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac), and Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae) loan limits for high-cost areas, allowing agency discretion to increase such limits for sub-areas meeting specified requirements.

action_date: 2010-09-30
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on September 29, 2010. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 - Makes continuing appropriations for FY2011.
 
(Sec. 101) Appropriates amounts for continuing operations, projects, or activities conducted in FY2010, at the same rate as for FY2010, for which appropriations, funds, or other authority were made available in: (1) the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 (P.L. 111-80); (2) Division A of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010 (division A of P.L. 111-118); (3) the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2010 (P.L. 111-85); (4) the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2010 (P.L. 111-83) and section 601 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010 (SAA 2010) (P.L. 111-212); (5) the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 (division A of P.L. 111-88); (6) the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2010 (division A of P.L. 111-68); (7) the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010 (CAA 2010) (P.L. 111-117); (8) Chapter 3 of title I of SAA 2010, with specified exceptions; (9) additional FY2010 appropriations in SAA 2010 for specified guaranteed loans in the rural housing insurance fund; and (10) the appropriation for the United States Patent and Trademark Office in the United States Patent and Trademark Office Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010 (P.L. 111-224).
 
(Sec. 102) Prohibits the use of appropriations, funds, or authority granted under this Act for the Department of Defense (DOD) for: (1) the new production of items not funded for production in FY2010 or prior years; (2) the increase in production rates above those sustained with FY2010 funds; or (3) the initiation, resumption, or continuation of any project, activity, operation, or organization for which appropriations, funds, or other authority were not available during FY2010.
 
Bars the use of DOD appropriations, funds, or authority granted under this Act to initiate multiyear procurements utilizing advance procurement funding for economic order quantity procurement unless specifically appropriated later.
 
(Sec. 106) Makes appropriations in this Act available until the earliest of: (1) the enactment of an appropriation for any project or activity provided for in this Act; (2) the enactment of the applicable appropriations Act for FY2011 without any provision for such project or activity; or (3) December 3, 2010.
 
(Sec. 111) Continues through December 3, 2010, certain activities for entitlements and other mandatory payments whose budget authority was provided in appropriations Acts for FY2010, and for activities under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008.
 
(Sec. 112) Authorizes the apportionment of appropriations under this Act for federal civilian personnel compensation and benefits up to the rate for operations necessary to avoid furloughs within an agency or department, consistent with the applicable appropriations Act for FY2010. Prohibits the use of such authority until after the department or agency has taken all necessary actions to reduce or defer non-personnel-related administrative expenses.
 
(Sec. 113) Authorizes the obligation and expenditure of funds appropriated by this Act, notwithstanding certain restrictions of specified federal law.
 
(Sec. 114) Designates as emergency requirements certain amounts: (1) incorporated by reference in this Act that were previously designated as available for overseas deployments and other activities pursuant to S.Con.Res. 13 (FY2010 budget resolution); and (2) made available pursuant to paragraph (8) of section 101 of this Act.
 
(Sec. 115) Permits the use of funds appropriated under the heading &quot;Food for Peace Title II Grants&quot; in chapter 1 of title I of the SAA 2010 to reimburse obligations incurred for such purposes before the enactment of such Act.
 
(Sec. 116) Extends through the earlier of the enactment of an authorization Act related to the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act or December 3, 2010, the authority of the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide to California necessary sums to carry out a year-round school meal service program for eligible entities. 
 
(Sec. 117) Provides specified amounts at a rate for operations for &quot;Department of Commerce--Bureau of the Census--Periodic Censuses and Programs&quot; for necessary expenses to collect and publish statistics for periodic censuses and programs provided for by law.
 
(Sec. 118) Continues through December 3, 2010, the authority for the Commander's Emergency Response Program (urgent humanitarian and reconstruction relief for Iraq and Afghanistan).
 
(Sec. 119) Treats a claim submitted under SAA 2009 before December 3, 2010, for a DOD payment of stop-loss special pay for certain members (including reserve and retired personnel) who served, under the President's stop-loss authority, as a claim for which payment may be made.
 
(Sec. 120) Rescinds the unobligated balance of authority provided for investigations under the heading &quot;Department of Defense--Civil, Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers--Civil, Investigations&quot; in chapter 4 of title I of SAA 2010.
 
 Appropriates to the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, for such investigations an amount equal to such rescinded unobligated balance.
 
(Sec. 121) Rescinds the unobligated balance of authority provided for in SAA 2010 for drought emergency assistance, and appropriates the same amount to the Bureau of Reclamation for the same purpose.
 
(Sec. 122) Provides additional funding for &quot;Department of Energy--Weapons Activities&quot; at a specified rate for operations.
 
(Sec. 123) Authorizes the District of Columbia to expend local funds for certain programs and activities.
 
(Sec. 124) Amends the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007, as amended by the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2010, to extend through December 3, 2010, the authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to issue interim final regulations establishing risk-based performance standards for the security of chemical facilities and requiring vulnerability assessments and the development and implementation of site security plans for chemical facilities that meet specified requirements.
 
(Sec. 125) Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to extend the Predisaster Hazard Mitigation Program through December 3, 2010.
 
 (Sec. 126) Requires funds made available under this Act for the Federal Air Marshals to be obligated at a rate for operations not exceeding that necessary to sustain domestic and international flight coverage at the same level as the final quarter of FY2010.
 
 (Sec. 127) Requires funds made available under this Act for U.S. Customs and Border Protection to be obligated at a rate for operations not exceeding that necessary to sustain the numbers of personnel in place in the final quarter of FY2010.
 
(Sec. 128) Provides additional funds for &quot;Department of the Interior--Minerals Management Service--Royalty and Offshore Minerals Management&quot; at a specified rate for operations.
 
(Sec. 129) Amends the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005 to extend through December 3, 2010, HHS authority to contract with qualified cord blood stem cell banks to assist in the collection and maintenance of 150,000 new units of high-quality cord blood to be made available for transplantation through the C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation Program.
 
(Sec. 130) Makes certain funds transferred to &quot;Department of Health and Human Services--Office of the Secretary--Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund&quot; by CAA 2010 available through December 3, 2010, to support advanced research and development pursuant to the Public Health Service Act, at a specified rate for operations.
 
(Sec. 131) Extends through December 3, 2010, and makes appropriations for, activities authorized by part A of title IV (Temporary Assistance to Needy Families) (TANF) of the Social Security Act (SSA) (other than the Emergency Contingency Fund for State Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Programs) in the manner authorized for FY2010, subject to the amendments made by this Act. 
 
Makes appropriations (including an increase in the limitation) to the Contingency Fund for State Welfare Programs for FY2011-FY2012.
 
(Sec. 132) Extends through FY2011 and makes appropriations for SSA-authorized activities for the National Random Sample Study of Child Welfare in the manner authorized for FY2010.
 
(Sec. 133) Amends SSA Title IV subpart 2 (Promoting Safe and Stable Families) part B (Child and Family Services) to increase the authorization of appropriations to carry out such activities for FY2011.
 
Increases in FY2011 the amount HHS may reserve out of funds authorized for such purpose for grants to highest state courts to assess and improve handling of proceedings relating to foster care and adoption.
 
Extends through FY2011 grants to such courts for improved data collection and training.
 
Makes additional funds available (out of such reserved funds) for FY2011 grants to the highest state courts to: (1) insure that the safety, permanence, and well-being needs of children are met in a timely and complete manner; and (2) provide for the training of judges, attorneys and other legal personnel in child welfare cases.
 
(Sec. 134) Makes appropriations for payment in equal shares to the children and grandchildren of Robert C. Byrd (former Senator from West Virginia).
 
(Sec. 135) Provides additional funding for deposit into the DOD Base Closure Account 2005 at a specified rate for operations.
 
 (Sec. 136) Provides additional funding for &quot;Department of State--Administration of Foreign Affairs--Diplomatic and Consular Programs&quot; at a specified rate for operations.
 
 (Sec. 137) Provides additional funding for &quot;International Security Assistance--Funds Appropriated to the President--Foreign Military Financing Program&quot; at a specified rate for operations. Earmarks funding for Israel, Egypt, and Jordan.
 
 (Sec. 138) Provides additional funding for &quot;International Security Assistance--Funds Appropriated to the President--Pakistan Counterinsurgency Capability Fund&quot; at a specified rate for operations.
 
(Sec. 139) Amends the Passport Act of June 4, 1920 to extend through December 3, 2010, the Secretary of State's authority to collect a surcharge in addition to the fees for execution and issuance of passports.
 
(Sec. 140) Amends SAA 2009 to extend through December 3, 2010, the authorized use of funds for recruitment, relocation, and retention bonuses to Foreign Service members, other than chiefs of mission and ambassadors at large, who are on official duty in Iraq, Afghanistan, or Pakistan. 
 
Amends the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to extend through December 3, 2010, the Secretary of State's authority to waive certain annuity limitations for annuitants reemployed on a temporary basis or to grant such authority to an executive agency head.
 
Amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to extend through December 3, 2010, the Secretary of State's authority to waive specified requirements under the Act for reemployment of annuitants under the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and the Federal Employee's Retirement System (FERS) in a Department of State position for which there is exceptional difficulty in recruiting or retaining a qualified employee, or when a temporary emergency hiring need exists to facilitate assignment of persons to Iraq, Pakistan, and Afghanistan or to posts vacated by members of the Services assigned to such countries.
 
Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to extend through December 3, 2010, the authority of the Secretary of State and the Administrator of USAID to recruit retired Foreign Service or CSRS employees as reemployed annuitants to serve in Pakistan, Iraq, or Afghanistan.
 
(Sec. 141) Extends through December 3, 2010, the United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy.
 
(Sec. 142) Limits to a specified rate for operations any commitments to guarantee loans incurred under the General and Special Risk Insurance Funds, as authorized by the National Housing Act. Permits total loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, to be apportioned through December 3, 2010, using a specified formula.
 
(Sec. 143) Continues the Interagency Council on the Homeless through the earlier of: (1) December 3, 2010; or (2) the enactment of an authorization Act relating to the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act.
 
(Sec. 144) Declares that, for home equity conversion mortgages (HECMs, or reverse mortgages) for elderly homeowners for which the mortgagee issues credit approval for the borrower during FY2011, mortgage insurance benefits may not exceed 150% of the maximum dollar amount in effect of the original principal obligation of conventional mortgages purchased by the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac).
 
(Sec. 145) Extends through FY2011 the current Federal Housing Administration (FHA), Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), Freddie Mac, and Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae) loan limits for high-cost areas, allowing agency discretion to increase such limits for sub-areas meeting specified requirements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-09-30
text: Became Public Law No: 111-242.
action_date: 2010-09-30
text: Became Public Law No: 111-242.
action_date: 2010-09-30
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2010-09-30
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2010-09-30
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2010-09-30
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2010-09-30
text: Cleared for White House.
action_date: 2010-09-30
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2010-09-30
text: On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendments Agreed to by recorded vote: 228 - 194 (Roll no. 564). (text as House agreed to Senate amendments: CR H7372-7375)
action_date: 2010-09-30
text: Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendments Agreed to by recorded vote: 228 - 194 (Roll no. 564).(text as House agreed to Senate amendments: CR H7372-7375)
action_date: 2010-09-29
text: The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H7376)
action_date: 2010-09-29
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with 1 hour of debate on the motion to agree in the Senate amendments to H.R. 3081.
action_date: 2010-09-29
text: Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1682, the House moved to agree to the Senate amendments. (consideration: CR H7372-7377)
action_date: 2010-09-29
text: Rule H. Res. 1682 passed House.
action_date: 2010-09-29
text: Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1682 Reported to House. Upon the adoption of the resolution it shall be in order for the Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations to make a motion that the House concur in the amendments of the Senate to H.R. 3081. The motion shall be debatable for one hour equally divided and controlled.
action_date: 2010-09-29
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2010-09-29
text: Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Yea-Nay Vote. 69 - 30. Record Vote Number: 247.
action_date: 2010-09-29
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Yea-Nay Vote. 69 - 30. Record Vote Number: 247.
action_date: 2010-09-29
text: Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7703-7715)
action_date: 2010-09-29
text: Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2010-09-29
text: Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (consideration: CR S7693-7703)
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: Cloture on the motion to proceed to the bill invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 84 - 14. Record Vote Number: 243. (consideration: CR S7585; text: CR S7585)
action_date: 2010-09-24
text: Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the bill presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S7454; text: CR S7454)
action_date: 2010-09-24
text: Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S7454)
action_date: 2009-07-13
text: Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 107.
action_date: 2009-07-09
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2009-07-09
text: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 318 - 106 (Roll no. 525).
action_date: 2009-07-09
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 318 - 106 (Roll no. 525).
action_date: 2009-07-09
text: On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 192 - 233 (Roll no. 524).
action_date: 2009-07-09
text: The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection. (consideration: CR H7918)
action_date: 2009-07-09
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Kirk motion to recommit. The instructions contained in the motion seek to redirect funds by transfer.
action_date: 2009-07-09
text: Mr. Kirk moved to recommit with instructions to Appropriations. (consideration: CR H7916-7918; text: CR H7916)
action_date: 2009-07-09
text: On motion to table the motion to appeal the ruling of the chair Agreed to by recorded vote: 238 - 180 (Roll no. 523).
action_date: 2009-07-09
text: Mrs. Lowey moved to table the motion to appeal the ruling of the chair (consideration: CR H7916)
action_date: 2009-07-09
text: Mr. Kirk appealed the ruling of the chair. The question was then put on sustaining the ruling of the chair. (consideration: CR H7916)
action_date: 2009-07-09
text: Point of order sustained against the motion to recommit with instructions.
action_date: 2009-07-09
text: Mrs. Lowey raised a point of order against the motion to recommit with instructions. The provisions of the motion to recommit constitute legislation in an appropriations bill. Sustained by the Chair.
action_date: 2009-07-09
text: Mr. Kirk moved to recommit with instructions to Appropriations. (consideration: CR H7914-7916; text: CR H7914-7915)
action_date: 2009-07-09
text: The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H7914)
action_date: 2009-07-09
text: The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 3081.
action_date: 2009-07-09
text: UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question of adoption of amendments which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
action_date: 2009-07-09
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Flake amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Flake demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
action_date: 2009-07-09
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 617, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Flake amendment.
action_date: 2009-07-09
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Kirk amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Kirk demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
action_date: 2009-07-09
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 617, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Kirk amendment.
action_date: 2009-07-09
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Culberson amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Culberson demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
action_date: 2009-07-09
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 617, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Culberson amendment.
action_date: 2009-07-09
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Weiner amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Weiner demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
action_date: 2009-07-09
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 617, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Weiner amendment.
action_date: 2009-07-09
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Stearns amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Stearns demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
action_date: 2009-07-09
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 617, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Stearns amendment.
action_date: 2009-07-09
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Buyer amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Buyer demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
action_date: 2009-07-09
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 617, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Buyer amendment.
action_date: 2009-07-09
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Lowey amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Kirk demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
action_date: 2009-07-09
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 617, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Lowey amendment.
action_date: 2009-07-09
text: GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 3081.
action_date: 2009-07-09
text: The Speaker designated the Honorable Michael E. Capuano to act as Chairman of the Committee.
action_date: 2009-07-09
text: House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 617 and Rule XVIII.
action_date: 2009-07-09
text: Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3081 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be read by paragraph. A specified amendment is in order. ALl points of order against consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI.
action_date: 2009-07-09
text: Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 617. (consideration: CR H7868-7910, H7910-7919; text of Title I as reported in House: CR H7876-7877, H7879-7881; text of Title II as reported in House: CR H7881; text of Title III as reported in House: CR H7881-7884, H7884, H7886-7887; text of Title IV as reported in House: CR H7887-7888; text of Title V as reported in House: CR H7888; text of Title VI as reported in House: CR H7888-7889; text of Title VII as reported in House: CR H7889-7895, H7895-7896, H7897-7905, H7905, H7914)
action_date: 2009-07-09
text: Rule H. Res. 617 passed House.
action_date: 2009-07-08
text: Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 617 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3081 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be read by paragraph. A specified amendment is in order. ALl points of order against consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI.
action_date: 2009-06-26
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 100.
action_date: 2009-06-26
text: The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 111-187, by Mrs. Lowey.
action_date: 2009-06-26
text: The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 111-187, by Mrs. Lowey.
action_date: 2009-06-26
text: Introduced in House

Enacted as: number: 111-242