'public law 111 8 111th congress an act making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending september 30, 2009, and',
'for other purposes. note: mar. 11, 2009 h.r. 1105 be it enacted by the senate and house of representatives of',
'the united states of america in congress assembled, note: omnibus appropriations act, 2009. section 1. short title. this act may',
'be cited as the omnibus appropriations act, 2009. sec. 2. table of contents. the table of contents of this act',
'is as follows: sec. 1. short title. sec. 2. table of contents. sec. 3. references. sec. 4. explanatory statement. sec.',
'5. statement of appropriations. division a agriculture, rural development, food and drug administration, and related agencies appropriations act, 2009 title',
'i agricultural programs title ii conservation programs title iii rural development programs title iv domestic food programs title v foreign',
'assistance and related programs title vi related agency and food and drug administration title vii general provisions division b commerce,',
'justice, science, and related agencies appropriations act, 2009 title i department of commerce title ii department of justice title iii',
'science title iv related agencies title v general provisions division c energy and water development and related agencies appropriations act,',
'2009 title i department of defense civil: department of the army title ii department of the interior title iii department',
'of energy title iv independent agencies title v general provisions division d financial services and general government appropriations act, 2009',
'title i department of the treasury title ii executive office of the president and funds appropriated to the president title',
'iii the judiciary title iv district of columbia title v independent agencies page 123 stat. 525 title vi general provisions',
'this act title vii general provisions government wide title viii general provisions district of columbia division e department of the',
'interior, environment, and related agencies appropriations act, 2009 title i department of the interior title ii environmental protection agency title',
'iii related agencies title iv general provisions division f departments of labor, health and human services, and education, and related',
'agencies appropriations act, 2009 title i department of labor title ii department of health and human services title iii department',
'of education title iv related agencies title v general provisions title vi afghan allies protection act of 2009 division g',
'legislative branch appropriations act, 2009 title i legislative branch appropriations title ii general provisions division h department of state, foreign',
'operations, and related programs appropriations act, 2009 title i department of state and related agency title ii united states agency',
'for international development title iii bilateral economic assistance title iv international security assistance title v multilateral assistance title vi export',
'and investment assistance title vii general provisions division i transportation, housing and urban development, and related agencies appropriations act, 2009',
'title i department of transportation title ii department of housing and urban development title iii related agencies title iv general',
'provisions this act division j further provisions relating to the department of homeland security and other matters sec. 3. note:',
'1 usc 1 note. references. except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to this act contained in any division of',
'this act shall be treated as referring only to the provisions of that division. sec. 4. explanatory statement. the explanatory',
'statement regarding this act printed in the house of representatives section of the congressional record on or about february 23,',
'2009 by the chairman of the committee on appropriations of the house shall have the same effect with respect to',
'the allocation of funds and implementation of this act as if it were a joint explanatory statement of a committee',
'of conference. sec. 5. statement of appropriations. the following sums in this act are appropriated, out of any money in',
'the treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending september 30, 2009. page 123 stat. 526 division a agriculture,',
'note: agriculture, rural development, food and drug administration, and related agencies appropriations act, 2009. rural development, food and drug administration,',
'and related agencies appropriations act, 2009 title i agricultural programs production, processing and marketing office of the secretary for necessary',
'expenses of the office of the secretary of agriculture, $5,174,000: provided, that not to exceed $11,000 of this amount shall',
'be available for official reception and representation expenses, not otherwise provided for, as determined by the secretary. executive operations office',
'of the chief economist for necessary expenses of the office of the chief economist, $10,651,000. national appeals division for necessary',
'expenses of the national appeals division, $14,711,000. office of budget and program analysis for necessary expenses of the office of',
'budget and program analysis, $9,054,000. office of homeland security for necessary expenses of the office of homeland security, $974,000. office',
'of the chief information officer for necessary expenses of the office of the chief information officer, $17,527,000. office of the',
'chief financial officer for necessary expenses of the office of the chief financial officer, $5,954,000: note: reports. provided, that no',
'funds made available by this appropriation may be obligated for fair act or circular a 76 activities until the secretary',
'has submitted to the committees on appropriations of both houses of congress and the committee on oversight and government reform',
'of the house of representatives a report on the departments contracting out policies, including agency budgets for contracting out. office',
'of the assistant secretary for civil rights for necessary expenses of the office of the assistant secretary for civil rights,',
'$871,000. page 123 stat. 527 office of civil rights for necessary expenses of the office of civil rights, $21,551,000. office',
'of the assistant secretary for administration for necessary expenses of the office of the assistant secretary for administration, $687,000. agriculture',
'buildings and facilities and rental payments including transfers of funds for payment of space rental and related costs pursuant to',
'public law 92 313, including authorities pursuant to the 1984 delegation of authority from the administrator of general services to',
'the department of agriculture under 40 u.s.c. 486, for programs and activities of the department which are included in this',
'act, and for alterations and other actions needed for the department and its agencies to consolidate unneeded space into configurations',
'suitable for release to the administrator of general services, and for the operation, maintenance, improvement, and repair of agriculture buildings',
'and facilities, and for related costs, $244,244,000, to remain available until expended, of which $168,901,000 shall be available for payments',
'to the general services administration for rent; of which $13,500,000 for payment to the department of homeland security for building',
'security activities; and of which $61,843,000 for buildings operations and maintenance expenses: provided, that the secretary is authorized to transfer',
'funds from a departmental agency to this account to recover the full cost of the space and security expenses of',
'that agency that are funded by this account when the actual costs exceed the agency estimate which will be available',
'for the activities and payments described herein. hazardous materials management including transfers of funds for necessary expenses of the department',
'of agriculture, to comply with the comprehensive environmental response, compensation, and liability act 42 u.s.c. 9601 et seq. and the',
'resource conservation and recovery act 42 u.s.c. 6901 et seq. , $5,100,000, to remain available until expended: provided, that appropriations',
'and funds available herein to the department for hazardous materials management may be transferred to any agency of the department',
'for its use in meeting all requirements pursuant to the above acts on federal and non federal lands. departmental administration',
'including transfers of funds for departmental administration, $27,011,000, to provide for necessary expenses for management support services to offices of',
'the department and for general administration, security, repairs and alterations, and other miscellaneous supplies and expenses not otherwise provided for',
'and necessary for the practical and page 123 stat. 528 efficient work of the department: provided, that this appropriation shall',
'be reimbursed from applicable appropriations in this act for travel expenses incident to the holding of hearings as required by',
'5 u.s.c. 551 558. office of the assistant secretary for congressional relations including transfers of funds for necessary expenses of',
'the office of the assistant secretary for congressional relations to carry out the programs funded by this act, including programs',
'involving intergovernmental affairs and liaison within the executive branch, $3,877,000: provided, that these funds may be transferred to agencies of',
'the department of agriculture funded by this act to maintain personnel at the agency level: note: time period. notification. provided',
'further, that no funds made available by this appropriation may be obligated after 30 days from the date of enactment',
'of this act, unless the secretary has notified the committees on appropriations of both houses of congress on the allocation',
'of these funds by usda agency: provided further, that no other funds appropriated to the department by this act shall',
'be available to the department for support of activities of congressional relations. office of communications for necessary expenses of the',
'office of communications, $9,514,000. office of inspector general for necessary expenses of the office of inspector general, including employment pursuant',
'to the inspector general act of 1978, $85,766,000, including such sums as may be necessary for contracting and other arrangements',
'with public agencies and private persons pursuant to section 6 a 9 of the inspector general act of 1978, and',
'including not to exceed $125,000 for certain confidential operational expenses, including the payment of informants, to be expended under the',
'direction of the inspector general pursuant to public law 95 452 and section 1337 of public law 97 98. office',
'of the general counsel for necessary expenses of the office of the general counsel, $41,620,000. office of the under secretary',
'for research, education and economics for necessary expenses of the office of the under secretary for research, education and economics,',
'$609,000. economic research service for necessary expenses of the economic research service, $79,500,000. page 123 stat. 529 national agricultural statistics',
'service for necessary expenses of the national agricultural statistics service, $151,565,000, of which up to $37,265,000 shall be available until',
'expended for the census of agriculture. agricultural research service salaries and expenses for necessary expenses of the agricultural research service',
'and for acquisition of lands by donation, exchange, or purchase at a nominal cost not to exceed $100, and for',
'land exchanges where the lands exchanged shall be of equal value or shall be equalized by a payment of money',
'to the grantor which shall not exceed 25 percent of the total value of the land or interests transferred out',
'of federal ownership, $1,140,406,000, of which $112,571,000 shall be for the purposes, and in the amounts, specified in the table',
'titled agricultural research service, salaries and expenses, congressionally designated projects in the explanatory statement described in section 4 in the',
'matter preceding division a of this consolidated act : note: 7 usc 2254. provided, that appropriations hereunder shall be available',
'for the operation and maintenance of aircraft and the purchase of not to exceed one for replacement only: provided further,',
'that appropriations hereunder shall be available pursuant to 7 u.s.c. 2250 for the construction, alteration, and repair of buildings and',
'improvements, but unless otherwise provided, the cost of constructing any one building shall not exceed $375,000, except for headhouses or',
'greenhouses which shall each be limited to $1,200,000, and except for 10 buildings to be constructed or improved at a',
'cost not to exceed $750,000 each, and the cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year shall not',
'exceed 10 percent of the current replacement value of the building or $375,000, whichever is greater: note: maryland. provided further,',
'that the limitations on alterations contained in this act shall not apply to modernization or replacement of existing facilities at',
'beltsville, maryland: provided further, that appropriations hereunder shall be available for granting easements at the beltsville agricultural research center: provided',
'further, that the foregoing limitations shall not apply to replacement of buildings needed to carry out the act of april',
'24, 1948 21 u.s.c. 113a : provided further, that funds may be received from any state, other political subdivision, organization,',
'or individual for the purpose of establishing or operating any research facility or research project of the agricultural research service,',
'as authorized by law. buildings and facilities for acquisition of land, construction, repair, improvement, extension, alteration, and purchase of fixed',
'equipment or facilities as necessary to carry out the agricultural research programs of the department of agriculture, where not otherwise',
'provided, $46,752,000, of which $46,752,000 shall be for the purposes, and in the amounts, specified in the table titled agricultural',
'research service, buildings and facilities congressionally designated projects in the explanatory statement described in section 4 in the matter preceding',
'division a of this consolidated act , to remain available until expended. page 123 stat. 530 cooperative state research, education,',
'and extension service research and education activities for payments to agricultural experiment stations, for cooperative forestry and other research, for',
'facilities, and for other expenses, $691,043,000, of which $113,275,000 shall be for the purposes, and in the amounts, specified in',
'the table titled cooperative state research, education, and extension service, research and education activities, congressionally designated projects in the explanatory',
'statement described in section 4 in the matter preceding division a of this consolidated act , as follows: to carry',
'out the provisions of the hatch act of 1887 7 u.s.c. 361a i , $207,106,000; for grants for cooperative forestry',
'research 16 u.s.c. 582a through a 7 , $27,535,000; for payments to eligible institutions 7 u.s.c. 3222 , $45,504,000, provided',
'that each institution receives no less than $1,000,000; for special grants 7 u.s.c. 450i c , $84,499,000; for competitive grants',
'on improved pest control 7 u.s.c. 450i c , $15,945,000; for competitive grants 7 u.s.c. 450 i b , $201,504,000,',
'to remain available until expended; for the support of animal health and disease programs 7 u.s.c. 3195 , $2,950,000; for',
'supplemental and alternative crops and products 7 u.s.c. 3319d , $819,000; for grants for research pursuant to the critical agricultural',
'materials act 7 u.s.c. 178 et seq. , $1,083,000, to remain available until expended; for the 1994 research grants program',
'for 1994 institutions pursuant to section 536 of public law 103 382 7 u.s.c. 301 note , $1,610,000, to remain',
'available until expended; for rangeland research grants 7 u.s.c. 3333 , $983,000; for higher education graduate fellowship grants 7 u.s.c.',
'3152 b 6 , $3,859,000, to remain available until expended 7 u.s.c. 2209b ; for a program pursuant to section',
'1415a of the national agricultural research, extension, and teaching policy act of 1977 7 u.s.c. 3151a , $2,950,000, to remain',
'available until expended; for higher education challenge grants 7 u.s.c. 3152 b 1 , $5,654,000; for a higher education multicultural',
'scholars program 7 u.s.c. 3152 b 5 , $981,000, to remain available until expended 7 u.s.c. 2209b ; for an',
'education grants program for hispanic serving institutions 7 u.s.c. 3241 , $6,237,000; for competitive grants for the purpose of carrying',
'out all provisions of 7 u.s.c. 3156 to individual eligible institutions or consortia of eligible institutions in alaska and in',
'hawaii, with funds awarded equally to each of the states of alaska and hawaii, $3,196,000; for a secondary agriculture education',
'program and 2 year post secondary education 7 u.s.c. 3152 j , $983,000; for aquaculture grants 7 u.s.c. 3322 ,',
'$3,928,000; for sustainable agriculture research and education 7 u.s.c. 5811 , $14,399,000; for a program of capacity building grants 7',
'u.s.c. 3152 b 4 to institutions eligible to receive funds under 7 u.s.c. 3221 and 3222, $15,000,000, to remain available',
'until expended 7 u.s.c. 2209b ; for payments to the 1994 institutions pursuant to section 534 a 1 of public',
'law 103 382, $3,342,000; for resident instruction grants for insular areas under section 1491 of the national agricultural research, extension,',
'and teaching policy act of 1977 7 u.s.c. 3363 , $800,000; for a new era rural technology program pursuant to',
'section 1473e of the national agricultural research, extension, and teaching act of 1977 7 u.s.c. 3319e , $750,000; and for',
'necessary expenses of research and education activities, page 123 stat. 531 $39,426,000, of which $2,704,000 for the research, education, and',
'economics information system and $2,136,000 for the electronic grants information system, are to remain available until expended. native american institutions',
'endowment fund for the native american institutions endowment fund authorized by public law 103 382 7 u.s.c. 301 note ,',
'$11,880,000, to remain available until expended. extension activities for payments to states, the district of columbia, puerto rico, guam, the',
'virgin islands, micronesia, the northern marianas, and american samoa, $474,250,000, of which $9,388,000 shall be for the purposes, and in',
'the amounts, specified in the table titled cooperative state research, education, and extension service, extension activities, congressionally designated projects in',
'the explanatory statement described in section 4 in the matter preceding division a of this consolidated act , as follows:',
'payments for cooperative extension work under the smith lever act, to be distributed under sections 3 b and 3 c',
'of said act, and under section 208 c of public law 93 471, for retirement and employees compensation costs for',
'extension agents, $288,548,000; payments for extension work at the 1994 institutions under the smith lever act 7 u.s.c. 343 b',
'3 , $3,321,000; payments for the nutrition and family education program for low income areas under section 3 d of',
'the act, $66,155,000; payments for the pest management program under section 3 d of the act, $9,791,000; payments for the',
'farm safety program under section 3 d of the act, $4,863,000; payments for new technologies for ag extension under section',
'3 d of the act, $1,500,000; payments to upgrade research, extension, and teaching facilities at institutions eligible to receive funds',
'under 7 u.s.c. 3221 and 3222, $18,000,000, to remain available until expended; payments for youth at risk programs under section',
'3 d of the smith lever act, $8,182,000; for youth farm safety education and certification extension grants, to be awarded',
'competitively under section 3 d of the act, $479,000; payments for carrying out the provisions of the renewable resources extension',
'act of 1978 16 u.s.c. 1671 et seq. , $4,008,000; payments for the federally recognized tribes extension program under section',
'3 d of the smith lever act, $3,000,000; payments for sustainable agriculture programs under section 3 d of the act,',
'$4,568,000; payments for rural health and safety education as authorized by section 502 i of public law 92 419 7',
'u.s.c. 2662 i , $1,738,000; payments for cooperative extension work by eligible institutions 7 u.s.c. 3221 , $40,150,000, provided that',
'each institution receives no less than $1,000,000; for grants to youth organizations pursuant to 7 u.s.c. 7630, $1,767,000; payments to',
'carry out the food animal residue avoidance database program as authorized by 7 u.s.c. 7642, $806,000; and for necessary expenses',
'of extension activities, $17,374,000. integrated activities for the integrated research, education, and extension grants programs, including necessary administrative expenses, $56,864,000,',
'as follows: for competitive grants programs authorized page 123 stat. 532 under section 406 of the agricultural research, extension, and',
'education reform act of 1998 7 u.s.c. 7626 , $41,990,000, including $12,649,000 for the water quality program, $14,596,000 for the',
'food safety program, $4,096,000 for the regional pest management centers program, $4,388,000 for the food quality protection act risk mitigation',
'program for major food crop systems, $1,365,000 for the crops affected by food quality protection act implementation, $3,054,000 for the',
'methyl bromide transition program, and $1,842,000 for the organic transition program; for a competitive international science and education grants program',
'authorized under section 1459a of the national agricultural research, extension, and teaching policy act of 1977 7 u.s.c. 3292b ,',
'to remain available until expended, $3,000,000; for grants programs authorized under section 2 c 1 b of public law 89',
'106, as amended, $732,000, to remain available until september 30, 2010, for the critical issues program; $1,312,000 for the regional',
'rural development centers program; and $9,830,000 for the food and agriculture defense initiative authorized under section 1484 of the national',
'agricultural research, extension, and teaching act of 1977, to remain available until september 30, 2010. office of the under secretary',
'for marketing and regulatory programs for necessary expenses of the office of the under secretary for marketing and regulatory programs,',
'$737,000. animal and plant health inspection service salaries and expenses including transfers of funds for necessary expenses of the animal',
'and plant health inspection service, including up to $30,000 for representation allowances and for expenses pursuant to the foreign service',
'act of 1980 22 u.s.c. 4085 , $876,675,000, of which $23,494,000 shall be for the purposes, and in the amounts,',
'specified in the table titled animal and plant health inspection service, congressionally designated projects in the explanatory statement described in',
'section 4 in the matter preceding division a of this consolidated act , of which $2,025,000 shall be available for',
'the control of outbreaks of insects, plant diseases, animal diseases and for control of pest animals and birds to the',
'extent necessary to meet emergency conditions; of which $29,590,000 shall be used for the cotton pests program for cost share',
'purposes or for debt retirement for active eradication zones; of which $14,500,000 shall be for a national animal identification program,',
'of which $3,500,000 is for information technology infrastructure and services, and $9,395,000 is for field implementation, and $1,605,000 is for',
'program administration; of which $60,594,000 shall be used to prevent and control avian influenza and shall remain available until expended;',
'of which $1,015,000 of the plum pox program shall remain available until september 30, 2010: provided, that funds provided for',
'the contingency fund to meet emergency conditions, information technology infrastructure, fruit fly program, emerging plant pests, cotton pests program, grasshopper',
'and mormon cricket program, the national veterinary stockpile, up to $12,895,000 in animal health monitoring page 123 stat. 533 and',
'surveillance for the animal identification system, up to $1,500,000 in the scrapie program for indemnities, up to $1,000,000 for wildlife',
'services methods development, up to $1,000,000 of the wildlife services operations program for aviation safety, and up to 25 percent',
'of the screwworm program shall remain available until expended: provided further, that no funds shall be used to formulate or',
'administer a brucellosis eradication program for the current fiscal year that does not require minimum matching by the states of',
'at least 40 percent: provided further, that this appropriation shall be available for the operation and maintenance of aircraft and',
'the purchase of not to exceed four, of which two shall be for replacement only: provided further, that, in addition,',
'in emergencies which threaten any segment of the agricultural production industry of this country, the secretary may transfer from other',
'appropriations or funds available to the agencies or corporations of the department such sums as may be deemed necessary, to',
'be available only in such emergencies for the arrest and eradication of contagious or infectious disease or pests of animals,',
'poultry, or plants, and for expenses in accordance with sections 10411 and 10417 of the animal health protection act 7',
'u.s.c. 8310 and 8316 and sections 431 and 442 of the plant protection act 7 u.s.c. 7751 and 7772 ,',
'and any unexpended balances of funds transferred for such emergency purposes in the preceding fiscal year shall be merged with',
'such transferred amounts: provided further, that appropriations hereunder shall be available pursuant to law 7 u.s.c. 2250 for the repair',
'and alteration of leased buildings and improvements, but unless otherwise provided the cost of altering any one building during the',
'fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement value of the building. in fiscal year 2009, the',
'agency is authorized to collect fees to cover the total costs of providing technical assistance, goods, or services requested by',
'states, other political subdivisions, domestic and international organizations, foreign governments, or individuals, provided that such fees are structured such that',
'any entitys liability for such fees is reasonably based on the technical assistance, goods, or services provided to the entity',
'by the agency, and such fees shall be credited to this account, to remain available until expended, without further appropriation,',
'for providing such assistance, goods, or services. buildings and facilities for plans, construction, repair, preventive maintenance, environmental support, improvement, extension,',
'alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities, as authorized by 7 u.s.c. 2250, and acquisition of land as authorized',
'by 7 u.s.c. 428a, $4,712,000, to remain available until expended. agricultural marketing service marketing services for necessary expenses of the',
'agricultural marketing service, $86,711,000: provided, that this appropriation shall be available pursuant to law 7 u.s.c. 2250 for the alteration',
'and repair of buildings and improvements, but the cost of altering any one page 123 stat. 534 building during the',
'fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement value of the building. fees may be collected for',
'the cost of standardization activities, as established by regulation pursuant to law 31 u.s.c. 9701 . limitation on administrative expenses',
'not to exceed $62,888,000 from fees collected shall be obligated during the current fiscal year for administrative expenses: provided, that',
'note: notification. if crop size is understated and/or other uncontrollable events occur, the agency may exceed this limitation by up',
'to 10 percent with notification to the committees on appropriations of both houses of congress. funds for strengthening markets, income,',
'and supply section 32 including transfers of funds funds available under section 32 of the act of august 24, 1935',
'7 u.s.c. 612c , shall be used only for commodity program expenses as authorized therein, and other related operating expenses,',
'including not less than $10,000,000 for replacement of a system to support commodity purchases, except for: 1 transfers to the',
'department of commerce as authorized by the fish and wildlife act of august 8, 1956; 2 transfers otherwise provided in',
'this act; and 3 not more than $17,270,000 for formulation and administration of marketing agreements and orders pursuant to the',
'agricultural marketing agreement act of 1937 and the agricultural act of 1961. payments to states and possessions for payments to',
'departments of agriculture, bureaus and departments of markets, and similar agencies for marketing activities under section 204 b of the',
'agricultural marketing act of 1946 7 u.s.c. 1623 b , $1,334,000. grain inspection, packers and stockyards administration salaries and expenses',
'for necessary expenses of the grain inspection, packers and stockyards administration, $40,342,000: provided, that this appropriation shall be available pursuant',
'to law 7 u.s.c. 2250 for the alteration and repair of buildings and improvements, but the cost of altering any',
'one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement value of the building. limitation',
'on inspection and weighing services expenses not to exceed $42,463,000 from fees collected shall be obligated during the current fiscal',
'year for inspection and weighing services: provided, that note: notification. if grain export activities require additional supervision and oversight, or',
'other uncontrollable factors occur, this limitation may be exceeded by up to 10 percent with notification to the committees on',
'appropriations of both houses of congress. page 123 stat. 535 office of the under secretary for food safety for necessary',
'expenses of the office of the under secretary for food safety, $613,000. food safety and inspection service for necessary expenses',
'to carry out services authorized by the federal meat inspection act, the poultry products inspection act, and the egg products',
'inspection act, including not to exceed $50,000 for representation allowances and for expenses pursuant to section 8 of the act',
'approved august 3, 1956 7 u.s.c. 1766 , $971,566,000; and in addition, $1,000,000 may be credited to this account from',
'fees collected for the cost of laboratory accreditation as authorized by section 1327 of the food, agriculture, conservation and trade',
'act of 1990 7 u.s.c. 138f : note: employed positions. provided, that no fewer than 120 full time equivalent positions',
'shall be employed during fiscal year 2009 for purposes dedicated solely to inspections and enforcement related to the humane methods',
'of slaughter act: provided further, that of the amount available under this heading, $3,000,000 shall be obligated to maintain the',
'humane animal tracking system as part of the public health data communication infrastructure system: provided further, that this appropriation shall',
'be available pursuant to law 7 u.s.c. 2250 for the alteration and repair of buildings and improvements, but the cost',
'of altering any one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement value of',
'the building. office of the under secretary for farm and foreign agricultural services for necessary expenses of the office of',
'the under secretary for farm and foreign agricultural services, $646,000. farm service agency salaries and expenses including transfers of funds',
'for necessary expenses of the farm service agency, $1,170,273,000: provided, that the secretary is authorized to use the services, facilities,',
'and authorities but not the funds of the commodity credit corporation to make program payments for all programs administered by',
'the agency: provided further, that other funds made available to the agency for authorized activities may be advanced to and',
'merged with this account. state mediation grants for grants pursuant to section 502 b of the agricultural credit act of',
'1987, as amended 7 u.s.c. 5101 5106 , $4,369,000. grassroots source water protection program for necessary expenses to carry out',
'wellhead or groundwater protection activities under section 1240o of the food security act of 1985 16 u.s.c. 3839bb 2 ,',
'$5,000,000, to remain available until expended. page 123 stat. 536 dairy indemnity program including transfer of funds for necessary expenses',
'involved in making indemnity payments to dairy farmers and manufacturers of dairy products under a dairy indemnity program, such sums',
'as may be necessary, to remain available until expended: provided, that such program is carried out by the secretary in',
'the same manner as the dairy indemnity program described in the agriculture, rural development, food and drug administration, and related',
'agencies appropriations act, 2001 public law 106 387, 114 stat. 1549a 12 . agricultural credit insurance fund program account including',
'transfers of funds for gross obligations for the principal amount of direct and guaranteed farm ownership 7 u.s.c. 1922 et',
'seq. and operating 7 u.s.c. 1941 et seq. loans, indian tribe land acquisition loans 25 u.s.c. 488 , and boll',
'weevil loans 7 u.s.c. 1989 , to be available from funds in the agricultural credit insurance fund, as follows: farm',
'ownership loans, $1,461,066,000, of which $1,238,768,000 shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans and $222,298,000 shall be for direct loans; operating',
'loans, $1,862,578,000, of which $1,017,497,000 shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans, $269,986,000 shall be for subsidized guaranteed loans and $575,095,000',
'shall be for direct loans; indian tribe land acquisition loans, $3,940,000; and for boll weevil eradication program loans, $100,000,000: provided,',
'that note: pink bollworm. the secretary shall deem the pink bollworm to be a boll weevil for the purpose of',
'boll weevil eradication program loans. for the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, including the cost of modifying loans as',
'defined in section 502 of the congressional budget act of 1974, as follows: farm ownership loans, $16,803,000, of which $4,088,000',
'shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans, and $12,715,000 shall be for direct loans; operating loans, $130,371,000, of which $25,336,000 shall',
'be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans, $37,231,000 shall be for subsidized guaranteed loans, and $67,804,000 shall be for direct loans; and',
'indian tribe land acquisition loans, $248,000. in addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan',
'programs, $317,323,000, of which $309,403,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for farm service agency, salaries and',
'expenses. funds appropriated by this act to the agricultural credit insurance program account for farm ownership and operating direct loans',
'and guaranteed loans may be transferred among these programs: provided, that note: notification. deadline. the committees on appropriations of both',
'houses of congress are notified at least 15 days in advance of any transfer. risk management agency for necessary expenses',
'of the risk management agency, $77,177,000: provided, that the funds made available under section 522 e of the federal crop',
'insurance act 7 u.s.c. 1522 e may be used for the common information management system: provided page 123 stat. 537',
'further, that not to exceed $1,000 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses, as authorized by 7 u.s.c.',
'1506 i . corporations the following corporations and agencies are hereby authorized to make expenditures, within the limits of funds',
'and borrowing authority available to each such corporation or agency and in accord with law, and to make contracts and',
'commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 104 of the government corporation control act as may',
'be necessary in carrying out the programs set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year for such corporation',
'or agency, except as hereinafter provided. federal crop insurance corporation fund for payments as authorized by section 516 of the',
'federal crop insurance act 7 u.s.c. 1516 , such sums as may be necessary, to remain available until expended. commodity',
'credit corporation fund reimbursement for net realized losses including transfers of funds for the current fiscal year, such sums as',
'may be necessary to reimburse the commodity credit corporation for net realized losses sustained, but not previously reimbursed, pursuant to',
'section 2 of the act of august 17, 1961 15 u.s.c. 713a 11 : provided, that of the funds available',
'to the commodity credit corporation under section 11 of the commodity credit corporation charter act 15 u.s.c. 714i for the',
'conduct of its business with the foreign agricultural service, up to $5,000,000 may be transferred to and used by the',
'foreign agricultural service for information resource management activities of the foreign agricultural service that are not related to commodity credit',
'corporation business. hazardous waste management limitation on expenses for the current fiscal year, the commodity credit corporation shall not expend',
'more than $5,000,000 for site investigation and cleanup expenses, and operations and maintenance expenses to comply with the requirement of',
'section 107 g of the comprehensive environmental response, compensation, and liability act 42 u.s.c. 9607 g , and section 6001',
'of the resource conservation and recovery act 42 u.s.c. 6961 . page 123 stat. 538 title ii conservation programs office',
'of the under secretary for natural resources and environment for necessary expenses of the office of the under secretary for',
'natural resources and environment, $758,000. natural resources conservation service conservation operations for necessary expenses for carrying out the provisions of',
'the act of april 27, 1935 16 u.s.c. 590a f , including preparation of conservation plans and establishment of measures',
'to conserve soil and water including farm irrigation and land drainage and such special measures for soil and water management',
'as may be necessary to prevent floods and the siltation of reservoirs and to control agricultural related pollutants ; operation',
'of conservation plant materials centers; classification and mapping of soil; dissemination of information; acquisition of lands, water, and interests therein',
'for use in the plant materials program by donation, exchange, or purchase at a nominal cost not to exceed $100',
'pursuant to the act of august 3, 1956 7 u.s.c. 428a ; purchase and erection or alteration or improvement of',
'permanent and temporary buildings; and operation and maintenance of aircraft, $853,400,000, to remain available until september 30, 2010, of which',
'$31,650,000 shall be for the purposes, and in the amounts, specified in the table titled natural resources conservation service, conservation',
'operations congressionally designated projects in the explanatory statement described in section 4 in the matter preceding division a of this',
'consolidated act : provided, that appropriations hereunder shall be available pursuant to 7 u.s.c. 2250 for construction and improvement of',
'buildings and public improvements at plant materials centers, except that the cost of alterations and improvements to other buildings and',
'other public improvements shall not exceed $250,000: provided further, that when buildings or other structures are erected on non federal',
'land, that the right to use such land is obtained as provided in 7 u.s.c. 2250a. watershed and flood prevention',
'operations for necessary expenses to carry out preventive measures, including but not limited to research, engineering operations, methods of cultivation,',
'the growing of vegetation, rehabilitation of existing works and changes in use of land, in accordance with the watershed protection',
'and flood prevention act 16 u.s.c. 1001 1005 and 1007 1009 , the provisions of the act of april 27,',
'1935 16 u.s.c. 590a f , and in accordance with the provisions of laws relating to the activities of the',
'department, $24,289,000, to remain available until expended, of which $23,643,000 shall be for the purposes, and in the amounts, specified',
'in the table titled natural resources conservation service, watershed and flood prevention operations congressionally designated projects in the explanatory statement',
'described in section 4 in the matter preceding division a of this consolidated act : provided, that not page 123',
'stat. 539 to exceed $15,000,000 of this appropriation shall be available for technical assistance. watershed rehabilitation program for necessary expenses',
'to carry out rehabilitation of structural measures, in accordance with section 14 of the watershed protection and flood prevention act',
'16 u.s.c. 1012 , and in accordance with the provisions of laws relating to the activities of the department, $40,000,000,',
'to remain available until expended. resource conservation and development for necessary expenses in planning and carrying out projects for resource',
'conservation and development and for sound land use pursuant to the provisions of sections 31 and 32 of the bankhead',
'jones farm tenant act 7 u.s.c. 1010 1011; 76 stat. 607 ; the act of april 27, 1935 16 u.s.c.',
'590a f ; and subtitle h of title xv of the agriculture and food act of 1981 16 u.s.c. 3451',
'3461 , $50,730,000: provided, that not to exceed $3,073,000 shall be available for national headquarters activities. title iii rural development',
'programs office of the under secretary for rural development for necessary expenses of the office of the under secretary for',
'rural development, $646,000. rural development salaries and expenses including transfers of funds for necessary expenses for carrying out the administration',
'and implementation of programs in the rural development mission area, including activities with institutions concerning the development and operation of',
'agricultural cooperatives; and for cooperative agreements; $192,484,000: provided, that notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated under this section',
'may be used for advertising and promotional activities that support the rural development mission area: provided further, that not more',
'than $10,000 may be expended to provide modest nonmonetary awards to non usda employees: provided further, that any balances available',
'from prior years for the rural utilities service, rural housing service, and the rural business cooperative service salaries and expenses',
'accounts shall be transferred to and merged with this appropriation. rural housing service rural housing insurance fund program account including',
'transfers of funds for gross obligations for the principal amount of direct and guaranteed loans as authorized by title v',
'of the housing act of 1949, to be available from funds in the rural housing insurance page 123 stat. 540',
'fund, as follows: $7,345,347,000 for loans to section 502 borrowers, of which $1,121,488,000 shall be for direct loans, and of',
'which $6,223,859,000 shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans; $34,410,000 for section 504 housing repair loans; $69,512,000 for section 515 rental',
'housing; $129,090,000 for section 538 guaranteed multi family housing loans; $5,045,000 for section 524 site loans; $11,447,000 for credit sales',
'of acquired property, of which up to $1,447,000 may be for multi family credit sales; and $4,970,000 for section 523',
'self help housing land development loans. for the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, including the cost of modifying loans,',
'as defined in section 502 of the congressional budget act of 1974, as follows: section 502 loans, $154,407,000, of which',
'$75,364,000 shall be for direct loans, and of which $79,043,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed',
'loans; section 504 housing repair loans, $9,246,000; repair, rehabilitation, and new construction of section 515 rental housing, $28,611,000; section 538',
'multi family housing guaranteed loans, $8,082,000; credit sales of acquired property, $523,000; and section 523 self help housing and development',
'loans, $82,000: provided, that of the total amount appropriated in this paragraph, $2,500,000 shall be available through june 30, 2009,',
'for authorized empowerment zones and enterprise communities and communities designated by the secretary of agriculture as rural economic area partnership',
'zones: provided further, that, for applications received under the 2009 notice of funding availability, section 538 multi family housing guaranteed',
'loans funded pursuant to this paragraph shall not be subject to a guarantee fee and the interest on such loans',
'may not be subsidized: provided further, that any balances for a demonstration program for the preservation and revitalization of the',
'section 515 multi family rental housing properties as authorized by public law 109 97 and public law 110 5 shall',
'be transferred to and merged with the rural housing service, multi family housing revitalization program account. in addition, for administrative',
'expenses necessary to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $460,217,000, which shall be transferred to and merged with',
'the appropriation for rural development, salaries and expenses. rental assistance program for rental assistance agreements entered into or renewed pursuant',
'to the authority under section 521 a 2 or agreements entered into in lieu of debt forgiveness or payments for',
'eligible households as authorized by section 502 c 5 d of the housing act of 1949, $902,500,000, to remain available',
'through september 30, 2010; and, in addition, such sums as may be necessary, as authorized by section 521 c of',
'the act, to liquidate debt incurred prior to fiscal year 1992 to carry out the rental assistance program under section',
'521 a 2 of the act: provided, that of this amount, up to $5,958,000 shall be available for debt forgiveness',
'or payments for eligible households as authorized by section 502 c 5 d of the act, and not to exceed',
'$50,000 per project for advances to nonprofit organizations or public agencies to cover direct costs other than purchase price incurred',
'in purchasing projects pursuant to section 502 c 5 c of the act: provided further, that of this amount not',
'less than $2,030,000 is available for newly constructed units financed by section 515 of the housing act of 1949, and',
'not less page 123 stat. 541 than $3,400,000 is for newly constructed units financed under sections 514 and 516 of',
'the housing act of 1949: note: contracts. provided further, that rental assistance agreements entered into or renewed during the current',
'fiscal year shall be funded for a one year period: provided further, that any unexpended balances remaining at the end',
'of such one year agreements may be transferred and used for the purposes of any debt reduction; maintenance, repair, or',
'rehabilitation of any existing projects; preservation; and rental assistance activities authorized under title v of the act: provided further, that',
'rental assistance provided under agreements entered into prior to fiscal year 2009 for a farm labor multi family housing project',
'financed under section 514 or 516 of the act may not be recaptured for use in another project until such',
'assistance has remained unused for a period of 12 consecutive months, if such project has a waiting list of tenants',
'seeking such assistance or the project has rental assistance eligible tenants who are not receiving such assistance: note: applicability. provided',
'further, that such recaptured rental assistance shall, to the extent practicable, be applied to another farm labor multi family housing',
'project financed under section 514 or 516 of the act. multi family housing revitalization program account for the rural housing',
'voucher program as authorized under section 542 of the housing act of 1949, but notwithstanding subsection b of such section,',
'for the cost to conduct a housing demonstration program to provide revolving loans for the preservation of low income multi',
'family housing projects, and for additional costs to conduct a demonstration program for the preservation and revitalization of multi family',
'rental housing properties described in this paragraph, $27,714,000, to remain available until expended: provided, that note: vouchers. of the funds',
'made available under this heading, $4,965,000 shall be available for rural housing vouchers to any low income household including those',
'not receiving rental assistance residing in a property financed with a section 515 loan which has been prepaid after september',
'30, 2005: provided further, that the amount of such voucher shall be the difference between comparable market rent for the',
'section 515 unit and the tenant paid rent for such unit: provided further, that funds made available for such vouchers',
'shall be subject to the availability of annual appropriations: provided further, that the secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable,',
'administer such vouchers with current regulations and administrative guidance applicable to section 8 housing vouchers administered by the secretary of',
'the department of housing and urban development including the ability to pay administrative costs related to delivery of the voucher',
'funds : provided further, that if the secretary determines that the amount made available for vouchers in this or any',
'other act is not needed for vouchers, the secretary may use such funds for the demonstration programs for the preservation',
'and revitalization of multi family rental housing properties described in this paragraph: note: loans. provided further, that of the funds',
'made available under this heading, $2,889,000 shall be available for the cost of loans to private non profit organizations, or',
'such non profit organizations affiliate loan funds and state and local housing finance agencies, to carry out a housing demonstration',
'program to provide revolving loans for the preservation of low income multi family housing projects: provided further, that loans under',
'such demonstration program shall page 123 stat. 542 have an interest rate of not more than 1 percent direct loan',
'to the recipient: provided further, that the secretary may defer the interest and principal payment to the rural housing service',
'for up to 3 years and the term of such loans shall not exceed 30 years: provided further, that of',
'the funds made available under this heading, $19,860,000 shall be available for a demonstration program for the preservation and revitalization',
'of the section 514, 515, and 516 multi family rental housing properties to restructure existing usda multi family housing loans,',
'as the secretary deems appropriate, expressly for the purposes of ensuring the project has sufficient resources to preserve the project',
'for the purpose of providing safe and affordable housing for low income residents and farm laborers including reducing or eliminating',
'interest; deferring loan payments, subordinating, reducing or reamortizing loan debt; and other financial assistance including advances, payments and incentives including',
'the ability of owners to obtain reasonable returns on investment required by the secretary: provided further, that the secretary shall',
'as part of the preservation and revitalization agreement obtain a restrictive use agreement consistent with the terms of the restructuring:',
'provided further, that if the secretary determines that additional funds for vouchers described in this paragraph are needed, funds for',
'the preservation and revitalization demonstration program may be used for such vouchers: provided further, that the secretary may use any',
'unobligated funds appropriated for the rural housing voucher program in a prior fiscal year to support information technology activities of',
'the rural housing service to the extent the secretary determines that additional funds are not needed for this fiscal year',
'to provide vouchers described in this paragraph: provided further, that if congress enacts legislation to permanently authorize a section 515',
'multi family rental housing loan restructuring program similar to the demonstration program described herein, the secretary may use funds made',
'available for the demonstration program under this heading to carry out such legislation with the prior approval of the committees',
'on appropriations of both houses of congress. mutual and self help housing grants for grants and contracts pursuant to section',
'523 b 1 a of the housing act of 1949 42 u.s.c. 1490c , $38,727,000, to remain available until expended:',
'provided, that of the total amount appropriated, $1,000,000 shall be available through june 30, 2009, for authorized empowerment zones and',
'enterprise communities and communities designated by the secretary of agriculture as rural economic area partnership zones. rural housing assistance grants',
'including transfer of funds for grants and contracts for very low income housing repair, supervisory and technical assistance, compensation for',
'construction defects, and rural housing preservation made by the rural housing service, as authorized by 42 u.s.c. 1474, 1479 c',
', 1490e, and 1490m, $41,500,000, to remain available until expended: provided, that of the total amount appropriated, $1,200,000 shall be',
'available through june 30, 2009, for authorized empowerment zones and page 123 stat. 543 enterprise communities and communities designated by',
'the secretary of agriculture as rural economic area partnership zones: provided further, that any balances to carry out a housing',
'demonstration program to provide revolving loans for the preservation of low income multi family housing projects as authorized in public',
'law 108 447 and public law 109 97 shall be transferred to and merged with the rural housing service, multi',
'family housing revitalization program account. farm labor program account for the cost of direct loans, grants, and contracts, as authorized',
'by 42 u.s.c. 1484 and 1486, $18,269,000, to remain available until expended, for direct farm labor housing loans and domestic',
'farm labor housing grants and contracts. rural community facilities program account including transfers of funds for the cost of direct',
'loans, loan guarantees, and grants for rural community facilities programs as authorized by section 306 and described in section 381e',
'd 1 of the consolidated farm and rural development act, $63,830,000, to remain available until expended: provided, that $6,256,000 of',
'the amount appropriated under this heading shall be available for a rural community development initiative: provided further, that such funds',
'shall be used solely to develop the capacity and ability of private, nonprofit community based housing and community development organizations,',
'low income rural communities, and federally recognized native american tribes to undertake projects to improve housing, community facilities, community and',
'economic development projects in rural areas: provided further, that such funds shall be made available to qualified private, nonprofit and',
'public intermediary organizations proposing to carry out a program of financial and technical assistance: provided further, that such intermediary organizations',
'shall provide matching funds from other sources, including federal funds for related activities, in an amount not less than funds',
'provided: provided further, that $10,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be to provide grants for facilities in',
'rural communities with extreme unemployment and severe economic depression public law 106 387 , with up to 5 percent for',
'administration and capacity building in the state rural development offices: provided further, that $3,972,000 of the amount appropriated under this',
'heading shall be available for community facilities grants to tribal colleges, as authorized by section 306 a 19 of such',
'act: provided further, that not to exceed $1,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be available through june',
'30, 2009, for authorized empowerment zones and enterprise communities and communities designated by the secretary of agriculture as rural economic',
'area partnership zones for the rural community programs described in section 381e d 1 of the consolidated farm and rural',
'development act: provided further, that sections 381e h and 381n of the consolidated farm and rural development act are not',
'applicable to the funds made available under this heading: provided further, that any prior balances in the rural development, rural',
'community advancement program account for programs authorized page 123 stat. 544 by section 306 and described in section 381e d',
'1 of such act be transferred and merged with this account and any other prior balances from the rural development,',
'rural community advancement program account that the secretary determines is appropriate to transfer. rural business cooperative service rural business program',
'account including transfers of funds for the cost of loan guarantees and grants, for the rural business development programs authorized',
'by sections 306 and 310b and described in sections 310b f and 381e d 3 of the consolidated farm and',
'rural development act, $87,385,000, to remain available until expended: provided, that of the amount appropriated under this heading, not to',
'exceed $500,000 shall be made available for a grant to a qualified national organization to provide technical assistance for rural',
'transportation in order to promote economic development and $2,979,000 shall be for grants to the delta regional authority 7 u.s.c.',
'1921 et seq. for any rural community advancement program purpose as described in section 381e d of the consolidated farm',
'and rural development act, of which not more than 5 percent may be used for administrative expenses: provided further, that',
'$4,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be for business grants to benefit federally recognized native american tribes,',
'including $250,000 for a grant to a qualified national organization to provide technical assistance for rural transportation in order to',
'promote economic development: provided further, that not to exceed $8,300,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be available',
'through june 30, 2009, for authorized empowerment zones and enterprise communities and communities designated by the secretary of agriculture as',
'rural economic area partnership zones for the rural business and cooperative development programs described in section 381e d 3 of',
'the consolidated farm and rural development act: provided further, that sections 381e h and 381n of the consolidated farm and',
'rural development act are not applicable to funds made available under this heading: provided further, that any prior balances in',
'the rural development, rural community advancement program account for programs authorized by sections 306 and 310b and described in sections',
'310b f and 381e d 3 of such act be transferred and merged with this account and any other prior',
'balances from the rural development, rural community advancement program account that the secretary determines is appropriate to transfer. rural development',
'loan fund program account including transfer of funds for the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized by the rural',
'development loan fund 42 u.s.c. 9812 a , $33,536,000. for the cost of direct loans, $14,035,000, as authorized by the',
'rural development loan fund 42 u.s.c. 9812 a , of which $1,724,000 shall be available through june 30, 2009, for',
'federally recognized native american tribes and of which $3,449,000 shall be available through june 30, 2009, for mississippi delta region',
'page 123 stat. 545 counties as determined in accordance with public law 100 460 : provided, that such costs, including',
'the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the congressional budget act of 1974:',
'provided further, that of the total amount appropriated, $880,000 shall be available through june 30, 2009, for the cost of',
'direct loans for authorized empowerment zones and enterprise communities and communities designated by the secretary of agriculture as rural economic',
'area partnership zones. in addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan programs, $4,853,000 shall be transferred to',
'and merged with the appropriation for rural development, salaries and expenses. rural economic development loans program account including rescission of',
'funds for the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized under section 313 of the rural electrification act, for the',
'purpose of promoting rural economic development and job creation projects, $33,077,000. of the funds derived from interest on the cushion',
'of credit payments, as authorized by section 313 of the rural electrification act of 1936, $20,000,000 shall not be obligated',
'and $20,000,000 are rescinded. rural cooperative development grants for rural cooperative development grants authorized under section 310b e of the',
'consolidated farm and rural development act 7 u.s.c. 1932 , $12,636,000, of which $300,000 shall be for a cooperative research',
'agreement with a qualified academic institution to conduct research on the national economic impact of all types of cooperatives; and',
'of which $2,582,000 shall be for cooperative agreements for the appropriate technology transfer for rural areas program: provided, that not',
'to exceed $1,463,000 shall be for cooperatives or associations of cooperatives whose primary focus is to provide assistance to small,',
'socially disadvantaged producers and whose governing board and/or membership is comprised of at least 75 percent socially disadvantaged members; and',
'of which $3,867,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for value added agricultural product market development grants, as authorized',
'by section 231 of the agricultural risk protection act of 2000 7 u.s.c. 1621 note . rural empowerment zones and',
'enterprise communities grants for grants in connection with empowerment zones and enterprise communities, $8,130,000, to remain available until expended, for',
'designated rural empowerment zones and rural enterprise communities, as authorized by the taxpayer relief act of 1997 and the omnibus',
'consolidated and emergency supplemental appropriations act, 1999 public law 105 277 : provided, that the funds provided under this paragraph',
'shall be made available to empowerment zones and enterprise communities in a manner and with the same priorities such funds',
'were made available during the 2007 fiscal year. page 123 stat. 546 rural energy for america program for the cost',
'of a program of loan guarantees and grants, under the same terms and conditions as authorized by section 9007 of',
'the farm security and rural investment act of 2002 7 u.s.c. 8107 , $5,000,000: provided, that the cost of loan',
'guarantees, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the congressional budget act',
'of 1974. rural utilities service rural water and waste disposal program account including transfers of funds for the cost of',
'direct loans, loan guarantees, and grants for the rural water, waste water, waste disposal, and solid waste management programs authorized',
'by sections 306, 306a, 306c, 306d, and 310b and described in sections 306c a 2 , 306d, and 381e d',
'2 of the consolidated farm and rural development act, $556,268,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed',
'$497,000 shall be available for the rural utilities program described in section 306 a 2 b of such act, and',
'of which not to exceed $993,000 shall be available for the rural utilities program described in section 306e of such',
'act: provided, that $65,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be for loans and grants including water and',
'waste disposal systems grants authorized by 306c a 2 b and 306d of the consolidated farm and rural development act',
'and for federally recognized native american tribes authorized by 306c a 1 : provided further, that not to exceed $19,000,000',
'of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be for technical assistance grants for rural water and waste systems pursuant',
'to section 306 a 14 of such act, unless the secretary makes a determination of extreme need, of which $5,600,000',
'shall be made available for a grant to a qualified non profit multi state regional technical assistance organization, with experience',
'in working with small communities on water and waste water problems, the principal purpose of such grant shall be to',
'assist rural communities with populations of 3,300 or less, in improving the planning, financing, development, operation, and management of water',
'and waste water systems, and of which not less than $800,000 shall be for a qualified national native american organization',
'to provide technical assistance for rural water systems for tribal communities: provided further, that not to exceed $14,000,000 of the',
'amount appropriated under this heading shall be for contracting with qualified national organizations for a circuit rider program to provide',
'technical assistance for rural water systems: provided further, that not to exceed $12,700,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading',
'shall be available through june 30, 2009, for authorized empowerment zones and enterprise communities and communities designated by the secretary',
'of agriculture as rural economic area partnership zones for the rural utilities programs described in section 381e d 2 of',
'such act: provided further, that $17,500,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be transferred to, and merged with,',
'the rural utilities service, high energy cost grants account to provide grants authorized under section 19 of the rural electrification',
'act of 1936 7 u.s.c. 918a : provided further, that any page 123 stat. 547 prior year balances for high',
'cost energy grants authorized by section 19 of the rural electrification act of 1936 7 u.s.c. 901 19 shall be',
'transferred to and merged with the rural utilities service, high energy costs grants account: provided further, that sections 381e h',
'and 381n of the consolidated farm and rural development act are not applicable to the funds made available under this',
'heading: provided further, that any prior balances in the rural development, rural community advancement program account programs authorized by sections',
'306, 306a, 306c, 306d, and 310b and described in sections 306c a 2 , 306d, and 381e d 2 of',
'such act be transferred to and merged with this account and any other prior balances from the rural development, rural',
'community advancement program account that the secretary determines is appropriate to transfer. rural electrification and telecommunications loans program account including',
'transfer of funds the principal amount of direct and guaranteed loans as authorized by section 305 of the rural electrification',
'act of 1936 7 u.s.c. 935 shall be made as follows: 5 percent rural electrification loans, $100,000,000; loans made pursuant',
'to section 306 of that act, rural electric, $6,500,000,000; 5 percent rural telecommunications loans, $145,000,000; cost of money rural telecommunications',
'loans, $250,000,000; and for loans made pursuant to section 306 of that act, rural telecommunications loans, $295,000,000. for the cost,',
'as defined in section 502 of the congressional budget act of 1974, including the cost of modifying loans, of direct',
'and guaranteed loans authorized by sections 305 and 306 of the rural electrification act of 1936 7 u.s.c. 935 and',
'936 , as follows: the cost of telecommunications loans, $525,000: provided, that notwithstanding section 305 d 2 of the rural',
'electrification act of 1936, borrower interest rates may exceed 7 percent per year. in addition, for administrative expenses necessary to',
'carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $39,245,000, which shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for',
'rural development, salaries and expenses. distance learning, telemedicine, and broadband program including rescission of funds for the principal amount of',
'broadband telecommunication loans, $400,487,000. for grants for telemedicine and distance learning services in rural areas, as authorized by 7 u.s.c.',
'950aaa et seq., $34,755,000, to remain available until expended: provided, that the secretary may use funds under this heading for',
'grants authorized by 379 g of the consolidated farm and rural development act: provided further, that $4,965,000 shall be made',
'available to convert analog to digital operation those noncommercial educational television broadcast stations that serve rural areas and are qualified',
'for community service grants by the corporation for public broadcasting under section 396 k of the communications act of 1934,',
'including associated translators and repeaters, regardless of the location of their main transmitter, studio to transmitter links, and page 123',
'stat. 548 equipment to allow local control over digital content and programming through the use of high definition broadcast, multi',
'casting and datacasting technologies. for the cost of broadband loans, as authorized by section 601 of the rural electrification act,',
'$15,619,000, to remain available until expended: provided, that the cost of direct loans shall be as defined in section 502',
'of the congressional budget act of 1974: provided further, that of the unobligated balances available for the cost of the',
'broadband loans, $6,404,000 are rescinded. in addition, $13,406,000, to remain available until expended, for a grant program to finance broadband',
'transmission in rural areas eligible for distance learning and telemedicine program benefits authorized by 7 u.s.c. 950aaa. title iv domestic',
'food programs office of the under secretary for food, nutrition and consumer services for necessary expenses of the office of',
'the under secretary for food, nutrition and consumer services, $610,000. food and nutrition service child nutrition programs including transfers of',
'funds in lieu of the amounts made available in section 14222 b of the food, conservation, and energy act of',
'2008, for necessary expenses to carry out the richard b. russell national school lunch act 42 u.s.c. 1751 et seq.',
', except section 21, and the child nutrition act of 1966 42 u.s.c. 1771 et seq. , except sections 17',
'and 21; $14,951,911,000, to remain available through september 30, 2010, of which $8,496,109,000 is hereby appropriated and $6,455,802,000 shall be',
'derived by transfer from funds available under section 32 of the act of august 24, 1935 7 u.s.c. 612c .',
'special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children wic for necessary expenses to carry out the special supplemental nutrition',
'program as authorized by section 17 of the child nutrition act of 1966 42 u.s.c. 1786 , $6,860,000,000, to remain',
'available through september 30, 2010, of which such sums as are necessary to restore the contingency reserve to $125,000,000 shall',
'be placed in reserve, to remain available until expended, to be allocated as the secretary deems necessary, notwithstanding section 17',
'i of such act, to support participation should cost or participation exceed budget estimates: provided, that of the total amount',
'available, the secretary shall obligate not less than $14,850,000 for a breastfeeding support initiative in addition to the activities specified',
'in section 17 h 3 a : provided further, that, notwithstanding section 17 h 10 a of such act, only',
'the provisions of section 17 h 10 b i and section 17 h 10 b ii shall be effective in',
'2009; including $14,000,000 for the purposes specified in section 17 h 10 b i : provided further, that funds made',
'available for page 123 stat. 549 the purposes specified in section 17 h 10 b ii shall only be made',
'available upon determination by the secretary that funds are available to meet caseload requirements without the use of the contingency',
'reserve funds after the date of enactment of this act: provided further, that hereafter none of the funds in this',
'act shall be available to pay administrative expenses of wic clinics except those that have an announced policy of prohibiting',
'smoking within the space used to carry out the program: provided further, that none of the funds provided in this',
'account shall be available for the purchase of infant formula except in accordance with the cost containment and competitive bidding',
'requirements specified in section 17 of such act: provided further, that none of the funds provided shall be available for',
'activities that are not fully reimbursed by other federal government departments or agencies unless authorized by section 17 of such',
'act. supplemental nutrition assistance program for necessary expenses to carry out the food and nutrition act of 2008 7 u.s.c.',
'2011 et seq. , $53,969,246,000, of which $3,000,000,000, to remain available through september 30, 2010, shall be placed in reserve',
'for use only in such amounts and at such times as may become necessary to carry out program operations: provided,',
'that funds provided herein shall be expended in accordance with section 16 of the food and nutrition act of 2008:',
'provided further, that this appropriation shall be subject to any work registration or workfare requirements as may be required by',
'law: provided further, that funds made available for employment and training under this heading shall remain available until expended, as',
'authorized by section 16 h 1 of the food and nutrition act of 2008: provided further, that funds made available',
'under this heading may be used to enter into contracts and employ staff to conduct studies, evaluations, or to conduct',
'activities related to program integrity provided that such activities are authorized by the food and nutrition act of 2008. commodity',
'assistance program for necessary expenses to carry out disaster assistance and the commodity supplemental food program as authorized by section',
'4 a of the agriculture and consumer protection act of 1973 7 u.s.c. 612c note ; the emergency food assistance',
'act of 1983; special assistance for the nuclear affected islands, as authorized by section 103 f 2 of the compact',
'of free association amendments act of 2003 public law 108 188 ; and the farmers market nutrition program, as authorized',
'by section 17 m of the child nutrition act of 1966, $230,800,000, to remain available through september 30, 2010: provided,',
'that none of these funds shall be available to reimburse the commodity credit corporation for commodities donated to the program:',
'provided further, that notwithstanding any other provision of law, effective with funds made available in fiscal year 2009 to support',
'the seniors farmers market nutrition program, as authorized by section 4402 of the farm security and rural investment act of',
'2002, such funds shall remain available through september 30, 2010: provided further, that of the funds made available under section',
'27 a of the food and nutrition act of 2008 7 u.s.c. 2036 a , the secretary may use up',
'to 10 percent for costs associated with the distribution of commodities. page 123 stat. 550 nutrition programs administration for necessary',
'administrative expenses of the food and nutrition service for carrying out any domestic nutrition assistance program, $142,595,000. title v foreign',
'assistance and related programs foreign agricultural service salaries and expenses including transfers of funds for necessary expenses of the foreign',
'agricultural service, including not to exceed $158,000 for representation allowances and for expenses pursuant to section 8 of the act',
'approved august 3, 1956 7 u.s.c. 1766 , $165,436,000: provided, that the service may utilize advances of funds, or reimburse',
'this appropriation for expenditures made on behalf of federal agencies, public and private organizations and institutions under agreements executed pursuant',
'to the agricultural food production assistance programs 7 u.s.c. 1737 and the foreign assistance programs of the united states agency',
'for international development: note: notification. provided further, that funds made available for the cost of agreements under title i of',
'the agricultural trade development and assistance act of 1954 and for title i ocean freight differential may be used interchangeably',
'between the two accounts with prior notice to the committees on appropriations of both houses of congress. public law 480',
'title i direct credit and food for progress program account including transfers of funds for administrative expenses to carry out',
'the credit program of title i, public law 83 480 and the food for progress act of 1985, $2,736,000, to',
'be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for farm service agency, salaries and expenses. public law 480 title ii',
'grants for expenses during the current fiscal year, not otherwise recoverable, and unrecovered prior years costs, including interest thereon, under',
'the food for peace act, for commodities supplied in connection with dispositions abroad under title ii of said act, $1,225,900,000,',
'to remain available until expended. commodity credit corporation export loans program account including transfers of funds for administrative expenses to',
'carry out the commodity credit corporations export guarantee program, gsm 102 and gsm 103, $5,333,000; to cover common overhead expenses',
'as permitted by section 11 of the commodity credit corporation charter act and in conformity with the federal credit reform',
'act of 1990, of which page 123 stat. 551 $4,985,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for',
'foreign agricultural service, salaries and expenses, and of which $348,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for',
'farm service agency, salaries and expenses. mc govern dole international food for education and child nutrition program grants for necessary',
'expenses to carry out the provisions of section 3107 of the farm security and rural investment act of 2002 7',
'u.s.c. 1736o 1 , $100,000,000, to remain available until expended: provided, that the commodity credit corporation is authorized to provide',
'the services, facilities, and authorities for the purpose of implementing such section, subject to reimbursement from amounts provided herein. title',
'vi related agency and food and drug administration department of health and human services food and drug administration salaries and',
'expenses for necessary expenses of the food and drug administration, including hire and purchase of passenger motor vehicles; for payment',
'of space rental and related costs pursuant to public law 92 313 for programs and activities of the food and',
'drug administration which are included in this act; for rental of special purpose space in the district of columbia or',
'elsewhere; for miscellaneous and emergency expenses of enforcement activities, authorized and approved by the secretary and to be accounted for',
'solely on the secretarys certificate, not to exceed $25,000; and notwithstanding section 521 of public law 107 188; $2,622,267,000, of',
'which $7,641,000 shall be for the purposes, and in the amounts, specified in the final paragraph under food and drug',
'administration, salaries and expenses in the explanatory statement described in section 4 in the matter preceding division a of this',
'consolidated act : provided, that of the amount provided under this heading, $510,665,000 shall be derived from prescription drug user',
'fees authorized by 21 u.s.c. 379h shall be credited to this account and remain available until expended, and shall not',
'include any fees pursuant to 21 u.s.c. 379h a 2 and a 3 assessed for fiscal year 2010 but collected',
'in fiscal year 2009; $52,547,000 shall be derived from medical device user fees authorized by 21 u.s.c. 379j, and shall',
'be credited to this account and remain available until expended; $15,260,000 shall be derived from animal drug user fees authorized',
'by 21 u.s.c. 379j, and shall be credited to this account and remain available until expended; and $4,831,000 shall be',
'derived from animal generic drug user fees authorized by 21 u.s.c. 379f, and shall be credited to this account and',
'shall remain available until expended: provided further, that fees derived from prescription drug, medical device, animal drug, and animal generic',
'drug assessments for fiscal year 2009 received during fiscal year 2009, including any such fees assessed prior to fiscal year',
'2009 but credited for fiscal year 2009, shall be subject to the page 123 stat. 552 fiscal year 2009 limitations:',
'provided further, that none of these funds shall be used to develop, establish, or operate any program of user fees',
'authorized by 31 u.s.c. 9701: provided further, that of the total amount appropriated: 1 $648,722,000 shall be for the center',
'for food safety and applied nutrition and related field activities in the office of regulatory affairs; 2 $777,437,000 shall be',
'for the center for drug evaluation and research and related field activities in the office of regulatory affairs, of which',
'no less than $41,358,000 shall be available for the office of generic drugs; 3 $271,490,000 shall be for the center',
'for biologics evaluation and research and for related field activities in the office of regulatory affairs; 4 $134,344,000 shall be',
'for the center for veterinary medicine and for related field activities in the office of regulatory affairs; 5 $310,547,000 shall',
'be for the center for devices and radiological health and for related field activities in the office of regulatory affairs;',
'6 $52,511,000 shall be for the national center for toxicological research; 7 not to exceed $111,758,000 shall be for rent',
'and related activities, of which $41,281,000 is for white oak consolidation, other than the amounts paid to the general services',
'administration for rent; 8 not to exceed $155,425,000 shall be for payments to the general services administration for rent; and',
'9 $160,033,000 shall be for other activities, including the office of the commissioner; the office of scientific and medical programs;',
'the office of policy, planning and preparedness; the office of international and special programs; the office of operations; and central',
'services for these offices: provided further, that none of the funds made available under this heading shall be used to',
'transfer funds under section 770 n of the federal food, drug, and cosmetic act 21 u.s.c. 379dd : provided further,',
'that funds may be transferred from one specified activity to another with the prior approval of the committees on appropriations',
'of both houses of congress. in addition, mammography user fees authorized by 42 u.s.c. 263b, export certification user fees authorized',
'by 21 u.s.c. 381, and priority review user fees authorized by 21 u.s.c. 360n may be credited to this account,',
'to remain available until expended. buildings and facilities for plans, construction, repair, improvement, extension, alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment',
'or facilities of or used by the food and drug administration, where not otherwise provided, $12,433,000, to remain available until',
'expended. independent agency farm credit administration limitation on administrative expenses not to exceed $49,000,000 from assessments collected from farm credit',
'institutions, including the federal agricultural mortgage corporation shall be obligated during the current fiscal year for administrative expenses as authorized',
'under 12 u.s.c. 2249: provided, that this limitation shall not apply to expenses associated with receiverships. page 123 stat. 553',
'title vii general provisions including rescission and transfers of funds sec. 701. within the unit limit of cost fixed by',
'law, appropriations and authorizations made for the department of agriculture for the current fiscal year under this act shall be',
'available for the purchase, in addition to those specifically provided for, of not to exceed 327 passenger motor vehicles, of',
'which 315 shall be for replacement only, and for the hire of such vehicles. sec. 702. note: 7 usc 2209b',
'note. new obligational authority provided for the following appropriation items in this act shall remain available until expended: food safety',
'and inspection service, public health data communication infrastructure system; farm service agency, salaries and expenses funds made available to county',
'committees; foreign agricultural service, middle income country training program, and up to $2,000,000 of the foreign agricultural service appropriation solely',
'for the purpose of offsetting fluctuations in international currency exchange rates, subject to documentation by the foreign agricultural service. sec.',
'703. the secretary of agriculture may transfer unobligated balances of discretionary funds appropriated by this act or other available unobligated',
'discretionary balances of the department of agriculture to the working capital fund for the acquisition of plant and capital equipment',
'necessary for the financial management modernization initiative and the delivery of financial, administrative, and information technology services of primary benefit',
'to the agencies of the department of agriculture: provided, that none of the funds made available by this act or',
'any other act shall be transferred to the working capital fund without the prior approval of the agency administrator: provided',
'further, that none of the funds transferred to the working capital fund pursuant to this section shall be available for',
'obligation without the prior approval of the committees on appropriations of both houses of congress: provided further, that none of',
'the funds appropriated by this act or made available to the departments working capital fund shall be available for obligation',
'or expenditure to make any changes to the departments national finance center without prior approval of the committees on appropriations',
'of both houses of congress as required by section 712 of this act. sec. 704. no part of any appropriation',
'contained in this act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. sec.',
'705. no funds appropriated by this act may be used to pay negotiated indirect cost rates on cooperative agreements or',
'similar arrangements between the united states department of agriculture and nonprofit institutions in excess of 10 percent of the total',
'direct cost of the agreement when the purpose of such cooperative arrangements is to carry out programs of mutual interest',
'between the two parties. this does not preclude appropriate payment of indirect costs on grants and contracts with such institutions',
'when such indirect costs are computed on a similar basis for all agencies for which appropriations are provided in this',
'act. sec. 706. appropriations to the department of agriculture for the cost of direct and guaranteed loans made available in',
'the current fiscal year shall remain available until expended to disburse page 123 stat. 554 obligations made in the current',
'fiscal year for the following accounts: the rural development loan fund program account, the rural electrification and telecommunication loans program',
'account, and the rural housing insurance fund program account. sec. 707. of the funds made available by this act, not',
'more than $1,800,000 shall be used to cover necessary expenses of activities related to all advisory committees, panels, commissions, and',
'task forces of the department of agriculture, except for panels used to comply with negotiated rule makings and panels used',
'to evaluate competitively awarded grants. sec. 708. none of the funds appropriated by this act may be used to carry',
'out section 410 of the federal meat inspection act 21 u.s.c. 679a or section 30 of the poultry products inspection',
'act 21 u.s.c. 471 . sec. 709. no employee of the department of agriculture may be detailed or assigned from',
'an agency or office funded by this act to any other agency or office of the department for more than',
'30 days unless the individuals employing agency or office is fully reimbursed by the receiving agency or office for the',
'salary and expenses of the employee for the period of assignment. sec. 710. none of the funds appropriated or otherwise',
'made available to the department of agriculture or the food and drug administration shall be used to transmit or otherwise',
'make available to any non department of agriculture or non department of health and human services employee questions or responses',
'to questions that are a result of information requested for the appropriations hearing process. sec. 711. none of the funds',
'made available to the department of agriculture by this act may be used to acquire new information technology systems or',
'significant upgrades, as determined by the office of the chief information officer, without the approval of the chief information officer',
'and the concurrence of the executive information technology investment review board: provided, that notwithstanding any other provision of law, none',
'of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this act may be transferred to the office of the chief',
'information officer without the prior approval of the committees on appropriations of both houses of congress: provided further, that none',
'of the funds available to the department of agriculture for information technology shall be obligated for projects over $25,000 prior',
'to receipt of written approval by the chief information officer. sec. 712. note: notifications. deadlines. a none of the funds',
'provided by this act, or provided by previous appropriations acts to the agencies funded by this act that remain available',
'for obligation or expenditure in the current fiscal year, or provided from any accounts in the treasury of the united',
'states derived by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this act, shall be available for obligation',
'or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds which 1 creates new programs; 2 eliminates a program, project, or activity; 3',
'increases funds or personnel by any means for any project or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted;',
'4 relocates an office or employees; 5 reorganizes offices, programs, or activities; or page 123 stat. 555 6 contracts out',
'or privatizes any functions or activities presently performed by federal employees; unless the committees on appropriations of both houses of',
'congress are notified 15 days in advance of such reprogramming of funds. b none of the funds provided by this',
'act, or provided by previous appropriations acts to the agencies funded by this act that remain available for obligation or',
'expenditure in the current fiscal year, or provided from any accounts in the treasury of the united states derived by',
'the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure for',
'activities, programs, or projects through a reprogramming of funds in excess of $500,000 or 10 percent, which ever is less,',
'that: 1 augments existing programs, projects, or activities; 2 reduces by 10 percent funding for any existing program, project, or',
'activity, or numbers of personnel by 10 percent as approved by congress; or 3 results from any general savings from',
'a reduction in personnel which would result in a change in existing programs, activities, or projects as approved by congress;',
'unless the committees on appropriations of both houses of congress are notified 15 days in advance of such reprogramming of',
'funds. c the secretary of agriculture or the secretary of health and human services shall notify the committees on appropriations',
'of both houses of congress before implementing a program or activity not carried out during the previous fiscal year unless',
'the program or activity is funded by this act or specifically funded by any other act. sec. 713. none of',
'the funds appropriated by this or any other act shall be used to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel',
'who prepare or submit appropriations language as part of the presidents budget submission to the congress of the united states',
'for programs under the jurisdiction of the appropriations subcommittees on agriculture, rural development, food and drug administration, and related agencies',
'that assumes revenues or reflects a reduction from the previous year due to user fees proposals that have not been',
'enacted into law prior to the submission of the budget unless such budget submission identifies which additional spending reductions should',
'occur in the event the user fees proposals are not enacted prior to the date of the convening of a',
'committee of conference for the fiscal year 2010 appropriations act. sec. 714. none of the funds made available by this',
'or any other act may be used to close or relocate a rural development office unless or until the secretary',
'of agriculture determines the cost effectiveness and/or enhancement of program delivery: provided, that note: deadline. notification. reports. not later than',
'120 days before the date of the proposed closure or relocation, the secretary notifies the committees on appropriation of the',
'house and senate, and the members of congress from the state in which the office is located of the proposed',
'closure or relocation and provides a report that describes the justifications for such closures and relocations. sec. 715. none of',
'the funds made available to the food and drug administration by this act shall be used to close or relocate,',
'or to plan to close or relocate, the food and drug administration division of pharmaceutical analysis in st. louis, missouri,',
'outside the city or county limits of st. louis, missouri. page 123 stat. 556 sec. 716. there is hereby appropriated',
'$434,000, to remain available until expended, for the denali commission to address deficiencies in solid waste disposal sites which threaten',
'to contaminate rural drinking water supplies. sec. 717. none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or',
'any other act shall be used to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel to carry out an environmental quality',
'incentives program authorized by chapter 4 of subtitle d of title xii of the food security act of 1985 16',
'u.s.c. 3839aa, et seq. in excess of $1,067,000,000. sec. 718. none of the funds made available in fiscal year 2009',
'or preceding fiscal years for programs authorized under the food for peace act 7 u.s.c. 1691 et seq. in excess',
'of $20,000,000 shall be used to reimburse the commodity credit corporation for the release of eligible commodities under section 302',
'f 2 a of the bill emerson humanitarian trust act 7 u.s.c. 1736f 1 : provided, that any such funds',
'made available to reimburse the commodity credit corporation shall only be used pursuant to section 302 b 2 b i',
'of the bill emerson humanitarian trust act. sec. 719. no funds shall be used to pay salaries and expenses of',
'the department of agriculture to carry out or administer the program authorized by section 14 h 1 of the watershed',
'protection and flood prevention act 16 u.s.c. 1012 h 1 . sec. 720. funds made available under section 1240i and',
'section 1241 a of the food security act of 1985 and section 524 b of the federal crop insurance act',
'7 u.s.c. 1524 b in the current fiscal year shall remain available until expended to disburse obligations made in the',
'current fiscal year. sec. 721. note: news stories. unless otherwise authorized by existing law, none of the funds provided in',
'this act, may be used by an executive branch agency to produce any prepackaged news story intended for broadcast or',
'distribution in the united states unless the story includes a clear notification within the text or audio of the prepackaged',
'news story that the prepackaged news story was prepared or funded by that executive branch agency. sec. 722. notwithstanding any',
'other provision of law, any former rus borrower that has repaid or prepaid an insured, direct or guaranteed loan under',
'the rural electrification act, or any not for profit utility that is eligible to receive an insured or direct loan',
'under such act, shall be eligible for assistance under section 313 b 2 b of such act in the same',
'manner as a borrower under such act. sec. 723. none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this',
'or any other act shall be used to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel to carry out a program',
'under subsection b 2 a i of section 14222 of public law 110 246 in excess of $1,071,530,000: provided, that',
'none of the funds made available in this act or any other act shall be used for salaries and expenses',
'to carry out section 19 i 1 b of the richard b. russell national school lunch act as amended by',
'section 4304 of public law 110 246 in excess of $16,000,000 until october 1, 2009: provided further, of the unobligated',
'balances under section 32 of the act of august 24, 1935, $293,530,000 are hereby rescinded. sec. 724. note: waiver authority.',
'notwithstanding any other provision of law, the secretary of agriculture is authorized to make funding and other assistance available through',
'the emergency watershed protection program under section 403 of the agricultural credit act of 1978 page 123 stat. 557 16',
'u.s.c. 2203 to repair and prevent damage to non federal land in watersheds that have been impaired by fires initiated',
'by the federal government and shall waive cost sharing requirements for the funding and assistance. sec. 725. there is hereby',
'appropriated $3,497,000, to remain available until expended, for a grant to the national center for natural products research for construction',
'or renovation to carry out the research objectives of the natural products research grant issued by the food and drug',
'administration. sec. 726. there is hereby appropriated $469,000, to remain available until expended, for the planning and design of construction',
'of an agriculture pest facility in the state of hawaii. sec. 727. none of the funds made available in this',
'act may be used to establish or implement a rule allowing poultry products to be imported into the united states',
'from the peoples republic of china. sec. 728. there is hereby appropriated $794,000 to the farm service agency to carry',
'out a pilot program to demonstrate the use of new technologies that increase the rate of growth of re forested',
'hardwood trees on private non industrial forests lands, enrolling lands on the coast of the gulf of mexico that were',
'damaged by hurricane katrina in 2005. sec. 729. none of the funds made available to the department of agriculture in',
'this act may be used to implement the risk based inspection program in the 30 prototype locations announced on february',
'22, 2007, by the under secretary for food safety, or at any other locations, until the usda office of inspector',
'general has provided its findings to the food safety and inspection service and the committees on appropriations of the house',
'of representatives and the senate on the data used in support of the development and design of the risk based',
'inspection program and fsis has addressed and resolved issues identified by oig. sec. 730. note: state listing. notwithstanding any other',
'provision of law, and until receipt of the decennial census in the year 2010, the secretary of agriculture shall consider',
'1 the city of palmview, texas; the city of pharr, texas; the city of hidalgo, texas; the city of alton,',
'texas; the city of la joya, texas; the city of penitas, texas; the city of schertz, texas; the city of',
'converse, texas; the city of cibolo, texas; and the township of bern, pennsylvania including individuals and entities with projects within',
'the cities , eligible for loans and grants funded through the rural business program account; 2 the county of nueces,',
'texas including individuals and entities with projects within the county , eligible under the business and industry loan guarantee program',
'for the purposes of financing a beef processing facility; 3 the city of asheboro, north carolina including individuals and entities',
'with projects within the city , eligible for loans and grants funded through the rural community facilities program account; 4',
'the city of healdsburg, california; the city of imperial, california; the city of havelock, north carolina; and the city of',
'newton, north carolina including individuals and entities with projects within the cities , eligible for loans and grants funded through',
'the rural water and waste disposal program account; and page 123 stat. 558 5 the city of aptos, california including',
'individuals and entities with projects within the city , eligible for loans and grants funded under the housing programs of',
'the rural housing service. sec. 731. there is hereby appropriated $2,347,000 for section 4404 of public law 107 171. sec.',
'732. notwithstanding any other provision of law, there is hereby appropriated: 1 $1,877,000 of which $1,408,000 shall be for a',
'grant to the wisconsin department of agriculture, trade, and consumer protection, and $469,000 shall be for a grant to the',
'vermont agency of agriculture, foods, and markets, as authorized by section 6402 of the farm security and rural investment act',
'of 2002 7 u.s.c. 1621 note ; 2 $338,000 for a grant to the wisconsin department of agriculture, trade and',
'consumer protection; and 3 $94,000 for a grant to the graham avenue business improvement district in the state of new',
'york. sec. 733. section 382k c of the consolidated farm and rural development act note: 7 usc 2009aa 10. state',
'listing. 7 u.s.c. 2009aa 10 c is repealed. sec. 734. notwithstanding any other provision of law, the natural resources conservation',
'service shall provide financial and technical assistance 1 through the watershed and flood prevention operations program for the pocasset river',
'floodplain management project in the state of rhode island; 2 through the watershed and flood prevention operations program to carry',
'out the east locust creek watershed plan revision in missouri, including up to 100 percent of the engineering assistance and',
'75 percent cost share for construction cost of site rw1; 3 through the watershed and flood prevention operations program to',
'carry out the little otter creek watershed project in missouri. the sponsoring local organization may obtain land rights by perpetual',
'easements; 4 through the watershed and flood prevention operations program to carry out the churchill woods dam removal project in',
'dupage county, illinois; 5 through the watershed and flood prevention operations program to carry out the dunloup creek watershed project',
'in fayette and raleigh counties, west virginia; 6 through the watershed and flood prevention operations program to carry out the',
'alameda creek watershed project in alameda county, california; 7 through the watershed and flood prevention operations program to carry out',
'the colgan creek restoration project in sonoma county, california; 8 through the watershed and flood prevention operations program to carry',
'out the hurricane katrina related watershed restoration project in jackson county, mississippi; 9 through the watershed and flood prevention operations',
'program to carry out the lake george watershed protection project in warren county, new york; and 10 through the watershed',
'and flood prevention operations program to carry out the pidcock mill creeks watershed project in bucks county, pennsylvania. page 123',
'stat. 559 sec. 735. section 17 r 5 of the richard b. russell national school lunch act 42 u.s.c. 1766',
'r 5 is amended 1 by striking eight and inserting ten; 2 by striking six and inserting eight; and 3',
'by inserting vermont, maryland, after the first instance of states shall be. sec. 736. notwithstanding any other provision of law,',
'for the purposes of a grant under section 412 of the agricultural research, extension, and education reform act of 1998,',
'none of the funds in this or any other act may be used to prohibit the provision of in kind',
'support from non federal sources under section 412 e 3 in the form of unrecovered indirect costs not otherwise charged',
'against the grant, consistent with the indirect rate of cost approved for a recipient. sec. 737. note: meats and meat',
'products. argentina. none of the funds made available by this act may be used to pay the salaries and expenses',
'of any individual to conduct any activities that would allow the importation into the united states of any ruminant or',
'swine, or any fresh including chilled or frozen meat or product of any ruminant or swine, that is born, raised,',
'or slaughtered in argentina: note: reports. provided, that this section shall not prevent the secretary from conducting all necessary activities',
'to review this proposal and issue a report on the findings to the committees on appropriations of the house and',
'senate: note: time period. reports. provided further, that this section shall only have effect until the secretary of agriculture has',
'reviewed the domestic animal health aspects of the pending proposal to allow the importation of such products into the united',
'states and has issued a report to the committees on the findings of such review. sec. 738. except as otherwise',
'specifically provided by law, unobligated balances remaining available at the end of the fiscal year from appropriations made available for',
'salaries and expenses in this act for the farm service agency and the rural development mission area, shall remain available',
'through september 30, 2010, for information technology expenses. sec. 739. none of the funds made available in this act may',
'be used to pay the salaries or expenses of personnel to 1 inspect horses under section 3 of the federal',
'meat inspection act 21 u.s.c. 603 ; 2 inspect horses under section 903 of the federal agriculture improvement and reform',
'act of 1996 7 u.s.c. 1901 note; public law 104 127 ; or 3 implement or enforce section 352.19 of',
'title 9, code of federal regulations. this division may be cited as the agriculture, rural development, food and drug administration,',
'and related agencies appropriations act, 2009. page 123 stat. 560 division b commerce, note: commerce, justice, science, and related agencies',
'appropriations act, 2009. department of commerce appropriations act, 2009. justice, science, and related agencies appropriations act, 2009 title i department',
'of commerce international trade administration operations and administration for necessary expenses for international trade activities of the department of commerce',
'provided for by law, and for engaging in trade promotional activities abroad, including expenses of grants and cooperative agreements for',
'the purpose of promoting exports of united states firms, without regard to 44 u.s.c. 3702 and 3703; full medical coverage',
'for dependent members of immediate families of employees stationed overseas and employees temporarily posted overseas; travel and transportation of employees',
'of the international trade administration between two points abroad, without regard to 49 u.s.c. 40118; employment of americans and aliens',
'by contract for services; rental of space abroad for periods not exceeding 10 years, and expenses of alteration, repair, or',
'improvement; purchase or construction of temporary demountable exhibition structures for use abroad; payment of tort claims, in the manner authorized',
'in the first paragraph of 28 u.s.c. 2672 when such claims arise in foreign countries; not to exceed $327,000 for',
'official representation expenses abroad; purchase of passenger motor vehicles for official use abroad, not to exceed $45,000 per vehicle; obtaining',
'insurance on official motor vehicles; and rental of tie lines, $429,870,000, to remain available until september 30, 2010, of which',
'$9,439,000 is to be derived from fees to be retained and used by the international trade administration, notwithstanding 31 u.s.c.',
'3302: provided, that not less than $48,592,000 shall be for manufacturing and services; not less than $42,332,000 shall be for',
'market access and compliance; not less than $66,357,000 shall be for the import administration of which $5,900,000 shall be for',
'the office of china compliance; not less than $237,739,000 shall be for the united states and foreign commercial service; and',
'not less than $25,411,000 shall be for executive direction and administration: provided further, that note: applicability. the provisions of the',
'first sentence of section 105 f and all of section 108 c of the mutual educational and cultural exchange act',
'of 1961 22 u.s.c. 2455 f and 2458 c shall apply in carrying out these activities without regard to section',
'5412 of the omnibus trade and competitiveness act of 1988 15 u.s.c. 4912 ; and that for the purpose of',
'this act, contributions under the provisions of the mutual educational and cultural exchange act of 1961 shall include payment for',
'assessments for services provided as part of these activities: provided further, that note: exemption. the international trade administration shall be',
'exempt from the requirements of circular a 25 or any successor administrative regulation or policy issued by the office of',
'management and budget: note: negotiations. provided further, that negotiations shall be conducted within the world trade organization to recognize the',
'right of members to distribute monies collected from antidumping and countervailing duties: provided further, that negotiations shall be conducted within',
'the world trade organization consistent with the negotiating objectives contained page 123 stat. 561 in the trade act of 2002,',
'public law 107 210: provided further, that within the amounts appropriated, $4,400,000 shall be used for the projects, and in',
'the amounts, specified in the explanatory statement described in section 4 in the matter preceding division a of this consolidated',
'act . bureau of industry and security operations and administration for necessary expenses for export administration and national security activities',
'of the department of commerce, including costs associated with the performance of export administration field activities both domestically and abroad;',
'full medical coverage for dependent members of immediate families of employees stationed overseas; employment of americans and aliens by contract',
'for services abroad; payment of tort claims, in the manner authorized in the first paragraph of 28 u.s.c. 2672 when',
'such claims arise in foreign countries; not to exceed $15,000 for official representation expenses abroad; awards of compensation to informers',
'under the export administration act of 1979, and as authorized by 22 u.s.c. 401 b ; and purchase of passenger',
'motor vehicles for official use and motor vehicles for law enforcement use with special requirement vehicles eligible for purchase without',
'regard to any price limitation otherwise established by law, $83,676,000, to remain available until expended, of which $14,767,000 shall be',
'for inspections and other activities related to national security: note: applicability. provided, that the provisions of the first sentence of',
'section 105 f and all of section 108 c of the mutual educational and cultural exchange act of 1961 22',
'u.s.c. 2455 f and 2458 c shall apply in carrying out these activities: provided further, that payments and contributions collected',
'and accepted for materials or services provided as part of such activities may be retained for use in covering the',
'cost of such activities, and for providing information to the public with respect to the export administration and national security',
'activities of the department of commerce and other export control programs of the united states and other governments. economic development',
'administration economic development assistance programs for grants for economic development assistance as provided by the public works and economic development',
'act of 1965, and for trade adjustment assistance, $240,000,000, to remain available until expended: provided, that of the amounts provided,',
'no more than $4,000,000 may be transferred to economic development administration, salaries and expenses to conduct management oversight and administration',
'of public works grants. salaries and expenses for necessary expenses of administering the economic development assistance programs as provided for',
'by law, $32,800,000: provided, that these funds may be used to monitor projects approved pursuant to title i of the',
'public works employment act of 1976, title ii of the trade act of 1974, and the community emergency drought relief',
'act of 1977. page 123 stat. 562 minority business development agency minority business development for necessary expenses of the department',
'of commerce in fostering, promoting, and developing minority business enterprise, including expenses of grants, contracts, and other agreements with public',
'or private organizations, $29,825,000: provided, that within the amounts appropriated, $825,000 shall be used for the projects, and in the',
'amounts, specified in the explanatory statement described in section 4 in the matter preceding division a of this consolidated act',
'. economic and statistical analysis salaries and expenses for necessary expenses, as authorized by law, of economic and statistical analysis',
'programs of the department of commerce, $90,621,000, to remain available until september 30, 2010. bureau of the census salaries and',
'expenses for expenses necessary for collecting, compiling, analyzing, preparing, and publishing statistics, provided for by law, $233,588,000. periodic censuses and',
'programs for necessary expenses to collect and publish statistics for periodic censuses and programs provided for by law, $2,906,262,000, to',
'remain available until september 30, 2010: note: 13 usc 5 note. provided, that none of the funds provided in this',
'or any other act for any fiscal year may be used for the collection of census data on race identification',
'that does not include some other race as a category: provided further, that from amounts provided herein, funds may be',
'used for additional promotion, outreach, and marketing activities: provided further, that none of the funds made available in this act',
'shall be used for the conduct of sweepstakes in the 2010 decennial census. national telecommunications and information administration salaries and',
'expenses for necessary expenses, as provided for by law, of the national telecommunications and information administration ntia , $19,218,000, to',
'remain available until september 30, 2010: provided, that, notwithstanding 31 u.s.c. 1535 d , the secretary of commerce shall charge',
'federal agencies for costs incurred in spectrum management, analysis, operations, and related services, and such fees shall be retained and',
'used as offsetting collections for costs of such spectrum services, to remain available until expended: provided further, that the secretary',
'of commerce is authorized to retain and use as offsetting collections all funds transferred, or previously transferred, from other government',
'agencies for all costs incurred in telecommunications research, engineering, and page 123 stat. 563 related activities by the institute for',
'telecommunication sciences of ntia, in furtherance of its assigned functions under this paragraph, and such funds received from other government',
'agencies shall remain available until expended. public telecommunications facilities, planning and construction for the administration of grants, authorized by section',
'392 of the communications act of 1934, $20,000,000, to remain available until expended as authorized by section 391 of the',
'act: provided, that not to exceed $2,000,000 shall be available for program administration as authorized by section 391 of the',
'act: provided further, that, notwithstanding the provisions of section 391 of the act, the prior year unobligated balances may be',
'made available for grants for projects for which applications have been submitted and approved during any fiscal year. united states',
'patent and trademark office salaries and expenses for necessary expenses of the united states patent and trademark office uspto provided',
'for by law, including defense of suits instituted against the under secretary of commerce for intellectual property and director of',
'the united states patent and trademark office, $2,010,100,000, to remain available until expended: provided, that the sum herein appropriated from',
'the general fund shall be reduced as offsetting collections assessed and collected pursuant to 15 u.s.c. 1113 and 35 u.s.c.',
'41 and 376 are received during fiscal year 2009, so as to result in a fiscal year 2009 appropriation from',
'the general fund estimated at $0: provided further, that during fiscal year 2009, should the total amount of offsetting fee',
'collections be less than $2,010,100,000, this amount shall be reduced accordingly: provided further, that $750,000 may be transferred to departmental',
'management, salaries and expenses for activities associated with the national intellectual property law enforcement coordination council: provided further, that from',
'amounts provided herein, not to exceed $1,000 shall be made available in fiscal year 2009 for official reception and representation',
'expenses: provided further, that of the amounts provided to the uspto within this account, $5,000,000 shall not become available for',
'obligation until the director of the uspto has completed a comprehensive review of the assumptions behind the patent examiner expectancy',
'goals and adopted a revised set of expectancy goals for patent examination: provided further, that in fiscal year 2009 from',
'the amounts made available for salaries and expenses for the uspto, the amounts necessary to pay: 1 the difference between',
'the percentage of basic pay contributed by the uspto and employees under section 8334 a of title 5, united states',
'code, and the normal cost percentage as defined by section 8331 17 of that title of basic pay, of employees',
'subject to subchapter iii of chapter 83 of that title; and 2 the present value of the otherwise unfunded accruing',
'costs, as determined by the office of personnel management, of post retirement life insurance and post retirement health benefits coverage',
'for all uspto employees, shall be transferred to the civil page 123 stat. 564 service retirement and disability fund, the',
'employees life insurance fund, and the employees health benefits fund, as appropriate, and shall be available for the authorized purposes',
'of those accounts: provided further, that sections 801, 802, and 803 of division b, public law 108 447 shall remain',
'in effect during fiscal year 2009: provided further, that the director may, this year, reduce by regulation fees payable for',
'documents in patent and trademark matters, in connection with the filing of documents filed electronically in a form prescribed by',
'the director: provided further, that $2,000,000 shall be transferred to office of inspector general for activities associated with carrying out',
'investigations and audits related to the uspto: provided further, that from the amounts provided herein, no less than $4,000,000 shall',
'be available only for the uspto contribution in a cooperative or joint agreement or agreements with a non profit organization',
'or organizations, successfully audited within the previous year, and with previous experience in such programs, to conduct policy studies, including',
'studies relating to activities of united nations specialized agencies and other international organizations, as well as conferences and other development',
'programs, in support of fair international protection of intellectual property rights. national institute of standards and technology scientific and technical',
'research and services for necessary expenses of the national institute of standards and technology, $472,000,000, to remain available until expended,',
'of which not to exceed $9,000,000 may be transferred to the working capital fund: provided, that not to exceed $5,000',
'shall be for official reception and representation expenses: provided further, that within the amounts appropriated, $3,000,000 shall be used for',
'the projects, and in the amounts, specified in the explanatory statement described in section 4 in the matter preceding division',
'a of this consolidated act . industrial technology services for necessary expenses of the hollings manufacturing extension partnership of the',
'national institute of standards and technology, $110,000,000, to remain available until expended. in addition, for necessary expenses of the technology',
'innovation program of the national institute of standards and technology, $65,000,000, to remain available until expended. construction of research facilities',
'for construction of new research facilities, including architectural and engineering design, and for renovation and maintenance of existing facilities, not',
'otherwise provided for the national institute of standards and technology, as authorized by 15 u.s.c. 278c 278e, $172,000,000, to remain',
'available until expended, of which $30,000,000 is for a competitive construction grant program for research science buildings: provided, that within',
'the amounts appropriated, $44,000,000 shall be used for the projects, and in the amounts, specified in the explanatory statement described',
'in section 4 in the matter preceding division a of this consolidated act : note: budget estimate. 15 usc 15136',
'note. provided further, that the secretary of commerce shall include page 123 stat. 565 in the budget justification materials that',
'the secretary submits to congress in support of the department of commerce budget as submitted with the budget of the',
'president under section 1105 a of title 31, united states code an estimate for each national institute of standards and',
'technology construction project having a total multi year program cost of more than $5,000,000 and simultaneously the budget justification materials',
'shall include an estimate of the budgetary requirements for each such project for each of the five subsequent fiscal years.',
'national oceanic and atmospheric administration operations, research, and facilities including transfers of funds for necessary expenses of activities authorized by',
'law for the national oceanic and atmospheric administration, including maintenance, operation, and hire of aircraft and vessels; grants, contracts, or',
'other payments to nonprofit organizations for the purposes of conducting activities pursuant to cooperative agreements; and relocation of facilities, $3,045,549,000,',
'to remain available until september 30, 2010, except for funds provided for cooperative enforcement, which shall remain available until september',
'30, 2011: provided, that fees and donations received by the national ocean service for the management of national marine sanctuaries',
'may be retained and used for the salaries and expenses associated with those activities, notwithstanding 31 u.s.c. 3302: provided further,',
'that in addition, $3,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from the fund entitled coastal zone management and in addition $79,000,000',
'shall be derived by transfer from the fund entitled promote and develop fishery products and research pertaining to american fisheries:',
'provided further, that of the $3,133,549,000 provided for in direct obligations under this heading $3,045,549,000 is appropriated from the general',
'fund, $82,000,000 is provided by transfer, and $6,000,000 is derived from recoveries of prior year obligations: provided further, that the',
'total amount available for the national oceanic and atmospheric administration corporate services administrative support costs shall not exceed $226,809,000: provided',
'further, that payments of funds made available under this heading to the department of commerce working capital fund including department',
'of commerce general counsel legal services shall not exceed $36,583,000: provided further, that within the amounts appropriated, $129,970,000 shall be',
'used for the projects, and in the amounts, specified in the explanatory statement described in section 4 in the matter',
'preceding division a of this consolidated act : provided further, that any deviation from the amounts designated for specific activities',
'in the report accompanying this act, or any use of deobligated balances of funds provided under this heading in previous',
'years, shall be subject to the procedures set forth in section 505 of this act: note: grants. provided further, that',
'in allocating grants under sections 306 and 306a of the coastal zone management act of 1972, as amended, no coastal',
'state shall receive more than 5 percent or less than 1 percent of increased funds appropriated over the previous fiscal',
'year: note: authorized positions. provided further, that the number of authorized officers in the noaa commissioned officer corps shall remain',
'at 321 until such time as section 6 of public law 110 386 takes effect. page 123 stat. 566 in',
'addition, for necessary retired pay expenses under the retired servicemans family protection and survivor benefits plan, and for payments for',
'the medical care of retired personnel and their dependents under the dependents medical care act 10 u.s.c. 55 , such',
'sums as may be necessary. procurement, acquisition and construction for procurement, acquisition and construction of capital assets, including alteration and',
'modification costs, of the national oceanic and atmospheric administration, $1,243,647,000, to remain available until september 30, 2011, except funds provided',
'for construction of facilities which shall remain available until expended: provided, that of the $1,245,647,000 provided for in direct obligations',
'under this heading $1,243,647,000 is appropriated from the general fund and $2,000,000 is provided from recoveries of prior year obligations:',
'provided further, that of the amounts provided for the national polar orbiting operational environmental satellite system, funds shall only be',
'made available on a dollar for dollar matching basis with funds provided for the same purpose by the department of',
'defense: provided further, that except to the extent expressly prohibited by any other law, the department of defense may delegate',
'procurement functions related to the national polar orbiting operational environmental satellite system to officials of the department of commerce pursuant',
'to section 2311 of title 10, united states code: provided further, that any deviation from the amounts designated for specific',
'activities in the report accompanying this act, or any use of deobligated balances of funds provided under this heading in',
'previous years, shall be subject to the procedures set forth in section 505 of this act: provided further, that within',
'the amounts appropriated, $29,610,000 shall be used for the projects, and in the amounts, specified in the explanatory statement described',
'in section 4 in the matter preceding division a of this consolidated act . pacific coastal salmon recovery for necessary',
'expenses associated with the restoration of pacific salmon populations, $80,000,000, to remain available until september 30, 2010: provided, that of',
'the funds provided herein the secretary of commerce may issue grants to the states of washington, oregon, idaho, nevada, california,',
'and alaska, and federally recognized tribes of the columbia river and pacific coast for projects necessary for restoration of salmon',
'and steelhead populations that are listed as threatened or endangered, or identified by a state as at risk to be',
'so listed, for maintaining populations necessary for exercise of tribal treaty fishing rights or native subsistence fishing, or for conservation',
'of pacific coastal salmon and steelhead habitat, based on guidelines to be developed by the secretary of commerce: provided further,',
'that funds disbursed to states shall be subject to a matching requirement of funds or documented in kind contributions of',
'at least 33 percent of the federal funds. page 123 stat. 567 coastal zone management fund including transfer of funds',
'of amounts collected pursuant to section 308 of the coastal zone management act of 1972 16 u.s.c. 1456a , not',
'to exceed $3,000,000 shall be transferred to the operations, research, and facilities account to offset the costs of implementing such',
'act. fisheries finance program account subject to section 502 of the congressional budget act of 1974, during fiscal year 2009,',
'obligations of direct loans may not exceed $8,000,000 for individual fishing quota loans and not to exceed $59,000,000 for traditional',
'direct loans as authorized by the merchant marine act of 1936: provided, that none of the funds made available under',
'this heading may be used for direct loans for any new fishing vessel that will increase the harvesting capacity in',
'any united states fishery. departmental management salaries and expenses for expenses necessary for the departmental management of the department of',
'commerce provided for by law, including not to exceed $5,000 for official entertainment, $53,000,000: provided, that note: deadline. reports. the',
'secretary, within 120 days of enactment of this act, shall provide a report to the committees on appropriations that audits',
'and evaluates all decision documents and expenditures by the bureau of the census as they relate to the 2010 census:',
'provided further, that note: certification. of the amounts provided to the secretary within this account, $5,000,000 shall not become available',
'for obligation until the secretary certifies to the committees on appropriations that the bureau of the census has followed and',
'met all standards and best practices, and all office of management and budget guidelines related to information technology projects and',
'contract management. herbert c. hoover building renovation and modernization for expenses necessary, including blast windows, for the renovation and modernization',
'of the herbert c. hoover building, $5,000,000, to remain available until expended. office of inspector general for necessary expenses of',
'the office of inspector general in carrying out the provisions of the inspector general act of 1978 5 u.s.c. app.',
', $25,800,000. general provisions department of commerce including transfer of funds sec. 101. during the current fiscal year, applicable appropriations',
'and funds made available to the department of commerce by this act shall be available for the activities specified in',
'the act of october 26, 1949 15 u.s.c. 1514 , to the extent and in the manner prescribed by the',
'act, and, notwithstanding 31 u.s.c. page 123 stat. 568 3324, may be used for advanced payments not otherwise authorized only',
'upon the certification of officials designated by the secretary of commerce that such payments are in the public interest. sec.',
'102. during the current fiscal year, appropriations made available to the department of commerce by this act for salaries and',
'expenses shall be available for hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by 31 u.s.c. 1343 and 1344; services as',
'authorized by 5 u.s.c. 3109; and uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law 5 u.s.c. 5901 5902 . sec.',
'103. not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for the department of',
'commerce in this act may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be increased by more than',
'10 percent by any such transfers: provided, that any transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated as a reprogramming',
'of funds under section 505 of this act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance',
'with the procedures set forth in that section: provided further, that note: notification. deadline. the secretary of commerce shall notify',
'the committees on appropriations at least 15 days in advance of the acquisition or disposal of any capital asset including',
'land, structures, and equipment not specifically provided for in this act or any other law appropriating funds for the department',
'of commerce: provided further, that for the national oceanic and atmospheric administration this section shall provide for transfers among appropriations',
'made only to the national oceanic and atmospheric administration and such appropriations may not be transferred and reprogrammed to other',
'department of commerce bureaus and appropriation accounts. sec. 104. any costs incurred by a department or agency funded under this',
'title resulting from personnel actions taken in response to funding reductions included in this title or from actions taken for',
'the care and protection of loan collateral or grant property shall be absorbed within the total budgetary resources available to',
'such department or agency: provided, that the authority to transfer funds between appropriations accounts as may be necessary to carry',
'out this section is provided in addition to authorities included elsewhere in this act: provided further, that use of funds',
'to carry out this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this act and',
'shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section. sec.',
'105. hereafter, notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds appropriated under this act or any other act shall be',
'used to register, issue, transfer, or enforce any trademark of the phrase last best place. sec. 106. note: regulations. diving.',
'33 usc 878b. hereafter, the secretary of commerce is permitted to prescribe and enforce standards or regulations affecting safety and',
'health in the context of scientific and occupational diving within the national oceanic and atmospheric administration. sec. 107. note: incorporation',
'by reference. 33 usc 878a note. the requirements set forth by section 112 of division b of public law 110',
'161 are hereby adopted by reference. sec. 108. notwithstanding any other law, the secretary may furnish services including but not',
'limited to utilities, telecommunications, and security services necessary to support the operation, maintenance, and improvement of space that persons, firms',
'or organizations are authorized pursuant to the public buildings cooperative use act of 1976 or other authority to use or',
'occupy page 123 stat. 569 in the herbert c. hoover building, washington, d.c., or other buildings, the maintenance, operation, and',
'protection of which has been delegated to the secretary from the administrator of general services pursuant to the federal property',
'and administrative services act of 1949, as amended, on a reimbursable or non reimbursable basis. amounts received as reimbursement for',
'services provided under this section or the authority under which the use or occupancy of the space is authorized, up',
'to $200,000, shall be credited to the appropriation or fund which initially bears the costs of such services. sec. 109.',
'the amounts made available under section 213 of public law 108 199 for a new england lobster fishing capacity reduction',
'program shall be available for transfer by the national oceanic and atmospheric administration from the fisheries finance program account to',
'the operations, research, and facilities appropriation, to remain available until expended, for the southern new england cooperative research initiative for',
'cooperative research, marine debris removal, and gear modification for conservation in rhode island. sec. 110. section d 2 a of',
'title 16 u.s.c. 3645 is amended by inserting nevada, after idaho,. sec. 111. note: president. with the consent of the',
'president, the secretary of commerce shall represent the united states government in negotiating and monitoring international agreements regarding fisheries, marine',
'mammals, or sea turtles: provided, that the secretary of commerce shall be responsible for the development and interdepartmental coordination of',
'the policies of the united states with respect to the international negotiations and agreements referred to in this section. this',
'title may be cited as the department of commerce appropriations act, 2009. title ii note: department of justice appropriations act,',
'2009. department of justice general administration salaries and expenses for expenses necessary for the administration of the department of justice,',
'$105,805,000, of which not to exceed $4,000,000 for security and construction of department of justice facilities shall remain available until',
'expended: provided, that the attorney general is authorized to transfer funds appropriated within general administration to any office in this',
'account: provided further, that $13,213,000 is for department leadership; $7,834,000 is for intergovernmental relations/ external affairs; $12,254,000 is for executive',
'support/professional responsibility; and $72,504,000 is for the justice management division: provided further, that any change in amounts specified in the',
'preceding proviso greater than 5 percent shall be submitted for approval to the house and senate committees on appropriations consistent',
'with the terms of section 505 of this act: provided further, that this transfer authority is in addition to transfers',
'authorized under section 505 of this act. page 123 stat. 570 justice information sharing technology for necessary expenses for information',
'sharing technology, including planning, development, deployment and departmental direction, $80,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which $7,132,000 is for',
'the unified financial management system. tactical law enforcement wireless communications for the costs of developing and implementing a nation wide',
'integrated wireless network supporting federal law enforcement, and for the costs of operations and maintenance of existing land mobile radio',
'legacy systems, $185,000,000, to remain available until expended: provided, that the attorney general shall transfer to this account all funds',
'made available to the department of justice for the purchase of portable and mobile radios: provided further, that any transfer',
'made under the preceding proviso shall be subject to section 505 of this act. administrative review and appeals for expenses',
'necessary for the administration of pardon and clemency petitions and immigration related activities, $270,000,000, of which $4,000,000 shall be derived',
'by transfer from the executive office for immigration review fees deposited in the immigration examinations fee account. detention trustee for',
'necessary expenses of the federal detention trustee, $1,295,319,000, to remain available until expended: provided, that the trustee shall be responsible',
'for managing the justice prisoner and alien transportation system: provided further, that not to exceed $5,000,000 shall be considered funds',
'appropriated for state and local law enforcement assistance pursuant to 18 u.s.c. 4013 b . office of inspector general for',
'necessary expenses of the office of inspector general, $75,681,000, including not to exceed $10,000 to meet unforeseen emergencies of a',
'confidential character. united states parole commission salaries and expenses for necessary expenses of the united states parole commission as authorized,',
'$12,570,000. legal activities salaries and expenses, general legal activities including transfer of funds for expenses necessary for the legal activities',
'of the department of justice, not otherwise provided for, including not to exceed $20,000 for expenses of collecting evidence, to',
'be expended under the direction of, and to be accounted for solely under the certificate page 123 stat. 571 of,',
'the attorney general; and rent of private or government owned space in the district of columbia, $804,007,000, of which not',
'to exceed $10,000,000 for litigation support contracts shall remain available until expended: provided, that of the total amount appropriated, not',
'to exceed $10,000 shall be available to the united states national central bureau, interpol, for official reception and representation expenses:',
'provided further, that notwithstanding section 205 of this act, upon a determination by the attorney general that emergent circumstances require',
'additional funding for litigation activities of the civil division, the attorney general may transfer such amounts to salaries and expenses,',
'general legal activities from available appropriations for the current fiscal year for the department of justice, as may be necessary',
'to respond to such circumstances: provided further, that any transfer pursuant to the previous proviso shall be treated as a',
'reprogramming under section 505 of this act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with',
'the procedures set forth in that section: provided further, that of the amount appropriated, such sums as may be necessary',
'shall be available to reimburse the office of personnel management for salaries and expenses associated with the federal observer program',
'under section 8 of the voting rights act of 1965 42 u.s.c. 1973f : provided further, that of the amounts',
'provided under this heading for the federal observer program $3,390,000 shall remain available until expended, of which $1,090,000, previously transferred',
'to the department of justice by the office of personnel management under section 126 of division a of public law',
'110 329, shall be transferred back to the office of personnel management by the department of justice. in addition, for',
'reimbursement of expenses of the department of justice associated with processing cases under the national childhood vaccine injury act of',
'1986, not to exceed $7,833,000, to be appropriated from the vaccine injury compensation trust fund. salaries and expenses, antitrust division',
'for expenses necessary for the enforcement of antitrust and kindred laws, $157,788,000, to remain available until expended: provided, that notwithstanding',
'any other provision of law, fees collected for premerger notification filings under the hart scott rodino antitrust improvements act of',
'1976 15 u.s.c. 18a , regardless of the year of collection and estimated to be $157,788,000 in fiscal year 2009',
', shall be retained and used for necessary expenses in this appropriation, and shall remain available until expended: provided further,',
'that the sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced as such offsetting collections are received during fiscal',
'year 2009, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2009 appropriation from the general fund estimated at $0.',
'salaries and expenses, united states attorneys for necessary expenses of the offices of the united states attorneys, including inter governmental',
'and cooperative agreements, $1,836,336,000: provided, that of the total amount appropriated, not to exceed $8,000 shall be available for official',
'reception and representation expenses: provided further, that not to exceed page 123 stat. 572 $25,000,000 shall remain available until expended:',
'provided further, that of the amount provided under this heading, not less than $33,600,000 shall be used for salaries and',
'expenses for assistant u.s. attorneys to carry out section 704 of the adam walsh child protection and safety act of',
'2006 public law 109 248 concerning the prosecution of offenses relating to the sexual exploitation of children. united states trustee',
'system fund for necessary expenses of the united states trustee program, as authorized, $217,416,000, to remain available until expended and',
'to be derived from the united states trustee system fund: provided, that notwithstanding any other provision of law, deposits to',
'the fund shall be available in such amounts as may be necessary to pay refunds due depositors: provided further, that,',
'notwithstanding any other provision of law, $160,000,000 of offsetting collections pursuant to 28 u.s.c. 589a b shall be retained and',
'used for necessary expenses in this appropriation and shall remain available until expended: provided further, that the sum herein appropriated',
'from the fund shall be reduced as such offsetting collections are received during fiscal year 2009, so as to result',
'in a final fiscal year 2009 appropriation from the fund estimated at $52,416,000. salaries and expenses, foreign claims settlement commission',
'for expenses necessary to carry out the activities of the foreign claims settlement commission, including services as authorized by section',
'3109 of title 5, united states code, $1,823,000. fees and expenses of witnesses for fees and expenses of witnesses, for',
'expenses of contracts for the procurement and supervision of expert witnesses, for private counsel expenses, including advances, and for expenses',
'of foreign counsel, $168,300,000, to remain available until expended: provided, that not to exceed $10,000,000 may be made available for',
'construction of buildings for protected witness safesites: provided further, that not to exceed $3,000,000 may be made available for the',
'purchase and maintenance of armored and other vehicles for witness security caravans: provided further, that not to exceed $9,000,000 may',
'be made available for the purchase, installation, maintenance, and upgrade of secure telecommunications equipment and a secure automated information network',
'to store and retrieve the identities and locations of protected witnesses. salaries and expenses, community relations service for necessary expenses',
'of the community relations service, $9,873,000: provided, that notwithstanding section 205 of this act, upon a determination by the attorney',
'general that emergent circumstances require additional funding for conflict resolution and violence prevention activities of the community relations service, the',
'attorney general may transfer such amounts to the community relations service, from available appropriations for the current fiscal year for',
'the department of justice, as may be necessary to respond to such circumstances: provided further, that any transfer pursuant to',
'the preceding proviso shall be treated as page 123 stat. 573 a reprogramming under section 505 of this act and',
'shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section. assets',
'forfeiture fund for expenses authorized by 28 u.s.c. 524 c 1 b , f , and g , $20,990,000, to',
'be derived from the department of justice assets forfeiture fund. united states marshals service salaries and expenses for necessary expenses',
'of the united states marshals service, $950,000,000; of which not to exceed $30,000 shall be available for official reception and',
'representation expenses; of which not to exceed $4,000,000 shall remain available until expended for information technology systems; and of which',
'not less than $12,625,000 shall be available for the costs of courthouse security equipment, including furnishings, relocations, and telephone systems',
'and cabling, and shall remain available until expended. construction for construction in space controlled, occupied or utilized by the united',
'states marshals service for prisoner holding and related support, $4,000,000, to remain available until expended. national security division salaries and',
'expenses for expenses necessary to carry out the activities of the national security division, $83,789,000; of which not to exceed',
'$5,000,000 for information technology systems shall remain available until expended: provided, that notwithstanding section 205 of this act, upon a',
'determination by the attorney general that emergent circumstances require additional funding for the activities of the national security division, the',
'attorney general may transfer such amounts to this heading from available appropriations for the current fiscal year for the department',
'of justice, as may be necessary to respond to such circumstances: provided further, that any transfer pursuant to the preceding',
'proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this act and shall not be available for obligation',
'or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section. interagency law enforcement interagency crime and drug',
'enforcement for necessary expenses for the identification, investigation, and prosecution of individuals associated with the most significant drug trafficking and',
'affiliated money laundering organizations not otherwise provided for, to include inter governmental agreements with state and local law enforcement agencies',
'engaged in the investigation and prosecution of individuals involved in organized crime drug trafficking, $515,000,000, of which $50,000,000 shall remain',
'page 123 stat. 574 available until expended: provided, that any amounts obligated from appropriations under this heading may be used',
'under authorities available to the organizations reimbursed from this appropriation. federal bureau of investigation salaries and expenses for necessary expenses',
'of the federal bureau of investigation for detection, investigation, and prosecution of crimes against the united states; $7,065,100,000; of which',
'not to exceed $150,000,000 shall remain available until expended: provided, that not to exceed $205,000 shall be available for official',
'reception and representation expenses. construction for necessary expenses to construct or acquire buildings and sites by purchase, or as otherwise',
'authorized by law including equipment for such buildings ; conversion and extension of federally owned buildings; and preliminary planning and',
'design of projects; $153,491,000, to remain available until expended. drug enforcement administration salaries and expenses for necessary expenses of the',
'drug enforcement administration, including not to exceed $70,000 to meet unforeseen emergencies of a confidential character pursuant to 28 u.s.c.',
'530c; and expenses for conducting drug education and training programs, including travel and related expenses for participants in such programs',
'and the distribution of items of token value that promote the goals of such programs, $1,939,084,000; of which not to',
'exceed $75,000,000 shall remain available until expended; and of which not to exceed $100,000 shall be available for official reception',
'and representation expenses. bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives salaries and expenses for necessary expenses of the bureau of',
'alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives, not to exceed $40,000 for official reception and representation expenses; for training of state and',
'local law enforcement agencies with or without reimbursement, including training in connection with the training and acquisition of canines for',
'explosives and fire accelerants detection; and for provision of laboratory assistance to state and local law enforcement agencies, with or',
'without reimbursement, $1,054,215,000, of which not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be available for the payment of attorneys fees as provided',
'by section 924 d 2 of title 18, united states code; and of which $10,000,000 shall remain available until expended:',
'provided, that no funds appropriated herein shall be available for salaries or administrative expenses in connection with consolidating or centralizing,',
'within the department of justice, the records, or any portion thereof, of acquisition and disposition of firearms maintained by federal',
'firearms licensees: provided page 123 stat. 575 further, that no funds appropriated herein shall be used to pay administrative expenses',
'or the compensation of any officer or employee of the united states to implement an amendment or amendments to 27',
'cfr 478.118 or to change the definition of curios or relics in 27 cfr 478.11 or remove any item from',
'atf publication 5300.11 as it existed on january 1, 1994: provided further, that none of the funds appropriated herein shall',
'be available to investigate or act upon applications for relief from federal firearms disabilities under 18 u.s.c. 925 c :',
'provided further, that such funds shall be available to investigate and act upon applications filed by corporations for relief from',
'federal firearms disabilities under section 925 c of title 18, united states code: provided further, that no funds made available',
'by this or any other act may be used to transfer the functions, missions, or activities of the bureau of',
'alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives to other agencies or departments in fiscal year 2009: note: effective date. firearms data. 18',
'usc 923 note. provided further, that, beginning in fiscal year 2009 and thereafter, no funds appropriated under this or any',
'other act may be used to disclose part or all of the contents of the firearms trace system database maintained',
'by the national trace center of the bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives or any information required to be',
'kept by licensees pursuant to section 923 g of title 18, united states code, or required to be reported pursuant',
'to paragraphs 3 and 7 of such section 923 g , except to: 1 a federal, state, local, tribal, or',
'foreign law enforcement agency, or a federal, state, or local prosecutor, solely in connection with and for use in a',
'criminal investigation or prosecution; or 2 a federal agency for a national security or intelligence purpose; and all such data',
'shall be immune from legal process, shall not be subject to subpoena or other discovery, shall be inadmissible in evidence,',
'and shall not be used, relied on, or disclosed in any manner, nor shall testimony or other evidence be permitted',
'based on the data, in a civil action in any state including the district of columbia or federal court or',
'in an administrative proceeding other than a proceeding commenced by the bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives to enforce',
'the provisions of chapter 44 of such title, or a review of such an action or proceeding; except that this',
'proviso shall not be construed to prevent: a the disclosure of statistical information concerning total production, importation, and exportation by',
'each licensed importer as defined in section 921 a 9 of such title and licensed manufacturer as defined in section',
'921 a 10 of such title ; b the sharing or exchange of such information among and between federal, state,',
'local, or foreign law enforcement agencies, federal, state, or local prosecutors, and federal national security, intelligence, or counterterrorism officials; or',
'c the publication of annual statistical reports on products regulated by the bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives, including',
'total production, importation, and exportation by each licensed importer as so defined and licensed manufacturer as so defined , or',
'statistical aggregate data regarding firearms traffickers and trafficking channels, or firearms misuse, felons, and trafficking investigations: provided further, that no',
'funds made available by this or any other act shall be expended to promulgate or implement any rule requiring a',
'physical inventory of any business licensed under section 923 of title 18, united states code: provided further, that no funds',
'under this act may be used to electronically retrieve information gathered pursuant to 18 u.s.c. page 123 stat. 576 923',
'g 4 by name or any personal identification code: provided further, that no funds authorized or made available under this',
'or any other act may be used to deny any application for a license under section 923 of title 18,',
'united states code, or renewal of such a license due to a lack of business activity, provided that the applicant',
'is otherwise eligible to receive such a license, and is eligible to report business income or to claim an income',
'tax deduction for business expenses under the internal revenue code of 1986. federal prison system salaries and expenses for necessary',
'expenses of the federal prison system for the administration, operation, and maintenance of federal penal and correctional institutions, including purchase',
'not to exceed 810, of which 766 are for replacement only and hire of law enforcement and passenger motor vehicles,',
'and for the provision of technical assistance and advice on corrections related issues to foreign governments, $5,595,754,000: note: 42 usc',
'250a. provided, that the attorney general may transfer to the health resources and services administration such amounts as may be',
'necessary for direct expenditures by that administration for medical relief for inmates of federal penal and correctional institutions: provided further,',
'that the director of the federal prison system, where necessary, may enter into contracts with a fiscal agent or fiscal',
'intermediary claims processor to determine the amounts payable to persons who, on behalf of the federal prison system, furnish health',
'services to individuals committed to the custody of the federal prison system: provided further, that not to exceed $6,000 shall',
'be available for official reception and representation expenses: provided further, that not to exceed $50,000,000 shall remain available for necessary',
'operations until september 30, 2010: provided further, that, of the amounts provided for contract confinement, not to exceed $20,000,000 shall',
'remain available until expended to make payments in advance for grants, contracts and reimbursable agreements, and other expenses authorized by',
'section 501 c of the refugee education assistance act of 1980 8 u.s.c. 1522 note , for the care and',
'security in the united states of cuban and haitian entrants: provided further, that the director of the federal prison system',
'may accept donated property and services relating to the operation of the prison card program from a not for profit',
'entity which has operated such program in the past notwithstanding the fact that such not for profit entity furnishes services',
'under contracts to the federal prison system relating to the operation of pre release services, halfway houses, or other custodial',
'facilities. buildings and facilities for planning, acquisition of sites and construction of new facilities; purchase and acquisition of facilities and',
'remodeling, and equipping of such facilities for penal and correctional use, including all necessary expenses incident thereto, by contract or',
'force account; and constructing, remodeling, and equipping necessary buildings and facilities at existing penal and correctional institutions, including all necessary',
'expenses incident thereto, by contract or force account, $575,807,000, to remain available until expended, page 123 stat. 577 of which',
'not less than $110,627,000 shall be available only for modernization, maintenance and repair, and of which not to exceed $14,000,000',
'shall be available to construct areas for inmate work programs: provided, that labor of united states prisoners may be used',
'for work performed under this appropriation. federal prison industries, incorporated the federal prison industries, incorporated, is hereby authorized to make',
'such expenditures, within the limits of funds and borrowing authority available, and in accord with the law, and to make',
'such contracts and commitments, without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 9104 of title 31, united states',
'code, as may be necessary in carrying out the program set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year',
'for such corporation, including purchase not to exceed five for replacement only and hire of passenger motor vehicles. limitation on',
'administrative expenses, federal prison industries, incorporated not to exceed $2,328,000 of the funds of the federal prison industries, incorporated shall',
'be available for its administrative expenses, and for services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, united states code,',
'to be computed on an accrual basis to be determined in accordance with the corporations current prescribed accounting system, and',
'such amounts shall be exclusive of depreciation, payment of claims, and expenditures which such accounting system requires to be capitalized',
'or charged to cost of commodities acquired or produced, including selling and shipping expenses, and expenses in connection with acquisition,',
'construction, operation, maintenance, improvement, protection, or disposition of facilities and other property belonging to the corporation or in which it',
'has an interest. state and local law enforcement activities office on violence against women violence against women prevention and prosecution',
'programs for grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other assistance for the prevention and prosecution of violence against women, as authorized',
'by the omnibus crime control and safe streets act of 1968 42 u.s.c. 3711 et seq. the 1968 act ;',
'the violent crime control and law enforcement act of 1994 public law 103 322 the 1994 act ; the victims',
'of child abuse act of 1990 public law 101 647 the 1990 act ; the prosecutorial remedies and other tools',
'to end the exploitation of children today act of 2003 public law 108 21 ; the juvenile justice and delinquency',
'prevention act of 1974 42 u.s.c. 5601 et seq. the 1974 act ; the victims of trafficking and violence protection',
'act of 2000 public law 106 386 the 2000 act ; and the violence against women and department of justice',
'reauthorization act of 2005 public law 109 162 the 2005 act ; and for related victims services, $415,000,000, to remain',
'available until expended: provided, that except as otherwise provided by law, not to exceed 3 percent of funds made available',
'under this heading may be page 123 stat. 578 used for expenses related to evaluation, training, and technical assistance: provided',
'further, that of the amount provided which shall be by transfer, for programs administered by the office of justice programs',
'1 $15,000,000 for the court appointed special advocate program, as authorized by section 217 of the 1990 act; 2 $2,500,000',
'for child abuse training programs for judicial personnel and practitioners, as authorized by section 222 of the 1990 act; 3',
'$190,000,000 for grants to combat violence against women, as authorized by part t of the 1968 act, of which a',
'$18,000,000 shall be for transitional housing assistance grants for victims of domestic violence, stalking or sexual assault as authorized by',
'section 40299 of the 1994 act; and b $1,880,000 shall be for the national institute of justice for research and',
'evaluation of violence against women and related issues addressed by grant programs of the office on violence against women; 4',
'$60,000,000 for grants to encourage arrest policies as authorized by part u of the 1968 act; 5 $12,000,000 for sexual',
'assault victims assistance, as authorized by section 41601 of the 1994 act; 6 $41,000,000 for rural domestic violence and child',
'abuse enforcement assistance grants, as authorized by section 40295 of the 1994 act; 7 $3,500,000 for training programs as authorized',
'by section 40152 of the 1994 act, and for related local demonstration projects; 8 $3,000,000 for grants to improve the',
'stalking and domestic violence databases, as authorized by section 40602 of the 1994 act; 9 $9,500,000 for grants to reduce',
'violent crimes against women on campus, as authorized by section 304 of the 2005 act; 10 $37,000,000 for legal assistance',
'for victims, as authorized by section 1201 of the 2000 act; 11 $4,250,000 for enhanced training and services to end',
'violence against and abuse of women in later life, as authorized by section 40802 of the 1994 act; 12 $14,000,000',
'for the safe havens for children program, as authorized by section 1301 of the 2000 act; 13 $6,750,000 for education',
'and training to end violence against and abuse of women with disabilities, as authorized by section 1402 of the 2000',
'act; 14 $3,000,000 for an engaging men and youth in prevention program, as authorized by section 41305 of the 1994',
'act; 15 $1,000,000 for analysis and research on violence against indian women, as authorized by section 904 of the 2005',
'act; 16 $1,000,000 for tracking of violence against indian women, as authorized by section 905 of the 2005 act; 17',
'$3,500,000 for services to advocate and respond to youth, as authorized by section 41201 of the 1994 act; 18 $3,000,000',
'for grants to assist children and youth exposed to violence, as authorized by section 41303 of the 1994 act; page',
'123 stat. 579 19 $3,000,000 for the court training and improvements program, as authorized by section 41002 of the 1994',
'act; 20 $1,000,000 for the national resource center on workplace responses to assist victims of domestic violence, as authorized by',
'section 41501 of the 1994 act; and 21 $1,000,000 for grants for televised testimony, as authorized by part n of',
'title i of the 1968 act. office of justice programs justice assistance for grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other assistance',
'authorized by title i of the omnibus crime control and safe streets act of 1968; the missing childrens assistance act',
'42 u.s.c. 5771 et seq. ; the prosecutorial remedies and other tools to end the exploitation of children today act',
'of 2003 public law 108 21 ; the justice for all act of 2004 public law 108 405 ; the',
'violence against women and department of justice reauthorization act of 2005 public law 109 162 ; the victims of child',
'abuse act of 1990 public law 101 647 ; the victims of crime act of 1984 public law 98 473',
'; the adam walsh child protection and safety act of 2006 public law 109 248 ; the protect our children',
'act of 2008 public law 110 401 ; subtitle d of title ii of the homeland security act of 2002',
'public law 107 296 , which may include research and development; and other programs including the statewide automated victim notification',
'program ; $220,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which: 1 $45,000,000 is for criminal justice statistics programs, pursuant to',
'part c of the 1968 act, of which $26,000,000 is for the national crime victimization survey; and 2 $48,000,000 is',
'for research, development, and evaluation programs: provided, that section 1404 c 3 e i of the victims of crime act',
'of 1984, as amended 42 u.s.c. 10603 is amended after internships by inserting and for grants under subparagraphs 1 a',
'and b , pursuant to rules or guidelines that generally establish a publicly announced, competitive process. state and local law',
'enforcement assistance for grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other assistance authorized by the violent crime control and law enforcement act',
'of 1994 public law 103 322 the 1994 act ; the omnibus crime control and safe streets act of 1968',
'the 1968 act ; the justice for all act of 2004 public law 108 405 ; the victims of child',
'abuse act of 1990 public law 101 647 the 1990 act ; the trafficking victims protection reauthorization act of 2005',
'public law 109 164 ; the violence against women and department of justice reauthorization act of 2005 public law 109',
'162 ; the adam walsh child protection and safety act of 2006 public law 109 248 ; and the victims',
'of trafficking and violence protection act of 2000 public law 106 386 ; and other programs; $1,328,500,000, to remain available',
'until expended as follows: 1 $546,000,000 for the edward byrne memorial justice assistance grant program as authorized by subpart 1',
'of part e of title i of the 1968 act, except that section 1001 c , and page 123 stat.',
'580 the special rules for puerto rico under section 505 g , of the 1968 act, shall not apply for',
'purposes of this act , of which $5,000,000 is for use by the national institute of justice in assisting units',
'of local government to identify, select, develop, modernize, and purchase new technologies for use by law enforcement, $2,000,000 is for',
'a program to improve state and local law enforcement intelligence capabilities including antiterrorism training and training to ensure that constitutional',
'rights, civil liberties, civil rights, and privacy interests are protected throughout the intelligence process, $7,000,000 is to reimburse state and',
'local law enforcement for security and related costs, including overtime, associated with the extraordinary security required to protect the president',
'elect during the presidential transition period; and $20,000,000 is to reimburse state and local governments for extraordinary costs associated with',
'the 2009 presidential inauguration; 2 $400,000,000 for the state criminal alien assistance program, as authorized by section 241 i 5',
'of the immigration and nationality act 8 u.s.c. 1231 i 5 ; 3 $31,000,000 for the southwest border prosecutor initiative',
'to reimburse state, county, parish, tribal, or municipal governments for costs associated with the prosecution of criminal cases declined by',
'local offices of the united states attorneys; 4 $3,000,000 for the northern border prosecutor initiative to reimburse state, county, parish,',
'tribal or municipal governments for the costs associated with the prosecution of criminal cases declined by local offices of united',
'states attorneys; 5 $178,500,000 for discretionary grants to improve the functioning of the criminal justice system, to prevent or combat',
'juvenile delinquency, and to assist victims of crime other than compensation : provided, that within the amounts appropriated, $178,500,000 shall',
'be used for the projects, and in the amounts specified in the explanatory statement described in section 4 in the',
'matter preceding division a of this consolidated act ; 6 $30,000,000 for competitive grants to improve the functioning of the',
'criminal justice system, to prevent or combat juvenile delinquency, and to assist victims of crime other than compensation ; 7',
'$2,000,000 for the purposes described in the missing alzheimers disease patient alert program section 240001 of the 1994 act ;',
'8 $10,000,000 for victim services programs for victims of trafficking, as authorized by section 107 b 2 of public law',
'106 386 and for programs authorized under public law 109 164; 9 $40,000,000 for drug courts, as authorized by section',
'1001 25 a of title i of the 1968 act; 10 $7,000,000 for a prescription drug monitoring program; 11 $12,500,000',
'for prison rape prevention and prosecution and other programs, as authorized by the prison rape elimination act of 2003 public',
'law 108 79 ; 12 $10,000,000 for grants for residential substance abuse treatment for state prisoners, as authorized by part',
's of title i of the 1968 act; page 123 stat. 581 13 $5,500,000 for the capital litigation improvement grant',
'program, as authorized by section 426 of public law 108 405, and for grants for wrongful prosecution review; 14 $10,000,000',
'for mental health courts and adult and juvenile collaboration program grants, as authorized by parts v and hh of title',
'i of the 1968 act, and the mentally ill offender treatment and crime reduction reauthorization and improvement act of 2008',
'public law 110 416 ; 15 $25,000,000 for assistance to indian tribes, of which a $10,000,000 shall be available for',
'grants under section 20109 of subtitle a of title ii of the 1994 act; b $9,000,000 shall be available for',
'the tribal courts initiative; and c $6,000,000 shall be available for tribal alcohol and substance abuse reduction assistance grants; and',
'16 $18,000,000 for economic, high technology and internet crime prevention grants: provided, that, if a unit of local government uses',
'any of the funds made available under this heading to increase the number of law enforcement officers, the unit of',
'local government will achieve a net gain in the number of law enforcement officers who perform nonadministrative public safety service.',
'weed and seed program fund for necessary expenses, including salaries and related expenses of the office of weed and seed',
'strategies, $25,000,000, to remain available until expended, as authorized by section 103 of title i of the omnibus crime control',
'and safe streets act of 1968. juvenile justice programs for grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other assistance authorized by the',
'juvenile justice and delinquency prevention act of 1974 the 1974 act , the omnibus crime control and safe streets act',
'of 1968 the 1968 act , the violence against women and department of justice reauthorization act of 2005 public law',
'109 162 , the missing childrens assistance act 42 u.s.c. 5771 et seq. ; the prosecutorial remedies and other tools',
'to end the exploitation of children today act of 2003 public law 108 21 ; the victims of child abuse',
'act of 1990 public law 101 647 ; the adam walsh child protection and safety act of 2006 public law',
'109 248 ; the protect our children act of 2008 public law 110 401 , and other juvenile justice programs,',
'$374,000,000, to remain available until expended as follows: 1 $75,000,000 for programs authorized by section 221 of the 1974 act,',
'and for training and technical assistance to assist small, non profit organizations with the federal grants process; 2 $82,000,000 for',
'grants and projects, as authorized by sections 261 and 262 of the 1974 act: provided, that within the amounts appropriated,',
'$82,000,000 shall be used for the projects, and in the amounts, specified in the explanatory statement described in section 4',
'in the matter preceding division a of this consolidated act ; 3 $80,000,000 for youth mentoring grants; page 123 stat.',
'582 4 $62,000,000 for delinquency prevention, as authorized by section 505 of the 1974 act, of which, pursuant to sections',
'261 and 262 thereof a $25,000,000 shall be for the tribal youth program; b $10,000,000 shall be for a gang',
'resistance education and training program; and c $25,000,000 shall be for grants of $360,000 to each state and $4,840,000 shall',
'be available for discretionary grants, for programs and activities to enforce state laws prohibiting the sale of alcoholic beverages to',
'minors or the purchase or consumption of alcoholic beverages by minors, for prevention and reduction of consumption of alcoholic beverages',
'by minors, and for technical assistance and training; 5 $20,000,000 for programs authorized by the victims of child abuse act',
'of 1990; and 6 $55,000,000 for the juvenile accountability block grants program as authorized by part r of title i',
'of the 1968 act and guam shall be considered a state: provided, that not more than 10 percent of each',
'amount may be used for research, evaluation, and statistics activities designed to benefit the programs or activities authorized: provided further,',
'that not more than 2 percent of each amount may be used for training and technical assistance: provided further, that',
'the previous two provisos shall not apply to grants and projects authorized by sections 261 and 262 of the 1974',
'act. public safety officer benefits for payments and expenses authorized by part l of title i of the omnibus crime',
'control and safe streets act of 1968 42 u.s.c. 3796 , such sums as are necessary, as authorized by section',
'6093 of public law 100 690 102 stat. 4339 4340 including amounts for administrative costs, which amounts shall be paid',
'to the salaries and expenses account , to remain available until expended; and $5,000,000 for payments authorized by section 1201',
'b of such act; and $4,100,000 for educational assistance, as authorized by section 1212 of such act. community oriented policing',
'services for activities authorized by the violent crime control and law enforcement act of 1994 public law 103 322 ;',
'the omnibus crime control and safe streets act of 1968 the 1968 act ; the violence against women and department',
'of justice reauthorization act of 2005 public law 109 162 ; subtitle d of title ii of the homeland security',
'act of 2002 public law 107 296 , which may include research and development; and the usa patriot improvement and',
'reauthorization act of 2005 public law 109 177 ; the second chance act of 2007 public law 110 199 ;',
'the nics improvement amendments act of 2007 public law 110 180 ; the adam walsh child protection and safety act',
'of 2006 public law 109 248 the adam walsh act ; and the justice for all act of 2004 public',
'law 108 405 , $550,500,000, to remain available until expended: provided, that any balances made available through prior year deobligations',
'shall only be available in accordance with section 505 of this act. of the amount provided page 123 stat. 583',
'which shall be by transfer, for programs administered by the office of justice programs 1 $25,000,000 is for the matching',
'grant program for armor vests for law enforcement officers, as authorized by section 2501 of title i of the 1968',
'act: provided, that $1,500,000 is transferred directly to the national institute of standards and technologys office of law enforcement standards',
'from the community oriented policing services office for research, testing, and evaluation programs: provided further, that section 2501 f of',
'part y of title i of the 1968 act 42 u.s.c. 3796ll f , is amended by inserting at the',
'end the following: 3 waiver. the director may waive in whole or in part, the match requirement of paragraph 1',
'in the case of fiscal hardship, as determined by the director. ; 2 $39,500,000 is for grants to entities described',
'in section 1701 of title i of the 1968 act, to address public safety and methamphetamine manufacturing, sale, and use',
'in hot spots as authorized by section 754 of public law 109 177, and for other anti methamphetamine related activities:',
'provided, that within the amounts appropriated, $34,500,000 shall be used for the projects, and in the amounts, specified in the',
'explanatory statement described in section 4 in the matter preceding division a of this consolidated act ; 3 $187,000,000 is',
'for a law enforcement technologies and interoperable communications program, and related law enforcement and public safety equipment: provided, that within',
'the amounts appropriated, $185,500,000 shall be used for the projects, and in the amounts, specified in the explanatory statement described',
'in section 4 in the matter preceding division a of this consolidated act ; 4 $25,000,000 is for offender re',
'entry programs, as authorized under section 101 and 211 of the second chance act of 2007 public law 110 199',
', of which $15,000,000 is for grants for adult and juvenile offender state and local reentry demonstration projects, and $10,000,000',
'is for grants for mentoring and transitional services; 5 $10,000,000 is for grants to assist states and tribal governments as',
'authorized by the nics improvements amendments act of 2007 public law 110 180 ; 6 $10,000,000 is for grants to',
'upgrade criminal records, as authorized under the crime identification technology act of 1998 42 u.s.c. 14601 ; 7 $156,000,000 is',
'for dna related and forensic programs and activities as follows: a $151,000,000 for a dna analysis and capacity enhancement program',
'and for other local, state, and federal forensic activities including the purposes of section 2 of the dna analysis backlog',
'elimination act of 2000 the debbie smith dna backlog grant program ; and b $5,000,000 for the purposes described in',
'the kirk bloodsworth post conviction dna testing program public law 108 405, section 412 ; 8 $20,000,000 is for improving',
'tribal law enforcement, including equipment and training; 9 $15,000,000 is for programs to reduce gun crime and gang violence; 10',
'$4,000,000 is for training and technical assistance; page 123 stat. 584 11 $18,000,000 is for a national grant program the',
'purpose of which is to assist state and local law enforcement to locate, arrest and prosecute child sexual predators and',
'exploiters, and to enforce sex offender registration laws described in section 1701 b of the 1968 act, of which: a',
'$5,000,000 is for sex offender management assistance as authorized by the adam walsh act and the violent crime control act',
'of 1994 public law 103 322 ; and b $1,000,000 is for the national sex offender public registry; 12 $16,000,000',
'is for expenses authorized by part aa of the 1968 act secure our schools ; and 13 $25,000,000 is for',
'paul coverdell forensic science improvement grants under part bb of title i of the 1968 act. salaries and expenses for',
'necessary expenses, not elsewhere specified in this title, for management and administration of programs within the office on violence against',
'women, the office of justice programs and the community oriented policing services office, $174,000,000, of which not to exceed $14,000,000',
'shall be available for the office on violence against women; not to exceed $130,000,000 shall be available for the office',
'of justice programs; not to exceed $30,000,000 shall be available for the community oriented policing services office: provided, that, notwithstanding',
'section 109 of title i of public law 90 351, an additional amount, not to exceed $21,000,000 shall be available',
'for authorized activities of the office of audit, assessment, and management: provided further, that the total amount available for management',
'and administration of such programs shall not exceed $195,000,000. general provisions department of justice sec. 201. in addition to amounts',
'otherwise made available in this title for official reception and representation expenses, a total of not to exceed $50,000 from',
'funds appropriated to the department of justice in this title shall be available to the attorney general for official reception',
'and representation expenses. sec. 202. none note: abortion. of the funds appropriated by this title shall be available to pay',
'for an abortion, except where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term,',
'or in the case of rape: provided, that should this prohibition be declared unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction,',
'this section shall be null and void. sec. 203. none note: abortion. of the funds appropriated under this title shall',
'be used to require any person to perform, or facilitate in any way the performance of, any abortion. sec. 204.',
'nothing in the preceding section shall remove the obligation of the director of the bureau of prisons to provide escort',
'services necessary for a female inmate to receive such service outside the federal facility: provided, that nothing in this section',
'in any way diminishes the effect of section 203 intended to address the philosophical beliefs of individual employees of the',
'bureau of prisons. sec. 205. not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year',
'for the department of justice page 123 stat. 585 in this act may be transferred between such appropriations, but no',
'such appropriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers: provided,',
'that any transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this',
'act and shall not be available for obligation except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section: note:',
'president. certification. provided further, that none of the funds appropriated to buildings and facilities, federal prison system in this or',
'any other act may be transferred to salaries and expenses, federal prison system, or any other department of justice account,',
'unless the president certifies that such a transfer is necessary to the national security interests of the united states, and',
'such authority shall not be delegated, and shall be subject to section 505 of this act. sec. 206. the note:',
'project extension. 5 usc 3104 note. attorney general is authorized to extend through september 30, 2010, the personnel management demonstration',
'project transferred to the attorney general pursuant to section 1115 of the homeland security act of 2002, public law 107',
'296 6 u.s.c. 533 without limitation on the number of employees or the positions covered. sec. 207. notwithstanding note: investigations.',
'applicability. 28 usc 533 note. any other provision of law, public law 102 395 section 102 b shall extend to',
'the bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives in the conduct of undercover investigative operations and shall apply without fiscal',
'year limitation with respect to any undercover investigative operation initiated by the bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives that',
'is necessary for the detection and prosecution of crimes against the united states. sec. 208. none of the funds made',
'available to the department of justice in this act may be used for the purpose of transporting an individual who',
'is a prisoner pursuant to conviction for crime under state or federal law and is classified as a maximum or',
'high security prisoner, other than to a prison or other facility certified by the federal bureau of prisons as appropriately',
'secure for housing such a prisoner. sec. 209. a none of the funds appropriated by this act may be used',
'by federal prisons to purchase cable television services, to rent or purchase videocassettes, videocassette recorders, or other audiovisual or electronic',
'equipment used primarily for recreational purposes. b the preceding sentence does not preclude the renting, maintenance, or purchase of audiovisual',
'or electronic equipment for inmate training, religious, or educational programs. sec. 210. none note: certification. of the funds made available',
'under this title shall be obligated or expended for sentinel, or for any other major new or enhanced information technology',
'program having total estimated development costs in excess of $100,000,000, unless the deputy attorney general and the investment review board',
'certify to the committees on appropriations that the information technology program has appropriate program management and contractor oversight mechanisms in',
'place, and that the program is compatible with the enterprise architecture of the department of justice. sec. 211. the note:',
'notification. applicability. notification thresholds and procedures set forth in section 505 of this act shall apply to deviations from the',
'amounts page 123 stat. 586 designated for specific activities in this act and accompanying statement, and to any use of',
'deobligated balances of funds provided under this title in previous years. sec. 212. none of the funds appropriated by this',
'act may be used to plan for, begin, continue, finish, process, or approve a public private competition under the office',
'of management and budget circular a 76 or any successor administrative regulation, directive, or policy for work performed by employees',
'of the bureau of prisons or of federal prison industries, incorporated. sec. 213. notwithstanding any other provision of law, no',
'funds shall be available for the salary, benefits, or expenses of any united states attorney assigned dual or additional responsibilities',
'by the attorney general or his designee that exempt that united states attorney from the residency requirements of 28 u.s.c.',
'545. sec. 214. none note: certification. of the funds appropriated in this or any other act shall be obligated for',
'the initiation of a future phase of the federal bureau of investigations sentinel program until the attorney general certifies to',
'the committees on appropriations that existing phases currently under contract for development or fielding have completed a majority of the',
'work for that phase under the performance measurement baseline validated by the integrated baseline review conducted in 2008: provided, that',
'this restriction does not apply to planning and design activities for future phases: note: notification. provided further, that the bureau',
'will notify the committees on appropriations of any significant changes to the baseline. sec. 215. note: deadlines. reports. a the',
'attorney general shall submit quarterly reports to the inspector general of the department of justice regarding the costs and contracting',
'procedures relating to each conference held by the department of justice during fiscal year 2009 for which the cost to',
'the government was more than $20,000. b each report submitted under subsection a shall include, for each conference described in',
'that subsection held during the applicable quarter 1 a description of the subject of and number of participants attending that',
'conference; 2 a detailed statement of the costs to the government relating to that conference, including a the cost of',
'any food or beverages; b the cost of any audio visual services; and c a discussion of the methodology used',
'to determine which costs relate to that conference; and 3 a description of the contracting procedures relating to that conference,',
'including a whether contracts were awarded on a competitive basis for that conference; and b a discussion of any cost',
'comparison conducted by the department of justice in evaluating potential contractors for that conference. this title may be cited as',
'the department of justice appropriations act, 2009. page 123 stat. 587 title iii note: science appropriations act, 2009. science office',
'of science and technology policy for necessary expenses of the office of science and technology policy, in carrying out the',
'purposes of the national science and technology policy, organization, and priorities act of 1976 42 u.s.c. 6601 6671 , hire',
'of passenger motor vehicles, and services as authorized by 5 u.s.c. 3109, not to exceed $2,500 for official reception and',
'representation expenses, and rental of conference rooms in the district of columbia, $5,303,000. national aeronautics and space administration science for',
'necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct and support of science research and development activities, including research, development,',
'operations, support, and services; maintenance; construction of facilities including repair, rehabilitation, revitalization, and modification of facilities, construction of new facilities',
'and additions to existing facilities, facility planning and design, and restoration, and acquisition or condemnation of real property, as authorized',
'by law; environmental compliance and restoration; space flight, spacecraft control, and communications activities; program management; personnel and related costs, including',
'uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 u.s.c. 5901 5902; travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles;',
'and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and administrative aircraft, $4,503,019,000 to remain available until september 30, 2010.',
'aeronautics for necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct and support of aeronautics research and development activities, including',
'research, development, operations, support, and services; maintenance; construction of facilities including repair, rehabilitation, revitalization, and modification of facilities, construction of',
'new facilities and additions to existing facilities, facility planning and design, and restoration, and acquisition or condemnation of real property,',
'as authorized by law; environmental compliance and restoration; space flight, spacecraft control, and communications activities; program management; personnel and related',
'costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 u.s.c. 5901 5902; travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger',
'motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and administrative aircraft, $500,000,000 to remain available until september',
'30, 2010. exploration for necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct and support of exploration research and development',
'activities, including research, development, operations, support, and services; maintenance; construction of facilities including repair, page 123 stat. 588 rehabilitation, revitalization,',
'and modification of facilities, construction of new facilities and additions to existing facilities, facility planning and design, and restoration, and',
'acquisition or condemnation of real property, as authorized by law; environmental compliance and restoration; space flight, spacecraft control, and communications',
'activities; program management, personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 u.s.c. 5901 5902; travel',
'expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and administrative aircraft,',
'$3,505,469,000 to remain available until september 30, 2010. space operations for necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct',
'and support of space operations research and development activities, including research, development, operations, support and services; space flight, spacecraft control',
'and communications activities including operations, production, and services; maintenance; construction of facilities including repair, rehabilitation, revitalization and modification of facilities,',
'construction of new facilities and additions to existing facilities, facility planning and design, and restoration, and acquisition or condemnation of',
'real property, as authorized by law; environmental compliance and restoration; program management; personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances',
'therefor, as authorized by 5 u.s.c. 5901 5902; travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease,',
'charter, maintenance and operation of mission and administrative aircraft, $5,764,710,000, to remain available until september 30, 2010: provided, that of',
'the amounts provided under this heading, $2,981,724,000 shall be for space shuttle operations, production, research, development, and support, $2,060,162,000 shall',
'be for international space station operations, production, research, development, and support, and $722,824,000 shall be for space and flight support.',
'education for necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in carrying out aerospace and aeronautical education research and development activities, including',
'research, development, operations, support, and services; program management; personnel and related costs, uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5',
'u.s.c. 5901 5902; travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of',
'mission and administrative aircraft, $169,200,000, to remain available until september 30, 2010. cross agency support for necessary expenses, not otherwise',
'provided for, in the conduct and support of science, aeronautics, exploration, space operations and education research and development activities, including',
'research, development, operations, support, and services; maintenance; construction of facilities including repair, rehabilitation, revitalization, and modification of facilities, construction of',
'new facilities and additions to existing facilities, facility planning and design, and restoration, and acquisition or condemnation of real page',
'123 stat. 589 property, as authorized by law; environmental compliance and restoration; space flight, spacecraft control, and communications activities; program',
'management; personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 u.s.c. 5901 5902; travel expenses; purchase',
'and hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed $70,000 for official reception and representation expenses; and purchase, lease, charter,',
'maintenance, and operation of mission and administrative aircraft, $3,306,387,000, to remain available until september 30, 2010: provided, that $2,024,000,000, together',
'with not more than $9,000,000 to be derived from receipts pursuant to 42 u.s.c. 2459j, shall be available for center',
'management and operations: provided further, that notwithstanding 42 u.s.c. 2459j, proceeds from enhanced use leases that may be made available',
'for obligation for fiscal year 2009 shall not exceed $9,000,000: note: 42 usc 16611b note. provided further, that each annual',
'budget request shall include an annual estimate of gross receipts and collections and proposed use of all funds collected pursuant',
'to 42 u.s.c. 2459j: provided further, that not less than $45,000,000 shall be available for independent verification and validation activities,',
'of which $5,000,000 shall be available to develop core verification and validation competencies with small businesses, and $40,000,000 shall be',
'available for operations of the independent verification and validation facility: provided further, that within the amounts appropriated $67,500,000 shall be',
'used for the projects, and in the amounts, specified in the explanatory statement described in section 4 in the matter',
'preceding division a of this consolidated act . office of inspector general for necessary expenses of the office of inspector',
'general in carrying out the inspector general act of 1978, $33,600,000, to remain available until september 30, 2010. administrative provisions',
'notwithstanding the limitation on the duration of availability of funds appropriated to the national aeronautics and space administration for any',
'account in this act, except for office of inspector general, when any activity has been initiated by the incurrence of',
'obligations for construction of facilities or environmental compliance and restoration activities as authorized by law, such amount available for such',
'activity shall remain available until expended. this provision does not apply to the amounts appropriated for institutional minor revitalization and',
'minor construction of facilities, and institutional facility planning and design. notwithstanding the limitation on the availability of funds appropriated to',
'the national aeronautics and space administration for any account in this act, except for office of inspector general, the amounts',
'appropriated for construction of facilities shall remain available until september 30, 2011. funds for announced prizes otherwise authorized shall remain',
'available, without fiscal year limitation, until the prize is claimed or the offer is withdrawn. not to exceed 5 percent',
'of any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for the national aeronautics and space administration in this act',
'may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as otherwise specifically page 123 stat. 590 provided, shall',
'be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers. any transfer pursuant to this provision shall be treated',
'as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this act and shall not be available for obligation except in',
'compliance with the procedures set forth in that section. notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds shall be used',
'to implement any reduction in force or other involuntary separations except for cause by the national aeronautics and space administration',
'prior to september 30, 2009. the unexpired balances of the science, aeronautics, and exploration account, for activities for which funds',
'are provided under this act, may be transferred to the new accounts established in this act that provide such activity.',
'balances so transferred shall be merged with the funds in the newly established accounts, but shall be available under the',
'same terms, conditions and period of time as previously appropriated. for the closeout of all space shuttle contracts and associated',
'programs, amounts that have expired but have not been cancelled in the human space flight, space flight capabilities, and exploration',
'capabilities appropriations accounts shall remain available through fiscal year 2015 for the liquidation of valid obligations incurred during the period',
'of fiscal year 2001 through fiscal year 2009. funding designations and minimum funding requirements contained in any other act shall',
'not be applicable to funds appropriated by this title for the national aeronautics and space administration. the administrator note: deadline.',
'reports. of nasa shall, not later than february 2, 2009, submit to the appropriate committees of congress a report that',
'delineates by fiscal year, mission directorate and object class the full costs necessary for space shuttle retirement and transition activities',
'for fiscal years 2006 through 2015 that includes, but is not limited to, the following: 1 the costs for environmental',
'compliance and remediation; 2 the gross and net proceeds from exchange sales of excess space shuttle equipment; 3 the costs',
'to maintain required facilities at kennedy space center during the gap in human space flight; 4 the costs associated with',
'preservation of historic properties; 5 the costs of workforce transition; and 6 other costs related to space shuttle retirement and',
'transition. national science foundation research and related activities for necessary expenses in carrying out the national science foundation act of',
'1950, as amended 42 u.s.c. 1861 1875 , and the act to establish a national medal of science 42 u.s.c.',
'1880 1881 ; services as authorized by 5 u.s.c. 3109; maintenance and operation of aircraft and purchase of flight services',
'for research support; acquisition of aircraft; and authorized travel; $5,183,100,000, to remain available until september 30, 2010, of which not',
'to exceed $540,000,000 shall remain available until expended for polar research and operations support, and for reimbursement to other federal',
'agencies for operational and science page 123 stat. 591 support and logistical and other related activities for the united states',
'antarctic program: provided, that from funds specified in the fiscal year 2009 budget request for icebreaking services, up to $54,000,000',
'shall be available for the procurement of polar icebreaking services: provided further, that the national science foundation shall only reimburse',
'the coast guard for such sums as are agreed to according to the existing memorandum of agreement: provided further, that',
'receipts for scientific support services and materials furnished by the national research centers and other national science foundation supported research',
'facilities may be credited to this appropriation: provided further, that not less than $133,000,000 shall be available for activities authorized',
'by section 7002 b 2 a iv of public law 110 69. major research equipment and facilities construction for necessary',
'expenses for the acquisition, construction, commissioning, and upgrading of major research equipment, facilities, and other such capital assets pursuant to',
'the national science foundation act of 1950, as amended 42 u.s.c. 1861 1875 , including authorized travel, $152,010,000, to remain',
'available until expended. education and human resources for necessary expenses in carrying out science and engineering education and human resources',
'programs and activities pursuant to the national science foundation act of 1950, as amended 42 u.s.c. 1861 1875 , including',
'services as authorized by 5 u.s.c. 3109, authorized travel, and rental of conference rooms in the district of columbia, $845,260,000,',
'to remain available until september 30, 2010: provided further, that not less than $55,000,000 shall be available until expended for',
'activities authorized by section 7030 of public law 110 69. agency operations and award management for agency operations and award',
'management necessary in carrying out the national science foundation act of 1950, as amended 42 u.s.c. 1861 1875 ; services',
'authorized by 5 u.s.c. 3109; hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed $9,000 for official reception and representation expenses;',
'uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 u.s.c. 5901 5902; rental of conference rooms in the district of columbia;',
'and reimbursement of the department of homeland security for security guard services; $294,000,000: provided, that contracts may be entered into',
'under this heading in fiscal year 2009 for maintenance and operation of facilities, and for other services, to be provided',
'during the next fiscal year. office of the national science board for necessary expenses including payment of salaries, authorized travel,',
'hire of passenger motor vehicles, the rental of conference rooms in the district of columbia, and the employment of experts',
'and consultants under section 3109 of title 5, united states code involved in carrying out section 4 of the national',
'science foundation act of 1950, as amended 42 u.s.c. 1863 and public law page 123 stat. 592 86 209 42',
'u.s.c. 1880 et seq. , $4,030,000: provided, that not to exceed $2,500 shall be available for official reception and representation',
'expenses. office of inspector general for necessary expenses of the office of inspector general as authorized by the inspector general',
'act of 1978, as amended, $12,000,000. this title may be cited as the science appropriations act, 2009. title iv related',
'agencies commission on civil rights salaries and expenses for necessary expenses of the commission on civil rights, including hire of',
'passenger motor vehicles, $8,800,000: provided, that none of the funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be used to employ in',
'excess of four full time individuals under schedule c of the excepted service exclusive of one special assistant for each',
'commissioner: provided further, that none of the funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be used to reimburse commissioners for more',
'than 75 billable days, with the exception of the chairperson, who is permitted 125 billable days. equal employment opportunity commission',
'salaries and expenses for necessary expenses of the equal employment opportunity commission as authorized by title vii of the civil',
'rights act of 1964, the age discrimination in employment act of 1967, the equal pay act of 1963, the americans',
'with disabilities act of 1990, and the civil rights act of 1991, including services as authorized by 5 u.s.c. 3109;',
'hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by 31 u.s.c. 1343 b ; nonmonetary awards to private citizens; and not',
'to exceed $26,000,000 for payments to state and local enforcement agencies for authorized services to the commission, $343,925,000: provided, that',
'the commission is authorized to make available for official reception and representation expenses not to exceed $2,500 from available funds:',
'note: notification. provided further, that the commission may take no action to implement any workforce repositioning, restructuring, or reorganization until',
'such time as the house and senate committees on appropriations have been notified of such proposals, in accordance with the',
'reprogramming requirements of section 505 of this act: provided further, that the chair is authorized to accept and use any',
'gift or donation to carry out the work of the commission. page 123 stat. 593 international trade commission salaries and',
'expenses for necessary expenses of the international trade commission, including hire of passenger motor vehicles, and services as authorized by',
'5 u.s.c. 3109, and not to exceed $2,500 for official reception and representation expenses, $75,100,000, to remain available until expended.',
'legal services corporation payment to the legal services corporation for payment to the legal services corporation to carry out the',
'purposes of the legal services corporation act of 1974, $390,000,000, of which $365,800,000 is for basic field programs and required',
'independent audits; $4,200,000 is for the office of inspector general, of which such amounts as may be necessary may be',
'used to conduct additional audits of recipients; $16,000,000 is for management and administration; $3,000,000 is for client self help and',
'information technology; and $1,000,000 is for loan repayment assistance: provided, that the legal services corporation may continue to provide locality',
'pay to officers and employees at a rate no greater than that provided by the federal government to washington, dc',
'based employees as authorized by 5 u.s.c. 5304, notwithstanding section 1005 d of the legal services corporation act, 42 u.s.c.',
'2996 d . administrative provision legal services corporation none of the funds appropriated in this act to the legal services',
'corporation shall be expended for any purpose prohibited or limited by, or contrary to any of the provisions of, sections',
'501, 502, 503, 504, 505, and 506 of public law 105 119, and all funds appropriated in this act to',
'the legal services corporation shall be subject to the same terms and conditions set forth in such sections, except that',
'all references in sections 502 and 503 to 1997 and 1998 shall be deemed to refer instead to 2008 and',
'2009, respectively. marine mammal commission salaries and expenses for necessary expenses of the marine mammal commission as authorized by title',
'ii of public law 92 522, $3,200,000. office of the united states trade representative salaries and expenses for necessary expenses',
'of the office of the united states trade representative, including the hire of passenger motor vehicles and the employment of',
'experts and consultants as authorized by 5 u.s.c. 3109, $47,272,000, of which $1,000,000 shall remain available until expended: provided, that',
'not to exceed $124,000 shall be available for official reception and representation note: negotiations. expenses: provided further, that negotiations shall',
'be conducted within the world page 123 stat. 594 trade organization to recognize the right of members to distribute monies',
'collected from antidumping and countervailing note: negotiations. duties: provided further, that negotiations shall be conducted within the world trade organization',
'consistent with the negotiating objectives contained in the trade act of 2002, public law 107 210. state justice institute salaries',
'and expenses for necessary expenses of the state justice institute, as authorized by the state justice institute authorization act of',
'1984 42 u.s.c. 10701 et. seq. $4,100,000, of which $250,000 shall remain available until september 30, 2010: provided, that not',
'to exceed $2,500 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses. title v general provisions sec. 501. no part',
'of any appropriation contained in this act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes not authorized by the congress.',
'sec. 502. no part of any appropriation contained in this act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal',
'year unless expressly so provided herein. sec. 503. note: contracts. the expenditure of any appropriation under this act for any',
'consulting service through procurement contract, pursuant to 5 u.s.c. 3109, shall be limited to those contracts where such expenditures are',
'a matter of public record and available for public inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing',
'executive order issued pursuant to existing law. sec. 504. if any provision of this act or the application of such',
'provision to any person or circumstances shall be held invalid, the remainder of the act and the application of each',
'provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid shall not be affected thereby.',
'sec. 505. note: notifications. deadlines. a none of the funds provided under this act, or provided under previous appropriations acts',
'to the agencies funded by this act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2009, or provided',
'from any accounts in the treasury of the united states derived by the collection of fees available to the agencies',
'funded by this act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through the reprogramming of funds that: 1 creates or',
'initiates a new program, project or activity; 2 eliminates a program, project or activity, unless the house and senate committees',
'on appropriations are notified 15 days in advance of such reprogramming of funds; 3 increases funds or personnel by any',
'means for any project or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted by this act, unless the house',
'and senate committees on appropriations are notified 15 days in advance of such reprogramming of funds; 4 relocates an office',
'or employees, unless the house and senate committees on appropriations are notified 15 days in advance of such reprogramming of',
'funds; page 123 stat. 595 5 reorganizes or renames offices, programs or activities, unless the house and senate committees on',
'appropriations are notified 15 days in advance of such reprogramming of funds; 6 contracts out or privatizes any functions or',
'activities presently performed by federal employees, unless the house and senate committees on appropriations are notified 15 days in advance',
'of such reprogramming of funds; 7 proposes to use funds directed for a specific activity by either the house or',
'senate committee on appropriations for a different purpose, unless the house and senate committees on appropriations are notified 15 days',
'in advance of such reprogramming of funds; 8 augments funds for existing programs, projects or activities in excess of $500,000',
'or 10 percent, whichever is less, or reduces by 10 percent funding for any program, project or activity, or numbers',
'of personnel by 10 percent as approved by congress, unless the house and senate committees on appropriations are notified 15',
'days in advance of such reprogramming of funds; or 9 results from any general savings, including savings from a reduction',
'in personnel, which would result in a change in existing programs, projects or activities as approved by congress, unless the',
'house and senate committees on appropriations are notified 15 days in advance of such reprogramming of funds. b none of',
'the funds in provided under this act, or provided under previous appropriations acts to the agencies funded by this act',
'that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2009, or provided from any accounts in the treasury of',
'the united states derived by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this act, shall be available',
'for obligation or expenditure through the reprogramming of funds after august 1, except in extraordinary circumstances, and only after the',
'house and senate committees on appropriations are notified 30 days in advance of such reprogramming of funds. sec. 506. note:',
'religious harassment. 42 usc 2000e 12 note. hereafter, none of the funds made available in this or any other act',
'may be used to implement, administer, or enforce any guidelines of the equal employment opportunity commission covering harassment based on',
'religion, when it is made known to the federal entity or official to which such funds are made available that',
'such guidelines do not differ in any respect from the proposed guidelines published by the commission on october 1, 1993',
'58 fed. reg. 51266 . sec. 507. if it has been finally determined by a court or federal agency that',
'any person intentionally affixed a label bearing a made in america inscription, or any inscription with the same meaning, to',
'any product sold in or shipped to the united states that is not made in the united states, the person',
'shall be ineligible to receive any contract or subcontract made with funds made available in this act, pursuant to the',
'debarment, suspension, and ineligibility procedures described in sections 9.400 through 9.409 of title 48, code of federal regulations. sec. 508.',
'note: deadlines. reports. the departments of commerce and justice, the national science foundation, and the national aeronautics and space administration,',
'shall provide to the house and senate committees on appropriations a quarterly accounting of the cumulative balances of any unobligated',
'funds that were received by such agency during any previous fiscal year. page 123 stat. 596 sec. 509. any costs',
'incurred by a department or agency funded under this act resulting from, or to prevent, personnel actions taken in response',
'to funding reductions included in this act shall be absorbed within the total budgetary resources available to such department or',
'agency: provided, that the authority to transfer funds between appropriations accounts as may be necessary to carry out this section',
'is provided in addition to authorities included elsewhere in this act: provided further, that use of funds to carry out',
'this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this act and shall not be',
'available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section. sec. 510. note: tobacco',
'and tobacco products. none of the funds provided by this act shall be available to promote the sale or export',
'of tobacco or tobacco products, or to seek the reduction or removal by any foreign country of restrictions on the',
'marketing of tobacco or tobacco products, except for restrictions which are not applied equally to all tobacco or tobacco products',
'of the same type. sec. 511. note: firearms. none of the funds appropriated pursuant to this act or any other',
'provision of law may be used for 1 the implementation of any tax or fee in connection with the implementation',
'of subsection 922 t of title 18, united states code; and 2 any system to implement subsection 922 t of',
'title 18, united states code, that does not require and result in the destruction of any identifying information submitted by',
'or on behalf of any person who has been determined not to be prohibited from possessing or receiving a firearm',
'no more than 24 hours after the system advises a federal firearms licensee that possession or receipt of a firearm',
'by the prospective transferee would not violate subsection g or n of section 922 of title 18, united states code,',
'or state law. sec. 512. note: 42 usc 10601 note. notwithstanding any other provision of law, amounts deposited or available',
'in the fund established under 42 u.s.c. 10601 in any fiscal year in excess of $635,000,000 shall not be available',
'for obligation until the following fiscal year. sec. 513. note: discrimination. none of the funds made available to the department',
'of justice in this act may be used to discriminate against or denigrate the religious or moral beliefs of students',
'who participate in programs for which financial assistance is provided from those funds, or of the parents or legal guardians',
'of such students. sec. 514. none of the funds made available in this act may be transferred to any department,',
'agency, or instrumentality of the united states government, except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in,',
'this act or any other appropriations act. sec. 515. any funds provided in this act used to implement e government',
'initiatives shall be subject to the procedures set forth in section 505 of this act. sec. 516. note: firearm traces.',
'a tracing studies conducted by the bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives are released without adequate disclaimers regarding the',
'limitations of the data. b the bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives shall include in all such data releases,',
'language similar to the following that would make clear that trace data cannot be used to draw broad conclusions about',
'firearms related crime: page 123 stat. 597 1 firearm traces are designed to assist law enforcement authorities in conducting investigations',
'by tracking the sale and possession of specific firearms. law enforcement agencies may request firearms traces for any reason, and',
'those reasons are not necessarily reported to the federal government. not all firearms used in crime are traced and not',
'all firearms traced are used in crime. 2 firearms selected for tracing are not chosen for purposes of determining which',
'types, makes, or models of firearms are used for illicit purposes. the firearms selected do not constitute a random sample',
'and should not be considered representative of the larger universe of all firearms used by criminals, or any subset of',
'that universe. firearms are normally traced to the first retail seller, and sources reported for firearms traced do not necessarily',
'represent the sources or methods by which firearms in general are acquired for use in crime. sec. 517. note: audits.',
'reports. deadlines. a the inspectors general of the department of commerce, the department of justice, the national aeronautics and space',
'administration, the national science foundation, and the legal services corporation shall conduct audits, pursuant to the inspector general act 5',
'u.s.c. app. , of grants or contracts for which funds are appropriated by this act, and shall submit reports to',
'congress on the progress of such audits, which may include preliminary findings and a description of areas of particular interest,',
'within 180 days after initiating such an audit and every 180 days thereafter until any such audit is completed. b',
'within note: deadline. public information. web posting. 60 days after the date on which an audit described in subsection a',
'by an inspector general is completed, the secretary, attorney general, administrator, director, or president, as appropriate, shall make the results',
'of the audit available to the public on the internet website maintained by the department, administration, foundation, or corporation, respectively.',
'the results shall be made available in redacted form to exclude 1 any matter described in section 552 b of',
'title 5, united states code; and 2 sensitive personal information for any individual, the public access to which could be',
'used to commit identity theft or for other inappropriate or unlawful purposes. c a grant or contract funded by amounts',
'appropriated by this act may not be used for the purpose of defraying the costs of a banquet or conference',
'that is not directly and programmatically related to the purpose for which the grant or contract was awarded, such as',
'a banquet or conference held in connection with planning, training, assessment, review, or other routine purposes related to a project',
'funded by the grant or contract. d any note: certification. person awarded a grant or contract funded by amounts appropriated',
'by this act shall submit a statement to the secretary of commerce, the attorney general, the administrator, director, or president,',
'as appropriate, certifying that no funds derived from the grant or contract will be made available through a subcontract or',
'in any other manner to another person who has a financial interest in the person awarded the grant or contract.',
'e the note: effective date. provisions of the preceding subsections of this section shall take effect 30 days after the',
'date on which the director of the office of management and budget, in consultation with the director of the office',
'of government ethics, determines that a uniform set of rules and requirements, substantially similar to page 123 stat. 598 the',
'requirements in such subsections, consistently apply under the executive branch ethics program to all federal departments, agencies, and entities. sec.',
'518. note: human organism. none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this act may be used to',
'issue patents on claims directed to or encompassing a human organism. sec. 519. note: torture. none of the funds made',
'available in this act shall be used in any way whatsoever to support or justify the use of torture by',
'any official or contract employee of the united states government. sec. 520. note: exports and imports. firearms. canada. a notwithstanding',
'any other provision of law or treaty, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this act or',
'any other act may be expended or obligated by a department, agency, or instrumentality of the united states to pay',
'administrative expenses or to compensate an officer or employee of the united states in connection with requiring an export license',
'for the export to canada of components, parts, accessories or attachments for firearms listed in category i, section 121.1 of',
'title 22, code of federal regulations international trafficking in arms regulations itar , part 121, as it existed on april',
'1, 2005 with a total value not exceeding $500 wholesale in any transaction, provided that the conditions of subsection b',
'of this section are met by the exporting party for such articles. b the foregoing exemption from obtaining an export',
'license 1 does not exempt an exporter from filing any shippers export declaration or notification letter required by law, or',
'from being otherwise eligible under the laws of the united states to possess, ship, transport, or export the articles enumerated',
'in subsection a ; and 2 does not permit the export without a license of a fully automatic firearms and',
'components and parts for such firearms, other than for end use by the federal government, or a provincial or municipal',
'government of canada; b barrels, cylinders, receivers frames or complete breech mechanisms for any firearm listed in category i, other',
'than for end use by the federal government, or a provincial or municipal government of canada; or c articles for',
'export from canada to another foreign destination. c in accordance with this section, the district directors of customs and postmasters',
'shall permit the permanent or temporary export without a license of any unclassified articles specified in subsection a to canada',
'for end use in canada or return to the united states, or temporary import of canadian origin items from canada',
'for end use in the united states or return to canada for a canadian citizen. d the note: president. federal',
'register, publication. president may require export licenses under this section on a temporary basis if the president determines, upon publication',
'first in the federal register, that the government of canada has implemented or maintained inadequate import controls for the articles',
'specified in subsection a , such that a significant diversion of such articles has and continues to take place for',
'use in international terrorism or in the escalation of a conflict in another nation. the president shall terminate the requirements',
'of a license when reasons for the temporary requirements have ceased. page 123 stat. 599 sec. 521. note: firearms. notwithstanding',
'any other provision of law, no department, agency, or instrumentality of the united states receiving appropriated funds under this act',
'or any other act shall obligate or expend in any way such funds to pay administrative expenses or the compensation',
'of any officer or employee of the united states to deny any application submitted pursuant to 22 u.s.c. 2778 b',
'1 b and qualified pursuant to 27 cfr section 478.112 or .113, for a permit to import united states origin',
'curios or relics firearms, parts, or ammunition. sec. 522. none of the funds made available in this act may be',
'used to include in any new bilateral or multilateral trade agreement the text of 1 paragraph 2 of article 16.7',
'of the united states singapore free trade agreement; 2 paragraph 4 of article 17.9 of the united states australia free',
'trade agreement; or 3 paragraph 4 of article 15.9 of the united states morocco free trade agreement. sec. 523. note:',
'national security letters. none of the funds made available in this act may be used to authorize or issue a',
'national security letter in contravention of any of the following laws authorizing the federal bureau of investigation to issue national',
'security letters: the right to financial privacy act; the electronic communications privacy act; the fair credit reporting act; the national',
'security act of 1947; usa patriot act; and the laws amended by these acts. sec. 524. if at any time',
'during any quarter, the program manager of a project within the jurisdiction of the departments of commerce or justice, the',
'national aeronautics and space administration, or the national science foundation totaling more than $75,000,000 has reasonable cause to believe that',
'the total program cost has increased by 10 percent, the program manager shall immediately inform the secretary, administrator, or director.',
'the secretary, note: notification. deadline. administrator, or director shall notify the house and senate committees on appropriations within 30 days',
'in writing of such increase, and shall include in such notice: the date on which such determination was made; a',
'statement of the reasons for such increases; the action taken and proposed to be taken to control future cost growth',
'of the project; changes made in the performance or schedule milestones and the degree to which such changes have contributed',
'to the increase in total program costs or procurement costs; new estimates of the total project or procurement costs; and',
'a statement validating that the projects management structure is adequate to control total project or procurement costs. sec. 525. funds',
'appropriated by this act, or made available by the transfer of funds in this act, for intelligence or intelligence related',
'activities are deemed to be specifically authorized by the congress for purposes of section 504 of the national security act',
'of 1947 50 u.s.c. 414 during fiscal year 2009 until the enactment of the intelligence authorization act for fiscal year',
'2009. sec. 526. note: web posting. 5 usc app. 8l note. the departments, agencies, and commissions funded under this act,',
'shall establish and maintain on the homepages of their internet websites 1 a direct link to the internet websites of',
'their offices of inspectors general; and 2 a mechanism on the offices of inspectors general website by which individuals may',
'anonymously report cases page 123 stat. 600 of waste, fraud, or abuse with respect to those departments, agencies, and commissions.',
'sec. 527. none note: contracts. grants. certification. of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this act may be',
'used to enter into a contract in an amount greater than $5,000,000 or to award a grant in excess of',
'such amount unless the prospective contractor or grantee certifies in writing to the agency awarding the contract or grant that,',
'to the best of its knowledge and belief, the contractor or grantee has filed all federal tax returns required during',
'the three years preceding the certification, has not been convicted of a criminal offense under the internal revenue code of',
'1986, and has not, more than 90 days prior to certification, been notified of any unpaid federal tax assessment for',
'which the liability remains unsatisfied, unless the assessment is the subject of an installment agreement or offer in compromise that',
'has been approved by the internal revenue service and is not in default, or the assessment is the subject of',
'a non frivolous administrative or judicial proceeding. sec. 528. none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this',
'act may be used in a manner that is inconsistent with the principal negotiating objective of the united states with',
'respect to trade remedy laws to preserve the ability of the united states 1 to enforce vigorously its trade laws,',
'including antidumping, countervailing duty, and safeguard laws; 2 to avoid agreements that a lessen the effectiveness of domestic and international',
'disciplines on unfair trade, especially dumping and subsidies; or b lessen the effectiveness of domestic and international safeguard provisions, in',
'order to ensure that united states workers, agricultural producers, and firms can compete fully on fair terms and enjoy the',
'benefits of reciprocal trade concessions; and 3 to address and remedy market distortions that lead to dumping and subsidization, including',
'overcapacity, cartelization, and market access barriers. rescissions sec. 529. a of the unobligated balances available to the department of commerce',
'from prior appropriations, the following funds are hereby rescinded from the following accounts and programs in the specified amounts: 1',
'economic development administration, economic development assistance programs, $15,000,000; 2 national institute of standards and technology, industrial technology services, $5,000,000; 3',
'national telecommunications and information administration, salaries and expenses, $3,000,000; 4 national telecommunications and information administration, public telecommunications, facilities, planning and',
'construction, $1,600,000; and 5 bureau of the census, periodic censuses and programs, $1,000,000. b of note: deadline. the unobligated balances',
'available to the department of justice from prior appropriations, the following funds are hereby rescinded, not later than september 30,',
'2009, from the following accounts in the specified amounts: page 123 stat. 601 1 general administration, working capital fund, $100,000,000;',
'2 legal activities, assets forfeiture fund, $285,000,000; 3 office of justice programs, $100,000,000; and 4 community oriented policing services, $100,000,000.',
'c note: deadline. reports. each department affected by the recissions contained in subsections a and b shall, within 30 days',
'of enactment of this act, submit to the committee on appropriations of the house of representatives and the senate a',
'report specifying the amount of each rescission made pursuant to this section. d the recissions contained in this section shall',
'not apply to funds provided in this act. sec. 530. none of the funds made available in this act may',
'be used to purchase first class or premium airline travel in contravention of sections 301 10.122 through 301 10.124 of',
'title 41 of the code of federal regulations. sec. 531. none of the funds made available in this act may',
'be used to send or otherwise pay for the attendance of more than 50 employees from a federal department or',
'agency at any single conference occurring outside the united states. this division may be cited as the commerce, justice, science,',
'and related agencies appropriations act, 2009. division c energy note: energy and water development and related agencies appropriations act, 2009.',
'and water development and related agencies appropriations act, 2009 title i department of defense civil department of the army corps',
'of engineers civil the following appropriations shall be expended under the direction of the secretary of the army and the',
'supervision of the chief of engineers for authorized civil functions of the department of the army pertaining to rivers and',
'harbors, flood and storm damage reduction, shore protection, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and related efforts. investigations for expenses necessary where authorized',
'by law for the collection and study of basic information pertaining to river and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction,',
'shore protection, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and related needs; for surveys and detailed studies, and plans and specifications of proposed river',
'and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, shore protection, and aquatic ecosystem restoration projects and related efforts prior to construction;',
'for restudy of authorized projects; and for miscellaneous investigations and, when authorized by law, surveys and detailed studies, and plans',
'and specifications of projects prior to construction, $168,100,000, to remain available until expended: provided, that, except as provided in section',
'101 of this act, the amounts made available under this paragraph shall be expended as authorized in law for the',
'projects and activities specified in the text and table under this heading in the explanatory statement described page 123 stat.',
'602 in section 4 in the matter preceding division a of this consolidated act . construction for expenses necessary for',
'the construction of river and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, shore protection, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and related projects authorized',
'by law; for conducting detailed studies, and plans and specifications, of such projects including those involving participation by states, local',
'governments, or private groups authorized or made eligible for selection by law but such detailed studies, and plans and specifications,',
'shall not constitute a commitment of the government to construction ; $2,141,677,000, to remain available until expended; of which such',
'sums as are necessary to cover the federal share of construction costs for facilities under the dredged material disposal facilities',
'program shall be derived from the harbor maintenance trust fund as authorized by public law 104 303; and of which',
'such sums as are necessary pursuant to public law 99 662 shall be derived from the inland waterways trust fund,',
'to cover one half of the costs of construction, replacement, rehabilitation, and expansion of inland waterways projects including only chickamauga',
'lock, tennessee; kentucky lock and dam, tennessee river, kentucky; lock and dams 2, 3, and 4 monongahela river, pennsylvania; marmet',
'lock and dam, west virginia; mcalpine lock and dam, kentucky and indiana; olmsted lock and dam, illinois and kentucky; grays',
'landing lock and dam, pennsylvania; r.c. byrd lock and dam, ohio and west virginia; and point marion lock and dam,',
'pennsylvania shall be derived from the inland waterways trust fund: provided, that the chief of engineers is directed to use',
'$13,000,000 of the funds appropriated herein for the dallas floodway extension, texas, project, including the cadillac heights feature, generally in',
'accordance with the chief of engineers report dated december 7, 1999: provided further, that the chief of engineers is directed',
'to use $8,000,000 of the funds appropriated herein for planning, engineering, design or construction of the grundy, buchanan county, and',
'dickenson county, virginia, elements of the levisa and tug forks of the big sandy river and upper cumberland river project:',
'provided further, that the chief of engineers is directed to use $8,500,000 of the funds appropriated herein to continue planning,',
'engineering, design or construction of the lower mingo county, upper mingo county, wayne county, mcdowell county, west virginia, elements of',
'the levisa and tug forks of the big sandy river and upper cumberland river project: provided further, that the secretary',
'of the army, acting through the chief of engineers, is directed to use $9,000,000 of the funds appropriated herein for',
'the clover fork, city of cumberland, town of martin, pike county including levisa fork and tug fork tributaries , bell',
'county, harlan county in accordance with the draft detailed project report dated january 2002, floyd county, martin county, johnson county,',
'and knox county, kentucky, detailed project report, elements of the levisa and tug forks of the big sandy river and',
'upper cumberland river: provided further, that the chief of engineers is directed to use $17,048,000 of the funds provided herein',
'for planning and design and construction of a rural health care facility on the fort berthold reservation of the three',
'affiliated tribes, north dakota: provided further, that, except as provided in section 101 of this page 123 stat. 603 act,',
'the amounts made available under this paragraph shall be expended as authorized in law for the projects and activities specified',
'in the text and table under this heading in the explanatory statement described in section 4 in the matter preceding',
'division a of the consolidated act . mississippi river and tributaries for expenses necessary for flood damage reduction projects and',
'related efforts in the mississippi river alluvial valley below cape girardeau, missouri, as authorized by law, $383,823,000, to remain available',
'until expended, of which such sums as are necessary to cover the federal share of eligible operation and maintenance costs',
'for inland harbors shall be derived from the harbor maintenance trust fund: provided, that the chief of engineers is directed',
'to use $5,000,000 of the funds provided herein for design and real estate activities and pump supply elements for the',
'yazoo basin, yazoo backwater pumping plant, mississippi: provided further, that the secretary of the army, acting through the chief of',
'engineers is directed to use $8,000,000 appropriated herein for construction of water withdrawal features of the grand prairie, arkansas, project:',
'provided further, that, except as provided in section 101 of this act, the amounts made available under this paragraph shall',
'be expended as authorized in law for the projects and activities specified in the text and table under this heading',
'in the explanatory statement described in section 4 in the matter preceding division a of this consolidated act . operation',
'and maintenance for expenses necessary for the operation, maintenance, and care of existing river and harbor, flood and storm damage',
'reduction, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and related projects authorized by law; providing security for infrastructure owned or operated by the corps,',
'including administrative buildings and laboratories; maintaining harbor channels provided by a state, municipality, or other public agency that serve essential',
'navigation needs of general commerce, where authorized by law; surveying and charting northern and northwestern lakes and connecting waters; clearing',
'and straightening channels; and removing obstructions to navigation, $2,201,900,000, to remain available until expended, of which such sums as are',
'necessary to cover the federal share of eligible operation and maintenance costs for coastal harbors and channels, and for inland',
'harbors shall be derived from the harbor maintenance trust fund; of which such sums as become available from the special',
'account for the corps established by the land and water conservation act of 1965, as amended 16 u.s.c. 460l 6a',
'i , shall be derived from that account for resource protection, research, interpretation, and maintenance activities related to resource protection',
'in the areas at which outdoor recreation is available; and of which such sums as become available from fees collected',
'under section 217 of the water resources development act of 1996 public law 104 303 , shall be used to',
'cover the cost of operation and maintenance of the dredged material disposal facilities for which such fees have been collected:',
'provided, that of the amounts provided herein, not to exceed $500,000 is provided to the secretary of the army to',
'reimburse travel expenses as provided for in section 9003 f of the water resources development page 123 stat. 604 act',
'of 2007, public law 110 114 121 stat. 1289 1290 : provided further, that 2 percent of the total amount',
'of funds provided for each of the programs, projects or activities funded under this heading shall not be allocated to',
'a field operating activity prior to the beginning of the fourth quarter of the fiscal year and shall be available',
'for use by the chief of engineers to fund such emergency activities as the chief of engineers determines to be',
'necessary and appropriate; and that the chief of engineers shall allocate during the fourth quarter any remaining funds which have',
'not been used for emergency activities proportionally in accordance with the amounts provided for the programs, projects or activities: provided',
'further, that, except as provided in section 101 of this act, the amounts made available under this paragraph shall be',
'expended as authorized in law for the projects and activities specified in the text and table under the heading in',
'the explanatory statement described in section 4 in the matter preceding division a of this consolidated act . regulatory program',
'for expenses necessary for administration of laws pertaining to regulation of navigable waters and wetlands, $183,000,000, to remain available until',
'expended: provided, that the secretary of the army, acting through the chief of engineers, may use up to $3,200,000 of',
'the funds appropriated herein to reimburse the port of arlington, gillam county, oregon, for those direct construction costs determined by',
'the secretary to have been incurred by the port as a result of and following issuance of the department of',
'the army regulatory program permit for the construction of a commercial dock and offload facility at the port in february',
'2007, including the removal of the commercial dock and offload facility. formerly utilized sites remedial action program for expenses necessary',
'to clean up contamination from sites in the united states resulting from work performed as part of the nations early',
'atomic energy program, $140,000,000, to remain available until expended. expenses for expenses necessary for the supervision and general administration of',
'the civil works program in the headquarters of the united states army corps of engineers, and the offices of the',
'division engineers; and for the management and operation of the humphreys engineer center support activity, the institute for water resources,',
'the united states army engineer research and development center, and the united states army corps of engineers finance center, $179,365,000,',
'to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed $5,000 may be used for official reception and representation purposes',
'and only during the current fiscal year: provided, that no part of any other appropriation provided in title i of',
'this act shall be available to fund the civil works activities of the office of the chief of engineers or',
'the civil works executive direction and management activities of the division offices. page 123 stat. 605 office of assistant secretary',
'of the army civil works for the office of assistant secretary of the army civil works as authorized by 10',
'u.s.c. 3016 b 3 , $4,500,000, to remain available until expended. administrative provision the revolving fund, corps of engineers, shall',
'be available during the current fiscal year for purchase not to exceed 100 for replacement only and hire of passenger',
'motor vehicles for the civil works program. general provisions, corps of engineers civil sec. 101. a none of the funds',
'provided in title i of this act, or provided by previous appropriations acts to the agencies or entities funded in',
'title i of this act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2009, shall be available for',
'obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that: 1 creates or initiates a new program, project, or activity; 2',
'eliminates a program, project, or activity; 3 increases funds or personnel for any program, project, or activity for which funds',
'have been denied or restricted by this act, unless prior approval is received from the house and senate committees on',
'appropriations; 4 proposes to use funds directed for a specific activity for a different purpose, unless prior approval is received',
'from the house and senate committees on appropriations; 5 augments or reduces existing programs, projects or activities in excess of',
'the amounts contained in subsections 6 through 10, unless prior approval is received from the house and senate committees on',
'appropriations; 6 investigations. for a base level over $100,000, reprogramming of 25 percent of the base amount up to a',
'limit of $150,000 per project, study or activity is allowed: provided, that for a base level less than $100,000, the',
'reprogramming limit is $25,000; provided further, that up to $25,000 may be reprogrammed into any continuing study or activity that',
'did not receive an appropriation for existing obligations and concomitant administrative expenses; 7 construction. for a base level over $2,000,000,',
'reprogramming of 15 percent of the base amount up to a limit of $3,000,000 per project, study or activity is',
'allowed: provided, that for a base level less than $2,000,000, the reprogramming limit is $300,000: provided further, that up to',
'$3,000,000 may be reprogrammed for settled contractor claims, changed conditions, or real estate deficiency judgments: provided further, that up to',
'$300,000 may be reprogrammed into any continuing study or activity that did not receive an appropriation for existing obligations and',
'concomitant administrative expenses; 8 operation and maintenance. unlimited note: reprogramming authority. reprogramming authority is granted in order for the corps',
'to be able to respond to emergencies: note: notification. provided, that the chief of engineers must notify the house and',
'senate committees on appropriations of these emergency actions as soon thereafter as practicable: provided further, that for a base level',
'over $1,000,000, page 123 stat. 606 reprogramming of 15 percent of the base amount up to a limit of $5,000,000',
'per project, study or activity is allowed: provided further, that for a base level less than $1,000,000, the reprogramming limit',
'is $150,000: provided further, that $150,000 may be reprogrammed into any continuing study or activity that did not receive an',
'appropriation; 9 mississippi river and tributaries. the same reprogramming guidelines for the investigations, construction, and operation and maintenance portions of',
'the mississippi river and tributaries account as listed above; and 10 formerly utilized sites remedial action program. reprogramming of up',
'to 15 percent of the base of the receiving project is permitted. b continuing authorities program. subsection a 1 shall',
'not apply to any project or activity funded under the continuing authorities program. c not note: deadline. reports. later than',
'60 days after the date of enactment of this act, the corps of engineers shall submit a report to the',
'house and senate committees on appropriations to establish the baseline for application of reprogramming and transfer authorities for the current',
'fiscal year: provided, that the report shall include: 1 a table for each appropriation with a separate column to display',
'the presidents budget request, adjustments made by congress, adjustments due to enacted rescissions, if appropriate, and the fiscal year enacted',
'level; 2 a delineation in the table for each appropriation both by object class and program, project and activity as',
'detailed in the budget appendix for the respective appropriations; and 3 an identification of items of special congressional interest: provided',
'further, that note: fines. the amount appropriated for salaries and expenses of the corps of engineers shall be reduced by',
'$100,000 per day for each day after the required date that the report has not been submitted to the congress.',
'sec. 102. none of the funds in this act, or previous acts, making funds available for energy and water development,',
'shall be used to implement any pending or future competitive sourcing actions under omb circular a 76 or high performing',
'organizations for the u.s. army corps of engineers. sec. 103. none note: contracts. of the funds made available in this',
'title may be used to award or modify any contract that commits an amount for a project in excess of',
'the amounts appropriated for that project that remain unobligated. sec. 104. note: deadline. reports. within 90 days of the date',
'of the chief of engineers report on a water resource matter, the assistant secretary of the army civil works shall',
'submit the report to the appropriate authorizing and appropriating committees of the congress. sec. 105. water reallocation, lake cumberland, kentucky.',
'a in general. subject to subsection b , none of the funds made available by this act may be used',
'to carry out any water reallocation project or component under the wolf creek project, lake cumberland, kentucky, authorized under the',
'act of june 28, 1938 52 stat. 1215, ch. 795 and the act of july 24, 1946 60 stat. 636,',
'ch. 595 . b existing reallocations. subsection a shall not apply to any water reallocation for lake cumberland, kentucky, that',
'is carried out subject to an agreement or payment schedule in effect on the date of enactment of this act.',
'page 123 stat. 607 sec. 106. section 121 of the energy and water development appropriations act, 2006 public law 109',
'103; 119 stat. 2256 is amended by striking subsection a and inserting the following: a hereafter, the secretary of the',
'army may carry out and fund planning studies, watershed surveys and assessments, or technical studies at 100 percent federal expense',
'to accomplish the purposes of the 2003 biological opinion described in section 205 b of the energy and water development',
'appropriations act, 2005 public law 108 447; 118 stat. 2949 as amended by subsection b or any related subsequent biological',
'opinion, and the collaborative program long term plan. note: consultation. in carrying out a study, survey, or assessment under this',
'subsection, the secretary of the army shall consult with federal, state, tribal and local governmental entities, as well as entities',
'participating in the middle rio grande endangered species collaborative program referred to in section 205 of this act: provided, that',
'the secretary of the army may also provide planning and administrative assistance to the middle rio grande endangered species collaborative',
'program, which shall not be subject to cost sharing requirements with non federal interests.. sec. 107. note: contracts. none of',
'the funds in this act, or previous acts, making funds available for energy and water development shall be used to',
'award any continuing contract that commits additional funding from the inland waterway trust fund unless or until such time that',
'a permanent solution to enhance revenues in the fund is enacted. sec. 108. note: study. the secretary is authorized to',
'conduct a study of the missouri river projects located within the missouri river basin at a total cost of $25,000,000',
'with the express purpose to review the original project purposes based on the flood control act of 1944, as amended,',
'and other subsequent relevant legislation and judicial rulings to determine if changes to the authorized project purposes and existing federal',
'water resource infrastructure may be warranted: provided, that this study shall be undertaken at full federal expense. sec. 109. section',
'134 of public law 108 137 117 stat. 1842 , as amended by section 128 b of public law 109',
'103 119 stat. 2260 , is further amended by striking $30,000,000 wherever it appears and inserting $48,300,000 in lieu thereof.',
'sec. 110. section 101 a 5 of the water resources development act of 1996 110 stat. 3663 is amended 1',
'by inserting a in general. before the; and 2 by adding at the end the following: b credit toward non',
'federal share. the secretary shall credit toward the non federal share of the project the costs expended by non federal',
'interests for the replacement and reconstruction of the soquel avenue bridge. c maximum amount of credit. the credit under paragraph',
'b may not exceed $2,000,000. d limitation of total project cost. the secretary shall not include the costs to be',
'credited under paragraphs b and c in total project costs in determining the amounts of the federal and non federal',
'contributions.. sec. 111. the missouri river levee system mrls unit l 385 project, riverside, missouri, authorized by the flood control',
'act of 1941, public law 77 228, and the flood control act of page 123 stat. 608 1944, public law',
'78 534, is modified to direct the secretary, acting through the chief of engineers, to take such action as is',
'necessary to correct deficiencies in the l 385 levee system in riverside, missouri at full federal expense at a cost',
'of no more than $7,000,000. sec. 112. section 115 of the energy and water development and related agencies appropriations act,',
'2008 as contained in division c of public law 110 161, note: 121 stat. 1945. is amended by striking $20,000,000.',
'the secretary shall transfer this facility to the secretary of the interior for operation and maintenance upon the completion of',
'construction. and inserting in lieu thereof, $20,000,000: provided, that the secretary shall transfer ownership of this facility to the secretary',
'of health and human services for operation and maintenance upon the completion of construction.. sec. 113. section 103 c 7',
'of the water resources development act of 1992 106 stat. 4811 12 , as amended by section 117 of the',
'energy and water development appropriations act of 2006 119 stat. 2255 , is further amended by striking 15,000,000 and inserting',
'26,000,000. sec. 114. section 3118 of public law 110 114 121 stat. 1137 is amended by 1 in paragraph b',
'by inserting after new mexico the following: in accordance with the plans recommended in the feasibility report for the middle',
'rio grande bosque, new mexico, scheduled for completion in december 2008; 2 redesignating subsection d as subsection e ; and',
'3 inserting a new subsection d : d cost sharing. any requirement for non federal participation in a project carried',
'out in the bosque of bernalillo county, new mexico, pursuant to this section shall be limited to the provision of',
'lands, easements, rights of way, relocations, and dredged material disposal areas necessary for construction, operation and maintenance of the project..',
'sec. 115. the non federal interest for the project referenced in section 3154 of the water resources development act of',
'2007 public law 110 114; 121 stat. 1148 may carry out design and construction work on the project in advance',
'of federal appropriations or may provide funds directly to the secretary for the secretary to carry out such work: note:',
'reimbursements. provided, that the secretary of the army shall reimburse the non federal interest for any costs incurred by the',
'non federal interest that are in excess of the non federal share of total project costs subject to the availability',
'of appropriations. sec. 116. note: colorado. the colorado department of natural resources is authorized to perform modifications of the facility',
'chatfield reservoir, colorado , and any required mitigation which results from implementation of the project: provided, that in carrying out',
'the reassignment of storage space provided for in this section, the secretary shall collaborate with the colorado department of natural',
'resources and local interests to determine costs to be repaid for storage that reflects the limited reliability of the resources',
'and the capability of non federal interests to make use of the reallocated storage space in chatfield reservoir, colorado. sec.',
'117. section 117 of the energy and water development and related agencies appropriations act, 2005, as contained in division c',
'of public law 108 447, note: 118 stat. 2944. is hereby repealed. page 123 stat. 609 sec. 118. note: reassignment.',
'the secretary of army, acting through the chief of engineers, shall reassign the regulatory boundaries of the chicago district to',
'align with the existing civil works boundaries of the chicago district. title ii department of the interior central utah project',
'central utah project completion account for carrying out activities authorized by the central utah project completion act, $40,360,000, to remain',
'available until expended, of which $987,000 shall be deposited into the utah reclamation mitigation and conservation account for use by',
'the utah reclamation mitigation and conservation commission. in addition, for necessary expenses incurred in carrying out related responsibilities of the',
'secretary of the interior, $1,640,000, to remain available until expended. for fiscal year 2009, the commission may use an amount',
'not to exceed $1,500,000 for administrative expenses. bureau of reclamation the following appropriations shall be expended to execute authorized functions',
'of the bureau of reclamation: water and related resources including transfers of funds for management, development, and restoration of water',
'and related natural resources and for related activities, including the operation, maintenance, and rehabilitation of reclamation and other facilities, participation',
'in fulfilling related federal responsibilities to native americans, and related grants to, and cooperative and other agreements with, state and',
'local governments, federally recognized indian tribes, and others, $920,259,000, to remain available until expended, of which $46,655,000 shall be available',
'for transfer to the upper colorado river basin fund and $24,962,000 shall be available for transfer to the lower colorado',
'river basin development fund; of which such amounts as may be necessary may be advanced to the colorado river dam',
'fund; of which not more than $500,000 is for high priority projects which shall be carried out by the youth',
'conservation corps, as authorized by 16 u.s.c. 1706: provided, that such transfers may be increased or decreased within the overall',
'appropriation under this heading: provided further, that of the total appropriated, the amount for program activities that can be financed',
'by the reclamation fund or the bureau of reclamation special fee account established by 16 u.s.c. 460l 6a i shall',
'be derived from that fund or account: provided further, that funds contributed under 43 u.s.c. 395 are available until expended',
'for the purposes for which contributed: provided further, that funds advanced under 43 u.s.c. 397a shall be credited to this',
'account and are available until expended for the same purposes as the sums appropriated under this heading: provided further, page',
'123 stat. 610 that funds available for expenditure for the departmental irrigation drainage program may be expended by the bureau',
'of reclamation for site remediation on a nonreimbursable basis: provided further, that funds provided for the friant kern and madera',
'canals improvements may be expended on a non reimbursable basis: provided further, that $4,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this',
'heading shall be deposited in the san gabriel basin restoration fund established by section 110 of title i of appendix',
'd of public law 106 554: provided further, that, except as provided in section 201 of this act, the amounts',
'made available under this paragraph shall be expended as authorized in law for the projects and activities specified in the',
'text and table under this heading in the explanatory statement described in section 4 in the matter preceding division a',
'of this consolidated act . central valley project restoration fund for carrying out the programs, projects, plans, habitat restoration, improvement,',
'and acquisition provisions of the central valley project improvement act, $56,079,000, to be derived from such sums as may be',
'collected in the central valley project restoration fund pursuant to sections 3407 d , 3404 c 3 , 3405 f',
', and 3406 c 1 of public law 102 575, to remain available until expended: provided, that the bureau of',
'reclamation is directed to assess and collect the full amount of the additional mitigation and restoration payments authorized by section',
'3407 d of public law 102 575: provided further, that none of the funds made available under this heading may',
'be used for the acquisition or leasing of water for in stream purposes if the water is already committed to',
'in stream purposes by a court adopted decree or order. california bay delta restoration including transfers of funds for carrying',
'out activities authorized by the water supply, reliability, and environmental improvement act, consistent with plans to be approved by the',
'secretary of the interior, $40,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which such amounts as may be necessary to carry',
'out such activities may be transferred to appropriate accounts of other participating federal agencies to carry out authorized purposes: provided,',
'that funds appropriated herein may be used for the federal share of the costs of calfed program management: provided further,',
'that the use of any funds provided to the california bay delta authority for program wide management and oversight activities',
'shall be subject to the approval of the secretary of the interior: provided further, that calfed implementation shall be carried',
'out in a balanced manner with clear performance measures demonstrating concurrent progress in achieving the goals and objectives of the',
'program. policy and administration including transfer of funds for necessary expenses of policy, administration, and related functions in the office',
'of the commissioner, the denver office, and offices in the five regions of the bureau of reclamation, to remain available',
'until expended, $59,400,000, to be derived from page 123 stat. 611 the reclamation fund and be nonreimbursable as provided in',
'43 u.s.c. 377: provided, that no part of any other appropriation in this act shall be available for activities or',
'functions budgeted as policy and administration expenses: note: transfer date. budget plan. provided further, that, of the funds provided under',
'this heading, $10,000,000 shall be transferred to water and related resources upon the expiration of the 90 day period following',
'the date of enactment of this act if during such period, the secretary of the interior has not submitted to',
'the committees on appropriations of the house of representatives and the senate the bureau of reclamations five year budget plan.',
'administrative provision appropriations for the bureau of reclamation shall be available for purchase of not to exceed seven passenger motor',
'vehicles, which are for replacement only. general provisions, department of the interior sec. 201. a none of the funds provided',
'in title ii of this act for water and related resources, or provided by previous appropriations acts to the agencies',
'or entities funded in title ii of this act for water and related resources that remain available for obligation or',
'expenditure in fiscal year 2009, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that 1 initiates',
'or creates a new program, project, or activity; 2 eliminates a program, project, or activity; 3 increases funds for any',
'program, project, or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted by this act, unless prior approval is received',
'from the committees on appropriations of the house of representatives and the senate; 4 restarts or resumes any program, project',
'or activity for which funds are not provided in this act, unless prior approval is received from the committees on',
'appropriations of the house of representatives and the senate; 5 transfers funds in excess of the following limits, unless prior',
'approval is received from the committees on appropriations of the house of representatives and the senate: a 15 percent for',
'any program, project or activity for which $2,000,000 or more is available at the beginning of the fiscal year; or',
'b $300,000 for any program, project or activity for which less than $2,000,000 is available at the beginning of the',
'fiscal year; 6 transfers more than $500,000 from either the facilities operation, maintenance, and rehabilitation category or the resources management',
'and development category to any program, project, or activity in the other category, unless prior approval is received from the',
'committees on appropriations of the house of representatives and the senate; or 7 transfers, where necessary to discharge legal obligations',
'of the bureau of reclamation, more than $5,000,000 to provide adequate funds for settled contractor claims, increased contractor earnings due',
'to accelerated rates of operations, and real estate deficiency judgments, unless prior approval is page 123 stat. 612 received from',
'the committees on appropriations of the house of representatives and the senate. b subsection a 5 shall not apply to',
'any transfer of funds within the facilities operation, maintenance, and rehabilitation category. c for note: definition. purposes of this section,',
'the term transfer means any movement of funds into or out of a program, project, or activity. d the note:',
'reports. deadlines. bureau of reclamation shall submit reports on a quarterly basis to the committees on appropriations of the house',
'of representatives and the senate detailing all the funds reprogrammed between programs, projects, activities, or categories of funding. note: deadline.',
'the first quarterly report shall be submitted not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this act.',
'sec. 202. a note: california. drainage plan. none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this act may',
'be used to determine the final point of discharge for the interceptor drain for the san luis unit until development',
'by the secretary of the interior and the state of california of a plan, which shall conform to the water',
'quality standards of the state of california as approved by the administrator of the environmental protection agency, to minimize any',
'detrimental effect of the san luis drainage waters. b the costs of the kesterson reservoir cleanup program and the costs',
'of the san joaquin valley drainage program shall be classified by the secretary of the interior as reimbursable or nonreimbursable',
'and collected until fully repaid pursuant to the cleanup program alternative repayment plan and the sjvdp alternative repayment plan described',
'in the report entitled repayment report, kesterson reservoir cleanup program and san joaquin valley drainage program, february 1995, prepared by',
'the department of the interior, bureau of reclamation. any future obligations of funds by the united states relating to, or',
'providing for, drainage service or drainage studies for the san luis unit shall be fully reimbursable by san luis unit',
'beneficiaries of such service or studies pursuant to federal reclamation law. sec. 203. note: new mexico. none of the funds',
'appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other act may be used to pay the salaries and expenses',
'of personnel to purchase or lease water in the middle rio grande or the carlsbad projects in new mexico unless',
'said purchase or lease is in compliance with the purchase requirements of section 202 of public law 106 60. sec.',
'204. funds under this title for drought emergency assistance shall be made available primarily for leasing of water for specified',
'drought related purposes from willing lessors, in compliance with existing state laws and administered under state water priority allocation. sec.',
'205. note: grants. contracts. the secretary of the interior, acting through the commissioner of the bureau of reclamation, is authorized',
'to enter into grants, cooperative agreements, and other agreements with irrigation or water districts and states to fund up to',
'50 percent of the cost of planning, designing, and constructing improvements that will conserve water, increase water use efficiency, or',
'enhance water management through measurement or automation, at existing water supply projects within the states identified in the act of',
'june 17, 1902, as amended, and supplemented: provided, that when such improvements are to federally owned facilities, such funds may',
'be provided in advance on a nonreimbursable basis to an entity operating affected transferred works or may page 123 stat.',
'613 be deemed nonreimbursable for nontransferred works: provided further, that the calculation of the non federal contribution shall provide for',
'consideration of the value of any in kind contributions, but shall not include funds received from other federal agencies: provided',
'further, that the cost of operating and maintaining such improvements shall be the responsibility of the non federal entity: provided',
'further, that this section shall not supercede any existing project specific funding authority: note: grants. contracts. provided further, that the',
'secretary is also authorized to enter into grants or cooperative agreements with universities or nonprofit research institutions to fund water',
'use efficiency research. sec. 206. a section 209 of the energy and water development appropriations act, 2004 public law 108',
'137; 117 stat. 1850 is repealed. b the note: establishment. secretary of the interior referred to in this section as',
'the secretary shall establish and maintain an executive committee of the middle rio grande endangered species collaborative program referred to',
'in this section as the executive committee consistent with the bylaws of the middle rio grande endangered species collaborative program',
'adopted on october 2, 2006. c hereafter, in compliance with applicable federal and state laws, the secretary acting through the',
'commissioner of reclamation , in collaboration with the executive committee, may enter into any grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, interagency agreements,',
'or other agreements that the secretary determines to be necessary to comply with the 2003 biological opinion described in section',
'205 b of the energy and water development appropriations act, 2005 public law 108 447; 118 stat. 2949 as amended',
'by section 121 b of the energy and water development appropriations act, 2006 public law 109 103; 119 stat. 2256',
'or any related subsequent biological opinion or in furtherance of the objectives set forth in the collaborative program long term',
'plan. d 1 the acquisition of water under subsection c and any administrative costs associated with carrying out subsection c',
'shall be at full federal expense. 2 not more than 15 percent of amounts appropriated to carry out subsection c',
'shall be made available for the payment of administrative expenses associated with carrying out that subsection. e 1 the non',
'federal share of activities carried out under subsection c other than an activity or a cost described in subsection d',
'1 shall be 25 percent. the non federal cost share shall be determined on a programmatic, rather than a project',
'by project basis. 2 the non federal share required under paragraph 1 may be in the form of in kind',
'contributions, the value of which shall be determined by the secretary in consultation with the executive committee. f nothing in',
'this section modifies or expands the discretion of the secretary with respect to operating reservoir facilities under the jurisdiction of',
'the secretary in the rio grande valley, new mexico. sec. 207. section 208 of the energy and water development and',
'related agencies appropriations act, 2008 public law 110 161; 121 stat. 1953 is amended 1 in subsection a page 123',
'stat. 614 a in paragraph 2 b , by inserting , as determined by the nonprofit conservation organization after lake;',
'and b in paragraph 4 , by striking retirement of water rights and all that follows through the semicolon at',
'the end and inserting retirement of water rights;; and 2 in subsection b , by striking june 30, 2010 and',
'inserting june 30, 2012. sec. 208. note: nevada. notwithstanding any other provision of law, of amounts made available under section',
'2507 of the farm security and rural investment act of 2002 43 u.s.c. 2211 note; public law 107 171 ,',
'the secretary of the interior acting through the commissioner of reclamation, shall allocate 1 $300,000 to the desert research institute',
'for lidar acquisition data in the walker river basin, to supplement water rights research and data funded under section 208',
'a 1 of the energy and water development appropriations act, 2006 public law 109 103; 119 stat. 2268 ; and',
'2 $300,000 note: fish and fishing. to the director of the united states fish and wildlife service to conduct a',
'multiyear assessment of and monitoring of the ability of west central nevada lakes to support migratory loons, and identification of',
'wintering areas and annual range of loons using walker lake during migration. title iii department of energy energy programs energy',
'efficiency and renewable energy for department of energy expenses including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment,',
'and other expenses necessary for energy efficiency and renewable energy activities in carrying out the purposes of the department of',
'energy organization act 42 u.s.c. 7101 et seq. , including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any',
'facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, and the purchase of not to exceed two passenger vehicles',
'for replacement, $1,928,540,000, to remain available until expended: provided, that, of the amount appropriated in this paragraph, $228,803,380 shall be',
'used for projects specified in the table that appears under the heading congressionally directed energy efficiency and renewable energy projects',
'in the text and table under this heading in the explanatory statement described in section 4 in the matter preceding',
'division a of this consolidated act . electricity delivery and energy reliability for department of energy expenses including the purchase,',
'construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment, and other expenses necessary for electricity delivery and energy reliability activities in',
'carrying out the purposes of the department of energy organization act 42 u.s.c. 7101 et seq. , including the acquisition',
'or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, $137,000,000, to',
'remain available until expended: provided, that, page 123 stat. 615 of the amount appropriated in this paragraph, $19,648,475 shall be',
'used for projects specified in the table that appears under the heading congressionally directed electricity delivery and energy reliability projects',
'in the text and table under this heading in the explanatory statement described in section 4 in the matter preceding',
'division a of this consolidated act . nuclear energy including transfer of funds for department of energy expenses including the',
'purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment, and other expenses necessary for nuclear energy activities in carrying out',
'the purposes of the department of energy organization act 42 u.s.c. 7101 et seq. , including the acquisition or condemnation',
'of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, and the purchase of',
'not to exceed 29 passenger motor vehicles, including three new buses and 26 replacement vehicles, including one ambulance, $792,000,000, to',
'remain available until expended: provided, that, of the amount appropriated in this paragraph, $2,854,500 shall be used for projects specified',
'in the table that appears under the heading congressionally directed nuclear energy projects in the text and table under this',
'heading in the explanatory statement described in section 4 in the matter preceding division a of this consolidated act .',
'clean coal technology including transfer of funds of the funds made available under this heading for obligation in prior years,',
'$149,000,000 of uncommitted balances are transferred to fossil energy research and development to be used until expended: provided, that funds',
'made available in previous appropriations acts shall be made available for any ongoing project regardless of the separate request for',
'proposal under which the project was selected. fossil energy research and development including transfer of funds for necessary expenses in',
'carrying out fossil energy research and development activities, under the authority of the department of energy organization act public law',
'95 91 , including the acquisition of interest, including defeasible and equitable interests in any real property or any facility',
'or for plant or facility acquisition or expansion, and for conducting inquiries, technological investigations and research concerning the extraction, processing,',
'use, and disposal of mineral substances without objectionable social and environmental costs 30 u.s.c. 3, 1602, and 1603 , $876,320,000,',
'to remain available until expended, of which $149,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from clean coal technology: provided, that of',
'the amounts provided, $288,174,000 is available for the clean coal power initiative round iii solicitation, pursuant to title iv of',
'the public law 109 58: provided further, that funds appropriated for prior solicitations under the clean coal technology program, power',
'plant improvement initiative, clean coal power page 123 stat. 616 initiative, and futuregen, but not required by the department to',
'meet its obligations on projects selected under such solicitations, may be utilized for the clean coal power initiative round iii',
'solicitation under this act in accordance with the requirements of this act rather than the acts under which the funds',
'were appropriated: provided further, that no clean coal power initiative project may be selected for which full funding is not',
'available to provide for the total project: note: deadline. 42 usc 15965. provided further, that if a clean coal power',
'initiative project selected after enactment of this legislation for negotiation under this or any other act in any fiscal year,',
'is not awarded within 2 years from the date the application was selected, negotiations shall cease and the federal funds',
'committed to the application shall be retained by the department for future coal related research, development and demonstration projects, except',
'that the time limit may be extended at the secretarys discretion for matters outside the control of the applicant, or',
'if the secretary determines that extension of the time limit is in the public interest: provided further, that the secretary',
'may not delegate this responsibility for applications greater than $10,000,000: provided further, that financial assistance for costs in excess of',
'those estimated as of the date of award of original clean coal power initiative financial assistance may not be provided',
'in excess of the proportion of costs borne by the government in the original agreement and shall be limited to',
'25 percent of the original financial assistance: provided further, that funds shall be expended in accordance with the provisions governing',
'the use of funds contained under the heading clean coal technology in 42 u.s.c. 5903d as well as those contained',
'under the heading clean coal technology in prior appropriations: provided further, that any technology selected under these programs shall be',
'considered a clean coal technology, and any project selected under these programs shall be considered a clean coal technology project,',
'for the purposes of 42 u.s.c. 7651n, and chapters 51, 52, and 60 of title 40 of the code of',
'federal regulations: provided further, that funds available for the clean coal power initiative round iii funding opportunity announcement may be',
'used to support any technology that meets the requirements of the round iii announcement relating to carbon capture and storage',
'or other beneficial uses of co inf 2 /inf , without regard to the 70 and 30 percent funding allocations',
'specified in section 402 b 1 a and 402 b 2 a of public law 109 58: provided further, that',
'no part of the sum herein made available shall be used for the field testing of nuclear explosives in the',
'recovery of oil and gas: provided further, that, of the amount appropriated in this paragraph, $43,864,150 shall be used for',
'projects specified in the table that appears under the heading congressionally directed fossil energy projects in the text and table',
'under this heading in the explanatory statement described in section 4 in the matter preceding division a of this consolidated',
'act . naval petroleum and oil shale reserves for expenses necessary to carry out naval petroleum and oil shale reserve',
'activities, including the hire of passenger motor vehicles, $19,099,000, to remain available until expended: provided, that, notwithstanding any other provision',
'of law, unobligated funds page 123 stat. 617 remaining from prior years shall be available for all naval petroleum and',
'oil shale reserve activities. strategic petroleum reserve for necessary expenses for strategic petroleum reserve facility development and operations and program',
'management activities pursuant to the energy policy and conservation act of 1975, as amended 42 u.s.c. 6201 et seq. ,',
'$205,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which $31,507,000 shall be provided to initiate new site expansion activities, beyond land',
'acquisition, consistent with the budget request: note: reports. deadline. provided, that none of the funds provided for new site expansion',
'activities may be obligated or expended for authorized activities until the secretary has submitted a report to the congress on',
'the effects of expansion of the reserve on the domestic petroleum market, which is required to be submitted within 45',
'days of enactment of this act. northeast home heating oil reserve for necessary expenses for northeast home heating oil reserve',
'storage, operation, and management activities pursuant to the energy policy and conservation act, $9,800,000, to remain available until expended. energy',
'information administration for necessary expenses in carrying out the activities of the energy information administration, $110,595,000, to remain available until',
'expended. non defense environmental cleanup for department of energy expenses, including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital',
'equipment and other expenses necessary for non defense environmental cleanup activities in carrying out the purposes of the department of',
'energy organization act 42 u.s.c. 7101 et seq. , including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any',
'facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, $261,819,000, to remain available until expended: note: contracts. provided, that',
'the appropriation includes funds for environmental remediation activities associated with the energy technology and engineering center etec at the santa',
'susana field laboratory ssfl , subject to the following: 1 the department shall use a portion of this funding to',
'enter into an interagency agreement with the environmental protection agency epa regarding a comprehensive radioactive site characterization of area iv',
'of the ssfl and 2 the department shall provide the amount required by epa for the radioactive site characterization in',
'fiscal year 2009 from within the available funds: provided further, that of the amounts provided, $5,000,000 is available for necessary',
'expenses for the purpose of carrying out remedial actions under this title at real property in the vicinity of the',
'tuba city processing site designated in section 102 a 1 , of the uranium mill tailings radiation control act of',
'1978 public law 95 604, as amended; 42 u.s.c. 7901, et seq. , notwithstanding section 112 of that act, at',
'a dump site immediately adjacent to the north northwest section of the tuba city processing site, and page 123 stat.',
'618 on the north side of highway 160: provided further, that, of the amount appropriated in this paragraph, $4,757,500 shall',
'be used for projects specified in the table that appears under the heading congressionally directed non defense environmental cleanup projects',
'in the text and table under this heading in the explanatory statement described in section 4 in the matter preceding',
'division a of this consolidated act . uranium enrichment decontamination and decommissioning fund for necessary expenses in carrying out uranium',
'enrichment facility decontamination and decommissioning, remedial actions, and other activities of title ii of the atomic energy act of 1954,',
'and title x, subtitle a, of the energy policy act of 1992, $535,503,000, to be derived from the uranium enrichment',
'decontamination and decommissioning fund, to remain available until expended, of which $10,000,000 shall be available in accordance with title x,',
'subtitle a, of the energy policy act of 1992. science for department of energy expenses including the purchase, construction and',
'acquisition of plant and capital equipment, and other expenses necessary for science activities in carrying out the purposes of the',
'department of energy organization act 42 u.s.c. 7101 et seq. , including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property',
'or facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, and purchase of not to exceed 49 passenger motor',
'vehicles for replacement only, including one law enforcement vehicle, one ambulance, and three buses, $4,772,636,000, to remain available until expended:',
'provided, that, of the amount appropriated in this paragraph, $93,686,593 shall be used for projects specified in the table that',
'appears under the heading congressionally directed science projects in the text and table under this heading in the explanatory statement',
'described in section 4 in the matter preceding division a of this consolidated act . nuclear waste note: nevada. disposal',
'for nuclear waste disposal activities to carry out the purposes of the nuclear waste policy act of 1982, public law',
'97 425, as amended the nwpa , including the acquisition of real property or facility construction or expansion, $145,390,000, to',
'remain available until expended, and to be derived from the nuclear waste fund: provided, that of the funds made available',
'in this act for nuclear waste disposal, $5,000,000 shall be provided to the office of the attorney general of the',
'state of nevada solely for expenditures, other than salaries and expenses of state employees, to conduct scientific oversight responsibilities and',
'participate in licensing activities pursuant to the act: provided further, that notwithstanding the lack of a written agreement with the',
'state of nevada under section 117 c of the nwpa, $1,000,000 shall be provided to nye county, nevada, for on',
'site oversight activities under section 117 d of that act: provided further, that $9,000,000 shall be provided to affected units',
'of local government, as defined in the nwpa, to conduct appropriate activities and participate in licensing activities: note: california. provided',
'further, that of the $9,000,000 page 123 stat. 619 provided 7.5 percent of the funds provided shall be made available',
'to affected units of local government in california with the balance made available to affected units of local government in',
'nevada for distribution as determined by the nevada units of local government: provided further, that this funding shall be provided',
'to affected units of local government, as defined in the nwpa: note: native americans. provided further, that $500,000 shall be',
'provided to the timbisha shoshone tribe solely for expenditures, other than salaries and expenses of tribal employees, to conduct appropriate',
'activities and participate in licensing activities under section 118 b of the nwpa: provided further, that notwithstanding the provisions of',
'chapters 65 and 75 of title 31, united states code, the department shall have no monitoring, auditing or other oversight',
'rights or responsibilities over amounts provided to affected units of local government: provided further, that the funds for the state',
'of nevada shall be made available solely to the office of the attorney general by direct payment and to units',
'of local government by direct payment: provided further, that note: deadline. certification. within 90 days of the completion of each',
'federal fiscal year, the office of the attorney general of the state of nevada and each of the affected units',
'of local government shall provide certification to the department of energy that all funds expended from such payments have been',
'expended for activities authorized by the nwpa and this act: provided further, that failure to provide such certification shall cause',
'such entity to be prohibited from any further funding provided for similar activities: provided further, that note: lobbying. none of',
'the funds herein appropriated may be: 1 used directly or indirectly to influence legislative action, except for normal and recognized',
'executive legislative communications, on any matter pending before congress or a state legislature or for lobbying activity as provided in',
'18 u.s.c. 1913; 2 used for litigation expenses; or 3 used to support multi state efforts or other coalition building',
'activities inconsistent with the restrictions contained in this act: provided further, that all proceeds and recoveries realized by the secretary',
'in carrying out activities authorized by the nwpa, including but not limited to, any proceeds from the sale of assets,',
'shall be available without further appropriation and shall remain available until expended: provided further, that no funds provided in this',
'act or any previous act may be used to pursue repayment or collection of funds provided in any fiscal year',
'to affected units of local government for oversight activities that had been previously approved by the department of energy, or',
'to withhold payment of any such funds: provided further, that, of the amount appropriated in this paragraph, $1,855,425 shall be',
'used for projects specified in the table that appears under the heading congressionally directed nuclear waste disposal projects in the',
'text and table under this heading in the explanatory statement described in section 4 in the matter preceding division a',
'of this consolidated act . title 17 innovative technology loan guarantee program subject to section 502 of the congressional budget',
'act of 1974, commitments to guarantee loans under title xvii of the energy policy act of 2005, shall not exceed',
'a total principal amount of $47,000,000,000 for eligible projects, to remain available until committed, and of which $18,500,000,000 shall be',
'for nuclear power facilities: provided, that these amounts are in addition to the page 123 stat. 620 authority provided under',
'section 20320 of division b of public law 109 289, as amended by public law 110 5: provided further, that',
'such sums as are derived from amounts received from borrowers pursuant to section 1702 b 2 of the energy policy',
'act of 2005 under this heading in this and prior acts, shall be collected in accordance with section 502 7',
'of the congressional budget act of 1974: provided further, that the source of such payment received from borrowers is not',
'a loan or other debt obligation that is guaranteed by the federal government: provided further, that pursuant to section 1702',
'b 2 of the energy policy act of 2005, no appropriations are available to pay the subsidy cost of such',
'guarantees: provided further, that for necessary administrative expenses to carry out this loan guarantee program, $19,880,000 is appropriated, to remain',
'available until expended: provided further, that $19,880,000 of the fees collected pursuant to section 1702 h of the energy policy',
'act of 2005 shall be credited as offsetting collections to this account to cover administrative expenses and shall remain available',
'until expended, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2009 appropriations from the general fund estimated at not',
'more than $0: note: effective date. implementation plan. provided further, that none of the funds made available in this act',
'shall be available for the execution of a new solicitation with respect to such guaranteed loans until 30 days after',
'the department of energy has submitted to the committees on appropriations of the house of representatives and the senate a',
'loan guarantee implementation plan that defines the proposed award levels and eligible technologies: provided further, that none of the loan',
'guarantee authority made available in this act shall be available for commitments to guarantee loans for any projects where funds,',
'personnel, or property tangible or intangible of any federal agency, instrumentality, personnel or affiliated entity are expected to be used',
'directly or indirectly through acquisitions, contracts, demonstrations, exchanges, grants, incentives, leases, procurements, sales, other transaction authority, or other arrangements, to',
'support the project or to obtain goods or services from the project: provided further, that the previous proviso shall not',
'be interpreted as precluding the use of the loan guarantee authority in this act for commitments to guarantee loans for',
'projects as a result of such projects benefiting from a otherwise allowable federal income tax benefits; b being located on',
'federal land pursuant to a lease or right of way agreement for which all consideration for all uses is i',
'paid exclusively in cash, ii deposited in the treasury as offsetting receipts, and iii equal to the fair market value',
'as determined by the head of the relevant federal agency; c federal insurance programs, including price anderson; or d for',
'electric generation projects, use of transmission facilities owned or operated by a federal power marketing administration or the tennessee valley',
'authority that have been authorized, approved, and financed independent of the project receiving the guarantee: provided further, that note: certification.',
'none of the loan guarantee authority made available in this act shall be available for any project unless the director',
'of the office of management and budget has certified in advance in writing that the loan guarantee and the project',
'comply with the provisions under this title. page 123 stat. 621 departmental administration including transfer of funds for salaries and',
'expenses of the department of energy necessary for departmental administration in carrying out the purposes of the department of energy',
'organization act 42 u.s.c. 7101 et seq. , including the hire of passenger motor vehicles and official reception and representation',
'expenses not to exceed $30,000, $272,643,000, to remain available until expended, plus such additional amounts as necessary to cover increases',
'in the estimated amount of cost of work for others notwithstanding the provisions of the anti deficiency act 31 u.s.c.',
'1511 et seq. : provided, that such increases in cost of work are offset by revenue increases of the same',
'or greater amount, to remain available until expended: provided further, that moneys received by the department for miscellaneous revenues estimated',
'to total $117,317,000 in fiscal year 2009 may be retained and used for operating expenses within this account, and may',
'remain available until expended, as authorized by section 201 of public law 95 238, notwithstanding the provisions of 31 u.s.c.',
'3302: provided further, that the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced by the amount of miscellaneous revenues received during 2009,',
'and any related appropriated receipt account balances remaining from prior years miscellaneous revenues, so as to result in a final',
'fiscal year 2009 appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more than $155,326,000. office of the inspector general for',
'necessary expenses of the office of the inspector general in carrying out the provisions of the inspector general act of',
'1978, as amended, $51,927,000, to remain available until expended. atomic energy defense activities national nuclear security administration weapons activities for',
'department of energy expenses, including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and other incidental expenses necessary',
'for atomic energy defense weapons activities in carrying out the purposes of the department of energy organization act 42 u.s.c.',
'7101 et seq. , including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or',
'facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, the purchase of not to exceed two passenger motor vehicles, and one ambulance; $6,380,000,000, to',
'remain available until expended: provided, that $19,300,000 is authorized to be appropriated for the 09 d 007 lansce refurbishment, ped,',
'los alamos national laboratory, los alamos, new mexico: provided further, that, of the amount appropriated in this paragraph, $22,836,000 shall',
'be used for projects specified in the table that appears under the heading congressionally directed weapons activities projects in the',
'text and table under this heading in the explanatory statement described in section 4 in the matter preceding division a',
'of this consolidated act . page 123 stat. 622 defense nuclear nonproliferation for department of energy expenses, including the purchase,',
'construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and other incidental expenses necessary for defense nuclear nonproliferation activities, in carrying',
'out the purposes of the department of energy organization act 42 u.s.c. 7101 et seq. , including the acquisition or',
'condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, and the purchase',
'of not to exceed one passenger motor vehicle for replacement only, $1,482,350,000, to remain available until expended: provided, that, of',
'the amount appropriated in this paragraph, $1,903,000 shall be used for projects specified under the heading congressionally directed defense nuclear',
'nonproliferation projects in the text and table under this heading in the explanatory statement described in section 4 in the',
'matter preceding division a of this consolidated act . naval reactors for department of energy expenses necessary for naval reactors',
'activities to carry out the department of energy organization act 42 u.s.c. 7101 et seq. , including the acquisition by',
'purchase, condemnation, construction, or otherwise of real property, plant, and capital equipment, facilities, and facility expansion, $828,054,000, to remain available',
'until expended. office of the administrator for necessary expenses of the office of the administrator in the national nuclear security',
'administration, including official reception and representation expenses not to exceed $12,000, $439,190,000, to remain available until expended: provided, that, of',
'the amount appropriated in this paragraph, $23,311,750 shall be used for the projects specified in the table that appears under',
'the heading congressionally directed office of the administrator nnsa projects in the text and table under this heading in the',
'explanatory statement described in section 4 in the matter preceding division a of this consolidated act . environmental and other',
'defense activities defense environmental cleanup including transfer of funds for department of energy expenses, including the purchase, construction, and acquisition',
'of plant and capital equipment and other expenses necessary for atomic energy defense environmental cleanup activities in carrying out the',
'purposes of the department of energy organization act 42 u.s.c. 7101 et seq. , including the acquisition or condemnation of',
'any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, and the purchase of not',
'to exceed four ambulances and three passenger motor vehicles for replacement only, $5,657,250,000, to remain available until expended, of which',
'$463,000,000 shall be transferred to the uranium enrichment decontamination and decommissioning fund: provided, that, of the amount appropriated in this',
'page 123 stat. 623 paragraph, $17,908,391 shall be used for projects specified in the table that appears under the heading',
'congressionally directed defense environmental cleanup projects in the text and table under this heading in the explanatory statement described in',
'section 4 in the matter preceding division a of this consolidated act . other defense activities for department of energy',
'expenses, including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and other expenses, necessary for atomic energy defense,',
'other defense activities, and classified activities, in carrying out the purposes of the department of energy organization act 42 u.s.c.',
'7101 et seq. , including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or',
'facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, and the purchase of not to exceed 10 passenger motor vehicles for replacement only, $1,314,063,000,',
'to remain available until expended: provided, that of the funds provided herein, $487,008,000 is for project 99 d 143 mixed',
'oxide fuel fabrication facility, savannah river site, south carolina: provided further, that the department of energy adhere strictly to department',
'of energy order 413.3a for project 99 d 143: provided further, that, of the amount appropriated in this paragraph, $999,075',
'shall be used for projects specified in the table that appears under the heading congressionally directed other defense activities projects',
'in the text and table under this heading in the explanatory statement described in section 4 in the matter preceding',
'division a of this consolidated act . defense nuclear waste disposal for nuclear waste disposal activities to carry out the',
'purposes of public law 97 425, as amended, including the acquisition of real property or facility construction or expansion, $143,000,000,',
'to remain available until expended. power marketing administrations bonneville power administration fund expenditures from the bonneville power administration fund, established',
'pursuant to public law 93 454, are approved for official reception and representation expenses in an amount not to exceed',
'$1,500. during fiscal year 2009, no new direct loan obligations may be made. operation and maintenance, southeastern power administration for',
'necessary expenses of operation and maintenance of power transmission facilities and of marketing electric power and energy, including transmission wheeling',
'and ancillary services pursuant to section 5 of the flood control act of 1944 16 u.s.c. 825s , as applied',
'to the southeastern power area, $7,420,000, to remain available until expended: provided, that, notwithstanding 31 u.s.c. 3302, up to $49,520,000',
'collected by the southeastern power administration pursuant to the flood control act of 1944 to recover page 123 stat. 624',
'purchase power and wheeling expenses shall be credited to this account as offsetting collections, to remain available until expended for',
'the sole purpose of making purchase power and wheeling expenditures. operation and maintenance, southwestern power administration for necessary expenses of',
'operation and maintenance of power transmission facilities and of marketing electric power and energy, for construction and acquisition of transmission',
'lines, substations and appurtenant facilities, and for administrative expenses, including official reception and representation expenses in an amount not to',
'exceed $1,500 in carrying out section 5 of the flood control act of 1944 16 u.s.c. 825s , as applied',
'to the southwestern power administration, $28,414,000, to remain available until expended: provided, that, notwithstanding 31 u.s.c. 3302, up to $35,000,000',
'collected by the southwestern power administration pursuant to the flood control act of 1944 to recover purchase power and wheeling',
'expenses shall be credited to this account as offsetting collections, to remain available until expended for the sole purpose of',
'making purchase power and wheeling expenditures. construction, rehabilitation, operation and maintenance, western area power administration for carrying out the functions',
'authorized by title iii, section 302 a 1 e of the act of august 4, 1977 42 u.s.c. 7152 ,',
'and other related activities including conservation and renewable resources programs as authorized, including official reception and representation expenses in an',
'amount not to exceed $1,500; $218,346,000, to remain available until expended, of which $208,642,000 shall be derived from the department',
'of the interior reclamation fund: provided, that of the amount herein appropriated, $7,342,000 is for deposit into the utah reclamation',
'mitigation and conservation account pursuant to title iv of the reclamation projects authorization and adjustment act of 1992: provided further,',
'that notwithstanding the provision of 31 u.s.c. 3302, up to $403,118,000 collected by the western area power administration pursuant to',
'the flood control act of 1944 and the reclamation project act of 1939 to recover purchase power and wheeling expenses',
'shall be credited to this account as offsetting collections, to remain available until expended for the sole purpose of making',
'purchase power and wheeling expenditures. falcon and amistad operating and maintenance fund for operation, maintenance, and emergency costs for the',
'hydroelectric facilities at the falcon and amistad dams, $2,959,000, to remain available until expended, and to be derived from the',
'falcon and amistad operating and maintenance fund of the western area power administration, as provided in section 423 of the',
'foreign relations authorization act, fiscal years 1994 and 1995. page 123 stat. 625 federal energy regulatory commission salaries and expenses',
'for necessary expenses of the federal energy regulatory commission to carry out the provisions of the department of energy organization',
'act 42 u.s.c. 7101 et seq. , including services as authorized by 5 u.s.c. 3109, the hire of passenger motor',
'vehicles, and official reception and representation expenses not to exceed $3,000, $273,400,000, to remain available until expended: provided, that notwithstanding',
'note: 42 usc 7171 note. any other provision of law, not to exceed $273,400,000 of revenues from fees and annual',
'charges, and other services and collections in fiscal year 2009 shall be retained and used for necessary expenses in this',
'account, and shall remain available until expended: provided further, that the sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall be',
'reduced as revenues are received during fiscal year 2009 so as to result in a final fiscal year 2009 appropriation',
'from the general fund estimated at not more than $0. general provisions department of energy sec. 301. note: waiver authority.',
'contract competition. a none of the funds in this or any other appropriations act for fiscal year 2009 or any',
'previous fiscal year may be used to make payments for a noncompetitive management and operating contract, or a contract for',
'environmental remediation or waste management in excess of $100,000,000 in annual funding at a current or former management and operating',
'contract site or facility, or to award a significant extension or expansion to an existing management and operating contract, or',
'other contract covered by this section, unless such contract is awarded using competitive procedures or the secretary of energy grants,',
'on a case by case basis, a waiver to allow for such a deviation. the secretary may not delegate the',
'authority to grant such a waiver. b within note: deadline. notification. reports. 30 days of formally notifying an incumbent contractor',
'that the secretary intends to grant such a waiver, the secretary shall submit to the subcommittees on energy and water',
'development of the committees on appropriations of the house of representatives and the senate a report notifying the subcommittees of',
'the waiver and setting forth, in specificity, the substantive reasons why the secretary believes the requirement for competition should be',
'waived for this particular award. c in this section the term competitive procedures has the meaning provided in section 4',
'of the office of federal procurement policy act 41 u.s.c. 403 and includes procedures described in section 303 of the',
'federal property and administrative services act of 1949 41 u.s.c. 253 other than a procedure that solicits a proposal from',
'only one source. sec. 302. unfunded requests for proposals. none of the funds appropriated by this act may be used',
'to prepare or initiate requests for proposals rfps for a program if the program has not been funded by congress.',
'sec. 303. department of energy defense nuclear facilities workforce restructuring. none of the funds appropriated by this act may be',
'used 1 to augment the funds made available for obligation by this act for severance payments and other benefits and',
'page 123 stat. 626 community assistance grants under section 4604 of the atomic energy defense act 50 u.s.c. 2704 unless',
'the department of energy submits a reprogramming request to the appropriate congressional committees; or 2 to provide enhanced severance payments',
'or other benefits for employees of the department of energy under such section; or 3 develop or implement a workforce',
'restructuring plan that covers employees of the department of energy. sec. 304. unexpended balances. the unexpended balances of prior appropriations',
'provided for activities in this act may be available to the same appropriation accounts for such activities established pursuant to',
'this title. available balances may be merged with funds in the applicable established accounts and thereafter may be accounted for',
'as one fund for the same time period as originally enacted. sec. 305. note: certification. bonneville power authority service territory.',
'none of the funds in this or any other act for the administrator of the bonneville power administration may be',
'used to enter into any agreement to perform energy efficiency services outside the legally defined bonneville service territory, with the',
'exception of services provided internationally, including services provided on a reimbursable basis, unless the administrator certifies in advance that such',
'services are not available from private sector businesses. sec. 306. note: public information. user facilities. when the department of energy',
'makes a user facility available to universities or other potential users, or seeks input from universities or other potential users',
'regarding significant characteristics or equipment in a user facility or a proposed user facility, the department shall ensure broad public',
'notice of such availability or such need for input to universities and other potential users. when the department of energy',
'considers the participation of a university or other potential user as a formal partner in the establishment or operation of',
'a user facility, the department shall employ full and open competition in selecting such a partner. for purposes of this',
'section, the term user facility includes, but is not limited to: 1 a user facility as described in section 2203',
'a 2 of the energy policy act of 1992 42 u.s.c. 13503 a 2 ; 2 a national nuclear security',
'administration defense programs technology deployment center/user facility; and 3 any other departmental facility designated by the department as a user',
'facility. sec. 307. intelligence activities. funds appropriated by this or any other act, or made available by the transfer of',
'funds in this act, for intelligence activities are deemed to be specifically authorized by the congress for purposes of section',
'504 of the national security act of 1947 50 u.s.c. 414 during fiscal year 2009 until the enactment of the',
'intelligence authorization act for fiscal year 2009. sec. 308. note: 50 usc 2791a. laboratory directed research and development. of the',
'funds made available by the department of energy for activities at government owned, contractor operated laboratories funded in this act',
'or subsequent energy and water development appropriations acts, the secretary may authorize a specific amount, not to exceed 8 percent',
'of such funds, to be used by such laboratories for laboratory directed research and development: provided, that the secretary may',
'also authorize a specific amount not to exceed 4 percent of such funds, to be used by the plant manager',
'of page 123 stat. 627 a covered nuclear weapons production plant or the manager of the nevada site office for',
'plant or site directed research and development: provided further, that notwithstanding department of energy order 413.2a, dated january 8, 2001,',
'beginning in fiscal year 2006 and thereafter, all doe laboratories may be eligible for laboratory directed research and development funding.',
'sec. 309. reliable replacement warhead. none of the funds provided in this act shall be available for the reliable replacement',
'warhead rrw . sec. 310. note: 50 usc 2743a. general plant projects. plant or construction projects for which amounts are',
'made available under this and subsequent appropriation acts with a current estimated cost of less than $10,000,000 are considered for',
'purposes of section 4703 of public law 107 314 as a plant project for which the approved total estimated cost',
'does not exceed the minor construction threshold and for purposes of section 4704 of public law 107 314 as a',
'construction project with a current estimated cost of less than a minor construction threshold. sec. 311. note: inventory. reports. deadline.',
'energy production. the secretary of energy shall provide funding to the national academy of sciences to conduct an inventory of',
'the energy development potential on all lands currently managed by the department of energy together with a report, to be',
'submitted not later than july 1, 2009, which includes 1 a detailed analysis of all such resources including oil, gas,',
'coal, solar, wind, geothermal and other renewable resources on such lands, 2 a delineation of the resources presently available for',
'development as well as those potentially available in the future, and 3 an analysis of the environmental impacts associated with',
'any future development including actions necessary to mitigate negative impacts. sec. 312. reno hydrogen fuel project. a the non federal',
'share of project costs shall be 20 percent. b the cost of project vehicles, related facilities, and other activities funded',
'from the federal transit administration sections 5307, 5308, 5309, and 5314 program, including the non federal share for the fta',
'funds, is an eligible component of the non federal share for this project. c contribution of the non federal share',
'of project costs for all grants made for this project may be deferred until the entire project is completed. d',
'all operations and maintenance costs associated with vehicles, equipment, and facilities utilized for this project are eligible project costs. e',
'this note: applicability. section applies to project appropriations beginning in fiscal year 2004. sec. 313. note: 42 usc 16274a. integrated',
'university program. a the secretary of energy, along with the administrator of the national nuclear security administration and the chairman',
'of the nuclear regulatory commission, shall establish an integrated university program. b for the purposes of carrying out this section,',
'$45,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated in each of fiscal years 2009 to 2019 as follows: 1 $15,000,000 for the',
'department of energy; 2 $15,000,000 for the nuclear regulatory commission; and page 123 stat. 628 3 $15,000,000 for the national',
'nuclear security administration. c of the amounts authorized to carry out this section, $10,000,000 shall be used by each organization',
'to support university research and development in areas relevant to their respective organizations mission, and $5,000,000 shall be used by',
'each organization to support a jointly implemented nuclear science and engineering grant program that will support multiyear research projects that',
'do not align with programmatic missions but are critical to maintaining the discipline of nuclear science and engineering. title iv',
'independent agencies appalachian regional commission for expenses necessary to carry out the programs authorized by the appalachian regional development act',
'of 1965, as amended, notwithstanding 40 u.s.c. 14704, and, for necessary expenses for the federal co chairman and the alternate',
'on the appalachian regional commission, for payment of the federal share of the administrative expenses of the commission, including services',
'as authorized by 5 u.s.c. 3109, and hire of passenger motor vehicles, $75,000,000, to remain available until expended: provided, that',
'any congressionally directed spending shall be taken from within that states allocation in the fiscal year in which it is',
'provided. defense nuclear facilities safety board salaries and expenses for necessary expenses of the defense nuclear facilities safety board in',
'carrying out activities authorized by the atomic energy act of 1954, as amended by public law 100 456, section 1441,',
'$25,000,000, to remain available until expended. delta regional authority salaries and expenses for necessary expenses of the delta regional authority',
'and to carry out its activities, as authorized by the delta regional authority act of 2000, as amended, notwithstanding sections',
'382c b 2 , 382f d , 382m, and 382n of said act, $13,000,000, to remain available until expended. denali',
'commission for expenses of the denali commission including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment as necessary',
'and other expenses, $11,800,000, to remain available until expended, notwithstanding the limitations contained in section 306 g of the denali',
'commission act of 1998. page 123 stat. 629 nuclear regulatory commission salaries and expenses for necessary expenses of the commission',
'in carrying out the purposes of the energy reorganization act of 1974, as amended, and the atomic energy act of',
'1954, as amended, including official representation expenses not to exceed $25,000 , $1,034,656,000, to remain available until expended: provided, that',
'of the amount appropriated herein, $49,000,000 shall be derived from the nuclear waste fund: provided further, that revenues from licensing',
'fees, inspection services, and other services and collections estimated at $860,857,000 in fiscal year 2009 shall be retained and used',
'for necessary salaries and expenses in this account, notwithstanding 31 u.s.c. 3302, and shall remain available until expended: provided further,',
'that the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced by the amount of revenues received during fiscal year 2009 so as',
'to result in a final fiscal year 2009 appropriation estimated at not more than $173,799,000: provided further, that such funds',
'as are made available for necessary expenses of the commission by this act or any other act may be used',
'for the acquisition and lease of additional office space provided by the general services administration for personnel of the u.s.',
'nuclear regulatory commission as close as reasonably possible to the commissions headquarters location in rockville, maryland, and of such square',
'footage and for such lease term, as are determined by the commission to be necessary to maintain the agencys regulatory',
'effectiveness, efficiency, and emergency response capability: provided further, that notwithstanding any other provision of law or any prevailing practice, the',
'acquisition and lease of space for such purpose shall, to the extent necessary to obtain the space, be based on',
'the prevailing rates in the immediate vicinity of the commissions headquarters. office of inspector general for necessary expenses of the',
'office of inspector general in carrying out the provisions of the inspector general act of 1978, $10,860,000, to remain available',
'until expended: provided, that revenues from licensing fees, inspection services, and other services and collections estimated at $9,774,000 in fiscal',
'year 2009 shall be retained and be available until expended, for necessary salaries and expenses in this account, notwithstanding 31',
'u.s.c. 3302: provided further, that the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced by the amount of revenues received during fiscal',
'year 2009 so as to result in a final fiscal year 2009 appropriation estimated at not more than $1,086,000. nuclear',
'waste technical review board salaries and expenses for necessary expenses of the nuclear waste technical review board, as authorized by',
'public law 100 203, section 5051, $3,811,000, to be derived from the nuclear waste fund, and to remain available until',
'expended. page 123 stat. 630 office of the federal coordinator for alaska natural gas transportation projects for necessary expenses for',
'the office of the federal coordinator for alaska natural gas transportation projects pursuant to the alaska natural gas pipeline act',
'of 2004, $4,400,000: provided, that any fees, charges, or commissions received pursuant to section 802 of public law 110 140',
'in fiscal year 2009 in excess of $4,660,000 shall not be available for obligation until appropriated in a subsequent act',
'of congress. title v general provisions sec. 501. note: lobbying. none of the funds appropriated by this act may be',
'used in any way, directly or indirectly, to influence congressional action on any legislation or appropriation matters pending before congress,',
'other than to communicate to members of congress as described in 18 u.s.c. 1913. sec. 502. none of the funds',
'made available in this act may be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the united states government, except',
'pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in this act or any other appropriation act. this division',
'may be cited as the energy and water development and related agencies appropriations act, 2009. division d financial note: financial',
'services and general government appropriations act, 2009. department of the treasury appropriations act, 2009. services and general government appropriations act,',
'2009 title i department of the treasury departmental offices salaries and expenses including transfer of funds for necessary expenses of',
'the departmental offices including operation and maintenance of the treasury building and annex; hire of passenger motor vehicles; maintenance, repairs,',
'and improvements of, and purchase of commercial insurance policies for, real properties leased or owned overseas, when necessary for the',
'performance of official business, $278,870,000, of which not to exceed $21,619,000 is for executive direction program activities; not to exceed',
'$45,910,000 is for economic policies and programs activities; not to exceed $36,039,000 is for financial policies and programs activities; not',
'to exceed $62,098,000 is for terrorism and financial intelligence activities; not to exceed $21,600,000 is for treasury wide management policies',
'and programs activities; and not to exceed $91,604,000 is for administration programs activities: provided, that note: notification. the secretary of',
'the treasury is authorized to transfer funds appropriated for any program activity of the departmental offices to any other program',
'activity of the departmental offices upon notification to the house and senate committees on page 123 stat. 631 appropriations: provided',
'further, that no appropriation for any program activity shall be increased or decreased by more than 4 percent by all',
'such transfers: provided further, that any change in funding greater than 4 percent shall be submitted for approval to the',
'house and senate committees on appropriations: provided further, that of the amount appropriated under this heading, not to exceed $3,000,000,',
'to remain available until september 30, 2010, is for information technology modernization requirements; not to exceed $200,000 is for official',
'reception and representation expenses; and not to exceed $258,000 is for unforeseen emergencies of a confidential nature, to be allocated',
'and expended under the direction of the secretary of the treasury and to be accounted for solely on his certificate:',
'provided further, that of the amount appropriated under this heading, $5,232,443, to remain available until september 30, 2010, is for',
'the treasury wide financial statement audit and internal control program, of which such amounts as may be necessary may be',
'transferred to accounts of the departments offices and bureaus to conduct audits: provided further, that this transfer authority shall be',
'in addition to any other provided in this act: provided further, that of the amount appropriated under this heading, $500,000,',
'to remain available until september 30, 2010, is for secure space requirements: provided further, that of the amount appropriated under',
'this heading, $1,100,000, to remain available until september 30, 2010, is for salary and benefits for hiring of personnel whose',
'work will require completion of a security clearance investigation in order to perform highly classified work to further the activities',
'of the office of terrorism and financial intelligence: provided further, that of the amount appropriated under this heading, $3,400,000, to',
'remain available until september 30, 2011, is to develop and implement programs within the office of critical infrastructure protection and',
'compliance policy, including entering into cooperative agreements: provided further, that of the amount appropriated under this heading $3,000,000 to remain',
'available until september 30, 2011, is for modernizing the office of debt managements information technology. department wide systems and capital',
'investments programs including transfer of funds for development and acquisition of automatic data processing equipment, software, and services for the',
'department of the treasury, $26,975,000, to remain available until september 30, 2011: provided, that $11,518,000 is for repairs to the',
'treasury annex building: provided further, that these funds shall be transferred to accounts and in amounts as necessary to satisfy',
'the requirements of the departments offices, bureaus, and other organizations: provided further, that this transfer authority shall be in addition',
'to any other transfer authority provided in this act: provided further, that none of the funds appropriated under this heading',
'shall be used to support or supplement internal revenue service, operations support or internal revenue service, business systems modernization. page',
'123 stat. 632 office of inspector general salaries and expenses for necessary expenses of the office of inspector general in',
'carrying out the provisions of the inspector general act of 1978, not to exceed $2,000,000 for official travel expenses, including',
'hire of passenger motor vehicles; and not to exceed $100,000 for unforeseen emergencies of a confidential nature, to be allocated',
'and expended under the direction of the inspector general of the treasury, $26,125,000, of which not to exceed $2,500 shall',
'be available for official reception and representation expenses. treasury inspector general for tax administration salaries and expenses for necessary expenses',
'of the treasury inspector general for tax administration in carrying out the inspector general act of 1978, including purchase not',
'to exceed 150 for replacement only for police type use and hire of passenger motor vehicles 31 u.s.c. 1343 b',
'; services authorized by 5 u.s.c. 3109, at such rates as may be determined by the inspector general for tax',
'administration; $146,083,000, of which not to exceed $6,000,000 shall be available for official travel expenses; of which not to exceed',
'$500,000 shall be available for unforeseen emergencies of a confidential nature, to be allocated and expended under the direction of',
'the inspector general for tax administration; and of which not to exceed $1,500 shall be available for official reception and',
'representation expenses. financial crimes enforcement network salaries and expenses for necessary expenses of the financial crimes enforcement network, including hire',
'of passenger motor vehicles; travel and training expenses of non federal and foreign government personnel to attend meetings and training',
'concerned with domestic and foreign financial intelligence activities, law enforcement, and financial regulation; not to exceed $14,000 for official reception',
'and representation expenses; and for assistance to federal law enforcement agencies, with or without reimbursement, $91,465,000, of which not to',
'exceed $16,340,000 shall remain available until september 30, 2011; and of which $9,178,000 shall remain available until september 30, 2010:',
'provided, that funds appropriated in this account may be used to procure personal services contracts. treasury forfeiture fund rescission of',
'the unobligated balances available under this heading, $30,000,000 are rescinded. page 123 stat. 633 financial management service salaries and expenses',
'for necessary expenses of the financial management service, $239,785,000, of which not to exceed $9,220,000 shall remain available until september',
'30, 2011, for information systems modernization initiatives; and of which not to exceed $2,500 shall be available for official reception',
'and representation expenses. alcohol and tobacco tax and trade bureau salaries and expenses for necessary expenses of carrying out section',
'1111 of the homeland security act of 2002, including hire of passenger motor vehicles, $99,065,000; of which not to exceed',
'$6,000 for official reception and representation expenses; not to exceed $50,000 for cooperative research and development programs for laboratory services;',
'and provision of laboratory assistance to state and local agencies with or without reimbursement: provided, that of the amount appropriated',
'under this heading, $2,000,000, to remain available until september 30, 2010, is for information technology management. united states mint united',
'states mint public enterprise fund pursuant to section 5136 of title 31, united states code, the united states mint is',
'provided funding through the united states mint public enterprise fund for costs associated with the production of circulating coins, numismatic',
'coins, and protective services, including both operating expenses and capital investments. the aggregate amount of new liabilities and obligations incurred',
'during fiscal year 2009 under such section 5136 for circulating coinage and protective service capital investments of the united states',
'mint shall not exceed $42,150,000. bureau of the public debt administering the public debt for necessary expenses connected with any',
'public debt issues of the united states, $187,352,000, of which not to exceed $2,500 shall be available for official reception',
'and representation expenses, and of which not to exceed $2,000,000 shall remain available until september 30, 2011, for systems modernization:',
'provided, that the sum appropriated herein from the general fund for fiscal year 2009 shall be reduced by not more',
'than $10,000,000 as definitive security issue fees and legacy treasury direct investor account maintenance fees are collected, so as to',
'result in a final fiscal year 2009 appropriation from the general fund estimated at $177,352,000. in addition, $90,000 to be',
'derived from the oil spill liability trust fund to reimburse the bureau for administrative and personnel expenses for financial management',
'of the fund, as authorized by section 1012 of public law 101 380. page 123 stat. 634 community development financial',
'institutions fund program account to carry out the community development banking and financial institutions act of 1994 public law 103',
'325 , including services authorized by 5 u.s.c. 3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem',
'rate equivalent to the rate for es 3, $107,000,000, to remain available until september 30, 2010, of which $8,500,000 shall',
'be for financial assistance, technical assistance, training and outreach programs designed to benefit native american, native hawaiian, and alaskan native',
'communities and provided primarily through qualified community development lender organizations with experience and expertise in community development banking and lending',
'in indian country, native american organizations, tribes and tribal organizations and other suitable providers, $2,000,000 shall be available for the',
'pilot project grant program under section 1132 d of division a of the housing and economic recovery act of 2008',
'public law 110 289 , up to $14,750,000 may be used for administrative expenses, including administration of the new markets',
'tax credit, up to $7,500,000 may be used for the cost of direct loans, and up to $250,000 may be',
'used for administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan program: provided, that the cost of direct loans, including the',
'cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the congressional budget act of 1974: provided',
'further, that these funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans not to exceed',
'$16,000,000. internal revenue service taxpayer services for necessary expenses of the internal revenue service to provide taxpayer services, including pre',
'filing assistance and education, filing and account services, taxpayer advocacy services, and other services as authorized by 5 u.s.c. 3109,',
'at such rates as may be determined by the commissioner, $2,293,000,000, of which not less than $5,100,000 shall be for',
'the tax counseling for the elderly program, of which not less than $9,500,000 shall be available for low income taxpayer',
'clinic grants, of which not less than $8,000,000, to remain available until september 30, 2010, shall be available for a',
'community volunteer income tax assistance matching grants demonstration program for tax return preparation assistance, and of which not less than',
'$193,000,000 shall be available for operating expenses of the taxpayer advocate service. enforcement including transfer of funds for necessary expenses',
'of the internal revenue service to determine and collect owed taxes, to provide legal and litigation support, to conduct criminal',
'investigations, to enforce criminal statutes related to violations of internal revenue laws and other financial crimes, to purchase for police',
'type use, not to exceed 850 and hire passenger motor vehicles 31 u.s.c. 1343 b , and to provide other',
'services as authorized by 5 u.s.c. 3109, at such rates as may be determined by the commissioner, $5,117,267,000, of page',
'123 stat. 635 which not less than $57,252,000 shall be for the interagency crime and drug enforcement program: provided, that',
'up to $10,000,000 may be transferred as necessary from this account to operations support solely for the purposes of the',
'interagency crime and drug enforcement program: provided further, that this transfer authority shall be in addition to any other transfer',
'authority provided in this act. operations support for necessary expenses of the internal revenue service to support taxpayer services and',
'enforcement programs, including rent payments; facilities services; printing; postage; physical security; headquarters and other irs wide administration activities; research and',
'statistics of income; telecommunications; information technology development, enhancement, operations, maintenance, and security; the hire of passenger motor vehicles 31 u.s.c.',
'1343 b ; and other services as authorized by 5 u.s.c. 3109, at such rates as may be determined by',
'the commissioner; $3,867,011,000, of which up to $75,000,000 shall remain available until september 30, 2010, for information technology support; of',
'which not to exceed $1,000,000 shall remain available until september 30, 2011, for research; of which not less than $2,000,000',
'shall be for the internal revenue service oversight board; and of which not to exceed $25,000 shall be for official',
'reception and representation. business systems modernization for necessary expenses of the internal revenue services business systems modernization program, $229,914,000, to',
'remain available until september 30, 2011, for the capital asset acquisition of information technology systems, including management and related contractual',
'costs of said acquisitions, including related internal revenue service labor costs, and contractual costs associated with operations authorized by 5',
'u.s.c. 3109: note: expenditure plan. provided, that, with the exception of labor costs, none of these funds may be obligated',
'until the internal revenue service submits to the committees on appropriations, and such committees approve, a plan for expenditure that:',
'1 meets the capital planning and investment control review requirements established by the office of management and budget, including circular',
'a 11; 2 complies with the internal revenue services enterprise architecture, including the modernization blueprint; 3 conforms with the internal',
'revenue services enterprise life cycle methodology; 4 is approved by the internal revenue service, the department of the treasury, and',
'the office of management and budget; 5 has been reviewed by the government accountability office; and 6 complies with the',
'acquisition rules, requirements, guidelines, and systems acquisition management practices of the federal government. health insurance tax credit administration for expenses',
'necessary to implement the health insurance tax credit included in the trade act of 2002 public law 107 210 ,',
'$15,406,000. page 123 stat. 636 administrative provisions internal revenue service including transfer of funds sec. 101. not to exceed 5',
'percent of any appropriation made available in this act to the internal revenue service or not to exceed 3 percent',
'of appropriations under the heading enforcement may be transferred to any other internal revenue service appropriation upon the advance approval',
'of the committees on appropriations. sec. 102. the internal revenue service shall maintain a training program to ensure that internal',
'revenue service employees are trained in taxpayers rights, in dealing courteously with taxpayers, and in cross cultural relations. sec. 103.',
'the note: confidentiality. internal revenue service shall institute and enforce policies and procedures that will safeguard the confidentiality of taxpayer',
'information. sec. 104. funds made available by this or any other act to the internal revenue service shall be available',
'for improved facilities and increased staffing to provide sufficient and effective 1 800 help line service for taxpayers. the commissioner',
'shall continue to make the improvement of the internal revenue service 1 800 help line service a priority and allocate',
'resources necessary to increase phone lines and staff to improve the internal revenue service 1 800 help line service. sec.',
'105. of the funds made available by this act to the internal revenue service, not less than $6,997,000,000 shall be',
'available only for tax enforcement. in addition, of the funds made available by this act to the internal revenue service,',
'and subject to the same terms and conditions, $490,000,000 shall be available for enhanced tax law enforcement. sec. 106. none',
'note: contracts. of the funds made available in this act may be used to enter into, renew, extend, administer, implement,',
'enforce, or provide oversight of any qualified tax collection contract as defined in section 6306 of the internal revenue code',
'of 1986 . administrative provisions department of the treasury including transfers of funds sec. 107. appropriations to the department of',
'the treasury in this act shall be available for uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law 5 u.s.c. 5901',
', including maintenance, repairs, and cleaning; purchase of insurance for official motor vehicles operated in foreign countries; purchase of motor',
'vehicles without regard to the general purchase price limitations for vehicles purchased and used overseas for the current fiscal year;',
'entering into contracts with the department of state for the furnishing of health and medical services to employees and their',
'dependents serving in foreign countries; and services authorized by 5 u.s.c. 3109. sec. 108. not to exceed 2 percent of',
'any appropriations in this act made available to the departmental offices salaries and expenses, office of inspector general, financial management',
'service, alcohol and tobacco tax and trade bureau, financial crimes enforcement network, and bureau of the public debt, may be',
'transferred between such appropriations upon the advance approval of the committees on appropriations: provided, that no page 123 stat. 637',
'transfer may increase or decrease any such appropriation by more than 2 percent. sec. 109. not to exceed 2 percent',
'of any appropriation made available in this act to the internal revenue service may be transferred to the treasury inspector',
'general for tax administrations appropriation upon the advance approval of the committees on appropriations: provided, that no transfer may increase',
'or decrease any such appropriation by more than 2 percent. sec. 110. of the funds available for the purchase of',
'law enforcement vehicles, no funds may be obligated until the secretary of the treasury certifies that the purchase by the',
'respective treasury bureau is consistent with departmental vehicle management principles: provided, that the secretary may delegate this authority to the',
'assistant secretary for management. sec. 111. none of the funds appropriated in this act or otherwise available to the department',
'of the treasury or the bureau of engraving and printing may be used to redesign the $1 federal reserve note.',
'sec. 112. the secretary of the treasury may transfer funds from financial management service, salaries and expenses to the debt',
'collection fund as necessary to cover the costs of debt collection: provided, that such amounts shall be reimbursed to such',
'salaries and expenses account from debt collections received in the debt collection fund. sec. 113. section 122 g 1 of',
'public law 105 119 5 u.s.c. 3104 note , is further amended by striking 10 years and inserting 11 years.',
'sec. 114. none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other act may be used',
'by the united states mint to construct or operate any museum without the explicit approval of the committees on appropriations',
'of the house of representatives and the senate, the house committee on financial services, and the senate committee on banking,',
'housing, and urban affairs. sec. 115. none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other',
'act or source to the department of the treasury, the bureau of engraving and printing, and the united states mint,',
'individually or collectively, may be used to consolidate any or all functions of the bureau of engraving and printing and',
'the united states mint without the explicit approval of the house committee on financial services; the senate committee on banking,',
'housing, and urban affairs; the house committee on appropriations; and the senate committee on appropriations. sec. 116. funds appropriated by',
'this act, or made available by the transfer of funds in this act, for the department of the treasurys intelligence',
'or intelligence related activities are deemed to be specifically authorized by the congress for purposes of section 504 of the',
'national security act of 1947 50 u.s.c. 414 during fiscal year 2009 until the enactment of the intelligence authorization act',
'for fiscal year 2009. sec. 117. not to exceed $5,000 shall be made available from the bureau of engraving and',
'printings industrial revolving fund for necessary official reception and representation expenses. this title may be cited as the department of',
'the treasury appropriations act, 2009. page 123 stat. 638 title ii note: executive office of the president appropriations act, 2009.',
'executive office of the president and funds appropriated to the president compensation of the president for compensation of the president,',
'including an expense allowance at the rate of $50,000 per annum as authorized by 3 u.s.c. 102, $450,000: provided, that',
'none of the funds made available for official expenses shall be expended for any other purpose and any unused amount',
'shall revert to the treasury pursuant to section 1552 of title 31, united states code. white house office salaries and',
'expenses for necessary expenses for the white house as authorized by law, including not to exceed $3,850,000 for services as',
'authorized by 5 u.s.c. 3109 and 3 u.s.c. 105; subsistence expenses as authorized by 3 u.s.c. 105, which shall be',
'expended and accounted for as provided in that section; hire of passenger motor vehicles, newspapers, periodicals, teletype news service, and',
'travel not to exceed $100,000 to be expended and accounted for as provided by 3 u.s.c. 103 ; and not',
'to exceed $19,000 for official entertainment expenses, to be available for allocation within the executive office of the president; $53,899,000,',
'of which $1,400,000 shall be for the office of national aids policy. executive residence at the white house operating expenses',
'for the care, maintenance, repair and alteration, refurnishing, improvement, heating, and lighting, including electric power and fixtures, of the executive',
'residence at the white house and official entertainment expenses of the president, $13,363,000, to be expended and accounted for as',
'provided by 3 u.s.c. 105, 109, 110, and 112 114. reimbursable expenses for the reimbursable expenses of the executive residence',
'at the white house, such sums as may be necessary: provided, that all reimbursable operating expenses of the executive residence',
'shall be made in accordance with the provisions of this paragraph: provided further, that, notwithstanding any other provision of law,',
'such amount for reimbursable operating expenses shall be the exclusive authority of the executive residence to incur obligations and to',
'receive offsetting collections, for such expenses: provided further, that the executive residence shall require each person sponsoring a reimbursable political',
'event to pay in advance an amount equal to the estimated cost of the event, and all such advance payments',
'shall be credited to this account and remain available until expended: provided further, that the executive residence shall require the',
'national committee of the political party of the president to maintain on deposit $25,000, to be separately accounted for and',
'available for expenses relating to reimbursable political events page 123 stat. 639 sponsored by such committee during such fiscal year:',
'note: notice. deadlines. provided further, that the executive residence shall ensure that a written notice of any amount owed for',
'a reimbursable operating expense under this paragraph is submitted to the person owing such amount within 60 days after such',
'expense is incurred, and that such amount is collected within 30 days after the submission of such notice: provided further,',
'that note: fines. deadline. the executive residence shall charge interest and assess penalties and other charges on any such amount',
'that is not reimbursed within such 30 days, in accordance with the interest and penalty provisions applicable to an outstanding',
'debt on a united states government claim under section 3717 of title 31, united states code: provided further, that each',
'such amount that is reimbursed, and any accompanying interest and charges, shall be deposited in the treasury as miscellaneous receipts:',
'note: deadline. reports. provided further, that the executive residence shall prepare and submit to the committees on appropriations, by not',
'later than 90 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this act, a report setting forth the',
'reimbursable operating expenses of the executive residence during the preceding fiscal year, including the total amount of such expenses, the',
'amount of such total that consists of reimbursable official and ceremonial events, the amount of such total that consists of',
'reimbursable political events, and the portion of each such amount that has been reimbursed as of the date of the',
'report: note: records. provided further, that the executive residence shall maintain a system for the tracking of expenses related to',
'reimbursable events within the executive residence that includes a standard for the classification of any such expense as political or',
'nonpolitical: provided further, that no provision of this paragraph may be construed to exempt the executive residence from any other',
'applicable requirement of subchapter i or ii of chapter 37 of title 31, united states code. white house repair and',
'restoration for the repair, alteration, and improvement of the executive residence at the white house, $1,600,000, to remain available until',
'expended, for required maintenance, safety and health issues, and continued preventative maintenance. council of economic advisers salaries and expenses for',
'necessary expenses of the council of economic advisers in carrying out its functions under the employment act of 1946 15',
'u.s.c. 1021 et seq. , $4,118,000. office of policy development salaries and expenses for necessary expenses of the office of',
'policy development, including services as authorized by 5 u.s.c. 3109 and 3 u.s.c. 107, $3,550,000. page 123 stat. 640 national',
'security council salaries and expenses for necessary expenses of the national security council, including services as authorized by 5 u.s.c.',
'3109, $9,029,000. office of administration salaries and expenses for necessary expenses of the office of administration, including services as authorized',
'by 5 u.s.c. 3109 and 3 u.s.c. 107, and hire of passenger motor vehicles, $101,333,000, of which not less than',
'$5,700,000 shall be for e mail restoration activities, and of which $11,923,000 shall remain available until expended for continued modernization',
'of the information technology infrastructure within the executive office of the president. office of management and budget salaries and expenses',
'for necessary expenses of the office of management and budget, including hire of passenger motor vehicles and services as authorized',
'by 5 u.s.c. 3109 and to carry out the provisions of chapter 35 of title 44, united states code, $87,972,000,',
'of which not to exceed $3,000 shall be available for official representation expenses: provided, that none of the funds appropriated',
'in this act for the office of management and budget may be used for the purpose of reviewing any agricultural',
'marketing orders or any activities or regulations under the provisions of the agricultural marketing agreement act of 1937 7 u.s.c.',
'601 et seq. : provided further, that none of the funds made available for the office of management and budget',
'by this act may be expended for the altering of the transcript of actual testimony of witnesses, except for testimony',
'of officials of the office of management and budget, before the committees on appropriations or their subcommittees: provided further, that',
'none of the funds provided in this or prior acts shall be used, directly or indirectly, by the office of',
'management and budget, for evaluating or determining if water resource project or study reports submitted by the chief of engineers',
'acting through the secretary of the army are in compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, and requirements relevant to the',
'civil works water resource planning process: note: deadline. policy reviews. provided further, that the office of management and budget shall',
'have not more than 60 days in which to perform budgetary policy reviews of water resource matters on which the',
'chief of engineers has reported: provided further, that note: notification. the director of the office of management and budget shall',
'notify the appropriate authorizing and appropriating committees when the 60 day review is initiated: note: reports. deadline. provided further, that',
'if water resource reports have not been transmitted to the appropriate authorizing and appropriating committees within 15 days after the',
'end of the office of management and budget review period based on the notification from the director, congress shall assume',
'office of management and budget concurrence with the report and act accordingly. page 123 stat. 641 office of national drug',
'control policy salaries and expenses for necessary expenses of the office of national drug control policy; for research activities pursuant',
'to the office of national drug control policy reauthorization act of 2006 public law 109 469 ; not to exceed',
'$10,000 for official reception and representation expenses; and for participation in joint projects or in the provision of services on',
'matters of mutual interest with nonprofit, research, or public organizations or agencies, with or without reimbursement, $27,200,000; of which $1,300,000',
'shall remain available until expended for policy research and evaluation: provided, that the office is note: 21 usc 1702 note.',
'authorized to accept, hold, administer, and utilize gifts, both real and personal, public and private, without fiscal year limitation, for',
'the purpose of aiding or facilitating the work of the office. counterdrug technology assessment center including transfer of funds for',
'necessary expenses for the counterdrug technology assessment center for research activities pursuant to the office of national drug control policy',
'reauthorization act of 2006 public law 109 469 , $3,000,000, which shall remain available until expended for counternarcotics research and',
'development projects: provided, that such amount shall be available for transfer to other federal departments or agencies: note: spending plan.',
'deadline. provided further, that the office of national drug control policy shall submit for approval by the committees on appropriations',
'of the house of representatives and the senate, a detailed spending plan for the use of these funds no later',
'than 90 days after enactment of this act. federal drug control programs high intensity drug trafficking areas program including transfers',
'of funds for necessary note: deadline. expenses of the office of national drug control policys high intensity drug trafficking areas',
'program, $234,000,000, to remain available until september 30, 2010, for drug control activities consistent with the approved strategy for each',
'of the designated high intensity drug trafficking areas, of which no less than 51 percent shall be transferred to state',
'and local entities for drug control activities, which shall be obligated within 120 days after enactment of this act: provided,',
'that up to 49 percent may be transferred to federal agencies and departments at a rate to be determined by',
'the director, of which up to $2,100,000 may be used for auditing services and associated activities, and up to $250,000',
'of the $2,100,000 shall be used to ensure the continued operation and maintenance of the performance management system: note: funding',
'justification. provided further, that high intensity drug trafficking areas programs designated as of september 30, 2008, shall be funded at',
'no less than the fiscal year 2008 initial allocation levels as revised by the letter from the director of the',
'office of national drug control policy to the committees on appropriations of the house of representatives and the senate page',
'123 stat. 642 dated april 8, 2008 or $3,000,000, whichever is greater, unless the director submits to the committees on',
'appropriations of the house of representatives and the senate, and the committees approve, justification for changes in those levels based',
'on clearly articulated priorities for the high intensity drug trafficking areas programs, as well as published office of national drug',
'control policy performance measures of effectiveness: provided further, that no high intensity drug trafficking area shall receive more than $47,457,447',
'as its fiscal year 2009 initial allocation level: provided further, that, notwithstanding the requirements of public law 106 58, any',
'unexpended funds obligated prior to fiscal year 2007 for programs addressing the treatment or prevention of drug use as part',
'of the approved strategy for a designated high intensity drug trafficking area may be used for other approved activities of',
'that high intensity drug trafficking area: note: notification. deadline. provided further, that the office of national drug control policy ondcp',
'shall notify the committees on appropriations of the house of representatives and the senate of the initial high intensity drug',
'trafficking area hidta allocation funding within 45 days after the enactment of this act: note: recommen dations. deadline. provided further,',
'that ondcp shall submit recommendations for approval to the committees on appropriations for the use of discretionary hidta funding, according',
'to a framework proposed jointly by the hidta directors and ondcp, within 90 days after the enactment of this act.',
'other federal drug control programs including transfer of funds for activities to support a national anti drug campaign for youth,',
'and for other purposes, authorized by the office of national drug control policy reauthorization act of 2006 public law 109',
'469 , $174,700,000, to remain available until expended, of which the amounts are available as follows: $70,000,000 to support a',
'national media campaign, of which at least $8,000,000 shall be designated for methamphetamine prevention messages: provided, that the office of',
'national drug control policy shall maintain funding for non advertising services for the media campaign at no less than the',
'fiscal year 2003 ratio of service funding to total funds and shall continue the corporate outreach program; $90,000,000 to continue',
'a program of matching grants to drug free communities, of which $2,000,000 shall be made available as directed by section',
'4 of public law 107 82, as amended by public law 109 469 21 u.s.c. 1521 note : provided further,',
'that any grantee seeking a renewal grant year 2 through 5, or year 7 through 10 that is determined to',
'be ineligible or not entitled to continuation funding for any reason, shall be afforded a fair, timely, and independent appeal',
'prior to the beginning of the subsequent funding year before being denied a renewal grant; $1,250,000 for the national drug',
'court institute; $9,800,000 for the united states anti doping agency for anti doping activities; $1,900,000 for the united states membership',
'dues to the world anti doping agency; $1,250,000 for the national alliance for model state drug laws; and $500,000 for',
'evaluations and research related to national drug control program performance measures: provided further, that such funds may be transferred to',
'other federal departments and agencies to carry out such activities: provided further, that of the amounts appropriated for a national',
'media campaign, not page 123 stat. 643 to exceed 10 percent shall be for administration, advertising production, research and testing,',
'labor, and related costs of the national media campaign. unanticipated needs for expenses necessary to enable the president to meet',
'unanticipated needs, in furtherance of the national interest, security, or defense which may arise at home or abroad during the',
'current fiscal year, as authorized by 3 u.s.c. 108, $1,000,000, to remain available until september 30, 2010. presidential transition administrative',
'support including transfer of funds for expenses of the office of administration to carry out the presidential transition act of',
'1963 and similar expenses, in addition to amounts otherwise appropriated by law, $8,000,000; provided, that such funds may be transferred',
'to other accounts that provide funding for offices within the executive office of the president and the office of the',
'vice president in this act or any other act, to carry out such purposes. special assistance to the president salaries',
'and expenses for necessary expenses to enable the vice president to provide assistance to the president in connection with specially',
'assigned functions; services as authorized by 5 u.s.c. 3109 and 3 u.s.c. 106, including subsistence expenses as authorized by 3',
'u.s.c. 106, which shall be expended and accounted for as provided in that section; and hire of passenger motor vehicles,',
'$4,496,000. official residence of the vice president operating expenses including transfer of funds for the care, operation, refurnishing, improvement, and',
'to the extent not otherwise provided for, heating and lighting, including electric power and fixtures, of the official residence of',
'the vice president; the hire of passenger motor vehicles; and not to exceed $90,000 for official entertainment expenses of the',
'vice president, to be accounted for solely on his certificate, $323,000: provided, that advances or repayments or transfers from this',
'appropriation may be made to any department or agency for expenses of carrying out such activities. administrative provisions executive office',
'of the president and funds appropriated to the president including transfer of funds sec. 201. note: notification. from funds made',
'available in this act under the headings white house office, executive residence at the white page 123 stat. 644 house,',
'white house repair and restoration, council of economic advisors, national security council, office of administration, office of policy development, special',
'assistance to the president, and official residence of the vice president, the director of the office of management and budget',
'or such other officer as the president may designate in writing , may, 15 days after giving notice to the',
'committees on appropriations of the house of representatives and the senate, transfer not to exceed 10 percent of any such',
'appropriation to any other such appropriation, to be merged with and available for the same time and for the same',
'purposes as the appropriation to which transferred: provided, that the amount of an appropriation shall not be increased by more',
'than 50 percent by such transfers: provided further, that no amount shall be transferred from special assistance to the president',
'or official residence of the vice president without the approval of the vice president. sec. 202. note: deadline. financial plan.',
'the president shall submit to the committees on appropriations of the house of representatives and the senate not later than',
'60 days after the date of the enactment of this act, and prior to the initial obligation of funds appropriated',
'under the heading office of national drug control policy, a detailed narrative and financial plan on the proposed uses of',
'all funds under the heading by program, project, and activity, for which the obligation of funds is anticipated: provided, that',
'up to 20 percent of funds appropriated under this heading may be obligated before the submission of the report subject',
'to prior approval of the committees on appropriations: note: reports. deadlines. provided further, that the report shall be updated and',
'submitted to the committees on appropriations every 6 months and shall include information detailing how the estimates and assumptions contained',
'in previous reports have changed: provided further, that any new projects and changes in funding of ongoing projects shall be',
'subject to the prior approval of the committees on appropriations. sec. 203. not to exceed 2 percent of any appropriations',
'in this act made available to the office of national drug control policy may be transferred between appropriated programs upon',
'the advance approval of the committees on appropriations: provided, that no transfer may increase or decrease any such appropriation by',
'more than 3 percent. sec. 204. not to exceed $1,000,000 of any appropriations in this act made available to the',
'office of national drug control policy may be reprogrammed within a program, project, or activity upon the advance approval of',
'the committees on appropriations. this title may be cited as the executive office of the president appropriations act, 2009. title',
'iii note: judiciary appropriations act, 2009. the judiciary supreme court of the united states salaries and expenses for expenses necessary',
'for the operation of the supreme court, as required by law, excluding care of the building and grounds, including purchase',
'or hire, driving, maintenance, and operation of an automobile for the chief justice, not to exceed $10,000 for page 123',
'stat. 645 the purpose of transporting associate justices, and hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by 31 u.s.c. 1343',
'and 1344; not to exceed $10,000 for official reception and representation expenses; and for miscellaneous expenses, to be expended as',
'the chief justice may approve, $69,777,000, of which $2,000,000 shall remain available until expended. care of the building and grounds',
'for such expenditures as may be necessary to enable the architect of the capitol to carry out the duties imposed',
'upon the architect by the act approved may 7, 1934 40 u.s.c. 13a 13b , $18,447,000, which shall remain available',
'until expended. united states court of appeals for the federal circuit salaries and expenses for salaries of the chief judge,',
'judges, and other officers and employees, and for necessary expenses of the court, as authorized by law, $30,384,000. united states',
'court of international trade salaries and expenses for salaries of the chief judge and eight judges, salaries of the officers',
'and employees of the court, services, and necessary expenses of the court, as authorized by law, $19,605,000. courts of appeals,',
'district courts, and other judicial services salaries and expenses for the salaries of circuit and district judges including judges of',
'the territorial courts of the united states , justices and judges retired from office or from regular active service, judges',
'of the united states court of federal claims, bankruptcy judges, magistrate judges, and all other officers and employees of the',
'federal judiciary not otherwise specifically provided for, and necessary expenses of the courts, as authorized by law, $4,801,369,000 including the',
'purchase of firearms and ammunition ; of which not to exceed $27,817,000 shall remain available until expended for space alteration',
'projects and for furniture and furnishings related to new space alteration and construction projects. in addition, for expenses of the',
'united states court of federal claims associated with processing cases under the national childhood vaccine injury act of 1986 public',
'law 99 660 , not to exceed $4,253,000, to be appropriated from the vaccine injury compensation trust fund. defender services',
'for the operation of federal defender organizations; the compensation and reimbursement of expenses of attorneys appointed to represent persons under',
'section 3006a of title 18, united states code, and also under section 3599 of title 18, united states code, in',
'cases in which a defendant is charged with a crime that may page 123 stat. 646 be punishable by death;',
'the compensation and reimbursement of expenses of persons furnishing investigative, expert, and other services under section 3006a e of title',
'18, united states code, and also under section 3599 f and g 2 of title 18, united states code, in',
'cases in which a defendant is charged with a crime that may be punishable by death; the compensation in accordance',
'with the maximums under section 3006a of title 18, united states code and reimbursement of expenses of attorneys appointed to',
'assist the court in criminal cases where the defendant has waived representation by counsel; the compensation and reimbursement of travel',
'expenses of guardians ad litem acting on behalf of financially eligible minor or incompetent offenders in connection with transfers from',
'the united states to foreign countries with which the united states has a treaty for the execution of penal sentences;',
'the compensation and reimbursement of expenses of attorneys appointed to represent jurors in civil actions for the protection of their',
'employment, as authorized by 28 u.s.c. 1875 d ; the compensation and reimbursement of expenses of attorneys appointed under 18',
'u.s.c. 983 b 1 in connection with certain judicial civil forfeiture proceedings; and for necessary training and general administrative expenses,',
'$849,400,000, to remain available until expended. fees of jurors and commissioners for fees and expenses of jurors as authorized by',
'28 u.s.c. 1871 and 1876; compensation of jury commissioners as authorized by 28 u.s.c. 1863; and compensation of commissioners appointed',
'in condemnation cases pursuant to rule 71a h of the federal rules of civil procedure 28 u.s.c. appendix rule 71a',
'h , $62,206,000, to remain available until expended: provided, that the compensation of land commissioners shall not exceed the daily',
'equivalent of the highest rate payable under section 5332 of title 5, united states code. court security including transfers of',
'funds for necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, incident to the provision of protective guard services for united states courthouses',
'and other facilities housing federal court operations, and the procurement, installation, and maintenance of security systems and equipment for united',
'states courthouses and other facilities housing federal court operations, including building ingress egress control, inspection of mail and packages, directed',
'security patrols, perimeter security, basic security services provided by the federal protective service, and other similar activities as authorized by',
'section 1010 of the judicial improvement and access to justice act public law 100 702 , $428,858,000, of which not',
'to exceed $15,000,000 shall remain available until expended, to be expended directly or transferred to the united states marshals service,',
'which shall be responsible for administering the judicial facility security program consistent with standards or guidelines agreed to by the',
'director of the administrative office of the united states courts and the attorney general. page 123 stat. 647 administrative office',
'of the united states courts salaries and expenses for necessary expenses of the administrative office of the united states courts',
'as authorized by law, including travel as authorized by 31 u.s.c. 1345, hire of a passenger motor vehicle as authorized',
'by 31 u.s.c. 1343 b , advertising and rent in the district of columbia and elsewhere, $79,049,000, of which not',
'to exceed $8,500 is authorized for official reception and representation expenses. federal judicial center salaries and expenses for necessary expenses',
'of the federal judicial center, as authorized by public law 90 219, $25,725,000; of which $1,800,000 shall remain available through',
'september 30, 2010, to provide education and training to federal court personnel; and of which not to exceed $1,500 is',
'authorized for official reception and representation expenses. judicial retirement funds payment to judiciary trust funds for payment to the judicial',
'officers retirement fund, as authorized by 28 u.s.c. 377 o , $65,340,000; to the judicial survivors annuities fund, as authorized',
'by 28 u.s.c. 376 c , $6,600,000; and to the united states court of federal claims judges retirement fund, as',
'authorized by 28 u.s.c. 178 l , $4,200,000. united states sentencing commission salaries and expenses for the salaries and expenses',
'necessary to carry out the provisions of chapter 58 of title 28, united states code, $16,225,000, of which not to',
'exceed $1,000 is authorized for official reception and representation expenses. administrative provisions the judiciary including transfer of funds sec. 301.',
'appropriations and authorizations made in this title which are available for salaries and expenses shall be available for services as',
'authorized by 5 u.s.c. 3109. sec. 302. not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the current',
'fiscal year for the judiciary in this act may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such appropriation, except courts',
'of appeals, district courts, and other judicial services, defender services and courts of appeals, district courts, and other judicial services,',
'fees of jurors and commissioners, shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers: provided, that any',
'transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under sections page 123 stat. 648 604',
'and 608 of this act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures',
'set forth in section 608. sec. 303. notwithstanding any other provision of law, the salaries and expenses appropriation for courts',
'of appeals, district courts, and other judicial services shall be available for official reception and representation expenses of the judicial',
'conference of the united states: provided, that such available funds shall not exceed $11,000 and shall be administered by the',
'director of the administrative office of the united states courts in the capacity as secretary of the judicial conference. sec.',
'304. within note: deadline. financial plan. 90 days after the date of the enactment of this act, the administrative office',
'of the u.s. courts shall submit to the committees on appropriations a comprehensive financial plan for the judiciary allocating all',
'sources of available funds including appropriations, fee collections, and carryover balances, to include a separate and detailed plan for the',
'judiciary information technology fund. sec. 305. section note: applicability. 3314 a of title 40, united states code, shall be applied',
'by substituting federal for executive each place it appears. sec. 306. in accordance with 28 u.s.c. 561 569, and notwithstanding',
'any other provision of law, the united states marshals service shall provide, for such courthouses as its director may designate',
'in consultation with the director of the administrative office of the united states courts, for purposes of a pilot program,',
'the security services that 40 u.s.c. 1315 authorizes the department of homeland security to provide, except for the services specified',
'in 40 u.s.c. 1315 b 2 e . note: reimbursements. for building specific security services at these courthouses, the director',
'of the administrative office of the united states courts shall reimburse the united states marshals service rather than the department',
'of homeland security. sec. 307. a . in general. section 604 a 5 of title 28, united states code, is',
'amended by striking magistrate judges appointed under section 631 of this title, and inserting the following: , united states magistrate',
'judges, bankruptcy judges appointed under chapter 6 of this title, judges of the district court of guam, judges of the',
'district court for the northern mariana islands, judges of the district court of the virgin islands, bankruptcy judges and magistrate',
'judges retired under section 377 of this title, and judges retired under section 373 of this title, who are. b',
'construction. for note: 5 usc 8701 note. purposes of construing and applying chapter 87 of title 5, united states code,',
'including any adjustment of insurance rates by regulation or otherwise, the following categories of judicial officers shall be deemed to',
'be judges of the united states as described under section 8701 of title 5, united states code: 1 united states',
'magistrate judges. 2 bankruptcy judges appointed under chapter 6 of title 28, united states code. 3 judges of the district',
'court of guam, judges of the district court for the northern mariana islands, and judges of the district court of',
'the virgin islands. 4 bankruptcy judges and magistrate judges retired under section 377 of title 28, united states code. page',
'123 stat. 649 5 judges retired under section 373 of title 28, united states code. c effective date. subsection note:',
'28 usc 604 note. b and the amendment made by subsection a shall apply with respect to any payment made',
'on or after the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after the date of the',
'enactment of public law 110 177. sec. 308. subsection c of section 407 of the transportation, treasury, housing and urban',
'development, the judiciary, the district of columbia, and independent agencies appropriations act, 2006 division a, title iv, of public law',
'109 115; 119 stat. 2396, 2471 is note: 28 usc 604 note. repealed. sec. 309. section 203 c of the',
'judicial improvements act of 1990 public law 101 650; 28 u.s.c. 133 note , is amended 1 in the second',
'sentence, by inserting the district of hawaii, after pennsylvania,; 2 in the third sentence relating to the district of kansas',
', by striking 17 years and inserting 18 years; 3 in the sixth sentence relating to the northern district of',
'ohio , by striking 17 years and inserting 18 years. 4 by inserting note: deadline. the first vacancy in the',
'office of the district judge in the district of hawaii occurring 15 years or more after the confirmation date of',
'the judge named to fill the temporary judgeship created under this subsection shall not be filled. after the sixth sentence.',
'sec. 310. note: 28 usc 461 note. pursuant to section 140 of public law 97 92, and from funds appropriated',
'in this act, justices and judges of the united states are authorized during fiscal year 2009, to receive a salary',
'adjustment in accordance with 28 u.s.c. 461. this title may be cited as the judiciary appropriations act, 2009. title iv',
'note: district of columbia appropriations act, 2009. district of columbia federal funds federal payment for resident tuition support for a',
'federal payment to the district of columbia, to be deposited into a dedicated account, for a nationwide program to be',
'administered by the mayor, for district of columbia resident tuition support, $35,100,000, to remain available until expended: provided, that such',
'funds, including any interest accrued thereon, may be used on behalf of eligible district of columbia residents to pay an',
'amount based upon the difference between in state and out of state tuition at public institutions of higher education, or',
'to pay up to $2,500 each year at eligible private institutions of higher education: provided further, that the awarding of',
'such funds may be prioritized on the basis of a residents academic merit, the income and need of eligible students',
'and such other factors as may be authorized: note: accounts. provided further, that the district of columbia government shall maintain',
'a dedicated account for the resident tuition support program that shall consist of the federal funds appropriated to the program',
'in this act and any subsequent appropriations, any unobligated balances from prior fiscal years, and any interest earned in this',
'or any fiscal year: provided further, that the account shall be under the control of the district of page 123',
'stat. 650 columbia chief financial officer, who shall use those funds solely for the purposes of carrying out the resident',
'tuition support program: provided further, that note: reports. deadline. the office of the chief financial officer shall provide a quarterly',
'financial report to the committees on appropriations of the house of representatives and the senate for these funds showing, by',
'object class, the expenditures made and the purpose therefor. federal payment for emergency planning and security costs in the district',
'of columbia for a federal payment of necessary expenses, as determined by the mayor of the district of columbia in',
'written consultation with the elected county or city officials of surrounding jurisdictions, $39,177,000, to remain available until expended and in',
'addition any funds that remain available from prior year appropriations under this heading for the district of columbia government, of',
'which $38,825,000 is for the costs of providing public safety at events related to the presence of the national capital',
'in the district of columbia, for the costs of providing support requested by the director of the united states secret',
'service division in carrying out protective duties under the direction of the secretary of homeland security, and for the costs',
'of providing support to respond to immediate and specific terrorist threats or attacks in the district of columbia or surrounding',
'jurisdictions; and of which $352,000 is for the district of columbia national guard retention and college access program. federal payment',
'to the district of columbia courts for salaries and expenses for the district of columbia courts, $248,409,000 to be allocated',
'as follows: for the district of columbia court of appeals, $12,630,000, of which not to exceed $1,500 is for official',
'reception and representation expenses; for the district of columbia superior court, $104,277,000, of which not to exceed $1,500 is for',
'official reception and representation expenses; for the district of columbia court system, $55,426,000, of which not to exceed $1,500 is',
'for official reception and representation expenses; and $76,076,000, to remain available until september 30, 2010, for capital improvements for district',
'of columbia courthouse facilities, including structural improvements to the district of columbia cell block at the moultrie courthouse: provided, that',
'funds made available for capital improvements shall be expended consistent with the general services administration gsa master plan study and',
'building evaluation report: note: reports. deadlines. contracts. provided further, that notwithstanding any other provision of law, all amounts under this',
'heading shall be apportioned quarterly by the office of management and budget and obligated and expended in the same manner',
'as funds appropriated for salaries and expenses of other federal agencies, with payroll and financial services to be provided on',
'a contractual basis with the gsa, and such services shall include the preparation of monthly financial reports, copies of which',
'shall be submitted directly by gsa to the president and to the committees on appropriations of the house of representatives',
'and the senate, the committee on oversight and government reform of the house of representatives, and the committee on homeland',
'security and governmental affairs of the senate: note: deadline. notification. provided further, that 30 days after providing written notice to',
'the committees page 123 stat. 651 on appropriations of the house of representatives and the senate, the district of columbia',
'courts may reallocate not more than $1,000,000 of the funds provided under this heading among the items and entities funded',
'under this heading for operations, and not more than 4 percent of the funds provided under this heading for facilities.',
'defender services in district of columbia courts for payments authorized under section 11 2604 and section 11 2605, d.c. official',
'code relating to representation provided under the district of columbia criminal justice act , payments for counsel appointed in proceedings',
'in the family court of the superior court of the district of columbia under chapter 23 of title 16, d.c.',
'official code, or pursuant to contractual agreements to provide guardian ad litem representation, training, technical assistance, and such other services',
'as are necessary to improve the quality of guardian ad litem representation, payments for counsel appointed in adoption proceedings under',
'chapter 3 of title 16, d.c. code, and payments for counsel authorized under section 21 2060, d.c. official code relating',
'to representation provided under the district of columbia guardianship, protective proceedings, and durable power of attorney act of 1986 ,',
'$52,475,000, to remain available until expended: provided, that the funds provided in this act under the heading federal payment to',
'the district of columbia courts other than the $76,076,000 provided under such heading for capital improvements for district of columbia',
'courthouse facilities may also be used for payments under this heading: provided further, that in addition to the funds provided',
'under this heading, the joint committee on judicial administration in the district of columbia may use funds provided in this',
'act under the heading federal payment to the district of columbia courts other than the $76,076,000 provided under such heading',
'for capital improvements for district of columbia courthouse facilities , to make payments described under this heading for obligations incurred',
'during any fiscal year: provided further, that funds provided under this heading shall be administered by the joint committee on',
'judicial administration in the district of columbia: note: reports. deadlines. contracts. provided further, that notwithstanding any other provision of law,',
'this appropriation shall be apportioned quarterly by the office of management and budget and obligated and expended in the same',
'manner as funds appropriated for expenses of other federal agencies, with payroll and financial services to be provided on a',
'contractual basis with the general services administration gsa , and such services shall include the preparation of monthly financial reports,',
'copies of which shall be submitted directly by gsa to the president and to the committees on appropriations of the',
'house of representatives and the senate, the committee on oversight and government reform of the house of representatives, and the',
'committee on homeland security and governmental affairs of the senate. federal payment to the court services and offender supervision agency',
'for the district of columbia for salaries and expenses, including the transfer and hire of motor vehicles, of the court',
'services and offender supervision agency for the district of columbia, as authorized by the national page 123 stat. 652 capital',
'revitalization and self government improvement act of 1997, $203,490,000, of which not to exceed $2,000 is for official reception and',
'representation expenses related to community supervision and pretrial services agency programs; of which not to exceed $25,000 is for dues',
'and assessments relating to the implementation of the court services and offender supervision agency interstate supervision act of 2002; of',
'which not to exceed $400,000 for the community supervision program and $160,000 for the pretrial services program, both to remain',
'available until september 30, 2010, are for information technology infrastructure enhancement acquisitions; of which $148,652,000 shall be for necessary expenses',
'of community supervision and sex offender registration, to include expenses relating to the supervision of adults subject to protection orders',
'or the provision of services for or related to such persons; of which $54,838,000 shall be available to the pretrial',
'services agency: note: deadline. provided, that notwithstanding any other provision of law, all amounts under this heading shall be apportioned',
'quarterly by the office of management and budget and obligated and expended in the same manner as funds appropriated for',
'salaries and expenses of other federal agencies: provided further, that not less than $2,000,000 shall be available for re entrant',
'housing in the district of columbia: provided further, that the director is authorized to accept and use gifts in the',
'form of in kind contributions of space and hospitality to support offender and defendant programs, and equipment and vocational training',
'services to educate and train offenders and defendants: note: records. public information. provided further, that the director shall keep accurate',
'and detailed records of the acceptance and use of any gift or donation under the previous proviso, and shall make',
'such records available for audit and public inspection: provided further, that the court services and offender supervision agency director is',
'authorized to accept and use reimbursement from the district of columbia government for space and services provided on a cost',
'reimbursable basis. federal payment to the district of columbia public defender service for salaries and expenses, including the transfer and',
'hire of motor vehicles, of the district of columbia public defender service, as authorized by the national capital revitalization and',
'self government improvement act of 1997, $35,659,000, of which $700,000 is to remain available until september 30, 2010: provided, that',
'notwithstanding any other provision of law, all amounts under this heading shall be apportioned quarterly by the office of management',
'and budget and obligated and expended in the same manner as funds appropriated for salaries and expenses of federal agencies.',
'provided further, that for fiscal year 2009 and thereafter, the public defender service is authorized to charge fees to cover',
'costs of materials distributed and training provided to attendees of educational events, including conferences, sponsored by the public defender service,',
'and notwithstanding 31 u.s.c. 3302, such fees shall be credited to this account, to be available until expended without further',
'appropriation. page 123 stat. 653 federal payment to the district of columbia water and sewer authority for a federal payment',
'to the district of columbia water and sewer authority, $16,000,000, to remain available until expended, to continue implementation of the',
'combined sewer overflow long term plan: provided, that the district of columbia water and sewer authority provides a 100 percent',
'match for this payment. federal payment to the criminal justice coordinating council for a federal payment to the criminal justice',
'coordinating council, $1,774,000, to remain available until expended, to support initiatives related to the coordination of federal and local criminal',
'justice resources in the district of columbia. federal payment to the office of the chief financial officer of the district',
'of columbia for a federal payment to the office of the chief financial officer of the district of columbia, $4,887,622:',
'provided, that note: budget. deadlines. reports. each entity that receives funding under this heading shall submit to the office of',
'the chief financial officer of the district of columbia cfo a detailed budget and comprehensive description of the activities to',
'be carried out with such funds no later than 60 days after enactment of this act, and the cfo shall',
'submit a comprehensive report to the committees on appropriations of the house of representatives and the senate no later than',
'june 1, 2009. federal payment for school improvement for a federal payment for a school improvement program in the district',
'of columbia, $54,000,000, to be allocated as follows: for the district of columbia public schools, $20,000,000 to improve public school',
'education in the district of columbia; for the state education office, $20,000,000 to expand quality public charter schools in the',
'district of columbia, to remain available until expended; for the secretary of the department of education, $14,000,000 to provide opportunity',
'scholarships for students in the district of columbia in accordance with division c, title iii of the district of columbia',
'appropriations act, 2004 public law 108 199; 118 stat. 126 , of which up to $1,000,000 may be used to',
'administer and fund assessments: provided, that none of the funds provided in this act or any other act for opportunity',
'scholarships may be used by an eligible student to enroll in a participating school under the d.c. school choice incentive',
'act of 2003 unless 1 the participating school has and maintains a valid certificate of occupancy issued by the district',
'of columbia; and 2 the core subject matter teachers of the eligible student hold 4 year bachelors degrees: provided further,',
'that use of any funds in this act or any other act for opportunity scholarships after school year 2009 2010',
'shall only be available upon enactment of reauthorization of that program by congress and the adoption of legislation by the',
'district of columbia approving such reauthorization. page 123 stat. 654 federal payment to jump start public school reform for a',
'federal payment to jump start public school reform in the district of columbia, $20,000,000, of which $3,500,000 is to support',
'the recruitment, development and training of principals and other school leaders; $7,000,000 is to develop optimal school programs and intervene',
'in low performing schools; $7,500,000 is for a customized data reporting and accountability system on student performance as well as',
'increased outreach and training for parents and community members; and $2,000,000 is to support data reporting requirements associated with the',
'district of columbia public schools teacher incentive program: provided, that up to $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, of',
'the amounts above may be transferred as necessary from one activity to another activity: provided further, that note: notification. deadline.',
'the committees on appropriations of the house of representatives and senate are notified in writing 15 days in advance of',
'the transfer: provided further, that any amount provided under this heading shall be available only after such amount has been',
'apportioned pursuant to chapter 15 of title 31, united states code. federal payment for consolidated laboratory facility for a federal',
'payment to the district of columbia, $21,000,000, to remain available until september 30, 2010, for costs associated with the construction',
'of a consolidated bioterrorism and forensics laboratory: provided, that the district of columbia provides a 100 percent match for this',
'payment. federal payment for central library and branch locations for a federal payment to the district of columbia, $7,000,000, to',
'remain available until expended, for the federal contribution for costs associated with the renovation and rehabilitation of district libraries. federal',
'payment to the executive office of the mayor of the district of columbia for a federal payment to the executive',
'office of the mayor of the district of columbia to enhance the quality of life for district residents, $3,387,500, of',
'which $1,250,000 shall be available as matching funds to temporarily continue federal benefits for low income couples who decide to',
'marry, and of which $2,137,500 shall be to continue marriage development accounts in the district of columbia: provided, that note:',
'expenditure plan. no funds shall be expended until the mayor of the district of columbia submits a detailed expenditure plan,',
'including performance measures, to the committees on appropriations of the house of representatives and the senate: note: reports. deadlines. provided',
'further, that the district submit a preliminary progress report on activities no later than june 1, 2009, and a final',
'report including a detailed description of outcomes achieved no later than february 1, 2010. district of columbia funds the following',
'amounts are appropriated for the district of columbia for the current fiscal year out of the general fund of the',
'district of columbia general fund , except as otherwise page 123 stat. 655 specifically provided: provided, that notwithstanding any other',
'provision of law, except as provided in section 450a of the district of columbia home rule act, approved november 2,',
'2000 114 stat. 2440; d.c. official code sec. 1 204.50a , and provisions of this act, the total amount appropriated',
'in this act for operating expenses for the district of columbia for fiscal year 2009 under this heading shall not',
'exceed the lesser of the sum of the total revenues of the district of columbia for such fiscal year or',
'$9,888,095,000 of which $6,082,474,000 shall be from local funds including $420,119,000 from dedicated taxes , $2,177,382,000 shall be from federal',
'grant funds, $1,621,929,000 shall be from other funds, and $6,310,000 shall be from private funds ; in addition, $202,326,130 from',
'funds previously appropriated in this act as federal payments: provided further, that of the local funds, such amounts as may',
'be necessary may be derived from the districts general fund balance: provided further, that of these funds the districts intradistrict',
'authority shall be $725,461,000: in addition, for capital construction projects, an increase of $1,482,977,000, of which $1,121,734,000 shall be from',
'local funds, $107,794,000 from the local street maintenance fund, $60,708,000 from the district of columbia highway trust fund, $192,741,000 from',
'federal grant funds, and a rescission of $353,447,000 from local funds and a rescission of $37,500,000 from local street maintenance',
'funds appropriated under this heading in prior fiscal years for a net amount of $1,092,030,000 to remain available until expended:',
'note: incorporation by reference. provided further, that the amounts provided under this heading are to be available, allocated and expended',
'as proposed under title iii district of columbia funds division of expenses of the fiscal year 2009 proposed budget and',
'financial plan submitted to the congress by the district of columbia on june 9, 2008 and such title is hereby',
'incorporated by reference as though set forth fully herein: provided further, that this amount may be increased by proceeds of',
'one time transactions which are expended for emergency or unanticipated operating or capital needs: provided further, that such increases shall',
'be approved by enactment of local district law and shall comply with all reserve requirements contained in the district of',
'columbia home rule act approved december 24, 1973 87 stat. 777; d.c. official code sec. 1 201.01 et seq. ,',
'as amended by this act: provided further, that the chief financial officer of the district of columbia shall take such',
'steps as are necessary to assure that the district of columbia meets these requirements, including the apportioning by the chief',
'financial officer of the appropriations and funds made available to the district during fiscal year 2009, except that the chief',
'financial officer may not reprogram for operating expenses any funds derived from bonds, notes, or other obligations issued for capital',
'projects. this title may be cited as the district of columbia appropriations act, 2009. page 123 stat. 656 title v',
'independent agencies administrative conference of the united states salaries and expenses for necessary expenses of the administrative conference of the',
'united states, authorized by 5 u.s.c. 591 et seq., $1,500,000, of which, not to exceed $1,000 is for official reception',
'and representation expenses. christopher columbus fellowship foundation salaries and expenses for payment to the christopher columbus fellowship foundation, established by',
'section 423 of public law 102 281, $1,000,000, to remain available until expended. commodity futures trading commission salaries and expenses',
'for necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the commodity exchange act 7 u.s.c. 1 et seq. , including',
'the purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles, and the rental of space to include multiple year leases in the',
'district of columbia and elsewhere, $146,000,000, including not to exceed $3,000 for official reception and representation expenses: provided, that $34,734,000',
'of the total amount appropriated under this heading shall not be available for obligation until the commodity futures trading commission',
'submits an expenditure plan for fiscal year 2009 to the committees on appropriations of the house of representatives and the',
'senate. consumer product safety commission salaries and expenses for necessary expenses of the consumer product safety commission cpsc , including',
'hire of passenger motor vehicles, services as authorized by 5 u.s.c. 3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed',
'the per diem rate equivalent to the maximum rate payable under 5 u.s.c. 5376, purchase of nominal awards to recognize',
'non federal officials contributions to commission activities, and not to exceed $2,000 for official reception and representation expenses, $105,404,000, of',
'which $6,000,000 shall remain available for obligation until september 30, 2011 for costs associated with the relocation of cpscs laboratory',
'to a modern facility and the upgrade of laboratory equipment, and of which $2,000,000 shall remain available for obligation until',
'september 30, 2010 to implement the virginia graeme baker pool and spa safety act grant program as provided by section',
'1405 of public law 110 140 15 u.s.c. 8004 . page 123 stat. 657 election assistance commission salaries and expenses',
'including transfer of funds for necessary expenses to carry out the help america vote act of 2002, $17,959,000, of which',
'$4,000,000 shall be transferred to the national institute of standards and technology for election reform activities authorized under the help',
'america vote act of 2002: provided, that $750,000 shall be for the help america vote college program as provided by',
'the help america vote act of 2002 public law 107 252 : provided further, that $300,000 shall be for a',
'competitive grant program to support community involvement in student and parent mock elections. election reform programs for necessary expenses relating',
'to election reform programs, $106,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which $100,000,000 shall be for requirements payments under part',
'1 of subtitle d of title ii of the help america vote act of 2002 public law 107 252 ,',
'$5,000,000 shall be for grants to carry out research on voting technology improvements as authorized under part 3 of subtitle',
'd of title ii of such act, and $1,000,000, shall be to conduct a pilot program for grants to states',
'and units of local government for pre election logic and accuracy testing and post election voting systems verification. federal communications',
'commission salaries and expenses including transfer of funds for necessary expenses of the federal communications commission, as authorized by law,',
'including uniforms and allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 u.s.c. 5901 5902; not to exceed $4,000 for official reception and',
'representation expenses; purchase and hire of motor vehicles; special counsel fees; and services as authorized by 5 u.s.c. 3109, $341,875,000:',
'provided, that of the funds provided, not less than $3,000,000 shall be available to establish and administer a state broadband',
'data and development matching grants program for state level broadband demand aggregation activities and creation of geographic inventory maps of',
'broadband service to identify gaps in service and provide a baseline assessment of statewide broadband deployment: provided further, that $341,875,000',
'of offsetting collections shall be assessed and collected pursuant to section 9 of title i of the communications act of',
'1934, shall be retained and used for necessary expenses in this appropriation, and shall remain available until expended: provided further,',
'that the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced as such offsetting collections are received during fiscal year 2009 so as',
'to result in a final fiscal year 2009 appropriation estimated at $0: provided further, that any offsetting collections received in',
'excess of $341,875,000 in fiscal year 2009 shall not be available for obligation: provided further, that remaining offsetting collections from',
'prior years collected in excess of the amount specified for collection in each such year and otherwise becoming available page',
'123 stat. 658 on october 1, 2008, shall not be available for obligation: provided further, that notwithstanding 47 u.s.c. 309',
'j 8 b , proceeds from the use of a competitive bidding system that may be retained and made available',
'for obligation shall not exceed $85,000,000 for fiscal year 2009: provided further, that, in addition, not to exceed $25,480,000 may',
'be transferred from the universal service fund in fiscal year 2009 to remain available until expended, to monitor the universal',
'service fund program to prevent and remedy waste, fraud and abuse, and to conduct audits and investigations by the office',
'of inspector general. administrative provisions federal communications commission sec. 501. section 302 of the universal service antideficiency temporary suspension act',
'note: 118 stat. 3998. is amended by striking december 31, 2008, each place it appears and inserting december 31, 2009.',
'sec. 502. none of the funds appropriated by this act may be used by the federal communications commission to modify,',
'amend, or change its rules or regulations for universal service support payments to implement the february 27, 2004 recommendations of',
'the federal state joint board on universal service regarding single connection or primary line restrictions on universal service support payments.',
'federal deposit insurance corporation office of inspector general for necessary expenses of the office of inspector general in carrying out',
'the provisions of the inspector general act of 1978, $27,495,000, to be derived from the deposit insurance fund or, only',
'when appropriate, the fslic resolution fund. federal election commission salaries and expenses for necessary expenses to carry out the provisions',
'of the federal election campaign act of 1971, $63,618,000, of which not to exceed $5,000 shall be available for reception',
'and representation expenses. federal labor relations authority salaries and expenses for necessary expenses to carry out functions of the federal',
'labor relations authority, pursuant to reorganization plan numbered 2 of 1978, and the civil service reform act of 1978, including',
'services authorized by 5 u.s.c. 3109, and including hire of experts and consultants, hire of passenger motor vehicles, and rental',
'of conference rooms in the district of columbia and elsewhere, $22,674,000: provided, that public members of the federal service impasses',
'panel may be paid travel expenses and per diem in lieu of subsistence as authorized by law 5 u.s.c. 5703',
'for persons employed intermittently in the government service, and compensation as authorized by 5 u.s.c. 3109: provided further, that notwithstanding',
'31 u.s.c. 3302, funds received from fees charged to non page 123 stat. 659 federal participants at labor management relations',
'conferences shall be credited to and merged with this account, to be available without further appropriation for the costs of',
'carrying out these conferences. federal trade commission salaries and expenses for necessary expenses of the federal trade commission, including uniforms',
'or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 u.s.c. 5901 5902; services as authorized by 5 u.s.c. 3109; hire of passenger',
'motor vehicles; and not to exceed $2,000 for official reception and representation expenses, $259,200,000, to remain available until expended: provided,',
'that not to exceed $300,000 shall be available for use to contract with a person or persons for collection services',
'in accordance with the terms of 31 u.s.c. 3718: provided further, that, notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to',
'exceed $168,000,000 of offsetting collections derived from fees collected for premerger notification filings under the hart scott rodino antitrust improvements',
'act of 1976 15 u.s.c. 18a , regardless of the year of collection, shall be retained and used for necessary',
'expenses in this appropriation: provided further, that, notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to exceed $21,000,000 in offsetting collections',
'derived from fees sufficient to implement and enforce the telemarketing sales rule, promulgated under the telemarketing and consumer fraud and',
'abuse prevention act 15 u.s.c. 6101 et seq. , shall be credited to this account, and be retained and used',
'for necessary expenses in this appropriation: provided further, that the sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced',
'as such offsetting collections are received during fiscal year 2009, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2009',
'appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more than $70,200,000: provided further, that none of the funds made available',
'to the federal trade commission may be used to implement subsection e 2 b of section 43 of the federal',
'deposit insurance act 12 u.s.c. 1831t . general services administration real property activities federal buildings fund limitations on availability of',
'revenue for an additional amount to be deposited in the federal buildings fund, $651,198,000. to carry out the purposes of',
'the fund established pursuant to section 592 of title 40, united states code, the revenues and collections deposited into the',
'fund shall be available for necessary expenses of real property management and related activities not otherwise provided for, including operation,',
'maintenance, and protection of federally owned and leased buildings; rental of buildings in the district of columbia; restoration of leased',
'premises; moving governmental agencies including space adjustments and telecommunications relocation expenses in connection with the assignment, allocation and transfer of',
'space; contractual services incident to cleaning or servicing buildings, and moving; page 123 stat. 660 repair and alteration of federally',
'owned buildings including grounds, approaches and appurtenances; care and safeguarding of sites; maintenance, preservation, demolition, and equipment; acquisition of buildings',
'and sites by purchase, condemnation, or as otherwise authorized by law; acquisition of options to purchase buildings and sites; conversion',
'and extension of federally owned buildings; preliminary planning and design of projects by contract or otherwise; construction of new buildings',
'including equipment for such buildings ; and payment of principal, interest, and any other obligations for public buildings acquired by',
'installment purchase and purchase contract; in the aggregate amount of $8,427,771,000, of which: 1 $746,317,000 shall remain available until expended',
'for construction including funds for sites and expenses and associated design and construction services of additional projects at the following',
'locations: new construction: alabama: tuscaloosa federal building, $25,000,000. california: san diego, united states courthouse annex, $110,362,000. san ysidro, land port',
'of entry, $58,910,000. colorado: lakewood, denver federal center remediation, $10,472,000. district of columbia: dhs consolidation and development of st. elizabeths',
'campus, $331,390,000. federal office building 8, $15,000,000. st. elizabeths west campus infrastructure, $8,249,000. st. elizabeths west campus site acquisition, $7,000,000.',
'maryland: montgomery county, food and drug administration consolidation, $163,530,000. north dakota: portal, land port of entry, $15,204,000: provided, that each',
'of the foregoing limits of costs on new construction projects may be exceeded to the extent that savings are affected',
'in other such projects, but not to exceed 10 percent of the amounts included in an approved prospectus, if required,',
'unless advance approval is obtained from the committees on appropriations of a greater amount: note: expiration date. provided further, that',
'all funds for direct construction projects shall expire on september 30, 2010 and remain in the federal buildings fund except',
'for funds for projects as to which funds for design or other funds have been obligated in whole or in',
'part prior to such date: provided further, that note: project plan. 40 usc 301 note. for fiscal year 2010 and',
'thereafter, the annual budget submission of the general services administration shall include a detailed 5 year plan for federal building',
'construction projects with a yearly update of total projected future funding needs: provided further, that for note: project plan. fiscal',
'year 2010 and thereafter, the annual budget submission of the general services administration shall, in consultation with u.s. customs and',
'border protection, include a detailed 5 year plan for federal land port of entry projects with a yearly update of',
'total projected future funding needs; 2 $692,374,000 page 123 stat. 661 shall remain available until expended for repairs and alterations,',
'which includes associated design and construction services: repairs and alterations: district of columbia: eisenhower executive office building, cbr, $14,700,000. eisenhower',
'executive office building, phase iii, $51,075,000. west wing infrastructure systems replacement, $76,487,000. illinois: chicago, dirksen courthouse, $152,825,000. north carolina: new',
'bern, united states post office and courthouse, $10,640,000. special emphasis programs: energy and water retrofit and conservation measures, $36,647,000. basic',
'repairs and alterations, $350,000,000: provided further, that note: advanced approval. funds made available in this or any previous act in',
'the federal buildings fund for repairs and alterations shall, for prospectus projects, be limited to the amount identified for each',
'project, except each project in this or any previous act may be increased by an amount not to exceed 10',
'percent unless advance approval is obtained from the committees on appropriations of a greater amount: provided further, that note: advanced',
'approval. additional projects for which prospectuses have been fully approved may be funded under this category only if advance approval',
'is obtained from the committees on appropriations: provided further, that the amounts provided in this or any prior act for',
'repairs and alterations may be used to fund costs associated with implementing security improvements to buildings necessary to meet the',
'minimum standards for security in accordance with current law and in compliance with the reprogramming guidelines of the appropriate committees',
'of the house and senate: provided further, that the difference between the funds appropriated and expended on any projects in',
'this or any prior act, under the heading repairs and alterations, may be transferred to basic repairs and alterations or',
'used to fund authorized increases in prospectus projects: note: expiration date. provided further, that all funds for repairs and alterations',
'prospectus projects shall expire on september 30, 2010 and remain in the federal buildings fund except funds for projects as',
'to which funds for design or other funds have been obligated in whole or in part prior to such date:',
'provided further, that the amount provided in this or any prior act for basic repairs and alterations may be used',
'to pay claims against the government arising from any projects under the heading repairs and alterations or used to fund',
'authorized increases in prospectus projects; 3 $149,570,000 for installment acquisition payments including payments on purchase contracts which shall remain available',
'until expended; 4 $4,642,156,000 for rental of space which shall remain available until expended; and 5 $2,197,354,000 for building operations',
'which shall remain available until expended: provided further, that funds available to the general services administration shall not be available',
'for expenses of any construction, repair, alteration and acquisition project for which a prospectus, if required by the public buildings',
'act of 1959, has not been approved, except that necessary funds page 123 stat. 662 may be expended for each',
'project for required expenses for the development of a proposed prospectus: provided further, that funds available in the federal buildings',
'fund may be expended for emergency repairs when advance approval is obtained from the committees on appropriations: provided further, that',
'amounts necessary to provide reimbursable special services to other agencies under section 210 f 6 of the federal property and',
'administrative services act of 1949 40 u.s.c. 592 b 2 and amounts to provide such reimbursable fencing, lighting, guard booths,',
'and other facilities on private or other property not in government ownership or control as may be appropriate to enable',
'the united states secret service to perform its protective functions pursuant to 18 u.s.c. 3056, shall be available from such',
'revenues and collections: provided further, that revenues and collections and any other sums accruing to this fund during fiscal year',
'2009, excluding reimbursements under section 210 f 6 of the federal property and administrative services act of 1949 40 u.s.c.',
'592 b 2 in excess of the aggregate new obligational authority authorized for real property activities of the federal buildings',
'fund in this act shall remain in the fund and shall not be available for expenditure except as authorized in',
'appropriations acts. general activities government wide policy for expenses authorized by law, not otherwise provided for, for government wide policy',
'and evaluation activities associated with the management of real and personal property assets and certain administrative services; government wide policy',
'support responsibilities relating to acquisition, telecommunications, information technology management, and related technology activities; and services as authorized by 5 u.s.c.',
'3109; $54,578,000. operating expenses for expenses authorized by law, not otherwise provided for, for government wide activities associated with utilization',
'and donation of surplus personal property; disposal of real property; agency wide policy direction, management, and communications; civilian board of',
'contract appeals; services as authorized by 5 u.s.c. 3109; and not to exceed $7,500 for official reception and representation expenses;',
'$70,645,000. office of inspector general for necessary expenses of the office of inspector general and service authorized by 5 u.s.c.',
'3109, $54,000,000: provided, that not to exceed $15,000 shall be available for payment for information and detection of fraud against',
'the government, including payment for recovery of stolen government property: provided further, that not to exceed $2,500 shall be available',
'for awards to employees of other federal agencies and private citizens in recognition of efforts and initiatives resulting in enhanced',
'office of inspector general effectiveness. page 123 stat. 663 allowances and office staff for former presidents including transfer of funds',
'for carrying out the provisions of the act of august 25, 1958 3 u.s.c. 102 note , and public law',
'95 138, $2,934,000: provided, that the administrator of general services shall transfer to the secretary of the treasury such sums',
'as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of such acts. presidential transition expenses for expenses necessary to carry',
'out the presidential transition act of 1963, $8,520,000, of which not to exceed $1,000,000 is for activities authorized by subsections',
'3 a 8 and 9 of the act. federal citizen services fund for necessary expenses of the office of citizen',
'services, including services authorized by 5 u.s.c. 3109, $36,096,000, to be deposited into the federal citizen services fund: provided, that',
'the appropriations, revenues, and collections deposited into the fund shall be available for necessary expenses of federal citizen services activities',
'in the aggregate amount not to exceed $50,000,000. appropriations, revenues, and collections accruing to this fund during fiscal year 2009',
'in excess of such amount shall remain in the fund and shall not be available for expenditure except as authorized',
'in appropriations acts. administrative provisions general services administration including transfers of funds sec. 510. funds available to the general services',
'administration shall be available for the hire of passenger motor vehicles. sec. 511. funds in the federal buildings fund made',
'available for fiscal year 2009 for federal buildings fund activities may be transferred between such activities only to the extent',
'necessary to meet program requirements: provided, that note: advanced approval. any proposed transfers shall be approved in advance by the',
'committees on appropriations. sec. 512. except as otherwise provided in this title, funds made available by this act shall be',
'used to transmit a fiscal year 2010 request for united states courthouse construction only if the request: 1 meets the',
'design guide standards for construction as established and approved by the general services administration, the judicial conference of the united',
'states, and the office of management and budget; 2 reflects the priorities of the judicial conference of the united states',
'as set out in its approved 5 year construction plan; and 3 includes a standardized courtroom utilization study of each',
'facility to be constructed, replaced, or expanded. sec. 513. none of the funds provided in this act may be used',
'to increase the amount of occupiable square feet, provide cleaning services, security enhancements, or any other service usually provided through',
'the federal buildings fund, to any agency that does not pay the rate per square foot assessment for space and',
'services as determined by the general services administration page 123 stat. 664 in compliance with the public buildings amendments act',
'of 1972 public law 92 313 . sec. 514. from funds made available under the heading federal buildings fund, limitations',
'on availability of revenue, claims against the government of less than $250,000 arising from direct construction projects and acquisition of',
'buildings may be liquidated from savings effected in other construction projects with prior notification to the committees on appropriations. sec.',
'515. in note: contracts. explanatory statement. any case in which the committee on transportation and infrastructure of the house of',
'representatives and the committee on environment and public works of the senate adopt a resolution granting lease authority pursuant to',
'a prospectus transmitted to congress by the administrator of general services under section 3307 of title 40, united states code,',
'the administrator shall ensure that the delineated area of procurement is identical to the delineated area included in the prospectus',
'for all lease agreements, except that, if the administrator determines that the delineated area of the procurement should not be',
'identical to the delineated area included in the prospectus, the administrator shall provide an explanatory statement to each of such',
'committees and the house and senate committees on appropriations prior to exercising any lease authority provided in the resolution. sec.',
'516. subsections a and b 1 of section 323 of title 40, united states code, are each amended by striking',
'consumer information center and inserting federal citizen services; and subsection a is further amended by striking consumer. sec. 517. in',
'furtherance of the emergency management policy set forth in the robert t. stafford disaster relief and emergency assistance act, the',
'administrator of the general services administration may provide for the use of the federal supply schedules of the general services',
'administration by relief and disaster assistance organizations as described in section 309 of that act. purchases under this authority shall',
'be limited to use in preparation for, response to, and recovery from hazards as defined in section 602 of that',
'act. sec. 518. working capital fund. a purpose and operation of working capital fund. subsections a , b and c',
'of section 3173 of title 40, united states code, are amended to read as follows: a establishment and purpose. there',
'is a working capital fund for the necessary expenses of administrative support services including accounting, budget, personnel, legal support and',
'other related services; and the maintenance and operation of printing and reproduction facilities in support of the functions of the',
'general services administration, other federal agencies, and other entities; and other such administrative and management services that the administrator of',
'gsa deems appropriate and advantageous subject to prior notice to the office of management and budget . b composition. 1',
'in general. amounts received shall be credited to and merged with the fund, to remain available until expended, for operating',
'costs and capital outlays of the fund: provided, that entities for which such services are performed shall be charged at',
'rates which will return in full all costs of providing such services. 2 cost and capital requirements. the administrator shall',
'determine the cost and capital requirements of the fund page 123 stat. 665 for each fiscal year and shall develop',
'a plan concerning such requirements in consultation with the chief financial officer of the general services administration. any change to',
'the cost and capital requirements of the fund for a fiscal year shall be approved by the administrator. the administrator',
'shall establish rates to be charged to entities for which services are performed, in accordance with the plan. c deposit',
'of excess amounts in the treasury. at the close of each fiscal year, after making provision for anticipated operating needs',
'reflected in the cost and capital plan developed under subsection b , the uncommitted balance of any funds remaining in',
'the fund shall be transferred to the general fund of the treasury as miscellaneous receipts.. b transfer and use of',
'amounts for major equipment acquisitions. section 3173 of title 40, united states code, is amended to add subsection d ,',
'as follows: d transfer and use of amounts for major equipment acquisitions. 1 in general. subject to subparagraph 2 ,',
'unobligated balances of amounts appropriated or otherwise made available to the general services administration for operating expenses and salaries and',
'expenses may be transferred and merged into the major equipment acquisitions and development activity of the working capital fund of',
'the general services administration for agency wide acquisition of capital equipment, automated data processing systems and financial management and management',
'information systems: provided, that acquisitions are limited to those needed to implement the chief financial officers act of 1990 public',
'law 101 576, 104 stat. 2838 and related laws or regulations. 2 requirements and availability. a time for transfer. transfer',
'of an amount under this section must be done no later than the end of the fifth fiscal year after',
'the fiscal year for which the amount is appropriated or otherwise made available. b approval for use. an amount transferred',
'under this section may be used only with the advance approval of the committees on appropriations of the house of',
'representatives and the senate. c availability. an amount transferred under this section remains available until expended. c conforming and clerical',
'amendments. 1 section 312 of such title is repealed. 2 the heading for section 3173 of such title is amended',
'to read as follows: sec. 3173. working capital fund for general services administration. harry s truman scholarship foundation salaries and',
'expenses for payment note: 20 usc 2009b. to the harry s truman scholarship foundation trust fund, established by section 10',
'of public law 93 642, $500,000, to remain available until expended: provided, that hereafter, all requests of the board of',
'trustees to the secretary of the treasury provided for in this section shall be binding on the page 123 stat.',
'666 secretary, including requests for the issuance at par of special obligations exclusively to the fund as provided for in',
'section 10 b , which the secretary shall implement without regard to the determination related to the public interest required',
'by the last sentence of that section. merit systems protection board salaries and expenses including transfer of funds for necessary',
'expenses to carry out functions of the merit systems protection board pursuant to reorganization plan numbered 2 of 1978, the',
'civil service reform act of 1978, and the whistleblower protection act of 1989 5 u.s.c. 5509 note , including services',
'as authorized by 5 u.s.c. 3109, rental of conference rooms in the district of columbia and elsewhere, hire of passenger',
'motor vehicles, direct procurement of survey printing, and not to exceed $2,000 for official reception and representation expenses, $38,811,000 together',
'with not to exceed $2,579,000 for administrative expenses to adjudicate retirement appeals to be transferred from the civil service retirement',
'and disability fund in amounts determined by the merit systems protection board. morris k. udall scholarship and excellence in national',
'environmental policy foundation morris k. udall scholarship and excellence in national environmental policy trust fund including transfer of funds for',
'payment to the morris k. udall scholarship and excellence in national environmental policy trust fund, pursuant to the morris k.',
'udall scholarship and excellence in national environmental and native american public policy act of 1992 20 u.s.c. 5601 et seq.',
', $3,750,000, to remain available until expended, of which up to $50,000 shall be used to conduct financial audits pursuant',
'to the accountability of tax dollars act of 2002 public law 107 289 notwithstanding sections 8 and 9 of public',
'law 102 259: provided, that up to 60 percent of such funds may be transferred by the morris k. udall',
'scholarship and excellence in national environmental policy foundation for the necessary expenses of the native nations institute. environmental dispute resolution',
'fund for payment to the environmental dispute resolution fund to carry out activities authorized in the environmental policy and conflict',
'resolution act of 1998, $2,100,000, to remain available until expended. page 123 stat. 667 national archives and records administration operating',
'expenses for necessary expenses in connection with the administration of the national archives and records administration including the information security',
'oversight office and archived federal records and related activities, as provided by law, and for expenses necessary for the review',
'and declassification of documents and the activities of the public interest declassification board, and for the hire of passenger motor',
'vehicles, and for uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law 5 u.s.c. 5901 et seq. , including maintenance, repairs,',
'and cleaning, $330,308,000, of which $650,000 shall remain available until september 30, 2010. electronic records archives for necessary expenses in',
'connection with the development of the electronic records archives, to include all direct project costs associated with research, analysis, design,',
'development, and program management, $67,008,000, of which $45,795,000 shall remain available until september 30, 2011: note: expenditure plan. provided, that',
'none of the multi year funds may be obligated until the national archives and records administration submits to the committees',
'on appropriations, and such committees approve, a plan for expenditure that: 1 meets the capital planning and investment control review',
'requirements established by the office of management and budget, including circular a 11; 2 complies with the national archives and',
'records administrations enterprise architecture; 3 conforms with the national archives and records administrations enterprise life cycle methodology; 4 is approved',
'by the national archives and records administration and the office of management and budget; 5 has been reviewed by the',
'government accountability office; and 6 complies with the acquisition rules, requirements, guidelines, and systems acquisition management practices of the federal',
'government. repairs and restoration for the repair, alteration, and improvement of archives facilities, and to provide adequate storage for holdings,',
'$50,711,000, to remain available until expended: provided, that the archivist is authorized to construct an addition to the john f.',
'kennedy presidential library and museum; and of the funds provided, $22,000,000 shall be available for construction costs and related services',
'for building the addition to the john f. kennedy presidential library and museum and other necessary expenses, including renovating the',
'library as needed in constructing the addition; $17,500,000 is for necessary expenses related to the repair and renovation of the',
'franklin d. roosevelt presidential library and museum in hyde park, new york; and $2,000,000 is for the repair and restoration',
'of the plaza that surrounds the lyndon baines johnson presidential library and museum that is under the joint control and',
'custody of the university of texas: provided further, that such funds shall remain available until expended for this purpose and',
'may be transferred directly to the university and used, together with university funds, for the repair and restoration of the',
'plaza: provided further, that such funds shall be spent page 123 stat. 668 in accordance with the construction plan submitted',
'to the committees on appropriations on march 14, 2005: note: contracts. provided further, that the archivist shall be prohibited from',
'entering into any agreement with the university or any other party that requires additional funding commitments on behalf of the',
'federal government for this project: provided further, that hereafter, no further federal funding shall be provided for this plaza project.',
'national historical publications and records commission grants program including transfer of funds for necessary expenses for allocations and grants for',
'historical publications and records as authorized by 44 u.s.c. 2504, $11,250,000, to remain available until expended: provided, that of the',
'funds provided in this paragraph, $2,000,000 shall be transferred to the operating expenses account of the national archives and records',
'administration for operating expenses of the national historical publications and records commission. administrative provision national archives and records administration hereafter,',
'the note: funding assessment. 44 usc 2102 note. national archives and records administration shall include in its annual budget submission',
'a comprehensive capital needs assessment for funding provided under the repairs and restoration appropriations account to be updated yearly: provided,',
'that funds proposed under the repairs and restoration appropriations account for each fiscal year shall be allocated to projects on',
'a priority basis established under a comprehensive capital needs assessment. national credit union administration central liquidity facility during fiscal year',
'2009, gross obligations of the central liquidity facility for the principal amount of new direct loans to member credit unions,',
'as authorized by 12 u.s.c. 1795 et seq., shall be the amount authorized by section 307 a 4 a of',
'the federal credit union act 12 u.s.c. 1795f a 4 a : provided, that administrative expenses of the central liquidity',
'facility in fiscal year 2009 shall not exceed $1,250,000. community development revolving loan fund for the community development revolving loan',
'fund program as authorized by 42 u.s.c. 9812, 9822 and 9910, $1,000,000 shall be available until september 30, 2010 for',
'technical assistance to low income designated credit unions. office of government ethics salaries and expenses for necessary expenses to carry',
'out functions of the office of government ethics pursuant to the ethics in government act of 1978, and the ethics',
'reform act of 1989, including services page 123 stat. 669 as authorized by 5 u.s.c. 3109, rental of conference rooms',
'in the district of columbia and elsewhere, hire of passenger motor vehicles, and not to exceed $1,500 for official reception',
'and representation expenses, $13,000,000. office of personnel management salaries and expenses including transfer of trust funds for necessary expenses to',
'carry out functions of the office of personnel management pursuant to reorganization plan numbered 2 of 1978 and the civil',
'service reform act of 1978, including services as authorized by 5 u.s.c. 3109; medical examinations performed for veterans by private',
'physicians on a fee basis; rental of conference rooms in the district of columbia and elsewhere; hire of passenger motor',
'vehicles; not to exceed $2,500 for official reception and representation expenses; advances for reimbursements to applicable funds of the office',
'of personnel management and the federal bureau of investigation for expenses incurred under executive order no. 10422 of january 9,',
'1953, as amended; and payment of per diem and/or subsistence allowances to employees where voting rights act activities require an',
'employee to remain overnight at his or her post of duty, $92,829,000, of which $5,851,000 shall remain available until expended',
'for the enterprise human resources integration project; $1,351,000 shall remain available until expended for the human resources line of business',
'project; and in addition $118,082,000 for administrative expenses, to be transferred from the appropriate trust funds of the office of',
'personnel management without regard to other statutes, including direct procurement of printed materials, for the retirement and insurance programs, of',
'which $15,200,000 shall remain available until expended for the cost of automating the retirement recordkeeping systems: provided, that the provisions',
'of this appropriation shall not affect the authority to use applicable trust funds as provided by sections 8348 a 1',
'b , and 9004 f 2 a of title 5, united states code: provided further, that no part of this',
'appropriation shall be available for salaries and expenses of the legal examining unit of the office of personnel management established',
'pursuant to executive order no. 9358 of july 1, 1943, or any successor unit of like purpose: provided further, that',
'the presidents commission on white house fellows, established by executive order no. 11183 of october 3, 1964, may, during fiscal',
'year 2009, accept donations of money, property, and personal services: provided further, that such donations, including those from prior years,',
'may be used for the development of publicity materials to provide information about the white house fellows, except that no',
'such donations shall be accepted for travel or reimbursement of travel expenses, or for the salaries of employees of such',
'commission: provided further, that within the funds provided, the office of personnel management shall carry out the intergovernmental personnel act',
'mobility program, with special attention to federal agencies employing more than 2,000 nurses: provided further, that funding may be allocated',
'to develop guidelines that provide federal agencies direction in using their authority under the intergovernmental personnel act mobility program, according',
'to the directives outlined in the accompanying report. page 123 stat. 670 office of inspector general salaries and expenses including',
'transfer of trust funds for necessary expenses of the office of inspector general in carrying out the provisions of the',
'inspector general act of 1978, including services as authorized by 5 u.s.c. 3109, hire of passenger motor vehicles, $1,828,000, and',
'in addition, not to exceed $18,755,000 for administrative expenses to audit, investigate, and provide other oversight of the office of',
'personnel managements retirement and insurance programs, to be transferred from the appropriate trust funds of the office of personnel management,',
'as determined by the inspector general: provided, that the inspector general is authorized to rent conference rooms in the district',
'of columbia and elsewhere. government payment for annuitants, employees health benefits for payment of government contributions with respect to retired',
'employees, as authorized by chapter 89 of title 5, united states code, and the retired federal employees health benefits act',
'74 stat. 849 , such sums as may be necessary. government payment for annuitants, employee life insurance for payment of',
'government contributions with respect to employees retiring after december 31, 1989, as required by chapter 87 of title 5, united',
'states code, such sums as may be necessary. payment to civil service retirement and disability fund for financing the unfunded',
'liability of new and increased annuity benefits becoming effective on or after october 20, 1969, as authorized by 5 u.s.c.',
'8348, and annuities under special acts to be credited to the civil service retirement and disability fund, such sums as',
'may be necessary: provided, that note: 33 usc 776 note. annuities authorized by the act of may 29, 1944, and',
'the act of august 19, 1950 33 u.s.c. 771 775 , may hereafter be paid out of the civil service',
'retirement and disability fund. office of special counsel salaries and expenses for necessary expenses to carry out functions of the',
'office of special counsel pursuant to reorganization plan numbered 2 of 1978, the civil service reform act of 1978 public',
'law 95 454 , the whistleblower protection act of 1989 public law 101 12 , public law 107 304, and',
'the uniformed services employment and reemployment rights act of 1994 public law 103 353 , including services as authorized by',
'5 u.s.c. 3109, payment of fees and expenses for witnesses, rental of conference rooms in the district of columbia and',
'elsewhere, and hire of passenger motor vehicles; $17,468,000. page 123 stat. 671 postal regulatory commission salaries and expenses including transfer',
'of funds for necessary expenses of the postal regulatory commission in carrying out the provisions of the postal accountability and',
'enhancement act public law 109 435 , $14,043,000, to be derived by transfer from the postal service fund and expended',
'as authorized by section 603 a of such act. privacy and civil liberties oversight board salaries and expenses for necessary',
'expenses of the privacy and civil liberties oversight board, as authorized by section 1061 of the intelligence reform and terrorism',
'prevention act of 2004 5 u.s.c. 601 note , $1,500,000, to remain available until september 30, 2010. securities and exchange',
'commission salaries and expenses for necessary expenses for the securities and exchange commission, including services as authorized by 5 u.s.c.',
'3109, the rental of space to include multiple year leases in the district of columbia and elsewhere, and not to',
'exceed $3,500 for official reception and representation expenses, $943,000,000, to remain available until expended; of which not to exceed $20,000',
'may be used toward funding a permanent secretariat for the international organization of securities commissions; and of which not to',
'exceed $130,000 shall be available for expenses for consultations and meetings hosted by the commission with foreign governmental and other',
'regulatory officials, members of their delegations, appropriate representatives and staff to exchange views concerning developments relating to securities matters, development',
'and implementation of cooperation agreements concerning securities matters and provision of technical assistance for the development of foreign securities markets,',
'such expenses to include necessary logistic and administrative expenses and the expenses of commission staff and foreign invitees in attendance',
'at such consultations and meetings including: 1 such incidental expenses as meals taken in the course of such attendance; 2',
'any travel and transportation to or from such meetings; and 3 any other related lodging or subsistence: provided, that fees',
'and charges authorized by sections 6 b of the securities exchange act of 1933 15 u.s.c. 77f b , and',
'13 e , 14 g and 31 of the securities exchange act of 1934 15 u.s.c. 78m e , 78n',
'g , and 78ee , shall be credited to this account as offsetting collections: provided further, that not to exceed',
'$894,356,000 of such offsetting collections shall be available until expended for necessary expenses of this account: provided further, that $48,644,000',
'shall be derived from prior year unobligated balances from funds previously appropriated to the securities and exchange commission: provided further,',
'that the total amount appropriated under this heading from the general fund for fiscal year 2009 shall be reduced as',
'such offsetting fees are received page 123 stat. 672 so as to result in a final total fiscal year 2009',
'appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more than $0. selective service system salaries and expenses for necessary expenses',
'of the selective service system, including expenses of attendance at meetings and of training for uniformed personnel assigned to the',
'selective service system, as authorized by 5 u.s.c. 4101 4118 for civilian employees; purchase of uniforms, or allowances therefor, as',
'authorized by 5 u.s.c. 5901 5902; hire of passenger motor vehicles; services as authorized by 5 u.s.c. 3109; and not',
'to exceed $750 for official reception and representation expenses; $22,000,000: provided, that note: president. exemption authority. during the current fiscal',
'year, the president may exempt this appropriation from the provisions of 31 u.s.c. 1341, whenever the president deems such action',
'to be necessary in the interest of national defense: note: military induction. provided further, that none of the funds appropriated',
'by this act may be expended for or in connection with the induction of any person into the armed forces',
'of the united states. small business administration salaries and expenses for necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of the small',
'business administration as authorized by public law 108 447, including hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by 31 u.s.c.',
'1343 and 1344, and not to exceed $3,500 for official reception and representation expenses, $386,896,000: provided, that the administrator is',
'authorized to charge fees to cover the cost of publications developed by the small business administration, and certain loan program',
'activities, including fees authorized by section 5 b of the small business act: provided further, that, notwithstanding 31 u.s.c. 3302,',
'revenues received from all such activities shall be credited to this account, to remain available until expended, for carrying out',
'these purposes without further appropriations: provided further, that $110,000,000 shall be available to fund grants for performance in fiscal year',
'2009 or fiscal year 2010 as authorized, of which $1,000,000 shall be for the veterans assistance and services program authorized',
'by section 21 n of the small business act, as added by section 107 of public law 110 186, and',
'of which $1,000,000 shall be for the small business energy efficiency program authorized by section 1203 c of public law',
'110 140: provided further, that $7,654,400 shall be available for the loan modernization and accounting system, to be available until',
'september 30, 2010. office of inspector general for necessary expenses of the office of inspector general in carrying out the',
'provisions of the inspector general act of 1978, $16,750,000. page 123 stat. 673 surety bond guarantees revolving fund for additional',
'capital for the surety bond guarantees revolving fund, authorized by the small business investment act of 1958, $2,000,000, to remain',
'available until expended. business loans program account including transfers of funds for the cost of direct loans, $2,500,000, to remain',
'available until expended: provided, that such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section',
'502 of the congressional budget act of 1974: provided further, that subject to section 502 of the congressional budget act',
'of 1974, during fiscal year 2009 commitments to guarantee loans under section 503 of the small business investment act of',
'1958 shall not exceed $7,500,000,000: provided further, that during fiscal year 2009 commitments for general business loans authorized under section',
'7 a of the small business act shall not exceed $17,500,000,000: provided further, that during fiscal year 2009 commitments to',
'guarantee loans for debentures under section 303 b of the small business investment act of 1958, shall not exceed $3,000,000,000:',
'provided further, that during fiscal year 2009, guarantees of trust certificates authorized by section 5 g of the small business',
'act shall not exceed a principal amount of $12,000,000,000. in addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct and',
'guaranteed loan programs, $138,480,000, which may be transferred to and merged with the appropriations for salaries and expenses. administrative provisions',
'small business administration including transfer of funds sec. 520. not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for',
'the current fiscal year for the small business administration in this act may be transferred between such appropriations, but no',
'such appropriation shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers: provided, that any transfer pursuant to',
'this paragraph shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 608 of this act and shall not be',
'available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section. sec. 521. note: disaster',
'assistance. alaska. north dakota. all disaster loans issued in alaska or north dakota shall be administered by the small business',
'administration and shall not be sold during fiscal year 2009. sec. 522. none of the funds made available under this',
'act may be used by the small business administration to implement the rule relating to women owned small business federal',
'contract assistance procedures published in the federal register on october 1, 2008 73 fed. reg. 56940 et seq. . sec.',
'523. of the amount made available under the heading state and tribal assistance grants under title ii of division f',
'of the consolidated appropriations act, 2008 public law 110 161; 121 stat. 2125 for the mingo county redevelopment authority, $2,953,000',
'is transferred to the salaries and expenses account of the small business administration. the amount transferred under this section shall',
'be for the mingo county redevelopment authority and shall be available for use under the terms page 123 stat. 674',
'and conditions otherwise applicable to amounts appropriated for the salaries and expenses account of the small business administration and shall',
'remain available until expended. sec. 524. funds made available under section 534 of public law 110 161 121 stat. 2125',
'for the alabama small business institute of commerce, small business incubator, rainbow city, alabama shall be made available to alabama',
'small business institute of commerce, rainbow city, alabama. sec. 525. for an additional amount under the heading small business administration,',
'salaries and expenses, $65,653,678, to remain available until september 30, 2010, shall be for initiatives related to small business development',
'and entrepreneurship, including programmatic and construction activities, and in the amounts specified in the table that appears under the heading',
'administrative provisions small business administration in the explanatory statement described in section 4 in the matter preceding division a of',
'this consolidated act . united states postal service payment to the postal service fund for payment to the postal service',
'fund for revenue forgone on free and reduced rate mail, pursuant to subsections c and d of section 2401 of',
'title 39, united states code, $111,831,000, of which $82,831,000 shall not be available for obligation until october 1, 2009: note:',
'overseas voting. blind persons. provided, that mail for overseas voting and mail for the blind shall continue to be free:',
'provided further, that 6 day delivery and rural delivery of mail shall continue at not less than the 1983 level:',
'provided further, that none of the funds made available to the postal service by this act shall be used to',
'implement any rule, regulation, or policy of charging any officer or employee of any state or local child support enforcement',
'agency, or any individual participating in a state or local program of child support enforcement, a fee for information requested',
'or provided concerning an address of a postal customer: provided further, that none of the funds provided in this act',
'shall be used to consolidate or close small rural and other small post offices in fiscal year 2009. office of',
'inspector general salaries and expenses including transfer of funds for necessary expenses of the office of inspector general in carrying',
'out the provisions of the inspector general act of 1978, $239,356,000, to be derived by transfer from the postal service',
'fund and expended as authorized by section 603 b 3 of the postal accountability and enhancement act public law 109',
'435 . united states tax court salaries and expenses for necessary expenses, including contract reporting and other services as authorized',
'by 5 u.s.c. 3109, $48,463,000: provided, page 123 stat. 675 that travel expenses of the judges shall be paid upon',
'the written certificate of the judge. title vi general provisions this act sec. 601. none of the funds in this',
'act shall be used for the planning or execution of any program to pay the expenses of, or otherwise compensate,',
'non federal parties intervening in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings funded in this act. sec. 602. none of the funds appropriated',
'in this act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, nor may any be transferred to other',
'appropriations, unless expressly so provided herein. sec. 603. the note: contracts. expenditure of any appropriation under this act for any',
'consulting service through procurement contract pursuant to section 3109 of title 5, united states code, shall be limited to those',
'contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public record and available for public inspection, except where otherwise provided under',
'existing law, or under existing executive order issued pursuant to existing law. sec. 604. none of the funds made available',
'in this act may be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the united states government, except pursuant to',
'a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this act or any other appropriations act. sec. 605. none of',
'the funds made available by this act shall be available for any activity or for paying the salary of any',
'government employee where funding an activity or paying a salary to a government employee would result in a decision, determination,',
'rule, regulation, or policy that would prohibit the enforcement of section 307 of the tariff act of 1930 19 u.s.c.',
'1307 . sec. 606. no funds appropriated pursuant to this act may be expended by an entity unless the entity',
'agrees that in expending the assistance the entity will comply with the buy american act 41 u.s.c. 10a 10c .',
'sec. 607. no funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this act shall be made available to any person or',
'entity that has been convicted of violating the buy american act 41 u.s.c. 10a 10c . sec. 608. except as',
'otherwise provided in this act, none of the funds provided in this act, provided by previous appropriations acts to the',
'agencies or entities funded in this act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2009, or provided',
'from any accounts in the treasury derived by the collection of fees and available to the agencies funded by this',
'act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that: 1 creates a new program; 2',
'eliminates a program, project, or activity; 3 increases funds or personnel for any program, project, or activity for which funds',
'have been denied or restricted by the congress; 4 proposes to use funds directed for a specific activity by either',
'the house or senate committees on appropriations for a different purpose; 5 augments existing programs, projects, or activities in excess',
'of $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less; 6 reduces existing programs, projects, or activities by $5,000,000 or 10 percent,',
'whichever is less; or 7 creates or page 123 stat. 676 reorganizes offices, programs, or activities unless prior approval is',
'received from the committees on appropriations of the house of representatives and the senate: provided, that prior to any significant',
'reorganization or restructuring of offices, programs, or activities, each agency or entity funded in this act shall consult with the',
'committees on appropriations of the house of representatives and the senate: provided further, that note: deadline. reports. not later than',
'60 days after the date of enactment of this act, each agency funded by this act shall submit a report',
'to the committees on appropriations of the house of representatives and the senate to establish the baseline for application of',
'reprogramming and transfer authorities for the current fiscal year: provided further, that note: reports. the report shall include: 1 a',
'table for each appropriation with a separate column to display the presidents budget request, adjustments made by congress, adjustments due',
'to enacted rescissions, if appropriate, and the fiscal year enacted level; 2 a delineation in the table for each appropriation',
'both by object class and program, project, and activity as detailed in the budget appendix for the respective appropriation; and',
'3 an identification of items of special congressional interest: note: fines. provided further, that the amount appropriated or limited for',
'salaries and expenses for an agency shall be reduced by $100,000 per day for each day after the required date',
'that the report has not been submitted to the congress. sec. 609. except as otherwise specifically provided by law, not',
'to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances remaining available at the end of fiscal year 2009 from appropriations made available',
'for salaries and expenses for fiscal year 2009 in this act, shall remain available through september 30, 2010, for each',
'such account for the purposes authorized: note: expenditure request. provided, that a request shall be submitted to the committees on',
'appropriations of the house of representatives and the senate for approval prior to the expenditure of such funds: provided further,',
'that these requests shall be made in compliance with reprogramming guidelines. sec. 610. none of the funds made available in',
'this act may be used by the executive office of the president to request from the federal bureau of investigation',
'any official background investigation report on any individual, except when 1 such individual has given his or her express written',
'consent for such request not more than 6 months prior to the date of such request and during the same',
'presidential administration; or 2 such request is required due to extraordinary circumstances involving national security. sec. 611. the cost accounting',
'standards promulgated under section 26 of the office of federal procurement policy act public law 93 400; 41 u.s.c. 422',
'shall not apply with respect to a contract under the federal employees health benefits program established under chapter 89 of',
'title 5, united states code. sec. 612. for the purpose of resolving litigation and implementing any settlement agreements regarding the',
'nonforeign area cost of living allowance program, the office of personnel management may accept and utilize without regard to any',
'restriction on unanticipated travel expenses imposed in an appropriations act funds made available to the office of personnel management pursuant',
'to court approval. sec. 613. no note: abortion. funds appropriated by this act shall be available to pay for an',
'abortion, or the administrative expenses in connection page 123 stat. 677 with any health plan under the federal employees health',
'benefits program which provides any benefits or coverage for abortions. sec. 614. the note: abortion. provision of section 613 shall',
'not apply where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term, or the',
'pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or incest. sec. 615. in order to promote government access to',
'commercial information technology, the restriction on purchasing nondomestic articles, materials, and supplies set forth in the buy american act 41',
'u.s.c. 10a et seq. , shall not apply to the acquisition by the federal government of information technology as defined',
'in section 11101 of title 40, united states code , that is a commercial item as defined in section 4',
'12 of the office of federal procurement policy act 41 u.s.c. 403 12 . sec. 616. section 5112 of title',
'31, united states code as amended by public law 110 161 , is amended 1 by redesignating the second subsection',
'r as subsection s , and 2 by striking paragraph 4 each place it appears in subsection s 5 as',
'redesignated by paragraph 1 and inserting paragraph 3 . sec. 617. notwithstanding section 1353 of title 31, united states code,',
'no officer or employee of any regulatory agency or commission funded by this act may accept on behalf of that',
'agency, nor may such agency or commission accept, payment or reimbursement from a non federal entity for travel, subsistence, or',
'related expenses for the purpose of enabling an officer or employee to attend and participate in any meeting or similar',
'function relating to the official duties of the officer or employee when the entity offering payment or reimbursement is a',
'person or entity subject to regulation by such agency or commission, or represents a person or entity subject to regulation',
'by such agency or commission, unless the person or entity is an organization described in section 501 c 3 of',
'the internal revenue code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 501 a of such code. sec. 618. life',
'insurance for tax court judges age 65 or over. a in general. section 7472 of title 26, united states code,',
'is amended by inserting after the word imposed where it appears in the second sentence the following phrase after april',
'24, 1999, that is incurred. b effective date. this note: 26 usc 7472 note. amendment shall take effect as if',
'included in the amendment made by section 852 of the pension protection act of 2006. sec. 619. the public company',
'accounting oversight board shall have authority to obligate funds for the scholarship program established by section 109 c 2 of',
'the sarbanes oxley act of 2002 public law 107 204 in an aggregate amount not exceeding the amount of funds',
'collected by the board as of december 31, 2008, including accrued interest, as a result of the assessment of monetary',
'penalties. funds available for obligation in fiscal year 2009 shall remain available until expended. sec. 620. section 910 a of',
'the trade sanctions reform and export enhancement act of 2000 22 u.s.c. 7209 a is amended to read as follows:',
'a authorization of travel relating to commercial sales of agricultural and medical goods. the secretary note: regulations. cuba. of the',
'treasury shall promulgate regulations under which the travel related transactions listed in paragraph c of section 515.560 of page 123',
'stat. 678 title 31, code of federal regulations, are authorized by general license for travel to, from, or within cuba',
'for the marketing and sale of agricultural and medical goods pursuant to the provisions of this title.. sec. 621. note:',
'cuba. none of the funds made available in this act may be used to administer, implement, or enforce the amendments',
'made to section 515.560 and section 515.561 of title 31, code of federal regulations, related to travel to visit relatives',
'in cuba, that were published in the federal register on june 16, 2004. sec. 622. none of the funds made',
'available in this act may be used to administer, implement, or enforce the amendment made to section 515.533 of title',
'31, code of federal regulations, that was published in the federal register on february 25, 2005. sec. 623. christopher columbus',
'fellowship authorization. the christopher columbus fellowship act 20 u.s.c. 5701 et seq. is amended 1 in section 426 a 20',
'u.s.c. 5705 a a in paragraph 3 , by striking and at the end; b by redesignating paragraph 4 as',
'paragraph 5 ; and c by inserting after paragraph 3 the following: 4 amounts appropriated to the foundation, as authorized',
'under section 430; and; and 2 by adding at the end the following new section: sec. 430. note: 20 usc',
'5709. authorization of appropriations. there are authorized to be appropriated to the foundation, such sums as may be necessary to',
'carry out this subtitle.. sec. 624. notwithstanding note: 12 usc 1843 note. any other provision of law, for fiscal year',
'2009 and each fiscal year thereafter, neither the board of governors of the federal reserve system nor the secretary of',
'the treasury may determine, by rule, regulation, order, or otherwise, for purposes of section 4 k of the bank holding',
'company act of 1956, or section 5136a of the revised statutes of the united states, that real estate brokerage activity',
'or real estate management activity is an activity that is financial in nature, is incidental to any financial activity, or',
'is complementary to a financial activity. for purposes note: definition. of this section, real estate brokerage activity shall mean real',
'estate brokerage, and real estate management activity shall mean property management, as those terms were understood by the board of',
'governors of the federal reserve system prior to march 11, 2000. sec. 625. a section 102 a 3 b of',
'the help america vote act of 2002 42 u.s.c. 15302 a 3 b is amended by striking march 1, 2008',
'and inserting november 1, 2010. b the note: 42 usc 15302 note. amendment made by subsection a shall take effect',
'as if included in the enactment of the help america vote act of 2002. sec. 626. note: deadline. regulations. loans.',
'15 usc 1638 note. a within 90 days after the date of enactment of this act, the federal trade commission',
'shall initiate a rulemaking proceeding with respect to mortgage loans in accordance with section 553 of title 5, united states',
'code. any violation of a rule prescribed under this subsection shall be treated as a violation of a rule under',
'section 18 of the federal trade commission act 15 u.s.c. 57a regarding unfair or deceptive acts or practices. b 1',
'except as provided in paragraph 6 , a state, as parens patriae, may bring a civil action on behalf of',
'its residents in an page 123 stat. 679 appropriate state or district court of the united states to enforce the',
'provisions of section 128 of the truth in lending act 15 u.s.c. 1638 , any other provision of the truth',
'in lending act, or any mortgage loan rule promulgated by the federal trade commission to obtain penalties and relief provided',
'under such act or rule whenever the attorney general of the state has reason to believe that the interests of',
'the residents of the state have been or are being threatened or adversely affected by a violation of such act',
'or rule. 2 the note: notice. deadline. state shall serve written notice to the commission of any civil action under',
'paragraph 1 at least 60 days prior to initiating such civil action. the notice shall include a copy of the',
'complaint to be filed to initiate such civil action, except that if it is not feasible for the state to',
'provide such prior notice, the state shall provide notice immediately upon instituting such civil action. 3 upon receiving the notice',
'required by paragraph 2 , the commission may intervene in such civil action and upon intervening a be heard on',
'all matters arising in such civil action; b remove the action to the appropriate united states district court; and c',
'file petitions for appeal of a decision in such civil action. 4 nothing in this subsection shall prevent the attorney',
'general of a state from exercising the powers conferred on the attorney general by the laws of such state to',
'conduct investigations or to administer oaths or affirmations or to compel the attendance of witnesses or the production of documentary',
'and other evidence. nothing in this section shall prohibit the attorney general of a state, or other authorized state officer,',
'from proceeding in state or federal court on the basis of an alleged violation of any civil or criminal statute',
'of that state. 5 in a civil action brought under paragraph 1 a the venue shall be a judicial district',
'in which the defendant is found, is an inhabitant, or transacts business or wherever venue is proper under section 1391',
'of title 28, united states code; and b process may be served without regard to the territorial limits of the',
'district or of the state in which the civil action is instituted. 6 whenever a civil action or an administrative',
'action has been instituted by or on behalf of the commission for violation of any provision of law or rule',
'described in paragraph 1 , no state may, during the pendency of such action instituted by or on behalf of',
'the commission, institute a civil action under that paragraph against any defendant named in the complaint in such action for',
'violation of any law or rule as alleged in such complaint. 7 if the attorney general of a state prevails',
'in any civil action under paragraph 1 , the state can recover reasonable costs and attorney fees from the lender',
'or related party. c section 129 of the truth in lending act 15 u.s.c. 1639 is amended by adding at',
'the end the following: m civil penalties in federal trade commission enforcement actions. for purposes of enforcement by the federal',
'trade commission, any violation of a regulation issued by the federal reserve board pursuant to subsection l 2 of this',
'page 123 stat. 680 section shall be treated as a violation of a rule promulgated under section 18 of the',
'federal trade commission act 15 u.s.c. 57a regarding unfair or deceptive acts or practices.. title vii general provisions government wide',
'departments, agencies, and corporations sec. 701. no department, agency, or instrumentality of the united states receiving appropriated funds under this',
'or any other act for fiscal year 2009 shall obligate or expend any such funds, unless such department, agency, or',
'instrumentality has in place, and will continue to administer in good faith, a written policy designed to ensure that all',
'of its workplaces are free from the illegal use, possession, or distribution of controlled substances as defined in the controlled',
'substances act 21 u.s.c. 802 by the officers and employees of such department, agency, or instrumentality. sec. 702. unless note:',
'31 usc 1343 note. otherwise specifically provided, the maximum amount allowable during the current fiscal year in accordance with section',
'16 of the act of august 2, 1946 60 stat. 810 , for the purchase of any passenger motor vehicle',
'exclusive of buses, ambulances, law enforcement, and undercover surveillance vehicles , is hereby fixed at $13,197 except station wagons for',
'which the maximum shall be $13,631: provided, that these limits may be exceeded by not to exceed $3,700 for police',
'type vehicles, and by not to exceed $4,000 for special heavy duty vehicles: provided further, that the limits set forth',
'in this section may not be exceeded by more than 5 percent for electric or hybrid vehicles purchased for demonstration',
'under the provisions of the electric and hybrid vehicle research, development, and demonstration act of 1976: provided further, that the',
'limits set forth in this section may be exceeded by the incremental cost of clean alternative fuels vehicles acquired pursuant',
'to public law 101 549 over the cost of comparable conventionally fueled vehicles. sec. 703. appropriations of the executive departments',
'and independent establishments for the current fiscal year available for expenses of travel, or for the expenses of the activity',
'concerned, are hereby made available for quarters allowances and cost of living allowances, in accordance with 5 u.s.c. 5922 5924.',
'sec. 704. unless note: 5 usc 3101 note. otherwise specified during the current fiscal year, no part of any appropriation',
'contained in this or any other act shall be used to pay the compensation of any officer or employee of',
'the government of the united states including any agency the majority of the stock of which is owned by the',
'government of the united states whose post of duty is in the continental united states unless such person: 1 is',
'a citizen of the united states; 2 is a person in the service of the united states on the date',
'of the enactment of this act who, being eligible for citizenship, has filed a declaration of intention to become a',
'citizen of the united states prior to such date and is actually residing in the united states; 3 is a',
'person who owes allegiance to the united states; 4 is an alien from cuba, poland, south vietnam, the countries of',
'the former soviet union, or the baltic countries lawfully admitted to the united states for permanent residence; page 123 stat.',
'681 5 is a south vietnamese, cambodian, or laotian refugee paroled in the united states after january 1, 1975; or',
'6 is a national of the peoples republic of china who qualifies for adjustment of status pursuant to the chinese',
'student protection act of 1992 public law 102 404 : note: affidavit. provided, that for the purpose of this section,',
'an affidavit signed by any such person shall be considered prima facie evidence that the requirements of this section with',
'respect to his or her status have been complied with: provided further, that note: penalties. any person making a false',
'affidavit shall be guilty of a felony, and, upon conviction, shall be fined no more than $4,000 or imprisoned for',
'not more than 1 year, or both: provided further, that the above penal clause shall be in addition to, and',
'not in substitution for, any other provisions of existing law: provided further, that any payment made to any officer or',
'employee contrary to the provisions of this section shall be recoverable in action by the federal government. this section shall',
'not apply to citizens of ireland, israel, or the republic of the philippines, or to nationals of those countries allied',
'with the united states in a current defense effort, or to international broadcasters employed by the broadcasting board of governors,',
'or to temporary employment of translators, or to temporary employment in the field service not to exceed 60 days as',
'a result of emergencies: provided further, that this section does not apply to the employment as wildland firefighters for not',
'more than 120 days of nonresident aliens employed by the department of the interior or the usda forest service pursuant',
'to an agreement with another country. sec. 705. appropriations available to any department or agency during the current fiscal year',
'for necessary expenses, including maintenance or operating expenses, shall also be available for payment to the general services administration for',
'charges for space and services and those expenses of renovation and alteration of buildings and facilities which constitute public improvements',
'performed in accordance with the public buildings act of 1959 73 stat. 479 , the public buildings amendments of 1972',
'86 stat. 216 , or other applicable law. sec. 706. in addition to funds provided in this or any other',
'act, all federal agencies are authorized to receive and use funds resulting from the sale of materials, including federal records',
'disposed of pursuant to a records schedule recovered through recycling or waste prevention programs. such funds shall be available until',
'expended for the following purposes: 1 acquisition, waste reduction and prevention, and recycling programs as described in executive order no.',
'13423 january 24, 2007 , including any such programs adopted prior to the effective date of the executive order. 2',
'other federal agency environmental management programs, including, but not limited to, the development and implementation of hazardous waste management and',
'pollution prevention programs. 3 other employee programs as authorized by law or as deemed appropriate by the head of the',
'federal agency. sec. 707. funds note: applicability. made available by this or any other act for administrative expenses in the',
'current fiscal year of the corporations and agencies subject to chapter 91 of title 31, united states code, shall be',
'available, in addition to objects for which such funds are otherwise available, for rent in the district of columbia; services',
'in accordance with 5 u.s.c. 3109; and the objects specified page 123 stat. 682 under this head, all the provisions',
'of which shall be applicable to the expenditure of such funds unless otherwise specified in the act by which they',
'are made available: provided, that in the event any functions budgeted as administrative expenses are subsequently transferred to or paid',
'from other funds, the limitations on administrative expenses shall be correspondingly reduced. sec. 708. no part of any appropriation contained',
'in this or any other act shall be available for interagency financing of boards except federal executive boards , commissions,',
'councils, committees, or similar groups whether or not they are interagency entities which do not have a prior and specific',
'statutory approval to receive financial support from more than one agency or instrumentality. sec. 709. none of the funds made',
'available pursuant to the provisions of this act shall be used to implement, administer, or enforce any regulation which has',
'been disapproved pursuant to a joint resolution duly adopted in accordance with the applicable law of the united states. sec.',
'710. a note: 5 usc 5343 note. notwithstanding any other provision of law, and except as otherwise provided in this',
'section, no part of any of the funds appropriated for fiscal year 2009, by this or any other act, may',
'be used to pay any prevailing rate employee described in section 5342 a 2 a of title 5, united states',
'code 1 during the period from the date of expiration of the limitation imposed by the comparable section for previous',
'fiscal years until the normal effective date of the applicable wage survey adjustment that is to take effect in fiscal',
'year 2009, in an amount that exceeds the rate payable for the applicable grade and step of the applicable wage',
'schedule in accordance with such section; and 2 during the period consisting of the remainder of fiscal year 2009, in',
'an amount that exceeds, as a result of a wage survey adjustment, the rate payable under paragraph 1 by more',
'than the sum of a the percentage adjustment taking effect in fiscal year 2009 under section 5303 of title 5,',
'united states code, in the rates of pay under the general schedule; and b the difference between the overall average',
'percentage of the locality based comparability payments taking effect in fiscal year 2009 under section 5304 of such title whether',
'by adjustment or otherwise , and the overall average percentage of such payments which was effective in the previous fiscal',
'year under such section. b notwithstanding any other provision of law, no prevailing rate employee described in subparagraph b or',
'c of section 5342 a 2 of title 5, united states code, and no employee covered by section 5348 of',
'such title, may be paid during the periods for which subsection a is in effect at a rate that exceeds',
'the rates that would be payable under subsection a were subsection a applicable to such employee. c for note: regulations.',
'the purposes of this section, the rates payable to an employee who is covered by this section and who is',
'paid from a schedule not in existence on september 30, 2008, shall be determined under regulations prescribed by the office',
'of personnel management. d notwithstanding any other provision of law, rates of premium pay for employees subject to this section',
'may not be changed page 123 stat. 683 from the rates in effect on september 30, 2008, except to the',
'extent determined by the office of personnel management to be consistent with the purpose of this section. e this note:',
'applicability. section shall apply with respect to pay for service performed after september 30, 2008. f for the purpose of',
'administering any provision of law including any rule or regulation that provides premium pay, retirement, life insurance, or any other',
'employee benefit that requires any deduction or contribution, or that imposes any requirement or limitation on the basis of a',
'rate of salary or basic pay, the rate of salary or basic pay payable after the application of this section',
'shall be treated as the rate of salary or basic pay. g nothing in this section shall be considered to',
'permit or require the payment to any employee covered by this section at a rate in excess of the rate',
'that would be payable were this section not in effect. h the office of personnel management may provide for exceptions',
'to the limitations imposed by this section if the office determines that such exceptions are necessary to ensure the recruitment',
'or retention of qualified employees. sec. 711. during note: notification. the period in which the head of any department or',
'agency, or any other officer or civilian employee of the federal government appointed by the president of the united states,',
'holds office, no funds may be obligated or expended in excess of $5,000 to furnish or redecorate the office of',
'such department head, agency head, officer, or employee, or to purchase furniture or make improvements for any such office, unless',
'advance notice of such furnishing or redecoration is transmitted to the committees on appropriations of the house of representatives and',
'the senate. note: definition. for the purposes of this section, the term office shall include the entire suite of offices',
'assigned to the individual, as well as any other space used primarily by the individual or the use of which',
'is directly controlled by the individual. sec. 712. notwithstanding section 1346 of title 31, united states code, or section 708',
'of this act, funds made available for the current fiscal year by this or any other act shall be available',
'for the interagency funding of national security and emergency preparedness telecommunications initiatives which benefit multiple federal departments, agencies, or entities,',
'as provided by executive order no. 12472 april 3, 1984 . sec. 713. a none of the funds appropriated by',
'this or any other act may be obligated or expended by any federal department, agency, or other instrumentality for the',
'salaries or expenses of any employee appointed to a position of a confidential or policy determining character excepted from the',
'competitive service pursuant to section 3302 of title 5, united states code, without a certification to the office of personnel',
'management from the head of the federal department, agency, or other instrumentality employing the schedule c appointee that the schedule',
'c position was not created solely or primarily in order to detail the employee to the white house. b the',
'provisions of this section shall not apply to federal employees or members of the armed forces detailed to or from',
'1 the central intelligence agency; 2 the national security agency; 3 the defense intelligence agency; 4 the national geospatial intelligence',
'agency; page 123 stat. 684 5 the offices within the department of defense for the collection of specialized national foreign',
'intelligence through reconnaissance programs; 6 the bureau of intelligence and research of the department of state; 7 any agency, office,',
'or unit of the army, navy, air force, and marine corps, the department of homeland security, the federal bureau of',
'investigation and the drug enforcement administration of the department of justice, the department of transportation, the department of the treasury,',
'and the department of energy performing intelligence functions; and 8 the director of national intelligence or the office of the',
'director of national intelligence. sec. 714. no part of any appropriation contained in this or any other act shall be',
'available for the payment of the salary of any officer or employee of the federal government, who 1 prohibits or',
'prevents, or attempts or threatens to prohibit or prevent, any other officer or employee of the federal government from having',
'any direct oral or written communication or contact with any member, committee, or subcommittee of the congress in connection with',
'any matter pertaining to the employment of such other officer or employee or pertaining to the department or agency of',
'such other officer or employee in any way, irrespective of whether such communication or contact is at the initiative of',
'such other officer or employee or in response to the request or inquiry of such member, committee, or subcommittee; or',
'2 removes, suspends from duty without pay, demotes, reduces in rank, seniority, status, pay, or performance or efficiency rating, denies',
'promotion to, relocates, reassigns, transfers, disciplines, or discriminates in regard to any employment right, entitlement, or benefit, or any term',
'or condition of employment of, any other officer or employee of the federal government, or attempts or threatens to commit',
'any of the foregoing actions with respect to such other officer or employee, by reason of any communication or contact',
'of such other officer or employee with any member, committee, or subcommittee of the congress as described in paragraph 1',
'. sec. 715. a none of the funds made available in this or any other act may be obligated or',
'expended for any employee training that 1 does not meet identified needs for knowledge, skills, and abilities bearing directly upon',
'the performance of official duties; 2 contains elements likely to induce high levels of emotional response or psychological stress in',
'some participants; 3 does not require prior employee notification of the content and methods to be used in the training',
'and written end of course evaluation; 4 contains any methods or content associated with religious or quasi religious belief systems',
'or new age belief systems as defined in equal employment opportunity commission notice n 915.022, dated september 2, 1988; or',
'5 is offensive to, or designed to change, participants personal values or lifestyle outside the workplace. page 123 stat. 685',
'b nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict, or otherwise preclude an agency from conducting training bearing directly upon the',
'performance of official duties. sec. 716. no funds appropriated in this or any other act may be used to implement',
'or enforce the agreements in standard forms 312 and 4414 of the government or any other nondisclosure policy, form, or',
'agreement if such policy, form, or agreement does not contain the following provisions: these restrictions are consistent with and do',
'not supersede, conflict with, or otherwise alter the employee obligations, rights, or liabilities created by executive order no. 12958; section',
'7211 of title 5, united states code governing disclosures to congress ; section 1034 of title 10, united states code,',
'as amended by the military whistleblower protection act governing disclosure to congress by members of the military ; section 2302',
'b 8 of title 5, united states code, as amended by the whistleblower protection act of 1989 governing disclosures of',
'illegality, waste, fraud, abuse or public health or safety threats ; the intelligence identities protection act of 1982 50 u.s.c.',
'421 et seq. governing disclosures that could expose confidential government agents ; and the statutes which protect against disclosure that',
'may compromise the national security, including sections 641, 793, 794, 798, and 952 of title 18, united states code, and',
'section 4 b of the subversive activities act of 1950 50 u.s.c. 783 b . the definitions, requirements, obligations, rights,',
'sanctions, and liabilities created by said executive order and listed statutes are incorporated into this agreement and are controlling. :',
'provided, that notwithstanding the preceding paragraph, a nondisclosure policy form or agreement that is to be executed by a person',
'connected with the conduct of an intelligence or intelligence related activity, other than an employee or officer of the united',
'states government, may contain provisions appropriate to the particular activity for which such document is to be used. such form',
'or agreement shall, at a minimum, require that the person will not disclose any classified information received in the course',
'of such activity unless specifically authorized to do so by the united states government. such nondisclosure forms shall also make',
'it clear that they do not bar disclosures to congress, or to an authorized official of an executive agency or',
'the department of justice, that are essential to reporting a substantial violation of law. sec. 717. no part of any',
'funds appropriated in this or any other act shall be used by an agency of the executive branch, other than',
'for normal and recognized executive legislative relationships, for publicity or propaganda purposes, and for the preparation, distribution or use of',
'any kit, pamphlet, booklet, publication, radio, television, or film presentation designed to support or defeat legislation pending before the congress,',
'except in presentation to the congress itself. sec. 718. none of the funds appropriated by this or any other act',
'may be used by an agency to provide a federal employees home address to any labor organization except when the',
'employee has authorized such disclosure or when such disclosure has been ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction. sec. 719.',
'none of the funds made available in this act or any other act may be used to provide any non',
'public information such as mailing or telephone lists to any person or any organization outside of the federal government without',
'the approval of the page 123 stat. 686 committees on appropriations of the house of representatives and the senate. sec.',
'720. no part of any appropriation contained in this or any other act shall be used directly or indirectly, including',
'by private contractor, for publicity or propaganda purposes within the united states not heretofor authorized by the congress. sec. 721.',
'a note: definitions. in this section, the term agency 1 means an executive agency, as defined under section 105 of',
'title 5, united states code; 2 includes a military department, as defined under section 102 of such title, the postal',
'service, and the postal regulatory commission; and 3 shall not include the government accountability office. b unless authorized in accordance',
'with law or regulations to use such time for other purposes, an employee of an agency shall use official time',
'in an honest effort to perform official duties. an employee not under a leave system, including a presidential appointee exempted',
'under section 6301 2 of title 5, united states code, has an obligation to expend an honest effort and a',
'reasonable proportion of such employees time in the performance of official duties. sec. 722. notwithstanding 31 u.s.c. 1346 and section',
'708 of this act, funds made available for the current fiscal year by this or any other act to any',
'department or agency, which is a member of the federal accounting standards advisory board fasab , shall be available to',
'finance an appropriate share of fasab administrative costs. transfer of funds sec. 723. notwithstanding 31 u.s.c. 1346 and section 708',
'of this act, the head of each executive department and agency is hereby authorized to transfer to or reimburse general',
'services administration, government wide policy with the approval of the director of the office of management and budget, funds made',
'available for the current fiscal year by this or any other act, including rebates from charge card and other contracts:',
'provided, that these funds shall be administered by the administrator of general services to support government wide financial, information technology,',
'procurement, and other management innovations, initiatives, and activities, as approved by the director of the office of management and budget,',
'in consultation with the appropriate interagency groups designated by the director including the presidents management council for overall management improvement',
'initiatives, the chief financial officers council for financial management initiatives, the chief information officers council for information technology initiatives, the',
'chief human capital officers council for human capital initiatives, and the chief acquisition officers council for procurement initiatives : provided',
'further, that the total funds transferred or reimbursed shall not exceed $17,000,000: note: notification. provided further, that such transfers or',
'reimbursements may only be made after 15 days following notification of the committees on appropriations by the director of the',
'office of management and budget. sec. 724. notwithstanding note: breastfeeding. any other provision of law, a woman may breastfeed her',
'child at any location in a federal building or on federal property, if the woman and her child are otherwise',
'authorized to be present at the location. page 123 stat. 687 sec. 725. notwithstanding section 1346 of title 31, united',
'states code, or section 708 of this act, funds made available for the current fiscal year by this or any',
'other act shall be available for the interagency funding of specific projects, workshops, studies, and similar efforts to carry out',
'the purposes of the national science and technology council authorized by executive order no. 12881 , which benefit multiple federal',
'departments, agencies, or entities: provided, that note: reports. deadline. the office of management and budget shall provide a report describing',
'the budget of and resources connected with the national science and technology council to the committees on appropriations, the house',
'committee on science and technology, and the senate committee on commerce, science, and transportation 90 days after enactment of this',
'act. sec. 726. any request for proposals, solicitation, grant application, form, notification, press release, or other publications involving the distribution',
'of federal funds shall indicate the agency providing the funds, the catalog of federal domestic assistance number, as applicable, and',
'the amount provided: note: applicability. provided, that this provision shall apply to direct payments, formula funds, and grants received by',
'a state receiving federal funds. sec. 727. a prohibition of federal agency monitoring of individuals internet use. none of the',
'funds made available in this or any other act may be used by any federal agency 1 to collect, review,',
'or create any aggregation of data, derived from any means, that includes any personally identifiable information relating to an individuals',
'access to or use of any federal government internet site of the agency; or 2 to enter into any agreement',
'with a third party including another government agency to collect, review, or obtain any aggregation of data, derived from any',
'means, that includes any personally identifiable information relating to an individuals access to or use of any nongovernmental internet site.',
'b exceptions. the limitations established in subsection a shall not apply to 1 any record of aggregate data that does',
'not identify particular persons; 2 any voluntary submission of personally identifiable information; 3 any action taken for law enforcement, regulatory,',
'or supervisory purposes, in accordance with applicable law; or 4 any action described in subsection a 1 that is a',
'system security action taken by the operator of an internet site and is necessarily incident to providing the internet site',
'services or to protecting the rights or property of the provider of the internet site. c definitions. for the purposes',
'of this section: 1 the term regulatory means agency actions to implement, interpret or enforce authorities provided in law. 2',
'the term supervisory means examinations of the agencys supervised institutions, including assessing safety and soundness, overall financial condition, management practices',
'and policies and compliance with applicable standards as provided in law. sec. 728. a note: contracts. contraception. none of the',
'funds appropriated by this act may be used to enter into or renew a contract which includes a provision page',
'123 stat. 688 providing prescription drug coverage, except where the contract also includes a provision for contraceptive coverage. b nothing',
'in this section shall apply to a contract with 1 any of the following religious plans: a personal cares hmo;',
'and b osf healthplans, inc.; and 2 any existing or future plan, if the carrier for the plan objects to',
'such coverage on the basis of religious beliefs. c in implementing this section, any plan that enters into or renews',
'a contract under this section may not subject any individual to discrimination on the basis that the individual refuses to',
'prescribe or otherwise provide for contraceptives because such activities would be contrary to the individuals religious beliefs or moral convictions.',
'd nothing note: abortion. in this section shall be construed to require coverage of abortion or abortion related services. sec.',
'729. the note: sports. drugs and drug abuse. congress of the united states recognizes the united states anti doping agency',
'usada as the official anti doping agency for olympic, pan american, and paralympic sport in the united states. sec. 730.',
'notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated for official travel by federal departments and agencies may be used by',
'such departments and agencies, if consistent with office of management and budget circular a 126 regarding official travel for government',
'personnel, to participate in the fractional aircraft ownership pilot program. sec. 731. notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of',
'the funds appropriated or made available under this act or any other appropriations act may be used to implement or',
'enforce restrictions or limitations on the coast guard congressional fellowship program, or to implement the proposed regulations of the office',
'of personnel management to add sections 300.311 through 300.316 to part 300 of title 5 of the code of federal',
'regulations, published in the federal register, volume 68, number 174, on september 9, 2003 relating to the detail of executive',
'branch employees to the legislative branch . sec. 732. notwithstanding any other provision of law, no executive branch agency shall',
'purchase, construct, and/or lease any additional facilities, except within or contiguous to existing locations, to be used for the purpose',
'of conducting federal law enforcement training without the advance approval of the committees on appropriations, except that the federal law',
'enforcement training center is authorized to obtain the temporary use of additional facilities by lease, contract, or other agreement for',
'training which cannot be accommodated in existing center facilities. sec. 733. a note: reports. for fiscal year 2009, no funds',
'shall be available for transfers or reimbursements to the e government initiatives sponsored by the office of management and budget',
'prior to 15 days following submission of a report to the committees on appropriations by the director of the office',
'of management and budget and receipt of approval to transfer funds by the committees on appropriations of the house of',
'representatives and the senate. b the note: justification materials. report in a and other required justification materials shall include at',
'a minimum 1 a description of each initiative including but not limited to its objectives, benefits, development status, risks, cost',
'effectiveness including estimated net costs or savings to the page 123 stat. 689 government , and the estimated date of',
'full operational capability; 2 the total development cost of each initiative by fiscal year including costs to date, the estimated',
'costs to complete its development to full operational capability, and estimated annual operations and maintenance costs; and 3 the sources',
'and distribution of funding by fiscal year and by agency and bureau for each initiative including agency contributions to date',
'and estimated future contributions by agency. c no funds shall be available for obligation or expenditure for new e government',
'initiatives without the explicit approval of the committees on appropriations of the house of representatives and the senate. sec. 734.',
'notwithstanding section 1346 of title 31, united states code, and section 708 of this act and any other provision of',
'law, the head of each appropriate executive department and agency shall transfer to or reimburse the federal aviation administration, upon',
'the direction of the director of the office of management and budget, funds made available by this or any other',
'act for the purposes described below, and shall submit budget requests for such purposes. these funds shall be administered by',
'the federal aviation administration, in consultation with the appropriate interagency groups designated by the director and shall be used to',
'ensure the uninterrupted, continuous operation of the midway atoll airfield by the federal aviation administration pursuant to an operational agreement',
'with the department of the interior for the entirety of fiscal year 2009 and any period thereafter that precedes the',
'enactment of the financial services and general government appropriations act, 2010. the director of the office of management and budget',
'shall mandate the necessary transfers after determining an equitable allocation between the appropriate executive departments and agencies of the responsibility',
'for funding the continuous operation of the midway atoll airfield based on, but not limited to, potential use, interest in',
'maintaining aviation safety, and applicability to governmental operations and agency mission. the total funds transferred or reimbursed shall not exceed',
'$6,000,000 for any 12 month period. such sums shall be sufficient to ensure continued operation of the airfield throughout the',
'period cited above. funds shall be available for operation of the airfield or airfield related capital upgrades. note: notification. deadline.',
'the director of the office of management and budget shall notify the committees on appropriations of such transfers or reimbursements',
'within 15 days of this act. note: time period. such transfers or reimbursements shall begin within 30 days of enactment',
'of this act. sec. 735. section 739 a 1 of division d of the consolidated appropriations act, 2008 note: 31',
'usc 501 note. public law 110 161; 121 stat. 2029 is amended by striking more than 10. sec. 736. section',
'739 of division d of the consolidated appropriations act, 2008 public law 110 161; 121 stat. 2030 is amended by',
'striking subsection b and inserting the following: b guidelines on insourcing new and contracted out functions. 1 guidelines required. a',
'the note: procedures. heads of executive agencies subject to the federal activities inventory reform act of 1998 public law 105',
'270; 31 u.s.c. 501 note shall devise and implement guidelines and procedures to ensure that page 123 stat. 690 consideration',
'is given to using, on a regular basis, federal employees to perform new functions and functions that are performed by',
'contractors and could be performed by federal employees. b the guidelines and procedures required under subparagraph a may not include',
'any specific limitation or restriction on the number of functions or activities that may be converted to performance by federal',
'employees. 2 special consideration for certain functions. the guidelines and procedures required under paragraph 1 shall provide for special consideration',
'to be given to using federal employees to perform any function that a is performed by a contractor and i',
'has been performed by federal employees at any time during the previous 10 years; ii is a function closely associated',
'with the performance of an inherently governmental function; iii has been performed pursuant to a contract awarded on a non',
'competitive basis; or iv has been performed poorly, as determined by a contracting officer during the 5 year period preceding',
'the date of such determination, because of excessive costs or inferior quality; or b is a new requirement, with particular',
'emphasis given to a new requirement that is similar to a function previously performed by federal employees or is a',
'function closely associated with the performance of an inherently governmental function. 3 exclusion of certain functions from competitions. the head',
'of an executive agency may not conduct a public private competition under office of management and budget circular a 76',
'or any other provision of law or regulation before a in the case of a new agency function, assigning the',
'performance of the function to federal employees; b in the case of any agency function described in paragraph 2 ,',
'converting the function to performance by federal employees; or c in the case of an agency function performed by federal',
'employees, expanding the scope of the function. 4 deadline. a the head of each executive agency shall implement the guidelines',
'and procedures required under this subsection by not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this',
'subsection. b not note: reports. later than 210 days after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the government',
'accountability office shall submit a report on the implementation of this subsection to the committees on appropriations of the house',
'of representatives and the senate, the committee on oversight and government reform of the house of representatives, and the committee',
'on homeland security and governmental affairs of the senate. 5 definitions. in this subsection: a the term inherently governmental functions',
'has the meaning given such term in subpart 7.5 of part 7 of the federal acquisition regulation. page 123 stat.',
'691 b the term functions closely associated with inherently governmental functions means the functions described in section 7.503 d of',
'the federal acquisition regulation. 6 applicability. this subsection shall not apply to the department of defense.. sec. 737. none of',
'the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other act may be used to begin or announce',
'a study or public private competition regarding the conversion to contractor performance of any function performed by federal employees pursuant',
'to office of management and budget circular a 76 or any other administrative regulation, directive, or policy. sec. 738. a',
'section 142 a of division a of the consolidated security, disaster assistance, and continuing appropriations act, 2009 public law 110',
'329; 122 stat. 3580 note: 5 usc 5303 note. is amended by striking security. and inserting security and shall apply',
'to civilian employees in the department of defense who are represented by a labor organization as defined in section 7103',
'a 4 of title 5, united states code.. b the note: 5 usc 5303 note. amendment made by subsection a',
'shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the consolidated security, disaster assistance, and continuing appropriations act, 2009.',
'sec. 739. unless note: news story. otherwise authorized by existing law, none of the funds provided in this act or',
'any other act may be used by an executive branch agency to produce any prepackaged news story intended for broadcast',
'or distribution in the united states, unless the story includes a clear notification within the text or audio of the',
'prepackaged news story that the prepackaged news story was prepared or funded by that executive branch agency. sec. 740. none',
'of the funds made available in this act may be used in contravention of section 552a of title 5, united',
'states code popularly known as the privacy act and regulations implementing that section. sec. 741. each note: 5 usc 5701',
'note. executive department and agency shall evaluate the creditworthiness of an individual before issuing the individual a government travel charge',
'card. such evaluations for individually billed travel charge cards shall include an assessment of the individuals consumer report from a',
'consumer reporting agency as those terms are defined in section 603 of the fair credit reporting act public law 91',
'508 : provided, that the department or agency may not issue a government travel charge card to an individual that',
'either lacks a credit history or is found to have an unsatisfactory credit history as a result of this evaluation:',
'provided further, that this restriction shall not preclude issuance of a restricted use charge, debit, or stored value card made',
'in accordance with agency procedures to: 1 an individual with an unsatisfactory credit history where such card is used to',
'pay travel expenses and the agency determines there is no suitable alternative payment mechanism available before issuing the card; or',
'2 an individual who lacks a credit history. note: guidelines. procedures. each executive department and agency shall establish guidelines and',
'procedures for disciplinary actions to be taken against agency personnel for improper, fraudulent, or abusive use of government charge cards,',
'which shall include appropriate disciplinary actions for use of charge cards for purposes, and at establishments, that are inconsistent with',
'the official business of the department or agency or with applicable standards of conduct. page 123 stat. 692 sec. 742.',
'crosscut budget. a definitions. for purposes of this section the following definitions apply: 1 great lakes. the terms great lakes',
'and great lakes state have the same meanings as such terms have in section 506 of the water resources development',
'act of 2000 42 u.s.c. 1962d 22 . 2 great lakes restoration activities. the term great lakes restoration activities means',
'any federal or state activity primarily or entirely within the great lakes watershed that seeks to improve the overall health',
'of the great lakes ecosystem. b report. not later note: certification. than 45 days after submission of the budget of',
'the president to congress, the director of the office of management and budget, in coordination with the governor of each',
'great lakes state and the great lakes interagency task force, shall submit to the appropriate authorizing and appropriating committees of',
'the senate and the house of representatives a financial report, certified by the secretary of each agency that has budget',
'authority for great lakes restoration activities, containing 1 an interagency budget crosscut report that a displays the budget proposed, including',
'any planned interagency or intra agency transfer, for each of the federal agencies that carries out great lakes restoration activities',
'in the upcoming fiscal year, separately reporting the amount of funding to be provided under existing laws pertaining to the',
'great lakes ecosystem; and b identifies all expenditures since fiscal year 2004 by the federal government and state governments for',
'great lakes restoration activities; 2 a detailed accounting of all funds received and obligated by all federal agencies and, to',
'the extent available, state agencies using federal funds, for great lakes restoration activities during the current and previous fiscal years;',
'3 a budget for the proposed projects including a description of the project, authorization level, and project status to be',
'carried out in the upcoming fiscal year with the federal portion of funds for activities; and 4 a listing of',
'all projects to be undertaken in the upcoming fiscal year with the federal portion of funds for activities. sec. 743.',
'a in general. none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other act may be',
'used for any federal government contract with any foreign incorporated entity which is treated as an inverted domestic corporation under',
'section 835 b of the homeland security act of 2002 6 u.s.c. 395 b or any subsidiary of such an',
'entity. b waivers. 1 in general. any secretary shall waive subsection a with respect to any federal government contract under',
'the authority of such secretary if the secretary determines that the waiver is required in the interest of national security.',
'2 report to congress. any secretary issuing a waiver under paragraph 1 shall report such issuance to congress. c exception.',
'this section shall not apply to any federal government contract entered into before the date of the enactment of this',
'act, or to any task order issued pursuant to such contract. page 123 stat. 693 sec. 744. a note: web',
'links. 5 usc app. 8l. each executive department and agency shall establish and maintain on the homepage of its website,',
'an obvious, direct link to the website of its respective inspector general. b each note: web posting. office of inspector',
'general shall: 1 post on its website any public report or audit or portion of any report or audit issued',
'within one day of its release; 2 provide a service on its website to allow an individual to request automatic',
'receipt of information relating to any public report or audit or portion of that report or audit and which permits',
'electronic transmittal of the information, or notice of the availability of the information without further request; and 3 establish and',
'maintain a direct link on its website for individuals to anonymously report waste, fraud and abuse. sec. 745. none of',
'the funds made available by this or any other act may be used to implement, administer, enforce, or apply the',
'rule entitled competitive area published by the office of personnel management in the federal register on april 15, 2008 73',
'fed. reg. 20180 et seq. . sec. 746. none of the funds made available by this or any other act',
'may be used to implement, administer, or enforce section 5 b of executive order 13422 72 fed. reg. 2763; relating',
'to regulatory policy officer . sec. 747. note: deadline. reports. no later than 120 days after enactment of this act,',
'the office of management and budget shall submit a status report on the pilot program, established under section 748 of',
'division d of public law 110 161, to develop and implement an inventory to track the cost and size in',
'contractor manpower equivalents of service contracts, particularly with respect to contracts that have been performed poorly by a contractor because',
'of excessive costs or inferior quality, as determined by a contracting officer within the last 5 years, involve inherently governmental',
'functions, or were undertaken without competition. sec. 748. executive note: 42 usc 4321 note. order 13423 72 fed. reg. 3919;',
'jan. 24, 2007 shall remain in effect hereafter except as otherwise provided by law after the date of the enactment',
'of this act. sec. 749. note: effective date. 5 usc 5501 note prec. effective january 20, 2009, and for each',
'fiscal year thereafter, no part of any appropriation contained in this or any other act may be used for the',
'payment of services to any individual carrying out the responsibilities of any position requiring senate advice and consent in an',
'acting or temporary capacity after the second submission of a nomination for that individual to that position has been withdrawn',
'or returned to the president. sec. 750. except note: 28 usc 461 note. as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to',
'this act contained in any title other than title iv or viii shall not apply to such title iv or',
'viii. sec. 751. nonreduction in pay while federal employee is performing active service in the uniformed services or national guard.',
'a in general. subchapter iv of chapter 55 of title 5, united states code, is amended by adding at the',
'end the following: sec. 5538. nonreduction in pay while serving in the uniformed services or national guard a an employee',
'who is absent from a position of employment with the federal government in order to perform active duty in the',
'uniformed services pursuant to a call or order to active duty under a provision of law referred to in section',
'101 a 13 b of title 10 shall be entitled, while serving on active duty, to receive, page 123 stat.',
'694 for each pay period described in subsection b , an amount equal to the amount by which 1 the',
'amount of basic pay which would otherwise have been payable to such employee for such pay period if such employees',
'civilian employment with the government had not been interrupted by that service, exceeds if at all 2 the amount of',
'pay and allowances which as determined under subsection d a is payable to such employee for that service; and b',
'is allocable to such pay period. b 1 amounts under this section shall be payable with respect to each pay',
'period which would otherwise apply if the employees civilian employment had not been interrupted a during which such employee is',
'entitled to reemployment rights under chapter 43 of title 38 with respect to the position from which such employee is',
'absent as referred to in subsection a ; and b for which such employee does not otherwise receive basic pay',
'including by taking any annual, military, or other paid leave to which such employee is entitled by virtue of such',
'employees civilian employment with the government. 2 for purposes of this section, the period during which an employee is entitled',
'to reemployment rights under chapter 43 of title 38 a shall be determined disregarding the provisions of section 4312 d',
'of title 38; and b shall include any period of time specified in section 4312 e of title 38 within',
'which an employee may report or apply for employment or reemployment following completion of service on active duty to which',
'called or ordered as described in subsection a . c any amount payable under this section to an employee shall',
'be paid 1 by such employees employing agency; 2 from the appropriation or fund which would be used to pay',
'the employee if such employee were in a pay status; and 3 to the extent practicable, at the same time',
'and in the same manner as would basic pay if such employees civilian employment had not been interrupted. d the',
'note: regulations. office of personnel management shall, in consultation with secretary of defense, prescribe any regulations necessary to carry out',
'the preceding provisions of this section. e 1 the note: procedures. head of each agency referred to in section 2302',
'a 2 c ii shall, in consultation with the office, prescribe procedures to ensure that the rights under this section',
'apply to the employees of such agency. 2 the administrator of the federal aviation administration shall, in consultation with the',
'office, prescribe procedures to ensure that the rights under this section apply to the employees of that agency. f for',
'note: definitions. purposes of this section 1 the terms employee, federal government, and uniformed services have the same respective meanings',
'as given those terms in section 4303 of title 38; 2 the term employing agency, as used with respect to',
'an employee entitled to any payments under this section, page 123 stat. 695 means the agency or other entity of',
'the government including an agency referred to in section 2302 a 2 c ii with respect to which such employee',
'has reemployment rights under chapter 43 of title 38; and 3 the term basic pay includes any amount payable under',
'section 5304.. b technical and conforming amendment. the table of sections for chapter 55 of title 5, united states code,',
'is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 5537 the following: 5538. nonreduction in pay while serving in',
'the uniformed services or national guard.. c effective date. the note: 5 usc 5538 note. amendments made by this section',
'shall apply with respect to pay periods as described in section 5538 b of title 5, united states code, as',
'amended by this section beginning on or after the date of enactment of this act. sec. 752. note: deadlines. reports.',
'not later than 120 days after enactment of this act, each executive department and agency shall submit to the director',
'of the office of management and budget a report stating the total size of its workforce, differentiated by number of',
'civilian, military, and contract workers as of december 31, 2008. note: statement. not later than 180 days after enactment of',
'this act, the director of the office of management and budget shall submit to the committee a comprehensive statement delineating',
'the workforce data by individual department and agency, as well as aggregate totals of civilian, military, and contract workers. title',
'viii general provisions district of columbia sec. 801. whenever in this act, an amount is specified within an appropriation for',
'particular purposes or objects of expenditure, such amount, unless otherwise specified, shall be considered as the maximum amount that may',
'be expended for said purpose or object rather than an amount set apart exclusively therefor. sec. 802. appropriations in this',
'act shall be available for expenses of travel and for the payment of dues of organizations concerned with the work',
'of the district of columbia government, when authorized by the mayor, or, in the case of the council of the',
'district of columbia, funds may be expended with the authorization of the chairman of the council. sec. 803. there are',
'appropriated from the applicable funds of the district of columbia such sums as may be necessary for making refunds and',
'for the payment of legal settlements or judgments that have been entered against the district of columbia government. sec. 804.',
'a note: lobbying. none of the federal funds provided in this act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes',
'or implementation of any policy including boycott designed to support or defeat legislation pending before congress or any state legislature.',
'b the district of columbia may use local funds provided in this title to carry out lobbying activities on any',
'matter. sec. 805. a none of the funds provided under this act to the agencies funded by this act, both',
'federal and district government agencies, that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2009, or provided from any',
'accounts in the treasury of the united states derived by the collection of fees available page 123 stat. 696 to',
'the agencies funded by this act, shall be available for obligation or expenditures for an agency through a reprogramming of',
'funds which 1 creates new programs; 2 eliminates a program, project, or responsibility center; 3 establishes or changes allocations specifically',
'denied, limited or increased under this act; 4 increases funds or personnel by any means for any program, project, or',
'responsibility center for which funds have been denied or restricted; 5 reestablishes any program or project previously deferred through reprogramming;',
'6 augments any existing program, project, or responsibility center through a reprogramming of funds in excess of $3,000,000 or 10',
'percent, whichever is less; or 7 increases note: notification. deadlines. reports. by 20 percent or more personnel assigned to a',
'specific program, project or responsibility center, unless in the case of federal funds, the committees on appropriations of the house',
'of representatives and the senate are notified in writing 15 days in advance of the reprogramming and in the case',
'of local funds, the committees on appropriations of the house of representatives and the senate are provided summary reports on',
'april 1, 2009 and october 1, 2009, setting forth detailed information regarding each such local funds reprogramming conducted subject to',
'this subsection. b none note: reports. deadlines. of the local funds contained in this act may be available for obligation',
'or expenditure for an agency through a transfer of any local funds in excess of $3,000,000 from one appropriation heading',
'to another unless the committees on appropriations of the house of representatives and the senate are provided summary reports on',
'april 1, 2009 and october 1, 2009, setting forth detailed information regarding each reprogramming conducted subject to this subsection. c',
'the district of columbia government is authorized to approve and execute reprogramming and transfer requests of local funds under this',
'title through december 1, 2009. sec. 806. consistent note: applicability. with the provisions of section 1301 a of title 31,',
'united states code, appropriations under this act shall be applied only to the objects for which the appropriations were made',
'except as otherwise provided by law. sec. 807. none note: cohabiting couples. of the federal funds made available in this',
'act may be used to implement or enforce the health care benefits expansion act of 1992 d.c. law 9 114;',
'd.c. official code, sec. 32 701 et seq. or to otherwise implement or enforce any system of registration of unmarried,',
'cohabiting couples, including but not limited to registration for the purpose of extending employment, health, or governmental benefits to such',
'couples on the same basis that such benefits are extended to legally married couples. sec. 808. a section 446b f',
'of the district of columbia home rule act sec. 1 204.46b f , d.c. official code is amended by striking',
'fiscal years 2006 through 2008 and inserting fiscal year 2006 and each succeeding fiscal year. b the amendment made by',
'subsection a shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the 2005 district of columbia omnibus authorization act.',
'sec. 809. none of the federal funds provided in this act may be used by the district of columbia to',
'provide for salaries, expenses, page 123 stat. 697 or other costs associated with the offices of united states senator or',
'united states representative under section 4 d of the district of columbia statehood constitutional convention initiatives of 1979 d.c. law',
'3 171; d.c. official code, sec. 1 123 . sec. 810. except as otherwise provided in this section, none of',
'the funds made available by this act or by any other act may be used to provide any officer or',
'employee of the district of columbia with an official vehicle unless the officer or employee uses the vehicle only in',
'the performance of the officers or employees official duties. for purposes of this section, the term official duties does not',
'include travel between the officers or employees residence and workplace, except in the case of 1 an officer or employee',
'of the metropolitan police department who resides in the district of columbia or a district of columbia government employee as',
'may otherwise be designated by the chief of the department; 2 at the discretion of the fire chief, an officer',
'or employee of the district of columbia fire and emergency medical services department who resides in the district of columbia',
'and is on call 24 hours a day or is otherwise designated by the fire chief; 3 at the discretion',
'of the director of the department of corrections, an officer or employee of the district of columbia department of corrections',
'who resides in the district of columbia and is on call 24 hours a day or is otherwise designated by',
'the director; 4 the mayor of the district of columbia; and 5 the chairman of the council of the district',
'of columbia. sec. 811. note: voting rights. a none of the federal funds contained in this act may be used',
'by the district of columbia attorney general or any other officer or entity of the district government to provide assistance',
'for any petition drive or civil action which seeks to require congress to provide for voting representation in congress for',
'the district of columbia. b nothing in this section bars the district of columbia attorney general from reviewing or commenting',
'on briefs in private lawsuits, or from consulting with officials of the district government regarding such lawsuits. sec. 812. none',
'note: needle distribution. of the federal funds contained in this act may be used for any program of distributing sterile',
'needles or syringes for the hypodermic injection of any illegal drug. sec. 813. nothing note: contraceptives. conscience exceptions. in this',
'act may be construed to prevent the council or mayor of the district of columbia from addressing the issue of',
'the provision of contraceptive coverage by health insurance plans, but it is the intent of congress that any legislation enacted',
'on such issue should include a conscience clause which provides exceptions for religious beliefs and moral convictions. sec. 814. a',
'notwithstanding section 615 i 3 b of the individuals with disabilities education act 20 u.s.c. 1415 i 3 b ,',
'none of the funds contained in this act or in any other act making appropriations for the government of the',
'district of columbia for fiscal year 2009 or any succeeding fiscal year may be made available 1 to pay the',
'fees of an attorney who represents a party in or defends an idea proceeding which was initiated prior to the',
'date of the enactment of this act in an amount in excess of $4,000 for that proceeding; or page 123',
'stat. 698 2 to pay the fees of an attorney or firm who represents a party in or defends an',
'idea proceeding if the chief financial officer of the district of columbia determines that the attorney or firm has a',
'pecuniary interest either directly or through an attorney, officer, or employee of the firm in any special education diagnostic services',
'or schools or other special education service providers. b in note: definitions. this section, the term idea proceeding means any',
'action or administrative proceeding including any ensuing or related proceedings before a court of competent jurisdiction brought against the district',
'of columbia public schools under the individuals with disabilities education act 20 u.s.c. 1400 et seq. . sec. 815. note:',
'reports. the mayor of the district of columbia shall submit to the committees on appropriations of the house of representatives',
'and the senate, the committee on oversight and government reform of the house of representatives, and the committee on homeland',
'security and governmental affairs of the senate annual reports addressing 1 crime, including the homicide rate, implementation of community policing,',
'the number of police officers on local beats, and the closing down of open air drug markets; 2 access to',
'substance and alcohol abuse treatment, including the number of treatment slots, the number of people served, the number of people',
'on waiting lists, and the effectiveness of treatment programs, the retention rates in treatment programs, and the recidivism/re arrest rates',
'for treatment participants; 3 management of parolees and pre trial violent offenders, including the number of halfway houses escapes and',
'steps taken to improve monitoring and supervision of halfway house residents to reduce the number of escapes to be provided',
'in consultation with the court services and offender supervision agency for the district of columbia; 4 education, including access to',
'special education services and student achievement to be provided in consultation with the district of columbia public schools and the',
'district of columbia public charter schools, repeated grade rates, high school graduation rates, post secondary education attendance rates, and teen',
'pregnancy rates; 5 improvement in basic district services, including rat control and abatement; 6 application for and management of federal',
'grants, including the number and type of grants for which the district was eligible but failed to apply and the',
'number and type of grants awarded to the district but for which the district failed to spend the amounts received;',
'7 indicators of child and family well being including child living arrangements by family structure, number of children aging out',
'of foster care, poverty rates by family structure, crime by family structure, marriage rates by income quintile, and out of',
'wedlock births; and 8 employment, including job status and participation in assistance programs by income, education and family structure. sec.',
'816. note: effective dates. beginning in fiscal year 2009 and each fiscal year thereafter, the amount appropriated to the district',
'of columbia may be increased by no more than $100,000,000 from funds identified in the annual comprehensive annual financial report',
'as the page 123 stat. 699 districts immediately preceding fiscal years unexpended general fund surplus. the district may obligate and',
'expend these amounts only in accordance with the following conditions: 1 the note: certification. chief financial officer of the district',
'of columbia shall certify that the use of any such amounts is not anticipated to have a negative impact on',
'the districts long term financial, fiscal, and economic vitality. 2 the district of columbia may only use these funds for',
'the following expenditures: a one time expenditures. b expenditures to avoid deficit spending. c debt reduction. d program needs. e',
'expenditures to avoid revenue shortfalls. 3 the amounts shall be obligated and expended in accordance with laws enacted by the',
'council in support of each such obligation or expenditure. 4 the amounts may not be used to fund the agencies',
'of the district of columbia government under court ordered receivership. 5 the note: notification. deadline. amounts may not be obligated',
'or expended unless the mayor notifies the committees on appropriations of the house of representatives and the senate not fewer',
'than 30 days in advance of the obligation or expenditure. sec. 817. a note: effective dates. beginning in fiscal year',
'2009 and each fiscal year thereafter, consistent with revenue collections, the amount appropriated as district of columbia funds may be',
'increased 1 by an aggregate amount of not more than 25 percent, in the case of amounts proposed to be',
'allocated as other type funds in the annual proposed budget and financial plan submitted to congress by the district of',
'columbia; and 2 by an aggregate amount of not more than 6 percent, in the case of any other amounts',
'proposed to be allocated in such proposed budget and financial plan. b the district of columbia may obligate and expend',
'any increase in the amount of funds authorized under this section only in accordance with the following conditions: 1 the',
'note: certification. chief financial officer of the district of columbia shall certify a the increase in revenue; and b that',
'the use of the amounts is not anticipated to have a negative impact on the long term financial, fiscal, or',
'economic health of the district. 2 the amounts shall be obligated and expended in accordance with laws enacted by the',
'council of the district of columbia in support of each such obligation and expenditure, consistent with the requirements of this',
'act. 3 the amounts may not be used to fund any agencies of the district government operating under court ordered',
'receivership. 4 the note: notification. deadline. amounts may not be obligated or expended unless the mayor has notified the committees',
'on appropriations of the house of representatives and the senate not fewer than 30 days in advance of the obligation',
'or expenditure. sec. 818. note: effective dates. loans. beginning in fiscal year 2009 and each fiscal year thereafter, the chief',
'financial officer for the district of columbia may, for the purpose of cash flow management, conduct short page 123 stat.',
'700 term borrowing from the emergency reserve fund and from the contingency reserve fund established under section 450a of the',
'district of columbia home rule act public law 93 198 : provided, that the amount borrowed shall not exceed 50',
'percent of the total amount of funds contained in both the emergency and contingency reserve funds at the time of',
'borrowing: provided further, that the borrowing shall not deplete either fund by more than 50 percent: note: deadlines. provided further,',
'that 100 percent of the funds borrowed shall be replenished within 9 months of the time of the borrowing or',
'by the end of the fiscal year, whichever occurs earlier: provided further, that note: deadline. in the event that short',
'term borrowing has been conducted and the emergency or the contingency reserve funds are later depleted below 50 percent as',
'a result of an emergency or contingency, an amount equal to the amount necessary to restore reserve levels to 50',
'percent of the total amount of funds contained in both the emergency and contingency reserve fund must be replenished from',
'the amount borrowed within 60 days. sec. 819. a note: drugs and drug abuse. none of the funds contained in',
'this act may be used to enact or carry out any law, rule, or regulation to legalize or otherwise reduce',
'penalties associated with the possession, use, or distribution of any schedule i substance under the controlled substances act 21 u.s.c.',
'801 et seq. or any tetrahydrocannabinols derivative. b the legalization of marijuana for medical treatment initiative of 1998, also known',
'as initiative 59, approved by the electors of the district of columbia on november 3, 1998, shall not take effect.',
'sec. 820. none note: abortion. of the funds appropriated under this act shall be expended for any abortion except where',
'the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term or where the pregnancy is',
'the result of an act of rape or incest. sec. 821. amounts appropriated in this act as operating funds may',
'be transferred to the district of columbias enterprise and capital funds and such amounts, once transferred shall retain appropriation authority',
'consistent with the provisions of this act. sec. 822. a increase in the hourly rate for attorneys representing indigent defendants',
'in the district of columbia courts. section 11 2604 a , district of columbia official code, is amended by striking',
'$80 per hour and inserting $90 per hour. b special rule for compensation of attorneys in neglect and termination of',
'parental rights proceedings. section 16 2326.01 b , district of columbia official code, is amended 1 in paragraph 1 ,',
'by striking $1,760 and inserting $1,980; 2 in paragraph 2 , by striking $1,760 and inserting $1,980; 3 in paragraph',
'3 , by striking $2,400 and inserting $2,700; and 4 in paragraph 4 , by striking $1,200 and inserting $1,350.',
'c effective date. the amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to cases and proceedings initiated on or',
'after the date of enactment of this act. sec. 823. section 2 of the act entitled an act relative to',
'the control of wharf property and certain public spaces in the page 123 stat. 701 district of columbia, approved march',
'3, 1899 sec. 10 501.02 a , d.c. official code is amended by striking the last sentence. sec. 824. except',
'as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to this act contained in this title or in title iv shall be treated',
'as referring only to the provisions of this title or of title iv. this division may be cited as the',
'financial services and general government appropriations act, 2009. division e department note: department of the interior, environment, and related agencies',
'appropriations act, 2009. of the interior, environment, and related agencies appropriations act, 2009 title i department of the interior bureau',
'of land management management of lands and resources for necessary expenses for protection, use, improvement, development, disposal, cadastral surveying, classification,',
'acquisition of easements and other interests in lands, and performance of other functions, including maintenance of facilities, as authorized by',
'law, in the management of lands and their resources under the jurisdiction of the bureau of land management, including the',
'general administration of the bureau, and assessment of mineral potential of public lands pursuant to public law 96 487 16',
'u.s.c. 3150 a , $890,194,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed $79,478,000 is available for oil',
'and gas management; and of which $1,500,000 is for high priority projects, to be carried out by the youth conservation',
'corps; and of which $3,000,000 shall be available in fiscal year 2009 subject to a match by at least an',
'equal amount by the national fish and wildlife foundation for cost shared projects supporting conservation of bureau lands; and such',
'funds shall be advanced to the foundation as a lump sum grant without regard to when expenses are incurred. in',
'addition, $36,400,000 is for the processing of applications for permit to drill and related use authorizations, to remain available until',
'expended, to be reduced by amounts collected by the bureau and credited to this appropriation that shall be derived from',
'$4,000 per new application for permit to drill that the bureau shall collect upon submission of each new application, and',
'in addition, $34,696,000 is for mining law administration program operations, including the cost of administering the mining claim fee program;',
'to remain available until expended, to be reduced by amounts collected by the bureau and credited to this appropriation from',
'annual mining claim fees so as to result in a final appropriation estimated at not more than $890,194,000, and $2,000,000,',
'to remain available until expended, from communication site rental fees established by the bureau for the cost of administering communication',
'site activities. construction for construction of buildings, recreation facilities, roads, trails, and appurtenant facilities, $6,590,000, to remain available until expended.',
'page 123 stat. 702 land acquisition for expenses necessary to carry out sections 205, 206, and 318 d of public',
'law 94 579, including administrative expenses and acquisition of lands or waters, or interests therein, $14,775,000, to be derived from',
'the land and water conservation fund and to remain available until expended. oregon and california grant lands for expenses necessary',
'for management, protection, and development of resources and for construction, operation, and maintenance of access roads, reforestation, and other improvements',
'on the revested oregon and california railroad grant lands, on other federal lands in the oregon and california land grant',
'counties of oregon, and on adjacent rights of way; and acquisition of lands or interests therein, including existing connecting roads',
'on or adjacent to such grant lands; $109,949,000, to remain available until expended: provided, that 25 percent of the aggregate',
'of all receipts during the current fiscal year from the revested oregon and california railroad grant lands is hereby made',
'a charge against the oregon and california land grant fund and shall be transferred to the general fund in the',
'treasury in accordance with the second paragraph of subsection b of title ii of the act of august 28, 1937',
'50 stat. 876 . forest ecosystem health and recovery fund revolving fund, special account in addition to the purposes authorized',
'in public law 102 381, funds made available in the forest ecosystem health and recovery fund can be used for',
'the purpose of planning, preparing, implementing and monitoring salvage timber sales and forest ecosystem health and recovery activities, such as',
'release from competing vegetation and density control treatments. the federal share of receipts defined as the portion of salvage timber',
'receipts not paid to the counties under 43 u.s.c. 1181f and 43 u.s.c. 1181f 1 et seq., and public law',
'106 393 derived from treatments funded by this account shall be deposited into the forest ecosystem health and recovery fund.',
'range improvements for rehabilitation, protection, and acquisition of lands and interests therein, and improvement of federal rangelands pursuant to section',
'401 of the federal land policy and management act of 1976 43 u.s.c. 1701 , notwithstanding any other act, sums',
'equal to 50 percent of all moneys received during the prior fiscal year under sections 3 and 15 of the',
'taylor grazing act 43 u.s.c. 315 et seq. and the amount designated for range improvements from grazing fees and mineral',
'leasing receipts from bankhead jones lands transferred to the department of the interior pursuant to law, but not less than',
'$10,000,000, to remain available until expended: provided, that not to exceed $600,000 shall be available for administrative expenses. page 123',
'stat. 703 service charges, deposits, and forfeitures for administrative expenses and other costs related to processing application documents and other',
'authorizations for use and disposal of public lands and resources, for costs of providing copies of official public land documents,',
'for monitoring construction, operation, and termination of facilities in conjunction with use authorizations, and for rehabilitation of damaged property, such',
'amounts as may be collected under public law 94 579, as amended, and public law 93 153, to remain available',
'until expended: provided, that, note: 43 usc 1735 note. notwithstanding any provision to the contrary of section 305 a of',
'public law 94 579 43 u.s.c. 1735 a , any moneys that have been or will be received pursuant to',
'that section, whether as a result of forfeiture, compromise, or settlement, if not appropriate for refund pursuant to section 305',
'c of that act 43 u.s.c. 1735 c , shall be available and may be expended under the authority of',
'this act by the secretary to improve, protect, or rehabilitate any public lands administered through the bureau of land management',
'which have been damaged by the action of a resource developer, purchaser, permittee, or any unauthorized person, without regard to',
'whether all moneys collected from each such action are used on the exact lands damaged which led to the action:',
'provided further, that any such moneys that are in excess of amounts needed to repair damage to the exact land',
'for which funds were collected may be used to repair other damaged public lands. miscellaneous trust funds in addition to',
'amounts authorized to be expended under existing laws, there is hereby appropriated such amounts as may be contributed under section',
'307 of the act of october 21, 1976 43 u.s.c. 1701 , and such amounts as may be advanced for',
'administrative costs, surveys, appraisals, and costs of making conveyances of omitted lands under section 211 b of that act, to',
'remain available until expended. payments from proceeds, sale of water rescission the unobligated balances available under this heading on the',
'date of enactment of this act are permanently rescinded. use of receipts from mineral leasing activities on certain naval oil',
'shale reserves rescission of the unobligated balances available under this heading, $12,996,000 are permanently rescinded. administrative provisions appropriations for the',
'bureau of land management blm shall be available for purchase, erection, and dismantlement of temporary structures, and alteration and maintenance',
'of necessary buildings and appurtenant facilities to which the united states has title; up to $100,000 for payments, at the',
'discretion of the secretary, for information or evidence concerning violations of laws page 123 stat. 704 administered by the bureau;',
'miscellaneous and emergency expenses of enforcement activities authorized or approved by the secretary and to be accounted for solely on',
'the secretarys certificate, not to exceed $10,000: provided, that notwithstanding 44 u.s.c. 501, the bureau may, under cooperative cost sharing',
'and partnership arrangements authorized by law, procure printing services from cooperators in connection with jointly produced publications for which the',
'cooperators share the cost of printing either in cash or in services, and the bureau determines the cooperator is capable',
'of meeting accepted quality standards: provided further, that projects to be funded pursuant to a written commitment by a state',
'government to provide an identified amount of money in support of the project may be carried out by the bureau',
'on a reimbursable basis. in fiscal note: fees. 30 usc 28l. year 2009 and each fiscal year thereafter, the bureau',
'of land management shall collect mining law administration fees; such fees shall be collected in the same manner as those',
'authorized by 30 u.s.c. 28f and 28g only to the extent provided in advance in appropriations acts. the provisions of',
'law codified at sections 28f a and 28g of title 30, united states code, are amended to remove the modifications',
'made under the heading administrative provisions, under the heading bureau of land management in title i of the department of',
'the interior, environment, and related agencies appropriations act, 2008 division f of public law 110 161; 121 stat. 2101 .',
'sums not note: 43 usc 1474f. to exceed 1 percent of the total value of procurements received by the bureau',
'of land management from vendors under enterprise information technology procurements that the department of the interior and other federal government',
'agencies may use to order information technology hereafter may be deposited into the management of lands and resources account to',
'offset costs incurred in conducting the procurement. united states fish and wildlife service resource management for necessary expenses of the',
'united states fish and wildlife service, as authorized by law, and for scientific and economic studies, maintenance of the herd',
'of long horned cattle on the wichita mountains wildlife refuge, general administration, and for the performance of other authorized functions',
'related to such resources by direct expenditure, contracts, grants, cooperative agreements and reimbursable agreements with public and private entities, $1,140,962,000,',
'to remain available until september 30, 2010 except as otherwise provided herein: provided, that $2,500,000 is for high priority projects,',
'which shall be carried out by the youth conservation corps: provided further, that not to exceed $19,266,000 shall be used',
'for implementing subsections a , b , c , and e of section 4 of the endangered species act, as',
'amended, for species that are indigenous to the united states except for processing petitions, developing and issuing proposed and final',
'regulations, and taking any other steps to implement actions described in subsection c 2 a , c 2 b i',
', or c 2 b ii , of which not to exceed $10,458,000 shall be used for any activity regarding',
'the designation of critical habitat, pursuant to subsection a 3 , excluding litigation support, for species listed pursuant to subsection',
'page 123 stat. 705 a 1 prior to october 1, 2008: provided further, that of the amount available for law',
'enforcement, up to $400,000, to remain available until expended, may at the discretion of the secretary be used for payment',
'for information, rewards, or evidence concerning violations of laws administered by the service, and miscellaneous and emergency expenses of enforcement',
'activity, authorized or approved by the secretary and to be accounted for solely on the secretarys certificate: provided further, that',
'of the amount provided for environmental contaminants, up to $1,000,000 may remain available until expended for contaminant sample analyses. construction',
'including rescission of funds for construction, improvement, acquisition, or removal of buildings and other facilities required in the conservation, management,',
'investigation, protection, and utilization of fishery and wildlife resources, and the acquisition of lands and interests therein; $35,587,000, to remain',
'available until expended: provided, that of the unobligated balances made available in public law 101 512 to carry out the',
'anadromous fish conservation act, all remaining amounts are permanently rescinded. land acquisition for expenses necessary to carry out the land',
'and water conservation fund act of 1965, as amended 16 u.s.c. 460l 4 through 11 , including administrative expenses, and',
'for acquisition of land or waters, or interest therein, in accordance with statutory authority applicable to the united states fish',
'and wildlife service, $42,455,000, to be derived from the land and water conservation fund and to remain available until expended,',
'of which, notwithstanding 16 u.s.c. 460l 9, not more than $1,500,000 shall be for land conservation partnerships authorized by the',
'highlands conservation act of 2004: provided, that none of the funds appropriated for specific land acquisition projects can be used',
'to pay for any administrative overhead, planning or other management costs. cooperative endangered species conservation fund including rescission of funds',
'for expenses necessary to carry out section 6 of the endangered species act of 1973 16 u.s.c. 1531 et seq.',
', as amended, $80,001,000, to remain available until expended, of which $25,307,000 is to be derived from the cooperative endangered',
'species conservation fund, of which $5,145,706 shall be for the idaho salmon and clearwater river basins habitat account pursuant to',
'the snake river water rights act of 2004; and of which $54,694,000 is to be derived from the land and',
'water conservation fund: provided, that of the unobligated balances available under this heading, $4,500,000 are permanently rescinded. national wildlife refuge',
'fund for expenses necessary to implement the act of october 17, 1978 16 u.s.c. 715s , $14,100,000. page 123 stat.',
'706 north american wetlands conservation fund for expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the north american wetlands conservation',
'act, as amended 16 u.s.c. 4401 4414 , $42,647,000, to remain available until expended. neotropical migratory bird conservation for expenses',
'necessary to carry out the neotropical migratory bird conservation act, as amended, 16 u.s.c. 6101 et seq. , $4,750,000, to',
'remain available until expended. multinational species conservation fund for expenses necessary to carry out the african elephant conservation act 16',
'u.s.c. 4201 4203, 4211 4214, 4221 4225, 4241 4246, and 1538 , the asian elephant conservation act of 1997 16',
'u.s.c. 4261 4266 , the rhinoceros and tiger conservation act of 1994 16 u.s.c. 5301 5306 , the great ape',
'conservation act of 2000 16 u.s.c. 6301 6305 , and the marine turtle conservation act of 2004 16 u.s.c. 6601',
'6606 , $10,000,000, to remain available until expended. state and tribal wildlife grants for wildlife conservation grants to states and',
'to the district of columbia, puerto rico, guam, the united states virgin islands, the northern mariana islands, american samoa, and',
'federally recognized indian tribes under the provisions of the fish and wildlife act of 1956 and the fish and wildlife',
'coordination act, for the development and implementation of programs for the benefit of wildlife and their habitat, including species that',
'are not hunted or fished, $75,000,000, to remain available until expended: provided, that of the amount provided herein, $7,000,000 is',
'for a competitive grant program for indian tribes not subject to the remaining provisions of this appropriation: provided further, that',
'$5,000,000 is for a competitive grant program for states, territories, and other jurisdictions with approved plans, not subject to the',
'remaining provisions of this appropriation: provided further, that the secretary shall, after deducting $11,106,000 and administrative expenses, apportion the amount',
'provided herein in the following manner: 1 to the district of columbia and to the commonwealth of puerto rico, each',
'a sum equal to not more than one half of 1 percent thereof; and 2 to guam, american samoa, the',
'united states virgin islands, and the commonwealth of the northern mariana islands, each a sum equal to not more than',
'one fourth of 1 percent thereof: provided further, that the secretary shall apportion the remaining amount in the following manner:',
'1 one third of which is based on the ratio to which the land area of such state bears to',
'the total land area of all such states; and 2 two thirds of which is based on the ratio to',
'which the population of such state bears to the total population of all such states: provided further, that the amounts',
'apportioned under this paragraph shall be adjusted equitably so that no state shall be apportioned a sum which is less',
'than 1 percent of the amount available for apportionment under this paragraph for any fiscal year or more than 5',
'percent of such amount: provided further, that the federal share of planning grants shall not exceed 75 percent of page',
'123 stat. 707 the total costs of such projects and the federal share of implementation grants shall not exceed 50',
'percent of the total costs of such projects: provided further, that the non federal share of such projects may not',
'be derived from federal grant programs: provided further, that no state, territory, or other jurisdiction shall receive a grant if',
'its comprehensive wildlife conservation plan is disapproved and such funds that would have been distributed to such state, territory, or',
'other jurisdiction shall be distributed equitably to states, territories, and other jurisdictions with approved plans: provided further, that any amount',
'apportioned in 2009 to any state, territory, or other jurisdiction that remains unobligated as of september 30, 2010, shall be',
'reapportioned, together with funds appropriated in 2011, in the manner provided herein. wildlife conservation and appreciation fund rescission of the',
'unobligated balances available under this heading from prior year appropriations, all remaining amounts are permanently rescinded. administrative provisions appropriations and',
'funds available to the united states fish and wildlife service shall be available for repair of damage to public roads',
'within and adjacent to reservation areas caused by operations of the service; options for the purchase of land at not',
'to exceed $1 for each option; facilities incident to such public recreational uses on conservation areas as are consistent with',
'their primary purpose; and the maintenance and improvement of aquaria, buildings, and other facilities under the jurisdiction of the service',
'and to which the united states has title, and which are used pursuant to law in connection with management, and',
'investigation of fish and wildlife resources: provided, that notwithstanding 44 u.s.c. 501, the service may, under cooperative cost sharing and',
'partnership arrangements authorized by law, procure printing services from cooperators in connection with jointly produced publications for which the cooperators',
'share at least one half the cost of printing either in cash or services and the service determines the cooperator',
'is capable of meeting accepted quality standards: provided further, that, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the service may use',
'up to $2,000,000 from funds provided for contracts for employment related legal services: provided further, that the service may accept',
'donated aircraft as replacements for existing aircraft. national park service operation of the national park system for expenses necessary for',
'the management, operation, and maintenance of areas and facilities administered by the national park service including expenses to carry out',
'programs of the united states park police , and for the general administration of the national park service, $2,131,529,000, of',
'which $9,851,000 for planning and interagency coordination in support of everglades restoration and $99,586,000 for maintenance, repair or rehabilitation projects',
'for constructed assets, operation of the national park page 123 stat. 708 service automated facility management software system, and comprehensive',
'facility condition assessments shall remain available until september 30, 2010. national recreation and preservation for expenses necessary to carry out',
'recreation programs, natural programs, cultural programs, heritage partnership programs, environmental compliance and review, international park affairs, statutory or contractual aid',
'for other activities, and grant administration, not otherwise provided for, $59,684,000. historic preservation fund including transfers and rescission of funds',
'for expenses necessary in carrying out the historic preservation act of 1966, as amended 16 u.s.c. 470 , and the',
'omnibus parks and public lands management act of 1996 public law 104 333 , $69,500,000, to be derived from the',
'historic preservation fund and to remain available until september 30, 2010; of which $20,000,000 shall be for save americas treasures',
'for preservation of nationally significant sites, structures, and artifacts: provided, that any individual save americas treasures grant shall be matched',
'by non federal funds; individual projects shall only be eligible for one grant; and all projects to be funded shall',
'be approved by the secretary of the interior in consultation with the house and senate committees on appropriations: provided further,',
'that save americas treasures funds allocated for federal projects, following approval, shall be available by transfer to appropriate accounts of',
'individual agencies: provided further, that of the unobligated balances in this account, $516,000 are permanently rescinded. construction including rescission of',
'funds for construction, improvements, repair or replacement of physical facilities, including a portion of the expense for the modifications authorized',
'by section 104 of the everglades national park protection and expansion act of 1989, $233,158,000, to remain available until expended:',
'provided, that funds appropriated in this act, or in any prior act of congress, for the implementation of the modified',
'water deliveries to everglades national park project, shall be made available to the army corps of engineers which shall, notwithstanding',
'any other provision of law, immediately and without further delay construct or cause to be constructed alternative 3.2.2.a to u.s.',
'highway 41 the tamiami trail consistent with the limited reevaluation report with integrated environmental assessment and addendum, approved august 2008:',
'provided further, that note: study. bridges. the secretary of the interior, acting through the national park service, is directed to',
'immediately evaluate the feasibility of additional bridge length, beyond that to be constructed pursuant to the modified water deliveries to',
'everglades national park project 16 u.s.c. sec. 410r 8 , including a continuous bridge, or additional bridges or some combination',
'thereof, for the tamiami trail u.s. highway 41 to restore more natural water flow to everglades national park and florida',
'bay and for the purpose of restoring habitat within the park and the ecological page 123 stat. 709 connectivity between',
'the park and the water conservation areas. the note: study. recommen dation. deadline. feasibility study and the recommendation of the',
'secretary shall be submitted to the congress no later than 12 months from the date of enactment of this act:',
'provided further, that for fiscal year 2009 and hereafter, fees paid by the national park service to the west yellowstone/hebgen',
'basin solid waste district will be restricted to operations and maintenance costs of the facility, given the capital contribution made',
'by the national park service: provided further, that, notwithstanding any other provision of law, a single procurement for the construction',
'project at the jefferson memorial plaza and seawall in washington, dc, may be issued which includes the full scope of',
'the project: provided further, that the solicitation and the contract shall contain the clause availability of funds found at 48',
'cfr 52.232.18: provided further, that the national park service shall grant funds not to exceed $3,000,000 to the st. louis',
'metropolitan park and recreation district for the purpose of planning and constructing a pedestrian bridge to provide safe visitor access',
'to the jefferson national expansion memorial arch: provided further, that the unobligated balances in the federal infrastructure improvement fund under',
'this heading are permanently rescinded. land and water conservation fund rescission the contract note: 16 usc 460l 10a note. authority',
'provided for fiscal year 2009 by 16 u.s.c. 460l 10a is rescinded. land acquisition and state assistance including rescission of',
'funds for expenses necessary to carry out the land and water conservation act of 1965, as amended 16 u.s.c. 460l',
'4 through 11 , including administrative expenses, and for acquisition of lands or waters, or interest therein, in accordance with',
'the statutory authority applicable to the national park service, $65,190,000, to be derived from the land and water conservation fund',
'and to remain available until expended, of which $20,000,000 is for the state assistance program and of which $4,000,000 is',
'available for grants, subject to a match by at least an equal amount, to states, regional entities, local communities, and',
'the private sector for cost shared fee simple acquisition of land or permanent, protective interests in land, to preserve, conserve,',
'and enhance nationally significant civil war battlefields: provided, that of the unobligated balances under this heading for state assistance, $1,000,000',
'are permanently rescinded. urban park and recreation fund rescission of the unobligated balances available under this heading, $1,300,000 are rescinded.',
'page 123 stat. 710 administrative provisions in addition to other uses set forth in section 407 d of public law',
'105 391, franchise fees credited to a sub account shall be available for expenditure by the secretary, without further appropriation,',
'for use at any unit within the national park system to extinguish or reduce liability for possessory interest or leasehold',
'surrender interest. such funds may only be used for this purpose to the extent that the benefiting unit anticipated franchise',
'fee receipts over the term of the contract at that unit exceed the amount of funds used to extinguish or',
'reduce liability. franchise fees at the benefiting unit shall be credited to the sub account of the originating unit over',
'a period not to exceed the term of a single contract at the benefiting unit, in the amount of funds',
'so expended to extinguish or reduce liability. for fiscal note: 42 usc 4601 note. year 2009 and hereafter, a willing',
'seller from whom the service acquires title to real property may be considered a displaced person for purposes of the',
'uniform relocation assistance and real property acquisition policy act and its implementing regulations, whether or not the service has the',
'authority to acquire such property by eminent domain. for the costs of administration of the land and water conservation fund',
'grants authorized by section 105 a 2 b of the gulf of mexico energy security act of 2006 public law',
'109 432 , the national park service may retain up to 3 percent of the amounts which are authorized to',
'be disbursed under such section, such retained amounts to remain available until expended. section 3 f of the act of',
'august 21, 1935 16 u.s.c. 463 f , related to the national park system advisory board, is amended in the',
'first sentence by striking 2009 and inserting 2010. united states geological survey surveys, investigations, and research for expenses necessary for',
'the united states geological survey to perform surveys, investigations, and research covering topography, geology, hydrology, biology, and the mineral and',
'water resources of the united states, its territories and possessions, and other areas as authorized by 43 u.s.c. 31, 1332,',
'and 1340; classify lands as to their mineral and water resources; give engineering supervision to power permittees and federal energy',
'regulatory commission licensees; administer the minerals exploration program 30 u.s.c. 641 ; conduct inquiries into the economic conditions affecting mining',
'and materials processing industries 30 u.s.c. 3, 21a, and 1603; 50 u.s.c. 98g 1 and related purposes as authorized by',
'law; and to publish and disseminate data relative to the foregoing activities; $1,043,803,000, to remain available until september 30, 2010,',
'of which $64,078,000 shall be available only for cooperation with states or municipalities for water resources investigations; of which $40,150,000',
'shall remain available until expended for satellite operations; and of which $7,321,000 shall be available until expended for deferred maintenance',
'and capital improvement projects that exceed $100,000 in cost: provided, that none of the funds provided for the biological research',
'activity shall be used to conduct new surveys on private property, unless specifically authorized in writing by the property owner:',
'provided further, that no note: 43 usc 50. part of this appropriation shall be used to pay more page 123',
'stat. 711 than one half the cost of topographic mapping or water resources data collection and investigations carried on in',
'cooperation with states and municipalities. administrative provisions from within the amount appropriated for activities of the united states geological survey',
'such sums as are necessary shall be available for reimbursement to the general services administration for security guard services; contracting',
'for the furnishing of topographic maps and for the making of geophysical or other specialized surveys when it is administratively',
'determined that such procedures are in the public interest; construction and maintenance of necessary buildings and appurtenant facilities; acquisition of',
'lands for gauging stations and observation wells; expenses of the united states national committee on geology; and payment of compensation',
'and expenses of persons on the rolls of the survey duly appointed to represent the united states in the negotiation',
'and administration of interstate compacts: provided, that activities funded by appropriations herein made may be accomplished through the use of',
'contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements as defined in 31 u.s.c. 6302 et seq. : provided further, that the united states',
'geological survey may enter into contracts or cooperative agreements directly with individuals or indirectly with institutions or nonprofit organizations, without',
'regard to 41 u.s.c. 5, for the temporary or intermittent services of students or recent graduates, who shall be considered',
'employees for the purpose of chapters 57 and 81 of title 5, united states code, relating to compensation for travel',
'and work injuries, and chapter 171 of title 28, united states code, relating to tort claims, but shall not be',
'considered to be federal employees for any other purposes. minerals management service royalty and offshore minerals management for expenses necessary',
'for minerals leasing and environmental studies, regulation of industry operations, and collection of royalties, as authorized by law; for enforcing',
'laws and regulations applicable to oil, gas, and other minerals leases, permits, licenses and operating contracts; for energy related or',
'other authorized marine related purposes on the outer continental shelf; and for matching grants or cooperative agreements, $157,373,000, to remain',
'available until september 30, 2010, of which $86,684,000 shall be available for royalty management activities; and an amount not to',
'exceed $146,730,000, to be credited to this appropriation and to remain available until expended, from additions to receipts resulting from',
'increases to rates in effect on august 5, 1993, and from cost recovery fees: provided, that note: 30 usc 1759.',
'in fiscal year 2009 and each fiscal year thereafter, fees and charges authorized by 31 u.s.c. 9701 may be collected',
'only to the extent provided in advance in appropriations acts: provided further, that notwithstanding 31 u.s.c. 3302, in fiscal year',
'2009, such amounts as are assessed under 31 u.s.c. 9701 shall be collected and credited to this account and shall',
'be available until expended for necessary expenses: provided further, that to the extent $146,730,000 in addition to receipts are not',
'realized from the sources of receipts stated above, the amount needed to reach $146,730,000 shall be credited to this appropriation',
'page 123 stat. 712 from receipts resulting from rental rates for outer continental shelf leases in effect before august 5,',
'1993: note: definition. provided further, that the term qualified outer continental shelf revenues, as defined in section 102 9 a',
'of the gulf of mexico energy security act, division c of public law 109 432, shall include only the portion',
'of rental revenues that would have been collected at the rental rates in effect before august 5, 1993: provided further,',
'that not to exceed $3,000 shall be available for reasonable expenses related to promoting volunteer beach and marine cleanup activities:',
'provided further, that notwithstanding any other provision of law, $15,000 under this heading shall be available for refunds of overpayments',
'in connection with certain indian leases in which the director of mms concurred with the claimed refund due, to pay',
'amounts owed to indian allottees or tribes, or to correct prior unrecoverable erroneous payments. oil spill research for necessary expenses',
'to carry out title i, section 1016, title iv, sections 4202 and 4303, title vii, and title viii, section 8201',
'of the oil pollution act of 1990, $6,303,000, which shall be derived from the oil spill liability trust fund, to',
'remain available until expended. administrative provision notwithstanding the provisions of section 35 b of the mineral leasing act, as amended',
'30 u.s.c. 191 b , the secretary shall deduct 2 percent from the amount payable to each state in fiscal',
'year 2009 and deposit the amount deducted to miscellaneous receipts of the treasury. office of surface mining reclamation and enforcement',
'regulation and technology for necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the surface mining control and reclamation act of',
'1977, public law 95 87, as amended, $120,156,000, to remain available until september 30, 2010: provided, that, note: 30 usc',
'1308a. in fiscal year 2009 and thereafter, the secretary of the interior, pursuant to regulations, may use directly or through',
'grants to states, moneys collected for civil penalties assessed under section 518 of the surface mining control and reclamation act',
'of 1977 30 u.s.c. 1268 , to reclaim lands adversely affected by coal mining practices after august 3, 1977, to',
'remain available until expended: provided further, that appropriations for note: 30 usc 1211 note. the office of surface mining reclamation',
'and enforcement may provide for the travel and per diem expenses of state and tribal personnel attending office of surface',
'mining reclamation and enforcement sponsored training. abandoned mine reclamation fund including rescission of funds for necessary expenses to carry out',
'title iv of the surface mining control and reclamation act of 1977, public law 95 87, as amended, $52,946,000, to',
'be derived from receipts of the abandoned mine reclamation fund and to remain available until page 123 stat. 713 expended:',
'provided, that pursuant to public law 97 365, the department of the interior is authorized to use up to 20',
'percent from the recovery of the delinquent debt owed to the united states government to pay for contracts to collect',
'these debts: provided further, that in fiscal year 2009 and hereafter, the state of maryland may set aside the greater',
'of $1,000,000 or 10 percent of the total of the grants made available to the state under title iv of',
'the act, if the amount set aside is deposited in an acid mine drainage abatement and treatment fund established under',
'a state law, pursuant to which law the amount, together with all interest earned on the amount, is expended by',
'the state to undertake acid mine drainage abatement and treatment projects, except that before any amounts greater than 10 percent',
'of its title iv grants are deposited in an acid mine drainage abatement and treatment fund, the state of maryland',
'must first complete all surface mining control and reclamation act priority one projects: provided further, that of the unobligated balances',
'available under this heading, $8,500,000 are permanently rescinded: provided further, that amounts provided under this heading may be used for',
'the travel and per diem expenses of state and tribal personnel attending office of surface mining reclamation and enforcement sponsored',
'training. administrative provision with funds available for the technical innovation and professional services program in this act, the secretary may',
'transfer title for computer hardware, software and other technical equipment to state and tribal regulatory and reclamation programs. bureau of',
'indian affairs operation of indian programs including transfer of funds for expenses necessary for the operation of indian programs, as',
'authorized by law, including the snyder act of november 2, 1921 25 u.s.c. 13 , the indian self determination and',
'education assistance act of 1975 25 u.s.c. 450 et seq. , as amended, the education amendments of 1978 25 u.s.c.',
'2001 2019 , and the tribally controlled schools act of 1988 25 u.s.c. 2501 et seq. , as amended, $2,128,630,000,',
'to remain available until september 30, 2010 except as otherwise provided herein; of which not to exceed $8,500 may be',
'for official reception and representation expenses; of which not to exceed $74,915,000 shall be for welfare assistance payments: provided, that',
'in cases of designated federal disasters, the secretary may exceed such cap, from the amounts provided herein, to provide for',
'disaster relief to indian communities affected by the disaster; notwithstanding any other provision of law, including but not limited to',
'the indian self determination act of 1975, as amended, not to exceed $147,294,000 shall be available for payments for contract',
'support costs associated with ongoing contracts, grants, compacts, or annual funding agreements entered into with the bureau prior to or',
'during fiscal year 2009, as authorized by such act, except that tribes and tribal organizations may use their tribal priority',
'allocations for unmet contract support costs of ongoing contracts, grants, or compacts, or annual page 123 stat. 714 funding agreements',
'and for unmet welfare assistance costs; of which not to exceed $499,470,000 for school operations costs of bureau funded schools',
'and other education programs shall become available on july 1, 2009, and shall remain available until september 30, 2010; and',
'of which not to exceed $58,623,000 shall remain available until expended for housing improvement, road maintenance, attorney fees, litigation support,',
'the indian self determination fund, land records improvement, and the navajo hopi settlement program: provided further, that notwithstanding any other',
'provision of law, including but not limited to the indian self determination act of 1975, as amended, and 25 u.s.c.',
'2008, not to exceed $43,373,000 within and only from such amounts made available for school operations shall be available for',
'administrative cost grants associated with ongoing grants entered into with the bureau prior to or during fiscal year 2008 for',
'the operation of bureau funded schools, and up to $500,000 within and only from such amounts made available for administrative',
'cost grants shall be available for the transitional costs of initial administrative cost grants to grantees that assume operation on',
'or after july 1, 2008, of bureau funded schools: provided further, that any forestry funds allocated to a tribe which',
'remain unobligated as of september 30, 2010, may be transferred during fiscal year 2011 to an indian forest land assistance',
'account established for the benefit of the holder of the funds within the holders trust fund account: note: expiration date.',
'provided further, that any such unobligated balances not so transferred shall expire on september 30, 2011. construction including transfer of',
'funds for construction, repair, improvement, and maintenance of irrigation and power systems, buildings, utilities, and other facilities, including architectural and',
'engineering services by contract; acquisition of lands, and interests in lands; and preparation of lands for farming, and for construction',
'of the navajo indian irrigation project pursuant to public law 87 483, $217,688,000, to remain available until expended: provided, that',
'such amounts as may be available for the construction of the navajo indian irrigation project may be transferred to the',
'bureau of reclamation: provided further, that not to exceed 6 percent of contract authority available to the bureau of indian',
'affairs from the federal highway trust fund may be used to cover the road program management costs of the bureau:',
'provided further, that any funds provided for the safety of dams program pursuant to 25 u.s.c. 13 shall be made',
'available on a nonreimbursable basis: provided further, that for fiscal year 2009, in implementing new construction or facilities improvement and',
'repair project grants in excess of $100,000 that are provided to grant schools under public law 100 297, as amended,',
'the secretary of the interior shall use the administrative and audit requirements and cost principles for assistance programs contained in',
'43 cfr part 12 as the regulatory requirements: provided further, that note: negotiation. such grants shall not be subject to',
'section 12.61 of 43 cfr; the secretary and the grantee shall negotiate and determine a schedule of payments for the',
'work to be performed: provided further, that in considering grant applications, the secretary shall consider whether such grantee would be',
'deficient in assuring that the construction projects conform to applicable page 123 stat. 715 building standards and codes and federal,',
'tribal, or state health and safety standards as required by 25 u.s.c. 2005 b , with respect to organizational and',
'financial management capabilities: provided further, that if the secretary declines a grant application, the secretary shall follow the requirements contained',
'in 25 u.s.c. 2504 f : provided further, that any disputes between the secretary and any grantee concerning a grant',
'shall be subject to the disputes provision in 25 u.s.c. 2507 e : provided further, that in order to ensure',
'timely completion of construction projects, the secretary may assume control of a project and all funds related to the project,',
'if, within eighteen months of the date of enactment of this act, any grantee receiving funds appropriated in this act',
'or in any prior act, has not completed the planning and design phase of the project and commenced construction: provided',
'further, that this appropriation may be reimbursed from the office of the special trustee for american indians appropriation for the',
'appropriate share of construction costs for space expansion needed in agency offices to meet trust reform implementation. indian land and',
'water claim settlements and miscellaneous payments to indians for payments and necessary administrative expenses for implementation of indian land and',
'water claim settlements pursuant to public laws 99 264, 100 580, 101 618, 108 447, 109 379, and 109 479,',
'and for implementation of other land and water rights settlements, $21,627,000, to remain available until expended. indian guaranteed loan program',
'account for the cost of guaranteed loans, $8,186,000, of which $1,600,000 is for administrative expenses, as authorized by the indian',
'financing act of 1974, as amended: provided, that of the amounts provided herein for administrative expenses, $500,000 is for the',
'modernization of a management and accounting system: provided further, that such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall',
'be as defined in section 502 of the congressional budget act of 1974: provided further, that these funds are available',
'to subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed $85,200,517. administrative provisions the',
'bureau of indian affairs may carry out the operation of indian programs by direct expenditure, contracts, cooperative agreements, compacts and',
'grants, either directly or in cooperation with states and other organizations. notwithstanding 25 u.s.c. 15, the bureau of indian affairs',
'may contract for services in support of the management, operation, and maintenance of the power division of the san carlos',
'irrigation project. appropriations for the bureau of indian affairs except the revolving fund for loans liquidating account, indian loan guaranty',
'and insurance fund liquidating account, indian guaranteed loan financing account, indian direct loan financing account, and the indian guaranteed loan',
'program account shall be available for expenses of exhibits. page 123 stat. 716 notwithstanding any other provision of law, no',
'funds available to the bureau of indian affairs for central office oversight and executive direction and administrative services except executive',
'direction and administrative services funding for tribal priority allocations, regional offices, and facilities operations and maintenance shall be available for',
'contracts, grants, compacts, or cooperative agreements with the bureau of indian affairs under the provisions of the indian self determination',
'act or the tribal self governance act of 1994 public law 103 413 . in the event any tribe returns',
'appropriations made available by this act to the bureau of indian affairs, this action shall not diminish the federal governments',
'trust responsibility to that tribe, or the government to government relationship between the united states and that tribe, or that',
'tribes ability to access future appropriations. notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds available to the bureau, other than',
'the amounts provided herein for assistance to public schools under 25 u.s.c. 452 et seq., shall be available to support',
'the operation of any elementary or secondary school in the state of alaska. appropriations made available in this or any',
'other act for schools funded by the bureau shall be available only to the schools in the bureau school system',
'as of september 1, 1996. no funds available to the bureau shall be used to support expanded grades for any',
'school or dormitory beyond the grade structure in place or approved by the secretary of the interior at each school',
'in the bureau school system as of october 1, 1995. note: charter schools. funds made available under this act may',
'not be used to establish a charter school at a bureau funded school as that term is defined in section',
'1146 of the education amendments of 1978 25 u.s.c. 2026 , except that a charter school that is in existence',
'on the date of the enactment of this act and that has operated at a bureau funded school before september',
'1, 1999, may continue to operate during that period, but only if the charter school pays to the bureau a',
'pro rata share of funds to reimburse the bureau for the use of the real and personal property including buses',
'and vans , the funds of the charter school are kept separate and apart from bureau funds, and the bureau',
'does not assume any obligation for charter school programs of the state in which the school is located if the',
'charter school loses such funding. employees of bureau funded schools sharing a campus with a charter school and performing functions',
'related to the charter schools operation and employees of a charter school shall not be treated as federal employees for',
'purposes of chapter 171 of title 28, united states code. notwithstanding any other provision of law, including section 113 of',
'title i of appendix c of public law 106 113, if in fiscal year 2003 or 2004 a grantee received',
'indirect and administrative costs pursuant to a distribution formula based on section 5 f of public law 101 301, the',
'secretary shall continue to distribute indirect and administrative cost funds to such grantee using the section 5 f distribution formula.',
'page 123 stat. 717 departmental offices office of the secretary salaries and expenses for necessary expenses for management of the',
'department of the interior, $107,264,000; of which not to exceed $15,000 may be for official reception and representation expenses; and',
'of which up to $1,000,000 shall be available for workers compensation payments and unemployment compensation payments associated with the orderly',
'closure of the united states bureau of mines: provided, that, for fiscal year 2009 up to $400,000 of the payments',
'authorized by the act of october 20, 1976, as amended 31 u.s.c. 6901 6907 may be retained for administrative expenses',
'of the payments in lieu of taxes program: provided further, that no payment shall be made pursuant to that act',
'to otherwise eligible units of local government if the computed amount of the payment is less than $100. management of',
'federal lands for subsistence uses rescission the unobligated balances under this heading as of the date of enactment of this',
'provision are permanently rescinded. insular affairs assistance to territories for expenses necessary for assistance to territories under the jurisdiction of',
'the department of the interior, $78,665,000, of which: 1 $69,815,000 shall remain available until expended for technical assistance, including maintenance',
'assistance, disaster assistance, insular management controls, coral reef initiative activities, and brown tree snake control and research; grants to the',
'judiciary in american samoa for compensation and expenses, as authorized by law 48 u.s.c. 1661 c ; grants to the',
'government of american samoa, in addition to current local revenues, for construction and support of governmental functions; grants to the',
'government of the virgin islands as authorized by law; grants to the government of guam, as authorized by law; and',
'grants to the government of the northern mariana islands as authorized by law public law 94 241; 90 stat. 272',
'; and 2 $8,850,000 shall be available until september 30, 2010 for salaries and expenses of the office of insular',
'affairs: provided, that note: 48 usc 1469b. all financial transactions of the territorial and local governments herein provided for, including',
'such transactions of all agencies or instrumentalities established or used by such governments, may be audited by the government accountability',
'office, at its discretion, in accordance with chapter 35 of title 31, united states code: provided further, that northern mariana',
'islands covenant grant funding shall be provided according to those terms of the agreement of the special representatives on future',
'united states financial assistance for the northern mariana islands approved by public law 104 134: note: pacific basin development council.',
'provided further, that of the amounts provided for technical assistance, sufficient funds shall be made available for a grant to',
'the pacific basin development council: note: close up foundation. provided further, that of the amounts page 123 stat. 718 provided',
'for technical assistance, sufficient funding shall be made available for a grant to the close up foundation: provided further, that',
'the funds for the program of operations and maintenance improvement are appropriated to institutionalize routine operations and maintenance improvement of',
'capital infrastructure with territorial participation and cost sharing to be determined by the secretary based on the grantees commitment to',
'timely maintenance of its capital assets: provided further, that any appropriation for disaster assistance under this heading in this act',
'or previous appropriations acts may be used as non federal matching funds for the purpose of hazard mitigation grants provided',
'pursuant to section 404 of the robert t. stafford disaster relief and emergency assistance act 42 u.s.c. 5170c . compact',
'of free association for grants and necessary expenses, $5,318,000, to remain available until expended, as provided for in sections 221',
'a 2 , 221 b , and 233 of the compact of free association for the republic of palau; and',
'section 221 a 2 of the compacts of free association for the government of the republic of the marshall islands',
'and the federated states of micronesia, as authorized by public law 99 658 and public law 108 188. office of',
'the solicitor salaries and expenses for necessary expenses of the office of the solicitor, $62,050,000. office of inspector general salaries',
'and expenses for necessary expenses of the office of inspector general, $45,953,000. office of the special trustee for american indians',
'federal trust programs including transfer of funds for the operation of trust programs for indians by direct expenditure, contracts, cooperative',
'agreements, compacts, and grants, $181,648,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed $56,445,000 from this or any',
'other act, shall be available for historical accounting: provided, that funds for trust management improvements and litigation support may, as',
'needed, be transferred to or merged with the bureau of indian affairs, operation of indian programs account; the office of',
'the solicitor, salaries and expenses account; and the office of the secretary, salaries and expenses account: provided further, that funds',
'made available through contracts or grants obligated during fiscal year 2009, as authorized by the indian self determination act of',
'1975 25 u.s.c. 450 et seq. , shall remain available until expended by the contractor or grantee: provided further, that,',
'notwithstanding any other provision of law, the statute of limitations shall not page 123 stat. 719 commence to run on',
'any claim, including any claim in litigation pending on the date of the enactment of this act, concerning losses to',
'or mismanagement of trust funds, until the affected tribe or individual indian has been furnished with an accounting of such',
'funds from which the beneficiary can determine whether there has been a loss: provided further, that, notwithstanding any other provision',
'of law, the secretary shall not be required to provide a quarterly statement of performance for any indian trust account',
'that has not had activity for at least 18 months and has a balance of $15.00 or less: note: deadline.',
'account statement. records. provided further, that the secretary shall issue an annual account statement and maintain a record of any',
'such accounts and shall permit the balance in each such account to be withdrawn upon the express written request of',
'the account holder: provided further, that not to exceed $50,000 is available for the secretary to make payments to correct',
'administrative errors of either disbursements from or deposits to individual indian money or tribal accounts after september 30, 2002: provided',
'further, that erroneous payments that are recovered shall be credited to and remain available in this account for this purpose:',
'provided further, that not to exceed $6,000,000 may be transferred from unobligated balances treasury accounts 14x6039, 14x6803 and 14x8030 for',
'the purpose of one time accounting reconciliations of the balances, as sanctioned by the chief financial officers act of 1990,',
'american indian trust fund management reform act of 1994 and the federal managers financial integrity act fmfia . department wide',
'programs wildland fire management including transfers of funds for necessary expenses for fire preparedness, suppression operations, fire science and research,',
'emergency rehabilitation, hazardous fuels reduction, and rural fire assistance by the department of the interior, $859,453,000, to remain available until',
'expended, of which not to exceed $6,137,000 shall be for the renovation or construction of fire facilities: provided, that such',
'funds are also available for repayment of advances to other appropriation accounts from which funds were previously transferred for such',
'purposes: provided further, that persons hired pursuant to 43 u.s.c. 1469 may be furnished subsistence and lodging without cost from',
'funds available from this appropriation: provided further, that notwithstanding 42 u.s.c. 1856d, sums received by a bureau or office of',
'the department of the interior for fire protection rendered pursuant to 42 u.s.c. 1856 et seq., protection of united states',
'property, may be credited to the appropriation from which funds were expended to provide that protection, and are available without',
'fiscal year limitation: provided further, that using the amounts designated under this title of this act, the secretary of the',
'interior may enter into procurement contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements, for hazardous fuels reduction activities, and for training and monitoring',
'associated with such hazardous fuels reduction activities, on federal land, or on adjacent non federal land for activities that benefit',
'resources on federal land: provided further, that the costs of implementing any cooperative agreement between the federal government and any',
'non federal entity may be shared, as mutually agreed on by the affected parties: provided further, page 123 stat. 720',
'that notwithstanding requirements of the competition in contracting act, the secretary, for purposes of hazardous fuels reduction activities, may obtain',
'maximum practicable competition among: 1 local private, nonprofit, or cooperative entities; 2 youth conservation corps crews, public lands corps public',
'law 109 154 , or related partnerships with state, local, or non profit youth groups; 3 small or micro businesses;',
'or 4 other entities that will hire or train locally a significant percentage, defined as 50 percent or more, of',
'the project workforce to complete such contracts: note: guidance. provided further, that in implementing this section, the secretary shall develop',
'written guidance to field units to ensure accountability and consistent application of the authorities provided herein: provided further, that funds',
'appropriated under this head may be used to reimburse the united states fish and wildlife service and the national marine',
'fisheries service for the costs of carrying out their responsibilities under the endangered species act of 1973 16 u.s.c. 1531',
'et seq. to consult and conference, as required by section 7 of such act, in connection with wildland fire management',
'activities: provided further, that the secretary of the interior may use wildland fire appropriations to enter into non competitive sole',
'source leases of real property with local governments, at or below fair market value, to construct capitalized improvements for fire',
'facilities on such leased properties, including but not limited to fire guard stations, retardant stations, and other initial attack and',
'fire support facilities, and to make advance payments for any such lease or for construction activity associated with the lease:',
'provided further, that the secretary of the interior and the secretary of agriculture may authorize the transfer of funds appropriated',
'for wildland fire management, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $10,000,000, between the departments when such transfers would facilitate',
'and expedite jointly funded wildland fire management programs and projects: provided further, that funds provided for wildfire suppression shall be',
'available for support of federal emergency response actions. central hazardous materials fund for necessary expenses of the department of the',
'interior and any of its component offices and bureaus for the remedial action, including associated activities, of hazardous waste substances,',
'pollutants, or contaminants pursuant to the comprehensive environmental response, compensation, and liability act, as amended 42 u.s.c. 9601 et seq.',
', $10,148,000, to remain available until expended. natural resource damage assessment and restoration natural resource damage assessment fund to conduct',
'natural resource damage assessment and restoration activities by the department of the interior necessary to carry out the provisions of',
'the comprehensive environmental response, compensation, and liability act, as amended 42 u.s.c. 9601 et seq. , the federal water pollution',
'control act, as amended 33 u.s.c. 1251 et seq. , the oil pollution act of 1990 33 u.s.c. 2701 et',
'seq. , and public law 101 337, as amended 16 u.s.c. 19jj et seq. , $6,338,000, to remain available until',
'expended. page 123 stat. 721 working capital fund for the acquisition of a departmental financial and business management system, $73,435,000,',
'to remain available until expended: provided, that none of the funds in this act or previous appropriations acts may be',
'used to establish reserves in the working capital fund account other than for accrued annual leave and depreciation of equipment',
'without prior approval of the house and senate committees on appropriations. administrative provisions there is hereby authorized for acquisition from',
'available resources within the working capital fund, 15 aircraft, 10 of which shall be for replacement and which may be',
'obtained by donation, purchase or through available excess surplus property: provided, that existing aircraft being replaced may be sold, with',
'proceeds derived or trade in value used to offset the purchase price for the replacement aircraft. general provisions, department of',
'the interior including transfers of funds sec. 101. appropriations made in this title shall be available for expenditure or transfer',
'within each bureau or office , with the approval of the secretary, for the emergency reconstruction, replacement, or repair of',
'aircraft, buildings, utilities, or other facilities or equipment damaged or destroyed by fire, flood, storm, or other unavoidable causes: provided,',
'that no funds shall be made available under this authority until funds specifically made available to the department of the',
'interior for emergencies shall have been exhausted: provided further, that all funds used pursuant to this section must be replenished',
'by a supplemental appropriation which must be requested as promptly as possible. sec. 102. the secretary may authorize the expenditure',
'or transfer of any no year appropriation in this title, in addition to the amounts included in the budget programs',
'of the several agencies, for the suppression or emergency prevention of wildland fires on or threatening lands under the jurisdiction',
'of the department of the interior; for the emergency rehabilitation of burned over lands under its jurisdiction; for emergency actions',
'related to potential or actual earthquakes, floods, volcanoes, storms, or other unavoidable causes; for contingency planning subsequent to actual oil',
'spills; for response and natural resource damage assessment activities related to actual oil spills; for the prevention, suppression, and control',
'of actual or potential grasshopper and mormon cricket outbreaks on lands under the jurisdiction of the secretary, pursuant to the',
'authority in section 1773 b of public law 99 198 99 stat. 1658 ; for emergency reclamation projects under section',
'410 of public law 95 87; and shall transfer, from any no year funds available to the office of surface',
'mining reclamation and enforcement, such funds as may be necessary to permit assumption of regulatory authority in the event a',
'primacy state is not carrying out the regulatory provisions of the surface mining act: provided, that appropriations made in this',
'title for wildland fire operations shall be available for the payment of obligations incurred during the preceding fiscal year, and',
'for reimbursement page 123 stat. 722 to other federal agencies for destruction of vehicles, aircraft, or other equipment in connection',
'with their use for wildland fire operations, such reimbursement to be credited to appropriations currently available at the time of',
'receipt thereof: note: determination. provided further, that for wildland fire operations, no funds shall be made available under this authority',
'until the secretary determines that funds appropriated for wildland fire operations shall be exhausted within 30 days: provided further, that',
'all funds used pursuant to this section must be replenished by a supplemental appropriation which must be requested as promptly',
'as possible: provided further, that such replenishment funds shall be used to reimburse, on a pro rata basis, accounts from',
'which emergency funds were transferred. sec. 103. appropriations made to the department of the interior in this title shall be',
'available for services as authorized by 5 u.s.c. 3109, when authorized by the secretary, in total amount not to exceed',
'$500,000; purchase and replacement of motor vehicles, including specially equipped law enforcement vehicles; hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft; hire',
'of passenger motor vehicles; purchase of reprints; payment for telephone service in private residences in the field, when authorized under',
'regulations approved by the secretary; and the payment of dues, when authorized by the secretary, for library membership in societies',
'or associations which issue publications to members only or at a price to members lower than to subscribers who are',
'not members. sec. 104. appropriations made in this act under the headings bureau of indian affairs and office of the',
'special trustee for american indians and any unobligated balances from prior appropriations acts made under the same headings shall be',
'available for expenditure or transfer for indian trust management and reform activities. total funding for historical accounting activities shall not',
'exceed amounts specifically designated in this act for such purpose. sec. 105. notwithstanding any other provision of law, the secretary',
'of the interior is authorized to redistribute any tribal priority allocation funds, including tribal base funds, to alleviate tribal funding',
'inequities by transferring funds to address identified, unmet needs, dual enrollment, overlapping service areas or inaccurate distribution methodologies. no tribe',
'shall receive a reduction in tribal priority allocation funds of more than 10 percent in fiscal year 2009. under circumstances',
'of dual enrollment, overlapping service areas or inaccurate distribution methodologies, the 10 percent limitation does not apply. sec. 106. notwithstanding',
'any other provision of law, in conveying the twin cities research center under the authority provided by public law 104',
'134, as amended by public law 104 208, the secretary may accept and retain land and other forms of reimbursement:',
'provided, that the secretary may retain and use any such reimbursement until expended and without further appropriation: 1 for the',
'benefit of the national wildlife refuge system within the state of minnesota; and 2 for all activities authorized by 16',
'u.s.c. 460zz. sec. 107. the secretary of the interior may use discretionary funds to pay private attorney fees and costs',
'for employees and former employees of the department of the interior reasonably incurred in connection with cobell v. kempthorne to',
'the extent that such fees and costs are not paid by the department of justice page 123 stat. 723 or',
'by private insurance. in no case shall the secretary make payments under this section that would result in payment of',
'hourly fees in excess of the highest hourly rate approved by the district court for the district of columbia for',
'counsel in cobell v. kempthorne. sec. 108. note: salmon. the united states fish and wildlife service shall, in carrying out',
'its responsibilities to protect threatened and endangered species of salmon, implement a system of mass marking of salmonid stocks, intended',
'for harvest, that are released from federally operated or federally financed hatcheries including but not limited to fish releases of',
'coho, chinook, and steelhead species. marked fish must have a visible mark that can be readily identified by commercial and',
'recreational fishers. sec. 109. no funds appropriated for the department of the interior by this act or any other act',
'shall be used to study or implement any plan to drain lake powell or to reduce the water level of',
'the lake below the range of water levels required for the operation of the glen canyon dam. sec. 110. note:',
'new york. new jersey. contracts. notwithstanding any other provision of law, the secretary of the interior is authorized to acquire',
'lands, waters, or interests therein including the use of all or part of any pier, dock, or landing within the',
'state of new york and the state of new jersey, for the purpose of operating and maintaining facilities in the',
'support of transportation and accommodation of visitors to ellis, governors, and liberty islands, and of other program and administrative activities,',
'by donation or with appropriated funds, including franchise fees and other monetary consideration , or by exchange; and the secretary',
'is authorized to negotiate and enter into leases, subleases, concession contracts or other agreements for the use of such facilities',
'on such terms and conditions as the secretary may determine reasonable. sec. 111. title 43 u.s.c. 1473, as amended by',
'public law 110 161, is further amended by deleting the phrase in fiscal year 2008 only and inserting in lieu',
'thereof in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 only. sec. 112. no funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the department',
'of the interior may be used, in relation to any proposal to store water for the purpose of export, for',
'approval of any right of way or similar authorization on the mojave national preserve or lands managed by the needles',
'field office of the bureau of land management, or for carrying out any activities associated with such right of way',
'or similar approval. sec. 113. the secretary of the interior may enter into cooperative agreements with a state or political',
'subdivision including any agency thereof , or any not for profit organization if the agreement will: 1 serve a mutual',
'interest of the parties to the agreement in carrying out the programs administered by the department of the interior; and',
'2 all parties will contribute resources to the accomplishment of these objectives. at the discretion of the secretary, such agreements',
'shall not be subject to a competitive process. sec. 114. funds provided in this act for federal land acquisition by',
'the national park service for shenandoah valley battlefields national historic district and ice age national scenic trail may be used',
'for a grant to a state, a local government, or any other land management entity for the acquisition of lands',
'without regard to any restriction on the use of federal land acquisition page 123 stat. 724 funds provided through the',
'land and water conservation fund act of 1965 as amended. sec. 115. note: applicability. sections 109 and 110 of the',
'federal oil and gas royalty management act 30 u.s.c. 1719 and 1720 shall apply to any lease authorizing exploration for',
'or development of coal, any other solid mineral, or any geothermal resource on any federal or indian lands and any',
'lease, easement, right of way, or other agreement, regardless of form, for use of the outer continental shelf or any',
'of its resources under sections 8 k or 8 p of the outer continental shelf lands act 43 u.s.c. 1337',
'k and 1337 p to the same extent as if such lease, easement, right of way, or other agreement, regardless',
'of form, were an oil and gas lease, except that in such cases the term royalty payment shall include any',
'payment required by such lease, easement, right of way or other agreement, regardless of form, or by applicable regulation. sec.',
'116. note: federal buildings and grounds. 16 usc 760 4 note. the pittsford national fish hatchery in chittenden, vermont is',
'hereby renamed the dwight d. eisenhower national fish hatchery. sec. 117. section 6 of the great sand dunes national park',
'and preserve act of 2000 16 u.s.c. 410hhh 4 is amended 1 in subsection a a by striking a establishment.',
'1 when and inserting the following: a establishment and purpose. 1 establishment. a in general. when; b in paragraph 2',
', by striking 2 such establishment and inserting the following: b effective date. the establishment of the refuge under subparagraph',
'a ; and c by adding at the end the following: 2 purpose. the purpose of the baca national wildlife',
'refuge shall be to restore, enhance, and maintain wetland, upland, riparian, and other habitats for native wildlife, plant, and fish',
'species in the san luis valley. ; 2 in subsection c a by striking the secretary and inserting the following:',
'1 in general. the secretary; and b by adding at the end the following: 2 requirements. in administering the baca',
'national wildlife refuge, the secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable a emphasize migratory bird conservation; and b take into',
'consideration the role of the refuge in broader landscape conservation efforts. ; and 3 in subsection d a in paragraph',
'1 , by striking and at the end; b in paragraph 2 , by striking the period at the end',
'and inserting ; and; and c by adding at the end the following: 3 subject to any agreement in existence',
'as of the date of enactment of this paragraph, and to the extent consistent with the purposes of the refuge,',
'use decreed water rights on the refuge in approximately the same manner that the water rights have been used historically..',
'page 123 stat. 725 sec. 118. none of the funds in this act may be used to further reduce the',
'number of axis or fallow deer at point reyes national seashore below the number as of the date of enactment',
'of this act. title ii environmental protection agency science and technology for science and technology, including research and development activities,',
'which shall include research and development activities under the comprehensive environmental response, compensation, and liability act of 1980, as amended;',
'necessary expenses for personnel and related costs and travel expenses; procurement of laboratory equipment and supplies; and other operating expenses',
'in support of research and development, $790,051,000, to remain available until september 30, 2010. environmental programs and management for environmental',
'programs and management, including necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for personnel and related costs and travel expenses; hire of',
'passenger motor vehicles; hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft; purchase of reprints; library memberships in societies or associations which issue',
'publications to members only or at a price to members lower than to subscribers who are not members; administrative costs',
'of the brownfields program under the small business liability relief and brownfields revitalization act of 2002; and not to exceed',
'$19,000 for official reception and representation expenses, $2,392,079,000, to remain available until september 30, 2010: provided, that of the funds',
'included under this heading, not less than $95,846,000 shall be for the geographic programs specified in the explanatory statement described',
'in section 4 in the matter preceding division a of this consolidated act . office of inspector general for necessary',
'expenses of the office of inspector general in carrying out the provisions of the inspector general act of 1978, as',
'amended, $44,791,000, to remain available until september 30, 2010. buildings and facilities for construction, repair, improvement, extension, alteration, and purchase',
'of fixed equipment or facilities of, or for use by, the environmental protection agency, $35,001,000, to remain available until expended.',
'hazardous substance superfund including transfers of funds for necessary expenses to carry out the comprehensive environmental response, compensation, and liability',
'act of 1980 cercla , as amended, including sections 111 c 3 , c 5 , c 6 , page',
'123 stat. 726 and e 4 42 u.s.c. 9611 $1,285,024,000, to remain available until expended, consisting of such sums as',
'are available in the trust fund on september 30, 2008, as authorized by section 517 a of the superfund amendments',
'and reauthorization act of 1986 sara and up to $1,285,024,000 as a payment from general revenues to the hazardous substance',
'superfund for purposes as authorized by section 517 b of sara, as amended: provided, that funds appropriated under this heading',
'may be allocated to other federal agencies in accordance with section 111 a of cercla: provided further, that of the',
'funds appropriated under this heading, $9,975,000 shall be paid to the office of inspector general appropriation to remain available until',
'september 30, 2010, and $26,417,000 shall be paid to the science and technology appropriation to remain available until september 30,',
'2010. leaking underground storage tank trust fund program for necessary expenses to carry out leaking underground storage tank cleanup activities',
'authorized by subtitle i of the solid waste disposal act, as amended, $112,577,000, to remain available until expended, of which',
'$77,077,000 shall be for carrying out leaking underground storage tank cleanup activities authorized by section 9003 h of the solid',
'waste disposal act, as amended; $35,500,000 shall be for carrying out the other provisions of the solid waste disposal act',
'specified in section 9508 c of the internal revenue code, as amended: provided, that the administrator is authorized to use',
'appropriations made available under this heading to implement section 9013 of the solid waste disposal act to provide financial assistance',
'to federally recognized indian tribes for the development and implementation of programs to manage underground storage tanks. oil spill response',
'for expenses necessary to carry out the environmental protection agencys responsibilities under the oil pollution act of 1990, $17,687,000, to',
'be derived from the oil spill liability trust fund, to remain available until expended. state and tribal assistance grants for',
'environmental programs and infrastructure assistance, including capitalization grants for state revolving funds and performance partnership grants, $2,968,464,000, to remain available',
'until expended, of which $689,080,000 shall be for making capitalization grants for the clean water state revolving funds under title',
'vi of the federal water pollution control act, as amended the act ; of which up to $75,000,000 shall be',
'available for loans, including interest free loans as authorized by 33 u.s.c. 1383 d 1 a , to municipal, inter',
'municipal, interstate, or state agencies or nonprofit entities for projects that provide treatment for or that minimize sewage or stormwater',
'discharges using one or more approaches which include, but are not limited to, decentralized or distributed stormwater controls, decentralized wastewater',
'treatment, low impact development practices, conservation easements, stream buffers, or wetlands restoration; $829,029,000 shall be for capitalization grants for the',
'drinking water state revolving funds under section 1452 of the safe drinking water act, as page 123 stat. 727 amended;',
'$20,000,000 shall be for architectural, engineering, planning, design, construction and related activities in connection with the construction of high priority',
'water and wastewater facilities in the area of the united states mexico border, after consultation with the appropriate border commission;',
'note: alaska. $18,500,000 shall be for grants to the state of alaska to address drinking water and waste infrastructure needs',
'of rural and alaska native villages: provided, that, of these funds: 1 the state of alaska shall provide a match',
'of 25 percent; 2 no more than 5 percent of the funds may be used for administrative and overhead expenses;',
'and 3 the state of alaska shall make awards consistent with the state wide priority list established in conjunction with',
'the agency and the u.s. department of agriculture for all water, sewer, waste disposal, and similar projects carried out by',
'the state of alaska that are funded under section 221 of the federal water pollution control act 33 u.s.c. 1301',
'or the consolidated farm and rural development act 7 u.s.c. 1921 et seq. which shall allocate not less than 25',
'percent of the funds provided for projects in regional hub communities; $145,000,000 shall be for making special project grants for',
'the construction of drinking water, wastewater and storm water infrastructure and for water quality protection in accordance with the terms',
'and conditions specified for such grants in the explanatory statement described in section 4 in the matter preceding division a',
'of this consolidated act , and, for purposes of these grants, each grantee shall contribute not less than 45 percent',
'of the cost of the project unless the grantee is approved for a waiver by the agency; $97,000,000 shall be',
'to carry out section 104 k of the comprehensive environmental response, compensation, and liability act of 1980 cercla , as',
'amended, including grants, interagency agreements, and associated program support costs; $60,000,000 shall be for grants under title vii, subtitle g',
'of the energy policy act of 2005, as amended; $15,000,000 shall be for grants for cost effective emission reduction projects',
'in accordance with the terms and conditions of the explanatory statement described in section 4 in the matter preceding division',
'a of this consolidated act ; and $1,094,855,000 shall be for grants, including associated program support costs, to states, federally',
'recognized tribes, interstate agencies, tribal consortia, and air pollution control agencies for multi media or single media pollution prevention, control',
'and abatement and related activities, including activities pursuant to the provisions set forth under this heading in public law 104',
'134, and for making grants under section 103 of the clean air act for particulate matter monitoring and data collection',
'activities subject to terms and conditions specified by the administrator, of which $49,495,000 shall be for carrying out section 128',
'of cercla, as amended, $10,000,000 shall be for environmental information exchange network grants, including associated program support costs, $18,500,000 of',
'the funds available for grants under section 106 of the act shall be for water quality monitoring activities, $10,000,000 shall',
'be for competitive grants to communities to develop plans and demonstrate and implement projects which reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and,',
'in addition to funds appropriated under the heading leaking underground storage tank trust fund program to carry out the provisions',
'of the solid waste disposal act specified in section 9508 c of the internal revenue code other than section 9003',
'h of the solid waste disposal act, as amended, $2,500,000 shall be for grants to states page 123 stat. 728',
'under section 2007 f 2 of the solid waste disposal act, as amended: provided further, that notwithstanding section 603 d',
'7 of the federal water pollution control act, the limitation on the amounts in a state water pollution control revolving',
'fund that may be used by a state to administer the fund shall not apply to amounts included as principal',
'in loans made by such fund in fiscal year 2009 and prior years where such amounts represent costs of administering',
'the fund to the extent that such amounts are or were deemed reasonable by the administrator, accounted for separately from',
'other assets in the fund, and used for eligible purposes of the fund, including administration: provided further, that for fiscal',
'year 2009, and notwithstanding section 518 f of the act, the administrator is authorized to use the amounts appropriated for',
'any fiscal year under section 319 of that act to make grants to federally recognized indian tribes pursuant to sections',
'319 h and 518 e of that act: provided further, that for fiscal year 2009, notwithstanding the limitation on amounts',
'in section 518 c of the act, up to a total of 1\1/2\ percent of the funds appropriated for state',
'revolving funds under title vi of that act may be reserved by the administrator for grants under section 518 c',
'of that act: provided further, that no funds provided by this appropriations act to address the water, wastewater and other',
'critical infrastructure needs of the colonias in the united states along the united states mexico border shall be made available',
'to a county or municipal government unless that government has established an enforceable local ordinance, or other zoning rule, which',
'prevents in that jurisdiction the development or construction of any additional colonia areas, or the development within an existing colonia',
'the construction of any new home, business, or other structure which lacks water, wastewater, or other necessary infrastructure. administrative provisions,',
'environmental protection agency including rescission of funds for fiscal year 2009, notwithstanding 31 u.s.c. 6303 1 and 6305 1 ,',
'the administrator of the environmental protection agency, in carrying out the agencys function to implement directly federal environmental programs required',
'or authorized by law in the absence of an acceptable tribal program, may award cooperative agreements to federally recognized indian',
'tribes or intertribal consortia, if authorized by their member tribes, to assist the administrator in implementing federal environmental programs for',
'indian tribes required or authorized by law, except that no such cooperative agreements may be awarded from funds designated for',
'state financial assistance agreements. the administrator note: fees. of the environmental protection agency is authorized to collect and obligate pesticide',
'registration service fees in accordance with section 33 of the federal insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide act, as amended by public',
'law 110 94, the pesticide registration improvement renewal act. for fiscal note: 42 usc 4370g. year 2009 and thereafter, the',
'science and technology and environmental programs and management accounts are available for uniforms, or allowances therefore, as authorized by 5',
'u.s.c. 5901 02 and for services as authorized by 5 u.s.c. 3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed',
'the daily equivalent of the rate paid for level iv of the executive schedule. unless specifically authorized by law, for',
'fiscal year 2009 and thereafter, none of page 123 stat. 729 the funds available under this title for grants may',
'be used to pay for the salaries of individual consultants at more than the daily equivalent of the rate paid',
'for level iv of the executive schedule. none of the funds made available by this act may be used in',
'contravention of, or to delay the implementation of, executive order no. 12898 of february 11, 1994 59 fed. reg. 7629;',
'relating to federal actions to address environmental justice in minority populations and low income populations . title ii of public',
'law 109 54, under the heading administrative provisions, is note: 119 stat. 531. amended: in the fourth paragraph, strike make',
'not to exceed five appointments in any fiscal year under the authority provided in 42 u.s.c. 209 for the office',
'of research and development and insert employ up to thirty persons at any one time in the office of research',
'and development under the authority provided in 42 u.s.c. 209. from unobligated balances to carry out projects and activities funded',
'through the state and tribal assistance grants account, $10,000,000 are permanently rescinded. of the funds note: publication. regulations. deadline. greenhouse',
'gas emissions. provided in the environmental programs and management account, not less than $6,500,000 shall be used for activities to',
'develop and publish a final rule not later than june 26, 2009, and to begin implementation, to require mandatory reporting',
'of greenhouse gas emissions above appropriate thresholds in all sectors of the economy of the united states, as required by',
'public law 110 161. for fiscal note: 42 usc 4370h. year 2009 and thereafter, the science and technology, environmental programs',
'and management, office of inspector general, hazardous substance superfund, and leaking underground storage tank trust fund program accounts, are available',
'for the construction, alteration, repair, rehabilitation, and renovation of facilities provided that the cost does not exceed $85,000 per project.',
'title iii related agencies department of agriculture forest service forest and rangeland research for necessary expenses of forest and rangeland',
'research as authorized by law, $296,380,000, to remain available until expended: provided, that of the funds provided, $60,770,000 is for',
'the forest inventory and analysis program. state and private forestry for necessary expenses of cooperating with and providing technical and',
'financial assistance to states, territories, possessions, and others, and for forest health management, including treatments of pests, pathogens, and invasive',
'or noxious plants and for restoring and rehabilitating forests damaged by pests or invasive plants, cooperative forestry, and education and',
'land conservation activities and conducting an international program as authorized, $265,861,000, to remain available until expended, as authorized page 123',
'stat. 730 by law; and of which $49,445,000 is to be derived from the land and water conservation fund. national',
'forest system including rescission of funds for necessary expenses of the forest service, not otherwise provided for, for management, protection,',
'improvement, and utilization of the national forest system, $1,514,805,000, to remain available until expended, which shall include 50 percent of',
'all moneys received during prior fiscal years as fees collected under the land and water conservation fund act of 1965,',
'as amended, in accordance with section 4 of the act 16 u.s.c. 460l 6a i : provided, that of the',
'unobligated balances in this account, $5,000,000 are rescinded. capital improvement and maintenance including transfer of funds for necessary expenses of',
'the forest service, not otherwise provided for, $495,393,000, to remain available until expended, for construction, capital improvement, maintenance and acquisition',
'of buildings and other facilities and infrastructure; and for construction, capital improvement, decommissioning, and maintenance of forest roads and trails',
'by the forest service as authorized by 16 u.s.c. 532 538 and 23 u.s.c. 101 and 205: provided, that $50,000,000',
'shall be designated for urgently needed road decommissioning, road and trail repair and maintenance and associated activities, and removal of',
'fish passage barriers, especially in areas where forest service roads may be contributing to water quality problems in streams and',
'water bodies which support threatened, endangered or sensitive species or community water sources: provided further, that up to $40,000,000 of',
'the funds provided herein for road maintenance shall be available for the decommissioning of roads, including unauthorized roads not part',
'of the transportation system, which are no longer needed: provided further, that note: roads. notice. public comment. no funds shall',
'be expended to decommission any system road until notice and an opportunity for public comment has been provided on each',
'decommissioning project: provided further, that the decommissioning of unauthorized roads not part of the official transportation system shall be expedited',
'in response to threats to public safety, water quality, or natural resources: provided further, that funds becoming available in fiscal',
'year 2009 under the act of march 4, 1913 16 u.s.c. 501 shall be transferred to the general fund of',
'the treasury and shall not be available for transfer or obligation for any other purpose unless the funds are appropriated.',
'land acquisition for expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the land and water conservation fund act of 1965,',
'as amended 16 u.s.c. 460l 4 through 11 , including administrative expenses, and for acquisition of land or waters, or',
'interest therein, in accordance with statutory authority applicable to the forest service, $49,775,000, to be derived from the land and',
'water conservation fund and to remain available until expended. page 123 stat. 731 acquisition of lands for national forests special',
'acts for acquisition of lands within the exterior boundaries of the cache, uinta, and wasatch national forests, utah; the toiyabe',
'national forest, nevada; and the angeles, san bernardino, sequoia, and cleveland national forests, california, as authorized by law, $1,050,000, to',
'be derived from forest receipts. acquisition of lands to complete land exchanges for acquisition of lands, such sums, to be',
'derived from funds deposited by state, county, or municipal governments, public school districts, or other public school authorities, and for',
'authorized expenditures from funds deposited by non federal parties pursuant to land sale and exchange acts, pursuant to the act',
'of december 4, 1967, as amended 16 u.s.c. 484a , to remain available until expended. 16 u.s.c. 4601 516 617a,',
'555a; public law 96 586; public law 76 589, 76 591; and 78 310 . range betterment fund for necessary',
'expenses of range rehabilitation, protection, and improvement, 50 percent of all moneys received during the prior fiscal year, as fees',
'for grazing domestic livestock on lands in national forests in the 16 western states, pursuant to section 401 b 1',
'of public law 94 579, as amended, to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed 6 percent shall',
'be available for administrative expenses associated with on the ground range rehabilitation, protection, and improvements. gifts, donations and bequests for',
'forest and rangeland research for expenses authorized by 16 u.s.c. 1643 b , $50,000, to remain available until expended, to',
'be derived from the fund established pursuant to the above act. management of national forest lands for subsistence uses for',
'necessary expenses of the forest service to manage federal lands in alaska for subsistence uses under title viii of the',
'alaska national interest lands conservation act public law 96 487 , $5,000,000, to remain available until expended. wildland fire management',
'including transfers of funds for necessary expenses for forest fire presuppression activities on national forest system lands, for emergency fire',
'suppression on or adjacent to such lands or other lands under fire protection agreement, hazardous fuels reduction on or adjacent',
'to such lands, and for emergency rehabilitation of burned over national forest system lands and water, $2,131,630,000, to remain available',
'until expended: provided, that such funds including unobligated balances under this heading, are available for repayment of advances from other',
'appropriations accounts previously transferred for such purposes: provided further, that such funds shall be available to reimburse state and other',
'cooperating entities for services provided in response to wildfire and other emergencies or disasters to the page 123 stat. 732',
'extent such reimbursements by the forest service for non fire emergencies are fully repaid by the responsible emergency management agency:',
'provided further, that, notwithstanding any other provision of law, $8,000,000 of funds appropriated under this appropriation shall be used for',
'fire science research in support of the joint fire science program: provided further, that all authorities for the use of',
'funds, including the use of contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements, available to execute the forest and rangeland research appropriation, are',
'also available in the utilization of these funds for fire science research: provided further, that funds provided shall be available',
'for emergency rehabilitation and restoration, hazardous fuels reduction activities in the urban wildland interface, support to federal emergency response, and',
'wildfire suppression activities of the forest service: provided further, that of the funds provided, $328,086,000 is for hazardous fuels reduction',
'activities, $11,500,000 is for rehabilitation and restoration, $23,917,000 is for research activities and to make competitive research grants pursuant to',
'the forest and rangeland renewable resources research act, as amended 16 u.s.c. 1641 et seq. , $55,000,000 is for state',
'fire assistance, $9,000,000 is for volunteer fire assistance, $17,252,000 is for forest health activities on federal lands and $9,928,000 is',
'for forest health activities on state and private lands: provided further, that amounts in this paragraph may be transferred to',
'the state and private forestry, national forest system, and forest and rangeland research accounts to fund state fire assistance, volunteer',
'fire assistance, forest health management, forest and rangeland research, the joint fire science program, vegetation and watershed management, heritage site',
'rehabilitation, and wildlife and fish habitat management and restoration: provided further, that note: notification. transfer date. up to $15,000,000 of',
'the funds provided under this heading for hazardous fuels treatments may be transferred to and made a part of the',
'national forest system account at the sole discretion of the chief of the forest service 30 days after notifying the',
'house and the senate committees on appropriations: provided further, that the costs of implementing any cooperative agreement between the federal',
'government and any non federal entity may be shared, as mutually agreed on by the affected parties: provided further, that',
'in addition to funds provided for state fire assistance programs, and subject to all authorities available to the forest service',
'under the state and private forestry appropriation, up to $15,000,000 may be used on adjacent non federal lands for the',
'purpose of protecting communities when hazard reduction activities are planned on national forest lands that have the potential to place',
'such communities at risk: provided further, that funds made available to implement the community forest restoration act, public law 106',
'393, title vi, shall be available for use on non federal lands in accordance with authorities available to the forest',
'service under the state and private forestry appropriation: provided further, that the secretary of the interior and the secretary of',
'agriculture may authorize the transfer of funds appropriated for wildland fire management, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $10,000,000,',
'between the departments when such transfers would facilitate and expedite jointly funded wildland fire management programs and projects: provided further,',
'that of the funds provided for hazardous fuels reduction, not to exceed $5,000,000, may be used to make grants, using',
'any authorities available to the forest service under page 123 stat. 733 the state and private forestry appropriation, for the',
'purpose of creating incentives for increased use of biomass from national forest lands: provided further, that funds designated for wildfire',
'suppression shall be assessed for cost pools on the same basis as such assessments are calculated against other agency programs.',
'administrative provisions, forest service appropriations to the forest service for the current fiscal year shall be available for: 1 purchase',
'of passenger motor vehicles; acquisition of passenger motor vehicles from excess sources, and hire of such vehicles; purchase, lease, operation,',
'maintenance, and acquisition of aircraft from excess sources to maintain the operable fleet for use in forest service wildland fire',
'programs and other forest service programs; notwithstanding other provisions of law, existing aircraft being replaced may be sold, with proceeds',
'derived or trade in value used to offset the purchase price for the replacement aircraft; 2 services pursuant to 7',
'u.s.c. 2225, and not to exceed $100,000 for employment under 5 u.s.c. 3109; 3 purchase, erection, and alteration of buildings',
'and other public improvements 7 u.s.c. 2250 ; 4 acquisition of land, waters, and interests therein pursuant to 7 u.s.c.',
'428a; 5 for expenses pursuant to the volunteers in the national forest act of 1972 16 u.s.c. 558a, 558d, and',
'558a note ; 6 the cost of uniforms as authorized by 5 u.s.c. 5901 5902; and 7 for debt collection',
'contracts in accordance with 31 u.s.c. 3718 c . any appropriations or funds available to the forest service may be',
'transferred to the wildland fire management appropriation for forest firefighting, emergency rehabilitation of burned over or damaged lands or waters',
'under its jurisdiction, and fire preparedness due to severe burning conditions upon notification of the house and senate committees on',
'appropriations and if and only if all previously appropriated emergency contingent funds under the heading wildland fire management have been',
'released by the president and apportioned and all wildfire suppression funds under the heading wildland fire management are obligated. funds',
'appropriated to the forest service shall be available for assistance to or through the agency for international development in connection',
'with forest and rangeland research, technical information, and assistance in foreign countries, and shall be available to support forestry and',
'related natural resource activities outside the united states and its territories and possessions, including technical assistance, education and training, and',
'cooperation with united states and international organizations. none of note: 16 usc 556i. the funds made available to the forest',
'service in this act or any other act with respect to any fiscal year shall be subject to transfer under',
'the provisions of section 702 b of the department of agriculture organic act of 1944 7 u.s.c. 2257 , section',
'442 of public law 106 224 7 u.s.c. 7772 , or section 10417 b of public law 107 107 7',
'u.s.c. 8316 b . none of the funds available to the forest service may be reprogrammed without the advance approval',
'of the house and senate committees on appropriations in accordance with the reprogramming procedures contained in the explanatory statement described',
'in section 4 in the matter preceding division a of this consolidated act . not more than $73,285,000 of funds',
'available to the forest service shall be transferred to the working capital fund of the page 123 stat. 734 department',
'of agriculture and not more than $19,400,000 of funds available to the forest service shall be transferred to the department',
'of agriculture for department reimbursable programs, commonly referred to as greenbook charges. nothing in this paragraph shall prohibit or limit',
'the use of reimbursable agreements requested by the forest service in order to obtain services from the department of agricultures',
'national information technology center. funds available to the forest service shall be available to conduct a program of up to',
'$5,000,000 for priority projects within the scope of the approved budget, of which $2,500,000 shall be carried out by the',
'youth conservation corps and $2,500,000 shall be carried out under the authority of the public lands corps healthy forests restoration',
'act of 2005, public law 109 154. of the funds available to the forest service, $4,000 is available to the',
'chief of the forest service for official reception and representation expenses. pursuant to sections 405 b and 410 b of',
'public law 101 593, of the funds available to the forest service, $3,000,000 may be advanced in a lump sum',
'to the national forest foundation to aid conservation partnership projects in support of the forest service mission, without regard to',
'when the foundation incurs expenses, for administrative expenses or projects on or benefitting national forest system lands or related to',
'forest service programs: provided, that the foundation shall obtain, by the end of the period of federal financial assistance, private',
'contributions to match on at least one for one basis funds made available by the forest service: provided further, that',
'the foundation may transfer federal funds to federal or a non federal recipient for a project at the same rate',
'that the recipient has obtained the non federal matching funds: provided further, that authorized investments of federal funds held by',
'the foundation may be made only in interest bearing obligations of the united states or in obligations guaranteed as to',
'both principal and interest by the united states. pursuant to section 2 b 2 of public law 98 244, $3,000,000',
'of the funds available to the forest service shall be advanced to the national fish and wildlife foundation in a',
'lump sum to aid cost share conservation projects, without regard to when expenses are incurred, on or benefitting national forest',
'system lands or related to forest service programs: provided, that such funds shall be matched on at least a one',
'for one basis by the foundation or its sub recipients: provided further, that the foundation may transfer federal funds to',
'a federal or non federal recipient for a project at the same rate that the recipient has obtained the non',
'federal matching funds. funds appropriated to the forest service shall be available for interactions with and providing technical assistance to',
'rural communities and natural resource based businesses for sustainable rural development purposes. funds appropriated to the forest service shall be',
'available for payments to counties within the columbia river gorge national scenic area, pursuant to section 14 c 1 and',
'2 , and section 16 a 2 of public law 99 663. an eligible individual who is employed in any',
'project funded under title v of the older american act of 1965 42 u.s.c. 3056 et seq. and administered by',
'the forest service shall be considered to be a federal employee for purposes of chapter 171 of title 28, united',
'states code. page 123 stat. 735 any funds appropriated to the forest service may be used to meet the non',
'federal share requirement in section 502 c of the older american act of 1965 42 u.s.c. 3056 c 2 .',
'funds available to the forest service, not to exceed $50,000,000, shall be assessed for the purpose of performing facilities maintenance.',
'such assessments shall occur using a square foot rate charged on the same basis the agency uses to assess programs',
'for payment of rent, utilities, and other support services. notwithstanding any other provision of law, any appropriations or funds available',
'to the forest service not to exceed $500,000 may be used to reimburse the office of the general counsel ogc',
', department of agriculture, for travel and related expenses incurred as a result of ogc assistance or participation requested by',
'the forest service at meetings, training sessions, management reviews, land purchase negotiations and similar non litigation related matters. future budget',
'justifications for both the forest service and the department of agriculture should clearly display the sums previously transferred and the',
'requested funding transfers. department of health and human services indian health service indian health services for expenses necessary to carry',
'out the act of august 5, 1954 68 stat. 674 , the indian self determination act, the indian health care',
'improvement act, and titles ii and iii of the public health service act with respect to the indian health service,',
'$3,190,956,000, together with payments received during the fiscal year pursuant to 42 u.s.c. 238 b and 238b for services furnished',
'by the indian health service: provided, that funds made available to tribes and tribal organizations through contracts, grant agreements, or',
'any other agreements or compacts authorized by the indian self determination and education assistance act of 1975 25 u.s.c. 450',
', shall be deemed to be obligated at the time of the grant or contract award and thereafter shall remain',
'available to the tribe or tribal organization without fiscal year limitation: provided further, that $634,477,000 for contract medical care, including',
'$31,000,000 for the indian catastrophic health emergency fund, shall remain available until expended: provided further, that no less than $36,189,000',
'is provided for maintaining operations of the urban indian health program: provided further, that of the funds provided, up to',
'$32,000,000 shall remain available until expended for implementation of the loan repayment program under section 108 of the indian health',
'care improvement act: provided further, that $16,391,000 is provided for the methamphetamine and suicide prevention and treatment initiative and $7,500,000',
'is provided for the domestic violence prevention initiative and, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the amounts available under this',
'proviso shall be allocated at the discretion of the director of the indian health service and shall remain available until',
'expended: provided further, that funds provided in this act may be used for one year contracts and grants which are',
'to be performed in two fiscal years, so long as the total obligation is recorded in the year for which',
'the funds are appropriated: provided further, that the amounts collected by the secretary of health and human services under the',
'authority of title iv of the indian page 123 stat. 736 health care improvement act shall remain available until expended',
'for the purpose of achieving compliance with the applicable conditions and requirements of titles xviii and xix of the social',
'security act exclusive of planning, design, or construction of new facilities : provided further, that funding contained herein, and in',
'any earlier appropriations acts for scholarship programs under the indian health care improvement act 25 u.s.c. 1613 shall remain available',
'until expended: provided further, that amounts received by tribes and tribal organizations under title iv of the indian health care',
'improvement act shall be reported and accounted for and available to the receiving tribes and tribal organizations until expended: provided',
'further, that, notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the amounts provided herein, not to exceed $282,398,000 shall be for',
'payments to tribes and tribal organizations for contract or grant support costs associated with contracts, grants, self governance compacts, or',
'annual funding agreements between the indian health service and a tribe or tribal organization pursuant to the indian self determination',
'act of 1975, as amended, prior to or during fiscal year 2009, of which not to exceed $5,000,000 may be',
'used for contract support costs associated with new or expanded self determination contracts, grants, self governance compacts, or annual funding',
'agreements: provided further, that the bureau of indian affairs may collect from the indian health service, tribes and tribal organizations',
'operating health facilities pursuant to public law 93 638, such individually identifiable health information relating to disabled children as may',
'be necessary for the purpose of carrying out its functions under the individuals with disabilities education act 20 u.s.c. 1400,',
'et seq. : provided further, that the indian health care improvement fund may be used, as needed, to carry out',
'activities typically funded under the indian health facilities account. indian health facilities for construction, repair, maintenance, improvement, and equipment of',
'health and related auxiliary facilities, including quarters for personnel; preparation of plans, specifications, and drawings; acquisition of sites, purchase and',
'erection of modular buildings, and purchases of trailers; and for provision of domestic and community sanitation facilities for indians, as',
'authorized by section 7 of the act of august 5, 1954 42 u.s.c. 2004a , the indian self determination act,',
'and the indian health care improvement act, and for expenses necessary to carry out such acts and titles ii and',
'iii of the public health service act with respect to environmental health and facilities support activities of the indian health',
'service, $390,168,000, to remain available until expended: provided, that notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated for the planning,',
'design, construction or renovation of health facilities for the benefit of an indian tribe or tribes may be used to',
'purchase land for sites to construct, improve, or enlarge health or related facilities: provided further, that not to exceed $500,000',
'shall be used by the indian health service to purchase transam equipment from the department of defense for distribution to',
'the indian health service and tribal facilities: provided further, that none of the funds appropriated to the indian health service',
'may be used for sanitation facilities construction for new homes funded with grants by the housing programs of the united',
'states department of housing and urban development: provided further, that page 123 stat. 737 not to exceed $2,700,000 from this',
'account and the indian health services account shall be used by the indian health service to obtain ambulances for the',
'indian health service and tribal facilities in conjunction with an existing interagency agreement between the indian health service and the',
'general services administration: provided further, that not to exceed $500,000 shall be placed in a demolition fund, available until expended,',
'to be used by the indian health service for demolition of federal buildings. administrative provisions, indian health service appropriations in',
'this act to the indian health service shall be available for services as authorized by 5 u.s.c. 3109 but at',
'rates not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the maximum rate payable for senior level positions under 5',
'u.s.c. 5376; hire of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; purchase of medical equipment; purchase of reprints; purchase, renovation and erection',
'of modular buildings and renovation of existing facilities; payments for telephone service in private residences in the field, when authorized',
'under regulations approved by the secretary; and for uniforms or allowances therefor as authorized by 5 u.s.c. 5901 5902; and',
'for expenses of attendance at meetings that relate to the functions or activities for which the appropriation is made or',
'otherwise contribute to the improved conduct, supervision, or management of those functions or activities. in accordance with the provisions of',
'the indian health care improvement act, non indian patients may be extended health care at all tribally administered or indian',
'health service facilities, subject to charges, and the proceeds along with funds recovered under the federal medical care recovery act',
'42 u.s.c. 2651 2653 shall be credited to the account of the facility providing the service and shall be available',
'without fiscal year limitation. notwithstanding any other law or regulation, funds transferred from the department of housing and urban development',
'to the indian health service shall be administered under public law 86 121, the indian sanitation facilities act and public',
'law 93 638, as amended. funds appropriated to the indian health service in this act, except those used for administrative',
'and program direction purposes, shall not be subject to limitations directed at curtailing federal travel and transportation. none of the',
'funds made available to the indian health service in this act shall be used for any assessments or charges by',
'the department of health and human services unless identified in the budget justification and provided in this act, or approved',
'by the house and senate committees on appropriations through the reprogramming process. notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds previously',
'or herein made available to a tribe or tribal organization through a contract, grant, or agreement authorized by title i',
'or title v of the indian self determination and education assistance act of 1975 25 u.s.c. 450 , may be',
'deobligated and reobligated to a self determination contract under title i, or a self governance agreement under title v of',
'such act and thereafter shall remain available to the tribe or tribal organization without fiscal year limitation. none of note:',
'regulations. budget request. the funds made available to the indian health service in this act shall be used to implement',
'the final rule published page 123 stat. 738 in the federal register on september 16, 1987, by the department of',
'health and human services, relating to the eligibility for the health care services of the indian health service until the',
'indian health service has submitted a budget request reflecting the increased costs associated with the proposed final rule, and such',
'request has been included in an appropriations act and enacted into law. with respect to functions transferred by the indian',
'health service to tribes or tribal organizations, the indian health service is authorized to provide goods and services to those',
'entities, on a reimbursable basis, including payment in advance with subsequent adjustment. the reimbursements received therefrom, along with the funds',
'received from those entities pursuant to the indian self determination act, may be credited to the same or subsequent appropriation',
'account that provided the funding, with such amounts to remain available until expended. reimbursements for training, technical assistance, or services',
'provided by the indian health service will contain total costs, including direct, administrative, and overhead associated with the provision of',
'goods, services, or technical assistance. the appropriation note: notification. structure for the indian health service may not be altered without',
'advance notification to the house and senate committees on appropriations. national institutes of health national institute of environmental health sciences',
'for necessary expenses for the national institute of environmental health sciences in carrying out activities set forth in section 311',
'a of the comprehensive environmental response, compensation, and liability act of 1980, as amended, and section 126 g of the',
'superfund amendments and reauthorization act of 1986, $78,074,000. agency for toxic substances and disease registry toxic substances and environmental public',
'health for necessary expenses for the agency for toxic substances and disease registry atsdr in carrying out activities set forth',
'in sections 104 i and 111 c 4 of the comprehensive environmental response, compensation, and liability act of 1980 cercla',
', as amended; section 118 f of the superfund amendments and reauthorization act of 1986 sara , as amended; and',
'section 3019 of the solid waste disposal act, as amended, $74,039,000, of which up to $1,000 to remain available until',
'expended, is for individual learning accounts for full time equivalent employees of the agency for toxic substances and disease registry:',
'provided, that notwithstanding any other provision of law, in lieu of performing a health assessment under section 104 i 6',
'of cercla, the administrator of atsdr may conduct other appropriate health studies, evaluations, or activities, including, without limitation, biomedical testing,',
'clinical evaluations, medical monitoring, and referral to accredited health care providers: provided further, that in performing any such health assessment',
'or health study, evaluation, or activity, the administrator of atsdr shall not be bound by the deadlines in section 104',
'i 6 a of cercla: provided further, that none page 123 stat. 739 of the funds appropriated under this heading',
'shall be available for atsdr to issue in excess of 40 toxicological profiles pursuant to section 104 i of cercla',
'during fiscal year 2009, and existing profiles may be updated as necessary. other related agencies executive office of the president',
'council on environmental quality and office of environmental quality for necessary expenses to continue functions assigned to the council on',
'environmental quality and office of environmental quality pursuant to the national environmental policy act of 1969, the environmental quality improvement',
'act of 1970, and reorganization plan no. 1 of 1977, and not to exceed $750 for official reception and representation',
'expenses, $2,703,000: note: appointment. provided, that notwithstanding section 202 of the national environmental policy act of 1970, the council shall',
'consist of one member, appointed by the president, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, serving as',
'chairman and exercising all powers, functions, and duties of the council. chemical safety and hazard investigation board salaries and expenses',
'including transfer of funds for necessary expenses in carrying out activities pursuant to section 112 r 6 of the clean',
'air act, as amended, including hire of passenger vehicles, uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 u.s.c. 5901 5902,',
'and for services authorized by 5 u.s.c. 3109 but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem equivalent',
'to the maximum rate payable for senior level positions under 5 u.s.c. 5376, $10,199,000: note: government positions. provided, that the',
'chemical safety and hazard investigation board board shall have not more than three career senior executive service positions: provided further,',
'that notwithstanding note: 5 usc app. 8g note. any other provision of law, the individual appointed to the position of',
'inspector general of the environmental protection agency epa shall, by virtue of such appointment, also hold the position of inspector',
'general of the board: provided further, that notwithstanding any other provision of law, the inspector general of the board shall',
'utilize personnel of the office of inspector general of epa in performing the duties of the inspector general of the',
'board, and shall not appoint any individuals to positions within the board: provided further, that of the funds appropriated under',
'this heading, $300,000 shall be paid to the office of inspector general appropriation of the environmental protection agency. office of',
'navajo and hopi indian relocation salaries and expenses for necessary expenses of the office of navajo and hopi indian relocation',
'as authorized by public law 93 531, $7,530,000, to remain available until expended: provided, that funds provided in this or',
'any other appropriations act are to be used to relocate page 123 stat. 740 eligible individuals and groups including evictees',
'from district 6, hopi partitioned lands residents, those in significantly substandard housing, and all others certified as eligible and not',
'included in the preceding categories: provided further, that none of the funds contained in this or any other act may',
'be used by the office of navajo and hopi indian relocation to evict any single navajo or navajo family who,',
'as of november 30, 1985, was physically domiciled on the lands partitioned to the hopi tribe unless a new or',
'replacement home is provided for such household: provided further, that no relocatee will be provided with more than one new',
'or replacement home: provided further, that the office shall relocate any certified eligible relocatees who have selected and received an',
'approved homesite on the navajo reservation or selected a replacement residence off the navajo reservation or on the land acquired',
'pursuant to 25 u.s.c. 640d 10. institute of american indian and alaska native culture and arts development payment to the',
'institute for payment to the institute of american indian and alaska native culture and arts development, as authorized by title',
'xv of public law 99 498, as amended 20 u.s.c. 56 part a , $7,900,000. smithsonian institution salaries and expenses',
'for necessary expenses of the smithsonian institution, as authorized by law, including research in the fields of art, science, and',
'history; development, preservation, and documentation of the national collections; presentation of public exhibits and performances; collection, preparation, dissemination, and exchange',
'of information and publications; conduct of education, training, and museum assistance programs; maintenance, alteration, operation, lease for terms not to',
'exceed 30 years , and protection of buildings, facilities, and approaches; not to exceed $100,000 for services as authorized by',
'5 u.s.c. 3109; and purchase, rental, repair, and cleaning of uniforms for employees, $593,400,000, of which not to exceed $19,352,000',
'for the instrumentation program, collections acquisition, exhibition reinstallation, the national museum of african american history and culture, and the repatriation',
'of skeletal remains program shall remain available until expended; and of which $1,553,000 for fellowships and scholarly awards shall remain',
'available until september 30, 2010; and including such funds as may be necessary to support american overseas research centers: provided,',
'that funds appropriated herein are available for advance payments to independent contractors performing research services or participating in official smithsonian',
'presentations. facilities capital for necessary expenses of repair, revitalization, and alteration of facilities owned or occupied by the smithsonian institution,',
'by contract or otherwise, as authorized by section 2 of the act of august 22, 1949 63 stat. 623 ,',
'and for construction, including necessary personnel, $123,000,000, to remain available until page 123 stat. 741 expended, of which not to',
'exceed $10,000 is for services as authorized by 5 u.s.c. 3109. legacy fund for major restoration, renovation, and rehabilitation of',
'existing smithsonian facilities, $15,000,000, to remain available until expended: provided, that such funds may be made available in incremental amounts',
'for individual projects after being matched by an equal amount in private donations, which shall not include in kind contributions:',
'provided further, that none of the funds made available under this heading, or any required matching funds, shall be used',
'for day to day maintenance, general salaries and expenses, or programmatic purposes: provided further, that the total amount of private',
'contributions may be adjusted to reflect any provision in this or any other appropriations act that affects the overall amount',
'of the federal appropriation for this fund. national gallery of art salaries and expenses for the upkeep and operations of',
'the national gallery of art, the protection and care of the works of art therein, and administrative expenses incident thereto,',
'as authorized by the act of march 24, 1937 50 stat. 51 , as amended by the public resolution of',
'april 13, 1939 public resolution 9, seventy sixth congress , including services as authorized by 5 u.s.c. 3109; payment in',
'advance when authorized by the treasurer of the gallery for membership in library, museum, and art associations or societies whose',
'publications or services are available to members only, or to members at a price lower than to the general public;',
'purchase, repair, and cleaning of uniforms for guards, and uniforms, or allowances therefor, for other employees as authorized by law',
'5 u.s.c. 5901 5902 ; purchase or rental of devices and services for protecting buildings and contents thereof, and maintenance,',
'alteration, improvement, and repair of buildings, approaches, and grounds; and purchase of services for restoration and repair of works of',
'art for the national gallery of art by contracts made, without advertising, with individuals, firms, or organizations at such rates',
'or prices and under such terms and conditions as the gallery may deem proper, $105,388,000, of which not to exceed',
'$3,350,000 for the special exhibition program shall remain available until expended. repair, restoration and renovation of buildings for necessary expenses',
'of repair, restoration and renovation of buildings, grounds and facilities owned or occupied by the national gallery of art, by',
'contract or otherwise, as authorized, $17,368,000, to remain available until expended: note: contracts. provided, that contracts awarded for environmental systems,',
'protection systems, and exterior repair or renovation of buildings of the national gallery of art may be negotiated with selected',
'contractors and awarded on the basis of contractor qualifications as well as price. page 123 stat. 742 john f. kennedy',
'center for the performing arts operations and maintenance for necessary expenses for the operation, maintenance and security of the john',
'f. kennedy center for the performing arts, $21,300,000. capital repair and restoration for necessary expenses for capital repair and restoration',
'of the existing features of the building and site of the john f. kennedy center for the performing arts, $15,064,000,',
'to remain available until expended. woodrow wilson international center for scholars salaries and expenses for expenses necessary in carrying out',
'the provisions of the woodrow wilson memorial act of 1968 82 stat. 1356 including hire of passenger vehicles and services',
'as authorized by 5 u.s.c. 3109, $10,000,000. national foundation on the arts and the humanities national endowment for the arts',
'grants and administration including transfer of funds for necessary expenses to carry out the national foundation on the arts and',
'the humanities act of 1965, as amended, $155,000,000 shall be available to the national endowment for the arts for the',
'support of projects and productions in the arts, including arts education and public outreach activities, through assistance to organizations and',
'individuals pursuant to section 5 of the act, for program support, and for administering the functions of the act, to',
'remain available until expended: provided, that funds appropriated herein shall be expended in accordance with sections 309 and 311 of',
'public law 108 447: provided further, that hereinafter funds previously appropriated to the national endowment for the arts challenge america',
'account may be transferred to and merged with this account. national endowment for the humanities grants and administration for necessary',
'expenses to carry out the national foundation on the arts and the humanities act of 1965, as amended, $155,000,000, to',
'remain available until expended, of which $140,700,000 shall be available for support of activities in the humanities, pursuant to section',
'7 c of the act and for administering the functions of the act; and $14,300,000 shall be available to carry',
'out the matching grants program pursuant to section 10 a 2 of the act including $9,300,000 for the purposes of',
'section 7 h : provided, that appropriations for carrying out section 10 a 2 shall page 123 stat. 743 be',
'available for obligation only in such amounts as may be equal to the total amounts of gifts, bequests, and devises',
'of money, and other property accepted by the chairman or by grantees of the endowment under the provisions of subsections',
'11 a 2 b and 11 a 3 b during the current and preceding fiscal years for which equal amounts',
'have not previously been appropriated. administrative provision none of the funds appropriated to the national foundation on the arts and',
'the humanities may be used to process any grant or contract documents which do not include the text of 18',
'u.s.c. 1913: provided, that none of the funds appropriated to the national foundation on the arts and the humanities may',
'be used for official reception and representation expenses: provided further, that funds from nonappropriated sources may be used as necessary',
'for official reception and representation expenses: provided further, that note: grants. the chairperson of the national endowment for the arts',
'may approve grants of up to $10,000, if in the aggregate this amount does not exceed 5 percent of the',
'sums appropriated for grant making purposes per year: provided further, that such small grant actions are taken pursuant to the',
'terms of an expressed and direct delegation of authority from the national council on the arts to the chairperson. commission',
'of fine arts salaries and expenses for expenses made necessary by the act establishing a commission of fine arts 40',
'u.s.c. 104 , $2,234,000: provided, that the commission is authorized to charge fees to cover the full costs of its',
'publications, and such fees shall be credited to this account as an offsetting collection, to remain available until expended without',
'further appropriation. national capital arts and cultural affairs for necessary expenses as authorized by public law 99 190 20 u.s.c.',
'956a , as amended, $9,500,000: provided, that no organization shall receive a grant in excess of $650,000 in a single',
'year. advisory council on historic preservation salaries and expenses for necessary expenses of the advisory council on historic preservation public',
'law 89 665, as amended , $5,498,000: provided, that none of these funds shall be available for compensation of level',
'v of the executive schedule or higher positions. national capital planning commission salaries and expenses for necessary expenses, as authorized',
'by the national capital planning act of 1952 40 u.s.c. 71 71i , including services as authorized by 5 u.s.c.',
'3109, $8,328,000: provided, that one quarter page 123 stat. 744 of 1 percent of the funds provided under this heading',
'may be used for official reception and representational expenses associated with hosting international visitors engaged in the planning and physical',
'development of world capitals. united states holocaust memorial museum holocaust memorial museum for expenses of the holocaust memorial museum, as',
'authorized by public law 106 292 36 u.s.c. 2301 2310 , $47,260,000, of which $515,000 for the museums equipment replacement',
'program, $1,900,000 for the museums repair and rehabilitation program and $1,264,000 for the museums exhibition design and production program shall',
'remain available until expended. presidio trust presidio trust fund for necessary expenses to carry out title i of the omnibus',
'parks and public lands management act of 1996, $17,450,000 shall be available to the presidio trust, to remain available until',
'expended. dwight d. eisenhower memorial commission salaries and expenses for necessary expenses, including the costs of construction design, of the',
'dwight d. eisenhower memorial commission, $2,000,000, to remain available until expended. title iv general provisions including transfers of funds sec.',
'401. note: contracts. the expenditure of any appropriation under this act for any consulting service through procurement contract, pursuant to',
'5 u.s.c. 3109, shall be limited to those contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public record and available',
'for public inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing executive order issued pursuant to existing law.',
'sec. 402. note: lobbying. no part of any appropriation contained in this act shall be available for any activity or',
'the publication or distribution of literature that in any way tends to promote public support or opposition to any legislative',
'proposal on which congressional action is not complete other than to communicate to members of congress as described in 18',
'u.s.c. 1913. sec. 403. no part of any appropriation contained in this act shall remain available for obligation beyond the',
'current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. sec. 404. none of the funds provided in this act to any',
'department or agency shall be obligated or expended to provide a personal cook, chauffeur, or other personal servants to any',
'officer or page 123 stat. 745 employee of such department or agency except as otherwise provided by law. sec. 405.',
'note: budget estimates. estimated overhead charges, deductions, reserves or holdbacks from programs, projects, activities and subactivities to support government wide,',
'departmental, agency or bureau administrative functions or headquarters, regional or central operations shall be presented in annual budget justifications and',
'subject to approval by the committees on appropriations. changes to such estimates shall be presented to the committees on appropriations',
'for approval. sec. 406. none of the funds made available in this act may be transferred to any department, agency,',
'or instrumentality of the united states government except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer provided in, this act',
'or any other act. sec. 407. note: forests and forest products. none of the funds in this act may be',
'used to plan, prepare, or offer for sale timber from trees classified as giant sequoia sequoiadendron giganteum which are located',
'on national forest system or bureau of land management lands in a manner different than such sales were conducted in',
'fiscal year 2006. sec. 408. note: patents. mines and mining. a limitation of funds. none of the funds appropriated or',
'otherwise made available pursuant to this act shall be obligated or expended to accept or process applications for a patent',
'for any mining or mill site claim located under the general mining laws. b exceptions. the provisions of subsection a',
'shall not apply if the secretary of the interior determines that, for the claim concerned: 1 a patent application was',
'filed with the secretary on or before september 30, 1994; and 2 all requirements established under sections 2325 and 2326',
'of the revised statutes 30 u.s.c. 29 and 30 for vein or lode claims and sections 2329, 2330, 2331, and',
'2333 of the revised statutes 30 u.s.c. 35, 36, and 37 for placer claims, and section 2337 of the revised',
'statutes 30 u.s.c. 42 for mill site claims, as the case may be, were fully complied with by the applicant',
'by that date. c report. on september 30, 2009, the secretary of the interior shall file with the house and',
'senate committees on appropriations and the committee on natural resources of the house of representatives and the committee on energy',
'and natural resources of the senate a report on actions taken by the department under the plan submitted pursuant to',
'section 314 c of the department of the interior and related agencies appropriations act, 1997 public law 104 208 .',
'd mineral examinations. in order to process patent applications in a timely and responsible manner, upon the request of a',
'patent applicant, the secretary of the interior shall allow the applicant to fund a qualified third party contractor to be',
'selected by the bureau of land management to conduct a mineral examination of the mining claims or mill sites contained',
'in a patent application as set forth in subsection b . the bureau of land management shall have the sole',
'responsibility to choose and pay the third party contractor in accordance with the standard procedures employed by the bureau of',
'land management in the retention of third party contractors. sec. 409. notwithstanding any other provision of law, amounts appropriated to',
'or otherwise designated in committee reports for the bureau of indian affairs and the indian health service by public laws',
'103 138, 103 332, 104 134, 104 208, 105 83, 105 page 123 stat. 746 277, 106 113, 106 291,',
'107 63, 108 7, 108 108, 108 447, 109 54, 109 289, division b and continuing appropriations resolution, 2007 division',
'b of public law 109 289, as amended by public laws 110 5 and 110 28 , and public law',
'110 161 for payments for contract support costs associated with self determination or self governance contracts, grants, compacts, or annual',
'funding agreements with the bureau of indian affairs or the indian health service as funded by such acts, are the',
'total amounts available for fiscal years 1994 through 2008 for such purposes, except that for the bureau of indian affairs,',
'tribes and tribal organizations may use their tribal priority allocations for unmet contract support costs of ongoing contracts, grants, self',
'governance compacts, or annual funding agreements. sec. 410. note: plan. 16 usc 1604 note. prior to october 1, 2009, the',
'secretary of agriculture shall not be considered to be in violation of subparagraph 6 f 5 a of the forest',
'and rangeland renewable resources planning act of 1974 16 u.s.c. 1604 f 5 a solely because more than 15 years',
'have passed without revision of the plan for a unit of the national forest system. nothing in this section exempts',
'the secretary from any other requirement of the forest and rangeland renewable resources planning act 16 u.s.c. 1600 et seq.',
'or any other law: provided, that if the secretary is not acting expeditiously and in good faith, within the funding',
'available, to revise a plan for a unit of the national forest system, this section shall be void with respect',
'to such plan and a court of proper jurisdiction may order completion of the plan on an accelerated basis. sec.',
'411. no funds provided in this act may be expended to conduct preleasing, leasing and related activities under either the',
'mineral leasing act 30 u.s.c. 181 et seq. or the outer continental shelf lands act 43 u.s.c. 1331 et seq.',
'within the boundaries of a national monument established pursuant to the act of june 8, 1906 16 u.s.c. 431 et',
'seq. as such boundary existed on january 20, 2001, except where such activities are allowed under the presidential proclamation establishing',
'such monument. sec. 412. note: contracts. foreign relations. wildfires. in entering into agreements with foreign countries pursuant to the wildfire',
'suppression assistance act 42 u.s.c. 1856m the secretary of agriculture and the secretary of the interior are authorized to enter',
'into reciprocal agreements in which the individuals furnished under said agreements to provide wildfire services are considered, for purposes of',
'tort liability, employees of the country receiving said services when the individuals are engaged in fire suppression: provided, that the',
'secretary of agriculture or the secretary of the interior shall not enter into any agreement under this provision unless the',
'foreign country either directly or through its fire organization agrees to assume any and all liability for the acts or',
'omissions of american firefighters engaged in firefighting in a foreign country: provided further, that when an agreement is reached for',
'furnishing fire fighting services, the only remedies for acts or omissions committed while fighting fires shall be those provided under',
'the laws of the host country, and those remedies shall be the exclusive remedies for any claim arising out of',
'fighting fires in a foreign country: provided further, that neither the sending country nor any legal organization associated with the',
'firefighter shall be subject to any legal action whatsoever pertaining to or arising out of the firefighters role in fire',
'suppression. page 123 stat. 747 sec. 413. note: contracts. urban and rural areas. in awarding a federal contract with funds',
'made available by this act, notwithstanding federal government procurement and contracting laws, the secretary of agriculture and the secretary of',
'the interior the secretaries may, in evaluating bids and proposals, give consideration to local contractors who are from, and who',
'provide employment and training for, dislocated and displaced workers in an economically disadvantaged rural community, including those historically timber dependent',
'areas that have been affected by reduced timber harvesting on federal lands and other forest dependent rural communities isolated from',
'significant alternative employment opportunities: provided, that notwithstanding federal government procurement and contracting laws the secretaries may award contracts, grants or',
'cooperative agreements to local non profit entities, youth conservation corps or related partnerships with state, local or non profit youth',
'groups, or small or micro business or disadvantaged business: provided further, that the contract, grant, or cooperative agreement is for',
'forest hazardous fuels reduction, watershed or water quality monitoring or restoration, wildlife or fish population monitoring, or habitat restoration or',
'management: provided further, that the terms rural community and economically disadvantaged shall have the same meanings as in section 2374',
'of public law 101 624: provided further, that note: guidance. the secretaries shall develop guidance to implement this section: provided',
'further, that nothing in this section shall be construed as relieving the secretaries of any duty under applicable procurement laws,',
'except as provided in this section. sec. 414. note: competitive sourcing. none of the funds made available by this or',
'any other act may be used in fiscal year 2009 for competitive sourcing studies and any related activities involving forest',
'service personnel. sec. 415. unless otherwise provided herein, no funds appropriated in this act for the acquisition of lands or',
'interests in lands may be expended for the filing of declarations of taking or complaints in condemnation without the approval',
'of the house and senate committees on appropriations: provided, that this provision shall not apply to funds appropriated to implement',
'the everglades national park protection and expansion act of 1989, or to funds appropriated for federal assistance to the state',
'of florida to acquire lands for everglades restoration purposes. sec. 416. none of the funds made available under this act',
'may be used to promulgate or implement the environmental protection agency proposed regulations published in the federal register on january',
'3, 2007 72 fed. reg. 69 . sec. 417. section 337 a of the department of the interior and related',
'agencies appropriations act, 2005 public law 108 447; 118 stat. 3012 is amended by striking september 30, 2006 and inserting',
'september 30, 2010. sec. 418. note: 43 usc 1701 note. section 330 of public law 106 291 concerning service first',
'authorities 114 stat. 996 , as amended by section 428 of public law 109 54 119 stat. 555 556 ,',
'is further amended by striking 2008 and inserting in lieu thereof 2011. sec. 419. section 422 of title iv of',
'division f of public law 110 161 is note: 121 stat. 2149. amended by inserting after fiscal year 2007 the',
'following: and subsequent fiscal years through fiscal year 2014. sec. 420. in addition to the amounts otherwise provided to the',
'environmental protection agency in this act, $8,000,000, to page 123 stat. 748 remain available until expended, is provided to epa',
'to be transferred to the department of the navy for clean up activities at the treasure island naval station hunters',
'point annex. sec. 421. note: alaska. the boundaries of the tongass national forest in the state of alaska are modified',
'to include the approximately 1,043.38 acres of land acquired by the united states from the alaska mental health trust authority,',
'which is more particularly described as lots 1 b and 1 c, mt. verstovia gavan hill subdivision of u.s. survey',
'no. 3858 and u.s. survey no. 3849. sec. 422. title v of the forest service realignment and enhancement act, 2005,',
'public law 109 54, 119 stat. 559 563; 16 u.s.c. 580d note, is amended as follows: 1 in section 503,',
'subsection f by striking 2008 and inserting in lieu thereof 2011 and; 2 in section 504 a in subsection a',
'3 by striking in whole, and inserting in lieu thereof terms, conditions, and reservations. the conveyance of an administrative site',
'under this title shall be subject to such terms, conditions, and reservations as the secretary determines to be necessary to',
'protect the public interest; b in subsection d 1 by striking subchapter i of chapter 5, and inserting in lieu',
'thereof chapter 5 of subtitle i; and c in subsection d 4 b by striking in whole, and inserting in',
'lieu thereof determine whether to include terms, conditions, and reservations under subsection a 3 ; and. sec. 423. lake tahoe',
'basin hazardous fuel reduction projects. a hereafter, subject to subsection b , a proposal to authorize a hazardous fuel reduction',
'project, not to exceed 5,000 acres, including no more than 1,500 acres of mechanical thinning, on the lake tahoe basin',
'management unit may be categorically excluded from documentation in an environmental impact statement or an environmental assessment under the national',
'environmental policy act of 1969 nepa 42 u.s.c. 4321 et seq. if the project: 1 is consistent with the lake',
'tahoe basin multi jurisdictional fuel reduction and wildfire prevention strategy published in december 2007 and any subsequent revisions to the',
'strategy; 2 is not conducted in any wilderness areas; and 3 does not involve any new permanent roads. b a',
'proposal that is categorically excluded under this section shall be subject to 1 the extraordinary circumstances procedures established by the',
'forest service pursuant to section 1508.4 of title 40, code of federal regulations; and 2 an opportunity for public input.',
'sec. 424. note: deadline. determination. greenhouse gas emissions. not later than june 30, 2009, the administrator of the environmental protection',
'agency shall reconsider, and confirm or reverse, the decision to deny the request of the state of california to regulate',
'greenhouse gas emissions from new motor vehicles. sec. 425. toxics release inventory reporting. notwithstanding any other provision of law page',
'123 stat. 749 1 none of the funds made available by this or any other act may, hereafter, be used',
'to implement the final rule promulgated by the administrator of the environmental protection agency entitled toxics release inventory burden reduction',
'final rule 71 fed. reg. 76932 ; and 2 the final rule described in paragraph 1 shall have no force',
'or effect. the affected regulatory text shall revert to what it was before the final rule described in paragraph 1',
'became effective, until any future action taken by the administrator. sec. 426. section 325 of public law 108 108 note:',
'43 usc 1752 note. is amended by striking fiscal years 2004 2008 and inserting fiscal year 2009. sec. 427. note:',
'contracts. the secretary of agriculture and the secretary of the interior shall execute an agreement that transfers management and oversight',
'including transfer of function for the workforce, of the centennial, collbran, columbia basin, fort simcoe, treasure lake, and weber basin',
'job corps centers to the forest service. these job corps centers shall continue to be administered as described in section',
'147 c of public law 105 220, workforce investment act of 1998. sec. 428. section 434 of division f of',
'public law note: 16 usc 2104 note. 110 161 is amended by striking paragraph 3 and inserting a new paragraph',
'3 as follows: 3 by adding at the end the following: m section note: applicability. 106 of public law 108',
'148 shall apply to all projects authorized by this act. sections 104 and 105 of public law 108 148 may',
'be applied to projects authorized by this act.. . sec. 429. a note: time period. during the 60 day period',
'beginning on the date of the enactment of this act 1 the secretary of the interior and the secretary of',
'commerce may withdraw or reissue the rule described in subsection c 1 without regard to any provision of statute or',
'regulation that establishes a requirement for such withdrawal; and 2 the secretary of the interior may withdraw or reissue the',
'rule referred to in subsection c 2 without regard to any provision of statute or regulation that establishes a requirement',
'for such withdrawal. b if the secretary of the interior or the secretary of commerce or both withdraws a rule',
'under subsection a , such secretary shall implement the provisions of law under which the rule was issued in accordance',
'with the regulations in effect under such provisions immediately before the effective date of such rule, except as otherwise provided',
'by any act or rule that takes effect after the effective date of the rule that is withdrawn. c the',
'rules referred to in subsection a are the following: 1 the note: endangered species. final rule relating to interagency cooperation',
'under the endangered species act, issued by the united states fish and wildlife service and the national marine fisheries service',
'and signed november 26, 2008, by the assistant secretary of fish and wildlife and parks of the department of the',
'interior and the deputy assistant administrator for the regulatory programs of the national marine fisheries service. 2 the note: polar',
'bear. final rule relating to endangered and threatened wildlife and plants; special rule for the polar bear, issued by the',
'assistant secretary of fish and wildlife and parks of the department of the interior on december 10, 2008. page 123',
'stat. 750 sec. 430. within the amounts appropriated in this division, funding shall be allocated in the amounts specified for',
'those projects and purposes delineated in the table titled congressionally directed spending included in the explanatory statement accompanying this act',
'as described in section 4, in the matter preceding division a of this consolidated act . this division may be',
'cited as the department of the interior, environment, and related agencies appropriations act, 2009. division f departments note: department of',
'labor, health and human services, and related agencies appropriations act, 2009. department of labor appropriations act, 2009. of labor, health',
'and human services, and education, and related agencies appropriations act, 2009 title i department of labor employment and training administration',
'training and employment services for necessary expenses of the workforce investment act of 1998 wia , the denali commission act',
'of 1998, and the women in apprenticeship and non traditional occupations act of 1992, including the purchase and hire of',
'passenger motor vehicles, the construction, alteration, and repair of buildings and other facilities, and the purchase of real property for',
'training centers as authorized by the wia; $3,626,448,000, plus reimbursements, shall be available. of the amounts provided: 1 for grants',
'to states for adult employment and training activities, youth activities, and dislocated worker employment and training activities, $2,969,449,000 as follows:',
'a $861,540,000 for adult employment and training activities, of which $149,540,000 shall be available for the period july 1, 2009,',
'through june 30, 2010, and of which $712,000,000 shall be available for the period october 1, 2009 through june 30,',
'2010; b $924,069,000 for youth activities, which shall be available for the period april 1, 2009 through june 30, 2010;',
'and c $1,183,840,000 for dislocated worker employment and training activities, of which $335,840,000 shall be available for the period july',
'1, 2009 through june 30, 2010, and of which $848,000,000 shall be available for the period october 1, 2009 through',
'june 30, 2010: provided, that notwithstanding the transfer limitation under section 133 b 4 of the wia, up to 30',
'percent of such funds may be transferred by a local board if approved by the governor; 2 for federally administered',
'programs, $489,429,000 as follows: a $283,051,000 for the dislocated workers assistance national reserve, of which $71,051,000 shall be available for',
'the period july 1, 2009 through june 30, 2010, and of which $212,000,000 shall be available for the period october',
'1, 2009 through june 30, 2010: provided, that up to $125,000,000 may be made available for community page 123 stat.',
'751 based job training grants from funds reserved under section 132 a 2 a of the wia and shall be',
'used to carry out such grants under section 171 d of such act, except that the 10 percent limitation otherwise',
'applicable to the amount of funds that may be used to carry out section 171 d shall not be applicable',
'to funds used for community based job training grants: provided further, that funds provided to carry out section 132 a',
'2 a of the wia may be used to provide assistance to a state for state wide or local use',
'in order to address cases where there have been worker dislocations across multiple sectors or across multiple local areas and',
'such workers remain dislocated; coordinate the state workforce development plan with emerging economic development needs; and train such eligible dislocated',
'workers: provided further, that funds provided to carry out section 171 d of the wia may be used for demonstration',
'projects that provide assistance to new entrants in the workforce and incumbent workers; b $52,758,000 for native american programs, which',
'shall be available for the period july 1, 2009 through june 30, 2010; c $82,620,000 for migrant and seasonal farmworker',
'programs under section 167 of the wia, including $76,710,000 for formula grants of which not less that 70 percent shall',
'be for employment and training services , $5,400,000 for migrant and seasonal housing of which not less than 70 percent',
'shall be for permanent housing , and $510,000 for other discretionary purposes, which shall be available for the period july',
'1, 2009 through june 30, 2010: provided, that notwithstanding any other provision of law or related regulation, the department of',
'labor shall take no action limiting the number or proportion of eligible participants receiving related assistance services or discouraging grantees',
'from providing such services; d $1,000,000 for carrying out the women in apprenticeship and nontraditional occupations act, which shall be',
'available for the period july 1, 2009 through june 30, 2010; and e $70,000,000 for youthbuild activities as described in',
'section 173a of the wia, which shall be available for the period april 1, 2009 through june 30, 2010: provided,',
'that for program years 2008 and 2009, the youthbuild program may serve an individual who has dropped out of high',
'school and re enrolled in an alternative school, if that re enrollment is part of a sequential service strategy; 3',
'for national activities, $167,570,000, as follows: a $48,781,000 for pilots, demonstrations, and research, which shall be available for the period',
'april 1, 2009 through june 30, 2010, of which $5,000,000 shall be for competitive grants to address the employment and',
'training needs of young parents notwithstanding the requirements of section 171 b 2 b or 171 c 4 d of',
'the wia , and of which $41,324,000 shall be used for the projects, and in the amounts, specified under the',
'heading training and employment services in the explanatory statement described in section 4 in the matter preceding division a of',
'this consolidated act : provided, that funding page 123 stat. 752 provided to carry out such projects shall not be',
'subject to the requirements of sections 171 b 2 b and 171 c 4 d of the wia, the joint',
'funding requirements of sections 171 b 2 a and 171 c 4 a of the wia, or any time limit',
'requirements of sections 171 b 2 c and 171 c 4 b of the wia; b $108,493,000 for ex offender',
'activities, under the authority of section 171 of the wia, which shall be available for the period april 1, 2009',
'through june 30, 2010, notwithstanding the requirements of section 171 b 2 b or 171 c 4 d : provided,',
'that not less than $88,500,000 shall be for youthful offender activities, of which $35,000,000 shall be for a program of',
'competitive grants to local educational agencies or community based organizations to develop and implement mentoring strategies that integrate educational and',
'employment interventions designed to prevent youth violence in schools identified as persistently dangerous under section 9532 of the elementary and',
'secondary education act; c $6,918,000 for evaluation, which shall be available for the period july 1, 2009 through june 30,',
'2010; and d $3,378,000 for the denali commission, which shall be available for the period july 1, 2009 through june',
'30, 2010. community service employment for older americans to carry out title v of the older americans act of 1965,',
'$571,925,000, which shall be available for the period july 1, 2009 through june 30, 2010: provided, that funds made available',
'under this heading in this act may, in accordance with section 517 c of the older americans act of 1965,',
'be recaptured and reobligated. federal unemployment benefits and allowances for payments during fiscal year 2009 of trade adjustment benefit payments',
'and allowances under part i of subchapter b of chapter 2 of title ii of the trade act of 1974,',
'and section 246 of that act; and for training, employment and case management services, allowances for job search and relocation,',
'and related state administrative expenses under part ii of subchapter b of chapter 2 of title ii of the trade',
'act of 1974, $958,800,000, together with such amounts as may be necessary to be charged to the subsequent appropriation for',
'payments for any period subsequent to september 15, 2009. state unemployment insurance and employment service operations for authorized administrative expenses,',
'$91,698,000, together with not to exceed $3,563,167,000 which may be expended from the employment security administration account in the unemployment',
'trust fund the trust fund , of which: 1 $2,782,145,000 from the trust fund is for grants to states for',
'the administration of state unemployment insurance laws as authorized under title iii of the social security act including $10,000,000 to',
'conduct in person reemployment and eligibility assessments and unemployment insurance improper page 123 stat. 753 payment reviews , the administration',
'of unemployment insurance for federal employees and for ex service members as authorized under 5 u.s.c. 8501 8523, and the',
'administration of trade readjustment allowances and alternative trade adjustment assistance under the trade act of 1974, and shall be available',
'for obligation by the states through december 31, 2009, except that funds used for automation acquisitions shall be available for',
'obligation by the states through september 30, 2011, and funds used for unemployment insurance workloads experienced by the states through',
'september 30, 2009 shall be available for federal obligation through december 31, 2009; 2 $11,310,000 from the trust fund is',
'for national activities necessary to support the administration of the federal state unemployment insurance system; 3 $680,893,000 from the trust',
'fund, together with $22,683,000 from the general fund of the treasury, is for grants to states in accordance with section',
'6 of the wagner peyser act, and shall be available for federal obligation for the period july 1, 2009 through',
'june 30, 2010; 4 $20,869,000 from the trust fund is for national activities of the employment service, including administration of',
'the work opportunity tax credit under section 51 of the internal revenue code of 1986, and the provision of technical',
'assistance and staff training under the wagner peyser act, including not to exceed $1,228,000 that may be used for amortization',
'payments to states which had independent retirement plans in their state employment service agencies prior to 1980; 5 $67,950,000 from',
'the trust fund is for the administration of foreign labor certifications and related activities under the immigration and nationality act',
'and related laws, of which $52,821,000 shall be available for the federal administration of such activities, and $15,129,000 shall be',
'available for grants to states for the administration of such activities; 6 $51,720,000 from the general fund is to provide',
'workforce information, national electronic tools, and one stop system building under the wagner peyser act and section 171 e 2',
'c of the workforce investment act of 1998 and shall be available for federal obligation for the period july 1,',
'2009 through june 30, 2010; and 7 $17,295,000 from the general fund is to provide for work incentive grants to',
'the states and shall be available for the period july 1, 2009 through june 30, 2010: provided, that to the',
'extent that the average weekly insured unemployment awiu for fiscal year 2009 is projected by the department of labor to',
'exceed 3,487,000, an additional $28,600,000 from the trust fund shall be available for obligation for every 100,000 increase in the',
'awiu level including a pro rata amount for any increment less than 100,000 to carry out title iii of the',
'social security act: provided further, that funds appropriated in this act that are allotted to a state to carry out',
'activities under title iii of the social security act may be used by such state to assist other states in',
'carrying out activities under such title iii if the other states include areas that have suffered a major disaster declared',
'by the president under the robert t. stafford disaster relief and emergency assistance act: provided further, that the secretary of',
'labor may use funds appropriated for grants page 123 stat. 754 to states under title iii of the social security',
'act to make payments on behalf of states for the use of the national directory of new hires under section',
'453 j 8 of such act: provided further, that funds appropriated in this act which are used to establish a',
'national one stop career center system, or which are used to support the national activities of the federal state unemployment',
'insurance or immigration programs, may be obligated in contracts, grants, or agreements with non state entities: provided further, that funds',
'appropriated under this act for activities authorized under title iii of the social security act and the wagner peyser act',
'may be used by states to fund integrated unemployment insurance and employment service automation efforts, notwithstanding cost allocation principles prescribed',
'under the office of management and budget circular a 87: provided further, that the secretary, at the request of a',
'state participating in a consortium with other states, may reallot funds allotted to such state under title iii of the',
'social security act to other states participating in the consortium in order to carry out activities that benefit the administration',
'of the unemployment compensation law of the state making the request. in addition, $40,000,000 from the employment security administration account',
'of the unemployment trust fund shall be available to conduct in person reemployment and eligibility assessments and unemployment insurance improper',
'payment reviews: provided, that note: deadline. reports. not later than june 30, 2010, the secretary shall submit an interim report',
'to the congress that includes available information on expenditures, number of individuals assessed, and outcomes from the assessments: note: deadline.',
'reports. provided further, that not later than june 30, 2011, the secretary of labor shall submit to the congress a',
'final report containing comprehensive information on the estimated savings that result from the assessments of claimants and identification of best',
'practices. advances to the unemployment trust fund and other funds for repayable advances to the unemployment trust fund as authorized',
'by sections 905 d and 1203 of the social security act, and to the black lung disability trust fund as',
'authorized by section 9501 c 1 of the internal revenue code of 1954; and for nonrepayable advances to the unemployment',
'trust fund as authorized by 5 u.s.c. 8509, and to the federal unemployment benefits and allowances account, to remain available',
'through september 30, 2010, $422,000,000. in addition, for making repayable advances to the black lung disability trust fund in the',
'current fiscal year after september 15, 2009, for costs incurred by the black lung disability trust fund in the current',
'fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary. program administration for expenses of administering employment and training programs, $85,323,000, together',
'with not to exceed $45,140,000, which may be expended from the employment security administration account in the unemployment trust fund.',
'page 123 stat. 755 employee benefits security administration salaries and expenses for necessary expenses for the employee benefits security administration,',
'$143,419,000. pension benefit guaranty corporation pension benefit guaranty corporation fund the pension benefit guaranty corporation corporation is authorized to make',
'such expenditures, including financial assistance authorized by subtitle e of title iv of the employee retirement income security act of',
'1974, within limits of funds and borrowing authority available to the corporation, and in accord with law, and to make',
'such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by 31 u.s.c. 9104 as may be necessary',
'in carrying out the program, including associated administrative expenses, through september 30, 2009, for the corporation: provided, that none of',
'the funds available to the corporation for fiscal year 2009 shall be available for obligations for administrative expenses in excess',
'of $444,722,000: provided further, that to the extent that the number of new plan participants in plans terminated by the',
'corporation exceeds 100,000 in fiscal year 2009, an amount not to exceed an additional $9,200,000 shall be available for obligation',
'for administrative expenses for every 20,000 additional terminated participants: note: notification. provided further, that an additional $50,000 shall be made',
'available for obligation for investment management fees for every $25,000,000 in assets received by the corporation as a result of',
'new plan terminations or asset growth, after approval by the office of management and budget and notification of the committees',
'on appropriations of the house of representatives and the senate: note: notification. provided further, that obligations in excess of the',
'amounts provided in this paragraph may be incurred for unforeseen and extraordinary pre termination expenses after approval by the office',
'of management and budget and notification of the committees on appropriations of the house of representatives and the senate. employment',
'standards administration salaries and expenses including rescission for necessary expenses for the employment standards administration, including reimbursement to state, federal,',
'and local agencies and their employees for inspection services rendered, $438,166,000, together with $2,101,000 which may be expended from the',
'special fund in accordance with sections 39 c , 44 d , and 44 j of the longshore and harbor',
'workers compensation act: provided, that note: fees. the secretary of labor is authorized to establish and, in accordance with 31',
'u.s.c 3302, collect and deposit in the treasury fees for processing applications and issuing certificates under sections 11 d and',
'14 of the fair labor standards act of 1938 and for processing applications and issuing registrations under page 123 stat.',
'756 title i of the migrant and seasonal agricultural worker protection act. of the unobligated funds collected pursuant to section',
'286 v of the immigration and nationality act, $97,000,000 are rescinded as of september 30, 2009. special benefits including transfer',
'of funds for the payment of compensation, benefits, and expenses except administrative expenses accruing during the current or any prior',
'fiscal year authorized by 5 u.s.c. 81; continuation of benefits as provided for under the heading civilian war benefits in',
'the federal security agency appropriation act, 1947; the employees compensation commission appropriation act, 1944; sections 4 c and 5 f',
'of the war claims act of 1948; and 50 percent of the additional compensation and benefits required by section 10',
'h of the longshore and harbor workers compensation act, $163,000,000, together with such amounts as may be necessary to be',
'charged to the subsequent year appropriation for the payment of compensation and other benefits for any period subsequent to august',
'15 of the current year: provided, that amounts appropriated may be used under 5 u.s.c. 8104, by the secretary of',
'labor to reimburse an employer, who is not the employer at the time of injury, for portions of the salary',
'of a reemployed, disabled beneficiary: provided further, that balances of reimbursements unobligated on september 30, 2008, shall remain available until',
'expended for the payment of compensation, benefits, and expenses: provided further, that in addition there shall be transferred to this',
'appropriation from the postal service and from any other corporation or instrumentality required under 5 u.s.c. 8147 c to pay',
'an amount for its fair share of the cost of administration, such sums as the secretary determines to be the',
'cost of administration for employees of such fair share entities through september 30, 2009: provided further, that of those funds',
'transferred to this account from the fair share entities to pay the cost of administration of the federal employees compensation',
'act, $52,720,000 shall be made available to the secretary as follows: 1 for enhancement and maintenance of automated data processing',
'systems and telecommunications systems, $15,068,000; 2 for automated workload processing operations, including document imaging, centralized mail intake, and medical bill',
'processing, $23,273,000; 3 for periodic roll management and medical review, $14,379,000; and 4 the remaining funds shall be paid into',
'the treasury as miscellaneous receipts: provided further, that the secretary may require that any person filing a notice of injury',
'or a claim for benefits under 5 u.s.c. 81, or the longshore and harbor workers compensation act, provide as part',
'of such notice and claim, such identifying information including social security account number as such regulations may prescribe. page 123',
'stat. 757 special benefits for disabled coal miners for carrying out title iv of the federal mine safety and health',
'act of 1977, as amended by public law 107 275, $188,130,000, to remain available until expended. for making after july',
'31 of the current fiscal year, benefit payments to individuals under title iv of such act, for costs incurred in',
'the current fiscal year, such amounts as may be necessary. for making benefit payments under title iv for the first',
'quarter of fiscal year 2010, $56,000,000, to remain available until expended. administrative expenses, energy employees occupational illness compensation fund for',
'necessary expenses to administer the energy employees occupational illness compensation program act, $49,654,000, to remain available until expended: provided, that',
'the secretary of labor may require that any person filing a claim for benefits under the act provide as part',
'of such claim, such identifying information including social security account number as may be prescribed. black lung disability trust fund',
'including transfer of funds in fiscal note: 26 usc 9501 note. year 2009 and thereafter, such sums as may be',
'necessary from the black lung disability trust fund fund , to remain available until expended, for payment of all benefits',
'authorized by section 9501 d 1 , 2 , 4 , and 7 of the internal revenue code of 1954;',
'and interest on advances, as authorized by section 9501 c 2 of that act. in addition, the following amounts may',
'be expended from the fund for fiscal year 2009 for expenses of operation and administration of the black lung benefits',
'program, as authorized by section 9501 d 5 : not to exceed $32,308,000 for transfer to the employment standards administration',
'salaries and expenses; not to exceed $24,694,000 for transfer to departmental management, salaries and expenses; not to exceed $325,000 for',
'transfer to departmental management, office of inspector general; and not to exceed $356,000 for payments into miscellaneous receipts for the',
'expenses of the department of the treasury. occupational safety and health administration salaries and expenses for necessary expenses for the',
'occupational safety and health administration, $513,042,000, including not to exceed $92,593,000 which shall be the maximum amount available for grants',
'to states under section 23 g of the occupational safety and health act act , which grants shall be no',
'less than 50 percent of the costs of state occupational safety and health programs required to be incurred under plans',
'approved by the secretary of labor under section 18 of the act; and, in addition, notwithstanding 31 u.s.c. 3302, the',
'occupational safety and health administration may retain up to $750,000 per fiscal year of training institute course tuition fees, otherwise',
'authorized by law to be collected, and may utilize such sums for occupational safety and health training and page 123',
'stat. 758 education grants: note: fees. provided, that, notwithstanding 31 u.s.c. 3302, the secretary is authorized, during the fiscal year',
'ending september 30, 2009, to collect and retain fees for services provided to nationally recognized testing laboratories, and may utilize',
'such sums, in accordance with the provisions of 29 u.s.c. 9a, to administer national and international laboratory recognition programs that',
'ensure the safety of equipment and products used by workers in the workplace: note: farms and farming. provided further, that',
'none of the funds appropriated under this paragraph shall be obligated or expended to prescribe, issue, administer, or enforce any',
'standard, rule, regulation, or order under the act which is applicable to any person who is engaged in a farming',
'operation which does not maintain a temporary labor camp and employs 10 or fewer employees: note: small businesses. provided further,',
'that no funds appropriated under this paragraph shall be obligated or expended to administer or enforce any standard, rule, regulation,',
'or order under the act with respect to any employer of 10 or fewer employees who is included within a',
'category having a days away, restricted, or transferred dart occupational injury and illness rate, at the most precise industrial classification',
'code for which such data are published, less than the national average rate as such rates are most recently published',
'by the secretary, acting through the bureau of labor statistics, in accordance with section 24 of the act, except 1',
'to provide, as authorized by the act, consultation, technical assistance, educational and training services, and to conduct surveys and studies;',
'2 to conduct an inspection or investigation in response to an employee complaint, to issue a citation for violations found',
'during such inspection, and to assess a penalty for violations which are not corrected within a reasonable abatement period and',
'for any willful violations found; 3 to take any action authorized by the act with respect to imminent dangers; 4',
'to take any action authorized by the act with respect to health hazards; 5 to take any action authorized by',
'the act with respect to a report of an employment accident which is fatal to one or more employees or',
'which results in hospitalization of two or more employees, and to take any action pursuant to such investigation authorized by',
'the act; and 6 to take any action authorized by the act with respect to complaints of discrimination against employees',
'for exercising rights under the act: provided further, that note: farms and farming. the foregoing proviso shall not apply to',
'any person who is engaged in a farming operation which does not maintain a temporary labor camp and employs 10',
'or fewer employees: provided further, that $10,000,000 shall be available for susan harwood training grants, of which $3,144,000 shall be',
'used for the institutional competency building training grants awarded in february 2008, provided that a grantee has demonstrated satisfactory performance:',
'note: grants. deadline. provided further, that such grants shall be awarded not later than 30 days after the date of',
'enactment of this act. page 123 stat. 759 mine safety and health administration salaries and expenses for necessary note: 30',
'usc 962. expenses for the mine safety and health administration, $347,003,000, including purchase and bestowal of certificates and trophies in',
'connection with mine rescue and first aid work, and the hire of passenger motor vehicles, including up to $2,000,000 for',
'mine rescue and recovery activities, and $1,808,000 to continue the project with the united mine workers of america, for classroom',
'and simulated rescue training for mine rescue teams; in addition, not to exceed $750,000 may be collected by the national',
'mine health and safety academy for room, board, tuition, and the sale of training materials, otherwise authorized by law to',
'be collected, to be available for mine safety and health education and training activities, notwithstanding 31 u.s.c. 3302; and, in',
'addition, the mine safety and health administration may retain up to $1,000,000 from fees collected for the approval and certification',
'of equipment, materials, and explosives for use in mines, and may utilize such sums for such activities; the secretary of',
'labor is authorized to accept lands, buildings, equipment, and other contributions from public and private sources and to prosecute projects',
'in cooperation with other agencies, federal, state, or private; the mine safety and health administration is authorized to promote health',
'and safety education and training in the mining community through cooperative programs with states, industry, and safety associations; the secretary',
'is authorized to recognize the joseph a. holmes safety association as a principal safety association and, notwithstanding any other provision',
'of law, may provide funds and, with or without reimbursement, personnel, including service of mine safety and health administration officials',
'as officers in local chapters or in the national organization; and any funds available to the department of labor may',
'be used, with the approval of the secretary, to provide for the costs of mine rescue and survival operations in',
'the event of a major disaster. bureau of labor statistics salaries and expenses for necessary expenses for the bureau of',
'labor statistics, including advances or reimbursements to state, federal, and local agencies and their employees for services rendered, $518,918,000, together',
'with not to exceed $78,264,000, which may be expended from the employment security administration account in the unemployment trust fund,',
'of which $1,500,000 may be used to fund the mass layoff statistics program under section 15 of the wagner peyser',
'act: note: survey. provided, that the current employment survey shall maintain the content of the survey issued prior to june',
'2005 with respect to the collection of data for the women worker series. office of disability employment policy salaries and',
'expenses for necessary expenses for the office of disability employment policy to provide leadership, develop policy and initiatives, and award',
'grants furthering the objective of eliminating barriers to page 123 stat. 760 the training and employment of people with disabilities,',
'$26,679,000. departmental management salaries and expenses for necessary expenses for departmental management, including the hire of three sedans, and including',
'the management or operation, through contracts, grants or other arrangements of departmental activities conducted by or through the bureau of',
'international labor affairs, including bilateral and multilateral technical assistance and other international labor activities, $313,871,000, of which $86,074,000 is for',
'the bureau of international labor affairs including $6,500,000 to implement model programs to address worker rights issues through technical assistance',
'in countries with which the united states has trade preference programs , and of which $21,286,000 is for the acquisition',
'of departmental information technology, architecture, infrastructure, equipment, software and related needs, which will be allocated by the departments chief information',
'officer in accordance with the departments capital investment management process to assure a sound investment strategy; together with not to',
'exceed $327,000, which may be expended from the employment security administration account in the unemployment trust fund. office of job',
'corps to carry out subtitle c of title i of the workforce investment act of 1998, including federal administrative expenses,',
'the purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles, the construction, alteration and repairs of buildings and other facilities, and the',
'purchase of real property for training centers as authorized by the workforce investment act; $1,683,938,000, plus reimbursements, as follows: 1',
'$1,540,276,000 for job corps operations, of which $949,276,000 shall be available for obligation for the period july 1, 2009 through',
'june 30, 2010 and of which $591,000,000 shall be available for obligation for the period october 1, 2009 through june',
'30, 2010; 2 $115,000,000 for construction, rehabilitation and acquisition of job corps centers, of which $15,000,000 shall be available for',
'the period july 1, 2009 through june 30, 2012 and $100,000,000 shall be available for the period october 1, 2009',
'through june 30, 2012; and 3 $28,662,000 for necessary expenses of the office of job corps shall be available for',
'obligation for the period october 1, 2008 through september 30, 2009: provided, that note: contracts. the office of job corps',
'shall have contracting authority: provided further, that no funds from any other appropriation shall be used to provide meal services',
'at or for job corps centers. veterans employment and training not to exceed $205,468,000 may be derived from the employment',
'security administration account in the unemployment trust fund to carry out the provisions of 38 u.s.c. 4100 4113, 4211 4215,',
'and 4321 4327, and public law 103 353, and which shall page 123 stat. 761 be available for obligation by',
'the states through december 31, 2009, of which $1,949,000 is for the national veterans employment and training services institute. to',
'carry out the homeless veterans reintegration programs under section 5 a 1 of the homeless veterans comprehensive assistance act of',
'2001 and the veterans workforce investment programs under section 168 of the workforce investment act, $33,971,000, of which $7,641,000 shall',
'be available for obligation for the period july 1, 2009 through june 30, 2010. office of inspector general for salaries',
'and expenses of the office of inspector general in carrying out the provisions of the inspector general act of 1978,',
'$76,326,000, together with not to exceed $5,815,000, which may be expended from the employment security administration account in the unemployment',
'trust fund. general provisions sec. 101. none of the funds appropriated in this act for the job corps shall be',
'used to pay the salary of an individual, either as direct costs or any proration as an indirect cost, at',
'a rate in excess of executive level i. transfer of funds sec. 102. not to exceed 1 percent of any',
'discretionary funds pursuant to the balanced budget and emergency deficit control act of 1985 which are appropriated for the current',
'fiscal year for the department of labor in this act may be transferred between a program, project, or activity, but',
'no such program, project, or activity shall be increased by more than 3 percent by any such transfer: provided, that',
'the transfer authority granted by this section shall be available only to meet emergency needs and shall not be used',
'to create any new program or to fund any project or activity for which no funds are provided in this',
'act: note: notification. deadline. provided further, that the committees on appropriations of the house of representatives and the senate are',
'notified at least 15 days in advance of any transfer. sec. 103. note: child labor. in accordance with executive order',
'no. 13126, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant to this act shall be obligated or expended',
'for the procurement of goods mined, produced, manufactured, or harvested or services rendered, whole or in part, by forced or',
'indentured child labor in industries and host countries already identified by the united states department of labor prior to enactment',
'of this act. sec. 104. after note: effective date. transit subsidy. 5 usc 7905 note. september 30, 2008, the secretary',
'of labor shall issue a monthly transit subsidy of not less than the full amount of not less than $115',
'that each of its employees of the national capital region is eligible to receive. sec. 105. note: reports. none of',
'the funds appropriated in this title for grants under section 171 of the workforce investment act of 1998 may be',
'obligated prior to the preparation and submission of a report by the secretary of labor to the committees on appropriations',
'of the house of representatives and the senate detailing the planned uses of such funds. page 123 stat. 762 sec.',
'106. there is authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to the denali commission through the department',
'of labor to conduct job training of the local workforce where denali commission projects will be constructed. sec. 107. none',
'of the funds made available to the department of labor for grants under section 414 c of the american competitiveness',
'and workforce improvement act of 1998 may be used for any purpose other than training in the occupations and industries',
'for which employers are using h 1b visas to hire foreign workers, and the related activities necessary to support such',
'training: provided, that the preceding limitation shall not apply to multi year grants awarded prior to june 30, 2007. sec.',
'108. none of the funds available in this act or available to the secretary of labor from other sources for',
'community based job training grants and grants authorized under section 414 c of the american competitiveness and workforce improvement act',
'of 1998 shall be obligated for a grant awarded on a non competitive basis. sec. 109. the secretary of labor',
'shall take no action to amend, through regulatory or administration action, the definition established in section 667.220 of title 20',
'of the code of federal regulations for functions and activities under title i of the workforce investment act of 1998,',
'or to modify, through regulatory or administrative action, the procedure for redesignation of local areas as specified in subtitle b',
'of title i of that act including applying the standards specified in section 116 a 3 b of that act,',
'but notwithstanding the time limits specified in section 116 a 3 b of that act , until such time as',
'legislation reauthorizing the act is enacted. nothing in the preceding sentence shall permit or require the secretary to withdraw approval',
'for such redesignation from a state that received the approval not later than october 12, 2005, or to revise action',
'taken or modify the redesignation procedure being used by the secretary in order to complete such redesignation for a state',
'that initiated the process of such redesignation by submitting any request for such redesignation not later than october 26, 2005.',
'sec. 110. none of the funds made available in this or any other act shall be available to finalize or',
'implement any proposed regulation under the workforce investment act of 1998, wagner peyser act of 1933, or the trade adjustment',
'assistance reform act of 2002 until such time as legislation reauthorizing the workforce investment act of 1998 and the trade',
'adjustment assistance reform act of 2002 is enacted. sec. 111. none of the funds appropriated in this act under the',
'heading employment and training administration shall be used by a recipient or subrecipient of such funds to pay the salary',
'and bonuses of an individual, either as direct costs or indirect costs, at a rate in excess of executive level',
'ii. this limitation shall not apply to vendors providing goods and services as defined in office of management and budget',
'circular a 133. where states are recipients of such funds, states may establish a lower limit for salaries and bonuses',
'of those receiving salaries and bonuses from subrecipients of such funds, taking into account factors including the relative cost of',
'living in the state, the compensation levels for comparable state or local government employees, and the size of the organizations',
'that administer federal programs page 123 stat. 763 involved including employment and training administration programs. this title may be cited',
'as the department of labor appropriations act, 2009. title ii note: department of health and human services appropriations act, 2009.',
'department of health and human services health resources and services administration health resources and services for carrying out titles ii,',
'iii, iv, vii, viii, x, xi, xii, xix, and xxvi of the public health service act phs act , section',
'427 a of the federal coal mine health and safety act, title v and sections 711, 1128e, and 1820 of',
'the social security act, the health care quality improvement act of 1986, the native hawaiian health care act of 1988,',
'the cardiac arrest survival act of 2000, section 712 of the american jobs creation act of 2004, and the stem',
'cell therapeutic and research act of 2005, $7,234,436,000, of which $39,200,000 from general revenues, notwithstanding section 1820 j of the',
'social security act, shall be available for carrying out the medicare rural hospital flexibility grants program under such section: provided,',
'that of the funds made available under this heading, $129,000 shall be available until expended for facilities renovations at the',
'gillis w. long hansens disease center: provided further, that $56,000,000 of the funding provided for community health centers shall be',
'for base grant adjustments for existing health centers: provided further, that in addition to fees authorized by section 427 b',
'of the health care quality improvement act of 1986, fees shall be collected for the full disclosure of information under',
'the act sufficient to recover the full costs of operating the national practitioner data bank, and shall remain available until',
'expended to carry out that act: provided further, that fees collected for the full disclosure of information under the health',
'care fraud and abuse data collection program, authorized by section 1128e d 2 of the social security act, shall be',
'sufficient to recover the full costs of operating the program, and shall remain available until expended to carry out that',
'act: provided further, that no more than $40,000 is available until expended for carrying out the provisions of section 224',
'o of the phs act including associated administrative expenses and relevant evaluations: provided further, that no more than $44,055,000 is',
'available until expended for carrying out the provisions of public law 104 73 and for expenses incurred by the department',
'of health and human services pertaining to administrative claims made under such law: provided further, that of the funds made',
'available under this heading, $307,491,000 shall be for the program under title x of the phs act to provide for',
'voluntary family planning projects: note: abortions. political activities. provided further, that amounts provided to said projects under such title shall',
'not be expended for abortions, that all pregnancy counseling shall be nondirective, and that such amounts shall not be expended',
'for any activity including the publication or distribution of literature that in any way tends to promote public support or',
'opposition to any legislative proposal or candidate for public office: provided further, that of the funds available under this heading,',
'$1,886,873,000 shall remain available page 123 stat. 764 to the secretary of health and human services through september 30, 2011,',
'for parts a and b of title xxvi of the phs act: note: deadline. grants. urban and rural areas. provided',
'further, that within the amounts provided for part a of title xxvi of the phs act, $10,853,000 is available to',
'the secretary of health and human services through september 30, 2011, and shall be available to qualifying jurisdictions, within 30',
'days of enactment, for increasing supplemental grants for fiscal year 2009 to metropolitan areas that received grant funding in fiscal',
'year 2008 under subpart i of part a of title xxvi of the phs act to ensure that an areas',
'total funding under subpart i of part a for fiscal year 2008, together with the amount of this additional funding,',
'is not less than 93.7 percent of the amount of such areas total funding under part a for fiscal year',
'2006, and to transitional areas that received grant funding in fiscal year 2008 under subpart ii of part a of',
'title xxvi of the phs act to ensure that an areas total funding under subpart ii of part a for',
'fiscal year 2008, together with the amount of this additional funding, is not less than 88.7 percent of the amount',
'of such areas total funding under part a for fiscal year 2006: provided further, that notwithstanding section 2603 c 1',
'of the phs act, the additional funding to areas under the immediately preceding proviso, which may be used for costs',
'incurred during fiscal year 2008, shall be available to the area for obligation from the date of the award through',
'the end of the grant year for the award: provided further, that $815,000,000 shall be for state aids drug assistance',
'programs authorized by section 2616 of the phs act: provided further, that in addition to amounts provided herein, $25,000,000 shall',
'be available from amounts available under section 241 of the phs act to carry out parts a, b, c, and',
'd of title xxvi of the phs act to fund section 2691 special projects of national significance: provided further, that',
'notwithstanding section 502 a 1 and 502 b 1 of the social security act, not to exceed $92,551,000 is available',
'for carrying out special projects of regional and national significance pursuant to section 501 a 2 of such act and',
'$10,400,000 is available for projects described in paragraphs a through f of section 501 a 3 of such act: provided',
'further, that notwithstanding section 747 e 2 of the phs act, not less than $5,000,000 shall be for general dentistry',
'programs, not less than $5,000,000 shall be for pediatric dentistry programs including faculty loan repayment, and not less than $29,025,000',
'shall be for family medicine programs: provided further, that of the funds provided, $19,642,000 shall be provided to the denali',
'commission as a direct lump payment pursuant to public law 106 113: provided further, that of the funds provided, $26,000,000',
'shall be provided for the delta health initiative as authorized in section 219 of division g of public law 110',
'161 and associated administrative expenses: provided further, that funds provided under section 846 and subpart 3 of part d of',
'title iii of the phs act may be used to make prior year adjustments to awards made under these sections:',
'provided further, that of the amount appropriated in this paragraph, $310,470,000 shall be used for the projects financing the construction',
'and renovation including equipment of health care and other facilities and for other health related activities, and in the amounts,',
'specified under the heading health resources and services in the explanatory statement described in section 4 in the matter preceding',
'division a of this consolidated act , and of which up to one percent of page 123 stat. 765 the',
'amount for each project may be used for related agency administrative expenses: provided further, that notwithstanding section 338j k of',
'the phs act, $9,201,000 is available for state offices of rural health: provided further, that of the funds provided, $15,000,000',
'is available for the small rural hospital improvement grant program for quality improvement and adoption of health information technology. health',
'education assistance loans program account such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purpose of the program, as',
'authorized by title vii of the public health service act phs act . for administrative expenses to carry out the',
'guaranteed loan program, including section 709 of the phs act, $2,847,000. vaccine injury compensation program trust fund for payments from',
'the vaccine injury compensation program trust fund trust fund , such sums as may be necessary for claims associated with',
'vaccine related injury or death with respect to vaccines administered after september 30, 1988, pursuant to subtitle 2 of title',
'xxi of the public health service act, to remain available until expended: provided, that for necessary administrative expenses, not to',
'exceed $5,404,000 shall be available from the trust fund to the secretary of health and human services. centers for disease',
'control and prevention disease control, research, and training to carry out titles ii, iii, vii, xi, xv, xvii, xix, xxi,',
'and xxvi of the public health service act phs act , sections 101, 102, 103, 201, 202, 203, 301, 501,',
'and 514 of the federal mine safety and health act of 1977, section 13 of the mine improvement and new',
'emergency response act of 2006, sections 20, 21, and 22 of the occupational safety and health act of 1970, title',
'iv of the immigration and nationality act, section 501 of the refugee education assistance act of 1980, and for expenses',
'necessary to support activities related to countering potential biological, nuclear, radiological, and chemical threats to civilian populations; including purchase and',
'insurance of official motor vehicles in foreign countries; and purchase, hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft, $6,283,350,000, of which $151,500,000',
'shall remain available until expended for acquisition of real property, equipment, construction and renovation of facilities; of which $570,307,000 shall',
'remain available until expended for the strategic national stockpile under section 319f 2 of the phs act; of which $21,997,000',
'shall be used for the projects, and in the amounts, specified under the heading disease control, research, and training in',
'the explanatory statement described in section 4 in the matter preceding division a of this consolidated act ; of which',
'$118,863,000 for international hiv/aids shall remain available through september 30, 2010; and of which $70,000,000 shall be available until expended',
'to provide screening and treatment for first response emergency services personnel, residents, students, and others related to the september 11,',
'2001 terrorist attacks on the world trade center: provided, that in addition, such sums as may be derived from page',
'123 stat. 766 authorized user fees, which shall be credited to this account: provided further, that in addition to amounts',
'provided herein, the following amounts shall be available from amounts available under section 241 of the phs act: 1 $12,794,000',
'to carry out the national immunization surveys; 2 $124,701,000 to carry out the national center for health statistics surveys; 3',
'$24,751,000 to carry out information systems standards development and architecture and applications based research used at local public health levels;',
'4 $46,780,000 for health marketing; 5 $31,000,000 to carry out public health research; and 6 $91,225,000 to carry out research',
'activities within the national occupational research agenda: note: gun control. provided further, that none of the funds made available for',
'injury prevention and control at the centers for disease control and prevention may be used, in whole or in part,',
'to advocate or promote gun control: provided further, that of the funds made available under this heading, up to $1,000',
'per eligible employee of the centers for disease control and prevention shall be made available until expended for individual learning',
'accounts: provided further, that the director may redirect the total amount made available under authority of public law 101 502,',
'section 3, dated november 3, 1990, to activities the director may so designate: note: notification. provided further, that the committees',
'on appropriations of the house of representatives and the senate are to be notified promptly of any such redirection: provided',
'further, that not to exceed $19,528,000 may be available for making grants under section 1509 of the phs act to',
'not less than 21 states, tribes, or tribal organizations: note: contracts. provided further, that notwithstanding any other provision of law,',
'the centers for disease control and prevention shall award a single contract or related contracts for development and construction of',
'the next building or facility designated in the buildings and facilities master plan that collectively include the full scope of',
'the project: provided further, that the solicitation and contract shall contain the clause availability of funds found at 48 cfr',
'52.232 18: provided further, that of the funds appropriated, $10,000 shall be for official reception and representation expenses when specifically',
'approved by the director of the centers for disease control and prevention: provided further, that employees of the centers for',
'disease control and prevention or the public health service, both civilian and commissioned officers, detailed to states, municipalities, or other',
'organizations under authority of section 214 of the phs act, or in overseas assignments, shall be treated as non federal',
'employees for reporting purposes only and shall not be included within any personnel ceiling applicable to the agency, service, or',
'the department of health and human services during the period of detail or assignment: provided further, that out of funds',
'made available under this heading for domestic hiv/aids testing, up to $15,000,000 shall be for states newly eligible in fiscal',
'year 2009 under section 2625 of the phs act as of december 31, 2008 and shall be distributed by may',
'31, 2009 based on standard criteria relating to a states epidemiological profile, and of which not more than $1,000,000 may',
'be made available to any one state, and amounts that have not been obligated by may 31, 2009 shall be',
'made available to states and local public health departments for hiv testing activities: note: certification. plans. deadline. provided further, that',
'none of the funds made available in this act to carry out part a of title xix of the phs',
'act may be used to provide more than 75 percent of any states allotment under section 1902 of the phs',
'act until page 123 stat. 767 such state certifies that it will submit a plan to the secretary of health',
'and human services, not later than january 1, 2010, to reduce healthcare associated infections: provided further, that each such state',
'plan shall be consistent with the department of health and human services national action plan for reducing healthcare associated infections',
'and include measurable 5 year goals and interim milestones for reducing such infections: note: review. reports. deadline. provided further, that',
'the secretary shall conduct a review of the state plans submitted pursuant to the preceding proviso and report to the',
'committees on appropriations of the house of representatives and the senate not later than june 1, 2010, regarding the adequacy',
'of such plans for achieving state and national goals for reducing healthcare associated infections: provided further, that for purposes of',
'the two preceding provisos, the term state means each of the several states, the district of columbia, and the commonwealth',
'of puerto rico. in addition, for necessary expenses to administer the energy employees occupational illness compensation program act, $55,358,000, to',
'remain available until expended, of which $4,500,000 shall be for use by or in support of the advisory board on',
'radiation and worker health the board to carry out its statutory responsibilities, including obtaining audits, technical assistance, and other support',
'from the boards audit contractor with regard to radiation dose estimation and reconstruction efforts, site profiles, procedures, and review of',
'special exposure cohort petitions and evaluation reports: provided, that this amount shall be available consistent with the provision regarding administrative',
'expenses in section 151 b of division b, title i of public law 106 554. national institutes of health national',
'cancer institute for carrying out section 301 and title iv of the public health service act with respect to cancer,',
'$4,968,973,000, of which up to $8,000,000 may be used for facilities repairs and improvements at the national cancer institute frederick',
'federally funded research and development center in frederick, maryland. national heart, lung, and blood institute for carrying out section 301',
'and title iv of the public health service act with respect to cardiovascular, lung, and blood diseases, and blood and',
'blood products, $3,015,689,000. national institute of dental and craniofacial research for carrying out section 301 and title iv of the',
'public health service act with respect to dental disease, $402,652,000. national institute of diabetes and digestive and kidney diseases for',
'carrying out section 301 and title iv of the public health service act with respect to diabetes and digestive and',
'kidney disease, $1,761,338,000. page 123 stat. 768 national institute of neurological disorders and stroke for carrying out section 301 and',
'title iv of the public health service act with respect to neurological disorders and stroke, $1,593,344,000. national institute of allergy',
'and infectious diseases including transfer of funds for carrying out section 301 and title iv of the public health service',
'act with respect to allergy and infectious diseases, $4,702,572,000: provided, that $300,000,000 may be made available to international assistance programs',
'global fund to fight hiv/aids, malaria, and tuberculosis, to remain available until expended. national institute of general medical sciences for',
'carrying out section 301 and title iv of the public health service act with respect to general medical sciences, $1,997,801,000.',
'eunice kennedy shriver national institute of child health and human development for carrying out section 301 and title iv of',
'the public health service act with respect to child health and human development, $1,294,894,000. national eye institute for carrying out',
'section 301 and title iv of the public health service act with respect to eye diseases and visual disorders, $688,480,000.',
'national institute of environmental health sciences for carrying out section 301 and title iv of the public health service act',
'with respect to environmental health sciences, $662,820,000. national institute on aging for carrying out section 301 and title iv of',
'the public health service act with respect to aging, $1,080,796,000. national institute of arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin diseases for',
'carrying out section 301 and title iv of the public health service act with respect to arthritis and musculoskeletal and',
'skin diseases, $524,872,000. national institute on deafness and other communication disorders for carrying out section 301 and title iv of',
'the public health service act with respect to deafness and other communication disorders, $407,259,000. page 123 stat. 769 national institute',
'of nursing research for carrying out section 301 and title iv of the public health service act with respect to',
'nursing research, $141,879,000. national institute on alcohol abuse and alcoholism for carrying out section 301 and title iv of the',
'public health service act with respect to alcohol abuse and alcoholism, $450,230,000. national institute on drug abuse for carrying out',
'section 301 and title iv of the public health service act with respect to drug abuse, $1,032,759,000. national institute of',
'mental health for carrying out section 301 and title iv of the public health service act with respect to mental',
'health, $1,450,491,000. national human genome research institute for carrying out section 301 and title iv of the public health service',
'act with respect to human genome research, $502,367,000. national institute of biomedical imaging and bioengineering for carrying out section 301',
'and title iv of the public health service act with respect to biomedical imaging and bioengineering research, $308,208,000. national center',
'for research resources for carrying out section 301 and title iv of the public health service act with respect to',
'research resources and general research support grants, $1,226,263,000. national center for complementary and alternative medicine for carrying out section 301',
'and title iv of the public health service act with respect to complementary and alternative medicine, $125,471,000. national center on',
'minority health and health disparities for carrying out section 301 and title iv of the public health service act with',
'respect to minority health and health disparities research, $205,959,000. john e. fogarty international center for carrying out the activities of',
'the john e. fogarty international center described in subpart 2 of part e of title iv of the public health',
'service act , $68,691,000. national library of medicine for carrying out section 301 and title iv of the public health',
'service act phs act with respect to health information communications, $330,771,000, of which $4,000,000 shall be available until page 123',
'stat. 770 expended for improvement of information systems: provided, that in fiscal year 2009, the national library of medicine may',
'enter into personal services contracts for the provision of services in facilities owned, operated, or constructed under the jurisdiction of',
'the national institutes of health: provided further, that in addition to amounts provided herein, $8,200,000 shall be available from amounts',
'available under section 241 of the phs act to carry out the purposes of the national information center on health',
'services research and health care technology established under section 478a of the phs act and related health services. office of',
'the director for carrying out the responsibilities of the office of the director, national institutes of health nih , $1,246,864,000,',
'of which up to $25,000,000 shall be used to carry out section 214 of this act: provided, that funding shall',
'be available for the purchase of not to exceed 29 passenger motor vehicles for replacement only: provided further, that the',
'nih is authorized to collect third party payments for the cost of clinical services that are incurred in nih research',
'facilities and that such payments shall be credited to the nih management fund: provided further, that all funds credited to',
'such fund shall remain available for one fiscal year after the fiscal year in which they are deposited: provided further,',
'that up to $192,300,000 shall be available for continuation of the national childrens study: provided further, that $541,133,000 shall be',
'available for the common fund established under section 402a c 1 of the public health service act phs act :',
'provided further, that of the funds provided $10,000 shall be for official reception and representation expenses when specifically approved by',
'the director of the nih: provided further, that the office of aids research within the office of the director of',
'the nih may spend up to $8,000,000 to make grants for construction or renovation of facilities as provided for in',
'section 2354 a 5 b of the phs act. buildings and facilities for the study of, construction of, renovation of,',
'and acquisition of equipment for, facilities of or used by the national institutes of health, including the acquisition of real',
'property, $125,581,000, to remain available until expended. substance abuse and mental health services administration substance abuse and mental health services',
'for carrying out titles iii, v, and xix of the public health service act phs act with respect to substance',
'abuse and mental health services and the protection and advocacy for individuals with mental illness act, $3,334,906,000, of which $15,666,000',
'shall be used for the projects, and in the amounts, specified under the heading substance abuse and mental health services',
'in the explanatory statement described in section 4 in the matter preceding division a of this consolidated act : provided,',
'that notwithstanding section 520a f 2 of the phs act, no funds appropriated for carrying out section 520a are available',
'for carrying out section 1971 of the phs act: provided further, that $2,000,000 shall be page 123 stat. 771 available',
'to establish state administered controlled substance monitoring systems as authorized by public law 109 60: provided further, that $772,000 shall',
'be for reimbursing the general services administration for environmental testing and remediation on the federally owned facilities at st. elizabeths',
'hospital, including but not limited to testing and remediation conducted prior to fiscal year 2009: provided further, that in addition',
'to amounts provided herein, the following amounts shall be available under section 241 of the phs act: 1 $79,200,000 to',
'carry out subpart ii of part b of title xix of the phs act to fund section 1935 b technical',
'assistance, national data, data collection and evaluation activities, and further that the total available under this act for section 1935',
'b activities shall not exceed 5 percent of the amounts appropriated for subpart ii of part b of title xix;',
'2 $21,039,000 to carry out subpart i of part b of title xix of the phs act to fund section',
'1920 b technical assistance, national data, data collection and evaluation activities, and further that the total available under this act',
'for section 1920 b activities shall not exceed 5 percent of the amounts appropriated for subpart i of part b',
'of title xix; 3 $22,750,000 to carry out national surveys on drug abuse and mental health; and 4 $8,596,000 to',
'collect and analyze data and evaluate substance abuse treatment programs: provided further, that section 520e b 2 of the phs',
'act shall not apply to funds appropriated under this act for fiscal year 2009. agency for healthcare research and quality',
'healthcare research and quality for carrying out titles iii and ix of the public health service act phs act ,',
'part a of title xi of the social security act, and section 1013 of the medicare prescription drug, improvement, and',
'modernization act of 2003, amounts received from freedom of information act fees, reimbursable and interagency agreements, and the sale of',
'data shall be credited to this appropriation and shall remain available until expended: provided, that the amount made available pursuant',
'to section 937 c of the phs act shall not exceed $372,053,000. centers for medicare and medicaid services grants to',
'states for medicaid for carrying out, except as otherwise provided, titles xi and xix of the social security act, $149,335,031,000,',
'to remain available until expended. for making, after may 31, 2009, payments to states under title xix of the social',
'security act for the last quarter of fiscal year 2009 for unanticipated costs, incurred for the current fiscal year, such',
'sums as may be necessary. for making payments to states or in the case of section 1928 on behalf of',
'states under title xix of the social security act for the first quarter of fiscal year 2010, $71,700,038,000, to remain',
'available until expended. payment under title xix may be made for any quarter with respect to a state plan or',
'plan amendment in effect during such quarter, if submitted in or prior to such quarter and approved in that or',
'any subsequent quarter. page 123 stat. 772 payments to health care trust funds for payment to the federal hospital insurance',
'trust fund and the federal supplementary medical insurance trust fund, as provided under sections 217 g , 1844, and 1860d',
'16 of the social security act, sections 103 c and 111 d of the social security amendments of 1965, section',
'278 d of public law 97 248, and for administrative expenses incurred pursuant to section 201 g of the social',
'security act, $195,383,000,000. in addition, for making matching payments under section 1844, and benefit payments under section 1860d 16 of',
'the social security act, not anticipated in budget estimates, such sums as may be necessary. program management for carrying out,',
'except as otherwise provided, titles xi, xviii, xix, and xxi of the social security act, titles xiii and xxvii of',
'the public health service act phs act , and the clinical laboratory improvement amendments of 1988, not to exceed $3,305,386,000,',
'to be transferred from the federal hospital insurance trust fund and the federal supplementary medical insurance trust fund, as authorized',
'by section 201 g of the social security act; together with all funds collected in accordance with section 353 of',
'the phs act and section 1857 e 2 of the social security act, funds retained by the secretary of health',
'and human services pursuant to section 302 of the tax relief and health care act of 2006; and such sums',
'as may be collected from authorized user fees and the sale of data, which shall be credited to this account',
'and remain available until expended: provided, that all funds derived in accordance with 31 u.s.c. 9701 from organizations established under',
'title xiii of the phs act shall be credited to and available for carrying out the purposes of this appropriation:',
'provided further, that $35,700,000, to remain available through september 30, 2010, shall be for contract costs for the healthcare integrated',
'general ledger accounting system: provided further, that $108,900,000, to remain available through september 30, 2010, shall be for the centers',
'for medicare and medicaid services cms medicare contracting reform activities: provided further, that funds appropriated under this heading shall be',
'available for the healthy start, grow smart program under which the cms may, directly or through grants, contracts, or cooperative',
'agreements, produce and distribute informational materials including, but not limited to, pamphlets and brochures on infant and toddler health care',
'to expectant parents enrolled in the medicaid program and to parents and guardians enrolled in such program with infants and',
'children: note: fees. provided further, that the secretary is directed to collect fees in fiscal year 2009 from medicare advantage',
'organizations pursuant to section 1857 e 2 of the social security act and from eligible organizations with risk sharing contracts',
'under section 1876 of that act pursuant to section 1876 k 4 d of that act: provided further, that $4,542,000',
'shall be used for the projects, and in the amounts, specified under the heading program management in the explanatory statement',
'described in section 4 in the matter preceding division a of this consolidated act : provided further, that $75,000,000 is',
'available for the state high risk health insurance pool program as authorized by the state high risk pool funding extension',
'act of 2006. page 123 stat. 773 health care fraud and abuse control account in addition to amounts otherwise available',
'for program integrity and program management, $198,000,000, to be transferred from the federal hospital insurance trust fund and the federal',
'supplementary medical insurance trust fund, as authorized by section 201 g of the social security act, of which $147,038,000 shall',
'be for the medicare integrity program at the centers for medicare and medicaid services to conduct oversight of activities for',
'medicare advantage and the medicare prescription drug program authorized in title xviii of the social security act, including activities listed',
'in section 1893 b of such act; of which $18,967,000 shall be for the department of health and human services',
'office of inspector general; of which $13,028,000 shall be for the medicaid and state childrens health insurance program schip program',
'integrity activities; and of which $18,967,000 shall be for the department of justice: note: reports. provided, that the report required',
'by section 1817 k 5 of the social security act for fiscal year 2009 shall include measures of the operational',
'efficiency and impact on fraud, waste, and abuse in the medicare, medicaid, and schip programs for the funds provided by',
'this appropriation. administration for children and families payments to states for child support enforcement and family support programs for making',
'payments to states or other non federal entities under titles i, iv d, x, xi, xiv, and xvi of the',
'social security act and the act of july 5, 1960, $2,759,078,000, to remain available until expended; and for such purposes',
'for the first quarter of fiscal year 2010, $1,000,000,000, to remain available until expended. for making payments to each state',
'for carrying out the program of aid to families with dependent children under title iv a of the social security',
'act before the effective date of the program of temporary assistance for needy families with respect to such state, such',
'sums as may be necessary: provided, that the sum of the amounts available to a state with respect to expenditures',
'under such title iv a in fiscal year 1997 under this appropriation and under such title iv a as amended',
'by the personal responsibility and work opportunity reconciliation act of 1996 shall not exceed the limitations under section 116 b',
'of such act. for making, after may 31 of the current fiscal year, payments to states or other non federal',
'entities under titles i, iv d, x, xi, xiv, and xvi of the social security act and the act of',
'july 5, 1960, for the last 3 months of the current fiscal year for unanticipated costs, incurred for the current',
'fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary. refugee and entrant assistance for necessary expenses for refugee and entrant assistance',
'activities authorized by section 414 of the immigration and nationality act and section 501 of the refugee education assistance act',
'of 1980, for carrying out section 462 of the homeland security act of 2002, for costs associated with the care',
'and placement of unaccompanied alien children, and for carrying out the torture victims relief act of 1998, $633,442,000, of which',
'up to $9,814,000 page 123 stat. 774 shall be available to carry out the trafficking victims protection act of 2000:',
'provided, that funds appropriated under this heading pursuant to section 414 a of the immigration and nationality act and section',
'462 of the homeland security act of 2002 for fiscal year 2009 shall be available for the costs of assistance',
'provided and other activities to remain available through september 30, 2011. payments to states for the child care and development',
'block grant for carrying out the child care and development block grant act of 1990, $2,127,081,000 shall be used to',
'supplement, not supplant state general revenue funds for child care assistance for low income families: provided, that $18,960,000 shall be',
'available for child care resource and referral and school aged child care activities, of which $1,000,000 shall be for the',
'child care aware toll free hotline: provided further, that, in addition to the amounts required to be reserved by the',
'states under section 658g, $271,401,000 shall be reserved by the states for activities authorized under section 658g, of which $99,534,000',
'shall be for activities that improve the quality of infant and toddler care: provided further, that $9,910,000 shall be for',
'use by the secretary of health and human services for child care research, demonstration, and evaluation activities. social services block',
'grant for making grants to states pursuant to section 2002 of the social security act, $1,700,000,000: provided, that notwithstanding subparagraph',
'b of section 404 d 2 of such act, the applicable percent specified under such subparagraph for a state to',
'carry out state programs pursuant to title xx of such act shall be 10 percent. children and families services programs',
'for carrying out, except as otherwise provided, the runaway and homeless youth act, the developmental disabilities assistance and bill of',
'rights act, the head start act, the child abuse prevention and treatment act, sections 310 and 316 of the family',
'violence prevention and services act, the native american programs act of 1974, title ii of the child abuse prevention and',
'treatment and adoption reform act of 1978 adoption opportunities , sections 330f and 330g of the public health service act',
'phs act , the abandoned infants assistance act of 1988, sections 261 and 291 of the help america vote act',
'of 2002, part b 1 of title iv and sections 413, 1110, and 1115 of the social security act; for',
'making payments under the community services block grant act csbg act , sections 439 i , 473b, and 477 i',
'of the social security act, and the assets for independence act; and for necessary administrative expenses to carry out such',
'acts and titles i, iv, v, x, xi, xiv, xvi, and xx of the social security act, the act of',
'july 5, 1960, the low income home energy assistance act of 1981, title iv of the immigration and nationality act,',
'section 501 of the refugee education assistance act of 1980, and section 505 of the family support act of 1988,',
'$9,301,111,000, of which $36,500,000, to remain available through september 30, 2010, shall page 123 stat. 775 be for grants to',
'states for adoption incentive payments, as authorized by section 473a of the social security act and may be made for',
'adoptions completed before september 30, 2009: note: adoption incentives. provided, that without regard to the fiscal year limitations set forth',
'in section 473a of the social security act, from the amounts appropriated herein, the secretary shall pay adoption incentives for',
'fiscal year 2008 in the same manner as such incentives were awarded in fiscal year 2008 for the previous fiscal',
'year: provided further, that $7,112,786,000 shall be for making payments under the head start act, of which $2,000,000, to remain',
'available through september 30, 2010, shall be designated to fund section 657b: provided further, that $746,000,000 shall be for making',
'payments under the csbg act: provided further, that not less than $10,000,000 shall be for section 680 3 b of',
'the csbg act: provided further, that in addition to amounts provided herein, $5,762,000 shall be available from amounts available under',
'section 241 of the phs act to carry out the provisions of section 1110 of the social security act: provided',
'further, that to the extent community services block grant funds are distributed as grant funds by a state to an',
'eligible entity as provided under the csbg act, and have not been expended by such entity, they shall remain with',
'such entity for carryover into the next fiscal year for expenditure by such entity consistent with program purposes: provided further,',
'that note: procedures. 42 usc 9921 note. the secretary of health and human services shall establish procedures regarding the disposition',
'of intangible assets and program income that permit such assets acquired with, and program income derived from, grant funds authorized',
'under section 680 of the csbg act to become the sole property of such grantees after a period of not',
'more than 12 years after the end of the grant period for any activity consistent with section 680 a 2',
'a of the csbg act: provided further, that intangible assets in the form of loans, equity investments and other debt',
'instruments, and program income may be used by grantees for any eligible purpose consistent with section 680 a 2 a',
'of the csbg act: provided further, that note: applicability. these procedures shall apply to such grant funds made available after',
'november 29, 1999: provided further, that funds appropriated for section 680 a 2 of the csbg act shall be available',
'for financing construction and rehabilitation and loans or investments in private business enterprises owned by community development corporations: provided further,',
'that $47,688,000 shall be for a compassion capital fund to provide grants to charitable organizations to emulate model social service',
'programs and to encourage research on the best practices of social service organizations: provided further, that $17,410,000 shall be for',
'activities authorized by the help america vote act of 2002, of which $12,154,000 shall be for payments to states to',
'promote access for voters with disabilities, and of which $5,256,000 shall be for payments to states for protection and advocacy',
'systems for voters with disabilities: note: abstinence education. provided further, that $94,659,000 shall be for making competitive grants to provide',
'abstinence education as defined by section 510 b 2 of the social security act to adolescents, and for federal costs',
'of administering the grants: provided further, that grants under the immediately preceding proviso shall be made only to public and',
'private entities which agree that, with respect to an adolescent to whom the entities provide abstinence education under such grants,',
'the entities will not provide to that adolescent any other education regarding sexual conduct, except that, in the case of',
'an entity expressly required page 123 stat. 776 by law to provide health information or services the adolescent shall not',
'be precluded from seeking health information or services from the entity in a different setting than the setting in which',
'abstinence education was provided: provided further, that information provided through such competitive grants for abstinence education shall be scientifically accurate',
'and shall comply with section 317p c 2 of the phs act: provided further, that within amounts provided herein for',
'abstinence education for adolescents, up to $10,000,000 may be available for a national abstinence education campaign: provided further, that in',
'addition to amounts provided herein for abstinence education for adolescents, $4,455,000 shall be available from amounts available under section 241',
'of the phs act to carry out evaluations including longitudinal evaluations of adolescent pregnancy prevention approaches: provided further, that up',
'to $2,000,000 shall be for improving the public assistance reporting information system, including grants to states to support data collection',
'for a study of the systems effectiveness: provided further, that $16,910,000 shall be used for the projects, and in the',
'amounts, specified under the heading children and families services programs in the explanatory statement described in section 4 in the',
'matter preceding division a of this consolidated act . promoting safe and stable families for carrying out section 436 of',
'the social security act, $345,000,000 and section 437 of such act, $63,311,000. payments to states for foster care and adoption',
'assistance for making payments to states or other non federal entities under title iv e of the social security act,',
'$5,050,000,000. for making payments to states or other non federal entities under title iv e of the social security act,',
'for the first quarter of fiscal year 2010, $1,800,000,000. for making, after may 31 of the current fiscal year, payments',
'to states or other non federal entities under section 474 of title iv e of the social security act, for',
'the last 3 months of the current fiscal year for unanticipated costs, incurred for the current fiscal year, such sums',
'as may be necessary. administration on aging aging services programs for carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the',
'older americans act of 1965, section 398 of the public health service act, and section 119 of the medicare improvements',
'for patients and providers act of 2008, $1,491,343,000, of which $5,500,000 shall be available for activities regarding medication management, screening,',
'and education to prevent incorrect medication and adverse drug reactions: provided, that $5,123,000 shall be used for the projects, and',
'in the amounts, specified under the heading aging services programs in the explanatory statement described in section 4 in the',
'matter preceding division a of this consolidated act . page 123 stat. 777 office of the secretary general departmental management',
'including transfer of funds for necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, for general departmental management, including hire of six sedans, and',
'for carrying out titles iii, xvii, xx, xxi, and xxix of the public health service act phs act , the',
'united states mexico border health commission act, and research studies under section 1110 of the social security act, $389,925,000, together',
'with $5,851,000 to be transferred and expended as authorized by section 201 g 1 of the social security act from',
'the federal hospital insurance trust fund and the federal supplementary medical insurance trust fund, and $46,756,000 from the amounts available',
'under section 241 of the phs act to carry out national health or human services research and evaluation activities: note:',
'deadline. provided, that of this amount, $51,891,000 shall be for minority aids prevention and treatment activities; $5,789,000 shall be to',
'assist afghanistan in the development of maternal and child health clinics, consistent with section 103 a 4 h of the',
'afghanistan freedom support act of 2002; and $1,000,000 shall be transferred, not later than 30 days after enactment of this',
'act, to the national institute of mental health to administer the interagency autism coordinating committee: provided further, that of the',
'funds made available under this heading for carrying out title xx of the phs act, $13,120,000 shall be for activities',
'specified under section 2003 b 2 , all of which shall be for prevention service demonstration grants under section 510',
'b 2 of title v of the social security act without application of the limitation of section 2010 c of',
'such title xx: note: embryo adoption. provided further, that funds provided in this act for embryo adoption activities may be',
'used to provide, to individuals adopting embryos, through grants and other mechanisms, medical and administrative services deemed necessary for such',
'adoptions: provided further, that such services shall be provided consistent with 42 cfr 59.5 a 4 : provided further, that',
'$2,854,000 shall be used for the projects, and in the amounts, specified under the heading general departmental management in the',
'explanatory statement described in section 4 in the matter preceding division a of this consolidated act : provided further, that',
'specific information requests from the chairmen and ranking members of the subcommittees on labor, health and human services, and education,',
'and related agencies, on scientific research or any other matter, shall be transmitted to the committees on appropriations of the',
'house of representatives and the senate committees on appropriations in a prompt, professional manner and within the time frame specified',
'in the request: note: scientific information. provided further, that scientific information, including such information provided in congressional testimony, requested by',
'the committees on appropriations and prepared by government researchers and scientists shall be transmitted to the committees on appropriations, uncensored',
'and without delay. office of medicare hearings and appeals for expenses necessary for administrative law judges responsible for hearing cases',
'under title xviii of the social security act and related provisions of title xi of such act , $64,604,000, page',
'123 stat. 778 to be transferred in appropriate part from the federal hospital insurance trust fund and the federal supplementary',
'medical insurance trust fund. office of the national coordinator for health information technology for expenses necessary for the office of',
'the national coordinator for health information technology, including grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements for the development and advancement of interoperable',
'health information technology, $43,552,000: provided, that in addition to amounts provided herein, $17,679,000 shall be available from amounts available under',
'section 241 of the public health service act. office of inspector general for expenses necessary for the office of inspector',
'general, including the hire of passenger motor vehicles for investigations, in carrying out the provisions of the inspector general act',
'of 1978, $45,279,000: provided, that of such amount, necessary sums shall be available for providing protective services to the secretary',
'of health and human services and investigating non payment of child support cases for which non payment is a federal',
'offense under 18 u.s.c. 228: provided further, that at least forty percent of the funds provided in this act for',
'the office of inspector general shall be used only for investigations, audits, and evaluations pertaining to the discretionary programs funded',
'in this act. office for civil rights for expenses necessary for the office for civil rights, $36,785,000, together with not',
'to exceed $3,314,000 to be transferred and expended as authorized by section 201 g 1 of the social security act',
'from the federal hospital insurance trust fund and the federal supplementary medical insurance trust fund. retirement pay and medical benefits',
'for commissioned officers for retirement pay and medical benefits of public health service commissioned officers as authorized by law, for',
'payments under the retired servicemans family protection plan and survivor benefit plan, and for medical care of dependents and retired',
'personnel under the dependents medical care act, such amounts as may be required during the current fiscal year. public health',
'and social services emergency fund including transfer of funds for expenses necessary to support activities related to countering potential biological,',
'nuclear, radiological and chemical threats to civilian populations, and for other public health emergencies, $537,704,000, of which not to exceed',
'$22,052,000 shall be to pay the costs described in section 319f 2 c 7 b of the public health service',
'act phs act . page 123 stat. 779 for expenses necessary to support advanced research and development pursuant to section',
'319l of the phs act, $275,000,000, to be derived by transfer from funds appropriated under the heading biodefense countermeasures in',
'the department of homeland security appropriations act, 2004, to remain available through september 30, 2010. for expenses necessary to prepare',
'for and respond to an influenza pandemic, $448,091,000, together with $137,000,000 to be derived by transfer from funds appropriated under',
'the heading biodefense countermeasures in the department of homeland security appropriations act, 2004, of which $507,000,000 shall be available until',
'expended, for activities including the development and purchase of vaccine, antivirals, necessary medical supplies, diagnostics, and other surveillance tools: provided,',
'that products purchased with these funds may, at the discretion of the secretary of health and human services, be deposited',
'in the strategic national stockpile under section 319f 2 of the phs act: provided further, that notwithstanding section 496 b',
'of the phs act, funds may be used for the construction or renovation of privately owned facilities for the production',
'of pandemic influenza vaccines and other biologics, if the secretary finds such construction or renovation necessary to secure sufficient supplies',
'of such vaccines or biologics: provided further, that funds appropriated herein may be transferred to other appropriation accounts of the',
'department of health and human services, as determined by the secretary to be appropriate, to be used for the purposes',
'specified in this paragraph. general provisions sec. 201. funds appropriated in this title shall be available for not to exceed',
'$50,000 for official reception and representation expenses when specifically approved by the secretary of health and human services. sec. 202.',
'note: government employees. children and youth. aids. the secretary of health and human services shall make available through assignment not',
'more than 60 employees of the public health service to assist in child survival activities and to work in aids',
'programs through and with funds provided by the agency for international development, the united nations international childrens emergency fund or',
'the world health organization. sec. 203. none of the funds appropriated in this act for the national institutes of health,',
'the agency for healthcare research and quality, and the substance abuse and mental health services administration shall be used to',
'pay the salary of an individual, through a grant or other extramural mechanism, at a rate in excess of executive',
'level i. sec. 204. note: reports. none of the funds appropriated in this act may be expended pursuant to section',
'241 of the public health service act, except for funds specifically provided for in this act, or for other taps',
'and assessments made by any office located in the department of health and human services, prior to the preparation and',
'submission of a report by the secretary of health and human services to the committees on appropriations of the house',
'of representatives and the senate detailing the planned uses of such funds. sec. 205. notwithstanding section 241 a of the',
'public health service act, such portion as the secretary of health and human page 123 stat. 780 services shall determine,',
'but not more than 2.4 percent, of any amounts appropriated for programs authorized under such act shall be made available',
'for the evaluation directly, or by grants or contracts of the implementation and effectiveness of such programs. transfer of funds',
'sec. 206. not to exceed 1 percent of any discretionary funds pursuant to the balanced budget and emergency deficit control',
'act of 1985 which are appropriated for the current fiscal year for the department of health and human services in',
'this act may be transferred between a program, project, or activity, but no such program, project, or activity shall be',
'increased by more than 3 percent by any such transfer: provided, that the transfer authority granted by this section shall',
'be available only to meet emergency needs and shall not be used to create any new program or to fund',
'any project or activity for which no funds are provided in this act: provided further, that note: notification. deadline. the',
'committees on appropriations of the house of representatives and the senate are notified at least 15 days in advance of',
'any transfer. transfer of funds sec. 207. the director of the national institutes of health, jointly with the director of',
'the office of aids research, may transfer up to 3 percent among institutes and centers from the total amounts identified',
'by these two directors as funding for research pertaining to the human immunodeficiency virus: provided, that note: notification. deadline. the',
'committees on appropriations of the house of representatives and the senate are notified at least 15 days in advance of',
'any transfer. transfer of funds sec. 208. of the amounts made available in this act for the national institutes of',
'health, the amount for research related to the human immunodeficiency virus, as jointly determined by the director of the national',
'institutes of health and the director of the office of aids research, shall be made available to the office of',
'aids research account. the director of the office of aids research shall transfer from such account amounts necessary to carry',
'out section 2353 d 3 of the public health service act. sec. 209. none note: certification. of the funds appropriated',
'in this act may be made available to any entity under title x of the public health service act unless',
'the applicant for the award certifies to the secretary of health and human services that it encourages family participation in',
'the decision of minors to seek family planning services and that it provides counseling to minors on how to resist',
'attempts to coerce minors into engaging in sexual activities. sec. 210. notwithstanding any other provision of law, no provider of',
'services under title x of the public health service act shall be exempt from any state law requiring notification or',
'the reporting of child abuse, child molestation, sexual abuse, rape, or incest. sec. 211. none of the funds appropriated by',
'this act including funds appropriated to any trust fund may be used to carry out the medicare advantage program if',
'the secretary of health and page 123 stat. 781 human services denies participation in such program to an otherwise eligible',
'entity including a provider sponsored organization because the entity informs the secretary that it will not provide, pay for, provide',
'coverage of, or provide referrals for abortions: provided, that the secretary shall make appropriate prospective adjustments to the capitation payment',
'to such an entity based on an actuarially sound estimate of the expected costs of providing the service to such',
'entitys enrollees : provided further, that nothing in this section shall be construed to change the medicare programs coverage for',
'such services and a medicare advantage organization described in this section shall be responsible for informing enrollees where to obtain',
'information about all medicare covered services. sec. 212. note: drugs and drug abuse. certification. deadline. tobacco and tobacco products. a',
'except as provided by subsection e none of the funds appropriated by this act may be used to withhold substance',
'abuse funding from a state pursuant to section 1926 of the public health service act if such state certifies to',
'the secretary of health and human services by may 1, 2009, that the state will commit additional state funds, in',
'accordance with subsection b , to ensure compliance with state laws prohibiting the sale of tobacco products to individuals under',
'18 years of age. b the amount of funds to be committed by a state under subsection a shall be',
'equal to 1 percent of such states substance abuse block grant allocation for each percentage point by which the state',
'misses the retailer compliance rate goal established by the secretary under section 1926 of such act. c the state is',
'to maintain state expenditures in fiscal year 2009 for tobacco prevention programs and for compliance activities at a level that',
'is not less than the level of such expenditures maintained by the state for fiscal year 2008, and adding to',
'that level the additional funds for tobacco compliance activities required under subsection a . note: reports. deadline. the state is',
'to submit a report to the secretary on all fiscal year 2008 state expenditures and all fiscal year 2009 obligations',
'for tobacco prevention and compliance activities by program activity by july 31, 2009. d the secretary shall exercise discretion in',
'enforcing the timing of the state obligation of the additional funds required by the certification described in subsection a as',
'late as july 31, 2009. e none of the funds appropriated by this act may be used to withhold substance',
'abuse funding pursuant to section 1926 of the public health service act from a territory that receives less than $1,000,000.',
'sec. 213. in order for the department of health and human services to carry out international health activities, including hiv/aids',
'and other infectious disease, chronic and environmental disease, and other health activities abroad during fiscal year 2009: 1 the secretary',
'of health and human services may exercise authority equivalent to that available to the secretary of state in section 2',
'c of the state department basic authorities act of 1956. the secretary of health and human services shall consult with',
'the secretary of state and relevant chief of mission to ensure that the authority provided in this section is exercised',
'in a manner consistent with section 207 of the foreign service act of 1980 and other applicable statutes administered by',
'the department of state. 2 the secretary of health and human services is authorized to provide such funds by advance',
'or reimbursement to page 123 stat. 782 the secretary of state as may be necessary to pay the costs of',
'acquisition, lease, alteration, renovation, and management of facilities outside of the united states for the use of the department of',
'health and human services. the department of state shall cooperate fully with the secretary of health and human services to',
'ensure that the department of health and human services has secure, safe, functional facilities that comply with applicable regulation governing',
'location, setback, and other facilities requirements and serve the purposes established by this act. the secretary of health and human',
'services is authorized, in consultation with the secretary of state, through grant or cooperative agreement, to make available to public',
'or nonprofit private institutions or agencies in participating foreign countries, funds to acquire, lease, alter, or renovate facilities in those',
'countries as necessary to conduct programs of assistance for international health activities, including activities relating to hiv/aids and other infectious',
'diseases, chronic and environmental diseases, and other health activities abroad. sec. 214. a authority. notwithstanding any other provision of law,',
'the director of the national institutes of health director may use funds available under section 402 b 7 or 402',
'b 12 of the public health service act phs act to enter into transactions other than contracts, cooperative agreements, or',
'grants to carry out research identified pursuant to such section 402 b 7 pertaining to the common fund or research',
'and activities described in such section 402 b 12 . b peer review. in entering into transactions under subsection a',
', the director may utilize such peer review procedures including consultation with appropriate scientific experts as the director determines to',
'be appropriate to obtain assessments of scientific and technical merit. note: applicability. such procedures shall apply to such transactions in',
'lieu of the peer review and advisory council review procedures that would otherwise be required under sections 301 a 3',
', 405 b 1 b , 405 b 2 , 406 a 3 a , 492, and 494 of the',
'phs act. sec. 215. funds which are available for individual learning accounts for employees of the centers for disease control',
'and prevention cdc and the agency for toxic substances and disease registry atsdr may be transferred to disease control, research,',
'and training, to be available only for individual learning accounts: provided, that such funds may be used for any individual',
'full time equivalent employee while such employee is employed either by cdc or atsdr. sec. 216. note: 42 usc 2940o',
'note. notwithstanding any other provisions of law, funds made available in this act may be used to continue operating the',
'council on graduate medical education established by section 301 of public law 102 408. sec. 217. the note: electronic records.',
'public information. deadline. 42 usc 282c. director of the national institutes of health nih shall require in the current fiscal',
'year and thereafter that all investigators funded by the nih submit or have submitted for them to the national library',
'of medicines pubmed central an electronic version of their final, peer reviewed manuscripts upon acceptance for publication, to be made',
'publicly available no later than 12 months after the official date of publication: provided, that the nih shall implement the',
'public access policy in a manner consistent with copyright law. page 123 stat. 783 sec. 218. not to exceed $35,000,000',
'of funds appropriated by this act to the institutes and centers of the national institutes of health may be used',
'for alteration, repair, or improvement of facilities, as necessary for the proper and efficient conduct of the activities authorized herein,',
'at not to exceed $2,500,000 per project. transfer of funds sec. 219. of the amounts made available for the national',
'institutes of health, 1 percent of the amount made available for national research service awards nrsa shall be made available',
'to the administrator of the health resources and services administration to make nrsa awards for research in primary medical care',
'to individuals affiliated with entities who have received grants or contracts under section 747 of the public health service act,',
'and 1 percent of the amount made available for nrsa shall be made available to the director of the agency',
'for healthcare research and quality to make nrsa awards for health service research. sec. 220. section 223 of division g',
'of the consolidated appropriations act, 2008, note: 42 usc 3514a. is amended in its first proviso by striking for the',
'first time it appears and inserting in. sec. 221. a in general. section 1927 c 1 d of the social',
'security act note: 42 usc 1396r 8. 42 u.s.c. sec. 1396r 8 c 1 d , as added by section',
'6001 d 2 of the deficit reduction act of 2005, is amended 1 in clause i a by redesignating subclause',
'iv as subclause vi ; and b by inserting after subclause iii the following: iv an entity that aa is',
'described in section 501 c 3 of the internal revenue code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 501',
'a of such act or is state owned or operated; and bb would be a covered entity described in section',
'340 b a 4 of the public health service act insofar as the entity provides the same type of services',
'to the same type of populations as a covered entity described in such section provides, but does not receive funding',
'under a provision of law referred to in such section; v a public or nonprofit entity, or an entity based',
'at an institution of higher learning whose primary purpose is to provide health care services to students of that institution,',
'that provides a service or services described under section 1001 a of the public health service act, 42 u.s.c. 300..',
'2 by adding at the end the following new clause: iv rule of construction. nothing in this subparagraph shall be',
'construed to alter any existing statutory or regulatory prohibition on services with respect to an entity described in clause i',
'iv , including the prohibition set forth in section 1008 of the public health service act.. b effective date. the',
'note: 42 usc 1396r 8 note. amendments made by this subsection shall take effect as if included in the amendment',
'made by section 6001 d 2 of the deficit reduction act of 2005. page 123 stat. 784 sec. 222. section',
'202 of public law 102 394 note: 42 usc 238f note. is hereby amended by substituting 4,000 for 2,800. sec.',
'223. note: deadline. notice. public comment. within 60 days of passage of this act, the secretary of the department of',
'health and human services shall issue an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking to solicit public comment in advance of modifying',
'regulations at 42 cfr part 50 subpart f for the purpose of strengthening federal oversight and identifying enhancements of policies,',
'including requirements for financial disclosure to institutions, governing financial conflicts of interest among extramural investigators receiving grant support from the',
'national institutes of health. sec. 224. note: designation. 42 usc 280g 1 note. hereafter, the activities authorized under section 399m',
'of the public health service act shall be known as the james t. walsh universal newborn hearing screening program. rescission',
'of funds sec. 225. of the funds available for carrying out section 204 of the ticket to work and work',
'incentives improvement act of 1999 public law 106 170 , $21,500,000 are rescinded: provided, that notwithstanding subsection c 3 b',
'of such section, in no case may the aggregate amount of payments made by the secretary of health and human',
'services to states under such section exceed $223,500,000. sec. 226. section 1941 b 1 b of the social security act,',
'as added by section 7002 b of the supplemental appropriations act, 2008, is note: 42 usc 1396w 1. amended by',
'inserting each of after for. this title may be cited as the department of health and human services appropriations act,',
'2009. title iii note: department of education appropriations act, 2009. department of education education for the disadvantaged for carrying out',
'title i of the elementary and secondary education act of 1965 esea and section 418a of the higher education act',
'of 1965, $15,760,086,000, of which $4,739,881,000 shall become available on july 1, 2009, and shall remain available through september 30,',
'2010, and of which $10,841,176,000 shall become available on october 1, 2009, and shall remain available through september 30, 2010,',
'for academic year 2009 2010: provided, that $6,597,946,000 shall be for basic grants under section 1124 of the esea: provided',
'further, that up to $4,000,000 of these funds shall be available to the secretary of education on october 1, 2008,',
'to obtain annually updated local educational agency level census poverty data from the bureau of the census: provided further, that',
'$1,365,031,000 shall be for concentration grants under section 1124a of the esea: provided further, that $3,264,712,000 shall be for targeted',
'grants under section 1125 of the esea: provided further, that $3,264,712,000 shall be for education finance incentive grants under section',
'1125a of the esea: provided further, that $9,167,000 shall be to carry out sections 1501 and 1503 of the esea.',
'page 123 stat. 785 impact aid for carrying out programs of financial assistance to federally affected schools authorized by title',
'viii of the elementary and secondary education act of 1965, $1,265,718,000, of which $1,128,535,000 shall be for basic support payments',
'under section 8003 b , $48,602,000 shall be for payments for children with disabilities under section 8003 d , $17,509,000',
'shall be for construction under section 8007 b and shall remain available through september 30, 2010, $66,208,000 shall be for',
'federal property payments under section 8002, and $4,864,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for facilities maintenance under section',
'8008: provided, that for purposes of computing the amount of a payment for an eligible local educational agency under section',
'8003 a for school year 2008 2009, children enrolled in a school of such agency that would otherwise be eligible',
'for payment under section 8003 a 1 b of such act, but due to the deployment of both parents or',
'legal guardians, or a parent or legal guardian having sole custody of such children, or due to the death of',
'a military parent or legal guardian while on active duty so long as such children reside on federal property as',
'described in section 8003 a 1 b , are no longer eligible under such section, shall be considered as eligible',
'students under such section, provided such students remain in average daily attendance at a school in the same local educational',
'agency they attended prior to their change in eligibility status. school improvement programs for carrying out school improvement activities authorized',
'by parts a, b, and d of title ii, part b of title iv, subparts 6 and 9 of part',
'd of title v, parts a and b of title vi, and parts b and c of title vii of',
'the elementary and secondary education act of 1965 esea ; the mckinney vento homeless assistance act; section 203 of the',
'educational technical assistance act of 2002; the compact of free association amendments act of 2003; and the civil rights act',
'of 1964, $5,362,016,000, of which $3,495,865,000 shall become available on july 1, 2009, and remain available through september 30, 2010,',
'and of which $1,681,441,000 shall become available on october 1, 2009, and shall remain available through september 30, 2010, for',
'academic year 2009 2010: provided, that of the funds available for section 2103 a of the esea, $5,000,000 shall be',
'available for a school leadership partnership initiative and up to $7,500,000 shall be available for teacher and principal quality national',
'activities administered by the secretary of education, as specified in the explanatory statement described in section 4 in the matter',
'preceding division a of this consolidated act : provided further, that funds made available to carry out part b of',
'title vii of the esea may be used for construction, renovation and modernization of any elementary school, secondary school, or',
'structure related to an elementary school or secondary school, run by the department of education of the state of hawaii,',
'that serves a predominantly native hawaiian student body: provided further, that note: hawaii. from the funds referred to in the',
'preceding proviso, not less than $1,500,000 shall be for a grant to the department of education of the state of',
'hawaii for the activities described in such proviso, and $1,500,000 shall be for a grant to the university of hawaii',
'school of law for a center page 123 stat. 786 of excellence in native hawaiian law: provided further, that funds',
'made available to carry out part c of title vii of the esea may be used for construction: provided further,',
'that up to 100 percent of the funds available to a state educational agency under part d of title ii',
'of the esea may be used for subgrants described in section 2412 a 2 b of such act: provided further,',
'that $57,113,000 shall be available to carry out section 203 of the educational technical assistance act of 2002: provided further,',
'that $33,791,000 shall be available to carry out part d of title v of the esea: provided further, that no',
'funds appropriated under this heading may be used to carry out section 5494 under the esea: provided further, that $17,687,000',
'shall be available to carry out the supplemental education grants program for the federated states of micronesia and the republic',
'of the marshall islands: provided further, that up to 5 percent of these amounts may be reserved by the federated',
'states of micronesia and the republic of the marshall islands to administer the supplemental education grants programs and to obtain',
'technical assistance, oversight and consultancy services in the administration of these grants and to reimburse the united states departments of',
'labor, health and human services, and education for such services: provided further, that $7,360,000 of the funds available for the',
'foreign language assistance program shall be available for 5 year grants to local educational agencies that would work in partnership',
'with one or more institutions of higher education to establish or expand articulated programs of study in languages critical to',
'united states national security that will enable successful students to advance from elementary school through college to achieve a superior',
'level of proficiency in those languages. indian education for expenses necessary to carry out, to the extent not otherwise provided,',
'title vii, part a of the elementary and secondary education act of 1965, $122,282,000. innovation and improvement for carrying out',
'activities authorized by part g of title i, subpart 5 of part a and parts c and d of title',
'ii, parts b, c, and d of title v, and section 1504 of the elementary and secondary education act of',
'1965, $996,425,000: provided, that $10,649,000 shall be provided to the national board for professional teaching standards to carry out section',
'2151 c , including $1,000,000 to develop a national board certification for principals of elementary and secondary schools: provided further,',
'that from funds for subpart 4, part c of title ii, up to 3 percent shall be available to the',
'secretary of education for technical assistance and dissemination of information: provided further, that $347,640,000 shall be available to carry out',
'part d of title v: provided further, that $88,015,000 shall be used for the projects, and in the amounts, specified',
'under the heading innovation and improvement in the explanatory statement described in section 4 in the matter preceding division a',
'of this consolidated act : provided further, that $97,270,000 of the funds for subpart 1 shall be for competitive grants',
'to local educational agencies, including charter schools that are local educational agencies, or states, or partnerships of: 1 a local',
'educational agency, a state, or both; and 2 at least one page 123 stat. 787 non profit organization to develop',
'and implement performance based teacher and principal compensation systems in high need schools: provided further, that such performance based compensation',
'systems must consider gains in student academic achievement as well as classroom evaluations conducted multiple times during each school year',
'among other factors and provide educators with incentives to take on additional responsibilities and leadership roles: provided further, that up',
'to 5 percent of such funds for competitive grants shall be available for technical assistance, training, peer review of applications,',
'program outreach and evaluation activities: provided further, that of the funds available for part b of title v, the secretary',
'shall use up to $21,031,000 to carry out activities under section 5205 b and under subpart 2, and shall use',
'not less than $195,000,000 to carry out other activities authorized under subpart 1. safe schools and citizenship education for carrying',
'out activities authorized by subpart 3 of part c of title ii, part a of title iv, and subparts 2,',
'3 and 10 of part d of title v of the elementary and secondary education act of 1965, $690,370,000, of',
'which $294,759,000 shall become available on july 1, 2009, and remain available through september 30, 2010: provided, that $294,759,000 shall',
'be available for subpart 1 of part a of title iv and $220,240,000 shall be available for subpart 2 of',
'part a of title iv: provided further, that $141,912,000 shall be available to carry out part d of title v:',
'provided further, that of the funds available to carry out subpart 3 of part c of title ii, up to',
'$13,383,000 may be used to carry out section 2345 and $2,957,000 shall be used by the center for civic education',
'to implement a comprehensive program to improve public knowledge, understanding, and support of the congress and the state legislatures. english',
'language acquisition for carrying out part a of title iii of the elementary and secondary education act of 1965, $730,000,000,',
'which shall become available on july 1, 2009, and shall remain available through september 30, 2010, except that 6.5 percent',
'of such amount shall be available on october 1, 2008, and shall remain available through september 30, 2010, to carry',
'out activities under section 3111 c 1 c : provided, that the secretary of education shall use the american community',
'survey child counts to calculate state allocations under such part but, for any state that would otherwise receive greater than',
'a 10 percent reduction from its previous years allocation, the secretary shall carry out such calculation using the average of',
'the american community survey child counts for the 3 most recent years. special education for carrying out the individuals with',
'disabilities education act idea and the special olympics sport and empowerment act of 2004, $12,579,677,000, of which $3,726,354,000 shall become',
'available on july 1, 2009, and shall remain available through september 30, 2010, and of which $8,592,383,000 shall become available',
'on october 1, 2009, and shall remain available through page 123 stat. 788 september 30, 2010, for academic year 2009',
'2010: provided, that $13,250,000 shall be for recording for the blind and dyslexic, inc., to support the development, production, and',
'circulation of recorded educational materials: provided further, that $737,000 shall be for the recipient of funds provided by public law',
'105 78 under section 687 b 2 g of the idea as in effect prior to the enactment of the',
'individuals with disabilities education improvement act of 2004 to provide information on diagnosis, intervention, and teaching strategies for children with',
'disabilities: provided further, that the amount for section 611 b 2 of the idea shall be equal to the lesser',
'of the amount available for that activity during fiscal year 2008, increased by the amount of inflation as specified in',
'section 619 d 2 b of the idea, or the percentage increase in the funds appropriated under section 611 i',
'of the idea: provided further, that funds made available for the special olympics sport and empowerment act of 2004 may',
'be used to support expenses associated with the special olympics national and world games hosted in the united states. rehabilitation',
'services and disability research for carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the rehabilitation act of 1973, the assistive',
'technology act of 1998, and the helen keller national center act, $3,387,762,000: provided, that $3,088,000 shall be used for the',
'projects, and in the amounts, specified under the heading rehabilitation services and disability research in the explanatory statement described in',
'section 4 in the matter preceding division a of this consolidated act . special institutions for persons with disabilities american',
'printing house for the blind for carrying out the act of march 3, 1879, $22,599,000. national technical institute for the',
'deaf for the national technical institute for the deaf under titles i and ii of the education of the deaf',
'act of 1986, $64,212,000, of which $1,175,000 shall be for construction and shall remain available until expended: provided, that from',
'the total amount available, the institute may at its discretion use funds for the endowment program as authorized under section',
'207 of such act. gallaudet university for the kendall demonstration elementary school, the model secondary school for the deaf, and',
'the partial support of gallaudet university under titles i and ii of the education of the deaf act of 1986,',
'$124,000,000, of which $6,000,000 shall be for construction and shall remain available until expended: provided, that from the total amount',
'available, the university may at its discretion use funds for the endowment program as authorized under section 207 of such',
'act. career, technical, and adult education for carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the carl d. perkins career',
'and technical education act of 2006, the page 123 stat. 789 adult education and family literacy act, subpart 4 of',
'part d of title v of the elementary and secondary education act of 1965 esea and title viii d of',
'the higher education amendments of 1998, $1,944,348,000, of which $4,400,000 shall become available on october 1, 2008 and remain available',
'until september 30, 2010, of which $1,148,948,000 shall become available on july 1, 2009, and shall remain available through september',
'30, 2010, and of which $791,000,000 shall become available on october 1, 2009, and shall remain available through september 30,',
'2010: provided, that of the amount provided for adult education state grants, $67,896,000 shall be made available for integrated english',
'literacy and civics education services to immigrants and other limited english proficient populations: provided further, that of the amount reserved',
'for integrated english literacy and civics education, notwithstanding section 211 of the adult education and family literacy act, 65 percent',
'shall be allocated to states based on a states absolute need as determined by calculating each states share of a',
'10 year average of the united states citizenship and immigration services data for immigrants admitted for legal permanent residence for',
'the 10 most recent years, and 35 percent allocated to states that experienced growth as measured by the average of',
'the 3 most recent years for which united states citizenship and immigration services data for immigrants admitted for legal permanent',
'residence are available, except that no state shall be allocated an amount less than $60,000: provided further, that of the',
'amounts made available for the adult education and family literacy act, $6,878,000 shall be for national leadership activities under section',
'243 and $6,468,000 shall be for the national institute for literacy under section 242: provided further, that $88,000,000 shall be',
'available to support the activities authorized under subpart 4 of part d of title v of the esea, of which',
'up to 5 percent shall become available october 1, 2008, and shall remain available through september 30, 2010, for evaluation,',
'technical assistance, school networks, peer review of applications, and program outreach activities, and of which not less than 95 percent',
'shall become available on july 1, 2009, and remain available through september 30, 2010, for grants to local educational agencies:',
'provided further, that funds made available to local educational agencies under this subpart shall be used only for activities related',
'to establishing smaller learning communities within large high schools or small high schools that provide alternatives for students enrolled in',
'large high schools. student financial assistance including deferral of funds for carrying out subparts 1, 3, and 4 of part',
'a, part c and part e of title iv of the higher education act of 1965, $19,156,973,000, which shall remain',
'available through september 30, 2010. the maximum note: 20 usc 1070a note. pell grant for which a student shall be',
'eligible during award year 2009 2010 shall be $4,860. of the funds made available under section 401a e 1 d',
'of the higher education act of 1965, $887,000,000 shall not be available until october 1, 2009. page 123 stat. 790',
'student aid administration for federal administrative expenses to carry out part d of title i, and subparts 1, 3, and',
'4 of part a, and parts b, c, d, and e of title iv of the higher education act of',
'1965, $753,402,000, which shall remain available until expended. higher education for carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, titles',
'ii, iii, iv, v, vi, and vii of the higher education act of 1965 hea , section 1543 of the',
'higher education amendments of 1992, the mutual educational and cultural exchange act of 1961, title viii of the higher education',
'amendments of 1998, part i of subtitle a of title vi of the america competes act, section 515 of the',
'federal mine safety and health act of 1977, and section 117 of the carl d. perkins career and technical education',
'act of 2006, $2,100,150,000: provided, that $9,687,000, to remain available through september 30, 2010, shall be available to fund fellowships',
'for academic year 2010 2011 under subpart 1 of part a of title vii of the hea, under the terms',
'and conditions of such subpart 1: provided further, that $609,000 shall be for data collection and evaluation activities for programs',
'under the hea, including such activities needed to comply with the government performance and results act of 1993: provided further,',
'that notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds made available in this act to carry out title vi of the',
'hea and section 102 b 6 of the mutual educational and cultural exchange act of 1961 may be used to',
'support visits and study in foreign countries by individuals who are participating in advanced foreign language training and international studies',
'in areas that are vital to united states national security and who plan to apply their language skills and knowledge',
'of these countries in the fields of government, the professions, or international development: provided further, that of the funds referred',
'to in the preceding proviso up to 1 percent may be used for program evaluation, national outreach, and information dissemination',
'activities: provided further, that up to $6,556,000 shall be available to continue funding for recipients of multi year awards under',
'section 204 of the hea, as that act was in effect prior to the date of enactment of the higher',
'education opportunity act heoa , in accordance with the terms of their awards: provided further, that notwithstanding any other provision',
'of law, funds available under section 371 of the hea for tribal colleges and universities may be used for construction',
'grants, including such funds to recipients of continuation grants for multi year awards that were made in fiscal year 2008',
'under section 316 of the hea, as that act was in effect prior to the date of enactment of the',
'heoa, in accordance with the terms of such multi year awards: provided further, that notwithstanding any other provision of law,',
'a recipient of a multi year award under section 316 of the hea, as that section was in effect prior',
'to the date of enactment of the heoa, that would have otherwise received a continuation award for fiscal year 2009',
'under that section, shall receive under section 316, as amended by the heoa, not less than the amount that such',
'recipient would have received under such a continuation award: provided further, that the portion of the funds received under section',
'316 by a recipient described page 123 stat. 791 in the preceding proviso that is equal to the amount of',
'such continuation award shall be used in accordance with the terms of such continuation award: provided further, that $1,000,000, to',
'remain available until expended, shall be available to carry out a scholarship program for the purpose of increasing the skilled',
'workforce for industrial health and safety occupations, including mine safety: provided further, that note: designation. the secretary of education shall',
'identify these scholarships as erma byrd scholarships: note: notice. federal register, publication. provided further, that such scholarships shall be awarded',
'without regard to an applicants prior work experience, but the secretary shall, notwithstanding section 437 of the general education provisions',
'act and 5 u.s.c. 553, by notice in the federal register, establish the eligibility requirements, service obligations, payback requirements, and',
'other program requirements similar to those specified in section 515 of the federal mine safety and health act as are',
'necessary to implement such a program: provided further, that such scholarship funds may be used to replace a students expected',
'family contribution, but institutions accepting such scholarship funds may not use these funds to supplant existing institutional aid: provided further,',
'that the secretary shall be authorized to accept contributions for such scholarships from private sources: provided further, that these funds',
'shall be used for scholarships for academic year 2009 2010 and may be available for scholarships in academic year 2010',
'2011: provided further, that $91,243,000 shall be used for the projects, and in the amounts, specified under the heading higher',
'education in the explanatory statement described in section 4 in the matter preceding division a of this consolidated act .',
'howard university for partial support of howard university, $234,977,000, of which not less than $3,464,000 shall be for a matching',
'endowment grant pursuant to the howard university endowment act and shall remain available until expended. college housing and academic facilities',
'loans program for federal administrative expenses to carry out activities related to existing facility loans pursuant to section 121 of',
'the higher education act of 1965, $461,000. historically black college and university capital financing program account notwithstanding the limitations contained',
'in section 344 a of the higher education act of 1965 hea , the aggregate principal amount of outstanding bonds',
'insured under the historically black college and university capital financing program is authorized to equal but not exceed $725,000,000, which',
'may be used for loans to public and private historically black colleges and universities without regard to paragraphs 1 and',
'2 of section 344 a . for the cost of guaranteed loans, $10,000,000, as authorized pursuant to part d of',
'title iii of the hea: provided, that such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined',
'in section 502 of the congressional budget act of 1974: provided further, that these funds are available to subsidize total',
'loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed page 123 stat. 792 $100,000,000. in addition,',
'for administrative expenses to carry out the historically black college and university capital financing program entered into pursuant to part',
'd of title iii of the hea, $354,000. institute of education sciences for carrying out activities authorized by the education',
'sciences reform act of 2002, the national assessment of educational progress authorization act, section 208 of the educational technical assistance',
'act of 2002, and section 664 of the individuals with disabilities education act, $617,175,000, of which $312,241,000 shall be available',
'until september 30, 2010: provided, that funds available to carry out section 208 of the educational technical assistance act may',
'be used for statewide data systems that include postsecondary and workforce information: provided further, that up to $5,000,000 of the',
'funds available to carry out section 208 of the educational technical assistance act may be used for state data coordinators',
'and for awards to public or private organizations or agencies to improve data coordination. departmental management program administration for carrying',
'out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the department of education organization act, including rental of conference rooms in the',
'district of columbia and hire of three passenger motor vehicles, $433,482,000, of which $5,400,000, to remain available until expended, shall',
'be for relocation of, and renovation of buildings occupied by, department staff. office for civil rights for expenses necessary for',
'the office for civil rights, as authorized by section 203 of the department of education organization act, $96,826,000. office of',
'the inspector general for expenses necessary for the office of the inspector general, as authorized by section 212 of the',
'department of education organization act, $54,539,000. general provisions sec. 301. note: racial desegregation. no funds appropriated in this act may',
'be used for the transportation of students or teachers or for the purchase of equipment for such transportation in order',
'to overcome racial imbalance in any school or school system, or for the transportation of students or teachers or for',
'the purchase of equipment for such transportation in order to carry out a plan of racial desegregation of any school',
'or school system. sec. 302. none of the funds contained in this act shall be used to require, directly or',
'indirectly, the transportation of any student to a school other than the school which is nearest the students home, except',
'for a student requiring special education, to the school offering such special education, in order to comply with title vi',
'of the civil rights act of 1964. for the purpose page 123 stat. 793 of this section an indirect requirement',
'of transportation of students includes the transportation of students to carry out a plan involving the reorganization of the grade',
'structure of schools, the pairing of schools, or the clustering of schools, or any combination of grade restructuring, pairing or',
'clustering. the prohibition described in this section does not include the establishment of magnet schools. sec. 303. note: voluntary prayer.',
'meditation. no funds appropriated in this act may be used to prevent the implementation of programs of voluntary prayer and',
'meditation in the public schools. transfer of funds sec. 304. not to exceed 1 percent of any discretionary funds pursuant',
'to the balanced budget and emergency deficit control act of 1985 which are appropriated for the department of education in',
'this act may be transferred between appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be increased by more than 3 percent by',
'any such transfer: provided, that the transfer authority granted by this section shall be available only to meet emergency needs',
'and shall not be used to create any new program or to fund any project or activity for which no',
'funds are provided in this act: note: notification. deadline. provided further, that the committees on appropriations of the house of',
'representatives and the senate are notified at least 15 days in advance of any transfer. sec. 305. note: montana. the',
'signature pages submitted by heart butte school district in pondera county, montana, as part of its application for impact aid',
'under title viii of the elementary and secondary education act of 1965, shall be considered to have been timely and',
'complete for purposes of receiving funding under such program for fiscal year 2009. sec. 306. the outlying areas may consolidate',
'funds received under this act as well as any remaining funds received under the department of education appropriations act, 2008,',
'pursuant to 48 u.s.c. 1469a, under part a of title v of the elementary and secondary education act. this title',
'may be cited as the department of education appropriations act, 2009. title iv related agencies committee for purchase from people',
'who are blind or severely disabled salaries and expenses for expenses necessary for the committee for purchase from people who',
'are blind or severely disabled established by public law 92 28, $5,094,000. corporation for national and community service operating expenses',
'for necessary expenses for the corporation for national and community service to carry out the domestic volunteer service act of',
'1973 1973 act and the national and community service page 123 stat. 794 act of 1990 1990 act , $680,564,000,',
'of which $309,835,000 shall be to carry out the 1973 act and $370,729,000 shall be to carry out the 1990',
'act: provided, that $27,500,000 of the amount provided under this heading shall be available to carry out subtitle e of',
'the 1990 act at five campuses throughout the united states: provided further, that up to 1 percent of program grant',
'funds may be used to defray the costs of conducting grant application reviews, including the use of outside peer reviewers',
'and electronic management of the grants cycle: provided further, that none of the funds made available under this heading for',
'activities authorized by section 122 and part e of title ii of the 1973 act shall be used to provide',
'stipends or other monetary incentives to program participants or volunteer leaders whose incomes exceed the income guidelines in subsections 211',
'e and 213 b of the 1973 act: provided further, that notwithstanding subtitle h of title i of the 1990',
'act, none of the funds provided for quality and innovation activities shall be used to support salaries and related expenses',
'including travel attributable to corporation for national and community service employees: provided further, that of the amounts provided under this',
'heading: 1 not more than $55,000,000 of grants made under subtitle c of the 1990 act may be used to',
'administer, reimburse, or support any national service program authorized under section 129 d 2 of the 1990 act; and 2',
'$11,790,000 shall be to provide assistance to state commissions on national and community service, under section 126 a of the',
'1990 act and notwithstanding section 501 a 4 of the 1990 act. national service trust including transfer of funds for',
'necessary expenses for the national service trust established under subtitle d of title i of the national and community service',
'act of 1990 1990 act , $131,075,000, to remain available until expended: provided, that the corporation for national and community',
'service may transfer additional funds from the amount provided within operating expenses for grants made under subtitle c of the',
'1990 act to this appropriation upon determination that such transfer is necessary to support the activities of national service participants',
'and after notice is transmitted to the committees on appropriations of the house of representatives and the senate: provided further,',
'that amounts appropriated for or transferred to the national service trust may be invested under section 145 b of the',
'1990 act without regard to the requirement to apportion funds under 31 u.s.c. 1513 b . salaries and expenses for',
'necessary expenses of administration as provided under section 501 a 4 of the national and community service act of 1990',
'and under section 504 a of the domestic volunteer service act of 1973, including payment of salaries, authorized travel, hire',
'of passenger motor vehicles, the rental of conference rooms in the district of columbia, the employment of experts and consultants',
'authorized under 5 u.s.c. 3109, and not to exceed $2,500 for official reception and representation expenses, $71,715,000. page 123 stat.',
'795 office of inspector general for necessary expenses of the office of inspector general in carrying out the inspector general',
'act of 1978, $6,512,000. administrative provisions sec. 401. note: definition. notwithstanding any other provision of law, the term qualified student',
'loan with respect to national service education awards shall mean any loan determined by an institution of higher education to',
'be necessary to cover a students cost of attendance at such institution and made, insured, or guaranteed directly to a',
'student by a state agency, in addition to other meanings under section 148 b 7 of the national and community',
'service act of 1990. sec. 402. notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds made available under section 129 d 5',
'b of the national and community service act of 1990 1990 act to assist entities in placing applicants who are',
'individuals with disabilities may be provided to any entity that receives a grant under section 121 of the 1990 act.',
'sec. 403. the note: notice. public comment. corporation for national and community service the corporation shall make any significant changes',
'to program requirements, service delivery or policy only through public notice and comment rulemaking. for fiscal year 2009, during any',
'grant selection process, an officer or employee of the corporation shall not knowingly disclose any covered grant selection information regarding',
'such selection, directly or indirectly, to any person other than an officer or employee of the corporation that is authorized',
'by the corporation to receive such information. sec. 404. professional corps programs described in section 122 a 8 of the',
'national and community service act of 1990 may apply to the corporation for national and community service for a waiver',
'of application of section 140 c 2 . sec. 405. notwithstanding 31 u.s.c. 1342, the corporation for national and community',
'service the corporation may solicit and accept the services of organizations and individuals other than participants to assist the corporation',
'in carrying out the duties of the corporation under the national service laws: provided, that an individual who provides services',
'under this section shall be subject to the same protections and limitations as volunteers under section 196 a of the',
'national and community service act of 1990. sec. 406. organizations operating projects under the americorps education awards program shall do',
'so without regard to the requirements of sections 121 d and e , 131 e , 132, and 140 a',
', d , and e of the national and community service act of 1990. sec. 407. note: 42 usc 12571',
'note. americorps programs receiving grants under the national service trust program shall meet an overall minimum share requirement of 24',
'percent for the first three years that they receive americorps funding, and thereafter shall meet the overall minimum share requirement',
'as provided in section 2521.60 of title 45, code of federal regulations, without regard to the operating costs match requirement',
'in section 121 e or the member support federal share limitations in section 140 of the national and community service',
'act of 1990, and subject to partial waiver page 123 stat. 796 consistent with section 2521.70 of title 45, code',
'of federal regulations. sec. 408. notwithstanding any other provision of law, formula based grants to states and territories under section',
'129 a 1 2 of the national and community service act of 1990 to operate americorps programs may be made',
'if the application describes proposed positions into which participants will be placed, the proposed minimum qualifications of such participants, and',
'includes an assurance that the state will select national service programs for subgrants on a competitive basis, and an assurance',
'that the aforementioned information will be provided for each subgrant awarded prior to the execution of such subgrants. transfer of',
'funds sec. 409. for note: deadline. notice. 42 usc 12601a. fiscal year 2009 and thereafter, in addition to amounts otherwise',
'provided to the national service trust, at no later than the end of the fifth fiscal year after the fiscal',
'year for which funds are appropriated or otherwise made available, unobligated balances of appropriations available for grants under the national',
'service trust program under subtitle c of title i of the 1990 act during such fiscal year may be transferred',
'to the national service trust after notice is transmitted to the committees on appropriations of the house of representatives and',
'the senate, if such funds are initially obligated before the expiration of their period of availability. sec. 410. of the',
'amounts provided in this act which the corporation for national and community service the corporation allocates for the provision of',
'assistance under subsections 129 a and b of the national and community service act of 1990 1990 act , the',
'corporation shall apply the formula in section 129 a 1 of the 1990 act in such a manner so as',
'to ensure that each state shall receive a minimum of $500,000: provided, that, in no event shall the total amount',
'allotted under section 129 a 1 exceed 33\1/3\ percent of the funds allocated by the corporation for the provision of',
'assistance under subsections 129 a and b of the 1990 act. sec. 411. notwithstanding section 139 b of the national',
'and community service act of 1990 1990 act , an individual in an approved national service position performing full time',
'or part time national service directly related to disaster relief efforts may continue in that term of service for a',
'period of 6 months beyond the periods otherwise specified in sections 139 b and 153 e of the 1990 act',
'or section 104 of the domestic volunteer service act of 1973. service in an extended term as provided under this',
'section shall constitute a single term of service for purposes of sections 146 b and c of the 1990 act.',
'sec. 412. donations made to the corporation for national and community service the corporation under section 196 of the national',
'and community service act of 1990 1990 act for the purposes of financing programs and operations under titles i and',
'ii of the 1973 act or subtitles b, c, d, or e of title i of the 1990 act shall',
'be used to supplement and not supplant current programs and operations. page 123 stat. 797 corporation for public broadcasting for',
'payment to the corporation for public broadcasting corporation , as authorized by the communications act of 1934, an amount which',
'shall be available within limitations specified by that act, for the fiscal year 2011, $430,000,000: provided, that no funds made',
'available to the corporation by this act shall be used to pay for receptions, parties, or similar forms of entertainment',
'for government officials or employees: provided further, that none of the funds contained in this paragraph shall be available or',
'used to aid or support any program or activity from which any person is excluded, or is denied benefits, or',
'is discriminated against, on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, or sex: note: political test. provided further, that',
'no funds made available to the corporation by this act shall be used to apply any political test or qualification',
'in selecting, appointing, promoting, or taking any other personnel action with respect to officers, agents, and employees of the corporation:',
'provided further, that for fiscal year 2009, in addition to the amounts provided above, $34,591,000 shall be for costs related',
'to digital program production, development, and distribution, associated with the transition of public broadcasting to digital broadcasting, to be awarded',
'as determined by the corporation in consultation with public radio and television licensees or permittees, or their designated representatives: provided',
'further, that for fiscal year 2009, in addition to the amounts provided above, $26,642,000 is available pursuant to section 396',
'k 10 of the communications act of 1934 for replacement and upgrade of the public radio interconnection system: provided further,',
'that none of the funds made available to the corporation by this act, division g of the consolidated appropriations act,',
'2008, or the continuing appropriations resolution, 2007, shall be used to support the television future fund or any similar purpose.',
'federal mediation and conciliation service salaries and expenses for expenses necessary for the federal mediation and conciliation service service to',
'carry out the functions vested in it by the labor management relations act, 1947, including hire of passenger motor vehicles;',
'for expenses necessary for the labor management cooperation act of 1978; and for expenses necessary for the service to carry',
'out the functions vested in it by the civil service reform act, $45,476,000: provided, that notwithstanding 31 u.s.c. 3302, fees',
'charged, up to full cost recovery, for special training activities and other conflict resolution services and technical assistance, including those',
'provided to foreign governments and international organizations, and for arbitration services shall be credited to and merged with this account,',
'and shall remain available until expended: provided further, that fees for arbitration services shall be available only for education, training,',
'and professional development of the agency workforce: provided further, that the director of the service is authorized to accept and',
'use on behalf of the united states gifts of services and real, personal, or other property in the aid of',
'any projects or functions within the directors jurisdiction. page 123 stat. 798 federal mine safety and health review commission salaries',
'and expenses for expenses necessary for the federal mine safety and health review commission, $8,653,000. institute of museum and library',
'services office of museum and library services: grants and administration for carrying out the museum and library services act of',
'1996 and the national museum of african american history and culture act, $274,840,000, of which $10,737,000 shall be used for',
'the projects, and in the amounts, specified under the heading office of museum and library services: grants and administration in',
'the explanatory statement described in section 4 in the matter preceding division a of this consolidated act : provided, that',
'funds may be made available for support through inter agency agreement or grant to commemorative federal commissions that support museum',
'and library activities, in partnership with libraries and museums that are eligible for funding under programs carried out by the',
'institute of museum and library services. medicare payment advisory commission salaries and expenses for expenses necessary to carry out section',
'1805 of the social security act, $11,403,000, to be transferred to this appropriation from the federal hospital insurance trust fund',
'and the federal supplementary medical insurance trust fund. national council on disability salaries and expenses for expenses necessary for the',
'national council on disability as authorized by title iv of the rehabilitation act of 1973, $3,206,000. national labor relations board',
'salaries and expenses for expenses necessary for the national labor relations board to carry out the functions vested in it',
'by the labor management relations act, 1947, and other laws, $262,595,000: provided, that no part of this appropriation shall be',
'available to organize or assist in organizing agricultural laborers or used in connection with investigations, hearings, directives, or orders concerning',
'bargaining units composed of agricultural laborers as referred to in section 2 3 of the act of july 5, 1935,',
'and as amended by the labor management relations act, 1947, and as defined in section 3 f of the act',
'of june 25, 1938, and including in said definition employees engaged in the maintenance and operation of ditches, canals, reservoirs,',
'and waterways when maintained or operated page 123 stat. 799 on a mutual, nonprofit basis and at least 95 percent',
'of the water stored or supplied thereby is used for farming purposes. national mediation board salaries and expenses for expenses',
'necessary to carry out the provisions of the railway labor act, including emergency boards appointed by the president, $12,992,000. occupational',
'safety and health review commission salaries and expenses for expenses necessary for the occupational safety and health review commission, $11,186,000.',
'railroad retirement board dual benefits payments account for payment to the dual benefits payments account, authorized under section 15 d',
'of the railroad retirement act of 1974, $72,000,000, which shall include amounts becoming available in fiscal year 2009 pursuant to',
'section 224 c 1 b of public law 98 76; and in addition, an amount, not to exceed 2 percent',
'of the amount provided herein, shall be available proportional to the amount by which the product of recipients and the',
'average benefit received exceeds the amount available for payment of vested dual benefits: provided, that the total amount provided herein',
'shall be credited in 12 approximately equal amounts on the first day of each month in the fiscal year. federal',
'payments to the railroad retirement accounts for payment to the accounts established in the treasury for the payment of benefits',
'under the railroad retirement act for interest earned on unnegotiated checks, $150,000, to remain available through september 30, 2010, which',
'shall be the maximum amount available for payment pursuant to section 417 of public law 98 76. limitation on administration',
'for necessary expenses for the railroad retirement board board for administration of the railroad retirement act and the railroad unemployment',
'insurance act, $105,463,000, to be derived in such amounts as determined by the board from the railroad retirement accounts and',
'from moneys credited to the railroad unemployment insurance administration fund. limitation on the office of inspector general for expenses necessary',
'for the office of inspector general office for audit, investigatory and review activities, as authorized by the inspector general act',
'of 1978, not more than $7,806,000, to be derived from the railroad retirement accounts and railroad unemployment insurance account: provided,',
'that none of the funds page 123 stat. 800 made available in any other paragraph of this act may be',
'transferred to the office; used to carry out any such transfer; used to provide any office space, equipment, office supplies,',
'communications facilities or services, maintenance services, or administrative services for the office; used to pay any salary, benefit, or award',
'for any personnel of the office; used to pay any other operating expense of the office; or used to reimburse',
'the office for any service provided, or expense incurred, by the office, except as permitted pursuant to the last proviso',
'under this heading in division g of the consolidated appropriations act, 2008. social security administration payments to social security trust',
'funds for payment to the federal old age and survivors insurance trust fund and the federal disability insurance trust fund,',
'as provided under sections 201 m , 228 g , and 1131 b 2 of the social security act, $20,406,000.',
'supplemental security income program for carrying out titles xi and xvi of the social security act, section 401 of public',
'law 92 603, section 212 of public law 93 66, as amended, and section 405 of public law 95 216,',
'including payment to the social security trust funds for administrative expenses incurred pursuant to section 201 g 1 of the',
'social security act, $30,471,537,000, to remain available until expended: provided, that any portion of the funds provided to a state',
'in the current fiscal year and not obligated by the state during that year shall be returned to the treasury.',
'for making, after june 15 of the current fiscal year, benefit payments to individuals under title xvi of the social',
'security act, for unanticipated costs incurred for the current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary. for making benefit',
'payments under title xvi of the social security act for the first quarter of fiscal year 2010, $15,400,000,000, to remain',
'available until expended. limitation on administrative expenses for necessary expenses, including the hire of two passenger motor vehicles, and not',
'to exceed $15,000 for official reception and representation expenses, not more than $10,067,500,000 may be expended, as authorized by section',
'201 g 1 of the social security act, from any one or all of the trust funds referred to therein:',
'provided, that not less than $2,000,000 shall be for the social security advisory board: provided further, that unobligated balances of',
'funds provided under this paragraph at the end of fiscal year 2009 not needed for fiscal year 2009 shall remain',
'available until expended to invest in the social security administration information technology and telecommunications hardware and software infrastructure, including related',
'equipment and non payroll administrative expenses associated solely with this information technology and telecommunications infrastructure: provided further, that reimbursement to',
'the trust funds under this heading for expenditures for official time for employees of the social security administration pursuant to',
'5 u.s.c. 7131, and for facilities or page 123 stat. 801 support services for labor organizations pursuant to policies, regulations,',
'or procedures referred to in section 7135 b of such title shall be made by the secretary of the treasury,',
'with interest, from amounts in the general fund not otherwise appropriated, as soon as possible after such expenditures are made.',
'from funds provided under the first paragraph, not less than $264,000,000 shall be available for the cost associated with conducting',
'continuing disability reviews under titles ii and xvi of the social security act and for the cost associated with conducting',
'redeterminations of eligibility under title xvi of the social security act. in addition to the amounts made available above, and',
'subject to the same terms and conditions, $240,000,000, for additional continuing disability reviews and redeterminations of eligibility: provided, that note:',
'reports. the commissioner shall provide to the congress at the conclusion of the fiscal year a report on the obligation',
'and expenditure of these additional amounts, similar to the reports that were required by section 103 d 2 of public',
'law 104 121 for fiscal years 1996 through 2002. in addition, $145,000,000 to be derived from administration fees in excess',
'of $5.00 per supplementary payment collected pursuant to section 1616 d of the social security act or section 212 b',
'3 of public law 93 66, which shall remain available until expended. to the extent that the amounts collected pursuant',
'to such sections in fiscal year 2009 exceed $145,000,000, the amounts shall be available in fiscal year 2010 only to',
'the extent provided in advance in appropriations acts. in addition, up to $1,000,000 to be derived from fees collected pursuant',
'to section 303 c of the social security protection act, which shall remain available until expended. office of inspector general',
'including transfer of funds for expenses necessary for the office of inspector general in carrying out the provisions of the',
'inspector general act of 1978, $28,000,000, together with not to exceed $70,127,000, to be transferred and expended as authorized by',
'section 201 g 1 of the social security act from the federal old age and survivors insurance trust fund and',
'the federal disability insurance trust fund. in addition, an amount not to exceed 3 percent of the total provided in',
'this appropriation may be transferred from the limitation on administrative expenses, social security administration, to be merged with this account,',
'to be available for the time and purposes for which this account is available: note: notice. provided, that notice of',
'such transfers shall be transmitted promptly to the committees on appropriations of the house of representatives and the senate. title',
'v general provisions sec. 501. the secretaries of labor, health and human services, and education are authorized to transfer unexpended',
'balances of prior appropriations to accounts corresponding to current appropriations provided in this act. such transferred balances shall page 123',
'stat. 802 be used for the same purpose, and for the same periods of time, for which they were originally',
'appropriated. sec. 502. no part of any appropriation contained in this act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current',
'fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. sec. 503. note: lobbying. a no part of any appropriation contained in this',
'act shall be used, other than for normal and recognized executive legislative relationships, for publicity or propaganda purposes, for the',
'preparation, distribution, or use of any kit, pamphlet, booklet, publication, radio, television, or video presentation designed to support or defeat',
'legislation pending before the congress or any state legislature, except in presentation to the congress or any state legislature itself.',
'b no part of any appropriation contained in this act shall be used to pay the salary or expenses of',
'any grant or contract recipient, or agent acting for such recipient, related to any activity designed to influence legislation or',
'appropriations pending before the congress or any state legislature. sec. 504. the secretaries of labor and education are authorized to',
'make available not to exceed $28,000 and $20,000, respectively, from funds available for salaries and expenses under titles i and',
'iii, respectively, for official reception and representation expenses; the director of the federal mediation and conciliation service is authorized to',
'make available for official reception and representation expenses not to exceed $5,000 from the funds available for federal mediation and',
'conciliation service, salaries and expenses; and the chairman of the national mediation board is authorized to make available for official',
'reception and representation expenses not to exceed $5,000 from funds available for national mediation board, salaries and expenses. sec. 505.',
'note: needle distribution. notwithstanding any other provision of this act, no funds appropriated in this act shall be used to',
'carry out any program of distributing sterile needles or syringes for the hypodermic injection of any illegal drug. sec. 506.',
'when issuing statements, press releases, requests for proposals, bid solicitations and other documents describing projects or programs funded in whole',
'or in part with federal money, all grantees receiving federal funds included in this act, including but not limited to',
'state and local governments and recipients of federal research grants, shall clearly state 1 the percentage of the total costs',
'of the program or project which will be financed with federal money; 2 the dollar amount of federal funds for',
'the project or program; and 3 percentage and dollar amount of the total costs of the project or program that',
'will be financed by non governmental sources. sec. 507. note: abortion. a none of the funds appropriated in this act,',
'and none of the funds in any trust fund to which funds are appropriated in this act, shall be expended',
'for any abortion. b none of the funds appropriated in this act, and none of the funds in any trust',
'fund to which funds are appropriated in this act, shall be expended for health benefits coverage that includes coverage of',
'abortion. c the note: definition. term health benefits coverage means the package of services covered by a managed care provider',
'or organization pursuant to a contract or other arrangement. page 123 stat. 803 sec. 508. note: abortion. a the limitations',
'established in the preceding section shall not apply to an abortion 1 if the pregnancy is the result of an',
'act of rape or incest; or 2 in the case where a woman suffers from a physical disorder, physical injury,',
'or physical illness, including a life endangering physical condition caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself, that would, as',
'certified by a physician, place the woman in danger of death unless an abortion is performed. b nothing in the',
'preceding section shall be construed as prohibiting the expenditure by a state, locality, entity, or private person of state, local,',
'or private funds other than a states or localitys contribution of medicaid matching funds . c nothing in the preceding',
'section shall be construed as restricting the ability of any managed care provider from offering abortion coverage or the ability',
'of a state or locality to contract separately with such a provider for such coverage with state funds other than',
'a states or localitys contribution of medicaid matching funds . d 1 none of the funds made available in this',
'act may be made available to a federal agency or program, or to a state or local government, if such',
'agency, program, or government subjects any institutional or individual health care entity to discrimination on the basis that the health',
'care entity does not provide, pay for, provide coverage of, or refer for abortions. 2 in this subsection, the term',
'health care entity includes an individual physician or other health care professional, a hospital, a provider sponsored organization, a health',
'maintenance organization, a health insurance plan, or any other kind of health care facility, organization, or plan. sec. 509. a',
'note: human embryos. none of the funds made available in this act may be used for 1 the creation of',
'a human embryo or embryos for research purposes; or 2 research in which a human embryo or embryos are destroyed,',
'discarded, or knowingly subjected to risk of injury or death greater than that allowed for research on fetuses in utero',
'under 45 cfr 46.204 b and section 498 b of the public health service act 42 u.s.c. 289g b .',
'b for note: definition. purposes of this section, the term human embryo or embryos includes any organism, not protected as',
'a human subject under 45 cfr 46 as of the date of the enactment of this act, that is derived',
'by fertilization, parthenogenesis, cloning, or any other means from one or more human gametes or human diploid cells. sec. 510.',
'a note: drugs and drug abuse. none of the funds made available in this act may be used for any',
'activity that promotes the legalization of any drug or other substance included in schedule i of the schedules of controlled',
'substances established under section 202 of the controlled substances act except for normal and recognized executive congressional communications. b the',
'limitation in subsection a shall not apply when there is significant medical evidence of a therapeutic advantage to the use',
'of such drug or other substance or that federally sponsored clinical trials are being conducted to determine therapeutic advantage. page',
'123 stat. 804 sec. 511. none of the funds made available in this act may be used to promulgate or',
'adopt any final standard under section 1173 b of the social security act providing for, or providing for the assignment',
'of, a unique health identifier for an individual except in an individuals capacity as an employer or a health care',
'provider , until legislation is enacted specifically approving the standard. sec. 512. none note: contracts. of the funds made available',
'in this act may be obligated or expended to enter into or renew a contract with an entity if 1',
'such entity is otherwise a contractor with the united states and is subject to the requirement in 38 u.s.c. 4212',
'd regarding submission of an annual report to the secretary of labor concerning employment of certain veterans; and 2 such',
'note: reports. entity has not submitted a report as required by that section for the most recent year for which',
'such requirement was applicable to such entity. sec. 513. none of the funds made available in this act may be',
'transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the united states government, except pursuant to a transfer made by, or',
'transfer authority provided in, this act or any other appropriation act. sec. 514. none of the funds made available by',
'this act to carry out the library services and technology act may be made available to any library covered by',
'paragraph 1 of section 224 f of such act, as amended by the childrens internet protection act, unless such library',
'has made the certifications required by paragraph 4 of such section. sec. 515. none of the funds made available by',
'this act to carry out part d of title ii of the elementary and secondary education act of 1965 may',
'be made available to any elementary or secondary school covered by paragraph 1 of section 2441 a of such act,',
'as amended by the childrens internet protection act and the no child left behind act, unless the local educational agency',
'with responsibility for such covered school has made the certifications required by paragraph 2 of such section. sec. 516. note:',
'notifications. deadlines. a none of the funds provided under this act, or provided under previous appropriations acts to the agencies',
'funded by this act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2009, or provided from any accounts',
'in the treasury of the united states derived by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this',
'act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that 1 creates new programs; 2 eliminates',
'a program, project, or activity; 3 increases funds or personnel by any means for any project or activity for which',
'funds have been denied or restricted; 4 relocates an office or employees; 5 reorganizes or renames offices; 6 reorganizes programs',
'or activities; or 7 contracts out or privatizes any functions or activities presently performed by federal employees; unless the committees',
'on appropriations of the house of representatives and the senate are notified 15 days in advance of such reprogramming or',
'of an announcement of intent relating to such reprogramming, whichever occurs earlier. page 123 stat. 805 b none of the',
'funds provided under this act, or provided under previous appropriations acts to the agencies funded by this act that remain',
'available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2009, or provided from any accounts in the treasury of the united',
'states derived by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this act, shall be available for obligation',
'or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds in excess of $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, that 1 augments',
'existing programs, projects including construction projects , or activities; 2 reduces by 10 percent funding for any existing program, project,',
'or activity, or numbers of personnel by 10 percent as approved by congress; or 3 results from any general savings',
'from a reduction in personnel which would result in a change in existing programs, activities, or projects as approved by',
'congress; unless the committees on appropriations of the house of representatives and the senate are notified 15 days in advance',
'of such reprogramming or of an announcement of intent relating to such reprogramming, whichever occurs earlier. sec. 517. a note:',
'political disclosures. none of the funds made available in this act may be used to request that a candidate for',
'appointment to a federal scientific advisory committee disclose the political affiliation or voting history of the candidate or the position',
'that the candidate holds with respect to political issues not directly related to and necessary for the work of the',
'committee involved. b none note: scientific information. of the funds made available in this act may be used to disseminate',
'scientific information that is deliberately false or misleading. sec. 518. within note: deadline. operating plan. 45 days of enactment of',
'this act, each department and related agency funded through this act shall submit an operating plan that details at the',
'program, project, and activity level any funding allocations for fiscal year 2009 that are different than those specified in this',
'act, the accompanying detailed table in the explanatory statement described in section 4 in the matter preceding division a of',
'this consolidated act , or the fiscal year 2009 budget request. sec. 519. none note: aliens. of the funds in',
'this act may be used to employ workers described in section 274a h 3 of the immigration and nationality act.',
'sec. 520. the note: reports. secretaries of labor, health and human services, and education shall each prepare and submit to',
'the committees on appropriations of the house of representatives and the senate a report on the number and amount of',
'contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements exceeding $100,000 in value and awarded by the department on a non competitive basis during',
'each quarter of fiscal year 2009, but not to include grants awarded on a formula basis or directed by law.',
'such report shall include the name of the contractor or grantee, the amount of funding, the governmental purpose, including a',
'justification for issuing the award on a non competitive basis. note: deadline. such report shall be transmitted to the committees',
'within 30 days after the end of the quarter for which the report is submitted. sec. 521. note: contracts. certification.',
'none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this act may be used to enter into a contract',
'in an amount greater than $5,000,000 or to award a grant in excess of such amount unless the prospective contractor',
'or grantee certifies page 123 stat. 806 in writing to the agency awarding the contract or grant that, to the',
'best of its knowledge and belief, the contractor or grantee has filed all federal tax returns required during the three',
'years preceding the certification, has not been convicted of a criminal offense under the internal revenue code of 1986, and',
'has not, more than 90 days prior to certification, been notified of any unpaid federal tax assessment for which the',
'liability remains unsatisfied, unless the assessment is the subject of an installment agreement or offer in compromise that has been',
'approved by the internal revenue service and is not in default, or the assessment is the subject of a non',
'frivolous administrative or judicial proceeding. sec. 522. none of the funds appropriated in this act shall be expended or obligated',
'by the commissioner of social security, for purposes of administering social security benefit payments under title ii of the social',
'security act, to process any claim for credit for a quarter of coverage based on work performed under a social',
'security account number that is not the claimants number and the performance of such work under such number has formed',
'the basis for a conviction of the claimant of a violation of section 208 a 6 or 7 of the',
'social security act. sec. 523. a section 14002 a 2 a i of division a of the american recovery and',
'reinvestment act of 2009 public law 111 5 is note: ante, p. 280. amended, in the matter preceding subclause i',
', by inserting education after secondary. b section 14002 b 1 of such division is amended by striking 14001 and',
'inserting 14001 d . c section 14003 a of such division note: ante, p. 281. is amended by striking the',
'adult and family literacy act 20 u.s.c. 1400 et seq. and inserting the adult education and family literacy act 20',
'u.s.c. 9201 et seq. . d section 14005 a of such division note: ante, p. 282. is amended by striking',
'14001 and inserting 14001 d . e section 14005 d 4 c of such division note: ante, p. 283. is',
'amended by striking 6401 e 1 9 a ii and inserting 6401 e 1 a ii . f section 14005',
'd 5 of such division is amended 1 by striking 1116 a 7 c iv and inserting 1116 b 7',
'c iv ; and 2 by striking 1116 a 8 b and inserting 1116 b 8 b . g section',
'14011 of such division note: ante, p. 285. is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following:',
', unless such funds are used to provide special education and related services to children with disabilities, as authorized by',
'the individuals with disabilities education act 20 u.s.c. 1400 et seq. . h section 14012 c of such division note:',
'ante, p. 286. is amended to read as follows: c criteria. the secretary shall not grant a waiver or modification',
'under this section unless the secretary determines that the state receiving such waiver or modification will not provide for elementary,',
'secondary, and public higher education, for the fiscal year under consideration, a smaller percentage of the total revenues available to',
'the state than the percentage provided for such purpose in the preceding fiscal year.. page 123 stat. 807 title vi',
'note: 8 usc 1101 note. afghan allies protection act of 2009 note: afghan allies protection act of 2009. sec. 601.',
'short title. this act may be cited as the afghan allies protection act of 2009. sec. 602. protection for afghan',
'allies. a appropriate committees of congress defined. in this section, the term appropriate committees of congress means 1 the committee',
'on armed services, the committee on foreign relations, and the committee on the judiciary of the senate; and 2 the',
'committee on armed services, the committee on foreign affairs, and the committee on the judiciary of the house of representatives.',
'b special immigrant status for certain afghans. 1 in general. subject to paragraph 3 , the secretary of homeland security,',
'or, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the secretary of state in consultation with the secretary of homeland security, may',
'provide an alien described in subparagraph a , b , or c of paragraph 2 with the status of a',
'special immigrant under section 101 a 27 of the immigration and nationality act 8 u.s.c. 1101 a 27 , if',
'the alien a or an agent acting on behalf of the alien, submits a petition for classification under section 203',
'b 4 of such act 8 u.s.c. 1153 b 4 ; b is otherwise eligible to receive an immigrant visa;',
'c is otherwise admissible to the united states for permanent residence excluding the grounds for inadmissibility specified in section 212',
'a 4 of such act 8 u.s.c. 1182 a 4 ; and d clears a background check and appropriate screening,',
'as determined by the secretary of homeland security. 2 aliens described. a principal aliens. an alien is described in this',
'subparagraph if the alien i is a citizen or national of afghanistan; ii was or is employed by or on',
'behalf of the united states government in afghanistan on or after october 7, 2001, for not less than one year;',
'iii provided faithful and valuable service to the united states government, which is documented in a positive recommendation or evaluation,',
'subject to subparagraph d , from the employees senior supervisor or the person currently occupying that position, or a more',
'senior person, if the employees senior supervisor has left the employer or has left afghanistan; and iv has experienced or',
'is experiencing an ongoing serious threat as a consequence of the aliens employment by the united states government. b spouse',
'or child. an alien is described in this subparagraph if the alien page 123 stat. 808 i is the spouse',
'or child of a principal alien described in subparagraph a ; and ii is accompanying or following to join the',
'principal alien in the united states. c surviving spouse or child. an alien is described in this subparagraph if the',
'alien i was the spouse or child of a principal alien described in subparagraph a who had a petition for',
'classification approved pursuant to this section or section 1059 of the national defense authorization act for fiscal year 2006 public',
'law 109 163; 8 u.s.c. 1101 note which included the alien as an accompanying spouse or child; and ii due',
'to the death of the principal alien i such petition was revoked or terminated or otherwise rendered null ; and',
'ii such petition would have been approved if the principal alien had survived. d approval by chief of mission required.',
'a note: risk assessment. records. recommendation or evaluation required under subparagraph a iii shall be accompanied by approval from the',
'appropriate chief of mission, or the designee of the appropriate chief of mission, who shall conduct a risk assessment of',
'the alien and an independent review of records maintained by the united states government or hiring organization or entity to',
'confirm employment and faithful and valuable service to the united states government prior to approval of a petition under this',
'section. 3 numerical limitations. a in general. except as provided in subparagraph c , the total number of principal aliens',
'who may be provided special immigrant status under this section may not exceed 1,500 per year for each of the',
'fiscal years 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013. b exclusion from numerical limitations. aliens provided special immigrant status under this',
'subsection shall not be counted against any numerical limitation under sections 201 d , 202 a , or 203 b',
'4 of the immigration and nationality act 8 u.s.c. 1151 d , 1152 a , and 1153 b 4 .',
'c carry forward. i fiscal years 2009 through 2013. if the numerical limitation specified in subparagraph a is not reached',
'during a given fiscal year, with respect to fiscal year 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, or 2013, the numerical limitation specified',
'in such subparagraph for the following fiscal year shall be increased by a number equal to the difference between i',
'the numerical limitation specified in subparagraph a for the given fiscal year; and ii the number of principal aliens provided',
'special immigrant status under this section during the given fiscal year. ii fiscal year 2014. if the numerical limitation determined',
'under clause i is not reached in fiscal year 2013, the total number of principal aliens who may be provided',
'special immigrant status under this page 123 stat. 809 subsection for fiscal year 2014 shall be equal to the difference',
'between i the numerical limitation determined under clause i for fiscal year 2013; and ii the number of principal aliens',
'provided such status under this section during fiscal year 2013. 4 prohibition on fees. the secretary of homeland security or',
'the secretary of state may not charge an alien described in subparagraph a , b , or c of paragraph',
'2 any fee in connection with an application for, or issuance of, a special immigrant visa under this section. 5',
'assistance with passport issuance. the secretary of state shall make a reasonable effort to ensure that an alien described in',
'subparagraph a , b , or c of paragraph 2 who is issued a special immigrant visa pursuant to this',
'subsection is provided with the appropriate series afghan passport necessary to enter the united states. 6 protection of aliens. the',
'secretary of state, in consultation with the heads of other appropriate federal agencies, shall make a reasonable effort to provide',
'an alien described in subparagraph a , b , or c of paragraph 2 who is seeking special immigrant status',
'under this subsection protection or to immediately remove such alien from afghanistan, if possible, if the secretary determines, after consultation,',
'that such alien is in imminent danger. 7 other eligibility for immigrant status. no alien shall be denied the opportunity',
'to apply for admission under this subsection solely because such alien qualifies as an immediate relative or is eligible for',
'any other immigrant classification. 8 resettlement support. a citizen or national of afghanistan who is granted special immigrant status described',
'in section 101 a 27 of the immigration and nationality act 8 u.s.c. 1101 a 27 shall be eligible for',
'resettlement assistance, entitlement programs, and other benefits available to refugees admitted under section 207 of such act 8 u.s.c. 1157',
'for a period not to exceed 8 months. 9 adjustment of status. notwithstanding paragraph 2 , 7 , or 8',
'of subsection c of section 245 of the immigration and nationality act 8 u.s.c. 1255 , the secretary of homeland',
'security may adjust the status of an alien described in subparagraph a , b , or c of paragraph 2',
'of this subsection or in section 1244 b of the refugee crisis in iraq act of 2007 public law 110',
'181; 122 stat. 397 to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence under subsection a of such section',
'245 if the alien a was paroled or admitted as a nonimmigrant into the united states; and b is otherwise',
'eligible for special immigrant status under i i this subsection; or ii such section 1244 b ; and ii the',
'immigration and nationality act 8 u.s.c. 1101 et seq. . 10 report on implementation and authority to carry out administrative',
'measures. page 123 stat. 810 a requirement for report. not later than one year after the date of the enactment',
'of this act, the secretary of homeland security and the secretary of state, in consultation with the secretary of defense,',
'shall submit to the appropriate committees of congress a report on the implementation of this subsection. b content of report.',
'the report required by subparagraph a shall describe actions taken, and additional administrative measures that may be needed, to ensure',
'the integrity of the program established under this subsection and the national security interests of the united states related to',
'such program. c authority to carry out administrative measures. the secretary of homeland security and the secretary of state shall',
'implement any additional administrative measures described in subparagraph b as they may deem necessary and appropriate to ensure the integrity',
'of the program established under this subsection and the national security interests of the united states related to such program.',
'11 annual report on use of special immigrant status. a requirement. not later than 120 days after the date of',
'the enactment of this act, and annually thereafter, the secretary of homeland security shall submit to the appropriate committees of',
'congress a report on the number of citizens or nationals of afghanistan or iraq who have applied for status as',
'special immigrants under this subsection or section 1244 of the refugee crisis in iraq act of 2007 public law 110',
'181; 122 stat. 396 . b content. each report required by subparagraph a submitted in a fiscal year shall include',
'the following information for the previous fiscal year: i the number of citizens or nationals of afghanistan or iraq who',
'submitted an application for status as a special immigrant pursuant to this section or section 1244 of the refugee crisis',
'in iraq act of 2007 public law 110 181; 122 stat. 396 , disaggregated i by the number of principal',
'aliens applying for such status; and ii by the number of spouses and children of principal aliens applying for such',
'status. ii the number of applications referred to in clause i that i were approved; or ii were denied, including',
'a description of the basis for each denial. c information regarding citizens or nationals of afghanistan employed by the united',
'states or federal contractors in afghanistan. 1 requirement to compile information. a in general. not note: deadline. records. later than',
'120 days after the date of the enactment of this act, the administrator of the united states agency for international',
'development, the secretary of defense, the secretary of homeland security, the secretary of state, and the secretary of the treasury',
'shall page 123 stat. 811 i review internal records and databases of their respective agencies for information that can be',
'used to verify employment of citizens or nationals of afghanistan by the united states government; and ii request from each',
'prime contractor or grantee that has performed work in afghanistan since october 7, 2001, under a contract, grant, or cooperative',
'agreement with their respective agencies that is valued in excess of $25,000, information that may be used to verify the',
'employment of such citizens or nationals by such contractor or grantee. b information required. to the extent data is available,',
'the information referred to in subparagraph a shall include the name and dates of employment of, biometric data for, and',
'other data that can be used to verify the employment of each citizen or national of afghanistan who has performed',
'work in afghanistan since october 7, 2001, under a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement with an executive agency. 2 report',
'on establishment of database. not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this act, the secretary',
'of defense, in consultation with the administrator of the united states agency for international development, the secretary of homeland security,',
'the secretary of state, and the secretary of the treasury, shall submit to the appropriate committees of congress a report',
'examining the options for establishing a unified and classified database of information related to contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements entered',
'into by executive agencies for the performance of work in afghanistan since october 7, 2001, including the information described and',
'collected under paragraph 1 , to be used by relevant federal departments and agencies to adjudicate refugee, asylum, special immigrant',
'visa, and other immigration claims and applications. 3 report on noncompliance. not later than 180 days after the date of',
'the enactment of this act, the president shall submit to the appropriate committees of congress a report that describes a',
'the inability or unwillingness of any contractor or grantee to provide the information requested under paragraph 1 a ii ;',
'and b the reasons that such contractor or grantee provided for failing to provide such information. 4 executive agency defined.',
'in this subsection, the term executive agency has the meaning given that term in section 4 of the office of',
'federal procurement policy act 41 u.s.c. 403 . d rule of construction. nothing in this section may be construed to',
'affect the authority of the secretary of homeland security under section 1059 of the national defense authorization act for fiscal',
'year 2006 public law 109 163; 8 u.s.c. 1101 note . this division may be cited as the departments of',
'labor, health and human services, and education, and related agencies appropriations act, 2009. page 123 stat. 812 division g legislative',
'note: legislative branch appropriations act, 2009. branch appropriations act, 2009 title i note: 2 usc 60a note. legislative branch senate',
'expense allowances for expense allowances of the vice president, $20,000; the president pro tempore of the senate, $40,000; majority leader',
'of the senate, $40,000; minority leader of the senate, $40,000; majority whip of the senate, $10,000; minority whip of the',
'senate, $10,000; chairmen of the majority and minority conference committees, $5,000 for each chairman; and chairmen of the majority and',
'minority policy committees, $5,000 for each chairman; in all, $180,000. representation allowances for the majority and minority leaders for representation',
'allowances of the majority and minority leaders of the senate, $15,000 for each such leader; in all, $30,000. salaries, officers',
'and employees for compensation of officers, employees, and others as authorized by law, including agency contributions, $171,699,000, which shall be',
'paid from this appropriation without regard to the following limitations: office of the vice president for the office of the',
'vice president, $2,413,000. office of the president pro tempore for the office of the president pro tempore, $720,000. office of',
'the president pro tempore emeritus for the office of the president pro tempore emeritus, $100,000. offices of the majority and',
'minority leaders for offices of the majority and minority leaders, $4,998,000. offices of the majority and minority whips for offices',
'of the majority and minority whips, $3,096,000. committee on appropriations for salaries of the committee on appropriations, $15,200,000. page 123',
'stat. 813 conference committees for the conference of the majority and the conference of the minority, at rates of compensation',
'to be fixed by the chairman of each such committee, $1,655,000 for each such committee; in all, $3,310,000. offices of',
'the secretaries of the conference of the majority and the conference of the minority for offices of the secretaries of',
'the conference of the majority and the conference of the minority, $814,000. policy committees for salaries of the majority policy',
'committee and the minority policy committee, $1,690,000 for each such committee; in all, $3,380,000. office of the chaplain for office',
'of the chaplain, $397,000. office of the secretary for office of the secretary, $24,020,000. office of the sergeant at arms',
'and doorkeeper for office of the sergeant at arms and doorkeeper, $66,800,000. offices of the secretaries for the majority and',
'minority for offices of the secretary for the majority and the secretary for the minority, $1,758,000. agency contributions and related',
'expenses for agency contributions for employee benefits, as authorized by law, and related expenses, $44,693,000. office of the legislative counsel',
'of the senate for salaries and expenses of the office of the legislative counsel of the senate, $6,743,000. office of',
'senate legal counsel for salaries and expenses of the office of senate legal counsel, $1,484,000. expense allowances of the secretary',
'of the senate, sergeant at arms and doorkeeper of the senate, and secretaries for the majority and minority of the',
'senate for expense allowances of the secretary of the senate, $7,500; sergeant at arms and doorkeeper of the senate, $7,500;',
'secretary for the majority of the senate, $7,500; secretary for the minority of the senate, $7,500; in all, $30,000. page',
'123 stat. 814 contingent expenses of the senate inquiries and investigations for expenses of inquiries and investigations ordered by the',
'senate, or conducted under paragraph 1 of rule xxvi of the standing rules of the senate, section 112 of the',
'supplemental appropriations and rescission act, 1980 public law 96 304 , and senate resolution 281, 96th congress, agreed to march',
'11, 1980, $137,400,000. expenses of the united states senate caucus on international narcotics control for expenses of the united states',
'senate caucus on international narcotics control, $520,000. secretary of the senate for expenses of the office of the secretary of',
'the senate, $2,000,000. sergeant at arms and doorkeeper of the senate for expenses of the office of the sergeant at',
'arms and doorkeeper of the senate, $153,601,000, which shall remain available until september 30, 2013. miscellaneous items for miscellaneous items,',
'$21,043,000, of which up to $500,000 shall be made available for a pilot program for mailings of postal patron postcards',
'by senators for the purpose of providing notice of a town meeting by a senator in a county or equivalent',
'unit of local government at which the senator will personally attend: provided, that any amount allocated to a senator for',
'such mailing shall not exceed 50 percent of the cost of the mailing and the remaining cost shall be paid',
'by the senator from other funds available to the senator. senators official personnel and office expense account for senators official',
'personnel and office expense account, $400,000,000. official mail costs for expenses necessary for official mail costs of the senate, $300,000.',
'administrative provisions sec. 1. note: 2 usc 61 1, 61 1 note. effective date. gross rate of compensation in offices',
'of senators. effective on and after october 1, 2008, each of the dollar amounts contained in the table under section',
'105 d 1 a of the legislative branch appropriations act, 1968 2 u.s.c. 61 1 d 1 a shall be',
'deemed to be the dollar amounts in that table, as adjusted by law and in effect on september 30, 2008,',
'increased by an additional $50,000 each. sec. 2. note: 2 usc 61h 6. consultants. a in general. page 123 stat.',
'815 1 the first sentence of section 101 a of the supplemental appropriations act, 1977 2 u.s.c. 61h 6 a',
'is amended by striking eight individual consultants and inserting nine individual consultants. 2 the second sentence of section 101 a',
'of the supplemental appropriations act, 1977 2 u.s.c. 61h 6 a is amended by striking two individual consultants and inserting',
'three individual consultants. b effective date. this note: 2 usc 61h 6 note. section shall take effect on the date',
'of enactment of this act and shall apply to fiscal year 2009 and each fiscal year thereafter. house of representatives',
'salaries and expenses for salaries and expenses of the house of representatives, $1,301,267,000, as follows: house leadership offices for salaries',
'and expenses, as authorized by law, $25,113,000, including: office of the speaker, $4,879,000, including $25,000 for official expenses of the',
'speaker; office of the majority floor leader, $2,436,000, including $10,000 for official expenses of the majority leader; office of the',
'minority floor leader, $4,390,000, including $10,000 for official expenses of the minority leader; office of the majority whip, including the',
'chief deputy majority whip, $2,115,000, including $5,000 for official expenses of the majority whip; office of the minority whip, including',
'the chief deputy minority whip, $1,630,000, including $5,000 for official expenses of the minority whip; speakers office for legislative floor',
'activities, $501,000; republican steering committee, $950,000; republican conference, $1,777,000; republican policy committee, $337,000; democratic steering and policy committee, $1,315,000; democratic',
'caucus, $1,749,000; nine minority employees, $1,502,000; training and program development majority, $290,000; training and program development minority, $290,000; cloakroom personnel',
'majority, $476,000; and cloakroom personnel minority, $476,000. members representational allowances including members clerk hire, official expenses of members, and official',
'mail for members representational allowances, including members clerk hire, official expenses, and official mail, $609,000,000. committee employees standing committees, special',
'and select for salaries and expenses of standing committees, special and select, authorized by house resolutions, $154,000,000: provided, that such',
'amount shall remain available for such salaries and expenses until december 31, 2010, except that $9,500,000 of such amount shall',
'remain available until expended for committee room upgrading. page 123 stat. 816 committee on appropriations for salaries and expenses of',
'the committee on appropriations, $31,300,000, including studies and examinations of executive agencies and temporary personal services for such committee, to',
'be expended in accordance with section 202 b of the legislative reorganization act of 1946 and to be available for',
'reimbursement to agencies for services performed: provided, that such amount shall remain available for such salaries and expenses until december',
'31, 2010. salaries, officers and employees for compensation and expenses of officers and employees, as authorized by law, $187,954,000, including:',
'for salaries and expenses of the office of the clerk, including not more than $23,000, of which not more than',
'$20,000 is for the family room, for official representation and reception expenses, $27,457,000, of which $500,000 shall remain available until',
'december 31, 2010 and $2,060,000 shall remain available until expended; for salaries and expenses of the office of the sergeant',
'at arms, including the position of superintendent of garages, and including not more than $3,000 for official representation and reception',
'expenses, $8,355,000; for salaries and expenses of the office of the chief administrative officer, including not more than $3,000 for',
'official representation and reception expenses, $125,838,000, of which $7,057,000 shall remain available until expended; for salaries and expenses of the',
'office of the inspector general, $4,945,000; for salaries and expenses of the office of emergency planning, preparedness and operations, $3,974,000,',
'to remain available until expended; for salaries and expenses of the office of general counsel, $1,357,000; for the office of',
'the chaplain, $173,000; for salaries and expenses of the office of the parliamentarian, including the parliamentarian, $2,000 for preparing the',
'digest of rules, and not more than $1,000 for official representation and reception expenses, $2,007,000; for salaries and expenses of',
'the office of the law revision counsel of the house, $3,057,000; for salaries and expenses of the office of the',
'legislative counsel of the house, $8,337,000; for salaries and expenses of the office of interparliamentary affairs, $777,000; for other authorized',
'employees, $1,158,000; and for salaries and expenses of the office of the historian, including the costs of the house fellows',
'program including lodging and related expenses for visiting program participants , $519,000. allowances and expenses for allowances and expenses as',
'authorized by house resolution or law, $293,900,000, including: supplies, materials, administrative costs and federal tort claims, $11,656,000, of which $2,500,000',
'shall remain available until expended; official mail for committees, leadership offices, and administrative offices of the house, $201,000; government contributions',
'for health, retirement, social security, and other applicable employee benefits, $260,703,000; supplies, materials, and other costs relating to the house',
'portion of expenses for the capitol visitor center, $1,900,000, to remain available until expended; business continuity and disaster recovery, $18,698,000,',
'of which $6,260,000 shall remain available until expended; and page 123 stat. 817 miscellaneous items including purchase, exchange, maintenance, repair',
'and operation of house motor vehicles, interparliamentary receptions, and gratuities to heirs of deceased employees of the house, $742,000. child',
'care center for salaries and expenses of the house of representatives child care center, such amounts as are deposited in',
'the account established by section 312 d 1 of the legislative branch appropriations act, 1992 2 u.s.c. 2062 , subject',
'to the level specified in the budget of the center, as submitted to the committee on appropriations of the house',
'of representatives. administrative provisions sec. 101. a requiring amounts remaining in members representational allowances to be used for deficit reduction',
'or to reduce the federal debt. notwithstanding any other provision of law, any amounts appropriated under this act for house',
'of representatives salaries and expenses members representational allowances shall be available only for fiscal year 2009. any amount remaining after',
'all payments are made under such allowances for fiscal year 2009 shall be deposited in the treasury and used for',
'deficit reduction or, if there is no federal budget deficit after all such payments have been made, for reducing the',
'federal debt, in such manner as the secretary of the treasury considers appropriate . b regulations. the committee on house',
'administration of the house of representatives shall have authority to prescribe regulations to carry out this section. c definition. as',
'used in this section, the term member of the house of representatives means a representative in, or a delegate or',
'resident commissioner to, the congress. sec. 102. a the chief administrative officer of the house of representatives shall deposit all',
'amounts received as promotional rebates and incentives on credit card purchases, balances, and payments into the house services revolving fund',
'under section 105 of the legislative branch appropriations act, 2005. b section 105 a of the legislative branch appropriations act,',
'2005 2 u.s.c. 117m a is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 6 the collection of',
'promotional rebates and incentives on credit card purchases, balances, and payments.. c the note: applicability. 2 usc 117m note. amendments',
'made by this section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2009 and each succeeding fiscal year. sec. 103. a',
'section 101 of the legislative branch appropriations act, 1993 2 u.s.c. 95b is amended by adding at the end the',
'following new subsection: d amounts appropriated for any fiscal year for the house of representatives under the heading allowances and',
'expenses may be transferred to the architect of the capitol and made available under the heading house office buildings, subject',
'to the approval of the committee on appropriations of the house of representatives.. b the note: applicability. 2 usc 95b',
'note. amendment made by subsection a shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2009 and each succeeding fiscal year. page',
'123 stat. 818 sec. 104. a note: effective dates. 2 usc 74a 10a. effective with respect to fiscal year 2008',
'and each succeeding fiscal year, the aggregate amount otherwise authorized to be appropriated for a fiscal year for the lump',
'sum allowance for each of the following offices is increased as follows: 1 the allowance for the office of the',
'majority floor leader is increased by $200,000. 2 the allowance for the office of the minority floor leader is increased',
'by $200,000. b effective note: effective dates. with respect to fiscal year 2009 and each succeeding fiscal year, the aggregate',
'amount otherwise authorized to be appropriated for a fiscal year for the lump sum allowance for each of the following',
'offices is increased as follows: 1 the allowance for the office of the majority whip is increased by $72,000. 2',
'the allowance for the office of the minority whip is increased by $72,000. sec. 105. a section 101 of the',
'legislative branch appropriations act, 1993 2 u.s.c. 95b is amended by striking transferred among each place it appears in subsections',
'a , b , and c 1 and inserting transferred among and merged with. b section 101 c 2 of',
'such act 2 u.s.c. 95b c is amended to read as follows: 2 the headings referred to in paragraph 1',
'are house leadership offices, members representational allowances, committee employees, salaries, officers and employees, and allowances and expenses.. c the note:',
'applicability. 2 usc 95b note. amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2009 and each',
'succeeding fiscal year. sec. 106. permitting house child care center to offer services for school age children. section 312 a',
'1 of the legislative branch appropriations act, 1992 2 u.s.c. 2062 a 1 is amended by striking pre school child',
'care and inserting the following: pre school child care and subject to the approval of regulations by the committee on',
'house administration child care for school age children other than during the course of the ordinary school day. joint items',
'for joint committees, as follows: joint economic committee for salaries and expenses of the joint economic committee, $4,626,000, to be',
'disbursed by the secretary of the senate. joint committee on taxation for salaries and expenses of the joint committee on',
'taxation, $10,719,000, to be disbursed by the chief administrative officer of the house of representatives. for other joint items, as',
'follows: office of the attending physician for medical supplies, equipment, and contingent expenses of the emergency rooms, and for the',
'attending physician and his assistants, including: 1 an allowance of $2,175 per month to the page 123 stat. 819 attending',
'physician; 2 an allowance of $1,300 per month to one senior medical officer; 3 an allowance of $725 per month',
'each to three medical officers while on duty in the office of the attending physician; 4 an allowance of $725',
'per month to two assistants and $580 per month each not to exceed 11 assistants on the basis heretofore provided',
'for such assistants; and 5 $2,223,000 for reimbursement to the department of the navy for expenses incurred for staff and',
'equipment assigned to the office of the attending physician, which shall be advanced and credited to the applicable appropriation or',
'appropriations from which such salaries, allowances, and other expenses are payable and shall be available for all the purposes thereof,',
'$3,105,000, to be disbursed by the chief administrative officer of the house of representatives. office of congressional accessibility services salaries',
'and expenses for salaries and expenses of the office of congressional accessibility services, $800,000, to be disbursed by the secretary',
'of the senate. capitol guide service and special services office salaries and expenses for salaries and expenses of the capitol',
'guide service, $9,940,000, to be disbursed by the secretary of the senate and special services office. statements of appropriations for',
'the preparation, under the direction of the committees on appropriations of the senate and the house of representatives, of the',
'statements for the second session of the 110th congress, showing appropriations made, indefinite appropriations, and contracts authorized, together with a',
'chronological history of the regular appropriations bills as required by law, $30,000, to be paid to the persons designated by',
'the chairmen of such committees to supervise the work. capitol police salaries for salaries of employees of the capitol police,',
'including overtime, hazardous duty pay differential, and government contributions for health, retirement, social security, professional liability insurance, and other applicable',
'employee benefits, $248,000,000, to be disbursed by the chief of the capitol police or his designee. general expenses for necessary',
'expenses of the capitol police, including motor vehicles, communications and other equipment, security equipment and installation, uniforms, weapons, supplies, materials,',
'training, medical services, forensic services, stenographic services, personal and professional services, the employee assistance program, the awards program, postage, communication',
'services, travel advances, page 123 stat. 820 relocation of instructor and liaison personnel for the federal law enforcement training center,',
'and not more than $5,000 to be expended on the certification of the chief of the capitol police in connection',
'with official representation and reception expenses, $57,750,000, to be disbursed by the chief of the capitol police or his designee:',
'provided, that, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the cost of basic training for the capitol police at the federal',
'law enforcement training center for fiscal year 2009 shall be paid by the secretary of homeland security from funds available',
'to the department of homeland security. administrative provision including transfer of funds sec. 1001. transfer authority. amounts appropriated for fiscal',
'year 2009 for the capitol police may be transferred between the headings salaries and general expenses upon the approval of',
'the committees on appropriations of the house of representatives and the senate. office of compliance salaries and expenses for salaries',
'and expenses of the office of compliance, as authorized by section 305 of the congressional accountability act of 1995 2',
'u.s.c. 1385 , $4,072,000, of which $800,000 shall remain available until september 30, 2010: provided, that the executive director of',
'the office of compliance may, within the limits of available appropriations, dispose of surplus or obsolete personal property by interagency',
'transfer, donation, or discarding: provided further, that not more than $500 may be expended on the certification of the executive',
'director of the office of compliance in connection with official representation and reception expenses. congressional budget office salaries and expenses',
'for salaries and expenses necessary for operation of the congressional budget office, including not more than $6,000 to be expended',
'on the certification of the director of the congressional budget office in connection with official representation and reception expenses, $44,082,000.',
'architect of the capitol general administration for salaries for the architect of the capitol, and other personal services, at rates',
'of pay provided by law; for surveys and studies in connection with activities under the care of the architect of',
'the capitol; for all necessary expenses for the general and administrative support of the operations under the architect of the',
'capitol including the botanic garden; electrical substations of the capitol, senate and house office buildings, and other facilities under the',
'jurisdiction of the architect of the capitol; including furnishings page 123 stat. 821 and office equipment; including not more than',
'$5,000 for official reception and representation expenses, to be expended as the architect of the capitol may approve; for purchase',
'or exchange, maintenance, and operation of a passenger motor vehicle, $90,659,000, of which $1,505,000 shall remain available until september 30,',
'2013. capitol building for all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of the capitol, $35,840,000, of which $10,681,000',
'shall remain available until september 30, 2013. capitol grounds for all necessary expenses for care and improvement of grounds surrounding',
'the capitol, the senate and house office buildings, and the capitol power plant, $9,649,000, of which $340,000 shall remain available',
'until september 30, 2013. senate office buildings for all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of senate office',
'buildings; and furniture and furnishings to be expended under the control and supervision of the architect of the capitol, $69,359,000,',
'of which $9,743,000 shall remain available until september 30, 2013. house office buildings for all necessary expenses for the maintenance,',
'care and operation of the house office buildings, $65,814,000, of which $19,603,000 shall remain available until september 30, 2013. capitol',
'power plant for all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of the capitol power plant; lighting, heating, power',
'including the purchase of electrical energy and water and sewer services for the capitol, senate and house office buildings, library',
'of congress buildings, and the grounds about the same, botanic garden, senate garage, and air conditioning refrigeration not supplied from',
'plants in any of such buildings; heating the government printing office and washington city post office, and heating and chilled',
'water for air conditioning for the supreme court building, the union station complex, the thurgood marshall federal judiciary building and',
'the folger shakespeare library, expenses for which shall be advanced or reimbursed upon request of the architect of the capitol',
'and amounts so received shall be deposited into the treasury to the credit of this appropriation, $149,042,000, of which $63,570,000',
'shall remain available until september 30, 2013: provided, that not more than $8,000,000 of the funds credited or to be',
'reimbursed to this appropriation as herein provided shall be available for obligation during fiscal year 2009. library buildings and grounds',
'for all necessary expenses for the mechanical and structural maintenance, care and operation of the library buildings and page 123',
'stat. 822 grounds, $39,094,000, of which $13,640,000 shall remain available until september 30, 2013. capitol police buildings, grounds and security',
'for all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of buildings, grounds and security enhancements of the united states',
'capitol police, wherever located, the alternate computer facility, and aoc security operations, $18,996,000, of which $3,497,000 shall remain available until',
'september 30, 2013. botanic garden for all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of the botanic garden and',
'the nurseries, buildings, grounds, and collections; and purchase and exchange, maintenance, repair, and operation of a passenger motor vehicle; all',
'under the direction of the joint committee on the library, $10,906,000, of which $2,055,000 shall remain available until september 30,',
'2013: provided, that of the amount made available under this heading, the architect may obligate and expend such sums as',
'may be necessary for the maintenance, care and operation of the national garden established under section 307e of the legislative',
'branch appropriations act, 1989 2 u.s.c. 2146 , upon vouchers approved by the architect or a duly authorized designee. capitol',
'visitor center for an additional amount for the capitol visitor center project, $31,124,000, to remain available until expended, and in',
'addition, $9,103,000 for capitol visitor center operations costs: provided, that the architect of the capitol may not obligate any of',
'the funds which are made available for the capitol visitor center project without an obligation plan approved by the committees',
'on appropriations of the senate and house of representatives. administrative provisions sec. 1101. note: 2 usc 1811 note. a collection',
'and sale of recyclable materials. 1 establishment of program. the architect of the capitol shall establish a program for the',
'collection and sale of recyclable materials collected from or on the capitol buildings and grounds, in accordance with the procedures',
'applicable under subchapter iii of chapter 5 of subtitle i of title 40, united states code to the sale of',
'surplus property by an executive agency. 2 exclusion of materials subject to other programs. the program established under this section',
'shall not apply with respect to any materials which are subject to collection and sale under a the third undesignated',
'paragraph under the center heading miscellaneous in the first section of the act entitled an act making appropriations for sundry',
'civil expenses of the government for the fiscal year ending june thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty three, and for other',
'purposes, approved august 7, 1882 2 u.s.c. 117 ; page 123 stat. 823 b section 104 a of the legislative',
'branch appropriations act, 1987 as enacted by reference in identical form by section 101 j of public law 99 500',
'and public law 99 591 2 u.s.c. 117e ; c the senate waste recycling program referred to in section 4',
'of the legislative branch appropriations act, 2001 2 u.s.c. 121f ; or d any other authorized program for the collection',
'and sale of recyclable materials. b revolving fund. 1 in general. there is established in the treasury a revolving fund',
'for the office of the architect of the capitol, which shall consist of a proceeds from the sale of recyclable',
'materials under the program established under this section; and b such amounts as may be appropriated under law. 2 use',
'of fund. amounts note: notice. in the revolving fund established under paragraph 1 shall be available without fiscal year limitation',
'to the architect of the capitol, subject to the architect providing prior notice to the committees on appropriations of the',
'house of representatives and senate a to carry out the program established under this section; b to carry out authorized',
'programs and activities of the architect to improve the environment; and c to carry out authorized programs and activities of',
'the architect to promote energy savings. c effective date. this section shall apply with respect to each of the fiscal',
'years 2009 through 2013. sec. 1102. note: 2 usc 1823a. a permitting leasing of space. subject to the availability of',
'funds, the architect of the capitol may acquire real property by lease for the use of the library of congress',
'in any state or the district of columbia if 1 the note: property request. architect of the capitol and the',
'librarian of congress submit a joint request for the architect to lease the property to the joint committee on the',
'library and to the committees on appropriations of the house of representatives and senate; and 2 the joint committee on',
'the library and the committees on appropriations of the house of representatives and senate each approve the request. b transfer',
'of funds. subject to the approval of the joint committee on the library and the committees on appropriations of the',
'house of representatives and the senate, the architect of the capitol and the librarian of congress may transfer between themselves',
'appropriations or other available funds to pay the costs incurred in acquiring real property pursuant to the authority of this',
'section and the costs of necessary expenses incurred in connection with the acquisition of the property. c limit on obligations.',
'no obligation entered into pursuant to the authority of this section shall be in advance of, or in excess of,',
'available appropriations. d effective date. this section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2009 and each succeeding fiscal year.',
'page 123 stat. 824 library of congress salaries and expenses for necessary expenses of the library of congress not otherwise',
'provided for, including development and maintenance of the librarys catalogs; custody and custodial care of the library buildings; special clothing;',
'cleaning, laundering and repair of uniforms; preservation of motion pictures in the custody of the library; operation and maintenance of',
'the american folklife center in the library; preparation and distribution of catalog records and other publications of the library; hire',
'or purchase of one passenger motor vehicle; and expenses of the library of congress trust fund board not properly chargeable',
'to the income of any trust fund held by the board, $419,030,000, of which not more than $6,000,000 shall be',
'derived from collections credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 2009, and shall remain available until expended, under the act',
'of june 28, 1902 chapter 1301; 32 stat. 480; 2 u.s.c. 150 and not more than $350,000 shall be derived',
'from collections during fiscal year 2009 and shall remain available until expended for the development and maintenance of an international',
'legal information database and activities related thereto: provided, that the library of congress may not obligate or expend any funds',
'derived from collections under the act of june 28, 1902, in excess of the amount authorized for obligation or expenditure',
'in appropriations acts: provided further, that the total amount available for obligation shall be reduced by the amount by which',
'collections are less than $6,350,000: provided further, that of the total amount appropriated, $17,959,000 shall remain available until september 30,',
'2011 for the partial acquisition of books, periodicals, newspapers, and all other materials including subscriptions for bibliographic services for the',
'library, including $40,000 to be available solely for the purchase, when specifically approved by the librarian, of special and unique',
'materials for additions to the collections: provided further, that of the total amount appropriated, not more than $12,000 may be',
'expended, on the certification of the librarian of congress, in connection with official representation and reception expenses for the overseas',
'field offices: provided further, that of the total amount appropriated, $7,170,000 shall remain available until expended for the digital collections',
'and educational curricula program: provided further, that of the total amount appropriated, $1,495,000 shall remain available until expended, and shall',
'be transferred to the abraham lincoln bicentennial commission for carrying out the purposes of public law 106 173, of which',
'$10,000 may be used for official representation and reception expenses of the abraham lincoln bicentennial commission: provided further, that of',
'the total amount appropriated, $560,000 shall be transferred to the federal library and information centers fedlink program: note: grants. provided',
'further, that of the total amount appropriated, $190,000 shall be used to provide a grant to the new york historical',
'society for the digitization of its collection: note: grants. provided further, that of the total amount appropriated, $95,000 shall be',
'used to provide a grant to the university of florida for development of a library of original case studies. page',
'123 stat. 825 copyright office salaries and expenses for necessary expenses of the copyright office, $51,592,000, of which not more',
'than $28,751,000, to remain available until expended, shall be derived from collections credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 2009',
'under section 708 d of title 17, united states code: provided, that the copyright office may not obligate or expend',
'any funds derived from collections under such section, in excess of the amount authorized for obligation or expenditure in appropriations',
'acts: provided further, that not more than $4,564,000 shall be derived from collections during fiscal year 2009 under sections 111',
'd 2 , 119 b 2 , 803 e , 1005, and 1316 of such title: provided further, that the',
'total amount available for obligation shall be reduced by the amount by which collections are less than $33,315,000: provided further,',
'that not more than $100,000 of the amount appropriated is available for the maintenance of an international copyright institute in',
'the copyright office of the library of congress for the purpose of training nationals of developing countries in intellectual property',
'laws and policies: provided further, that not more than $4,250 may be expended, on the certification of the librarian of',
'congress, in connection with official representation and reception expenses for activities of the international copyright institute and for copyright delegations,',
'visitors, and seminars: provided further, that notwithstanding any provision of chapter 8 of title 17, united states code, any amounts',
'made available under this heading which are attributable to royalty fees and payments received by the copyright office pursuant to',
'sections 111, 119, and chapter 10 of such title may be used for the costs incurred in the administration of',
'the copyright royalty judges program, with the exception of the costs of salaries and benefits for the copyright royalty judges',
'and staff under section 802 e . congressional research service salaries and expenses for necessary expenses to carry out the',
'provisions of section 203 of the legislative reorganization act of 1946 2 u.s.c. 166 and to revise and extend the',
'annotated constitution of the united states of america, $107,323,000: provided, that no part of such amount may be used to',
'pay any salary or expense in connection with any publication, or preparation of material therefor except the digest of public',
'general bills , to be issued by the library of congress unless such publication has obtained prior approval of either',
'the committee on house administration of the house of representatives or the committee on rules and administration of the senate.',
'books for the blind and physically handicapped salaries and expenses for salaries and expenses to carry out the act of',
'march 3, 1931 chapter 400; 46 stat. 1487; 2 u.s.c. 135a , $68,816,000, of which $30,155,000 shall remain available until',
'expended: provided, that of the total amount appropriated, $650,000 shall be page 123 stat. 826 available to contract to provide',
'newspapers to blind and physically handicapped residents at no cost to the individual. administrative provisions sec. 1201. incentive awards program.',
'of the amounts appropriated to the library of congress in this act, not more than $5,000 may be expended, on',
'the certification of the librarian of congress, in connection with official representation and reception expenses for the incentive awards program.',
'sec. 1202. reimbursable and revolving fund activities. a in general. for fiscal year 2009, the obligational authority of the library',
'of congress for the activities described in subsection b may not exceed $134,212,000. b activities. the activities referred to in',
'subsection a are reimbursable and revolving fund activities that are funded from sources other than appropriations to the library in',
'appropriations acts for the legislative branch. c transfer of funds. during fiscal year 2009, the librarian of congress may temporarily',
'transfer funds appropriated in this act, under the heading library of congress, under the subheading salaries and expenses, to the',
'revolving fund for the fedlink program and the federal research program established under section 103 of the library of congress',
'fiscal operations improvement act of 2000 public law 106 481; 2 u.s.c. 182c : provided, that the total amount of',
'such transfers may not exceed $1,900,000: provided further, that the appropriate revolving fund account shall reimburse the library for any',
'amounts transferred to it before the period of availability of the library appropriation expires. sec. 1203. transfer authority. a in',
'general. amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2009 for the library of congress may be transferred during fiscal year 2009 between',
'any of the headings under the heading library of congress upon the approval of the committees on appropriations of the',
'senate and the house of representatives. b limitation. not more than 10 percent of the total amount of funds appropriated',
'to the account under any heading under the heading library of congress for fiscal year 2009 may be transferred from',
'that account by all transfers made under subsection a . sec. 1204. abraham lincoln bicentennial commission. section 5 d of',
'the abraham lincoln bicentennial commission act 36 u.s.c. note prec. 101; public law 106 173 is amended by striking that',
'member may continue to serve on the commission for not longer than the 30 day period beginning on the date',
'that member ceases to be a member of congress and inserting that member may continue to serve on the commission',
'for the life of the commission. government printing office congressional printing and binding including transfer of funds for authorized printing',
'and binding for the congress and the distribution of congressional information in any format; printing and binding for the architect',
'of the capitol; expenses necessary page 123 stat. 827 for preparing the semimonthly and session index to the congressional record,',
'as authorized by law section 902 of title 44, united states code ; printing and binding of government publications authorized',
'by law to be distributed to members of congress; and printing, binding, and distribution of government publications authorized by law',
'to be distributed without charge to the recipient, $96,828,000: provided, that this appropriation shall not be available for paper copies',
'of the permanent edition of the congressional record for individual representatives, resident commissioners or delegates authorized under section 906 of',
'title 44, united states code: provided further, that this appropriation shall be available for the payment of obligations incurred under',
'the appropriations for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years: provided further, that notwithstanding the 2 year limitation under section 718',
'of title 44, united states code, none of the funds appropriated or made available under this act or any other',
'act for printing and binding and related services provided to congress under chapter 7 of title 44, united states code,',
'may be expended to print a document, report, or publication after the 27 month period beginning on the date that',
'such document, report, or publication is authorized by congress to be printed, unless congress reauthorizes such printing in accordance with',
'section 718 of title 44, united states code: provided further, that any unobligated or unexpended balances in this account or',
'accounts for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years may be transferred to the government printing office revolving fund for carrying',
'out the purposes of this heading, subject to the approval of the committees on appropriations of the house of representatives',
'and senate. office of superintendent of documents salaries and expenses including transfer of funds for expenses of the office of',
'superintendent of documents necessary to provide for the cataloging and indexing of government publications and their distribution to the public,',
'members of congress, other government agencies, and designated depository and international exchange libraries as authorized by law, $38,744,000: provided, that',
'amounts of not more than $2,000,000 from current year appropriations are authorized for producing and disseminating congressional serial sets and',
'other related publications for fiscal years 2007 and 2008 to depository and other designated libraries: provided further, that any unobligated',
'or unexpended balances in this account or accounts for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years may be transferred to the',
'government printing office revolving fund for carrying out the purposes of this heading, subject to the approval of the committees',
'on appropriations of the house of representatives and senate. government printing office revolving fund for payment to the government printing',
'office revolving fund, $4,995,000 for information technology development and facilities repair: provided, that the government printing office is hereby authorized',
'to make such expenditures, within the limits of funds available and in accordance with law, and to make such contracts',
'page 123 stat. 828 and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 9104 of title 31,',
'united states code, as may be necessary in carrying out the programs and purposes set forth in the budget for',
'the current fiscal year for the government printing office revolving fund: provided further, that not more than $5,000 may be',
'expended on the certification of the public printer in connection with official representation and reception expenses: provided further, that the',
'revolving fund shall be available for the hire or purchase of not more than 12 passenger motor vehicles: provided further,',
'that expenditures in connection with travel expenses of the advisory councils to the public printer shall be deemed necessary to',
'carry out the provisions of title 44, united states code: provided further, that the revolving fund shall be available for',
'temporary or intermittent services under section 3109 b of title 5, united states code, but at rates for individuals not',
'more than the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay for level v of the executive schedule under',
'section 5316 of such title: provided further, that activities financed through the revolving fund may provide information in any format:',
'provided further, that the revolving fund and the funds provided under the headings office of superintendent of documents and salaries',
'and expenses may not be used for contracted security services at gpos passport facility in the district of columbia. government',
'accountability office salaries and expenses for necessary note: regulations. expenses of the government accountability office, including not more than $12,500',
'to be expended on the certification of the comptroller general of the united states in connection with official representation and',
'reception expenses; temporary or intermittent services under section 3109 b of title 5, united states code, but at rates for',
'individuals not more than the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay for level iv of the executive',
'schedule under section 5315 of such title; hire of one passenger motor vehicle; advance payments in foreign countries in accordance',
'with section 3324 of title 31, united states code; benefits comparable to those payable under sections 901 5 , 6',
', and 8 of the foreign service act of 1980 22 u.s.c. 4081 5 , 6 , and 8 ;',
'and under regulations prescribed by the comptroller general of the united states, rental of living quarters in foreign countries, $531,000,000:',
'provided, that not more than $5,375,000 of payments received under section 782 of title 31, united states code, shall be',
'available for use in fiscal year 2009: provided further, that not more than $2,260,000 of reimbursements received under section 9105',
'of title 31, united states code, shall be available for use in fiscal year 2009: provided further, that this appropriation',
'and appropriations for administrative expenses of any other department or agency which is a member of the national intergovernmental audit',
'forum or a regional intergovernmental audit forum shall be available to finance an appropriate share of either forums costs as',
'determined by the respective forum, including necessary travel expenses of non federal participants: provided further, that payments hereunder to the',
'forum may be credited as reimbursements to any appropriation from which costs involved are initially financed. page 123 stat. 829',
'administrative provision sec. 1301. repeal and modification of certain reporting requirements. a spectrum relocation fund transfers. section 118 e 1',
'b of the national telecommunications and information administration organization act 47 u.s.c. 928 e 1 b is amended 1 in',
'clause ii by adding and after the semicolon; 2 in clause iii by striking ; and and inserting a period;',
'and 3 by striking clause iv . b use of funds in projects constructed under projected cost. section 211 d',
'of the public works and economic development act of 1965 42 u.s.c. 3151 d is amended by striking subsection d',
'and inserting the following: d review by comptroller general. the comptroller general of the united states shall regularly review the',
'implementation of this section.. c gao study and report on impact of safe harbor on medigap policies. section 5201 b',
'2 of title v of division j of the omnibus consolidated and emergency supplemental appropriations act, 1999 public law 105',
'277; 42 u.s.c. 1320a 7a note is repealed. d gao report on date rape drug campaign. section 7 b 3',
'of the hillary j. farias and samantha reid date rape drug prohibition act of 2000 public law 106 172; 21',
'u.s.c. 801 note is repealed. e inspector general audit and gao report on enrollees eligible for medicaid. section 2108 d',
'of the social security act 42 u.s.c. 1397hh d is amended 1 in the heading by striking and gao report;',
'and 2 by striking paragraph 3 . f gao report on ma regional plan stabilization fund. section 1858 e 7',
'of the social security act 42 u.s.c. 1395w 27a e 7 is repealed. g breast implants; study by comptroller general.',
'section 214 of the medical device user fee and modernization act of 2002 public law 107 250; 42 u.s.c. 289g',
'3 note is repealed. h disposition of rights. section 202 b of title 35, united states code is amended 1',
'by striking paragraph 3 ; and 2 by redesignating paragraph 4 as paragraph 3 . open world leadership center trust',
'fund for a payment to the open world leadership center trust fund for financing activities of the open world leadership',
'center under section 313 of the legislative branch appropriations act, 2001 2 u.s.c. 1151 , $13,900,000. john c. stennis center',
'for public service training and development for payment to the john c. stennis center for public service development trust fund',
'established under section 116 of the john c. stennis center for public service training and development act 2 u.s.c. 1105',
', $430,000. page 123 stat. 830 title ii general provisions sec. 201. maintenance and care of private vehicles. no part',
'of the funds appropriated in this act shall be used for the maintenance or care of private vehicles, except for',
'emergency assistance and cleaning as may be provided under regulations relating to parking facilities for the house of representatives issued',
'by the committee on house administration and for the senate issued by the committee on rules and administration. sec. 202.',
'fiscal year limitation. no part of the funds appropriated in this act shall remain available for obligation beyond fiscal year',
'2009 unless expressly so provided in this act. sec. 203. rates of compensation and designation. whenever in this act any',
'office or position not specifically established by the legislative pay act of 1929 46 stat. 32 et seq. is appropriated',
'for or the rate of compensation or designation of any office or position appropriated for is different from that specifically',
'established by such act, the rate of compensation and the designation in this act shall be the permanent law with',
'respect thereto: provided, that the provisions in this act for the various items of official expenses of members, officers, and',
'committees of the senate and house of representatives, and clerk hire for senators and members of the house of representatives',
'shall be the permanent law with respect thereto. sec. 204. note: contracts. consulting services. the expenditure of any appropriation under',
'this act for any consulting service through procurement contract, under section 3109 of title 5, united states code, shall be',
'limited to those contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public record and available for public inspection, except where',
'otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing executive order issued under existing law. sec. 205. awards and settlements. such',
'sums as may be necessary are appropriated to the account described in subsection a of section 415 of the congressional',
'accountability act of 1995 2 u.s.c. 1415 a to pay awards and settlements as authorized under such subsection. sec. 206.',
'costs of lbfmc. amounts available for administrative expenses of any legislative branch entity which participates in the legislative branch financial',
'managers council lbfmc established by charter on march 26, 1996, shall be available to finance an appropriate share of lbfmc',
'costs as determined by the lbfmc, except that the total lbfmc costs to be shared among all participating legislative branch',
'entities in such allocations among the entities as the entities may determine may not exceed $2,000. sec. 207. landscape maintenance.',
'the architect of the capitol, in consultation with the district of columbia, is authorized to maintain and improve the landscape',
'features, excluding streets in the irregular shaped grassy areas bounded by washington avenue sw on the northeast, second street sw',
'on the west, square 582 on the south, and the beginning of the i 395 tunnel on the southeast. sec.',
'208. limitation on transfers. none of the funds made available in this act may be transferred to any department, agency,',
'page 123 stat. 831 or instrumentality of the united states government, except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer',
'authority provided in, this act or any other appropriation act. sec. 209. guided tours of the capitol. a except as',
'provided in subsection b , none of the funds made available to the architect of the capitol in this act',
'may be used to eliminate guided tours of the united states capitol which are led by employees and interns of',
'offices of members of congress and other offices of the house of representatives and senate. b at the direction of',
'the capitol police board, or at the direction of the architect of the capitol with the approval of the capitol',
'police board, guided tours of the united states capitol which are led by employees and interns described in subsection a',
'may be suspended temporarily or otherwise subject to restriction for security or related reasons to the same extent as guided',
'tours of the united states capitol which are led by the architect of the capitol. sec. 210. limitation on certain',
'inspectors general authority to use firearms. none of the funds made available in this act may be used by the',
'inspector general of the architect of the capitol or the inspector general of the library of congress to purchase, maintain,',
'or carry any firearm. this division may be cited as the legislative branch appropriations act, 2009. division h department note:',
'department of state, foreign operations, and related programs appropriations act, 2009. of state, foreign operations, and related programs appropriations act,',
'2009 title i department of state and related agency department of state administration of foreign affairs diplomatic and consular programs',
'including transfer of funds for necessary expenses of the department of state and the foreign service not otherwise provided for,',
'$5,360,318,000, of which $1,117,000,000 is for worldwide security protection to remain available until expended , to be allocated as follows:',
'1 human resources. for necessary expenses for training, human resources management, and salaries, including employment without regard to civil service',
'and classification laws of persons on a temporary basis not to exceed $700,000 , as authorized by section 801 of',
'the united states information and educational exchange act of 1948, $2,118,598,000 to remain available until september 30, 2010, of which',
'not less than $130,637,000 shall be available only for public diplomacy american salaries. 2 overseas programs. for necessary expenses for',
'the regional bureaus of the department of state and overseas activities as authorized by law, $1,548,617,000, to remain available until',
'september 30, 2010, of which not less than page 123 stat. 832 $264,169,000 shall be available only for public diplomacy',
'international information programs. 3 diplomatic policy and support. for necessary expenses for the functional bureaus of the department of state',
'including representation to certain international organizations in which the united states participates pursuant to treaties ratified pursuant to the advice',
'and consent of the senate or specific acts of congress, general administration, and arms control, nonproliferation and disarmament activities as',
'authorized, $585,078,000, to remain available until september 30, 2010. 4 security programs. for necessary expenses for security activities, $1,108,025,000, to',
'remain available until september 30, 2010. 5 fees and payments collected. in addition to amounts otherwise made available under this',
'heading a not to exceed $1,605,150 shall be derived from fees collected from other executive agencies for lease or use',
'of facilities located at the international center in accordance with section 4 of the international center act, and, in addition,',
'as authorized by section 5 of such act, $490,000, to be derived from the reserve authorized by that section, to',
'be used for the purposes set out in that section; b as authorized by section 810 of the united states',
'information and educational exchange act, not to exceed $6,000,000, to remain available until expended, may be credited to this appropriation',
'from fees or other payments received from english teaching, library, motion pictures, and publication programs and from fees from educational',
'advising and counseling and exchange visitor programs; and c not to exceed $15,000, which shall be derived from reimbursements, surcharges',
'and fees for use of blair house facilities. 6 transfer and reprogramming. a notwithstanding any provision of this act, funds',
'may be reprogrammed within and between subsections under this heading subject to section 7015 of this act. b of the',
'amount made available under this heading, not to exceed $10,000,000 may be transferred to, and merged with, funds made available',
'by this act under the heading emergencies in the diplomatic and consular service, to be available only for emergency evacuations',
'and rewards, as authorized. c funds appropriated under this heading are available for acquisition by exchange or purchase of passenger',
'motor vehicles as authorized by law and, pursuant to 31 u.s.c. 1108 g , for the field examination of programs',
'and activities in the united states funded from any account contained in this title. civilian stabilization initiative note: establishment. for',
'necessary expenses to establish, support, maintain, mobilize, and deploy a civilian response corps in coordination with the united states agency',
'for international development, and for related reconstruction and stabilization assistance to prevent or page 123 stat. 833 respond to conflict',
'or civil strife in foreign countries or regions, or to enable transition from such strife, $45,000,000, to remain available until',
'expended: provided, that up to $23,014,000 may be made available in fiscal year 2009 to provide administrative expenses for the',
'office of the coordinator for reconstruction and stabilization: note: president. transfer authority. notification. provided further, that notwithstanding any other provision',
'of law and following consultation with the committees on appropriations, the president may exercise transfer authorities contained in the foreign',
'assistance act of 1961 for reconstruction and stabilization assistance managed by the office of the coordinator for reconstruction and stabilization,',
'united states department of state, only to support an actively deployed civilian response corps, subject to the regular notification procedures',
'of the committees on appropriations: note: deadline. spending plan. provided further, that not later than 60 days after enactment of',
'this act, the secretary of state and the administrator of the united states agency for international development shall submit a',
'coordinated joint spending plan for funds made available under this heading and under the heading civilian stabilization initiative in title',
'ii of this act. capital investment fund for necessary expenses of the capital investment fund, $71,000,000, to remain available until',
'expended, as authorized: provided, that section 135 e of public law 103 236 shall not apply to funds available under',
'this heading. office of inspector general for necessary expenses of the office of inspector general, $37,000,000, notwithstanding section 209 a',
'1 of the foreign service act of 1980 public law 96 465 , as it relates to post inspections. educational',
'and cultural exchange programs for expenses of educational and cultural exchange programs, as authorized, $538,000,000, to remain available until expended:',
'provided, that not to exceed $5,000,000, to remain available until expended, may be credited to this appropriation from fees or',
'other payments received from or in connection with english teaching, educational advising and counseling programs, and exchange visitor programs as',
'authorized. representation allowances for representation allowances as authorized, $8,175,000. protection of foreign missions and officials for expenses, not otherwise provided,',
'to enable the secretary of state to provide for extraordinary protective services, as authorized, $22,814,000, to remain available until september',
'30, 2010. embassy security, construction, and maintenance for necessary expenses for carrying out the foreign service buildings act of 1926',
'22 u.s.c. 292 303 , preserving, maintaining, repairing, and planning for buildings that are owned or directly leased by the',
'department of state, renovating, in addition to funds page 123 stat. 834 otherwise available, the harry s truman building, and',
'carrying out the diplomatic security construction program as authorized, $801,344,000, to remain available until expended as authorized, of which not',
'to exceed $25,000 may be used for domestic and overseas representation as authorized: provided, that none of the funds appropriated',
'in this paragraph shall be available for acquisition of furniture, furnishings, or generators for other departments and agencies. in addition,',
'for the costs of worldwide security upgrades, acquisition, and construction as authorized, $770,000,000, to remain available until expended: note: plans.',
'provided, that funds made available by this paragraph may not be obligated until a plan is submitted to the committees',
'on appropriations with the proposed allocation of funds made available by this act and by proceeds of sales for all',
'projects in fiscal year 2009: note: consultation. provided further, that the under secretary for management, united states department of state,',
'shall consult with the committees on appropriations on a regular and ongoing basis on the design of any proposed self',
'financed new embassy compound. in addition, for necessary expenses for overseas facility construction and related costs for the united states',
'agency for international development, pursuant to section 667 of the foreign assistance act of 1961, $135,225,000, to remain available until',
'expended. emergencies in the diplomatic and consular service including transfer of funds for necessary expenses to enable the secretary of',
'state to meet unforeseen emergencies arising in the diplomatic and consular service, $9,000,000, to remain available until expended as authorized,',
'of which not to exceed $1,000,000 may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated by this act under the',
'heading repatriation loans program account, subject to the same terms and conditions. buying power maintenance account to offset adverse fluctuations',
'in foreign currency exchange rates and/or overseas wage and price changes, as authorized by section 24 b of the state',
'department basic authorities act of 1956 22 u.s.c. 2696 b , $5,000,000, to remain available until expended. repatriation loans program',
'account including transfer of funds for the cost of direct loans, $678,000, as authorized: provided, that such costs, including the',
'cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the congressional budget act of 1974. in',
'addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the direct loan program, $675,000, which may be transferred to, and merged',
'with, funds made available under the heading diplomatic and consular programs. page 123 stat. 835 payment to the american institute',
'in taiwan for necessary expenses to carry out the taiwan relations act public law 96 8 , $16,840,000. payment to',
'the foreign service retirement and disability fund for payment to the foreign service retirement and disability fund, as authorized by',
'law, $157,100,000. international organizations contributions to international organizations note: 22 usc 269a note. for necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for,',
'to meet annual obligations of membership in international multilateral organizations, pursuant to treaties ratified pursuant to the advice and consent',
'of the senate, conventions or specific acts of congress, $1,529,400,000: note: budget. united nations. provided, that the secretary of state',
'shall, at the time of the submission of the presidents budget to congress under section 1105 a of title 31,',
'united states code, transmit to the committees on appropriations the most recent biennial budget prepared by the united nations for',
'the operations of the united nations: note: notification. deadline. united nations. provided further, that the secretary of state shall notify',
'the committees on appropriations at least 15 days in advance or in an emergency, as far in advance as is',
'practicable of any united nations action to increase funding for any united nations program without identifying an offsetting decrease elsewhere',
'in the united nations budget: provided further, that any payment of arrearages under this title shall be directed toward activities',
'that are mutually agreed upon by the united states and the respective international organization: provided further, that none of the',
'funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be available for a united states contribution to an international organization for the united',
'states share of interest costs made known to the united states government by such organization for loans incurred on or',
'after october 1, 1984, through external borrowings. contributions for international peacekeeping activities for necessary expenses to pay assessed and other',
'expenses of international peacekeeping activities directed to the maintenance or restoration of international peace and security, $1,517,000,000, of which 15',
'percent shall remain available until september 30, 2010: note: deadline. notifications. human trafficking. provided, that none of the funds made',
'available by this act shall be obligated or expended for any new or expanded united nations peacekeeping mission unless, at',
'least 15 days in advance of voting for the new or expanded mission in the united nations security council or',
'in an emergency as far in advance as is practicable : 1 the committees on appropriations are notified of the',
'estimated cost and length of the mission, the national interest that will be served, and the planned exit strategy; 2',
'the committees on appropriations are notified that the united nations has taken appropriate measures to prevent united nations employees, contractor',
'personnel, and peacekeeping forces serving in any united nations peacekeeping mission from trafficking in persons, exploiting page 123 stat. 836',
'victims of trafficking, or committing acts of illegal sexual exploitation, and to hold accountable individuals who engage in such acts',
'while participating in the peacekeeping mission, including the prosecution in their home countries of such individuals in connection with such',
'acts; and 3 notification pursuant to section 7015 of this act is submitted, and the procedures therein followed, setting forth',
'the source of funds that will be used to pay for the cost of the new or expanded mission: note:',
'certification. provided further, that funds shall be available for peacekeeping expenses only upon a certification by the secretary of state',
'to the committees on appropriations that american manufacturers and suppliers are being given opportunities to provide equipment, services, and material',
'for united nations peacekeeping activities equal to those being given to foreign manufacturers and suppliers. international commissions note: 22 usc',
'269a note. for necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, to meet obligations of the united states arising under treaties, or',
'specific acts of congress, as follows: international boundary and water commission, united states and mexico for necessary expenses for the',
'united states section of the international boundary and water commission, united states and mexico, and to comply with laws applicable',
'to the united states section, including not to exceed $6,000 for representation; as follows: salaries and expenses for salaries and',
'expenses, not otherwise provided for, $32,256,000. construction for detailed plan preparation and construction of authorized projects, $43,250,000, to remain available',
'until expended, as authorized. american sections, international commissions for necessary note: canada. great britain. expenses, not otherwise provided, $11,649,000, of',
'which $7,559,000 is for the international joint commission and $1,970,000 is for the international boundary commission, united states and canada,',
'as authorized by treaties between the united states and canada or great britain, and $2,120,000 is for the border environment',
'cooperation commission as authorized by public law 103 182: provided, that note: availability date. reports. of the amount provided under',
'this heading for the international joint commission, $9,000 may be made available for representation expenses 45 days after submission to',
'the committees on appropriations of a report detailing obligations, expenditures, and associated activities for fiscal years 2006, 2007, and 2008,',
'including any unobligated funds which expired at the end of each fiscal year and the justification for why such funds',
'were not obligated. page 123 stat. 837 international fisheries commissions for necessary expenses for international fisheries commissions, not otherwise provided',
'for, as authorized by law, $29,925,000: provided, that the united states share of such expenses may be advanced to the',
'respective commissions pursuant to 31 u.s.c. 3324. related agency broadcasting board of governors international broadcasting operations for necessary note: cuba.',
'middle east. expenses to enable the broadcasting board of governors, as authorized, to carry out international communication activities, including the',
'purchase, rent, construction, and improvement of facilities for radio and television transmission and reception and purchase, lease, and installation of',
'necessary equipment for radio and television transmission and reception to cuba, and to make and supervise grants for radio and',
'television broadcasting to the middle east, $698,187,000: provided, that of the total amount in this heading, not to exceed $16,000',
'may be used for official receptions within the united states as authorized, not to exceed $35,000 may be used for',
'representation abroad as authorized, and not to exceed $39,000 may be used for official reception and representation expenses of radio',
'free europe/radio liberty; and in addition, notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to exceed $2,000,000 in receipts from advertising',
'and revenue from business ventures, not to exceed $500,000 in receipts from cooperating international organizations, and not to exceed $1,000,000',
'in receipts from privatization efforts of the voice of america and the international broadcasting bureau, to remain available until expended',
'for carrying out authorized purposes. broadcasting capital improvements for the purchase, rent, construction, and improvement of facilities for radio and',
'television transmission and reception, and purchase and installation of necessary equipment for radio and television transmission and reception as authorized,',
'$11,296,000, to remain available until expended, as authorized. related programs the asia foundation for a grant to the asia foundation,',
'as authorized by the asia foundation act 22 u.s.c. 4402 , $16,000,000, to remain available until expended, as authorized. united',
'states institute of peace for necessary expenses of the united states institute of peace as authorized in the united states',
'institute of peace act, $31,000,000, to remain available until september 30, 2010. page 123 stat. 838 center for middle eastern',
'western dialogue trust fund for necessary expenses of the center for middle eastern western dialogue trust fund, the total amount',
'of the interest and earnings accruing to such fund on or before september 30, 2009, to remain available until expended.',
'eisenhower exchange fellowship program for necessary expenses of eisenhower exchange fellowships, incorporated, as authorized by sections 4 and 5 of',
'the eisenhower exchange fellowship act of 1990 20 u.s.c. 5204 5205 , all interest and earnings accruing to the eisenhower',
'exchange fellowship program trust fund on or before september 30, 2009, to remain available until expended: provided, that none of',
'the funds appropriated herein shall be used to pay any salary or other compensation, or to enter into any contract',
'providing for the payment thereof, in excess of the rate authorized by 5 u.s.c. 5376; or for purposes which are',
'not in accordance with omb circulars a 110 uniform administrative requirements and a 122 cost principles for non profit organizations',
', including the restrictions on compensation for personal services. israeli arab scholarship program for necessary expenses of the israeli arab',
'scholarship program as authorized by section 214 of the foreign relations authorization act, fiscal years 1992 and 1993 22 u.s.c.',
'2452 , all interest and earnings accruing to the israeli arab scholarship fund on or before september 30, 2009, to',
'remain available until expended. east west center to enable note: hawaii. the secretary of state to provide for carrying out',
'the provisions of the center for cultural and technical interchange between east and west act of 1960, by grant to',
'the center for cultural and technical interchange between east and west in the state of hawaii, $21,000,000: provided, that none',
'of the funds appropriated herein shall be used to pay any salary, or enter into any contract providing for the',
'payment thereof, in excess of the rate authorized by 5 u.s.c. 5376. national endowment for democracy for grants made by',
'the department of state to the national endowment for democracy, as authorized by the national endowment for democracy act, $115,000,000,',
'to remain available until expended, of which $100,000,000 shall be allocated in the traditional and customary manner among the core',
'institutes and $15,000,000 shall be for democracy, human rights, and rule of law programs, of which $250,000 shall be for',
'programs and activities in tibet: provided, that note: deadline. reports. the president of the national endowment for democracy shall provide',
'to the committees on appropriations not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of this act a report',
'on the proposed uses of funds under this heading on a regional and country basis: provided further, that funds made',
'available by this act for the promotion of democracy may be made available page 123 stat. 839 for the national',
'endowment for democracy notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation. other commissions commission for the preservation of americas heritage',
'abroad salaries and expenses for necessary expenses for the commission for the preservation of americas heritage abroad, $599,000, as authorized',
'by section 1303 of public law 99 83. commission on international religious freedom salaries and expenses for necessary expenses for',
'the united states commission on international religious freedom, as authorized by title ii of the international religious freedom act of',
'1998 public law 105 292 , $4,000,000, to remain available until september 30, 2010. commission on security and cooperation in',
'europe salaries and expenses for necessary expenses of the commission on security and cooperation in europe, as authorized by public',
'law 94 304, $2,610,000, to remain available until september 30, 2010. congressional executive commission on the peoples republic of china',
'salaries and expenses for necessary expenses of the congressional executive commission on the peoples republic of china, as authorized, $2,000,000,',
'including not more than $3,000 for the purpose of official representation, to remain available until september 30, 2010. united states',
'china economic and security review commission salaries and expenses for necessary expenses of the united states china economic and security',
'review commission, $4,000,000, including not more than $4,000 for the purpose of official representation, to remain available until september 30,',
'2010: note: deadlines. reports. provided, that the commission shall provide to the committees on appropriations a quarterly accounting of the',
'cumulative balances of any unobligated funds that were received by the commission during any previous fiscal year: note: applicability. provided',
'further, that section 308 e of the united states china relations act of 2000 22 u.s.c. 6918 e relating to',
'the treatment of employees as congressional employees , and section 309 of such act 22 u.s.c. 6919 relating to printing',
'and binding costs , shall apply to the commission in the same manner as such section applies to the congressional',
'executive commission page 123 stat. 840 on the peoples republic of china: note: compliance. provided further, that the commission shall',
'comply with chapter 43 of title 5, united states code, regarding the establishment and regular review of employee performance appraisals:',
'provided further, that the commission shall comply with section 4505a of title 5, united states code, with respect to limitations',
'on payment of performance based cash awards: provided further, that compensation for the executive director of the commission may not',
'exceed the rate payable for level ii of the executive schedule under section 5313 of title 5, united states code:',
'provided further, that travel by members of the commission and its staff shall be arranged and conducted under the rules',
'and procedures applying to travel by members of the house of representatives and its staff. united states senate china interparliamentary',
'group salaries and expenses for necessary expenses of the united states senate china interparliamentary group, as authorized under section 153',
'of the consolidated appropriations act, 2004 22 u.s.c. 276n; public law 108 99; 118 stat. 448 , $150,000, to remain',
'available until september 30, 2010. title ii united states agency for international development funds appropriated to the president operating expenses',
'including transfer of funds for necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 667 of the foreign assistance act',
'of 1961, $808,584,000, of which up to $85,000,000 may remain available until september 30, 2010: provided, that note: reports. deadline.',
'none of the funds appropriated under this heading and under the heading capital investment fund in this act may be',
'made available to finance the construction including architect and engineering services , purchase, or long term lease of offices for',
'use by the united states agency for international development usaid , unless the usaid administrator has identified such proposed construction',
'including architect and engineering services , purchase, or long term lease of offices in a report submitted to the committees',
'on appropriations at least 15 days prior to the obligation of funds for such purposes: provided further, that the previous',
'proviso shall not apply when the total cost of construction including architect and engineering services , purchase, or long term',
'lease of offices does not exceed $1,000,000: provided further, that contracts or agreements entered into with funds appropriated under this',
'heading may entail commitments for the expenditure of such funds through fiscal year 2010: note: notification. provided further, that any',
'decision to open a new usaid overseas mission or office or, except where there is a substantial security risk to',
'mission personnel, to close or significantly reduce the number of personnel of any such mission or office, shall be subject',
'to the page 123 stat. 841 regular notification procedures of the committees on appropriations: provided further, that the authority of',
'sections 610 and 109 of the foreign assistance act of 1961 may be exercised by the secretary of state to',
'transfer funds appropriated to carry out chapter 1 of part i of such act to operating expenses in accordance with',
'the provisions of those sections: provided further, that of the funds appropriated or made available under this heading, not to',
'exceed $250,000 shall be available for representation and entertainment allowances, of which not to exceed $5,000 shall be available for',
'entertainment allowances, for usaid during the current fiscal year: provided further, that no such entertainment funds may be used for',
'the purposes listed in section 7020 of this act: provided further, that appropriate steps shall be taken to assure that,',
'to the maximum extent possible, united states owned foreign currencies are utilized in lieu of dollars. civilian stabilization initiative for',
'necessary expenses to carry out section 667 of the foreign assistance act of 1961 for the united states agency for',
'international development usaid to establish, support, maintain, mobilize, and deploy a civilian response corps in coordination with the department of',
'state, and for related reconstruction and stabilization assistance to prevent or respond to conflict or civil strife in foreign countries',
'or regions, or to enable transition from such strife, $30,000,000, to remain available until expended: note: deadline. spending plan. provided,',
'that not later than 60 days after enactment of this act, the secretary of state and the usaid administrator shall',
'submit a coordinated joint spending plan for funds made available under this heading and under the heading civilian stabilization initiative',
'in title i of this act. capital investment fund for necessary expenses for overseas construction and related costs, and for',
'the procurement and enhancement of information technology and related capital investments, pursuant to section 667 of the foreign assistance act',
'of 1961, $35,775,000, to remain available until expended: provided, that this amount is in addition to funds otherwise available for',
'such purposes: note: notification. provided further, that funds appropriated under this heading shall be available for obligation only pursuant to',
'the regular notification procedures of the committees on appropriations. office of inspector general for necessary expenses to carry out the',
'provisions of section 667 of the foreign assistance act of 1961, $42,000,000, to remain available until september 30, 2010, which',
'sum shall be available for the office of the inspector general of the united states agency for international development. page',
'123 stat. 842 title iii bilateral economic assistance funds appropriated to the president for necessary expenses to enable the president',
'to carry out the provisions of the foreign assistance act of 1961, and for other purposes, to remain available until',
'september 30, 2009, unless otherwise specified herein, as follows: global health and child survival including transfer of funds for necessary',
'expenses to carry out the provisions of chapters 1 and 10 of part i of the foreign assistance act of',
'1961, for global health activities, in addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes, $1,955,000,000, to remain available until september',
'30, 2010, and which shall be apportioned directly to the united states agency for international development: note: hiv/aids. provided, that',
'this amount shall be made available for such activities as: 1 child survival and maternal health programs; 2 immunization and',
'oral rehydration programs; 3 other health, nutrition, water and sanitation programs which directly address the needs of mothers and children,',
'and related education programs; 4 assistance for children displaced or orphaned by causes other than aids; 5 programs for the',
'prevention, treatment, control of, and research on hiv/aids, tuberculosis, polio, malaria, and other infectious diseases, and for assistance to communities',
'severely affected by hiv/aids, including children infected or affected by aids; and 6 family planning/reproductive health: provided further, that none',
'of the funds appropriated under this paragraph may be made available for nonproject assistance, except that funds may be made',
'available for such assistance for ongoing health activities: provided further, that of the funds appropriated under this paragraph, not to',
'exceed $400,000, in addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes, may be used to monitor and provide oversight of',
'child survival, maternal and family planning/reproductive health, and infectious disease programs: provided further, that of the funds appropriated under this',
'paragraph, $75,000,000 should be made available for a united states contribution to the gavi fund, and up to $5,000,000 may',
'be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated by this act under the heading operating expenses in title ii for',
'costs directly related to global health, but funds made available for such costs may not be derived from amounts made',
'available for contributions under this and preceding provisos: note: determination. abortion. sterilization. provided further, that none of the funds made',
'available in this act nor any unobligated balances from prior appropriations acts may be made available to any organization or',
'program which, as determined by the president of the united states, supports or participates in the management of a program',
'of coercive abortion or involuntary sterilization: note: deadline. provided further, that any determination made under the previous proviso must be',
'made no later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this act, and must be accompanied by the',
'evidence and criteria utilized to make the determination: note: abortion. provided further, that none of the funds made available under',
'this act may be used to pay for the performance of page 123 stat. 843 abortion as a method of',
'family planning or to motivate or coerce any person to practice abortions: provided further, that nothing in this paragraph shall',
'be construed to alter any existing statutory prohibitions against abortion under section 104 of the foreign assistance act of 1961:',
'note: lobbying. abortion. provided further, that none of the funds made available under this act may be used to lobby',
'for or against abortion: note: family planning. requirements. deadline. determination. reports. provided further, that in order to reduce reliance on',
'abortion in developing nations, funds shall be available only to voluntary family planning projects which offer, either directly or through',
'referral to, or information about access to, a broad range of family planning methods and services, and that any such',
'voluntary family planning project shall meet the following requirements: 1 service providers or referral agents in the project shall not',
'implement or be subject to quotas, or other numerical targets, of total number of births, number of family planning acceptors,',
'or acceptors of a particular method of family planning this provision shall not be construed to include the use of',
'quantitative estimates or indicators for budgeting and planning purposes ; 2 the project shall not include payment of incentives, bribes,',
'gratuities, or financial reward to: a an individual in exchange for becoming a family planning acceptor; or b program personnel',
'for achieving a numerical target or quota of total number of births, number of family planning acceptors, or acceptors of',
'a particular method of family planning; 3 the project shall not deny any right or benefit, including the right of',
'access to participate in any program of general welfare or the right of access to health care, as a consequence',
'of any individuals decision not to accept family planning services; 4 the project shall provide family planning acceptors comprehensible information',
'on the health benefits and risks of the method chosen, including those conditions that might render the use of the',
'method inadvisable and those adverse side effects known to be consequent to the use of the method; and 5 the',
'project shall ensure that experimental contraceptive drugs and devices and medical procedures are provided only in the context of a',
'scientific study in which participants are advised of potential risks and benefits; and, not less than 60 days after the',
'date on which the administrator of the united states agency for international development determines that there has been a violation',
'of the requirements contained in paragraph 1 , 2 , 3 , or 5 of this proviso, or a pattern',
'or practice of violations of the requirements contained in paragraph 4 of this proviso, the administrator shall submit to the',
'committees on appropriations a report containing a description of such violation and the corrective action taken by the agency: note:',
'grants. non discrimination. compliance. provided further, that in awarding grants for natural family planning under section 104 of the foreign',
'assistance act of 1961 no applicant shall be discriminated against because of such applicants religious or conscientious commitment to offer',
'only natural family planning; and, additionally, all such applicants shall comply with the requirements of the previous proviso: provided further,',
'that for purposes of this or any other act authorizing or appropriating funds for the department of state, foreign operations,',
'and related programs, the term motivate, as it relates to family planning assistance, shall not be construed to prohibit the',
'provision, consistent with local law, of information or counseling about all pregnancy options: note: condoms. provided further, that information provided',
'about the use of condoms as part of projects or activities that are funded from amounts appropriated by this act',
'shall be page 123 stat. 844 medically accurate and shall include the public health benefits and failure rates of such',
'use. in addition, for necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the foreign assistance act of 1961 for the',
'prevention, treatment, and control of, and research on, hiv/aids, $5,159,000,000, to remain available until expended, and which shall be apportioned',
'directly to the department of state: provided, that of the funds appropriated under this paragraph, not less than $600,000,000 shall',
'be made available, notwithstanding any other provision of law, except for the united states leadership against hiv/aids, tuberculosis and malaria',
'act of 2003 public law 108 25 , as amended, for a united states contribution to the global fund to',
'fight aids, tuberculosis and malaria, and shall be expended at the minimum rate necessary to make timely payment for projects',
'and activities: provided further, that up to 5 percent of the aggregate amount of funds made available to the global',
'fund in fiscal year 2009 may be made available to the united states agency for international development for technical assistance',
'related to the activities of the global fund: provided further, that of the funds appropriated under this paragraph, up to',
'$14,000,000 may be made available, in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes, for administrative expenses of the office',
'of the global aids coordinator. development assistance for necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of sections 103, 105, 106,',
'and sections 251 through 255, and chapter 10 of part i of the foreign assistance act of 1961, $1,800,000,000, to',
'remain available until september 30, 2010: provided, that of the funds appropriated under this heading that are made available for',
'assistance programs for displaced and orphaned children and victims of war, not to exceed $44,000, in addition to funds otherwise',
'available for such purposes, may be used to monitor and provide oversight of such programs: provided further, that of the',
'funds appropriated by this act and prior acts for fiscal year 2009, not less than $245,000,000 shall be made available',
'for microenterprise and microfinance development programs for the poor, especially women: provided further, that of the funds appropriated under this',
'heading, not less than $22,500,000 shall be made available for the american schools and hospitals abroad program: provided further, that',
'of the funds appropriated under this heading, $10,000,000 shall be made available for cooperative development programs within the office of',
'private and voluntary cooperation: provided further, that of the funds appropriated by this act and prior acts for fiscal year',
'2009, not less than $300,000,000 shall be made available for water and sanitation supply projects pursuant to the senator paul',
'simon water for the poor act of 2005 public law 109 121 , of which not less than $125,000,000 should',
'be made available for such projects in africa: provided further, that of the funds appropriated by title iii of this',
'act, not less than $375,000,000 shall be made available for agricultural development programs, of which not less than $29,000,000 shall',
'be made available for collaborative research support programs: provided further, that of the funds appropriated under this heading, $75,000,000 shall',
'be made available to enhance global food security, including for local or regional purchase and distribution of food, in addition',
'page 123 stat. 845 to funds otherwise made available for such purposes, and notwithstanding any other provision of law: note:',
'strategy. provided further, that prior to the obligation of funds pursuant to the previous proviso and after consultation with other',
'relevant federal departments and agencies, the committees on appropriations, and relevant nongovernmental organizations, the administrator of the united states agency',
'for international development shall submit to the committees on appropriations a strategy for achieving the goals of funding for global',
'food security programs, specifying the intended country beneficiaries, amounts of funding, types of activities to be funded, and expected quantifiable',
'results: provided further, that of the funds appropriated under this heading for agricultural development programs, not less than $7,000,000 shall',
'be made available for a united states contribution to the endowment of the global crop diversity trust pursuant to section',
'3202 of public law 110 246: provided further, that of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than $15,000,000',
'shall be made available for programs to improve womens leadership capacity in recipient countries. international disaster assistance for necessary expenses',
'to carry out the provisions of section 491 of the foreign assistance act of 1961 for international disaster relief, rehabilitation,',
'and reconstruction assistance, $350,000,000, to remain available until expended. transition initiatives for necessary expenses for international disaster rehabilitation and reconstruction',
'assistance pursuant to section 491 of the foreign assistance act of 1961, $50,000,000, to remain available until expended, to support',
'transition to democracy and to long term development of countries in crisis: provided, that such support may include assistance to',
'develop, strengthen, or preserve democratic institutions and processes, revitalize basic infrastructure, and foster the peaceful resolution of conflict: note: reports.',
'deadline. provided further, that the united states agency for international development shall submit a report to the committees on appropriations',
'at least 5 days prior to beginning a new program of assistance: note: president. provided further, that if the president',
'determines that it is important to the national interests of the united states to provide transition assistance in excess of',
'the amount appropriated under this heading, up to $15,000,000 of the funds appropriated by this act to carry out the',
'provisions of part i of the foreign assistance act of 1961 may be used for purposes of this heading and',
'under the authorities applicable to funds appropriated under this heading: provided further, that funds made available pursuant to the previous',
'proviso shall be made available subject to prior consultation with the committees on appropriations. development credit authority including transfer of',
'funds for the cost of direct loans and loan guarantees provided by the united states agency for international development, as',
'authorized by sections 256 and 635 of the foreign assistance act of 1961, up to $25,000,000 may be derived by',
'transfer from funds appropriated by this act to carry out part i of such act and under page 123 stat.',
'846 the heading assistance for europe, eurasia and central asia: provided, that funds provided under this paragraph and funds provided',
'as a gift pursuant to section 635 d of the foreign assistance act of 1961 shall be made available only',
'for micro and small enterprise programs, urban programs, and other programs which further the purposes of part i of such',
'act: provided further, that such costs, including the cost of modifying such direct and guaranteed loans, shall be as defined',
'in section 502 of the congressional budget act of 1974, as amended: note: notification. provided further, that funds made available',
'by this paragraph may be used for the cost of modifying any such guaranteed loans under this act or prior',
'acts, and funds used for such costs shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the committees on appropriations:',
'note: applicability. loans. provided further, that the provisions of section 107a d relating to general provisions applicable to the development',
'credit authority of the foreign assistance act of 1961, as contained in section 306 of h.r. 1486 as reported by',
'the house committee on international relations on may 9, 1997, shall be applicable to direct loans and loan guarantees provided',
'under this heading: provided further, that these funds are available to subsidize total loan principal, any portion of which is',
'to be guaranteed, of up to $700,000,000. in addition, for administrative expenses to carry out credit programs administered by the',
'united states agency for international development, $8,000,000, which may be transferred to, and merged with, funds made available under the',
'heading operating expenses in title ii of this act: provided, that funds made available under this heading shall remain available',
'until september 30, 2011. economic support fund including transfer of funds for necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of',
'chapter 4 of part ii of the foreign assistance act of 1961, $3,007,000,000, to remain available until september 30, 2010:',
'note: egypt. grants. provided, that of the funds appropriated under this heading, $200,000,000 shall be available only for egypt, which',
'sum shall be provided on a grant basis, and of which sum cash transfer assistance shall be provided with the',
'understanding that egypt will undertake significant economic and democratic reforms which are additional to those which were undertaken in previous',
'fiscal years: provided further, that of the funds appropriated under this heading for assistance for egypt, up to $20,000,000 shall',
'be made available for democracy, human rights and governance programs, and not less than $35,000,000 shall be made available for',
'education programs, of which not less than $10,000,000 is for scholarships for egyptian students with high financial need: note: cyprus.',
'provided further, that $11,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading should be made available for cyprus to be used',
'only for scholarships, administrative support of the scholarship program, bicommunal projects, and measures aimed at reunification of the island and',
'designed to reduce tensions and promote peace and cooperation between the two communities on cyprus: note: jordan. provided further, that',
'of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than $263,547,000 shall be made available for assistance for jordan: provided',
'further, that of the funds appropriated under this heading page 123 stat. 847 not more than $75,000,000 may be made',
'available for assistance for the west bank and gaza, of which not to exceed $2,000,000 may be used for administrative',
'expenses of the united states agency for international development usaid , in addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes,',
'to carry out programs in the west bank and gaza: note: lebanon. provided further, that $67,500,000 of the funds appropriated',
'under this heading shall be made available for assistance for lebanon, of which not less than $10,000,000 shall be made',
'available for educational scholarships for students in lebanon with high financial need: note: afghanistan. certification. provided further, that $200,000,000 of',
'the funds made available for assistance for afghanistan under this heading may be obligated for such assistance only after the',
'secretary of state certifies to the committees on appropriations that the government of afghanistan at both the national and provincial',
'level is cooperating fully with united states funded poppy eradication and interdiction efforts in afghanistan: note: president. waiver authority. determination.',
'reports. provided further, that the president may waive the previous proviso if the president determines and reports to the committees',
'on appropriations that to do so is in the national security interests of the united states: provided further, that of',
'the funds appropriated under this heading, $200,000,000 shall be apportioned directly to usaid for alternative development/institution building programs in colombia:',
'provided further, that of the funds appropriated under this heading that are available for colombia, not less than $3,500,000 shall',
'be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated under the heading migration and refugee assistance and shall be made available',
'only for assistance to nongovernmental organizations that provide emergency relief aid to colombian refugees in neighboring countries. democracy fund a',
'for necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the foreign assistance act of 1961 for the promotion of democracy',
'globally, $116,000,000, to remain available until september 30, 2011, of which not less than $74,000,000 shall be made available for',
'the human rights and democracy fund of the bureau of democracy, human rights and labor, department of state, and not',
'less than $37,000,000 shall be made available for the office of democracy and governance of the bureau for democracy, conflict,',
'and humanitarian assistance, united states agency for international development. b of the funds appropriated under this heading that are made',
'available to the bureau of democracy, human rights and labor, not less than $17,000,000 shall be made available for the',
'promotion of democracy in the peoples republic of china, hong kong, and taiwan, and not less than $6,500,000 shall be',
'made available for the promotion of democracy in countries located outside the middle east region with a significant muslim population,',
'and where such programs and activities would be important to respond to, deter, or prevent extremism: provided, that assistance for',
'taiwan should be matched from sources other than the united states government. c of the funds appropriated under this heading',
'that are made available to the bureau for democracy, conflict, and humanitarian assistance, not less than $19,500,000 shall be made',
'available for the elections and political process fund, $7,500,000 shall be made available for international labor programs, and not less',
'than page 123 stat. 848 $10,000,000 shall be made available to provide institutional and core support for organizations that promote',
'human rights, independent media and the rule of law. d funds appropriated by this act that are made available for',
'the promotion of democracy may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law. funds appropriated under this heading are',
'in addition to funds otherwise made available for such purposes. e for the purposes of funds appropriated by this act,',
'the term promotion of democracy means programs that support good governance, human rights, independent media, and the rule of law,',
'and otherwise strengthen the capacity of democratic political parties, governments, nongovernmental organizations and institutions, and citizens to support the development',
'of democratic states, institutions, and practices that are responsive and accountable to citizens. f any note: notification. contract, grant, or',
'cooperative agreement or any amendment to any contract, grant, or cooperative agreement in excess of $1,000,000 of funds under this',
'heading, and in excess of $2,500,000 under other headings in this act, for the promotion of democracy, with the exception',
'of programs and activities of the national endowment for democracy, shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the',
'committees on appropriations. international fund for ireland for necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of chapter 4 of part',
'ii of the foreign assistance act of 1961, $15,000,000, which shall be available for the united states contribution to the',
'international fund for ireland and shall be made available in accordance with the provisions of the anglo irish agreement support',
'act of 1986 public law 99 415 : provided, that such amount shall be expended at the minimum rate necessary',
'to make timely payment for projects and activities: provided further, that funds made available under this heading shall remain available',
'until september 30, 2010. assistance for europe, eurasia and central asia for necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of',
'the foreign assistance act of 1961, the freedom support act, and the support for east european democracy seed act of',
'1989, $650,000,000, to remain available until september 30, 2010, which shall be available, notwithstanding any other provision of law, for',
'assistance and for related programs for countries identified in section 3 of the freedom support act and section 3 c',
'of the seed act: provided, that funds appropriated under this heading shall be considered to be economic assistance under the',
'foreign assistance act of 1961 for purposes of making available the administrative authorities contained in that act for the use',
'of economic assistance: provided further, that notwithstanding any provision of this or any other act, funds appropriated in prior years',
'under the headings independent states of the former soviet union and similar headings and assistance for eastern europe and the',
'baltic states and similar headings, and currencies generated by or converted from such funds, shall be available for use in',
'any country for which funds are made available under page 123 stat. 849 this heading without regard to the geographic',
'limitations of the heading under which such funds were originally appropriated: provided further, that funds made available for the southern',
'caucasus region may be used for confidence building measures and other activities in furtherance of the peaceful resolution of conflicts,',
'including in nagorno karabagh. department of state international narcotics control and law enforcement for necessary expenses to carry out section',
'481 of the foreign assistance act of 1961, $875,000,000, to remain available until september 30, 2010: note: notification. provided, that',
'during fiscal year 2009, the department of state may also use the authority of section 608 of the foreign assistance',
'act of 1961, without regard to its restrictions, to receive excess property from an agency of the united states government',
'for the purpose of providing it to a foreign country or international organization under chapter 8 of part i of',
'that act subject to the regular notification procedures of the committees on appropriations: note: deadline. reports. provided further, that the',
'secretary of state shall provide to the committees on appropriations not later than 45 days after the date of the',
'enactment of this act and prior to the initial obligation of funds appropriated under this heading, a report on the',
'proposed uses of all funds under this heading on a country by country basis for each proposed program, project, or',
'activity: note: afghanistan. determination. reports. provided further, that none of the funds appropriated under this heading for assistance for afghanistan',
'may be made available for eradication programs through the aerial spraying of herbicides unless the secretary of state determines and',
'reports to the committees on appropriations that the president of afghanistan has requested assistance for such aerial spraying programs for',
'counternarcotics or counterterrorism purposes: note: consultation. provided further, that in the event the secretary of state makes a determination pursuant',
'to the previous proviso, the secretary shall consult with the committees on appropriations prior to the obligation of funds for',
'such eradication programs: provided further, that of the funds appropriated under this heading, $5,000,000 should be made available to combat',
'piracy of united states copyrighted materials, consistent with the requirements of section 688 a and b of the department of',
'state, foreign operations, and related programs appropriations act, 2008 division j of public law 110 161 : provided further, that',
'note: colombia. none of the funds appropriated under this heading for assistance for colombia shall be made available for budget',
'support or as cash payments: note: reports. provided further, that of the funds appropriated under this heading for administrative expenses,',
'ten percent shall be withheld from obligation until the secretary of state submits a report to the committees on appropriations',
'detailing all salaries funded under this heading in fiscal years 2007 and 2008, and such salaries proposed in fiscal year',
'2009. andean counterdrug programs for necessary expenses to carry out section 481 of the foreign assistance act of 1961 to',
'support counterdrug activities in the andean region of south america, $315,000,000, to remain available until september 30, 2010: note: deadline.',
'reports. provided, that the secretary of state, page 123 stat. 850 in consultation with the administrator of the united states',
'agency for international development usaid , shall provide to the committees on appropriations not later than 45 days after the',
'date of the enactment of this act and prior to the initial obligation of funds appropriated under this heading, a',
'report on the proposed uses of all funds under this heading on a country by country basis for each proposed',
'program, project, or activity: provided further, that section 482 b of the foreign assistance act of 1961 shall not apply',
'to funds appropriated under this heading: note: notification. provided further, that assistance provided with funds appropriated under this heading that',
'is made available notwithstanding section 482 b of the foreign assistance act of 1961 shall be made available subject to',
'the regular notification procedures of the committees on appropriations: provided further, that note: bolivia. certification. human rights. funds appropriated under',
'this heading that are made available for assistance for the bolivian military and police may be made available for such',
'purposes only if the secretary of state certifies to the committees on appropriations that the bolivian military and police are',
'respecting internationally recognized human rights and cooperating fully with investigations and prosecutions by civilian judicial authorities of military and police',
'personnel who have been credibly alleged to have violated such rights: provided further, that of the funds appropriated under this',
'heading, not more than $16,730,000 may be available for administrative expenses of the department of state, and not more than',
'$8,000,000 of the funds made available for alternative development/ institution building programs under the heading economic support fund in this',
'act may be available, in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes, for administrative expenses of usaid. nonproliferation, anti',
'terrorism, demining and related programs for necessary expenses for nonproliferation, anti terrorism, demining and related programs and activities, $525,000,000, to',
'carry out the provisions of chapter 8 of part ii of the foreign assistance act of 1961 for anti terrorism',
'assistance, chapter 9 of part ii of the foreign assistance act of 1961, section 504 of the freedom support act,',
'section 23 of the arms export control act or the foreign assistance act of 1961 for demining activities, the clearance',
'of unexploded ordnance, the destruction of small arms, and related activities, notwithstanding any other provision of law, including activities implemented',
'through nongovernmental and international organizations, and section 301 of the foreign assistance act of 1961 for a voluntary contribution to',
'the international atomic energy agency iaea , and for a united states contribution to the comprehensive nuclear test ban treaty',
'preparatory commission: provided, that of this amount not to exceed $41,000,000, to remain available until expended, may be made available',
'for the nonproliferation and disarmament fund, notwithstanding any other provision of law, to promote bilateral and multilateral activities relating to',
'nonproliferation and disarmament: provided further, that such funds may also be used for such countries other than the independent states',
'of the former soviet union and international organizations when it is in the national security interest of the united states',
'to do so: note: determination. reports. israel. provided further, that funds appropriated under this heading may be made available for',
'iaea only if the secretary of state determines and so reports to the page 123 stat. 851 congress that israel',
'is not being denied its right to participate in the activities of that agency: provided further, that of the funds',
'appropriated under this heading, not more than $750,000 may be made available for public private partnerships for conventional weapons and',
'mine action by grant, cooperative agreement or contract: provided further, that of the funds made available for demining and related',
'activities, not to exceed $700,000, in addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes, may be used for administrative expenses',
'related to the operation and management of the demining program: provided further, that funds appropriated under this heading that are',
'available for anti terrorism assistance and export control and border security shall remain available until september 30, 2010. migration and',
'refugee assistance for necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, to enable the secretary of state to provide, as authorized by',
'law, a contribution to the international committee of the red cross, assistance to refugees, including contributions to the international organization',
'for migration and the united nations high commissioner for refugees, and other activities to meet refugee and migration needs; salaries',
'and expenses of personnel and dependents as authorized by the foreign service act of 1980; allowances as authorized by sections',
'5921 through 5925 of title 5, united states code; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and services as authorized',
'by section 3109 of title 5, united states code, $931,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which not less than',
'$30,000,000 shall be made available for refugees resettling in israel. united states emergency refugee and migration assistance fund for necessary',
'expenses to carry out the provisions of section 2 c of the migration and refugee assistance act of 1962, as',
'amended 22 u.s.c. 2601 c , $40,000,000, to remain available until expended. independent agencies peace corps including transfer of funds',
'for necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the peace corps act 75 stat. 612 , including the purchase',
'of not to exceed five passenger motor vehicles for administrative purposes for use outside of the united states, $340,000,000 to',
'remain available until september 30, 2010: note: abortion. provided, that none of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be',
'used to pay for abortions: provided further, that the director of the peace corps may transfer to the foreign currency',
'fluctuations account, as authorized by 22 u.s.c. 2515, an amount not to exceed $4,000,000: provided further, that funds transferred pursuant',
'to the previous proviso may not be derived from amounts made available for peace corps overseas operations: provided further, that',
'of the funds appropriated under this heading, not to exceed $4,000 shall be made available for entertainment expenses: note: notification.',
'provided further, that any page 123 stat. 852 decision to open a new domestic office or to close, or significantly',
'reduce the number of personnel of, any office, shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the committees on',
'appropriations. millennium challenge corporation including transfer of funds for necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the millennium challenge',
'act of 2003, $875,000,000 to remain available until expended: provided, that of the funds appropriated under this heading, up to',
'$95,000,000 may be available for administrative expenses of the millennium challenge corporation the corporation : provided further, that up to',
'10 percent of the funds appropriated under this heading may be made available to carry out the purposes of section',
'616 of the millennium challenge act of 2003 for candidate countries for fiscal year 2009: note: reports. provided further, that',
'none of the funds available to carry out section 616 of such act may be made available until the chief',
'executive officer of the corporation provides a report to the committees on appropriations listing the candidate countries that will be',
'receiving assistance under section 616 of such act, the level of assistance proposed for each such country, a description of',
'the proposed programs, projects and activities, and the implementing agency or agencies of the united states government: note: applicability. provided',
'further, that section 605 e 4 of the millennium challenge act of 2003 shall apply to funds appropriated under this',
'heading: provided further, that funds appropriated under this heading may be made available for a millennium challenge compact entered into',
'pursuant to section 609 of the millennium challenge act of 2003 only if such compact obligates, or contains a commitment',
'to obligate subject to the availability of funds and the mutual agreement of the parties to the compact to proceed,',
'the entire amount of the united states government funding anticipated for the duration of the compact: provided further, that the',
'corporation should reimburse the united states agency for international development usaid for all expenses incurred by usaid with funds appropriated',
'under this heading in assisting the corporation in carrying out the millennium challenge act of 2003 22 u.s.c. 7701 et',
'seq. , including administrative costs for compact development, negotiation, and implementation: provided further, that of the funds appropriated under this',
'heading, not to exceed $100,000 shall be available for representation and entertainment allowances, of which not to exceed $5,000 shall',
'be available for entertainment allowances. inter american foundation for necessary expenses to carry out the functions of the inter american',
'foundation in accordance with the provisions of section 401 of the foreign assistance act of 1969, $22,500,000, to remain available',
'until september 30, 2010: provided, that of the funds appropriated under this heading, not to exceed $3,000 shall be available',
'for entertainment and representation allowances. african development foundation for necessary expenses to carry out title v of the international security',
'and development cooperation act of 1980 public law page 123 stat. 853 96 533 , $32,500,000, to remain available until',
'september 30, 2010: provided, that funds made available to grantees may be invested pending expenditure for project purposes when authorized',
'by the board of directors of the foundation: provided further, that interest earned shall be used only for the purposes',
'for which the grant was made: note: waiver authority. provided further, that notwithstanding section 505 a 2 of the african',
'development foundation act, in exceptional circumstances the board of directors of the foundation may waive the $250,000 limitation contained in',
'that section with respect to a project and a project may exceed the limitation by up to $10,000 if the',
'increase is due solely to foreign currency fluctuation: note: reports. provided further, that the foundation shall provide a report to',
'the committees on appropriations after each time such waiver authority is exercised. department of the treasury international affairs technical assistance',
'for necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 129 of the foreign assistance act of 1961, $25,000,000, to',
'remain available until september 30, 2011, which shall be available notwithstanding any other provision of law. debt restructuring for the',
'cost, as defined in section 502 of the congressional budget act of 1974, of modifying loans and loan guarantees, as',
'the president may determine, for which funds have been appropriated or otherwise made available for programs within the international affairs',
'budget function 150, including the cost of selling, reducing, or canceling amounts owed to the united states as a result',
'of concessional loans made to eligible countries, pursuant to parts iv and v of the foreign assistance act of 1961,',
'of modifying concessional credit agreements with least developed countries, as authorized under section 411 of the agricultural trade development and',
'assistance act of 1954, as amended, of concessional loans, guarantees and credit agreements, as authorized under section 572 of the',
'foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations act, 1989 public law 100 461 , and of canceling amounts owed,',
'as a result of loans or guarantees made pursuant to the export import bank act of 1945, by countries that',
'are eligible for debt reduction pursuant to title v of h.r. 3425 as enacted into law by section 1000 a',
'5 of public law 106 113, $60,000,000, to remain available until september 30, 2011: provided, that not less than $20,000,000',
'of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be made available to carry out the provisions of part v of',
'the foreign assistance act of 1961: provided further, that amounts paid to the hipc trust fund may be used only',
'to fund debt reduction under the enhanced hipc initiative by 1 the inter american development bank; 2 the african development',
'fund; 3 the african development bank; and 4 the central american bank for economic integration: provided further, that note: human',
'rights. funds may not be paid to the hipc trust fund for the benefit of any country if the secretary',
'of state has credible evidence that the government of such country is engaged page 123 stat. 854 in a consistent',
'pattern of gross violations of internationally recognized human rights or in military or civil conflict that undermines its ability to',
'develop and implement measures to alleviate poverty and to devote adequate human and financial resources to that end: note: consultation.',
'provided further, that on the basis of final appropriations, the secretary of the treasury shall consult with the committees on',
'appropriations concerning which countries and international financial institutions are expected to benefit from a united states contribution to the hipc',
'trust fund during the fiscal year: note: notification. deadline. provided further, that the secretary of the treasury shall notify the',
'committees on appropriations not less than 15 days in advance of the signature of an agreement by the united states',
'to make payments to the hipc trust fund of amounts for such countries and institutions: provided further, that the secretary',
'of the treasury may disburse funds designated for debt reduction through the hipc trust fund only for the benefit of',
'countries that 1 have committed, for a period of 24 months, not to accept new market rate loans from the',
'international financial institution receiving debt repayment as a result of such disbursement, other than loans made by such institutions to',
'export oriented commercial projects that generate foreign exchange which are generally referred to as enclave loans; and 2 have documented',
'and demonstrated their commitment to redirect their budgetary resources from international debt repayments to programs to alleviate poverty and promote',
'economic growth that are additional to or expand upon those previously available for such purposes: provided further, that any limitation',
'of subsection e of section 411 of the agricultural trade development and assistance act of 1954 shall not apply to',
'funds appropriated under this heading: provided further, that note: sudan. burma. determination. notification. none of the funds made available under',
'this heading in this or any other appropriations act shall be made available for sudan or burma unless the secretary',
'of the treasury determines and notifies the committees on appropriations that a democratically elected government has taken office. title iv',
'international security assistance funds appropriated to the president peacekeeping operations for necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section',
'551 of the foreign assistance act of 1961, $250,200,000: provided, that of the funds made available under this heading, not',
'less than $25,000,000 shall be made available for a united states contribution to the multinational force and observers mission in',
'the sinai: note: notification. provided further, that none of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be obligated or expended',
'except as provided through the regular notification procedures of the committees on appropriations. page 123 stat. 855 international military education',
'and training for necessary note: notification. expenses to carry out the provisions of section 541 of the foreign assistance act',
'of 1961, $91,000,000, of which up to $4,000,000 may remain available until expended and may only be provided through the',
'regular notification procedures of the committees on appropriations: provided, that the civilian personnel for whom military education and training may',
'be provided under this heading may include civilians who are not members of a government whose participation would contribute to',
'improved civil military relations, civilian control of the military, or respect for human rights: note: foreign countries. notification. provided further,',
'that funds made available under this heading for assistance for haiti, guatemala, the democratic republic of the congo, nigeria, sri',
'lanka, nepal, ethiopia, bangladesh, libya, and angola may only be provided through the regular notification procedures of the committees on',
'appropriations and any such notification shall include a detailed description of proposed activities: provided further, that of the funds appropriated',
'under this heading, not to exceed $55,000 shall be available for entertainment allowances. foreign military financing program for necessary expenses',
'for grants to enable the president to carry out the provisions of section 23 of the arms export control act,',
'$4,635,000,000: provided, that of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than $2,380,000,000 shall be available for grants only',
'for israel, and not less than $1,300,000,000 shall be made available for grants only for egypt, including for border security',
'programs and activities in the sinai: note: israel. deadline. provided further, that the funds appropriated by this paragraph for israel',
'shall be disbursed within 30 days of the enactment of this act: provided further, that to the extent that the',
'government of israel requests that funds be used for such purposes, grants made available for israel by this paragraph shall,',
'as agreed by the united states and israel, be available for advanced weapons systems, of which not less than $670,650,000',
'shall be available for the procurement in israel of defense articles and defense services, including research and development: provided further,',
'that of the funds appropriated by this paragraph, $235,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for jordan: provided further, that',
'of the funds appropriated under this heading, not more than $53,000,000 shall be available for colombia, of which $12,500,000 is',
'available to support maritime interdiction: note: pakistan. provided further, that funds appropriated under this heading for assistance for pakistan may',
'be made available only for border security, counter terrorism and law enforcement activities directed against al qaeda, the taliban and',
'associated terrorist groups: provided further, that none of the funds made available under this heading shall be made available to',
'support or continue any program initially funded under the authority of section 1206 of the national defense authorization act for',
'fiscal year 2006 public law 109 163; 119 stat. 3456 unless the secretary of state has previously justified such program',
'to the committees on appropriations: provided further, that funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this paragraph shall be nonrepayable',
'notwithstanding any requirement in section 23 of the arms export control page 123 stat. 856 act: provided further, that funds',
'made available under this paragraph shall be obligated upon apportionment in accordance with paragraph 5 c of title 31, united',
'states code, section 1501 a . none of the funds made available under this heading shall be available to finance',
'the procurement of defense articles, defense services, or design and construction services that are not sold by the united states',
'government under the arms export control act unless the foreign country proposing to make such procurements has first signed an',
'agreement with the united states government specifying the conditions under which such procurements may be financed with such funds: note:',
'notification. provided, that all country and funding level increases in allocations shall be submitted through the regular notification procedures of',
'section 7015 of this act: note: foreign countries. notification. provided further, that none of the funds appropriated under this heading',
'may be made available for assistance for nepal, sri lanka, pakistan, bangladesh, philippines, indonesia, bosnia and herzegovina, haiti, guatemala, ethiopia,',
'and the democratic republic of the congo except pursuant to the regular notification procedures of the committees on appropriations: provided',
'further, that funds made available under this heading may be used, notwithstanding any other provision of law, for demining, the',
'clearance of unexploded ordnance, and related activities, and may include activities implemented through nongovernmental and international organizations: provided further, that',
'only those countries for which assistance was justified for the foreign military sales financing program in the fiscal year 1989',
'congressional presentation for security assistance programs may utilize funds made available under this heading for procurement of defense articles, defense',
'services or design and construction services that are not sold by the united states government under the arms export control',
'act: provided further, that funds appropriated under this heading shall be expended at the minimum rate necessary to make timely',
'payment for defense articles and services: note: notification. provided further, that not more than $51,420,000 of the funds appropriated under',
'this heading may be obligated for necessary expenses, including the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only for use',
'outside of the united states, for the general costs of administering military assistance and sales, except that this limitation may',
'be exceeded only through the regular notification procedures of the committees on appropriations: provided further, that of the funds appropriated',
'under this heading for general costs of administering military assistance and sales, not to exceed $4,000 shall be available for',
'entertainment expenses and not to exceed $130,000 shall be available for representation allowances: note: notification. provided further, that not more',
'than $470,000,000 of funds realized pursuant to section 21 e 1 a of the arms export control act may be',
'obligated for expenses incurred by the department of defense during fiscal year 2009 pursuant to section 43 b of the',
'arms export control act, except that this limitation may be exceeded only through the regular notification procedures of the committees',
'on appropriations: note: egypt. deadline. provided further, that funds appropriated under this heading estimated to be outlayed for egypt during',
'fiscal year 2009 shall be transferred to an interest bearing account for egypt in the federal reserve bank of new',
'york within 30 days of enactment of this act. page 123 stat. 857 title v multilateral assistance funds appropriated to',
'the president international organizations and programs for necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 301 of the foreign',
'assistance act of 1961, and of section 2 of the united nations environment program participation act of 1973, $352,500,000: provided,',
'that section 307 a of the foreign assistance act of 1961 shall not apply to contributions to the united nations',
'democracy fund. international financial institutions global environment facility for the united states contribution for the global environment facility, $80,000,000, to',
'the international bank for reconstruction and development as trustee for the global environment facility, by the secretary of the treasury,',
'to remain available until expended. contribution to the international development association for payment to the international development association by the',
'secretary of the treasury, $1,115,000,000, to remain available until expended. contribution to the enterprise for the americas multilateral investment fund',
'for payment to the enterprise for the americas multilateral investment fund by the secretary of the treasury, for the united',
'states contribution to the fund, $25,000,000, to remain available until expended. contribution to the asian development fund for the united',
'states contribution by the secretary of the treasury to the increase in resources of the asian development fund, as authorized',
'by the asian development bank act, as amended, $105,000,000, to remain available until expended. contribution to the african development fund',
'for the united states contribution by the secretary of the treasury to the increase in resources of the african development',
'fund, $150,000,000, to remain available until expended. contribution to the international fund for agricultural development for the united states contribution',
'by the secretary of the treasury to increase the resources of the international fund for agricultural development, $18,000,000, to remain',
'available until expended. page 123 stat. 858 title vi export and investment assistance export import bank of the united states',
'inspector general for necessary expenses of the office of inspector general in carrying out the provisions of the inspector general',
'act of 1978, as amended, $2,500,000, to remain available until september 30, 2010. program account the export import bank of',
'the united states is authorized to make such expenditures within the limits of funds and borrowing authority available to such',
'corporation, and in accordance with law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations, as',
'provided by section 104 of the government corporation control act, as may be necessary in carrying out the program for',
'the current fiscal year for such corporation: provided, that none of the funds available during the current fiscal year may',
'be used to make expenditures, contracts, or commitments for the export of nuclear equipment, fuel, or technology to any country,',
'other than a nuclear weapon state as defined in article ix of the treaty on the non proliferation of nuclear',
'weapons eligible to receive economic or military assistance under this act, that has detonated a nuclear explosive after the date',
'of the enactment of this act: note: 12 usc 635 note. provided further, that notwithstanding section 1 c of public',
'law 103 428, as amended, sections 1 a and b of public law 103 428 shall remain in effect through',
'october 1, 2009: provided further, that not less than 10 percent of the aggregate loan, guarantee, and insurance authority available',
'to the export import bank under this act should be used for renewable energy technologies or energy efficient end use',
'technologies. subsidy appropriation for the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees, insurance, and tied aid grants as authorized by section',
'10 of the export import bank act of 1945, as amended, not to exceed $41,000,000: provided, that such costs, including',
'the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the congressional budget act of 1974:',
'provided further, that such funds shall remain available until september 30, 2024, for the disbursement of direct loans, loan guarantees,',
'insurance and tied aid grants obligated in fiscal years 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012: note: notification. provided further, that none',
'of the funds appropriated by this act or any prior acts appropriating funds for the department of state, foreign operations,',
'and related programs for tied aid credits or grants may be used for any other purpose except through the regular',
'notification procedures of the committees on appropriations: provided further, that funds appropriated by this paragraph are made available notwithstanding section',
'2 b 2 of the export import bank act of 1945, in connection with the purchase or lease of any',
'product by any eastern european country, any baltic state or any agency or national thereof. page 123 stat. 859 administrative',
'expenses for administrative expenses to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan and insurance programs, including hire of passenger motor',
'vehicles and services as authorized by 5 u.s.c. 3109, and not to exceed $30,000 for official reception and representation expenses',
'for members of the board of directors, not to exceed $81,500,000: provided, that the export import bank may accept, and',
'use, payment or services provided by transaction participants for legal, financial, or technical services in connection with any transaction for',
'which an application for a loan, guarantee or insurance commitment has been made: note: 12 usc 635a note. provided further,',
'that notwithstanding subsection b of section 117 of the export enhancement act of 1992, subsection a thereof shall remain in',
'effect until october 1, 2009. receipts collected receipts collected pursuant to the export import bank act of 1945, as amended,',
'and the federal credit reform act of 1990, as amended, in an amount not to exceed the amount appropriated herein,',
'shall be credited as offsetting collections to this account: provided, that the sums herein appropriated from the general fund shall',
'be reduced on a dollar for dollar basis by such offsetting collections so as to result in a final fiscal',
'year appropriation from the general fund estimated at $0: provided further, that of amounts collected in fiscal year 2009 in',
'excess of obligations, up to $75,000,000, shall become available on september 1, 2009 and shall remain available until september 30,',
'2012. overseas private investment corporation noncredit account the overseas private investment corporation is authorized to make, without regard to fiscal',
'year limitations, as provided by 31 u.s.c. 9104, such expenditures and commitments within the limits of funds available to it',
'and in accordance with law as may be necessary: provided, that the amount available for administrative expenses to carry out',
'the credit and insurance programs including an amount for official reception and representation expenses which shall not exceed $35,000 shall',
'not exceed $50,600,000: provided further, that project specific transaction costs, including direct and indirect costs incurred in claims settlements, and',
'other direct costs associated with services provided to specific investors or potential investors pursuant to section 234 of the foreign',
'assistance act of 1961, shall not be considered administrative expenses for the purposes of this heading. program account for the',
'cost of direct and guaranteed loans, $29,000,000, as authorized by section 234 of the foreign assistance act of 1961, to',
'be derived by transfer from the overseas private investment corporation noncredit account: provided, that such costs, including the cost of',
'modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the congressional budget act of 1974: provided further, that',
'such sums shall be available for direct loan obligations and page 123 stat. 860 loan guaranty commitments incurred or made',
'during fiscal years 2009, 2010, and 2011: provided further, that funds so obligated in fiscal year 2009 remain available for',
'disbursement through 2017; funds obligated in fiscal year 2010 remain available for disbursement through 2018; and funds obligated in fiscal',
'year 2011 remain available for disbursement through 2019: provided further, that notwithstanding any other provision of law, the overseas private',
'investment corporation is authorized to undertake any program authorized by title iv of the foreign assistance act of 1961 in',
'iraq: note: notification. provided further, that funds made available pursuant to the authority of the previous proviso shall be subject',
'to the regular notification procedures of the committees on appropriations. in addition, such sums as may be necessary for administrative',
'expenses to carry out the credit program may be derived from amounts available for administrative expenses to carry out the',
'credit and insurance programs in the overseas private investment corporation noncredit account and merged with said account. funds appropriated to',
'the president trade and development agency for necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 661 of the foreign',
'assistance act of 1961, $50,800,000, to remain available until september 30, 2010. title vii general provisions allowances and differentials sec.',
'7001. funds appropriated under title i of this act shall be available, except as otherwise provided, for allowances and differentials',
'as authorized by subchapter 59 of title 5, united states code; for services as authorized by 5 u.s.c. 3109; and',
'for hire of passenger transportation pursuant to 31 u.s.c. 1343 b . unobligated balances report sec. 7002. any department or',
'agency to which funds are appropriated or otherwise made available by this act shall provide to the committees on appropriations',
'a quarterly accounting of cumulative balances by program, project, and activity of the funds received by such department or agency',
'in this fiscal year or any previous fiscal year that remain unobligated and unexpended. consulting services sec. 7003. note: contracts.',
'the expenditure of any appropriation under title i of this act for any consulting service through procurement contract, pursuant to',
'5 u.s.c. 3109, shall be limited to those contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public record and available',
'for public inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing executive order issued pursuant to existing law.',
'page 123 stat. 861 embassy construction sec. 7004. a of funds provided under title i of this act, except as',
'provided in subsection b , a project to construct a diplomatic facility of the united states may not include office',
'space or other accommodations for an employee of a federal agency or department if the secretary of state determines that',
'such department or agency has not provided to the department of state the full amount of funding required by subsection',
'e of section 604 of the secure embassy construction and counterterrorism act of 1999 as enacted into law by section',
'1000 a 7 of public law 106 113 and contained in appendix g of that act; 113 stat. 1501a 453',
', as amended by section 629 of the departments of commerce, justice, and state, the judiciary, and related agencies appropriations',
'act, 2005. b notwithstanding the prohibition in subsection a , a project to construct a diplomatic facility of the united',
'states may include office space or other accommodations for members of the united states marine corps. personnel actions sec. 7005.',
'any costs incurred by a department or agency 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 the total budgetary resources available under title',
'i to such department or agency: provided, that the authority to transfer funds between appropriations accounts as may be necessary',
'to carry out this section is provided in addition to authorities included elsewhere in this act: provided further, that use',
'of funds to carry out this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 7015 of this',
'act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that',
'section. consular affairs reform sec. 7006. note: deadline. certification. reports. not later than 60 days after the enactment of this',
'act the secretary of state shall certify and report to the committees on appropriations that the department of state is',
'implementing recommendations contained in the office of inspector general audit review of controls and notification for access to passport records',
'in the department of states passport information electronic records system piers aud/ip 08 29 , july 2008. prohibition against direct',
'funding for certain countries sec. 7007. none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant to titles iii through',
'vi of this act shall be obligated or expended to finance directly any assistance or reparations for the governments of',
'cuba, north korea, iran, or syria: provided, that for purposes of this section, the prohibition on obligations or expenditures shall',
'include direct loans, credits, insurance and guarantees of the export import bank or its agents. military coups sec. 7008. none',
'of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant to titles iii through vi of this act shall be page',
'123 stat. 862 obligated or expended to finance directly any assistance to the government of any country whose duly elected',
'head of government is deposed by military coup or decree: note: president. determination. certification. provided, that assistance may be resumed',
'to such government if the president determines and certifies to the committees on appropriations that subsequent to the termination of',
'assistance a democratically elected government has taken office: provided further, that the provisions of this section shall not apply to',
'assistance to promote democratic elections or public participation in democratic processes: note: notification. provided further, that funds made available pursuant',
'to the previous provisos shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the committees on appropriations. transfer authority sec.',
'7009. a department of state and broadcasting board of governors. not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available',
'for the current fiscal year for the department of state under title i of this act may be transferred between',
'such appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by more than 10 percent by',
'any such transfers: provided, that not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year',
'for the broadcasting board of governors under title i of this act may be transferred between such appropriations, but no',
'such appropriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers: provided',
'further, that any transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 7015 a',
'and b of this act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures',
'set forth in that section. b export financing transfer authorities. not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation other than',
'for administrative expenses made available for fiscal year 2009, for programs under title vi of this act may be transferred',
'between such appropriations for use for any of the purposes, programs, and activities for which the funds in such receiving',
'account may be used, but no such appropriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by more than 25',
'percent by any such transfer: note: notification. provided, that the exercise of such authority shall be subject to the regular',
'notification procedures of the committees on appropriations. c 1 limitation on transfers between agencies. none of the funds made available',
'under titles ii through v of this act may be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the united',
'states government, except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this act or any other appropriation',
'act. 2 notwithstanding paragraph 1 , in addition to transfers made by, or authorized elsewhere in, this act, funds appropriated',
'by this act to carry out the purposes of the foreign assistance act of 1961 may be allocated or transferred',
'to agencies of the united states government pursuant to the provisions of sections 109, 610, and 632 of the foreign',
'assistance act of 1961. d transfers between accounts. none note: president. notification. of the funds made available under titles ii',
'through v of this act may be obligated under an appropriation account to which they were not appropriated, except for',
'transfers specifically provided for in this act, unless the president provides notification in accordance with the page 123 stat. 863',
'regular notification procedures of the committees on appropriations. e audit of inter agency transfers. any agreement for the transfer or',
'allocation of funds appropriated by this act, or prior acts, entered into between the united states agency for international development',
'and another agency of the united states government under the authority of section 632 a of the foreign assistance act',
'of 1961 or any comparable provision of law, shall expressly provide that the office of the inspector general for the',
'agency receiving the transfer or allocation of such funds shall perform periodic program and financial audits of the use of',
'such funds: provided, that funds transferred under such authority may be made available for the cost of such audits. reporting',
'requirement sec. 7010. the secretary of state shall provide the committees on appropriations, not later than april 1, 2009, and',
'for each fiscal quarter, a report in writing on the uses of funds made available under the headings foreign military',
'financing program, international military education and training, and peacekeeping operations: provided, that such report shall include a description of the',
'obligation and expenditure of funds, and the specific country in receipt of, and the use or purpose of the assistance',
'provided by such funds. availability of funds sec. 7011. no part of any appropriation contained in this act shall remain',
'available for obligation after the expiration of the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided in this act: provided, that',
'funds appropriated for the purposes of chapters 1, 8, 11, and 12 of part i, section 661, section 667, chapters',
'4, 5, 6, 8, and 9 of part ii of the foreign assistance act of 1961, section 23 of the',
'arms export control act, and funds provided under the headings assistance for europe, eurasia and central asia and development credit',
'authority, shall remain available for an additional 4 years from the date on which the availability of such funds would',
'otherwise have expired, if such funds are initially obligated before the expiration of their respective periods of availability contained in',
'this act: provided further, that, notwithstanding any other provision of this act, any funds made available for the purposes of',
'chapter 1 of part i and chapter 4 of part ii of the foreign assistance act of 1961 which are',
'allocated or obligated for cash disbursements in order to address balance of payments or economic policy reform objectives, shall remain',
'available until expended. limitation on assistance to countries in default sec. 7012. note: president. determination. consultation. no part of any',
'appropriation provided under titles iii through vi in this act shall be used to furnish assistance to the government of',
'any country which is in default during a period in excess of one calendar year in payment to the united',
'states of principal or interest on any loan made to the government of such country by the united states pursuant',
'to a program for which funds are appropriated under this act unless the president page 123 stat. 864 determines, following',
'consultations with the committees on appropriations, that assistance to such country is in the national interest of the united states.',
'prohibition on taxation of united states assistance sec. 7013. a prohibition on taxation. none of the funds appropriated under titles',
'iii through vi of this act may be made available to provide assistance for a foreign country under a new',
'bilateral agreement governing the terms and conditions under which such assistance is to be provided unless such agreement includes a',
'provision stating that assistance provided by the united states shall be exempt from taxation, or reimbursed, by the foreign government,',
'and the secretary of state shall expeditiously seek to negotiate amendments to existing bilateral agreements, as necessary, to conform with',
'this requirement. b reimbursement of foreign taxes. an amount equivalent to 200 percent of the total taxes assessed during fiscal',
'year 2009 on funds appropriated by this act by a foreign government or entity against commodities financed under united states',
'assistance programs for which funds are appropriated by this act, either directly or through grantees, contractors and subcontractors shall be',
'withheld from obligation from funds appropriated for assistance for fiscal year 2010 and allocated for the central government of such',
'country and for the west bank and gaza program to the extent that the secretary of state certifies and reports',
'in writing to the committees on appropriations that such taxes have not been reimbursed to the government of the united',
'states. c de minimis exception. foreign taxes of a de minimis nature shall not be subject to the provisions of',
'subsection b . d reprogramming of funds. funds withheld from obligation for each country or entity pursuant to subsection b',
'shall be reprogrammed for assistance to countries which do not assess taxes on united states assistance or which have an',
'effective arrangement that is providing substantial reimbursement of such taxes. e determinations. 1 the provisions of this section shall not',
'apply to any country or entity the secretary of state determines a does not assess taxes on united states assistance',
'or which has an effective arrangement that is providing substantial reimbursement of such taxes; or b the foreign policy interests',
'of the united states outweigh the purpose of this section to ensure that united states assistance is not subject to',
'taxation. 2 the secretary of state shall consult with the committees on appropriations at least 15 days prior to exercising',
'the authority of this subsection with regard to any country or entity. f implementation. the note: regulations. secretary of state',
'shall issue rules, regulations, or policy guidance, as appropriate, to implement the prohibition against the taxation of assistance contained in',
'this section. g definitions. as used in this section 1 the terms taxes and taxation refer to value added taxes',
'and customs duties imposed on commodities financed with united states assistance for programs for which funds are appropriated by this',
'act; and page 123 stat. 865 2 the term bilateral agreement refers to a framework bilateral agreement between the government',
'of the united states and the government of the country receiving assistance that describes the privileges and immunities applicable to',
'united states foreign assistance for such country generally, or an individual agreement between the government of the united states and',
'such government that describes, among other things, the treatment for tax purposes that will be accorded the united states assistance',
'provided under that agreement. reservations of funds sec. 7014. a funds appropriated under titles ii through vi of this act',
'which are specifically designated may be reprogrammed for other programs within the same account notwithstanding the designation if compliance with',
'the designation is made impossible by operation of any provision of this or any other act: note: notification. provided, that',
'any such reprogramming shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the committees on appropriations: provided further, that assistance',
'that is reprogrammed pursuant to this subsection shall be made available under the same terms and conditions as originally provided.',
'b in note: determination. reports. addition to the authority contained in subsection a , the original period of availability of',
'funds appropriated by this act and administered by the united states agency for international development that are specifically designated for',
'particular programs or activities by this or any other act shall be extended for an additional fiscal year if the',
'administrator of such agency determines and reports promptly to the committees on appropriations that the termination of assistance to a',
'country or a significant change in circumstances makes it unlikely that such designated funds can be obligated during the original',
'period of availability: provided, that such designated funds that continue to be available for an additional fiscal year shall be',
'obligated only for the purpose of such designation. c ceilings and specifically designated funding levels contained in 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: provided, that specifically designated funding levels or minimum funding requirements contained in any other act shall not be',
'applicable to funds appropriated by this act. reprogramming notification requirements sec. 7015. note: deadlines. a none of the funds made',
'available in title i of this act, or in prior appropriations acts to the agencies and departments funded by this',
'act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2009, or provided from any accounts in the treasury',
'of the united states derived by the collection of fees or of currency reflows or other offsetting collections, or made',
'available by transfer, to the agencies and departments funded by this act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through',
'a reprogramming of funds that: 1 creates new programs; 2 eliminates a program, project, or activity; 3 increases funds or',
'personnel by any means for any project or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted; 4 relocates an',
'office or employees; 5 closes or opens a mission or post; 6 reorganizes or renames offices; page 123 stat. 866',
'7 reorganizes programs or activities; or 8 contracts out or privatizes any functions or activities presently performed by federal employees;',
'unless the committees on appropriations are notified 15 days in advance of such reprogramming of funds. b for the purposes',
'of providing the executive branch with the necessary administrative flexibility, none of the funds provided under title i of this',
'act, or provided under previous appropriations acts to the agency or department funded under title i of this act that',
'remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2009, or provided from any accounts in the treasury of the',
'united states derived by the collection of fees available to the agency or department funded by title i of this',
'act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure for activities, programs, or projects through a reprogramming of funds in excess',
'of $750,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, that: 1 augments existing programs, projects, or activities; 2 reduces by 10',
'percent funding for any existing program, project, or activity, or numbers of personnel by 10 percent as approved by congress;',
'or 3 results from any general savings, including savings from a reduction in personnel, which would result in a change',
'in existing programs, activities, or projects as approved by congress; unless the committees on appropriations are notified 15 days in',
'advance of such reprogramming of funds. c for the purposes of providing the executive branch with the necessary administrative flexibility,',
'none of the funds made available under titles ii through v in this act under the headings global health and',
'child survival, development assistance, international organizations and programs, trade and development agency, international narcotics control and law enforcement, andean counterdrug',
'programs, assistance for europe, eurasia and central asia, economic support fund, democracy fund, peacekeeping operations, capital investment fund, operating expenses,',
'office of inspector general, nonproliferation, anti terrorism, demining and related programs, millennium challenge corporation, foreign military financing program, international military',
'education and training, peace corps, and migration and refugee assistance, shall be available for obligation for activities, programs, projects, type',
'of materiel assistance, countries, or other operations not justified or in excess of the amount justified to the committees on',
'appropriations for obligation under any of these specific headings unless the committees on appropriations are previously notified 15 days in',
'advance: provided, that note: president. the president shall not enter into any commitment of funds appropriated for the purposes of',
'section 23 of the arms export control act for the provision of major defense equipment, other than conventional ammunition, or',
'other major defense items defined to be aircraft, ships, missiles, or combat vehicles, not previously justified to congress or 20',
'percent in excess of the quantities justified to congress unless the committees on appropriations are notified 15 days in advance',
'of such commitment: provided further, that this subsection shall not apply to any reprogramming for an activity, program, or project',
'for which funds are appropriated under titles ii through iv of this act of less than 10 percent of the',
'amount previously justified to the congress for obligation for such activity, program, or project for the current fiscal year. d',
'notwithstanding note: audits. any other provision of law, funds transferred by the department of defense to the department of state',
'and the united states agency for international development, and page 123 stat. 867 funds made available for programs authorized by',
'section 1206 of the national defense authorization act for fiscal year 2006 public law 109 163 , shall be subject',
'to the regular notification procedures of the committees on appropriations, and the agency receiving the transfer or allocation shall perform',
'periodic program financial audits of the use of such funds and such funds may be made available for the cost',
'of such audits. e the note: waiver authority. requirements of this section or any similar provision of this act or',
'any other act, including any prior act requiring notification in accordance with the regular notification procedures of the committees on',
'appropriations, may be waived if failure to do so would pose a substantial risk to human health or welfare: provided,',
'that in case of any such waiver, notification to the congress, or the appropriate congressional committees, shall be provided as',
'early as practicable, but in no event later than 3 days after taking the action to which such notification requirement',
'was applicable, in the context of the circumstances necessitating such waiver: note: explanation. provided further, that any notification provided pursuant',
'to such a waiver shall contain an explanation of the emergency circumstances. f none note: foreign countries. of the funds',
'appropriated under titles iii through vi of this act shall be obligated or expended for assistance for serbia, sudan, zimbabwe,',
'pakistan, dominican republic, cuba, iran, haiti, libya, ethiopia, nepal, mexico, or cambodia and countries listed in section 7045 f 4',
'of this act except as provided through the regular notification procedures of the committees on appropriations. notification on excess defense',
'equipment sec. 7016. prior to providing excess department of defense articles in accordance with section 516 a of the foreign',
'assistance act of 1961, the department of defense shall notify the committees on appropriations to the same extent and under',
'the same conditions as other committees pursuant to subsection f of that section: provided, that before issuing a letter of',
'offer to sell excess defense articles under the arms export control act, the department of defense shall notify the committees',
'on appropriations in accordance with the regular notification procedures of such committees if such defense articles are significant military equipment',
'as defined in section 47 9 of the arms export control act or are valued in terms of original acquisition',
'cost at $7,000,000 or more, or if notification is required elsewhere in this act for the use of appropriated funds',
'for specific countries that would receive such excess defense articles: provided further, that such committees shall also be informed of',
'the original acquisition cost of such defense articles. limitation on availability of funds for international organizations and programs sec. 7017.',
'note: notification. subject to the regular notification procedures of the committees on appropriations, funds appropriated under titles iii through vi',
'of this act or any previously enacted act making appropriations for the department of state, foreign operations, and related programs,',
'which are returned or not made available for page 123 stat. 868 organizations and programs because of the implementation of',
'section 307 a of the foreign assistance act of 1961, shall remain available for obligation until september 30, 2010. prohibition',
'on funding for abortions and involuntary sterilization sec. 7018. none of the funds made available to carry out part i',
'of the foreign assistance act of 1961, as amended, may be used to pay for the performance of abortions as',
'a method of family planning or to motivate or coerce any person to practice abortions. none of the funds made',
'available to carry out part i of the foreign assistance act of 1961, as amended, may be used to pay',
'for the performance of involuntary sterilization as a method of family planning or to coerce or provide any financial incentive',
'to any person to undergo sterilizations. none of the funds made available to carry out part i of the foreign',
'assistance act of 1961, as amended, may be used to pay for any biomedical research which relates in whole or',
'in part, to methods of, or the performance of, abortions or involuntary sterilization as a means of family planning. none',
'note: president. certification. of the funds made available to carry out part i of the foreign assistance act of 1961,',
'as amended, may be obligated or expended for any country or organization if the president certifies that the use of',
'these funds by any such country or organization would violate any of the above provisions related to abortions and involuntary',
'sterilizations. allocations sec. 7019. a funds provided in this act for the following accounts shall be made available for programs',
'and countries in the amounts contained in the respective tables included in the explanatory statement described in section 4 in',
'the matter preceding division a of this consolidated act : educational and cultural exchange programs. international fisheries commissions. international broadcasting',
'operations. global health and child survival. development assistance. economic support fund. assistance for europe, eurasia and central asia. andean counterdrug',
'programs. nonproliferation, anti terrorism, demining and related programs. foreign military financing program. international organizations and programs. b for note: notification.',
'the purposes of implementing this section and only with respect to the tables included in the explanatory statement described in',
'section 4 in the matter preceding division a of this consolidated act , the secretary of state, administrator of the',
'united states agency for international development and the broadcasting board of governors, as appropriate, may propose deviations to the amounts',
'referenced in subsection a , subject to the regular notification procedures of the committees on appropriations and section 634a of',
'the foreign assistance act of 1961. c the requirements contained in subsection a shall apply to the table under the',
'headings bilateral economic assistance and general provisions in such explanatory statement. page 123 stat. 869 prohibition of payment of certain',
'expenses sec. 7020. none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this act under the headings international military',
'education and training or foreign military financing program for informational program activities or under the headings global health and child',
'survival, development assistance, and economic support fund may be obligated or expended to pay for 1 alcoholic beverages; or 2',
'entertainment expenses for activities that are substantially of a recreational character, including but not limited to entrance fees at sporting',
'events, theatrical and musical productions, and amusement parks. prohibition on assistance to foreign governments that export lethal military equipment to',
'countries supporting international terrorism sec. 7021. note: president. a none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by titles',
'iii through vi of this act may be available to any foreign government which provides lethal military equipment to a',
'country the government of which the secretary of state has determined is a government that supports international terrorism for purposes',
'of section 6 j of the export administration act of 1979. note: termination date. the prohibition under this section with',
'respect to a foreign government shall terminate 12 months after that government ceases to provide such military equipment. note: applicability.',
'this section applies with respect to lethal military equipment provided under a contract entered into after october 1, 1997. b',
'assistance note: determination. restricted by subsection a or any other similar provision of law, may be furnished if the president',
'determines that furnishing such assistance is important to the national interests of the united states. c whenever note: reports. the',
'president makes a determination pursuant to subsection b , the president shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report',
'with respect to the furnishing of such assistance. any such report shall include a detailed explanation of the assistance to',
'be provided, including the estimated dollar amount of such assistance, and an explanation of how the assistance furthers united states',
'national interests. prohibition on bilateral assistance to terrorist countries sec. 7022. note: president. determination. a funds appropriated for bilateral assistance',
'under any heading in titles iii through vi of this act and funds appropriated under any such heading in a',
'provision of law enacted prior to the enactment of this act, shall not be made available to any country which',
'the president determines 1 grants sanctuary from prosecution to any individual or group which has committed an act of international',
'terrorism; or 2 otherwise supports international terrorism. b the note: waiver authority. determination. federal register, publication. deadline. notification. president may',
'waive the application of subsection a to a country if the president determines that national security or humanitarian reasons justify',
'such waiver. the president shall publish each waiver in the federal register and, at least 15 days before the waiver',
'takes effect, shall notify the committees on appropriations of the waiver including the justification for the waiver page 123 stat.',
'870 in accordance with the regular notification procedures of the committees on appropriations. authorization requirements sec. 7023. funds appropriated by',
'this act, except funds appropriated under the heading trade and development agency, may be obligated and expended notwithstanding section 10',
'of public law 91 672, section 15 of the state department basic authorities act of 1956, section 313 of the',
'foreign relations authorization act, fiscal years 1994 and 1995 public law 103 236 , and section 504 a 1 of',
'the national security act of 1947 50 u.s.c. 414 a 1 . definition of program, project, and activity sec. 7024.',
'note: reports. deadline. for the purpose of titles ii through vi of this act program, project, and activity shall be',
'defined at the appropriations act account level and shall include all appropriations and authorizations acts funding directives, ceilings, and limitations',
'with the exception that for the following accounts: economic support fund and foreign military financing program, program, project, and activity',
'shall also be considered to include country, regional, and central program level funding within each such account; for the development',
'assistance accounts of the united states agency for international development program, project, and activity shall also be considered to include',
'central, country, regional, and program level funding, either as: 1 justified to the congress; or 2 allocated by the executive',
'branch in accordance with a report, to be provided to the committees on appropriations within 30 days of the enactment',
'of this act, as required by section 653 a of the foreign assistance act of 1961. authorities for the peace',
'corps, inter american foundation and african development foundation sec. 7025. unless expressly provided to the contrary, provisions of this or',
'any other act, including provisions contained in prior acts authorizing or making appropriations for the department of state, 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. note: reports. the agency shall promptly report to the committees',
'on appropriations whenever it is conducting activities or is proposing to conduct activities in a country for which assistance is',
'prohibited. commerce, trade and surplus commodities sec. 7026. a none of the funds appropriated or made available pursuant to titles',
'iii through vi of this act for direct assistance and none of the funds otherwise made available to the export',
'import bank and the overseas private investment corporation shall be obligated or expended to finance any loan, any assistance or',
'any other financial commitments for establishing or expanding production of any commodity for export by any country other than the',
'united states, if the commodity is likely to be in surplus on world markets at the time the resulting productive',
'capacity is expected to become operative and if the assistance will cause page 123 stat. 871 substantial injury to united',
'states producers of the same, similar, or competing commodity: provided, that such prohibition shall not apply to the export import',
'bank if in the judgment of its board of directors the benefits to industry and employment in the united states',
'are likely to outweigh the injury to united states producers of the same, similar, or competing commodity, and the chairman',
'of the board so notifies the committees on appropriations. b none of the funds appropriated by this or any other',
'act to carry out chapter 1 of part i of the foreign assistance act of 1961 shall be available for',
'any testing or breeding feasibility study, variety improvement or introduction, consultancy, publication, conference, or training in connection with the growth',
'or production in a foreign country of an agricultural commodity for export which would compete with a similar commodity grown',
'or produced in the united states: provided, that this subsection shall not prohibit 1 activities designed to increase food security',
'in developing countries where such activities will not have a significant impact on the export of agricultural commodities of the',
'united states; or 2 research activities intended primarily to benefit american producers. c the note: 22 usc 262h note. secretary',
'of the treasury shall instruct the united states executive directors of the international bank for reconstruction and development, the international',
'development association, the international finance corporation, the inter american development bank, the international monetary fund, the asian development bank, the',
'inter american investment corporation, the north american development bank, the european bank for reconstruction and development, the african development bank,',
'and the african development fund to use the voice and vote of the united states to oppose any assistance by',
'these institutions, using funds appropriated or made available pursuant to titles iii through vi of this act, for the production',
'or extraction of any commodity or mineral for export, if it is in surplus on world markets and if the',
'assistance will cause substantial injury to united states producers of the same, similar, or competing commodity. separate accounts sec. 7027.',
'note: 22 usc 2362 note. a separate accounts for local currencies. 1 if assistance is furnished to the government of',
'a foreign country under chapters 1 and 10 of part i or chapter 4 of part ii of the foreign',
'assistance act of 1961 under agreements which result in the generation of local currencies of that country, the administrator of',
'the united states agency for international development shall a require that local currencies be deposited in a separate account established',
'by that government; b enter into an agreement with that government which sets forth i the amount of the local',
'currencies to be generated; and ii the terms and conditions under which the currencies so deposited may be utilized, consistent',
'with this section; and page 123 stat. 872 c establish by agreement with that government the responsibilities of the united',
'states agency for international development and that government to monitor and account for deposits into and disbursements from the separate',
'account. 2 uses of local currencies. as may be agreed upon with the foreign government, local currencies deposited in a',
'separate account pursuant to subsection a , or an equivalent amount of local currencies, shall be used only a to',
'carry out chapter 1 or 10 of part i or chapter 4 of part ii as the case may be',
', for such purposes as i project and sector assistance activities; or ii debt and deficit financing; or b for',
'the administrative requirements of the united states government. 3 programming accountability. the united states agency for international development shall take',
'all necessary steps to ensure that the equivalent of the local currencies disbursed pursuant to subsection a 2 a from',
'the separate account established pursuant to subsection a 1 are used for the purposes agreed upon pursuant to subsection a',
'2 . 4 termination of assistance programs. upon termination of assistance to a country under chapter 1 or 10 of',
'part i or chapter 4 of part ii as the case may be , any unencumbered balances of funds which',
'remain in a separate account established pursuant to subsection a shall be disposed of for such purposes as may be',
'agreed to by the government of that country and the united states government. 5 reporting requirement. the administrator of the',
'united states agency for international development shall report on an annual basis as part of the justification documents submitted to',
'the committees on appropriations on the use of local currencies for the administrative requirements of the united states government as',
'authorized in subsection a 2 b , and such report shall include the amount of local currency and united states',
'dollar equivalent used and/or to be used for such purpose in each applicable country. b separate accounts for cash transfers.',
'1 if assistance is made available to the government of a foreign country, under chapter 1 or 10 of part',
'i or chapter 4 of part ii of the foreign assistance act of 1961, as cash transfer assistance or as',
'nonproject sector assistance, that country shall be required to maintain such funds in a separate account and not commingle them',
'with any other funds. 2 applicability of other provisions of law. such funds may be obligated and expended notwithstanding provisions',
'of law which are inconsistent with the nature of this assistance including provisions which are referenced in the joint explanatory',
'statement of the committee of conference accompanying house joint resolution 648 house report no. 98 1159 . 3 notification. at',
'least note: deadline. president. 15 days prior to obligating any such cash transfer or nonproject sector assistance, the president shall',
'submit a notification through the regular notification procedures of the committees on appropriations, which shall include a detailed description of',
'how the funds proposed to be made available will be used, with a discussion page 123 stat. 873 of the',
'united states interests that will be served by the assistance including, as appropriate, a description of the economic policy reforms',
'that will be promoted by such assistance . 4 exemption. nonproject sector assistance funds may be exempt from the requirements',
'of subsection b 1 only through the notification procedures of the committees on appropriations. eligibility for assistance sec. 7028. a',
'assistance through nongovernmental organizations. restrictions contained in this or any other act with respect to assistance for a country shall',
'not be construed to restrict assistance in support of programs of nongovernmental organizations from funds appropriated by this act to',
'carry out the provisions of chapters 1, 10, 11, and 12 of part i and chapter 4 of part ii',
'of the foreign assistance act of 1961, and from funds appropriated under the heading assistance for europe, eurasia and central',
'asia: note: president. notification. provided, that before using the authority of this subsection to furnish assistance in support of programs',
'of nongovernmental organizations, the president shall notify the committees on appropriations under the regular notification procedures of those committees, including',
'a description of the program to be assisted, the assistance to be provided, and the reasons for furnishing such assistance:',
'note: abortion. sterilization. provided further, that nothing in this subsection shall be construed to alter any existing statutory prohibitions against',
'abortion or involuntary sterilizations contained in this or any other act. b public law 480. during fiscal year 2009, 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: provided, that none of the funds appropriated to carry',
'out title i of such act and made available pursuant to this subsection may be obligated or expended except as',
'provided through the regular notification procedures of the committees on appropriations. c exception. this section shall not apply 1 with',
'respect to section 620a of the foreign assistance act of 1961 or any comparable provision of law prohibiting assistance to',
'countries that support international terrorism; or 2 with respect to section 116 of the foreign assistance act of 1961 or',
'any comparable provision of law prohibiting assistance to the government of a country that violates internationally recognized human rights. impact',
'on jobs in the united states sec. 7029. none of the funds appropriated under titles iii through vi of this',
'act may be obligated or expended to provide 1 any financial incentive to a business enterprise currently located in the',
'united states for the purpose of inducing such an enterprise to relocate outside the united states if such incentive or',
'inducement is likely to reduce the number of employees of such business enterprise in the united states because united states',
'production is being replaced by such enterprise outside the united states; or page 123 stat. 874 2 assistance for any',
'program, project, or activity that contributes to the violation of internationally recognized workers rights, as defined in section 507 4',
'of the trade act of 1974, of workers in the recipient country, including any designated zone or area in that',
'country: provided, that the application of section 507 4 d and e of such act should be commensurate with the',
'level of development of the recipient country and sector, and shall not preclude assistance for the informal sector in such',
'country, micro and small scale enterprise, and smallholder agriculture. international financial institutions sec. 7030. a none of the funds appropriated',
'in title v of this act may be made as payment to any international financial institution while the united states',
'executive director to such institution is compensated by the institution at a rate which, together with whatever compensation such director',
'receives from the united states, is in excess of the rate provided for an individual occupying a position at level',
'iv of the executive schedule under section 5315 of title 5, united states code, or while any alternate united states',
'director to such institution is compensated by the institution at a rate in excess of the rate provided for an',
'individual occupying a position at level v of the executive schedule under section 5316 of title 5, united states code.',
'b the secretary of the treasury shall instruct the united states executive director at each international financial institution to oppose',
'any loan, grant, strategy or policy of these institutions that would require user fees or service charges on poor people',
'for primary education or primary healthcare, including prevention, care and treatment for hiv/aids, malaria, tuberculosis, and infant, child, and maternal',
'well being, in connection with the institutions financing programs. c the secretary of the treasury shall instruct the united states',
'executive director at the international monetary fund to use the voice and vote of the united states to oppose any',
'loan, project, agreement, memorandum, instrument, or other program of the international monetary fund that would not exempt increased government spending',
'on health care or education from national budget caps or restraints, hiring or wage bill ceilings or other limits imposed',
'by the international monetary fund in heavily indebted poor countries. d for purposes of this section international financial institutions are',
'the international bank for reconstruction and development, the inter american development bank, the asian development bank, the asian development fund,',
'the african development bank, the african development fund, the international monetary fund, the north american development bank, and the european',
'bank for reconstruction and development. debt for development sec. 7031. note: notification. in order to enhance the continued participation of',
'nongovernmental organizations in debt for development and debt for nature exchanges, a nongovernmental organization which is a grantee or contractor',
'of the united states agency for international development may place in interest bearing accounts local currencies which accrue to that',
'organization as a result of economic assistance page 123 stat. 875 provided under title iii of this act and, subject',
'to the regular notification procedures of the committees on appropriations, any interest earned on such investment shall be used for',
'the purpose for which the assistance was provided to that organization. authority to engage in debt buybacks or sales sec.',
'7032. a loans eligible for sale, reduction, or cancellation. 1 authority to sell, reduce, or cancel certain loans. notwithstanding any',
'other provision of law, the president may, in accordance with this section, sell to any eligible purchaser any concessional loan',
'or portion thereof made before january 1, 1995, pursuant to the foreign assistance act of 1961, to the government of',
'any eligible country as defined in section 702 6 of that act or on receipt of payment from an eligible',
'purchaser, reduce or cancel such loan or portion thereof, only for the purpose of facilitating a debt for equity swaps,',
'debt for development swaps, or debt for nature swaps; or b a debt buyback by an eligible country of its',
'own qualified debt, only if the eligible country uses an additional amount of the local currency of the eligible country,',
'equal to not less than 40 percent of the price paid for such debt by such eligible country, or the',
'difference between the price paid for such debt and the face value of such debt, to support activities that link',
'conservation and sustainable use of natural resources with local community development, and child survival and other child development, in a',
'manner consistent with sections 707 through 710 of the foreign assistance act of 1961, if the sale, reduction, or cancellation',
'would not contravene any term or condition of any prior agreement relating to such loan. 2 terms and conditions. notwithstanding',
'note: president. any other provision of law, the president shall, in accordance with this section, establish the terms and conditions',
'under which loans may be sold, reduced, or canceled pursuant to this section. 3 administration. the note: notification. facility, as',
'defined in section 702 8 of the foreign assistance act of 1961, shall notify the administrator of the agency primarily',
'responsible for administering part i of the foreign assistance act of 1961 of purchasers that the president has determined to',
'be eligible, and shall direct such agency to carry out the sale, reduction, or cancellation of a loan pursuant to',
'this section. such agency shall make adjustment in its accounts to reflect the sale, reduction, or cancellation. 4 limitation. the',
'authorities of this subsection shall be available only to the extent that appropriations for the cost of the modification, as',
'defined in section 502 of the congressional budget act of 1974, are made in advance. b deposit of proceeds. the',
'proceeds from the sale, reduction, or cancellation of any loan sold, reduced, or canceled pursuant to this section shall be',
'deposited in the united states government account or accounts established for the repayment of such loan. c eligible purchasers. a',
'loan may be sold pursuant to subsection a 1 a only to a purchaser who presents plans satisfactory to the',
'president for using the loan for the purpose of engaging page 123 stat. 876 in debt for equity swaps, debt',
'for development swaps, or debt for nature swaps. d debtor consultations. before the sale to any eligible purchaser, or any',
'reduction or cancellation pursuant to this section, of any loan made to an eligible country, the president should consult with',
'the country concerning the amount of loans to be sold, reduced, or canceled and their uses for debt for equity',
'swaps, debt for development swaps, or debt for nature swaps. e availability of funds. the authority provided by subsection a',
'may be used only with regard to funds appropriated by this act under the heading debt restructuring. special debt relief',
'for the poorest sec. 7033. a authority to reduce debt. the president may reduce amounts owed to the united states',
'or any agency of the united states by an eligible country as a result of 1 guarantees issued under sections',
'221 and 222 of the foreign assistance act of 1961; 2 credits extended or guarantees issued under the arms export',
'control act; or 3 any obligation or portion of such obligation, to pay for purchases of united states agricultural commodities',
'guaranteed by the commodity credit corporation under export credit guarantee programs authorized pursuant to section 5 f of the commodity',
'credit corporation charter act of june 29, 1948, as amended, section 4 b of the food for peace act of',
'1966, as amended public law 89 808 , or section 202 of the agricultural trade act of 1978, as amended',
'public law 95 501 . b limitations. 1 the authority provided by subsection a may be exercised only to implement',
'multilateral official debt relief and referendum agreements, commonly referred to as paris club agreed minutes. 2 the authority provided by',
'subsection a may be exercised only in such amounts or to such extent as is provided in advance by appropriations',
'acts. 3 the authority provided by subsection a may be exercised only with respect to countries with heavy debt burdens',
'that are eligible to borrow from the international development association, but not from the international bank for reconstruction and development,',
'commonly referred to as ida only countries. c conditions. the authority provided by subsection a may be exercised only with',
'respect to 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 including',
'its military or other security forces does not engage in a consistent pattern of gross violations of internationally recognized human',
'rights; and 5 is not ineligible for assistance because of the application of section 527 of the foreign relations authorization',
'act, fiscal years 1994 and 1995. page 123 stat. 877 d availability of funds. the authority provided by subsection a',
'may be used only with regard to the funds appropriated by this act under the heading debt restructuring. e certain',
'prohibitions inapplicable. a reduction of debt pursuant to subsection a shall not be considered assistance for the purposes of any',
'provision of law limiting assistance to a country. the authority provided by subsection a may be exercised notwithstanding section 620',
'r of the foreign assistance act of 1961 or section 321 of the international development and food assistance act of',
'1975. special authorities sec. 7034. a note: notification. afghanistan, iraq, pakistan, lebanon, montenegro, victims of war, displaced children, and displaced',
'burmese. funds appropriated under titles iii through vi of this act that are made available for assistance for afghanistan may',
'be made available notwithstanding section 7012 of this act or any similar provision of law and section 660 of the',
'foreign assistance act of 1961, and funds appropriated in titles iii and vi of this act that are made available',
'for iraq, lebanon, montenegro, pakistan, and for victims of war, displaced children, and displaced burmese, and to assist victims of',
'trafficking in persons and, subject to the regular notification procedures of the committees on appropriations, to combat such trafficking, may',
'be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law. b 1 waiver. the note: president. determination. certification. president may waive',
'the provisions of section 1003 of public law 100 204 if the president determines and certifies in writing to the',
'speaker of the house of representatives and the president pro tempore of the senate that it is important to the',
'national security interests of the united states. 2 period of application of waiver. any waiver pursuant to paragraph 1 shall',
'be effective for no more than a period of 6 months at a time and shall not apply beyond 12',
'months after the enactment of this act. c small business. in entering into multiple award indefinite quantity contracts with funds',
'appropriated by this act, the united states agency for international development may provide an exception to the fair opportunity process',
'for placing task orders under such contracts when the order is placed with any category of small or small disadvantaged',
'business. d vietnamese refugees. section 594 a of the foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations act, 2005 enacted',
'as division d of public law 108 447; 118 stat. 3038 is amended by striking 2009 and inserting 2010. e',
'reconstituting civilian police authority. in providing assistance with funds appropriated by this act under section 660 b 6 of the',
'foreign assistance act of 1961, support for a nation emerging from instability may be deemed to mean support for regional,',
'district, municipal, or other sub national entity emerging from instability, as well as a nation emerging from instability. f international',
'prison conditions. funds appropriated by this act to carry out the provisions of chapters 1 and 11 of part i',
'and chapter 4 of part ii of the foreign assistance act of 1961, and the support for east european democracy',
'seed act of 1989, shall be made available for assistance to address inhumane conditions in prisons and other detention facilities',
'page 123 stat. 878 administered by foreign governments that the secretary of state determines are making efforts to address, among',
'other things, prisoners health, sanitation, nutrition and other basic needs: note: designation. provided, that the secretary of state shall designate',
'a deputy assistant secretary of state in the bureau of democracy, human rights and labor to have primary responsibility for',
'diplomatic efforts related to international prison conditions. g extension of authority. the foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations',
'act, 1990 public law 101 167 is amended 1 in section 599d 8 u.s.c. 1157 note a in subsection b',
'3 , by striking and 2008 and inserting 2008, and 2009; and b in subsection e , by striking 2008',
'each place it appears and inserting 2009; and 2 in section 599e 8 u.s.c. 1255 note in subsection b 2',
', by striking 2008 and inserting 2009. h world food program. of the funds managed by the bureau for democracy,',
'conflict, and humanitarian assistance of the united states agency for international development, from this or any other act, not less',
'than $10,000,000 shall be made available as a general contribution to the world food program, notwithstanding any other provision of',
'law. i library of congress. notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the funds appropriated under the heading embassy security,',
'construction, and maintenance, not less than $2,000,000 shall be made available for the capital security cost sharing fees of the',
'library of congress. j disarmament, demobilization and reintegration. notwithstanding any other provision of law, regulation or executive order, funds appropriated',
'by this act and prior acts making appropriations for the department of state, foreign operations, and related programs under the',
'headings economic support fund, peacekeeping operations, international disaster assistance, and transition initiatives should be made available to support programs to',
'disarm, demobilize, and reintegrate into civilian society former members of foreign terrorist organizations: note: consultation. provided, that the secretary of',
'state shall consult with the committees on appropriations prior to the obligation of funds pursuant to this subsection: provided further,',
'that note: definition. for the purposes of this subsection the term foreign terrorist organization means an organization designated as a',
'terrorist organization under section 219 of the immigration and nationality act. k nongovernmental organizations. with respect to the provision of',
'assistance for democracy, human rights and governance activities, the organizations implementing such assistance and the specific nature of that assistance',
'shall not be subject to the prior approval by the government of any foreign country. l program for research and',
'training on eastern europe and the independent states of the former soviet union. of the funds appropriated by this act',
'under the heading, economic support fund, not less than $5,000,000 shall be made available to carry out the program for',
'research and training on eastern europe and the independent states of the former soviet union title viii as authorized by',
'the soviet eastern european research and training act of 1983 22 u.s.c. 4501 4508, as amended . page 123 stat.',
'879 m authority. funds note: grants. nuclear security. north korea. appropriated or otherwise made available by title iii of the',
'department of state, foreign operations, and related programs appropriations act, 2008 division j of public law 110 161 under the',
'heading economic support fund that are available for a competitively awarded grant for nuclear security initiatives relating to north korea',
'shall be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law. n middle east foundation. funds note: notification. appropriated by this',
'act and prior acts for a middle east foundation shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the committees',
'on appropriations. o global food security. notwithstanding note: notification. any other provision of law, to include minimum funding requirements or',
'funding directives, funds made available under the headings development assistance and economic support fund in this act and prior acts',
'making appropriations for the department of state, foreign operations, and related programs may be made available to address critical food',
'shortages, subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the committees on appropriations. arab league boycott of',
'israel sec. 7035. it is the sense of the congress that 1 the arab league boycott of israel, and the',
'secondary boycott of american firms that have commercial ties with israel, is an impediment to peace in the region and',
'to united states investment and trade in the middle east and north africa; 2 the arab league boycott, which was',
'regrettably reinstated in 1997, should be immediately and publicly terminated, and the central office for the boycott of israel immediately',
'disbanded; 3 all arab league states should normalize relations with their neighbor israel; 4 the president and the secretary of',
'state should continue to vigorously oppose the arab league boycott of israel and find concrete steps to demonstrate that opposition',
'by, for example, taking into consideration the participation of any recipient country in the boycott when determining to sell weapons',
'to said country; and 5 the president should report to congress annually on specific steps being taken by the united',
'states to encourage arab league states to normalize their relations with israel to bring about the termination of the arab',
'league boycott of israel, including those to encourage allies and trading partners of the united states to enact laws prohibiting',
'businesses from complying with the boycott and penalizing businesses that do comply. palestinian statehood sec. 7036. a note: determination. certification.',
'limitation on assistance. none of the funds appropriated under titles iii through vi of this act may be provided to',
'support a palestinian state unless the secretary of state determines and certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that 1 the',
'governing entity of a new palestinian state page 123 stat. 880 a has demonstrated a firm commitment to peaceful co',
'existence with the state of israel; b is taking appropriate measures to counter terrorism and terrorist financing in the west',
'bank and gaza, including the dismantling of terrorist infrastructures, and is cooperating with appropriate israeli and other appropriate security organizations;',
'and 2 the palestinian authority or the governing entity of a new palestinian state is working with other countries in',
'the region to vigorously pursue efforts to establish a just, lasting, and comprehensive peace in the middle east that will',
'enable israel and an independent palestinian state to exist within the context of full and normal relationships, which should include',
'a termination of all claims or states of belligerency; b respect for and acknowledgement of the sovereignty, territorial integrity, and',
'political independence of every state in the area through measures including the establishment of demilitarized zones; c their right to',
'live in peace within secure and recognized boundaries free from threats or acts of force; d freedom of navigation through',
'international waterways in the area; and e a framework for achieving a just settlement of the refugee problem. b sense',
'of congress. it is the sense of congress that the governing entity should enact a constitution assuring the rule of',
'law, an independent judiciary, and respect for human rights for its citizens, and should enact other laws and regulations assuring',
'transparent and accountable governance. c waiver. the note: president. president may waive subsection a if he determines that it is',
'important to the national security interests of the united states to do so. d exemption. the restriction in subsection a',
'shall not apply to assistance intended to help reform the palestinian authority and affiliated institutions, or the governing entity, in',
'order to help meet the requirements of subsection a , consistent with the provisions of section 7040 of this act',
'limitation on assistance to the palestinian authority . restrictions concerning the palestinian authority sec. 7037. none of the funds appropriated',
'under titles ii through vi of this act may be obligated or expended to create in any part of jerusalem',
'a new office of any department or agency of the united states government for the purpose of conducting official united',
'states government business with the palestinian authority over gaza and jericho or any successor palestinian governing entity provided for in',
'the israel plo declaration of principles: provided, that this restriction shall not apply to the acquisition of additional space for',
'the existing consulate general in jerusalem: provided further, that meetings between officers and employees of the united states and officials',
'of the palestinian authority, or any successor palestinian governing entity provided for in the israel plo declaration of principles, for',
'the purpose of conducting official united states government business with such authority should continue to take place in locations other',
'than jerusalem. as has been true in the past, officers and employees page 123 stat. 881 of the united states',
'government may continue to meet in jerusalem on other subjects with palestinians including those who now occupy positions in the',
'palestinian authority , have social contacts, and have incidental discussions. prohibition on assistance to the palestinian broadcasting corporation sec. 7038.',
'none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this act may be used to provide equipment, technical support,',
'consulting services, or any other form of assistance to the palestinian broadcasting corporation. assistance for the west bank and gaza',
'sec. 7039. a oversight. for note: deadline. certification. fiscal year 2009, 30 days prior to the initial obligation of funds',
'for the bilateral west bank and gaza program, the secretary of state shall certify to the committees on appropriations that',
'procedures have been established to assure the comptroller general of the united states will have access to appropriate united states',
'financial information in order to review the uses of united states assistance for the program funded under the heading economic',
'support fund for the west bank and gaza. b vetting. prior note: terrorism. to the obligation of funds appropriated by',
'this act under the heading economic support fund for assistance for the west bank and gaza, the secretary of state',
'shall take all appropriate steps to ensure that such assistance is not provided to or through any individual, private or',
'government entity, or educational institution that the secretary knows or has reason to believe advocates, plans, sponsors, engages in, or',
'has engaged in, terrorist activity nor, with respect to private entities or educational institutions, those that have as a principal',
'officer of the entitys governing board or governing board of trustees any individual that has been determined to be involved',
'in, or advocating terrorist activity or determined to be a member of a designated foreign terrorist organization. note: procedures. the',
'secretary of state shall, as appropriate, establish procedures specifying the steps to be taken in carrying out this subsection and',
'shall terminate assistance to any individual, entity, or educational institution which she has determined to be involved in or advocating',
'terrorist activity. c prohibition. 1 none of the funds appropriated under titles iii through vi of this act for assistance',
'under the west bank and gaza program may be made available for the purpose of recognizing or otherwise honoring individuals',
'who commit, or have committed acts of terrorism. 2 notwithstanding note: reports. any other provision of law, none of the',
'funds made available by this or prior appropriations act, including funds made available by transfer, may be made available for',
'obligation for security assistance for the west bank and gaza until the secretary of state reports to the committees on',
'appropriations on the benchmarks that have been established for security assistance for the west bank and gaza and reports on',
'the extent of palestinian compliance with such benchmarks. d audits. page 123 stat. 882 1 the administrator of the united',
'states agency for international development shall ensure that federal or non federal audits of all contractors and grantees, and significant',
'subcontractors and sub grantees, under the west bank and gaza program, are conducted at least on an annual basis to',
'ensure, among other things, compliance with this section. 2 of the funds appropriated by this act up to $500,000 may',
'be used by the office of the inspector general of the united states agency for international development for audits, inspections,',
'and other activities in furtherance of the requirements of this subsection. such funds are in addition to funds otherwise available',
'for such purposes. e subsequent note: audits. investigation. to the certification specified in subsection a , the comptroller general of',
'the united states shall conduct an audit and an investigation of the treatment, handling, and uses of all funds for',
'the bilateral west bank and gaza program, including all funds provided as cash transfer assistance, in fiscal year 2009 under',
'the heading economic support fund. the audit shall address 1 the extent to which such program complies with the requirements',
'of subsections b and c , and 2 an examination of all programs, projects, and activities carried out under such',
'program, including both obligations and expenditures. f funds note: notification. made available in this act for west bank and gaza',
'shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the committees on appropriations. g not note: deadline. reports. later than',
'180 days after enactment of this act, the secretary of state shall submit a report to the committees on appropriations',
'updating the report contained in section 2106 of chapter 2 of title ii of public law 109 13. limitation on',
'assistance for the palestinian authority sec. 7040. note: president. a prohibition of funds. none of the funds appropriated by this',
'act to carry out the provisions of chapter 4 of part ii of the foreign assistance act of 1961 may',
'be obligated or expended with respect to providing funds to the palestinian authority. b waiver. the note: certification. prohibition included',
'in subsection a shall not apply if the president certifies in writing to the speaker of the house of representatives,',
'the president pro tempore of the senate, and the committees on appropriations that waiving such prohibition is important to the',
'national security interests of the united states. c period of application of waiver. any waiver pursuant to subsection b shall',
'be effective for no more than a period of 6 months at a time and shall not apply beyond 12',
'months after the enactment of this act. d report. whenever the waiver authority pursuant to subsection b is exercised, the',
'president shall submit a report to the committees on appropriations detailing the justification for the waiver, the purposes for which',
'the funds will be spent, and the accounting procedures in place to ensure that the funds are properly disbursed. the',
'report shall also detail the steps the palestinian authority has taken to arrest terrorists, confiscate weapons and dismantle the terrorist',
'infrastructure. page 123 stat. 883 e certification. if the president exercises the waiver authority under subsection b , the secretary',
'of state must certify and report to the committees on appropriations prior to the obligation of funds that the palestinian',
'authority has established a single treasury account for all palestinian authority financing and all financing mechanisms flow through this account,',
'no parallel financing mechanisms exist outside of the palestinian authority treasury account, and there is a single comprehensive civil service',
'roster and payroll. f prohibition. 1 none note: certification. of the funds appropriated in titles iii through vi of this',
'act may be obligated for salaries of personnel of the palestinian authority located in gaza or may be obligated or',
'expended for assistance to hamas or any entity effectively controlled by hamas or any power sharing government of which hamas',
'is a member unless the president certifies in writing and reports to the committees on appropriations that hamas has accepted',
'and is complying with the principles contained in section 620k b 1 a and b of the foreign assistance act',
'of 1961, as amended. 2 none of the funds appropriated under titles iii through vi of this act may be',
'obligated for assistance for the palestine liberation organization. broadcasting transparency sec. 7041. a note: reports. of the funds appropriated in',
'this act under the heading international broadcasting operations for middle east broadcasting networks, 10 percent of the funds shall not',
'be available for obligation until the broadcasting board of governors reports to the committee on appropriations on 1 the results',
'of the independent outside evaluation of alhurra programming to examine its journalistic integrity and adherence to standards and principles of',
'the united states international broadcasting act; and 2 whether the directives in the explanatory statement accompanying the department of state,',
'foreign operations, and related programs appropriations act, 2008 division j of public law 110 161 regarding alhurra have been implemented',
'and are operational. b the office of the inspector general of the department of state and the broadcasting board of',
'governors shall monitor adherence to the standards of the journalistic code of ethics of the middle east broadcasting networks, as',
'updated in may 2007. iraq sec. 7042. a assistance. none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this',
'act may be made available for assistance for iraq, except funds appropriated by this act under the heading nonproliferation, anti',
'terrorism, demining and related programs for the removal and disposal of landmines and other unexploded ordnance, small arms and light',
'weapons in iraq. b matching requirement. the note: applicability. terms and conditions of section 1402 e 1 , 2 ,',
'3 and 4 of public law 110 252 shall apply to assistance for iraq in fiscal year 2009. c transition',
'plan. not note: deadline. reports. classified information. later than 180 days after enactment of this act, the secretary of state,',
'in consultation with relevant page 123 stat. 884 united states government agencies, shall submit to the committees on appropriations a',
'report, in classified form if necessary, that details the plans, costs and timelines associated with the transition of programs and',
'activities funded under titles iii through vi of this act and prior acts making appropriations for the department of state,',
'foreign operations, and related programs to the government of iraq. d base rights. none of the funds made available in',
'this act may be used by the government of the united states to enter into a permanent basing rights agreement',
'between the united states and iraq. report on iran sanctions sec. 7043. not later than 180 days after enactment of',
'this act, the secretary of state shall submit a report to the committees on appropriations on the status of multilateral',
'and bilateral united states sanctions against iran and actions taken by the united states and the international community to enforce',
'sanctions against iran. the report, which may be submitted in classified form if necessary, shall include the following: 1 a',
'list of all current united states bilateral and multilateral sanctions against iran; 2 a list of all united states and',
'foreign registered entities which the secretary of state has reason to believe may be in violation of existing united states',
'bilateral and multilateral sanctions; 3 a detailed description of united states efforts to enforce sanctions, including a list of all',
'investigations initiated in the 12 months preceeding the enactment of this act that have resulted in a determination that a',
'sanctions violation has occurred and united states government actions taken pursuant to the determination; 4 in the instances when sanctions',
'were waived or otherwise not imposed against entities that were determined to have violated united states bilateral or multilateral sanctions,',
'the reason in each instance of why action was not taken to sanction the entity; and 5 a description of',
'united states diplomatic efforts to expand bilateral and multilateral sanctions against iran and strengthen international efforts to enforce existing sanctions.',
'lebanon sec. 7044. a funds appropriated under the heading foreign military financing program in this act for assistance for lebanon',
'shall be made available only to professionalize the lebanese armed forces and to strengthen border security and combat terrorism, including',
'training and equipping the lebanese armed forces to secure lebanons borders, interdicting arms shipments, preventing the use of lebanon as',
'a safe haven for terrorist groups and implementing united nations security council resolution 1701. b none note: spending plan. of',
'the funds in subsection a may be made available for obligation until after the secretary of state provides the committees',
'on appropriations a detailed spending plan, which shall include a strategy for professionalizing the lebanese armed forces, strengthening border security',
'and combating terrorism in lebanon. page 123 stat. 885 western hemisphere sec. 7045. a free trade agreements. of the funds',
'appropriated by this act not less than $10,000,000 from development assistance and not less than $10,000,000 from economic support fund',
'shall be made available for labor and environmental capacity building activities relating to the free trade agreements with countries of',
'central america, peru and the dominican republic. b haiti. 1 the government of haiti shall be eligible to purchase defense',
'articles and services under the arms export control act 22 u.s.c. 2751 et seq. , for the coast guard. 2',
'of the funds appropriated by this act under titles iii and iv, not less than $251,126,000 shall be made available',
'for assistance for haiti. 3 none note: reports. of the funds made available by this act under the heading international',
'narcotics control and law enforcement may be used to transfer excess weapons, ammunition or other lethal property of an agency',
'of the united states government to the government of haiti for use by the haitian national police until the secretary',
'of state reports to the committees on appropriations that any members of the haitian national police who have been credibly',
'alleged to have committed serious crimes, including drug trafficking and violations of internationally recognized human rights, have been suspended. c',
'dominican republic. of the funds appropriated by this act that are available for assistance for the dominican republic, not less',
'than $5,000,000 shall be made available for basic health care, nutrition, sanitation, education, and shelter for migrant workers and other',
'residents of batey communities. d assistance for guatemala. 1 funds appropriated by this act under the heading international military education',
'and training imet that are available for assistance for guatemala, other than for expanded imet, may be made available only',
'for the guatemalan air force, navy and army corps of engineers: provided, that assistance for the army corps of engineers',
'shall only be available for training to improve disaster response capabilities and to participate in international peacekeeping operations: provided further,',
'that note: certification. such funds may be made available only if the secretary of state certifies that the air force,',
'navy and army corps of engineers are respecting internationally recognized human rights and cooperating with civilian judicial investigations and prosecutions',
'of current and retired military personnel who have been credibly alleged to have committed violations of such rights, and with',
'the international commission against impunity in guatemala cicig by granting access to cicig personnel, providing evidence to cicig, and allowing',
'witness testimony. 2 of the funds appropriated by this act under the heading foreign military financing program, not more than',
'$500,000 may be made available for the guatemalan air force, navy and army corps of engineers: provided, that assistance for',
'the army corps of engineers shall only be available for training to improve disaster response capabilities and to participate in',
'international peacekeeping operations: note: certification. provided further, page 123 stat. 886 that such funds may be made available only if',
'the secretary of state certifies that the air force, navy and army corps of engineers are respecting internationally recognized human',
'rights and cooperating with civilian judicial investigations and prosecutions of current and retired military personnel who have been credibly alleged',
'to have committed violations of such rights, including protecting and providing to the attorney generals office all military archives pertaining',
'to the internal armed conflict, and cooperating with the cicig by granting access to cicig personnel, providing evidence to cicig,',
'and allowing witness testimony. e assistance for mexico. of the funds appropriated under the headings international narcotics control and law',
'enforcement, foreign military financing program, and economic support fund in this act, not more than $300,000,000 may be made available',
'for assistance for mexico, only to combat drug trafficking and related violence and organized crime, and for judicial reform, institution',
'building, anti corruption, and rule of law activities, of which not less than $75,000,000 shall be used for judicial reform,',
'institution building, anti corruption, and rule of law activities: provided, that none of the funds made available under this section',
'shall be made available for budget support or as cash payments. 1 allocation of funds. fifteen note: reports. percent of',
'the funds made available under this section in this act, for assistance for mexico, not including assistance for judicial reform,',
'institution building, anti corruption, and rule of law activities, may not be obligated until the secretary of state reports in',
'writing to the committees on appropriations that the government of mexico is continuing to a improve the transparency and accountability',
'of federal police forces and to work with state and municipal authorities to improve the transparency and accountability of state',
'and municipal police forces through mechanisms including police complaints commissions with authority and independence to receive complaints and carry out',
'effective investigations; b conduct regular consultations with mexican human rights organizations and other relevant mexican civil society organizations on recommendations',
'for the implementation of the merida initiative in accordance with mexican and international law; c ensure that civilian prosecutors and',
'judicial authorities are investigating and prosecuting, in accordance with mexican and international law, members of the federal police and military',
'forces who have been credibly alleged to have violated internationally recognized human rights, and the federal police and military forces',
'are fully cooperating with the investigations; and d enforce the prohibition, in accordance with mexican and international law, on the',
'use of testimony obtained through torture or other ill treatment. 2 report. the report required in paragraph 1 shall include',
'a description of actions taken with respect to each requirement. 3 spending plan. not note: deadline. later than 45 days',
'after the date of enactment of this act, the secretary of state shall submit to the committees on appropriations a',
'detailed spending plan, page 123 stat. 887 developed after consulting with relevant mexican government authorities, for funds made available for',
'mexico under this section, with concrete goals, programs and activities to be funded, and anticipated results. 4 analysis of alternatives.',
'prior to the obligation of funds for the procurement or lease of aircraft, the director of the defense security cooperation',
'agency, in consultation with the secretary of state, shall submit to the committees on appropriations an analysis of alternatives for',
'the acquisition of all aircraft for the merida initiative. f assistance for the countries of central america. of the funds',
'appropriated under the headings international narcotics control and law enforcement, foreign military financing program, and economic support fund, $105,000,000 may',
'be made available for assistance for the countries of central america only to combat drug trafficking and related violence and',
'organized crime, and for judicial reform, institution building, anti corruption, rule of law activities, and maritime security, of which not',
'less than $35,000,000 shall be made available for judicial reform, institution building, anti corruption, and rule of law activities: provided,',
'that of the funds appropriated under the heading economic support fund, $12,000,000 shall be made available through the united states',
'agency for international development for an economic and social development fund for central america: provided further, that none of the',
'funds shall be made available for budget support or as cash payments. 1 allocation of funds. fifteen note: reports. percent',
'of the funds made available by this act for assistance for the countries of central america under the headings international',
'narcotics control and law enforcement and foreign military financing program may not be obligated until the secretary of state reports',
'in writing to the committees on appropriations that the government of such country is continuing to a support police complaints',
'commissions with authority and independence to receive complaints and carry out effective investigations; b implement reforms to improve the capacity',
'and ensure the independence of the judiciary; and c investigate and prosecute members of the federal police and military forces',
'who have been credibly alleged to have committed violations of internationally recognized human rights. 2 report. the report required in',
'paragraph 1 shall include a description of actions taken with respect to each requirement. 3 spending plan. not note: deadline.',
'later than 45 days after the date of the enactment of this act, the secretary of state shall submit to',
'the committees on appropriations a detailed spending plan for funds appropriated or otherwise made available for the countries of central',
'america by this act, with concrete goals, actions to be taken, budget proposals, and anticipated results. 4 definition. for the',
'purposes of this section, the term countries of central america means belize, costa rica, el salvador, guatemala, honduras, nicaragua, and',
'panama. g aircraft operations and maintenance. to the maximum extent practicable, the costs of operations and maintenance, page 123 stat.',
'888 including fuel, of aircraft funded by this act should be borne by the recipient country. colombia sec. 7046. a',
'funding. of the funds appropriated in titles iii and iv of this act, not more than $545,050,000 shall be available',
'for assistance for colombia. funds appropriated by this act and made available to the department of state for assistance to',
'the government of colombia may be used to support a unified campaign against narcotics trafficking and organizations designated as foreign',
'terrorist organizations and successor organizations, and to take actions to protect human health and welfare in emergency circumstances, including undertaking',
'rescue operations: provided, that assistance made available in prior acts for the government of colombia to protect the cano limon',
'pipeline may also be used for purposes for which funds are made available under the heading andean counterdrug programs: provided',
'further, that no united states armed forces personnel or united states civilian contractor employed by the united states will participate',
'in any combat operation in connection with assistance made available by this act for colombia: provided further, that rotary and',
'fixed wing aircraft supported with funds appropriated under the heading andean counterdrug programs for assistance for colombia may be used',
'for aerial or manual drug eradication and interdiction including to transport personnel and supplies and to provide security for such',
'operations, and to provide transport in support of alternative development programs and investigations of cases under the jurisdiction of the',
'attorney general, the procuraduria general de la nacion, and the defensoria del pueblo: note: president. helicopters. provided further, that the',
'president shall ensure that if any helicopter procured with funds in this act or prior acts making appropriations for the',
'department of state, foreign operations, and related programs, is used to aid or abet the operations of any illegal self',
'defense group, paramilitary organization, illegal security cooperative or successor organizations in colombia, such helicopter shall be immediately returned to the',
'united states. of the note: certification. funds available under the heading andean counterdrug programs in this act for the colombian',
'national police for the procurement of chemicals for aerial coca and poppy eradication programs, not more than 20 percent of',
'such funds may be made available for such eradication programs unless the secretary of state certifies to the committees on',
'appropriations that: 1 the herbicide is being used in accordance with epa label requirements for comparable use in the united',
'states and with colombian laws; and 2 the herbicide, in the manner it is being used, does not pose unreasonable',
'risks or adverse effects to humans or the environment, including endemic species: note: certification. provided, that such funds may not',
'be made available unless the secretary of state certifies to the committees on appropriations that complaints of harm to health',
'or licit crops caused by such aerial eradication are thoroughly evaluated and fair compensation is being paid in a timely',
'manner for meritorious claims: provided further, that such funds may not be made available for such purposes unless programs are',
'being implemented by the united states agency for international development, the government of colombia, or other organizations, in consultation and',
'coordination with local communities, to provide page 123 stat. 889 alternative sources of income in areas where security permits for',
'small acreage growers and communities whose illicit crops are targeted for aerial eradication: provided further, that none of the funds',
'appropriated by this act for assistance for colombia shall be made available for the cultivation or processing of african oil',
'palm, if doing so would contribute to significant loss of native species, disrupt or contaminate natural water sources, reduce local',
'food security, or cause the forced displacement of local people: provided further, that note: certification. funds appropriated by this act',
'may be used for aerial eradication in colombias national parks or reserves only if the secretary of state certifies to',
'the committees on appropriations on a case by case basis that there are no effective alternatives and the eradication is',
'conducted in accordance with colombian laws. b assistance for the armed forces. 1 funding. funds appropriated by this act that',
'are available for assistance for the colombian armed forces, may be made available as follows: a up to 70 percent',
'of such funds may be obligated prior to the certification and report by the secretary of state pursuant to subparagraph',
'b . b up note: certification. reports. to 15 percent of such funds may be obligated only after the secretary',
'of state consults with, and subsequently certifies and submits a written report to, the committees on appropriations that i the',
'government of colombia is suspending, and investigating and prosecuting in the civilian justice system, those members of the colombian armed',
'forces, of whatever rank, who have been credibly alleged to have committed violations of internationally recognized human rights, including extra',
'judicial killings, or to have aided, abetted or benefitted from paramilitary organizations or successor armed groups, and the colombian armed',
'forces are cooperating fully with civilian prosecutors and judicial authorities in such cases. ii the government of colombia has taken',
'all necessary steps to sever links with paramilitary organizations or successor armed groups. iii the government of colombia is dismantling',
'paramilitary networks, including by arresting and prosecuting under civilian criminal law individuals who have provided financial, planning, or logistical support,',
'or have otherwise aided, abetted or benefitted from paramilitary organizations or successor armed groups, and by returning land and other',
'assets illegally acquired by such organizations or their associates to their rightful occupants or owners. iv the government of colombia',
'is respecting the rights of colombias indigenous and afro colombian communities, and the colombian armed forces are implementing procedures to',
'distinguish between civilians, including displaced persons, and combatants in their operations. 2 the note: certification. balance of such funds may',
'be obligated after july 31, 2009, if, prior to such obligation, the secretary of state consults with, and submits a',
'written certification to, the page 123 stat. 890 committees on appropriations that the government of colombia is continuing to meet',
'the requirements described in paragraph 1 and is conducting vigorous operations to strengthen civilian institutions and respect for internationally recognized',
'human rights in areas under the influence of paramilitary organizations or successor armed groups and guerrilla organizations. 3 certain funds',
'exempted. the requirement to withhold funds from obligation shall not apply with respect to funds made available under the heading',
'andean counterdrug programs in this act for continued support for the critical flight safety program or for any alternative development',
'programs in colombia administered by the bureau of international narcotics and law enforcement affairs of the department of state. 4',
'report. at the time the secretary of state submits certifications pursuant to paragraphs 1 b and 2 of this subsection,',
'the secretary shall also submit to the committees on appropriations a report that contains, with respect to each such paragraph,',
'a detailed description of the specific actions taken by the government and armed forces of colombia which support each requirement',
'of the certification, and the cases or issues brought to the attention of the secretary, including through the department of',
'states annual country reports on human rights practices, for which the actions taken by the colombian government or armed forces',
'have been determined by the secretary of state to be inadequate. c consultative process. not note: deadlines. later than 60',
'days after the date of enactment of this act, and every 180 days thereafter until september 30, 2009, the secretary',
'of state shall consult with colombian and internationally recognized human rights organizations regarding progress in meeting the requirements contained in',
'subsection b 1 . d assistance for reintegration of former combatants. 1 availability of funds. of the funds appropriated in',
'this act under the heading economic support fund, up to $16,769,000 may be made available in fiscal year 2009 for',
'assistance for the reintegration of former members of foreign terrorist organizations ftos or other illegal armed groups in colombia, if',
'the secretary of state consults with and makes a certification described in paragraph 2 to the committees on appropriations prior',
'to the initial obligation of amounts for such assistance for the fiscal year involved. 2 certification. a certification described in',
'this subsection is a certification that a assistance for the fiscal year will be provided only for individuals who have:',
'i verifiably renounced and terminated any affiliation or involvement with ftos or other illegal armed groups; ii are meeting all',
'the requirements of the colombia demobilization program, including having disclosed their involvement in past crimes and their knowledge of the',
'ftos structure, financing sources, illegal assets, and the location of kidnapping victims and bodies of the disappeared; and iii are',
'not involved in criminal activity; b the government of colombia is providing full cooperation to the government of the united',
'states to page 123 stat. 891 prosecute the extradited leaders and members of ftos who have been indicted in the',
'united states for murder, torture, kidnapping, narcotics trafficking, or other violations of united states law; c the government of colombia',
'is not knowingly taking any steps to legalize the titles of land or other assets illegally obtained and held by',
'ftos, their associates, or successors, has established effective procedures to identify such land and other assets, and is seizing and',
'returning such land and other assets to their rightful occupants or owners; d the government of colombia is dismantling the',
'organizational structures of ftos and successor armed groups; and e funds shall not be made available as cash payments to',
'individuals and are available only for activities under the following categories: verification, reintegration including training and education , vetting, recovery',
'of assets for reparations for victims, and investigations and prosecutions. e illegal armed groups. 1 denial of visas. subject to',
'paragraph 2 , the secretary of state shall not issue a visa to any alien who the secretary determines, based',
'on credible evidence a has willfully provided any support to or benefitted from the revolutionary armed forces of colombia farc',
', the national liberation army eln , the united self defense forces of colombia auc , or successor armed groups,',
'including taking actions or failing to take actions which allow, facilitate, or otherwise foster the activities of such groups; or',
'b has committed, ordered, incited, assisted, or otherwise participated in the commission of a violation of internationally recognized human rights,',
'including extra judicial killings, in colombia. 2 waiver. paragraph note: certification. 1 shall not apply if the secretary of state',
'certifies to the committees on appropriations, on a case by case basis, that the issuance of a visa to the',
'alien is necessary to support the peace process in colombia or for urgent humanitarian reasons. f definitions. in this section:',
'1 aided or abetted. the term aided or abetted means to provide any support to paramilitary or successor armed groups,',
'including taking actions which allow, facilitate, or otherwise foster the activities of such groups. 2 paramilitary groups. the term paramilitary',
'groups means illegal self defense groups and illegal security cooperatives, including those groups and cooperatives that have formerly demobilized but',
'continue illegal operations, as well as parts thereof. 3 foreign terrorist organization. the term foreign terrorist organization means an organization',
'designated as a terrorist organization under section 219 of the immigration and nationality act. page 123 stat. 892 community based',
'police assistance sec. 7047. a authority. funds made available by titles iii and iv of this act to carry out',
'the provisions of chapter 1 of part i and chapters 4 and 6 of part ii of the foreign assistance',
'act of 1961, may be used, notwithstanding section 660 of that act, to enhance the effectiveness and accountability of civilian',
'police authority through training and technical assistance in human rights, the rule of law, anti corruption, strategic planning, and through',
'assistance to foster civilian police roles that support democratic governance including assistance for programs to prevent conflict, respond to disasters,',
'address gender based violence, and foster improved police relations with the communities they serve. b notification. assistance provided under subsection',
'a shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the committees on appropriations. prohibition of',
'payments to united nations members sec. 7048. none of the funds appropriated or made available pursuant to titles iii through',
'vi of this act for carrying out the foreign assistance act of 1961, may be used to pay in whole',
'or in part any assessments, arrearages, or dues of any member of the united nations or, from funds appropriated by',
'this act to carry out chapter 1 of part i of the foreign assistance act of 1961, the costs for',
'participation of another countrys delegation at international conferences held under the auspices of multilateral or international organizations. war crimes tribunals',
'drawdown sec. 7049. if the president determines that doing so will contribute to a just resolution of charges regarding genocide',
'or other violations of international humanitarian law, the president may direct a drawdown pursuant to section 552 c of the',
'foreign assistance act of 1961 of up to $30,000,000 of commodities and services for the united nations war crimes tribunal',
'established with regard to the former yugoslavia by the united nations security council or such other tribunals or commissions as',
'the council may establish or authorize to deal with such violations, without regard to the ceiling limitation contained in paragraph',
'2 thereof: provided, that the determination required under this section shall be in lieu of any determinations otherwise required under',
'section 552 c : note: notification. provided further, that funds made available for tribunals other than the international criminal tribunal',
'for the former yugoslavia, the international criminal tribunal for rwanda, or the special court for sierra leone shall be made',
'available subject to the regular notification procedures of the committees on appropriations. peacekeeping missions sec. 7050. none of the funds',
'made available under title i of this act may be used for any united nations undertaking when it is made',
'known to the federal official having authority to obligate or expend such funds that: 1 the united nations undertaking is',
'a peacekeeping mission; 2 such undertaking will involve united states armed forces under the command or operational control of a',
'foreign national; and 3 the presidents military advisors page 123 stat. 893 have not submitted to the president a recommendation',
'that such involvement is in the national interests of the united states and the president has not submitted to the',
'congress such a recommendation. peacekeeping assessment sec. 7051. section 404 b 2 b of the foreign relations authorization act, fiscal',
'years 1994 and 1995, 22 u.s.c. 287e note is amended by deleting subsection v and inserting in lieu thereof: v',
'for assessments made during each of the calendar years 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009, 27.1 percent.. united nations human',
'rights council sec. 7052. a none of the funds appropriated by this act may be made available for a united',
'states contribution to the united nations human rights council. b the prohibition under subsection a shall not apply if 1',
'the note: certification. secretary of state certifies to the committees on appropriations that the provision of funds to support the',
'united nations human rights council is in the national interest of the united states; or 2 the united states is',
'a member of the human rights council. attendance at international conferences sec. 7053. note: reports. none of the funds made',
'available in this act may be used to send or otherwise pay for the attendance of more than 50 employees',
'of agencies or departments of the united states government who are stationed in the united states, at any single international',
'conference occurring outside the united states, unless the secretary of state reports to the committees on appropriations that such attendance',
'is in the national interest: note: definition. provided, that for purposes of this section the term international conference shall mean',
'a conference attended by representatives of the united states government and of foreign governments, international organizations, or nongovernmental organizations. restrictions',
'on united nations delegations sec. 7054. none of the funds made available under title i of this act may be',
'used to pay expenses for any united states delegation to any specialized agency, body, or commission of the united nations',
'if such commission is chaired or presided over by a country, the government of which the secretary of state has',
'determined, for purposes of section 6 j 1 of the export administration act of 1979 50 u.s.c. app. 2405 j',
'1 , supports international terrorism. parking fines and real property taxes owed by foreign governments sec. 7055. note: certification. a',
'subject to subsection c , of the funds appropriated under titles iii through vi by this act that are made',
'available for assistance for a foreign country, an amount equal to 110 percent of the total amount of the unpaid',
'fully adjudicated page 123 stat. 894 parking fines and penalties and unpaid property taxes owed by the central government of',
'such country shall be withheld from obligation for assistance for the central government of such country until the secretary of',
'state submits a certification to the committees on appropriations stating that such parking fines and penalties and unpaid property taxes',
'are fully paid. b funds withheld from obligation pursuant to subsection a may be made available for other programs or',
'activities funded by this act, after consultation with and subject to the regular notification procedures of the committees on appropriations,',
'provided that no such funds shall be made available for assistance for the central government of a foreign country that',
'has not paid the total amount of the fully adjudicated parking fines and penalties and unpaid property taxes owed by',
'such country. c subsection a shall not include amounts that have been withheld under any other provision of law. d',
'1 the note: waiver authority. time period. secretary of state may waive the requirements set forth in subsection a with',
'respect to parking fines and penalties no sooner than 60 days from the date of enactment of this act, or',
'at any time with respect to a particular country, if the secretary determines that it is in the national interests',
'of the united states to do so. 2 the secretary of state may waive the requirements set forth in subsection',
'a with respect to the unpaid property taxes if the secretary of state determines that it is in the national',
'interests of the united states to do so. e not note: deadline. reports. later than 6 months after the initial',
'exercise of the waiver authority in subsection d , the secretary of state, after consultations with the city of new',
'york, shall submit a report to the committees on appropriations describing a strategy, including a timetable and steps currently being',
'taken, to collect the parking fines and penalties and unpaid property taxes and interest owed by nations receiving foreign assistance',
'under this act. f in note: definitions. this section: 1 the term fully adjudicated includes circumstances in which the person',
'to whom the vehicle is registered a i has not responded to the parking violation summons; or ii has not',
'followed the appropriate adjudication procedure to challenge the summons; and b the period of time for payment of or challenge',
'to the summons has lapsed. 2 the term parking fines and penalties means parking fines and penalties a owed to',
'i the district of columbia; or ii new york, new york; and b incurred during the period april 1, 1997,',
'through september 30, 2008. 3 the term unpaid property taxes means the amount of unpaid taxes and interest determined to',
'be owed by a foreign country on real property in the district of columbia or new york, new york in',
'a court order or judgment entered against such country by a court of the united states or any state or',
'subdivision thereof. page 123 stat. 895 landmines and cluster munitions sec. 7056. a landmines. notwithstanding any other provision of law,',
'demining equipment available to the united states agency for international development and the department of state and used in support',
'of the clearance of landmines and unexploded ordnance for humanitarian purposes may be disposed of on a grant basis in',
'foreign countries, subject to such terms and conditions as the president may prescribe. b cluster munitions. no military assistance shall',
'be furnished for cluster munitions, no defense export license for cluster munitions may be issued, and no cluster munitions or',
'cluster munitions technology shall be sold or transferred, unless 1 the submunitions of the cluster munitions have a 99 percent',
'or higher functioning rate; and 2 the agreement applicable to the assistance, transfer, or sale of the cluster munitions or',
'cluster munitions technology specifies that the cluster munitions will only be used against clearly defined military targets and will not',
'be used where civilians are known to be present. millennium challenge corporation sec. 7057. note: deadline. reports. a the chief',
'executive officer of the millennium challenge corporation shall, not later than 45 days after enactment of this act, submit to',
'the committee on appropriations a report on the proposed uses, on a country by country basis, of all funds appropriated',
'under the heading millennium challenge corporation in this act or prior acts making appropriations for the department of state, foreign',
'operations, and related programs projected to be obligated and expended in fiscal year 2009 and subsequent fiscal years. b the',
'report required in paragraph a shall be updated on a semi annual basis and shall include, at a minimum, a',
'description of 1 compacts in development, including the status of negotiations and the approximate range of value of the proposed',
'compact; 2 compacts in implementation, including the projected expenditure and disbursement of compact funds during fiscal year 2009 and subsequent',
'fiscal years as determined by the country compact; 3 threshold country programs in development, including the approximate range of value',
'of the threshold country agreement; 4 major programmatic changes to existing compacts funded by this act or prior acts making',
'appropriations for the department of state, foreign operations, and related programs; 5 threshold country programs in implementation; and 6 use',
'of administrative funds. c the note: notification. deadline. chief executive officer of the millennium challenge corporation shall notify the committees',
'on appropriations not later than 15 days prior to signing any new country compact or new threshold country program; terminating',
'or suspending any country compact or threshold country program; or commencing negotiations for any new compact or threshold country program.',
'page 123 stat. 896 limitation on residence expenses sec. 7058. of the funds appropriated or made available pursuant to title',
'ii of this act, not to exceed $100,500 shall be for official residence expenses of the united states agency for',
'international development during the current fiscal year: provided, that appropriate steps shall be taken to assure that, to the maximum',
'extent possible, united states owned foreign currencies are utilized in lieu of dollars. united states agency for international development management',
'including transfer of funds sec. 7059. note: 22 usc 3948 note. a authority. up to $81,000,000 of the funds made',
'available in title iii of this act to carry out the provisions of part i of the foreign assistance act',
'of 1961, including funds appropriated under the heading assistance for europe, eurasia and central asia, may be used by the',
'united states agency for international development usaid to hire and employ individuals in the united states and overseas on a',
'limited appointment basis pursuant to the authority of sections 308 and 309 of the foreign service act of 1980. b',
'restrictions. 1 the number of individuals hired in any fiscal year pursuant to the authority contained in subsection a may',
'not exceed 175. 2 the note: expiration date. authority to hire individuals contained in subsection a shall expire on september',
'30, 2010. c conditions. the authority of subsection a may only be used to the extent that an equivalent number',
'of positions that are filled by personal services contractors or other non direct hire employees of usaid, who are compensated',
'with funds appropriated to carry out part i of the foreign assistance act of 1961, including funds appropriated under the',
'heading assistance for europe, eurasia and central asia, are eliminated. d priority sectors. in exercising the authority of this section,',
'primary emphasis shall be placed on enabling usaid to meet personnel positions in technical skill areas currently encumbered by contractor',
'or other non direct hire personnel. e consultations. the usaid administrator shall consult with the committees on appropriations at least',
'on a quarterly basis concerning the implementation of this section. f program account charged. the account charged for the cost',
'of an individual hired and employed under the authority of this section shall be the account to which such individuals',
'responsibilities primarily relate. funds made available to carry out this section may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated',
'by this act in title ii under the heading operating expenses. g foreign service limited extensions. individuals hired and employed',
'by usaid, with funds made available in this act or prior acts making appropriations for the department of state, foreign',
'operations, and related programs, pursuant to the authority of section 309 of the foreign service act of 1980, may be',
'extended for a period of up to 4 years notwithstanding the limitation set forth in such section. page 123 stat.',
'897 h junior officer placement authority. of the funds made available in subsection a , usaid may use, in addition',
'to funds otherwise available for such purposes, up to $15,000,000 to fund overseas support costs of members of the foreign',
'service with a foreign service rank of four or below: provided, that such authority is only used to reduce usaids',
'reliance on overseas personal services contractors or other non direct hire employees compensated with funds appropriated to carry out part',
'i of the foreign assistance act of 1961, including funds appropriated under the heading assistance for europe, eurasia and central',
'asia. i disaster surge capacity. funds appropriated under title iii of this act to carry out part i of the',
'foreign assistance act of 1961, including funds appropriated under the heading assistance for europe, eurasia and central asia, may be',
'used, in addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes, for the cost including the support costs of individuals detailed',
'to or employed by usaid whose primary responsibility is to carry out programs in response to natural disasters. j technical',
'advisors. up to $13,500,000 of the funds made available by this act in title iii for assistance under the heading',
'global health and child survival, may be used to reimburse united states government agencies, agencies of state governments, institutions of',
'higher learning, and private and voluntary organizations for the full cost of individuals including for the personal services of such',
'individuals detailed or assigned to, or contracted by, as the case may be, usaid for the purpose of carrying out',
'activities under that heading: provided, that up to $3,500,000 of the funds made available by this act for assistance under',
'the heading development assistance may be used to reimburse such agencies, institutions, and organizations for such costs of such individuals',
'carrying out other development assistance activities. k personal services contractors. funds appropriated by this act to carry out chapter 1',
'of part i, chapter 4 of part ii, and section 667 of the foreign assistance act of 1961, and title',
'ii of the agricultural trade development and assistance act of 1954, may be used by usaid to employ up to',
'25 personal services contractors in the united states, notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the purpose of providing direct,',
'interim support for new or expanded overseas programs and activities managed by the agency until permanent direct hire personnel are',
'hired and trained: note: assignment. provided, that not more than 10 of such contractors shall be assigned to any bureau',
'or office: provided further, that such funds appropriated to carry out title ii of the agricultural trade development and assistance',
'act of 1954, may be made available only for personal services contractors assigned to the office of food for peace.',
'l recruitment strategy. not note: deadline. later than december 31, 2009, the usaid administrator, after consulting with the secretaries of',
'defense, treasury, agriculture, interior, energy, and health and human services, the director of the centers for disease control and prevention,',
'the administrator of the environmental protection agency, and the heads of other relevant federal departments and agencies, shall submit to',
'the committees on appropriations a recruitment strategy for current and former employees from such departments and agencies who possess skills',
'and/or overseas experience which would enhance usaids capacity to carry out its mission: note: notification. provided, that funds made available',
'under the page 123 stat. 898 heading operating expenses in title ii of this act may be made available to',
'implement the strategy described in the previous proviso, subject to the regular notification procedures of the committees on appropriations. m',
'hiring authority. notwithstanding section 307 of the foreign service act of 1980, the usaid administrator may hire up to 30',
'individuals under the development leadership initiative: provided, that note: expiration date. the authority contained in this subsection shall expire on',
'september 30, 2010. global health activities sec. 7060. a funds appropriated by titles iii and iv of this act that',
'are made available for bilateral assistance for child survival activities or disease programs including activities relating to research on, and',
'the prevention, treatment and control of, hiv/aids may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law except for the',
'provisions under the heading global health and child survival and the united states leadership against hiv/aids, tuberculosis, and malaria act',
'of 2003 117 stat. 711; 22 u.s.c. 7601 et seq. , as amended: provided, that of the funds appropriated under',
'title iii of this act, not less than $545,000,000 should be made available for family planning/ reproductive health. b notwithstanding',
'note: reports. any other provision of this act, 10 percent of the funds that are appropriated by this act for',
'a contribution to support the global fund to fight aids, tuberculosis and malaria the global fund shall be withheld from',
'obligation to the global fund until the secretary of state reports to the committees on appropriations that the global fund',
'1 is releasing incremental disbursements only if grantees demonstrate progress against clearly defined performance indicators; and 2 is implementing a',
'reporting system that breaks down grantee budget allocations by programmatic activity. development grants program sec. 7061. of the funds appropriated',
'by this act under the heading development assistance, not less than $40,000,000 shall be made available for the development grants',
'program established pursuant to section 674 of the department of state, foreign operations, and related programs appropriations act, 2008 division',
'j of public law 110 161 : provided, that funds made available under this section are in addition to other',
'funds available for such purposes including funds designated by this act by section 7065. women in development sec. 7062. a',
'programs funded under title iii of this act should include, where appropriate, gender considerations in the planning, assessment, implementation, monitoring',
'and evaluation of such programs. b funds made available under title iii of this act should be made available to',
'support programs to enhance economic opportunities for poor women in developing countries, including increasing the number and capacity of women',
'owned enterprises, improving property rights for women, increasing access to financial page 123 stat. 899 services, and improving womens ability',
'to participate in the global economy. gender based violence sec. 7063. a funds appropriated under the headings development assistance and',
'economic support fund in this act shall be made available for programs to address sexual and gender based violence. b',
'programs and activities funded under titles iii and iv of this act that provide training for foreign police, judicial, and',
'military officials shall address, where appropriate, gender based violence. education sec. 7064. a basic education. 1 of the funds appropriated',
'by title iii of this act and by prior acts for fiscal year 2009, not less than $700,000,000 should be',
'made available for assistance for basic education, of which not less than $400,000,000 shall be made available under the heading',
'development assistance. 2 there note: continuation. 22 usc 2651a note. shall continue to be a coordinator of united states government',
'actions to provide basic education assistance in developing countries as established in section 664 of division j of public law',
'110 161. 3 funds note: strategic plan. appropriated for basic education in this act shall be made available for a',
'pilot program in three countries to develop and evaluate the effectiveness and implementation of a 5 year basic education strategic',
'plan. b higher education. of the funds appropriated by title iii of this act and by prior acts for fiscal',
'year 2009, not less than $133,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for higher education. reconciliation programs sec. 7065. of',
'the funds appropriated under the headings development assistance and economic support fund in this act, $25,000,000 shall be made available',
'for reconciliation programs which bring together and facilitate interaction between individuals of different ethnic, religious and political backgrounds from areas',
'of civil conflict and war, of which $9,000,000 shall be made available for such programs in the middle east: note:',
'consultation. provided, that the administrator of the united states agency for international development shall consult with the committees on appropriations,',
'prior to the initial obligation of funds, on the most effective uses of such funds. comprehensive expenditures report sec. 7066.',
'not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this act, the secretary of state shall submit a',
'report to the committees on appropriations detailing the total amount of united states government expenditures in fiscal years 2007 and',
'2008, by federal agency, for assistance programs and activities in each foreign country, identifying the line item as presented in',
'the presidents budget appendix and the purpose for which the funds were page 123 stat. 900 provided: provided, that if',
'required, information may be submitted in classified form. requests for documents sec. 7067. none of the funds appropriated or made',
'available pursuant to titles iii through vi of this act shall be available to a nongovernmental organization, including any contractor,',
'which fails to provide upon timely request any document, file, or record necessary to the auditing requirements of the united',
'states agency for international development. senior policy operating group sec. 7068. a the senior policy operating group on trafficking in',
'persons, established under section 105 f of the victims of trafficking and violence protection act of 2000 22 u.s.c. 7103',
'f to coordinate agency activities regarding policies including grants and grant policies involving the international trafficking in persons, shall coordinate',
'all such policies related to the activities of traffickers and victims of severe forms of trafficking. b none of the',
'funds provided under title i of this or any other act making appropriations for the department of state, foreign operations,',
'and related programs shall be expended to perform functions that duplicate coordinating responsibilities of the operating group. c the operating',
'group shall continue to report only to the authorities that appointed them pursuant to section 105 f . prohibition on',
'use of torture sec. 7069. none of the funds made available in this act shall be used in any way',
'whatsoever to support or justify the use of torture, cruel or inhumane treatment by any official or contract employee of',
'the united states government. africa sec. 7070. a expanded international military education and training. 1 funds appropriated under the heading',
'international military education and training in this act that are made available for assistance for angola, cameroon, central african republic,',
'chad, cote divoire, and guinea may be made available only for expanded international military education and training. 2 none of',
'the funds appropriated under the heading international military education and training in this act may be made available for assistance',
'for equatorial guinea. b 1 sudan limitation on assistance. subject to subsection 2 : a notwithstanding any other provision of',
'law, none of the funds appropriated by this act may be made available for assistance for the government of sudan.',
'b none of the funds appropriated by this act may be made available for the cost, as defined in section',
'502, of the congressional budget act of 1974, of modifying loans and loan guarantees held by the government of sudan,',
'including the page 123 stat. 901 cost of selling, reducing, or canceling amounts owed to the united states, and modifying',
'concessional loans, guarantees, and credit agreements. 2 subsection note: determination. certification. b 1 shall not apply if the secretary of',
'state determines and certifies to the committees on appropriations that: a the government of sudan honors its pledges to cease',
'attacks upon civilians and disarms and demobilizes the janjaweed and other government supported militias. b the government of sudan and',
'all government supported militia groups are honoring their commitments made in all previous cease fire agreements. c the government of',
'sudan is allowing unimpeded access to darfur to humanitarian aid organizations, the human rights investigation and humanitarian teams of the',
'united nations, including protection officers, and an international monitoring team that is based in darfur and has the support of',
'the united states. 3 exceptions. the provisions of subsection b 1 shall not apply to a humanitarian assistance; b assistance',
'for the darfur region, southern sudan, southern kordofan/nuba mountains state, blue nile state, and abyei; and c assistance to support',
'implementation of the comprehensive peace agreement and the darfur peace agreement or any other internationally recognized viable peace agreement in',
'sudan. 4 definitions. for the purposes of this act, the term government of sudan shall not include the government of',
'southern sudan. 5 notwithstanding any other law, assistance in this act may be made available to the government of southern',
'sudan to provide non lethal military assistance, military education and training, and defense services controlled under the international traffic in',
'arms regulations 22 crf 120.1 et seq. if the secretary of state a determines note: determination. that the provision of',
'such items is in the national interest of the united states; and b not note: deadline. notification. later than 15',
'days before the provision of any such assistance, notifies the committees on appropriations of such determination. c horn of africa',
'and pan sahel program. funds appropriated under the heading economic support fund in this act that are made available for',
'programs and activities to counter extremism in the horn of africa and the pan sahel region of africa, shall be',
'administered by the united states agency for international development, and are in addition to funds otherwise made available for such',
'purposes. d war crimes in africa. 1 the congress reaffirms its support for the efforts of the international criminal tribunal',
'for rwanda ictr and the special court for sierra leone scsl to bring to justice individuals responsible for war crimes',
'and crimes against humanity in a timely manner. 2 funds note: determination. reports. appropriated by this act, including funds for',
'debt restructuring, may be made available for assistance for the central government of a country in which individuals indicted by',
'ictr and scsl are credibly alleged to be living, page 123 stat. 902 if the secretary of state determines and',
'reports to the committees on appropriations that such government is cooperating with ictr and scsl, including the surrender and transfer',
'of indictees in a timely manner: provided, that this subsection shall not apply to assistance provided under section 551 of',
'the foreign assistance act of 1961 or to project assistance under title vi of this act: provided further, that the',
'united states shall use its voice and vote in the united nations security council to fully support efforts by ictr',
'and scsl to bring to justice individuals indicted by such tribunals in a timely manner. 3 the note: waiver authority.',
'president. prohibition in subsection 2 may be waived on a country by country basis if the president determines that doing',
'so is in the national security interest of the united states: note: reports. provided, that prior to exercising such waiver',
'authority, the president shall submit a report to the committees on appropriations, in classified form if necessary, on a the',
'steps being taken to obtain the cooperation of the government in surrendering the indictee in question to the court of',
'jurisdiction; b a strategy, including a timeline, for bringing the indictee before such court; and c the justification for exercising',
'the waiver authority. e zimbabwe. 1 the note: loans. determination. reports. 22 usc 2151 note. secretary of the treasury shall',
'instruct the united states executive director to each international financial institution to vote against any extension by the respective institution',
'of any loans to the government of zimbabwe, except to meet basic human needs or to promote democracy, unless the',
'secretary of state determines and reports in writing to the committees on appropriations that the rule of law has been',
'restored in zimbabwe, including respect for ownership and title to property, freedom of speech and association, and a transition government',
'has been established that reflects the will of the people as they voted in the march 2008 elections. 2 none',
'note: determination. of the funds appropriated by this act shall be made available for assistance for the central government of',
'zimbabwe unless the secretary of state makes the determination pursuant to subsection e 1 . asia sec. 7071. a tibet.',
'1 the secretary of the treasury should instruct the united states executive director to each international financial institution to use',
'the voice and vote of the united states 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; are based on a thorough needs assessment; foster self sufficiency of the tibetan people and',
'respect tibetan culture and traditions; and are subject to effective monitoring. 2 notwithstanding any other provision of law, not less',
'than $7,300,000 of the funds appropriated by this act under the heading economic support fund should be made available to',
'nongovernmental organizations to support activities which page 123 stat. 903 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. b burma. 1 the note:',
'loans. 50 usc 1701 note. secretary of the treasury shall instruct the united states executive director to each appropriate international',
'financial institution in which the united states participates, to oppose and vote against the extension by such institution any loan',
'or financial or technical assistance or any other utilization of funds of the respective bank to and for burma. 2',
'of the funds appropriated by this act under the heading economic support fund, not less than $15,000,000 shall be made',
'available to support democracy activities in burma, along the burma thailand border, for activities of burmese student groups and other',
'organizations located outside burma, and for the purpose of supporting the provision of humanitarian assistance to displaced burmese along burmas',
'borders: provided, that such funds may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law: note: thailand. provided further, that',
'in addition to assistance for burmese refugees provided under the heading migration and refugee assistance in this act, not less',
'than $4,000,000 shall be made available for community based organizations operating in thailand to provide food, medical and other humanitarian',
'assistance to internally displaced persons in eastern burma: note: notification. provided further, that funds made available under this paragraph shall',
'be subject to the regular notification procedures of the committees on appropriations. c indonesia. 1 of note: reports. the funds',
'appropriated by this act under the heading foreign military financing program, not to exceed $15,700,000 shall be made available for',
'assistance for indonesia, of which $2,000,000 shall be made available only after the secretary of state submits to the committees',
'on appropriations the report on indonesia detailed in the explanatory statement described in section 4 in the matter preceding division',
'a of this consolidated act under such heading. 2 of the funds appropriated by this act under the heading economic',
'support fund that are available for assistance for indonesia, not less than $300,000 should be made available for grants for',
'capacity building of indonesian human rights organizations, including in papua. d cambodia. funds note: human trafficking. appropriated under the heading',
'economic support fund in this act for assistance for cambodia may be used for an endowment, and shall be made',
'available to strengthen the capacity of the government of cambodia to combat human trafficking, notwithstanding any other provision of law.',
'e north korea. 1 funds note: refugees. made available under the heading migration and refugee assistance in this act shall',
'be made available for assistance for refugees from north korea. 2 of the funds made available under the heading international',
'broadcasting operations in title i of this act, not less than $8,000,000 shall be made available for broadcasts into north',
'korea. 3 none note: energy. determination. reports. of the funds made available under the heading economic support fund in fiscal',
'year 2009 may be made page 123 stat. 904 available for obligation for energy related assistance for north korea unless',
'the secretary of state determines and reports to the committees on appropriations that north korea is continuing to fulfill its',
'commitments under the six party talks agreements. f peoples republic of china. 1 notwithstanding note: notification. any other provision of',
'law and subject to the regular notification procedures of the committees on appropriations, of the funds appropriated under the heading',
'development assistance in this act, not less than $11,000,000 shall be made available to united states educational institutions and nongovernmental',
'organizations for programs and activities in the peoples republic of china relating to the environment, governance and the rule of',
'law. 2 none note: exports and imports. deadline. notification. of the funds appropriated under the heading diplomatic and consular programs',
'in this act may be obligated or expended for processing licenses for the export of satellites of united states origin',
'including commercial satellites and satellite components to the peoples republic of china unless, at least 15 days in advance, the',
'committees on appropriations are notified of such proposed action. 3 not note: deadline. reports. web posting. mandarin. later than 180',
'days after enactment of this act, the secretary of state shall submit a report to the committees on appropriations detailing,',
'to the extent practicable, the amount of assistance provided by the peoples republic of china to governments and entities in',
'latin america and africa during the previous calendar year, and shall make such report publicly available in a timely manner',
'on the website of the department of state and the united states agency for international development in english and mandarin.',
'4 of note: mandarin. the funds appropriated under the heading diplomatic and consular programs in this act, $1,000,000 shall be',
'made available to the bureau of international information programs to disseminate information, in mandarin, in the peoples republic of china:',
'note: web posting. text messaging. provided, that such information shall include issues of governance, transparency, corruption, rule of law, and',
'the environment, and the findings of the report required by paragraph 3 of this subsection, and shall be disseminated through',
'the internet, text messaging or other means, and directed to economically depressed areas of the peoples republic of china: provided',
'further, that such funds are in addition to funds otherwise made available for such purposes: note: consultation. provided further, that',
'the department of state shall consult with the committees on appropriations prior to the initial obligation of funds made available',
'by this subsection. 5 the note: applicability. peoples liberation army. terms and requirements of section 620 h of the foreign',
'assistance act of 1961 shall apply to foreign assistance projects or activities of the peoples liberation army pla of the',
'peoples republic of china, to include such projects or activities by any entity that is owned or controlled by, or',
'an affiliate of, the pla: provided, that none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant to this act',
'may be used to finance any grant, contract, or cooperative agreement with the pla, or any entity that the secretary',
'of state has reason to believe is owned or controlled by, or an affiliate of, the pla. page 123 stat.',
'905 g philippines. of note: reports. the funds appropriated by this act under the heading foreign military financing program, not',
'to exceed $30,000,000 may be made available for assistance for the philippines, of which $2,000,000 may not be obligated until',
'the secretary of state reports in writing to the committees on appropriations that 1 the government of the philippines is',
'taking effective steps to implement the recommendations of the united nations special rapporteur on extra judicial, summary or arbitrary executions,',
'to include prosecutions and convictions for extrajudicial executions; sustaining the decline in the number of extra judicial executions; addressing allegations',
'of a death squad in davao city; and strengthening government institutions working to eliminate extra judicial executions; 2 the government',
'of the philippines is implementing a policy of promoting military personnel who demonstrate professionalism and respect for internationally recognized human',
'rights, and is investigating and prosecuting military personnel and others who have been credibly alleged to have violated such rights;',
'and 3 the philippine armed forces do not have a policy of, and are not engaging in, acts of intimidation',
'or violence against members of legal organizations who advocate for human rights. h vietnam. notwithstanding any other provision of law,',
'funds appropriated under the heading development assistance in this act may be made available for programs and activities in the',
'central highlands of vietnam, and shall be made available for environmental remediation and related health activities in vietnam. serbia sec.',
'7072. a funds appropriated by this act may be made available for assistance for the central government of serbia after',
'may 31, 2009, if the president has made the determination and certification contained in subsection c . b after may',
'31, 2009, the secretary of the treasury should instruct the united states executive directors to the international financial institutions to',
'support loans and assistance to the government of serbia subject to the conditions in subsection c . c the note:',
'determination. certification. ratko mladic. determination and certification referred to in subsection a is a determination and a certification by the',
'president to the committees on appropriations that the government of serbia is 1 cooperating with the international criminal tribunal for',
'the former yugoslavia including access for investigators, the provision of documents, timely information on the location, movement, and sources of',
'financial support of indictees, and the surrender and transfer of indictees or assistance in their apprehension, including ratko mladic; 2',
'taking steps that are consistent with the dayton accords to end serbian financial, political, security and other support which has',
'served 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. d this section shall not apply humanitarian assistance or assistance to promote democracy. page',
'123 stat. 906 independent states of the former soviet union sec. 7073. a none of the funds appropriated under the',
'heading assistance for europe, eurasia and central asia shall be made available for assistance for a government of an independent',
'state of the former soviet union if that government directs any action in violation of the territorial integrity or national',
'sovereignty of any other independent state of the former soviet union, such as those violations included in the helsinki final',
'act: note: president. determination. provided, that such funds may be made available without regard to the restriction in this subsection',
'if the president determines that to do so is in the national security interest of the united states. b funds',
'note: notification. appropriated under the heading assistance for europe, eurasia and central asia for the russian federation, armenia, kazakhstan, and',
'uzbekistan shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the committees on appropriations. c 1 of note: president. determination.',
'certification. the funds appropriated under the heading assistance for europe, eurasia and central asia that are allocated for assistance for',
'the government of the russian federation, 60 percent shall be withheld from obligation until the president determines and certifies in',
'writing to the committees on appropriations that the government of the russian federation a has terminated implementation of 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 b is providing full access to international non government organizations providing humanitarian relief to',
'refugees and internally displaced persons in chechnya. 2 paragraph 1 shall not apply to a assistance to combat infectious diseases,',
'child survival activities, or assistance for victims of trafficking in persons; and b activities authorized under title v nonproliferation and',
'disarmament programs and activities of the freedom support act. d section 907 of the freedom support act shall not apply',
'to 1 activities to support democracy or assistance under title v of the freedom support act and section 1424 of',
'public law 104 201 or non proliferation assistance; 2 any assistance provided by the trade and development agency under section',
'661 of the foreign assistance act of 1961 22 u.s.c. 2421 ; 3 any activity carried out by a member',
'of the united states and foreign commercial service while acting within his or her official capacity; 4 any insurance, reinsurance,',
'guarantee or other assistance provided by the overseas private investment corporation under title iv of chapter 2 of part i',
'of the foreign assistance act of 1961 22 u.s.c. 2191 et seq. ; 5 any financing provided under the export',
'import bank act of 1945; or 6 humanitarian assistance. page 123 stat. 907 repression in the russian federation sec. 7074.',
'a note: time period. president. determination. certification. none of the funds appropriated under the heading assistance for europe, eurasia and',
'central asia in this act may be made available for the government of the russian federation, after 180 days from',
'the date of the enactment of this act, unless the president determines and certifies in writing to the committees on',
'appropriations that the government of the russian federation: 1 has implemented no statute, executive order, regulation or similar government action',
'that would discriminate, or which has as its principal effect discrimination, against religious groups or religious communities in the russian',
'federation in violation of accepted international agreements on human rights and religious freedoms to which the russian federation is a',
'party; and 2 is a honoring its international obligations regarding freedom of expression, assembly, and press, as well as due',
'process; b investigating and prosecuting law enforcement personnel credibly alleged to have committed human rights abuses against political leaders, activists',
'and journalists; and c immediately releasing political leaders, activists and journalists who remain in detention. b the note: waiver authority.',
'determination. secretary of state may waive the requirements of subsection a if the secretary determines that to do so is',
'important to the national interests of the united states. central asia sec. 7075. a note: kazakhstan. determinations. reports. funds appropriated',
'by this act may be made available for assistance for the government of kazakhstan only if the secretary of state',
'determines and reports to the committees on appropriations that the government of kazakhstan has made significant improvements in the protection',
'of human rights and civil liberties during the preceding 6 month period, including by fulfilling obligations recommended by the organization',
'for security and cooperation in europe osce in the areas of election procedures, media freedom, freedom of religion, free assembly',
'and minority rights, and by meeting the commitments it made in connection with its assumption of the chairmanship of the',
'osce in 2010. b the note: waiver authority. secretary of state may waive subsection a if the secretary determines and',
'reports to the committees on appropriations that such a waiver is important to the national security of the united states.',
'c not note: deadline. later than october 1, 2009, the secretary of state shall submit a report to the committees',
'on appropriations describing the following: 1 the defense articles, defense services, and financial assistance provided by the united states to',
'the countries of central asia during the 12 month period ending 30 days prior to submission of such report. 2',
'the use during such period of defense articles, defense services, and financial assistance provided by the united states by units',
'of the armed forces, border guards, or other security forces of such countries. d for note: definition. purposes of this',
'section, the term countries of central asia means uzbekistan, kazakhstan, kyrgyz republic, tajikistan, and turkmenistan. page 123 stat. 908 uzbekistan',
'sec. 7076. a note: human rights. determinations. reports. funds appropriated by this act may be made available for assistance for',
'the central government of uzbekistan only if the secretary of state determines and reports to the committees on appropriations that',
'the government of uzbekistan is making substantial and continuing progress 1 in 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 internationally',
'recognized human rights, establishing a genuine multi party system, and ensuring free and fair elections, freedom of expression, and the',
'independence of the media; and 2 in investigating and prosecuting the individuals responsible for the deliberate killings of civilians in',
'andijan in may 2005. b if note: deadline. the secretary of state has credible evidence that any current or former',
'official of the government of uzbekistan was responsible for the deliberate killings of civilians in andijan in may 2005, or',
'for other violations of internationally recognized human rights in uzbekistan, not later than 6 months after enactment of this act',
'any person identified by the secretary pursuant to this subsection shall be ineligible for admission to the united states. c',
'the restriction in subsection b shall cease to apply if the secretary determines and reports to the committees on appropriations',
'that the government of uzbekistan has taken concrete and measurable steps to improve respect for internationally recognized human rights, including',
'allowing peaceful political and religious expression, releasing imprisoned human rights defenders, and implementing recommendations made by the united nations on',
'torture. d the note: waiver authority. secretary may waive the application of subsection b if the secretary determines that admission',
'to the united states is necessary to attend the united nations or to further united states law enforcement objectives. e',
'for note: definition. the purpose of this section assistance shall include excess defense articles. afghanistan sec. 7077. of the funds',
'appropriated under titles iii and iv of this act, not less than $1,041,950,000 should be made available for assistance for',
'afghanistan, of which not less than $100,000,000 shall be made available to support programs that directly address the needs of',
'afghan women and girls, including for the afghan independent human rights commission, the afghan ministry of womens affairs, and for',
'women led nonprofit organizations in afghanistan. enterprise funds sec. 7078. a note: president. notification. distribution plan. prior to the distribution',
'of any assets resulting from any liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of an enterprise fund, in whole or in part,',
'the president shall submit to the committees on appropriations, in accordance with the regular notification page 123 stat. 909 procedures',
'of the committees on appropriations, a plan for the distribution of the assets of the enterprise fund. b funds made',
'available under titles iii through vi of this act for enterprise funds shall be expended at the minimum rate necessary',
'to make timely payment for projects and activities and shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the committees',
'on appropriations. united nations population fund sec. 7079. a contribution. of the funds made available under the headings international organizations',
'and programs and global health and child survival in this act for fiscal year 2009, $50,000,000 shall be made available',
'for the united nations population fund unfpa , of which not more than $30,000,000 shall be derived from funds appropriated',
'under the heading international organizations and programs. b availability of funds. funds note: notification. appropriated by this act for unfpa,',
'that are not made available because of the operation of any provision of law, shall be made available to unfpa',
'notwithstanding any such provision of law, subject to the regular notification procedures of the committees on appropriations, only for the',
'following purposes and subject to the provisions of this section 1 provide and distribute equipment, medicine, and supplies, including safe',
'delivery kits and hygiene kits, to ensure safe childbirth and emergency obstetric care; 2 make available supplies of contraceptives for',
'the prevention of unintended pregnancies and the spread of sexually transmitted infections, including hiv/aids; 3 prevent and treat cases of',
'obstetric fistula; 4 reestablish maternal health services in areas where medical infrastructure and such services have been destroyed or limited',
'by natural disasters, armed conflict, or other factors; 5 promote abandonment of female genital mutilation and cutting and child marriage;',
'and 6 promote access to basic services, including clean water, sanitation facilities, food, and health care, for poor women and',
'girls. c prohibition on use of funds in china. none of the funds made available by this act may be',
'used by unfpa for a country program in the peoples republic of china. d conditions on availability of funds. funds',
'made available by this act for unfpa may be made available if 1 unfpa maintains funds made available by this',
'act in an account separate from other accounts of unfpa and does not commingle such funds with other sums; and',
'2 unfpa note: abortion. does not fund abortions. e report to congress and witholding of funds. 1 not later than',
'60 days after the date of enactment of this act, the secretary of state shall submit a report to the',
'committees on appropriations indicating the amount of funds that the unfpa is budgeting for the year in which the report',
'is submitted for a country program in the peoples republic of china. 2 if the report under this subparagraph indicates',
'that the unfpa plans to spend funds for a country program in the peoples republic of china in the year',
'covered by the page 123 stat. 910 report, then the amount of such funds the unfpa plans to spend in',
'the peoples republic of china shall be deducted from the funds made available to the unfpa after march 1 for',
'obligation for the remainder of the fiscal year in which the report is submitted. prohibition on publicity or propaganda sec.',
'7080. no part of any appropriation contained in this act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes within the',
'united states not authorized before the date of the enactment of this act by the congress: provided, that not to',
'exceed $25,000 may be made available to carry out the provisions of section 316 of public law 96 533. opic',
'including transfer of funds sec. 7081. note: termination date. 22 usc 2194 note. a authority. notwithstanding section 235 a 2',
'of the foreign assistance act of 1961 22 u.s.c. 2195 a 2 , the authority of subsections a through c',
'of section 234 of such act shall remain in effect through september 30, 2009. b funding. whenever note: president. determination.',
'the president determines that it is in furtherance of the purposes of the foreign assistance act of 1961, up to',
'a total of $20,000,000 of the funds appropriated under title iii of this act may be transferred to, and merged',
'with, funds appropriated by this act for the overseas private investment corporation program account, to be subject to the terms',
'and conditions of that account: provided, that such funds shall not be available for administrative expenses of the overseas private',
'investment corporation: provided further, that designated funding levels in this act shall not be transferred pursuant to this section: note:',
'notification. provided further, that the exercise of such authority shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the committees',
'on appropriations. extradition sec. 7082. a none of the funds appropriated in this act may be used to provide assistance',
'other than funds provided under the headings international narcotics control and law enforcement, migration and refugee assistance, emergency migration and',
'refugee assistance, and nonproliferation, anti terrorism, demining and related assistance for the central government of a country which has notified',
'the department of state of its refusal to extradite to the united states any individual indicted for a criminal offense',
'for which the maximum penalty is life imprisonment without the possibility of parole or for killing a law enforcement officer,',
'as specified in a united states extradition request. b subsection note: applicability. a shall only apply to the central government',
'of a country with which the united states maintains diplomatic relations and with which the united states has an extradition',
'treaty and the government of that country is in violation of the terms and conditions of the treaty. c the',
'note: waiver authority. certification. secretary of state may waive the restriction in subsection a on a case by case basis',
'if the secretary certifies to page 123 stat. 911 the committees on appropriations that such waiver is important to the',
'national interests of the united states. energy and environment sec. 7083. a clean energy. of the funds appropriated by title',
'iii of this act, not less than $100,000,000 shall be made available to the united states agency for international development',
'usaid , in addition to funds otherwise made available for such purposes, for programs and activities that reduce global warming',
'by promoting the sustainable use of renewable energy technologies and energy efficient end use technologies, carbon sequestration, and carbon accounting.',
'b climate change adaptation. of note: web posting. deadline. reports. the funds appropriated by this act, up to $10,000,000 shall',
'be made available for a united states contribution to the least developed countries fund to support grants for climate change',
'adaptation programs and activities, if the global environment facility makes publicly available on its website an annual report detailing the',
'criteria used to determine which programs and activities receive funds, the manner in which such programs and activities meet such',
'criteria, the extent of local involvement in such programs and activities, the amount of funds provided, and the results achieved.',
'c biodiversity. of the funds appropriated by title iii of this act and by prior acts for fiscal year 2009,',
'not less than $195,000,000 shall be made available for programs and activities which directly protect biodiversity, including tropical forests and',
'wildlife, in developing countries, of which not less than $25,000,000 shall be made available for usaids conservation programs in the',
'amazon basin: provided, that of the funds made available under this paragraph, not less than $17,500,000 shall be made available',
'for the congo basin forest partnership of which not less than $2,500,000 shall be made available to the united states',
'fish and wildlife service for conservation programs in africa: provided further, that funds appropriated by this act to carry out',
'the provisions of sections 103 through 106, and chapter 4 of part ii, of the foreign assistance act of 1961',
'may be used, notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the purpose of supporting tropical forestry and biodiversity conservation activities',
'and energy programs aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions: provided further, that funds appropriated under the heading development assistance may',
'be made available as a contribution to the galapagos invasive species fund. d 1 extraction of natural resources. the secretary',
'of the treasury shall inform the managements of the international financial institutions and the public that it is the policy',
'of the united states to oppose any assistance by such institutions including but not limited to any loan, credit, grant,',
'or guarantee for the extraction and export of oil, gas, coal, timber, or other natural resource unless the government of',
'the country has in place functioning systems for: i accurately accounting for payments for companies involved in the extraction and',
'export of natural resources; ii the independent auditing of accounts receiving such payments and the widespread public dissemination of the',
'findings of such audits; and iii verifying government receipts against company payments including widespread dissemination of such payment information, and',
'disclosing such documents as host government agreements, concession agreements, and bidding documents, page 123 stat. 912 allowing in any such',
'dissemination or disclosure for the redaction of, or exceptions for, information that is commercially proprietary or that would create competitive',
'disadvantage. 2 not note: deadline. reports. later than 180 days after the enactment of this act, the secretary of the',
'treasury shall submit a report to the committees on appropriations 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 natural resources in',
'the preceeding 12 months, and whether each institution considered, in its proposal for such assistance, the extent to which the',
'country has functioning systems described in paragraph 1 . prohibition on promotion of tobacco sec. 7084. none of the funds',
'provided by this act shall be available to promote the sale or export of tobacco or tobacco products, or to',
'seek the reduction or removal by any foreign country of restrictions on the marketing of tobacco or tobacco products, except',
'for restrictions which are not applied equally to all tobacco or tobacco products of the same type. commercial leasing of',
'defense articles sec. 7085. note: notification. president. determination. notwithstanding any other provision of law, and subject to the regular notification',
'procedures of the committees on appropriations, the authority of section 23 a of the arms export control act may be',
'used to provide financing to israel, egypt and nato and major non nato allies for the procurement by leasing including',
'leasing with an option to purchase of defense articles from united states commercial suppliers, not including major defense equipment other',
'than helicopters and other types of aircraft having possible civilian application , if the president determines that there are compelling',
'foreign policy or national security reasons for those defense articles being provided by commercial lease rather than by government to',
'government sale under such act. anti kleptocracy sec. 7086. a note: records. 8 usc 1182 note. in furtherance of the',
'national strategy to internationalize efforts against kleptocracy and presidential proclamation 7750, the secretary of state shall compile and maintain a',
'list of officials of foreign governments and their immediate family members who the secretary has credible evidence have been involved',
'in corruption relating to the extraction of natural resources in their countries. b any individual on the list compiled under',
'subsection a shall be ineligible for admission to the united states. c the note: waiver authority. determination. secretary may waive',
'the application of subsection b if the secretary determines that admission to the united states is necessary to attend the',
'united nations or to further united states law enforcement objectives, or that the circumstances which caused the individual to be',
'included on the list have changed sufficiently to justify the removal of the individual from the list. d not note:',
'deadlines. reports. classified information. later than 90 days after enactment of this act and 180 days thereafter, the secretary of',
'state shall report in writing, in classified form if necessary, to the committees on appropriations page 123 stat. 913 describing',
'the evidence of corruption concerning individuals listed pursuant to subsection a . training and equipment reports sec. 7087. a the',
'annual foreign military training report required by section 656 of the foreign assistance act of 1961 shall be submitted by',
'the secretary of defense and the secretary of state to the committees on appropriations by the date specified in that',
'section. b not later than 90 days after enactment of this act, the secretary of state, in consultation with other',
'relevant united states government agencies, shall submit to the committees on appropriations a report detailing the equipment to be purchased',
'with funds appropriated or otherwise made available under the headings andean counterdrug programs, international narcotics control and law enforcement, and',
'foreign military financing program in this act: provided, that such report shall include a description of the anticipated costs associated',
'with the operation and maintenance of such equipment in subsequent fiscal years: provided further, that for the purposes of this',
'subsection, equipment shall be defined as any aircraft, vessel, boat or vehicle. transparency and accountability sec. 7088. a united nations.',
'funds note: deadline. reports. made available by this act shall be made available to continue reform efforts at the united',
'nations: provided, that not later than september 30, 2009, the secretary of state shall submit a report to the committees',
'on appropriations detailing actions taken by united nations organizations under the headings contributions to international organizations and international organizations and',
'programs to continue reform of united nations financial management systems and program oversight. b world bank. section 668 c 1',
'of the consolidated appropriations act, 2008 public law 110 161 note: 121 stat. 2351. is amended by striking that and',
'inserting on the extent to which. c national budget transparency. 1 none note: public information. deadline. of the funds appropriated',
'by this act may be made available for assistance for the central government of any country that fails to make',
'publicly available on an annual basis its national budget, to include income and expenditures. 2 the note: waiver authority. reports.',
'secretary of state may waive the requirements of paragraph 1 on a country by country basis if the secretary reports',
'to the committees on appropriations that to do so is important to the national interest of the united states. disability',
'programs sec. 7089. a of the funds appropriated by this act under the heading economic support fund, not less than',
'$4,000,000 shall be made available for programs and activities administered by the united states agency for international development usaid to',
'address the needs and protect the rights of people with disabilities in developing countries, and for programs to make publicly',
'available information on independent living, advocacy, education, and transportation for people with disabilities and disability page 123 stat. 914 advocacy',
'organizations in developing countries, including for the cost of translation. b funds appropriated under the heading operating expenses in title',
'ii of this act shall be made available to develop and implement training for staff in overseas usaid missions to',
'promote the full inclusion and equal participation of people with disabilities in developing countries. c the secretary of state, the',
'secretary of the treasury, and the usaid administrator shall seek to ensure that, where appropriate, construction projects funded by this',
'act are accessible to people with disabilities and in compliance with the usaid policy on standards for accessibility for the',
'disabled, or other similar accessibility standards. d of the funds made available pursuant to subsection a , not more than',
'7 percent may be for management, oversight and technical support. orphans, displaced and abandoned children sec. 7090. of the funds',
'appropriated under title iii of this act, $3,000,000 should be made available for activities to improve the capacity of foreign',
'government agencies and nongovernmental organizations to prevent child abandonment, address the needs of orphans, displaced and abandoned children and provide',
'permanent homes through family reunification, guardianship and domestic adoptions: provided, that funds made available under title iii of this act',
'should be made available, as appropriate, consistent with 1 the goal of enabling children to remain in the care of',
'their family of origin, but when not possible, placing children in permanent homes through adoption; 2 the principle that such',
'placements should be based on informed consent which has not been induced by payment or compensation; 3 the view that',
'long term foster care or institutionalization are not permanent options and should be used when no other suitable permanent options',
'are available; and 4 the recognition that programs that protect and support families can reduce the abandonment and exploitation of',
'children. sri lanka sec. 7091. a note: certification. none of the funds appropriated by this act under the heading foreign',
'military financing program may be made available for assistance for sri lanka, no defense export license may be issued, and',
'no military equipment or technology shall be sold or transferred to sri lanka pursuant to the authorities contained in this',
'act or any other act, until the secretary of state certifies to the committee on appropriations that 1 the sri',
'lankan military is suspending and the government of sri lanka is bringing to justice members of the military who have',
'been credibly alleged to have violated internationally recognized human rights or international humanitarian law, including complicity in the recruitment of',
'child soldiers; 2 the government of sri lanka is providing access to humanitarian organizations and journalists throughout the country consistent',
'with international humanitarian law; and page 123 stat. 915 3 the government of sri lanka has agreed to the establishment',
'of a field presence of the office of the united nations high commissioner for human rights in sri lanka with',
'sufficient staff and mandate to conduct full and unfettered monitoring throughout the country and to publicize its findings. b subsection',
'a shall not apply to technology or equipment made available for the limited purposes of maritime and air surveillance, including',
'communications equipment previously committed or approved for the limited purposes of air and maritime surveillance. export import bank rescission including',
'rescissions sec. 7092. a of the funds appropriated under the heading subsidy appropriation for the export import bank of the',
'united states that are available for tied aid grants in prior acts making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and',
'related programs, $17,000,000 are rescinded. b of the unobligated balances available under the heading subsidy appropriation for the export import',
'bank of the united states in public law 109 102, $27,000,000 are rescinded. this division may be cited as the',
'department of state, foreign operations, and related programs appropriations act, 2009. division i transportation, note: transportation, housing and urban development,',
'and related agencies appropriations act, 2009. department of transportation appropriations act, 2009. housing and urban development, and related agencies appropriatons',
'act, 2009 title i department of transportation office of the secretary salaries and expenses for necessary expenses of the office',
'of the secretary, $98,248,000, of which not to exceed $2,400,000 shall be available for the immediate office of the secretary;',
'not to exceed $759,000 shall be available for the immediate office of the deputy secretary; not to exceed $19,838,000 shall',
'be available for the office of the general counsel; not to exceed $10,107,000 shall be available for the office of',
'the under secretary of transportation for policy; not to exceed $10,200,000 shall be available for the office of the assistant',
'secretary for budget and programs; not to exceed $2,400,000 shall be available for the office of the assistant secretary for',
'governmental affairs; not to exceed $26,000,000 shall be available for the office of the assistant secretary for administration; not to',
'exceed $2,020,000 shall be available for the office of public affairs; not to exceed $1,595,000 shall be available for the',
'office of the executive secretariat; not to exceed $1,369,000 shall be available for the office of small and disadvantaged business',
'utilization; not to exceed $8,675,000 for the office of intelligence, security, and emergency response; and not to exceed $12,885,000 shall',
'be available for the office of the chief information officer: note: transfer authority. provided, that the secretary of transportation is',
'authorized page 123 stat. 916 to transfer funds appropriated for any office of the office of the secretary to any',
'other office of the office of the secretary: provided further, that no appropriation for any office shall be increased or',
'decreased by more than 5 percent by all such transfers: note: notice. provided further, that notice of any change in',
'funding greater than 5 percent shall be submitted for approval to the house and senate committees on appropriations: provided further,',
'that not to exceed $60,000 shall be for allocation within the department for official reception and representation expenses as the',
'secretary may determine: provided further, that notwithstanding any other provision of law, excluding fees authorized in public law 107 71,',
'there may be credited to this appropriation up to $2,500,000 in funds received in user fees: provided further, that none',
'of the funds provided in this act shall be available for the position of assistant secretary for public affairs: note:',
'audits. provided further, that of the funds provided under this heading, $100,000 shall be provided through reimbursement to the department',
'of transportations office of inspector general to audit the working capital funds financial statements. financial management capital for necessary expenses',
'for upgrading and enhancing the department of transportations financial systems, and reengineering business processes, $5,000,000, to remain available until expended.',
'office of civil rights for necessary expenses of the office of civil rights, $9,384,000. transportation planning, research, and development for',
'necessary expenses for conducting transportation planning, research, systems development, development activities, and making grants, to remain available until expended, $18,300,000.',
'working capital fund necessary expenses for operating costs and capital outlays of the working capital fund, not to exceed $128,094,000,',
'shall be paid from appropriations made available to the department of transportation: provided, that such services shall be provided on',
'a competitive basis to entities within the department of transportation: provided further, that the above limitation on operating expenses shall',
'not apply to non dot entities: provided further, that no funds appropriated in this act to an agency of the',
'department shall be transferred to the working capital fund without the approval of the agency modal administrator: note: notice. provided',
'further, that no assessments may be levied against any program, budget activity, subactivity or project funded by this act unless',
'notice of such assessments and the basis therefor are presented to the house and senate committees on appropriations and are',
'approved by such committees. minority business resource center program for the cost of guaranteed loans, $353,000, as authorized by 49',
'u.s.c. 332: provided, that such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502',
'of the page 123 stat. 917 congressional budget act of 1974: provided further, that these funds are available to subsidize',
'total loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed $18,367,000. in addition, for administrative expenses',
'to carry out the guaranteed loan program, $559,000. minority business outreach for necessary expenses of minority business resource center outreach',
'activities, $3,056,000, to remain available until september 30, 2010: provided, that notwithstanding 49 u.s.c. 332, these funds may be used',
'for business opportunities related to any mode of transportation. payments to air carriers airport and airway trust fund including transfer',
'of funds in addition to funds made available from any other source to carry out the essential air service program',
'under 49 u.s.c. 41731 through 41742, $73,013,000, to be derived from the airport and airway trust fund, to remain available',
'until expended: provided, that, in determining between or among carriers competing to provide service to a community, the secretary may',
'consider the relative subsidy requirements of the carriers: provided further, that, if the funds under this heading are insufficient to',
'meet the costs of the essential air service program in the current fiscal year, the secretary shall transfer such sums',
'as may be necessary to carry out the essential air service program from any available amounts appropriated to or directly',
'administered by the office of the secretary for such fiscal year. compensation for air carriers rescission of the amounts made',
'available under this heading, all unobligated balances as of the date of enactment of this act are hereby permanently rescinded.',
'administrative provisions office of the secretary of transportation sec. 101. note: transfer authority. the secretary of transportation is authorized to',
'transfer the unexpended balances available for the bonding assistance program from office of the secretary, salaries and expenses to minority',
'business outreach. sec. 102. note: assessments. contracts. none of the funds made available in this act to the department of',
'transportation may be obligated for the office of the secretary of transportation to approve assessments or reimbursable agreements pertaining to',
'funds appropriated to the modal administrations in this act, except for activities underway on the date of enactment of this',
'act, unless such assessments or agreements have completed the normal reprogramming process for congressional notification. sec. 103. none of the',
'funds made available under this act may be obligated or expended to establish or implement a program under which essential',
'air service communities are required to page 123 stat. 918 assume subsidy costs commonly referred to as the eas local',
'participation program. sec. 104. the secretary or his or her designee may engage in activities with states and state legislators',
'to consider proposals related to the reduction of motorcycle fatalities. federal aviation administration operations airport and airway trust fund for',
'necessary expenses of the federal aviation administration, not otherwise provided for, including operations and research activities related to commercial space',
'transportation, administrative expenses for research and development, establishment of air navigation facilities, the operation including leasing and maintenance of aircraft,',
'subsidizing the cost of aeronautical charts and maps sold to the public, lease or purchase of passenger motor vehicles for',
'replacement only, in addition to amounts made available by public law 108 176, $9,042,467,000, of which $5,238,005,000 shall be derived',
'from the airport and airway trust fund, of which not to exceed $7,099,019,000 shall be available for air traffic organization',
'activities; not to exceed $1,164,597,000 shall be available for aviation safety activities; not to exceed $14,094,000 shall be available for',
'commercial space transportation activities; not to exceed $111,004,000 shall be available for financial services activities; not to exceed $96,091,000 shall',
'be available for human resources program activities; not to exceed $331,000,000 shall be available for region and center operations and',
'regional coordination activities; not to exceed $180,859,000 shall be available for staff offices; and not to exceed $46,500,000 shall be',
'available for information services: provided, that not to exceed 2 percent of any budget activity, except for aviation safety budget',
'activity, may be transferred to any budget activity under this heading: provided further, that no transfer may increase or decrease',
'any appropriation by more than 2 percent: provided further, that any transfer in excess of 2 percent shall be treated',
'as a reprogramming of funds under section 405 of this act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure',
'except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section: provided further, that the secretary utilize not less than',
'$10,000,000 of the funds provided for aviation safety activities to pay for staff increases in the office of aviation flight',
'standards and the office of aircraft certification: note: deadlines. reports. 49 usc 44506 note. provided further, that not later than',
'march 31 of each fiscal year hereafter, the administrator of the federal aviation administration shall transmit to congress an annual',
'update to the report submitted to congress in december 2004 pursuant to section 221 of public law 108 176: provided',
'further, that note: fines. the amount herein appropriated shall be reduced by $100,000 for each day after march 31 that',
'such report has not been submitted to the congress: note: grants. safety standards. provided further, that funds may be used',
'to enter into a grant agreement with a nonprofit standard setting organization to assist in the development of aviation safety',
'standards: provided further, that none of the funds in this act shall be available for new applicants for the second',
'career training program: note: user fees. provided further, that none of the funds in this act shall be available for',
'the federal aviation administration to finalize or implement any regulation page 123 stat. 919 that would promulgate new aviation user',
'fees not specifically authorized by law after the date of the enactment of this act: provided further, that there may',
'be credited to this appropriation funds received from states, counties, municipalities, foreign authorities, other public authorities, and private sources, for',
'expenses incurred in the provision of agency services, including receipts for the maintenance and operation of air navigation facilities, and',
'for issuance, renewal or modification of certificates, including airman, aircraft, and repair station certificates, or for tests related thereto, or',
'for processing major repair or alteration forms: provided further, that of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than',
'$9,000,000 shall be for the contract tower cost sharing program: note: premium pay. provided further, that none of the funds',
'in this act shall be available for paying premium pay under 5 u.s.c. 5546 a to any federal aviation administration',
'employee unless such employee actually performed work during the time corresponding to such premium pay: provided further, that none of',
'the funds in this act for aeronautical charting and cartography are available for activities conducted by, or coordinated through, the',
'working capital fund: provided further, that none of the funds in this act may be obligated or expended for an',
'employee of the federal aviation administration to purchase a store gift card or gift certificate through use of a government',
'issued credit card. facilities and equipment airport and airway trust fund for necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for acquisition,',
'establishment, technical support services, improvement by contract or purchase, and hire of air navigation and experimental facilities and equipment, as',
'authorized under part a of subtitle vii of title 49, united states code, including initial acquisition of necessary sites by',
'lease or grant; engineering and service testing, including construction of test facilities and acquisition of necessary sites by lease or',
'grant; construction and furnishing of quarters and related accommodations for officers and employees of the federal aviation administration stationed at',
'remote localities where such accommodations are not available; and the purchase, lease, or transfer of aircraft from funds available under',
'this heading, including aircraft for aviation regulation and certification; to be derived from the airport and airway trust fund, $2,742,095,000,',
'of which $2,281,595,000 shall remain available until september 30, 2011, and of which $460,500,000 shall remain available until september 30,',
'2009: provided, that there may be credited to this appropriation funds received from states, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and',
'private sources, for expenses incurred in the establishment and modernization of air navigation facilities: provided further, that note: submission date.',
'investment plan. upon initial submission to the congress of the fiscal year 2010 presidents budget, the secretary of transportation shall',
'transmit to the congress a comprehensive capital investment plan for the federal aviation administration which includes funding for each budget',
'line item for fiscal years 2010 through 2014, with total funding for each year of the plan constrained to the',
'funding targets for those years as estimated and approved by the office of management and budget: note: study. provided further,',
'that the secretary of transportation shall conduct an analysis that compares the current status of air traffic management and page',
'123 stat. 920 the national airspace system to the planned architecture of the next generation air transportation system: note: submission',
'date. interim architecture. cost estimate. provided further, that upon initial submission to the congress of the fiscal year 2010 presidents',
'budget, the secretary of transportation shall transmit to the congress an interim architecture for the next generation air transportation system',
'that establishes a list of priority capabilities to be achieved by 2017 and provides an estimated cost for each of',
'those priorities. research, engineering, and development airport and airway trust fund for necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for research,',
'engineering, and development, as authorized under part a of subtitle vii of title 49, united states code, including construction of',
'experimental facilities and acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant, $171,000,000, to be derived from the airport and airway',
'trust fund and to remain available until september 30, 2011: provided, that there may be credited to this appropriation as',
'offsetting collections, funds received from states, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources, which shall be available for expenses',
'incurred for research, engineering, and development. grants in aid for airports liquidation of contract authorization limitation on obligations airport and',
'airway trust fund for liquidation of obligations incurred for grants in aid for airport planning and development, and noise compatibility',
'planning and programs as authorized under subchapter i of chapter 471 and subchapter i of chapter 475 of title 49,',
'united states code, and under other law authorizing such obligations; for procurement, installation, and commissioning of runway incursion prevention devices',
'and systems at airports of such title; for grants authorized under section 41743 of title 49, united states code; and',
'for inspection activities and administration of airport safety programs, including those related to airport operating certificates under section 44706 of',
'title 49, united states code, $3,600,000,000 to be derived from the airport and airway trust fund and to remain available',
'until expended: provided, that none of the funds under this heading shall be available for the planning or execution of',
'programs the obligations for which are in excess of $3,514,500,000 in fiscal year 2009, notwithstanding section 47117 g of title',
'49, united states code: note: explosive detection systems. provided further, that none of the funds under this heading shall be',
'available for the replacement of baggage conveyor systems, reconfiguration of terminal baggage areas, or other airport improvements that are necessary',
'to install bulk explosive detection systems: provided further, that notwithstanding any other provision of law, of funds limited under this',
'heading, not more than $87,454,000 shall be obligated for administration, not less than $15,000,000 shall be available for the airport',
'cooperative research program, not less than $19,348,000 shall be for airport technology research, and $8,000,000, to remain available until page',
'123 stat. 921 expended, shall be available and transferred to office of the secretary, salaries and expenses to carry out',
'the small community air service development program. rescission of the amounts authorized under sections 48103 and 48112 of title 49,',
'united states code, $80,000,000 are permanently rescinded from amounts authorized for the fiscal year ending september 30, 2009. administrative provisions',
'federal aviation administration sec. 110. none of the funds in this act may be used to compensate in excess of',
'600 technical staff years under the federally funded research and development center contract between the federal aviation administration and the',
'center for advanced aviation systems development during fiscal year 2009. sec. 111. none of the funds in this act shall',
'be used to pursue or adopt guidelines or regulations requiring airport sponsors to provide to the federal aviation administration without',
'cost building construction, maintenance, utilities and expenses, or space in airport sponsor owned buildings for services relating to air traffic',
'control, air navigation, or weather reporting: provided, that the prohibition of funds in this section does not apply to negotiations',
'between the agency and airport sponsors to achieve agreement on below market rates for these items or to grant assurances',
'that require airport sponsors to provide land without cost to the faa for air traffic control facilities. sec. 112. the',
'administrator of the federal aviation administration may reimburse amounts made available to satisfy 49 u.s.c. 41742 a 1 from fees',
'credited under 49 u.s.c. 45303: provided, that during fiscal year 2009, 49 u.s.c. 41742 b shall not apply, and any',
'amount remaining in such account at the close of that fiscal year may be made available to satisfy section 41742',
'a 1 for the subsequent fiscal year. sec. 113. amounts collected under section 40113 e of title 49, united states',
'code, shall be credited to the appropriation current at the time of collection, to be merged with and available for',
'the same purposes of such appropriation. sec. 114. none note: new jersey. of the funds appropriated or limited by this',
'act may be used to change weight restrictions or prior permission rules at teterboro airport in teterboro, new jersey. sec.',
'115. note: airline schedules. a no funds provided in this act may be used by the secretary of transportation to',
'promulgate regulations or take any action regarding the scheduling of airline operations at any commercial airport in the united states',
'if such regulation or action involves: 1 the auctioning by the secretary or the faa administrator of rights or permission',
'to conduct airline operations at such an airport, 2 the implementation by said secretary or administrator of peak period or',
'other forms of congestion pricing at such an airport, 3 either: a withdrawal by the secretary or administrator of a',
'right or permission to conduct operations at such an page 123 stat. 922 airport except when the withdrawal is for',
'operational reasons or pursuant to the terms or conditions of such operating right or permission , or b requiring a',
'carrier to transfer involuntarily any such right or permission to another person, 4 the charging by the secretary or administrator',
'of a fee for the right or permission to use navigable airspace at such an airport, or 5 requiring or',
'providing incentives or disincentives to airport proprietors to take such actions themselves. b nothing in this section shall be construed',
'to: 1 prohibit the secretary or the administrator from imposing per operation limitations on airports for the purpose of alleviating',
'congestion at such airports, 2 prohibit individual airports from implementing peak period or other congestion pricing at such airports, consistent',
'with regulations pertaining to airport rates and charges, or 3 limit the ability of a state, political subdivision of a',
'state, or political authority of at least two states that owns or operates a commercial airport from carrying out its',
'proprietary powers and rights. sec. 116. none of the funds limited by this act for grants under the airport improvement',
'program shall be made available to the sponsor of a commercial service airport if such sponsor fails to agree to',
'a request from the secretary of transportation for cost free space in a non revenue producing, public use area of',
'the airport terminal or other airport facilities for the purpose of carrying out a public service air passenger rights and',
'consumer outreach campaign. sec. 117. note: deadline. reports. within 60 days of the publication date of any government accountability office',
'report reviewing the federal aviation administrations project to redesign the airspace over the new york, new jersey, and philadelphia region,',
'the administrator of the federal aviation administration shall report in writing to the committee on appropriations and the committee on',
'commerce, science, and transportation, on actions the agency intends to take in order to address any concerns and recommendations identified',
'in the government accountability office report. sec. 118. note: apportionment. the secretary shall apportion to the sponsor of an airport',
'that received scheduled or unscheduled air service from a large certified air carrier as defined in part 241 of title',
'14 code of federal regulations, or such other regulations as may be issued by the secretary under the authority of',
'section 41709 an amount equal to the minimum apportionment specified in 49 u.s.c. 47114 c , if the secretary determines',
'that airport had more than 10,000 passenger boardings in the preceding calendar year, based on data submitted to the secretary',
'under part 241 of title 14, code of federal regulations. federal highway administration limitation on administrative expenses including transfer of',
'funds not to exceed $390,000,000, together with advances and reimbursements received by the federal highway administration, shall be paid in',
'accordance with law from appropriations made page 123 stat. 923 available by this act to the federal highway administration for',
'necessary expenses for administration and operation. in addition, not to exceed $3,524,000 shall be paid from appropriations made available by',
'this act and transferred to the department of transportations office of inspector general for costs associated with audits and investigations',
'of projects and programs of the federal highway administration, and not to exceed $300,000 shall be paid from appropriations made',
'available by this act and provided to that office through reimbursement to conduct the annual audits of financial statements in',
'accordance with section 3521 of title 31, united states code. in addition, not to exceed $3,124,000 shall be paid from',
'appropriations made available by this act and transferred to the appalachian regional commission in accordance with section 104 of title',
'23, united states code. federal aid highways limitation on obligations highway trust fund none of note: 23 usc 104 note.',
'the funds in this act shall be available for the implementation or execution of programs, the obligations for which are',
'in excess of $40,700,000,000 for federal aid highways and highway safety construction programs for fiscal year 2009: provided, that within',
'the $40,700,000,000 obligation limitation on federal aid highways and highway safety construction programs, not more than $429,800,000 shall be available',
'for the implementation or execution of programs for transportation research chapter 5 of title 23, united states code; sections 111,',
'5505, and 5506 of title 49, united states code; and title 5 of public law 109 59 for fiscal year',
'2009: provided further, that this limitation on transportation research programs shall not apply to any authority previously made available for',
'obligation: provided further, that the secretary may, as authorized by section 605 b of title 23, united states code, collect',
'and spend fees to cover the costs of services of expert firms, including counsel, in the field of municipal and',
'project finance to assist in the underwriting and servicing of federal credit instruments and all or a portion of the',
'costs to the federal government of servicing such credit instruments: provided further, that such fees are available until expended to',
'pay for such costs: provided further, that such amounts are in addition to administrative expenses that are also available for',
'such purpose, and are not subject to any obligation limitation or the limitation on administrative expenses under section 608 of',
'title 23, united states code. liquidation of contract authorization highway trust fund for carrying out the provisions of title 23,',
'united states code, that are attributable to federal aid highways, not otherwise provided, including reimbursement for sums expended pursuant to',
'the provisions of 23 u.s.c. 308, $41,439,000,000 or so much thereof as may be available in and derived from the',
'highway trust fund other than the mass transit account , to remain available until expended. page 123 stat. 924 rescission',
'highway trust fund of the unobligated balances of funds apportioned to each state under chapter 1 of title 23, united',
'states code, $3,150,000,000 are permanently rescinded: provided, that such rescission shall not apply to the funds distributed in accordance with',
'sections 130 f and 104 b 5 of title 23, united states code; sections 133 d 1 and 163 of',
'such title, as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of public law 109 59; and the',
'first sentence of section 133 d 3 a of such title: provided further, that notwithstanding section 1132 of public law',
'110 140, in administering the rescission required under this heading, the secretary of transportation shall allow each state to determine',
'the amount of the required rescission to be drawn from the programs to which the rescission applies. appalachian development highway',
'system for necessary expenses for west virginia corridor h of the appalachian development highway system as authorized under section 1069',
'y of public law 102 240, as amended, $9,500,000, to remain available until expended. denali access system program for necessary',
'expenses for the denali access system program as authorized under section 1960 of public law 109 59, $5,700,000, to remain',
'available until expended. administrative provisions federal highway administration including rescissions sec. 120. note: 23 usc 104 note. a for fiscal',
'year 2009, the secretary of transportation shall 1 not distribute from the obligation limitation for federal aid highways amounts authorized',
'for administrative expenses and programs by section 104 a of title 23, united states code; programs funded from the administrative',
'takedown authorized by section 104 a 1 of title 23, united states code as in effect on the date before',
'the date of enactment of the safe, accountable, flexible, efficient transportation equity act: a legacy for users ; the highway',
'use tax evasion program; and the bureau of transportation statistics; 2 not distribute an amount from the obligation limitation for',
'federal aid highways that is equal to the unobligated balance of amounts made available from the highway trust fund other',
'than the mass transit account for federal aid highways and highway safety programs for previous fiscal years the funds for',
'which are allocated by the secretary; 3 determine the ratio that a the obligation limitation for federal aid highways, less',
'the aggregate of amounts not distributed under paragraphs 1 and 2 , bears to b the total of the sums',
'authorized to be appropriated for federal aid highways and highway safety construction programs other than sums authorized to be appropriated',
'page 123 stat. 925 for provisions of law described in paragraphs 1 through 9 of subsection b and sums authorized',
'to be appropriated for section 105 of title 23, united states code, equal to the amount referred to in subsection',
'b 10 for such fiscal year , less the aggregate of the amounts not distributed under paragraphs 1 and 2',
'of this subsection; 4 a distribute the obligation limitation for federal aid highways, less the aggregate amounts not distributed under',
'paragraphs 1 and 2 , for sections 1301, 1302, and 1934 of the safe, accountable, flexible, efficient transportation equity act:',
'a legacy for users; sections 117 but individually for each project numbered 1 through 3676 listed in the table contained',
'in section 1702 of the safe, accountable, flexible, efficient transportation equity act: a legacy for users and section 144 g',
'of title 23, united states code; and section 14501 of title 40, united states code, so that the amount of',
'obligation authority available for each of such sections is equal to the amount determined by multiplying the ratio determined under',
'paragraph 3 by the sums authorized to be appropriated for that section for the fiscal year; and b distribute $2,000,000,000',
'for section 105 of title 23, united states code; 5 distribute the obligation limitation provided for federal aid highways, less',
'the aggregate amounts not distributed under paragraphs 1 and 2 and amounts distributed under paragraph 4 , for each of',
'the programs that are allocated by the secretary under the safe, accountable, flexible, efficient transportation equity act: a legacy for',
'users and title 23, united states code other than to programs to which paragraphs 1 and 4 apply , by',
'multiplying the ratio determined under paragraph 3 by the amounts authorized to be appropriated for each such program for such',
'fiscal year; and 6 distribute the obligation limitation provided for federal aid highways, less the aggregate amounts not distributed under',
'paragraphs 1 and 2 and amounts distributed under paragraphs 4 and 5 , for federal aid highways and highway safety',
'construction programs other than the amounts apportioned for the equity bonus program, but only to the extent that the amounts',
'apportioned for the equity bonus program for the fiscal year are greater than $2,639,000,000, and the appalachian development highway system',
'program that are apportioned by the secretary under the safe, accountable, flexible, efficient transportation equity act: a legacy for users',
'and title 23, united states code, in the ratio that a amounts authorized to be appropriated for such programs that',
'are apportioned to each state for such fiscal year, bear to b the total of the amounts authorized to be',
'appropriated for such programs that are apportioned to all states for such fiscal year. b exceptions from obligation limitation. the',
'obligation limitation for federal aid highways shall not apply to obligations: 1 under section 125 of title 23, united states',
'code; 2 under section 147 of the surface transportation assistance act of 1978; 3 under section 9 of the federal',
'aid highway act of 1981; 4 under subsections b and j of section 131 of the surface transportation assistance act',
'of 1982; 5 under subsections b and c page 123 stat. 926 of section 149 of the surface transportation and',
'uniform relocation assistance act of 1987; 6 under sections 1103 through 1108 of the intermodal surface transportation efficiency act of',
'1991; 7 under section 157 of title 23, united states code, as in effect on the day before the date',
'of the enactment of the transportation equity act for the 21st century; 8 under section 105 of title 23, united',
'states code, as in effect for fiscal years 1998 through 2004, but only in an amount equal to $639,000,000 for',
'each of those fiscal years; 9 for federal aid highway programs for which obligation authority was made available under the',
'transportation equity act for the 21st century or subsequent public laws for multiple years or to remain available until used,',
'but only to the extent that the obligation authority has not lapsed or been used; 10 under section 105 of',
'title 23, united states code, but only in an amount equal to $639,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 through',
'2009; and 11 under section 1603 of the safe, accountable, flexible, efficient transportation equity act: a legacy for users, to',
'the extent that funds obligated in accordance with that section were not subject to a limitation on obligations at the',
'time at which the funds were initially made available for obligation. c note: distribution date. redistribution of unused obligation authority.',
'notwithstanding subsection a , the secretary shall, after august 1 of such fiscal year, revise a distribution of the obligation',
'limitation made available under subsection a if the amount distributed cannot be obligated during that fiscal year and redistribute sufficient',
'amounts to those states able to obligate amounts in addition to those previously distributed during that fiscal year, giving priority',
'to those states having large unobligated balances of funds apportioned under sections 104 and 144 of title 23, united states',
'code. d applicability of obligation limitations to transportation research programs. the obligation limitation shall apply to transportation research programs carried',
'out under chapter 5 of title 23, united states code, and title v research title of the safe, accountable, flexible,',
'efficient transportation equity act: a legacy for users, except that obligation authority made available for such programs under such limitation',
'shall remain available for a period of 3 fiscal years and shall be in addition to the amount of any',
'limitation imposed on obligations for federal aid highway and highway safety construction programs for future fiscal years. e redistribution of',
'certain authorized funds. 1 in general. not note: deadline. later than 30 days after the date of the distribution of',
'obligation limitation under subsection a , the secretary shall distribute to the states any funds that a are authorized to',
'be appropriated for such fiscal year for federal aid highways programs; and b the secretary determines will not be allocated',
'to the states, and will not be available for obligation, in such fiscal year due to the imposition of any',
'obligation limitation for such fiscal year. 2 ratio. funds shall be distributed under paragraph 1 in the same ratio as',
'the distribution of obligation authority under subsection a 6 . page 123 stat. 927 3 availability. funds distributed under paragraph',
'1 shall be available for any purposes described in section 133 b of title 23, united states code. f special',
'limitation characteristics. obligation limitation distributed for a fiscal year under subsection a 4 for the provision specified in subsection a',
'4 shall 1 remain available until used for obligation of funds for that provision; and 2 be in addition to',
'the amount of any limitation imposed on obligations for federal aid highway and highway safety construction programs for future fiscal',
'years. g high priority project flexibility. 1 in general. subject to paragraph 2 , obligation authority distributed for such fiscal',
'year under subsection a 4 for each project numbered 1 through 3676 listed in the table contained in section 1702',
'of the safe, accountable, flexible, efficient transportation equity act: a legacy for users may be obligated for any other project',
'in such section in the same state. 2 restoration. obligation authority used as described in paragraph 1 shall be restored',
'to the original purpose on the date on which obligation authority is distributed under this section for the next fiscal',
'year following obligation under paragraph 1 . h limitation on statutory construction. nothing in this section shall be construed to',
'limit the distribution of obligation authority under subsection a 4 a for each of the individual projects numbered greater than',
'3676 listed in the table contained in section 1702 of the safe, accountable, flexible, efficient transportation equity act: a legacy',
'for users. sec. 121. notwithstanding 31 u.s.c. 3302, funds received by the bureau of transportation statistics from the sale of',
'data products, for necessary expenses incurred pursuant to 49 u.s.c. 111 may be credited to the federal aid highways account',
'for the purpose of reimbursing the bureau for such expenses: provided, that such funds shall be subject to the obligation',
'limitation for federal aid highways and highway safety construction. sec. 122. in addition to amounts provided in this or any',
'other act for fiscal year 2009, $143,031,303, to be derived from the highway trust fund other than the mass transit',
'account , shall be available for the transportation, community, and system preservation program under section 1117 of the safe, accountable,',
'flexible, efficient transportation equity act: a legacy for users pub. l. 109 59; 119 stat. 1144, 1177 1179 : provided,',
'that all funds made available under this section shall be subject to any limitation on obligations for federal aid highways',
'and highway safety construction programs set forth in this act or any other act: provided further, that such funds shall',
'be administered in accordance with section 1117 g 2 of the safe, accountable, flexible, efficient transportation equity act: a legacy',
'for users. sec. 123. of the amounts made available under section 104 a of title 23, united states code, $33,401,492',
'are permanently rescinded. sec. 124. of the unobligated balances of funds made available in fiscal year 2005 and prior fiscal',
'years for the implementation or execution of programs for transportation research, training and page 123 stat. 928 education, and technology',
'deployment including intelligent transportation systems, $11,756,527 are permanently rescinded. sec. 125. there is hereby appropriated to the secretary of transportation',
'$161,326,625 for surface transportation priorities: provided, that the amount provided by this section shall be made available for the programs,',
'projects and activities identified under this section in the explanatory statement accompanying this act: provided further, that funds provided by',
'this section, at the request of a state, shall be transferred by the secretary to another federal agency: provided further,',
'that the federal share payable on account of any program, project, or activity carried out with funds set aside by',
'this section shall be 100 percent: provided further, that the sums set aside by this section shall remain available until',
'expended: provided further, that none of the funds set aside by this section shall be subject to any limitation on',
'obligations for federal aid highways and highway safety construction programs set forth in this act or any other act. sec.',
'126. note: deadline. notice. public comments. 23 usc 313 note. not less than 15 days prior to waiving, under his',
'or her statutory authority, any buy america requirement for federal aid highway projects, the secretary of transportation shall make an',
'informal public notice and comment opportunity on the intent to issue such waiver and the reasons therefor: note: reports. provided,',
'that the secretary shall provide an annual report to the appropriations committees of the congress on any waivers granted under',
'the buy america requirements. sec. 127. note: montana. notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds made available in public law',
'110 161 for bridge over broadway, missoula to rattlesnake national recreation area, mt shall be available for a new pedestrian',
'and bicycle friendly at grade crossing of east broadway street in missoula, montana. sec. 128. note: texas. a in general.',
'except as provided in subsection b , none of the funds made available, limited, or otherwise affected by this act',
'shall be used to approve or otherwise authorize the imposition of any toll on any segment of highway located on',
'the federal aid system in the state of texas that 1 as of the date of enactment of this act,',
'is not tolled; 2 is constructed with federal assistance provided under title 23, united states code; and 3 is in',
'actual operation as of the date of enactment of this act. b exceptions. 1 number of toll lanes. subsection a',
'shall not apply to any segment of highway on the federal aid system described in that subsection that, as of',
'the date on which a toll is imposed on the segment, will have the same number of non toll lanes',
'as were in existence prior to that date. 2 high occupancy vehicle lanes. a high occupancy vehicle lane that is',
'converted to a toll lane shall not be subject to this section, and shall not be considered to be a',
'non toll lane for purposes of determining whether a highway will have fewer non toll lanes than prior to the',
'date of imposition of the toll, if a high occupancy vehicles occupied by the number of passengers specified by the',
'entity operating the toll lane may use the toll lane without paying a toll, unless page 123 stat. 929 otherwise',
'specified by the appropriate county, town, municipal or other local government entity, or public toll road or transit authority; or',
'b each high occupancy vehicle lane that was converted to a toll lane was constructed as a temporary lane to',
'be replaced by a toll lane under a plan approved by the appropriate county, town, municipal or other local government',
'entity, or public toll road or transit authority. sec. 129. a in the explanatory statement referenced in section 129 of',
'division k of public law 110 161 121 stat. 2388 , the item relating to route 116 and bay road',
'intersection and road improvements, amherst, ma in the table of projects for such section 129 is deemed to be amended',
'by inserting , including bike, pedestrian, or other off road paths after improvements. b in the explanatory statement referenced in',
'section 129 of division k of public law 110 161 121 stat. 2388 , the item relating to highway 77',
'rail grade separation, marion, ar, in the table of projects for such section 129 is deemed to be amended by',
'striking highway 77 rail grade separation, marion, ar and inserting bnsf main line overpass within the marion, arkansas, planning jurisdiction.',
'c in the explanatory statement referenced in section 186 of division k of public law 110 161 121 stat. 2406',
', in the table of projects under the heading federal highway administration federal aid highways limitation on obligations federal lands',
'in division k of such explanatory statement, the item relating to u.s. forest highway 4, winston county, alabama is deemed',
'to be amended by striking highway 4 and inserting highway 9. d in the explanatory statement referenced in section 186',
'of division k of public law 110 161 121 stat. 2406 , the item relating to street improvements in burnham,',
'il in the table of projects under the heading transportation, community and system preservation program is deemed to be amended',
'by striking street improvements in burnham, il and inserting repair of side streets and relocation of water mains resulting from',
'rerouting of traffic and reconstruction of 159th street in harvey, il. e in the explanatory statement referenced in section 186',
'of division k of public law 110 161 121 stat. 2406 , the item relating to street improvements in thornton,',
'il in the table of projects under the heading transportation, community and system preservation program is deemed to be amended',
'by striking street improvements in thornton, il and inserting engineering, right of way, and construction of joe orr road extension',
'and main street project in lynwood, il. f funds made available from the amount appropriated under the heading federal highway',
'administration highway demonstration projects of title i of the department of transportation and related agencies appropriations act, 1992 public law',
'102 143 for the miller highway from 59th street to 72nd street, west side of manhattan, new york, and from',
'the amount appropriated under the heading federal highway administration highway projects of title i of the department of transportation and',
'related agencies appropriations act, 1993 public law 102 388 for design improvements on miller highway, new york city, new york,',
'shall be made available for the project specified in item 4599 of section 1702 of safetea lu public law 109',
'59 , as page 123 stat. 930 amended by the safetea lu technical corrections act of 2008 public law 110',
'244 . sec. 130. note: new york. notwithstanding any other provision of law, any unexpended amounts available for obligation for',
'item number 48 under section 1106 b of public law 102 240 105 stat. 2046 for the southern state parkway',
'improvement project shall be available for obligation and expenditure on the i 90 connector, rensselaer county, new york, including reimbursement',
'for expenses incurred on such connector prior to the date of enactment of this section. sec. 131. a the table',
'contained in section 1702 of the safe, accountable, flexible, efficient transportation equity act: a legacy for users 119 stat. 1256',
'is amended by striking the project description for item number 189 and inserting the following: planning, design, engineering, environmental analysis,',
'acquisition of rights of way, and construction for the long valley bypass. b the table contained in section 1702 of',
'the safe, accountable, flexible, efficient transportation equity act: a legacy for users 119 stat. 1256 is amended by striking the',
'project description for item number 3546 and inserting the following: port of coos bay to acquire and repair the coos',
'bay line. federal motor carrier safety administration motor carrier safety operations and programs liquidation of contract authorization limitation on obligations',
'highway trust fund including rescission for payment of obligations incurred for administration of motor carrier safety operations and programs pursuant',
'to section 31104 i of title 49, united states code, and sections 4127 and 4134 of public law 109 59,',
'$234,000,000, to be derived from the highway trust fund other than the mass transit account , together with advances and',
'reimbursements received by the federal motor carrier safety administration, the sum of which shall remain available until expended: provided, that',
'none of the funds derived from the highway trust fund in this act shall be available for the implementation, execution',
'or administration of programs, the obligations for which are in excess of $234,000,000, for motor carrier safety operations and programs,',
'of which $8,500,000, to remain available for obligation until september 30, 2011, is for the research and technology program and',
'$1,000,000 shall be available for commercial motor vehicle operators grants to carry out section 4134 of public law 109 59:',
'provided further, that notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds under this heading for outreach and education',
'shall be available for transfer: note: reports. deadlines. provided further, that the federal motor carrier safety administration shall transmit to',
'congress a report on march 30, 2009 and september 30, 2009 on the agencys ability to meet its requirement to',
'conduct compliance reviews on high risk carriers: provided further, that $4,839,259 in unobligated balances are permanently rescinded. page 123 stat.',
'931 motor carrier safety grants liquidation of contract authorization limitation on obligations highway trust fund including rescission for payment of',
'obligations incurred in carrying out sections 31102, 31104 a , 31106, 31107, 31109, 31309, 31313 of title 49, united states',
'code, and sections 4126 and 4128 of public law 109 59, $307,000,000, to be derived from the highway trust fund',
'other than the mass transit account and to remain available until expended: provided, that none of the funds in this',
'act shall be available for the implementation or execution of programs, the obligations for which are in excess of $307,000,000,',
'for motor carrier safety grants; of which $209,000,000 shall be available for the motor carrier safety assistance program to carry',
'out sections 31102 and 31104 a of title 49, united states code; $25,000,000 shall be available for the commercial drivers',
'license improvements program to carry out section 31313 of title 49, united states code; $32,000,000 shall be available for the',
'border enforcement grants program to carry out section 31107 of title 49, united states code; $5,000,000 shall be available for',
'the performance and registration information system management program to carry out sections 31106 b and 31109 of title 49, united',
'states code; $25,000,000 shall be available for the commercial vehicle information systems and networks deployment program to carry out section',
'4126 of public law 109 59; $3,000,000 shall be available for the safety data improvement program to carry out section',
'4128 of public law 109 59; and $8,000,000 shall be available for the commercial drivers license information system modernization program',
'to carry out section 31309 e of title 49, united states code: provided further, that of the funds made available',
'for the motor carrier safety assistance program, $29,000,000 shall be available for audits of new entrant motor carriers: provided further,',
'that $6,502,558 in unobligated balances are permanently rescinded. motor carrier safety highway trust fund rescission of the amounts made available',
'under this heading in prior appropriations acts, $2,231,259 in unobligated balances are permanently rescinded. national motor carrier safety program highway',
'trust fund rescission of the amounts made available under this heading in prior appropriations acts, $19,571,910 in unobligated balances are',
'permanently rescinded. page 123 stat. 932 administrative provisions federal motor carrier safety administration sec. 135. note: reports. deadline. funds appropriated',
'or limited in this act shall be subject to the terms and conditions stipulated in section 350 of public law',
'107 87 and section 6901 of public law 110 28, including that the secretary submit a report to the house',
'and senate appropriations committees annually on the safety and security of transportation into the united states by mexico domiciled motor',
'carriers. sec. 136. none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this act may be used, directly or',
'indirectly, to establish, implement, continue, promote, or in any way permit a cross border motor carrier demonstration program to allow',
'mexican domiciled motor carriers to operate beyond the commercial zones along the international border between the united states and mexico,',
'including continuing, in whole or in part, any such program that was initiated prior to the date of the enactment',
'of this act. national highway traffic safety administration operations and research for expenses necessary to discharge the functions of the',
'secretary, with respect to traffic and highway safety under subtitle c of title x of public law 109 59 and',
'chapter 301 and part c of subtitle vi of title 49, united states code, $127,000,000, of which $31,670,000 shall remain',
'available until september 30, 2010: provided, that none of the funds appropriated by this act may be obligated or expended',
'to plan, finalize, or implement any rulemaking to add to section 575.104 of title 49 of the code of federal',
'regulations any requirement pertaining to a grading standard that is different from the three grading standards treadwear, traction, and temperature',
'resistance already in effect. operations and research liquidation of contract authorization limitation on obligations highway trust fund for payment of',
'obligations incurred in carrying out the provisions of 23 u.s.c. 403, $105,500,000 to be derived from the highway trust fund',
'other than the mass transit account and to remain available until expended: provided, that none of the funds in this',
'act shall be available for the planning or execution of programs the total obligations for which, in fiscal year 2009,',
'are in excess of $105,500,000 for programs authorized under 23 u.s.c. 403: provided further, that within the $105,500,000 obligation limitation',
'for operations and research, $26,908,000 shall remain available until september 30, 2010 and shall be in addition to the amount',
'of any limitation imposed on obligations for future years. page 123 stat. 933 national driver register liquidation of contract authorization',
'limitation on obligations highway trust fund for payment of obligations incurred in carrying out chapter 303 of title 49, united',
'states code, $4,000,000, to be derived from the highway trust fund other than the mass transit account and to remain',
'available until expended: provided, that none of the funds in this act shall be available for the implementation or execution',
'of programs the total obligations for which, in fiscal year 2009, are in excess of $4,000,000 for the national driver',
'register authorized under such chapter. highway traffic safety grants liquidation of contract authorization llimitation on obligations highway trust fund for',
'payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the provisions of 23 u.s.c. 402, 405, 406, 408, and 410 and sections',
'2001 a 11 , 2009, 2010, and 2011 of public law 109 59, to remain available until expended, $619,500,000 to',
'be derived from the highway trust fund other than the mass transit account : provided, that none of the funds',
'in this act shall be available for the planning or execution of programs the total obligations for which, in fiscal',
'year 2009, are in excess of $619,500,000 for programs authorized under 23 u.s.c. 402, 405, 406, 408, and 410 and',
'sections 2001 a 11 , 2009, 2010, and 2011 of public law 109 59, of which $235,000,000 shall be for',
'highway safety programs under 23 u.s.c. 402; $25,000,000 shall be for occupant protection incentive grants under 23 u.s.c. 405; $124,500,000',
'shall be for safety belt performance grants under 23 u.s.c. 406, and such obligation limitation shall remain available until september',
'30, 2010 in accordance with subsection f of such section 406 and shall be in addition to the amount of',
'any limitation imposed on obligations for such grants for future fiscal years; $34,500,000 shall be for state traffic safety information',
'system improvements under 23 u.s.c. 408; $139,000,000 shall be for alcohol impaired driving countermeasures incentive grant program under 23 u.s.c.',
'410; $18,500,000 shall be for administrative expenses under section 2001 a 11 of public law 109 59; $29,000,000 shall be',
'for high visibility enforcement program under section 2009 of public law 109 59; $7,000,000 shall be for motorcyclist safety under',
'section 2010 of public law 109 59; and $7,000,000 shall be for child safety and child booster seat safety incentive',
'grants under section 2011 of public law 109 59: provided further, that none of these funds shall be used for',
'construction, rehabilitation, or remodeling costs, or for office furnishings and fixtures for state, local or private buildings or structures: provided',
'further, that not to exceed $500,000 of the funds made available for section 410 alcohol impaired driving countermeasures grants shall',
'be available for technical assistance to the states: provided further, that page 123 stat. 934 not to exceed $750,000 of',
'the funds made available for the high visibility enforcement program shall be available for the evaluation required under section 2009',
'f of public law 109 59. administrative provisions national highway traffic safety administration including rescissions sec. 140. notwithstanding any other',
'provision of law or limitation on the use of funds made available under section 403 of title 23, united states',
'code, an additional $130,000 shall be made available to the national highway traffic safety administration, out of the amount limited',
'for section 402 of title 23, united states code, to pay for travel and related expenses for state management reviews',
'and to pay for core competency development training and related expenses for highway safety staff. sec. 141. of the amounts',
'made available under the heading operations and research liquidation of contract authorization limitation on obligations highway trust fund in prior',
'appropriations acts, $10,900,000 in unobligated balances are permanently rescinded. sec. 142. of the amounts made available under the heading national',
'driver register liquidation of contract authorization limitation on obligations highway trust fund in prior appropriations acts, $544,000 in unobligated balances',
'are permanently rescinded. sec. 143. of the amounts made available under the heading highway traffic safety grants liquidation of contract',
'authorization limitation on obligations highway trust fund in prior appropriations acts, $60,200,000 in unobligated balances are permanently rescinded. federal railroad',
'administration safety and operations for necessary expenses of the federal railroad administration, not otherwise provided for, $159,445,000, of which $12,268,890',
'shall remain available until expended. railroad research and development for necessary expenses for railroad research and development, $33,950,000, to remain',
'available until expended. capital assistance to states intercity passenger rail service to enable the federal railroad administrator to make grants',
'to states for the capital costs of improving existing intercity passenger rail service and providing new intercity passenger rail service,',
'$90,000,000, to remain available until expended: note: grants. provided, that grants shall be provided to a state only on a',
'reimbursable basis: provided further, that grants cover no more than 50 percent of the total capital cost of a project',
'selected for funding: provided further, that no more than 10 percent of funds made available under this program may be',
'used for planning activities that lead page 123 stat. 935 directly to the development of a passenger rail corridor investment',
'plan consistent with the requirements established by the administrator: provided further, that note: deadline. publication. criteria. no later than eight',
'months following enactment of this act, the secretary shall establish and publish criteria for project selection, set a deadline for',
'grant applications, and provide a schedule for project selection: provided further, that to be eligible for this assistance, states must',
'include intercity passenger rail service as an integral part of statewide transportation planning as required under section 135 of title',
'23, united states code: provided further, that to be eligible for capital assistance the specific project must be on the',
'statewide transportation improvement plan at the time of the application to qualify: provided further, that the secretary give priority to',
'capital and planning applications for projects that improve the safety and reliability of intercity passenger trains, involve a commitment by',
'freight railroads to an enforceable on time performance of passenger trains of 80 percent or greater, involve a commitment by',
'freight railroads of financial resources commensurate with the benefit expected to their operations, improve or extend service on a route',
'that requires little or no federal assistance for its operations, and involve a commitment by states or railroads of financial',
'resources to improve the safety of highway/rail grade crossings over which the passenger service operates: provided further, that note: reports.',
'deadline. the administrator is directed to report to the committees on appropriations not later than 180 days upon enactment of',
'this act detailing the recipients and outcomes of grants issued pursuant to public law 110 116, under this heading, the',
'capital assistance to states program, any and all usage and performance fees paid to a freight railroad for access to',
'the right of way: provided further, that the administrator may retain up to one quarter of 1 percent of the',
'funds provided under this heading to fund the award and oversight by the administrator of grants made under this heading.',
'railroad rehabilitation and improvement financing program the secretary of transportation is authorized to issue to the secretary of the treasury',
'notes or other obligations pursuant to section 512 of the railroad revitalization and regulatory reform act of 1976 public law',
'94 210 , as amended, in such amounts and at such times as may be necessary to pay any amounts',
'required pursuant to the guarantee of the principal amount of obligations under sections 511 through 513 of such act, such',
'authority to exist as long as any such guaranteed obligation is outstanding: provided, that pursuant to section 502 of such',
'act, as amended, no new direct loans or loan guarantee commitments shall be made using federal funds for the credit',
'risk premium during fiscal year 2009. rail line relocation and improvement program for necessary expenses of carrying out section 20154',
'of title 49, united states code, as authorized by section 9002 of public law 109 59, $25,000,000, to remain available',
'until expended. page 123 stat. 936 operating grants to the national railroad passenger corporation to enable the secretary of transportation',
'to make quarterly grants to the national railroad passenger corporation for operation of intercity passenger rail, $550,000,000, to remain available',
'until expended: provided, that the secretary shall withhold such sums as shall be necessary for the costs associated with the',
'second retroactive wage payment to amtrak employees and shall transmit such funding to the corporation for the sole and exclusive',
'purpose of making such payments only at such time as said payments are due: provided further, that such remaining amounts',
'available under this paragraph shall be available for the secretary to approve funding to cover operating losses for the corporation',
'only after receiving and reviewing a grant request for each specific train route: provided further, that each such grant request',
'shall be accompanied by a detailed financial analysis, revenue projection, and capital expenditure projection justifying the federal support to the',
'secretarys satisfaction: provided further, that the corporation is directed to achieve savings through operating efficiencies including, but not limited to,',
'modifications to food and beverage service and first class service: note: reports. deadlines. provided further, that the inspector general of',
'the department of transportation shall report to the house and senate committees on appropriations beginning 3 months after the date',
'of the enactment of this act and quarterly thereafter with estimates of the savings accrued as a result of all',
'operational reforms instituted by the corporation: note: deadline. plans. provided further, that not later than 120 days after enactment of',
'this act, the corporation shall transmit to the house and senate committees on appropriations the status of its plan to',
'improve the financial performance of food and beverage service and its plan to improve the financial performance of first class',
'service including sleeping car service : note: reports. deadline. provided further, that the corporation shall report quarterly to the house',
'and senate committees on appropriations on its progress against the milestones and target dates contained in the plan provided in',
'fiscal year 2008 and quantify savings realized to date on a monthly basis compared to those projected in the plan,',
'identify any changes in the plan or delays in implementing these plans, and identify the causes of delay and proposed',
'corrective measures: note: deadline. business plan. provided further, that not later than 90 days after enactment of this act, the',
'corporation shall transmit, in electronic format, to the secretary, the house and senate committees on appropriations, the house committee on',
'transportation and infrastructure and the senate committee on commerce, science, and transportation a comprehensive business plan approved by the board',
'of directors for fiscal year 2009 under section 24104 a of title 49, united states code: provided further, that the',
'business plan shall include, as applicable, targets for ridership, revenues, and capital and operating expenses: provided further, that the plan',
'shall also include a separate accounting of such targets for the northeast corridor; commuter service; long distance amtrak service; state',
'supported service; each intercity train route, including autotrain; and commercial activities including contract operations: provided further, that the business plan',
'shall include a description of the work to be funded, along with cost estimates and an estimated timetable for completion',
'of the projects page 123 stat. 937 covered by this business plan: note: reports. deadline. provided further, that the corporation',
'shall continue to provide monthly reports in electronic format regarding the pending business plan, which shall describe the work completed',
'to date, any changes to the business plan, and the reasons for such changes, and shall identify all sole source',
'contract awards which shall be accompanied by a justification as to why said contract was awarded on a sole source',
'basis: note: web posting. provided further, that the corporations business plan and all subsequent supplemental plans shall be displayed on',
'the corporations website within a reasonable timeframe following their submission to the appropriate entities: provided further, that none of the',
'funds under this heading may be obligated or expended until the corporation agrees to continue abiding by the provisions of',
'paragraphs 1, 2, 5, 9, and 11 of the summary of conditions for the direct loan agreement of june 28,',
'2002, in the same manner as in effect on the date of enactment of this act: provided further, that none',
'of the funds provided in this act may be used after march 1, 2006, to support any route on which',
'amtrak offers a discounted fare of more than 50 percent off the normal, peak fare: provided further, that the preceding',
'proviso does not apply to routes where the operating loss as a result of the discount is covered by a',
'state and the state participates in the setting of fares: provided further, that of the amounts made available under this',
'heading not less than $18,500,000 shall be available for the amtrak office of inspector general. capital and debt service grants',
'to the national railroad passenger corporation to enable the secretary of transportation to make quarterly grants to the national railroad',
'passenger corporation for the maintenance and repair of capital infrastructure owned by the corporation, including railroad equipment, rolling stock, legal',
'mandates and other services, $940,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed $285,000,000 shall be for debt',
'service obligations: provided, that the secretary may retain up to one quarter of 1 percent of the funds under this',
'heading to fund the oversight by the federal railroad administration of the design and implementation of capital projects funded by',
'grants made under this heading: provided further, that the secretary shall approve funding for capital expenditures, including advance purchase orders',
'of materials, for the corporation only after receiving and reviewing a grant request for each specific capital grant justifying the',
'federal support to the secretarys satisfaction: provided further, that none of the funds under this heading may be used to',
'subsidize operating losses of the corporation: provided further, that none of the funds under this heading may be used for',
'capital projects not approved by the secretary of transportation or on the corporations fiscal year 2009 business plan: note: fleet',
'plan. provided further, that, the business plan shall be accompanied by a comprehensive fleet plan for all amtrak rolling stock',
'which shall address the corporations detailed plans and timeframes for the maintenance, refurbishment, replacement and expansion of the amtrak fleet:',
'provided further, that said fleet plan shall establish year specific goals and milestones and discuss potential, current, and preferred financing',
'options for all such activities. page 123 stat. 938 efficiency incentive grants to the national railroad passenger corporation rescission of',
'the amounts made available under this heading in public laws 109 115 and 110 5, all unobligated balances as of',
'the date of enactment of this provision are hereby rescinded. administrative provisions federal railroad administration sec. 151. the secretary may',
'purchase promotional items of nominal value for use in public outreach activities to accomplish the purposes of 49 u.s.c. 20134:',
'note: guidelines. provided, that the secretary shall prescribe guidelines for the administration of such purchases and use. sec. 152. hereafter,',
'notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds provided in this act for the national railroad passenger corporation shall immediately cease',
'to be available to said corporation in the event that the corporation contracts to have services provided at or from',
'any location outside the united states. note: definition. for purposes of this section, the word services shall mean any service',
'that was, as of july 1, 2006, performed by a full time or part time amtrak employee whose base of',
'employment is located within the united states. sec. 153. the secretary of transportation may receive and expend cash, or receive',
'and utilize spare parts and similar items, from non united states government sources to repair damages to or replace united',
'states government owned automated track inspection cars and equipment as a result of third party liability for such damages, and',
'any amounts collected under this section shall be credited directly to the safety and operations account of the federal railroad',
'administration, and shall remain available until expended for the repair, operation and maintenance of automated track inspection cars and equipment',
'in connection with the automated track inspection program. sec. 154. note: reports. deadlines. the federal railroad administrator shall submit a',
'quarterly report on april 1, 2009, and quarterly reports thereafter, to the house and senate committees on appropriations detailing the',
'administrators efforts at improving the on time performance of amtrak intercity rail service operating on non amtrak owned property. such',
'reports shall compare the most recent actual on time performance data to pre established on time performance goals that the',
'administrator shall set for each rail service, identified by route. such reports shall also include whatever other information and data',
'regarding the on time performance of amtrak trains the administrator deems to be appropriate. note: fines. the amounts made available',
'in this title under the heading office of the secretary, salaries and expenses shall be reduced $100,000 for each day',
'after the first day of each quarter that the quarterly reports required by this section are not submitted to the',
'congress. page 123 stat. 939 federal transit administration administrative expenses including transfer of funds for necessary administrative expenses of the',
'federal transit administrations programs authorized by chapter 53 of title 49, united states code, $94,413,000: provided, that of the funds',
'available under this heading, not to exceed $1,800,000 shall be available for travel and not to exceed $23,322,000 shall be',
'available for the central account: provided further, that any funding transferred from the central account shall be submitted for approval',
'to the house and senate committees on appropriations: provided further, that none of the funds provided or limited in this',
'act may be used to create a permanent office of transit security under this heading: provided further, that of the',
'funds in this act available for the execution of contracts under section 5327 c of title 49, united states code,',
'$2,000,000 shall be transferred to the department of transportations office of inspector general for costs associated with audits and investigations',
'of transit related issues, including reviews of new fixed guideway systems: note: reports. deadline. provided further, that upon submission to',
'the congress of the fiscal year 2010 presidents budget, the secretary of transportation shall transmit to congress the annual report',
'on new starts, including proposed allocations of funds for fiscal year 2010. formula and bus grants liquidation of contract authority',
'limitation on obligations highway trust fund for payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the provisions of 49 u.s.c. 5305,',
'5307, 5308, 5309, 5310, 5311, 5316, 5317, 5320, 5335, 5339, and 5340 and section 3038 of public law 105 178,',
'as amended, $8,670,000,000 to be derived from the mass transit account of the highway trust fund and to remain available',
'until expended: provided, that funds available for the implementation or execution of programs authorized under 49 u.s.c. 5305, 5307, 5308,',
'5309, 5310, 5311, 5316, 5317, 5320, 5335, 5339, and 5340 and section 3038 of public law 105 178, as amended,',
'shall not exceed total obligations of $8,260,565,000 in fiscal year 2009. research and university research centers for necessary expenses to',
'carry out 49 u.s.c. 5306, 5312 5315, 5322, and 5506, $67,000,000, to remain available until expended: provided, that $10,000,000 is',
'available to carry out the transit cooperative research program under section 5313 of title 49, united states code, $4,300,000 is',
'available for the national transit institute under section 5315 of title 49, united states code, and $7,000,000 is available for',
'university transportation centers program under section 5506 of title 49, united states code: provided further, that $45,700,000 is available to',
'carry out national research programs under sections 5312, 5313, 5314, and 5322 of title 49, united states code. page 123',
'stat. 940 capital investment grants for necessary expenses to carry out section 5309 of title 49, united states code, $1,809,250,000,',
'to remain available until expended, of which no less than $200,000,000 is for section 5309 e of such title: provided,',
'that of the funds available under this heading, amounts are to be made available as follows: ac transit brt corridor,',
'california, $4,000,000. bellevue redmond brt, king county, washington, $10,952,330. brt, potomac yard crystal city, city of alexandria and arlington county,',
'virginia, $1,000,000. brt, state avenue corridor, wyandotte county, kansas, $1,500,000. central corridor light rail transit project, minnesota, $20,000,000. central florida',
'commuter rail, florida, $13,000,000. central link initial segment, seattle, washington, $25,962,062. central phoenix/east valley light rail, arizona, $91,800,000. charlotte rapid',
'transit extension, north carolina, $20,500,000. commuter rail improvements, fitchburg, massachusetts, $30,000,000. commuter rail study phoenix to tucson, arizona, $3,500,000. cta',
'brown line ravenswood , illinois, $30,474,404. cta circle line, illinois, $6,000,000. dallas area rapid transit northwest/southeast light rail mos, texas,',
'$87,974,716. downtown orlando east west circulator system, florida, $8,000,000. dulles corridor metrorail, virginia, $29,100,000. honolulu high capacity transit corridor project,',
'hawaii, $20,000,000. houston metropolitan transit authority advanced transit program/metro solutions phase 2, texas, $15,000,000. hudson bergen mos 2, northern, new',
'jersey, $1,103,860. i 69 hov/brt, mississippi, $7,650,000. improvements to the rosslyn metro station, virginia, $2,000,000. jta brt system, jacksonville, florida,',
'$1,280,000. largo metrorail extension, district of columbia/maryland, $34,700,000. livermore amador brt, livermore, california, $7,990,000. long island rail road east side',
'access, new york, $209,623,898. mason corridor brt, fort collins, colorado, $11,182,000. marc capacity improvements, maryland, $13,000,000. metra, illinois, $24,000,000. metro',
'gold line eastside extension, los angeles, california, $81,600,000. metrorail orange line extension project, florida, $20,000,000. metro rapid bus system gap',
'closure, los angeles, california, $332,620. page 123 stat. 941 mid city rapid, san diego, california, $19,485,000. mid jordan light rail',
'extension, utah, $20,000,000. mountain links brt, flagstaff, arizona, $5,614,200. norfolk lrt, virginia, $53,592,108. north shore lrt connector, pennsylvania, $670,885. northern',
'indiana commuter transit district, indiana, $5,000,000. northstar corridor rail, minnesota, $71,166,060. pacific highway south brt, king county, washington, $281,520. perris',
'valley line, riverside, california, $45,000,000. pioneer parkway emx brt, springfield, oregon, $296,000. san francisco muni third street light rail central',
'subway project, california, $10,000,000. second avenue subway phase 1, new york, $277,697,000. south corridor brt, kent county, michigan, $600,000. south',
'corridor i 205/portland mall lrt, oregon, $81,600,000. south county commuter rail, wickford junction station, rhode island, $1,345,500. south sacramento light',
'rail extension, california, $7,000,000. southeast corridor, lrt, colorado, $1,031,210. stamford urban transitway, connecticut, $3,650,000. streetcar loop, portland, oregon, $45,000,000. trans',
'hudson midtown corridor, new jersey, $48,000,000. troost corridor brt, kansas city, missouri, $125,200. tucson modern streetcar/light rail transit system, tucson,',
'arizona, $2,000,000. university link lrt extension, washington, $100,000,000. van ness brt project, san francisco, california, $400,000. vre rolling stock, virginia,',
'$5,000,000. weber county to salt lake city commuter rail, utah, $81,600,000. west corridor lrt, colorado, $60,000,000. wilshire boulevard bus only',
'lane, los angeles, california, $9,857,097. administrative provisions federal transit administration including rescissions sec. 160. the limitations on obligations for the',
'programs of the federal transit administration shall not apply to any authority under 49 u.s.c. 5338, previously made available for',
'obligation, or to any other authority previously made available for obligation. sec. 161. notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds',
'appropriated or limited by this act under the federal transit administration, capital investment grants account and for bus and bus',
'facilities under the federal transit administration, formula and bus grants account for projects specified in this act or identified in',
'reports accompanying this act not obligated by september 30, 2011, and other recoveries, shall be directed to projects eligible to',
'use the funds for the purposes for which they were originally provided. sec. 162. notwithstanding any other provision of law,',
'any funds appropriated before october 1, 2008, under any section of chapter 53 of title 49, united states code, that',
'remain available page 123 stat. 942 for expenditure, may be transferred to and administered under the most recent appropriation heading',
'for any such section. sec. 163. notwithstanding any other provision of law, unobligated funds made available for new fixed guideway',
'system projects under the heading federal transit administration, capital investment grants in any appropriations act prior to this act may',
'be used during this fiscal year to satisfy expenses incurred for such projects. sec. 164. during fiscal year 2009, each',
'federal transit administration grant for a project that involves the acquisition or rehabilitation of a bus to be used in',
'public transportation shall be funded for 90 percent of the net capital costs of a biodiesel bus or a factory',
'installed or retrofitted hybrid electric propulsion system and any equipment related to such a system: provided, that the secretary shall',
'have the discretion to determine, through practicable administrative procedures, the costs attributable to the system and related equipment. sec. 165.',
'note: contracts. notwithstanding any other provision of law, in regard to the central link initial segment project, to the extent',
'that federal funds remain available within the current budget for the project, the secretary shall, immediately upon the date of',
'enactment of this act, amend the full funding grant agreement for said project to allow remaining federal funds to be',
'used to support completion of the airport link extension of said project. sec. 166. note: kansas. any unexpended funds in',
'federal transit administration grant numbers ks 03 0018 and ks 03 0032 shall be made available, at the request of',
'the state, for a bus rapid transit project and related capital purchases and facility improvements, in johnson county, kansas city,',
'ks under the terms and conditions required to carry out section 5309 b 3 of title 49, united states code',
'to the extent applicable. sec. 167. of the balances available for this fiscal year to carry out 49 u.s.c. 5309',
'b left to the discretion of the secretary of transportation, $100,000,000 are permanently rescinded. sec. 168. none of the funds',
'provided or limited under this act may be used to issue a final regulation under section 5309 of title 49,',
'united states code, except that the federal transit administration may continue to review comments received on the proposed rule docket',
'no. fta 2006 25737 . sec. 169. funds made available for alaska or hawaii ferry boats or ferry terminal facilities',
'pursuant to 49 u.s.c. 5309 m 2 b may be used to construct new vessels and facilities, or to improve',
'existing vessels and facilities, including both the passenger and vehicle related elements of such vessels and facilities, and for repair',
'facilities: provided, that not more than $4,000,000 of the funds made available pursuant to 49 u.s.c. 5309 m 2 b',
'may be used by the city and county of honolulu to operate a passenger ferry boat service demonstration project to',
'test the viability of different intra island ferry boat routes and technologies. sec. 170. notwithstanding any other provision of law,',
'unobligated funds or recoveries under section 5309 of title 49, united states code, that are available to the secretary of',
'transportation for reallocation shall be directed to projects eligible to use the funds for the purposes for which they were',
'originally provided. sec. 171. notwithstanding any other provision of law, the $2,695,000 appropriated for the charlotte rapid transit extension northeast',
'corridor light rail project, north carolina under page 123 stat. 943 the alternatives analysis account in division k of the',
'consolidated appropriations act, 2008 public law 110 161 shall be used for the charlotte rapid transit extension northeast corridor to',
'carry out new fixed guideway or extension to existing fixed guideway activities described in section 5309 of title 49, united',
'states code. saint lawrence seaway development corporation the saint note: expenditure authority. contracts. lawrence seaway development corporation is hereby authorized',
'to make such expenditures, within the limits of funds and borrowing authority available to the corporation, and in accord with',
'law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 104 of',
'the government corporation control act, as amended, as may be necessary in carrying out the programs set forth in the',
'corporations budget for the current fiscal year. operations and maintenance harbor maintenance trust fund for necessary expenses for operations, maintenance,',
'and capital asset renewal of those portions of the saint lawrence seaway owned, operated, and maintained by the saint lawrence',
'seaway development corporation, $31,842,000, to be derived from the harbor maintenance trust fund, pursuant to public law 99 662. maritime',
'administration maritime security program for necessary expenses to maintain and preserve a u.s. flag merchant fleet to serve the national',
'security needs of the united states, $174,000,000, to remain available until expended. operations and training for necessary expenses of operations',
'and training activities authorized by law, $123,360,000, of which $10,500,000 shall remain available until expended for maintenance and repair of',
'schoolships at state maritime schools, of which $8,150,000 shall remain available until expended for capital improvements at the united states',
'merchant marine academy, and of which $53,208,000 shall be available for operations at the united states merchant marine academy: provided,',
'that amounts apportioned for the united states merchant marine academy shall be available only upon allotments made personally by the',
'secretary of transportation and not a designee: provided further, that the superintendent, deputy superintendent and the director of the office',
'of resource management of the united states merchant marine academy may not be allotment holders for the united states merchant',
'marine academy, and the administrator of maritime administration shall hold all allotments made by the secretary of transportation under the',
'previous proviso: note: expenditure plan. provided further, that 50 percent of the funding made available for the united states merchant',
'marine academy under this heading shall be available only after the secretary, in consultation with the maritime administration, completes a',
'plan detailing by program or activity and by object class how such page 123 stat. 944 funding will be expended',
'at the academy, and this plan is submitted to the house and senate committees on appropriations. ship disposal for necessary',
'expenses related to the disposal of obsolete vessels in the national defense reserve fleet of the maritime administration, $15,000,000, to',
'remain available until expended. assistance to small shipyards note: grants. deadlines. to make grants to qualified shipyards as authorized under',
'section 3506 of public law 109 163 or section 54101 of title 46, united states code, $17,500,000, to remain available',
'until expended: provided, that to be considered for assistance, a qualified shipyard shall submit an application for assistance no later',
'than 60 days after enactment of this act: provided further, that from applications submitted under the previous proviso, the secretary',
'of transportation shall make grants no later than 120 days after enactment of this act in such amounts as the',
'secretary determines: provided further, that not to exceed 2 percent of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be available',
'for necessary costs of grant administration. maritime guaranteed loan title xi program account including transfer of funds for administrative expenses',
'to carry out the guaranteed loan program, not to exceed $3,531,000, which shall be transferred to and merged with the',
'appropriation for operations and training, maritime administration. ship construction rescission of the unobligated balances available under this heading, $1,382,554 are',
'rescinded. administrative provisions maritime administration sec. 175. notwithstanding any other provision of this act, the maritime administration is authorized to',
'furnish utilities and services and make necessary repairs in connection with any lease, contract, or occupancy involving government property under',
'control of the maritime administration, and payments received therefor shall be credited to the appropriation charged with the cost thereof:',
'provided, that rental payments under any such lease, contract, or occupancy for items other than such utilities, services, or repairs',
'shall be covered into the treasury as miscellaneous receipts. sec. 176. no obligations shall be incurred during the current fiscal',
'year from the construction fund established by the merchant marine act, 1936 46 u.s.c. 53101 note cds , or otherwise,',
'in excess of the appropriations and limitations contained in this act or in any prior appropriations act. sec. 177. section',
'51509 of title 46, united states code, is amended in subsection b by deleting $4,000 and inserting in lieu thereof',
'$8,000 and by inserting tuition, after uniforms,. page 123 stat. 945 pipeline and hazardous materials safety administration administrative expenses pipeline',
'safety fund for necessary operational expenses of the pipeline and hazardous materials safety administration, $19,130,000, of which $639,000 shall be',
'derived from the pipeline safety fund: provided, that $1,000,000 shall be transferred to pipeline safety in order to fund pipeline',
'safety information grants to communities as authorized in section 60130 of title 49, united states code: note: grants. deadline. provided',
'further, that grants described under the previous proviso shall be awarded within 120 days of enactment of this act. hazardous',
'materials safety for expenses necessary to discharge the hazardous materials safety functions of the pipeline and hazardous materials safety administration,',
'$32,000,000, of which $3,302,000 shall remain available until september 30, 2011: provided, that up to $800,000 in fees collected under',
'49 u.s.c. 5108 g shall be deposited in the general fund of the treasury as offsetting receipts: provided further, that',
'there may be credited to this appropriation, to be available until expended, funds received from states, counties, municipalities, other public',
'authorities, and private sources for expenses incurred for training, for reports publication and dissemination, and for travel expenses incurred in',
'performance of hazardous materials exemptions and approvals functions. pipeline safety pipeline safety fund oil spill liability trust fund for expenses',
'necessary to conduct the functions of the pipeline safety program, for grants in aid to carry out a pipeline safety',
'program, as authorized by 49 u.s.c. 60107, and to discharge the pipeline program responsibilities of the oil pollution act of',
'1990, $93,291,000, of which $18,810,000 shall be derived from the oil spill liability trust fund and shall remain available until',
'september 30, 2011; and of which $74,481,000 shall be derived from the pipeline safety fund, of which $40,081,000 shall remain',
'available until september 30, 2011: provided, that not less than $1,043,000 of the funds provided under this heading shall be',
'for the one call state grant program. emergency preparedness grants emergency preparedness fund for necessary expenses to carry out 49',
'u.s.c. 5128 b , $188,000, to be derived from the emergency preparedness fund, to remain available until september 30, 2010:',
'provided, that not more than $28,318,000 shall be made available for obligation in fiscal year 2009 from amounts made available',
'by 49 u.s.c. 5116 i and 5128 b c : provided further, that none of the funds made available by',
'49 u.s.c. 5116 i , 5128 b , or 5128 c shall be made page 123 stat. 946 available for',
'obligation by individuals other than the secretary of transportation, or his or her designee. research and innovative technology administration research',
'and development for necessary expenses of the research and innovative technology administration, $12,900,000, of which $6,936,000 shall remain available until',
'september 30, 2011: provided, that there may be credited to this appropriation, to be available until expended, funds received from',
'states, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources for expenses incurred for training. office of inspector general salaries and',
'expenses for necessary expenses of the office of inspector general to carry out the provisions of the inspector general act',
'of 1978, as amended, $71,400,000: provided, that the inspector general shall have all necessary authority, in carrying out the duties',
'specified in the inspector general act, as amended 5 u.s.c. app. 3 , to investigate allegations of fraud, including false',
'statements to the government 18 u.s.c. 1001 , by any person or entity that is subject to regulation by the',
'department: provided further, that the funds made available under this heading shall be used to investigate, pursuant to section 41712',
'of title 49, united states code: 1 unfair or deceptive practices and unfair methods of competition by domestic and foreign',
'air carriers and ticket agents; and 2 the compliance of domestic and foreign air carriers with respect to item 1',
'of this proviso. surface transportation board salaries and expenses for necessary expenses of the surface transportation board, including services authorized',
'by 5 u.s.c. 3109, $26,847,000: provided, that notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to exceed $1,250,000 from fees established',
'by the chairman of the surface transportation board shall be credited to this appropriation as offsetting collections and used for',
'necessary and authorized expenses under this heading: provided further, that the sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall be',
'reduced on a dollar for dollar basis as such offsetting collections are received during fiscal year 2009, to result in',
'a final appropriation from the general fund estimated at no more than $25,597,000. general provisions department of transportation sec. 180.',
'during the current fiscal year applicable appropriations to the department of transportation shall be available for maintenance and operation of',
'aircraft; hire of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; purchase of liability insurance for motor vehicles operating in foreign countries on',
'official department business; and uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law 5 u.s.c. 5901 5902 . page 123 stat.',
'947 sec. 181. appropriations contained in this act for the department of transportation shall be available for services as authorized',
'by 5 u.s.c. 3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate',
'for an executive level iv. sec. 182. note: appointees. none of the funds in this act shall be available for',
'salaries and expenses of more than 110 political and presidential appointees in the department of transportation: provided, that none of',
'the personnel covered by this provision may be assigned on temporary detail outside the department of transportation. sec. 183. none',
'of the funds in this act shall be used to implement section 404 of title 23, united states code. sec.',
'184. a no recipient of funds made available in this act shall disseminate personal information as defined in 18 u.s.c.',
'2725 3 obtained by a state department of motor vehicles in connection with a motor vehicle record as defined in',
'18 u.s.c. 2725 1 , except as provided in 18 u.s.c. 2721 for a use permitted under 18 u.s.c. 2721.',
'b notwithstanding subsection a , the secretary shall not withhold funds provided in this act for any grantee if a',
'state is in noncompliance with this provision. sec. 185. funds received by the federal highway administration, federal transit administration, and',
'federal railroad administration from states, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources for expenses incurred for training may be',
'credited respectively to the federal highway administrations federal aid highways account, the federal transit administrations research and university research centers',
'account, and to the federal railroad administrations safety and operations account, except for state rail safety inspectors participating in training',
'pursuant to 49 u.s.c. 20105. sec. 186. funds provided or limited in this act under the appropriate accounts within the',
'federal highway administration, the federal railroad administration and the federal transit administration shall be for the eligible programs, projects and',
'activities in the corresponding amounts identified in the explanatory statement accompanying this act for ferry boats and ferry terminal facilities,',
'federal lands, interstate maintenance discretionary, transportation, community and system preservation program, delta region transportation development program, rail line relocation and',
'improvement program, rail highway crossing hazard eliminations, alternatives analysis, and bus and bus facilities. sec. 187. notwithstanding any other provisions',
'of law, rule or regulation, the secretary of transportation is authorized to allow the issuer of any preferred stock heretofore',
'sold to the department to redeem or repurchase such stock upon the payment to the department of an amount determined',
'by the secretary. sec. 188. none note: grants. notification. deadline. of the funds in this act to the department of',
'transportation may be used to make a grant unless the secretary of transportation notifies the house and senate committees on',
'appropriations not less than 3 full business days before any discretionary grant award, letter of intent, or full funding grant',
'agreement totaling $500,000 or more is announced by the department or its modal administrations from: 1 any discretionary grant program',
'of the federal highway administration including the emergency relief program; 2 the airport improvement program of the federal aviation administration;',
'3 any grant from the federal page 123 stat. 948 railroad administration; or 4 any program of the federal transit',
'administration other than the formula grants and fixed guideway modernization programs: note: notification. provided, that the secretary gives concurrent notification',
'to the house and senate committees on appropriations for any quick release of funds from the emergency relief program: provided',
'further, that no notification shall involve funds that are not available for obligation. sec. 189. rebates, refunds, incentive payments, minor',
'fees and other funds received by the department of transportation from travel management centers, charge card programs, the subleasing of',
'building space, and miscellaneous sources are to be credited to appropriations of the department of transportation and allocated to elements',
'of the department of transportation using fair and equitable criteria and such funds shall be available until expended. sec. 190.',
'amounts made available in this or any other act that the secretary determines represent improper payments by the department of',
'transportation to a third party contractor under a financial assistance award, which are recovered pursuant to law, shall be available',
'1 to reimburse the actual expenses incurred by the department of transportation in recovering improper payments; and 2 to pay',
'contractors for services provided in recovering improper payments or contractor support in the implementation of the improper payments information act',
'of 2002: provided, that amounts in excess of that required for paragraphs 1 and 2 a shall be credited to',
'and merged with the appropriation from which the improper payments were made, and shall be available for the purposes and',
'period for which such appropriations are available; or b if no such appropriation remains available, shall be deposited in the',
'treasury as miscellaneous receipts: provided further, that note: notification. prior to the transfer of any such recovery to an appropriations',
'account, the secretary shall notify the house and senate committees on appropriations of the amount and reasons for such transfer:',
'provided further, that for purposes of this section, the term improper payments, has the same meaning as that provided in',
'section 2 d 2 of public law 107 300. sec. 191. note: notice. notwithstanding any other provision of law, if',
'any funds provided in or limited by this act are subject to a reprogramming action that requires notice to be',
'provided to the house and senate committees on appropriations, said reprogramming action shall be approved or denied solely by the',
'committees on appropriations: provided, that note: deadline. the secretary may provide notice to other congressional committees of the action of',
'the committees on appropriations on such reprogramming but not sooner than 30 days following the date on which the reprogramming',
'action has been approved or denied by the house and senate committees on appropriations. sec. 192. a none of the',
'funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this act to the surface transportation board of the department of transportation may',
'be used to take any action to allow any activity described in subsection b in a case, matter, or declaratory',
'order involving a railroad, or an entity page 123 stat. 949 claiming or seeking authority to operate as a railroad,',
'unless the board receives written assurance from the governor, or the governors designee, of the state in which such activity',
'will occur that such railroad or entity has agreed to comply with state and local regulations that establish public health,',
'safety, and environmental standards for the activities described in subsection b , other than zoning laws or regulations. b activities',
'referred to in subsection a are activities that occur at a solid waste rail transfer facility involving 1 the collection,',
'storage, or transfer of solid waste as defined in section 1004 of the solid waste disposal act 42 u.s.c. 6903',
'outside of original shipping containers; or 2 the separation or processing of solid waste including baling, crushing, compacting, and shredding',
'. sec. 193. none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this act may be used by the',
'surface transportation board of the department of transportation to charge or collect any filing fee for rate complaints filed with',
'the board in an amount in excess of the amount authorized for district court civil suit filing fees under section',
'1914 of title 28, united states code. sec. 194. of the funds made available or limited by this act, which',
'are not otherwise allocated under this act or under safetea lu public law 109 59 or necessary to fulfill existing',
'agreements between the department of transportation and metropolitan areas under the urban partnerships and congestion reduction demonstration programs, not more',
'than 10 percent of such funds for any program that is allocated at the discretion of the secretary may be',
'expended in furtherance of the department of transportations national strategy to reduce congestion on americas transportation network issued may 2006',
'by secretary of transportation, the honorable norman mineta; also known as the congestion initiative or any other new congestion initiative.',
'sec. 195. of the funds available for ferry boats and ferry terminal facilities, $950,000 shall be for missouri river, route',
'240, saline and howard counties for expenses, including reimbursement of previously incurred expenses, for alternative transportation including ferryboat service during',
'bridge replacement. sec. 196. notwithstanding any other provision of law, the state of new mexico may use funds apportioned to',
'the state under section 104 b 2 of title 23, united states code, for the congestion mitigation and air quality',
'improvement program under section 149 of title 23, united states code, to support the operation of commuter rail service between',
'belen and bernalillo, new mexico. sec. 197. notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds made available in fiscal years 2006',
'through 2009 for item number 598 in section 3044 a of public law 109 59 that are unobligated or unexpended',
'in a grant shall be made available to oats, incorporated for buses and bus related facilities. sec. 198. notwithstanding any',
'other provision of law, funds made available in fiscal years 2006 through 2009 for item number 1152 in section 1702',
'of public law 109 59 that are unobligated or unexpended shall be made available for maintenance, repair and reconstruction of',
'the tucker bridge in the city of st. louis, missouri. sec. 199. note: extension. notwithstanding any other provision of law,',
'section 198 of division k of public law 110 161 shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2009. page 123',
'stat. 950 this title may be cited as the department of transportation appropriations act, 2009. title ii note: department of',
'housing and urban development appropriations act, 2009. department of housing and urban development management and administration executive direction for necessary',
'salaries and expenses for executive direction, $23,799,456, of which not to exceed $3,885,581 shall be available for the immediate office',
'of the secretary and deputy secretary; not to exceed $1,613,898 shall be available for the office of hearings and appeals;',
'not to exceed $544,552 shall be available for the office of small and disadvantaged business utilization; not to exceed $720,343',
'shall be available for the immediate office of the chief financial officer; not to exceed $1,516,800 shall be available for',
'the immediate office of the general counsel; not to exceed $2,715,488 shall be available to the office of the assistant',
'secretary for congressional and intergovernmental relations; not to exceed $2,586,721 shall be available for the office of the assistant secretary',
'for public affairs; not to exceed $1,005,120 shall be available for the office of the assistant secretary for administration; not',
'to exceed $1,602,655 shall be available to the office of the assistant secretary for public and indian housing; not to',
'exceed $1,707,499 shall be available to the office of the assistant secretary for community planning and development; not to exceed',
'$3,778,560 shall be available to the office of the assistant secretary for housing, federal housing commissioner; not to exceed $1,431,212',
'shall be available to the office of the assistant secretary for policy development and research; and not to exceed $691,027',
'shall be available to the office of the assistant secretary for fair housing and equal opportunity: note: transfer authority. notification.',
'provided, that the secretary of the department of housing and urban development is authorized to transfer funds appropriated for any',
'office funded under this heading to any other office funded under this heading following the written notification to the house',
'and senate committees on appropriations: provided further, that no appropriation for any office shall be increased or decreased by more',
'than 5 percent by all such transfers: provided further, that note: notice. notice of any change in funding greater than',
'5 percent shall be submitted for prior approval to the house and senate committees on appropriations: note: notification. provided further,',
'that the secretary shall provide the committees on appropriations quarterly written notification regarding the status of pending congressional reports: note:',
'reports. electronic submission. provided further, that the secretary shall provide all signed reports required by congress electronically: provided further, that',
'not to exceed $25,000 of the amount made available under this paragraph for the immediate office of the secretary shall',
'be available for official reception and representation expenses as the secretary may determine. administration, operations and management for necessary salaries',
'and expenses for administration, operations and management for the department of housing and urban development, $527,433,640, of which not to',
'exceed $75,510,000 page 123 stat. 951 shall be available for the personnel compensation and benefits of the office of administration;',
'not to exceed $11,003,940 shall be available for the personnel compensation and benefits of the office of departmental operations and',
'coordination; not to exceed $48,817,430 shall be available for the personnel compensation and benefits of the office of field policy',
'and management; not to exceed $13,438,200 shall be available for the personnel compensation and benefits of the office of the',
'chief procurement officer; not to exceed $34,028,820 shall be available for the personnel compensation and benefits of the remaining staff',
'in the office of the chief financial officer; not to exceed $84,837,460 shall be available for the personnel compensation and',
'benefits of the remaining staff in the office of the general counsel; not to exceed $3,085,120 shall be available for',
'the personnel compensation and benefits of the office of departmental equal employment opportunity; not to exceed $1,215,280 shall be available',
'for the personnel compensation and benefits for the center for faith based and community initiatives; and not to exceed $255,497,390',
'shall be available for non personnel expenses of the department of housing and urban development: provided, that, funds provided under',
'this heading may be used for necessary administrative and non administrative expenses of the department of housing and urban development,',
'not otherwise provided for, including purchase of uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 u.s.c. 5901 5902; hire of',
'passenger motor vehicles; services as authorized by 5 u.s.c. 3109: provided further, that notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds',
'appropriated under this heading may be used for advertising and promotional activities that support the housing mission area: provided further,',
'that note: transfer authority. the secretary of housing and urban development is authorized to transfer funds appropriated for any office',
'included in administration, operations and management to any other office included in administration, operations and management only after such transfer',
'has been submitted to, and received prior written approval by, the house and senate committees on appropriations: provided further, that',
'no appropriation for any office shall be increased or decreased by more than 10 percent by all such transfers. personnel',
'compensation and benefits public and indian housing for necessary personnel compensation and benefits expenses of the office of public and',
'indian housing, $190,390,100. community planning and development for necessary personnel compensation and benefits expenses of the office of community planning',
'and development mission area, $94,233,700. housing for necessary personnel compensation and benefits expenses of the office of housing, $363,198,000. page',
'123 stat. 952 office of the government national mortgage association for necessary personnel compensation and benefits expenses of the office',
'of the government national mortgage association, $10,000,000, to be derived from the gnma guarantees of mortgage backed securities guaranteed loan',
'receipt account. policy development and research for necessary personnel compensation and benefits expenses of the office of policy development and',
'research, $18,070,850. fair housing and equal opportunity for necessary personnel compensation and benefits expenses of the office of fair housing',
'and equal opportunity, $69,020,990. office of healthy homes and lead hazard control for necessary personnel compensation and benefits expenses of',
'the office of healthy homes and lead hazard control, $6,727,950. public and indian housing tenant based rental assistance including transfer',
'of funds for activities and assistance for the provision of tenant based rental assistance authorized under the united states housing',
'act of 1937, as amended 42 u.s.c. 1437 et seq. the act herein , not otherwise provided for, $16,817,000,000, to',
'remain available until expended, of which $12,817,000,000 shall be available on october 1, 2008, and $4,000,000,000 shall be available on',
'october 1, 2009: provided, that the amounts made available under this heading are provided as follows: 1 $15,034,071,000 shall be',
'available for renewals of expiring section 8 tenant based annual contributions contracts including renewals of enhanced vouchers under any provision',
'of law authorizing such assistance under section 8 t of the act and including renewal of other designated housing vouchers',
'initially funded in fiscal year 2008 such as family unification, veterans affairs supportive housing vouchers and non elderly disabled vouchers',
': provided, that notwithstanding any other provision of law, from amounts provided under this paragraph and any carryover, the secretary',
'for the calendar year 2009 funding cycle shall provide renewal funding for each public housing agency based on voucher management',
'system vms leasing and cost data for the most recent federal fiscal year and by applying the 2009 annual adjustment',
'factor as established by the secretary, and by making any necessary adjustments for the costs associated with deposits to family',
'self sufficiency program escrow accounts or first time renewals including tenant protection or hope vi vouchers: provided further, that none',
'of the funds provided under this paragraph may be used to fund a total number of unit months under lease',
'which exceeds a public housing page 123 stat. 953 agencys authorized level of units under contract: provided further, that the',
'secretary shall, to the extent necessary to stay within the amount specified under this paragraph except as otherwise modified under',
'this act , pro rate each public housing agencys allocation otherwise established pursuant to this paragraph: provided further, that note:',
'notification. deadline. except as provided in the last two provisos, the entire amount specified under this paragraph except as otherwise',
'modified under this act shall be obligated to the public housing agencies based on the allocation and pro rata method',
'described above and the secretary shall notify public housing agencies of their annual budget not later than 60 days after',
'enactment of this act: provided further, that the secretary may extend the 60 day notification period with the written approval',
'of the house and senate committees on appropriations: provided further, that public housing agencies participating in the moving to work',
'demonstration shall be funded pursuant to their moving to work agreements and shall be subject to the same pro rata',
'adjustments under the previous provisos: provided further, that up to $100,000,000 shall be available only: 1 to adjust the allocations',
'for public housing agencies, after application for an adjustment by a public housing agency that experienced a significant increase, as',
'determined by the secretary, in renewal costs of tenant based rental assistance resulting from unforeseen circumstances or from portability under',
'section 8 r of the act; 2 for adjustments for public housing agencies with voucher leasing rates at the end',
'of the calendar year that exceed the average leasing for the 12 month period used to establish the allocation; 3',
'for adjustments for the costs associated with vash vouchers; and 4 for vouchers that were not in use during the',
'12 month period in order to be available to meet a commitment pursuant to section 8 o 13 of the',
'act. 2 $150,000,000 for section 8 rental assistance for relocation and replacement of housing units that are demolished or disposed',
'of pursuant to the omnibus consolidated rescissions and appropriations act of 1996 public law 104 134 , conversion of section',
'23 projects to assistance under section 8, the family unification program under section 8 x of the act, relocation of',
'witnesses in connection with efforts to combat crime in public and assisted housing pursuant to a request from a law',
'enforcement or prosecution agency, enhanced vouchers under any provision of law authorizing such assistance under section 8 t of the',
'act, hope vi vouchers, mandatory and voluntary conversions, and tenant protection assistance including replacement and relocation assistance or for project',
'based assistance to prevent the displacement of unassisted elderly tenants currently residing in section 202 properties financed between 1959 and',
'1974 that are refinanced pursuant to public law 106 569, as amended or under the authority as provided under this',
'act: note: vouchers. provided, that the secretary shall provide replacement vouchers for all units that were occupied within the previous',
'24 months that cease to be available as assisted housing, subject only to the availability of funds. 3 not to',
'exceed $7,929,000 provided under this heading may be transferred to the working capital fund: note: web posting. provided, that funding',
'made available under this section shall not be transferred to the working capital fund until the voucher page 123 stat.',
'954 management system leasing and cost data is made available to the public on the department of housing and urban',
'development website. 4 $1,500,000,000 for administrative and other expenses of public housing agencies in administering the section 8 tenant based',
'rental assistance program and which up to $50,000,000 shall be available to the secretary to allocate to public housing agencies',
'that need additional funds to administer their section 8 programs, including fees associated with section 8 tenant protection rental assistance,',
'the administration of disaster related vouchers, veterans affairs supportive housing vouchers, and other incremental vouchers: provided, that no less than',
'$1,400,000,000 of the amount provided in this paragraph shall be allocated to public housing agencies for the calendar year 2009',
'funding cycle based on section 8 q of the act and related appropriation act provisions as in effect immediately before',
'the enactment of the quality housing and work responsibility act of 1998 public law 105 276 : provided further, that',
'if the amounts made available under this paragraph are insufficient to pay the amounts determined under the previous proviso, the',
'secretary may decrease the amounts allocated to agencies by a uniform percentage applicable to all agencies receiving funding under this',
'paragraph or may, to the extent necessary to provide full payment of amounts determined under the previous proviso, utilize unobligated',
'balances, including recaptures and carryovers, remaining from funds appropriated to the department of housing and urban development under this heading,',
'for fiscal year 2008 and prior fiscal years, notwithstanding the purposes for which such amounts were appropriated: provided further, that',
'amounts provided under this paragraph shall be only for activities related to the provision of tenant based rental assistance authorized',
'under section 8, including related development activities: provided further, that of the total amount provided under this paragraph, $50,000,000 shall',
'be made available for family self sufficiency coordinators under section 23 of the act. 5 $20,000,000 for incremental voucher assistance',
'through the family unification program: note: extension. provided, that the assistance made available under this paragraph shall continue to remain',
'available for family unification upon turnover: provided further, that the secretary of housing and urban development shall make such funding',
'available, notwithstanding section 204 competition provision of this title, to entities with demonstrated experience and resources for supportive services. 6',
'$75,000,000 for incremental rental voucher assistance for use through a supported housing program administered in conjunction with the department of',
'veterans affairs as authorized under section 8 o 19 of the united states housing act of 1937: provided, that the',
'secretary of housing and urban development shall make such funding available, notwithstanding section 204 competition provision of this title, to',
'public housing agencies that partner with eligible va medical centers or other entities as designated by the secretary of the',
'department of veterans affairs, based on geographical need for such assistance as identified by the secretary of the page 123',
'stat. 955 department of veterans affairs, public housing agency administrative performance, and other factors as specified by the secretary of',
'housing and urban development in consultation with the secretary of the department of veterans affairs: note: waiver authority. provided further,',
'that the secretary of housing and urban development may waive, or specify alternative requirements for in consultation with the secretary',
'of the department of veterans affairs , any provision of any statute or regulation that the secretary of housing and',
'urban development administers in connection with the use of funds made available under this paragraph except for requirements related to',
'fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor standards, and the environment , upon a finding by the secretary that any such waivers or',
'alternative requirements are necessary for the effective delivery and administration of such voucher assistance: note: extension. provided further, that assistance',
'made available under this paragraph shall continue to remain available for homeless veterans upon turn over. 7 $30,000,000 for incremental',
'vouchers under section 8 of the act for nonelderly disabled families: note: extension. provided, that assistance made available under this',
'paragraph shall continue to remain available for the same population upon turnover: provided further, that the secretary of housing and',
'urban development shall make such funding available, notwithstanding section 204 competition provision of this title, to entities with demonstrated experience',
'and resources for supportive services. housing certificate fund of the unobligated balances, including recaptures and carryover, remaining from funds appropriated',
'to the department of housing and urban development under this heading, the heading annual contributions for assisted housing and the',
'heading project based rental assistance, for fiscal year 2009 and prior years may be used for renewal of or amendments',
'to section 8 project based contracts and for performance based contract administrators, notwithstanding the purposes for which such funds were',
'appropriated: note: contracts. termination. provided, that any obligated balances of contract authority from fiscal year 1974 and prior that have',
'been terminated shall be cancelled. public housing capital fund including transfer of funds for the note: deadline. public housing capital',
'fund program to carry out capital and management activities for public housing agencies, as authorized under section 9 of the',
'united states housing act of 1937 42 u.s.c. 1437g the act $2,450,000,000, to remain available until september 30, 2012: provided,',
'that notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation, during fiscal year 2009 the secretary of housing and urban development',
'may not delegate to any department official other than the deputy secretary and the assistant secretary for public and indian',
'housing any authority under paragraph 2 of section 9 j regarding the extension of the time periods under such section:',
'note: definition. provided further, that for purposes of such section 9 j , the term obligate means, with respect to',
'amounts, that the amounts are subject to a binding agreement page 123 stat. 956 that will result in outlays, immediately',
'or in the future: provided further, that of the total amount provided under this heading, up to $10,000,000 shall be',
'for carrying out activities under section 9 h of such act; not to exceed $14,577,000 may be transferred to the',
'working capital fund; and up to $15,345,000 shall be to support the ongoing public housing financial and physical assessment activities',
'of the real estate assessment center reac : provided further, that no funds may be used under this heading for',
'the purposes specified in section 9 k of the act: provided further, that of the total amount provided under this',
'heading, not to exceed $20,000,000 shall be available for the secretary to make grants, notwithstanding section 204 of this act,',
'to public housing agencies for emergency capital needs including safety and security measures necessary to address crime and drug related',
'activity as well as needs resulting from unforeseen or unpreventable emergencies and natural disasters excluding presidentially declared disasters occurring in',
'fiscal year 2009: provided further, that of the total amount provided under this heading, $40,000,000 shall be for supportive services,',
'service coordinators and congregate services as authorized by section 34 of the act 42 u.s.c. 1437z 6 and the native',
'american housing assistance and self determination act of 1996 25 u.s.c. 4101 et seq. : provided further, that of the',
'total amount provided under this heading up to $8,820,000 is to support the costs of administrative and judicial receiverships: note:',
'bonus awards. provided further, that from the funds made available under this heading, the secretary shall provide bonus awards in',
'fiscal year 2009 to public housing agencies that are designated high performers. public housing operating fund for 2009 payments to',
'public housing agencies for the operation and management of public housing, as authorized by section 9 e of the united',
'states housing act of 1937 42 u.s.c. 1437g e , $4,455,000,000; of which $5,940,000 shall be for competitive grants and',
'contracts to third parties for the provision of technical assistance to public housing agencies related to the transition and implementation',
'of asset based management in public housing: provided, that, note: 42 usc 1437g note. in fiscal year 2009 and all',
'fiscal years hereafter, no amounts under this heading in any appropriations act may be used for payments to public housing',
'agencies for the costs of operation and management of public housing for any year prior to the current year of',
'such act: provided further, that no funds may be used under this heading for the purposes specified in section 9',
'k of the united states housing act of 1937. revitalization of severely distressed public housing hope vi for grants to',
'public housing agencies for demolition, site revitalization, replacement housing, and tenant based assistance grants to projects as authorized by section',
'24 of the united states housing act of 1937 42 u.s.c. 1437v , $120,000,000, to remain available until september 30,',
'2010, of which the secretary of housing and urban development shall use $2,400,000 for technical assistance and contract expertise, to',
'be provided directly or indirectly by grants, contracts or cooperative agreements, including training and cost of necessary travel for participants',
'in such training, by or to officials and employees of the department and of public housing agencies and to residents:',
'provided, that none page 123 stat. 957 of such funds shall be used directly or indirectly by granting competitive advantage',
'in awards to settle litigation or pay judgments, unless expressly permitted herein. native american housing block grants for the native',
'american housing block grants program, as authorized under title i of the native american housing assistance and self determination act',
'of 1996 nahasda 25 u.s.c. 4111 et seq. , $645,000,000, to remain available until expended: provided, that, notwithstanding the native',
'american housing assistance and self determination act of 1996, to determine the amount of the allocation under title i of',
'such act for each indian tribe, the secretary shall apply the formula under section 302 of such act with the',
'need component based on single race census data and with the need component based on multi race census data, and',
'the amount of the allocation for each indian tribe shall be the greater of the two resulting allocation amounts: provided',
'further, that of the amounts made available under this heading, $3,500,000 shall be contracted for assistance for a national organization',
'representing native american housing interests for providing training and technical assistance to indian housing authorities and tribally designated housing entities',
'as authorized under nahasda; and $4,250,000 shall be to support the inspection of indian housing units, contract expertise, training, and',
'technical assistance in the training, oversight, and management of such indian housing and tenant based assistance, including up to $300,000',
'for related travel: provided further, that of the amount provided under this heading, $2,000,000 shall be made available for the',
'cost of guaranteed notes and other obligations, as authorized by title vi of nahasda: provided further, that such costs, including',
'the costs of modifying such notes and other obligations, shall be as defined in section 502 of the congressional budget',
'act of 1974, as amended: provided further, that these funds are available to subsidize the total principal amount of any',
'notes and other obligations, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed $17,000,000. native hawaiian housing block',
'grant for the native hawaiian housing block grant program, as authorized under title viii of the native american housing assistance',
'and self determination act of 1996 25 u.s.c. 4111 et seq. , $10,000,000, to remain available until expended: provided, that',
'of this amount, $299,211 shall be for training and technical assistance activities, including up to $100,000 for related travel by',
'hawaii based hud employees. indian housing loan guarantee fund program account for the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by',
'section 184 of the housing and community development act of 1992 12 u.s.c. 1715z 13a , $9,000,000, to remain available',
'until expended: provided, that such costs, including the costs of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502',
'of the congressional budget act of 1974: provided further, that these funds are available to subsidize total loan principal, any',
'part of which is to be guaranteed, up to $420,000,000: provided further, that up to $750,000 shall page 123 stat.',
'958 be for administrative contract expenses including management processes and systems to carry out the loan guarantee program. native hawaiian',
'housing loan guarantee fund program account for the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by section 184a of the housing',
'and community development act of 1992 12 u.s.c. 1715z 13b , $1,044,000, to remain available until expended: provided, that such',
'costs, including the costs of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the congressional budget act',
'of 1974: provided further, that these funds are available to subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to',
'be guaranteed, not to exceed $41,504,255. community planning and development housing opportunities for persons with aids including transfer of funds',
'for carrying out the housing opportunities for persons with aids program, as authorized by the aids housing opportunity act 42',
'u.s.c. 12901 et seq. , $310,000,000, to remain available until september 30, 2010, except that amounts allocated pursuant to section',
'854 c 3 of such act shall remain available until september 30, 2011: note: contracts. provided, that the secretary shall',
'renew all expiring contracts for permanent supportive housing that were funded under section 854 c 3 of such act that',
'meet all program requirements before awarding funds for new contracts and activities authorized under this section: provided further, that the',
'secretary may use not to exceed $1,485,000 of the funds under this heading for training, oversight, and technical assistance activities;',
'and not to exceed $1,750,000 may be transferred to the working capital fund. rural housing and economic development for the',
'office of rural housing and economic development in the department of housing and urban development, $26,000,000, to remain available until',
'expended, which amount shall be competitively awarded by september 1, 2009, to indian tribes, state housing finance agencies, state community',
'and/or economic development agencies, local rural nonprofits and community development corporations to support innovative housing and economic development activities in',
'rural areas: provided, that of the total amount made available under this heading, not less than $5,000,000 shall be made',
'available to promote economic development and entrepreneurship for federally recognized indian tribes, through activities including the capitalization of revolving loan',
'programs and business planning and development, funding is also made available for technical assistance to increase capacity through training and',
'outreach activities. page 123 stat. 959 community development fund including transfer of funds for assistance to units of state and',
'local government, and to other entities, for economic and community development activities, and for other purposes, $3,900,000,000, to remain available',
'until september 30, 2011, unless otherwise specified: provided, that of the total amount provided, $3,641,966,875 is for carrying out the',
'community development block grant program under title i of the housing and community development act of 1974, as amended the',
'act herein 42 u.s.c. 5301 et seq. : provided further, that unless explicitly provided for under this heading except for',
'planning grants provided in the second paragraph and amounts made available under the third paragraph , not to exceed 20',
'percent of any grant made with funds appropriated under this heading shall be expended for planning and management development and',
'administration: provided further, that of the total amount made available under this heading, not to exceed $3,175,000 may be transferred',
'to the working capital fund: provided further, that $5,000,000 is for technical assistance as authorized by section 107 b 4',
'of such act: provided further, that $65,000,000 shall be for grants to indian tribes notwithstanding section 106 a 1 of',
'such act, of which, notwithstanding any other provision of law including section 204 of this act , up to $3,960,000',
'may be used for emergencies that constitute imminent threats to health and safety. of the amount made available under this',
'heading, $165,311,875 shall be available for grants for the economic development initiative edi to finance a variety of targeted economic',
'investments in accordance with the terms and conditions specified in the explanatory statement accompanying this act: provided, that none of',
'the funds provided under this paragraph may be used for program operations: provided further, that, for fiscal years 2007, 2008',
'and 2009, no unobligated funds for edi grants may be used for any purpose except acquisition, planning, design, purchase of',
'equipment, revitalization, redevelopment or construction. of the amount made available under this heading, $19,546,250 shall be available for neighborhood initiatives',
'that are utilized to improve the conditions of distressed and blighted areas and neighborhoods, to stimulate investment, economic diversification, and',
'community revitalization in areas with population outmigration or a stagnating or declining economic base, or to determine whether housing benefits',
'can be integrated more effectively with welfare reform initiatives: provided, that amounts made available under this paragraph shall be provided',
'in accordance with the terms and conditions specified in the explanatory statement accompanying this act. the referenced statement of managers',
'under this heading in title iii of division a of public law 109 115 is deemed to be amended with',
'respect to item number 889 by striking perry county, pennsylvania to develop an industrial park in new bloomfield and inserting',
'perry county, pennsylvania to develop an industrial park in penn township/duncannon. the referenced statement of managers under the heading community',
'planning and development in title ii of division k of public law 110 161 is deemed to be amended by',
'striking: golden castings foundry demolition and site remediation project page 123 stat. 960 to raze and remediate the site of',
'the former golden castings foundry for the demolition and environmental remediation costs of the golden castings foundry site and inserting',
'to remediate the former site of the columbus wood treating plant in columbus, indiana. the referenced explanatory statement under this',
'heading in public law 110 161 is deemed to be amended with respect to the fourth item included in the',
'table found on page 2439 with respect to amounts made available for the springfield boys and girls club by striking',
'springfield boys and girls club; community center; springfield, il; planning, development, land acquisition, and construction costs for a new community',
'center in springfield. and inserting city of springfield for capital costs associated with the edwin watts southwind park. the referenced',
'statement of managers under the heading community development fund in title ii of division k of public law 110 161',
'is deemed to be amended by striking: city of charlotte, nc for land acquisition in the development of the belvedere',
'business park and inserting city of charlotte, nc for development of the belvedere business park. community development loan guarantees program',
'account for the cost of guaranteed loans, $6,000,000, to remain available until september 30, 2010, as authorized by section 108',
'of the housing and community development act of 1974 42 u.s.c. 5308 : provided, that such costs, including the cost',
'of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the congressional budget act of 1974: provided further,',
'that these funds are available to subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to',
'exceed $275,000,000, notwithstanding any aggregate limitation on outstanding obligations guaranteed in section 108 k of the housing and community development',
'act of 1974, as amended. brownfields redevelopment for competitive economic development grants, as authorized by section 108 q of the',
'housing and community development act of 1974, as amended, for brownfields redevelopment projects, $10,000,000, to remain available until september 30,',
'2010: provided, that no funds made available under this heading may be used to establish loan loss reserves for the',
'section 108 community development loan guarantee program. home investment partnerships program including transfer of funds for the home investment partnerships',
'program, as authorized under title ii of the cranston gonzalez national affordable housing act, as amended, $1,825,000,000, to remain available',
'until september 30, 2011, of which not to exceed $4,200,000 may be transferred to the working capital fund: provided, that',
'up to $12,000,000 shall be available for technical assistance: provided further, that, in prior appropriations acts for community housing development',
'organizations technical assistance, and that still page 123 stat. 961 remain available, may be used for home technical assistance notwithstanding',
'the purposes for which such amounts were appropriated. self help and assisted homeownership opportunity program for the self help and',
'assisted homeownership opportunity program, as authorized under section 11 of the housing opportunity program extension act of 1996, as amended,',
'$64,000,000 to remain available until september 30, 2011: provided, that of the total amount provided under this heading, $26,500,000 shall',
'be made available to the self help and assisted homeownership opportunity program as authorized under section 11 of the housing',
'opportunity program extension act of 1996, as amended: provided further, that $34,000,000 shall be made available for the second, third',
'and fourth capacity building activities authorized under section 4 a of the hud demonstration act of 1993 42 u.s.c. 9816',
'note , of which not less than $5,000,000 may be made available for rural capacity building activities: provided further, that',
'$3,500,000 shall be made available for capacity building activities as authorized in sections 6301 through 6305 of public law 110',
'246. homeless assistance grants including transfer of funds for the emergency shelter grants program as authorized under subtitle b of',
'title iv of the mckinney vento homeless assistance act, as amended; the supportive housing program as authorized under subtitle c',
'of title iv of such act; the section 8 moderate rehabilitation single room occupancy program as authorized under the united',
'states housing act of 1937, as amended, to assist homeless individuals pursuant to section 441 of the mckinney vento homeless',
'assistance act; and the shelter plus care program as authorized under subtitle f of title iv of such act, $1,677,000,000,',
'of which $1,672,000,000 shall remain available until september 30, 2011, and of which $5,000,000 shall remain available until expended for',
'rehabilitation projects with 10 year grant terms: provided, that of the amount provided, $10,000,000 shall be made available to conduct',
'a demonstration program on the prevention of homelessness among the nations veterans: provided further, that the secretary shall work in',
'coordination with the department of veterans affairs and the department of labor to select a limited number of urban and',
'rural sites in which to carry out this demonstration: provided further, that in selecting sites, the secretary shall evaluate the',
'rate of homelessness among veterans in the area, and the experience of the grantees in coordinating with department of veterans',
'affairs and the department of labor to enable veterans to access mainstream programs: provided further, that of the sites selected,',
'up to three shall have a high number of service members separating from the military and transitioning into civilian life:',
'provided further, that the secretary shall also select up to four sites located in rural areas to evaluate how to',
'effectively serve veterans in rural areas, many of whom may have been part of the national guard, may have limited',
'access to the department of veterans affairs medical centers, and may have dependent family members: provided further, that funding made',
'available under this demonstration shall be available for housing page 123 stat. 962 and appropriate services to prevent veterans and',
'their families from becoming homeless or reduce the length of time veterans and their families are homeless: provided further, that',
'of the amounts made available under this heading, not to exceed $750,000 may be available for an evaluation of this',
'demonstration: provided further, that not less than 30 percent of funds made available, excluding amounts provided for renewals under the',
'shelter plus care program, shall be used for permanent housing for individuals and families: provided further, that all funds awarded',
'for services shall be matched by not less than 25 percent in funding by each grantee: provided further, that for',
'all match requirements applicable to funds made available under this heading for this fiscal year and prior years, a grantee',
'may use or could have used as a source of match funds other funds administered by the secretary and other',
'federal agencies unless there is or was a specific statutory prohibition on any such use of any such funds: provided',
'further, that note: contracts. the secretary shall renew on an annual basis expiring contracts or amendments to contracts funded under',
'the shelter plus care program if the program is determined to be needed under the applicable continuum of care and',
'meets appropriate program requirements and financial standards, as determined by the secretary: provided further, that all awards of assistance under',
'this heading shall be required to coordinate and integrate homeless programs with other mainstream health, social services, and employment programs',
'for which homeless populations may be eligible, including medicaid, state childrens health insurance program, temporary assistance for needy families, food',
'stamps, and services funding through the mental health and substance abuse block grant, workforce investment act, and the welfare to',
'work grant program: provided further, that up to $8,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be available for',
'the national homeless data analysis project and technical assistance: provided further, that of the total amount made available under this',
'heading, not to exceed $2,675,000 may be transferred to the working capital fund: provided further, that $3,000,000 of the funds',
'appropriated under this heading shall be used to conduct research on homeless issues, including homeless prevention and youth homelessness: provided',
'further, that all balances for shelter plus care renewals previously funded from the shelter plus care renewal account and transferred',
'to this account shall be available, if recaptured, for shelter plus care renewals in fiscal year 2009: provided further, that',
'this heading in the department of housing and urban development appropriations act, 2008 note: 122 stat. 2423. is amended by',
'inserting the following new proviso after the third proviso: provided further, that the secretary may renew grants made under this',
'demonstration program and may treat such original grants and any such renewal grants as if these grants were made under',
'the supportive housing program:. housing programs project based rental assistance including transfer of funds for activities and assistance for the',
'provision of project based subsidy contracts under the united states housing act of 1937 42 u.s.c. 1437 et seq. the',
'act , not otherwise provided for, page 123 stat. 963 $7,100,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be available on',
'october 1, 2008, and $400,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be available on october 1, 2009: provided, that the',
'amounts made available under this heading are provided as follows: 1 $6,868,000,000 shall be available for expiring or terminating section',
'8 project based subsidy contracts including section 8 moderate rehabilitation contracts , for amendments to section 8 project based subsidy',
'contracts including section 8 moderate rehabilitation contracts , for contracts entered into pursuant to section 441 of the mckinney vento',
'homeless assistance act 42 u.s.c. 11401 , for renewal of section 8 contracts for units in projects that are subject',
'to approved plans of action under the emergency low income housing preservation act of 1987 or the low income housing',
'preservation and resident homeownership act of 1990, and for administrative and other expenses associated with project based activities and assistance',
'funded under this paragraph. 2 up to $232,000,000 shall be available for performance based contract administrators for section 8 project',
'based assistance: provided, that the secretary of housing and urban development may also use such amounts for performance based contract',
'administrators for the administration of: interest reduction payments pursuant to section 236 a of the national housing act 12 u.s.c.',
'1715z 1 a ; rent supplement payments pursuant to section 101 of the housing and urban development act of 1965',
'12 u.s.c. 1701s ; section 236 f 2 rental assistance payments 12 u.s.c. 1715z 1 f 2 ; project rental',
'assistance contracts for the elderly under section 202 c 2 of the housing act of 1959 12 u.s.c. 1701q ;',
'project rental assistance contracts for supportive housing for persons with disabilities under section 811 d 2 of the cranston gonzalez',
'national affordable housing act 42 u.s.c. 8013 d 2 ; project assistance contracts pursuant to section 202 h of the',
'housing act of 1959 public law 86 372; 73 stat. 667 ; and loans under section 202 of the housing',
'act of 1959 public law 86 372; 73 stat. 667 . 3 not to exceed $10,000,000 provided under this heading',
'may be transferred to the working capital fund. 4 amounts recaptured under this heading, the heading annual contributions for assisted',
'housing, or the heading housing certificate fund may be used for renewals of or amendments to section 8 project based',
'contracts or for performance based contract administrators, notwithstanding the purposes for which such amounts were appropriated. housing for the elderly',
'including transfer of funds for capital advances, including amendments to capital advance contracts, for housing for the elderly, as authorized',
'by section 202 of the housing act of 1959, as amended, and for project rental assistance for the elderly under',
'section 202 c 2 of such act, including amendments to contracts for such assistance and renewal of expiring contracts for',
'such assistance for up to a 1 year term, and for supportive services associated with the housing, $765,000,000, to remain',
'available until september 30, 2012, of which up to $626,400,000 shall be for capital advance and project page 123 stat.',
'964 based rental assistance awards: provided, that, of the amount provided under this heading, up to $90,000,000 shall be for',
'service coordinators and the continuation of existing congregate service grants for residents of assisted housing projects, and of which up',
'to $25,000,000 shall be for grants under section 202b of the housing act of 1959 12 u.s.c. 1701q 2 for',
'conversion of eligible projects under such section to assisted living or related use and for substantial and emergency capital repairs',
'as determined by the secretary: provided further, that of the amount made available under this heading, $20,000,000 shall be available',
'to the secretary of housing and urban development only for making competitive grants to private nonprofit organizations and consumer cooperatives',
'for covering costs of architectural and engineering work, site control, and other planning relating to the development of supportive housing',
'for the elderly that is eligible for assistance under section 202 of the housing act of 1959 12 u.s.c. 1701q',
': provided further, that amounts under this heading shall be available for real estate assessment center inspections and inspection related',
'activities associated with section 202 capital advance projects: provided further, that up to $2,000,000 of the total amount made available',
'under this heading shall be for technical assistance to improve grant applications and to facilitate the development of housing for',
'the elderly under section 202 of the housing act of 1959, and supportive housing for persons with disabilities under section',
'811 of the cranston gonzales national affordable housing act: provided further, that of the total amount made available under this',
'heading, not to exceed $1,600,000 may be transferred to the working capital fund: note: waiver authority. provided further, that the',
'secretary may waive the provisions of section 202 governing the terms and conditions of project rental assistance, except that the',
'initial contract term for such assistance shall not exceed 5 years in duration. housing for persons with disabilities including transfer',
'of funds for capital advance contracts, including amendments to capital advance contracts, for supportive housing for persons with disabilities, as',
'authorized by section 811 of the cranston gonzalez national affordable housing act 42 u.s.c. 8013 , for project rental assistance',
'for supportive housing for persons with disabilities under section 811 d 2 of such act, including amendments to contracts for',
'such assistance and renewal of expiring contracts for such assistance for up to a 1 year term, and for supportive',
'services associated with the housing for persons with disabilities as authorized by section 811 b 1 of such act, and',
'for tenant based rental assistance contracts entered into pursuant to section 811 of such act, $250,000,000, of which up to',
'$161,300,000 shall be for capital advances and project based rental assistance contracts, to remain available until september 30, 2012: provided,',
'that of the total amount made available under this heading, not to exceed $1,600,000 may be transferred to the working',
'capital fund: provided further, that, of the amount provided under this heading, $87,100,000 shall be for amendments or renewal of',
'tenant based assistance contracts entered into prior to fiscal year 2005 only one amendment authorized for any such contract :',
'provided further, that all tenant based assistance made available under this heading shall continue to remain available only to persons',
'with disabilities: note: waiver authority. provided further, page 123 stat. 965 that the secretary may waive the provisions of section',
'811 governing the terms and conditions of project rental assistance and tenant based assistance, except that the initial contract term',
'for such assistance shall not exceed 5 years in duration: note: inspections. provided further, that amounts made available under this',
'heading shall be available for real estate assessment center inspections and inspection related activities associated with section 811 capital advance',
'projects. housing counseling assistance for contracts, grants, and other assistance excluding loans, as authorized under section 106 of the housing',
'and urban development act of 1968, as amended, $65,000,000, including up to $2,000,000 for administrative contract services, to remain available',
'until september 30, 2010: provided, that funds shall be used for providing counseling and advice to tenants and homeowners, both',
'current and prospective, with respect to property maintenance, financial management/literacy, and such other matters as may be appropriate to assist',
'them in improving their housing conditions, meeting their financial needs, and fulfilling the responsibilities of tenancy or homeownership; for program',
'administration; and for housing counselor training. other assisted housing programs rental housing assistance for amendments to contracts under section 101',
'of the housing and urban development act of 1965 12 u.s.c. 1701s and section 236 f 2 of the national',
'housing act 12 u.s.c. 1715z 1 in state aided, non insured rental housing projects, $27,600,000, to remain available until expended.',
'rent supplement rescission of the amounts recaptured from terminated contracts under section 101 of the housing and urban development act',
'of 1965 12 u.s.c. 1701s and section 236 of the national housing act 12 u.s.c. 1715z 1 $37,600,000 are rescinded.',
'payment to manufactured housing fees trust fund for necessary expenses as authorized by the national manufactured housing construction and safety',
'standards act of 1974 42 u.s.c. 5401 et seq. , up to $16,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which',
'$10,600,000 is to be derived from the manufactured housing fees trust fund: provided, that not to exceed the total amount',
'appropriated under this heading shall be available from the general fund of the treasury to the extent necessary to incur',
'obligations and make expenditures pending the receipt of collections to the fund pursuant to section 620 of such act: provided',
'further, that the amount made available under this heading from the general fund shall be reduced as such collections are',
'received during fiscal year 2009 so as to result in a final fiscal year 2009 appropriation from the general fund',
'estimated at not more than $5,400,000 and fees pursuant to such section page 123 stat. 966 620 shall be modified',
'as necessary to ensure such a final fiscal year 2009 appropriation: provided further, that for the dispute resolution and installation',
'programs, the secretary of housing and urban development may assess and collect fees from any program participant: provided further, that',
'such collections shall be deposited into the fund, and the secretary, as provided herein, may use such collections, as well',
'as fees collected under section 620, for necessary expenses of such act: provided further, that notwithstanding the requirements of section',
'620 of such act, the secretary may carry out responsibilities of the secretary under such act through the use of',
'approved service providers that are paid directly by the recipients of their services. federal housing administration mutual mortgage insurance program',
'account including transfers of funds during fiscal year 2009, commitments to guarantee single family loans insured under the mutual mortgage',
'insurance fund shall not exceed a loan principal of $315,000,000,000. during fiscal year 2009, obligations to make direct loans to',
'carry out the purposes of section 204 g of the national housing act, as amended, shall not exceed $50,000,000: provided,',
'that the foregoing amount shall be for loans to nonprofit and governmental entities in connection with sales of single family',
'real properties owned by the secretary and formerly insured under the mutual mortgage insurance fund. for administrative contract expenses, $116,000,000,',
'of which at least $46,794,000 shall, and up to $58,492,500 may, be transferred to the working capital fund, and of',
'which up to $7,500,000 shall be for education and outreach of fha single family loan products: provided further, that to',
'the extent guaranteed loan commitments exceed $65,500,000,000 on or before april 1, 2009, an additional $1,400 for administrative contract expenses',
'shall be available for each $1,000,000 in additional guaranteed loan commitments including a pro rata amount for any amount below',
'$1,000,000 , but in no case shall funds made available by this proviso exceed $30,000,000. general and special risk program',
'account for the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by sections 238 and 519 of the national housing act 12',
'u.s.c. 1715z 3 and 1735c , including the cost of loan guarantee modifications, as that term is defined in section',
'502 of the congressional budget act of 1974, as amended, $8,600,000, to remain available until expended: provided, that commitments to',
'guarantee loans shall not exceed $45,000,000,000 in total loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed. gross obligations',
'for the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized by sections 204 g , 207 l , 238, and 519',
'a of the national housing act, shall not exceed $50,000,000, of which not to exceed $30,000,000 shall be for bridge',
'financing in connection with the sale of multifamily real properties owned by the secretary and formerly insured under such act;',
'and of which not to exceed $20,000,000 shall be for loans to nonprofit and governmental entities in connection with the',
'sale of single family real properties owned by the secretary and formerly page 123 stat. 967 insured under such act.',
'for administrative contract expenses necessary to carry out the guaranteed and direct loan programs, $48,871,000, of which at least $47,871,000',
'shall be for administrative contracts and up to $1,000,000 shall be for consumer education and outreach for fha loan products.',
'government national mortgage association guarantees of mortgage backed securities loan guarantee program account new commitments to issue guarantees to carry',
'out the purposes of section 306 of the national housing act, as amended 12 u.s.c. 1721 g , shall not',
'exceed $300,000,000,000, to remain available until september 30, 2010: provided, that to the extent new guarantees of mortgage backed securities',
'exceed $75,000,000,000 on or before april 1, 2009, an additional $1,000 for administrative contract expenses shall be available for each',
'$1,000,000 in additional guaranteed loan commitments including a pro rata amount for any amount below $1,000,000 but in no case',
'shall funds made available by this proviso exceed $14,000,000. policy development and research research and technology for contracts, grants, and',
'necessary expenses of programs of research and studies relating to housing and urban problems, not otherwise provided for, as authorized',
'by title v of the housing and urban development act of 1970 12 u.s.c. 1701z 1 et seq. , including',
'carrying out the functions of the secretary of housing and urban development under section 1 a 1 i of reorganization',
'plan no. 2 of 1968, $58,000,000, to remain available until september 30, 2010: provided, that of the funds made available',
'under this heading, $23,000,000 is for grants pursuant to section 107 of the housing and community development act of 1974',
'42 u.s.c. 5307 : provided further, that at least $1,000,000 shall be available for the secretary to conduct a comprehensive',
'study to be managed by the office of policy development and research, to analyze the administrative costs necessary to carry',
'out the tenant based voucher program: provided further, that of the total amount made available, $2,000,000 may be made available',
'for technology directly related to disaster prone areas. fair housing and equal opportunity fair housing activities for contracts, grants, and',
'other assistance, not otherwise provided for, as authorized by title viii of the civil rights act of 1968, as amended',
'by the fair housing amendments act of 1988, and section 561 of the housing and community development act of 1987,',
'as amended, $53,500,000, to remain available until september 30, 2010, of which $27,500,000 shall be to carry out activities pursuant',
'to such section 561 of which up to $2,000,000 shall be made available to carryout authorized activities to protect the',
'public from mortgage rescue scams: provided, that notwithstanding 31 u.s.c. 3302, the secretary may assess and collect fees to cover',
'the costs of the fair housing training academy, and may use page 123 stat. 968 such funds to provide such',
'training: note: lobbying. provided further, that no funds made available under this heading shall be used to lobby the executive',
'or legislative branches of the federal government in connection with a specific contract, grant or loan: provided further, that of',
'the funds made available under this heading, $500,000 shall be available to the secretary of housing and urban development for',
'the creation and promotion of translated materials and other programs that support the assistance of persons with limited english proficiency',
'in utilizing the services provided by the department of housing and urban development. office of healthy homes and lead hazard',
'control lead hazard reduction for the lead hazard reduction program, as authorized by section 1011 of the residential lead based',
'paint hazard reduction act of 1992, $140,000,000, to remain available until september 30, 2010, of which not less than $14,600,000',
'shall be for the healthy homes initiative, pursuant to sections 501 and 502 of the housing and urban development act',
'of 1970 that shall include research, studies, testing, and demonstration efforts, including education and outreach concerning lead based paint poisoning',
'and other housing related diseases and hazards: provided, that for purposes of environmental review, pursuant to the national environmental policy',
'act of 1969 42 u.s.c. 4321 et seq. and other provisions of law that further the purposes of such act,',
'a grant under the healthy homes initiative, operation lead elimination action plan leap , or the lead technical studies program',
'under this heading or under prior appropriations acts for such purposes under this heading, shall be considered to be funds',
'for a special project for purposes of section 305 c of the multifamily housing property disposition reform act of 1994:',
'provided further, that of the total amount made available under this heading, $48,000,000 shall be made available on a competitive',
'basis for areas with the highest lead paint abatement needs: provided further, that each recipient of funds provided under the',
'second proviso shall make a matching contribution in an amount not less than 25 percent: note: waiver authority. provided further,',
'that the secretary may waive the matching requirement cited in the preceding proviso on a case by case basis if',
'the secretary determines that such a waiver is necessary to advance the purposes of this program: note: plan. notice. provided',
'further, that each applicant shall submit a detailed plan and strategy that demonstrates adequate capacity that is acceptable to the',
'secretary to carry out the proposed use of funds pursuant to a notice of funding availability: provided further, that amounts',
'made available under this heading in prior appropriations acts, and that still remain available, may be used for any purpose',
'under this heading notwithstanding the purpose for which such amounts were appropriated: provided further, that of the total amount made',
'available under this heading, $250,000 shall be allocated through the office of healthy homes and lead hazard control to conduct',
'communications and outreach to potential applicants to the lead hazard reduction demonstration grant program. page 123 stat. 969 management and',
'administration working capital fund for additional capital for the working capital fund 42 u.s.c. 3535 for the development of, modifications',
'to, and infrastructure for department wide information technology systems, for the continuing operation and maintenance of both department wide and',
'program specific information systems, and for program related development activities, $224,000,000, to remain available until september 30, 2010, of which',
'not less than $4,000,000 shall be used for planning for modernizing, improving and maintaining information technology applications and infrastructure supporting',
'the fha: provided, that any amounts transferred to this fund under this act shall remain available until expended: provided further,',
'that any amounts transferred to this fund from amounts appropriated by previously enacted appropriations acts or from within this act',
'may be used only for the purposes specified under this fund, in addition to the purposes for which such amounts',
'were appropriated: provided further, that up to $15,000,000 may be transferred to this account from all other accounts in this',
'title except for the office of the inspector general account that make funds available for salaries and expenses. office of',
'inspector general for necessary salaries and expenses of the office of inspector general in carrying out the inspector general act',
'of 1978, as amended, $120,000,000: provided, that the inspector general shall have independent authority over all personnel issues within this',
'office. general provisions department of housing and urban development including rescission of funds sec. 201. fifty percent of the amounts',
'of budget authority, or in lieu thereof 50 percent of the cash amounts associated with such budget authority, that are',
'recaptured from projects described in section 1012 a of the stewart b. mckinney homeless assistance amendments act of 1988 42',
'u.s.c. 1437 note shall be rescinded or in the case of cash, shall be remitted to the treasury, and such',
'amounts of budget authority or cash recaptured and not rescinded or remitted to the treasury shall be used by state',
'housing finance agencies or local governments or local housing agencies with projects approved by the secretary of housing and urban',
'development for which settlement occurred after january 1, 1992, in accordance with such section. notwithstanding the previous sentence, the secretary',
'may award up to 15 percent of the budget authority or cash recaptured and not rescinded or remitted to the',
'treasury to provide project owners with incentives to refinance their project at a lower interest rate. sec. 202. none of',
'the amounts made available under this act may be used during fiscal year 2009 to investigate or prosecute under the',
'fair housing act any otherwise lawful activity engaged in by one or more persons, including the filing or maintaining of',
'a non frivolous legal action, that is engaged in solely for the page 123 stat. 970 purpose of achieving or',
'preventing action by a government official or entity, or a court of competent jurisdiction. sec. 203. note: grants. aids. a',
'notwithstanding section 854 c 1 a of the aids housing opportunity act 42 u.s.c. 12903 c 1 a , from',
'any amounts made available under this title for fiscal year 2009 that are allocated under such section, the secretary of',
'housing and urban development shall allocate and make a grant, in the amount determined under subsection b , for any',
'state that 1 received an allocation in a prior fiscal year under clause ii of such section; and 2 is',
'not otherwise eligible for an allocation for fiscal year 2009 under such clause ii because the areas in the state',
'outside of the metropolitan statistical areas that qualify under clause i in fiscal year 2009 do not have the number',
'of cases of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome aids required under such clause. b the amount of the allocation and grant for',
'any state described in subsection a shall be an amount based on the cumulative number of aids cases in the',
'areas of that state that are outside of metropolitan statistical areas that qualify under clause i of such section 854',
'c 1 a in fiscal year 2009, in proportion to aids cases among cities and states that qualify under clauses',
'i and ii of such section and states deemed eligible under subsection a . c notwithstanding note: new jersey. any',
'other provision of law, the amount allocated for fiscal year 2009 under section 854 c of the aids housing opportunity',
'act 42 u.s.c. 12903 c , to the city of new york, new york, on behalf of the new york',
'wayne white plains, new york new jersey metropolitan division hereafter metropolitan division of the new york newark edison, ny nj',
'pa metropolitan statistical area, shall be adjusted by the secretary of housing and urban development by: 1 allocating to the',
'city of jersey city, new jersey, the proportion of the metropolitan areas or divisions amount that is based on the',
'number of cases of aids reported in the portion of the metropolitan area or division that is located in hudson',
'county, new jersey, and adjusting for the proportion of the metropolitan divisions high incidence bonus if this area in new',
'jersey also has a higher than average per capita incidence of aids; and 2 allocating to the city of paterson,',
'new jersey, the proportion of the metropolitan areas or divisions amount that is based on the number of cases of',
'aids reported in the portion of the metropolitan area or division that is located in bergen county and passaic county,',
'new jersey, and adjusting for the proportion of the metropolitan divisions high incidence bonus if this area in new jersey',
'also has a higher than average per capita incidence of aids. the recipient cities shall use amounts allocated under this',
'subsection to carry out eligible activities under section 855 of the aids housing opportunity act 42 u.s.c. 12904 in their',
'respective portions of the metropolitan division that is located in new jersey. d notwithstanding any other provision of law, the',
'amount allocated for fiscal year 2009 under section 854 c of the aids housing opportunity act 42 u.s.c. 12903 c',
'to areas with a higher than average per capita incidence of aids, shall be adjusted by the secretary on the',
'basis of area incidence reported over a 3 year period. page 123 stat. 971 sec. 204. except as explicitly provided',
'in law, any grant, cooperative agreement or other assistance made pursuant to title ii of this act shall be made',
'on a competitive basis and in accordance with section 102 of the department of housing and urban development reform act',
'of 1989 42 u.s.c. 3545 . sec. 205. funds of the department of housing and urban development subject to the',
'government corporation control act or section 402 of the housing act of 1950 shall be available, without regard to the',
'limitations on administrative expenses, for legal services on a contract or fee basis, and for utilizing and making payment for',
'services and facilities of the federal national mortgage association, government national mortgage association, federal home loan mortgage corporation, federal financing',
'bank, federal reserve banks or any member thereof, federal home loan banks, and any insured bank within the meaning of',
'the federal deposit insurance corporation act, as amended 12 u.s.c. 1811 1831 . sec. 206. unless otherwise provided for in',
'this act or through a reprogramming of funds, no part of any appropriation for the department of housing and urban',
'development shall be available for any program, project or activity in excess of amounts set forth in the budget estimates',
'submitted to congress. sec. 207. corporations and agencies of the department of housing and urban development which are subject to',
'the government corporation control act, are hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of funds and borrowing authority',
'available to each such corporation or agency and in accordance with law, and to make such contracts and commitments without',
'regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 104 of such act as may be necessary in carrying out',
'the programs set forth in the budget for 2009 for such corporation or agency except as hereinafter provided: provided, that',
'collections of these corporations and agencies may be used for new loan or mortgage purchase commitments only to the extent',
'expressly provided for in this act unless such loans are in support of other forms of assistance provided for in',
'this or prior appropriations acts , except that this proviso shall not apply to the mortgage insurance or guaranty operations',
'of these corporations, or where loans or mortgage purchases are necessary to protect the financial interest of the united states',
'government. sec. 208. note: budget estimate. none of the funds provided in this title for technical assistance, training, or management',
'improvements may be obligated or expended unless the secretary of housing and urban development provides to the committees on appropriations',
'a description of each proposed activity and a detailed budget estimate of the costs associated with each program, project or',
'activity as part of the budget justifications. note: deadline. for fiscal year 2009, the secretary shall transmit this information to',
'the committees by march 15, 2009 for 30 days of review. sec. 209. note: reports. deadline. budget. the secretary of',
'housing and urban development shall provide quarterly reports to the house and senate committees on appropriations regarding all uncommitted, unobligated,',
'recaptured and excess funds in each program and activity within the jurisdiction of the department and shall submit additional, updated',
'budget information to these committees upon request. sec. 210. note: aids. new jersey. a notwithstanding any other provision of law,',
'the amount allocated for fiscal year 2009 under section 854 c of the aids housing opportunity act 42 u.s.c. 12903',
'c , to the city page 123 stat. 972 of wilmington, delaware, on behalf of the wilmington, delaware maryland new',
'jersey metropolitan division hereafter metropolitan division , shall be adjusted by the secretary of housing and urban development by allocating',
'to the state of new jersey the proportion of the metropolitan divisions amount that is based on the number of',
'cases of aids reported in the portion of the metropolitan division that is located in new jersey, and adjusting for',
'the proportion of the metropolitan divisions high incidence bonus if this area in new jersey also has a higher than',
'average per capita incidence of aids. the state of new jersey shall use amounts allocated to the state under this',
'subsection to carry out eligible activities under section 855 of the aids housing opportunity act 42 u.s.c. 12904 in the',
'portion of the metropolitan division that is located in new jersey. b notwithstanding note: north carolina. any other provision of',
'law, the secretary of housing and urban development shall allocate to wake county, north carolina, the amounts that otherwise would',
'be allocated for fiscal year 2009 under section 854 c of the aids housing opportunity act 42 u.s.c. 12903 c',
'to the city of raleigh, north carolina, on behalf of the raleigh cary, north carolina metropolitan statistical area. any amounts',
'allocated to wake county shall be used to carry out eligible activities under section 855 of such act 42 u.s.c.',
'12904 within such metropolitan statistical area. c notwithstanding section 854 c of the aids housing opportunity act 42 u.s.c. 12903',
'c , the secretary of housing and urban development may adjust the allocation of the amounts that otherwise would be',
'allocated for fiscal year 2009 under section 854 c of such act, upon the written request of an applicant, in',
'conjunction with the state s , for a formula allocation on behalf of a metropolitan statistical area, to designate the',
'state or states in which the metropolitan statistical area is located as the eligible grantee s of the allocation. in',
'the case that a metropolitan statistical area involves more than one state, such amounts allocated to each state shall be',
'in proportion to the number of cases of aids reported in the portion of the metropolitan statistical area located in',
'that state. any amounts allocated to a state under this section shall be used to carry out eligible activities within',
'the portion of the metropolitan statistical area located in that state. sec. 211. note: budget. the presidents formal budget request',
'for fiscal year 2010, as well as the department of housing and urban developments congressional budget justifications to be submitted',
'to the committees on appropriations of the house of representatives and the senate, shall use the identical account and sub',
'account structure provided under this act. sec. 212. note: state listing. a public housing agency or such other entity that',
'administers federal housing assistance for the housing authority of the county of los angeles, california, the states of alaska, iowa,',
'and mississippi shall not be required to include a resident of public housing or a recipient of assistance provided under',
'section 8 of the united states housing act of 1937 on the board of directors or a similar governing board',
'of such agency or entity as required under section 2 b of such act. note: establishment. each public housing agency',
'or other entity that administers federal housing assistance under section 8 for the housing authority of the county of los',
'angeles, california and the states of alaska, iowa and mississippi that chooses not to include a resident of public housing',
'or a recipient page 123 stat. 973 of section 8 assistance on the board of directors or a similar governing',
'board shall establish an advisory board of not less than six residents of public housing or recipients of section 8',
'assistance to provide advice and comment to the public housing agency or other administering entity on issues related to public',
'housing and section 8. such advisory board shall meet not less than quarterly. sec. 213. a note: transfer authority. notwithstanding',
'any other provision of law, subject to the conditions listed in subsection b , for fiscal years 2008 and 2009,',
'the secretary of housing and urban development may authorize the transfer of some or all project based assistance, debt and',
'statutorily required low income and very low income use restrictions, associated with one or more multifamily housing project to another',
'multifamily housing project or projects. b the transfer authorized in subsection a is subject to the following conditions: 1 the',
'number of low income and very low income units and the net dollar amount of federal assistance provided by the',
'transferring project shall remain the same in the receiving project or projects. 2 the transferring project shall, as determined by',
'the secretary, be either physically obsolete or economically non viable. 3 the note: standards. receiving project or projects shall meet',
'or exceed applicable physical standards established by the secretary. 4 the note: notification. certification. owner or mortgagor of the transferring',
'project shall notify and consult with the tenants residing in the transferring project and provide a certification of approval by',
'all appropriate local governmental officials. 5 the tenants of the transferring project who remain eligible for assistance to be provided',
'by the receiving project or projects shall not be required to vacate their units in the transferring project or projects',
'until new units in the receiving project are available for occupancy. 6 the secretary determines that this transfer is in',
'the best interest of the tenants. 7 if either the transferring project or the receiving project or projects meets the',
'condition specified in subsection c 2 a , any lien on the receiving project resulting from additional financing obtained by',
'the owner shall be subordinate to any fha insured mortgage lien transferred to, or placed on, such project by the',
'secretary. 8 if the transferring project meets the requirements of subsection c 2 e , the owner or mortgagor of',
'the receiving project or projects shall execute and record either a continuation of the existing use agreement or a new',
'use agreement for the project where, in either case, any use restrictions in such agreement are of no lesser duration',
'than the existing use restrictions. 9 any financial risk to the fha general and special risk insurance fund, as determined',
'by the secretary, would be reduced as a result of a transfer completed under this section. 10 the secretary determines',
'that federal liability with regard to this project will not be increased. c for note: definitions. purposes of this section',
'1 the terms low income and very low income shall have the meanings provided by the statute and/or regulations page',
'123 stat. 974 governing the program under which the project is insured or assisted; 2 the term multifamily housing project',
'means housing that meets one of the following conditions a housing that is subject to a mortgage insured under the',
'national housing act; b housing that has project based assistance attached to the structure including projects undergoing mark to market',
'debt restructuring under the multifamily assisted housing reform and affordability housing act; c housing that is assisted under section 202',
'of the housing act of 1959 as amended by section 801 of the cranston gonzales national affordable housing act; d',
'housing that is assisted under section 202 of the housing act of 1959, as such section existed before the enactment',
'of the cranston gonzales national affordable housing act; or e housing or vacant land that is subject to a use',
'agreement; 3 the term project based assistance means a assistance provided under section 8 b of the united states housing',
'act of 1937; b assistance for housing constructed or substantially rehabilitated pursuant to assistance provided under section 8 b 2',
'of such act as such section existed immediately before october 1, 1983 ; c rent supplement payments under section 101',
'of the housing and urban development act of 1965; d interest reduction payments under section 236 and/or additional assistance payments',
'under section 236 f 2 of the national housing act; and e assistance payments made under section 202 c 2',
'of the housing act of 1959; 4 the term receiving project or projects means the multifamily housing project or projects',
'to which some or all of the project based assistance, debt, and statutorily required use low income and very low',
'income restrictions are to be transferred; 5 the term transferring project means the multifamily housing project which is transferring some',
'or all of the project based assistance, debt and the statutorily required low income and very low income use restrictions',
'to the receiving project or projects; and 6 the term secretary means the secretary of housing and urban development. sec.',
'214. the funds made available for native alaskans under the heading native american housing block grants in title iii of',
'this act shall be allocated to the same native alaskan housing block grant recipients that received funds in fiscal year',
'2005. sec. 215. no funds provided under this title may be used for an audit of the government national mortgage',
'association that makes applicable requirements under the federal credit reform act of 1990 2 u.s.c. 661 et seq. . sec.',
'216. a no assistance shall be provided under section 8 of the united states housing act of 1937 42 u.s.c.',
'1437f to any individual who page 123 stat. 975 1 is enrolled as a student at an institution of higher',
'education as defined under section 102 of the higher education act of 1965 20 u.s.c. 1002 ; 2 is under',
'24 years of age; 3 is not a veteran; 4 is unmarried; 5 does not have a dependent child; 6',
'is not a person with disabilities, as such term is defined in section 3 b 3 e of the united',
'states housing act of 1937 42 u.s.c. 1437a b 3 e and was not receiving assistance under such section 8',
'as of november 30, 2005; and 7 is not otherwise individually eligible, or has parents who, individually or jointly, are',
'not eligible, to receive assistance under section 8 of the united states housing act of 1937 42 u.s.c. 1437f .',
'b for purposes of determining the eligibility of a person to receive assistance under section 8 of the united states',
'housing act of 1937 42 u.s.c. 1437f , any financial assistance in excess of amounts received for tuition that an',
'individual receives under the higher education act of 1965 20 u.s.c. 1001 et seq. , from private sources, or an',
'institution of higher education as defined under the higher education act of 1965 20 u.s.c. 1002 , shall be considered',
'income to that individual, except for a person over the age of 23 with dependent children. sec. 217. notwithstanding the',
'limitation in the first sentence of section 255 g of the national housing act 12 u.s.c. 1715z 20 g ,',
'the secretary of housing and urban development may, until september 30, 2009, insure and enter into commitments to insure mortgages',
'under section 255 of the national housing act 12 u.s.c. 1715z 20 . sec. 218. notwithstanding any other provision of',
'law, in fiscal year 2009, in managing and disposing of any multifamily property that is owned or has a mortgage',
'held by the secretary of housing and urban development, the secretary shall maintain any rental assistance payments under section 8',
'of the united states housing act of 1937 and other programs that are attached to any dwelling units in the',
'property. note: determination. contracts. to the extent the secretary determines, in consultation with the tenants and the local government, that',
'such a multifamily property owned or held by the secretary is not feasible for continued rental assistance payments under such',
'section 8 or other programs, based on consideration of 1 the costs of rehabilitating and operating the property and all',
'available federal, state, and local resources, including rent adjustments under section 524 of the multifamily assisted housing reform and affordability',
'act of 1997 mahraa and 2 environmental conditions that cannot be remedied in a cost effective fashion, the secretary may,',
'in consultation with the tenants of that property, contract for project based rental assistance payments with an owner or owners',
'of other existing housing properties, or provide other rental assistance. the secretary shall also take appropriate steps to ensure that',
'project based contracts remain in effect prior to foreclosure, subject to the exercise of contractual abatement remedies to assist relocation',
'of tenants for imminent major threats to health and safety. after disposition of any multifamily property described under this section,',
'the contract and allowable rent levels on such properties shall be subject to the requirements under section 524 of mahraa.',
'page 123 stat. 976 sec. 219. during fiscal year 2009, in the provision of rental assistance under section 8 o',
'of the united states housing act of 1937 42 u.s.c. 1437f o in connection with a program to demonstrate the',
'economy and effectiveness of providing such assistance for use in assisted living facilities that is carried out in the counties',
'of the state of michigan notwithstanding paragraphs 3 and 18 b iii of such section 8 o , a family',
'residing in an assisted living facility in any such county, on behalf of which a public housing agency provides assistance',
'pursuant to section 8 o 18 of such act, may be required, at the time the family initially receives such',
'assistance, to pay rent in an amount exceeding 40 percent of the monthly adjusted income of the family by such',
'a percentage or amount as the secretary of housing and urban development determines to be appropriate. sec. 220. note: reports.',
'deadline. contracts. the secretary of housing and urban development shall report quarterly to the house of representatives and senate committees',
'on appropriations on huds use of all sole source contracts, including terms of the contracts, cost, and a substantive rationale',
'for using a sole source contract. sec. 221. notwithstanding any other provision of law, the recipient of a grant under',
'section 202b of the housing act of 1959 12 u.s.c. 1701q 2 after december 26, 2000, in accordance with the',
'unnumbered paragraph at the end of section 202 b of such act, may, at its option, establish a single asset',
'nonprofit entity to own the project and may lend the grant funds to such entity, which may be a private',
'nonprofit organization described in section 831 of the american homeownership and economic opportunity act of 2000. sec. 222. a the',
'amounts provided under the subheading program account under the heading community development loan guarantees may be used to guarantee, or',
'make commitments to guarantee, notes, or other obligations issued by any state on behalf of non entitlement communities in the',
'state in accordance with the requirements of section 108 of the housing and community development act of 1974: provided, that,',
'any state receiving such a guarantee or commitment shall distribute all funds subject to such guarantee to the units of',
'general local government in non entitlement areas that received the commitment. b not note: deadline. regulations. later than 60 days',
'after the date of enactment of this act, the secretary of housing and urban development shall promulgate regulations governing the',
'administration of the funds described under subsection a . sec. 223. section 24 of the united states housing act of',
'1937 42 u.s.c. 1437v is amended 1 in subsection m 1 , by striking 2003 and inserting 2009; and 2',
'in subsection o , by striking september 30, 2007 and inserting september 30, 2009. sec. 224. a required submissions for',
'fiscal years 2008 and 2009. 1 in general. not note: deadline. later than 60 days after the date of enactment',
'of this act, the secretary of housing and urban development shall submit to the relevant authorizing committees and to the',
'committees on appropriations of the senate and the house of representatives for fiscal years 2008 and 2009 page 123 stat.',
'977 a a complete and accurate accounting of the actual project based renewal costs for project based assistance under section',
'8 of the united states housing act of 1937 42 u.s.c. 1437f ; b revised estimates of the funding needed',
'to fully fund all 12 months of all project based contracts under such section 8, including project based contracts that',
'expire in fiscal year 2008 and fiscal year 2009; and c all sources of funding that will be used to',
'fully fund all 12 months of the project based contracts for fiscal years 2008 and 2009. 2 updated information. at',
'any time after the expiration of the 60 day period described in paragraph 1 , the secretary may submit corrections',
'or updates to the information required under paragraph 1 , if upon completion of an audit of the project based',
'assistance program under section 8 of the united states housing act of 1937 42 u.s.c. 1437f , such audit reveals',
'additional information that may provide congress a more complete understanding of the secretarys implementation of the project based assistance program',
'under such section 8. b required submissions for fiscal year 2010. as part of the department of housing and urban',
'developments budget request for fiscal year 2010, the secretary of housing and urban development shall submit to the relevant authorizing',
'committees and to the committees on appropriations of the senate and the house of representatives complete and detailed information, including',
'a project by project analysis, that verifies that such budget request will fully fund all project based contracts under section',
'8 of the united states housing act of 1937 42 u.s.c. 1437f in fiscal year 2010, including expiring project based',
'contracts. sec. 225. note: exemption. public housing agencies that own and operate 400 or fewer public housing units may elect',
'to be exempt from any asset management requirement imposed by the secretary of housing and urban development in connection with',
'the operating fund rule: provided, that an agency seeking a discontinuance of a reduction of subsidy under the operating fund',
'formula shall not be exempt from asset management requirements. sec. 226. with note: 42 usc 1437g note. respect to the',
'use of amounts provided in this act and in future acts for the operation, capital improvement and management of public',
'housing as authorized by sections 9 d and 9 e of the united states housing act of 1937 42 u.s.c.',
'1437g d and e , the secretary shall not impose any requirement or guideline relating to asset management that restricts',
'or limits in any way the use of capital funds for central office costs pursuant to section 9 g 1',
'or 9 g 2 of the united states housing act of 1937 42 u.s.c. 1437g g 1 , 2 :',
'provided, however, that a public housing agency may not use capital funds authorized under section 9 d for activities that',
'are eligible under section 9 e for assistance with amounts from the operating fund in excess of the amounts permitted',
'under section 9 g 1 or 9 g 2 . sec. 227. the note: reports. deadline. secretary of housing and',
'urban development shall report quarterly to the house of representatives and senate committees on appropriations on the status of all',
'section 8 project based housing, including the number of all project based units by region as well as an analysis',
'of all federally subsidized housing being refinanced under the mark to market program. the secretary page 123 stat. 978 shall',
'in the report identify all existing units maintained by region as section 8 project based units and all project based',
'units that have opted out of section 8 or have otherwise been eliminated as section 8 project based units. the',
'secretary shall identify in detail and by project all the efforts made by the department to preserve all section 8',
'project based housing units and all the reasons for any units which opted out or otherwise were lost as section',
'8 project based units. such analysis shall include a review of the impact of the loss of any subsidized units',
'in that housing marketplace, such as the impact of cost and the loss of available subsidized, low income housing in',
'areas with scarce housing resources for low income families. sec. 228. section 683 2 of the housing and community development',
'act of 1992 42 u.s.c. 13641 2 is amended 1 in subparagraph f , by striking and; 2 in subparagraph',
'g by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and; and 3 by adding a new subparagraph h',
'as follows: h housing that is assisted under section 811 of the cranston gonzalez affording housing act 42 u.s.c. 8013',
'.. sec. 229. the home investment partnerships act 42 u.s.c. 12721 et seq. is amended 1 in section 233 d',
'1 note: 42 usc 12773. by striking 20 and inserting 40; 2 in section 233 e by striking 40 and',
'inserting 25; 3 in section 243 b , note: 42 usc 12783. in the second sentence, by striking 20 and',
'inserting 40; and 4 in section 271 i note: 42 usc 12821. by striking act after december 31, 2007 and',
'inserting section after december 31, 2011. sec. 230. note: allotment holder. no official or employee of the department of housing',
'and urban development shall be designated as an allotment holder unless the office of the chief financial officer has determined',
'that such allotment holder has implemented an adequate system of funds control and has received training in funds control procedures',
'and directives. note: deadline. designation. the chief financial officer shall ensure that, not later than 90 days after the date',
'of enactment of this act, a trained allotment holder shall be designated for each hud subaccount under the headings executive',
'direction and administration, operations, and management as well as each account receiving appropriations for personnel compensation and benefits within the',
'department of housing and urban development. sec. 231. payment of attorney fees in program related litigation must be paid from',
'individual program office personnel benefits and compensation funding. the annual budget submission for program office personnel benefit and compensation funding',
'must include program related litigation costs for attorney fees as a separate line item request. sec. 232. of the unobligated',
'balances remaining from funds appropriated under the heading tenant based rental assistance under the department of housing and urban development',
'appropriations act, 2008, $750,000,000 are rescinded from the $4,158,000,000 which are available on october 1, 2008. such amount shall be',
'derived from reductions to public housing agencies calendar year 2009 allocations based on amounts in public housing agencies net restricted',
'assets accounts in accordance with vms data in calendar year 2008 that is verifiable and complete , as determined by',
'the secretary. page 123 stat. 979 sec. 233. the note: notification. federal register, publication. 42 usc 3545a. secretary of the',
'department of housing and urban development shall for fiscal year 2009 and thereafter, notify the public through the federal register',
'and other means, as determined appropriate, of the issuance of a notice of the availability of assistance or notice of',
'funding availability nofa for any program or discretionary fund administered by the secretary that is to be competitively awarded. note:',
'web posting. notwithstanding any other provision of law, for fiscal year 2009 and thereafter, the secretary may make the nofa',
'available only on the internet at the appropriate government website or websites or through other electronic media, as determined by',
'the secretary. sec. 234. prepayment and refinancing. a approval of prepayment of debt. upon request of the project sponsor of',
'a project assisted with a loan under section 202 of the housing act of 1959 as in effect before the',
'enactment of the cranston gonzalez national affordable housing act , for which the secretarys consent to prepayment is required, the',
'secretary shall approve the prepayment of any indebtedness to the secretary relating to any remaining principal and interest under the',
'loan as part of a prepayment plan under which 1 the project sponsor agrees to operate the project until the',
'maturity date of the original loan under terms at least as advantageous to existing and future tenants as the terms',
'required by the original loan agreement or any project based rental assistance payments contract under section 8 of the united',
'states housing act of 1937 or any other project based rental housing assistance programs of the department of housing and',
'urban development, including the rent supplement program under section 101 of the housing and urban development act of 1965 12',
'u.s.c. 1701s or any successor project based rental assistance program, except as provided by subsection a 2 b ; and',
'2 the prepayment may involve refinancing of the loan if such refinancing results a in a lower interest rate on',
'the principal of the loan for the project and in reductions in debt service related to such loan; or b',
'in the case of a project that is assisted with a loan under such section 202 carrying an interest rate',
'of 6 percent or lower, a transaction under which i the project owner shall address the physical needs of the',
'project; ii the note: cost analysis. prepayment plan for the transaction, including the refinancing, shall meet a cost benefit analysis,',
'as established by the secretary, that the benefit of the transaction outweighs the cost of the transaction including any increases',
'in rent charged to unassisted tenants; iii the overall cost for providing rental assistance under section 8 for the project',
'if any is not increased, except, upon approval by the secretary to i mark up to market contracts pursuant to',
'section 524 a 3 of the multifamily assisted housing reform and affordability act 42 u.s.c. 1437f note , as such',
'section is carried out by the secretary for properties owned by nonprofit organizations; or page 123 stat. 980 ii mark',
'up to budget contracts pursuant to section 524 a 4 of the multifamily assisted housing reform and affordability act 42',
'u.s.c. 1437f note , as such section is carried out by the secretary for properties owned by eligible owners as',
'such term is defined in section 202 k of the housing act of 1959 12 u.s.c. 1701q k ; iv',
'the project owner may charge tenants rent sufficient to meet debt service payments and operating cost requirements, as approved by',
'the secretary, if project based rental assistance is not available or is insufficient for the debt service and operating cost',
'of the project after refinancing. such approval by the secretary i shall be the basis for the owner to agree',
'to terminate the project based rental assistance contract that is insufficient for the debt service and operating cost of the',
'project after refinancing; and ii shall be an eligibility event for the project for purposes of section 8 t of',
'the united states housing act of 1937 42 u.s.c. 1437f t ; v units to be occupied by tenants assisted',
'under section 8 t of the united states housing act of 1937 42 u.s.c. 1437f t shall, upon termination of',
'the occupancy of such tenants, become eligible for project based assistance under section 8 o 13 of the united states',
'housing act of 1937 42 u.s.c. 1437f o 13 without regard to the percentage limitations provided in such section; and',
'vi there note: contracts. shall be a use agreement of 20 years from the date of the maturity date of',
'the original 202 loan for all units, including units to be occupied by tenants assisted under section 8 t of',
'the united states housing act of 1937 42 u.s.c. 1437f t . sec. 235. use of surplus federal property for',
'the homeless. no property identified by the secretary of housing and urban development as surplus federal property for use to',
'assist the homeless shall be made available to any homeless group unless the group is a member in good standing',
'under any of huds homeless assistance programs or is in good standing with any other program which receives funds from',
'any other federal or state agency or entity: provided, that an exception may be made for an entity not involved',
'with federal homeless programs to use surplus federal property for the homeless only after the secretary or another responsible federal',
'agency has fully and comprehensively reviewed all relevant finances of the entity, the track record of the entity in assisting',
'the homeless, the ability of the entity to manage the property, including all costs, the ability of the entity to',
'administer homeless programs in a manner that is effective to meet the needs of the homeless population that is expected',
'to use the property and any other related issues that demonstrate a commitment to assist the homeless: provided further, that',
'the secretary shall not require the entity to have cash in hand in order to demonstrate financial ability but may',
'rely on the entitys prior demonstrated fundraising ability or commitments for in kind page 123 stat. 981 donations of goods',
'and services: provided further, that the secretary shall make all such information and its decision regarding the award of the',
'surplus property available to the committees of jurisdiction, including a full justification of the appropriateness of the use of the',
'property to assist the homeless as well as the appropriateness of the group seeking to obtain the property to use',
'such property to assist the homeless: note: applicability. provided further, that, this section shall apply to properties in fiscal year',
'2008 and 2009 made available as surplus federal property for use to assist the homeless. sec. 236. the secretary of',
'housing and urban development shall increase, pursuant to this section, the number of moving to work agencies authorized under section',
'204, title ii, of the departments of veterans affairs and housing and urban development and independent agencies appropriations act, 1996',
'public law 104 134; 110 stat. 1321 281 by adding to the program three public housing agencies that meet the',
'following requirements: is a high performing agency under the public housing assessment system phas and is a hope vi agency.',
'no pha shall be granted this designation through this section that administers in excess of 5,000 aggregate housing vouchers and',
'public housing units. no pha granted this designation through this section shall receive more funding than they otherwise would have',
'received absent this designation. sec. 237. of the unobligated balances remaining from funds appropriated to the department of housing and',
'urban development under the fourth paragraph under the heading general and special risk program account in the department of housing',
'and urban development appropriations act, 2008, $5,000,000 are rescinded: provided, that with respect to such discount sales referenced under such',
'paragraph, notwithstanding any other provision of law, in determining the market value of any multifamily real property or multifamily loan',
'for any noncompetitive sale to a state or local government, the secretary shall in fiscal year 2009 consider, but not',
'be limited to, industry standard appraisal practices, including the cost of repairs needed to bring the property into such condition',
'as to satisfy minimum state and local code standards and the cost of maintaining the affordability restrictions imposed by the',
'secretary on the multifamily real property or multifamily loan. sec. 238. note: transfer authority. submission. the secretary of the department',
'of housing and urban development is authorized to transfer up to 5 percent of funds appropriated for any account under',
'this title under the heading personnel compensation and benefits to any other account under this title under the heading personnel',
'compensation and benefits only after such transfer has been submitted to, and received prior written approval by, the house and',
'senate committees on appropriations: provided, that, no appropriation for any such account shall be increased or decreased by more than',
'10 percent by all such transfers. sec. 239. the disaster housing assistance programs, administered by the department of housing and',
'urban development, shall be considered a program of the department of housing and urban development under section 904 of the',
'mckinney act for the purpose of income verifications and matching. this title may be cited as the department of housing',
'and urban development appropriations act, 2009. page 123 stat. 982 title iii related agencies architectural and transportation barriers compliance board',
'salaries and expenses for expenses necessary for the architectural and transportation barriers compliance board, as authorized by section 502 of',
'the rehabilitation act of 1973, as amended, $6,550,000: provided, that, notwithstanding any other provision of law, there may be credited',
'to this appropriation funds received for publications and training expenses. federal maritime commission salaries and expenses for necessary expenses of',
'the federal maritime commission as authorized by section 201 d of the merchant marine act, 1936, as amended 46 u.s.c.',
'app. 1111 , including services as authorized by 5 u.s.c. 3109; hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by 31',
'u.s.c. 1343 b ; and uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 u.s.c. 5901 5902, $22,800,000: provided, that not',
'to exceed $2,000 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses. national transportation safety board salaries and expenses for',
'necessary expenses of the national transportation safety board, including hire of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; services as authorized by',
'5 u.s.c. 3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for',
'a gs 15; uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by law 5 u.s.c. 5901 5902 $91,000,000, of which not to',
'exceed $2,000 may be used for official reception and representation expenses. the amounts made available to the national transportation safety',
'board in this act include amounts necessary to make lease payments due in fiscal year 2009 only, on an obligation',
'incurred in fiscal year 2001 for a capital lease. of the funds provided, up to $100,000 shall be provided through',
'reimbursement to the department of transportations office of inspector general to audit the national transportation safety boards financial statements. rescission',
'of the available unobligated balances made available under this heading in public law 106 246, $671,275 are rescinded. neighborhood reinvestment',
'corporation payment to the neighborhood reinvestment corporation for payment to the neighborhood reinvestment corporation for use in neighborhood reinvestment activities,',
'as authorized by page 123 stat. 983 the neighborhood reinvestment corporation act 42 u.s.c. 8101 8107 , $131,000,000, of which',
'$5,000,000 shall be for a multi family rental housing program: provided, that of the amounts made available under this heading,',
'$6,000,000 shall be made available to conduct a consumer mortgage public education campaign: provided further, that funding amounts provided under',
'the previous proviso shall be available for campaign development, production, and outreach activities. for an note: foreclosures. additional amount, $50,000,000',
'shall be made available until expended to the neighborhood reinvestment corporation for mortgage foreclosure mitigation activities, under the following terms',
'and conditions: 1 the note: grants. waiver authority. neighborhood reinvestment corporation nrc , shall make grants to counseling intermediaries approved',
'by the department of housing and urban development hud with match to be determined by the nrc based on affordability',
'and the economic conditions of an area; a match also may be waived by the nrc based on the aforementioned',
'conditions to provide mortgage foreclosure mitigation assistance primarily to states and areas with high rates of defaults and foreclosures primarily',
'in the subprime housing market to help eliminate the default and foreclosure of mortgages of owner occupied single family homes',
'that are at risk of such foreclosure. other than areas with high rates of defaults and foreclosures, grants may also',
'be provided to approved counseling intermediaries based on a geographic analysis of the nation by the nrc which determines where',
'there is a prevalence of subprime mortgages that are risky and likely to fail, including any trends for mortgages that',
'are likely to default and face foreclosure. a state housing finance agency may also be eligible where the state housing',
'finance agency meets all the requirements under this paragraph. note: requirements. a hud approved counseling intermediary shall meet certain mortgage',
'foreclosure mitigation assistance counseling requirements, as determined by the nrc, and shall be approved by hud or the nrc as',
'meeting these requirements. 2 mortgage foreclosure mitigation assistance shall only be made available to homeowners of owner occupied homes with',
'mortgages in default or in danger of default. these mortgages shall likely be subject to a foreclosure action and homeowners',
'will be provided such assistance that shall consist of activities that are likely to prevent foreclosures and result in the',
'long term affordability of the mortgage retained pursuant to such activity or another positive outcome for the homeowner. no funds',
'made available under this paragraph may be provided directly to lenders or homeowners to discharge outstanding mortgage balances or for',
'any other direct debt reduction payments. 3 the use of mortgage foreclosure mitigation assistance by approved counseling intermediaries and state',
'housing finance agencies shall involve a reasonable analysis of the borrowers financial situation, an evaluation of the current value of',
'the property that is subject to the mortgage, counseling regarding the assumption of the mortgage by another non federal party,',
'counseling regarding the possible purchase of the mortgage by a non federal third party, counseling and page 123 stat. 984',
'advice of all likely restructuring and refinancing strategies or the approval of a work out strategy by all interested parties.',
'4 nrc note: certification. may provide up to 15 percent of the total funds under this paragraph to its own',
'charter members with expertise in foreclosure prevention counseling, subject to a certification by the nrc that the procedures for selection',
'do not consist of any procedures or activities that could be construed as an unacceptable conflict of interest or have',
'the appearance of impropriety. 5 hud approved counseling entities and state housing finance agencies receiving funds under this paragraph shall',
'have demonstrated experience in successfully working with financial institutions as well as borrowers facing default, delinquency and foreclosure as well',
'as documented counseling capacity, outreach capacity, past successful performance and positive outcomes with documented counseling plans including post mortgage foreclosure',
'mitigation counseling , loan workout agreements and loan modification agreements. nrc may use other criteria to demonstrate capacity in underserved',
'areas. 6 of the total amount made available under this paragraph, up to $5,000,000 may be made available to build',
'the mortgage foreclosure and default mitigation counseling capacity of counseling intermediaries through nrc training courses with hud approved counseling intermediaries',
'and their partners, except that private financial institutions that participate in nrc training shall pay market rates for such training.',
'7 of the total amount made available under this paragraph, up to 4 percent may be used for associated administrative',
'expenses for the nrc to carry out activities provided under this section. 8 mortgage foreclosure mitigation assistance grants may include',
'a budget for outreach and advertising, and training, as determined by the nrc. 9 the note: reports. deadlines. nrc shall',
'report bi annually to the house and senate committees on appropriations as well as the senate banking committee and house',
'financial services committee on its efforts to mitigate mortgage default. such reports shall identify successful strategies and methods for preserving',
'homeownership and the long term affordability of at risk mortgages and shall include recommended efforts that will or likely can',
'assist in the success of this program as well as an analysis of any policy and procedures that failed to',
'result in successful mortgage foreclosure mitigation. the report shall include an analysis of the details and use of any post',
'mitigation counseling of assisted borrowers designed to ensure the continued long term affordability of the mortgages which were the subject',
'of the mortgage foreclosure mitigation assistance. united states interagency council on homelessness operating expenses for necessary expenses including payment of',
'salaries, authorized travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, the rental of conference rooms, and the employment of experts and consultants',
'under section 3109 of title 5, united states code of the united states interagency council on homelessness in carrying out',
'the functions pursuant to title ii of the mckinney vento homeless assistance act, as page 123 stat. 985 amended, $2,333,000:',
'note: salaries and benefits. provided, that no funds may be used to pay the salaries and benefits of any employee',
'of the united states interagency council on homelessness that spends more than 10 days outside of the united states while',
'not on annual leave. title ii of the mckinney vento homeless assistance act, as amended, is amended in section 209',
'note: 42 usc 11319. by striking 2008 and inserting 2010. title iv general provisions this act sec. 401. such sums',
'as may be necessary for fiscal year 2009 pay raises for programs funded in this act shall be absorbed within',
'the levels appropriated in this act or previous appropriations acts. sec. 402. none of the funds in this act shall',
'be used for the planning or execution of any program to pay the expenses of, or otherwise compensate, non federal',
'parties intervening in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings funded in this act. sec. 403. none of the funds appropriated in this',
'act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, nor may any be transferred to other appropriations, unless',
'expressly so provided herein. sec. 404. note: contracts. the expenditure of any appropriation under this act for any consulting service',
'through procurement contract pursuant to section 3109 of title 5, united states code, shall be limited to those contracts where',
'such expenditures are a matter of public record and available for public inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing law,',
'or under existing executive order issued pursuant to existing law. sec. 405. except as otherwise provided in this act, none',
'of the funds provided in this act, provided by previous appropriations acts to the agencies or entities funded in this',
'act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2009, or provided from any accounts in the treasury',
'derived by the collection of fees and available to the agencies funded by this act, shall be available for obligation',
'or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that: 1 creates a new program; 2 eliminates a program, project, or activity;',
'3 increases funds or personnel for any program, project, or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted by',
'the congress; 4 proposes to use funds directed for a specific activity by either the house or senate committees on',
'appropriations for a different purpose; 5 augments existing programs, projects, or activities in excess of $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever',
'is less; 6 reduces existing programs, projects, or activities by $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less; or 7 creates,',
'reorganizes, or restructures a branch, division, office, bureau, board, commission, agency, administration, or department different from the budget justifications submitted',
'to the committees on appropriations or the table accompanying the explanatory statement accompanying this act, whichever is more detailed, unless',
'prior approval is received from the house and senate committees on appropriations: provided, that note: deadline. reports. not later than',
'60 days after the date of enactment of this act, each agency funded by this act shall submit a report',
'to the committees on appropriations of the senate and of the house of representatives to establish the baseline for application',
'of reprogramming and transfer authorities for the current page 123 stat. 986 fiscal year: provided further, that the report shall',
'include: 1 a table for each appropriation with a separate column to display the presidents budget request, adjustments made by',
'congress, adjustments due to enacted rescissions, if appropriate, and the fiscal year enacted level; 2 a delineation in the table',
'for each appropriation both by object class and program, project, and activity as detailed in the budget appendix for the',
'respective appropriation; and 3 an identification of items of special congressional interest: provided further, that note: fines. the amount appropriated',
'or limited for salaries and expenses for an agency shall be reduced by $100,000 per day for each day after',
'the required date that the report has not been submitted to the congress. sec. 406. except as otherwise specifically provided',
'by law, not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances remaining available at the end of fiscal year 2009 from',
'appropriations made available for salaries and expenses for fiscal year 2009 in this act, shall remain available through september 30,',
'2010, for each such account for the purposes authorized: note: expenditure request. provided, that a request shall be submitted to',
'the house and senate committees on appropriations for approval prior to the expenditure of such funds: provided further, that these',
'requests shall be made in compliance with reprogramming guidelines under section 405 of this act. sec. 407. all note: reports.',
'deadline. federal agencies and departments that are funded under this act shall issue a report to the house and senate',
'committees on appropriations on all sole source contracts by no later than july 31, 2009. such report shall include the',
'contractor, the amount of the contract and the rationale for using a sole source contract. sec. 408. a none of',
'the funds made available in this act may be obligated or expended for any employee training that 1 does not',
'meet identified needs for knowledge, skills, and abilities bearing directly upon the performance of official duties; 2 contains elements likely',
'to induce high levels of emotional response or psychological stress in some participants; 3 does not require prior employee notification',
'of the content and methods to be used in the training and written end of course evaluation; 4 contains any',
'methods or content associated with religious or quasi religious belief systems or new age belief systems as defined in equal',
'employment opportunity commission notice n 915.022, dated september 2, 1988; or 5 is offensive to, or designed to change, participants',
'personal values or lifestyle outside the workplace. b nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict, or otherwise preclude an agency',
'from conducting training bearing directly upon the performance of official duties. sec. 409. note: eminent domain. no funds in this',
'act may be used to support any federal, state, or local projects that seek to use the power of eminent',
'domain, unless eminent domain is employed only for a public use: provided, that for purposes of this section, public use',
'shall not be construed to include economic development that primarily benefits private entities: provided further, that any use of funds',
'for mass transit, railroad, airport, seaport or highway projects as well as utility projects which benefit or serve the general',
'public including energy related, communication related, water related and wastewater related infrastructure , other structures page 123 stat. 987 designated',
'for use by the general public or which have other common carrier or public utility functions that serve the general',
'public and are subject to regulation and oversight by the government, and projects for the removal of an immediate threat',
'to public health and safety or brownsfield as defined in the small business liability relief and brownsfield revitalization act public',
'law 107 118 shall be considered a public use for purposes of eminent domain. sec. 410. none of the funds',
'made available in this act may be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the united states government, except',
'pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this act or any other appropriations act. sec. 411.',
'no part of any appropriation contained in this act shall be available to pay the salary for any person filling',
'a position, other than a temporary position, formerly held by an employee who has left to enter the armed forces',
'of the united states and has satisfactorily completed his period of active military or naval service, and has within 90',
'days after his release from such service or from hospitalization continuing after discharge for a period of not more than',
'1 year, made application for restoration to his former position and has been certified by the office of personnel management',
'as still qualified to perform the duties of his former position and has not been restored thereto. sec. 412. no',
'funds appropriated pursuant to this act may be expended by an entity unless the entity agrees that in expending the',
'assistance the entity will comply with sections 2 through 4 of the act of march 3, 1933 41 u.s.c. 10a',
'10c, popularly known as the buy american act . sec. 413. no funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this',
'act shall be made available to any person or entity that has been convicted of violating the buy american act',
'41 u.s.c. 10a 10c . this division may be cited as the transportation, housing and urban development, and related agencies',
'appropriations act, 2009. division j further provisions relating to the department of homeland security and other matters department of homeland',
'security united states secret service salaries and expenses including transfer of funds for an additional amount for salaries and expenses,',
'$100,000,000, to remain available until expended, to address additional requirements related to the protection mission: provided, that of this amount,',
'not to exceed $12,730,000 may be transferred to acquisition, construction, improvements, and related expenses to address the deferred maintenance backlog:',
'provided further, that the amount under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement and necessary to meet emergency needs',
'pursuant to section 204 a of s. con. res. 21 110th congress and section page 123 stat. 988 301 b',
'2 of s. con. res. 70 110th congress , the concurrent resolutions on the budget for fiscal years 2008 and',
'2009. general provisions this division sec. 101. sections 143, 144, and 145 of division a of the consolidated security, disaster',
'assistance, and continuing appropriations act, 2009 note: 8 usc 1324a note, 1153 note; 42 usc 4026 note. public law 110',
'329; 122 stat. 3580 et seq. are each amended by striking the date specified in section 106 3 of this',
'joint resolution and inserting september 30, 2009. sec. 102. a extension of commission on the prevention of weapons of mass',
'destruction proliferation and terrorism. effective as note: effective date. of february 1, 2009, section 1858 of the implementing recommendations of',
'the 9/11 commission act of 2007 public law 110 53; 121 stat. 504 is amended 1 in subsection a ,',
'by striking 60 days after and all that follows through the end of the subsection and inserting on march 1,',
'2010.; and 2 in note: time period. subsection b , by striking the 60 day period referred to in subsection',
'a and inserting the period beginning on february 2, 2009, and ending on february 28, 2010,. b funding. of the',
'funds provided under the heading operation and maintenance, defense wide in the department of defense appropriations act, 2009 division c',
'of public law 110 329; 122 stat. 3606 , $1,100,000 shall be made available only for purposes of the commission',
'on the prevention of weapons of mass destruction proliferation and terrorism. sec. 103. notwithstanding any note: pay freeze. 2 usc',
'31 note. provision of section 601 a 2 of the legislative reorganization act of 1946 2 u.s.c. 31 2 ,',
'the percentage adjustment scheduled to take effect under any such provision in calendar year 2010 shall not take effect. approved',
'march 11, 2009. legislative history h.r. 1105: congressional record, vol. 155 2009 : feb. 25, considered and passed house. mar.',
'2 6, 9, 10, considered and passed senate. daily compilation of presidential documents 2009 : mar. 11, presidential statement. all',