Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011
PL 111-242 (H.R.3081), enacted 09/30/2010

124 STAT. 2607 
PUBLIC LAW 111–242—SEPT. 30, 2010 
Public Law 111–242 
111th Congress 
An Act 
Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2011, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the 
following sums are hereby appropriated, out of any money in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, and out of applicable cor-
porate or other revenues, receipts, and funds, for the several depart-
ments, agencies, corporations, and other organizational units of 
Government for fiscal year 2011, and for other purposes, namely: 
SEC. 101. Such amounts as may be necessary, at a rate for 
operations as provided in the applicable appropriations Acts for 
fiscal year 2010 and under the authority and conditions provided 
in such Acts, for continuing projects or activities (including the 
costs of direct loans and loan guarantees) that are not otherwise 
specifically provided for in this Act, that were conducted in fiscal 
year 2010, and for which appropriations, funds, or other authority 
were made available in the following appropriations Acts: 
(1) The Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 
(Public Law 111–80). 
(2) Division A of the Department of Defense Appropriations 
Act, 2010 (division A of Public Law 111–118). 
(3) The Energy and Water Development and Related Agen-
cies Appropriations Act, 2010 (Public Law 111–85). 
(4) The Department of Homeland Security Appropriations 
Act, 2010 (Public Law 111–83) and section 601 of the Supple-
mental Appropriations Act, 2010 (Public Law 111–212). 
(5) The Department of the Interior, Environment, and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 (division A of Public 
Law 111–88). 
(6) The Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2010 (divi-
sion A of Public Law 111–68). 
(7) The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010 (Public Law 
111–117). 
(8) Chapter 3 of title I of the Supplemental Appropriations 
Act, 2010 (Public Law 111–212), except for appropriations under 
the heading ‘‘Operation and Maintenance’’ relating to Haiti 
following the earthquake of January 12, 2010, or the Port 
of Guam: Provided, That the amount provided for the Depart-
ment of Defense pursuant to this paragraph shall not exceed 
a rate for operations of $29,387,401,000: Provided further, That 
the Secretary of Defense shall allocate such amount to each 
appropriation account, budget activity, activity group, and sub-
activity group, and to each program, project, and activity within 
Continuing 
Appropriations 
Act, 2011. 
Sept. 30, 2010 
[H.R. 3081] 
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124 STAT. 2608 
PUBLIC LAW 111–242—SEPT. 30, 2010 
each appropriation account, in the same proportions as such 
appropriations for fiscal year 2010. 
(9) Section 102(c) of chapter 1 of title I of the Supplemental 
Appropriations Act, 2010 (Public Law 111–212) that addresses 
guaranteed loans in the rural housing insurance fund. 
(10) The appropriation under the heading ‘‘Department 
of Commerce—United States Patent and Trademark Office’’ 
in the United States Patent and Trademark Office Supple-
mental Appropriations Act, 2010 (Public Law 111–224). 
SEC. 102. (a) No appropriation or funds made available or 
authority granted pursuant to section 101 for the Department of 
Defense shall be used for (1) the new production of items not 
funded for production in fiscal year 2010 or prior years; (2) the 
increase in production rates above those sustained with fiscal year 
2010 funds; or (3) the initiation, resumption, or continuation of 
any project, activity, operation, or organization (defined as any 
project, subproject, activity, budget activity, program element, and 
subprogram within a program element, and for any investment 
items defined as a P–1 line item in a budget activity within an 
appropriation account and an R–1 line item that includes a program 
element and subprogram element within an appropriation account) 
for which appropriations, funds, or other authority were not avail-
able during fiscal year 2010. 
(b) No appropriation or funds made available or authority 
granted pursuant to section 101 for the Department of Defense 
shall be used to initiate multi-year procurements utilizing advance 
procurement funding for economic order quantity procurement 
unless specifically appropriated later. 
SEC. 103. Appropriations made by section 101 shall be available 
to the extent and in the manner that would be provided by the 
pertinent appropriations Act. 
SEC. 104. Except as otherwise provided in section 102, no 
appropriation or funds made available or authority granted pursu-
ant to section 101 shall be used to initiate or resume any project 
or activity for which appropriations, funds, or other authority were 
not available during fiscal year 2010. 
SEC. 105. Appropriations made and authority granted pursuant 
to this Act shall cover all obligations or expenditures incurred 
for any project or activity during the period for which funds or 
authority for such project or activity are available under this Act. 
SEC. 106. Unless otherwise provided for in this Act or in the 
applicable appropriations Act for fiscal year 2011, appropriations 
and funds made available and authority granted pursuant to this 
Act shall be available until whichever of the following first occurs: 
(1) the enactment into law of an appropriation for any project 
or activity provided for in this Act; (2) the enactment into law 
of the applicable appropriations Act for fiscal year 2011 without 
any provision for such project or activity; or (3) December 3, 2010. 
SEC. 107. Expenditures made pursuant to this Act shall be 
charged to the applicable appropriation, fund, or authorization 
whenever a bill in which such applicable appropriation, fund, or 
authorization is contained is enacted into law. 
SEC. 108. Appropriations made and funds made available by 
or authority granted pursuant to this Act may be used without 
regard to the time limitations for submission and approval of appor-
tionments set forth in section 1513 of title 31, United States Code, 
Expiration date. 
Contracts. 
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124 STAT. 2609 
PUBLIC LAW 111–242—SEPT. 30, 2010 
but nothing in this Act may be construed to waive any other 
provision of law governing the apportionment of funds. 
SEC. 109. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
except section 106, for those programs that would otherwise have 
high initial rates of operation or complete distribution of appropria-
tions at the beginning of fiscal year 2011 because of distributions 
of funding to States, foreign countries, grantees, or others, such 
high initial rates of operation or complete distribution shall not 
be made, and no grants shall be awarded for such programs funded 
by this Act that would impinge on final funding prerogatives. 
SEC. 110. This Act shall be implemented so that only the 
most limited funding action of that permitted in the Act shall 
be taken in order to provide for continuation of projects and activi-
ties. 
SEC. 111. (a) For entitlements and other mandatory payments 
whose budget authority was provided in appropriations Acts for 
fiscal year 2010, and for activities under the Food and Nutrition 
Act of 2008, activities shall be continued at the rate to maintain 
program levels under current law, under the authority and condi-
tions provided in the applicable appropriations Act for fiscal year 
2010, to be continued through the date specified in section 106(3). 
(b) Notwithstanding section 106, obligations for mandatory pay-
ments due on or about the first day of any month that begins 
after October 2010 but not later than 30 days after the date specified 
in section 106(3) may continue to be made, and funds shall be 
available for such payments. 
SEC. 112. Amounts made available under section 101 for civilian 
personnel compensation and benefits in each department and 
agency may be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary 
to avoid furloughs within such department or agency, consistent 
with the applicable appropriations Act for fiscal year 2010, except 
that such authority provided under this section shall not be used 
until after the department or agency has taken all necessary actions 
to reduce or defer non-personnel-related administrative expenses. 
SEC. 113. Funds appropriated by this Act may be obligated 
and expended notwithstanding section 10 of Public Law 91–672 
(22 U.S.C. 2412), section 15 of the State Department Basic Authori-
ties Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2680), section 313 of the Foreign Rela-
tions Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (22 U.S.C. 
6212), and section 504(a)(1) of the National Security Act of 1947 
(50 U.S.C. 414(a)(1)). 
SEC. 114. The following amounts are designated as an emer-
gency requirement and necessary to meet emergency needs pursu-
ant to sections 403(a) and 423(b) of S. Con. Res. 13 (111th Congress), 
the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010: 
(1) Amounts incorporated by reference in this Act that 
were previously designated as available for overseas deploy-
ments and other activities pursuant to such concurrent resolu-
tion. 
(2) Amounts made available pursuant to paragraph (8) 
of section 101 of this Act. 
SEC. 115. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Food for Peace Title II 
Grants’’ in chapter 1 of title I of the Supplemental Appropriations 
Act, 2010 (Public Law 111–212) may be used to reimburse obliga-
tions incurred for the purposes provided therein prior to the enact-
ment of such Act. 
Deadline. 
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124 STAT. 2610 
PUBLIC LAW 111–242—SEPT. 30, 2010 
SEC. 116. The authority provided by section 18(h)(5) of the 
Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769(h)(5)) 
shall continue in effect through the earlier of the date of enactment 
of an authorization Act related to the Richard B. Russell National 
School Lunch Act or the date specified in section 106(3) of this 
Act. 
SEC. 117. Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are provided 
for ‘‘Department of Commerce—Bureau of the Census—Periodic 
Censuses and Programs’’, for necessary expenses to collect and 
publish statistics for periodic censuses and programs provided for 
by law, at a rate for operations of $964,315,000. 
SEC. 118. The authority provided by section 1202 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public 
Law 109–163), as most recently amended by section 1222 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public 
Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2518), shall continue in effect through the 
date specified in section 106(3) of this Act. 
SEC. 119. Notwithstanding subsection (b) of section 310 of the 
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 111–32; 123 
Stat. 1870), a claim described in that subsection that is submitted 
before the date specified in section 106(3) of this Act shall be 
treated as a claim for which payment may be made under such 
section 310. 
SEC. 120. (a) RESCISSION.—The unobligated balance of authority 
provided for investigations under the heading ‘‘Department of 
Defense—Civil, Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers— 
Civil, Investigations’’, in chapter 4 of title I of the Supplemental 
Appropriations Act, 2010 (Public Law 111–212; 124 Stat. 2312) 
is rescinded as of the date of enactment of this Act. 
(b) APPROPRIATION.—Notwithstanding any other provision in 
this Act— 
(1) there is appropriated to the Department of the Army, 
Corps of Engineers, an amount equal to the unobligated balance 
rescinded by subsection (a), to remain available until expended, 
for investigations; 
(2) that such amount be available on the date of enactment 
of this Act; and 
(3) the amount is designated as an emergency requirement 
and necessary to meet emergency needs pursuant to sections 
403(a) and 423(b) of S. Con. Res. 13 (111th Congress), the 
concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010. 
SEC. 121. (a) RESCISSION.—The unobligated balance of authority 
provided for in section 401 of chapter 4 of title I of the Supplemental 
Appropriations Act, 2010 (Public Law 111–212; 124 Stat. 2313) 
for drought emergency assistance is rescinded as of the date of 
enactment of this Act. 
(b) APPROPRIATION.—Notwithstanding any other provision in 
this Act— 
(1) there is appropriated to the Bureau of Reclamation, 
an amount equal to the unobligated balance rescinded by sub-
section (a), to remain available until expended, for drought 
emergency assistance: Provided, That financial assistance may 
be provided under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought 
Relief Act of 1991 (43 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.) and any other 
applicable Federal law (including regulations) for the optimiza-
tion and conservation of project water supplies to assist 
drought-plagued areas of the West; 
Claims. 
Extension date. 
Extension date. 
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124 STAT. 2611 
PUBLIC LAW 111–242—SEPT. 30, 2010 
(2) that such amount be available on the date of enactment 
of this Act; and 
(3) the amount is designated as an emergency requirement 
and necessary to meet emergency needs pursuant to sections 
403(a) and 423(b) of S. Con. Res. 13 (111th Congress), the 
concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010. 
SEC. 122. Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are provided 
for ‘‘Department of Energy—Weapons Activities’’ at a rate for oper-
ations of $7,008,835,000. 
SEC. 123. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
except section 106, the District of Columbia may expend local funds 
for programs and activities under the heading ‘‘District of Columbia 
Funds’’ for such programs and activities under title IV of S. 3677 
(111th Congress), as reported by the Committee on Appropriations 
of the Senate, at the rate set forth under ‘‘District of Columbia 
Funds’’ as included in the Fiscal Year 2011 Budget Request Act 
(D.C. Act 18–448), as modified as of the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
SEC. 124. Section 550(b) of Public Law 109–295, as amended 
by section 550 of Public Law 111–83, shall be applied by sub-
stituting the date specified in section 106(3) of this Act for ‘‘October 
4, 2010’’. 
SEC. 125. Section 203(m) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5133(m)) shall 
be applied by substituting the date specified in section 106(3) of 
this Act for ‘‘September 30, 2010’’. 
SEC. 126. Any funds made available pursuant to section 101 
for the Federal Air Marshals may be obligated at a rate for oper-
ations not exceeding that necessary to sustain domestic and inter-
national flight coverage at the same level as the final quarter 
of fiscal year 2010. 
SEC. 127. Any funds made available pursuant to section 101 
for U.S. Customs and Border Protection may be obligated at a 
rate for operations not exceeding that necessary to sustain the 
numbers of personnel in place in the final quarter of fiscal year 
2010. The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate on each use of the authority pro-
vided in this section. 
SEC. 128. Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are provided 
for ‘‘Department of the Interior—Minerals Management Service— 
Royalty and Offshore Minerals Management’’ at a rate for oper-
ations of $365,000,000: Provided, That amounts provided herein 
from the general fund shall be reduced in an amount not to exceed 
$154,890,000, as receipts from increases to rates in effect on August 
5, 1993, and from cost recovery fees are received: Provided further, 
That of the prior-year unobligated balances available for ‘‘Depart-
ment of the Interior—Minerals Management Service—Royalty and 
Offshore Minerals Management’’, $25,000,000 are rescinded. 
SEC. 129. Section 2(e)(1)(B) of Public Law 109–129 shall be 
applied by substituting the date specified in section 106(3) of this 
Act for ‘‘September 30, 2010’’. 
SEC. 130. From funds transferred to ‘‘Department of Health 
and Human Services—Office of the Secretary—Public Health and 
Social Services Emergency Fund’’ by Public Law 111–117 in the 
fourth paragraph under such heading, amounts shall be available 
through the date specified in section 106(3) of this Act to support 
Applicability. 
Rescission. 
Notification. 
Applicability. 
Applicability. 
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124 STAT. 2612 
PUBLIC LAW 111–242—SEPT. 30, 2010 
advanced research and development pursuant to section 319L of 
the Public Health Service Act, at a rate for operations of 
$305,000,000. 
SEC. 131. (a) EXTENSION OF THE TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR 
NEEDY FAMILIES PROGRAM.—Activities authorized by part A of title 
IV and section 1108(b) of the Social Security Act (other than the 
Emergency Contingency Fund for State Temporary Assistance for 
Needy Families Programs established under subsection (c) of section 
403 of such Act) shall continue through the date specified in section 
106(3) of this Act in the manner authorized for fiscal year 2010, 
subject to the amendments made by subsection (b) of this section, 
and out of any money in the Treasury of the United States not 
otherwise appropriated, there are hereby appropriated such sums 
as may be necessary for such purpose. Grants and payments may 
be made pursuant to this authority through the applicable portion 
of the first quarter of fiscal year 2011 at the pro rata portion 
of the level provided for such activities through the first quarter 
of fiscal year 2010. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) SUPPLEMENTAL GRANTS FOR POPULATION INCREASES.— 
Section 403(a)(3)(H)(ii) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
603(a)(3)(H)(ii)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(ii) subparagraph (G) shall be applied as if ‘the 
date specified in section 106(3) of the Continuing 
Appropriations Act, 2011’ were substituted for ‘fiscal 
year 2001’; and’’. 
(2) CONTINGENCY FUND.— 
(A) DEPOSIT INTO FUND.—Section 403(b)(2) of such Act 
(42 U.S.C. 603(b)(2)) is amended— 
(i) by striking ‘‘fiscal years 1997’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘2003’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2011 
and 2012’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘$2,000,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘, 
in the case of fiscal year 2011, $506,000,000 and in 
the case of fiscal year 2012, $612,000,000’’. 
(B) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 403(b)(3)(C)(ii) 
of such Act (42 U.S.C. 603(b)(3)(C)(ii)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘fiscal years 1997 through 2010 shall not exceed 
the total amount appropriated pursuant to paragraph (2)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2011 and 2012, respectively, shall 
not exceed the total amount appropriated pursuant to para-
graph (2) for each such fiscal year’’. 
(3) MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT.—Section 409(a)(7) of such 
Act (42 U.S.C. 609(a)(7)) is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘or 2011’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2011, or 2012’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking ‘‘2010’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2011’’. 
SEC. 132. Activities authorized by section 429 of the Social 
Security Act shall continue through September 30, 2011, in the 
manner authorized for fiscal year 2010, and out of any money 
in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, 
there are hereby appropriated such sums as may be necessary 
for such purpose. Grants and payments may be made pursuant 
to this authority on a quarterly basis through fiscal year 2011 
at the level provided for such activities for the corresponding quarter 
of fiscal year 2010. 
Extension date. 
Applicability. 
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124 STAT. 2613 
PUBLIC LAW 111–242—SEPT. 30, 2010 
SEC. 133. Effective October 1, 2010, subpart 2 of part B of 
title IV of the Social Security Act is amended— 
(1) in section 436 (42 U.S.C. 629f)— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘2011’’ and inserting ‘‘2010’’; and 
(ii) by inserting before the period the following: 
‘‘, and $365,000,000 for fiscal year 2011’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘$10,000,000’’ in subsection (b)(2) and 
inserting ‘‘$30,000,000’’; and 
(2) in section 438 (42 U.S.C. 629h)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘2010’’ in subsection (c)(2)(A) and 
inserting ‘‘2011’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end of subsection (e) the following 
flush sentence: ‘‘For fiscal year 2011, out of the amount 
reserved pursuant to section 436(b)(2) for such fiscal year, 
there are available $10,000,000 for grants referred to in 
subsection (b)(2)(B), and $10,000,000 for grants referred 
to in subsection (b)(2)(C).’’. 
SEC. 134. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
for payment in equal shares to the children and grandchildren 
of Robert C. Byrd, $193,400 is appropriated. 
SEC. 135. Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are provided 
for deposit into ‘‘Department of Defense Base Closure Account 2005’’ 
at a rate for operations of $2,354,285,000. 
SEC. 136. Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are provided 
for ‘‘Department of State—Administration of Foreign Affairs—Diplo-
matic and Consular Programs’’ at a rate for operations of 
$8,601,000,000. 
SEC. 137. Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are provided 
for ‘‘International Security Assistance—Funds Appropriated to the 
President—Foreign Military Financing Program’’ at a rate for oper-
ations of $5,160,000,000, of which not less than $2,775,000,000 
shall be available for grants only for Israel, not less than 
$1,300,000,000 shall be available for grants only for Egypt, and 
not less than $300,000,000 shall be available for assistance for 
Jordan: Provided, That the dollar amount in the fourth proviso 
under such heading in title IV of division F of Public Law 111– 
117 shall be deemed to be $729,825,000. 
SEC. 138. (a) Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are pro-
vided for ‘‘International Security Assistance—Funds Appropriated 
to the President—Pakistan Counterinsurgency Capability Fund’’ 
at a rate for operations of $700,000,000. 
(b) Amounts provided by subsection (a) shall be available to 
the Secretary of State under the terms and conditions provided 
for this Fund in Public Law 111–32 and Public Law 111–212 
through the date specified in section 106(3) of this Act. 
SEC. 139. Section 1(b)(2) of the Passport Act of June 4, 1920 
(22 U.S.C. 214(b)(2)) shall be applied by substituting the date 
specified in section 106(3) of this Act for ‘‘September 30, 2010’’. 
SEC. 140. (a) Section 1115(d) of Public Law 111–32 shall be 
applied by substituting the date specified in section 106(3) of this 
Act for ‘‘October 1, 2010’’. 
(b) Section 824(g) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 
4064(g)) shall be applied by substituting the date specified in section 
106(3) of this Act for ‘‘October 1, 2010’’ in paragraph (2). 
(c) Section 61(a) of the State Department Basic Authorities 
Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2733(a)) shall be applied by substituting 
Applicability. 
Applicability. 
Grants. 
Israel. 
Egypt. 
Jordan. 
Robert C. Byrd. 
Effective date. 
42 USC 629f 
note. 
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124 STAT. 2614 
PUBLIC LAW 111–242—SEPT. 30, 2010 
the date specified in section 106(3) of this Act for ‘‘October 1, 
2010’’ in paragraph (2). 
(d) Section 625(j)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
(22 U.S.C. 2385(j)(1)) shall be applied by substituting the date 
specified in section 106(3) of this Act for ‘‘October 1, 2010’’ in 
subparagraph (B). 
SEC. 141. The authority provided by section 1334 of the Foreign 
Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6553) 
shall remain in effect through the date specified in section 106(3) 
of this Act. 
SEC. 142. Commitments to guarantee loans incurred under 
the General and Special Risk Insurance Funds, as authorized by 
sections 238 and 519 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z– 
3 and 1735c), shall not exceed a rate for operations of 
$20,000,000,000: Provided, That total loan principal, any part of 
which is to be guaranteed, may be apportioned through the date 
specified in section 106(3) of this Act, at $80,000,000 multiplied 
by the number of days covered by this Act. 
SEC. 143. The provisions of title II of the McKinney-Vento 
Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11311 et seq.) shall continue 
in effect, notwithstanding section 209 of such Act, through the 
earlier of: (1) the date specified in section 106(3) of this Act; or 
(2) the date of the enactment into law of an authorization Act 
relating to the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act. 
SEC. 144. Notwithstanding any other provision of law or of 
this Act, for mortgages for which the mortgagee issues credit 
approval for the borrower during fiscal year 2011, the second sen-
tence of section 255(g) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 
1715z–20(g)) shall be considered to require that in no case may 
the benefits of insurance under such section 255 exceed 150 percent 
of the maximum dollar amount in effect under the sixth sentence 
of section 305(a)(2) of the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation 
Act (12 U.S.C. 1454(a)(2)). 
SEC. 145. (a) LOAN LIMIT FLOOR BASED ON 2008 LEVELS.— 
For mortgages for which the mortgagee issues credit approval for 
the borrower during fiscal year 2011, if the dollar amount limitation 
on the principal obligation of a mortgage determined under section 
203(b)(2) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1709(b)(2)) for 
any size residence for any area is less than such dollar amount 
limitation that was in effect for such size residence for such area 
for 2008 pursuant to section 202 of the Economic Stimulus Act 
of 2008 (Public Law 110–185; 122 Stat. 620), notwithstanding any 
other provision of law or of this Act, the maximum dollar amount 
limitation on the principal obligation of a mortgage for such size 
residence for such area for purposes of such section 203(b)(2) shall 
be considered (except for purposes of section 255(g) of such Act 
(12 U.S.C. 1715z–20(g))) to be such dollar amount limitation in 
effect for such size residence for such area for 2008. 
(b) DISCRETIONARY
AUTHORITY
FOR
SUB-AREAS.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law or of this Act, if the Secretary 
of Housing and Urban Development determines, for any geographic 
area that is smaller than an area for which dollar amount limita-
tions on the principal obligation of a mortgage are determined 
under section 203(b)(2) of the National Housing Act, that a higher 
such maximum dollar amount limitation is warranted for any par-
ticular size or sizes of residences in such sub-area by higher median 
home prices in such sub-area, the Secretary may, for mortgages 
Extension date. 
Loans. 
Extension date. 
Applicability. 
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124 STAT. 2615 
PUBLIC LAW 111–242—SEPT. 30, 2010 
for which the mortgagee issues credit approval for the borrower 
during fiscal year 2011, increase the maximum dollar amount 
limitation for such size or sizes of residences for such sub-area 
that is otherwise in effect (including pursuant to subsection (a) 
of this section), but in no case to an amount that exceeds the 
amount specified in section 202(a)(2) of the Economic Stimulus 
Act of 2008. 
SEC. 146. (a) LOAN LIMIT FLOOR BASED ON 2008 LEVELS.— 
For mortgages originated during fiscal year 2011, if the limitation 
on the maximum original principal obligation of a mortgage that 
may be purchased by the Federal National Mortgage Association 
or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation determined under 
section 302(b)(2) of the Federal National Mortgage Association 
Charter Act (12 U.S.C. 1717(b)(2)) or section 305(a)(2) of the Federal 
Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act (12 U.S.C. 1754(a)(2)) respec-
tively, for any size residence for any area is less than such maximum 
original principal obligation limitation that was in effect for such 
size residence for such area for 2008 pursuant to section 201 of 
the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–185; 122 Stat. 
619), notwithstanding any other provision of law or of this Act, 
the limitation on the maximum original principal obligation of 
a mortgage for such Association and Corporation for such size 
residence for such area shall be such maximum limitation in effect 
for such size residence for such area for 2008. 
(b) DISCRETIONARY
AUTHORITY
FOR
SUB-AREAS.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law or of this Act, if the Director 
of the Federal Housing Finance Agency determines, for any 
geographic area that is smaller than an area for which limitations 
on the maximum original principal obligation of a mortgage are 
determined for the Federal National Mortgage Association or the 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, that a higher such max-
imum original principal obligation limitation is warranted for any 
particular size or sizes of residences in such sub-area by higher 
median home prices in such sub-area, the Director may, for mort-
gages originated during fiscal year 2011, increase the maximum 
original principal obligation limitation for such size or sizes of 
residences for such sub-area that is otherwise in effect (including 
pursuant to subsection (a) of this section) for such Association 
and Corporation, but in no case to an amount that exceeds the 
amount specified in the matter following the comma in section 
201(a)(l)(B) of the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008. 
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124 STAT. 2616 
PUBLIC LAW 111–242—SEPT. 30, 2010 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 3081 (S. 1434): 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 111–187 (Comm. on Appropriations). 
SENATE REPORTS: No. 111–44 (Comm. on Appropriations) accompanying
S. 1434. 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: 
Vol. 155 (2009): July 9, considered and passed House. 
Vol. 156 (2010): Sept. 29, considered and passed Senate, amended. House 
concurred in Senate amendments. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Continuing Appropriations Act, 
2011’’. 
Approved September 30, 2010. 
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