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HR 2206 EAH

In the House of Representatives, U. S.,May 24, 2007.Resolved, That the House agree to the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R.2206CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

) entitled `An Act m One Hundred Tenth Congress CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Making emergency supplemental appropriations and additional supplemental appropriations for agricultural and other emergency assistance for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes', with the followingHOUSE AMENDMENT TO SENATE AMENDMENT:In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the amendment of the Senate, insert the following:.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the `U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

The table of contents for this Act is as follows:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





TITLE I--SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR DEFENSE, INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, AND OTHER SECURITY-RELATED NEEDSCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





TITLE II--HURRICANE KATRINA RECOVERYCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





TITLE III--ADDITIONAL DEFENSE, INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, AND HOMELAND SECURITY PROVISIONSCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





TITLE IV--ADDITIONAL HURRICANE DISASTER RELIEF AND RECOVERYCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





TITLE V--OTHER EMERGENCY APPROPRIATIONSCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





TITLE VI--OTHER MATTERSCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





TITLE VII--ELIMINATION OF SCHIP SHORTFALL AND OTHER HEALTH MATTERSCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





TITLE VIII--FAIR MINIMUM WAGE AND TAX RELIEFCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





TITLE IX--AGRICULTURAL ASSISTANCECommentsClose CommentsPermalink





TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONSCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 3. 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, 2007.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

TITLE I--SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR DEFENSE, INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, AND OTHER SECURITY-RELATED NEEDS

CHAPTER 1

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Foreign Agricultural Service

PUBLIC LAW 480 TITLE II GRANTS

For an additional amount for `Public Law 480 Title II Grants', during the current fiscal year, not otherwise recoverable, and unrecovered prior years' costs, including interest thereon, under the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, for commodities supplied in connection with dispositions abroad under title II of said Act, $350,000,000, to remain available until expended.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

CHAPTER 2

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Legal Activities

SALARIES AND EXPENSES, GENERAL LEGAL ACTIVITIES

For an additional amount for `Salaries and Expenses, General Legal Activities', $1,648,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SALARIES AND EXPENSES, UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS

For an additional amount for `Salaries and Expenses, United States Attorneys', $5,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

United States Marshals Service

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For an additional amount for `Salaries and Expenses', $6,450,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

National Security Division

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For an additional amount for `Salaries and Expenses', $1,736,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Federal Bureau of Investigation

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For an additional amount for `Salaries and Expenses', $118,260,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Drug Enforcement Administration

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For an additional amount for `Salaries and Expenses', $8,468,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For an additional amount for `Salaries and Expenses', $4,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Federal Prison System

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For an additional amount for `Salaries and Expenses', $17,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER

SEC. 1201. Funds provided in this Act for the `Department of Justice, United States Marshals Service, Salaries and Expenses' shall be made available according to the language relating to such account in the joint explanatory statement accompanying the conference report on H.R. 1591 of the 110th Congress (H. Rept. 110-107).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





SEC. 1202. Funds provided in this Act for the `Department of Justice, Legal Activities, Salaries and Expenses, General Legal Activities', shall be made available according to the language relating to such account in the joint explanatory statement accompanying the conference report on H.R. 1591 of the 110th Congress (H. Rept. 110-107).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

CHAPTER 3

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--MILITARY

MILITARY PERSONNEL

Military Personnel, Army

For an additional amount for `Military Personnel, Army', $8,510,270,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Military Personnel, Navy

For an additional amount for `Military Personnel, Navy', $692,127,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Military Personnel, Marine Corps

For an additional amount for `Military Personnel, Marine Corps', $1,386,871,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Military Personnel, Air Force

For an additional amount for `Military Personnel, Air Force', $1,079,287,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Reserve Personnel, Army

For an additional amount for `Reserve Personnel, Army', $147,244,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Reserve Personnel, Navy

For an additional amount for `Reserve Personnel, Navy', $77,800,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Reserve Personnel, Air Force

For an additional amount for `Reserve Personnel, Air Force', $5,500,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

National Guard Personnel, Army

For an additional amount for `National Guard Personnel, Army', $436,025,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

National Guard Personnel, Air Force

For an additional amount for `National Guard Personnel, Air Force', $24,500,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

Operation and Maintenance, Army

For an additional amount for `Operation and Maintenance, Army', $20,373,379,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Operation and Maintenance, Navy

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For an additional amount for `Operation and Maintenance, Navy', $4,652,670,000, of which up to $120,293,000 shall be transferred to Coast Guard, `Operating Expenses', for reimbursement for activities which support activities requested by the Navy.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps

For an additional amount for `Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps', $1,146,594,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Operation and Maintenance, Air Force

For an additional amount for `Operation and Maintenance, Air Force', $6,650,881,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide

For an additional amount for `Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide', $2,714,487,000, of which--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) not to exceed $25,000,000 may be used for the Combatant Commander Initiative Fund, to be used in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) not to exceed $200,000,000, to remain available until expended, may be used for payments to reimburse Pakistan, Jordan, and other key cooperating nations, for logistical, military, and other support provided to United States military operations, notwithstanding any other provision of law: Provided, That such payments may be made in such amounts as the Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, and in consultation with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, may determine, in his discretion, based on documentation determined by the Secretary of Defense to adequately account for the support provided, and such determination is final and conclusive upon the accounting officers of the United States, and 15 days following notification to the appropriate congressional committees: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall provide quarterly reports to the congressional defense committees on the use of funds provided in this paragraph.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve

For an additional amount for `Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve', $74,049,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve

For an additional amount for `Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve', $111,066,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve

For an additional amount for `Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve', $13,591,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Reserve

For an additional amount for `Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Reserve', $10,160,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard

For an additional amount for `Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard', $83,569,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard

For an additional amount for `Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard', $38,429,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Afghanistan Security Forces Fund

For an additional amount for `Afghanistan Security Forces Fund', $5,906,400,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Iraq Security Forces Fund

For an additional amount for `Iraq Security Forces Fund', $3,842,300,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Iraq Freedom Fund

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For an additional amount for `Iraq Freedom Fund', $355,600,000, to remain available for transfer until September 30, 2008: Provided, That up to $50,000,000 may be obligated and expended for purposes of the Task Force to Improve Business and Stability Operations in Iraq.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund

For an additional amount for `Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund', $2,432,800,000, to remain available until September 30, 2009.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

PROCUREMENT

Aircraft Procurement, Army

For an additional amount for `Aircraft Procurement, Army', $619,750,000, to remain available until September 30, 2009.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Missile Procurement, Army

For an additional amount for `Missile Procurement, Army', $111,473,000, to remain available until September 30, 2009.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army

For an additional amount for `Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army', $3,404,315,000, to remain available until September 30, 2009.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Procurement of Ammunition, Army

For an additional amount for `Procurement of Ammunition, Army', $681,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2009.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Other Procurement, Army

For an additional amount for `Other Procurement, Army', $9,859,137,000, to remain available until September 30, 2009.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Aircraft Procurement, Navy

For an additional amount for `Aircraft Procurement, Navy', $1,090,287,000, to remain available until September 30, 2009.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Weapons Procurement, Navy

For an additional amount for `Weapons Procurement, Navy', $163,813,000, to remain available until September 30, 2009.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps

For an additional amount for `Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps', $159,833,000, to remain available until September 30, 2009.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Other Procurement, Navy

For an additional amount for `Other Procurement, Navy', $618,709,000, to remain available until September 30, 2009.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Procurement, Marine Corps

For an additional amount for `Procurement, Marine Corps', $989,389,000, to remain available until September 30, 2009.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Aircraft Procurement, Air Force

For an additional amount for `Aircraft Procurement, Air Force', $2,106,468,000, to remain available until September 30, 2009.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Missile Procurement, Air Force

For an additional amount for `Missile Procurement, Air Force', $94,900,000, to remain available until September 30, 2009.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force

For an additional amount for `Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force', $6,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2009.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Other Procurement, Air Force

For an additional amount for `Other Procurement, Air Force', $1,957,160,000, to remain available until September 30, 2009.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Procurement, Defense-Wide

For an additional amount for `Procurement, Defense-Wide', $721,190,000, to remain available until September 30, 2009.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION

Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army

For an additional amount for `Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army', $100,006,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy

For an additional amount for `Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy', $298,722,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force

For an additional amount for `Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force', $187,176,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide

For an additional amount for `Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide', $512,804,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS

Defense Working Capital Funds

For an additional amount for `Defense Working Capital Funds', $1,115,526,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

National Defense Sealift Fund

For an additional amount for `National Defense Sealift Fund', $5,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS

Defense Health Program

For an additional amount for `Defense Health Program', $1,123,147,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense

For an additional amount for `Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense', $254,665,000, to remain available until expended.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

RELATED AGENCIES

Intelligence Community Management Account

For an additional amount for `Intelligence Community Management Account', $71,726,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER

SEC. 1301. Appropriations provided in this Act are available for obligation until September 30, 2007, unless otherwise provided herein.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. 1302. Upon his determination that such action is necessary in the national interest, the Secretary of Defense may transfer between appropriations up to $3,500,000,000 of the funds made available to the Department of Defense (except for military construction) in this Act: Provided, That the Secretary shall notify the Congress promptly of each transfer made pursuant to the authority in this section: Provided further, That the authority provided in this section is in addition to any other transfer authority available to the Department of Defense and is subject to the same terms and conditions as the authority provided in section 8005 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2007 (Public Law 109-289; 120 Stat. 1257), except for the fourth proviso: Provided further, That funds previously transferred to the `Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund' and the `Iraq Security Forces Fund' under the authority of section 8005 of Public Law 109-289 and transferred back to their source appropriations accounts shall not be taken into account for purposes of the limitation on the amount of funds that may be transferred under section 8005.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





SEC. 1303. Funds appropriated in this Act, or made available by the transfer of funds in or pursuant to this Act, for intelligence activities are deemed to be specifically authorized by the Congress for purposes of section 504(a)(1) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 414(a)(1)).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





SEC. 1304. None of the funds provided in this Act may be used to finance programs or activities denied by Congress in fiscal years 2006 or 2007 appropriations to the Department of Defense (except for military construction) or to initiate a procurement or research, development, test and evaluation new start program without prior written notification to the congressional defense committees.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. 1305. During fiscal year 2007, the Secretary of Defense may transfer not to exceed $6,300,000 of the amounts in or credited to the Defense Cooperation Account, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2608, to such appropriations or funds of the Department of Defense as he shall determine for use consistent with the purposes for which such funds were contributed and accepted: Provided, That such amounts shall be available for the same time period as the appropriation to which transferred: Provided further, That the Secretary shall report to the Congress all transfers made pursuant to this authority.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





SEC. 1306. (a) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE SUPPORT- Of the amount appropriated by this Act under the heading, `Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense', not to exceed $60,000,000 may be used for support for counter-drug activities of the Governments of Afghanistan and Pakistan: Provided, That such support shall be in addition to support provided for the counter-drug activities of such Governments under any other provision of the law.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) TYPES OF SUPPORT-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) Except as specified in subsection (b)(2) of this section, the support that may be provided under the authority in this section shall be limited to the types of support specified in section 1033(c)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85, as amended by Public Laws 106-398, 108-136, and 109-364) and conditions on the provision of support as contained in section 1033 shall apply for fiscal year 2007.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) The Secretary of Defense may transfer vehicles, aircraft, and detection, interception, monitoring and testing equipment to said Governments for counter-drug activities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





SEC. 1307. (a) From funds made available for operation and maintenance in this Act to the Department of Defense, not to exceed $456,400,000 may be used, notwithstanding any other provision of law, to fund the Commanders' Emergency Response Program, for the purpose of enabling military commanders in Iraq and Afghanistan to respond to urgent humanitarian relief and reconstruction requirements within their areas of responsibility by carrying out programs that will immediately assist the Iraqi and Afghan people.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) QUARTERLY REPORTS- Not later than 15 days after the end of each fiscal year quarter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report regarding the source of funds and the allocation and use of funds during that quarter that were made available pursuant to the authority provided in this section or under any other provision of law for the purposes of the programs under subsection (a).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





SEC. 1308. Section 9010 of division A of Public Law 109-289 is amended by striking `2007' each place it appears and inserting `2008'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





SEC. 1309. During fiscal year 2007, supervision and administration costs associated with projects carried out with funds appropriated to `Afghanistan Security Forces Fund' or `Iraq Security Forces Fund' in this Act may be obligated at the time a construction contract is awarded: Provided, That for the purpose of this section, supervision and administration costs include all in-house Government costs.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





SEC. 1310. Section 1005(c)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-364) is amended by striking `$310,277,000' and inserting `$376,446,000'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





SEC. 1311. Section 9007 of Public Law 109-289 is amended by striking `20' and inserting `287'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





SEC. 1312. From funds made available for the `Iraq Security Forces Fund' for fiscal year 2007, up to $155,500,000 may be used, notwithstanding any other provision of law, to provide assistance, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, to the Government of Iraq to support the disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration of militias and illegal armed groups.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. 1313. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to exceed $110,000,000 may be transferred to the `Economic Support Fund', Department of State, for use in programs in Pakistan from amounts appropriated by this Act as follows:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`Military Personnel, Army', $70,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`National Guard Personnel, Army', $13,183,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`Defense Health Program', $26,817,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1314. (a) Findings Regarding Progress in Iraq, the Establishment of Benchmarks to Measure That Progress, and Reports to Congress- Congress makes the following findings:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) Over 145,000 American military personnel are currently serving in Iraq, like thousands of others since March 2003, with the bravery and professionalism consistent with the finest traditions of the United States Armed Forces, and are deserving of the strong support of all Americans.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) Many American service personnel have lost their lives, and many more have been wounded in Iraq; the American people will always honor their sacrifice and honor their families.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) The United States Army and Marine Corps, including their Reserve components and National Guard organizations, together with components of the other branches of the military, are performing their missions while under enormous strain from multiple, extended deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. These deployments, and those that will follow, will have a lasting impact on future recruiting, retention, and readiness of our Nation's all volunteer force.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(4) Iraq is experiencing a deteriorating problem of sectarian and intrasectarian violence based upon political distrust and cultural differences among factions of the Sunni and Shia populations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(5) Iraqis must reach political and economic settlements in order to achieve reconciliation, for there is no military solution. The failure of the Iraqis to reach such settlements to support a truly unified government greatly contributes to the increasing violence in Iraq.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(6) The responsibility for Iraq's internal security and halting sectarian violence rests with the sovereign Government of Iraq.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(7) In December 2006, the bipartisan Iraq Study Group issued a valuable report, suggesting a comprehensive strategy that includes new and enhanced diplomatic and political efforts in Iraq and the region, and a change in the primary mission of U.S. forces in Iraq, that will enable the United States to begin to move its combat forces out of Iraq responsibly.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(8) The President said on January 10, 2007, that `I've made it clear to the Prime Minister and Iraq's other leaders that America's commitment is not open-ended' so as to dispel the contrary impression that exists.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(9) It is essential that the sovereign Government of Iraq set out measurable and achievable benchmarks and President Bush said, on January 10, 2007, that `America will change our approach to help the Iraqi government as it works to meet these benchmarks'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(10) As reported by Secretary of State Rice, Iraq's Policy Committee on National Security agreed upon a set of political, security, and economic benchmarks and an associated timeline in September 2006 that were: (A) reaffirmed by Iraq's Presidency Council on October 6, 2006; (B) referenced by the Iraq Study Group; and (C) posted on the President of Iraq's Web site.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(11) On April 21, 2007, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates stated that `our [American] commitment to Iraq is long-term, but it is not a commitment to have our young men and women patrolling Iraq's streets open-endedly' and that `progress in reconciliation will be an important element of our evaluation'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(12) The President's January 10, 2007, address had three components: political, military, and economic. Given that significant time has passed since his statement, and recognizing the overall situation is ever changing, Congress must have timely reports to evaluate and execute its constitutional oversight responsibilities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Conditioning of Future United States Strategy in Iraq on the Iraqi Government's Record of Performance on Its Benchmarks-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) IN GENERAL-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) The United States strategy in Iraq, hereafter, shall be conditioned on the Iraqi government meeting benchmarks, as told to members of Congress by the President, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and reflected in the Iraqi Government's commitments to the United States, and to the international community, including:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(i) Forming a Constitutional Review Committee and then completing the constitutional review.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(ii) Enacting and implementing legislation on de-Baathification.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(iii) Enacting and implementing legislation to ensure the equitable distribution of hydrocarbon resources of the people of Iraq without regard to the sect or ethnicity of recipients, and enacting and implementing legislation to ensure that the energy resources of Iraq benefit Sunni Arabs, Shia Arabs, Kurds, and other Iraqi citizens in an equitable manner.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(iv) Enacting and implementing legislation on procedures to form semi-autonomous regions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(v) Enacting and implementing legislation establishing an Independent High Electoral Commission, provincial elections law, provincial council authorities, and a date for provincial elections.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(vi) Enacting and implementing legislation addressing amnesty.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(vii) Enacting and implementing legislation establishing a strong militia disarmament program to ensure that such security forces are accountable only to the central government and loyal to the Constitution of Iraq.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(viii) Establishing supporting political, media, economic, and services committees in support of the Baghdad Security Plan.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(ix) Providing three trained and ready Iraqi brigades to support Baghdad operations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(x) Providing Iraqi commanders with all authorities to execute this plan and to make tactical and operational decisions, in consultation with U.S commanders, without political intervention, to include the authority to pursue all extremists, including Sunni insurgents and Shiite militias.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(xi) Ensuring that the Iraqi Security Forces are providing even handed enforcement of the law.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(xii) Ensuring that, according to President Bush, Prime Minister Maliki said `the Baghdad security plan will not provide a safe haven for any outlaws, regardless of [their] sectarian or political affiliation'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(xiii) Reducing the level of sectarian violence in Iraq and eliminating militia control of local security.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(xiv) Establishing all of the planned joint security stations in neighborhoods across Baghdad.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(xv) Increasing the number of Iraqi security forces units capable of operating independently.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(xvi) Ensuring that the rights of minority political parties in the Iraqi legislature are protected.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(xvii) Allocating and spending $10 billion in Iraqi revenues for reconstruction projects, including delivery of essential services, on an equitable basis.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(xviii) Ensuring that Iraq's political authorities are not undermining or making false accusations against members of the Iraqi Security Forces.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) The President shall submit reports to Congress on how the sovereign Government of Iraq is, or is not, achieving progress towards accomplishing the aforementioned benchmarks, and shall advise the Congress on how that assessment requires, or does not require, changes to the strategy announced on January 10, 2007.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) REPORTS REQUIRED-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) The President shall submit an initial report, in classified and unclassified format, to the Congress, not later than July 15, 2007, assessing the status of each of the specific benchmarks established above, and declaring, in his judgment, whether satisfactory progress toward meeting these benchmarks is, or is not, being achieved.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) The President, having consulted with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, the Commander, Multi-National Forces-Iraq, the United States Ambassador to Iraq, and the Commander of U.S. Central Command, will prepare the report and submit the report to Congress.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(C) If the President's assessment of any of the specific benchmarks established above is unsatisfactory, the President shall include in that report a description of such revisions to the political, economic, regional, and military components of the strategy, as announced by the President on January 10, 2007. In addition, the President shall include in the report, the advisability of implementing such aspects of the bipartisan Iraq Study Group, as he deems appropriate.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(D) The President shall submit a second report to the Congress, not later than September 15, 2007, following the same procedures and criteria outlined above.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(E) The reporting requirement detailed in section 1227 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 is waived from the date of the enactment of this Act through the period ending September 15, 2007.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) TESTIMONY BEFORE CONGRESS- Prior to the submission of the President's second report on September 15, 2007, and at a time to be agreed upon by the leadership of the Congress and the Administration, the United States Ambassador to Iraq and the Commander, Multi-National Forces Iraq will be made available to testify in open and closed sessions before the relevant committees of the Congress.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) Limitations on Availability of Funds-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) LIMITATION- No funds appropriated or otherwise made available for the `Economic Support Fund' and available for Iraq may be obligated or expended unless and until the President of the United States certifies in the report outlined in subsection (b)(2)(A) and makes a further certification in the report outlined in subsection (b)(2)(D) that Iraq is making progress on each of the benchmarks set forth in subsection (b)(1)(A).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) WAIVER AUTHORITY- The President may waive the requirements of this section if he submits to Congress a written certification setting forth a detailed justification for the waiver, which shall include a detailed report describing the actions being taken by the United States to bring the Iraqi government into compliance with the benchmarks set forth in subsection (b)(1)(A). The certification shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(d) Redeployment of U.S. Forces From Iraq- The President of the United States, in respecting the sovereign rights of the nation of Iraq, shall direct the orderly redeployment of elements of U.S. forces from Iraq, if the components of the Iraqi government, acting in strict accordance with their respective powers given by the Iraqi Constitution, reach a consensus as recited in a resolution, directing a redeployment of U.S. forces.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(e) Independent Assessments-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) ASSESSMENT BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) Not later than September 1, 2007, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress an independent report setting forth--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(i) the status of the achievement of the benchmarks specified in subsection (b)(1)(A); andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(ii) the Comptroller General's assessment of whether or not each such benchmark has been met.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) ASSESSMENT OF THE CAPABILITIES OF IRAQI SECURITY FORCES-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) IN GENERAL- There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense, $750,000, that the Department, in turn, will commission an independent, private sector entity, which operates as a 501(c)(3), with recognized credentials and expertise in military affairs, to prepare an independent report assessing the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(i) The readiness of the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) to assume responsibility for maintaining the territorial integrity of Iraq, denying international terrorists a safe haven, and bringing greater security to Iraq's 18 provinces in the next 12 to 18 months, and bringing an end to sectarian violence to achieve national reconciliation.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(ii) The training, equipping, command, control and intelligence capabilities, and logistics capacity of the ISF.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(iii) The likelihood that, given the ISF's record of preparedness to date, following years of training and equipping by U.S. forces, the continued support of U.S. troops will contribute to the readiness of the ISF to fulfill the missions outlined in clause (i).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) REPORT- Not later than 120 days after the enactment of this Act, the designated private sector entity shall provide an unclassified report, with a classified annex, containing its findings, to the House and Senate Committees on Armed Services, Appropriations, Foreign Relations/International Relations, and Intelligence.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

CHAPTER 4

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES

National Nuclear Security Administration

DEFENSE NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION

For an additional amount for `Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation', $63,000,000, to remain available until expended.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

CHAPTER 5

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Military Construction, Army

For an additional amount for `Military Construction, Army', $1,255,890,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, such funds may be obligated and expended to carry out planning and design and military construction projects not otherwise authorized by law: Provided further, That of the funds provided under this heading, not to exceed $173,700,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, and architect and engineer services: Provided further, That of the funds made available under this heading, $369,690,000 shall not be obligated or expended until the Secretary of Defense submits a detailed report explaining how military road construction is coordinated with NATO and coalition nations: Provided further, That of the funds made available under this heading, $401,700,000 shall not be obligated or expended until the Secretary of Defense submits a detailed stationing plan to support Army end-strength growth to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided further, That of the funds provided under this heading, $274,800,000 shall not be obligated or expended until the Secretary of Defense certifies that none of the funds are to be used for the purpose of providing facilities for the permanent basing of United States military personnel in Iraq.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps

For an additional amount for `Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps', $370,990,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, such funds may be obligated and expended to carry out planning and design and military construction projects not otherwise authorized by law: Provided further, That of the funds provided under this heading, not to exceed $49,600,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, and architect and engineer services: Provided further, That of the funds made available under this heading, $324,270,000 shall not be obligated or expended until the Secretary of Defense submits a detailed stationing plan to support Marine Corps end-strength growth to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Military Construction, Air Force

For an additional amount for `Military Construction, Air Force', $43,300,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, such funds may be obligated and expended to carry out planning and design and military construction projects not otherwise authorized by law: Provided further, That of the funds provided under this heading, not to exceed $3,000,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, and architect and engineer services.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

GENERAL PROVISION--THIS CHAPTER

SEC. 1501. (a) Funds provided in this Act for the following accounts shall be made available for programs under the conditions contained in the language of the joint explanatory statement of managers accompanying the conference report on H.R. 1591 of the 110th Congress (H. Rept. 110-107):CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`Military Construction, Army'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`Military Construction, Air Force'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) The Secretary of Defense shall submit all reports requested in House Report 110-60 and Senate Report 110-37 to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

CHAPTER 6

DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCY

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Administration of Foreign Affairs

DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For an additional amount for `Diplomatic and Consular Programs', $836,555,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008, of which $64,655,000 for World Wide Security Upgrades is available until expended: Provided, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not more than $20,000,000 shall be made available for public diplomacy programs: Provided further, That prior to the obligation of funds pursuant to the previous proviso, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations describing a comprehensive public diplomacy strategy, with goals and expected results, for fiscal years 2007 and 2008: Provided further, That 20 percent of the amount available for Iraq operations shall not be obligated until the Committees on Appropriations receive and approve a detailed plan for expenditure, prepared by the Secretary of State, and submitted within 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That of the amount made available under this heading for Iraq, not to exceed $20,000,000 may be transferred to, and merged with, funds in the `Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service' appropriations account, to be available only for terrorism rewards.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For an additional amount for `Office of Inspector General', $35,000,000, to remain available until December 31, 2008: Provided, That such amount shall be transferred to the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction for reconstruction oversight.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS

For an additional amount for `Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs', $20,000,000, to remain available until expended.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

International Organizations

CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING ACTIVITIES

For an additional amount for `Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities', $283,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

RELATED AGENCY

Broadcasting Board of Governors

INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING OPERATIONS

For an additional amount for `International Broadcasting Operations' for activities related to broadcasting to the Middle East, $10,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE

Funds Appropriated to the President

UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

CHILD SURVIVAL AND HEALTH PROGRAMS FUND

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For an additional amount for `Child Survival and Health Programs Fund', $161,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the President determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the human-to-human transmission of the avian influenza virus is efficient and sustained, and is spreading internationally, funds made available under the heading `Millennium Challenge Corporation' and `Global HIV/AIDS Initiative' in prior Acts making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs may be transferred to, and merged with, funds made available under this heading to combat avian influenza: 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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

INTERNATIONAL DISASTER AND FAMINE ASSISTANCE

For an additional amount for `International Disaster and Famine Assistance', $105,000,000, to remain available until expended.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

For an additional amount for `Operating Expenses of the United States Agency for International Development', $5,700,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Other Bilateral Economic Assistance

ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND

For an additional amount for `Economic Support Fund', $2,502,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008: Provided, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, $57,400,000 shall be made available to nongovernmental organizations in Iraq for economic and social development programs and activities in areas of conflict: Provided further, That the responsibility for policy decisions and justifications for the use of funds appropriated by the previous proviso shall be the responsibility of the United States Chief of Mission in Iraq: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated under this heading in this Act or in prior Acts making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs may be made available for the Political Participation Fund and the National Institutions Fund: Provided further, That of the funds made available under the heading `Economic Support Fund' in Public Law 109-234 for Iraq to promote democracy, rule of law and reconciliation, $2,000,000 should be made available for the United States Institute of Peace for programs and activities in Afghanistan to remain available until September 30, 2008.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

ASSISTANCE FOR EASTERN EUROPE AND THE BALTIC STATES

For an additional amount for `Assistance for Eastern Europe and the Baltic States', $214,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008, for assistance for Kosovo.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Department of State

DEMOCRACY FUND

For an additional amount for `Democracy Fund', $255,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008: Provided, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than $190,000,000 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 $60,000,000 shall be made available for the United States Agency for International Development, for democracy, human rights and rule of law programs in Iraq: Provided further, That not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations describing a comprehensive, long-term strategy, with goals and expected results, for strengthening and advancing democracy in Iraq.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT

For an additional amount for `International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement', $210,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE

For an additional amount for `Migration and Refugee Assistance', $71,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008, of which not less than $5,000,000 shall be made available to rescue Iraqi scholars.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

UNITED STATES EMERGENCY REFUGEE AND MIGRATION ASSISTANCE FUND

For an additional amount for `United States Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund', $30,000,000, to remain available until expended.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

NONPROLIFERATION, ANTI-TERRORISM, DEMINING AND RELATED PROGRAMS

For an additional amount for `Nonproliferation, Anti-Terrorism, Demining and Related Programs', $27,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Department of the Treasury

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

For an additional amount for `International Affairs Technical Assistance', $2,750,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

MILITARY ASSISTANCE

Funds Appropriated to the President

FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM

For an additional amount for `Foreign Military Financing Program', $220,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS

For an additional amount for `Peacekeeping Operations', $190,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008: Provided, That not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act and every 30 days thereafter until September 30, 2008, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations detailing the obligation and expenditure of funds made available under this heading in this Act and in prior Acts making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

GENERAL PROVISION--THIS CHAPTER

AUTHORIZATION OF FUNDS

SEC. 1601. 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 Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2680), section 313 of the Foreign Relations 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)).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

TITLE II--HURRICANE KATRINA RECOVERY

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

DISASTER RELIEF

For an additional amount for `Disaster Relief', $3,400,000,000, to remain available until expended.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

TITLE III--ADDITIONAL DEFENSE, INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, AND HOMELAND SECURITY PROVISIONS

CHAPTER 1

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Foreign Agricultural Service

PUBLIC LAW 480 TITLE II GRANTS

For an additional amount for `Public Law 480 Title II Grants', during the current fiscal year, not otherwise recoverable, and unrecovered prior years' costs, including interest thereon, under the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, for commodities supplied in connection with dispositions abroad under title II of said Act, $100,000,000, to remain available until expended.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

GENERAL PROVISION--THIS CHAPTER

SEC. 3101. There is hereby appropriated $10,000,000 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 to replenish the Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

CHAPTER 2

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Bureau of Investigation

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For an additional amount for `Salaries and Expenses', $139,740,000, of which $129,740,000 is to remain available until September 30, 2008 and $10,000,000 is to remain available until expended to implement corrective actions in response to the findings and recommendations in the Department of Justice Office of Inspector General report entitled, `A Review of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Use of National Security Letters', of which $500,000 shall be transferred to and merged with `Department of Justice, Office of the Inspector General'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Drug Enforcement Administration

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For an additional amount for `Salaries and Expenses', $3,698,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

GENERAL PROVISION--THIS CHAPTER

SEC. 3201. Funds provided in this Act for the `Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Salaries and Expenses', shall be made available according to the language relating to such account in the joint explanatory statement accompanying the conference report on H.R. 1591 of the 110th Congress (H. Rept. 110-107).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

CHAPTER 3

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--MILITARY

MILITARY PERSONNEL

Military Personnel, Army

For an additional amount for `Military Personnel, Army', $343,080,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Military Personnel, Navy

For an additional amount for `Military Personnel, Navy', $408,283,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Military Personnel, Marine Corps

For an additional amount for `Military Personnel, Marine Corps', $108,956,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Military Personnel, Air Force

For an additional amount for `Military Personnel, Air Force', $139,300,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Reserve Personnel, Navy

For an additional amount for `Reserve Personnel, Navy', $8,223,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Reserve Personnel, Marine Corps

For an additional amount for `Reserve Personnel, Marine Corps', $5,660,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Reserve Personnel, Air Force

For an additional amount for `Reserve Personnel, Air Force', $6,073,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

National Guard Personnel, Army

For an additional amount for `National Guard Personnel, Army', $109,261,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

National Guard Personnel, Air Force

For an additional amount for `National Guard Personnel, Air Force', $19,533,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

Operation and Maintenance, Navy

For an additional amount for `Operation and Maintenance, Navy', $24,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Strategic Reserve Readiness Fund

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

In addition to amounts provided in this or any other Act, for training, operations, repair of equipment, purchases of equipment, and other expenses related to improving the readiness of non-deployed United States military forces, $1,615,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2009; of which $1,000,000,000 shall be transferred to `National Guard and Reserve Equipment' for the purchase of equipment for the Army National Guard; and of which $615,000,000 shall be transferred by the Secretary of Defense only to appropriations for military personnel, operation and maintenance, procurement, and defense working capital funds to accomplish the purposes provided herein: Provided, That the funds transferred shall be merged with and shall be available for the same purposes and for the same time period as the appropriation to which transferred: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall, not fewer than 30 days prior to making transfers under this authority, notify the congressional defense committees in writing of the details of any such transfers made pursuant to this authority: Provided further, That funds shall be transferred to the appropriation accounts not later than 120 days after the enactment of this Act: Provided further, That the transfer authority provided in this paragraph is in addition to any other transfer authority available to the Department of Defense: Provided further, That upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

PROCUREMENT

Other Procurement, Army

For an additional amount for `Other Procurement, Army', $1,217,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2009: Provided, That the amount provided under this heading shall be available only for the purchase of mine resistant ambush protected vehicles.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Other Procurement, Navy

For an additional amount for 'Other Procurement, Navy', $130,040,000, to remain available until September 30, 2009: Provided, That the amount provided under this heading shall be available only for the purchase of mine resistant ambush protected vehicles.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Procurement, Marine Corps

For an additional amount for `Procurement, Marine Corps', $1,263,360,000, to remain available until September 30, 2009: Provided, That the amount provided under this heading shall be available only for the purchase of mine resistant ambush protected vehicles.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Other Procurement, Air Force

For an additional amount for `Other Procurement, Air Force', $139,040,000, to remain available until September 30, 2009: Provided, That the amount provided under this heading shall be available only for the purchase of mine resistant ambush protected vehicles.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Procurement, Defense-Wide

For an additional amount for `Procurement, Defense-Wide', $258,860,000, to remain available until September 30, 2009: Provided, That the amount provided under this heading shall be available only for the purchase of mine resistant ambush protected vehicles.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS

Defense Health Program

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For an additional amount for `Defense Health Program', $1,878,706,000; of which $1,429,006,000 shall be for operation and maintenance, including $600,000,000 which shall be available for the treatment of traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder and remain available until September 30, 2008; of which $118,000,000 shall be for procurement, to remain available until September 30, 2009; and of which $331,700,000 shall be for research, development, test and evaluation, to remain available until September 30, 2008: Provided, That if the Secretary of Defense determines that funds made available in this paragraph for the treatment of traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder are in excess of the requirements of the Department of Defense, the Secretary may transfer amounts in excess of that requirement to the Department of Veterans Affairs to be available only for the same purpose.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER

SEC. 3301. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act shall be obligated or expended by the United States Government for a purpose as follows:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) To establish any military installation or base for the purpose of providing for the permanent stationing of United States Armed Forces in Iraq.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) To exercise United States control over any oil resource of Iraq.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





SEC. 3302. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used in contravention of the following laws enacted or regulations promulgated to implement the United Nations Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (done at New York on December 10, 1984)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) section 2340A of title 18, United States Code;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) section 2242 of the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (division G of Public Law 105-277; 112 Stat. 2681-822; 8 U.S.C. 1231 note) and regulations prescribed thereto, including regulations under part 208 of title 8, Code of Federal Regulations, and part 95 of title 22, Code of Federal Regulations; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) sections 1002 and 1003 of the Department of Defense, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations to Address Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, and Pandemic Influenza Act, 2006 (Public Law 109-148).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





SEC. 3303. (a) REPORT BY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE- Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that contains individual transition readiness assessments by unit of Iraq and Afghan security forces. The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees updates of the report required by this subsection every 90 days after the date of the submission of the report until October 1, 2008. The report and updates of the report required by this subsection shall be submitted in classified form.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) REPORT BY OMB-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense; the Commander, Multi-National Security Transition Command--Iraq; and the Commander, Combined Security Transition Command--Afghanistan, shall submit to the congressional defense committees not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and every 90 days thereafter a report on the proposed use of all funds under each of the headings `Iraq Security Forces Fund' and `Afghanistan Security Forces Fund' on a project-by-project basis, for which the obligation of funds is anticipated during the three-month period from such date, including estimates by the commanders referred to in this paragraph of the costs required to complete each such project.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) The report required by this subsection shall include the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) The use of all funds on a project-by-project basis for which funds appropriated under the headings referred to in paragraph (1) were obligated prior to the submission of the report, including estimates by the commanders referred to in paragraph (1) of the costs to complete each project.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) The use of all funds on a project-by-project basis for which funds were appropriated under the headings referred to in paragraph (1) in prior appropriations Acts, or for which funds were made available by transfer, reprogramming, or allocation from other headings in prior appropriations Acts, including estimates by the commanders referred to in paragraph (1) of the costs to complete each project.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(C) An estimated total cost to train and equip the Iraq and Afghan security forces, disaggregated by major program and sub-elements by force, arrayed by fiscal year.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) NOTIFICATION- The Secretary of Defense shall notify the congressional defense committees of any proposed new projects or transfers of funds between sub-activity groups in excess of $15,000,000 using funds appropriated by this Act under the headings `Iraq Security Forces Fund' and `Afghanistan Security Forces Fund'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





SEC. 3304. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be obligated or expended to provide award fees to any defense contractor contrary to the provisions of section 814 of the National Defense Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-364).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





SEC. 3305. Not more than 85 percent of the funds appropriated to the Department of Defense in this Act for operation and maintenance shall be available for obligation unless and until the Secretary of Defense submits to the congressional defense committees a report detailing the use of Department of Defense funded service contracts conducted in the theater of operations in support of United States military and reconstruction activities in Iraq and Afghanistan: Provided, That the report shall provide detailed information specifying the number of contracts and contract costs used to provide services in fiscal year 2006, with sub-allocations by major service categories: Provided further, That the report also shall include estimates of the number of contracts to be executed in fiscal year 2007: Provided further, That the report shall include the number of contractor personnel in Iraq and Afghanistan funded by the Department of Defense: Provided further, That the report shall be submitted to the congressional defense committees not later than August 1, 2007.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





SEC. 3306. Section 1477 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) in subsection (a), by striking `A death gratuity' and inserting `Subject to subsection (d), a death gratuity';CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e) and, in such subsection, by striking `If an eligible survivor dies before he' and inserting `If a person entitled to all or a portion of a death gratuity under subsection (a) or (d) dies before the person'; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new subsection (d):CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(d) During the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this subsection and ending on September 30, 2007, a person covered by section 1475 or 1476 of this title may designate another person to receive not more than 50 percent of the amount payable under section 1478 of this title. The designation shall indicate the percentage of the amount, to be specified only in 10 percent increments up to the maximum of 50 percent, that the designated person may receive. The balance of the amount of the death gratuity shall be paid to or for the living survivors of the person concerned in accordance with paragraphs (1) through (5) of subsection (a).'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





SEC. 3307. (a) INSPECTION OF MILITARY MEDICAL TREATMENT FACILITIES, MILITARY QUARTERS HOUSING MEDICAL HOLD PERSONNEL, AND MILITARY QUARTERS HOUSING MEDICAL HOLDOVER PERSONNEL-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) IN GENERAL- Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall inspect each facility of the Department of Defense as follows:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) Each military medical treatment facility.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) Each military quarters housing medical hold personnel.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(C) Each military quarters housing medical holdover personnel.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) PURPOSE- The purpose of an inspection under this subsection is to ensure that the facility or quarters concerned meets acceptable standards for the maintenance and operation of medical facilities, quarters housing medical hold personnel, or quarters housing medical holdover personnel, as applicable.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Acceptable Standards- For purposes of this section, acceptable standards for the operation and maintenance of military medical treatment facilities, military quarters housing medical hold personnel, or military quarters housing medical holdover personnel are each of the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) Generally accepted standards for the accreditation of medical facilities, or for facilities used to quarter individuals with medical conditions that may require medical supervision, as applicable, in the United States.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) Where appropriate, standards under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) Additional Inspections on Identified Deficiencies-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) IN GENERAL- In the event a deficiency is identified pursuant to subsection (a) at a facility or quarters described in paragraph (1) of that subsection--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) the commander of such facility or quarters, as applicable, shall submit to the Secretary a detailed plan to correct the deficiency; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) the Secretary shall reinspect such facility or quarters, as applicable, not less often than once every 180 days until the deficiency is corrected.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) CONSTRUCTION WITH OTHER INSPECTIONS- An inspection of a facility or quarters under this subsection is in addition to any inspection of such facility or quarters under subsection (a).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(d) Reports on Inspections- A complete copy of the report on each inspection conducted under subsections (a) and (c) shall be submitted in unclassified form to the applicable military medical command and to the congressional defense committees.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(e) Report on Standards- In the event no standards for the maintenance and operation of military medical treatment facilities, military quarters housing medical hold personnel, or military quarters housing medical holdover personnel exist as of the date of the enactment of this Act, or such standards as do exist do not meet acceptable standards for the maintenance and operation of such facilities or quarters, as the case may be, the Secretary shall, not later than 30 days after that date, submit to the congressional defense committees a report setting forth the plan of the Secretary to ensure--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) the adoption by the Department of standards for the maintenance and operation of military medical facilities, military quarters housing medical hold personnel, or military quarters housing medical holdover personnel, as applicable, that meet--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) acceptable standards for the maintenance and operation of such facilities or quarters, as the case may be; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) where appropriate, standards under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) the comprehensive implementation of the standards adopted under paragraph (1) at the earliest date practicable.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





SEC. 3308. (a) AWARD OF MEDAL OF HONOR TO WOODROW W. KEEBLE FOR VALOR DURING KOREAN WAR- Notwithstanding any applicable time limitation under section 3744 of title 10, United States Code, or any other time limitation with respect to the award of certain medals to individuals who served in the Armed Forces, the President may award to Woodrow W. Keeble the Medal of Honor under section 3741 of that title for the acts of valor described in subsection (b).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Acts of Valor- The acts of valor referred to in subsection (a) are the acts of Woodrow W. Keeble, then-acting platoon leader, carried out on October 20, 1951, during the Korean War.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. 3309. Of the amount appropriated under the heading `Other Procurement, Army', in title III of division A of Public Law 109-148, $6,250,000 shall be transferred to `Military Construction, Army'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





SEC. 3310. The Secretary of Defense, notwithstanding any other provision of law, acting through the Office of Economic Adjustment or the Office of Dependents Education of the Department of Defense, shall use not less than $10,000,000 of funds made available in this Act under the heading `Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide' to make grants and supplement other Federal funds to provide special assistance to local education agencies.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





SEC. 3311. Congress finds that United States military units should not enter into combat unless they are fully capable of performing their assigned mission. Congress further finds that this is the policy of the Department of Defense. The Secretary of Defense shall notify Congress of any changes to this policy.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

CHAPTER 4

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES

National Nuclear Security Administration

DEFENSE NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION

For an additional amount for `Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation', $72,000,000 is provided for the International Nuclear Materials Protection and Cooperation Program, to remain available until expended.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

GENERAL PROVISION--THIS CHAPTER

(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. 3401. The Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration is authorized to transfer up to $1,000,000 from Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation to the Office of the Administrator during fiscal year 2007 supporting nuclear nonproliferation activities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

CHAPTER 5

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Analysis and Operations

For an additional amount for `Analysis and Operations', $8,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008, to be used for support of the State and Local Fusion Center program: Provided, That starting July 1, 2007, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit quarterly reports to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives detailing the information required in House Report 110-107.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

United States Customs and Border Protection

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For an additional amount for `Salaries and Expenses', $75,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008, to support hiring not less than 400 additional United States Customs and Border Protection Officers, as well as additional intelligence analysts, trade specialists, and support staff to target and screen U.S.-bound cargo on the Northern Border, at overseas locations, and at the National Targeting Center; to support hiring additional staffing required for Northern Border Air and Marine operations; to implement Security and Accountability For Every Port Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-347) requirements; to advance the goals of the Secure Freight Initiative to improve significantly the ability of United States Customs and Border Protection to target and analyze U.S.-bound cargo containers; to expand overseas screening and physical inspection capacity for U.S.-bound cargo; to procure and integrate non-intrusive inspection equipment into inspection and radiation detection operations; and to improve supply chain security, to include enhanced analytic and targeting systems using data collected via commercial and government technologies and databases: Provided, That up to $3,000,000 shall be transferred to Federal Law Enforcement Training Center `Salaries and Expenses', for basic training costs associated with the additional personnel funded under this heading: Provided further, That the Secretary shall submit an expenditure plan for the use of these funds to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives no later than 30 days after enactment of this Act: Provided further, That the Secretary shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives immediately if United States Customs and Border Protection does not expect to achieve its plan of having at least 1,158 Border Patrol agents permanently deployed to the Northern Border by the end of fiscal year 2007, and explain in detail the reasons for any shortfall.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

AIR AND MARINE INTERDICTION, OPERATIONS, MAINTENANCE, AND PROCUREMENT

For an additional amount for `Air and Marine Interdiction, Operations, Maintenance, and Procurement', for air and marine operations on the Northern Border, including the final Northern Border air wing, $75,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008, to accelerate planned deployment of Northern Border Air and Marine operations, including establishment of the final Northern Border airwing, procurement of assets such as fixed wing aircraft, helicopters, unmanned aerial systems, marine and riverine vessels, and other equipment, relocation of aircraft, site acquisition, and the design and building of facilities: Provided, That the Secretary shall submit an expenditure plan for the use of these funds to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives no later than 30 days after enactment of this Act.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For an additional amount for `Salaries and Expenses', $6,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008; of which $5,000,000 shall be for the creation of a security advisory opinion unit within the Visa Security Program; and of which $1,000,000 shall be for the Human Smuggling and Trafficking Center.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Transportation Security Administration

AVIATION SECURITY

For an additional amount for `Aviation Security', $390,000,000; of which $285,000,000 shall be for procurement and installation of checked baggage explosives detection systems, to remain available until expended; of which $25,000,000 shall be for checkpoint explosives detection equipment and pilot screening technologies, to remain available until expended; and of which $80,000,000 shall be for air cargo security, to remain available until September 30, 2009: Provided, That of the air cargo funding made available under this heading, the Transportation Security Administration shall hire no fewer than 150 additional air cargo inspectors to establish a more robust enforcement and compliance program; complete air cargo vulnerability assessments for all Category X airports; expand the National Explosives Detection Canine Program by no fewer than 170 additional canine teams, including the use of agency led teams; pursue canine screening methods utilized internationally that focus on air samples; and procure and install explosive detection systems, explosive trace machines, and other technologies to screen air cargo: Provided further, That no later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives an expenditure plan detailing how the Transportation Security Administration will utilize funding provided under this heading.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

FEDERAL AIR MARSHALS

For an additional amount for `Federal Air Marshals', $5,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008: Provided, That no later than 30 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on how these additional funds will be allocated.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

National Protection and Programs

INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION AND INFORMATION SECURITY

For an additional amount for `Infrastructure Protection and Information Security', $24,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008; of which $12,000,000 shall be for development of State and local interoperability plans as discussed in House Report 110-107; and of which $12,000,000 shall be for implementation of chemical facility security regulations: Provided, That within 30 days of the date of enactment of this Act the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives detailed expenditure plans for execution of these funds: Provided further, That within 30 days of the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the computer forensics training center detailing the information required in House Report 110-107.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Office of Health Affairs

For expenses for the `Office of Health Affairs', $8,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008: Provided, That of the amount made available under this heading, $5,500,000 is for nuclear event public health assessment and planning: Provided further, That the Office of Health Affairs shall conduct a nuclear event public health assessment as described in House Report 110-107: Provided further, That none of the funds made available under this heading may be obligated until the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives receive a plan for expenditure.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Federal Emergency Management Agency

MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION

For expenses for management and administration of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (`FEMA'), $14,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008: Provided, That of the amount made available under this heading, $6,000,000 shall be for financial and information systems, $2,500,000 shall be for interstate mutual aid agreements, $2,500,000 shall be for FEMA Regional Office communication equipment, $2,500,000 shall be for FEMA strike teams, and $500,000 shall be for the Law Enforcement Liaison Office, the Disability Coordinator and the National Advisory Council: Provided further, That none of such funds made available under this heading may be obligated until the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives receive and approve a plan for expenditure: Provided further, That unobligated amounts in the `Administrative and Regional Operations' and `Readiness, Mitigation, Response, and Recovery' accounts shall be transferred to `Management and Administration' and may be used for any purpose authorized for such amounts and subject to limitation on the use of such amounts.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

STATE AND LOCAL PROGRAMS

For an additional amount for `State and Local Programs', $247,000,000; of which $110,000,000 shall be for port security grants pursuant to section 70107(l) of title 46, United States Code to be awarded by September 30, 2007, to tier 1, 2, 3, and 4 ports; of which $100,000,000 shall be for intercity rail passenger transportation, freight rail, and transit security grants to be awarded by September 30, 2007; of which $35,000,000 shall be for regional grants and regional technical assistance to tier one Urban Area Security Initiative cities and other participating governments for the purpose of developing all-hazard regional catastrophic event plans and preparedness, as described in House Report 110-107; and of which $2,000,000 shall be for technical assistance for operation and maintenance training on detection and response equipment that must be competitively awarded: Provided, That none of the funds made available under this heading may be obligated for such regional grants and regional technical assistance until the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives receive and approve a plan for expenditure: Provided further, That the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall provide the regional grants and regional technical assistance expenditure plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives on or before August 1, 2007: Provided further, That funds for such regional grants and regional technical assistance shall remain available until September 30, 2008.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE GRANTS

For an additional amount for `Emergency Management Performance Grants', $50,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services

For an additional amount for expenses of `United States Citizenship and Immigration Services' to address backlogs of security checks associated with pending applications and petitions, $8,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008: Provided, That none of the funds made available under this heading shall be available for obligation until the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the United States Attorney General, submits to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives a plan to eliminate the backlog of security checks that establishes information sharing protocols to ensure United States Citizenship and Immigration Services has the information it needs to carry out its mission.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Science and Technology

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, ACQUISITION, AND OPERATIONS

For an additional amount for `Research, Development, Acquisition, and Operations' for air cargo security research, $5,000,000, to remain available until expended.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Domestic Nuclear Detection Office

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND OPERATIONS

For an additional amount for `Research, Development, and Operations' for non-container, rail, aviation and intermodal radiation detection activities, $35,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That $5,000,000 is to enhance detection links between seaports and railroads as authorized in section 121(i) of the Security and Accountability For Every Port Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-347); $8,000,000 is to accelerate development and deployment of detection systems at international rail border crossings; and $22,000,000 is for development and deployment of a variety of screening technologies at aviation facilities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SYSTEMS ACQUISITION

For an additional amount for `Systems Acquisition', $100,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be obligated for full scale procurement of Advanced Spectroscopic Portal Monitors until the Secretary of Homeland Security has certified through a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives that a significant increase in operational effectiveness will be achieved.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER

SEC. 3501. None of the funds provided in this Act, or Public Law 109-295, shall be available to carry out section 872 of Public Law 107-296.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





SEC. 3502. The Secretary of Homeland Security shall require that all contracts of the Department of Homeland Security that provide award fees link such fees to successful acquisition outcomes (which outcomes shall be specified in terms of cost, schedule, and performance).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

CHAPTER 6

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Salaries and Expenses

For an additional amount for `Salaries and Expenses', $6,437,000, as follows:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Allowances and Expenses

For an additional amount for allowances and expenses as authorized by House resolution or law, $6,437,000 for business continuity and disaster recovery, to remain available until expended.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE

Salaries and Expenses

For an additional amount for `Salaries and Expenses' of the Government Accountability Office, $374,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

CHAPTER 7

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of Defense Base Closure Account 2005

For deposit into the Department of Defense Base Closure Account 2005, established by section 2906A(a)(1) of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (10 U.S.C. 2687 note), $3,136,802,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That within 30 days of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit a detailed spending plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER

SEC. 3701. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds in this or any other Act may be used to close Walter Reed Army Medical Center until equivalent medical facilities at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center at Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland, and/or the Fort Belvoir, Virginia, Community Hospital have been constructed and equipped: Provided, That to ensure that the quality of care provided by the Military Health System is not diminished during this transition, the Walter Reed Army Medical Center shall be adequately funded, to include necessary renovation and maintenance of existing facilities, to maintain the maximum level of inpatient and outpatient services.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 3702. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds in this or any other Act shall be used to reorganize or relocate the functions of the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP) until the Secretary of Defense has submitted, not later than December 31, 2007, a detailed plan and timetable for the proposed reorganization and relocation to the Committees on Appropriations and Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives. The plan shall take into consideration the recommendations of a study being prepared by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), provided that such study is available not later than 45 days before the date specified in this section, on the impact of dispersing selected functions of AFIP among several locations, and the possibility of consolidating those functions at one location. The plan shall include an analysis of the options for the location and operation of the Program Management Office for second opinion consults that are consistent with the recommendations of the Base Realignment and Closure Commission, together with the rationale for the option selected by the Secretary.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





SEC. 3703. The Secretary of the Navy shall, notwithstanding any other provision of law, transfer to the Secretary of the Air Force, at no cost, all lands, easements, Air Installation Compatible Use Zones, and facilities at NASJRB Willow Grove designated for operation as a Joint Interagency Installation for use by the Pennsylvania National Guard and other Department of Defense components, government agencies, and associated users to perform national defense, homeland security, and emergency preparedness missions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

CHAPTER 8

DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCY

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Administration of Foreign Affairs

DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For an additional amount for `Diplomatic and Consular Programs', $34,103,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008, of which $31,845,000 for World Wide Security Upgrades is available until expended: Provided, That of the amount available under this heading, $258,000 shall be transferred to, and merged with, funds available in fiscal year 2007 for expenses for the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom: Provided further, That within 15 days of enactment of this Act, the Office of Management and Budget shall apportion $15,000,000 from amounts appropriated or otherwise made available by chapter 8 of title II of division B of Public Law 109-148 under the heading `Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service' to reimburse expenditures from that account in facilitating the evacuation of persons from Lebanon between July 16, 2006, and the date of enactment of this Act.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL

For an additional amount for `Office of Inspector General', $1,500,000, to remain available until December 31, 2008.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

International Organizations

CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

For an additional amount for `Contributions to International Organizations', $50,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE

Funds Appropriated to the President

UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

INTERNATIONAL DISASTER AND FAMINE ASSISTANCE

For an additional amount for `International Disaster and Famine Assistance', $60,000,000, to remain available until expended.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

For an additional amount for `Operating Expenses of the United States Agency for International Development', $3,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

For an additional amount for `Operating Expenses of the United States Agency for International Development Office of Inspector General', $3,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Other Bilateral Economic Assistance

ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND

For an additional amount for `Economic Support Fund', $122,300,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Department of State

DEMOCRACY FUND

For an additional amount for `Democracy Fund', $5,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT

(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

For an additional amount for `International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement', $42,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Of the amounts made available for procurement of a maritime patrol aircraft for the Colombian Navy under this heading in Public Law 109-234, $13,000,000 are rescinded.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE

For an additional amount for `Migration and Refugee Assistance', $59,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

UNITED STATES EMERGENCY REFUGEE AND MIGRATION ASSISTANCE FUND

For an additional amount for `United States Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund', $25,000,000, to remain available until expended.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

NONPROLIFERATION, ANTI-TERRORISM, DEMINING AND RELATED PROGRAMS

For an additional amount for `Nonproliferation, Anti-Terrorism, Demining and Related Programs', $30,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

MILITARY ASSISTANCE

Funds Appropriated to the President

FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM

For an additional amount for `Foreign Military Financing Program', $45,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS

For an additional amount for `Peacekeeping Operations', $40,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008: Provided, That funds appropriated under this heading shall be made available, notwithstanding section 660 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, for assistance for Liberia for security sector reform.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER

EXTENSION OF OVERSIGHT AUTHORITY

SEC. 3801. Section 3001(o)(1)(B) of the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense and for the Reconstruction of Iraq and Afghanistan, 2004 (Public Law 108-106; 117 Stat. 1238; 5 U.S.C. App., note to section 8G of Public Law 95-452), as amended by section 1054(b) of the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-364; 120 Stat. 2397) and section 2 of the Iraq Reconstruction Accountability Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-440), is amended by inserting `or fiscal year 2007' after `fiscal year 2006'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

LEBANON

SEC. 3802. (a) LIMITATION ON ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND ASSISTANCE FOR LEBANON- None of the funds made available in this Act under the heading `Economic Support Fund' for cash transfer assistance for the Government of Lebanon may be made available for obligation until the Secretary of State reports to the Committees on Appropriations on Lebanon's economic reform plan and on the specific conditions and verifiable benchmarks that have been agreed upon by the United States and the Government of Lebanon pursuant to the Memorandum of Understanding on cash transfer assistance for Lebanon.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) LIMITATION ON FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM AND INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE FOR LEBANON- None of the funds made available in this Act under the heading `Foreign Military Financing Program' or `International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement' for military or police assistance to Lebanon may be made available for obligation until the Secretary of State submits to the Committees on Appropriations a report on procedures established to determine eligibility of members and units of the armed forces and police forces of Lebanon to participate in United States training and assistance programs and on the end use monitoring of all equipment provided under such programs to the Lebanese armed forces and police forces.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) CERTIFICATION REQUIRED- Prior to the initial obligation of funds made available in this Act for assistance for Lebanon under the headings `Foreign Military Financing Program' and `Nonproliferation, Anti-Terrorism, Demining and Related Programs', the Secretary of State shall certify to the Committees on Appropriations that all practicable efforts have been made to ensure that such assistance is not provided to or through any individual, or private or government entity, that advocates, plans, sponsors, engages in, or has engaged in, terrorist activity.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(d) REPORT REQUIRED- Not 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 report on the Government of Lebanon's actions to implement section 14 of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701 (August 11, 2006).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(e) SPECIAL AUTHORITY- This section shall be effective notwithstanding section 534(a) of Public Law 109-102, which is made applicable to funds appropriated for fiscal year 2007 by the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (division B of Public Law 109-289, as amended by Public Law 110-5).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

DEBT RESTRUCTURING

SEC. 3803. Amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2007 for `Bilateral Economic Assistance--Department of the Treasury--Debt Restructuring' may be used to assist Liberia in retiring its debt arrearages to the International Monetary Fund, the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and the African Development Bank.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE

SEC. 3804. To facilitate effective oversight of programs and activities in Iraq by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the Department of State shall provide GAO staff members the country clearances, life support, and logistical and security support necessary for GAO personnel to establish a presence in Iraq for periods of not less than 45 days.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY FUND

SEC. 3805. The Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor shall be responsible for all policy, funding, and programming decisions regarding funds made available under this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing and related programs for the Human Rights and Democracy Fund of the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

INSPECTOR GENERAL OVERSIGHT OF IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN

SEC. 3806. (a) IN GENERAL- Subject to paragraph (2), the Inspector General of the Department of State and the Broadcasting Board of Governors (referred to in this section as the `Inspector General') may use personal services contracts to engage citizens of the United States to facilitate and support the Office of the Inspector General's oversight of programs and operations related to Iraq and Afghanistan. Individuals engaged by contract to perform such services shall not, by virtue of such contract, be considered to be employees of the United States Government for purposes of any law administered by the Office of Personnel Management. The Secretary of State may determine the applicability to such individuals of any law administered by the Secretary concerning the performance of such services by such individuals.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) CONDITIONS- The authority under paragraph (1) is subject to the following conditions:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) The Inspector General determines that existing personnel resources are insufficient.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) The contract length for a personal services contractor, including options, may not exceed 1 year, unless the Inspector General makes a finding that exceptional circumstances justify an extension of up to 1 additional year.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) Not more than 10 individuals may be employed at any time as personal services contractors under the program.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY- The authority to award personal services contracts under this section shall terminate on December 31, 2007. A contract entered into prior to the termination date under this paragraph may remain in effect until not later than December 31, 2009.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(d) OTHER AUTHORITIES NOT AFFECTED- The authority under this section is in addition to any other authority of the Inspector General to hire personal services contractors.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

FUNDING TABLES, REPORTS AND DIRECTIVES

SEC. 3807. (a) Funds provided in this Act for the following accounts shall be made available for countries, programs and activities in the amounts contained in the respective tables and should be expended consistent with the reporting requirements and directives included in the joint explanatory statement accompanying the conference report on H.R. 1591 of the 110th Congress (H. Rept. 110-107):CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`Diplomatic and Consular Programs'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`Office of the Inspector General'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`Contributions to International Organizations'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`Child Survival and Health Programs Fund'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`International Disaster and Famine Assistance'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`Operating Expenses of the United States Agency for International Development'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`Operating Expenses of the United States Agency for International Development Office of Inspector General'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`Economic Support Fund'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`Assistance for Eastern Europe and the Baltic States'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`Democracy Fund'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`Migration and Refugee Assistance'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`Nonproliferation, Anti-Terrorism, Demining and Related Programs'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`Foreign Military Financing Program'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`Peacekeeping Operations'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Any proposed increases or decreases to the amounts contained in the tables in the joint explanatory statement shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations and section 634A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SPENDING PLAN AND NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES

SEC. 3808. Not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a report detailing planned expenditures for funds appropriated under the headings in this chapter and under the headings in chapter 6 of title I, except for funds appropriated under the heading `International Disaster and Famine Assistance': Provided, That funds appropriated under the headings in this chapter and in chapter 6 of title I, except for funds appropriated under the heading named in this section, shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

CONDITIONS ON ASSISTANCE FOR PAKISTAN

SEC. 3809. None of the funds made available for assistance for the central Government of Pakistan under the heading `Economic Support Fund' in this Act may be made available for non-project assistance until the Secretary of State submits to the Committees on Appropriations a report on the oversight mechanisms, performance benchmarks, and implementation processes for such funds: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds made available for non-project assistance pursuant to the previous proviso shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That of the funds made available for assistance for Pakistan under the heading `Economic Support Fund' in this Act, $5,000,000 shall be made available for the Human Rights and Democracy Fund of the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State, for political party development and election observation programs.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

CIVILIAN RESERVE CORPS

Sec. 3810. Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading `Diplomatic and Consular Programs', up to $50,000,000 may be made available to support and maintain a civilian reserve corps: Provided, That none of the funds for a civilian reserve corps may be obligated without specific authorization in a subsequent Act of Congress: Provided further, That funds made available for this purpose shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

EXTENSION OF AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS

SEC. 3811. Section 1302(a) of Public Law 109-234 is amended by striking `one additional year' and inserting `two additional years'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SPECIAL IMMIGRANT STATUS FOR CERTAIN ALIENS SERVING AS TRANSLATORS OR INTERPRETERS WITH FEDERAL AGENCIES

SEC. 3812. (a) INCREASE IN NUMBERS ADMITTED- Section 1059 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note) is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) in subsection (b)(1)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking `as a translator' and inserting `, or under Chief of Mission authority, as a translator or interpreter';CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) in subparagraph (C), by inserting `the Chief of Mission or' after `recommendation from'; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(C) in subparagraph (D), by inserting `the Chief of Mission or' after `as determined by'; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking `section during any fiscal year shall not exceed 50.' and inserting the following: `section--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(A) during each of the fiscal years 2007 and 2008, shall not exceed 500; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(B) during any other fiscal year shall not exceed 50.'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) ALIENS EXEMPT FROM EMPLOYMENT-BASED NUMERICAL LIMITATIONS- Section 1059(c)(2) of such Act is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) by amending the paragraph designation and heading to read as follows:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(2) ALIENS EXEMPT FROM EMPLOYMENT-BASED NUMERICAL LIMITATIONS- '; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) by inserting `and shall not be counted against the numerical limitations under sections 201(d), 202(a), and 203(b)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151(d), 1152(a), and 1153(b)(4))' before the period at the end.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS- Section 1059 of such Act is further amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(d) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS- Notwithstanding paragraphs (2), (7) and (8) of section 245(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1255(c)), the Secretary of Homeland Security may adjust the status of an alien to that of a lawful permanent resident under section 245(a) of such Act if the alien--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(1) was paroled or admitted as a nonimmigrant into the United States; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(2) is otherwise eligible for special immigrant status under this section and under the Immigration and Nationality Act.'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

TITLE IV--ADDITIONAL HURRICANE DISASTER RELIEF AND RECOVERY

CHAPTER 1

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

GENERAL PROVISION--THIS CHAPTER

SEC. 4101. Section 1231(k)(2) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831(k)(2)) is amended by striking `During calendar year 2006, the' and inserting `The'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

CHAPTER 2

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs

STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE

For an additional amount for `State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance', for discretionary grants authorized by subpart 2 of part E, of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 as in effect on September 30, 2006, notwithstanding the provisions of section 511 of said Act, $50,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That the amount made available under this heading shall be for local law enforcement initiatives in the Gulf Coast region related to the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina: Provided further, That these funds shall be apportioned among the States in quotient to their level of violent crime as estimated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Uniform Crime Report for the year 2005.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES

For an additional amount for `Operations, Research, and Facilities', for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita on the shrimp and fishing industries, $110,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

exploration capabilities

For an additional amount for `Exploration Capabilities' for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Katrina, $20,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2009.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER

SEC. 4201. Funds provided in this Act for the `Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Operations, Research, and Facilities', shall be made available according to the language relating to such account in the joint explanatory statement accompanying the conference report on H.R. 1591 of the 110th Congress (H. Rept. 110-107).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





SEC. 4202. Up to $48,000,000 of amounts made available to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in Public Law 109-148 and Public Law 109-234 for emergency hurricane and other natural disaster-related expenses may be used to reimburse hurricane-related costs incurred by NASA in fiscal year 2005.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

CHAPTER 3

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--CIVIL

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

Corps of Engineers--Civil

CONSTRUCTION

For an additional amount for `Construction' for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season, $25,300,000, to remain available until expended, which may be used to continue construction of projects related to interior drainage for the greater New Orleans metropolitan area.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

FLOOD CONTROL AND COASTAL EMERGENCIES

For an additional amount for `Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies', as authorized by section 5 of the Act of August 18, 1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n), for necessary expenses relating to the consequences of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and for other purposes, $1,407,700,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That $1,300,000,000 of the amount provided may be used by the Secretary of the Army to carry out projects and measures for the West Bank and Vicinity and Lake Ponchartrain and Vicinity, Louisiana, projects, as described under the heading `Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies', in chapter 3 of Public Law 109-148: Provided further, That $107,700,000 of the amount provided may be used to implement the projects for hurricane storm damage reduction, flood damage reduction, and ecosystem restoration within Hancock, Harrison, and Jackson Counties, Mississippi substantially in accordance with the Report of the Chief of Engineers dated December 31, 2006, and entitled `Mississippi, Coastal Improvements Program Interim Report, Hancock, Harrison, and Jackson Counties, Mississippi': Provided further, That projects authorized for implementation under this Chief's report shall be carried out at full Federal expense, except that the non-Federal interests shall be responsible for providing for all costs associated with operation and maintenance of the project: Provided further, That any project using funds appropriated under this heading shall be initiated only after non-Federal interests have entered into binding agreements with the Secretary requiring the non-Federal interests to pay 100 percent of the operation, maintenance, repair, replacement, and rehabilitation costs of the project and to hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction or operation and maintenance of the project, except for damages due to the fault or negligence of the United States or its contractors: Provided further, That the Chief of Engineers, acting through the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, shall provide a monthly report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations detailing the allocation and obligation of these funds, beginning not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER

SEC. 4301. The Secretary is authorized and directed to determine the value of eligible reimbursable expenses incurred by local governments in storm-proofing pumping stations, constructing safe houses for operators, and other interim flood control measures in and around the New Orleans metropolitan area that the Secretary determines to be integral to the overall plan to ensure operability of the stations during hurricanes, storms and high water events and the flood control plan for the area.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





SEC. 4302. (a) The Secretary of the Army is authorized and directed to utilize funds remaining available for obligation from the amounts appropriated in chapter 3 of Public Law 109-234 under the heading `Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies' for projects in the greater New Orleans metropolitan area to prosecute these projects in a manner which promotes the goal of continuing work at an optimal pace, while maximizing, to the greatest extent practicable, levels of protection to reduce the risk of storm damage to people and property.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) The expenditure of funds as provided in subsection (a) may be made without regard to individual amounts or purposes specified in chapter 3 of Public Law 109-234.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) Any reallocation of funds that are necessary to accomplish the goal established in subsection (a) are authorized, subject to the approval of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriation.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





SEC. 4303. The Chief of Engineers shall investigate the overall technical advantages, disadvantages and operational effectiveness of operating the new pumping stations at the mouths of the 17th Street, Orleans Avenue and London Avenue canals in the New Orleans area directed for construction in Public Law 109-234 concurrently or in series with existing pumping stations serving these canals and the advantages, disadvantages and technical operational effectiveness of removing the existing pumping stations and configuring the new pumping stations and associated canals to handle all needed discharges to the lakefront or in combination with discharges directly to the Mississippi River in Jefferson Parish; and the advantages, disadvantages and technical operational effectiveness of replacing or improving the floodwalls and levees adjacent to the three outfall canals: Provided, That the analysis should be conducted at Federal expense: Provided further, That the analysis shall be completed and furnished to the Congress not later than three months after enactment of this Act.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





SEC. 4304. Using funds made available in Chapter 3 under title II of Public Law 109-234, under the heading `Investigations', the Secretary of the Army, in consultation with other agencies and the State of Louisiana shall accelerate completion as practicable the final report of the Chief of Engineers recommending a comprehensive plan to deauthorize deep draft navigation on the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet: Provided, That the plan shall incorporate and build upon the Interim Mississippi River Gulf Outlet Deep-Draft De-Authorization Report submitted to Congress in December 2006 pursuant to Public Law 109-234.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

CHAPTER 4

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Disaster Loans Program Account

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

Of the unobligated balances under the heading `Small Business Administration, Disaster Loans Program Account', $181,069,000, to remain available until expended, shall be used for administrative expenses to carry out the disaster loan program, which may be transferred to and merged with `Small Business Administration, Salaries and Expenses', of which $500,000 is for the Office of Inspector General of the Small Business Administration for audits and reviews of disaster loans and the disaster loan program and shall be paid to appropriations for the Office of Inspector General; of which $171,569,000 is for direct administrative expenses of loan making and servicing to carry out the direct loan program; and of which $9,000,000 is for indirect administrative expenses.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Of the unobligated balances under the heading `Small Business Administration, Disaster Loans Program Account', $25,000,000 shall be made available for loans under section 7(b)(2) of the Small Business Act to pre-existing businesses located in an area for which the President declared a major disaster because of the hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico in calendar year 2005, of which not to exceed $8,750,000 is for direct administrative expenses and may be transferred to and merged with `Small Business Administration, Salaries and Expenses' to carry out the disaster loan program of the Small Business Administration.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Of the unobligated balances under the heading `Small Business Administration, Disaster Loans Program Account', $150,000,000 is transferred to the `Federal Emergency Management Agency, Disaster Relief' account.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

CHAPTER 5

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

DISASTER RELIEF

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For an additional amount for `Disaster Relief', $710,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That $4,000,000 shall be transferred to `Office of Inspector General': Provided further, That the Government Accountability Office shall review how the Federal Emergency Management Agency develops its estimates of the funds needed to respond to any given disaster as described in House Report 110-60.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER

SEC. 4501. (a) IN GENERAL- Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including any agreement, the Federal share of assistance, including direct Federal assistance, provided for the States of Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, and Texas in connection with Hurricanes Katrina, Wilma, Dennis, and Rita under sections 403, 406, 407, and 408 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170b, 5172, 5173, and 5174) shall be 100 percent of the eligible costs under such sections.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) APPLICABILITY-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) IN GENERAL- The Federal share provided by subsection (a) shall apply to disaster assistance applied for before the date of enactment of this Act.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) LIMITATION- In the case of disaster assistance provided under sections 403, 406, and 407 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, the Federal share provided by subsection (a) shall be limited to assistance provided for projects for which a `request for public assistance form' has been submitted.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





SEC. 4502. (a) Community Disaster Loan Act-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) IN GENERAL- Section 2(a) of the Community Disaster Loan Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-88) is amended by striking `Provided further, That notwithstanding section 417(c)(1) of the Stafford Act, such loans may not be canceled:'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) EFFECTIVE DATE- The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall be effective on the date of enactment of the Community Disaster Loan Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-88).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) IN GENERAL- Chapter 4 of title II of the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006 (Public Law 109-234) is amended under Federal Emergency Management Agency, `Disaster Assistance Direct Loan Program Account' by striking `Provided further, That notwithstanding section 417(c)(1) of such Act, such loans may not be canceled:'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) EFFECTIVE DATE- The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall be effective on the date of enactment of the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006 (Public Law 109-234).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





SEC. 4503. (a) IN GENERAL- Section 2401 of the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006 (Public Law 109-234) is amended by striking `12 months' and inserting `24 months'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) EFFECTIVE DATE- The amendment made by this section shall be effective on the date of enactment of the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006 (Public Law 109-234).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

CHAPTER 6

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND

For an additional amount for the `Historic Preservation Fund' for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season, $10,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008: Provided, That the funds provided under this heading shall be provided to the State Historic Preservation Officer, after consultation with the National Park Service, for grants for disaster relief in areas of Louisiana impacted by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita: Provided further, That grants shall be for the preservation, stabilization, rehabilitation, and repair of historic properties listed in or eligible for the National Register of Historic Places, for planning and technical assistance: Provided further, That grants shall only be available for areas that the President determines to be a major disaster under section 102(2) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122(2)) due to Hurricanes Katrina or Rita: Provided further, That individual grants shall not be subject to a non-Federal matching requirement: Provided further, That no more than 5 percent of funds provided under this heading for disaster relief grants may be used for administrative expenses.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

GENERAL PROVISION--THIS CHAPTER

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. 4601. Of the disaster relief funds from Public Law 109-234, 120 Stat. 418, 461, (June 30, 2006), chapter 5, `National Park Service--Historic Preservation Fund', for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season that were allocated to the State of Mississippi by the National Park Service, $500,000 is hereby transferred to the `National Park Service--National Recreation and Preservation' appropriation: Provided, That these funds may be used to reconstruct destroyed properties that at the time of destruction were listed in the National Register of Historic Places and are otherwise qualified to receive these funds: Provided further, That the State Historic Preservation Officer certifies that, for the community where that destroyed property was located, the property is iconic to or essential to illustrating that community's historic identity, that no other property in that community with the same associative historic value has survived, and that sufficient historical documentation exists to ensure an accurate reproduction.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

CHAPTER 7

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Higher Education

For an additional amount under part B of title VII of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (`HEA') for institutions of higher education (as defined in section 101 or section 102(c) of that Act) that are located in an area in which a major disaster was declared in accordance with section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act related to Hurricanes Katrina or Rita, $30,000,000: Provided, That such funds shall be available to the Secretary of Education only for payments to help defray the expenses (which may include lost revenue, reimbursement for expenses already incurred, and construction) incurred by such institutions of higher education that were forced to close, relocate or significantly curtail their activities as a result of damage directly caused by such hurricanes and for payments to enable such institutions to provide grants to students who attend such institutions for academic years beginning on or after July 1, 2006: Provided further, That such payments shall be made in accordance with criteria established by the Secretary and made publicly available without regard to section 437 of the General Education Provisions Act, section 553 of title 5, United States Code, or part B of title VII of the HEA: Provided further, That the Secretary shall award funds available under this paragraph not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Hurricane Education Recovery

For carrying out activities authorized by subpart 1 of part D of title V of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, $30,000,000, to remain available until expended, for use by the States of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama primarily for recruiting, retaining, and compensating new and current teachers, school principals, assistant principals, principal resident directors, assistant directors, and other educators, who commit to work for at least three years in school-based positions in public elementary and secondary schools located in an area with respect to which a major disaster was declared under section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170) by reason of Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita, including through such mechanisms as paying salary premiums, performance bonuses, housing subsidies, signing bonuses, and relocation costs and providing loan forgiveness, with priority given to teachers and school-based school principals, assistant principals, principal resident directors, assistant directors, and other educators who previously worked or lived in one of the affected areas, are currently employed (or become employed) in such a school in any of the affected areas after those disasters, and commit to continue that employment for at least 3 years, Provided, That funds available under this heading to such States may also be used for 1 or more of the following activities: (1) to build the capacity, knowledge, and skill of teachers and school-based school principals, assistant principals, principal resident directors, assistant directors, and other educators in such public elementary and secondary schools to provide an effective education, including the design, adaptation, and implementation of high-quality formative assessments; (2) the establishment of partnerships with nonprofit entities with a demonstrated track record in recruiting and retaining outstanding teachers and other school-based school principals, assistant principals, principal resident directors, and assistant directors; and (3) paid release time for teachers and principals to identify and replicate successful practices from the fastest-improving and highest-performing schools: Provided further, That the Secretary of Education shall allocate amounts available under this heading among such States that submit applications; that such allocation shall be based on the number of public elementary and secondary schools in each State that were closed for 19 days or more during the period beginning on August 29, 2005, and ending on December 31, 2005, due to Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita; and that such States shall in turn allocate funds to local educational agencies, with priority given first to such agencies with the highest percentages of public elementary and secondary schools that are closed as a result of such hurricanes as of the date of enactment of this Act and then to such agencies with the highest percentages of public elementary and secondary schools with a student-teacher ratio of at least 25 to 1, and with any remaining amounts to be distributed to such agencies with demonstrated need, as determined by the State Superintendent of Education: Provided further, That, in the case of any State that chooses to use amounts available under this heading for performance bonuses, not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and in collaboration with local educational agencies, teachers' unions, local principals' organizations, local parents' organizations, local business organizations, and local charter schools organizations, the State educational agency shall develop a plan for a rating system for performance bonuses, and if no agreement has been reached that is satisfactory to all consulting entities by such deadline, the State educational agency shall immediately send a letter notifying Congress and shall, not later than 30 days after such notification, establish and implement a rating system that shall be based on classroom observation and feedback more than once annually, conducted by multiple sources (including, but not limited to, principals and master teachers), and evaluated against research-based rubrics that use planning, instructional, and learning environment standards to measure teacher performance, except that the requirements of this proviso shall not apply to a State that has enacted a State law in 2006 authorizing performance pay for teachers.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Programs to Restart School Operations

Funds made available under section 102 of the Hurricane Education Recovery Act (title IV of division B of Public Law 109-148) may be used by the States of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Texas, in addition to the uses of funds described in section 102(e), for the following costs: (1) recruiting, retaining, and compensating new and current teachers, school principals, assistant principals, principal resident directors, assistant directors, and other educators for school-based positions in public elementary and secondary schools impacted by Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita, including through such mechanisms as paying salary premiums, performance bonuses, housing subsidies, signing bonuses, and relocation costs and providing loan forgiveness; (2) activities to build the capacity, knowledge, and skills of teachers and school-based school principals, assistant principals, principal resident directors, assistant directors, and other educators in such public elementary and secondary schools to provide an effective education, including the design, adaptation, and implementation of high-quality formative assessments; (3) the establishment of partnerships with nonprofit entities with a demonstrated track record in recruiting and retaining outstanding teachers and school-based school principals, assistant principals, principal resident directors, and assistant directors; and (4) paid release time for teachers and principals to identify and replicate successful practices from the fastest-improving and highest-performing schools.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER

SEC. 4701. Section 105(b) of title IV of division B of Public Law 109-148 is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: `With respect to the program authorized by section 102 of this Act, the waiver authority in subsection (a) of this section shall be available until the end of fiscal year 2008.'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





SEC. 4702. Notwithstanding section 2002(c) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397a(c)), funds made available under the heading `Social Services Block Grant' in division B of Public Law 109-148 shall be available for expenditure by the States through the end of fiscal year 2009.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





SEC. 4703. (a) In the event that Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, or Texas fails to meet its match requirement with funds appropriated in fiscal year 2006 or 2007, for fiscal years 2008 and 2009, the Secretary of Health and Human Services may waive the application of section 2617(d)(4) of the Public Health Service Act for Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Texas.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) The Secretary may not exercise the waiver authority available under subsection (a) to allow a grantee to provide less than a 25 percent matching grant.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) For grant years beginning in 2008, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Texas and any eligible metropolitan area in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Texas shall comply with each of the applicable requirements under title XXVI of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300ff-11 et seq.).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

CHAPTER 8

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS

EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAM

(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

For an additional amount for the Emergency Relief Program as authorized under section 125 of title 23, United States Code, $871,022,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That section 125(d)(1) of title 23, United States Code, shall not apply to emergency relief projects that respond to damage caused by the 2005-2006 winter storms in the State of California: Provided further, That of the unobligated balances of funds apportioned to each State under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, $871,022,000 are rescinded: Provided further, 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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Federal Transit Administration

FORMULA GRANTS

For an additional amount to be allocated by the Secretary to recipients of assistance under chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, directly affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, $35,000,000, for the operating and capital costs of transit services, to remain available until expended: Provided, That the Federal share for any project funded from this amount shall be 100 percent.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Office of Inspector General

For an additional amount for the Office of Inspector General, for the necessary costs related to the consequences of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, $7,000,000, to remain available until expended.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER

SEC. 4801. The third proviso under the heading `Department of Housing and Urban Development--Public and Indian Housing--Tenant-Based Rental Assistance' in chapter 9 of title I of division B of Public Law 109-148 (119 Stat. 2779) is amended by striking `for up to 18 months' and inserting `until December 31, 2007'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





SEC. 4802. Section 21033 of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (division B of Public Law 109-289, as amended by Public Law 110-5) is amended by adding after the third proviso: `: Provided further, That notwithstanding the previous proviso, except for applying the 2007 Annual Adjustment Factor and making any other specified adjustments, public housing agencies specified in category 1 below shall receive funding for calendar year 2007 based on the higher of the amounts the agencies would receive under the previous proviso or the amounts the agencies received in calendar year 2006, and public housing agencies specified in categories 2 and 3 below shall receive funding for calendar year 2007 equal to the amounts the agencies received in calendar year 2006, except that public housing agencies specified in categories 1 and 2 below shall receive funding under this proviso only if, and to the extent that, any such public housing agency submits a plan, approved by the Secretary, that demonstrates that the agency can effectively use within 12 months the funding that the agency would receive under this proviso that is in addition to the funding that the agency would receive under the previous proviso: (1) public housing agencies that are eligible for assistance under section 901 in Public Law 109-148 (119 Stat. 2781) or are located in the same counties as those eligible under section 901 and operate voucher programs under section 8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 but do not operate public housing under section 9 of such Act, and any public housing agency that otherwise qualifies under this category must demonstrate that they have experienced a loss of rental housing stock as a result of the 2005 hurricanes; (2) public housing agencies that would receive less funding under the previous proviso than they would receive under this proviso and that have been placed in receivership or the Secretary has declared to be in breach of an Annual Contributions Contract by June 1, 2007; and (3) public housing agencies that spent more in calendar year 2006 than the total of the amounts of any such public housing agency's allocation amount for calendar year 2006 and the amount of any such public housing agency's available housing assistance payments undesignated funds balance from calendar year 2005 and the amount of any such public housing agency's available administrative fees undesignated funds balance through calendar year 2006'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





SEC. 4803. Section 901 of Public Law 109-148 is amended by deleting `calendar year 2006' and inserting `calendar years 2006 and 2007'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

CHAPTER 9

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Departmental Administration

CONSTRUCTION, MINOR PROJECTS

(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

For an additional amount for Department of Veterans Affairs, `Construction, Minor Projects', $14,484,754, to remain available until September 30, 2008, for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Of the funds available until September 30, 2007, for the `Construction, Minor Projects' account of the Department of Veterans Affairs, pursuant to section 2702 of Public Law 109-234, $14,484,754 are hereby rescinded.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

TITLE V--OTHER EMERGENCY APPROPRIATIONS

CHAPTER 1

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

GENERAL PROVISION--THIS CHAPTER

SEC. 5101. In addition to any other available funds, there is hereby appropriated $40,000,000 to the Secretary of Agriculture, to remain available until expended, for programs and activities of the Department of Agriculture, as determined by the Secretary, to provide recovery assistance in response to damage in conjunction with the Presidential declaration of a major disaster (FEMA-1699-DR) dated May 6, 2007, for needs not met by the Federal Emergency Management Agency or private insurers: Provided, That, in addition, the Secretary may use funds provided under this section, consistent with the provisions of this section, to respond to any other Presidential declaration of a major disaster issued under the authority of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121-5206 (the Stafford Act), declared during fiscal year 2007 for events occurring before the date of the enactment of this Act or a Secretary of Agriculture declaration of a natural disaster, declared during fiscal year 2007 for events occurring before the date of the enactment of this Act.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

CHAPTER 2

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

operations, research, and facilities

For an additional amount for `Operations, Research, and Facilities', $60,400,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008: Provided, That the National Marine Fisheries Service shall cause such amounts to be distributed among eligible recipients of assistance for the commercial fishery failure designated under section 312(a) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1861a(a)) and declared by the Secretary of Commerce on August 10, 2006.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

CHAPTER 3

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--CIVIL

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

Corps of Engineers--Civil

INVESTIGATIONS

For an additional amount for `Investigations' for flood damage reduction studies to address flooding associated with disasters covered by Presidential Disaster Declaration FEMA-1692-DR, $8,165,000, to remain available until expended.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

CONSTRUCTION

For an additional amount for `Construction' for flood damage reduction activities associated with disasters covered by Presidential Disaster Declarations FEMA-1692-DR and FEMA-1694-DR, $11,200,000, to remain available until expended.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

For an additional amount for `Operation and Maintenance' to dredge navigation channels related to the consequences of hurricanes of the 2005 season, $3,000,000, to remain available until expended.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

FLOOD CONTROL AND COASTAL EMERGENCIES

For an additional amount for `Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies', as authorized by section 5 of the Act of August 18, 1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n), to support emergency operations, repairs and other activities in response to flood, drought and earthquake emergencies as authorized by law, $153,300,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That the Chief of Engineers, acting through the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, shall provide a monthly report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations detailing the allocation and obligation of these funds, beginning not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act: Provided further, That of the funds provided under this heading, $7,000,000 shall be available for drought emergency assistance.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation

WATER AND RELATED RESOURCES

For an additional amount for `Water and Related Resources', $18,000,000, to remain available until expended for drought assistance: Provided, That drought assistance may be provided under the Reclamation States Drought Emergency Act or other applicable Reclamation authorities to assist drought plagued areas of the West.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

CHAPTER 4

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

wildland fire management

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For an additional amount for `Wildland Fire Management', $95,000,000, to remain available until expended, for urgent wildland fire suppression activities: Provided, That such funds shall only become available if funds previously provided for wildland fire suppression will be exhausted imminently and the Secretary of the Interior notifies the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations in writing of the need for these additional funds: Provided further, That such funds are also available for repayment to other appropriations accounts from which funds were transferred for wildfire suppression.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

For an additional amount for `Resource Management' for the detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza in wild birds, including the investigation of morbidity and mortality events, targeted surveillance in live wild birds, and targeted surveillance in hunter-taken birds, $7,398,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

National Park Service

OPERATION OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM

For an additional amount for `Operation of the National Park System' for the detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza in wild birds, including the investigation of morbidity and mortality events, $525,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

United States Geological Survey

SURVEYS, INVESTIGATIONS, AND RESEARCH

For an additional amount for `Surveys, Investigations, and Research' for the detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza in wild birds, including the investigation of morbidity and mortality events, targeted surveillance in live wild birds, and targeted surveillance in hunter-taken birds, $5,270,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM

For an additional amount for `National Forest System' for the implementation of a nationwide initiative to increase protection of national forest lands from drug-trafficking organizations, including funding for additional law enforcement personnel, training, equipment and cooperative agreements, $12,000,000, to remain available until expended.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

wildland fire management

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For an additional amount for `Wildland Fire Management', $370,000,000, to remain available until expended, for urgent wildland fire suppression activities: Provided, That such funds shall only become available if funds provided previously for wildland fire suppression will be exhausted imminently and the Secretary of Agriculture notifies the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations in writing of the need for these additional funds: Provided further, That such funds are also available for repayment to other appropriation accounts from which funds were transferred for wildfire suppression.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

GENERAL PROVISION--THIS CHAPTER

SEC. 5401. (a) For fiscal year 2007, payments shall be made from any revenues, fees, penalties, or miscellaneous receipts described in sections 102(b)(3) and 103(b)(2) of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-393; 16 U.S.C. 500 note), not to exceed $100,000,000, and the payments shall be made, to the maximum extent practicable, in the same amounts, for the same purposes, and in the same manner as were made to States and counties in 2006 under that Act.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) There is appropriated $425,000,000, to remain available until December 31, 2007, to be used to cover any shortfall for payments made under this section from funds not otherwise appropriated.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) Titles II and III of Public Law 106-393 are amended, effective September 30, 2006, by striking `2006' and `2007' each place they appear and inserting `2007' and `2008', respectively.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

CHAPTER 5

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

DISEASE CONTROL, RESEARCH AND TRAINING

For an additional amount for `Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Disease Control, Research and Training', to carry out section 501 of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 and section 6 of the Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act of 2006, $13,000,000 for research to develop mine safety technology, including necessary repairs and improvements to leased laboratories: Provided, That progress reports on technology development shall be submitted to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives on a quarterly basis: Provided further, That the amount provided under this heading shall remain available until September 30, 2008.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





For an additional amount for `Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Disease Control, Research and Training', to carry out activities under section 5011(b) of the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act to Address Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico and Pandemic Influenza, 2006 (Public Law 109-148), $50,000,000, to remain available until expended.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER

(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS)

SEC. 5501. (a). From unexpended balances available for the Training and Employment Services account under the Department of Labor, the following amounts are hereby rescinded--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) $3,589,000 transferred pursuant to the 2001 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Recovery from and Response to Terrorist Attacks on the United States (Public Law 107-38);CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) $834,000 transferred pursuant to the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-211); andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) $71,000 for the Consortium for Worker Education pursuant to the Emergency Supplemental Act, 2002 (Public Law 107-117).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) From unexpended balances available for the State Unemployment Insurance and Employment Service Operations account under the Department of Labor pursuant to the Emergency Supplemental Act, 2002 (Public Law 107-117), $4,100,000 are hereby rescinded.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





SEC. 5502. (a) For an additional amount under `Department of Education, Safe Schools and Citizenship Education', $8,594,000 shall be available for Safe and Drug-Free Schools National Programs for competitive grants to local educational agencies to address youth violence and related issues.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) The competition under subsection (a) shall be limited to local educational agencies that operate schools currently identified as persistently dangerous under section 9532 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





SEC. 5503. Unobligated balances from funds appropriated in the Department of Defense and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Recovery from and Response to Terrorist Attacks on the United States Act, 2002 (Public Law 107-117) to the Department of Health and Human Services under the heading `Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund' that are available for bioterrorism preparedness and disaster response activities in the Office of the Secretary shall also be available for the construction, renovation and improvement of facilities on federally-owned land as necessary for continuity of operations activities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

CHAPTER 6

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

CAPITOL POLICE

General Expenses

For an additional amount for `Capitol Police, General Expenses', $10,000,000 for a radio modernization program, to remain available until expended: Provided, That the Chief of the Capitol Police may not obligate any of the funds appropriated under this heading without approval of an obligation plan by the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL

Capitol Power Plant

For an additional amount for `Capitol Power Plant', $50,000,000, for utility tunnel repairs and asbestos abatement, to remain available until September 30, 2011: Provided, That the Architect of the Capitol may not obligate any of the funds appropriated under this heading without approval of an obligation plan by the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

CHAPTER 7

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Veterans Health Administration

MEDICAL SERVICES

For an additional amount for `Medical Services', $466,778,000, to remain available until expended, of which $30,000,000 shall be for the establishment of at least one new Level I comprehensive polytrauma center; $9,440,000 shall be for the establishment of polytrauma residential transitional rehabilitation programs; $10,000,000 shall be for additional transition caseworkers; $20,000,000 shall be for substance abuse treatment programs; $20,000,000 shall be for readjustment counseling; $10,000,000 shall be for blind rehabilitation services; $100,000,000 shall be for enhancements to mental health services; $8,000,000 shall be for polytrauma support clinic teams; $5,356,000 shall be for additional polytrauma points of contact; $228,982,000 shall be for treatment of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom veterans; and $25,000,000 shall be for prosthetics.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION

For an additional amount for `Medical Administration', $250,000,000, to remain available until expended.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

MEDICAL FACILITIES

For an additional amount for `Medical Facilities', $595,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which $45,000,000 shall be used for facility and equipment upgrades at the Department of Veterans Affairs polytrauma network sites; and $550,000,000 shall be for non-recurring maintenance as identified in the Department of Veterans Affairs Facility Condition Assessment report: Provided, That the amount provided under this heading for non-recurring maintenance shall be allocated in a manner not subject to the Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation: Provided further, That within 30 days of enactment of this Act the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an expenditure plan, by project, for non-recurring maintenance prior to obligation: Provided further, That semi-annually, on October 1 and April 1, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a report on the status of funding for non-recurring maintenance, including obligations and unobligated balances for each project identified in the expenditure plan.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

MEDICAL AND PROSTHETIC RESEARCH

For an additional amount for `Medical and Prosthetic Research', $32,500,000, to remain available until expended, which shall be used for research related to the unique medical needs of returning Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom veterans.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Departmental Administration

GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For an additional amount for `General Operating Expenses', $83,200,000, to remain available until expended, of which $1,250,000 shall be for digitization of military records; $60,750,000 shall be for expenses related to hiring and training new claims processing personnel; up to $1,200,000 shall be for an independent study of the organizational structure, management and coordination processes, including seamless transition, utilized by the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide health care and benefits to active duty personnel and veterans, including those returning Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom veterans; and $20,000,000 shall be for disability examinations: Provided, That not to exceed $1,250,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading may be transferred to the Department of Defense for the digitization of military records used to verify stressors for benefits claims.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS

For an additional amount for `Information Technology Systems', $35,100,000, to remain available until expended, of which $20,000,000 shall be for information technology support and improvements for processing of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom veterans benefits claims, including making electronic Department of Defense medical records available for claims processing and enabling electronic benefits applications by veterans; and $15,100,000 shall be for electronic data breach remediation and prevention.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

CONSTRUCTION, MINOR PROJECTS

For an additional amount for `Construction, Minor Projects', $326,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which up to $36,000,000 shall be for construction costs associated with the establishment of polytrauma residential transitional rehabilitation programs.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER

SEC. 5701. The Director of the Congressional Budget Office shall, not later than November 15, 2007, submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report projecting appropriations necessary for the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs to continue providing necessary health care to veterans of the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. The projections should span several scenarios for the duration and number of forces deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan, and more generally, for the long-term health care needs of deployed troops engaged in the global war on terrorism over the next 10 years.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





SEC. 5702. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, appropriations made by Public Law 110-5, which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs contributes to the Department of Defense/Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Sharing Incentive Fund under the authority of section 8111(d) of title 38, United States Code, shall remain available until expended for any purpose authorized by section 8111 of title 38, United States Code.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





SEC. 5703. (a)(1) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs (referred to in this section as the `Secretary') may convey to the State of Texas, without consideration, all rights, title, and interest of the United States in and to the parcel of real property comprising the location of the Marlin, Texas, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) The property conveyed under paragraph (1) shall be used by the State of Texas for the purposes of a prison.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) In carrying out the conveyance under subsection (a), the Secretary shall conduct environmental cleanup on the parcel to be conveyed, at a cost not to exceed $500,000, using amounts made available for environmental cleanup of sites under the jurisdiction of the Secretary.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) Nothing in this section may be construed to affect or limit the application of or obligation to comply with any environmental law, including section 120(h) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





SEC. 5704. (a) Funds provided in this Act for the following accounts shall be made available for programs under the conditions contained in the language of the joint explanatory statement of managers accompanying the conference report on H.R. 1591 of the 110th Congress (H. Rept. 110-107):CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`Medical Services'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`Medical Administration'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`Medical Facilities'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`Medical and Prosthetic Research'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`General Operating Expenses'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`Information Technology Systems'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`Construction, Minor Projects'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit all reports requested in House Report 110-60 and Senate Report 110-37, to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





SEC. 5705. Subsection (d) of section 2023 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking `shall cease' and all that follows through `program' and inserting `shall cease on September 30, 2007'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

TITLE VI--OTHER MATTERS

CHAPTER 1

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Farm Service Agency

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For an additional amount for `Salaries and Expenses' of the Farm Service Agency, $37,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008: Provided, That this amount shall only be available for network and database/application stabilization.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER

SEC. 6101. Of the funds made available through appropriations to the Food and Drug Administration for fiscal year 2007, not less than $4,000,000 shall be for the Office of Women's Health of such Administration.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





SEC. 6102. None of the funds made available to the Department of Agriculture for fiscal year 2007 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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

CHAPTER 2

GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER

SEC. 6201. Hereafter, Federal employees at the National Energy Technology Laboratory shall be classified as inherently governmental for the purpose of the Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998 (31 U.S.C. 501 note).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





SEC. 6202. None of the funds made available under this or any other Act shall be used during fiscal year 2007 to make, or plan or prepare to make, any payment on bonds issued by the Administrator of the Bonneville Power Administration (referred in this section as the `Administrator') or for an appropriated Federal Columbia River Power System investment, if the payment is both--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) greater, during any fiscal year, than the payments calculated in the rate hearing of the Administrator to be made during that fiscal year using the repayment method used to establish the rates of the Administrator as in effect on October 1, 2006; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) based or conditioned on the actual or expected net secondary power sales receipts of the Administrator.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

CHAPTER 3

GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER

SEC. 6301. (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 `January 1, 2006' and inserting `March 1, 2008'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the Help America Vote Act of 2002.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





SEC. 6302. The structure of any of the offices or components within the Office of National Drug Control Policy shall remain as they were on October 1, 2006. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (Public Law 110-5) may be used to implement a reorganization of offices within the Office of National Drug Control Policy without the explicit approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





SEC. 6303. From the amount provided by section 21067 of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (Public Law 110-5), the National Archives and Records Administration may obligate monies necessary to carry out the activities of the Public Interest Declassification Board.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





SEC. 6304. Notwithstanding the notice requirement of the Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, the District of Columbia, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006, 119 Stat. 2509 (Public Law 109-115), as continued in section 104 of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (Public Law 110-5), the District of Columbia Courts may reallocate not more than $1,000,000 of the funds provided for fiscal year 2007 under the Federal Payment to the District of Columbia Courts for facilities among the items and entities funded under that heading for operations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





SEC. 6305. (a) Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury, in coordination with the Securities and Exchange Commission and in consultation with the Departments of State and Energy, shall prepare and submit to the Senate Committee on Appropriations, the House Committee on Appropriations, the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the House Committee on Financial Services, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and the House Foreign Affairs Committee a written report, which may include a classified annex, containing the names of companies which either directly or through a parent or subsidiary company, including partly-owned subsidiaries, are known to conduct significant business operations in Sudan relating to natural resource extraction, including oil-related activities and mining of minerals. The reporting provision shall not apply to companies operating under licenses from the Office of Foreign Assets Control or otherwise expressly exempted under United States law from having to obtain such licenses in order to operate in Sudan.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Not later than 45 days following the submission to Congress of the list of companies conducting business operations in Sudan relating to natural resource extraction as required above, the General Services Administration shall determine whether the United States Government has an active contract for the procurement of goods or services with any of the identified companies, and provide notification to the appropriate committees of Congress, which may include a classified annex, regarding the companies, nature of the contract, and dollar amounts involved.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

(INCLUDING RESCISSION)

SEC. 6306. (a) Of the funds provided for the General Services Administration, `Office of Inspector General' in section 21061 of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (division B of Public Law 109-289, as amended by Public Law 110-5), $4,500,000 are rescinded.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) For an additional amount for the General Services Administration, `Office of Inspector General', $4,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) With the additional amount of $9,336,000 appropriated in Public Law 110-5 and in this Act, above the amount appropriated in Public Law 109-115, of which $4,500,000 remains available for obligation in fiscal year 2008, the Office of Inspector General shall hire additional staff for internal audits and investigations, and the remaining funds shall be for one-time associated needs such as information technology and other such administrative support.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





SEC. 6307. Section 21073 of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (Public Law 110-5) is amended by adding a new subsection (j) as follows:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(j) Notwithstanding section 101, any appropriation or funds made available to the District of Columbia pursuant to this Act for `Federal Payment for Foster Care Improvement in the District of Columbia' shall be available in accordance with an expenditure plan submitted by the Mayor of the District of Columbia not later than 60 days after the enactment of this section which details the activities to be carried out with such Federal Payment.'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





SEC. 6308. It is the sense of Congress that the Small Business Administration will provide, through funds available within amounts already appropriated for Small Business Administration disaster assistance, physical and economic injury disaster loans to Kansas businesses and homeowners devastated by the severe tornadoes, storms, and flooding that occurred beginning on May 4, 2007.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

CHAPTER 4

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER

SEC. 6401. Not to exceed $30,000,000 from unobligated balances remaining from prior appropriations for United States Coast Guard, `Retired Pay', shall remain available until expended in the account and for the purposes for which the appropriations were provided, including the payment of obligations otherwise chargeable to lapsed or current appropriations for this purpose: Provided, That within 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the United States Coast Guard shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives the following: (1) a report on steps being taken to improve the accuracy of its estimates for the `Retired Pay' appropriation; and (2) quarterly reports on the use of unobligated balances made available by this Act to address the projected shortfall in the `Retired Pay' appropriation, as well as updated estimates for fiscal year 2008.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





SEC. 6402. (a) IN GENERAL- Any contract, subcontract, task or delivery order described in subsection (b) shall contain the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) A requirement for a technical review of all designs, design changes, and engineering change proposals, and a requirement to specifically address all engineering concerns identified in the review before the obligation of further funds may occur.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) A requirement that the Coast Guard maintain technical warrant holder authority, or the equivalent, for major assets.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) A requirement that no procurement subject to subsection (b) for lead asset production or the implementation of a major design change shall be entered into unless an independent third party with no financial interest in the development, construction, or modification of any component of the asset, selected by the Commandant, determines that such action is advisable.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(4) A requirement for independent life-cycle cost estimates of lead assets and major design and engineering changes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(5) A requirement for the measurement of contractor and subcontractor performance based on the status of all work performed. For contracts under the Integrated Deepwater Systems program, such requirement shall include a provision that links award fees to successful acquisition outcomes (which shall be defined in terms of cost, schedule, and performance).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(6) A requirement that the Commandant of the Coast Guard assign an appropriate officer or employee of the Coast Guard to act as chair of each integrated product team and higher-level team assigned to the oversight of each integrated product team.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(7) A requirement that the Commandant of the Coast Guard may not award or issue any contract, task or delivery order, letter contract modification thereof, or other similar contract, for the acquisition or modification of an asset under a procurement subject to subsection (b) unless the Coast Guard and the contractor concerned have formally agreed to all terms and conditions or the head of contracting activity for the Coast Guard determines that a compelling need exists for the award or issue of such instrument.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) CONTRACTS, SUBCONTRACTS, TASK AND DELIVERY ORDERS COVERED- Subsection (a) applies to--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) any major procurement contract, first-tier subcontract, delivery or task order entered into by the Coast Guard;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) any first-tier subcontract entered into under such a contract; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) any task or delivery order issued pursuant to such a contract or subcontract.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) EXPENDITURE OF DEEPWATER FUNDS- Of the funds available for the Integrated Deepwater Systems program, $650,000,000 may not be obligated until the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives receive an expenditure plan directly from the Coast Guard that--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) defines activities, milestones, yearly costs, and life-cycle costs for each procurement of a major asset;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) identifies life-cycle staffing and training needs of Coast Guard project managers and of procurement and contract staff;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) identifies competition to be conducted in each procurement;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(4) describes procurement plans that do not rely on a single industry entity or contract;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(5) contains very limited indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contracts and explains the need for any indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contracts;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(6) complies with all applicable acquisition rules, requirements, and guidelines, and incorporates the best systems acquisition management practices of the Federal Government;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(7) complies with the capital planning and investment control requirements established by the Office of Management and Budget, including circular A-11, part 7;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(8) includes a certification by the head of contracting activity for the Coast Guard and the Chief Procurement Officer of the Department of Homeland Security that the Coast Guard has established sufficient controls and procedures and has sufficient staffing to comply with all contracting requirements, and that any conflicts of interest have been sufficiently addressed;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(9) includes a description of the process used to act upon deviations from the contractually specified performance requirements and clearly explains the actions taken on such deviations;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(10) includes a certification that the Assistant Commandant of the Coast Guard for Engineering and Logistics is designated as the technical authority for all engineering, design, and logistics decisions pertaining to the Integrated Deepwater Systems program; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(11) identifies progress in complying with the requirements of subsection (a).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(d) REPORTS- (1) Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives; the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation of the Senate; and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives: (i) a report on the resources (including training, staff, and expertise) required by the Coast Guard to provide appropriate management and oversight of the Integrated Deepwater Systems program; and (ii) a report on how the Coast Guard will utilize full and open competition for any contract that provides for the acquisition or modification of assets under, or in support of, the Integrated Deepwater Systems program, entered into after the date of enactment of this Act.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) Within 30 days following the submission of the expenditure plan required under subsection (c), the Government Accountability Office shall review the plan and brief the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives on its findings.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





SEC. 6403. None of the funds provided in this Act or any other Act may be used to alter or reduce operations within the Civil Engineering Program of the Coast Guard nationwide, including the civil engineering units, facilities, design and construction centers, maintenance and logistics command centers, and the Coast Guard Academy, except as specifically authorized by a statute enacted after the date of enactment of this Act.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS)

SEC. 6404. (a) RESCISSIONS- The following unobligated balances made available pursuant to section 505 of Public Law 109-90 are rescinded: $1,200,962 from the `Office of the Secretary and Executive Management'; $512,855 from the `Office of the Under Secretary for Management'; $461,874 from the `Office of the Chief Information Officer'; $45,080 from the `Office of the Chief Financial Officer'; $968,211 from Preparedness `Management and Administration'; $1,215,486 from Science and Technology `Management and Administration'; $450,000 from United States Secret Service `Salaries and Expenses'; $450,000 from Federal Emergency Management Agency `Administrative and Regional Operations'; and $25,595,532 from United States Coast Guard `Operating Expenses'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) For an additional amount for United States Coast Guard `Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements', $30,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2009, to mitigate the Service's patrol boat operational gap.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) For an additional amount for the `Office of the Under Secretary for Management', $900,000 for an independent study to compare the Department of Homeland Security senior career and political staffing levels and senior career training programs with those of similarly structured cabinet-level agencies as detailed in House Report 110-107: Provided, That the Department of Homeland Security shall provide to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives by July 20, 2007, a report on senior staffing, as detailed in Senate Report 110-37, and the Government Accountability Office shall report on the strengths and weakness of this report within 90 days after its submission.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





SEC. 6405. (a) IN GENERAL- With respect to contracts entered into after July 1, 2007, and except as provided in subsection (b), no entity performing lead system integrator functions in the acquisition of a major system by the Department of Homeland Security may have any direct financial interest in the development or construction of any individual system or element of any system of systems.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) EXCEPTION- An entity described in subsection (a) may have a direct financial interest in the development or construction of an individual system or element of a system of systems if--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) the Secretary of Homeland Security certifies to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives, the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation of the Senate that--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) the entity was selected by the Department of Homeland Security as a contractor to develop or construct the system or element concerned through the use of competitive procedures; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) the Department took appropriate steps to prevent any organizational conflict of interest in the selection process; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) the entity was selected by a subcontractor to serve as a lower-tier subcontractor, through a process over which the entity exercised no control.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) CONSTRUCTION- Nothing in this section shall be construed to preclude an entity described in subsection (a) from performing work necessary to integrate two or more individual systems or elements of a system of systems with each other.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(d) REGULATIONS UPDATE- Not later than July 1, 2007, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall update the acquisition regulations of the Department of Homeland Security in order to specify fully in such regulations the matters with respect to lead system integrators set forth in this section. Included in such regulations shall be: (1) a precise and comprehensive definition of the term `lead system integrator', modeled after that used by the Department of Defense; and (2) a specification of various types of contracts and fee structures that are appropriate for use by lead system integrators in the production, fielding, and sustainment of complex systems.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

CHAPTER 5

GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER

SEC. 6501. Section 20515 of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (division B of Public Law 109-289, as amended by Public Law 110-5) is amended by inserting before the period: `; and of which, not to exceed $143,628,000 shall be available for contract support costs under the terms and conditions contained in Public Law 109-54'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





SEC. 6502. Section 20512 of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (division B of Public Law 109-289, as amended by Public Law 110-5) is amended by inserting after the first dollar amount: `, of which not to exceed $7,300,000 shall be transferred to the `Indian Health Facilities' account; the amount in the second proviso shall be $18,000,000; the amount in the third proviso shall be $525,099,000; the amount in the ninth proviso shall be $269,730,000; and the $15,000,000 allocation of funding under the eleventh proviso shall not be required'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





SEC. 6503. Section 20501 of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (division B of Public Law 109-289, as amended by Public Law 110-5) is amended by inserting after `$55,663,000' the following: `of which $13,000,000 shall be for Save America's Treasures'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





SEC. 6504. Funds made available to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service for fiscal year 2007 under the heading `Land Acquisition' may be used for land conservation partnerships authorized by the Highlands Conservation Act of 2004.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

CHAPTER 6

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES

(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Of the amount provided by the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (division B of Public Law 109-289, as amended by Public Law 110-5) for `National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases', $49,500,000 shall be transferred to `Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund' to carry out activities relating to advanced research and development as provided by section 319L of the Public Health Service Act.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR

(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Of the amount provided by the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (division B of Public Law 109-289, as amended by Public Law 110-5) for `Office of the Director', $49,500,000 shall be transferred to `Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund' to carry out activities relating to advanced research and development as provided by section 319L of the Public Health Service Act.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For an additional amount for `Salaries and Expenses', $300,000, to remain available until expended, for necessary expenses related to the requirements of the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006, as enacted by the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007 (Public Law 109-295).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS AND RESCISSIONS)

SEC. 6601. Section 20602 of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (division B of Public Law 109-289, as amended by Public Law 110-5) is amended by inserting the following after `$5,000,000': `(together with an additional $7,000,000 which shall be transferred by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation as an authorized administrative cost), to remain available through September 30, 2008,'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





SEC. 6602. (a) None of the funds available to the Mine Safety and Health Administration under the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (division B of Public Law 109-289, as amended by Public Law 110-5) shall be used to enter into or carry out a contract for the performance by a contractor of any operations or services pursuant to the public-private competitions conducted under Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Hereafter, Federal employees at the Mine Safety and Health Administration shall be classified as inherently governmental for the purpose of the Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998 (31 U.S.C. 501 note).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





SEC. 6603. Section 20607 of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (division B of Public Law 109-289, as amended by Public Law 110-5) is amended by inserting `of which $9,666,000 shall be for the Women's Bureau,' after `for child labor activities,'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





SEC. 6604. Of the amount provided for `Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Health Resources and Services' in the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (division B of Public Law 109-289, as amended by Public Law 110-5), $23,000,000 shall be for Poison Control Centers.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





SEC. 6605. From the amounts made available by the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (division B of Public Law 109-289, as amended by Public Law 110-5) for the Office of the Secretary, General Departmental Management under the Department of Health and Human Services, $500,000 are rescinded.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





SEC. 6606. Section 20625(b)(1) of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (division B of Public Law 109-289, as amended by Public Law 110-5) is amended by--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) striking `$7,172,994,000' and inserting `$7,176,431,000';CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows: `(A) $5,454,824,000 shall be for basic grants under section 1124 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), of which up to $3,437,000 shall be available to the Secretary of Education on October 1, 2006, to obtain annually updated educational-agency-level census poverty data from the Bureau of the Census;'; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) amending subparagraph (C) to read as follows: `(C) not to exceed $2,352,000 may be available for section 1608 of the ESEA and for a clearinghouse on comprehensive school reform under part D of title V of the ESEA;'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





SEC. 6607. The provision in the first proviso under the heading `Rehabilitation Services and Disability Research' in the Department of Education Appropriations Act, 2006, relating to alternative financing programs under section 4(b)(2)(D) of the Assistive Technology Act of 1998 shall not apply to funds appropriated by the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





SEC. 6608. From the amounts made available by the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (division B of Public Law 109-289, as amended by Public Law 110-5) for administrative expenses of the Department of Education, $500,000 are rescinded: Provided, That such reduction shall not apply to funds available to the Office for Civil Rights and the Office of the Inspector General.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





SEC. 6609. Notwithstanding sections 20639 and 20640 of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007, as amended by section 2 of the Revised Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (Public Law 110-5), the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and Community Service may transfer an amount of not more than $1,360,000 from the account under the heading `National and Community Service Programs, Operating Expenses' under the heading `Corporation for National and Community Service', to the account under the heading `Salaries and Expenses' under the heading `Corporation for National and Community Service'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





SEC. 6610. (a) Section 1310.12(a) of title 45, Code of Federal Regulations, shall take effect 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b)(1) Not later than 60 days after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration of the Department of Transportation submits its study on occupant protection on Head Start transit vehicles (related to Government Accountability Office report GAO-06-767R), the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall review and shall revise as necessary the allowable alternate vehicle standards described in that part 1310 (or any corresponding similar regulation or ruling) relating to allowable alternate vehicles used to transport children for a Head Start program. In making any such revision, the Secretary shall revise the standards to be consistent with the findings contained in such study, including making a determination on the exemption of such a vehicle from Federal seat spacing requirements, and Federal supporting seating requirements related to compartmentalization, if such vehicle meets all other applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standards, including standards for seating systems, occupant crash protection, seat belt assemblies, and child restraint anchorage systems consistent with that part 1310 (or any corresponding similar regulation or ruling).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) Notwithstanding subsection (a), until such date as the Secretary of Health and Human Services completes the review and any necessary revision specified in paragraph (1), the provisions of section 1310.12(a) relating to Federal seat spacing requirements, and Federal supporting seating requirements related to compartmentalization, for allowable alternate vehicles used to transport children for a Head Start program, shall not apply to such a vehicle if such vehicle meets all other applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standards, as described in paragraph (1).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 6611. (a)(1) Section 3(37)(G) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1002(37)(G)) (as amended by section 1106(a) of the Pension Protection Act of 2006) is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) in clause (i)(II)(aa), by striking `for each of the 3 plan years immediately before the date of the enactment of the Pension Protection Act of 2006,' and inserting `for each of the 3 plan years immediately preceding the first plan year for which the election under this paragraph is effective with respect to the plan,';CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) in clause (ii), by striking `starting with the first plan year ending after the date of the enactment of the Pension Protection Act of 2006' and inserting `starting with any plan year beginning on or after January 1, 1999, and ending before January 1, 2008, as designated by the plan in the election made under clause (i)(II)'; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(C) by adding at the end the following new clause:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(vii) For purposes of this Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, a plan making an election under this subparagraph shall be treated as maintained pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement if a collective bargaining agreement, expressly or otherwise, provides for or permits employer contributions to the plan by one or more employers that are signatory to such agreement, or participation in the plan by one or more employees of an employer that is signatory to such agreement, regardless of whether the plan was created, established, or maintained for such employees by virtue of another document that is not a collective bargaining agreement.'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) Paragraph (6) of section 414(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to election with regard to multiemployer status) (as amended by section 1106(b) of the Pension Protection Act of 2006) is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) in subparagraph (A)(ii)(I), by striking `for each of the 3 plan years immediately before the date of enactment of the Pension Protection Act of 2006,' and inserting `for each of the 3 plan years immediately preceding the first plan year for which the election under this paragraph is effective with respect to the plan,';CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking `starting with the first plan year ending after the date of the enactment of the Pension Protection Act of 2006' and inserting `starting with any plan year beginning on or after January 1, 1999, and ending before January 1, 2008, as designated by the plan in the election made under subparagraph (A)(ii)'; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(F) MAINTENANCE UNDER COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT- For purposes of this title and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, a plan making an election under this paragraph shall be treated as maintained pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement if a collective bargaining agreement, expressly or otherwise, provides for or permits employer contributions to the plan by one or more employers that are signatory to such agreement, or participation in the plan by one or more employees of an employer that is signatory to such agreement, regardless of whether the plan was created, established, or maintained for such employees by virtue of another document that is not a collective bargaining agreement.'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b)(1) Clause (vi) of section 3(37)(G) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (as amended by section 1106(a) of the Pension Protection Act of 2006) is amended by striking `if it is a plan--' and all that follows and inserting the following: `if it is a plan sponsored by an organization which is described in section 501(c)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code and which was established in Chicago, Illinois, on August 12, 1881.'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) Subparagraph (E) of section 414(f)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as amended by section 1106(b) of the Pension Protection Act of 2006) is amended by striking `if it is a plan--' and all that follows and inserting the following: `if it is a plan sponsored by an organization which is described in section 501(c)(5) and exempt from tax under section 501(a) and which was established in Chicago, Illinois, on August 12, 1881.'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) The amendments made by this section shall take effect as if included in section 1106 of the Pension Protection Act of 2006.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 6612. (a) Subclause (III) of section 420(f)(2)(E)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking `subsection (c)(2)(E)(ii)(II)' and inserting `subsection (c)(3)(E)(ii)(II)'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Section 420(e)(2)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking `funding shortfall' and inserting `funding target'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) The amendments made by this section shall take effect as if included in the provisions of the Pension Protection Act of 2006 to which they relate.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 6613. (a) Subparagraph (A) of section 420(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking `transfer.' and inserting `transfer or, in the case of a transfer which involves a plan maintained by an employer described in subsection (f)(2)(E)(i)(III), if the plan meets the requirements of subsection (f)(2)(D)(i)(II).'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to transfers after the date of the enactment of this Act.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 6614. (a) Section 402(i)(1) of the Pension Protection Act of 2006 is amended by striking `December 28, 2007' and inserting `January 1, 2008'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in section 402 of the Pension Protection Act of 2006.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 6615. (a) Section 402(a)(2) of the Pension Protection Act of 2006 is amended by inserting `and by using, in determining the funding target for each of the 10 plan years during such period, an interest rate of 8.25 percent (rather than the segment rates calculated on the basis of the corporate bond yield curve)' after `such plan year'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) The amendment made by this section shall take effect as if included in the provisions of the Pension Protection Act of 2006 to which such amendment relates.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

CHAPTER 7

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Payment to Widows and Heirs of Deceased Members of Congress

For payment to Gloria W. Norwood, widow of Charles W. Norwood, Jr., late a Representative from the State of Georgia, $165,200.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





For payment to James McDonald, Jr., widower of Juanita Millender-McDonald, late a Representative from the State of California, $165,200.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

GENERAL PROVISION--THIS CHAPTER

Sec. 6701. (a) There is established in the Office of the Architect of the Capitol the position of Chief Executive Officer for Visitor Services (in this section referred to as the `Chief Executive Officer'), who shall be appointed by the Architect of the Capitol.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) The Chief Executive Officer shall be responsible for the operation and management of the Capitol Visitor Center, subject to the direction of the Architect of the Capitol. In carrying out these responsibilities, the Chief Executive Officer shall report directly to the Architect of the Capitol and shall be subject to policy review and oversight by the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate and the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) The Chief Executive Officer shall be paid at an annual rate equal to the annual rate of pay for the Chief Operating Officer of the Office of the Architect of the Capitol.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(d) This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2007 and each succeeding fiscal year.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

CHAPTER 8

GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER

TECHNICAL AMENDMENT

SEC. 6801. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, subsection (c) under the heading `Assistance for the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union' in Public Law 109-102, shall not apply to funds appropriated by the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (Public Law 109-289, division B) as amended by Public Laws 109-369, 109-383, and 110-5.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Section 534(k) of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2006 (Public Law 109-102) is amended, in the second proviso, by inserting after `subsection (b) of that section' the following: `and the requirement that a majority of the members of the board of directors be United States citizens provided in subsection (d)(3)(B) of that section'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) Subject to section 101(c)(2) of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (division B of Public Law 109-289, as amended by Public Law 110-5), the amount of funds appropriated for `Foreign Military Financing Program' pursuant to such Resolution shall be construed to be the total of the amount appropriated for such program by section 20401 of that Resolution and the amount made available for such program by section 591 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2006 (Public Law 109-102) which is made applicable to the fiscal year 2007 by the provisions of such Resolution.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





SEC. 6802. Notwithstanding any provision of title I of division B of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (division B of Public Law 109-289, as amended by Public Laws 109-369, 109-383, and 110-5), the dollar amount limitation of the first proviso under the heading, `Administration of Foreign Affairs, Diplomatic and Consular Programs', in title IV of the Science, State, Justice, Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 (Public Law 109-108; 119 Stat. 2319) shall not apply to funds appropriated under such heading for fiscal year 2007.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

CHAPTER 9

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For an additional amount to carry out the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992, $6,150,000, to remain available until expended, to be derived from the Federal Housing Enterprises Oversight Fund and to be subject to the same terms and conditions pertaining to funds provided under this heading in Public Law 109-115: Provided, That not to exceed the total amount provided for these activities for fiscal year 2007 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: Provided further, That the general fund amount shall be reduced as collections are received during the fiscal year so as to result in a final appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more than $0.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER

SEC. 6901. (a) Hereafter, funds limited or appropriated for the Department of Transportation may be obligated or expended to grant authority to a Mexico-domiciled motor carrier to operate beyond United States municipalities and commercial zones on the United States-Mexico border only to the extent that--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) granting such authority is first tested as part of a pilot program;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) such pilot program complies with the requirements of section 350 of Public Law 107-87 and the requirements of section 31315(c) of title 49, United States Code, related to pilot programs; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) simultaneous and comparable authority to operate within Mexico is made available to motor carriers domiciled in the United States.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Prior to the initiation of the pilot program described in subsection (a) in any fiscal year--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) the Inspector General of the Department of Transportation shall transmit to Congress and the Secretary of Transportation a report verifying compliance with each of the requirements of subsection (a) of section 350 of Public Law 107-87, including whether the Secretary of Transportation has established sufficient mechanisms to apply Federal motor carrier safety laws and regulations to motor carriers domiciled in Mexico that are granted authority to operate beyond the United States municipalities and commercial zones on the United States-Mexico border and to ensure compliance with such laws and regulations; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) the Secretary of Transportation shall--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) take such action as may be necessary to address any issues raised in the report of the Inspector General under subsection (b)(1) and submit a report to Congress detailing such actions; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) publish in the Federal Register, and provide sufficient opportunity for public notice and comment--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(i) comprehensive data and information on the pre-authorization safety audits conducted before and after the date of enactment of this Act of motor carriers domiciled in Mexico that are granted authority to operate beyond the United States municipalities and commercial zones on the United States-Mexico border;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(ii) specific measures to be required to protect the health and safety of the public, including enforcement measures and penalties for noncompliance;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(iii) specific measures to be required to ensure compliance with section 391.11(b)(2) and section 365.501(b) of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(iv) specific standards to be used to evaluate the pilot program and compare any change in the level of motor carrier safety as a result of the pilot program; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(v) a list of Federal motor carrier safety laws and regulations, including the commercial drivers license requirements, for which the Secretary of Transportation will accept compliance with a corresponding Mexican law or regulation as the equivalent to compliance with the United States law or regulation, including for each law or regulation an analysis as to how the corresponding United States and Mexican laws and regulations differ.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) During and following the pilot program described in subsection (a), the Inspector General of the Department of Transportation shall monitor and review the conduct of the pilot program and submit to Congress and the Secretary of Transportation an interim report, 6 months after the commencement of the pilot program, and a final report, within 60 days after the conclusion of the pilot program. Such reports shall address whether--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) the Secretary of Transportation has established sufficient mechanisms to determine whether the pilot program is having any adverse effects on motor carrier safety;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) Federal and State monitoring and enforcement activities are sufficient to ensure that participants in the pilot program are in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) the pilot program consists of a representative and adequate sample of Mexico-domiciled carriers likely to engage in cross-border operations beyond United States municipalities and commercial zones on the United States-Mexico border.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(d) In the event that the Secretary of Transportation in any fiscal year seeks to grant operating authority for the purpose of initiating cross-border operations beyond United States municipalities and commercial zones on the United States-Mexico border either with Mexico-domiciled motor coaches or Mexico-domiciled commercial motor vehicles carrying placardable quantities of hazardous materials, such activities shall be initiated only after the conclusion of a separate pilot program limited to vehicles of the pertinent type. Each such separate pilot program shall follow the same requirements and processes stipulated under subsections (a) through (c) of this section and shall be planned, conducted and evaluated in concert with the Department of Homeland Security or its Inspector General, as appropriate, so as to address any and all security concerns associated with such cross-border operations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





SEC. 6902. Funds provided for the `National Transportation Safety Board, Salaries and Expenses' in section 21031 of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (division B of Public Law 109-289, as amended by Public Law 110-5) include amounts necessary to make lease payments due in fiscal year 2007 only, on an obligation incurred in 2001 under a capital lease.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





SEC. 6903. Section 21033 of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (division B of Public Law 109-289, as amended by Public Law 110-5) is amended by adding after the second proviso: `: Provided further, That paragraph (2) under such heading in Public Law 109-115 (119 Stat. 2441) shall be funded at $149,300,000, but additional section 8 tenant protection rental assistance costs may be funded in 2007 by using unobligated balances, notwithstanding the purposes for which such amounts were appropriated, 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', the heading `Housing Certificate Fund', and the heading `Project-Based Rental Assistance' for fiscal year 2006 and prior fiscal years: Provided further, That paragraph (3) under such heading in Public Law 109-115 (119 Stat. 2441) shall be funded at $47,500,000: Provided further, That paragraph (4) under such heading in Public Law 109-115 (119 Stat. 2441) shall be funded at $5,900,000: Provided further, That paragraph (5) under such heading in Public Law 109-115 (119 Stat. 2441) shall be funded at $1,281,100,000, of which $1,251,100,000 shall be allocated for the calendar year 2007 funding cycle on a pro rata basis to public housing agencies based on the amount public housing agencies were eligible to receive in calendar year 2006, and of which up to $30,000,000 shall be available to the Secretary to allocate to public housing agencies that need additional funds to administer their section 8 programs, with up to $20,000,000 to be for fees associated with section 8 tenant protection rental assistance'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





SEC. 6904. Section 232(b) of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public Law 106-377) is amended to read as follows:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(b) APPLICABILITY- In the case of any dwelling unit that, upon the date of the enactment of this Act, is assisted under a housing assistance payment contract under section 8(o)(13) as in effect before such enactment, or under section 8(d)(2) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(d)(2)) as in effect before the enactment of the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998 (title V of Public Law 105-276), assistance may be renewed or extended under such section 8(o)(13), as amended by subsection (a), provided that the initial contract term and rent of such renewed or extended assistance shall be determined pursuant to subparagraphs (F) and (H), and subparagraphs (C) and (D) of such section shall not apply to such extensions or renewals.'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

TITLE VII--ELIMINATION OF SCHIP SHORTFALL AND OTHER HEALTH MATTERS

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services State Children's Health Insurance Fund

For an additional amount to provide additional allotments to remaining shortfall States under section 2104(h)(4) of the Social Security Act, as inserted by section 6001, such sums as may be necessary, but not to exceed $650,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, to remain available until expended.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS TITLE

SEC. 7001. (a) ELIMINATION OF REMAINDER OF SCHIP FUNDING SHORTFALLS, TIERED MATCH, AND OTHER LIMITATION ON EXPENDITURES- Section 2104(h) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397dd(h)), as added by section 201(a) of the National Institutes of Health Reform Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-482), is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) in the heading for paragraph (2), by striking `REMAINDER OF REDUCTION' and inserting `PART'; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(4) Additional amounts to eliminate remainder of fiscal year 2007 funding shortfalls-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(A) IN GENERAL- From the amounts provided in advance in appropriations Acts, the Secretary shall allot to each remaining shortfall State described in subparagraph (B) such amount as the Secretary determines will eliminate the estimated shortfall described in such subparagraph for the State for fiscal year 2007.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(B) REMAINING SHORTFALL STATE DESCRIBED- For purposes of subparagraph (A), a remaining shortfall State is a State with a State child health plan approved under this title for which the Secretary estimates, on the basis of the most recent data available to the Secretary as of the date of the enactment of this paragraph, that the projected Federal expenditures under such plan for the State for fiscal year 2007 will exceed the sum of--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(i) the amount of the State's allotments for each of fiscal years 2005 and 2006 that will not be expended by the end of fiscal year 2006;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(ii) the amount of the State's allotment for fiscal year 2007; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(iii) the amounts, if any, that are to be redistributed to the State during fiscal year 2007 in accordance with paragraphs (1) and (2).'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS- Section 2104(h) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1397dd(h)) (as so added), is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking `subject to paragraph (4)(B) and';CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking `subject to paragraph (4)(B) and';CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) in paragraph (5)(A), by striking `and (3)' and inserting `(3), and (4)'; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(4) in paragraph (6)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) in the first sentence--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(i) by inserting `or allotted' after `redistributed'; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(ii) by inserting `or allotments' after `redistributions'; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) by striking `and (3)' and inserting `(3), and (4)'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





SEC. 7002. (a) Prohibition-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) LIMITATION ON SECRETARIAL AUTHORITY- Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall not, prior to the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, take any action (through promulgation of regulation, issuance of regulatory guidance, or other administrative action) to--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) finalize or otherwise implement provisions contained in the proposed rule published on January 18, 2007, on pages 2236 through 2248 of volume 72, Federal Register (relating to parts 433, 447, and 457 of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations);CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) promulgate or implement any rule or provisions similar to the provisions described in subparagraph (A) pertaining to the Medicaid program established under title XIX of the Social Security Act or the State Children's Health Insurance Program established under title XXI of such Act; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(C) promulgate or implement any rule or provisions restricting payments for graduate medical education under the Medicaid program.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) CONTINUATION OF OTHER SECRETARIAL AUTHORITY- The Secretary of Health and Human Service shall not be prohibited during the period described in paragraph (1) from taking any action (through promulgation of regulation, issuance of regulatory guidance, or other administrative action) to enforce a provision of law in effect as of the date of enactment of this Act with respect to the Medicaid program or the State Children's Health Insurance Program, or to promulgate or implement a new rule or provision during such period with respect to such programs, other than a rule or provision described in paragraph (1) and subject to the prohibition set forth in that paragraph.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Requirement for Use of Tamper-Resistant Prescription Pads Under the Medicaid Program-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) IN GENERAL- Section 1903(i) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396b(i)) is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) by striking `or' at the end of paragraph (21);CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (22) and inserting `; or'; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(C) by inserting after paragraph (22) the following new paragraph:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(23) with respect to amounts expended for medical assistance for covered outpatient drugs (as defined in section 1927(k)(2)) for which the prescription was executed in written (and non-electronic) form unless the prescription was executed on a tamper-resistant pad.'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) EFFECTIVE DATE- The amendments made by paragraph (1) shall apply to prescriptions executed after September 30, 2007.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) Extension of Certain Pharmacy Plus Waivers-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) AUTHORITY TO CONTINUE TO OPERATE WAIVERS- Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any State that is operating a Pharmacy Plus waiver described in paragraph (2) which would otherwise expire on June 30, 2007, may elect to continue to operate the waiver through December 31, 2009, and if a State elects to continue to operate such a waiver, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall approve the continuation of the waiver through December 31, 2009.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) PHARMACY PLUS WAIVER DESCRIBED- For purposes of paragraph (1), a Pharmacy Plus waiver described in this paragraph is a waiver approved by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under the authority of section 1115 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1315) that provides coverage for prescription drugs for individuals who have attained age 65 and whose family income does not exceed 200 percent of the poverty line (as defined in section 2110(c)(5) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1397jj(c)(5))).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

TITLE VIII--FAIR MINIMUM WAGE AND TAX RELIEF

Subtitle A--Fair Minimum Wage

SEC. 8101. SHORT TITLE.

This subtitle may be cited as the `Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 8102. MINIMUM WAGE.

(a) IN GENERAL- Section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)) is amended to read as follows:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(1) except as otherwise provided in this section, not less than--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(A) $5.85 an hour, beginning on the 60th day after the date of enactment of the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(B) $6.55 an hour, beginning 12 months after that 60th day; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(C) $7.25 an hour, beginning 24 months after that 60th day;'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) EFFECTIVE DATE- The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 8103. APPLICABILITY OF MINIMUM WAGE TO AMERICAN SAMOA AND THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS.

(a) IN GENERAL- Section 6 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206) shall apply to American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) TRANSITION- Notwithstanding subsection (a)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) the minimum wage applicable to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands under section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)) shall be--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) $3.55 an hour, beginning on the 60th day after the date of enactment of this Act; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) increased by $0.50 an hour (or such lesser amount as may be necessary to equal the minimum wage under section 6(a)(1) of such Act), beginning 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act and each year thereafter until the minimum wage applicable to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands under this paragraph is equal to the minimum wage set forth in such section; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) the minimum wage applicable to American Samoa under section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)) shall be--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) the applicable wage rate in effect for each industry and classification under section 697 of title 29, Code of Federal Regulations, on the date of enactment of this Act;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) increased by $0.50 an hour, beginning on the 60th day after the date of enactment of this Act; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(C) increased by $0.50 an hour (or such lesser amount as may be necessary to equal the minimum wage under section 6(a)(1) of such Act), beginning 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act and each year thereafter until the minimum wage applicable to American Samoa under this paragraph is equal to the minimum wage set forth in such section.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) IN GENERAL- The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) by striking sections 5 and 8; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) in section 6(a), by striking paragraph (3) and redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) EFFECTIVE DATE- The amendments made by this subsection shall take effect 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 8104. STUDY ON PROJECTED IMPACT.

(a) STUDY- Beginning on the date that is 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall, through the Bureau of Labor Statistics, conduct a study to--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) assess the impact of the wage increases required by this Act through such date; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) project the impact of any further wage increase,CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





on living standards and rates of employment in American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) REPORT- Not later than the date that is 8 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall transmit to Congress a report on the findings of the study required by subsection (a).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Subtitle B--Small Business Tax Incentives

SEC. 8201. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT OF CODE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

(a) SHORT TITLE- This subtitle may be cited as the `Small Business and Work Opportunity Tax Act of 2007'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE- Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this subtitle an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) TABLE OF CONTENTS- The table of contents of this subtitle is as follows:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 8201. Short title; amendment of Code; table of contents.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Part 1--Small Business Tax Relief Provisions

SUBPART A--GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 8211. Extension and modification of work opportunity tax credit.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 8212. Extension and increase of expensing for small business.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 8213. Determination of credit for certain taxes paid with respect to employee cash tips.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 8214. Waiver of individual and corporate alternative minimum tax limits on work opportunity credit and credit for taxes paid with respect to employee cash tips.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 8215. Family business tax simplification.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SUBPART B--GULF OPPORTUNITY ZONE TAX INCENTIVES

Sec. 8221. Extension of increased expensing for qualified section 179 Gulf Opportunity Zone property.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 8222. Extension and expansion of low-income housing credit rules for buildings in the GO Zones.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 8223. Special tax-exempt bond financing rule for repairs and reconstructions of residences in the GO Zones.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 8224. GAO study of practices employed by State and local governments in allocating and utilizing tax incentives provided pursuant to the Gulf Opportunity Zone Act of 2005.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SUBPART C--SUBCHAPTER S PROVISIONS

Sec. 8231. Capital gain of S corporation not treated as passive investment income.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 8232. Treatment of bank director shares.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 8233. Special rule for bank required to change from the reserve method of accounting on becoming S corporation.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 8234. Treatment of the sale of interest in a qualified subchapter S subsidiary.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 8235. Elimination of all earnings and profits attributable to pre-1983 years for certain corporations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 8236. Deductibility of interest expense on indebtedness incurred by an electing small business trust to acquire S corporation stock.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Part 2--Revenue Provisions

Sec. 8241. Increase in age of children whose unearned income is taxed as if parent's income.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 8242. Suspension of certain penalties and interest.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 8243. Modification of collection due process procedures for employment tax liabilities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 8244. Permanent extension of IRS user fees.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 8245. Increase in penalty for bad checks and money orders.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 8246. Understatement of taxpayer liability by return preparers.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 8247. Penalty for filing erroneous refund claims.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 8248. Time for payment of corporate estimated taxes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

PART 1--SMALL BUSINESS TAX RELIEF PROVISIONS

Subpart A--General Provisions

SEC. 8211. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF WORK OPPORTUNITY TAX CREDIT.

(a) EXTENSION- Section 51(c)(4)(B) (relating to termination) is amended by striking `December 31, 2007' and inserting `August 31, 2011'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) INCREASE IN MAXIMUM AGE FOR DESIGNATED COMMUNITY RESIDENTS-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) IN GENERAL- Paragraph (5) of section 51(d) is amended to read as follows:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(5) DESIGNATED COMMUNITY RESIDENTS-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(A) IN GENERAL- The term `designated community resident' means any individual who is certified by the designated local agency--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(i) as having attained age 18 but not age 40 on the hiring date, andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(ii) as having his principal place of abode within an empowerment zone, enterprise community, renewal community, or rural renewal county.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(B) INDIVIDUAL MUST CONTINUE TO RESIDE IN ZONE, COMMUNITY, OR COUNTY- In the case of a designated community resident, the term `qualified wages' shall not include wages paid or incurred for services performed while the individual's principal place of abode is outside an empowerment zone, enterprise community, renewal community, or rural renewal county.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(C) RURAL RENEWAL COUNTY- For purposes of this paragraph, the term `rural renewal county' means any county which--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(i) is outside a metropolitan statistical area (defined as such by the Office of Management and Budget), andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(ii) during the 5-year periods 1990 through 1994 and 1995 through 1999 had a net population loss.'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT- Subparagraph (D) of section 51(d)(1) is amended to read as follows:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(D) a designated community resident,'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) CLARIFICATION OF TREATMENT OF INDIVIDUALS UNDER INDIVIDUAL WORK PLANS- Subparagraph (B) of section 51(d)(6) (relating to vocational rehabilitation referral) is amended by striking `or' at the end of clause (i), by striking the period at the end of clause (ii) and inserting `, or', and by adding at the end the following new clause:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(iii) an individual work plan developed and implemented by an employment network pursuant to subsection (g) of section 1148 of the Social Security Act with respect to which the requirements of such subsection are met.'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(d) TREATMENT OF DISABLED VETERANS UNDER THE WORK OPPORTUNITY TAX CREDIT-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) DISABLED VETERANS TREATED AS MEMBERS OF TARGETED GROUP-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) IN GENERAL- Subparagraph (A) of section 51(d)(3) (relating to qualified veteran) is amended by striking `agency as being a member of a family' and all that follows and inserting `agency as--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(i) being a member of a family receiving assistance under a food stamp program under the Food Stamp Act of 1977 for at least a 3-month period ending during the 12-month period ending on the hiring date, orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(ii) entitled to compensation for a service-connected disability, and--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(I) having a hiring date which is not more that 1 year after having been discharged or released from active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States, orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(II) having aggregate periods of unemployment during the 1-year period ending on the hiring date which equal or exceed 6 months.'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) DEFINITIONS- Paragraph (3) of section 51(d) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(C) OTHER DEFINITIONS- For purposes of subparagraph (A), the terms `compensation' and `service-connected' have the meanings given such terms under section 101 of title 38, United States Code.'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) INCREASE IN AMOUNT OF WAGES TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT FOR DISABLED VETERANS- Paragraph (3) of section 51(b) is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) by inserting `($12,000 per year in the case of any individual who is a qualified veteran by reason of subsection (d)(3)(A)(ii))' before the period at the end, andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) by striking `ONLY FIRST $6,000 OF' in the heading and inserting `LIMITATION ON'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(e) EFFECTIVE DATE- The amendments made by this section shall apply to individuals who begin work for the employer after the date of the enactment of this Act.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 8212. EXTENSION AND INCREASE OF EXPENSING FOR SMALL BUSINESS.

(a) EXTENSION- Subsections (b)(1), (b)(2), (b)(5), (c)(2), and (d)(1)(A)(ii) of section 179 (relating to election to expense certain depreciable business assets) are each amended by striking `2010' and inserting `2011'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) INCREASE IN LIMITATIONS- Subsection (b) of section 179 is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) by striking `$100,000 in the case of taxable years beginning after 2002' in paragraph (1) and inserting `$125,000 in the case of taxable years beginning after 2006', andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) by striking `$400,000 in the case of taxable years beginning after 2002' in paragraph (2) and inserting `$500,000 in the case of taxable years beginning after 2006'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT- Subparagraph (A) of section 179(b)(5) is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) by striking `2003' and inserting `2007',CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) by striking `$100,000 and $400,000' and inserting `$125,000 and $500,000', andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) by striking `2002' in clause (ii) and inserting `2006'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(d) EFFECTIVE DATE- The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2006.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 8213. DETERMINATION OF CREDIT FOR CERTAIN TAXES PAID WITH RESPECT TO EMPLOYEE CASH TIPS.

(a) IN GENERAL- Subparagraph (B) of section 45B(b)(1) is amended by inserting `as in effect on January 1, 2007, and' before `determined without regard to'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) EFFECTIVE DATE- The amendment made by this section shall apply to tips received for services performed after December 31, 2006.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 8214. WAIVER OF INDIVIDUAL AND CORPORATE ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM TAX LIMITS ON WORK OPPORTUNITY CREDIT AND CREDIT FOR TAXES PAID WITH RESPECT TO EMPLOYEE CASH TIPS.

(a) ALLOWANCE AGAINST ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM TAX- Subparagraph (B) of section 38(c)(4) is amended by striking `and' at the end of clause (i), by inserting a comma at the end of clause (ii), and by adding at the end the following new clauses:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(iii) the credit determined under section 45B, andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(iv) the credit determined under section 51.'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) EFFECTIVE DATE- The amendments made by this section shall apply to credits determined under sections 45B and 51 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2006, and to carrybacks of such credits.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 8215. FAMILY BUSINESS TAX SIMPLIFICATION.

(a) IN GENERAL- Section 761 (defining terms for purposes of partnerships) is amended by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g) and by inserting after subsection (e) the following new subsection:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(f) QUALIFIED JOINT VENTURE-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(1) IN GENERAL- In the case of a qualified joint venture conducted by a husband and wife who file a joint return for the taxable year, for purposes of this title--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(A) such joint venture shall not be treated as a partnership,CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(B) all items of income, gain, loss, deduction, and credit shall be divided between the spouses in accordance with their respective interests in the venture, andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(C) each spouse shall take into account such spouse's respective share of such items as if they were attributable to a trade or business conducted by such spouse as a sole proprietor.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(2) QUALIFIED JOINT VENTURE- For purposes of paragraph (1), the term `qualified joint venture' means any joint venture involving the conduct of a trade or business if--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(A) the only members of such joint venture are a husband and wife,CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(B) both spouses materially participate (within the meaning of section 469(h) without regard to paragraph (5) thereof) in such trade or business, andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(C) both spouses elect the application of this subsection.'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) NET EARNINGS FROM SELF-EMPLOYMENT-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) Subsection (a) of section 1402 (defining net earnings from self-employment) is amended by striking `, and' at the end of paragraph (15) and inserting a semicolon, by striking the period at the end of paragraph (16) and inserting `; and', and by inserting after paragraph (16) the following new paragraph:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(17) notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this subsection, each spouse's share of income or loss from a qualified joint venture shall be taken into account as provided in section 761(f) in determining net earnings from self-employment of such spouse.'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) Subsection (a) of section 211 of the Social Security Act (defining net earnings from self-employment) is amended by striking `and' at the end of paragraph (14), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (15) and inserting `; and', and by inserting after paragraph (15) the following new paragraph:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(16) Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this subsection, each spouse's share of income or loss from a qualified joint venture shall be taken into account as provided in section 761(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 in determining net earnings from self-employment of such spouse.'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) EFFECTIVE DATE- The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2006.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Subpart B--Gulf Opportunity Zone Tax Incentives

SEC. 8221. EXTENSION OF INCREASED EXPENSING FOR QUALIFIED SECTION 179 GULF OPPORTUNITY ZONE PROPERTY.

Paragraph (2) of section 1400N(e) (relating to qualified section 179 Gulf Opportunity Zone property) is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) by striking `this subsection, the term' and inserting:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`this subsection--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(A) IN GENERAL- The term', andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(B) EXTENSION FOR CERTAIN PROPERTY- In the case of property substantially all of the use of which is in one or more specified portions of the GO Zone (as defined by subsection (d)(6)), such term shall include section 179 property (as so defined) which is described in subsection (d)(2), determined--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(i) without regard to subsection (d)(6), andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(ii) by substituting `2008' for `2007' in subparagraph (A)(v) thereof.'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 8222. EXTENSION AND EXPANSION OF LOW-INCOME HOUSING CREDIT RULES FOR BUILDINGS IN THE GO ZONES.

(a) TIME FOR MAKING LOW-INCOME HOUSING CREDIT ALLOCATIONS- Subsection (c) of section 1400N (relating to low-income housing credit) is amended by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (6) and by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new paragraph:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(5) TIME FOR MAKING LOW-INCOME HOUSING CREDIT ALLOCATIONS- Section 42(h)(1)(B) shall not apply to an allocation of housing credit dollar amount to a building located in the Gulf Opportunity Zone, the Rita GO Zone, or the Wilma GO Zone, if such allocation is made in 2006, 2007, or 2008, and such building is placed in service before January 1, 2011.'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) EXTENSION OF PERIOD FOR TREATING GO ZONES AS DIFFICULT DEVELOPMENT AREAS-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) IN GENERAL- Subparagraph (A) of section 1400N(c)(3) is amended by striking `2006, 2007, or 2008' and inserting `the period beginning on January 1, 2006, and ending on December 31, 2010'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT- Clause (ii) of section 1400N(c)(3)(B) is amended by striking `such period' and inserting `the period described in subparagraph (A)'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS NOT TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT IN DETERMINING IF BUILDINGS ARE FEDERALLY SUBSIDIZED- Subsection (c) of section 1400N (relating to low-income housing credit), as amended by this Act, is amended by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (7) and by inserting after paragraph (5) the following new paragraph:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(6) COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS NOT TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT IN DETERMINING IF BUILDINGS ARE FEDERALLY SUBSIDIZED- For purpose of applying section 42(i)(2)(D) to any building which is placed in service in the Gulf Opportunity Zone, the Rita GO Zone, or the Wilma GO Zone during the period beginning on January 1, 2006, and ending on December 31, 2010, a loan shall not be treated as a below market Federal loan solely by reason of any assistance provided under section 106, 107, or 108 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 by reason of section 122 of such Act or any provision of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2006, or the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006.'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 8223. SPECIAL TAX-EXEMPT BOND FINANCING RULE FOR REPAIRS AND RECONSTRUCTIONS OF RESIDENCES IN THE GO ZONES.

Subsection (a) of section 1400N (relating to tax-exempt bond financing) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(7) SPECIAL RULE FOR REPAIRS AND RECONSTRUCTIONS-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(A) IN GENERAL- For purposes of section 143 and this subsection, any qualified GO Zone repair or reconstruction shall be treated as a qualified rehabilitation.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(B) QUALIFIED GO ZONE REPAIR OR RECONSTRUCTION- For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term `qualified GO Zone repair or reconstruction' means any repair of damage caused by Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Rita, or Hurricane Wilma to a building located in the Gulf Opportunity Zone, the Rita GO Zone, or the Wilma GO Zone (or reconstruction of such building in the case of damage constituting destruction) if the expenditures for such repair or reconstruction are 25 percent or more of the mortgagor's adjusted basis in the residence. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the mortgagor's adjusted basis shall be determined as of the completion of the repair or reconstruction or, if later, the date on which the mortgagor acquires the residence.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(C) TERMINATION- This paragraph shall apply only to owner-financing provided after the date of the enactment of this paragraph and before January 1, 2011.'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 8224. GAO STUDY OF PRACTICES EMPLOYED BY STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN ALLOCATING AND UTILIZING TAX INCENTIVES PROVIDED PURSUANT TO THE GULF OPPORTUNITY ZONE ACT OF 2005.

(a) IN GENERAL- The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study of the practices employed by State and local governments, and subdivisions thereof, in allocating and utilizing tax incentives provided pursuant to the Gulf Opportunity Zone Act of 2005 and this Act.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) SUBMISSION OF REPORT- Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit a report on the findings of the study conducted under subsection (a) and shall include therein recommendations (if any) relating to such findings. The report shall be submitted to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) CONGRESSIONAL HEARINGS- In the case that the report submitted under this section includes findings of significant fraud, waste or abuse, each Committee specified in subsection (b) shall, within 60 days after the date the report is submitted under subsection (b), hold a public hearing to review such findings.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Subpart C--Subchapter S Provisions

SEC. 8231. CAPITAL GAIN OF S CORPORATION NOT TREATED AS PASSIVE INVESTMENT INCOME.

(a) IN GENERAL- Section 1362(d)(3) is amended by striking subparagraphs (B), (C), (D), (E), and (F) and inserting the following new subparagraphs:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(B) GROSS RECEIPTS FROM THE SALES OF CERTAIN ASSETS- For purposes of this paragraph--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(i) in the case of dispositions of capital assets (other than stock and securities), gross receipts from such dispositions shall be taken into account only to the extent of the capital gain net income therefrom, andCommentsClose Comments