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HR 2346 EAS

In the Senate of the United States,May 21, 2009.Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R.2346CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

) entitled ‘An Act m One Hundred Eleventh Congress CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

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Making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

’, do pass with the followingAMENDMENT:Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the following:Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes, namely:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

TITLE I

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Foreign Agricultural Service

public law 480 title ii grants

For an additional amount for ‘Public Law 480 Title II Grants’, $700,000,000, to remain available until expended:Provided, That the amount under this heading is designated as being for overseas deployments and other activities pursuant to sections 401(c)(4) and 423(a) of S. Con. Res. 13 (111th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS TITLE

Sec. 101. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any amounts made available prior to the date of enactment of this Actmounts made available to provide assistance under the emergency conservation program established under title IV of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2201 and 2202) that areand unobligated as of the date of enactment of this Act shall be available to carry out any purpose under that program without fiscal year limitation: Provided, That the amount under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement and necessary to meet emergency needs pursuant to sections 403(a) and 423(b) of S. Con. Res. 13 (111th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010.(including rescission of funds)Sec. 102. (a)(1) the enactment of this Act shall be available to the Secretary of Agriculture, until expended, for expenses under that program related to recovery efforts in response to natural disasters.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 102. (a) For an additional amount for gross obligations for the principal amount of direct and guaranteed farm ownership (7 U.S.C. 1922 et seq.) and operating (7 U.S.C. 1941 et seq.) loans, to be available from funds in the Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund, as follows: direct farm ownership loans, $360,000,000; and direct operating loans, $225,000,000.(2) For an additional amount 400,000,000; and unsubsidized guaranteed operating loans, $50,201,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) For an additional amount for the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, including the cost of modifying loans as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as follows: direct farm ownership loans, $22,860,000; and direct operating loans, $26,530,000.(b) Of available unobligated discretionary balances from the Rural Development mission area carried forward from fiscal year 2008, $49,390,000 are hereby rescinded:Provided, That none of the amounts may be rescinded other than those from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a Concurrent Resolution on the Budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.(c) That the amount under this section is designated as an emergency requirement and necessary to meet emergency needs pursuant to sections 403(a) and 423(b) of S. Con. Res. 13 (111th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 20147,160,000; and unsubsidized guaranteed operating loans, $1,250,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

TITLE II

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Economic Development Administration

economic development assistance programs

For an additional amount for ‘Economic Development Assistance Programs’, $40,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2010:Provided, That the amount provided under this heading shall be for the Provided, That the amount provided under this heading shall be for Trade Adjustment Assistance for Communities program as authorized by section 1872 of Public Law 111-5: Provided further, That the amount provided under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement and necessary to meet emergency needs pursuant to sections 403(a) and 423(b) of S. Con. Res. 13 (111th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010under subchapter A, chapter 4, title II of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2371 et seq.) and Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms under chapter 3, title II of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2341 et seq.).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

General Administrationsalaries and expensesFor an additional amount for ‘Salaries and expenses’, $30,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2010:Provided, That funds provided in the previous proviso shall only be for carrying out Department of Justice responsibilities required by Executive Orders 13491, 13492, and 13493: Provided further, That the Attorney General shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House and the Senate a detailed plan for expenditure of such funds no later than 30 days after enactment of this Act.Detention Trustee

For an additional amount for ‘Detention tTrustee’, $60,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2010.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Legal Activities

salaries and expenses, general legal activities

For an additional amount for ‘Salaries and expenses, general legal activitiExpenses’, $1,648,000, to remain available until September 30, 2010.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

salaries and expenses, united states attorneys

For an additional amount for ‘Salaries and expenses, United States attorneys’, $Expenses’, $15,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2010.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

United States Marshals Service

salaries and expenses

For an additional amount for ‘Salaries and eExpenses’, $10,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2010.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

National Security Division

salaries and expenses

For an additional amount for ‘Salaries and expenses,’Expenses’, $1,389,000, to remain available until September 30, 2010.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Federal Bureau of Investigation

salaries and expenses

For an additional amount for ‘Salaries and eExpenses’, $35,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2010:Provided, That the amount provided under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement and necessary to meet emergency needs pursuant to sections 403(a) and 423(b) of S. Con. Res. 13 (111th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Drug Enforcement Administration

salaries and expenses

For an additional amount for ‘Salaries and eExpenses’, $20,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2010.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

salaries and expenses

For an additional amount for ‘Salaries and eExpenses’, $14,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2010.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Federal Prison System

salaries and expenses

For an additional amount for ‘Salaries and eExpenses’, $5,038,000, to remain available until September 30, 2010.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS TITLE

Sec. 201. (a) Of the funds appropriated in chapter 2 of title I of Public Law 110-252 under the heading ‘Office of Inspector General’, $3,000,000 is rescinded.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) For an additional amount for ‘Office of Inspector General’, $3,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2010.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

TITLE III

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

MILITARY PERSONNEL

Military Personnel, Army

For an additional amount for ‘Military Personnel, Army’, $11,455,77750,687,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Military Personnel, Navy

For an additional amount for ‘Military Personnel, Navy’, $1,565,227627,288,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Military Personnel, Marine Corps

For an additional amount for ‘Military Personnel, Marine Corps’, $1,464,353524,947,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Military Personnel, Air Force

For an additional amount for ‘Military Personnel, Air Force’, $1,469,173500,740,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Reserve Personnel, Army

For an additional amount for ‘Reserve Personnel, Army’, $387418,155,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Reserve Personnel, Navy

For an additional amount for ‘Reserve Personnel, Navy’, $39,478,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Reserve Personnel, Marine Corps

For an additional amount for ‘Reserve Personnel, Marine Corps’, $29,179,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Reserve Personnel, Air Force

For an additional amount for ‘Reserve Personnel, Air Force’, $14,943,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

National Guard Personnel, Army

For an additional amount for ‘National Guard Personnel, Army’, $1,542,3775,733,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

National Guard Personnel, Air Force

For an additional amount for ‘National Guard Personnel, Air Force’, $46,865,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

Operation and Maintenance, Army

For an additional amount for ‘Operation and Maintenance, Army’, $13,933,801769,418,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Operation and Maintenance, Navy

For an additional amount for ‘Operation and Maintenance, Navy’, $2,337,360274,903,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps

For an additional amount for ‘Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps’, $1,037,8424,366,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Operation and Maintenance, Air Force

For an additional amount for ‘Operation and Maintenance, Air Force’, $5,992,12580,386,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide

For an additional amount for ‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide’, $5,065,783101,696,000, of which:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) not to exceed $12,500,000 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 $1,0500,000,000, to remain available until expended, for payments to reimburse key cooperating nations, for logistical, military, and other support including access provided to United States military operations in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, notwithstanding any other provision of law: Provided, That such reimbursement 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 these funds may be used for the purpose of providing specialized training and procuring supplies and specialized equipment and providing such supplies and loaning such equipment on a non-reimbursable basis to coalition forces supporting United States military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan: 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; and(3) up to $50,000,000 shall be available, 30 days after the Secretary of Defense submits an expenditure plan to the congressional defense committees detailing the specific planned use of these funds, only to support the relocation and disposition of individuals detained at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base to locations outside of the United States, relocate military and support forces associated with detainee operations, and facilitate the closure of detainee facilities:Provided, That the Secretary of Defense shall certify in writing to the congressional defense committees, prior to transferring prisoners to foreign nations, that he has been assured by the receiving nation that the individual or individuals to be transferred will be retained in that nation’s custody as long as they remain a threat to the national security interest of the United States: Provided further, That the funds in this paragraph available to provide assistance to foreign nations to facilitate the relocation and disposition of individuals detained at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base are in addition to any other authority to provide assistance to foreign nations: Provided further, That these funds are available for transfer to any other appropriations accounts of the Department of Defense or, with the concurrence of the head of the relevant Federal department or agency, to any other Federal appropriations accounts to accomplish the purposes provided herein: Provided further, That this transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer authority available to the Department of Defense.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve

For an additional amount for ‘Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve’, $110,017,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve

For an additional amount for ‘Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve’, $25,569,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve

For an additional amount for ‘Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve’, $30,775,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Reserve

For an additional amount for ‘Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Reserve’, $34,599,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard

For an additional amount for ‘Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard’, $203,399178,446,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Afghanistan Security Forces Fund

For the ‘Afghanistan Security Forces Fund’, $3,606,939,000, to remain available until September 30, 2010: Provided, That such funds shall be available to the Secretary of Defense, notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the purpose of allowing the Commander, Combined Security Transition Command--Afghanistan, or the Secretary’s designee, to provide assistance, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, to the security forces of Afghanistan, including the provision of equipment, supplies, services, training, facility and infrastructure repair, renovation, and construction, and funding: Provided further, That the authority to provide assistance under this heading is in addition to any other authority to provide assistance to foreign nations: Provided further, That contributions of funds for the purposes provided herein from any person, foreign government, or international organization may be credited to this Fund and used for such purposes: Provided further, That the Secretary shall notify the congressional defense committees in writing upon the receipt and upon the transferobligation of any contribution, delineating the sources and amounts of the funds received and the specific use of such contributions: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall, not fewer than 15 days prior to making transfersobligating from this appropriation account, notify the congressional defense committees in writing of the details of any such transfer.Iraq Security Forces FundFor an additional amount for the ‘Iraq Security Forces Fund’, $1,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2011:Provided, That, not later than July 31, 2010, any remaining unobligated funds in this account shall be transferred to the Department of State to be available for the same purposes as provided hereiobligation.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Pakistan Counterinsurgency Capability Fund

(including transfer of funds)

There is hereby established in the Treasury of the United States the ‘Pakistan Counterinsurgency Capability Fund’. For the ‘Pakistan Counterinsurgency Capability Fund’, $400,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2010: Provided, That such funds shall be available to the Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the purpose of allowing the Commander, United States Central CommandSecretary of Defense, or the Secretary’s designee, to provide assistance to Pakistan’s security forces; including program management and the provision of equipment, supplies, services, training, and funds; and facility and infrastructure repair, renovation, and construction to build the counterinsurgency capability of Pakistan’s military and Frontier Corps, and of which up to $2,000,000 shall be available to provide urgent humanitarian assistance to the people of Pakistan only as part of civil-military training exercises for Pakistani security forces receiving assistance under the ‘Pakistan Counterinsurgency Fund’ and to assist the Government of Pakistan in creating a program to respond to urgent humanitarian relief and reconstruction requirements that will immediately assist Pakistani people affected by military operationssuch a program beginning in fiscal year 2010: Provided further, That the authority to provide assistance under this provision is in addition to any other authority to provide assistance to foreign nations: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense may transfer such amounts as hethe Secretary may determine from the funds provided herein to appropriations for operation and maintenance; Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid; procurement; research, development, test and evaluation; and defense working capital funds: Provided further, ny appropriations available to the Department of Defense or, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State and head of the relevant Federal department or agency, to any other non-intelligence related Federal account to accomplish the purposes provided herein: Provided further, That funds so transferred shall be merged with and be available for the same purposes and for the same time period as the appropriation or fund to which transferred: Provided further, That the authority of the Secretary of Defense to obligate or transfer funds pursuant to this paragraph shall apply only to funds appropriated for such purposes in this Act (including funds appropriated by another paragraph of this Act that are transferred to the ‘Pakistan Counterinsurgency Fund’ by such other paragraph), and such authority shall not be continued beyond the expiration date specified in the matter preceding the first proviso, except with respect to funds so transferred to the ‘Pakistan Counterinsurgency Fund’ by another paragraph of this Act: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall, not fewer than 15 days prior to making transfers from this appropriation account, notify the congressional defense committeeCommittees on Appropriations in writing of the details of any such transfer.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

PROCUREMENT

Aircraft Procurement, Army

For an additional amount for ‘Aircraft Procurement, Army’, $315,681,192,744,000, to remain available until September 30, 2011.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Missile Procurement, Army

For an additional amount for ‘Missile Procurement, Army’, $73704,041,000, to remain available until September 30, 2011.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army

For an additional amount for ‘Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army’, $1,434,0983,971,000, to remain available until September 30, 2011.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Procurement of Ammunition, Army

For an additional amount for ‘Procurement of Ammunition, Army’, $230,075,000, to remain available until September 30, 2011.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Other Procurement, Army

For an additional amount for ‘Other Procurement, Army’, $7,029,145113,742,000, to remain available until September 30, 2011.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Aircraft Procurement, Navy

For an additional amount for ‘Aircraft Procurement, Navy’, $754,29636,669,000, to remain available until September 30, 2011.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Weapons Procurement, Navy

For an additional amount for ‘Weapons Procurement, Navy’, $31,40329,498,000, to remain available until September 30, 2011.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps

For an additional amount for ‘Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps’, $348,919,000, to remain available until September 30, 2011.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Other Procurement, Navy

For an additional amount for ‘Other Procurement, Navy’, $207,181197,193,000, to remain available until September 30, 2011.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Procurement, Marine Corps

For an additional amount for ‘Procurement, Marine Corps’, $1,658,3526,447,000, to remain available until September 30, 2011.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Aircraft Procurement, Air Force

For an additional amount for ‘Aircraft Procurement, Air Force’, $2,064,118,000, to remain available for obligation4,592,068,000, to remain available until September 30, 2011.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Missile Procurement, Air Force

For an additional amount for ‘Missile Procurement, Air Force’, $49,716,000, to remain available until September 30, 2011.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force

For an additional amount for ‘Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force’, $138,258,684,000, to remain available until September 30, 2011.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Other Procurement, Air Force

For an additional amount for ‘Other Procurement, Air Force’, $1,910,34802,083,000, to remain available until September 30, 2011.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Procurement, Defense-Wide

For an additional amount for ‘Procurement, Defense-Wide’, $237,868,000, to remain available until September 30, 2011.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

National Guard and Reserve Equipment

For an additional amount for ‘National Guard and Reserve Equipment’, $500,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2011: Provided, That such funds may be used only to procure high priority items of equipment that may be used by reserve component units for combat missions and units’ missions in support of the State governors: Provided further, That the Chiefs of the National Guard and of the Reserve components shall, not later than 60 days after the enactment of this Act, individually submit to the congressional defense committees a listing of items of equipment to be procured for their respective National Guard or Reserve component.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle Fund

(including transfer of funds)

For the ‘Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle Fund’, $4,2543,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2010: Provided, That such funds shall be available to the Secretary of Defense, notwithstanding any other provision of law, to procure, sustain, transport, and field Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles: Provided further, That the Secretary shall transfer such funds only to appropriations for operation and maintenance; procurement; research, development, test and evaluation; and defense working capital funds to accomplish the purpose provided herein: Provided further, That this transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer authority available to the Department of Defense: Provided further, That the Secretary shall, not fewer than 150 days prior to making transfers from this appropriation, notify the congressional defense committees in writing of the details of any such transfer.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION

Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army

For an additional amount for ‘Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army’, $7152,935,000, to remain available until September 30, 2010.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy

For an additional amount offor ‘Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy’, $141,68136,786,000, to remain available until September 30, 2010.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force

For an additional amount offor ‘Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force’, $174,15960,474,000, to remain available until September 30, 2010.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide

For an additional amount offor ‘Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide’, $498,16883,304,000, to remain available until September 30, 2010.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS

Defense Working Capital Funds

For an additional amount for ‘Defense Working Capital Funds’, $861,726,000, to remain available until expended.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Defense Health Program

For an additional amount for ‘Defense Health Program’, $909,297,000, of which $845,508,0001,055,297,000, of which $845,508,000 is for operation and maintenance; of which $350,185,000, to remain available until September 30, 2011, is for procurement; and of which $33,604,000, to remain available until September 30, 2010,159,604,000, to remain available until September 30, 2010, is for research, development, test and evaluation: Provided, That up to $14,360,000,000 appropriated for operation and maintenance under this heading or any prior Act may be available for contracts entered into under the Tricare program.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense

(including transfer of funds)

For an additional amount for ‘Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense’, $123,398,000, to remain available until September 30, 2010:Provided, That these funds may be used only for such activities related to Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Central Asia0,398,000, to remain available until September 30, 2010.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund

For an additional amount for ‘Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund’, $1,116,746,000, to remain available until September 30, 2011.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Office of the Inspector General

For an additional amount for ‘Office of the Inspector General’, $9,551,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS TITLE

Sec. 301. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds made available in this title are in addition to amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2009.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

(including transfer of funds)

Sec. 302. Upon the determination of the Secretary of Defense that such action is necessary in the national interest, the Secretary may transfer between appropriations up to $2,500,000,000 of the funds made available to the Department of Defense in this title: Provided, That the Secretary shall notify the Congress promptly of each transfer made pursuant to this authoritye 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, 2009, (Public Law (division C of Public Law 110-116329) except for the fourth proviso.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 303. Funds appropriated by this Act, or made available by the transfer of funds in this Act, for intelligence activities are deemed to be specifically authorized by the Congress for purposes of section 504(a)(1) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 414(a)(1)).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Sec. 304. During fiscal year 2009 and from funds in the ‘Defense Cooperation Account’, as established by 10 U.S.C. 2608, the Secretary of Defense may transfer not to exceed $6,500,000 to such appropriations or funds of the Department of Defense as the Secretary 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. 305. Supervision and administration costs associated with a construction project funded with appropriations available for operation and maintenance or ‘Afghanistan Security Forces Fund’ provided in this title, and executed in direct support of the overseas contingency operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, 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. 306. (a)(1) Of the funds appropriated in chapter 2 of title IX of Public Law 110-252 under the heading, ‘Iraq Security Forces Fund’, $1,000,000,000 is rescinded.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) For an additional amount for ‘Iraq Security Forces Fund’, $1,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2010: Provided, That funds may not be obligated or transferred from this fund until 15 days after the date on which the Secretary of Defense notifies the congressional defense committees in writing of the details of the proposed obligation or transfer.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, each amount in this section is designated as an emergency requirement and necessary to meet emergency needs pursuant to sections 403(a) and 423(b) of S. Con. Res. 13 (111th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 307. Funds made available in this title to the Department of Defense for operation and maintenance may be used to purchase items having an investment unit cost of not more than $250,000: Provided, That upon determination by the Secretary of Defense that such action is necessary to meet the operational requirements of a Commander of a Combatant Command engaged in contingency operations overseas, such funds may be used to purchase items having an investment item unit cost of not more than $500,000: Provided further, That the Secretary shall report to the Congress all purchases made pursuant to this authority within 30 days of using the authority.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 3078. From funds made available in this title, the Secretary of Defense may purchase motor vehicles for use by military and civilian employees of the Department of Defense in Iraq and Afghanistan, up to a limit of $75,000 per vehicle, notwithstanding other limitations applicable to passenger carrying motor vehicles.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Sec. 309. Of the funds appropriated in Department of Defense Appropriations Acts, the following funds are hereby rescinded from the following accounts and programs in the specified amounts: Provided, That none of the amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a Concurrent Resolution on the Budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘Procurement, Marine Corps, 2007/2009’, $54,400,000;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘Other Procurement, Army, 2008/2010’, $29,300,000;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘Procurement, Marine Corps, 2008/2010’, $10,300,000;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘Aircraft Procurement, Air Force, 2008/2010’, $44,000,000;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy, 2008/2009’, $5,011,300,000;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force, 2008/2009’, $36,107,000;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide, 2008/2009’, $200,000169,124,000;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘Operation and Maintenance, Army, 2009/2009’, $352,359,000;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘Operation and Maintenance, Navy, 2009/2009’, $881,481,000;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps, 2009/2009’, $54,466,000;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘Operation and Maintenance, Air Force, 2009/2009’, $925,203,000;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide, 2009/2009’, $267,635,000;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve, 2009/2009’, $23,338,000;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve, 2009/2009’, $62,910,000;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve, 2009/2009’, $1,250,000;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Reserve, 2009/2009’, $163,786,000;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard, 2009/2009’, $57,819,000;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard, 2009/2009’, $250,645,000;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘Aircraft Procurement, Army, 2009/2011’, $11,522,600,000;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘Procurement of Ammunition, Army, 2009/2011’, $107,100,000;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘Other Procurement, Army, 2009/2011’, $19245,000,000;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘Procurement, Marine Corps, 2009/2011’, $10,300,000;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘Other Procurement, Air Force, 2009/2011’, $17,500,000;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘Procurement, Defense-Wide, 2009/2011’, $6,400,000;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army, 2009/2010’, $202187,710,000;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy, 2009/2010’, $270,217,060,000; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force, 2009/2010’, $392,567,000287,567,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Sec. 310. (a) Retroactive Stop-Loss Special Pay Compensation to Eligible Claimants- In addition to the amounts appropriated or otherwise made available elsewhere in this Act, $534,400,000 is appropriated to the Department of Defense, to remain available for obligation until expended: Provided, That such funds shall be available to the Secretaries of the military departments only to make payment of claims specified in subsection (b) to members of the Armed Forces, including members of the reserve components, and former and retired members under the jurisdiction of the Secretary who, at any time during the period beginning on September 11, 2001, and ending on September 30, 2009, served on active duty while the members’ enlistment or period of obligated service was extended, or whose eligibility for retirement was suspended, pursuant to section 123 or 12305 of title 10, United States Code, or any other provision of law (commonly referred to as a ‘stop-loss authority’) authorizing the President to extend an enlistment or period of obligated service, or suspend an eligibility for retirement, of a member of the uniformed services in time of war or of national emergency declared by Congress or the President.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Claims Submission Required- Claims for retroactive Stop-Loss Special Pay compensation under this section shall be submitted to the Secretary of the Military Department concerned not later than 1 year after the date on which the implementing rules of subsection (d) take effect. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretaries of the military departments may not pay claims that are submitted more than 1 year after the date on which the implementing rules of subsection (d) take effect.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) Payment Amount- The amount to be paid under subsection (a) to or on behalf of an eligible member, retired member, or former member described in such subsection shall be $500 per month for each month or portion of a month during the period specified in such subsection that the member was retained on active duty as a result of application of the stop-loss authority.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(d) Rulemaking- Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall issue rules to expedite the payment of claims under subsection (b).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(e) Treatment of Deceased Members- If an eligible member, retired member, or former member described in subsection (a) dies before the payment required by this section is made, the Secretary concerned shall make the payment in accordance with section 2771 of title 10, United States Code.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(f) Exclusion of Certain Former Members- A former member of the Armed Forces is not eligible for a payment under this section if the former member was discharged or released from the Armed Forces under other than honorable conditions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(g) Relation to Other Stop-Loss Special Pay- A member, retired member, or former member may not receive a payment under this section and stop-loss special pay under section 8116 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2009 (division C of Public Law 110-329; 122 Stat. 3646) for the same month or portion of a month during which the member was retained on active duty as a result of application of the stop-loss authority.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(h) Report on Execution- The Secretary of Defense shall provide a report to the congressional defense committees on the implementation of the retroactive stop-loss benefit. The report shall include the following: the number of claims filed, the number of claims approved, the number of claims denied, the number of claims still pending, the amount of funding that has been obligated, the amount of funding still available for this purpose, and the average payment provided. This report is due 1 year after the date on which the implementing rules of subsection (d) take effect, and every 6 months thereafter until all funding provided for this purpose has been obligated and all submitted claims have been processed.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 30911. (a) Section 132 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 108-136; 117 Stat. 1392) is repealed.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of the Air Force may retire C-5A aircraft from the inventory of the Air Force 15 days after certifying to the congressional defense committees that retiring the aircraft will not significantly increase operational risk of not meeting the National Defense Strategy, provided that such retirements may not reduce total strategic airlift force structure inventory below the 292 strategic airlift aircraft level identified in the Mobility Capability Study 2005 (MCS-05) unless otherwise addressed in the fiscal year 2010 National Defense Authorization Act.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 312. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this title 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. 3103. None of the funds provided in this title may be used to finance programs or activities denied by Congress in fiscal years 2008 or 2009 appropriations to the Department of Defense 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





Sec. 3114. 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. 315. 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 the purpose of establishing any military installation or base for the purpose of providing for the permanent stationing of United States Armed Forces in Afghanistan.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 3126. (a) Report on Iraq Troop Drawdown Status, Goals, and Timetable- In recognition and support of the policy of President Barack Obama to withdraw all United States combat brigades from Iraq by August 31, 2010, and all United States military forces from Iraq on December 31, 2011, Congress directs the Secretary of Defense (in consultation with other members of the National Security Council) to prepare a report that identifies troop drawdown status and goals and includes--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) a detailed, month-by-month description of the transition of United States military forces and equipment out of Iraq; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) a detailed, month-by-month description of the transition of United States contractors out of Iraq.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Elements of Report- At a minimum, the Secretary of Defense shall address the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) How the Government of Iraq is assuming the responsibility for reconciliation initiatives as the mission of the United States Armed Forces transitions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) How the drawdown of military forces complies with the President’s planned withdrawal of combat brigades by August 31, 2010, and all United States forces by December 31, 2011.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) The roles and responsibilities of remaining contractors in Iraq as the United States mission evolves, including the anticipated number of United States contractors to remain in Iraq after August 31, 2010, and December 31, 2011.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) Submission-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter through September 30, 2010, the Secretary of Defense shall submit the report required by subsection (a) and a classified annex to the report, as necessary.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) The Secretary may submit the report required by subsection (a) separately as provided in paragraph (1) or include the information required by this report when submitting reports required of the Secretary under section 9204 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110-252; 122 Stat. 2410).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(d) Extension of Related Reporting Requirement- Section 9204(a) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 is amended by striking ‘fiscal year 2009’ and inserting ‘fiscal year 2010’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 317. (a) Repeal of Secretary of Defense Reports on Transition Readiness of Iraq and Afghan Security Forces- Subsection (a) of section 9205 of Public Law 110-252 (122 Stat. 2412) is repealed.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Modification of Reports on Use of Certain Security Forces Funds-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) PREPARATION IN CONSULTATION WITH COMMANDER OF CENTCOM- Subsection (b)(1) of such section is amended by inserting ‘the Commander of the United States Central Command;’ after ‘the Secretary of Defense;’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) PERIOD OF REPORTS- Such subsection is further amended by striking ‘not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and every 90 days thereafter’ and inserting ‘not later than 45 days after the end of each fiscal year quarter’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) FUNDS COVERED BY REPORTS- Such subsection is further amended by striking ‘and ‘Afghanistan Security Forces Fund’ and inserting ‘, ‘Afghanistan Security Forces Fund’, and ‘Pakistan Counterinsurgency Capability Fund’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) Notice New Projects and Transfers of Funds- Subsection (c) of such section is amended by striking ‘the headings’ and all that follows and inserting ‘the headings as follows:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(1) ‘Iraq Security Forces Fund’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(2) ‘Afghanistan Security Forces Fund’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(3) ‘Pakistan Counterinsurgency Capability Fund’.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(d) Effective Date- The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 313. (a)8. (a) Section 1174(h)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(1) A member who has received separation pay under this section, or separation pay, severance pay, or readjustment pay under any other provision of law, based on service in the armed forces, and who later qualifies for retired or retainer pay under this title or title 14 shall have deducted from each payment of such retired or retainer pay an amount, in such schedule of monthly installments as the Secretary of Defense shall specify, taking into account the financial ability of the member to pay and avoiding the imposition of undue financial hardship on the member and member’s dependents, until the total amount deducted is equal to the total amount of separation pay, severance pay, and readjustment pay so paid.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Section 1175(e)(3)(A) of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(3)(A) A member who has received the voluntary separation incentive and who later qualifies for retired or retainer pay under this title shall have deducted from each payment of such retired or retainer pay an amount, in such schedule of monthly installments as the Secretary of Defense shall specify, taking into account the financial ability of the member to pay and avoiding the imposition of undue financial hardship on the member and member’s dependents, until the total amount deducted is equal to the total amount of voluntary separation pay, severance pay, and readjustment payincentive so paid. If the member elected to have a reduction in voluntary separation incentive for any period pursuant to paragraph (2), the deduction required under the preceding sentence shall be reduced as the Secretary of Defense shall specify.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) Effective Date- The amendments made by this section shall apply to any repayments of separation pay, severance pay, readjustment pay, special separation benefit, or voluntary separation incentive, that occur on or after the date of enactment, including any ongoing repayment actions that were initiated prior to this amendment.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 314. (a) In General- Unless otherwise designated, each amount in this title is designated as being for overseas deployments and other activities pursuant to sections 401(c)(4) and 423(a) of S. Con. Res. 13 (111th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010.(b) Exception- Subsection (a) shall not apply to the amount rescinded in section 308 for ‘Operation and Maintenance, Air Force’.Sec. 3159. (a) Reports Required- Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and every 90 days thereafter, the President shall submit to the members and committees of Congress specified in subsection (b) a report on the prisoner population at the detention facility at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Specified Members and Committees of Congress- The members and committees of Congress specified in this subsection are the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) The majority leader and minority leader of the Senate.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) The Chairman and Ranking Member on the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) The Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(4) The Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(5) The Speaker of the House of Representatives.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(56) The minority leader of the House of Representatives.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(67) The Chairman and Ranking Member on the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(78) The Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(9) The Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) Matters To Be Included- Each report submitted under subsection (a) shall include the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) The name and country of origin of each detainee at the detention facility at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as of the date of such report.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) A current summary of the evidence, intelligence, and information used to justify the detention of each detainee listed under paragraph (1) at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) A current accounting of all the measures taken to transfer each detainee listed under paragraph (1) to the individual’s country of citizenship or another country.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(4) A current description of the number of individuals released or transferred from detention at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay who are confirmed or suspected of returning to terrorist activities after release or transfer from Naval Station Guantanamo Bay.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(5) An assessment of any efforts by al Qaeda to recruit detainees released from detention at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay.(6) For each detainee listed under paragraph (1), a threat assessment that includes--(A) an assessment of the likelihood that such detainee may return to terrorist activity after release or transfer from Naval Station Guantanamo Bay;(B) an evaluation of the status of any rehabilitation program in such detainee’s country of origin, or in the country such detainee is anticipated to be transferred to; and(C) an assessment of the risk posed to the American people by the release or transfer of such detainee from Naval Station Guantanamo Bay.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(d) Additional Matters To Be Included in Initial Report- The first report submitted under subsection (a) shall also include the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) A description of the process that was previously used for screening the detainees described by subsection (c)(4) prior to their release or transfer from detention at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) An assessment of the adequacy of that screening process for reducing the risk that detainees previously released or transferred from Naval Station Guantanamo Bay would return to terrorist activities after release or transfer from Naval Station Guantanamo Bay.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) An assessment of lessons learned from previous releases and transfers of individuals who returned to terrorist activities for reducing the risk that detainees released or transferred from Naval Station Guantanamo Bay will return to terrorist activities after their release or transfer.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

TITLE IV

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--CIVIL

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

Corps of Engineers--Civil

operation and maintenance

For an additional amount for ‘Operation and Maintenance’ to dredge navigation channels and repair damage to Corps projects nationwide related to natural disasters, $38,342,875,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works shall provide a monthly report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate detailing the allocation and obligation of these funds, beginning not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act: Provided further, That the amount under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement and necessary to meet emergency needs pursuant to sections 403(a) and 423(b) of S. Con. Res. 13 (111th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010.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 natural disasters as authorized by law, $80754,290,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That the Secretary of the Army is directed to use $315,290,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading to support emergency operations, to repair eligible projects nationwide, and for other activities in response to natural disasters: Provided further, That the Secretary of the Army is directed to use $4839,000,000 of the amount provided under this heading for barrier island restoration and ecosystem restoration to restore historic levels of storm damage reduction to the Mississippi Gulf Coast: Provided further, That this work shall be carried out at full Federal expense: Provided further, That the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works shall provide a monthly report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate detailing the allocation and obligation of these funds, beginning not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act: Provided further, That the amount under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement and necessary to meet emergency needs pursuant to sections 403(a) and 423(b) of S. Con. Res. 13 (111th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

ENERGY PROGRAMS

Strategic Petroleum Reserve

(transfer of Funds)For an additional amount for thefunds)

For an additional amount for ‘Strategic Petroleum Reserve’ account, $21,585,723, to remain available until expended, to be derived by transfer from the ‘SPR Petroleum Account’ for site maintenance activities:Provided, That the amount under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement and necessary to meet emergency needs pursuant to sections 403(a) and 423(b) of S. Con. Res. 13 (111th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010..CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

National Nuclear Security Administration

weapons activities

(transfer of funds)For an additional amount for ‘Weapons Activities’, $34,50,000,000, to remain available until expended, to be divided among the three national security laboratories of Livermore, Sandia and Los Alamos and other entities to fund a sustainable capability to analyze nuclear and biological weapons intelligence:Provided, That the Director of National Intelligence Provided, That the Secretary of Energy, in cooperation with the Director of National Intelligence, shall provide a written report to the Senate Appropriations Committee, the Senate Armed Services Committee and the SenateAppropriations Committees of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the Armed Services Committees of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate within 90 days of enactment on how the National Nuclear Security Administration will invest these resources f this Act on how the Department of Energy will invest these resources to sustain technical and core analytical capabilities: Provided further, That the amount under this heading is designated as being for overseas deployments and other activities pursuant to sections 401(c)(4) and 423(a) of S. Con. Res. 13 (111th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010.defense nuclear n.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation

For an additional amount for ‘Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation’ in the National Nuclear Security Administration, $55,000,000, to remain available until expended, for the International Nuclear Materials Protection and Cooperation Program to counter emerging threats at nuclear facilities in Russia and other countries of concern through detecting and deterring insider threats through security upgrades:Provided, That the amount under this heading is designated as being for overseas deployments and other activities pursuant to sections 401(c)(4) and 423(a) of S. Con. Res. 13 (111th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS TITLE

limited transfer authority

Sec. 401. Section 403 of title IV of division A of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5) is amended by striking all of the text and inserting the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

‘SEC. 403. LIMITED TRANSFER AUTHORITY.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

‘The Secretary of Energy may transfer up to 0.5 percent from each amount appropriated to the Department of Energy in this title to any other appropriate account within the Department of Energy, to be used for management and oversight activities: Provided, That the Secretary shall provide a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 15 days prior to any transfer: Provided further, That any funds so transferred under this section shall remain available for obligation until September 30, 2012.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

waiver of federal employment requirements

Sec. 402. Section 4601(c)(1) of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2701(c)(1)) is amended by striking ‘September 30, 2008’ and inserting ‘September 30, 2009’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

corps of engineers technical fix

Sec. 403. (a) In General- Section 3181 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-114; 121 Stat. 1158) is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





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





(A) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (11) as paragraphs (5), (6), (8), (9), (10), (11), (12), and (13), respectively;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(4) NORTHEAST HARBOR, MAINE- The project for navigation, Northeast Harbor, Maine, authorized by section 2 of the Act of March 2, 1945 (59 Stat. 12).’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(C) by inserting after paragraph (6) (as redesignated by subparagraph (A)) the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(7) TENANTS HARBOR, MAINE- The project for navigation, Tenants Harbor, Maine, authorized by the first section of the Act of March 2, 1919 (40 Stat. 1275).’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) in subsection (h)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) by striking paragraphs (15) and (16); andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) by redesignating paragraphs (17) through (29) as paragraphs (15) through (27), respectively.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Effective Date- The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-114; 121 Stat. 1041).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

corps of engineers reprogramming authority

Sec. 404. Unlimited reprogramming authority is granted to the Secretary of the Army for funds provided in title IV--Energy and Water Development of Public Law 111-5 under the heading ‘Department of Defense--Civil, Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers--Civil’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

bureau of reclamation reprogramming authority

Sec. 405. Unlimited reprogramming authority is granted to the Secretary of the Interior for funds provided in title IV--Energy and Water Development of Public Law 111-5 under the heading ‘Bureau of Reclamation, Water and Related Resources’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

cost analysis of tritium program changes

Sec. 406. No funds in this Act, or other previous Acts, shall be provided to fund activities related to the mission relocation of either the design authority for the gas transfer systems or tritium research and development facilities during the current fiscal year and until the Department can provide the Senate Appropriations Committee an independent technical mission review and cost analysis by the JASON’s as proposed in the Complex Transformation Site-Wide Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

corps of engineers project cost ceiling increase

Sec. 407. The project for ecosystem restoration, Upper Newport Bay, California, authorized by section 101(b)(9) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2577), is modified to authorize the Secretary to construct the project at a total cost of $50,659,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $32,928,000 and a non-Federal cost of $17,731,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

title 17 innovative technology loan guarantee program

Sec. 4098. The matter under the heading ‘Title 17 Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee Program’ of title III of division C of the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 111-8; 123 Stat. 619) is amended in the ninth proviso--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) by striking ‘or (d)’ and inserting ‘(d)’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) by striking ‘the guarantee’ and inserting ‘the guarantee; (e) contracts, leases or other agreements entered into prior to May 1, 2009 for front-end nuclear fuel cycle projects, where such project licenses technology from the Department of Energy, and pays royalties to the federal government for such license and the amount of such royalties will exceed the amount of federal spending, if any, under such contracts, leases or agreements; or (f) grants or cooperative agreements, to the extent that obligations of such grants or cooperative agreements have been recorded in accordance with section 1501(a)(5) of title 31, United States Code, on or before May 1, 2009’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

TITLE V

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURYDepartmental Officessalaries and expenses(including transfer of funds)For an additional amount for ‘Departmental Offices, Salaries and Expenses’, $4,000,000, to remain available until December 31, 2010:Provided, That, not later than 10 days following enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer funds provided under this heading to an account to be designated for the necessary expenses of the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission established pursuant to section 5 of the Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009: Provided further, That the amount under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement and necessary to meet emergency needs pursuant to sections 403(a) and 423(b) of S. Con. Res. 13 (111th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010.EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT AND FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

National Security Council

salaries and expenses

For an additional amount for ‘Salaries and Expenses’, $2,936,000, of which $800,000 shall remain available until expended and $2,136,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2010:Provided, That the amount under this heading is designated as being for overseas deployments and other activities pursuant to sections 401(c)(4) and 423(a) of S. Con. Res. 13 (111th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010.Pandemic Preparedness and Response(including transfers of funds)For an amount to be deposited into an account for ‘Pandemic Preparedness and Response’ to be established within the Executive Office of the President for expenses to prepare for and respond to a potential pandemic disease outbreak and to assist international efforts to control the spread of such an outbreak, including for the 2009-H1N1 influenza outbreak, $1,500,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2010, and to be transferred by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget as follows: $900,000,000 shall be transferred to and merged with funds made available under the heading ‘Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund’ for allocation by the Secretary; $190,000,000 shall be transferred to and merged with funds made available for the United States Department of Homeland Security under the heading ‘Departmental Management and Operations, Office of the Secretary and Executive Management’ for allocation by the Secretary; $100,000,000 shall be transferred to and merged with funds made available for the United States Department of Agriculture under the heading ‘Agricultural Programs, Production, Processing and Marketing, Office of the Secretary’ for allocation by the Secretary; $50,000,000 shall be transferred to and merged with funds made available under the heading ‘Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration, Salaries and Expenses’; $110,000,000 shall be transferred to and merged with funds made available under the heading ‘Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Medical Services’; and $150,000,000 shall be transferred to and merged with funds made available under the heading ‘Bilateral Economic Assistance, Funds Appropriated to the President, Global Health and Child Survival’, to support programs of the United States Agency for International Development:Provided, That such transfers shall be made not more than 10 days after the date of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That none of the funds provided under this heading shall be available for obligation until 15 days following the submittal of a detailed spending plan by each Department receiving funds to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided further, That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority available in this or any other Act: Provided further, That the amount under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement and necessary to meet emergency needs pursuant to sections 403(a) and 423(b) of S. Con. Res. 13 (111th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

THE JUDICIARY

Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services

salaries and expenses

(including transfer of funds)

For an additional amount for ‘Salaries and Expenses’, $10,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2010: Provided, That notwithstanding section 302 of division D of Public Law 111-8, funding shall be available for transfer between Judiciary accounts to meet increased workload requirements resulting from immigration and other law enforcement initiatives on the Southwest border: Provided further, That the amount under this heading is designated as being for overseas deployments and other activities pursuant to sections 401(c)(4) and 423(a) of S. Con. Res. 13 (111th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

Securities and Exchange Commission

salaries and expenses

For an additional amount for necessary expenses for the Securities and Exchange Commission, $10,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2010, for investigation of securities fraud:Provided, That the amount under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement and necessary to meet emergency needs pursuant to sections 403(a) and 423(b) of S. Con. Res. 13 (111th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS TITLE

Sec. 501. (a) In General- Section 3(c)(2)(A) of Public Law 110-428 is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) in the matter before clause (i), by striking ‘4-year’ and inserting ‘5-year’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) in clause (i), by striking ‘1-year’ and inserting ‘2-year’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Effective Date- The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in the enactment of Public Law 110-428.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 502. The fourth proviso under the heading ‘District of Columbia Funds’ of title IV of division D of the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 111-8; 123 Stat. 655) is amended by striking ‘and such title’ and inserting ‘, as amended by laws enacted pursuant to section 442(c) of the Home Rule Act of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act of 1973, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 798), and such title, as amended,’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 503. Title V of division D of the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 111-8) is amended under the heading ‘Federal Communications Commission’ by striking the first proviso and inserting the following: ‘Provided, That of the funds provided, not less than $3,000,000 shall be available for developing a national broadband plan pursuant to title VI of division B of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5) and for carrying out any other responsibility pursuant to that title:’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

extension of limitations

Sec. 504. (a) In General- Section 44(f)(1) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1831u(f)(1)) is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and moving the margins 2 ems to the right;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) by striking ‘evidence of debt by any insured’ and inserting the following: ‘evidence of debt by--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) any insured’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) by striking the period at the end and inserting the following: ‘; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) any nondepository institution operating in such State, shall be equal to not more than the greater of the State’s maximum lawful annual percentage rate or 17 percent--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(i) to facilitate the uniform implementation of federally mandated or federally established programs and financings related thereto, including--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(I) uniform accessibility of student loans, including the issuance of qualified student loan bonds as set forth in section 144(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(II) the uniform accessibility of mortgage loans, including the issuance of qualified mortgage bonds and qualified veterans’ mortgage bonds as set forth in section 143 of such Code;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(III) the uniform accessibility of safe and affordable housing programs administered or subject to review by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, including--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

‘(aa) the issuance of exempt facility bonds for qualified residential rental property as set forth in section 142(d) of such Code;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

‘(bb) the issuance of low income housing tax credits as set forth in section 42 of such Code, to facilitate the uniform accessibility of provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

‘(cc) the issuance of bonds and obligations issued under that Act, to facilitate economic development, higher education, and improvements to infrastructure, and the issuance of bonds and obligations issued under any provision of law to further the same; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

‘(ii) to facilitate interstate commerce generally, including consumer loans, in the case of any person or governmental entity (other than a depository institution subject to subparagraph (A) and paragraph (2)).’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Effective Period- The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to contracts consummated during the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on December 31, 2010.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

TITLE VI

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

salaries and expenses

For an additional amount for ‘Salaries and Expenses’, $46,200,000, to remain available until September 30, 2010, of which $6,200,000 shall be for the care, treatment, and transportation of unaccompanied alien children; and of which $40,000,000 shall be for response to border security issues on the Southwest border of the United States.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

air and marine interdiction, operations, maintenance, and procurement

For an additional amount for ‘Salaries and ExpensesAir and Marine Interdiction, Operations, Maintenance, and Procurement’, $5,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2010, for response to border security issues on the Southwest border of the United States.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

salaries and expenses

For an additional amount for ‘Salaries and Expenses’, $66,800,000, to remain available until September 30, 2010, of which $11,800,000 shall be for the care, treatment, and transportation of unaccompanied alien children; and of which $55,000,000 shall be for response to border security issues on the Southwest border of the United States.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Coast Guard

operating expenses

For an additional amount for ‘Operating Expenses’, $139,503,000; of which $129,503,000 shall be for Coast Guard operations in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom; and of which $10,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2010, for High Endurance Cutter maintenance, major repairs, and improvements.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Federal Emergency Management Agency

state and local programs

For an additional amount for ‘State and Local Programs’, $30,000,000 shall be for Operation Stonegarden.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS TITLE

(including rescission)Sec. 601 Sec. 601. Notwithstanding sections 12112, 55102, and 55103 of title 46, United States Code, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall issue a certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for engaging in the coastwise trade in the State of Alabama for the drydock ALABAMA (United States official number 641504). CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 602. Notwithstanding sections 55101, 55103, and 12112 of title 46, United States Code, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating may issue a certificate of documentation with a coastwise endorsement for the vessel MARYLAND INDEPENDENCE (official number 662573). The coastwise endorsement issued under authority of this section is terminated if--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) the vessel, or controlling interest in the person that owns the vessel, is conveyed after the date of enactment of this Act; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) any repairs or alterations are made to the vessel outside of the United States.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Sec. 603. (a) Rescission- Of amounts previously made available from ‘Federal Emergency Management Agency, Disaster Relief’ to the State of Mississippi pursuant to section 404 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170c) for Hurricane Katrina, an additional $100,000,000 are rescinded.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Appropriation- For ‘Federal Emergency Management Agency, State and Local Programs’, there is appropriated an additional $100,000,000, to remain available until expended, for a grant to the State of Mississippi for an interoperable communications system required in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina:Provided, That the amount under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement and necessary to meet emergency needs pursuant to sections 403(a) and 423(b) of S. Con. Res. 13 (111th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 6024. The Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 110-329) is amended under the heading ‘Federal Emergency Management Agency, Management and Administration’ after ‘the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.),’ by adding ‘Cerro Grande Fire Assistance Act of 2000 (division C, title I, 114 Stat. 583),’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 603. Notwithstanding any provision under (a)(1)(A) of5. Notwithstanding any provision under (a)(1)(A) of 15 U.S.C. 2229a specifying that grants must be used to increase the number of firefighters in fire departments, the Secretary of Homeland Security may, in making grants described under 15 U.S.C. 2229a for fiscal year 2009 or fiscal year 2010, grant waivers from the requirements of subsection (a)(1)(B), subsection (c)(1), subsection (c)(2), and subsection (c)(4)(A), and may award grants for the hiring, rehiring, or retention of firefighters.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 6046. The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall extend through March 2010 reimbursement of State-run case management activities conducted by the State of Mississippi under the Disaster Housing Assistance Program to individuals in the programprograms related to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita for individuals in such programs on April 30, 2009.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 6057. Section 552 of division E of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110-161) is amended by striking ‘local educational agencies’ and inserting ‘primary or secondary school sites’ and by inserting ‘and section 406(c)(2)’ after ‘section 406(c)(1)’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 606. (a) In General- Each amount in this title is designated as being for overseas deployments and other activities pursuant to sections 401(c)(4) and 423(a) of S. Con. Res. 13 (111th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010.(b) Exception- Subsection (a) shall not apply to any amount under section 601 of this title.Sec. 6078. For purposes of qualification for loans made under the Disaster Assistance Direct Loan Program as allowed under Public Law 111-5 relating to disaster declaration DR-1791FEMA-1791-DR (issued September 13, 2008) the base period for tax determining loss of revenue may be fiscal year 2009 or 2010fiscal year 2010.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 609. (a) Federal Share of Disaster Assistance- Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including any agreement, the Federal share of assistance, including direct Federal assistance provided under section 406 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5172), for damages resulting from Hurricane Ike (FEMA-1791-DR and FEMA-1792-DR), shall be 90 percent of the eligible costs under such section and shall be 100 percent of such costs under sections 403 and 407 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 5170b and 5173).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including any agreement, the Federal share of assistance, including direct Federal assistance provided under section 406 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5172), for FEMA-1841-DR shall be 90 percent of the eligible costs under such section and shall be 100 percent of such costs under sections 403 and 407 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 5170b and 5173).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including any agreement, the Federal share of assistance, including direct Federal assistance provided under section 406 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5172), for FEMA-1838-DR shall be 90 percent of the eligible costs under such section and shall be 100 percent of such costs under sections 403 and 407 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 5170b and 5173).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(d) Applicability- The Federal share provided by subsections (a), (b), and (c) shall apply to disaster assistance provided before, on, or after the date of enactment of this Act.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

TITLE VII

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Department-Wide Programs

wildland fire management

(including transfer of funds)

For an additional amount to cover necessary expenses for wildfire suppression and emergency rehabilitation activities of the Department of the Interior, $50,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That such funds shall only become available if funds provided previously for wildland fire suppression will be exhausted imminently and after the Secretary of the Interior notifies the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate in writing of the need for these additional funds: Provided further, That the Secretary of the Interior may transfer any of these funds to the Secretary of Agriculture if the transfer enhances the efficiency or effectiveness of Federal wildland fire suppression activities: Provided further, That the amount under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement and necessary to meet emergency needs pursuant to sections 403(a) and 423(b) of S. Con. Res. 13 (111th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

wildland fire management

(including transfer of funds)

For an additional amount to cover necessary expenses for wildfire suppression and emergency rehabilitation activities of the Forest Service, $200,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That such funds shall only become available if funds provided previously for wildland fire suppression will be exhausted imminently and after the Secretary of Agriculture notifies the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate in writing of the need for these additional funds: Provided further, That the Secretary of Agriculture may transfer not more than $50,000,000 of these funds to the Secretary of the Interior if the transfer enhances the efficiency or effectiveness of Federal wildland fire suppression activities: Provided further, That the amount under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement and necessary to meet emergency needs pursuant to sections 403(a) and 423(b) of S. Con. Res. 13 (111th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS TITLE

Sec. 701. Public Law 111-8, division E, title III, Department of Health and Human Services, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Toxic Substances and Environmental Public Health is amended by inserting ‘per eligible employee’ after ‘$1,000’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

TITLE VIII

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

refugee and entrant assistance

For an additional amount for ‘Refugee and Entrant Assistance’ for necessary expenses for unaccompanied alien children as authorized by section 462 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 and section 235 of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008, $82,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2011:Provided, That the amount under this heading is designated as being for overseas deployments and other activities pursuant to sections 401(c)(4) and 423(a) of S. Con. Res. 13 (111th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

For an additional amount for ‘Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund’ to prepare for and respond to an influenza pandemic, including the development and purchase of vaccine, antivirals, necessary medical supplies, diagnostics, and other surveillance tools and to assist international efforts and respond to international needs relating to the 2009-H1N1 influenza outbreak, $1,850,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That no less than $350,000,000 shall be for upgrading State and local capacity: Provided further, That no less than $200,000,000 shall be transferred to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to carry out global and domestic disease surveillance, laboratory capacity and research, laboratory diagnostics, risk communication, rapid response, and quarantine: Provided further, That products purchased with these funds may, at the discretion of the Secretary of Health and Human Services (‘Secretary’), be deposited in the Strategic National Stockpile under section 319F-2 of the Public Health Service Act: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 496(b) of the Public Health Service Act, funds may be used for the construction or renovation of privately owned facilities for the production of pandemic influenza vaccine and other biologics, where the Secretary finds such a contract necessary to secure sufficient supplies of such vaccines or biologics: Provided further, That funds appropriated in this paragraph and not specifically designated in this paragraph may be transferred to, and merged with, other appropriation accounts of the Department of Health and Human Services and other Federal agencies, as determined by the Secretary to be appropriate, to be used for the purposes specified in this paragraph and to the fund authorized by section 319F-4 of the Public Health Service Act: Provided further, That transfers to other Federal agencies shall be made in consultation with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget: Provided further, That 15 days prior to transferring any funds in this paragraph, the Secretary shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate of any such transfer and the planned uses of the funds: Provided further, That the transfer authority provided in this paragraph is in addition to any other transfer authority available in this or any other Act.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





For an additional amount for ‘Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund’ to prepare for and respond to an influenza pandemic, including the development and purchase of vaccine, antivirals, necessary medical supplies, diagnostics, and other surveillance tools and to assist international efforts and respond to international needs, $5,800,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That products purchased with these funds may, at the discretion of the Secretary of Health and Human Services, be deposited in the Strategic National Stockpile under section 319F-2 of the Public Health Service Act: Provided further, That funds provided in this paragraph shall be available for obligation only in the amounts designated by the President in one or more written notices to the Congress as emergency funds required to address critical needs related to emerging influenza viruses: Provided further, That funds appropriated in this paragraph may be transferred to, and merged with, other appropriation accounts of the Department of Health and Human Services and other Federal agencies to be used for the purposes specified in this paragraph and to the fund authorized by section 319F-4 of the Public Health Service Act: Provided further, That transfers to other Federal agencies shall be made in consultation with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget: Provided further, That none of the funds provided in this paragraph shall be made available for obligation until 15 days following the submittal of a detailed obligation plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate by the Department of Health and Human Services or any other Federal agency receiving funds: Provided further, That such plan shall be coordinated with the Executive Office of the President, shall identify the amounts and the activities for which funds are specified by the President, and shall be subject to reprogramming procedures: Provided further, That the transfer authority provided in this paragraph is in addition to any other transfer authority available in this or any other Act.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS TITLE

(transfer of funds)

Sec. 801. Section 801(a) of division A of Public Law 111-5 is amended by inserting ‘, and may be transferred by the Department of Labor to any other account within the Department for such purposes’ before the end period.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 802. Title II of division F of the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 111-8) is amended under the heading ‘Children and Families Services Programs’--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) by striking the first proviso in its entirety; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) by striking ‘Provided further’ the first place it appears and inserting ‘Provided’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 803. The Commissioner of the Rehabilitation Services Administration, or the Director of a designated State unit that has approval to make awards under section 723 of the Rehabilitation Act, may allocate funds appropriated under the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5) (‘ARRA’) for the Centers for Independent Living Program among centers in a State without regard to the priority in section 722(e)(3) or section 723(e)(3) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 for funding new centers if the allocation is consistent with the provisions of the State plan submitted under section 704 of the Rehabilitation Act and approved by the Commissioner. Such funds and other Independent Living funds available under ARRA that are being set aside by the Department of Education for competitive grants may be used to support multi-year grants of up to 5 years and may be expended by any recipients of such multi-year grants during the project period of the grant, notwithstanding any provision in the Rehabilitation Act limiting the period of availability for obligation or expenditure by the grantee.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

(including transfer of funds)

Sec. 8024. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during the period from September 1 through September 30, 2009, the Secretary of Education shall transfer to the Career, Technical, and Adult Education account an amount not to exceed $17,678,270,260,000 from amounts that would otherwise lapse at the end of fiscal year 2009 and that were originally made available under the Department of Education Appropriations Act, 2009 or any Department of Education Appropriations Act for a previous fiscal year.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Funds transferred under this section to the Career, Technical, and Adult Education account shall be obligated by September 30, 2009.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) Any amounts transferred pursuant to this section shall be for carrying out Adult Education State Grants, and shall be allocated, notwithstanding any other provision of law, only to those States that received funds under that program for fiscal year 2009 that were at least 9.9 percent less than those States received under that program for fiscal year 2008.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(d) The Secretary shall use these additional funds to increase those States’ allocations under that program up to the amount they received under that program for fiscal year 2008.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(e) The Secretary shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of any transfer pursuant to this section.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

TITLE IX

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

CAPITOL POLICE

General Expenses

For an additional amount for ‘Capitol Police, General Expenses’, $71,606,000, to purchase and install a new radio system for the U.S. Capitol Police, to remain available until September 30, 2012: 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

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE

Salaries and Expenses

For an additional amount for ‘Salaries and Expenses’, $2,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2010.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

GENERAL PROVISION--THIS TITLE Sec. 901. The amount available to the Committee on the Judiciary for expenses, including salaries, under section 13(b) of Senate Resolution 73, agreed to March 10, 2009, is increased by $500,000. TITLE X MILITARY CONSTRUCTION TITLE X

Military Construction, Army

(including rescission)

For an additional amount for ‘Military Construction, Army’, $1,229,731,000, to326,231,000, of which $680,850,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2013:0, and of which $645,381,000 for child development centers, warrior in transition facilities, hurricane damage repair, and planning and design shall remain available until September 30, 2013: 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 $68,081,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, and architect and engineer services: Provided further, That none of the funds provided under this heading for military construction projects in Afghanistan shall be obligated or expended until the Secretary of Defense certifies to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress that a prefinancing statement for each project has been submitted to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) for consideration of funding by the NATO Security Investment Program.For an additional amount for ‘Military Construction, Army’, $49,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2013: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 the preceding amount in this paragraph is: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, of the funds provided under this heading, $143,242,000 are designated as an emergency requirement and necessary to meet emergency needs pursuant to sections 403(a) and 423(b) of S. Con. Res. 13 (111th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated for ‘Military Construction, Army’ under Public Law 110-252, $49,000143,242,000 are hereby rescinded.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps

For an additional amount for ‘Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps’, $243,08335,881,000, to remain available until September 30, 2013: 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 $11,000,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, and architect and engineer services.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Military Construction, Air Force

For an additional amount for ‘Military Construction, Air Force’, $265,470,000, to81,620,000, of which $258,150,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2010, and of which $23,470,000 for child development centers and planning and design shall remain available until September 30, 2013: 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 $12,070,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, and architect and engineer services: Provided further, That none of the funds provided under this heading for military construction projects in Afghanistan shall be obligated or expended until the Secretary of Defense certifies to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress that a prefinancing statement for each project has been submitted to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) for consideration of funding by the NATO Security Investment Program.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Military Construction, Defense-Wide

For an additional amount for ‘Military Construction, Defense-Wide’, $181,500661,552,000, to remain available until September 30, 2013: 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 in the United States not otherwise authorized by law: Provided further, That $1,781,500,000 is hereby authorizedof the amount provided under this heading, $169,500,000 shall be for the construction of a National Security Agency data center and $488,000,000 shall be for the construction of hospitals: Provided further, That $1,589,500,000 is hereby authorized for the National Security Agency data center for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 for the purposes of this appropriation: Provided further, That not later than 30 days after the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an expenditure plan for the funds provided for hospital construction under this heading.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program

For an additional amount for ‘North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program’, $100,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, such funds are authorized for the North Atlantic Treaty Security Investment Program for purposes of section 2806 of title 10, United States Code, and section 2502 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (division B of Public Law 110-417).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

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), $230,963,300,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, such funds may be obligated and expended to carry out operation and maintenance, planning and design and military construction projects not otherwise authorized by law.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS TITLE

Sec. 1001. None of the funds appropriated in this or any other Act may be used to disestablish, reorganize, or relocate the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, except for the Armed Forces Medical Examiner and the National Museum of Health and Medicine, until the President has established, as required by section 722 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181; 122 Stat. 199; 10 U.S.C. 176 note), a Joint Pathology Center, and the Joint Pathology Center is demonstrably performing the minimum requirements set forth in section 722 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1002. (a) In General- Unless otherwise designated, each amount in this title is designated as being for overseas deployments and other activities pursuant to sections 401(c)(4) and 423(a) of S. Con. Res. 13 (111th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010Entitlement- Section 3311 of title 38, United States Code, is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following new paragraph:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(9) An individual who is the child of a person who, on or after September 11, 2001, dies in line of duty while serving on active duty as a member of the Armed Forces.’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





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





‘(f) Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(1) IN GENERAL- Educational assistance payable by reason of paragraph (9) of subsection (b) shall be known as the ‘Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry scholarship’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(2) DEFINITION OF CHILD- For purposes of that paragraph, the term ‘child’ includes a married individual or an individual who is above the age of twenty-three years.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Exception- Subsection (a) shall not apply to any amount under the heading ‘Military Construction, Defense-Wide’Amount- Section 3313(c)(1) of such title is amended by striking ‘section 3311(b)(1) or 3311(b)(2)’ and inserting ‘paragraph (1), (2), or (9) of section 3311(b)’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) Time Limitation for Use- Section 3321(b) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(4) APPLICABILITY TO CHILDREN OF DECEASED MEMBERS- The period during which an individual entitled to educational assistance by reason of section 3311(b)(9) may use such individual’s entitlement expires at the end of the 15-year period beginning on the date of such individual’s eighteenth birthday.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(d) Effective Date; Applicability-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) EFFECTIVE DATE- The amendments made by this section shall take effect on August 1, 2009.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) APPLICABILITY- The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall begin making payments to individuals entitled to educational assistance by reason of paragraph (9) of section 3311(b) of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), by not later than August 1, 2010. In the case of an individual entitled to educational assistance by reason of such paragraph for the period beginning on August 1, 2009, and ending on July 31, 2010, the Secretary shall make retroactive payments to such individual for such period by not later than August 1, 2010.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

TITLE XI

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Administration of Foreign Affairs

diplomatic and consular programs

(including transfer of funds)

For an additional amount for ‘Diplomatic and Consular Programs’, $645,444997,890,000, to remain available until September 30, 2010, of which $117,983,000 is for World W46,358,000 is for Worldwide Security Protection and shall remain available until expended:Provided, That the Secretary of State may transfer up to $135,629,000 of the total Provided, That the Secretary of State may transfer up to $137,600,000 of the funds made available under this heading to any other appropriation of any department or agency of the United States, upon the concurrence of the head of such department or agency, to support operations in and assistance for Afghanistan and to carry out the provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not more thanup to $10,000,000 for public diplomacy activities may be transferred to, and merged with, funds made available under the heading ‘International Broadcasting Operations’ for broadcasting activities to the Pakistan-Afghanistan border region: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, $57,000,000 shall be made available for aircraft acquisition, maintenance, operations and leases in Afghanistan for the Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and the uses and oversight of such aircraft shall be the responsibility of the United States Chief of Mission in Afghanistan: Provided further, That of the funds made available pursuant to the previous proviso, $40,000,000 shall be transferred to, and merged with, funds made available under the heading ‘United States Agency for International Development, Funds Appropriated to the President, Operating Expenses’ for the purpose of USAID’s air services: Provided further, That such aircraft utilized by USAID may be used to transport Federal and non-Federal personnel supporting USAID programs and activities: Provided further, That official travel of other agencies for other purposes may be supported on a reimbursable basis, or without reimbursement when traveling on a space available basis.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

office of inspector general

(including transfer of funds)

For an additional amount for ‘Office of Inspector General’, $22,2004,122,000, to remain available until September 30, 2010, of which $7,000,000 shall be transferred to the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction for reconstruction oversight, and $7,200,000 shall be transferred to the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction for reconstruction oversight: Provided, That the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction may exercise the authorities of subsections (b) through (i) of section 3161 of title 5, United States Code (without regard to subsection (a) of such section) for funds made available for fiscal years 2009 and 2010: Provided further, That the Inspector General of the United States Department of State and the Broadcasting Board of Governors, the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, and the Inspector General of the United States Agency for International Development shall coordinate and integrate the programming of funds made available under this heading in fiscal year 2009 for oversight of programs in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq: Provided further, That the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations, within 30 days of completion, the annual comprehensive audit plan for the Middle East and South Asia developed by the Southwest Asia Joint Planning Group in accordance with section 842 of Public Law 110-181.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

embassy security, construction, and maintenance

For an additional amount for ‘Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance’, $820921,500,000, to remain available until expended, for worldwide security upgrades, acquisition, and construction as authorized, and shall be made available for secure diplomatic facilities and housing for United States mission staff in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and for mobile mail screening units.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

International Organizations

contributions for international peacekeeping activities

For an additional amount for ‘Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities’, $721,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2010.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Funds Appropriated to the President

operating expenses

For an additional amount for ‘Operating Expenses’, $11257,600,000, to remain available until September 30, 2010.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

capital investment fund

For an additional amount for ‘Capital Investment Fund’, $48,500,000, to remain available until expended.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

office of inspector general

For an additional amount for ‘Office of Inspector General’, $3,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2010, for oversight of programs in Afghanistan and Pakistan.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE

Funds Appropriated to the President

global health and child survival

For an additional amount for ‘Global Health and Child Survival’, $50,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2010, notwithstanding any other provision of law, 150,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2010: Provided, That $50,000,000 shall be made available for pandemic preparedness and response: Provided further, That $100,000,000 shall be made available, notwithstanding any other provision of law, except for the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-25), for a United States contribution to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.development assistanceFor an additional amount for: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, to include minimum funding requirements or funding directives, if the President determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the human-to-human transmission of the H1N1 virus is efficient and sustained, severe, and is spreading internationally, funds made available under the headings ‘Global Health and Child Survival’, ‘Development Assistance’, $38,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2010, for assistance for Kenya‘Economic Support Fund’, and ‘Millennium Challenge Corporation’ in prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs may be made available to combat the H1N1 virus: Provided further, That funds made available pursuant to the authority of the previous proviso shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

international disaster assistance

For an additional amount for ‘International Disaster Assistance’, $24570,000,000, to remain available until expended.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

economic support fund

(including transfer of funds)

For an additional amount for ‘Economic Support Fund’, $2,828,000973,601,000, to remain available until September 30, 2010:Provided, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than $866,000,000 may be made available for assistance Provided, That of the funds made available under this heading for assistance for the West Bank and Gaza, $2,000,000 shall be transferred to, and merged with, funds available under the heading ‘United States Agency for International Development, Funds Appropriated to the President, Office of Inspector General’ to conduct oversight of programs in the West Bank and Gaza: Provided further, That of the amounts made available for assistance for the West Bank and Gaza, not more than $200,000,000 may be made available for cash transfer assistance to the Palestinian Authority: Provided further, That none of the funds made available under this heading for cash transfer assistance to the Palestinian Authority may be obligated for Afghanistan, of which not less than $100,000,000 shall be made available to support programs that directly address the needs of Afghan women and girls, including for the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission, the Afghan Ministry of Women’s Affairs, and for women-led nongovernmental organizations: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than $115,000,000 shall be made available for the Afghan Reconstruction Trust Fund, of which not less than $70,000,000 shall be made available for the National Solidarity Program: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than $11,000,000 shall be made available for the Afghan Civilian Assistance Programsalaries of personnel of the Palestinian Authority located in Gaza: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than $439,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for Pakistan, of which not more than $215,000,000 shall be made available for economic growth programs, including basic education to counter the influence of madrassas; not less than $50,000,000 shall be made available for assistancup to $10,000,000 may be made available for internally displaced persons; and not less than $10,000,000 shall be made available for democracy programs, including to strengthen democratic political parties: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading that are availablehumanitarian assistance in Burma for individuals and communities impacted by Cyclone Nargis, notwithstanding any other provision of law: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading for assistance for Afghanistan and Pakistan, not less than $20,000,000 shall be made available for aassistance may be provided notwithstanding any provision of law that restricts assistance to foreign countries for cross border development program to be administered by the Special stabilization and development programs between Afghanistan and Pakistan or between either country and the Central Asian republics, and shall be administered by the Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan at the Department of State: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than $439,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for Iraq, of which not less than $50,000,000 shall be for the Community Action Program and not less than $10,000,000 shall be for the Marla Ruzicka Iraqi War Victims Fund: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than $150,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for Jordan to mitigate the impact of the global economic crisis, including for health, education, water and sanitation, and other assistance for Iraqi and other refugees in Jordan: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than $15,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for Yemen; not less than $10,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for Somalia; and not less than $10,000,000 shall be made available for programs and activities to assist victims of gender-based violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Provided further, That funds made available pursuant to the previous proviso shall be administered by the United States Agency for International Development: Provided further,That none of the funds appropriated in this title for democracy and civil society programs may be made available for the construction of facilities in the United States.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

assistance for europe, eurasia, and central asia

For an additional amount for ‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’, $23072,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2010, of which $200,000,000 may be made available for assistance for Georgia and other 42,000,000 shall be available for assistance for Georgia: Provided, That funds appropriated under this heading may be made available for assistance for other Eurasian countries:Provided to meet unanticipated requirements only if the Secretary of State determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that to do so is in the national security interests of the United States: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, $30,000,000 may be made available for assistance for the Kyrgyz Republic to provide a long-range air traffic control and safety system to support air operations in the Kyrgyz Republic, including at Manas International Airport, notwithstanding any other provision of law: Provided further, That funds appropriated under this heading shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Department of State

international narcotics control and law enforcement

For an additional amount for ‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’, $393487,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2010:Provided, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not more than $109,000,000 may be made available for assistance for the West Bank and not more than $66,000,000 may be made Provided, That not less than $160,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for Mexico to combat drug trafficking and related violence and organized crime, and for judicial reform, institution building, anti-corruption, and rule of law activities: Provided further, That funds made available pursuant to the previous proviso shall be made available subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations, except that notifications shall be transmitted at least 5 days in advance of the obligation of any funds appropriated under this heading: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated in this title may be made available for the cost of fuel for aircraft provided to Mexico, or for operations and maintenance of aircraft purchased by the Government of Mexico: Provided further, That in order to enhance border security and cooperation in law enforcement efforts between Mexico and the United States, funds appropriated in this title that are available for assistance for Mexico may be made available for the procurement of law enforcement communications equipment only if such equipment utilizes open standards and is compatible with, and capable of operating with, radio communications systems and related equipment utilized by Federal law enforcement agencies in the United States to enhance border security and cooperation in law enforcement efforts between Mexico and the United States.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

nonproliferation, anti-terrorism, demining and related programs

For an additional amount for ‘Nonproliferation, Anti-Terrorism, Demining and Related Programs’, $102,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2010:Provided, That of this amount, not more than $77,000,000, to remain available until expended,, of which up to $77,000,000 may be made available for the Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund, notwithstanding any other provision of law, of which not more than $50,000,000 may be made availableto enhance security along the Gaza borderpromote bilateral and multilateral activities relating to nonproliferation, disarmament and weapons destruction, and shall remain available until expended: Provided, That funds made available for the Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That the Secretary of State shall work assiduously to facilitate the regular flow of people and licit goods in and out of Gaza at established border crossings and shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, and every 45 days thereafter until September 30, 2010, detailing progress in this effort.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

migration and refugee assistance

For an additional amount for ‘Migration and Refugee Assistance’, $34590,000,000, to remain available until expended.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE

Funds Appropriated to the President

peacekeeping operations

(including transfer of funds)For an additional amount for ‘Peacekeeping Operations’, $172,900,000, to remain available until September 30, 2010, of which $155,900,000 may be made available to support the African Union Mission to Somalia and which may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated under the heading ‘Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities’ for peacekeeping in Somalia:Provided85,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2010: Provided, That up to $168,000,000 may be made available for assistance for Somalia, of which up to $115,900,000 may be used to pay assessed expenses of international peacekeeping activities in Somalia: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, $15,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and $2,000,000 shall be made available for the Multinational Force and Observer mission in the Sinai.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

international military education and training

For an additional amount for ‘International Military Education and Training’, $2,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2010, for assistance for Iraq.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

foreign military financing program

For an additional amount for ‘Foreign Military Financing Program’, $98,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2009,1,294,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2010: Provided, That not less than $260,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for the Mexican Navy and shall be available notwithstanding section 7045(e) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2009 (division H of Public Law 111-8): Provided further, That funds made available pursuant to the previous proviso shall be available notwithstanding section 36(b) of the Arms Export Control Act: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than $150,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for Jordan: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than $555,000,000, shall be available for grants only for Israel and shall be disbursed not later than October 30, 2009: Provided further, That to the extent that the Government of Israel requests that funds be used for such purposes, grants made available for Israel by this paragraph shall, as agreed by the United States and Israel, be available for advanced weapons systems, of which $145,965,000 shall be available for the procurement in Israel of defense articles and defense services, including research and development: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than $260,000,000 shall be made available for grants only for Egypt, including for border security programs and activities in the Sinai: Provided further, That funds appropriated pursuant to the previous proviso estimated to be outlayed for Egypt shall be transferred to an interest bearing account for Egypt in the Federal Reserve Bank of New York not later than October 30, 2009: Provided further, That up to $69,000,000 may be made available for assistance for Lebanon.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS TITLE

afghanistanSec. 1101. (a) In General- Funds appropriated extension of authorities

Sec. 1102. (a) In General- Funds appropriated in this title under the heading ‘Economic Support Fund’ that are available for assistance for Afghanistan shall be made available, to the maximum extent practicable, in a manner that utilizes Afghan entities and emphasizes the participation of Afghan women and directly improves the security, economic and social well-being, and political status, of Afghan women and girls.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Limitation on Contracts and Grants- Funds appropriated under the heading ‘Economic Support Fund’ that are available for assistance for Afghanistan shall not be used to initiate or make an amendment to any contract, grant or cooperative agreement in an amount exceeding $10,000,000.(c) Assistance for Women and Girls-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) Funds appropriated in this title for assistance for Afghanistan shall comply with sections 7062 and 7063 of Public Law 111-8, and shall be made available to support programs that increase participation by women in the political process, including at the national, provincial, and sub-provincial levels, and in efforts to improve security in Afghanistan.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) Of the funds appropriated under the headingfor assistance for Afghanistan in fiscal year 2009 under the headings ‘Economic Support Fund’ and ‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’ that are available for assistance for Afghanistan, not less than $10,000,000 shall be made available to train and support, not less than $150,000,000 shall be made available to support programs that directly address the needs of Afghan women investigators, police officers, prosecutors and judges with responsibility for investigating, prosecuting, and punishing crimes of violence against women and girls.(2) Of the funds appropriated under the heading ‘Economic Support Fund’ that are available for assistance for Afghanistan, not less than $5,000,000 shall be made available for capacity building for, including for the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission, the Afghan Ministry of Women’s Affairs, and for women-led nongovernmental organizations, and not less than $25,000,000 shall be made available to support programs and activities of such organizations, including to provide legal assistance and training for.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) Procurement of Afghan women and girls about their rights, and to promote women’s health (including mental health), education, and leadershipProducts and Services-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) IN GENERAL- Funds made available for assistance for Afghanistan in this title and in prior acts appropriating funds for Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, may be used to conduct procurements and to award assistance instruments in which--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) competition is limited to products, services, or sources that are from Afghanistan;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) procedures other than competitive procedures are used to award a contract or assistance instrument to a particular source or sources from Afghanistan; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(C) a preference is provided for products, services, or sources that are from Afghanistan.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) PRODUCTS, SERVICES, AND SOURCES FROM AFGHANISTAN- For the purposes of this section:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) A product is from Afghanistan if it is mined, produced, or manufactured in Afghanistan.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) A service is from Afghanistan if it is performed in Afghanistan by citizens or permanent resident aliens of Afghanistan.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(C) A source is from Afghanistan if it--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(i) is located in Afghanistan; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(ii) offers products or services that are from Afghanistan.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) REPORTING AND CONSULTING REQUIREMENT- Not less than 180 days after enactment of this Act the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations on efforts undertaken by the Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to utilize this authority in order to enhance participation by Afghan entities in development activities in Afghanistan: Provided, That the Secretary of State and the Administrator of USAID shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations regarding the exercise of the authority of this subsection and prior to submitting the report required by this paragraph: Provided further, That the exercise of such authority in excess of $15,000,000 for any single contract or assistance instrument is subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(d) Anticorruption- Ten percent of the funds appropriated under the heading ‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’ that are available for assistance for the Government of Afghanistan shall be withheld from obligation until the Secretary of State reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Afghanistan is implementing a policy to promptly remove from office any government official who is credibly alleged to have engaged in narcotics trafficking, gross violations of human rights, or other major crimes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(e) Acquisition of Property- Not more than $120,000,000 of the funds appropriated in this title mayshould be made available to pay for the acquisition of property for diplomatic facilities in Afghanistan.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(f) United Nations Development Program- None of the funds appropriated in this title may be made available for programs and activities of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Afghanistan unless the Secretary of StateFunds appropriated in this title may be made available for programs and activities of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Afghanistan if the Secretary of State reports to the Committees on Appropriations that UNDP is fully cooperating with efforts of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to investigate expenditures by UNDP of USAID funds associated with the Quick Impact Program in Afghanistan, and has agreed to reimburse USAID, if appropriate.(g) Training in Civilian-Military Coordination- The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, shall seek to ensure that civilian.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(g) National Solidarity Program- Of the funds appropriated in this title under the heading ‘Economic Support Fund’ that are available for assistance for Afghanistan, not less than $70,000,000 shall be made available for the National Solidarity Program.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(h) Airwings- The uses and oversight of aircraft purchased or leased by the Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development by funds appropriated by this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations and related programs shall be coordinated under the authority of the United States Chief of Mission in Afghanistan: Provided, That such aircraft may be used to transport Federal and non-Federal personnel assigned to serve in Afghanistan receive civilian-military coordination training that focuses on counterinsurgency and stability operations, and shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act detailing how such training addresses current and future civilian-military coordination requirementsupporting the Department of State and United States Agency for International Development programs and activities: Provided further, That official travel for other agencies for other purposes may be supported on a reimbursable basis, or without reimbursement when traveling on a space available basis.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

allocations

Sec. 11023. (a) Funds appropriated in this title for the following accounts shall be made available for programs and countries in the amounts contained in the respective tables included in the reporjoint statement accompanying this Act:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) ‘Diplomatic and Consular Programs’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) ‘Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) ‘Economic Support Fund’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(4) ‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) For the purposes of implementing this section, and only with respect to the tables included in the reporjoint statement accompanying this Act, the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, as appropriate, may propose deviations to the amounts referenced in subsection (a), subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations and section 634A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

burmaSec. 1103. (a) Funds appropriated under the heading ‘Economic Support Fund’ for humanitarian assistance for Burma may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law.(b) spending plan and notification procedures

Sec. 1104. (a) Spending Plan- Not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a report that details the findings and recommendations of the Department of State’s review of United States policy toward Burma.extension of authoritiesSec. 1104. Funds appropriated in this title may be obligated and expended notwithstanding section 10 ofPublic Law 91-672, section 15 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956, section 313 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103-236), and section 504(a)(1) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 414(a)(1))45 days after the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a report detailing planned expenditures for funds appropriated in this title, except for funds appropriated under the headings ‘International Disaster Assistance’ and ‘Migration and Refugee Assistance’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Notification- Funds made available in this title 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

global financial crisis

Sec. 1105. (a) In General- Of the funds appropriated in this title under the heading ‘Economic Support Fund’, not more than $285,00055,601,000 may be made available for assistance for vulnerable populations in developing countries severely affected by the global financial crisis:Provided, That funds made available pursuant to this section may be obligated only after the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) submits a report to the Committees on Appropriations detailing a spending plan for each such country including criteria for eligibility, proposed amounts and purposes of assistance, and mechanisms for monitoring the uses of such assistance, and indicating that USAID has reviewed its existing programs in such country to determine reprogramming opportunities to increase assistance for vulnerable populations: Provided further, That funds made available pursuant to this section shall be transferred to, and merged with, the following accounts:(1) Not less than $12,000,000 for the that--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) have a 2007 per capita Gross National Income of $3,705 or less;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) have seen a contraction in predicted growth rates of 2 percent or more since 2007; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) demonstrate consistent improvement on the democracy and governance indicators as measured by the Millennium Challenge Corporation 2009 Country Scorebook.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Transfer Authorities- Of the funds appropriated in this title under the heading ‘Economic Support Fund’ for developing countries impacted by the global financial crisis--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) up to $29,000,000 may be transferred and merged with ‘Development Credit Authority’, for the cost of direct loans and loan guarantees notwithstanding the dollar limitations in such account on transfers to the account and the principal amount of loans made or guaranteed with respect to any single country or borrower:Provided, That such transferred funds may be mad Provided, That such transferred funds may be available to subsidize total loan principal, any portion of which is to be guaranteed, of up to $3,32,000,000,000: Provided further, That the authority provided in this subsectionby the previous proviso is in addition to authority provided under the heading ‘Development Credit Authority’ in Public Law 111-8: Provided further, That and up to $1,500,000 may be made available for administrative expenses to carry out credit programs administered by the United States Agency for International Development; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) Not more than $20,000,000 for theup to $20,000,000 may be transferred to, and merged with, ‘Overseas Private Investment Corporation Program Account’, notwithstanding section 708(b) ofPublic Law 111-8: Provided, That such funds shall not be available for administrative expenses of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation.(b: Provided, That the authority provided in this paragraph is in addition to authority provided in section 7081 in Public Law 111-8.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) Reprogramming Authority- Notwithstanding any other provision of law and in addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes, funds appropriated under the heading ‘Millennium Challenge Corporation’ (MCC) in prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated under the heading ‘Economic Support Fund’ that are made available pursuant to this section.(1) The authority contained in subsection (b) may only be exercised forand related programs may be made available for programs and activities to assist vulnerable populations severely affected by the global financial crisis in a country that has signed a compact with the MCC or has been designated by the MCC as a threshold country, and such a reprogramming of funds: Provided, That such a modification of a compact or threshold program by the MCC should be made, if practicable, prior to making available additional assistance for such purposes.(2) T: Provided further, That the MCC shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations prior to exercising the authority of this subsection.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(d) Report- The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), shall submit a spending plan not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act to the Committees on Appropriations, and prior to the initial obligation of funds appropriated for countries impacted by the global economic crisis, detailing the use of all funds on a country-by-country, and project-by-project basis: Provided, That for each project, the report shall include (1) the projected long-term economic impact of providing such funds; (2) the name of the entity or implementing organization to which funds are being provided; (3) whether funds will be provided as a direct cash transfer to a local or national government entity; and (4) an assessment of whether USAID has reviewed its existing programs in such country to determine reprogramming opportunities to increase assistance for vulnerable populations: Provided further, That funds transferred to the Development Credit Authority and the Overseas Private Investment Corporation are subject to the reporting requirements in section 1104.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

iraq

Sec. 1106. (a) In General- Funds appropriated in this title that are available for assistance for Iraq shall be made available, to the maximum extent practicable, in a manner that utilizes Iraqi entities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Matching Requirement- Funds appropriated in this title for assistance for Iraq shall be made available in accordance with the Department of State’s April 9, 2009, ‘Guidelines for Government of Iraq Financial Participation in United States Government-Funded Civilian Foreign Assistance Programs and Projects’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) Other Assistance- Of the funds appropriated in this title under the heading ‘Economic Support Fund’, not less than $2015,000,000 shall be made available for targeted development programs and activities in areas of conflict in Iraq, and the responsibility for policy decisions and justifications for the use of such funds shall be the responsibility of the United States Chief of Mission in Iraq.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

prohibition on assistance forto hamas

Sec. 1107. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this title may be made available for assistance to Hamas, or any entity effectively controlled by Hamas or any power-sharing government of which Hamas is a member.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Notwithstanding the limitation of subsection (a), assistance may be provided to a power-sharing government only if the President certifies in writing and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that such government, including all of its ministers or such equivalent, has publicly accepted and is complying with the principles contained in section 620K(b)(1)(A) and (B) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) The President may exercise the authority in section 620K(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act as added by the Palestinian Anti-Terrorism Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-446) with respect to this subsection.(d)ection.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(d) Whenever the certification pursuant to subsection (b) is exercised, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations within 120 days of the certification and every quarter thereafter on whether such government, including all of its ministers or such equivalent, are continuing to comply with the principles contained in section 620K(b)(1)(A) and (B) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. The report shall also detail the amount, purposes and delivery mechanisms for any assistance provided pursuant to the abovementioned certification and a full accounting of any direct support of such government.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

mexicoSec. 1108. (a) Not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations detailing actions taken by the Government of Mexico since June 30, 2008, to investigate and prosecute violations of internationally recognized human rights by members of the Mexican Federal police and military forces, and to support a thorough, independent, and credible investigation of the murder of American citizen Bradley Roland Will.(b) None of the funds appropriated in this title may be made available for the cost of fuel for helicopters provided to Mexico, or for logistical support, including operations and maintenance, of aircraft purchased by the Government of Mexico.(c) In order to enhance border security and cooperation in law enforcement efforts between Mexico and the United States, funds appropriated in this title that are available for assistance for Mexico may be made available for the procurement of law enforcement communications equipment only if such equipment utilizes open standards and is compatible with, and capable of operating with, radio communications systems and related equipment utilized by Federal law enforcement agencies in the United States to enhance border security and cooperation in law enforcement efforts between Mexico and the United States terms and conditions

Sec. 1108. Unless otherwise provided for in this Act, funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this title shall be available under the authorities and conditions provided in the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2009 (division H of Public Law 111-8), except that sections 7070(e), with respect to funds made available for macroeconomic growth assistance for Zimbabwe, and 7042(a) and (c) of such Act shall not apply to funds made available in this title.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

multilateral development bank replenishments

Sec. 1109. (a) International Development Association- The International Development Association Act (22 U.S.C. 284 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘SEC. 24. FIFTEENTH REPLENISHMENT.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(a) The United States Governor of the International Development Association is authorized to contribute on behalf of the United States $3,705,000,000 to the fifteenth replenishment of the resources of the Association, subject to obtaining the necessary appropriations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(b) In order to pay for the United States contribution provided for in subsection (a), there are authorized to be appropriated, without fiscal year limitation, $3,705,000,000 for payment by the Secretary of the Treasury.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘SEC. 25. MULTILATERAL DEBT RELIEF.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(a) The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to contribute, on behalf of the United States, not more than $356,000,000 to the International Development Association for the purpose of funding debt relief under the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative in the period governed by the fifteenth replenishment of resources of the International Development Association, subject to obtaining the necessary appropriations and without prejudice to any funding arrangements in existence on the date of the enactment of this section.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(b) In order to pay for the United States contribution provided for in subsection (a), there are authorized to be appropriated, without fiscal year limitation, not more than $356,000,000 for payment by the Secretary of the Treasury.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(c) In this section, the term ‘Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative’ means the proposal set out in the G8 Finance Ministers’ Communique entitled ‘Conclusions on Development,’ done at London, June 11, 2005, and reaffirmed by G8 Heads of State at the Gleneagles Summit on July 8, 2005.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) African Development Fund- The African Development Fund Act (22 U.S.C. 290 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

‘SEC. 219. ELEVENTH REPLENISHMENT.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

‘(a) The United States Governor of the African Development Fund is authorized to contribute on behalf of the United States $468,165,000 to the eleventh replenishment of the resources of the Fund, subject to obtaining the necessary appropriations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(b) In order to pay for the United States contribution provided for in subsection (a), there are authorized to be appropriated, without fiscal year limitation, $468,165,000 for payment by the Secretary of the Treasury.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

‘SEC. 220. MULTILATERAL DEBT RELIEF INITIATIVE.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

‘(a) The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to contribute, on behalf of the United States, not more than $26,000,000 to the African Development Fund for the purpose of funding debt relief under the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative in the period governed by the eleventh replenishment of resources of the African Development Fund, subject to obtaining the necessary appropriations and without prejudice to any funding arrangements in existence on the date of the enactment of this section.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(b) In order to pay for the United States contribution provided for in subsection (a), there are authorized to be appropriated, without fiscal year limitation, not more than $26,000,000 for payment by the Secretary of the Treasury.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

promotion of policy goals at the world bank group

Sec. 1110. Title XVI of the International Financial Institutions Act (22 U.S.C. 262p et seq.) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

‘SEC. 1626. REFORM OF THE ‘DOING BUSINESS’ REPORT OF THE WORLD BANK.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

‘(a) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States Executive Directors at the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the International Development Association, and the International Finance Corporation of the following United States policy goals, and to use the voice and vote of the United States to actively promote and work to achieve these goals:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(1) Suspension of the use of the ‘Employing Workers’ Indicator for the purpose of ranking or scoring country performance in the annual Doing Business Report of the World Bank until a set of indicators can be devised that fairly represent the value of internationally recognized workers’ rights, including core labor standards, in creating a stable and favorable environment for attracting private investment. The indicators shall bring to bear the experiences of the member governments in dealing with the economic, social and political complexity of labor market issues. The indicators should be developed through collaborative discussions with and between the World Bank, the International Finance Corporation, the International Labor Organization, private companies, and labor unions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(2) Elimination of the ‘Labor Tax and Social Contributions’ Subindicator from the annual Doing Business Report of the World Bank.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(3) Removal of the ‘Employing Workers’ Indicator as a ‘guidepost’ for calculating the annual Country Policy and Institutional Assessment score for each recipient country.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(b) Within 60 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary of the Treasury shall provide an instruction to the United States Executive Directors referred to in subsection (a) to take appropriate actions with respect to implementing the policy goals of the United States set forth in subsection (a), and such instruction shall be posted on the website of the Department of the Treasury.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

‘SEC. 1627. ENHANCING THE TRANSPARENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THE INSPECTION PANEL PROCESS OF THE WORLD BANK.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

‘(a) Enhancing Transparency in Implementation of Management Action Plans- The Secretary of the Treasury shall direct the United States Executive Directors at the World Bank to seek to ensure that World Bank Procedure 17.55, which establishes the operating procedures of Management with regard to the Inspection Panel, provides that Management prepare and make available to the public semiannual progress reports describing implementation of Action Plans considered by the Board; allow and receive comments from Requesters and other Affected Parties for two months after the date of disclosure of the progress reports; post these comments on World Bank and Inspection Panel websites (after receiving permission from the requestors to post with or without attribution); submit the reports to the Board with any comments received; and make public the substance of any actions taken by the Board after Board consideration of the reports.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(b) Safeguarding the Independence and Effectiveness of the Inspection Panel- The Secretary of the Treasury shall direct the United States Executive Directors at the World Bank to continue to promote the independence and effectiveness of the Inspection Panel, including by seeking to ensure the availability of, and access by claimants to, the Inspection Panel for projects supported by World Bank resources.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(c) Evaluation of Country Systems- The Secretary of the Treasury shall direct the United States Executive Directors at the World Bank to request an evaluation by the Independent Evaluation Group on the use of country environmental and social safeguard systems to determine the degree to which, in practice, the use of such systems provides the same level of protection at the project level as do the policies and procedures of the World Bank.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(d) World Bank Defined- In this section, the term ‘World Bank’ means the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the International Development Association.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

climate change mitigation and greenhouse gas accounting

Sec. 1111. Title XIII of the International Financial Institutions Act (22 U.S.C. 262m et seq.) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

‘SEC. 1308. CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION AND GREENHOUSE GAS ACCOUNTING.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

‘(a) Use of Greenhouse Gas Accounting- The Secretary of the Treasury shall seek to ensure that multilateral development banks (as defined in section 1701(c)(4) of this Act) adopt and implement greenhouse gas accounting in analyzing the benefits and costs of individual projects (excluding those with de minimus greenhouse gas emissions) for which funding is sought from the bank.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(b) Expansion of Climate Change Mitigation Activities- The Secretary of the Treasury shall work to ensure that the multilateral development banks (as defined in section 1701(c)(4)) expand their activities supporting climate change mitigation by--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(1) significantly expanding support for investments in energy efficiency and renewable energy, including zero carbon technologies;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(2) reviewing all proposed infrastructure investments to ensure that all opportunities for integrating energy efficiency measures have been considered;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(3) increasing the dialogue with the governments of developing countries regarding--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) analysis and policy measures needed for low carbon emission economic development; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) reforms needed to promote private sector investments in energy efficiency and renewable energy, including zero carbon technologies; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(4) integrate low carbon emission economic development objectives into multilateral development bank country strategies.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(c) Report to Congress- Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit a report on the status of efforts to implement this section to the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Financial Services and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

multilateral development bank reform

Sec. 1112. (a) Budget Disclosure- The Secretary of the Treasury shall seek to ensure that the multilateral development banks make timely, public disclosure of their operating budgets including expenses for staff, consultants, travel and facilities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Evaluation- The Secretary of the Treasury shall seek to ensure that multilateral development banks rigorously evaluate the development impact of selected bank projects, programs, and financing operations, and emphasize use of random assignment in conducting such evaluations, where appropriate and to the extent feasible.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) Extractive Industries- The Secretary of the Treasury shall direct the United States Executive Directors at the multilateral development banks to promote the endorsement of the Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (EITI) by these institutions and the integration of the principles of the EITI into extractive industry-related projects that are funded by the multilateral development banks.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(d) Report- Not later than September 30, 2009, the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit a report to the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, and the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the Houseinancial Services of the House of Representatives, detailing actions taken by the multilateral development banks to achieve the objectives of this section.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(e) Coordination of Development Policy- The Secretary of the Treasury shall coordinatensult with the Secretary of State, the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, and other Federal agencies, as appropriate, in the formulation and implementation of United States policy relating to the development activities of the World Bank Group with the Secretary of State, the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, and other Federal agencies, as appropriate.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

overseas comparability pay adjustment

Sec. 1113. (a) Subject to such regulations prescribed by the Secretary of State, including with respect to phase-in schedule and treatment as basic pay, and notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated for this fiscal year in this or any other Act may be used to pay an eligible member of the Foreign Service as defined in subsection (b) of this section a locality-based comparability payment (stated as a percentage) up to the amount of the locality-based comparability payment (stated as a percentage) that would be payable to such member under section 5304 of title 5, United States Code if such member’s official duty station were in the District of Columbia.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) A member of the Service shall be eligible for a payment under this section only if the member is designated class 1 or below for purposes of section 403 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3963) and the member’s official duty station is not in the continental United States or in a non-foreign area, as defined in section 591.205 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) The amount of any locality-based comparability payment that is paid to a member of the Foreign Service under this section shall be subject to any limitations on pay applicable to locality-based comparability payments under section 5304 of title 5, United States Code.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

assessment on afghanistan and pakistan refugee programs and oversight

Sec. 1114. (a) Finding- The Congress supports economic and security assistance for Afghanistan and Pakistan, but long-term stability and security in those countries is tied more to the capacity and conduct of the Afghan and Pakistani governments and the resolve of both societies for peace and stability, to include combating extremist networks, than it is to the policies of the United States.(b) Report- The President shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees, not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act and every 6 months thereafter until September 30, 2010, in classified form if necessary, assessing the extent to which the Afghan and Pakistani governments are demonstrating the necessary commitment, capability, conduct and unity of purpose to warrant the continuation of the President’s policy announced on March 27, 2009, to include:(1) The level of political consensus and unity of purpose across ethnic, tribal, religious and political party affiliations to confront the political and security challenges facing the region;(2) The level of official corruption that undermines such political consensus and unity of purpose, and actions taken to eliminate it;(3) The actions taken by the respective security forces and appropriate government entities in developing a counterinsurgency capability, conducting counterinsurgency operations, and establishing security and governance on the ground;(4) The actions taken by the respective intelligence agencies in cooperating with the United States on counterinsurgency and counterterrorism operations and in terminating policies and programs, and removing personnel, that provide material support to extremist networks that target United States troops or undermine United States objectives in the region;(5) The ability of the Afghan and Pakistani governments to effectively control and govern the territory within their respective borders; and(6) The ways in which United States Government assistance contributed, or failed to contribute, to achieving the goals outlined above.(c) Policy Assessment- The President, on the basis of information gathered and coordinated by the National Security Council, shall advise the Congress on how such assessment requires, or does not require, changes to such policy.(d) Definition- For purposes of this section, ‘appropriate congressional committees’ means the Committees on Appropriations, Foreign Relations and Armed Services of the Senate, and the Committees on Appropriations, Foreign Affairs and Armed Services of the House of Representatives.assistance for pakistanSec. 1115. (a) Findings-(1) The United States and the international community have welcomed and supported Pakistan’s return to civilian rule since the democratic elections of February 18, 2008;(2) Since 2001, the United States has provided more than $12,000,000,000 in economic and security assistance to Pakistan;(3) Afghanistan and Pakistan are facing grave threats to their internal security from a growing insurgency fueled by al Qaeda, the Taliban and other violent extremist groups operating in areas along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border; and(4) The United States is committed to supporting vigorous efforts by the Government of Pakistan to secure Pakistan’s western border and counter violent extremism, expand government services, support economic development, combat corruption and uphold the rule of law in such areasunding- Of the funds appropriated in this title under the heading ‘Migration and Refugee Assistance’, up to $119,000,000 may be made available to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for activities in the West Bank and Gaza.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Report- Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report, in classified form if necessary, to the Committees on Appropriations detailing--(1) a spending plan for the proposed uses of funds appropriatedOversight- Of the funds made available in this title under the headings ‘Economic Support Fund’ and ‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’ that are available for assistance for Pakistan including amounts, the purposes for which funds are to be made available, and intended results;(2) the actions to be taken by the United States and the Government of Pakistan relating to such assistance;(3) the metrics for measuring progress in achieving such results; and(4) the mechanisms for monitoring such funds.special authoritySec. 1116. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated under the headings ‘Global HIV/AIDS Initiative’ or ‘Global Health and Child Survival’ in prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, export financing and related programs for assistance for Kenya to carry out the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief mayfor assistance for the West Bank and Gaza, $1,000,000 shall be transferred to, and merged with, funds made available under the heading ‘Economic Support Fund’ to respond to instability in Kenya arising from conflict or civil strife.(b) The Secretary of State shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations prior to exercising the authority of this section.spending plan and notification proceduresSec. 1117. (a) Spending Plan- Not later than 45 days after the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a report detailing planned expenditures for funds appropriated in this title, except for funds appropriated under the headings ‘International Disaster Assistance’ and ‘Migration and Refugee Assistance’.(b) Notification- Funds appropriated in this title, with the exception of funds appropriated under the headings ‘International Disaster Assistance’ and ‘Migration and Refugee Assistance’, shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations and section 634A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.technical provisionsSec. 1118. (a) Modifications- The funding limitation in section 7046(a) ofPublic Law 111-8 shall not apply to funds made available for assistance for Colombia through the United States Agency for International Development’savailable under the heading ‘Administration of Foreign Affairs, Office of Transition Initiatives: Provided, That tInspector General’ for oversight of programs in the West Bank, Gaza and surrounding region.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Sec. 1115. (a) Modification- Title III of division H of Public Law 111-8 is amended under the heading ‘Economic Support Fund’ in the second proviso by striking ‘up to $20,000,000’ and inserting ‘not less than $20,000,000’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Notification Requirement- Funds appropriated by this Act that are transferred to the Department of State or the United States Agency for International Development from any other Federal department or agency shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, notwithstanding any other provision of law.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) Authority- Funds appropriated in this title, and subsequent and prior acts appropriating funds for Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs and under the heading ‘Public Law 480 Title II Grants’ in this, subsequent, and prior Acts appropriating funds for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, shall be made available notwithstanding the requirements of and amendments made by section 3511 ofPublic Law 110-417.(d) Reemployment of Annuitants-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) Section 824 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4064) is amended in subsection (g)(1)(B) by inserting ‘, Pakistan,’ after ‘Iraq’ each place it appears; by inserting ‘to positions in the Response Readiness Corps,’ before ‘or to posts vacated’; and, in subsection (g)(2) by striking ‘2009’ and inserting instead ‘20120’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) Section 61 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2733) is amended in subsection (a)(1) by adding ‘, Pakistan,’ after ‘Iraq’ each place it appears; by inserting ‘, to positions in the Response Readiness Corps,’ before ‘or to posts vacated’; and, in subsection (a)(2) by striking ‘2008’ and inserting instead ‘20120’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) Section 625 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2385) is amended in subsection (j)(1)(A) by adding ‘, Pakistan,’ after ‘Iraq’ each place it appears; by inserting ‘, to positions in the Response Readiness Corps,’ before ‘or to posts vacated’; and, in subsection (Jj)(1)(B) by striking ‘2008’ and inserting instead ‘2012’.(e0’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(d) Incentives for Critical Posts- Notwithstanding sections 5753(a)(2)(A) and 5754(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, appropriations made available by this or any other Act may be used to pay recruitment, relocation, and retention bonuses under chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code to members of the Foreign Service, other than chiefs of mission and ambassadors at large, who are on official duty in Iraq, Afghanistan, or Pakistan. This authority shall terminate on October 1, 2012.(f0.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(e) Of the funds appropriated under the heading ‘Foreign Military Financing Program’ in Public Law 110-161 that are available for assistance for Colombia, $500,000 may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated under the heading ‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’ to provide medical and rehabilitation assistance for members of Colombian security forces who have suffered severe injuries.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

afghanistan and pakistan policySec. 1121. (a) Objectives for Afghanistan and Pakistancommitment and capabilities report

Sec. 1117. (a) Statement of Objectives- Not later than 690 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall develop and submit to the appropriate committees of Congress the following:(1) Asubmit to the appropriate congressional committees a clear statement of the objectives of United States policy with respect to Afghanistan and Pakistan.(2) M, and the metrics to be utilized to assess progress toward achieving the objectives developed under paragraph (1).(b) Reports-(1) IN GENERALsuch objectives.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Reporting Requirement- Not later than March 30, 2010 and every 1280 days thereafter until September 30, 2011, the President, in consultation with Coalition partners as appropriate, shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a reportngressional committees a report, in classified form if necessary, setting forth the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) A1) a description and assessment of the progress of United States Government efforts, including those of the Department of Defense, the Department of State, the United States Agency for International Development, and the Department of Justice, in achieving the objectives for Afghanistan and Pakistan developed under subsection (a)(1).(B) Ain subsection (a);CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) any modification of the metrics developed under subsection (a)(2in subsection (a) in light of circumstances in Afghanistan or Pakistan, together with a justification for such modification.(C) R; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) recommendations for the additional resources or authorities, if any, required to achieve such objectives for Afghanistan and Pakistan.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) FORM- Each report under this subsection may be submitted in classified or unclassified form.c) Classification- Any report submitted in classified form shall include an unclassified annex or summary of the matters contained in the report.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DEFINED- In this subsection, the term ‘appropriate committees of Congress’ means--(A) the Committees on Armed d) Definition- For purposes of this section, ‘appropriate congressional committees’ means--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) the Committees on Armed Services, Appropriations, Foreign Relations, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and the Judiciary, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B2) the Committees on Armed Services, Appropriations, Foreign Affairs, Homeland Security, and the Judiciary, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

TITLE XII

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

payments to air carriers

(airport and airway trust fund)

In addition to funds made available under Public Law 111-8 and funds authorized under subsection 41742(a)(1) of title 49, United States Code, to carry out the essential air service program, to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, $13,200,000, to remain available until expended.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Federal Aviation Administration

grants-in-aid for airports

(airport and airway trust fund)

(rescission)

Of the amounts authorized under sections 48103 and 48112 of title 49, United States Code, $13,200,000 are permanently rescinded from amounts authorized for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS TITLE

Sec. 1201. Section 1937 of(d) of Public Law 109-59 (119 Stat. 1144, 1510) is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘expenditures’ each place that it appears and inserting ‘allocations’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘expenditure’ and inserting ‘allocation’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1202. A recipient and subrecipient of funds appropriated in Public Law 111-5 and apportioned pursuant to section 5311 and section 5336 (other than subsection (i)(1) and (j)) of title 49, United States Code, may use up to 10 percent of the amount apportioned for the operating costs of equipment and facilities for use in public transportation or for eligible activities under section 5311(f): Provided, That a grant obligating such funds prior to the date of the enactment of this Acton or after February 17, 2009, may be amended to allow a recipient and subrecipient to use the funds made available for operating assistance: Provided further, That such funds are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 403 of S. Con. Res. 13 (111th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010applicable chapter 53 requirements apply, except for the Federal share which shall be, at the option of the recipient, up to 100 percent.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1203. Public Law 110-329, under the heading ‘Project-Based Rental Assistance’, is amended by striking ‘project-based vouchers’ and all that follows up to the period and inserting ‘activities and assistance for the provision of tenant-based rental assistance, including related administrative expenses, as authorized under the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.), $80,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That such funds shall be made available within 60 days of the enactment of this Act: Provided further, That in carrying out the activities authorized under this heading, the Secretary shall waive section (o)(13)(B) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(13)(B))’: Provided, That such additional funds are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 403 of S. Con. Res. 13 (111th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1204. Public Law 111-5 is amended by striking the second proviso under the heading ‘HOME Investment Partnerships Program’ and inserting ‘Provided further, That the housing credit agencies in each State shall distribute these funds competitively under this heading and pursuant to their qualified allocation plan (as defined in section 42(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) to owners of projects who have received or receive simultaneously an award of low-income housing tax credits under sections 42(h) and 1400N of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986:’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1205. Notwithstanding Section 1606, amounts made available under Division A of Public Law 111-5 for the ‘Public Housing Capital Fund’ to carry out capital and management activities for public housing agencies as authorized under section 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g) shall be subject to 42 U.S.C. 1437j; for the ‘Community Development Fund’ to carry out the community development block grant program under title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) shall be subject to 42 U.S.C. 5310 (or a waiver under 42 U.S.C. 5307(e)(2)); for ‘Native American Housing Block Grants,’ as authorized under title I of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4111 et seq.) (‘NAHASDA’) shall be subject to 25 U.S.C. 4114(b); and for a housing entity eligible to receive funding under title VIII of NAHASDA (25 U.S.C. 4221 et seq.) shall be subject to 25 U.S.C. 4225(b).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

TITLE XIII--CONSUMER ASSISTANCE TO RECYCLE AND SAVE PROGRAM

OTHER MATTERS

INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY PROGRAMS

United States Quota, International Monetary Fund

For an increase in the United States quota in the International Monetary Fund, the dollar equivalent of 4,973,100,000 Special Drawing Rights, to remain available until expended: Provided, That the cost of the amounts provided herein shall be determined as provided under the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661 et. seq.): Provided further, That for purposes of section 502(5) of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, the discount rate in section 502(5)(E) shall be adjusted for market risks: Provided further, That section 504(b) of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661c(b)) shall not apply.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Loans to International Monetary Fund

For loans to the International Monetary Fund under section 17(a)(ii2) and (b)(ii2) of the Bretton Woods Agreements Act (Public Law 87-490, 22 U.S.C. 286e-2), as amended by this Act pursuant to the New Arrangements to Borrow, the dollar equivalent of up to 75,000,000,000 Special Drawing Rights, to remain available until expended, in addition to any amounts previously appropriated under section 17 of such Act: Provided, That if the United States agrees to an expansion of its credit arrangement in an amount less than the dollar equivalent of 75,000,000,000 Special Drawing Rights, any amount over the United States’ agreement shall not be available until further appropriated: Provided further, That the cost of the amounts provided herein shall be determined as provided under the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661 et. seq.): Provided further, That for purposes of section 502(5) of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, the discount rate in section 502(5)(E) shall be adjusted for market risks: Provided further, That section 504(b) of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661c(b)) shall not apply.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

GENERAL PROVISIONS--INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

Sec. 13401. Section 17 of the Bretton Woods Agreements Act (22 U.S.C. 286e-2) is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





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





(A) by inserting ‘(1)’ before ‘In order to’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) by adding at the end the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(2) In order to carry out the purposes of a one-time decision of the Executive Directors of the International Monetary Fund (the Fund) to expand the resources of the New Arrangements to Borrow, established pursuant to the decision of January 27, 1997 referred to in paragraph (1) above, and to make other amendments to the New Arrangements to Borrow to achieve an expanded and more flexible New Arrangements to Borrow as contemplated by paragraph 17 of the G-20 Leaders’ Statement of April 2, 2009 in London, the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to instruct the United States Executive Director to consent to such amendments notwithstanding subsection (d) of this section, and to make loans, in an amount not to exceed the dollar equivalent of 75,000,000,000 Special Drawing Rights, in addition to any amounts previously authorized under this section and limited to such amounts as are provided in advance in appropriations Acts, except that prior to activation, the Secretary of the Treasury shall report to Congress on whether supplementary resources are needed to forestall or cope with an impairment of the international monetary system and whether the Fund has fully explored other means of funding, to the Fund under article VII, section 1(i), of the Articles of Agreement of the Fund: Provided, That prior to instructing the United States Executive Director to provide consent to such amendments, the Secretary of the Treasury shall consult with the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representativappropriate congressional committees on the amendments to be made to the New Arrangements to Borrow, including guidelines and criteria governing the use of its resources; the countries that have made commitments to contribute to the New Arrangements to Borrow and the amount of such commitments; and the steps taken by the United States to expand the number of countries so the United States share of the expanded New Arrangements to Borrow is representative of its share as of the date of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That any loan under the authority granted in this subsection shall be made with due regard to the present and prospective balance of payments and reserve position of the United States.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





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





(A) by inserting ‘(1)’ before ‘For the purpose of’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) by inserting ‘subsection (a)(1) of’ after ‘pursuant to’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





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





‘(2) For the purpose of making loans to the International Monetary Fund pursuant to subsection (a)(2) of this section, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated not to exceed the dollar equivalent of 75,000,000,000 Special Drawing Rights, in addition to any amounts previously authorized under this section, except that prior to activation, the Secretary of the Treasury shall report to Congress on whether supplementary resources are needed to forestall or cope with an impairment of the international monetary system and whether the Fund has fully explored other means of funding, to remain available until expended to meet calls by the Fund. Any payments made to the United States by the Fund as a repayment on account of the principal of a loan made under this section shall continue to be available for loans to the Fund.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 13402. The Bretton Woods Agreements Act (22 U.S.C. 286 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘SEC. 64. ACCEPTANCE OF AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF AGREEMENT OF THE FUND.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘The United States Governor of the Fund may agree to and accept the amendments to the Articles of Agreement of the Fund as proposed in the resolutions numbered 63-2 and 63-3 of the Board of Governors of the Fund which were approved by such Board on April 28, 2008 and May 5, 2008, respectively.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘SEC. 65. QUOTA INCREASE.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(a) In General- The United States Governor of the Fund may consent to an increase in the quota of the United States in the Fund equivalent to 4,973,100,000 Special Drawing Rights.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(b) Subject to Appropriations- The authority provided by subsection (a) shall be effective only to such extent or in such amounts as are provided in advance in appropriations Acts.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘SEC. 66. APPROVAL TO SELL A LIMITED AMOUNT OF THE FUND’S GOLD.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(a) The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to instruct the United States Executive Director of the Fund to vote to approve the sale of up to 12,965,649 ounces of the Fund’s gold acquired since the second Amendment to the Fund’s Articles of Agreement, only if such sales are consistent with the guidelines agreed to by the Executive Board of the Fund described in the Report of the Managing Director to the International Monetary and Financial Committee on a New Income and Expenditure Framework for the International Monetary Fund (April 9, 2008) to prevent disruption to the world gold market: Provided, That at least 30 days prior to any such vote, the Secretary shall consult with the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives appropriate congressional committees regarding the use of proceeds from the sale of such gold: Provided further, That the Secretary of the Treasury shall seek to ensure that:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(1) the Fund will provide support to low-income countries that are eligible for the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility or other low-income lending from the Fund by making available Fund resources of not less than $4 billion,000,000,000;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(2) such Fund resources referenced above will be used to leverage additional support by a significant multiple to provide loans with substantial concessionality and debt service payment relief and/or grants, as appropriate to a country’s circumstances:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(3) support provided through forgiveness of interest on concessional loans will be provided for not less than two years; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(4) the support provided to low-income countries occurs within six years, a substantial amount of which shall occur within the initial two years.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(b) In addition to agreeing to and accepting the amendments referred to in section 64 of this Act relating to the use of proceeds from the sale of such gold, the United States Governor is authorized, consistent with subsection (a), to take such actions as may be necessary, including those referred to in section 5(e) of this Act, to also use such proceeds for the purpose of assisting low-income countries.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘SEC. 67. ACCEPTANCE OF AMENDMENT TO THE ARTICLES OF AGREEMENT OF THE FUND.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘The United States Governor of the Fund may agree to and accept the amendment to the Articles of Agreement of the Fund as proposed in the resolution numbered 54-4 of the Board of Governors of the Fund which was approved by such Board on October 22, 1997: Provided, That not more than one year after the acceptance of such amendments to the Fund’s Articles of Agreement, the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit a report to the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representativappropriate congressional committees analyzing Special Drawing Rights, to include a discussion of how those countries that significantly use or acquire Special Drawing Rights in accordance with Article XIX, Section 2(c), use or acquire them; the extent to which countries experiencing balance of payment difficulties exchange or use their Special Drawing Rights to acquire reserve currencies; and the manner in which those reserve currencies are acquired when utilizing Special Drawing Rights.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 13403. (a) Not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Executive Director of the World Bank and the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional the Fund), shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees detailing the steps taken to coordinate the activities of the World Bank and the IMF to Fund to avoid duplication of missions and programs, and steps taken by the Department of the Treasury and the IMFFund to increase the oversight and accountability of IMF activities.(b) For the purposes of this section, thethe Fund’s activities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) For the purposes of this title, ‘appropriate congressional committees’ means the Committees on Appropriations, Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and Foreign Relations of the Senate, and the Committees on Appropriations, Foreign Affairs, and Ways and MeanFinancial Services of the House of Representatives.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) In the next report to Congress on international economic and exchange rate policies, the Secretary of the Treasury shall: (1) report on ways in which the IMFFund’s surveillance function under Article IV could be enhanced and made more effective in terms of avoiding currency manipulation; (2) report on the feasibility and usefulness of publishing the IMFFund’s internal calculations of indicative exchange rates; and (3) provide recommendations on the steps that the IMFFund can take to promote global financial stability and conduct effective multilateral surveillance.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(d) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund to use the voice and vote of the United States to oppose any loan, project, agreement, memorandum, instrument, plan, or other program of the Fund to a Heavily Indebted Poor Country that imposes budget caps or restraints that do not allow the maintenance of or an increase in governmental spending on health care or education; and to promote government spending on health care, education, food aid, or other critical safety net programs in all of the Fund’s activities with respect to Heavily Indebted Poor Countries.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1304. Each amount in this title is designated as being for overseas deployments and other activities pursuant to sections 401(c)(4) and 423(a) of S. Con. Res. 13 (111th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010.detainee photographic records protectionSec. 1305. (a) Short Title- This section may be cited as the ‘Detainee Photographic Records Protection Act of 2009’.(b) Definitions- In this section:(1) COVERED RECORD- The term ‘covered record’ means any record--(A) that is a photograph that was taken between September 11, 2001 and January 22, 2009 relating to the treatment of individuals engaged, captured, or detained after September 11, 2001, by the Armed Forces of the United States in operations outside of the United States; and(B) for which a certification by the Secretary of Defense under subsection (c) is in effect.(2) PHOTOGRAPH- The term ‘photograph’ encompasses all photographic images, whether originals or copies, including still photographs, negatives, digital images, films, video tapes, and motion pictures.(c) Certification-(1) IN GENERAL- For any photograph described under subsection (b)(1)(A), the Secretary of Defense shall certify, if the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, determines that the disclosure of that photograph would endanger--(A) citizens of the United States; or(B) members of the Armed Forces or employees of the United States Government deployed outside the United States.(2) CERTIFICATION EXPIRATION- A certification submitted under paragraph (1) and a renewal of a certification submitted under paragraph (3)404. Title XVI of the International Financial Institutions Act (22 U.S.C. 262p-262p-8) is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘The Secretary of the Treasury shall expire 3 years after the date on whichinstruct the United States Executive Director at each of the International Financial Institutions (as defined in section 1701(c)(2) of this Act) to use the voice and vote of the United States to oppose the provision of loans or other use of the funds of the respective institution to any country the certification or renewal, as the case may be, is submitted to the President.(3) CERTIFICATION RENEWAL- The Secretary of Defense may submit to the President--(A) a renewal of a certification in accordance with paragraph (1) at any time; and(B) more than 1 renewal of a certification.(4) CERTIFICATION RENEWAL- A timely notice of the Secretary’s certification shall be provided to Congress.(d) Nondisclosure of Detainee Records- A covered record shall not be subject to--(1) disclosure undersection 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act); or(2) disclosure under any proceeding under that section.(e) Nothing in this section shall be construed to preclude the voluntary disclosure of a covered record.(f) Effective Date- This section shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act and apply to any photograph created before, on, or after that date that is a covered record.SHORT TITLESec. 1306. This section may be cited as the ‘OPEN FOIA Act of 2009’.SPECIFIC CITATIONS IN STATUTORY EXEMPTIONSSec. 1307.Section 552(b) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:‘(3) specifically exempted from disclosure by statute (other than section 552b of this title), if that statute--‘(A)(i) requires that the matters be withheld from the public in such a manner as to leave no discretion on the issue; or‘(ii) establishes particular criteria for withholding or refers to particular types of matters to be withheld; and‘(B) if enacted after the date of enactment of the OPEN FOIA Act of 2009, specifically cites to this paragraphgovernment of which the Secretary of State has determined, for purposes of section 6(j) of the Export Administration Act of 1979, section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, or section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act, to be a government that has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS ACT

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Sec. 13084101. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 14102. (a) Overseas Deployments Designations- Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), each amount in this Act is designated as being for overseas deployments and other activities pursuant to sections 401(c)(4) and 423(a)(1) of S. Con. Res. 13 (111th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Emergency Designations- Each amount in titles I, II, IV, V, VII, VIII, IX, XII, XIII, XIV, and VI except for amounts under the heading ‘Coast Guard Operating Expenses’ is designated as necessary to meet emergency needs pursuant to sections 403(a) and 423(b) of S. Con. Res. 13 (111th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) Subsection (a) shall not apply to the amounts rescinded in section 309 for ‘Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps’, ‘Operation and Maintenance, Air Force’, and ‘Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 14103. (a) None of the funds made available in this or any prior Act may be used to release an individual who is detained as of the date of enactment of this Act, at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, into the continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii, or the District of Columbia.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) None of the funds made available in this or any prior Act may be used to transfer an individual who is detained as of the date of enactment of this Act, at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for the purpose of detention in the continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii, or the District of Columbia, except as provided in subsection (c).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) None of the funds made available in this or any prior Act may be used to transfer an individual who is detained, as of the date of enactment of this Act, at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, into the continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii, or the District of Columbia, for the purposes of prosecuting such individual, or detaining such individual during legal proceedings, until 45 days after the plan detailed in subsection (d) is received.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(d) The President shall submit to the Congress, in classified form, a plan regarding the proposed disposition of any individual covered by subsection (c) who is detained as of the date of enactment of this Act. Such plan shall include, at a minimum, each of the following for each such individual:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) The findings of an analysis regarding any risk to the national security of the United States that is posed by the transfer of the individual.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) The costs associated with transferring the individual in question.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) The legal rationale and associated court demands for transfer.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(4) A plan for mitigation of any risk described in paragraph (1).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(5) A copy of a notification to the Governor of the State to which the individual will be transferred or to the Mayor of the District of Columbia if the individual will be transferred to the District of Columbia with a certification by the Attorney General of the United States in classified form at least 14 days prior to such transfer (together with supporting documentation and justification) that the individual poses little or no security risk to the United States.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(e) None of the funds made available in this or any prior Act may be used to transfer or release an individual detained at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as of the date of enactment of this Act, to the country of such individual’s nationality or last habitual residence or to any other country other than the United States, unless the President submits to the Congress, in classified form 15 days prior to such transfer, the following information:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) The name of any individual to be transferred or released and the country to which such individual is to be transferred or released.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) An assessment of any risk to the national security of the United States or its citizens, including members of the Armed Services of the United States, that is posed by such transfer or release and the actions taken to mitigate such risk.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) The terms of any agreement with another country for acceptance of such individual, including the amount of any financial assistance related to such agreement.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(f) Prior to the termination of detention operations at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the President shall submit to the Congress a report in classified form describing the disposition or legal status of each individual detained at the facility as of the date of enactment of this Act.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





This Act may be cited as the ‘Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Attest: Secretary.

111th CONGRESS 1st Session H.R. 2346 AMENDMENT Speaker of the House of Representatives. CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Vice President of the United States andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

President of the Senate.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink