H.R.4899 - Disaster Relief and Summer Jobs Act of 2010

Making emergency supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and summer jobs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. view all titles (8)

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  • Short: Disaster Relief and Summer Jobs Act of 2010 as introduced.
  • Official: Making emergency supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and summer jobs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. as introduced.
  • Short: Disaster Relief and Summer Jobs Act of 2010 as passed house.
  • Short: Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010 as reported to senate.
  • Official: Making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. as amended by senate.
  • Short: Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010 as passed senate.
  • Official: An act making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. as amended by senate.
  • Short: Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010 as enacted.

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Sponsor

David Obey

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No Co-Sponsors
 

Latest Vote

Result: Passed - July 27, 2010

Roll call number 474 in the House

Question: On Motion to Suspend the Rules, Recede from the House Amdt, and Concur in the Senate Amdt: H R 4899 Making emergency supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and summer jobs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes

Required percentage of 'Aye' votes: 2/3 (66%)
Percentage of 'aye' votes: 71%
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Democrats Voting 'Aye'

Rep. Gary Ackerman [D, NY-5]
John Adler
Rep. Jason Altmire [D, PA-4]
Rep. Robert Andrews [D, NJ-1]
Michael Arcuri
Rep. Joe Baca [D, CA-43]
Brian Baird
Rep. John Barrow [D, GA-12]
Melissa Bean
Rep. Shelley Berkley [D, NV-1]
Rep. Howard Berman [D, CA-28]
Robert Berry
Rep. Sanford Bishop [D, GA-2]
Rep. Timothy Bishop [D, NY-1]
John Boccieri
Rep. Dan Boren [D, OK-2]
Rep. Leonard Boswell [D, IA-3]
Frederick Boucher
Allen Boyd
Rep. Robert Brady [D, PA-1]
Rep. Bruce Braley [D, IA-1]
Bobby Bright
Rep. George Butterfield [D, NC-1]
Rep. Lois Capps [D, CA-23]
Rep. Dennis Cardoza [D, CA-18]
Rep. Russ Carnahan [D, MO-3]
Christopher Carney
Rep. Ben Chandler [D, KY-6]
Travis Childers
Rep. James Clyburn [D, SC-6]
Rep. Gerald Connolly [D, VA-11]
Rep. Jim Cooper [D, TN-5]
Rep. Jim Costa [D, CA-20]
Rep. Joe Courtney [D, CT-2]
Rep. Mark Critz [D, PA-12]
Rep. Henry Cuellar [D, TX-28]
Kathleen Dahlkemper
Lincoln Davis
Rep. Susan Davis [D, CA-53]
Artur Davis
Rep. Diana DeGette [D, CO-1]
Rep. Ted Deutch [D, FL-19]
Rep. Norman Dicks [D, WA-6]
Rep. John Dingell [D, MI-15]
Rep. Joe Donnelly [D, IN-2]
Steve Driehaus
Thomas Edwards
Brad Ellsworth
Rep. Eliot Engel [D, NY-17]
Bob Etheridge
Bill Foster
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords [D, AZ-8]
Rep. Charles Gonzalez [D, TX-20]
Barton Gordon
Rep. Al Green [D, TX-9]
Rep. Raymond Green [D, TX-29]
John Hall
Deborah Halvorson
Phil Hare
Rep. Jane Harman [D, CA-36]
Rep. Martin Heinrich [D, NM-1]
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin
Rep. Brian Higgins [D, NY-27]
Baron Hill
Rep. James Himes [D, CT-4]
Rep. Rubén Hinojosa [D, TX-15]
Paul Hodes
Rep. Tim Holden [D, PA-17]
Rep. Steny Hoyer [D, MD-5]
Rep. Steve Israel [D, NY-2]
Paul Kanjorski
Patrick Kennedy
Rep. Dale Kildee [D, MI-5]
Mary Jo Kilroy
Rep. Ronald Kind [D, WI-3]
Ann Kirkpatrick
Rep. Larry Kissell [D, NC-8]
Ron Klein
Suzanne Kosmas
Frank Kratovil
Rep. James Langevin [D, RI-2]
Rep. Rick Larsen [D, WA-2]
Rep. Sander Levin [D, MI-12]
Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D, IL-3]
Rep. David Loebsack [D, IA-2]
Rep. Nita Lowey [D, NY-18]
Rep. Ben Luján [D, NM-3]
Rep. Stephen Lynch [D, MA-9]
Betsy Markey
James Marshall
Rep. Jim Matheson [D, UT-2]
Rep. Carolyn McCarthy [D, NY-4]
Rep. Mike McIntyre [D, NC-7]
Michael McMahon
Rep. Jerry McNerney [D, CA-11]
Charles Melancon
Rep. Bradley Miller [D, NC-13]
Walter Minnick
Harry Mitchell
Alan Mollohan
Dennis Moore
Scott Murphy
Patrick Murphy
Glenn Nye
Solomon Ortiz
Rep. William Owens [D, NY-23]
Rep. William Pascrell [D, NJ-8]
Rep. Edward Pastor [D, AZ-4]
Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D, CO-7]
Thomas Perriello
Rep. Gary Peters [D, MI-9]
Rep. Collin Peterson [D, MN-7]
Earl Pomeroy
Rep. David Price [D, NC-4]
Rep. Nick Rahall [D, WV-3]
Rep. Silvestre Reyes [D, TX-16]
Ciro Rodriguez
Rep. Mike Ross [D, AR-4]
Rep. Steven Rothman [D, NJ-9]
Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D, CA-34]
Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger [D, MD-2]
Rep. Timothy Ryan [D, OH-17]
John Salazar
Rep. John Sarbanes [D, MD-3]
Mark Schauer
Rep. Adam Schiff [D, CA-29]
Rep. Allyson Schwartz [D, PA-13]
Rep. David Scott [D, GA-13]
Joe Sestak
Rep. Brad Sherman [D, CA-27]
Rep. Heath Shuler [D, NC-11]
Rep. Albio Sires [D, NJ-13]
Ike Skelton
Rep. Adam Smith [D, WA-9]
Victor Snyder
Zachary Space
John Spratt
Rep. Betty Sutton [D, OH-13]
John Tanner
Gene Taylor
Harry Teague
Dina Titus
Rep. Christopher Van Hollen [D, MD-8]
Rep. Peter Visclosky [D, IN-1]
Rep. Timothy Walz [D, MN-1]
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D, FL-20]
Charles Wilson
Rep. John Yarmuth [D, KY-3]
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Republicans Voting 'Aye'

Rep. Robert Aderholt [R, AL-4]
Rep. Rodney Alexander [R, LA-5]
Rep. Steve Austria [R, OH-7]
Rep. Michele Bachmann [R, MN-6]
Rep. Spencer Bachus [R, AL-6]
James Barrett
Rep. Roscoe Bartlett [R, MD-6]
Rep. Joe Barton [R, TX-6]
Rep. Judy Biggert [R, IL-13]
Rep. Brian Bilbray [R, CA-50]
Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R, FL-9]
Rep. Rob Bishop [R, UT-1]
Rep. Marsha Blackburn [R, TN-7]
Sen. Roy Blunt [R, MO]
Rep. John Boehner [R, OH-8]
Rep. Jo Bonner [R, AL-1]
Rep. Mary Bono Mack [R, CA-45]
Sen. John Boozman [R, AR]
Rep. Charles Boustany [R, LA-7]
Rep. Kevin Brady [R, TX-8]
Henry Brown
Virginia Brown-Waite
Rep. Vern Buchanan [R, FL-13]
Rep. Michael Burgess [R, TX-26]
Rep. Dan Burton [R, IN-5]
Stephen Buyer
Rep. Ken Calvert [R, CA-44]
Rep. David Camp [R, MI-4]
Rep. Eric Cantor [R, VA-7]
Anh Cao
Rep. Shelley Capito [R, WV-2]
Rep. John Carter [R, TX-31]
Rep. Bill Cassidy [R, LA-6]
Michael Castle
Rep. Howard Coble [R, NC-6]
Rep. Mike Coffman [R, CO-6]
Rep. Tom Cole [R, OK-4]
Rep. Michael Conaway [R, TX-11]
Rep. Ander Crenshaw [R, FL-4]
Rep. John Culberson [R, TX-7]
Rep. Geoff Davis [R, KY-4]
Rep. Charles Dent [R, PA-15]
Lincoln Diaz-Balart
Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart [R, FL-21]
Charles Djou
Rep. David Dreier [R, CA-26]
Rep. Jo Ann Emerson [R, MO-8]
Mary Fallin
Rep. John Fleming [R, LA-4]
Rep. Randy Forbes [R, VA-4]
Rep. Jeffrey Fortenberry [R, NE-1]
Rep. Virginia Foxx [R, NC-5]
Rep. Trent Franks [R, AZ-2]
Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen [R, NJ-11]
Rep. Elton Gallegly [R, CA-24]
Rep. Scott Garrett [R, NJ-5]
Rep. Jim Gerlach [R, PA-6]
Rep. Louis Gohmert [R, TX-1]
Rep. Robert Goodlatte [R, VA-6]
Rep. Kay Granger [R, TX-12]
Rep. Tom Graves [R, GA-9]
Parker Griffith
Rep. Brett Guthrie [R, KY-2]
Rep. Ralph Hall [R, TX-4]
Rep. Gregg Harper [R, MS-3]
Rep. Doc Hastings [R, WA-4]
Rep. Jeb Hensarling [R, TX-5]
Rep. Walter Herger [R, CA-2]
Peter Hoekstra
Rep. Duncan Hunter [R, CA-52]
Bob Inglis
Rep. Darrell Issa [R, CA-49]
Rep. Lynn Jenkins [R, KS-2]
Rep. Samuel Johnson [R, TX-3]
Rep. Jim Jordan [R, OH-4]
Rep. Peter King [R, NY-3]
Rep. Steve King [R, IA-5]
Rep. Jack Kingston [R, GA-1]
Sen. Mark Kirk [R, IL]
Rep. John Kline [R, MN-2]
Rep. Doug Lamborn [R, CO-5]
Rep. Leonard Lance [R, NJ-7]
Rep. Thomas Latham [R, IA-4]
Rep. Steven LaTourette [R, OH-14]
Rep. Robert Latta [R, OH-5]
Rep. Christopher Lee [R, NY-26]
Rep. Jerry Lewis [R, CA-41]
Rep. Frank LoBiondo [R, NJ-2]
Rep. Frank Lucas [R, OK-3]
Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer [R, MO-9]
Rep. Cynthia Lummis [R, WY-0]
Rep. Daniel Lungren [R, CA-3]
Rep. Connie Mack [R, FL-14]
Rep. Donald Manzullo [R, IL-16]
Rep. Kenny Marchant [R, TX-24]
Rep. Kevin McCarthy [R, CA-22]
Rep. Michael McCaul [R, TX-10]
Rep. Tom McClintock [R, CA-4]
Rep. Thaddeus McCotter [R, MI-11]
Rep. Patrick McHenry [R, NC-10]
Rep. Howard McKeon [R, CA-25]
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers [R, WA-5]
Rep. John Mica [R, FL-7]
Rep. Jeff Miller [R, FL-1]
Rep. Candice Miller [R, MI-10]
Rep. Gary Miller [R, CA-42]
Rep. Tim Murphy [R, PA-18]
Rep. Sue Myrick [R, NC-9]
Rep. Randy Neugebauer [R, TX-19]
Rep. Devin Nunes [R, CA-21]
Rep. Pete Olson [R, TX-22]
Rep. Erik Paulsen [R, MN-3]
Rep. Mike Pence [R, IN-6]
Rep. Thomas Petri [R, WI-6]
Rep. Joseph Pitts [R, PA-16]
Rep. Todd Platts [R, PA-19]
Rep. Ted Poe [R, TX-2]
Rep. Bill Posey [R, FL-15]
Rep. Tom Price [R, GA-6]
Adam Putnam
George Radanovich
Rep. Dennis Rehberg [R, MT-0]
Rep. Dave Reichert [R, WA-8]
Rep. Phil Roe [R, TN-1]
Rep. Harold Rogers [R, KY-5]
Rep. Michael Rogers [R, AL-3]
Rep. Michael Rogers [R, MI-8]
Rep. Thomas Rooney [R, FL-16]
Rep. Peter Roskam [R, IL-6]
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen [R, FL-18]
Rep. Edward Royce [R, CA-40]
Rep. Paul Ryan [R, WI-1]
Rep. Steve Scalise [R, LA-1]
Rep. Jean Schmidt [R, OH-2]
Rep. Aaron Schock [R, IL-18]
Rep. James Sensenbrenner [R, WI-5]
Rep. Peter Sessions [R, TX-32]
John Shadegg
Rep. John Shimkus [R, IL-19]
Rep. William Shuster [R, PA-9]
Rep. Michael Simpson [R, ID-2]
Rep. Lamar Smith [R, TX-21]
Rep. Christopher Smith [R, NJ-4]
Rep. Adrian Smith [R, NE-3]
Rep. Clifford Stearns [R, FL-6]
Rep. John Sullivan [R, OK-1]
Rep. Lee Terry [R, NE-2]
Rep. Glenn Thompson [R, PA-5]
Rep. William Thornberry [R, TX-13]
Rep. Patrick Tiberi [R, OH-12]
Rep. Michael Turner [R, OH-3]
Rep. Frederick Upton [R, MI-6]
Rep. Greg Walden [R, OR-2]
Zach Wamp
Rep. Lynn Westmoreland [R, GA-3]
Rep. Edward Whitfield [R, KY-1]
Rep. Addison Wilson [R, SC-2]
Rep. Rob Wittman [R, VA-1]
Rep. Frank Wolf [R, VA-10]
Rep. Donald Young [R, AK-0]
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OpenCongress Summary

This bill would provide $34.7 billion to support US troops in Afghanistan and Iraq in addition to providing non-military assistance and building up State Department Operations in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. It also provides $24 billion to help keep teachers, police, and firefighters employed during the recession, $13 billion to Vietnam War veterans that have been exposed to Agent Orange, $2.8 billion for Haiti relief, $5.7 billion for PELL grants, $677 million to strengthen the border, $275 million for the Gulf oil spill, and $725 million to offset other needs.
OpenCongress bill summaries are written by OpenCongress editors and are entirely independent of Congress and the federal government. For the summary provided by Congress itself, via the Congressional Research Service, see the "Official Summary" below.

Official Summary

7/27/2010--Public Law. (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on May 27, 2010. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010 - Makes emergency supplemental appropriations for FY2010. Title I - Chapter 1: Department of Agr
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Official Summary

7/27/2010--Public Law. (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on May 27, 2010. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010 - Makes emergency supplemental appropriations for FY2010. Title I - Chapter 1: Department of Agriculture - Appropriates supplemental FY2010 funds to the Department of Agriculture for the Farm Service Agency's Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund Program Account, the Emergency Forest Restoration Program, and the Foreign Agricultural Service's Food for Peace Title II Grants for emergency relief and rehabilitation for Haiti. Chapter 2: Department of Commerce - Appropriates supplemental FY2010 funds to the Department of Commerce for:
(1) the Economic Development Administration for disaster relief, recovery, and restoration of infrastructure in states that experienced damage from severe storms and flooding during March-May 2010; and
(2) the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for expenses related to commercial fishery failures. Rescinds funds made available for the National Telecommunications and Information Administration for the Digital-to-Analog Converter Box Program. Requires funds previously made available for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Exploration to be available to fund continued performance of Constellation contracts. Chapter 3: Department of Defense--Military - Appropriates supplemental FY2010 funds to the Department of Defense (DOD) for:
(1) military personnel, operation and maintenance (including for relief activities in Haiti), procurement, and research, development, test, and evaluation;
(2) the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund;
(3) the Iraq Security Forces Fund;
(4) the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle Fund;
(5) Defense Working Capital Funds;
(6) the Defense Health Program; and
(7) Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities.

(Sec. 308)

Requires the Director of National Intelligence to submit to the congressional intelligence committees:
(1) the charter and procedures for the interagency body established to carry out an interrogation pursuant to a recommendation of the report of the Special Task Force on Interrogation and Transfer Policies submitted under Executive Order 13491 (commonly known as the High-Value Detainee Interrogation Group); and
(2) a report on lessons learned from such Group. Chapter 4: Department of Defense--Civil - Appropriates supplemental FY2010 funds to DOD for FY2010 to the Corps of Engineers for Investigations, the Mississippi River and Tributaries, Operation and Maintenance, and Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies.

(Sec. 401)

Makes funds available for drought emergency assistance. Authorizes financial assistance under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 for the optimization and conservation of project water supplies to assist drought-plagued areas of the West.

(Sec. 406)

Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to use specified funds, at full federal expense, to make dredged material available from maintenance dredging of existing federal navigation channels located in the Gulf Coast region to mitigate the impacts of the Deepwater Horizon Oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Directs the Secretary to coordinate the placement of dredged material with appropriate federal and Gulf Coast state agencies. Provides that:
(1) the placement of such dredged material shall not be subject to a least-cost-disposal analysis or to the development of a Chief of Engineers report; and
(2) nothing in this section shall affect the ability or authority of the federal government to recover costs from an entity determined to be a responsible party in connection with the spill. Chapter 5: Department of the Treasury - Appropriates supplemental FY2010 funds to the Department of the Treasury for Salaries and Expenses for necessary expenses for emergency relief, rehabilitation, reconstruction aid, and other expenses and disaster-response activities related to Haiti following the earthquake of January 12, 2010. Rescinds specified funds made available to the Office of Inspector General for Salaries and Expenses. Appropriates supplemental FY2010 funds to:
(1) the District of Columbia for the Federal Payment to the Public Defender Service (rescinds an equal amount); and
(2) the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission. Chapter 6: Department of Homeland Security - Appropriates supplemental FY2010 funds to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for:
(1) the Coast Guard, including for necessary expenses and other disaster-response activities related to the earthquake in Haiti;
(2) the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for disaster relief; and
(3) United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS) for necessary expenses and other disaster response activities related to the Haiti earthquake.

(Sec. 603)

Directs the FEMA Administrator to consider the non-federal match requirement for assistance provided by FEMA under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act with respect to hazard mitigation to be satisfied for Hurricane Katrina.

(Sec. 607)

Requires the Assistant Secretary for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to issue a security directive that requires a commercial foreign air carrier that operates flights in and out of the United States to check the list of individuals that TSA has prohibited from flying not later than 30 minutes after such list is modified and provided to such carrier, except for such carriers that are enrolled in the Secure Flight program or that are Advance Passenger Information System Quick Query compliant. Chapter 7: Department of Labor - Appropriates supplemental FY2010 funds to:
(1) the Department of Labor for Departmental Management for mine safety activities and legal services related to the Department's caseload before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission;
(2) the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for necessary expenses for emergency relief, reconstruction aid, and other expenses and disaster-response activities related to Haiti following the earthquake; and
(3) the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission. Chapter 8: House of Representatives - Appropriates specified funds to:
(1) the House of Representatives for a payment to Joyce Murtha, widow of John P. Murtha, late a Representative from Pennsylvania; and
(2) the Capitol Police to purchase and install a portion of a new radio system. Chapter 9: Military Construction - Appropriates supplemental FY2010 funds for:
(1) Military Construction, Army and Air Force;
(2) Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Air Force; and
(3) the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for Compensation and Pensions.

(Sec. 902)

Limits the obligation or expenditure of funds available to the VA until the expiration of the period for congressional disapproval under the Congressional Review Act of the regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a service connection between exposure of veterans to Agent Orange during service in the Republic of Vietnam during the Vietnam era and hairy cell leukemia and other chronic B cell leukemias, Parkinson's disease, and ischemic heart disease. Chapter 10: Department of State - Appropriates supplemental FY2010 funds to the Department of State for:
(1) Diplomatic and Consular Programs;
(2) the Office of Inspector General for Oversight of operations and programs in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iraq;
(3) Embassy Security Construction, and Maintenance for necessary expenses for emergency needs in Haiti;
(4) Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities for necessary expenses for emergency security in Haiti;
(5) Migration and Refugee Assistance; and
(6) International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement, including assistance for Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Haiti. Appropriates supplemental FY2010 funds for:
(1) International Broadcasting Operations for emergency broadcasting support and other expenses related to Haiti;
(2) the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) for the Office of Inspector General for necessary expenses for oversight of operations and programs in Afghanistan and Pakistan and oversight of emergency relief, rehabilitation, and reconstruction aid, and other expenses related to Haiti;
(3) Global Health and Child Survival for necessary expenses for pandemic preparedness and response;
(4) International Disaster Assistance for emergency relief and rehabilitation, and other expenses related to Haiti;
(5) the Economic Support Fund, including for assistance for Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Jordan and for emergency relief, rehabilitation, and reconstruction aid and other expenses related to the Haiti earthquake;
(6) the Department of the Treasury for International Affairs Technical Assistance for necessary expenses for emergency relief, rehabilitation, and reconstruction aid, and other expenses related to Haiti following the earthquake; and
(7) the Foreign Military Financing Program for assistance for Pakistan and Jordan.

(Sec. 1004)

Places conditions on the availability of assistance for Afghanistan to support the work of the Independent Electoral Commission and the Electoral Complaints Commission. Authorizes the Secretary of State to award task orders for a limited term for police training in Afghanistan under current Department of State contracts. (Sec, 1005) Makes funds available for human rights programs in Pakistan.

(Sec. 1006)

Authorizes the transfer of specified funds for Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iraq for activities related to security for civilian led operations in those countries.

(Sec. 1007)

Places conditions on the availability of assistance to Haiti.

(Sec. 1008)

Appropriates supplemental funds for FY2010, authorizes the use of previously appropriated funds, and authorizes specified appropriations to provide for, and authorizes the U.S. Governor of the Inter-American Development Bank to vote for, specified debt relief for Haiti.

(Sec. 1010)

Makes funds for Mexico for International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement available only after the Secretary of State submits a report to the Appropriations Committees detailing a coordinated, multiyear, interagency strategy to address the causes of drug-related violence and other organized criminal activity in Central and South America, Mexico, and the Caribbean.

(Sec. 1011)

Makes funds available for emergency relief and reconstruction for El Salvador related to Hurricane/ Tropical Storm Ida.

(Sec. 1012)

Makes funds available for emergency security and humanitarian assistance for civilians, particularly women and girls, in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

(Sec. 1013)

Authorizes the use of specified funds in prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs that are available for science and technology centers in the former Soviet Union to support productive, nonmilitary projects that engage scientists and engineers who have no weapons background and whose competence could otherwise be applied to weapons development, provided such projects are executed through existing science and technology centers.

(Sec. 1017)

Makes funds available for reconstruction oversight in Afghanistan. Chapter 11: Department of Transportation - Makes specified amounts provided for Safety Belt Performance Grants available to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) for designated traffic and highway safety functions and makes corresponding rescissions. Rescinds specified amounts made available for the Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Program. Appropriates supplemental FY2010 funds to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the Community Development Fund for disaster relief, long-term recovery, and restoration of infrastructure, housing, and economic revitalization in areas affected by severe storms and flooding from March through May of 2010 for which the President declared a major disaster. Title II - Appropriates supplemental FY2010 funds to the Department of Commerce for Economic Development Assistance Programs to carry out planning, technical, and other assistance in states affected by the incidents related to the discharge of oil in connection with the explosion on, and sinking of, the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon. Makes funds available to NOAA for Operations, Research, and Facilities to respond to economic impacts on fishermen and fishery-dependent businesses once the Secretary of Commerce determines that resources provided, including by the responsible parties under the Oil Pollution Act, are insufficient to respond to such impacts following an incident related to a spill of national significance. Makes funds available for scientific investigations and sampling as a result of the incidents related to the discharge of oil and use of oil dispersants that began in 2010 in connection with the Deepwater Horizon. Appropriates supplemental FY2010 funds to:
(1) HHS for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for food safety monitoring and response activities in connection with that oil spill;
(2) the Department of the Interior for increased inspections and other activities related to emergency offshore oil spill incidents in the Gulf of Mexico;
(3) the Department of Justice (DOJ) for litigation expenses resulting from incidents related to the oil discharge in connection with the Deepwater Horizon; and
(4) the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for Science and Technology for a study of potential human and environmental risks and impacts of the release of crude oil and application of dispersants and other mitigation measures.

(Sec. 2001)

Amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to authorize advances from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, subject to specified limitations and reporting requirements.

(Sec. 2002)

Prohibits the use of funds made available by this Act to levy a fine or hold any person liable for construction or renovation work performed in any state under the final rules entitled "Lead; Renovation, Repair, and Painting Program; Lead Hazard Information Pamphlet; Notice of Availability; Final Rule" and "Lead; Amendment to the Optout and Recordkeeping Provisions in the Renovation, Repair, and Painting Program."

(Sec. 2004)

Appropriates supplemental FY2010 funds to:
(1) NOAA to provide fisheries disaster relief related to the Deepwater Horizon oil discharge and to conduct an expanded stock assessment of the fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico; and
(2) the Department of Commerce for the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a study of the long-term ecosystem service impacts of that discharge. Makes corresponding rescissions of NOAA funds. Title III: General Provisions--This Act -

(Sec. 3001)

Prohibits any appropriation in this Act from remaining available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided.

(Sec. 3002)

Designates amounts in this Act as emergency requirements.

(Sec. 3003)

Requires, for FY2010 only, that all funds received from sales, bonuses, royalties, and rentals under the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 be deposited in the Treasury. Requires:
(1) the Secretary of the Treasury to use 50% and 25% of such receipts, respectively, to make payments to the states and counties within which the leased land and geothermal resources are located; and
(2) 25% of such receipts to be deposited in miscellaneous receipts.

(Sec. 3004)

Amends Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 to reduce the amounts authorized for the Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians and for historical accounting.

(Sec. 3005)

Amends the Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act of 1998 to extend the authorization of appropriations for three years.

(Sec. 3006)

Authorizes the National Park Service Recreation Fee Program account to be available in FY2010 and FY2011 for the cost of adjustments and changes within the original scope of contracts for National Park Service projects funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and for associated administrative costs when no funds are otherwise available for such purposes.

(Sec. 3007)

Terminates authority provided with respect to the sale of public land under the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act to 11 years (currently, 10 years) after its enactment.

(Sec. 3008)

Makes sums appropriated for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (Byrne Program) available, at the Attorney General's discretion, for assistance for individuals transitioning from prison in Genesee County, Michigan.

(Sec. 3009)

Amends the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010 to require the Amtrak security evaluation and checked firearms program to require:
(1) inspections of any container containing a firearm or ammunition; and
(2) the temporary suspension of firearm carriage service if credible intelligence information indicates a threat related to the national rail system or specific routes or trains.

(Sec. 3010)

Amends the Clean Contracting Act of 2008 to require the Administrator of General Services to post contractor performance information, excluding past performance reviews, on a publicly available Internet website.

(Sec. 3011)

Requires the Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with the participants of the interagency review of Guantanamo Bay detainees, to fully inform the congressional intelligence committees concerning the basis for the disposition decisions reached by the Guantanamo Review Task Force. Requires the Director to provide those committees:
(1) the written threat analyses prepared on each detainee by the Task Force;
(2) access to the intelligence information that formed the basis of any such specific assessments or threat analyses;
(3) any new threat assessment prepared by the intelligence community of a Guantanamo Bay detainee who remains in detention or is pending release or transfer; and
(4) access to the information that formed the basis of such threat assessment.

(Sec. 3012)

Authorizes the Attorney General to make available to the Georgia State University Center for Healthy Development amounts appropriated for the Byrne Program to be made available to the Marcus Institute, Atlanta, Georgia, to provide remediation for the potential consequences of childhood abuse and neglect.

(Sec. 3013)

Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to authorize the immediate disbursement of funds in response to a spill of national significance under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, at the request of a producing state or coastal political subdivision, for certain projects specifically designed to respond to the spill.

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National Debt Tops $14 Trillion … Increased 60% Under Speaker ...

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