That the following sums are
appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for
the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other
purposes, namely:
<enum>I</enum><header display-inline="no-display-inline">Department of transportation</header>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="ID024E9F344E8849109F02F696AE8AEAC0"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Office of the
secretary</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small commented="no" id="ID34C581B1799F4D0A8E9AF1B2AD1969D2"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Salaries and expenses</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary expenses of the Office of the
Secretary, $102,556,000 (reduced by $250,000), of which not to exceed
$2,631,000, shall be available for the immediate Office of the Secretary; not
to exceed $986,000, shall be available for the immediate Office of the Deputy
Secretary; not to exceed $20,359,000, shall be available for the Office of the
General Counsel; not to exceed $11,100,000, shall be available for the Office
of the Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy; not to exceed $10,559,000,
shall be available for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Budget and
Programs; not to exceed $2,440,000, shall be available for the Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Governmental Affairs; not to exceed $25,520,000, shall
be available for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration; not
to exceed $2,055,000, shall be available for the Office of Public Affairs; not
to exceed $1,658,000, shall be available for the Office of the Executive
Secretariat; not to exceed $1,433,000, shall be available for the Office of
Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization; not to exceed $10,600,000, shall
be available for the Office of Intelligence, Security, and Emergency Response;
and not to exceed $13,215,000 shall be available for the Office of the Chief
Information Officer: <italic>Provided</italic>, That the Secretary of
Transportation is authorized to transfer funds appropriated for any office of
the Office of the Secretary to any other office of the Office of the Secretary:
<italic>Provided further</italic>, That no appropriation for any office shall
be increased or decreased by more than 5 percent by all such transfers:
<italic>Provided further</italic>, That notice of any change in funding greater
than 5 percent shall be submitted for approval to the House and Senate
Committees on Appropriations: <italic>Provided further</italic>, That not to
exceed $60,000, shall be for allocation within the Department for official
reception and representation expenses as the Secretary may determine:
<italic>Provided further</italic>, That notwithstanding any other provision of
law, excluding fees authorized in
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/107/71">Public Law
107–71</external-xref>, there may be credited to this appropriation up to
$2,500,000, in funds received in user fees: <italic>Provided further</italic>,
That none of the funds provided in this Act shall be available for the position
of Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="HC0269697C26C42DBB2C6C7628498F9A5"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Financial management capital</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary expenses for upgrading and
enhancing the Department of Transportation's financial systems, and
reengineering business processes, $5,000,000 (reduced by $3,000,000), to remain
available until expended.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H84310314636A4F87BF993F8D662A6F98"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Office of civil rights</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary expenses of the Office of
Civil Rights, $9,667,000.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H030B35D082584A8FA2133263C6D2836C"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Transportation planning, research, and
development</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary
expenses for conducting transportation planning, research, systems development,
development activities, and making grants, to remain available until expended,
$14,733,000.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H65C29B5F77724E03A86E9F2CDBBBD250"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Working capital fund</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary expenses for operating costs
and capital outlays of the Working Capital Fund, not to exceed $147,569,000,
shall be paid from appropriations made available to the Department of
Transportation: <italic>Provided</italic>, That such services shall be provided
on a competitive basis to entities within the Department of Transportation:
<italic>Provided further</italic>, That the above limitation on operating
expenses shall not apply to non-DOT entities: <italic>Provided
further</italic>, That no funds appropriated in this Act to an agency of the
Department shall be transferred to the Working Capital Fund without the
approval of the agency modal administrator: <italic>Provided further</italic>,
That no assessments may be levied against any program, budget activity,
subactivity or project funded by this Act unless notice of such assessments and
the basis therefor are presented to the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations and are approved by such
Committees.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="HBB7FDEF3124B4A34A0B0FE8CD81BA8BF"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Minority business resource center
program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For the cost of
guaranteed loans for short-term working capital, $342,000, as authorized by 49
U.S.C. 332: <italic>Provided</italic>, That such costs, including the cost of
modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional
Budget Act of 1974: <italic>Provided further</italic>, That these funds are
available to subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to be
guaranteed, not to exceed $18,367,000. In addition, for administrative expenses
to carry out the guaranteed loan program,
$570,000.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="HF662A15FC66B4A59ADED0FFC23F3073C"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Minority business outreach</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary expenses of Minority Business
Resource Center outreach activities, $3,074,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2011: <italic>Provided</italic>, That notwithstanding
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/332">49 U.S.C.
332</external-xref>, these funds may be used for business opportunities related
to any mode of transportation.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="HDCD2B65252FD45BB8D32A02856EA19DE"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Payments to air
carriers</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H353D59A39A484E50A2427E7DDB3ECA27"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">(airport and airway trust
fund)</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H9F95503503624E528B126DF241F82792"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">(Including transfer of
funds)</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="HF90DE0FB49A84654B2E2DB90C0611E09"><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In addition to funds made available from any
other source to carry out the Essential Air Service Program pursuant to 49
U.S.C. 41731 through 41742, $125,000,000, to be derived from the Airport and
Airway Trust Fund, to remain available until expended:
<italic>Provided</italic>, That, in determining between or among carriers
competing to provide service to a community, the Secretary may consider the
relative subsidy requirements of the carriers: <italic>Provided
further</italic>, That, if the funds under this heading are insufficient to
meet the costs of the Essential Air Service Program in the current fiscal year,
the Secretary shall transfer such sums as may be necessary to carry out the
Essential Air Service Program from any available amounts appropriated to or
directly administered by the Office of the Secretary for such fiscal
year.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H5DB61ABD8F264C45A9DA2C2046504135"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administrative provisions—office of the
secretary of transportation</header>
</appropriations-small><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBE6B4EE9DB034F288982D89AEDF4D5CF" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>101.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">None of the funds made available in this
Act to the Department of Transportation may be obligated for the Office of the
Secretary of Transportation to approve assessments or reimbursable agreements
pertaining to funds appropriated to the modal administrations in this Act,
except for activities underway on the date of enactment of this Act, unless
such assessments or agreements have completed the normal reprogramming process
for Congressional notification.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HABE60F89BA58414BA24D5E588549AB64" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>102.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">None of the funds made available under this
Act may be obligated or expended to establish or implement a program under
which essential air service communities are required to assume subsidy costs
commonly referred to as the EAS local participation program.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAE200B9388344525811148EB3BBBAEFB" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>103.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary or his or her designee may
engage in activities with States and State legislators to consider proposals
related to the reduction of motorcycle fatalities.</text>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H6BB3278328DC47719619316B0F0D29D1"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal aviation
administration</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small commented="no" id="HC133D45D10EF4EE6A0852DDB01749609"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Operations</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H3961AB1317034FC485060F361E188C5B"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">(airport and airway trust
fund)</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary expenses
of the Federal Aviation Administration, not otherwise provided for, including
operations and research activities related to commercial space transportation,
administrative expenses for research and development, establishment of air
navigation facilities, the operation (including leasing) and maintenance of
aircraft, subsidizing the cost of aeronautical charts and maps sold to the
public, lease or purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only, in
addition to amounts made available by
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/108/176">Public Law
108–176</external-xref>, $9,347,168,000, of which $5,190,798,000 shall be
derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, of which not to exceed
$7,300,739,000 shall be available for air traffic organization activities; not
to exceed $1,231,765,000 shall be available for aviation safety activities; not
to exceed $14,737,000 (increased by $1,000,000) shall be available for
commercial space transportation activities; not to exceed $113,681,000 shall be
available for financial services activities; not to exceed $100,428,000 shall
be available for human resources program activities; not to exceed $341,977,000
shall be available for region and center operations and regional coordination
activities; not to exceed $190,063,000 shall be available for staff offices;
and not to exceed $49,778,000 (reduced by $1,000,000) shall be available for
information services: <italic>Provided</italic>, That not to exceed 2 percent
of any budget activity, except for aviation safety budget activity, may be
transferred to any budget activity under this heading: <italic>Provided
further</italic>, That no transfer may increase or decrease any appropriation
by more than 2 percent: <italic>Provided further</italic>, That any transfer in
excess of 2 percent shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section
405 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except
in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section: <italic>Provided
further</italic>, That the Secretary utilize not less than $17,084,000 of the
funds provided for aviation safety activities to pay for staff increases in the
Office of Aviation Flight Standards and the Office of Aircraft Certification:
<italic>Provided further</italic>, That not later than March 31 of each fiscal
year hereafter, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall
transmit to Congress an annual update to the report submitted to Congress in
December 2004 pursuant to section 221 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/108/176">Public Law
108–176</external-xref>:<italic>Provided further</italic>, That funds may be
used to enter into a grant agreement with a nonprofit standard-setting
organization to assist in the development of aviation safety standards:
<italic>Provided further</italic>, That none of the funds in this Act shall be
available for new applicants for the second career training program:
<italic>Provided further</italic>, That none of the funds in this Act shall be
available for the Federal Aviation Administration to finalize or implement any
regulation that would promulgate new aviation user fees not specifically
authorized by law after the date of the enactment of this Act: <italic>Provided
further</italic>, That there may be credited to this appropriation as
offsetting collections funds received from States, counties, municipalities,
foreign authorities, other public authorities, and private sources, including
funds from fees authorized under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/453">Chapter 453</external-xref> of title 49,
United States Code, other than those authorized by Section 45301(a)(1) of that
title, which shall be available for expenses incurred in the provision of
agency services, including receipts for the maintenance and operation of air
navigation facilities, and for issuance, renewal or modification of
certificates, including airman, aircraft, and repair station certificates, or
for tests related thereto, or for processing major repair or alteration forms:
<italic>Provided further</italic>, That of the funds appropriated under this
heading, not less than $9,500,000 shall be for the contract tower cost-sharing
program: <italic>Provided further</italic>, That of the funds available under
this heading not to exceed $500,000 shall be provided to the Department of
Transportation’s Office of Inspector General through reimbursement to conduct
the annual audits of financial statements in accordance with
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/3521">section
3521</external-xref> of title 31, United States Code, and not to exceed
$120,000 shall be provided to that office through reimbursement to conduct the
annual Enterprise Services Center Statement on Auditing Standards 70
audit:<italic>Provided further</italic>, That none of the funds in this Act for
aeronautical charting and cartography are available for activities conducted
by, or coordinated through, the Working Capital
Fund.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H2F293A3FB187472F965026EEEEFB14E9"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Facilities and
equipment</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H1E1F6FF9199B4BFB8621B29F6AB431E1"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">(airport and airway trust
fund)</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary expenses,
not otherwise provided for, for acquisition, establishment, technical support
services, improvement by contract or purchase, and hire of National Airspace
Systems and experimental facilities and equipment, as authorized under part A
of subtitle VII of title 49, United States Code, including initial acquisition
of necessary sites by lease or grant; engineering and service testing,
including construction of test facilities and acquisition of necessary sites by
lease or grant; construction and furnishing of quarters and related
accommodations for officers and employees of the Federal Aviation
Administration stationed at remote localities where such accommodations are not
available; and the purchase, lease, or transfer of aircraft from funds
available under this heading, including aircraft for aviation regulation and
certification; to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund,
$2,925,202,000, of which $2,455,202,000 shall remain available until September
30, 2012, and of which $470,000,000 shall remain available until September 30,
2010: <italic>Provided</italic>, That there may be credited to this
appropriation as offsetting collections funds received from States, counties,
municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources, which shall be
available for expenses incurred in the establishment and modernization of air
navigation facilities: <italic>Provided further</italic>, That upon initial
submission to the Congress of the fiscal year 2011 President's budget, the
Secretary of Transportation shall transmit to the Congress a comprehensive
capital investment plan for the Federal Aviation Administration which includes
funding for each budget line item for fiscal years 2011 through 2015, with
total funding for each year of the plan constrained to the funding targets for
those years as estimated and approved by the Office of Management and
Budget.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H190A20B4FF2B49EB97AE29F956BFF8C0"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Research, engineering, and
development</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H877734D2A44F4A309BFA0129A91E27C9"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">(airport and airway trust
fund)</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary expenses,
not otherwise provided for, for research, engineering, and development, as
authorized under part A of subtitle VII of title 49, United States Code,
including construction of experimental facilities and acquisition of necessary
sites by lease or grant, $195,000,000, to be derived from the Airport and
Airway Trust Fund and to remain available until September 30, 2012:
<italic>Provided</italic>, That there may be credited to this appropriation as
offsetting collections, funds received from States, counties, municipalities,
other public authorities, and private sources, which shall be available for
expenses incurred for research, engineering, and
development.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="HF3EA6ADE12F9489F9716223CF92D60D9"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grants-in-aid for
airports</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H123E04B2418349509C783895B341534A"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">(liquidation of contract
authorization)</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H459EEE31F5A543A6B1EC9A70188065B7"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">(limitation on
obligations)</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="HC3BB34B7C8B14774A0B2D18B9268C01F"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">(airport and airway trust
fund)</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For liquidation of
obligations incurred for grants-in-aid for airport planning and development,
and noise compatibility planning and programs as authorized under subchapter I
of chapter 471 and subchapter I of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/475">chapter 475</external-xref> of title 49,
United States Code, and under other law authorizing such obligations; for
procurement, installation, and commissioning of runway incursion prevention
devices and systems at airports of such title; for grants authorized under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/41743">section
41743</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code; and for inspection
activities and administration of airport safety programs, including those
related to airport operating certificates under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/44706">section
44706</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, $3,000,000,000 to be
derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and to remain available until
expended: <italic>Provided</italic>, That none of the funds under this heading
shall be available for the planning or execution of programs the obligations
for which are in excess of $3,515,000,000 in fiscal year 2010, notwithstanding
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/47117">section
47117(g)</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code: <italic>Provided
further</italic>, That none of the funds under this heading shall be available
for the replacement of baggage conveyor systems, reconfiguration of terminal
baggage areas, or other airport improvements that are necessary to install bulk
explosive detection systems: <italic>Provided further</italic>, That
notwithstanding any other provision of law, of funds limited under this
heading, not more than $93,422,000 shall be obligated for administration, not
less than $15,000,000 shall be available for the airport cooperative research
program, not less than $22,472,000 shall be for Airport Technology
Research.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H9FB5707CC9BE4176B36F153F15D7E5C8"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administrative provisions—federal aviation
administration</header>
</appropriations-small></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H26C2B3CC505742D09F21417D11CA3995" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>110.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">None of the funds in this Act may be used
to compensate in excess of 600 technical staff-years under the federally funded
research and development center contract between the Federal Aviation
Administration and the Center for Advanced Aviation Systems Development during
fiscal year 2010.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEE69F43CE4104B55BB067BEE47AB3938" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>111.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">None of the funds in this Act shall be used
to pursue or adopt guidelines or regulations requiring airport sponsors to
provide to the Federal Aviation Administration without cost building
construction, maintenance, utilities and expenses, or space in airport
sponsor-owned buildings for services relating to air traffic control, air
navigation, or weather reporting: <italic>Provided</italic>, That the
prohibition of funds in this section does not apply to negotiations between the
agency and airport sponsors to achieve agreement on <quote>below-market</quote>
rates for these items or to grant assurances that require airport sponsors to
provide land without cost to the FAA for air traffic control facilities.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HADE3BF09045A4E11984F69C5408D5F23" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>112.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator of the Federal Aviation
Administration may reimburse amounts made available to satisfy
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/41742">49 U.S.C.
41742(a)(1)</external-xref> from fees credited under 49 U.S.C. 45303:
<italic>Provided</italic>, That during fiscal year 2010,
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/41742">49 U.S.C.
41742(b)</external-xref> shall not apply, and any amount remaining in such
account at the close of that fiscal year may be made available to satisfy
section 41742(a)(1) for the subsequent fiscal year.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H45F4B95871E947B3BE233D1BB4C2AE47" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>113.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amounts collected under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/40113">section
40113(e)</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, shall be credited to
the appropriation current at the time of collection, to be merged with and
available for the same purposes of such appropriation.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCCC730B56CC34784A4CCC8D9970690D3" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>114.</enum><subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H10DD177D606244A8B53F995156E46C62"><enum>(a)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/44302">Section 44302(f)(1)</external-xref> of title 49,
United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H068484864B6B406A97F4D20E2FD883D4"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>September 30,
2009,</quote> and inserting <quote>September 30, 2010,</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5C626DD15266401DB7D60CACD712B8B2"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>December 31,
2009,</quote> and inserting <quote>December 31, 2010,</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1B4A693C8982478AB897C1D73E1BEB82"><enum>(b)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 44303(b) of such title is amended
by striking <quote>December 31, 2009,</quote> and inserting <quote>December 31,
2010,</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H88CA09F4F0AF44989AC60418A1E95C9F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>115.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">None of the funds appropriated or limited
by this Act may be used to change weight restrictions or prior permission rules
at Teterboro airport in Teterboro, New Jersey.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD0C1D6427CC544C99B9CE2890A9F4307" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>116.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">None of the funds limited by this Act for
grants under the Airport Improvement Program shall be made available to the
sponsor of a commercial service airport if such sponsor fails to agree to a
request from the Secretary of Transportation for cost-free space in a
non-revenue producing, public use area of the airport terminal or other airport
facilities for the purpose of carrying out a public service air passenger
rights and consumer outreach campaign.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7AB5575DAF3B49F58DA0FE105ABA08E8" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>117.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">None of the funds in this Act shall be
available for paying premium pay under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5546">5 U.S.C.
5546(a)</external-xref> to any Federal Aviation Administration employee unless
such employee actually performed work during the time corresponding to such
premium pay.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H55E0F52AF5504E78AF1B56442875BA75" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>118.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">None of the funds in this Act may be
obligated or expended for an employee of the Federal Aviation Administration to
purchase a store gift card or gift certificate through use of a
Government-issued credit card.</text>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HDCE42B36B41442B98868B5FEEDB2A8E1"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal highway
administration</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small commented="no" id="HBB24FE9CAD684B8B9DB9A82C79A731A8"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation on administrative
expenses</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="HC078B906390446EA94D3727E713E2462"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">(including transfer of funds)</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not to exceed $413,533,000, together with
advances and reimbursements received by the Federal Highway Administration,
shall be paid in accordance with law from appropriations made available by this
Act to the Federal Highway Administration for necessary expenses for
administration and operation. In addition, not to exceed $3,524,000 shall be
paid from appropriations made available by this Act and transferred to the
Department of Transportation's Office of Inspector General for costs associated
with audits and investigations of projects and programs of the Federal Highway
Administration, and not to exceed $285,000 shall be paid from appropriations
made available by this Act and provided to that office through reimbursement to
conduct the annual audits of financial statements in accordance with
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/3521">section
3521</external-xref> of title 31, United States Code. In addition, not to
exceed $3,220,000 shall be paid from appropriations made available by this Act
and transferred to the Appalachian Regional Commission in accordance with
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/104">section
104</external-xref> of title 23, United States
Code.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="HD783EAF9FDCB4833B25355949507D680"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal-aid
highways</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="HEA04E31F587941E8A38E7ACAAFF39400"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">(limitation on
obligations)</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="HB7676C7008B64EAE93299DD5893FBFE3"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">(highway trust fund)</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">None of the funds in this Act shall be
available for the implementation or execution of programs, the obligations for
which are in excess of $41,107,000,000 for Federal-aid highways and highway
safety construction programs for fiscal year 2010: <italic>Provided</italic>,
That within the $41,107,000,000 obligation limitation on Federal-aid highways
and highway safety construction programs, not more than $429,800,000 shall be
available for the implementation or execution of programs for transportation
research (<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/5">chapter 5</external-xref> of title 23, United
States Code; sections 111, 5505, and 5506 of title 49, United States Code; and
title 5 of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/59">Public Law 109–59</external-xref>) for fiscal year
2010: <italic>Provided further</italic>, That this limitation on transportation
research programs shall not apply to any authority previously made available
for obligation: <italic>Provided further</italic>, That the Secretary may, as
authorized by <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/605">section
605(b)</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, collect and spend fees
to cover the costs of services of expert firms, including counsel, in the field
of municipal and project finance to assist in the underwriting and servicing of
Federal credit instruments and all or a portion of the costs to the Federal
Government of servicing such credit instruments: <italic>Provided
further</italic>, That such fees are available until expended to pay for such
costs: <italic>Provided further</italic>, That such amounts are in addition to
administrative expenses that are also available for such purpose, and are not
subject to any obligation limitation or the limitation on administrative
expenses under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/608">section 608</external-xref> of title 23, United
States Code.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H52C8782081A344DC8D1E31B75475E407"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">(Liquidation of contract
authorization)</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="HBCED871650DD441F8609A8CFB370EE6F"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">(highway trust fund)</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For carrying out the provisions of title 23,
United States Code, that are attributable to Federal-aid highways, not
otherwise provided, including reimbursement for sums expended pursuant to the
provisions of <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/308">23
U.S.C. 308</external-xref>, $41,846,000,000 or so much thereof as may be
available in and derived from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass
Transit Account), to remain available until
expended.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H335AE85CEFB44D19AFCDE6418E8DD573"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">SURFACE TRANSPORTATION
PRIORITIES</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For the necessary
expenses of certain highway and surface transportation projects, $125,700,000,
to remain available until expended: <italic>Provided</italic>, That the amount
provided under this heading shall be made available for the eligible programs,
projects, and activities identified under this heading in the report
accompanying this Act: <italic>Provided further</italic>, That a project is an
eligible project under this heading if the project is eligible for assistance
under title 23 or
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/53">chapter 53</external-xref> of title 49,
United States Code: <italic>Provided further</italic>, That funds provided
under this heading shall be administered in the same manner as if such funds
were apportioned under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/1">chapter
1</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, and the Federal share
payable on account of any program, project, or activity carried out with funds
made available under this heading shall be determined in accordance with
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/120">section
120(b)</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code: <italic>Provided
further</italic>, That notwithstanding any other provision of law and the
preceding clauses of this provision, the Secretary of Transportation may use
amounts made available under this heading to make grants for any surface
transportation project otherwise eligible for funding under title 23 or title
49, United States Code.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H0707ACBFADD843F28871F19C00A18E98"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administrative provisions—federal highway
administration</header>
</appropriations-small></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBFC3A90B332B49988AE47F0548084A66" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>120.</enum><subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H142E6A82A32E4C9EAEECAA7EC8369343"><enum>(a)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For fiscal year 2010, the Secretary of
Transportation shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HECAF7DDF96F046FB8644F53DE4A174A7"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not distribute from the obligation
limitation for Federal-aid highways amounts authorized for administrative
expenses and programs by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/104">section
104(a)</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code; programs funded from
the administrative takedown authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/104">section
104(a)(1)</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code (as in effect on the
day before the date of enactment of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users); the highway use tax evasion
program; and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0ED991E75B6C4AFD9B2C79C93580B6AE"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not distribute an amount from the
obligation limitation for Federal-aid highways that is equal to the unobligated
balance of amounts made available from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the
Mass Transit Account) for Federal-aid highways and highway safety programs for
previous fiscal years the funds for which are allocated by the
Secretary;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8329786FE1024ABE9CEB04A4BBC20423"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">determine the ratio that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H964AF9E348FF453394D5483C2853A4FA"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the obligation limitation for Federal-aid
highways, less the aggregate of amounts not distributed under paragraphs (1)
and (2), bears to</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDF7C458D6ABF43418950A60BB21E0932"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the total of the sums authorized to be
appropriated for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs
(other than sums authorized to be appropriated for provisions of law described
in paragraphs (1) through (9) of subsection (b) and sums authorized to be
appropriated for <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/105">section 105</external-xref> of title 23, United
States Code, equal to the amount referred to in subsection (b)(10) for such
fiscal year), less the aggregate of the amounts not distributed under
paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H54EA9B09737A40009487F20BEB294BCC"><enum>(4)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H98263A2CE3E44965A2A073663656186C"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">distribute the obligation limitation for
Federal-aid highways, less the aggregate amounts not distributed under
paragraphs (1) and (2), for sections 1301, 1302, and 1934 of the Safe,
Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users;
sections 117 (but individually for each project numbered 1 through 3676 listed
in the table contained in section 1702 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible,
Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users) and
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/144">section
144(g)</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code; and
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/40/14501">section
14501</external-xref> of title 40, United States Code, so that the amount of
obligation authority available for each of such sections is equal to the amount
determined by multiplying the ratio determined under paragraph (3) by the sums
authorized to be appropriated for that section for the fiscal year; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H782F216BC74140B584820439BC4D9F26"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">distribute $2,000,000,000 for
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/105">section
105</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H75EC982A6FB74B62A4418FB214B489F1"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">distribute the obligation limitation
provided for Federal-aid highways, less the aggregate amounts not distributed
under paragraphs (1) and (2) and amounts distributed under paragraph (4), for
each of the programs that are allocated by the Secretary under the Safe,
Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users
and title 23, United States Code (other than to programs to which paragraphs
(1) and (4) apply), by multiplying the ratio determined under paragraph (3) by
the amounts authorized to be appropriated for each such program for such fiscal
year; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9E40B3821B3B4EB8B51B54CC241E111B"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">distribute the obligation limitation
provided for Federal-aid highways, less the aggregate amounts not distributed
under paragraphs (1) and (2) and amounts distributed under paragraphs (4) and
(5), for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs (other
than the amounts apportioned for the equity bonus program, but only to the
extent that the amounts apportioned for the equity bonus program for the fiscal
year are greater than $2,639,000,000, and the Appalachian development highway
system program) that are apportioned by the Secretary under the Safe,
Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users
and title 23, United States Code, in the ratio that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBAD96340FA0F442B975EDD7DBA9ABD2F"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">amounts authorized to be appropriated for
such programs that are apportioned to each State for such fiscal year, bear
to</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD69510F9BA4F496DA0D305DFD8A2C810"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the total of the amounts authorized to be
appropriated for such programs that are apportioned to all States for such
fiscal year.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3A4FEB75E355442DB5FC81687EE69167"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exceptions From Obligation
Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The obligation
limitation for Federal-aid highways shall not apply to obligations: (1) under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/125">section
125</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code; (2) under section 147 of
the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1978; (3) under section 9 of the
Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1981; (4) under subsections (b) and (j) of section
131 of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982; (5) under subsections
(b) and (c) of section 149 of the Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation
Assistance Act of 1987; (6) under sections 1103 through 1108 of the Intermodal
Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991; (7) under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/157">section
157</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, as in effect on the day
before the date of the enactment of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st
Century; (8) under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/105">section 105</external-xref> of title 23, United
States Code, as in effect for fiscal years 1998 through 2004, but only in an
amount equal to $639,000,000 for each of those fiscal years; (9) for
Federal-aid highway programs for which obligation authority was made available
under the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century or subsequent public
laws for multiple years or to remain available until used, but only to the
extent that the obligation authority has not lapsed or been used; (10) under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/105">section
105</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, but only in an amount
equal to $639,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2010; and (11)
under section 1603 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation
Equity Act: A Legacy for Users, to the extent that funds obligated in
accordance with that section were not subject to a limitation on obligations at
the time at which the funds were initially made available for
obligation.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H01332144065443E6BAC7BCECBEDC2860"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Redistribution of Unused Obligation
Authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding
subsection (a), the Secretary shall, after August 1 of such fiscal year, revise
a distribution of the obligation limitation made available under subsection (a)
if the amount distributed cannot be obligated during that fiscal year and
redistribute sufficient amounts to those States able to obligate amounts in
addition to those previously distributed during that fiscal year, giving
priority to those States having large unobligated balances of funds apportioned
under sections <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/104">104</external-xref> and
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/144">144</external-xref>
of title 23, United States Code.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDD32F8825484432D989A460A104C212D"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Applicability of Obligation Limitations to
Transportation Research Programs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The obligation limitation shall apply to
transportation research programs carried out under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/5">chapter
5</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, and title V (research title)
of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A
Legacy for Users, except that obligation authority made available for such
programs under such limitation shall remain available for a period of 3 fiscal
years and shall be in addition to the amount of any limitation imposed on
obligations for Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs
for future fiscal years.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0257E45970A84A0C95CBBF724E1B2273"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Redistribution of Certain Authorized
Funds</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6A3E7E03BA7044AAB1EB0F1C664D1898"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 30 days after the date of
the distribution of obligation limitation under subsection (a), the Secretary
shall distribute to the States any funds that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H97BE721871844FA99C423D13D5374C49"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">are authorized to be appropriated for such
fiscal year for Federal-aid highways programs; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H56B3E5A92F3E4D6780AC506A2012A1E4"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary determines will not be
allocated to the States, and will not be available for obligation, in such
fiscal year due to the imposition of any obligation limitation for such fiscal
year.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8C117CF5D813430F834D98D687B7E3A8"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Ratio</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funds shall be distributed under paragraph
(1) in the same ratio as the distribution of obligation authority under
subsection (a)(6).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6A4CE415D3A246B096D171B7399FD191"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Availability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funds distributed under paragraph (1) shall
be available for any purposes described in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/133">section
133(b)</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0CCC2006C65F4DD2AE97C387F535E7D8"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Special Limitation
Characteristics</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Obligation
limitation distributed for a fiscal year under subsection (a)(4) for the
provision specified in subsection (a)(4) shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H565B680BF6694011B8761C83FE31DE58"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">remain available until used for obligation
of funds for that provision; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H555572B3F1524C6C8E25EDB6E22D8BA4"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be in addition to the amount of any
limitation imposed on obligations for Federal-aid highway and highway safety
construction programs for future fiscal years.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6896134C98304B06A5E0D431BD2C5AB8"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">High Priority Project Flexibility</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFB6EA96D62854D57AD03115D606DE877"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to paragraph (2), obligation
authority distributed for such fiscal year under subsection (a)(4) for each
project numbered 1 through 3676 listed in the table contained in section 1702
of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A
Legacy for Users may be obligated for any other project in such section in the
same State.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA6E7ABD4EAB94969B6D84471BBF1180E"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Restoration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Obligation authority used as described in
paragraph (1) shall be restored to the original purpose on the date on which
obligation authority is distributed under this section for the next fiscal year
following obligation under paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H96F4278093934AABB4AA323BDBA266C9"><enum>(h)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation on Statutory
Construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this
section shall be construed to limit the distribution of obligation authority
under subsection (a)(4)(A) for each of the individual projects numbered greater
than 3676 listed in the table contained in section 1702 of the Safe,
Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for
Users.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF326AC8C2DDA4CF2A3D312160563A1A0" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>121.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/3302">31 U.S.C.
3302</external-xref>, funds received by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics
from the sale of data products, for necessary expenses incurred pursuant to 49
U.S.C. 111 may be credited to the Federal-aid highways account for the purpose
of reimbursing the Bureau for such expenses: <italic>Provided</italic>, That
such funds shall be subject to the obligation limitation for Federal-aid
highways and highway safety construction.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H34F2C1D0AD1A43E0B2F7CC08C937702E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>122.</enum><subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H1F2265F93DFB4404B5B3B54500BEC85E"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in subsection (b), none
of the funds made available, limited, or otherwise affected by this Act shall
be used to approve or otherwise authorize the imposition of any toll on any
segment of highway located on the Federal-aid system in the State of Texas
that—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0A42917928BB416F8CE639CE6C05B97E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">as of the date of enactment of this Act, is
not tolled;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4C0505E928B74704A830DDCEA0D87C4E"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is constructed with Federal assistance
provided under title 23, United States Code; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF3B68698E90C4775B310AC267DF0004C"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is in actual operation as of the date of
enactment of this Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB1EDDC0A955C4F22A4FD950183E863CB"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exceptions</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE62037F51C984960BD2CFABC1D1F917F"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Number of toll lanes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (a) shall not apply to any
segment of highway on the Federal-aid system described in that subsection that,
as of the date on which a toll is imposed on the segment, will have the same
number of non-toll lanes as were in existence prior to that date.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H311063302A2940D4979BBCE5F8397D6A"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">High-occupancy vehicle lanes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A high-occupancy vehicle lane that is
converted to a toll lane shall not be subject to this section, and shall not be
considered to be a non-toll lane for purposes of determining whether a highway
will have fewer non-toll lanes than prior to the date of imposition of the
toll, if—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4F546F49176749A48933B696969D6FE7"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">high-occupancy vehicles occupied by the
number of passengers specified by the entity operating the toll lane may use
the toll lane without paying a toll, unless otherwise specified by the
appropriate county, town, municipal or other local government entity, or public
toll road or transit authority; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3AF7111C435A4802A0778F88E7A2969F"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">each high-occupancy vehicle lane that was
converted to a toll lane was constructed as a temporary lane to be replaced by
a toll lane under a plan approved by the appropriate county, town, municipal or
other local government entity, or public toll road or transit authority.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0B57DB82569F4440985AE6F649D3C88F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>123.</enum><subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HC575E970601B42E786ED6A605B0BD2B7"><enum>(a)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the explanatory statement referenced in
section 129 of division K of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/161">Public Law
110–161</external-xref> (121 Stat. 2388), the item relating to <quote>Route 5
Overpass and River Center, St. Mary’s County, MD</quote> in the table of
projects for such section 129 is deemed to be amended by striking ‘<quote>Route
5 Overpass and River Center, St. Mary’s County, MD</quote> and inserting
<quote>Safety Improvements and Traffic Calming Measures along Route 5 at St.
Mary’s County, MD</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H69401CE530874353A96C8380419433F2"><enum>(b)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the explanatory statement referenced in
section 186 of title I of division I of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/8">Public Law
111–8</external-xref> (123 Stat. 947), the item relating to <quote>US 422 River
Crossing Complex Project, King of Prussia, PA</quote> in the table of projects
under the heading <quote>Transportation, Community, and System Preservation
Program</quote> is deemed to be amended by striking <quote>US 422 River
Crossing Complex Project, King of Prussia, PA</quote> and inserting <quote>For
closed loop signal control system and other improvements for Trooper Road in
Lower Providence and West Norriton Townships, Montgomery County,
PA</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8F924E2200704BECA95DDF7D349B8AE0"><enum>(c)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the explanatory statement referenced in
section 186 of title I of division I of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/8">Public Law
111–8</external-xref> (123 Stat. 947), the item relating to <quote>Improving
the West Bank River Front, IL</quote> in the table of projects under the
heading <quote>Transportation, Community, and System Preservation
Program</quote> is deemed to be amended by striking <quote>Improving the West
Bank River Front, IL</quote> and inserting <quote>East Bank River Front and
Bikeway Improvements, IL</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H89AD605FD1984EF08477D3D0FFDF0648"><enum>(d)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the explanatory statement referenced in
section 186 of title I of division K of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/161">Public Law
110–161</external-xref> (121 Stat. 2406), as amended by section 129(d) of
division I of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/8">Public Law 111–8</external-xref> (123 Stat. 947), the
item relating to <quote>Repair of Side Streets and Relocation of Water Mains
resulting from rerouting of traffic and reconstruction of 159th Street in
Harvey, IL</quote> in the table of projects under the heading
<quote>Transportation, Community, and System Preservation Program</quote> is
deemed to be amended by striking <quote>Repair of Side Streets and Relocation
of Water Mains resulting from rerouting of traffic and reconstruction of 159th
Street in Harvey, IL</quote> and inserting <quote>Intersection Improvements on
Crawford Avenue and 203rd Street in the Village of Olympia Fields,
IL</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCE322B15E3CF46BEBF031C434DBDDFB4"><enum>(e)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the explanatory statement referenced in
section 129 of division K of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/161">Public Law
110–161</external-xref> (121 Stat. 2388), the item relating to <quote>Study
Improvements to 109th Avenue, Winfield, IN</quote> in the table of projects for
such section 129 is deemed to be amended by striking <quote>Winfield,
IN</quote> and inserting <quote>Town of Winfield, City of Crown Point, Lake
County, IN</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H62D4737911464431A833E4BEC88B5562"><enum>(f)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the explanatory statement referenced in
section 186 of title I of division I of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/8">Public Law
111–8</external-xref> (123 Stat. 947), the item relating to <quote>Ronald
Reagan Parkway (Middle and Southern segments), Boone County, IN</quote> in the
table of projects under the heading <quote>Transportation, Community, and
System Preservation Program</quote> is deemed to be amended by striking
<quote>Boone County</quote> and inserting <quote>Hendricks
County</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCAFC8CFBFD444211B6B685FAC860A98C"><enum>(g)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the explanatory statement referenced in
section 186 of title I of division I of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/8">Public Law
111–8</external-xref> (123 Stat. 947), the item relating to <quote>Onville Road
Intersection and Road-Widening Project, Prince William County, VA</quote> in
the table of projects under the heading <quote>Federal Lands</quote> is deemed
to be amended by striking <quote>Prince William</quote> and inserting
<quote>Stafford</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H14F95F2D070449F5B5D00E9516C8E0C5"><enum>(h)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the explanatory statement referenced in
section 186 of title I of division I of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/8">Public Law
111–8</external-xref> (123 Stat. 947), the item relating to <quote>U.S.
59/Alabama Grade Separation Project, St. Joseph, MO</quote> in the table of
projects under the heading <quote>Interstate Maintenance Discretionary</quote>
is deemed to be amended by striking <quote>U.S. 59/Alabama Grade Separation
Project, St. Joseph, MO</quote> and inserting <quote>I-29 Interchange
Reconstruction in St. Joseph, MO</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0E8732264BEB499B8DFE01EB9B9526CF"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the explanatory statement referenced in
section 186 of title I of division I of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/8">Public Law
111–8</external-xref> (123 Stat. 947), the item relating to <quote>Decking and
Sidewalk Replacement on the Central Avenue Overpass, South Charleston,
WV</quote> in the table of projects under the heading <quote>Interstate
Maintenance Discretionary</quote> is deemed to be amended by striking
<quote>Decking and Sidewalk Replacement on the Central Avenue Overpass, South
Charleston, WV</quote> and inserting <quote>General Interstate Maintenance,
WV</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H05A7EC76C96541E08227EB83A2D3A10D"><enum>(j)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the explanatory statement referenced in
section 125 of title I of division I of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/8">Public Law
111–8</external-xref> (123 Stat. 928), the item relating to <quote>Wapsi Great
Western Line Trail, Mitchell County, IA</quote> is deemed to be amended by
striking <quote>Mitchell County</quote> and inserting <quote>Mitchell and
Howard Counties</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H74684EA2B81744CEB2E692B9FBF5642E"><enum>(k)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the explanatory statement referenced in
section 125 of title I of division I of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/8">Public Law
111–8</external-xref> (123 Stat. 928), the item relating to <quote>Highway 169
Corridor Project Environmental Assessment, Preliminary Engineering and
Planning, Humboldt, IA</quote> is deemed to be amended by striking
<quote>Corridor Project Environmental Assessment, Preliminary Engineering and
Planning, Humboldt, IA</quote> and inserting <quote>Construction, Humboldt and
Webster Counties, IA</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H55CF4E556756454293D88AC9ADB384F6"><enum>(l)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the explanatory statement referenced in
section 125 of title I of division I of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/8">Public Law
111–8</external-xref> (123 Stat. 928), the item relating to <quote>Highway 53
Interchanges, WI</quote> is deemed to be amended by striking
<quote>Interchanges</quote> and inserting <quote>Intersections</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HF457320833A242B694F7EF24BDA5426D"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal motor carrier safety
administration</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small commented="no" id="HFFE26CECCCE14159B5A83795579E1EB2"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Motor carrier safety operations and
programs</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H9BD20EAF5CA447D691B8D843A66AC9F1"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">(liquidation of contract
authorization)</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H722FB34D891F4CD0A53447E6D9994C62"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">(limitation on
obligations)</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H1A04C041753C4BD79AB649A8AEB73EF0"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">(highway trust
fund)</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H0CCD2B9F8FD447208F0A0A52EDD5394C"><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For payment of obligations incurred in the
implementation, execution and administration of motor carrier safety operations
and programs pursuant to
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/31104">section
31104(i)</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, and sections 4127 and
4134 of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/59">Public
Law 109–59</external-xref>, $239,828,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust
Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account), together with advances and
reimbursements received by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration:
<italic>Provided</italic>, That none of the funds derived from the Highway
Trust Fund in this Act shall be available for the implementation, execution or
administration of programs, the obligations for which are in excess of
$239,828,000, for <quote>Motor Carrier Safety Operations and Programs</quote>,
of which $8,500,000, is for the research and technology program to remain
available for obligation until September 30, 2011, and $1,000,000 shall be
available for commercial motor vehicle operator's grants to carry out section
4134 of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/59">Public
Law 109–59</external-xref>: <italic>Provided further</italic>, That
notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds under this
heading for outreach and education shall be available for transfer:
<italic>Provided further</italic>, That the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration shall transmit to Congress a report on March 30, 2010, and
September 30, 2010, on the agency's ability to meet its requirement to conduct
compliance reviews on high-risk carriers.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="HED31D7DC451A48BEA00CD3BB239B1709"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Motor carrier safety
grants</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H1D1915762DB24E20A403DB8560045614"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">(liquidation of contract
authorization)</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="HA4ACDFB2BFF049FD86A0D319C5D2ACFA"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">(limitation on
obligations)</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="HD7C452C2286346D6B1F54857AF66653D"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">(highway trust
fund)</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H8970E51E23A04966A163AD7B93B51201"><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For payment of obligations incurred in
carrying out sections 31102, 31104(a), 31106, 31107, 31109, 31309, 31313 of
title 49, United States Code, and sections 4126 and 4128 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/59">Public Law
109–59</external-xref>, $310,070,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund
(other than the Mass Transit Account): <italic>Provided</italic>, That none of
the funds in this Act shall be available for the implementation or execution of
programs, the obligations for which are in excess of $310,070,000, for
<quote>Motor Carrier Safety Grants</quote>; of which $212,070,000 shall be
available for the motor carrier safety assistance program to carry out sections
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/31102">31102</external-xref> and
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/31104">31104(a)</external-xref> of title 49, United
States Code; $25,000,000, shall be available for the commercial driver's
license improvements program to carry out
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/31313">section
31313</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code; $32,000,000, shall be
available for the border enforcement grants program to carry out
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/31107">section
31107</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code; $5,000,000, shall be
available for the performance and registration information system management
program to carry out sections
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/31106">31106(b)</external-xref> and
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/31109">31109</external-xref> of title 49, United States
Code; $25,000,000, shall be available for the commercial vehicle information
systems and networks deployment program to carry out section 4126 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/59">Public Law
109–59</external-xref>; $3,000,000, shall be available for the safety data
improvement program to carry out section 4128 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/59">Public Law
109–59</external-xref>; and $8,000,000, shall be available for the commercial
driver's license information system modernization program to carry out
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/31309">section
31309(e)</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code: <italic>Provided
further</italic>, That of the funds made available for the motor carrier safety
assistance program, $29,000,000, shall be available for audits of new entrant
motor carriers.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="HB286BD38D0AD48E3BAC92247E596567D"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administrative provisions—federal motor
carrier safety administration</header>
</appropriations-small><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H91201F3246BA42C1AC1D2ED667656761" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>135.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funds appropriated or limited in this Act
shall be subject to the terms and conditions stipulated in section 350 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/107/87">Public Law
107–87</external-xref> and section 6901 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/28">Public Law
110–28</external-xref>, including that the Secretary submit a report to the
House and Senate Appropriations Committees annually on the safety and security
of transportation into the United States by Mexico-domiciled motor
carriers.</text>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H0C6987CE39744A8D834C578985A74BDF"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">National highway traffic safety
administration</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H51337312C524478CAC03AD23AB1ABEC4"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Operations and research</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For expenses necessary to discharge the
functions of the Secretary, with respect to traffic and highway safety under
subtitle C of title X of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/59">Public Law
109–59</external-xref> and chapter 301 and part C of subtitle VI of title 49,
United States Code, $131,736,000 (increased by $250,000), of which $32,045,000
shall remain available until September 30, 2011: <italic>Provided</italic>,
That none of the funds appropriated by this Act may be obligated or expended to
plan, finalize, or implement any rulemaking to add to
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/575">section
575.104</external-xref> of title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations any
requirement pertaining to a grading standard that is different from the three
grading standards (treadwear, traction, and temperature resistance) already in
effect.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="HE56EEC5006C644C881D02D57BBCFF072"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Operations and
research</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H717B676B5E6F477B9E0DB400137C4279"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">(liquidation of contract
authorization)</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H2222AEBC7B3647AF91C5DC8D675F5B88"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">(limitation on
obligations)</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="HB370CC623FE34CF4B836C8ADB1D12739"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">(highway trust fund)</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For payment of obligations incurred in
carrying out the provisions of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/403">23 U.S.C.
403</external-xref>, $108,642,000 to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund
(other than the Mass Transit Account) and to remain available until expended:
<italic>Provided</italic>, That none of the funds in this Act shall be
available for the planning or execution of programs the total obligations for
which, in fiscal year 2010, are in excess of $108,642,000 for programs
authorized under 23 U.S.C. 403: <italic>Provided further</italic>, That within
the $108,642,000 obligation limitation for operations and research, $26,908,000
shall remain available until September 30, 2011, and shall be in addition to
the amount of any limitation imposed on obligations for future
years.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H56F8C9C91A2D4FCBA03BA8B6D9F63AFC"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">National driver
register</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="HCD22084DA17143F9BE672F5039C99BEA"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">(liquidation of contract
authorization)</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="HCAE8CB19CB42410398FF0BC437FB9D04"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">(limitation on
obligations)</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="HA7FF9E1044E949B6BBCB09B295EA48CE"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">(highway trust fund)</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For payment of obligations incurred in
carrying out
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/303">chapter 303</external-xref> of title 49,
United States Code, $4,000,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund
(other than the Mass Transit Account) and to remain available until expended:
<italic>Provided</italic>, That none of the funds in this Act shall be
available for the implementation or execution of programs the total obligations
for which, in fiscal year 2010, are in excess of $4,000,000 for the National
Driver Register authorized under such chapter.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="HDB3BAA874F8C46A8A2D700537075A25C"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">National driver register</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For an additional amount for the
<quote>National Driver Register</quote> as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/303">chapter 303</external-xref> of title 49,
United States Code, $3,350,000, to remain available through September 30,
2011:<italic>Provided</italic>, That the funding made available under this
heading shall be used to carry out the modernization of the National Driver
Register.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="HAF76C5FDAC2F4A14A1DA9BA668D8C122"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Highway traffic safety
grants</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H96A1AF7A909F4604A4B4303233931C5E"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">(liquidation of contract
authorization)</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="HA1D30792329A428FB01906DAFE6E2159"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">(limitation on
obligations)</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="HB32FAA2740544CFFA16738EA6F857EDB"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">(highway trust fund)</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For payment of obligations incurred in
carrying out the provisions of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/402">23 U.S.C.
402</external-xref>, 405, 406, 408, and 410 and sections 2001(a)(11), 2009,
2010, and 2011 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/59">Public Law
109–59</external-xref>, to remain available until expended, $619,500,000 to be
derived from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account):
<italic>Provided</italic>, That none of the funds in this Act shall be
available for the planning or execution of programs the total obligations for
which, in fiscal year 2010, are in excess of $619,500,000 for programs
authorized under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/402">23
U.S.C. 402</external-xref>, 405, 406, 408, and 410 and sections 2001(a)(11),
2009, 2010, and 2011 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/59">Public Law
109–59</external-xref>, of which $235,000,000 shall be for <quote>Highway
Safety Programs</quote> under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/402">23 U.S.C.
402</external-xref>; $25,000,000 shall be for <quote>Occupant Protection
Incentive Grants</quote> under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/405">23 U.S.C.
405</external-xref>; $124,500,000 shall be for <quote>Safety Belt Performance
Grants</quote> under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/406">23 U.S.C. 406</external-xref>, and such obligation
limitation shall remain available until September 30, 2011, in accordance with
subsection (f) of such section 406 and shall be in addition to the amount of
any limitation imposed on obligations for such grants for future fiscal years;
$34,500,000 shall be for <quote>State Traffic Safety Information System
Improvements</quote> under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/408">23 U.S.C.
408</external-xref>; $139,000,000 shall be for <quote>Alcohol-Impaired Driving
Countermeasures Incentive Grant Program</quote> under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/410">23 U.S.C.
410</external-xref>; $18,500,000 shall be for <quote>Administrative
Expenses</quote> under section 2001(a)(11) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/59">Public Law
109–59</external-xref>; $29,000,000 shall be for <quote>High Visibility
Enforcement Program</quote> under section 2009 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/59">Public Law
109–59</external-xref>; $7,000,000 shall be for <quote>Motorcyclist
Safety</quote> under section 2010 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/59">Public Law
109–59</external-xref>; and $7,000,000 shall be for <quote>Child Safety and
Child Booster Seat Safety Incentive Grants</quote> under section 2011 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/59">Public Law
109–59</external-xref>: <italic>Provided further</italic>, That none of these
funds shall be used for construction, rehabilitation, or remodeling costs, or
for office furnishings and fixtures for State, local or private buildings or
structures: <italic>Provided further</italic>, That not to exceed $500,000 of
the funds made available for section 410 <quote>Alcohol-Impaired Driving
Countermeasures Grants</quote> shall be available for technical assistance to
the States: <italic>Provided further</italic>, That not to exceed $750,000 of
the funds made available for the <quote>High Visibility Enforcement
Program</quote> shall be available for the evaluation required under section
2009(f) of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/59">Public Law
109–59</external-xref>.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H9067CAE3F9A14798AB5260AD22BBD5FF"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administrative provisions—national highway
traffic safety administration</header>
</appropriations-small></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HADE15AEC8C1F425B99A9E8DA5B8F7ACE" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>140.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law
or limitation on the use of funds made available under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/403">section
403</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, an additional $130,000
shall be made available to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,
out of the amount limited for
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/402">section
402</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code, to pay for travel and
related expenses for State management reviews and to pay for core competency
development training and related expenses for highway safety staff.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB5EC4EDB16E940D19D05531B1AFADE10" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>141.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The limitations on obligations for the
programs of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration set in this Act
shall not apply to obligations for which obligation authority was made
available in previous public laws for multiple years but only to the extent
that the obligation authority has not lapsed or been used.</text>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H5931BA6B70934D90B2B47E738663CF9A"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal railroad
administration</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H8D86EF2DA33E4BCAB900502758A6ABB5"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Safety and operations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary expenses of the Federal
Railroad Administration, not otherwise provided for, $172,533,000, of which
$15,300,000 shall remain available until September 30,
2011.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H9A05C12480EB4B5BBA477D3DA2673B0B"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Railroad research and
development</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary
expenses for railroad research and development, $34,145,000 (increased by
$3,000,000), to remain available until expended.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="HFCF683FC26B24E918CBAEC23BD77BE75"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Railroad rehabilitation and improvement
financing program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The
Secretary of Transportation is authorized to issue to the Secretary of the
Treasury notes or other obligations pursuant to section 512 of the Railroad
Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/94/210">Public Law
94–210</external-xref>), in such amounts and at such times as may be necessary
to pay any amounts required pursuant to the guarantee of the principal amount
of obligations under sections 511 through 513 of such Act, such authority to
exist as long as any such guaranteed obligation is outstanding:
<italic>Provided</italic>, That pursuant to section 502 of such Act, no new
direct loans or loan guarantee commitments shall be made using Federal funds
for the credit risk premium during fiscal year
2010.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H77D01022A59A49D48D96F44A1C79B978"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rail line relocation and improvement
program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary expenses
of carrying out <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/20154">section 20154</external-xref> of title 49, United
States Code, $40,000,000, to remain available until
expended.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H5EF15034E0D64AE08B26EE71F7B60E82"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Capital assistance for high speed rail
corridors and intercity passenger rail service</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">To enable the Secretary of Transportation to
make passenger rail grants for capital projects as authorized under sections
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/26106">26106</external-xref> and
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/24406">24406</external-xref> of title 49, United States
Code; the acquisition of new rolling stock; and to enter into cooperative
agreements for these purposes, $4,000,000,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2015: <italic>Provided</italic>, That $50,000,000 of funds
provided under this paragraph are available to the Administrator of the Federal
Railroad Administration to fund the award and oversight of financial assistance
made under this paragraph: <italic>Provided further</italic>, That up to
$30,000,000 of the funds provided under this paragraph are available to the
Administrator for the purposes of conducting research and demonstrating
technologies supporting the development of passenger rail service that is
expected to maintain an average speed of 110 miles per hour or is reasonably
expected to reach speeds of at least 150 miles per hour, including the
implementation of the Rail Cooperative Research Program authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/24910">section
24910</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code: <italic>Provided
further</italic>, That up to $50,000,000 of the funds provided under this
paragraph may be used for planning activities that lead directly to the
development of a passenger rail corridor investment plan consistent with the
requirements established by the Administrator or a state rail plan consistent
with <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/227">chapter 227</external-xref> of title 49,
United States Code: <italic>Provided further</italic>, That the Secretary shall
issue regulations covering application procedures and grant criteria for the
passenger rail grants provided under this paragraph: <italic>Provided
further</italic>, That the Federal share payable of the costs for which
financial assistance is made under this paragraph shall not exceed 80 percent:
<italic>Provided further</italic>, That in addition to the provisions of title
49, United States Code, that apply to the passenger rail programs funded under
this paragraph, sections 24402(a)(2), 24402(f), 24402(i), and 24403(a) and (c)
of title 49, United States Code, shall also apply to the provision of funds
provided under this paragraph: <italic>Provided further</italic>, That a
project need not be in a state rail plan developed under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/227">chapter 227</external-xref> of title 49,
United States Code, to be eligible for assistance under this heading:
<italic>Provided further</italic>, That up to $5,000,000 of the funds provided
under this paragraph are available to the Administrator for the purposes of
implementing <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/24316">section 24316</external-xref> of title 49, United
States Code: <italic>Provided further</italic>, That if legislation authorizing
a national infrastructure bank is enacted prior to September 30, 2010,
beginning on October 1, 2010, the Secretary of Transportation may use up to
$2,000,000,000, of the amount appropriated in this paragraph to carry out such
legislation including by transferring funds to the appropriate Federal agency
to carry out the national infrastructure bank: <italic>Provided
further</italic>, That if legislation enacting a national infrastructure bank
is not enacted by September 30, 2010, the Secretary may use an additional
$20,000,000 of the funds available under this paragraph for the award and
oversight of financial assistance made under this paragraph; <italic>Provided
further</italic>, That recipients of grants under this paragraph shall conduct
all procurement transactions using such grant funds in a manner that provides
full and open competition, as determined by the Secretary, in compliance with
existing labor agreements.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H06AF8662EC63433F8AC03976C52E0588"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Operating grants to the national railroad
passenger corporation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">To
enable the Secretary of Transportation to make quarterly grants to the National
Railroad Passenger Corporation for the operation of intercity passenger rail,
as authorized by section 101(a) of the Passenger Rail Investment and
Improvement Act of 2008 (division B of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/432">Public Law
110–432</external-xref>), $553,348,000, to remain available until September 30,
2010: <italic>Provided</italic>, That the amounts available under this heading
shall be available for the Secretary to approve funding to cover operating
losses for the Corporation only after receiving and reviewing a grant request
for each specific train route: <italic>Provided further</italic>, That each
such grant request shall be accompanied by a detailed financial analysis,
revenue projection, and capital expenditure projection justifying the Federal
support to the Secretary's satisfaction:<italic>Provided further</italic>, That
the Secretary may retain up to one-half of one percent of the funds provided
under this heading to implement the Operating Grants to the National Railroad
Passenger Corporation in fiscal year 2010: <italic>Provided further</italic>,
That the Corporation is directed to achieve savings through operating
efficiencies including, but not limited to, modifications to food and beverage
service and first class service: <italic>Provided further</italic>, That the
Inspector General of the Department of Transportation shall report to the House
and Senate Committees on Appropriations beginning 3 months after the date of
the enactment of this Act and quarterly thereafter with estimates of the
savings accrued as a result of all operational reforms instituted by the
Corporation: <italic>Provided further</italic>, That the Inspector General of
the Department of Transportation shall provide a report recommending to the
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act on possible operational reforms that could be instituted
by the Corporation: <italic>Provided further</italic>, That not later than 120
days after enactment of this Act, the Corporation shall transmit to the House
and Senate Committees on Appropriations its Fiscal Year 2011 plan to improve
the financial performance of food and beverage service and its plan to improve
the financial performance of first class service (including sleeping car
service): <italic>Provided further</italic>, That the Corporation shall report
quarterly to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations on its progress
against the milestones and target dates contained in its financial performance
improvement plan provided in fiscal year 2009 and quantify savings realized to
date on a monthly basis compared to those projected in the plan, identify any
changes in the plan or delays in implementing these plans, and identify the
causes of delay and proposed corrective measures: <italic>Provided
further</italic>, That the National Railroad Passenger Corporation shall
submit, in electronic format, to the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations, a budget, business plan and a 5-Year Financial Plan beginning
with fiscal year 2010, consistent with the provisions of section 204 of the
Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (division B of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/432">Public Law
110–432</external-xref>): <italic>Provided further</italic>, That the budget,
business plan and the 5-Year Financial Plan shall also include a separate
accounting of targets for the Northeast Corridor; commuter service; long
distance Amtrak service; state-supported service; each intercity train route,
including Autotrain; and commercial activities including contract operations:
<italic>Provided further</italic>, That, these plans shall be accompanied by a
comprehensive fleet plan for all Amtrak rolling stock which shall address the
Corporation's detailed plans and timeframes for the maintenance, refurbishment,
replacement, and expansion of the Amtrak fleet: <italic>Provided
further</italic>, That said fleet plan shall establish year-specific goals and
milestones and discuss potential, current, and preferred financing options for
all such activities: <italic>Provided further</italic>, That the budget,
business plan and the 5-Year Financial Plan shall include a description of work
to be funded, along with cost estimates and an estimated timetable for
completion of the projects covered by these plans: <italic>Provided
further</italic>, That the Corporation shall provide monthly reports in
electronic format regarding the budget, business plan, and 5-Year Financial
Plan, which shall describe the work completed to date, any changes to any plan,
and the reasons for such changes, and shall identify all sole source contract
awards which shall be accompanied by a justification as to why said contract
was awarded on a sole source basis: <italic>Provided further</italic>, That the
Corporation's budget, business plan, 5-Year Financial Plan, and all subsequent
supplemental plans shall be displayed on the Corporation's website within a
reasonable timeframe following their submission to the appropriate entities:
<italic>Provided further</italic>, That none of the funds under this heading
may be obligated or expended until the Corporation agrees to continue abiding
by the provisions of paragraphs 1, 2, 5, 9, and 11 of the summary of conditions
for the direct loan agreement of June 28, 2002, in the same manner as in effect
on the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H4382A4AAC6EA4B51A280518E05DD5116"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="HFCD950C2A7704A949B38C60F5DAB24CE"><text display-inline="no-display-inline">To enable the Secretary of Transportation to
make a grant to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation Office of the
Inspector General for auditing the operations and capital expenditures of the
National Railroad Passenger Corporation, as authorized by section 101(b) of the
Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (division B of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/432">Public Law
110–432</external-xref>), $19,000,000.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="HE69AB1A3FEBA40BA89921F3DCBC9606F"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Capital and debt service grants to the
national railroad passenger corporation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">To enable the Secretary of Transportation to
make quarterly grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation for
capital grants supporting intercity passenger services as authorized by section
101(c) of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (division B
of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/432">Public Law
110–432</external-xref>), $929,625,000, to remain available until September 30,
2010, of which not to exceed $264,000,000 shall be for debt service obligations
as authorized by section 102 of that Act: <italic>Provided</italic>, That in
addition to the project management oversight funds authorized under section
101(d) of that Act, the Secretary may retain up to an additional one-half of
one percent of the funds provided under this heading to fund expenses
associated with implementing sections 208 and 212 of that Act, including the
amendments made by section 212 to
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/24905">section
24905</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code: <italic>Provided
further</italic>, That the Secretary shall approve funding for capital
expenditures, including advance purchase orders of materials, for the
Corporation only after receiving and reviewing a grant request for each
specific capital project justifying the Federal support to the Secretary's
satisfaction: <italic>Provided further</italic>, That none of the funds under
this heading may be used to subsidize operating losses of the Corporation:
<italic>Provided further</italic>, That none of the funds under this heading
may be used for capital projects not approved by the Secretary of
Transportation or on the Corporation's fiscal year 2010 business
plan.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H96F07E60425D42C0A92FD23A4E22C534"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administrative provisions—federal railroad
administration</header>
</appropriations-small></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDE12399379194F78AF6FAE1300296D33" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>151.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may purchase promotional
items of nominal value for use in public outreach activities to accomplish the
purposes of 49 U.S.C. 20134: <italic>Provided</italic>, That the Secretary
shall prescribe guidelines for the administration of such purchases and
use.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H015EDDAA645340A692330AADB3A48F35" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>152.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Hereafter, notwithstanding any other
provision of law, funds provided in this Act for the National Railroad
Passenger Corporation shall immediately cease to be available to said
Corporation in the event that the Corporation contracts to have services
provided at or from any location outside the United States. For purposes of
this section, the word <quote>services</quote> shall mean any service that was,
as of July 1, 2006, performed by a full-time or part-time Amtrak employee whose
base of employment is located within the United States.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0322A1BF8A4A47B0AEB84DFDE0DD9AA8" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>153.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Transportation may receive
and expend cash, or receive and utilize spare parts and similar items, from
non-United States Government sources to repair damages to or replace United
States Government owned automated track inspection cars and equipment as a
result of third party liability for such damages, and any amounts collected
under this section shall be credited directly to the Safety and Operations
account of the Federal Railroad Administration, and shall remain available
until expended for the repair, operation and maintenance of automated track
inspection cars and equipment in connection with the automated track inspection
program.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAC48EB37F375472BB000E020F1DF0BD9" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>154.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator of the Federal Railroad
Administration shall submit a report on April 1, 2010, and quarterly reports
thereafter, to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations detailing the
Administrator's efforts at improving the on-time performance of Amtrak
intercity rail service operating on non-Amtrak owned property. Such reports
shall compare the most recent actual on-time performance data to
pre-established on-time performance goals that the Administrator shall set for
each rail service, identified by route. Such reports shall also include
whatever other information and data regarding the on-time performance of Amtrak
trains the Administrator deems to be appropriate.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD05F83D7D4614982A49F97942CE2CF3E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>155.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the Explanatory Statement referenced in
division I of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/8">Public Law 111–8</external-xref> under the heading
Railroad Research and Development the item relating to <quote>San Gabriel
trench grade separation project, Alameda Corridor, CA</quote> is deemed to be
amended by inserting <quote>Alameda Corridor East Construction Authority Grade
Separations, CA.</quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7556007CC2BB444D9333390A2D0B2DB8" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>156.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the Explanatory Statement referenced in
division K of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/161">Public Law 110–161</external-xref> under the heading
Rail Line Relocation and Improvement Program the item relating to <quote>Mt.
Vernon railroad cut, NY</quote> is deemed to be amended by inserting
<quote>Rail Line and Station Improvement and Rehabilitation, Mount Vernon,
NY.</quote>.</text>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HB266AF930A5E434C944440AAC11A2AF0"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal transit
administration</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H20C63EE561E247DD83E38BBB47700724"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administrative
expenses</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="HDF4D3F45A93E4006A60572246BAF26F0"><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary administrative expenses of the
Federal Transit Administration's programs authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/53">chapter 53</external-xref> of title 49,
United States Code, $97,478,000: <italic>Provided</italic>, That of the funds
available under this heading, not to exceed $1,809,000 shall be available for
travel:<italic>Provided further</italic>, That none of the funds provided or
limited in this Act may be used to create a permanent office of transit
security under this heading:<italic>Provided further</italic>, That of the
amounts made available under this heading not to exceed $75,000 shall be paid
from appropriations made available by this Act and provided to the Department
of Transportation Office of Inspector General through reimbursement to conduct
the annual audits of financial statements in accordance with
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/3521">section
3521</external-xref> of title 31, United States Code:<italic>Provided
further</italic>, That upon submission to the Congress of the fiscal year 2011
President's budget, the Secretary of Transportation shall transmit to Congress
the annual report on new starts, including proposed allocations of funds for
fiscal year 2011.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="HCA119AD48D40414781596A9163AACFF4"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Formula and bus
grants</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H6E55AF428F444F78B526EAA85AAAC992"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">(liquidation of contract
authority)</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="HC11D0D5C1B0F47048630A3B49B79D633"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">(limitation on
obligations)</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H685A446A2FA24D4A9F0923DEDF7A5E0C"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">(highway trust fund)</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For payment of obligations incurred in
carrying out the provisions of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/5305">49 U.S.C.
5305</external-xref>, 5307, 5308, 5309, 5310, 5311, 5316, 5317, 5320, 5335,
5339, and 5340 and section 3038 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/105/178">Public Law
105–178</external-xref>, as amended, $8,852,000,000 to be derived from the Mass
Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund and to remain available until
expended: <italic>Provided</italic>, That funds available for the
implementation or execution of programs authorized under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/5305">49 U.S.C.
5305</external-xref>, 5307, 5308, 5309, 5310, 5311, 5316, 5317, 5320, 5335,
5339, and 5340 and section 3038 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/105/178">Public Law
105–178</external-xref>, as amended, shall not exceed total obligations of
$8,343,171,000 in fiscal year 2010.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H6348D7DEC2B74CCFA1BB3FA60C0238FE"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Research and university research
centers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary expenses
to carry out <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/5306">49
U.S.C. 5306</external-xref>, 5312–5315, 5322, and 5506, $65,670,000, to remain
available until expended: <italic>Provided</italic>, That $10,000,000 is
available to carry out the transit cooperative research program under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/5313">section
5313</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, $4,300,000 is available
for the National Transit Institute under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/5315">section
5315</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, and $7,000,000 is
available for university transportation centers program under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/5506">section
5506</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code: <italic>Provided
further</italic>, That $44,370,000 is available to carry out national research
programs under sections 5312, 5313, 5314, and 5322 of title 49, United States
Code.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="HF8225711C43B43748EB3FCC293ECA60D"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Capital investment
grants</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="HC159D396BD8843518CE0E9E00FCCF810"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">(Including Transfer of Funds)</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary expenses to carry out
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/5309">section
5309</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, $1,827,343,000, to remain
available until expended, of which not to exceed $200,000,000 is for section
5309(e) of such title: <italic>Provided</italic>, That $2,000,000, shall be
transferred to the Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General
from funds set aside for the execution of contracts pursuant to
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/5327">section
5327(c)</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, for costs associated
with audits and investigations of transit-related issues, including reviews of
new fixed guideway systems.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="HFFD7920DB1BC475F95BB590C0A13489A"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT
AUTHORITY</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary
expenses to carry out section 601 of division B of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/432">Public Law
110–432</external-xref>, $150,000,000, to remain available until
expended.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H87A1C3CF775841A2B74275F99CB8EDFF"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administrative provisions—federal transit
administration</header>
</appropriations-small></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA39844C338F545D0810716EB5D27FACF" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>160.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The limitations on obligations for the
programs of the Federal Transit Administration shall not apply to any authority
under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/5338">49 U.S.C.
5338</external-xref>, previously made available for obligation, or to any other
authority previously made available for obligation.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC3C7595D92CE4F09BBFB9CD07508FD32" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>161.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
funds appropriated or limited by this Act under <quote>Federal Transit
Administration, Capital Investment Grants</quote> and for bus and bus
facilities under <quote>Federal Transit Administration, Formula and Bus
Grants</quote> for projects specified in this Act or identified in reports
accompanying this Act not obligated by September 30, 2012, and other
recoveries, shall be directed to projects eligible to use the funds for the
purposes for which they were originally provided.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE64AD1BCE0894A8C890E37D5146AFCD2" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>162.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
any funds appropriated before October 1, 2009, under any section of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/53">chapter 53</external-xref> of title 49,
United States Code, that remain available for expenditure, may be transferred
to and administered under the most recent appropriation heading for any such
section.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H596C281FDB5C4DC095E0A88C6E11F1C7" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>163.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
unobligated funds made available for new fixed guideway system projects under
the heading <quote>Federal Transit Administration, Capital investment
grants</quote> in any appropriations Act prior to this Act may be used during
this fiscal year to satisfy expenses incurred for such projects.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H65D4FE213313420C91C27FB4638BCC1F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>164.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">During fiscal year 2010, each Federal
Transit Administration grant for a project that involves the acquisition or
rehabilitation of a bus to be used in public transportation shall be funded for
90 percent of the net capital costs of a biodiesel bus or a factory-installed
or retrofitted hybrid electric propulsion system and any equipment related to
such a system: <italic>Provided</italic>, That the Secretary shall have the
discretion to determine, through practicable administrative procedures, the
costs attributable to the system and related-equipment.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD639F47426154FA0B5A8C3A3C347CD40" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>165.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
unobligated funds or recoveries under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/5309">section
5309</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, that are available to the
Secretary of Transportation for reallocation shall be directed to projects
eligible to use the funds for the purposes for which they were originally
provided.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H58C2D6D4319F413CB8F7AA4F792A2E17" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>166.</enum><subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H4A1E0E96E41C4C5A8998568355B172C1"><enum>(a)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the explanatory statement referenced in
section 186 of title I of division K of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/161">Public Law
110–161</external-xref> (121 Stat. 2406), the item relating to <quote>Broward
County Southwest Transit Facility</quote> in the table of projects under the
heading <quote>Bus and Bus Facilities</quote> is deemed to be amended by
striking <quote>Southwest</quote> and inserting
<quote>Ravenswood</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCEBA3F8FB50045019B213D7B0553F530"><enum>(b)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The explanatory statement referenced in
section 186 of title I of division I of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/8">Public Law
111–8</external-xref> for <quote>Alternatives analysis</quote> under
<quote>Federal Transit Administration–Formula and Bus Grants</quote> is deemed
to be amended by striking <quote>Hudson–Bergen Light Rail Extension Route 440,
North Bergen, NJ</quote> and inserting <quote>Hudson–Bergen Light Rail
Extension Route 440, Jersey City, NJ</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H979105895A744A91A15ECF5137BAC93A"><enum>(c)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funds made available for the Phoenix Heavy
Maintenance Facility, Phoenix Dial-a-Ride facility, and the Phoenix Regional
Heavy Bus Maintenance Facility in Arizona through the Department of
Transportation Appropriations Acts for Fiscal Years 2005 and 2008 that remain
unobligated or unexpended shall be made available to the East Baseline
Park-and-Ride Facility in Phoenix, Arizona.</text>
</subsection></section><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HF9B562E598D0486EB8DE0D9EBDD24367"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Saint lawrence seaway development
corporation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Saint Lawrence
Seaway Development Corporation is hereby authorized to make such expenditures,
within the limits of funds and borrowing authority available to the
Corporation, and in accord with law, and to make such contracts and commitments
without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 104 of the
Government Corporation Control Act, as amended, as may be necessary in carrying
out the programs set forth in the Corporation's budget for the current fiscal
year.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H7D8B3B04DCC44ECB8480C557EFDC4BF4"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Operations and
maintenance</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="HF5566BBD36864E949FF74EDEA7AFC9C2"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">(harbor maintenance trust
fund)</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary expenses
for operations, maintenance, and capital asset renewal of those portions of the
Saint Lawrence Seaway owned, operated, and maintained by the Saint Lawrence
Seaway Development Corporation, $32,324,000, to be derived from the Harbor
Maintenance Trust Fund, pursuant to
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/99/662">Public Law
99–662</external-xref>.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H369093C824924B76A88F7FF83F163F7A"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Maritime
administration</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H32C253147E9341418DB8887504671FBD"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Maritime security program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary expenses to maintain and
preserve a United States flag merchant fleet to serve the national security
needs of the United States, $174,000,000, to remain available until
expended.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="HB94B6AF936564EFDB372795325819D61"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Operations and training</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary expenses of operations and
training activities authorized by law, $140,900,000, of which $31,677,000 shall
remain available until September 30, 2010, for salaries and benefits of
employees of the United States Merchant Marine Academy; of which $15,391,000
shall remain available until expended for capital improvements at the United
States Merchant Marine Academy; and of which $11,240,000 shall remain available
until expended for maintenance and repair of training ships at State maritime
academies.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H76D5B3A59F4343F5B3EE83634C823207"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Ship disposal</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary expenses related to the
disposal of obsolete vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet of the
Maritime Administration, $15,000,000, to remain available until
expended.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H1E0B0AEFF3DC4756A7DAD6BFFDDF103A"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Maritime guaranteed loan (Title XI) program
account</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="HAC73C617FC2C401C97B684962FCB1A1E"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">(including transfer of funds)</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For administrative expenses to carry out the
guaranteed loan program, not to exceed $3,630,000, which shall be transferred
to and merged with the appropriation for <quote>Operations and
Training</quote>, Maritime Administration.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H398AE8D076594EB1A8494A2642732D08"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administrative provisions—maritime
administration</header>
</appropriations-small><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HABEC9D80A9464CBEB24DD0AE18B25AAA" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>175.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Act, the Maritime Administration may furnish utilities and services and make
necessary repairs in connection with any lease, contract, or occupancy
involving Government property under the control of the Maritime Administration,
and payments received therefor shall be credited to the appropriation charged
with the cost thereof: <italic>Provided</italic>, That rental payments under
any such lease, contract, or occupancy for items other than such utilities,
services, or repairs shall be covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous
receipts.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA96EA2AC7E444AA4823ABBC56223164F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>176.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/46/51314">Section 51314</external-xref> of title 46, United
States Code, is amended in subsection (b) by inserting at the end <quote>Such
fees shall be credited to the Maritime Administration’s Operations and Training
appropriation, to remain available until expended, for those expenses directly
related to the purposes of the fees. Fees collected in excess of actual
expenses may be refunded to the Midshipmen through a mechanism approved by the
Secretary. The Academy shall maintain a separate and detailed accounting of fee
revenue and all associated expenses.</quote>.</text>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HFF6267466BDE463E89BDB37F7EE9CCD9"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Pipeline and hazardous materials safety
administration</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H291CAE7D00984263B65525CF69198BA8"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Operational
expenses</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H865E5FEA239743A9A1238C7FE59106BD"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">(pipeline safety fund)</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary operational expenses of the
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, $19,968,000, of which
$639,000 shall be derived from the Pipeline Safety Fund:
<italic>Provided</italic>, That $1,000,000 shall be transferred to
<quote>Pipeline Safety</quote> in order to fund <quote>Pipeline Safety
Information Grants to Communities</quote> as authorized under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/60130">section
60130</external-xref> of title 49, United States
Code.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H7FBAD5CFE4024518B7C65CB96216AE43"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Hazardous materials safety</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For expenses necessary to discharge the
hazardous materials safety functions of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration, $36,500,000, of which $2,699,000 shall remain available
until September 30, 2012: <italic>Provided</italic>, That up to $800,000 in
fees collected under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/5108">49 U.S.C. 5108(g)</external-xref> shall be
deposited in the general fund of the Treasury as offsetting receipts:
<italic>Provided further</italic>, That there may be credited to this
appropriation, to be available until expended, funds received from states,
counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources for
expenses incurred for training, for reports publication and dissemination, and
for travel expenses incurred in performance of hazardous materials exemptions
and approvals functions.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="HBFD09656DEA24712A5274F68FB7F66E2"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Pipeline
safety</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H314C85A702B94164B15B69E558A61AC7"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">(pipeline safety
fund)</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H762F353C00C841D4AC0CE736D9171C49"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">(oil spill liability trust
fund)</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For expenses necessary
to conduct the functions of the pipeline safety program, for grants-in-aid to
carry out a pipeline safety program, as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/60107">49 U.S.C.
60107</external-xref>, and to discharge the pipeline program responsibilities
of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, $105,239,000, of which $18,905,000 shall be
derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund and shall remain available
until September 30, 2012; and of which $86,334,000 shall be derived from the
Pipeline Safety Fund, of which $47,332,000 shall remain available until
September 30, 2012.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="HD2DE159905C942B7A4569FDAC5D7423D"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Emergency preparedness
grants</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H553681D04A904A999002298808FBEBA3"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">(emergency preparedness fund)</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary expenses to carry out
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/5128">49 U.S.C.
5128(b)</external-xref>, $188,000, to be derived from the Emergency
Preparedness Fund, to remain available until September 30, 2011:
<italic>Provided</italic>, That not more than $28,318,000 shall be made
available for obligation in fiscal year 2010 from amounts made available by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/5116">49 U.S.C.
5116(i)</external-xref> and 5128(b)–(c): <italic>Provided further</italic>,
That none of the funds made available by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/5116">49 U.S.C.
5116(i)</external-xref>, 5128(b), or 5128(c) shall be made available for
obligation by individuals other than the Secretary of Transportation, or his or
her designee.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H7D79C809AEC348B287B2C21C77DFFD36"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Research and innovative technology
administration</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H52E7DC99126743DEBBF81EBBBD218D4E"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Research and development</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary expenses of the Research and
Innovative Technology Administration, $12,834,000, of which $6,036,000 shall
remain available until September 30, 2012: <italic>Provided</italic>, That
there may be credited to this appropriation, to be available until expended,
funds received from States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities,
and private sources for expenses incurred for
training.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H011874AA95504DAC84C0BC1F71B41B21"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Office of inspector
general</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small commented="no" id="HE86559F687554E6DAC0947F334F901FD"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Salaries and expenses</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary expenses of the Office of
Inspector General to carry out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of
1978, as amended, $74,839,000: <italic>Provided</italic>, That the Inspector
General shall have all necessary authority, in carrying out the duties
specified in the Inspector General Act, as amended (<external-xref legal-doc="usc-appendix" parsable-cite="usc-appendix/5/3">5 U.S.C. App.
3</external-xref>), to investigate allegations of fraud, including false
statements to the government (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/1001">18 U.S.C. 1001</external-xref>), by any person or
entity that is subject to regulation by the Department: <italic>Provided
further</italic>, That the funds made available under this heading shall be
used to investigate, pursuant to
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/41712">section
41712</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code: (1) unfair or deceptive
practices and unfair methods of competition by domestic and foreign air
carriers and ticket agents; and (2) the compliance of domestic and foreign air
carriers with respect to item (1) of this
proviso.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H2A343AECBBF74B23B018E8518C39ABFD"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Surface transportation
board</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small commented="no" id="HC3D7691F408D4A08B3F7D4F52C6105CC"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Salaries and expenses</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary expenses of the Surface
Transportation Board, including services authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">5 U.S.C.
3109</external-xref>, $29,800,000: <italic>Provided</italic>, That
notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to exceed $1,250,000 from fees
established by the Chairman of the Surface Transportation Board shall be
credited to this appropriation as offsetting collections and used for necessary
and authorized expenses under this heading: <italic>Provided further</italic>,
That the sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced on a
dollar-for-dollar basis as such offsetting collections are received during
fiscal year 2010, to result in a final appropriation from the general fund
estimated at no more than $28,550,000.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HBA7B7AE4A0C145A2995F78E95DEAA832"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">General provisions—department of
transportation</header>
</appropriations-intermediate></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDF31B5F0162040FA897DD1FA03170F1B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>180.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">During the current fiscal year applicable
appropriations to the Department of Transportation shall be available for
maintenance and operation of aircraft; hire of passenger motor vehicles and
aircraft; purchase of liability insurance for motor vehicles operating in
foreign countries on official department business; and uniforms or allowances
therefor, as authorized by law (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5901">5 U.S.C. 5901–5902</external-xref>).</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4C30E60E813F4F4D8C3E280ACB3DC706" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>181.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Appropriations contained in this Act for
the Department of Transportation shall be available for services as authorized
by <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">5 U.S.C.
3109</external-xref>, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem
rate equivalent to the rate for an Executive Level IV.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H44A786C0450D47E7AC8889D9840ECB53" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>182.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">None of the funds in this Act shall be
available for salaries and expenses of more than 110 political and Presidential
appointees in the Department of Transportation: <italic>Provided</italic>, That
none of the personnel covered by this provision may be assigned on temporary
detail outside the Department of Transportation.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H575553B8A27E40E6B7842945922A73D9" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>183.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">None of the funds in this Act shall be used
to implement <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/404">section
404</external-xref> of title 23, United States Code.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEAA21F044FF64CBD8693671B9DD22B1A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>184.</enum><subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H6F0564C6B0884F71A065797C03705D9C"><enum>(a)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No recipient of funds made available in
this Act shall disseminate personal information (as defined in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/2725">18 U.S.C.
2725(3)</external-xref>) obtained by a State department of motor vehicles in
connection with a motor vehicle record as defined in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/2725">18 U.S.C.
2725(1)</external-xref>, except as provided in 18 U.S.C. 2721 for a use
permitted under 18 U.S.C. 2721.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H605711F52C8A41109EFA2914B170508F"><enum>(b)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding subsection (a), the
Secretary shall not withhold funds provided in this Act for any grantee if a
State is in noncompliance with this provision.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HED9BFFB5D0744653A9DEA644F739A89D" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>185.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funds received by the Federal Highway
Administration, Federal Transit Administration, and Federal Railroad
Administration from States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities,
and private sources for expenses incurred for training may be credited
respectively to the Federal Highway Administration's <quote>Federal-Aid
Highways</quote> account, the Federal Transit Administration's <quote>Research
and University Research Centers</quote> account, and to the Federal Railroad
Administration's <quote>Safety and Operations</quote> account, except for State
rail safety inspectors participating in training pursuant to 49 U.S.C.
20105.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD36488EEBF78426DAB400F13D4E5D505" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>186.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funds provided or limited in this Act under
the appropriate accounts within the Federal Highway Administration, the Federal
Railroad Administration and the Federal Transit Administration shall be for the
eligible programs, projects and activities in the corresponding amounts
identified in the explanatory statement accompanying this Act for <quote>Ferry
Boats and Ferry Terminal Facilities</quote>, <quote>Federal Lands</quote>,
<quote>Interstate Maintenance Discretionary</quote>, <quote>Transportation,
Community and System Preservation Program</quote>, <quote>Delta Region
Transportation Development Program</quote>, <quote>Rail Line Relocation and
Improvement Program</quote>, <quote>Rail-highway crossing hazard
eliminations</quote>, <quote>Alternatives analysis</quote>, and <quote>Bus and
bus facilities</quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H93D2E5FD1ECE4CEA9DEE3013DA3B28DD" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>187.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provisions of
law, rule or regulation, the Secretary of Transportation is authorized to allow
the issuer of any preferred stock heretofore sold to the Department to redeem
or repurchase such stock upon the payment to the Department of an amount
determined by the Secretary.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H83AC7022E77A4CB8B9FB4989BD9E2A8E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>188.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">None of the funds in this Act to the
Department of Transportation may be used to make a grant unless the Secretary
of Transportation notifies the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations
not less than 3 full business days before any discretionary grant award, letter
of intent, or full funding grant agreement totaling $500,000 or more is
announced by the department or its modal administrations from: (1) any
discretionary grant program of the Federal Highway Administration including the
emergency relief program; (2) the airport improvement program of the Federal
Aviation Administration; (3) any grant or cooperative agreement from the
Federal Railroad Administration; or (4) any program of the Federal Transit
Administration other than the formula grants and fixed guideway modernization
programs: <italic>Provided</italic>, That the Secretary gives concurrent
notification to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations for any
<quote>quick release</quote> of funds from the emergency relief program:
<italic>Provided further</italic>, That no notification shall involve funds
that are not available for obligation.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H95570F0288284CD4BC6FDEB9D5139008" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>189.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rebates, refunds, incentive payments, minor
fees and other funds received by the Department of Transportation from travel
management centers, charge card programs, the subleasing of building space, and
miscellaneous sources are to be credited to appropriations of the Department of
Transportation and allocated to elements of the Department of Transportation
using fair and equitable criteria and such funds shall be available until
expended.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H25F0239786F84D1A96364598F228D00C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>190.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amounts made available in this or any other
Act that the Secretary determines represent improper payments by the Department
of Transportation to a third party contractor under a financial assistance
award, which are recovered pursuant to law, shall be available—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCD821F62239646E6B6BB5080FDFED59F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to reimburse the actual expenses incurred
by the Department of Transportation in recovering improper payments; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3F95CCA9EAB84E80BC4CDBDCC52E8390"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to pay contractors for services provided in
recovering improper payments or contractor support in the implementation of the
Improper Payments Information Act of 2002: <italic>Provided</italic>, That
amounts in excess of that required for paragraphs (1) and (2)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3D5289EB72244E458CE449241D1A8677"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall be credited to and merged with the
appropriation from which the improper payments were made, and shall be
available for the purposes and period for which such appropriations are
available; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB54BC959DD2E45C691FA65805660C063"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if no such appropriation remains available,
shall be deposited in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts: <italic>Provided
further</italic>, That prior to the transfer of any such recovery to an
appropriations account, the Secretary shall notify the House and Senate
Committees on Appropriations the amount and reasons for such transfer:
<italic>Provided further</italic>, That for purposes of this section, the term
<quote>improper payments</quote>, has the same meaning as that provided in
section 2(d)(2) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/107/300">Public Law
107–300</external-xref>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB063D50D3AA0471C9F2A97A724C55BB9" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>191.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
if any funds provided in or limited by this Act are subject to a reprogramming
action that requires notice to be provided to the House and Senate Committees
on Appropriations, said reprogramming action shall be approved or denied solely
by the Committees on Appropriations: <italic>Provided</italic>, That the
Secretary may provide notice to other congressional committees of the action of
the Committees on Appropriations on such reprogramming but not sooner than 30
days following the date on which the reprogramming action has been approved or
denied by the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H75C2FC309D4345E8A4B6EFD2BB002EC1" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>192.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">None of the funds appropriated or otherwise
made available under this Act may be used by the Surface Transportation Board
of the Department of Transportation to charge or collect any filing fee for
rate complaints filed with the Board in an amount in excess of the amount
authorized for district court civil suit filing fees under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/28/1914">section
1914</external-xref> of title 28, United States Code.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H857F013D01EC4198BE183DBB0CB1FA4A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>193.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding section 3324 of Title 31,
United States Code, in addition to authority provided by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/327">section
327</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, the Department’s Working
Capital fund is hereby authorized to provide payments in advance to vendors
that are necessary to carry out the Federal transit pass transportation fringe
benefit program under Executive Order No. 13150 and section 3049 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/59">Public Law
109–59</external-xref>: <italic>Provided</italic>, that the Department shall
include adequate safeguards in the contract with the vendors to ensure timely
and high quality performance under the contract.</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HC0A1EB28A8CE4869ACDC1204690B3B6A"><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited as the
<quote><short-title>Department of Transportation
Appropriations Act, 2010</short-title></quote>.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-major commented="no" id="H749C21F638A942C3ACE0A746A13F4A23"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">TITLE II</header>
</appropriations-major><appropriations-major commented="no" id="H5EE085380D2C4A82BE046DB160A7D401"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN
DEVELOPMENT</header>
</appropriations-major><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HFBB844E59D274BDDB4D7710F76AFDAEE"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Management and
administration</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HE3DFB59CBBD94D2588E79601FBDBDBB7"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Executive direction</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary salaries and expenses for
Executive Direction, $25,969,000, of which not to exceed $4,619,000 shall be
available for the immediate Office of the Secretary and Deputy Secretary; not
to exceed $1,703,000 shall be available for the Office of Hearings and Appeals;
not to exceed $778,000 shall be available for the Office of Small and
Disadvantaged Business Utilization; not to exceed $727,000 shall be available
for the immediate Office of the Chief Financial Officer; not to exceed
$1,474,000 shall be available for the immediate Office of the General Counsel;
not to exceed $2,912,000 shall be available to the Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations; not to exceed
$3,110,000 shall be available for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Public Affairs; not to exceed $1,218,000 shall be available for the Office of
the Assistant Secretary for Administration; not to exceed $2,125,000 shall be
available to the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian
Housing; not to exceed $1,781,000 shall be available to the Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development; not to exceed
$3,497,000 shall be available to the Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Housing, Federal Housing Commissioner; not to exceed $1,097,000 shall be
available to the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and
Research; and not to exceed $928,000 shall be available to the Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity:
<italic>Provided</italic>, That the Secretary of the Department of Housing and
Urban Development is authorized to transfer funds appropriated for any office
funded under this heading to any other office funded under this heading
following written notification to the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations: <italic>Provided further</italic>, That no appropriation for
any office shall be increased or decreased by more than 5 percent by all such
transfers: <italic>Provided further</italic>, That notice of any change in
funding greater than 5 percent shall be submitted for prior approval to the
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations: <italic>Provided
further</italic>, That the Secretary shall provide the Committees on
Appropriations quarterly written notification regarding the status of pending
congressional reports: <italic>Provided further</italic>, That the Secretary
shall provide all signed reports required by Congress electronically:
<italic>Provided further</italic>, That not to exceed $25,000 of the amount
made available under this paragraph for the immediate Office of the Secretary
shall be available for official reception and representation expenses as the
Secretary may determine.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small commented="no" id="HC596FE0B1FAB4EBD83976EED6E2A90C8"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administration, operations and
management</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary
salaries and expenses for administration, operations and management for the
Department of Housing and Urban Development, $537,897,000, of which not to
exceed $76,958,000 shall be available for the personnel compensation and
benefits of the Office of Administration; not to exceed $11,277,000 shall be
available for the personnel compensation and benefits of the Office of
Departmental Operations and Coordination; not to exceed $51,275,000 shall be
available for the personnel compensation and benefits of the Office of Field
Policy and Management; not to exceed $14,649,000 shall be available for the
personnel compensation and benefits of the Office of the Chief Procurement
Officer; not to exceed $35,197,000 shall be available for the personnel
compensation and benefits of the remaining staff in the Office of the Chief
Financial Officer; not to exceed $89,062,000 shall be available for the
personnel compensation and benefits of the remaining staff in the Office of the
General Counsel; not to exceed $3,296,000 shall be available for the personnel
compensation and benefits of the Office of Departmental Equal Employment
Opportunity; not to exceed $1,393,000 shall be available for the personnel
compensation and benefits for the Center for Faith-Based and Community
Initiatives; not to exceed $2,400,000 shall be available for the personnel
compensation and benefits for the Office of Sustainability; not to exceed
$2,520,000 shall be available for the personnel compensation and benefits for
the Office of Strategic Planning and Management; and not to exceed $249,870,000
shall be available for non-personnel expenses of the Department of Housing and
Urban Development: <italic>Provided</italic>, That, funds provided under this
heading may be used for necessary administrative and non-administrative
expenses of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, not otherwise
provided for, including purchase of uniforms, or allowances therefor, as
authorized by <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5901">5
U.S.C. 5901–5902</external-xref>; hire of passenger motor vehicles; services as
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109: <italic>Provided further</italic>, That
notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated under this
heading may be used for advertising and promotional activities that support the
housing mission area: <italic>Provided further</italic>, That the Secretary of
Housing and Urban Development is authorized to transfer funds appropriated for
any office included in Administration, Operations and Management to any other
office included in Administration, Operations and Management only after such
transfer has been submitted to, and received prior written approval by, the
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations: <italic>Provided
further</italic>, That no appropriation for any office shall be increased or
decreased by more than 10 percent by all such
transfers.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H8B85029EC0A5402198BDC517CB52A107"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Personnel compensation and
benefits</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H85EA6457D3A24A448D5F862AFD231587"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Public and indian housing</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary personnel compensation and
benefits expenses of the Office of Public and Indian Housing,
$197,074,000.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="HDC0C342BD9B44A1DA2B7DAD6BDE0198D"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Community planning and
development</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary
personnel compensation and benefits expenses of the Office of Community
Planning and Development mission area,
$98,989,000.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H7933965C22124EEFA01290343FA619D0"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Housing</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary personnel compensation and
benefits expenses of the Office of Housing,
$374,887,000.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H2B70D5521F724D87812DE160208380BF"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Office of the government national mortgage
association</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary
personnel compensation and benefits expenses of the Office of the Government
National Mortgage Association, $11,095,000, to be derived from the GNMA
guarantees of mortgage backed securities guaranteed loan receipt
account.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H09D37E45BAF34B2397746C90C6D05649"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Policy development and
research</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary
personnel compensation and benefits expenses of the Office of Policy
Development and Research, $21,138,000.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H58D6AA2AD59A449798BC4EFD3085818B"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Fair housing and equal
opportunity</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary
personnel compensation and benefits expenses of the Office of Fair Housing and
Equal Opportunity, $71,800,000.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="HC2AD98C9F1A34856A756C52BE1EA3DB5"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Office of healthy homes and lead hazard
control</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="HD2EF8654F87640B596AD921EDC4D5F0B"><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary personnel compensation and
benefits expenses of the Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control,
$7,151,000.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HD4D3566F592B4CAA97FAD7A2C336E5C8"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Public and indian
housing</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small commented="no" id="HEE04166A615B4E87B0078EF0E9358CF5"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Tenant-based rental
assistance</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H43D2FBE7567C45AB84F02361337F44D1"><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For activities and assistance for the
provision of tenant-based rental assistance authorized under the United States
Housing Act of 1937, as amended (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437">42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.</external-xref>) (<quote>the
Act</quote> herein), not otherwise provided for, $14,242,200,000, to remain
available until expended, shall be available on October 1, 2009 (in addition to
the $4,000,000,000 previously appropriated under this heading that will become
available on October 1, 2009), and $4,000,000,000, to remain available until
expended, shall be available on October 1, 2010: <italic>Provided</italic>,
That the amounts made available under this heading are provided as
follows:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2EB342C0A9C243C0966E6E1F9545D2B2"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$16,387,200,000 shall be available for
renewals of expiring section 8 tenant-based annual contributions contracts
(including renewals of enhanced vouchers under any provision of law authorizing
such assistance under section 8(t) of the Act) and including renewal of other
special purpose vouchers initially funded in fiscal year 2008 and 2009 (such as
Family Unification, Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing Vouchers and
Non-elderly Disabled Vouchers): <italic>Provided</italic>, That notwithstanding
any other provision of law, from amounts provided under this paragraph and any
carryover, the Secretary for the calendar year 2010 funding cycle shall provide
renewal funding for each public housing agency based on voucher management
system (VMS) leasing and cost data for the most recent Federal fiscal year and
by applying the most recent Annual Adjustment Factor as established by the
Secretary, and by making any necessary adjustments for the costs associated
with deposits to family self-sufficiency program escrow accounts or first-time
renewals including tenant protection or HOPE VI vouchers: <italic>Provided
further</italic>, That none of the funds provided under this paragraph may be
used to fund a total number of unit months under lease which exceeds a public
housing agency's authorized level of units under contract: <italic>Provided
further</italic>, That the Secretary shall, to the extent necessary to stay
within the amount specified under this paragraph (except as otherwise modified
under this Act), pro rate each public housing agency's allocation otherwise
established pursuant to this paragraph: <italic>Provided further</italic>, That
except as provided in the last two provisos, the entire amount specified under
this paragraph (except as otherwise modified under this Act) shall be obligated
to the public housing agencies based on the allocation and pro rata method
described above, and the Secretary shall notify public housing agencies of
their annual budget not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act:
<italic>Provided further</italic>, That the Secretary may extend the 60-day
notification period with the written approval of the House and Senate
Committees on Appropriations: <italic>Provided further</italic>, That public
housing agencies participating in the Moving to Work demonstration shall be
funded pursuant to their Moving to Work agreements and shall be subject to the
same pro rata adjustments under the previous provisos: <italic>Provided
further</italic>, That up to $150,000,000 shall be available only: (1) to
adjust the allocations for public housing agencies, after application for an
adjustment by a public housing agency that experienced a significant increase,
as determined by the Secretary, in renewal costs of tenant-based rental
assistance resulting from unforeseen circumstances or from portability under
section 8(r) of the Act; (2) for adjustments for public housing agencies with
voucher leasing rates at the end of the calendar year that exceed the average
leasing for the 12-month period used to establish the allocation; (3) for
adjustments for the costs associated with VASH vouchers; or (4) for vouchers
that were not in use during the 12-month period in order to be available to
meet a commitment pursuant to section 8(o)(13) of the Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC5F1DD2D574444B28FBCC0DCFA26DD70"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$120,000,000 shall be for section 8 rental
assistance for relocation and replacement of housing units that are demolished
or disposed of pursuant to the Omnibus Consolidated Rescissions and
Appropriations Act of 1996 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/104/134">Public Law
104–134</external-xref>), conversion of section 23 projects to assistance under
section 8, the family unification program under section 8(x) of the Act,
relocation of witnesses in connection with efforts to combat crime in public
and assisted housing pursuant to a request from a law enforcement or
prosecution agency, enhanced vouchers under any provision of law authorizing
such assistance under section 8(t) of the Act, HOPE VI vouchers, mandatory and
voluntary conversions, and tenant protection assistance including replacement
and relocation assistance or for project based assistance to prevent the
displacement of unassisted elderly tenants currently residing in section 202
properties financed between 1959 and 1974 that are refinanced pursuant to
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/106/569">Public Law
106–569</external-xref>, as amended, or under the authority as provided under
this Act: <italic>Provided</italic>, That the Secretary may provide replacement
vouchers for all units that were occupied within the previous 24 months that
cease to be available as assisted housing, subject to the availability of
funds.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H436E9579D2C8489A953215BB28894214"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$1,600,000,000 shall be for administrative
and other expenses of public housing agencies in administering the section 8
tenant-based rental assistance program, of which up to $50,000,000 shall be
available to the Secretary to allocate to public housing agencies that need
additional funds to administer their section 8 programs, including fees
associated with section 8 tenant protection rental assistance, the
administration of disaster related vouchers, Veterans Affairs Supportive
Housing vouchers, and other incremental vouchers: <italic>Provided</italic>,
That no less than $1,550,000,000 of the amount provided in this paragraph shall
be allocated to public housing agencies for the calendar year 2010 funding
cycle based on section 8(q) of the Act (and related Appropriation Act
provisions) as in effect immediately before the enactment of the Quality
Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/105/276">Public Law
105–276</external-xref>): <italic>Provided further</italic>, That if the
amounts made available under this paragraph are insufficient to pay the amounts
determined under the previous proviso, the Secretary may decrease the amounts
allocated to agencies by a uniform percentage applicable to all agencies
receiving funding under this paragraph or may, to the extent necessary to
provide full payment of amounts determined under the previous proviso, utilize
unobligated balances, including recaptures and carryovers, remaining from funds
appropriated to the Department of Housing and Urban Development under this
heading, for fiscal year 2009 and prior fiscal years, notwithstanding the
purposes for which such amounts were appropriated: <italic>Provided
further</italic>, That amounts provided under this paragraph shall be only for
activities related to the provision of tenant-based rental assistance
authorized under section 8, including related development activities.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6C8C259EA7E6403EA332BE00E2A0D6F7"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$75,000,000 for incremental rental voucher
assistance for use through a supported housing program administered in
conjunction with the Department of Veterans Affairs as authorized under section
8(o)(19) of the United States Housing Act of 1937: <italic>Provided</italic>,
That the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall make such funding
available, notwithstanding section 204 (competition provision) of this title,
to public housing agencies that partner with eligible VA Medical Centers or
other entities as designated by the Secretary of the Department of Veterans
Affairs, based on geographical need for such assistance as identified by the
Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, public housing agency
administrative performance, and other factors as specified by the Secretary of
Housing and Urban Development in consultation with the Secretary of the
Department of Veterans Affairs: <italic>Provided further</italic>, That the
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may waive, or specify alternative
requirements for (in consultation with the Secretary of the Department of
Veterans Affairs), any provision of any statute or regulation that the
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development administers in connection with the
use of funds made available under this paragraph (except for requirements
related to fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor standards, and the
environment), upon a finding by the Secretary that any such waivers or
alternative requirements are necessary for the effective delivery and
administration of such voucher assistance: <italic>Provided further</italic>,
That assistance made available under this paragraph shall continue to remain
available for homeless veterans upon turn-over.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H67C2C1DE98F84D33978AF8B2FD498A85"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$60,000,000 shall be for family
self-sufficiency coordinators under section 23 of the Act.</text>
</paragraph></appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H607A230426C34652A077573C7947DC32"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Housing certificate fund</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Unobligated balances, including recaptures
and carryover, remaining from funds appropriated to the Department of Housing
and Urban Development under this heading, the heading <quote>Annual
Contributions for Assisted Housing</quote> and the heading <quote>Project-Based
Rental Assistance</quote>, for fiscal year 2010 and prior years may be used for
renewal of or amendments to section 8 project-based contracts and for
performance-based contract administrators, notwithstanding the purposes for
which such funds were appropriated: <italic>Provided</italic>, That any
obligated balances of contract authority from fiscal year 1974 and prior that
have been terminated shall be cancelled.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="HB9A8B6F8D09B4B0AAC25247C7DF929E2"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Public housing capital
fund</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="HB844298D56CB4160838D48907DD607EE"><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For the Public Housing Capital Fund Program
to carry out capital and management activities for public housing agencies, as
authorized under section 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437g">42 U.S.C.
1437g</external-xref>) (the <quote>Act</quote>) $2,500,000,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2013: <italic>Provided</italic>, That
notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation, during fiscal year
2010 the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may not delegate to any
Department official other than the Deputy Secretary and the Assistant Secretary
for Public and Indian Housing any authority under paragraph (2) of section 9(j)
regarding the extension of the time periods under such section:
<italic>Provided further</italic>, That for purposes of such section 9(j), the
term <quote>obligate</quote> means, with respect to amounts, that the amounts
are subject to a binding agreement that will result in outlays, immediately or
in the future: <italic>Provided further</italic>, That up to $15,345,000 shall
be to support the ongoing Public Housing Financial and Physical Assessment
activities of the Real Estate Assessment Center (REAC): <italic>Provided
further</italic>, That of the total amount provided under this heading, not to
exceed $20,000,000 shall be available for the Secretary to make grants,
notwithstanding section 204 of this Act, to public housing agencies for
emergency capital needs including safety and security measures necessary to
address crime and drug-related activity as well as needs resulting from
unforeseen or unpreventable emergencies and natural disasters, excluding
Presidentially declared emergencies and natural disasters under the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5121">42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.</external-xref>), occurring
in fiscal year 2010: <italic>Provided further</italic>, That of the total
amount provided under this heading, $50,000,000 shall be for supportive
services, service coordinators and congregate services as authorized by section
34 of the Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437z-6">42
U.S.C. 1437z–6</external-xref>) and the Native American Housing Assistance and
Self-Determination Act of 1996 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/4101">25 U.S.C. 4101 et
seq.</external-xref>):<italic>Provided further</italic>, That of the total
amount provided under this heading, up to $8,820,000 is to support the costs of
administrative and judicial receiverships: <italic>Provided further</italic>,
That from the funds made available under this heading, the Secretary shall
provide bonus awards in fiscal year 2010 to public housing agencies that are
designated high performers.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H06257C6479944E978BA440611C579EE0"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Public housing operating fund</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For 2010 payments to public housing agencies
for the operation and management of public housing, as authorized by section
9(e) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437g">42 U.S.C. 1437g(e)</external-xref>),
$4,800,000,000.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="HC680237EA50A4DCC957E6294E7539EB6"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Revitalization of severely distressed
public housing (hope vi)</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For
grants to public housing agencies for demolition, site revitalization,
replacement housing, and tenant-based assistance grants to projects as
authorized by section 24 of the United States Housing Act of 1937
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437v">42 U.S.C.
1437v</external-xref>), $250,000,000, to remain available until September 30,
2011, of which the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall use
$10,000,000 for technical assistance and contract expertise, to be provided
directly or indirectly by grants, contracts or cooperative agreements,
including training and cost of necessary travel for participants in such
training, by or to officials and employees of the department and of public
housing agencies and to residents: <italic>Provided</italic>, That none of such
funds shall be used directly or indirectly by granting competitive advantage in
awards to settle litigation or pay judgments, unless expressly permitted
herein.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="HD652AF79854D485E95AC52C2B5F24572"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Native american housing block
grants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For the Native American
Housing Block Grants program, as authorized under title I of the Native
American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (NAHASDA)
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/4111">25 U.S.C. 4111 et
seq.</external-xref>), $750,000,000, to remain available until expended:
<italic>Provided</italic>, That, notwithstanding the Native American Housing
Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996, to determine the amount of the
allocation under title I of such Act for each Indian tribe, the Secretary shall
apply the formula under section 302 of such Act with the need component based
on single-race Census data and with the need component based on multi-race
Census data, and the amount of the allocation for each Indian tribe shall be
the greater of the two resulting allocation amounts: <italic>Provided
further</italic>, That of the amounts made available under this heading,
$3,500,000 shall be contracted for assistance for a national organization
representing Native American housing interests for providing training and
technical assistance to Indian housing authorities and tribally designated
housing entities as authorized under NAHASDA; and $4,250,000 shall be to
support the inspection of Indian housing units, contract expertise, training,
and technical assistance in the training, oversight, and management of such
Indian housing and tenant-based assistance, including up to $300,000 for
related travel: <italic>Provided further</italic>, That of the amount provided
under this heading, $2,000,000 shall be made available for the cost of
guaranteed notes and other obligations, as authorized by title VI of NAHASDA:
<italic>Provided further</italic>, That such costs, including the costs of
modifying such notes and other obligations, shall be as defined in section 502
of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended: <italic>Provided
further</italic>, That these funds are available to subsidize the total
principal amount of any notes and other obligations, any part of which is to be
guaranteed, not to exceed $18,000,000.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H7EC8D5C7F5B549C39D727D8D16BB148D"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Native hawaiian housing block
grant</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For the Native Hawaiian
Housing Block Grant program, as authorized under title VIII of the Native
American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/4111">25 U.S.C. 4111 et
seq.</external-xref>), $12,000,000, to remain available until expended:
<italic>Provided</italic>, That of this amount, $300,000 shall be for training
and technical assistance activities, including up to $100,000 for related
travel by Hawaii-based HUD employees.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H18C1F805295D4A4C99855A187DDAECBC"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Indian housing loan guarantee fund program
account</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For the cost of
guaranteed loans, as authorized by section 184 of the Housing and Community
Development Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/1715z-13a">12 U.S.C. 1715z–13a</external-xref>),
$7,000,000, to remain available until expended: <italic>Provided</italic>, That
such costs, including the costs of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in
section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: <italic>Provided
further</italic>, That these funds are available to subsidize total loan
principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, up to $919,000,000:
<italic>Provided further</italic>, That up to $750,000 shall be for
administrative contract expenses including management processes and systems to
carry out the loan guarantee program.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H424BE2CCB1CF402FA5635D56237F31FF"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Native hawaiian housing loan guarantee fund
program account</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For the cost
of guaranteed loans, as authorized by section 184A of the Housing and Community
Development Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/1715z-13b">12 U.S.C. 1715z–13b</external-xref>),
$1,044,000, to remain available until expended: <italic>Provided</italic>, That
such costs, including the costs of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in
section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: <italic>Provided
further</italic>, That these funds are available to subsidize total loan
principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed
$41,504,255.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HA80485D047894C1CBCAE250BBD07EBFB"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Community planning and
development</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H508B0CA50665404D812A27166C18760D"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Housing opportunities for persons with
aids</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H46B33FC58FA4431DAB5C5CDCCD95F311"><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For carrying out the Housing Opportunities
for Persons with AIDS program, as authorized by the AIDS Housing Opportunity
Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12901">42 U.S.C.
12901 et seq.</external-xref>), $350,000,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2011, except that amounts allocated pursuant to section 854(c)(3)
of such Act shall remain available until September 30, 2012:
<italic>Provided</italic>, That the Secretary shall renew all expiring
contracts for permanent supportive housing that were funded under section
854(c)(3) of such Act that meet all program requirements before awarding funds
for new contracts and activities authorized under this
section.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H945707EA08CC45A794C69188D5E35FD4"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Community development
fund</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H103FD788E29E45369A2B91EB5B9AA29E"><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For assistance to units of State and local
government, and to other entities, for economic and community development
activities, and for other purposes, $4,598,607,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2012, unless otherwise specified: <italic>Provided</italic>, That
of the total amount provided, $4,166,607,000 is for carrying out the community
development block grant program under title I of the Housing and Community
Development Act of 1974, as amended (the <quote>Act</quote> herein)
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5301">42 U.S.C. 5301 et
seq.</external-xref>): <italic>Provided further</italic>, That unless
explicitly provided for under this heading (except for planning grants provided
in the second paragraph and amounts made available under the third paragraph),
not to exceed 20 percent of any grant made with funds appropriated under this
heading shall be expended for planning and management development and
administration: <italic>Provided further</italic>, That $65,000,000 shall be
for grants to Indian tribes notwithstanding section 106(a)(1) of such Act, of
which, notwithstanding any other provision of law (including section 204 of
this Act), up to $3,960,000 may be used for emergencies that constitute
imminent threats to health and safety.</text><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Of the amount made available under this
heading, $151,000,000 shall be available for grants for the Economic
Development Initiative (EDI) to finance a variety of targeted economic
investments in accordance with the terms and conditions specified in the
explanatory statement accompanying this Act: <italic>Provided</italic>, That
none of the funds provided under this paragraph may be used for program
operations: <italic>Provided further</italic>, That, for fiscal years 2008,
2009 and 2010, no unobligated funds for EDI grants may be used for any purpose
except acquisition, planning, design, purchase of equipment, revitalization,
redevelopment or construction.</text><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Of the amount made available under this
heading, $16,000,000 shall be available for neighborhood initiatives that are
utilized to improve the conditions of distressed and blighted areas and
neighborhoods, to stimulate investment, economic diversification, and community
revitalization in areas with population outmigration or a stagnating or
declining economic base, or to determine whether housing benefits can be
integrated more effectively with welfare reform initiatives:
<italic>Provided</italic>, That amounts made available under this paragraph
shall be provided in accordance with the terms and conditions specified in the
explanatory statement accompanying this Act: <italic>Provided further</italic>,
That none of the funds made available under this heading may be used for the
construction and facility buildout of a multi-purpose complex at Indiana
University of Pennsylvania.</text><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The
referenced statement of the managers under this heading <quote>Community
Planning and Development</quote> in title II of division K of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/161">Public Law
110–161</external-xref> is deemed to be amended by striking <quote>Custer
County, ID for acquisition of an unused middle school building</quote> and
inserting <quote>Custer County, ID, to construct a community
center</quote>.</text><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The referenced
statement of the managers under this heading <quote>Community Planning and
Development</quote> in title II of division I of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/8">Public Law
111–8</external-xref> is deemed to be amended by striking <quote>Custer County,
ID, to purchase a middle school building</quote> and inserting <quote>Custer
County, ID, to construct a community center</quote>.</text><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Of
the amounts made available under this heading, $150,000,000 shall be made
available for a Sustainable Communities Initiative to stimulate improved
regional planning efforts that integrate housing and transportation decisions,
and to challenge communities to reform zoning and land use ordinances:
<italic>Provided</italic>, That $100,000,000 shall be for Regional Planning
Grants to support the linking of transportation and land use planning:
<italic>Provided further</italic>, That $40,000,000 shall be for Metropolitan
Challenge Grants to foster reform and reduce barriers to achieve affordable,
economically vital, and sustainable communities: <italic>Provided
further</italic>, That up to $10,000,000 shall be for a joint Department of
Housing and Urban Development and Department of Transportation research effort
that shall include a rigorous evaluation of the Regional Planning Grants and
Metropolitan Challenge Grants programs: <italic>Provided further</italic>, That
of the amounts made available under this heading, $25,000,000 shall be made
available for the Rural Innovation Fund to address the problems of concentrated
rural housing distress and community poverty: <italic>Provided
further</italic>, That of the amounts made available under this heading,
$25,000,000 shall be made available for the University Community Fund for
grants to assist universities in revitalizing their surrounding communities,
with special attention to Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribal
Colleges and Universities, Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian Institutions, and
Hispanic-Serving Institutions: <italic>Provided further</italic>, That the
Secretary shall develop and publish guidelines for the use of such competitive
funds including, but not limited to, eligibility criteria, minimum grant
amounts, and performance metrics.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="HC0CDC76E2D6945B7B3E54C9AAE5D5C50"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Community development loan guarantees
program account</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For the cost
of guaranteed loans, $6,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2011,
as authorized by section 108 of the Housing and Community Development Act of
1974 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5308">42 U.S.C.
5308</external-xref>): <italic>Provided</italic>, That such costs, including
the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974: <italic>Provided further</italic>, That these
funds are available to subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to
be guaranteed, not to exceed $275,000,000, notwithstanding any aggregate
limitation on outstanding obligations guaranteed in section 108(k) of the
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as
amended.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H08507BF6343646FE8A2BBF6AF6AEA19E"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Brownfields redevelopment</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For competitive economic development grants,
as authorized by section 108(q) of the Housing and Community Development Act of
1974, as amended, for Brownfields redevelopment projects, $25,000,000, to
remain available until September 30, 2011: <italic>Provided</italic>, That no
funds made available under this heading may be used to establish loan loss
reserves for the section 108 Community Development Loan Guarantee
program.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H945AA7F0765B4C3593AACFBFF0DDA464"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Home investment partnerships
program</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H122732D7FD7542F9B4F18E4ABCE22961"><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For the HOME investment partnerships
program, as authorized under title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National
Affordable Housing Act, as amended (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12721">42 U.S.C. 12721 et seq.</external-xref>),
$2,000,000,000 (reduced by $5,000,000), to remain available until September 30,
2012: <italic>Provided</italic>, That funds provided in prior appropriations
Acts for technical assistance, that were made available for Community Housing
Development Organizations technical assistance, and that still remain
available, may be used for HOME technical assistance notwithstanding the
purposes for which such amounts were
appropriated.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="HD2B5631F2C744FFCA859EC6350514E00"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Self-help and assisted homeownership
opportunity program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For the
Self-Help and Assisted Homeownership Opportunity Program, as authorized under
section 11 of the Housing Opportunity Program Extension Act of 1996, as amended
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12805">42 U.S.C.
12805</external-xref> note), $85,000,000, to remain available until September
30, 2012: <italic>Provided</italic>, That of the total amount provided under
this heading, $27,000,000 shall be made available to the Self-Help and Assisted
Homeownership Opportunity Program as authorized under section 11 of the Housing
Opportunity Program Extension Act of 1996, as amended: <italic>Provided
further</italic>, That $53,000,000 shall be made available for the second,
third and fourth capacity building activities authorized under section 4(a) of
the HUD Demonstration Act of 1993 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9816">42 U.S.C. 9816</external-xref>
note), of which not less than $10,000,000 may be made available for rural
capacity building activities: <italic>Provided further</italic>, That
$5,000,000 shall be made available for capacity building activities as
authorized in sections 6301 through 6305 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/246">Public Law
110–246</external-xref>.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="HB63EB0260D3345848F329E701AD01DE3"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Homeless assistance
grants</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H03835D99E8784161A2AA1F71A3D950EC"><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For the emergency shelter grants program as
authorized under subtitle B of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless
Assistance Act, as amended; the supportive housing program as authorized under
subtitle C of title IV of such Act; the section 8 moderate rehabilitation
single room occupancy program as authorized under the United States Housing Act
of 1937, as amended, to assist homeless individuals pursuant to section 441 of
the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act; and the shelter plus care program
as authorized under subtitle F of title IV of such Act, $1,850,000,000, of
which $1,845,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2012, and of
which $5,000,000 shall remain available until expended for rehabilitation
projects with 10-year grant terms: <italic>Provided</italic>, That not less
than 30 percent of funds made available, excluding amounts provided for
renewals under the shelter plus care program shall be used for permanent
housing for individuals and families: <italic>Provided further</italic>, That
all funds awarded for services shall be matched by not less than 25 percent in
funding by each grantee: <italic>Provided further</italic>, That for all match
requirements applicable to funds made available under this heading for this
fiscal year and prior years, a grantee may use (or could have used) as a source
of match funds other funds administered by the Secretary and other Federal
agencies unless there is (or was) a specific statutory prohibition on any such
use of any such funds: <italic>Provided further</italic>, That the Secretary
shall renew on an annual basis expiring contracts or amendments to contracts
funded under the shelter plus care program if the program is determined to be
needed under the applicable continuum of care and meets appropriate program
requirements and financial standards, as determined by the Secretary:
<italic>Provided further</italic>, That all awards of assistance under this
heading shall be required to coordinate and integrate homeless programs with
other mainstream health, social services, and employment programs for which
homeless populations may be eligible, including Medicaid, State Children's
Health Insurance Program, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Food Stamps,
and services funding through the Mental Health and Substance Abuse Block Grant,
Workforce Investment Act, and the Welfare-to-Work grant program:
<italic>Provided further</italic>, That up to $8,000,000 of the funds
appropriated under this heading shall be available for the national homeless
data analysis project and technical assistance: <italic>Provided
further</italic>, That all balances for Shelter Plus Care renewals previously
funded from the Shelter Plus Care Renewal account and transferred to this
account shall be available, if recaptured, for Shelter Plus Care renewals in
fiscal year 2010.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H1C0D18C2175E423DB9141BE4C4B2C9C0"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Housing
programs</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H271FE0219270413F98FCD8BBE23374ED"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project-based rental
assistance</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="HA27DD348722A42E39E8DF9DDDAFEEC64"><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For activities and assistance for the
provision of project-based subsidy contracts under the United States Housing
Act of 1937 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437">42
U.S.C. 1437 et seq.</external-xref>) (<quote>the Act</quote>), not otherwise
provided for, $8,306,328,000, to remain available until expended, shall be
available on October 1, 2009, and $393,672,000, to remain available until
expended, shall be available on October 1, 2010: <italic>Provided</italic>,
That the amounts made available under this heading are provided as
follows:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC0AF6ECD411E4CC69969D9301DC3A70D"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Up to $8,474,328,000 shall be available for
expiring or terminating section 8 project-based subsidy contracts (including
section 8 moderate rehabilitation contracts), for amendments to section 8
project-based subsidy contracts (including section 8 moderate rehabilitation
contracts), for contracts entered into pursuant to section 441 of the
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/11401">42 U.S.C. 11401</external-xref>), for renewal of
section 8 contracts for units in projects that are subject to approved plans of
action under the Emergency Low Income Housing Preservation Act of 1987 or the
Low-Income Housing Preservation and Resident Homeownership Act of 1990, and for
administrative and other expenses associated with project-based activities and
assistance funded under this paragraph.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB28CC14B2C084E2B9C2C94106994FF32"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not less than $232,000,000 but not to
exceed $258,000,000 shall be available for performance-based contract
administrators for section 8 project-based assistance:
<italic>Provided</italic>, That the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
may also use such amounts for performance-based contract administrators for the
administration of: interest reduction payments pursuant to section 236(a) of
the National Housing Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/1715z-1">12 U.S.C. 1715z–1(a)</external-xref>); rent
supplement payments pursuant to section 101 of the Housing and Urban
Development Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/1701s">12 U.S.C. 1701s</external-xref>); section
236(f)(2) rental assistance payments (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/1715z-1">12 U.S.C. 1715z–1(f)(2)</external-xref>);
project rental assistance contracts for the elderly under section 202(c)(2) of
the Housing Act of 1959 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/1701q">12 U.S.C. 1701q(c)(2)</external-xref>); project
rental assistance contracts for supportive housing for persons with
disabilities under section 811(d)(2) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National
Affordable Housing Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/8013">42 U.S.C. 8013(d)(2)</external-xref>); project
assistance contracts pursuant to section 202(h) of the Housing Act of 1959
(<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/86/372">Public Law
86–372</external-xref>; 73 Stat. 667); and loans under section 202 of the
Housing Act of 1959 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/86/372">Public Law 86–372</external-xref>; 73 Stat.
667).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3B9A3D5EFFEA4D12B15A0207095B7F1B"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amounts recaptured under this heading, the
heading <quote>Annual Contributions for Assisted Housing</quote>, or the
heading <quote>Housing Certificate Fund</quote> may be used for renewals of or
amendments to section 8 project-based contracts or for performance-based
contract administrators, notwithstanding the purposes for which such amounts
were appropriated.</text>
</paragraph></appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H79D377457A7D4B419E585DFB6A3CD0B5"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Housing for the
elderly</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H74E461F4DBD041CAA66D293F1B3DFF80"><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For capital advances, including amendments
to capital advance contracts, for housing for the elderly, as authorized by
section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/1701">12 U.S.C. 1701(q)</external-xref>), as amended, and
for project rental assistance for the elderly under section 202(c)(2) of such
Act, including amendments to contracts for such assistance and renewal of
expiring contracts for such assistance for up to a 1-year term, and for
supportive services associated with the housing, $1,000,000,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2013, of which up to $872,000,000 shall be for
capital advance and project-based rental assistance awards:
<italic>Provided</italic>, That, of the amount provided under this heading, up
to $90,000,000 shall be for service coordinators and the continuation of
existing congregate service grants for residents of assisted housing projects,
and of which up to $25,000,000 shall be for grants under section 202b of the
Housing Act of 1959 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/1701q-2">12 U.S.C. 1701q–2</external-xref>) for
conversion of eligible projects under such section to assisted living or
related use and for substantial and emergency capital repairs as determined by
the Secretary: <italic>Provided further</italic>, That of the amount made
available under this heading, $20,000,000 shall be available to the Secretary
of Housing and Urban Development only for making competitive grants to private
nonprofit organizations and consumer cooperatives for covering costs of
architectural and engineering work, site control, and other planning relating
to the development of supportive housing for the elderly that is eligible for
assistance under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/1701q">12 U.S.C. 1701q</external-xref>):
<italic>Provided further</italic>, That amounts under this heading shall be
available for Real Estate Assessment Center inspections and inspection-related
activities associated with section 202 capital advance projects:
<italic>Provided further</italic>, That up to $2,000,000 of the total amount
made available under this heading shall be for technical assistance to improve
grant applications and to facilitate the development of housing for the elderly
under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959, and supportive housing for
persons with disabilities under section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National
Affordable Housing Act: <italic>Provided further</italic>, That the Secretary
may waive the provisions of section 202 governing the terms and conditions of
project rental assistance, except that the initial contract term for such
assistance shall not exceed 5 years in duration.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H271C85B234D24F55B03EEAC116452CA0"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Housing for persons with
disabilities</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="HC0134755F08B40DABEA3F2E40E15F567"><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For capital advance contracts, including
amendments to capital advance contracts, for supportive housing for persons
with disabilities, as authorized by section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez
National Affordable Housing Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/8013">42 U.S.C. 8013</external-xref>), for project rental
assistance for supportive housing for persons with disabilities under section
811(d)(2) of such Act, including amendments to contracts for such assistance
and renewal of expiring contracts for such assistance for up to a 1-year term,
and for supportive services associated with the housing for persons with
disabilities as authorized by section 811(b)(1) of such Act, and for
tenant-based rental assistance contracts entered into pursuant to section 811
of such Act, $350,000,000, of which up to $214,000,000 shall be for capital
advances and project-based rental assistance contracts, to remain available
until September 30, 2013: <italic>Provided further</italic>, That, of the
amount provided under this heading, $87,100,000 shall be for amendments or
renewal of tenant-based assistance contracts entered into prior to fiscal year
2005 (only one amendment authorized for any such contract): <italic>Provided
further</italic>, That all tenant-based assistance made available under this
heading shall continue to remain available only to persons with disabilities:
<italic>Provided further</italic>, That the Secretary may waive the provisions
of section 811 governing the terms and conditions of project rental assistance
and tenant-based assistance, except that the initial contract term for such
assistance shall not exceed 5 years in duration: <italic>Provided
further</italic>, That amounts made available under this heading shall be
available for Real Estate Assessment Center inspections and inspection-related
activities associated with section 811 Capital Advance
Projects.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="HEA9C2A060C7A4219AB05BDC462B83914"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Housing counseling
assistance</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H0C3313977A4B49EF852F64673A99AB27"><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For contracts, grants, and other assistance
excluding loans, as authorized under section 106 of the Housing and Urban
Development Act of 1968, as amended(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/1701">12 U.S.C. 1701(x)</external-xref>), $70,000,000
(increased by $5,000,000), including up to $2,500,000 for administrative
contract services, to remain available until September 30, 2011:
<italic>Provided</italic>, That funds shall be used for providing counseling
and advice to tenants and homeowners, both current and prospective, with
respect to property maintenance, financial management/literacy, and such other
matters as may be appropriate to assist them in improving their housing
conditions, meeting their financial needs, and fulfilling the responsibilities
of tenancy or homeownership; for program administration; and for housing
counselor training.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H8CFBE04E07994614BBFF2F89CD82933E"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Energy innovation
fund</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="HE5DE326B69274BB2A93EDE288F2272D5"><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For an Energy Innovation Fund to enable the
Federal Housing Administration and the new Office of Sustainability to catalyze
innovations in the residential energy efficiency sector that have promise of
replicability and help create a standardized home energy efficient retrofit
market, $50,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2013:
<italic>Provided</italic>, That $25,000,000 shall be for the Energy Efficient
Mortgage Innovation pilot program, directed at the single family housing
market: <italic>Provided further</italic>, That $25,000,000 shall be for the
Multifamily Energy Pilot, directed at the multifamily housing
market.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H82CDBAE7A96940D0A0A611CE653A36AB"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Other assisted housing
programs</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H7628941F5F0244E8B44568A0C4553C5A"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rental housing
assistance</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="HDABF805261B84DE3A295BC91FA94EA13"><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For amendments to contracts under section
101 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/1701s">12 U.S.C. 1701s</external-xref>)
and section 236(f)(2) of the National Housing Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/1715z-1">12 U.S.C.
1715z–1</external-xref>) in State-aided, non-insured rental housing projects,
$40,000,000, to remain available until expended.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H39F2C20970BE492580AA6037C00379A2"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rent
supplement</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H3E68844554AA4A9BAB77C371DFD2856A"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">(rescission) </header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Of the amounts recaptured from terminated
contracts under section 101 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/1701s">12 U.S.C.
1701s</external-xref>) and section 236 of the National Housing Act
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/1715z-1">12 U.S.C.
1715z–1</external-xref>) $27,600,000 are
rescinded.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="HCD03285F404F445CAB9419AC1F922245"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Payment to manufactured housing fees trust
fund</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary expenses as
authorized by the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety
Standards Act of 1974 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5401">42 U.S.C. 5401 et seq.</external-xref>), up to
$16,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which $7,000,000 is to be
derived from the Manufactured Housing Fees Trust Fund:
<italic>Provided</italic>, That not to exceed the total amount appropriated
under this heading shall be available from the general fund of the Treasury to
the extent necessary to incur obligations and make expenditures pending the
receipt of collections to the Fund pursuant to section 620 of such Act:
<italic>Provided further</italic>, That the amount made available under this
heading from the general fund shall be reduced as such collections are received
during fiscal year 2010 so as to result in a final fiscal year 2010
appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more than $9,000,000 and
fees pursuant to such section 620 shall be modified as necessary to ensure such
a final fiscal year 2010 appropriation: <italic>Provided further</italic>, That
for the dispute resolution and installation programs, the Secretary of Housing
and Urban Development may assess and collect fees from any program participant:
<italic>Provided further</italic>, That such collections shall be deposited
into the Fund, and the Secretary, as provided herein, may use such collections,
as well as fees collected under section 620, for necessary expenses of such
Act: <italic>Provided further</italic>, That notwithstanding the requirements
of section 620 of such Act, the Secretary may carry out responsibilities of the
Secretary under such Act through the use of approved service providers that are
paid directly by the recipients of their
services.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H8EFC8CA0C8A7490DB108493895875EC0"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal housing
administration</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H514D1FB61FBD4E0588DB220CFD16324B"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Mutual mortgage insurance program
account</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H33EC39B31A7244AEB19315DBBBE67E39"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">(including transfers of
funds)</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">During fiscal year
2010, commitments to guarantee single family loans insured under the Mutual
Mortgage Insurance Fund shall not exceed a loan principal of $400,000,000,000:
<italic>Provided</italic>, That for new loans guaranteed pursuant to section
255 of the National Housing Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/1715z-20">12 U.S.C. 1715z–20</external-xref>), the
Secretary shall adjust the factors used to calculate the principal limit (as
such term is defined in HUD Handbook 4235.1) that were assumed in the
President’s Budget Request for 2010 for such loans, as necessary to ensure that
the program operates at a net zero subsidy rate: <italic>Provided
further</italic>, That during fiscal year 2010, obligations to make direct
loans to carry out the purposes of section 204(g) of the National Housing Act,
as amended, shall not exceed $50,000,000: <italic>Provided further</italic>,
That the foregoing amount shall be for loans to nonprofit and governmental
entities in connection with sales of single family real properties owned by the
Secretary and formerly insured under the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund. For
administrative contract expenses of the Federal Housing Administration,
$188,900,000, of which up to $70,794,000 may be transferred to the Working
Capital Fund, and of which up to $7,500,000 shall be for education and outreach
of FHA single family loan products: <italic>Provided further</italic>, That to
the extent guaranteed loan commitments exceed $200,000,000,000 on or before
April 1, 2010, an additional $1,400 for administrative contract expenses shall
be available for each $1,000,000 in additional guaranteed loan commitments
(including a pro rata amount for any amount below $1,000,000), but in no case
shall funds made available by this proviso exceed
$30,000,000.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H371F51E0FF4E425A98B0525BF7A6118C"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">General and special risk program
account</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For the cost of
guaranteed loans, as authorized by sections 238 and 519 of the National Housing
Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z–3 and 1735c), including the cost of loan guarantee
modifications, as that term is defined in section 502 of the Congressional
Budget Act of 1974, as amended, $8,600,000, to remain available until expended:
<italic>Provided</italic>, That commitments to guarantee loans shall not exceed
$15,000,000,000 in total loan principal, any part of which is to be
guaranteed.</text><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Gross obligations
for the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized by sections 204(g),
207(l), 238, and 519(a) of the National Housing Act, shall not exceed
$20,000,000, which shall be for loans to nonprofit and governmental entities in
connection with the sale of single-family real properties owned by the
Secretary and formerly insured under such Act.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H9879EFB910DC4F79AFC1E6FA55C19FF0"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Government national mortgage
association</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H3F49E3F6D5EB42D88E69B51F6E839B66"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Guarantees of mortgage-backed securities
loan guarantee program account</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">New commitments to issue guarantees to carry
out the purposes of section 306 of the National Housing Act, as amended
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/1721">12 U.S.C.
1721(g)</external-xref>), shall not exceed $500,000,000,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2011.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H58F19DA65A494785A1D5660C2062A8A6"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Policy development and
research</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H3EC63460622241678A37277BB6E5C863"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Research and technology</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For contracts, grants, and necessary
expenses of programs of research and studies relating to housing and urban
problems, not otherwise provided for, as authorized by title V of the Housing
and Urban Development Act of 1970 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/1701z-1">12 U.S.C. 1701z–1 et
seq.</external-xref>), including carrying out the functions of the Secretary of
Housing and Urban Development under section 1(a)(1)(i) of Reorganization Plan
No. 2 of 1968, $50,000,000, to remain available until September 30,
2011.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H7BAEE94BA6144A91B9591FFE69928C8B"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Fair housing and equal
opportunity</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H79ABAC77A24B45988186F0B866EC44F3"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Fair housing activities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For contracts, grants, and other assistance,
not otherwise provided for, as authorized by title VIII of the Civil Rights Act
of 1968, as amended by the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988, and section 561
of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987, as amended, $72,000,000,
to remain available until September 30, 2011, of which $42,500,000 shall be to
carry out activities pursuant to such section 561: <italic>Provided</italic>,
That notwithstanding <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/3302">31 U.S.C. 3302</external-xref>, the Secretary may
assess and collect fees to cover the costs of the Fair Housing Training
Academy, and may use such funds to provide such training: <italic>Provided
further</italic>, That no funds made available under this heading shall be used
to lobby the executive or legislative branches of the Federal Government in
connection with a specific contract, grant or
loan.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H5865CFA3004B44ABBA9E9AE6902BF4B1"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Office of lead hazard control and healthy
homes</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H01162424779E4B4294D1BA73CDCD89E6"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Lead hazard reduction</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For the Lead Hazard Reduction Program, as
authorized by section 1011 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction
Act of 1992, $140,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2011, of
which not less than $20,000,000 shall be for the Healthy Homes Initiative,
pursuant to sections 501 and 502 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of
1970 that shall include research, studies, testing, and demonstration efforts,
including education and outreach concerning lead-based paint poisoning and
other housing-related diseases and hazards: <italic>Provided</italic>, That for
purposes of environmental review, pursuant to the National Environmental Policy
Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>) and other provisions of the law that
further the purposes of such Act, a grant under the Healthy Homes Initiative,
Operation Lead Elimination Action Plan (LEAP), or the Lead Technical Studies
program under this heading or under prior appropriations Acts for such purposes
under this heading, shall be considered to be funds for a special project for
purposes of section 305(c) of the Multifamily Housing Property Disposition
Reform Act of 1994: <italic>Provided further</italic>, That amounts made
available under this heading in this or prior appropriations Acts, and that
still remain available, may be used for any purpose under this heading
notwithstanding the purpose for which such amounts were appropriated if a
program competition is undersubscribed and there are other program competitions
under this heading that are oversubscribed.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HC5A908C9EB064EF5A94D07E33917EC42"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Management and
administration</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H730E5D5BB2154811A4FAE20C1ED82D2F"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Working capital
fund</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="HB03220CCFC2242E59508ABAC80A5880A"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">(Including Transfer of funds)</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For additional capital for the Working
Capital Fund (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3535">42
U.S.C. 3535</external-xref>) for the maintenance of infrastructure for
Department-wide information technology systems, for the continuing operation
and maintenance of both Department-wide and program-specific information
systems, and for program-related maintenance activities, $200,000,000, to
remain available until September 30, 2011: <italic>Provided</italic>, That any
amounts transferred to this Fund under this Act shall remain available until
expended: <italic>Provided further</italic>, That any amounts transferred to
this Fund from amounts appropriated by previously enacted appropriations Acts
or from within this Act may be used only for the purposes specified under this
Fund, in addition to the purposes for which such amounts were appropriated:
<italic>Provided further</italic>, That up to $15,000,000 may be transferred to
this account from all other accounts in this title (except for the Office of
the Inspector General account) that make funds available for salaries and
expenses.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H52EE9B8242F24F17AD2541EEA0A0EB99"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Office of inspector general</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary salaries and expenses of the
Office of Inspector General in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978,
as amended, $120,000,000: <italic>Provided</italic>, That the Inspector General
shall have independent authority over all personnel issues within this
office.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="HABC48B6F43DE4ED6855C4B42A6DA0197"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Transformation
initiative</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H0FD32878B36848AC84CB17D50D4AA040"><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary expenses for combating
mortgage fraud, $20,000,000, to remain available until expended.</text><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In addition, of the amounts made available
in this Act under each of the following headings under this title, the
Secretary may transfer to, and merge with, this account up to 1 percent from
each such account, and such transferred amounts shall be available until
September 30, 2012, for: (1) research, evaluation, and program metrics; (2)
program demonstrations; (3) technical assistance and capacity building; and (4)
information technology: <quote>Public Housing Capital Fund</quote>,
<quote>Energy Innovation Fund</quote>, <quote>Native American Housing Block
Grants</quote>, <quote>Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grants</quote>,
<quote>Revitalization of Severely Distressed Public Housing</quote>,
<quote>Brownfields Redevelopment</quote>, <quote>Section 108 Loan
Guarantees</quote>, <quote>Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS</quote>,
<quote>Community Development Fund</quote>, <quote>HOME Investment Partnerships
Program</quote>, <quote>Self-Help and Assisted Homeownership Opportunity
Program</quote>, <quote>Homeless Assistance Grants</quote>, <quote>Housing for
the Elderly</quote>, <quote>Housing for Persons With Disabilities</quote>,
<quote>Housing Counseling Assistance</quote>, <quote>Payment to Manufactured
Housing Fees Trust Fund</quote>, <quote>Mutual Mortgage Insurance Program
Account</quote>, <quote>General and Special Risk Program Account</quote>,
<quote>Research and Technology</quote>, <quote>Lead Hazard Reduction</quote>,
<quote>Rental Housing Assistance</quote>, and <quote>Fair Housing
Activities</quote>: <italic>Provided</italic>, That the Secretary shall fund
each of the four general purposes specified above at not less than 10 percent,
and not more than 50 percent, of the aggregate transferred
amount.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H852B57E3B7B3475195A5F91DEB031677"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">General Provisions—Department of Housing
and Urban Development</header>
</appropriations-intermediate></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBAC453F393F041DE94D33DDB09A23E95" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>201.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Fifty percent of the amounts of budget
authority, or in lieu thereof 50 percent of the cash amounts associated with
such budget authority, that are recaptured from projects described in section
1012(a) of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Amendments Act of 1988
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437">42 U.S.C.
1437</external-xref> note) shall be rescinded or in the case of cash, shall be
remitted to the Treasury, and such amounts of budget authority or cash
recaptured and not rescinded or remitted to the Treasury shall be used by State
housing finance agencies or local governments or local housing agencies with
projects approved by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for which
settlement occurred after January 1, 1992, in accordance with such section.
Notwithstanding the previous sentence, the Secretary may award up to 15 percent
of the budget authority or cash recaptured and not rescinded or remitted to the
Treasury to provide project owners with incentives to refinance their project
at a lower interest rate.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA5EE526492204B42838DB0989CDF4D87" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>202.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">None of the amounts made available under
this Act may be used during fiscal year 2010 to investigate or prosecute under
the Fair Housing Act any otherwise lawful activity engaged in by one or more
persons, including the filing or maintaining of a non-frivolous legal action,
that is engaged in solely for the purpose of achieving or preventing action by
a Government official or entity, or a court of competent jurisdiction.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB98996A6AB2C42769F5323387805CD48" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>203.</enum><subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HF3DC932B332C4B508D553063507233E8"><enum>(a)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding section 854(c)(1)(A) of the
AIDS Housing Opportunity Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12903">42 U.S.C. 12903(c)(1)(A)</external-xref>), from
any amounts made available under this title for fiscal year 2010 that are
allocated under such section, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
shall allocate and make a grant, in the amount determined under subsection (b),
for any State that—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBD5B633432B347BD934A9CC5460F391A"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">received an allocation in a prior fiscal
year under clause (ii) of such section; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H00A05FFD8AE44DF58F2C5348045223F8"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is not otherwise eligible for an allocation
for fiscal year 2010 under such clause (ii) because the areas in the State
outside of the metropolitan statistical areas that qualify under clause (i) in
fiscal year 2010 do not have the number of cases of acquired immunodeficiency
syndrome (AIDS) required under such clause.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF238EC3D7ECD44D984676641A9EDCE1D"><enum>(b)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amount of the allocation and grant for
any State described in subsection (a) shall be an amount based on the
cumulative number of AIDS cases in the areas of that State that are outside of
metropolitan statistical areas that qualify under clause (i) of such section
854(c)(1)(A) in fiscal year 2010, in proportion to AIDS cases among cities and
States that qualify under clauses (i) and (ii) of such section and States
deemed eligible under subsection (a).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H07C6FDE7371D48158D008EEB2058E4B1"><enum>(c)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the amount allocated for fiscal year 2010 under section 854(c) of the AIDS
Housing Opportunity Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12903">42 U.S.C. 12903(c)</external-xref>), to the City
of New York, New York, on behalf of the New York-Wayne-White Plains, New
York-New Jersey Metropolitan Division (hereafter <quote>metropolitan
division</quote>) of the New York-Newark-Edison, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan
Statistical Area, shall be adjusted by the Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development by: (1) allocating to the City of Jersey City, New Jersey, the
proportion of the metropolitan area's or division's amount that is based on the
number of cases of AIDS reported in the portion of the metropolitan area or
division that is located in Hudson County, New Jersey, and adjusting for the
proportion of the metropolitan division's high incidence bonus if this area in
New Jersey also has a higher than average per capita incidence of AIDS; and (2)
allocating to the City of Paterson, New Jersey, the proportion of the
metropolitan area's or division's amount that is based on the number of cases
of AIDS reported in the portion of the metropolitan area or division that is
located in Bergen County and Passaic County, New Jersey, and adjusting for the
proportion of the metropolitan division's high incidence bonus if this area in
New Jersey also has a higher than average per capita incidence of AIDS. The
recipient cities shall use amounts allocated under this subsection to carry out
eligible activities under section 855 of the AIDS Housing Opportunity Act
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12904">42 U.S.C.
12904</external-xref>) in their respective portions of the metropolitan
division that is located in New Jersey.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBF377829015F4CABA07985D5D4F6FC1D"><enum>(d)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the amount allocated for fiscal year 2010 under section 854(c) of the AIDS
Housing Opportunity Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12903">42 U.S.C. 12903(c)</external-xref>) to areas with
a higher than average per capita incidence of AIDS, shall be adjusted by the
Secretary on the basis of area incidence reported over a 3-year period.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAE20EAAE1BE4427CACF6DCFEEE9C222C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>204.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as explicitly provided in law, any
grant, cooperative agreement or other assistance made pursuant to title II of
this Act shall be made on a competitive basis and in accordance with section
102 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3545">42 U.S.C.
3545</external-xref>).</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H465323AF0E0F4B0F94588CE309DB5E9B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>205.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funds of the Department of Housing and
Urban Development subject to the Government Corporation Control Act or section
402 of the Housing Act of 1950 shall be available, without regard to the
limitations on administrative expenses, for legal services on a contract or fee
basis, and for utilizing and making payment for services and facilities of the
Federal National Mortgage Association, Government National Mortgage
Association, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Federal Financing Bank,
Federal Reserve banks or any member thereof, Federal Home Loan banks, and any
insured bank within the meaning of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Act, as amended (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/1811-1">12 U.S.C. 1811—1</external-xref>).</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBD19CA5C987A4DD3BB72AE8D14136EC9" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>206.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Unless otherwise provided for in this Act
or through a reprogramming of funds, no part of any appropriation for the
Department of Housing and Urban Development shall be available for any program,
project or activity in excess of amounts set forth in the budget estimates
submitted to Congress.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE3826CB5B0A44D2284D6EC73A2CC822E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>207.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Corporations and agencies of the Department
of Housing and Urban Development which are subject to the Government
Corporation Control Act, are hereby authorized to make such expenditures,
within the limits of funds and borrowing authority available to each such
corporation or agency and in accordance with law, and to make such contracts
and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by
section 104 of such Act as may be necessary in carrying out the programs set
forth in the budget for 2010 for such corporation or agency except as
hereinafter provided: <italic>Provided</italic>, That collections of these
corporations and agencies may be used for new loan or mortgage purchase
commitments only to the extent expressly provided for in this Act (unless such
loans are in support of other forms of assistance provided for in this or prior
appropriations Acts), except that this proviso shall not apply to the mortgage
insurance or guaranty operations of these corporations, or where loans or
mortgage purchases are necessary to protect the financial interest of the
United States Government.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAF8C9932E75142298B0FB975C1074EA0" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>208.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">None of the funds provided in this title
for technical assistance, training, or management improvements may be obligated
or expended unless the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development provides to
the Committees on Appropriations a description of each proposed activity and a
detailed budget estimate of the costs associated with each program, project or
activity as part of the Budget Justifications. For fiscal year 2010, the
Secretary shall transmit this information to the Committees by November 15,
2009, for 30 days of review.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0A74C45FCE134D409888CAE53307BA49" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>209.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development shall provide quarterly reports to the House and Senate Committees
on Appropriations regarding all uncommitted, unobligated, recaptured and excess
funds in each program and activity within the jurisdiction of the Department
and shall submit additional, updated budget information to these Committees
upon request.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H29255FC8103B4CEC83B4EE0436FECF49" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>210.</enum><subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H8344F413647F44C89025A19034638AEE"><enum>(a)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the amount allocated for fiscal year 2010 under section 854(c) of the AIDS
Housing Opportunity Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12903">42 U.S.C. 12903(c)</external-xref>), to the City
of Wilmington, Delaware, on behalf of the Wilmington, Delaware-Maryland-New
Jersey Metropolitan Division (hereafter <quote>metropolitan division</quote>),
shall be adjusted by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development by
allocating to the State of New Jersey the proportion of the metropolitan
division's amount that is based on the number of cases of AIDS reported in the
portion of the metropolitan division that is located in New Jersey, and
adjusting for the proportion of the metropolitan division's high incidence
bonus if this area in New Jersey also has a higher than average per capita
incidence of AIDS. The State of New Jersey shall use amounts allocated to the
State under this subsection to carry out eligible activities under section 855
of the AIDS Housing Opportunity Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12904">42 U.S.C. 12904</external-xref>) in the portion of
the metropolitan division that is located in New Jersey.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2ABC2745A574425E87097CA507CA10C7"><enum>(b)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall allocate to Wake County,
North Carolina, the amounts that otherwise would be allocated for fiscal year
2010 under section 854(c) of the AIDS Housing Opportunity Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12903">42 U.S.C.
12903(c)</external-xref>) to the City of Raleigh, North Carolina, on behalf of
the Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area. Any amounts
allocated to Wake County shall be used to carry out eligible activities under
section 855 of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12904">42 U.S.C. 12904</external-xref>) within such
metropolitan statistical area.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF4250CCB29074B3E91FAF3DD594EF53B"><enum>(c)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding section 854(c) of the AIDS
Housing Opportunity Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12903">42 U.S.C. 12903(c)</external-xref>), the Secretary
of Housing and Urban Development may adjust the allocation of the amounts that
otherwise would be allocated for fiscal year 2010 under section 854(c) of such
Act, upon the written request of an applicant, in conjunction with the
State(s), for a formula allocation on behalf of a metropolitan statistical
area, to designate the State or States in which the metropolitan statistical
area is located as the eligible grantee(s) of the allocation. In the case that
a metropolitan statistical area involves more than one State, such amounts
allocated to each State shall be in proportion to the number of cases of AIDS
reported in the portion of the metropolitan statistical area located in that
State. Any amounts allocated to a State under this section shall be used to
carry out eligible activities within the portion of the metropolitan
statistical area located in that State.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8CA42FB7D1B5422198AC75ED80E2882E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>211.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The President's formal budget request for
fiscal year 2010, as well as the Department of Housing and Urban Development's
congressional budget justifications to be submitted to the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, shall use the
identical account and sub-account structure provided under this Act.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCB53BBC3ED2D4D0FABAA59AB0D9D2AEC" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>212.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A public housing agency or such other
entity that administers Federal housing assistance for the Housing Authority of
the county of Los Angeles, California, the States of Alaska, Iowa, and
Mississippi shall not be required to include a resident of public housing or a
recipient of assistance provided under section 8 of the United States Housing
Act of 1937 on the board of directors or a similar governing board of such
agency or entity as required under section (2)(b) of such Act. Each public
housing agency or other entity that administers Federal housing assistance
under section 8 for the Housing Authority of the county of Los Angeles,
California and the States of Alaska, Iowa, and Mississippi that chooses not to
include a resident of Public Housing or a recipient of section 8 assistance on
the board of directors or a similar governing board shall establish an advisory
board of not less than six residents of public housing or recipients of section
8 assistance to provide advice and comment to the public housing agency or
other administering entity on issues related to public housing and section 8.
Such advisory board shall meet not less than quarterly.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8557F925FBB3409591C5F3DFEA3BB721" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>213.</enum><subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HD65323E090344D32AA38962A743640A7"><enum>(a)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
subject to the conditions listed in subsection (b), for fiscal years 2008 and
2009, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may authorize the transfer
of some or all project-based assistance, debt and statutorily required
low-income and very low-income use restrictions, associated with one or more
multifamily housing project to another multifamily housing project or
projects.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H75B2279192E94F2BB9D18D1D46FB77E2"><enum>(b)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The transfer authorized in subsection (a)
is subject to the following conditions:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA2D35706244C46BF881EEB8C4CC6606C"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The number of low-income and very
low-income units and the net dollar amount of Federal assistance provided by
the transferring project shall remain the same in the receiving project or
projects.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2A2C4C8F82974793B4BCAD0489A95E45"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The transferring project shall, as
determined by the Secretary, be either physically obsolete or economically
non-viable.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1F9E6A9E0D444BFA8F38427B8897A533"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The receiving project or projects shall
meet or exceed applicable physical standards established by the
Secretary.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7734237CD3EA43D5AF50FFBCA98BA3DA"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The owner or mortgagor of the transferring
project shall notify and consult with the tenants residing in the transferring
project and provide a certification of approval by all appropriate local
governmental officials.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF05439C3257E4902B12C951C7808BBA8"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The tenants of the transferring project who
remain eligible for assistance to be provided by the receiving project or
projects shall not be required to vacate their units in the transferring
project or projects until new units in the receiving project are available for
occupancy.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA85F96D847B74481A5671D596A509783"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary determines that this transfer
is in the best interest of the tenants.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H11D0D71F59924B0DA2B02E95FBACD847"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If either the transferring project or the
receiving project or projects meets the condition specified in subsection
(c)(2)(A), any lien on the receiving project resulting from additional
financing obtained by the owner shall be subordinate to any FHA-insured
mortgage lien transferred to, or placed on, such project by the
Secretary.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE67F4A0D05D14891B4003110492215E9"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the transferring project meets the
requirements of subsection (c)(2)(E), the owner or mortgagor of the receiving
project or projects shall execute and record either a continuation of the
existing use agreement or a new use agreement for the project where, in either
case, any use restrictions in such agreement are of no lesser duration than the
existing use restrictions.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H924EA384B95C488FACF8C07360ADFCF7"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any financial risk to the FHA General and
Special Risk Insurance Fund, as determined by the Secretary, would be reduced
as a result of a transfer completed under this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB652BB5BE67745E08288AE9DBD821BEF"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary determines that Federal
liability with regard to this project will not be increased.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA4AF1F8DC6B14193BD516791E7EE18E2"><enum>(c)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this section—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB9D641CDF4CB493B8D6E790784E1270C"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the terms <quote>low-income</quote> and
<quote>very low-income</quote> shall have the meanings provided by the statute
and/or regulations governing the program under which the project is insured or
assisted;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF5E303331A394C049994F2E6DBD8A49E"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the term <quote>multifamily housing
project</quote> means housing that meets one of the following
conditions—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2A2625AE2C6D43D08D54031065C6CAE9"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">housing that is subject to a mortgage
insured under the National Housing Act;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7B643D958A3C48AA8F8CA020C39F49A2"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">housing that has project-based assistance
attached to the structure including projects undergoing mark to market debt
restructuring under the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability
Housing Act;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF580DD88A44C4E329AB9E98ED76753C2"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">housing that is assisted under section 202
of the Housing Act of 1959 as amended by section 801 of the Cranston-Gonzalez
National Affordable Housing Act;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6799C11B77B6482E80301AD198CED90A"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">housing that is assisted under section 202
of the Housing Act of 1959, as such section existed before the enactment of the
Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC113E00E17A54B0098A114D8C2087F4F"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">housing or vacant land that is subject to a
use agreement;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD63E7879FE754A6A9E37106FED984E71"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the term <quote>project-based
assistance</quote> means—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBC3E7794225F401EA2A03403B87FAD37"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assistance provided under section 8(b) of
the United States Housing Act of 1937;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA0152AFA3A4D4160A76F27E22D50D37A"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assistance for housing constructed or
substantially rehabilitated pursuant to assistance provided under section
8(b)(2) of such Act (as such section existed immediately before October 1,
1983);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H12751F3E4AEF4BD0B5B33CFCAECBE9B2"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">rent supplement payments under section 101
of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0F904C5E62E649E0AF91AAE60CAADC09"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">interest reduction payments under section
236 and/or additional assistance payments under section 236(f)(2) of the
National Housing Act; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAB2B61FF1D714EEF97F402814B934749"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assistance payments made under section
202(c)(2) of the Housing Act of 1959;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7E17CE17389F410CA728F88AD15B89EA"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the term <quote>receiving project or
projects</quote> means the multifamily housing project or projects to which
some or all of the project-based assistance, debt, and statutorily required use
low-income and very low-income restrictions are to be transferred;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC6DC97B13D2C458D907137CDE696B499"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the term <quote>transferring
project</quote> means the multifamily housing project which is transferring
some or all of the project-based assistance, debt and the statutorily required
low-income and very low-income use restrictions to the receiving project or
projects; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD0E77120A3F94B7998E278C9A884A36B"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the term <quote>Secretary</quote> means the
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H82E69FCA30DE40A68B58CA101B7C3D74" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>214.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The funds made available for Native
Alaskans under the heading <quote>Native American Housing Block Grants</quote>
in title II of this Act shall be allocated to the same Native Alaskan housing
block grant recipients that received funds in fiscal year 2005.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0F51F43176AA406D8AB9D71B259B997E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>215.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No funds provided under this title may be
used for an audit of the Government National Mortgage Association that makes
applicable requirements under the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/661">2 U.S.C. 661 et
seq.</external-xref>).</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCACBD6B9C1D143F18119E41F0D74A343" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>216.</enum><subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HC60D0A1F2DD142DFA4B0F47D24140309"><enum>(a)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No assistance shall be provided under
section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437f">42 U.S.C. 1437f</external-xref>)
to any individual who—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7E9035C46B67424BB630868A5EB849BF"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is enrolled as a student at an institution
of higher education (as defined under section 102 of the Higher Education Act
of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1002">20 U.S.C.
1002</external-xref>));</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE6B25B6B318D450EA26C7149E3ADF26B"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is under 24 years of age;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC172A449924B4D4CA30A4E38BD669A86"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is not a veteran;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H483099E478C84189AD83E86ECCA17D27"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is unmarried;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9590EF5EDB8543019C4B60E31A64C700"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">does not have a dependent child;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA0B83C6ED67242D99C7BCECBFBA33F29"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is not a person with disabilities, as such
term is defined in section 3(b)(3)(E) of the United States Housing Act of 1937
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437a">42 U.S.C.
1437a(b)(3)(E)</external-xref>) and was not receiving assistance under such
section 8 as of November 30, 2005; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFA079ED8AB78433B9121C784EABEFE59"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is not otherwise individually eligible, or
has parents who, individually or jointly, are not eligible, to receive
assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437f">42 U.S.C.
1437f</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H68769A42D48C4E55B16969B40684BBF2"><enum>(b)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of determining the eligibility
of a person to receive assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing
Act of 1937 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437f">42
U.S.C. 1437f</external-xref>), any financial assistance (in excess of amounts
received for tuition) that an individual receives under the Higher Education
Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1001">20
U.S.C. 1001 et seq.</external-xref>), from private sources, or an institution
of higher education (as defined under the Higher Education Act of 1965
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1002">20 U.S.C.
1002</external-xref>)), shall be considered income to that individual, except
for a person over the age of 23 with dependent children.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA1C9FD48E7494064A27C9DFCEA917817" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>217.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding the limitation in the first
sentence of section 255(g) of the National Housing Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/1715z-20">12 U.S.C.
1715z–20(g)</external-xref>), the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
may, until September 30, 2010, insure and enter into commitments to insure
mortgages under section 255 of the National Housing Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/1715z-20">12 U.S.C.
1715z–20</external-xref>).</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7393490D97244D2FBC2DA63F576A1C93" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>218.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
in fiscal year 2010, in managing and disposing of any multifamily property that
is owned or has a mortgage held by the Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development, the Secretary shall maintain any rental assistance payments under
section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 and other programs that are
attached to any dwelling units in the property. To the extent the Secretary
determines, in consultation with the tenants and the local government, that
such a multifamily property owned or held by the Secretary is not feasible for
continued rental assistance payments under such section 8 or other programs,
based on consideration of: (1) the costs of rehabilitating and operating the
property and all available Federal, State, and local resources, including rent
adjustments under section 524 of the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and
Affordability Act of 1997 (<quote>MAHRAA</quote>); and (2) environmental
conditions that cannot be remedied in a cost-effective fashion, the Secretary
may, in consultation with the tenants of that property, contract for
project-based rental assistance payments with an owner or owners of other
existing housing properties, or provide other rental assistance. The Secretary
shall also take appropriate steps to ensure that project-based contracts remain
in effect prior to foreclosure, subject to the exercise of contractual
abatement remedies to assist relocation of tenants for imminent major threats
to health and safety. After disposition of any multifamily property described
under this section, the contract and allowable rent levels on such properties
shall be subject to the requirements under section 524 of MAHRAA.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H24E66F0AF73F4E6AB1FD1ED879AD0E96" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>219.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">During fiscal year 2010, in the provision
of rental assistance under section 8(o) of the United States Housing Act of
1937 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437f">42 U.S.C.
1437f(o)</external-xref>) in connection with a program to demonstrate the
economy and effectiveness of providing such assistance for use in assisted
living facilities that is carried out in the counties of the State of Michigan
notwithstanding paragraphs (3) and (18)(B)(iii) of such section 8(o), a family
residing in an assisted living facility in any such county, on behalf of which
a public housing agency provides assistance pursuant to section 8(o)(18) of
such Act, may be required, at the time the family initially receives such
assistance, to pay rent in an amount exceeding 40 percent of the monthly
adjusted income of the family by such a percentage or amount as the Secretary
of Housing and Urban Development determines to be appropriate.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3B805CC4176D4A72B2E40158AEFF0D79" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>220.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development shall report quarterly to the House of Representatives and Senate
Committees on Appropriations on HUD's use of all sole source contracts,
including terms of the contracts, cost, and a substantive rationale for using a
sole source contract.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HABC91FF8334E437ABBFA08FB54D02731" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>221.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the recipient of a grant under section 202b of the Housing Act of 1959 (12
U.S.C. 1701q–z) after December 26, 2000, in accordance with the unnumbered
paragraph at the end of section 202(b) of such Act, may, at its option,
establish a single-asset nonprofit entity to own the project and may lend the
grant funds to such entity, which may be a private nonprofit organization
described in section 831 of the American Homeownership and Economic Opportunity
Act of 2000.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2AAACB0BF7574842B1B87840DEA12437" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>222.</enum><subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H400921D0448A47AC89370E44619BA30C"><enum>(a)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amounts provided under the subheading
<quote>Program Account</quote> under the heading <quote>Community Development
Loan Guarantees</quote> may be used to guarantee, or make commitments to
guarantee, notes, or other obligations issued by any State on behalf of
non-entitlement communities in the State in accordance with the requirements of
section 108 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974:
<italic>Provided</italic>, That, any State receiving such a guarantee or
commitment shall distribute all funds subject to such guarantee to the units of
general local government in non-entitlement areas that received the
commitment.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5AFF3241A8FC4C5D95340AB429FB4174"><enum>(b)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 60 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall
promulgate regulations governing the administration of the funds described
under subsection (a).</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HACB85099B3894696BE653BC6FAF75D3F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>223.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 24 of the United States Housing Act
of 1937 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437v">42 U.S.C.
1437v</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD607BC6A421B49E8986FE55B2DFD28BF"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (m)(1), by striking
<quote>fiscal year</quote> and all that follows through the period at the end
and inserting <quote>fiscal year 2010.</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCB861A4C8A574A47B95DC8555CC53488"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (o), by striking
<quote>September </quote> and all that follows through the period at the end
and inserting <quote>September 30, 2010.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC0C76A66725B49728DB7D81422821E84" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>224.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Public housing agencies that own and
operate 400 or fewer public housing units may elect to be exempt from any asset
management requirement imposed by the Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development in connection with the operating fund rule:
<italic>Provided</italic>, That an agency seeking a discontinuance of a
reduction of subsidy under the operating fund formula shall not be exempt from
asset management requirements.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5CAC02E208F845AB80BBBFF0C11B72C9" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>225.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With respect to the use of amounts provided
in this Act and in future Acts for the operation, capital improvement and
management of public housing as authorized by sections 9(d) and 9(e) of the
United States Housing Act of 1937 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437g">42 U.S.C. 1437g(d)</external-xref>
and (e)), the Secretary shall not impose any requirement or guideline relating
to asset management that restricts or limits in any way the use of capital
funds for central office costs pursuant to section 9(g)(1) or 9(g)(2) of the
United States Housing Act of 1937 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437g">42 U.S.C.
1437g(g)(1)</external-xref>, (2)): <italic>Provided</italic>, however, that a
public housing agency may not use capital funds authorized under section 9(d)
for activities that are eligible under section 9(e) for assistance with amounts
from the operating fund in excess of the amounts permitted under section
9(g)(1) or 9(g)(2).</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA1CE94748AC24D6787BAE656A19B3BEC" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>226.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No official or employee of the Department
of Housing and Urban Development shall be designated as an allotment holder
unless the Office of the Chief Financial Officer has determined that such
allotment holder has implemented an adequate system of funds control and has
received training in funds control procedures and directives. The Chief
Financial Officer shall ensure that, not later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, there is a trained allotment holder for each HUD
subaccount under the headings <quote>Executive Direction</quote> and
<quote>Administration, Operations, and Management</quote> as well as each
account receiving appropriations for <quote>personnel compensation and
benefits</quote> within the Department of Housing and Urban Development.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD21EB0CB96E44E12A741815636B17D59" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>227.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Payment of attorney fees in program-related
litigation must be paid from individual program office personnel benefits and
compensation funding. The annual budget submission for program office personnel
benefit and compensation funding must include program-related litigation costs
for attorney fees as a separate line item request.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7C45EF9873CB4E9FA506B46BFB2DD494" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>228.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of the Department of Housing
and Urban Development shall for Fiscal Year 2010 and subsequent fiscal years,
notify the public through the Federal Register and other means, as determined
appropriate, of the issuance of a notice of the availability of assistance or
notice of funding availability (NOFA) for any program or discretionary fund
administered by the Secretary that is to be competitively awarded.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for Fiscal Year 2010 and subsequent
fiscal years, the Secretary may make the NOFA available only on the Internet at
the appropriate government website or websites or through other electronic
media, as determined by the Secretary.</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H35D917E389714F3E957EEC98449D7A9C"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prepayment and
Refinancing</header>
</appropriations-small></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1CB636CFEEB04D9FA3528E8246758A5A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>229.</enum><subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H2DF3EF1E525745ADA419CA76673A6632"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Approval of Prepayment of
Debt</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon request of the
project sponsor of a project assisted with a loan under section 202 of the
Housing Act of 1959 (as in effect before the enactment of the Cranston-Gonzalez
National Affordable Housing Act), for which the Secretary's consent to
prepayment is required, the Secretary shall approve the prepayment of any
indebtedness to the Secretary relating to any remaining principal and interest
under the loan as part of a prepayment plan under which—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1988F3E08CB740818A995715E945592B"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the project sponsor agrees to operate the
project until the maturity date of the original loan under terms at least as
advantageous to existing and future tenants as the terms required by the
original loan agreement or any project-based rental assistance payments
contract under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (or any other
project-based rental housing assistance programs of the Department of Housing
and Urban Development, including the rent supplement program under section 101
of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/1701s">12 U.S.C. 1701s</external-xref>))
or any successor project-based rental assistance program, except as provided by
subsection (a)(2)(B); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H92D6C23C01F84774BB02AE00351697E8"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the prepayment may involve refinancing of
the loan if such refinancing results—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBB6CC96AFA2A4443B447BBC102382F87"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in a lower interest rate on the principal
of the loan for the project and in reductions in debt service related to such
loan; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7F55470A396F415C9AA2E2088187CD0E"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of a project that is assisted
with a loan under such section 202 carrying an interest rate of 6 percent or
lower, a transaction under which—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD15020F8583C41D481A6DED849E9780E"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the project owner shall address the
physical needs of the project;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H749D4D449C59430BADA2EAEFFE3F81E5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the prepayment plan for the transaction,
including the refinancing, shall meet a cost benefit analysis, as established
by the Secretary, that the benefit of the transaction outweighs the cost of the
transaction including any increases in rent charged to unassisted
tenants;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H45159EFA425D484B8EB8A295B430C51E"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the overall cost for providing rental
assistance under section 8 for the project (if any) is not increased, except,
upon approval by the Secretary to—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD91C79F4BD0345F5A6CB5C96D263901B"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">mark-up-to-market contracts pursuant to
section 524(a)(3) of the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability
Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437f">42 U.S.C.
1437f</external-xref> note), as such section is carried out by the Secretary
for properties owned by nonprofit organizations; or</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC21D063526CF465FA23D84104C708FC2"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">mark-up-to-budget contracts pursuant to
section 524(a)(4) of the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability
Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437f">42 U.S.C.
1437f</external-xref> note), as such section is carried out by the Secretary
for properties owned by eligible owners (as such term is defined in section
202(k) of the Housing Act of 1959 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/1701q">12 U.S.C.
1701q(k)</external-xref>);</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2C974A08789A4262A555C380A01CD83C"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the project owner may charge tenants rent
sufficient to meet debt service payments and operating cost requirements, as
approved by the Secretary, if project-based rental assistance is not available
or is insufficient for the debt service and operating cost of the project after
refinancing. Such approval by the Secretary—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB1A7EE77DB7A415A87D4ECCB7C326320"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall be the basis for the owner to agree
to terminate the project-based rental assistance contract that is insufficient
for the debt service and operating cost of the project after refinancing;
and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H74976687B1B748ECA4CDED6D40BAD361"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall be an eligibility event for the
project for purposes of section 8(t) of the United States Housing Act of 1937
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437f">42 U.S.C.
1437f(t)</external-xref>);</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0D7A489326D94BD2A7E5EED92C3A5450"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">units to be occupied by tenants assisted
under section 8(t) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437f">42 U.S.C.
1437f(t)</external-xref>) shall, upon termination of the occupancy of such
tenants, become eligible for project-based assistance under section 8(o)(13) of
the United States Housing Act of 1937 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437f">42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(13)</external-xref>) without
regard to the percentage limitations provided in such section; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3FA4506AADA848A09BA0FDF28D35FF33"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">there shall be a use agreement of 20 years
from the date of the maturity date of the original 202 loan for all units,
including units to be occupied by tenants assisted under section 8(t) of the
United States Housing Act of 1937 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437f">42 U.S.C.
1437f(t)</external-xref>).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC5355BE3C26A4E8A9655B6ECB42E9219" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>230.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No property identified by the Secretary of
Housing and Urban Development as surplus Federal property for use to assist the
homeless shall be made available to any homeless group unless the group is a
member in good standing under any of HUD's homeless assistance programs or is
in good standing with any other program which receives funds from any other
Federal or State agency or entity: <italic>Provided</italic>, That an exception
may be made for an entity not involved with Federal homeless programs to use
surplus Federal property for the homeless only after the Secretary or another
responsible Federal agency has fully and comprehensively reviewed all relevant
finances of the entity, the track record of the entity in assisting the
homeless, the ability of the entity to manage the property, including all
costs, the ability of the entity to administer homeless programs in a manner
that is effective to meet the needs of the homeless population that is expected
to use the property and any other related issues that demonstrate a commitment
to assist the homeless: <italic>Provided further</italic>, That the Secretary
shall not require the entity to have cash in hand in order to demonstrate
financial ability but may rely on the entity's prior demonstrated fundraising
ability or commitments for in-kind donations of goods and services:
<italic>Provided further</italic>, That the Secretary shall make all such
information and its decision regarding the award of the surplus property
available to the committees of jurisdiction, including a full justification of
the appropriateness of the use of the property to assist the homeless as well
as the appropriateness of the group seeking to obtain the property to use such
property to assist the homeless: <italic>Provided further</italic>, That, this
section shall apply to properties in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 made available
as surplus Federal property for use to assist the homeless.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H76C91B5549014FF3BA1E019D1D1FFB85" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>231.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of the Department of Housing
and Urban Development is authorized to transfer up to 5 percent of funds
appropriated for any account under this title under the heading
<quote>Personnel Compensation and Benefits</quote> to any other account under
this title under the heading <quote>Personnel Compensation and Benefits</quote>
only after such transfer has been submitted to, and received prior written
approval by, the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations:
<italic>Provided</italic>, That, no appropriation for any such account shall be
increased or decreased by more than 10 percent by all such transfers.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H31459BB90DB24FA785C01293A0C850B5" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>232.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Disaster Housing Assistance Programs,
administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, shall be
considered a <quote>program of the Department of Housing and Urban
Development</quote> under section 904 of the McKinney Act for the purpose of
income verifications and matching.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0EEE041C42194D5B8E89DDF50C053873" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>233.</enum><text>FHA Loan Limits for
fiscal year 2010. (a) LOAN LIMIT FLOOR BASED ON 2008 LEVELS- For mortgages for
which the mortgagee issues credit approval for the borrower during fiscal year
2010, if the dollar amount limitation on the principal obligation of a mortgage
determined under section 203(b)(2) of the National Housing Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/1709">12 U.S.C.
1709(b)(2)</external-xref>) for any size residence for any area is less than
such dollar amount limitation that was in effect for such size residence for
such area for 2008 pursuant to section 202 of the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008
(<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/185">Public Law
110–185</external-xref>; 122 Stat. 620), notwithstanding any other provision of
law, the maximum dollar amount limitation on the principal obligation of a
mortgage for such size residence for such area for purposes of such section
203(b)(2) shall be considered (except for purposes of section 255(g) of such
Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/1715z-20">12 U.S.C.
1715z–20(g)</external-xref>)) to be such dollar amount limitation in effect for
such size residence for such area for 2008. (b) Discretionary Authority for
Sub-Areas- Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the Secretary of
Housing and Urban Development determines, for any geographic area that is
smaller than an area for which dollar amount limitations on the principal
obligation of a mortgage are determined under section 203(b)(2) of the National
Housing Act, that a higher such maximum dollar amount limitation is warranted
for any particular size or sizes of residences in such sub-area by higher
median home prices in such sub-area, the Secretary may, for mortgages for which
the mortgagee issues credit approval for the borrower during fiscal year 2010,
increase the maximum dollar amount limitation for such size or sizes of
residences for such sub-area that is otherwise in effect (including pursuant to
subsection (a) of this section), but in no case to an amount that exceeds the
amount specified in section 202(a)(2) of the Economic Stimulus Act of
2008.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF7579F32C4CE4A2FAB7A199C521F9C89" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>234.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">GSE Conforming Loan Limits for fiscal year
2010. (a) Loan Limit Floor Based on 2008 Levels- For mortgages originated
during fiscal year 2010, if the limitation on the maximum original principal
obligation of a mortgage that may be purchased by the Federal National Mortgage
Association or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation determined under
section 302(b)(2) of the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/1717">12 U.S.C.
1717(b)(2)</external-xref>) or section 305(a)(2) of the Federal Home Loan
Mortgage Corporation Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/1754">12 U.S.C. 1754(a)(2)</external-xref>),
respectively, for any size residence for any area is less than such maximum
original principal obligation limitation that was in effect for such size
residence for such area for 2008 pursuant to section 201 of the Economic
Stimulus Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/185">Public Law 110–185</external-xref>; 122 Stat. 619),
notwithstanding any other provision of law, the limitation on the maximum
original principal obligation of a mortgage for such Association and
Corporation for such size residence for such area shall be such maximum
limitation in effect for such size residence for such area for 2008. (b)
Discretionary Authority for Sub-Areas- Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, if the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency determines, for any
geographic area that is smaller than an area for which limitations on the
maximum original principal obligation of a mortgage are determined for the
Federal National Mortgage Association or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage
Corporation, that a higher such maximum original principal obligation
limitation is warranted for any particular size or sizes of residences in such
sub-area by higher median home prices in such sub-area, the Director may, for
mortgages originated during fiscal year 2010, increase the maximum original
principal obligation limitation for such size or sizes of residences for such
sub-area that is otherwise in effect (including pursuant to subsection (a) of
this section) for such Association and Corporation, but in no case to an amount
that exceeds the amount specified in the matter following the comma in section
201(a)(1)(B) of the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD2C649AEC67A49429DDAC004596DFB03" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>235.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">FHA Reverse Mortgage Loan Limits for fiscal
year 2010. For mortgages for which the mortgagee issues credit approval for the
borrower during fiscal year 2010, the second sentence of section 255(g) of the
National Housing Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/1715z-20">12 U.S.C. 1715z–20(g)</external-xref>) shall be
considered to require that in no case may the benefits of insurance under such
section 255 exceed 150 percent of the maximum dollar amount in effect under the
sixth sentence of section 305(a)(2) of the Federal Home Loan Mortgage
Corporation Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/1454">12
U.S.C. 1454(a)(2)</external-xref>).</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H96FF115A95F54FE19DAEEFB153B67571" section-type="undesignated-section"><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This title may be cited as the
<quote>Department of Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act,
2010</quote>.</text>
<appropriations-major commented="no" id="H951469D020A349A1A4A2F8D5E89BCBDA"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">TITLE III</header>
</appropriations-major><appropriations-major commented="no" id="H9E764C81C8934682872E5EB441648FA8"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">RELATED
AGENCIES</header>
</appropriations-major><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H17594FC9397A4BE68D7B4E59E1F8416E"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Architectural and Transportation Barriers
Compliance Board</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small commented="no" id="HC14C0141269A4918AD55931AD3461A2C"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Salaries and expenses</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For expenses necessary for the Architectural
and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, as authorized by section 502 of
the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, $7,200,000:
<italic>Provided</italic>, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law,
there may be credited to this appropriation funds received for publications and
training expenses.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HA5888C36BB254ED6B99040048B2D2989"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal maritime
commission</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small commented="no" id="HD02B32957F554168BF45A239660DABC0"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Salaries and expenses</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary expenses of the Federal
Maritime Commission as authorized by section 201(d) of the Merchant Marine Act,
1936, as amended (<external-xref legal-doc="usc-appendix" parsable-cite="usc-appendix/46/1111">46 U.S.C. App. 1111</external-xref>),
including services as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">5 U.S.C.
3109</external-xref>; hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/1343">31 U.S.C.
1343(b)</external-xref>; and uniforms or allowances therefore, as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5901">5 U.S.C.
5901–5902</external-xref>, $23,712,000: <italic>Provided</italic>, That not to
exceed $2,000 shall be available for official reception and representation
expenses.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H404A5F540F07435BA3103491BC691675"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">National transportation safety
board</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H3D104D5A328B408CAAAB827DB9758BC6"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Salaries and expenses</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary expenses of the National
Transportation Safety Board, including hire of passenger motor vehicles and
aircraft; services as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">5 U.S.C.
3109</external-xref>, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem
rate equivalent to the rate for a GS–15; uniforms, or allowances therefor, as
authorized by law (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5901">5
U.S.C. 5901–5902</external-xref>) $99,200,000, of which not to exceed $2,000
may be used for official reception and representation expenses. The amounts
made available to the National Transportation Safety Board in this Act include
amounts necessary to make lease payments on an obligation incurred in fiscal
year 2001 for a capital lease. Of the funds provided, up to $100,000 shall be
provided through reimbursement to the Department of Transportation’s Office of
Inspector General to audit the National Transportation Safety Board’s financial
statements.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HDF9B2BCE652649B78D2057EC98594C56"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Neighborhood reinvestment
corporation</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small commented="no" id="HB5C826461A4A45778F10D8FECA1BF031"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Payment to the neighborhood reinvestment
corporation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For payment to the
Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation for use in neighborhood reinvestment
activities, as authorized by the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation Act
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/8101">42 U.S.C.
8101–8107</external-xref>), $133,000,000: <italic>Provided</italic>, That
section 605(a) of the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/8104">42 U.S.C. 8104(a)</external-xref>)
is amended by adding at the end of the first sentence, prior to the period,
<quote>, except that the board-appointed officers may be paid salary at a rate
not to exceed level II of the Executive Schedule</quote>: <italic>Provided
further</italic>, That in addition, $63,800,000 shall be made available until
expended to the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation for mortgage foreclosure
mitigation activities, under the following terms and
conditions:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8751DEA9EF4546B3A475765178357651"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation
(<quote>NRC</quote>), shall make grants to counseling intermediaries approved
by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) (with match to be
determined by the NRC based on affordability and the economic conditions of an
area; a match also may be waived by the NRC based on the aforementioned
conditions) to provide mortgage foreclosure mitigation assistance primarily to
States and areas with high rates of defaults and foreclosures primarily in the
subprime housing market to help eliminate the default and foreclosure of
mortgages of owner-occupied single-family homes that are at risk of such
foreclosure. Other than areas with high rates of defaults and foreclosures,
grants may also be provided to approved counseling intermediaries based on a
geographic analysis of the Nation by the NRC which determines where there is a
prevalence of subprime mortgages that are risky and likely to fail, including
any trends for mortgages that are likely to default and face foreclosure. A
State Housing Finance Agency may also be eligible where the State Housing
Finance Agency meets all the requirements under this paragraph. A HUD-approved
counseling intermediary shall meet certain mortgage foreclosure mitigation
assistance counseling requirements, as determined by the NRC, and shall be
approved by HUD or the NRC as meeting these requirements.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD3EB43DD5F1E40F5BF9534B4A641B940"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Mortgage foreclosure mitigation assistance
shall only be made available to homeowners of owner-occupied homes with
mortgages in default or in danger of default. These mortgages shall likely be
subject to a foreclosure action and homeowners will be provided such assistance
that shall consist of activities that are likely to prevent foreclosures and
result in the long-term affordability of the mortgage retained pursuant to such
activity or another positive outcome for the homeowner. No funds made available
under this paragraph may be provided directly to lenders or homeowners to
discharge outstanding mortgage balances or for any other direct debt reduction
payments.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6A3EA6ECB3924B658DFE4FC011955536"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The use of Mortgage Foreclosure Mitigation
Assistance by approved counseling intermediaries and State Housing Finance
Agencies shall involve a reasonable analysis of the borrower's financial
situation, an evaluation of the current value of the property that is subject
to the mortgage, counseling regarding the assumption of the mortgage by another
non-Federal party, counseling regarding the possible purchase of the mortgage
by a non-Federal third party, counseling and advice of all likely restructuring
and refinancing strategies or the approval of a work-out strategy by all
interested parties.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0339221AD4024D63A7958026C8CA3E06"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">NRC may provide up to 15 percent of the
total funds under this paragraph to its own charter members with expertise in
foreclosure prevention counseling, subject to a certification by the NRC that
the procedures for selection do not consist of any procedures or activities
that could be construed as an unacceptable conflict of interest or have the
appearance of impropriety.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA7288E307F7E470D8D719D995E582397"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">HUD-approved counseling entities and State
Housing Finance Agencies receiving funds under this paragraph shall have
demonstrated experience in successfully working with financial institutions as
well as borrowers facing default, delinquency and foreclosure as well as
documented counseling capacity, outreach capacity, past successful performance
and positive outcomes with documented counseling plans (including post mortgage
foreclosure mitigation counseling), loan workout agreements and loan
modification agreements. NRC may use other criteria to demonstrate capacity in
underserved areas.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H27620E11886D4D3A9CDFB359EEDDDE0D"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the total amount made available under
this paragraph, up to $3,000,000 may be made available to build the mortgage
foreclosure and default mitigation counseling capacity of counseling
intermediaries through NRC training courses with HUD-approved counseling
intermediaries and their partners, except that private financial institutions
that participate in NRC training shall pay market rates for such
training.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDEE45D8642A246079DD801E628DD3EAF"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the total amount made available under
this paragraph, up to 4 percent may be used for associated administrative
expenses for the NRC to carry out activities provided under this
section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBF1FFE11BEBC4AD3A5F4AF47CB4C34FD"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Mortgage foreclosure mitigation assistance
grants may include a budget for outreach and advertising, and training, as
determined by the NRC.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H97E4785A555445AF9F110C4310319EAA"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The NRC shall report quarterly to the House
and Senate Committees on Appropriations as well as the Senate Banking Committee
and House Financial Services Committee on its efforts to mitigate mortgage
default. Such reports shall identify successful strategies and methods for
preserving homeownership and the long-term affordability of at-risk mortgages
and shall include recommended efforts that will or likely can assist in the
success of this program as well as an analysis of any policy and procedures
that failed to result in successful mortgage foreclosure mitigation. The report
shall include an analysis of the details and use of any post mitigation
counseling of assisted borrowers designed to ensure the continued long-term
affordability of the mortgages which were the subject of the mortgage
foreclosure mitigation assistance.</text>
</paragraph></appropriations-small><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HF78503EFB95D483393326DDF7D36484B"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">United states interagency council on
homelessness</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small commented="no" id="HA0CC47C43F8345CDBA933996F520BF21"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Operating expenses</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary expenses (including payment of
salaries, authorized travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, the rental of
conference rooms, and the employment of experts and consultants under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">section
3109</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code) of the United States
Interagency Council on Homelessness in carrying out the functions pursuant to
title II of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, as amended,
$2,400,000.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-major commented="no" id="H8068E047A2C04945AC6C9EC1FDA38D23"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">TITLE IV</header>
</appropriations-major><appropriations-major commented="no" id="H8AED178F78964F84A0860FCDD013B5C7"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">general provisions—this
act</header>
</appropriations-major></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H008609202C7145C3B1E3B963B90F3D26" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>401.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Such sums as may be necessary for fiscal
year 2010 pay raises for programs funded in this Act shall be absorbed within
the levels appropriated in this Act or previous appropriations Acts.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H69FA72933D3A47F69BC870E85BA3F1C5" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>402.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">None of the funds in this Act shall be used
for the planning or execution of any program to pay the expenses of, or
otherwise compensate, non-Federal parties intervening in regulatory or
adjudicatory proceedings funded in this Act.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEC483FDA825B462C995FB7EE2092C5E1" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>403.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">None of the funds appropriated in this Act
shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, nor may
any be transferred to other appropriations, unless expressly so provided
herein.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF4A4679390454591A275D908490CF806" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>404.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The expenditure of any appropriation under
this Act for any consulting service through procurement contract pursuant to
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">section
3109</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code, shall be limited to those
contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public record and available
for public inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing law, or
under existing Executive order issued pursuant to existing law.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5C42061F7634478B8B73FF3B9D52B10B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>405.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as otherwise provided in this Act,
none of the funds provided in this Act, provided by previous appropriations
Acts to the agencies or entities funded in this Act that remain available for
obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2010, or provided from any accounts in
the Treasury derived by the collection of fees and available to the agencies
funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a
reprogramming of funds that: (1) creates a new program; (2) eliminates a
program, project, or activity; (3) increases funds or personnel for any
program, project, or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted by
the Congress; (4) proposes to use funds directed for a specific activity by
either the House or Senate Committees on Appropriations for a different
purpose; (5) augments existing programs, projects, or activities in excess of
$5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less; (6) reduces existing programs,
projects, or activities by $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less; or (7)
creates, reorganizes, or restructures a branch, division, office, bureau,
board, commission, agency, administration, or department different from the
budget justifications submitted to the Committees on Appropriations or the
table accompanying the explanatory statement accompanying this Act, whichever
is more detailed, unless prior approval is received from the House and Senate
Committees on Appropriations: <italic>Provided</italic>, That not later than 60
days after the date of enactment of this Act, each agency funded by this Act
shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and of
the House of Representatives to establish the baseline for application of
reprogramming and transfer authorities for the current fiscal year:
<italic>Provided further</italic>, That the report shall include: (1) a table
for each appropriation with a separate column to display the President's budget
request, adjustments made by Congress, adjustments due to enacted rescissions,
if appropriate, and the fiscal year enacted level; (2) a delineation in the
table for each appropriation both by object class and program, project, and
activity as detailed in the budget appendix for the respective appropriation;
and (3) an identification of items of special congressional interest:
<italic>Provided further</italic>, That the amount appropriated or limited for
salaries and expenses for an agency shall be reduced by $100,000 per day for
each day after the required date that the report has not been submitted to the
Congress.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H08FDF475076746AA973B2F401BCEC8BA" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>406.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as otherwise specifically provided
by law, not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances remaining available at
the end of fiscal year 2010 from appropriations made available for salaries and
expenses for fiscal year 2010 in this Act, shall remain available through
September 30, 2011, for each such account for the purposes authorized:
<italic>Provided</italic>, That a request shall be submitted to the House and
Senate Committees on Appropriations for approval prior to the expenditure of
such funds: <italic>Provided further</italic>, That these requests shall be
made in compliance with reprogramming guidelines under section 405 of this
Act.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6C57A6DD301A447680C182ACC15E4A92" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>407.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">All Federal agencies and departments that
are funded under this Act shall issue a report to the House and Senate
Committees on Appropriations on all sole source contracts by no later than July
31, 2010. Such report shall include the contractor, the amount of the contract
and the rationale for using a sole source contract.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5D72C05853FE47BDBA3B04A2FB35AB84" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>408.</enum><subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H4CA8530A94944FAA840FA2D42687B231"><enum>(a)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">None of the funds made available in this
Act may be obligated or expended for any employee training that—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H68D7F0A61DAA4307846616E336FFF0BF"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">does not meet identified needs for
knowledge, skills, and abilities bearing directly upon the performance of
official duties;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCAA267A86E7744C5817D7A9930627DA0"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">contains elements likely to induce high
levels of emotional response or psychological stress in some
participants;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEE96985F299A496C8CEDF314266D12B7"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">does not require prior employee
notification of the content and methods to be used in the training and written
end of course evaluation;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFCBA1761465F47468063B1DF1C840AE3"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">contains any methods or content associated
with religious or quasi-religious belief systems or <quote>new age</quote>
belief systems as defined in Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Notice
N–915.022, dated September 2, 1988; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE7DB3A9566744F3892975A6412D38802"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is offensive to, or designed to change,
participants' personal values or lifestyle outside the workplace.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF0D8A8F89FDB4C8E81911D23269B6163"><enum>(b)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section shall prohibit,
restrict, or otherwise preclude an agency from conducting training bearing
directly upon the performance of official duties.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H953B5C8C0C26408DA0C33D1314172871" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>409.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No funds in this Act may be used to support
any Federal, State, or local projects that seek to use the power of eminent
domain, unless eminent domain is employed only for a public use:
<italic>Provided</italic>, That for purposes of this section, public use shall
not be construed to include economic development that primarily benefits
private entities: <italic>Provided further</italic>, That any use of funds for
mass transit, railroad, airport, seaport or highway projects as well as utility
projects which benefit or serve the general public (including energy-related,
communication-related, water-related and wastewater-related infrastructure),
other structures designated for use by the general public or which have other
common-carrier or public-utility functions that serve the general public and
are subject to regulation and oversight by the government, and projects for the
removal of an immediate threat to public health and safety or brownsfield as
defined in the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownsfield Revitalization
Act (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/107/118">Public
Law 107–118</external-xref>) shall be considered a public use for purposes of
eminent domain.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2F36523E0E5F47A1BCB6BBB1D1965625" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>410.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">None of the funds made available in this
Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the
United States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer
authority provided in, this Act or any other appropriations Act.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA15A6D693BF141DAA790893B80F04613" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>411.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No part of any appropriation contained in
this Act shall be available to pay the salary for any person filling a
position, other than a temporary position, formerly held by an employee who has
left to enter the Armed Forces of the United States and has satisfactorily
completed his period of active military or naval service, and has within 90
days after his release from such service or from hospitalization continuing
after discharge for a period of not more than 1 year, made application for
restoration to his former position and has been certified by the Office of
Personnel Management as still qualified to perform the duties of his former
position and has not been restored thereto.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAC865CACFD124588B5F4178F79D7FAB5" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>412.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No funds appropriated pursuant to this Act
may be expended by an entity unless the entity agrees that in expending the
assistance the entity will comply with sections 2 through 4 of the Act of March
3, 1933 (41 U.S.C. 10a–10c, popularly known as the <quote>Buy American
Act</quote>).</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H65A27F6BEFAE432F9F2C4F392453A743" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>413.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No funds appropriated or otherwise made
available under this Act shall be made available to any person or entity that
has been convicted of violating the Buy American Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/41/10a-10c">41 U.S.C.
10a–10c</external-xref>).</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAC977096AB4D4738ACD19FDDA1A49489" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>414.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">None of the funds made available in this
Act may be used for first-class airline accommodations in contravention of
sections <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/41/301-10">301–10.122</external-xref> and
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/41/301-10">301–10.123</external-xref> of title 41, Code of
Federal Regulations.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5227D972508941C6864DDB8182A84B3C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>415.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">None of the funds made available in this
Act may be used to purchase a light bulb for an office building unless the
light bulb has, to the extent practicable, an Energy Star or Federal Energy
Management Program designation.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H25B0C76B027846D888EC6E7D961E0592" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>416.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">None of the funds made available in this
Act may be used by Amtrak to provide free alcohol.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H425FC79BC97D4A3695852E57D0AD7682" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>417.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">None of the funds made available in this
Act may be used to establish, issue, implement, adminster, or enforce any
prohibition or restriction on the establishment or effectiveness of any
occupancy preference for veterans in supportive housing for the elderly that:
(1) is provided assistance by the Department of Housing and Urban Development;
and (2)(A) is or would be located on property of the Department of Veterans
Affairs; or (B) is subject to an enhanced use lease with the Department of
Veterans Affairs.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE7AF9A0242A24655AEBD12759671B90F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>418.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">None of the funds made available in this
Act may be used to implement or enforce the requirement under section 12(c) of
the United States Housing Act of 1937 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437j">42 U.S.C. 1437j(c)</external-xref>; relating to
community service).</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H57A9DA2CEAE44F5AA559D1AD4764C5AF"><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act may be cited as the
<quote><short-title>Transportation, Housing and Urban
Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
2010</short-title></quote>.</text>
</appropriations-small></section>
Passed the House of
Representatives July 23, 2009.
Lorraine C. Miller,
Clerk.