[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 52 (Monday, March 26, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3760-S3778]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 641. Mr. BYRD proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 1591, making 
emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2007, and for other purposes; as follows:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in 
     the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes, namely:

                                TITLE I

            GLOBAL WAR ON TERROR SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS

                               CHAPTER 1

                       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

                      Foreign Agricultural Service


                     Public Law 480 Title II Grants

       For an additional amount for ``Public Law 480 Title II 
     Grants'', during the current fiscal year, not otherwise 
     recoverable, and unrecovered prior years' costs, including 
     interest thereon, under the Agricultural Trade Development 
     and Assistance Act of 1954, for commodities supplied in 
     connection with dispositions abroad under title II of said 
     Act, $475,000,000, to remain available until expended.

                    GENERAL PROVISION--THIS CHAPTER

       Sec. 1101. There is hereby appropriated $82,000,000 to 
     reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for the release of 
     eligible commodities under section 302(f)(2)(A) of the Bill 
     Emerson Humanitarian Trust Act (7 U.S.C. 1736f-1): Provided, 
     That any such funds made available to reimburse the Commodity 
     Credit Corporation shall only be used to replenish the Bill 
     Emerson Humanitarian Trust.

                               CHAPTER 2

                         DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

                         General Administration


                    OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL

       For an additional amount for ``Office of the Inspector 
     General'', $500,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2008.

                            Legal Activities


            salaries and expenses, general legal activities

       For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses, 
     General Legal Activities'', $4,093,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2008.


             Salaries and Expenses, United States Attorneys

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

                     United States Marshals Service


         Salaries and Expenses, United States Marshals Service

       For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses, 
     United States Marshals Service'', $25,000,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2008.

                       National Security Division

                         Salaries and Expenses

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

                    Federal Bureau of Investigation


                         Salaries and Expenses

       For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'', 
     $348,260,000, of which $338,260,000 is to remain available 
     until September 30, 2008 and $10,000,000 is to remain 
     available until expended to implement corrective actions in 
     response to the findings and recommendations in the 
     Department of Justice Office of Inspector General report 
     entitled, ``A Review of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's 
     Use of National Security Letters''.

                    Drug Enforcement Administration


                         Salaries and Expenses

       For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'', 
     $25,100,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008.

          Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives


                         Salaries and Expenses

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

                         Federal Prison System


                         Salaries and Expenses

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

                               CHAPTER 3

                    DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--MILITARY

                           MILITARY PERSONNEL

                        Military Personnel, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Army'', 
     $8,870,270,000.

                        Military Personnel, Navy

       For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Navy'', 
     $1,100,410,000.

                    Military Personnel, Marine Corps

       For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Marine 
     Corps'', $1,495,827,000.

                     Military Personnel, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Air 
     Force'', $1,218,587,000.

                        Reserve Personnel, Army

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

                        Reserve Personnel, Navy

       For an additional amount for ``Reserve Personnel, Navy'', 
     $77,523,000.

                      Reserve Personnel, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Reserve Personnel, Air 
     Force'', $9,073,000.

                     National Guard Personnel, Army

       For an additional amount for ``National Guard Personnel, 
     Army'', $474,978,000.

                  National Guard Personnel, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``National Guard Personnel, 
     Air Force'', $41,533,000.

                       OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

                    Operation and Maintenance, Army

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

                    Operation and Maintenance, Navy


                     (including transfer of funds)

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Navy'', $4,865,003,000, of which $120,293,000 shall be 
     transferred to Coast Guard, ``Operating Expenses'', for 
     reimbursement for activities in support of activities 
     requested by the Navy.

                Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Marine Corps'', $1,101,594,000.

                  Operation and Maintenance, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Air Force'', $6,685,881,000.

                Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Defense-Wide'', $2,790,669,000, of which--
       (1) not to exceed $25,000,000 may be used for the Combatant 
     Commander Initiative Fund, to be used in support of Operation 
     Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom; and
       (2) not to exceed $200,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended, may be used for payments to reimburse Pakistan, 
     Jordan, and other key cooperating nations, for logistical, 
     military, and other support provided to United States 
     military operations, notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law: Provided, That such payments may be made in such amounts 
     as the Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the 
     Secretary of State, and in consultation with the Director of 
     the Office of Management and Budget, may determine, in his 
     discretion, based on documentation determined by the 
     Secretary of Defense to adequately account for the support 
     provided, and such determination is final and conclusive upon 
     the accounting officers of the United States, and 15 days 
     following notification to the appropriate congressional 
     committees: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense 
     shall provide quarterly reports to the congressional defense 
     committees on the use of funds provided in this paragraph.

                Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve

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

                Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve

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

            Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve

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

              Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Reserve

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

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             Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard

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

             Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard

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

                    Afghanistan Security Forces Fund

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

                       Iraq Security Forces Fund

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

                           Iraq Freedom Fund


                     (including transfer of funds)

       For an additional amount for ``Iraq Freedom Fund'', 
     $455,600,000, to remain available for transfer until 
     September 30, 2008.

             Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund

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

                              PROCUREMENT

                       Aircraft Procurement, Army

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

                       Missile Procurement, Army

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

        Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Procurement of Weapons and 
     Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army'', $3,400,315,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2009.

                    Procurement of Ammunition, Army

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

                        Other Procurement, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Other Procurement, Army'', 
     $10,589,272,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2009.

                       Aircraft Procurement, Navy

       For an additional amount for ``Aircraft Procurement, 
     Navy'', $963,903,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2009.

                       Weapons Procurement, Navy

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

            Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps

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

                        Other Procurement, Navy

       For an additional amount for ``Other Procurement, Navy'', 
     $722,506,000, to remain available until September 30, 2009.

                       Procurement, Marine Corps

       For an additional amount for ``Procurement, Marine Corps'', 
     $1,703,389,000, to remain available until September 30, 2009.

                    Aircraft Procurement, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Aircraft Procurement, Air 
     Force'', $1,431,756,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2009.

                     Missile Procurement, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Missile Procurement, Air 
     Force'', $78,900,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2009.

                  Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force

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

                      Other Procurement, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Other Procurement, Air 
     Force'', $1,972,131,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2009.

                       Procurement, Defense-Wide

       For an additional amount for ``Procurement, Defense-Wide'', 
     $903,092,000, to remain available until September 30, 2009.

                  National Guard and Reserve Equipment

       For an additional amount for ``National Guard and Reserve 
     Equipment'', $1,000,000,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2009.

               RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION

            Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Research, Development, Test 
     and Evaluation, Army'', $125,576,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2008.

            Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy

       For an additional amount for ``Research, Development, Test 
     and Evaluation, Navy'', $308,212,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2008.

         Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Research, Development, Test 
     and Evaluation, Air Force'', $233,869,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2008.

        Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide

       For an additional amount for ``Research, Development, Test 
     and Evaluation, Defense-Wide'', $522,804,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2008.

                     REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS

                     National Defense Sealift Fund

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

                     Defense Working Capital Funds

       For an additional amount for ``Defense Working Capital 
     Funds'', $1,315,526,000.

                  OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS

                         Defense Health Program

       For an additional amount for ``Defense Health Program'', 
     $2,466,847,000; of which $2,277,147,000 shall be for 
     operation and maintenance; of which $118,000,000, to remain 
     available for obligation until September 30, 2009, shall be 
     for Procurement; and of which $71,700,000, to remain 
     available for obligation until September 30, 2008, shall be 
     for Research, development, test and evaluation.

         Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense


                     (including transfer of funds)

       For an additional amount for ``Drug Interdiction and 
     Counter-Drug Activities, Defense'', $254,665,000, to remain 
     available until expended: Provided, That these funds may be 
     used only for such activities related to Afghanistan and 
     Central Asia: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense 
     may transfer such funds only to appropriations for military 
     personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; and 
     research, development, test and evaluation: Provided further, 
     That the funds transferred shall be merged with and be 
     available for the same purposes and for the same time period 
     as the appropriation to which transferred: Provided further, 
     That the transfer authority provided in this paragraph is in 
     addition to any other transfer authority available to the 
     Department of Defense: Provided further, That upon a 
     determination that all or part of the funds transferred from 
     this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes 
     provided herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this 
     appropriation.

                             RELATED AGENCY

               Intelligence Community Management Account

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

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER

       Sec. 1301. Appropriations provided in this chapter are 
     available for obligation until September 30, 2007, unless 
     otherwise provided in this chapter.


                          (transfer of funds)

       Sec. 1302. Upon his determination that such action is 
     necessary in the national interest, the Secretary of Defense 
     may transfer between appropriations up to $3,500,000,000 of 
     the funds made available to the Department of Defense in this 
     title: Provided, That the Secretary shall notify the Congress 
     promptly of each transfer made pursuant to the authority in 
     this section: Provided further, That the authority provided 
     in this section is in addition to any other transfer 
     authority available to the Department of Defense and is 
     subject to the same terms and conditions as the authority 
     provided in section 8005 of the Department of Defense 
     Appropriations Act, 2007 (Public Law 109-289; 120 Stat. 
     1257), except for the fourth proviso: Provided further, That 
     funds previously transferred to the ``Joint Improvised 
     Explosive Device Defeat Fund'' and the ``Iraq Security Forces 
     Fund'' under the authority of section 8005 of Public Law 109-
     289 and transferred back to their source appropriations 
     accounts shall not be taken into account for purposes of the 
     limitation on the amount of funds that may be transferred 
     under section 8005.
       Sec. 1303. Funds appropriated in this chapter, or made 
     available by the transfer of funds in or pursuant to this 
     chapter, for intelligence activities are deemed to be 
     specifically authorized by the Congress for purposes of 
     section 504(a)(1) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
     U.S.C. 414(a)(1)).
       Sec. 1304. None of the funds provided in this chapter may 
     be used to finance programs or activities denied by Congress 
     in fiscal years 2006 or 2007 appropriations to the Department 
     of Defense or to initiate a procurement or research, 
     development, test and evaluation new start program without 
     prior written notification to the congressional defense 
     committees.
       Sec. 1305. During fiscal year 2007, the Secretary of 
     Defense may transfer not to exceed $6,300,000 of the amounts 
     in or credited to the Defense Cooperation Account, pursuant 
     to 10 U.S.C. 2608, to such appropriations or funds of the 
     Department of Defense as he shall determine for use 
     consistent with the purposes for which such funds were 
     contributed and accepted: Provided, That such amounts shall 
     be available for the same time period as the appropriation to 
     which transferred: Provided further, That the Secretary shall 
     report to the Congress all transfers made pursuant to this 
     authority.
       Sec. 1306. (a) Authority to Provide Support.--Of the amount 
     appropriated by this title under the heading, ``Drug 
     Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense'', not to 
     exceed $60,000,000 may be used for support for counter-drug 
     activities of the Governments of Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, and 
     Pakistan: Provided, That such support shall be in addition to 
     support provided for the counter-drug activities of such 
     Governments under any other provision of the law.

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       (b) Types of Support.--
       (1) Except as specified in subsection (b)(2) of this 
     section, the support that may be provided under the authority 
     in this section shall be limited to the types of support 
     specified in section 1033(c)(1) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85, as 
     amended by Public Laws 106-398, 108-136, and 109-364) and 
     conditions on the provision of support as contained in 
     section 1033 shall apply for fiscal year 2007.
       (2) The Secretary of Defense may transfer vehicles, 
     aircraft, and detection, interception, monitoring and testing 
     equipment to said Governments for counter-drug activities.
       Sec. 1307. (a) From funds made available for operations and 
     maintenance in this title to the Department of Defense, not 
     to exceed $456,400,000 may be used, notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, to fund the Commander's Emergency Response 
     Program, for the purpose of enabling military commanders in 
     Iraq and Afghanistan to respond to urgent humanitarian relief 
     and reconstruction requirements within their areas of 
     responsibility by carrying out programs that will immediately 
     assist the Iraqi and Afghan people.
       (b) Quarterly Reports.--Not later than 15 days after the 
     end of each fiscal year quarter, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
     regarding the source of funds and the allocation and use of 
     funds during that quarter that were made available pursuant 
     to the authority provided in this section or under any other 
     provision of law for the purposes of the programs under 
     subsection (a).
       Sec. 1308. During fiscal year 2007, supervision and 
     administration costs associated with projects carried out 
     with funds appropriated to ``Afghanistan Security Forces 
     Fund'' or ``Iraq Security Forces Fund'' in this chapter may 
     be obligated at the time a construction contract is awarded: 
     Provided, That for the purpose of this section, supervision 
     and administration costs include all in-house Government 
     costs.
       Sec. 1309. Section 1005(c)(2) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-364) is 
     amended by striking ``$310,277,000'' and inserting 
     ``$376,446,000''.
       Sec. 1310. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this or any other Act shall be obligated or 
     expended by the United States Government for a purpose as 
     follows:
       (1) To establish any military installation or base for the 
     purpose of providing for the permanent stationing of United 
     States Armed Forces in Iraq.
       (2) To exercise United States control over any oil resource 
     of Iraq.
       Sec. 1311. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used in contravention of the following laws enacted or 
     regulations promulgated to implement the United Nations 
     Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or 
     Degrading Treatment or Punishment (done at New York on 
     December 10, 1984):
       (1) Section 2340A of title 18, United States Code;
       (2) Section 2242 of the Foreign Affairs Reform and 
     Restructuring Act of 1998 (division G of Public Law 105-277; 
     112 Stat. 2681-822; 8 U.S.C. 1231 note) and regulations 
     prescribed thereto, including regulations under part 208 of 
     title 8, Code of Federal Regulations, and part 95 of title 
     22, Code of Federal Regulations; and
       (3) Sections 1002 and 1003 of the Department of Defense, 
     Emergency Supplemental Appropriations to Address Hurricanes 
     in the Gulf of Mexico, and Pandemic Influenza Act, 2006 
     (Public Law 109-148).
       Sec. 1312. Section 9007 of Public Law 109-289 is amended by 
     striking ``20'' and inserting ``287''.
       Sec. 1313. Inspection of Military Medical Treatment 
     Facilities, Military Quarters Housing Medical Hold Personnel, 
     and Military Quarters Housing Medical Holdover Personnel. (a) 
     Periodic Inspection Required.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall inspect each facility of the 
     Department of Defense as follows:
       (A) Each military medical treatment facility.
       (B) Each military quarters housing medical hold personnel.
       (C) Each military quarters housing medical holdover 
     personnel.
       (2) Purpose.--The purpose of an inspection under this 
     subsection is to ensure that the facility or quarters 
     concerned meets acceptable standards for the maintenance and 
     operation of medical facilities, quarters housing medical 
     hold personnel, or quarters housing medical holdover 
     personnel, as applicable.
       (b) Acceptable Standards.--For purposes of this section, 
     acceptable standards for the operation and maintenance of 
     military medical treatment facilities, military quarters 
     housing medical hold personnel, or military quarters housing 
     medical holdover personnel are each of the following:
       (1) Generally accepted standards for the accreditation of 
     non-military medical facilities, or for facilities used to 
     quarter individuals with medical conditions that may require 
     medical supervision, as applicable, in the United States.
       (2) Standards under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 
     1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.).
       (c) Additional Inspections on Identified Deficiencies.--
       (1) In general.--In the event a deficiency is identified 
     pursuant to subsection (a) at a facility or quarters 
     described in paragraph (1) of that subsection--
       (A) the commander of such facility or quarters, as 
     applicable, shall submit to the Secretary a detailed plan to 
     correct the deficiency; and
       (B) the Secretary shall reinspect such facility or 
     quarters, as applicable, not less often than once every 180 
     days until the deficiency is corrected.
       (2) Construction with other inspections.--An inspection of 
     a facility or quarters under this subsection is in addition 
     to any inspection of such facility or quarters under 
     subsection (a).
       (d) Reports on Inspections.--A complete copy of the report 
     on each inspection conducted under subsections (a) and (c) 
     shall be submitted in unclassified form to the applicable 
     military medical command and to the congressional defense 
     committees.
       (e) Report on Standards.--In the event no standards for the 
     maintenance and operation of military medical treatment 
     facilities, military quarters housing medical hold personnel, 
     or military quarters housing medical holdover personnel exist 
     as of the date of the enactment of this Act, or such 
     standards as do exist do not meet acceptable standards for 
     the maintenance and operation of such facilities or quarters, 
     as the case may be, the Secretary shall, not later than 30 
     days after that date, submit to Congress a report setting 
     forth the plan of the Secretary to ensure--
       (1) the adoption by the Department of standards for the 
     maintenance and operation of military medical facilities, 
     military quarters housing medical hold personnel, or military 
     quarters housing medical holdover personnel, as applicable, 
     that meet--
       (A) acceptable standards for the maintenance and operation 
     of such facilities or quarters, as the case may be; and
       (B) standards under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 
     1990; and
       (2) the comprehensive implementation of the standards 
     adopted under paragraph (1) at the earliest date practicable.
       Sec. 1314. From funds made available for the ``Iraq 
     Security Forces Fund'' for fiscal year 2007, up to 
     $155,500,000 may be used, notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law, to provide assistance, with the concurrence of the 
     Secretary of State, to the Government of Iraq to support the 
     disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration of militias 
     and illegal armed groups.
       Sec. 1315. Revision of United States Policy on Iraq. (a) 
     Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) Congress and the American people will continue to 
     support and protect the members of the United States Armed 
     Forces who are serving or have served bravely and honorably 
     in Iraq.
       (2) The circumstances referred to in the Authorization for 
     Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 (Public 
     Law 107-243) have changed substantially.
       (3) United States troops should not be policing a civil 
     war, and the current conflict in Iraq requires principally a 
     political solution.
       (4) United States policy on Iraq must change to emphasize 
     the need for a political solution by Iraqi leaders in order 
     to maximize the chances of success and to more effectively 
     fight the war on terror.
       (b) Prompt Commencement of Phased Redeployment of United 
     States Forces From Iraq.--
       (1) Transition of mission.--The President shall promptly 
     transition the mission of United States forces in Iraq to the 
     limited purposes set forth in paragraph (2).
       (2) Commencement of phased redeployment from iraq.--The 
     President shall commence the phased redeployment of United 
     States forces from Iraq not later than 120 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, with the goal of 
     redeploying, by March 31, 2008, all United States combat 
     forces from Iraq except for a limited number that are 
     essential for the following purposes:
       (A) Protecting United States and coalition personnel and 
     infrastructure.
       (B) Training and equipping Iraqi forces.
       (C) Conducting targeted counter-terrorism operations.
       (3) Comprehensive strategy.--Paragraph (2) shall be 
     implemented as part of a comprehensive diplomatic, political, 
     and economic strategy that includes sustained engagement with 
     Iraq's neighbors and the international community for the 
     purpose of working collectively to bring stability to Iraq.
       (4) Reports required.--Not later than 60 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, and every 90 days 
     thereafter, the President shall submit to Congress a report 
     on the progress made in transitioning the mission of the 
     United States forces in Iraq and implementing the phased 
     redeployment of United States forces from Iraq as required 
     under this subsection, as well as a classified campaign plan 
     for Iraq, including strategic and operational benchmarks and 
     projected redeployment dates of United States forces from 
     Iraq.
       (c) Benchmarks for the Government of Iraq.--
       (1) Sense of congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (A) achieving success in Iraq is dependent on the 
     Government of Iraq meeting specific benchmarks, as reflected 
     in previous commitments made by the Government of Iraq, 
     including--

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       (i) deploying trained and ready Iraqi security forces in 
     Baghdad;
       (ii) strengthening the authority of Iraqi commanders to 
     make tactical and operational decisions without political 
     intervention;
       (iii) disarming militias and ensuring that Iraqi security 
     forces are accountable only to the central government and 
     loyal to the constitution of Iraq;
       (iv) enacting and implementing legislation to ensure that 
     the energy resources of Iraq benefit all Iraqi citizens in an 
     equitable manner;
       (v) enacting and implementing legislation that equitably 
     reforms the de-Ba'athification process in Iraq;
       (vi) ensuring a fair process for amending the constitution 
     of Iraq so as to protect minority rights; and
       (vii) enacting and implementing rules to equitably protect 
     the rights of minority political parties in the Iraqi 
     Parliament; and
       (B) each benchmark set forth in subparagraph (A) should be 
     completed expeditiously and pursuant to a schedule 
     established by the Government of Iraq.
       (2) Report.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, and every 60 days thereafter, the 
     Commander, Multi-National Forces-Iraq shall submit to 
     Congress a report describing and assessing in detail the 
     current progress being made by the Government of Iraq in 
     meeting the benchmarks set forth in paragraph (1)(A).

                               CHAPTER 4

                          DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

                    ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES

                National Nuclear Security Administration


                    Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation

       For an additional amount for ``Defense Nuclear 
     Nonproliferation'', $63,000,000.

                               CHAPTER 5

                    DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

              United States Customs and Border Protection


                         Salaries and Expenses

       For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'', 
     $140,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008.


 Air and Marine Interdiction, Operations, Maintenance, and Procurement

       For an additional amount for ``Air and Marine Interdiction, 
     Operations, Maintenance, and Procurement'', for air and 
     marine operations on the Northern Border and the Great Lakes, 
     including the final Northern Border air wing, $75,000,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2008.

                  Immigration and Customs Enforcement


                         Salaries and Expenses

       For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'', 
     $20,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008.

                 Transportation Security Administration


                           Aviation Security

       For an additional amount for ``Aviation Security'', 
     $660,000,000; of which $600,000,000 shall be for procurement 
     and installation of checked baggage explosives detection 
     systems, to remain available until expended; and $60,000,000 
     shall be for air cargo security, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2008.


                          Federal Air Marshals

       For an additional amount for ``Federal Air Marshals'', 
     $15,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008.

                              Preparedness

                     management and administration

       For an additional amount for ``Office of the Chief Medical 
     Officer'' for nuclear preparedness and other activities, 
     $18,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008.


           Infrastructure Protection and Information Security

       For an additional amount for ``Infrastructure Protection 
     and Information Security'' for chemical site security 
     activities, $18,000,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2008.

                  Federal Emergency Management Agency


                 Administrative and Regional Operations

       For an additional amount for ``Administrative and Regional 
     Operations'' for necessary expenses related to title V of the 
     Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq. (as 
     amended by section 611 of the Post-Katrina Emergency 
     Management Reform Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 701 note; Public Law 
     109-295))), $20,000,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2008: Provided, That none of the funds available under 
     this heading may be obligated until the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
     receive and approve a plan for expenditure.


                        State and Local Programs

       For an additional amount for ``State and Local Programs'', 
     $850,000,000; of which $190,000,000 shall be for port 
     security pursuant to section 70107(l) of title 46 United 
     States Code; $625,000,000 shall be for intercity rail 
     passenger transportation, freight rail, and transit security 
     grants; and $35,000,000 shall be for regional grants and 
     technical assistance to high risk urban areas for 
     catastrophic event planning and preparedness: Provided, That 
     none of the funds made available under this heading may be 
     obligated for such regional grants and technical assistance 
     until the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
     House of Representatives receive and approve a plan for 
     expenditure: Provided further, That funds for such regional 
     grants and technical assistance shall remain available until 
     September 30, 2008.


                Emergency Management Performance Grants

       For an additional amount for ``Emergency Management 
     Performance Grants'' for necessary expenses related to the 
     Nationwide Plan Review, $100,000,000.

           United States Citizenship and Immigration Services

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

                         Science and Technology


           Research, Development, Acquisition, and Operations

       For an additional amount for ``Research, Development, 
     Acquisition, and Operations'' for air cargo research, 
     $15,000,000, to remain available until expended.

                   Domestic Nuclear Detection Office


                 Research, Development, and Operations

       For an additional amount for ``Research, Development, and 
     Operations'' for non-container, rail, aviation and intermodal 
     radiation detection activities, $39,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended.

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER

       Sec. 1501. None of the funds provided in this Act, or 
     Public Law 109-295, shall be available to carry out section 
     872 of Public Law 107-296.
       Sec. 1502. Section 550 of the Department of Homeland 
     Security Appropriations Act, 2007 (6 U.S.C. 121 note) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(h) This section shall not preclude or deny any right of 
     any State or political subdivision thereof to adopt or 
     enforce any regulation, requirement, or standard of 
     performance with respect to chemical facility security that 
     is more stringent than a regulation, requirement, or standard 
     of performance issued under this section, or otherwise impair 
     any right or jurisdiction of any State with respect to 
     chemical facilities within that State, unless there is an 
     actual conflict between this section and the law of that 
     State.''.

                               CHAPTER 6

                         MILITARY CONSTRUCTION

                      Military Construction, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Military Construction, 
     Army'', $1,261,390,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2008: Provided, That such funds may be obligated and 
     expended to carry out planning and design and military 
     construction projects not otherwise authorized by law: 
     Provided further, That of the funds provided under this 
     heading, $280,300,000 shall not be obligated or expended 
     until the Secretary of Defense certifies that none of the 
     funds are to be used for the purpose of providing facilities 
     for the permanent basing of U.S. military personnel in Iraq.

              Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps

       For an additional amount for ``Military Construction, Navy 
     and Marine Corps'', $347,890,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2008: Provided, That such funds may be 
     obligated and expended to carry out planning and design and 
     military construction projects not otherwise authorized by 
     law.

                    Military Construction, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Military Construction, Air 
     Force'', $34,700,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2008: Provided, That such funds may be obligated and expended 
     to carry out planning and design and military construction 
     projects not otherwise authorized by law.

                               CHAPTER 7

                 DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCY

                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

                   Administration of Foreign Affairs


                    Diplomatic and Consular Programs

       For an additional amount for ``Diplomatic and Consular 
     Programs'', $815,796,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2008, of which $70,000,000 for World Wide Security 
     Upgrades is available until expended: Provided, That of the 
     funds appropriated under this heading, not more than 
     $20,000,000 shall be made available for public diplomacy 
     programs: Provided further, That prior to the obligation of 
     funds pursuant to the previous proviso, the Secretary of 
     State shall submit a report to the Committees on 
     Appropriations describing a comprehensive public diplomacy 
     strategy, with goals and expected results, for fiscal years 
     2007 and 2008: Provided further, That within 15 days of 
     enactment of this Act, the Office of Management and Budget 
     shall apportion $15,000,000 from

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     amounts appropriated or otherwise made available by chapter 8 
     of title II of division B of Public Law 109-148 under the 
     heading ``Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular 
     Service'' for emergency evacuations: Provided further, That 
     of the amount made available under this heading for Iraq, not 
     to exceed $20,000,000 may be transferred to, and merged with, 
     funds in the ``Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular 
     Service'' appropriations account, to be available only for 
     emergency evacuations and terrorism rewards.


                      Office of Inspector General

       For an additional amount for ``Office of Inspector 
     General'', $36,500,000, to remain available until December 
     31, 2008: Provided, That of the funds appropriated under this 
     heading, not less than $1,500,000 shall be made available for 
     activities related to oversight of assistance furnished for 
     Iraq and Afghanistan with funds appropriated in this Act and 
     in prior appropriations Acts: Provided further, That 
     $35,000,000 of these funds shall be transferred to the 
     Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction for 
     reconstruction oversight.


               Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs

       For an additional amount for ``Educational and Cultural 
     Exchange Programs'', $25,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended.

                      International Organizations


              Contributions to International Organizations

       For an additional amount for ``Contributions to 
     International Organizations'', $59,000,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2008.


        Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities

       For an additional amount for ``Contributions for 
     International Peacekeeping Activities'', $200,000,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2008.

                             RELATED AGENCY

                    Broadcasting Board of Governors


                 International Broadcasting Operations

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

                           FOREIGN OPERATIONS

                     BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE

                  FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

           United States Agency for International Development


                Child Survival and Health Programs Fund

       For an additional amount for ``Child Survival and Health 
     Programs Fund'', $161,000,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2008: Provided, That notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, funds made available under the heading 
     ``Millennium Challenge Corporation'' and ``Global HIV/AIDS 
     Initiative'' in prior Acts making appropriations for foreign 
     operations, export financing and related programs may be made 
     available to combat the avian influenza, subject to the 
     regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
     Appropriations.


              International Disaster and Famine Assistance

       For an additional amount for ``International Disaster and 
     Famine Assistance'', $187,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended: Provided, That of the funds appropriated under this 
     heading, not less than $65,000,000 shall be made available 
     for assistance for internally displaced persons in Iraq, not 
     less than $18,000,000 shall be made available for emergency 
     shelter, fuel and other assistance for internally displaced 
     persons in Afghanistan, not less than $10,000,000 shall be 
     made available for assistance for northern Uganda, not less 
     than $10,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for 
     eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, and not less than 
     $10,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for Chad.


   Operating Expenses of the United States Agency for International 
                              Development

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


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

       For an additional amount for ``Operating Expenses of the 
     United States Agency for International Development Office of 
     Inspector General'', $4,000,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2008: Provided, That of the funds appropriated 
     under this heading, not less than $3,000,000 shall be made 
     available for activities related to oversight of assistance 
     furnished for Iraq with funds appropriated in this Act and in 
     prior appropriations Acts, and not less than $1,000,000 shall 
     be made available for activities related to oversight of 
     assistance furnished for Afghanistan with funds appropriated 
     in this Act and in prior appropriations Acts.

                  OTHER BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE

                         Economic Support Fund

       For an additional amount for ``Economic Support Fund'', 
     $2,602,200,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008: 
     Provided, That of the funds appropriated under this heading 
     that are available for assistance for Iraq, not less than 
     $100,000,000 shall be made available to the United States 
     Agency for International Development for continued support 
     for its Community Action Program in Iraq, of which not less 
     than $5,000,000 shall be made available for the fund 
     established by section 2108 of Public Law 109-13: Provided 
     further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading 
     that are available for assistance for Afghanistan, not less 
     than $10,000,000 shall be made available to the United States 
     Agency for International Development for continued support 
     for its Afghan Civilian Assistance Program: Provided further, 
     That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less 
     than $6,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for 
     elections, reintegration of ex-combatants, and other 
     assistance to support the peace process in Nepal: Provided 
     further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, 
     not less than $3,200,000 shall be made available, 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, for assistance 
     for Vietnam for environmental remediation of dioxin storage 
     sites and to support health programs in communities near 
     those sites: Provided further, That funds made available 
     pursuant to the previous proviso should be matched, to the 
     maximum extent possible, with contributions from other 
     governments, multilateral organizations, and private sources: 
     Provided further, That of the funds made available under this 
     heading, not less than $6,000,000 shall be made available for 
     typhoon reconstruction assistance for the Philippines: 
     Provided further, That of the funds made available under this 
     heading, not less than $110,000,000 shall be made available 
     for assistance for Pakistan, of which not less than 
     $5,000,000 shall be made available for political party 
     development and election monitoring activities: Provided 
     further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, 
     not less than $2,000,000 shall be made available to support 
     the peace process in northern Uganda: Provided further, That 
     of the funds made available under the heading ``Economic 
     Support Fund'' in Public Law 109-234 for Iraq to promote 
     democracy, rule of law and reconciliation, $2,000,000 should 
     be made available for the United States Institute of Peace 
     for programs and activities in Afghanistan to remain 
     available until September 30, 2008.

                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

          Assistance for Eastern Europe and the Baltic States

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

                             Democracy Fund

       For an additional amount for ``Democracy Fund'', 
     $465,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008: 
     Provided, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, 
     not less than $385,000,000 shall be made available for the 
     Human Rights and Democracy Fund of the Bureau of Democracy, 
     Human Rights and Labor, Department of State, for democracy, 
     human rights, and rule of law programs in Iraq: Provided 
     further, That prior to the initial obligation of funds made 
     available under this heading for Iraq for the Political 
     Participation Fund or the National Institutions Fund, the 
     Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on 
     Appropriations describing a comprehensive, long-term 
     strategy, with goals and expected results, for strengthening 
     and advancing democracy in Iraq: Provided further, That of 
     the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than 
     $5,000,000 shall be made available for media and 
     reconciliation programs in Somalia.

          International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement


                    (including rescission of funds)

       For an additional amount for ``International Narcotics 
     Control and Law Enforcement'', $210,000,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2008.
       Of the amounts made available for procurement of a maritime 
     patrol aircraft for the Colombian Navy under this heading in 
     Public Law 109-234, $13,000,000 are rescinded.

                    Migration and Refugee Assistance

       For an additional amount for ``Migration and Refugee 
     Assistance'', $143,000,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2008: Provided, That of the funds appropriated 
     under this heading, not less than $65,000,000 shall be made 
     available for assistance for Iraqi refugees including not 
     less than $5,000,000 to rescue Iraqi scholars, and not less 
     than $18,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for 
     Afghan refugees.

     United States Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund

       For an additional amount for ``United States Emergency 
     Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund'', $55,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended.

    Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs

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

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

           International Affairs Technical Assistance Program

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

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                          MILITARY ASSISTANCE

                  FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

                   Foreign Military Financing Program

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

                        Peacekeeping Operations


                     (including transfer of funds)

       For an additional amount for ``Peacekeeping Operations'', 
     $323,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008, 
     of which up to $128,000,000 may be transferred, subject to 
     the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
     Appropriations, to ``Contributions to International 
     Peacekeeping Activities'', to be made available, 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, for assessed 
     costs of United Nations Peacekeeping Missions: Provided, That 
     of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than 
     $45,000,000 shall be made available, notwithstanding section 
     660 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, for assistance for 
     Liberia for security sector reform.

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER


                         authorization of funds

       Sec. 1701. Funds appropriated by this title may be 
     obligated and expended notwithstanding section 10 of Public 
     Law 91-672 (22 U.S.C. 2412), section 15 of the State 
     Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2680), 
     section 313 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
     Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (22 U.S.C. 6212), and section 
     504(a)(1) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
     414(a)(1)).


                   extension of availability of funds

       Sec. 1702. Section 1302(a) of Public Law 109-234 is amended 
     by striking ``one additional year'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``two additional years''.


                    EXTENSION OF OVERSIGHT AUTHORITY

       Sec. 1703. Section 3001(o)(1)(B) of the Emergency 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense and for the 
     Reconstruction of Iraq and Afghanistan, 2004 (Public Law 108-
     106; 117 Stat. 1238; 5 U.S.C. App., note to section 8G of 
     Public Law 95-452), as amended by section 1054(b) of the John 
     Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2007 (Public Law 109-364; 120 Stat. 2397) and section 2 of 
     the Iraq Reconstruction Accountability Act of 2006 (Public 
     Law 109-440), is amended by inserting ``or fiscal year 2007'' 
     after ``fiscal year 2006''.


                           DEBT RESTRUCTURING

       Sec. 1704. Amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2007 for 
     ``Bilateral Economic Assistance--Department of the Treasury--
     Debt Restructuring'' may be used to assist Liberia in 
     retiring its debt arrearages to the International Monetary 
     Fund, the International Bank for Reconstruction and 
     Development, and the African Development Bank.


                                 JORDAN

                     (Including Transfer of Funds)

       Sec. 1705. Of the funds appropriated by this Act for 
     assistance for Iraq under the heading ``Economic Support 
     Fund'' that are available to support Provincial 
     Reconstruction Team activities, up to $100,000,000 may be 
     transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated by this 
     Act under the headings ``Foreign Military Financing Program'' 
     and ``Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related 
     Programs'' for assistance for Jordan: Provided, That funds 
     transferred pursuant to this section shall be subject to the 
     regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
     Appropriations.


                                LEBANON

       Sec. 1706. Prior to the initial obligation of funds made 
     available in this Act for assistance for Lebanon under the 
     headings ``Foreign Military Financing Program'' and 
     ``Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related 
     Programs'', the Secretary of State shall certify to the 
     Committees on Appropriations that all practicable efforts 
     have been made to ensure that such assistance is not provided 
     to or through any individual, or private or government 
     entity, that advocates, plans, sponsors, engages in, or has 
     engaged in, terrorist activity: Provided, That this section 
     shall be effective notwithstanding section 534(a) of Public 
     Law 109-102, which is made applicable to funds appropriated 
     for fiscal year 2007 by the Continuing Appropriations 
     Resolution, 2007, as amended.


                    HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY FUND

       Sec. 1707. The Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, 
     Human Rights and Labor shall be responsible for all policy, 
     funding, and programming decisions regarding funds made 
     available under this Act and prior Acts making appropriations 
     for foreign operations, export financing and related programs 
     for the Human Rights and Democracy Fund of the Bureau of 
     Democracy, Human Rights and Labor.


          INSPECTOR GENERAL OVERSIGHT OF IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN

       Sec. 1708. (a) In General.--Subject to paragraph (2), the 
     Inspector General of the Department of State and the 
     Broadcasting Board of Governors (referred to in this section 
     as the ``Inspector General'') may use personal services 
     contracts to engage citizens of the United States to 
     facilitate and support the Office of the Inspector General's 
     oversight of programs and operations related to Iraq and 
     Afghanistan. Individuals engaged by contract to perform such 
     services shall not, by virtue of such contract, be considered 
     to be employees of the United States Government for purposes 
     of any law administered by the Office of Personnel 
     Management. The Secretary of State may determine the 
     applicability to such individuals of any law administered by 
     the Secretary concerning the performance of such services by 
     such individuals.
       (b) Conditions.--The authority under paragraph (1) is 
     subject to the following conditions:
       (1) The Inspector General determines that existing 
     personnel resources are insufficient.
       (2) The contract length for a personal services contractor, 
     including options, may not exceed 1 year, unless the 
     Inspector General makes a finding that exceptional 
     circumstances justify an extension of up to 2 additional 
     years.
       (3) Not more than 20 individuals may be employed at any 
     time as personal services contractors under the program.
       (c) Termination of Authority.--The authority to award 
     personal services contracts under this section shall 
     terminate on December 31, 2008. A contract entered into prior 
     to the termination date under this paragraph may remain in 
     effect until not later than December 31, 2009.
       (d) Other Authorities Not Affected.--The authority under 
     this section is in addition to any other authority of the 
     Inspector General to hire personal services contractors.


                             FUNDING TABLES

       Sec. 1709. (a) Funds provided in this Act for the following 
     accounts shall be made available for programs and countries 
     in the amounts contained in the respective tables included in 
     the report accompanying this Act:
       ``Diplomatic and Consular Programs''.
       ``Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs''.
       ``International Disaster and Famine Assistance''.
       ``Economic Support Fund''.
       ``Assistance for Eastern Europe and Baltic States''.
       ``Democracy Fund''.
       ``Migration and Refugee Assistance''.
       ``Nonproliferation, Anti-Terrorism, Demining and Related 
     Programs''.
       ``Peacekeeping Operations''.
       (b) Any proposed increases or decreases to the amounts 
     contained in the tables in the accompanying report shall be 
     subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
     Committees on Appropriations and section 634A of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961.


       BENCHMARKS FOR CERTAIN RECONSTRUCTION ASSISTANCE FOR IRAQ

       Sec. 1710. (a) Benchmarks.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, fifty percent of the funds appropriated by 
     this Act for assistance for Iraq under the headings 
     ``Economic Support Fund'' and ``International Narcotics and 
     Law Enforcement'' shall be withheld from obligation until the 
     President certifies to the Committees on Appropriations and 
     Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committees on 
     Appropriations and Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives that the Government of Iraq has--
       (1) enacted a broadly accepted hydro-carbon law that 
     equitably shares oil revenues among all Iraqis;
       (2) adopted legislation necessary for the conduct of 
     provincial and local elections, taken steps to implement such 
     legislation, and set a schedule to conduct provincial and 
     local elections;
       (3) reformed current laws governing the de-Baathification 
     process to allow for more equitable treatment of individuals 
     affected by such laws;
       (4) amended the Constitution of Iraq consistent with the 
     principles contained in Article 137 of such constitution; and
       (5) allocated and begun expenditure of $10,000,000,000 in 
     Iraqi revenues for reconstruction projects, including 
     delivery of essential services, on an equitable basis.
       (b) Exemptions.--The requirement to withhold funds from 
     obligation pursuant to subsection (a) shall not apply with 
     respect to funds made available under the heading ``Economic 
     Support Fund'' that are administered by the United States 
     Agency for International Development for continued support 
     for the Community Action Program, assistance for civilian 
     victims of the military operations, and the Community 
     Stabilization Program in Iraq, or for programs and activities 
     to promote democracy, governance, human rights, and rule of 
     law.
       (c) Report.--At the time the President certifies to the 
     Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Relations of the 
     Senate and the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign 
     Affairs of the House of Representatives that the Government 
     of Iraq has met the benchmarks described in subsection (a), 
     the President shall submit to such Committees a report that 
     contains a detailed description of the specific actions that 
     the Government of Iraq has taken to meet each of the 
     benchmarks referenced in the certification.


RELIEF FOR IRAQI, HMONG AND OTHER REFUGEES WHO DO NOT POSE A THREAT TO 
                           THE UNITED STATES

       Sec. 1711. (a) Amendment to Authority to Determine the Bar 
     to Admission Inapplicable.--Section 212(d)(3)(B)(i) of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(d)(3)(B)(i)) 
     is amended to read as follows: ``The Secretary of State, 
     after consultation with the Attorney General and the 
     Secretary of Homeland Security, or the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security, after consultation with the Secretary of State and 
     the Attorney

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     General, may determine in such Secretary's sole unreviewable 
     discretion that subsection (a)(3)(B) shall not apply with 
     respect to an alien within the scope of that subsection, or 
     that subsection (a)(3)(B)(vi)(III) shall not apply to a 
     group. Such a determination shall neither prejudice the 
     ability of the United States Government to commence criminal 
     or civil proceedings involving a beneficiary of such a 
     determination or any other person, nor create any substantive 
     or procedural right or benefit for a beneficiary of such a 
     determination or any other person. Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law (statutory or non-statutory), including but 
     not limited to section 2241 of title 28, or any other habeas 
     corpus provision, and sections 1361 and 1651 of such title, 
     no court shall have jurisdiction to review such a 
     determination or revocation except in a proceeding for review 
     of a final order of removal pursuant to section 242 and only 
     to the extent provided in section 242(a)(2)(D). The Secretary 
     of State may not exercise the discretion provided in this 
     clause with respect to an alien at any time during which the 
     alien is the subject of pending removal proceedings under 
     section 1229a of title 8.''.
       (b) Automatic Relief for the Hmong and Other Groups That do 
     Not Pose a Threat to the United States.--Section 212(a)(3)(B) 
     of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
     1182(a)(3)(B)) is amended--
       (1) in clause (vi) in the matter preceding section (I), by 
     striking ``As'' and inserting ``Except as provided in clause 
     (vii), as''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(vii) Notwithstanding clause (vi), for purposes of this 
     section the Hmong, the Montagnards, the Karen National Union/
     Karen Liberation Army (KNU/KNLA), the Chin National Front/
     Chin National Army (CNF/CNA), the Chin National League for 
     Democracy (CNLD), the Kayan New Land Party (KNLP), the Arakan 
     Liberation Party (ALP), the Mustangs, the Alzados, and the 
     Karenni National Progressive Party shall not be considered to 
     be a terrorist organization on the basis of any act or event 
     occurring before the date of enactment of this section. 
     Nothing in this subsection may be construed to alter or limit 
     the authority of the Secretary of State and Secretary of 
     Homeland Security to exercise their discretionary authority 
     pursuant to 212(d)(3)(B)(i) (8 U.S.C. 1182(d)(3)(B)(i)).''.
       (c) Duress Exception.--Section 212(a)(3)(B)(iv)(VI) of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
     1182(a)(3)(B)(iv)(VI)) is amended by adding ``other than an 
     act carried out under duress'' after ``act'' and before 
     ``that the actor knows''.
       (d) Technical Correction.--Section 212(a)(3)(B)(ii) of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(B)(ii)) 
     is amended by striking ``Subclause (VII)'' and inserting 
     ``Subclause (IX)''.
       (e) Regulations.--Section 212(d)(3)(B) of the Immigration 
     and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(d)(3)(B)) is amended by 
     adding the following subsection:
       ``(iii) Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
     of this Act, the Secretary of the Department of Homeland 
     Security and Secretary of State shall each publish in the 
     Federal Register regulations establishing the process by 
     which the eligibility of a refugee, asylum seeker, or 
     individual seeking to adjust his immigration status is 
     considered eligible for any of the exceptions authorized by 
     clause (i), including a timeline for issuing a 
     determination.''.
       (f) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date of enactment of this section, 
     and these amendments and sections 212(a)(3)(B) and 
     212(d)(3)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
     1182(a)(3)(B) and 1182(d)(3)(B)), as amended by these 
     sections, shall apply to--
       (1) removal proceedings instituted before, on, or after the 
     date of enactment of this section; and
       (2) acts and conditions constituting a ground for 
     inadmissibility, excludability, deportation, or removal 
     occurring or existing before, on, or after such date.


               SPENDING PLAN AND NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES

       Sec. 1712. Not later than 45 days after enactment of this 
     Act the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committees on 
     Appropriations a report detailing planned expenditures for 
     funds appropriated under the headings in this chapter, except 
     for funds appropriated under the headings ``International 
     Disaster and Famine Assistance'', ``Office of the United 
     States Agency for International Development Inspector 
     General'', and ``Office of the Inspector General'': Provided, 
     That funds appropriated under the headings in this chapter, 
     except for funds appropriated under the headings named in 
     this section, shall be subject to the regular notification 
     procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.

                                TITLE II

        KATRINA RECOVERY, VETERANS' CARE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

                               CHAPTER 1

                    GENERAL PROVISION--THIS CHAPTER


            emergency forestry conservation reserve program

       Sec. 2101. Section 1231(k)(2) of the Food Security Act of 
     1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831(k)(2)) is amended by striking ``During 
     calendar year 2006, the'' and inserting ``The''.

                               CHAPTER 2

                         DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

                       Office of Justice Programs


               STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE

       For an additional amount for ``State and Local Law 
     Enforcement Assistance'', for discretionary grants authorized 
     by subpart 2 of part E, of title I of the Omnibus Crime 
     Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, notwithstanding the 
     provisions of section 511 of said Act, $170,000,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2008: Provided, That of 
     the amount made available under this heading, $70,000,000 
     shall be for local law enforcement initiatives in the gulf 
     coast region related to the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina 
     and Rita, of which no less than $55,000,000 shall be for the 
     State of Louisiana: Provided further, That of the amount made 
     available under this heading, $100,000,000 shall be for 
     reimbursing State and local law enforcement entities for 
     security and related costs, including overtime, associated 
     with the 2008 Presidential Candidate Nominating Conventions, 
     of which $50,000,000 shall be for the city of Denver, 
     Colorado and $50,000,000 shall be for the city of St. Paul, 
     Minnesota: Provided further, That the Department of Justice 
     shall report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
     and the Senate on a quarterly basis on the expenditure of the 
     funds provided in the previous proviso.

                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

            National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


                  OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES

       For an additional amount for ``Operations, Research, and 
     Facilities'', for necessary expenses related to fisheries 
     disasters, $165,900,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2008: Provided, That of the amount provided under this 
     heading, the National Marine Fisheries Service shall cause 
     $60,400,000 to be distributed among eligible recipients of 
     assistance for the commercial fishery failure designated 
     under section 312(a) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
     Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1861a(a)) and 
     declared by the Secretary of Commerce on August 10, 2006: 
     Provided further, That of the amount provided under this 
     heading, $105,500,000 shall be for necessary expenses related 
     to the consequences of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita on shrimp 
     and fishing industries.


               PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION, AND CONSTRUCTION

       For an additional amount for ``Procurement, Acquisition and 
     Construction'', for necessary expenses related to disaster 
     response and preparedness of the Gulf of Mexico coast, 
     $6,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008.


                   fisheries disaster mitigation fund

       For an additional amount for a ``Fisheries Disaster 
     Mitigation Fund'', $50,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended for use in mitigating the effects of commercial 
     fisheries failures and fishery resource disasters as 
     determined under the Magnuson Stevens Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et 
     seq.) or the Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act (16 U.S.C. 
     4101 et seq.): Provided, That the Secretary of Commerce shall 
     obligate funds provided under this heading according to the 
     Magnuson Stevens Conservation Act, as amended, the 
     Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act, as amended, or other Acts 
     as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.

                    GENERAL PROVISION--THIS CHAPTER

       Sec. 2201. Up to $48,000,000 of amounts made available to 
     the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in Public 
     Law 109-148 and Public Law 109-234 for emergency hurricane 
     and other natural disaster-related expenses may be used to 
     reimburse hurricane-related costs incurred by NASA in fiscal 
     year 2005.

                               CHAPTER 3

                      DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--CIVIL

                         DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

                       Corps of Engineers--Civil


                              CONSTRUCTION

       For an additional amount for ``Construction'' for necessary 
     expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Katrina and 
     other hurricanes of the 2005 season, $150,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended, which may be used to continue 
     construction of projects related to interior drainage for the 
     greater New Orleans metropolitan area.


                       operation and maintenance

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


                 Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies

       For an additional amount for ``Flood Control and Coastal 
     Emergencies'', as authorized by section 5 of the Act of 
     August 18, 1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n), for necessary expenses 
     relating to the consequences of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita 
     and for other purposes, $1,557,700,000, to remain available 
     until expended: Provided, That $1,300,000,000 of the amount 
     provided may be used by the Secretary of the Army to carry 
     out projects and measures to provide the level of protection 
     necessary to achieve the certification required for the 100-
     year level of flood protection in accordance with the 
     national flood insurance program under the base flood 
     elevations in existence at the time of construction of the 
     enhancements for the West Bank

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     and Vicinity and Lake Ponchartrain and Vicinity, Louisiana, 
     projects, as described under the heading ``Flood Control and 
     Coastal Emergencies'', in chapter 3 of Public Law 109-148: 
     Provided further, That $150,000,000 of the amount provided 
     may be used to support emergency operations, repairs and 
     other activities in response to flood, drought and earthquake 
     emergencies as authorized by law: Provided further, That 
     $107,700,000 of the amount provided may be used to implement 
     the projects for hurricane storm damage reduction, flood 
     damage reduction, and ecosystem restoration within Hancock, 
     Harrison, and Jackson Counties, Mississippi substantially in 
     accordance with the Report of the Chief of Engineers dated 
     December 31, 2006, and entitled ``Mississippi, Coastal 
     Improvements Program Interim Report, Hancock, Harrison, and 
     Jackson Counties, Mississippi'': Provided further, That 
     projects authorized for implementation under this Chief's 
     report shall be carried out at full Federal expense, except 
     that the non-Federal interests shall be responsible for 
     providing any lands, easements, rights-of-way, disposal 
     areas, and relocations required for construction of the 
     project and for all costs associated with operation and 
     maintenance of the project: Provided further, That any 
     project using funds appropriated under this heading shall be 
     initiated only after non-Federal interests have entered into 
     binding agreements with the Secretary requiring the non-
     Federal interests to pay 100 percent of the operation, 
     maintenance, repair, replacement, and rehabilitation costs of 
     the project and to hold and save the United States free from 
     damages due to the construction or operation and maintenance 
     of the project, except for damages due to the fault or 
     negligence of the United States or its contractors.

                         DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR

                         Bureau of Reclamation


                      WATER AND RELATED RESOURCES

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

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER

       Sec. 2301. The Secretary is authorized and directed to 
     reimburse local governments for expenses they have incurred 
     in storm-proofing pumping stations, constructing safe houses 
     for operators, and other interim flood control measures in 
     and around the New Orleans metropolitan area, provided the 
     Secretary determines those elements of work and related 
     expenses to be integral to the overall plan to ensure 
     operability of the stations during hurricanes, storms and 
     high water events and the flood control plan for the area.
       Sec. 2302. The limitation concerning total project costs in 
     section 902 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986, 
     as amended (33 U.S.C. 2280), shall not apply during fiscal 
     year 2008 to any water resources project for which funds were 
     made available during fiscal year 2007.
       Sec. 2303. (a) The Secretary of the Army is authorized and 
     directed to utilize funds remaining available for obligation 
     from the amounts appropriated in chapter 3 of Public Law 109-
     234 under the heading ``Flood Control and Coastal 
     Emergencies'' for projects in the greater New Orleans 
     metropolitan area to prosecute these projects in a manner 
     which promotes the goal of continuing work at an optimal 
     pace, while maximizing, to the greatest extent practicable, 
     levels of protection to reduce the risk of storm damage to 
     people and property.
       (b) The expenditure of funds as provided in subsection (a) 
     may be made without regard to individual amounts or purposes 
     specified in chapter 3 of Public Law 109-234.
       (c) Any reallocation of funds that are necessary to 
     accomplish the goal established in subsection (a) are 
     authorized. Reallocation of funds in excess of $250,000,000 
     or 50 percent, whichever is less, of the individual amounts 
     specified in chapter 3 of Public Law 109-234 require 
     notifications of the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriation.

                               CHAPTER 4

                     SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

                     Disaster Loans Program Account


                     (including transfer of funds)

       For an additional amount for ``Disaster Loans Program 
     Account'' for administrative expenses to carry out the 
     disaster loan program, $25,069,000, to remain available until 
     expended, which may be transferred to and merged with ``Small 
     Business Administration, Salaries and Expenses''.

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER

       Sec. 2401. Economic Injury Disaster Loans. (a) 
     Definitions.--In this section--
       (1) the term ``Administrator'' means the Administrator of 
     the Small Business Administration;
       (2) the term ``covered small business concern'' means a 
     small business concern--
       (A) that is located in any area in Louisiana or Mississippi 
     for which the President declared a major disaster because of 
     Hurricane Katrina of 2005 or Hurricane Rita of 2005;
       (B) that has not more than 50 full-time employees; and
       (C) that--
       (i)(I) suffered a substantial economic injury as a result 
     of Hurricane Katrina of 2005 or Hurricane Rita of 2005, 
     because of a reduction in travel or tourism to the area 
     described in subparagraph (A); and
       (II) demonstrates that, during the 1-year period ending on 
     August 28, 2005, not less than 45 percent of the revenue of 
     that small business concern resulted from tourism or travel 
     related sales; or
       (ii)(I) suffered a substantial economic injury as a result 
     of Hurricane Katrina of 2005 or Hurricane Rita of 2005; and
       (II) operates in a parish or county for which the 
     population on the date of enactment of this Act, as 
     determined by the Administrator, is not greater than 75 
     percent of the population of that parish or county before 
     August 28, 2005, based on the most recent United States 
     population estimate available before August 28, 2005;
       (3) the term ``major disaster'' has the meaning given that 
     term in section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
     and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122); and
       (4) the term ``small business concern'' has the meaning 
     given that term in section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 
     U.S.C. 632).
       (b) Appropriation.--
       (1) In general.--There are appropriated, out of any money 
     in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $25,000,000 to 
     the Administrator, which, except as provided in paragraph (2) 
     or (3), shall be used for loans under section 7(b)(2) of the 
     Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(b)(2)) to covered small 
     business concerns.
       (2) Administrative expenses.--Of the amounts made available 
     under paragraph (1), not more than $8,750,000 may be 
     transferred to and merged with ``Salaries and Expenses'' to 
     carry out the disaster loan program of the Small Business 
     Administration.
       (3) Other uses of funds.--The Administrator may use amounts 
     made available under paragraph (1) for other purposes 
     authorized for amounts in the ``Disaster Loans Program 
     Account'' or transfer such amounts to and merge such amounts 
     with ``Salaries and Expenses'', if--
       (A) such amounts are--
       (i) not obligated on the later of 5 months after the date 
     of enactment of this Act and August 29, 2007; or
       (ii) necessary to provide assistance in the event of a 
     major disaster; and
       (B) not later than 5 days before any such use or transfer 
     of amounts, the Administrator provides written notification 
     of such use or transfer to the Committee on Appropriations of 
     the Senate and the Committee on Appropriations of the House 
     of Representatives.
       Sec. 2402. Other Programs. (a) HUBZones.--Section 3(p) of 
     the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(p)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``or'';
       (B) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; or''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(F) an area in which the President has declared a major 
     disaster (as that term is defined in section 102 of the 
     Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 5122)) as a result of Hurricane Katrina of 
     August 2005 or Hurricane Rita of September 2005, during the 
     time period described in paragraph (8).''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(8) Time period.--The time period for the purposes of 
     paragraph (1)(F)--
       ``(A) shall be the 2-year period beginning on the later of 
     the date of enactment of this paragraph and August 29, 2007; 
     and
       ``(B) may, at the discretion of the Administrator, be 
     extended to be the 3-year period beginning on the later of 
     the date of enactment of this paragraph and August 29, 
     2007.''.
       (b) Relief From Test Program.--Section 711(d) of the Small 
     Business Competitive Demonstration Program Act of 1988 (15 
     U.S.C. 644 note) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``The Program'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     Program''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Exception.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Program shall not apply to any 
     contract related to relief or reconstruction from Hurricane 
     Katrina of 2005 or Hurricane Rita of 2005 during the time 
     period described in subparagraph (B).
       ``(B) Time period.--The time period for the purposes of 
     subparagraph (A)--
       ``(i) shall be the 2-year period beginning on the later of 
     the date of enactment of this paragraph and August 29, 2007; 
     and
       ``(ii) may, at the discretion of the Administrator, be 
     extended to be the 3-year period beginning on the later of 
     the date of enactment of this paragraph and August 29, 
     2007.''.

                               CHAPTER 5

                    DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

                  Federal Emergency Management Agency


                            Disaster Relief

       For an additional amount for ``Disaster Relief'' for 
     necessary expenses under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), 
     $4,310,000,000, to remain available until expended.

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER

       Sec. 2501. (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, including any agreement, the Federal share 
     of assistance, including direct Federal assistance, provided 
     for the States of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Texas 
     in connection with Hurricanes Katrina and Rita under sections 
     403, 406, 407, and 408 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170b, 5172, 
     5173, and

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     5174) shall be 100 percent of the eligible costs under such 
     sections.
       (b) Applicability.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Federal 
     share provided by subsection (a) shall apply to disaster 
     assistance applied for before the date of enactment of this 
     Act.
       (2) Limitation.--In the case of disaster assistance 
     provided under sections 403, 406, and 407 of the Robert T. 
     Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, the 
     Federal share provided by subsection (a) shall be limited to 
     assistance provided for projects for which applications have 
     been prepared for the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
     before the date of enactment of this Act.
       Sec. 2502. (a) Section 2(a) of the Community Disaster Loan 
     Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-88; 119 Stat. 2061) is amended by 
     striking ``: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 
     417(c)(1) of the Stafford Act, such loans may not be 
     canceled''.
       (b) Chapter 4 of title II of the Emergency Supplemental 
     Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and 
     Hurricane Recovery, 2006 (Public Law 109-234; 120 Stat. 471) 
     is amended under the heading ``Disaster Assistance Direct 
     Loan Program Account'' under the heading ``Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency'' under the heading ``Department of 
     Homeland Security'', by striking ``Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding section 417(c)(1) of such Act, such loans may 
     not be canceled:''.
       Sec. 2503. Section 2401 of the Emergency Supplemental 
     Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and 
     Hurricane Recovery, 2006 (Public Law 109-234; 120 Stat. 460) 
     is amended by striking ``12 months'' and inserting ``24 
     months''.

                               CHAPTER 6

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

                       Bureau of Land Management


                        Wildland Fire Management

                     (Including Transfer of Funds)

       For an additional amount for ``Wildland Fire Management'', 
     $100,000,000, to remain available until expended, for urgent 
     wildland fire suppression activities: Provided, That such 
     funds shall only become available if funds previously 
     provided for wildland fire suppression will be exhausted 
     imminently and the Secretary of the Interior notifies the 
     House and Senate Committees on Appropriations in writing of 
     the need for these additional funds: Provided further, That 
     such funds are also available for repayment to other 
     appropriations accounts from which funds were transferred for 
     wildfire suppression.

                United States Fish and Wildlife Service


                          Resource Management

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

                         National Park Service


                 Operation of the National Park System

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


                       Historic Preservation Fund

       For an additional amount for the ``Historic Preservation 
     Fund'' for necessary expenses related to the consequences of 
     Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season, 
     $15,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008: 
     Provided, That the funds provided under this heading shall be 
     provided to the State Historic Preservation Officer, after 
     consultation with the National Park Service, for grants for 
     disaster relief in areas of Louisiana impacted by Hurricanes 
     Katrina or Rita: Provided further, That grants shall be for 
     the preservation, stabilization, rehabilitation, and repair 
     of historic properties listed in or eligible for the National 
     Register of Historic Places, for planning and technical 
     assistance: Provided further, That grants shall only be 
     available for areas that the President determines to be a 
     major disaster under section 102(2) of the Robert T. Stafford 
     Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
     5122(2)) due to Hurricanes Katrina or Rita: Provided further, 
     That individual grants shall not be subject to a non-Federal 
     matching requirement: Provided further, That no more than 5 
     percent of funds provided under this heading for disaster 
     relief grants may be used for administrative expenses.

                    United States Geological Survey


                 Surveys, Investigations, and Research

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

                       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

                             Forest Service


                         National Forest System

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


                        Wildland Fire Management

                     (Including Transfer of Funds)

       For an additional amount for ``Wildland Fire Management'', 
     $400,000,000, to remain available until expended, for urgent 
     wildland fire suppression activities: Provided, That such 
     funds shall only become available if funds provided 
     previously for wildland fire suppression will be exhausted 
     imminently and the Secretary of Agriculture notifies the 
     House and Senate Committees on Appropriations in writing of 
     the need for these additional funds: Provided further, That 
     such funds are also available for repayment to other 
     appropriation accounts from which funds were transferred for 
     wildfire suppression.

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER

       Sec. 2601. (a) For fiscal year 2007, payments shall be made 
     from any revenues, fees, penalties, or miscellaneous receipts 
     described in sections 102(b)(3) and 103(b)(2) of the Secure 
     Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 
     (Public Law 106-393; 16 U.S.C. 500 note), not to exceed 
     $100,000,000, and the payments shall be made, to the maximum 
     extent practicable, in the same amounts, for the same 
     purposes, and in the same manner as were made to States and 
     counties in 2006 under that Act.
       (b) There is appropriated $425,000,000 to be used to cover 
     any shortfall for payments made under this section.
       (c) Titles II and III of Public Law 106-393 are amended, 
     effective September 30, 2006, by striking ``2006'' and 
     ``2007'' each place they appear and inserting ``2007'' and 
     ``2008'', respectively.
       Sec. 2602. Disaster relief funds from Public Law 109-234, 
     120 Stat. 418, 461, (June 30, 2006), chapter 5, ``National 
     Park Service--Historic Preservation Fund,'' for necessary 
     expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Katrina and 
     other hurricanes of the 2005 season, may be used to 
     reconstruct destroyed properties that at the time of 
     destruction were listed in the National Register of Historic 
     Places and are otherwise qualified to receive these funds: 
     Provided, That the State Historic Preservation Officer 
     certifies that, for the community where that destroyed 
     property was located, that the property is iconic to or 
     essential to illustrating that community's historic identity, 
     that no other property in that community with the same 
     associative historic value has survived, and that sufficient 
     historical documentation exists to ensure an accurate 
     reproduction.

                               CHAPTER 7

                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

               Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


                 DISEASE CONTROL, RESEARCH AND TRAINING

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

                Administration for Children and Families


                   LOW-INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE

       For an additional amount for ``Low-Income Home Energy 
     Assistance'' under section 2604(a) through (d) of the Low-
     Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8623(a) 
     through (d)), $320,000,000.
       For an additional amount for ``Low-Income Home Energy 
     Assistance'' under section 2604(e) of the Low-Income Home 
     Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8623(e)), 
     $320,000,000.

                        Office of the Secretary


            PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES EMERGENCY FUND

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       For an additional amount for ``Public Health and Social 
     Services Emergency Fund'' to prepare for and respond to an 
     influenza pandemic, $820,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended: Provided, That this amount shall be for activities 
     including the development and purchase of vaccine, 
     antivirals, necessary medical supplies, diagnostics, and 
     other surveillance tools: Provided further, That products 
     purchased with these funds may, at the discretion of the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services, be deposited in the 
     Strategic National Stockpile: Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding section 496(b) of the Public Health Service 
     Act, funds may be used for the construction or renovation of 
     privately owned facilities for the production of pandemic 
     vaccine and other biologicals, where the Secretary finds such 
     a contract necessary to secure sufficient supplies of such 
     vaccines or biologicals: Provided further, That funds 
     appropriated herein may be transferred to other appropriation 
     accounts of the Department of Health and Human Services, as 
     determined by the Secretary to be appropriate,

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     to be used for the purposes specified in this sentence.


                  COVERED COUNTERMEASURE PROCESS FUND

       For carrying out section 319F-4 of the Public Health 
     Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d-6e) to compensate individuals for 
     injuries caused by H5N1 vaccine, in accordance with the 
     declaration regarding avian influenza viruses issued by the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services on January 26, 2007, 
     pursuant to section 319F-3(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 247d-
     6d(b)), $50,000,000, to remain available until expended.

                        DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

                            Higher Education

       For an additional amount under part B of title VII of the 
     Higher Education Act of 1965 (``HEA'') for institutions of 
     higher education (as defined in section 102 of that Act) that 
     are located in an area in which a major disaster was declared 
     in accordance with section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford 
     Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act related to 
     hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico in calendar year 2005, 
     $30,000,000: Provided, That such funds shall be available to 
     the Secretary of Education only for payments to help defray 
     the expenses (which may include lost revenue, reimbursement 
     for expenses already incurred, and construction) incurred by 
     such institutions of higher education that were forced to 
     close, relocate or significantly curtail their activities as 
     a result of damage directly caused by such hurricanes and for 
     payments to enable such institutions to provide grants to 
     students who attend such institutions for academic years 
     beginning on or after July 1, 2006: Provided further, That 
     such payments shall be made in accordance with criteria 
     established by the Secretary and made publicly available 
     without regard to section 437 of the General Education 
     Provisions Act, section 553 of title 5, United States Code, 
     or part B of title VII of the HEA.

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER

       Sec. 2701. Section 105(b) of title IV of division B of 
     Public Law 109-148 is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new sentence: ``With respect to the program 
     authorized by section 102 of this Act, the waiver authority 
     in subsection (a) of this section shall be available until 
     the end of fiscal year 2008.''


                         (including rescission)

       Sec. 2702. (a) From unexpended balances of the amounts made 
     available in the 2001 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations 
     Act for Recovery from and Response to Terrorist Attacks on 
     the United States (Public Law 107-38) for the Employment 
     Training Administration, Training and Employment Services 
     under the Department of Labor, $3,589,000 are rescinded.
       (b) For an additional amount for the Centers for Disease 
     Control and Prevention for carrying out activities under 
     section 5011(b) of the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations 
     Act to Address Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico and Pandemic 
     Influenza, 2006 (Public Law 109-148), $3,589,000.
       Sec. 2703. Notwithstanding section 2002(c) of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397a(c)), funds made available under 
     the heading ``Social Services Block Grant'' in division B of 
     Public Law 109-148 shall be available for expenditure by the 
     States through the end of fiscal year 2008.
       Sec. 2704. Elimination of Remainder of SCHIP Funding 
     Shortfalls for Fiscal Year 2007. (a) Elimination of Remainder 
     of Funding Shortfalls, Tiered Match, and Other Limitation on 
     Expenditures.--Section 2104(h) of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 1397dd(h)), as added by section 201(a) of the National 
     Institutes of Health Reform Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-482), 
     is amended--
       (1) in the heading for paragraph (2), by striking 
     ``remainder of reduction'' and inserting ``part''; and
       (2) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:
       ``(4) Additional amounts to eliminate remainder of fiscal 
     year 2007 funding shortfalls.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall allot to each 
     remaining shortfall State described in subparagraph (B) such 
     amount as the Secretary determines will eliminate the 
     estimated shortfall described in such subparagraph for the 
     State for fiscal year 2007.
       ``(B) Remaining shortfall state described.--For purposes of 
     subparagraph (A), a remaining shortfall State is a State with 
     a State child health plan approved under this title for which 
     the Secretary estimates, on the basis of the most recent data 
     available to the Secretary as of the date of the enactment of 
     this paragraph, that the projected federal expenditures under 
     such plan for the State for fiscal year 2007 will exceed the 
     sum of--
       ``(i) the amount of the State's allotments for each of 
     fiscal years 2005 and 2006 that will not be expended by the 
     end of fiscal year 2006;
       ``(ii) the amount of the State's allotment for fiscal year 
     2007; and
       ``(iii) the amounts, if any, that are to be redistributed 
     to the State during fiscal year 2007 in accordance with 
     paragraphs (1) and (2).
       ``(C) Appropriation; allotment authority.--For the purpose 
     of providing additional allotments to remaining shortfall 
     States under this paragraph there is appropriated, out of any 
     funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums 
     as are necessary for fiscal year 2007.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 2104(h) of such Act (42 
     U.S.C. 1397dd(h)) (as so added), is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``subject to paragraph 
     (4)(B) and'';
       (2) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ``subject to paragraph 
     (4)(B) and'';
       (3) in paragraph (5)(A), by striking ``and (3)'' and 
     inserting ``(3), and (4)''; and
       (4) in paragraph (6)--
       (A) in the first sentence_
       (i) by inserting ``or allotted'' after ``redistributed''; 
     and
       (ii) by inserting ``or allotments'' after 
     ``redistributions''; and
       (B) by striking ``and (3)'' and inserting ``(3), and (4)''.
       (c) General Effective Date; Applicability.--Except as 
     otherwise provided, the amendments made by this section take 
     effect on the date of enactment of this Act and apply without 
     fiscal year limitation.
       Sec. 2705. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services shall not, prior to 
     the date that is 2 years after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, take any action to finalize, or otherwise implement 
     provisions--
       (1) contained in the proposed rule published on January 18, 
     2007, on pages 2236 through 2258 of volume 72, Federal 
     Register (relating to parts 433, 447, and 457 of title 42, 
     Code of Federal Regulations) or any other rule that would 
     affect the Medicaid program established under title XIX of 
     the Social Security Act or the State Children's Health 
     Insurance Program established under title XXI of such Act in 
     a similar manner; or
       (2) restricting payments for graduate medical education 
     under the Medicaid program.
       (b) Increase in Basic Rebate for Single Source Drugs and 
     Innovator Multiple Source Drugs.--Section 1927(c)(1)(B)(i) of 
     the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396r-8(c)(1)(B)(i)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subclause (IV), by striking ``and'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (2) in subclause (V)--
       (A) by inserting ``and before April 1, 2007,'' after 
     ``1995,''; and
       (B) by striking the period and inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:

       ``(VI) after March 31, 2007, is 20 percent.''.

       Sec. 2706. (a) For grant years beginning in 2006-2007, the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services may waive the 
     requirements of, with respect to Louisiana, Mississippi, 
     Alabama, and Texas and any eligible metropolitan area in 
     Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Texas, the following 
     sections of the Public Health Service Act:
       (1) Section 2612(e)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 300ff-
     21(b)(1)).
       (2) Section 2617(b)(7)(E) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 300ff-
     27(b)(7)(E)).
       (3) Section 2617(d) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 300ff-27(d)), 
     except that such waiver shall apply so that the matching 
     requirement is reduced to $1 for each $4 of Federal funds 
     provided under the grant involved.
       (b) If the Secretary of Health and Human Services grants a 
     waiver under subsection (b), the Secretary--
       (1) may not prevent Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and 
     Texas or any eligible metropolitan area in Louisiana, 
     Mississippi, Alabama, and Texas from receiving or utilizing, 
     or both, funds granted or distributed, or both, pursuant to 
     title XXVI of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300ff-
     11 et seq.) because of the failure of Louisiana, Mississippi, 
     Alabama, and Texas or any eligible metropolitan area in 
     Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Texas to comply with the 
     requirements of the sections listed in paragraphs (1) through 
     (3) of subsection (a);
       (2) may not take action due to such noncompliance; and
       (3) shall assess, evaluate, and review Louisiana, 
     Mississippi, Alabama, and Texas or any eligible metropolitan 
     area's eligibility for funds under such title XXVI as if 
     Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Texas or such eligible 
     metropolitan area had fully complied with the requirements of 
     the sections listed in paragraphs (1) through (3) of 
     subsection (a).
       (c) For grant years beginning in 2008, Louisiana, 
     Mississippi, Alabama, and Texas and any eligible metropolitan 
     area in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Texas shall 
     comply with each of the applicable requirements under title 
     XXVI of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300ff-11 et 
     seq.).

                               CHAPTER 8

                           LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

                        ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL

                          Capitol Power Plant

       For an additional amount for ``Capitol Power Plant'', 
     $25,000,000, for emergency utility tunnel repairs and 
     asbestos abatement, to remain available until September 30, 
     2011: Provided, That the Architect of the Capitol may not 
     obligate any of the funds appropriated under this heading 
     without approval of an obligation plan by the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives.

                    GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE

                         Salaries and Expenses

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

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                               CHAPTER 9

                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

                         MILITARY CONSTRUCTION

                Military Construction, Air Force Reserve


                    (Including Rescission of Funds)

       For an additional amount for ``Military Construction, Air 
     Force Reserve'', $3,096,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2011: Provided, That such funds may be 
     obligated and expended to carry out planning and design and 
     military construction projects not otherwise authorized by 
     law.
       Of the funds appropriated for ``Military Construction, Air 
     Force Reserve'' under Public Law 109-114, $3,096,000 are 
     hereby rescinded.

            Department of Defense Base Closure Account, 2005

       For deposit into the Department of Defense Base Closure 
     Account 2005, established by section 2906(a)(1) of the 
     Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (10 U.S.C. 
     2687 note), $3,136,802,000, to remain available until 
     expended.

                     DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

                     Veterans Health Administration


                            MEDICAL SERVICES

       For an additional amount for ``Medical Services'', 
     $454,131,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
     $50,000,000 shall be for the establishment of new Level I 
     comprehensive polytrauma centers; $9,440,000 shall be for the 
     establishment of polytrauma residential transitional 
     rehabilitation programs; $20,000,000 shall be for additional 
     transition caseworkers; $30,000,000 shall be for substance 
     abuse treatment programs; $20,000,000 for readjustment 
     counseling; $10,000,000 shall be for blind rehabilitation 
     services; $100,000,000 shall be for enhancements to mental 
     health services; $8,000,000 shall be for polytrauma support 
     clinic teams; $5,356,000 for additional polytrauma points of 
     contacts; and $201,335,000 shall be for treatment of 
     Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom 
     veterans.


                         MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION

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


                           MEDICAL FACILITIES

       For an additional amount for ``Medical Facilities'', 
     $595,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
     $45,000,000 shall be used for facility and equipment upgrades 
     at the Department of Veterans Affairs polytrauma 
     rehabilitation centers and the polytrauma network sites; and 
     $550,000,000 shall be for non-recurring maintenance as 
     identified in the Department of Veterans Affairs Facility 
     Condition Assessment report: Provided, That the amount 
     provided under this heading for non-recurring maintenance 
     shall be allocated in a manner outside of the Veterans 
     Equitable Resource Allocation and specific to the needs and 
     geographic distribution of Operation Enduring Freedom and 
     Operation Iraqi Freedom veterans: Provided further, That 
     within 30 days of enactment of this Act the Secretary shall 
     submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
     Congress an expenditure plan for non-recurring maintenance 
     prior to obligation.


                    MEDICAL AND PROSTHETIC RESEARCH

       For an additional amount for ``Medical and Prosthetic 
     Research'', $30,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
     which shall be used for research related to the unique 
     medical needs of returning Operation Enduring Freedom and 
     Operation Iraqi Freedom veterans.

                      Departmental Administration


                       GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES

       For an additional amount for ``General Operating 
     Expenses'', $46,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
     for the hiring and training of new pension and compensation 
     claims processing personnel.


                     INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS

       For an additional amount for ``Information Technology 
     Systems'', $36,100,000, to remain available until expended, 
     of which $20,000,000 shall be for information technology 
     support and improvements for processing of OIF/OEF veterans 
     benefits claims, including making electronic DOD medical 
     records available for claims processing and enabling 
     electronic benefits applications by veterans; $1,000,000 
     shall be for the digitization of benefits records; and 
     $15,100,000 shall be for electronic data breach and 
     remediation and prevention.


                      CONSTRUCTION, MINOR PROJECTS

       For an additional amount for ``Construction, Minor 
     Projects'', $355,907,000, to remain available until expended, 
     of which $36,000,000 shall be for construction costs 
     associated with the establishment of polytrauma residential 
     transitional rehabilitation programs.

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER

       Sec. 2901. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     none of the funds in this or any other Act shall be used to 
     downsize staff or to close, realign or phase out essential 
     services at Walter Reed Army Medical Center until equivalent 
     medical facilities at the Walter Reed National Military 
     Medical Center at Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland, 
     and/or the Fort Belvoir, Virginia, Community Hospital have 
     been constructed and equipped, and until the Secretary of 
     Defense has certified in writing to the Congress that:
       (1) the new facilities at Walter Reed National Military 
     Medical Center at Bethesda and/or the Fort Belvoir Community 
     Hospital are complete and fully operational, and
       (2) replacement medical facilities at Walter Reed National 
     Military Medical Center at Bethesda have adequate capacity to 
     meet both the existing and projected demand for complex 
     medical care and services, including outpatient and medical 
     hold facilities, for combat veterans and other military 
     personnel.
       (b) Not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives a 
     report and proposed timetable outlining the Department's plan 
     to transition patients, staff and medical services to the new 
     facilities at Bethesda and Fort Belvoir without compromising 
     patient care, staffing requirements or facility maintenance 
     at the Walter Reed Medical Center.
       (c) To ensure that the quality of care provided by the 
     Military Health System is not diminished during this 
     transition, the Walter Reed Army Medical Center shall be 
     adequately funded, to include necessary renovation and 
     maintenance of existing facilities, to continue the maximum 
     level of inpatient and outpatient services.
       Sec. 2902. Within existing funds appropriated to 
     Departmental Administration, General Operating Expenses for 
     fiscal year 2007, and within 30 days after enactment of this 
     Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs shall contract with 
     the National Academy of Public Administration for the purpose 
     of conducting an independent study and analysis of the 
     organizational structure, management and coordination 
     processes, including Seamless Transition, utilized by the 
     Department of Veterans affairs to:
       (1) provide health care to active duty and veterans of 
     Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom; and
       (2) provide benefits to veterans of Operation Enduring 
     Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.
       Sec. 2903. The Director of the Congressional Budget Office 
     shall, not later than November 15, 2007, submit to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     and the Senate a report projecting appropriations necessary 
     for the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs to 
     continue providing necessary health care to veterans of the 
     conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. The projections should 
     span several scenarios for the duration and number of forces 
     deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan, and more generally, for the 
     long-term health care needs of deployed troops engaged in the 
     global war on terrorism over the next ten years.

                               CHAPTER 10

                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

                     Federal Highway Administration


                          Federal-Aid Highways

                        Emergency Relief Program

                    (including rescission of funds)

       For an additional amount for the Emergency Relief Program 
     as authorized under section 125 of title 23, United States 
     Code, $388,903,000, to remain available until expended: 
     Provided, That of the unobligated balances of funds 
     apportioned to each State under chapter 1 of title 23, United 
     States Code, $388,903,000 are rescinded: Provided further, 
     That such rescission shall not apply to the funds distributed 
     in accordance with sections 130(f) and 104(b)(5) of title 23, 
     United States Code; sections 133(d)(1) and 163 of such title, 
     as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of 
     Public Law 109-59; and the first sentence of section 
     133(d)(3)(A) of such title: Provided further, That section 
     4103 of title III of this Act shall not apply to the first 
     proviso under this paragraph.

                     Federal Transit Administration


                             Formula Grants

       For an additional amount to be allocated by the Secretary 
     to recipients of assistance under chapter 53 of title 49, 
     United States Code, directly affected by Hurricanes Katrina 
     and Rita, $75,000,000, for the operating and capital costs of 
     transit services, to remain available until expended: 
     Provided, That the Federal share for any project funded from 
     this amount shall be 100 percent.

              DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

                      Office of Inspector General

       For an additional amount for the Office of Inspector 
     General, for the necessary costs related to the consequences 
     of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, $5,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended.

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER

       Sec. 3001. Notwithstanding part 750 of title 23, Code of 
     Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation), if permitted 
     by State law, a nonconforming sign that is or has been 
     damaged, destroyed, abandoned, or discontinued as a result of 
     a hurricane that is determined to be an act of God (as 
     defined by State law) may be repaired, replaced, or 
     reconstructed if the replacement sign has the same dimensions 
     as the original sign, and said sign is located within a State 
     found within Federal Emergency Management Agency Region IV or 
     VI. The provisions of this section shall cease to be in 
     effect twenty-four months following the date of enactment of 
     this Act.
       Sec. 3002. Section 21033 of the Continuing Appropriations 
     Resolution, 2007 (division B of Public Law 109-289, as 
     amended by Public Law 110-5) is amended by adding after the 
     third proviso: ``: Provided further, That notwithstanding the 
     previous proviso, except for applying the 2007 Annual 
     Adjustment Factor and making any other specified adjustments, 
     public housing agencies that are eligible for

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     assistance under section 901 in Public Law 109-148 (119 Stat. 
     2781) shall receive funding for calendar year 2007 based on 
     the amount such public housing agencies were eligible to 
     receive in calendar year 2006''.

                               TITLE III

                             OTHER MATTERS

                               CHAPTER 1

                       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

                          Farm Service Agency


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'' of 
     the Farm Service Agency, $75,000,000, to remain available 
     until expended: Provided, That this amount shall only be 
     available for the modernization and repair of the computer 
     systems used by the Farm Service Agency (including all 
     software, hardware, and personnel required for modernization 
     and repair): Provided further, That of this amount 
     $27,000,000 shall be made available 60 days after the date on 
     which the Farm Service Agency submits to the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate, the Committee on Appropriations 
     of the House of Representatives, and the Government 
     Accountability Office a spending plan for the funds.

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER


                              (rescission)

       Sec. 3101. Of the unobligated balances of funds made 
     available pursuant to section 298(a) of the Trade Act of 1974 
     (19 U.S.C. 2401G(a)), $75,000,000 are rescinded.
       Sec. 3102. (a) Section 1237A(f) of the Food Security Act of 
     1985 (16 U.S.C. 3837a(f)) is amended in the first sentence by 
     striking ``fair market value of the land less the fair market 
     value of such land encumbered by the easement'' and inserting 
     ``fair market value of the land as determined in accordance 
     with the method of valuation used by the Secretary as of 
     January 1, 2003''.
       (b) Section 1238I(c)(1) of the Food Security Act of 1985 
     (16 U.S.C. 3838i(c)(1)) is amended by inserting at the end 
     the following:
       ``(C) Valuation.--The Secretary shall determine fair market 
     value under this paragraph in accordance with the method of 
     valuation used by the Secretary as of January 1, 2003.''.
       Sec. 3103. Subsection (b)(1) of section 313A of the Rural 
     Electrification Act shall not apply in the case of a 
     cooperative lender that has previously received a guarantee 
     under section 313A and such additional guarantees shall not 
     exceed the amount provided for in Public Law 110-5.

                               CHAPTER 2

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER

       Sec. 3201. Section 20314 of the Continuing Appropriations 
     Resolution, 2007 (division B of Public Law 109-289, as 
     amended by Public Law 110-5) is amended by striking 
     ``Resources.'' and inserting in lieu thereof: ``Resources: 
     Provided, That $22,762,000 of the amount provided be for 
     geothermal research and development activities.''.
       Sec. 3202. Hereafter, federal employees at the National 
     Energy Technology Laboratory shall be classified as 
     inherently governmental for the purpose of the Federal 
     Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998 (31 U.S.C. 501 note).
       Sec. 3203. Prohibition on Certain Uses of Funds by BPA. 
     None of the funds made available under this or any other Act 
     shall be used during fiscal year 2007 to make, or plan or 
     prepare to make, any payment on bonds issued by the 
     Administrator of the Bonneville Power Administration 
     (referred in this section as the ``Administrator'') or for an 
     appropriated Federal Columbia River Power System investment, 
     if the payment is both--
       (1) greater, during any fiscal year, than the payments 
     calculated in the rate hearing of the Administrator to be 
     made during that fiscal year using the repayment method used 
     to establish the rates of the Administrator as in effect on 
     October 1, 2006; and
       (2) based or conditioned on the actual or expected net 
     secondary power sales receipts of the Administrator.

                               CHAPTER 3

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER

       Sec. 3301. The structure of any of the offices or 
     components within the Office of National Drug Control Policy 
     shall remain as they were on October 1, 2006. None of the 
     funds appropriated or otherwise made available in the 
     Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (Public Law 110-5) 
     may be used to implement a reorganization of offices within 
     the Office of National Drug Control Policy without the 
     explicit approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives and the Senate.
       Sec. 3302. Funds made available in section 21075 of the 
     Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (Public Law 110-5) 
     shall be made available to a 501(c)(3) entity: (1) with a 
     wide anti-drug coalition network and membership base, and one 
     with a demonstrated track record and specific expertise in 
     providing technical assistance, training, evaluation, 
     research, and capacity building to community anti-drug 
     coalitions; (2) with authorization from Congress, both prior 
     to fiscal year 2007, and in fiscal years 2008 through 2012, 
     to perform the duties described in subsection (1) of this 
     section; and (3) that has previously received funding from 
     Congress, including through a competitive process as well as 
     direct funding, for providing the duties described in 
     subsection (1) of this section: Provided, That funds 
     appropriated in section 21075 shall be obligated within sixty 
     days after enactment of this Act.
       Sec. 3303. Funds made available under section 613 of Public 
     Law 109-108 (119 Stat. 2338) for Nevada's Commission on 
     Economic Development shall be made available to the Nevada 
     Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology (CET).
       Sec. 3304. From the amount provided by section 21067 of the 
     Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (Public Law 110-
     5), the National Archives and Records Administration may 
     obligate monies necessary to carry out the activities of the 
     Public Interest Declassification Board.
       Sec. 3305. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available in section 21063 of the Continuing Appropriations 
     Resolution, 2007 (Public Law 110-5) for the ``General 
     Services Administration, Real Property Activities, Federal 
     Buildings Fund'', may be obligated for design, construction, 
     or acquisition until the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations approve a revised detailed plan, by project, 
     on the use of such funds: Provided, That the new plan shall 
     include funding for completion of courthouse construction 
     projects which received funding in fiscal year 2006 above a 
     level of $5,000,000: Provided further, That such plan shall 
     be provided by the Administrator of the General Services 
     Administration to the House of Representatives and the Senate 
     Committees on Appropriations within seven days of enactment.
       Sec. 3306. Notwithstanding the notice requirement of the 
     Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the 
     Judiciary, the District of Columbia, and Independent Agencies 
     Appropriations Act, 2006, 119 Stat. 2509 (Public Law 109-
     115), as continued in section 104 of the Continuing 
     Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (Public Law 110-5), the 
     District of Columbia Courts may reallocate not more than 
     $1,000,000 of the funds provided for fiscal year 2007 under 
     the Federal Payment to the District of Columbia Courts for 
     facilities among the items and entities funded under that 
     heading for operations.
       Sec. 3307. (a) Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury, in 
     coordination with the Securities and Exchange Commission and 
     in consultation with the Departments of State and Energy, 
     shall prepare and submit to the Senate Committee on 
     Appropriations, the House of Representatives Committee on 
     Appropriations, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and 
     the House Foreign Affairs Committee an unclassified report, 
     suitable to be made public, that contains the names of (1) 
     all companies trading in securities that are registered under 
     section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 
     781) which either directly or through a parent or subsidiary 
     company, including partly-owned subsidiaries, conduct 
     business operations in Sudan relating to natural resource 
     extraction, including oil-related activities and mining of 
     minerals; and (2) the names of all other companies, which 
     either directly or through a parent or subsidiary company, 
     including partly-owned subsidiaries, conduct business 
     operations in Sudan relating to natural resource extraction, 
     including oil-related activities and mining of minerals. The 
     reporting provision shall not apply to companies operating 
     under licenses from the Office of Foreign Assets Control or 
     otherwise expressly exempted under United States law from 
     having to obtain such licenses in order to operate in Sudan.
       (b) Not later than 20 days after enactment, the Secretary 
     of the Treasury shall inform the aforementioned committees of 
     Congress of any statutory or other legal impediments to the 
     successful completion of this report.
       (c) Not later than 45 days following the submission to 
     Congress of the list of companies conducting business 
     operations in Sudan relating to natural resource extraction 
     required above, the General Services Administration shall 
     determine whether the United States Government has an active 
     contract for the procurement of goods or services with any of 
     the identified companies, and provide notification to the 
     appropriate committees of Congress of the companies, nature 
     of the contract, and dollar amounts involved.


                         (including rescission)

       Sec. 3308. (a) Of the funds provided for the General 
     Services Administration, ``Office of Inspector General'' in 
     section 21061 of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 
     2007 (division B of Public Law 109-289, as amended by Public 
     Law 110-5), $8,000,000 are rescinded.
       (b) For an additional amount for the General Services 
     Administration, ``Office of Inspector General'', $8,000,000, 
     to remain available until September 30, 2008.
       Sec. 3309. Section 21073 of the Continuing Appropriations 
     Resolution, 2007 (Public Law 110-5) is amended by adding a 
     new subsection (j) as follows:
       ``(j) Notwithstanding section 101, any appropriation or 
     funds made available to the District of Columbia pursuant to 
     this division for `Federal Payment for Foster Care 
     Improvement in the District of Columbia' shall be available 
     in accordance with an expenditure plan submitted by the Mayor 
     of the District of Columbia not later than 60 days after the 
     enactment of this section which details the activities to be 
     carried out with such Federal Payment.''.

                               CHAPTER 4

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER

       Sec. 3401. Any unobligated balances remaining from prior 
     appropriations for United States Coast Guard, ``Retired Pay'' 
     shall remain available until expended in the account

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     and for the purposes for which the appropriations were 
     provided, including the payment of obligations otherwise 
     chargeable to lapsed or current appropriations for this 
     purpose.
       Sec. 3402. Integrated Deepwater System. (a) Competition for 
     Acquisition and Modification of Assets.--
       (1) In general.--The Commandant of the Coast Guard shall 
     utilize full and open competition for any contract entered 
     into after the date of enactment of this Act that provides 
     for the acquisition or modification of assets under, or in 
     support of, the Integrated Deepwater System Program of the 
     Coast Guard.
       (2) Exceptions.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the 
     following:
       (A) The acquisition or modification of the following asset 
     classes for which assets of the class and related systems and 
     components under the Integrated Deepwater System are under a 
     contract for production:
       (i) National Security Cutter;
       (ii) Maritime Patrol Aircraft;
       (iii) Deepwater Command, Control, Communications, Computer, 
     Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) 
     System; and
       (iv) HC-130J Fleet Introduction.
       (B) The modification of any legacy asset class under the 
     Integrated Deepwater System Program being performed by a 
     Coast Guard entity.
       (b) Chair of Product and Oversight Teams.--The Commandant 
     of the Coast Guard shall assign an appropriate officer or 
     employee of the Coast Guard to act as chair of each of the 
     following:
       (1) Each integrated product team under the Integrated 
     Deepwater System Program.
       (2) Each higher-level team assigned to the oversight of a 
     product team referred to in paragraph (1).
       (c) Life-cycle Cost Estimate.--The Commandant of the Coast 
     Guard may not enter into a contract for lead asset production 
     under the Integrated Deepwater System Program until the 
     Commandant obtains an independent estimate of life-cycle 
     costs of the asset concerned.
       (d) Review of Acquisitions and Major Design Changes.--
       (1) In general.--With the exception of assets covered under 
     (a)(2) of this section, the Commandant of the Coast Guard may 
     not carry out an action described in paragraph (2) unless an 
     independent third party with no financial interest in the 
     development, construction, or modification of any component 
     of the Integrated Deepwater System Program, selected by the 
     Commandant for purposes of the subsection, determines that 
     such action is advisable.
       (2) Covered Actions.--The actions described in the 
     paragraph are as follows:
       (A) The acquisition or modification of an asset under the 
     Integrated Deepwater System Program.
       (B) The implementation of a major design change for an 
     asset under the Integrated Deepwater System Program.
       (e) Linking of Award Fees to Successful Acquisition 
     Outcomes.--The Commandant of the Coast Guard shall require 
     that all contracts under the Integrated Deepwater System 
     Program that provide award fees link such fees to successful 
     acquisition outcomes (which shall be defined in terms of 
     cost, schedule, and performance).
       (f) Contractual Agreements.--
       (1) In general.--The Commandant of the Coast Guard may not 
     award or issue any contract, task or delivery order, letter 
     contract modification thereof, or other similar contract, for 
     the acquisition or modification of an asset under the 
     Integrated Deepwater System Program unless the Coast Guard 
     and the contractor concerned have formally agreed to all 
     terms and conditions.
       (2) Exception.--A contract, task or delivery order, letter 
     contract, modification thereof, or other similar contract 
     described in paragraph (1) may be awarded or issued if the 
     head of contracting activity of the Coast Guard determines 
     that a compelling need exists for the award or issue of such 
     instrument.
       (g) Designation of Technical Authority.--The Commandant of 
     the Coast Guard shall designate the Assistant Commandant of 
     the Coast Guard for Engineering and Logistics as the 
     technical authority for all engineering, design, and 
     logistics decisions pertaining to the Integrated Deepwater 
     System Program.
       (h) Report on Personnel Required for Acquisition 
     Management.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard 
     shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
     Senate and the House of Representatives; the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science and Transportation of the Senate; and the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
     of Representatives a report on the resources (including 
     training, staff, and expertise) required by the Coast Guard 
     to provide appropriate management and oversight of the 
     Integrated Deepwater System Program.
       (i) Comptroller General Report on Progress.--Not later than 
     60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
     Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives; the Committee on Commerce, Science and 
     Transportation of the Senate; and the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
     Representatives a report describing and assessing the 
     progress of the Coast Guard in complying with the 
     requirements of this section.
       Sec. 3403. None of the funds provided in this Act or any 
     other Act may be used to alter or reduce operations within 
     the Civil Engineering Program of the Coast Guard nationwide, 
     including the civil engineering units, facilities, design and 
     construction centers, maintenance and logistics command 
     centers, the Coast Guard Academy and the Coast Guard Research 
     and Development Center, except as specifically authorized by 
     a statute enacted after the date of enactment of this Act.

                               CHAPTER 5

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER

       Sec. 3501. Section 20515 of the Continuing Appropriations 
     Resolution, 2007 (division B of Public Law 109-289, as 
     amended by Public Law 110-5) is amended by inserting before 
     the period: ``; and of which, not to exceed $143,628,000 
     shall be available for contract support costs under the terms 
     and conditions contained in Public Law 109-54''.
       Sec. 3502. Section 20512 of the Continuing Appropriations 
     Resolution, 2007 (division B of Public Law 109-289, as 
     amended by Public Law 110-5) is amended by inserting after 
     the first dollar amount: ``, of which not to exceed 
     $7,300,000 shall be transferred to the `Indian Health 
     Facilities' account; the amount in the second proviso shall 
     be $18,000,000; the amount in the third proviso shall be 
     $525,099,000; the amount in the ninth proviso shall be 
     $269,730,000; and the $15,000,000 allocation of funding under 
     the eleventh proviso shall not be required''.
       Sec. 3503. Section 20501 of the Continuing Appropriations 
     Resolution, 2007 (division B of Public Law 109-289, as 
     amended by Public Law 110-5) is amended by inserting after 
     $55,663,000: ``of which $13,000,000 shall be for Save 
     America's Treasures''.
       Sec. 3504. Of the funds made available to the United States 
     Fish and Wildlife Service for fiscal year 2007 under the 
     heading ``Land Acquisition'', not to exceed $1,980,000 may be 
     used for land conservation partnerships authorized by the 
     Highlands Conservation Act of 2004.
       Sec. 3505. The Administrator of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency shall grant to the Water Environment 
     Research Foundation (WERF) such sums as were directed in 
     fiscal year 2005 and fiscal year 2006 for the On-Farm 
     Assessment and Environmental Review program: Provided, That 
     not less than 95 percent of funds made available shall be 
     used by WERF to award competitively a contract to perform the 
     program's environmental assessments: Provided further, That 
     WERF shall not retain more than 5 percent of such sums for 
     administrative expenses.

                               CHAPTER 6

                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

                     National Institutes of Health


         National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

                          (TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       Of the amount provided by the Continuing Appropriations 
     Resolution, 2007 for ``National Institute of Allergy and 
     Infectious Diseases'', $49,500,000 shall be transferred to 
     ``Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund'' to carry 
     out activities relating to advanced research and development 
     as provided by section 319L of the Public Health Service Act.

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER


                          (TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       Sec. 3601. Section 20602 of the Continuing Appropriations 
     Resolution, 2007 (division B of Public Law 109-289, as 
     amended by Public Law 110-5) is amended by inserting the 
     following after ``$5,000,000'': ``(together with an 
     additional $7,000,000 which shall be transferred by the 
     Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation as an authorized 
     administrative cost)''.
       Sec. 3602. Section 20625(b)(1) of the Continuing 
     Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (division B of Public Law 
     109-289, as amended by Public Law 110-5) is amended by--
       (1) striking ``$7,172,994,000'' and inserting 
     ``$7,176,431,000'';
       (2) amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows:
       ``(A) $5,454,824,000 shall be for basic grants under 
     section 1124 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
     1965 (ESEA), of which up to $3,437,000 shall be available to 
     the Secretary of Education on October 1, 2006, to obtain 
     annually updated educational-agency-level census poverty data 
     from the Bureau of the Census;''; and
       (3) amending subparagraph (C) to read as follows:
       ``(C) not to exceed $2,352,000 may be available for section 
     1608 of the ESEA and for a clearinghouse on comprehensive 
     school reform under part D of title V of the ESEA;''.
       Sec. 3603. (a) From the amounts available for Department of 
     Education, Safe Schools and Citizenship Education as provided 
     by the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007, 
     $321,500,000 shall be available for Safe and Drug-Free 
     Schools State Grants and $247,335,000 shall be available for 
     Safe and Drug-Free Schools National Programs.
       (b) Of the amount available for Safe and Drug-Free National 
     Programs, not less than $25,000,000 shall be for competitive 
     grants to local educational agencies to address youth 
     violence and related issues.
       (c) The competition under subsection (b) shall be limited 
     to local educational agencies that operate schools currently 
     identified as persistently dangerous under section 9532 of 
     the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.

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       Sec. 3604. The provision in the first proviso under the 
     heading ``Rehabilitation Services and Disability Research'' 
     in the Department of Education Appropriations Act, 2006, 
     relating to alternative financing programs under section 
     4(b)(2)(D) of the Assistive Technology Act of 1998 shall not 
     apply to funds appropriated by the Continuing Appropriations 
     Resolution, 2007.


                          (transfer of funds)

       Sec. 3605. Notwithstanding sections 20639 and 20640 of the 
     Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007, as amended by 
     section 2 of the Revised Continuing Appropriations 
     Resolution, 2007 (Public Law 110-5), the Chief Executive 
     Officer of the Corporation for National and Community Service 
     may transfer an amount of not more than $1,360,000 from the 
     account under the heading ``National and Community Service 
     Programs, Operating Expenses'' under the heading 
     ``Corporation for National and Community Service'', to the 
     account under the heading ``Salaries and Expenses'' under the 
     heading ``Corporation for National and Community Service''.
       Sec. 3606. Section 1310.12(a) of title 45 of the Code of 
     Federal Regulations (October 1, 2004) shall be effective 30 
     days after enactment of this Act except that any vehicles in 
     use to transport Head Start children as of January 1, 2007, 
     shall not be subject to a requirement under that part 
     regarding rear emergency exit doors for two years after the 
     date of enactment.
       The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall revise the 
     allowable alternate vehicle standards described in that part 
     1310 (or any corresponding similar regulation or ruling) to 
     exempt from Federal seat spacing requirements and supporting 
     seating requirements related to compartmentalization any 
     vehicle used to transport children for a Head Start program 
     if the vehicle meets federal motor vehicle safety standards 
     for seating systems, occupant crash protection, seat belt 
     assemblies, and child restraint anchorage systems consistent 
     with that part 1310 (or any corresponding similar regulation 
     or ruling). Such revision shall be made in a manner 
     consistent with the findings of the National Highway Traffic 
     Safety Administration, pursuant to its study on occupant 
     protection on Head Start transit vehicles, related to the 
     Government Accountability Office report GAO-06-767R.


                         (including rescission)

       Sec. 3607. (a) From the amounts made available by the 
     Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (Public Law 109-
     289, as amended by the Revised Continuing Appropriations 
     Resolution, 2007 (Public Law 110-5)) for the Office of the 
     Secretary, General Departmental Management under the 
     Department of Health and Human Services, $1,000,000 are 
     rescinded.
       (b) For the activities carried out by the Secretary of 
     Education under section 3(a) of Public Law 108-406 (42 U.S.C. 
     15001 note), $1,000,000.


                         (including RESCISSION)

       Sec. 3608. (a) From the amounts made available by the 
     Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 for ``Department 
     of Education, Student Aid Administration'', $2,000,000 are 
     rescinded.
       (b) For an additional amount for ``Department of Education, 
     Higher Education'' under part B of title VII of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965 which shall be used to make a grant to 
     the University of Vermont for the Educational Excellence 
     Program, $2,000,000.
       Sec. 3609. Section 1820 of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 1395i-4) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (j) as subsection (k); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (i) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(j) Delta Health Initiative.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary is authorized to award a 
     grant to the Delta Health Alliance, a nonprofit alliance of 
     academic institutions in the Mississippi Delta region, to 
     solicit and fund proposals from local governments, hospitals, 
     health care clinics, academic institutions, and rural public 
     health-related entities and organizations for research 
     development, educational programs, health care services, job 
     training, planning, construction, and the equipment of public 
     health-related facilities in the Mississippi Delta region.
       ``(2) Federal interest in property.--With respect to funds 
     used under this subsection for construction or alteration of 
     property, the Federal interest in the property shall last for 
     a period of 1 year following completion or until the Federal 
     Government is compensated for its proportionate interest in 
     the property if the property use changes or the property is 
     transferred or sold, whichever time period is less. At the 
     conclusion of such period, the Notice of Federal Interest in 
     such property shall be removed.
       ``(3) Authorization of appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary 
     to carry out this subsection in fiscal year 2007 and in each 
     of the five succeeding fiscal years.''.

                               CHAPTER 7

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER

       Sec. 3701. Section 2(c) of the Legislative Branch 
     Appropriations Act, 1993 (2 U.S.C. 121d(c)) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) The Secretary of the Senate may transfer from the 
     fund to the Senate Employee Child Care Center proceeds from 
     the sale of holiday ornaments by the Senate Gift Shop for the 
     purpose of funding necessary activities and expenses of the 
     Center, including scholarships, educational supplies, and 
     equipment.''.


                         (including rescission)

       Sec. 3702. (a) Of the funds provided for the ``Capitol 
     Guide Service and Special Services Office'' in section 
     20703(a) of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 
     (as added by section 2 of the Revised Continuing 
     Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (Public Law 110-5)), 
     $3,500,000 are rescinded.
       (b) For an additional amount for ``Capitol Guide Service 
     and Special Services Office'', $3,500,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2008.

                               CHAPTER 8

                    GENERAL PROVISION--THIS CHAPTER

       Sec. 3801. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     appropriations made by Public Law 110-5, or any other Act, 
     which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs contributes to the 
     Department of Defense/Department of Veterans Affairs Health 
     Care Sharing Incentive Fund under the authority of section 
     8111(d) of title 38, United States Code, shall remain 
     available until expended for any purpose authorized by 
     section 8111 of title 38, United States Code.

                               CHAPTER 9

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER


                        CONSULTATION REQUIREMENT

       Sec. 3901. Of the funds provided in the Revised Continuing 
     Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (Public Law 110-5) for the 
     United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission, 
     $1,000,000 shall be available for obligation only in 
     accordance with a spending plan submitted to and approved by 
     the Committees on Appropriations which addresses the 
     recommendations of the Government Accountability Office's 
     audit of the Commission.


                          TECHNICAL AMENDMENT

       Sec. 3902. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     subsection (c) under the heading ``Assistance for the 
     Independent States of the Former Soviet Union'' in Public Law 
     109-102, shall not apply to funds appropriated by the 
     Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (Public Law 109-
     289, division B) as amended by Public Laws 109-369, 109-383, 
     and 110-5.
       (b) Section 534(k) of the Foreign Operations, Export 
     Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2006 
     (Public Law 109-102) is amended, in the second proviso, by 
     inserting after ``subsection (b) of that section'' the 
     following: ``and the requirement that a majority of the 
     members of the board of directors be United States citizens 
     provided in subsection (d)(3)(B) of that section''.
       (c) Subject to section 101(c)(2) of the Continuing 
     Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (division B of Public Law 
     109-289, as amended by Public Law 110-5), the amount of funds 
     appropriated for ``Foreign Military Financing Program'' 
     pursuant to such Resolution shall be construed to be the 
     total of the amount appropriated for such program by section 
     20401 of that Resolution and the amount made available for 
     such program by section 591 of the Foreign Operations, Export 
     Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2006 
     (Public Law 109-102) which is made applicable to the fiscal 
     year 2007 by the provisions of such Resolution.

                               CHAPTER 10

              DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

             Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight


                         Salaries and Expenses

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For an additional amount to carry out the Federal Housing 
     Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992, 
     $4,800,000, to remain available until expended, to be derived 
     from the Federal Housing Enterprises Oversight Fund and to be 
     subject to the same terms and conditions pertaining to funds 
     provided under this heading in Public Law 109-115: Provided, 
     That not to exceed the total amount provided for these 
     activities for fiscal year 2007 shall be available from the 
     general fund of the Treasury to the extent necessary to incur 
     obligations and make expenditures pending the receipt of 
     collections to the Fund: Provided further, That the general 
     fund amount shall be reduced as collections are received 
     during the fiscal year so as to result in a final 
     appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more 
     than $0.

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER

       Sec. 4001. Hereafter, funds limited or appropriated for the 
     Department of Transportation may be obligated or expended to 
     grant authority to a Mexican motor carrier to operate beyond 
     United States municipalities and commercial zones on the 
     United States-Mexico border only to the extent that--
       (1) granting such authority is first tested as part of a 
     pilot program;
       (2) such pilot program complies with the requirements of 
     section 350 of Public Law 107-87 and the requirements of 
     section 31315(c) of title 49, United States Code, related to 
     pilot programs; and
       (3) simultaneous and comparable authority to operate within 
     Mexico is made available to motor carriers domiciled in the 
     United States.
       Sec. 4002. Section 21033 of the Continuing Appropriations 
     Resolution, 2007 (division B of Public Law 109-289, as 
     amended by Public Law 110-5) is amended by adding after the 
     second proviso: ``: Provided further, That

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     paragraph (2) under such heading in Public Law 109-115 (119 
     Stat. 2441) shall be funded at $149,300,000, but additional 
     section 8 tenant protection rental assistance costs may be 
     funded in 2007 by using unobligated balances, notwithstanding 
     the purposes for which such amounts were appropriated, 
     including recaptures and carryover, remaining from funds 
     appropriated to the Department of Housing and Urban 
     Development under this heading, the heading ``Annual 
     Contributions for Assisted Housing'', the heading ``Housing 
     Certificate Fund'', and the heading ``Project-Based Rental 
     Assistance'' for fiscal year 2006 and prior fiscal years: 
     Provided further, That paragraph (3) under such heading in 
     Public Law 109-115 (119 Stat. 2441) shall be funded at 
     $47,500,000: Provided further, That paragraph (4) under such 
     heading in Public Law 109-115 (119 Stat. 2441) shall be 
     funded at $5,900,000: Provided further, That paragraph (5) 
     under such heading in Public Law 109-115 (119 Stat. 2441) 
     shall be funded at $1,281,100,000, of which $1,251,100,000 
     shall be allocated for the calendar year 2007 funding cycle 
     on a pro rata basis to public housing agencies based on the 
     amount public housing agencies were eligible to receive in 
     calendar year 2006, and of which up to $30,000,000 shall be 
     available to the Secretary to allocate to public housing 
     agencies that need additional funds to administer their 
     section 8 programs, with up to $20,000,000 to be for fees 
     associated with section 8 tenant protection rental 
     assistance''.
       Sec. 4003. The dates for subsidy reductions and 
     demonstrations for discontinuance of reductions in operating 
     subsidy under the new operating fund formula, pursuant to HUD 
     regulations at 24 CFR 990.230, shall be moved forward so that 
     the first demonstration date for asset management compliance 
     shall be September 1, 2007, and reductions in subsidy for 
     calendar year 2007 shall be limited to the 5 percent amount 
     referred to in such regulations. Any public housing agency 
     that has filed information to demonstrate compliance on or 
     prior to April 15, 2007 shall be permitted to re-file the 
     same or different information to demonstrate such compliance 
     on or before September 1, 2007.

                               CHAPTER 11

                      GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS ACT


                         AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS

       Sec. 4101. No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current 
     fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.


                   EMERGENCY DESIGNATION FOR TITLE I

       Sec. 4102. Amounts provided in title I of this Act are 
     designated as emergency requirements pursuant to section 402 
     of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent 
     resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006.


                   EMERGENCY DESIGNATION FOR TITLE II

       Sec. 4103. Amounts provided in title II of this Act are 
     designated as emergency requirements pursuant to section 402 
     of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent 
     resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006.

                    TITLE IV--EMERGENCY FARM RELIEF

     SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Emergency Farm Relief Act 
     of 2007''.

     SEC. 402. DEFINITIONS.

       In this title:
       (1) Additional coverage.--The term ``additional coverage'' 
     has the meaning given the term in section 502(b)(1) of the 
     Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1502(b)(1)).
       (2) Applicable crop.--The term ``applicable crop'' means 1 
     or more crops planted, or prevented from being planted, 
     during, as elected by the producers on a farm, 1 of--
       (A) the 2005 crop year;
       (B) the 2006 crop year; or
       (C) that part of the 2007 crop year that takes place before 
     the end of the applicable period.
       (3) Applicable period.--The term ``applicable period'' 
     means the period beginning on January 1, 2005 and ending on 
     February 28, 2007.
       (4) Disaster county.--The term ``disaster county'' means--
       (A) a county included in the geographic area covered by a 
     natural disaster declaration; and
       (B) each county contiguous to a county described in 
     subparagraph (A).
       (5) Hurricane-affected county.--The term ``hurricane-
     affected county'' means--
       (A) a county included in the geographic area covered by a 
     natural disaster declaration related to Hurricane Katrina, 
     Hurricane Rita, Hurricane Wilma, or a related condition; and
       (B) each county contiguous to a county described in 
     subparagraph (A).
       (6) Insurable commodity.--The term ``insurable commodity'' 
     means an agricultural commodity (excluding livestock) for 
     which the producers on a farm are eligible to obtain a policy 
     or plan of insurance under the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 
     U.S.C. 1501 et seq.).
       (7) Livestock.--The term ``livestock'' includes--
       (A) cattle (including dairy cattle);
       (B) bison;
       (C) poultry;
       (D) sheep;
       (E) swine; and
       (F) other livestock, as determined by the Secretary.
       (8) Natural disaster declaration.--The term ``natural 
     disaster declaration'' means a natural disaster declared by 
     the Secretary during the applicable period under section 
     321(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 
     U.S.C. 1961(a)).
       (9) Noninsurable commodity.--The term ``noninsurable 
     commodity'' means a crop for which the producers on a farm 
     are eligible to obtain assistance under section 196 of the 
     Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 
     U.S.C. 7333).
       (10) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Agriculture.

               Subtitle A--Agricultural Production Losses

     SEC. 411. CROP DISASTER ASSISTANCE.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall use such sums as are 
     necessary of funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation to 
     make emergency financial assistance authorized under this 
     section available to producers on a farm that have incurred 
     qualifying losses described in subsection (c).
       (b) Administration.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     Secretary shall make assistance available under this section 
     in the same manner as provided under section 815 of the 
     Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration 
     and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public Law 
     106-387; 114 Stat. 1549A-55), including using the same loss 
     thresholds for quantity and economic losses as were used in 
     administering that section, except that the payment rate 
     shall be 55 percent of the established price, instead of 65 
     percent.
       (2) Noninsured producers.--For producers on a farm that 
     were eligible to acquire crop insurance for the applicable 
     production loss and failed to do so or failed to submit an 
     application for the noninsured assistance program for the 
     loss, the Secretary shall make assistance in accordance with 
     paragraph (1), except that the payment rate shall be 20 
     percent of the established price, instead of 50 percent.
       (c) Qualifying Losses.--Assistance under this section shall 
     be made available to producers on farms, other than producers 
     of sugar beets, that incurred qualifying quantity or quality 
     losses for the applicable crop due to damaging weather or any 
     related condition (including losses due to crop diseases, 
     insects, and delayed harvest), as determined by the 
     Secretary.
       (d) Quality Losses.--
       (1) In general.--In addition to any payment received under 
     subsection (b), the Secretary shall use such sums as are 
     necessary of funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation to 
     make payments to producers on a farm described in subsection 
     (a) that incurred a quality loss for the applicable crop of a 
     commodity in an amount equal to the product obtained by 
     multiplying--
       (A) the payment quantity determined under paragraph (2);
       (B)(i) in the case of an insurable commodity, the coverage 
     level elected by the insured under the policy or plan of 
     insurance under the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 
     et seq.); or
       (ii) in the case of a noninsurable commodity, the 
     applicable coverage level for the payment quantity determined 
     under paragraph (2); by
       (C) 55 percent of the payment rate determined under 
     paragraph (3).
       (2) Payment quantity.--For the purpose of paragraph (1)(A), 
     the payment quantity for quality losses for a crop of a 
     commodity on a farm shall equal the lesser of--
       (A) the actual production of the crop affected by a quality 
     loss of the commodity on the farm; or
       (B)(i) in the case of an insurable commodity, the actual 
     production history for the commodity by the producers on the 
     farm under the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et 
     seq.); or
       (ii) in the case of a noninsurable commodity, the 
     established yield for the crop for the producers on the farm 
     under section 196 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and 
     Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7333).
       (3) Payment rate.--
       (A) In general.--For the purpose of paragraph (1)(B), the 
     payment rate for quality losses for a crop of a commodity on 
     a farm shall be equal to the difference between (as 
     determined by the applicable State committee of the Farm 
     Service Agency)--
       (i) the per unit market value that the units of the crop 
     affected by the quality loss would have had if the crop had 
     not suffered a quality loss; and
       (ii) the per unit market value of the units of the crop 
     affected by the quality loss.
       (B) Factors.--In determining the payment rate for quality 
     losses for a crop of a commodity on a farm, the applicable 
     State committee of the Farm Service Agency shall take into 
     account--
       (i) the average local market quality discounts that 
     purchasers applied to the commodity during the first 2 months 
     following the normal harvest period for the commodity;
       (ii) the loan rate and repayment rate established for the 
     commodity under the marketing loan program established for 
     the commodity under subtitle B of title I of the Farm 
     Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 7931 et 
     seq.);
       (iii) the market value of the commodity if sold into a 
     secondary market; and
       (iv) other factors determined appropriate by the committee.
       (4) Eligibility.--
       (A) In general.--For producers on a farm to be eligible to 
     obtain a payment for a quality loss for a crop under this 
     subsection--
       (i) the amount obtained by multiplying the per unit loss 
     determined under paragraph (1)

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     by the number of units affected by the quality loss shall be 
     reduced by the amount of any indemnification received by the 
     producers on the farm for quality loss adjustment for the 
     commodity under a policy or plan of insurance under the 
     Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.); and
       (ii) the remainder shall be at least 25 percent of the 
     value that all affected production of the crop would have had 
     if the crop had not suffered a quality loss.
       (B) Ineligibility.--If the amount of a quality loss payment 
     for a commodity for the producers on a farm determined under 
     this paragraph is equal to or less than zero, the producers 
     on the farm shall be ineligible for assistance for the 
     commodity under this subsection.
       (5) Eligible production.--The Secretary shall carry out 
     this subsection in a fair and equitable manner for all 
     eligible production, including the production of fruits and 
     vegetables, other specialty crops, and field crops.
       (e) Election of Crop Year.--If a producer incurred 
     qualifying crop losses in more than 1 of the crop years 
     during the applicable period, the producers on a farm shall 
     elect to receive assistance under this section for losses 
     incurred in only 1 of the crop years.
       (f) Payment Limitation.--
       (1) Limitation.--Assistance provided under this section to 
     the producers on a farm for losses to a crop, together with 
     the amounts specified in paragraph (2) applicable to the same 
     crop, may not exceed 95 percent of what the value of the crop 
     would have been in the absence of the losses, as estimated by 
     the Secretary.
       (2) Other payments.--In applying the limitation in 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary shall include the following:
       (A) Any crop insurance payment made under the Federal Crop 
     Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) or payment under 
     section 196 of the Federal Agricultural Improvement and 
     Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7333) that the producers on the 
     farm receive for losses to the same crop.
       (B) The value of the crop that was not lost (if any), as 
     estimated by the Secretary.
       (g) Timing.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary 
     shall make payments to producers on a farm for a crop under 
     this section not later than 60 days after the date the 
     producers on the farm submit to the Secretary a completed 
     application for the payments.
       (2) Interest.--If the Secretary does not make payments to 
     the producers on a farm by the date described in paragraph 
     (1), the Secretary shall pay to the producers on a farm 
     interest on the payments at a rate equal to the current (as 
     of the sign-up deadline established by the Secretary) market 
     yield on outstanding, marketable obligations of the United 
     States with maturities of 30 years.

     SEC. 412. DAIRY ASSISTANCE.

       The Secretary shall use $95,000,000 of funds of the 
     Commodity Credit Corporation to make payments to dairy 
     producers for dairy production losses in disaster counties.

     SEC. 413. MILK INCOME LOSS CONTRACT PROGRAM.

       Section 1502(c)(3) of the Farm Security and Rural 
     Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 7982(c)(3)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by adding ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``August'' and all 
     that follows through the end and inserting ``September 30, 
     2007, 34 percent.''; and
       (3) by striking subparagraph (C).

     SEC. 414. LIVESTOCK ASSISTANCE.

       (a) Livestock Compensation Program.--
       (1) Use of commodity credit corporation funds.--Effective 
     beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
     shall use funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation to carry 
     out the 2002 Livestock Compensation Program announced by the 
     Secretary on October 10, 2002 (67 Fed. Reg. 63070), to 
     provide compensation for livestock losses during the 
     applicable period for losses (including losses due to 
     blizzards that began in calendar year 2006 and continued in 
     January 2007) due to a disaster, as determined by the 
     Secretary, except that the payment rate shall be 80 percent 
     of the payment rate established for the 2002 Livestock 
     Compensation Program.
       (2) Eligible applicants.--In carrying out the program 
     described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall provide 
     assistance to any applicant for livestock losses during the 
     applicable period that--
       (A)(i) conducts a livestock operation that is located in a 
     disaster county, including any applicant conducting a 
     livestock operation with eligible livestock (within the 
     meaning of the livestock assistance program under section 
     101(b) of division B of Public Law 108-324 (118 Stat. 1234)); 
     or
       (ii) produces an animal described in section 10806(a)(1) of 
     the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (21 U.S.C. 
     321d(a)(1));
       (B) demonstrates to the Secretary that the applicant 
     suffered a material loss of pasture or hay production, or 
     experienced substantially increased feed costs, due to 
     damaging weather or a related condition during the calendar 
     year, as determined by the Secretary; and
       (C) meets all other eligibility requirements established by 
     the Secretary for the program.
       (3) Mitigation.--In determining the eligibility for or 
     amount of payments for which a producer is eligible under the 
     livestock compensation program, the Secretary shall not 
     penalize a producer that takes actions (recognizing disaster 
     conditions) that reduce the average number of livestock the 
     producer owned for grazing during the production year for 
     which assistance is being provided.
       (4) Payments for reduction in grazing on federal land.--
       (A) In general.--In carrying out this subsection, the 
     Secretary shall make payments to livestock producers that are 
     in proportion to any reduction during calendar year 2007 in 
     grazing on Federal land in a disaster county leased by the 
     producers a result of actions described in subparagraph (B).
       (B) Federal actions.--Actions referred to in subparagraph 
     (A) are actions taken during calendar year 2007 by the Bureau 
     of Land Management or other Federal agency to restrict or 
     prohibit grazing otherwise allowed under the terms of the 
     lease of the producers in order to expedite the recovery of 
     the Federal land from drought, wildfire, or other natural 
     disaster declared by the Secretary during the applicable 
     period.
       (5) Limitation.--The Secretary shall ensure, to the maximum 
     extent practicable, that producers on a farm do not receive 
     duplicative payments under this subsection and another 
     Federal program with respect to any loss.
       (b) Livestock Indemnity Payments.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall use such sums as are 
     necessary of funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation to 
     make livestock indemnity payments to producers on farms that 
     have incurred livestock losses during the applicable period 
     (including losses due to blizzards that began in calendar 
     year 2006 and continued in January 2007) due to a disaster, 
     as determined by the Secretary, including losses due to 
     hurricanes, floods, anthrax, wildfires, and extreme heat.
       (2) Payment rates.--Indemnity payments to a producer on a 
     farm under paragraph (1) shall be made at a rate of not less 
     than 30 percent of the market value of the applicable 
     livestock on the day before the date of death of the 
     livestock, as determined by the Secretary.
       (c) Ewe Lamb Replacement and Retention.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall use $13,000,000 of 
     funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation to make payments to 
     producers located in disaster counties under the Ewe Lamb 
     Replacement and Retention Payment Program under part 784 of 
     title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor 
     regulation) for each qualifying ewe lamb retained or 
     purchased during the period beginning on January 1, 2006, and 
     ending on December 31, 2006, by the producers.
       (2) Ineligibility for other assistance.--A producer that 
     receives assistance under this subsection shall not be 
     eligible to receive assistance under subsection (a).
       (d) Election of Production Year.--If a producer incurred 
     qualifying production losses in more than one of the 
     production years, the producers on a farm shall elect to 
     receive assistance under this section in only one of the 
     production years.
       (e) Exception.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
     section, livestock producers on a farm shall be eligible to 
     receive assistance under subsection (a) or livestock 
     indemnity payments under subsection (b) if the producers on a 
     farm--
       (1) have livestock operations in a county included in the 
     geographic area covered by a major disaster or emergency 
     designated by the President under the Robert T. Stafford 
     Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 
     et seq.) due to blizzards, ice storms, or other winter-
     related causes during the period of December 2006 through 
     January 2007; and
       (2) meet all eligibility requirements for the assistance or 
     payments other than the requirements relating to disaster 
     declarations by the Secretary under subsections (a) and 
     (b)(1).

     SEC. 415. FLOODED CROP AND GRAZING LAND.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall compensate eligible 
     owners of flooded crop and grazing land in the State of North 
     Dakota.
       (b) Eligibility.--
       (1) In general.--To be eligible to receive compensation 
     under this section, an owner shall own land described in 
     subsection (a) that, during the 2 crop years preceding 
     receipt of compensation, was rendered incapable of use for 
     the production of an agricultural commodity or for grazing 
     purposes (in a manner consistent with the historical use of 
     the land) as the result of flooding, as determined by the 
     Secretary.
       (2) Inclusions.--Land described in paragraph (1) shall 
     include--
       (A) land that has been flooded;
       (B) land that has been rendered inaccessible due to 
     flooding; and
       (C) a reasonable buffer strip adjoining the flooded land, 
     as determined by the Secretary.
       (3) Administration.--The Secretary may establish--
       (A) reasonable minimum acreage levels for individual 
     parcels of land for which owners may receive compensation 
     under this section; and
       (B) the location and area of adjoining flooded land for 
     which owners may receive compensation under this section.
       (c) Sign-up.--The Secretary shall establish a sign-up 
     program for eligible owners to apply for compensation from 
     the Secretary under this section.
       (d) Compensation Payments.--

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       (1) In general.--Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the 
     rate of an annual compensation payment under this section 
     shall be equal to 90 percent of the average annual per acre 
     rental payment rate (at the time of entry into the contract) 
     for comparable crop or grazing land that has not been flooded 
     and remains in production in the county where the flooded 
     land is located, as determined by the Secretary.
       (2) Reduction.--An annual compensation payment under this 
     section shall be reduced by the amount of any conservation 
     program rental payments or Federal agricultural commodity 
     program payments received by the owner for the land during 
     any crop year for which compensation is received under this 
     section.
       (3) Exclusion.--During any year in which an owner receives 
     compensation for flooded land under this section, the owner 
     shall not be eligible to participate in or receive benefits 
     for the flooded land under--
       (A) the Federal crop insurance program established under 
     the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.);
       (B) the noninsured crop assistance program established 
     under section 196 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and 
     Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7333); or
       (C) any Federal agricultural crop disaster assistance 
     program.
       (e) Relationship to Agricultural Commodity Programs.--The 
     Secretary, by regulation, shall provide for the preservation 
     of cropland base, allotment history, and payment yields 
     applicable to land described in subsection (a) that was 
     rendered incapable of use for the production of an 
     agricultural commodity or for grazing purposes as the result 
     of flooding.
       (f) Use of Land.--
       (1) In general.--An owner that receives compensation under 
     this section for flooded land shall take such actions as are 
     necessary to not degrade any wildlife habitat on the land 
     that has naturally developed as a result of the flooding.
       (2) Recreational activities.--To encourage owners that 
     receive compensation for flooded land to allow public access 
     to and use of the land for recreational activities, as 
     determined by the Secretary, the Secretary may--
       (A) offer an eligible owner additional compensation; and
       (B) provide compensation for additional acreage under this 
     section.
       (g) Funding.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall use $6,000,000 of 
     funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation to carry out this 
     section.
       (2) Pro-rated payments.--In a case in which the amount made 
     available under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year is 
     insufficient to compensate all eligible owners under this 
     section, the Secretary shall pro-rate payments for that 
     fiscal year on a per acre basis.

     SEC. 416. SUGAR BEET AND SUGAR CANE DISASTER ASSISTANCE.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall use $24,000,000 of 
     funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation to provide 
     assistance to sugar beet producers that suffered production 
     losses (including quality losses) for the applicable crop.
       (b) Requirement.--The Secretary shall make payments under 
     subsection (a) in the same manner as payments were made under 
     section 208 of the Agricultural Assistance Act of 2003 
     (Public Law 108-7; 117 Stat. 544), including using the same 
     indemnity benefits as were used in carrying out that section.
       (c) Hawaii.--The Secretary shall use $3,000,000 of funds of 
     the Commodity Credit Corporation to assist sugarcane growers 
     in Hawaii by making a payment in that amount to an 
     agricultural transportation cooperative in Hawaii, the 
     members of which are eligible to obtain a loan under section 
     156(a) of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act 
     of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7272(a)).
       (d) Election of Crop Year.--If a producer incurred 
     qualifying crop losses in more than one of the crop years 
     during the applicable period, the producers on a farm shall 
     elect to receive assistance under this section for losses 
     incurred in only one of the crop years.

     SEC. 417. NONINSURED CROP ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

       Section 196(c) of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and 
     Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7333(c)) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:
       ``(5) Loss assessment for grazing.--The Secretary shall 
     permit the use of 1 claims adjustor certified by the 
     Secretary to assess the quantity of loss on the acreage or 
     allotment of a producer devoted to grazing for livestock 
     under this section.''.

     SEC. 418. REDUCTION IN PAYMENTS.

       The amount of any payment for which a producer is eligible 
     under this subtitle shall be reduced by any amount received 
     by the producer for the same loss or any similar loss under--
       (1) the Department of Defense, Emergency Supplemental 
     Appropriations to Address Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, 
     and Pandemic Influenza Act, 2006 (Public Law 109-148; 119 
     Stat. 2680);
       (2) an agricultural disaster assistance provision contained 
     in the announcement of the Secretary on January 26, 2006, or 
     August 29, 2006;
       (3) the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for 
     Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 
     2006 (Public Law 109-234; 120 Stat. 418); or
       (4) the Livestock Assistance Grant Program announced by the 
     Secretary on August 29, 2006.

         Subtitle B--Small Business Economic Loss Grant Program

     SEC. 421. SMALL BUSINESS ECONOMIC LOSS GRANT PROGRAM.

       (a) Definition of Qualified State.--In this section, the 
     term ``qualified State'' means a State in which at least 50 
     percent of the counties of the State were declared to be 
     primary agricultural disaster areas by the Secretary during 
     the applicable period.
       (b) Grants to Qualified States.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall use $100,000,000 of 
     funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation to make grants to 
     State departments of agriculture or comparable State agencies 
     in qualified States.
       (2) Amount.--
       (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the Secretary 
     shall allocate grants among qualified States described in 
     paragraph (1) based on the average value of agricultural 
     sector production in the qualified State, determined as a 
     percentage of the gross domestic product of the qualified 
     State.
       (B) Minimum amount.--The minimum amount of a grant under 
     this subsection shall be $500,000.
       (3) Requirement.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
     this subsection, a qualified State shall agree to carry out 
     an expedited disaster assistance program to provide direct 
     payments to qualified small businesses in accordance with 
     subsection (c).
       (c) Direct Payments to Qualified Small Businesses.--
       (1) In general.--In carrying out an expedited disaster 
     assistance program described in subsection (b)(3), a 
     qualified State shall provide direct payments to eligible 
     small businesses in the qualified State that suffered 
     material economic losses during the applicable period as a 
     direct result of weather-related agricultural losses to the 
     crop or livestock production sectors of the qualified State, 
     as determined by the Secretary.
       (2) Eligibility.--
       (A) In general.--To be eligible to receive a direct payment 
     under paragraph (1), a small business shall--
       (i) have less than $15,000,000 in average annual gross 
     income from all business activities, at least 75 percent of 
     which shall be directly related to production agriculture or 
     agriculture support industries, as determined by the 
     Secretary;
       (ii) verify the amount of economic loss attributable to 
     weather-related agricultural losses using such documentation 
     as the Secretary and the head of the qualified State agency 
     may require;
       (iii) have suffered losses attributable to weather-related 
     agricultural disasters that equal at least 50 percent of the 
     total economic loss of the small business for each year a 
     grant is requested; and
       (iv) demonstrate that the grant will materially improve the 
     likelihood the business will--

       (I) recover from the disaster; and
       (II) continue to service and support production 
     agriculture.

       (B) Emergency grants to assist low-income migrant and 
     seasonal farmworkers.--
       (i) Funds made available by this subtitle may be used to 
     carry out assistance programs in States that are consistent 
     with the purpose and intent of the program authorized at 
     section 2281 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation and Trade 
     Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 5177a).
       (ii) In carrying out this subparagraph, a qualified State 
     may waive the gross income requirement at subparagraph (A)(i) 
     of this paragraph.
       (3) Requirements.--A direct payment to small business under 
     this subsection shall--
       (A) be limited to not more than 2 years of documented 
     losses; and
       (B) be in an amount of not more than 75 percent of the 
     documented average economic loss attributable to weather-
     related agriculture disasters for each eligible year in the 
     qualified State.
       (4) Insufficient funding.--If the grant funds received by a 
     qualified State agency under subsection (b) are insufficient 
     to fund the direct payments of the qualified State agency 
     under this subsection, the qualified State agency may apply a 
     proportional reduction to all of the direct payments.

                          Subtitle C--Forestry

     SEC. 431. TREE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

       (a) Definition of Tree.--In this section, the term ``tree'' 
     includes--
       (1) a tree (including a Christmas tree, ornamental tree, 
     nursery tree, and potted tree);
       (2) a bush (including a shrub, nursery shrub, nursery bush, 
     ornamental bush, ornamental shrub, potted bush, and potted 
     shrub); and
       (3) a vine (including a nursery vine and ornamental vine).
       (b) Program.--Except as otherwise provided in this section, 
     the Secretary shall use such sums as are necessary of the 
     funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation to provide 
     assistance under the terms and conditions of the tree 
     assistance program established under subtitle C of title X of 
     the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 
     8201 et seq.) to--
       (1) producers who suffered tree losses in disaster 
     counties; and
       (2) fruit and tree nut producers in disaster counties.
       (c) Costs.--Funds made available under this section shall 
     also be made available to cover costs associated with tree 
     pruning,

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     tree rehabilitation, and other appropriate tree-related 
     activities as determined by the Secretary.
       (d) Scope of Assistance.--Assistance under this section 
     shall compensate for losses resulting from disasters during 
     the applicable period.

                        Subtitle D--Conservation

     SEC. 441. EMERGENCY CONSERVATION PROGRAM.

       The Secretary shall use an additional $35,000,000 of funds 
     of the Commodity Credit Corporation to carry out emergency 
     measures, including wildfire recovery efforts in Montana and 
     other States, identified by the Administrator of the Farm 
     Service Agency as of the date of enactment of this Act 
     through the emergency conservation program established under 
     title IV of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 
     2201 et seq.), of which $3,000,000 shall be to repair broken 
     irrigation pipelines and damaged and collapsed water tanks, 
     $1,000,000 to provide emergency loans for losses of 
     agricultural income, and $2,000,000 to repair ditch 
     irrigation systems in conjunction with the Presidential 
     declaration of a major disaster (FEMA-1664-DR), dated October 
     17, 2006, and related determinations issued under the 
     authority of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
     Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121-5206 (the Stafford 
     Act): Provided, That the Secretary may transfer a portion of 
     these funds to the Natural Resources Conservation Service, to 
     include Resource Conservation and Development councils.

     SEC. 442. EMERGENCY WATERSHED PROTECTION PROGRAM.

       The Secretary shall use an additional $50,000,000 of funds 
     of the Commodity Credit Corporation to carry out emergency 
     measures identified by the Chief of the Natural Resources 
     Conservation Service as of the date of enactment of this Act 
     through the emergency watershed protection program 
     established under section 403 of the Agricultural Credit Act 
     of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2203).

     SEC. 443. CONSERVATION SECURITY PROGRAM.

       Section 20115 of Public Law 110-5 is amended by striking 
     ``section 726'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 726; 
     section 741''.

                    Subtitle E--Farm Service Agency

     SEC. 451. FUNDING FOR ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATIVE 
                   SUPPORT.

       The Secretary shall use $30,000,000 of funds of the 
     Commodity Credit Corporation--
       (1) of which $9,000,000 shall be used to hire additional 
     County Farm Service Agency personnel to expedite the 
     implementation of, and delivery under, the agricultural 
     disaster and economic assistance programs under this title; 
     and
       (2) to be used as the Secretary determines to be necessary 
     to carry out this and other agriculture and disaster 
     assistance programs.

                       Subtitle F--Miscellaneous

     SEC. 461. CONTRACT WAIVER.

       In carrying out this title and section 101(a)(5) of the 
     Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Hurricane Disasters 
     Assistance Act, 2005 (Public Law 108-324; 118 Stat. 1233), 
     the Secretary shall not require participation in a crop 
     insurance pilot program relating to forage.

     SEC. 462. INSECT INFESTATIONS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary, acting through the 
     Administrator of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
     Service, shall use not less than $20,000,000 of funds made 
     available from the Commodity Credit Corporation for the 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to survey and 
     control insect infestations in the States of Nevada, Idaho, 
     and Utah.
       (b) Use of Funds.--Funds described in subsection (a) shall 
     be used in a manner that promotes cooperative efforts between 
     Federal programs (including the plant protection and 
     quarantine program of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
     Service) and State and local programs carried out, in whole 
     or in part, with Federal funds to fight insect outbreaks.

     SEC. 463. FUNDING.

       The Secretary shall use the funds, facilities, and 
     authorities of the Commodity Credit Corporation to carry out 
     this title, to remain available until expended.

     SEC. 464. REGULATIONS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary may promulgate such 
     regulations as are necessary to implement this title.
       (b) Procedure.--The promulgation of the regulations and 
     administration of this title shall be made without regard 
     to--
       (1) the notice and comment provisions of section 553 of 
     title 5, United States Code;
       (2) the Statement of Policy of the Secretary of Agriculture 
     effective July 24, 1971 (36 Fed. Reg. 13804), relating to 
     notices of proposed rulemaking and public participation in 
     rulemaking; and
       (3) chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code (commonly 
     known as the ``Paperwork Reduction Act'').
       (c) Congressional Review of Agency Rulemaking.--In carrying 
     out this section, the Secretary shall use the authority 
     provided under section 808 of title 5, United States Code.

                   Subtitle G--Emergency Designation

     SEC. 471. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION.

       The amounts provided under this title are designated as an 
     emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 
     95 (109th Congress).
       This Act may be cited as the ``U.S. Troop Readiness, 
     Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability 
     Appropriations Act, 2007''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 642. Ms. LANDRIEU submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 641 proposed by Mr. Byrd to the bill H.R. 1591, making 
emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2007, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       On page 60, line 13, strike ``$150,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$755,000,000''.

       On page 60, line 16, insert after ``area'' the following: 
     ``Provided, That $605,000,000 shall be for construction of 
     the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal Lock replacement project, 
     to remain available until expended''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 643. Mr. COCHRAN (for himself, Mr. McCain, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. 
Graham, Mr. Warner, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Craig, 
Mr. Allard, Mr. Bennett, and Mr. Enzi) proposed an amendment to 
amendment SA 641 proposed by Mr. Byrd to the bill H.R. 1591, making 
emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2007, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 24, strike line 16 and all that follows through 
     page 26, line 24 and insert:

     ``SEC. 1315. BENCHMARKS FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF IRAQ.--''

                                 ______
                                 
  SA 644. Mr. REID submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 1591, making emergency supplemental appropriations 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 41, line 19 strike $214,000,000 and insert 
     $214,000,001
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 645. Mr. REID submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 1591, making emergency supplemental appropriations 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       In the amendment strike $214,000,001 and insert 
     $214,000,002.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 646. Mrs. HUTCHISON submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the bill H.R. 1591, making emergency supplemental 
appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place insert the following:
       ``Sec. ___. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs is authorized to convey without 
     consideration to the State of Texas all right, title, and 
     interest of the United States in and to a parcel of real 
     property comprising the location of the Marlin, Texas 
     Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center. In so 
     conveying, the Secretary need not comply with Federal laws 
     relating to the environment and historic preservation. 
     However, the Secretary may at his discretion undertake 
     environmental cleanup at a cost not to exceed $500,000 
     utilizing appropriations available for the environmental 
     cleanup of sites under the Department's jurisdiction. The 
     purpose of the conveyance is to permit the State of Texas to 
     utilize the property for purposes of a prison.''
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 647. Mr. SESSIONS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill H.R. 1591, making emergency supplemental 
appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 72, between lines 7 and 8, insert the following:

     SEC. 2504. MAJOR DISASTER OR EMERGENCY BENEFITS.

       (a) Fraud in Connection With Major Disaster or Emergency 
     Benefits.--
       (1) In general.--Chapter 47 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 1040. Fraud in connection with major disaster or 
       emergency benefits

       ``(a) Whoever, in a circumstance described in subsection 
     (b) of this section, knowingly--
       ``(1) falsifies, conceals, or covers up by any trick, 
     scheme, or device any material fact; or
       ``(2) makes any materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent 
     statement or representation, or makes or uses any false 
     writing or document knowing the same to contain any 
     materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or 
     representation,
     in any matter involving any benefit authorized, transported, 
     transmitted, transferred, disbursed, or paid in connection 
     with a major disaster declaration under section 401 of the 
     Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 5170) or an

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     emergency declaration under section 501 of the Robert T. 
     Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
     U.S.C. 5191), or in connection with any procurement of 
     property or services related to any emergency or major 
     disaster declaration as a prime contractor with the United 
     States or as a subcontractor or supplier on a contract in 
     which there is a prime contract with the United States, shall 
     be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 30 years, 
     or both.
       ``(b) A circumstance described in this subsection is any 
     instance where--
       ``(1) the authorization, transportation, transmission, 
     transfer, disbursement, or payment of the benefit is in or 
     affects interstate or foreign commerce;
       ``(2) the benefit is transported in the mail at any point 
     in the authorization, transportation, transmission, transfer, 
     disbursement, or payment of that benefit; or
       ``(3) the benefit is a record, voucher, payment, money, or 
     thing of value of the United States, or of any department or 
     agency thereof.
       ``(c) In this section, the term `benefit' means any record, 
     voucher, payment, money or thing of value, good, service, 
     right, or privilege provided by the United States, a State or 
     local government, or other entity.''.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 
     47 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new item:

``1040. Fraud in connection with major disaster or emergency 
              benefits.''.
       (b) Increased Criminal Penalties for Engaging in Wire, 
     Radio, and Television Fraud During and Relation to a 
     Presidentially Declared Major Disaster or Emergency.--Section 
     1343 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
     inserting: ``occurs in relation to, or involving any benefit 
     authorized, transported, transmitted, transferred, disbursed, 
     or paid in connection with, a presidentially declared major 
     disaster or emergency (as those terms are defined in section 
     102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
     Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122)), or'' after ``If the 
     violation''.
       (c) Increased Criminal Penalties for Engaging in Mail Fraud 
     During and in Relation to a Presidentially Declared Major 
     Disaster or Emergency.--Section 1341 of title 18, United 
     States Code, is amended by inserting: ``occurs in relation 
     to, or involving any benefit authorized, transported, 
     transmitted, transferred, disbursed, or paid in connection 
     with, a presidentially declared major disaster or emergency 
     (as those terms are defined in section 102 of the Robert T. 
     Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
     U.S.C. 5122)), or'' after ``If the violation''.
       (d) Directive to Sentencing Commission.--
       (1) In general.--Pursuant to its authority under section 
     994(p) of title 28, United States Code, and in accordance 
     with this subsection, the United States Sentencing Commission 
     forthwith shall--
       (A) promulgate sentencing guidelines or amend existing 
     sentencing guidelines to provide for increased penalties for 
     persons convicted of fraud or theft offenses in connection 
     with a major disaster declaration under section 401 of the 
     Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 5170) or an emergency declaration under 
     section 501 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
     Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5191); and
       (B) submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate 
     and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
     Representatives an explanation of actions taken by the 
     Commission pursuant to subparagraph (A) and any additional 
     policy recommendations the Commission may have for combating 
     offenses described in that subparagraph.
       (2) Requirements.--In carrying out this subsection, the 
     Sentencing Commission shall--
       (A) ensure that the sentencing guidelines and policy 
     statements reflect the serious nature of the offenses 
     described in paragraph (1) and the need for aggressive and 
     appropriate law enforcement action to prevent such offenses;
       (B) assure reasonable consistency with other relevant 
     directives and with other guidelines;
       (C) account for any aggravating or mitigating circumstances 
     that might justify exceptions, including circumstances for 
     which the sentencing guidelines currently provide sentencing 
     enhancements;
       (D) make any necessary conforming changes to the sentencing 
     guidelines; and
       (E) assure that the guidelines adequately meet the purposes 
     of sentencing as set forth in section 3553(a)(2) of title 18, 
     United States Code.
       (3) Emergency authority and deadline for commission 
     action.--The Commission shall promulgate the guidelines or 
     amendments provided for under this subsection as soon as 
     practicable, and in any event not later than the 30 days 
     after the date of enactment of this Act, in accordance with 
     the procedures set forth in section 21(a) of the Sentencing 
     Reform Act of 1987, as though the authority under that Act 
     had not expired.

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