[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 9]
[House]
[Pages 12115-12177]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   U.S. TROOP READINESS, VETERANS' CARE, KATRINA RECOVERY, AND IRAQ 
                ACCOUNTABILITY APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2007

  Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, pursuant to House Resolution 387, I call up 
the bill (H.R. 2206) making emergency supplemental appropriations for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes, and 
ask for its immediate consideration.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The text of the bill is as follows:

                               H.R. 2206

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

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

     SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

TITLE I--FUNDING FOR MILITARY OPERATIONS IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN
TITLE II--OTHER INTERNATIONAL AND SECURITY-RELATED FUNDING
TITLE III--ADDITIONAL HURRICANE DISASTER RELIEF AND RECOVERY
TITLE IV--OTHER EMERGENCY APPROPRIATIONS
TITLE V--OTHER MATTERS
TITLE VI--ELIMINATION OF SCHIP SHORTFALL AND OTHER HEALTH MATTERS
TITLE VII--FAIR MINIMUM WAGE AND TAX RELIEF

     SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       The following sums in this Act are appropriated, out of any 
     money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 
     fiscal year ending September 30, 2007.

    TITLE I--FUNDING FOR MILITARY OPERATIONS IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN

                   CHAPTER 1--IMMEDIATE FUNDING NEEDS

                    DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--MILITARY

                           MILITARY PERSONNEL

                        Military Personnel, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Army'', 
     $4,528,215,000.

                        Military Personnel, Navy

       For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Navy'', 
     $754,347,000.

                    Military Personnel, Marine Corps

       For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Marine 
     Corps'', $802,391,000.

                     Military Personnel, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Air 
     Force'', $689,944,000.

                        Reserve Personnel, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Reserve Personnel, Army'', 
     $73,622,000.

                        Reserve Personnel, Navy

       For an additional amount for ``Reserve Personnel, Navy'', 
     $44,623,000.

                    Reserve Personnel, Marine Corps

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

                      Reserve Personnel, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Reserve Personnel, Air 
     Force'', $7,573,000.

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                     National Guard Personnel, Army

       For an additional amount for ``National Guard Personnel, 
     Army'', $314,091,000.

                  National Guard Personnel, Air Force

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

                       OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

                    Operation and Maintenance, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Army'', $15,400,000,000.

                    Operation and Maintenance, Navy

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Navy'', $2,338,335,000.

                Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Marine Corps'', $573,297,000.

                  Operation and Maintenance, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Air Force'', $3,325,441,000.

                Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Defense-Wide'', $1,357,244,000.

                Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Army Reserve'', $37,025,000.

                Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Navy Reserve'', $55,533,000.

            Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Marine Corps Reserve'', $6,796,000.

              Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Reserve

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Air Force Reserve'', $5,080,000.

             Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Army National Guard'', $41,785,000.

             Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Air National Guard'', $19,215,000.

                    Afghanistan Security Forces Fund

       For an additional amount for ``Afghanistan Security Forces 
     Fund'', $2,953,200,000.

                       Iraq Security Forces Fund

       For an additional amount for ``Iraq Security Forces Fund'', 
     $1,921,150,000.

             Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund

       For an additional amount for ``Joint Improvised Explosive 
     Device Defeat Fund'', $1,216,400,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2008.

                              PROCUREMENT

                        Other Procurement, Army

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

                        Other Procurement, Navy

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

                       Procurement, Marine Corps

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

                      Other Procurement, Air Force

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

                       Procurement, Defense-Wide

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

                  OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS

                         Defense Health Program

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For an additional amount for ``Defense Health Program'', 
     $3,251,853,000; of which $2,802,153,000 shall be for 
     operation and maintenance, including $600,000,000 which shall 
     be available for the treatment of traumatic brain injury and 
     post-traumatic stress disorder and remain available until 
     September 30, 2008; of which $118,000,000 shall be for 
     procurement, to remain available until September 30, 2009; 
     and of which $331,700,000 shall be for research, development, 
     test and evaluation, to remain available until September 30, 
     2008: Provided, That the funds provided under this heading 
     shall be allocated in accordance with the direction given in 
     the joint explanatory statement accompanying the conference 
     report on H.R. 1591 of the 110th Congress (H. Rept. 110-107): 
     Provided further, That if the Secretary of Defense determines 
     that funds made available in this paragraph for the treatment 
     of traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder 
     are in excess of the requirements of the Department of 
     Defense, the Secretary may transfer amounts in excess of that 
     requirement to the Department of Veterans Affairs to be 
     available only for the same purpose.

                     CHAPTER 2--ADDITIONAL FUNDING

                    DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--MILITARY

                           MILITARY PERSONNEL

                        Military Personnel, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Army'', 
     $4,325,135,000.

                        Military Personnel, Navy

       For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Navy'', 
     $346,063,000.

                    Military Personnel, Marine Corps

       For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Marine 
     Corps'', $693,436,000.

                     Military Personnel, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Air 
     Force'', $528,643,000.

                        Reserve Personnel, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Reserve Personnel, Army'', 
     $98,163,000.

                        Reserve Personnel, Navy

       For an additional amount for ``Reserve Personnel, Navy'', 
     $41,400,000.

                      Reserve Personnel, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Reserve Personnel, Air 
     Force'', $4,000,000.

                     National Guard Personnel, Army

       For an additional amount for ``National Guard Personnel, 
     Army'', $231,195,000.

                  National Guard Personnel, Air Force

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

                       OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

                    Operation and Maintenance, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Army'', $4,973,379,000.

                    Operation and Maintenance, Navy


                     (including transfer of funds)

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Navy'', $2,313,794,000, of which up to $120,293,000 shall be 
     transferred to Coast Guard, ``Operating Expenses'', for 
     reimbursement for activities which support activities 
     requested by the Navy.

                Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Marine Corps'', $573,297,000.

                  Operation and Maintenance, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Air Force'', $3,325,441,000.

                Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Defense-Wide'', $1,357,244,000, 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'', $37,025,000.

                Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Navy Reserve'', $55,533,000.

            Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Marine Corps Reserve'', $6,796,000.

              Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Reserve

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Air Force Reserve'', $5,080,000.

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             Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Army National Guard'', $41,785,000.

             Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Air National Guard'', $19,215,000.

                    Afghanistan Security Forces Fund

       For an additional amount for ``Afghanistan Security Forces 
     Fund'', $2,953,200,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2008.

                       Iraq Security Forces Fund

       For an additional amount for ``Iraq Security Forces Fund'', 
     $1,921,150,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008.

                           Iraq Freedom Fund


                     (including transfer of funds)

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

             Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund

       For an additional amount for ``Joint Improvised Explosive 
     Device Defeat Fund'', $1,216,400,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2009.

                    Strategic Reserve Readiness Fund


                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       In addition to amounts provided in this or any other Act, 
     for training, operations, repair of equipment, purchases of 
     equipment, and other expenses related to improving the 
     readiness of non-deployed United States military forces, 
     $2,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2009; 
     of which $1,000,000,000 shall be transferred to ``National 
     Guard and Reserve Equipment'' for the purchase of equipment 
     for the Army National Guard; and of which $1,000,000,000 
     shall be transferred by the Secretary of Defense only to 
     appropriations for military personnel, operation and 
     maintenance, procurement, and defense working capital funds 
     to accomplish the purposes provided herein: Provided, That 
     the funds transferred shall be merged with and shall be 
     available for the same purposes and for the same time period 
     as the appropriation to which transferred: Provided further, 
     That the Secretary of Defense shall, not fewer than thirty 
     days prior to making transfers under this authority, notify 
     the congressional defense committees in writing of the 
     details of any such transfers made pursuant to this 
     authority: Provided further, That funds shall be transferred 
     to the appropriation accounts not later than 120 days after 
     the enactment of this Act: Provided further, That the 
     transfer authority provided in this paragraph is in addition 
     to any other transfer authority available to the Department 
     of Defense: Provided further, That upon a determination that 
     all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation 
     are not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such 
     amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation.

                              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'', $3,404,315,000, 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'', 
     $9,859,137,000, to remain available until September 30, 2009.

                       Aircraft Procurement, Navy

       For an additional amount for ``Aircraft Procurement, 
     Navy'', $1,090,287,000, 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'', 
     $618,709,000, to remain available until September 30, 2009.

                       Procurement, Marine Corps

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

                    Aircraft Procurement, Air Force

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

                     Missile Procurement, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Missile Procurement, Air 
     Force'', $94,900,000, 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'', $1,957,160,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2009.

                       Procurement, Defense-Wide

       For an additional amount for ``Procurement, Defense-Wide'', 
     $721,190,000, 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'', $100,006,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2008.

            Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy

       For an additional amount for ``Research, Development, Test 
     and Evaluation, Navy'', $298,722,000, 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'', $187,176,000, 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'', $512,804,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2008.

                     REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS

                     Defense Working Capital Funds

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

                     National Defense Sealift Fund

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

                  OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS

         Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense

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

                            RELATED AGENCIES

               Intelligence Community Management Account

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

               CHAPTER 3--GENERAL PROVISIONS, THIS TITLE

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


                          (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 title, or made 
     available by the transfer of funds in or pursuant to this 
     title, 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 title 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.


                          (TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       Sec. 1305. During fiscal year 2007, the Secretary of 
     Defense may transfer not to exceed $6,300,000 of the amounts 
     in or credited to the

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     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 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.
       (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 operation 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 Commanders' Emergency Response 
     Program, for the purpose of enabling military commanders in 
     Iraq and Afghanistan to respond to urgent humanitarian relief 
     and reconstruction requirements within their areas of 
     responsibility by carrying out programs that will immediately 
     assist the Iraqi and Afghan people.
       (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. Section 9010 of division A of Public Law 109-289 
     is amended by striking ``2007'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``2008''.
       Sec. 1309. During fiscal year 2007, supervision and 
     administration costs associated with projects carried out 
     with funds appropriated to ``Afghanistan Security Forces 
     Fund'' or ``Iraq Security Forces Fund'' in this title 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. 1310. Section 1005(c)(2) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-364) is 
     amended by striking ``$310,277,000'' and inserting 
     ``$376,446,000''.
       Sec. 1311. 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. 1312. 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. 1313. (a) Report by Secretary of Defense.--Not later 
     than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
     defense committees a report that contains individual 
     transition readiness assessments by unit of Iraq and Afghan 
     security forces. The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees updates of the report 
     required by this subsection every 90 days after the date of 
     the submission of the report until October 1, 2008. The 
     report and updates of the report required by this subsection 
     shall be submitted in classified form.
       (b) Report by OMB.--
       (1) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Defense; the Commander, 
     Multi-National Security Transition Command--Iraq; and the 
     Commander, Combined Security Transition Command--Afghanistan, 
     shall submit to the congressional defense committees not 
     later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act and every 90 days thereafter a report on the proposed use 
     of all funds under each of the headings ``Iraq Security 
     Forces Fund'' and ``Afghanistan Security Forces Fund'' on a 
     project-by-project basis, for which the obligation of funds 
     is anticipated during the three-month period from such date, 
     including estimates by the commanders referred to in this 
     paragraph of the costs required to complete each such 
     project.
       (2) The report required by this subsection shall include 
     the following:
       (A) The use of all funds on a project-by-project basis for 
     which funds appropriated under the headings referred to in 
     paragraph (1) were obligated prior to the submission of the 
     report, including estimates by the commanders referred to in 
     paragraph (1) of the costs to complete each project.
       (B) The use of all funds on a project-by-project basis for 
     which funds were appropriated under the headings referred to 
     in paragraph (1) in prior appropriations Acts, or for which 
     funds were made available by transfer, reprogramming, or 
     allocation from other headings in prior appropriations Acts, 
     including estimates by the commanders referred to in 
     paragraph (1) of the costs to complete each project.
       (C) An estimated total cost to train and equip the Iraq and 
     Afghan security forces, disaggregated by major program and 
     sub-elements by force, arrayed by fiscal year.
       (c) Notification.--The Secretary of Defense shall notify 
     the congressional defense committees of any proposed new 
     projects or transfers of funds between sub-activity groups in 
     excess of $15,000,000 using funds appropriated by this Act 
     under the headings ``Iraq Security Forces Fund'' and 
     ``Afghanistan Security Forces Fund''.
       Sec. 1314. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this title may be obligated or expended to 
     provide award fees to any defense contractor contrary to the 
     provisions of section 814 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-364).
       Sec. 1315. Not more than 85 percent of the funds 
     appropriated in chapter 2 for operation and maintenance shall 
     be available for obligation unless and until the Secretary of 
     Defense submits to the congressional defense committees a 
     report detailing the use of Department of Defense funded 
     service contracts conducted in the theater of operations in 
     support of United States military and reconstruction 
     activities in Iraq and Afghanistan: Provided, That the report 
     shall provide detailed information specifying the number of 
     contracts and contract costs used to provide services in 
     fiscal year 2006, with sub-allocations by major service 
     categories: Provided further, That the report also shall 
     include estimates of the number of contracts to be executed 
     in fiscal year 2007: Provided further, That the report shall 
     include the number of contractor personnel in Iraq and 
     Afghanistan funded by the Department of Defense: Provided 
     further, That the report shall be submitted to the 
     congressional defense committees not later than August 1, 
     2007.
       Sec. 1316. Section 1477 of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``A death gratuity'' and 
     inserting ``Subject to subsection (d), a death gratuity'';
       (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e) and, 
     in such subsection, by striking ``If an eligible survivor 
     dies before he'' and inserting ``If a person entitled to all 
     or a portion of a death gratuity under subsection (a) or (d) 
     dies before the person''; and
       (3) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new 
     subsection (d):
       ``(d) During the period beginning on the date of the 
     enactment of this subsection and ending on September 30, 
     2007, a person covered by section 1475 or 1476 of this title 
     may designate another person to receive not more than 50 
     percent of the amount payable under section 1478 of this 
     title. The designation shall indicate the percentage of the 
     amount, to be specified only in 10 percent increments up to 
     the maximum of 50 percent, that the designated person may 
     receive. The balance of the amount of the death gratuity 
     shall be paid to or for the living survivors of the person 
     concerned in accordance with paragraphs (1) through (5) of 
     subsection (a).''.
       Sec. 1317. Section 9007 of Public Law 109-289 is amended by 
     striking ``20'' and inserting ``287''.
       Sec. 1318. (a) Inspection of Military Medical Treatment 
     Facilities, Military Quarters Housing Medical Hold Personnel, 
     and Military Quarters Housing Medical Holdover Personnel.--
       (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.

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       (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 
     medical facilities, or for facilities used to quarter 
     individuals with medical conditions that may require medical 
     supervision, as applicable, in the United States.
       (2) Where appropriate, 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 the congressional defense 
     committees 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) where appropriate, 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. 1319. 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. 1320. (a) Independent Assessment of Capabilities of 
     Iraqi Security Forces.--Of the amount appropriated or 
     otherwise made available for the Department of Defense, 
     $750,000 is provided to commission an independent, private-
     sector entity, which operates as a 501(c)(3) with recognized 
     credentials and expertise in military affairs, to prepare an 
     independent report assessing the following:
       (1) The readiness of the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) to 
     assume responsibility for maintaining the territorial 
     integrity of Iraq, denying international terrorists a safe 
     haven, and bringing greater security to Iraq's 18 provinces 
     in the next 12-18 months, and bringing an end to sectarian 
     violence to achieve national reconciliation.
       (2) The training; equipping; command, control and 
     intelligence capabilities; and logistics capacity of the ISF.
       (3) The likelihood that, given the ISF's record of 
     preparedness to date, following years of training and 
     equipping by U.S. forces, the continued support of U.S. 
     troops will contribute to the readiness of the ISF to fulfill 
     the missions outlined in subparagraph (1).
       (b) Report.--Not later than 120 days after passage of this 
     Act, the designated private sector entity shall provide an 
     unclassified report, with a classified annex, containing its 
     findings, to the House and Senate Committees on Armed 
     Services, Appropriations, Foreign Relations, and 
     Intelligence.
       Sec. 1321. (a) Award of Medal of Honor to Woodrow W. Keeble 
     for Valor During Korean War.--Notwithstanding any applicable 
     time limitation under section 3744 of title 10, United States 
     Code, or any other time limitation with respect to the award 
     of certain medals to individuals who served in the Armed 
     Forces, the President may award to Woodrow W. Keeble the 
     Medal of Honor under section 3741 of that title for the acts 
     of valor described in subsection (b).
       (b) Acts of Valor.--The acts of valor referred to in 
     subsection (a) are the acts of Woodrow W. Keeble, then-acting 
     platoon leader, carried out on October 20, 1951, during the 
     Korean War.


                          (TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       Sec. 1322. Of the amount appropriated under the heading 
     ``Other Procurement, Army'', in title III of division A of 
     Public Law 109-148, $6,250,000 shall be transferred to 
     ``Military Construction, Army''.
       Sec. 1323. The Secretary of the Navy shall, notwithstanding 
     any other provision of law, transfer to the Secretary of the 
     Air Force, at no cost, all lands, easements, Air Installation 
     Compatible Use Zones, and facilities at NASJRB Willow Grove 
     designated for operation as a Joint Interagency Installation 
     for use by the Pennsylvania National Guard and other 
     Department of Defense components, government agencies, and 
     associated users to perform national defense, homeland 
     security, and emergency preparedness missions.


                          (TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       Sec. 1324. Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
     (except section 1331 of this Act), not to exceed $110,000,000 
     may be transferred to the ``Economic Support Fund'', 
     Department of State, for use in programs in Pakistan from 
     amounts appropriated in chapter 2 as follows:
       ``Military Personnel, Army'', $70,000,000.
       ``National Guard Personnel, Army'', $13,183,000.
       ``Defense Health Program'', $26,817,000.
       Sec. 1325. The Secretary of Defense, notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, acting through the Office of Economic 
     Adjustment or the Office of Dependents Education of the 
     Department of Defense, shall use not less than $10,000,000 of 
     funds made available in this title under the heading 
     ``Operations and Maintenance, Defense-Wide'' to make grants 
     and supplement other Federal funds to provide special 
     assistance to local education agencies in districts adversely 
     affected by significant changes in the military population.
       Sec. 1326. (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) Congress has appropriated over $15 billion to train and 
     equip the security forces of Iraq since April 2004.
       (2) The Administration has reported in the March 2007 
     report entitled ``Measuring Stability and Security in Iraq'' 
     that the number of Iraqi security forces nearing combat 
     proficiency is 328,700.
       (3) The Iraqi security forces continue to be trained to 
     achieve the highest level of combat efficiency in order to 
     provide for the security and stability of the Iraqi people.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) as battalions of the Iraqi security forces achieve a 
     level of combat proficiency such that they can conduct 
     independent combat operations without support from Coalition 
     forces in Iraq, units of the United States Armed Forces 
     should be redeployed from Iraq; and
       (2) regular, accurate accounts of the combat proficiency of 
     battalions of the Iraqi security forces are necessary for the 
     American public to gauge the development of the Iraqi 
     security forces.
       (c) Report on Combat Proficiency of Iraqi Security 
     Forces.--The President shall transmit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees each month a report in classified 
     and unclassified form that contains an accounting of the 
     number of battalions of the security forces of Iraq at each 
     level of combat proficiency described in subsection (d).
       (d) Levels of Combat Proficiency.--The levels of combat 
     proficiency referred to in subsection (c) are the following:
       (1) Level 1 means a battalion that can conduct independent 
     combat operations without support from Coalition forces in 
     Iraq.
       (2) Level 2 means a battalion that can conduct independent 
     combat operations, but only with logistical support, or non-
     combat-related support from Coalition forces in Iraq.
       (3) Level 3 means a battalion that can participate in 
     combat operations alongside Coalition forces, but cannot 
     conduct independent combat operations without direct combat 
     support from Coalition forces in Iraq.
       (4) Level 4 means a battalion that cannot participate in 
     combat operations, even with support from Coalition forces in 
     Iraq.
       (e) Comparison of Data.--The report shall include a 
     comparison of data from each previous report with respect to 
     each battalion of the security forces of Iraq.
       (f) Public Notification.--The President shall ensure that 
     the unclassified form of each report required by this section 
     is made available on the main public Internet Web site of the 
     Department of Defense not later than 10 days after the date 
     on which the report is transmitted to the appropriate 
     congressional committees, and that a link to the accounting 
     in the report is made available on the homepage of such 
     Internet Web site.

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       (g) Definition.--As used in this section, the term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
       (1) the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Armed 
     Services, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 
     of the House of Representatives; and
       (2) the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Armed 
     Services, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
     Senate.
       (h) Effective Date.--The requirement to transmit and make 
     available reports under this section shall apply with respect 
     to the first month beginning after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act and to each subsequent month thereafter until the 
     President determines and certifies to the appropriate 
     congressional committees that the security forces of Iraq 
     have achieved combat proficiency to the extent necessary to 
     combat the insurgency in Iraq.
       Sec. 1327. (a) Congress finds that it is Defense Department 
     policy that units should not be deployed for combat unless 
     they are rated ``fully mission capable''.
       (b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available in this or any other Act may be used to deploy any 
     unit of the Armed Forces to Iraq unless the President has 
     certified in writing to the Committees on Appropriations and 
     the Committees on Armed Services at least 15 days in advance 
     of the deployment that the unit is fully mission capable.
       (c) For purposes of subsection (b), the term ``fully 
     mission capable'' means capable of performing assigned 
     mission essential tasks to prescribed standards under the 
     conditions expected in the theater of operations, consistent 
     with the guidelines set forth in the Department of Defense 
     readiness reporting system.
       (d) The President, by certifying in writing to the 
     Committees on Appropriations and the Committees on Armed 
     Services that the deployment to Iraq of a unit that is not 
     assessed fully mission capable is required for reasons of 
     national security and by submitting along with the 
     certification a report in classified and unclassified form 
     detailing the particular reason or reasons why the unit's 
     deployment is necessary, may waive the limitation prescribed 
     in subsection (b) on a unit-by-unit basis.
       Sec. 1328. (a) Congress finds that it is Defense Department 
     policy that Army, Army Reserve, and National Guard units 
     should not be deployed for combat beyond 365 days or that 
     Marine Corps and Marine Corps Reserve units should not be 
     deployed for combat beyond 210 days.
       (b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available in this or any other Act may be obligated or 
     expended to initiate the development of, continue the 
     development of, or execute any order that has the effect of 
     extending the deployment for Operation Iraqi Freedom of--
       (1) any unit of the Army, Army Reserve or Army National 
     Guard beyond 365 days; or
       (2) any unit of the Marine Corps or Marine Corps Reserve 
     beyond 210 days.
       (c) The limitation prescribed in subsection (b) shall not 
     be construed to require force levels in Iraq to be decreased 
     below the total United States force levels in Iraq prior to 
     January 10, 2007.
       (d) The President, by certifying in writing to the 
     Committees on Appropriations and the Committees on Armed 
     Services that the extension of a unit's deployment in Iraq 
     beyond the periods specified in subsection (b) is required 
     for reasons of national security and by submitting along with 
     the certification a report in classified and unclassified 
     form detailing the particular reason or reasons why the 
     unit's extended deployment is necessary, may waive the 
     limitations prescribed in subsection (b) on a unit-by-unit 
     basis.
       Sec. 1329. (a) Congress finds that it is Defense Department 
     policy that Army, Army Reserve, and National Guard units 
     should not be redeployed for combat if the unit has been 
     deployed within the previous 365 consecutive days or that 
     Marine Corps and Marine Corps Reserve units should not be 
     redeployed for combat if the unit has been deployed within 
     the previous 210 days.
       (b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available in this or any other Act may be obligated or 
     expended to initiate the development of, continue the 
     development of, or execute any order that has the effect of 
     deploying for Operation Iraqi Freedom of--
       (1) any unit of the Army, Army Reserve or Army National 
     Guard if such unit has been deployed within the previous 365 
     consecutive days; or
       (2) any unit of the Marine Corps or Marine Corps Reserve if 
     such unit has been deployed within the previous 210 
     consecutive days.
       (c) The limitation prescribed in subsection (b) shall not 
     be construed to require force levels in Iraq to be decreased 
     below the total United States force levels in Iraq prior to 
     January 10, 2007.
       (d) The President, by certifying in writing to the 
     Committees on Appropriations and the Committees on Armed 
     Services that the redeployment of a unit to Iraq in advance 
     of the periods specified in subsection (b) is required for 
     reasons of national security and by submitting along with the 
     certification a report in classified and unclassified form 
     detailing the particular reason or reasons why the unit's 
     redeployment is necessary, may waive the limitations 
     prescribed in subsection (b) on a unit-by-unit basis.
       Sec. 1330. The President shall transmit to the Congress a 
     report in classified and unclassified form, on or before July 
     13, 2007, detailing--
       (1) the progress the Government of Iraq has made in--
       (A) giving the United States Armed Forces and Iraqi 
     Security Forces the authority to pursue all extremists, 
     including Sunni insurgents and Shiite militias;
       (B) delivering necessary Iraqi Security Forces for Baghdad 
     and protecting such Forces from political interference;
       (C) intensifying efforts to build balanced security forces 
     throughout Iraq that provide even-handed security for all 
     Iraqis;
       (D) ensuring that Iraq's political authorities are not 
     undermining or making false accusations against members of 
     the Iraqi Security Forces;
       (E) eliminating militia control of local security;
       (F) establishing a strong militia disarmament program;
       (G) ensuring fair and just enforcement of laws;
       (H) establishing political, media, economic, and service 
     committees in support of the Baghdad Security Plan;
       (I) eradicating safe havens;
       (J) reducing the level of sectarian violence in Iraq; and
       (K) ensuring that the rights of minority political parties 
     in the Iraqi Parliament are protected; and
       (2) whether the Government of Iraq has--
       (A) enacted a broadly accepted hydro-carbon law that 
     equitably shares oil revenues among all Iraqis;
       (B) 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;
       (C) reformed current laws governing the de-Baathification 
     process to allow for more equitable treatment of individuals 
     affected by such laws;
       (D) amended the Constitution of Iraq consistent with the 
     principles contained in article 137 of such Constitution; and
       (E) allocated and begun expenditure of $10 billion in Iraqi 
     revenues for reconstruction projects, including delivery of 
     essential services, on an equitable basis.
       Sec. 1331. (a) Limitation on Availability of Funds.--None 
     of the funds provided by chapter 2 shall be available for 
     obligation or expenditure unless--
       (1) the President submits to the Congress, on or before 
     July 13, 2007, the report required by section 1330; and
       (2) a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law.
       (b) Joint Resolution of Approval.--For purposes of this 
     section, the term ``joint resolution of approval'' means a 
     joint resolution that is introduced by the chairman of the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     or the Senate on the first legislative day following the date 
     on which the report of the President required by section 1330 
     is received by the Congress, does not contain a preamble, and 
     the sole matter after the resolving clause of which (other 
     than as a result of the adoption of an amendment permitted 
     under subsection (f)) is as follows: ``That the Congress 
     approves the obligation and expenditure of funds provided by 
     chapter 2 of title I of the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' 
     Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability 
     Appropriations Act, 2007.''.
       (c) Referral to Committees.--A joint resolution of approval 
     introduced in the House of Representatives shall be referred 
     to the Committee on Appropriations of the House, and a joint 
     resolution of approval introduced in the Senate shall be 
     referred to the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.
       (d) Consideration by Committees.--A joint resolution of 
     approval shall not be subject to amendment during 
     consideration by the Committee on Appropriations of the House 
     of Representatives or the Senate.
       (e) Discharge of Committees.--If the committee of either 
     House to which a joint resolution of approval has been 
     referred has not reported the joint resolution at the end of 
     4 legislative days after its introduction, the committee 
     shall be discharged from further consideration of the joint 
     resolution, and the joint resolution shall be placed on the 
     appropriate calendar of the House involved.
       (f) Floor Consideration in House of Representatives.--For 
     purposes of the House of Representatives:
       (1) In general.--Not later than the second legislative day 
     following the date on which the Committee on Appropriations 
     has reported (or has been discharged from further 
     consideration of) a joint resolution of approval, the Speaker 
     shall, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, declare the 
     House resolved into the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     state of the Union for consideration of the joint resolution. 
     The first reading of the joint resolution shall be dispensed 
     with. All points of order against the joint resolution and 
     against its consideration shall be waived. General debate 
     shall be confined to the joint resolution and shall not 
     exceed 2 hours equally divided and controlled by the

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     chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
     Appropriations. After general debate, the joint resolution 
     shall be considered for amendment under the 5-minute rule. No 
     amendment to the joint resolution shall be in order, except 
     the amendment specified in paragraph (2). Such amendment 
     shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 2 hours 
     equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an 
     opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be 
     subject to a demand for division of the question in the House 
     or in the Committee of the Whole. All points of order against 
     such amendment are waived. At the conclusion of consideration 
     of the joint resolution for amendment, the Committee shall 
     rise and report the joint resolution to the House with such 
     amendment as may have been adopted. The previous question 
     shall be considered as ordered on the joint resolution and 
     amendment thereto to final passage without intervening 
     motion.
       (2) Permitted amendment.--The amendment specified in 
     paragraph (1) is an amendment the sole matter of which is as 
     follows: providing that defense funding related to Iraq may 
     only be used to plan and execute the redeployment of troops 
     within 180 days of enactment of the joint resolution of 
     approval, with the exception of troops who are protecting 
     American diplomatic facilities and American citizens 
     (including members of the United States Armed Forces), 
     serving in roles consistent with customary diplomatic 
     positions, engaging in targeted special actions limited in 
     duration and scope to killing or capturing members of al-
     Qaeda and other terrorist organizations with global reach, or 
     training and equipping members of the Iraqi Security Forces.
       (3) Permitted motions.--During consideration of a joint 
     resolution of approval--
       (A) the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may 
     entertain a motion that the Committee rise only if offered by 
     the chairman of the Committee on Appropriations or a 
     designee; and
       (B) the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may not 
     entertain any motion to strike out the resolving words of the 
     joint resolution (as described in clause 9 of rule XVIII).
       (4) Further consideration.--If the Committee of the Whole 
     rises and reports that it has come to no resolution on a 
     joint resolution of approval, then on the next legislative 
     day the House shall, immediately after the third daily order 
     of business under clause 1 of rule XIV, resolve into the 
     Committee on the Whole for further consideration of the joint 
     resolution.
       (5) Appeals.--Appeals from the decisions of the Chair 
     relating to the application of the rules of the House to the 
     procedures relating to a joint resolution of approval shall 
     be decided without debate.
       (g) Floor Consideration in Senate.--For purposes of the 
     Senate:
       (1) In general.--When the Committee on Appropriations has 
     reported (or has been discharged from further consideration 
     of) a joint resolution of approval, it shall be in order 
     (even though a previous motion to the same effect has been 
     disagreed to) for any Senator to move to proceed to the 
     consideration of the joint resolution. All points of order 
     against the joint resolution (and against consideration of 
     the joint resolution) shall be waived. The motion shall be 
     privileged and not debatable. The motion shall not be subject 
     to amendment, a motion to postpone, or a motion to proceed to 
     the consideration of other business. A motion to reconsider 
     the vote by which the motion is agreed to or disagreed to 
     shall not be in order. If a motion to proceed to the 
     consideration of the joint resolution is agreed to, the joint 
     resolution shall remain the unfinished business of the Senate 
     until disposed of.
       (2) Debate.--Debate on a joint resolution of approval, and 
     on all debatable motions and appeals in connection therewith, 
     shall be limited to not more than 10 hours, which shall be 
     equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking 
     minority member of the Committee on Appropriations. A motion 
     to further limit debate shall be in order and shall not be 
     debatable, but such motion shall not be in order until after 
     5 hours of debate. An amendment to the joint resolution shall 
     not be in order. A motion to table, postpone, proceed to 
     other business, or recommit the joint resolution shall not be 
     in order. A motion to reconsider the vote by which the joint 
     resolution is agreed to or disagreed to shall not be in 
     order.
       (3) Final passage.--Immediately following the conclusion of 
     the debate on a joint resolution of approval, and a single 
     quorum call at the conclusion of the debate if requested in 
     accordance with the rules of the Senate, the vote on final 
     passage of the joint resolution shall occur.
       (4) Appeals.--Appeals from the decisions of the Chair 
     relating to the application of the rules of the Senate 
     relating to the procedures relating to a joint resolution of 
     approval shall be decided without debate.
       (h) Consideration by Senate After Passage by House of 
     Representatives.--
       (1) Prior to senate passage.--If, before passage by the 
     Senate of a joint resolution of approval of the Senate, the 
     Senate receives from the House of Representatives a joint 
     resolution of approval, then the following procedures shall 
     apply:
       (A) The joint resolution of the House shall not be referred 
     to a committee.
       (B) With respect to a joint resolution of approval of the 
     Senate--
       (I) the procedure in the Senate shall be the same as if no 
     joint resolution had been received from the House; but
       (ii) the vote on final passage shall be on the joint 
     resolution of the House.
       (C) Upon disposition of the joint resolution received from 
     the House, it shall no longer be in order to consider the 
     joint resolution that originated in the Senate.
       (2) Following senate passage.--If the Senate receives from 
     the House of Representatives a joint resolution of approval 
     after the Senate has disposed of a Senate originated joint 
     resolution, and the matter after the resolving clauses of the 
     2 joint resolutions are identical, the action of the Senate 
     with regard to the disposition of the Senate originated joint 
     resolution shall be deemed to be the action of the Senate 
     with regard to the House originated joint resolution.
       (i) Rules of House of Representatives and Senate.--
     Subsections (b) through (h) are enacted by the Congress--
       (1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate, respectively, and as such is 
     deemed a part of the rules of each House, respectively, and 
     such procedures supersede other rules only to the extent that 
     they are inconsistent with such other rules; and
       (2) with the full recognition of the constitutional right 
     of either House to change the rules (so far as relating to 
     the procedures of that House) at any time, in the same 
     manner, and to the same extent as any other rule of that 
     House.

       TITLE II--OTHER INTERNATIONAL AND SECURITY-RELATED FUNDING

                               CHAPTER 1

                         DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

                            Legal Activities


            Salaries and Expenses, General Legal Activities

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


             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

       For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'', 
     $6,450,000, 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'', 
     $268,000,000, of which $258,000,000 is to remain available 
     until September 30, 2008 and $10,000,000 is to remain 
     available until expended to implement corrective actions in 
     response to the findings and recommendations in the 
     Department of Justice Office of Inspector General report 
     entitled, ``A Review of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's 
     Use of National Security Letters'', of which $500,000 shall 
     be transferred to and merged with ``Department of Justice, 
     Office of the Inspector General''.

                    Drug Enforcement Administration


                         Salaries and Expenses

       For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'', 
     $12,166,000, 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 2

                          DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

                    ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES

                National Nuclear Security Administration


                    Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation

       For an additional amount for ``Defense Nuclear 
     Nonproliferation'', $150,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended.

                    GENERAL PROVISION--THIS CHAPTER


                          (TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       Sec. 2201. The Administrator of the National Nuclear 
     Security Administration is authorized to transfer up to 
     $1,000,000 from Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation to the 
     Office of the Administrator during fiscal year 2007 
     supporting nuclear nonproliferation activities.

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                               CHAPTER 3

                    DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

                        Analysis and Operations

       For an additional amount for ``Analysis and Operations'', 
     $15,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008, to 
     be used for support of the State and Local Fusion Center 
     program.

              United States Customs and Border Protection


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'', 
     $115,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008, 
     to be used to increase the number of officers, intelligence 
     analysts and support staff responsible for container security 
     inspections, and for other efforts to improve supply chain 
     security: Provided, That up to $5,000,000 shall be 
     transferred to Federal Law Enforcement Training Center 
     ``Salaries and Expenses'', for basic training costs.


 Air and Marine Interdiction, Operations, Maintenance, and Procurement

       For an additional amount for ``Air and Marine Interdiction, 
     Operations, Maintenance, and Procurement'', for air and 
     marine operations on the Northern Border, including the final 
     Northern Border air wing, $120,000,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2008.

           United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement


                         Salaries and Expenses

       For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'', 
     $10,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008.

                 Transportation Security Administration


                           Aviation Security

       For an additional amount for ``Aviation Security'', 
     $970,000,000; of which $815,000,000 shall be for procurement 
     and installation of checked baggage explosives detection 
     systems, to remain available until expended; of which 
     $45,000,000 shall be for expansion of checkpoint explosives 
     detection pilot systems, to remain available until expended; 
     and of which $110,000,000 shall be for air cargo security, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2009.


                          Federal Air Marshals

       For an additional amount for ``Federal Air Marshals'', 
     $8,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008.

                    National Protection and Programs


           Infrastructure Protection and Information Security

       For an additional amount for ``Infrastructure Protection 
     and Information Security'', $37,000,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2008.

                        Office of Health Affairs

       For an additional amount for ``Office of Health Affairs'' 
     for nuclear event public health assessment and planning and 
     other activities, $15,000,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2008.

                  Federal Emergency Management Agency


                     Management and Administration

       For expenses for management and administration of the 
     Federal Emergency Management Agency, $25,000,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2008: Provided, That none of 
     such funds made available under this heading may be obligated 
     until the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
     House of Representatives receive and approve a plan for 
     expenditure: Provided further, That unobligated amounts in 
     the ``Administrative and Regional Operations'' and 
     ``Readiness, Mitigation, Response, and Recovery'' accounts 
     shall be transferred to ``Management and Administration'' and 
     may be used for any purpose authorized for such amounts and 
     subject to limitation on the use of such amounts.


                        State and Local Programs

       For an additional amount for ``State and Local Programs'', 
     $552,500,000; of which $190,000,000 shall be for port 
     security grants pursuant to section 70107(l) of title 46, 
     United States Code; of which $325,000,000 shall be for 
     intercity rail passenger transportation, freight rail, and 
     transit security grants; of which $35,000,000 shall be for 
     regional grants and regional technical assistance to high 
     risk urban areas for catastrophic event planning and 
     preparedness; and of which $2,500,000 shall be for technical 
     assistance: Provided, That none of the funds made available 
     under this heading may be obligated for such regional grants 
     and regional technical assistance until the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
     receive and approve a plan for expenditure: Provided further, 
     That funds for such regional grants and regional technical 
     assistance shall remain available until September 30, 2008.


                EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE GRANTS

       For an additional amount for ``Emergency Management 
     Performance Grants'', $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, $10,000,000, 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 security 
     research, $10,000,000, 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.


                          SYSTEMS ACQUISITION

       For an additional amount for ``Systems Acquisition'', 
     $223,500,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That none of the funds appropriated under this heading shall 
     be obligated for full scale procurement of Advanced 
     Spectroscopic Portal Monitors until the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security has certified through a report to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
     that a significant increase in operational effectiveness will 
     be achieved.

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER

       Sec. 2301. (a) Amendments.--Section 550 of the Department 
     of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007 (6 U.S.C. 121 
     note) is amended by--
       (1) in subsection (c), by striking ``consistent with 
     similar'' and inserting ``identical to the protections 
     given'';
       (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``, site security plans, 
     and other information submitted to or obtained by the 
     Secretary under this section, and related vulnerability or 
     security information, shall be treated as if the information 
     were classified material'' and inserting ``and site security 
     plans shall be treated as sensitive security information (as 
     that term is used in section 1520.5 of title 49, Code of 
     Federal Regulations, or any subsequent regulations relating 
     to the same matter)''; and
       (3) by adding at the end of the section 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.''.
       (b) Regulatory Clarification.--Not later than 60 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security shall update the regulations administered 
     by the Secretary that govern sensitive security information, 
     including 49 CFR 1520, to ensure the protection of all 
     information required to be protected under section 550(c) of 
     the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007 
     (6 U.S.C. 121 note), as amended by paragraph (a).
       Sec. 2302. 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. 2303. The Secretary of Homeland Security shall require 
     that all contracts of the Department of Homeland Security 
     that provide award fees link such fees to successful 
     acquisition outcomes (which outcomes shall be specified in 
     terms of cost, schedule, and performance).

                               CHAPTER 4

                           LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                         Salaries and Expenses

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

                        Allowances and Expenses

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

                    GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE

                         Salaries and Expenses

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

                               CHAPTER 5

                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

                      Military Construction, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Military Construction, 
     Army'', $1,255,890,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2008: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law, such funds may be obligated and

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

              Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps

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

                    Military Construction, Air Force

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

            Department of Defense Base Closure Account 2005

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

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER

       Sec. 2501. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none 
     of the funds in this or any other Act may be used to close 
     Walter Reed Army Medical Center until equivalent medical 
     facilities at the Walter Reed National Military Medical 
     Center at Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland, and/or 
     the Fort Belvoir, Virginia, Community Hospital have been 
     constructed and equipped: Provided, That to ensure that the 
     quality of care provided by the Military Health System is not 
     diminished during this transition, the Walter Reed Army 
     Medical Center shall be adequately funded, to include 
     necessary renovation and maintenance of existing facilities, 
     to maintain the maximum level of inpatient and outpatient 
     services.
       Sec. 2502. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none 
     of the funds in this or any other Act shall be used to 
     reorganize or relocate the functions of the Armed Forces 
     Institute of Pathology (AFIP) until the Secretary of Defense 
     has submitted, not later than December 31, 2007, a detailed 
     plan and timetable for the proposed reorganization and 
     relocation to the Committees on Appropriations and Armed 
     Services of the Senate and House of Representatives. The plan 
     shall take into consideration the recommendations of a study 
     being prepared by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), 
     provided that such study is available not later than 45 days 
     before the date specified in this section, on the impact of 
     dispersing selected functions of AFIP among several 
     locations, and the possibility of consolidating those 
     functions at one location. The plan shall include an analysis 
     of the options for the location and operation of the Program 
     Management Office for second opinion consults that are 
     consistent with the recommendations of the Base Realignment 
     and Closure Commission, together with the rationale for the 
     option selected by the Secretary.

                               CHAPTER 6

                 DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCY

                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

                   Administration of Foreign Affairs


                    DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       For an additional amount for ``Diplomatic and Consular 
     Programs'', $870,658,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2008, of which $96,500,000 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 of the amount available 
     under this heading, $258,000 shall be transferred to, and 
     merged with, funds available in fiscal year 2007 for expenses 
     for the United States Commission on International Religious 
     Freedom: Provided further, That 20 percent of the amount 
     available for Iraq operations shall not be obligated until 
     the Committees on Appropriations receive and approve a 
     detailed plan for expenditure, prepared by the Secretary of 
     State, and submitted within 60 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act: Provided further, That within 15 days 
     of enactment of this Act, the Office of Management and Budget 
     shall apportion $15,000,000 from amounts appropriated or 
     otherwise made available by chapter 8 of title II of division 
     B of Public Law 109-148 under the heading ``Emergencies in 
     the Diplomatic and Consular Service'' 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 terrorism 
     rewards.


                    OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       For an additional amount for ``Office of Inspector 
     General'', $36,500,000, to remain available until December 
     31, 2008: Provided, That $35,000,000 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'', $20,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended.

                      International Organizations


              Contributions to International Organizations

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


        Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities

       For an additional amount for ``Contributions for 
     International Peacekeeping Activities'', $288,000,000, 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.

                     BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE

                  Funds Appropriated to the President


           United States Agency for International Development

                Child Survival and Health Programs Fund

                     (including transfer of funds)

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


              International Disaster and Famine Assistance

       For an additional amount for ``International Disaster and 
     Famine Assistance'', $165,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended.


   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'', 
     $8,700,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008.

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   Operating Expenses of the United States Agency for International 
                Development Office of Inspector General

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

                  Other Bilateral Economic Assistance


                         Economic Support Fund

       For an additional amount for ``Economic Support Fund'', 
     $2,649,300,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008: 
     Provided, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, 
     $57,400,000 shall be made available to nongovernmental 
     organizations in Iraq for economic and social development 
     programs and activities in areas of conflict: Provided 
     further, That the responsibility for policy decisions and 
     justifications for the use of funds appropriated by the 
     previous proviso shall be the responsibility of the United 
     States Chief of Mission in Iraq: Provided further, That none 
     of the funds appropriated under this heading in this Act or 
     in prior Acts making appropriations for foreign operations, 
     export financing, and related programs may be made available 
     for the Political Participation Fund and the National 
     Institutions Fund: Provided further, That of the funds made 
     available under the heading ``Economic Support Fund'' in 
     Public Law 109-234 for Iraq to promote democracy, rule of law 
     and reconciliation, $2,000,000 should be made available for 
     the United States Institute of Peace for programs and 
     activities in Afghanistan to remain available until September 
     30, 2008.


          Assistance for Eastern Europe and the Baltic States

       For an additional amount for ``Assistance for Eastern 
     Europe and the Baltic States'', $229,000,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2008, for assistance for 
     Kosovo.

                          Department of State


                             Democracy Fund

       For an additional amount for ``Democracy Fund'', 
     $260,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008: 
     Provided, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, 
     not less than $190,000,000 shall be made available for the 
     Human Rights and Democracy Fund of the Bureau of Democracy, 
     Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State, and not less 
     than $60,000,000 shall be made available for the United 
     States Agency for International Development, for democracy, 
     human rights and rule of law programs in Iraq: Provided 
     further, That not later than 60 days after enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the 
     Committees on Appropriations describing a comprehensive, 
     long-term strategy, with goals and expected results, for 
     strengthening and advancing democracy in Iraq.


          International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement

                    (including rescission of funds)

       For an additional amount for ``International Narcotics 
     Control and Law Enforcement'', $257,000,000, 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'', $130,500,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2008, of which not less than $5,000,000 shall 
     be made available to rescue Iraqi scholars.


     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'', $57,500,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2008.

                       Department of the Treasury


               International Affairs Technical Assistance

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

                          MILITARY ASSISTANCE

                  Funds Appropriated to the President


                   Foreign Military Financing Program

       For an additional amount for ``Foreign Military Financing 
     Program'', $265,000,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2008.


                        Peacekeeping Operations

       For an additional amount for ``Peacekeeping Operations'', 
     $230,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008: 
     Provided, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, 
     not less than $40,000,000 shall be made available, 
     notwithstanding section 660 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961, for assistance for Liberia for security sector reform: 
     Provided further, That not later than 30 days after enactment 
     of this Act and every 30 days thereafter until September 30, 
     2008, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the 
     Committees on Appropriations detailing the obligation and 
     expenditure of funds made available under this heading in 
     this Act and in prior Acts making appropriations for foreign 
     operations, export financing, and related programs.

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER


                         authorization of funds

       Sec. 2601. 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 OVERSIGHT AUTHORITY

       Sec. 2602. 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''.


                                lebanon

       Sec. 2603. (a) Limitation on Economic Support Fund 
     Assistance for Lebanon.--None of the funds made available in 
     this Act under the heading ``Economic Support Fund'' for cash 
     transfer assistance for the Government of Lebanon may be made 
     available for obligation until the Secretary of State reports 
     to the Committees on Appropriations on Lebanon's economic 
     reform plan and on the specific conditions and verifiable 
     benchmarks that have been agreed upon by the United States 
     and the Government of Lebanon pursuant to the Memorandum of 
     Understanding on cash transfer assistance for Lebanon.
       (b) Limitation on Foreign Military Financing Program and 
     International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement 
     Assistance for Lebanon.-- None of the funds made available in 
     this Act under the heading ``Foreign Military Financing 
     Program'' or ``International Narcotics Control and Law 
     Enforcement'' for military or police assistance to Lebanon 
     may be made available for obligation until the Secretary of 
     State submits to the Committees on Appropriations a report on 
     procedures established to determine eligibility of members 
     and units of the armed forces and police forces of Lebanon to 
     participate in United States training and assistance programs 
     and on the end use monitoring of all equipment provided under 
     such programs to the Lebanese armed forces and police forces.
       (c) Certification Required.--Prior to the initial 
     obligation of funds made available in this Act for assistance 
     for Lebanon under the headings ``Foreign Military Financing 
     Program'' and ``Nonproliferation, Anti-Terrorism, Demining 
     and Related Programs'', the Secretary of State shall certify 
     to the Committees on Appropriations that all practicable 
     efforts have been made to ensure that such assistance is not 
     provided to or through any individual, or private or 
     government entity, that advocates, plans, sponsors, engages 
     in, or has engaged in, terrorist activity.
       (d) Report Required.--Not later than 45 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
     submit to the Committees on Appropriations a report on the 
     Government of Lebanon's actions to implement section 14 of 
     United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701 (August 11, 
     2006).
       (e) Special Authority.--This section shall be effective 
     notwithstanding section 534(a) of Public Law 109-102, which 
     is made applicable to funds appropriated for fiscal year 2007 
     by the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (division B 
     of Public Law 109-289, as amended by Public Law 110-5).


                           DEBT RESTRUCTURING

       Sec. 2604. 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.


                    government accountability office

       Sec. 2605. To facilitate effective oversight of programs 
     and activities in Iraq by the Government Accountability 
     Office (GAO), the Department of State shall provide GAO staff 
     members the country clearances, life support, and logistical 
     and security support necessary for GAO personnel to establish 
     a presence in Iraq for periods of not less than 45 days.


                    HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY FUND

       Sec. 2606. 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.

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          INSPECTOR GENERAL OVERSIGHT OF IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN

       Sec. 2607. (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 1 additional 
     year.
       (3) Not more than 10 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, 2007. 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. 2608. (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 joint explanatory statement accompanying the conference 
     report on H.R. 1591 of the 110th Congress (H. Rept. 110-107):
       ``Diplomatic and Consular Programs''.
       ``Economic Support Fund''.
       ``Democracy Fund''.
       ``International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement''.
       ``Migration and Refugee Assistance''.
       (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.


               SPENDING PLAN AND NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES

       Sec. 2609. 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 heading ``International 
     Disaster and Famine Assistance'': Provided, That funds 
     appropriated under the headings in this chapter, except for 
     funds appropriated under the heading named in this section, 
     shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of 
     the Committees on Appropriations.


                 conditions on assistance for pakistan

       Sec. 2610. None of the funds made available for assistance 
     for the central Government of Pakistan under the heading 
     ``Economic Support Fund'' in this title may be made available 
     for non-project assistance until the Secretary of State 
     submits to the Committees on Appropriations a report on the 
     oversight mechanisms, performance benchmarks, and 
     implementation processes for such funds: Provided, That 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds made 
     available for non-project assistance pursuant to the previous 
     proviso shall be subject to the regular notification 
     procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided 
     further, That of the funds made available for assistance for 
     Pakistan under the heading ``Economic Support Fund'' in this 
     title, $5,000,000 shall be made available for the Human 
     Rights and Democracy Fund of the Bureau of Democracy, Human 
     Rights, and Labor, Department of State, for political party 
     development and election observation programs.


                         CIVILIAN RESERVE CORPS

       Sec. 2611. Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the 
     heading ``Diplomatic and Consular Programs'', up to 
     $50,000,000 may be made available to support and maintain a 
     civilian reserve corps: Provided, That none of the funds for 
     a civilian reserve corps may be obligated without specific 
     authorization in a subsequent Act of Congress: Provided 
     further, That funds made available under this section shall 
     be subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
     Committees on Appropriations.


                    coordinator for iraq assistance

       Sec. 2612. (a) Coordinator for Iraq Assistance.--Not later 
     than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     President shall appoint a Coordinator for Iraq Assistance 
     (hereinafter in this section referred to as the 
     ``Coordinator''), by and with the advice and consent of the 
     Senate, who shall report directly to the President.
       (b) Duties.--The Coordinator shall be responsible for--
       (1) developing and implementing an overall strategy for 
     political, economic, and military assistance for Iraq;
       (2) coordinating and ensuring coherence of Iraq assistance 
     programs and policy among all departments and agencies of the 
     Government of the United States that are implementing 
     assistance programs in Iraq, including the Department of 
     State, the United States Agency for International 
     Development, the Department of Defense, the Department of the 
     Treasury, and the Department of Justice;
       (3) working with the Government of Iraq in meeting the 
     benchmarks described in section 1904(a) of this Act in order 
     to ensure Iraq continues to be eligible to receive United 
     States assistance described in such section;
       (4) coordinating with other donors and international 
     organizations that are providing assistance for Iraq;
       (5) ensuring adequate management and accountability of 
     United States assistance programs for Iraq;
       (6) resolving policy and program disputes among departments 
     and agencies of the United States Government that are 
     implementing assistance programs in Iraq; and
       (7) coordinating United States assistance programs with the 
     reconstruction programs funded and implemented by the 
     Government of Iraq.
       (c) Rank and Status.--The Coordinator shall have the rank 
     and status of ambassador.

      TITLE III--ADDITIONAL HURRICANE DISASTER RELIEF AND RECOVERY

                               CHAPTER 1

                       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

                    GENERAL PROVISION--THIS CHAPTER

       Sec. 3101. 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 as in effect on 
     September 30, 2006, notwithstanding the provisions of section 
     511 of said Act, $50,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended: Provided, That the amount made available under this 
     heading shall be for local law enforcement initiatives in the 
     Gulf Coast region related to the aftermath of Hurricanes 
     Katrina and Rita: Provided further, That these funds shall be 
     apportioned among the States in quotient to their level of 
     violent crime as estimated by the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation's Uniform Crime Report for the year 2005.

                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

            National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


                  OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES

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

             NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

                        exploration capabilities

       For an additional amount for ``Exploration Capabilities'' 
     for necessary expenses related to the consequences of 
     Hurricane Katrina, $35,000,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2009.

                    GENERAL PROVISION--THIS CHAPTER

       Sec. 3201. 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, $25,300,000, to remain 
     available until expended, which may be used to continue 
     construction of projects related to interior drainage for the 
     greater New Orleans metropolitan area.


                 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

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

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER

       Sec. 3301. The Secretary is authorized and directed to 
     determine the value of eligible reimbursable expenses 
     incurred by local governments in storm-proofing pumping 
     stations, constructing safe houses for operators, and other 
     interim flood control measures in and around the New Orleans 
     metropolitan area that the Secretary determines to be 
     integral to the overall plan to ensure operability of the 
     stations during hurricanes, storms and high water events and 
     the flood control plan for the area.
       Sec. 3302. (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, subject to the approval of the House and Senate 
     Committees on Appropriation.
       Sec. 3303. The Chief of Engineers shall investigate the 
     overall technical advantages, disadvantages and operational 
     effectiveness of operating the new pumping stations at the 
     mouths of the 17th Street, Orleans Avenue and London Avenue 
     canals in the New Orleans area directed for construction in 
     Public Law 109-234 concurrently or in series with existing 
     pumping stations serving these canals and the advantages, 
     disadvantages and technical operational effectiveness of 
     removing the existing pumping stations and configuring the 
     new pumping stations and associated canals to handle all 
     needed discharges; and the advantages, disadvantages and 
     technical operational effectiveness of replacing or improving 
     the floodwalls and levees adjacent to the three outfall 
     canals: Provided, That the analysis should be conducted at 
     Federal expense: Provided further, That the analysis shall be 
     completed and furnished to the Congress not later than three 
     months after enactment of this Act.
       Sec. 3304. Using funds made available in Chapter 3 under 
     title II of Public Law 109-234, under the heading 
     ``Investigations'', the Secretary of the Army, in 
     consultation with other agencies and the State of Louisiana 
     shall accelerate completion as practicable the final report 
     of the Chief of Engineers recommending a comprehensive plan 
     to deauthorize deep draft navigation on the Mississippi River 
     Gulf Outlet: Provided, That the plan shall incorporate and 
     build upon the Interim Mississippi River Gulf Outlet Deep-
     Draft De-Authorization Report submitted to Congress in 
     December 2006 pursuant to Public Law 109-234.

                               CHAPTER 4

                     SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

                     Disaster Loans Program Account


                     (including transfer of funds)

       Of the unobligated balances under the heading ``Small 
     Business Administration, Disaster Loans Program Account'', 
     $25,069,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 
     used for administrative expenses to carry out the disaster 
     loan program, which may be transferred to and merged with 
     ``Small Business Administration, Salaries and Expenses''.
       Of the unobligated balances under the heading ``Small 
     Business Administration, Disaster Loans Program Account'', 
     $25,000,000 shall be used for loans under section 7(b)(2) of 
     the Small Business Act for businesses located in an area for 
     which the President declared a major disaster because of the 
     hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico in calendar year 2005, of 
     which not to exceed $8,750,000 is for direct administrative 
     expenses and may be transferred to and merged with ``Small 
     Business Administration, Salaries and Expenses'' to carry out 
     the disaster loan program of the Small Business 
     Administration.

                               CHAPTER 5

                    DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

                  Federal Emergency Management Agency


                            DISASTER RELIEF

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       For an additional amount for ``Disaster Relief'', 
     $4,610,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That $4,000,000 shall be transferred to ``Office of Inspector 
     General''.

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER

       Sec. 3501. (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, including any agreement, the Federal share 
     of assistance, including direct Federal assistance, provided 
     for the States of Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, 
     and Texas in connection with Hurricanes Katrina, Wilma, 
     Dennis, and Rita under sections 403, 406, 407, and 408 of the 
     Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 5170b, 5172, 5173, and 5174) shall be 100 
     percent of the eligible costs under such sections.
       (b) Applicability.--The Federal share provided by 
     subsection (a) shall apply to disaster assistance applied for 
     before the date of enactment of this Act.
       Sec. 3502. (a) Community Disaster Loan Act.--
       (1) In general.--Section 2(a) of the Community Disaster 
     Loan Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-88) is amended by striking 
     ``Provided further, That notwithstanding section 417(c)(1) of 
     the Stafford Act, such loans may not be canceled:''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
     shall be effective on the date of enactment of the Community 
     Disaster Loan Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-88).
       (b) Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act.--
       (1) In general.--Chapter 4 of title II of the Emergency 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War 
     on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006 (Public Law 109-234) 
     is amended under Federal Emergency Management Agency, 
     ``Disaster Assistance Direct Loan Program Account'' by 
     striking ``Provided further, That notwithstanding section 
     417(c)(1) of such Act, such loans may not be canceled:''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
     shall be effective on the date of enactment of the Emergency 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War 
     on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006 (Public Law 109-234).
       Sec. 3503. (a) In General.--Section 2401 of the Emergency 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War 
     on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006 (Public Law 109-234) 
     is amended by striking ``12 months'' and inserting ``24 
     months''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall be effective on the date of enactment of the Emergency 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War 
     on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006 (Public Law 109-234).

                               CHAPTER 6

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

                         National Park Service


                       Historic Preservation Fund

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

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     provided under this heading for disaster relief grants may be 
     used for administrative expenses.

                    GENERAL PROVISION--THIS CHAPTER


                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 3601. Of the disaster relief funds from Public Law 
     109-234, 120 Stat. 418, 461, (June 30, 2006), chapter 5, 
     ``National Park Service--Historic Preservation Fund'', for 
     necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane 
     Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season that were 
     allocated to the State of Mississippi by the National Park 
     Service, $500,000 is hereby transferred to the ``National 
     Park Service--National Recreation and Preservation'' 
     appropriation: Provided, That these funds may be used to 
     reconstruct destroyed properties that at the time of 
     destruction were listed in the National Register of Historic 
     Places and are otherwise qualified to receive these funds: 
     Provided further, That the State Historic Preservation 
     Officer certifies that, for the community where that 
     destroyed property was located, the property is iconic to or 
     essential to illustrating that community's historic identity, 
     that no other property in that community with the same 
     associative historic value has survived, and that sufficient 
     historical documentation exists to ensure an accurate 
     reproduction.

                               CHAPTER 7

                        DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

                            Higher Education

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

                      Hurricane Education Recovery

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

                 Programs to Restart School Operations

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

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER

       Sec. 3701. 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.''.
       Sec. 3702. Notwithstanding section 2002(c) of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397a(c)), funds made available under 
     the heading ``Social Services Block Grant'' in division B of 
     Public Law 109-148 shall be available for expenditure by the 
     States through the end of fiscal year 2009.
       Sec. 3703. (a) In the event that Louisiana, Mississippi, 
     Alabama, or Texas fails to meet its match requirement with 
     funds appropriated in fiscal years 2006 or 2007, for fiscal 
     years 2008 and 2009, the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services may waive the application of section 2617(d)(4) of 
     the Public Health Service Act for Louisiana, Mississippi, 
     Alabama, and Texas.
       (b) The Secretary may not exercise the waiver authority 
     available under subsection (a) to allow a grantee to provide 
     less than a 25 percent matching grant.
       (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.).

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                               CHAPTER 8

                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

                     Federal Highway Administration


                          Federal-Aid Highways

                        Emergency Relief Program

                    (including rescission of funds)

       For an additional amount for the Emergency Relief Program 
     as authorized under section 125 of title 23, United States 
     Code, $682,942,000, to remain available until expended: 
     Provided, That section 125(d)(1) of title 23, United States 
     Code, shall not apply to emergency relief projects that 
     respond to damage caused by the 2005-2006 winter storms in 
     the State of California: Provided further, That of the 
     unobligated balances of funds apportioned to each State under 
     chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, $682,942,000 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.

                     Federal Transit Administration


                             Formula Grants

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

              DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

                      Office of Inspector General

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

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER

       Sec. 3801. The third proviso under the heading ``Department 
     of Housing and Urban Development--Public and Indian Housing--
     Tenant-Based Rental Assistance'' in chapter 9 of title I of 
     division B of Public Law 109-148 (119 Stat. 2779) is amended 
     by striking ``for up to 18 months'' and inserting ``until 
     December 31, 2007''.
       Sec. 3802. Section 21033 of the Continuing Appropriations 
     Resolution, 2007 (division B of Public Law 109-289, as 
     amended by Public Law 110-5) is amended by adding after the 
     third proviso: ``: Provided further, That notwithstanding the 
     previous proviso, except for applying the 2007 Annual 
     Adjustment Factor and making any other specified adjustments, 
     public housing agencies specified in category 1 below shall 
     receive funding for calendar year 2007 based on the higher of 
     the amounts the agencies would receive under the previous 
     proviso or the amounts the agencies received in calendar year 
     2006, and public housing agencies specified in categories 2 
     and 3 below shall receive funding for calendar year 2007 
     equal to the amounts the agencies received in calendar year 
     2006, except that public housing agencies specified in 
     categories 1 and 2 below shall receive funding under this 
     proviso only if, and to the extent that, any such public 
     housing agency submits a plan, approved by the Secretary, 
     that demonstrates that the agency can effectively use within 
     12 months the funding that the agency would receive under 
     this proviso that is in addition to the funding that the 
     agency would receive under the previous proviso: (1) public 
     housing agencies that are eligible for assistance under 
     section 901 in Public Law 109-148 (119 Stat. 2781) or are 
     located in the same counties as those eligible under section 
     901 and operate voucher programs under section 8(o) of the 
     United States Housing Act of 1937 but do not operate public 
     housing under section 9 of such Act, and any public housing 
     agency that otherwise qualifies under this category must 
     demonstrate that they have experienced a loss of rental 
     housing stock as a result of the 2005 hurricanes; (2) public 
     housing agencies that would receive less funding under the 
     previous proviso than they would receive under this proviso 
     and that have been placed in receivership or the Secretary 
     has declared to be in breach of an Annual Contributions 
     Contract by June 1, 2007; and (3) public housing agencies 
     that spent more in calendar year 2006 than the total of the 
     amounts of any such public housing agency's allocation amount 
     for calendar year 2006 and the amount of any such public 
     housing agency's available housing assistance payments 
     undesignated funds balance from calendar year 2005 and the 
     amount of any such public housing agency's available 
     administrative fees undesignated funds balance through 
     calendar year 2006''.
       Sec. 3803. Section 901 of Public Law 109-148 is amended by 
     deleting ``calendar year 2006'' and inserting ``calendar 
     years 2006 and 2007''.

                TITLE IV--OTHER EMERGENCY APPROPRIATIONS

                               CHAPTER 1

                      DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--CIVIL

                         DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

                       Corps of Engineers--Civil


                             investigations

       For an additional amount for ``Investigations'' for flood 
     damage reduction studies to address flooding associated with 
     disasters covered by Presidential Disaster Declaration FEMA-
     1962-DR, $8,165,000, to remain available until expended.


                              construction

       For an additional amount for ``Construction'' for flood 
     damage reduction activities associated with disasters covered 
     by Presidential Disaster Declaration FEMA-1962-DR, $500,000 
     to remain available until expended.


                       operation and maintenance

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


                 flood control and coastal emergencies

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

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

                         Bureau of Reclamation


                      WATER AND RELATED RESOURCES

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

                               CHAPTER 2

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

                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.

                    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 drug-trafficking 
     organizations, including funding for additional law 
     enforcement personnel, training, equipment and cooperative 
     agreements, $12,000,000, to remain available until expended.

                               CHAPTER 3

                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.
       For an additional amount for ``Department of Health and 
     Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 
     Disease Control, Research and Training'', to carry

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     out activities under section 5011(b) of the Emergency 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act to Address Hurricanes in the 
     Gulf of Mexico and Pandemic Influenza, 2006 (Public Law 109-
     148), $50,000,000, to remain available until expended.

                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)), $200,000,000.
       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)), 
     $200,000,000.

                        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, $625,000,000, 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, 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)), $25,000,000, to remain available until expended.

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER


                        (including rescissions)

       Sec. 4301. (a). From unexpended balances available for the 
     Training and Employment Services account under the Department 
     of Labor, the following amounts are hereby rescinded--
       (1) $3,589,000 transferred pursuant to the 2001 Emergency 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act for Recovery from and 
     Response to Terrorist Attacks on the United States (Public 
     Law 107-38);
       (2) $834,000 transferred pursuant to the Emergency 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-211); 
     and
       (3) $71,000 for the Consortium for Worker Education 
     pursuant to the Emergency Supplemental Act, 2002 (Public Law 
     107-117).
       (b) From unexpended balances available for the State 
     Unemployment Insurance and Employment Service Operations 
     account under the Department of Labor pursuant to the 
     Emergency Supplemental Act, 2002 (Public Law 107-117), 
     $4,100,000 are hereby rescinded.
       Sec. 4302. (a) For an additional amount under ``Department 
     of Education, Safe Schools and Citizenship Education'', 
     $8,594,000 shall be available for Safe and Drug-Free Schools 
     National Programs for competitive grants to local educational 
     agencies to address youth violence and related issues.
       (b) The competition under subsection (a) shall be limited 
     to local educational agencies that operate schools currently 
     identified as persistently dangerous under section 9532 of 
     the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.

                               CHAPTER 4

                           LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

                             CAPITOL POLICE

                            General Expenses

       For an additional amount for ``Capitol Police, General 
     Expenses'', $15,000,000 for a radio modernization program, to 
     remain available until expended.

                        ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL

                          Capitol Power Plant

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

                               CHAPTER 5

                     DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

                     Veterans Health Administration


                            MEDICAL SERVICES

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


                         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 network 
     sites; and $550,000,000 shall be for non-recurring 
     maintenance as identified in the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs Facility Condition Assessment report: Provided, That 
     the amount provided under this heading for non-recurring 
     maintenance shall be allocated in a manner not subject to the 
     Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation: Provided further, 
     That within 30 days of enactment of this Act the Secretary 
     shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both 
     Houses of Congress an expenditure plan, by project, for non-
     recurring maintenance prior to obligation: Provided further, 
     That semi-annually, on October 1 and April 1, the Secretary 
     shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both 
     Houses of Congress a report on the status of funding for non-
     recurring maintenance, including obligations and unobligated 
     balances for each project identified in the expenditure plan.


                    MEDICAL AND PROSTHETIC RESEARCH

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

                      Departmental Administration


                       General Operating Expenses

                     (including transfer of funds)

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


                     INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS

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


                      CONSTRUCTION, MINOR PROJECTS

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

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER

       Sec. 4501. 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.

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       Sec. 4502. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     appropriations made by Public Law 110-5, which the Secretary 
     of Veterans Affairs contributes to the Department of Defense/
     Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Sharing Incentive 
     Fund under the authority of section 8111(d) of title 38, 
     United States Code, shall remain available until expended for 
     any purpose authorized by section 8111 of title 38, United 
     States Code.
       Sec. 4503. (a)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (referred to in this 
     section as the ``Secretary'') may convey to the State of 
     Texas, without consideration, all right, title, and interest 
     of the United States in and to the parcel of real property 
     comprising the location of the Marlin, Texas, Department of 
     Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
       (2) The property conveyed under paragraph (1) shall be used 
     by the State of Texas for the purposes of a prison.
       (b) In carrying out the conveyance under subsection (a), 
     the Secretary--
       (1) shall not be required to comply with, and shall not be 
     held liable under, any Federal law (including a regulation) 
     relating to the environment or historic preservation; but
       (2) may, at the discretion of the Secretary, conduct 
     environmental cleanup on the parcel to be conveyed, at a cost 
     not to exceed $500,000, using amounts made available for 
     environmental cleanup of sites under the jurisdiction of the 
     Secretary.

                         TITLE V--OTHER MATTERS

                               CHAPTER 1

                       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

                          Farm Service Agency


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

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

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER

       Sec. 5101. Of the funds made available through 
     appropriations to the Food and Drug Administration for fiscal 
     year 2007, not less than $4,000,000 shall be for the Office 
     of Women's Health of such Administration.
       Sec. 5102. None of the funds made available to the 
     Department of Agriculture for fiscal year 2007 may be used to 
     implement the risk-based inspection program in the 30 
     prototype locations announced on February 22, 2007, by the 
     Under Secretary for Food Safety, or at any other locations, 
     until the USDA Office of Inspector General has provided its 
     findings to the Food Safety and Inspection Service and the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     and the Senate on the data used in support of the development 
     and design of the risk-based inspection program and FSIS has 
     addressed and resolved issues identified by OIG.

                               CHAPTER 2

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER

       Sec. 5201. 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. 5202. 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. 5301. (a) Section 102(a)(3)(B) of the Help America 
     Vote Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 15302(a)(3)(B)) is amended by 
     striking ``January 1, 2006'' and inserting ``March 1, 2008''.
       (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect 
     as if included in the enactment of the Help America Vote Act 
     of 2002.
       Sec. 5302. 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. 5303. 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. 5304. 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. 5305. (a) Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury, in 
     coordination with the Securities and Exchange Commission and 
     in consultation with the Departments of State and Energy, 
     shall prepare and submit to the Senate Committee on 
     Appropriations, the House Committee on Appropriations, the 
     Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the 
     House Committee on Financial Services, the Senate Foreign 
     Relations Committee, and the House Foreign Affairs Committee 
     a written report, which may include a classified annex, 
     containing the names of companies which either directly or 
     through a parent or subsidiary company, including partly-
     owned subsidiaries, are known to conduct significant business 
     operations in Sudan relating to natural resource extraction, 
     including oil-related activities and mining of minerals. The 
     reporting provision shall not apply to companies operating 
     under licenses from the Office of Foreign Assets Control or 
     otherwise expressly exempted under United States law from 
     having to obtain such licenses in order to operate in Sudan.
       (b) Not later than 45 days following the submission to 
     Congress of the list of companies conducting business 
     operations in Sudan relating to natural resource extraction 
     as required above, the General Services Administration shall 
     determine whether the United States Government has an active 
     contract for the procurement of goods or services with any of 
     the identified companies, and provide notification to the 
     appropriate committees of Congress, which may include a 
     classified annex, regarding the companies, nature of the 
     contract, and dollar amounts involved.


                         (including rescission)

       Sec. 5306. (a) Of the funds provided for the General 
     Services Administration, ``Office of Inspector General'' in 
     section 21061 of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 
     2007 (division B of Public Law 109-289, as amended by Public 
     Law 110-5), $4,500,000 are rescinded.
       (b) For an additional amount for the General Services 
     Administration, ``Office of Inspector General'', $4,500,000, 
     to remain available until September 30, 2008.
       Sec. 5307. 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

                    DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER

       Sec. 5401. Not to exceed $30,000,000 from unobligated 
     balances remaining from prior appropriations for United 
     States Coast Guard, ``Retired Pay'', shall remain available 
     until expended in the account and for the purposes for which 
     the appropriations were provided, including the payment of 
     obligations otherwise chargeable to lapsed or current 
     appropriations for this purpose.
       Sec. 5402. (a) In General.--Any contract, subcontract, task 
     or delivery order described in subsection (b) shall contain 
     the following:
       (1) A requirement for a technical review of all designs, 
     design changes, and engineering change proposals, and a 
     requirement to specifically address all engineering concerns 
     identified in the review before the obligation of further 
     funds may occur.
       (2) A requirement that the Coast Guard maintain technical 
     warrant holder authority, or the equivalent, for major 
     assets.
       (3) A requirement that no procurement subject to subsection 
     (b) for lead asset production or the implementation of a 
     major design change shall be entered into unless an 
     independent third party with no financial interest in the 
     development, construction, or modification of any component 
     of the asset, selected by the Commandant, determines that 
     such action is advisable.
       (4) A requirement for independent life-cycle cost estimates 
     of lead assets and major design and engineering changes.
       (5) A requirement for the measurement of contractor and 
     subcontractor performance based on the status of all work 
     performed. For contracts under the Integrated Deepwater 
     Systems program, such requirement shall include a provision 
     that links award fees to successful acquisition outcomes 
     (which shall be defined in terms of cost, schedule, and 
     performance).
       (6) A requirement that the Commandant of the Coast Guard 
     assign an appropriate officer or employee of the Coast Guard 
     to act as

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     chair of each integrated product team and higher-level team 
     assigned to the oversight of each integrated product team.
       (7) A requirement that the Commandant of the Coast Guard 
     may not award or issue any contract, task or delivery order, 
     letter contract modification thereof, or other similar 
     contract, for the acquisition or modification of an asset 
     under a procurement subject to subsection (b) unless the 
     Coast Guard and the contractor concerned have formally agreed 
     to all terms and conditions or the head of contracting 
     activity for the Coast Guard determines that a compelling 
     need exists for the award or issue of such instrument.
       (b) Contracts, Subcontracts, Task and Delivery Orders 
     Covered.--Subsection (a) applies to--
       (1) any major procurement contract, first-tier subcontract, 
     delivery or task order entered into by the Coast Guard;
       (2) any first-tier subcontract entered into under such a 
     contract; and
       (3) any task or delivery order issued pursuant to such a 
     contract or subcontract.
       (c) Expenditure of Deepwater Funds.--Of the funds available 
     for the Integrated Deepwater Systems program, $650,000,000 
     may not be obligated until the Committees on Appropriations 
     of the Senate and the House of Representatives receive an 
     expenditure plan directly from the Coast Guard that--
       (1) defines activities, milestones, yearly costs, and life-
     cycle costs for each procurement of a major asset, including 
     an independent cost estimate for each;
       (2) identifies life-cycle staffing and training needs of 
     Coast Guard project managers and of procurement and contract 
     staff;
       (3) identifies competition to be conducted in each 
     procurement;
       (4) describes procurement plans that do not rely on a 
     single industry entity or contract;
       (5) contains very limited indefinite delivery/indefinite 
     quantity contracts and explains the need for any indefinite 
     delivery/indefinite quantity contracts;
       (6) complies with all applicable acquisition rules, 
     requirements, and guidelines, and incorporates the best 
     systems acquisition management practices of the Federal 
     Government;
       (7) complies with the capital planning and investment 
     control requirements established by the Office of Management 
     and Budget, including circular A-11, part 7;
       (8) includes a certification by the head of contracting 
     activity for the Coast Guard and the Chief Procurement 
     Officer of the Department of Homeland Security that the Coast 
     Guard has established sufficient controls and procedures and 
     has sufficient staffing to comply with all contracting 
     requirements, and that any conflicts of interest have been 
     sufficiently addressed;
       (9) includes a description of the process used to act upon 
     deviations from the contractually specified performance 
     requirements and clearly explains the actions taken on such 
     deviations;
       (10) includes a certification that the Assistant Commandant 
     of the Coast Guard for Engineering and Logistics is 
     designated as the technical authority for all engineering, 
     design, and logistics decisions pertaining to the Integrated 
     Deepwater Systems program; and
       (11) identifies progress in complying with the requirements 
     of subsection (a).
       (d) Reports.--(1) Not later than 30 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard 
     shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
     Senate and the House of Representatives; the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science and Transportation of the Senate; and the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
     of Representatives: (i) a report on the resources (including 
     training, staff, and expertise) required by the Coast Guard 
     to provide appropriate management and oversight of the 
     Integrated Deepwater Systems program; and (ii) a report on 
     how the Coast Guard will utilize full and open competition 
     for any contract that provides for the acquisition or 
     modification of assets under, or in support of, the 
     Integrated Deepwater Systems program, entered into after the 
     date of enactment of this Act.
       (2) Within 30 days following the submission of the 
     expenditure plan required under subsection (c), the 
     Government Accountability Office shall review the plan and 
     brief the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
     House of Representatives on its findings.
       Sec. 5403. 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.


                    (including rescissions of funds)

       Sec. 5404. (a) Rescissions.--The following unobligated 
     balances made available pursuant to section 505 of Public Law 
     109-90 are rescinded: $1,200,962 from the ``Office of the 
     Secretary and Executive Management''; $512,855 from the 
     ``Office of the Under Secretary for Management''; $461,874 
     from the ``Office of the Chief Information Officer''; $45,080 
     from the ``Office of the Chief Financial Officer''; $968,211 
     from Preparedness ``Management and Administration''; 
     $1,215,486 from Science and Technology ``Management and 
     Administration''; $450,000 from United States Secret Service 
     ``Salaries and Expenses''; $450,000 from Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency ``Administrative and Regional Operations''; 
     and $25,595,532 from United States Coast Guard ``Operating 
     Expenses''.
       (b) Additional Appropriations.--
       (1) For an additional amount for United States Coast Guard 
     ``Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements'', $30,000,000, 
     to remain available until September 30, 2009, to mitigate the 
     Service's patrol boat operational gap; and
       (2) For an additional amount for the ``Office of the Under 
     Secretary for Management'', $900,000, for an independent 
     study to compare the Department of Homeland Security senior 
     career and political staffing levels and senior career 
     training programs with those of similarly structured cabinet-
     level agencies.
       Sec. 5405. (a) In General.--With respect to contracts 
     entered into after June 1, 2007, and except as provided in 
     subsection (b), no entity performing lead system integrator 
     functions in the acquisition of a major system by the 
     Department of Homeland Security may have any direct financial 
     interest in the development or construction of any individual 
     system or element of any system of systems.
       (b) Exception.--An entity described in subsection (a) may 
     have a direct financial interest in the development or 
     construction of an individual system or element of a system 
     of systems if--
       (1) the Secretary of Homeland Security certifies to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives, the Committee on Homeland Security of the 
     House of Representatives, the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, the Committee 
     on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, 
     and the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation of 
     the Senate that--
       (A) the entity was selected by the Department of Homeland 
     Security as a contractor to develop or construct the system 
     or element concerned through the use of competitive 
     procedures; and
       (B) the Department took appropriate steps to prevent any 
     organizational conflict of interest in the selection process; 
     or
       (2) the entity was selected by a subcontractor to serve as 
     a lower-tier subcontractor, through a process over which the 
     entity exercised no control.
       (c) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to preclude an entity described in subsection (a) 
     from performing work necessary to integrate two or more 
     individual systems or elements of a system of systems with 
     each other.
       (d) Regulations Update.--Not later than June 1, 2007, the 
     Secretary of Homeland Security shall update the acquisition 
     regulations of the Department of Homeland Security in order 
     to specify fully in such regulations the matters with respect 
     to lead system integrators set forth in this section. 
     Included in such regulations shall be: (1) a precise and 
     comprehensive definition of the term ``lead system 
     integrator'', modeled after that used by the Department of 
     Defense; and (2) a specification of various types of 
     contracts and fee structures that are appropriate for use by 
     lead system integrators in the production, fielding, and 
     sustainment of complex systems.

                               CHAPTER 5

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER

       Sec. 5501. 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. 5502. 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. 5503. Section 20501 of the Continuing Appropriations 
     Resolution, 2007 (division B of Public Law 109-289, as 
     amended by Public Law 110-5) is amended by inserting after 
     ``$55,663,000'' the following: ``of which $13,000,000 shall 
     be for Save America's Treasures''.
       Sec. 5504. Funds made available to the United States Fish 
     and Wildlife Service for fiscal year 2007 under the heading 
     ``Land Acquisition'' may be used for land conservation 
     partnerships authorized by the Highlands Conservation Act of 
     2004.

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                               CHAPTER 6

                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

                     National Institutes of Health


         National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

                          (TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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


                         OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR

                          (Transfer of Funds)

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


                     NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY

                         Salaries and Expenses

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

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER


             (including TRANSFERs OF FUNDS and rescission)

       Sec. 5601. Section 20602 of the Continuing Appropriations 
     Resolution, 2007 (division B of Public Law 109-289, as 
     amended by Public Law 110-5) is amended by inserting the 
     following after ``$5,000,000'': ``(together with an 
     additional $7,000,000 which shall be transferred by the 
     Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation as an authorized 
     administrative cost), to remain available through September 
     30, 2008,''.
       Sec. 5602. Section 20607 of the Continuing Appropriations 
     Resolution, 2007 (division B of Public Law 109-289, as 
     amended by Public Law 110-5) is amended by inserting ``of 
     which $9,666,000 shall be for the Women's Bureau,'' after 
     ``for child labor activities,''.
       Sec. 5603. Of the amount provided for ``Department of 
     Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services 
     Administration, Health Resources and Services'' in the 
     Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (division B of 
     Public Law 109-289, as amended by Public Law 110-5), 
     $23,000,000 shall be for Poison Control Centers.
       Sec. 5604. From the amounts made available by the 
     Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (division B of 
     Public Law 109-289, as amended by Public Law 110-5) for the 
     Office of the Secretary, General Departmental Management 
     under the Department of Health and Human Services, $1,000,000 
     are rescinded.
       Sec. 5605. 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. 5606. 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.
       Sec. 5607. 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. 5608. (a) Section 1310.12(a) of title 45, Code of 
     Federal Regulations, shall take effect 30 days after the date 
     of enactment of this Act.
       (b)(1) Notwithstanding subsection (a), any vehicle used to 
     transport children for a Head Start program as of January 1, 
     2007, shall not be subject to a requirement under such 
     section (including a requirement based on the definitions set 
     forth or referenced in section 1310.3 or any other provision 
     set forth or referenced in part 1310 of such title, or any 
     corresponding similar regulation or ruling) regarding rear 
     emergency exit doors, for 1 year after that date of 
     enactment.
       (2) Not later than 60 days after the National Highway 
     Traffic Safety Administration of the Department of 
     Transportation submits its study on occupant protection on 
     Head Start transit vehicles (related to Government 
     Accountability Office report GAO-06-767R), the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services shall review and shall revise as 
     necessary the allowable alternate vehicle standards described 
     in that part 1310 (or any corresponding similar regulation or 
     ruling) relating to allowable alternate vehicles used to 
     transport children for a Head Start program. In making any 
     such revision, the Secretary shall revise the standards to be 
     consistent with the findings contained in such study, 
     including making a determination on the exemption of such a 
     vehicle from Federal seat spacing requirements, and Federal 
     supporting seating requirements related to 
     compartmentalization, if such vehicle meets all other 
     applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standards, including 
     standards for seating systems, occupant crash protection, 
     seat belt assemblies, and child restraint anchorage systems 
     consistent with that part 1310 (or any corresponding similar 
     regulation or ruling).
       (3) Notwithstanding subsection (a), until such date as the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services completes the review 
     and any necessary revision specified in paragraph (2), the 
     provisions of section 1310.12(a) relating to Federal seat 
     spacing requirements, and Federal supporting seating 
     requirements related to compartmentalization, for allowable 
     alternate vehicles used to transport children for a Head 
     Start program, shall not apply to such a vehicle if such 
     vehicle meets all other applicable Federal motor vehicle 
     safety standards, as described in paragraph (2).
       Sec. 5609. (a)(1) Section 3(37)(G) of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 
     1002(37)(G)) (as amended by section 1106(a) of the Pension 
     Protection Act of 2006) is amended--
       (A) in clause (i)(II)(aa), by striking ``for each of the 3 
     plan years immediately before the date of the enactment of 
     the Pension Protection Act of 2006,'' and inserting ``for 
     each of the 3 plan years immediately preceding the first plan 
     year for which the election under this paragraph is effective 
     with respect to the plan ,'';
       (B) in clause (ii), by striking ``starting with the first 
     plan year ending after the date of the enactment of the 
     Pension Protection Act of 2006'' and inserting ``starting 
     with any plan year beginning on or after January 1, 1999, and 
     ending before January 1, 2008, as designated by the plan in 
     the election made under clause (i)(II)''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(vii) For purposes of this Act and the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986, a plan making an election under this 
     subparagraph shall be treated as maintained pursuant to a 
     collective bargaining agreement if a collective bargaining 
     agreement, expressly or otherwise, provides for or permits 
     employer contributions to the plan by one or more employers 
     that are signatory to such agreement, or participation in the 
     plan by one or more employees of an employer that is 
     signatory to such agreement, regardless of whether the plan 
     was created, established, or maintained for such employees by 
     virtue of another document that is not a collective 
     bargaining agreement.''.
       (2) Paragraph (6) of section 414(f) of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 (relating to election with regard to 
     multiemployer status) (as amended by section 1106(b) of the 
     Pension Protection Act of 2006) is amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)(ii)(I), by striking ``for each of 
     the 3 plan years immediately before the date of enactment of 
     the Pension Protection Act of 2006,'' and inserting ``for 
     each of the 3 plan years immediately preceding the first plan 
     year for which the election under this paragraph is effective 
     with respect to the plan ,'';
       (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``starting with the 
     first plan year ending after the date of the enactment of the 
     Pension Protection Act of 2006'' and inserting ``starting 
     with any plan year beginning on or after January 1, 1999, and 
     ending before January 1, 2008, as designated by the plan in 
     the election made under subparagraph (A)(ii)''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(F) Maintenance under collective bargaining agreement.--
     For purposes of this title and the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974, a plan making an election under this 
     paragraph shall be treated as maintained pursuant to a 
     collective bargaining agreement if a collective bargaining 
     agreement, expressly or otherwise, provides for or permits 
     employer contributions to the plan by one or more employers 
     that are signatory to such agreement, or participation in the 
     plan by one or more employees of an employer that is 
     signatory to such agreement, regardless of whether the plan 
     was

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     created, established, or maintained for such employees by 
     virtue of another document that is not a collective 
     bargaining agreement.''.
       (b)(1) Clause (vi) of section 3(37)(G) of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (as amended by section 
     1106(a) of the Pension Protection Act of 2006) is amended by 
     striking ``if it is a plan--'' and all that follows and 
     inserting the following: ``if it is a plan sponsored by an 
     organization which is described in section 501(c)(5) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under 
     section 501(a) of such Code and which was established in 
     Chicago, Illinois, on August 12, 1881.''.
       (2) Subparagraph (E) of section 414(f)(6) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 (as amended by section 1106(b) of the 
     Pension Protection Act of 2006) is amended by striking ``if 
     it is a plan--'' and all that follows and inserting the 
     following: ``if it is a plan sponsored by an organization 
     which is described in section 501(c)(5) and exempt from tax 
     under section 501(a) and which was established in Chicago, 
     Illinois, on August 12, 1881.''.
       (c) The amendments made by this section shall take effect 
     as if included in section 1106 of the Pension Protection Act 
     of 2006.
       Sec. 5610. (a) Subclause (III) of section 420(f)(2)(E)(i) 
     of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking 
     ``subsection (c)(2)(E)(ii)(II)'' and inserting ``subsection 
     (c)(3)(E)(ii)(II)''.
       (b) Section 420(e)(2)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 is amended by striking ``funding shortfall'' and 
     inserting ``funding target''.
       (c) The amendments made by this section shall take effect 
     as if included in the provisions of the Pension Protection 
     Act of 2006 to which they relate.
       Sec. 5611. (a) Subparagraph (A) of section 420(c)(3) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking 
     ``transfer.'' and inserting ``transfer or, in the case of a 
     transfer which involves a plan maintained by an employer 
     described in subsection (f)(2)(E)(i)(III), if the plan meets 
     the requirements of subsection (f)(2)(D)(i)(II).''.
       (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to 
     transfers after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       Sec. 5612. (a) Section 402(i)(1) of the Pension Protection 
     Act of 2006 is amended by striking ``December 28, 2007'' and 
     inserting ``January 1, 2008''.
       (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect 
     as if included in section 402 of the Pension Protection Act 
     of 2006.

                               CHAPTER 7

                           LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

      Payment to Widows and Heirs of Deceased Members of Congress

       For payment to Gloria W. Norwood, widow of Charles W. 
     Norwood, Jr., late a Representative from the State of 
     Georgia, $165,200.
       For payment to James McDonald, Jr., widower of Juanita 
     Millender-McDonald, late a Representative from the State of 
     California, $165,200.

                               CHAPTER 8

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER


                          TECHNICAL AMENDMENT

       Sec. 5801. (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.
       Sec. 5802. Notwithstanding any provision of title I of 
     division B of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 
     (division B of Public Law 109-289, as amended by Public Laws 
     109-369, 109-383, and 110-5), the dollar amount limitation of 
     the first proviso under the heading, ``Administration of 
     Foreign Affairs, Diplomatic and Consular Programs'', in title 
     IV of the Science, State, Justice, Commerce, and Related 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 (Public Law 109-108; 119 
     Stat. 2319) shall not apply to funds appropriated under such 
     heading for fiscal year 2007.

                               CHAPTER 9

              DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

             Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight


                         Salaries and Expenses

                     (including transfer of funds)

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

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER

       Sec. 5901. 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. 5902. Funds provided for the ``National Transportation 
     Safety Board, Salaries and Expenses'' in section 21031 of the 
     Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (division B of 
     Public Law 109-289, as amended by Public Law 110-5) include 
     amounts necessary to make lease payments due in fiscal year 
     2007 only, on an obligation incurred in 2001 under a capital 
     lease.
       Sec. 5903. Section 21033 of the Continuing Appropriations 
     Resolution, 2007 (division B of Public Law 109-289, as 
     amended by Public Law 110-5) is amended by adding after the 
     second proviso: ``: Provided further, That paragraph (2) 
     under such heading in Public Law 109-115 (119 Stat. 2441) 
     shall be funded at $149,300,000, but additional section 8 
     tenant protection rental assistance costs may be funded in 
     2007 by using unobligated balances, notwithstanding the 
     purposes for which such amounts were appropriated, including 
     recaptures and carryover, remaining from funds appropriated 
     to the Department of Housing and Urban Development under this 
     heading, the heading `Annual Contributions for Assisted 
     Housing', the heading `Housing Certificate Fund', and the 
     heading `Project-Based Rental Assistance' for fiscal year 
     2006 and prior fiscal years: Provided further, That paragraph 
     (3) under such heading in Public Law 109-115 (119 Stat. 2441) 
     shall be funded at $47,500,000: Provided further, That 
     paragraph (4) under such heading in Public Law 109-115 (119 
     Stat. 2441) shall be funded at $5,900,000: Provided further, 
     That paragraph (5) under such heading in Public Law 109-115 
     (119 Stat. 2441) shall be funded at $1,281,100,000, of which 
     $1,251,100,000 shall be allocated for the calendar year 2007 
     funding cycle on a pro rata basis to public housing agencies 
     based on the amount public housing agencies were eligible to 
     receive in calendar year 2006, and of which up to $30,000,000 
     shall be available to the Secretary to allocate to public 
     housing agencies that need additional funds to administer 
     their section 8 programs, with up to $20,000,000 to be for 
     fees associated with section 8 tenant protection rental 
     assistance''.
       Sec. 5904. Section 232(b) of the Departments of Veterans 
     Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public Law 106-377) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) Applicability.--In the case of any dwelling unit 
     that, upon the date of the enactment of this Act, is assisted 
     under a housing assistance payment contract under section 
     8(o)(13) as in effect before such enactment, or under section 
     8(d)(2) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
     1437f(d)(2)) as in effect before the enactment of the Quality 
     Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998 (title V of 
     Public Law 105-276), assistance may be renewed or extended 
     under such section 8(o)(13), as amended by subsection (a), 
     provided that the initial contract term and rent of such 
     renewed or extended assistance shall be determined pursuant 
     to subparagraphs (F) and (H), and subparagraphs (C) and (D) 
     of such section shall not apply to such extensions or 
     renewals.''.

                               CHAPTER 10

                      GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS ACT


                         AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS

       Sec. 5951. No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current 
     fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.

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                    DESIGNATION FOR TITLES I and II

       Sec. 5952. Amounts in titles I and II are designated as 
     emergency requirements pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. 
     Res. 95 (109th Congress), and as making appropriations for 
     contingency operations directly related to the global war on 
     terrorism and other unanticipated defense-related operations 
     pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 376 (109th Congress) 
     as made applicable to the House of Representatives by section 
     511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th Congress).


                 EMERGENCY DESIGNATION FOR OTHER TITLES

       Sec. 5953. Amounts in titles III, IV, and VI are designated 
     as emergency requirements pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. 
     Res. 95 (109th Congress), and pursuant to section 501 of H. 
     Con. Res. 376 (109th Congress) as made applicable to the 
     House of Representatives by section 511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 
     (110th Congress).

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

                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

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

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

                     GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS TITLE

       Sec. 6001. (a) Elimination of Remainder of SCHIP Funding 
     Shortfalls, Tiered Match, and Other Limitation on 
     Expenditures.--Section 2104(h) of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 1397dd(h)), as added by section 201(a) of the National 
     Institutes of Health Reform Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-482), 
     is amended--
       (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.--From the amounts provided in advance in 
     appropriations Acts, the Secretary shall allot to each 
     remaining shortfall State described in subparagraph (B) such 
     amount as the Secretary determines will eliminate the 
     estimated shortfall described in such subparagraph for the 
     State for fiscal year 2007.
       ``(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).''.
       (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)''.
       Sec. 6002. (a) Prohibition.--
       (1) Limitation on secretarial authority.--Notwithstanding 
     any other provision of law, the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services shall not, prior to the date that is 1 year after 
     the date of enactment of this Act, take any action (through 
     promulgation of regulation, issuance of regulatory guidance, 
     or other administrative action) to--
       (A) finalize or otherwise implement provisions contained in 
     the proposed rule published on January 18, 2007, on pages 
     2236 through 2248 of volume 72, Federal Register (relating to 
     parts 433, 447, and 457 of title 42, Code of Federal 
     Regulations);
       (B) promulgate or implement any rule or provisions similar 
     to the provisions described in subparagraph (A) pertaining to 
     the Medicaid program established under title XIX of the 
     Social Security Act or the State Children's Health Insurance 
     Program established under title XXI of such Act; or
       (C) promulgate or implement any rule or provisions 
     restricting payments for graduate medical education under the 
     Medicaid program.
       (2) Continuation of other secretarial authority.--The 
     Secretary of Health and Human Service shall not be prohibited 
     during the period described in paragraph (1) from taking any 
     action (through promulgation of regulation, issuance of 
     regulatory guidance, or other administrative action) to 
     enforce a provision of law in effect as of the date of 
     enactment of this Act with respect to the Medicaid program or 
     the State Children's Health Insurance Program, or to 
     promulgate or implement a new rule or provision during such 
     period with respect to such programs, other than a rule or 
     provision described in paragraph (1) and subject to the 
     prohibition set forth in that paragraph.
       (b) Requirement for Use of Tamper-Resistant Prescription 
     Pads Under the Medicaid Program.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1903(i) of the Social Security Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 1396b(i)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (21);
       (B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (22) and 
     inserting ``; or''; and
       (C) by inserting after paragraph (22) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(23) with respect to amounts expended for medical 
     assistance for covered outpatient drugs (as defined in 
     section 1927(k)(2)) for which the prescription was executed 
     in written (and non-electronic) form unless the prescription 
     was executed on a tamper-resistant pad.''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraph (1) 
     shall apply to prescriptions executed after September 30, 
     2007.
       (c) Extension of Certain Pharmacy Plus Waivers.--
       (1) Authority to continue to operate waivers.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any State that is 
     operating a Pharmacy Plus waiver described in paragraph (2) 
     which would otherwise expire on June 30, 2007, may elect to 
     continue to operate the waiver through December 31, 2009.
       (2) Pharmacy plus waiver described.--For purposes of 
     paragraph (1), a Pharmacy Plus waiver described in this 
     paragraph is a waiver approved by the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services under the authority of section 1115 of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1315) that provides coverage 
     for prescription drugs for individuals who have attained age 
     65 and whose family income does not exceed 200 percent of the 
     poverty line (as defined in section 2110(c)(5) of such Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 1397jj(c)(5)).

              TITLE VII--FAIR MINIMUM WAGE AND TAX RELIEF

                     Subtitle A--Fair Minimum Wage

     SEC. 7101. SHORT TITLE.

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

     SEC. 7102. MINIMUM WAGE.

       (a) In General.--Section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor 
     Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(1) except as otherwise provided in this section, not 
     less than--
       ``(A) $5.85 an hour, beginning on the 60th day after the 
     date of enactment of the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007;
       ``(B) $6.55 an hour, beginning 12 months after that 60th 
     day; and
       ``(C) $7.25 an hour, beginning 24 months after that 60th 
     day;''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect 60 days after the date of enactment of this 
     Act.

     SEC. 7103. APPLICABILITY OF MINIMUM WAGE TO AMERICAN SAMOA 
                   AND THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA 
                   ISLANDS.

       (a) In General.--Section 6 of the Fair Labor Standards Act 
     of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206) shall apply to American Samoa and the 
     Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
       (b) Transition.--Notwithstanding subsection (a)--
       (1) the minimum wage applicable to the Commonwealth of the 
     Northern Mariana Islands under section 6(a)(1) of the Fair 
     Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)) shall be--
       (A) $3.55 an hour, beginning on the 60th day after the date 
     of enactment of this Act; and
       (B) increased by $0.50 an hour (or such lesser amount as 
     may be necessary to equal the minimum wage under section 
     6(a)(1) of such Act), beginning 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act and each year thereafter until the 
     minimum wage applicable to the Commonwealth of the Northern 
     Mariana Islands under this paragraph is equal to the minimum 
     wage set forth in such section; and
       (2) the minimum wage applicable to American Samoa under 
     section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 
     U.S.C. 206(a)(1)) shall be--
       (A) the applicable wage rate in effect for each industry 
     and classification under section 697 of title 29, Code of 
     Federal Regulations, on the date of enactment of this Act;
       (B) increased by $0.50 an hour, beginning on the 60th day 
     after the date of enactment of this Act; and
       (C) increased by $0.50 an hour (or such lesser amount as 
     may be necessary to equal the minimum wage under section 
     6(a)(1) of such Act), beginning 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act and each year thereafter until the 
     minimum wage applicable to American Samoa under this 
     paragraph is equal to the minimum wage set forth in such 
     section.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--

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       (1) In general.--The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking sections 5 and 8; and
       (B) in section 6(a), by striking paragraph (3) and 
     redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs (3) and 
     (4), respectively.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall take effect 60 days after the date of enactment of this 
     Act.

     SEC. 7104. STUDY ON PROJECTED IMPACT.

       (a) Study.--Beginning on the date that is 26 months after 
     the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor 
     shall, through the Bureau of Labor Statistics, conduct a 
     study to--
       (1) assess the assess the impact of the wage increases 
     required by this Act through such date; and
       (2) to project the impact of any further wage increase,

     on living standards and rates of employment in American Samoa 
     and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
       (b) Report.--Not later than the date that is 32 months 
     after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Labor shall transmit to Congress a report on the findings of 
     the study required by subsection (a).

               Subtitle B--Small Business Tax Incentives

     SEC. 7201. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT OF CODE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This subtitle may be cited as the ``Small 
     Business and Work Opportunity Tax Act of 2007''.
       (b) Amendment of 1986 Code.--Except as otherwise expressly 
     provided, whenever in this subtitle an amendment or repeal is 
     expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a 
     section or other provision, the reference shall be considered 
     to be made to a section or other provision of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986.
       (c) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this 
     subtitle is as follows:

Sec. 7201. Short title; amendment of Code; table of contents.

              Part 1--Small Business Tax Relief Provisions


                     Subpart A--General provisions

Sec. 7211. Extension and modification of work opportunity tax credit.
Sec. 7212. Extension and increase of expensing for small business.
Sec. 7213. Determination of credit for certain taxes paid with respect 
              to employee cash tips.
Sec. 7214. Waiver of individual and corporate alternative minimum tax 
              limits on work opportunity credit and credit for taxes 
              paid with respect to employee cash tips.
Sec. 7215. Family business tax simplification.


            Subpart B--Gulf Opportunity Zone tax incentives

Sec. 7221. Extension of increased expensing for qualified section 179 
              Gulf Opportunity Zone property.
Sec. 7222. Extension and expansion of low-income housing credit rules 
              for buildings in the GO Zones.
Sec. 7223. Special tax-exempt bond financing rule for repairs and 
              reconstructions of residences in the GO Zones.
Sec. 7224. GAO study of practices employed by State and local 
              governments in allocating and utilizing tax incentives 
              provided pursuant to the Gulf Opportunity Zone Act of 
              2005.


                   Subpart C--Subchapter S provisions

Sec. 7231. Capital gain of S corporation not treated as passive 
              investment income.
Sec. 7232. Treatment of bank director shares.
Sec. 7233. Special rule for bank required to change from the reserve 
              method of accounting on becoming S corporation.
Sec. 7234. Treatment of the sale of interest in a qualified subchapter 
              S subsidiary.
Sec. 7235. Elimination of all earnings and profits attributable to pre-
              1983 years for certain corporations.
Sec. 7236. Deductibility of interest expense on indebtedness incurred 
              by an electing small business trust to acquire S 
              corporation stock.

                       Part 2--Revenue Provisions

Sec. 7241. Increase in age of children whose unearned income is taxed 
              as if parent's income.
Sec. 7242. Suspension of certain penalties and interest.
Sec. 7243. Modification of collection due process procedures for 
              employment tax liabilities.
Sec. 7244. Permanent extension of IRS user fees.
Sec. 7245. Increase in penalty for bad checks and money orders.
Sec. 7246. Understatement of taxpayer liability by return preparers.
Sec. 7247. Penalty for filing erroneous refund claims.
Sec. 7248. Time for payment of corporate estimated taxes.

              PART 1--SMALL BUSINESS TAX RELIEF PROVISIONS

                     Subpart A--General Provisions

     SEC. 7211. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF WORK OPPORTUNITY TAX 
                   CREDIT.

       (a) Extension.--Section 51(c)(4)(B) (relating to 
     termination) is amended by striking ``December 31, 2007'' and 
     inserting ``August 31, 2011''.
       (b) Increase in Maximum Age for Designated Community 
     Residents.--
       (1) In general.--Paragraph (5) of section 51(d) is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(5) Designated community residents.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `designated community resident' 
     means any individual who is certified by the designated local 
     agency--
       ``(i) as having attained age 18 but not age 40 on the 
     hiring date, and
       ``(ii) as having his principal place of abode within an 
     empowerment zone, enterprise community, renewal community, or 
     rural renewal county.
       ``(B) Individual must continue to reside in zone, 
     community, or county.--In the case of a designated community 
     resident, the term `qualified wages' shall not include wages 
     paid or incurred for services performed while the 
     individual's principal place of abode is outside an 
     empowerment zone, enterprise community, renewal community, or 
     rural renewal county.
       ``(C) Rural renewal county.--For purposes of this 
     paragraph, the term `rural renewal county' means any county 
     which--
       ``(i) is outside a metropolitan statistical area (defined 
     as such by the Office of Management and Budget), and
       ``(ii) during the 5-year periods 1990 through 1994 and 1995 
     through 1999 had a net population loss.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Subparagraph (D) of section 
     51(d)(1) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(D) a designated community resident,''.
       (c) Clarification of Treatment of Individuals Under 
     Individual Work Plans.--Subparagraph (B) of section 51(d)(6) 
     (relating to vocational rehabilitation referral) is amended 
     by striking ``or'' at the end of clause (i), by striking the 
     period at the end of clause (ii) and inserting ``, or'', and 
     by adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(iii) an individual work plan developed and implemented 
     by an employment network pursuant to subsection (g) of 
     section 1148 of the Social Security Act with respect to which 
     the requirements of such subsection are met.''.
       (d) Treatment of Disabled Veterans Under the Work 
     Opportunity Tax Credit.--
       (1) Disabled veterans treated as members of targeted 
     group.--
       (A) In general.--Subparagraph (A) of section 51(d)(3) 
     (relating to qualified veteran) is amended by striking 
     ``agency as being a member of a family'' and all that follows 
     and inserting ``agency as--
       ``(i) being a member of a family receiving assistance under 
     a food stamp program under the Food Stamp Act of 1977 for at 
     least a 3-month period ending during the 12-month period 
     ending on the hiring date, or
       ``(ii) entitled to compensation for a service-connected 
     disability, and--

       ``(I) having a hiring date which is not more that 1 year 
     after having been discharged or released from active duty in 
     the Armed Forces of the United States, or
       ``(II) having aggregate periods of unemployment during the 
     1-year period ending on the hiring date which equal or exceed 
     6 months.''.

       (B) Definitions.--Paragraph (3) of section 51(d) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) Other definitions.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), 
     the terms `compensation' and `service-connected' have the 
     meanings given such terms under section 101 of title 38, 
     United States Code.''.
       (2) Increase in amount of wages taken into account for 
     disabled veterans.--Paragraph (3) of section 51(b) is 
     amended--
       (A) by inserting ``($12,000 per year in the case of any 
     individual who is a qualified veteran by reason of subsection 
     (d)(3)(A)(ii))'' before the period at the end, and
       (B) by striking ``Only first $6,000 of'' in the heading and 
     inserting ``Limitation on''.
       (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to individuals who begin work for the employer 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 7212. EXTENSION AND INCREASE OF EXPENSING FOR SMALL 
                   BUSINESS.

       (a) Extension.--Subsections (b)(1), (b)(2), (b)(5), (c)(2), 
     and (d)(1)(A)(ii) of section 179 (relating to election to 
     expense certain depreciable business assets) are each amended 
     by striking ``2010'' and inserting ``2011''.
       (b) Increase in Limitations.--Subsection (b) of section 179 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking ``$100,000 in the case of taxable years 
     beginning after 2002'' in paragraph (1) and inserting 
     ``$125,000 in the case of taxable years beginning after 
     2006'', and
       (2) by striking ``$400,000 in the case of taxable years 
     beginning after 2002'' in paragraph (2) and inserting 
     ``$500,000 in the case of taxable years beginning after 
     2006''.
       (c) Inflation Adjustment.--Subparagraph (A) of section 
     179(b)(5) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``2003'' and inserting ``2007'',
       (2) by striking ``$100,000 and $400,000'' and inserting 
     ``$125,000 and $500,000'', and
       (3) by striking ``2002'' in clause (ii) and inserting 
     ``2006''.

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       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     2006.

     SEC. 7213. DETERMINATION OF CREDIT FOR CERTAIN TAXES PAID 
                   WITH RESPECT TO EMPLOYEE CASH TIPS.

       (a) In General.--Subparagraph (B) of section 45B(b)(1) is 
     amended by inserting ``as in effect on January 1, 2007, and'' 
     before ``determined without regard to''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to tips received for services performed after 
     December 31, 2006.

     SEC. 7214. WAIVER OF INDIVIDUAL AND CORPORATE ALTERNATIVE 
                   MINIMUM TAX LIMITS ON WORK OPPORTUNITY CREDIT 
                   AND CREDIT FOR TAXES PAID WITH RESPECT TO 
                   EMPLOYEE CASH TIPS.

       (a) Allowance Against Alternative Minimum Tax.--
     Subparagraph (B) of section 38(c)(4) is amended by striking 
     ``and'' at the end of clause (i), by inserting a comma at the 
     end of clause (ii), and by adding at the end the following 
     new clauses:
       ``(iii) the credit determined under section 45B, and
       ``(iv) the credit determined under section 51.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to credits determined under sections 45B and 51 
     of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 in taxable years 
     beginning after December 31, 2006, and to carrybacks of such 
     credits.

     SEC. 7215. FAMILY BUSINESS TAX SIMPLIFICATION.

       (a) In General.--Section 761 (defining terms for purposes 
     of partnerships) is amended by redesignating subsection (f) 
     as subsection (g) and by inserting after subsection (e) the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(f) Qualified Joint Venture.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of a qualified joint venture 
     conducted by a husband and wife who file a joint return for 
     the taxable year, for purposes of this title--
       ``(A) such joint venture shall not be treated as a 
     partnership,
       ``(B) all items of income, gain, loss, deduction, and 
     credit shall be divided between the spouses in accordance 
     with their respective interests in the venture, and
       ``(C) each spouse shall take into account such spouse's 
     respective share of such items as if they were attributable 
     to a trade or business conducted by such spouse as a sole 
     proprietor.
       ``(2) Qualified joint venture.--For purposes of paragraph 
     (1), the term `qualified joint venture' means any joint 
     venture involving the conduct of a trade or business if--
       ``(A) the only members of such joint venture are a husband 
     and wife,
       ``(B) both spouses materially participate (within the 
     meaning of section 469(h) without regard to paragraph (5) 
     thereof) in such trade or business, and
       ``(C) both spouses elect the application of this 
     subsection.''.
       (b) Net Earnings From Self-Employment.--
       (1) Subsection (a) of section 1402 (defining net earnings 
     from self-employment) is amended by striking ``, and'' at the 
     end of paragraph (15) and inserting a semicolon, by striking 
     the period at the end of paragraph (16) and inserting ``; 
     and'', and by inserting after paragraph (16) the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(17) notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this 
     subsection, each spouse's share of income or loss from a 
     qualified joint venture shall be taken into account as 
     provided in section 761(f) in determining net earnings from 
     self-employment of such spouse.''.
       (2) Subsection (a) of section 211 of the Social Security 
     Act (defining net earnings from self-employment) is amended 
     by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (14), by striking 
     the period at the end of paragraph (15) and inserting ``; 
     and'', and by inserting after paragraph (15) the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(16) Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this 
     subsection, each spouse's share of income or loss from a 
     qualified joint venture shall be taken into account as 
     provided in section 761(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 in determining net earnings from self-employment of such 
     spouse.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     2006.

            Subpart B--Gulf Opportunity Zone Tax Incentives

     SEC. 7221. EXTENSION OF INCREASED EXPENSING FOR QUALIFIED 
                   SECTION 179 GULF OPPORTUNITY ZONE PROPERTY.

       Paragraph (2) of section 1400N(e) (relating to qualified 
     section 179 Gulf Opportunity Zone property) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``this subsection, the term'' and inserting
      ``this subsection--
       ``(A) In general.--The term'', and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(B) Extension for certain property.--In the case of 
     property substantially all of the use of which is in one or 
     more specified portions of the GO Zone (as defined by 
     subsection (d)(6)), such term shall include section 179 
     property (as so defined) which is described in subsection 
     (d)(2), determined--
       ``(i) without regard to subsection (d)(6), and
       ``(ii) by substituting `2008' for `2007' in subparagraph 
     (A)(v) thereof.''.

     SEC. 7222. EXTENSION AND EXPANSION OF LOW-INCOME HOUSING 
                   CREDIT RULES FOR BUILDINGS IN THE GO ZONES.

       (a) Time for Making Low-Income Housing Credit 
     Allocations.--Subsection (c) of section 1400N (relating to 
     low-income housing credit) is amended by redesignating 
     paragraph (5) as paragraph (6) and by inserting after 
     paragraph (4) the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) Time for making low-income housing credit 
     allocations.--Section 42(h)(1)(B) shall not apply to an 
     allocation of housing credit dollar amount to a building 
     located in the Gulf Opportunity Zone, the Rita GO Zone, or 
     the Wilma GO Zone, if such allocation is made in 2006, 2007, 
     or 2008, and such building is placed in service before 
     January 1, 2011.''.
       (b) Extension of Period for Treating GO Zones as Difficult 
     Development Areas.--
       (1) In general.--Subparagraph (A) of section 1400N(c)(3) is 
     amended by striking ``2006, 2007, or 2008'' and inserting 
     ``the period beginning on January 1, 2006, and ending on 
     December 31, 2010''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Clause (ii) of section 
     1400N(c)(3)(B) is amended by striking ``such period'' and 
     inserting ``the period described in subparagraph (A)''.
       (c) Community Development Block Grants Not Taken Into 
     Account in Determining if Buildings Are Federally 
     Subsidized.--Subsection (c) of section 1400N (relating to 
     low-income housing credit), as amended by this Act, is 
     amended by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (7) and 
     by inserting after paragraph (5) the following new paragraph:
       ``(6) Community development block grants not taken into 
     account in determining if buildings are federally 
     subsidized.--For purpose of applying section 42(i)(2)(D) to 
     any building which is placed in service in the Gulf 
     Opportunity Zone, the Rita GO Zone, or the Wilma GO Zone 
     during the period beginning on January 1, 2006, and ending on 
     December 31, 2010, a loan shall not be treated as a below 
     market Federal loan solely by reason of any assistance 
     provided under section 106, 107, or 108 of the Housing and 
     Community Development Act of 1974 by reason of section 122 of 
     such Act or any provision of the Department of Defense 
     Appropriations Act, 2006, or the Emergency Supplemental 
     Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and 
     Hurricane Recovery, 2006.''.

     SEC. 7223. SPECIAL TAX-EXEMPT BOND FINANCING RULE FOR REPAIRS 
                   AND RECONSTRUCTIONS OF RESIDENCES IN THE GO 
                   ZONES.

       Subsection (a) of section 1400N (relating to tax-exempt 
     bond financing) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(7) Special rule for repairs and reconstructions.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of section 143 and this 
     subsection, any qualified GO Zone repair or reconstruction 
     shall be treated as a qualified rehabilitation.
       ``(B) Qualified go zone repair or reconstruction.--For 
     purposes of subparagraph (A), the term `qualified GO Zone 
     repair or reconstruction' means any repair of damage caused 
     by Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Rita, or Hurricane Wilma to a 
     building located in the Gulf Opportunity Zone, the Rita GO 
     Zone, or the Wilma GO Zone (or reconstruction of such 
     building in the case of damage constituting destruction) if 
     the expenditures for such repair or reconstruction are 25 
     percent or more of the mortgagor's adjusted basis in the 
     residence. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the 
     mortgagor's adjusted basis shall be determined as of the 
     completion of the repair or reconstruction or, if later, the 
     date on which the mortgagor acquires the residence.
       ``(C) Termination.--This paragraph shall apply only to 
     owner-financing provided after the date of the enactment of 
     this paragraph and before January 1, 2011.''.

     SEC. 7224. GAO STUDY OF PRACTICES EMPLOYED BY STATE AND LOCAL 
                   GOVERNMENTS IN ALLOCATING AND UTILIZING TAX 
                   INCENTIVES PROVIDED PURSUANT TO THE GULF 
                   OPPORTUNITY ZONE ACT OF 2005.

       (a) In General.--The Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall conduct a study of the practices employed by 
     State and local governments, and subdivisions thereof, in 
     allocating and utilizing tax incentives provided pursuant to 
     the Gulf Opportunity Zone Act of 2005 and this Act.
       (b) Submission of Report.--Not later than one year after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 
     General shall submit a report on the findings of the study 
     conducted under subsection (a) and shall include therein 
     recommendations (if any) relating to such findings. The 
     report shall be submitted to the Committee on Ways and Means 
     of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance 
     of the Senate.
       (c) Congressional Hearings.--In the case that the report 
     submitted under this section includes findings of significant 
     fraud, waste or abuse, each Committee specified in subsection 
     (b) shall, within 60 days after the date the report is 
     submitted under subsection (b), hold a public hearing to 
     review such findings.

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                   Subpart C--Subchapter S Provisions

     SEC. 7231. CAPITAL GAIN OF S CORPORATION NOT TREATED AS 
                   PASSIVE INVESTMENT INCOME.

       (a) In General.--Section 1362(d)(3) is amended by striking 
     subparagraphs (B), (C), (D), (E), and (F) and inserting the 
     following new subparagraphs:
       ``(B) Gross receipts from the sales of certain assets.--For 
     purposes of this paragraph--
       ``(i) in the case of dispositions of capital assets (other 
     than stock and securities), gross receipts from such 
     dispositions shall be taken into account only to the extent 
     of the capital gain net income therefrom, and
       ``(ii) in the case of sales or exchanges of stock or 
     securities, gross receipts shall be taken into account only 
     to the extent of the gains therefrom.
       ``(C) Passive investment income defined.--
       ``(i) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     subparagraph, the term `passive investment income' means 
     gross receipts derived from royalties, rents, dividends, 
     interest, and annuities.
       ``(ii) Exception for interest on notes from sales of 
     inventory.--The term `passive investment income' shall not 
     include interest on any obligation acquired in the ordinary 
     course of the corporation's trade or business from its sale 
     of property described in section 1221(a)(1).
       ``(iii) Treatment of certain lending or finance 
     companies.--If the S corporation meets the requirements of 
     section 542(c)(6) for the taxable year, the term `passive 
     investment income' shall not include gross receipts for the 
     taxable year which are derived directly from the active and 
     regular conduct of a lending or finance business (as defined 
     in section 542(d)(1)).
       ``(iv) Treatment of certain dividends.--If an S corporation 
     holds stock in a C corporation meeting the requirements of 
     section 1504(a)(2), the term `passive investment income' 
     shall not include dividends from such C corporation to the 
     extent such dividends are attributable to the earnings and 
     profits of such C corporation derived from the active conduct 
     of a trade or business.
       ``(v) Exception for banks, etc.--In the case of a bank (as 
     defined in section 581) or a depository institution holding 
     company (as defined in section 3(w)(1) of the Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813(w)(1)), the term `passive 
     investment income' shall not include--

       ``(I) interest income earned by such bank or company, or
       ``(II) dividends on assets required to be held by such bank 
     or company, including stock in the Federal Reserve Bank, the 
     Federal Home Loan Bank, or the Federal Agricultural Mortgage 
     Bank or participation certificates issued by a Federal 
     Intermediate Credit Bank.''.

       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 7232. TREATMENT OF BANK DIRECTOR SHARES.

       (a) In General.--Section 1361 (defining S corporation) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(f) Restricted Bank Director Stock.--
       ``(1) In general.--Restricted bank director stock shall not 
     be taken into account as outstanding stock of the S 
     corporation in applying this subchapter (other than section 
     1368(f)).
       ``(2) Restricted bank director stock.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term `restricted bank director stock' means 
     stock in a bank (as defined in section 581) or a depository 
     institution holding company (as defined in section 3(w)(1) of 
     the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813(w)(1)), if 
     such stock--
       ``(A) is required to be held by an individual under 
     applicable Federal or State law in order to permit such 
     individual to serve as a director, and
       ``(B) is subject to an agreement with such bank or company 
     (or a corporation which controls (within the meaning of 
     section 368(c)) such bank or company) pursuant to which the 
     holder is required to sell back such stock (at the same price 
     as the individual acquired such stock) upon ceasing to hold 
     the office of director.
       ``(3) Cross reference.--

``For treatment of certain distributions with respect to restricted 
              bank director stock, see section 1368(f).''.

       (b) Distributions.--Section 1368 (relating to 
     distributions) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(f) Restricted Bank Director Stock.--If a director 
     receives a distribution (not in part or full payment in 
     exchange for stock) from an S corporation with respect to any 
     restricted bank director stock (as defined in section 
     1361(f)), the amount of such distribution--
       ``(1) shall be includible in gross income of the director, 
     and
       ``(2) shall be deductible by the corporation for the 
     taxable year of such corporation in which or with which ends 
     the taxable year in which such amount in included in the 
     gross income of the director.''.
       (c) Effective Dates.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2006.
       (2) Special rule for treatment as second class of stock.--
     In the case of any taxable year beginning after December 31, 
     1996, restricted bank director stock (as defined in section 
     1361(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as added by 
     this section) shall not be taken into account in determining 
     whether an S corporation has more than 1 class of stock.

     SEC. 7233. SPECIAL RULE FOR BANK REQUIRED TO CHANGE FROM THE 
                   RESERVE METHOD OF ACCOUNTING ON BECOMING S 
                   CORPORATION.

       (a) In General.--Section 1361, as amended by this Act, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(g) Special Rule for Bank Required To Change From the 
     Reserve Method of Accounting on Becoming S Corporation.--In 
     the case of a bank which changes from the reserve method of 
     accounting for bad debts described in section 585 or 593 for 
     its first taxable year for which an election under section 
     1362(a) is in effect, the bank may elect to take into account 
     any adjustments under section 481 by reason of such change 
     for the taxable year immediately preceding such first taxable 
     year.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     2006.

     SEC. 7234. TREATMENT OF THE SALE OF INTEREST IN A QUALIFIED 
                   SUBCHAPTER S SUBSIDIARY.

       (a) In General.--Subparagraph (C) of section 1361(b)(3) 
     (relating to treatment of terminations of qualified 
     subchapter S subsidiary status) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``For purposes of this title,'' and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(i) In general.--For purposes of this title,'', and
       (2) by inserting at the end the following new clause:
       ``(ii) Termination by reason of sale of stock.--If the 
     failure to meet the requirements of subparagraph (B) is by 
     reason of the sale of stock of a corporation which is a 
     qualified subchapter S subsidiary, the sale of such stock 
     shall be treated as if--

       ``(I) the sale were a sale of an undivided interest in the 
     assets of such corporation (based on the percentage of the 
     corporation's stock sold), and
       ``(II) the sale were followed by an acquisition by such 
     corporation of all of its assets (and the assumption by such 
     corporation of all of its liabilities) in a transaction to 
     which section 351 applies.''.

       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     2006 .

     SEC. 7235. ELIMINATION OF ALL EARNINGS AND PROFITS 
                   ATTRIBUTABLE TO PRE-1983 YEARS FOR CERTAIN 
                   CORPORATIONS.

       In the case of a corporation which is--
       (1) described in section 1311(a)(1) of the Small Business 
     Job Protection Act of 1996, and
       (2) not described in section 1311(a)(2) of such Act,

     the amount of such corporation's accumulated earnings and 
     profits (for the first taxable year beginning after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act) shall be reduced by an amount 
     equal to the portion (if any) of such accumulated earnings 
     and profits which were accumulated in any taxable year 
     beginning before January 1, 1983, for which such corporation 
     was an electing small business corporation under subchapter S 
     of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

     SEC. 7236. DEDUCTIBILITY OF INTEREST EXPENSE ON INDEBTEDNESS 
                   INCURRED BY AN ELECTING SMALL BUSINESS TRUST TO 
                   ACQUIRE S CORPORATION STOCK.

       (a) In General.--Subparagraph (C) of section 641(c)(2) 
     (relating to modifications) is amended by inserting after 
     clause (iii) the following new clause:
       ``(iv) Any interest expense paid or accrued on indebtedness 
     incurred to acquire stock in an S corporation.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     2006.

                       PART 2--REVENUE PROVISIONS

     SEC. 7241. INCREASE IN AGE OF CHILDREN WHOSE UNEARNED INCOME 
                   IS TAXED AS IF PARENT'S INCOME.

       (a) In General.--Subparagraph (A) of section 1(g)(2) 
     (relating to child to whom subsection applies) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(A) such child--
       ``(i) has not attained age 18 before the close of the 
     taxable year, or
       ``(ii)(I) has attained age 18 before the close of the 
     taxable year and meets the age requirements of section 
     152(c)(3) (determined without regard to subparagraph (B) 
     thereof), and
       ``(II) whose earned income (as defined in section 
     911(d)(2)) for such taxable year does not exceed one-half of 
     the amount of the individual's support (within the meaning of 
     section 152(c)(1)(D) after the application of section 
     152(f)(5) (without regard to subparagraph (A) thereof)) for 
     such taxable year,''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Subsection (g) of section 1 is 
     amended by striking ``Minor'' in the heading thereof.

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       (c) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 7242. SUSPENSION OF CERTAIN PENALTIES AND INTEREST.

       (a) In General.--Paragraphs (1)(A) and (3)(A) of section 
     6404(g) are each amended by striking ``18-month period'' and 
     inserting ``36-month period''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to notices provided by the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, or his delegate, after the date which is 6 months 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 7243. MODIFICATION OF COLLECTION DUE PROCESS PROCEDURES 
                   FOR EMPLOYMENT TAX LIABILITIES.

       (a) In General.--Section 6330(f) (relating to jeopardy and 
     State refund collection) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``; or'' at the end of paragraph (1) and 
     inserting a comma,
       (2) by adding ``or'' at the end of paragraph (2), and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(3) the Secretary has served a disqualified employment 
     tax levy,''.
       (b) Disqualified Employment Tax Levy.--Section 6330 of such 
     Code (relating to notice and opportunity for hearing before 
     levy) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(h) Disqualified Employment Tax Levy.--For purposes of 
     subsection (f), a disqualified employment tax levy is any 
     levy in connection with the collection of employment taxes 
     for any taxable period if the person subject to the levy (or 
     any predecessor thereof) requested a hearing under this 
     section with respect to unpaid employment taxes arising in 
     the most recent 2-year period before the beginning of the 
     taxable period with respect to which the levy is served. For 
     purposes of the preceding sentence, the term `employment 
     taxes' means any taxes under chapter 21, 22, 23, or 24.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to levies served on or after the date that is 120 
     days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 7244. PERMANENT EXTENSION OF IRS USER FEES.

       Section 7528 (relating to Internal Revenue Service user 
     fees) is amended by striking subsection (c).

     SEC. 7245. INCREASE IN PENALTY FOR BAD CHECKS AND MONEY 
                   ORDERS.

       (a) In General.--Section 6657 (relating to bad checks) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``$750'' and inserting ``$1,250'', and
       (2) by striking ``$15'' and inserting ``$25''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     apply to checks or money orders received after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 7246. UNDERSTATEMENT OF TAXPAYER LIABILITY BY RETURN 
                   PREPARERS.

       (a) Application of Return Preparer Penalties to All Tax 
     Returns.--
       (1) Definition of tax return preparer.--Paragraph (36) of 
     section 7701(a) (relating to income tax preparer) is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking ``income'' each place it appears in the 
     heading and the text, and
       (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``subtitle A'' each 
     place it appears and inserting ``this title''.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--
       (A)(i) Section 6060 is amended by striking ``INCOME TAX 
     RETURN PREPARERS'' in the heading and inserting ``TAX RETURN 
     PREPARERS''.
       (ii) Section 6060(a) is amended--
       (I) by striking ``an income tax return preparer'' each 
     place it appears and inserting ``a tax return preparer'',
       (II) by striking ``each income tax return preparer'' and 
     inserting ``each tax return preparer'', and
       (III) by striking ``another income tax return preparer'' 
     and inserting ``another tax return preparer''.
       (iii) The item relating to section 6060 in the table of 
     sections for subpart F of part III of subchapter A of chapter 
     61 is amended by striking ``income tax return preparers'' and 
     inserting ``tax return preparers''.
       (iv) Subpart F of part III of subchapter A of chapter 61 is 
     amended by striking ``INCOME TAX RETURN PREPARERS'' in the 
     heading and inserting ``TAX RETURN PREPARERS''.
       (v) The item relating to subpart F in the table of subparts 
     for part III of subchapter A of chapter 61 is amended by 
     striking ``income tax return preparers'' and inserting ``tax 
     return preparers''.
       (B) Section 6103(k)(5) is amended--
       (i) by striking ``income tax return preparer'' each place 
     it appears and inserting ``tax return preparer'', and
       (ii) by striking ``income tax return preparers'' each place 
     it appears and inserting ``tax return preparers''.
       (C)(i) Section 6107 is amended--
       (I) by striking ``INCOME TAX RETURN PREPARER'' in the 
     heading and inserting ``TAX RETURN PREPARER'',
       (II) by striking ``an income tax return preparer'' each 
     place it appears in subsections (a) and (b) and inserting ``a 
     tax return preparer'',
       (III) by striking ``Income Tax Return Preparer'' in the 
     heading for subsection (b) and inserting ``Tax Return 
     Preparer'', and
       (IV) in subsection (c), by striking ``income tax return 
     preparers'' and inserting ``tax return preparers''.
       (ii) The item relating to section 6107 in the table of 
     sections for subchapter B of chapter 61 is amended by 
     striking ``Income tax return preparer'' and inserting ``Tax 
     return preparer''.
       (D) Section 6109(a)(4) is amended--
       (i) by striking ``an income tax return preparer'' and 
     inserting ``a tax return preparer'', and
       (ii) by striking ``income return preparer'' in the heading 
     and inserting ``tax return preparer''.
       (E) Section 6503(k)(4) is amended by striking ``Income tax 
     return preparers'' and inserting ``Tax return preparers''.
       (F)(i) Section 6694 is amended--
       (I) by striking ``INCOME TAX RETURN PREPARER'' in the 
     heading and inserting ``TAX RETURN PREPARER'',
       (II) by striking ``an income tax return preparer'' each 
     place it appears and inserting ``a tax return preparer'',
       (III) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ``the income tax 
     return preparer'' and inserting ``the tax return preparer'',
       (IV) in subsection (e), by striking ``subtitle A'' and 
     inserting ``this title'', and
       (V) in subsection (f), by striking ``income tax return 
     preparer'' and inserting ``tax return preparer''.
       (ii) The item relating to section 6694 in the table of 
     sections for part I of subchapter B of chapter 68 is amended 
     by striking ``income tax return preparer'' and inserting 
     ``tax return preparer''.
       (G)(i) Section 6695 is amended--
       (I) by striking ``INCOME'' in the heading, and
       (II) by striking ``an income tax return preparer'' each 
     place it appears and inserting ``a tax return preparer''.
       (ii) Section 6695(f) is amended--
       (I) by striking ``subtitle A'' and inserting ``this 
     title'', and
       (II) by striking ``the income tax return preparer'' and 
     inserting ``the tax return preparer''.
       (iii) The item relating to section 6695 in the table of 
     sections for part I of subchapter B of chapter 68 is amended 
     by striking ``income''.
       (H) Section 6696(e) is amended by striking ``subtitle A'' 
     each place it appears and inserting ``this title''.
       (I)(i) Section 7407 is amended--
       (I) by striking ``INCOME TAX RETURN PREPARERS'' in the 
     heading and inserting ``TAX RETURN PREPARERS'',
       (II) by striking ``an income tax return preparer'' each 
     place it appears and inserting ``a tax return preparer'',
       (III) by striking ``income tax preparer'' both places it 
     appears in subsection (a) and inserting ``tax return 
     preparer'', and
       (IV) by striking ``income tax return'' in subsection (a) 
     and inserting ``tax return''.
       (ii) The item relating to section 7407 in the table of 
     sections for subchapter A of chapter 76 is amended by 
     striking ``income tax return preparers'' and inserting ``tax 
     return preparers''.
       (J)(i) Section 7427 is amended--
       (I) by striking ``INCOME TAX RETURN PREPARERS'' in the 
     heading and inserting ``TAX RETURN PREPARERS'', and
       (II) by striking ``an income tax return preparer'' and 
     inserting ``a tax return preparer''.
       (ii) The item relating to section 7427 in the table of 
     sections for subchapter B of chapter 76 is amended to read as 
     follows:

``Sec. 7427. Tax return preparers.''.

       (b) Modification of Penalty for Understatement of 
     Taxpayer's Liability by Tax Return Preparer.--Subsections (a) 
     and (b) of section 6694 are amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) Understatement Due to Unreasonable Positions.--
       ``(1) In general.--Any tax return preparer who prepares any 
     return or claim for refund with respect to which any part of 
     an understatement of liability is due to a position described 
     in paragraph (2) shall pay a penalty with respect to each 
     such return or claim in an amount equal to the greater of--
       ``(A) $1,000, or
       ``(B) 50 percent of the income derived (or to be derived) 
     by the tax return preparer with respect to the return or 
     claim.
       ``(2) Unreasonable position.--A position is described in 
     this paragraph if--
       ``(A) the tax return preparer knew (or reasonably should 
     have known) of the position,
       ``(B) there was not a reasonable belief that the position 
     would more likely than not be sustained on its merits, and
       ``(C)(i) the position was not disclosed as provided in 
     section 6662(d)(2)(B)(ii), or
       ``(ii) there was no reasonable basis for the position.
       ``(3) Reasonable cause exception.--No penalty shall be 
     imposed under this subsection if it is shown that there is 
     reasonable cause for the understatement and the tax return 
     preparer acted in good faith.
       ``(b) Understatement Due to Willful or Reckless Conduct.--
       ``(1) In general.--Any tax return preparer who prepares any 
     return or claim for refund

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     with respect to which any part of an understatement of 
     liability is due to a conduct described in paragraph (2) 
     shall pay a penalty with respect to each such return or claim 
     in an amount equal to the greater of--
       ``(A) $5,000, or
       ``(B) 50 percent of the income derived (or to be derived) 
     by the tax return preparer with respect to the return or 
     claim.
       ``(2) Willful or reckless conduct.--Conduct described in 
     this paragraph is conduct by the tax return preparer which 
     is--
       ``(A) a willful attempt in any manner to understate the 
     liability for tax on the return or claim, or
       ``(B) a reckless or intentional disregard of rules or 
     regulations.
       ``(3) Reduction in penalty.--The amount of any penalty 
     payable by any person by reason of this subsection for any 
     return or claim for refund shall be reduced by the amount of 
     the penalty paid by such person by reason of subsection 
     (a).''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to returns prepared after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 7247. PENALTY FOR FILING ERRONEOUS REFUND CLAIMS.

       (a) In General.--Part I of subchapter B of chapter 68 
     (relating to assessable penalties) is amended by inserting 
     after section 6675 the following new section:

     ``SEC. 6676. ERRONEOUS CLAIM FOR REFUND OR CREDIT.

       ``(a) Civil Penalty.--If a claim for refund or credit with 
     respect to income tax (other than a claim for a refund or 
     credit relating to the earned income credit under section 32) 
     is made for an excessive amount, unless it is shown that the 
     claim for such excessive amount has a reasonable basis, the 
     person making such claim shall be liable for a penalty in an 
     amount equal to 20 percent of the excessive amount.
       ``(b) Excessive Amount.--For purposes of this section, the 
     term `excessive amount' means in the case of any person the 
     amount by which the amount of the claim for refund or credit 
     for any taxable year exceeds the amount of such claim 
     allowable under this title for such taxable year.
       ``(c) Coordination With Other Penalties.--This section 
     shall not apply to any portion of the excessive amount of a 
     claim for refund or credit which is subject to a penalty 
     imposed under part II of subchapter A of chapter 68.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for part I 
     of subchapter B of chapter 68 is amended by inserting after 
     the item relating to section 6675 the following new item:

``Sec. 6676. Erroneous claim for refund or credit.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to any claim filed or submitted after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 7248. TIME FOR PAYMENT OF CORPORATE ESTIMATED TAXES.

       Subparagraph (B) of section 401(1) of the Tax Increase 
     Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005 is amended by 
     striking ``106.25 percent'' and inserting ``114.25 percent''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 387, the 
amendment printed in part A of House Report 110-143 is adopted and the 
bill, as amended, is considered read.
  The text of the bill, as amended, is as follows:

                               H.R. 2206

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

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

     SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

TITLE I--FUNDING FOR MILITARY OPERATIONS IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN
TITLE II--OTHER INTERNATIONAL AND SECURITY-RELATED FUNDING
TITLE III--ADDITIONAL HURRICANE DISASTER RELIEF AND RECOVERY
TITLE IV--OTHER EMERGENCY APPROPRIATIONS
TITLE V--OTHER MATTERS
TITLE VI--ELIMINATION OF SCHIP SHORTFALL AND OTHER HEALTH MATTERS
TITLE VII--FAIR MINIMUM WAGE AND TAX RELIEF

     SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       The following sums in this Act are appropriated, out of any 
     money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 
     fiscal year ending September 30, 2007.

    TITLE I--FUNDING FOR MILITARY OPERATIONS IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN

                   CHAPTER 1--IMMEDIATE FUNDING NEEDS

                    DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--MILITARY

                           MILITARY PERSONNEL

                        Military Personnel, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Army'', 
     $4,528,215,000.

                        Military Personnel, Navy

       For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Navy'', 
     $754,347,000.

                    Military Personnel, Marine Corps

       For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Marine 
     Corps'', $802,391,000.

                     Military Personnel, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Air 
     Force'', $689,944,000.

                        Reserve Personnel, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Reserve Personnel, Army'', 
     $73,622,000.

                        Reserve Personnel, Navy

       For an additional amount for ``Reserve Personnel, Navy'', 
     $44,623,000.

                    Reserve Personnel, Marine Corps

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

                      Reserve Personnel, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Reserve Personnel, Air 
     Force'', $7,573,000.

                     National Guard Personnel, Army

       For an additional amount for ``National Guard Personnel, 
     Army'', $314,091,000.

                  National Guard Personnel, Air Force

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

                       OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

                    Operation and Maintenance, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Army'', $15,400,000,000.

                    Operation and Maintenance, Navy

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Navy'', $2,338,335,000.

                Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Marine Corps'', $573,297,000.

                  Operation and Maintenance, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Air Force'', $3,325,441,000.

                Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Defense-Wide'', $1,357,244,000.

                Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Army Reserve'', $37,025,000.

                Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Navy Reserve'', $55,533,000.

            Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Marine Corps Reserve'', $6,796,000.

              Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Reserve

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Air Force Reserve'', $5,080,000.

             Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Army National Guard'', $41,785,000.

             Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Air National Guard'', $19,215,000.

                    Afghanistan Security Forces Fund

       For an additional amount for ``Afghanistan Security Forces 
     Fund'', $2,953,200,000.

                       Iraq Security Forces Fund

       For an additional amount for ``Iraq Security Forces Fund'', 
     $1,921,150,000.

             Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund

       For an additional amount for ``Joint Improvised Explosive 
     Device Defeat Fund'', $1,216,400,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2008.

                              PROCUREMENT

                        Other Procurement, Army

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

                        Other Procurement, Navy

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

                       Procurement, Marine Corps

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

                      Other Procurement, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Other Procurement, Air 
     Force'', $139,040,000, to remain

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     available until September 30, 2009: Provided, That the amount 
     provided under this heading shall be available only for the 
     purchase of mine resistant ambush protected vehicles.

                       Procurement, Defense-Wide

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

                  OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS

                         Defense Health Program

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For an additional amount for ``Defense Health Program'', 
     $3,251,853,000; of which $2,802,153,000 shall be for 
     operation and maintenance, including $600,000,000 which shall 
     be available for the treatment of traumatic brain injury and 
     post-traumatic stress disorder and remain available until 
     September 30, 2008; of which $118,000,000 shall be for 
     procurement, to remain available until September 30, 2009; 
     and of which $331,700,000 shall be for research, development, 
     test and evaluation, to remain available until September 30, 
     2008: Provided, That the funds provided under this heading 
     shall be allocated in accordance with the direction given in 
     the joint explanatory statement accompanying the conference 
     report on H.R. 1591 of the 110th Congress (H. Rept. 110-107): 
     Provided further, That if the Secretary of Defense determines 
     that funds made available in this paragraph for the treatment 
     of traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder 
     are in excess of the requirements of the Department of 
     Defense, the Secretary may transfer amounts in excess of that 
     requirement to the Department of Veterans Affairs to be 
     available only for the same purpose.

                     CHAPTER 2--ADDITIONAL FUNDING

                    DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--MILITARY

                           MILITARY PERSONNEL

                        Military Personnel, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Army'', 
     $4,325,135,000.

                        Military Personnel, Navy

       For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Navy'', 
     $346,063,000.

                    Military Personnel, Marine Corps

       For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Marine 
     Corps'', $693,436,000.

                     Military Personnel, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Air 
     Force'', $528,643,000.

                        Reserve Personnel, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Reserve Personnel, Army'', 
     $98,163,000.

                        Reserve Personnel, Navy

       For an additional amount for ``Reserve Personnel, Navy'', 
     $41,400,000.

                      Reserve Personnel, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Reserve Personnel, Air 
     Force'', $4,000,000.

                     National Guard Personnel, Army

       For an additional amount for ``National Guard Personnel, 
     Army'', $231,195,000.

                  National Guard Personnel, Air Force

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

                       OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

                    Operation and Maintenance, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Army'', $4,973,379,000.

                    Operation and Maintenance, Navy


                     (including transfer of funds)

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Navy'', $2,313,794,000, of which up to $120,293,000 shall be 
     transferred to Coast Guard, ``Operating Expenses'', for 
     reimbursement for activities which support activities 
     requested by the Navy.

                Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Marine Corps'', $573,297,000.

                  Operation and Maintenance, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Air Force'', $3,325,441,000.

                Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Defense-Wide'', $1,357,244,000, 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'', $37,025,000.

                Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Navy Reserve'', $55,533,000.

            Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Marine Corps Reserve'', $6,796,000.

              Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Reserve

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Air Force Reserve'', $5,080,000.

             Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Army National Guard'', $41,785,000.

             Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Air National Guard'', $19,215,000.

                    Afghanistan Security Forces Fund

       For an additional amount for ``Afghanistan Security Forces 
     Fund'', $2,953,200,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2008.

                       Iraq Security Forces Fund

       For an additional amount for ``Iraq Security Forces Fund'', 
     $1,921,150,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008.

                           Iraq Freedom Fund


                     (including transfer of funds)

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

             Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund

       For an additional amount for ``Joint Improvised Explosive 
     Device Defeat Fund'', $1,216,400,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2009.

                    Strategic Reserve Readiness Fund


                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       In addition to amounts provided in this or any other Act, 
     for training, operations, repair of equipment, purchases of 
     equipment, and other expenses related to improving the 
     readiness of non-deployed United States military forces, 
     $2,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2009; 
     of which $1,000,000,000 shall be transferred to ``National 
     Guard and Reserve Equipment'' for the purchase of equipment 
     for the Army National Guard; and of which $1,000,000,000 
     shall be transferred by the Secretary of Defense only to 
     appropriations for military personnel, operation and 
     maintenance, procurement, and defense working capital funds 
     to accomplish the purposes provided herein: Provided, That 
     the funds transferred shall be merged with and shall be 
     available for the same purposes and for the same time period 
     as the appropriation to which transferred: Provided further, 
     That the Secretary of Defense shall, not fewer than thirty 
     days prior to making transfers under this authority, notify 
     the congressional defense committees in writing of the 
     details of any such transfers made pursuant to this 
     authority: Provided further, That funds shall be transferred 
     to the appropriation accounts not later than 120 days after 
     the enactment of this Act: Provided further, That the 
     transfer authority provided in this paragraph is in addition 
     to any other transfer authority available to the Department 
     of Defense: Provided further, That upon a determination that 
     all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation 
     are not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such 
     amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation.

                              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'', $3,404,315,000, 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'', 
     $9,859,137,000, to remain available until September 30, 2009.

                       Aircraft Procurement, Navy

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

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                       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'', 
     $618,709,000, to remain available until September 30, 2009.

                       Procurement, Marine Corps

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

                    Aircraft Procurement, Air Force

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

                     Missile Procurement, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Missile Procurement, Air 
     Force'', $94,900,000, 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'', $1,957,160,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2009.

                       Procurement, Defense-Wide

       For an additional amount for ``Procurement, Defense-Wide'', 
     $721,190,000, 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'', $100,006,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2008.

            Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy

       For an additional amount for ``Research, Development, Test 
     and Evaluation, Navy'', $298,722,000, 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'', $187,176,000, 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'', $512,804,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2008.

                     REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS

                     Defense Working Capital Funds

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

                     National Defense Sealift Fund

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

                  OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS

         Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense

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

                            RELATED AGENCIES

               Intelligence Community Management Account

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

               CHAPTER 3--GENERAL PROVISIONS, THIS TITLE

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


                          (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 title, or made 
     available by the transfer of funds in or pursuant to this 
     title, 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 title 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.


                          (TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       Sec. 1305. During fiscal year 2007, the Secretary of 
     Defense may transfer not to exceed $6,300,000 of the amounts 
     in or credited to the Defense Cooperation Account, pursuant 
     to 10 U.S.C. 2608, to such appropriations or funds of the 
     Department of Defense as he shall determine for use 
     consistent with the purposes for which such funds were 
     contributed and accepted: Provided, That such amounts shall 
     be available for the same time period as the appropriation to 
     which transferred: Provided further, That the Secretary shall 
     report to the Congress all transfers made pursuant to this 
     authority.
       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 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.
       (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 operation 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 Commanders' Emergency Response 
     Program, for the purpose of enabling military commanders in 
     Iraq and Afghanistan to respond to urgent humanitarian relief 
     and reconstruction requirements within their areas of 
     responsibility by carrying out programs that will immediately 
     assist the Iraqi and Afghan people.
       (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. Section 9010 of division A of Public Law 109-289 
     is amended by striking ``2007'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``2008''.
       Sec. 1309. During fiscal year 2007, supervision and 
     administration costs associated with projects carried out 
     with funds appropriated to ``Afghanistan Security Forces 
     Fund'' or ``Iraq Security Forces Fund'' in this title 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. 1310. Section 1005(c)(2) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-364) is 
     amended by striking ``$310,277,000'' and inserting 
     ``$376,446,000''.
       Sec. 1311. 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. 1312. 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

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     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. 1313. (a) Report by Secretary of Defense.--Not later 
     than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
     defense committees a report that contains individual 
     transition readiness assessments by unit of Iraq and Afghan 
     security forces. The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees updates of the report 
     required by this subsection every 90 days after the date of 
     the submission of the report until October 1, 2008. The 
     report and updates of the report required by this subsection 
     shall be submitted in classified form.
       (b) Report by OMB.--
       (1) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Defense; the Commander, 
     Multi-National Security Transition Command--Iraq; and the 
     Commander, Combined Security Transition Command--Afghanistan, 
     shall submit to the congressional defense committees not 
     later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act and every 90 days thereafter a report on the proposed use 
     of all funds under each of the headings ``Iraq Security 
     Forces Fund'' and ``Afghanistan Security Forces Fund'' on a 
     project-by-project basis, for which the obligation of funds 
     is anticipated during the three-month period from such date, 
     including estimates by the commanders referred to in this 
     paragraph of the costs required to complete each such 
     project.
       (2) The report required by this subsection shall include 
     the following:
       (A) The use of all funds on a project-by-project basis for 
     which funds appropriated under the headings referred to in 
     paragraph (1) were obligated prior to the submission of the 
     report, including estimates by the commanders referred to in 
     paragraph (1) of the costs to complete each project.
       (B) The use of all funds on a project-by-project basis for 
     which funds were appropriated under the headings referred to 
     in paragraph (1) in prior appropriations Acts, or for which 
     funds were made available by transfer, reprogramming, or 
     allocation from other headings in prior appropriations Acts, 
     including estimates by the commanders referred to in 
     paragraph (1) of the costs to complete each project.
       (C) An estimated total cost to train and equip the Iraq and 
     Afghan security forces, disaggregated by major program and 
     sub-elements by force, arrayed by fiscal year.
       (c) Notification.--The Secretary of Defense shall notify 
     the congressional defense committees of any proposed new 
     projects or transfers of funds between sub-activity groups in 
     excess of $15,000,000 using funds appropriated by this Act 
     under the headings ``Iraq Security Forces Fund'' and 
     ``Afghanistan Security Forces Fund''.
       Sec. 1314. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this title may be obligated or expended to 
     provide award fees to any defense contractor contrary to the 
     provisions of section 814 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-364).
       Sec. 1315. Not more than 85 percent of the funds 
     appropriated in chapter 2 for operation and maintenance shall 
     be available for obligation unless and until the Secretary of 
     Defense submits to the congressional defense committees a 
     report detailing the use of Department of Defense funded 
     service contracts conducted in the theater of operations in 
     support of United States military and reconstruction 
     activities in Iraq and Afghanistan: Provided, That the report 
     shall provide detailed information specifying the number of 
     contracts and contract costs used to provide services in 
     fiscal year 2006, with sub-allocations by major service 
     categories: Provided further, That the report also shall 
     include estimates of the number of contracts to be executed 
     in fiscal year 2007: Provided further, That the report shall 
     include the number of contractor personnel in Iraq and 
     Afghanistan funded by the Department of Defense: Provided 
     further, That the report shall be submitted to the 
     congressional defense committees not later than August 1, 
     2007.
       Sec. 1316. Section 1477 of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``A death gratuity'' and 
     inserting ``Subject to subsection (d), a death gratuity'';
       (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e) and, 
     in such subsection, by striking ``If an eligible survivor 
     dies before he'' and inserting ``If a person entitled to all 
     or a portion of a death gratuity under subsection (a) or (d) 
     dies before the person''; and
       (3) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new 
     subsection (d):
       ``(d) During the period beginning on the date of the 
     enactment of this subsection and ending on September 30, 
     2007, a person covered by section 1475 or 1476 of this title 
     may designate another person to receive not more than 50 
     percent of the amount payable under section 1478 of this 
     title. The designation shall indicate the percentage of the 
     amount, to be specified only in 10 percent increments up to 
     the maximum of 50 percent, that the designated person may 
     receive. The balance of the amount of the death gratuity 
     shall be paid to or for the living survivors of the person 
     concerned in accordance with paragraphs (1) through (5) of 
     subsection (a).''.
       Sec. 1317. Section 9007 of Public Law 109-289 is amended by 
     striking ``20'' and inserting ``287''.
       Sec. 1318. (a) Inspection of Military Medical Treatment 
     Facilities, Military Quarters Housing Medical Hold Personnel, 
     and Military Quarters Housing Medical Holdover Personnel.--
       (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 
     medical facilities, or for facilities used to quarter 
     individuals with medical conditions that may require medical 
     supervision, as applicable, in the United States.
       (2) Where appropriate, 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 the congressional defense 
     committees 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) where appropriate, 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. 1319. 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. 1320. (a) Independent Assessment of Capabilities of 
     Iraqi Security Forces.--Of the amount appropriated or 
     otherwise made available for the Department of Defense, 
     $750,000 is provided to commission an independent, private-
     sector entity, which operates as a 501(c)(3) with recognized 
     credentials and expertise in military affairs, to prepare an 
     independent report assessing the following:
       (1) The readiness of the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) to 
     assume responsibility for maintaining the territorial 
     integrity of Iraq, denying international terrorists a safe 
     haven, and bringing greater security to Iraq's 18 provinces 
     in the next 12-18 months, and bringing an end to sectarian 
     violence to achieve national reconciliation.

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       (2) The training; equipping; command, control and 
     intelligence capabilities; and logistics capacity of the ISF.
       (3) The likelihood that, given the ISF's record of 
     preparedness to date, following years of training and 
     equipping by U.S. forces, the continued support of U.S. 
     troops will contribute to the readiness of the ISF to fulfill 
     the missions outlined in subparagraph (1).
       (b) Report.--Not later than 120 days after passage of this 
     Act, the designated private sector entity shall provide an 
     unclassified report, with a classified annex, containing its 
     findings, to the House and Senate Committees on Armed 
     Services, Appropriations, Foreign Relations, and 
     Intelligence.
       Sec. 1321. (a) Award of Medal of Honor to Woodrow W. Keeble 
     for Valor During Korean War.--Notwithstanding any applicable 
     time limitation under section 3744 of title 10, United States 
     Code, or any other time limitation with respect to the award 
     of certain medals to individuals who served in the Armed 
     Forces, the President may award to Woodrow W. Keeble the 
     Medal of Honor under section 3741 of that title for the acts 
     of valor described in subsection (b).
       (b) Acts of Valor.--The acts of valor referred to in 
     subsection (a) are the acts of Woodrow W. Keeble, then-acting 
     platoon leader, carried out on October 20, 1951, during the 
     Korean War.


                          (TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       Sec. 1322. Of the amount appropriated under the heading 
     ``Other Procurement, Army'', in title III of division A of 
     Public Law 109-148, $6,250,000 shall be transferred to 
     ``Military Construction, Army''.
       Sec. 1323. The Secretary of the Navy shall, notwithstanding 
     any other provision of law, transfer to the Secretary of the 
     Air Force, at no cost, all lands, easements, Air Installation 
     Compatible Use Zones, and facilities at NASJRB Willow Grove 
     designated for operation as a Joint Interagency Installation 
     for use by the Pennsylvania National Guard and other 
     Department of Defense components, government agencies, and 
     associated users to perform national defense, homeland 
     security, and emergency preparedness missions.


                          (TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       Sec. 1324. Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
     (except section 1331 of this Act), not to exceed $110,000,000 
     may be transferred to the ``Economic Support Fund'', 
     Department of State, for use in programs in Pakistan from 
     amounts appropriated in chapter 2 as follows:
       ``Military Personnel, Army'', $70,000,000.
       ``National Guard Personnel, Army'', $13,183,000.
       ``Defense Health Program'', $26,817,000.
       Sec. 1325. The Secretary of Defense, notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, acting through the Office of Economic 
     Adjustment or the Office of Dependents Education of the 
     Department of Defense, shall use not less than $10,000,000 of 
     funds made available in this title under the heading 
     ``Operations and Maintenance, Defense-Wide'' to make grants 
     and supplement other Federal funds to provide special 
     assistance to local education agencies in districts adversely 
     affected by significant changes in the military population.
       Sec. 1326. (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) Congress has appropriated over $15 billion to train and 
     equip the security forces of Iraq since April 2004.
       (2) The Administration has reported in the March 2007 
     report entitled ``Measuring Stability and Security in Iraq'' 
     that the number of Iraqi security forces nearing combat 
     proficiency is 328,700.
       (3) The Iraqi security forces continue to be trained to 
     achieve the highest level of combat efficiency in order to 
     provide for the security and stability of the Iraqi people.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) as battalions of the Iraqi security forces achieve a 
     level of combat proficiency such that they can conduct 
     independent combat operations without support from Coalition 
     forces in Iraq, units of the United States Armed Forces 
     should be redeployed from Iraq; and
       (2) regular, accurate accounts of the combat proficiency of 
     battalions of the Iraqi security forces are necessary for the 
     American public to gauge the development of the Iraqi 
     security forces.
       (c) Report on Combat Proficiency of Iraqi Security 
     Forces.--The President shall transmit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees each month a report in classified 
     and unclassified form that contains an accounting of the 
     number of battalions of the security forces of Iraq at each 
     level of combat proficiency described in subsection (d).
       (d) Levels of Combat Proficiency.--The levels of combat 
     proficiency referred to in subsection (c) are the following:
       (1) Level 1 means a battalion that can conduct independent 
     combat operations without support from Coalition forces in 
     Iraq.
       (2) Level 2 means a battalion that can conduct independent 
     combat operations, but only with logistical support, or non-
     combat-related support from Coalition forces in Iraq.
       (3) Level 3 means a battalion that can participate in 
     combat operations alongside Coalition forces, but cannot 
     conduct independent combat operations without direct combat 
     support from Coalition forces in Iraq.
       (4) Level 4 means a battalion that cannot participate in 
     combat operations, even with support from Coalition forces in 
     Iraq.
       (e) Comparison of Data.--The report shall include a 
     comparison of data from each previous report with respect to 
     each battalion of the security forces of Iraq.
       (f) Public Notification.--The President shall ensure that 
     the unclassified form of each report required by this section 
     is made available on the main public Internet Web site of the 
     Department of Defense not later than 10 days after the date 
     on which the report is transmitted to the appropriate 
     congressional committees, and that a link to the accounting 
     in the report is made available on the homepage of such 
     Internet Web site.
       (g) Definition.--As used in this section, the term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
       (1) the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Armed 
     Services, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 
     of the House of Representatives; and
       (2) the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Armed 
     Services, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
     Senate.
       (h) Effective Date.--The requirement to transmit and make 
     available reports under this section shall apply with respect 
     to the first month beginning after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act and to each subsequent month thereafter until the 
     President determines and certifies to the appropriate 
     congressional committees that the security forces of Iraq 
     have achieved combat proficiency to the extent necessary to 
     combat the insurgency in Iraq.
       Sec. 1327. (a) Congress finds that it is Defense Department 
     policy that units should not be deployed for combat unless 
     they are rated ``fully mission capable''.
       (b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available in this or any other Act may be used to deploy any 
     unit of the Armed Forces to Iraq unless the President has 
     certified in writing to the Committees on Appropriations and 
     the Committees on Armed Services at least 15 days in advance 
     of the deployment that the unit is fully mission capable.
       (c) For purposes of subsection (b), the term ``fully 
     mission capable'' means capable of performing assigned 
     mission essential tasks to prescribed standards under the 
     conditions expected in the theater of operations, consistent 
     with the guidelines set forth in the Department of Defense 
     readiness reporting system.
       (d) The President, by certifying in writing to the 
     Committees on Appropriations and the Committees on Armed 
     Services that the deployment to Iraq of a unit that is not 
     assessed fully mission capable is required for reasons of 
     national security and by submitting along with the 
     certification a report in classified and unclassified form 
     detailing the particular reason or reasons why the unit's 
     deployment is necessary, may waive the limitation prescribed 
     in subsection (b) on a unit-by-unit basis.
       Sec. 1328. (a) Congress finds that it is Defense Department 
     policy that Army, Army Reserve, and National Guard units 
     should not be deployed for combat beyond 365 days or that 
     Marine Corps and Marine Corps Reserve units should not be 
     deployed for combat beyond 210 days.
       (b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available in this or any other Act may be obligated or 
     expended to initiate the development of, continue the 
     development of, or execute any order that has the effect of 
     extending the deployment for Operation Iraqi Freedom of--
       (1) any unit of the Army, Army Reserve or Army National 
     Guard beyond 365 days; or
       (2) any unit of the Marine Corps or Marine Corps Reserve 
     beyond 210 days.
       (c) The limitation prescribed in subsection (b) shall not 
     be construed to require force levels in Iraq to be decreased 
     below the total United States force levels in Iraq prior to 
     January 10, 2007.
       (d) The President, by certifying in writing to the 
     Committees on Appropriations and the Committees on Armed 
     Services that the extension of a unit's deployment in Iraq 
     beyond the periods specified in subsection (b) is required 
     for reasons of national security and by submitting along with 
     the certification a report in classified and unclassified 
     form detailing the particular reason or reasons why the 
     unit's extended deployment is necessary, may waive the 
     limitations prescribed in subsection (b) on a unit-by-unit 
     basis.
       Sec. 1329. (a) Congress finds that it is Defense Department 
     policy that Army, Army Reserve, and National Guard units 
     should not be redeployed for combat if the unit has been 
     deployed within the previous 365 consecutive days or that 
     Marine Corps and Marine Corps Reserve units should not be 
     redeployed for combat if the unit has been deployed within 
     the previous 210 days.
       (b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available in this or any other Act may be obligated or 
     expended to initiate the development of, continue the 
     development of, or execute any order that has the effect of 
     deploying for Operation Iraqi Freedom of--

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       (1) any unit of the Army, Army Reserve or Army National 
     Guard if such unit has been deployed within the previous 365 
     consecutive days; or
       (2) any unit of the Marine Corps or Marine Corps Reserve if 
     such unit has been deployed within the previous 210 
     consecutive days.
       (c) The limitation prescribed in subsection (b) shall not 
     be construed to require force levels in Iraq to be decreased 
     below the total United States force levels in Iraq prior to 
     January 10, 2007.
       (d) The President, by certifying in writing to the 
     Committees on Appropriations and the Committees on Armed 
     Services that the redeployment of a unit to Iraq in advance 
     of the periods specified in subsection (b) is required for 
     reasons of national security and by submitting along with the 
     certification a report in classified and unclassified form 
     detailing the particular reason or reasons why the unit's 
     redeployment is necessary, may waive the limitations 
     prescribed in subsection (b) on a unit-by-unit basis.
       Sec. 1330. The President shall transmit to the Congress a 
     report in classified and unclassified form, on or before July 
     13, 2007, detailing--
       (1) the progress the Government of Iraq has made in--
       (A) giving the United States Armed Forces and Iraqi 
     Security Forces the authority to pursue all extremists, 
     including Sunni insurgents and Shiite militias;
       (B) delivering necessary Iraqi Security Forces for Baghdad 
     and protecting such Forces from political interference;
       (C) intensifying efforts to build balanced security forces 
     throughout Iraq that provide even-handed security for all 
     Iraqis;
       (D) ensuring that Iraq's political authorities are not 
     undermining or making false accusations against members of 
     the Iraqi Security Forces;
       (E) eliminating militia control of local security;
       (F) establishing a strong militia disarmament program;
       (G) ensuring fair and just enforcement of laws;
       (H) establishing political, media, economic, and service 
     committees in support of the Baghdad Security Plan;
       (I) eradicating safe havens;
       (J) reducing the level of sectarian violence in Iraq; and
       (K) ensuring that the rights of minority political parties 
     in the Iraqi Parliament are protected; and
       (2) whether the Government of Iraq has--
       (A) enacted a broadly accepted hydro-carbon law that 
     equitably shares oil revenues among all Iraqis;
       (B) 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;
       (C) reformed current laws governing the de-Baathification 
     process to allow for more equitable treatment of individuals 
     affected by such laws;
       (D) amended the Constitution of Iraq consistent with the 
     principles contained in article 137 of such Constitution; and
       (E) allocated and begun expenditure of $10 billion in Iraqi 
     revenues for reconstruction projects, including delivery of 
     essential services, on an equitable basis.
       Sec. 1331. (a) Limitation on Availability of Funds.--None 
     of the funds provided by chapter 2 shall be available for 
     obligation or expenditure unless--
       (1) the President submits to the Congress, on or before 
     July 13, 2007, the report required by section 1330; and
       (2) a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law.
       (b) Joint Resolution of Approval.--For purposes of this 
     section, the term ``joint resolution of approval'' means a 
     joint resolution that is introduced by the chairman of the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     or the Senate on the first legislative day following the date 
     on which the report of the President required by section 1330 
     is received by the Congress, does not contain a preamble, and 
     the sole matter after the resolving clause of which (other 
     than as a result of the adoption of an amendment permitted 
     under subsection (f)) is as follows: ``That the Congress 
     approves the obligation and expenditure of funds provided by 
     chapter 2 of title I of the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' 
     Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability 
     Appropriations Act, 2007.''.
       (c) Referral to Committees.--A joint resolution of approval 
     introduced in the House of Representatives shall be referred 
     to the Committee on Appropriations of the House, and a joint 
     resolution of approval introduced in the Senate shall be 
     referred to the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.
       (d) Consideration by Committees.--A joint resolution of 
     approval shall not be subject to amendment during 
     consideration by the Committee on Appropriations of the House 
     of Representatives or the Senate.
       (e) Discharge of Committees.--If the committee of either 
     House to which a joint resolution of approval has been 
     referred has not reported the joint resolution at the end of 
     4 legislative days after its introduction, the committee 
     shall be discharged from further consideration of the joint 
     resolution, and the joint resolution shall be placed on the 
     appropriate calendar of the House involved.
       (f) Floor Consideration in House of Representatives.--For 
     purposes of the House of Representatives:
       (1) In general.--Not later than the second legislative day 
     following the date on which the Committee on Appropriations 
     has reported (or has been discharged from further 
     consideration of) a joint resolution of approval, the Speaker 
     shall, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, declare the 
     House resolved into the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     state of the Union for consideration of the joint resolution. 
     The first reading of the joint resolution shall be dispensed 
     with. All points of order against the joint resolution and 
     against its consideration shall be waived. General debate 
     shall be confined to the joint resolution and shall not 
     exceed 2 hours equally divided and controlled by the chairman 
     and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
     Appropriations. After general debate, the joint resolution 
     shall be considered for amendment under the 5-minute rule. No 
     amendment to the joint resolution shall be in order, except 
     the amendment specified in paragraph (2). Such amendment 
     shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 2 hours 
     equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an 
     opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be 
     subject to a demand for division of the question in the House 
     or in the Committee of the Whole. All points of order against 
     such amendment are waived. At the conclusion of consideration 
     of the joint resolution for amendment, the Committee shall 
     rise and report the joint resolution to the House with such 
     amendment as may have been adopted. The previous question 
     shall be considered as ordered on the joint resolution and 
     amendment thereto to final passage without intervening 
     motion.
       (2) Permitted amendment.--The amendment specified in 
     paragraph (1) is an amendment the sole matter of which is as 
     follows: providing that defense funding related to Iraq may 
     only be used to plan and execute the redeployment of troops 
     within 180 days of enactment of the joint resolution of 
     approval, with the exception of troops who are protecting 
     American diplomatic facilities and American citizens 
     (including members of the United States Armed Forces), 
     serving in roles consistent with customary diplomatic 
     positions, engaging in targeted special actions limited in 
     duration and scope to killing or capturing members of al-
     Qaeda and other terrorist organizations with global reach, or 
     training and equipping members of the Iraqi Security Forces.
       (3) Permitted motions.--During consideration of a joint 
     resolution of approval--
       (A) the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may 
     entertain a motion that the Committee rise only if offered by 
     the chairman of the Committee on Appropriations or a 
     designee; and
       (B) the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may not 
     entertain any motion to strike out the resolving words of the 
     joint resolution (as described in clause 9 of rule XVIII).
       (4) Further consideration.--If the Committee of the Whole 
     rises and reports that it has come to no resolution on a 
     joint resolution of approval, then on the next legislative 
     day the House shall, immediately after the third daily order 
     of business under clause 1 of rule XIV, resolve into the 
     Committee on the Whole for further consideration of the joint 
     resolution.
       (5) Appeals.--Appeals from the decisions of the Chair 
     relating to the application of the rules of the House to the 
     procedures relating to a joint resolution of approval shall 
     be decided without debate.
       (g) Floor Consideration in Senate.--For purposes of the 
     Senate:
       (1) In general.--When the Committee on Appropriations has 
     reported (or has been discharged from further consideration 
     of) a joint resolution of approval, it shall be in order 
     (even though a previous motion to the same effect has been 
     disagreed to) for any Senator to move to proceed to the 
     consideration of the joint resolution. All points of order 
     against the joint resolution (and against consideration of 
     the joint resolution) shall be waived. The motion shall be 
     privileged and not debatable. The motion shall not be subject 
     to amendment, a motion to postpone, or a motion to proceed to 
     the consideration of other business. A motion to reconsider 
     the vote by which the motion is agreed to or disagreed to 
     shall not be in order. If a motion to proceed to the 
     consideration of the joint resolution is agreed to, the joint 
     resolution shall remain the unfinished business of the Senate 
     until disposed of.
       (2) Debate.--Debate on a joint resolution of approval, and 
     on all debatable motions and appeals in connection therewith, 
     shall be limited to not more than 10 hours, which shall be 
     equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking 
     minority member of the Committee on Appropriations. A motion 
     to further limit debate shall be in order and shall not be 
     debatable, but such motion shall not be in order until after 
     5 hours of debate. An amendment to the joint resolution shall 
     not be in order. A motion to table, postpone, proceed to 
     other business, or recommit the joint resolution shall not be 
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     order. A motion to reconsider the vote by which the joint 
     resolution is agreed to or disagreed to shall not be in 
     order.
       (3) Final passage.--Immediately following the conclusion of 
     the debate on a joint resolution of approval, and a single 
     quorum call at the conclusion of the debate if requested in 
     accordance with the rules of the Senate, the vote on final 
     passage of the joint resolution shall occur.
       (4) Appeals.--Appeals from the decisions of the Chair 
     relating to the application of the rules of the Senate 
     relating to the procedures relating to a joint resolution of 
     approval shall be decided without debate.
       (h) Consideration by Senate After Passage by House of 
     Representatives.--
       (1) Prior to senate passage.--If, before passage by the 
     Senate of a joint resolution of approval of the Senate, the 
     Senate receives from the House of Representatives a joint 
     resolution of approval, then the following procedures shall 
     apply:
       (A) The joint resolution of the House shall not be referred 
     to a committee.
       (B) With respect to a joint resolution of approval of the 
     Senate--
       (I) the procedure in the Senate shall be the same as if no 
     joint resolution had been received from the House; but
       (ii) the vote on final passage shall be on the joint 
     resolution of the House.
       (C) Upon disposition of the joint resolution received from 
     the House, it shall no longer be in order to consider the 
     joint resolution that originated in the Senate.
       (2) Following senate passage.--If the Senate receives from 
     the House of Representatives a joint resolution of approval 
     after the Senate has disposed of a Senate originated joint 
     resolution, and the matter after the resolving clauses of the 
     2 joint resolutions are identical, the action of the Senate 
     with regard to the disposition of the Senate originated joint 
     resolution shall be deemed to be the action of the Senate 
     with regard to the House originated joint resolution.
       (i) Rules of House of Representatives and Senate.--
     Subsections (b) through (h) are enacted by the Congress--
       (1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate, respectively, and as such is 
     deemed a part of the rules of each House, respectively, and 
     such procedures supersede other rules only to the extent that 
     they are inconsistent with such other rules; and
       (2) with the full recognition of the constitutional right 
     of either House to change the rules (so far as relating to 
     the procedures of that House) at any time, in the same 
     manner, and to the same extent as any other rule of that 
     House.

       TITLE II--OTHER INTERNATIONAL AND SECURITY-RELATED FUNDING

                               CHAPTER 1

                         DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

                            Legal Activities


            Salaries and Expenses, General Legal Activities

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


             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

       For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'', 
     $6,450,000, 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'', 
     $268,000,000, of which $258,000,000 is to remain available 
     until September 30, 2008 and $10,000,000 is to remain 
     available until expended to implement corrective actions in 
     response to the findings and recommendations in the 
     Department of Justice Office of Inspector General report 
     entitled, ``A Review of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's 
     Use of National Security Letters'', of which $500,000 shall 
     be transferred to and merged with ``Department of Justice, 
     Office of the Inspector General''.

                    Drug Enforcement Administration


                         Salaries and Expenses

       For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'', 
     $12,166,000, 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 2

                          DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

                    ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES

                National Nuclear Security Administration


                    Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation

       For an additional amount for ``Defense Nuclear 
     Nonproliferation'', $150,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended.

                    GENERAL PROVISION--THIS CHAPTER


                          (TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       Sec. 2201. The Administrator of the National Nuclear 
     Security Administration is authorized to transfer up to 
     $1,000,000 from Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation to the 
     Office of the Administrator during fiscal year 2007 
     supporting nuclear nonproliferation activities.

                               CHAPTER 3

                    DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

                        Analysis and Operations

       For an additional amount for ``Analysis and Operations'', 
     $15,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008, to 
     be used for support of the State and Local Fusion Center 
     program.

              United States Customs and Border Protection


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'', 
     $115,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008, 
     to be used to increase the number of officers, intelligence 
     analysts and support staff responsible for container security 
     inspections, and for other efforts to improve supply chain 
     security: Provided, That up to $5,000,000 shall be 
     transferred to Federal Law Enforcement Training Center 
     ``Salaries and Expenses'', for basic training costs.


 Air and Marine Interdiction, Operations, Maintenance, and Procurement

       For an additional amount for ``Air and Marine Interdiction, 
     Operations, Maintenance, and Procurement'', for air and 
     marine operations on the Northern Border, including the final 
     Northern Border air wing, $120,000,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2008.

           United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement


                         Salaries and Expenses

       For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'', 
     $10,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008.

                 Transportation Security Administration


                           Aviation Security

       For an additional amount for ``Aviation Security'', 
     $970,000,000; of which $815,000,000 shall be for procurement 
     and installation of checked baggage explosives detection 
     systems, to remain available until expended; of which 
     $45,000,000 shall be for expansion of checkpoint explosives 
     detection pilot systems, to remain available until expended; 
     and of which $110,000,000 shall be for air cargo security, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2009.


                          Federal Air Marshals

       For an additional amount for ``Federal Air Marshals'', 
     $8,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008.

                    National Protection and Programs


           Infrastructure Protection and Information Security

       For an additional amount for ``Infrastructure Protection 
     and Information Security'', $37,000,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2008.

                        Office of Health Affairs

       For an additional amount for ``Office of Health Affairs'' 
     for nuclear event public health assessment and planning and 
     other activities, $15,000,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2008.

                  Federal Emergency Management Agency


                     Management and Administration

       For expenses for management and administration of the 
     Federal Emergency Management Agency, $25,000,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2008: Provided, That none of 
     such funds made available under this heading may be obligated 
     until the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
     House of Representatives receive and approve a plan for 
     expenditure: Provided further, That unobligated amounts in 
     the ``Administrative and Regional Operations'' and 
     ``Readiness, Mitigation, Response, and Recovery'' accounts 
     shall be transferred to ``Management and Administration'' and 
     may be used for any purpose authorized for such amounts and 
     subject to limitation on the use of such amounts.


                        State and Local Programs

       For an additional amount for ``State and Local Programs'', 
     $552,500,000; of which $190,000,000 shall be for port 
     security grants pursuant to section 70107(l) of title 46, 
     United States Code; of which $325,000,000 shall be for 
     intercity rail passenger transportation, freight rail, and 
     transit security grants; of which $35,000,000 shall be for 
     regional grants and regional technical assistance to high

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     risk urban areas for catastrophic event planning and 
     preparedness; and of which $2,500,000 shall be for technical 
     assistance: Provided, That none of the funds made available 
     under this heading may be obligated for such regional grants 
     and regional technical assistance until the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
     receive and approve a plan for expenditure: Provided further, 
     That funds for such regional grants and regional technical 
     assistance shall remain available until September 30, 2008.


                EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE GRANTS

       For an additional amount for ``Emergency Management 
     Performance Grants'', $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, $10,000,000, 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 security 
     research, $10,000,000, 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.


                          SYSTEMS ACQUISITION

       For an additional amount for ``Systems Acquisition'', 
     $223,500,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That none of the funds appropriated under this heading shall 
     be obligated for full scale procurement of Advanced 
     Spectroscopic Portal Monitors until the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security has certified through a report to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
     that a significant increase in operational effectiveness will 
     be achieved.

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER

       Sec. 2301. (a) Amendments.--Section 550 of the Department 
     of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007 (6 U.S.C. 121 
     note) is amended by--
       (1) in subsection (c), by striking ``consistent with 
     similar'' and inserting ``identical to the protections 
     given'';
       (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``, site security plans, 
     and other information submitted to or obtained by the 
     Secretary under this section, and related vulnerability or 
     security information, shall be treated as if the information 
     were classified material'' and inserting ``and site security 
     plans shall be treated as sensitive security information (as 
     that term is used in section 1520.5 of title 49, Code of 
     Federal Regulations, or any subsequent regulations relating 
     to the same matter)''; and
       (3) by adding at the end of the section 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.''.
       (b) Regulatory Clarification.--Not later than 60 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security shall update the regulations administered 
     by the Secretary that govern sensitive security information, 
     including 49 CFR 1520, to ensure the protection of all 
     information required to be protected under section 550(c) of 
     the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007 
     (6 U.S.C. 121 note), as amended by paragraph (a).
       Sec. 2302. 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. 2303. The Secretary of Homeland Security shall require 
     that all contracts of the Department of Homeland Security 
     that provide award fees link such fees to successful 
     acquisition outcomes (which outcomes shall be specified in 
     terms of cost, schedule, and performance).

                               CHAPTER 4

                           LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                         Salaries and Expenses

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

                        Allowances and Expenses

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

                    GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE

                         Salaries and Expenses

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

                               CHAPTER 5

                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

                      Military Construction, Army

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

              Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps

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

                    Military Construction, Air Force

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

            Department of Defense Base Closure Account 2005

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

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER

       Sec. 2501. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none 
     of the funds in this or any other Act may be used to close 
     Walter Reed Army Medical Center until equivalent medical 
     facilities at the Walter Reed National Military Medical 
     Center at Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland, and/or 
     the Fort Belvoir, Virginia, Community Hospital have been 
     constructed and equipped: Provided, That to ensure that the 
     quality of care provided by the Military Health System is not 
     diminished during this transition, the Walter Reed Army 
     Medical Center shall be adequately funded, to include 
     necessary renovation and maintenance of existing facilities, 
     to maintain the maximum level of inpatient and outpatient 
     services.
       Sec. 2502. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none 
     of the funds in this or any other Act shall be used to 
     reorganize or relocate the functions of the Armed Forces 
     Institute of Pathology (AFIP) until the Secretary

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     of Defense has submitted, not later than December 31, 2007, a 
     detailed plan and timetable for the proposed reorganization 
     and relocation to the Committees on Appropriations and Armed 
     Services of the Senate and House of Representatives. The plan 
     shall take into consideration the recommendations of a study 
     being prepared by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), 
     provided that such study is available not later than 45 days 
     before the date specified in this section, on the impact of 
     dispersing selected functions of AFIP among several 
     locations, and the possibility of consolidating those 
     functions at one location. The plan shall include an analysis 
     of the options for the location and operation of the Program 
     Management Office for second opinion consults that are 
     consistent with the recommendations of the Base Realignment 
     and Closure Commission, together with the rationale for the 
     option selected by the Secretary.

                               CHAPTER 6

                 DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCY

                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

                   Administration of Foreign Affairs


                    DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       For an additional amount for ``Diplomatic and Consular 
     Programs'', $870,658,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2008, of which $96,500,000 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 of the amount available 
     under this heading, $258,000 shall be transferred to, and 
     merged with, funds available in fiscal year 2007 for expenses 
     for the United States Commission on International Religious 
     Freedom: Provided further, That 20 percent of the amount 
     available for Iraq operations shall not be obligated until 
     the Committees on Appropriations receive and approve a 
     detailed plan for expenditure, prepared by the Secretary of 
     State, and submitted within 60 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act: Provided further, That within 15 days 
     of enactment of this Act, the Office of Management and Budget 
     shall apportion $15,000,000 from amounts appropriated or 
     otherwise made available by chapter 8 of title II of division 
     B of Public Law 109-148 under the heading ``Emergencies in 
     the Diplomatic and Consular Service'' 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 terrorism 
     rewards.


                    OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       For an additional amount for ``Office of Inspector 
     General'', $36,500,000, to remain available until December 
     31, 2008: Provided, That $35,000,000 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'', $20,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended.

                      International Organizations


              Contributions to International Organizations

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


        Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities

       For an additional amount for ``Contributions for 
     International Peacekeeping Activities'', $288,000,000, 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.

                     BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE

                  Funds Appropriated to the President


           United States Agency for International Development

                Child Survival and Health Programs Fund

                     (including transfer of funds)

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


              International Disaster and Famine Assistance

       For an additional amount for ``International Disaster and 
     Famine Assistance'', $165,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended.


   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'', 
     $8,700,000, 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'', $3,500,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2008.

                  Other Bilateral Economic Assistance


                         Economic Support Fund

       For an additional amount for ``Economic Support Fund'', 
     $2,649,300,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008: 
     Provided, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, 
     $57,400,000 shall be made available to nongovernmental 
     organizations in Iraq for economic and social development 
     programs and activities in areas of conflict: Provided 
     further, That the responsibility for policy decisions and 
     justifications for the use of funds appropriated by the 
     previous proviso shall be the responsibility of the United 
     States Chief of Mission in Iraq: Provided further, That none 
     of the funds appropriated under this heading in this Act or 
     in prior Acts making appropriations for foreign operations, 
     export financing, and related programs may be made available 
     for the Political Participation Fund and the National 
     Institutions Fund: Provided further, That of the funds made 
     available under the heading ``Economic Support Fund'' in 
     Public Law 109-234 for Iraq to promote democracy, rule of law 
     and reconciliation, $2,000,000 should be made available for 
     the United States Institute of Peace for programs and 
     activities in Afghanistan to remain available until September 
     30, 2008.


          Assistance for Eastern Europe and the Baltic States

       For an additional amount for ``Assistance for Eastern 
     Europe and the Baltic States'', $229,000,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2008, for assistance for 
     Kosovo.

                          Department of State


                             Democracy Fund

       For an additional amount for ``Democracy Fund'', 
     $260,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008: 
     Provided, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, 
     not less than $190,000,000 shall be made available for the 
     Human Rights and Democracy Fund of the Bureau of Democracy, 
     Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State, and not less 
     than $60,000,000 shall be made available for the United 
     States Agency for International Development, for democracy, 
     human rights and rule of law programs in Iraq: Provided 
     further, That not later than 60 days after enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the 
     Committees on Appropriations describing a comprehensive, 
     long-term strategy, with goals and expected results, for 
     strengthening and advancing democracy in Iraq.


          International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement

                    (including rescission of funds)

       For an additional amount for ``International Narcotics 
     Control and Law Enforcement'', $257,000,000, 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'', $130,500,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2008, of which not less than $5,000,000 shall 
     be made available to rescue Iraqi scholars.


     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'', $57,500,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2008.

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                       Department of the Treasury


               International Affairs Technical Assistance

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

                          MILITARY ASSISTANCE

                  Funds Appropriated to the President


                   Foreign Military Financing Program

       For an additional amount for ``Foreign Military Financing 
     Program'', $265,000,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2008.


                        Peacekeeping Operations

       For an additional amount for ``Peacekeeping Operations'', 
     $230,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008: 
     Provided, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, 
     not less than $40,000,000 shall be made available, 
     notwithstanding section 660 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961, for assistance for Liberia for security sector reform: 
     Provided further, That not later than 30 days after enactment 
     of this Act and every 30 days thereafter until September 30, 
     2008, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the 
     Committees on Appropriations detailing the obligation and 
     expenditure of funds made available under this heading in 
     this Act and in prior Acts making appropriations for foreign 
     operations, export financing, and related programs.

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER


                         authorization of funds

       Sec. 2601. 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 OVERSIGHT AUTHORITY

       Sec. 2602. 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''.


                                lebanon

       Sec. 2603. (a) Limitation on Economic Support Fund 
     Assistance for Lebanon.--None of the funds made available in 
     this Act under the heading ``Economic Support Fund'' for cash 
     transfer assistance for the Government of Lebanon may be made 
     available for obligation until the Secretary of State reports 
     to the Committees on Appropriations on Lebanon's economic 
     reform plan and on the specific conditions and verifiable 
     benchmarks that have been agreed upon by the United States 
     and the Government of Lebanon pursuant to the Memorandum of 
     Understanding on cash transfer assistance for Lebanon.
       (b) Limitation on Foreign Military Financing Program and 
     International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement 
     Assistance for Lebanon.-- None of the funds made available in 
     this Act under the heading ``Foreign Military Financing 
     Program'' or ``International Narcotics Control and Law 
     Enforcement'' for military or police assistance to Lebanon 
     may be made available for obligation until the Secretary of 
     State submits to the Committees on Appropriations a report on 
     procedures established to determine eligibility of members 
     and units of the armed forces and police forces of Lebanon to 
     participate in United States training and assistance programs 
     and on the end use monitoring of all equipment provided under 
     such programs to the Lebanese armed forces and police forces.
       (c) Certification Required.--Prior to the initial 
     obligation of funds made available in this Act for assistance 
     for Lebanon under the headings ``Foreign Military Financing 
     Program'' and ``Nonproliferation, Anti-Terrorism, Demining 
     and Related Programs'', the Secretary of State shall certify 
     to the Committees on Appropriations that all practicable 
     efforts have been made to ensure that such assistance is not 
     provided to or through any individual, or private or 
     government entity, that advocates, plans, sponsors, engages 
     in, or has engaged in, terrorist activity.
       (d) Report Required.--Not later than 45 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
     submit to the Committees on Appropriations a report on the 
     Government of Lebanon's actions to implement section 14 of 
     United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701 (August 11, 
     2006).
       (e) Special Authority.--This section shall be effective 
     notwithstanding section 534(a) of Public Law 109-102, which 
     is made applicable to funds appropriated for fiscal year 2007 
     by the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (division B 
     of Public Law 109-289, as amended by Public Law 110-5).


                           DEBT RESTRUCTURING

       Sec. 2604. 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.


                    government accountability office

       Sec. 2605. To facilitate effective oversight of programs 
     and activities in Iraq by the Government Accountability 
     Office (GAO), the Department of State shall provide GAO staff 
     members the country clearances, life support, and logistical 
     and security support necessary for GAO personnel to establish 
     a presence in Iraq for periods of not less than 45 days.


                    HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY FUND

       Sec. 2606. 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. 2607. (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 1 additional 
     year.
       (3) Not more than 10 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, 2007. 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. 2608. (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 joint explanatory statement accompanying the conference 
     report on H.R. 1591 of the 110th Congress (H. Rept. 110-107):
       ``Diplomatic and Consular Programs''.
       ``Economic Support Fund''.
       ``Democracy Fund''.
       ``International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement''.
       ``Migration and Refugee Assistance''.
       (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.


               SPENDING PLAN AND NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES

       Sec. 2609. 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 heading ``International 
     Disaster and Famine Assistance'': Provided, That funds 
     appropriated under the headings in this chapter, except for 
     funds appropriated under the heading named in this section, 
     shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of 
     the Committees on Appropriations.


                 conditions on assistance for pakistan

       Sec. 2610. None of the funds made available for assistance 
     for the central Government of Pakistan under the heading 
     ``Economic Support Fund'' in this title may be made available 
     for non-project assistance until the Secretary of State 
     submits to the Committees on Appropriations a report on the 
     oversight mechanisms, performance benchmarks, and 
     implementation processes for such funds: Provided, That 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds made 
     available for

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     non-project assistance pursuant to the previous proviso shall 
     be subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
     Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That of the 
     funds made available for assistance for Pakistan under the 
     heading ``Economic Support Fund'' in this title, $5,000,000 
     shall be made available for the Human Rights and Democracy 
     Fund of the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, 
     Department of State, for political party development and 
     election observation programs.


                         CIVILIAN RESERVE CORPS

       Sec. 2611. Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the 
     heading ``Diplomatic and Consular Programs'', up to 
     $50,000,000 may be made available to support and maintain a 
     civilian reserve corps: Provided, That none of the funds for 
     a civilian reserve corps may be obligated without specific 
     authorization in a subsequent Act of Congress: Provided 
     further, That funds made available under this section shall 
     be subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
     Committees on Appropriations.


                    coordinator for iraq assistance

       Sec. 2612. (a) Coordinator for Iraq Assistance.--Not later 
     than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     President shall appoint a Coordinator for Iraq Assistance 
     (hereinafter in this section referred to as the 
     ``Coordinator''), by and with the advice and consent of the 
     Senate, who shall report directly to the President.
       (b) Duties.--The Coordinator shall be responsible for--
       (1) developing and implementing an overall strategy for 
     political, economic, and military assistance for Iraq;
       (2) coordinating and ensuring coherence of Iraq assistance 
     programs and policy among all departments and agencies of the 
     Government of the United States that are implementing 
     assistance programs in Iraq, including the Department of 
     State, the United States Agency for International 
     Development, the Department of Defense, the Department of the 
     Treasury, and the Department of Justice;
       (3) working with the Government of Iraq in meeting the 
     benchmarks described in section 1904(a) of this Act in order 
     to ensure Iraq continues to be eligible to receive United 
     States assistance described in such section;
       (4) coordinating with other donors and international 
     organizations that are providing assistance for Iraq;
       (5) ensuring adequate management and accountability of 
     United States assistance programs for Iraq;
       (6) resolving policy and program disputes among departments 
     and agencies of the United States Government that are 
     implementing assistance programs in Iraq; and
       (7) coordinating United States assistance programs with the 
     reconstruction programs funded and implemented by the 
     Government of Iraq.
       (c) Rank and Status.--The Coordinator shall have the rank 
     and status of ambassador.

                               CHAPTER 7

                       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

                      Foreign Agricultural Service


                     public law 480 title 11 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 theron, under the Agricultural Trade Development and 
     Assistance Act of 1954, for commodities supplied in 
     connection with dispositions abroad under title II of said 
     Act, $460,000,000, to remain available until expended.

                    GENERAL PROVISION--THIS CHAPTER

       Sec. 2701. There is hereby appropriated $40,000,000 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.

      TITLE III--ADDITIONAL HURRICANE DISASTER RELIEF AND RECOVERY

                               CHAPTER 1

                       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

                    GENERAL PROVISION--THIS CHAPTER

       Sec. 3101. 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 as in effect on 
     September 30, 2006, notwithstanding the provisions of section 
     511 of said Act, $50,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended: Provided, That the amount made available under this 
     heading shall be for local law enforcement initiatives in the 
     Gulf Coast region related to the aftermath of Hurricanes 
     Katrina and Rita: Provided further, That these funds shall be 
     apportioned among the States in quotient to their level of 
     violent crime as estimated by the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation's Uniform Crime Report for the year 2005.

                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

            National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


                  OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES

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

             NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

                        exploration capabilities

       For an additional amount for ``Exploration Capabilities'' 
     for necessary expenses related to the consequences of 
     Hurricane Katrina, $35,000,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2009.

                    GENERAL PROVISION--THIS CHAPTER

       Sec. 3201. 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, $25,300,000, to remain 
     available until expended, which may be used to continue 
     construction of projects related to interior drainage for the 
     greater New Orleans metropolitan area.


                 Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies

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

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER

       Sec. 3301. The Secretary is authorized and directed to 
     determine the value of eligible reimbursable expenses 
     incurred by local governments in storm-proofing pumping 
     stations, constructing safe houses for operators, and other 
     interim flood control measures in and around the New Orleans 
     metropolitan area that the Secretary determines to be 
     integral to the overall plan to ensure operability of the 
     stations during hurricanes, storms and high water events and 
     the flood control plan for the area.
       Sec. 3302. (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

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     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, subject to the approval of the House and Senate 
     Committees on Appropriation.
       Sec. 3303. The Chief of Engineers shall investigate the 
     overall technical advantages, disadvantages and operational 
     effectiveness of operating the new pumping stations at the 
     mouths of the 17th Street, Orleans Avenue and London Avenue 
     canals in the New Orleans area directed for construction in 
     Public Law 109-234 concurrently or in series with existing 
     pumping stations serving these canals and the advantages, 
     disadvantages and technical operational effectiveness of 
     removing the existing pumping stations and configuring the 
     new pumping stations and associated canals to handle all 
     needed discharges; and the advantages, disadvantages and 
     technical operational effectiveness of replacing or improving 
     the floodwalls and levees adjacent to the three outfall 
     canals: Provided, That the analysis should be conducted at 
     Federal expense: Provided further, That the analysis shall be 
     completed and furnished to the Congress not later than three 
     months after enactment of this Act.
       Sec. 3304. Using funds made available in Chapter 3 under 
     title II of Public Law 109-234, under the heading 
     ``Investigations'', the Secretary of the Army, in 
     consultation with other agencies and the State of Louisiana 
     shall accelerate completion as practicable the final report 
     of the Chief of Engineers recommending a comprehensive plan 
     to deauthorize deep draft navigation on the Mississippi River 
     Gulf Outlet: Provided, That the plan shall incorporate and 
     build upon the Interim Mississippi River Gulf Outlet Deep-
     Draft De-Authorization Report submitted to Congress in 
     December 2006 pursuant to Public Law 109-234.

                               CHAPTER 4

                     SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

                     Disaster Loans Program Account


                     (including transfer of funds)

       Of the unobligated balances under the heading ``Small 
     Business Administration, Disaster Loans Program Account'', 
     $25,069,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 
     used for administrative expenses to carry out the disaster 
     loan program, which may be transferred to and merged with 
     ``Small Business Administration, Salaries and Expenses''.
       Of the unobligated balances under the heading ``Small 
     Business Administration, Disaster Loans Program Account'', 
     $25,000,000 shall be used for loans under section 7(b)(2) of 
     the Small Business Act for businesses located in an area for 
     which the President declared a major disaster because of the 
     hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico in calendar year 2005, of 
     which not to exceed $8,750,000 is for direct administrative 
     expenses and may be transferred to and merged with ``Small 
     Business Administration, Salaries and Expenses'' to carry out 
     the disaster loan program of the Small Business 
     Administration.

                               CHAPTER 5

                    DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

                  Federal Emergency Management Agency


                            DISASTER RELIEF

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       For an additional amount for ``Disaster Relief'', 
     $4,610,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That $4,000,000 shall be transferred to ``Office of Inspector 
     General''.

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER

       Sec. 3501. (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, including any agreement, the Federal share 
     of assistance, including direct Federal assistance, provided 
     for the States of Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, 
     and Texas in connection with Hurricanes Katrina, Wilma, 
     Dennis, and Rita under sections 403, 406, 407, and 408 of the 
     Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 5170b, 5172, 5173, and 5174) shall be 100 
     percent of the eligible costs under such sections.
       (b) Applicability.--The Federal share provided by 
     subsection (a) shall apply to disaster assistance applied for 
     before the date of enactment of this Act.
       Sec. 3502. (a) Community Disaster Loan Act.--
       (1) In general.--Section 2(a) of the Community Disaster 
     Loan Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-88) is amended by striking 
     ``Provided further, That notwithstanding section 417(c)(1) of 
     the Stafford Act, such loans may not be canceled:''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
     shall be effective on the date of enactment of the Community 
     Disaster Loan Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-88).
       (b) Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act.--
       (1) In general.--Chapter 4 of title II of the Emergency 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War 
     on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006 (Public Law 109-234) 
     is amended under Federal Emergency Management Agency, 
     ``Disaster Assistance Direct Loan Program Account'' by 
     striking ``Provided further, That notwithstanding section 
     417(c)(1) of such Act, such loans may not be canceled:''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
     shall be effective on the date of enactment of the Emergency 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War 
     on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006 (Public Law 109-234).
       Sec. 3503. (a) In General.--Section 2401 of the Emergency 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War 
     on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006 (Public Law 109-234) 
     is amended by striking ``12 months'' and inserting ``24 
     months''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall be effective on the date of enactment of the Emergency 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War 
     on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006 (Public Law 109-234).

                               CHAPTER 6

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

                         National Park Service


                       Historic Preservation Fund

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

                    GENERAL PROVISION--THIS CHAPTER


                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 3601. Of the disaster relief funds from Public Law 
     109-234, 120 Stat. 418, 461, (June 30, 2006), chapter 5, 
     ``National Park Service--Historic Preservation Fund'', for 
     necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane 
     Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season that were 
     allocated to the State of Mississippi by the National Park 
     Service, $500,000 is hereby transferred to the ``National 
     Park Service--National Recreation and Preservation'' 
     appropriation: Provided, That these funds may be used to 
     reconstruct destroyed properties that at the time of 
     destruction were listed in the National Register of Historic 
     Places and are otherwise qualified to receive these funds: 
     Provided further, That the State Historic Preservation 
     Officer certifies that, for the community where that 
     destroyed property was located, the property is iconic to or 
     essential to illustrating that community's historic identity, 
     that no other property in that community with the same 
     associative historic value has survived, and that sufficient 
     historical documentation exists to ensure an accurate 
     reproduction.

                               CHAPTER 7

                        DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

                            Higher Education

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

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                      Hurricane Education Recovery

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

                 Programs to Restart School Operations

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

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER

       Sec. 3701. 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.''.
       Sec. 3702. Notwithstanding section 2002(c) of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397a(c)), funds made available under 
     the heading ``Social Services Block Grant'' in division B of 
     Public Law 109-148 shall be available for expenditure by the 
     States through the end of fiscal year 2009.
       Sec. 3703. (a) In the event that Louisiana, Mississippi, 
     Alabama, or Texas fails to meet its match requirement with 
     funds appropriated in fiscal years 2006 or 2007, for fiscal 
     years 2008 and 2009, the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services may waive the application of section 2617(d)(4) of 
     the Public Health Service Act for Louisiana, Mississippi, 
     Alabama, and Texas.
       (b) The Secretary may not exercise the waiver authority 
     available under subsection (a) to allow a grantee to provide 
     less than a 25 percent matching grant.
       (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

                      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, $682,942,000, to remain available until expended: 
     Provided, That section 125(d)(1) of title 23, United States 
     Code, shall not apply to emergency relief projects that 
     respond to damage caused by the 2005-2006 winter storms in 
     the State of California: Provided further, That of the 
     unobligated balances of funds apportioned to each State under 
     chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, $682,942,000 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.

                     Federal Transit Administration


                             Formula Grants

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

              DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

                      Office of Inspector General

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

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER

       Sec. 3801. The third proviso under the heading ``Department 
     of Housing and Urban Development--Public and Indian Housing--
     Tenant-Based Rental Assistance'' in chapter 9 of title I of 
     division B of Public Law 109-148 (119 Stat. 2779) is amended 
     by striking ``for up to 18 months'' and inserting ``until 
     December 31, 2007''.
       Sec. 3802. Section 21033 of the Continuing Appropriations 
     Resolution, 2007 (division B of Public Law 109-289, as 
     amended by Public Law 110-5) is amended by adding after the 
     third proviso: ``: Provided further, That notwithstanding the 
     previous proviso, except for applying the 2007 Annual 
     Adjustment Factor and making any other specified adjustments, 
     public housing agencies specified in category 1 below shall 
     receive funding for calendar year 2007 based on the higher of 
     the amounts the agencies would receive under the previous 
     proviso or the amounts the agencies received in calendar year 
     2006, and public housing agencies specified in categories 2 
     and 3 below shall receive funding for calendar year 2007 
     equal to the amounts the

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     agencies received in calendar year 2006, except that public 
     housing agencies specified in categories 1 and 2 below shall 
     receive funding under this proviso only if, and to the extent 
     that, any such public housing agency submits a plan, approved 
     by the Secretary, that demonstrates that the agency can 
     effectively use within 12 months the funding that the agency 
     would receive under this proviso that is in addition to the 
     funding that the agency would receive under the previous 
     proviso: (1) public housing agencies that are eligible for 
     assistance under section 901 in Public Law 109-148 (119 Stat. 
     2781) or are located in the same counties as those eligible 
     under section 901 and operate voucher programs under section 
     8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 but do not 
     operate public housing under section 9 of such Act, and any 
     public housing agency that otherwise qualifies under this 
     category must demonstrate that they have experienced a loss 
     of rental housing stock as a result of the 2005 hurricanes; 
     (2) public housing agencies that would receive less funding 
     under the previous proviso than they would receive under this 
     proviso and that have been placed in receivership or the 
     Secretary has declared to be in breach of an Annual 
     Contributions Contract by June 1, 2007; and (3) public 
     housing agencies that spent more in calendar year 2006 than 
     the total of the amounts of any such public housing agency's 
     allocation amount for calendar year 2006 and the amount of 
     any such public housing agency's available housing assistance 
     payments undesignated funds balance from calendar year 2005 
     and the amount of any such public housing agency's available 
     administrative fees undesignated funds balance through 
     calendar year 2006''.
       Sec. 3803. Section 901 of Public Law 109-148 is amended by 
     deleting ``calendar year 2006'' and inserting ``calendar 
     years 2006 and 2007''.

                TITLE IV--OTHER EMERGENCY APPROPRIATIONS

                               CHAPTER 1

                      DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--CIVIL

                         DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

                       Corps of Engineers--Civil


                             investigations

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


                              construction

       For an additional amount for ``Construction'' for flood 
     damage reduction activities associated with disasters covered 
     by Presidential Disaster Declaration FEMA-1692-DR, $500,000 
     to remain available until expended.


                       operation and maintenance

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


                 flood control and coastal emergencies

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

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

                         Bureau of Reclamation


                      WATER AND RELATED RESOURCES

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

                               CHAPTER 2

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

                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.

                    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 drug-trafficking 
     organizations, including funding for additional law 
     enforcement personnel, training, equipment and cooperative 
     agreements, $12,000,000, to remain available until expended.

                               CHAPTER 3

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

                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)), $200,000,000.
       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)), 
     $200,000,000.

                        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, $625,000,000, 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, 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)), $25,000,000, to remain available until expended.

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER


                        (including rescissions)

       Sec. 4301. (a). From unexpended balances available for the 
     Training and Employment Services account under the Department 
     of Labor, the following amounts are hereby rescinded--
       (1) $3,589,000 transferred pursuant to the 2001 Emergency 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act for Recovery from and 
     Response to

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     Terrorist Attacks on the United States (Public Law 107-38);
       (2) $834,000 transferred pursuant to the Emergency 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-211); 
     and
       (3) $71,000 for the Consortium for Worker Education 
     pursuant to the Emergency Supplemental Act, 2002 (Public Law 
     107-117).
       (b) From unexpended balances available for the State 
     Unemployment Insurance and Employment Service Operations 
     account under the Department of Labor pursuant to the 
     Emergency Supplemental Act, 2002 (Public Law 107-117), 
     $4,100,000 are hereby rescinded.
       Sec. 4302. (a) For an additional amount under ``Department 
     of Education, Safe Schools and Citizenship Education'', 
     $8,594,000 shall be available for Safe and Drug-Free Schools 
     National Programs for competitive grants to local educational 
     agencies to address youth violence and related issues.
       (b) The competition under subsection (a) shall be limited 
     to local educational agencies that operate schools currently 
     identified as persistently dangerous under section 9532 of 
     the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.

                               CHAPTER 4

                           LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

                             CAPITOL POLICE

                            General Expenses

       For an additional amount for ``Capitol Police, General 
     Expenses'', $15,000,000 for a radio modernization program, to 
     remain available until expended.

                        ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL

                          Capitol Power Plant

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

                               CHAPTER 5

                     DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

                     Veterans Health Administration


                            MEDICAL SERVICES

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


                         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 network 
     sites; and $550,000,000 shall be for non-recurring 
     maintenance as identified in the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs Facility Condition Assessment report: Provided, That 
     the amount provided under this heading for non-recurring 
     maintenance shall be allocated in a manner not subject to the 
     Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation: Provided further, 
     That within 30 days of enactment of this Act the Secretary 
     shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both 
     Houses of Congress an expenditure plan, by project, for non-
     recurring maintenance prior to obligation: Provided further, 
     That semi-annually, on October 1 and April 1, the Secretary 
     shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both 
     Houses of Congress a report on the status of funding for non-
     recurring maintenance, including obligations and unobligated 
     balances for each project identified in the expenditure plan.


                    MEDICAL AND PROSTHETIC RESEARCH

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

                      Departmental Administration


                       General Operating Expenses

                     (including transfer of funds)

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


                     INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS

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


                      CONSTRUCTION, MINOR PROJECTS

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

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER

       Sec. 4501. 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.
       Sec. 4502. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     appropriations made by Public Law 110-5, which the Secretary 
     of Veterans Affairs contributes to the Department of Defense/
     Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Sharing Incentive 
     Fund under the authority of section 8111(d) of title 38, 
     United States Code, shall remain available until expended for 
     any purpose authorized by section 8111 of title 38, United 
     States Code.
       Sec. 4503. (a)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (referred to in this 
     section as the ``Secretary'') may convey to the State of 
     Texas, without consideration, all right, title, and interest 
     of the United States in and to the parcel of real property 
     comprising the location of the Marlin, Texas, Department of 
     Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
       (2) The property conveyed under paragraph (1) shall be used 
     by the State of Texas for the purposes of a prison.
       (b) In carrying out the conveyance under subsection (a), 
     the Secretary--
       (1) shall not be required to comply with, and shall not be 
     held liable under, any Federal law (including a regulation) 
     relating to the environment or historic preservation; but
       (2) may, at the discretion of the Secretary, conduct 
     environmental cleanup on the parcel to be conveyed, at a cost 
     not to exceed $500,000, using amounts made available for 
     environmental cleanup of sites under the jurisdiction of the 
     Secretary.

                         TITLE V--OTHER MATTERS

                               CHAPTER 1

                       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

                          Farm Service Agency


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

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

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER

       Sec. 5101. Of the funds made available through 
     appropriations to the Food and Drug Administration for fiscal 
     year 2007, not less than $4,000,000 shall be for the Office 
     of Women's Health of such Administration.
       Sec. 5102. None of the funds made available to the 
     Department of Agriculture for fiscal year 2007 may be used to 
     implement the risk-based inspection program in the 30 
     prototype locations announced on February 22, 2007, by the 
     Under Secretary for Food Safety, or at any other locations, 
     until the USDA Office of Inspector General has provided its 
     findings to the Food Safety and Inspection Service and the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     and the Senate on the data used in support of the development 
     and design of the risk-based inspection program and FSIS has 
     addressed and resolved issues identified by OIG.

                               CHAPTER 2

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER

       Sec. 5201. Hereafter, federal employees at the National 
     Energy Technology Laboratory

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     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. 5202. 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. 5301. (a) Section 102(a)(3)(B) of the Help America 
     Vote Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 15302(a)(3)(B)) is amended by 
     striking ``January 1, 2006'' and inserting ``March 1, 2008''.
       (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect 
     as if included in the enactment of the Help America Vote Act 
     of 2002.
       Sec. 5302. 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. 5303. 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. 5304. 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. 5305. (a) Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury, in 
     coordination with the Securities and Exchange Commission and 
     in consultation with the Departments of State and Energy, 
     shall prepare and submit to the Senate Committee on 
     Appropriations, the House Committee on Appropriations, the 
     Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the 
     House Committee on Financial Services, the Senate Foreign 
     Relations Committee, and the House Foreign Affairs Committee 
     a written report, which may include a classified annex, 
     containing the names of companies which either directly or 
     through a parent or subsidiary company, including partly-
     owned subsidiaries, are known to conduct significant business 
     operations in Sudan relating to natural resource extraction, 
     including oil-related activities and mining of minerals. The 
     reporting provision shall not apply to companies operating 
     under licenses from the Office of Foreign Assets Control or 
     otherwise expressly exempted under United States law from 
     having to obtain such licenses in order to operate in Sudan.
       (b) Not later than 45 days following the submission to 
     Congress of the list of companies conducting business 
     operations in Sudan relating to natural resource extraction 
     as required above, the General Services Administration shall 
     determine whether the United States Government has an active 
     contract for the procurement of goods or services with any of 
     the identified companies, and provide notification to the 
     appropriate committees of Congress, which may include a 
     classified annex, regarding the companies, nature of the 
     contract, and dollar amounts involved.


                         (including rescission)

       Sec. 5306. (a) Of the funds provided for the General 
     Services Administration, ``Office of Inspector General'' in 
     section 21061 of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 
     2007 (division B of Public Law 109-289, as amended by Public 
     Law 110-5), $4,500,000 are rescinded.
       (b) For an additional amount for the General Services 
     Administration, ``Office of Inspector General'', $4,500,000, 
     to remain available until September 30, 2008.
       Sec. 5307. 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

                    DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER

       Sec. 5401. Not to exceed $30,000,000 from unobligated 
     balances remaining from prior appropriations for United 
     States Coast Guard, ``Retired Pay'', shall remain available 
     until expended in the account and for the purposes for which 
     the appropriations were provided, including the payment of 
     obligations otherwise chargeable to lapsed or current 
     appropriations for this purpose.
       Sec. 5402. (a) In General.--Any contract, subcontract, task 
     or delivery order described in subsection (b) shall contain 
     the following:
       (1) A requirement for a technical review of all designs, 
     design changes, and engineering change proposals, and a 
     requirement to specifically address all engineering concerns 
     identified in the review before the obligation of further 
     funds may occur.
       (2) A requirement that the Coast Guard maintain technical 
     warrant holder authority, or the equivalent, for major 
     assets.
       (3) A requirement that no procurement subject to subsection 
     (b) for lead asset production or the implementation of a 
     major design change shall be entered into unless an 
     independent third party with no financial interest in the 
     development, construction, or modification of any component 
     of the asset, selected by the Commandant, determines that 
     such action is advisable.
       (4) A requirement for independent life-cycle cost estimates 
     of lead assets and major design and engineering changes.
       (5) A requirement for the measurement of contractor and 
     subcontractor performance based on the status of all work 
     performed. For contracts under the Integrated Deepwater 
     Systems program, such requirement shall include a provision 
     that links award fees to successful acquisition outcomes 
     (which shall be defined in terms of cost, schedule, and 
     performance).
       (6) A requirement that the Commandant of the Coast Guard 
     assign an appropriate officer or employee of the Coast Guard 
     to act as chair of each integrated product team and higher-
     level team assigned to the oversight of each integrated 
     product team.
       (7) A requirement that the Commandant of the Coast Guard 
     may not award or issue any contract, task or delivery order, 
     letter contract modification thereof, or other similar 
     contract, for the acquisition or modification of an asset 
     under a procurement subject to subsection (b) unless the 
     Coast Guard and the contractor concerned have formally agreed 
     to all terms and conditions or the head of contracting 
     activity for the Coast Guard determines that a compelling 
     need exists for the award or issue of such instrument.
       (b) Contracts, Subcontracts, Task and Delivery Orders 
     Covered.--Subsection (a) applies to--
       (1) any major procurement contract, first-tier subcontract, 
     delivery or task order entered into by the Coast Guard;
       (2) any first-tier subcontract entered into under such a 
     contract; and
       (3) any task or delivery order issued pursuant to such a 
     contract or subcontract.
       (c) Expenditure of Deepwater Funds.--Of the funds available 
     for the Integrated Deepwater Systems program, $650,000,000 
     may not be obligated until the Committees on Appropriations 
     of the Senate and the House of Representatives receive an 
     expenditure plan directly from the Coast Guard that--
       (1) defines activities, milestones, yearly costs, and life-
     cycle costs for each procurement of a major asset, including 
     an independent cost estimate for each;
       (2) identifies life-cycle staffing and training needs of 
     Coast Guard project managers and of procurement and contract 
     staff;
       (3) identifies competition to be conducted in each 
     procurement;
       (4) describes procurement plans that do not rely on a 
     single industry entity or contract;
       (5) contains very limited indefinite delivery/indefinite 
     quantity contracts and explains the need for any indefinite 
     delivery/indefinite quantity contracts;
       (6) complies with all applicable acquisition rules, 
     requirements, and guidelines, and incorporates the best 
     systems acquisition management practices of the Federal 
     Government;
       (7) complies with the capital planning and investment 
     control requirements established by the Office of Management 
     and Budget, including circular A-11, part 7;
       (8) includes a certification by the head of contracting 
     activity for the Coast Guard and the Chief Procurement 
     Officer of the Department of Homeland Security that the Coast 
     Guard has established sufficient controls and procedures and 
     has sufficient staffing to comply with all contracting 
     requirements, and that any conflicts of interest have been 
     sufficiently addressed;
       (9) includes a description of the process used to act upon 
     deviations from the contractually specified performance 
     requirements and clearly explains the actions taken on such 
     deviations;
       (10) includes a certification that the Assistant Commandant 
     of the Coast Guard for

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     Engineering and Logistics is designated as the technical 
     authority for all engineering, design, and logistics 
     decisions pertaining to the Integrated Deepwater Systems 
     program; and
       (11) identifies progress in complying with the requirements 
     of subsection (a).
       (d) Reports.--(1) Not later than 30 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard 
     shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
     Senate and the House of Representatives; the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science and Transportation of the Senate; and the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
     of Representatives: (i) a report on the resources (including 
     training, staff, and expertise) required by the Coast Guard 
     to provide appropriate management and oversight of the 
     Integrated Deepwater Systems program; and (ii) a report on 
     how the Coast Guard will utilize full and open competition 
     for any contract that provides for the acquisition or 
     modification of assets under, or in support of, the 
     Integrated Deepwater Systems program, entered into after the 
     date of enactment of this Act.
       (2) Within 30 days following the submission of the 
     expenditure plan required under subsection (c), the 
     Government Accountability Office shall review the plan and 
     brief the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
     House of Representatives on its findings.
       Sec. 5403. 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.


                    (including rescissions of funds)

       Sec. 5404. (a) Rescissions.--The following unobligated 
     balances made available pursuant to section 505 of Public Law 
     109-90 are rescinded: $1,200,962 from the ``Office of the 
     Secretary and Executive Management''; $512,855 from the 
     ``Office of the Under Secretary for Management''; $461,874 
     from the ``Office of the Chief Information Officer''; $45,080 
     from the ``Office of the Chief Financial Officer''; $968,211 
     from Preparedness ``Management and Administration''; 
     $1,215,486 from Science and Technology ``Management and 
     Administration''; $450,000 from United States Secret Service 
     ``Salaries and Expenses''; $450,000 from Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency ``Administrative and Regional Operations''; 
     and $25,595,532 from United States Coast Guard ``Operating 
     Expenses''.
       (b) Additional Appropriations.--
       (1) For an additional amount for United States Coast Guard 
     ``Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements'', $30,000,000, 
     to remain available until September 30, 2009, to mitigate the 
     Service's patrol boat operational gap; and
       (2) For an additional amount for the ``Office of the Under 
     Secretary for Management'', $900,000, for an independent 
     study to compare the Department of Homeland Security senior 
     career and political staffing levels and senior career 
     training programs with those of similarly structured cabinet-
     level agencies.
       Sec. 5405. (a) In General.--With respect to contracts 
     entered into after June 1, 2007, and except as provided in 
     subsection (b), no entity performing lead system integrator 
     functions in the acquisition of a major system by the 
     Department of Homeland Security may have any direct financial 
     interest in the development or construction of any individual 
     system or element of any system of systems.
       (b) Exception.--An entity described in subsection (a) may 
     have a direct financial interest in the development or 
     construction of an individual system or element of a system 
     of systems if--
       (1) the Secretary of Homeland Security certifies to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives, the Committee on Homeland Security of the 
     House of Representatives, the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, the Committee 
     on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, 
     and the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation of 
     the Senate that--
       (A) the entity was selected by the Department of Homeland 
     Security as a contractor to develop or construct the system 
     or element concerned through the use of competitive 
     procedures; and
       (B) the Department took appropriate steps to prevent any 
     organizational conflict of interest in the selection process; 
     or
       (2) the entity was selected by a subcontractor to serve as 
     a lower-tier subcontractor, through a process over which the 
     entity exercised no control.
       (c) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to preclude an entity described in subsection (a) 
     from performing work necessary to integrate two or more 
     individual systems or elements of a system of systems with 
     each other.
       (d) Regulations Update.--Not later than June 1, 2007, the 
     Secretary of Homeland Security shall update the acquisition 
     regulations of the Department of Homeland Security in order 
     to specify fully in such regulations the matters with respect 
     to lead system integrators set forth in this section. 
     Included in such regulations shall be: (1) a precise and 
     comprehensive definition of the term ``lead system 
     integrator'', modeled after that used by the Department of 
     Defense; and (2) a specification of various types of 
     contracts and fee structures that are appropriate for use by 
     lead system integrators in the production, fielding, and 
     sustainment of complex systems.

                               CHAPTER 5

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER

       Sec. 5501. 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. 5502. 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. 5503. Section 20501 of the Continuing Appropriations 
     Resolution, 2007 (division B of Public Law 109-289, as 
     amended by Public Law 110-5) is amended by inserting after 
     ``$55,663,000'' the following: ``of which $13,000,000 shall 
     be for Save America's Treasures''.
       Sec. 5504. Funds made available to the United States Fish 
     and Wildlife Service for fiscal year 2007 under the heading 
     ``Land Acquisition'' may be used for land conservation 
     partnerships authorized by the Highlands Conservation Act of 
     2004.

                               CHAPTER 6

                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

                     National Institutes of Health


         National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

                          (TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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


                         OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR

                          (Transfer of Funds)

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


                     NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY

                         Salaries and Expenses

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

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER


             (including TRANSFERs OF FUNDS and rescission)

       Sec. 5601. Section 20602 of the Continuing Appropriations 
     Resolution, 2007 (division B of Public Law 109-289, as 
     amended by Public Law 110-5) is amended by inserting the 
     following after ``$5,000,000'': ``(together with an 
     additional $7,000,000 which shall be transferred by the 
     Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation as an authorized 
     administrative cost), to remain available through September 
     30, 2008,''.
       Sec. 5602. Section 20607 of the Continuing Appropriations 
     Resolution, 2007 (division B of Public Law 109-289, as 
     amended by Public Law 110-5) is amended by inserting ``of 
     which $9,666,000 shall be for the Women's Bureau,'' after 
     ``for child labor activities,''.
       Sec. 5603. Of the amount provided for ``Department of 
     Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services 
     Administration, Health Resources and Services'' in the 
     Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (division B of 
     Public Law 109-289, as amended by Public Law 110-5), 
     $23,000,000 shall be for Poison Control Centers.
       Sec. 5604. From the amounts made available by the 
     Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (division B of 
     Public Law 109-289, as amended by Public Law 110-5) for the 
     Office of the Secretary, General Departmental Management 
     under the Department of Health and Human Services, $1,000,000 
     are rescinded.

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       Sec. 5605. 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. 5606. 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.
       Sec. 5607. 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. 5608. (a) Section 1310.12(a) of title 45, Code of 
     Federal Regulations, shall take effect 30 days after the date 
     of enactment of this Act.
       (b)(1) Notwithstanding subsection (a), any vehicle used to 
     transport children for a Head Start program as of January 1, 
     2007, shall not be subject to a requirement under such 
     section (including a requirement based on the definitions set 
     forth or referenced in section 1310.3 or any other provision 
     set forth or referenced in part 1310 of such title, or any 
     corresponding similar regulation or ruling) regarding rear 
     emergency exit doors, for 1 year after that date of 
     enactment.
       (2) Not later than 60 days after the National Highway 
     Traffic Safety Administration of the Department of 
     Transportation submits its study on occupant protection on 
     Head Start transit vehicles (related to Government 
     Accountability Office report GAO-06-767R), the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services shall review and shall revise as 
     necessary the allowable alternate vehicle standards described 
     in that part 1310 (or any corresponding similar regulation or 
     ruling) relating to allowable alternate vehicles used to 
     transport children for a Head Start program. In making any 
     such revision, the Secretary shall revise the standards to be 
     consistent with the findings contained in such study, 
     including making a determination on the exemption of such a 
     vehicle from Federal seat spacing requirements, and Federal 
     supporting seating requirements related to 
     compartmentalization, if such vehicle meets all other 
     applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standards, including 
     standards for seating systems, occupant crash protection, 
     seat belt assemblies, and child restraint anchorage systems 
     consistent with that part 1310 (or any corresponding similar 
     regulation or ruling).
       (3) Notwithstanding subsection (a), until such date as the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services completes the review 
     and any necessary revision specified in paragraph (2), the 
     provisions of section 1310.12(a) relating to Federal seat 
     spacing requirements, and Federal supporting seating 
     requirements related to compartment-
     alization, for allowable alternate vehicles used to transport 
     children for a Head Start program, shall not apply to such a 
     vehicle if such vehicle meets all other applicable Federal 
     motor vehicle safety standards, as described in paragraph 
     (2).
       Sec. 5609. (a)(1) Section 3(37)(G) of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 
     1002(37)(G)) (as amended by section 1106(a) of the Pension 
     Protection Act of 2006) is amended--
       (A) in clause (i)(II)(aa), by striking ``for each of the 3 
     plan years immediately before the date of the enactment of 
     the Pension Protection Act of 2006,'' and inserting ``for 
     each of the 3 plan years immediately preceding the first plan 
     year for which the election under this paragraph is effective 
     with respect to the plan ,'';
       (B) in clause (ii), by striking ``starting with the first 
     plan year ending after the date of the enactment of the 
     Pension Protection Act of 2006'' and inserting ``starting 
     with any plan year beginning on or after January 1, 1999, and 
     ending before January 1, 2008, as designated by the plan in 
     the election made under clause (i)(II)''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(vii) For purposes of this Act and the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986, a plan making an election under this 
     subparagraph shall be treated as maintained pursuant to a 
     collective bargaining agreement if a collective bargaining 
     agreement, expressly or otherwise, provides for or permits 
     employer contributions to the plan by one or more employers 
     that are signatory to such agreement, or participation in the 
     plan by one or more employees of an employer that is 
     signatory to such agreement, regardless of whether the plan 
     was created, established, or maintained for such employees by 
     virtue of another document that is not a collective 
     bargaining agreement.''.
       (2) Paragraph (6) of section 414(f) of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 (relating to election with regard to 
     multiemployer status) (as amended by section 1106(b) of the 
     Pension Protection Act of 2006) is amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)(ii)(I), by striking ``for each of 
     the 3 plan years immediately before the date of enactment of 
     the Pension Protection Act of 2006,'' and inserting ``for 
     each of the 3 plan years immediately preceding the first plan 
     year for which the election under this paragraph is effective 
     with respect to the plan ,'';
       (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``starting with the 
     first plan year ending after the date of the enactment of the 
     Pension Protection Act of 2006'' and inserting ``starting 
     with any plan year beginning on or after January 1, 1999, and 
     ending before January 1, 2008, as designated by the plan in 
     the election made under subparagraph (A)(ii)''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(F) Maintenance under collective bargaining agreement.--
     For purposes of this title and the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974, a plan making an election under this 
     paragraph shall be treated as maintained pursuant to a 
     collective bargaining agreement if a collective bargaining 
     agreement, expressly or otherwise, provides for or permits 
     employer contributions to the plan by one or more employers 
     that are signatory to such agreement, or participation in the 
     plan by one or more employees of an employer that is 
     signatory to such agreement, regardless of whether the plan 
     was created, established, or maintained for such employees by 
     virtue of another document that is not a collective 
     bargaining agreement.''.
       (b)(1) Clause (vi) of section 3(37)(G) of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (as amended by section 
     1106(a) of the Pension Protection Act of 2006) is amended by 
     striking ``if it is a plan--'' and all that follows and 
     inserting the following: ``if it is a plan sponsored by an 
     organization which is described in section 501(c)(5) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under 
     section 501(a) of such Code and which was established in 
     Chicago, Illinois, on August 12, 1881.''.
       (2) Subparagraph (E) of section 414(f)(6) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 (as amended by section 1106(b) of the 
     Pension Protection Act of 2006) is amended by striking ``if 
     it is a plan--'' and all that follows and inserting the 
     following: ``if it is a plan sponsored by an organization 
     which is described in section 501(c)(5) and exempt from tax 
     under section 501(a) and which was established in Chicago, 
     Illinois, on August 12, 1881.''.
       (c) The amendments made by this section shall take effect 
     as if included in section 1106 of the Pension Protection Act 
     of 2006.
       Sec. 5610. (a) Subclause (III) of section 420(f)(2)(E)(i) 
     of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking 
     ``subsection (c)(2)(E)(ii)(II)'' and inserting ``subsection 
     (c)(3)(E)(ii)(II)''.
       (b) Section 420(e)(2)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 is amended by striking ``funding shortfall'' and 
     inserting ``funding target''.
       (c) The amendments made by this section shall take effect 
     as if included in the provisions of the Pension Protection 
     Act of 2006 to which they relate.
       Sec. 5611. (a) Subparagraph (A) of section 420(c)(3) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking 
     ``transfer.'' and inserting ``transfer or, in the case of a 
     transfer which involves a plan maintained by an employer 
     described in subsection (f)(2)(E)(i)(III), if the plan meets 
     the requirements of subsection (f)(2)(D)(i)(II).''.
       (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to 
     transfers after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       Sec. 5612. (a) Section 402(i)(1) of the Pension Protection 
     Act of 2006 is amended by striking ``December 28, 2007'' and 
     inserting ``January 1, 2008''.
       (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect 
     as if included in section 402 of the Pension Protection Act 
     of 2006.

                               CHAPTER 7

                           LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

      Payment to Widows and Heirs of Deceased Members of Congress

       For payment to Gloria W. Norwood, widow of Charles W. 
     Norwood, Jr., late a Representative from the State of 
     Georgia, $165,200.
       For payment to James McDonald, Jr., widower of Juanita 
     Millender-McDonald, late a Representative from the State of 
     California, $165,200.

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                               CHAPTER 8

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER


                          TECHNICAL AMENDMENT

       Sec. 5801. (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.
       Sec. 5802. Notwithstanding any provision of title I of 
     division B of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 
     (division B of Public Law 109-289, as amended by Public Laws 
     109-369, 109-383, and 110-5), the dollar amount limitation of 
     the first proviso under the heading, ``Administration of 
     Foreign Affairs, Diplomatic and Consular Programs'', in title 
     IV of the Science, State, Justice, Commerce, and Related 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 (Public Law 109-108; 119 
     Stat. 2319) shall not apply to funds appropriated under such 
     heading for fiscal year 2007.

                               CHAPTER 9

              DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

             Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight


                         Salaries and Expenses

                     (including transfer of funds)

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

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER

       Sec. 5901. 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. 5902. Funds provided for the ``National Transportation 
     Safety Board, Salaries and Expenses'' in section 21031 of the 
     Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (division B of 
     Public Law 109-289, as amended by Public Law 110-5) include 
     amounts necessary to make lease payments due in fiscal year 
     2007 only, on an obligation incurred in 2001 under a capital 
     lease.
       Sec. 5903. Section 21033 of the Continuing Appropriations 
     Resolution, 2007 (division B of Public Law 109-289, as 
     amended by Public Law 110-5) is amended by adding after the 
     second proviso: ``: Provided further, That paragraph (2) 
     under such heading in Public Law 109-115 (119 Stat. 2441) 
     shall be funded at $149,300,000, but additional section 8 
     tenant protection rental assistance costs may be funded in 
     2007 by using unobligated balances, notwithstanding the 
     purposes for which such amounts were appropriated, including 
     recaptures and carryover, remaining from funds appropriated 
     to the Department of Housing and Urban Development under this 
     heading, the heading `Annual Contributions for Assisted 
     Housing', the heading `Housing Certificate Fund', and the 
     heading `Project-Based Rental Assistance' for fiscal year 
     2006 and prior fiscal years: Provided further, That paragraph 
     (3) under such heading in Public Law 109-115 (119 Stat. 2441) 
     shall be funded at $47,500,000: Provided further, That 
     paragraph (4) under such heading in Public Law 109-115 (119 
     Stat. 2441) shall be funded at $5,900,000: Provided further, 
     That paragraph (5) under such heading in Public Law 109-115 
     (119 Stat. 2441) shall be funded at $1,281,100,000, of which 
     $1,251,100,000 shall be allocated for the calendar year 2007 
     funding cycle on a pro rata basis to public housing agencies 
     based on the amount public housing agencies were eligible to 
     receive in calendar year 2006, and of which up to $30,000,000 
     shall be available to the Secretary to allocate to public 
     housing agencies that need additional funds to administer 
     their section 8 programs, with up to $20,000,000 to be for 
     fees associated with section 8 tenant protection rental 
     assistance''.
       Sec. 5904. Section 232(b) of the Departments of Veterans 
     Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public Law 106-377) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) Applicability.--In the case of any dwelling unit 
     that, upon the date of the enactment of this Act, is assisted 
     under a housing assistance payment contract under section 
     8(o)(13) as in effect before such enactment, or under section 
     8(d)(2) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
     1437f(d)(2)) as in effect before the enactment of the Quality 
     Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998 (title V of 
     Public Law 105-276), assistance may be renewed or extended 
     under such section 8(o)(13), as amended by subsection (a), 
     provided that the initial contract term and rent of such 
     renewed or extended assistance shall be determined pursuant 
     to subparagraphs (F) and (H), and subparagraphs (C) and (D) 
     of such section shall not apply to such extensions or 
     renewals.''.

                               CHAPTER 10

                      GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS ACT


                         AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS

       Sec. 5951. No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current 
     fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.


                    DESIGNATION FOR TITLES I and II

       Sec. 5952. Amounts in titles I and II are designated as 
     emergency requirements pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. 
     Res. 95 (109th Congress), and as making appropriations for 
     contingency operations directly related to the global war on 
     terrorism and other unanticipated defense-related operations 
     pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 376 (109th Congress) 
     as made applicable to the House of Representatives by section 
     511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th Congress).


                 EMERGENCY DESIGNATION FOR OTHER TITLES

       Sec. 5953. Amounts in titles III, IV, and VI are designated 
     as emergency requirements pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. 
     Res. 95 (109th Congress), and pursuant to section 501 of H. 
     Con. Res. 376 (109th Congress) as made applicable to the 
     House of Representatives by section 511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 
     (110th Congress).

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

                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

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

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

                     GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS TITLE

       Sec. 6001. (a) Elimination of Remainder of SCHIP Funding 
     Shortfalls, Tiered Match, and Other Limitation on 
     Expenditures.--Section 2104(h) of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 1397dd(h)), as added by section 201(a) of the National 
     Institutes of Health Reform Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-482), 
     is amended--
       (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.--From the amounts provided in advance in 
     appropriations Acts, the Secretary shall allot to each 
     remaining shortfall State described in subparagraph (B) such 
     amount as the Secretary determines will eliminate the 
     estimated shortfall described in such subparagraph for the 
     State for fiscal year 2007.
       ``(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;

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       ``(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).''.
       (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)''.
       Sec. 6002. (a) Prohibition.--
       (1) Limitation on secretarial authority.--Notwithstanding 
     any other provision of law, the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services shall not, prior to the date that is 1 year after 
     the date of enactment of this Act, take any action (through 
     promulgation of regulation, issuance of regulatory guidance, 
     or other administrative action) to--
       (A) finalize or otherwise implement provisions contained in 
     the proposed rule published on January 18, 2007, on pages 
     2236 through 2248 of volume 72, Federal Register (relating to 
     parts 433, 447, and 457 of title 42, Code of Federal 
     Regulations);
       (B) promulgate or implement any rule or provisions similar 
     to the provisions described in subparagraph (A) pertaining to 
     the Medicaid program established under title XIX of the 
     Social Security Act or the State Children's Health Insurance 
     Program established under title XXI of such Act; or
       (C) promulgate or implement any rule or provisions 
     restricting payments for graduate medical education under the 
     Medicaid program.
       (2) Continuation of other secretarial authority.--The 
     Secretary of Health and Human Service shall not be prohibited 
     during the period described in paragraph (1) from taking any 
     action (through promulgation of regulation, issuance of 
     regulatory guidance, or other administrative action) to 
     enforce a provision of law in effect as of the date of 
     enactment of this Act with respect to the Medicaid program or 
     the State Children's Health Insurance Program, or to 
     promulgate or implement a new rule or provision during such 
     period with respect to such programs, other than a rule or 
     provision described in paragraph (1) and subject to the 
     prohibition set forth in that paragraph.
       (b) Requirement for Use of Tamper-Resistant Prescription 
     Pads Under the Medicaid Program.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1903(i) of the Social Security Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 1396b(i)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (21);
       (B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (22) and 
     inserting ``; or''; and
       (C) by inserting after paragraph (22) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(23) with respect to amounts expended for medical 
     assistance for covered outpatient drugs (as defined in 
     section 1927(k)(2)) for which the prescription was executed 
     in written (and non-electronic) form unless the prescription 
     was executed on a tamper-resistant pad.''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraph (1) 
     shall apply to prescriptions executed after September 30, 
     2007.
       (c) Extension of Certain Pharmacy Plus Waivers.--
       (1) Authority to continue to operate waivers.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any State that is 
     operating a Pharmacy Plus waiver described in paragraph (2) 
     which would otherwise expire on June 30, 2007, may elect to 
     continue to operate the waiver through December 31, 2009.
       (2) Pharmacy plus waiver described.--For purposes of 
     paragraph (1), a Pharmacy Plus waiver described in this 
     paragraph is a waiver approved by the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services under the authority of section 1115 of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1315) that provides coverage 
     for prescription drugs for individuals who have attained age 
     65 and whose family income does not exceed 200 percent of the 
     poverty line (as defined in section 2110(c)(5) of such Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 1397jj(c)(5)).

              TITLE VII--FAIR MINIMUM WAGE AND TAX RELIEF

                     Subtitle A--Fair Minimum Wage

     SEC. 7101. SHORT TITLE.

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

     SEC. 7102. MINIMUM WAGE.

       (a) In General.--Section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor 
     Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(1) except as otherwise provided in this section, not 
     less than--
       ``(A) $5.85 an hour, beginning on the 60th day after the 
     date of enactment of the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007;
       ``(B) $6.55 an hour, beginning 12 months after that 60th 
     day; and
       ``(C) $7.25 an hour, beginning 24 months after that 60th 
     day;''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect 60 days after the date of enactment of this 
     Act.

     SEC. 7103. APPLICABILITY OF MINIMUM WAGE TO AMERICAN SAMOA 
                   AND THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA 
                   ISLANDS.

       (a) In General.--Section 6 of the Fair Labor Standards Act 
     of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206) shall apply to American Samoa and the 
     Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
       (b) Transition.--Notwithstanding subsection (a)--
       (1) the minimum wage applicable to the Commonwealth of the 
     Northern Mariana Islands under section 6(a)(1) of the Fair 
     Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)) shall be--
       (A) $3.55 an hour, beginning on the 60th day after the date 
     of enactment of this Act; and
       (B) increased by $0.50 an hour (or such lesser amount as 
     may be necessary to equal the minimum wage under section 
     6(a)(1) of such Act), beginning 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act and each year thereafter until the 
     minimum wage applicable to the Commonwealth of the Northern 
     Mariana Islands under this paragraph is equal to the minimum 
     wage set forth in such section; and
       (2) the minimum wage applicable to American Samoa under 
     section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 
     U.S.C. 206(a)(1)) shall be--
       (A) the applicable wage rate in effect for each industry 
     and classification under section 697 of title 29, Code of 
     Federal Regulations, on the date of enactment of this Act;
       (B) increased by $0.50 an hour, beginning on the 60th day 
     after the date of enactment of this Act; and
       (C) increased by $0.50 an hour (or such lesser amount as 
     may be necessary to equal the minimum wage under section 
     6(a)(1) of such Act), beginning 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act and each year thereafter until the 
     minimum wage applicable to American Samoa under this 
     paragraph is equal to the minimum wage set forth in such 
     section.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) In general.--The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking sections 5 and 8; and
       (B) in section 6(a), by striking paragraph (3) and 
     redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs (3) and 
     (4), respectively.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall take effect 60 days after the date of enactment of this 
     Act.

     SEC. 7104. STUDY ON PROJECTED IMPACT.

       (a) Study.--Beginning on the date that is 26 months after 
     the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor 
     shall, through the Bureau of Labor Statistics, conduct a 
     study to--
       (1) assess the impact of the wage increases required by 
     this Act through such date; and
       (2) to project the impact of any further wage increase,

     on living standards and rates of employment in American Samoa 
     and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
       (b) Report.--Not later than the date that is 32 months 
     after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Labor shall transmit to Congress a report on the findings of 
     the study required by subsection (a).

               Subtitle B--Small Business Tax Incentives

     SEC. 7201. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT OF CODE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This subtitle may be cited as the ``Small 
     Business and Work Opportunity Tax Act of 2007''.
       (b) Amendment of 1986 Code.--Except as otherwise expressly 
     provided, whenever in this subtitle an amendment or repeal is 
     expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a 
     section or other provision, the reference shall be considered 
     to be made to a section or other provision of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986.
       (c) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this 
     subtitle is as follows:

Sec. 7201. Short title; amendment of Code; table of contents.

              Part 1--Small Business Tax Relief Provisions


                     Subpart A--General provisions

Sec. 7211. Extension and modification of work opportunity tax credit.
Sec. 7212. Extension and increase of expensing for small business.
Sec. 7213. Determination of credit for certain taxes paid with respect 
              to employee cash tips.
Sec. 7214. Waiver of individual and corporate alternative minimum tax 
              limits on work opportunity credit and credit for taxes 
              paid with respect to employee cash tips.
Sec. 7215. Family business tax simplification.


            Subpart B--Gulf Opportunity Zone tax incentives

Sec. 7221. Extension of increased expensing for qualified section 179 
              Gulf Opportunity Zone property.
Sec. 7222. Extension and expansion of low-income housing credit rules 
              for buildings in the GO Zones.
Sec. 7223. Special tax-exempt bond financing rule for repairs and 
              reconstructions of residences in the GO Zones.

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Sec. 7224. GAO study of practices employed by State and local 
              governments in allocating and utilizing tax incentives 
              provided pursuant to the Gulf Opportunity Zone Act of 
              2005.


                   Subpart C--Subchapter S provisions

Sec. 7231. Capital gain of S corporation not treated as passive 
              investment income.
Sec. 7232. Treatment of bank director shares.
Sec. 7233. Special rule for bank required to change from the reserve 
              method of accounting on becoming S corporation.
Sec. 7234. Treatment of the sale of interest in a qualified subchapter 
              S subsidiary.
Sec. 7235. Elimination of all earnings and profits attributable to pre-
              1983 years for certain corporations.
Sec. 7236. Deductibility of interest expense on indebtedness incurred 
              by an electing small business trust to acquire S 
              corporation stock.

                       Part 2--Revenue Provisions

Sec. 7241. Increase in age of children whose unearned income is taxed 
              as if parent's income.
Sec. 7242. Suspension of certain penalties and interest.
Sec. 7243. Modification of collection due process procedures for 
              employment tax liabilities.
Sec. 7244. Permanent extension of IRS user fees.
Sec. 7245. Increase in penalty for bad checks and money orders.
Sec. 7246. Understatement of taxpayer liability by return preparers.
Sec. 7247. Penalty for filing erroneous refund claims.
Sec. 7248. Time for payment of corporate estimated taxes.

              PART 1--SMALL BUSINESS TAX RELIEF PROVISIONS

                     Subpart A--General Provisions

     SEC. 7211. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF WORK OPPORTUNITY TAX 
                   CREDIT.

       (a) Extension.--Section 51(c)(4)(B) (relating to 
     termination) is amended by striking ``December 31, 2007'' and 
     inserting ``August 31, 2011''.
       (b) Increase in Maximum Age for Designated Community 
     Residents.--
       (1) In general.--Paragraph (5) of section 51(d) is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(5) Designated community residents.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `designated community resident' 
     means any individual who is certified by the designated local 
     agency--
       ``(i) as having attained age 18 but not age 40 on the 
     hiring date, and
       ``(ii) as having his principal place of abode within an 
     empowerment zone, enterprise community, renewal community, or 
     rural renewal county.
       ``(B) Individual must continue to reside in zone, 
     community, or county.--In the case of a designated community 
     resident, the term `qualified wages' shall not include wages 
     paid or incurred for services performed while the 
     individual's principal place of abode is outside an 
     empowerment zone, enterprise community, renewal community, or 
     rural renewal county.
       ``(C) Rural renewal county.--For purposes of this 
     paragraph, the term `rural renewal county' means any county 
     which--
       ``(i) is outside a metropolitan statistical area (defined 
     as such by the Office of Management and Budget), and
       ``(ii) during the 5-year periods 1990 through 1994 and 1995 
     through 1999 had a net population loss.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Subparagraph (D) of section 
     51(d)(1) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(D) a designated community resident,''.
       (c) Clarification of Treatment of Individuals Under 
     Individual Work Plans.--Subparagraph (B) of section 51(d)(6) 
     (relating to vocational rehabilitation referral) is amended 
     by striking ``or'' at the end of clause (i), by striking the 
     period at the end of clause (ii) and inserting ``, or'', and 
     by adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(iii) an individual work plan developed and implemented 
     by an employment network pursuant to subsection (g) of 
     section 1148 of the Social Security Act with respect to which 
     the requirements of such subsection are met.''.
       (d) Treatment of Disabled Veterans Under the Work 
     Opportunity Tax Credit.--
       (1) Disabled veterans treated as members of targeted 
     group.--
       (A) In general.--Subparagraph (A) of section 51(d)(3) 
     (relating to qualified veteran) is amended by striking 
     ``agency as being a member of a family'' and all that follows 
     and inserting ``agency as--
       ``(i) being a member of a family receiving assistance under 
     a food stamp program under the Food Stamp Act of 1977 for at 
     least a 3-month period ending during the 12-month period 
     ending on the hiring date, or
       ``(ii) entitled to compensation for a service-connected 
     disability, and--

       ``(I) having a hiring date which is not more that 1 year 
     after having been discharged or released from active duty in 
     the Armed Forces of the United States, or
       ``(II) having aggregate periods of unemployment during the 
     1-year period ending on the hiring date which equal or exceed 
     6 months.''.

       (B) Definitions.--Paragraph (3) of section 51(d) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) Other definitions.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), 
     the terms `compensation' and `service-connected' have the 
     meanings given such terms under section 101 of title 38, 
     United States Code.''.
       (2) Increase in amount of wages taken into account for 
     disabled veterans.--Paragraph (3) of section 51(b) is 
     amended--
       (A) by inserting ``($12,000 per year in the case of any 
     individual who is a qualified veteran by reason of subsection 
     (d)(3)(A)(ii))'' before the period at the end, and
       (B) by striking ``Only first $6,000 of'' in the heading and 
     inserting ``Limitation on''.
       (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to individuals who begin work for the employer 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 7212. EXTENSION AND INCREASE OF EXPENSING FOR SMALL 
                   BUSINESS.

       (a) Extension.--Subsections (b)(1), (b)(2), (b)(5), (c)(2), 
     and (d)(1)(A)(ii) of section 179 (relating to election to 
     expense certain depreciable business assets) are each amended 
     by striking ``2010'' and inserting ``2011''.
       (b) Increase in Limitations.--Subsection (b) of section 179 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking ``$100,000 in the case of taxable years 
     beginning after 2002'' in paragraph (1) and inserting 
     ``$125,000 in the case of taxable years beginning after 
     2006'', and
       (2) by striking ``$400,000 in the case of taxable years 
     beginning after 2002'' in paragraph (2) and inserting 
     ``$500,000 in the case of taxable years beginning after 
     2006''.
       (c) Inflation Adjustment.--Subparagraph (A) of section 
     179(b)(5) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``2003'' and inserting ``2007'',
       (2) by striking ``$100,000 and $400,000'' and inserting 
     ``$125,000 and $500,000'', and
       (3) by striking ``2002'' in clause (ii) and inserting 
     ``2006''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     2006.

     SEC. 7213. DETERMINATION OF CREDIT FOR CERTAIN TAXES PAID 
                   WITH RESPECT TO EMPLOYEE CASH TIPS.

       (a) In General.--Subparagraph (B) of section 45B(b)(1) is 
     amended by inserting ``as in effect on January 1, 2007, and'' 
     before ``determined without regard to''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to tips received for services performed after 
     December 31, 2006.

     SEC. 7214. WAIVER OF INDIVIDUAL AND CORPORATE ALTERNATIVE 
                   MINIMUM TAX LIMITS ON WORK OPPORTUNITY CREDIT 
                   AND CREDIT FOR TAXES PAID WITH RESPECT TO 
                   EMPLOYEE CASH TIPS.

       (a) Allowance Against Alternative Minimum Tax.--
     Subparagraph (B) of section 38(c)(4) is amended by striking 
     ``and'' at the end of clause (i), by inserting a comma at the 
     end of clause (ii), and by adding at the end the following 
     new clauses:
       ``(iii) the credit determined under section 45B, and
       ``(iv) the credit determined under section 51.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to credits determined under sections 45B and 51 
     of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 in taxable years 
     beginning after December 31, 2006, and to carrybacks of such 
     credits.

     SEC. 7215. FAMILY BUSINESS TAX SIMPLIFICATION.

       (a) In General.--Section 761 (defining terms for purposes 
     of partnerships) is amended by redesignating subsection (f) 
     as subsection (g) and by inserting after subsection (e) the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(f) Qualified Joint Venture.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of a qualified joint venture 
     conducted by a husband and wife who file a joint return for 
     the taxable year, for purposes of this title--
       ``(A) such joint venture shall not be treated as a 
     partnership,
       ``(B) all items of income, gain, loss, deduction, and 
     credit shall be divided between the spouses in accordance 
     with their respective interests in the venture, and
       ``(C) each spouse shall take into account such spouse's 
     respective share of such items as if they were attributable 
     to a trade or business conducted by such spouse as a sole 
     proprietor.
       ``(2) Qualified joint venture.--For purposes of paragraph 
     (1), the term `qualified joint venture' means any joint 
     venture involving the conduct of a trade or business if--
       ``(A) the only members of such joint venture are a husband 
     and wife,
       ``(B) both spouses materially participate (within the 
     meaning of section 469(h) without regard to paragraph (5) 
     thereof) in such trade or business, and
       ``(C) both spouses elect the application of this 
     subsection.''.
       (b) Net Earnings From Self-Employment.--
       (1) Subsection (a) of section 1402 (defining net earnings 
     from self-employment) is amended by striking ``, and'' at the 
     end of paragraph (15) and inserting a semicolon, by

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     striking the period at the end of paragraph (16) and 
     inserting ``; and'', and by inserting after paragraph (16) 
     the following new paragraph:
       ``(17) notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this 
     subsection, each spouse's share of income or loss from a 
     qualified joint venture shall be taken into account as 
     provided in section 761(f) in determining net earnings from 
     self-employment of such spouse.''.
       (2) Subsection (a) of section 211 of the Social Security 
     Act (defining net earnings from self-employment) is amended 
     by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (14), by striking 
     the period at the end of paragraph (15) and inserting ``; 
     and'', and by inserting after paragraph (15) the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(16) Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this 
     subsection, each spouse's share of income or loss from a 
     qualified joint venture shall be taken into account as 
     provided in section 761(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 in determining net earnings from self-employment of such 
     spouse.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     2006.

            Subpart B--Gulf Opportunity Zone Tax Incentives

     SEC. 7221. EXTENSION OF INCREASED EXPENSING FOR QUALIFIED 
                   SECTION 179 GULF OPPORTUNITY ZONE PROPERTY.

       Paragraph (2) of section 1400N(e) (relating to qualified 
     section 179 Gulf Opportunity Zone property) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``this subsection, the term'' and inserting

      ``this subsection--
       ``(A) In general.--The term'', and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(B) Extension for certain property.--In the case of 
     property substantially all of the use of which is in one or 
     more specified portions of the GO Zone (as defined by 
     subsection (d)(6)), such term shall include section 179 
     property (as so defined) which is described in subsection 
     (d)(2), determined--
       ``(i) without regard to subsection (d)(6), and
       ``(ii) by substituting `2008' for `2007' in subparagraph 
     (A)(v) thereof.''.

     SEC. 7222. EXTENSION AND EXPANSION OF LOW-INCOME HOUSING 
                   CREDIT RULES FOR BUILDINGS IN THE GO ZONES.

       (a) Time for Making Low-Income Housing Credit 
     Allocations.--Subsection (c) of section 1400N (relating to 
     low-income housing credit) is amended by redesignating 
     paragraph (5) as paragraph (6) and by inserting after 
     paragraph (4) the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) Time for making low-income housing credit 
     allocations.--Section 42(h)(1)(B) shall not apply to an 
     allocation of housing credit dollar amount to a building 
     located in the Gulf Opportunity Zone, the Rita GO Zone, or 
     the Wilma GO Zone, if such allocation is made in 2006, 2007, 
     or 2008, and such building is placed in service before 
     January 1, 2011.''.
       (b) Extension of Period for Treating GO Zones as Difficult 
     Development Areas.--
       (1) In general.--Subparagraph (A) of section 1400N(c)(3) is 
     amended by striking ``2006, 2007, or 2008'' and inserting 
     ``the period beginning on January 1, 2006, and ending on 
     December 31, 2010''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Clause (ii) of section 
     1400N(c)(3)(B) is amended by striking ``such period'' and 
     inserting ``the period described in subparagraph (A)''.
       (c) Community Development Block Grants Not Taken Into 
     Account in Determining if Buildings Are Federally 
     Subsidized.--Subsection (c) of section 1400N (relating to 
     low-income housing credit), as amended by this Act, is 
     amended by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (7) and 
     by inserting after paragraph (5) the following new paragraph:
       ``(6) Community development block grants not taken into 
     account in determining if buildings are federally 
     subsidized.--For purpose of applying section 42(i)(2)(D) to 
     any building which is placed in service in the Gulf 
     Opportunity Zone, the Rita GO Zone, or the Wilma GO Zone 
     during the period beginning on January 1, 2006, and ending on 
     December 31, 2010, a loan shall not be treated as a below 
     market Federal loan solely by reason of any assistance 
     provided under section 106, 107, or 108 of the Housing and 
     Community Development Act of 1974 by reason of section 122 of 
     such Act or any provision of the Department of Defense 
     Appropriations Act, 2006, or the Emergency Supplemental 
     Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and 
     Hurricane Recovery, 2006.''.

     SEC. 7223. SPECIAL TAX-EXEMPT BOND FINANCING RULE FOR REPAIRS 
                   AND RECONSTRUCTIONS OF RESIDENCES IN THE GO 
                   ZONES.

       Subsection (a) of section 1400N (relating to tax-exempt 
     bond financing) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(7) Special rule for repairs and reconstructions.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of section 143 and this 
     subsection, any qualified GO Zone repair or reconstruction 
     shall be treated as a qualified rehabilitation.
       ``(B) Qualified go zone repair or reconstruction.--For 
     purposes of subparagraph (A), the term `qualified GO Zone 
     repair or reconstruction' means any repair of damage caused 
     by Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Rita, or Hurricane Wilma to a 
     building located in the Gulf Opportunity Zone, the Rita GO 
     Zone, or the Wilma GO Zone (or reconstruction of such 
     building in the case of damage constituting destruction) if 
     the expenditures for such repair or reconstruction are 25 
     percent or more of the mortgagor's adjusted basis in the 
     residence. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the 
     mortgagor's adjusted basis shall be determined as of the 
     completion of the repair or reconstruction or, if later, the 
     date on which the mortgagor acquires the residence.
       ``(C) Termination.--This paragraph shall apply only to 
     owner-financing provided after the date of the enactment of 
     this paragraph and before January 1, 2011.''.

     SEC. 7224. GAO STUDY OF PRACTICES EMPLOYED BY STATE AND LOCAL 
                   GOVERNMENTS IN ALLOCATING AND UTILIZING TAX 
                   INCENTIVES PROVIDED PURSUANT TO THE GULF 
                   OPPORTUNITY ZONE ACT OF 2005.

       (a) In General.--The Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall conduct a study of the practices employed by 
     State and local governments, and subdivisions thereof, in 
     allocating and utilizing tax incentives provided pursuant to 
     the Gulf Opportunity Zone Act of 2005 and this Act.
       (b) Submission of Report.--Not later than one year after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 
     General shall submit a report on the findings of the study 
     conducted under subsection (a) and shall include therein 
     recommendations (if any) relating to such findings. The 
     report shall be submitted to the Committee on Ways and Means 
     of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance 
     of the Senate.
       (c) Congressional Hearings.--In the case that the report 
     submitted under this section includes findings of significant 
     fraud, waste or abuse, each Committee specified in subsection 
     (b) shall, within 60 days after the date the report is 
     submitted under subsection (b), hold a public hearing to 
     review such findings.

                   Subpart C--Subchapter S Provisions

     SEC. 7231. CAPITAL GAIN OF S CORPORATION NOT TREATED AS 
                   PASSIVE INVESTMENT INCOME.

       (a) In General.--Section 1362(d)(3) is amended by striking 
     subparagraphs (B), (C), (D), (E), and (F) and inserting the 
     following new subparagraphs:
       ``(B) Gross receipts from the sales of certain assets.--For 
     purposes of this paragraph--
       ``(i) in the case of dispositions of capital assets (other 
     than stock and securities), gross receipts from such 
     dispositions shall be taken into account only to the extent 
     of the capital gain net income therefrom, and
       ``(ii) in the case of sales or exchanges of stock or 
     securities, gross receipts shall be taken into account only 
     to the extent of the gains therefrom.
       ``(C) Passive investment income defined.--
       ``(i) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     subparagraph, the term `passive investment income' means 
     gross receipts derived from royalties, rents, dividends, 
     interest, and annuities.
       ``(ii) Exception for interest on notes from sales of 
     inventory.--The term `passive investment income' shall not 
     include interest on any obligation acquired in the ordinary 
     course of the corporation's trade or business from its sale 
     of property described in section 1221(a)(1).
       ``(iii) Treatment of certain lending or finance 
     companies.--If the S corporation meets the requirements of 
     section 542(c)(6) for the taxable year, the term `passive 
     investment income' shall not include gross receipts for the 
     taxable year which are derived directly from the active and 
     regular conduct of a lending or finance business (as defined 
     in section 542(d)(1)).
       ``(iv) Treatment of certain dividends.--If an S corporation 
     holds stock in a C corporation meeting the requirements of 
     section 1504(a)(2), the term `passive investment income' 
     shall not include dividends from such C corporation to the 
     extent such dividends are attributable to the earnings and 
     profits of such C corporation derived from the active conduct 
     of a trade or business.
       ``(v) Exception for banks, etc.--In the case of a bank (as 
     defined in section 581) or a depository institution holding 
     company (as defined in section 3(w)(1) of the Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813(w)(1)), the term `passive 
     investment income' shall not include--

       ``(I) interest income earned by such bank or company, or
       ``(II) dividends on assets required to be held by such bank 
     or company, including stock in the Federal Reserve Bank, the 
     Federal Home Loan Bank, or the Federal Agricultural Mortgage 
     Bank or participation certificates issued by a Federal 
     Intermediate Credit Bank.''.

       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 7232. TREATMENT OF BANK DIRECTOR SHARES.

       (a) In General.--Section 1361 (defining S corporation) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

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       ``(f) Restricted Bank Director Stock.--
       ``(1) In general.--Restricted bank director stock shall not 
     be taken into account as outstanding stock of the S 
     corporation in applying this subchapter (other than section 
     1368(f)).
       ``(2) Restricted bank director stock.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term `restricted bank director stock' means 
     stock in a bank (as defined in section 581) or a depository 
     institution holding company (as defined in section 3(w)(1) of 
     the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813(w)(1)), if 
     such stock--
       ``(A) is required to be held by an individual under 
     applicable Federal or State law in order to permit such 
     individual to serve as a director, and
       ``(B) is subject to an agreement with such bank or company 
     (or a corporation which controls (within the meaning of 
     section 368(c)) such bank or company) pursuant to which the 
     holder is required to sell back such stock (at the same price 
     as the individual acquired such stock) upon ceasing to hold 
     the office of director.
       ``(3) Cross reference.--

``For treatment of certain distributions with respect to restricted 
              bank director stock, see section 1368(f).''.
       (b) Distributions.--Section 1368 (relating to 
     distributions) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(f) Restricted Bank Director Stock.--If a director 
     receives a distribution (not in part or full payment in 
     exchange for stock) from an S corporation with respect to any 
     restricted bank director stock (as defined in section 
     1361(f)), the amount of such distribution--
       ``(1) shall be includible in gross income of the director, 
     and
       ``(2) shall be deductible by the corporation for the 
     taxable year of such corporation in which or with which ends 
     the taxable year in which such amount in included in the 
     gross income of the director.''.
       (c) Effective Dates.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2006.
       (2) Special rule for treatment as second class of stock.--
     In the case of any taxable year beginning after December 31, 
     1996, restricted bank director stock (as defined in section 
     1361(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as added by 
     this section) shall not be taken into account in determining 
     whether an S corporation has more than 1 class of stock.

     SEC. 7233. SPECIAL RULE FOR BANK REQUIRED TO CHANGE FROM THE 
                   RESERVE METHOD OF ACCOUNTING ON BECOMING S 
                   CORPORATION.

       (a) In General.--Section 1361, as amended by this Act, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(g) Special Rule for Bank Required To Change From the 
     Reserve Method of Accounting on Becoming S Corporation.--In 
     the case of a bank which changes from the reserve method of 
     accounting for bad debts described in section 585 or 593 for 
     its first taxable year for which an election under section 
     1362(a) is in effect, the bank may elect to take into account 
     any adjustments under section 481 by reason of such change 
     for the taxable year immediately preceding such first taxable 
     year.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     2006.

     SEC. 7234. TREATMENT OF THE SALE OF INTEREST IN A QUALIFIED 
                   SUBCHAPTER S SUBSIDIARY.

       (a) In General.--Subparagraph (C) of section 1361(b)(3) 
     (relating to treatment of terminations of qualified 
     subchapter S subsidiary status) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``For purposes of this title,'' and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(i) In general.--For purposes of this title,'', and
       (2) by inserting at the end the following new clause:
       ``(ii) Termination by reason of sale of stock.--If the 
     failure to meet the requirements of subparagraph (B) is by 
     reason of the sale of stock of a corporation which is a 
     qualified subchapter S subsidiary, the sale of such stock 
     shall be treated as if--

       ``(I) the sale were a sale of an undivided interest in the 
     assets of such corporation (based on the percentage of the 
     corporation's stock sold), and
       ``(II) the sale were followed by an acquisition by such 
     corporation of all of its assets (and the assumption by such 
     corporation of all of its liabilities) in a transaction to 
     which section 351 applies.''.

       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     2006.

     SEC. 7235. ELIMINATION OF ALL EARNINGS AND PROFITS 
                   ATTRIBUTABLE TO PRE-1983 YEARS FOR CERTAIN 
                   CORPORATIONS.

       In the case of a corporation which is--
       (1) described in section 1311(a)(1) of the Small Business 
     Job Protection Act of 1996, and
       (2) not described in section 1311(a)(2) of such Act,

     the amount of such corporation's accumulated earnings and 
     profits (for the first taxable year beginning after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act) shall be reduced by an amount 
     equal to the portion (if any) of such accumulated earnings 
     and profits which were accumulated in any taxable year 
     beginning before January 1, 1983, for which such corporation 
     was an electing small business corporation under subchapter S 
     of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

     SEC. 7236. DEDUCTIBILITY OF INTEREST EXPENSE ON INDEBTEDNESS 
                   INCURRED BY AN ELECTING SMALL BUSINESS TRUST TO 
                   ACQUIRE S CORPORATION STOCK.

       (a) In General.--Subparagraph (C) of section 641(c)(2) 
     (relating to modifications) is amended by inserting after 
     clause (iii) the following new clause:
       ``(iv) Any interest expense paid or accrued on indebtedness 
     incurred to acquire stock in an S corporation.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     2006.

                       PART 2--REVENUE PROVISIONS

     SEC. 7241. INCREASE IN AGE OF CHILDREN WHOSE UNEARNED INCOME 
                   IS TAXED AS IF PARENT'S INCOME.

       (a) In General.--Subparagraph (A) of section 1(g)(2) 
     (relating to child to whom subsection applies) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(A) such child--
       ``(i) has not attained age 18 before the close of the 
     taxable year, or
       ``(ii)(I) has attained age 18 before the close of the 
     taxable year and meets the age requirements of section 
     152(c)(3) (determined without regard to subparagraph (B) 
     thereof), and
       ``(II) whose earned income (as defined in section 
     911(d)(2)) for such taxable year does not exceed one-half of 
     the amount of the individual's support (within the meaning of 
     section 152(c)(1)(D) after the application of section 
     152(f)(5) (without regard to subparagraph (A) thereof)) for 
     such taxable year,''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Subsection (g) of section 1 is 
     amended by striking ``Minor'' in the heading thereof.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 7242. SUSPENSION OF CERTAIN PENALTIES AND INTEREST.

       (a) In General.--Paragraphs (1)(A) and (3)(A) of section 
     6404(g) are each amended by striking ``18-month period'' and 
     inserting ``36-month period''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to notices provided by the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, or his delegate, after the date which is 6 months 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 7243. MODIFICATION OF COLLECTION DUE PROCESS PROCEDURES 
                   FOR EMPLOYMENT TAX LIABILITIES.

       (a) In General.--Section 6330(f) (relating to jeopardy and 
     State refund collection) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``; or'' at the end of paragraph (1) and 
     inserting a comma,
       (2) by adding ``or'' at the end of paragraph (2), and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(3) the Secretary has served a disqualified employment 
     tax levy,''.
       (b) Disqualified Employment Tax Levy.--Section 6330 of such 
     Code (relating to notice and opportunity for hearing before 
     levy) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(h) Disqualified Employment Tax Levy.--For purposes of 
     subsection (f), a disqualified employment tax levy is any 
     levy in connection with the collection of employment taxes 
     for any taxable period if the person subject to the levy (or 
     any predecessor thereof) requested a hearing under this 
     section with respect to unpaid employment taxes arising in 
     the most recent 2-year period before the beginning of the 
     taxable period with respect to which the levy is served. For 
     purposes of the preceding sentence, the term `employment 
     taxes' means any taxes under chapter 21, 22, 23, or 24.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to levies served on or after the date that is 120 
     days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 7244. PERMANENT EXTENSION OF IRS USER FEES.

       Section 7528 (relating to Internal Revenue Service user 
     fees) is amended by striking subsection (c).

     SEC. 7245. INCREASE IN PENALTY FOR BAD CHECKS AND MONEY 
                   ORDERS.

       (a) In General.--Section 6657 (relating to bad checks) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``$750'' and inserting ``$1,250'', and
       (2) by striking ``$15'' and inserting ``$25''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     apply to checks or money orders received after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 7246. UNDERSTATEMENT OF TAXPAYER LIABILITY BY RETURN 
                   PREPARERS.

       (a) Application of Return Preparer Penalties to All Tax 
     Returns.--
       (1) Definition of tax return preparer.--Paragraph (36) of 
     section 7701(a) (relating to income tax preparer) is 
     amended--

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       (A) by striking ``income'' each place it appears in the 
     heading and the text, and
       (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``subtitle A'' each 
     place it appears and inserting ``this title''.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--
       (A)(i) Section 6060 is amended by striking ``INCOME TAX 
     RETURN PREPARERS'' in the heading and inserting ``TAX RETURN 
     PREPARERS''.
       (ii) Section 6060(a) is amended--
       (I) by striking ``an income tax return preparer'' each 
     place it appears and inserting ``a tax return preparer'',
       (II) by striking ``each income tax return preparer'' and 
     inserting ``each tax return preparer'', and
       (III) by striking ``another income tax return preparer'' 
     and inserting ``another tax return preparer''.
       (iii) The item relating to section 6060 in the table of 
     sections for subpart F of part III of subchapter A of chapter 
     61 is amended by striking ``income tax return preparers'' and 
     inserting ``tax return preparers''.
       (iv) Subpart F of part III of subchapter A of chapter 61 is 
     amended by striking ``INCOME TAX RETURN PREPARERS'' in the 
     heading and inserting ``TAX RETURN PREPARERS''.
       (v) The item relating to subpart F in the table of subparts 
     for part III of subchapter A of chapter 61 is amended by 
     striking ``income tax return preparers'' and inserting ``tax 
     return preparers''.
       (B) Section 6103(k)(5) is amended--
       (i) by striking ``income tax return preparer'' each place 
     it appears and inserting ``tax return preparer'', and
       (ii) by striking ``income tax return preparers'' each place 
     it appears and inserting ``tax return preparers''.
       (C)(i) Section 6107 is amended--
       (I) by striking ``INCOME TAX RETURN PREPARER'' in the 
     heading and inserting ``TAX RETURN PREPARER'',
       (II) by striking ``an income tax return preparer'' each 
     place it appears in subsections (a) and (b) and inserting ``a 
     tax return preparer'',
       (III) by striking ``Income Tax Return Preparer'' in the 
     heading for subsection (b) and inserting ``Tax Return 
     Preparer'', and
       (IV) in subsection (c), by striking ``income tax return 
     preparers'' and inserting ``tax return preparers''.
       (ii) The item relating to section 6107 in the table of 
     sections for subchapter B of chapter 61 is amended by 
     striking ``Income tax return preparer'' and inserting ``Tax 
     return preparer''.
       (D) Section 6109(a)(4) is amended--
       (i) by striking ``an income tax return preparer'' and 
     inserting ``a tax return preparer'', and
       (ii) by striking ``INCOME RETURN PREPARER'' in the heading 
     and inserting ``TAX RETURN PREPARER''.
       (E) Section 6503(k)(4) is amended by striking ``Income tax 
     return preparers'' and inserting ``Tax return preparers''.
       (F)(i) Section 6694 is amended--
       (I) by striking ``INCOME TAX RETURN PREPARER'' in the 
     heading and inserting ``TAX RETURN PREPARER'',
       (II) by striking ``an income tax return preparer'' each 
     place it appears and inserting ``a tax return preparer'',
       (III) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ``the income tax 
     return preparer'' and inserting ``the tax return preparer'',
       (IV) in subsection (e), by striking ``subtitle A'' and 
     inserting ``this title'', and
       (V) in subsection (f), by striking ``income tax return 
     preparer'' and inserting ``tax return preparer''.
       (ii) The item relating to section 6694 in the table of 
     sections for part I of subchapter B of chapter 68 is amended 
     by striking ``income tax return preparer'' and inserting 
     ``tax return preparer''.
       (G)(i) Section 6695 is amended--
       (I) by striking ``INCOME'' in the heading, and
       (II) by striking ``an income tax return preparer'' each 
     place it appears and inserting ``a tax return preparer''.
       (ii) Section 6695(f) is amended--
       (I) by striking ``subtitle A'' and inserting ``this 
     title'', and
       (II) by striking ``the income tax return preparer'' and 
     inserting ``the tax return preparer''.
       (iii) The item relating to section 6695 in the table of 
     sections for part I of subchapter B of chapter 68 is amended 
     by striking ``income''.
       (H) Section 6696(e) is amended by striking ``subtitle A'' 
     each place it appears and inserting ``this title''.
       (I)(i) Section 7407 is amended--
       (I) by striking ``INCOME TAX RETURN PREPARERS'' in the 
     heading and inserting ``TAX RETURN PREPARERS'',
       (II) by striking ``an income tax return preparer'' each 
     place it appears and inserting ``a tax return preparer'',
       (III) by striking ``income tax preparer'' both places it 
     appears in subsection (a) and inserting ``tax return 
     preparer'', and
       (IV) by striking ``income tax return'' in subsection (a) 
     and inserting ``tax return''.
       (ii) The item relating to section 7407 in the table of 
     sections for subchapter A of chapter 76 is amended by 
     striking ``income tax return preparers'' and inserting ``tax 
     return preparers''.
       (J)(i) Section 7427 is amended--
       (I) by striking ``INCOME TAX RETURN PREPARERS'' in the 
     heading and inserting ``TAX RETURN PREPARERS'', and
       (II) by striking ``an income tax return preparer'' and 
     inserting ``a tax return preparer''.
       (ii) The item relating to section 7427 in the table of 
     sections for subchapter B of chapter 76 is amended to read as 
     follows:

``Sec. 7427. Tax return preparers.''.
       (b) Modification of Penalty for Understatement of 
     Taxpayer's Liability by Tax Return Preparer.--Subsections (a) 
     and (b) of section 6694 are amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) Understatement Due to Unreasonable Positions.--
       ``(1) In general.--Any tax return preparer who prepares any 
     return or claim for refund with respect to which any part of 
     an understatement of liability is due to a position described 
     in paragraph (2) shall pay a penalty with respect to each 
     such return or claim in an amount equal to the greater of--
       ``(A) $1,000, or
       ``(B) 50 percent of the income derived (or to be derived) 
     by the tax return preparer with respect to the return or 
     claim.
       ``(2) Unreasonable position.--A position is described in 
     this paragraph if--
       ``(A) the tax return preparer knew (or reasonably should 
     have known) of the position,
       ``(B) there was not a reasonable belief that the position 
     would more likely than not be sustained on its merits, and
       ``(C)(i) the position was not disclosed as provided in 
     section 6662(d)(2)(B)(ii), or
       ``(ii) there was no reasonable basis for the position.
       ``(3) Reasonable cause exception.--No penalty shall be 
     imposed under this subsection if it is shown that there is 
     reasonable cause for the understatement and the tax return 
     preparer acted in good faith.
       ``(b) Understatement Due to Willful or Reckless Conduct.--
       ``(1) In general.--Any tax return preparer who prepares any 
     return or claim for refund with respect to which any part of 
     an understatement of liability is due to a conduct described 
     in paragraph (2) shall pay a penalty with respect to each 
     such return or claim in an amount equal to the greater of--
       ``(A) $5,000, or
       ``(B) 50 percent of the income derived (or to be derived) 
     by the tax return preparer with respect to the return or 
     claim.
       ``(2) Willful or reckless conduct.--Conduct described in 
     this paragraph is conduct by the tax return preparer which 
     is--
       ``(A) a willful attempt in any manner to understate the 
     liability for tax on the return or claim, or
       ``(B) a reckless or intentional disregard of rules or 
     regulations.
       ``(3) Reduction in penalty.--The amount of any penalty 
     payable by any person by reason of this subsection for any 
     return or claim for refund shall be reduced by the amount of 
     the penalty paid by such person by reason of subsection 
     (a).''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to returns prepared after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 7247. PENALTY FOR FILING ERRONEOUS REFUND CLAIMS.

       (a) In General.--Part I of subchapter B of chapter 68 
     (relating to assessable penalties) is amended by inserting 
     after section 6675 the following new section:

     ``SEC. 6676. ERRONEOUS CLAIM FOR REFUND OR CREDIT.

       ``(a) Civil Penalty.--If a claim for refund or credit with 
     respect to income tax (other than a claim for a refund or 
     credit relating to the earned income credit under section 32) 
     is made for an excessive amount, unless it is shown that the 
     claim for such excessive amount has a reasonable basis, the 
     person making such claim shall be liable for a penalty in an 
     amount equal to 20 percent of the excessive amount.
       ``(b) Excessive Amount.--For purposes of this section, the 
     term `excessive amount' means in the case of any person the 
     amount by which the amount of the claim for refund or credit 
     for any taxable year exceeds the amount of such claim 
     allowable under this title for such taxable year.
       ``(c) Coordination With Other Penalties.--This section 
     shall not apply to any portion of the excessive amount of a 
     claim for refund or credit which is subject to a penalty 
     imposed under part II of subchapter A of chapter 68.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for part I 
     of subchapter B of chapter 68 is amended by inserting after 
     the item relating to section 6675 the following new item:

``Sec. 6676. Erroneous claim for refund or credit.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to any claim filed or submitted after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 7248. TIME FOR PAYMENT OF CORPORATE ESTIMATED TAXES.

       Subparagraph (B) of section 401(1) of the Tax Increase 
     Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005 is amended by 
     striking ``106.25 percent'' and inserting ``114.25 percent''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Obey) and

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the gentleman from California (Mr. Lewis) each will control 30 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Wisconsin.


                             General Leave

  Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members have 
5 legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks and 
include tabular and extraneous material on H.R. 2206.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Wisconsin?
  There was no objection.
  Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself 6 minutes. Let me start by 
saying what is not in this bill. There is no money in this bill for 
agriculture, there is no money for western wildfires, there is no money 
for western schools. All of that will be in the next bill, which will 
be considered separately.
  Mr. Speaker, this bill is our response to the President's request for 
$100 billion in additional funding for the civil war in Iraq, after he 
vetoed the Congress's first attempt to deal with that problem.

                              {time}  1800

  What the bill does is to provide roughly $40 billion in funds that 
are needed for the troops. We provide $30.5 billion for operations in 
Iraq and Afghanistan. We provide additional funding for training of 
Afghan and Iraqi soldiers.
  We provide $3.5 billion for defense health, a number of these items 
we are providing the President has not asked for. We are providing, for 
instance, for the full $3.1 billion for base realignment. That is money 
which he asked for last year, but not in this bill.
  We are also asking for $1.8 billion for veterans health care, which 
he did not ask for. We are asking for $2.2 billion for homeland 
security to strengthen our ports, our border and our cargo security.
  We are providing $660 million to defend this country against the flu 
pandemic, which could kill many more Americans than have died in Iraq 
if we get hit with that flu. This is money the administration itself 
asked for 2 years ago.
  We are also, in addition to that, asking to finish a number of jobs 
left over from the last Congress. We are asking to finish the 
construction, the job of cleaning up the mess after Hurricane Katrina.
  We are also trying to restore 40 percent of the cut that the previous 
Congress, last year, made in the Low-Income Heating Assistance Program 
in light of the higher energy prices that are rising every day. And we 
are providing, roughly $400 million in order to keep some of America's 
poorest kids from losing their access to health care.
  In addition to that, we are fencing the remaining funds that the 
President has asked for, for Iraq, and we are fencing that money, just 
as we did in 1984 when the MX missile issue was in dispute. And that 
money is being held until the President issues three reports.
  By July 13, he needs to issue a report defining the progress Iraq is 
making in meeting the benchmarks which the President himself laid out 
several months ago.
  And we also ask him to submit a second report outlining whether or 
not any of those benchmarks have actually been achieved.
  And then, in addition to that, we are requiring a monthly report on 
the combat-ready status of Iraqi military units.
  When the Congress receives those reports, it will then have about a 
week and a half before it has to consider, under expedited procedures 
provided in this bill, it would have to consider, essentially, two 
questions.
  The pending question before the House would be whether or not the 
remaining funds should be released so that the President, essentially, 
gets all of his money with no strings.
  The second proposition to be voted on is whether or not that money 
should instead be used to simply reposition our troops out of a combat 
role in Iraq.
  We make certain exceptions, the same exceptions that we had in the 
bill the last time it was before the House. And I would simply say, Mr. 
Speaker, that I think we guarantee that the administration has a fair, 
clean shot at getting the result it wants; and I think those in this 
Chamber who want a different result and want to see a new policy in 
Iraq, will get a clean shot at their preference.
  What we are, in essence, doing is giving the President about 60 more 
days to make his case before those votes occur. I think that is 
eminently fair to him, and I think it is eminently fair to those of us 
in the Congress who disagree with his position.
  We are trying to find a way to reach a final decision on these 
matters, even though many of us in this body very strongly disagree 
with the President's package. With this package, we will have 
compromised, now, on three very major items. We will have compromised 
on the initial Murtha principles with respect to military unit 
readiness by providing a waiver for the President.
  We have also compromised with respect to the time line, because we 
have kept in our national bill that he vetoed, we retained the initial 
date by which troop repositioning was supposed to begin. But the final 
close-out date was left very much an open-ended affair. That was a huge 
concession to the White House.
  And now, in a third concession, we are offering a way for the 
President to get the rest of his money. All he has to do is issue these 
three reports and then go to the Congress and try to persuade the 
Congress that his case is better than those who have a different view. 
That is a straight, fair way to deal with the problem.
  And I would urge a ``yes'' vote.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. LEWIS of California. Mr. Speaker, Will Rogers once said, ``If you 
find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is to stop digging.''
  My colleagues, the majority now finds itself in a hole, and contrary 
to Will Rogers' advice, it continues to dig. Indeed, this ill conceived 
emergency supplemental is evidence of a majority party in complete 
disarray, unable to develop consensus on supporting American troops, 
and unwilling to work in a bipartisan manner with the minority and the 
President to develop a way forward.
  This legislation rations funding to our troops over a 60-day period 
and dishonors the long-term sacrifice and service of our men and women 
in uniform. It is legislation that says to the troops, we support you 
conditionally today, but don't expect Congress to support you 2 months 
from now.
  I ask my colleagues, is this the message Congress wants to send to 
our troops?
  Is this the message we want to send to al Qaeda?
  Is this the best a divided majority can do?
  This legislation has caused me and others to question the majority's 
commitment to our troops. No political party has a corner on virtue, 
but the majority's reluctance to fully fund our troops clearly calls 
into question its commitment to our men and women in uniform.
  It is no secret that Chairman Obey is a strong supporter of the 
Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a program that receives broad 
bipartisan support. In recent years, Mr. Obey has supported advanced 
appropriations for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
  Is it an accident that Chairman Obey, who advocates funding Kermit 
the Frog and Clifford the Big Red Dog 2 years at a time, now wants to 
fund our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan 2 months at a time?
  What does that say about the majority's commitment to our troops 
during a time of war?
  Why is the majority setting our troops up for failure?
  Mr. Speaker, it is time that we take funding our troops seriously and 
move beyond the gamesmanship and the partisanship on display today. 
Supporting our men and women in uniform is not a joke or a game. It is 
among the most important responsibilities each of us has as elected 
officials.
  I was hopeful when the Speaker emerged from the White House last

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week signaling her willingness to work with Republicans and the 
President to craft a troop funding bill worthy of bipartisan support. 
Instead, Speaker Pelosi has chosen confrontation over cooperation and 
has demonstrated unwillingness to compromise.
  Chairman Obey and his leadership have dramatically rewritten the 
Iraqi supplemental bill without any input from the minority, and 
unfortunately, the result will be the same as the last supplemental.
  One more time it appears that the majority is more interested in 
appeasing the left than supporting our troops. One more time the House 
is being asked to consider a bill that is going nowhere fast. Even the 
Senate is opposed to this piecemeal approach to funding our troops. One 
more time, the House is preparing to approve a supplemental that the 
President will veto.
  Today I am left scratching my head trying to determine which bill is 
worse, the one before us now or the one vetoed by the President last 
week.
  Frankly, I believe the bill before us today is considerably worse 
than the measure vetoed last week. I will take a moment or two to 
explain why I think that. Under this proposal, the President is 
required to report by July 13 on the specific progress the Iraqi 
government has made in meeting 16 specific goals.
  Once this report is received, only the chairman, only the chairman of 
the Appropriations Committee can introduce a joint resolution to 
release the funds. He is not required to introduce the joint 
resolution, and no other Member can do it.
  Secondly, in an almost unprecedented move, this supplemental includes 
the rule under which the joint resolution will be brought to the floor. 
And under this rule, the only amendment made in order is the one that 
mandates the withdrawal of troops from Iraq within 6 months.
  Further, this legislation includes a new reporting requirement that 
the President provide a detailed monthly accounting of the combat 
readiness status of Iraqi forces. The supplemental dictates that this 
report be made publicly available at the Department of Defense's Web 
site with a link to the detailed data. As a result, we will provide, 
not only to the public but also our enemies, the detailed readiness 
report and potential vulnerability of Iraqi security forces. We do not 
release this kind of information to our own troops. In fact, we keep it 
classified. Why would we ever mandate that the United States provide al 
Qaeda a blueprint for targeting Iraqi vulnerabilities?
  Lastly, this supplemental includes a number of questionable 
legislative provisions otherwise known as earmarks, including a land 
transfer in Pennsylvania and a flood control earmark in New York.
  Before closing, I want to express my profound disappointment over 
these emergency supplemental appropriations bills coming to the floor 
again under a closed rule. This is yet another violation of the 
longstanding tradition of the committee and the House.
  Mr. Obey's first two bills as chairman, the fiscal year 2007 
continuing resolution and the first Iraqi supplemental, were both 
considered under a closed rule. These will be the third and fourth 
appropriations bills under Mr. Obey's chairmanship brought to the floor 
with a closed rule. It is pretty obvious we do not have very much input 
from the general membership regarding these bills when they are on the 
floor.
  I have spoken with Chairman Obey about this concern, and expressed my 
belief that these bills, and all other committee bills, should be 
considered in regular order under an open rule. I say these 
supplemental bills, because my friend, Chairman Obey, and his 
leadership have decided to split the ag, disaster, wild fire, rural 
schools and salmon relief funding into another bill that will be 
considered either later this evening or maybe even tomorrow.
  Following consideration of both bills, the majority is apparently 
planning to wave a magic wand in a feat that would make even Houdini 
proud to merge them into one single package as it heads over to the 
other body.
  Albert Einstein was correct when he said, and I quote, ``You cannot 
simultaneously prevent and prepare for war.''
  The bottom line is this, the majority cannot have it both ways. The 
majority cannot say it supports the troops as it pulls the plug on 
funding. You either support the troops or you do not.
  My colleagues, let us not signal that America is preparing to walk 
away. Let us not send the wrong message to America, to our troops, let 
alone to al Qaeda.
  We must provide our full and unconditional support to our troops 
during this time of war. We must support our commanders in the field. 
We must support the President, our commander in chief.
  I strongly urge my colleagues to vote ``no'' on this piecemeal, ill-
conceived approach to funding our troops.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself 30 seconds.
  Mr. Speaker, it is not the majority party that is in a hole. It is 
the U.S. policy toward Iraq that is in a hole. It is not the majority 
party that is in disarray. Last time I looked, the headlines said that 
there was a bunch of Republicans going down to the White House 
yesterday to tell the President that the jig is almost up on his Iraqi 
policy.

                              {time}  1815

  The gentleman says we should fully fund the troops. We have provided 
$4 billion more for the troops than the President asked for. We are 
fully funding the troops. What we are not fully funding is a bankrupt 
policy in Iraq.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield 2\1/2\ minutes to the distinguished gentleman 
from New York (Mr. Israel).
  Mr. ISRAEL. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding.
  And, Mr. Speaker, I want to say that I fully respect the views of the 
gentleman from California, but I do get troubled when I hear anybody on 
this floor questioning the commitment of any other Member of this floor 
to our troops.
  I did not suggest for a moment that the other side was not supportive 
of our troops when they underfunded our troops, when they didn't 
provide enough up-armor for their Humvees, when they didn't provide 
enough armor for their vests, when they allowed Water Reed Hospital to 
deteriorate.
  When these things happened, I never questioned the commitment of the 
other side to our troops. And I think we would all appreciate it if we 
confine our differences to honest policy debate and not suggest that 
any Member of this body does not support the brave men and women who 
are fighting for our country.
  I support this resolution because it is another attempt at good-
faith, honest compromise with the President of the United States. Two 
weeks ago we offered a compromise to the President. We said we will 
give you everything that you have asked for, for operations in Iraq, 
and we will give you more for operations in Afghanistan, where the war 
on terror began. We will give you more money for Walter Reed, for post-
traumatic stress disorder, for traumatic brain injuries. And the 
President said, no thanks. I want a blank check and I want to be able 
to spend a blank check eternally.
  And now we are back offering a new compromise which says we will fund 
operations in Iraq. We will strengthen our capabilities in Afghanistan. 
But we want accountability for the first time, Mr. President. And all 
we are saying is this: report to the United States Congress, certify 
our progress, and in 2 months we will have a choice. Some people can 
say the status quo is working fine, progress has been made, the 
management of the administration is going well, and vote to continue 
operations in Iraq. And others will have the opportunity to draw a 
different conclusion and suggest a strategic redeployment. That is a 
commonsense compromise. And, frankly, if the President of the United 
States vetoes this compromise, he is saying to the American people I 
don't want accountability. I don't want oversight. I want it my way. I 
want it myself.
  I just want to thank the gentleman for including language that was 
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(Mr. Skelton) that codified the President's own language that for every 
Iraqi soldier that reaches combat proficiency, an American is 
redeployed. The President has been saying that for 4 years.
  If 378,000 Iraqis have reached combat proficiency, why did we need a 
surge of 20,000? Why do we need another 13,000 that the President 
called for? All we are doing is codifying the President's own language: 
for every Iraqi soldier that is trained, an American is redeployed.
  I thank the chairman for including that language. I thank the 
gentleman from Missouri for originating it.
  Mr. LEWIS of California. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the 
gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. Ros-Lehtinen).
  Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding.
  President Ronald Reagan said, ``We must realize that no arsenal or no 
weapon in the arsenals of the world is so formidable as the will and 
moral courage of free men and women. It is a weapon our adversaries in 
today's world do not have.''
  This courage and this commitment are most clearly evident with our 
men and women serving our Nation in Iraq. I see it in my stepson Doug 
and my daughter-in-law Lindsay, who were Marine officers flying 
missions in Iraq. Lindsay is now serving in Afghanistan. I see it in a 
valued member of my committee staff, Matt Zweig, who just returned from 
a 1-year tour of duty in Iraq. They believe in, and have fought for, 
our mission. And their courage is palpable.
  And I think of the Parsons brothers in my congressional district. You 
have heard me speak about them before. All three of them were my West 
Point nominees. I have known them since they were just young boys. Bill 
Parsons is serving his second tour in Iraq. The youngest boy, Charlie, 
is on his first deployment in Iraq. Huber Parsons is on his third 
deployment to Iraq.
  But today Huber, and his Stryker Brigade, was hit by a deeply buried 
IED. The Stryker caught on fire, and Huber thought that he was going to 
burn to death as the Stryker fully caught on fire. They were battling 
small arms fire as they pulled him away. Their driver was killed. Huber 
suffered a broken leg and a broken ankle, but his spirits are high. He 
will soon be in a military hospital in Germany. But his commitment to 
the mission, unwavering.
  The father, in deep pain, wrote to me in an e-mail just a few hours 
ago, and he said, ``We are but man and only know in part. But we know 
that we have a great God, and we give Him praise in all things.'' He 
said, ``Yes, even in this.''
  He adds, ``Please pray for the families of those who have paid the 
greatest price, for Huber's complete and speedy recovery . . . and for 
the men whom they command and lead and for all the men and women who 
serve our Nation.'' And he says, ``And pray for the wisdom of our 
President, all policymakers, and all commanders.''
  Yet we stand here today, Mr. Speaker, faced with a supplemental that 
seeks to put these valiant efforts on an installment plan as they face 
a brutal, ruthless enemy that seeks to kill Americans wherever they 
are, as this supplemental ties the hands of our military commanders, as 
it doles out funds in pieces, and yet it provides millions to the 
United Nations and other international organizations through next 
September. This cannot, this must not, stand.
  For the Parsons brothers and for all who serve our Nation and risk 
their lives every day, let's succeed and let's vote against this 
supplemental.
  Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the distinguished 
chairman of the Armed Services Committee, the gentleman from Missouri 
(Mr. Skelton).
  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Speaker, I thank the distinguished chairman of the 
Appropriations Committee and compliment him on his efforts in this 
very, very difficult situation.
  What is wrong with doing what we are doing? Yesterday in the Armed 
Services Committee, or I should say early this morning in the Armed 
Services Committee, we passed a bill out that had as its pole star the 
readiness of our military. That is what this effort is about. The 
readiness, the funding, more than the White House has requested of us, 
and that is what this is all about. The young men and young women are 
entitled to have the funding come to them, and that is what this does.
  I find no fault with having our looking at it as a benchmark for us, 
as a benchmark for those of us who fund the troops. We are not rubber 
stamps; we are a co-equal branch of the government. And as such, our 
voices should be heard and there should be an agreement with what we 
are trying to do: readiness and benchmarks. And that is just what we 
are asking this body to vote upon.
  In addition thereto, there is a proposal in this measure I suggested 
some time ago, actually in late 2005, to the President that there be a 
measurement of redeployment for the American troops. I suggested to him 
that for every three brigades of the Iraqi Army brought to level one 
that one American brigade be redeployed. I got an answer back from the 
President, and when I brought it to his attention, he said it was too 
rigid. When truth, in fact, it ought to be, and as it is in this 
legislation, this bill, for every one soldier or battalion or brigade 
that is brought to level one in the Iraqi Army, there would be a 
redeployment of the American soldier, platoon, battalion, brigade at 
any level. It should be soldier for soldier. It is their country. We 
have been there over 4 years, and I think it is time to pass that baton 
on for the security of that country to be taken over by the Iraqis 
themselves. That is what the formula does, one on one. And I strongly 
endorse it.
  I urge the passage of this bill.
  Mr. LEWIS of California. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the 
ranking member of the Budget Committee, Mr. Ryan.
  Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, I thank the distinguished ranking 
member for yielding.
  Mr. Speaker, typically I would talk about all the spending problems 
in this bill. I want to talk about that for a moment.
  This bill includes $16 billion in non-war, non-emergency spending. It 
blows through the $6.45 billion reserve fund that the incumbent budget 
resolution has for emergencies. It completely puts aside the rules that 
govern whether or not and how we fund emergency spending.
  We put in these rules last year, which to the majority's credit 
continued this year, that said you can't just tuck anything in an 
emergency spending bill. It actually has to really be an emergency. 
Well, they have put those rules aside. We have got $16 billion of this 
stuff in here.
  But the real problem I have with this bill, Mr. Speaker, the real 
concern I have is the signals it sends. We are telling our troops, we 
are telling our men and women in uniform in harm's way in Iraq, you 
have got 2 months, 2 months of funding, but we are letting any Member 
of Congress open up the bidding war and put $16 billion of stuff in 
here to fund them for a lot longer than 2 months. We are giving NASA 
more money than they need. We are putting LIHEAP money in here even 
after the winter has passed. We are putting money for the Architect of 
the Capitol for tunnel maintenance. We are putting the minimum wage in 
here. We are saying yes to every other constituency, yes to every other 
spending request, whether it has anything to do with Iraq or not, 
whether it is a true emergency or not.
  Some of these things may have merit, but why are they in this bill? 
And, more importantly, why are we telling our troops 2 months and 
you're up?
  Mr. Speaker, our troops need better than that. They need to know we 
are going to be there for them. The Iraqi people need to know we are 
going to be there for them.
  I was there just a couple months ago. Millions of Iraqis are sitting 
on the fence, trying to determine whether they join us or join the 
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months, we are cutting off the funding in 2 months, guess what. Those 
millions of Iraqis aren't going to join us. They aren't going to 
democracy. They are going to be pressured for fear to join the 
insurgency.
  This sends the wrong message to the Iraqis. It sends the wrong 
message to our enemies. And it sure sends the wrong message to our 
troops.
  I urge defeat of this bill.
  Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself 1 minute.
  What the gentleman is telling the House is that he thinks his 
accounting principles are more important than providing additional 
veterans medical care. He is saying his accounting principles are more 
important than providing the funding for base closure. He is saying his 
accounting principles are more important than port security, cargo 
security, and border security. He is saying his accounting principles 
are more important than defending this country from a pandemic flu 
epidemic. He is saying his accounting principles are more important 
than providing a bunch of kids in this country with the health care 
they need.
  And then he squawks about the tunnel in the Capitol. The fact is what 
we are doing is protecting workers who were exposed to life-threatening 
asbestos. That is what we are doing.
  So the gentleman may like the ad that we hear for the accounting 
company. He may have a passion for accounting. I would much prefer if 
he had a passion for people.

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  Mr. LEWIS of California. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the 
gentleman from New York (Mr. King).
  Mr. KING of New York. I thank the gentleman for yielding.
  Mr. Speaker, I strongly urge the defeat of this supplemental 
appropriation. It is wrong in so many ways. And I say that as someone 
who strongly believes that the war in Iraq is the central front in the 
war against terrorism. I say that, and I see my colleague here, Mr. 
Fossella, someone who lost hundreds of friends and neighbors and 
constituents on September 11. And I also say that as someone who says 
this supplemental is sending all the wrong possible signals. It is 
sending the wrong signal to General Petraeus. It is sending the wrong 
signal to our troops. And probably most importantly of all, it is 
sending the wrong signal to the enemy. It is telling them that we in 
the Congress think there should be 535 commanders in chief, 535 
commanders in the field; telling the enemy that they have 60 days to 
create whatever chaos and carnage and confusion they can to influence 
the media, to influence those here in the House who are looking for an 
excuse to cut off funding for the troops.
  If we have a Commander in Chief, a commander in the field, they 
should be given the ultimate power and authority to prosecute the war. 
If the Democrats want to make this their war, that is one thing, but 
this should be above politics. It is not a political issue. It is not 
something that should be gauged on public opinion polls. It should be 
based on what is right for America. And whether it is a Democrat 
President or a Republican President, the President is the Commander in 
Chief.
  The United States Senate approved General Petraeus by a unanimous 
vote. To send him over there and then to undercut him, to cut off his 
legs when he is trying to carry out a policy which is showing signs of 
work. I am not a general. I am not the commander, but if you look at 
what is happening in Anbar province, what is happening in Ramadi, what 
is happening in parts of Baghdad, give General Petraeus the 
opportunity. Give our troops the opportunity. Don't be grandstanding. 
Don't be playing to the crowd. Don't be caving into your left wing base 
which is right now driving you. You have gotten yourselves into a hole, 
and you cannot get out of it. Our troops should be above that.
  Have concerns for our troops, but most importantly, respect the 
Constitution. Allow the President and his commanders to prosecute the 
war. He was elected; General Petraeus was confirmed by the Senate. 
Everyone knew that he had to plan for a surge. To undercut him now is 
wrong. It is morally wrong. It is politically wrong, and it is going to 
bring shame on the House of Representatives.
  Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the distinguished 
gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Sestak).
  Mr. SESTAK. Mr. Speaker, having worn the cloth of this Nation for 31 
years, I am at the point where I just needed to say that no one can 
call this war in Iraq Bush's war, for it is ours, America's war. We are 
in this together. We Democrats need the Republicans if we are to end it 
without a failed Iraqi state, and they us. It is not just about getting 
out of Iraq; it should be about redeploying out of Iraq so that we can 
better ensure U.S. security elsewhere as we leave Iraq with relative 
stability.
  This resolution has merit, but with less of a strategic plan for a 
successful end than the last Iraqi resolution, despite times that are 
now more dire in Iraq and, therefore, for us. But it is hopefully a 
step towards one, and therefore, it pushes us to know that we do need 
the Republicans and a new strategy so that together we can successfully 
end this conflict for our betterment.
  I see the key as President Bush's statement that our commitment is 
not open-ended. We therefore now need to define how to end it together.
  I will vote for this resolution, but express my reservation that it 
does lack defining how to achieve the end of an open-ended commitment 
by a winning strategy. That is why we ultimately need the Republicans 
and they, us, to resolve the war successfully by a strategy to bring us 
to the end of an open-ended commitment.
  Mr. LEWIS of California. Mr. Speaker, I am proud to yield 1 minute to 
the Republican leader, Mr. Boehner.
  Mr. BOEHNER. Mr. Speaker, 94 days ago, the President of the United 
States sent to the Congress an emergency supplemental spending request 
to fund our activities in Afghanistan and Iraq. He asked for, in round 
numbers, $100 billion, which has now turned into some $20 to $23 
billion more than that. But we have been through that fight. The 
President vetoed the bill, made it clear what he would sign and what he 
would not sign.
  I was at the White House last week after the bill had been vetoed by 
the President, and there was an agreement in the room, bipartisan, 
bicameral agreement in the room that we would sit down together and try 
to resolve the differences that we have over funding our effort to take 
on al Qaeda and other terrorists in Iraq and in Afghanistan.
  What we have seen over the last 10 days or so have been token 
meetings. There has been no honest attempt to work together, as we all 
committed to. There have been no meetings where we can actually sit 
down and discuss our differences and try to bring some resolution to 
those differences.
  So when I heard earlier this week about this plan that was going to 
be brought to the floor today, I thought to myself, why? Why do we have 
to play more political games? The President of the United States has 
made it clear that he will veto this bill. The Senate leaders, Democrat 
and Republican, have made it clear that this plan has no chance in the 
other Chamber, but yet here we are playing political games while our 
troops are fighting for our freedom and our safety in Iraq.
  Now, I am not going to go through all the reasons why Iraq is 
important; I have been through them before. I think every Member of 
this Chamber understands that Iraq is important to the safety and 
security of the United States. But I want to remind all of my 
colleagues that all of our Members in this Chamber, except one, all of 
our Members in this Chamber, Democrat and Republican, except one, voted 
to send our troops to Iraq. There they have been locked in a battle for 
the safety and security of Americans, helping to try to build democracy 
to bring more stability to the Middle East. And here we are tonight 
divided, once again, about whether we should support our troops that 
are out there fighting for our safety.
  Mr. Speaker and my colleagues, our soldiers are doing their duty in 
Iraq and Afghanistan and around the world, a duty that we have sent 
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yet we sit here playing political games. That is not what the American 
people sent us here to do. Now they asked us to come here, Democrats 
and Republicans, to work through our differences and to make sure that 
we are helping our troops. And I think every Member here understands 
that we have to support our troops. And I think every Member here knows 
that, at the end of the day, we are going to pass a clean supplemental 
that doesn't have all this excess spending riding on the backs of our 
soldiers, that will in fact fund the activities in Iraq. The question I 
ask tonight is, how long are the games going to go on?
  Ninety-four days we have been at this; 94 days since the President 
asked for this money and we are still playing games. That is not what 
the American people expect of us. They understand that Iraq is 
important. They understand that their safety and security is dependent 
upon what happens there because the consequences of failure in Iraq, 
which this bill will bring about, are too ominous to think about.
  This bill is designed to bring failure to Iraq. Failure in Iraq means 
chaos in Iraq. It means genocide in Iraq, and it means we are 
jeopardizing the safety and security of the American people. It is not 
what the American people want. We should reject this bill.
  Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself 1 minute.
  Let me simply point out to the gentleman that in the last session of 
Congress, it took the Congress almost 110 days to respond to the 
President's request. Let me also point out that the first 30 days of 
this session were occupied because, while he was majority leader, we 
never managed to pass a single domestic appropriation bill, and we had 
to finish his unfinished business, which took the first 30 days of this 
session.
  Let me also point out that we have had two meetings with the 
administration. We have laid out a number of compromises. I have laid 
out, frankly, to the administration that we are pursuing a two-track 
strategy. We asked them what concessions they would put on the table. 
They still have not put a single concession on the table in their 
conversations with us on this side of the Capitol. So absent that, we 
have no choice to proceed except sit here like a bunch of potted palms 
waiting for a miracle. Not many miracles on this House floor.
  Mr. Speaker, I now yield 1 minute to the gentleman from New Jersey 
(Mr. Holt).
  Mr. HOLT. I thank my friend from Wisconsin.
  Mr. Speaker, 4 years ago, President Bush used soldiers and sailors as 
stage props to declare that major combat operations in Iraq have ended. 
Well, indeed those combat operations should have ended, in fact, they 
never should have begun. This combat is constitutionally and 
strategically unjustifiable, operationally poorly executed with regard 
to armoring and deploying the troops, and politically and 
diplomatically disastrous.
  This war is not making anyone more safer or more free, and it cannot 
be won militarily. As retired General Odom said, the challenge we face 
today is not how to win in Iraq but how to recover from a strategic 
mistake, invading Iraq in the first place.
  The President continues to squander American influence, blood and 
treasure. It is the President's intransigence that forces us to pass 
this bill to force a change in the course in Iraq. The President needs 
to know that the days of congressional blank checks in support of a 
failed policy are over. We cannot continue to buy time with American 
lives.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of our troops and for ending 
President Bush's war in Iraq.
  This bill gives the President all the money he needs to ensure our 
troops have the equipment, ammunition, fuel, food, spare parts, and 
anything else they need to ensure their safety and security. What this 
bill does not give the President is the blank check with no questions 
and no accountability that he's come to expect over the last 4 years. 
Those days are over.
  Yesterday's Washington Post front page story on the President's 
``surge'' strategy was entitled ``Commanders in Iraq See `Surge' Into 
'08.'' While General Petreaus told the Congress earlier this year that 
we could determine the effectiveness of the troop increase within 
several months, General Odierno is trying to ``get until April (2008, 
that is) so we can decide whether to keep it going or not.''
  If the Post's report is accurate--that the surge that was supposed to 
last several months will now last for well over a year--then it is more 
imperative than ever that we place clear limits on our future 
involvement in Iraq. We cannot continue to buy time with American lives 
and taxpayer dollars to support a fundamentally flawed policy.
  Nor should we continue down this road when the Iraqis themselves fail 
to take the steps necessary to heal the divisions in their own country. 
Americans deserve to know that Iraq's government is about to take a 2-
month vacation--while Baghdad burns and American troops continue to die 
daily amid the crossfire of Iraq's civil war. As the current U.S. troop 
``surge'' reaches completion around mid-June, Iraq's parliament will 
adjourn for 2 months.
  If Iraq's government is prepared to go AWOL in the middle of their 
civil war, why should we stay? Why should more of our troops die to 
help protect a government that leaves town with the battle raging on 
the streets of Baghdad?
  I want to thank my friend, the gentleman from Massachusetts, Mr. 
McGovern, for offering his own blueprint for redeploying our forces 
from Iraq. I'm pleased to be able to support this measure, and I 
commend Mr. McGovern for his relentless commitment to help this House 
get it right on Iraq--to demand accountability for those responsible 
for the situation in Iraq.
  That's what this debate is really about: getting Iraq's leaders to 
take responsibility for their country's security and its future. We 
can't end their civil war--only they can, but only if their political 
leaders cancel their 2-month vacation and get down to the hard work of 
building a new Iraq.
  If enacted, this bill would incentivize them to do exactly that--it 
would force them to focus their full energies on reaching a political 
solution to Iraq's civil war, or face the prospect of a cut off in U.S. 
aid.
  Mr. Speaker, President Bush announced his intention to veto this bill 
before it ever came to the House floor. His veto threat proves that 
he's more interested in continuing his war with Congress than he is in 
finding a bipartisan solution to the war in Iraq. That threat is all 
the more reason why we need to pass this bill so we can do what the 
American people have asked us to do: to end America's tragic 
misadventure in Iraq.
  Mr. LEWIS of California. Mr. Speaker, I will yield 2 minutes to my 
colleague from the committee, Mr. Tiahrt.
  Mr. TIAHRT. I thank the gentleman from California.
  Mr. Speaker, on February 5, the President sent a request to fund our 
troops in Afghanistan and Iraq to the House. This week, Majority Leader 
Hoyer said to a C-SPAN audience, the Speaker's plan was to get this 
supplemental funding to the President by Memorial Day. That means it 
will take 120 days to fund the President's request. In the meantime, 
not one penny is going to make its way to the troops. Why? Well, the 
President has said, in its current form, this bill is going to be 
vetoed. He will veto this bill because it funds the troops on a 
contingency basis for only 60 days; 120 days to get the request funded, 
and then it only funds it for 60 days. It will be vetoed also because 
Secretary Gates says the Pentagon cannot manage a 60-day appropriations 
bill. The bureaucracy simply will not move that fast.
  This bill will also be vetoed because it has too many strings 
attached. They are attached in the form of benchmarks. And there are 
more than a dozen of them, 17 to be exact. It will take more than 60 
days just to see if the benchmarks have been accomplished.
  In the 120 days we have spent haggling over this bill that funds the 
troops for only 60 days, we know it is going to be vetoed. In the 
meantime, the troops are waiting for the mine-resistant equipment that 
is funded in this bill to be manufactured and to be sent to Iraq. They 
are waiting on the equipment that they need. They are waiting on the 
equipment they need. The majority should withdraw this bill and send 
back a clean appropriations supplemental bill that funds the troops 
without the 60-day contingency, without the strings attached so we can 
meet the needs of our troops. This bill does not do it.

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  I urge my colleagues to vote ``no.''
  Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the distinguished majority 
leader, Mr. Hoyer.
  Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, the President of the United States had a 
chance to fully fund the troops just a few weeks ago, he chose not to 
take it, I tell my friend, Mr. Tiahrt, from Kansas. We fully funded the 
troops. In fact, we gave more money for the fight against terrorism. We 
want to see success.
  Mr. Speaker, let every Member here and all those watching this debate 
at home be perfectly clear, this legislation fully funds our troops in 
harm's way in Iraq and Afghanistan, ensuring that they have the 
resources they need to conduct their missions. Not only that, this bill 
includes additional funding, as the last bill did, not requested by the 
President, to fight the war on terror, to improve America's military 
readiness and to meet our veterans' unmet health needs.
  However, while this legislation funds our troops, it insists, as we 
tried to last time, for the first time in more than 4 years that the 
Bush Administration and the Iraqi government be accountable. The 
American public expects accountability.
  Plain and simple, this legislation responds to the will of the 
people, who are dismayed by the failed implementation of American 
foreign policy, perhaps more failed than in any in the generation.
  On Tuesday, a CNN poll found that two-thirds of Americans oppose the 
war, and 61 percent support benchmarks like the ones in this bill that 
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  Let me say to my friends on the other side of the aisle, Vice 
President Cheney was deployed by this administration. What for? To tell 
the Iraqis they had to perform, that they had to meet benchmarks; that 
the American public was running thin on its support, and in fact is not 
supporting this war.
  But, frankly, the Congress has taken the position that we won't say 
that, and the President vetoes a bill that said that, a bill that 
required performance so that the millions that the American public, the 
billions that the American public, the $500 billion-plus that the 
American public has dug from their pockets, will be responsibly met by 
the Iraqi Government.
  Thus, Mr. Speaker, this legislation holds the President and the Iraqi 
Government accountable by fencing off 52-plus of the $95.5 billion 
provided to the Defense Department until released by subsequent 
legislation.
  What is there to fear from this Congress as we oversee whether or not 
there is a turn from an unsuccessful implementation of a policy to a 
successful policy? Perhaps that fear is that that corner will not be 
turned, and therefore this vote may be at risk.
  Before this additional funding is released, however, the President 
must report to Congress by July 13 regarding the success of the Iraqi 
Government in meeting security and political benchmarks. General 
Petraeus has said there is no solution but a political solution, and 
the only people who can accomplish a political solution are the Iraqis 
themselves.
  What do we ask for? Disarming militias who are killing our men and 
women, enacting legislation to equitably share oil revenues. There will 
be no resolution without that. Reforming the debaathification process, 
which says to literally tens of thousands of people, we know you were 
Baath members, but you really weren't in politics, so you can come back 
and do the work to build this society. Without that, we will not 
succeed and our men and women will pay the price, as they are paying 
the price every day.
  Lastly, providing for provisional elections. We are fighting for 
democracy. We are investing in democracy. That is what we are told. But 
we haven't amended the constitution and we are not providing for the 
provincial elections that were promised. If that is the case, the Iraqi 
people are not going to think democracy is on its way.
  Mr. Speaker, the President of the United States himself has stated 
that our commitment in Iraq is not open-ended. That is what this 
legislation says. If you think it is open-ended, if you think there 
should be no benchmarks, if you think the American taxpayers' money 
ought to be spent without seeing results and without the carnage to our 
troops decreasing, then vote against this.
  To this we say, no more. No more blank checks. Not after more than 
3,370 Americans have lost their lives in Iraq and more than 25,000 have 
been injured. Ten percent of those lives have been lost in the last 4 
months. Not after the American taxpayer spent nearly half a trillion 
dollars. And not after 4 years of egregious misjudgments by this 
administration, from ``mission accomplished,'' to ``the insurgency is 
in its last throes,'' to ``Iraq will fund its own reconstruction.''
  Every Member in this body, every Member, hopes and prays that the 
current troop escalation succeeds, that the Iraqis stabilize and secure 
their country and that our troops can return home safely. Why should 
you fear waiting 60 days and making another judgment as to whether that 
is occurring? That is our responsibility.
  We swore an oath to defend the Constitution of the United States 
which says that we are the policymakers. But there is little reason for 
optimism when the violence in Iraq continues unabated and progress on 
the ground is somewhere between illusive and nonexistent.
  The two-step funding approach in this legislation effected by Mr. 
Obey and Mr. Murtha is not only appropriate, it is imperative. Even the 
Senate minority leader, Mitch McConnell, has stated, ``I think the time 
to look at where we are is late summer.'' This is a few days before 
that, and we will continue consideration into that late summer that 
Senator McConnell talks about.
  We cannot want to succeed more than the Iraqis. They must take the 
lead in restoring stability and securing their nation. And the Iraqi 
Parliament must not go on vacation while American men and women are 
fighting and dying for them.
  I urge my colleagues on both sides of the aisle, support this bill. 
Let us forge a new direction in Iraq and implement a policy and design 
to succeed.
  Mr. LEWIS of California. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to yield 2 minutes 
to my colleague, the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Pence).
  Mr. PENCE. I thank the gentleman for yielding.
  Mr. Speaker, I always find the majority leader's comments compelling 
and moving. He is among the best communicators I think in this 
generation of leaders in this House. And let me say as a conservative 
Member of this House who was in Baghdad 1 month ago, I believe that it 
is imperative that we express to the Iraqi Government an urgency about 
performing on all the issues that the majority leader just addressed.
  But the reason why I rise in opposition to this bill is because under 
the Constitution of the United States, Congress can declare war, 
Congress can choose to fund or not to fund war, but Congress cannot 
conduct war. And the latest Democratic plan to micromanage our war in 
Iraq is ``war on the installment plan,'' and it should be rejected on 
the basis of proof on the ground and common sense and history.
  The proof on the ground is this: Baghdad is not safe, but it is safer 
as I saw a month ago. Due to more than 2 dozen U.S. and Iraqi 
installations set up throughout the city, insurgent violence is down. 
Thanks to the fact that 20 of 22 tribal leaders have stepped forward to 
support U.S. and Iraqi governmental forces, violence in the al-Anbar 
province is coming down.
  Now is not the time for us to say we will do war on the installment 
plan and come back in 60 days and evaluate.
  My Democrat colleagues heard General Petraeus on the Hill 10 days 
ago. He said by late summer we will have a better idea whether the 
surge is taking hold. He pledged to report to this Congress in 
September. So why this? Why do we come here tonight with a 60-day 
timetable for another vote?
  As our troops do their duty on the ground in Iraq, our duty is clear. 
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Let's find a common ground and build legislation that is 
constitutionally sound and fiscally responsible. Let's give our 
soldiers the resources they need to get the job done and then come home 
safe.
  Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the distinguished 
Democratic Caucus chairman, the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Emanuel).
  Mr. EMANUEL. Mr. Speaker, first of all I would like to thank my 
colleague from Indiana who takes seriously his public service and his 
time and his trips to Iraq.
  As you comment on the installment plan we have, I don't mean to do 
this, but we've tried the ``blank check approach.'' You may not like 
this installment plan, but we have tried for 4 years an approach of 
being a blank check. No oversight, no accountability, no questions 
asked. And that has resulted here.
  Our men and women, and I know this is true for everybody here, we 
have great respect for what they have done. We asked our Armed Forces 
to seize a country. We asked our Armed Forces to take down an enemy's 
army. We asked our Armed Forces to seize the capital. We asked our 
Armed Forces to capture a dictator. They've done all of that. They have 
been unbelievably successful.
  So tell me why we've got the problems we have in Iraq. It is because 
there has never been a political strategy associated with the success 
of the Armed Forces' military effort. And General Petraeus is right: 
you can't solve this militarily. You can only solve this with a 
political solution.
  So here we are, our Armed Forces are up to 160,000 troops. We have 
over $600 billion that has been appropriated for this. We have lost 
3,300 lives and 25,000 wounded fellow citizens. So the need for a 
political solution, and the Iraqi answer? We're taking the summer off. 
Going fishing.
  This bill says, no way. You have got to be accountable for your 
country and get off the sidelines and get onto the playing field and 
taking ownership of your country's future. If the men and women in our 
Armed Forces are supposed to give the Iraqis the political space to 
come together, we do not do that by taking the summer off and not 
finding common ground.
  We have plenty of differences here, but we have common ground here. 
It is the Iraqis that need to find the common ground, not us. We have 
the right approach. We have asked our folks to do everything.
  Just a month ago we celebrated the 4-year anniversary of ``mission 
accomplished.'' We know there is a lot to be done in Iraq, and what we 
are trying to do is provide our troops the resources they need, the 
equipment they need, the training they need, and when they come home, 
the veterans, the health care they need, and, most importantly, the 
policy that has been absent. The reason we never lost a single soldier 
in our efforts in Bosnia and in the Balkans is because the policy that 
a President implements is as important to the protection of those 
soldiers as the Kevlar vests they wear.
  What has been missing from this policy and what has been missing from 
this endeavor is a policy that is equal to the endeavor of our Armed 
Forces. We have a policy that has been reduced to one simple thing, 
more troops, more money, more time, more of the same, and you cannot 
continue a status quo-plus policy.
  It is time for a new direction, and I am proud that we have offered a 
new direction to our Iraqi policy.
  Mr. LEWIS of California. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the 
gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Kingston), a member of the committee.
  Mr. KINGSTON. I thank the chairman.
  We just heard from the majority leader that this bill fully funds the 
troops. He is correct, it fully funds the troops; but it doesn't freely 
fund the troops. It is like giving a soldier a brand-new uniform and 
then shackling his foot to an anvil. And that anvil, Mr. Speaker, is 
politics. Our soldiers fight wars. They cannot take care of Iraqi 
politics. And yet this bill puts 17 different stipulations on that 
funding for our soldiers, to say that if these aren't taken care of, 
then you lose your funding. So it is not fully funding them, because it 
doesn't freely fund them.
  We went to Iraq. We made some mistakes. We all on a bipartisan basis, 
from John Kerry to Hillary Clinton to George Bush, thought there were 
WMDs over there. There were not. We also thought that once they were 
liberated, that because of American presence and ingenuity and Saddam 
Hussein being deposed, that democracy would rise from the ashes. It 
obviously did not, much to the disappointment of everybody in the world 
community.
  And I can say this as a member of the Defense Committee, we have had 
4 years of almost ``happy talk'' from representatives of the Pentagon. 
It has been very disappointing. Representatives not of defense as much 
as from the political side of things.
  But I know one thing that is true: since the surge, there has been a 
glimmer of hope that we have rounded a corner. But I want to say this: 
it is very important that Members understand that failure in Iraq means 
that it devolves into a civil war. It means that perhaps it emerges as 
an anti-Western nation state of terrorists with their hands on the 
second largest oil reserve in the world, and surely those revenues will 
not be spent promoting democracy around the globe.
  It would also mean a decline in U.S. credibility, because if we lose, 
as the Senate Democrat majority leader Harry Reid has said, who wins? 
Well, al Qaeda wins. The nation isn't going to just quietly go on about 
their business.
  It is imperative for us to support the Petraeus plan and vote this 
bill down.
  Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the distinguished Speaker 
of the House, the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Pelosi).
  Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding. Once 
again, as I have done over and over again, I thank him for yielding, 
for bringing this important legislation to the floor, and for his 
extraordinary leadership.
  I also want to commend Mr. Murtha for his leadership as well in 
shaping this path to stability in the Middle East and bringing an end 
to the war and bringing our troops home safely and soon.
  I also want to acknowledge Mr. Skelton, the Chair of the Armed 
Services Committee. He has been busy at work on his authorization bill, 
but he very much helped shape this proposal. I commend him and many 
other Members here who have made this path to stability in the Middle 
East possible.

                              {time}  1900

  Since January, a majority of the Members of this House have been 
working to change course and change the mission in Iraq. Our goals are 
clear: Strengthen our military; bring stability to the region; and make 
the American people safer by ending the war, allowing our attention to 
be refocused on defeating international terrorism, and at the same 
time, honoring our commitment to our veterans which, as we have seen 
unfold in recent months, has been sadly neglected.
  Today, we will take the next step in that effort in this legislation 
by: Providing for our troops fighting a war in Iraq that the President 
initiated, but for which he has refused to pay in his annual budget 
requests; honoring our commitment to our wounded veterans of Iraq, 
Afghanistan and other wars who struggle to get the medical care and 
benefits they deserve from a system overwhelmed, underfunded and unable 
to respond effectively; demanding accountability from the Iraqi 
government on whose efforts a national reconciliation depends, but 
whose accomplishments in this area have been negligible, disappointing 
and unworthy of the sacrifice of our troops on the ground in Iraq.
  And this legislation ends the blank check for the President's war 
without end. It does provide a path to stability in the Middle East by 
changing our mission in Iraq and enables us to focus on the threat of 
terrorism.
  Chairman Obey's bill satisfies each of these requirements and meets 
the immediate needs of our troops, but allows Congress to decide in a 
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whether the situation on the ground in Iraq justifies using the 
remaining money to redeploy our forces or continue the war.
  The President's own benchmarks, these are the President's own 
benchmarks for measuring progress in Iraq, will be the centerpiece of 
that evaluation. You would think that the President would embrace this 
legislation. It has his benchmarks. It asks for a progress report. 
Perhaps he thinks there will be no progress so he is afraid of that 
report. And then a vote in the House as to whether to continue the war. 
The President's own benchmarks for measuring progress in Iraq again 
will be the centerpiece. His benchmark. This is the kind of regular and 
responsible review of the war Congress should have been conducting 
since the mission began more than 4 years ago.
  Regrettably, but not surprisingly, the President has threatened to 
veto the Obey bill. Unfortunately, the President has taken us down this 
road before. The President has brought us to this point by vetoing the 
first Iraq Accountability Act and refusing to pay for this war 
responsibly. He has grown accustomed to the free hand on Iraq that he 
had before January 4. Those days are over.
  The American people have made it clear that they want a new direction 
in Iraq, one that is going to bring this war to an end. They have lost 
confidence that the President can or will produce a plan to do that. 
Even some members of the President's own party have finally realized he 
has lost credibility with the American people.
  The President said today that he would accept benchmarks. But what he 
fails to accept is accountability for failing to meet those benchmarks. 
Benchmarks without consequences are meaningless.
  It is interesting to me that in the President's No Child Left Behind 
legislation, he establishes standards for America's school children. If 
those children do not meet those standards, there are serious 
consequences for them, for their families, for their schools and for 
their school districts. And yet, while holding America's school 
children accountable with consequences, the President refuses to hold 
the Iraqi government responsible with consequences while our young 
people in Iraq are dying.
  The President said again today he would accept these benchmarks, we 
hope that he will and reconsider the thought of veto. This is a bill he 
should like. It has his benchmarks. It asks for a progress report. He 
must have some confidence in what he is doing and then leave it up to 
the Congress to make a judgment in July. What could be fairer than 
that.
  Congress has offered the President recommendations for change in 
Iraq. In rejecting them, he has offered nothing in return except a 
demand for more of the same, a blank check for a war without end.
  The American people expect more and deserve better. A war which has 
ended so many lives, weakened our military at a great risk to our 
security and costs so much money, costs so much in reputation for 
America throughout the world, cannot continue indefinitely. I don't 
know why the President doesn't understand. This war cannot proceed 
indefinitely, and that is the course he has us on.
  Any engagement that we have militarily should meet the test of: Does 
it make our country safer? Does it strengthen our military? And does it 
bring stability to the region that we are engaged in? The President's 
policy fails on all three scores.
  This bill offers more ideas for winding down this war. I urge the 
President to consider these ideas and those which may be proposed by 
the Senate and work with us in conference to produce a bill that meets 
the needs of our troops and the expectation of our country. We owe it 
to the American people to try to find our common ground so we can end 
this war, and we will do that. But we will stand our ground if it is a 
blank check for a war without end.
  We look forward to continuing our conversations with the White House, 
with the Senate, to again draw down this war and bring home our troops 
safely and soon.
  Mr. LEWIS of California. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the 
gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Kline).
  Mr. KLINE of Minnesota. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for 
yielding.
  Mr. Speaker, as has been said many times this evening and for the 
last days and weeks and months, indeed for years, we have Americans in 
harm's way in Iraq, in Afghanistan, in the Horn of Africa. Around the 
world, these Americans need our help, and they deserve our help.
  It has been over 3 months since the President sent to us his request 
for emergency supplemental funding for our troops. It is time for us to 
stop playing politics and step up and do our part. We need to 
appropriate all of the funds our troops need, and we need to do it now.
  The distinguished chairman of the Armed Services Committee said this 
afternoon that our young men and women are entitled to have the funding 
that they need. Unfortunately, Mr. Speaker, this bill does not give 
them the funding that they need. It has been made very clear that the 
President will veto this legislation, and I believe that he should. He 
showed us that he would veto legislation that shackled our generals and 
made it impossible for our troops to do the job. This piecemeal 
approach, the 60-day funding, is unacceptable.
  We have men and women not only in harm's way, but men and women here 
who are already starting to feel the pain of the restriction in funds. 
Secretary Gates said they are shifting funds now. It is not fair for 
our young men and women to serve overseas and come back here and not 
have what they need even here in the States. We need to move forward on 
legislation that genuinely funds the troops and allows us a chance for 
success.
  I would like to close with just a couple of comments. General 
Petraeus said to his troops when he took over that the way there was 
going to be hard, but hard was not hopeless. As I said on this floor 
weeks ago, this legislation makes hard hopeless. In fact, this 
legislation is hopeless because it will not become law. We need to step 
up and take care of these troops.
  Mr. OBEY. Could I inquire of the gentleman from California how many 
speakers he has remaining?
  Mr. LEWIS of California. We have two speakers remaining.
  Mr. OBEY. We have only one remaining speaker, so why don't you 
proceed?


                         Parliamentary Inquiry

  Mr. FLAKE. Parliamentary inquiry, Mr. Speaker.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Arizona is recognized for 
a parliamentary inquiry.
  Mr. FLAKE. Mr. Speaker, is it true that, on page H4754, there is a 
statement that this bill contains no congressional earmarks, tariff 
benefits or tax benefits?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Members may examine the Record and make that 
determination for themselves.
  Mr. FLAKE. I thank the Chair, and I will examine the Record.
  Mr. LEWIS of California. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the 
gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Flake).
  Mr. FLAKE. The Congressional Record today makes a statement, ``H.R. 
2206, making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes, does not contain any 
congressional earmarks, limited tax benefits or limited tariff benefits 
as defined in clause 9(d), 9(e) or 9(f) of rule XXI.''
  I am just trying to reconcile. I am a bit confused because there is a 
press release today, and I would ask and would gladly yield time to the 
chairman if he can explain, there was a press release from a Democrat 
office today saying so-and-so inserts funds in emergency supplemental 
appropriations bill for critical flood mitigation projects. It goes on 
to say so-and-so today announced that $8,665,000 is included in the 
House emergency supplemental appropriation bill to fund flood 
mitigation projects in New York necessitated by the recent nor'easter.
  That seems an awful lot like an earmark to me, if a Member actually 
does a victory lap afterwards and says that Member actually inserted in 
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  I yield to the chairman to respond or explain.
  Mr. OBEY. I have no idea what any Member put out by way of press 
release, and I claim no responsibility for any statement made by any 
Member.
  Mr. FLAKE. I thank you.
  The problem that we have pointed out over and over is that the 
earmark rules that have been adopted allow the majority simply to state 
in the Record that there are no earmarks, regardless of whether that is 
true or not. In this case, clearly it is not.
  Yet when the time is right to challenge, when a point of order can be 
lodged against consideration of the bill, the minority or anybody who 
wants to challenge in the majority or minority is without recourse. So 
clearly this needs to be addressed. Clearly this bill does have 
earmarks.
  I would appeal to the majority to please tighten up the rules so we 
can actually have an honest debate.
  Mr. LEWIS of California. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the 
gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Burton).
  Mr. BURTON of Indiana. Thank you for the time, Jerry, I really 
appreciate it.
  I have talked about this before with my colleagues over there. Al 
Qaeda is the enemy. They are the ones that attacked us on 9/11, 
attacked the USS Cole, our embassies in Africa, and they have said they 
want to destroy us.
  The military leader of the terrorist group in Iraq today is the al 
Qaeda leader. They want to drive us out of Iraq and defeat us. They 
want us to turn tail and run so they can continue their attacks on the 
free world, especially the United States of America.
  I just don't understand this. You say you want to redeploy. That 
means withdraw. You say that you want a fair end to this war. You say 
that you want a timetable for withdraw.
  We didn't do that in World War II. It was a world war against 
terrorism. Adolph Hitler killed 6 million Jews in the ovens. This is a 
world war. They have told us in no uncertain terms what they want to 
do. They are the enemy, and we are going to withdraw?
  I just don't understand it. I don't understand my colleagues. We 
cannot do that. They aren't going to go away. They will blow themselves 
up holding a baby in their arms. They will do anything to defeat us.
  Al Qaeda, remember? This President said this war may go on for a long 
time because they want to destroy us. He didn't put a timetable on it; 
nor should we.
  Al Qaeda, they blew up the World Trade Center; remember? They killed 
over 3,000 people and flew into the Pentagon; remember? They want to 
destroy us; remember? They are in charge of the military operation over 
in Iraq now; remember?
  And you want to withdraw? If you don't fight them there, where are 
you going to fight them? Are you going to fight them in New York? Are 
you going to fight them in L.A.? Are you going to wait until they blow 
up Indianapolis? Where? If not now, when?
  Mr. LEWIS of California. Mr. Speaker, in closing, let me repeat that 
one more time it appears that the majority is more interested in 
appeasing their left, that is the left in their caucus, than in 
supporting the troops.
  One more time, the House is preparing to approve a supplemental that 
the President will veto in no small part because it tells our enemy we 
are ready to wave the white flag.
  I strongly urge my colleagues to vote ``no'' on this piecemeal, ill-
conceived approach to funding our troops.

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  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, how much time is remaining?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Nine minutes.
  Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield the remaining time to the gentleman 
from Pennsylvania (Mr. Murtha), the distinguished chairman of the 
Defense Appropriations Subcommittee.
  Mr. MURTHA. Mr. Speaker, it's not working. This policy is not 
working. That's why we want to change direction. I mean, it is one 
thing to stand here and rhetorically say it's working, say there's 
progress to make statements. Because the White House says it? Because 
the Pentagon says it?
  Let me tell you, the Pentagon wrote and said, ``Further, the lack of 
timely supplemental funds has limited the Department's ability to 
properly contract for the reconstitution of equipment for both the 
active and reserve forces.''
  We put extra money in the budget, $17 billion last year. There 
wouldn't have been any money in the budget to reset. We have no 
strategic reserve. Our National Guard has only 40 percent of the 
equipment they need. They can't respond to a national disaster. As a 
matter of fact, the National Guard in this country couldn't be deployed 
overseas. The active duty American Armed Forces could not be deployed 
overseas because we have no strategic reserve.
  This war has been mishandled. We need accountability. We had a 
hearing on contracting today, and I have been studying this 
contracting. Some of the accusations are that the contractors, there's 
126,000 contractors in Iraq. We have approximately 140,000 troops there 
and 126,000 contractors. Now, imagine this. Some of them are making or 
being paid $600 a day, the contractors, and no accountability. It took 
us 2 weeks to find out who those contractors were, what they were 
doing. We still haven't gotten the details of what they're doing or who 
they are. This is unacceptable.
  I saw in the book about Blackwater. It said in this book that 
Ambassador Bremer had 26 Praetorian Guards and those Praetorian Guards 
made $600 a day. Now, you can imagine them pushing through an area 
where the Iraqis lived, with their sunglasses on, you know, those 
little sunglasses that wrap around your eyes, with their khaki uniforms 
with their AK-47s or whatever weapons they carry. That does not make 
friends.
  When I went to Iraq the first time, you could drive around anyplace 
in the city. Today, you can't drive anyplace. Matter of fact, they fly 
you from the airport to the Green Zone.
  We are occupying Saddam Hussein's palaces. We are in the very area 
where Saddam Hussein occupied and there's no accountability.
  We need to redeploy to stabilize this situation. We need to get our 
troops out of the killing zone. We have lost more people in the last 4 
months than we lost any other 4 months in the entire war.
  Now, let me tell you what you're voting against if you vote against 
this bill.
  Well, first of all, let me tell you why I say it's not working. Oil 
production, below pre-war level; oil exports, below pre-war level; 
electricity production, below pre-war level. Hours of electricity in 
Baghdad, they had to shut down the Parliament the other day because 
they didn't have enough electricity. The microphones wouldn't work, and 
they had no air conditioning inside; and, of course, they have air 
conditioning in the Green Zone. Potable water, people with potable 
water, below pre-war level; unemployment rate between 25 and 40 
percent; inflation rate in Iraq, 50 percent.
  Now, here's what you're voting if you vote against this bill. There's 
$95.5 billion for the troops. There's $12.3 billion for military 
personnel pay and benefits program. $1.15 billion to cover the full 
cost of housing allowances, something that was left out last year.
  We are adding $2 billion to address the training and equipping 
shortfalls in the forces not deployed. We actually have $4 billion more 
in this bill than was asked for.
  We have $2 billion dedicated to the strategic reserve readiness fund. 
We recommend adding $1 billion for Afghanistan, where the real war 
should be fought.
  We have $25.6 billion in this bill, and if you vote against it, 
you're voting against $25.6 billion purchases to increase the 
President's request by $800 million. That's the acquisition. The 
proposal allocates $3 billion. Let me tell you, the Pentagon asked for 
$1.3 billion. We added $1.2 billion for MRAPs. What are MRAPs? MRAPs 
are the V-shaped vehicles that resist IEDs.
  Now, some of your children have been there. Some of your sons and 
daughters have been there. This the Pentagon says is their most 
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money as they asked for in the budget, and if you vote against this, 
you are voting against that very equipment.
  We passed legislation that fully funded everything at $4 billion more 
and the President vetoed it. He should have signed that bill.
  For the Army procurement accounts, we approved a total of $15.8 
billion, more for Humvees, more for Strykers. Somebody mentioned 
Strykers. Let me tell you something, if it hadn't been for the 
Subcommittee on Defense, there wouldn't have been any Strykers for the 
Army because they wanted them, but they weren't willing to ask for the 
money.
  The defense health programs, somebody mentioned Walter Reed. All of 
us have been to Walter Reed. All of us have seen the young people who 
have been shattered by this war. All of us have seen the people who go 
to Walter Reed and are taken care of so well. None of us knew about 
Building 18, but we put money in the budget for three or four years in 
a row, and it was mishandled. It didn't go to fixing up the places that 
should have been fixed up.
  I just went out there a week ago, and I met with the doctors. The 
doctors said we don't have enough doctors. They said we don't have 
enough nurses, we don't have enough administrative people, at Walter 
Reed today. Why? Because they can't afford to pay them as much as they 
would on the outside. We put $2.1 billion above the budget request for 
Walter Reed.
  Four hundred fifty million dollars for post-traumatic stress. Of all 
the other injuries that are suffered in Iraq, this is going to be the 
most damaging, the things that people will have to live with the most. 
I have seen young people that came back from Iraq that are having a 
hard time adjusting, and they were not in the heaviest contact. The 
psychologists that appeared before the committee said to me, 3 months 
in this situation is a long time, 3 months they start getting post-
traumatic stress. Predictions are we will have 65,000 Americans, not 
Iraqis, Americans that are going to have post-traumatic stress.
  You wonder why we want to bring this to an end? We want to change the 
direction? You wonder why we want to convince the President that it's 
not working? Why we have to have a diplomatic surge instead of a 
military surge?
  We put $450 million in for brain damage to see if we can't find ways 
to help the people with brains that have been damaged. If you vote 
against this, you're voting against that.
  Amputee care, $62 million for amputee care; $12 million for care 
givers. The care givers at Walter Reed, at Landstuhl are suffering 
because they see this all the time. They see these young people coming 
in, and they are shattered.
  Let me tell you this, finally. I went down to Fort Hood, Fort Bragg, 
Fort Stewart; and I saw at those bases these families who inspire me, 
these families who I can't say enough about them. And they gathered 
around me and we talked about their problems. It had just been 
announced they are going to extend the troops for 15 months. Now, 
Secretary Gates made the right decision because he wasn't going to 
leave them at home. Because of what we have done here in the Congress, 
he is now leaving people at home for at least a year, and let me tell 
you that's essential for these people who have to go back.
  Some of these troops in the 82nd Airborne will be deployed for the 
fourth and the fifth time. They're individuals. They're people. They're 
people suffering from the horrendous impact of this war, and I ask you 
to vote for this because we want to hold this President accountable for 
this war, hold him accountable and convince him we need compromises.
  Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, as a proud member of the 
Progressive and the Out of Iraq Caucuses, I rise to announce that I 
will proudly cast my vote in favor of H.R. 2206, the ``U.S. Troop 
Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability 
Act.'' By vetoing the bipartisan Iraq Accountability Act last week, the 
President vetoed the will of the American people. The President vetoed 
a responsible funding bill for the troops that would have provided more 
funding for our troops and military readiness than even the President 
requested.
  By vetoing the Iraq Accountability Act, the President rejected a bill 
that reflects the will of the American people to wind down this war. By 
vetoing the Iraq Accountability Act, the President turned a deaf ear to 
the loud message sent by the American people last November.
  The President demands a blank check to escalate the war in Iraq 
against the will of the Congress and the American people. The 
Constitution does not require it, he certainly has not earned it, and I 
am not prepared to give it to him. That is why I will proudly vote for 
H.R. 2206.
  The legislation crafted by the chairman of the Appropriations 
Committee in consultation with the leadership and the members of the 
Democratic Caucus offers us a real chance to end the misguided 
invasion, war, and occupation of Iraq. It puts us on the glide path to 
the day when our troops come home in honor and triumph and where we can 
``care for him who has borne the battle, and for his widow and 
orphan.'' This legislation helps to repair the damage to America's 
international reputation and prestige. It brings long overdue 
oversight, accountability, and transparency to defense and 
reconstruction contracting and procurement. Finally, it places the 
responsibility for bringing peace and security where it clearly belongs 
and that is squarely on the shoulders of the Iraqi government.
  Mr. Speaker, in threatening to veto this legislation, the President 
claims it will ``undermine our troops and threaten the safety of the 
American people here at home.'' Coming from an administration that has 
been wrong on every important question relating to the decision to 
launch the Iraq war as well the conduct of it, this claim is laughable. 
It is nearly as ridiculous as the President's often stated claim of 
``progress'' in Iraq. The facts, of course, are otherwise. The U.S. 
death toll in Iraq reached 104 for April--making it the deadliest month 
of the year and one of the deadliest of the entire war. It is therefore 
little wonder that nearly 70 percent of Americans disapprove of the way 
the President is handling the war. But more important, the President's 
claim that the Iraq Accountability Act undermines our troops and 
threatens the safety of the American people here at home is simply not 
true.
  Republican Senator Chuck Hagel recently returned from Iraq and paints 
a bleak picture: ``This thing is coming undone quickly, and [Prime 
Minister] Maliki's government is weaker by the day. The police are 
corrupt top to bottom. The oil problem is a huge problem. They still 
can't get anything through the parliament--no hydrocarbon law, no de-
Baathification law, no provincial elections.''
  Mr. Speaker, many of the Nation's most highly respected generals and 
several leading Republicans have endorsed the House Democratic 
majority's approach; all of them oppose the President's plan to 
escalate the war in Iraq. Take, for example, MG John Batiste, U.S. Army 
(Ret.):

       This important legislation sets a new direction for Iraq. 
     It acknowledges that America went to war without mobilizing 
     the nation, that our strategy in Iraq has been tragically 
     flawed since the invasion in March 2003, that our Army and 
     Marine Corps are at the breaking point with little to show 
     for it, and that our military alone will never establish 
     representative government in Iraq. The administration got it 
     terribly wrong and I applaud our Congress for stepping up to 
     their constitutional responsibilities.

  MG Paul Eaton, USA, Ret. supports this legislation because it ``gives 
General Petraeus great leverage for moving the Iraqi government down 
the more disciplined path laid out by the Iraq Study Group.'' According 
to General Eaton, the real audience for the timeline language is Prime 
Minister al-Maliki and the elected government of Iraq:

       The argument that this bill aides the enemy is simply not 
     mature--nobody on the earth underestimates the United States' 
     capacity for unpredictability. It may further create some 
     sense of urgency in the rest of our government, beginning 
     with the State Department.

  LTG William E. Odom, U.S. Army (Ret.), President Reagan's Director of 
the National Security Agency, supports the bill because it ``gives the 
president a chance to pull back from a disastrous course, re-orient 
U.S. strategy to achieve regional stability, and win help from many 
other countries--the only way peace will eventually be achieved.''
  Mr. Speaker, to date, the war in Iraq has lasted longer than 
America's involvement in World War II, the greatest conflict in all of 
human history. But there is a difference. The Second World War ended in 
complete and total victory for the United States and its allies. But 
then again, in that conflict America was led by FDR, a great Commander-
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had a plan to win the war and secure the peace, listened to his 
generals, and sent troops in sufficient numbers and sufficiently 
trained and equipped to do the job.
  As a result of the colossal miscalculation in deciding to invade 
Iraq, the loss of public trust resulting from the misrepresentation of 
the reasons for launching that invasion, and the breathtaking 
incompetence in mismanaging the occupation of Iraq, the Armed Forces 
and the people of the United States have suffered incalculable damage.
  The war in Iraq has claimed the lives of 3,381 brave service men and 
women, 64 in the first 30 days of this month. More than 24,912 
Americans have been wounded, many suffering the most horrific injuries. 
American taxpayers have paid nearly $400 billion to sustain this 
misadventure.
  Mr. Speaker, I support H.R. 2206 because it holds President Bush and 
the Iraqi government accountable--by fencing $52.8 billion of the $95.5 
billion provided to the Defense Department until released by subsequent 
legislation. This bill requires the President to confront the realities 
of the Iraq war and take account of the facts on the ground.
  First, the bill requires the President to submit a report to Congress 
by July 13 regarding the success of the Iraqi Government in meeting 
security and political benchmarks. The President must report progress 
by the Iraqi Government in meeting key security benchmarks, articulated 
by Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki himself in January, including 
eliminating militia control of local security, I disarming the 
militias, and giving Iraqi Security Forces the authority to pursue all 
extremists, including Shiite militias.
  The legislation also requires the President to report on whether key 
political benchmarks, announced by President Bush himself in January 
have actually been accomplished by the Iraqi Government, relating to 
such issues as enacting a bill to equitably share oil revenue among all 
Iraqis, reforming current laws governing the de-Baathircation process, 
providing for provincial elections, and amending the constitution.
  Second, within 7 legislative days after receiving the report in July, 
both the House and Senate would vote on whether to release the 
remaining defense funds. Thus, the bill guarantees two votes by 
Congress in July.
  The first guaranteed vote is a vote on an amendment to the measure 
releasing the remaining defense funding, which would provide that this 
funding could only be used for planning and executing the redeployment 
of U.S. troops from Iraq within 180 days of the bill's enactment, with 
only limited exceptions to this redeployment for troops for training 
and equipping Iraqi troops, targeted counterterrorism operations, and 
force protection.
  The second guaranteed vote is a vote on the underlying measure 
releasing the remaining defense funds. The bill contains expedited 
procedures to guarantee that the votes take place in both the House and 
Senate by the end of July.
  Mr. Speaker, it is time to hold the Bush administration and the Iraqi 
Government accountable. This bill's timetable and benchmarks finally 
hold the Iraqis accountable. As retired MG Paul Eaton has stated, 
``This bill gives General Petraeus great leverage for moving the Iraqi 
government down the more disciplined path laid out by the Iraq Study 
Group. The real audience for the timeline language is Prime Minister 
al-Maliki and the elected government of Iraq.
  Even Defense Secretary Robert Gates has noted that the timetable is 
helpful--and sends the message that ``the clock is ticking.'' Gates 
said ``The strong feelings expressed in the Congress about the 
timetable probably have had a positive impact . . . in terms of 
communicating to the Iraqis that this is not an open-ended 
commitment.''
  Mr. Speaker, in passing H.R. 2206, this House will be doing the 
business and expressing the will of the American people. In the latest 
CBS News/New York Times poll, 64 percent of Americans favor a timetable 
that provides for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq in 2008. In 
the same poll, 57 percent of Americans believe that Congress, not the 
President, should have the last say when it comes to setting troop 
levels in Iraq.
  Mr. Speaker, in passing H.R. 2206, Congress is fulfilling its 
constitutional responsibilities and exercising the first check on the 
President's power in 6 years. As Iraq Study Group Co-Chairman Lee 
Hamilton has pointed out, ``The founders of our nation never envisioned 
an unfettered president making unilateral decisions about American 
lives and military power. They did indeed make the president the 
commander in chief, but they gave to Congress the responsibility for 
declaring war, for making rules governing our land and naval forces, 
for overseeing policy, and of course the ability to fund war or to 
cease funding it.''
  Mr. Speaker, I urge all Members to join me in voting for H.R. 2206. 
This is the best way to ensure accountability to our soldiers who have 
been sent into battle without proper training or equipment or a clear 
mission. It is the best way to keep faith with our veterans who are not 
getting the best medical care when they come home. Passing this 
legislation is essential to restoring our military that is being 
stretched to the limits by the Bush policy. Last, it is absolutely 
necessary to regain the confidence of the American people who demand a 
new direction in Iraq.
  Mr. BECERRA. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 2206, the revised 
Iraq Accountability Act.
  This legislation fully funds the troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, 
provides health care to our active duty soldiers and veterans, holds 
the Iraqi Government accountable, and continues to pressure President 
George W. Bush to change the course and responsibly end our military 
involvement in Iraq.
  The American people have spoken clearly time and again that the 
United States must find an end to its commitment in Iraq. Last month, 
Congress responded to the American people by sending President Bush a 
bill that required him to be accountable in his execution of the Iraq 
war. He responded to that legislation by vetoing it and asking for a 
blank check for his Iraqi misadventure. How symbolic that the President 
vetoes the Iraq Accountability Act on May 1, 2007, the 4-year 
anniversary of his ``Mission Accomplished'' speech.
  In an attempt to compromise with President Bush, the House of 
Representatives has revised its legislation. H.R. 2206 provides over 
$42 billion immediately to fund the operations and equipment needs of 
our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.
  To ensure real accountability over execution of the war, the bill 
requires the President to submit a report to Congress by July 13 
regarding the success of the Iraqi Government in meeting security and 
political benchmarks. Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and 
President Bush proposed these very benchmarks in January 2007. These 
benchmarks include provisions such as eliminating militia control of 
local security, disarming the militias, and enacting a bill to 
equitably share oil revenue among all Iraqis.
  After the submission of this report, both houses of Congress would 
vote on whether to release an additional $52.8 billion for military 
operations and equipment in Iraq. Before such a vote, H.R. 2206 would 
require an important vote on an amendment to use these funds only to 
plan and execute a redeployment of troops from Iraq in 180 days. This 
is the crucial vote: will we finally change course in Iraq and 
represent the aspirations and the best interests of the American 
people?
  This legislation requires the President to confront the realities of 
the Iraq War and take account of the facts on the ground. Since 
President Bush has shown a tin ear by failing to listen to the American 
public's discontent concerning the Iraq War, it is the responsibility 
of Congress to lead America out of this war. By sending this strong 
piece of legislation to the president, we are one step closer to 
reaching that goal.
  I urge my colleagues to support this legislation to bring 
accountability in Iraq and provide the necessary help to our troops and 
veterans at home.
  Ms. VELAZQUEZ. Mr. Speaker, today is a landmark day in our efforts to 
end the war in Iraq. There is nothing more offensive to a democracy 
than a war being waged against the people's will. Yet that is the 
situation our soldiers face every day.
  Tonight, the House has a chance to reflect the will of the people on 
the most important issue of our time. We have the opportunity to vote 
to reunite our soldiers with their families. Let this body speak with 
one booming voice that cannot be denied. Mr. President--no more surges. 
Bring them home.
  I have opposed this war from day one. But now is not the time to talk 
about the past. It's time to talk about the future of this country. 
Under the legislation proposed by my friend from Massachusetts, Mr. 
McGovern, most of our soldiers and contractors in Iraq will be back 
with us in 9 months.
  The Iraq war has ended the lives of nearly 150 New Yorkers, and 
nearly 3,400 Americans. The young people we have lost in Iraq are as 
diverse as America itself--they are people of color, teenagers, women, 
immigrants of many faiths, and many are from my own home in Brooklyn. 
Tens of thousands more are severely injured and will need our care for 
the rest of their lives.
  We do not serve Iraq by staying there. While our military can help 
the Iraqi Government with security, no surge can resolve Iraq's bitter 
political differences. Our diplomatic efforts will carry more weight 
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can better ask Iraq's neighbors to help when we are Iraq's partner, not 
its occupier.
  It's time to bring our troops home to their families. By supporting 
Speaker Pelosi's package of H.R. 2237, H.R. 2206, and H.R. 2207, we can 
achieve critical domestic priorities, fund our soldiers and veterans, 
and begin a swift withdrawal from Iraq. I urge the support of my 
colleagues.
  Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 2206, the 
U.S. Troops Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq 
Accountability Appropriations Act of 2007. The revised Iraq 
Accountability Act supports our troops while holding President Bush and 
the Iraqi Government accountable.
  After vetoing the April supplemental bill that was supported by a 
majority of the American people, President Bush is once more asking for 
a blank check to continue his escalation of our military involvement in 
Iraq. Once again, the President has chosen confrontation over 
cooperation by threatening to veto the bill we are considering today. 
After a meeting during which lawmakers from his own party told him he 
had lost the confidence of the American people, the President issued a 
statement claiming to support ``benchmarks'' for progress in Iraq. But, 
unlike congressional Republicans, the President will not support 
consequences for failure to meet those benchmarks. It should be obvious 
to all that benchmarks without consequences are nothing but meaningless 
window dressing.
  This Congress will not provide the President the blank check that he 
has requested. In last November's election, the American people 
demanded a new direction in Iraq, and we will continue to fight to 
responsibly wind down this war. Our revised bill will fully fund the 
troops, honor our commitment to veterans, hold the Iraqi Government 
accountable, and continue to press the President to change course and 
stop the bloodshed in Iraq. It also provides funding for urgent 
domestic needs that are emergencies in their own right and appropriate 
to include in this emergency supplemental legislation. These include a 
minimum wage/small business tax relief package, $6.8 billion for 
Hurricane Katrina recovery, $3.5 billion more than the President's 
request, $400 million for the Low Income Heating Assistance Program, 
LIHEAP, and $396 million for the State Children's Health Insurance 
Program, S-CHIP.
  I voted earlier today in favor of Congressman McGovern's bill 
providing for the redeployment of United States Armed Forces and 
American defense contractors from Iraq. That measure was defeated, but 
attracted far more support than many observers had predicted, 
indicating a growing momentum inside Congress for redeployment. I 
remain confident that as the tragedy in Iraq wears on, even more 
Members of Congress will join in demanding withdrawal of our troops 
from Iraq and prohibiting the further use of funds to continue 
President Bush's war. In the meantime, however, I will join with my 
colleagues in the Democratic Caucus to send the President a 
supplemental funding bill that demands accountability and guarantees 
further congressional consideration of war funding in just a few short 
months.
  H.R. 2206 fully funds the troops over the next 2 to 3 months, 
ensuring that they have everything they need to conduct their mission. 
The bill also includes additional funding for the troops not requested 
by the President, including increased funding for military health care 
and Mine Resistant Ambush Protected, MRAP, vehicles in Iraq. It 
includes funds to improve military readiness as well as $1.8 billion to 
meet our veterans' health care needs.
  The bill would fence off $52.8 billion of the $95.5 billion provided 
to the Defense Department until it is released by subsequent 
legislation. It requires the President to submit a report to Congress 
by July 13 of this year regarding the success of the Iraqi Government 
in meeting key security and political benchmarks. Within 7 legislative 
days of receipt of the report, Congress would have the opportunity to 
evaluate the situation in Iraq and vote on whether or not to continue 
to fund the war. Expedited procedures are included in the bill to 
guarantee that this vote will take place in both the House and Senate 
by the end of July.
  I would have preferred not to be taking this vote today, but the 
President has brought us to this point with his stubborn refusal to 
accept the will of the American people. I will continue to support any 
Iraq-related legislation that holds the President's feet to the fire. 
The inferno raging in Iraq is one of his own making, and he should be 
forced to feel the heat.
  Mr. CARNAHAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to express my support for 
H.R. 2206, the U.S. Troops Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, 
and Iraq Accountability appropriations Act. This legislation will fund 
our troops, protect our veterans, and give the much needed relief to 
the Gulf region while sending a clear message to the Iraqi government 
that they will not receive a blank check.
  However, I would like to express my displeasure that the bill 
includes a rescission of nearly $683 million in unobligated highway 
funds. The cost of the Iraq war has already taken too many lives and 
costs way too much money. Our nation's infrastructure is at a breaking 
point, and cannot afford to be subjected to further cuts. At a time 
when increased investment in our roadways is critical, this rescission 
hurts our Federal-aid highway program. Some roads in my District have 
been rated among the most dangerous in the country and it is critical 
that we fully fund highway improvements to ensure the safety of our 
constituents. I look forward to soon having the opportunity to vote to 
restore these funds.
  Mr. LARSON of Connecticut. Mr. Speaker, last week President Bush 
marked the fourth anniversary his proclaimed ``Mission Accomplished'' 
in Iraq with a veto. He refused to heed the will of the American people 
and disregarded the work of this Congress by vetoing the Iraq 
Accountability Act that called for a new direction in Iraq.
  Earlier tonight, I supported a bill offered by the gentleman from 
Massachusetts, Mr. McGovern that would have provided for the 
redeployment of U.S. Armed Forces and defense contractors from Iraq. I 
have believed for some time now that we must begin the safe and 
strategic withdrawal of our troops. While this measure was defeated, I 
remain resolved we must change the current course in Iraq.
  Before the House is a revised Iraq Accountability bill. This bill 
continues to keep our commitment to our servicemen and women and to the 
American people. It fully funds our troops, improves military readiness 
and holds the Bush Administration and the Iraqi government accountable. 
The bill would provide $95.5 billion to the Department of Defense, but 
would fence off $52.8 billion, more than half of the funds. This 
funding would be held by Congress until the Bush Administration 
accounts for progress on the ground. President Bush would have to 
report to Congress the progress of the Iraqi Government in meeting key 
security benchmarks by July 13, 2007. Only with this accountability and 
another vote by Congress would the remaining funds be appropriated.
  The era of ``stay the course'' and blank checks without 
accountability is over. I call upon my colleagues and the President to 
search their conscience and join me in supporting the underlying bill--
a balanced and reasonable approach to Iraq.
  Mrs. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of 
H.R. 2206, the ``U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Health, Katrina 
Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Act.'' This legislation includes the 
important funding that has already passed this chamber to provide 
resources for servicemen and women, for military and veterans' health 
care, and for valuable programs like LIHEAP and SCHIP.
  This bill ensures accountability. H.R. 2206 provides 3 months of 
funding for the war in Iraq but requires the president to report back 
to Congress about whether certain goals are met before the rest of the 
funds will be released by subsequent legislation.
  It is time for the president to listen to the American people and 
support this reasonable legislation to help bring an end to this war.
  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of beginning the process 
to redeploy our troops in the coming months.
  I first began calling for troop redeployment early last year when--
despite the removal of Saddam Hussein, significant training of Iraqi 
police and army units, and the opening for a potential democracy in the 
Middle East--it became clear, it was time for a new direction in Iraq. 
I called for our troops to be redeployed within the year as it had 
become all too evident that they would be caught in the middle of 
escalating sectarian violence if they stayed. I urged the 
administration to adopt the recommendations of the Iraq study group to 
get the most stable result, but the administration rejected that advice 
and escalated the war.
  Yet today, as violence in Iraq has only gotten worse with the number 
of U.S. dead and wounded continuing to grow and countless numbers of 
Iraqis dying in what has become a full blown civil war, this 
Administration tries to impose a military solution that cannot work. 
The escalation, which this administration now says will last until next 
spring, is simply the wrong way to go. Let us serve our men and women 
fighting overseas and recognize their sacrifices by charting a new 
course in Iraq.
  Over the coming months, we must begin a responsible withdrawal of our 
troops. Only by moving forward with a redeployment of our troops can we 
provide the teeth necessary to force the Bush Administration and the 
Iraqi government to implement the benchmarks they set themselves, 
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bathification, minority rights, and sharing oil revenue.
  I fully support funding for our troops as we scale down our 
operations in Iraq. I also believe the United States must stay engaged, 
leaving a limited number of forces to hunt down Al Qaeda and other 
terrorist operatives, help train Iraqi forces, and maintain a presence 
in neighboring countries.
  It is just as important for this administration to start getting 
serious about a diplomatic offensive. I believe it must work harder in 
coordination with Iraq's neighbors and other leading countries to help 
the Iraqis settle their political differences and provide support for 
the reconstruction efforts.
  By bringing the vast majority of our troops home in the coming months 
we will show both the Iraqis and the world that we are serious, that we 
believe the military mission is done, and that it is time for the 
Iraqis to take accountability for their country.
  Mr. Speaker, by voting to redeploy in the coming months, I vote for 
accountability in Iraq. We can delay no longer. As a Congress we have a 
responsibility to support the troops, to honor our commitment to 
veterans, hold the Iraqi government accountable, and continue to press 
the President to change course and end this war.
  I have made this clear before, and I will repeat it again here, 
today. Too many lives are at stake: I have crossed the Rubicon on this 
war.
  Yet the President has chosen another path. While the American people 
continue to throw their hands in the air, this administration continues 
to ignore the painful consequences of its disastrous strategy. With his 
own veto last week, the President made clear his strategy will not 
change--unless we do something about it, here today.
  We all know our troops will do anything their country asks--but let 
us not ask them to sacrifice everything for the wrong mission. We have 
a responsibility to get it right.
  Ms. McCOLLUM of Minnesota. Mr. Speaker, we are here today because 
last week President Bush vetoed legislation supported by a majority of 
the members of the House and the Senate. The vetoed supplemental 
appropriations bill, H.R. 1591, would have provided funding for our 
troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, cared for the needs of our veterans and 
put forth commonsense benchmarks and timelines to hold Iraq's 
politicians accountable for achieving needed political results. 
President Bush rejected that modest requirement to the foreign policy 
disaster he has created in Iraq. Once again it would appear he has 
forgotten that the rubber stamp Congress he had grown accustomed to is 
no longer in power and the American people, along with the new 
Congress, expect cooperation, compromise and an exit strategy from 
Iraq, not more ``stay the course'' rhetoric that has cost our Nation so 
many lives.
  Today's bill, H.R. 2206, unfortunately does not set a timetable for 
bringing U.S. troops home, but it does provide President Bush with an 
opportunity to demonstrate his commitment to holding Iraq's political 
leadership accountable while providing the Department of Defense with 
$42.8 billion in immediate funding for our troops in Iraq. This 
legislation also provides Congress the ability to ensure that the 
President and the Pentagon are taking meaningful steps to achieve 
success in Iraq by ``protecting'' an additional $52.8 billion in 
military spending. This spending would be released when the President 
reports to Congress in mid-July that his stated benchmarks and goals in 
Iraq are being met. This legislation is not the blank check the 
President wants. But, it is a responsible, measured approach for a 
White House that has proven itself incapable of honest, forthright 
leadership in managing this war.
  H.R. 2206 is necessary legislation that puts the needs of U.S. troops 
and responsible accountability for a policy that now threatens U.S. 
military preparedness and our national security. Congress has every 
right, and in fact every obligation, to hold President Bush and Iraq's 
political leadership accountable for their lack of results and complete 
lack of urgency while U.S. troops patrol in the midst of an Iraqi civil 
war.
  Mr. Speaker, I strongly support H.R. 2206 and I urge my colleagues--
especially my Republican colleagues--to take this appropriate and 
tempered step towards protecting our troops while demanding political 
accountability from President Bush and his Iraqi counterparts.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman's time has expired.
  All time for debate has expired.
  Pursuant to House Resolution 387, the previous question is ordered on 
the bill, as amended.
  The question is on the engrossment and third reading of the bill.
  The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, and was 
read the third time.


         Motion to Recommit Offered by Mr. Lewis of California

  Mr. LEWIS of California. Mr. Speaker, I offer a motion to recommit.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is the gentleman opposed to the bill?
  Mr. LEWIS of California. I am in its present form.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to 
recommit.
  The Clerk read as follows:

       Mr. Lewis of California moves to recommit the bill, H.R. 
     2206, to the Committee on Appropriations to report the same 
     back to the House forthwith with the following amendment:
       In chapter 3 of title I, strike section 1331.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from 
California is recognized for 5 minutes on his motion.
  Mr. LEWIS of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise to offer this very 
simple and straightforward motion to recommit.
  Included within Mr. Obey's emergency supplemental proposal is 
legislative language that requires the President to report by July 13 
on the specific progress the Iraqi Government has made in meeting 16 
specific goals. Once this report is received, only the chairman of the 
Appropriations Committee can introduce a joint resolution of approval 
to release any additional funds to our troops in Iraq.
  The chairman of the House Appropriations Committee is not required to 
introduce the joint resolution of approval, and no other Member can do 
it. The authority that this gives the chairman of the committee to 
introduce or not introduce legislation is unprecedented.
  Further, in an almost unprecedented move, this supplemental includes 
the rule under which the joint resolution will be brought to the floor. 
And under this rule, the only amendment made in order is one that 
mandates the withdrawal of troops from Iraq within 6 months.
  Mr. Speaker, this legislative language sets dangerous precedents that 
should be of great concern to Members on both sides of the aisle.
  My motion to recommit strikes this legislative language in section 
1331, the so-called fence language, limiting the availability of funds 
for our troops. This ill-conceived language not only grants the 
chairman of the House Appropriations Committee extraordinary authority, 
but also preordains the rule by which the joint resolution will be 
brought to the floor.
  I strongly urge a ``yes'' vote on this motion to recommit.
  Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to the motion to 
recommit.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Wisconsin is recognized 
for 5 minutes.
  Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, let me simply say that this motion is very 
simple.
  It simply removes the provision in this bill which fences almost $50 
billion pending the three reports from the President that we have 
talked about for the last hour. The effect of it is to give the 
President every dollar he wants, no questions asked, no oversight, no 
review, no nothing. It is a blank check, and it guts the bill, and I 
would urge a ``no'' vote.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Pennsylvania.
  Mr. MURTHA. Mr. Speaker, let me say, I see the Vice President has 
gone to Iraq to urge the Iraqis not to take a 2-month vacation. I mean, 
we have got to put some pressure on them. It hasn't been working. I 
mean, I see the Vice President also said, he said they seem to be more 
enthused than they used to be. Let me tell you something, we have got 
to do something more than be enthused when the Americans are in the 
killing zone. That's the problem.
  If this amendment were adopted, we would lose all our leverage on the 
Iraqis. The Iraqis could go on as they have, and one of the biggest 
problems we have right now is that every time the Iraqis don't do 
something, the Americans are put in a killing zone.
  So I would urge the Members to reject this motion to recommit.
  Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, if you remove the fencing, you remove all 
pressure for policy change. That's the last

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thing we ought to want to do. If you vote for this motion, it is an 
endorsement of the status quo. I urge a ``no'' vote.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without objection, the previous question is 
ordered on the motion to recommit.
  There was no objection.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion to recommit.
  The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that 
the noes appeared to have it.
  Mr. LEWIS of California. Mr. Speaker, I object to the vote on the 
ground that a quorum is not present and make the point of order that a 
quorum is not present.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Evidently a quorum is not present.
  The Sergeant at Arms will notify absent Members.
  Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, the Chair may reduce to 5 minutes 
the minimum time for any electronic vote on the question of passage of 
the bill.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 195, 
nays 229, not voting 9, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 332]

                               YEAS--195

     Aderholt
     Akin
     Alexander
     Bachmann
     Baker
     Barrett (SC)
     Bartlett (MD)
     Barton (TX)
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop (UT)
     Blackburn
     Blunt
     Bonner
     Bono
     Boozman
     Boustany
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (SC)
     Brown-Waite, Ginny
     Buchanan
     Burgess
     Burton (IN)
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp (MI)
     Campbell (CA)
     Cannon
     Cantor
     Capito
     Carter
     Castle
     Chabot
     Coble
     Cole (OK)
     Conaway
     Crenshaw
     Cubin
     Culberson
     Davis (KY)
     Davis, David
     Davis, Tom
     Deal (GA)
     Dent
     Diaz-Balart, L.
     Diaz-Balart, M.
     Doolittle
     Drake
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English (PA)
     Everett
     Fallin
     Feeney
     Ferguson
     Flake
     Forbes
     Fortenberry
     Fossella
     Foxx
     Franks (AZ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Garrett (NJ)
     Gerlach
     Gillmor
     Gingrey
     Gohmert
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Granger
     Graves
     Hall (TX)
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Heller
     Hensarling
     Herger
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Inglis (SC)
     Issa
     Jindal
     Johnson (IL)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jordan
     Keller
     King (IA)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kirk
     Kline (MN)
     Knollenberg
     Kuhl (NY)
     LaHood
     Lamborn
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Lungren, Daniel E.
     Mack
     Manzullo
     Marchant
     Marshall
     McCarthy (CA)
     McCaul (TX)
     McCotter
     McCrery
     McHenry
     McHugh
     McKeon
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller (MI)
     Miller, Gary
     Mitchell
     Moran (KS)
     Murphy, Tim
     Musgrave
     Myrick
     Neugebauer
     Nunes
     Pearce
     Pence
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Platts
     Poe
     Porter
     Price (GA)
     Pryce (OH)
     Putnam
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Rehberg
     Reichert
     Renzi
     Rogers (AL)
     Rogers (KY)
     Rogers (MI)
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roskam
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Sali
     Saxton
     Schmidt
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Smith (NE)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Stearns
     Sullivan
     Tancredo
     Taylor
     Terry
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Tiberi
     Turner
     Upton
     Walberg
     Walden (OR)
     Walsh (NY)
     Wamp
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Westmoreland
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson (NM)
     Wilson (SC)
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                               NAYS--229

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Altmire
     Andrews
     Arcuri
     Baca
     Baird
     Baldwin
     Barrow
     Bean
     Becerra
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop (GA)
     Bishop (NY)
     Blumenauer
     Boren
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd (FL)
     Boyda (KS)
     Braley (IA)
     Brown, Corrine
     Butterfield
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardoza
     Carnahan
     Carney
     Carson
     Castor
     Chandler
     Clarke
     Clay
     Cleaver
     Clyburn
     Cohen
     Conyers
     Cooper
     Costa
     Costello
     Courtney
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cuellar
     Cummings
     Davis (AL)
     Davis (CA)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis, Lincoln
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Donnelly
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Ellison
     Ellsworth
     Emanuel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Farr
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Giffords
     Gilchrest
     Gillibrand
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green, Al
     Green, Gene
     Grijalva
     Gutierrez
     Hall (NY)
     Hare
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Herseth Sandlin
     Higgins
     Hill
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hirono
     Hodes
     Holden
     Holt
     Honda
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Israel
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (GA)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kagen
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind
     Klein (FL)
     Kucinich
     Lampson
     Langevin
     Lantos
     Larsen (WA)
     Larson (CT)
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Loebsack
     Lofgren, Zoe
     Lowey
     Lynch
     Mahoney (FL)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Matheson
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum (MN)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McNerney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Melancon
     Michaud
     Miller (NC)
     Miller, George
     Mollohan
     Moore (KS)
     Moore (WI)
     Moran (VA)
     Murphy (CT)
     Murphy, Patrick
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal (MA)
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Perlmutter
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rodriguez
     Ross
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Ruppersberger
     Rush
     Ryan (OH)
     Salazar
     Sanchez, Linda T.
     Sanchez, Loretta
     Sarbanes
     Schakowsky
     Schiff
     Schwartz
     Scott (GA)
     Scott (VA)
     Serrano
     Sestak
     Shea-Porter
     Sherman
     Shuler
     Sires
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Solis
     Space
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stupak
     Sutton
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Tierney
     Towns
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Van Hollen
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Walz (MN)
     Wasserman Schultz
     Waters
     Watson
     Watt
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Welch (VT)
     Wexler
     Wilson (OH)
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Yarmuth

                             NOT VOTING--9

     Bachus
     Boehner
     Brady (PA)
     Davis, Jo Ann
     Engel
     Fattah
     McMorris Rodgers
     Reynolds
     Souder

                              {time}  1951

  Mr. SNYDER and Mr. DOGGETT changed their vote from ``yea'' to 
``nay.''
  Mr. TANCREDO, Mr. WALSH of New York, and Mrs. CUBIN changed their 
vote from ``nay'' to ``yea.''
  So the motion to recommit was rejected.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
  Stated against:
  Mr. ROGERS of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, on this evening's rollcall vote 
number 333 I was detained and did not cast my ballot. If I had cast a 
ballot I would have voted ``nay.''
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the passage of the bill.
  Pursuant to clause 10 of rule XX, the yeas and nays are ordered.
  This will be a 5-minute vote.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 221, 
nays 205, not voting 7, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 333]

                               YEAS--221

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Altmire
     Andrews
     Arcuri
     Baca
     Baird
     Baldwin
     Barrow
     Bean
     Becerra
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop (GA)
     Bishop (NY)
     Blumenauer
     Boren
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd (FL)
     Boyda (KS)
     Braley (IA)
     Brown, Corrine
     Butterfield
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardoza
     Carnahan
     Carney
     Carson
     Castor
     Chandler
     Clarke
     Clay
     Cleaver
     Clyburn
     Cohen
     Conyers
     Cooper
     Costa
     Costello
     Courtney
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cuellar
     Cummings
     Davis (AL)
     Davis (CA)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis, Lincoln
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Donnelly
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Ellison
     Ellsworth
     Emanuel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Farr
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Giffords
     Gilchrest
     Gillibrand
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green, Al
     Green, Gene
     Grijalva
     Gutierrez
     Hall (NY)
     Hare
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Herseth Sandlin
     Higgins
     Hill
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hirono
     Hodes
     Holden
     Holt
     Honda
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Israel
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (GA)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kagen
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind
     Klein (FL)
     Lampson
     Langevin
     Lantos
     Larsen (WA)
     Larson (CT)
     Levin
     Lipinski
     Loebsack
     Lofgren, Zoe
     Lowey
     Lynch
     Mahoney (FL)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Marshall
     Matheson
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum (MN)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McNerney
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Melancon
     Miller (NC)
     Miller, George
     Mitchell
     Mollohan
     Moore (KS)
     Moore (WI)
     Moran (VA)
     Murphy (CT)
     Murphy, Patrick
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal (MA)
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Perlmutter
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy

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     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rodriguez
     Ross
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Ruppersberger
     Rush
     Ryan (OH)
     Salazar
     Sanchez, Linda T.
     Sanchez, Loretta
     Sarbanes
     Schakowsky
     Schiff
     Schwartz
     Scott (GA)
     Scott (VA)
     Serrano
     Sestak
     Shea-Porter
     Sherman
     Shuler
     Sires
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Solis
     Space
     Spratt
     Stupak
     Sutton
     Tauscher
     Taylor
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Tierney
     Towns
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Van Hollen
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Walz (MN)
     Wasserman Schultz
     Watt
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Welch (VT)
     Wexler
     Wilson (OH)
     Wu
     Wynn
     Yarmuth

                               NAYS--205

     Aderholt
     Akin
     Alexander
     Bachmann
     Bachus
     Baker
     Barrett (SC)
     Bartlett (MD)
     Barton (TX)
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop (UT)
     Blackburn
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonner
     Bono
     Boozman
     Boustany
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (SC)
     Brown-Waite, Ginny
     Buchanan
     Burgess
     Burton (IN)
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp (MI)
     Campbell (CA)
     Cannon
     Cantor
     Capito
     Carter
     Castle
     Chabot
     Coble
     Cole (OK)
     Conaway
     Crenshaw
     Cubin
     Culberson
     Davis (KY)
     Davis, David
     Davis, Tom
     Deal (GA)
     Dent
     Diaz-Balart, L.
     Diaz-Balart, M.
     Doolittle
     Drake
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English (PA)
     Everett
     Fallin
     Feeney
     Ferguson
     Flake
     Forbes
     Fortenberry
     Fossella
     Foxx
     Franks (AZ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Garrett (NJ)
     Gerlach
     Gillmor
     Gingrey
     Gohmert
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Granger
     Graves
     Hall (TX)
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Heller
     Hensarling
     Herger
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Inglis (SC)
     Issa
     Jindal
     Johnson (IL)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jordan
     Keller
     King (IA)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kirk
     Kline (MN)
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     Kuhl (NY)
     LaHood
     Lamborn
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lee
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Lungren, Daniel E.
     Mack
     Manzullo
     Marchant
     McCarthy (CA)
     McCaul (TX)
     McCotter
     McCrery
     McHenry
     McHugh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Mica
     Michaud
     Miller (FL)
     Miller (MI)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Murphy, Tim
     Musgrave
     Myrick
     Neugebauer
     Nunes
     Paul
     Pearce
     Pence
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Platts
     Poe
     Porter
     Price (GA)
     Pryce (OH)
     Putnam
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Rehberg
     Reichert
     Renzi
     Reynolds
     Rogers (AL)
     Rogers (KY)
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roskam
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Sali
     Saxton
     Schmidt
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Smith (NE)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Stark
     Stearns
     Sullivan
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Terry
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Tiberi
     Turner
     Upton
     Walberg
     Walden (OR)
     Walsh (NY)
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watson
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Westmoreland
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson (NM)
     Wilson (SC)
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--7

     Brady (PA)
     Davis, Jo Ann
     Engel
     Fattah
     McMorris Rodgers
     Rogers (MI)
     Souder


                Announcement by the Speaker Pro Tempore

  The SPEAKER pro tempore (during the vote). Members are advised that 2 
minutes remain in this vote.

                              {time}  1959

  So the bill was passed.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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