[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 10]
[House]
[Pages 14100-14120]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2010

  Mr. OBEY. Madam Speaker, I move that the House suspend the rules, 
recede from the House amendment to the Senate amendment to the bill 
(H.R. 4899) making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes, and concur in the 
Senate amendment.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The text of the Senate amendment is as follows:
       Senate amendment:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in 
     the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes, namely:

                                TITLE I

                               CHAPTER 1

                       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

                          Farm Service Agency

           agricultural credit insurance fund program account

       For an additional amount for gross obligations for the 
     principal amount of direct and guaranteed farm ownership (7 
     U.S.C. 1922 et seq.) and operating (7 U.S.C. 1941 et seq.) 
     loans, to be available from funds in the Agricultural Credit 
     Insurance Fund, as follows: guaranteed farm ownership loans, 
     $300,000,000; operating loans, $650,000,000, of which 
     $250,000,000 shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans, 
     $50,000,000 shall be for subsidized guaranteed loans, and 
     $350,000,000 shall be for direct loans.
       For an additional amount for the cost of direct and 
     guaranteed loans, including the cost of modifying loans as 
     defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974, as follows: guaranteed farm ownership loans, 
     $1,110,000; operating loans, $29,470,000, of which $5,850,000 
     shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans, $7,030,000 shall 
     be for subsidized guaranteed loans, and $16,590,000 shall be 
     for direct loans.
       For an additional amount for administrative expenses 
     necessary to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan 
     programs, $1,000,000.

                  Emergency Forest Restoration Program

       For implementation of the emergency forest restoration 
     program established under section 407 of the Agricultural 
     Credit Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2206) for expenses resulting 
     from natural disasters that occurred on or after January 1, 
     2010, and for other purposes, $18,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended: Provided, That the program: (1) 
     shall be carried out without regard to chapter 35 of title 
     44, United States Code (commonly known as the ``Paperwork 
     Reduction Act'') and the Statement of Policy of the Secretary 
     of Agriculture effective July 24, 1971 (36 Fed. Reg. 13804), 
     relating to notices of proposed rulemaking and public 
     participation in rulemaking; and (2) with rules issued 
     without a prior opportunity for notice and comment except, as 
     determined to be appropriate by the Farm Service Agency, 
     rules may be promulgated by an interim rule effective on 
     publication with an opportunity for notice and comment: 
     Provided further, That in carrying out this program, the 
     Secretary shall use the authority provided under section 
     808(2) of title 5, United States Code: Provided further, That 
     to reduce Federal costs in administering this heading, the 
     emergency forest restoration program shall be considered to 
     have met the requirements of the National Environmental 
     Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) for activities 
     similar in nature and quantity to those of the emergency 
     conservation program established under title IV of the 
     Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.).

                      Foreign Agricultural Service

                     food for peace title ii grants

       For an additional amount for ``Food for Peace Title II 
     Grants'' for emergency relief and rehabilitation, and other 
     expenses related to Haiti following the earthquake of January 
     12, 2010, and for other disaster-response activities relating 
     to the earthquake, $150,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended.

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER

       Section 101. None of the funds appropriated or made 
     available by this or any other Act shall be used to pay the 
     salaries and expenses of personnel to carry out a biomass 
     crop assistance program as authorized by section 9011 of 
     Public Law 107-171 in excess of $552,000,000 in fiscal year 
     2010 or $432,000,000 in fiscal year 2011: Provided, That 
     section 3002 shall not apply to the amount under this 
     section.
       Sec. 102. (a) Section 502(h)(8) of the Housing Act of 1949 
     (42 U.S.C. 1472(h)(8)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(8) Fees.--Notwithstanding paragraph (14)(D), with 
     respect to a guaranteed loan issued or modified under this 
     subsection, the Secretary may collect from the lender--
       ``(A) at the time of issuance of the guarantee or 
     modification, a fee not to exceed 3.5 percent of the 
     principal obligation of the loan; and
       ``(B) an annual fee not to exceed 0.5 percent of the 
     outstanding principal balance of the loan for the life of the 
     loan.''.
       (b) Section 739 of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food 
     and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriation 
     Act, 2001 (H.R. 5426 as enacted by Public Law 106-387, 115 
     Stat. 1549A-34) is repealed.
       (c) For gross obligations for the principal amount of 
     guaranteed loans as authorized by title V of the Housing Act 
     of 1949, to be available from funds in the rural housing 
     insurance fund, an additional amount shall be for section 502 
     unsubsidized guaranteed loans sufficient to meet the 
     remaining fiscal year 2010 demand, provided that existing 
     program underwriting standards are maintained, and provided 
     further that the Secretary may waive fees described herein 
     for very low- and low-income borrowers, not to exceed 
     $697,000,000 in loan guarantees.

                               CHAPTER 2

                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

       National Telecommunications and Information Administration

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under the heading ``National 
     Telecommunications and Information Administration'' for 
     Digital-to-Analog Converter Box Program in prior years, 
     $111,500,000 are rescinded.

                  Economic Development Administration

                economic development assistance programs

       Pursuant to section 703 of the Public Works and Economic 
     Development Act (42 U.S.C. 3233), for an additional amount 
     for ``Economic Development Assistance Programs'', for 
     necessary expenses related to disaster relief, long-term 
     recovery, and restoration of infrastructure in States that 
     experienced damage due to severe storms and flooding during 
     March 2010 through May 2010 for which the President declared 
     a major disaster covering an entire State or States with more 
     than 20 counties declared major disasters under title IV of 
     the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
     Assistance Act of 1974, $49,000,000, to remain available 
     until expended.

            National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

                  operations, research, and facilities

       For an additional amount for ``Operations, Research, and 
     Facilities'', $5,000,000, for necessary expenses related to 
     commercial fishery failures as determined by the Secretary of 
     Commerce in January 2010.

             NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

                              Exploration

       The matter contained in title III of division B of Public 
     Law 111-117 regarding ``National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration Exploration'' is amended by inserting at the 
     end of the last proviso ``: Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation, 
     funds made available for Constellation in fiscal year 2010 
     for `National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
     Exploration' and from previous appropriations for `National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration Exploration' shall be 
     available to fund continued performance of Constellation 
     contracts, and performance of such Constellation contracts 
     may not be terminated for convenience by the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration in fiscal year 2010''.

                               CHAPTER 3

                    DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--MILITARY

                           MILITARY PERSONNEL

                        Military Personnel, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Army'', 
     $1,429,809,000.

                        Military Personnel, Navy

       For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Navy'', 
     $40,478,000.

                    Military Personnel, Marine Corps

       For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Marine 
     Corps'', $145,499,000.

                     Military Personnel, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Air 
     Force'', $94,068,000.

                        Reserve Personnel, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Reserve Personnel, Army'', 
     $5,722,000.

                        Reserve Personnel, Navy

       For an additional amount for ``Reserve Personnel, Navy'', 
     $2,637,000.

                    Reserve Personnel, Marine Corps

       For an additional amount for ``Reserve Personnel, Marine 
     Corps'', $34,758,000.

                      Reserve Personnel, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Reserve Personnel, Air 
     Force'', $1,292,000.

                     National Guard Personnel, Army

       For an additional amount for ``National Guard Personnel, 
     Army'', $33,184,000.

                       OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

                    Operation and Maintenance, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Army'', $11,719,927,000, of which $218,300,000 shall be 
     available to restore amounts transferred from this account to 
     ``Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid'' for

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     emergency relief activities related to Haiti following the 
     earthquake of January 12, 2010, and for other disaster-
     response activities relating to the earthquake.

                    Operation and Maintenance, Navy

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Navy'', $2,735,194,000, of which $187,600,000 shall be 
     available to restore amounts transferred from this account to 
     ``Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid'' for 
     emergency relief activities related to Haiti following the 
     earthquake of January 12, 2010, and for other disaster-
     response activities relating to the earthquake.

                Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Marine Corps'', $829,326,000, of which $30,700,000 shall be 
     available to restore amounts transferred from this account to 
     ``Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid'' for 
     emergency relief activities related to Haiti following the 
     earthquake of January 12, 2010, and for other disaster-
     response activities relating to the earthquake.

                  Operation and Maintenance, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Air Force'', $3,835,095,000, of which $218,400,000 shall be 
     available to restore amounts transferred from this account to 
     ``Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid'' for 
     emergency relief activities related to Haiti following the 
     earthquake of January 12, 2010, and for other disaster-
     response activities relating to the earthquake.

                Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Defense-Wide'', $1,236,727,000: Provided, That up to 
     $50,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 
     available for transfer to the Port of Guam Improvement 
     Enterprise Fund established by section 3512 of the Duncan 
     Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2009 (Public Law 110-417): Provided further, That funds 
     transferred under the previous proviso shall be merged with 
     and available for obligation for the same time period and for 
     the same purposes as the appropriation to which transferred: 
     Provided further, That these funds may be transferred by the 
     Secretary of Defense only if he determines such amounts are 
     required to improve facilities, relieve port congestion, and 
     provide greater access to port facilities: Provided further, 
     That any amounts transferred pursuant to the previous three 
     provisos shall be available to the Secretary of 
     Transportation, acting through the Administrator of the 
     Maritime Administration, to carry out under the Port of Guam 
     Improvement Enterprise Program planning, design, and 
     construction of projects for the Port of Guam to improve 
     facilities, relieve port congestion, and provide greater 
     access to port facilities: Provided further, That the 
     transfer authority in this section is in addition to any 
     other transfer authority available to the Department of 
     Defense: Provided further, That the Secretary shall, not 
     fewer than five days prior to making transfers under this 
     authority, notify the congressional defense committees in 
     writing of the details of any such transfer.

                Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Army Reserve'', $41,006,000.

                Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Navy Reserve'', $75,878,000.

            Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Marine Corps Reserve'', $857,000.

              Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Reserve

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Air Force Reserve'', $124,039,000.

             Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Army National Guard'', $180,960,000.

             Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Air National Guard'', $203,287,000.

                    Afghanistan Security Forces Fund

       For an additional amount for ``Afghanistan Security Forces 
     Fund'', $2,604,000,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2011: Provided, That such funds shall be available to the 
     Secretary of Defense, notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, for the purpose of allowing the Commander, Combined 
     Security Transition Command--Afghanistan, or the Secretary's 
     designee, to provide assistance, with the concurrence of the 
     Secretary of State, to the security forces of Afghanistan, 
     including the provision of equipment, supplies, services, 
     training, facility and infrastructure repair, renovation, and 
     construction, and funding: Provided further, That the 
     authority to provide assistance under this heading is in 
     addition to any other authority to provide assistance to 
     foreign nations: Provided further, That contributions of 
     funds for the purposes provided herein from any person, 
     foreign government, or international organization may be 
     credited to this Fund, to remain available until expended, 
     and used for such purposes: Provided further, That the 
     Secretary shall notify the congressional defense committees 
     in writing upon the receipt and upon the transfer of any 
     contribution, delineating the sources and amounts of the 
     funds received and the specific use of such contributions: 
     Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall, not 
     fewer than 15 days prior to making transfers from this 
     appropriation account, notify the congressional defense 
     committees in writing of the details of any such transfer.

                       Iraq Security Forces Fund

       For the ``Iraq Security Forces Fund'', $1,000,000,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2011: Provided, That 
     such funds shall be available to the Secretary of Defense, 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the purpose 
     of allowing the Commander, United States Forces--Iraq, or the 
     Secretary's designee, to provide assistance, with the 
     concurrence of the Secretary of State, to the security forces 
     of Iraq, including the provision of equipment, supplies, 
     services, training, facility and infrastructure repair, and 
     renovation: Provided further, That the authority to provide 
     assistance under this heading is in addition to any other 
     authority to provide assistance to foreign nations: Provided 
     further, That contributions of funds for the purposes 
     provided herein from any person, foreign government, or 
     international organization may be credited to this Fund, to 
     remain available until expended, and used for such purposes: 
     Provided further, That the Secretary shall notify the 
     congressional defense committees in writing upon the receipt 
     and upon the transfer of any contribution, delineating the 
     sources and amounts of the funds received and the specific 
     use of such contributions: Provided further, That the 
     Secretary of Defense shall, not fewer than 15 days prior to 
     making transfers from this appropriation account, notify the 
     congressional defense committees in writing of the details of 
     any such transfer.

                              PROCUREMENT

                       Aircraft Procurement, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Aircraft Procurement, 
     Army'', $219,470,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2012.

        Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Procurement of Weapons and 
     Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army'', $3,000,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2012.

                    Procurement of Ammunition, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Procurement of Ammunition, 
     Army'', $17,055,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2012.

                        Other Procurement, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Other Procurement, Army'', 
     $2,065,006,000, to remain available until September 30, 2012.

                       Aircraft Procurement, Navy

       For an additional amount for ``Aircraft Procurement, 
     Navy'', $296,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2012.

                        Other Procurement, Navy

       For an additional amount for ``Other Procurement, Navy'', 
     $31,576,000, to remain available until September 30, 2012.

                       Procurement, Marine Corps

       For an additional amount for ``Procurement, Marine Corps'', 
     $162,927,000, to remain available until September 30, 2012.

                    Aircraft Procurement, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Aircraft Procurement, Air 
     Force'', $174,766,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2012.

                      Other Procurement, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Other Procurement, Air 
     Force'', $672,741,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2012.

                       Procurement, Defense-Wide

       For an additional amount for ``Procurement, Defense-Wide'', 
     $189,276,000, to remain available until September 30, 2012.

              Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle Fund

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For an additional amount for the ``Mine Resistant Ambush 
     Protected Vehicle Fund'', $1,123,000,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2011: Provided, That such funds shall be 
     available to the Secretary of Defense, notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, to procure, sustain, transport, and 
     field Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles: Provided 
     further, That the Secretary shall transfer such funds only to 
     appropriations for operations and maintenance; procurement; 
     research, development, test and evaluation; and defense 
     working capital funds to accomplish the purpose provided 
     herein: Provided further, That the funds transferred shall be 
     merged with and available for the same purposes and the same 
     time period as the appropriation to which they are 
     transferred: Provided further, That this transfer authority 
     is in addition to any other transfer authority available to 
     the Department of Defense: Provided further, That the 
     Secretary shall, not fewer than 10 days prior to making 
     transfers from this appropriation, notify the congressional 
     defense committees in writing of the details of any such 
     transfer.

               RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION

            Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy

       For an additional amount for ``Research, Development, Test 
     and Evaluation, Navy'', $44,835,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2011.

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         Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Research, Development, Test 
     and Evaluation, Air Force'', $163,775,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2011.

        Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide

       For an additional amount for ``Research, Development, Test 
     and Evaluation, Defense-Wide'', $65,138,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2011.

                     REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS

                     Defense Working Capital Funds

       For an additional amount for ``Defense Working Capital 
     Funds'', $1,134,887,000, to remain available until expended.

                  OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS

                         Defense Health Program

       For an additional amount for ``Defense Health Program'', 
     $33,367,000 for operation and maintenance: Provided, That 
     language under this heading in title VI, division A of Public 
     Law 111-118 is amended by striking ``$15,093,539,000'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``$15,121,714,000''.

             Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For an additional amount for ``Drug Interdiction and 
     Counter-Drug Activities, Defense'', $94,000,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2011.

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER

       Sec. 301.  Funds appropriated by this Act, or made 
     available by the transfer of funds in this Act, for 
     intelligence activities are deemed to be specifically 
     authorized by the Congress for purposes of section 504(a)(1) 
     of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 414(a)(1)): 
     Provided, That section 8079 of the Department of Defense 
     Appropriations Act, 2010 (Public Law 111-118; 123 Stat. 3446) 
     is amended by striking ``fiscal year 2010 until'' and all 
     that follows and insert ``fiscal year 2010.''.

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 302.  Section 8005 of the Department of Defense 
     Appropriations Act, 2010 (division A of Public Law 111-118) 
     is amended by striking ``$4,000,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``$4,500,000,000''.
       Sec. 303.  Funds made available in this chapter to the 
     Department of Defense for operation and maintenance may be 
     used to purchase items having an investment unit cost of not 
     more than $250,000: Provided, That upon determination by the 
     Secretary of Defense that such action is necessary to meet 
     the operational requirements of a Commander of a Combatant 
     Command engaged in contingency operations overseas, such 
     funds may be used to purchase items having an investment item 
     unit cost of not more than $500,000.
       Sec. 304.  Of the funds obligated or expended by any 
     Federal agency in support of emergency humanitarian 
     assistance services at the request of or in coordination with 
     the Department of Defense, the Department of State, or the 
     U.S. Agency for International Development, on or after 
     January 12, 2010 and before February 12, 2010, in support of 
     the Haitian earthquake relief efforts not to exceed $500,000 
     are deemed to be specifically authorized by the Congress.
       Sec. 305.  Section 8011 of the title VIII, division A of 
     Public Law 111-118 is amended by striking ``within 30 days of 
     enactment of this Act'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``30 
     days prior to contract award''.

                             (rescissions)

       Sec. 306. (a) Of the funds appropriated in Department of 
     Defense Appropriation Acts, the following funds are hereby 
     rescinded from the following accounts and programs in the 
     specified amounts:
       ``Other Procurement, Air Force, 2009/2011'', $5,000,000; 
     and
       ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army, 2009/
     2010'', $72,161,000.
       (b) Section 3002 shall not apply to the amounts in this 
     section.
       Sec. 307.  None of the funds provided in this chapter may 
     be used to finance programs or activities denied by Congress 
     in fiscal years 2009 or 2010 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.

       high-value detainee interrogation group charter and report

       Sec. 308. (a) Submission of Charter and Procedures.--Not 
     later than 30 days after the final approval of the charter 
     and procedures for the interagency body established to carry 
     out an interrogation pursuant to a recommendation of the 
     report of the Special Task Force on interrogation and 
     Transfer Policies submitted under section 5(g) of Executive 
     Order 13491 (commonly known as the High-Value Detainee 
     Interrogation Group), or not later than 30 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, whichever is later, the 
     Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the 
     congressional intelligence committees such charter and 
     procedures.
       (b) Updates.--Not later than 30 days after the final 
     approval of any significant modification or revision to the 
     charter or procedures referred to in subsection (a), the 
     Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the 
     congressional intelligence committees any such modification 
     or revision.
       (c) Lessons Learned.--Not later than 60 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National 
     Intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence 
     committees a report setting forth an analysis and assessment 
     of the lessons learned as a result of the operations and 
     activities of the High-Value Detainee Interrogation Group 
     since the establishment of that group.
       (d) Submittal of Charter and Reports to Additional 
     Committees of Congress.--At the same time the Director of 
     National Intelligence submits the charter and procedures 
     referred to in subsection (a), any modification or revision 
     to the charter or procedures under subsection (b), and any 
     report under subsection (c) to the congressional intelligence 
     committees, the Director shall also submit such matter to--
       (1) the Committees on Armed Services, Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs, the Judiciary, and Appropriations of 
     the Senate; and
       (2) the Committees on Armed Services, Homeland Security, 
     the Judiciary, and Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives.

                               CHAPTER 4

                      DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--CIVIL

                         DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

                       Corps of Engineers--Civil

                             investigations

       For an additional amount for ``Investigations'', 
     $5,400,000: Provided, That funds provided under this heading 
     in this chapter shall be used for studies in States affected 
     by severe storms and flooding: Provided further, That the 
     Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works shall provide 
     a monthly report to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives and the Senate detailing the 
     allocation and obligation of these funds, beginning not later 
     than 60 days after enactment of this Act.

                   mississippi river and tributaries

       For an additional amount for ``Mississippi River and 
     Tributaries'' to dredge eligible projects in response to, and 
     repair damages to Federal projects caused by, natural 
     disasters, $18,600,000, to remain available until expended: 
     Provided, That the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil 
     Works shall provide a monthly report to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
     detailing the allocation and obligation of these funds, 
     beginning not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act.

                       operation and maintenance

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance'' 
     to dredge navigation projects in response to, and repair 
     damages to Corps projects caused by, natural disasters, 
     $173,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That the Secretary of the Army is directed to use $44,000,000 
     of the amount provided under this heading for nondisaster 
     related emergency repairs to critical infrastructure: 
     Provided further, That the Assistant Secretary of the Army 
     for Civil Works shall provide a monthly report to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     and the Senate detailing the allocation and obligation of 
     these funds, beginning not later than 60 days after enactment 
     of this Act.

                 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 natural disasters as authorized by law, 
     $20,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works 
     shall provide a monthly report to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
     detailing the allocation and obligation of these funds, 
     beginning not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act.

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER


                        emergency drought relief

       Sec. 401. For an additional amount for ``Water and Related 
     Resources'', $10,000,000, for drought emergency assistance: 
     Provided, That financial assistance may be provided under the 
     Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 (43 
     U.S.C. 2201 et seq.) and any other applicable Federal law 
     (including regulations) for the optimization and conservation 
     of project water supplies to assist drought-plagued areas of 
     the West.
       Sec. 402.  Funds made available in the Energy and Water 
     Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 
     (Public Law 111-85), under the account ``Weapons Activities'' 
     shall be available for the purchase of not to exceed one 
     aircraft.

  reclassification of certain appropriations for the national nuclear 
                        security administration

       Sec. 403. (a) Fiscal Year 2009 Appropriations.--The matter 
     under the heading ``Weapons Activities'' under the heading 
     ``National Nuclear Security Administration'' under the 
     heading ``Atomic Energy Defense Activities'' under the 
     heading ``Department of Energy'' under title III of division 
     C of the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 111-8; 
     123 Stat. 621) is amended by striking ``the 09-D-007 LANSCE 
     Refurbishment, PED,'' and inserting ``capital equipment 
     acquisition, installation, and associated design funds for 
     LANSCE,''.
       (b) Fiscal Year 2010 Appropriations.--The amount 
     appropriated under the heading ``Weapons Activities'' under 
     the heading ``National Nuclear Security Administration'' 
     under the heading ``Atomic Energy Defense Activities'' under 
     the heading ``Department of Energy'' under title III of the 
     Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies 
     Appropriations

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     Act, 2010 (Public Law 111-85; 123 Stat. 2866) and made 
     available for LANSCE Reinvestment, PED, Los Alamos National 
     Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, shall be made available 
     instead for capital equipment acquisition, installation, and 
     associated design funds for LANSCE, Los Alamos National 
     Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico.
       Sec. 404. (a) Section 104(c) of the Reclamation States 
     Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 (43 U.S.C. 2214(c)) is 
     amended by striking ``September 30, 2010'' and inserting 
     ``September 30, 2012'' in lieu thereof.
       (b) Section 301 of the Reclamation States Emergency Drought 
     Relief Act of 1991 (43 U.S.C. 2241) is amended by striking 
     ``through 2010'' and inserting ``through 2012'' in lieu 
     thereof.
       Sec. 405. (a) The Secretary of the Army shall not be 
     required to make a determination under the National Historic 
     Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470, et seq.) for the 
     project for flood control, Trinity River and tributaries, 
     Texas, authorized by section 2 of the Act entitled ``An Act 
     authorizing the construction, repair, and preservation of 
     certain public works on rivers and harbors, and for other 
     purposes'', approved March 2, 1945 [59 Stat. 18], as modified 
     by section 5141 of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     2007 [121 Stat. 1253].
       (b) The Federal Highway Administration is exempt from the 
     requirements of 49 U.S.C. 303 and 23 U.S.C. 138 for any 
     highway project to be constructed in the vicinity of the 
     Dallas Floodway, Dallas, Texas.
       Sec. 406. (a) The Secretary of the Army may use funds made 
     available under the heading ``operation and maintenance'' of 
     this chapter to place, at full Federal expense, dredged 
     material available from maintenance dredging of existing 
     Federal navigation channels located in the Gulf Coast region 
     to mitigate the impacts of the Deepwater Horizon Oil spill in 
     the Gulf of Mexico.
       (b) The Secretary of the Army shall coordinate the 
     placement of dredged material with appropriate Federal and 
     Gulf Coast State agencies.
       (c) The placement of dredged material pursuant to this 
     section shall not be subject to a least-cost-disposal 
     analysis or to the development of a Chief of Engineers 
     report.
       (d) Nothing in this section shall affect the ability or 
     authority of the Federal Government to recover costs from an 
     entity determined to be a responsible party in connection 
     with the Deepwater Horizon Oil spill pursuant to the Oil 
     Pollution Act of 1990 or any other applicable Federal statute 
     for actions undertaken pursuant to this section.

                               CHAPTER 5

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

                          Departmental Offices

                         salaries and expenses

       For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'' for 
     necessary expenses for emergency relief, rehabilitation, and 
     reconstruction aid, and other expenses related to Haiti 
     following the earthquake of January 12, 2010, and for other 
     disaster-response activities relating to the earthquake, 
     $690,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
     funds appropriated in this paragraph may be used to reimburse 
     obligations incurred for the purposes provided herein prior 
     to enactment of this Act.

                      Office of Inspector General

                         salaries and expenses

                              (rescission)

       Of the amounts made available for necessary expenses of the 
     Office of Inspector General under this heading in Public Law 
     111-117, $1,800,000 are rescinded: Provided, That section 
     3002 shall not apply to the amount under this heading.

                          DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

                             Federal Funds

  federal payment to the public defender service for the district of 
                                columbia

                         (including rescission)

       For an additional amount for ``Federal Payment to the 
     Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia'', 
     $700,000, to remain available until September 30, 2012.
       Of the funds provided under this heading for ``Federal 
     Payment to the District of Columbia Public Defender Service'' 
     in title IV of division D of Public Law 111-8, $700,000 are 
     rescinded: Provided, That section 3002 shall not apply to the 
     amounts under this heading.

                           INDEPENDENT AGENCY

                  Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission

                         salaries and expenses

       For the necessary expenses of the Financial Crisis Inquiry 
     Commission established pursuant to section 5 of the Fraud 
     Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-21), 
     $1,800,000, to remain available until February 15, 2011: 
     Provided, That section 3002 shall not apply to the amount 
     under this heading.

                               CHAPTER 6

                    DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

                              Coast Guard

                           operating expenses

       For an additional amount for ``Operating Expenses'' for 
     necessary expenses and other disaster-response activities 
     related to Haiti following the earthquake of January 12, 
     2010, $50,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2012.

              acquisition, construction, and improvements

       For an additional amount for ``Acquisition, Construction, 
     and Improvements'', $15,500,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2014, for aircraft replacement.

                  Federal Emergency Management Agency

                            disaster relief

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For an additional amount for ``Disaster Relief'', 
     $5,100,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
     $5,000,000 shall be transferred to the Department of Homeland 
     Security Office of the Inspector General for audits and 
     investigations related to disasters.

           United States Citizenship and Immigration Services

       For an additional amount for ``United States Citizenship 
     and Immigration Services'' for necessary expenses and other 
     disaster response activities related to Haiti following the 
     earthquake of January 12, 2010, $10,600,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2011.

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER

       Sec. 601.  Notwithstanding the 10 percent limitation 
     contained in section 503(c) of Public Law 111-83, for fiscal 
     year 2010, the Secretary of Homeland Security may transfer to 
     the fund established by 8 U.S.C. 1101 note, up to 
     $20,000,000, from appropriations available to the Department 
     of Homeland Security: Provided, That the Secretary shall 
     notify the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and 
     House of Representatives 5 days in advance of such transfer.

                             (rescissions)

       Sec. 602. (a) The following unobligated balances made 
     available pursuant to section 505 of Public Law 110-329 are 
     rescinded: $2,200,000 from Coast Guard ``Operating 
     Expenses''; $1,800,000 from the ``Office of the Secretary and 
     Executive Management''; and $489,152 from ``Analysis and 
     Operations''.
       (b) The third clause of the proviso directing the 
     expenditure of funds under the heading ``Alteration of 
     Bridges'' in the Department of Homeland Security 
     Appropriations Act, 2009, is repealed, and from available 
     balances made available for Coast Guard ``Alteration of 
     Bridges'', $5,910,848 are rescinded: Provided, That funds 
     rescinded pursuant to this subsection shall exclude balances 
     made available in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act 
     of 2009 (Public Law 111-5).
       (c) From the unobligated balances of appropriations made 
     available in Public Law 111-83 to the ``Office of the Federal 
     Coordinator for Gulf Coast Rebuilding'', $700,000 are 
     rescinded.
       (d) Section 3002 shall not apply to the amounts in this 
     section.
       Sec. 603.  The Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency shall consider satisfied for Hurricane 
     Katrina the non-Federal match requirement for assistance 
     provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency pursuant 
     to section 404(a) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
     and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5170c(a).
       Sec. 604.  Funds appropriated in Public Law 111-83 under 
     the heading National Protection and Programs Directorate 
     ``Infrastructure Protection and Information Security'' shall 
     be available for facility upgrades and related costs to 
     establish a United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team 
     Operations Support Center/Continuity of Operations 
     capability.
       Sec. 605.  Two C-130J aircraft funded elsewhere in this Act 
     shall be transferred to the Coast Guard.
       Sec. 606.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     including any agreement, the Federal share of assistance, 
     including direct Federal assistance provided under sections 
     403, 406, and 407 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
     and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5140b, 5172, and 
     5173), for damages resulting from FEMA-3311-EM-RI, FEMA-1894-
     DR, FEMA-1906-DR, FEMA-1909-DR, and all other areas 
     Presidentially declared a disaster, prior to or following 
     enactment, and resulting from the May 1 and 2, 2010 weather 
     events that elicited FEMA-1909-DR, shall not be less than 90 
     percent of the eligible costs under such sections.
       Sec. 607. (a) Not later than 30 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary for the 
     Transportation Security Administration shall issue a security 
     directive that requires a commercial foreign air carrier who 
     operates flights in and out of the United States to check the 
     list of individuals that the Transportation Security 
     Administration has prohibited from flying not later than 30 
     minutes after such list is modified and provided to such air 
     carrier.
       (b) The requirements of subsection (a) shall not apply to 
     commercial foreign air carriers that operate flights in and 
     out of the United States and that are enrolled in the Secure 
     Flight program or that are Advance Passenger Information 
     System Quick Query (AQQ) compliant.

                               CHAPTER 7

                          DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

                        Departmental Management

                         salaries and expenses

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For an additional amount for ``Departmental Management'' 
     for mine safety activities and legal services related to the 
     Department of Labor's caseload before the Federal Mine Safety 
     and Health Review Commission (``FMSHRC''), $18,200,000, which 
     shall remain available for obligation through the date that 
     is 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act: 
     Provided, That the Secretary of Labor may transfer such sums 
     as necessary to the ``Mine Safety and Health Administration'' 
     for enforcement and mine safety activities, which may include 
     conference litigation functions related to the

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     FMSHRC caseload, investigation of the Upper Big Branch Mine 
     disaster, standards and rulemaking activities, emergency 
     response equipment purchases and upgrades, and organizational 
     improvements: Provided further, That the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
     are notified at least 15 days in advance of any transfer.

                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

                        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'' for necessary expenses for 
     emergency relief and reconstruction aid, and other expenses 
     related to Haiti following the earthquake of January 12, 
     2010, and for other disaster-response activities relating to 
     the earthquake, $220,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended: Provided, That these funds may be transferred by 
     the Secretary to accounts within the Department of Health and 
     Human Services, shall be merged with the appropriation to 
     which transferred, and shall be available only for the 
     purposes provided herein: Provided further, That none of the 
     funds provided in this paragraph may be transferred prior to 
     notification of the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
     of Representatives and the Senate: Provided further, That the 
     transfer authority provided in this paragraph is in addition 
     to any other transfer authority available in this or any 
     other Act: Provided further, That funds appropriated in this 
     paragraph may be used to reimburse agencies for obligations 
     incurred for the purposes provided herein prior to enactment 
     of this Act: Provided further, That funds may be used for the 
     non-Federal share of expenditures for medical assistance 
     furnished under title XIX of the Social Security Act, and for 
     child health assistance furnished under title XXI of such 
     Act, that are related to earthquake response activities: 
     Provided further, That funds may be used for services 
     performed by the National Disaster Medical System in 
     connection with such earthquake, for the return of evacuated 
     Haitian citizens to Haiti, and for grants to States and other 
     entities to reimburse payments made for otherwise 
     uncompensated health and human services furnished in 
     connection with individuals given permission by the United 
     States Government to come from Haiti to the United States 
     after such earthquake, and not eligible for assistance under 
     such titles: Provided further, That the limitation in 
     subsection (d) of section 1113 of the Social Security Act 
     shall not apply with respect to any repatriation assistance 
     provided in response to the Haiti earthquake of January 12, 
     2010: Provided further, That with respect to the previous 
     proviso, such additional repatriation assistance shall only 
     be available from the funds appropriated herein.

                             RELATED AGENCY

            Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission

                         salaries and expenses

       For an additional amount for ``Federal Mine Safety and 
     Health Review Commission, Salaries and Expenses''$3,800,000, 
     to remain available for obligation for 12 months after 
     enactment of this Act.

                               CHAPTER 8

                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

      Payment to Widows and Heirs of Deceased Members of Congress

       For a payment to Joyce Murtha, widow of John P. Murtha, 
     late a Representative from Pennsylvania, $174,000: Provided, 
     That section 3002 shall not apply to this appropriation.

                             CAPITOL POLICE

                            General Expenses

       For an additional amount for ``Capitol Police, General 
     Expenses'' to purchase and install the indoor coverage 
     portion of the new radio system for the Capitol Police, 
     $12,956,000, to remain available until September 30, 2012: 
     Provided, That the Chief of the Capitol Police may not 
     obligate any of the funds appropriated under this heading 
     without approval of an obligation plan by the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives.

                               CHAPTER 9

                         MILITARY CONSTRUCTION

                      Military Construction, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Military Construction, 
     Army'', $242,296,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2012: 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.

                    Military Construction, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Military Construction, Air 
     Force'', $406,590,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2012: 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.

          Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Family Housing Operation and 
     Maintenance, Air Force'', $7,953,000.

                     DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

                    Veterans Benefits Administration

                       compensation and pensions

       For an additional amount for ``Compensation and Pensions'', 
     $13,377,189,000, to remain available until expended: 
     Provided, That section 3002 shall not apply to the amount 
     under this heading.

                    GENERAL PROVISION--THIS CHAPTER

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 901. (a) Of the amounts made available to the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs under the ``Construction, 
     Major Projects'' account, in fiscal year 2010 or previous 
     fiscal years, up to $67,000,000 may be transferred to the 
     ``Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund'' account or may 
     be retained in the ``Construction, Major Projects'' account 
     and used by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for such major 
     medical facility projects (as defined under section 8104(a) 
     of title 38, United States Code) that have been authorized by 
     law as the Secretary considers appropriate: Provided, That 
     any amount transferred from ``Construction, Major Projects'' 
     shall be derived from unobligated balances that are a direct 
     result of bid savings: Provided further, That no amounts may 
     be transferred from amounts that were designated by Congress 
     as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Concurrent 
     Resolution on the Budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
       (b) Section 3002 shall not apply to the amount in this 
     section.


  limitation on use of funds available to the department of veterans 
                                affairs

       Sec. 902. The amount made available to the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs by this chapter under the heading ``Veterans 
     Benefits Administration'' under the heading ``compensation 
     and pensions'' may not be obligated or expended until the 
     expiration of the period for Congressional disapproval under 
     chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred 
     to as the ``Congressional Review Act''), of the regulations 
     prescribed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs pursuant to 
     section 1116 of title 38, United States Code, to establish a 
     service connection between exposure of veterans to Agent 
     Orange during service in the Republic of Vietnam during the 
     Vietnam era and hairy cell leukemia and other chronic B cell 
     leukemias, Parkinson's disease, and ischemic heart disease.

                               CHAPTER 10

                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

                   Administration of Foreign Affairs

                    diplomatic and consular programs

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For an additional amount for ``Diplomatic and Consular 
     Programs'', $1,261,000,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2011: Provided, That the Secretary of State may 
     transfer up to $149,500,000 of the total funds made available 
     under this heading to any other appropriation of any 
     department or agency of the United States, upon concurrence 
     of the head of such department or agency and after 
     consultation with the Committees on Appropriations, to 
     support operations in and assistance for Afghanistan and 
     Pakistan and to carry out the provisions of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961.
       For an additional amount for ``Diplomatic and Consular 
     Programs'' for necessary expenses for emergency relief, 
     rehabilitation, and reconstruction support, and other 
     expenses related to Haiti following the earthquake of January 
     12, 2010, $65,000,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2011: Provided, That funds appropriated in this paragraph 
     may be used to reimburse obligations incurred for the 
     purposes provided herein prior to enactment of this Act: 
     Provided further, That up to $3,700,000 of the funds made 
     available in this paragraph may be transferred to, and merged 
     with, funds made available under the heading ``Emergencies in 
     the Diplomatic and Consular Service'': Provided further, That 
     up to $290,000 of the funds made available in this paragraph 
     may be transferred to, and merged with, funds made available 
     under the heading ``Repatriation Loans Program Account''.

                      office of inspector general

       For an additional amount for ``Office of Inspector 
     General'' for necessary expenses for oversight of operations 
     and programs in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iraq, $3,600,000, 
     to remain available until September 30, 2013.

            embassy security, construction, and maintenance

       For an additional amount for ``Embassy Security, 
     Construction, and Maintenance'' for necessary expenses for 
     emergency needs in Haiti following the earthquake of January 
     12, 2010, $79,000,000, to remain available until expended: 
     Provided, That funds appropriated in this paragraph may be 
     used to reimburse obligations incurred for the purposes 
     provided herein prior to enactment of this Act.

                      International Organizations

        contributions for international peacekeeping activities

       For an additional amount for ``Contributions for 
     International Peacekeeping Activities'' for necessary 
     expenses for emergency security related to Haiti following 
     the earthquake of January 12, 2010, $96,500,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2011: Provided, That funds 
     appropriated in this paragraph may be used to reimburse 
     obligations incurred for the purposes provided herein prior 
     to enactment of this Act.

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                             RELATED AGENCY

                    Broadcasting Board of Governors

                 international broadcasting operations

       For an additional amount for ``International Broadcasting 
     Operations'' for necessary expenses for emergency 
     broadcasting support and other expenses related to Haiti 
     following the earthquake of January 12, 2010, $3,000,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2011: Provided, That 
     funds appropriated in this paragraph may be used to reimburse 
     obligations incurred for the purposes provided herein prior 
     to enactment of this Act.

           UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

                  Funds Appropriated to the President

                      office of inspector general

       For an additional amount for ``Office of Inspector 
     General'' for necessary expenses for oversight of operations 
     and programs in Afghanistan and Pakistan, $3,400,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2013.
       For an additional amount for ``Office of Inspector 
     General'' for necessary expenses for oversight of emergency 
     relief, rehabilitation, and reconstruction aid, and other 
     expenses related to Haiti following the earthquake of January 
     12, 2010, $4,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2012: Provided, That up to $1,500,000 of the funds 
     appropriated in this paragraph may be used to reimburse 
     obligations incurred for the purposes provided herein prior 
     to enactment of this Act.

                     BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE

                  Funds Appropriated to the President

                    global health and child survival

       For an additional amount for ``Global Health and Child 
     Survival'' for necessary expenses for pandemic preparedness 
     and response, $45,000,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2011.

                   international disaster assistance

       For an additional amount for ``International Disaster 
     Assistance'' for necessary expenses for emergency relief and 
     rehabilitation, and other expenses related to Haiti following 
     the earthquake of January 12, 2010, $460,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended: Provided, That funds appropriated 
     in this paragraph may be used to reimburse obligations 
     incurred for the purposes provided herein prior to enactment 
     of this Act.

                         Economic Support Fund

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For an additional amount for ``Economic Support Fund'', 
     $1,620,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2012, 
     of which not less than $1,309,000,000 shall be made available 
     for assistance for Afghanistan and not less than $259,000,000 
     shall be made available for assistance for Pakistan: 
     Provided, That funds appropriated under this heading in this 
     Act and in prior Acts making appropriations for the 
     Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs 
     that are made available for assistance for Afghanistan may be 
     made available, after consultation with the Committees on 
     Appropriations, for disarmament, demobilization and 
     reintegration activities, subject to the requirements of 
     section 904(e) in this chapter, and for a United States 
     contribution to an internationally managed fund to support 
     the reintegration into Afghan society of individuals who have 
     renounced violence against the Government of Afghanistan.
       For an additional amount for ``Economic Support Fund'' for 
     necessary expenses for emergency relief, rehabilitation, and 
     reconstruction aid, and other expenses related to Haiti 
     following the earthquake of January 12, 2010, $770,000,000, 
     to remain available until September 30, 2012: Provided, That 
     of the funds appropriated in this paragraph, up to 
     $120,000,000 may be transferred to the Department of the 
     Treasury for United States contributions to a multi-donor 
     trust fund for reconstruction and recovery efforts in Haiti: 
     Provided further, That of the funds appropriated in this 
     paragraph, up to $10,000,000 may be transferred to, and 
     merged with, funds made available under the heading ``United 
     States Agency for International Development, Funds 
     Appropriated to the President, Operating Expenses'' for 
     administrative costs relating to the purposes provided herein 
     and to reimburse obligations incurred for the purposes 
     provided herein prior to enactment of this Act: Provided 
     further, That funds appropriated in this paragraph may be 
     transferred to, and merged with, funds available under the 
     heading ``Development Credit Authority'' for the purposes 
     provided herein: Provided further, That such transfer 
     authority is in addition to any other transfer authority 
     provided by this or any other Act: Provided further, That 
     funds made available to the Comptroller General pursuant to 
     title I, chapter 4 of Public Law 106-31, to monitor the 
     provision of assistance to address the effects of hurricanes 
     in Central America and the Caribbean, shall also be available 
     to the Comptroller General to monitor relief, rehabilitation, 
     and reconstruction aid, and other expenses related to Haiti 
     following the earthquake of January 12, 2010, and shall 
     remain available until expended: Provided further, That funds 
     appropriated in this paragraph may be made available to the 
     United States Agency for International Development and the 
     Department of State to reimburse any accounts for obligations 
     incurred for the purpose provided herein prior to enactment 
     of this Act.
       For an additional amount for ``Economic Support Fund'' for 
     necessary expenses for assistance for Jordan, $100,000,000, 
     to remain available until September 30, 2012.

                          Department of State

                    migration and refugee assistance

       For an additional amount for ``Migration and Refugee 
     Assistance'' for necessary expenses for assistance for 
     refugees and internally displaced persons, $165,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended.

                       Department of the Treasury

               international affairs technical assistance

       For an additional amount for ``International Affairs 
     Technical Assistance'' for necessary expenses for emergency 
     relief, rehabilitation, and reconstruction aid, and other 
     expenses related to Haiti following the earthquake of January 
     12, 2010, $7,100,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2012: Provided, That of the funds appropriated in this 
     paragraph, up to $60,000 may be used to reimburse obligations 
     incurred for the purposes provided herein prior to enactment 
     of this Act.

                   INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE

                          Department of State

          international narcotics control and law enforcement

       For an additional amount for ``International Narcotics 
     Control and Law Enforcement'', $1,034,000,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2012: Provided, That of the 
     funds appropriated under this heading, not less than 
     $650,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for Iraq 
     of which $450,000,000 is for one-time start up costs and 
     limited operational costs of the Iraqi police program, and 
     $200,000,000 is for implementation, management, security, 
     communications, and other expenses related to such program 
     and may be obligated only after the Secretary of State 
     determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations 
     that the Government of Iraq supports and is cooperating with 
     such program: Provided further, That funds appropriated in 
     this chapter for assistance for Iraq shall not be subject to 
     the limitation on assistance in section 7042(b)(1) of 
     division F of Public Law 111-117: Provided further, That of 
     the funds appropriated in this paragraph, not less than 
     $169,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for 
     Afghanistan and not less than $40,000,000 shall be made 
     available for assistance for Pakistan: Provided further, That 
     of the funds appropriated under this heading, $175,000,000 
     shall be made available for assistance for Mexico for 
     judicial reform, institution building, anti-corruption, and 
     rule of law activities, and shall be available subject to 
     prior consultation with, and the regular notification 
     procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations.
       For an additional amount for ``International Narcotics 
     Control and Law Enforcement'' for necessary expenses for 
     emergency relief, rehabilitation, and reconstruction aid, and 
     other expenses related to Haiti following the earthquake of 
     January 12, 2010, $147,660,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2012: Provided, That funds appropriated in this 
     paragraph may be used to reimburse obligations incurred for 
     the purposes provided herein prior to enactment of this Act.

                  Funds Appropriated to the President

                   foreign military financing program

       For an additional amount for ``Foreign Military Financing 
     Program'', $100,000,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2012, of which not less than $50,000,000 shall be made 
     available for assistance for Pakistan and not less than 
     $50,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for 
     Jordan.

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER

                        extension of authorities

       Sec. 1001.  Funds appropriated in this chapter 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. 6212), 
     and section 504(a)(1) of the National Security Act of 1947 
     (50 U.S.C. 414(a)(1)).

                              allocations

       Sec. 1002. (a) Funds appropriated in this chapter for the 
     following accounts shall be made available for programs and 
     countries in the amounts contained in the respective tables 
     included in the report accompanying this Act:
       (1) ``Diplomatic and Consular Programs''.
       (2) ``Economic Support Fund''.
       (3) ``International Narcotics Control and Law 
     Enforcement''.
       (b) For the purposes of implementing this section, and only 
     with respect to the tables included in the report 
     accompanying this Act, the Secretary of State and the 
     Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
     Development, as appropriate, may propose deviations to the 
     amounts referred in subsection (a), subject to the regular 
     notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations 
     and section 634A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.

               spending plans and notification procedures

       Sec. 1003. (a) Spending Plans.--Not later than 45 days 
     after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in 
     consultation with the Administrator of the United States 
     Agency for International Development, and the Broadcasting 
     Board of Governors, shall submit reports to the Committees on 
     Appropriations detailing planned uses of funds appropriated 
     in this chapter, except for funds appropriated under the 
     headings ``International Disaster Assistance'' and 
     ``Migration and Refugee Assistance''.
       (b) Obligation Reports.--The Secretary of State, in 
     consultation with the Administrator of

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     the United States Agency for International Development, and 
     the Broadcasting Board of Governors, shall submit reports to 
     the Committees on Appropriations not later than 90 days after 
     enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter until 
     September 30, 2012, on obligations, expenditures, and program 
     outputs and outcomes.
       (c) Notification.--Funds made available in this chapter 
     shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of 
     the Committees on Appropriations and section 634A of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, except for funds appropriated 
     under the headings ``International Disaster Assistance'' and 
     ``Migration and Refugee Assistance''.

                              afghanistan

       Sec. 1004. (a) The terms and conditions of sections 
     1102(a), (b)(1), (c), and (d) of Public Law 111-32 shall 
     apply to funds appropriated in this chapter that are 
     available for assistance for Afghanistan.
       (b) Funds appropriated in this chapter and in prior Acts 
     making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 
     operations, and related programs under the headings 
     ``Economic Support Fund'' and ``International Narcotics 
     Control and Law Enforcement'' that are available for 
     assistance for Afghanistan may be obligated only if the 
     Secretary of State reports to the Committees on 
     Appropriations that prior to the disbursement of funds, 
     representatives of the Afghan national, provincial or local 
     government, local communities and civil society 
     organizations, as appropriate, will be consulted and 
     participate in the design of programs, projects, and 
     activities, and following such disbursement will participate 
     in implementation and oversight, and progress will be 
     measured against specific benchmarks.
       (c)(1) Funds appropriated in this chapter may be made 
     available for assistance for the Government of Afghanistan 
     only if the Secretary of State determines and reports to the 
     Committees on Appropriations that the Government of 
     Afghanistan is--
       (A) cooperating with United States reconstruction and 
     reform efforts;
       (B) demonstrating a commitment to accountability by 
     removing corrupt officials, implementing fiscal transparency 
     and other necessary reforms of government institutions, and 
     facilitating active public engagement in governance and 
     oversight of public resources; and
       (C) respecting the internationally recognized human rights 
     of Afghan women.
       (2) If at any time after making the determination required 
     in paragraph (1) the Secretary receives credible information 
     that the factual basis for such determination no longer 
     exists, the Secretary should suspend assistance and promptly 
     inform the relevant Afghan authorities that such assistance 
     is suspended until sufficient factual basis exists to support 
     the determination.
       (d) Funds appropriated in this chapter and in prior Acts 
     that are available for assistance for Afghanistan may be made 
     available to support reconciliation with, or reintegration 
     of, former combatants only if the Secretary of State 
     determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations 
     that--
       (1) Afghan women are participating at national, provincial 
     and local levels of government in the design, policy 
     formulation and implementation of the reconciliation or 
     reintegration process, and women's internationally recognized 
     human rights are protected in such process; and
       (2) such funds will not be used to support any pardon, 
     immunity from prosecution or amnesty, or any position in the 
     Government of Afghanistan or security forces, for any leader 
     of an armed group responsible for crimes against humanity, 
     war crimes, or other violations of internationally recognized 
     human rights.
       (e) Funds appropriated in this chapter that are available 
     for assistance for Afghanistan may be made available to 
     support the work of the Independent Electoral Commission and 
     the Electoral Complaints Commission in Afghanistan only if 
     the Secretary of State determines and reports to the 
     Committees on Appropriations that--
       (1) the Independent Electoral Commission has no members or 
     other employees who participated in, or helped to cover up, 
     acts of fraud in the 2009 elections for president in 
     Afghanistan, and the Electoral Complaints Commission is a 
     genuinely independent body with all the authorities that were 
     invested in it under Afghanistan law as of December 31, 2009, 
     and with no members appointed by the President of 
     Afghanistan; and
       (2) the central Government of Afghanistan has taken steps 
     to ensure that women are able to exercise their rights to 
     political participation, whether as candidates or voters.
       (f)(1) Not more than 45 days after enactment of this Act, 
     the Secretary of State, in consultation with the 
     Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
     Development, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations 
     a strategy to address the needs and protect the rights of 
     Afghan women and girls, including planned expenditures of 
     funds appropriated in this chapter, and detailed plans for 
     implementing and monitoring such strategy.
       (2) Such strategy shall be coordinated with and support the 
     goals and objectives of the National Action Plan for Women of 
     Afghanistan and the Afghan National Development Strategy and 
     shall include a defined scope and methodology to measure the 
     impact of such assistance.
       (g)(1) Notwithstanding section 303 of the Federal Property 
     and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253) and 
     requirements for awarding task orders under task and delivery 
     order contracts under section 303J of such Act (41 U.S.C. 
     253j), the Secretary of State may award task orders for 
     police training in Afghanistan under current Department of 
     State contracts for police training.
       (2) Any task order awarded under paragraph (1) shall be for 
     a limited term and shall remain in performance only until a 
     successor contract or contracts awarded by the Department of 
     Defense using full and open competition have entered into 
     full performance after completion of any start-up or 
     transition periods.

                                pakistan

       Sec. 1005. (a) Funds appropriated in this chapter and in 
     prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, 
     foreign operations, and related programs under the headings 
     ``Foreign Military Financing Program'' and ``Pakistan 
     Counterinsurgency Capability Fund'' shall be made available--
       (1) in a manner that promotes unimpeded access by 
     humanitarian organizations to detainees, internally displaced 
     persons, and other Pakistani civilians adversely affected by 
     the conflict; and
       (2) in accordance with section 620J of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961, and the Secretary of State shall 
     inform relevant Pakistani authorities of the requirements of 
     section 620J and of its application, and regularly monitor 
     units of Pakistani security forces that receive United States 
     assistance and the performance of such units.
       (b)(1) Of the funds appropriated in this chapter under the 
     heading ``Economic Support Fund'' for assistance for 
     Pakistan, $5,000,000 shall be made available through the 
     Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, Department of 
     State, for human rights programs in Pakistan, including 
     training of government officials and security forces, and 
     assistance for human rights organizations.
       (2) Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act and 
     prior to the obligation of funds under this subsection, the 
     Secretary of State shall submit to the Committees on 
     Appropriations a human rights strategy in Pakistan including 
     the proposed uses of funds.
       (c) Of the funds appropriated in this chapter under the 
     heading ``Economic Support Fund'' for assistance for 
     Pakistan, up to $1,500,000 should be made available to the 
     Department of State and the United States Agency for 
     International Development for the lease of aircraft to 
     implement programs and conduct oversight in northwestern 
     Pakistan, which shall be coordinated under the authority of 
     the United States Chief of Mission in Pakistan.

                                  iraq

       Sec. 1006. (a) The uses of aircraft in Iraq purchased or 
     leased with funds made available under the headings 
     ``International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement'' and 
     ``Diplomatic and Consular Affairs'' in this chapter and in 
     prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, 
     foreign operations, and related programs shall be coordinated 
     under the authority of the United States Chief of Mission in 
     Iraq.
       (b) The terms and conditions of section 1106(b) of Public 
     Law 111-32 shall apply to funds made available in this 
     chapter for assistance for Iraq under the heading 
     ``International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement''.
       (c) Of the funds appropriated in this chapter and in prior 
     acts making appropriations for the Department of State, 
     foreign operations, and related programs under the headings 
     ``Diplomatic and Consular Programs'' and ``Embassy Security, 
     Construction, and Maintenance'' for Afghanistan, Pakistan and 
     Iraq, up to $300,000,000 may, after consultation with the 
     Committees on Appropriations, be transferred between, and 
     merged with, such appropriations for activities related to 
     security for civilian led operations in such countries.

                                 haiti

       Sec. 1007. (a) Funds appropriated in this chapter and in 
     prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, 
     foreign operations, and related programs under the headings 
     ``Economic Support Fund'' and ``International Narcotics 
     Control and Law Enforcement'' that are available for 
     assistance for Haiti may be obligated only if the Secretary 
     of State reports to the Committees on Appropriations that 
     prior to the disbursement of funds, representatives of the 
     Haitian national, provincial or local government, local 
     communities and civil society organizations, as appropriate, 
     will be consulted and participate in the design of programs, 
     projects, and activities, and following such disbursement 
     will participate in implementation and oversight, and 
     progress will be measured against specific benchmarks.
       (b)(1) Funds appropriated in this chapter under the 
     headings ``Economic Support Fund'' and ``International 
     Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement'' may be made available 
     for assistance for the Government of Haiti only if the 
     Secretary of State determines and reports to the Committees 
     on Appropriations that the Government of Haiti is--
       (A) cooperating with United States reconstruction and 
     reform efforts; and
       (B) demonstrating a commitment to accountability by 
     removing corrupt officials, implementing fiscal transparency 
     and other necessary reforms of government institutions, and 
     facilitating active public engagement in governance and 
     oversight of public resources.
       (2) If at any time after making the determination required 
     in paragraph (1) the Secretary receives credible information 
     that the factual basis for making such determination no 
     longer exists, the Secretary should suspend assistance and

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     promptly inform the relevant Haitian authorities that such 
     assistance is suspended until sufficient factual basis exists 
     to support the determination.
       (c)(1) Funds appropriated in this chapter for bilateral 
     assistance for Haiti may be provided as direct budget support 
     to the central Government of Haiti only if the Secretary of 
     State reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the 
     Government of the United States and the Government of Haiti 
     have agreed, in writing, to clear and achievable goals and 
     objectives for the use of such funds, and have established 
     mechanisms within each implementing agency to ensure that 
     such funds are used for the purposes for which they were 
     intended.
       (2) The Secretary should suspend any such direct budget 
     support to an implementing agency if the Secretary has 
     credible evidence of misuse of such funds by any such agency.
       (3) Any such direct budget support shall be subject to 
     prior consultation with the Committees on Appropriations.
       (d) Funds appropriated in this chapter that are made 
     available for assistance for Haiti shall be made available, 
     to the maximum extent practicable, in a manner that 
     emphasizes the participation and leadership of Haitian women 
     and directly improves the security, economic and social well-
     being, and political status of Haitian women and girls.
       (e) Funds appropriated in this chapter may be made 
     available for assistance for Haiti notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, except for section 620J of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 and provisions of this chapter.

                           haiti debt relief

       Sec. 1008. (a) For an additional amount for ``Contribution 
     to the Inter-American Development Bank'', ``Contribution to 
     the International Development Association'', and 
     ``Contribution to the International Fund for Agricultural 
     Development'', to cancel Haiti's existing debts and 
     repayments on disbursements from loans committed prior to 
     January 12, 2010, and for the United States share of an 
     increase in the resources of the Fund for Special Operations 
     of the Inter-American Development Bank, to the extent 
     separately authorized in this chapter, in furtherance of 
     providing debt relief for Haiti in view of the Cancun 
     Declaration of March 21, 2010, a total of $212,000,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2012.
       (b) Up to $40,000,000 of the amounts appropriated under the 
     heading ``Department of the Treasury, Debt Restructuring'' in 
     prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, 
     foreign operations, and related programs may be used to 
     cancel Haiti's existing debts and repayments on disbursements 
     from loans committed prior to January 12, 2010, to the Inter-
     American Development Bank, the International Development 
     Association, and the International Fund for Agricultural 
     Development, and for the United States share of an increase 
     in the resources of the Fund for Special Operations of the 
     Inter-American Development Bank in furtherance of providing 
     debt relief to Haiti in view of the Cancun Declaration of 
     March 21, 2010.

                      haiti debt relief authority

       Sec. 1009.  The Inter-American Development Bank Act, Public 
     Law 86-147, as amended (22 U.S.C. 283 et seq.), is further 
     amended by adding at the end thereof the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 40. AUTHORITY TO VOTE FOR AND CONTRIBUTE TO AN 
                   INCREASE IN RESOURCES OF THE FUND FOR SPECIAL 
                   OPERATIONS; PROVIDING DEBT RELIEF TO HAITI.

       ``(a) Vote Authorized.--In accordance with section 5 of 
     this Act, the United States Governor of the Bank is 
     authorized to vote in favor of a resolution to increase the 
     resources of the Fund for Special Operations up to 
     $479,000,000, in furtherance of providing debt relief for 
     Haiti in view of the Cancun Declaration of March 21, 2010, 
     which provides that:
       ``(1) Haiti's debts to the Fund for Special Operations are 
     to be cancelled;
       ``(2) Haiti's remaining local currency conversion 
     obligations to the Fund for Special Operations are to be 
     cancelled;
       ``(3) undisbursed balances of existing loans of the Fund 
     for Special Operations to Haiti are to be converted to 
     grants; and
       ``(4) the Fund for Special Operations is to make available 
     significant and immediate grant financing to Haiti as well as 
     appropriate resources to other countries remaining as 
     borrowers within the Fund for Special Operations, consistent 
     with paragraph 6 of the Cancun Declaration of March 21, 2010.
       ``(b) Contribution Authority.--To the extent and in the 
     amount provided in advance in appropriations Acts the United 
     States Governor of the Bank may, on behalf of the United 
     States and in accordance with section 5 of this Act, 
     contribute up to $252,000,000 to the Fund for Special 
     Operations, which will provide for debt relief of:
       ``(1) up to $240,000,000 to the Fund for Special 
     Operations;
       ``(2) up to $8,000,000 to the International Fund For 
     Agricultural Development (IFAD); and
       ``(3) up to $4,000,000 for the International Development 
     Association (IDA).
       ``(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--To pay for the 
     contribution authorized under subsection (b), there are 
     authorized to be appropriated, without fiscal year 
     limitation, for payment by the Secretary of the Treasury 
     $212,000,000, for the United States contribution to the Fund 
     for Special Operations.''.

                                 mexico

       Sec. 1010. (a) For purposes of funds appropriated in this 
     chapter and in prior Acts making appropriations for the 
     Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs 
     under the heading ``International Narcotics Control and Law 
     Enforcement'' that are made available for assistance for 
     Mexico, the provisions of paragraphs (1) through (3) of 
     section 7045(e) of the Department of State, Foreign 
     Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2009 
     (division H of Public Law 111-8) shall apply and the report 
     required in paragraph (1) shall be based on a determination 
     by the Secretary of State of compliance with each of the 
     requirements in paragraph (1)(A) through (D).
       (b) Funds appropriated in this chapter under the heading 
     ``International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement'' that 
     are available for assistance for Mexico may be made available 
     only after the Secretary of State submits a report to the 
     Committees on Appropriations detailing a coordinated, multi-
     year, interagency strategy to address the causes of drug-
     related violence and other organized criminal activity in 
     Central and South America, Mexico, and the Caribbean, which 
     shall describe--
       (1) the United States multi-year strategy for the region, 
     including a description of key challenges in the source, 
     transit, and demand zones; the key objectives of the 
     strategy; and a detailed description of outcome indicators 
     for measuring progress toward such objectives;
       (2) the integration of diplomatic, administration of 
     justice, law enforcement, civil society, economic 
     development, demand reduction, and other assistance to 
     achieve such objectives;
       (3) progress in phasing out law enforcement activities of 
     the militaries of each recipient country, as applicable; and
       (4) governmental efforts to investigate and prosecute 
     violations of internationally recognized human rights.
       (c) Of the funds appropriated in this chapter under the 
     heading ``Diplomatic and Consular Programs'', up to 
     $5,000,000 may be made available for armored vehicles and 
     other emergency diplomatic security support for United States 
     Government personnel in Mexico.

                              el salvador

       Sec. 1011.  Of the funds appropriated in this chapter under 
     the heading ``Economic Support Fund'', $25,000,000 shall be 
     made available for necessary expenses for emergency relief 
     and reconstruction assistance for El Salvador related to 
     Hurricane/Tropical Storm Ida.

                    democratic republic of the congo

       Sec. 1012.  Of the funds appropriated in this chapter under 
     the heading ``Economic Support Fund'', $15,000,000 shall be 
     made available for necessary expenses for emergency security 
     and humanitarian assistance for civilians, particularly women 
     and girls, in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic 
     of the Congo.

                  international scientific cooperation

       Sec. 1013.  Funds appropriated in prior Acts making 
     appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 
     operations, and related programs that are made available for 
     science and technology centers in the former Soviet Union may 
     be used to support productive, non-military projects that 
     engage scientists and engineers who have no weapons 
     background, but whose competence could otherwise be applied 
     to weapons development, provided such projects are executed 
     through existing science and technology centers and 
     notwithstanding sections 503 and 504 of the FREEDOM Support 
     Act (Public Law 102-511), and following consultation with the 
     Committees on Appropriations, the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
     of the House of Representatives.

                 international renewable energy agency

       Sec. 1014.  For fiscal year 2011 and thereafter, the 
     President is authorized to accept the statute of, and to 
     maintain membership of the United States in, the 
     International Renewable Energy Agency, and the United States' 
     assessed contributions to maintain such membership may be 
     paid from funds appropriated for ``Contributions to 
     International Organizations''.

                 office of inspector general personnel

       Sec. 1015. (a) Funds appropriated in this chapter for the 
     United States Agency for International Development Office of 
     Inspector General (OIG) may be made available to contract 
     with United States citizens for personal services when the 
     Inspector General determines that the personnel resources of 
     the OIG are otherwise insufficient.
       (1) Not more than 5 percent of the OIG personnel 
     (determined on a full-time equivalent basis), as of any given 
     date, are serving under personal services contracts.
       (2) Contracts under this paragraph shall not exceed a term 
     of 2 years unless the Inspector General determines that 
     exceptional circumstances justify an extension of up to 1 
     additional year, and contractors under this paragraph shall 
     not be considered employees of the Federal Government for 
     purposes of title 5, United States Code, or members of the 
     Foreign Service for purposes of title 22, United States Code.
       (b)(1) The Inspector General may waive subsections (a) 
     through (d) of section 8344, and subsections (a) through (e) 
     of section 8468 of title 5, United States Code, and 
     subsections (a) through (d) of section 4064 of title 22, 
     United States Code, on behalf of any re-employed annuitant 
     serving in a position within the OIG to facilitate the 
     assignment of persons to positions in Iraq, Pakistan, 
     Afghanistan, and Haiti or to positions vacated by members of 
     the Foreign Service assigned to those countries.

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       (2) The authority provided in paragraph (1) shall be 
     exercised on a case-by-case basis for positions for which 
     there is difficulty recruiting or retaining a qualified 
     employee or to address a temporary emergency hiring need, 
     individuals employed by the OIG under this paragraph shall 
     not be considered employees for purposes of subchapter III of 
     chapter 83 of title 5, United States Code, or chapter 84 of 
     such title, and the authorities of the Inspector General 
     under this paragraph shall terminate on October 1, 2012.

                      authority to reprogram funds

       Sec. 1016.  Of the funds appropriated by this chapter for 
     assistance for Afghanistan, Iraq and Pakistan, up to 
     $100,000,000 may be made available pursuant to the authority 
     of section 451 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as 
     amended, for assistance in the Middle East and South Asia 
     regions if the President finds, in addition to the 
     requirements of section 451 and certifies and reports to the 
     Committees on Appropriations, that exercising the authority 
     of this section is necessary to protect the national security 
     interests of the United States: Provided, That the Secretary 
     of State shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations 
     prior to the reprogramming of such funds, which shall be 
     subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
     Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That the 
     funding limitation otherwise applicable to section 451 of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall not apply to this 
     section: Provided further, That the authority of this section 
     shall expire upon enactment of the Department of State, 
     Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 
     2011.

        special inspector general for afghanistan reconstruction

                         (including rescission)

       Sec. 1017. (a) Of the funds appropriated under the heading 
     ``Department of State, Administration of Foreign Affairs, 
     Office of Inspector General'' and authorized to be 
     transferred to the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan 
     Reconstruction in title XI of Public Law 111-32, $7,200,000 
     are rescinded.
       (b) For an additional amount for ``Department of State, 
     Administration of Foreign Affairs, Office of Inspector 
     General'' which shall be available for the Special Inspector 
     General for Afghanistan Reconstruction for reconstruction 
     oversight in Afghanistan, $7,200,000, and shall remain 
     available until September 30, 2011.

                               CHAPTER 11

                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

             National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

                     highway traffic safety grants

                          (highway trust fund)

                         (including rescission)

       Of the amounts provided for Safety Belt Performance Grants 
     in Public Law 111-117, $15,000,000 shall be available to pay 
     for expenses necessary to discharge the functions of the 
     Secretary, with respect to traffic and highway safety under 
     subtitle C of title X of Public Law 109-59 and chapter 301 
     and part C of subtitle VI of title 49, United States Code, 
     and for the planning or execution of programs authorized 
     under section 403 of title 23, United States Code: Provided, 
     That such funds shall be available until September 30, 2011, 
     and shall be in addition to the amount of any limitation 
     imposed on obligations in fiscal year 2011.
       Of the amounts made available for Safety Belt Performance 
     Grants under section 406 of title 23, United States Code, 
     $25,000,000 in unobligated balances are permanently 
     rescinded: Provided, That section 3002 shall not apply to the 
     amounts under this heading.

            consumer assistance to recycle and save program

                              (rescission)

       Of the amounts made available for the Consumer Assistance 
     to Recycle and Save Program, $44,000,000 in unobligated 
     balances are rescinded.

              DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

                   Community Planning and Development

                       community development fund

       For an additional amount for the ``Community Development 
     Fund'', for necessary expenses related to disaster relief, 
     long-term recovery, and restoration of infrastructure, 
     housing, and economic revitalization in areas affected by 
     severe storms and flooding from March 2010 through May 2010 
     for which the President declared a major disaster covering an 
     entire State or States with more than 20 counties declared 
     major disasters under title IV of the Robert T. Stafford 
     Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act of 1974, 
     $100,000,000, to remain available until expended, for 
     activities authorized under title I of the Housing and 
     Community Development Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-383): 
     Provided, That funds shall be awarded directly to the State 
     or unit of general local government at the discretion of the 
     Secretary: Provided further, That prior to the obligation of 
     funds a grantee shall submit a plan to the Secretary 
     detailing the proposed use of all funds, including criteria 
     for eligibility and how the use of these funds will address 
     long-term recovery and restoration of infrastructure: 
     Provided further, That funds provided under this heading may 
     be used by a State or locality as a matching requirement, 
     share, or contribution for any other Federal program: 
     Provided further, That such funds may not be used for 
     activities reimbursable by, or for which funds are made 
     available by, the Federal Emergency Management Agency or the 
     Army Corps of Engineers: Provided further, That funds 
     allocated under this heading shall not adversely affect the 
     amount of any formula assistance received by a State or 
     subdivision thereof under the Community Development Fund: 
     Provided further, That a State or subdivision thereof may use 
     up to 5 percent of its allocation for administrative costs: 
     Provided further, That in administering the funds under this 
     heading, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may 
     waive, or specify alternative requirements for, any provision 
     of any statute or regulation that the Secretary administers 
     in connection with the obligation by the Secretary or the use 
     by the recipient of these funds or guarantees (except for 
     requirements related to fair housing, nondiscrimination, 
     labor standards, and the environment), upon a request by a 
     State or subdivision thereof explaining why such waiver is 
     required to facilitate the use of such funds or guarantees, 
     if the Secretary finds that such waiver would not be 
     inconsistent with the overall purpose of title I of the 
     Housing and Community Development Act of 1974: Provided 
     further, That the Secretary shall publish in the Federal 
     Register any waiver of any statute or regulation that the 
     Secretary administers pursuant to title I of the Housing and 
     Community Development Act of 1974 no later than 5 days before 
     the effective date of such waiver: Provided further, That the 
     Secretary shall obligate to a State or subdivision thereof 
     not less than 50 percent of the funding provided under this 
     heading within 90 days after the enactment of this Act.

                                TITLE II

                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

                  Economic Development Administration

                economic development assistance programs

       For an additional amount, in addition to amounts provided 
     elsewhere in this Act, for ``Economic Development Assistance 
     Programs'', to carry out planning, technical assistance and 
     other assistance under section 209, and consistent with 
     section 703(b), of the Public Works and Economic Development 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 3149, 3233), in States affected by the 
     incidents related to the discharge of oil that began in 2010 
     in connection with the explosion on, and sinking of, the 
     mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon, $5,000,000, 
     to remain available until expended.

            National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

                  operations, research, and facilities

       For an additional amount, in addition to amounts provided 
     elsewhere in this Act, for ``Operations, Research, and 
     Facilities'', $13,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended, for responding to economic impacts on fishermen and 
     fishery-dependent businesses: Provided, That the amounts 
     appropriated herein are not available unless the Secretary of 
     Commerce determines that resources provided under other 
     authorities and appropriations including by the responsible 
     parties under the Oil Pollution Act, 33 U.S.C. 2701, et seq., 
     are not sufficient to respond to economic impacts on 
     fishermen and fishery-dependent business following an 
     incident related to a spill of national significance declared 
     under the National Contingency Plan provided for under 
     section 105 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
     Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9605).
       For an additional amount, in addition to amounts provided 
     elsewhere in this Act, for ``Operations, Research, and 
     Facilities'', for activities undertaken including scientific 
     investigations and sampling as a result of the incidents 
     related to the discharge of oil and the use of oil 
     dispersants that began in 2010 in connection with the 
     explosion on, and sinking of, the mobile offshore drilling 
     unit Deepwater Horizon, $7,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended. These activities may be funded through the 
     provision of grants to universities, colleges and other 
     research partners through extramural research funding.

                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

                      Food and Drug Administration

                         salaries and expenses

       For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'', 
     Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human 
     Services, for food safety monitoring and response activities 
     in connection with the incidents related to the discharge of 
     oil that began in 2010 in connection with the explosion on, 
     and sinking of, the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater 
     Horizon, $2,000,000, to remain available until expended.

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

                          Departmental Offices

                        Office of the Secretary

                         salaries and expenses

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For an additional amount for the ``Office of the Secretary, 
     Salaries and Expenses'' for increased inspections, 
     enforcement, investigations, environmental and engineering 
     studies, and other activities related to emergency offshore 
     oil spill incidents in the Gulf of Mexico, $29,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended: Provided, That such funds 
     may be transferred by the Secretary to any other account in 
     the Department of the Interior to carry out the purposes 
     provided herein.

                         DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

                            Legal Activities

            salaries and expenses, general legal activities

       For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses, 
     General Legal Activities'', $10,000,000,

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     to remain available until expended, for litigation expenses 
     resulting from incidents related to the discharge of oil that 
     began in 2010 in connection with the explosion on, and 
     sinking of, the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater 
     Horizon.

                    ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

                         Science and Technology

       For an additional amount for ``Science and Technology'' for 
     a study on the potential human and environmental risks and 
     impacts of the release of crude oil and the application of 
     dispersants, surface washing agents, bioremediation agents, 
     and other mitigation measures listed in the National 
     Contingency Plan Product List (40 C.F.R. Part 300 Subpart J), 
     as appropriate, $2,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended: Provided, That the study shall be performed at the 
     direction of the Administrator of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency, in coordination with the Secretary of 
     Commerce and the Secretary of the Interior: Provided further, 
     That the study may be funded through the provision of grants 
     to universities and colleges through extramural research 
     funding.

                     GENERAL PROVISION--THIS TITLE

                           deepwater horizon

       Sec. 2001.  Section 6002(b) of the Oil Pollution Act of 
     1990 (33 U.S.C. 2752) is amended in the second sentence:
       (1) by inserting ``: (1)'' before ``may obtain an advance'' 
     and after ``the Coast Guard'';
       (2) by striking ``advance. Amounts'' and inserting the 
     following: ``advance; (2) in the case of discharge of oil 
     that began in 2010 in connection with the explosion on, and 
     sinking of, the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater 
     Horizon, may, without further appropriation, obtain one or 
     more advances from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund as 
     needed, up to a maximum of $100,000,000 for each advance, the 
     total amount of all advances not to exceed the amounts 
     available under section 9509(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 9509(c)(2)), and within 7 days of 
     each advance, shall notify Congress of the amount advanced 
     and the facts and circumstances necessitating the advance; 
     and (3) amounts''.


                   prohibition on fines and liability

       Sec. 2002. None of the funds made available by this Act 
     shall be used to levy against any person any fine, or to hold 
     any person liable for construction or renovation work 
     performed by the person, in any State under the final rule 
     entitled ``Lead; Renovation, Repair, and Painting Program; 
     Lead Hazard Information Pamphlet; Notice of Availability; 
     Final Rule'' (73 Fed. Reg. 21692 (April 22, 2008)), and the 
     final rule entitled ``Lead; Amendment to the Opt-out and 
     Recordkeeping Provisions in the Renovation, Repair, and 
     Painting Program'' signed by the Administrator on April 22, 
     2010.


                              right-of-way

       Sec. 2003.  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     the Secretary of the Interior shall--
       (1) not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, amend Right-of-Way Grants No. NVN-49781/IDI-26446/
     NVN-85211/NVN-85210 of the Bureau of Land Management to shift 
     the 200-foot right-of-way for the 500-kilovolt transmission 
     line project to the alignment depicted on the maps entitled 
     ``Southwest Intertie Project'' and dated December 10, 2009, 
     and May 21, 2010, and approve the construction, operation and 
     maintenance plans of the project; and
       (2) not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, issue a notice to proceed with construction of the 
     project in accordance with the amended grants and approved 
     plans described in paragraph (1).
       (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Secretary of Energy may provide or facilitate federal 
     financing for the project described in subsection (a) under 
     the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public 
     Law 111-5; 123 Stat. 115) or the Energy Policy Act of 2005 
     (42 U.S.C. 15801 et seq.), based on the comprehensive reviews 
     and consultations performed by the Secretary of the Interior.


            funding for environmental and fisheries impacts

       Sec. 2004.  (1) Fisheries Disaster Relief.--For an 
     additional amount, in addition to other amounts provided in 
     this Act for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, $15,000,000 to be available to provide 
     fisheries disaster relief under section 312 of the Magnuson-
     Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 
     1861a) related to a commercial fishery failure due to a 
     fishery resource disaster in the Gulf of Mexico that resulted 
     from the Deepwater Horizon oil discharge.
       (2) Expanded stock assessment of fisheries.--For an 
     additional amount, in addition to other amounts provided in 
     this Act for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, $10,000,000 to conduct an expanded stock 
     assessment of the fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico. Such 
     expanded stock assessment shall include an assessment of the 
     commercial and recreational catch and biological sampling, 
     observer programs, data management and processing activities, 
     the conduct of assessments, and follow-up evaluations of such 
     fisheries.
       (3) Ecosystem services impacts study.--For an additional 
     amount, in addition to other amounts provided for the 
     Department of Commerce, $1,000,000 to be available for the 
     National Academy of Sciences to conduct a study of the long-
     term ecosystem service impacts of the Deepwater Horizon oil 
     discharge. Such study shall assess long-term costs to the 
     public of lost water filtration, hunting, and fishing 
     (commercial and recreational), and other ecosystem services 
     associated with the Gulf of Mexico.
       (4) In general.--Of the amounts appropriated or made 
     available under division B, title I of Public Law 111-117 
     that remain unobligated as of the date of the enactment of 
     this Act under Procurement, Acquisition, and Construction for 
     the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     $26,000,000 of the amounts appropriated are hereby rescinded.

                               TITLE III

                      GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS ACT

                         availability of funds

       Sec. 3001  No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current 
     fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.

                         emergency designation

       Sec. 3002.  Unless otherwise specified, each amount in this 
     Act is designated as an emergency requirement and necessary 
     to meet emergency needs pursuant to sections 403(a) and 
     423(b) of S. Con. Res. 13 (111th Congress), the concurrent 
     resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010.
       Sec. 3003. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     for fiscal year 2010 only, all funds received from sales, 
     bonuses, royalties, and rentals under the Geothermal Steam 
     Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. Sec. Sec. 1001 et seq.) shall be 
     deposited in the Treasury, of which--
       (1) 50 percent shall be used by the Secretary of the 
     Treasury to make payments to States within the boundaries of 
     which the leased land and geothermal resources are located;
       (2) 25 percent shall be used by the Secretary of the 
     Treasury to make payments to the counties within the 
     boundaries of which the leased land or geothermal resources 
     are located; and
       (3) 25 percent shall be deposited in miscellaneous 
     receipts.
       (b) Section 3002 shall not apply to this section.
       Sec. 3004. (a) Public Law 111-88, the Interior, 
     Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010, 
     is amended under the heading ``Office of the Special Trustee 
     for American Indians'' by--
       (1) striking ``$185,984,000'' and inserting 
     ``$176,984,000''; and
       (2) striking ``$56,536,000'' and inserting ``$47,536,000''.
       (b) Section 3002 shall not apply to the amounts in this 
     section.
       Sec. 3005.  Section 502(c) of the Chesapeake Bay Initiative 
     Act of 1998 (16 U.S.C. 461 note; Public Law 105-312) is 
     amended by striking ``2008'' and inserting ``2011''.
       Sec. 3006.  For fiscal years 2010 and 2011--
       (1) the National Park Service Recreation Fee Program 
     account may be available for the cost of adjustments and 
     changes within the original scope of contracts for National 
     Park Service projects funded by Public Law 111-5 and for 
     associated administrative costs when no funds are otherwise 
     available for such purposes;
       (2) notwithstanding section 430 of division E of Public Law 
     111-8 and section 444 of Public Law 111-88, the Secretary of 
     the Interior may utilize unobligated balances for adjustments 
     and changes within the original scope of projects funded 
     through division A, title VII, of Public Law 111-5 and for 
     associated administrative costs when no funds are otherwise 
     available;
       (3) the Secretary of the Interior shall ensure that any 
     unobligated balances utilized pursuant to paragraph (2) shall 
     be derived from the bureau and account for which the project 
     was funded in Public Law 111-5; and
       (4) the Secretary of the Interior shall consult with the 
     Committees on Appropriations prior to making any charges 
     authorized by this section.
       Sec. 3007. (a) Section 205(d) of the Federal Land 
     Transaction Facilitation Act (43 U.S.C. 2304(d)) is amended 
     by striking ``10 years'' and inserting ``11 years''.
       (b) Section 3002 shall not apply to this section.
       Sec. 3008.  Of the amounts appropriated for the Edward 
     Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program under subpart 
     1 of part E of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
     Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3750 et seq.) under the 
     heading ``state and local law enforcement assistance'' under 
     the heading ``Office of Justice Programs'' under the heading 
     ``State and Local Law Enforcement Activities'' under title II 
     of the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 111-8; 
     123 Stat. 579), at the discretion of the Attorney General, 
     the amounts to be made available to Genesee County, Michigan 
     for assistance for individuals transitioning from prison in 
     Genesee County, Michigan pursuant to the joint statement of 
     managers accompanying that Act may be made available to My 
     Brother's Keeper of Genesee County, Michigan to provide 
     assistance for individuals transitioning from prison in 
     Genesee County, Michigan.
       Sec. 3009.  Section 159(b)(2)(C) of title I of division A 
     of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010 (49 U.S.C. 24305 
     note) is amended by striking clauses (i) and (ii) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(i) requiring inspections of any container containing a 
     firearm or ammunition; and
       ``(ii) the temporary suspension of firearm carriage service 
     if credible intelligence information indicates a threat 
     related to the national rail system or specific routes or 
     trains.''.


  public availability of contractor integrity and performance database

       Sec. 3010. Section 872(e)(1) of the Clean Contracting Act 
     of 2008 (subtitle G of title VIII of Public Law 110-417; 41 
     U.S.C. 417b(e)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following: ``In addition, the Administrator shall post all 
     such information, excluding past performance

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     reviews, on a publicly available Internet website.''.


                assessments on guantanamo bay detainees

       Sec. 3011.  (a) Submission of Information Related to 
     Disposition Decisions.--Not later than 45 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National 
     Intelligence, in coordination with the participants of the 
     interagency review of Guantanamo Bay detainees conducted 
     pursuant to Executive Order 13492 (10 U.S.C. 801 note), shall 
     fully inform the congressional intelligence committees 
     concerning the basis for the disposition decisions reached by 
     the Guantanamo Review Task Force, and shall provide to the 
     congressional intelligence committees--
       (1) the written threat analyses prepared on each detainee 
     by the Guantanamo Review Task Force established pursuant to 
     Executive Order 13492; and
       (2) access to the intelligence information that formed the 
     basis of any such specific assessments or threat analyses.
       (b) Future Submissions.--In addition to the analyses, 
     assessments, and information required under subsection (a) 
     and not later than 10 days after the date that a threat 
     assessment described in subsection (a) is disseminated, the 
     Director of National Intelligence shall provide to the 
     congressional intelligence committees--
       (1) any new threat assessment prepared by any element of 
     the intelligence community of a Guantanamo Bay detainee who 
     remains in detention or is pending release or transfer; and
       (2) access to the intelligence information that formed the 
     basis of such threat assessment.
       (c) Congressional Intelligence Committees Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``congressional intelligence committees'' 
     has the meaning given that term in section 3(7) of the 
     National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401a(7)).
       Sec. 3012.  Of the amounts appropriated for the Edward 
     Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program under subpart 
     1 of part E of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
     Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3750 et seq.) under the 
     heading ``state and local law enforcement assistance'' under 
     the heading ``Office of Justice Programs'' under the heading 
     ``State and Local Law Enforcement Activities'' under title II 
     of the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 111-8; 
     123 Stat. 579), at the discretion of the Attorney General, 
     the amounts to be made available to the Marcus Institute, 
     Atlanta, Georgia, to provide remediation for the potential 
     consequences of childhood abuse and neglect, pursuant to the 
     joint statement of managers accompanying that Act, may be 
     made available to the Georgia State University Center for 
     Healthy Development, Atlanta, Georgia.


                       coastal impact assistance

       Sec. 3013. Section 31 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands 
     Act (43 U.S.C. 1356a) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(e) Emergency Funding.--
       ``(1) In general.--In response to a spill of national 
     significance under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 
     2701 et seq.), at the request of a producing State or coastal 
     political subdivision and notwithstanding the requirements of 
     part 12 of title 43, Code of Federal Regulations (or a 
     successor regulation), the Secretary may immediately disburse 
     funds allocated under this section for 1 or more individual 
     projects that are--
       ``(A) consistent with subsection (d); and
       ``(B) specifically designed to respond to the spill of 
     national significance.
       ``(2) Approval by secretary.--The Secretary may, in the 
     sole discretion of the Secretary, approve, on a project by 
     project basis, the immediate disbursal of the funds under 
     paragraph (1).
       ``(3) State requirements.--
       ``(A) Additional information.--If the Secretary approves a 
     project for funding under this subsection that is included in 
     a plan previously approved under subsection (c), not later 
     than 90 days after the date of the funding approval, the 
     producing State or coastal political subdivision shall submit 
     to the Secretary any additional information that the 
     Secretary determines to be necessary to ensure that the 
     project is in compliance with subsection (d).
       ``(B) Amendment to plan.--If the Secretary approves a 
     project for funding under this subsection that is not 
     included in a plan previously approved under subsection (c), 
     not later than 90 days after the date of the funding 
     approval, the producing State or coastal political 
     subdivision shall submit to the Secretary for approval an 
     amendment to the plan that includes any projects funded under 
     paragraph (1), as well as any information about such projects 
     that the Secretary determines to be necessary to ensure that 
     the project is in compliance with subsection (d).
       ``(C) Limitation.--If a producing State or coastal 
     political subdivision does not submit the additional 
     information or amendments to the plan required by this 
     paragraph, or if, based on the information submitted by the 
     Secretary determines that the project is not in compliance 
     with subsection (d), by the deadlines specified in this 
     paragraph, the Secretary shall not disburse any additional 
     funds to the producing State or the coastal political 
     subdivisions until the date on which the additional 
     information or amendment to the plan has been approved by the 
     Secretary.''.
       This Act may be cited as the ``Supplemental Appropriations 
     Act, 2010''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from 
Wisconsin (Mr. Obey) and the gentleman from California (Mr. Lewis) each 
will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Wisconsin.


                             General Leave

  Mr. OBEY. Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members 
have 5 legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include 
extraneous material on H.R. 4899.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Wisconsin?
  There was no objection.
  Mr. OBEY. Madam Speaker, I yield myself 3 minutes.
  Madam Speaker, I have a double and conflicting obligation on this 
matter. As chairman of the committee, I have an obligation to this 
House to bring this war supplemental before the House to allow this 
institution to work its will. But I also have the obligation of my 
conscience to indicate by my individual vote my profound skepticism 
that this action will accomplish much more than to serve as a 
recruiting incentive for those who most want to do us ill.
  Last year, as the administration was undertaking its Afghanistan 
review, I expressed my concern that the best policy in the world could 
not succeed if we did not have the tools on the ground, namely, the 
effective cooperation of the governments of Afghanistan and Pakistan, 
to accomplish it. I submit today that those critical tools are not at 
hand.
  The Afghan Government has not demonstrated the focused determination, 
reliability, and judgment necessary to bring this effort to a rational 
and successful conclusion. Even if we could have greater confidence in 
that government's capacity, it would likely take so long that it will 
obliterate our ability to make the kinds of long-term investments in 
our own country that are so desperately needed.
  We have appropriated over $1 trillion for the wars in Iraq and 
Afghanistan to date, more than $700 billion to Iraq and $300 billion 
for Afghanistan. These wars have been paid for with borrowed money. 
What's happened with this bill is a good indication of the tensions in 
the false choices that we face. The bill started in March as a domestic 
disaster relief and youth summer jobs bill, and the Senate added war 
funding. Then we tried to do something about other emergencies this 
year, such as the loss of more than 100,000 teachers' jobs because of 
devastating State and local budget cuts, border security 
vulnerabilities, and a shortfall in Pell Grant funding because more 
students qualify for aid due to the economic recession.
  The House tried to fund those emergencies, which were largely paid 
for with offsets to other programs, but now, true to form, virtually 
everything we've attempted to do this year to address the economic 
crisis and emergencies on the domestic side of the ledger has fallen by 
the wayside. And on the current course, we will face the very same 
situation again next year and the following year as well.
  Military experts tell us that it could take up to 10 more years to 
achieve any acceptable outcome in Afghanistan. We've already been there 
9 years. I believe that is too high a price to pay. Now, to those who 
say we must pay it because we're going after al Qaeda, I would note 
that Afghanistan is where al Qaeda used to be. Today, there are fewer 
than 100 al Qaeda in Afghanistan, which was publicly confirmed last 
month by CIA Chief Panetta. Al Qaeda has relocated to other countries 
and regions.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentleman has expired.
  Mr. OBEY. I yield myself 1 additional minute.
  I have the highest respect and appreciation for our troops who have 
done everything asked of them, but they are being let down by the 
inability of the governments of Afghanistan and, in some instances, 
Pakistan to do their parts. I would be willing to support additional 
war funding provided that Congress would vote up or down explicitly on 
whether or not to continue this policy after a new National 
Intelligence Estimate is produced. But absent that discipline, I cannot 
look my constituents in the eye and say that this operation will hurt 
our enemies more than it hurts us, and so I will reluctantly vote 
``no.''

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  I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. LEWIS of California. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I 
may consume.
  Madam Speaker, our first job as Members of Congress is to support our 
troops, the men and women who are in harm's way protecting our country. 
It has been 6 months since the President sent the supplemental funding 
request to the Congress. The package we're considering today is, 
ironically, the very same clean emergency spending package the Senate 
approved on May 27, precisely 2 months ago. The delay in passing this 
legislation was caused by one thing and only one thing: the House 
Democratic leadership majority's continuing and unwavering appetite for 
spending.
  The Senate passed its clean version of the supplemental in May and 
sent it to the House for speedy approval. Instead of quickly passing it 
and sending it to the President's desk, however, House Democrats spent 
weeks negotiating with themselves over just how much nonemergency 
spending could be placed on the backs of our troops.
  Senate Democrats and the White House sent strong signals that adding 
billions in domestic nonemergency spending would further delay funding 
for our troops as well as critical disaster assistance to areas of our 
country in desperate need, but that advice was ignored by the House 
majority. Fortunately, the Senate, last week, wisely rejected the House 
majority's effort to piggyback tens of billions of dollars of 
additional spending onto the package. The Senate has sent back to the 
House the very same clean emergency supplemental it sent 2 months ago. 
Today, the House must do the right thing and approve this funding. We 
cannot afford to wait another minute to get this long overdue package 
to the President.
  I applaud the Senate for rejecting billions of dollars of 
nonemergency spending placed on the backs of the troops. Let's support 
our men and women in uniform, support disaster assistance for areas of 
the country in great need, and pass this spending bill.
  I urge an ``aye'' vote, and I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. OBEY. Madam Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the distinguished chair 
of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, the gentleman from 
Washington (Mr. Dicks).
  Mr. DICKS. Madam Speaker, I rise in strong support of the 
supplemental. The Under Secretary of Defense, Mr. Hale, advises that 
the operation and maintenance accounts will begin to exhaust available 
obligation authority in early August. The Under Secretary has made it 
very clear that we have to get this funding enacted.
  The Senate bill includes $32.8 billion, $352 million below the 
President's request for operations, personnel costs, and equipment 
reconstitution related to overseas contingency operations in Iraq and 
Afghanistan, and for emergency relief activities related to the 
earthquake relief.

                              {time}  1050

  The bill includes funding in the following major categories:
  For military personnel, $1.8 billion;
  For operations and maintenance, the bill includes $24.6 billion;
  Also, for the Afghanistan-Iraq Security Forces Fund, the bill 
includes requested funds of $2.6 billion for the Afghan Forces Fund and 
$1 billion for the Iraq Security Readiness programs;
  The bill funds key readiness programs to prepare military forces for 
combat operations and other missions, including for OPTEMPO flying 
hours, steaming days, depot maintenance, training, spare parts, and 
base operations;
  Regarding troop expansion in Afghanistan, the bill fully funds 
additional units to support the troop expansion in Afghanistan;
  The bill provides $50 million for the Department of Defense to 
transfer to the Department of Transportation for port activities in 
Guam;
  It also reimburses $72.5 million to the Navy for emergency flood 
repairs;
  The bill includes $4.9 billion for procurement. This would include 
aircraft-vehicle force protection and other equipment;
  For research, development, test, and evaluation, the bill provides 
$273.7 million for R, D, T, and E, which is a few million below the 
President's request;
  Regarding the Revolving Management Fund, the bill would provide $1.1 
billion for defense work and capital funds. It would also provide $33.4 
million for the defense health program. The bill includes $94 million 
for drug interdiction and counterdrug activities in Afghanistan, 
Pakistan, and Central Asia;
  For the Joint Improvised Explosive Device, that money from JIEDDO 
would be transferred to the Army.
  I just think it is clear that we have got to pass this bill today, 
this supplemental, and get this behind us as we move on to the 2011 
bill. As stated, the Secretary and the comptroller pointed out that, by 
mid-August, we will start running out of funds for key crucial 
accounts, and they will have to start making adjustments that will be 
ridiculous, so we must get this done today.
  Mr. LEWIS of California. Madam Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to our 
leader on the Homeland Security subcommittee, the gentleman from 
Kentucky (Mr. Rogers).
  Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. I thank the gentleman for yielding.
  Madam Speaker, while there should be no higher priority for Congress 
than to provide for our common defense, the Democrats have chosen to 
delay, abuse, and exploit this wartime funding bill--no committee 
markup, the circumvention of regular order, and the exploitation of our 
national security needs in order to bail out the special interests. 
Perhaps most disturbing is the inexplicable 6-month delay that has kept 
our brave troops waiting far too long.
  Madam Speaker, the sheer criticality of this war and disaster 
supplemental should transcend the inconvenience of election year 
politics. Sadly, that is not the case this year. This episode in 
political futility has brought us right back to where we should have 
been all along--funding our critical needs with a clean bill. Because 
of this calamitous process, we leave a glaring omission--failing to 
address the President's recently requested enhancements to border 
security and to fight the murderous drug war.
  While I intend to support this vital bill, I must emphatically state 
that abusing the process and failing to deliver on our country's 
emergency needs is a failure of leadership of the highest order. The 
American people deserve much better.
  Mr. OBEY. I yield 2 minutes to the chairwoman of the Foreign 
Operations Appropriations Subcommittee, the distinguished gentlewoman 
from New York (Mrs. Lowey).
  Mrs. LOWEY. Madam Speaker, I rise in support of providing urgently 
needed funds for our troops and diplomats to address the most pressing 
international crisis.
  This bill provides approximately $3.7 billion for State Department 
operations and assistance programs in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iraq, 
which are critical, not to continue war but to execute the President's 
strategy to bring home our troops.
  My subcommittee is addressing serious concerns about the oversight of 
our assistance in Afghanistan. The administration must expend every 
dime of these funds responsibly and efficiently to advance our security 
interests.
  An additional $1.8 billion will aid recovery efforts in Haiti where 
1,450,000 people remain displaced and struggle daily to survive. Other 
international assistance includes $175 million for Mexico for 
counternarcotics programs and $150 million in economic and military 
assistance for Jordan, an important ally facing increased economic and 
security pressures.
  While I am pleased this bill includes an increased responsibility for 
airlines to check passenger lists against the TSA's issued No Fly List 
to prevent continued air security breakdowns, I am deeply disappointed 
it has been stripped of funding to help prevent teacher layoffs--an 
emergency in our districts. I hope the House will provide additional 
funds to preserve and create jobs in the coming months to continue our 
economic recovery.
  Mr. LEWIS of California. Madam Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to our 
leader

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on the Armed Services Committee, the gentleman from California, Buck 
McKeon.
  Mr. McKEON. I thank the gentleman for yielding.
  Madam Speaker, I rise today in strong support of the long delayed 
troop funding supplemental. The failure to pass this supplemental 
before the August work period would result in severe consequences to 
our military departments.
  Last Thursday, Undersecretaries of the Army, Navy, and Air Force 
testified at our committee that, without this supplemental, their 
services will be dangerously close to the point of having to furlough 
Department of Defense employees. According to Robert Work, 
Undersecretary of the Navy, the failure to pass the supplemental before 
the recess would ``hamstring the department's operations for the 
remainder of the year and significantly disrupt operations within the 
department.''
  Madam Speaker, these are departments at war. The President sent us 
his troop funding request in February. Our former commander in 
Afghanistan, General McChrystal, urged its passage by Memorial Day. 
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said if the supplemental were not 
passed by the Fourth of July recess, the department would have to 
resort to doing stupid things. Now we are 60 days past Memorial Day.
  Those of us here in Congress cannot lose sight of the broader 
perspective. Our brave military men and women and their civilian 
counterparts are in the midst of a tough fight that is critical to U.S. 
national security. Cutting off their funding in the middle of that 
fight is tantamount to abandonment. I have confidence that General 
Petraeus and our troops will succeed in Afghanistan if given the time, 
space, and resources they need to complete their mission.
  In December and again when we tapped General Petraeus, the President 
reminded us of why we are in Afghanistan. It was the epicenter of where 
al Qaeda planned and launched the 9/11 attacks against innocent 
Americans. The timeline for success in Afghanistan can not be dictated 
by arbitrary political clocks here in Washington. It must be driven by 
the operational clock in Kabul, Kandahar, and the Afghan countryside. 
We all hope and pray that this goal can be accomplished by July 2011, 
but conditions on the ground must dictate the pace of any withdrawal.
  The Democratic leadership in the House has tried to advance their 
domestic political agenda on the backs of our forces while at the same 
time permitting one antiwar measure after another to be debated on the 
House floor. This is cynical and wrong.
  A vote on a clean troop funding bill is long overdue. We should have 
accomplished this work months ago, not in the last minutes before we 
adjourn for the August work period. We must send this troop funding to 
the President without further delay. I encourage all Members to send a 
clear message to our military men and women by supporting this critical 
troop funding bill.
  This Congress believes in you. We support you and we honor your 
dedication.

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  Mr. OBEY. I yield 2 minutes to the distinguished gentleman from Texas 
(Mr. Edwards), the chairman of the Military Construction Subcommittee.
  Mr. EDWARDS of Texas. Madam Speaker, I rise today in strong support 
of this bill which will provide our service men and women the vital 
support they need to carry out their missions in Afghanistan and Iraq. 
This bill also strongly supports America's veterans by including $13.4 
billion in funds for Vietnam veterans exposed to agent orange. And I 
thank Chairman Obey for his strong support of this provision.
  Last October VA Secretary Shinseki announced that the VA had found 
linkages between agent orange and three additional diseases, 
Parkinson's disease, ischemic heart disease and B cell leukemia. This 
presumption allows veterans who served in the Vietnam War and who have 
these diseases to have these benefits expedited.
  Rick Weidman, director of government relations at the Vietnam 
Veterans of America, says this bill ``provides some measure of justice 
to these very ill Vietnam veterans and their families by making the 
funds available for vitally needed health care and just compensation to 
replace their lost earnings due to these illnesses.''
  Passage of this bill, Madam Speaker, would mean that 86,000 Vietnam 
veterans or their survivors, at long last, who were previously denied 
disability compensation, would now be eligible for retroactive 
payments. In addition, the VA anticipates that approximately 67,400 new 
claims will be filed.
  It is important that we pass this bill in support of both our active 
duty service men and women and our veterans to send a clear message 
that our country is grateful for those who serve today and will never 
forget those who served in years past.
  I urge swift passage of this bill.
  Mr. LEWIS of California. Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my 
time.
  Mr. OBEY. I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. 
Skelton), the distinguished chairman of the Armed Services Committee.
  Mr. SKELTON. Madam Speaker, today we take a vital step toward 
fulfilling one of Congress' most basic and important responsibilities. 
We will provide the men and women of the United States military with 
the resources they need to carry out their missions in Iraq and 
Afghanistan, missions for which they are risking their lives.
  While I wish we would have been able to send a bill to the President 
sooner, passage of this bill today will ensure that funding is provided 
to the Department of Defense without any operational disruptions.
  Without this bill, the Department of Defense would be forced to use 
inefficient and costly budget workarounds throughout the month of 
August. According to testimony the Armed Service Committee received 
last week, without this bill the Department of Defense would be forced 
in September to furlough thousands of civilian employees and would even 
be forced to reprogram funding to pay the troops.
  Instead, by passing this bill today on a strong bipartisan vote, we 
can uphold the best traditions of Congress in support of our national 
security.
  Mr. LEWIS of California. Madam Speaker, I have no further requests 
for time, and I continue to reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. OBEY. I yield 2 minutes to the distinguished gentleman from 
Massachusetts (Mr. McGovern), a key member of the Rules Committee.
  Mr. McGOVERN. I thank Chairman Obey for yielding me the time and for 
his incredible leadership on so many issues.
  Madam Speaker, after nearly 10 years, thousands of American troops 
killed or wounded, and hundreds of billions of dollars of borrowed 
money, I believe we must radically change our policy in Afghanistan.
  Of all the disturbing things in the recent Rolling Stone article 
about this war, the most disturbing was this: a senior adviser to 
General McChrystal said that if the American people paid more attention 
to the war, it would become even less popular.
  Well, after seeing the documents published yesterday, it's clear what 
he was talking about: corruption and incompetence in the Afghan 
Government, questions about the role of the Pakistani intelligence 
services.
  Madam Speaker, the same old same old is simply not working, and it's 
costing us dearly. At a time when the American people are suffering 
through the worst economy in generations, we're told that we can't 
afford to extend unemployment benefits. We're told that we can't afford 
to help States keep cops on the beat or teachers in the classroom. 
We're told we can't afford to help more families send their kids to 
college.
  But today, we're asked to borrow another $33 billion for nation-
building in Afghanistan.
  Well, with all due respect, Madam Speaker, I think we need to do some 
more nation-building here at home.
  All of us are dedicated to defeating al Qaeda wherever they are, but 
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flawed. Occupying Afghanistan in support of a corrupt and incompetent 
government will continue to claim the lives of our soldiers. It will 
continue to bankrupt us, and it will not enhance our national security.
  This is not just the President's war. It's our war too. Congress has 
an obligation to ask the tough questions and demand straight answers. 
We must not simply kick the can down the road and hope for the best.
  Our troops and their families have made incredible sacrifices. They 
deserve a policy worthy of those sacrifices. It is a mistakes to give 
this administration yet another blank check for this war.
  I urge my colleagues to vote ``no'' on this bill and make it clear 
that Congress demands a different approach.
  Mr. OBEY. I yield 1 minute to the distinguished gentleman from Ohio 
(Mr. Kucinich).
  Mr. KUCINICH. Wikileaks released 92,000 previously secret documents, 
totaling 200,000 pages, any one of which could conceivably be a case 
for a congressional hearing, which demonstrate that Congress has not 
been given a true account of the war by either the military or by two 
administrations. It would be good if Congress had announced hearings 
once WikiLeaks documents came forward.
  But what we've learned is this: our troops are being placed in mortal 
peril because of poor logistics, countless innocent civilians killed by 
mistake, an Afghanistan Government which is hopelessly corrupt, 
Pakistan intelligence collaborating with the Taliban against the U.S., 
the Pentagon understating the fire power of the insurgents, a top 
Pakistani general visiting a suicide bombing school monthly.
  Will we go deeper in this war in Afghanistan despite an abundance of 
information that it's time to get out?
  We need to make the decision now. Today, vote against the 
supplemental.
  Mr. OBEY. I yield 2 minutes to the distinguished gentlewoman from 
California (Ms. Lee).
  Ms. LEE of California. I thank the gentleman for yielding and for his 
leadership.
  Madam Speaker, less than a month ago Congress finally began the 
debate on the war in Afghanistan that should have really been held 9 
years ago.
  While evidence continues to mount that our military engagement in 
Afghanistan has become a quagmire of corruption and ill-defined 
objectives, the bill under consideration will provide, if you can 
believe this, another $37 billion for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq 
that have already cost this Nation more than $1 trillion.
  Congress cannot continue to write a blank check for a war in 
Afghanistan that has ultimately made our country less safe. Our brave 
men and women in uniform have been put in an impossible situation in 
Afghanistan where there is no military solution.
  It is time to provide funding for only their safe and orderly 
withdrawal. No more funding for combat operations.
  It's a shame and disgrace that we cannot support justice long overdue 
for black farmers, or youth employment programs, or teachers, 
firefighters and police officers who need their jobs, or temporary 
assistance for needed families.
  The Congressional Black Caucus continues to fight for jobs here in 
our own country. Let's not spend another dollar to escalate America's 
longest war. The costs of this war are too enormous in blood and 
treasure.
  I urge my colleagues to stand in opposition to a policy of war 
without end, and vote against this bill, and really begin to look at 
our priorities and our own country.
  Yes, we need to help continue to stabilize, actually, regionally, in 
terms of Afghanistan and the Middle East and the wars that our young 
men and women have served in so well. But, no, we cannot continue to do 
it in the way that we have done it. And so I respectfully ask for a 
``no'' vote.
  It's time to change direction in Afghanistan. It's time to vote for 
jobs in our own country.

                              {time}  1110

  Mr. LEWIS of California. I continue to reserve the balance of my 
time.
  Mr. OBEY. I yield 1 minute to the distinguished gentlewoman from 
Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee).
  Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. I thank the distinguished chairman.
  Having recently returned from Afghanistan, I can say to you that our 
soldiers are resilient, and the people of Afghanistan are looking for 
their government to provide them with the leadership and the resources 
to improve their quality of life. But our plan is not working.
  And now that we have two of our trusted and wonderful naval personnel 
missing, and we realize that this is a place that needs a plan, we 
cannot continue to support this war when the Government of Afghanistan 
will not stand up. They will have the necessary security forces. They 
need to be in front of the line.
  And we need to provide moneys for Pell grants, for teachers, and 
firefighters, and police officers, for the settlement for black 
farmers, 100,000 of them, and for youth jobs and summer jobs for people 
in America who are unemployed, and those families who need support as a 
bridge to carry them over.
  I believe in this Nation, and I believe in our soldiers. I salute 
them. And I believe it is time to bring them home with honors. They are 
our heroes. They have done what they needed to do in Afghanistan. They 
provided for a democratic government. It's time now to bring them home 
with honor. Vote ``no'' on this supplemental.
  Mr. LEWIS of California. Madam Speaker, I am prepared to yield 2 
minutes, by way of a colloquy, to my colleague, the chairman of the 
Subcommittee on National Defense, the gentleman from Washington, Norm 
Dicks.
  Mr. DICKS. I appreciate the gentleman yielding to me.
  The purpose for this is just to discuss the situation. The Secretary 
of Defense and the comptroller have made it very clear that money for 
our troops in the field in Afghanistan and Iraq will start running out 
by August 7. So we have a responsibility to the men and women who are 
serving this country in harm's way--and we've seen the horrific 
injuries that these people have suffered--to make certain that they 
have the resources to conduct this operation until something different 
is the policy of the United States.
  I just hope that we can have a bipartisan vote here today of people 
who understand their responsibility and recognize that we've got to 
provide the funding. If we don't get the funding done today, Mr. Hoyer 
has already said we're not going home. We're going to stay here until 
we get this done.
  So I think this is a responsibility of this Congress. We have had 
months to work on this thing. And it's now time to get the job done. I 
hope that we can have bipartisan support on both sides of the aisle for 
this supplemental.
  It isn't the supplemental that I wanted. I had I think a much better 
bill. But the reality is time has run out. We've got to do it now.
  Mr. LEWIS of California. Will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. DICKS. I yield to the gentleman from California.
  Mr. LEWIS of California. I very much appreciate the leadership that 
my colleague is providing on the Defense Subcommittee of 
Appropriations. He knows very clearly that Secretary Gates is faced 
with his back against the wall. We've got to deliver this supplemental 
now. And I applaud very much his leadership in connection with this 
effort. I thank the gentleman.
  Mr. OBEY. I yield 1 minute to the distinguished gentleman from 
Washington (Mr. Inslee).
  Mr. INSLEE. I wish to address the security of our citizens. Here's a 
headline July 26 that we're going to see repeated across the country in 
the next year: ``Linwood Cops Face Job Cuts.'' We are facing a 25 
percent reduction of police officers in Linwood, Washington, because we 
can't pay for them, our first line of security in our neighborhoods. 
But today we would be voting for something on the order of over several 
years of about $4 billion to train police officers in Kabul, 
Afghanistan.
  It is wrong to be borrowing money from China, laying off American 
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officers, to train police officers in Afghanistan. And it is wrong 
because it isn't showing respect for the few families that are fighting 
this war, our troops and their families, while the rest of us go to the 
beach and not be fiscally responsible for this war.
  If we're going to fight this war, we should pay for it. And we should 
pay for it in a way that keeps our cops on the beat, our first line of 
security.
  Mr. LEWIS of California. Madam Speaker, I yield myself the balance of 
my time.
  In closing, I want to one more time express my deep appreciation for 
the Senate, of all things, for rejecting billions of dollars of 
nonemergency spending placed on the backs of our troops. Let's support 
our men and women in uniform, support disaster assistance for areas of 
the country in need, and pass this spending bill today.
  I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. OBEY. I yield myself the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman is recognized for 2\1/2\ 
minutes.
  Mr. OBEY. Madam Speaker, I don't know when it was that this Congress 
has suddenly decided that when we talk about critical needs that that 
does not include border security, that that does not include meeting 
our obligation to those students in this country who are eligible for 
Pell Grants who also must get funding in this bill, and our school 
children, who do a whole lot better if they don't lose 100,000 teachers 
out of the classroom nationwide.
  The second point I would make is simply this. If the Pakistani and 
Afghan Governments were doing half the job that American troops are 
doing in this war, I wouldn't be worried about supporting this bill. 
But tragically, they aren't. And the biggest favor we can do those 
troops is to recognize that reality.
  As I indicated, I will vote ``no'' on this piece of legislation.

                         Disclosure of Earmarks

       The following table lists the congressional earmarks (as 
     defined in clause 9(e) of rule XXI) contained in the Senate 
     amendment to H.R. 4899. The Senate amendment does not contain 
     any limited tax or tariff benefits as defined in paragraphs 
     (f) or (g) of clause 9 of rule XXI.

                                                       TITLE I--CHAPTER 2--DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                                                        [Congressionally directed spending items]
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                                                                                                                            Requester(s)
                Agency                          Account                   Project              Amount     ----------------------------------------------
                                                                                                                Senate                  House
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DOC..................................  EDA.....................  Economic Development         $49,000,000           (\1\)
                                                                  Assistance Programs.
DOC..................................  NOAA--ORF...............  Commercial Fisheries          $5,000,000           (\1\)   Young (AK)
                                                                  Failures.
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                                                    TITLE I--CHAPTER 4--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, CIVIL
                                                        [Congressionally directed spending items]
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                                                                                                                            Requester(s)
                Agency                          Account                   Project              Amount     ----------------------------------------------
                                                                                                                Senate                  House
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Corps of Engineers & FHWA............  GP......................  Dallas Floodway, TX.....                           (\1\)   Edwards (TX); Johnson, Eddie
                                                                                                                             Bernice
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                                                   TITLE I--CHAPTER 6--DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
                                                        [Congressionally directed spending items]
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                                                                                                                            Requester(s)
                Agency                          Account                   Project              Amount     ----------------------------------------------
                                                                                                                Senate                  House
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FEMA.................................  GP......................  Reimbursements for                                 (\1\)   Kennedy; Langevin
                                                                  Presidentially Declared
                                                                  Disasters--KY, MS, TN,
                                                                  RI.
FEMA.................................  GP......................  Match Requirement for                              (\1\)
                                                                  Hurricane Katrina--MS.
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                                            TITLE I--CHAPTER 11--DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
                                                        [Congressionally directed spending items]
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                                                                                                                            Requester(s)
                Agency                          Account                   Project              Amount     ----------------------------------------------
                                                                                                                Senate                  House
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HUD..................................  CPD.....................  Community Development       $100,000,000           (\1\)   Davis (TN); Langevin
                                                                  Fund.
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                                                          TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
                                                        [Congressionally directed spending items]
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                                                                                                                            Requester(s)
                Agency                          Account                   Project              Amount     ----------------------------------------------
                                                                                                                Senate                  House
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BLM..................................  GP......................  Southwest Intertie                                 (\1\)
                                                                  Project.
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                                                              TITLE III--GENERAL PROVISIONS
                                                        [Congressionally directed spending items]
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                                                                                                                                    Requester(s)
               Agency                        Account                Recipient               Project             Amount     -----------------------------
                                                                                                                             Senate          House
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DOJ................................  OJP-Byrne.............  Georgia State           Remediation For The          $100,000    (\1\)   Bishop (GA)
                                                              University, Atlanta,    Potential
                                                              GA.                     Consequences of
                                                                                      Childhood Abuse and
                                                                                      Neglect.
DOJ................................  OJP-Byrne.............  My Brother's Keeper of  Assistance for Those         $100,000    (\1\)   Kildee
                                                              Genesee County,         Transitioning From
                                                              Flint, MI.              Prison.
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\1\Included in the Senate amendment to H.R. 4899.

  Ms. BORDALLO. Madam Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.R. 4899, 
the Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2010. This legislation provides 
crucial funding to our servicemen and women who are serving in harm's 
way and protecting our Nation.
  In addition, this legislation will provide funding to maintain 
America's strategic posture in the Pacific region. H.R. 4899 includes 
$50 million in funding for the Port of Guam. Specifically, the 
legislation authorizes the Department

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of Defense to transfer $50 million of operations and maintenance funds 
to the Port of Guam Improvement Enterprise Fund within the Maritime 
Administration. The $50 million in funding is critical to begin 
necessary infrastructure improvements and modernization projects at the 
Port of Guam.
  The 110th Congress took positive action when it authorized the Port 
of Guam Improvement Enterprise Fund as section 3512 of the Duncan 
Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public 
Law 110-417). This provision, which I sponsored, codified an important 
relationship between the Maritime Administration and the Port Authority 
of Guam. The provision was critical to ensuring that the Federal 
Government would bring its expertise to assist the Port of Guam in 
beginning necessary improvements.
  The Port of Guam has repeatedly been identified as a potential 
chokepoint for the delivery of materials, supplies and personnel to 
support the realignment of military forces to Guam. Further, the Port's 
operational capabilities are critical to maintaining civilian economic 
development on the island. If these improvements are not made, the 
realignment of military forces to Guam would be severely delayed, add 
additional costs to future military construction and could hinder the 
island's economy. Furthermore, in September 2009 the United States 
Transportation Command designated Guam as the 16th strategic port in 
the United States. Strategic port designation indicated the importance 
of the Port of Guam to our economic and military posture in the Asia-
Pacific region.
  The $50 million in transfer authority for the Port of Guam in H.R. 
4899 marks an important step toward ensuring the success of the 
military build-up on Guam and the future economic development of the 
island. After the Port of Guam was denied critical Recovery Act 
funding, the Obama Administration took quick action and requested the 
transfer authority. This demonstrates the Administration's commitment 
to address our island's longstanding infrastructure needs and I 
appreciate its support and leadership on this matter. I would also like 
to thank my colleagues in Congress for their support, in particular 
Congressman David Obey, Chairman of the House Committee on 
Appropriations; Congressman Norm Dicks, Chairman of the Subcommittee on 
Defense and Congressman John Olver, Chairman of the Subcommittee on 
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies.
  Mr. BOEHNER. Madam Speaker, while I'm concerned about why this 
critical troop funding bill was delayed, I am pleased the House is 
finally focused on meeting the most pressing needs of our troops and 
our Nation. I told the president three months ago that Republicans 
would work with him to pass a clean troop funding bill through 
Congress.
  Unfortunately, this funding was delayed for months while Democrats 
sought to add billions in unnecessary, unrelated spending to the bill. 
This is unacceptable, especially when we're borrowing 41 cents of every 
dollar we spend from our kids and grandkids.
  As we vote today, we should take a moment to reflect on the 
sacrifices our troops and their families have made, and continue to 
make, in Iraq and Afghanistan. For nine years, we have asked our troops 
to leave their families and risk their lives to advance freedom abroad 
and protect our security at home. They have met every challenge 
presented to them, and continue pushing themselves every day to carry 
out a long, difficult, and dangerous mission.
  As our troops continue their fight, it is imperative that Congress 
provide the resources they need, and remain committed to supporting 
them in the mission we have sent them on.
  Denying terrorists a safe haven in Afghanistan is critical to the 
safety and security of our country. Going forward, I hope we will focus 
our attention on supporting our troops in a timely manner and promoting 
our long-term national security at home and abroad.
  Ms. McCOLLUM. Madam Speaker, across our country there are 
communities, businesses, and families that continue to struggle to 
escape an economic recession that has caused far reaching hardship and 
too much pain. Congress has a responsibility to ensure the economic 
security of the American people, as well as defend the national 
security of the Nation. This appropriations bill does not adequately 
meet the needs of the American people and I will not vote to pass it.
  Today's vote on the emergency supplemental appropriation provides $37 
billion to continue the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, plus nearly $3 
billion for the crisis in Haiti. There is also $13 billion in funds for 
Vietnam War era veterans which I strongly support. To my great dismay 
the funds previously passed by the House to address urgent domestic 
needs such as securing our borders, preventing 100,000 teachers from 
layoffs, creating youth summer jobs, and financing Pell grants for 
higher education have been stripped from this bill by the U.S. Senate. 
Unlike the war funding which is financed by deficit spending, the House 
fully paid for the domestic priorities that were removed. It is simply 
unacceptable to abandon the serious needs of our communities while 
calling the war in Afghanistan--the longest war in the history of the 
United States--an ``emergency.''
  Since 2001, following the September 11th attack on the U.S., I have 
supported military action in Afghanistan to remove the Taliban from 
power and eliminate al-Qaeda. During this time U.S. and NATO troops 
have bravely pursued a military strategy that has provided the Afghan 
people with an opportunity to rebuild their country and determine their 
own future. It is now time for Afghans to be fully responsible for 
their own destiny without dependence on 100,000 U.S. troops.
  After nine years of war and more than $300 billion of war funds added 
to our national debt, it is clear that an open ended U.S. military 
presence in Afghanistan is not acceptable to Afghans or Americans. 
President Obama is correct to have established a July 2011 date to 
begin withdrawal of U.S. forces. Still I question whether an additional 
eleven months of U.S. troops in combat will result in a security and 
political environment that will be significantly improved from what 
exists today. I believe now is the time for a movement away from an 
expanded military presence in Afghanistan towards a strategic drawdown 
of U.S. troops and a refocus on a counter-terrorism strategy to prevent 
al-Qaeda from again taking root.
  On July 1, 2010 during debate on this supplemental bill, I supported 
amendments to move towards ending the U.S. military presence in 
Afghanistan by putting limits on the funds appropriated. Unfortunately 
those amendments failed. I voted for the ``Lee Amendment'' to limit the 
use of military funding for Afghanistan to activities related to the 
safe withdrawal of troops and the continued protection of civilian and 
military personnel in the country. I also voted for the ``McGovern, 
Obey, Jones Amendment'' which calls for a plan for the safe, orderly 
and expeditious redeployment of U.S. troops from Afghanistan. Today's 
vote allows no such amendments to be offered.
  It was a surprise to listen today to one of my Republican colleagues, 
the Armed Services ranking member, who stated during debate on this 
bill that the U.S. will succeed in Afghanistan if Congress only gives 
the military the ``time, space and resources.'' This Republican call 
for apparently endless resources for Afghanistan is in sharp contrast 
to their policies here at home in which ``no'' is their position on 
providing emergency assistance for our own citizens.
  Madam Speaker, I would like to commend the courage and determination 
of all U.S. troops who are serving in Afghanistan or have served there 
since 2002. The Afghan people suffered mercilessly under the Taliban 
regime and it was U.S. and NATO troops who freed them from a medieval 
existence. It is not an appropriate role for U.S. troops to rebuild a 
country that has experienced 30 years of war nor can they provide on-
going security for a government which has not earned the trust of its 
own people.
  U.S. troops deserve a mission that is clear and achievable so they 
can return safely home with the knowledge that they have helped to keep 
America secure and allowed the Afghan people to make their own future. 
It is now time for the Afghan people to make that future.
  Mr. BRALEY of Iowa. Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of this 
bill but also to voice my strong concerns with the direction of the 
wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. While I fully support ensuring the safety 
of our Nation's troops, I have serious concerns over the provisions of 
this bill related to the funding of the conflicts. I have long 
advocated a responsible withdrawal from Afghanistan and believe that 
the continued funding of these wars outside of the appropriations 
process without a plan in place for withdrawal is reckless and 
wasteful. I firmly believe that Congress must require a responsible 
exit strategy from Afghanistan and work to ensure that the withdrawal 
of U.S. forces from Iraq remains on track.
  Over the weekend, severe weather across Iowa caused heavy rains, 
thunderstorms, hail, tornadoes, and flooding that devastated numerous 
communities in my district. I support this bill today for the $5.1 
billion included to replenish the Federal Emergency Management Agency's 
Disaster Relief Fund, which has been operating at a dangerously low 
level since the beginning of this year, halting recovery projects in 
Iowa and across the country from past disasters. With the recent 
disasters in my district, I believe this continued funding is vital to 
ensure that my constituents and

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other citizens who are faced with disaster have the necessary 
assistance to recover and rebuild from these devastating storms.
  I applaud the House and Senate for acting today to ensure appropriate 
funding is available for disaster recovery and for other provisions in 
support of veterans, but I do not support another blank check for the 
wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
  Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Madam Speaker, I support President Obama's request to 
provide our troops with the equipment and support they need for their 
mission. We also owe it to our troops to have a realistic strategy that 
is worthy of their sacrifice.
  The toughest decisions we face as a nation are questions of war and 
peace. Whenever we ask the men and women of our armed forces to put 
their lives at risk, the President and Members of Congress have a 
solemn obligation to consider all the facts and exercise their best 
judgment for the country.
  More than 8 years ago, our nation was the target of a terrorist 
attack launched by al Qaeda operating out of Afghanistan. The United 
Nations unanimously passed a resolution supporting the right of the 
United States to respond forcefully to that attack. Our NATO allies 
universally backed our actions, invoking the provisions of the NATO 
charter stating that an attack on one was an attack on all. Today, 
largely because the Bush administration diverted attention and 
resources away from this region to Iraq, Osama bin Laden and al Qaeda 
continue to regain strength and plot attacks against Americans from 
along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. The Bush Administration also 
failed to persuade Pakistan to confront the Afghan Taliban insurgents 
operating inside Pakistan with the support of al Qaeda.
  While there is no doubt that al Qaeda operates in parts of Yemen, 
Sudan, Somalia, and other areas, the Afghanistan-Pakistan border region 
remains the operational and ideological center for al Qaeda's global 
operations. The President is right to conclude that allowing al Qaeda 
to operate there unchecked poses a serious security risk to the U.S. 
and American citizens around the world.
  President Obama has developed a carefully considered and 
comprehensive ``counterinsurgency'' strategy for Afghanistan and 
Pakistan that relies not only on the use of troops but also the use of 
civilian resources.
  The strategy has four parts. First, American and NATO forces will 
accelerate the training and deployment of the Afghan national security 
forces, both army and police. This will allow U.S. forces to begin 
returning home starting in July of next year. Second, in the interim, 
U.S. and Afghan forces will reverse the Taliban's momentum by working 
to stabilize major population centers.
  Third, the strategy engages Pakistan as a full partner in these 
efforts. As a result of better coordination between our two countries, 
for the first time since the beginning of the war, al Qaeda and the 
Taliban are being genuinely challenged by the Pakistan military.
  Finally, the U.S. will work with its partners in Afghanistan and 
Pakistan to create a more effective civilian strategy--with the goal of 
establishing sustainable economic opportunities for Afghans and 
strengthening the country's national and local governance structures. 
As the 9-11 Commission determined, extremist groups exploit the poor 
socioeconomic conditions, such as high unemployment, in the border 
areas to gain adherents to their cause. With this in mind, I introduced 
the Afghanistan-Pakistan Security and Prosperity Enhancement Act, which 
will allow the President to designate Reconstruction Opportunity Zones, 
ROZs, in Afghanistan and parts of Pakistan and allow qualified 
businesses duty-free access to U.S. markets for designated products. 
This legislation, which has passed the House and is pending in the 
Senate, would help create meaningful job opportunities for young people 
who are currently vulnerable to the lure of extremism.
  The President's strategy contains a timeline which initiates a 
responsible redeployment of American troops in July of next year. He 
has established this timeline to send a clear message to the Afghan 
government that they must take seriously their role in creating a 
stable Afghanistan and to communicate to the people of Afghanistan that 
the U.S. has no interest in an open-ended engagement in their country.
  During floor consideration of the House bill, I supported the 
McGovern/Obey Amendment, which would codify the president's plan to 
initiate a responsible drawdown of U.S. forces beginning a year from 
now. That amendment required that by April 4, 2011, the president 
submit to Congress a redeployment plan that is consistent with the 
policy he announced in December 2009. That amendment did not pass and 
the Senate bill did not contain a similar amendment.
  The choice we face today is to cut off all funds for our troops in 
the field and operations in Afghanistan or support President Obama's 
request to provide the resources necessary to support the strategy 
outlined in his speech of December 2009. I oppose the immediate 
withdrawal of all U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan for two reasons. 
First, it would immediately strengthen the hand of the most extremist 
Taliban leaders (those most closely tied to al Qaeda), undercutting any 
leverage behind ongoing efforts to get some Taliban fighters to lay 
down their arms and undermining Afghan President Hamid Karzai's new 
initiative to reach a political accommodation with those members of the 
Taliban open to national reconciliation. If such a political solution 
is undermined and the old Taliban regime retakes control of 
Afghanistan, they will again turn that country into a safe haven for 
expanded al Qaeda operations. It would also lead to the return of an 
extreme Taliban regime that encourages horrendous acts like pouring 
gasoline into the eyes of girls who attempt to go to school.
  Second, the immediate withdrawal of U.S. and NATO forces would weaken 
Pakistan's resolve to confront the Pakistani Taliban, the Afghan 
Taliban, and al Qaeda. The most promising development over the last 
year has been the Government of Pakistan's willingness to fight the 
growing menace of the Pakistani Taliban. In addition, very recently, 
the Pakistani government has also shown a willingness to confront 
elements of the Afghan Taliban. The capture of Mullah Bandar, the 
operational chief of the Afghan Taliban, and two Afghan Taliban shadow 
governors, demonstrates this progress. The withdrawal of U.S. forces 
from Afghanistan would sabotage those nascent efforts. Why should the 
Pakistani forces confront the Afghan Taliban if the U.S. walks away 
now?
  There are no guarantees of success in Afghanistan and Pakistan. But, 
we do know that failure to confront al Qaeda would leave Americans 
constantly exposed to another attack like that perpetrated on September 
11, 2001.
  Madam Speaker, I support adoption of the FY10 Supplemental 
Appropriations bill.
  Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California. Madam Speaker, I rise in support of 
H.R. 4899, the Supplemental Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2010. 
Overall, this legislation provides necessary war funding and essential 
support for our Nation's military--without arbitrary benchmarks or 
timetables that would tie the hands of our military commanders--and 
much needed assistance for several other emergency needs.
  For the men and women in uniform fighting in the defense of freedom, 
this troop funding bill is long overdue. Although the President had 
requested emergency funding in February, House Democrats have finally 
brought a clean version of the Supplemental Appropriations bill after 
multiple and convoluted attempts to attach expensive and controversial 
items on the legislation.
  Approving this clean supplemental quickly and getting it to our 
military leaders is a top priority. Inaction would force our commanders 
to begin making compromising budget decisions that could negatively 
affect our military readiness. It would also signal to our enemies a 
lack of resolve that could undermine our mission in several very 
dangerous areas of the world.
  In addition to providing our troops with this necessary funding, the 
bill also contains $162 million to support the victims of the Gulf oil 
spill. Although I own stock in Transocean, I did not place the funding 
for the oil spill in the legislation and do not consider it a conflict 
of interest to vote for this bill. All in all, this funding represents 
less than .3 percent of the entire funding contained in the bill.
  Mr. BLUMENAUER. Madam Speaker, as a nation, we face challenges 
ranging from education shortfalls and growing energy needs to a slowly 
recovering job market. We cannot afford to escalate the Afghan war with 
a credit card. The mounting loss of life and widespread corruption 
gives no indication that more money and more boots on the ground will 
achieve success in Afghanistan.
  We need success at home. The elements in the bill for veterans 
exposed to Agent Orange and for FEMA are a start. I cannot support a 
bill that spends $37 billion in Afghanistan while denying $10 billion 
for teacher jobs, $1 billion for summer youth employment, $5 billion 
for Pell grants, and $701 million for border security. My votes signal 
in the strongest possible terms that this war must be wound down and 
not escalated.
  Across Oregon, our priorities are helping small businesses, creating 
jobs, and supporting our schools.
  We need to start making the right choices. This means drawing down 
from a costly war that Americans and Afghans want to end, and investing 
in a better, more productive future for our country.

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  Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. Madam Speaker, I rise in opposition to H.R. 
4899, the ``Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2010.'' I oppose the 
Senate amendments because they will deny job programs to Americans, 
while continuing to fund a war that has gone for far too long.
  I want to thank Chairman Obey for his timely leadership on this 
legislation. Clearly, opposing a bill that you are charged with 
bringing to the floor is not easy. However, this is an important moment 
to decide the direction that our military involvement and national 
economy are headed. Without some of the programs cut by the Senate, and 
with the knowledge revealed by the leaked documents, the sum of this 
bill is no longer palatable.
  As originally conceived, H.R. 4899 would have provided funding for 
the needs of the American people, from national security, housing, 
employment, health, to education. I fully support these efforts and 
want to stress that we must continue to provide policies and funding 
that ensure that the United States remains a global leader in science 
and technology, including space exploration, which not only results in 
knowledge-building, but also in hundreds of thousands of jobs 
throughout the Nation.
  The legislation would provide resources to support over 350,000 jobs 
for youth ages 16 to 21 through summer employment programs. This age 
group has some of the highest unemployment levels, 25 percent for those 
aged 16 to 24. This funding will allow local Workforce Investment 
Boards to expand successful summer jobs programs that were funded in 
the Recovery Act.
  The legislation would also fully fund the settlement of both the 
Cobell and Pigford class action lawsuits. The Cobell settlement 
concerns the government's management and accounting for over 300,000 
American Indians, trust accounts, and the Pigford settlement ends a 
decades-old discrimination lawsuit brought by black farmers against 
USDA.
  Before it was amended, this supplemental appropriation would have 
provided over $24 billion to keep teachers, firefighters and law 
enforcement personnel on the job while states continue to recover from 
the recession; over $13 billion for Vietnam veterans and survivors 
exposed to Agent Orange; $5.7 billion for PELL; $2.8 billion for Haiti; 
$677 million for border security; $275 million for the Gulf Coast oil 
spill including unemployment benefits program and unemployment 
assistance related to the oil spill and an oil spill relief employment 
program that are underway for the self-employed businessmen and women 
who were greatly impacted by the Gulf Coast oil spill.
  This bill would also provide $10 billion for an Education Jobs Fund 
to provide additional emergency support to local school districts to 
prevent impending layoffs. It is estimated that this fund will help 
keep 140,000 school employees on the job next year.
  Yet, despite these programs, the main purpose of this bill is to 
extend funding for our military--funds to pay for the war in 
Afghanistan. It is this that I object to. Although the situation in 
Afghanistan is far from perfect, the return on our investment has 
diminished to a point where it no longer makes sense to maintain a 
large-scale deployment. Additionally, as the human and financial costs 
continue to rise, the war in Afghanistan is becoming increasingly 
unpalatable to the citizens of the United States. More than 1,000 U.S. 
soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan since October 2001, and half 
of all deaths have occurred since the beginning of 2009. Roadside 
bombings are on the rise, causing double the number of fatalities in 
2009 that they did in 2008. And 2010 is on track to be even worse by 
that measure. Today we learned that one of two American servicemen who 
disappeared last week in a dangerous area south of the Afghan capital 
has been confirmed dead. The war in Afghanistan should end as safely 
and quickly as possible, and our troops should be brought home with 
honor and a national day of celebration. I strongly believe that this 
can and must be done by the end of the year.
  This stance is borne from my deeply held belief that we must commend 
our military for their exemplary performance and success in 
Afghanistan. As lawmakers continue to debate U.S. policy in 
Afghanistan, our heroic young men and women continue to willingly 
sacrifice life and limb on the battlefield. Our troops in Afghanistan 
did everything we asked them to do. We sent them overseas to destroy 
the roots of terror and protect our homeland; they are now caught in 
the midst of an insurgent civil war and continuing political upheaval.
  With the change in military leadership to General Petraeus, one year 
before the target drawdown date of July 2011, America faces a critical 
juncture in our involvement in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Recently, I 
returned from a 5-day trip to Afghanistan where I met with our 
outstanding men and women serving in the region. Although I found our 
troops and civilians to be of the highest caliber, I left Afghanistan 
with the impression the reasons for keeping them in a dangerous theatre 
have diminished. Today, we are at risk of forgetting the impetus for 
going to war. This is a dangerous mistake. Extending our involvement 
beyond the initial mandate is an unnecessary risk that makes the United 
States vulnerable.
  Throughout the discussion of the Administration's proposed surge, I 
expressed my concern for the cost of sending additional troops, as well 
as the effect that a larger presence in Afghanistan will have on troop 
morale. The White House estimates that it will cost $1 million per year 
for each additional soldier deployed, and I believe that $30 billion 
would be better spent on developing new jobs and fixing our broken 
healthcare system. Many leaders in our armed forces, including 
Secretary Gates, have said that it is optimal for troops to have two 
years between overseas deployments; yet, today, our troops have only a 
year at home between deployments. Expanding the number of U.S. forces 
in Afghanistan by 30,000 will negatively impact troop morale and will 
bring us further away from the conditions necessary to maintain a 
strong, all-volunteer military.
  I very strongly believe that our Nation has a moral obligation to 
ensure that our veterans are treated with the respect and dignity that 
they deserve. One reason that we are the greatest Nation in the world 
is because of the brave young men and women fighting for us in Iraq and 
Afghanistan. They deserve honor, they deserve dignity, and they deserve 
to know that a grateful Nation cares about them. Whether or not my 
colleagues agree that the time has come to withdraw our American forces 
from Afghanistan, I believe that all of us in Congress should be of one 
accord that our troops deserve our sincere thanks and congratulations.
  It is because I respect our troops that I am voting to bring them 
home from a war that has strayed far beyond its original mandate. The 
United States will not and should not permanently prop up the Afghan 
government and military. To date, almost $27 billion--more than half of 
all reconstruction dollars--has been apportioned to build the Afghan 
National Security Forces.
  U.S. military involvement in Afghanistan will come to an end and, 
when U.S. forces leave, the responsibility for securing their nation 
will fall to the people and government of Afghanistan. Governance is 
more than winning elections, it is about upholding human rights, 
especially the rights of women; it requires fighting corruption. 
Governance requires fighting corruption. Governance requires providing 
for the freedom to worship. Governance requires establishing schools 
that provide education from early childhood through higher education.
  Yet, Afghanistan has largely failed to institute the internal reforms 
necessary to justify America's continued involvement. The recent 
elections did not reflect the will of the people, and the government 
has consistently failed to gain the trust of the people of Afghanistan. 
The troubling reports about the elections that were held on August 20, 
2009 were the first in a series of very worrisome developments. The 
electoral process is at the heart of democracy and the disdain for that 
process that was displayed in the Afghanistan elections gives me great 
pause. The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction 
recently released his quarterly report which detailed our Nation's 
efforts to work with contractors and the Afghanistan government to 
prevent fraud and enhance transparency. This is the 8th report by the 
Special Inspector General but, as a recent series in the Washington 
Post showed, we are unable to stem the flow of corruption and waste 
within Afghanistan, despite our efforts at reforming our own 
contracting procedures. This money likely comes from the opium trade 
and U.S. assistance and, the Washington Post estimates, totals over one 
billion dollars each year.
  The task of establishing legitimate governing practices remains 
formidable. A November 17, 2009 report from Transparency International 
listed Afghanistan as the second most corrupt country in the world, 
continuing its second straight year of declining in the corruption 
index. Such news is disparaging and provides an important dynamic to 
how we consider our strategy with regards to Afghanistan going forward. 
In January, a UN survey found that an overwhelming 59 percent of 
Afghans view public dishonesty as a bigger concern than insecurity, 54 
percent and unemployment, 52 percent. This is telling for a country 
with widespread violence and an unemployment rate of 40 percent.
  As Co-Chair of the Congressional U.S.-Afghanistan Caucus, I have 
called for policies that allow the United States to provide benefits to 
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enhance our efforts at building both hard and soft infrastructure in 
Afghanistan. Change in Afghanistan is going to come through schools and 
roads, through health care and economic opportunity, and through 
increased trade and exchange. The Afghan people need our help to 
achieve these objectives, but I am not convinced that our military is 
the solution. If the Government of Afghanistan can demonstrate a 
responsible and non-corrupt commitment to its people, I believe that 
America should respond with appropriate and targeted foreign 
assistance.
  I am also concerned that the United States is shouldering too much of 
the burden in Afghanistan. Although the terror attacks on American soil 
prompted NATO to respond with collective military action, no nation is 
immune from the threat of terrorism. Although the troops and resources 
provided by our allies have been invaluable to date, especially in 
regarding development for the people of Afghanistan, questions must be 
raised about how long other nations will remain involved in 
Afghanistan. France and Germany, for example have already questioned 
whether or not to send additional troops. NATO resources must continue 
to focus on improving the livelihoods of the Afghan people, but if the 
support of these governments waiver, American troops and Afghan 
citizens will suffer the consequences.
  I agree with our President that a stable Afghanistan is in the best 
interest of the international community and I was pleased to see 
President Obama's outreach to our allies for additional troops. 
Currently, 41 NATO and other allied countries contribute nearly 36,000 
troops. That number is expected to increase by nearly 6,000 with at 
least 5,000 additional troops coming from NATO member countries. 
Multilateralism is vital to ensuring that our operations in Afghanistan 
succeed.
  Madam Speaker, today, we face difficult realities on the ground. The 
Taliban attacks our forces whenever and wherever they can. Agents of 
the Taliban seek to turn the people of Afghanistan against us as we 
attempt to provide them with help in every way we can. This situation 
is unsustainable. Afghanistan's history has earned it the nickname, 
``The Graveyard of Empires,'' and I believe that we should not take 
this grim history lightly. By including a timetable for our operations 
in Afghanistan, we focus our mission and place it in a long-term 
context. But there is no need to ignore the successes and heroic work 
of the Armed forces and the civilian humanitarian workers. We can 
declare victory having achieved a stable government in Afghanistan and 
bring our troops home with honor.
  Although development to improve the lives of the Afghan people is 
important, defeating al-Qaeda, and the threat they pose to America and 
our allies is the most important objective of our operations. To that 
end, I believe that Pakistan, not Afghanistan, is now the key to 
success and stability in the region. Over the past 8 years, Coalition 
Forces have successfully pushed most of al-Qaeda out of Afghanistan and 
into Pakistan. This has not only put them outside the mandate of our 
forces, but has also forced Pakistan to address an enlarged terrorist 
threat.
  During his State of the Union Address, President Obama spoke of the 
importance of Pakistan when he noted ``America will remain a strong 
supporter of Pakistan's security and prosperity long after the guns 
have fallen silent, so that the great potential of its people can be 
unleashed.'' As the Co-Chair of the Congressional Pakistan Caucus, I 
know, first hand, of the great potential of the Pakistani people, and I 
strongly believe that the recently approved assistance package to 
Pakistan will work to this end. U.S. foreign assistance to Pakistan 
will improve Pakistan's capacity to address terrorist networks within 
its own borders, but I worry that a troop increase will cause even more 
refugees and insurgents to cross into Pakistan.
  Ultimately, we in Congress must decide what is in the best interest 
of the American people. Fighting al-Qaeda was in the best interest of 
the American people in 2001, as it continues to be today. Yet, we are 
now fighting an insurgency--not al-Qaeda--in Afghanistan. This should 
not be their mission, and we must bring our troops home.


 MAKING EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR DISASTER RELIEF AND 
SUMMER JOBS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 AND FOR OTHER 
                                PURPOSES

  Madam Speaker, as you know, the Senate has proposed to strike out a 
portion of the Act that is vital to supporting the career development 
of our nation's youth. My amendment would reinstate the section of the 
bill pertaining to ``Employment and Training Administration'', which 
appropriates $600 million dollars in grants to states to support summer 
employment programs for youth.
  The recent recession has affected various sectors, and unemployment 
has been borne by many sectors of the economy, particularly in the 
housing and banking sectors. The suffering that comes with a major 
economic downturn has been felt not only by the adult population, but 
by our youth as well, and they have been hindered in their efforts to 
acquire summer employment as I speak. Statistics also demonstrate that 
youth minority groups have been more affected than other groups of 
young individuals. Data assembled by the Bureau of Labor Statistics 
indicates that in July 2009, 51.4 percent of young persons between the 
ages of 16 and 24 were involved in some form of summer employment. This 
was the lowest recorded rate since 1964. The youth unemployment rate, 
at 18.5 percent, was also a record low since the onset of the Bureau's 
statistical studies almost forty years ago. In comparison to a 4 
percent rise in unemployment for white youth, 7 percent more African 
Americans and 10 percent more Hispanics became unemployed between 2006 
and 2009. These numbers are troubling, and indicate a need for 
intervention on our part.
  It is important that in our efforts to aid in the economic recovery 
effort, we do not forget our young Americans. Their career development 
is crucial to ensuring that whatever economic strides we make today 
will be sustainable tomorrow. As such, we must ensure that we do not 
neglect the hardships that have been inflicted upon them as a result of 
the economic downturn. These funds will promote the intellectual 
development of our youth, which, in turn, will promote a healthy and 
innovative economy. Studies have also shown that such an initiative 
could work to decrease the likelihood of criminal activity by young 
individuals, who are less likely to engage in such activity when they 
are involved in productive use of their time.
  This Amendment will provide an indispensable source of support for 
our States to help them develop our youth. For these reasons, I urge my 
colleagues to support my Amendment on summer youth jobs.
  I thank you for consideration of H.R. 4899 for the Fiscal Year 2010 
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations bill. Finally, no family, no 
settlement money for the Black farmers, no monies to save the jobs of 
teachers, police and fire personnel. This bill is lacking in helping 
more of the American People.
  Mr. ETHERIDGE. Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 4899, 
the Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2010.
  This Supplemental Appropriations Act provides funds to meet the needs 
of our troops abroad and our families at home. It provides emergency 
flood relief for those recently washed out of their homes, improves 
Federal mine safety for those risking their lives to get energy from 
American soil, and supports disabled veterans who have given so much to 
our nation.
  This funding will reduce injuries and increase recovery in the wars 
in Iraq and Afghanistan. It will reduce injuries by replacing 
vulnerable military transports with mine-resistant ambush-protected 
vehicles, and provide ballistic protection for helicopters that are in 
the line of fire. Even with this additional protection, injury is 
inevitable, but this bill enhances the healing mission. It funds field 
medical equipment to help heal those who are injured in battle and it 
funds health care for soldiers when they come home. Veterans exposed to 
Agent Orange, and their survivors, will finally receive the disability 
payments they deserve. The promises kept in this bill fulfill our 
commitments to soldiers today and our veterans from past conflicts.
  Unfortunately, this version of the bill leaves out necessary funding 
for priorities here at home. Our children need teachers. Our 
neighborhoods need first responders. I agree that ignoring the needs of 
our states and local communities is wrong. However, we cannot make that 
right by ignoring the needs of our troops, our citizens in the Gulf, 
and by leaving our citizens to face hurricane season with no 
possibility of help from FEMA. Without this funding, the President can 
still declare disaster areas. But those declarations need to be backed 
up with the people, the expertise, and the funds provided in this bill. 
The need to support our troops and keep them safe will not go away 
either.
  The funding in this bill will assist America in our shared, but 
fragile recovery. Forest lands damaged by natural disaster can be 
restored. Coast Guard helicopters damaged in the line of duty can be 
replaced. Fisheries in the Gulf Coast can be helped towards recovery 
and restoration.
  Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to join me in voting ``yes'' on 
this bill.
  Mrs. MALONEY. Madam Speaker, I rise today in opposition to the war 
supplemental funding bill.
  After years of war that have strained our military, their families, 
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Afghanistan--a war marked by increasing violence and attacks on our 
troops and no clear definition of success.
  The last time this measure was before us, I voted with my colleague 
Rep. Barbara Lee on her amendment to prevent an escalation and limit 
funding to the safe and orderly withdrawal of our troops and military 
contractors from Afghanistan.
  I also voted in favor of the McGovern-Obey amendment that would 
require the President to provide Congress with a plan for the 
expeditious redeployment of U.S. troops in Afghanistan and a timeline 
for completion of the redeployment.
  But the bill before us is simply a continuation of a policy that 
needs to be changed--with no accountability and no debate on the merits 
of continuing this conflict in a country beset by corruption and 
seemingly endless violence.
  Contained in this bill is badly needed funding for Haiti, disaster 
relief and funds for our veterans, which I wholeheartedly support and 
would urge a separate up or down vote.
  But a vote for this bill before us today is a vote to continue this 
war and the time has come to bring our troops home.
  Reports of corruption abound in Afghanistan, and without a true 
partner in the Karzai government, our prospects for making real 
progress have grown dim.
  In recent days, even more troubling reports have come out of the 
region indicating that Pakistan intelligence may be collaborating with 
elements of the Taliban against the United States. With claims such as 
these coming to light, how can we move forward with business as usual 
on the war?
  I cannot in good conscience vote to continue funding this war at so 
high a cost and with no guarantee that our efforts are reaching our 
goals there and keeping the American people safe.
  That is why I vote ``no'' today.
  Ms. ESHOO. Madam Speaker, I have grave concerns about the legislation 
before the House to provide $37.1 billion for ongoing military 
operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Our total war spending in Iraq and 
Afghanistan including the funding provided by this bill will exceed $1 
trillion. Yet this spending comes without a viable exit strategy for 
the conflict in Afghanistan which is the longest war in our nation's 
history.
  The recent publication of tens of thousands of leaked field reports 
on Afghanistan confirm what we already know: Our continued troop 
presence is alienating the local population, corruption is rampant in 
the Afghan government, the Taliban population is stronger than ever, 
and our Pakistani partners are unreliable at best.
  Afghanistan is known as the graveyard of empires for a reason. No one 
since Ghengis Khan--not Alexander the Great, not the Persians, not the 
Ottomans, not the British, nor the Soviets--has been able to succeed in 
this troubled country. Some have said the definition of insanity is 
continuing to do the same thing over and over again and hoping for a 
different result. We should learn from those who came before us.
  Madam Speaker, without an exit strategy, approving billions more of 
hard-earned taxpayer dollars for the war in Afghanistan is difficult 
enough to justify. But this cost pales in comparison to the loss of 
American lives. June was the deadliest month in the war thus far, when 
102 Americans made the ultimate sacrifice.
  It is also hard to justify supporting this legislation with billions 
more for war when the Senate stripped out $10 billion for an Education 
Jobs fund that the House provided to help our school districts retain 
and develop their teaching workforce. I cannot cast a vote for war 
funding when we can't find the resources to invest in our schools and 
students.
  Most importantly, the President said our mission in Afghanistan must 
be definable and winnable. I believe it is neither, and I will vote 
against funding for it.
  Mr. KIND. Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 4899, the 
Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2010. As long as our troops are in 
harm's way, it's important that they have the tools and resources they 
need to do their jobs safely and effectively. In the meantime, we need 
to be sure that we continue to have the right policy.
  I am pleased that President Obama has been asking the right questions 
about what our exit strategy will be. While I supported the War 
Supplemental, I have a number of concerns with how this effort is 
proceeding. We know that our success depends on having a credible, 
responsible Afghan government. Unfortunately, Afghan President Hamid 
Karzai has not demonstrated that he is willing or able to seriously 
tackle corruption in his government.
  Furthermore, nearly nine years after combat in Afghanistan first 
began we continue to see only limited progress in training Afghan 
security forces and developing the capability for Afghans to take full 
responsibility for the safety and security of their people.
  Of course, even if we have our policy right, we still need full 
cooperation from Pakistan, particularly in preventing Afghanistan's 
western provinces from becoming a safe haven for al Qaeda and allowing 
the Taliban to operate with impunity.
  We must, however, carefully consider the consequences of simply 
cutting and running, which would likely result in the Taliban taking 
over the country and providing a sanctuary to al Qaeda, which continues 
to threaten terrorist attacks on America and other countries.
  I will work with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to hold 
both the Afghanistan and Pakistan governments' feet to the fire and 
closely review the effectiveness of our efforts to stand up competent 
and capable Afghan security forces. I support the War Supplemental 
because we have to give our troops the resources they need to carry out 
their mission and because abandoning the Afghan people now would only 
strengthen those who seek to do us harm. It also endangers the many 
Afghans who have worked with coalition forces to help stabilize their 
country.
  Throughout this difficult war, our troops have performed bravely and 
I am deeply honored by the sacrifices they and their families make. 
Wisconsin families have provided more than their fair share of troops 
to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
  Recently, the 32nd ``Red Arrow'' Brigade returned to Wisconsin after 
being deployed for one year in Iraq. I was privileged to take part in a 
ceremony to welcome them back and thank them for their exemplary 
service. Their experience shows that with appropriate training, our 
troops can adapt to any situation in order to achieve their mission. We 
must work to ensure that we can bring our troops back home in a 
responsible way that protects America's security.
  Mr. HOLT. Madam Speaker, this bill has not improved since the House 
voted on it earlier this year. This bill spends money on training 
police in Afghanistan as communities in New Jersey lay off police 
officers because of budget shortfalls. Our first responsibility to our 
citizens is to help keep them safe in their homes and their 
communities. This bill does the opposite: It allocates billions more 
for a war that cannot be won militarily while allowing our own 
communities to become much easier targets of crime and violence. 
Moreover, this bill is paid for by borrowing more money from countries 
like China, and it violates President Obama's pledge that the funding 
for our actions in Iraq and Afghanistan would be done through the usual 
appropriations process. By passing this unfunded bill, we will be 
adding tens of billions of dollars in new debt. I cannot support such 
reckless policy.
  Further, the bill does not include funding that is essential to stop 
massive layoffs among teachers and other public servants we count on. 
The recession that began in 2008--the worst economic crisis since the 
Great Depression--has hit our communities hard, forcing school 
districts to layoff teachers and cut services. Previously, the American 
Recovery and Reinvestment Act made several sound investments in public 
education to keep teachers in the classroom and help school districts 
avoid painful cuts.
  Most, if not all, of this emergency funding has been spent.
  I cannot in good conscience vote for a bill that is so at odds with 
the most basic of our values, and I urge my colleagues to join me in 
voting against it.
  Mr. HALL of New York. Madam Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 4899, 
although I have strong reservations about the situation in Afghanistan.
  I am glad that President Obama has remained committed to the draw-
down of U.S. forces from Iraq. In August, another 20,000 American 
troops will return home from Iraq, leaving only 50,000 deployed there. 
We are on schedule to have all combat troops home by the end of 2011. 
H.R. 4899 funds this process, providing supplies, ammunition, and fuel 
for the ships and planes bringing our troops home.
  I am also supportive of the disaster aid included in this bill, which 
allows FEMA to help communities rebuild after recent disastrous weather 
events and gives aid to Haiti. Further, the bill contains important 
funding for health care for veterans suffering from diseases related to 
Agent Orange, including b-cell leukemia, Parkinson's, and ischemic 
heart disease.
  Regarding Afghanistan, I am still convinced that the presence of the 
Taliban and al Qaeda there and in Pakistan poses a serious threat to 
U.S. and Global security. Our troops are needed to continue the fight 
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who have shown themselves committed to, and capable of, killing 
American citizens here and abroad.
  However, after more than 10 years of war, the situation in 
Afghanistan is still deeply concerning. A spate of bad news in recent 
months has served to deepen public mistrust over the previous 
administration's conduct of the war, and raises questions about how to 
move forward. We have reliable and repeated reports that the Pakistani 
Intelligence Service, the ISI, is collaborating with the Taliban, and 
that the rampant corruption in the Afghani Government of Hamid Karzai 
jeopardizes our mission and the lives of our troops. It is time for the 
United States to engage in a thoughtful, national conversation about 
the direction of this war.
  Just last December, President Obama laid out his plan to refocus the 
conflict in Afghanistan and clearly articulate what we are trying to 
achieve and when we plan to bring our troops home to their families. 
Our commitment to Afghanistan is not open-ended, a point that must be 
reinforced to both the American and Afghan people.
  Although we must continually re-examine our involvement in 
Afghanistan and Pakistan, it is important to remember our goals in 
Afghanistan are still worthy. Our troops are denying the Taliban the 
profits of the drug trade, promoting education for girls and women, 
providing power and clean water to villages lacking it, and working to 
build a functioning and stable government.
  Ultimately, unless we make significant progress fighting the 
insurgency it is hard to envision the U.S. achieving these goals in any 
lasting way. Our allies need to show similar progress: The Karzai 
government must rein in corruption and Pakistan must purge its 
intelligence service of Taliban supporters. Without these developments, 
I do not believe it is worth additional sacrifice of American lives or 
resources.
  In summary, despite these strong reservations, I plan to support this 
bill. The President announced his new strategy for Afghanistan only 
eight months ago, and General Petraeus has been in command for only a 
month. It is too early to pass judgment on their leadership, especially 
given the clear failure of the previous administration to pursue those 
who attacked us from Afghanistan while they diverted military and other 
resources to Iraq. I would strongly urge, however, that this be the 
last supplemental used to fund these conflicts. It is hard to envision 
how a war that has lasted more than 10 years can not be funded as part 
of the normal defense appropriation process.
  Mr. OBEY. I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Obey) that the House suspend the rules, 
recede from the House amendment to the Senate amendment to the bill, 
H.R. 4899, and concur in the Senate amendment.
  The question was taken.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the opinion of the Chair, two-thirds 
being in the affirmative, the ayes have it.
  Mr. OBEY. Madam Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.
  The yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX and the 
Chair's prior announcement, further proceedings on this motion will be 
postponed.

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