[House Report 111-4]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



111th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session                                                      111-4
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           THE AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT OF 2009

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January 26, 2009.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
              State of the Union and ordered to be printed

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Mr. Obey of Wisconsin, from the Committee on Appropriations, submitted 
                             the following

                              R E P O R T

                             together with

                     MINORITY AND ADDITIONAL VIEWS

                        [To accompany H.R. 679]

    The Committee on Appropriations submits the following 
report in explanation of the accompanying bill making 
supplemental appropriations for job preservation and creation, 
infrastructure investment, energy efficiency and science, 
assistance to the unemployed, and State and local fiscal 
stabilization, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, 
and for other purposes.

                        INDEX TO BILL AND REPORT

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                                                            Page number

                                                            Bill Report
Summary....................................................
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Economic Analysis..........................................
                                                                      4
TITLE I--General Provisions................................     2
                                                                     10
TITLE II--Agriculture, Nutrition, and Rural Development....    35
                                                                     13
TITLE III--Commerce, Justice, and Science..................    47
                                                                     17
TITLE IV--Defense..........................................    65
                                                                     25
TITLE V--Energy and Water..................................    67
                                                                     26
TITLE VI--Financial Services and General Government........    90
                                                                     34
TITLE VII--Homeland Security...............................   119
                                                                     36
TITLE VIII--Interior and Environment.......................   127
                                                                     38
TITLE IX--Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education..   139
                                                                     47
TITLE X--Military Construction and Veterans Affairs........   215
                                                                     65
TITLE XI--Department of State..............................   221
                                                                     68
TITLE XII--Transportation and Housing and Urban Development   223
                                                                     69
TITLE XIII--State Fiscal Stabilization Fund................   253
                                                                     75

                                Summary

    The economy is in a crisis not seen since the Great 
Depression. Credit is frozen, consumer purchasing power is in 
decline, in the last four months the country has lost 2 million 
jobs and we are expected to lose another 3 to 5 million in the 
next year. Conservative economist Mark Zandi was blunt: ``the 
economy is shutting down.''
    This bill is the first crucial step in a concerted effort 
to create and save 3 to 4 million jobs, jumpstart our economy, 
and begin the process of transforming it for the 21st century 
with $275 billion in economic recovery tax cuts and $550 
billion in thoughtful and carefully targeted priority 
investments with unprecedented accountability measures built 
in.
    The economy is in such trouble that, even with passage of 
this bill, unemployment rates are expected to rise to between 
eight and nine percent this year. Without this bill, we are 
warned that unemployment could explode to near twelve percent. 
With passage of this bill, we will face a large deficit for 
years to come. Without it, those deficits will be devastating 
and we face the risk of economic chaos. Tough choices have been 
made in this legislation and fiscal discipline will demand more 
tough choices in years to come.
    Since 2001, as worker productivity went up, 96% of the 
income growth in this country went to the wealthiest 10% of 
society. While they were benefitting from record high worker 
productivity, the remaining 90% of American's were struggling 
to sustain their standard of living. They sustained it by 
borrowing . . . and borrowing . . . and borrowing, and when 
they couldn't borrow anymore, the bottom fell out. This plan 
will strengthen the middle class, not just Wall Street CEOs and 
special interests in Washington.
    The short term task is to try to prevent the loss of 
millions of jobs and get our economy moving. The long term task 
is to make the needed investments that restore the ability of 
average middle income families to increase their income and 
build a decent future for their children.
    Unprecedented Accountability: The bill contains a historic 
level of transparency, oversight and accountability that will 
help guarantee taxpayer dollars are spent wisely and Americans 
can see results for their investment.
     In many instances funds are distributed through 
existing formulas to programs with proven track records and 
accountability measures already in place.
     How funds are spent, all announcements of contract 
and grant competitions and awards, and formula grant 
allocations must be posted on a special website created by the 
President. Program managers will also be listed so the public 
knows who to hold accountable.
     Public notification of funding must include a 
description of the investment funded, the purpose, the total 
cost and why the activity should be funded with recovery 
dollars. Governors, mayors or others making funding decisions 
must personally certify that the investment has been fully 
vetted and is an appropriate use of taxpayer dollars. This will 
also be placed on the recovery website.
     A Recovery Act Accountability and Transparency 
Board will be created to review management of recovery dollars 
and provide early warning of problems. The seven member board 
includes Inspectors General and Deputy Cabinet secretaries.
     The Government Accountability Office and the 
Inspectors General are provided additional funding and access 
for special review of recovery funding.
     Federal and state whistleblowers who report fraud 
and abuse are protected.
     There are no earmarks in this bill.
    This bill targets investments to key areas that will create 
and preserve good jobs at the same time as it is strengthening 
the ability of this economy to become more efficient and 
produce more opportunities for employment.
    Clean, Efficient, American Energy: To put people back to 
work today and reduce our dependence on foreign oil tomorrow, 
the bill strengthens efforts directed at doubling renewable 
energy production and renovates public buildings to make them 
more energy efficient.
     $32 billion to transform the nation's energy 
transmission, distribution, and production systems by allowing 
for a smarter and better grid and focusing investment in 
renewable technology.
     $16 billion to repair public housing and make key 
energy efficiency retrofits.
     $6 billion to weatherize modest-income homes.
    Transform our Economy with Science and Technology: Our 
nation needs to put scientists to work looking for the next 
great discovery, creating jobs in cutting and make smart 
investments that will help businesses in every community 
succeed in a global economy. For every dollar invested in 
broadband the economy sees a ten-fold return on that 
investment.
     $10 billion for science facilities, research, and 
instrumentation.
     $6 billion to expand broadband internet access so 
businesses in rural and other underserved areas can link up to 
the global economy.
    Modernize Roads, Bridges, Transit and Waterways: To build a 
21st century economy, contractors must be engaged across the 
nation to create jobs rebuilding our crumbling roads, and 
bridges, modernize public buildings, and put people to work 
cleaning our air, water and land.
     $30 billion in transportation, of which $30 
billion is for highway construction;
     $31 billion to modernize federal and other public 
infrastructure with investments that lead to long term energy 
cost savings;
     $19 billion for clean water, flood control, and 
environmental restoration investments;
     $10 billion for transit and rail to reduce traffic 
congestion and gas consumption.
    Education for the 21st Century: To enable more children to 
learn in 21st century classrooms, labs, and libraries to help 
our kids compete with any worker in the world, this bill 
provides:
     $41 billion to local school districts through 
Title I ($13 billion), IDEA ($13 billion), a new School 
Modernization and Repair Program ($14 billion), and the 
Education Technology program ($1 billion).
     $79 billion in state fiscal relief to prevent 
cutbacks to key services, including $39 billion to local school 
districts and public colleges and universities distributed 
through existing state and federal formulas, $15 billion to 
states as bonus grants as a reward for meeting key performance 
measures, and $25 billion to states for other high priority 
needs such as public safety and other critical services, which 
may include education.
     $15.6 billion to increase the PELL grant by $500.
     $6 billion for higher education modernization.
    Lower Healthcare Costs: To save not only jobs, but money 
and lives, we will update and computerize our health care 
system to cut red tape, prevent medical mistakes, and help 
reduce health care costs by billions of dollars each year.
     $2 billion in this bill, and $20 billion overall, 
for health information technology to prevent medical mistakes, 
provide better care to patients and introduce cost-saving 
efficiencies.
     $4.1 billion to provide for preventative care and 
to evaluate the most effective health care treatments.
    Help Workers Hurt by the Economy: High unemployment and 
rising costs have outpaced Americans' paychecks. The bill helps 
struggling families make ends meet by providing $20 billion to 
increase the food stamp benefit by over 13%, in order to help 
defray rising food costs.
    Save Public Sector Jobs and Protect Vital Services: Fiscal 
relief is provided to states, so that they can continue to 
employ teachers, firefighters and police officers and provide 
vital services without having to unnecessarily raise middle 
class taxes. The bill provides $4 billion for state and local 
law enforcement.

                           Economic Analysis

    This proposed well-targeted spending package makes sense 
today because
     the economy and jobs are sinking fast and need a 
big boost;
     we have a large backlog of worthwhile 
infrastructure projects that have been studied and approved;
     states are on the verge of sharply reducing 
investments in education, health, and public safety;
     investments in technology and skills will pay 
dividends for many years; and
     as millions of additional families face severe 
economic hardship, we should take forceful action to support 
employment and to provide income support for those who lose 
their jobs and income.
    This bill should have the effect of staving off the worst 
prospects of the current economy now in the process of 
``shutting down'' in the words of a recent congressional 
economic witness. But there remains a significant likelihood 
that further action will be needed. There is a very real risk 
that, because of unanticipated economic bad news, this 
legislation may undershoot its target. Congress must be alert 
to counter additional economic weakness because the strength of 
the country and security of American families are at stake.

Lack of demand creates extraordinary slack

    The federal government should step in to increase demand 
for American goods and services because all other sources of 
demand are declining.
     Households are spending less because they're 
losing jobs and their homes and investments are losing value. 
In the second half of 2008, real consumer spending on goods 
plunged at the fastest rate in six decades of data.
     Businesses are scaling back investment because 
they have more and more excess capacity and they lack 
confidence that demand for their goods and services will 
recover soon enough to justify adding more capacity.
     State and local governments are retrenching 
because of falling revenues and balanced budget requirements. 
The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities estimates that the 
states' fiscal gap will reach 17 percent of their general 
budget in the next fiscal year and that they face a combined 
$350 billion shortfall for the remaining six months of this 
fiscal year and the next two fiscal years.
     Recessions abroad are shrinking demand for our 
exports. The consensus of economic forecasters calls for GDP to 
shrink this year in Europe and Japan by the same 1-\1/2\ 
percent as in the United States.
    The recession has already created considerable economic 
slack and forecasters expect that slack to increase. Improving 
technology and rising population together raise the economy's 
potential output by at least 3 percent a year. Actual output 
today is lower than it was five quarters ago. That 3 percent 
shortfall means that we are already producing about $500 
billion below our potential. Although they are factoring in 
positive effects from stimulus legislation, economic 
forecasters expect that shortfall to double over the next year 
and to remain large for an extended period after that.
    The nation will need a strong fiscal boost to continue even 
after the economy hits bottom and starts to grow again, 
possibly later this year or early next year. The usual drivers 
of strong recoveries--housing and autos--seem unlikely to 
provide the typical boost this time around. Even after output 
hits bottom, employers seem likely to hold off hiring, just as 
they did in the years just after the last two recessions. 
Unemployment rose another 1.5 million in the 15 months after 
the 1990-91 recession and by 1.3 million in the 19 months after 
the 2001 recession. Because of the continued overhang of vacant 
housing, economic forecasters expect to see subpar growth 
throughout 2010 and thus unemployment to exceed 8 percent--
higher than at any time in the last quarter century.
    Unfortunately, the current trajectory of the economy allows 
ample capacity to absorb the 3.7 million jobs that the Obama 
economic team projects will be created or saved by the recovery 
bill. That's less than the 4.3 million rise in unemployment 
that has occurred from 6.8 million in mid 2007 to 11.1 million 
in December 2008. The consensus of economic forecasters expects 
unemployment to reach 13 million people in 2010, even after 
they factor in sizable economic stimulus. Forecaster Zandi 
projects that, without stimulus, we would see unemployment 
reach 16 million people in 2010.
    The rate of deterioration in the job market has been 
accelerating. The January 9 labor report came in worse than had 
been expected at the time of the projections made in the last 
paragraph, not only for December but for prior months. Over the 
last three months of 2008, both job loss and unemployment 
increases have been running about 500,000 a month, for an 
annual rate of 6 million.
    The current downturn has also seen an unprecedented level 
and increase in the number of people who have been 
involuntarily cut back from full-time to part-time work by 
their employer. That number has doubled from less than 2.9 
million in the summer of 2007 to 5.9 million in December 2008. 
4.2% percent of those still employed--one in every 24--have 
held on to their job but have only part time hours instead of 
the full time hours that they had and want. The combination of 
rapidly falling employment and massive shift from full time to 
part time work resulted in the steepest decline in hours worked 
since 1974.

Positive effects from the recovery bill

    Two recent economic studies reached similar conclusions 
with respect to the benefits of an economic stimulus bill along 
the lines of this one. They both find that such a bill would 
slow the inexorable economic decline over the next year and 
bring a stronger recovery sooner. Neither study expects 
unemployment to decline back to the levels of a few months ago 
any time soon.
    A January 10 analysis done by Christina Romer (President-
elect Obama's nominee to chair the Council of Economic 
Advisers) and Jared Bernstein (economic adviser to Vice 
President-elect Biden) estimated that, by the end of 2010, the 
package would, relative to what would occur without a stimulus 
package:
         lower the unemployment rate by 1.8 percentage 
        points and
         save or create 3.7 million jobs.
    A January 6 analysis by Mark Zandi of Moody's Economy.com 
(and prominent economic advisor to the presidential campaign of 
Senator McCain in 2008) found that a $750 billion stimulus 
package:
         would lower the unemployment rate by 2 
        percentage points in mid 2010 relative to the rate 
        without the stimulus; and
         lead to 3.8 million more payroll jobs in 2010 
        and, even more striking, 17 million more job-years over 
        the next four years.
    Although the two studies find that the recovery package 
would have comparable effects, Zandi starts with a much more 
pessimistic base line. While he finds that the package would 
lower unemployment from 11 percent to a bit less than 9 percent 
in late 2010, Romer-Bernstein say it would lower unemployment 
from a base case of 8.8 percent to 7.0 percent. Both studies 
could correctly estimate the effects of the proposed recovery 
package but, if the pessimistic Zandi baseline is correct, the 
actual path of unemployment could resemble what the Obama team 
is projecting if nothing is done.

Lessons from the Great Depression

    The Great Depression of the 1930s taught some hard lessons. 
After the financial bubble burst in 1929, both fiscal and 
monetary policy turned restrictive. Over the next four years, 
real per capita income dropped by a third and unemployment 
soared from 3.2 percent to 22.5 percent. The aggressive 
spending, regulatory and monetary reforms of the New Deal 
revived the economy: unemployment dropped to 9.1 percent by 
1937 and GDP per capita had fully recovered its 1929 level. In 
1937 policy makers mistakenly decided that they needed to 
eliminate the deficit of 2.2 percent of GDP. Slashing New Deal 
jobs programs and raising taxes did succeed in lowering the 
deficit to 0.1 percent of GDP, but it also threw the economy 
into a recession. Unemployment jumped back up to 12.5 percent 
by 1938 and manufacturing production plunged 24 percent. Both 
the successes of 1933-37 and the failure of 1937-38 should 
inform our policy-making in this economic downturn.

Infrastructure and construction issues

    A large boost to federal infrastructure spending makes 
sense for several reasons:
    1. Infrastructure projects--transportation, scientific 
facilities, improved energy efficiency--make the economy more 
productive and reduce oil imports and greenhouse gas emissions 
while raising the quality of life.
    2. State and local governments are scaling back needed 
infrastructure projects because of budget pressures.
    3. Construction workers have by far the highest 
unemployment rate of any industry.
    Construction has been the hardest hit industry and 
occupation in this recession. In just the last year, 
construction employment has plummeted by 1.3 million workers, 
from 9.3 million to 8.0 million while unemployment among 
construction workers far exceeds that in any other occupation.
    The rapid deterioration in construction and manufacturing 
has caused unemployment to rise much faster among men than 
among women. In the summer of 2007, men and women had 
comparable unemployment rates (4.7 percent versus 4.6 percent, 
respectively). By the end of 2008, however, unemployment among 
women rose to 6.4 percent as it soared to 7.9 percent among 
men. The 1.5 percent gap between men's and women's unemployment 
is the largest margin that men's unemployment has exceeded 
women's on record. (Unemployment rates for men and women have 
closely tracked each other for most of the last 30 years, but 
before that women's unemployment usually exceeded men's, often 
by large margins.)
    According to the previously cited study by Christina Romer 
and Jared Bernstein for the Obama transition, ``women have 
accounted for roughly 20% of the decline in payroll 
employment,'' but ``the total number of created jobs likely to 
go to women is roughly 42% of the jobs created by the 
package.'' They found that, while infrastructure spending will 
favor men who predominate in construction, other parts of the 
package boost jobs in industries that favor women. For example, 
fiscal relief to states will support jobs in health and 
education while reduced income taxes will favor retail jobs.
    This bill should generate spending at a faster rate over 
the next two years than typical infrastructure legislation:
    1. In many cases, state and local governments are given 
deadlines to commit to projects. If they do not meet those 
deadlines, the money will be allocated to other states ready to 
spend it.
    2. The bill's guidelines also favor projects with faster 
spend-out rates.
    3. Because of the fiscal bind of most state and local 
governments, matching requirements are waived.
    Current conditions also favor faster than normal spend-out 
rates:
    1. State and local governments have many ready-to-go 
infrastructure projects that they have had to put on the shelf 
under current budget pressures.
    2. With so much economic slack--particularly in 
construction, the necessary labor, equipment, and materials can 
be staged to move into place more quickly.
    3. Some infrastructure projects are ready to go in 2009. 
Other projects are in the pipeline and, with the incentives 
created by this bill, will be ready to go in 2010.
    There are advantages to the fact that not all 
infrastructure spending will disburse in the first year. When 
the Wall Street Journal recently asked various economists for 
their remedies to address the current downturn, it quoted and 
paraphrased noted economist Alan Blinder:

          The downturn is still young, it is going to go on for 
        much longer, and it will be very deep. ``We need to 
        think of having time-release capsules,'' he says, that 
        will help boost the economy a year from now. 
        Infrastructure spending, which some economists argue 
        against because it takes awhile to be put in place, 
        does exactly that.

Net addition to federal debt much less than budgeted cost

    At the end of the day, the net fiscal cost of this bill 
will be substantially less than its budgeted cost. Compared to 
what would happen if we failed to act, the bill will:
    1. create jobs for people who would otherwise be 
unemployed;
    2. generate sales at companies that would otherwise not 
occur; and thus
    3. increase tax revenues and lower income support payments.
    Mark Zandi projects that a $750 billion recovery package 
along the lines being proposed would raise GDP by $2.9 trillion 
over the next four years--about four times as much as the 
initial cost. He projects that GDP will be about $1 trillion 
higher in both 2011 and 2012. For every dollar of increased 
GDP, federal revenues tend to go up by more than $0.20. If 
Zandi's estimate of the effect on GDP is anywhere close to 
correct, the true net fiscal cost of the bill would be very 
modest and the deficit will be substantially lower in 2011 and 
2012 than without the recovery package. It is worth noting that 
fiscal stimulus could have such a substantial effect on GDP and 
therefore revenues over such a long period only because the 
base case is so dire--11 percent unemployment in 2010 and GDP 
not recovering its 2008 level until 2012. In less dire economic 
times, such a modest net budget cost of spending and lower 
future deficits would not be possible.

High bang for the buck

    Unlike the stimulus bill of early 2008 that provided only 
tax cuts, this recovery package emphasizes the spending side 
because it provides more ``bang for the buck'' under current 
conditions. The tax rebates last spring showed that Americans 
have become so concerned about their debt and saving that they 
will not spend a large fraction of any tax cut. Over the last 
two decades, Americans' saving rate went from 8 percent of 
income to near zero. Many were running up debts as they tried 
to make ends meet with stagnant or declining real income. 
Others felt confident in spending all their income and becoming 
highly leveraged as they enjoyed rising wealth from homes and 
stocks without having to save. All that has changed. Credit to 
financially stressed families has dried up. Falling home and 
stock prices are causing the net worth of middle and higher 
income households to shrivel up. While the first group can be 
counted on to spend their tax cuts, that is not the case of 
families more concerned with their shrinking net worth. As we 
saw in the spring, a sizable fraction of any tax cut to them 
will be used to pay down debts and not be spent. The same logic 
applies to tax cuts for corporations who have become more 
obsessed with reducing their excessive leverage than in hiring 
or investing.
    The proposed increases in federal spending, on the other 
hand, will have nearly complete pass through to additional 
demand for goods and services.
    1. Because infrastructure projects are ready to go or soon 
will be, they will lead to direct spending in the next two 
years.
    2. Federal relief for state and local operating budgets 
will prevent them from making cuts in spending or increases in 
taxes of an almost equal amount in the next two years.
    3. Economically stressed families will increase spending by 
as much as their unemployment insurance, food stamp, and other 
financial help goes up.
    Studies done by the Congressional Budget Office and by Mark 
Zandi have found that providing income to lower income people--
through unemployment insurance, food stamps, or tax cuts--have 
the highest ``bang for the buck'' in terms of deficit cost (as 
well as meet humanitarian goals).

Fear shifting from inflation to deflation

    Although inflation worries were widespread as recently as 
last summer, a growing number of economists have become quite 
concerned about the opposite, falling prices or deflation. For 
example, the recently released minutes of the monetary policy 
committee of the Federal Reserve reveal a growing concern about 
deflation. The U.S. has not experienced deflation since the 
Great Depression. Deflation reinforces a downward economic 
spiral for several reasons. It gives people an incentive to 
postpone purchases to get a lower price later. It also 
discourages businesses from investing because they fear that 
they will not be able to make a return on their investment, 
especially if they must take on debt to finance investment.
    Since the credit crunch hit with full force in September, 
prices of crude and intermediate goods have been falling 
sharply--not only for energy but for non-energy categories. We 
also observe rapidly declining prices in major inputs to 
infrastructure projects. For example, prices for steel rebar 
plunged 36 percent from August to December. Prices of asphalt 
have dropped even more in most parts of the country. Falling 
demand and rising capacity is also putting downward pressure on 
cement. With so much excess capacity from falling private 
demand, we should expect a major push on infrastructure to help 
stabilize prices but not to raise them in general. 
Nevertheless, out of concern that some capacity bottlenecks 
could develop, the Committee has been somewhat more restrained 
in infrastructure investments than some have urged.

Conclusion

    Standing alone, this recovery package is not sufficient to 
deal with the depth of the current economic crisis. Combined 
with other needed actions, however, it should make an important 
contribution to alleviating the current crisis by
           helping to end the recession sooner and to 
        create a faster recovery;
           producing assets in the form of 
        infrastructure, technology, and skills that will 
        strengthen our economy for the future;
           reducing the amount by which state and local 
        governments raise taxes and reduce education, health, 
        and public safety programs;
           increasing jobs by almost four million next 
        year and by millions more after that;
           creating a substantial increase in national 
        output and income over the next few years such that its 
        net fiscal cost will be modest overall and bring about 
        lower deficits in future years; and
           providing important assistance to low income 
        families laid low by the current downturn.

                      TITLE I--GENERAL PROVISIONS


                        Subtitle A--Use of Funds

    Funds provided in this bill must be used for well-vetted 
investments that can begin in a timely manner. Provisions in 
the bill require timely funding awards. Formula grants must be 
allocated within thirty days and discretionary grants must be 
allocated within ninety days, with the period lengthened by 
thirty days for new programs. The bill provides for the 
redistribution of funds not timely obligated within one year 
for specific programs. The bill also provides for .5 percent of 
each appropriation to go for administration, management and 
oversight. For strong oversight, nearly $210 million is 
provided for the Offices of Inspectors General and $25 million 
for the Government Accountability Office. No funding provided 
in this bill may be used to fund casinos, gaming institutions, 
aquariums, zoos, golf courses or swimming pools.
    Language is included mandating that iron and steel used in 
construction and repair projects funded under the bill be 
produced in the United States unless found to be prohibitively 
expensive. Language is also included specifying that prevailing 
wage rate requirements shall apply to laborers and mechanics 
employed by contractors and subcontractors on projects funded 
directly by or assisted in whole or in part by and through the 
Federal Government pursuant to this Act.
    The bill includes a provision stating that no funds made 
available in this Act may be provided to the State of Illinois 
or its agencies unless the use of such funds is approved by 
legislation or Rod Blagojevich no longer holds the office of 
Governor, except for certain funds made available directly to 
units of local government.
    Language is included setting aside at least 10 percent of 
funds appropriated in this Act for the Rural Community 
Advancement Program of the Department of Agriculture for use in 
counties with persistent high rates of poverty.
    Language is also included stating that none of the funds 
made available in this Act may be used to enter into a contract 
with an entity that does not participate in the E-verify 
program.

        Subtitle B--Transparency, Accountability, and Oversight

    Many existing grant programs have strong oversight and 
accountability processes in place, such as highways where 
projects must be on a vetted state-wide plan and reimbursement 
is provided only after invoices are reviewed by Federal 
officials. However, other grant programs may be used for broad 
purposes and oversight by the federal government has been less 
rigorous.
    The activities and projects selected by federal, state and 
local officials to be funded with recovery dollars must be of 
the highest quality in their public benefit, which is why 
funding is prohibited from being used for casinos or gambling 
establishments, aquariums, zoos, golf courses, and swimming 
pools (even though these are beneficial to communities). The 
purpose of this bill is to direct funding at projects that are 
primarily and clearly aimed at benefiting the economic 
conditions of communities and the public at large. The Federal 
government and all other levels of government are directed to 
look with a skeptical eye at projects that don't meet that 
test. Therefore, this bill includes the following oversight 
mechanisms:

Transparency

     Federal agencies must publish on a special 
government-wide recovery program website a plan for using 
appropriations they receive in the Recovery Act, and must also 
publish on that website all announcements for grant 
competitions, allocations of formula grants, and awards of 
competitive grants using those funds.
     Government agencies (federal, state, or local) 
receiving funds under the Act for infrastructure investments 
must notify the public of funds obligated to particular 
investments. The notification is to be made by the entity 
making the obligation by posting on the special recovery 
program website. Public notification must include a description 
of the activity or investment funded, the purpose, the total 
cost, and why the federal, state, local government or other 
entity believes the activity should be funded with economic 
recovery dollars.
     Included within this notification must be the name 
of a person to contact at the entity if there are concerns with 
the investment and an e-mail address for the federal official 
in each agency whom the public can contact. Also included 
within the notification must be a certification from the mayor 
or governor or other chief executive, as appropriate, that the 
investment has received the full review and vetting required by 
law and that they accept responsibility that this investment is 
an appropriate use of taxpayer dollars. This certification is a 
condition of receiving the funds.
     In addition, any contract/grant awarded with 
recovery dollars must be placed on the internet and linked to 
the government-wide recovery website described below. 
Proprietary data which is required to be kept confidential 
under applicable federal or state law or regulation shall be 
redacted before posting.
     Each state or local government agency or other 
organization receiving grant funds for operational purposes (as 
distinct from infrastructure investments) must publish on the 
special recovery program website a description of the intended 
use of the funds, including the number of jobs sustained or 
created.
    Federal Review: Concerns raised by the public about 
specific investments will be reviewed, as appropriate, by the 
Inspectors General and any findings will be immediately relayed 
to the head of each department and executive agency. Additional 
Inspector General staff are added to each federal agency in 
order to meet these requirements.
    Reporting and Audit: In addition to the information on 
funding commitments, the government-wide recovery website shall 
include printable reports on recovery funds obligated by month 
to each state and Congressional district.

Continuing Executive Oversight

     A Recovery Act Accountability and Transparency 
Board is established. The Board shall be chaired by the Chief 
Performance Officer and consist of seven other members 
appointed from the Deputy Secretaries and Inspectors General of 
agencies involved in the recovery.
     A committee of 5 public or non-federal members 
with expertise in economics, public finance, contracting, 
accounting, auditing or other relevant field will be named by 
the President and will act as an independent advisory panel to 
the Board. The Board will meet no less than monthly in open 
session. The Board and the independent advisory panel are 
subject to FACA.
     The Board is to provide early warning of potential 
management and funding problems, so that these can be addressed 
immediately. The Board will issue ``flash reports'' to the 
Congress on immediate recovery issues and other reports on the 
use and benefits of recovery funding.
     In addition, the Government Accountability Office 
is charged with bi-monthly review and reporting on selected 
state's and locality's use of the fiscal assistance provided it 
in the economic recovery. All IG and GAO audits of stimulus 
funds will be posted on the internet immediately and linked to 
the Recovery.gov website. GAO and IG are authorized to examine 
any records related to recovery act obligations.
    Effectiveness: The Chair of the Council of Economic 
Advisers, in consultation with the Director of OMB and the 
Secretary of Treasury, will submit quarterly reports to the 
Congress detailing the estimated impact of Recovery Act 
programs on employment, economic growth, and other key economic 
indicators.
    Special Recovery.Gov Website: A user-friendly, public-
facing website will demonstrate the commitment to open 
government and the effective use of Recovery funds. The website 
will include easy-to-understand explanatory materials, 
accountability information, and real-time data feeds of 
relevant economic, financial, and contract information. The 
website is to be managed by the Recovery Act Accountability and 
Transparency Board.
    Contracts: Contracts let with recovery dollars must comply 
with Federal Acquisition Regulations. The Administration is 
directed to utilize fixed price, competitively awarded 
contracts to the maximum extent possible. Authority is provided 
to utilize existing contracts that have been so awarded in 
order to obligate funding expeditiously. All non-competitive, 
non-fixed price, contracts awarded with recovery dollars must 
be posted in a special section of the recovery website. Non-
competitive contracts cannot last more than one year.
    Whistleblower: Federal and state whistleblowers are 
protected and GAO and IG employees are provided full access to 
all information regarding the use of recovery act funds.

        TITLE II--AGRICULTURE, NUTRITION, AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT


                       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


        Agriculture Buildings and Facilities and Rental Payments


Agriculture Buildings and Facilities Improvements

Recovery funding: $44 million

    The Department of Agriculture has identified $44 million in 
priority repair, maintenance, and improvement projects within 
its headquarters complex. These investments include funding for 
long-delayed modernization and security improvements.

                     Agricultural Research Service


                        BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

ARS--Buildings and Facilities

Recovery funding: $209 million

    The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) operates federally-
owned research facilities all over the country. Through its 
Facility Asset Management Program, ARS has developed a list of 
deferred maintenance work at facilities and laboratories across 
the Nation that totals more than $315 million. The funding 
provided will fully fund all the critical deferred maintenance 
work that ARS has identified.

                          Farm Service Agency


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

FSA Information Technology

Recovery funding: $245 million

    This funding would allow for critical improvements needed 
to address long-standing problems with FSA's existing 
information technology (IT) systems. Severe problems in 2007 
forced the system to shut down for many hours a day in parts of 
the country; as a result, farmers in those areas were not able 
to get access in a timely manner. The system has been unable to 
accommodate even modest workload increases without degradation 
in performance. This funding would support efforts to develop 
an effective, more permanent IT system to provide service to 
the hundreds of thousands of people who rely on and benefit 
from FSA programs.

                 Natural Resources Conservation Service


               WATERSHED AND FLOOD PREVENTION OPERATIONS

Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations

Recovery funding: $350 million

    The Natural Resources Conservation Service's (NRCS) 
Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations program helps local 
project sponsors to design and build flood prevention and water 
quality improvement projects, including dams to reduce flood 
risk and provide agricultural irrigation and water supply and 
infrastructure to clean polluted water. The funding provided 
($175 million) will fully fund the costs for up to 60 flood 
prevention and water quality improvement projects that are 
ready to commence design or construction work.
    Through its floodplain easements authorities, the agency 
also purchases conservation easements on agricultural lands in 
river flood zones. Once NRCS acquires the easements, the agency 
restores the environmental values of the land in order to 
reduce flood risk, improve water quality, and provide wildlife 
habitat. The funding provided ($175 million) will complete work 
on a substantial portion of the over $250 million in floodplain 
easement and restoration projects on the agency's backlog list.

                    WATERSHED REHABILITATION PROGRAM

Watershed Rehabilitation Program

Recovery funding: $50 million

    Through the Watershed Rehabilitation Program, NRCS works 
with local sponsors to rehabilitate dam projects that have 
reached the end of their engineering design life. Such projects 
therefore pose serious risks to life and property because of 
the possibility of catastrophic failure. The funding provided 
fully funds the cost of almost half of the complete projects 
that NRCS reports are ready to begin work in fiscal year 2009.

                       Rural Development Programs


                  RURAL COMMUNITY ADVANCEMENT PROGRAM

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

Rural Community Facilities Program

Recovery funding: $200 million, for a total program level of $1.239 
        billion

    The Rural Community Facilities Program provides financing 
to local governments, nonprofit corporations, and federally-
recognized Indian tribes for the development of essential 
community facilities in rural areas. Funds can be used for 
health care facilities; fire, rescue, and public safety 
buildings, vehicles, and equipment; libraries and other 
important community needs. Last year, the agency had 
applications for $1.1 billion in community facility loans and 
$137 million for community facility grants that it was not able 
to fund. The funding provided would give an additional 17 
percent of rural population with new or improved health care 
services and four percent with new or improved public safety 
services.

Rural Business Program

Recovery funding: $100 million, for a total program level of $2.013 
        billion

    The Guaranteed Business and Industry loan program has seen 
an unprecedented demand for the program due to the credit 
crunch. Private sector lenders are increasingly turning to this 
program to help businesses get access capital, which will 
increase the number and size of businesses operating in rural 
areas; demand for the guaranteed business and industry program 
could reach $3 billion in fiscal year 2009 if credit continues 
to be constrained for businesses in rural America. The funding 
provided for these loans will permit assistance to an 
additional 928 businesses. The loan program supports financing 
for a broad range of business and industrial activities in 
towns or cities with a population of less than 50,000. In 
addition, funding is provided for the Rural Business Enterprise 
Grant program, which is available to public bodies, not-for-
profit organizations, and recognized Indian Tribal groups to 
encourage the development of small and emerging private 
business enterprises.

Rural Water and Waste Disposal Program

Recovery funding: $1.500 billion, for a total program level of $3.836 
        billion

    The rural water and waste grant and loan programs, which 
serve rural areas with populations of 10,000 or less, continue 
to have high demands for funding from all over America. These 
programs help communities fund drinking water and wastewater 
treatment infrastructure, with priority given to smaller and 
poorer communities. Last year, USDA had $2.4 billion in water 
and waste loan applications and $990 million in water and waste 
grant applications that it did not have funding for. The level 
of funding provided would provide an additional 3.4 million 
rural households with new or improved service.

                         Rural Housing Service


              RURAL HOUSING INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

Recovery funding: $500 million, for a total program level of $22.129 
        billion

    Families have the opportunity to become homeowners in rural 
areas through the use of USDA home loans. Through the 
guaranteed loan program, homebuyers apply with participating 
lenders and the government guarantees the repayment of part of 
the principal. This program has seen demand skyrocket because 
of the credit crunch and it is estimated that demand for the 
program could reach around $15 billion in fiscal year 2009, 
compared to normal funding level of $4 billion. The level of 
funding provided would provide an additional 157,000 
homeownership opportunities.
    The USDA direct housing loan program provides loans 
directly to low- and very-low-income families to purchase, 
build, or rehabilitate a home in rural areas. Demand is always 
high for the direct housing loan program. At the end of last 
year, the program had a reported backlog of unfunded 
applications on hand totaling $2.6 billion. The level of 
funding in the bill would provide an additional 35,000 
homeownership opportunities.

                        Rural Utilities Service


         DISTANCE LEARNING, TELEMEDICINE, AND BROADBAND PROGRAM

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

Rural Broadband Infrastructure Development

Recovery funding: $2.825 billion

    USDA's Rural Development mission area has had significant 
experience for more than seven years in delivering broadband 
infrastructure to rural America through its distance learning, 
telemedicine, and broadband program. The funding provided will 
significantly expand ``open-access'' broadband networks in 
order to enhance the communication capabilities necessary for 
continued economic growth. Funding for this initiative will 
support the installation of open-access broadband 
infrastructure. An open-access network will preserve 
competition while ensuring that the country utilizes to the 
fullest extent all of its available resources in rural America.
    The funding will be strongly oriented towards grants to 
provide the maximum incentive for providing broadband service 
in unserved areas. Expanding open-access broadband services in 
rural America will enable consumers and businesses to be 
connected to the Internet at a speed one hundred times faster 
than today's dial-up modems. Accelerating the distribution of 
broadband networks will bring many new opportunities to 
businesses and consumers, as well as provide more robust 
commercial and communications connections. This level of 
funding could generate at least $5.5 billion in direct 
investment for broadband infrastructure and rural access, and 
directly benefit over 7,600 rural communities and 3.6 million 
residents and businesses. USDA estimates that approximately 
119,000 new jobs would be created as a result of the initial 
investment.

                       Food and Nutrition Service


SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN 
                                 (WIC)

WIC Management Information Systems

Recovery funding: $100 million

    These funds will be used to establish, improve, or 
administer management information systems (MIS) for the Special 
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for Women, Infants 
and Children. Providing this funding will allow for critical 
upgrades to the state-operated MIS systems, thereby improving 
program delivery and expanded implementation of electronic 
benefit transfer capabilities.

                   EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP)

Recovery funding: $150 million

    $150 million in funding is provided to purchase and 
distribute commodities to food banks.

                     GENERAL PROVISIONS, THIS TITLE

    Section 2001 provides funding for the Supplemental 
Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). SNAP serves as the primary 
source of nutrition assistance for over 31 million low-income 
people. (The program was formerly called the Food Stamp 
Program.) It enables participants--about 50 percent of whom are 
children--to improve their diets by increasing food purchasing 
power using benefits that are redeemed at retail grocery 
stores. Food inflation is projected to rise by eight to ten 
percent in fiscal year 2009. From June 2008 through November 
2008, there has already been almost a three percent increase 
for food inflation. This provision will provide a 13.6 percent 
benefit increase for fiscal year 2009. The Department estimates 
that this benefit change will allow over 32 million individuals 
to receive additional food assistance. In addition, $300 
million is provided to the states to administer the increased 
participation levels.
    Section 2002 makes all states eligible to participate in 
the Afterschool Feeding Program for At-Risk Children. 
Currently, eight States (Delaware, Illinois, Michigan, 
Missouri, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia) 
are authorized to provide suppers in afterschool care programs 
through the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). This 
program provides meals at sites where at least half of the 
children in the school attendance area are eligible for free 
and reduced price school meals. Expanding at-risk afterschool 
suppers to all states will allow institutions currently serving 
snacks under this component of the CACFP to expand their 
services to include an evening or weekend meal to an identified 
population of children in need.

               TITLE III--COMMERCE, JUSTICE, AND SCIENCE


                          Subtitle A--Commerce


                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


                  Economic Development Administration


                Economic Development Assistance Programs


                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Economic Development Assistance Programs

Recovery funding: $250 million

    EDA was created during the 1960s to address problems of 
long-term economic distress in declining urban industrial cores 
and stagnating rural areas. Economic Development Assistance 
Program (EDAP) funding is first distributed regionally on a 
formulaic basis based on high unemployment or low per capita 
income, and then each region actively seeks competitive 
applications. Such project applications are evaluated for 
private investment leverage and job creation at 3, 6 and 9 
years from the fiscal year in which funds are invested. In 
1997, the Rutgers University Center for Urban Policy Research 
completed a comprehensive review of over 200 EDA public works 
projects and concluded that 99 percent of projects were 
completed as planned; 91 percent were completed on time, and 52 
percent were completed under budget. For every $1 million of 
EDA funding, $10 million of private sector investment was 
leveraged. EDAP can get the funding out within two years as it 
has a backlog of projects within each region.

                          Bureau of the Census


                     PERIODIC CENSUSES AND PROGRAMS

2010 Decennial Census

Recovery funding: $1.000 billion

    The replan of the Field Data Collection Automation (FDCA) 
contract in FY 2008 has increased the 2010 Decennial Census' 
lifecycle costs and introduced significant risk. The replan 
calls for a return to paper for the non-response follow up 
portion of the 2010 Decennial, increasing workforce, 
advertising, and operational needs. The funding will allow 
Census to hire additional personnel, provide required training, 
increase targeted media purchases, and improve management of 
other operational and programmatic risks to ensure a successful 
decennial.

       National Telecommunications and Information Administration


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

State Broadband Data and Development Grants

Recovery funding: $350 million

    The State Broadband Data and Development Grant program was 
established in the Broadband Data Improvement Act on October 
10, 2008. The federal program provides competitive grants for 
eligible entities to develop and implement statewide 
initiatives to identify and track the adoption and availability 
of broadband services, taking into account a process for the 
appropriate technical and scientific peer review of 
applications. According to the National Association of 
Telecommunications Officers and Advisors (NATOA), over the long 
term, broadband deployment helps virtually every economic 
sector. For every dollar invested in broadband, the economy 
sees a ten-fold return on that investment. A recent study, 
``The Economic Impact of Stimulating Broadband Nationally'', 
suggests that a national program that increased broadband 
penetration by a mere 7 percent would yield a $134 billion 
positive impact to the national economy and 2.4 million 
additional jobs.

            WIRELESS AND BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT GRANT PROGRAMS

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Wireless and Broadband Development for Unserved and Underserved Areas

Recovery funding: $2.825 billion

    This new program would subsidize the development of 
broadband and wireless services in unserved and underserved 
areas. Funding of $2.825 billion is provided to the NTIA, 
including $1 billion for Wireless Deployment Grants for the 
deployment of wireless voice service or advanced wireless 
broadband, and $1.825 billion for Broadband Deployment Grants 
for the deployment of basic broadband service or advanced 
broadband service. Factors in grant award decisions by the NTIA 
will include public safety; state reports on priorities; 
increases in affordability and subscribership; service 
enhancement for health care delivery, education, or children; 
enhancement of computer ownership and computer literacy; and 
state or local matching funds. Grant recipients must also meet 
buildout requirements and adhere to open access principles.
    The need to expand wireless and broadband services has been 
identified by the Federal-State Joint Board on Universal 
Service and the Communications Workers of America (CWA), among 
others. The stimulative impact would include: 1) jobs to 
procure, produce, deliver, install, and maintain new 
infrastructure; and 2) jobs in sectors of the economy that rely 
on e-commerce, including the retail, high-tech, education, 
health care, and real estate sectors. The CWA estimates (using 
a Department of Commerce model) that each $5 billion investment 
in broadband would result in 100,000 new jobs.

                DIGITAL-TO-ANALOG CONVERTER BOX PROGRAM

Digital-to-Analog Converter Box Coupons

Recovery funding: $650 million

    Funding provides for additional implementation and 
administration of the digital-to-analog converter box coupon 
program, including additional coupons to meet new projected 
demands and consumer support, outreach and administration.

             National Institute of Standards and Technology


             SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH AND SERVICES

Scientific and Technical Research and Services

Recovery funding: $100 million

    The STRS program is an intramural research program made up 
of laboratories and technical programs and national research 
facilities. Funding will be used to establish environmental 
measurements and standards, including remote sensing for 
climate change; develop metrics, tools, and data supporting 
``green'' building technologies; improve energy efficiency and 
electrical distribution through ``smart grid'' and advanced 
energy and renewable technologies; accelerate cost-effective 
improvements to the safety, security, and disaster resilience 
of buildings, occupants, first responders, and communities; 
support increased bandwidths and data transmission rates to 
enhance advanced applications such as tele-presence for 
manufacturing and medicine; and enable innovation and enhance 
manufacturing competitiveness by increasing efficiencies 
throughout the supply-chain and production cycle.

                     INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

Manufacturing Extension Partnership and Technology Innovation Program

Recovery funding: $100 million

    Industrial Technology Services includes the Manufacturing 
Extension Partnership and the Technology Innovation Program: 
$30 million is for the Manufacturing Extension Partnership 
(MEP) and $70 million is for the Technology Innovation Program 
(TIP). These programs make up the Industrial Technology 
Services within NIST. MEP consists of a network of centers that 
provide business support and technical assistance services, and 
helps improve the productivity and competitiveness of small 
manufacturers. MEP leverages private resources in the creation 
and retention of jobs, thereby increasing economic output as 
well as Federal revenues. TIP was established in the COMPETES 
Act and TIP grants will speed the development of high-risk, 
transformative research targeted to address key societal 
challenges. Funding is provided to small and medium-sized 
businesses, institutions of higher education or other 
organizations, such as national laboratories and nonprofit 
research institutions. TIP is a competitive grants program that 
has recently awarded its first grants. There are considerably 
more projects than funding provided in previous years and 
additional funding would allow for additional projects to be 
funded.

                  CONSTRUCTION OF RESEARCH FACILITIES

Research Science Building Construction Grants

Recovery funding: $300 million

    This program is a competitive construction grant program 
for research science buildings. These grants are awarded to 
colleges, universities, and other nonprofit, science research 
organizations on a merit basis. The first three awards were 
made in November 2008, out of 90 applications. Additional 
funding at this level will allow for another competition and 
the funding of approximately 30 research science buildings. 
These research buildings create jobs during construction and 
after completion, provide high-paying scientific positions.

            NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION

                  OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES

Habitat Restoration

Recovery funding: $400 million

    The funding of $400 million will support those habitat and 
fisheries restoration, marine debris and mitigation projects 
identified by NOAA as ``shovel-ready''. These projects will 
create jobs and address the $1 billion in NOAA's backlog of 
restoration and mitigation and related projects.

               PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION

Acquisition and Development of NOAA Satellites and Sensors

Recovery funding: $600 million

    $600 million will address critical requirements in 
satellite acquisition and development and provide necessary 
resources to address unmet national climate change research and 
mitigation activities, including the acquisition of climate 
sensors on soon-to-be deployed satellites. In addition, funds 
are provided to address critical gaps in climate modeling, and 
establish climate data records for continuing research into the 
cause, effects and ways to mitigate climate change.

                   GENERAL PROVISIONS, THIS SUBTITLE

    Section 3101 authorizes a comprehensive, nationwide 
broadband inventory map.
    Section 3102 authorizes a broadband infrastructure grant 
program to be administered by the National Telecommunications 
and Information Administration.

                          Subtitle B--Justice


                         DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


               State and Local Law Enforcement Activities


                       Office of Justice Programs


               STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE

Byrne Justice Assistance Grants (JAG)

Recovery funding: $3.000 billion

    $3 billion is proposed in recovery funding for the Byrne 
JAG (formula) grants, which will help to stabilize State and 
local governments by providing funds to support crime fighting. 
Funds can be used for a variety of purposes, including 
equipment, operations and support for other associated law 
enforcement personnel (such as prosecutors, public defenders, 
etc.). These funds can also be used to pay overtime expenses of 
officers on multi-jurisdictional task forces. The National 
Criminal Justice Association estimates that about 50 percent of 
Byrne JAG funds are used to support personnel costs.

                  COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES

COPS Hiring Program

Recovery funding: $1.000 billion

    $1 billion is proposed in recovery funding for the 
competitive COPS hiring grant program. A $1 billion federal 
investment supports the hiring of about 13,000 new police 
officers for three years (using the estimate that 13 new 
officers can be hired for a three-year period with each $1 
million). This program provides a three-year federal subsidy 
(up to a 75 percent match or $75,000) to hire a new, entry 
level law enforcement officer (salary and benefits). The 
grantee is responsible for at least 25 percent in matching 
funds, and must commit to use its own funds to keep the officer 
on board for a fourth year.

                          Subtitle C--Science


             NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION


                                SCIENCE

Science

Recovery funding: $400 million

    Investments in the areas of Earth science, planetary 
science, heliophysics and astrophysics seek to answer 
fundamental questions concerning the ways the Earth's climate 
is changing; the comparison of the Earth with other planets in 
the solar system and around other stars; and the connections 
among the Sun, Earth and heliosphere. These investments are 
critically important to understanding climate change and 
mitigation.
    Within the funds provided, not less than $250 million will 
be used to accelerate the development of the Tier 1 set of 
Earth science/climate research missions recommended by the 
National Academies decadal survey as being critically important 
for answering key Earth science/climate research questions. 
Funds are also provided to restore the Total Solar Irradiance 
Sensor to an NPOESS satellite, which measures solar radiation 
and is critical to understanding climate change; and to add a 
thermal infrared sensor to the Landsat Continuing Mapper 
necessary for water management (e.g., soil moisture and water 
use) particularly in the western states. It is estimated by 
NASA that these investments will support in excess of 2,600 
jobs.

                              AERONAUTICS

Aeronautics

Recovery funding: $150 million

    The NASA Authorization Act of 2008 requires system-level 
research, development, and demonstration activities related to 
aviation safety, environmental impact mitigation, and the Next 
Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen). Investments in 
environmentally-friendly or ``green'' aviation, supersonic 
testbeds, and development of aerospace systems and technologies 
require substantial participation by the aerospace industry and 
inter-governmental agencies, and result in significant job 
creation. NASA believes it is possible to expend all of these 
funds by the end of the second fiscal year after receipt and 
estimates that nearly 1,000 jobs will be supported.

                     CROSS AGENCY SUPPORT PROGRAMS

Disaster Assistance

Recovery funding: $50 million

    To date, insufficient funding has been provided for 
reconstruction at affected NASA centers precipitated by 
hurricanes and floods during the last calendar year. NASA has 
identified over $85 million in reconstruction projects. NASA 
estimates that over 440 jobs will be created.

                      NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION


                    RESEARCH AND RELATED ACTIVITIES

Research and Related Activities

Recovery funding: $2.500 billion

    Sustained, targeted investment by NSF in basic research in 
fundamental science and engineering advances discovery and 
spurs innovation. Such transformational work holds promise for 
meeting the social, economic, and environmental challenges 
facing the Nation, and for competing in an increasingly intense 
global economy. To meet these challenges, the America COMPETES 
Act proposed to double funding for the NSF in seven years. The 
funding provided in the recovery will return and exceed 
appropriated levels to the levels assumed in the COMPETES Act. 
The $2.5 billion proposed for research and related activities 
(R&RA) is estimated to support an additional 3,000 highly-
rated, new awards and would immediately engage 12,750 senior 
personnel, post doc-, graduate and undergraduates. In addition, 
the funds provided are expected to restore the funding rate for 
NSF awards to pre-2000 levels. Since fiscal year 2000, NSF's 
funding rate has declined from over 30 percent to 25 percent. 
This investment would restore the funding rate to 32 percent.
    Within the R&RA appropriation, $300 million is provided for 
the Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) program. The MRI 
program, in an effort to increase research and training in 
institutions of higher education, museums and science centers, 
and non-profit organizations, assists with the acquisition and 
development of shared research instrumentation that is, in 
general, too costly and/or not appropriate for support through 
other NSF programs. When awards are made, instruments are 
expected to be operational for regular research use by the end 
of the award period. The funding provided in the recovery bill 
will address a key recommendation of a 2006 National Academies 
report on ``Advanced Research Instrumentation and Facilities'' 
(ARIF) to expand the MRI program so that it includes ``mid-
scale'' instrumentation whose capital costs are greater than $2 
million.
    The National Science Foundation estimates that academic 
institutions have about $3.6 billion in deferred projects to 
repair and renovate science and engineering research space 
(fiscal year 2005 Survey of Science and Engineering Research 
Facilities). About half of these deferred projects are in the 
biological and medical sciences, and about half are in other 
sciences and engineering. These projects are included in 
institutional capital plans. The recovery package includes $200 
million to restart its facilities program covering physical and 
other sciences and engineering at the Nation's institutions of 
higher education, museums and science centers, and non-profit 
organizations.

                     EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES

Education and Human Resources

Recovery funding: $100 million

    $100 million is provided for Education and Human Resources 
at the NSF. Within this amount, $60 million is provided for the 
Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship program and $40 million for 
Math and Science Partnerships. These two programs are 
significant components of the America COMPETES Act, and 
underpin the Nation's achievements in research, development and 
technology.
    The Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship program encourages 
talented science, technology, engineering, and mathematics 
(STEM) majors and professionals to become K-12 mathematics and 
science teachers. The program provides funds to institutions of 
higher education to support scholarships, stipends, and 
academic programs for undergraduate STEM majors and post-
baccalaureate students holding STEM degrees who commit to 
teaching in high-need K-12 school districts. A new component of 
the program supports STEM professionals who enroll as NSF 
Teaching Fellows in master's degree programs leading to teacher 
certification by providing academic courses, professional 
development, and salary supplements while they are fulfilling a 
four-year teaching commitment in a high need school district. 
This new component also supports the development of NSF Master 
Teaching Fellows by providing professional development and 
salary supplements for exemplary math and science teachers to 
become Master Teachers in high need school districts. The $60 
million included in the recovery package, together with other 
appropriations, provides the full authorized level in the 
America COMPETES Act. This program has been cited as a key 
factor in ensuring U.S. long-term competitiveness. Funds can be 
awarded very quickly using existing competitive grant 
applications and will support new scholarships and stipends.
    The Math and Science Partnership (MSP) program is a major 
research and development effort that supports innovative 
partnerships to improve K-12 student achievement in mathematics 
and science. MSP projects are expected to raise the achievement 
levels of all students and significantly reduce achievement 
gaps in the mathematics and science performance of diverse 
student populations. In order to improve the mathematics and 
science achievement of the Nation's students, MSP projects 
contribute to what is known in mathematics and science 
education and serve as models that have a sufficiently strong 
evidence/research base to improve the mathematics and science 
education outcomes for all students. NSF's MSP program 
coordinates its effort with the Mathematics and Science 
Partnerships program of the U.S. Department of Education in the 
expectation that effective innovations in mathematics and 
science education will be disseminated into wider practice. 
This program has been cited as a key factor in ensuring U.S. 
long-term competitiveness. Funds can be awarded very quickly 
using existing competitive grant applications.

                MAJOR RESEARCH EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES

                              CONSTRUCTION

Construction and Development of Major Research Equipment and Facilities

Recovery funding: $400 million

    Funds will be used to accelerate the construction and 
development of major research facilities that provide unique 
capabilities at the cutting edge of science. Funds will be used 
for previously approved investments and those nearing their 
completed design reviews.

                           TITLE IV--DEFENSE


                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


              Facility Infrastructure Investments, Defense


Sustainment, Renovation and Modernization of Defense Facilities

Recovery funding: $4.500 billion

    FSRM covers expenses associated with maintaining the 
physical plant at DoD posts, camps, and stations. The proposed 
funding for the recovery package includes: $1.791 billion for 
items tied to energy efficiency (HVAC, water, sewage, 
insulation, etc.); $455 million for CONUS medical treatment 
facilities; $154 million for barracks renovations; and $2.100 
billion for facilities sustainment that is unfunded as a result 
of DoD's budgeting methods.

                Energy Research and Development, Defense


Department of Defense Energy Research

Recovery funding: $350 million

    $350 million is provided to the Department of Defense only 
for the funding of research, development, test and evaluation 
projects, including pilot projects, for improvements in energy 
generation, transmission, regulation, storage, and use on 
military installations to include research and development of 
energy from fuel cells, wind, solar, and other renewable energy 
sources to include biofuels and bioenergy.
    The Secretary of Defense is directed to provide a report to 
the congressional defense committees detailing the planned use 
of these funds within 60 days after enactment of this Act. 
Additionally, the Secretary of Defense is directed to provide a 
report on the progress made by this effort to the congressional 
defense committees not later than one year and two years after 
enactment of this Act.

                       TITLE V--ENERGY AND WATER


                         DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY


                       Corps of Engineers--Civil


Corps of Engineers

Recovery funding: $4.500 billion

    The Corps of Engineers provides construction and operation 
and maintenance of the nation's flood control and navigation 
infrastructure, as well as the construction environmental 
restoration projects. The funding will provide improved flood 
protection, navigation and hydropower to the Nation's 
communities as well as increase the efficiency of the nation's 
existing water resource infrastructure. The funding will be 
used to accelerate the completion of ongoing capital 
improvement projects or initiate new elements of existing 
projects that can be built within the next year. The Corps of 
Engineers has an authorized construction backlog of $61 
billion, while the construction program is currently funded at 
approximately $2 billion per year. In addition, the Corps has 
an operation and maintenance backlog of $1 billion that grows 
at approximately $100 million per year due to issues related to 
aging infrastructure. The Corps estimates that $2 billion could 
be expended on dam safety projects alone. The agency estimates 
that 33,300 direct and 91,800 indirect jobs will be created for 
this level of funding. Of the amount provided, $2 billion is 
allocated to the Construction account; $250 million to the 
Mississippi River and Tributaries; $2.225 billion to Operation 
and Maintenance; and $25 million to Regulatory.

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR


                         Bureau of Reclamation


                      WATER AND RELATED RESOURCES

Water and Related Resources

Recovery funding: $500 million

    The Bureau of Reclamation's mission is to manage, develop 
and protect water resources in the western portion of the 
United States. The need to provide secure and clean water 
supplies is a growing challenge across the nation and in the 
West in particular. The funding will provide for capital 
improvement projects under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of 
Reclamation, including funds to provide clean, reliable 
drinking water to rural areas and for water reuse and recycling 
projects to ensure adequate water supply to western localities 
impacted by drought. The Bureau of Reclamation currently has a 
backlog of more than $1 billion in authorized rural water 
projects and more than $600 million in existing authorized 
water reuse and recycling projects. The Bureau of Reclamation 
is also faced with increasing costs of aging infrastructure and 
increasing costs to respond to Endangered Species Act 
requirements to ensure that Federal projects are built and 
operated in a manner that minimizes environmental impacts. The 
Congressional Research Service has estimated direct jobs 
created by $500 million dollars for water reuse and recycling 
projects would be 6,312; using a 1.5 multiplier for indirect 
jobs, the total would be 9,467.

                          DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


                            ENERGY PROGRAMS


                      SUMMARY OF ENERGY INVESTMENTS
                          [Dollars in billions]
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Grid Investment............................................         11.0
    Smart Grid Investment Program..........................       (4.50)
    Western Area Power Administration (General Provision)..       (3.25)
    Bonneville Power Administration (General Provision)....       (3.25)
Renewable Energy and Transmission Loan Guarantees..........         8.00
Energy Efficient and Renewable Energy grants and Loans.....         8.40
    Grants and Loans for Institutional Entities for Energy        (1.50)
     Sustainability and Efficiency.........................
    Energy Efficiency & Conservation Block Grants..........       (3.50)
    State Energy Program...................................       (3.40)
Advanced Battery Manufacturing.............................         2.00
    Grants.................................................       (1.00)
    Loans..................................................       (1.00)
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Research,                    2.00
 Development, Demonstration and Deployment.................
Weatherization Assistance Program..........................         6.20
Science....................................................         2.00
Fossil Energy (Carbon Capture and Sequestration)...........         2.40
Industrial Energy Efficiency...............................         0.50
Transportation Electrification.............................         0.20
Energy Efficient Appliance Rebate Program--Energy Star.....         0.30
Alternative Fueled Vehicles Pilot Grant Program............         0.40
Environmental Management...................................         0.50
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                 Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy


Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Research Development, 
        Demonstration and Deployment

Recovery funding: $2.000 billion

    Renewable energy and energy efficiency research, 
development, demonstration and deployment can contribute to 
strengthening the United States' energy security, environmental 
quality, and economic vitality. This funding provides for 
activities to support this goal, including $800 million for 
projects related to biomass and $400 million for geothermal 
activities and projects. The remaining $800 million will be 
used for base program activities, such as research and 
demonstrations for additional renewable energy technologies, 
including water power and solar energy, and energy efficiency 
demonstrations for industrial and commercial practices, such as 
combined heat and power projects. These funds may also be used 
to accelerate research and development for advanced batteries 
necessary for the conversion to electric vehicles and storage 
of energy to increase the effectiveness of renewable energy 
projects. The Department of Energy estimates 12,000 jobs will 
be created with this investment.

Industrial Energy Efficiency

Recovery funding: $500 million

    Waste heat streams from U.S. industrial processes are 
estimated to equal 60 to 90 gigawatts of recoverable 
electricity generation--the equivalent of 120 coal-fired power 
plants with zero incremental fuel use, cost or carbon 
emissions. The companies that could capture this energy employ 
many thousands of workers whose jobs are at risk due to rising 
energy costs, and many jobs would be created to build the 
equipment needed to capture this waste energy or prevent waste 
in similar new and replacement installations. This funding will 
implement a waste energy recovery incentive program to 
encourage the recovery of industrial waste heat and recycling 
it into useable heat and electricity. Recycling the energy our 
industrial and manufacturing facilities waste is a cost 
effective way to increase energy efficiency while reducing 
emissions. The estimated payback for these investments is on 
the order of 3 to 4 years. (EISA 2007 Sec.451)

Grants to Institutional Entities for Energy Sustainability and 
        Efficiency

Recovery funding: $1.000 billion

    This funding would provide $1 billion in grants to 
institutional entities to identify, design, and implement 
sustainable energy infrastructure projects and grants for 
energy efficiency innovative technologies projects on grounds 
and facilities of institutions. The term institution includes: 
institutions of higher education; public school districts; 
local governments; municipal utilities. This funding will 
provide concrete results in support of the nation's education 
system while providing construction jobs that help build local 
markets for skilled green construction. Job creation based on 
modeling by the American Council for an Energy Efficient 
Economy shows that these funds, combined with the $500 million 
in loans provided under a separate heading, will create 7,000 
jobs by the end of 2010.

Weatherization Assistance Program

Recovery funding: $6.200 billion

    The Weatherization Assistance Program is designed to assist 
low-income families reduce their energy costs by sending funds 
to the states to weatherize low-income homes. On average, 
weatherization reduces heating bills by 32 percent and overall 
energy bills by $358 per year per home at current prices. This 
spending spurs low-income communities toward job growth and 
economic development while the energy cost savings provides 
more disposable income for other purposes. This funding 
improves the energy efficiency of low-income housing. DOE 
estimates this will support 104,000 direct jobs. The 
eligibility for this program is expanded by increasing the 
maximum income from 150 percent to 200 percent of the poverty 
level and the allowable level of investment per home from 
$2,500 to $5,000 to achieve greater energy savings.

Energy Efficiency & Conservation Block Grants

Recovery funding: $3.500 billion

    The Energy Efficiency & Conservation Block Grant Program 
will assist states, local governments and Indian tribes in 
implementing strategies to reduce fossil fuel emissions created 
as a result of activities within the jurisdictions of the 
eligible entities and reduce the total energy use. Activities 
eligible to receive funding include: conducting residential and 
commercial building energy audits; establishing financial 
incentives programs for energy efficiency improvements; grants 
to non-profit organizations to perform energy efficiency 
retrofits; developing/implementing programs to conserve energy 
used in transportation; developing and implementing building 
codes and inspections services to promote building energy 
efficiency; installing light emitting diodes (LEDs); and 
developing, implementing, and installing on or in any 
government building onsite renewable energy technology that 
generates electricity from renewable sources. The U.S. 
Conference of Mayors has identified over 944 ``ready-to-go'' 
energy infrastructure projects that could be started in cities 
in just two calendar years. DOE estimates an investment of $3.5 
billion could create over 40,800 jobs.

State Energy Program

Recovery funding: $3.400 billion

    The State Energy Program (SEP) provides grants to states 
and directs funding to state energy offices. States use grants 
to address their energy priorities and program funding to adopt 
emerging renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies. 
This funding will provide resources for activities in state 
energy offices, including key initiatives such as residential, 
commercial and governmental building energy efficiency 
retrofits. An investment of $3.4 billion yields over 41,000 
jobs.

Transportation Electrification

Recovery funding: $200 million

    The Transportation Electrification program helps move an 
industry sector--transportation--that is vital to the country's 
economic health toward cleaner energy sources and away from 
petroleum dependence. States and localities have taken the lead 
in moving towards an electrification of the light duty fleet. 
Federal funding is provided to implement a grant program to 
states, local governments, and metropolitan transportation 
authorities for qualified electric transportation projects that 
reduce emissions, including shipside electrification of 
vehicles, truck stop electrification, airport ground support 
equipment and cargo handling equipment. Ship service electrical 
power consumption at the shore side has grown for the shipping 
industry. The environmental impact of the pollution created 
while at berth has many ports restricting the operation of on-
board generators. Shutting off these on-board generators and 
supplying the ship's power from the shore power system can 
reduce the air pollution emissions. The American Association of 
Port Authorities has identified more than 18 port authorities 
with projects that could be implemented with this funding. The 
identified projects range from replacing diesel engines with 
electric to installation of dockside electrification capability 
to reduce the emissions from ships. (EISA 2007 Sec.131)

Energy Efficient Appliance Rebate Program and Energy Star

Recovery funding: $300 million

    This funding will provide rebates for residential consumers 
for the purchase of residential Energy Star products to replace 
used appliances with more efficient models. Approximately 15 
states have appliance rebate programs currently operating to 
incentivize the purchase of energy-efficient appliances. This 
program would add federal funds to increase the effectiveness 
of these programs and to encourage the remaining states to 
adopt similar programs. This will speed the rollout of 
appliances that will be able to take advantage of smart meters 
and spur consumer purchases of smart and energy-efficient 
appliances. (EPACT 2005 Sec. 124)

Alternative Fueled Vehicles Pilot Grant Program

Recovery funding: $400 million

    Funding in the amount of $400 million is to establish a 
grant program through the DOE Clean Cities Program to encourage 
the use of plug-in electric drive vehicles or other emerging 
electric vehicle technologies. This grant program may provide 
up to 30 geographically dispersed project grants. Grant 
recipients include state governments, local governments, 
metropolitan transportation authorities, air pollution control 
districts, and private or nonprofit entities. These grants may 
be used for the acquisition of alternative fueled vehicles, 
fuel cell vehicles or hybrid vehicles, including buses for 
public transportation and ground support vehicles at public 
airports. The installation or acquisition of infrastructure 
necessary to directly support an alternative fueled vehicle, 
fuel cell vehicle, or hybrid vehicle project funded by the 
grant is also eligible. (EPACT 2005 Sec. 721)

Advanced Battery Manufacturing

Recovery funding: $1.00 billion

    In order to move to a new generation of vehicles, the 
United States must make strides in battery manufacturing 
capability and not rely on foreign-made technology. This 
funding will provide $1 billion in grants for facility funding 
awards to support the manufacturing of advanced vehicle 
batteries. This funding will incentivize the domestic 
manufacturing of advanced batteries in order to build a 
globally competitive battery manufacturing workforce. The DOE 
estimates 6,000 jobs will be created with this investment. 
(EISA 2007 Sec. 136(b)(1)(B))

              Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability


Smart Grid Investment Program

Recovery funding: $4.500 billion

    The existing transmission system in the United States 
requires modernization in light of increasing demand. This 
funding will provide for research and development, pilot 
projects, and federal matching funds for the Smart Grid 
Investment Program to meet the goal of a modern electric grid, 
enhance security and reliability of energy infrastructure, and 
facilitate recovery from disruptions to the energy supply. A 
smart grid is an approach to operating the nation's electricity 
transmission and distribution system using advanced digital 
technology to save energy and cost, and to allow demand 
response, use of storage technologies (including plug-in hybrid 
batteries), integration of dispersed renewable and distributed 
generators, enhanced reliability and quicker repair of outages, 
and improved power quality. The Smart Grid Investment Program 
includes a regional demonstration initiative. Due to the 
diversity across the nation of our electric grid system, it is 
critical to fund a variety of regionally targeted demonstration 
projects. The results of these projects can quantify costs and 
benefits, verify technology viability, and validate new 
business models at a scale that can then be replicated 
throughout the country. Also included is a matching grant 
program which would provide grants for qualifying smart grid 
investments. One estimate indicates that an investment by the 
Federal government of $16 billion over four years would result 
in a private sector investment of $64 billion over the same 
period, creating 280,000 new jobs. In the first year alone, an 
estimated 150,000 projects could be initiated. Within the funds 
provided, $100 million is for worker training to ensure the 
Nation has a robust workforce.

                Advanced Battery Loan Guarantee Program

    Funding in the amount of $1 billion is for the Advanced 
Battery Loan Guarantee Program, which supports $3.3 billion in 
loans to support manufacturers of advanced vehicle batteries 
and battery systems produced in the United States. This program 
complements the grant program provided above to ensure a viable 
U.S. manufacturing capability for advance batteries.

                  Institutional Loan Guarantee Program

    Funding in the amount of $500 million is for loans to 
institutional entities for identifying, designing and 
implementing sustainable energy infrastructure projects and 
grants for energy efficiency innovative technologies projects 
on grounds and facilities of institutions. The $500 million for 
the loans is estimated to support $5 billion in loans. The term 
institution includes: institutions of higher education; public 
school districts; local governments; municipal utilities. This 
program complements the grant program for institutions provided 
above.

              Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee Program


Renewable Energy and Transmission Loan Guarantee

Recovery funding: $8.000 billion

    This new loan program would provide loan guarantees for 
proven renewable technologies and transmission technologies. 
The $8 billion in appropriated funds is expected to support 
more than $80 billion in loans for these projects. The 
temporary program is designed to address the current economic 
conditions of the nation for renewable and transmission 
projects and will allow the subsidy cost of the loans to be 
made through appropriations. Due to the contraction in the 
credit market and lower bond ratings for companies, renewable 
and transmission projects have been postponed, this loan 
program is intended to provide adequate capital to construction 
new generation of renewable energy projects and make 
improvements to the nation's transmission system. The authority 
to enter into new loan agreements expires on September 30, 
2011. (EPACT Title XVII)

                             Fossil Energy


Fossil Energy

Recovery funding: $2.400 billion

    Fossil fuels will remain the mainstay of energy production 
well into the 21st century. Availability of these fuels to 
provide clean, affordable energy is essential for the 
prosperity and security of the United States. In order to fully 
utilize this energy source, new technologies to reduce the 
emissions through the capture of carbon is necessary. This 
funding will provide for the demonstration of carbon capture 
and sequestration (CCS) technology demonstration projects. 
These projects will provide valuable information necessary to 
dramatically reduce the amount of carbon dioxide emitted into 
the atmosphere from industrial facilities or from electricity 
generated by fossil fuel power plants. A pending CCS 
solicitation has shown great interest by industry and the 
Department of Energy is well positioned to move quickly on 
implementation of these demonstration projects.

                                Science


Science

Recovery funding: $2.000 billion

    The Office of Science at the Department of Energy is the 
single largest supporter of basic research in the physical 
sciences in the United States, providing more than 40 percent 
of total funding for this vital area of national importance. It 
oversees--and is the principal federal funding agency of--the 
Nation's research programs in high-energy physics, nuclear 
physics, and fusion energy sciences. Independent scientific 
research provides the foundation for innovation and future 
technologies. But U.S. federal funding for research and 
development has declined steadily over the last decade. This 
funding will support improvements to DOE laboratories and 
scientific facilities to provide the foundation for research 
and development efforts. Within this amount, $400 million is 
included for the Advanced Research Project Agency--Energy to 
support high-risk, high-payoff research to accelerate the 
innovation cycle for both traditional and alternative energy 
sources and energy efficiency. The Department of Energy 
estimates that this amount of funding will support 50,000 jobs 
through research and construction of laboratory facilities.

               ENVIRONMENTAL AND OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES


                     Defense Environmental Cleanup


Defense Environmental Management

Recovery funding: $500 million

    Funding in the amount of $500 million is to accelerate 
nuclear waste cleanup at sites contaminated as a result of the 
Nation's past nuclear activities. This funding will create jobs 
in environmental cleanup and remediation services; address 
legal requirements with states to perform mandated cleanup 
activities; and accelerate the completion of capital projects, 
shortening out-year mortgage costs.

                     GENERAL PROVISIONS, THIS TITLE

    Section 5001 makes a technical correction to the formula 
for the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant program.
    Section 5002 amends EISA, Title 13, Smart Grid, by 
eliminating the cap of 6 demonstration projects, and 
substituting a grant program for a reimbursable program to 
expedite the timing of smart grid projects.
    Section 5003 amends Title XVII of EPACT 2005, Incentives 
for Innovative Technologies, by creating a temporary stimulus 
loan guarantee program for renewable energy and electric power 
transmission projects, in which the subsidy cost is funded 
through appropriations. The provision sunsets on September 30, 
2011.
    Section 5004 provides Western Area Power Administration 
(WAPA) $3.25 billion in borrowing authority. To expand the 
viability of renewable energy, areas of high potential 
renewable electricity generation must be connected with high 
use areas. WAPA is uniquely positioned to provide the necessary 
transmission to link renewable energy generation to areas that 
require additional power. By providing WAPA with borrowing 
authority, the agency would have the ability to update and 
expand its transmission grid.
    Section 5005 increases the income level criteria for 
Weatherization Assistance Grants from 150 percent of poverty to 
200 percent of poverty; and increases the cap on dwelling 
assistance from $2,500 to $5,000.
    Section 5006 provides the Bonneville Power Administration 
(BPA) increased borrowing authority in the amount of $3.25 
billion to assist in building critical infrastructure to 
facilitate renewable and energy efficiency projects. Of the 
6,417 megawatts of transmission requests pending before BPA, 
4,700 megawatts are for interconnecting wind projects. This 
effort should complement, and not diminish, significant private 
sector transmission construction efforts currently contemplated 
in the service territory of BPA.
    Section 5007 requires certain additional matters to be 
addressed in the National Electricity Transmission Congestion 
Study.
    Section 5008 gives the Department of Energy discretion to 
transfer up to 20 percent of amounts for ``Energy Efficiency 
and Renewable Energy'', ``Electricity Delivery and Energy 
Reliability'', and ``Advanced Battery Loan Guarantee Program'' 
within and between such accounts.

          TITLE VI--FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT


                      Subtitle A--General Services


                    General Services Administration


                         FEDERAL BUILDINGS FUND

                 LIMITATIONS ON AVAILABILITY OF REVENUE

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Construction, Repairs and Alterations to Increase Energy Efficiency in 
        Federal Buildings and to Provide for Other Federal Buildings 
        Needs

Recovery funding: $7.700 billion

    The Federal Buildings Fund will receive $7.7 billion for 
construction, repairs, and operation of Federal buildings, $6 
billion of which will be focused on projects that will create 
the greatest impact on energy efficiency and conservation. 
These funds will spur economic development and provide jobs 
throughout the country. Increases in energy efficiency and 
conservation will be achieved through projects which employ 
technology such as: an integrated solar roof, which would 
produce up to 500kw of solar energy; lighting systems with 
daylight controls and occupancy sensors, which will reduce 
electricity consumption by up to 50 percent; mechanical system 
upgrades; and added roof insulation to reduce energy 
consumption by 20 percent. The General Services Administration 
(GSA) would make project selections based on its priority list. 
Much of this funding is expected to be awarded within 120 days 
of enactment. The stimulus effects of selected projects would 
be experienced beginning with the award of contracts. Also 
included is $1 billion for land ports of entry, $615 million of 
which could be awarded within a 120 day timeframe. The Office 
of Federal High-Performance Green Buildings, authorized in the 
Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, will receive $4 
million. This office will develop high-performance green 
building standards for all types of Federal facilities, 
establish green practices, and identify a certification system 
for Federal green buildings.

        ENERGY EFFICIENT FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE FLEET PROCUREMENT

Energy Efficient Federal Vehicles

Recovery funding: $600 million

    This appropriation will support the replacement of a 
portion of Federal vehicles with new vehicles, including plug-
in and other alternative fuel vehicles. Most of the vehicles to 
be replaced are agency-owned, with an average age of seven 
years. The remainder of the funding will replace the older 
vehicles in the GSA fleet. The replacement of a portion of the 
Federal fleet of vehicles will provide a positive impact on 
increasing energy efficiency, including increases to fuel 
efficiency and reduction of emissions.

                       Subtitle B--Small Business


                     Small Business Administration


                     BUSINESS LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

Small Business Capital Availability

Recovery funding: $430 million

    Funding would be made available for new loan guarantee and 
lending authorities. Of the $430 million total, $426 million is 
for credit subsidy costs and $4 million is for administrative 
costs. The proposals will make loans more attractive to both 
lenders and borrowers, free up capital in the secondary market, 
and add capital for new loans and refinancing. The combined 
effect of the new authorities would be to increase the supply 
of capital for small businesses.
    The new authorities include: guarantees of up to 95 percent 
of small business loans; SBA loans to secondary market broker-
dealers; refinancing of existing small business loans; SBA 
underwriting, loan closing, funding, and servicing; refinancing 
of community development loans under the SBA 504 program; and 
simplification of the maximum leverage limits and aggregate 
investment limits required of Small Business Investment 
Companies.
    Small businesses are the driving force for new jobs in the 
economy; 60 to 80 percent of net new jobs created since the 
mid-1990's have been created by small businesses. However, 
small business lending is sharply down. Loan approvals in SBA's 
general business loan programs declined 42 percent in the first 
quarter of FY 2009 compared to the first quarter of FY 2008. 
Loans guaranteed under the 7(a) business loan program declined 
30 percent in terms of number of loans and 11 percent in dollar 
volume from FY 2007 to FY 2008. In addition, disruptions in the 
secondary market have caused major lenders to stop accepting 
business loan applications. The provisions in this bill will 
help to reverse these trends.

                   GENERAL PROVISIONS, THIS SUBTITLE

    Section 6201 authorizes SBA to guarantee up to 95 percent 
of small business loans.
    Section 6202 authorizes SBA to make loans to broker-dealers 
in the secondary market to enable broker-dealers to purchase 
the SBA guaranteed portion of loans from lenders.
    Section 6203 establishes the SBA Secondary Market Guarantee 
Authority to provide guarantees for pools of first lien 504 
program loans that are to be sold to third-party investors.
    Section 6204 establishes new lending and refinancing 
authorities within SBA to enable SBA to refinance existing 
small business loans, as well as to engage in underwriting, 
loan closing, funding, and servicing of small business loans.
    Section 6205 authorizes SBA to refinance community 
development loans under its 504 program and revise the job 
creation goals of the program.
    Section 6206 simplifies the maximum leverage limits and 
aggregate investment limits required of Small Business 
Investment Companies.
    Section 6207 directs the Comptroller General of the United 
States to report to Congress on the actions of SBA in 
implementing the authorities granted under these general 
provisions.

                      TITLE VII--HOMELAND SECURITY


                    DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY


                   U.S. Customs and Border Protection


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Non-Intrusive Inspection Technology (Cargo)

Recovery funding: $100 million

    CBP needs to upgrade or replace inadequate or 
nonfunctioning non-intrusive inspection (NII) technology 
systems at its ports of entry. NII technology is required to 
scan cargo containers to secure supply chain security and 
reduce the risk that containers can be used to smuggle weapons 
of mass destruction, contraband or stowaways. The recommended 
funding is critical to replace 20 NII systems that are 
nonfunctional or fail to meet minimum performance standards for 
security scanning, and to deploy new systems to modernized or 
enhanced seaports. In addition to ensuring the security of 
container traffic, this technology will bolster the U.S. 
economy by enabling CBP to facilitate trade by more efficiently 
and rapidly processing commercial goods and conveyances that 
traverse our seaports.

                              CONSTRUCTION

Modernization of Land Ports of Entry Facilities

Recovery funding: $150 million

    CBP Construction has previously been limited to new 
construction and repairs of Border Patrol Station, Sector 
Headquarters and Air and Marine hangars or maintenance 
facilities; just $10 million is included in FY 2009 (as 
requested) to begin renovation of 43 CBP-owned land ports of 
entry (LPOE) facilities. CBP has identified LPOE modernization 
as a high priority, with national benefits in the form of 
improved border security, trade/travel facilitation and reduced 
wait times. Construction would also generate direct and 
indirect employment. Of the $237.5 million CBP says could be 
obligated for LPOE by the end of FY 2010, $150 million is for 
the top ten priority LPOEs on which construction could begin 
within six months. This funding would permit recapitalization 
of those LPOEs, which would result in a faster, broader and 
larger stimulus effect than funding for design and planning.

                 Transportation Security Administration


                           AVIATION SECURITY

Aviation Explosive Detection Systems and Checkpoint Screening 
        Technologies

Recovery funding: $500 million

    Procuring and installing Aviation Explosive Detection 
Systems and advanced checkpoint screening technologies at our 
nation's airports would accelerate the deployment of optimal 
screening solutions, reduce congestion in airport terminals, 
improve reliability and efficiency of baggage handling, reduce 
screener turnover and injury rates, and improve security in 
airport lobbies. A TSA baggage screening investment study 
concluded that the capital funding requirements to procure new 
optimal screening systems, install these systems, modify 
facilities to expand existing systems, and acquire new systems 
to support new airport terminals would cost $8.2 billion over 
the next 20 years (by 2025). To date, less than two-thirds of 
the largest airports have optimal systems at some or all 
terminals. These include 20 airports that have optimal systems 
installed at all terminals and 34 airports that have optimal 
systems installed at some, but not all, terminals. These 
remaining large airports have sub-optimal screening solutions, 
with some having large EDS machines in lobby areas, creating 
security and traffic flow problems. Currently, there are 27 
airports with approved designs that could be funded. A $500 
million investment will permit TSA to begin and complete in-
line installations at a few of the nation's largest airports 
plus numerous smaller ones. Funds are competitively awarded 
based on security risks at airports. In addition, within the 
$500 million investment, TSA will be able to accelerate the 
procurement of next generation passenger screening 
technologies. These procurements will permit screeners to 
better identify threat objects in carryon bags or on a person, 
hone in on the latest threats, lessen or alleviate the current 
restrictions on liquids, and reduce passenger wait times.

                              Coast Guard


                         ALTERATION OF BRIDGES

Hazardous Bridge Alteration, Repair, and Removal

Recovery funding: $150 million

    The Coast Guard alters, repairs, or removes bridges deemed 
to be a hazard to marine navigation pursuant to the Truman-
Hobbs Act. Currently there are 12 eligible bridges across the 
United States. $150 million will fund authorized bridges that 
have 90 percent of their design completed and could begin 
construction during fiscal year 2009. These investments will 
improve the efficiency of waterway transport, spurring more 
cost-effective delivery of raw materials and finished goods 
important to the nation's economy, while simultaneously 
improving the safety of marine navigation.

                  Federal Emergency Management Agency


                       EMERGENCY FOOD AND SHELTER

Emergency Food and Shelter Program

Recovery funding: $200 million

    The Emergency Food and Shelter program (EFSP) provides 
funds to local community organizations to support food, shelter 
and services to the nation's hungry, homeless and people in 
economic crisis. Funds are distributed by a formula that is 
based on unemployment levels and poverty levels. Agencies use 
funds for mass shelter, mass feeding, food distribution through 
food pantries and food banks, one-month utility payments to 
prevent service cut-off, and one-month rent/mortgage assistance 
to prevent evictions or assist people leaving shelters to 
establish stable living conditions. In each of the last few 
years, nearly 12,000 local non-profit and government agencies 
have received EFSP funds in more than 2,500 jurisdictions 
nationwide. The need to double the size of this program is 
evident as the number of unemployed has already risen from 6.9 
million to 10.3 million and is projected to reach close to 13 
million by the end of 2009. Many food banks are running out of 
food due to the huge growth in demand for their services.

                     GENERAL PROVISIONS, THIS TITLE

    Section 7001 of the bill includes language extending 
authorization of the basic pilot confirmation system (also 
known as the E-Verify system) for five years.
    Section 7002 of the bill includes language pertaining to 
funding agreements between the Department of Homeland Security 
and the Social Security Administration for employment 
verification.
    Section 7003 of the bill requires the Government 
Accountability Office to study the basic pilot confirmation 
system (also known as the E-Verify system).
    Section 7004 of the bill requires the Government 
Accountability Office to study the effect of the basic pilot 
confirmation system (also known as the E-Verify system) on 
small businesses and small entities.

                  TITLE VIII--INTERIOR AND ENVIRONMENT


                       DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR


                       Bureau of Land Management


                              CONSTRUCTION

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

Restoration and Hazardous Fuels Reduction

Recovery funding: $325 million

    The Bureau of Land Management is the largest Federal land 
manager, with responsibility for over 260 million acres, mostly 
in the west. The BLM manages over 75,000 miles of roads, 19,000 
miles of trails, 17,500 campsites, 586 bridges, and nearly 
5,000 structures. The funds provided will support a substantial 
increase in maintenance of this infrastructure, and will also 
support vital habitat restoration and hazardous fuels reduction 
projects. In addition, there is an extensive legacy of old 
mining, oil, and wildfire rehabilitation needs and deferred 
maintenance for offices, work centers, and visitor facilities. 
Much of this work is considered ``Green Jobs'', as it involves 
habitat restoration, abandoned mine land repair, native plant 
restoration, and retrofitting buildings. The funds will provide 
8,400 vitally needed rural jobs, particularly in construction, 
maintenance, and forestry fields. The jobs will also increase 
training and future employment options for rural citizens in 
these new restoration activities. The work accomplished will 
increase the quality of the environment, reduce water treatment 
needs by restoring key watersheds, and reduce future emergency 
firefighting costs by reducing hazardous fuels.

                United States Fish and Wildlife Service


                              CONSTRUCTION

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Construction

Recovery funding: $300 million

    The backlog of deferred maintenance and construction needs 
at the National Wildlife Refuges and National Fish Hatcheries 
is well documented and tracked and prioritized in the Service 
Asset and Maintenance Management System (SAMMS). The current 
backlogged needs identified in the SAMMS total more than $3 
billion. These projects are typically accomplished with local 
contractors and it is estimated that this funding will generate 
11,000 jobs, primarily in local, rural communities that are 
near national wildlife refuges and fish hatcheries. These funds 
will allow the completion of deferred maintenance and capital 
improvement plan projects, focusing on critical assets, safety 
issues, energy efficiency, and habitat infrastructure. New 
construction and major rehabilitation will emphasize cost-
effective, renewable energy principles and construction such as 
solar photovoltaic systems, geothermal energy, wind energy and 
efficiency improvements.

                         National Park Service


                              CONSTRUCTION

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

National Park System Infrastructure

Recovery funding: $1.700 billion

    The backlog of deferred maintenance needs at the National 
Park Service has been discussed at Committee hearings for at 
least the last eight years, and the need is well documented. 
The Park Service has recently completed formal facility 
condition reviews of all facilities. The backlog includes 
roads, bridges, trails, abandoned mine sites, and facilities 
throughout the 391 units of the park system located in 49 of 
the 50 states. During testimony on the FY 2009 request, the 
Service reported a composite backlog of $7 billion including 
$4.1 billion for roads and $2.9 billion for non-road needs. 
These are federal assets with individual projects chosen by NPS 
based on national criteria. It is estimated by the Department 
of the Interior that approximately 3,000 jobs are created for 
each $100 million of NPS deferred maintenance investment. $1.7 
billion would therefore produce approximately 50,000 private 
sector jobs. Because these are repair and rehabilitation 
projects, the work should be able to commence very quickly 
using local contractors. The Park Service is responsible for 
historic preservation throughout its 391 units. This includes 
27,000 historically significant structures (many nationally 
listed), 66,000 archeological sites, and 115 million objects in 
NPS museum collections. Many of these valuable resources are in 
disrepair. Many of the historic preservation needs are already 
documented by the NPS, and planning has been initiated as part 
of the NPS-wide review of deferred maintenance needs.

                   NATIONAL MALL REVITALIZATION FUND

National Mall Revitalization

Recovery funding: $200 million

    The deterioration of the National Mall area has been well 
documented and has been featured in recent stories in several 
national publications. The Mall, called the ``Nation's Civic 
Stage,'' receives more than 25 million visitors per year and 
has simply been overused. In addition, the basic plan for the 
Mall has not been updated since the McMillan National Mall 
Renewal Plan of 1902. The need for immediate repairs has been 
estimated at $350-500 million and does not include essential 
upgrades estimated at another $150 million. These are federal 
assets with individual projects chosen by the National Park 
Service. The ability to begin work quickly is enhanced by three 
factors. First, many of the projects, such as repair of the 
Jefferson Memorial's collapsing tidal basin walls and the 
replacement of mall turf, are already in the NPS maintenance 
plan. Second, the preparation of a new long range National Mall 
Plan by the NPS is nearing completion and a final ``preferred 
alternative'' is expected to be released in early 2009. Lastly, 
a private non-profit partner, ``The Trust for the National 
Mall'' has been approved by the NPS and has already begun 
fundraising efforts.

                          CENTENNIAL CHALLENGE

Centennial Challenge Matching Grant Program

Recovery funding: $100 million

    This program was created in 2007 to prepare the National 
Park Service for its second century of service with the goal of 
generating $2 billion for facility repairs and modernization of 
programs over the 10-year period leading up to the Centennial 
in 2016. Funding is to be matched one to one with private 
money. The 2008 competition for Centennial projects from 
partners generated over $370 million of eligible projects 
throughout the country, but only $25 million was appropriated 
because the legislation to create the mandatory funding stream 
for the program passed the House but failed to be considered by 
the Senate during the 110th Congress. The program can be funded 
under the existing authorization for challenge cost share 
projects (PL 104-333, sec 814(g)). All projects are awarded 
competitively based on NPS criteria. The Department of the 
Interior has estimated that this would generate approximately 
5,800 jobs. Since projects were approved last year with 
matching funds already agreed to by partners, it should not 
take long to get these awards made and actual work initiated.

                    United States Geological Survey


                 SURVEYS, INVESTIGATIONS, AND RESEARCH

Repair and Restoration of Science Facilities and Scientific Equipment

Recovery funding: $200 million

    The U.S. Geological Survey is the Nation's preeminent 
natural science agency, with responsibility for stream and 
river gauges, earthquake detection and monitoring, ground water 
evaluation, plant and wildlife ecology and biology, mineral and 
petroleum assessments, global climate change research, and the 
National Map. There is an extensive backlog in USGS scientific 
equipment capability, which is hampering our Nation's ability 
to respond to a changing climate and environment. In addition, 
there is a need for upgraded imagery and computing capacity to 
aid the National Map and remote sensing for Federal land 
management. Much of the workload is technical in nature, 
requiring scientific equipment and quantitative support; funds 
will be distributed based on need, potential for science 
improvement, and capacity. The Department anticipates that 
5,000 jobs will be created nationwide. The increased scientific 
capacity will help the country cope with changes in a reliable 
and accurate manner, and better manage the Nation's ecosystems 
and natural resources. The increased earthquake, volcano, and 
stream monitoring capacity, on a real-time basis, will increase 
community safety and allow better management of precious water 
resources.

                        Bureau of Indian Affairs


                              CONSTRUCTION

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Bureau of Indian Affairs Infrastructure Improvement and Repair

Recovery funding: $500 million

    The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) owns a complex 
infrastructure of facilities and assets. This includes 184 
schools and dormitories, 131 high and significant hazard dams, 
78 detention and law enforcement facilities, more than 24,000 
miles of roads, and thousands of other facilities and 
structures. Deferred maintenance and construction needs at BIA 
schools are over one billion dollars. Increased funding would 
implement major facilities improvement and repair projects at 
these schools. The Department of the Interior Inspector General 
recently issued a flash report concerning numerous critically 
unsafe conditions at several BIA schools, including structural 
deficiencies and electrical problems at currently occupied 
schools and dormitories. In addition to schools, recent 
studies, including a 2004 report by the DOI Inspector General, 
have identified a significant deferred maintenance need for 
Tribal detention facilities. The BIA maintains over 24,000 
miles of roads which receive no funding from the Highway Trust 
Fund. The BIA real property inventory database contains $236.5 
million in backlogged road maintenance needs and $12.3 million 
in equipment needed to make repairs. Additionally, BIA needs 
funding to replace or repair aging bridges and high or 
significant hazard dams.
    The Bureau of Indian Affairs has a distribution methodology 
currently in place for allocating funding to specific 
construction projects. Further, the BIA has existing plans 
delineating the priority maintenance and construction needs for 
all BIA facilities. Due to the location of many of these 
projects, local jobs will be created, in some cases, employing 
individuals from the Native communities that they serve, 
helping to alleviate the extremely high unemployment problem in 
Indian Country.

                    ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY


                     Hazardous Substance Superfund


Superfund Remedial Clean-up Program

Recovery funding: $800 million

    The Superfund Remedial program addresses contamination from 
uncontrolled releases at hazardous and toxic waste sites that 
threaten human health and the environment. The Agency for Toxic 
Substances and Disease Registry estimates that 1 in 4 American 
children lives within 4 miles of a hazardous waste site and 
warns that these children have a greater potential for health 
problems. According to the National Research Council, these 
health problems can include heart disease, congenital 
malformations, leukemia, Hodgkin's disease, and learning 
disabilities. Of the over 15,000 uncontrolled hazardous waste 
sites nationwide, EPA currently has listed 1,255 sites on its 
National Priority List. It is these sites, selected based on a 
hazard ranking system, which would benefit from recovery funds. 
In 2009 there could be as many as 20 Superfund sites ready for 
construction, but not funded due to budget shortfalls. The 
Recovery funds will begin to address those sites, plus 
accelerate construction at many of 600 sites where work has 
been limited in the past by funding constraints. Because many 
Superfund sites are ``ready to go'' or ``ready to expand'' and 
because these funds will be obligated mostly through existing 
contracts and Interagency Agreements, it is expected that all 
the funds will be obligated and mostly expended within a two-
year timeframe. EPA estimates that the proposed recovery funds 
would create 3,125 direct jobs, not including secondary jobs 
related to equipment and supplies.

          Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Program


Leaking Underground Storage Tank (LUST) Enforcement and Clean-up 
        Program

Recovery funding: $200 million

    Through the Leaking Underground Storage Tanks (LUST) 
Program, EPA provides resources to states and territories for 
the oversight, enforcement and cleanup of petroleum releases 
from underground storage tanks (USTs). EPA estimates that every 
year 7,570 new releases occur. Added to the number of sites not 
yet completed, there could be as many as 116,000 sites 
requiring clean up actions in 2009. Each of these releases has 
the potential to contaminate important source water and 
drinking water supplies that Americans rely on for clean and 
safe water. These funds would address approximately 1,600 
additional clean ups and create 3,200 jobs.

                   State and Tribal Assistance Grants


Clean Water State Revolving Fund

Recovery funding: $6.000 billion

    The Clean Water State Revolving Fund provides grants, 
distributed by statutory formula, to states and territories to 
capitalize their revolving loan funds which then finance 
publically owned wastewater infrastructure improvements. In its 
latest report on the nation's water quality, EPA reported that 
45 percent of the nation's rivers and streams were impaired, as 
well as 47 percent of its lakes, ponds and reservoirs, and 32 
percent of sensitive bays and estuaries. Poorly treated and 
untreated discharge of municipal wastewater was a factor in all 
three categories, and it was the major factor impairing our 
bays and estuaries. With the recovery funds, states would begin 
to address the $388 billion funding gap estimated by EPA. 
According to the Association of State and Interstate Water 
Pollution Control Administrators (ASIWPCA), 26 states recently 
identified $10 billion in water projects which could quickly be 
obligated. They estimate that this funding will create over 
282,000 construction related jobs.

Drinking Water State Revolving Fund

Recovery funding: $2.000 billion

    The Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (SRF) provides 
grants, distributed by formula, to states to capitalize their 
revolving loan funds which then finance drinking water 
infrastructure improvements. According to the EPA, 9 percent of 
Americans who rely on a community water system to supply their 
drinking water received water that did not meet all applicable 
health based standards in 2007. With the recovery funds, states 
would begin to address the $274 billion funding gap estimated 
by EPA. According to the National Governors Association, state 
drinking water officials estimate that there are $6 billion 
worth of investments that could quickly be obligated. Based on 
the aforementioned ASIWPCA estimate of job creation, the 
Drinking Water SRF recovery funds could create 94,000 new jobs.

Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) Grants and Loans

Recovery funding: $300 million

    Authorized in 2005, the DERA program provides grants and 
loans to states and local governments for projects that reduce 
diesel emission. Priority projects include those that maximize 
public health benefits by significantly reducing particulate 
matter emissions which are a significant threat to both human 
health and a likely contributor to global warming. The program 
also targets geographic areas with high air pollution and air 
toxics and areas that receive a disproportionate quantity of 
air pollution, such as truck stops and ports. EPA funds 
technologies to retrofit emission exhaust systems, such as on 
school buses and other vehicles, replace engines and vehicles, 
and establish anti-idling programs. By statute seventy percent 
of the monies fund nationwide, competitive grants, which are 
matched $1.38 for every dollar awarded according to the EPA. 
The remaining thirty percent will fund grants to states with 
approved programs. In FY 2008, the first year DERA grants were 
funded, EPA received grants applications with dollar amounts 
five times the amount it was able to fund and awarded grants to 
only 27 percent of the applications it received. Based on the 
average grant award, the recovery funds will provide 
approximately 600 grants. Projects funded through DERA grants 
require technology and equipment manufactured through three 
sectors: auto parts manufacturing, auto repair and maintenance 
and heavy duty truck manufacturing. The Emissions Control 
Technology Association estimates that a level of $300 million 
would create almost 10,400 new jobs or avoid loss of existing 
jobs.

Brownfields

Recovery funding: $100 million

    Funds are provided for Brownfields competitive grants to 
address environmental site assessment and cleanup, 25 percent 
of which are mandated by law to address petroleum 
contamination. Funds will capitalize revolving funds and 
provide low interest loans, job training grants and technical 
assistance to local governments and non-profit organizations. 
In fiscal year 2008, EPA was able to fund only 37 percent of 
the applications it received for this program. EPA estimates 
that the amount provided in the recovery package will create 
5,000 jobs.

                       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


                             Forest Service


                  CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

U.S. Forest Service, Capital Improvement and Maintenance

Recovery funding: $650 million

    The Forest Service is the largest Federal land and road 
manager in the lower 48 States; it is responsible for a vast, 
inadequately maintained road system, with over 375,000 miles of 
roads, more than 12,000 bridges, and 143,000 miles of trails. 
The GAO has studied the backlog and notes a road, bridge and 
trail maintenance backlog of over $5 billion. The Forest 
Service engineering staff has recently determined that there 
are extensive road rehabilitation and decommissioning projects 
which are nearly ready to go right now. The successful, recent 
implementation of the legacy road and trail remediation program 
indicates that there is a tremendous need for road and trail 
enhancements and decommissioning. In addition, the Forest 
Service has extensive watershed, forest thinning, abandoned 
mine reclamation, and habitat restoration projects, which can 
readily be accelerated. This funding will create about 10,800 
jobs, primarily in rural areas and in the construction, 
maintenance, forestry and restoration industries. The work 
accomplished will improve water quality for hundreds of 
community water systems, which receive their water from 
national forest watersheds, and enhance the use and quality of 
national forest lands nationwide.

                        WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

Wildfire Hazard Reduction

Recovery funding: $850 million

    The Forest Service is the Nation's preeminent wildfire 
management agency and has direct responsibility for nearly 200 
million acres (8 percent of America) of vital forests and 
watersheds all over the Nation. The Forest Service manages the 
State and private forestry and volunteer fire assistance 
programs, a key part of the National Fire Plan, providing 
technical assistance and grant funds for State and volunteer 
fire agencies all over the Nation. Recent experience suggests 
that for every dollar spent on advance hazard mitigation and 
fuel reduction, there will be at least one dollar saved in 
reduced, future emergency wildfire suppression costs. This 
funding is a good investment for jobs, for protecting 
communities, natural resources and watersheds, and for reducing 
subsequent emergency costs.
    The bill provides $550 million for State grants for fire 
assistance hazardous fuels projects, volunteer fire assistance, 
cooperative forest health projects, city forest enhancements, 
and wood to energy grants on State and private lands. Recent 
legislation required communities to establish Community 
Wildfire Protection Plans (CWPP) in order to coordinate local 
needs with State and Federal activities. There are now over 
3,000 of these CWPP's in existence nation-wide, but projects 
lack funding. This proposal will fund the wildfire hazard 
reduction projects, which States and communities have 
determined are of the highest priority. There is already 
extensive activity in this area, so this funding can readily be 
spent on important projects, and in many cases, extend existing 
contracts. This funding will support 10,000 jobs, largely in 
rural areas.
    The bill also provides $300 million for hazardous fuels 
reduction, forest health, wood to energy grants and 
rehabilitation and restoration activities on Federal lands. 
These funds will support urgently needed hazard reduction 
activities on Federal lands, as well as forest health 
protection projects for areas with extensive forest die-back 
due to various pest and disease outbreaks. This funding will 
support 5,400 jobs, largely in rural areas.

                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


                         Indian Health Service


                        INDIAN HEALTH FACILITIES

Indian Health Service, Facilities

Recovery funding: $550 million

    The Indian Health Service provides comprehensive health 
service delivery to nearly 2 million Native Americans, who are 
more likely to have lower life expectancy and disproportionate 
disease burdens, due in part to high unemployment and poverty. 
The proposed funding for facilities construction and 
maintenance would be distributed by IHS headquarters using its 
priority lists. Based on Department of Commerce criteria, it is 
estimated that this funding will result in approximately 4,000 
construction jobs, with 1,800 jobs directly involved in the 
construction, particularly in economically depressed 
communities, with the rest being off-site fabricators, 
suppliers, etc. Also included within the proposed amount is 
funding to provide the necessary infrastructure and equipment 
to implement health information technology in Indian Country.

                         OTHER RELATED AGENCIES


                        Smithsonian Institution


                           FACILITIES CAPITAL

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Smithsonian Institution, Facilities Capital

Recovery funding: $150 million

    The Smithsonian is arguably the world's largest and most 
prestigious museum complex with over 25 million visitors per 
year. The decline in the condition of its facilities has been 
documented by the National Academy of Public Administration in 
2001, by GAO in numerous reports (most recently Sept. 2007), 
and through a comprehensive seven volume report done by the 
Smithsonian itself in 2006 (Treasures in Trouble). GAO 
estimated the maintenance backlog at $2.5 billion. Among the 
most visible examples of the need for this investment is the 
closure of the historic Arts and Industries Building which was 
closed in 2004 due to safety concerns. The Smithsonian has done 
preliminary engineering and design on many projects which could 
be initiated very quickly.

           National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities


                    National Endowment for the Arts


                       GRANTS AND ADMINISTRATION

National Endowment for the Arts

Recovery funding: $50 million

    The arts community throughout the United States has been 
heavily impacted by recent funding reductions due to 
philanthropic retrenchment after the past year's stock market 
declines and by reductions in State and local support because 
of revenue shortfalls in a depressed economy. The National 
Endowment for the Arts is positioned to use existing mechanisms 
to allocate lifeline funding quickly to these nonprofit 
organizations to retain jobs. These existing mechanisms provide 
direct grants to fund arts projects and activities with 40 
percent distributed by formula to State arts agencies and 
regional arts organizations and 60 percent set aside for 
competitively selected arts projects and activities.

         TITLE IX--LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION


                           Subtitle A--Labor


                          DEPARTMENT OF LABOR


                 Employment and Training Administration


                    TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

Workforce Investment Act Training and Employment Services

Recovery funding: $4.000 billion

    The Workforce Investment Act (WIA) authorizes funding for a 
variety of job training programs, including both discretionary 
grant programs and formula grants to States for adult, youth 
and dislocated worker services. The bill provides funds to 
States and local workforce areas for all three formula 
programs:
    Adults: $500 million is provided for services for adults, 
which will allow for increased services for an additional 
175,000 disadvantaged adults;
    Youth: $1.2 billion is provided for youth services in order 
to stimulate the creation of up to one million summer jobs for 
youth. The age of eligibility for youth services provided with 
the additional funds is extended to age 24 to allow local 
programs to reach young adults who have become disconnected 
from both education and the labor market.
    Dislocated Workers: $1 billion is provided to allow States 
and localities to provide training and reemployment services to 
an additional 270,000 dislocated workers.
    Discretionary funding is provided for the Secretary of 
Labor to respond to worker dislocations and record levels of 
both adult and youth unemployment by providing additional 
funding for discretionary job training activities:
    Dislocated Workers Assistance National Reserve: $500 
million is provided to respond to worker dislocations through 
national emergency grants, with an emphasis on serving areas of 
high unemployment or high poverty and providing the income and 
support services necessary for an individual to participate in 
job training.
    YouthBuild: $50 million is provided to expand this program 
serving at-risk youth. Supplemental awards to existing programs 
and an expansion of a current competition will allow an 
additional 3,200 young people to gain education and 
occupational credentials while constructing or rehabilitating 
affordable housing.
    High Growth and Emerging Industry Sectors: $750 million is 
provided for a new program of competitive grants for worker 
training, of which $500 million is designated for projects that 
prepare workers for careers in the energy efficiency and 
renewable energy industries specified in the Green Jobs Act of 
2007 (which will include training for work supported by other 
economic recovery funds such as retrofitting of buildings, 
green construction, and the production of renewable electric 
power). Priority consideration for the balance of funds will be 
given to projects that prepare workers for careers in the 
health care sector, which continues to grow despite the 
economic downturn.

            COMMUNITY SERVICE EMPLOYMENT FOR OLDER AMERICANS

Community Service Employment for Older Americans

Recovery funding: $120 million

    The Community Service Employment for Older Americans 
program provides grants to public and private nonprofit 
organizations in order to subsidize part-time work in community 
service for low-income seniors. The economic recovery funds 
will allow those organizations to add 24,000 participants to 
the program. The wages paid to these low-income seniors will 
provide a direct stimulus to local economies, which will also 
benefit from the community service work performed by 
participants.

     STATE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICE OPERATIONS

State Employment Service and Reemployment Services Grants

Recovery funding: $500 million

    State Employment Service agencies provide services to match 
unemployed individuals to job openings. Regular program 
Unemployment Insurance (UI) claims have increased nearly 75 
percent compared to only two years ago and over 40 percent of 
claimants now exhaust their benefits without finding work. The 
economic recovery funds will allow States to respond to 
increased demand for reemployment and job matching assistance 
provided in local one-stop career centers. Fifty percent of the 
funds are designated for Reemployment Service Grants that are 
used by States to provide customized reemployment services to 
UI claimants to speed their reentry to employment. This may 
include investments in the integrated Employment Service and 
Unemployment Insurance information technology that will improve 
such services. The additional funds are targeted to States with 
the greatest need based on labor force, unemployment, and their 
relative share of long-term unemployed individuals.

                        Departmental Management


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Department of Labor Worker Protection and Oversight

Recovery funding: $80 million

    A number of Department of Labor (DOL) agencies have 
responsibility for enforcement of worker protection laws that 
apply to the infrastructure investments in this economic 
recovery bill. These funds will provide the resources necessary 
for DOL agencies to enforce such worker protection laws and 
regulations, as well as to provide resources for the 
Secretary's oversight and coordination of activities related 
economic recovery funding. Funds may also be used for 
administration of the unemployment insurance program.

                          OFFICE OF JOB CORPS

Job Corps Modernization

Recovery funding: $300 million

    The Job Corps program is a network of residential 
facilities serving at-risk youth. The average age of Job Corps 
centers is 42 years and there is an extensive backlog of 
replacement and maintenance needs to old buildings that are 
becoming unserviceable as measured by industry standards. 
Economic recovery funds are targeted for the construction, 
rehabilitation, and acquisition of Job Corps centers, including 
the use of multi-year leasing authority in cases where such an 
arrangement would result in construction within 120 days of 
enactment. The funds will allow the Office of Job Corps to move 
forward on a number of ready-to-go rehabilitation and 
construction projects, including projects designed to address 
the energy efficiency of existing Job Corps facilities. A 
portion of the funds are available for the operational needs of 
the Job Corps program, including activities to provide 
additional training for careers in the energy efficiency and 
renewable energy industries.

                   GENERAL PROVISIONS, THIS SUBTITLE


SEC. 9101. ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES IN THE RECREATIONAL MARINE INDUSTRY

    This provision extends the current Longshore and Harbor 
Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA) exemption for recreational 
marine workers, thus eliminating these duplicate payments for 
employers in this industry.

                 Subtitle B--Health and Human Services


                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


                     Health Resources and Services


Community Health Centers (CHCs) Health Care Services

Recovery funding: $500 million

    With additional economic recovery funding, CHCs will be 
able to provide needed care to uninsured and underserved rural 
and urban populations. CHCs are an important element of any 
effort to provide health care coverage for the unemployed and 
uninsured, serving low-income families as a medical home and 
generating savings for the overall health care system. A 
February 2008 George Washington University study showed that a 
$250 million annual increase could support care for an 
additional 1.8 million people in the low-income communities 
where CHCs are located. More than 400 applications submitted 
earlier this year for new or expanded CHC sites remain 
unfunded--all of which committed to providing care within 90 
days. Recovery funding will support many of these applications, 
and will be used to maintain services at these new sites in FY 
2010.

Community Health Centers Modernization

Recovery funding: $1.000 billion

    According to the National Association of Community Health 
Centers' facilities survey of its 1,000 community health 
centers, there are approximately $4.4 billion in existing 
facility needs for renovation and repair to adequately serve 
their 18 million patients. This includes needs for acquisition 
of health information technology systems. CHCs do not have low-
cost financing options to meet these needs. The $1 billion 
included in the economic recovery bill would be awarded through 
competitive grants or supplements to existing CHC awards.

Public Health Service Headquarters Building Replacement

Recovery funding: $88 million

    The Public Health Service headquarters houses nearly 2,500 
Federal Public Health Service employees. The lease for this 40-
year old, functionally obsolete building expires in July 2010. 
The General Services Administration has issued a request for 
sources for a leased or to-be-constructed facility but will not 
proceed further without funding from HHS. The $88 million 
provided will cover fit-out and moving costs, including office 
furniture. Agency budgets will cover the cost of the lease for 
the new facility.

Training for Primary Care Physicians and Nurses

Recovery funding: $600 million

    A key component of attaining universal health care reform 
will be ensuring the supply of primary health care providers--
family medicine, internal medicine, pediatricians, dentists, 
and nurses. Funding for health professions training for these 
disciplines has withered in the past decade. The $600 million 
provided will double annual funding for training primary care 
doctors and dentists, as well as double support for nursing 
programs such as nurse scholarships, nurse faculty loans, and 
advanced nursing. The increased funding will also increase the 
number of health care providers that can be supported through 
the National Health Service Corps program. States that are 
moving toward universal coverage have already discovered the 
painful reality that coverage doesn't address the problem of 
the long waits or refusals for service that patients experience 
because of primary care doctor shortages. HHS estimates that 
7,000 additional primary care physicians currently are needed 
in rural and inner-city areas and that by 2020 there will be a 
shortage of 66,000 primary care doctors nationwide. For the 
past decade, the U.S. has experienced a significant shortage of 
nurses, a shortage that HHS projects will grow to more than one 
million by 2020. This funding is a first step to rebuild the 
training infrastructure and support students who can revitalize 
the primary care supply line. Funds provided in FY 2010 will 
provide the second year of support for the new programs 
supported by FY 2009 funding.

               Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


                DISEASE CONTROL, RESEARCH, AND TRAINING

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Modernization

Recovery funding: $462 million

    Over the past eight fiscal years, many of CDC's Atlanta-
based facilities have been reconstructed to modernize 
laboratory and public health research space. Previously, the 
facilities at CDC were unsafe and were not adequate to conduct 
scientific research. The economic recovery funds will enable 
CDC to complete its Buildings and Facilities Master Plan and to 
begin other CDC facility renovations and construction, 
predominantly for the National Institute for Occupational 
Safety and Health (NIOSH), which have not benefitted from prior 
investments in CDC's infrastructure. CDC indicates that all 
Federal obligations can be made within a two-year timeframe and 
will generate over 8,000 jobs.

                     National Institutes of Health


                 NATIONAL CENTER FOR RESEARCH RESOURCES

University Research Facilities

Recovery funding: $1.500 billion

    This program, authorized in section 481A of the Public 
Health Service Act, supports renovation and construction of 
university research facilities. These institutions need 
adequate infrastructure to compete for the biomedical research 
grants supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to 
advance the nation's scientific enterprise and maintain its 
international standing. Funding has not been provided for the 
past three years. The National Science Foundation estimates 
that academic institutions have about $3.9 billion in deferred 
projects to repair and renovate biomedical science research 
space. (FY 2005 Survey of Science and Engineering Research 
Facilities) Funds are awarded competitively through a request 
for applications with a statutory board to conduct the peer 
review. Bill language for the $1.5 billion has been tailored to 
limit awards to renovation and repair rather than new 
construction to ensure that funds can be spent quickly and to 
permit the purchase of instrumentation.

                         OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

NIH Research

Recovery funding: $1.500 billion

    Economic recovery funding will support 21st century science 
and engineering research to bring the nation needed health 
breakthroughs. Funding for biomedical research supported by the 
National Institutes of Health (NIH) has almost flat-lined after 
the doubling period at the beginning of the decade, imperiling 
high risk, high return research that was sparked during the 
doubling. This funding will help return NIH to a predictable 
investment stream and secure the earlier investments Congress 
has made. Funds will be allocated by competitive peer review to 
universities nationwide, as is current NIH funding, and to NIH 
intramural research. Since NIH is currently able to support 
less than 20 percent of approved applications, it will be able 
to disburse this funding without delay through its regular 
grant cycles. Funds provided in FY 2010 will provide the second 
year of support for the new research generated by FY 2009 
funding.

                        BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

NIH Campus Modernization

Recovery funding: $500 million

    With more than 300 owned or leased facilities (some more 
than 50 years old) occupying more than 17 million square feet 
of space, NIH has very substantial facilities needs. Excluding 
new construction priorities identified in the NIH Master Plan, 
NIH estimates its FY 2009-2010 renovation and improvement (R 
and I) needs at nearly $1 billion. These funds would bring the 
buildings' condition index to an acceptable level by the end of 
2010. Funds will be spent according to the R and I strategic 
plan developed by the NIH Office of Research Facilities for the 
most urgent campus safety and functional repair needs.

               Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality


                    HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Comparative Effectiveness Research

Recovery funding: $1.100 billion

    The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) began 
a Comparative Effectiveness Research program after passage of 
the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 to conduct, support, or 
synthesize unbiased research about the comparative 
effectiveness of different healthcare interventions. By knowing 
what works best and presenting this information more broadly to 
patients and healthcare professionals, those items, procedures, 
and interventions that are most effective to prevent, control, 
and treat health conditions will be utilized, while those that 
are found to be less effective and in some cases, more 
expensive, will no longer be prescribed. Substantially 
increasing the Federal investment in comparative effectiveness 
research has the potential to yield significant payoffs in 
reducing health care expenditures and improving quality.

                Administration for Children and Families


                   LOW-INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE

Low-Income Home Energy Assistance

Recovery funding: $1.000 billion

    The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) 
helps low-income households and seniors pay for home heating 
and cooling assistance. The Department of Health and Human 
Services distributes these funds to States through a formula 
that takes into account low-income population, energy prices, 
weather, and other factors. Between 2002 and 2008, the cost of 
heating a home with heating oil, natural gas, or electricity 
increased by 185 percent, 71 percent, and 24 percent, 
respectively. As a result of these steep increases, FY 2009 
funding for LIHEAP was doubled, assisting an additional two 
million households. With rising unemployment, demand for 
assistance to pay fuel bills is expected to remain high over 
the next two years.

   PAYMENTS TO STATES FOR THE CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT

Child Care Development Block Grant

Recovery funding: $2.000 billion

    The Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) supports 
quality child care services for low-income families. The 
Department of Health and Human Services distributes these funds 
to States through a formula based on population. Many parents 
were already struggling to afford child care costs before the 
economic downturn and they face greater challenges today. Yet 
most families are unable to receive help with these costs--only 
one out of seven children eligible for Federal child care 
assistance receives it. Funding for the CCDBG has been nearly 
flat since 2002, with nearly 140,000 fewer children receiving 
child care help than in 2002. With the additional economic 
recovery funding, States will be able to provide child care 
assistance for an additional 300,000 children in low-income 
working families who have been hit hard by the economic crisis, 
and create paid work for an estimated 125,000 caregivers.

                CHILDREN AND FAMILIES SERVICES PROGRAMS

Head Start/Early Head Start

Recovery funding: $2.100 billion

    Head Start provides comprehensive education, health and 
nutrition, and social/emotional development services to help 
ensure that low-income children can succeed in school. The 
Department of Health and Human Services distributes funds to 
Head Start centers based on need. Investing in Head Start will 
help to ensure that children gain the skills they need to be 
productive workers of the future, help parents work so they can 
take advantage of job opportunities and support their families, 
and preserve and create jobs in early childhood education. 
Currently, 910,000 low-income children participate in Head 
Start, which is only about half of all eligible preschoolers 
and less than 3 percent of eligible infants and toddlers. With 
the economic recovery funds, approximately 110,000 additional 
children will be served annually, with a particular emphasis on 
early intervention services to infants and toddlers under Early 
Head Start, and approximately 50,000 jobs will be created for 
Head Start teachers and staff.

Community Services Block Grant

Recovery funding: $1.000 billion

    The Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) supports 
employment, food, housing, health, and emergency assistance to 
low-income families and individuals (including those without 
children who do not qualify for other types of assistance like 
Medicaid), the homeless, and the elderly. The Department of 
Health and Human Services distributes these funds to States 
through a population-based formula. States, in turn, distribute 
90 percent of these funds to local community action agencies. 
Due to rising unemployment, housing foreclosures, and high food 
and fuel prices, community action agencies have seen dramatic 
increases in requests for assistance. These additional economic 
recovery funds will help to fill gaps in safety net services by 
targeting funds directly to community action agencies in over 
1,000 local communities while they are impacted by revenue 
shortfalls. An additional $1.0 billion for CSBG would support 
services for an additional 11 million low-income individuals.

Compassion Capital Fund

Recovery funding: $100 million

    The Compassion Capital Fund provides grants to faith-based 
and community organizations to expand and strengthen their 
ability to provide social services to low-income communities. 
Community organizations typically see increased demand during 
an economic downturn and suffer from local funding cuts due to 
budget shortfalls. These economic recovery funds will ensure 
that secular and faith-based community organizations have the 
capacity to provide critical safety net services to needy 
individuals and families. These funds should be directed toward 
non-profit organizations that provide job training, energy 
conservation, and other services for low-income families and 
children.

                        Administration on Aging


                        AGING SERVICES PROGRAMS

Senior Nutrition Programs

Recovery funding: $200 million

    The Nutrition Service programs provide formula grants to 
States for nutrition services to the elderly (such as home-
delivered and congregate meals). These programs have been hit 
hard by rising food costs at the same time as demand for 
services is increasing because of the economic downturn and the 
growing elder population. This funding will flow to local 
program operators and will support almost 50 million additional 
meals for seniors than would have otherwise been provided, an 
increase of just over 10 percent for each of two years.

                        Office of the Secretary


  OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL COORDINATOR FOR HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Health Information Technology

Recovery funding: $2 billion

    The economic recovery bill provides $2 billion to jumpstart 
the investment in health information technology in order to 
curb health care costs and improve health care quality. This $2 
billion investment will support the infrastructure necessary to 
allow for and promote the electronic exchange and use of health 
information consistent with the strategic plan outlined by the 
Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information 
Technology.

            PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES EMERGENCY FUND

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Pandemic Flu, Biomedical Advanced Research & Development (BARDA), and 
        Cyber Security

Recovery funding: $900 million

    Pandemic influenza poses a major threat to the nation's 
public health, security, and economy. CBO has estimated that an 
influenza pandemic might cause a decline in U.S. gross domestic 
product of between 1 and 4.25 percent depending on the severity 
of the pandemic. Providing additional funding to prepare for 
and respond to a pandemic will ameliorate the morbidity and 
mortality associated with worst case scenarios of an influenza 
pandemic thereby reducing the potential economic burden. 
Another program funded in this recovery package is BARDA, which 
supports advanced development and procurement of medical 
countermeasures, such as vaccines, therapeutics, and 
diagnostics for chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear 
agents, as well as other emerging infectious diseases. 
According to a recent independent economic analysis of BARDA, 
in order to develop countermeasures for all biodefense 
requirements identified in HHS's Public Health Emergency 
Countermeasures Enterprise Implementation Plan, significant 
increased investment in advanced development is required. BARDA 
also provides for the expansion of the domestic manufacturing 
infrastructure to support new vaccines and other 
countermeasures, where an expansion of domestic manufacturing 
is desired to provide sufficient quantities of products in a 
timely manner.

                      PREVENTION AND WELLNESS FUND

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Prevention and Wellness Fund

Recovery funding: $3.000 billion

    In 2005, U.S. health care expenditures totaled almost $2 
trillion--15 percent of the gross domestic product. The leading 
causes of death in the U.S. are preventable chronic diseases, 
such as cardiovascular disease and diabetes, which account for 
75 percent of U.S. healthcare costs. Making increased 
investments in preventing diseases, rather than simply caring 
for those who are already sick is estimated in numerous studies 
to be one of the most effective ways to reduce healthcare 
spending, potentially saving billions of dollars per year. 
Within the total for the Prevention and Wellness Fund, funds 
are reserved for the discretionary immunization program that 
provides funding to public health departments to operate 
childhood, adolescent, and adult immunization programs. In 
addition, funds are provided for the Preventive Health and 
Health Services Block Grant, which will provide needed 
resources at State and local public health departments. Funds 
are also provided for healthcare-associated infection 
prevention programs and for evidence-based clinical and 
community-based prevention and wellness strategies and public 
health workforce development activities. These funds are to be 
distributed according to the public health priorities of the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Director of the 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

                   GENERAL PROVISIONS, THIS SUBTITLE


SEC. 9201. FEDERAL COORDINATING COUNCIL FOR COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS 
                    RESEARCH

    The recovery package includes bill language establishing 
the Federal Coordinating Council for Comparative Effectiveness 
Research to coordinate comparative effectiveness and related 
health services research and to advise the President and 
Congress on strategies with respect to the infrastructure needs 
of comparative effectiveness research within the Federal 
government.

SEC. 9202. HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

    This general provision provides short-term authority to 
spend the $2 billion provided in the economic recovery bill. 
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information 
Technology will be able to use these funds to invest in health 
information technology (IT) architecture supporting the 
nationwide electronic exchange of health information, including 
health information exchanges; to support training of health 
care professionals who will be instrumental in improving the 
quality of health care through the electronic exchange of 
information; and to provide grants to institutions and 
providers to acquire health IT products if the products are 
certified as meeting the Office's standards. Health IT is an 
essential tool in transforming the healthcare system--to 
improve the quality and efficiency of healthcare, to reduce its 
costs, and to protect the privacy and security of personal 
health information. Investments in health IT also have the 
potential to ameliorate some of the biggest job casualties in 
the current economic downturn. Research conducted by Oregon 
Health and Science University in 2008 showed that to achieve 
the full benefits of health IT, an additional 40,000 IT 
professionals will be required. Investing in the retooling of 
IT professionals from other industries to work in health IT 
will also benefit the educational sector training this group.

                         Subtitle C--Education


                        DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


                    Education for the Disadvantaged


Title I Grants

Recovery funding: $13.000 billion

    Title I Grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) provide 
supplemental education funding, especially in high-poverty 
areas, for programs that provide extra academic support to help 
raise the achievement of students at risk of educational 
failure or to help all students in high-poverty schools meet 
challenging State academic standards. The Title I School 
Improvement Grants program is a State formula grant program, 
that makes awards to States to provide assistance for local 
school improvement activities for Title I schools that do not 
make adequate yearly progress (AYP) for at least 2 consecutive 
years. Providing additional funding will assist the more than 
50,000 Title I schools, which serve more than 20 million 
students.

                               Impact Aid


Impact Aid Construction

Recovery funding: $100 million

    These funds shall be used to support school construction in 
local educational agencies (LEAs) that educate federally-
connected students or have federally-owned land. Because school 
construction is primarily financed from local funds, and 
because federally-affected LEAs cannot tax certain lands, LEAs 
with large percentages of federally-connected students need 
supplemental funds for construction. The grants, which are 
awarded by formula and competition, enable eligible districts 
to undertake emergency renovations and modernization projects, 
which may include replacement of heating, ventilation, and air 
conditioning systems; repair of electrical systems; or 
replacement of faulty windows and roofs. These funds will 
assist an estimated 960 Impact Aid schools.

                      School Improvement Programs


Education Technology

Recovery funding: $1.000 billion

    The Enhancing Education through Technology program supports 
State, district, and school efforts to integrate technology 
into curricula in order to improve teaching and learning. 
Funding shall be used for technology hardware, software 
applications, professional development and related 
instructional technology staff and services. These funds should 
be used to improve student academic achievement and ensure that 
students are college and workforce ready by ensuring that every 
student has 21st century skills and is technology literate. In 
addition, the funds should be used to increase ongoing and 
meaningful professional development around technology that 
leads to changes in teaching and curriculum and improves 
student achievement.

Education for Homeless Children and Youth

Recovery funding: $66 million

    The Education for Homeless Children and Youth program 
provides formula grants to States to assist schools and 
districts with providing services for homeless children and 
youth, including meals, transportation and other needed support 
services. Fiscal constraints at the State and local levels have 
made it difficult for many school districts to provide services 
for homeless children. Further, the rising cost of food and 
transportation, which districts must provide to homeless 
students, and an influx of homeless students as a result of the 
home foreclosure crisis will serve to significantly stretch the 
already scarce resources available for these students. 
Estimates from the National Association for the Education of 
Homeless Children and Youth indicate that providing an 
additional $66 million over two years will allow an additional 
205,000 homeless students to receive services.

                       Innovation and Improvement


Credit Enhancement for Charter Schools Facilities

Recovery funding: $25 million

    The Credit Enhancement for Charter School Facilities 
program provides assistance to help charter schools meet their 
facility needs. Funds are provided on a competitive basis to 
public and nonprofit entities and consortia to leverage other 
funds and help charter schools obtain school facilities through 
such means as purchase, lease, and donation. Grantees may also 
leverage grant funds to help charter schools construct and 
renovate school facilities. The economic recovery funds for the 
Credit Enhancement program, when combined with FY 2009 funding 
already available, will leverage an estimated $414 million, for 
a total of $460 million. These funds will assist an estimated 
276 schools with infrastructure projects, including the 
modernization, renovation, and repair of these facilities.

Teacher Incentive Fund

Recovery funding: $200 million

    The Teacher Incentive Fund (TIF) program provides 
competitive grants to encourage school districts and States to 
develop and implement innovative ways to provide financial 
incentives for teachers and principals who raise student 
achievement and close the achievement gap in some of the 
highest-need schools. The increased funding for TIF would 
enable States and school districts to develop and implement 
systems to attract and retain highly qualified teachers and 
principals, and to align their pay with student performance. 
These funds will also help participating States and school 
districts with budget shortfalls by providing significant 
assistance for teacher compensation, recruitment, and 
retention.

                           Special Education


IDEA, Part B State Grants

Recovery funding: $13.000 billion

    The IDEA Part B, Grants to States program provides formula 
grants to assist the States and D.C., Puerto Rico and the 
Outlying Areas in meeting the excess costs of providing special 
education and related services to children with disabilities. 
Additional funding will assist States and school districts with 
paying for the rising cost of special education for the 
estimated 6.8 million students with disabilities. Although the 
number of students enrolled in special education programs has 
remained relatively steady over the past 5 years, the severity 
of students' disabilities has intensified, particularly the 
number of students with autism, which requires a greater 
investment of resources to provide an adequate education. As 
States begin tackling a projected 10 percent budget shortfall 
for FY 2009, with larger increases expected in FY 2010, 
education is an area that needs support. Although State funding 
for special education is mandatory, providing this funding will 
assist States and school districts and prevent them from 
reducing funding for general educational operations and allow 
all education programs to receive adequate funding during 
difficult economic times. The additional funding provided in 
the economic recovery bill, combined with the FY 2009 
appropriation, will increase the Federal share for special 
education to an all-time high of 27 percent.

IDEA Infants and Families

Recovery funding: $600 million

    The Grants for Infants and Families program provides 
formula grants to the States, including D.C., Puerto Rico and 
the Outlying Areas to assist them in implementing coordinated 
systems of comprehensive programs and making early intervention 
services available to children with disabilities aged birth 
through 2 and their families.

            Rehabilitation Services and Disability Research


Vocational Rehabilitation State Grants

Recovery funding: $500 million

    The Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) State Grants program 
supports VR services through formula grants to States. VR 
agencies provide a wide range of services designed to help 
persons with disabilities prepare for and engage in gainful 
employment to the extent of their capabilities. Nationally, 
there are about 1 million individuals with disabilities in 
various phases of the vocational rehabilitation process within 
the VR system. State VR agencies are facing numerous 
challenges. If a State VR agency cannot serve all eligible 
persons, it must first serve those individuals with the most 
significant disabilities under an ``order of selection.'' In FY 
2007, about half of the 56 general and combined State VR 
agencies were on an order of selection. The increased funding 
will assist with the order of selection issue, and allow more 
individuals to receive services.

Centers for Independent Living

Recovery funding: $200 million

    The Independent Living Program, administered by the 
Department of Education, consists of three separate programs: 
Independent Living State Grants, Centers for Independent 
Living, and the Services for Older Individuals Who Are Blind 
program. Each of the programs is a State population-based 
formula grant program. Independent Living State Grants provide 
funding to improve independent living services, and to support 
the operation of State Independent Living centers. Funding for 
the Independent Living Centers program is similar to the State 
Grants program, except these funds support nonresidential, 
community-based centers that are designed and operated within 
individual communities by individuals with disabilities. The 
Independent Living Services for Older Individuals Who Are Blind 
program supports services to assist individuals age 55 or older 
whose visual impairment makes employment difficult to obtain, 
but for whom independent living goals are feasible. Increased 
funding for these programs will enable States and local 
communities to continue providing needed support services for 
individuals with disabilities.

                      Student Financial Assistance


Pell Grants

Recovery funding: $15.636 billion

    Pell Grants provide need-based scholarships for 
undergraduate students. Under the economic recovery bill, the 
(discretionary) maximum Pell Grant would increase by $500, from 
$4,360 to $4,860 for the 2009-2010 academic year. With the 
additional $490 in mandatory funding, the total Pell maximum 
would be $5,350. The cost of a $500 Pell award increase, plus 
retiring prior year shortfalls, is now $15.6 billion over two 
years, based on interim updated CBO economic assumptions and 
applicant growth, as more students are applying and qualifying 
for more assistance. These additional funds will provide 
immediate financial relief to an additional 800,000 students 
and their families who are struggling to pay for the cost of a 
higher education during the economic downturn.

College Work-Study

Recovery funding: $490 million

    College Work-Study provides funds to colleges, which must 
be matched with 25 percent non-Federal funds, to support low 
and moderate-income undergraduate and graduate students who 
work while attending school. In addition, each participating 
institution must use at least 7 percent of its Work-Study 
allocation for payments to students employed in community 
service activities, such as community-accessible childcare and 
assistance for disabled students. Providing increased funding 
would increase the number of students working in local 
communities. The additional funds in the economic recovery 
bill, when combined with institutional matching funds, will 
result in a total of $613 million that will be available to 
support an estimated 200,000 new students in fiscal years 2009 
and 2010.

                       Student Aid Administration


Student Aid Administration

Recovery funding: $50 million

    The Department of Education administers an estimated $82 
billion in Federal student aid programs and policies, including 
Pell Grants, guaranteed and direct loans, and two new lender 
subsidy programs authorized by the College Cost Reduction Act, 
which help more than 11 million students and families pay for 
college. The Department of Education is under severe pressure 
to administer these surging student aid programs as more people 
seek a higher education due to the poor economy. Additional 
funds will support the staff and resources necessary to respond 
to the changing and complex student loan environment involving 
banks, colleges, and lenders, and to service the surge in the 
Direct Loan program administered by the Department.

                            Higher Education


Teacher Quality Enhancement, State Grants

Recovery funding: $100 million

    The Teacher Quality State Grants program is a competitive 
program which provides grants to States to improve the quality 
of the teaching workforce. Among other things, States may use 
grant funds to reform teacher licensing and certification 
requirements; provide alternative methods of teacher 
preparation; and provide alternative routes to State 
certification. The funds provided in the economic recovery bill 
will assist States in modernizing the teaching workforce, 
address teacher shortages, and provide new routes to teaching 
for jobless individuals seeking to enter the teaching field.

                    Institute of Education Sciences


Statewide Data Systems

Recovery funding: $250 million

    The Department of Education makes competitive grants to 
States to enable them to design and develop statewide 
longitudinal data systems that use individual student data for 
reporting and improving student achievement, and to facilitate 
research to improve student achievement and close achievement 
gaps. Providing additional funding for Statewide Data Systems 
would enable States to increase the capacity of their data 
systems, provide teachers the information they need to tailor 
instruction to help each student improve, and give 
administrators the resources and information to effectively and 
efficiently manage their data systems. A recent report released 
by a group commissioned by Secretary Spellings, entitled, 
Harnessing Innovation to Support Student Success: Using 
Technology to Personalize Education, maintains the Federal 
government should invest further in Statewide Data Systems, 
including longitudinal data systems at the school and district 
levels. The panel maintains that numerous States are 
experimenting with online assessments that provide instant 
results for students and teachers, and that new computer-
assisted assessment tools provide teachers with specific 
information on the areas where students need help, and allow 
teachers to change their practices in response. Only 14 States 
currently collect student-level college readiness scores, and 
only 18 States have the ability to match teacher data to 
student performance.

                   GENERAL PROVISIONS, THIS SUBTITLE


SEC. 9301. SCHOOL MODERNIZATION, RENOVATION, AND REPAIR

K-12 Repair and Modernization

Recovery funding: $14.000 billion

    The economic recovery bill includes $14 billion for school 
modernization, renovation, and repair, to be allocated to 
States based on their FY 2008 allocation under Title I of the 
Elementary and Secondary Act, after a one percent reservation 
of funds for outlying areas and Bureau of Indian Affairs 
schools. State educational agencies would distribute these 
funds, less an administrative set-aside, to school districts 
for school facility projects. Charter schools are eligible to 
receive this assistance. Allowable projects may include health 
and safety repairs, facility modifications to provide access 
for disabled students, and educational technology 
infrastructure upgrades, as well as projects to improve energy 
efficiency.
    The nation's school infrastructure is aging; the average 
public school facility is more than 40 years old. Approximately 
one-third of public school buildings need extensive repair or 
total replacement and two-thirds have environmental problems 
such as the presence of asbestos or lead-based paint that are 
unhealthy for children. The Government Accountability Office 
has estimated that the nation's schools would need $112 billion 
just to take care of deferred maintenance, building safety, and 
accessibility. Further, many school districts are unable to 
wire aging school buildings for modern technology.

SEC. 9302. HIGHER EDUCATION MODERNIZATION, RENOVATION, AND REPAIR

Higher Education Repair and Modernization

Recovery funding: $6.000 billion

    The economic recovery bill includes $6 billion for 
institutions of higher education (IHEs) for modernization, 
renovation, and repair projects. The funds would be distributed 
to States by formula in proportion to the State's share of 
full-time equivalent undergraduate students. Funding will be 
allocated by States to institutions based on the demonstrated 
need of each institution for facility modernization, 
renovation, and repair. Priority consideration shall be given 
to institutions that serve high numbers of minority students, 
institutions impacted by a major disaster; and institutions 
proposing to improve energy efficiency. The higher education 
modernization grants would be used for the same purposes as the 
K-12 modernization grants, including health and safety repairs, 
facility modifications to provide access for disabled students, 
and educational technology infrastructure upgrades, as well as 
energy efficiency projects.

SEC. 9303. MANDATORY PELL GRANTS

Pell Grants (mandatory)

Recovery funding: $1.474 billion

    In addition to the shortfall for the discretionary part of 
the Pell Grant program, there is a mandatory Pell Grant 
shortfall for the 2009-2010 award year. This funding, initially 
included as part of the College Cost Reduction Act, enables a 
student's Pell Grant award to be increased by $490 each year. 
Providing this additional funding in the economic recovery bill 
will provide additional financial relief to the estimated 7 
million Pell Grant recipients and their families who are 
struggling to pay for the cost of a higher education during the 
economic downturn.

SEC. 9304. INCREASE STUDENT LOAN LIMITS

Student Loan Limit Increase

Recovery funding: N/A ($30 million estimated savings)

    There are statutory limits of how much funding students and 
their families can borrow through the Federal Stafford loan 
program to pay for college. However, significant job loss, high 
tuition prices, and poor credit are making it difficult for 
students and their families to borrow adequate amounts through 
the Federal guaranteed loan program, and in some instances 
forcing them to take out unsubsidized, private loans. The 
economic recovery bill includes a provision to increase 
unsubsidized loan limits (loans for which the Federal 
government does not pay loan interest while a student is 
enrolled in school) by $2,000 for undergraduate students. This 
action will help students and their families avoid having to 
seek private loans which have significantly less-favorable 
terms for students.

SEC. 9305. STUDENT LENDER SPECIAL ALLOWANCE

Student Loan Lender Special Allowance Payments (SAP)

Recovery funding: $10 million

    Under the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) program, the 
Federal government ensures lender participation through a 
subsidy known as the Special Allowance Payment (SAP), which 
includes a lender's cost of borrowing money. The SAP is 
currently indexed to the Commercial Paper rate (CP), which 
Congress intended to serve as a measure of the rate at which 
lenders were able to borrow money. The recent economic crisis 
has left the CP rate artificially low, due to limited trading. 
Language is included in the economic recovery bill to index the 
SAP to the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR), which is 
closer to the historical CP rates prior to the economic crisis, 
for one quarter. Substituting LIBOR for CP will help lenders 
avoid significant loss resulting from differences between the 
two rates, provide stability in the student loan system, and 
help to ensure access to financial aid for college students in 
2009.

                      Subtitle D--Related Agencies


             Corporation for National and Community Service


                           OPERATING EXPENSES

                                  AND

                         NATIONAL SERVICE TRUST

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

AmeriCorps Programs

Recovery funding: $200 million

    The non-profit sector of the U.S. economy is in danger of 
facing significant job losses due to shrinking revenue as a 
result of the recession. But at the same time, non-profit 
organizations are also experiencing an increased number of 
applications for service opportunities and increased demand for 
services for vulnerable populations to meet critical needs in 
communities across the U.S. By providing AmeriCorps with 
increased funding, not only will those seeking service 
opportunities find a way to contribute needed services to their 
communities, but they will be rewarded for that service with 
education awards to help pay for further education or pay off 
student loans. This recovery package will engage an estimated 
16,000 additional volunteers in service opportunities.

                     Social Security Administration


                 LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Social Security Administration Modernization

Recovery funding: $400 million

    The Social Security Administration (SSA) National Computer 
Center (NCC) is nearly 30 years old and it will soon be unable 
to support the critical systems necessary to SSA's mission. The 
construction of a new center is necessary to meet the growing 
needs of SSA for the processing of retirement and disability 
claims, and storage of wage and medical records. An estimated 
400 jobs will be created during the construction process.

Social Security Administration Disability Backlog and Claims Processing

Recovery funding: $500 million

    SSA's actuaries are projecting a steep rise in disability 
and retirement claims due to the economic downturn. These 
additional funds will allow SSA to process new claims in a 
timely manner and to accelerate activities to reduce the 
backlog of disability hearings. Hundreds of thousands of 
disability claimants have been affected by the backlog in 
disability hearings. Expediting additional hearings will also 
stimulate the economy, as retroactive benefits are paid to 
eligible claimants, providing them with the resources to meet 
their living costs. In addition, as the largest repository of 
electronic medical images in the world, SSA has a vital 
interest in exploring how health information technology can be 
integrated into the disability process through the widespread 
adoption of electronic medical records. The funds for agency 
operations include resources for SSA health information 
technology research and activities.

          TITLE X--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND VETERANS AFFAIRS

    Funding is provided in this title to develop infrastructure 
for the benefit of currently serving members of the military 
and their families, as well as veterans, while promoting 
employment in the construction sector. Many of the facilities 
built with funds in this title will also provide additional 
employment opportunities upon completion.

                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


                      Military Construction, Army


Military Construction, Army

Recovery Funding: $920 million

    Funding is provided for troop housing and child development 
facilities. The Army in 2008 identified a need of approximately 
$10 billion to address a deficit of adequate barracks spaces 
for a projected 147,700 permanent party soldiers and 109,400 
trainees and recruits. Many existing barracks were built during 
the World War II or Korean War eras. The bill provides $820 
million to target this backlog. In addition, $100 million is 
provided for child development centers. The Army in September 
2008 reported that waiting lists for child care across all 
installations totaled 10,911 spaces.

              Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps


Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps

Recovery Funding: $350 million

    Funding is provided for sailor and Marine housing and child 
development facilities. The Navy and Marine Corps have a large 
uncorrected backlog of adequate housing and $170 million is 
targeted to address this backlog. The Marine Corps alone in 
2008 identified a need for over 26,000 new barracks spaces to 
bring current unaccompanied housing up to standard and 
accommodate end-strength increases. Many existing barracks date 
to the World War II or Korean War eras. In addition, $180 
million is provided for child development centers. The Navy in 
July 2008 reported that waiting lists for child care across all 
installations totaled 8,131 spaces; the Marine Corps reported a 
total waiting list of 2,337.

                    Military Construction, Air Force


Military Construction, Air Force

Recovery Funding: $280 million

    Funding is provided for airmen housing and child 
development facilities. The Air Force has identified a need for 
over 15,000 spaces to eliminate inadequate airmen housing and 
bring all dormitories up to the current standard. The bill 
provides $200 million to address this backlog. In addition, $80 
million is provided for child development centers. The Air 
Force in September 2008 reported that waiting lists for child 
care across all installations totaled 6,474 spaces.

                  Military Construction, Defense-Wide


Military Construction, Defense-Wide

Recovery Funding: $3.750 billion

    Funding is provided for construction of hospitals and 
ambulatory surgical centers. The Department of Defense has 
identified an enormous need for the recapitalization of major 
medical facilities. The Department's inventory of medical 
treatment facilities is riddled with aging facilities that are 
inadequate to meeting current standards for medical care and 
growth in beneficiary populations. Many existing hospitals are 
more than 30 years old; some are more than 50 years old. 
Funding is provided to make significant progress on addressing 
this unmet need and provide state-of-art medical care for 
servicemembers and their families at several military 
installations.

               Military Construction, Army National Guard


Military Construction, Army National Guard

Recovery Funding: $140 million

    Funding is provided for a variety of construction projects 
to support guard units across the country. Projects funded by 
these accounts include facilities for operations, training, 
maintenance, supply, and force protection, as well as utilities 
infrastructure and land acquisition.

               Military Construction, Air National Guard


Military Construction, Air National Guard

Recovery Funding: $70 million

    Funding is provided for a variety of construction projects 
to support guard units across the country. Projects funded by 
these accounts include facilities for operations, training, 
maintenance, supply, and force protection, as well as utilities 
infrastructure and land acquisition.

                  Military Construction, Army Reserve


Military Construction, Army Reserve

Recovery Funding: $100 million

    Funding is provided for a variety of construction projects 
to support reserve units across the country. Projects funded by 
these accounts include facilities for operations, training, 
maintenance, supply, and force protection, as well as utilities 
infrastructure and land acquisition.

                  Military Construction, Navy Reserve


Military Construction, Navy Reserve

Recovery Funding: $30 million

    Funding is provided for a variety of construction projects 
to support reserve units across the country. Projects funded by 
these accounts include facilities for operations, training, 
maintenance, supply, and force protection, as well as utilities 
infrastructure and land acquisition.

                Military Construction, Air Force Reserve


Military Construction, Air Force Reserve

Recovery Funding: $60 million

    Funding is provided for a variety of construction projects 
to support reserve units across the country. Projects funded by 
these accounts include facilities for operations, training, 
maintenance, supply, and force protection, as well as utilities 
infrastructure and land acquisition.

            Department of Defense Base Closure Account 1990


Department of Defense Base Closure Account 1990

Recovery Funding: $300 million

    Department of Defense Base Closure Account 1990 provides 
funds for cleanup activities at closed installations dating 
back to the 1988 BRAC round. The Department estimates there is 
a $3.5 billion backlog in needed environmental cleanup at bases 
that were closed during the four previous BRAC rounds. These 
funds will accelerate the pace of cleanup, providing not only 
an immediate short-term impact in job creation but also aiding 
local communities in their efforts to redevelop these 
properties for economically productive uses.

                     DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


                     Veterans Health Administration


                           MEDICAL FACILITIES

Veterans Health Administration--Medical Facilities

Recovery Funding: $950 million

    Medical Facilities provides for the operation and 
maintenance of the Department's health care system's capital 
infrastructure, including costs associated with utilities, 
engineering, capital planning, leases, laundry, groundskeeping, 
garbage, housekeeping, facility repair, and property 
disposition and acquisition. The Department has identified a $5 
billion backlog in non-recurring maintenance projects, 
including energy projects, at its 153 medical facilities. 
Stimulus funding is provided to address this backlog.

                    National Cemetery Administration


Veterans Affairs, National Cemetery Administration

Recovery Funding: $50 million

    National Cemetery Administration provides for the operation 
and maintenance of 164 cemeterial installations in 39 States, 
the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. Stimulus funding is 
provided for monument and memorial repairs.

                     TITLE XI--DEPARTMENT OF STATE


                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE


                   Administration of Foreign Affairs


                        CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND

Information Technology

Recovery Funding: $276 million

    These funds are for immediate information technology 
upgrades. This investment will address deferred maintenance and 
upgrades to improve the efficiency of Department of State 
operations. Of the funds provided, up to $120 million is 
provided for design and construction of a backup information 
management facility in the United States to protect the 
Department of State from mission failures. Reviews conducted 
after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 identified 
the lack of a redundant or back-up communications facility as a 
security vulnerability for the Department of State. In 
addition, up to $98.527 million is provided to support the 
Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative to prevent and 
address cyber security threats. Finally, the bill provides 
funds for immediate hardware and software upgrades to the 
Department's information technology platforms.

                       International Commissions


 INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION, UNITED STATES AND MEXICO

                              CONSTRUCTION

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Water Quantity Program

Recovery Funding: $224 million

    These funds will be used for immediate repair and 
rehabilitation requirements in the water quantity program, 
which will upgrade 506 miles of flood control levees and will 
create approximately 240 jobs in the United States. The 
Commission identified $224 million in the fiscal year 2009 
budget request in immediate infrastructure upgrades necessary 
on the Rio Grande River as a result of a series of natural 
disasters that significantly degraded levees on the United 
States border with Mexico and interior floodway levees in the 
United States. This investment will address an identified 
weakness in management of boundary waters and protect border 
communities from natural disaster. Funds also will be used to 
support identified urgent needs of the Colorado River Boundary 
and Capacity Preservation Project. Within the funds provided, 
$2 million may be transferred to the ``Salaries and Expenses'' 
account for management and oversight of the construction 
program.

      TITLE XII--TRANSPORTATION, AND HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT


                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION


                    Grants-in-Aid for Airports (AIP)


Grants-In-Aid for Airports (AIP)

Recovery Funding: $3 billion

    These funds, awarded on a discretionary basis, will be used 
for airport improvement projects that are ready-to-go and will 
create over 75,000 jobs. The Federal Aviation Administration's 
``National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems'' indicates that 
between the years 2007-2011, there will be $41.2 billion of 
eligible airport infrastructure development projects for all 
segments of civil aviation. These investments will not only 
provide important safety benefits but will improve capacity and 
efficiency at our nation's airports at a time when nearly one 
out of four commercial aircraft experiences 15 minutes or more 
of delay.

                     Federal Highway Administration


                   HIGHWAY INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT

Highway Infrastructure Investment

Recovery Funding: $30 billion

    The Department of Transportation's 2006 Conditions and 
Performance Report indicated there is an annual investment gap 
of $8.5 billion to maintain our current systems and an annual 
gap of $61.4 billion to improve highway and bridges. 
Furthermore, the recent report of the National Surface 
Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission recommended 
investing $225 billion annually from all sources over the next 
50 years to maintain, upgrade, and expand our transportation 
networks. These funds will be used for ready-to-go, quick 
spending highway projects for which contracts can be awarded 
quickly. Twice last year, the American Association of State 
Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) surveyed State 
transportation departments and reported on the number and 
dollar value of additional highway projects that each State 
could undertake quickly if supplemental Federal funds were made 
available. The results of AASHTO's December 2008 survey showed 
that all 50 States combined had over 5,100 projects totaling 
more than $64 billion that could be under contract within 180 
days after enactment of Federal economic recovery legislation. 
These projects would include resurfacing and pavement 
preservation projects, traffic signal system upgrades, bridge 
projects, and intelligent transportation systems.
    Research indicates that highway investments deliver broad, 
substantial and lasting benefits to the economy. In the short 
term, money spent to improve and maintain highways supports 
private businesses with employment and the purchase of goods 
and services. Investments in the highway system provide 
benefits to commuters and travelers, including time savings, 
safety improvements, and vehicle operating cost reductions, and 
contributes to industry productivity growth, national economic 
performance, and international competitiveness.
    Funds are distributed by formula, with a portion of the 
funds within each State being suballocated by population areas. 
Set asides are also provided for: Indian reservation roads; 
park roads and parkways; on-the-job-training programs focused 
on minorities, women, and the socially and economically 
disadvantaged; a bonding assistance program for minority and 
disadvantaged businesses; and environmentally friendly 
transportation enhancements. According to the FHWA's job model, 
this investment will create approximately 835,000 jobs across 
all sectors of the economy.

                    Federal Railroad Administration


          CAPITAL ASSISTANCE INTERCITY PASSENGER RAIL SERVICE

Capital Assistance to States--Intercity Passenger Rail Service

Recovery Funding: $300 million

    The Capital Assistance to States--Intercity Passenger Rail 
Service program provides grants on a discretionary basis to 
States to fund necessary capital improvements to improve 
intercity passenger rail service. Over the last 10 years, 
ridership on intercity routes that benefit from State support 
has grown by 73 percent. Grants under this program are awarded 
to the most meritorious projects as measured against statutory 
criteria. The FY 2008 grants demonstrated the demand of this 
program. Applications were greatly oversubscribed even though 
applications were required within 90 days of the start of this 
new program. AASHTO has estimated intercity passenger rail 
corridor investment needs during the 2007-2012 timeframe as 
totaling $18.502 billion.

  CAPITAL AND DEBT SERVICE GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER 
                              CORPORATION

Amtrak Capital Grants

Recovery Funding: $800 million

    The National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) 
provides intercity passenger rail service over a system of 
approximately 20,000 miles in 46 states. It also owns and 
maintains the most intensively used segment of railroad in the 
U.S., the Washington, D.C.--New York City--Boston, Northeast 
Corridor (NEC), which is an integral part of the intercity 
passenger transportation system in the most densely populated 
section of the U.S. The NEC carries a majority of air/rail 
trips between Washington and NYC. The NEC also hosts commuter 
and freight rail systems serving the major cities of the 
Northeast. Amtrak has been consistently undercapitalized during 
its 37 year existence, and its infrastructure is aging. Recent 
estimates by the Department of Transportation's Inspector 
General of Amtrak's capital backlog, just on the NEC, exceeded 
$10 billion. As a result of aging infrastructure both the speed 
and capacity of NEC rail passenger operations are limited.

                     Federal Transit Administration


                       TRANSIT CAPITAL ASSISTANCE

Transit Capital Assistance

Recovery Funding: $6.000 billion

    These funds will be used to purchase buses and equipment 
needed to provide additional public transportation service and 
to make improvements to intermodal and transit facilities. The 
Department of Transportation's 2006 Conditions and Performance 
Report indicated there is an annual investment gap of $3.2 
billion to maintain our transit systems and an annual gap of 
$9.2 billion to begin to improve our transit systems. In 
addition, a January 2009 survey of the American Public 
Transportation Association (APTA) identified 787 ready-to-go 
transit projects totaling $15.9 billion. Funds will be 
distributed through the existing urban and rural transit 
formulas. $5.4 billion will be distributed to urban communities 
and $600 million will be distributed to transit agencies that 
serve rural communities. It is estimated that over 165,000 jobs 
will be created by this investment.

                Fixed Guideway Infrastructure Investment


Fixed Guideway Infrastructure Investment

Recovery Funding: $2.000 billion

    These funds will be used for capital projects to modernize 
or improve existing fixed guideway systems, including purchase 
and rehabilitation of rolling stock, track, line equipment, 
structures, signals and communications, power equipment and 
substations, passenger stations and terminals, security 
equipment and systems, maintenance facilities and equipment, 
operational support equipment including computer hardware and 
software, system extensions, and preventive maintenance. Funds 
will be distributed through the existing fixed guideway 
formula. It is estimated that the state-of-good-repair capital 
backlog for existing fixed guideway systems is nearly $50 
billion.

                       CAPITAL INVESTMENT GRANTS

Capital Investment Grants

Recovery Funding: $1.000 billion

    These funds will be used for light rail lines, rapid rail 
(heavy rail), commuter rail, automated fixed guideway system, 
or bus-way/high occupancy vehicle (HOV) facilities. These 
projects help relieve congestion in major metropolitan areas 
and reduce the carbon footprint caused by automobile travel. 
Funds will be distributed on a discretionary basis and will 
assist the advancement of full funding grant agreement projects 
that are already in construction as well as final design 
projects that are nearly ready to begin construction. The 
Federal Transit Administration has documented more than $2.4 
billion in pre-approved funding that could be advanced to 19 
projects across the country to construct New Starts and Small 
Starts projects. It is estimated that this investment will 
create nearly 35,000 new jobs.

              DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT


                       Public and Indian Housing


                      PUBLIC HOUSING CAPITAL FUND

Public Housing Capital Fund

Recovery Funding: $5 billion

    A HUD study substantiates an $18-20 billion backlog in the 
Public Housing Capital Funding account, an amount that grows 
annually without significant investments in public housing 
units. This funding will allow Public Housing Authorities 
(PHAs) to complete repair and construction projects, including 
critical safety repairs, create jobs for underemployed 
construction workers, and will return funds to local economies. 
It is estimated that every dollar of Capital Fund expenditures 
produces $2.12 in economic return. Of the amount appropriated, 
$4 billion of the funds will be distributed to PHAs through the 
existing formula and $1 billion will be awarded through a 
competitive process for projects that rehabilitate units to 
improve energy efficiency; that increase affordable housing 
projects that are ready-to-go; and, address the housing needs 
of senior citizens and persons with disabilities.

   ELDERLY, DISABLED, AND SECTION 8 ASSISTED HOUSING ENERGY RETROFIT

Elderly, Disabled, and Section 8 Assisted Housing Energy Retrofit

Recovery Funding: $2.5 billion

    Funding will be awarded competitively to renovate and 
retrofit federally-assisted housing, including Housing for the 
Elderly (Section 202), Housing for Persons with Disabilities 
(Section 811), and Project-Based Section 8 units. These units 
are aging and in need of energy efficiency retrofits, which 
will reduce the carbon footprint, as well as reduce the utility 
bills for the residents of these homes. This funding will also 
create jobs in the construction industry and spur developments 
in sustainable building/rehabilitation practices.

                  NATIVE AMERICAN HOUSING BLOCK GRANTS

Native American Housing Block Grants

Recovery Funding: $500 million

    It is estimated that 42,000 units of housing being 
maintained by Native American housing programs need to be 
rehabilitated and retrofitted. By rehabilitating and repairing 
these units, more than 2,000 new jobs could be created for 
areas with high unemployment rates. Of the amount appropriated, 
$250 million will be distributed by existing formula and $250 
million will be awarded through a competitive process for 
large-scale, transformative redevelopment projects.

                   Community Planning and Development


                       COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND

Community Development Block Grants

Recovery Funding: $1 billion

    Funding for CDBG is one of the fastest ways to get dollars 
in the hands of local governments for critical housing, 
services and infrastructure needs. The funding provided in this 
legislation will be distributed through the existing formula 
for expediency, and is required to adhere to an accelerated 
timeframe. These dollars will help to support community 
services, will provide infrastructure dollars for local 
governments, and will help to stem the number of foreclosures 
in local communities.

Neighborhood Stabilization Program

Recovery Funding: $4.19 billion

    Nearly $4 billion was provided for the Neighborhood 
Stabilization Program through the Housing and Economic Recovery 
Act of 2008. This funding was provided to local governments and 
States with high levels of foreclosures as a way for the local 
community to purchase and rehabilitate this vacant housing. In 
an effort to eliminate blight and return these vacant units to 
use as affordable rental housing and affordable homeownership 
opportunities, this funding will help local communities 
remediate the consequences of the foreclosure crisis and will 
increase the number of assisted low-income families. An 
additional $4.19 billion is necessary to address the increasing 
number of foreclosures, the numbers of which are expected to 
climb over the coming year. Up to $750 million may be used for 
a competition for nonprofit entities to enhance the funding 
included under this heading through capitalization of the 
funds.

                  HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM

HOME Program

Recovery Funding: $1.5 billion

    HOME is a very flexible source of dollars for local 
jurisdictions, and funding provided through this account will 
help to rehabilitate and construct housing, as well as fill 
financing gaps caused by the credit freeze. There are thousands 
of ready-to-go housing projects that have been stalled due to 
the economic crisis. HOME will serve as a financing mechanism 
to fill the gaps left by the private market, and will spur 
construction jobs in the hard-hit homebuilding industry. Funds 
are distributed by formula. These dollars will also be focused 
on building sustainable, low-income units, thereby encouraging 
the use of green technologies in affordable home construction.

        SELF-HELP AND ASSISTED HOMEOWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM

SHOP Program

Recovery Funding: $10 million

    The SHOP funding will be competitively awarded to eligible 
national and regional nonprofit housing organizations to 
develop or rehabilitate low-income housing. This competition 
will emphasize rehabilitation in rural, high-need areas, 
especially projects that will employ sustainable building 
practices for increased energy efficiency. Grants will be 
awarded quickly, and construction work will begin rapidly to 
help employ underemployed construction workers while building 
and improving housing for low-income Americans.

                       HOMELESS ASSISTANCE GRANTS

Emergency Shelter Grants

Recovery Funding: $1.5 billion

    As foreclosure and unemployment rates continue to rise, 
many families are in danger of becoming homeless. To prevent a 
surge in homelessness, funding through the Emergency Shelter 
Grant program will provide short term rental assistance, 
housing relocation, and stabilization services for homeless 
families and those at risk of homelessness. It is estimated 
that $1.5 billion may prevent 300,000 households from becoming 
homeless. These funds will be distributed by formula for fast, 
efficient assistance to families.

            Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control


                         LEAD HAZARD REDUCTION

Lead-Based Paint Hazards

Recovery Funding: $100 million

    Funding will be awarded competitively to states and local 
governments to evaluate and reduce lead-based paint hazards in 
low-income housing and to nonprofit organizations to leverage 
private sector resources to eliminate lead poisoning as a 
public health threat to children. The remediation of lead-based 
paint in housing requires rehabilitation work and will create 
jobs in the construction industry, as well as reduce the threat 
to low-income children.

                     GENERAL PROVISIONS, THIS TITLE

    Section 12001 ensures continued State investment in certain 
identified programs for which the State receives funding in 
this Act and requires grant recipients to report regularly on 
the use of those funds.
    Section 12002 prevents loan limits from being below the 
levels in effect in 2008.
    Section 12003 gives the HUD Secretary and GSE Director the 
authority to raise loan limits in subareas if warranted, but in 
no case higher than the nationwide ceiling.
    Section 12004 creates a temporary loan limit for 2009 FHA 
reverse mortgage loans.

              TITLE XIII--STATE FISCAL STABILIZATION FUND


                        DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


                    State Fiscal Stabilization Fund


State Fiscal Stabilization Fund

Recovery funding: $79.000 billion

    The economic recovery bill provides $79 billion for a State 
Fiscal Stabilization Fund in order to provide fiscal relief to 
the States to prevent tax increases and cutbacks in critical 
education and other high priority services over the next two 
years.

                     GENERAL PROVISIONS, THIS TITLE

    Section 13001 provides for the allocation of $79 billion 
for the State Fiscal Stabilization Fund to States and outlying 
areas. Of the funds provided each year, one-half of 1 percent 
is reserved for the outlying areas; $12.5 million is reserved 
for the Secretary of Education for administration and 
oversight, including program evaluation, and $7.5 billion is 
reserved for State Incentive Grants. The Secretary shall 
allocate the remaining funds to States, of which 61 percent is 
allocated based school-aged population and 39 percent is 
allocated based on total population.
    Section 13002 provides that states shall use at least 61 
percent of the funds to support elementary, secondary, and 
higher education. These funds must first be used by States to 
restore State aid to school districts under the primary State 
K-12 education funding formula and to institutions of higher 
education to FY 2008 levels, to the extent feasible given 
available State Stabilization Funds. Any remaining funds shall 
be allocated to school districts based on the formula under 
title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. For each 
fiscal year, the Governor may use up to 39 percent of the funds 
for public safety and other government services, which may 
include assistance for elementary and secondary education and 
public institutions of higher education.
    Section 13003 provides that a local educational agency 
receiving funds under this title may use these funds only for 
activities authorized under the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act, the Individuals with Disabilities Act, and the 
Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006. 
Funds may not be used for capital projects unless authorized by 
these Acts.
    Section 13004 provides that public institutions of higher 
education that receive funds under this title shall use the 
funds for educational and general expenditures, and in such a 
way as to mitigate the need to raise tuition and fees for in-
State students. An institution of higher education may not use 
these funds to increase its endowment or for construction, 
renovation, or facility repair.
    Section 13005 provides that the Governor of a State 
desiring funding under this title must submit an application in 
fiscal year 2009 and fiscal year 2010, including assurances 
pertaining to maintenance of effort of State support for 
education, achieving equity in teacher distribution and 
quality, establishing a longitudinal data system, and enhancing 
the quality of academic assessments for English Language 
Learners and students with disabilities. In addition, States 
may submit an additional application for an Incentive Grant, 
which shall describe the status of the State's progress on each 
assurance and the strategies the State employs to ensure that 
high-need students continue making progress towards the State's 
academic achievement standards.
    Section 13006 provides that the Secretary is authorized to 
make Incentive Grant awards to States that have made 
significant progress in meeting the objectives of the 
assurances made in State applications under section 13005, on 
the basis of information provided in the State application 
under section 13005. Each State that receives a State Incentive 
Grant must allocate at least 50 percent of the funds to local 
educational agencies based on the formula under title I of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act.
    Section 13007 authorizes up to $325 million each year for 
an Innovation Fund to support awards by the Secretary of 
Education to recognize States, local educational agencies, or 
schools that have made significant gains in closing achievement 
gaps.
    Section 13008 provides that, for each year of the State 
Fiscal Stabilization Fund, a State receiving funds under this 
title shall submit a report to the Secretary describing the 
uses of funds provided within the State, the distribution of 
funds received, the number of jobs saved or created, tax 
increases averted, the State's progress in reducing certain 
education inequities, actions taken to limit tuition and fee 
increases at public institutions of higher education, and the 
extent to which public institutions of higher education 
maintained, increased, or decreased enrollments of in-State 
students.
    Section 13009 provides that the Government Accountability 
Office shall conduct evaluations of the programs under this 
title, which shall include, but not be limited to, the impact 
of the funding provided on the progress made toward closing 
achievement gaps.
    Section 13010 directs the Secretary of Education to submit 
a report to certain committees of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate that evaluates the information provided in the 
State reports submitted under section 13008.
    Section 13011 provides that no recipient of funds under 
this title shall use such funds to provide financial assistance 
to students to attend private elementary or secondary schools.
    Section 13012 defines certain terms used in this title.

                  INFORMATION REQUIRED BY HOUSE RULES


                        Constitutional Authority

    Clause 3(d)(1) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives states that:
    Each report of a committee on a bill or joint resolution of 
a public character, shall include a Statement citing the 
specific powers granted to the Congress in the Constitution to 
enact the law proposed by the bill or joint resolution.
    The Committee on Appropriations bases its authority to 
report this legislation from clause 7 of section 9 of article I 
of the Constitution of the United States of America, which 
states:
    No money shall be drawn from the Treasury but in 
consequence of Appropriations made by law...
    Appropriations contained in this Act are made pursuant to 
this specific power granted by the Constitution.

         Statement of General Performance Goals and Objectives

    Pursuant to clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives, the following is a statement of 
general performance goals and objectives for which this measure 
authorizes funding:
    The Committee on Appropriations considers program 
performance, including a program's success in developing and 
attaining outcome-related goals and objectives, in developing 
funding recommendations.

               Changes in the Application of Existing Law

    Pursuant to clause 3(f)(1) of rule XIII of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives, the following statements are 
submitted describing the effect of provisions in the 
accompanying bill that directly or indirectly change the 
application of existing law:
    The bill includes several appropriations that are not 
authorized by law and as such may be construed as legislative 
in nature.
    Language is included that designates the various 
appropriations as emergency requirements pursuant to section 
204(a) of S. Con. Res. 21 (110th Congress) and section 
301(b)(2) of S. Con. Res. 70 (110th Congress), the concurrent 
resolutions on the budget for fiscal years 2008 and 2009.

                      TITLE I--GENERAL PROVISIONS

    Language is included, in section 1101 setting out the 
general purposes of this Act and directing the executive branch 
to manage and expend the funds provided so as to achieve those 
purposes.
    Language is included, in section 1102, stating that 
recipients of funds under the Act shall give preference to 
activities that can be started and completed expeditiously, 
including a goal of using at least 50 percent of the funds for 
activities that can be initiated with 120 days of enactment.
    Language is included, in section 1103, establishing 
deadlines for award of grants using funds made available in 
this Act.
    Language is included, in section 1104, establishing certain 
``use it or lose it'' requirements for recipients of grants 
using funds appropriated in certain specified accounts in this 
Act. These requirements include deadlines for binding 
commitments of funds and a procedure for redistribution of 
funds to other recipients if the deadlines are not met.
    Language is included, in section 1105, providing that all 
funds appropriated in the Act shall remain available for 
obligation until September 30, 2010 unless expressly provided 
otherwise. The language also allows funds appropriated in title 
X to be re-obligated after that date, for other activities that 
have received funding from the same appropriation in that 
title.
    Language is included, in section 1106, providing that up to 
0.5 percent of each amount appropriated may be used for the 
expenses of management and oversight and may be transferred to 
any appropriate account within the department or agency 
concerned for that purpose-unless other provision is made in 
this Act or in other applicable law for such expenses.
    Language is included, in section 1109, stating that none of 
the funds made available in this Act may be used for any casino 
or other gambling establishment, aquarium, zoo, golf course, or 
swimming pool.
    Language is included, in section 1110, requiring use of 
iron and steel made in the United States in projects funded 
under this Act, with certain provisions for waivers.
    Language is included, in section 1111, specifying that 
prevailing wage rate requirements shall apply to laborers and 
mechanics employed by contractors and subcontractors on 
projects funded directly by or assisted in whole or in part by 
and through the Federal Government pursuant to this Act.
    Language is included, in section 1114, stating that no 
funds made available in this Act may be provided to the State 
of Illinois or its agencies unless the use of such funds is 
approved by legislation or Rod Blagojevich no longer holds the 
office of Governor, except for certain funds made available 
directly to units of local government.
    Language is included, in section 1115, setting aside at 
least 10 percent of funds appropriated in this Act for the 
Rural Community Advancement Program of the Department of 
Agriculture for use in counties with persistent high rates of 
poverty.
    Language is included, in section 1116, stating that none of 
the funds made available in this Act may be used to enter into 
a contract with an entity that does not participate in the E-
verify program.
    Language is included, in section 1201, establishing various 
transparency requirements related to use of funds under this 
Act, including requirements for federal agencies and State and 
local governments to post certain information on a 
``Recovery.gov'' website.
    Language is included, in sections 1202 through 1204, 
providing for reviews and audits by agency Inspectors General 
and the Government Accountability Office, and for quarterly 
reports by the Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors.
    Language is included, in section 1205 establishing certain 
requirements for contracts awarded with funds made available in 
this Act.
    Language is included, in sections 1221 through 1231, 
establishing a ``Recovery Act Accountability and Transparency 
Board'' and setting forth its composition, functions, and 
powers, including establishment of a ``Recovery.gov'' website 
and an independent advisory panel.
    Language is included, in section 1241, limiting the length 
of certain non-competitive contracts using funds made available 
in this Act.
    Language is included, in section 1242, regarding authority 
for the Government Accountability Office with respect to 
contracts using funds in this Act, including authority to 
examine records of contractors, subcontractors, and State and 
local agencies and to interview employees.
    Language is included, in section 1243, regarding protection 
of State and local government and contractor whistleblowers.

        TITLE II--AGRICULTURE, NUTRITION, AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT

    Language is included under Agricultural Research Service 
``Buildings and Facilities'' giving priority to critical 
deferred maintenance, to projects that can be completed, and to 
activities that can commence promptly.
    Language is included under Natural Resources Conservation 
Service ``Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations'' limiting 
the amount that can be provided for the purchase of floodplain 
easements in any one State, giving priority to projects that 
can be fully funded and completed, and to activities that can 
commence promptly.
    Language is included under Natural Resources Conservation 
Service ``Watershed Rehabilitation Program'' giving priority to 
projects that can be fully funded and completed, and to 
activities that can commence promptly.
    Language is included under Rural Development Programs 
``Rural Community Advancement Program'' giving priority to 
project applications that demonstrate that all project elements 
will be fully funded and completed, and to activities that can 
commence promptly.
    Language is included under Rural Utilities Service 
``Distance Learning, Telemedicine, and Broadband Program'' 
making the amount provided available for grants as well as 
loans and available to any area as long as 75 percent of the 
area to be served is in a rural area without sufficient access 
to high speed broadband service. Language is included giving 
priority to projects that provide service to the most rural 
residents that do not have access to broadband service, and to 
project applications from borrowers, former borrowers, or 
include such borrowers under title II of the Rural 
Electrification Act of 1936. Language is included giving 
priority to project applications that demonstrate that all 
project elements will be fully funded and completed, and to 
activities that can commence promptly. The bill also includes 
language that no area of a project funded through this program 
may receive funding to provide broadband service under the 
Broadband Deployment Grant Program.
    Language is included under section 2001 increasing the 
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program value of benefits to 
113.6 percent of the June 2008 value of the thrifty food plan 
and requiring the value of the maximum allotment to not be 
reduced below this level. Language is included requiring the 
benefit increase to be considered a mass change, requiring a 
simple process for States to notify households of the increase 
in benefits, extending protection from errors to States for 120 
days, and providing the authority to take such measures as 
necessary to ensure the efficient administration of the 
benefits. The bill also includes language requiring that 
jobless adults who comply with work registration and employment 
and training requirements shall not be disqualified from the 
program.
    Language is included under section 2002 expanding the 
Afterschool Feeding Program for At-Risk Children to all States.

               TITLE III--COMMERCE, JUSTICE, AND SCIENCE

    Language is included under Economic Development 
Administration ``Economic Development Assistance Programs'' 
setting aside from the appropriation up to 2 percent for 
administrative expenses; providing for the transfer of such 
funds to the ``Salaries and Expenses'' appropriation; and 
providing for the transfer of up to $50,000,000 for federally 
authorized economic development commissions.
    Language is included under National Telecommunications and 
Information Administration making an appropriation of 
$350,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2011, to 
establish the State broadband data and development grant 
program, and to develop and implement Statewide initiatives to 
identify and track the availability and adoption of broadband 
services within the States.
    Language is included under National Telecommunications and 
Information Administration making an appropriation of 
$2,825,000,000 for the wireless and broadband deployment grants 
programs, of which $1,000,000,000 shall be for wireless 
deployment grants and $1,825,000,000 for broadband deployment 
grants; requiring the NTIA to submit a spending plan within a 
prescribed time period; providing that 50 percent of the funds 
made available under the heading must be awarded not later than 
September 30, 2009; and providing that up to 20 percent of the 
funds made available for the broadband grant programs may be 
transferred between the two programs when the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House and Senate are notified at least 15 
days in advance.
    Language is included making an appropriation for the 
digital-to-analog converter box program, to be available for 
coupons and related activities.
    Language is included making an appropriation for the 
National Institute of Standards and Technology for a 
competitive construction grant program for research and science 
buildings.
    Language is included making an appropriation for the 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for habitat 
restoration and mitigation activities.
    Language is included making an appropriation for NOAA for 
accelerating satellite development and acquisition, acquiring 
climate sensors and climate modeling capacity, and provides for 
a legislative set-aside for climate data modeling.
    Language is included under section 3101 authorizing 
development of an inventory of broadband service capability and 
availability.
    Language is included under section 3102 authorizing 
wireless and broadband deployment grants.
    Language is included under State and Local Law Enforcement 
Assistance making an appropriation for the Edward Byrne 
Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program, and providing for 
certain exceptions.
    Language is included making an appropriation for the 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration for science, and 
providing not less than $250,000,000 for accelerating the 
development of the tier 1 set of Earth science climate research 
missions recommended by the National Academies Decadal Survey.
    Language is included making an appropriation for the 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration for activities 
related to hurricane recovery.
    Language is included making an appropriation for the 
National Science Foundation for academic research facilities 
modernization.
    Language is included making an appropriation for National 
Science Foundation ``Major Research Equipment and Facilities, 
Construction'', which is available only for approved projects.

                           TITLE IV--DEFENSE

    Language is included under ``Facility Infrastructure 
Investment, Defense'' providing that amounts made available for 
the Military Services' Operation and Maintenance accounts and 
the Defense Health Program for operation and maintenance are 
for Facilities Sustainment, Restoration and Modernization.
    Language is included providing that amounts made available 
for the Military Services' and Defense-Wide research and 
development accounts are for programs to improve energy 
generation, transmission, regulation, use and storage for fixed 
facilities, vehicles and other military equipment.

                        TITLE V--ENERGY & WATER

    Language is included for Corps of Engineers 
``Construction'' that makes section 102 of Public Law 109-103 
inapplicable to the funds provided.
    Language is included under Corps of Engineers 
``Construction'' that prohibits funds provided from being cost-
shared with the Inland Waterways Trust Fund as authorized in 
Public Law 99-662.
    Language is included under Corps of Engineers 
``Construction'' and ``Mississippi River and Tributaries'' that 
limits the use of funds to programs, projects or activities 
previously funded.
    Language is included under Corps of Engineers 
``Construction'', ``Mississippi River and Tributaries'', and 
``Operation and Maintenance'' that directs the Corps to 
prioritize funding for activities based on the ability to 
accelerate existing or fully fund contracts for project 
elements within 2 years of enactment of this Act and to give 
preference to labor intensive projects and activities.
    Language is included under Corps of Engineers 
``Construction'', ``Mississippi River and Tributaries'', and 
``Operation and Maintenance'' that limits the use of funds to 
elements of projects, programs, or activities that can be 
completed with the funds provided.
    Language is included under Corps of Engineers 
``Construction'' that allows the Chief of Engineers to use the 
funds provided to undertake work authorized by section 14 of 
the Flood Control Act of 1946, section 205 of the Flood Control 
Act of 1948, section 206 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 1996, and section 1135 of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1986 in excess of the program cost limitations 
applicable to those authorities.
    Language is included under Corps of Engineers 
``Construction'' that makes the total project cost limits in 
section 902 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 
inapplicable in fiscal year 2009 to any project that receives 
funds provided in this title.
    Language is included under Corps of Engineers 
``Construction'', ``Mississippi River and Tributaries'', and 
``Operation and Maintenance'' that allows expired or lapsed 
funds appropriated in this Act to be used for the cost of 
associated supervision, inspection, and overhead engineering 
and design and any subsequent claims on the projects that are 
being completed with funds appropriated in this Act that are 
otherwise expired or lapsed for obligation.
    Language is included under Corps of Engineers 
``Construction'', ``Mississippi River and Tributaries'', and 
``Operation and Maintenance'' that requires the Secretary of 
the Army to submit quarterly reports to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate 
detailing the use of the funds provided.
    Language is included under Bureau of Reclamation ``Water 
and Related Resources'' requiring the funds provided for rural 
water projects to be used primarily for water intake and 
treatment facilities.
    Language is included under Bureau of Reclamation ``Water 
and Related Resources'' on reimbursable activities carried out 
with the funds provided that modifies the repayment period for 
the costs of maintenance and rehabilitation activities to a 
period, not to exceed 25 years, determined using needs-based 
criteria to be established and adopted by the Commissioner of 
the Bureau of Reclamation; but that otherwise requires the cost 
of such activities to be repaid pursuant to existing 
authorities and agreements.
    Language is included under ``Energy Efficiency and 
Renewable Energy'' that provides the Secretary of Energy with 
the authority to recruit and directly appoint, without regard 
to 5 U.S.C. Sec. Sec. 3309-3318, highly qualified individuals 
into the competitive service upon a determination that there is 
a severe shortage of candidates or critical hiring need for 
particular positions notwithstanding 5 U.S.C. Sec. 3304; 
provided any such action taken is consistent with 5 Sec. U.S.C. 
2301 and complies with the public notice requirements of 5 
U.S.C. Sec. 3327.
    Language is included under ``Electricity Delivery and 
Energy Reliability'' that allows the Secretary of Energy, 
consistent with existing fiscal management practices and 
procedures, to use or transfer the funds provided to carry out 
transmission improvements, if a new authority for such 
improvements is enacted in a subsequent Act.
    Language is included under ``Innovative Technology Loan 
Guarantee Program'' that provides funding for the program 
authorized in section 5003.
    Language is included under ``Defense Environmental 
Cleanup'' that limits the use of funds to elements of projects, 
programs or activities that can be completed with the funds 
provided.
    Language is included under section 5001 that makes 
technical corrections to sections 543(a) and 548(a)(1) of the 
Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to fix the 
allocation of funds to local units of government under the 
Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program.
    Language is included under section 5002 that makes 
technical correction to sections 1304 and 1306 of the Energy 
Independence and Security Act of 2007 to amend the specified 
provisions of the Smart Grid Regional Demonstration Initiative 
and the Smart Grid Investment Matching Program.
    Language is included under section 5003 amending title XVII 
of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to include a new section 
(section 1705) establishing a temporary program for rapid 
deployment of renewable energy and electric power transmission 
projects.
    Language is included under section 5004 amending the Hoover 
Power Plant Act of 1984 to include a new title--title III--on 
borrowing authority made up of one section (Sec. 301 Western 
Area Power Administration Borrowing Authority) that authorizes 
the Secretary of the Treasury, subject to certain conditions, 
to loan the Western Area Power Administration funds for 
specified purposes.
    Language is included under section 5005 amending sections 
412(7) and 415(c)(1) of the Energy Conservation and Production 
Act to modify the definition of ``low income'' and increase the 
average amount per dwelling unit that may be expended on labor, 
weatherization materials and related matters, respectively, 
under the Weatherization Assistance Program.
    Language is included under section 5006 that makes an 
additional $3,250,000,000 in borrowing authority available 
under the Federal Columbia River Transmission System Act.
    Language is included under section 5007 that requires the 
Secretary of Energy to include an analysis of the transmission 
capacity for renewable energy in the 2009 National Electric 
Transmission Congestion Study.
    Language is included under section 5008 that provides the 
Department of Energy authority to transfer a percentage of the 
funds made available in this Act for Energy Efficiency and 
Renewable Energy, Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability 
and Advanced Battery Loan Guarantee Program within and between 
those accounts.

          TITLE VI--FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT

    Language is included for the General Services 
Administration ``Federal Buildings Fund'' which specifies an 
amount to be deposited into the fund; specifies that priority 
be given to activities which can commence promptly; specifies 
certain amounts can be used for certain purposes; limits the 
availability of funds; specifies a portion of funds will be 
used for projects that will create the greatest impact on 
energy efficiency; requires that a plan be submitted detailing 
the use of the funds; and requires a quarterly report on 
obligations of the funds.
    Language is included for General Services Administration 
``Energy Efficient Federal Motor Fleet Procurement'' which 
specifies the funds must be spent for the acquisition of motor 
vehicles, including specific new technologies; specifies a 
certain amount shall be used for administrative costs; requires 
that the funds may not be obligated until a plan is submitted 
which details the use of the funds; and requires a quarterly 
report on obligation of the funds.
    Language is included for the Small Business Administration 
``Business Loans Program Account'' authorizing the transfer of 
funds for administrative expenses.
    Language is included under section 6201 that authorizes SBA 
to guarantee up to 95 percent of small business loans and 
charge fees related to the cost of such guarantees.
    Language is included under section 6202 that authorizes SBA 
to make loans to broker-dealers in the secondary market to 
enable broker-dealers to purchase the SBA guaranteed portion of 
loans from lenders.
    Language is included under section 6203 that establishes 
the SBA Secondary Market Guarantee Authority to provide 
guarantees for pools of first lien 504 program loans that are 
to be sold to third-party investors, including the assessment 
of fees related to the cost of such guarantees.
    Language is included under section 6204 that establishes 
new lending assistance and refinancing authorities within SBA 
to enable SBA to refinance existing small business loans, as 
well as to engage in underwriting, loan closing, funding, and 
servicing of small business loans.
    Language is included under section 6205 that amends the 
Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to authorize SBA to 
refinance loans under the Local Development Business Loan 
Program, as well as language revising the job creation goals of 
the program.
    Language is included under section 6206 that amends the 
Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to simplify the maximum 
leverage limits and aggregate investment limits required of 
Small Business Investment Companies.
    Language is included under section 6207 that directs the 
Comptroller General of the United States to report to Congress 
on the actions of SBA in implementing the authorities granted 
under these general provisions.

                      TITLE VII--HOMELAND SECURITY

    Language is included for ``U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection'' making funds available for non-intrusive detection 
technology at sea ports of entry.
    Language is included for ``U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection'' making funds available to repair and construct 
inspection facilities at land border ports of entry.
    Language is included making funds available to the 
Transportation Security Administration for aviation security to 
purchase and install explosive detection systems and checkpoint 
technologies. Funding shall be awarded to accelerate the 
installations at airports with completed design plans and to 
expeditiously award new Letters of Intent.
    Language is included for the Coast Guard making funds 
available for alteration or removal of obstructive bridges and 
requires the Coast Guard to award these funds to those bridges 
that are ready to proceed to construction.
    Language is included for the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency making funds available for emergency food and shelter 
and limits total administrative costs to 3.5 percent of the 
total appropriation.
    Language is included under section 7001 extending 
authorization of the basic pilot confirmation system (also 
known as the E-Verify system) for five years.
    Language is included under section 7002 pertaining to 
funding agreements between the Department of Homeland Security 
and the Social Security Administration for employment 
verification.
    Language is included under section 7003 requiring the 
Government Accountability Office to study the basic pilot 
confirmation system (also known as the E-Verify system).
    Language is included under section 7004 requiring the 
Government Accountability Office to study the effect of the 
basic pilot confirmation system (also known as the E-Verify 
system) on small businesses and small entities.

                  TITLE VIII--INTERIOR AND ENVIRONMENT

    Language is included under National Park Service ``National 
Mall Revitalization Fund'' that requires a non-Federal match 
before half of the appropriated funds are made available.
    Language is included under National Park Service 
``Centennial Challenge'' that requires that at least 50 percent 
of the total cost of each project or activity be derived from 
non-Federal sources.
    Language is included under Environmental Protection Agency 
``Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Program'' that 
waives the State matching requirement.
    Language is included under Environmental Protection Agency 
``State and Tribal Assistance Grants'' waiving the State 
matching requirement, including the District of Columbia grant 
match, for the Clean Water State Revolving Fund capitalization 
grant; allowing up to 2 percent of the funds for use by the 
Agency to manage the Clean and Drinking Water State Revolving 
Fund programs; increasing the tribal set-aside; applying Davis-
Bacon to Clean Water State Revolving Fund and Drinking Water 
State Revolving Fund projects funded, in whole or in part, 
through this act; allowing for additional forms of subsidy to 
apply to loans from the fund, including those based on 
affordability criteria established by the Governor; waiving the 
State matching requirement for the Drinking Water State 
Revolving Fund capitalization grant; and allowing the EPA to 
use for management and oversight up to 3 percent of funds 
provided for the Diesel Emissions Reduction Grant Program and 
Brownfields Program.
    Language is included under Forest Service ``Capital 
Improvement and Maintenance'' allowing funds to be used for 
decommissioning roads, and for alternative energy technologies 
and energy efficiency enhancements of facilities.
    Language is included under Forest Service ``Wildland Fire 
Management'' allowing funds to be used for wood to energy 
grants on Federal, State and private lands and for city forest 
enhancements on State and private lands.
    Language is included under Indian Health Service ``Indian 
Health Facilities'' providing that funds shall be allocated at 
the discretion of the Director of the Indian Health Service.
    Language is included under National Foundation for the Arts 
``Grants and Administration'' waiving matching requirements for 
arts grants.

       TITLE IX--LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND EDUCATION

    Language is included under Employment and Training 
Administration ``Training and Employment Services'' providing 
that the work readiness indicator shall be the only measure of 
performance used to assess the effectiveness of the summer jobs 
supported with the funds in this bill.
    Language is included under Employment and Training 
Administration ``Training and Employment Services'' extending 
the eligibility for youth funds provided in the bill through 
age 24.
    Language is included under Employment and Training 
Administration ``Training and Employment Services'' providing 
that youth funds be treated as though the total amount of such 
funding is under $1,000,000,000 for the purposes of certain 
set-asides and for the allocation of funds.
    Language is included under Employment and Training 
Administration ``Training and Employment Services'' 
establishing certain additional requirements for the Secretary 
of Labor in making grants from the dislocated workers 
assistance national reserve from the funds provided in the 
bill.
    Language is included under Employment and Training 
Administration ``Training and Employment Services'' providing 
funds for competitive grants for worker training and placement 
in high growth and emerging industry sectors and establishing 
priority for such funds.
    Language is included under Employment and Training 
Administration ``Training and Employment Services'' providing 
that additional training and employment economic recovery funds 
not be subject to appropriation by State legislatures.
    Language is included under Employment and Training 
Administration ``Community Service Employment for Older 
Americans'' providing for the proportional allotment of funds 
among current grantees within 30 days of enactment.
    Language is included under Employment and Training 
Administration ``State Unemployment Insurance and Employment 
Service Operations'' amending the formula for grants to the 
States under the Wagner-Peyser Act.
    Language is included under Employment and Training 
Administration ``State Unemployment Insurance and Employment 
Service Operations'' extending the availability of funds to the 
States through September 30, 2010.
    Language is included under Departmental Management ``Office 
of Job Corps'' to provide for availability and advance, 
progress, and other payments for up to 30 percent of the funds 
provided when those funds are used for multi-year lease 
agreements that will allow construction activities to commence 
within 120 days of enactment.
    Language is included under Departmental Management ``Office 
of Job Corps'' establishing uses and priorities for the funds 
provided.
    Language is included under Health Resources and Services 
Administration ``Health Resources and Services'' permitting 
funding to be used for renovation and repair, and acquisition 
of health information technology, of community health centers, 
and requiring award of grants not later than 180 days after 
enactment of this Act.
    Language is included under Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention ``Disease Control, Research, and Training'' 
providing funds for equipment, construction, and renovation of 
facilities, including necessary repairs and improvements to 
leased laboratories.
    Language is included under Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention ``Disease Control, Research, and Training'' 
permitting CDC to award a single contract or related contracts 
for development and construction of facilities that 
collectively include the full scope of the contract and such 
contract or solicitation for such contract shall contain the 
clause, ``availability of funds''.
    Language is included under Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention ``Disease Control, Research, and Training'' 
providing that, in accordance with applicable authorities, 
policies, and procedures, CDC may acquire real property to 
relocate and consolidate NIOSH facilities.
    Language is included under National Institutes of Health 
``National Center for Research Resources'' waiving the matching 
requirement for grants awarded by the National Center for 
Research Resources for extramural biomedical research 
facilities as well as permitting the funding to be used for 
shared instrumentation and other capital research equipment. 
The language also modifies the timeframe during which these 
grants must continue to be used for their original biomedical 
purposes and requires grant applicants to make certain 
assurances described in section 1621(b)(1)(I) of the Public 
Health Service Act.
    Language is included under Agency for Healthcare Research 
and Quality ``Healthcare Research and Quality'' providing that 
certain funding shall be available for comparative 
effectiveness research to be allocated by the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services.
    Language is included under Agency for Healthcare Research 
and Quality ``Healthcare Research and Quality'' providing that 
funds appropriated shall be used to accelerate the development 
and dissemination of research assessing the comparative 
effectiveness of health care treatments and strategies and 
specifies particular activities.
    Language is included under Agency for Healthcare Research 
and Quality ``Healthcare Research and Quality'' providing funds 
for the Secretary to contract with the Institute of Medicine to 
conduct and submit a report.
    Language is included under Agency for Healthcare Research 
and Quality ``Healthcare Research and Quality'' providing that 
the Secretary shall consider recommendations of the Federal 
Coordinating Council for Comparative Effectiveness Research and 
included in the Institute of Medicine report in designating 
activities to receive funds.
    Language is included under Agency for Healthcare Research 
and Quality ``Healthcare Research and Quality'' providing that 
the Secretary may make grants and contracts with appropriate 
entities, which may include HHS and other governmental 
agencies, as well as private sector entities, that have 
demonstrated experience and capacity to achieve the goals of 
comparative effectiveness research.
    Language is included under Agency for Healthcare Research 
and Quality ``Healthcare Research and Quality'' providing that 
the Secretary shall publish information on grants and contracts 
within a reasonable time of the obligation of funds to 
clinicians, patients, and the general public.
    Language is included under Agency for Healthcare Research 
and Quality ``Healthcare Research and Quality'' providing that, 
to the extent feasible, the Secretary shall ensure that the 
recipients of funds offer an opportunity for public comment on 
the research funded.
    Language is included under Administration for Children and 
Families ``Children and Families Services Programs'' providing 
funds solely for Early Head Start programs as described in 
section 645A of the Head Start Act and providing for the use of 
a portion of these funds for training and technical assistance 
and monitoring activities.
    Language is included under Administration for Children and 
Families ``Children and Families Services Programs'' providing 
that 100 percent of the funds for the Community Services Block 
Grant (CSBG) shall be distributed to eligible entities, and 
increasing the income eligibility threshold to 200 percent of 
the Federal poverty line for services furnished under CSBG 
during fiscal years 2009 and 2010.
    Language is included under Office of the Secretary ``Public 
Health and Social Services Emergency Fund'' stating that, 
notwithstanding section 496(b) of the Public Health Service 
Act, the funds provided may be used for the construction or 
renovation of privately owned facilities for the production of 
pandemic vaccine and other biologics, where the Secretary of 
HHS finds such a contract necessary to secure sufficient 
supplies of such vaccines or biologics.
    Language is included under Office of the Secretary making 
appropriations for a Prevention and Wellness Fund; requiring 
that funds be provided to States to implement healthcare-
associated infection reduction strategies; providing that funds 
shall be used to carry out evidence-based clinical and 
community-based prevention and wellness strategies that deliver 
certain specific, measurable health outcomes; providing that 
the Secretary shall provide for annual evaluations of programs 
carried out with funds provided in order to determine the 
quality and effectiveness of the programs; and providing funds 
for the Secretary to contract with the Institute of Medicine to 
conduct and submit a report.
    Language is included under section 9201 establishing a 
Federal Coordinating Council for Comparative Effectiveness 
Research.
    Language is included under section 9202 authorizing health 
information technology activities conducted by the Office of 
the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology.
    Language is included under Innovation and Improvement 
directing the Institute of Education Sciences to conduct a 
rigorous national evaluation of the Teacher Incentive Fund 
program.
    Language is included under Special Education specifying 
that the Secretary of Education can allocate any Part C funds 
not needed for Incentive Grants based on determinations of 
eligibility for Incentive Grants made prior to July 1, 2009 and 
July 1, 2010.
    Language is included under Rehabilitation Services and 
Disability Research excluding the amount provided in this bill 
from consideration in determining the amount appropriated for 
grants to States.
    Language is included under Rehabilitation Services and 
Disability Research clarifying that the Federal share of the 
costs for vocational rehabilitation services provided in this 
bill shall be 100 percent.
    Language is included under Student Financial Assistance 
providing that the maximum Pell Grant a student may receive in 
the 2009-2010 academic year shall be $4,860.
    Language is included under Student Aid Administration 
providing that the funds provided shall also be available for 
an independent audit of the programs and activities of the loan 
purchase program.
    Language is included under Higher Education specifying that 
eligible partnerships that receive this funding are not 
required to match the funding received with non-Federal funds.
    Language is included under section 9301 authorizing funds 
for school modernization, renovation, and repair.
    Language is included under section 9302 authorizing funds 
for higher education modernization, renovation, and repair.
    Language is included under section 9303 providing 
additional funding for the mandatory Pell Grant for award years 
2009-2010 and 2010-2011.
    Language is included under section 9304 increasing the 
Federal unsubsidized student loan limits by $2,000.
    Language is included under section 9305 changing, for one 
quarter, the index for the calculation of the student lender 
Special Allowance Payment from the Commercial Paper rate to the 
London Interbank Offered Rate.
    Language is included under Corporation for National and 
Community Service ``Operating Expenses'' providing that funds 
shall be used to expand existing AmeriCorps grants.
    Language is included under Corporation for National and 
Community Service ``Operating Expenses'' providing that funds 
made available may be used to provide adjustments to awards 
made prior to September 30, 2010 in order to waive certain 
matching requirements if the Chief Executive Officer of the 
Corporation for National and Community Service determines that 
the grantee has reduced capacity to meet requirements.
    Language is included stating that funds provided under 
Corporation for National and Community Service ``Operating 
Expenses'' shall be subject to the same terms and conditions 
under which funds are appropriated in fiscal year 2009.
    Language is included under Corporation for National and 
Community Service ``National Service Trust'' providing that the 
amount appropriated for or transferred to the National Service 
Trust may be invested without regard to the requirement to 
apportion funds under 31 U.S.C. 1513(b).
    Language is included under Social Security Administration 
``Limitation on Administrative Expenses'' providing for Office 
of Management and Budget review and approval and Congressional 
notification pertaining to the construction of a new National 
Computer Center.

          TITLE X--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND VETERANS AFFAIRS

    Language is included for the Department of Defense to 
carryout activities not otherwise authorized by law.
    Language is included to require an expenditure plan for 
funds provided under each heading.
    Language is included providing that amounts under 
``Military Construction, Army,'' ``Military Construction, Navy 
and Marine Corps,'' and ``Military Construction, Air Force'' 
are for housing and child development centers.
    Language is included providing that amounts under 
``Military Construction, Defense-Wide'' are for hospitals and 
ambulatory surgery centers.
    Language is included providing that amounts under 
``Veterans Health Administration-Medical Facilities'' are for 
non-recurring maintenance, including energy products.
    Language is included providing that amounts under 
``National Cemetery Administration'' are for monument and 
memorial repairs.

                     TITLE XI--DEPARTMENT OF STATE

    Language is included to support activities in fiscal year 
2009 and 2010 which require annual authorization or additional 
legislation, which to date has not been enacted.
    Language is included that places limitations on the use of 
funds in the bill which might under some circumstances be 
construed as changing the application of existing law.
    Language is included requiring the Secretary of State to 
submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate a detailed spending plan for 
funds made available under the title.

      TITLE XII--TRANSPORTATION, AND HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

    Language is included under the Federal Aviation 
Administration, ``Grants-In-Aid for Airports'' that provides 
funds for discretionary grants for airport projects; specifies 
that funds shall not be subject to apportionment formulas, 
categories or minimum percentages; requires that existing 
conditions, certifications, and assurances apply; and specifies 
the deadline for grantees to enter into contracts for not less 
than 50 percent shall be 120 days after grant award.
    Language is included under the Federal Highway 
Administration, ``Highway Infrastructure Investment'' that 
provides funds for highway and bridge projects; specifies what 
projects and activities are eligible to receive funding; 
specifies amounts of funding for Indian reservation roads, park 
roads and parkways, transportation and technology training, and 
disadvantaged business enterprises bonding assistance; 
stipulates that not more than 0.2 percent of the funds may be 
used for management and oversight; distributes funds to the 
States and territories by formula; specifies that 45 percent of 
the funds distributed to a State must be sub-allocated within 
the State by formula for transportation enhancements and to 
areas based on population; gives priority to projects that meet 
certain criteria; directs that funds be administered under the 
rules and conditions set forth in chapters 1 and 2 of title 23, 
United States Code; provides that the Federal share payable 
shall, at the option of the recipient, be up to 100 percent; 
provides instructions for redistributing funds if a State or 
territory has obligated less than 50 percent of the funding 
received within 180 days after the distribution of those funds 
to the States and territories (or within 150 days for funds 
sub-allocated within the State); and provides instructions for 
redistributing funds a State or territory has not obligated by 
September 1, 2010 (or by June 1, 2010 for funds sub-allocated 
within the State).
    Language is included under Federal Railroad Administration 
``Capital Assistance for Intercity Passenger Rail Service'' 
which provides certain preferences for the award of grants for 
capital costs to repair, rehabilitate, upgrade, or purchase 
railroad assets or infrastructure, and allows for the federal 
share to be up to 100 percent.
    Language is included under Federal Railroad Administration 
``Capital and Debt Service Grants'' (Amtrak) which provides a 
priority for grants for the repair, rehabilitation, or upgrade 
of railroad assets or infrastructure and requires that funds be 
awarded no later than 7 days after enactment.
    Language is included under Federal Transit Administration 
``Transit Capital Assistance'' that provides funds for urban 
and rural transit capital projects; specifies that funds shall 
be distributed under existing formula and shall not be 
commingled with any other funds apportioned under sections 5307 
or 5311 of title 49 U.S.C.; provides that 3 percent of funds 
under section 5311 are to be made available for the tribal 
transit program; allows the Federal share to be up to 100 
percent; requires that funds shall be apportioned no later than 
7 days after enactment; requires grantees to obligate no less 
than 50 percent of the funds within 180 days after 
apportionment; and provides funds for agency administrative 
expenses and program management oversight.
    Language is included under Federal Transit Administration 
``Fixed Guideway Infrastructure Investment'' that provides 
funds for capital expenditures for fixed guideway systems; 
specifies that funds shall be distributed under the existing 
formula and shall not be commingled with any other funds 
apportioned under the formula and bus grant account; requires 
that funds shall be apportioned no later than 7 days after 
enactment; requires grantees to obligate no less than 50 
percent of the funds within 180 days after apportionment; 
allows the Federal share to be up to 100 percent; and provides 
funds for agency administrative expenses and program management 
oversight.
    Language is included under Federal Transit Administration 
``Capital Investment Grants'' that provides funds for 
discretionary grants for new start and small start transit 
capital projects; specifies that priority shall be given to 
projects that are already in construction or are able to award 
contracts within 120 days after enactment; requires that 
grantees enter into contracts for no less than 50 percent of 
the funds no later than 120 days after award; and provides 
funds for agency administrative expenses and program management 
oversight.
    Language is included under ``Public Housing Capital Fund'', 
which specifies that the same formula used for amounts 
available in fiscal year 2008 shall be used; specifies 
priorities for projects funded by the public housing 
authorities; prohibits funds from being used for operating fund 
activities or replacement housing uses; specifies the 
priorities for a competition for funds; and provides waivers to 
expedite the expenditure of funds.
    Language is included under ``Elderly, Disabled, and Section 
8 Assisted Housing Energy Retrofit'', which specifies the terms 
and conditions of the grants and loans provided under this 
account and specifies funding for staffing and technical 
assistance.
    Language is included under ``Native American Housing Block 
Grants'', which specifies the formula for allocation; specifies 
the priority that shall be given to projects; prohibits the 
requirement of an additional action plan; and specifies the 
priorities for a competitive allocation of funds.
    Language is included under ``Community Development Fund'', 
which specifies the funding formula to be used in allocating 
funds; prohibits the requirement of an additional action plan; 
specifies the priority that shall be given to projects; 
provides waivers for expediting the expenditure of funds; 
provides additional appropriations for neighborhood 
stabilization activities related to emergency assistance for 
the redevelopment of abandoned and foreclosed homes; defines 
eligible entities for funding; specifies criteria for the 
competitive funding; provides for a competitive grant program 
for nonprofit entities and specifies criteria for the 
competition; and makes technical changes to the authorized 
program.
    Language is included under ``Home Investment Partnerships 
Program'', which specifies the funding formula to be used; 
provides waivers to expedite the expenditure of funds; and 
gives priorities for projects funded.
    Language is included under ``Self-Help and Assisted 
Homeownership Opportunity Program'', which specifies priorities 
for a competitive grant program and for projects funded.
    Language is included under ``Homeless Assistance Grants'', 
which specifies the activities permitted under this funding; 
specifies the formula to be used in awarding funding; and 
provides waivers to expedite the expenditure of funds.
    Language is included under ``Office of Healthy Homes and 
Lead Hazard Control'', which specifies that funding shall be 
awarded competitively to areas with the highest lead paint 
abatement needs.
    Language is included under section 12001 requiring 
certification of maintenance of effort and regular reports for 
the transportation funding included in the bill.
    Language is included under section 12002 setting the loan 
limits for FHA for 2009.
    Language is included under section 12003 setting the GSE 
conforming loan limits for 2009.
    Language is included under section 12004 setting the loan 
limits for FHA reverse mortgage loans in 2009.

              TITLE XIII--STATE FISCAL STABILIZATION FUND

    Language is included appropriating funds for a State Fiscal 
Stabilization Fund.
    Language is included under section 13001 allocating funds 
to States and outlying areas.
    Language is included under section 13002 specifying that 
States shall use at least 61 percent of the funds to support 
elementary, secondary, and higher education and 39 percent may 
be used at the discretion of the Governor for public safety and 
other government services, which may include assistance for 
education.
    Language is included under section 13003 specifying that 
local educational agency receiving funds under this title may 
use these funds only for activities authorized under the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act, the Individuals with 
Disabilities Act, and the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical 
Education Act of 2006.
    Language is included under section 13004 specifying that an 
institution of higher education that receives funding shall use 
the funds for educational and general expenditures. The bill 
also includes language which states that funds cannot be used 
to increase an institution's endowment or for construction.
    Language is included under section 13005 specifying that 
the Governor of a State desiring funding under this title must 
submit an application, including assurances pertaining to 
maintenance of effort of State support for education, achieving 
equity in teacher distribution and quality, establishing a 
longitudinal data system, and enhancing the quality of academic 
assessments for English Language Learners and students with 
disabilities.
    Language is included under section 13006 authorizing the 
Secretary to make Incentive Grant awards to States that have 
made significant progress in meeting the objectives of the 
previously described assurances.
    Language is included under section 13007 authorizing up to 
$325 million in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 for an Innovation 
Fund.
    Language is included under section 13008 specifying the 
reporting requirements for States that receive funding.
    Language is included under section 13009 authorizing the 
Government Accountability Office to conduct an evaluation of 
the programs under this title.
    Language is included under section 13010 directing the 
Secretary of Education to submit an evaluation to certain 
committees of the House of Representatives and the Senate on 
the information submitted by the States.
    Language is included under section 13011 which prohibits a 
recipient of funds under this title from using funds to provide 
financial assistance to students to attend private elementary 
or secondary schools.
    Language is included under section 13012 defining terms 
used in the title.

                              Rescissions

    There are no rescissions recommended in the accompanying 
bill.

                           Transfer of Funds

    Pursuant to clause 3(f)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives, the following is submitted describing 
the transfer of funds provided in the accompanying bill:

                      TITLE I--GENERAL PROVISIONS

    Language is included under section 1106 providing that 
unless other provision is made in this Act (or in other 
applicable law), up to 0.5 percent of each amount appropriated 
may be used for management and oversight and may be transferred 
to any other appropriate account within the department or 
agency concerned to be used for that purpose.

        TITLE II--AGRICULTURE, NUTRITION, AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT

    Language is included under Rural Development Programs 
``Rural Community Advancement Program'' providing that funds 
appropriated under that heading shall be transferred to and 
merged with the Rural Community Facilities Program account, the 
Rural Business Program account, and the Rural Water and Waste 
Disposal program account, and allowing funds appropriated for 
rural community facilities, rural business, and rural water and 
waste disposal direct loans, loan guarantees, and grants to be 
transferred among those programs. Language is also included 
allowing funds to be transferred to and merged with the Rural 
Development salaries and expenses account.
    Language is included under Rural Housing Service ``Rural 
Housing Insurance Fund Program Account'' allowing funds 
appropriated for direct loans and unsubsidized guaranteed loans 
to be transferred between those programs. Language is also 
included allowing funds to be transferred to and merged with 
the Rural Development salaries and expenses account.
    Language is included under Rural Utilities Service 
``Distance Learning, Telemedicine, and Broadband Program'' 
allowing funds to be transferred to and merged with the Rural 
Development salaries and expenses account.

               TITLE III--COMMERCE, JUSTICE, AND SCIENCE

    Language is included under Economic Development 
Administration ``Economic Development Assistance Programs'' 
providing for transfer of funds to ``Salaries and Expenses'' 
and to federally authorized regional economic development 
commissions.
    Language is included under National Telecommunications and 
Information Administration ``Wireless and Broadband Deployment 
Grant Programs'' allowing for transfer of funds between 
wireless deployment grants and broadband deployment grants.

          TITLE VI--FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT

    Language is included under ``Federal Buildings Fund'', 
requiring transfer of funds to ``Government-Wide Policy''.
    Language is included under ``Business Loans Program 
Account'' allowing transfer of funds to ``Salaries and 
Expenses''.

                  TITLE VIII--INTERIOR AND ENVIRONMENT

    Language is included under Bureau of Land Management 
``Construction'' allowing transfer of funds to other Bureau of 
Land Management accounts.
    Language is included under U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 
``Construction'' allowing transfer of funds to ``Resource 
Management''.
    Language is included under National Park Service 
``Construction'' allowing transfer of funds to ``Operation of 
the National Park System''.
    Language is included under Bureau of Indian Affairs 
``Construction'' allowing transfer of funds to ``Operation of 
Indian Programs''.
    Language is included under Forest Service ``Capital 
Improvement and Maintenance'' allowing transfer of funds to 
``National Forest System''.
    Language is included under Forest Service ``Wildland Fire 
Management'' allowing transfer of funds to ``State and Private 
Forestry'' and ``National Forest System''.
    Language is included under Smithsonian Institution 
``Facilities Capital'' allowing transfer of funds to ``Salaries 
and Expenses''.

       TITLE IX--LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND EDUCATION

    Language is included under Departmental Management 
``Salaries and Expenses'' allowing transfer of funds to 
Employment and Training Administration ``Program 
Administration'', Employment Standards Administration, and 
Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
    Language is included under National Institutes of Health, 
``Office of the Director'' requiring transfer of funds to the 
NIH Institutes and Centers and to the Common Fund.
    Language is included under Agency for Healthcare Research 
and Quality ``Healthcare Research and Quality'' requiring 
transfer of funds to the Office of the Director of the National 
Institutes of Health and allowing further transfer to the NIH 
institutes and centers and the Common Fund.
    Language is included under Office of the Secretary ``Office 
of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology'' 
requiring transfer of funds to the Department of Commerce, 
National Institute for Standards and Technology.
    Language is included under Office of the Secretary ``Public 
Health and Social Services Emergency Fund'' allowing transfer 
of funds to other accounts of the Department of Health and 
Human Services.
    Language is included under Office of the Secretary 
``Prevention and Wellness Fund'' requiring transfer of funds to 
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and allowing 
transfer of funds to other accounts of the Department of Health 
and Human Services.
    Language is included under Corporation for National and 
Community Service ``National Service Trust'' allowing transfer 
of funds from ``Operating Expenses'' to this account.
    Language is included under Social Security Administration 
``Limitation on Administrative Expenses'' allowing transfer of 
funds to ``Supplemental Security Income Program''.

                     TITLE IX--DEPARTMENT OF STATE

    Language is included under International Boundary and Water 
Commission, United States and Mexico ``Construction'' allowing 
transfer of funds to ``Salaries and Expenses.''

                  Appropriations Not Authorized by Law

    Pursuant to clause 3(f)(1) of rule XIII of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives, the following table lists the 
appropriations in the accompanying bill which are not 
authorized by law:
[GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TR4.001

[GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TR4.002

[GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TR4.003

[GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TR4.004

          Compliance With Rule XIII, Cl. 3(e) (Ramseyer Rule)

  In compliance with clause 3(e) of rule XIII of the Rules of 
the House of Representatives, changes in existing law made by 
the bill, as reported, are shown as follows (existing law 
proposed to be omitted is enclosed in black brackets, new 
matter is printed in italic, existing law in which no change is 
proposed is shown in roman):

RICHARD B. RUSSELL NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH ACT

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SEC. 17. CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM.

  (a) * * *

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  (r) Program for At-Risk School Children.--
          (1) * * *

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          [(5) Limitation.--The Secretary shall limit 
        reimbursement under this subsection for meals served 
        under a program to institutions located in eight 
        States, of which six States shall be West Virginia, 
        Illinois, Pennsylvania, Missouri, Delaware, and 
        Michigan and two States shall be approved by the 
        Secretary through a competitive application process.]

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ENERGY INDEPENDENCE AND SECURITY ACT OF 2007

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TITLE V--ENERGY SAVINGS IN GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS

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Subtitle E--Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants

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SEC. 543. ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.

  (a) In General.--Of amounts made available to provide grants 
under this subtitle for each fiscal year, the Secretary shall 
allocate--
          [(1) 68 percent to eligible units of local government 
        in accordance with subsection (b);]
          (1) 34 percent to eligible units of local government-
        alternative 1, in accordance with subsection (b);
          (2) 34 percent to eligible units of local government-
        alternative 2, in accordance with subsection (b);
          [(2)] (3) 28 percent to States in accordance with 
        subsection (c);
          [(3)] (4) 2 percent to Indian tribes in accordance 
        with subsection (d); and
          [(4)] (5) 2 percent for competitive grants under 
        section 546.

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SEC. 548. FUNDING.

  (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--
          (1) Grants.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
        to the Secretary for the provision of grants under the 
        program $2,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 
        through 2012[; provided that 49 percent of the 
        appropriated funds shall be distributed using the 
        definition of eligible unit of local government-
        alternative 1 in section 541(3)(A) and 49 percent of 
        the appropriated funds shall be distributed using the 
        definition of eligible unit of local government-
        alternative 2 in section 541(3)(B)].

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TITLE XIII--SMART GRID

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SEC. 1304. SMART GRID TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND 
                    DEMONSTRATION.

  (a) * * *
  (b) Smart Grid Regional Demonstration Initiative.--
          (1) * * *

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          (3) Demonstration projects.--
                  [(A) In general.--In carrying out the 
                initiative, the Secretary shall carry out smart 
                grid demonstration projects in up to 5 
                electricity control areas, including rural 
                areas and at least 1 area in which the majority 
                of generation and transmission assets are 
                controlled by a tax-exempt entity.]
                  (A) In general.--In carrying out the 
                initiative, the Secretary shall provide 
                financial support to smart grid demonstration 
                projects including those in rural areas and 
                areas where the majority of generation and 
                transmission assets are controlled by a tax-
                exempt entity.

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                  [(C) Federal share of cost of technology 
                investments.--The Secretary shall provide to an 
                electric utility described in subparagraph (B) 
                financial assistance for use in paying an 
                amount equal to not more than 50 percent of the 
                cost of qualifying advanced grid technology 
                investments made by the electric utility to 
                carry out a demonstration project.]
                  (C) Federal share of cost of technology 
                investments.--The Secretary shall provide to an 
                electric utility described in subparagraph (B) 
                or to other parties financial assistance for 
                use in paying an amount equal to not more than 
                50 percent of the cost of qualifying advanced 
                grid technology investments made by the 
                electric utility or other party to carry out a 
                demonstration project.

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                  (E) Availability of data.--The Secretary 
                shall establish and maintain a smart grid 
                information clearinghouse in a timely manner 
                which will make data from smart grid 
                demonstration projects and other sources 
                available to the public. As a condition of 
                receiving financial assistance under this 
                subsection, a utility or other participant in a 
                smart grid demonstration project shall provide 
                such information as the Secretary may require 
                to become available through the smart grid 
                information clearinghouse in the form and 
                within the timeframes as directed by the 
                Secretary. The Secretary shall assure that 
                business proprietary information and individual 
                customer information is not included in the 
                information made available through the 
                clearinghouse.
  (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to 
be appropriated--
          (1) * * *
          [(2) to carry out subsection (b), $100,000,000 for 
        each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012.]
          (2) to carry out subsection (b), such sums as may be 
        necessary.

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SEC. 1306. FEDERAL MATCHING FUND FOR SMART GRID INVESTMENT COSTS.

  (a) Matching Fund.--The Secretary shall establish a Smart 
Grid Investment Matching Grant Program to provide 
[reimbursement of one-fifth (20 percent)] grants of up to one-
half (50 percent) of qualifying Smart Grid investments.
  (b) Qualifying Investments.--Qualifying Smart Grid 
investments may include any of the following made on or after 
the date of enactment of this Act:
          (1)  * * *

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          (9) The documented expenditures related to purchasing 
        and implementing Smart Grid functions in such other 
        cases as the Secretary shall identify. [In making such 
        grants, the Secretary shall seek to reward innovation 
        and early adaptation, even if success is not complete, 
        rather than deployment of proven and commercially 
        viable technologies.]
  (c) Investments Not Included.--Qualifying Smart Grid 
investments do not include any of the following:
          (1) Investments or expenditures for Smart Grid 
        technologies, devices, or equipment that [are eligible 
        for] utilize specific tax credits or deductions under 
        the Internal Revenue Code, as amended.

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  [(e) The Secretary shall--
          [(1) establish and publish in the Federal Register, 
        within 1 year after the enactment of this Act 
        procedures by which applicants who have made qualifying 
        Smart Grid investments can seek and obtain 
        reimbursement of one-fifth of their documented 
        expenditures;
          [(2) establish procedures to ensure that there is no 
        duplication or multiple reimbursement for the same 
        investment or costs, that the reimbursement goes to the 
        party making the actual expenditures for Qualifying 
        Smart Grid Investments, and that the grants made have 
        significant effect in encouraging and facilitating the 
        development of a smart grid;
          [(3) maintain public records of reimbursements made, 
        recipients, and qualifying Smart Grid investments which 
        have received reimbursements;
          [(4) establish procedures to provide, in cases deemed 
        by the Secretary to be warranted, advance payment of 
        moneys up to the full amount of the projected eventual 
        reimbursement, to creditworthy applicants whose ability 
        to make Qualifying Smart Grid Investments may be 
        hindered by lack of initial capital, in lieu of any 
        later reimbursement for which that applicant qualifies, 
        and subject to full return of the advance payment in 
        the event that the Qualifying Smart Grid investment is 
        not made; and
          [(5) have and exercise the discretion to deny grants 
        for investments that do not qualify in the reasonable 
        judgment of the Secretary.]
  (e) Procedures and Rules.--The Secretary shall--
          (1) establish within 60 days after the enactment of 
        the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 
        procedures by which applicants can obtain grants of not 
        more than one-half of their documented costs;
          (2) establish procedures to ensure that there is no 
        duplication or multiple payment for the same investment 
        or costs, that the grant goes to the party making the 
        actual expenditures for qualifying smart grid 
        investments, and that the grants made have significant 
        effect in encouraging and facilitating the development 
        of a smart grid;
          (3) maintain public records of grants made, 
        recipients, and qualifying smart grid investments which 
        have received grants;
          (4) establish procedures to provide advance payment 
        of moneys up to the full amount of the grant award; and
          (5) have and exercise the discretion to deny grants 
        for investments that do not qualify in the reasonable 
        judgment of the Secretary.

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                       ENERGY POLICY ACT OF 2005

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

  (a) * * *

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  (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is 
as follows:
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           TITLE XVII--INCENTIVES FOR INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES

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Sec. 1705. Temporary program for rapid deployment of renewable energy 
          and electric power transmission projects.

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TITLE XVII--INCENTIVES FOR INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES

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SEC. 1705. TEMPORARY PROGRAM FOR RAPID DEPLOYMENT OF RENEWABLE ENERGY 
                    AND ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION PROJECTS.

  (a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 1703, the Secretary 
may make guarantees under this section only for commercial 
technology projects under subsection (b) that will commence 
construction not later than September 30, 2011.
  (b) Categories.--Projects from only the following categories 
shall be eligible for support under this section:
          (1) Renewable energy systems.
          (2) Electric power transmission systems.
  (c) Wage Rate Requirements.--The Secretary shall require that 
each recipient of support under this section provide reasonable 
assurance that all laborers and mechanics employed in the 
performance of the project for which the assistance is 
provided, including those employed by contractors or 
subcontractors, will be paid wages at rates not less than those 
prevailing on similar work in the locality as determined by the 
Secretary of Labor in accordance with subchapter IV of chapter 
31 of part A of subtitle II of title 40, United States Code 
(commonly referred to as the ``Davis-Bacon Act'').
  (d) Sunset.--The authority to enter into guarantees under 
this section shall expire on September 30, 2011.

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HOOVER POWER PLANT ACT OF 1984

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                     TITLE III--BORROWING AUTHORITY

SEC. 301. WESTERN AREA POWER ADMINISTRATION BORROWING AUTHORITY.

  (a) Definitions.--In this section--
          (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means 
        the Administrator of the Western Area Power 
        Administration.
          (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the 
        Secretary of the Treasury.
  (b) Authority.--
          (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
        of law, subject to paragraphs (2) through (5)--
                  (A) the Western Area Power Administration may 
                borrow funds from the Treasury; and
                  (B) the Secretary shall, without further 
                appropriation and without fiscal year 
                limitation, loan to the Western Area Power 
                Administration, on such terms as may be fixed 
                by the Administrator and the Secretary, such 
                sums (not to exceed, in the aggregate 
                (including deferred interest), $3,250,000,000 
                in outstanding repayable balances at any 1 
                time) as, in the judgment of the Administrator, 
                are from time to time required for the purpose 
                of--
                  (i) constructing, financing, facilitating, or 
                studying construction of new or upgraded 
                electric power transmission lines and related 
                facilities with at least 1 terminus within the 
                area served by the Western Area Power 
                Administration; and
                  (ii) delivering or facilitating the delivery 
                of power generated by renewable energy 
                resources constructed or reasonably expected to 
                be constructed after the date of enactment of 
                this section.
          (2) Interest.--The rate of interest to be charged in 
        connection with any loan made pursuant to this 
        subsection shall be fixed by the Secretary, taking into 
        consideration market yields on outstanding marketable 
        obligations of the United States of comparable 
        maturities as of the date of the loan.
          (3) Refinancing.--The Western Area Power 
        Administration may refinance loans taken pursuant to 
        this section within the Treasury.
          (4) Participation.--The Administrator may permit 
        other entities to participate in projects financed 
        under this section.
          (5) Congressional review of disbursement.--Effective 
        upon the date of enactment of this section, the 
        Administrator shall have the authority to have utilized 
        $1,750,000,000 at any one time. If the Administrator 
        seeks to borrow funds above $1,750,000,000, the funds 
        will be disbursed unless there is enacted, within 90 
        calendar days of the first such request, a joint 
        resolution that rescinds the remainder of the balance 
        of the borrowing authority provided in this section.
  (c) Transmission Line and Related Facility Projects.--
          (1) In general.--For repayment purposes, each 
        transmission line and related facility project in which 
        the Western Area Power Administration participates 
        pursuant to this section shall be treated as separate 
        and distinct from--
                  (A) each other such project; and
                  (B) all other Western Area Power 
                Administration power and transmission 
                facilities.
          (2) Proceeds.--The Western Area Power Administration 
        shall apply the proceeds from the use of the 
        transmission capacity from an individual project under 
        this section to the repayment of the principal and 
        interest of the loan from the Treasury attributable to 
        that project, after reserving such funds as the Western 
        Area Power Administration determines are necessary--
                  (A) to pay for any ancillary services that 
                are provided; and
                  (B) to meet the costs of operating and 
                maintaining the new project from which the 
                revenues are derived.
          (3) Source of revenue.--Revenue from the use of 
        projects under this section shall be the only source of 
        revenue for--
                  (A) repayment of the associated loan for the 
                project; and
                  (B) payment of expenses for ancillary 
                services and operation and maintenance.
          (4) Limitation on authority.--Nothing in this section 
        confers on the Administrator any obligation to provide 
        ancillary services to users of transmission facilities 
        developed under this section.
  (d) Certification.--
          (1) In general.--For each project in which the 
        Western Area Power Administration participates pursuant 
        to this section, the Administrator shall certify, prior 
        to committing funds for any such project, that--
                  (A) the project is in the public interest;
                  (B) the project will not adversely impact 
                system reliability or operations, or other 
                statutory obligations; and
                  (C) it is reasonable to expect that the 
                proceeds from the project shall be adequate to 
                make repayment of the loan.
          (2) Forgiveness of balances.--
                  (A) In general.--If, at the end of the useful 
                life of a project, there is a remaining balance 
                owed to the Treasury under this section, the 
                balance shall be forgiven.
                  (B) Unconstructed projects.--Funds expended 
                to study projects that are considered pursuant 
                to this section but that are not constructed 
                shall be forgiven.
                  (C) Notification.--The Administrator shall 
                notify the Secretary of such amounts as are to 
                be forgiven under this paragraph.
  (e) Public Processes.--
          (1) Policies and practices.--Prior to requesting any 
        loans under this section, the Administrator shall use a 
        public process to develop practices and policies that 
        implement the authority granted by this section.
          (2) Requests for interests.--In the course of 
        selecting potential projects to be funded under this 
        section, the Administrator shall seek requests for 
        interest from entities interested in identifying 
        potential projects through one or more notices 
        published in the Federal Register.

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ENERGY CONSERVATION AND PRODUCTION ACT

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  TITLE IV--ENERGY CONSERVATION AND RENEWABLE-RESOURCE ASSISTANCE FOR 
EXISTING BUILDINGS

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Part A--Weatherization Assistance for Low-Income Persons

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                              DEFINITIONS

  Sec. 412. As used in this part:
          (1) * * *

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          (7) The term ``low-income'' means that income in 
        relation to family size which (A) is at or below [150 
        percent] 200 percent of the poverty level determined in 
        accordance with criteria established by the Director of 
        the Office of Management and Budget, except that the 
        Administrator may establish a higher level if the 
        Administrator, after consulting with the Secretary of 
        Agriculture and the Director of the Community Services 
        Administration, determines that such a higher level is 
        necessary to carry out the purposes of this part and is 
        consistent with the eligibility criteria established 
        for the weatherization program under section 222(a)(12) 
        of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, (B) is the 
        basis on which cash assistance payments have been paid 
        during the preceding 12-month period under titles IV 
        and XVI of the Social Security Act or applicable State 
        or local law, or (C) if a State elects, is the basis 
        for eligibility for assistance under the Low-Income 
        Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8621), 
        provided that such basis is at least [150 percent] 200 
        percent of the poverty level determined in accordance 
        with criteria established by the Director of the Office 
        of Management and Budget.

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                              LIMITATIONS

  Sec. 415. (a) * * *

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  (c)(1) Except as provided in paragraphs (3) and (4), the 
expenditure of financial assistance provided under this part 
for labor, weatherization materials, and related matters shall 
not exceed an average of [$2,500] $5,000 per dwelling unit 
weatherized in that State. Labor, weatherization materials, and 
related matter includes, but is not limited to--
          (A) * * *

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SMALL BUSINESS INVESTMENT ACT OF 1958

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                TITLE III--INVESTMENT DIVISION PROGRAMS

Part A--Small Business Investment Companies

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                            BORROWING POWER

  Sec. 303. (a) * * *
  (b) To encourage the formation and growth of small business 
investment companies the Administration is authorized when 
authorized in appropriation Acts, to purchase, or to guarantee 
the timely payment of all principal and interest as scheduled 
on, debentures or participating securities issued by such 
companies. Such purchases or guarantees may be made by the 
Administration on such terms and conditions as it deems 
appropriate, pursuant to regulations issued by the 
Administration. The full faith and credit of the United States 
is pledged to the payment of all amounts which may be required 
to be paid under any guarantee under this subsection. 
Debentures purchased or guaranteed by the Administration under 
this subsection shall be subordinate to any other debenture 
bonds, promissory notes, or other debts and obligations of such 
companies, unless the Administration in its exercise of 
reasonable investment prudence and in considering the financial 
soundness of such company determines otherwise. Such debentures 
may be issued for a term of not to exceed fifteen years and 
shall bear interest at a rate not less than a rate determined 
by the Secretary of the Treasury taking into consideration the 
current average market yield on outstanding marketable 
obligations of the United States with remaining periods to 
maturity comparable to the average maturities on such 
debentures, adjusted to the nearest one-eighth of 1 per centum, 
plus, for debentures obligated after September 30, 2001, an 
additional charge, in an amount established annually by the 
Administration, as necessary to reduce to zero the cost (as 
defined in section 502 of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 
(2 U.S.C. 661a)) to the Administration of purchasing and 
guaranteeing debentures under this Act, which amount may not 
exceed 1.38 percent per year, and which shall be paid to and 
retained by the Administration. The debentures or participating 
securities shall also contain such other terms as the 
Administration may fix, and shall be subject to the following 
restrictions and limitations:
          (1) * * *
          [(2) Maximum leverage.--
                  [(A) In general.--After March 31, 1993, the 
                maximum amount of outstanding leverage made 
                available to a company licensed under section 
                301(c) of this Act shall be determined by the 
                amount of such company's private capital--
                          [(i) if the company has private 
                        capital of not more than $15,000,000, 
                        the total amount of leverage shall not 
                        exceed 300 percent of private capital;
                          [(ii) if the company has private 
                        capital of more than $15,000,000 but 
                        not more than $30,000,000, the total 
                        amount of leverage shall not exceed 
                        $45,000,000 plus 200 percent of the 
                        amount of private capital over 
                        $15,000,000; and
                          [(iii) if the company has private 
                        capital of more than $30,000,000, the 
                        total amount of leverage shall not 
                        exceed $75,000,000 plus 100 percent of 
                        the amount of private capital over 
                        $30,000,000 but not to exceed an 
                        additional $15,000,000.
                  [(B) Adjustments.--
                          [(i) In general.--The dollar amounts 
                        in clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) of 
                        subparagraph (A) shall be adjusted 
                        annually to reflect increases in the 
                        Consumer Price Index established by the 
                        Bureau of Labor Statistics of the 
                        Department of Labor.
                          [(ii) Initial adjustments.--The 
                        initial adjustments made under this 
                        subparagraph after the date of the 
                        enactment of the Small Business 
                        Reauthorization Act of 1937 shall 
                        reflect only increases from March 31, 
                        1993.]
          (2) Maximum leverage.--
                  (A) In general.--The maximum amount of 
                outstanding leverage made available to any one 
                company licensed under section 301(c) of this 
                Act may not exceed the lesser of--
                          (i) 300 percent of such company's 
                        private capital; or
                          (ii) $150,000,000.
                  (B) Multiple licenses under common control.--
                The maximum amount of outstanding leverage made 
                available to two or more companies licensed 
                under section 301(c) of this Act that are 
                commonly controlled (as determined by the 
                Administrator) and not under capital impairment 
                may not exceed $225,000,000.

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          [(4) Maximum aggregate amount of leverage.--
                  [(A) In general.--Except as provided in 
                subparagraph (B), the aggregate amount of 
                outstanding leverage issued to any company or 
                companies that are commonly controlled (as 
                determined by the Administrator) may not exceed 
                $90,000,000, as adjusted annually for increases 
                in the Consumer Price Index.
                  [(B) Exceptions.--The Administrator may, on a 
                case-by-case basis--
                          [(i) approve an amount of leverage 
                        that exceeds the amount described in 
                        subparagraph (A) for companies under 
                        common control; and
                          [(ii) impose such additional terms 
                        and conditions as the Administrator 
                        determines to be appropriate to 
                        minimize the risk of loss to the 
                        Administration in the event of default.
                  [(C) Applicability of other provisions.--Any 
                leverage that is issued to a company or 
                companies commonly controlled in an amount that 
                exceeds $90,000,000, whether as a result of an 
                increase in the Consumer Price Index or a 
                decision of the Administrator, is subject to 
                subsection (d).
                  [(D) Investments in low-income geographic 
                areas.--In calculating the aggregate 
                outstanding leverage of a company for the 
                purposes of subparagraph (A), the Administrator 
                shall not include the amount of the cost basis 
                of any equity investment made by the company in 
                a smaller enterprise located in a low-income 
                geographic area (as defined in section 351), to 
                the extent that the total of such amounts does 
                not exceed 50 percent of the company's private 
                capital.
                  [(E) Investments in energy saving small 
                businesses.--
                          [(i) In general.--Subject to clause 
                        (ii), in calculating the aggregate 
                        outstanding leverage of a company for 
                        purposes of subparagraph (A), the 
                        Administrator shall exclude the amount 
                        of the cost basis of any Energy Saving 
                        qualified investment in a smaller 
                        enterprise made in the first fiscal 
                        year after the date of enactment of 
                        this subparagraph or any fiscal year 
                        thereafter by a company licensed in the 
                        applicable fiscal year.
                          [(ii) Limitations.--
                                  [(I) Amount of exclusion.--
                                The amount excluded under 
                                clause (i) for a company shall 
                                not exceed 33 percent of the 
                                private capital of that 
                                company.
                                  [(II) Maximum investment.--A 
                                company shall not make an 
                                Energy Saving qualified 
                                investment in any one entity in 
                                an amount equal to more than 20 
                                percent of the private capital 
                                of that company.
                                  [(III) Other terms.--The 
                                exclusion of amounts under 
                                clause (i) shall be subject to 
                                such terms as the Administrator 
                                may impose to ensure that there 
                                is no cost (as that term is 
                                defined in section 502 of the 
                                Federal Credit Reform Act of 
                                1990 (2 U.S.C. 661a)) with 
                                respect to purchasing or 
                                guaranteeing any debenture 
                                involved.]

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                         AGGREGATE LIMITATIONS

  Sec. 306. [(a) If any small business investment company has 
obtained financing from the Administration and such financing 
remains outstanding, the aggregate amount of obligations and 
securities acquired and for which commitments may be issued by 
such company under the provisions of this title for any single 
enterprise shall not exceed 20 per centum of the private 
capital of such company, without the approval of the 
Administration.]
  (a) Percentage Limitation on Private Capital.--If any small 
business investment company has obtained financing from the 
Administrator and such financing remains outstanding, the 
aggregate amount of securities acquired and for which 
commitments may be issued by such company under the provisions 
of this title for any single enterprise shall not, without the 
approval of the Administrator, exceed 10 percent of the sum 
of--
          (1) the private capital of such company; and
          (2) the total amount of leverage projected by the 
        company in the company's business plan that was 
        approved by the Administrator at the time of the grant 
        of the company's license.

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        TITLE V--LOANS TO STATE AND LOCAL DEVELOPMENT COMPANIES

                      STATE DEVELOPMENT COMPANIES

  Sec. 501. (a) * * *

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  (e)(1) A project meets the objective set forth in subsection 
(d)(1) if the project creates or retains one job for every 
[$50,000] $65,000 guaranteed by the Administration, except that 
the amount is $100,000 in the case of a project of a small 
manufacturer.
  (2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to a project for which 
eligibility is based on the objectives set forth in paragraph 
(2) or (3) of subsection (d), if the development company's 
portfolio of outstanding debentures creates or retains one job 
for every [$50,000] $65,000 guaranteed by the Administration.

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  LOANS FOR PLANT ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, CONVERSION, AND EXPANSION

  Sec. 502. The Administration may, in addition to its 
authority under section 501, make loans for plant acquisition, 
construction, conversion or expansion, including the 
acquisition of land, to State and local development companies, 
and such loans may be made or effected either directly or in 
cooperation with banks or other lending institutions through 
agreements to participate on an immediate or deferred basis: 
Provided, however, That the foregoing powers shall be subject 
to the following restrictions and limitations:
          (1) * * *

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          (7) Permissible debt refinancing.--
                  (A) In general.--Any financing approved under 
                this title may include a limited amount of debt 
                refinancing.
                  (B) Expansions.--If the project involves 
                expansion of a small business concern which has 
                existing indebtedness collateralized by fixed 
                assets, any amount of existing indebtedness 
                that does not exceed = of the project cost of 
                the expansion may be refinanced and added to 
                the expansion cost, if--
                          (i) the proceeds of the indebtedness 
                        were used to acquire land, including a 
                        building situated thereon, to construct 
                        a building thereon, or to purchase 
                        equipment;
                          (ii) the borrower has been current on 
                        all payments due on the existing debt 
                        for not less than 1 year preceding the 
                        date of refinancing; and
                          (iii) the financing under section 504 
                        will provide better terms or rate of 
                        interest than exists on the debt at the 
                        time of refinancing.

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HIGHER EDUCATION ACT OF 1965

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                      TITLE IV--STUDENT ASSISTANCE

  Part A--Grants to Students in Attendance at Institutions of Higher 
Education

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                     Subpart 1--Federal Pell Grants

SEC. 401. FEDERAL PELL GRANTS: AMOUNT AND DETERMINATIONS; APPLICATIONS.

  (a) * * *
  (b) Purpose and Amount of Grants.--(1) * * *

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  (9) Additional funds.--
          (A) In general.--There are authorized to be 
        appropriated, and there are appropriated, to carry out 
        subparagraph (B) of this paragraph (in addition to any 
        other amounts appropriated to carry out this section 
        and out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
        appropriated) the following amounts--
                  (i) * * *
                  (ii) [$2,090,000,000] $2,733,000,000 for 
                fiscal year 2009;
                  (iii) [$3,030,000,000] $3,861,000,000 for 
                fiscal year 2010;

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Part B--Federal Family Education Loan Program

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SEC. 428H. UNSUBSIDIZED STAFFORD LOANS FOR MIDDLE-INCOME BORROWERS.

  (a) * * *

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  (d) Loan Limits.--
          (1) * * *

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          (3) Limits for undergraduate dependent students.--
                  (A) Annual limits.--The maximum annual amount 
                of loans under this section an undergraduate 
                dependent student (except an undergraduate 
                dependent student whose parents are unable to 
                borrow under section 428B or the Federal Direct 
                PLUS Loan Program) may borrow in any academic 
                year (as defined in section 481(a)(2)) or its 
                equivalent shall be the sum of the amount 
                determined under paragraph (1), plus [$2,000] 
                $4,000.
                  (B) Aggregate limits.--The maximum aggregate 
                amount of loans under this section a student 
                described in subparagraph (A) may borrow shall 
                be [$31,000] $39,000.
          (4) Limits for undergraduate independent students.--
                  (A) Annual limits.--The maximum annual amount 
                of loans under this section an undergraduate 
                independent student, or an undergraduate 
                dependent student whose parents are unable to 
                borrow under section 428B or the Federal Direct 
                PLUS Loan Program, may borrow in any academic 
                year (as defined in section 481(a)(2)) or its 
                equivalent shall be the sum of the amount 
                determined under paragraph (1), plus--
                          (i) in the case of such a student 
                        attending an eligible institution who 
                        has not completed such student's first 
                        2 years of undergraduate study--
                                  (I) [$6,000] $8,000, if such 
                                student is enrolled in a 
                                program whose length is at 
                                least one academic year in 
                                length; or

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                          (ii) in the case of such a student at 
                        an eligible institution who has 
                        successfully completed such first and 
                        second years but has not successfully 
                        completed the remainder of a program of 
                        undergraduate education--
                                  (I) [$7,000] $9,000; or

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                          (iii) in the case of such a student 
                        enrolled in coursework specified in--
                                  (I) section 484(b)(3)(B), 
                                [$6,000] $8,000; or
                                  (II) section 484(b)(4)(B), 
                                [$7,000] $9,000.
                  (B) Aggregate limits.--The maximum aggregate 
                amount of loans under this section a student 
                described in subparagraph (A) may borrow shall 
                be [$57,500] $65,500.

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SEC. 438. SPECIAL ALLOWANCES.

  (a) * * *
  (b) Computation and Payment.--
          (1) * * *
          (2) Rate of special allowance.--(A) * * *

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          (I) Loans disbursed on or after january 1, 2000.--
                  (i) In general.--Notwithstanding 
                subparagraphs (G) and (H), but subject to 
                paragraph (4) and the following clauses of this 
                subparagraph, and except as provided in 
                subparagraph (B), the special allowance paid 
                pursuant to this subsection on loans for which 
                the first disbursement is made on or after 
                January 1, 2000, shall be computed--
                          (I) * * *
                          (II) by subtracting the applicable 
                        interest rates on such loans from [such 
                        average bond equivalent rate] the rate 
                        determined under subclause (I);

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                  (v) Recapture of excess interest.--
                          (I) * * *

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                          (III) Special allowance support 
                        level.--For purposes of this clause, 
                        the term ``special allowance support 
                        level'' means, for any loan, a number 
                        expressed as a percentage equal to the 
                        sum of the rates determined under 
                        subclauses (I) and (III) of clause (i), 
                        and applying any substitution rules 
                        applicable to such loan under clauses 
                        (ii), (iii), [(iv), and (vi)] (iv), 
                        (vi), and (vii) in determining such 
                        sum.

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                  (vii) Temporary calculation rule during 
                unstable commercial paper markets.--
                          (I) Calculation based on libor.--For 
                        the calendar quarter beginning on 
                        October 1, 2008, and ending on December 
                        31, 2008, in computing the special 
                        allowance paid pursuant to this 
                        subsection with respect to loans for 
                        which the first disbursement is made on 
                        or after January 1, 2000, clause (i)(I) 
                        of this subparagraph shall be applied 
                        by substituting ``the rate that is the 
                        average rate of the 3-month London 
                        Inter Bank Offered Rate (LIBOR) for 
                        United States dollars in effect for 
                        each of the days in such quarter as 
                        compiled and released by the British 
                        Bankers Association, minus 0.13 
                        percent,'' for ``the average of the 
                        bond equivalent rates of the quotes of 
                        the 3-month commercial paper 
                        (financial) rates in effect for each of 
                        the days in such quarter as reported by 
                        the Federal Reserve in Publication H-15 
                        (or its successor) for such 3-month 
                        period''.
                          (II) Participation interests.--
                        Notwithstanding subclause (I) of this 
                        clause, the special allowance paid on 
                        any loan held by a lender that has sold 
                        participation interests in such loan to 
                        the Secretary shall be the rate 
                        computed under this subparagraph 
                        without regard to subclause (I) of this 
                        clause, unless the lender agrees that 
                        the participant's yield with respect to 
                        such participation interest is to be 
                        calculated in accordance with subclause 
                        (I) of this clause.

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     SECTION 2301 OF THE HOUSING AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY ACT OF 2008

SEC. 2301. EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT OF ABANDONED AND 
                    FORECLOSED HOMES.

  (a) * * *

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  (d) Limitations.--
          (1) * * *

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          [(4) Reinvestment of profits.--
                  [(A) Profits from sales, rentals, and 
                redevelopment.--
                          [(i) 5-year reinvestment period.--
                        During the 5-year period following the 
                        date of enactment of this Act, any 
                        revenue generated from the sale, 
                        rental, redevelopment, rehabilitation, 
                        or any other eligible use that is in 
                        excess of the cost to acquire and 
                        redevelop (including reasonable 
                        development fees) or rehabilitate an 
                        abandoned or foreclosed upon home or 
                        residential property shall be provided 
                        to and used by the State or unit of 
                        general local government in accordance 
                        with, and in furtherance of, the intent 
                        and provisions of this section.
                          [(ii) Deposits in the treasury.--
                                  [(I) Profits.--Upon the 
                                expiration of the 5-year period 
                                set forth under clause (i), any 
                                revenue generated from the 
                                sale, rental, redevelopment, 
                                rehabilitation, or any other 
                                eligible use that is in excess 
                                of the cost to acquire and 
                                redevelop (including reasonable 
                                development fees) or 
                                rehabilitate an abandoned or 
                                foreclosed upon home or 
                                residential property shall be 
                                deposited in the Treasury of 
                                the United States as 
                                miscellaneous receipts, unless 
                                the Secretary approves a 
                                request to use the funds for 
                                purposes under this Act.
                                  [(II) Other amounts.--Upon 
                                the expiration of the 5-year 
                                period set forth under clause 
                                (i), any other revenue not 
                                described under subclause (I) 
                                generated from the sale, 
                                rental, redevelopment, 
                                rehabilitation, or any other 
                                eligible use of an abandoned or 
                                foreclosed upon home or 
                                residential property shall be 
                                deposited in the Treasury of 
                                the United States as 
                                miscellaneous receipts.
                  [(B) Other revenues.--Any revenue generated 
                under subparagraphs (A), (C) or (D) of 
                subsection (c)(3) shall be provided to and used 
                by the State or unit of general local 
                government in accordance with, and in 
                furtherance of, the intent and provisions of 
                this section.]

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    SECTION 2 OF THE LONGSHORE AND HARBOR WORKERS' COMPENSATION ACT

                              definitions

      Sec. 2. When used in this Act--
      (1) * * *

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      (3) The term ``employee'' means any person engaged in 
maritime employment, including any longshoreman or other person 
engaged in longshoring operations, and any harbor-worker 
including a ship repairman, shipbuilder, and ship-breaker, but 
such term does not include--
          (A) * * *

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          (F) individuals employed to build[, repair, or 
        dismantle] any recreational vessel under sixty-five 
        feet in length[;], or individuals employed to repair 
        any recreational vessel, or to dismantle any part of a 
        recreational vessel in connection with the repair of 
        such vessel;

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      SECTION 401 OF THE ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION REFORM AND IMMIGRANT 
                       RESPONSIBILITY ACT OF 1995

SEC. 401. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAMS.

  (a) * * *
  (b) Implementation Deadline; Termination.--The Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall implement the pilot programs in a 
manner that permits persons and other entities to have 
elections under section 402 of this division made and in effect 
no later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. Unless the Congress otherwise provides, the Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall terminate a pilot program at the end of 
the [11-year period] 16-year period beginning on the first day 
the pilot program is in effect.

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                         Congressional Earmarks

    Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House 
of Representatives, neither the bill nor the accompanying 
report contains any congressional earmarks, limited tax 
benefits, or limited tariff benefits as defined in clause 9(d), 
9(e), or 9(f) of rule XXI.

                 Comparison With the Budget Resolution

    Clause 3(c)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives and section 308(a)(1)(A) of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974 require that the report accompanying a bill 
providing new budget authority contain a statement comparing 
the levels in such measure to the appropriate allocations in 
the reports submitted under section 302(b) for the most 
recently agreed to concurrent resolution on the budget for such 
fiscal year.
    All appropriations in this bill are designated as 
emergency. Emergency budget authority in this bill totals 
$358.239 billion. Pursuant to section 301(b)(2) of S. Con. Res. 
70 (110th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget 
for fiscal year 2009, budget authority designated as emergency 
does not count against the section 302 allocations.

                         Five-Year Projections

    Pursuant to section 308(a)(1)(B) of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974, the following table contains five-year 
projections prepared by the Congressional Budget Office of 
budget authority and associated outlays provided in the 
accompanying bill:

Budget Authority: Millionsn millions of dollars]
2009..........................................................  $274,136
2010..........................................................    66,529
2011..........................................................     4,147
2012..........................................................     3,575
2013-2019.....................................................     9,852
Outlays:
2009..........................................................   $28,953
2010..........................................................   115,842
2011..........................................................   105,468
2012..........................................................    53,589
2013-2019.....................................................    52,145

               Assistance to State and Local Governments

    Pursuant to section 308(a)(1)(C) of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974, the amounts of financial assistance to 
State and local governments is as follows:

                        [In millions of dollars]

Budget Authority..............................................   $57,051
Fiscal Year 2009 outlays resulting therefrom.................. 4,252 \1\

\1\ Excludes outlays from prior year budget authority.
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                                   Jerry Lewis.
                                   Harold Rogers.
                                   Jack Kingston.
                                   Todd Tiahrt.
                                   Tom Latham.
                                   Jo Ann Emerson.
                                   Michael K. Simpson.
                                   C.W. Bill Young.
                                   Frank R. Wolf.
                                   Rodney P. Frelinghuysen.
                                   Zach Wamp.
                                   Robert B. Aderholt.
                                   Kay Granger.
                                   John Abney Culberson.
                                   Mark Steven Kirk.
                                   Dennis R. Rehberg.
                                   Rodney Alexander.
                                   Jo Bonner.
                                   Tom Cole.
                                   Ander Crenshaw.
                                   John R. Carter.
                                   Ken Calvert.
                                   Steven C. LaTourette.

          ADDITIONAL VIEWS OF REPRESENTATIVE MARK STEVEN KIRK

    The economy is hurting and we need to act. Targeted 
federally-sponsored infrastructure programs could put nearly 
two million Americans to work. Funding totaling $65 billion in 
this legislation across 11 accounts would do this. Such action 
would be wise and responsible in my view.
    This legislation goes beyond these 11 accounts totaling $65 
billion. When finally presented to the House, it will cost $825 
billion, making appropriations for 152 accounts. As members of 
the Appropriations Committee, we have a responsibility to make 
certain that taxpayer dollars are spent effectively. This means 
that we fail in our duty as committee members if we both 
appropriate federal funds where needed and deny appropriations 
where not needed to protect the federal treasury.
    This package contains very high levels of spending that 
would trigger a need for the U.S. Treasury to borrow two 
trillion dollars. It took 40 presidents--from the Washington 
Administration to the Reagan Administration to borrow just one 
trillion dollars. Any federal spending to stimulate the economy 
should be precisely targeted to provide an immediate effect. 
The best experts Congress has, the non-partisan Congressional 
Budget Office (CBO) estimates that only a fraction of the money 
included in this bill will actually be spent in FY 2009.
    Below are several shortcomings of this legislation.

                   LARGE TAXPAYER COST PER JOB SAVED

    Combined with the provisions of the Ways & Means Committee, 
this legislation will cost taxpayers $825 billion and claims to 
save ``3.7 million'' jobs. That means the government will save 
each job at an average cost of $222,972. Combined with the 
previous $700 billion bailout bill, the cost per job saved by 
recent congressional spending is $412,162. On average, the 
private sector created jobs at a cost of $50,283 per job in 
2007.

             MOST ITEMS ARE UNRELATED TO ECONOMIC STIMULUS

    The legislation contains 152 separate appropriations. Only 
34 line items in the committee report have estimates of the 
number of jobs they will save. 117 appropriations have no job 
saving estimate at all.

               MAJOR JOB PRODUCING ITEMS COST $65 BILLION

    Just 11 appropriations out of the 152 in the bill generate 
over 1,846,800 jobs at a total cost of $65 billion. These 
programs that have the greatest benefit are some of the lower 
cost items:
    1. Highway Infrastructure Investment: $30 billion, 835,000 
jobs, $35,928 each.
    2. Clean Water State Revolving Fund: $6 billion, 282,000 
jobs, $21,276 each.
    3. Transit Capital Assistance: $6 billion, 165,000 jobs, 
$36,363 each.
    4. Child Care Development Block Grant: $2 billion, 125,000 
jobs, $16,000 each.
    5. Weatherization Assistance: $6.2 billion, 104,000 jobs, 
$59,615 each.
    6. Drinking Water State Revolving Fund: $2 billion, 94,000 
jobs, $21,276 each.
    7. Grants-in-Aid for Airports: $3 billion, 75,000 jobs, 
$40,000 each.
    8. Head Start: $2.1 billion, 50,000 jobs, $42,000 each.
    9. State Energy Program: $3.4 billion, 41,000 jobs, $82,926 
each.
    10. Energy Efficiency & Conservation Grants: $3.5 billion, 
40,800 jobs, $85,784 each.
    11. Capital Investment Grants: $1 billion, 35,000 jobs, 
$28,571 each.

             BILL LANGUAGE REQUIRES EXTREMELY FAST SPENDING

    Under Title I of the bill, all formula grants must be 
allocated within 30 days and all discretionary grants must be 
allocated within 90 days. This will require unprecedented 
speeds in federal spending.

        FEW AND FRIENDLY ECONOMISTS CITED IN REPORT, CBO IGNORED

    CBO reported that of the $550 billion in spending approved 
by this bill, only $26 billion will be spent in FY 2009. Of the 
$30 billion appropriated for highways, only $3 billion will be 
spent in FY 2009 and $4.2 billion in FY 2010. Over $60 billion 
of spending in the bill will not be spent during President 
Obama's first term. CBO's detailed and careful analysis of the 
bill was not mentioned in the report presented to the full 
committee.
    The Committee report does cite the work of only three 
economists supporting this legislation: President Obama's Chair 
of the Council of Economic Advisors, Christina Romer; Vice 
President Biden's economic advisor, Jared Bernstein; and Mark 
Zandi of Moody's Economy.com. Zandi is a political contributor 
to Sen. John McCain and Rep. Joe Sestak (D-PA). Zandi is quoted 
no less than six times. CBO is not quoted at all.

        DESPITE $550B IN SPENDING, NO FUNDS FOR TROOPS IN FIELD

    Despite spending $550 billion, no funds are provided for 
troops in Afghanistan or Iraq. The Defense Department estimates 
they will need $60-$80 billion soon to support immediate combat 
operations.

  FUNDS SPECIFICALLY PROHIBITED FOR CASINOS, AQUARIUMS AND POOLS, NOT 
                                  BARS

    The text of the bill specifically prohibits funding from 
this bill to support ``casinos, gaming institutions, aquariums, 
zoos, golf courses or swimming pools.'' The prohibition does 
not mention bars or the pornography industry.

                        NO BIPARTISAN OVERSIGHT

    The bill creates an Accountability and Transparency Board. 
All board members are appointees of the President.

NO ANALYSIS OF UNPRECEDENTED TRILLION DOLLAR BORROWING TRIGGERED BY THE 
                                  BILL

    There is no mention of the borrowing needed to finance this 
bill. CBO projects that if this legislation is passed, the 
federal government will need to borrow over $2 trillion in the 
coming months. This will increase the public debt from $6 
trillion to $8 trillion in a matter of weeks. No bond market 
has ever handled so much debt sold so quickly.

         VERY HIGH COST BROADBAND PROVIDED AT TAXPAYER EXPENSE

    The bill creates a rural broadband program at a cost of 
$2.8 billion to serve 3.6 million people. Under these terms, 
the bill will provide broadband to rural Americans at a 
taxpayer cost of $784 each.

         FUNDING PROVIDED FOR PROGRAMS ABOUT TO BE OUT-OF-DATE

    The bill appropriates $650 million for digital-to-analog 
converter boxes despite the impending deadline of the program, 
announced two years ago of February 17, 2009.
    In light of these shortcomings, I think a redraft of this 
legislation is warranted, focusing appropriations on the 11 
accounts mentioned above that will put almost two million 
Americans to work. A bill that does this would reduce the cost 
of this measure by nearly 80% while still putting millions to 
work, adding far fewer debts to be repaid by our children.
                                                  Mark Steven Kirk.

                                  
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