[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 123, 111th Congress, 1st Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

123 STAT. 2023

Public Law 111-68
111th Congress

An Act


 
Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. <>

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

references

Sec. 1.  Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to
``this Act'' or ``this joint resolution'' contained in any division of
this Act shall be treated as referring only to the provisions of that
division.

DIVISION A--LEGISLATIVE BRANCH <> APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2010


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

TITLE I

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

SENATE

Payment to Widows and Heirs of Deceased Members of Congress

<> For a payment to Victoria Reggie
Kennedy, widow of Edward M. Kennedy, late a Senator from Massachussetts,
$174,000.

Expense Allowances

For expense allowances of the Vice President, $20,000; the President
Pro Tempore of the Senate, $40,000; Majority Leader of the Senate,
$40,000; Minority Leader of the Senate, $40,000; Majority Whip of the
Senate, $10,000; Minority Whip of the Senate, $10,000; Chairmen of the
Majority and Minority Conference Committees, $5,000 for each Chairman;
and Chairmen of the Majority and Minority Policy Committees, $5,000 for
each Chairman; in all, $180,000.

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Representation Allowances for the Majority and Minority Leaders

For representation allowances of the Majority and Minority Leaders
of the Senate, $15,000 for each such Leader; in all, $30,000.

Salaries, Officers and Employees

For compensation of officers, employees, and others as authorized by
law, including agency contributions, $178,982,000, which shall be paid
from this appropriation without regard to the following limitations:

office of the vice president

For the Office of the Vice President, $2,517,000.

office of the president pro tempore

For the Office of the President Pro Tempore, $752,000.

offices of the majority and minority leaders

For Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders, $5,212,000.

offices of the majority and minority whips

For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips, $3,288,000.

committee on appropriations

For salaries of the Committee on Appropriations, $15,844,000.

conference committees

For the Conference of the Majority and the Conference of the
Minority, at rates of compensation to be fixed by the Chairman of each
such committee, $1,726,000 for each such committee; in all, $3,452,000.

offices of the secretaries of the conference of the majority and the
conference of the minority

For Offices of the Secretaries of the Conference of the Majority and
the Conference of the Minority, $850,000.

policy committees

For salaries of the Majority Policy Committee and the Minority
Policy Committee, $1,763,000 for each such committee; in all,
$3,526,000.

office of the chaplain

For Office of the Chaplain, $415,000.

office of the secretary

For Office of the Secretary, $25,790,000.

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office of the sergeant at arms and doorkeeper

For Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, $70,000,000.

offices of the secretaries for the majority and minority

For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the Secretary for
the Minority, $1,836,000.

agency contributions and related expenses

For agency contributions for employee benefits, as authorized by
law, and related expenses, $45,500,000.

Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate

For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel
of the Senate, $7,154,000.

Office of Senate Legal Counsel

For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Legal Counsel,
$1,544,000.

Expense Allowances of the Secretary of the Senate, Sergeant at Arms and
Doorkeeper of the Senate, and Secretaries for the Majority and Minority
of the Senate

For expense allowances of the Secretary of the Senate, $7,500;
Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, $7,500; Secretary for the
Majority of the Senate, $7,500; Secretary for the Minority of the
Senate, $7,500; in all, $30,000.

Contingent Expenses of the Senate

inquiries and investigations

For expenses of inquiries and investigations ordered by the Senate,
or conducted under paragraph 1 of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the
Senate, section 112 of the Supplemental Appropriations and Rescission
Act, 1980 (Public Law 96-304), and Senate Resolution 281, 96th Congress,
agreed to March 11, 1980, $140,500,000.

expenses of the united states senate caucus on international narcotics
control

For expenses of the United States Senate Caucus on International
Narcotics Control, $520,000.

secretary of the senate

For expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the Senate,
$2,000,000.

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sergeant at arms and doorkeeper of the senate

For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of
the Senate, $153,601,000, which shall remain available until September
30, 2014.

miscellaneous items

For miscellaneous items, $19,145,000, of which up to $500,000 shall
be made available for a pilot program for mailings of postal patron
postcards by Senators for the purpose of providing notice of a town
meeting by a Senator in a county (or equivalent unit of local
government) at which the Senator will personally attend: Provided, That
any amount allocated to a Senator for such mailing shall not exceed 50
percent of the cost of the mailing and the remaining cost shall be paid
by the Senator from other funds available to the Senator.

senators' official personnel and office expense account

For Senators' Official Personnel and Office Expense Account,
$422,000,000.

official mail costs

For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the Senate,
$300,000.

Administrative Provisions

gross rate of compensation in offices of senators

Sec. 1.  <> Effective
on and after October 1, 2009, each of the dollar amounts contained in
the table under section 105(d)(1)(A) of the Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act, 1968 (2 U.S.C. 61-1(d)(1)(A)) shall be deemed to be
the dollar amounts in that table, as adjusted by law and in effect on
September 30, 2009, increased by an additional $50,000 each.


reporting requirement


Sec. 2. Section 105(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act
1965 (Public Law 88-454; 2 U.S.C. 104a) is amended--
(1) in the last sentence of paragraph (1), by striking
``shall'' and inserting ``may''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:

``(6) Beginning with the report covering the first full semiannual
period of the 112th Congress, the Secretary of the Senate--
``(1) <> shall publicly post on-line on
the website of the Senate each report in a searchable, itemized
format as required under this section;
``(2) shall issue each report required under this section in
electronic form; and
``(3) may issue each report required under this section in
other forms at the discretion of the Secretary of the Senate.''.

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Salaries and Expenses

For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives,
$1,369,025,000, as follows:

house leadership offices

For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, $25,881,000,
including: Office of the Speaker, $5,077,000, including $25,000 for
official expenses of the Speaker; Office of the Majority Floor Leader,
$2,530,000, including $10,000 for official expenses of the Majority
Leader; Office of the Minority Floor Leader, $4,565,000, including
$10,000 for official expenses of the Minority Leader; Office of the
Majority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Majority Whip, $2,194,000,
including $5,000 for official expenses of the Majority Whip; Office of
the Minority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Minority Whip, $1,690,000,
including $5,000 for official expenses of the Minority Whip; Speaker's
Office for Legislative Floor Activities, $517,000; Republican Steering
Committee, $981,000; Republican Conference, $1,748,000; Republican
Policy Committee, $362,000; Democratic Steering and Policy Committee,
$1,366,000; Democratic Caucus, $1,725,000; nine minority employees,
$1,552,000; training and program development--majority, $290,000;
training and program development--minority, $290,000; Cloakroom
Personnel--majority, $497,000; and Cloakroom Personnel--minority,
$497,000.

Members' Representational Allowances

including members' clerk hire, official expenses of members, and
official mail

For Members' representational allowances, including Members' clerk
hire, official expenses, and official mail, $660,000,000.

Committee Employees

standing committees, special and select

For salaries and expenses of standing committees, special and
select, authorized by House resolutions, $139,878,000: Provided, That
such amount shall remain available for such salaries and expenses until
December 31, 2010, except that $1,000,000 of such amount shall remain
available until expended for committee room upgrading.

Committee on Appropriations

For salaries and expenses of the Committee on Appropriations,
$31,300,000, including studies and examinations of executive agencies
and temporary personal services for such committee, to be expended in
accordance with section 202(b) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of
1946 and to be available for reimbursement to agencies for services
performed: Provided, That such amount shall remain available for such
salaries and expenses until December 31, 2010.

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Salaries, Officers and Employees

For compensation and expenses of officers and employees, as
authorized by law, $198,301,000, including: for salaries and expenses of
the Office of the Clerk, including not more than $23,000, of which not
more than $20,000 is for the Family Room, for official representation
and reception expenses, $30,089,000 of which $2,600,000 shall remain
available until expended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the
Sergeant at Arms, including the position of Superintendent of Garages,
and including not more than $3,000 for official representation and
reception expenses, $9,509,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office
of the Chief Administrative Officer including not more than $3,000 for
official representation and reception expenses, $130,782,000, of which
$3,937,000 shall remain available until expended; for salaries and
expenses of the Office of the Inspector General, $5,045,000; for
salaries and expenses of the Office of Emergency Planning, Preparedness
and Operations, $4,445,000, to remain available until expended; for
salaries and expenses of the Office of General Counsel, $1,415,000; for
the Office of the Chaplain, $179,000; for salaries and expenses of the
Office of the Parliamentarian, including the Parliamentarian, $2,000 for
preparing the Digest of Rules, and not more than $1,000 for official
representation and reception expenses, $2,060,000; for salaries and
expenses of the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the House,
$3,258,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative
Counsel of the House, $8,814,000; for salaries and expenses of the
Office of Interparliamentary Affairs, $859,000; for other authorized
employees, $1,249,000; and for salaries and expenses of the Office of
the Historian, including the cost of the House Fellows Program
(including lodging and related expenses for visiting Program
participants), $597,000.

Allowances and Expenses

For allowances and expenses as authorized by House resolution or
law, $313,665,000, including: supplies, materials, administrative costs
and Federal tort claims, $3,948,000; official mail for committees,
leadership offices, and administrative offices of the House, $201,000;
Government contributions for health, retirement, Social Security, and
other applicable employee benefits, $276,703,000, including employee
tuition assistance benefit payments, $3,500,000, if authorized, and
employee child care benefit payments, $1,000,000, if authorized;
Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery, $25,098,000, of which
$5,425,000 shall remain available until expended; transition activities
for new members and staff, $2,907,000; Wounded Warrior Program,
$2,500,000, to be derived from funding provided for this purpose in
Division G of Public Law 111-8; Office of Congressional Ethics,
$1,548,000; Energy Demonstration Projects, $2,500,000, if authorized, to
remain available until expended; and miscellaneous items including
purchase, exchange, maintenance, repair and operation of House motor
vehicles, interparliamentary receptions, and gratuities to heirs of
deceased employees of the House, $760,000.

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Child Care Center

For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives Child Care
Center, such amounts as are deposited in the account established by
section 312(d)(1) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1992 (2
U.S.C. 2062), subject to the level specified in the budget of the
Center, as submitted to the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives.

Administrative Provisions

Sec. 101. (a) Requiring Amounts Remaining in Members'
Representational Allowances to Be Used for Deficit Reduction or to
Reduce the Federal Debt.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
any amounts appropriated under this Act for ``House of Representatives--
Salaries and Expenses--Members' Representational Allowances'' shall be
available only for fiscal year 2010. Any amount remaining after all
payments are made under such allowances for fiscal year 2010 shall be
deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction (or, if there
is no Federal budget deficit after all such payments have been made, for
reducing the Federal debt, in such manner as the Secretary of the
Treasury considers appropriate).
(b) Regulations.--The Committee on House Administration of the House
of Representatives shall have authority to prescribe regulations to
carry out this section.
(c) Definition.--As used in this section, the term ``Member of the
House of Representatives'' means a Representative in, or a Delegate or
Resident Commissioner to, the Congress.
Sec. 102.  <> Effective with respect to fiscal
year 2010 and each succeeding fiscal year, the aggregate amount
otherwise authorized to be appropriated for a fiscal year for the lump-
sum allowance for each of the following offices is increased as follows:
(1) The allowance for the office of the Majority Whip is
increased by $96,000.
(2) The allowance for the office of the Minority Whip is
increased by $96,000.

house fitness center

Sec. 103.  Any active duty member of the Armed Forces who is
assigned to a congressional liaison office of the Armed Forces at the
House of Representatives may obtain membership in the exercise facility
established for employees of the House of Representatives (as described
in section 103(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2005) in
the same manner as an employee of the House of Representatives, in
accordance with such regulations as the Committee on House
Administration may promulgate.
Sec. 104. (a) Section 101(d) of the Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act, 1993 (2 U.S.C. 95b(d)), as added by section 103(a)
of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2009, is amended by
striking ``and made available'' and inserting ``and merged with and made
available''.
(b) <> The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply to funds appropriated for fiscal year 2010
and succeeding fiscal years.

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JOINT ITEMS

For Joint Committees, as follows:

Joint Economic Committee

For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Committee,
$4,814,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.

Joint Committee on Taxation

For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Taxation,
$11,327,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the
House of Representatives. For other joint items, as follows:

Office of the Attending Physician

For medical supplies, equipment, and contingent expenses of the
emergency rooms, and for the Attending Physician and his assistants,
including: (1) an allowance of $2,175 per month to the Attending
Physician; (2) an allowance of $1,300 per month to the Senior Medical
Officer; (3) an allowance of $725 per month each to three medical
officers while on duty in the Office of the Attending Physician; (4) an
allowance of $725 per month to two assistants and $580 per month each
not to exceed 11 assistants on the basis heretofore provided for such
assistants; and (5) $2,366,000 for reimbursement to the Department of
the Navy for expenses incurred for staff and equipment assigned to the
Office of the Attending Physician, which shall be advanced and credited
to the applicable appropriation or appropriations from which such
salaries, allowances, and other expenses are payable and shall be
available for all the purposes thereof, $3,805,000, to be disbursed by
the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives.

Office of Congressional Accessibility Services

salaries and expenses

For salaries and expenses of the Office of Congressional
Accessibility Services, $1,377,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of
the Senate.

CAPITOL POLICE

Salaries

For salaries of employees of the Capitol Police, including overtime,
hazardous duty pay differential, and Government contributions for
health, retirement, social security, professional liability insurance,
and other applicable employee benefits, $265,188,000, to be disbursed by
the Chief of the Capitol Police or his designee.

General Expenses

For necessary expenses of the Capitol Police, including motor
vehicles, communications and other equipment, security equipment and
installation, uniforms, weapons, supplies, materials, training, medical
services, forensic services, stenographic services, personal and
professional services, the employee assistance program, the

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awards program, postage, communication services, travel advances,
relocation of instructor and liaison personnel for the Federal Law
Enforcement Training Center, and not more than $5,000 to be expended on
the certification of the Chief of the Capitol Police in connection with
official representation and reception expenses, $63,130,000, to be
disbursed by the Chief of the Capitol Police or his designee: Provided,
That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the cost of basic
training for the Capitol Police at the Federal Law Enforcement Training
Center for fiscal year 2010 shall be paid by the Secretary of Homeland
Security from funds available to the Department of Homeland Security.

Administrative Provision

(including transfer of funds)

Sec. 1001.  Amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2010 for the
Capitol Police may be transferred between the headings ``Salaries'' and
``General expenses'' upon the approval of the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.

OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE

Salaries and Expenses

For salaries and expenses of the Office of Compliance, as authorized
by section 305 of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C.
1385), $4,377,000, of which $884,000 shall remain available until
September 30, 2011: Provided, That not more than $500 may be expended on
the certification of the Executive Director of the Office of Compliance
in connection with official representation and reception expenses.

Administrative Provision

disposition of surplus or obsolete personal property

Sec. 1101. (a) In General.--Title III of the Congressional
Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.) is amended by
inserting after section 305 the following:
``SEC. 306. <> DISPOSITION OF SURPLUS OR
OBSOLETE PERSONAL PROPERTY.

``The Executive Director may, within the limits of available
appropriations, dispose of surplus or obsolete personal property by
interagency transfer, donation, or discarding.''.
(b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents for
the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.) is
amended by inserting after section 305 the following:

``Sec. 306. Disposition of surplus or obsolete personal property.''.

(c) <> Effective Date.--The amendments made
by this section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2010, and each
fiscal year thereafter.

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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE

Salaries and Expenses

For salaries and expenses necessary for operation of the
Congressional Budget Office, including not more than $6,000 to be
expended on the certification of the Director of the Congressional
Budget Office in connection with official representation and reception
expenses, $45,165,000.

Administrative Provision

executive exchange program for the congressional budget office

Sec. 1201.  Section 1201 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations
Act, 2008 (2 U.S.C. 611 note; Public law 110-161; 121 Stat. 2238) is
amended--
(1) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``3'' and
inserting ``5''; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``3'' and
inserting ``5'';
(2) by striking subsection (d), and redesignating subsection
(e) as subsection (d); and
(3) in subsection (d) (as redesignated by this section), by
striking ``Subject to subsection (d), this'' and inserting
``This''.

ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL

General Administration

For salaries for the Architect of the Capitol, and other personal
services, at rates of pay provided by law; for surveys and studies in
connection with activities under the care of the Architect of the
Capitol; for all necessary expenses for the general and administrative
support of the operations under the Architect of the Capitol including
the Botanic Garden; electrical substations of the Capitol, Senate and
House office buildings, and other facilities under the jurisdiction of
the Architect of the Capitol; including furnishings and office
equipment; including not more than $5,000 for official reception and
representation expenses, to be expended as the Architect of the Capitol
may approve; for purchase or exchange, maintenance, and operation of a
passenger motor vehicle, $106,783,000, of which $5,400,000 shall remain
available until September 30, 2014.

Capitol Building

For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation
of the Capitol, $33,182,000, of which $6,499,000 shall remain available
until September 30, 2014.

Capitol Grounds

For all necessary expenses for care and improvement of grounds
surrounding the Capitol, the Senate and House office buildings,

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and the Capitol Power Plant, $10,974,000, of which $1,410,000 shall
remain available until September 30, 2014.

Senate Office Buildings

For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation
of Senate office buildings; and furniture and furnishings to be expended
under the control and supervision of the Architect of the Capitol,
$74,392,000, of which $15,390,000 shall remain available until September
30, 2014.

House Office Buildings

For necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of
the House office buildings, $100,466,000, of which $53,360,000 shall
remain available until September 30, 2014.
In addition, for a payment to the House Historic Buildings
Revitalization Trust Fund, $50,000,000, to remain available until
expended.

Capitol Power Plant

For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation
of the Capitol Power Plant; lighting, heating, power (including the
purchase of electrical energy) and water and sewer services for the
Capitol, Senate and House office buildings, Library of Congress
buildings, and the grounds about the same, Botanic Garden, Senate
garage, and air conditioning refrigeration not supplied from plants in
any of such buildings; heating the Government Printing Office and
Washington City Post Office, and heating and chilled water for air
conditioning for the Supreme Court Building, the Union Station complex,
the Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building and the Folger
Shakespeare Library, expenses for which shall be advanced or reimbursed
upon request of the Architect of the Capitol and amounts so received
shall be deposited into the Treasury to the credit of this
appropriation, $119,133,000, of which $25,610,000 shall remain available
until September 30, 2014: Provided, That not more than $8,000,000 of the
funds credited or to be reimbursed to this appropriation as herein
provided shall be available for obligation during fiscal year 2010.

Library Buildings and Grounds

For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and structural
maintenance, care and operation of the Library buildings and grounds,
$45,795,000, of which $19,560,000 shall remain available until September
30, 2014.

Capitol Police Buildings, Grounds and Security

For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation
of buildings, grounds and security enhancements of the United States
Capitol Police, wherever located, the Alternate Computer Facility, and
AOC security operations, $27,012,000, of which $8,150,000 shall remain
available until September 30, 2014.

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Botanic Garden

For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation
of the Botanic Garden and the nurseries, buildings, grounds, and
collections; and purchase and exchange, maintenance, repair, and
operation of a passenger motor vehicle; all under the direction of the
Joint Committee on the Library, $11,390,000, of which $900,000 shall
remain available until September 30, 2014: Provided, That of the amount
made available under this heading, the Architect may obligate and expend
such sums as may be necessary for the maintenance, care and operation of
the National Garden established under section 307E of the Legislative
Branch Appropriations Act, 1989 (2 U.S.C. 2146), upon vouchers approved
by the Architect or a duly authorized designee.

Capitol Visitor Center

For all necessary expenses for the operation of the Capitol Visitor
Center, $22,459,000.

Administrative Provisions

disposition of surplus or obsolete personal property

Sec. 1301. <> (a) In General.--The Architect of
the Capitol shall have the authority, within the limits of available
appropriations, to dispose of surplus or obsolete personal property by
inter-agency transfer, donation, sale, trade-in, or discarding. Amounts
received for the sale or trade-in of personal property shall be credited
to funds available for the operations of the Architect of the Capitol
and be available for the costs of acquiring the same or similar
property. Such funds shall be available for such purposes during the
fiscal year received and the following fiscal year.

(b) Effective Date.--This section shall apply with respect to fiscal
year 2010, and each fiscal year thereafter.

flexible and compressed work schedules

Sec. 1302.  Chapter 61 of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in section 6121(1) by striking ``and the Library of
Congress'' and inserting ``the Library of Congress, the
Architect of the Capitol, and the Botanic Garden''; and
(2) in section 6133(c) by adding at the end the following:
``(3) With respect to employees of the Architect of the
Capitol and the Botanic Garden, the authority granted to the
Office of Personnel Management under this subchapter shall be
exercised by the Architect of the Capitol.''.

acceptance of voluntary student services

Sec. 1303. (a) Section 3111 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(e) For purposes of this section the term `agency' shall include
the Architect of the Capitol. With respect to the Architect of the
Capitol, the authority granted to the Office of Personnel Management
under this section shall be exercised by the Architect of the
Capitol.''.

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house historic buildings revitalization trust fund

Sec. 1304. <> (a) Establishment.--There is hereby
established in the Treasury of the United States, as an account for the
Architect of the Capitol, the House Historic Buildings Revitalization
Trust Fund (hereafter in this section referred to as the ``Fund'').

(b) Use of Amounts.--Amounts in the Fund shall be used by the
Architect of the Capitol for the revitalization of the major historical
buildings and assets of the House of Representatives which the Architect
is responsible for maintaining and preserving, except that the Architect
may not obligate any amounts in the Fund without the approval of the
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
(c) Continuing Availability of Funds.--Any amounts transferred to
and merged with, or otherwise deposited into, the Fund shall remain
available until expended.
(d) Permitting Transfers From Amounts Appropriated for House of
Representatives.--Section 101 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations
Act, 1993 (2 U.S.C. 95b), as amended by section 103(a) of the
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2009, is amended by adding at the
end the following new subsection:
``(e) Amounts appropriated for any fiscal year for the House of
Representatives under any heading other than the heading `Members'
Representational Allowances' may be transferred to the Architect of the
Capitol and merged with and made available under the heading `House
Historic Buildings Revitalization Trust Fund', subject to the approval
of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.''.
(e) Effective Date.--This section and the amendment made by this
section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2010 and each succeeding
fiscal year.


support and maintenance during emergencies


Sec. 1305.  <> (a) During an emergency involving
the safety of human life or the protection of property, as determined or
declared by the Capitol Police Board, the Architect of the Capitol--
(1) may accept contributions of comfort and other incidental
items and services to support employees of the Office of the
Architect of the Capitol while such employees are on duty in
response to the emergency; and
(2) may incur obligations and make expenditures out of
available appropriations for meals, refreshments, and other
support and maintenance for the Office of the Architect of the
Capitol if, in the judgment of the Architect, such obligations
and expenditures are necessary to respond to the emergency.

(b) <> This section shall apply with respect
to fiscal year 2010 and each succeeding fiscal year.

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

Salaries and Expenses

For necessary expenses of the Library of Congress not otherwise
provided for, including development and maintenance of the Library's
catalogs; custody and custodial care of the Library buildings; special
clothing; cleaning, laundering and repair of uniforms; preservation of
motion pictures in the custody of the Library;

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operation and maintenance of the American Folklife Center in the
Library; activities under the Civil Rights History Project Act of 2009;
preparation and distribution of catalog records and other publications
of the Library; hire or purchase of one passenger motor vehicle; and
expenses of the Library of Congress Trust Fund Board not properly
chargeable to the income of any trust fund held by the Board,
$446,151,000, of which not more than $6,000,000 shall be derived from
collections credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 2010, and
shall remain available until expended, under the Act of June 28, 1902
(chapter 1301; 32 Stat. 480; 2 U.S.C. 150) and not more than $350,000
shall be derived from collections during fiscal year 2010 and shall
remain available until expended for the development and maintenance of
an international legal information database and activities related
thereto: Provided, That the Library of Congress may not obligate or
expend any funds derived from collections under the Act of June 28,
1902, in excess of the amount authorized for obligation or expenditure
in appropriations Acts: Provided further, That the total amount
available for obligation shall be reduced by the amount by which
collections are less than $6,350,000: Provided further, That of the
total amount appropriated, not more than $12,000 may be expended, on the
certification of the Librarian of Congress, in connection with official
representation and reception expenses for the Overseas Field Offices:
Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated, $7,315,000
shall remain available until expended for the digital collections and
educational curricula program: Provided further, That of the total
amount appropriated, $750,000 shall be transferred to the Abraham
Lincoln Bicentennial Commission for carrying out the purposes of Public
Law 106-173, of which $10,000 may be used for official representation
and reception expenses of the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission:
Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated, $250,000 shall
be used to carry out activities under the Civil Rights History Project
Act of <> 2009: Provided
further, That of the total amount appropriated, $200,000 shall be used
for the purpose of preserving, digitizing and making available
historically and culturally significant materials related to the
development of Nebraska and the American West, which amount shall be
transferred to the Durham Museum in Omaha, Nebraska.

Copyright Office

salaries and expenses

For necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, $55,476,000, of
which not more than $28,751,000, to remain available until expended,
shall be derived from collections credited to this appropriation during
fiscal year 2010 under section 708(d) of title 17, United States Code:
Provided, That the Copyright Office may not obligate or expend any funds
derived from collections under such section, in excess of the amount
authorized for obligation or expenditure in appropriations Acts:
Provided further, That not more than $5,861,000 shall be derived from
collections during fiscal year 2010 under sections 111(d)(2), 119(b)(2),
803(e), 1005, and 1316 of such title: Provided further, That the total
amount available for obligation shall be reduced by the amount by which
collections are less than $34,612,000: Provided further, That not more
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the amount appropriated is available for the maintenance of an
``International Copyright Institute'' in the Copyright Office of the
Library of Congress for the purpose of training nationals of developing
countries in intellectual property laws and policies: Provided further,
That not more than $4,250 may be expended, on the certification of the
Librarian of Congress, in connection with official representation and
reception expenses for activities of the International Copyright
Institute and for copyright delegations, visitors, and seminars:
Provided further, That notwithstanding any provision of chapter 8 of
title 17, United States Code, any amounts made available under this
heading which are attributable to royalty fees and payments received by
the Copyright Office pursuant to sections 111, 119, and chapter 10 of
such title may be used for the costs incurred in the administration of
the Copyright Royalty Judges program, with the exception of the costs of
salaries and benefits for the Copyright Royalty Judges and staff under
section 802(e).

Congressional Research Service

salaries and expenses

For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 203 of
the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 166) and to revise
and extend the Annotated Constitution of the United States of America,
$112,490,000: Provided, That no part of such amount may be used to pay
any salary or expense in connection with any publication, or preparation
of material therefor (except the Digest of Public General Bills), to be
issued by the Library of Congress unless such publication has obtained
prior approval of either the Committee on House Administration of the
House of Representatives or the Committee on Rules and Administration of
the Senate.

Books for the Blind and Physically Handicapped

salaries and expenses

For salaries and expenses to carry out the Act of March 3, 1931
(chapter 400; 46 Stat. 1487; 2 U.S.C. 135a), $70,182,000, of which
$30,577,000 shall remain available
until <> expended: Provided, That of the
total amount appropriated, $650,000 shall be available to contract to
provide newspapers to blind and physically handicapped residents at no
cost to the individual.

Administrative Provisions

reimbursable and revolving fund activities

Sec. 1401. (a) In General.--For fiscal year 2010, the obligational
authority of the Library of Congress for the activities described in
subsection (b) may not exceed $123,328,000.
(b) Activities.--The activities referred to in subsection (a) are
reimbursable and revolving fund activities that are funded from sources
other than appropriations to the Library in appropriations Acts for the
legislative branch.
(c) Transfer of Funds.--During fiscal year 2010, the Librarian of
Congress may temporarily transfer funds appropriated in this Act, under
the heading ``Library of Congress'', under the subheading

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``Salaries and Expenses'', to the revolving fund for the FEDLINK Program
and the Federal Research Program established under section 103 of the
Library of Congress Fiscal Operations Improvement Act of 2000 (Public
Law 106-481; 2 U.S.C. 182c): Provided, That the total amount of such
transfers may not exceed $1,900,000: Provided further, That the
appropriate revolving fund account shall reimburse the Library for any
amounts transferred to it before the period of availability of the
Library appropriation expires.

transfer authority

Sec. 1402. (a) In General.--Amounts appropriated for fiscal year
2010 for the Library of Congress may be transferred during fiscal year
2010 between any of the headings under the heading ``Library of
Congress'' upon the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the
Senate and the House of Representatives.
(b) Limitation.--Not more than 10 percent of the total amount of
funds appropriated to the account under any heading under the heading
``Library of Congress'' for fiscal year 2010 may be transferred from
that account by all transfers made under subsection (a).

classification of library of congress positions above gs-15

Sec. 1403.  Section 5108 of title 5, United States Code, is amended
by adding at the end the following:
``(c) The Librarian of Congress may classify positions in the
Library of Congress above GS-15 pursuant to standards established by the
Office in subsection (a)(2).''.

leave carryover for certain library of congress executive positions

Sec. 1404.  Section 6304(f)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in subparagraph (F), by striking ``or'' at the end;
(2) in subparagraph (G), by striking the period and
inserting ``; or'' and
(3) by adding after subparagraph (G) the following:
``(H) a position in the Library of Congress the
compensation for which is set at a rate equal to the
annual rate of basic pay payable for positions at level
III of the Executive Schedule under section 5314.''.
(4) <> The amendments
made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to annual leave
accrued during pay periods beginning after the date of the
enactment of this Act.

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

Congressional Printing and Binding

(including transfer of funds)

For authorized printing and binding for the Congress and the
distribution of Congressional information in any format; printing and
binding for the Architect of the Capitol; expenses necessary for
preparing the semimonthly and session index to the Congressional Record,
as authorized by law (section 902 of title 44, United

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States Code); printing and binding of Government publications authorized
by law to be distributed to Members of Congress; and printing, binding,
and distribution of Government publications authorized by law to be
distributed without charge to the recipient, $93,768,000: Provided, That
this appropriation shall not be available for paper copies of the
permanent edition of the Congressional Record for individual
Representatives, Resident Commissioners or Delegates authorized under
section 906 of title 44, United States Code: Provided further, That this
appropriation shall be available for the payment of obligations incurred
under the appropriations for similar purposes for preceding
fiscal <> years: Provided further, That
notwithstanding the 2-year limitation under section 718 of title 44,
United States Code, none of the funds appropriated or made available
under this Act or any other Act for printing and binding and related
services provided to Congress under chapter 7 of title 44, United States
Code, may be expended to print a document, report, or publication after
the 27-month period beginning on the date that such document, report, or
publication is authorized by Congress to be printed, unless Congress
reauthorizes such printing in accordance with section 718 of title 44,
United States Code: Provided further, That any unobligated or unexpended
balances in this account or accounts for similar purposes for preceding
fiscal years may be transferred to the Government Printing Office
revolving fund for carrying out the purposes of this heading, subject to
the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and Senate.

Office of Superintendent of Documents

salaries and expenses

(including transfer of funds)

For expenses of the Office of Superintendent of Documents necessary
to provide for the cataloging and indexing of Government publications
and their distribution to the public, Members of Congress, other
Government agencies, and designated depository and international
exchange libraries as authorized by law, $40,911,000: Provided, That
amounts of not more than $2,000,000 from current year appropriations are
authorized for producing and disseminating Congressional serial sets and
other related publications for fiscal years 2008 and 2009 to depository
and other designated libraries: Provided further, That any unobligated
or unexpended balances in this account or accounts for similar purposes
for preceding fiscal years may be transferred to the Government Printing
Office revolving fund for carrying out the purposes of this heading,
subject to the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House
of Representatives and Senate.

Government Printing Office Revolving Fund

For payment to the Government Printing Office Revolving Fund,
$12,782,000 for information technology development and facilities
repair: Provided, That the Government Printing Office is hereby
authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of funds
available and in accordance with law, and to make such contracts and
commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by
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may be necessary in carrying out the programs and purposes set forth in
the budget for the current fiscal year for the Government Printing
Office revolving fund: Provided further, That not more than $7,500 may
be expended on the certification of the Public Printer in connection
with official representation and reception expenses: Provided further,
That the revolving fund shall be available for the hire or purchase of
not more than 12 passenger motor vehicles: Provided further, That
expenditures in connection with travel expenses of the advisory councils
to the Public Printer shall be deemed necessary to carry out the
provisions of title 44, United States Code: Provided further, That the
revolving fund shall be available for temporary or intermittent services
under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, but at rates for
individuals not more than the daily equivalent of the annual rate of
basic pay for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of
such title: Provided further, That activities financed through the
revolving fund may provide information in any format: Provided further,
That the revolving fund and the funds provided under the headings
``Office of Superintendent of Documents'' and ``Salaries and Expenses''
may not be used for contracted security services at GPO's passport
facility in the District of Columbia.

GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE

Salaries and Expenses

For <> necessary expenses of the Government
Accountability Office, including not more than $12,500 to be expended on
the certification of the Comptroller General of the United States in
connection with official representation and reception expenses;
temporary or intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5,
United States Code, but at rates for individuals not more than the daily
equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay for level IV of the Executive
Schedule under section 5315 of such title; hire of one passenger motor
vehicle; advance payments in foreign countries in accordance with
section 3324 of title 31, United States Code; benefits comparable to
those payable under sections 901(5), (6), and (8) of the Foreign Service
Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4081(5), (6), and (8)); and under regulations
prescribed by the Comptroller General of the United States, rental of
living quarters in foreign countries, $556,849,000: Provided, That not
more than $5,449,000 of payments received under section 782 of title 31,
United States Code, shall be available for use in fiscal year 2010:
Provided further, That not more than $2,350,000 of reimbursements
received under section 9105 of title 31, United States Code, shall be
available for use in fiscal year 2010: Provided further, That not more
than $7,423,000 of reimbursements received under section 3521 of title
31, United States Code, shall be available for use in fiscal year 2010:
Provided further, That this appropriation and appropriations for
administrative expenses of any other department or agency which is a
member of the National Intergovernmental Audit Forum or a Regional
Intergovernmental Audit Forum shall be available to finance an
appropriate share of either Forum's costs as determined by the
respective Forum, including necessary travel expenses of non-Federal
participants: Provided further, That payments hereunder to the Forum may
be credited as reimbursements to any appropriation from which costs
involved are initially financed.

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Administrative Provision

repeal of certain audits, studies, and reviews of the government
accountability office

Sec. 1501. (a) Use of Funds in Projects Constructed Under Projected
Cost.--Section 211 of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of
1965 (42 U.S.C. 3151) is amended by striking subsection (d).
(b) Audits of Small Business Participation in Construction of the
Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline.--Section 112 of the Alaska Natural Gas
Pipeline Act (15 U.S.C. 720j) is amended by striking subsection (c).
(c) Audits of Assistance Under Compacts of Free Association.--
Section 104(h) of the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003
(48 U.S.C. 1921c(h)) is amended by striking paragraph (3).
(d) Semiannual Audits of Independent Counsel Expenditures.--The
matter under the heading ``Salaries and Expenses, General Legal
Activities'' under the heading ``Legal Activities'' under title II of
the Department of Justice Appropriation Act of 1988, (28 U.S.C. 591
note; Public Law 100-202; 101 Stat. 1329, 1329-9) is amended by striking
``Provided further, That the Comptroller General shall perform
semiannual financial reviews of expenditures from the Independent
Counsel permanent indefinite appropriation, and report their findings to
the Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate:''.
(e) Reports on Ambulance Service Costs.--Section 414 of the Medicare
Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (Public
Law 108-173) is amended--
(1) by striking subsection <> (f);
and
(2) by redesignating subsection (g) <> as subsection (f).

OPEN WORLD LEADERSHIP CENTER TRUST FUND

For a payment to the Open World Leadership Center Trust Fund for
financing activities of the Open World Leadership Center under section
313 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2001 (2 U.S.C. 1151),
$12,000,000.

Administrative Provision

open world leadership center

Sec. 1601. (a) Board Membership.--Section 313(a)(2) of the
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2001 (2 U.S.C. 1151(a)(2)) is
amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``members'' and
inserting ``Members of the House of Representatives''; and
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``members'' and
inserting ``Senators''.

(b) Executive Director.--Section 313(d) of the Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act, 2001 (2 U.S.C. 1151(d)) is amended in the first
sentence by striking ``The Board shall appoint'' and inserting ``On
behalf of the Board, the Librarian of Congress shall appoint''.
(c) Effective <> Date.--The amendments made
by this subsection shall apply with respect to--

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(1) appointments made on and after the date of enactment of
this Act; and
(2) the remainder of the fiscal year in which enacted, and
each fiscal year thereafter.

JOHN C. STENNIS CENTER FOR PUBLIC SERVICE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT

For payment to the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service
Development Trust Fund established under section 116 of the John C.
Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development Act (2 U.S.C.
1105), $430,000.

TITLE II

GENERAL PROVISIONS

maintenance and care of private vehicles

Sec. 201.  No part of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be
used for the maintenance or care of private vehicles, except for
emergency assistance and cleaning as may be provided under regulations
relating to parking facilities for the House of Representatives issued
by the Committee on House Administration and for the Senate issued by
the Committee on Rules and Administration.

fiscal year limitation

Sec. 202.  No part of the funds appropriated in this Act shall
remain available for obligation beyond fiscal year 2010 unless expressly
so provided in this Act.

rates of compensation and designation

Sec. 203.  Whenever in this Act any office or position not
specifically established by the Legislative Pay Act of 1929 (46 Stat. 32
et seq.) is appropriated for or the rate of compensation or designation
of any office or position appropriated for is different from that
specifically established by such Act, the rate of compensation and the
designation in this Act shall be the permanent law with respect thereto:
Provided, That the provisions in this Act for the various items of
official expenses of Members, officers, and committees of the Senate and
House of Representatives, and clerk hire for Senators and Members of the
House of Representatives shall be the permanent law with respect
thereto.

consulting services

Sec. 204.  <> The expenditure of any appropriation
under this Act for any consulting service through procurement contract,
under section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, shall be limited to
those contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public record
and available for public inspection, except where otherwise provided
under existing law, or under existing Executive order issued under
existing law.

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awards and settlements

Sec. 205.  Such sums as may be necessary are appropriated to the
account described in subsection (a) of section 415 of the Congressional
Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1415(a)) to pay awards and
settlements as authorized under such subsection.

costs of lbfmc

Sec. 206.  Amounts available for administrative expenses of any
legislative branch entity which participates in the Legislative Branch
Financial Managers Council (LBFMC) established by charter on March 26,
1996, shall be available to finance an appropriate share of LBFMC costs
as determined by the LBFMC, except that the total LBFMC costs to be
shared among all participating legislative branch entities (in such
allocations among the entities as the entities may determine) may not
exceed $2,000.

landscape maintenance

Sec. 207.  The Architect of the Capitol, in consultation with the
District of Columbia, is authorized to maintain and improve the
landscape features, excluding streets, in the irregular shaped grassy
areas bounded by Washington Avenue, SW, on the northeast, Second Street,
SW, on the west, Square 582 on the south, and the beginning of the I-395
tunnel on the southeast.

limitation on transfers

Sec. 208.  None of the funds made available in this Act may be
transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United
States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer
authority provided in, this Act or any other appropriation Act.

guided tours of the capitol

Sec. 209. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), none of the
funds made available to the Architect of the Capitol in this Act may be
used to eliminate or restrict guided tours of the United States Capitol
which are led by employees and interns of offices of Members of Congress
and other offices of the House of Representatives and Senate.
(b) At the direction of the Capitol Police Board, or at the
direction of the Architect of the Capitol with the approval of the
Capitol Police Board, guided tours of the United States Capitol which
are led by employees and interns described in subsection (a) may be
suspended temporarily or otherwise subject to restriction for security
or related reasons to the same extent as guided tours of the United
States Capitol which are led by the Architect of the Capitol.
This division may be cited as the ``Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act, 2010''.

DIVISION B-- <> CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS RESOLUTION, 2010

That the following sums are hereby appropriated, out of any money in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, and out of applicable

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corporate or other revenues, receipts, and funds, for the several
departments, agencies, corporations, and other organizational units of
Government for fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes, namely:
Sec. 101.  Such amounts as may be necessary, at a rate for
operations as provided in the applicable appropriations Acts for fiscal
year 2009 and under the authority and conditions provided in such Acts,
for continuing projects or activities (including the costs of direct
loans and loan guarantees) that are not otherwise specifically provided
for in this joint resolution, that were conducted in fiscal year 2009,
and for which appropriations, funds, or other authority were made
available in the following appropriations Acts:
(1) Chapter 2 of title IX of the Supplemental Appropriations
Act, 2008 (Public Law 110-252).
(2) Section 155 of division A of the Consolidated Security,
Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009
(Public Law 110-329), except that subsections (c), (d), and (e)
of such section shall not apply to funds made available under
this joint resolution.
(3) Divisions C through E of the Consolidated Security,
Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009
(Public Law 110-329).
(4) Divisions A through I of the Omnibus Appropriations Act,
2009 (Public Law 111-8), as amended by section 2 of Public Law
111-46.
(5) Titles III and VI (under the heading ``Coast Guard'') of
the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 111-32).

Sec. 102. (a) No appropriation or funds made available or authority
granted pursuant to section 101 for the Department of Defense shall be
used for (1) the new production of items not funded for production in
fiscal year 2009 or prior years; (2) the increase in production rates
above those sustained with fiscal year 2009 funds; or (3) the
initiation, resumption, or continuation of any project, activity,
operation, or organization (defined as any project, subproject,
activity, budget activity, program element, and subprogram within a
program element, and for any investment items defined as a P-1 line item
in a budget activity within an appropriation account and an R-1 line
item that includes a program element and subprogram element within an
appropriation account) for which appropriations, funds, or other
authority were not available during fiscal year 2009.
(b) <> No appropriation or funds made available or
authority granted pursuant to section 101 for the Department of Defense
shall be used to initiate multi-year procurements utilizing advance
procurement funding for economic order quantity procurement unless
specifically appropriated later.

Sec. 103.  Appropriations made by section 101 shall be available to
the extent and in the manner that would be provided by the pertinent
appropriations Act.
Sec. 104.  Except as otherwise provided in section 102, no
appropriation or funds made available or authority granted pursuant to
section 101 shall be used to initiate or resume any project or activity
for which appropriations, funds, or other authority were not available
during fiscal year 2009.
Sec. 105.  Appropriations made and authority granted pursuant to
this joint resolution shall cover all obligations or expenditures
incurred for any project or activity during the period for which

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funds or authority for such project or activity are available under this
joint resolution.
Sec. 106.  <> Unless otherwise provided for
in this joint resolution or in the applicable appropriations Act for
fiscal year 2010, appropriations and funds made available and authority
granted pursuant to this joint resolution shall be available until
whichever of the following first occurs: (1) the enactment into law of
an appropriation for any project or activity provided for in this joint
resolution; (2) the enactment into law of the applicable appropriations
Act for fiscal year 2010 without any provision for such project or
activity; or (3) October 31, 2009.

Sec. 107.  Expenditures made pursuant to this joint resolution shall
be charged to the applicable appropriation, fund, or authorization
whenever a bill in which such applicable appropriation, fund, or
authorization is contained is enacted into law.
Sec. 108.  Appropriations made and funds made available by or
authority granted pursuant to this joint resolution may be used without
regard to the time limitations for submission and approval of
apportionments set forth in section 1513 of title 31, United States
Code, but nothing in this joint resolution may be construed to waive any
other provision of law governing the apportionment of funds.
Sec. 109.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint
resolution, except section 106, for those programs that would otherwise
have high initial rates of operation or complete distribution of
appropriations at the beginning of fiscal year 2010 because of
distributions of funding to States, foreign countries, grantees, or
others, such high initial rates of operation or complete distribution
shall not be made, and no grants shall be awarded for such programs
funded by this joint resolution that would impinge on final funding
prerogatives.
Sec. 110.  This joint resolution shall be implemented so that only
the most limited funding action of that permitted in the joint
resolution shall be taken in order to provide for continuation of
projects and activities.
Sec. 111. (a) For entitlements and other mandatory payments whose
budget authority was provided in appropriations Acts for fiscal year
2009, and for activities under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008,
activities shall be continued at the rate to maintain program levels
under current law, under the authority and conditions provided in the
applicable appropriations Act for fiscal year 2009, to be continued
through the date specified in section 106(3).
(b) <> Notwithstanding section 106, obligations for
mandatory payments due on or about the first day of any month that
begins after October 2009 but not later than 30 days after the date
specified in section 106(3) may continue to be made, and funds shall be
available for such payments.

Sec. 112.  Amounts made available under section 101 for civilian
personnel compensation and benefits in each department and agency may be
apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to avoid furloughs
within such department or agency, consistent with the applicable
appropriations Act for fiscal year 2009, except that such authority
provided under this section shall not be used until after the department
or agency has taken all necessary actions to reduce or defer non-
personnel-related administrative expenses.
Sec. 113.  Funds appropriated by this joint resolution may be
obligated and expended notwithstanding section 10 of Public

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Law 91-672 (22 U.S.C. 2412), section 15 of the State Department Basic
Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2680), section 313 of the Foreign
Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (22 U.S.C.
6212), and section 504(a)(1) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50
U.S.C. 414(a)(1)).
Sec. 114.  Amounts made available by this joint resolution related
to amounts provided in chapter 2 of title IX of the Supplemental
Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110-252), and titles III and VI of
the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 111-32), are
designated as being for overseas deployments and other activities
pursuant to sections 401(c)(4) and 423(a)(1) of S. Con. Res. 13 (111th
Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010,
except that amounts so designated under this section shall not exceed
$129,989,000,000.
Sec. 115.  <> The provisions
of section 14103 of Public Law 111-32 shall continue in effect through
the date specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution, and such
provisions shall also apply to funds made available in this joint
resolution.

Sec. 116.  <> Section 9(f)(5) of the Richard
B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(f)(5)) shall be
applied by substituting the date specified in section 106(3) of this
joint resolution for ``September 30, 2009''.

Sec. 117.  <> The authority provided by
paragraphs (3) and (4) of section 9(h) of the Richard B. Russell
National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(h)(3); 1758(h)(4)) shall
continue in effect through the date specified in section 106(3) of this
joint resolution.

Sec. 118.  The authority provided by section 18(h)(5) of the Richard
B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769(h)(5)) shall
continue in effect through the date specified in section 106(3) of this
joint resolution.
Sec. 119.  <> Section
21(g)(1)(A)(ii) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42
U.S.C. 1769b-1(g)(1)(A)(ii)) shall be applied by substituting ``October
1, 2008, and October 1, 2009'' for ``October 1, 2008'' and shall
continue in effect through the date specified in section 106(3) of this
joint resolution.

Sec. 120.  <> The authority provided by
section 26(d) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42
U.S.C. 1769g(d)) shall continue in effect through the date specified in
section 106(3) of this joint resolution.

Sec. 121.  Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are provided for
``Department of Commerce--Bureau of the Census--Periodic Censuses and
Programs'' at a rate for operations of $7,065,707,000.
Sec. 122.  <> The authority provided by
section 8116 of division C of Public Law 110-329 and section 310 of
title III of Public Law 111-32 shall continue in effect through the date
specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution.

Sec. 123.  <> The authority provided by
section 1202 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2006 (Public Law 109-163), as amended by section 1214 of the Duncan
Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public
Law 110-417), shall continue in effect through the earlier of the date
of enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2010 or the date specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution.

Sec. 124.  <> The authority provided by
section 1022 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2004 (Public Law 108-136), as amended by section 1022 of the Duncan
Hunter

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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-
417), shall continue in effect through the earlier of the date of
enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010
or the date specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution.

Sec. 125.  <> The authority provided by
section 1033 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
1998 (Public Law 105-85), as amended by section 1024 of the Duncan
Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public
Law 110-417), shall continue in effect through the earlier of the date
of enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2010 or the date specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution.

Sec. 126.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint
resolution, except section 106, the District of Columbia may expend
local funds for programs and activities under the heading ``District of
Columbia Funds'' for such programs and activities under title IV of S.
1432 (111th Congress), as reported by the Committee on Appropriations of
the Senate, at the rate set forth under ``District of Columbia Funds''
as included in the Second Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Request Act (D.C. Act
18-188).
Sec. 127.  <> The authority provided by
section 5739 of title 5, United States Code, shall continue in effect
through the date specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution,
notwithstanding subsection (e) of such section 5739.

Sec. 128.  <> Section 401(b) of the Illegal
Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C.
1324a note) shall be applied by substituting the date specified in
section 106(3) of this joint resolution for ``the 11-year period
beginning on the first day the pilot program is in effect''.

Sec. 129.  <> Sections 1309(a) and 1319 of the
National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4016a and 4026) shall
each be applied by substituting the date specified in section 106(3) of
this joint resolution for ``September 30, 2009''.

Sec. 130.  <> The requirement set forth in
section 610(b) of the Department of Commerce, Justice, and State, the
Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993 (8 U.S.C. 1153
note) shall continue through the date specified in section 106(3) of
this joint resolution.

Sec. 131.  <> Section 550(b) of Public Law
109-295 shall be applied by substituting the date specified in section
106(3) of this joint resolution for ``three years after the date of
enactment of this Act''.

Sec. 132.  <> Section 203(m) of the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C.
5133(m)) shall be applied by substituting the date specified in section
106(3) of this joint resolution for ``September 30, 2009''.

Sec. 133.  Subclauses (II) and (III) of section 101(a)(27)(C)(ii) of
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)(C)(ii)) shall
each be applied by substituting the date specified in section 106(3) of
this joint resolution for ``September 30, 2009''.
Sec. 134.  <> Section 220(c) of the
Immigration and Nationality Technical Corrections Act of 1994 (8 U.S.C.
1182 note) shall be applied by substituting the date specified in
section 106(3) of this joint resolution for ``September 30, 2009''.

Sec. 135.  <> Section 331 of the Department of
the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public Law
106-291),

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as amended by section 336 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005
(Public Law 108-447), shall be applied by substituting the date
specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution for ``September 30,
2009''.

Sec. 136.  <> Section 339(h) of the Department
of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000 (as
enacted into law by Public Law 106-113), as amended by section 335(6) of
Public Law 108-108, shall be applied by substituting the date specified
in section 106(3) of this joint resolution for ``September 30, 2009''.

Sec. 137.  <> The authority provided by
section 325 of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 2004 (Public Law 108-108), as amended by section 426
of division E of Public Law 111-8, shall continue to apply through the
date specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution.

Sec. 138.  <> The authority provided by the
19th unnumbered paragraph under heading ``Administrative Provisions,
Forest Service'' in title III of the Department of the Interior,
Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006, Public Law
109-54, shall continue in effect through the date specified in section
106(3) of this joint resolution.

Sec. 139.  <> Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, including section 703 of Public Law 109-415, the
authorities provided in title XXVI of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 300ff et seq.) shall continue in effect as they were in effect
during fiscal year 2009, and apply through the date specified in section
106(3) of this joint resolution.

Sec. 140.  <> Section 105(f)(1)(B)(ix) of the
Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C.
1921d(f)(1)(B)(ix)) shall be applied by substituting the date specified
in section 106(3) of this joint resolution for ``the end of fiscal year
2009''.

Sec. 141.  Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are provided for
``Veterans Health Administration--Medical Services'', ``Veterans Health
Administration--Medical Support and Compliance'', and ``Veterans Health
Administration--Medical Facilities'' of the Department of Veterans
Affairs at rates for operations not exceeding the lower of the amount in
the President's fiscal year 2010 Budget Request (H. Doc. 111-3), the
amount in H.R. 3082, as passed by the House of Representatives on July
10, 2009, or the amount in S. 1407, as reported by the Committee on
Appropriations of the Senate on July 7, 2009.
Sec. 142.  <> Notwithstanding section 7042(b) of
division H of Public Law 111-8, amounts provided by section 101 of this
joint resolution for Iraq shall be obligated under the terms and
conditions of section 1106(b) of Public Law 111-32.

Sec. 143.  <> Notwithstanding section
7040(f) of division H of Public Law 111-8, amounts provided by section
101 of this joint resolution for the Palestinian Authority shall be
obligated under the terms and conditions of section 1107 of Public Law
111-32.

Sec. 144.  <> Notwithstanding sections
7042(a) and 7070(e) of division H of Public Law 111-8, amounts provided
by section 101 of this joint resolution for assistance for Iraq and
Zimbabwe shall be obligated under the terms and conditions of section
1108 of Public Law 111-32.

Sec. 145.  <> The authority provided by
section 1113 of Public Law 111-32 shall continue in effect through the
date specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution.

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Sec. 146.  <> The authority provided by
section 309(f) of the United States International Broadcasting Act of
1994 (22 U.S.C. 6208(f)) shall remain in effect through the date
specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution.

Sec. 147.  <> The authority provided by
section 1334 of the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998
(22 U.S.C. 6553) shall remain in effect through the date specified in
section 106(3) of this joint resolution.

Sec. 148.  The authority provided by section 301(a)(3) of the
Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C.
4831 (a)(3)) shall remain in effect through the date specified in
section 106(3) of this joint resolution.
Sec. 149.  <> Notwithstanding any other
provision of this joint resolution, other than section 106, the
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall obligate funds provided
by section 101 at a rate the Secretary determines is necessary to renew
or amend, in a timely manner, all section 8 project-based, section 202,
and section 811, rental assistance contracts. In renewing or amending
such contracts, the Secretary may provide for payments to be made beyond
the period covered by this joint resolution.

Sec. 150.  Commitments to guarantee loans, as authorized by the
National Housing Act and insured under the Mutual Mortgage Insurance
Fund, shall not exceed a loan principal of $1,500,000,000 multiplied by
the number of days covered by this joint resolution.
Sec. 151.  Commitments to guarantee loans, as authorized by section
306 of the National Housing Act, shall not exceed a loan principal of
$2,500,000,000 multiplied by the number of days covered by this joint
resolution.
Sec. 152.  <> Notwithstanding the limitation in
the first sentence of section 255(g) of the National Housing Act (12
U.S.C. 1715z-20(g)), the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may,
through the date specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution,
insure, and enter into commitments to insure mortgages under section 255
of such Act. During the period covered by this joint resolution, for new
loans guaranteed pursuant to section 255 of the National Housing Act
(12. U.S.C. 1715z-20), the Secretary shall adjust the factors used to
calculate the principal limit (as such term is defined in HUD Handbook
4235.1) that were assumed in the President's Budget Request for 2010 for
such loans, as necessary to ensure that the program operates at a net
zero subsidy rate.

Sec. 153.  <> Section 24(o) of the United
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437v(o)) shall be applied by
substituting the date specified in section 106(3) of this joint
resolution for the date specified in such section 24(o).

Sec. 154.  Funds made available under section 101 for the National
Transportation Safety Board shall include amounts necessary to make
lease payments due in fiscal year 2010 only, on an obligation incurred
in 2001 under a capital lease.
Sec. 155. (a) <> Section 48103(6)
of title 49, United States Code, shall be applied: (1) by substituting
the amount specified in such section with an amount that equals
$3,820,000,000 multiplied by the ratio of the number of days covered by
this joint resolution to 365; and (2) by substituting the fiscal year
specified in such section with the period beginning October 1, 2009,
through the date specified in section 106(3) of <> this joint resolution. This subsection shall be in effect
through the earlier of the date of enactment

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of an Act amending section 48103 of title 49, United States Code, or the
date specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution.

(b) <> Section 47104(c) of title 49, United
States Code, shall be applied by substituting ``2010'' for ``2009''.

(c) Nothing in this section shall affect the availability of any
balances of contract authority provided under section 48103 of title 49,
United States Code, for fiscal year 2009 and any prior fiscal year.
Sec. 156. (a) <> Sections 4081(d)(2)(B),
4261(j)(1)(A)(ii), and 4271(d)(1)(A)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 shall each be applied by substituting the date specified in section
106(3) of this joint resolution for ``September 30, 2009''.

(b) Subsections (d)(1) and (e)(2) of section 9502 of such Code shall
each be applied by substituting the date that is 1 day after the date
specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution for ``October 1,
2009''.
(c) Subparagraph (A) of section 9502(d)(1) of <> such Code is amended by inserting ``or any joint resolution
making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2010'' before the
semicolon at the end.

Sec. 157. (a) Extension of Surface Transportation Programs.--Except
as otherwise provided in this section, requirements, authorities,
conditions, eligibilities, limitations, and other provisions authorized
under titles I through VI of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 1144), the
SAFETEA-LU Technical Corrections Act of 2008 (122 Stat. 1572), titles I
through VI of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of
1991 (105 Stat. 1914), titles I through V of the Transportation Equity
Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 107), title 23, United States Code,
and chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, which would otherwise
expire on or cease to apply after September 30, 2009, are incorporated
by reference and shall continue in effect through the date specified in
section 106(3) of this joint resolution.
(b) Use of Funds.--Except as otherwise expressly provided in this
section, funds made available for obligation under this joint resolution
and expended under the authority of this section shall be distributed,
administered, limited, and made available for obligation in the same
manner and at the same rate as funds authorized to be appropriated for
fiscal year 2009 to carry out programs, projects, activities,
eligibilities, and requirements under the Safe, Accountable, Flexible,
Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (119 Stat.
1144), the SAFETEA-LU Technical Corrections Act of 2008 (122 Stat.
1572), titles I through VI of the Intermodal Surface Transportation
Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 1914), titles I through V of the
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 107), title
23, United States Code, chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code,
including section 5338(f)(1) of title 49, United States Code, chapter
303 of part A of subtitle VI of title 49, United States Code, and part B
of subtitle VI of title 49, United States Code.
(c) Distribution of Funds Under Titles III and V of SAFETEA-LU.--
Funds made available for programs authorized under titles III and V of
the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A
Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 1544 and 1779) and continued under this
joint resolution shall be distributed to major program areas under those
programs in the same

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proportion as funds were allocated for those program areas for fiscal
year 2009, except that any designations for specific activities in
sections 3044 and 3046 under title III and in title V of such Act shall
not be required to be continued for the duration of this joint
resolution.
(d) Extension and Flexibility for Certain Allocated Programs.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the portion of the share of
funds of a State under subsection (b) determined by the amount that the
State received for fiscal year 2009 to carry out sections 1301(m),
1302(e), 1307, 1702, and 1934 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible,
Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 1202,
1205, 1217, 1256, and 1485), and section 144(f)(1) of title 23, United
States Code, shall be--
(1) made available to the State for purposes described in
section 133(b) of title 23, United States Code; and
(2) administered in the same manner and with the same period
of availability as such funding is administered under section
133 of title 23, United States Code, except that subsections
(d)(2) and (d)(3) of such section shall not apply to amounts
administered pursuant to this section.

Sec. 158. (a) Appropriation of Funding for Certain Highway Trust
Fund Programs.--For <> the period from October 1,
2009, through the date specified in section 106(3) of this joint
resolution, an amount shall be available from the Highway Trust Fund
(including from the Mass Transit Account) to carry out each program,
project, and activity continued under section 157 of this joint
resolution that was funded from the Highway Trust Fund (including from
the Mass Transit Account) during fiscal year 2009 in a sum equal to and
from the same account as--
(1) the total amount available for such program, project,
and activity for fiscal year 2009 under titles I through VI of
the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity
Act: A Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 1144) and the SAFETEA-LU
Technical Corrections Act of 2008 (122 Stat. 1572), divided by
365; and multiplied by
(2) the number of days between September 30, 2009, and the
date specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution.

(b) Contract Authority.--Funds made available under this joint
resolution to be expended under the authority of section 157 of this
joint resolution shall be available for obligation in the same manner as
if such funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United
States Code, or section 5338(f)(1) of title 49, United States Code,
whichever appropriate.
(c)  Calculation.--The amounts made available under this joint
resolution to be expended under the authority of this section shall be
calculated by taking into account any rescission or cancellation of
funds or contract authority for fiscal year 2009 under the Safe,
Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for
Users or any other law.
Sec. 159. (a) <> Extension of Authority for
Expenditures From Highway Trust Fund.--
(1) Paragraph (1) of section 9503(c) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 shall be applied--
(A) by substituting the date specified in section
106(3) of this joint resolution for ``September 30,
2009''; and

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(B) by substituting the date that is 1 day after the
date specified in section 106(3) of this joint
resolution for ``October 1, 2009''.
(2) Paragraph (1) of section 9503(c) of such <> Code is amended by striking ``under'' and all that
follows and inserting ``under the first Continuing
Appropriations Resolution for Fiscal Year 2010 enacted into law
or any other provision of law which was referred to in this
paragraph before the date of the enactment of such Continuing
Appropriations Resolution (as such Resolution and provisions of
law are in effect on the date of the enactment of such
Resolution).''.

(b) Mass Transit Account.--
(1) Paragraph (3) of section 9503(e) of such Code shall be
applied by substituting the date that is 1 day after the date
specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution for
``October 1, 2009''.
(2) Paragraph (3) of section 9503(e) of such Code is amended
by striking ``in accordance with'' and all that follows and
inserting ``in accordance with the first Continuing
Appropriations Resolution for Fiscal Year 2010 enacted into law
or any other provision of law which was referred to in this
paragraph before the date of the enactment of such Continuing
Appropriations Resolution (as such Resolution and provisions of
law are in effect on the date of the enactment of such
Resolution).''.

(c) Exception to Limitations on Transfers.--Subparagraph (B) of
section 9503(b)(6) of such Code shall be applied--
(1) by substituting the date specified in section 106(3) of
this joint resolution for ``September 30, 2009''; and
(2) by substituting the date that is 1 day after the date
specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution for
``October 1, 2009''.

Sec. 160.  Section 4 of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration
Act (16 U.S.C. 777c) is amended--
(1) <> in subsection (a), by inserting
``and the period from October 1, 2009, through the date
specified in section 106(3) of the first Continuing
Appropriations Resolution for Fiscal Year 2010 enacted into
law,'' after ``2009,''; and
(2) in subsection (b)(1)(A), by inserting ``and the period
from October 1, 2009, through the date specified in section
106(3) of the first Continuing Appropriations Resolution for
Fiscal Year 2010 enacted into law,'' after ``2009''.

Sec. 161. (a) Paragraph (2) of section 9504(b) of the Internal
Revenue <> Code of 1986 is amended--
(1) by striking ``(as in effect'' in subparagraph (A) and
all that follows in such subparagraph and inserting ``(as in
effect on the date of the enactment of the first Continuing
Appropriations Resolution for Fiscal Year 2010),'';
(2) by striking ``(as in effect'' in subparagraph (B) and
all that follows in such subparagraph and inserting ``(as in
effect on the date of the enactment of the first Continuing
Appropriations Resolution for Fiscal Year 2010), and''; and
(3) by striking ``(as in effect'' in subparagraph (C) and
all that follows in such subparagraph and inserting ``(as in
effect on the date of the enactment of the first Continuing
Appropriations Resolution for Fiscal Year 2010).''.

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(b) <> Paragraph (2) of section 9504(d) of
such Code shall be applied by substituting the date that is one day
after the date specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution for
``October 1, 2009''.

Sec. 162.  Unless otherwise provided for in this joint resolution or
in the applicable appropriations Act, appropriations and funds made
available and authority granted pursuant to sections 157 through 161 of
this joint resolution shall be available until (1) enactment into law of
an Act to extend or reauthorize surface transportation programs, or (2)
the date specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution, whichever
first occurs, and shall be charged to the applicable appropriation,
fund, or authorization whenever a bill in which such applicable
appropriation, fund, or authorization is contained is enacted into law.
Sec. 163.  <> None of the funds made available by this
joint resolution or any prior Act may be provided to the Association of
Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN), or any of its
affiliates, subsidiaries, or allied organizations.

Sec. 164. (a) Clause (iii) of section 8909a(d)(3)(A) of title 5,
United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
``(iii) $1,400,000,000, not later than September 30,
2009;''.

(b) <> The amendment made
by subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in the enactment of
section 803(a)(1)(B) of the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act
(Public Law 109-435; 120 Stat. 3251).

This division may be cited as the ``Continuing Appropriations
Resolution, 2010''.

Approved October 1, 2009.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 2918:
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HOUSE REPORTS: Nos. 111-160 (Comm. on Appropriations) and 111-265
(Comm. of Conference).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 155 (2009):
June 19, considered and passed House.
June 25, July 6, considered and passed Senate, amended.
Sept. 25, House agreed to conference report.
Sept. 30, Senate agreed to conference report.