[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2112 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
H.R.2112
One Hundred Twelfth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
the fifth day of January, two thousand and eleven
An Act
Making consolidated appropriations for the Departments of Agriculture,
Commerce, Justice, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development,
and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and
for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

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This Act may be cited as the ``Consolidated and Further Continuing
Appropriations Act, 2012''.

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The table of contents of this Act is as follows:

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ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2012
APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2012
AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2012

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

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appropriations and authorizations made for the Department of
Agriculture for the current fiscal year under this Act shall be
available for the purchase, in addition to those specifically provided
for, of not to exceed 204 passenger motor vehicles of which 170 shall
be for replacement only, and for the hire of such vehicles:  Provided,
That notwithstanding this section, the only purchase of new passenger
vehicles shall be for those determined by the Secretary to be necessary
for transportation safety, to reduce operational costs, and for the
protection of life, property, and public safety.

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balances of discretionary funds appropriated by this Act or other
available unobligated discretionary balances of the Department of
Agriculture to the Working Capital Fund for the acquisition of plant
and capital equipment necessary for the delivery of financial,
administrative, and information technology services of primary benefit
to the agencies of the Department of Agriculture:  Provided, That none
of the funds made available by this Act or any other Act shall be
transferred to the Working Capital Fund without the prior approval of
the agency administrator:  Provided further, That none of the funds
transferred to the Working Capital Fund pursuant to this section shall
be available for obligation without written notification to and the
prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of
Congress:  Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated by
this Act or made available to the Department's Working Capital Fund
shall be available for obligation or expenditure to make any changes to
the Department's National Finance Center without written notification
to and prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both
Houses of Congress as required by section 711 of this Act:  Provided
further, That of annual income amounts in the Working Capital Fund of
the Department of Agriculture allocated for the National Finance
Center, the Secretary may reserve not more than 4 percent for the
replacement or acquisition of capital equipment, including equipment
for the improvement and implementation of a financial management plan,
information technology, and other systems of the National Finance
Center or to pay any unforeseen, extraordinary cost of the National
Finance Center:  Provided further, That none of the amounts reserved
shall be available for obligation unless the Secretary submits written
notification of the obligation to the Committees on Appropriations of
the House of Representatives and the Senate:  Provided further, That
the limitation on the obligation of funds pending notification to
Congressional Committees shall not apply to any obligation that, as
determined by the Secretary, is necessary to respond to a declared
state of emergency that significantly impacts the operations of the
National Finance Center; or to evacuate employees of the National
Finance Center to a safe haven to continue operations of the National
Finance Center.

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remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless
expressly so provided herein.

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negotiated indirect cost rates on cooperative agreements or similar
arrangements between the United States Department of Agriculture and
nonprofit institutions in excess of 10 percent of the total direct cost
of the agreement when the purpose of such cooperative arrangements is
to carry out programs of mutual interest between the two parties. This
does not preclude appropriate payment of indirect costs on grants and
contracts with such institutions when such indirect costs are computed
on a similar basis for all agencies for which appropriations are
provided in this Act.

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cost of direct and guaranteed loans made available in the current
fiscal year shall remain available until expended to disburse
obligations made in the current fiscal year for the following accounts:
the Rural Development Loan Fund program account, the Rural
Electrification and Telecommunication Loans program account, and the
Rural Housing Insurance Fund program account.

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may be used to carry out section 410 of the Federal Meat Inspection Act
(21 U.S.C. 679a) or section 30 of the Poultry Products Inspection Act
(21 U.S.C. 471).

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Agriculture by this Act may be used to acquire new information
technology systems or significant upgrades, as determined by the Office
of the Chief Information Officer, without the approval of the Chief
Information Officer and the concurrence of the Executive Information
Technology Investment Review Board:  Provided, That notwithstanding any
other provision of law, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise
made available by this Act may be transferred to the Office of the
Chief Information Officer without written notification to and the prior
approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of
Congress:  Provided further, That none of the funds available to the
Department of Agriculture for information technology shall be obligated
for projects over $25,000 prior to receipt of written approval by the
Chief Information Officer.

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1241(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 and section 524(b) of the
Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1524(b)) in the current fiscal
year shall remain available until expended to disburse obligations made
in the current fiscal year.

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RUS borrower that has repaid or prepaid an insured, direct or
guaranteed loan under the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, or any
not-for-profit utility that is eligible to receive an insured or direct
loan under such Act, shall be eligible for assistance under section
313(b)(2)(B) of such Act in the same manner as a borrower under such
Act.

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purposes of a grant under section 412 of the Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998, none of the funds in this
or any other Act may be used to prohibit the provision of in-kind
support from non-Federal sources under section 412(e)(3) of such Act in
the form of unrecovered indirect costs not otherwise charged against
the grant, consistent with the indirect rate of cost approved for a
recipient.

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unobligated balances remaining available at the end of the fiscal year
from appropriations made available for salaries and expenses in this
Act for the Farm Service Agency and the Rural Development mission area,
shall remain available through September 30, 2013, for information
technology expenses.

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agency to use funds provided in this Act to exceed the maximum amount
of liquid infant formula specified in 7 CFR 246.10 when issuing liquid
infant formula to participants.

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available by this Act may be used for first-class travel by the
employees of agencies funded by this Act in contravention of sections
301-10.122 through 301-10.124 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations.

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the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-246),
other than by title I or subtitle A of title III of such Act, that is
authorized or required to be carried out using funds of the Commodity
Credit Corporation--
(1) such funds shall be available for salaries and related
administrative expenses, including technical assistance, associated
with the implementation of the program, without regard to the
limitation on the total amount of allotments and fund transfers
contained in section 11 of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter
Act (15 U.S.C. 714i); and
(2) the use of such funds for such purpose shall not be
considered to be a fund transfer or allotment for purposes of
applying the limitation on the total amount of allotments and fund
transfers contained in such section.

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requirements pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 1736f(e)(1) may be waived for any
amounts higher than those specified under this authority for fiscal
year 2010.

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Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1524(b)(4)(B)) is amended--
(1) in the heading, by striking ``fiscal years 2008 through
2012'' and inserting ``certain fiscal years''; and
(2) in the text, by striking ``2012'' and inserting ``2014''.
(b) Section 1238E(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C.
3838e(a)) is amended by striking ``2012'' and inserting ``2014''.
(c) Section 1240B(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C.
3839aa-2(a)) is amended by striking ``2012'' and inserting ``2014''.
(d) Section 1241(a)(6)(E) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16
U.S.C. 3841(a)(6)(E)) is amended by striking ``fiscal year 2012'' and
inserting ``each of fiscal years 2012 through 2014''.
(e) Section 1241(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C.
3841(a)) is amended--
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking
``2012,'' and inserting ``2012 (and fiscal year 2014 in the case of
the programs specified in paragraphs (3)(B), (4), (6), and (7)),'';
and
(2) in paragraph (4)(E), by striking ``fiscal year 2012'' and
inserting ``each of fiscal years 2012 through 2014''.
(f) Section 1241(a)(7)(D) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16
U.S.C. 3841(a)(7)(D)) is amended by striking ``2012'' and inserting
``2014''.

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available in fiscal years 2005, 2006, and 2007 to carry out section 601
of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 950bb) for the cost
of direct loans shall remain available until expended to disburse valid
obligations.

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preceding fiscal years for programs authorized under the Food for Peace
Act (7 U.S.C. 1691 et seq.) in excess of $20,000,000 shall be used to
reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for the release of eligible
commodities under section 302(f)(2)(A) of the Bill Emerson Humanitarian
Trust Act (7 U.S.C. 1736f-1):  Provided, That any such funds made
available to reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation shall only be
used pursuant to section 302(b)(2)(B)(i) of the Bill Emerson
Humanitarian Trust Act.

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$1,800,000 shall be used to cover necessary expenses of activities
related to all advisory committees, panels, commissions, and task
forces of the Department of Agriculture, except for panels used to
comply with negotiated rule makings and panels used to evaluate
competitively awarded grants.

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indirect costs charged against any agricultural research, education, or
extension grant awards issued by the National Institute of Food and
Agriculture that exceed 30 percent of total Federal funds provided
under each award:  Provided, That notwithstanding section 1462 of the
National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of
1977 (7 U.S.C. 3310), funds provided by this Act for grants awarded
competitively by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture shall
be available to pay full allowable indirect costs for each grant
awarded under section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638).

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Act may be used to write, prepare, or publish a final rule or an
interim final rule in furtherance of, or otherwise to implement,
``Implementation of Regulations Required Under Title XI of the Food,
Conservation and Energy Act of 2008; Conduct in Violation of the Act''
(75 Fed. Reg. 35338 (June 22, 2010)) unless the combined annual cost to
the economy of such rules do not exceed $100,000,000:  Provided, That
no funds be made available by this or any other Act to publish a final
or interim final rule in furtherance of, or otherwise implement,
proposed sections 201.2(l), 201.2(t), 201.2(u), 201.3(c), 201.210,
201.211, 201.213, or 201.214 of ``Implementation of Regulations
Required Under Title XI of the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of
2008; Conduct in Violation of the Act'' (75 Fed. Reg. 35338 (June 22,
2010)):  Provided further, That such rules must be published in the
Federal Register no later than December 9, 2011:  Provided further,
That none of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be
used to implement such rules until 60 days from the publication date of
such rules, and only unless such rules are otherwise in compliance with
this section.

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codes 12X3336, 12X2268, 12X0132, 12X2271, 12X2277, 12X1404, 12X1501,
and 12X1336 are hereby rescinded.

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16(h)(1)(A) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, $11,000,000 are
hereby rescinded.

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may reserve, through April 1, 2012, up to 5 percent of the funding
available for the following items for projects in areas that are
engaged in strategic regional development planning as defined by the
Secretary: business and industry guaranteed loans; rural development
loan fund; rural business enterprise grants; rural business opportunity
grants; rural economic development program; rural microenterprise
program; biorefinery assistance program; rural energy for America
program; value-added producer grants; broadband program; water and
waste program; and rural community facilities program.

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available by this or any other Act shall be used to pay the salaries
and expenses of personnel to carry out the following:
(1) The Conservation Stewardship Program authorized by sections
1238D-1238G of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3838d-
3838g) in excess of $768,484,000;
(2) The Watershed Rehabilitation program authorized by section
14(h) of the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (16
U.S.C. 1012(h));
(3) The Environmental Quality Incentives Program as authorized
by sections 1240-1240H of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C.
3839aa-3839aa-8) in excess of $1,400,000,000;
(4) The Farmland Protection Program as authorized by section
1238I of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3838i) in excess
of $150,000,000;
(5) The Grassland Reserve Program as authorized by sections
1238O-1238Q of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3838o-
3838q) in excess of 209,000 acres in fiscal year 2012;
(6) The Wetlands Reserve Program authorized by sections 1237-
1237F of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3837-3837f) to
enroll in excess of 185,800 acres in fiscal year 2012;
(7) The Wildlife Habitat Incentives Act authorized by section
1240N of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839bb-1)) in
excess of $50,000,000;
(8) The Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentives Program
authorized by section 1240R of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16
U.S.C. 3839bb-5);
(9) The Bioenergy Program for Advanced Biofuels authorized by
section 9005 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002
(7 U.S.C. 8105) in excess of $65,000,000;
(10) The Rural Energy for America Program authorized by section
9007 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7
U.S.C. 8107) in excess of $22,000,000;
(11) The Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program authorized
by section 6022 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of
2002 (7 U.S.C. 2008s);
(12) Section 508(d)(3) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7
U.S.C. 1508(d)(3)) to provide a performance-based premium discount
in the crop insurance program;
(13) Agricultural Management Assistance Program as authorized
by section 524 of the Federal Crop Insurance Act, as amended (7
U.S.C. 1524) in excess of $2,500,000 for the Natural Resources
Conservation Service;
(14) The Biomass Crop Assistance Program authorized by section
9011 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7
U.S.C. 8111) in excess of $17,000,000 in new obligational
authority; and
(15) A program under subsection (b)(2)(A)(iv) of section 14222
of Public Law 110-246 in excess of $948,000,000, as follows: Child
Nutrition Programs Entitlement Commodities--$465,000,000; State
Option Contracts--$5,000,000; Removal of Defective Commodities--
$2,500,000:  Provided, That none of the funds made available in
this Act or any other Act shall be used for salaries and expenses
to carry out section 19(i)(1)(E) of the Richard B. Russell National
School Lunch Act as amended by section 4304 of Public Law 110-246
in excess of $20,000,000, including the transfer of funds under
subsection (c) of section 14222 of Public Law 110-246, until
October 1, 2012:  Provided further, That $133,000,000 made
available on October 1, 2012, to carry out section 19(i)(1)(E) of
the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act as amended by
section 4304 of Public Law 110-246 shall be excluded from the
limitation described in subsection (b)(2)(A)(v) of section 14222 of
Public Law 110-246:  Provided further, That none of the funds
appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act
shall be used to pay the salaries or expenses of any employee of
the Department of Agriculture or officer of the Commodity Credit
Corporation to carry out clause 3 of section 32 of the Agricultural
Adjustment Act of 1935 (Public Law 74-320, 7 U.S.C. 612c, as
amended), or for any surplus removal activities or price support
activities under section 5 of the Commodity Credit Corporation
Charter Act:  Provided further, That of the available unobligated
balances under (b)(2)(A)(iv) of section 14222 of Public Law 110-
246, $150,000,000 are hereby rescinded.

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Service Agency to carry out a pilot program to demonstrate the use of
new technologies that increase the rate of growth of re-forested
hardwood trees on private nonindustrial forests lands, enrolling lands
on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico that were damaged by Hurricane
Katrina in 2005.

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shall be used to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel who prepare
or submit appropriations language as part of the President's Budget
submission to the Congress of the United States for programs under the
jurisdiction of the Appropriations Subcommittees on Agriculture, Rural
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies that
assumes revenues or reflects a reduction from the previous year due to
user fees proposals that have not been enacted into law prior to the
submission of the Budget unless such Budget submission identifies which
additional spending reductions should occur in the event the user fees
proposals are not enacted prior to the date of the convening of a
committee of conference for the fiscal year 2013 appropriations Act.

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February 12, 2012 for trade adjustment for farmers are hereby
rescinded.

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by previous Appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by this Act that
remain available for obligation or expenditure in the current fiscal
year, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the United
States derived by the collection of fees available to the agencies
funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure
through a reprogramming of funds, or in the case of the Department of
Agriculture, through use of the authority provided by section 702(b) of
the Department of Agriculture Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2257) or
section 8 of Public Law 89-106 (7 U.S.C. 2263), that--
(1) creates new programs;
(2) eliminates a program, project, or activity;
(3) increases funds or personnel by any means for any project
or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted;
(4) relocates an office or employees;
(5) reorganizes offices, programs, or activities; or
(6) contracts out or privatizes any functions or activities
presently performed by Federal employees;
unless the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Health and Human
Services, or the Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission
(as the case may be) notifies, in writing, the Committees on
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at least 30 days in advance
of the reprogramming of such funds or the use of such authority.
(b) None of the funds provided by this Act, or provided by previous
Appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by this Act that remain
available for obligation or expenditure in the current fiscal year, or
provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived
by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this Act,
shall be available for obligation or expenditure for activities,
programs, or projects through a reprogramming or use of the authorities
referred to in subsection (a) involving funds in excess of $500,000 or
10 percent, whichever is less, that--
(1) augments existing programs, projects, or activities;
(2) reduces by 10 percent funding for any existing program,
project, or activity, or numbers of personnel by 10 percent as
approved by Congress; or
(3) results from any general savings from a reduction in
personnel which would result in a change in existing programs,
activities, or projects as approved by Congress; unless the
Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Health and Human
Services, or the Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading
Commission (as the case may be) notifies, in writing, the
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at least 30
days in advance of the reprogramming of such funds or the use of
such authority.
(c) The Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Health and Human
Services, or the Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission
shall notify in writing the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses
of Congress before implementing any program or activity not carried out
during the previous fiscal year unless the program or activity is
funded by this Act or specifically funded by any other Act.
(d) As described in this section, no funds may be used for any
activities unless the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Health
and Human Services or the Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading
Commission receives from the Committee on Appropriations of both Houses
of Congress written or electronic mail confirmation of receipt of the
notification as required in this section.

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Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932(g)(5)), the Secretary may
assess a one-time fee for any guaranteed business and industry loan in
an amount that does not exceed 3 percent of the guaranteed principal
portion of the loan.

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Service Facilities.--The Secretary of Agriculture may close up to 10
facilities of the Agricultural Research Service, as proposed in the
budget of the President for fiscal year 2012 submitted to Congress
pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code.
(b) Conveyance Authority.--With respect to an Agricultural Research
Service facility to be closed pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary
of Agriculture may convey, with or without consideration, all right,
title, and interest of the United States in and to any real property,
including improvements and equipment thereon, of the facility to an
eligible entity specified in subsection (c). If the Agricultural
Research Service facility consists of more than one parcel of real
property, the Secretary may convey each parcel separately and to
different eligible entities.
(c) Entities.--The following entities are eligible to receive real
property under subsection (b):
(1) Land-grant colleges and universities (as defined in section
1404(13) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and
Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103(13)).
(2) 1994 Institutions (as defined in section 532 of the Equity
in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note;
Public Law 103-382)).
(3) Hispanic-serving agricultural colleges and universities (as
defined in section 1404(10) of the National Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103(10)).
(d) Conditions on Receipt.--As a condition of the conveyance of
real property under subsection (b), the recipient of the property
must--
(1) be located in the same State or territory of the United
States in which the property is located; and
(2) agree to accept and use the property for agricultural and
natural resources research for a minimum of 25 years.

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available to the Department of Agriculture or the Food and Drug
Administration shall be used to transmit or otherwise make available to
any non-Department of Agriculture or non-Department of Health and Human
Services employee questions or responses to questions that are a result
of information requested for the appropriations hearing process.

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Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(l) Food Donation Program.--
``(1) In general.--Each school and local educational agency
participating in the school lunch program under this Act may donate
any food not consumed under such program to eligible local food
banks or charitable organizations.
``(2) Guidance.--
``(A) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date
of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall
develop and publish guidance to schools and local educational
agencies participating in the school lunch program under this
Act to assist such schools and local educational agencies in
donating food under this subsection.
``(B) Updates.--The Secretary shall update such guidance as
necessary.
``(3) Liability.--Any school or local educational agency making
donations pursuant to this subsection shall be exempt from civil
and criminal liability to the extent provided under the Bill
Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act (42 U.S.C. 1791).
``(4) Definition.--In this subsection, the term `eligible local
food banks or charitable organizations' means any food bank or
charitable organization which is exempt from tax under section
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C.
501(c)(3)).''.

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Conservation Program'', for necessary expenses resulting from a major
disaster declared pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), $122,700,000, to
remain available until expended:  Provided, That the preceding amount
is designated by the Congress as being for disaster relief pursuant to
section 251(b)(2)(D) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985:  Provided further, That there is hereby
appropriated for the ``Emergency Forest Restoration Program'', for
necessary expenses resulting from a major disaster declared pursuant to
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42
U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), $28,400,000, to remain available until expended:
Provided further, That the preceding amount is designated by the
Congress as being for disaster relief pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985:
Provided further, That there is hereby appropriated for the ``Emergency
Watershed Protection Program'', for necessary expenses resulting from a
major disaster declared pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.),
$215,900,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided further,
That the preceding amount is designated by the Congress as being for
disaster relief pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D) of the Balanced Budget
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

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funds provided in this Act, may be used by an executive branch agency
to produce any prepackaged news story intended for broadcast or
distribution in the United States unless the story includes a clear
notification within the text or audio of the prepackaged news story
that the prepackaged news story was prepared or funded by that
executive branch agency.

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detailed or assigned from an agency or office funded by this Act or any
other Act to any other agency or office of the Department for more than
30 days unless the individual's employing agency or office is fully
reimbursed by the receiving agency or office for the salary and
expenses of the employee for the period of assignment.

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to enter into a contract, memorandum of understanding, or cooperative
agreement with, make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee to
any corporation that was convicted (or had an officer or agent of such
corporation acting on behalf of the corporation convicted) of a felony
criminal violation under any Federal or State law within the preceding
24 months, where the awarding agency is aware of the conviction, unless
the agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation,
or such officer or agent, and made a determination that this further
action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government.

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to enter into a contract, memorandum of understanding, or cooperative
agreement with, make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee
to, any corporation that any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been
assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been
exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner
pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting
the tax liability, where the awarding agency is aware of the unpaid tax
liability, unless the agency has considered suspension or debarment of
the corporation and made a determination that this further action is
not necessary to protect the interests of the Government.

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``Emergency Watershed Protection Program'' provided in Public Law 108-
199, Public Law 109-234, and Public Law 110-28 shall be available for
the purposes of such program for disasters occurring in 2011, and shall
remain available until expended:  Provided, That the amounts made
available by this section are designated by Congress as being for an
emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Public Law
99-177), as amended.

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Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.) may only be used to provide
assistance to recipient nations if adequate monitoring and controls, as
determined by the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International
Development, are in place to ensure that emergency food aid is received
by the intended beneficiaries in areas affected by food shortages and
not diverted for unauthorized or inappropriate purposes.

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to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel who provide nonrecourse
marketing assistance loans for mohair under section 1201 of the Food,
Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8731).

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to implement an interim final or final rule regarding nutrition
programs under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42
U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C.
1771 et seq.) that--
(1) requires crediting of tomato paste and puree based on
volume;
(2) implements a sodium reduction target beyond Target I, the
2-year target, specified in Notice of Proposed Rulemaking,
``Nutrition Standards in the National School Lunch and School
Breakfast Programs'' (FNS-2007-0038, RIN 0584-AD59) until the
Secretary certifies that the Department has reviewed and evaluated
relevant scientific studies and data relevant to the relationship
of sodium reductions to human health; and
(3) establishes any whole grain requirement without defining
``whole grain.''

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Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2006e) shall not apply to any
project funded under the community facilities programs authorized under
such Act if such project is also subject to approval of a permit issued
under section 404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.
1344).

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by the Secretary of Agriculture to provide direct payments under
section 1103 or 1303 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008
(7 U.S.C. 8713, 8753) to any person or legal entity that has an average
adjusted gross income (as defined in section 1001D of the Food Security
Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308-3a)) in excess of $1,000,000.

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to implement an interim final or final rule that--
(1) sets any maximum limits on the serving of vegetables in
school meal programs established under the Richard B. Russell
National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) and by section 4
of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773); or
(2) is inconsistent with the recommendations of the most recent
Dietary Guidelines for Americans for vegetables.

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(1) Any balances to carry out a housing demonstration program
to provide revolving loans for the preservation of low-income
multi-family housing projects as authorized in Public Law 108-447
and Public Law 109-97 and a demonstration program for the
preservation and revitalization of the section 515 multi-family
rental housing properties as authorized by Public Law 109-97 and
Public Law 110-5 shall be transferred to and merged with the
``Rural Housing Service, Multi-family Housing Revitalization
Program Account'';
(2) Any prior balances in the Rural Development, Rural
Community Advancement Program account for programs authorized by
section 306 and described in section 381E(d)(1) of such Act be
transferred and merged with the ``Rural Community Facilities
Program Account'' and any other prior balances from the Rural
Development, Rural Community Advancement Program account that the
Secretary determines are appropriate to transfer;
(3) Any prior balances in the Rural Development, Rural
Community Advancement Program account for programs authorized by
sections 306 and 310B and described in sections 310B(f) and
381E(d)(3) of such Act be transferred and merged with the ``Rural
Business Program Account'' and any other prior balances from the
Rural Development, Rural Community Advancement Program account that
the Secretary determines are appropriate to transfer; and
(4) Any prior balances in the Rural Development, Rural
Community Advancement Program account programs authorized by
sections 306, 306A, 306C, 306D, 306E, and 310B and described in
sections 306C(a)(2), 306D, 306E, and 381E(d)(2) of such Act be
transferred to and merged with the ``Rural Water and Waste Disposal
Program Account'' and any other prior balances from the Rural
Development, Rural Community Advancement Program account that the
Secretary determines are appropriate to transfer.

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appropriations and funds made available to the Department of Commerce
by this Act shall be available for the activities specified in the Act
of October 26, 1949 (15 U.S.C. 1514), to the extent and in the manner
prescribed by the Act, and, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3324, may be used
for advanced payments not otherwise authorized only upon the
certification of officials designated by the Secretary of Commerce that
such payments are in the public interest.

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available to the Department of Commerce by this Act for salaries and
expenses shall be available for hire of passenger motor vehicles as
authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343 and 1344; services as authorized by 5
U.S.C. 3109; and uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law
(5 U.S.C. 5901-5902).

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available for the current fiscal year for the Department of Commerce in
this Act may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such
appropriation shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such
transfers:  Provided, That any transfer pursuant to this section shall
be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act
and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in
compliance with the procedures set forth in that section:  Provided
further, That the Secretary of Commerce shall notify the Committees on
Appropriations at least 15 days in advance of the acquisition or
disposal of any capital asset (including land, structures, and
equipment) not specifically provided for in this Act or any other law
appropriating funds for the Department of Commerce.

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under this title resulting from personnel actions taken in response to
funding reductions included in this title or from actions taken for the
care and protection of loan collateral or grant property shall be
absorbed within the total budgetary resources available to such
department or agency:  Provided, That the authority to transfer funds
between appropriations accounts as may be necessary to carry out this
section is provided in addition to authorities included elsewhere in
this Act:  Provided further, That use of funds to carry out this
section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505
of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure
except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.

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(1) the term ``Under Secretary'' means Under Secretary of
Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere;
(2) the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(A) the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on
Science, Space and Technology of the House of Representatives;
(3) the term ``satellite'' means the satellites proposed to be
acquired for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA);
(4) the term ``development'' means the phase of a program
following the formulation phase and beginning with the approval to
proceed to implementation, as defined in NOAA Administrative Order
216-108, Department of Commerce Administrative Order 208-3, and
NASA's Procedural Requirements 7120.5c, dated March 22, 2005;
(5) the term ``development cost'' means the total of all costs,
including construction of facilities and civil servant costs, from
the period beginning with the approval to proceed to implementation
through the achievement of operational readiness, without regard to
funding source or management control, for the life of the program;
(6) the term ``life-cycle cost'' means the total of the direct,
indirect, recurring, and nonrecurring costs, including the
construction of facilities and civil servant costs, and other
related expenses incurred or estimated to be incurred in the
design, development, verification, production, operation,
maintenance, support, and retirement of a program over its planned
lifespan, without regard to funding source or management control;
(7) the term ``major program'' means an activity approved to
proceed to implementation that has an estimated life-cycle cost of
more than $250,000,000; and
(8) the term ``baseline'' means the program as set following
contract award and preliminary design review of the space and
ground systems.
(b)(1) NOAA shall not enter into a contract for development of a
major program, unless the Under Secretary determines that--
(A) the technical, cost, and schedule risks of the program
are clearly identified and the program has developed a plan to
manage those risks;
(B) the technologies required for the program have been
demonstrated in a relevant laboratory or test environment;
(C) the program complies with all relevant policies,
regulations, and directives of NOAA and the Department of
Commerce;
(D) the program has demonstrated a high likelihood of
accomplishing its intended goals; and
(E) the acquisition of satellites for use in the program
represents a good value to accomplishing NOAA's mission.
(2) The Under Secretary shall transmit a report describing the
basis for the determination required under paragraph (1) to the
appropriate congressional committees at least 30 days before
entering into a contract for development under a major program.
(3) The Under Secretary may not delegate the determination
requirement under this subsection, except in cases in which the
Under Secretary has a conflict of interest.
(c)(1) Annually, at the same time as the President's annual budget
submission to the Congress, the Under Secretary shall transmit to the
appropriate congressional committees a report that includes the
information required by this section for the satellite development
program for which NOAA proposes to expend funds in the subsequent
fiscal year. The report under this paragraph shall be known as the
Major Program Annual Report.
(2) The first Major Program Annual Report for NOAA's satellite
development program shall include a Baseline Report that shall, at
a minimum, include--
(A) the purposes of the program and key technical
characteristics necessary to fulfill those purposes;
(B) an estimate of the life-cycle cost for the program,
with a detailed breakout of the development cost, program
reserves, and an estimate of the annual costs until development
is completed;
(C) the schedule for development, including key program
milestones;
(D) the plan for mitigating technical, cost, and schedule
risks identified in accordance with subsection (b)(1)(A); and
(E) the name of the person responsible for making
notifications under subsection (d), who shall be an individual
whose primary responsibility is overseeing the program.
(3) For the major program for which a Baseline Report has been
submitted, subsequent Major Program Annual Reports shall describe
any changes to the information that had been provided in the
Baseline Report, and the reasons for those changes.
(d)(1) The individual identified under subsection (c)(2)(E) shall
immediately notify the Under Secretary any time that individual has
reasonable cause to believe that, for the major program for which he or
she is responsible, the development cost of the program has exceeded
the estimate provided in the Baseline Report of the program by 20
percent or more.
(2) Not later than 30 days after the notification required
under paragraph (1), the individual identified under subsection
(c)(2)(E) shall transmit to the Under Secretary a written
notification explaining the reasons for the change in the cost of
the program for which notification was provided under paragraph
(1).
(3) Not later than 15 days after the Under Secretary receives a
written notification under paragraph (2), the Under Secretary shall
transmit the notification to the appropriate congressional
committees.
(e) Not later than 30 days after receiving a written notification
under subsection (d)(2), the Under Secretary shall determine whether
the development cost of the program has exceeded the estimate provided
in the Baseline Report of the program by 20 percent or more. If the
determination is affirmative, the Under Secretary shall--
(1) transmit to the appropriate congressional committees, not
later than 15 days after making the determination, a report that
includes--
(A) a description of the increase in cost and a detailed
explanation for the increase;
(B) a description of actions taken or proposed to be taken
in response to the cost increase; and
(C) a description of any impacts the cost increase, or the
actions described under subparagraph (B), will have on any
other program within NOAA; and
(2) if the Under Secretary intends to continue with the
program, promptly initiate an analysis of the program, which shall
include, at a minimum--
(A) the projected cost and schedule for completing the
program if current requirements of the program are not
modified;
(B) the projected cost and the schedule for completing the
program after instituting the actions described under paragraph
(1)(B); and
(C) a description of, and the projected cost and schedule
for, a broad range of alternatives to the program.
(f) NOAA shall complete an analysis initiated under paragraph (2)
not later than 6 months after the Under Secretary makes a determination
under this subsection. The Under Secretary shall transmit the analysis
to the appropriate congressional committees not later than 30 days
after its completion.

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services (including but not limited to utilities, telecommunications,
and security services) necessary to support the operation, maintenance,
and improvement of space that persons, firms or organizations are
authorized pursuant to the Public Buildings Cooperative Use Act of 1976
or other authority to use or occupy in the Herbert C. Hoover Building,
Washington, DC, or other buildings, the maintenance, operation, and
protection of which has been delegated to the Secretary from the
Administrator of General Services pursuant to the Federal Property and
Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended, on a reimbursable or
non-reimbursable basis. Amounts received as reimbursement for services
provided under this section or the authority under which the use or
occupancy of the space is authorized, up to $200,000, shall be credited
to the appropriation or fund which initially bears the costs of such
services.

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grant recipient from deterring child pornography, copyright
infringement, or any other unlawful activity over its networks.

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Atmospheric Administration is authorized to use, with their consent,
with reimbursement and subject to the limits of available
appropriations, the land, services, equipment, personnel, and
facilities of any department, agency or instrumentality of the United
States, or of any State, local government, Indian tribal government,
Territory or possession, or of any political subdivision thereof, or of
any foreign government or international organization for purposes
related to carrying out the responsibilities of any statute
administered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
(rescission)

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whether unobligated or unavailable, are hereby permanently rescinded,
and notwithstanding section 308(b) of the Coastal Zone Management Act
of 1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1456a), any future payments to the Fund
made pursuant to sections 307 (16 U.S.C. 1456) and 308 (16 U.S.C.
1456a) of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, as amended, shall,
in this fiscal year and any future fiscal years, be treated in
accordance with the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, as amended.

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bearing fund to be known as the ``Fisheries Enforcement Asset
Forfeiture Fund'', which shall consist of all sums received as fines,
penalties, and forfeitures of property for violations of any provisions
of 16 U.S.C. chapter 38 or of any other marine resource law enforced by
the Secretary of Commerce, including the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981
(16 U.S.C. 3371 et seq.) and with the exception of collections pursuant
to 16 U.S.C. 1437, which are currently deposited in the Operations,
Research, and Facilities account:  Provided, That all unobligated
balances that have been collected pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 1861 or any
other marine resource law enforced by the Secretary of Commerce with
the exception of 16 U.S.C. 1437 shall be transferred from the
Operations, Research, and Facilities account into the Fisheries
Enforcement Asset Forfeiture Fund and shall remain available until
expended.

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bearing fund to be known as the ``Sanctuaries Enforcement Asset
Forfeiture Fund'', which shall consist of all sums received as fines,
penalties, and forfeitures of property for violations of any provisions
of 16 U.S.C. chapter 38, which are currently deposited in the
Operations, Research, and Facilities account:  Provided, That all
unobligated balances that have been collected pursuant to 16 U.S.C.
1437 shall be transferred from the Operations, Research, and Facilities
account into the Sanctuaries Enforcement Asset Forfeiture Fund and
shall remain available until expended.

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report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate, beginning with October 2011 data, on
any official travel to China by any employee of the U.S. Department of
Commerce, including the purpose of such travel.

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title for official reception and representation expenses, a total of
not to exceed $50,000 from funds appropriated to the Department of
Justice in this title shall be available to the Attorney General for
official reception and representation expenses.

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available to pay for an abortion, except where the life of the mother
would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term, or in the case
of rape:  Provided, That should this prohibition be declared
unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, this section
shall be null and void.

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used to require any person to perform, or facilitate in any way the
performance of, any abortion.

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obligation of the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to provide escort
services necessary for a female inmate to receive such service outside
the Federal facility:  Provided, That nothing in this section in any
way diminishes the effect of section 203 intended to address the
philosophical beliefs of individual employees of the Bureau of Prisons.

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available for the current fiscal year for the Department of Justice in
this Act may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such
appropriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall be
increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers:  Provided,
That any transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated as a
reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act and shall not be
available for obligation except in compliance with the procedures set
forth in that section.

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September 30, 2013, the Personnel Management Demonstration Project
transferred to the Attorney General pursuant to section 1115 of the
Homeland Security Act of 2002, Public Law 107-296 (28 U.S.C. 599B)
without limitation on the number of employees or the positions covered.

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102-395 section 102(b) shall extend to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Firearms and Explosives in the conduct of undercover investigative
operations and shall apply without fiscal year limitation with respect
to any undercover investigative operation by the Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives that is necessary for the detection
and prosecution of crimes against the United States.

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Justice in this Act may be used for the purpose of transporting an
individual who is a prisoner pursuant to conviction for crime under
State or Federal law and is classified as a maximum or high security
prisoner, other than to a prison or other facility certified by the
Federal Bureau of Prisons as appropriately secure for housing such a
prisoner.

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used by Federal prisons to purchase cable television services, to rent
or purchase videocassettes, videocassette recorders, or other
audiovisual or electronic equipment used primarily for recreational
purposes.
(b) The preceding sentence does not preclude the renting,
maintenance, or purchase of audiovisual or electronic equipment for
inmate training, religious, or educational programs.

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be obligated or expended for any new or enhanced information technology
program having total estimated development costs in excess of
$100,000,000, unless the Deputy Attorney General and the investment
review board certify to the Committees on Appropriations that the
information technology program has appropriate program management
controls and contractor oversight mechanisms in place, and that the
program is compatible with the enterprise architecture of the
Department of Justice.

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section 505 of this Act shall apply to deviations from the amounts
designated for specific activities in this Act and accompanying
statement, and to any use of deobligated balances of funds provided
under this title in previous years.

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to plan for, begin, continue, finish, process, or approve a public-
private competition under the Office of Management and Budget Circular
A-76 or any successor administrative regulation, directive, or policy
for work performed by employees of the Bureau of Prisons or of Federal
Prison Industries, Incorporated.

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Attorney General shall report to the Committees on Appropriations of
the House of Representatives and the Senate a cost and schedule
estimate for the final operating capability of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation's Sentinel program, including the costs of Bureau
employees engaged in development work, the costs of operating and
maintaining Sentinel for 2 years after achievement of the final
operating capability, and a detailed list of the functionalities
included in the final operating capability compared to the
functionalities included in the previous program baseline.
(b) The report described in subsection (a) shall be submitted
concurrently to the Department of Justice Office of Inspector General
(OIG) and, within 60 days of receiving such report, the OIG shall
provide an assessment of such report to the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.

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shall be available for the salary, benefits, or expenses of any United
States Attorney assigned dual or additional responsibilities by the
Attorney General or his designee that exempt that United States
Attorney from the residency requirements of 28 U.S.C. 545.

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addition to any amounts that otherwise may be available (or authorized
to be made available) by law, with respect to funds appropriated by
this title under the headings ``Research, Evaluation, and Statistics'',
``State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance'', and ``Juvenile Justice
Programs''--
(1) Up to 3 percent of funds made available to the Office of
Justice Programs for grant or reimbursement programs may be used by
such Office to provide training and technical assistance; and
(2) Up to 2 percent of funds made available for grant or
reimbursement programs under such headings, except for amounts
appropriated specifically for research, evaluation, or statistical
programs administered by the National Institute of Justice and the
Bureau of Justice Statistics, shall be transferred to and merged
with funds provided to the National Institute of Justice and the
Bureau of Justice Statistics, to be used by them for research,
evaluation or statistical purposes, without regard to the
authorizations for such grant or reimbursement programs, and of
such amounts, $1,300,000 shall be transferred to the Bureau of
Prisons for Federal inmate research and evaluation purposes.

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based upon a determination of fiscal hardship, waive the requirements
of sections 2976(g)(1), 2978(e)(1) and (2), and 2904 of title I of the
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C.
3797w(g)(1), 3797w-2(e)(1) and (2), 3797q-3) with respect to funds
appropriated in this or any other Act making appropriations for fiscal
years 2010 through 2012 for Adult and Juvenile Offender State and Local
Reentry Demonstration Projects and State, Tribal, and Local Reentry
Courts authorized under part FF of title I of such Act of 1968, and the
Prosecution Drug Treatment Alternatives to Prison Program authorized
under part CC of such Act.

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20109(a), in subtitle A of title II of the Violent Crime Control and
Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13709(a)), shall not apply to
amounts made available by this title.

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amended by replacing ``appropriated'' with ``used from
appropriations'', and by inserting ``(2),'' before ``(3)''.

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than for the national instant criminal background check system
established under section 103 of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention
Act, may be used by a Federal law enforcement officer to facilitate the
transfer of an operable firearm to an individual if the Federal law
enforcement officer knows or suspects that the individual is an agent
of a drug cartel, unless law enforcement personnel of the United States
continuously monitor or control the firearm at all times.

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auditor to evaluate the Gulf Coast Claims Facility.

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be used for publicity or propaganda purposes not authorized by the
Congress.

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any consulting service through procurement contract, pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 3109, 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 pursuant to existing law.

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provision to any person or circumstances shall be held invalid, the
remainder of the Act and the application of each provision to persons
or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid shall
not be affected thereby.

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under previous appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by this Act
that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year
2012, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the United
States derived by the collection of fees available to the agencies
funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure
through a reprogramming of funds that: (1) creates or initiates a new
program, project or activity; (2) eliminates a program, project or
activity; (3) increases funds or personnel by any means for any project
or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted; (4)
relocates an office or employees; (5) reorganizes or renames offices,
programs or activities; (6) contracts out or privatizes any functions
or activities presently performed by Federal employees; (7) augments
existing programs, projects or activities in excess of $500,000 or 10
percent, whichever is less, or reduces by 10 percent funding for any
program, project or activity, or numbers of personnel by 10 percent; or
(8) results from any general savings, including savings from a
reduction in personnel, which would result in a change in existing
programs, projects or activities as approved by Congress; unless the
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations are notified 15 days in
advance of such reprogramming of funds.

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thereafter, none of the funds made available in this or any other Act
may be used to implement, administer, or enforce any guidelines of the
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission covering harassment based on
religion, when it is made known to the Federal entity or official to
which such funds are made available that such guidelines do not differ
in any respect from the proposed guidelines published by the Commission
on October 1, 1993 (58 Fed. Reg. 51266).

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Federal agency that any person intentionally affixed a label bearing a
``Made in America'' inscription, or any inscription with the same
meaning, to any product sold in or shipped to the United States that is
not made in the United States, the person shall be ineligible to
receive any contract or subcontract made with funds made available in
this Act, pursuant to the debarment, suspension, and ineligibility
procedures described in sections 9.400 through 9.409 of title 48, Code
of Federal Regulations.
(b)(1) To the extent practicable, with respect to authorized
purchases of promotional items, funds made available by this Act shall
be used to purchase items that are manufactured, produced, or assembled
in the United States, its territories or possessions.
(2) The term ``promotional items'' has the meaning given the term
in OMB Circular A-87, Attachment B, Item (1)(f)(3).

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Science Foundation, and the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration shall provide to the Committees on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives and the Senate a quarterly report on the
status of balances of appropriations at the account level. For
unobligated, uncommitted balances and unobligated, committed balances
the quarterly reports shall separately identify the amounts
attributable to each source year of appropriation from which the
balances were derived. For balances that are obligated, but unexpended,
the quarterly reports shall separately identify amounts by the year of
obligation.
(b) The report described in subsection (a) shall be submitted
within 30 days of the end of the first quarter of fiscal year 2012, and
subsequent reports shall be submitted within 30 days of the end of each
quarter thereafter.
(c) If a department or agency is unable to fulfill any aspect of a
reporting requirement described in subsection (a) due to a limitation
of a current accounting system, the department or agency shall fulfill
such aspect to the maximum extent practicable under such accounting
system and shall identify and describe in each quarterly report the
extent to which such aspect is not fulfilled.

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under this Act resulting from, or to prevent, personnel actions taken
in response to funding reductions included in this Act shall be
absorbed within the total budgetary resources available to such
department or agency:  Provided, That the authority to transfer funds
between appropriations accounts as may be necessary to carry out this
section is provided in addition to authorities included elsewhere in
this Act:  Provided further, That use of funds to carry out this
section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505
of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure
except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.

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available to promote the sale or export of tobacco or tobacco products,
or to seek the reduction or removal by any foreign country of
restrictions on the marketing of tobacco or tobacco products, except
for restrictions which are not applied equally to all tobacco or
tobacco products of the same type.

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this Act or any other provision of law may be used for--
(1) the implementation of any tax or fee in connection with the
implementation of subsection 922(t) of title 18, United States
Code; and
(2) any system to implement subsection 922(t) of title 18,
United States Code, that does not require and result in the
destruction of any identifying information submitted by or on
behalf of any person who has been determined not to be prohibited
from possessing or receiving a firearm no more than 24 hours after
the system advises a Federal firearms licensee that possession or
receipt of a firearm by the prospective transferee would not
violate subsection (g) or (n) of section 922 of title 18, United
States Code, or State law.

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deposited or available in the Fund established under 42 U.S.C. 10601 in
any fiscal year in excess of $705,000,000 shall not be available for
obligation until the following fiscal year.

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Department of Transportation Appropriations Act, 2012 — HR. 2112

Other Sections

DIVISION D

DIVISION A

DIVISION B

DIVISION C

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