E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 111 CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION

Vol. 155 WASHINGTON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2009 No. 183—Book III House of Representatives DIVISION D—DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, larly in accounts where the final appropria- ference agreement includes $30,000,000 for a HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND tion is different than that of the budget re- new competitive grant program to provide EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES quest. Further, these statements also shall transitional jobs activities instead of APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2010 include the effect of the appropriation on $35,000,000 as proposed by the House and The Departments of Labor, Health and any new activities or major initiatives dis- $40,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. The Human Services, and Education, and Related cussed in the budget justifications accom- conference agreement provides an additional Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010, put in panying the fiscal year 2010 budget. $15,000,000 for these activities within the Re- place by this division incorporates the fol- TITLE I integration of Ex-Offenders program, result- lowing agreements of the managers. Funds DEPARTMENT OF LABOR ing in a total of $45,000,000 for transitional for the individual programs and activities jobs activities. The conferees direct the De- EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION within the accounts in this division are dis- partment of Labor to consult with the De- played in the detailed table at the end of the TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES partment of Health and Human Services’ Ad- statement of the managers for this Act. (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) ministration for Children and Families in de- Funding levels that are not displayed in the The conference agreement includes signing the grant competition and awarding detailed table are identified within this $3,828,530,000 for Training and Employment grants, consistent with House Report statement of the managers. All references Services instead of $3,802,961,000 as proposed 111μ09220. In addition, the conferees note within this explanatory statement to the Re- by the House and $3,798,536,000 as proposed by that funds should be used to leverage other covery Act mean the American Recovery and the Senate. Of the amount appropriated, resources to support program growth, con- Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law $1,772,000,000 is an advance appropriation for sistent with Senate Report 111μ0966. The con- 111μ095). fiscal year 2011 as proposed by both the ference agreement includes bill language al- In implementing this conference agree- House and the Senate. lowing up to 10μ09percent of funding for tran- ment, the Departments and agencies should Within the total for the Dislocated Worker sitional jobs activities to be available for be guided by the language and instructions Assistance National Reserve, the conference evaluation of such projects or transferred to set forth in House Report 111μ09220 and Sen- agreement does not include bill language to the Department of Health and Human Serv- ate Report 111μ0966 accompanying the bill, allow up to $30,000,000 of this appropriation ices or the Department of Justice for support H.R. 3293. In cases where the language and to be made available to the Career Pathways of transitional jobs activities as proposed by instructions in either report specifically ad- Innovation Fund as proposed by the Senate. the Senate. The House bill included a provi- dress the allocation of funds, each has been The conferees urge the Secretary to give fa- sion to ensure that a sufficient portion of reviewed by the conferees and those that are vorable consideration to grant applications funds available for transitional jobs activi- jointly concurred in have been endorsed in from States whose allotment for dislocated ties would be used for an evaluation of the this explanatory statement. worker employment and training activities program. In cases in which the House or the Senate in Public Law 111μ098 was less than their al- Within the amount provided for Pilots, report requests or directs the submission of lotment for such activities in Public Law Demonstrations and Research, the con- a report, such report is to be submitted to 110μ09161. The conference agreement includes ference agreement also includes $5,500,000 as both the Committees on Appropriations of bill language to suspend section 173(e) of the proposed by the House to continue a program the House of Representatives and the Senate. Workforce Investment Act (WIA). Section of competitive grants to address the employ- Section 516 sets forth the reprogramming 173(e) of the WIA facilitated the transition ment and training needs of young parents. requirements and limitations for the Depart- from the Job Training Partnership Act for- The Senate did not include funds for this ac- ments and agencies funded through this divi- mula to the WIA formula; however, the WIA tivity. The Department should continue to sion, including the requirement to make a formula has been in effect for a decade and award these competitive grants based on the written request to the Committees on Appro- the transition is complete. The conferees criteria outlined in House Report 110—231. priations of the House of Representatives note that suspending this provision will The conference agreement includes and the Senate 15 days prior to reprogram- allow more funds to be available to respond $48,889,000 for the following projects in the ming, or to the announcement of intent to to natural disasters and mass layoffs. Nei- following amounts: reprogram funds in excess of 10 percent or ther the House nor the Senate proposed a Project Amount $500,000, whichever is less, between programs, similar provision. Access Community Health Net- projects, and activities. The conference agreement designates work, Chicago, IL for a job Departments and agencies funded in this $78,410,000 for migrant and seasonal farm- training initiative ...... 400,000 division shall submit statements on the ef- worker formula grants instead of $78,610,000 fect of this Act to the Appropriations Com- as proposed by the House and $78,310,000 as Alabama Institute for the Deaf mittees within 45 days of enactment of this proposed by the Senate. In addition, the con- and Blind, Talladega, AL for an Act, pursuant to section 518. The Commit- ference agreement designates $5,700,000 for employer training and job de- tees on Appropriations of the House of Rep- migrant and seasonal farmworker housing velopment initiative ...... 200,000 resentatives and the Senate expect that instead of $5,500,000 as proposed by the House Arkansas State University-Beebe, these statements will provide sufficient de- and $5,800,000 as proposed by the Senate. Searcy, AR for a training pro- tail to show the allocation of funds among Within the amount provided for Pilots, gram for employment in the programs, projects, and activities, particu- Demonstrations and Research, the con- natural gas industry ...... 200,000

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Worth, TX for a job Fredericksburg, VA for nursing Capital Workforce Partners, training initiative ...... 500,000 training and curriculum devel- Community Transportation Asso- Hartford, CT, for a career com- opment ...... 100,000 ciation of America, Wash- petency development program .. 300,000 Give Every Child A Chance, ington, DC, for the continu- Capps Workforce Training Cen- Manteca, CA for employment ation of the Joblinks program .. 450,000 mentoring ...... 500,000 ter, Stoneville, MS, for work- Conservation Corps of Long force training ...... 500,000 Guadalupe Centers, Inc., Kansas Beach, Long Beach, CA for a job City, MO for its Culinary Arts Center for Employment Training, training program for at-risk Institute job training and em- San Jose, CA for training dis- youth ...... 225,000 ployment program ...... 200,000 located workers and out-of- Covenant House Florida, Fort HARBEL Community Organiza- school youth for green jobs ...... 350,000 Lauderdale, FL for job readi- tion, Baltimore, MD for unem- Central Council of Tlingit and ness training ...... 550,000 ployed and underemployed indi- Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska, Covenant House New Jersey, viduals ...... 250,000 Juneau, AK, to expand voca- Newark, NJ, for a job training Hard Hatted Women, Warren, OH tional training including dis- initiative ...... 100,000 for the Tradeswomen TOOLS tance learning technologies ...... 308,000 Cypress Mandela Training Cen- program ...... 200,000 Central Pennsylvania Institute of ter, Inc., Oakland, CA for pre- Hartford Public Schools, Hart- Science and Technology, Pleas- apprentice construction train- ford, CT, for workforce readi- ant Gap, PA for job training ing for solar and green jobs ...... 275,000 ness and job placement services programs ...... 250,000 Danville Community College, Danville, VA for training at its through OPPortunity High Chesapeake Bay Trust, Annap- School ...... 275,000 olis, MD, for the clean water Wood Products Advanced Man- Haven for Hope of Bexar County, jobs training initiative ...... 116,000 ufacturing Lab ...... 100,000 Davinci Center for Community San Antonio, TX, for a home- Chicago House and Social Service Progress, Providence, RI for less job training program ...... 200,000 Agency, Chicago, IL for an em- workforce education and train- Hawkeye Community College, ployment training and transi- ing ...... 200,000 Waterloo, IA, for support of the tional jobs program ...... 200,000 DaytonDefense, Beavercreek, OH Advance Manufacturing Train- City of Baltimore, Office of Em- for a job training initiative ...... 300,000 ing program, including equip- ployment Development, MD for Des Moines Area Community Col- ment ...... 400,000 its BRAC Employment Pre- lege, Ankeny, IA for dislocated Highline Community College, Des paredness Program ...... 400,000 worker training and job place- Moines, WA for a workforce City of Chesapeake, VA for a job ment in financial services, training, education, and out- training initiative ...... 250,000 health care and construction .... 350,000 reach initiative ...... 250,000 City of Detroit, MI for its Sum- Des Moines Area Community Col- Hobbs Hispano Chamber of Com- mer Youth Services Program ... 500,000 lege, Ankeny, IA, for the Cen- merce, Hobbs, NM, for work- City of East Palo Alto, CA for tral Iowa Works Project Em- force development ...... 200,000 workforce training in green ployment career opportunities Homeboy Industries, Los Angeles, jobs ...... 600,000 education program ...... 400,000 CA for solar panel installation Digital Workforce Academy, Aus- City of Emeryville, CA, for the training and certification for tin, TX for a job training initia- East Bay Green Jobs Initiative at-risk young individuals in tive ...... 300,000 workforce development pro- Los Angeles ...... 300,000 gram ...... 200,000 Duke Media Foundation, Holly- wood, CA for career exploration Hopkins House, Alexandria, VA City of Grand Rapids, MI for the and training for at-risk youth for workforce development and Our Community’s Children job for jobs in filmmaking ...... 100,000 training in early childhood edu- training initiative ...... 350,000 East Bay Regional Park District, cation ...... 250,000 City of Los Angeles, CA, for the Oakland, CA, for fire and con- Impact Services Corporation, Los Angeles Youth Opportunity servation crews training pro- Philadelphia, PA, for a commu- Movement workforce develop- grams ...... 600,000 nity job training and placement ment program ...... 500,000 Easter Seals Arc of NE Indiana, program ...... 100,000 City of Oakland, CA, for the East Ft. Wayne, IN for a job training IndependenceFirst, Milwaukee, Bay Green Jobs Initiative program for adults with disabil- WI to provide employment sup- workforce development pro- ities ...... 100,000 port services to persons with gram ...... 600,000 Filipino-American Service Group, disabilities ...... 100,000 City of Petersburg, Clearwater, Los Angeles, CA for case man- Innovative Productivity, Inc., FL for an employment readi- agement and job training for Louisville, KY for a job train- ness program ...... 200,000 homeless individuals ...... 250,000 ing initiative ...... 150,000

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Brook- JobPath, Inc., Tucson, AZ for un- sissippi State, MS, for the Mis- lyn, NY for a workforce devel- derserved adults job training .... 200,000 sissippi Integrated Workforce opment initiative ...... 150,000 Jobs for Maine’s Graduates, Inc, Performance System ...... 500,000 Summit Academy OIC, Min- Augusta, ME, for career devel- Mississippi Technology Alliance, neapolis, MN for a program fo- opment for at-risk youth ...... 200,000 Ridgeland, MS, for workforce cused on weatherization techni- Jobs for Mississippi Graduates, training ...... 250,000 cian training and residential Inc, Jackson, MS, for career de- Mississippi Valley State Univer- energy auditing ...... 400,000 velopment for at-risk youth ..... 200,000 sity, Itta Bena, MS, for training Team Taylor County, Campbells- Johnstown Area Regional Indus- and development at the Auto- ville, KY, for job training pro- tries, Inc., Johnstown, PA for mated Identification Tech- grams ...... 100,000 The Healing Place, Richmond, its workforce development pro- nology/Automatic Data Collec- VA, for job training services .... 150,000 gram ...... 200,000 tion Program ...... 500,000 Montana State University, Bil- Tulane University, New Orleans, Lansing Community College, LA for a community health Lansing, MI for a job training lings, MT, for job training ...... 100,000 National Center for Family Lit- worker training program ...... 250,000 initiative focused on alter- UMWA Career Centers, Inc., native automotive technologies 420,000 eracy, Louisville, KY for inte- gration of career awareness and Washington, PA for its mine Liberty Resources, Inc, Philadel- worker training and employ- phia, PA, for job training pro- job readiness activities into a family literacy program ...... 100,000 ment programs ...... 550,000 grams for persons with disabil- University of Hawaii-Maui, ities ...... 100,000 National Council of Negro Women, Washington, DC for a Kahului, HI, for Community Lincoln Land Community Col- job readiness, life skills, and College Training & Education lege, Springfield, IL, for work- training program for disadvan- Opportunities program ...... 2,000,000 force development programs ..... 250,000 taged women ...... 350,000 University of Hawaii-Maui, Living Classrooms of the Na- Northeast Iowa Ironworkers- Kahului, HI, for the Remote tional Capital Region, Wash- Cedar Rapids Local 89, Cedar Rural Hawaii Job Training ington, DC for its youth work- Rapids, IA, for workforce devel- Project ...... 2,300,000 force development program ...... 350,000 Upper Rio Grande Workforce So- opment ...... 250,000 Local Area 1 Workforce Invest- lutions, El Paso, TX for its Northern Marianas Trade Insti- ment Board, Caribou, ME, for Rural Initiatives Program ...... 200,000 tute, Saipan, MP for vocational workforce job opportunities ..... 500,000 Vanguard Services Unlimited, Ar- and technical training pro- Los Angeles Community College lington, VA for a comprehen- grams ...... 200,000 sive vocational counselor train- District/Valley College, Valley Ocean Bay Community Develop- ing project ...... 250,000 Glen, CA for workforce develop- ment Corporation, Averne, NY ment in energy efficiency and Vermont Department of Public for a workforce preparation Safety, Waterbury, VT, for fire- green technology fields ...... 300,000 program for youth and young Macomb Community College, fighting and emergency serv- adults residing in public hous- ices training support ...... 100,000 Warren, MI for training dis- ing ...... 100,000 placed workers in the aerospace Vermont HITEC, Inc, Williston, Oklahoma City Community Col- VT, for the Vermont HITEC Job and defense industries ...... 550,000 lege, Oklahoma City, OK for a MAGNET, Cleveland, OH for vet- Training Initiative ...... 2,000,000 veterans job training initiative 200,000 Vermont Technical College, Ran- erans workforce development, Opportunities Industrialization training, and job placement in dolph Center, VT, for the Center of Washington, Yakima, Vermont Green Jobs Workforce the manufacturing industry ..... 200,000 WA, to provide workforce and Maine Manufacturing Extension Development Initiative ...... 750,000 health and safety training to Vocational Guidance Services, Partnership, Augusta, ME, for agricultural workers ...... 150,000 Cleveland, OH, for job training workforce job opportunities ..... 500,000 People for the Parks, Venice, CA activities ...... 100,000 Make the Road New York, Brook- for a program to train at-risk Wake Technical Community Col- lyn, NY for English language youth to maintain and operate lege, Raleigh, NC for job train- and economic literacy training sustainable parks ...... 165,000 ing in the computer simulation in low-income, primarily immi- Philadelphia Shipyard Develop- and green automotive tech- grant communities ...... 200,000 ment Corporation, Philadel- nologies industries ...... 400,000 Manchester Bidwell Corporation, phia, PA, for job training pro- Washington State Board for Com- Pittsburgh, PA, for job training grams ...... 100,000 munity and Technical Colleges, programs at Bidwell Training Project ARRIBA, El Paso, TX, for Federal Way, WA, for training, Center ...... 100,000 workforce development and on-the-job support and career Massachusetts Manufacturing economic opportunities in the development services in the Extension Partnership, Worces- West Texas region ...... 100,000 long-term care sector in Wash- ter, MA, for expansion of a Rhode Island Economic Develop- ington State ...... 250,000 workforce skills training pro- ment Corporation, Providence, Washington State Labor Council gram ...... 250,000 RI, for support and delivery of AFL-CIO, Seattle, WA, to help Maui Economic Development job training services ...... 500,000 support the creation of a path- Board, Kihei, HI, Maui Eco- San Jacinto College, Pasadena, way for young people to appren- nomic Development Board TX for workforce development, ticeship training programs in Science, Technology, Engineer- which shall include purchase of high demand industries across ing and Math (STEM) training 450,000 equipment ...... 350,000 the State of Washington ...... 200,000 Maui Economic Development Sheppard Pratt Health System, Washington State Workforce Board, Kihei, HI, Rural Com- Baltimore, MD, Work Force Ini- Training and Education Coordi- puter Utilization Training ...... 300,000 tiative for the Mentally Ill ...... 725,000 nating Board, Olympia, WA, to McHenry County, Woodstock, IL Southeastern Louisiana Univer- support the development, ex- for short-term occupational sity, Hammond, LA for a work- pansion, delivery and testing of training ...... 250,000 force development initiative .... 150,000 workplace-based education and Metropolitan Community Col- Southern Utah University, Cedar training for low-income adult leges, Kansas City, MO for City, UT, for a renewable en- workers resulting in models for training services at its Sustain- ergy job training initiative ...... 400,000 other States use ...... 850,000 ability Training Center ...... 500,000 Southwest Virginia Community Waukesha Technical College, Michigan Works, Benton Harbor, College, Richlands, VA for Pewaukee, WI, to provide job MI for the basic workforce green jobs training in rural training to the unemployed and transformation program ...... 250,000 communities ...... 400,000 incumbent workers ...... 200,000

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Project Amount COMMUNITY SERVICE EMPLOYMENT FOR OLDER rity Administration instead of $154,060,000 as West Los Angeles College, Culver AMERICANS proposed by the House and $155,662,000 as pro- City, CA for the Pathways to The conference agreement includes posed by the Senate. 21st Century Careers program .. 600,000 $825,425,000 for Community Service Employ- EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS ADMINISTRATION Workforce Opportunity Council, ment for Older Americans (CSEOA) instead SALARIES AND EXPENSES Concord, NH, for the advanced of $615,425,000 as proposed by the House and manufacturing portable class- $575,425,000 as proposed by the Senate. Within (INCLUDING RESCISSION AND TRANSFER OF room social services research the total, $225,000,000 is available upon the FUNDS) training program ...... 100,000 enactment of this Act and shall remain The conference agreement includes Workforce Services Unlimited, available through December 31, 2011. Neither $493,506,000 for the Employment Standards Inc., Circleville, OH for a job the House nor the Senate proposed a similar Administration (ESA) instead of $486,756,000 training initiative ...... 450,000 availability period. as proposed by the House and $498,956,000 as Wrightco Educational Founda- The conferees are aware that additional re- proposed by the Senate. tion, Ebensburg, PA, for secu- sources provided in the Recovery Act are in- The conferees support the Administra- rity and communications tech- sufficient to meet the needs of low-income tion’s reorganization of ESA to eliminate nology job training programs ... 100,000 older workers adversely impacted by the re- overlapping leadership and management po- WRTP/BIG STEP, Milwaukee, WI cession. Many CSEOA grantees are main- sitions. The conference agreement includes for workforce skills training to taining waiting lists for available commu- bill language to allow funds identified in the match needs in the construc- nity service jobs but are unable to fill those table accompanying this Act for ESA Pro- tion, manufacturing and jobs due to funding limitations. In deter- gram Direction and Support to be reallo- healthcare sectors ...... 100,000 mining those current grantees that can ef- cated among the agencies included in this Youngstown Neighborhood Devel- fectively use funds made available imme- opment Corporation, Youngs- account or transferred to any other account diately in this Act, the Secretary should within the Department for the same pur- town, OH for its Youngstown take into account demonstrated need, finan- Grey to Green Initiative to pro- poses. Neither the House nor the Senate pro- cial management, and sustained and satis- posed a similar provision. vide training in green jobs ...... 305,000 factory performance. Youth Radio, Oakland, CA for The conference agreement rescinds STATE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE AND training of at-risk youth in $50,000,000 from unobligated funds collected EMPLOYMENT SERVICE OPERATIONS media production, digital tech- pursuant to section 286(v) of the Immigra- nology and broadcast engineer- The conference agreement includes tion and Nationality Act instead of ing ...... 250,000 $4,113,681,000 for State Unemployment Insur- $65,000,000 as proposed by both the House and Within the funds provided for Reintegra- ance and Employment Service Operations in- the Senate. The rescission is effective on tion of Ex-offenders, the conference agree- stead of $4,097,056,000 as proposed by the September 30, 2010 as proposed by the House. ment includes $15,000,000 for transitional jobs House and $4,113,806,000 as proposed by the The Senate proposed that the rescission be activities as proposed by the House. The Sen- Senate. effective on September 1, 2010. Sufficient ate included funds for transitional jobs ac- The conference agreement includes funds will remain to enable the Department tivities within the Pilots, Demonstrations $60,000,000 for in-person reemployment and of Labor to conduct enforcement activities and Research program. The conference eligibility assessments and unemployment under the current legislative authority. The agreement designates that funds shall be insurance improper payment reviews. This conference agreement also includes bill lan- available for obligation on April 1, 2010 as amount includes $50,000,000 available for guage in section 524 to provide additional au- proposed by the Senate. The House proposed these purposes through a discretionary thority for ESA to conduct enforcement pro- that funds shall be available for obligation spending cap adjustment established in the grams and activities that focus on industries on July 1, 2010. The conferees expect the De- fiscal year 2010 congressional budget resolu- likely to employ nonimmigrants. tion. In addition to increasing support for in- partment of Labor to consult with the De- ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, ENERGY EMPLOY- person reemployment and eligibility assess- partment of Justice in awarding competitive EES OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS COMPENSATION ments, the Department should continue to grants for transitional jobs activities. FUND The conferees support the Department’s make a portion of these funds available for proposed spending priorities for the Re- technology-based overpayment prevention, The conference agreement includes integration of Ex-offenders program, as iden- detection, and collection activities. In fiscal $51,900,000 for the Energy Employees Occupa- tified in the congressional budget justifica- year 2009, the Department funded State re- tional Illness Compensation Program Act tion. Given that the conference agreement quests for technology-based projects through (EEOICPA) instead of $51,197,000 as proposed adopts a funding level below the request, the a combination of the discretionary spending by both the House and the Senate. The fund- conferees request that an operating plan be cap adjustment and the appropriation for ing level reflects expansion of the Office of submitted to the Committees on Appropria- State Operations for Unemployment Insur- the Ombudsman’s responsibilities to include tions of the House of Representatives and ance. The conferees encourage continuation claimants for benefits under Part B of the the Senate not later than 45 days after en- of this practice. EEOICPA, as authorized by the National De- actment of this Act. The conference agreement includes fense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2010. The conference agreement establishes a $12,000,000 within One-Stop Career Centers OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH separate line item for the Career Pathways and Labor Market Information funding to ADMINISTRATION carry out the language in Senate Report 111– Innovation Fund. The Career Pathways Inno- SALARIES AND EXPENSES vation Fund replaces the Community-Based 66 regarding disability-related employment Job Training Grants program, which pre- planning and activities. The Senate proposed The conference agreement includes viously received funding under the Dis- $12,000,000 for these activities, along with an $558,620,000 for the Occupational Safety and located Worker Assistance National Reserve. additional $12,000,000 in the Office of Dis- Health Administration (OSHA) instead of The conference agreement includes a set- ability Employment Policy (ODEP) account. $554,620,000 as proposed by the House and aside of not less than $65,000,000 for competi- The House proposed $10,000,000 in ODEP for $561,620,000 as proposed by the Senate. tive grants that prepare workers for careers similar activities. Within the funds provided for Federal En- in the health care sector as proposed by the ADVANCES TO THE UNEMPLOYMENT TRUST FUND forcement, the conferees intend for the De- House. The Senate did not include a set-aside AND OTHER FUNDS partment to use the increase above the fiscal within the Career Pathways Innovation The conference agreement includes such year 2009 funding level to continue a multi- Fund. sums as necessary for Advances to the Un- year process of rebuilding OSHA’s enforce- The conferees note that from November employment Trust Fund and Other Funds as ment capacity and increasing the pace of 2000 to November 2009 manufacturing em- proposed by both the House and the Senate. standard setting. ployment in the United States declined by The conference agreement also includes bill The conference agreement includes bill more than 5.5 million jobs. The conferees en- language to reestablish the longstanding pol- language designating that grants to States courage the Secretary to consider competi- icy of making funds in this account available shall be no less than 50 percent of the costs tive grant opportunities to train and place for two fiscal years. Neither the House nor of State occupational safety and health pro- returning veterans, the underemployed, high the Senate proposed a similar provision. grams required to be incurred under plans approved by the Secretary as proposed by school graduates, and traditional manufac- PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION turing employees so they can achieve the the House. The Senate proposed that grants The conference agreement includes skills necessary to fill jobs in growing sec- to States may be up to 55 percent of the $147,656,000 for Program Administration in- tors of the high skilled, high tech and preci- costs of State occupational safety and health stead of $146,406,000 as proposed by the House sion manufacturing industry. programs. and $148,906,000 as proposed by the Senate. The conferees direct the Department of The conferees strongly urge the Secretary Labor and the Department of Health and EMPLOYEE BENEFITS SECURITY not to permanently redistribute any of the Human Services to establish an interagency ADMINISTRATION additional State Plan grant funding provided taskforce and submit a strategic plan for ad- SALARIES AND EXPENSES under this appropriation for which a State is dressing emerging needs in the health care The conference agreement includes unable to provide its required match in fiscal sector, consistent with House Report 111–220. $154,861,000 for the Employee Benefits Secu- year 2010 because of the pressures on State

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Senate. match and receive funding that is available OFFICE OF DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT POLICY The conference agreement includes suffi- but was not matched this fiscal year. cient funds, together with funds from pre- SALARIES AND EXPENSES The conferees believe that after every ef- vious fiscal years, to support construction of fort is made to allow State grant funds to be The conference agreement includes a new Job Corps center previously approved matched by States—consistent with past $39,031,000 for the Office of Disability Em- through the competitive bidding process. agency practice—any remaining funds that ployment Policy (ODEP) as proposed by the The conference agreement also includes suf- cannot be matched in fiscal year 2010 by Senate instead of $37,031,000 as proposed by ficient funds to initiate a competition for States should be reprogrammed for Federal the House. two new Job Corps centers. In the selection enforcement activities, consistent with sec- The conference agreement includes process, the conferees direct the Department tion 516 of this Act. Utilizing maximum $12,000,000 within ODEP funding to carry out to follow guidance provided in House Report flexibility to respond to individual State the language in Senate Report 111–66 regard- 111–220 and Senate Report 111–66 regarding issues related to the match requirement, or ing disability-related employment planning the criteria to be considered in selecting two reprogramming for Federal enforcement, and activities. The Senate proposed new sites. will meet the goal of increasing resources $12,000,000 for these activities, along with an VETERANS EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING additional $12,000,000 in the ETA account. that can lead to improved workplace safety The conference agreement includes The House included $10,000,000 in the ODEP and health for America’s workers. $256,127,000 for Veterans Employment and account for similar activities. The conferees include $1,000,000 within Training instead of $257,127,000 as proposed OSHA to continue a recordkeeping enforce- DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT by the House and $255,127,000 as proposed in ment initiative on injury and illness record- SALARIES AND EXPENSES the Senate. ing, consistent with Senate Report 111–66. (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) GENERAL PROVISIONS The House did not include a similar provi- sion. The conference agreement includes OPERATING PLAN $355,154,000 for Departmental Management The conference agreement continues a pro- MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION instead of $350,154,000 as proposed by the vision prohibiting the obligation of funds for SALARIES AND EXPENSES House and $357,154,000 as proposed by the demonstration, pilot, multiservice, research, The conference agreement includes Senate. and multistate projects under section 171 of $357,293,000 for the Mine Safety and Health International Labor Affairs Bureau the Workforce Investment Act prior to the Administration (MSHA) instead of submission of a report on the planned use of The conference agreement includes $353,193,000 as proposed by the House and such funds as proposed by the House. The $92,669,000 for the International Labor Affairs $357,143,000 as proposed by the Senate. Senate did not include a similar provision. The conference agreement includes Bureau (ILAB) instead of $91,419,000 as pro- posed by the House and $93,919,000 as pro- WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT PROVISIONS $2,000,000 over the budget request for MSHA The conference agreement continues a pro- to increase spot inspections in the active posed by the Senate. The conference agree- ment also includes new language providing vision requiring that the Secretary of Labor workings of coal mines for the purpose of ob- take no action to amend the definition es- taining compliance with section 202 of the ILAB with an extra quarter to obligate fund- ing for its technical assistance programs and tablished in 20 CFR 667.220 for functions and Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of activities under title I of the Workforce In- 1969. The conferees expect MSHA to submit authority to support microfinance activities. The conferees take this action to better en- vestment Act of 1998 or to modify the proce- quarterly reports on enforcement of section dure for designation of local areas as speci- 202 of such Act, including findings from the able ILAB to design its international labor activities, confirm government support for fied in that Act until such time as legisla- spot inspection program, to the Committees tion reauthorizing the Act is enacted as pro- on Appropriations of the House of Represent- proposed programs and collaborate closely with the State Department and other pro- posed by the Senate. The House did not in- atives and the Senate. Within the amount clude a similar provision. available for standards development, the gram partners in effectively utilizing this conference agreement provides sufficient appropriation. TRANSFER PLAN funding for MSHA to conduct risk assess- The conference agreement designates (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) ments for the proposed rules to reduce min- $40,000,000 for the United States’ contribu- The conferees direct the Secretary to sub- ers’ exposure to respirable coal mine dust tion to the International Labour Organiza- mit a plan for the transfer of the administra- and silica and related regulatory activities. tion’s International Program for the Elimi- tion of the Job Corps program from the Of- The conferees direct the Secretary to pro- nation of Child Labor in order to expand this fice of the Secretary to the Employment and vide sufficient resources for the National successful effort. The conference agreement Training Administration as proposed by the Mine Safety and Health Academy and also designates $20,000,000 to continue the House. Not less than 30 days after submitting MSHA’s Approval and Certification Center, program of basic education grants in coun- the plan to the Committees on Appropria- consistent with Senate Report 111–66. The tries where the growing numbers of children tions of the House of Representatives and conference agreement continues to recognize removed from abusive and exploitative child the Senate, the Secretary may transfer the the Joseph A. Holmes Safety Association as labor need access to basic education, to be administration and appropriation of the Job a principal safety association as proposed by administered in accordance with Senate Re- Corps program from the Office of the Sec- the Senate. The conference agreement does port 111–66. retary and the provisions of section 102 of not make this recognition permanent as pro- In addition, the conference agreement des- Public Law 109–149 shall no longer be appli- posed by the House. ignates $6,500,000 to continue support for the cable. The Senate bill contained a similar Within the amount provided for Program implementation of model programs designed provision. Administration, the conference agreement to address worker rights in countries with TITLE II provides $1,450,000 for an award to the United which the United States has trade preference programs as proposed by the House. The Sen- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN Mine Workers of America to continue a SERVICES project, initiated with the fiscal year 2008 ap- ate included a similar directive in its report. HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES propriation, for classroom and simulated res- The conferees also support the Depart- ADMINISTRATION cue training for mine rescue teams as pro- ment’s proposed spending priorities for re- posed by the Senate. The House did not in- search, policy, reporting, and administra- HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES clude a similar provision. tion—as identified in the congressional budg- The conference agreement includes et justification. The increased funding level $7,498,522,000 for health resources and serv- BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS over fiscal year 2009 is sufficient to support ices, of which $7,473,522,000 is provided as SALARIES AND EXPENSES an additional 12 full-time equivalents budget authority and $25,000,000 is made The conference agreement includes (FTE)—consistent with House Report 111– available under section 241 of the Public $611,447,000 for the Bureau of Labor Statistics 220—including 4 FTEs for the Office of Child Health Service Act instead of $7,331,817,000 as (BLS) instead of $611,623,000 as proposed by Labor, Forced Labor, and Human Traf- proposed by the House and $7,263,799,000 as the House and $611,271,000 as proposed by the ficking. proposed by the Senate. Senate. Legal Services The conference agreement includes bill The conference agreement continues bill language designating $1,000,000 of funding for For Legal Services, the conferees agree language providing that the Current Em- Rural Flexibility Grants to telehealth serv- that the increased funding level over fiscal ployment Survey shall maintain the content ices, including pilots and demonstrations year 2009 is intended to include adequate en- of the survey issued prior to June 2005 with using electronic health records to coordinate forcement support for the Mine Safety and respect to the collection of data for the rural veterans care with the Department of Health Administration. women worker series as proposed by the Veterans Affairs VISTA-Electronic Health House. The Senate did not include a similar OFFICE OF JOB CORPS Record. The Senate proposed $2,000,000 for provision. The conferees include $1,300,000 The conference agreement provides this activity. The House did not propose within BLS funding to continue efforts to $1,708,205,000 for the Office of Job Corps in- funding.

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The House language that identifies not less than pital, Barrington, IL for facili- did not propose to fund the demonstration. $7,575,000 for General Dentistry programs and ties and equipment ...... 70,000 The conferees intend that telehealth fund- not less than $7,575,000 for Pediatric Den- Advocate South Suburban Hos- ing may be used for new and existing re- tistry programs, including Faculty Loan Re- pital, Hazel Crest, IL for facili- gional and national resource centers that payment, as proposed by the Senate. The ties and equipment ...... 300,000 focus on operational clinical, statutory, or House proposed $5,000,000 for the dentistry Advocates for a Healthy Commu- regulatory barriers to the delivery of tele- programs. The conference agreement also in- nity, Inc., Springfield, MO for health services including credentialing and cludes bill language stating that Dental Fac- facilities and equipment ...... 750,000 licensure and the establishment of one or ulty Loan Repayments shall be made using Akron Children’s Hospital, more resource centers focused on the same terms and conditions as the Nurs- Akron, OH for facilities and telehomecare. The Senate proposed similar ing Faculty Loan Repayment program unless equipment ...... 250,000 language. The House did not propose lan- otherwise authorized. This is similar to lan- Alaska Native Tribal Health Con- guage. guage proposed by the Senate. The House did sortium, Anchorage, AK, for fa- The conference agreement does not include not propose comparable language. cilities and equipment ...... 1,000,000 bill language allocating funding for base The conferees expect HRSA to use Na- Alaska Native Tribal Health Con- grant adjustments for existing community tional Health Service Corps recruitment sortium, Anchorage, AK, for health centers as proposed by the House. The funds only to support multi-year, rather training dental health care Senate did not propose a similar provision. than single year, commitments consistent workers ...... 2,000,000 The conference agreement includes no less with Senate Report 111–66. The House did not Alexandria Neighborhood Health than the fiscal year 2009 funding level for Na- propose similar language. Services, Inc., Alexandria, VA tive Hawaiian Health Care activities within The conferees are aware that the National for facilities and equipment ..... 500,000 the Community Health Centers program as Health Service Corps may require fewer Alivio Medical Center, Chicago, proposed by the Senate. The House did not amendments to contracts made under the IL, for facilities and equipment 1,000,000 All Children’s Hospital, St. Pe- propose similar language. Recovery Act than were anticipated. The tersburg, FL for facilities and The conferees expect that the $75,000,000 in- conferees intend that funds provided in the equipment ...... 350,000 cluded for State Health Access Grants will Recovery Act for amendments may also be Allegheny General Hospital, be awarded in the same manner and with the used for new scholar and loan repayment same requirements as in fiscal year 2009 con- Pittsburgh, PA, for equipment 100,000 awards. The conferees also intend that Re- sistent with House Report 111–220. The Sen- Allen Institute for Brain Science, covery Act funds provided for National ate did not propose similar language. Seattle, WA, for equipment ...... 300,000 The conference agreement includes bill Health Service Corps field operations may be Allied Services Foundation, language providing $1,932,865,000 for Parts A used to fund multi-year contracts that sup- Clarks Summit, PA, for reha- and B of the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treat- port the orientation, monitoring, compli- bilitation equipment ...... 100,000 ment Modernization Act, to be available ance, and relocation of scholar and loan re- Alton Memorial Hospital, Alton, through September 30, 2012, as proposed by payment awardees who received funding IL for facilities and equipment 250,000 the House. The Senate proposed $1,916,873,000. through the Recovery Act. Altoona Regional Health System, The conference agreement includes lan- The conference agreement includes funding Altoona, PA, for equipment ...... 100,000 guage proposed by the House limiting 2009 for Allied Health Training programs as fol- AMDEC Foundation, New York, program year reductions in Ryan White Part lows: NY, for facilities and equip- A grants for metropolitan and transitional ment relating to medical re- Budget activity House Senate Conference areas to 7.6 percent by providing $6,021,000 for search ...... 100,000 supplemental grants for fiscal year 2009. The State Dental Health American Oncologic Hospital, Senate bill did not propose similar language. Grants ...... $20,000,000 $10,000,000 $17,500,000 Fox Chase Cancer Center, The conference agreement does not include Chiropractic-medical School Demo Grants 1,945,000 1,945,000 1,945,000 Philadelphia, PA for facilities bill language proposed by both the House and Graduate Psychology and equipment for the Amer- Senate continuing legislative authority for Training ...... 1,945,000 3,945,000 2,945,000 ican Russian Cancer Alliance ... 1,000,000 Ryan White activities through fiscal year American Optometric Associa- 2010. This language is not necessary because The conferees intend that the increase over tion, Alexandria, VA, to expand the reauthorization for the program has re- fiscal year 2009 funding for Public Health, vision screening programs ...... 500,000 cently been signed into law. Preventive Medicine, and Dental Public American Optometric Associa- The conferees intend that the Health Re- Health programs be used to expand fellow- tion, Saint Louis, MO, to ex- sources and Services Administration (HRSA) ships and training in the area of Preventive pand vision screening programs allocate funds for the Minority AIDS Initia- Medicine as proposed by the Senate. The in Iowa ...... 90,000 tive within the Ryan White HIV Programs at House did not propose similar language. American Prosthodontic Society a level above the fiscal year 2009 funding The conferees intend that, as proposed by Foundation, Osceola Mills, PA, level. The House proposed a specific level of the Senate, the funding increase over fiscal for scholarships and program funding, and the Senate proposed funding at year 2009 for the Nurse Education, Practice, costs related to training in no less than the fiscal year 2009 level for the and Retention program be used to establish prosthetic dentistry and clin- Minority AIDS Initiative. a new initiative to train nursing home aides ical prosthodontics ...... 100,000 The conference agreement includes bill and home health aides, with grants made to American Red Cross South- language setting aside $92,551,000 for Special colleges or community-based training pro- eastern MI Blood Services Re- Projects of Regional and National Signifi- grams. The House did not propose this provi- gion, Detroit, MI, for blood do- cance (SPRANS) as proposed by the Senate sion. nation programs ...... 200,000 instead of $92,649,000 as proposed by the The conference agreement includes bill American Red Cross, Columbus, House. The conference agreement assumes language providing $10,000,000 as a direct OH, for purchase of vehicles to the following set-asides within SPRANS: lump sum payment to the Denali Commis- serve rural areas ...... 200,000 sion as proposed by the Senate. The House Anchorage Neighborhood Health Budget activity House Senate Conference did not propose funding for the Denali Com- Center, Anchorage, AK for fa- Oral Health...... $4,859,000 $4,859,000 $4,859,000 mission. The conferees concur in the lan- cilities and equipment ...... 100,000 Epilepsy ...... 4,000,000 3,416,000 3,708,000 guage proposed in Senate Report 111–66 re- Anchorage Project Access, An- Sickle Cell ...... 3,774,000 3,774,000 3,774,000 garding the allocation of Denali Commission chorage, AK, for health care co- First-time Motherhood ...... 4,956,000 4,956,000 4,956,000 Doulas ...... 1,504,000 1,504,000 1,504,000 funding. The House did not propose any ordination and supplies ...... 125,000 Fetal Alcohol Syndrome ...... 0 486,000 486,000 Denali Commission language. Angelina College, Lufkin, TX for The conference agreement includes bill purchase of equipment ...... 200,000 In addition to the SPRANS funding for language providing $35,000,000 for the Delta Anna Jacques Hospital, Newbury- Oral Health activities, an additional Health Initiative as authorized in section 219 port, MA, for health informa- $17,500,000 is included for Dental Health Im- of division G of Public Law 110–161, and asso- tion technology ...... 200,000 provement Act State grants (authorized ciated administrative costs. The Senate pro- Appalachian State University, under section 340G of the Public Health Serv- posed $40,000,000 for this initiative, which Boone, NC, for facilities and ice Act) within Allied Health. The House pro- was not funded in the House bill. equipment related to rural posed $20,000,000 for these State grants. The The conference agreement includes health ...... 100,000 Senate proposed $10,000,000. $338,002,000 within Health Care-related Fa- Arcadia Methodist Hospital, Ar- The conferees intend that doula dem- cilities and Activities for the following cadia, CA for an electronic onstration funding be allocated evenly projects in the following amounts: medical records initiative ...... 750,000

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Akron, Akron, OH for facilities Springfield, MA, for facilities equipment ...... 200,000 and equipment ...... 1,000,000 and equipment ...... 150,000 Ashtabula County Council on Bisbee Hospital Association, Caritas Christi Health Care, Bos- Aging, Inc., dba Ashtabula Sen- Bisbee, AZ for facilities and ton, MA for facilities and equip- ior Center, Ashtabula, OH for equipment ...... 400,000 ment for Carney Hospital, Dor- facilities and equipment ...... 250,000 Bi-State Primary Care Associa- chester, MA ...... 400,000 Asian Health Services, Oakland, tion, Montpelier, VT, for facili- Caroline’s Room/Community CA for facilities and equipment 275,000 ties, equipment and expansion Foundation of Greater New Association for Utah Community of outreach and education pro- Haven, New Haven, CT for fa- Health, Salt Lake City, UT for grams ...... 125,000 cilities and equipment ...... 300,000 facilities and equipment ...... 1,350,000 Blackstone Valley Community Cassia Regional Medical Center, Athol Memorial Hospital, Athol, Health Care Inc, Pawtucket, RI, Burley, ID, for facilities and MA for facilities and equipment 250,000 for facilities and equipment ..... 500,000 equipment ...... 100,000 Atlantic Health System, Morris- Boston Medical Center, Boston, Castleton State College, town, NJ for facilities and MA, for facilities and equip- Castleton, VT, for a nursing equipment ...... 750,000 ment ...... 650,000 AtlantiCare, Egg Harbor Town- Bothwell Region Health Center, program, including equipment 500,000 ship, NJ for facilities and Sedalia, MO for facilities and Catholic Charities Free Health equipment ...... 200,000 equipment ...... 370,000 Care Center, Pittsburgh, PA, Autism New Jersey, Ewing, NJ, Boulder City Hospital, Boulder for equipment ...... 100,000 for an autism patient navigator City, NV, for facilities and Catskill Regional Medical Center, project ...... 100,000 equipment ...... 1,000,000 Harris, NY for facilities and Avis Goodwin Community Health Bradley Hospital, East Provi- equipment ...... 300,000 Center, Dover, NH for facilities dence, RI for facilities and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los and equipment ...... 225,000 equipment ...... 500,000 Angeles, CA, for equipment and Bacharach Institute for Rehabili- Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Com- supplies for the Institute for Ir- tation, Pomona, NJ for facili- munity Health Agency, ritable Bowel Syndrome Re- ties and equipment ...... 250,000 Coldwater, MI for facilities and search ...... 655,000 Bacon County Hospital, Alma, equipment for a Hillsdale public Centenary College of Louisiana, GA for facilities and equipment 993,000 health dental clinic ...... 400,000 Shreveport, LA, for facilities Baltimore Medical System, Balti- Bridgeport Hospital, Bridgeport, and equipment in health more, MD for facilities and CT, for facilities and equipment 325,000 sciences ...... 500,000 equipment for the Broadlawns Medical Center, Des Central Piedmont Community Highlandtown Health Living Moines, IA, for facilities and College, Charlotte, NC, for fa- Center ...... 250,000 equipment ...... 500,000 cilities and equipment at the Baptist Health System, Jackson- Bronx Regional Health Informa- Health Sciences Simulation ville, FL, for equipment ...... 100,000 tion Organization, Bronx, NY Lab ...... 125,000 Baptist Hospitals of Southeast for facilities and equipment ..... 310,000 Central Suffolk Hospital dba Texas, Beaumont, TX for facili- Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center, Peconic Bay Medical Center, ties and equipment ...... 200,000 Bronx, NY for facilities and Riverhead, NY for facilities and Barnesville Hospital, Barnesville, equipment ...... 600,000 equipment ...... 100,000 OH for facilities and equipment 800,000 Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Central Washington Hospital, Bassett Hospital of Schoharie Medical Center, Patchogue, NY Wenatchee, WA for facilities County dba Cobleskill Regional for facilities and equipment ..... 150,000 and equipment ...... 600,000 Hospital, Cobleskill, NY for fa- Brown University, Providence, Charles A Dean Memorial Hos- cilities and equipment ...... 350,000 RI, for facilities and equipment pital and Nursing Home, Green- Baton Rouge General Medical relating to medical education .. 116,000 ville, ME, for facilities and Center, Baton Rouge, LA, for Brownsville Community Develop- equipment ...... 250,000 facilities and equipment at a ment Corporation, Brooklyn, Charles Cole Memorial Hospital, nursing facility ...... 200,000 NY for facilities and equipment 400,000 Coudersport, PA, for facilities Bay Area Medical Center, Butler Hospital, Providence, RI, and equipment ...... 100,000 Marinette, WI, for health infor- for equipment relating to Alz- Charles T. Sitrin Health Care mation technology ...... 900,000 heimer’s disease ...... 200,000 Center, New Hartford, NY for Bay Regional Medical Center, Cabell Huntington Hospital facilities and equipment ...... 250,000 Bay City, MI for facilities and Foundation, Huntington, WV Cherry Street Health Services, equipment ...... 350,000 for facilities and equipment ..... 650,000 Grand Rapids, MI, for facilities BayCare Health System, Clear- Calhoun Liberty Hospital, and equipment ...... 400,000 water, FL for facilities and Blountstown, FL for facilities Chicago Family Health Project, equipment ...... 1,000,000 and equipment ...... 450,000 Bear Lake Memorial Hospital, California State University Chan- Chicago, IL for facilities and Montpelier, ID for facilities and nel Islands, Camarillo, CA for equipment ...... 250,000 equipment ...... 300,000 nursing curriculum develop- Chickaloon Native Village, Beebe Medical Center, Lewes, DE, ment, including purchase of Chickaloon, AK for facilities for facilities and equipment ..... 100,000 equipment ...... 195,000 and equipment ...... 250,000 Ben Archer Health Center, Hatch, California State University San Child Protection Center, Sara- NM for facilities and equipment 300,000 Bernardino, San Bernardino, sota, FL for facilities and Benefis Health System, Great CA for facilities and equipment 100,000 equipment ...... 150,000 Falls, MT for facilities and California State University, Ba- Childersburg Medical Clinic equipment ...... 500,000 kersfield, CA for purchase of Board, Childersburg, AL for fa- Benjamin Franklin Institute of equipment ...... 150,000 cilities and equipment at the Technology, Boston, MA, for California State University, Long Regional Diabetic Care and Ad- the development of health pro- Beach, Department of Nursing, vanced Wound Care Center ...... 200,000 fession training programs ...... 100,000 Long Beach, CA for nursing Children’s Health Fund, New Bergen Regional Medical Center, programs ...... 200,000 York, NY, for facilities and Hackensack, NJ, for facilities Camillus House, Inc., Miami, FL equipment at the South Bronx and equipment ...... 300,000 for facilities and equipment ..... 500,000 Health Center for Children and Big Springs Medical Association, CARD Clinic, Libby, MT, for fa- Families ...... 150,000 Inc dba Missouri Highlands cilities and equipment related Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Health Care, Ellington, MO, for to an asbestos surveillance ini- Atlanta, GA, for facilities and facilities and equipment ...... 1,000,000 tiative ...... 550,000 equipment ...... 200,000

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200,000 Middletown, CT, for facilities Chesapeake, VA for facilities Clayton County Board of Com- and equipment ...... 100,000 and equipment ...... 200,000 missioners, Jonesboro, GA for Community Health Development, Children’s Hospital of the King’s facilities and equipment for Inc., Uvalde, TX for facilities Daughters, Norfolk, VA for fa- Alzheimer’s Disease services .... 350,000 and equipment ...... 600,000 cilities and equipment ...... 250,000 Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center Community Health Integrated Children’s Hospital, Aurora, CO for Brain Health, Las Vegas, Partnership, Inc., Glen Burnie, for facilities and equipment ..... 225,000 NV, for equipment ...... 1,300,000 MD for facilities and equipment 650,000 Children’s Hospitals and Clinics Clinica Family Health Services, Community Health Service Agen- of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN Lafayette, CO for facilities and cy, Greenville, TX for facilities for facilities and equipment ..... 450,000 equipment ...... 250,000 and equipment ...... 300,000 Children’s Institute of Pitts- Clinica Sierra Vista, Bakersfield, Community Hospital Association, burgh, Pittsburgh, PA for fa- CA for facilities and equipment 550,000 Inc., Fairfax, MO for facilities cilities and equipment ...... 600,000 Clinicas de Salud del Pueblo, Inc., and equipment ...... 500,000 Children’s Medical Center, Dal- Brawley, CA for facilities and Community Medical Center, Mis- las, TX, for facilities and equip- equipment ...... 400,000 soula, MT for facilities and ment ...... 250,000 Clinics of Hope, USA, Knoxville, equipment ...... 500,000 Community Medical Center, Children’s Memorial Hermann TN for facilities and equipment 200,000 Toms River, NJ for facilities Hospital, Houston, TX, for fa- Coastal Bend College, Beeville, TX for facilities and equipment 220,000 and equipment ...... 500,000 cilities and equipment ...... 100,000 Connecticut Children’s Medical Children’s Memorial Hospital, Coastal Medical Access Project, Center, Hartford, CT, for facili- Chicago, IL for facilities and Brunswick, GA for facilities ties and equipment ...... 325,000 equipment ...... 500,000 and equipment ...... 100,000 Cobb County Government, Mari- Connecticut State University Chinese Hospital, San Francisco, etta, GA for facilities and System, Hartford, CT, for a CA for facilities and equipment 350,000 nursing education program ...... 300,000 Chippewa Valley Free Clinic, Eau equipment ...... 500,000 Codman Square Health Center, Cook Children’s Medical Center, Claire, WI, for electronic health Dorchester, MA, for facilities Fort Worth, TX, for facilities record equipment and imple- and equipment ...... 200,000 and equipment ...... 100,000 mentation ...... 50,000 Coeur d’Alene Tribe, Plummer, Cooper Health System, Camden, Chippewa Valley Hospital, ID, for facilities and equipment 100,000 NJ for facilities and equipment 200,000 Durand, WI, for electronic Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cornerstone Care, Greensboro, health record equipment and Cold Spring, NY, for equipment 500,000 PA, for outreach and supplies implementation ...... 400,000 College of Notre Dame of Mary- to expand dental care ...... 100,000 CHOICE Regional Health Net- land, Baltimore, MD for facili- Corry Memorial Hospital Associa- work, Olympia, WA for rural ties and equipment for the tion, Corry, PA, for equipment 100,000 health outreach ...... 115,000 school of pharmacy ...... 450,000 Cortland Regional Medical Cen- CHRISTUS Health St. Francis College of Southern Maryland, La ter, Inc., Cortland, NY for fa- Cabrini Hospital, Alexandria, Plata, MD for facilities and cilities and equipment ...... 250,000 LA for an electronic medical equipment ...... 400,000 County Commissioners of Charles records initiative ...... 400,000 College of St. Catherine, St. Paul, County, MD, La Plata, MD for CHRISTUS Health System, MN for health professions facilities and equipment ...... 250,000 Shreveport, LA for a rural training ...... 600,000 County of Brunswick, Bolivia, NC health initiative ...... 350,000 College of St. Scholastica, Du- for facilities and equipment ..... 250,000 County of Custer, ID for facilities Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, luth, MN for a rural health and equipment ...... 400,000 Cincinnati, OH for facilities and technology project ...... 550,000 County of Hood River, OR for fa- equipment ...... 500,000 Collier County, FL for a health cilities and equipment ...... 150,000 Citizens for a Fair Ferndale, care access network for the un- Hazel Park, MI for facilities County of Sarasota, FL for facili- insured, including purchase of ties and equipment ...... 350,000 and equipment for Ferndale equipment ...... 600,000 Free Clinic ...... 150,000 County of Washington, Hillsboro, Colorado State University—Pueb- OR for facilities and equipment City of Anchorage, AK, for facili- lo, Pueblo, CO, for facilities and ties and equipment relating to for a mental health clinic ...... 350,000 equipment related to nurse County of Washington, Plym- public health ...... 125,000 training ...... 400,000 outh, NC for facilities and City of Bethlehem, PA for facili- Colorado State University, Ft. equipment ...... 450,000 ties and equipment ...... 100,000 Collins, CO for facilities and Cove-Union-Powder Medical As- City of Hopewell, VA for facilities equipment for a biocontain- sociation, Union, OR, for facili- and equipment ...... 257,000 ment training facility ...... 500,000 ties and equipment ...... 100,000 City of Ketchikan, AK, for facili- Columbus Community Hospital, Creighton University, Omaha, NE ties and equipment at Ketch- Columbus, WI for facilities and for facilities and equipment ..... 1,000,000 ikan General Hospital ...... 1,000,000 equipment ...... 500,000 Cullman Regional Medical Cen- City of New Orleans, LA, for fa- Columbus County Department of ter, Cullman, AL for facilities cilities and equipment at a hos- Aging and Adult Services, and equipment ...... 1,000,000 pital in New Orleans East ...... 1,000,000 Whiteville, NC for facilities and Curators of the University of Mis- City of Pendleton, OR, for facili- equipment ...... 450,000 souri, Columbia, MO, for facili- ties and equipment at the Columbus Regional Hospital, Co- ties and equipment ...... 750,000 Women Veterans Trauma Reha- lumbus, IN for facilities and Cure Alzheimer’s Fund, Wellesley bilitation Center ...... 150,000 equipment ...... 600,000 Hills, MA, for equipment ...... 150,000 City of Philadelphia, PA for fa- Commonwealth Medical Edu- Dana Farber Cancer Institute, cilities and equipment for elec- cation, Scranton, PA, for facili- Boston, MA, for facilities and tronic health records ...... 535,000 ties and equipment ...... 250,000 equipment at Center for Bio- City of Philadelphia, PA, for Community Care Services, Taun- medical Imaging in Oncology ... 200,000 equipment to develop an Elec- ton, MA for facilities and equip- Daniel Memorial, Inc., Jackson- tronic Parental Care Registry .. 125,000 ment ...... 200,000 ville, FL for facilities and City of Springville, AL for facili- Community Health Alliance of equipment ...... 500,000 ties and equipment ...... 250,000 Pasadena, Pasadena, CA for fa- Daniels Memorial Hospital Asso- City of Sumter, SC for facilities cilities and equipment ...... 100,000 ciation, Scobey, MT for facili- and equipment for Central Community Health Center of ties and equipment ...... 400,000 Carolina Technical College ...... 250,000 Franklin County, Inc., Turners Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical City of Vineland, NJ for facilities Falls, MA for facilities and Center, Lebanon, NH, for facili- and equipment ...... 300,000 equipment ...... 200,000 ties and equipment ...... 200,000

VerDate Nov 24 2008 07:32 Dec 10, 2009 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0655 E:\CR\FM\A08DE7.200 H08DEPT3 smartinez on DSKB9S0YB1PROD with HOUSE December 8, 2009 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H14089 Project Amount Project Amount Project Amount DCH Health System, Northport, Excela Health Westmoreland Hos- Gulf County Health Department, AL for facilities and equipment 350,000 pital, Latrobe, PA, to imple- Port St. Joe, FL for facilities DCH Health System/Fayette Med- ment an electronic health and equipment ...... 200,000 ical Center, Fayette, AL for fa- record system ...... 200,000 Halifax Community College, cilities and equipment ...... 600,000 Family Health Centers of San Weldon, NC for facilities and Delaware State University, Diego, San Diego, CA, for facili- equipment ...... 150,000 Dover, DE, for facilities and ties and equipment ...... 100,000 Hamilton Memorial Hospital, equipment related to public Family Health Centers Worces- McLeansboro, IL for an elec- health training ...... 100,000 ter, Worcester, MA for facilities tronic medical records initia- Delta Dental of Iowa, Ames, IA, and equipment ...... 250,000 tive ...... 200,000 for the Rural Dental Health Ini- Family Service of RI, Providence, Hamot Medical Center, Erie, PA, tiative ...... 150,000 RI for facilities and equipment 400,000 for equipment ...... 100,000 Delta State University, Cleve- Ferrum College, Ferrum, VA for Hancock Medical Center, Bay land, MS, for facilities and facilities and equipment ...... 400,000 Saint Louis, MS for facilities equipment ...... 750,000 Flambeau Hospital, Park Falls, and equipment ...... 500,000 Denver Health and Hospital Au- WI for facilities and equipment 750,000 Hanover Hospital, Hanover, PA thority, Denver, CO for facili- Fletcher Allen Health Care, Bur- for an electronic medical ties and equipment ...... 500,000 lington, VT, for the Hospital- records initiative ...... 450,000 DeSales University, Center Val- National Guard Training Col- Happiness House/Finger Lakes ley, PA, for medical education laborative, including equipment 750,000 Cerebral Palsy Association, Ge- laboratory upgrades, including Florida Blood Services, St. Pe- neva, NY for facilities and the purchase of equipment ...... 100,000 tersburg, FL for purchase of equipment ...... 30,000 Devereux Foundation, Rockledge, equipment ...... 200,000 Harnett County Central Campus FL, for facilities and equipment 100,000 Florida Community College at Hospital, Dunn, NC for facili- Dillard University, New Orleans, Jacksonville, FL for facilities LA for facilities and equipment 450,000 ties and equipment ...... 400,000 and equipment ...... 250,000 Harris County Hospital District, Drake University, Des Moines, Florida Hospital Altamonte, IA, for equipment and labora- Houston, TX for facilities and Altamonte Springs, FL for fa- equipment for the Nurse Call tory supplies for health cilities and equipment ...... 100,000 sciences education ...... 400,000 Triage System ...... 100,000 Florida Southern College, Lake- Harris County Hospital District, Drew Memorial Hospital, Monti- land, FL for facilities and cello, AR, for equipment ...... 100,000 Houston, TX for radiological fa- equipment ...... 400,000 cilities and equipment ...... 300,000 Dubois Regional Medical Center, Floyd Medical Center, Rome, GA Dubois, PA for facilities and Harris County Hospital District, for facilities and equipment ..... 250,000 Houston, TX, for facilities and equipment ...... 100,000 Forsyth Institute, Boston, MA for DuPage County Health Depart- equipment including STAN facilities and equipment ...... 450,000 fetal heart monitors ...... 150,000 ment, Wheaton, IL for purchase FoundCare, Palm Springs, FL for Harrison Memorial Hospital, of equipment ...... 150,000 facilities and equipment ...... 200,000 E.J. Noble Hospital, Gouverneur, Cynthiana, KY for facilities and Franciscan Hospital for Children, NY for facilities and equipment 350,000 equipment ...... 100,000 Boston, MA, for facilities and East Carolina University, Green- Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT, equipment ...... 150,000 ville, NC for facilities and for facilities and equipment ..... 325,000 Frank R. Howard Foundation, equipment ...... 222,000 Hays Medical Center, Hays, KS, Willits, CA for facilities and East End Health Alliance, for facilities and equipment ..... 250,000 equipment ...... 350,000 Greenport, NY, to implement Health Alliance, Lake Katrine, Free Clinics of Iowa, Des Moines, an electronic health record sys- NY for facilities and equipment 300,000 IA, for coordination of care ...... 350,000 tem ...... 500,000 Healthy Connections Network, Friends of the Congressional East Harlem Council for Human Akron, OH, for the Access to Glaucoma Caucus Foundation, Services, Inc., New York, NY Care Initiative ...... 150,000 Lake Success, NY, for a New for facilities and equipment ..... 300,000 Healthy Learners Midlands, Co- Jersey mobile eye care screen- Easter Seals, Chicago, IL, for fa- lumbia, SC for rural health out- cilities and equipment at a cen- ing initiative ...... 100,000 Fulton County Medical Center, reach ...... 110,000 ter for autism research ...... 250,000 Helping Kids Clinic, Las Vegas, McConnellsburg, PA, for equip- Easter Seals-Goodwill Northern NV, for medical supplies and ment ...... 100,000 Rocky Mountain, Inc., Great supportive services ...... 200,000 Falls, MT for facilities and Gateway Technical College, Ke- nosha, WI, for facilities and Hendricks Regional Health, equipment ...... 500,000 Danville, IN for facilities and Eastside Eye Care Clinic, San An- equipment at the Health Occu- pations Laboratory ...... 500,000 equipment ...... 550,000 tonio, TX for facilities and Hennepin County Medical Center, equipment ...... 250,000 Geisinger Health System, Harris- burg, PA, for equipment ...... 100,000 Minneapolis, MN for facilities Edgerton Care Center, Edgerton, and equipment ...... 400,000 WI for facilities and equipment 150,000 Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA, for health pro- Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Edward Waters College, Jackson- Hospital, Valencia, CA for fa- ville, FL for facilities and fessions training ...... 100,000 Gonzaga University, Spokane, cilities and equipment ...... 350,000 equipment ...... 500,000 Hidalgo County Health Depart- Eisenhower Medical Center, Ran- WA for purchase of equipment .. 250,000 ment, Edinburg, TX for facili- cho Mirage, CA for facilities Good Samaritan Hospital, Los ties and equipment ...... 380,000 and equipment ...... 350,000 Angeles, CA for facilities and Highland Community Hospital, El Proyecto del Barrio Inc., equipment ...... 400,000 Hattiesburg, MS for facilities Arleta, CA for facilities and Goodall Hospital, Sanford, ME, and equipment ...... 200,000 equipment for a community for facilities and equipment ..... 250,000 Highlands Hospital, Connellsville, health clinic in Winnetka, CA .. 300,000 Gordon Hospital, Calhoun, GA for Elk Regional Health Center, St an electronic medical records PA for facilities and equipment 300,000 Marys, PA, for equipment ...... 100,000 system ...... 150,000 Holy Name Hospital, Teaneck, NJ Ellwood City Hospital, Ellwood Graceland University, Lamoni, for facilities and equipment ..... 500,000 City, PA, for facilities and IA for facilities and equipment 150,000 Holy Spirit Healthcare System, equipment ...... 100,000 Grady Health System, Atlanta, Camp Hill, PA, for equipment .. 100,000 Endless Mountains Health Sys- GA for facilities and equipment 1,100,000 Holyoke Medical Center, Hol- tems, Montrose, PA for facili- Grand Rapids Public Schools, yoke, MA for facilities and ties and equipment ...... 700,000 Grand Rapids, MI for facilities equipment ...... 300,000 Enrichment Center of Hernando and equipment at the Central Hormel Institute, Austin, MN, for County, Brooksville, FL for fa- Health Science Campus ...... 500,000 facilities and equipment related cilities and equipment ...... 600,000 Griffin Hospital, Derby, CT for fa- to biomedical research ...... 1,000,000 Erie County Medical Center Cor- cilities and equipment ...... 350,000 Hospice of Tuscarawas County, poration, Buffalo, NY, for fa- Grimes St. Joseph Health Center, Inc., Dover, OH for facilities cilities and equipment ...... 300,000 Navasota, TX for facilities and and equipment ...... 400,000 Excela Health Frick Hospital, equipment ...... 150,000 Hospital Authority of Jefferson Mt. Pleasant, PA for facilities Gritman Medical Center, Moscow, County, Louisville, GA for fa- and equipment ...... 150,000 ID, for facilities and equipment 200,000 cilities and equipment ...... 150,000

VerDate Nov 24 2008 07:32 Dec 10, 2009 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0655 E:\CR\FM\A08DE7.200 H08DEPT3 smartinez on DSKB9S0YB1PROD with HOUSE H14090 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE December 8, 2009 Project Amount Project Amount Project Amount Hospital Cooperative, Pocatello, Jasper Memorial Hospital, Monti- Lane Community College, Eu- ID, for electronic medical cello, GA for facilities and gene, OR for facilities and records ...... 200,000 equipment ...... 100,000 equipment ...... 500,000 Houlton Regional Hospital, Jellico Community Hospital, Lane Regional Medical Center, Houlton, ME for facilities and Jellico, TN, for facilities and Baton Rouge, LA, for facilities equipment ...... 250,000 equipment ...... 500,000 and equipment ...... 300,000 Houston Community College, Jenkins County Hospital, Millen, LBJ Tropical Medical Center, Houston, TX, for health profes- GA for facilities and equipment 200,000 Pago Pago, AS for facilities and sions training ...... 250,000 Jewish Healthcare Foundation, equipment ...... 700,000 Howard Community College, Co- Pittsburgh, PA, to expand web- Le Moyne College, Syracuse, NY, lumbia, MD, for facilities and based training programs ...... 100,000 for facilities and equipment re- equipment related to Jewish Hospital & St. Mary’s lating to health professions healthcare workforce training .. 1,000,000 Foundation, Louisville, KY for training ...... 500,000 Hudson Headwaters Health Net- facilities and equipment ...... 600,000 Lehigh Valley Coalition for Kids, work, Queensbury, NY for fa- JFK Medical Center, Edison, NJ Allentown, PA to purchase and cilities and equipment ...... 350,000 for facilities and equipment ..... 300,000 equip mobile health clinics ...... 150,000 Hudson River HealthCare, Inc., John Kanzius Cancer Research Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allen- Peekskill, NY for facilities and Foundation, Erie, PA for facili- town, PA, for equipment ...... 100,000 equipment ...... 400,000 ties and equipment ...... 700,000 Lewis and Clark County, Helena, Huguley Memorial Medical Cen- John T. Mather Memorial Hos- MT, for facilities and equip- ter, Burleson, TX for facilities pital, Port Jefferson, NY for fa- ment at the City-County Health and equipment ...... 380,000 cilities and equipment ...... 450,000 Department ...... 100,000 Hunter Health Clinic, Wichita, Johnson County Community Col- Lewis-Clark State College, KS, for facilities and equipment 300,000 lege, Overland Park, KS, for fa- Lewiston, ID, for health profes- Hurley Medical Center, Flint, MI cilities and equipment ...... 400,000 sions training ...... 100,000 for facilities and equipment ..... 500,000 Kadlec Medical Center, Richland, Little Rivers Health Care, Brad- Huston-Tillotson University, WA, for facilities and equip- ford, VT for facilities and Austin, TX, for facilities and ment to expand the pediatric equipment ...... 200,000 equipment ...... 100,000 center ...... 550,000 Long Beach Memorial Medical Idaho Caring Foundation for Kaleida Health, Buffalo, NY for Center, Long Beach, CA for fa- Children, Boise, ID for dental facilities and equipment ...... 300,000 cilities and equipment ...... 350,000 services for low-income chil- Kaweah Delta Hospital Founda- Los Angeles Southwest College, dren ...... 300,000 tion, Visalia, CA, for facilities Los Angeles, CA for health pro- Idaho State University, Poca- and equipment for the Kaweah fessions training ...... 300,000 tello, ID for facilities and Delta Health Care District ...... 500,000 Lowell Community Health Cen- equipment ...... 400,000 Kennesaw State University, Ken- ter, Lowell, MA for facilities Illinois Capital Development nesaw, GA for facilities and and equipment ...... 600,000 Lutheran Medical Center, Brook- Board, Springfield, IL for facili- equipment ...... 300,000 lyn, NY for facilities and equip- ties and equipment ...... 200,000 Kent County Memorial Hospital, Illinois State University, Normal, Warwick, RI, for facilities and ment ...... 150,000 Lutheran Social Services of Min- IL for curriculum development 500,000 equipment ...... 200,000 Indian Health Center of Santa Kiddazzle Dental Network, Inc, nesota, St. Paul, MN for facili- Clara County, San Jose, CA for Lake Oswego, OR, for equip- ties and equipment ...... 450,000 Mackinac Straits Health System, facilities and equipment ...... 300,000 ment and supplies related to pe- Inc., St. Ignace, MI for facili- Indiana Regional Medical Center, diatric dental services ...... 100,000 ties and equipment ...... 150,000 Indiana, PA for an electronic Kiowa County Hospital, Greens- Madison Area Technical College, medical records initiative ...... 350,000 burg, KS, for facilities and Madison, WI, for health train- Infirmary Health System, Mobile, equipment ...... 400,000 ing equipment ...... 300,000 AL for an electronic medical KVC Behavioral Health Care, Madison County Health Care Cen- records initiative ...... 250,000 Kansas City, KS for facilities ter, Winterset, IA for an elec- Ingham Regional Medical Center, and equipment ...... 500,000 tronic medical records initia- Lansing, MI for purchase of La Porte Regional Health Sys- tive ...... 250,000 equipment ...... 100,000 tem, La Porte, IN for facilities Madison County Memorial Hos- Intermountain Healthcare Foun- and equipment ...... 350,000 pital, Rexburg, ID for an elec- dation, Salt Lake City, UT, for La Rabida Children’s Hospital, tronic medical records initia- facilities and equipment ...... 250,000 Chicago, IL for facilities and tive ...... 350,000 Iowa CareGivers Association, Des equipment ...... 325,000 Madonna Rehabilitation Hos- Moines, IA, for training and Laboure College, Dorchester, MA, pital, Lincoln, NE for facilities support of certified nurse as- to develop and expand nursing and equipment ...... 650,000 sistants ...... 300,000 education programs ...... 200,000 Maine State Board of Nursing, Iowa Healthcare Collaborative, Lahey Clinic Medical Center, Inc, Augusta, ME, for nursing edu- Des Moines, IA, to establish Burlington, MA, for facilities cation and workforce data col- Lean healthcare services in col- and equipment relating to the lection, analysis and planning .. 150,000 laboration with Pittsburgh Re- emergency department ...... 300,000 Manchester Community College, gional Health ...... 750,000 Lake City Community College, Manchester, CT, for medical di- Iowa State University, Ames, IA Lake City, FL for purchase of agnostic and treatment equip- for facilities and equipment ..... 650,000 mobile clinical training labora- ment ...... 120,000 Iowa State University, Ames, IA tories ...... 250,000 Manchester Community Health for facilities and equipment ..... 1,500,000 Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Center, Manchester, NH for fa- Iowa Western Community Col- Medicine, Erie, PA, for equip- cilities and equipment ...... 250,000 lege, Council Bluffs, IA for fa- ment ...... 100,000 Maniilaq Association, Kotzebue, cilities and equipment ...... 250,000 Lake Hospital System, Paines- AK, for facilities and equip- J.C. Blair Memorial Hospital, ville, OH for an electronic med- ment ...... 500,000 Huntingdon, PA for facilities ical records initiative ...... 500,000 Marcus Autism Center, Atlanta, and equipment ...... 180,000 Lakeland Community College, GA, to expand services for chil- Jackson Health System, Miami, Kirtland, OH for purchase of dren and adolescents with de- FL for health information tech- equipment ...... 250,000 velopmental disabilities ...... 300,000 nology upgrades ...... 500,000 Lamar University, Beaumont, TX Marian Medical Center, Santa Jackson State University, Jack- for the Community and Univer- Maria, CA for facilities and son, MS, for the Southern Insti- sity Partnership Service, in- equipment ...... 500,000 tute for Mental Health Advo- cluding facilities and equip- Marquette University, Mil- cacy, Research, and Training ... 1,000,000 ment ...... 350,000 waukee, WI for rural dental Jacksonville University, Jack- Lamprey Health Care, Inc., health outreach ...... 850,000 sonville, FL for facilities and Newmarket, NH for facilities Marshfield Clinic, Marshfield, WI equipment ...... 250,000 and equipment ...... 400,000 for facilities and equipment ..... 1,000,000 Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, Lanai Community Health Center, Martin Methodist College, Pu- Jamaica, NY for facilities and Lanai City, HI, for facilities laski, TN for facilities and equipment ...... 250,000 and equipment ...... 200,000 equipment ...... 1,000,000

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training macy and Health Sciences, equipment for the Lowell den- equipment ...... 100,000 Worcester, MA for health pro- tal hygiene clinic ...... 450,000 Mount St. Mary’s Hospital, fessions training ...... 400,000 Mid-Illinois Medical District, Lewiston, NY for facilities and Maui Economic Development Springfield, IL for facilities and equipment ...... 300,000 Board, Kihei, HI, for health equipment ...... 250,000 MultiCare Health System, Ta- education at the Lanai’I Wom- MidState Medical Center, coma, WA for facilities and en’s Initiative ...... 100,000 Meridien, CT for facilities and equipment ...... 250,000 Maui Medical Center, Wailuku, equipment ...... 250,000 Murphy Medical Center, Murphy, HI, for facilities and equipment Milwaukee Health Services, Mil- NC for facilities and equipment 350,000 at the Simulation Center ...... 100,000 waukee, WI for facilities and Murray State University, McCurtain Memorial Hospital, equipment ...... 350,000 Breathitt Veterinary Center, Idabel, OK for facilities and Milwaukee Public Schools, Mil- Hopkinsville, KY, for facilities equipment ...... 250,000 waukee, WI, for outreach and and equipment ...... 450,000 McKay-Dee Hospital Center, supplies to expand dental care .. 200,000 Nanticoke Senior Center, Ogden, UT for facilities and Minot State University, Minot, Seaford, DE for facilities and equipment ...... 150,000 ND for its Great Plains Autism equipment ...... 100,000 Meadville Medical Center, Mead- Treatment Program ...... 800,000 Nathan Littauer Hospital Asso- ville, PA, for equipment ...... 100,000 Misericordia University, Dallas, ciation, Gloversville, NY for fa- Medical University of South PA, for facilities and equipment cilities and equipment ...... 350,000 Carolina—Hollings Cancer Cen- for the College of Health National Association of Hispanic ter, Charleston, SC for facilities Sciences ...... 100,000 Nurses, Washington, DC for and equipment ...... 200,000 Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indi- health professions training ...... 500,000 Memorial Healthcare System, ans, Choctaw, MS, for facilities National Kidney Registry, Bab- Hollywood, FL for facilities and and equipment ...... 175,000 ylon, NY for purchase of equip- equipment ...... 450,000 Mississippi Blood Services, Jack- ment ...... 177,000 Native Women’s Health Care, Memorial Hermann Foundation, son, MS, for facilities and Rapid City, SD for facilities Houston, TX for facilities and equipment ...... 300,000 Mississippi Primary Health Care and equipment ...... 60,000 equipment ...... 250,000 Navos, Seattle, WA, for facilities Memorial Hermann Healthcare Association, Jackson, MS, for and equipment at a mental System, Houston, TX for facili- facilities and equipment ...... 700,000 Mississippi State University, Mis- health center ...... 500,000 ties and equipment ...... 1,000,000 sissippi State, MS, for bio- NC Dental Health Fund, Cary, NC Memorial Hospital at Gulfport, medical engineering facilities for facilities and equipment for Gulfport, MS, for the Stroke and equipment ...... 750,000 the Missions of Mercy (MOM) Education and Prevention Com- Missouri Baptist Hospital, St. free dental clinics ...... 300,000 munity Network ...... 475,000 Louis, MO for facilities and Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hos- Memorial Hospital, Miramar, FL equipment ...... 400,000 pital for Children, Wilmington, for facilities and equipment ..... 250,000 Missouri Coalition for Primary DE for facilities and equipment 350,000 Mena Regional Health System, Health Care, Jefferson City, Nevada State College, Henderson, Mena, AR for facilities and MO, for facilities and equip- NV for nursing education pro- equipment ...... 600,000 ment ...... 750,000 grams, which may include Mental Health Association in Missouri State University, equipment and technology ...... 900,000 High Point, NC for facilities Springfield, MO, for a nursing New Horizons Health System, and equipment ...... 247,000 clinical simulation laboratory, Owenton, KY for facilities and Mercer County Commission, including facilities and equip- equipment ...... 250,000 Princeton, WV, for facilities ment ...... 250,000 New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, and equipment at the Health Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, New York, NY for facilities and Department ...... 4,000,000 FL for the Cancer LifeLink equipment for ophthalmology Mercy Health Foundation, Du- Program ...... 700,000 and otolaryngology surgery ...... 150,000 rango, CO for facilities and Molokai Ohana Health Center, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, equipment for a primary health Kaunakakai, HI, for facilities New York, NY for facilities and clinic in La Plata County ...... 700,000 and equipment ...... 750,000 ultrasound equipment ...... 200,000 Mercy Medical Center—North Monmouth Medical Center, Long New York University Langone Iowa, Mason City, IA for an Branch, NJ for facilities and Medical Center, New York, NY electronic medical records ini- equipment ...... 500,000 for facilities and equipment at tiative ...... 350,000 Monongahela Valley Hospital, Columbus Medical in Reno Mercy Medical Center, Des Monongahela, PA for facilities Park, Queens ...... 1,000,000 Moines, IA, for facilities and and equipment ...... 400,000 Newton Memorial Hospital, New- equipment ...... 500,000 Monongalia General Hospital, ton, NJ for facilities and equip- Meridian Health, Neptune, NJ for Morgantown, WV for facilities ment ...... 300,000 facilities and equipment ...... 100,000 and equipment ...... 450,000 Norman Regional Health System, Methodist Hospital System, Montana Tech, Butte, MT, to ex- Norman, OK for facilities and Houston, TX, for a mobile med- pand health informatics train- equipment ...... 1,915,000 ical unit ...... 150,000 ing, including equipment ...... 100,000 North Carolina A&T State Uni- Methodist University, Fayette- Montana Wyoming Tribal Lead- versity, Greensboro, NC, for the ville, NC, for facilities and ers Council, Billings, MT for fa- development of nurse training equipment ...... 400,000 cilities and equipment ...... 100,000 programs ...... 125,000 Metropolitan Community Col- Montgomery College, Rockville, North General Hospital, New lege, Omaha, NE, for facilities MD for facilities and equipment 550,000 York, NY for facilities and and equipment relating to Morehead State University, equipment ...... 450,000 healthcare training ...... 300,000 Morehead, KY for a rural health North Idaho College, Coeur Metropolitan Family Health Net- initiative ...... 250,000 d’Alene, ID, for health profes- work, Jersey City, NJ, for Morehouse School of Medicine, sions training ...... 100,000 equipment ...... 100,000 Atlanta, GA for facilities and North Shore Community College, Metropolitan State University, equipment ...... 100,000 Danvers, MA for facilities and St Paul, MN, to expand nursing Morgan Hospital and Medical equipment for allied health education ...... 150,000 Center, Martinsville, IN, for fa- training ...... 200,000 Miami Beach Community Health cilities and equipment ...... 100,000 North Shore Long Island Jewish Center, North Miami, FL for fa- Morris College, Sumter, SC for Health System, Great Neck, NY cilities and equipment ...... 200,000 facilities and equipment ...... 275,000 for facilities and equipment ..... 200,000

VerDate Nov 24 2008 07:32 Dec 10, 2009 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0655 E:\CR\FM\A08DE7.200 H08DEPT3 smartinez on DSKB9S0YB1PROD with HOUSE H14092 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE December 8, 2009 Project Amount Project Amount Project Amount North Woods Community Health Pacific Northwest University of Reading Hospital and Medical Center, Minong, WI for facili- Health Sciences, Yakima, WA Center, Reading, PA, for equip- ties and equipment ...... 100,000 for facilities and equipment ..... 400,000 ment ...... 100,000 Northeastern Ohio Universities Palisades Medical Center, North Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Colleges of Medicine and Phar- Bergen, NJ for facilities and Chippewa, Bayfield, WI for fa- macy, Rootstown, OH for facili- equipment ...... 350,000 cilities and equipment ...... 750,000 ties and equipment ...... 200,000 Palmer College, Davenport, IA, Redlands Community Hospital, Northern Dutchess Hospital, and the Myrna Brind Center of Redlands, CA for facilities and Rhinebeck, NY for facilities Integrative Medicine in Phila- equipment ...... 500,000 and equipment ...... 350,000 delphia, PA, to develop a model Refuah, Spring Valley, NY for fa- Northern Oswego County Health integrative healthcare program cilities and equipment ...... 390,000 Services, Inc., Pulaski, NY for for the treatment of pain ...... 400,000 Renown Health Systems, Reno, facilities and equipment ...... 150,000 Palmetto Health Foundation, Co- NV for facilities and equipment 800,000 Northwest Alabama Mental lumbia, SC for facilities and Renown Health, Reno, NV, for Health Center, Jasper, AL for equipment ...... 375,000 nursing programs, including facilities and equipment ...... 200,000 Parkland Health and Hospital professional development ...... 390,000 NorthWest Arkansas Community System, Dallas, TX for facili- Resurrection Health Care, Chi- College, Bentonville, AR, for ties and equipment ...... 100,000 cago, IL, for equipment ...... 400,000 expanding a nurse training pro- Parkland Health and Hospital Rhode Island Free Clinic, Provi- gram, including facilities and System, Dallas, TX for facili- dence, RI, for supportive serv- equipment ...... 500,000 ties and equipment for the ices and supplies ...... 100,000 Northwest Community Health Pharmacy Inpatient Robotics Rhode Island Hospital, Provi- Care, Pascoag, RI, for facilities program ...... 500,000 dence, RI, for equipment ...... 100,000 and equipment ...... 200,000 Pen Bay Healthcare, Rockport, Rice University, Houston, TX for Northwest Hospital & Medical ME, for health professions facilities and equipment ...... 450,000 Center, Seattle, WA, for facili- training ...... 500,000 Richland Parish Hospital, Delhi, ties and equipment ...... 250,000 Pennsylvania State University— LA for facilities and equipment 1,025,000 Northwest Mississippi Commu- Altoona, PA for facilities and Richmond University Medical nity College, Senatobia, MS, for equipment ...... 320,000 Center, Staten Island, NY for facilities and equipment ...... 500,000 Petaluma Health Center, facilities and equipment ...... 150,000 Northwest Nazarene University, Petaluma, CA for facilities and Riverside Community College Nampa, ID, for facilities and equipment ...... 500,000 District, Riverside, CA for fa- equipment ...... 200,000 Peter Christensen Health Center, cilities and equipment ...... 150,000 Nova Southeastern University, Lac du Flambeau, WI for facili- Riverside County Regional Med- Fort Lauderdale, FL, for health ties and equipment ...... 140,000 ical Center, Moreno Valley, CA information technology ...... 250,000 Phoebe Putney Health System, for facilities and equipment ..... 400,000 Oakland Primary Health Serv- Albany, GA, for health care Riverside County Regional Med- ices, Pontiac, MI for facilities services for students ...... 100,000 ical Center, Moreno Valley, CA, and equipment ...... 500,000 Phoenix Children’s Hospital, for a rural mobile health clinic 100,000 Oglala Sioux Tribe, Pine Ridge, Phoenix, AZ for facilities and Roane County Committee on SD, for facilities and equipment equipment for a Computerized Aging, Inc., Spencer, WV for fa- relating to emergency medicine 800,000 Tomography (CT) scanner for cilities and equipment ...... 100,000 Ohio State University Com- the emergency department ...... 200,000 Rochester General Health Sys- prehensive Cancer Center, Co- Pine Rest Christian Mental tem, Newark, NY for facilities lumbus, OH, for facilities and Health Services , Grand Rapids, and equipment ...... 100,000 equipment ...... 900,000 MI for an electronic medical Rome Memorial Hospital Founda- Oklahoma City Community Col- records initiative ...... 200,000 tion, Rome, NY for facilities lege, Oklahoma City, OK for fa- PinnacleHealth System, Harris- and equipment ...... 250,000 cilities and equipment ...... 250,000 Roper/St. Francis Hospital, Oklahoma Medical Research burg, PA, for equipment ...... 100,000 Pioneer Valley Life Science Insti- Charleston, SC for purchase of Foundation, Oklahoma City, tute, Springfield, MA, for med- equipment ...... 200,000 OK for facilities and equipment 500,000 Rosebud Sioux Tribe, Rosebud, Oklahoma State University—Cen- ical research equipment and SD, for facilities and equipment ter for Health Sciences, Tulsa, technology ...... 800,000 relating to emergency medical OK for purchase of equipment .. 300,000 Pocono Medical Center, East Oklahoma State University, Stroudsburg, PA, for facilities services ...... 600,000 Stillwater, OK for facilities and and equipment relating to can- Sacred Heart Hospital, Allen- equipment ...... 350,000 cer ...... 100,000 town, PA for facilities and Orange County Government, Or- Porter-Starke Services, Inc., equipment ...... 450,000 lando, FL, for facilities and Valparaiso, IN for facilities and Saddleback Memorial Medical equipment ...... 200,000 equipment ...... 550,000 Center, San Clemente, CA for Oregon Health & Science Univer- Primary Care Association of Ha- an electronic medical records sity, Portland, OR for facilities waii, Honolulu, HI, to provide initiative ...... 150,000 and equipment ...... 200,000 service enhancements and out- SafeHaven of Tarrant County, Oregon Institute of Technology, reach ...... 1,850,000 Fort Worth, TX for a domestic Klamath Falls, OR for purchase Providence Community Health violence prevention initiative .. 200,000 of equipment ...... 100,000 Centers, Providence, RI, for fa- Saint Anselm College, Man- Oregon Institute of Technology, cilities and equipment ...... 400,000 chester, NH, for facilities and Klamath Falls, OR for purchase Providence Health and Services, equipment ...... 800,000 of equipment ...... 250,000 Anchorage, AK for a physician Saint Barnabas Health Care Sys- OSF St. Francis Hospital and recruitment and retention ini- tem Foundation, West Orange, Medical Group, Escanaba, MI tiative ...... 350,000 NJ, for health information for facilities and equipment ..... 250,000 Providence Hospital, Mobile, AL technology ...... 300,000 Our Lady of Resurrection Medical for facilities and equipment ..... 250,000 Saint Claire Regional Medical Center, Chicago, IL for facili- Providence St. Joseph Medical Center, Morehead, KY, for fa- ties and equipment ...... 125,000 Center, Burbank, CA for facili- cilities and equipment ...... 100,000 Ozark Tri-County Health Care ties and equipment ...... 500,000 Saint Francis Hospital Founda- Consortium, Neosho, MO for fa- Providence St. Mary Medical tion, Wilmington, DE, for fa- cilities and equipment ...... 500,000 Center, Walla Walla, WA for fa- cilities and equipment ...... 175,000 Ozarks Medical Center, West cilities and equipment ...... 350,000 Saint Joseph College, West Hart- Plains, MO for facilities and Puget Sound Neighborhood ford, CT, for equipment at the equipment ...... 500,000 Health Centers, Seattle, WA for School of Pharmacy ...... 175,000 PACE Greater New Orleans, New facilities and equipment for the Saint Joseph Hospital, Nashua, Orleans, LA for facilities, Rainier Beach Medical and Den- NH, for facilities and equip- equipment, and services ...... 600,000 tal Clinic ...... 1,100,000 ment ...... 400,000 Pacific Northwest Diabetes Re- Range Regional Health Services, Saint Joseph’s Mercy Health search Institute, Seattle, WA, Hibbing, MN for facilities and Foundation, Hot Springs, AR, for equipment ...... 150,000 equipment ...... 500,000 for equipment ...... 200,000

VerDate Nov 24 2008 07:32 Dec 10, 2009 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0655 E:\CR\FM\A08DE7.200 H08DEPT3 smartinez on DSKB9S0YB1PROD with HOUSE December 8, 2009 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H14093 Project Amount Project Amount Project Amount Saint Jude Children’s Medical Southeast Arkansas College, Pine St. Joseph’s Mercy Care Services, Center, Memphis, TN, for facili- Bluff, AR for facilities and Inc., Atlanta, GA for facilities ties and equipment ...... 3,111,000 equipment for the nursing and equipment ...... 200,000 Saint Luke’s Hospital and Health school ...... 200,000 St. Joseph’s/Candler Health Sys- Network, Bethlehem, PA, for Southeast Georgia Health Sys- tem, Savannah, GA for facili- equipment ...... 100,000 tem, Brunswick, GA for facili- ties and equipment ...... 350,000 Saint Mary’s Hospital, Water- ties and equipment ...... 1,000,000 St. Luke’s Health System, Boise, bury, CT, for facilities and Southeast Missouri State Univer- ID for facilities and equipment 350,000 equipment ...... 325,000 sity, Cape Girardeau, MO for St. Mary’s Hospital, Passaic, NJ Saint Patrick Hospital, Missoula, the SHOW Mobile initiative ..... 205,000 for facilities and equipment ..... 950,000 MT, to implement an electronic Southern Illinois University, St. Mary’s Regional Medical Cen- health record system ...... 300,000 Edwardsville, IL, for a nursing ter, Reno, NV for facilities and Saint Vincent Healthcare Foun- education program, including equipment ...... 700,000 dation, Billings, MT, for facili- equipment ...... 500,000 St. Vincent Charity Hospital, ties and equipment for the Southern Methodist University, Cleveland, OH for facilities and Montana Pediatric Project ...... 350,000 Dallas, TX, for facilities and equipment ...... 700,000 Samuel U Rodgers Health Center equipment ...... 300,000 St. Vincent Healthcare Founda- Inc, Kansas City, MO, for facili- Southern Utah University, Cedar tion, Billings, MT for facilities ties and equipment ...... 1,500,000 City, UT for facilities and and equipment ...... 400,000 San Antonio Community Hos- equipment ...... 350,000 St. Vincent Mercy Medical Cen- pital, Upland, CA for facilities Southwest Center for HIV/AIDS, ter, Toledo, OH for facilities and equipment ...... 750,000 Phoenix, AZ for facilities and and equipment ...... 200,000 San Francisco Human Services equipment ...... 300,000 Staten Island University Hos- Agency, San Francisco, CA for Southwest Tennessee Community pital, Staten Island, NY for fa- facilities and equipment for the College, Memphis, TN, for cilities and equipment ...... 600,000 Child Advocacy Center ...... 350,000 health professions training ...... 400,000 Stewart-Marchman-Act Founda- San Francisco State University, Sparrow Health System, Lansing, tion, Inc., Daytona Beach, FL San Francisco, CA for facilities MI for an electronic medical for facilities and equipment ..... 800,000 and equipment for health pro- records initiative ...... 300,000 Straub Hospital Burn Center, fessions training ...... 500,000 Spartanburg Regional Healthcare Honolulu, HI, for equipment ..... 150,000 Suffolk County Department of San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital, System, Spartanburg, SC, for Health Services, Hauppauge, Banning, CA for facilities and professional development ...... 500,000 NY, to implement an electronic equipment ...... 340,000 Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids, health record system ...... 200,000 San Luis Obispo County Commu- MI for purchase of equipment ... 200,000 SSM Cardinal Glennon Children’s Summa Foundation, Akron, OH nity College District, San Luis Hospital, Saint Louis, MO, for for facilities and equipment for Obispo, CA for facilities and facilities and equipment ...... 1,000,000 the Center for Minority Health equipment ...... 100,000 SSM St. Mary’s Health Center, and Health Disparities Solu- San Ysidro Health Center, San Jefferson City, MO for facilities tions ...... 250,000 Ysidro, CA for facilities and and equipment ...... 200,000 Sun Life Family Health Center, equipment ...... 250,000 St. Ambrose University, Dav- Casa Grande, AZ for facilities Santa Clara Valley Health and enport, IA for facilities and and equipment ...... 300,000 Hospital System, San Jose, CA equipment ...... 600,000 Susquehanna Health, Williams- for facilities and equipment ..... 292,000 St. Bernardine Medical Center, port, PA, for equipment ...... 100,000 Santa Fe College, Gainesville, FL San Bernardino, CA for facili- Taunton Nursing Home, Taunton, for facilities and equipment ..... 150,000 ties and equipment ...... 500,000 MA for facilities and equipment 650,000 Schuylkill Health System, Potts- St. Bernardine Medical Center, Temple Health and Bioscience ville, PA for facilities and San Bernardino, CA for facili- Economic Development Dis- equipment ...... 500,000 ties and equipment for an MRI trict, Temple, TX for facilities Seton Hill University, Greens- system ...... 500,000 and equipment ...... 750,000 burg, PA to develop the Ad- St. Bernard’s Development Foun- Temple University Health Sys- vanced Certificate in dation, Jonesboro, AR for fa- tem, Philadelphia, PA, for fa- Orthodontics, including pur- cilities and equipment ...... 400,000 cilities and equipment ...... 100,000 chase of equipment ...... 500,000 St. Clare’s Health System, Tennessee Department of Health, Shands Healthcare, Gainesville, Denville, NJ for facilities and Nashville, TN, for facilities and FL, for equipment ...... 100,000 equipment ...... 600,000 equipment ...... 150,000 Sharon Regional Health System, St. Elizabeth Regional Health, Texas Health Harris Methodist Sharon, PA, for equipment ...... 100,000 Lafayette, IN for facilities and Hospital Fort Worth, Ft. Shepherd Center, Atlanta, GA, equipment ...... 300,000 Worth, TX for facilities and for facilities and equipment ..... 200,000 St. Francis Hospital, Charleston, equipment ...... 300,000 Shore Memorial Hospital, Somers WV for facilities and equipment 650,000 Texas Health Institute, Austin, Point, NJ for facilities and St. Francis Medical Center, Tren- TX, for facilities and equipment 150,000 equipment ...... 500,000 ton, NJ for facilities and equip- Texas Tech University Health Sierra County, Truth or Con- ment ...... 350,000 Sciences Center at El Paso, El sequences, NM, for facilities St. Francis Memorial Hospital, Paso, TX, for facilities and and equipment at the Sierra San Francisco, CA for facilities equipment ...... 400,000 Vista Hospital ...... 125,000 and equipment ...... 500,000 Texas Tech University Health Signature Healthcare, Brockton, St. John West Shore Hospital, Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX MA, for equipment ...... 100,000 Westlake, OH for facilities and for facilities and equipment ..... 300,000 Sisters of Providence Health Sys- equipment ...... 500,000 Texas Tech University Paul L tem, Springfield, MA for facili- St. John’s Hospital, Berryville, Foster School of Medicine, El ties and equipment ...... 200,000 AR for facilities and equipment 200,000 Paso, TX, for facilities and Sisters of St. Francis Health St. John’s Hospital, Maplewood, equipment ...... 100,000 Services, Inc., Olympia Fields, MN for facilities and equipment 675,000 Texas Tech University, Lubbock, IL for facilities and equipment 350,000 St. John’s Riverside Hospital, TX for facilities and equipment 480,000 Skagit Valley Hospital, Mount Yonkers, NY for facilities and Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Vernon, WA for facilities and equipment ...... 250,000 TX for the Center for the Study equipment ...... 800,000 St. Joseph Health System, Inc., of Addiction ...... 250,000 Somerset Medical Center, Somer- Tawas City, MI for facilities Texas Wesleyan University, Ft. ville, NJ for an electronic med- and equipment ...... 500,000 Worth, TX for facilities and ical records initiative ...... 600,000 St. Joseph Hospital, Eureka, CA equipment ...... 650,000 South Boston Community Health for facilities and equipment ..... 350,000 Texas Woman’s University, Den- Center, Boston, MA for facili- St. Joseph Hospital/Peace Health, ton, TX, for facilities and ties and equipment ...... 100,000 Bellingham, WA for facilities equipment ...... 300,000 South Shore Hospital, Chicago, and equipment ...... 300,000 The Manor, Jonesville, MI, for fa- IL for facilities and equipment 250,000 St. Joseph of the Pines, Southern cilities and equipment at the South Shore Hospital, Wey- Pines, NC for purchase and out- Treatment and Counseling Cen- mouth, MA, for equipment ...... 300,000 fitting of a mobile health unit .. 453,000 ter ...... 150,000

VerDate Nov 24 2008 07:32 Dec 10, 2009 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0655 E:\CR\FM\A08DE7.200 H08DEPT3 smartinez on DSKB9S0YB1PROD with HOUSE H14094 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE December 8, 2009 Project Amount Project Amount Project Amount Thomas Jefferson University University of Colorado Denver University of Michigan Health Hospital, Philadelphia, PA for School of Medicine, Aurora, CO System, Ann Arbor, MI for fa- facilities and equipment ...... 800,000 for facilities and equipment for cilities and equipment ...... 500,000 Touro University Nevada, Hen- the Linda Crnic Institute for University of Mississippi Medical derson, NV, for facilities and Down Syndrome ...... 1,500,000 Center, Jackson, MS, for facili- equipment at the Gerontology University of Florida, Gaines- ties and equipment ...... 8,000,000 Center ...... 750,000 ville, FL for facilities and University of Mississippi, Univer- Town of Gilbert, Gilbert, WV, for equipment ...... 350,000 sity, MS, for facilities and facilities and equipment for a University of Georgia, Athens, equipment ...... 1,500,000 primary health care center ...... 3,000,000 GA, for facilities and equip- University of Mississippi, Univer- Translational Genomics Research ment ...... 100,000 sity, MS, for the Center for Institute (TGen), Phoenix, AZ University of Guam, Mangilao, Thermal Pharmaceutical Proc- for facilities and equipment ..... 300,000 GU for facilities and equipment 400,000 essing, including facilities and TriHealth, Cincinnati, OH, for fa- University of Hawaii at Hilo, equipment ...... 600,000 cilities and equipment ...... 100,000 Hilo, HI, for a nurse training University of Nevada School of Trinitas Health Foundation, Eliz- program ...... 350,000 Medicine, Reno, NV, for facili- abeth, NJ, for facilities and University of Hawaii School of ties and equipment at the Cen- equipment ...... 400,000 Medicine, Honolulu, HI, to ex- ter for Molecular Medicine ...... 750,000 Trinity Regional Medical Center, pand medical education ...... 200,000 University of North Alabama, Ft. Dodge, IA for facilities and University of Hawaii School of Florence, AL for facilities and equipment ...... 694,000 Nursing-Manoa, Honolulu, HI, equipment ...... 700,000 Troy University, Troy, AL for fa- for nursing education, includ- University of North Alabama, cilities and equipment ...... 500,000 ing equipment ...... 200,000 Florence, AL, for nursing edu- Tulsa Fire Department, Tulsa, University of Illinois at Chicago cation and equipment ...... 100,000 OK, for equipment ...... 100,000 College of Medicine at Rock- University of North Carolina at Tyrone Hospital, Tyrone, PA, for ford, IL for facilities and equip- Greensboro, Greensboro, NC, for facilities and equipment ...... 100,000 ment ...... 250,000 telespeech initiative including U.S. Virgin Islands Department University of Illinois-College of purchase of equipment ...... 300,000 of Health, St. Thomas, VI for Medicine at Peoria, Peoria, IL University of North Texas, Den- facilities and equipment for an for facilities and equipment ..... 400,000 ton, TX, for facilities and Emergency Medical Services University of Iowa, Carver Col- equipment ...... 350,000 University of Oklahoma—College Administrative and Clinical lege of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, of Medicine, Tulsa, OK for fa- Health Center ...... 500,000 for facilities and equipment for cilities and equipment ...... 300,000 U.S. Virgin Islands Department the Institute for Biomedical University of Pittsburgh, Pitts- of Health, St. Thomas, VI for Discovery ...... 2,000,000 burgh, PA, for equipment relat- facilities and equipment for the University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, ing to cancer diagnostics and Eldra Schulterbrandt Long- for facilities and equipment at treatment ...... 100,000 Term Care Facility ...... 200,000 the College of Public Health ..... 1,000,000 University of Puerto Rico Med- UAW Local 1005, Parma, OH for University of Kansas Medical ical Sciences Campus, San facilities and equipment for a Center, Wichita, KS for devel- Juan, PR for facilities and health clinic ...... 300,000 opment of the Clinical Skills equipment for the Unit of Com- UMass Memorial Health Care, Simulation Laboratory, includ- parative Medicine ...... 300,000 Worcester, MA, for health in- ing curriculum development University of Scranton, Scran- formation technology ...... 500,000 and purchase of equipment ...... 500,000 ton, PA, for nursing and allied Union College, Barbourville, KY University of Kansas, Lawrence, health programs, including the for facilities and equipment ..... 500,000 KS for facilities and equipment 1,500,000 purchase of equipment ...... 100,000 Union Hospital, Terre Haute, IN, University of Kentucky Research University of South Alabama, for facilities and equipment ..... 100,000 Foundation, Lexington, KY, for Mobile, AL for facilities and Unity Health System, Rochester, data base design and equipment 2,000,000 equipment ...... 2,500,000 NY for facilities and equipment 800,000 University of Kentucky Research University of South Alabama, University Hospitals, Chardon, Foundation, Lexington, KY, for Mobile, AL, for health informa- OH for an electronic medical facilities and equipment ...... 1,300,000 tion systems including equip- records initiative ...... 250,000 University of Kentucky Research ment ...... 100,000 University Medical Center at Foundation, Lexington, KY, to University of South Florida Sara- Brackenridge, Austin, TX, for expand a heart disease preven- sota-Manatee, Tampa, FL for facilities and equipment ...... 150,000 tion initiative in rural Ken- nursing program facilities and University Medical Center Foun- tucky ...... 2,000,000 equipment ...... 250,000 dation, El Paso, TX for facili- University of Louisiana at Mon- University of South Florida, ties and equipment ...... 600,000 roe, Monroe, LA for facilities Tampa, FL for the Cancer Clin- University Medical Center of and equipment, including pur- ical Trial project ...... 500,000 Southern Nevada, Las Vegas, chase of a mobile dental unit ... 840,000 University of Southern Maine, NV, for facilities and equip- University of Louisville Research Portland, ME, for facilities and ment for the Women’s Care and Foundation, Louisville, KY, for equipment ...... 775,000 Birth Center ...... 1,500,000 facilities and equipment ...... 1,000,000 University of Southern Mis- University of Alabama, Tusca- University of Louisville Research sissippi, Hattiesburg, MS, for a loosa, AL, for facilities and Foundation, Louisville, KY, for relapse prevention program, in- equipment ...... 10,250,000 facilities and equipment ...... 1,000,000 cluding for facilities and equip- University of Arkansas for Med- University of Louisville Research ment ...... 500,000 ical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, Foundation, Louisville, KY, for University of Southern Mis- for facilities and equipment at facilities and equipment ...... 2,500,000 sissippi, Hattiesburg, MS, for the Winthrop P Rockefeller University of Louisville Research facilities and equipment ...... 2,750,000 Cancer Institute ...... 750,000 Foundation, Louisville, KY, for University of St. Francis, Fort University of California-River- health professions training and Wayne, IN for facilities and side, Riverside, CA for facilities facilities and equipment ...... 800,000 equipment for nurse training ... 200,000 and equipment ...... 4,000,000 University of Maine at Augusta, University of Tennessee Medical University of California, Davis Augusta, ME, for facilities and Center, Knoxville, TN for facili- Medical Center, Sacramento, equipment at the Bangor dental ties and equipment ...... 1,350,000 CA for facilities and equipment clinic ...... 650,000 University of Texas at Arlington, for the surgery and emergency University of Maryland Medical Arlington, TX for facilities and services pavilion ...... 375,000 System, Baltimore, MD for fa- equipment ...... 650,000 University of California-San cilities and equipment for an University of Texas at Browns- Diego, San Diego, CA for health emergency medical facility in ville, Brownsville, TX for facili- professions training ...... 500,000 Queen Anne’s County ...... 400,000 ties and equipment ...... 500,000 University of Colorado-Denver, University of Miami, Coral Ga- University of Texas at Dallas, Aurora, CO to expand physician bles, FL for facilities and equip- Dallas, TX, for facilities and training in rural areas ...... 575,000 ment ...... 750,000 equipment ...... 350,000

VerDate Nov 24 2008 07:32 Dec 10, 2009 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0655 E:\CR\FM\A08DE7.200 H08DEPT3 smartinez on DSKB9S0YB1PROD with HOUSE December 8, 2009 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H14095 Project Amount Project Amount Project Amount University of Texas Health Visiting Nurse Services, Indian- Woman’s Hospital, Baton Rouge, Science Center at Houston, TX, apolis, IN, for facilities and LA, for facilities and equipment for facilities and equipment for equipment and health profes- to expand the neonatal inten- MedBank ...... 150,000 sions training ...... 100,000 sive care unit ...... 100,000 University of Texas Health Visiting Nurses Association Wood River Health Services, Science Center at San Antonio, Healthcare Partners of Ohio, Hope Valley, RI, for facilities TX, for facilities, equipment, Cleveland, OH for health profes- and equipment ...... 200,000 and technology ...... 300,000 sions training ...... 200,000 World Impact Good Samaritan University of Texas Health Viterbo University, La Crosse, Clinic, Wichita, KS for facili- Science Center at Tyler, TX, WI, for facilities and equipment ties and equipment ...... 1,000,000 for facilities and equipment ..... 300,000 for the nursing school ...... 300,000 Xavier University of New Orle- ans, LA for facilities and equip- University of Texas Health Wadsworth-Rittman Hospital Foundation, Wadsworth, OH for ment ...... 350,000 Science Center, Houston, TX Yakima Valley Memorial Hos- facilities and equipment ...... 600,000 for facilities and equipment for pital, Yakima, WA, for facili- Wake County, Raleigh, NC, for fa- the Center for Translational ties and equipment to expand cilities and equipment ...... 300,000 Neoroinformatics ...... 100,000 the pediatric center ...... 100,000 University of Texas Health Wake Health Services, Inc., Ra- York College of Pennsylvania, Science Center, San Antonio, leigh, NC for facilities and York, PA for facilities and TX for facilities and equipment equipment ...... 750,000 equipment ...... 400,000 at the Center for Innovation in Warren Achievement Center, Inc., Youth Dynamics, Inc., Billings, Prevention and Treatment of Monmouth, IL for rural health MT for facilities and equipment 100,000 Airway Diseases ...... 150,000 outreach ...... 100,000 Yukon-Kuskokwim Heath Cor- University of Texas Health Warren County Community Col- poration, Bethel, AK, for facili- Science Center, San Antonio, lege, Washington, NJ for facili- ties and equipment ...... 1,000,000 TX for facilities and equipment ties and equipment ...... 350,000 Zufall Health Center, Dover, NJ at the Neurodegenerative and Warren County Planning Com- for facilities and equipment ..... 225,000 Cognitive Dysfunction Center .. 270,000 mission, Warren, PA for health The conference agreement includes bill University of Texas M. D. Ander- care facilities and equipment ... 350,000 language not proposed in either the House or son Cancer Center, Houston, TX Washington County Hospital, Ha- the Senate bill authorizing a three-year for facilities and equipment ..... 1,000,000 gerstown, MD for facilities and grant period for the Patient Navigator pro- University of Utah, Salt Lake equipment and for an electronic gram. The conferees intend that the Traumatic City, UT, for health informa- medical records initiative ...... 750,000 Brain Injury Protection and Advocacy Serv- tion technology ...... 1,500,000 Washington State University, ices component of the Traumatic Brain In- Utah Department of Health, Salt Spokane, WA, for facilities and jury program receive the same proportion of Lake City, UT, for facilities equipment for the College of funding it received in fiscal year 2009 as pro- and equipment ...... 100,000 Nursing ...... 900,000 posed by the House. The Senate proposed Utah Department of Health, Salt Weber State University, Ogden, UT for expansion of nursing similar language. Lake City, UT, for facilities Within the funding provided for the Au- and equipment ...... 500,000 programs, including purchase of equipment ...... 750,000 tism and Other Related Developmental Dis- Utah Department of Health, Salt WellSpan Health, York, PA for orders program, the conference agreement Lake City, UT, for facilities purchase of equipment ...... 100,000 includes an increase of not less than and equipment related to out- $2,200,000 to expand the Leadership Edu- break management ...... 500,000 Wesley College, Dover, DE, for renovation and equipping of the cation in Neurodevelopmental and Related Utah Department of Health, Salt nursing school ...... 200,000 Disabilities (LEND) program as proposed by Lake City, UT, to expand Mon- West Jefferson Medical Center, the House. The Senate did not specify a fund- ticello Health Education and Marrero, LA for facilities and ing level for the LEND program. In addition, Screening Initiative ...... 600,000 equipment ...... 100,000 the conference agreement includes an in- Utah Personalized Health Care West Liberty State College, West crease of not less than $2,200,000 for research Institute at the University of Liberty, WV for facilities and on evidence-based practices for interventions Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, to es- equipment ...... 50,000 for individuals with autism and other devel- tablish a personalized medicine West Virginia Higher Education opmental disabilities instead of $2,000,000 as infrastructure ...... 100,000 Policy Commission, Charleston, proposed by the Senate. The House did not Utah Valley University, Orem, WV, for facilities and equip- specify a funding level for this research ac- UT, for health professions de- ment relating to healthcare tivity. The conferees understand that the Organ velopment and equipment ...... 350,000 training ...... 4,000,000 Procurement and Transplantation Network Valley Presbyterian Hospital, West Virginia University Health (OPTN) is planning a forum to consider fur- Van Nuys, CA for facilities and Sciences, Morgantown, WV, for ther changes in policy regarding the broader equipment ...... 300,000 facilities and equipment ...... 1,000,000 allocation of donor livers in addition to the Van Wert County Hospital, Van West Virginia University, Mor- June 2009 Status 1 recipients OPTN decision. Wert, OH for facilities and gantown, WV, for construction However, HRSA has informed the conferees equipment ...... 840,000 of a Multiple Sclerosis Center .. 1,500,000 that a further policy proposal will not be Vanguard University, Costa WestCare Health Systems, Sylva, ready for the OPTN Board to review before Mesa, CA for facilities and NC for facilities and equipment 350,000 2011 or 2012. At least six months before any equipment ...... 300,000 Westchester Medical Center, Val- further change is implemented, the conferees Variety—The Children’s Charity halla, NY, for equipment ...... 150,000 direct OPTN to submit to the Committees on of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI Wheeling Hospital, Inc., Wheel- Appropriations of the House of Representa- for facilities and equipment ..... 40,000 ing, WV for facilities and equip- tives and the Senate a report analyzing and Vermont State Colleges, Ran- ment ...... 150,000 describing the potential impact of any dolph Center, VT, for equip- White Memorial Medical Chari- changes to broaden the geographic alloca- ment to expand nursing pro- table Foundation, Los Angeles, grams ...... 700,000 tion of livers on the following: CA for facilities and equipment 500,000 (1) Access to transplantation for all pa- Victor Valley Community Hos- White Plains Hospital Center, tients who are listed at both smaller volume pital, Victorville, CA for facili- White Plains, NY for facilities transplant centers and who are listed at cen- ties and equipment ...... 250,000 and equipment ...... 250,000 ters outside major urban areas; Virginia Commonwealth Univer- Wichita County Health Center, (2) Mortality of all patients on a waiting sity, Richmond, VA for facili- Leoti, KS, for facilities and list at either smaller volume transplant cen- ties and equipment for the equipment ...... 150,000 ters or transplant centers located outside Massey Cancer Center ...... 600,000 Wills Eye Health System, Phila- major urban areas; Virginia State University, Pe- delphia, PA for facilities and (3) Model for End-Stage Liver Disease tersburg, VA, for facilities and equipment ...... 150,000 (MELD) score of all patients at time of equipment to expand nursing Wilmington College, Wilmington, transplant; programs ...... 100,000 OH for facilities and equipment 200,000 (4) Access to transplant and mortality Visiting Nurse Services of Put- Windemere Rehabilitation Facil- rates for all patients whose primary insur- nam County, Avon, IN for fa- ity, Oak Bluffs, MA, for facili- ance is Medicare or Medicaid and who are on cilities and equipment ...... 100,000 ties and equipment ...... 250,000 waiting lists;

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Budget activity House Senate Conference

Section 317 Immunization Program ...... $496,847,000 $496,847,000 $496,847,000 Program Operations ...... 61,621,000 63,621,000 62,621,000 Influenza ...... 158,992,000 158,992,000 158,992,000 Pandemic Influenza ...... 156,344,000 156,344,000 156,344,000

Within the total for Program Operations, HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Pre- ference agreement includes the following the conference agreement includes a vention amounts: $1,000,000 increase for vaccine safety research instead of a $2,000,000 increase as proposed by Within the total for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepa- the Senate. The House did not propose simi- titis, STD, and TB prevention, the con- lar language.

Budget activity House Senate Conference

Domestic HIV/AIDS Prevention and Research ...... $744,914,000 $711,045,000 $727,980,000 HIV Prevention by Health Departments ...... N/A N/A 328,887,000 HIV Surveillance...... N/A N/A 109,455,000 National, Regional, Local, Community, and Other Organizations ...... N/A N/A 134,793,000 Enhanced HIV Testing ...... N/A N/A 65,273,000 Improving Program Effectiveness ...... N/A N/A 89,572,000 Viral Hepatitis ...... 20,150,000 18,367,000 19,259,000 Sexually Transmitted Diseases ...... 152,750,000 N/A 153,875,000 Tuberculosis ...... 144,268,000 144,268,000 144,268,000

In order to support a multi-faceted ap- limit funding for the program to $15,000,000. tification a description of efforts and proach to HIV research and prevention prac- The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Ex- timelines to update hepatitis C screening tices, the conferees have established five new tension Act of 2009 did not reauthorize this guidelines, including information on pilot sub-budget lines that are structured around activity; therefore, the conferees expect CDC studies that are ongoing and planned for the the principles of transparency, account- not to carve out any funding for this activity future using a one-time, age-based screen to ability, and comprehensiveness. The con- in fiscal year 2010. target the age demographic with the highest ferees expect that the fiscal year 2011 budget Within the total for Domestic HIV/AIDS prevalence. Neither the House nor the Sen- justification will follow this format, pro- Prevention and Research programs, the con- ate proposed similar language. viding detailed explanations of funded activi- ference agreement provides funding at no ties, and how any proposed increases or re- less than the fiscal year 2009 level to support The conferees intend that the increase pro- ductions will be applied across each line. The activities that are targeted to address the vided for STD prevention be used to expand conferees further insist that any future growing HIV/AIDS epidemic and its dis- Infertility Prevention Services and Infra- movement of funds between these lines must parate impact on communities of color, in- structure Projects in all regions as proposed go through the formal reprogramming re- cluding African Americans, Latinos, Native by the Senate. The House did not propose view process. Americans, Asian Americans, Native Hawai- similar language. The conference agreement does not include ians, and Pacific Islanders. The House pro- Zoonotic, Vector-borne, and Enteric Diseases bill language regarding the Early Diagnosis posed $95,700,000 for these activities. The Grants program. The House proposed bill Senate did not propose similar language. Within the total for Zoonotic, Vector- language specifically eliminating funding for The conferees direct CDC to include in the borne, and Enteric Diseases, the conference the program while the Senate proposed to fiscal year 2011 congressional budget jus- agreement includes the following amounts:

Budget activity House Senate Conference

Vector-borne Diseases, including West Nile Virus...... $26,717,000 N/A $26,717,000 Lyme Disease ...... 8,938,000 N/A 8,938,000 Food Safety ...... 26,942,000 N/A 26,942,000 Prion Disease ...... 5,474,000 N/A 5,474,000 Chronic Fatigue Syndrome ...... 4,825,000 N/A 4,825,000

Preparedness, Detection, and Control of Infec- used consistent with the language in House The conferees are aware of various studies tious Diseases Report 111–220. in Japan, the United Kingdom and the U.S. Also within the total for Preparedness, De- Department of Defense into substances that Within the total for Preparedness, Detec- tection, and Control of Infectious Diseases, reduce the bio-load of surfaces in hospital tion, and Control of Infectious Diseases, the the conference agreement includes rooms. In particular, some copper alloys in conference agreement includes $15,150,000 for $136,281,000 for the Emerging Infectious Dis- place of stainless steel or plastics may re- the National Healthcare Safety Network as eases program instead of $141,383,000 as pro- duce the spread of microbial infectious orga- proposed by the House. The Senate did not posed by the House. The Senate did not in- nisms. The conferees request that CDC re- include similar language. Funding shall be clude similar language. view the literature available and report to

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Budget activity House Senate Conference

Heart Disease and Stroke ...... $54,221,000 $56,221,000 $56,221,000 Delta Health Intervention ...... 3,007,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 Diabetes ...... 65,998,000 65,998,000 65,998,000 Cancer Prevention and Control ...... 349,454,000 380,234,000 370,346,000 Breast and Cervical Cancer ...... 209,699,000 220,000,000 214,850,000 WISEWOMAN ...... 20,573,000 21,000,000 20,787,000 Breast Cancer Awareness for Young Women...... 5,000,000 0 5,000,000 Cancer Registries...... 46,472,000 50,000,000 51,236,000 Colorectal Cancer ...... 39,063,000 50,000,000 44,532,000 Comprehensive Cancer ...... 16,386,000 25,000,000 20,693,000 Johanna’s Law ...... 6,807,000 6,807,000 6,807,000 Ovarian Cancer ...... 5,414,000 6,000,000 5,707,000 Prostate Cancer ...... 13,275,000 14,000,000 13,638,000 Skin Cancer ...... 1,880,000 2,500,000 2,190,000 Geraldine Ferraro Cancer Education Program ...... 4,677,000 4,677,000 4,677,000 Cancer Survivorship Resource Center ...... 781,000 1,250,000 1,016,000 Arthritis and Other Chronic Diseases ...... 26,803,000 26,294,000 27,299,000 Arthritis ...... 13,318,000 13,318,000 13,318,000 Psoriasis...... 1,500,000 0 1,500,000 Epilepsy ...... 7,976,000 7,976,000 7,976,000 National Lupus Patient Registry ...... 4,009,000 5,000,000 4,505,000 Tobacco ...... 106,408,000 115,000,000 110,704,000 Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity ...... 44,402,000 44,991,000 44,991,000 Health Promotion ...... 27,803,000 30,408,000 29,856,000 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System ...... 7,316,000 7,316,000 7,316,000 Community Health Promotion ...... 6,468,000 6,468,000 6,468,000 Sleep Disorders ...... 861,000 861,000 861,000 Mind-Body Institute ...... 0 1,500,000 1,500,000 Glaucoma ...... 3,519,000 3,519,000 3,519,000 Visual Screening Education ...... 3,229,000 3,229,000 3,229,000 Alzheimer’s Disease ...... 1,692,000 2,000,000 1,846,000 Inflammatory Bowel Disease ...... 686,000 686,000 686,000 Interstitial Cystitis ...... 660,000 660,000 660,000 Excessive Alcohol Use ...... 2,000,000 3,000,000 2,500,000 Chronic Kidney Disease ...... 2,233,000 2,030,000 2,132,000 School Health ...... 62,780,000 57,645,000 57,645,000 Healthy Passages Study ...... 3,493,000 3,493,000 3,493,000 Food Allergies ...... 497,000 497,000 497,000 Safe Motherhood/Infant Health ...... 49,891,000 44,782,000 44,782,000 Preterm Birth ...... 2,005,000 2,005,000 2,005,000 Sudden Infant Death Syndrome ...... 207,000 207,000 207,000 Oral Health ...... 15,074,000 15,000,000 15,000,000 Prevention Research Centers ...... 33,203,000 35,000,000 33,675,000 Healthy Communities ...... 22,823,000 22,823,000 22,823,000 Racial & Ethnic Approaches to Community Health ...... 39,644,000 39,644,000 39,644,000 Genomics ...... 12,308,000 12,308,000 12,308,000 Primary Immune Deficiency Syndrome ...... 3,107,000 3,107,000 3,107,000 Public Health Genomics ...... 9,201,000 9,201,000 9,201,000

Within the total provided for cancer pre- to the Committees on Appropriations of the community-based activities that are nec- vention and control, the conference agree- House of Representatives and the Senate no essary to meet the goal. ment includes $5,000,000 for breast cancer later than April 1, 2010. As proposed by the Senate, the conference awareness for young women, as proposed by Within the total provided for Nutrition, agreement includes increased funding within the House. The Senate did not include simi- Physical Activity, and Obesity, the con- the total for Prevention Research Centers to lar language. Funding shall be used con- ference agreement includes $500,000 to con- support additional Comprehensive Centers. sistent with the language in House Report tinue a study by the Institute of Medicine The House did not propose similar language. 111–220. that will examine and provide recommenda- As proposed by the House, the conference The conference agreement includes tions regarding front-of-package nutrition agreement includes funding to support the $3,000,000 to enhance and expand CDC’s exist- symbols consistent with the language in collection of epidemiological and longitu- ing cancer registry in order to carry out the Senate Report 111–66. The House did not pro- dinal data on individuals with psoriasis and goals of the Caroline Pryce Walker Conquer pose similar language. psoriatic arthritis, including children and Childhood Cancer Act with respect to pedi- adolescents, to better understand the co- The increase provided for the Office of atric cancer. The Senate provided increased morbidities associated with psoriasis, exam- Smoking and Health is intended to expand funding for the pediatric cancer registry ine the relationship of psoriasis to other pub- counter marketing programs as proposed by within the CDC Cancer Registry program, lic health concerns, and gain insight into the the Senate. In addition, similar to what was while the House provided funding for this ac- long-term impact and treatment of these two proposed by the Senate, the conferees direct tivity in the Office of the Secretary. The conditions. The Senate did not propose simi- the Office of Smoking and Health to transfer conferees commend CDC for convening a lar language. no less than last year’s level to the Environ- panel of experts in the field of pediatric can- The conference agreement provides fund- mental Health Laboratory to analyze to- cer research and direct the CDC to submit to ing to support CDC’s initiative for Healthy bacco products and cigarette smoke. This the Appropriations Committees no later Communities. Within the total provided, transfer is to be provided in a manner that than February 1, 2010 a detailed plan for im- $4,000,000 is for the continuation of the com- supplements and in no way replaces existing proving the types of data, the speed of re- munity-based grant program focusing on funding for tobacco-related activities. The porting, and the access of data to research- poor nutrition and physical inactivity. Nei- House did not propose similar language. The ers. ther the House nor the Senate proposed simi- As proposed by the House, the conference conferees further request that CDC submit to lar language. agreement includes sufficient funding within the Committees on Appropriations of the Safe Motherhood/Infant Health for the devel- House of Representatives and the Senate a Birth Defects, Developmental Disabilities, Dis- opment of a national public health plan for comprehensive plan to substantially reduce ability and Health the prevention, detection, and management the rates of tobacco use in the U.S. over the Within the total for Birth Defects, Devel- of infertility. The Senate did not include next five fiscal years. The plan should be opmental Disabilities, Disability and Health, similar language. The conferees request that submitted no later than April 1, 2010 and in- the conference agreement includes the fol- CDC report on the development of this plan clude recommendations for national and lowing amounts:

Budget activity House Senate Conference

Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities ...... $42,776,000 $42,494,000 $42,636,000 Birth Defects ...... 21,182,000 21,500,000 21,342,000 Craniofacial Malformation ...... 1,755,000 2,000,000 1,878,000 Fetal Death ...... 846,000 846,000 846,000 Alveolar Capillary Dysplasia ...... 247,000 247,000 247,000 Fetal Alcohol Syndrome ...... 10,140,000 10,140,000 10,140,000

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Budget activity House Senate Conference

Folic Acid ...... 3,426,000 2,826,000 3,126,000 Infant Health ...... 8,028,000 8,028,000 8,028,000 Human Development and Disability ...... 78,194,000 82,444,000 80,820,000 Disability & Health (including Child Development)...... 13,611,000 13,611,000 13,611,000 Charcot Marie Tooth Disorders...... 0 1,000,000 1,000,000 Limb Loss ...... 2,906,000 2,906,000 2,906,000 Tourette Syndrome ...... 1,749,000 1,749,000 1,749,000 Early Hearing Detection and Intervention ...... 10,888,000 10,888,000 10,888,000 Muscular Dystrophy ...... 6,291,000 6,291,000 6,291,000 Special Olympics Healthy Athletes ...... 5,534,000 5,534,000 5,534,000 Paralysis Resource Center ...... 6,015,000 7,748,000 6,882,000 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ...... 1,751,000 1,751,000 1,751,000 Fragile X ...... 1,905,000 1,905,000 1,905,000 Spina Bifida ...... 5,483,000 7,000,000 6,242,000 Autism ...... 22,061,000 22,061,000 22,061,000 Blood Disorders ...... 19,912,000 19,912,000 19,912,000 Hemophilia ...... 17,203,000 17,203,000 17,203,000 Thallasemia ...... 1,865,000 1,865,000 1,865,000 Diamond Blackfan Anemia ...... 517,000 517,000 517,000 Hemachromatosis ...... 327,000 327,000 327,000

As proposed by the Senate, the additional est standards of care. The House did not pro- total of $70,597,000 for Public Health funding provided for craniofacial malforma- pose similar language. Informatics as proposed by the House and tion above the fiscal year 2009 funding level The conferees are pleased by advances that $79,374,000 for Health Marketing instead of shall be used to support the continued anal- have allowed children with congenital heart $82,504,000 as proposed by the House. The ysis of data from the quality of life surveys disease (CHD) to live longer; however, there Senate did not include similar language. is little data on adults living with this condi- of children with oral clefts completed in 2008. The conferees intend that within the total tion. The conferees encourage CDC to de- The House did not propose similar language. for Health Marketing, no less than the level velop a population-based adult CHD surveil- The conferees expect the increased funding provided in fiscal year 2009, or $1,831,000, lance plan to determine the prevalence of shall be provided to support the activities of to be used consistent with the language in CHD in the adult population. The conferees the Task Force on Community Preventive Senate Report 111–66. direct CDC to provide a progress report on Services. Neither the House nor the Senate this effort within 90 days of enactment of As proposed by the Senate, the conference proposed similar language. agreement includes $1,000,000 to launch a Na- this Act. tional Charcot Marie Tooth (CMT) Resource Health Information and Service Environmental Health and Injury Prevention Center to promote a collaborative relation- Public Health Informatics/Health Marketing Environmental Health ship between CMT patients and their pro- Within the total for Public Health Within the total for Environmental viders and to ensure CMT patients are being Informatics/Health Marketing, the con- Health, the conference agreement includes properly diagnosed and treated with the lat- ference agreement includes a program level the following amounts:

Budget activity House Senate Conference

Environmental Health Laboratory ...... $43,729,000 $42,962,000 $43,346,000 Newborn Screening Quality Assurance Program ...... 6,915,000 6,915,000 6,915,000 Newborn Screening for Severe Combined Immunodeficiency Diseases ...... 988,000 988,000 988,000 Environmental Health Activities ...... 81,565,000 81,480,000 78,043,000 Safe Water ...... 7,237,000 7,237,000 7,237,000 Volcanic Emissions ...... 0 500,000 200,000 Environmental and Health Outcome Tracking Network ...... 33,124,000 31,309,000 33,124,000 Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Registry ...... 5,027,000 7,000,000 6,014,000 Climate Change ...... 15,000,000 7,540,000 7,540,000 Polycythemia Vera (PV) Cluster ...... 0 5,027,000 2,513,000 International Emergency and Refugee Health ...... N/A 6,500,000 6,262,000 Asthma...... 30,924,000 30,924,000 30,924,000 Healthy Homes (formerly Childhood Lead Poisoning) ...... 34,805,000 34,805,000 34,805,000

As proposed by the House, increased re- As proposed by the Senate, increased re- effects of volcanic emissions. The House did sources provided for the Environmental and sources provided for Volcanic Emissions not propose similar language. Health Outcome Tracking Network above above the fiscal year 2009 funding level are Injury Prevention and Control the fiscal year 2009 funding level will enable for the establishment of a research center at least one additional State to participate Within the total for Injury Prevention and that embraces a multidisciplinary approach in the network. The Senate did not propose Control, the conference agreement includes in studying the short- and long-term health similar language. the following amounts:

Budget activity House Senate Conference

Intentional Injury ...... $102,648,000 N/A $102,648,000 Domestic Violence and Sexual Violence ...... 31,900,000 N/A 31,900,000 Child Maltreatment ...... 7,104,000 N/A 7,104,000 Youth Violence Prevention ...... 20,076,000 N/A 20,076,000 Domestic Violence Community Projects ...... 5,525,000 N/A 5,525,000 Rape Prevention ...... 42,623,000 N/A 42,623,000 All Other Intentional Injury ...... 2,524,000 N/A 2,524,000 Unintentional Injury ...... 31,704,000 N/A 31,704,000 Traumatic Brain Injury ...... 6,152,000 N/A 6,152,000 All Other Unintentional Injury ...... 25,552,000 N/A 25,552,000 Elderly Falls ...... 2,000,000 N/A 2,000,000 Injury Control Research Centers ...... 10,719,000 N/A 10,719,000 National Violent Death Reporting System ...... 3,544,000 N/A 3,544,000

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), the conference agreement Health includes the following amounts: Within the program level total for the Na- tional Institute for Occupational Safety and

Budget activity House Senate Conference

Education and Research Centers ...... $23,740,000 $25,000,000 $24,370,000 Personal Protective Technology ...... 17,218,000 17,218,000 17,218,000 Pan Flu Preparedness for Healthcare Workers ...... 3,031,000 3,031,000 3,031,000 Healthier Workforce Centers ...... 4,072,000 6,000,000 5,036,000 National Occupational Research Agenda ...... 117,406,000 117,406,000 117,406,000 World Trade Center ...... 70,723,000 70,723,000 70,723,000 Mining Research ...... 51,469,000 50,516,000 53,705,000 Other Occupational Safety and Health Research ...... 84,713,000 84,713,000 84,713,000 Miners Choice ...... 648,000 648,000 648,000 Nat’l Mesothelioma Registry & Tissue Bank ...... 1,024,000 1,024,000 1,024,000

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Budget activity House Senate Conference

Global AIDS Program ...... $118,979,000 $118,979,000 $118,979,000 Global Immunization Program ...... 153,475,000 153,876,000 153,676,000 Polio Eradication ...... 101,599,000 102,000,000 101,800,000 Other Global/Measles ...... 51,876,000 51,876,000 51,876,000 Global Disease Detection ...... 37,756,000 37,000,000 37,756,000 Global Malaria Program ...... 9,405,000 9,405,000 9,405,000 Other Global Health ...... 3,519,000 13,519,000 8,519,000

The conferees are supportive of CDC’s long- full capacity. Additional funding above the or more existing centers. Both the House and term goal of establishing three global dis- fiscal year 2009 funding level for global dis- Senate proposed similar language. ease detection regional centers per World ease detection shall be used to support no Terrorism Preparedness and Response Health Organization region, and also recog- less than one new global disease detection Within the funds provided for Terrorism nize a critical need to bring the existing regional center and increase capacity in one Preparedness and Response, the conference global disease detection regional centers to agreement includes the following amounts:

Budget activity House Senate Conference

Public Health Emergency Prep. Cooperative Agreements ...... $714,949,000 $714,949,000 $714,949,000 Centers for Public Health Preparedness ...... 30,013,000 30,013,000 30,013,000 Advanced Practice Centers ...... 5,263,000 5,263,000 5,263,000 All Other State and Local Capacity ...... 10,875,000 10,875,000 10,875,000 Upgrading CDC Capacity ...... 120,795,000 120,744,000 120,744,000 Anthrax ...... 0 4,100,000 2,600,000 BioSense ...... 34,404,000 34,404,000 34,404,000 Quarantine ...... 26,518,000 26,518,000 26,518,000 Real-time Lab Reporting ...... 8,243,000 8,243,000 8,243,000 Strategic National Stockpile ...... 595,749,000 595,749,000 595,749,000

The conference agreement includes not provided for the vaccine safety military Public Health Improvement and Leadership $2,600,000 for the anthrax dose reduction medical records data mining activities. The Within the total for Public Health Im- study instead of $2,700,000 as proposed by the Senate proposed $1,400,000 for this activity. provement and Leadership, the conference Senate. As proposed by the House, funding is agreement includes the following amounts:

Budget activity House Senate Conference

Leadership and Management ...... $149,986,000 $149,986,000 $149,986,000 Director’s Discretionary Fund ...... 0 5,000,000 3,000,000 Public Health Workforce Development ...... 35,652,000 40,000,000 37,826,000 Applied Epidemiology Fellowship Training ...... 991,000 991,000 991,000

The conferees encourage CDC to continue program. Neither the House nor the Senate The conference agreement includes the Institutional Research Training Grant proposed similar language. $20,620,000 for the following projects in the following amounts:

Project Amount

Access Community Health Network, Chicago, IL for a program to reduce cancer disparities through comprehensive early detection ...... 200,000 AIDS Community Resources, Inc, Syracuse, NY, for HIV/AIDS education and prevention ...... 300,000 Alameda County Department of Public Health, Office of AIDS, Oakland, CA for an HIV/AIDS prevention and testing initiative ...... 300,000 Alliance for the Prudent Use of Antibiotics, Boston, MA for a comprehensive program to review antibiotic resistance trends, interventions, and prevention methods, including a public information campaign ...... 100,000 Allina Hospitals and Clinics, Minneapolis, MN for a heart disease prevention program ...... 250,000 American Red Cross, San Juan, PR for testing the Puerto Rico blood supply for the dengue virus ...... 400,000 Betty Jean Kerr Peoples Health Center, St. Louis, MO for the prostate cancer screening program ...... 150,000 Broward County, Ft. Lauderdale, FL for a pediatric mortality public awareness campaign ...... 275,000 Center for International Rehabilitation, Washington, DC, for the disability rights monitor program ...... 150,000 Children’s Health Fund, New York, NY for health assessments, outreach, and education services for children and their families ...... 100,000 City of Laredo, TX for a community health assessment ...... 200,000 Community Health Centers in Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, for the Childhood Rural Asthma Project ...... 200,000 County of Essex, Newark, NJ, for diabetes prevention and management program for severely mentally ill individuals ...... 125,000 County of Marin, San Rafael, CA for research and analysis related to breast cancer incidence and mortality in the county and breast cancer screening ...... 200,000 East Carolina University, Greenville, NC for a program to reduce health disparities through chronic disease management ...... 400,000 Eastern Maine Health Systems, Brewer, ME, for emergency preparedness planning and equipment ...... 640,000 El Puente, Inc., Brooklyn, NY for a youth and family wellness program ...... 500,000 Family Hospice and Palliative Care, Pittsburgh, PA for the Center for Compassionate Care Education Outreach program ...... 100,000 Friends of the Congressional Glaucoma Caucus Foundation, Lake Success, NY for glaucoma screenings in Northern Virginia ...... 50,000 Ft. Valley State University, Ft. Valley, GA for a food and nutrition education program (EFNEP) aimed at curbing obesity, particularly among young minorities ...... 100,000 Haitian American Association Against Cancer, Inc., Miami, FL for cancer education, outreach, screening, and related programs ...... 300,000 Healthy People Northeast Pennsylvania Initiative, Clarks Summit, PA, for obesity prevention and education programs ...... 100,000 Huntington Breast Cancer Action Coalition, Huntington, NY for providing services and programs to underserved populations on how to reduce the risks of cancer ...... 100,000 Inland Northwest Health Services, Spokane, WA for a public health surveillance initiative ...... 350,000 International Rett Syndrome Foundation, Cincinnati, OH for education and awareness programs regarding Rett Syndrome ...... 180,000 Iowa Chronic Care Consortium/Des Moines University, Des Moines, IA for a preventive health initiative ...... 200,000 Kalihi-Palama Health Center, Honolulu, HI, for outreach, screening and education related to renal disease ...... 150,000 Kaweah Delta Hospital Foundation, Visalia, CA, for a comprehensive asthma management program ...... 100,000 La Familia Medical Center, Santa Fe, NM, for diabetes education and outreach ...... 100,000 Latino Health Access, Santa Ana, CA for a youth obesity prevention program ...... 150,000 Lupus LA, Los Angeles, CA for increasing public awareness of lupus ...... 250,000 Mario Lemieux Foundation, Bridgeville, PA for the Hodgkin’s Disease Patient and Public Education Outreach Initiative ...... 100,000

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Project Amount

Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center, Baton Rouge, LA, to expand early detection cancer screening ...... 600,000 Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN for a program to improve the physical fitness of children and adolescents in Middle Tennessee ...... 400,000 Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD for a program to understand the social determinants and the impact of health disparities on the health of urban and underserved populations ...... 200,000 National Marfan Foundation, Port Washington, NY for an awareness and education campaign for Marfan Syndrome ...... 250,000 Nevada Cancer Institute, Las Vegas, NV for cancer education and outreach services ...... 600,000 New York Junior Tennis League, Woodside, NY for a childhood obesity program for high-risk youth from low-income families ...... 250,000 Northeast Regional Cancer Institute, Scranton, PA, for a regional cancer registry ...... 100,000 Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL, for the development of a comprehensive diabetic program ...... 200,000 Ohio University, Athens, OH, for diabetes outreach and education in rural areas ...... 200,000 Padres Contra El Cancer, Los Angeles, CA for educational resources and outreach programs to serve families with children with cancer ...... 250,000 PE4life Foundation, Kansas City, MO, for expansion and assessment of PE4life programs across Iowa ...... 300,000 Pednet Coalition, Inc, Columbia, MO, for obesity prevention programs ...... 500,000 Penn State University, Milton S Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, for a stroke prevention program ...... 100,000 Polycystic Kidney Disease Foundation, Kansas City, MO for developing education and awareness programs about chronic kidney disease ...... 100,000 Prevent Blindness Florida, Tampa, FL for the See the Difference Vision Screening Program ...... 200,000 Puerto Rican Cultural Center, Chicago, IL for an HIV/AIDS outreach and education program ...... 100,000 Pulmonary Hypertension Association, Silver Spring, MD for a pulmonary hypertension prevention and awareness initiative ...... 250,000 San Antonio Metropolitan Health District, San Antonio, TX for a program to assess the health behaviors of the Kelly community and address health issues such as lead poisoning, asthma, and indoor pollutants ...... 500,000 Schneider Children’s Hospital, New Hyde Park, NY for comprehensive Diamond Blackfan Anemia awareness and surveillance ...... 300,000 Shelby County Community Services, Memphis, TN for an infant mortality prevention and education program ...... 200,000 Silent Spring Institute, Newton, MA for studies of the impact of environmental pollutants on breast cancer and women’s health ...... 350,000 South Carolina HIV/AIDS Council, Columbia, SC for an HIV/AIDS prevention program ...... 200,000 South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD, for research on health promotion ...... 150,000 Spinal Muscular Atrophy Foundation, New York, NY, for outreach, patient education and registries ...... 500,000 State of Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Baltimore, MD, for the Unified Oral Health Education Message Campaign ...... 1,200,000 Texas AgriLife Extension Service, College Station, TX for a youth obesity prevention initiative ...... 300,000 Texas Tech University Health Science Center, Lubbock, TX for the West Texas Center for Influenza Research, Education and Treatment ...... 200,000 Thundermist Health Center, Woonsocket, RI for the active teen challenge project to reduce childhood obesity ...... 200,000 UMOS, Inc., Milwaukee, WI for a teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections prevention program ...... 100,000 University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, to develop an environmental health informatics database ...... 450,000 University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno, NV, to establish a diabetes management program ...... 800,000 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM for a prevention program aimed at reducing diabetes-related heart and blood vessel diseases in New Mexico ...... 350,000 University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, for a racial disparities and cardiovascular disease initiative ...... 300,000 University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX for a comprehensive cancer control program to address the needs of minority and medically underserved populations ...... 500,000 University of Texas-Pan American, Edinburg, TX for research and education activities at the South Texas Border Health Disparities Center ...... 250,000 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Public Health, Milwaukee, WI, to support and expand public health education and outreach programs ...... 900,000 Valentine Boys and Girls Club of Chicago, Chicago, IL for a health and physical education program to prevent obesity and promote healthy development ...... 150,000 Visiting Nurses Association, Council Bluffs, IA for a telehealth initiative, including purchase of equipment ...... 350,000 Waterloo Fire Rescue, Waterloo, IA, for FirePALS, a school-based injury prevention program ...... 150,000 Watts Healthcare Corporation, Los Angeles, CA for a project to improve breastfeeding rates ...... 250,000 Winston-Salem State University, Winston-Salem, NC, for blood pressure and obesity screening programs, including training of healthcare professionals ...... 100,000 Yale New Haven Health Center, New Haven, CT, for the Connecticut Center for Public Health Preparedness ...... 150,000 Youth & Family Services, Inc, Rapid City, SD, for a health promotion program for young men ...... 300,000

Buildings and Facilities the Caroline Pryce Walker Conquer Child- which case the restriction applies at the sub- Within the amount provided for Buildings hood Cancer Act of 2008 within its base budg- total level. The House did not include com- and Facilities, the conference agreement in- et. The conferees commend NCI for its atten- parable language. The conferees understand cludes $30,000,000 for nationwide repairs and tion to this issue. that NIH is upgrading its financial business improvements of existing facilities as pro- NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND system and is implementing hard funds con- posed by both the House and Senate and INFECTIOUS DISEASES trols. The conferees expect NIH to ensure that these funds controls will be established $39,150,000 for Buildings 107 and 108 on the (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) Chamblee Campus in Atlanta, Georgia in- at the levels identified above to proactively The conference agreement includes stead of $78,300,000 as proposed by the Senate. enforce the reprogramming thresholds. The $304,000,000 by transfer from the Project Bio- The House did not propose funding for new conferees request a detailed explanation and Shield Special Reserve Fund (BioShield) in- construction. timeline in the 2011 congressional budget jus- The conference agreement also includes stead of a transfer of $500,000,000 as proposed tification describing how the NIH enterprise bill language proposed by the Senate that by the House. The Senate bill did not pro- system will proactively ensure full compli- CDC shall award a single contract or related pose a transfer of BioShield funding. ance with the reprogramming thresholds. contracts for the development and construc- OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR The conferees expect that NIH will work to tion of facilities in the Master Plan that col- The conference agreement includes bill strengthen its policy of supporting AIDS and lectively include the full scope of the project language providing up to $193,880,000 for con- non-AIDS research funding allocations at and that the solicitation and contract shall tinuation of the National Children’s Study. the current relative rate when allocating the contain the clause ‘‘availability of funds’’. The House bill provided up to $194,400,000 for second year of Recovery Act funding. House The House did not propose similar language. continuation of the study. The Senate bill Report 111–220 had similar language. The Business Services and Support did not identify a particular funding level. Senate did not include comparable language. The funds for Business Services and Sup- The conference agreement includes funding BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES port are intended for CDC to carry out its for a one percent increase in research train- The conference agreement includes suffi- business functions, including, but not lim- ing stipends instead of a two percent in- cient funding to support the construction of ited to, administrative services, financial crease as proposed by the House. The Senate the Northwest Child Care Center on the Be- management, security and emergency pre- did not identify a specific training stipend thesda campus as proposed in House Report paredness, and procurement and grants. Nei- increase. 111–220. The Senate did not include com- ther these funds nor any other funds pro- Unless otherwise noted in this statement, parable language. the conferees expect NIH to follow the budg- vided to CDC are to be enhanced through the SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH et policy assumptions of the President’s fis- mechanism of program assessments or tap- SERVICES ADMINISTRATION ping at any level. cal year 2010 budget and the accompanying explanatory materials. SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH The conferees expect NIH to notify the SERVICES The conference agreement includes Committees on Appropriations of the House The conference agreement includes $31,008,788,000 for the 26 accounts that com- of Representatives and the Senate each time $3,431,624,000 for Substance Abuse and Mental prise the National Institutes of Health (NIH) the Director uses the statutory one percent Health Services instead of $3,419,438,000 as total appropriation instead of $31,258,788,000 transfer authority as proposed in House Re- proposed by the House and $3,429,782,000 as as proposed by the House and $30,758,788,000 port 111–220. The Senate did not include simi- proposed by the Senate. In addition, the con- as proposed by the Senate. In addition, the lar language. ference agreement makes available conference agreement continues the alloca- The conference agreement includes $131,585,000 under section 241 of the Public tion to NIH of $8,200,000 in program evalua- $5,000,000 for a bioethics initiative adminis- Health Service (PHS) Act, which is the same tion set-aside funding, which is the same as tered through the institutes and centers as as both the House and Senate. the House and Senate bills. Appropriation proposed by the House. The Senate did not Within the total provided for Programs of levels for individual institutes and centers identify a funding level for the initiative. Regional and National Significance across are described in the table at the end of this The conference agreement provides that, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health statement of managers. Guidance for specific as proposed in Senate Report 111–66, with re- Services Administration (SAMHSA), the institutes and centers is provided below. gard to section 516 of the bill, ‘‘program, conference agreement includes $4,897,000 for NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE project, or activity’’ applies to all sub-mech- the Minority Fellowship Program instead of The National Cancer Institute (NCI) re- anisms and stand-alone activities in insti- $5,093,000 as proposed by the House and ports that it is meeting the funding level tute and center mechanism tables, except for $4,701,000 as proposed by the Senate. The dis- identified for pediatric cancer research in the research project grants mechanism, in tribution of these funds between the Center

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Budget activity House Senate Conference

Capacity: Co-Occurring State Incentive Grant ...... $3,611,000 $3,173,000 $2,168,000 Seclusion and Restraint ...... 2,449,000 2,449,000 2,449,000 Youth Violence Prevention...... 95,042,000 94,502,000 94,502,000 Safe Schools/Healthy Students ...... 84,860,000 84,320,000 84,320,000 College Emergency Preparedness ...... 3,000,000 2,237,000 2,237,000 School Violence ...... 10,182,000 10,182,000 10,182,000 National Traumatic Stress Network ...... 40,000,000 40,000,000 40,800,000 Children and Family Programs ...... 9,194,000 9,194,000 9,194,000 Mental Health Transformation Activities ...... 5,912,000 5,912,000 5,912,000 Consumer and Family Network Grants ...... 6,236,000 6,236,000 6,236,000 MH Transformation State Incentive Grants ...... 26,012,000 26,012,000 26,012,000 Project LAUNCH ...... 20,000,000 25,000,000 25,000,000 Primary and Behavioral Health Care Integration ...... 14,000,000 9,000,000 14,000,000 Community Resilience and Recovery Initiative ...... 5,000,000 0 5,000,000 Suicide Lifeline ...... 6,000,000 5,522,000 5,522,000 Garrett Lee Smith—Youth Suicide State Grants ...... 29,738,000 29,738,000 29,738,000 Garrett Lee Smith—Youth Suicide Campus Grants ...... 4,975,000 4,975,000 4,975,000 American Indian/Native Suicide Prevention ...... 2,944,000 2,944,000 2,944,000 Homelessness Prevention Programs ...... 32,250,000 32,250,000 32,250,000 Older Adult Programs ...... 4,814,000 4,814,000 4,814,000 Minority AIDS ...... 9,283,000 9,283,000 9,283,000 Jail Diversion ...... 6,684,000 6,684,000 6,684,000 Science to Service: Garrett Lee Smith—Suicide Resource Center ...... 4,957,000 4,957,000 4,957,000 Mental Health Systems Transformation Activities ...... 9,949,000 9,349,000 9,349,000 Nat’l Registry of Evidence-based Programs & Practices ...... 544,000 544,000 544,000 SAMHSA Health Information Network ...... 1,920,000 1,920,000 2,673,000 Consumer/Consumer Support TA Centers ...... 1,927,000 1,927,000 1,927,000 Minority Fellowship Program ...... 4,475,000 4,083,000 4,279,000 Disaster Response ...... 1,054,000 1,054,000 1,054,000 Homelessness ...... 2,306,000 2,306,000 2,306,000 HIV/AIDS Education ...... 974,000 974,000 974,000

Within the increase provided for the Na- level to the National Center for Child Trau- leading to increased suicide, crime, domestic tional Traumatic Stress Network above the matic Stress for data analysis and reporting violence, child neglect and abuse, and alco- fiscal year 2009 funding level, the conference activities that improve evidence-based prac- hol and drug problems. This new initiative agreement includes $1,800,000 to fund addi- tices and raise the standard of trauma care. will take advantage of SAMHSA’s experience tional adaptation centers, which help apply The conferees expect that any data collected in providing services in local communities to general principles of trauma services to par- using funds provided under this program ticular populations. The conferees are par- shall be submitted to SAMHSA. The Senate support evidence-based programs to help ad- ticularly interested in ensuring that there proposed similar language. dress the emotional stress and the resultant will be an adaptation center focused on do- The conference agreement includes behaviors. mestic violence and child abuse. Neither the $5,000,000 for a new Community Resilience Within the $14,518,000 included in the con- and Recovery Initiative, as proposed by the House nor the Senate proposed similar lan- ference agreement, $5,975,000 shall be used for guage. House. The Senate did not propose similar The conference agreement includes language. According to SAMHSA, economic the following projects in the following $1,000,000 above the fiscal year 2009 funding problems create additional emotional stress amounts:

Project Amount

American Combat Veterans of War, San Diego, CA for mental health services for returning veterans ...... 175,000 American Red Cross, Lower Bucks County Chapter, Levittown, PA for mental health services and case management ...... 100,000 Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center, Sioux Falls, SD, for a program serving children with emotional and behavioral disorders ...... 300,000 BayCare Health System, Clearwater, FL for a mental health initiative ...... 200,000 Bellfaire JCB, Shaker Heights, OH for the Social Advocates for Youth program ...... 200,000 Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, Eagle Butte, SD, for youth suicide and substance abuse prevention programs ...... 100,000 City of Detroit, MI for behavioral health services at the Grace Ross Health Center ...... 700,000 Foothill Family Service, Pasadena, CA for mental health services to children ages 0–5 and parenting education that supports the services provided to the children ...... 200,000 Gateway Healthcare, Pawtucket, RI for behavioral health services for returning veterans ...... 200,000 Hathaway-Sycamores Child and Family Services, Pasadena, CA for mental health and emotional support services for children of the terminally ill during the illness and after the death ...... 100,000 Heartland Health Outreach, Chicago, IL for a mental health supportive services program ...... 200,000 Hispanic Counseling Center, Hempstead, NY for mental health services and treatment for the uninsured and underinsured Hispanic population on Long Island ...... 200,000 Jacksonville Community Rehabilitation Center, Jacksonville, FL for long-term substance abuse and mental health programs for those with severe mental health ailments ...... 200,000 KidsPeace National Centers of New England, Ellsworth, ME, for the programmatic funding necessary to facilitate the expansion of the KidsPeace Graham Lake Autism Day Treatment Unit ...... 150,000 Ohel Children’s Home and Family Services, Brooklyn, NY for inpatient and outpatient mental health treatment services ...... 550,000 Oregon Partnership, Portland, OR, to provide suicide prevention services to soldiers and military families ...... 300,000 Pacific Clinics, Arcadia, CA for mental health and suicide prevention programs for adolescents ...... 500,000 Rosebud Sioux Tribe, Rosebud, SD for suicide prevention and early intervention services ...... 500,000 Spectrum Programs Inc., Miami, FL for a mental health and substance abuse program ...... 200,000 St. Bernard Project, Chalmette, LA for mental health services ...... 100,000 St. Luke’s Hospital, Adult Behavioral Services, Cedar Rapids, IA for behavioral health services ...... 400,000 University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, for mental health services for disabled veterans ...... 100,000 Volunteers of America, Wilkes-Barre, PA, for trauma recovery mental health services to children and families ...... 100,000 Young & Healthy, Pasadena, CA for mental health care for children who are uninsured or underinsured ...... 100,000 Youth Dynamics, Inc, Billings, MT, for a training program to help meet the mental health needs of those living in rural or frontier States ...... 100,000

Center for Substance Abuse Treatment cance, the conference agreement includes Programs of Regional and National Signifi- the following amounts: cance Within the total provided for CSAT Pro- grams of Regional and National Signifi-

Budget activity House Senate Conference

Capacity: Co-Occurring State Incentive Grants ...... $4,263,000 $4,263,000 $4,263,000 Opioid Treatment Pgms./Regulatory Activities ...... 8,903,000 8,903,000 8,903,000 Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral, & Treatment ...... 29,106,000 29,106,000 29,106,000 Targeted Capacity Expansion—General ...... 28,989,000 28,989,000 28,989,000 Pregnant and Postpartum Women ...... 16,000,000 16,000,000 16,000,000 Strengthening Treatment Access & Retention ...... 1,775,000 1,775,000 1,775,000 Recovery Community Services Program ...... 5,236,000 5,236,000 5,236,000 Access to Recovery ...... 98,954,000 98,954,000 98,954,000 Children and Families ...... 20,678,000 30,678,000 30,678,000

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Treatment Systems for Homeless ...... 42,750,000 42,750,000 42,750,000 Minority AIDS ...... 65,988,000 65,988,000 65,988,000 Criminal Justice Activities ...... 87,635,000 67,635,000 67,635,000 Treatment Drug Courts ...... 58,882,000 43,882,000 43,882,000 Families Affected by Meth Abuse ...... 5,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 Ex-Offender Re-entry ...... 23,200,000 18,200,000 18,200,000 Services Accountability ...... 20,816,000 20,816,000 20,816,000 Prescription Drug Monitoring (NASPER) ...... 0 2,000,000 2,000,000 Science to Service: Addiction Technology Transfer Centers ...... 9,081,000 9,081,000 9,081,000 Seclusion and Restraint ...... 20,000 20,000 0 Minority Fellowship Program ...... 547,000 547,000 547,000 Special Initiatives/Outreach ...... 2,400,000 2,400,000 2,400,000 Information Dissemination ...... 4,553,000 4,553,000 4,553,000 Nat’l Registry of Evidence-based Programs & Pratices ...... 893,000 893,000 893,000 SAMHSA Health Information Network ...... 4,255,000 4,255,000 4,255,000 Program Coordination and Evaluation ...... 5,214,000 5,214,000 5,214,000

As proposed by the Senate, the increase Project Amount Project Amount provided above the fiscal year 2009 funding level for children and families is for evi- A Safe Haven Foundation, Chicago, IL for behavioral San Francisco Department of Public Health, San Fran- health services for individuals affected by substance cisco, CA for mental health and substance abuse serv- dence-based adolescent substance abuse abuse ...... $300,000 ices for homeless veterans ...... 750,000 treatment. The increase shall be used for Chesterfield County, VA for the Dual Treatment Track Tuesday’s Children, Manhasset, NY for a mental health treatment approaches that have been shown program ...... 143,000 initiative ...... 750,000 in rigorous evaluations to be effective for City of Farmington, NM, to provide evidence-based sub- adolescents, that are implemented with fi- stance abuse treatment to public inebriates ...... 150,000 Center for Substance Abuse Prevention Gavin Foundation, Inc., South Boston, MA for substance delity to the original model, and that ad- abuse treatment services at its Cushing House facility Programs of Regional and National Signifi- dress geographic areas with unmet needs. for adolescents ...... 200,000 cance The House did not propose similar language. Mercy Recovery Center, Westbrook, ME, for residential Within the $14,518,000 included in the con- treatment programs ...... 1,000,000 Within the total provided for CSAP Pro- Operation UNITE, Somerset, KY for a substance abuse ference agreement, $4,593,000 shall be used for treatment and voucher program ...... 1,000,000 grams of Regional and National Signifi- the following projects in the following Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners, Clear- cance, the conference agreement includes amounts: water, FL for a substance abuse treatment initiative ... 300,000 the following amounts:

Budget activity House Senate Conference

Capacity: Strategic Prevention Framework State Incentive Grant ...... $111,777,000 $111,777,000 $111,777,000 Grants to States and Territories ...... N/A 100,111,000 100,111,000 State and Community Performance Initiative ...... N/A 11,666,000 11,666,000 Mandatory Drug Testing ...... 5,206,000 5,206,000 5,206,000 Minority AIDS ...... 41,385,000 41,385,000 41,385,000 Pgm Coordination/Data Coordination & Consolidation Center ...... 6,300,000 6,300,000 6,300,000 Sober Truth on Preventing Underage Drinking ...... 7,000,000 7,000,000 7,000,000 Nat’l Adult-Oriented Media Public Service Campaign ...... 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 Community-based Coalition Enhancement Grants ...... 5,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 Intergovernmental Coordinating Committee on the Prevention of Underage Drinking ...... 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 Science to Service: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder ...... 9,821,000 9,821,000 9,821,000 Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies ...... 8,511,000 8,511,000 8,511,000 Best Practices Program Coordination ...... 4,789,000 4,789,000 4,789,000 Nat’l Registry of Evidence-based Programs & Practices ...... 650,000 650,000 650,000 SAMHSA Health Information Network ...... 2,749,000 2,749,000 2,749,000 Minority Fellowship Program ...... 71,000 71,000 71,000

Within the $14,518,000 included in the con- the following projects in the following ference agreement, $3,950,000 shall be used for amounts:

Project Amount

Betty Ford Institute, Palm Springs, CA for a substance abuse prevention and training initiative ...... $250,000 Bucks County Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc, Doylestown, PA, to expand drug and alcohol prevention programs ...... 100,000 Coalition for a Drug-Free Hawaii, Honolulu, HI for a youth alcohol abuse and suicide prevention program ...... 200,000 Hamakua Health Center, Honokaa, HI, for a youth anti-drug program ...... 200,000 Maryland Association of Youth Services Bureaus, Greenbelt, MD, for prevention and diversion services to youth and their families ...... 100,000 Operation UNITE, Somerset, KY for a multi-school substance abuse counseling and curriculum development program ...... 1,000,000 Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, for evidence-based prevention programs in schools and communities to reduce youth substance abuse ...... 100,000 Postpartum Resource Center of New York, West Islip, NY for perinatal mood disorder prevention and early detection programs, support groups, and a multilingual helpline ...... 100,000 Rhode Island State Nurses Association, Pawtucket, RI for substance abuse programs for nurses ...... 100,000 St. Ann’s Corner of Harm Reduction, Bronx, NY for mental health consultations and substance abuse prevention and treatment support services ...... 100,000 Waimanalo Health Center, Waimanalo, HI, for a youth anti-drug program ...... 200,000 West Virginia Prevention Resource Center, South Charleston, WV, for drug abuse prevention ...... 1,500,000

AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND Network conducts accelerated practical Within the total for Research on Health QUALITY studies about the outcomes, comparative Costs, Quality and Outcomes, the conference HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY clinical effectiveness, safety, and appro- agreement includes $15,904,000 for the Pre- vention and Care Management program in- The conference agreement includes a pro- priateness of health care items and services. stead of $24,404,000 as proposed by the House gram level of $397,053,000 for the Agency for As proposed by the House, the conferees do and $7,100,000 as proposed by the Senate. Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) in- not intend for the patient-centered health Funding shall be used consistent with the stead of $372,053,000 as proposed by both the research funding to be used to mandate cov- language in House Report 111–220. House and Senate. The conference agreement erage, reimbursement, or other policies for makes these funds fully available through any public or private payer. The funding Within the total for Research on Health section 241 of the Public Health Service shall be used to conduct or support research Costs, Quality and Outcomes, the conference (PHS) Act. to evaluate and compare the clinical out- agreement includes $27,645,000 for Health In- Within the total for Research on Health comes, effectiveness, risk, and benefits of formation Technology as proposed by the Costs, Quality and Outcomes, the conference two or more medical treatments and services Senate instead of $32,320,000 as proposed by agreement includes $21,000,000 for Patient- that address a particular medical condition. the House. Centered Health Research instead of Further, the conferees recognize that a ‘‘one- Within the total for Research on Health $12,500,000 as proposed by the House and size-fits-all’’ approach to patient treatment Costs, Quality and Outcomes, the conference $50,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. Of the is not the most medically appropriate solu- agreement includes $176,689,000 for cross- funding provided, $12,500,000 is to cover the tion to treating various conditions. Research cutting activities related to quality, effec- continuation costs of current research conducted should be consistent with Depart- tiveness, and efficiency research instead of grants and $8,500,000 is for the Developing mental policies relating to the inclusion of $169,514,000 as proposed by the House. The Evidence to Inform Decisions about Effec- women and minorities. The Senate did not Senate did not propose similar language. As tiveness (DEcIDE) Network. The DEcIDE propose similar language. proposed by the Senate, the conference

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agreement includes $23,596,000 to fund inves- medical liability projects, grants to States CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID tigator-initiated research to develop a more and health systems to plan for implementa- SERVICES balanced research agenda, supporting all as- tion and evaluation of evidence-based pa- PAYMENTS TO HEALTH CARE TRUST FUNDS pects of health care research outlined in its tient safety and medical liability demonstra- statutory mission. The House included simi- tions, and a rapid and comprehensive review The conference agreement includes lar language, but not a specific dollar of initiatives that improve health care qual- $393,070,000 for Program Management within amount. ity and reduce liability. Payments to Health Care Trust Funds in- Within the total for Research on Health The demonstration projects should test stead of $403,070,000 as proposed by the House Costs, Quality and Outcomes, the conference models that meet the following goals: put and $338,070,000 as proposed by the Senate. agreement includes $90,585,000 for Patient patient safety first and work to reduce pre- PROGRAM MANAGEMENT Safety instead of $66,585,000 as proposed by ventable injuries; foster better communica- the House and $48,889,000 as proposed by the tion between doctors and their patients; en- The conference agreement includes Senate. sure that patients are compensated in a fair $3,470,242,000 for Program Management in- Within the Patient Safety total, the con- and timely manner for medical injuries, stead of $3,463,362,000 as proposed by the ference agreement includes $25,000,000 for pa- while also reducing the incidence of frivolous House and $3,431,500,000 as proposed by the tient safety and medical liability reform Senate. demonstrations. Neither the House nor the lawsuits; and reduce liability premiums. The conference agreement does not include Senate proposed similar language. The con- As proposed by the House, within the Pa- bill language proposed by the Senate identi- ferees are aware that medical liability con- tient Safety total the conference agreement fying $81,600,000, made available for two cerns may lead doctors to practice ‘‘defen- includes $25,000,000 for healthcare-associated sive medicine,’’ which in turn may con- infections prevention activities. The Senate years, to implement provisions in the Medi- tribute to higher costs in our health care did not propose similar language. Funding care Improvements for Patients and Pro- system. The conferees are concerned about shall be used consistent with the language in viders Act of 2008. The House bill did not in- this and the possible implications that the House Report 111–220. clude such language. The conferees do, how- fear of liability may be having on the deliv- Within the Patient Safety total, the con- ever, assume $61,600,000 to implement these ery of health care services. Therefore, the ference agreement includes $9,000,000 for the statutory provisions, made available for one conference agreement includes this funding Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus fiscal year. for a three-pronged initiative consisting of Aureus (MRSA) Collaborative Research Ini- The conference agreement includes demonstration grants to States and health tiative instead of $10,000,000 as proposed by $3,100,000 within Research, Demonstration systems to test implementation and evalua- the House. The Senate did not propose simi- and Evaluation for the following projects in tion of evidence-based patient safety and lar language. the following amounts:

Project Amount

Bi-State Primary Care Association, Concord, NH, to support uncompensated care to treat uninsured and underinsured patients ...... 600,000 Bi-State Primary Care Association, Montpelier, VT to treat uninsured patients ...... 100,000 Bi-State Primary Care, Concord, NH, for primary care workforce recruitment ...... 650,000 County of Ventura Health Care Agency, Ventura, CA for Medicaid enrollment programs ...... 200,000 Fond du Lac County, WI for the Save a Smile Program ...... 400,000 Iowa Dental Association, Johnston, IA, for a children’s dental home demonstration project in Scott County ...... 250,000 Jewish Healthcare Foundation, Pittsburgh, PA for program to increase involvement of pharmacists in chronic disease management ...... 100,000 Patient Advocate Foundation, Newport News, VA for a patient assistance program for the uninsured ...... 300,000 University of Mississippi, University, MS, for the Medication Use and Outcomes Research Group ...... 500,000

The conference agreement includes HEALTH CARE FRAUD AND ABUSE CONTROL CHILDREN AND FAMILIES SERVICES PROGRAMS $55,000,000 for State High Risk Insurance ACCOUNT (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) Pools instead of $65,000,000 as proposed by the The conference agreement includes The conference agreement includes House. The Senate did not propose High Risk $311,000,000 from the Medicare trust funds for $9,314,532,000 for Children and Families Serv- Insurance Pool funding. the Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control ices Programs instead of $9,326,951,000 as pro- The conference agreement includes Account, which is the same as both the posed by the House and $9,310,465,000 as pro- $14,800,000 for the Medicare Current Bene- House and the Senate. This level includes posed by the Senate. In addition, $5,762,000 is ficiary Survey as proposed by the House. The funding for CMS to expand its efforts to link made available under section 241 of the Pub- Senate did not identify funding for the Sur- Medicare claims and public records data as lic Health Service (PHS) Act as proposed by vey. proposed by the Senate. The House did not the Senate instead of $10,217,000 as proposed propose similar language. by the House. For comparability, these fig- Within the total funding for Research, ures do not include funding for the teenage ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES Demonstration, and Evaluation, the con- pregnancy prevention initiative, which is ference agreement includes $2,500,000 for Real LOW INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE funded under the Office of the Secretary as Choice Systems Change Grants to States as The conference agreement includes proposed by the Senate. proposed by the Senate. The House did not $5,100,000,000 for the Low Income Home En- Child Abuse Discretionary Activities propose funding for this program. ergy Assistance program as proposed by both Within the amount provided for Child The conference agreement includes the House and Senate. Within this amount, Abuse Discretionary Activities, the con- $45,000,000 for the State Health Insurance the conferees intend that not more than ference agreement does not include funding Program as proposed by the House. The Sen- $27,000,000 be used for the Leveraging Incen- for the nurse home visitation initiative, in- ate did not identify a funding level for this tive program. The conferees maintain bill stead of $15,000,000 as proposed by the House program. language proposed by the House allowing and $13,500,000 as proposed by the Senate. The conferees urge the Centers for Medi- States to provide assistance to households The conferees anticipate that mandatory care and Medicaid Services (CMS) to with income up to 75 percent of the State funding will be provided for this activity in strengthen the agency’s efforts against median income. The Senate did not include a fiscal year 2010 as proposed by the Adminis- tration. healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) by similar provision. Within the $20,785,000 included in the con- REFUGEE AND ENTRANT ASSISTANCE considering inclusion of HAIs in the CMS ference agreement, $3,175,000 shall be used for pay-for-reporting system and by expanding The conference agreement includes the following projects in the following the use of HAIs in the CMS pay-for-perform- $730,928,000 for Refugee and Entrant Assist- amounts: ance system. The House proposed similar ance programs instead of $714,968,000 as pro- language. The Senate did not propose lan- posed by the House and $730,657,000 as pro- Project Amount guage. posed by the Senate. Addison County Parent Child Center, Middlebury, VT, to The conferees are concerned that the deliv- Within the amount provided for Social support and expand parental education activities ...... 100,000 ery of telehealth services may be disrupted Services, the conferees provide $19,000,000 for County of Contra Costa, Martinez, CA for an initiative for children and adolescents exposed to domestic violence 550,000 by HHS requirements that result in duplica- continued support to communities with large Douglas County C.A.R.E.S., Roseburg, OR for the Kids in tive credentialing and privileging of remote concentrations of Cuban and Haitian en- Common program to provide services to abused and providers. The conferees direct the Secretary trants as proposed by the House. The Senate neglected children ...... 300,000 Klingberg Family Centers, Hartford, CT, for child abuse to report to the Committees on Appropria- did not specify an amount for this activity. prevention and intervention services ...... 125,000 tions of the House of Representatives and Within the amount provided for the Unac- Marcus Autism Center, Atlanta, GA for an autism initia- the Senate within 6 months of enactment on companied Alien Children program, the con- tive ...... 300,000 Oregon Association of Relief Nurseries, Medford, OR, to actions taken by CMS to reduce duplication ferees provide $5,600,000 to continue and ex- provide early childhood development and education for and streamline federal credentialing and pand the pro bono legal representation pilot children at risk of abuse and neglect ...... 100,000 privileging requirements related to tele- program instead of $6,000,000 as proposed by Parents Anonymous, Inc, Claremont, CA, for a national parent helpline to prevent child abuse and neglect ..... 500,000 health services. Neither the House nor Sen- the House. The Senate did not specify an Prevent Child Abuse Vermont, Montpelier, VT, to expand ate proposed similar language. amount for this activity. the SAFE-T Prevention Program ...... 500,000

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Project Amount Social Services and Income Maintenance Re- to low-income individuals and families to ac- search cess already existing Federal, State, and University of California, Merced/The Great Valley Center, local benefit programs. The Senate included Merced, CA for child abuse prevention education serv- Within the total for Social Services and In- ices ...... 300,000 come Maintenance Research, the conference a similar provision within the Corporation Wynona’s House, Newark, NJ, for a child sexual abuse agreement includes $2,000,000 for benefits for National and Community Service. The intervention program ...... 400,000 outreach and enrollment assistance activi- House did not include similar language. ties. The conferees intend that these funds Within the $20,785,000 included in the con- be awarded competitively to private, non- ference agreement, $17,610,000 shall be used profit organizations to support on-going, fa- for the following projects in the following cilitated outreach and enrollment assistance amounts:

Project Amount

211 Maine, Inc, Portland, ME, to provide for telephone connections to community health and social services ...... 150,000 Asian Pacific Women, Los Angeles, CA for a domestic violence prevention and education initiative ...... 50,000 AVANCE, Inc, San Antonio, TX, for a parent-child education program ...... 200,000 Barry University, Miami Shores, FL for the Center for Community Services Initiatives ...... 300,000 Beth El House, Alexandria, VA for housing and social services to formerly homeless single mothers and their families ...... 200,000 Bethany House, Laredo, TX for equipment and job training resources to help the unemployed find gainful employment ...... 230,000 Bethel’s Place, Houston, TX for the Heavenly Hands community project ...... 100,000 Beyond Shelter, Los Angeles, CA for a crisis intervention demonstration project ...... 400,000 Campus Kitchens Project, Washington, DC, for services to the homeless community ...... 75,000 Chabad of South Bay, Lomita, CA for a project to improve services for youth and families in crisis ...... 370,000 Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters Health System, Norfolk, VA for a comprehensive program to treat abused children ...... 500,000 City of Bellevue, WA for the Wrap-Around Services program ...... 375,000 City of Emeryville, CA for early childhood development, counseling, and related services ...... 250,000 City of Ft. Worth, TX for the Early Childhood Matters Initiative ...... 425,000 City of Norwich, CT for services to pregnant and parenting adolescents and their families ...... 85,000 City of San Jose, CA, for early childhood education improvement ...... 300,000 Connecticut Council of Family Service Agencies, Wethersfield, CT, for a Family Development Network ...... 200,000 Connecting for Children and Families, Inc, Woonsocket, RI, to provide training and assistance to economically challenged families ...... 300,000 Council of Peoples Organization, Brooklyn, NY for the Community Youth Program ...... 150,000 County of Monterey, Salinas, CA, for the Silver Star Gang Prevention and Intervention program ...... 1,500,000 Easter Seals of Southern Georgia, Albany, GA for respite services for children who are developmentally disabled, have autism, or are medically fragile ...... 100,000 Erie Neighborhood House, Chicago, IL, for an initiative addressing the needs of low-income children with emotional or behavioral difficulties ...... 250,000 Eva’s Place, Sandusky, MI for domestic violence service programs ...... 200,000 First 5 Alameda County, San Leandro, CA for its children’s screening, assessment, referral, and treatment initiative ...... 500,000 Friends Association for Care and Protection of Children, West Chester, PA, for emergency services for homeless families ...... 100,000 Glenwood School for Boys and Girls, Glenwood, IL for housing support and educational and social skills development programs ...... 350,000 Greater New Britain Teen Pregnancy Prevention, Inc., New Britain, CT for teen pregnancy prevention services ...... 100,000 Gregory House Programs, Honolulu, HI for a comprehensive homelessness prevention program for people living with HIV/AIDS ...... 100,000 Homeless Prenatal Program, San Francisco CA for case management and supportive services ...... 400,000 Hope Institute for Children and Families, Springfield, IL for facilities and equipment ...... 100,000 Horizons for Homeless Children, Boston, MA for programs for homeless children ...... 730,000 Human Services Coalition of Tompkins County, Inc., Ithaca, NY for 2–1–1 Tompkins to provide access to social services ...... 50,000 Huron County Safe Place, Bad Axe, MI for domestic violence service programs ...... 150,000 Jewish Community Council of Canarsie, Brooklyn, NY for services for at-risk Holocaust survivors ...... 300,000 Lapeer Area Citizens Against Domestic Assault, Lapeer, MI for domestic violence service programs ...... 200,000 Larkin Street Youth Services, San Francisco, CA for homeless and runaway youth services ...... 300,000 LifeStyles of Maryland, Inc., La Plata, MD for its Safe Nights Program for homeless and disadvantaged populations ...... 60,000 Little Friends, Inc., Naperville, IL for an autism initiative ...... 200,000 Make the Road New York, Jackson Heights, NY for support services for low-income and working families ...... 300,000 Michigan Association Of United Ways, Lansing, MI, to provide work supports through a statewide 2–1–1 system ...... 200,000 Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services, Rockville, MD for community based service delivery and outreach ...... 200,000 National Energy Assistance Directors’ Association, Washington, DC for research and information dissemination related to the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program ...... 200,000 North Ward Center, Newark, NJ for comprehensive services for people with autism spectrum disorders ...... 400,000 Pathways PA, Holmes, PA for services for pregnant and parenting teens ...... 150,000 Pierce County Alliance, Tacoma, WA for a program to expedite the permanent placement of child victims of parental abuse or neglect ...... 150,000 Polaris Project, Washington, DC for the New Jersey Trafficking Intervention Program ...... 250,000 Prince George’s County, Upper Marlboro, MD for a program for transition aged youth ...... 165,000 Provo City, UT, for a mentoring program for at-risk families ...... 350,000 Safe Horizons, Port Huron, MI for domestic violence service programs ...... 200,000 Salvation Army San Bernardino Center for Worship and Service, San Bernardino, CA for the Support Family Services Program ...... 160,000 Santa Clara Family Health Plan, Campbell, CA for a program to transfer medically fragile and severely developmentally disabled individuals from an institutional setting ...... 300,000 SingleStop USA, New York, NY, to help low-income families and individuals in New Jersey access available services ...... 150,000 SingleStop USA, San Francisco, CA for a program to increase low-income households’ access to social services ...... 100,000 Somerset Home for Temporarily Displaced Children, Bridgewater, NJ for a transitional/permanent housing program for youth who have aged out of foster care ...... 400,000 Susanna Wesley Family Learning Center, East Prairie, MO to assist at-risk youth and their families ...... 250,000 TLC for Children and Families, Inc, Olathe, KS, for youth transitional living programs ...... 200,000 United Methodist Children’s Home of Alabama and West Florida, Selma, AL, for expansion and related expenses for children’s services ...... 100,000 United Way Anchorage, Anchorage, AK, for the Alaska 2–1–1 referral system ...... 100,000 United Way of Central Maryland, Baltimore, MD, to provide social services through the 2–1–1 Maryland Program ...... 800,000 United Way of the Capital Area, Jackson, MS, for 2–1–1 Mississippi ...... 400,000 University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL for the West Alabama Autism Outreach Center ...... 355,000 University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg, MO for services for people with Autism Spectrum Disorders ...... 280,000 University of Toledo, Toledo, OH for services for persons with autism and research on autism spectrum disorders ...... 500,000 Washington Asset Building Coalition, Olympia, WA, to expand financial education and counseling services to low-income residents ...... 100,000 Washington Information Network, Renton, WA, to improve and expand 2–1–1 referral services ...... 100,000 Wayne County Department of Children and Family Services, Detroit, MI for the Kids-TALK forensic interviewing project ...... 150,000 YWCA of Monterey County, Monterey, CA for expansion of direct services and prevention programs to combat domestic and gang violence ...... 250,000

Developmental Disabilities Assistance conferees direct ACF to allocate $500,000 of Teen Pregnancy Prevention CSBG training and technical assistance Within the amount provided for Develop- The conference agreement includes funding funds for continuation of a national commu- mental Disabilities Assistance Projects of for a new Teenage Pregnancy Prevention nity economic development training and ca- National Significance, the conferees encour- program within the Office of the Secretary pacity development initiative as proposed by age the Administration for Children and as proposed by the Senate instead of ACF as Families (ACF) to establish a national au- the House. The Senate did not include simi- lar language. proposed by the House. The conferees provide tism resource and information center as pro- guidance regarding the administration of posed by the Senate, but do not designate The conferees are concerned that individ- uals and families affected by the economic this initiative under the Office of the Sec- $3,000,000 for this purpose as proposed by the retary. House. recession are not receiving critical health care, nutrition assistance, tax credits and Native American Programs ADMINISTRATION ON AGING other benefits for which they qualify. The Within the amount provided for Native Recovery Act required one percent of the AGING SERVICES PROGRAMS American programs, the conference agree- $1,000,000,000 for CSBG grants to be used by The conference agreement includes ment includes $12,000,000 for Native Amer- States for ‘‘benefits enrollment coordination $1,516,297,000 for Aging Services Programs in- ican language preservation activities includ- activities relating to the identification and stead of $1,530,881,000 as proposed by the ing no less than $4,000,000 for language im- enrollment of eligible individuals and fami- House and $1,495,038,000 as proposed by the mersion programs as proposed in Senate Re- lies in Federal, State and local benefit pro- Senate. port 111–66. The House included similar lan- grams’’. The conferees direct ACF to report Program Innovations guage. to the Committees on Appropriations of the Community Services House of Representatives and the Senate on Within the total for Program Innovations, Within the amount provided for the Com- the States’ use of the funds and whether the conference agreement includes the fol- munity Services Block Grant (CSBG), the these funds achieved the intended purpose. lowing amounts:

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Budget activity House Senate Conference

Model Approaches to Statewide Legal Assistance Systems ...... 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 National Legal Assistance & Support Projects ...... 746,000 746,000 746,000 National Education & Resource Center on Women and Retirement ...... 249,000 249,000 249,000 Multigenerational Civic Engagement ...... 982,000 982,000 982,000 National Resource Center on Native Americans ...... 693,000 693,000 693,000 National Minority Aging Organizations: Asian-Pacific Americans ...... 357,000 357,000 357,000 National Minority Aging Organizations: Native Americans ...... 129,000 129,000 129,000 National Minority Aging Organizations: Hispanic & African Americans ...... 448,000 448,000 448,000 National Alzheimer’s Call Center ...... 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 Community Innovations for Aging in Place ...... 8,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000

The conference agreement includes $5,974,000 for the following projects in the fol- lowing amounts:

Project Amount

Catholic Charities Hawaii, Honolulu, HI for an independent living demonstration project ...... 400,000 Center on Halsted, Chicago, IL for wellness services for seniors ...... 475,000 City of Fremont, CA for training, coordination, and outreach to address the needs of seniors ...... 150,000 City of Long Beach, CA for a program to coordinate senior services and activities within the region ...... 100,000 County of Ventura, CA for an elder abuse prevention and treatment program ...... 654,000 Family Caregiver Alliance, San Francisco, CA for a National Resource Center on Family Caregiving ...... 500,000 Gallagher Outreach Program Inc, Sunnyside, NY, for outreach and social services to elderly Irish immigrants ...... 200,000 Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Minneapolis, Minnetonka, MN for the Family Caregiver Access Network Demonstration Project ...... 250,000 Jewish Family Service of Central New Jersey, Elizabeth, NJ for an aging-in-place demonstration ...... 300,000 Jewish Family Service of Metropolitan Detroit, West Bloomfield, MI for a family caregiver services development project ...... 200,000 Jewish Family Service of Somerset, Hunterdon and Warren Counties, Somerville, NJ for an aging-in-place demonstration ...... 225,000 Jewish Family Services of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, for community-based caregiver services ...... 300,000 Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta, Atlanta, GA, for services at a naturally occurring retirement community ...... 100,000 Lifespan of Greater Rochester, Inc, Rochester, NY, for activities to prevent elder abuse ...... 100,000 Mosaic, Garden City, KS, for the legacy senior services initiative ...... 350,000 NORC Supportive Services Center, Inc., New York, NY for a program to provide medical products and services to seniors ...... 500,000 Rebuilding Together, Inc., Washington, DC for the Safe at Home falls prevention initiative ...... 350,000 Stetson University College of Law, Gulfport, FL for a demonstration program to educate seniors on economic issues ...... 100,000 UJA Federation of Northern New Jersey, Paramus, NJ for an aging-in-place program ...... 200,000 United Jewish Communities of MetroWestNJ, Whippany, NJ for the Lifelong Involvement for Vital Elders independent aging demonstration program ...... 100,000 Washoe County Senior Services, Carson City, NV, for the RSVP Home Companion Senior Respite Care Program ...... 195,000 Westminster Village, Allentown, PA for the Demential Leadership Initiative Program ...... 225,000

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY Within the funds for the Office of the Sec- cent Health and the teenage pregnancy pre- GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT retary, the conference agreement includes vention program. (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) sufficient funds to continue the Area and Na- Regarding this appropriation, the con- tional Poverty Centers at no less than the The conference agreement includes ference agreement includes bill language $499,228,000 for General Departmental Man- fiscal year 2009 level as proposed by the providing that not less than $75,000,000 shall agement, including $5,851,000 from Medicare House. The Senate did not include a similar be for programs that replicate teenage preg- trust funds instead of $512,452,000 as proposed provision. nancy prevention programs proven effective by the House and $483,779,000 as proposed by Within the funds for the Office of the Sec- through rigorous evaluation. The conferees the Senate. In addition, the conference retary, the conference agreement includes intend that a wide range of evidence-based agreement includes $65,211,000 in program $4,500,000 for the health diplomacy initiative. programs should be eligible for these funds. evaluation funding instead of $74,211,000 as The House did not specify funds for this ac- In addition, bill language provides that not proposed by the House and $64,211,000 as pro- tivity and the Senate proposed $7,000,000. less than $25,000,000 shall be for research and posed by the Senate. For comparability, The conferees direct the Secretary to es- demonstration grants to develop, replicate, these figures include funding for the teenage tablish an Office of Adolescent Health, as au- refine, and test additional models and inno- pregnancy prevention initiative, which was thorized under section 1708 of the Public vative strategies for preventing teenage funded under the Administration for Chil- Health Service Act and as proposed in Sen- pregnancy; and that the remaining amounts dren and Families in the House bill. ate Report 111–66. The conference agreement may be used for training and technical as- Within Public Health Service Act program includes sufficient funds for this purpose, but sistance, evaluation, outreach, and addi- evaluation funding, the conference agree- does not identify a specific amount. The Sen- tional program support. The conferees intend ment designates $1,000,000 to carry out infor- ate proposed $2,000,000 for this office. The that programs funded under this initiative mational services to patients and families House did not propose a similar provision. will stress the value of abstinence and pro- affected by childhood cancer authorized The conference agreement provides vide age-appropriate information to youth under the Caroline Pryce Walker Conquer $110,000,000 for a new teenage pregnancy pre- that is scientifically and medically accurate. Childhood Cancer Act. The House proposed vention initiative. The House proposed Finally, the conference agreement provides $10,000,000 to implement this Act and the $110,000,000 for this initiative under the Ad- $4,455,000 within Public Health Service Act Senate did not include a similar provision. ministration for Children and Families and program evaluation funding, as proposed by The conference agreement allocates an addi- the Senate proposed $100,000,000 under the Of- both the House and Senate, to carry out tional $3,000,000 for a childhood cancer reg- fice of the Secretary. evaluations (including longitudinal evalua- istry within funds provided to the Centers The conferees intend that the Office of Ad- tions) of teenage pregnancy prevention ap- for Disease Control and Prevention. olescent Health shall be responsible for im- proaches. Within the funds for the Office of the Sec- plementing and administering the teenage retary, the conference agreement includes pregnancy prevention program, as proposed The conferees expect the Office of the Sec- $5,000,000 as proposed by the House to con- by the Senate. retary to support activities that are targeted tinue Departmental activities related to re- The conferees intend that the Office of Ad- to address the growing HIV/AIDS epidemic ducing healthcare-associated infections. The olescent Health shall coordinate its efforts and its disproportionate impact upon com- Senate did not include a similar provision. with the Administration for Children and munities of color, including African Ameri- Within the funds for the Office of the Sec- Families, Centers for Disease Control and cans, Latinos, Native Americans, Asian retary, the conference agreement designates Prevention, and other appropriate HHS of- Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Is- $900,000 for the Institute of Medicine to con- fices and operating divisions. No later than landers, at no less than the fiscal year 2009 duct a study on the mental health workforce 60 days after the date of enactment, the Sec- funding level as proposed by the House. The as proposed in House Report 111–220. The retary shall submit a report to the Commit- Senate did not include a similar provision. House proposed $1,000,000 for this activity tees on Appropriations of the House of Rep- The conference agreement includes and the Senate did not include a similar pro- resentatives and the Senate detailing the im- $1,650,000 for the following projects in the fol- vision. plementation status of the Office of Adoles- lowing amounts:

Project Amount

BayCare Health System, Tampa, FL for a community-based health outreach program to address health disparities in South Pinellas and Hillsborough counties ...... 200,000 Community Transportation Association of America, Washington, DC, for technical assistance to human services transportation providers on ADA requirements ...... 950,000 South Central Family Health Center, Los Angeles, CA for a community diabetes management initiative ...... 100,000 University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL for a health information technology evaluation project ...... 400,000

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The conferees $2,424,000,000 will be available through fiscal I, part A-eligible school that has not made agree that these provisions are no longer year 2013 to procure and stockpile emergency adequate yearly progress for at least two necessary. The Senate did not propose simi- medical countermeasures. years or is in a State’s lowest quintile of per- lar provisions. Within the total for Preparedness and formance based on proficiency rates and, in The conference agreement does not include Emergency Operations, the conference agree- the case of secondary schools, priority shall a provision proposed by the Senate desig- ment includes sufficient funding to prepare be given to those schools with graduation nating not more than $3,200,000 and 26 full- for and respond to non-Stafford Act National rates below 60 percent. Both the House and time equivalents for the Office of the Assist- Special Security Events and other planned Senate proposed similar language. ant Secretary of Legislation. The House did and unplanned events. The House proposed The conference agreement modifies bill not propose a similar provision. $10,000,000 for this activity. The Senate did language proposed by the Senate permitting The conference agreement does not include not propose similar language. the Secretary to establish minimum and bill language proposed by the House desig- GENERAL PROVISIONS maximum subgrant sizes applicable to fiscal year 2010 and Recovery Act funds for Title I nating certain funds within the Adolescent PROGRAM EVALUATION SET-ASIDE Family Life program for section 2003(b)(2) of School Improvement Grants. The conference The conference agreement includes a gen- agreement includes bill language permitting title XX of the Public Health Service Act eral provision capping the permitted use of and for prevention demonstration grants for each State educational agency to award sub- the program evaluation set-aside at 2.5 per- grants of up to $2,000,000 in size for each reducing teenage pregnancy. The Senate did cent of funds authorized under the Public not propose similar provisions. school eligible for Title I School Improve- Health Service Act instead of 2.4 percent as ment Grants funding. The House did not pro- The conference agreement includes proposed by both the House and Senate. $4,000,000 within the Office of Minority pose similar language. ONE PERCENT TRANSFER AUTHORITY Health for an effort to address health dis- For school improvement activities author- parities issues in the Gulf Coast region as de- (TRANSFER OF FUNDS) ized under section 1003(a) of the Elementary scribed in Senate Report 111–66. The House The conference agreement continues a gen- and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), the did not propose funding for this activity and eral provision as proposed by the Senate pro- conference agreement includes a technical the Senate proposed $5,283,000. viding the Secretary of Health and Human clarification in bill language as proposed by The conference agreement includes Services the authority to transfer up to one the Senate clarifying that Title I funds ap- $1,000,000 within the Office of Minority percent of discretionary funds between a pro- propriated in the Recovery Act are excluded Health to continue the national health pro- gram, project, or activity. The House pro- from the calculation of amounts States may vider education program to improve lupus posed this transfer authority at the account reserve for school improvement activities diagnosis and treatment and reduce health level. under section 1003(a) of the ESEA. The House disparities. Both the House and Senate pro- INTERNATIONAL HEALTH ACTIVITIES STAFFING proposed similar language. The conference agreement does not include posed a similar provision. The conference agreement continues a gen- bill language proposed by the House requir- The conference agreement includes eral provision allowing Department of ing each State educational agency to ensure $2,325,000 within the Office of Women’s Health and Human Services health activities that not less than 50 percent of its allocation Health to continue the violence against abroad to be supported under State Depart- under Title I School Improvement Grants is women initiative to enhance health care pro- ment authorities and includes an additional used for evidence-based reading instruction. vider education and develop a coordinated provision as proposed by the Senate author- The Senate did not propose a similar provi- public health response as proposed by the izing the Secretary to pay personnel as- sion. The conferees encourage the Depart- House. The Senate did not propose a similar signed abroad allowances and benefits simi- ment to work with State educational agen- provision. lar to those for foreign service officers. The cies to ensure that evidence-based reading House did not propose the additional provi- OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL COORDINATOR FOR instruction is embedded in school turn- sion. HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY around strategies for low-performing The conference agreement includes CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND schools. $61,342,000 for the Office of the National Co- PREVENTION STAFF TRAINING The conference agreement does not include ordinator for Health Information Tech- The conference agreement continues a gen- bill language reserving $30,000,000 of Title I nology, of which $42,331,000 is provided in eral provision regarding Centers for Disease School Improvement Grants for competitive budget authority and $19,011,000 is made Control and Prevention Individual Learning awards to local educational agencies located available through the Public Health Service Accounts as proposed by the Senate. The in counties in Louisiana, Mississippi, and program evaluation set-aside as proposed by House did not propose a similar provision. Texas that were affected by Hurricanes the Senate. The House proposed the same CONFLICT OF INTEREST REGULATIONS Katrina, Ike, or Gustav, and specifying cer- program level, but through a different allo- The conference agreement includes a gen- tain uses of these funds as proposed by the cation of budget authority and evaluation eral provision as proposed by the Senate re- Senate. The House did not propose a similar set-aside. quiring the Secretary of Health and Human provision. Instead, the conference agreement PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES Services to amend regulations by May 1, 2010 includes bill language providing $12,000,000 EMERGENCY FUND regarding financial conflict of interest for competitive awards to Gulf Coast schools under the Fund for the Improvement of Edu- (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) among National Institutes of Health extra- mural investigators and institutions. The cation. The conference agreement includes House did not propose a similar provision. The conference agreement does not include $2,306,694,000 for the Public Health and Social The conferees are concerned that occur- bill language proposed by the Senate requir- Services Emergency Fund instead of rences of conflict of interest among extra- ing each State educational agency to ensure $2,100,649,000 as proposed by the House and mural grantees are investigated only when a that 40 percent of its allocation under Title $2,621,154,000 as proposed by the Senate. complaint is received by the Department of I School Improvement Grants is spent on im- As proposed by both the House and Senate, Health and Human Services Office of Re- provement activities in middle and high the conference agreement includes bill lan- search Integrity. The conferees encourage schools, unless the State educational agency guage transferring all remaining balances in NIH to develop a system for periodic review makes a determination that all middle and the Project BioShield Special Reserve Fund of conflict of interest documentation at ex- high schools can be served with a lesser (SRF) from the Department of Homeland Se- tramural institutions to give some assurance amount. The House did not propose a similar curity to the Department of Health and that the new conflict of interest regulations provision. Human Services (HHS). This transfer aligns have an effect. For the Striving Readers program, the con- the financial responsibility of the Project ference agreement modifies bill language TITLE III BioShield SRF with HHS programmatic re- proposed by the Senate designating funds sponsibility. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION under section 1502 of the ESEA for a com- The conference agreement includes bill EDUCATION FOR THE DISADVANTAGED prehensive literacy program, including pre- language transferring $304,000,000 from the The conference agreement includes literacy skills, reading, and writing, for stu- Project BioShield SRF to the National Insti- $15,914,666,000 for Education for the Dis- dents from birth through grade 12. Of the tute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases advantaged instead of $15,938,215,000 as pro- total provided for this initiative, certain (NIAID) instead of $500,000,000 as proposed by posed by the House and $15,891,132,000 as pro- funds are reserved: (1) $10,000,000 for formula the House. The Senate did not propose a posed by the Senate. The conference agree- grants to States to support State Literacy similar transfer to NIAID. Together with the ment provides $5,073,490,000 in fiscal year 2010 teams, (2) one-half of one percent for the $305,000,000 transfer proposed by both the and $10,841,176,000 in fiscal year 2011 funding Secretary of Interior for the Bureau of In- House and Senate for Advanced Research and for this account. dian Education, (3) one-half of one percent

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The remainder of the SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS INDIAN EDUCATION funds must be used for competitive awards to The conference agreement includes The conference agreement includes State educational agencies, of which up to $5,228,444,000 for the School Improvement $127,282,000 for Indian Education instead of five percent may be used for State leadership Programs account instead of $5,244,644,000 as $132,282,000 as proposed by the House and activities and not less than 95 percent shall proposed by the House and $5,197,316,000 as $122,282,000 as proposed by the Senate. be awarded as subgrants to local educational proposed by the Senate. The conference INNOVATION AND IMPROVEMENT agencies or other entities, giving priority to agreement provides $3,547,003,000 in fiscal The conference agreement includes such agencies or entities serving greater year 2010 and $1,681,441,000 in fiscal year 2011 numbers or percentages of disadvantaged $1,389,065,000 for Innovation and Improve- funding for this account. ment instead of $1,347,363,000 as proposed by children. The conference agreement provides Within the amount provided for Teacher that State subgrants must be allocated as the House and $1,234,787,000 as proposed by Quality State Grants, the conference agree- the Senate. follows: (1) at least 15 percent to serve chil- ment includes $5,000,000 to continue a na- dren from birth through age five, (2) 40 per- For the Advanced Credentialing program, tional initiative to recruit, train, and sup- the conference agreement specifies $10,649,000 cent to serve students in kindergarten port results-oriented, highly motivated indi- through grade five, and (3) 40 percent to for the National Board of Professional viduals to lead high-need schools with a Teaching Standards (NBPTS) as proposed by serve students in middle and high school, focus on raising the achievement of all stu- through grade 12, including an equitable dis- the Senate. The agreement does not include dents and closing the achievement gap in the House proposal to designate $1,000,000 of tribution of funds between middle and high these schools. New Leaders for New Schools schools. Eligible entities receiving com- these funds in bill language for a certifi- (NLNS) shall utilize these funds to support cation program for principals of elementary prehensive literacy program subgrants must the organization’s efforts to develop and de- use these funds for services and activities and secondary schools. liver training for aspiring principals and sup- For Teach for America (TFA), the con- that have certain characteristics of effective port for principals, and conduct research to ference agreement provides $18,000,000 as au- literacy instruction. The House proposed create a national knowledge base to inform thorized under part F of title VIII of the other funding designations for adolescent lit- the recruitment, selection, and training of Higher Education Act. The House proposed eracy, early literacy, and national activities principals for high-need schools. NLNS and $15,000,000 for TFA under the Fund for the and evaluation related to early childhood its partners shall provide not less than a 150 Improvement of Education for this activity and adolescent literacy. percent match in cash or in-kind for the Fed- and the Senate proposed $20,000,000 under the The conferees direct the Department to eral funds provided for this initiative. The prepare an implementation plan for K–12 lit- Higher Education Act. match may consist of cash or in-kind offer- For the Charter School program, the con- eracy-related activities including, but not ings by private philanthropy or public ference agreement includes bill language as limited to, activities under Title I School sources, including funding allocated by part- proposed by the Senate to permit the Sec- Improvement Grants, Striving Readers, ner State and school systems, and may be retary of Education to use up to $23,082,000 Reading is Fundamental, Reach Out and used for any purpose related to the pro- for the Per-Pupil Facilities Aid program and Read, and the Institute of Education gram’s recruitment, training, and the Credit Enhancement for Charter School Sciences, as proposed by the House. The Sen- residencies for aspiring principals, the ongo- Facilities program. The agreement modifies ate report did not propose similar report lan- ing coaching and support of those school language proposed in both the House and guage. This plan shall be submitted to the leaders, as well as related research activi- Senate bills to allow the Secretary to re- Committees on Appropriations of the House ties. The House proposed funding for this ini- serve up to $50,000,000 to make multiple of Representatives and the Senate not later tiative under School Leadership in Innova- awards to nonprofit charter management or- than 30 days prior to release of a request for tion and Improvement. The Senate did not ganizations and other entities that are not proposals under the Striving Readers pro- propose a similar provision. for-profit entities for replication and expan- gram. For the Education Technology program, The conferees request that the Department sion of successful charter school models. the conference agreement includes bill lan- The conference agreement also modifies of Education Office of Inspector General guage permitting funds reserved for national bill language for the Charter School program (OIG) continue to monitor the Department’s activities to be used for activities authorized proposed by the House mandating that the implementation of procedures to identify, under section 802 of the Higher Education Secretary of Education reserve $10,000,000 to disclose, and manage potential conflicts of Opportunity Act. Neither the House nor the carry out technical assistance, including interest, as the Department implements this Senate proposed similar language. such assistance to authorized public char- new comprehensive reading initiative. The For the Foreign Language Assistance pro- tering agencies in order to increase the num- conferees request that the OIG submit a re- gram, the conference agreement designates ber of high-performing charter schools; and port to the Committees on Appropriations of $9,729,000 as proposed by the Senate for five- that each Charter School program applica- the House of Representatives and the Senate year grants to local educational agencies tion describe a plan to monitor and hold ac- within one year after enactment of this Act that work in partnership with higher edu- countable authorized public chartering agen- assessing the adequacy of such procedures. cation institutions to establish articulated cies through such activities as providing Within the amount for the High School programs of study in national security-re- technical assistance or establishing a profes- Graduation initiative, the conference agree- lated languages. The House proposed sional development program. The bill lan- ment provides that up to $5,000,000 may be $9,360,000. guage also mandates that each Charter used for peer review, technical assistance, The conference agreement includes bill School program application contain assur- dissemination, evaluation, and other na- language proposed by the Senate that allows ances that State law, regulations, or other tional activities as proposed by both the funds under the Education of Native Hawai- policies require: (1) each authorized charter House and the Senate. The conferees direct ians program to be used for construction, school in the State to operate under a le- the Department to provide a briefing to the renovation, and modernization of any ele- gally binding charter or performance con- Committees on Appropriations of the House mentary school, secondary school, or related tract, conduct audits, and demonstrate im- of Representatives and the Senate on the structure run by the Department of Edu- proved achievement; and (2) authorized pub- planned uses of funds for this initiative not cation of the State of Hawaii that serves a lic chartering agencies to use increases in less than 30 days prior to a request for pro- predominantly Native Hawaiian student student achievement for all groups of stu- posals as proposed by the House. The Senate body. The House proposed similar language. dents as the most important factor in renew- did not propose similar report language. The conference agreement also modifies The conference agreement does not include ing or revoking a school’s charter. The Sen- bill language proposed by the Senate to des- bill language proposed by the Senate speci- ate did not propose similar language. ignate, within the amount provided for the Finally, for the Charter School program, fying that funds for School Renovation shall Education of Native Hawaiians program, not the conference agreement includes bill lan- be allocated under the terms and conditions less than $1,500,000 to the Hawaii Department guage requiring the Department to submit a of S. 1121 (School Building Fairness Act of of Education for school construction/renova- report describing the planned uses of certain 2009), as introduced in the Senate on May 21, tion activities, $1,500,000 for the University funds prior to their obligation. Neither the 2009. The House did not propose a similar of Hawaii’s Center of Excellence in Native House nor the Senate proposed similar lan- provision. Hawaiian Law, and $500,000 for the Henry K. guage. IMPACT AID Guigni Memorial Archives at the University For the Teacher Incentive Fund (TIF), the The conference agreement includes of Hawaii as authorized under part Z of title conference agreement includes bill language $1,276,183,000 for Impact Aid instead of VIII of the Higher Education Act. The House as proposed by the Senate that: (1) requires $1,290,718,000 as proposed by the House and did not propose similar language. TIF grantees to demonstrate that teacher $1,265,718,000 as proposed by the Senate. In The conference agreement does not include performance-based compensation systems addition, the conference agreement includes bill language proposed by the House that are developed with the input of teachers and bill language providing one-year availability permits the Secretary of Education to imple- school leaders, (2) permits TIF grantees to of funds for Impact Aid construction grants ment the Alaska Native Education Equity use funds to develop or improve systems and as proposed by the Senate instead of two- program without regard to earmarks in- tools to enhance the quality and success of

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Budget activity House Senate Conference

Arts in Education ...... $40,166,000 $40,000,000 $40,000,000 Communities in Schools ...... 0 5,000,000 3,500,000 Data Quality and Evaluation ...... 3,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 Excellence in Economics Education Act ...... 1,447,000 1,447,000 1,447,000 Exchanges with Historic Whaling and Trading Partners ...... 0 9,000,000 8,754,000 Foundations for Learning ...... 1,000,000 0 1,000,000 Full Service Community Schools ...... 10,000,000 5,000,000 10,000,000 Gulf Coast Schools ...... 0 0 12,000,000 Mental Health Integration ...... 0 6,913,000 5,913,000 National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities ...... 0 1,000,000 1,000,000 National History Day ...... 500,000 500,000 500,000 Parental Assistance Information Centers ...... 39,254,000 39,254,000 39,254,000 Peer Review ...... 670,000 670,000 670,000 Presidential and Congressional History Academies ...... 0 0 1,815,000 Promise Neighborhoods ...... 10,000,000 10,000,000 10,000,000 Reach Out and Read ...... 6,965,000 6,000,000 6,000,000 Reading is Fundamental ...... 24,803,000 25,000,000 24,803,000 Ready to Teach ...... 0 10,700,000 10,700,000 Women’s Educational Equity ...... 2,423,000 2,423,000 2,423,000 Other Activities ...... 4,706,000 5,000,000 0

As proposed by the Senate, the conference Project Amount Project Amount agreement includes $6,000,000 for Reach Out Adelphi University, Garden City, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Alas- and Read, but does not specify this amount NY, to support the Adelphi Uni- ka, Anchorage, AK, for a men- in bill language. The House proposed to des- versity Institute for Math and toring demonstration project ... 100,000 ignate an amount in the bill. Science Teachers ...... 200,000 Big Brothers Big Sisters of Great- Within the funds provided for Arts in Edu- Alabama School of Math and er Pittsburgh, Inc, Pittsburgh, cation, the conferees concur in the following Science, Mobile, AL for cur- PA, for mentoring programs ..... 100,000 allocations: $9,060,000 for VSA arts; $6,838,000 riculum development and Billings Public Schools, Billings, for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Per- teacher training, including pur- MT, for career training in con- forming Arts; $14,616,000 for model arts pro- chase of equipment ...... 100,000 struction technology, including grams; $9,000,000 for model professional de- Alaska Native Heritage Center, the purchase of equipment ...... 100,000 velopment programs for music, drama, Anchorage, AK for educational Bloomfield Board of Education, dance, and visual arts educators; and $486,000 programming and outreach ...... 150,000 Bloomfield, NJ to provide alter- for evaluation activities. America Scores, St. Louis, MO native education for academi- for an after-school program ...... 200,000 The conference agreement includes bill cally-challenged students ...... 300,000 An Achievable Dream, Newport Boise State University, Boise, ID language allocating $12,000,000 for competi- News, VA for education and tive awards to local educational agencies lo- for the Idaho SySTEMic Solu- support services for at-risk tion program ...... 400,000 cated in counties in Louisiana, Mississippi, children ...... 300,000 and Texas that were affected by Hurricanes Boys and Girls Club of Truckee Aquatic Adventures Science Edu- Meadows, Reno, NV, to develop Katrina, Ike, or Gustav, and specifying the cation Foundation, San Diego, eligible uses of these awards, including in- an Internet safety program in CA for an after-school science schools ...... 175,000 structional materials and equipment, teach- education program, which may er incentives, school modernization and ren- Brehm Preparatory School, include equipment and tech- Carbondale, IL, to support the ovation, Advanced Placement or other rig- nology ...... 200,000 orous courses, charter schools, and extended development of a national data- Arab City School District, Arab, base for learning disabilities learning activities. Neither the House nor AL for an education technology the Senate included similar language under education and research at initiative, including purchase Brehm Prep School ...... 250,000 the FIE. The Senate proposed $30,000,000 for of equipment ...... 150,000 Brockton Area Private Industry Gulf Coast schools under Education for the Army Heritage Center Founda- Council, Inc, Brockton, MA, for Disadvantaged. tion, Carlisle, PA, for history workforce development pro- For the Promise Neighborhoods initiative, education programs ...... 100,000 grams for at-risk youth ...... 100,000 the conferees direct the Department to pro- Auburn Joint Vocational School Bushnell, Hartford, CT, for the vide a briefing to the Committees on Appro- District, Concord Township, OH PARTNERS Art Education Pro- priations of the House of Representatives for curriculum development ..... 250,000 gram ...... 100,000 and the Senate on the planned use of funds AVANCE, Inc., Austin, TX for not less than 30 days prior to the release of parenting education programs .. 350,000 Caddo Parish School Board, a request for proposals as proposed by the AVANCE, Inc., El Paso, TX for a Shreveport, LA, for equipment House. The Senate did not propose similar parenting education program ... 250,000 and technology upgrades ...... 100,000 language. AVANCE, Inc., Waco, TX for a Calcasieu Parish School Board, The conference agreement does not include family literacy program ...... 100,000 Lake Charles, LA, for equip- funding for the National Teacher Recruit- Avant-Garde Learning Founda- ment and technology upgrades 100,000 ment Campaign as proposed by the Senate. tion, Anchorage, AK, for edu- California State University, The House included $10,000,000 for this activ- cational activities ...... 500,000 Northridge, CA for teacher ity. Babyland Family Services, Inc., training and professional devel- opment ...... 400,000 The conferees expect the increase over fis- Newark, NJ for an early child- Capeverdean American Commu- cal year 2009 for Ready to Learn to be used hood education program ...... 400,000 nity Development, Pawtucket, for outreach programs by the Corporation Baltimore City Public Schools, RI for after-school, tutoring, for Public Broadcasting as proposed by the Baltimore MD to establish al- and literacy programs ...... 100,000 Senate. The House did not propose similar ternative education programs Carnegie Hall, New York, NY for language. for academically-challenged students, which may include music education programs ...... 300,000 The conference agreement includes equipment and technology ...... 500,000 Center for Rural Development, $88,791,000 for the following projects in the Bay Point Schools, Inc., Miami, Somerset, KY for the Forward following amounts: FL for a boarding school for at- in the Fifth literacy program ... 500,000 Project Amount risk students ...... 400,000 CentroNia, Takoma Park, MD, to 3D School, Petal, MS, for a model Best Buddies Florida, Orlando, expand pre-K services and train dyslexia intervention program 250,000 FL for mentoring programs in early education teachers ...... 500,000 Action for Bridgeport Commu- the 4th Congressional District Charter School Development nity Development, Inc., Bridge- for elementary and secondary Foundation, Las Vegas, NV for port, CT for its Total Learning school students with disabil- an early childhood education early childhood initiative ...... 700,000 ities ...... 250,000 program ...... 400,000

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Pleas- Los Angeles, CA for an arts eracy program ...... 200,000 ant, TX for dropout prevention education program ...... 150,000 programs ...... 200,000 Choice Thru Education, Inc., East Side Community Learning Communities-in-Schools, Bell- Chelsea, MA for educational Center Foundation, Wil- Coryell Counties Inc., Killeen, and career development pro- mington, DE, to support supple- TX for the Youngest Victims of grams for at-risk youth ...... 100,000 mental education and enrich- War project ...... 250,000 City of Bell, CA for an after- ment programs for high-needs school program, which may in- Connecticut Technical High students ...... 100,000 clude equipment and tech- School System, Middletown, CT East Whittier City School Dis- nology ...... 200,000 for equipment for Eli Whitney trict, Whittier, CA for support Technical High School’s Manu- City of Fairfield, CA for an after- services for at-risk students, facturing Technology Program 350,000 school and job-skills training which may include equipment Connecticut Technical High program ...... 350,000 and technology ...... 225,000 City of La Habra, CA for the School System, Middletown, CT Eastern Kentucky PRIDE, Som- Young at Art program ...... 148,000 for equipment for Vinal Tech- erset, KY for environmental City of Los Angeles, CA, for the nical High School’s Manufac- education programs ...... 250,000 LA’s BEST afterschool enrich- turing Technology Program ..... 250,000 Eden Housing, Hayward, CA for a ment program ...... 900,000 Contra Costa Child Care Council, technology training program, City of Newark, CA for an after- Concord, CA for an early child- which may include equipment school program ...... 50,000 hood education program ...... 150,000 and technology ...... 100,000 City of Prestonsburg, KY for an Cooperative Educational Service Education Service Center, Region arts education initiative ...... 200,000 Agency No. 10, Chippewa Falls, 12, Hillsboro, TX for a GEAR City of Racine, WI, for an after- WI for after-school programs .... 300,000 UP college preparation program 70,000 school and summer program for Cooperative Educational Service children and their parents ...... 200,000 Agency No. 11, Turtle Lake, WI Enrichment Services Program, City of Vernonia School District, for after-school programs ...... 400,000 Inc., Columbus, GA for after- Vernonia, OR, for technology Cooperative Educational Service school tutoring and GED pro- and equipment ...... 150,000 Agency No. 12, Ashland, WI for grams for at-risk youth ...... 100,000 City School District of New Ro- after-school programs ...... 400,000 Evansville Vanderburgh School chelle, New Rochelle, NY for Cooperative Educational Service Corporation, Evansville, IN, for after-school programs ...... 297,000 Agency No. 9, Tomahawk, WI education programs including City Year New Hampshire, for after-school programs ...... 300,000 equipment ...... 100,000 Stratham, NH, to expand edu- Corpus Christi Independent Falcon School district 49, Falcon, cation and youth development School District, Corpus Christi, CO, to support a science, tech- programs ...... 254,000 TX for its South Texas School nology, engineering and math City Year Rhode Island, Provi- Literacy Project ...... 200,000 [STEM] education program ...... 100,000 dence, RI, for a school-based County of Alachua, FL for after FAME, Inc, Wilmington, DE, to initiative to improve the condi- school programming ...... 250,000 prepare minority students for tions that lead to student suc- County of Butte, Oroville, CA, for college and encourage them to cess and increase the gradua- the Literacy is for Everyone pursue careers in science, engi- tion rate ...... 100,000 family literacy program ...... 150,000 neering, and math ...... 125,000 Clark County School District, Creative Visions, Des Moines, IA, Family, Inc, Council Bluffs, IA, Las Vegas, NV, to create a for a dropout prevention pro- to support a home visitation school for highly gifted stu- gram ...... 200,000 program for young children and dents ...... 600,000 Cullman County Schools, their families ...... 400,000 Clark County School District, Cullman, AL for a mobile lab- Farrell Area School District, Las Vegas, NV, to expand in- oratory initiative, including Farrell, PA for education en- structional support for English- purchase of equipment ...... 150,000 richment programs, which may language learners ...... 600,000 Cuyahoga County Board of Coun- include equipment and tech- Cleveland Municipal School Dis- ty Commissioners, Cleveland, nology ...... 200,000 trict, Cleveland, OH, to improve OH for an early childhood edu- Fayette County Schools, Lex- math and language skills cation program ...... 100,000 ington, KY for a foreign lan- through music education ...... 100,000 Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch, guage program ...... 2,500,000 Collaborative for Academic, So- Minot, ND, for an elementary Five County Regional Vocational cial, and Emotional Learning, school program that targets System, Tamms, IL for edu- Chicago, IL for social and emo- high-risk students ...... 475,000 cation support services for at- tional learning curriculum de- Darden School Foundation, Char- risk students ...... 50,000 velopment and implementation lottesville, VA, to improve Franklin County Schools, Rus- in the Youngstown, Niles, and/ rural, chronically low-per- sellville, AL for an education or Warren City, OH school dis- forming schools in southwest technology initiative, including tricts ...... 900,000 Virginia ...... 150,000 purchase of equipment ...... 935,000

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Wayne, Laurinburg, NC for its math, demic enrichment and college IN for the Strategic Languages science, technology and engi- preparation program, which Institute ...... 260,000 neering program ...... 400,000 may include equipment and Indianapolis Public Schools, Indi- Leadership Excellence, Inc., Oak- technology ...... 180,000 anapolis, IN for education pro- land, CA for a mentoring pro- Girls Incorporated of Alameda grams including equipment and gram for at-risk youth ...... 250,000 County, San Leandro, CA for a technology ...... 600,000 Leadership, Education and Ath- literacy program for young Inquiry Facilitators Inc, letics in Partnership, Inc., New girls, which may include equip- Bernalillo, NM, for facilitating Haven, CT for its after-school ment and software ...... 250,000 student and teacher involve- and mentoring programs ...... 300,000 Glenwood School for Boys and ment in a robotics competition 200,000 Lee Pesky Learning Center, Girls, West Campus, St. Institute for Advanced Learning Boise, ID for the Idaho Early Charles, IL for an assessment and Research, Danville, VA for Literacy Project, which may and evaluation system, which an environmental education include the purchase of equip- may include software and tech- program, which may include ment ...... 350,000 nology ...... 100,000 equipment and technology ...... 200,000 Leon County Schools, Tallahas- Golden Apple Foundation, Chi- Institute for Student Achieve- see, FL for its gifted and tal- cago, IL, to recruit and train ment, Lake Success, NY for a ented enrichment program ...... 350,000 math and science teachers school retention and comple- Literacy Council of West Ala- through summer institutes tion initiative at Point Coupee, bama, Tuscaloosa, AL for a lit- across Illinois ...... 350,000 Louisiana Central Prep High eracy program ...... 250,000 Governors State University, Uni- School ...... 150,000 Little Black Pearl Art and De- versity Park, IL for early child- Iowa Association of School sign Center, Chicago, IL for an hood education and after-school Boards, Des Moines, IA, for con- after-school arts program ...... 300,000 programs ...... 200,000 tinuation and expansion of the LOOKBOTHWAYS, Port Town- Grand County School District, SKILLS Iowa program ...... 3,550,000 send, WA for development of an Moab, UT, for career and tech- Iowa Department of Education, internet safety curriculum ...... 500,000 nical education programs in- Des Moines, IA, to continue the Los Alamos National Lab Foun- cluding the purchase of equip- Harkin Grant program ...... 7,287,000 dation, Espanola, NM, for re- ment ...... 100,000 Iowa State Education Associa- cruitment and training of math Harambee Institute, St. Louis, tion, Des Moines, IA, to educate and science teachers ...... 100,000 MO for an after-school arts edu- teachers and students on inter- Los Angeles Universal Preschool, cation program, which may in- national trade ...... 133,000 Los Angeles, CA, to expand a clude equipment and tech- Irwin County Schools, Ocilla, GA preschool and teacher training nology ...... 325,000 to purchase textbooks ...... 100,000 program ...... 150,000 Harcum College, Bryn Mawr, PA Ishpeming Public Schools, Lyon County School District, for a science, technology, engi- Ishpeming, MI, to provide wir- Yerington, NV, to expand dis- neering and math education ing and technology upgrades .... 100,000 tance education, including pro- initiative, including purchase Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, fessional development and the of equipment ...... 243,000 ME, for education programs in- purchase of equipment ...... 350,000 Maspeth Town Hall, Inc., Harford County, Belair, MD, for a cluding the purchase of equip- Maspeth, NY for after-schools science, technology, engineer- ment ...... 100,000 programs for at-risk youth in ing and math education pro- Jackson State University, Jack- Queens, NY ...... 150,000 gram, including the purchase of son, MS, for Mississippi Learn- Massachusetts 2020, Boston, MA, equipment ...... 400,000 ing Institute to improve read- for the continued development Hawaii Department of Education, ing and literacy instruction ..... 500,000 of an extended learning time Honolulu, HI for its Assistance Jawonio, Inc., New York, NY for initiative ...... 200,000 to Low Performing Schools educational support services for Maui Economic Development Project, which may include students with disabilities ...... 118,000 Board, Kihei, HI, for engaging equipment and technology ...... 700,000 Jazz at Lincoln Center, New girls and historically underrep- York, NY for music education Hazleton Area School District, resented students in science, programs ...... 800,000 Hazleton, PA for curriculum de- technology, engineering and velopment, equipment and JFYNetworks, Boston, MA, for math education ...... 800,000 technology ...... 300,000 the expansion of math, science, Meeting Street, Providence, RI Helen Keller International, New and language arts educational for an early childhood edu- York, NY for the Child Sight programs ...... 150,000 cation program ...... 900,000 Vision Screening Program and Jobs for Arizona’s Graduates, Memphis City Schools, Memphis, to provide eyeglasses to chil- Inc., Scottsdale, AZ for dropout TN for an after-school program 500,000 dren whose educational per- prevention and after-school Merced County Association of formance may be hindered be- programs ...... 150,000 Governments, Merced, CA to cause of poor vision ...... 1,200,000 Joplin R-VIII School District, develop a college preparatory Highland Falls-Fort Montgomery Joplin, MO for an education program at Buhach Colony Central School District, High- technology initiative, including High School ...... 425,000 land Falls, NY for science edu- purchase of equipment ...... 100,000 Meskwaki Settlement School, cation, which may include Jumpstart for Young Children, Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mis- equipment and technology ...... 800,000 Inc, Boston, MA, for expanding sissippi in Iowa, Tama, IA, for a Highline School District, Burien, the Jumpstart Connecticut culturally based education cur- WA for Aviation High School, mentoring program ...... 100,000 riculum ...... 500,000 which may include equipment Kanawha County Schools, Michigan City Area Schools, and technology ...... 335,000 Charleston, WV, for the con- Michigan City, IN for career Homeless Children’s Education tinuation and expansion of and technical education pro- Fund, Pittsburgh, PA, for after- Skills West Virginia ...... 500,000 grams, which may include school programs ...... 100,000 Kauai Economic Development equipment and technology ...... 350,000 Hope Through Housing Founda- Board, Lihue, HI, for science, Millcreek Children Center, tion, Rancho Cucamonga, CA, technology, engineering and Youngstown, OH for an arts for an academic tutoring and math education ...... 700,000 education program, which may enrichment initiative ...... 350,000 KNME-TV, Albuquerque, NM for include equipment ...... 145,000 I Won’t Cheat Foundation, Salt the Ready to Learn program .... 50,000 Milwaukee Public Schools, Mil- Lake City, UT, for an anti-ster- Labor of Love Performing Arts waukee, WI for community oid education program and Academy, Chicago, IL for an learning centers ...... 110,000 awareness campaign ...... 250,000 after-school arts program ...... 400,000 Mississippi Building Blocks, Indiana State University, Terre Lafourche Parish School Board, Ridgeland, MS, for establish- Haute, IN, for curriculum de- Thibodaux, LA, for equipment ment of a state-wide early velopment and teacher training 100,000 and tech upgrades ...... 100,000 childhood literacy program ...... 500,000

VerDate Nov 24 2008 07:32 Dec 10, 2009 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0655 E:\CR\FM\A08DE7.227 H08DEPT3 smartinez on DSKB9S0YB1PROD with HOUSE December 8, 2009 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H14111 Project Amount Project Amount Project Amount Mississippi State University, Mis- Ogden City School District, Rio Rancho Public Schools, Rio sissippi State, MS, for eco- Ogden, UT for a teacher train- Rancho, NM for teacher train- nomic education in k–12 set- ing initiative, including pur- ing and professional develop- tings ...... 200,000 chase of equipment ...... 250,000 ment, which may include equip- Mississippi State University, Mis- Ohio Appalachian Center for ment and technology ...... 250,000 sissippi State, MS, for enhanc- Higher Education, Portsmouth, River Region Multicultural ing K–12 science and mathe- OH, to prepare students for ca- Chamber of Commerce, La matics preparation ...... 100,000 reers and educational opportu- Place, LA for after-school and Mississippi State University, Mis- nities in science, technology, summer academic enrichment sissippi State, MS, for the de- math and engineering ...... 100,000 programs ...... 300,000 velopment of an early child- Ohio University, Athens, OH for River Rouge School District, hood teacher education delivery its Southeast Ohio Center for River Rouge, MI for transi- system ...... 750,000 Excellence in Mathematics and tional services and workforce Mississippi University for Science ...... 100,000 training for youth, which may Women, Columbus, MS, for ex- Old Bridge Township Public include equipment and tech- pansion of educational outreach Schools, Matawan, NJ for nology ...... 200,000 for at-risk youth ...... 550,000 equipment and technology ...... 200,000 Riverside Unified School District, Mississippi University for Orange County Department of Riverside, CA for a science, Women, Columbus, MS, for Education, Costa Mesa, CA for technology, engineering and Science and Mathematics on an Internet safety training pro- mathematics initiative, includ- the Tennessee-Tombigbee Wa- gram ...... 400,000 ing curriculum development terway ...... 200,000 Orchestra Iowa Music Education, and purchase of equipment ...... 325,000 Mississippi Writing/Thinking In- Cedar Rapids, IA, to support a Rockdale County Public Schools, stitute, Mississippi State, MS, music education program ...... 400,000 Conyers, GA for its AVID/Ad- for program development for Orem City, UT, for curriculum vanced Placement program ...... 300,000 Mississippi Rural Voices ...... 200,000 expansion including the pur- Rockdale County Public Schools, Missouri State University, chase of equipment ...... 100,000 Springfield, MO for the Mis- Conyers, GA to establish year- Ossining Union Free School Dis- round Pre-K programs, which souri Innovation Academy ...... 150,000 trict, Ossining, NY for after- Montgomery/Cleveland Avenue may include expenses for tui- school and mentoring initia- tion, transportation, and meals 400,000 YMCA, Montgomery, AL, for tives ...... 297,000 after-school and weekend pro- Rodel Foundation of Delaware, Ouachita Parish School Board, grams ...... 100,000 Wilmington, DE for the Dela- Monroe, LA for programming National Braille Press, Boston, ware Parent Leadership Insti- at the Northeast Louisiana MA, for the development and tute ...... 150,000 Family Literacy Interagency deployment of portable Braille San Antonio Youth Centers, San Consortium ...... 400,000 devices for blind school-aged Antonio, TX for after-school Pacific Islands Center for Edu- children ...... 200,000 programs, which may include cational Development, Pago National Center for Electroni- equipment and technology ...... 200,000 Pago, American Samoa, for pro- cally Mediated Learning, Inc., San Jose Unified School District, gram development ...... 500,000 Milford, CT for the San Jose, CA for a longitudinal Palisades Park School District, P.E.B.B.L.E.S. Project, which data system ...... 250,000 Palisades Park, NJ for its after- may include equipment ...... 150,000 Save the Children, Albuquerque, school homework program, National Council of La Raza, NM, for a New Mexico rural lit- which may include technology Washington, DC, to improve the eracy and afterschool program 150,000 and equipment ...... 150,000 quality and availability of Save the Children, Fernley, NV, Palm Beach County School Dis- early childhood education ...... 500,000 to expand the Nevada Rural trict, West Palm Beach, FL for National Network of Digital Literacy Program, including a mentoring program ...... 300,000 Schools Management Founda- the purchase of equipment ...... 250,000 Parents as Teachers of Lake tion, Beaver, PA for the devel- Save the Children, Washington, opment of an online education County, Inc., Hammond, IN for family literacy services ...... 100,000 DC, for afterschool programs in program, which may include Mississippi ...... 100,000 equipment and technology ...... 500,000 Pasadena Educational Founda- tion, Pasadena, CA for its Early Save the Children, Westport, CT New Haven Reads Community for a literacy program ...... 100,000 Book Bank, Inc., New Haven, College High School initiative 100,000 Peaceable Kingdom Retreat for Save the Children, Westport, CT CT for its after-school tutoring for a rural literacy program in program ...... 200,000 Children, Inc., Killeen, TX for educational programming ...... 255,000 Washington, St. Martin, and/or New York Hall of Science, Tangipahoa parishes, which Queens, NY, for a teacher train- Pegasus Players, Chicago, IL for an arts education program ...... 100,000 may include equipment and ing program ...... 600,000 technology ...... 300,000 North Carolina Mentoring Part- Piney Woods School, Piney School District of Cheltenham nership, Raleigh, NC, for men- Woods, MS, for science and Township, Elkins Park, PA for toring at-risk youth ...... 100,000 technology curriculum develop- a dual enrollment program, North Carolina State University, ment ...... 150,000 which may include expenses for Raleigh, NC for a childrens’ en- Polk County Public Schools, tuition and textbooks ...... 50,000 gineering and technological lit- Bartow, FL for purchase of eracy program ...... 100,000 equipment ...... 150,000 Seattle Public Schools, Seattle, North River Commission, Chi- Polynesian Voyaging Society, WA for a language immersion cago, IL for after school enrich- Honolulu, HI, for educational program ...... 200,000 ment programs in Chicago pub- programs ...... 300,000 Seattle Science Foundation, Se- lic schools located in the North Port Chester-Rye Union Free attle, WA, to expand a hands-on River Commission area ...... 100,000 School District, Port Chester, medical science program for el- North Rockland Central School NY for after-school, tutoring, ementary school students ...... 150,000 District, Garnerville, NY for an or other activities to imple- Self Enhancement, Inc., Port- English literacy program, ment full service community land, OR for a mentoring and which may include equipment schools ...... 297,000 academic enrichment program 525,000 and technology ...... 297,000 Project Cornerstone, San Jose, Semos Unlimited, Santa Fe, NM, Northern Rockies Educational CA for education and enrich- to develop and produce His- Services (NRES), Missoula, MT ment activities ...... 226,000 panic learning materials ...... 100,000 for the Taking Technology to Project HOME, Philadelphia, PA, Shodor Education Foundation, the Classroom initiative, in- for afterschool programs ...... 100,000 Inc., Durham, NC for its Com- cluding purchase of equipment 300,000 Prospera Initiatives, Inc., Annan- puting Mentoring Academic Nye County School District, dale, VA for a mentoring pro- Transitions through Experi- Pahrump, NV, to improve gram ...... 200,000 ence, Research, and Service ini- science programs in rural mid- Resource Area For Teachers, San tiative ...... 200,000 dle schools, including the pur- Jose, CA for teacher training Signature Theatre, Arlington, VA chase of laboratory equipment 425,000 and professional development ... 200,000 for an arts education program .. 500,000

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The House teacher training and profes- education program, which may proposed $3,000,000 for this purpose. sional development in one or include equipment and tech- SAFE SCHOOLS AND CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION more school districts in the nology ...... 225,000 The conference agreement includes 20th Congressional district ...... 150,000 Urban Assembly New York Har- $393,053,000 for Safe Schools and Citizenship Springboard for Improving bor High School, Brooklyn, NY, Education instead of $395,753,000 as proposed Schools, San Francisco, CA for for a marine science and marine by the House and $438,061,000 as proposed by the Improving Student technology program ...... 150,000 the Senate. Achievement in the Palmdale, USD 353, Wellington, KS, Public The conference agreement includes funding CA Elementary School District Schools for technology up- for the following National activities: program ...... 150,000 grades and teacher training ...... 250,000 Springboard Schools, San Fran- USD 373, Newton, Kansas Public Budget activity House Senate Conference cisco, CA for teacher training Schools for technology up- Improving School Cul- and professional development grades ...... 250,000 ture and Climate ..... $50,000,000 $81,000,000 $48,300,000 in the Santa Ana Unified USD 402, Augusta, KS Public School Emergency Pre- School District ...... 150,000 Schools for technology up- paredness Initiative (including Sunrise Children’s Foundation, grades ...... 250,000 $7,000,000 for insti- Las Vegas, NV, for early child- USD 446, Independence, KS Public tutes of higher edu- hood education services ...... 300,000 Schools for technology up- cation) ...... 40,000,000 40,000,000 40,000,000 Syracuse University, Syracuse, grades and teacher training ...... 250,000 Safe Schools/Healthy Students ...... 77,816,000 77,816,000 77,816,000 NY, to expand an afterschool USD 470, Arkansas City, KS Pub- Student Drug Testing ... 7,839,000 7,839,000 7,839,000 program and extended learning lic Schools for technology up- Postsecondary Edu- initiative ...... 400,000 grades, professional develop- cation Drug and Vio- lence Prevention (in- Tarrytown Union Free School ment and training/technical as- cluding $843,000 for District, Tarrytown, NY for sistance ...... 250,000 the recognition pro- programs for at-risk youth ...... 297,000 USD 490, Butler County, KS for gram) ...... 5,409,000 8,017,000 5,409,000 Sober Truth on Pre- Terrebonne Parish School Board, technology upgrades and teach- venting Underage Houma, LA, for equipment and er training at the El Dorado, Drinking (STOP Act) 2,500,000 0 2,500,000 technology upgrades ...... 100,000 KS public school system ...... 250,000 Project SERV ...... 2,000,000 0 0 Texas A&M University—Com- Utah Valley University, Orem, Other Activities ...... 9,477,000 10,306,000 9,477,000 merce, TX for a science, tech- UT, to establish an entrepre- nology, engineering and math neurship program for high The conference agreement includes initiative ...... 100,000 school students ...... 250,000 $48,300,000 for a School Culture and Climate Texas State University—San Washoe County School District, initiative to support new approaches to help- Marcos, TX for the Texas Reno, NV, to expand a new ing schools foster safe, secure, and drug-free Mathworks initiative ...... 350,000 teacher mentoring program ...... 500,000 learning environments instead of $50,000,000 Toledo GROWs, Toledo, OH for a Washoe County School District, as proposed by the House and $81,000,000 as hands-on science based cur- Reno, NV, to support instruc- proposed by the Senate. These funds will riculum in urban areas ...... 300,000 tional coaches for K–12 teachers 500,000 support new competitive grant awards in two Trimble Local School District, Wayne State University, Detroit, areas: (1) reducing the number of suspensions Glouster, OH for an after-school MI for its science, engineering, and expulsions related to student disruptive program ...... 175,000 mathematics, aerospace acad- behavior and nonviolent offenses, and (2) re- Tulsa Public Schools, Tulsa, OK emy ...... 300,000 ducing violent crime in schools, on school for the Tulsa Academic Center 350,000 We Care San Jacinto, San grounds, and on the way to and from school. United Way of Miami-Dade, Jacinto, CA for an afterschool Within the funding for this initiative, the Miami, FL for the Center of Ex- tutoring program ...... 100,000 conferees have included $8,212,000 to fund all cellence in Early Education, in- Weber State University, Ogden, existing character education projects cluding teacher training pro- UT, for teacher education and through the end of their grant cycle. It is the grams ...... 300,000 curriculum development ...... 500,000 intent of the conferees that the new School

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Together with $2,237,000 723 of the Rehabilitation Act of whether a Everywhere, Wilkes-Barre, PA, provided under the Substance Abuse and State may administer funds for the Centers for vocational services and pro- Mental Health Services Administration for Independent Living program in that gram support ...... 100,000 (SAMHSA), a total of $42,237,000 will be State in fiscal year 2010. Vocational Guidance Services— available for this initiative. Painesville Center, Painesville, Demonstration and Training Programs The conferees concur that the Department OH for the Training Enhance- shall use $830,000 within the amount provided The conference agreement includes ments Promoting Jobs for for Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Commu- $5,095,000 for the following projects in the fol- Ohioans with Disabilities nities National Programs to identify, and lowing amounts: project ...... 100,000 provide recognition of, promising and model Project Amount Wisconsin Coalition of Inde- alcohol and drug abuse prevention and edu- AbilityFirst, Pasadena, CA for pendent Living Centers, Inc., cation programs in higher education as pro- programs to provide employ- Madison, WI for its Increase posed by the Senate. The House did not ment assistance for individuals Vets’ Independence Initiative specify a funding amount for this activity. with disabilities ...... 100,000 to provide independent living For the Carol M. White Physical Education American Federation for the services to disabled veterans .... 150,000 Program, the conferees concur that the De- Blind Technology and Employ- For the National Institute on Disability partment shall incorporate the Centers for ment Center, Huntington, WV, and Rehabilitation Research, the conferees Disease Control and Prevention’s School to expand the capacity of the note that the budget request included Health Index into the program as proposed AFB-TECH center for develop- $3,000,000 to support demonstrations of prom- by the House. The Senate did not propose ment of technology for the ising models to serve students with intellec- similar report language. The Department blind ...... 1,000,000 tual disabilities in higher education. Instead, shall grant priority to those applications Best Buddies Maryland, Balti- the conferees provide $11,000,000 for Model that have completed physical education and more, MD for mentoring pro- Comprehensive Transition and Postsec- nutrition assessments as part of the school grams for persons with intellec- ondary Programs for Students with Intellec- health index or propose to implement the tual disabilities ...... 300,000 tual Disabilities, as authorized in the Higher index. Awards should support the implemen- Best Buddies Massachusetts, Bos- Education Act, within the Higher Education tation of science-based curriculum tools to ton, MA for mentoring pro- account. encourage physical education and healthy grams in the 8th Congressional SPECIAL INSTITUTIONS FOR PERSONS WITH eating. district for persons with intel- DISABILITIES Within the funds provided for the Civic lectual disabilities ...... 70,000 AMERICAN PRINTING HOUSE FOR THE BLIND Best Buddies Virginia, Falls Education program, the conference agree- The conference agreement includes Church, VA for mentoring pro- ment includes $21,617,000 for the We the Peo- $24,600,000 for the American Printing House grams for persons with intellec- ple programs, including $2,957,000 to continue for the Blind as proposed by the Senate in- tual disabilities ...... 250,000 the comprehensive program to improve pub- stead of $22,599,000 as proposed by the House. lic knowledge, understanding, and support of Best Buddies San Francisco, CA GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY American democratic institutions, which is a for mentoring programs for per- cooperative project among the Center for sons with intellectual disabil- The conference agreement includes Civic Education, the Center on Congress at ities ...... 250,000 $123,000,000 for Gallaudet University instead Indiana University, and the Trust for Rep- Camp High Hopes, Sioux City, IA, of $120,000,000 as proposed by the House and resentative Democracy at the National Con- for a year-round camp for chil- $126,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. The ference of State Legislatures as proposed by dren with disabilities ...... 300,000 conference agreement includes bill language the House instead of $20,076,000 as proposed Deaf Blind Service Center, Se- designating $5,000,000 of this amount for con- by the Senate. The remaining $13,383,000 will attle, WA, for training pro- struction and provides that the funds are support the Cooperative Education Exchange grams and materials for sup- available until expended. program, including awards to the Center for port service providers who as- CAREER, TECHNICAL, AND ADULT EDUCATION Civic Education and the National Council on sist deaf blind individuals with The conference agreement includes Economic Education. employment and independent $2,016,447,000 for Career, Technical, and Adult ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACQUISITION living ...... 200,000 Education as proposed by the House and The conference agreement includes Elwyn, Inc., Aston, PA, for job $2,018,447,000 as proposed by the Senate. The $750,000,000 for English Language Acquisition training and education pro- conference agreement provides $1,225,447,000 as proposed by the Senate instead of grams for individuals with dis- in fiscal year 2010 funding, of which $4,400,000 $760,000,000 as proposed by the House. abilities ...... 100,000 is available on October 1, 2009 and Enable America, Inc., Tampa, FL, $1,221,047,000 is available on July 1, 2010, and SPECIAL EDUCATION for civic/citizenship demonstra- $791,000,000 in fiscal year 2011 funding for this The conference agreement includes tion project for disabled adults 600,000 account. $12,587,035,000 for Special Education instead Intellectual Disabilities Edu- The conference agreement includes bill of $12,579,677,000 as proposed by the House cation Association, Inc., language specifying $45,907,000 within funds and $12,587,856,000 as proposed by the Senate. Bridgeport, CT, for IDEA provided for the Adult Education State The conference agreement provides Learning Center programming 225,000 Grants program for distribution to States $3,994,652,000 in fiscal year 2010 and Northern Illinois University, and outlying areas in order to remedy an ad- $8,592,383,000 in fiscal year 2011 funding for DeKalb, IL for a training pro- ministrative error in prior years as proposed this account. In addition, the conference gram to prepare instructors to by the House. The Senate proposed similar agreement includes bill language clarifying work with visually impaired language designating $46,000,000. that Part B and Part C funds appropriated in veterans, which may include The conference agreement continues the the Recovery Act shall not be considered for scholarships ...... 600,000 English literacy and civics education set- the purpose of calculating Special Education Opportunity Enterprises, Inc., aside within the appropriation for Adult State allocations for fiscal year 2010 and suc- Valparaiso, IN for its adult day Education State Grants. The conferees in- ceeding years. Neither the House nor the program, which may include tend for these funds to help States or local- Senate proposed a similar provision. equipment ...... 150,000 ities affected significantly by immigration Within the funds provided for Technology Southern California Rehabilita- to implement integrated English literacy, and Media Services, the conferees concur tion Services, Downey, CA for U.S. history, and civics education programs that $737,000 is available for the Reading computer and Internet training that provide a program of instruction de- Rockets program, administered by the for individuals with disabilities, signed to help an English language learner Greater Washington Educational Television which may include equipment .. 100,000 achieve competence in English through Association. No funding was proposed by the Southside Training, Employment contextualized instruction on the rights and House for this activity and $1,500,000 was pro- and Placement Services, Inc., responsibilities of citizenship, naturalization posed by the Senate. Farmville, VA for training, em- procedures, civic participation, and United REHABILITATION SERVICES AND DISABILITY ployment services, and place- States history and government to help such RESEARCH ment assistance for persons learner acquire the skills and knowledge to The conference agreement includes with disabilities, which may in- become an active and informed parent, work- $3,506,861,000 for Rehabilitation Services and clude equipment ...... 300,000 er, and community member.

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STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE Within the amount for FIPSE, $1,000,000 is Project Amount (INCLUDING DEFERRAL OF FUNDS) included for the Training for Realtime Writ- ers program under section 872 of the HEA as Brescia University, Owensboro, KY, for education programs The conference agreement includes including the purchase of equipment ...... 500,000 proposed by the Senate. The House did not $19,296,809,000 for Student Financial Assist- Briar Cliff University, Sioux City, IA for purchase of equip- propose funding for this program. ment ...... 100,000 ance as proposed by the Senate instead of Within the amount for FIPSE, $750,000 is Buena Vista University, Storm Lake, IA, for support for stu- $19,634,905,000 as proposed by the House. included for the Off-campus Community dents with disabilities ...... 200,000 The conference agreement includes Burcham Hills Retirement Community, East Lansing, MI to Service program, in accordance with section develop an Alzheimer’s and dementia training program, $17,495,000,000 for the Pell Grant program as 447 of the HEA. The Senate proposed including purchase of equipment ...... 200,000 proposed by the Senate instead of $1,000,000 and the House did not propose a Butler Community College, El Dorado, KS for purchase of $17,783,395,000 as proposed by the House. The equipment ...... 500,000 similar provision. Caldwell College, Caldwell, NJ for curriculum development, funds in this conference agreement will sup- Within the amount for FIPSE, $28,822,000 is including purchase of equipment ...... 550,000 port a $4,860 maximum Pell grant for the included for the Comprehensive Program, for California Baptist University, Riverside, CA for purchase of 2010–2011 award year. With the additional equipment ...... 300,000 which the conferees direct the Department California State University, Fullerton, CA for curriculum de- funds provided under the College Cost Reduc- to establish these invitational priorities: velopment associated with the Vietnamese language and tion Act and the Recovery Act, the total centers of excellence for teacher preparation culture program ...... 350,000 maximum Pell grant will increase to $5,550 as described in section 242 of the HEA; uni- California State University, Fullerton, CA for the Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning in Mathe- for the 2010–2011 award year, an increase of versity sustainability initiatives as de- matics and Science ...... 300,000 $200 over the previous award year. scribed in section 881 of HEA; rural develop- California State University, Sacramento, CA for equipment The conference agreement defers ment initiatives for rural-serving colleges and technology for science laboratories ...... 350,000 $561,000,000 from unobligated balances under Campbell University, Buies Creek, NC for an initiative at its and universities as described in section 861 of School of Pharmacy to train underrepresented phar- the mandatory Academic Competitiveness HEA; initiatives to assist highly qualified macists ...... 300,000 and SMART grants program as proposed by minorities and women to acquire doctoral Canisius College, Buffalo, NY for its science education pro- the House. The Senate proposed to rescind, gram, which may include equipment and technology ...... 400,000 degrees in fields where they are underrep- Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, for Internet- rather than defer, these funds. These bal- resented as described in section 807 of HEA; based foreign language programs ...... 100,000 ances are not needed to pay Academic Com- modeling and simulation programs as de- Cedar Crest College, Allentown, PA, for science education petitiveness and SMART awards in the 2010– programs, including the purchase of equipment ...... 100,000 scribed in section 891 of HEA; and higher Center for Empowered Living and Learning, Denver, CO, for 2011 award year and will partially offset ad- education consortia to design and offer inter- an education program on terrorism ...... 300,000 ditional costs in the Pell Grant program. disciplinary programs that focus on poverty Central Maine Community College, Auburn, ME for its Vet- The conferees concur that the Department and human capability as described in section erans to College Initiative to provide academic coun- seling and support to veterans ...... 150,000 shall provide the same funding in fiscal year 741(a)(11) of HEA. The House proposed Centralia College, Centralia, WA for biotechnology and 2010 for the Work Colleges program author- $34,805,000 for the Comprehensive Program, science equipment ...... 375,000 ized under section 448 of the Higher Edu- while the Senate did not designate a specific Chestnut Hill College, Philadelphia, PA, for the Center for Environmental Sciences and Sustainability ...... 100,000 cation Act from the Federal Work-Study amount for this activity. Cheyney University of Pennsylvania, Cheyney, PA for its Key- Program appropriation as proposed by the As proposed by the Senate, the conference stone Honors Academy ...... 100,000 House. The Senate did not propose similar agreement does not set aside $1,000,000 in the City College of San Jose, CA for its California Construction bill for modeling and simulation programs College to train students for careers in construction report language. management, which may include equipment ...... 368,000 HIGHER EDUCATION under section 891 of the HEA. The House pro- Clackamas Community College, Oregon City, OR for edu- posed $1,000,000 for these programs. Instead, cation and training programs in renewable energy fields, The conference agreement includes these programs are included as an invita- which may include equipment and technology ...... 400,000 Clarke College, Dubuque, IA for its Doctor of Nurse Practi- $2,255,665,000 for Higher Education instead of tional priority under the FIPSE Comprehen- $2,294,882,000 as proposed by the House and tioner program, which may include equipment, technology sive Program. and scholarships ...... 400,000 $2,106,749,000 as proposed by the Senate. The The conference agreement includes Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH, for supportive conference agreement includes citations in $101,507,000 for the following projects in the services to degree-seeking veterans ...... 200,000 the bill for title VIII of the Higher Education Coahoma Community College, Clarksdale, MS for curricula, following amounts: equipment and technology ...... 50,000 Act (HEA) and part I of subtitle A of title VI Coffeyville Community College, Coffeyville, KS for the Native of the America COMPETES Act as proposed Project Amount American Center, including purchase of equipment ...... 500,000 by the Senate. The House did not propose College of Southern Idaho, Twin Falls, ID for curriculum de- AB Christian Learning Center, Ft. Worth, TX for a higher velopment, including the purchase of equipment ...... 200,000 using these citations. education resource center ...... 175,000 College of the Canyons, Santa Clarita, CA for the University Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary AIB College of Business, Des Moines, IA, to continue recruit- Center Consortium, including curriculum development ..... 100,000 College Opportunity Resources for Education, Philadelphia, Education (FIPSE) ing and training captioners and court reporters and to provide scholarships to students ...... 400,000 PA for college preparation and scholarship assistance .... 750,000 Within the amount for FIPSE, the con- Alamo Community College, San Antonio, TX for an associ- College Success Foundation, Washington, DC, for mentoring ference agreement includes $10,000,000 for the ates degree program for air traffic controllers, which may and scholarships ...... 500,000 include equipment and technology ...... 200,000 College Summit-West Virginia, Dunbar, WV for a college ac- college textbook rental pilot initiative as Albany State University, Albany, GA for a model program to cess initiative ...... 100,000 proposed by the House. The Senate did not increase the recruitment and retention of underrep- Colorado State University—Pueblo, Pueblo, CO, for STEM propose a similar provision. The conferees resented students in postsecondary education ...... 150,000 programs, including equipment ...... 125,000 Alcorn State University, Alcorn, MS, for graduate level cur- Columbia College, Columbia, SC for its Masters Degree Pro- direct that these funds be awarded in accord- riculum development ...... 300,000 gram in Divergent Learning ...... 200,000 ance with section 803(b) through (d) of the Alexander City Chamber of Commerce Foundation, Alexander Columbus State University, Columbus, GA for a Science, Higher Education Act. The conferees are in- City, AL for the Gateway to Education Scholarship pro- Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) program ...... 150,000 gram, including scholarships ...... 100,000 Command and General Staff College Foundation, Leaven- terested in projects that propose expanding Alverno College, Milwaukee, WI for its Research Center for worth, KS, for curriculum and course development for a the services of college bookstores to offer in- Women and Girls, which may include equipment ...... 100,000 homeland security masters degree program ...... 250,000 novative efforts to increase opportunities for Anne Arundel Community College, Hanover, MD for its Community College of Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, PA, to science, technology, engineering, and math initiative, support technical and career postsecondary education students to rent college course materials and which may include equipment and technology ...... 350,000 programs ...... 100,000 lower costs for students. These projects may Anoka Ramsey Community College, Coon Rapids, MN for Community College of Rhode Island, Warwick, RI, for a tran- include, but not be limited to, activities curriculum development in programs relating to the med- sition to college program ...... 200,000 ical device manufacturing industry, including purchase of Community College System of New Hampshire, Concord, NH, that: (1) acquire course materials that the equipment ...... 800,000 to purchase equipment and technology to modernize the entity will make available by rent to stu- Armstrong Atlantic State University Cyber Security Research teaching of nursing ...... 500,000 dents, (2) develop or acquire equipment or Institute Foundation, Savannah, GA for curriculum devel- County of Greensville, Emporia, VA, for equipment and tech- opment, including purchase of equipment ...... 457,000 nology upgrades at the Southside Virginia Education software necessary for the conduct of a rent- Asnuntuck Community College, Enfield, CT for a Medical De- Center ...... 400,000 al program, (3) place a priority on higher vice Machine Technology Certificate Program, which may Creighton University, Omaha, NE for purchase of equipment 500,000 cost and introductory level classes, and (4) include equipment and technology ...... 250,000 Dallas County Community College District, Dallas, TX for its Assumption College, Worcester, MA, for the acquisition of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics focus on students with the greatest financial educational equipment and information technology ...... 100,000 (STEM) Professions Initiative, which may include scholar- need. The conferees direct that the Depart- Beloit College, Beloit, WI for college scholarships and col- ships ...... 300,000 ment provide a briefing to the Committees lege outreach and early awareness programs ...... 150,000 Dean College, Franklin, MA for its Embedded Study Model Benedictine University, Lisle, IL, to design, create, and im- Project to integrate academic support services into cur- on Appropriations of the House of Represent- plement open source educational materials for use in in- ricula, which may include equipment and technology ...... 150,000 atives and the Senate not less than 30 days troductory college courses ...... 150,000 Delta State University, Cleveland, MS, for teacher training in prior to the release of a request for pro- Blackburn College, Carlinville, IL, for science education pro- science and curriculum development ...... 300,000 grams and laboratory upgrades, including the purchase Dickinson State University, Dickinson, ND, for its Theodore posals. of equipment ...... 225,000 Roosevelt Center ...... 600,000 Within the amount for FIPSE, $6,000,000 is Blue Mountain College, Blue Mountain, MS, for the purchase Donnelly College, Kansas City, KS, for equipment and tech- included for grants to institutions of higher of math and science equipment ...... 100,000 nology ...... 200,000 Blue Mountain Community College, Pendleton, OR, to expand Eastern Arizona College, Thatcher, AZ, for the Gila Commu- education for Centers of Excellence for Vet- post-secondary education including college preparatory, nity College nursing education program, which may in- eran Student Success, to support veterans, advanced degree and continuing education programs ...... 100,000 clude equipment and technology ...... 400,000 particularly those returning from Iraq and Brandeis University, Waltham, MA for science and tech- Eastern New Mexico University, Portales, NM, for educational nology academic programs, which may include equipment equipment and technology infrastructure ...... 100,000 Afghanistan as proposed by the House. The and technology ...... 350,000 Edmonds Community College, Lynwood, WA, for equipment Senate did not propose a similar provision. Brazosport College, Galveston, TX for purchase of equipment for training programs at its National Advanced Materials The conferees direct that these funds be to be used in the petrochemical and nuclear technician and Manufacturing Innovation Center ...... 600,000 training programs ...... 200,000 Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the Senate, Boston, MA, for awarded in accordance with section 873 of Brazosport College, Lake Jackson, TX for curriculum develop- program development, which may include equipment, the HEA. ment ...... 380,000 technology, and support for an endowment ...... 13,602,000

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Elgin Community College, Elgin, IL, for the Health Careers Lakeshore Technical College, Cleveland, WI, for curriculum Niagara County Community College, Sanborn, NY for infor- Center of Excellence, including curriculum development development ...... 250,000 mation technology upgrades ...... 275,000 and purchase of equipment ...... 100,000 Leeward Community College, Pearl City, HI, to provide col- North Arkansas College, Harrison, AR for an education tech- Emerson College, Boston, MA, for educational equipment lege preparatory education for Filipino students ...... 400,000 nology initiative, including purchase of equipment ...... 250,000 and technology infrastructure ...... 250,000 Lesley University, Cambridge, MA, for development of the North Shore Community College, Danvers, MA for a veterans Emmanuel College, Boston, MA, for educational equipment National Center for Teachers and School Leaders program 150,000 education and job training program, which may include and technology infrastructure to support the Center for LeTourneau University, Longview, TX, for purchase of equip- scholarships and stipends ...... 400,000 Science Education ...... 200,000 ment ...... 350,000 Northampton Community College, Bethlehem, PA for pro- Endicott College, Beverly, MA, for educational equipment Lincoln Land Community College, Springfield, IL, for the grammatic support of its Monroe County campus, which and technology infrastructure ...... 150,000 HIRE Education Program, including purchase of equip- may include equipment and technology ...... 400,000 Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA, for its Curriculum for ment ...... 350,000 Northeast Iowa Community College, Calmar, IA, for a train- the Bioregion initiative ...... 325,000 Lincoln University, Lincoln University, PA, for college prepa- ing program in renewable energy technology ...... 300,000 Fairleigh Dickenson University, Madison, NJ, for curriculum ration programs ...... 100,000 Northern Kentucky University Foundation, Highland Heights, development, including purchase of equipment ...... 500,000 Livingstone College, Salisbury, NC, for its Center for Holistic KY for purchase of equipment ...... 350,000 Florida Gulf Coast University, Ft. Myers, FL, for the Coastal Learning to provide academic and student support serv- Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KY, for the Watershed Institute ...... 350,000 ices, which may include equipment and technology ...... 300,000 purchase of equipment ...... 2,400,000 Ft. Hays State University, Hays, KS, for purchase of equip- Long Island University, Brookville, NY, for a Grow Your Own Northern Virginia Community College, Annandale, VA for a ment ...... 250,000 Teacher Program providing mentoring, education and health information management program ...... 500,000 Fulton-Montgomery Community College, Johnstown, NY, to support to high school students in underserved areas, Northwestern Connecticut Community College, Winsted, CT establish a Center for Engineering and Technology ...... 200,000 which may include college scholarships ...... 700,000 for an associate degree nursing program, which may in- Gadsden State Community College, Gadsden, AL, for tech- Lorain County Community College, Elyria, OH, for education clude equipment and technology ...... 350,000 nology upgrades ...... 100,000 programs including the purchase of equipment ...... 200,000 Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK for a wildlife George C. Wallace Community College, Dothan, AL, for Loras College, Dubuque, IA, for science education equipment 200,000 management technician program, which may include equipment and technology to train energy technicians for Los Angeles City College Foundation, Los Angeles, CA for equipment ...... 450,000 nuclear facilities ...... 200,000 the Los Angeles City College nursing program ...... 450,000 Palm Beach Community College, Lake Worth, FL for edu- Goodwin College, East Hartford, CT, for an environmental Loyola University New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, to establish cation and training programs in emerging industries at studies program ...... 175,000 The Center for Music and Arts Entrepreneurship & Music its Institute for Energy, which may include equipment Gordon College, Wenham, MA, for educational equipment Industry Studies ...... 400,000 and technology ...... 150,000 and technology infrastructure ...... 200,000 Lyndon State College, Lyndonville, VT, for a center for rural Palm Beach Community College, Lake Worth, FL for equip- Grace College and Theological Seminary, Winona Lake, IN, students ...... 300,000 ment and technology for student technology and commu- for curriculum development, including purchase of equip- Madisonville Community College, Madisonville, KY for pur- nication programs at its Belle Glade campus ...... 350,000 ment ...... 150,000 chase of equipment ...... 100,000 Pearl River Community College, Poplarville, MS, for instruc- Harrisburg University of Science and Technology, Harrisburg, Marian University, Fond du Lac, WI for nursing curriculum tional technology including the purchase of equipment ... 200,000 PA, for curriculum development and for laboratory up- development ...... 200,000 Philadelphia University, Philadelphia, PA, for educational grades, including the purchase of equipment and tech- Maricopa County Community College District, Mesa, AZ for equipment relating to science ...... 100,000 nology ...... 400,000 health professions training ...... 100,000 Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, KS, for education pro- Hawaii Community College, Hilo, HI, for supportive services Maricopa County Community College District, Tempe, AZ for grams ...... 400,000 and classroom courses to prepare students unprepared its East Valley Veterans Education Center to enable vet- Polk Community College, Winter Haven, FL for purchase of for postsecondary education ...... 500,000 erans to enroll in and complete postsecondary education, equipment ...... 300,000 Hill College, Hillsboro, TX, for vocational training at the which may include equipment and technology ...... 300,000 Portland Community College, Portland, OR for education and Bosque County campus, which may include equipment Maricopa County Community College District, Tempe, AZ for training programs in renewable energy and emerging in- and technology ...... 200,000 the Bilingual Nursing Program at South Mountain Com- dustries, which may include equipment and technology ... 350,000 Huntingdon College, Montgomery, AL, for teacher training .... 100,000 munity College, which may include stipends ...... 300,000 Pulaski Technical College, North Little Rock, AR for library Huston-Tillotson University, Austin, TX for a math and Marshall University Research Corporation, Huntington, WV improvements, which may include equipment and tech- science education initiative ...... 350,000 for equipment and technology for advanced maritime nology ...... 600,000 Hutchinson Community College, Hutchinson, KS, for pur- training ...... 300,000 Rhode Island College Foundation, Providence, RI, for edu- chase of equipment ...... 250,000 Marymount Manhattan College, New York, NY for academic cational equipment relating to science ...... 200,000 Illinois Community College Trustee Association, Springfield, programs at the Geraldine Farraro Center for Educational Richland Community College, Decatur, IL for curriculum de- IL, for the Illinois Community College Sustainability Net- Excellence in Science, Technology, and Math, which may velopment in its bioenergy and bioprocessing degree pro- work to promote and provide energy education and sus- include equipment and technology ...... 400,000 grams ...... 200,000 tainable practices ...... 600,000 Marymount University, Arlington, VA for science equipment Riverside Community College District, Riverside, CA for cur- Iowa Lakes Community College, Estherville, IA, for a training and technology ...... 200,000 riculum development ...... 600,000 program in construction technology and wind turbine Maryville College, Maryville, TN for an experiential science Rockford College, Rockford, IL, for technology upgrades and technology, including equipment ...... 400,000 education program ...... 300,000 educational equipment ...... 300,000 Iowa Valley Community College District, Marshalltown, IA, Mercyhurst College, Erie, PA, for education programs and Rutgers University School of Law, Camden, NJ, for its public for purchase of equipment ...... 165,000 support services for individuals with disabilities ...... 100,000 interest legal program, which may include scholarships Iowa Valley Community College District, Marshalltown, IA, Metropolitan State College, Denver, CO for equipment and and fellowships, a public interest summer externship for a training program in agricultural and renewable en- technology for its accredited aviation training program ... 200,000 program, its Marshall Brennan Program, and pro bono ergy technology, including the purchase of equipment ..... 400,000 Mid-America Christian University, Oklahoma City, OK for legal services ...... 500,000 Itawamba Community College, Fulton, MS, for consolidation teacher training programs, including purchase of equip- Saint Xavier University, Chicago, IL, for technology and of the Tupelo and Fulton Nursing School Programs in ment ...... 485,000 equipment ...... 750,000 order to provide additional nursing specialists to a five- Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN for a Salve Regina University, Newport, RI for equipment and county region ...... 700,000 STEM education teacher training initiative, which may in- technology at its Blackstone Valley learning center and clude stipends ...... 750,000 Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana, Northwest Region, Midland Independent School District, Midland, TX for teach- Newport campus ...... 500,000 Indianapolis, IN, for education programs including equip- er training ...... 350,000 San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA for a ment ...... 100,000 Midway College, Inc, Midway, KY, for facilities and equip- competency-based early childhood education and training Ivy Tech Community College, Terre Haute, IN, for equipment ment ...... 100,000 initiative, which may include equipment and technology .. 350,000 and technology for training programs at its Advanced Miles Community College, Miles City, MT, for curriculum de- San Jacinto College, Pasadena, TX for training programs in Manufacturing Center ...... 600,000 velopment and educational equipment relating to bio- the maritime and energy industries, which may include Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL, for purchase energy ...... 100,000 equipment and technology ...... 400,000 of equipment ...... 250,000 Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, Office of the San Jose State University Research Foundation, San Jose, Jewish Employment and Vocational Service (JEVS) d/b/a Chancellor, St Paul, MN, for career and education serv- CA for an interdisciplinary Center for Global Innovation JEVS Human Services, Philadelphia, PA, for an associate ices to veterans ...... 300,000 and Immigration, including curricula development and degree program in court reporting, which may include Minot State University, Minot, ND, to establish a Center for student research ...... 220,000 equipment and technology ...... 165,000 Community Research and Service ...... 950,000 San Luis Obispo County Community College District, San Johnson C. Smith University, Charlotte, NC, for an Under- Mississippi College, Clinton, MS, to support dyslexia edu- Luis Obispo, CA for purchase of equipment ...... 350,000 graduate Research Center for Electronic and Cyber Secu- cation and training ...... 250,000 San Mateo County Community College District, San Mateo, rity, which may include equipment, technology and stu- Mississippi Valley State University, Itta Bena, MS for an ini- CA for the University Center Consortium initiative to ex- dent financial assistance ...... 400,000 tiative to prepare undergraduate students for profes- pand academic programs and the number of students Jones County Junior College, Ellisville, MS, for purchase of sional medical education, which may include equipment, pursuing postsecondary education ...... 350,000 equipment and technology upgrades ...... 200,000 technology and scholarships ...... 400,000 Santa Fe College, Gainesville, FL for a clinical laboratory Junior College District of Metropolitan Kansas City, Kansas Missouri State University, Springfield, MO, for technology, sciences program, including curriculum development and City, MO, for purchase of equipment and technology up- equipment, and educational materials ...... 1,000,000 purchase of equipment ...... 450,000 grades for the radiological technology laboratory ...... 500,000 Monroe Community College, Rochester, NY for an Academy Seattle University, Seattle, WA for the Fostering Scholars Kalamazoo Community Mental Health and Substance Abuse for Veterans’ Success to provide academic, career coun- Program, including scholarships ...... 500,000 Services, Kalamazoo, MI, for a nursing distance edu- seling, and support services to veterans ...... 275,000 Security on Campus, Inc, King of Prussia, PA, for a campus cation curriculum, including purchase of equipment ...... 100,000 Monroe Community College, Rochester, NY to establish a crime and emergency response training program ...... 100,000 Kalamazoo Valley Community College, Kalamazoo, MI, for medical laboratory technician program, including cur- Simpson College, Indianola, IA, for the creation of the John purchase of equipment ...... 550,000 riculum development and purchase of equipment ...... 325,000 C Culver Public Policy Center ...... 500,000 Kankakee Community College, Kankakee, IL, for renewable Monroe County Community College, Monroe, MI for a Nuclear Snow College, Ephraim, UT, for health professions education energy technology training programs, which may include Engineering Technology Program ...... 200,000 programs ...... 600,000 equipment and technology ...... 400,000 Mott Community College, Flint, MI, for the Center for Ad- Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO for Keene State College, Keene, NH, for its Regional Center for vanced Manufacturing ...... 200,000 technology upgrades ...... 500,000 Advanced Manufacturing Education, which may include Mount Union College, Alliance, OH for engineering and tech- Southern Arkansas University Tech, Camden, AR, for cur- equipment and student financial assistance ...... 300,000 nology programs, which may include curricula, faculty, riculum development and educational equipment in the Keene State College, Keene, NH, for curriculum development equipment, technology and student support ...... 100,000 Aerospace Manufacturing program ...... 150,000 and educational equipment for the Monadnock Biodiesel Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA, for a civic engagement Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL for equipment Collaborative ...... 100,000 and service learning program ...... 100,000 and technology upgrades ...... 400,000 Kern Community College District, Bakersfield, CA, for pur- National Labor College, George Meany Center for Labor Southern Queens Park Association, Jamaica, NY for its chase of equipment ...... 250,000 Studies, Silver Spring, MD, for the Adult Learning Pro- Young Adults College Access & Preparedness Program, in Lackawanna College, Scranton, PA, for laboratory upgrades gram ...... 400,000 partnership with Bard College and local high schools, to to a science center, including the purchase of equipment 100,000 Nazareth College, Rochester, NY, for educational equipment expand college access, retention and graduation for Lake Area Technical Institute, Watertown, SD, for edu- and technology upgrades relating to math and science youth and young adults ...... 350,000 cational equipment for the Energy Technology Program ... 500,000 education ...... 300,000 Southern Union Community College, Wadley, AL for purchase Lake Area Technical Institute, Watertown, SD, for edu- Neumann College, Aston, PA for pharmacy education pro- of equipment ...... 100,000 cational equipment related to fire training ...... 150,000 grams, which may include equipment and technology ..... 200,000 Special Education District of McHenry County, Woodstock, IL Lake Michigan College, Benton Harbor, MI, for curriculum New College, Sarasota, FL for digital collections at the Jane for the Pathways Program ...... 100,000 development, including the purchase of equipment ...... 150,000 Bancroft Cook Library ...... 100,000 St. Clair County Community College, Port Huron, MI for cur- Lake Superior College, Duluth, MN, for certificate and de- New Mexico Military Institute, Roswell, NM for its Native riculum development ...... 100,000 gree programs in aviation, which may include equipment American Criminal Justice Program, which may include St. Francis College, Brooklyn, NY for its Project Access ini- and technology ...... 200,000 student scholarships ...... 300,000 tiative, which may include equipment and technology ...... 650,000 Lakes Region Community College, Concord, NH, for cur- Niagara Community College, Sanborn, NY for equipment and St. Joseph’s College, Brooklyn, NY for equipment and tech- riculum development and educational equipment for the technology for training programs in hospitality and tour- nology for science laboratories, smart classrooms and Energy Services and Technology program ...... 125,000 ism ...... 100,000 distance learning ...... 400,000

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Project Amount Project Amount conference agreement includes $1,000,000 for a national study on minority male achieve- St. Mary’s College of Maryland, St. Mary’s City, MD for University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL, for education pro- ment as described in section 1109 of the High- science laboratory and information technology equipment 600,000 grams for veterans ...... 650,000 St. Norbert College, De Pere, WI for an initiative to prepare Urban College, Boston, MA, to support higher education pro- er Education Act. The House proposed students in science, technology, engineering and math grams serving low-income and minority students ...... 500,000 $2,000,000 for this activity, while the Senate (STEM) fields, which may include equipment and tech- Utah State University, Logan, UT, to establish a land-grant did not propose a similar provision. nology ...... 910,000 education and research network ...... 750,000 St. Peter’s College, Jersey City, NJ for equipment and tech- Valley City State University, Valley City, ND, for the Great Within the amount provided for IES Re- nology for smart classrooms ...... 300,000 Plains STEM Education Center ...... 750,000 search, Development, and Dissemination, the St. Petersburg College, Clearwater, FL for a healthcare Vanguard University, Costa Mesa, CA for a teacher training conference agreement includes $2,000,000 for informatics program, including curriculum development initiative, including purchase of equipment ...... 350,000 and purchase of equipment ...... 300,000 Voices of September 11th, New Canaan, CT, to continue the a new research and development center for St. Thomas University, Miami Gardens, FL for a science and 9/11 Living Memorial Project ...... 100,000 adult learning and literacy, as outlined in technology teacher training program in conjunction with Wayne State College, Norfolk, NE for equipment at the South House Report 111–220. The Senate did not the Miami-Dade County Public School System ...... 300,000 Sioux City College Center ...... 100,000 St. Vincent College, Latrobe, PA for purchase of equipment 150,000 Weber State University, Ogden, UT, for curriculum develop- propose a similar provision. St. Xavier University, Orland Park, IL for the Science, Tech- ment ...... 100,000 The conferees are concerned about actions nology, Engineering and Mathematics Education Center, Western Governors University, Salt Lake City, UT for cur- taken by IES that leave the impression that including purchase of equipment ...... 500,000 riculum development ...... 600,000 State University of New York at Geneseo, Geneseo, NY for Western Kentucky Community and Technical College, Padu- it is not subject to the same level of over- purchase of equipment ...... 500,000 cah, KY for purchase of equipment ...... 250,000 sight and accountability as any other agency Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, PA, for science edu- Western Kentucky University Research Foundation, Bowling of the Department that receives and is re- cation programs and laboratory upgrades, including the Green, KY, for equipment purchase ...... 2,000,000 purchase of equipment ...... 100,000 Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY for purchase sponsible for allocating appropriated funds. Tabor College, Hillsboro, KS, for rural nursing and education of equipment ...... 500,000 In the fiscal year 2010 congressional budget programs ...... 350,000 Westminster College, Salt Lake City, UT, to expand distance justification, IES indicated that it would ad- Tallahassee Community College, Tallahassee, FL for pur- learning technology including the purchase of equipment 500,000 chase of equipment ...... 200,000 Wharton County Jr. College, Wharton, TX for curriculum de- here to a congressional limitation included Texas Life-Sciences Collaboration Center, Georgetown, TX for velopment to train students for work in the nuclear in the fiscal year 2009 explanatory statement life science programs, including purchase of equipment 245,000 power industry ...... 220,000 of $8,023,000 for the What Works Clearing- Texas State Technical College, Waco, TX for its Career Paths Wheelock College, Boston, MA, to develop a higher edu- for Veterans project ...... 100,000 cation access program for early childhood educators ...... 100,000 house (WWC). However, the IES increased its Texas State University, San Marcos, TX for nursing cur- Whitworth University, Spokane, WA, for science, technology, allocation to WWC by more than one-third riculum development, including purchase of equipment ... 1,000,000 engineering, and mathematics equipment ...... 100,000 above this amount, without any notification Three Rivers Community College, Poplar Bluff, MO for an Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC for its Focusing on Colle- education technology initiative ...... 215,000 giate Undergraduate Success initiative to enhance resi- to the Committees on Appropriations that Trident Technical College, Charleston, SC for the nursing dential learning and academic support services for stu- spending information presented in budget education program, which may include equipment ...... 500,000 dents ...... 350,000 documents would not be followed. The Com- Trine University, Angola, IN for curriculum development ...... 340,000 Youngstown State University, Youngstown, OH for its Social- Truckee Meadows Community College, Reno, NV, to establish Emotional Learning (SEL) Project to integrate SEL theory mittee expects the IES to adhere to funding an online degree program for non-traditional students .... 600,000 and techniques into the College of Education curricula limits and guidance established by the Com- Union County College, Cranford, NJ for curriculum develop- and for evaluation activities ...... 200,000 ment ...... 400,000 mittees on Appropriations. University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ for the Disability Resource In addition, responses to requests for infor- Center to provide instruction and support to disabled For Erma Byrd Scholarships, the con- mation about IES activities regularly come veterans to ensure academic success, which may include ference agreement includes bill language equipment ...... 500,000 in later than most other agencies and the University of Arkansas at Monticello, Monticello, AR, for designating $1,500,000 as proposed by the Sen- congressional budget justification provides educational equipment, technology and wiring relating to ate. The House proposed $1,000,000 for these limited information about the specific spend- energy and environmental education ...... 250,000 scholarships, which are intended to increase University of Central Arkansas, Conway, AR, for curriculum ing plans of the IES and the proposed alloca- development and educational equipment relating to infor- the size of the industrial health and safety tion of resources. The conferees strongly mation technology ...... 100,000 workforce in the public and private sectors. support the mission of the IES, but believe University of Connecticut School of Law, Hartford, CT for a For the Model Comprehensive Transition the IES should make a greater effort to com- Center for Energy and Environmental Law ...... 365,000 and Postsecondary Programs for Students University of Dubuque, Dubuque, IA, for equipment and municate clearly its plans for and use of tax- technology for its aviation degree program ...... 400,000 with Intellectual Disabilities, the conferees payer resources. Therefore, the conferees di- University of Guam, Mangilao, GU for development, in con- intend that the Department support a range rect the IES to submit an operating plan to junction with the Guam Public School System and Guam of awards in size and scope, up to $1,000,000 Community College, of a K–16 educational program to the Committees on Appropriations within 30 provide a seamless pathway for college and careers ...... 300,000 for each year of the award year, to promote days of enactment of this Act and quarterly University of Hawaii at Hilo Clinical Pharmacy Training Pro- the implementation of high-quality model reports thereafter that describe planned re- gram, Hilo, HI, for a clinical pharmacy training program 1,500,000 programs and to provide a better under- University of Hawaii School of Law, Honolulu, HI, for the search, development, and dissemination ac- health policy center ...... 400,000 standing of an array of effective practices. tivities; actions taken to implement such ac- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, to The conferees direct that the Department tivities; and amounts obligated for each ac- design, create, and implement open source educational provide a briefing to the Committees on Ap- materials for use in introductory college courses ...... 150,000 tivity at the level of detail and in the format University of Massachusetts-Boston, Boston, MA, for edu- propriations of the House of Representatives shown in the program output measures dis- cational equipment to support a developmental science and the Senate not less than 30 days prior to played in the fiscal year 2010 congressional research center ...... 200,000 the release of a request for proposals. University of Massachusetts-Lowell, Lowell, MA, for a coop- budget justification. erative education program ...... 200,000 For TRIO, the conferees intend that the in- University of Minnesota, Crookston, MN for its Center for crease over fiscal year 2009 be used for the DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT Rural Entrepreneurial Studies, which may include equip- Student Support Services program, which PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION ment, technology and student support ...... 550,000 University of Montana—Mike & Maureen Mansfield Center, will be re-competed in fiscal year 2010. The The conference agreement includes Missoula, MT, to establish the Institute for Leadership conferees recognize that supportive services $456,200,000 for Program Administration in- and Public Service to fulfill the purposes of the Mans- aimed at increasing retention and gradua- field Center, including the creation of an endowment ...... 200,000 stead of $452,200,000 as proposed by both the University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH for its National tion of low-income students in college are an House and Senate. The conferees direct the Center on Inclusive Education for Children with Autism important complement to student financial Department to establish an Educational Op- Spectrum Disorders and Related Disabilities ...... 450,000 aid, particularly the Pell Grant program. University of New Haven, Waterbury, CT for equipment and portunity and Equity Commission, as out- technology for the Henry C. Lee Institute of Forensic Many such retention services are supported lined in House Report 111–220. The Senate did Science Learning Center ...... 350,000 through Student Support Services grants. not propose this provision. University of New Mexico-Taos, NM for equipment and tech- Thus, the conferees intend that the funds nology for distance education programs ...... 450,000 GENERAL PROVISIONS provided will maintain the number of Stu- University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD, to identify and IMPACT AID address the educational needs of veterans with disabil- dent Support Services grantees. ities ...... 500,000 The conference agreement includes a gen- HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE AND University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS, for cur- eral provision as proposed by the Senate riculum and professional development at University of UNIVERSITY CAPITAL FINANCING PROGRAM amending Public Law 110–161 to make avail- Southern Mississippi-Gulf Coast campus ...... 200,000 The conference agreement includes University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS, for able certain Impact Aid basic support pay- $20,582,000 for the Historically Black College teacher training at the Center for Economic Education .... 100,000 ments to several school districts in Illinois University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS, for the and University Capital Financing Program for an additional two years. The House did development of a student retention initiative ...... 500,000 as proposed by the House instead of University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN not propose a similar provision. for the Center for Leadership in Science, Technology, En- $10,354,000 as proposed by the Senate. PALAU gineering and Mathematics Education, including pur- INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION SCIENCES chase of equipment ...... 770,000 The conference agreement includes a gen- University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, TX for a science, tech- The conference agreement includes eral provision that extends Palau’s eligi- nology, engineering and math initiative, including pur- $659,006,000 for the Institute of Education chase of equipment ...... 300,000 bility for certain education programs Sciences (IES) instead of $664,256,000 as pro- University of Virginia Center for Politics, Charlottesville, VA, through the end of fiscal year 2010. Neither to develop interactive civic lessons for high school stu- posed by the House and $679,256,000 as pro- the House nor the Senate proposed a similar dents ...... 100,000 posed by the Senate. The conference agree- University of Virginia, Wise, VA for installation of a Voice provision. Over Internet Protocol telephone system and demonstra- ment specifies that $588,356,000 of total IES tion activities through its Emerging Technologies Learn- funding shall be available through fiscal STATE INCENTIVE GRANTS ing Center ...... 150,000 year 2011. The conference agreement includes a new University of Washington, Bothell, WA for a nursing faculty consortium training program, which may include scholar- Within the amount provided for IES Re- general provision making a technical amend- ships ...... 200,000 search, Development, and Dissemination, the ment to section 14006 of Public Law 111–5

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pertaining to State Incentive Grants. Nei- the House nor the Senate proposed similar CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING ther the House nor the Senate proposed a language. The conference agreement includes a fiscal similar provision. The conference agreement does not concur year 2012 advance appropriation of SCHOOL BUILDING FAIRNESS ACT in the Senate proposal to include funding $445,000,000 for the Corporation for Public within the Corporation for competitive The conference agreement does not include Broadcasting (CPB) instead of $440,000,000 as grants under the Volunteer Generation Fund a general provision as proposed by the Sen- proposed by the House and $450,000,000 as pro- focused on identifying and enrolling eligible ate amending S. 1121, the School Building posed by the Senate. individuals into already existing Federal, Fairness Act of 2009, to include provisions In addition, the conference agreement pro- State, and local benefit programs. Rather, pertaining to public school libraries. The vides fiscal year 2010 appropriations for CPB $2,000,000 is included for this activity within House did not propose a similar provision. totaling $86,000,000 instead of $101,000,000 as the Department of Health and Human Serv- proposed by the House and $71,000,000 as pro- TITLE IV ices Administration for Children and Fami- posed by the Senate. Of the total fiscal year RELATED AGENCIES lies. The House did not propose similar lan- 2010 funding in the conference agreement, guage. CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY $25,000,000 is for fiscal stabilization grants to SERVICE Within the total provided for Learn and Serve America, the conference agreement in- public radio and television stations, which OPERATING EXPENSES cludes $2,000,000 for the newly authorized have experienced a downturn in revenues due The conference agreement includes Summer of Service program as proposed by to the recession that has resulted in job $857,021,000 for the operating expenses of the the House. The Senate did not propose fund- losses and reductions to local programming programs administered by the Corporation ing for this program. and services. The House proposed $40,000,000 for National and Community Service (the and the Senate proposed $10,000,000 for this NATIONAL SERVICE TRUST Corporation) instead of $792,179,000 as pro- purpose. In addition, the conference agree- (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) posed by the House and $864,316,000 as pro- ment includes bill language providing that posed by the Senate. Funding for the Na- As proposed by the Senate, the conference fiscal stabilization grants shall be awarded tional Service Trust is provided in a separate agreement includes $197,000,000 for the Na- to public radio and television licensees no appropriations account as proposed by both tional Service Trust, to be available until later than 45 days after enactment of this the House and Senate. expended, instead of $178,214,000 as proposed Act based on the guidance outlined in House As proposed by the Senate, within the by the House. Report 111–220. The remaining fiscal year total for the National Senior Volunteer The conference agreement does not concur 2010 appropriations include $36,000,000 for dig- Corps, the maximum total dollars that may with the House proposal to include language ital transition grants and $25,000,000 to com- be used in fiscal year 2010 for Grants.gov/ designating that $1,000,000 within the total plete the replacement of the public radio eGrants support, Training and Technical As- for the National Service Trust is for edu- interconnection system. cation awards for Summer of Service pro- sistance, and Recruitment and Retention ac- FEDERAL MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION gram participants. The Senate did not pro- tivities shall not exceed the amount provided SERVICE for these activities in fiscal year 2009. The pose similar language. The conferees note SALARIES AND EXPENSES House did not propose similar language. that Summer of Service program partici- As proposed by the Senate, the conferees pants are entitled to education awards, The conference agreement includes direct that any assignments made under sec- therefore language carving out dollars spe- $46,652,000 for the Federal Mediation and tion 1708 of the Serve America Act relating cifically for these program participants is Conciliation Service instead of $47,000,000 as to programs authorized under the Domestic unnecessary. proposed by the House and $46,303,000 as pro- Volunteer Service Act shall be published in SALARIES AND EXPENSES posed by the Senate. Within the amount pro- the Federal Register and, following normal The conference agreement includes vided, the conference agreement includes procedure, allow for a 90-day comment pe- $88,000,000 for the Corporation for National $349,000 for the Labor-Management Grants riod. Further, the conferees direct the Cor- and Community Service Salaries and Ex- program to remain available through Sep- poration to detail any such assignments in penses as proposed by the Senate instead of tember 30, 2010, instead of $650,000 as pro- its annual budget justification. The House $80,923,000 as proposed by the House. posed by the House to remain available did not propose similar language. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS through September 30, 2011. The Senate did Within the total provided for Innovation, not include a similar provision. CHANGES THROUGH RULEMAKING Assistance, and Other Activities, the con- The conference agreement continues to in- FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW ference agreement includes $50,000,000 for the COMMISSION Social Innovation Fund as proposed by the clude language that the Corporation for Na- SALARIES AND EXPENSES Senate instead of $35,000,000 as proposed by tional and Community Service (the Corpora- the House. tion) shall make any changes to program re- The conference agreement includes Within the total provided for Innovation, quirements, service delivery, or policy only $10,358,000 for the Federal Mine Safety and Assistance, and Other Activities, the con- through public notice and comment rule- Health Review Commission instead of ference agreement includes $1,000,000 for the making to include service delivery changes $9,858,000 as proposed by the House and nonprofit capacity building program instead in the administration and/or governance of $10,858,000 as proposed by the Senate. national service programs as proposed by the of $2,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. The INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES House did not propose funding for this pro- House. The Senate proposed language that OFFICE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES: gram. the Corporation notify the House and Senate Within the total provided for Innovation, Appropriations Committees 15 days prior to GRANTS AND ADMINISTRATION Assistance, and Other Activities, the con- making any significant changes to the pro- The conference agreement includes ference agreement includes $4,000,000 for the grams or policies. $282,251,000 for the Institute of Museum and Volunteer Generation Fund instead of COMBINED MATCHING OF GRANTS Library Services (IMLS) instead of $8,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. The The conference agreement continues to in- $275,688,000 as proposed by the House and House did not propose similar language. The clude language that combines separate $275,056,000 as proposed by the Senate. conference agreement includes bill language matching requirements for AmeriCorps Within the total for IMLS, the conference making the full amount available on a com- grants as proposed by the House. The Senate agreement includes funds for the following petitive basis to State Commissions. Neither did not propose similar language. activities in the following amounts:

Budget activity House Senate Conference

Library Services Technology Act: Grants to States ...... 172,561 172,000 172,561 Native American Library Services ...... 3,717 4,000 4,000 National Leadership: Libraries ...... 12,437 12,437 12,437 Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian ...... 24,525 N/A 24,525 Museum Services Act: Museums for America ...... 19,176 N/A 19,176 Museum Assessment Program ...... 460 N/A 460 21st Century Museum Professionals ...... 1,280 N/A 1,280 Conservation Project Support ...... 3,052 N/A 3,052 Conservation Assessment Program ...... 803 N/A 803 Native American/Hawaiian Museum Services ...... 945 975 975 National Leadership: Museums ...... 7,981 N/A 7,981 African American History and Culture Act: Museum Grants for African American History & Culture ...... 1,485 N/A 1,485 Program Administration ...... 17,134 17,134 17,134

Within the amount provided for Program includes $4,000,000 for research and data col- lection activities. Neither the House nor Administration, the conference agreement Senate included similar language.

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Worth, TX to en- University of Mississippi, Univer- gramming ...... 300,000 hance collections ...... 500,000 sity, MS, for the American Mississippi Gulf Coast Commu- Cape Cod Maritime Museum, Music Archives ...... 300,000 Cape Cod, MA, for the contin- nity College, Perkinston, MS, Washington National Opera, ued development of exhibits for archive of newspaper and Washington, DC, for set design, and educational programs ...... 100,000 digital media ...... 100,000 installation, and performing Cedar Rapids Public Library, Mississippi Museum of Natural arts at libraries and schools ..... 200,000 Cedar Rapids, IA, for library Science Foundation, Jackson, Witte Museum, San Antonio, TX services, including RFID up- MS for educational outreach for exhibits and educational grade ...... 500,000 programs ...... 220,000 outreach ...... 250,000 Center for American History, Mississippi Museum of Natural World Food Prize, Des Moines, Austin, TX for educational pro- Science Foundation, Jackson, IA, for exhibits ...... 750,000 gramming at the Sam Rayburn MS, for science education ex- Young at Art Children’s Museum, Library and Museum ...... 250,000 hibits and outreach programs ... 100,000 Davie, FL for the Global Vil- Children’s Discovery Museum of Morris Museum, Morristown, NJ lage educational program ...... 100,000 San Jose, San Jose, CA for edu- for exhibits and educational NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD cation programs ...... 120,000 programming ...... 300,000 SALARIES AND EXPENSES Museum of Aviation, Warner City of Chino Hills, CA for library The conference agreement includes facility improvements ...... 250,000 Robins, GA for science and edu- $13,463,000 for the National Mediation Board City of Daphne, AL for library cational programs ...... 350,000 instead of $12,992,000 as proposed by the equipment ...... 100,000 Museum of Science and Industry, House and $13,934,000 as proposed by the Sen- City of Desert Hot Springs, CA Chicago, IL for teacher profes- ate. The increase provided is intended to in- for preservation of collections sional development ...... 175,000 crease the number of arbitration cases heard at the Cabot’s Pueblo Museum 100,000 Mystic Seaport Museum, Inc., and closed. City of Hagerstown, MD, to re- Mystic, CT for technology RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD store and display the Doleman based educational programs ..... 500,000 LIMITATION ON THE OFFICE OF INSPECTOR collection ...... 150,000 National Mississippi River Mu- GENERAL City of San Diego, CA for books, seum and Aquarium, Dubuque, technology, education and out- IA, for exhibits relating to the The conference agreement includes author- reach programs for the Skyline Mississippi River ...... 500,000 ity to expend $8,186,000 from the Railroad Re- Hills Branch Library ...... 25,000 National Voting Rights Museum tirement and Railroad Unemployment Insur- City of Twin Falls, ID to digitize & Institute, Selma, AL for the ance Trust Funds for the Office of Inspector General as proposed by both the House and collections ...... 100,000 preservation and restoration of Senate. The conference agreement does not City of Yucaipa, CA for expanded exhibits ...... 450,000 include bill language proposed by the House library collections and tech- Native American Cultural Center that prohibits the transfer of any other funds and Museum, Oklahoma City, nology upgrades ...... 100,000 provided in this Act to the Office of the In- OK for exhibits and educational Czech & Slovak Museum & Li- spector General. The Senate did not include brary, Cedar Rapids, IA, for ex- programming ...... 750,000 such a provision. hibits ...... 500,000 New Jersey State Library Talk- SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION Downingtown Library Senior ing Book and Braille Center, Center, Downingtown, PA to Trenton, NJ for an awareness LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES expand collections and for tech- campaign and digital materials 100,000 The conference agreement includes nology upgrades ...... 350,000 Oakland Museum of California, $11,446,500,000 for a Limitation on Adminis- Eagle Mountain City, UT, for the Oakland, CA for a technology trative Expenses for the Social Security Ad- purchase of equipment ...... 100,000 initiative for educational out- ministration (SSA), which is the same level Florida Holocaust Museum, St. reach ...... 250,000 proposed by both the House and the Senate. Petersburg, FL for exhibits, Orange County Library System, The conference agreement provides $45,000 collections and educational Orlando, FL for Spanish lan- for official reception and representation ex- outreach programs ...... 200,000 guage media and books ...... 500,000 penses as proposed by the Senate. The House Gig Harbor History Museum, Gig Phoenixville Public Library, included $40,000 for these expenses. The conference agreement includes bill Harbor, WA for exhibits and Phoenixville, PA to enhance language designating that from within the collections ...... 157,000 interactive displays ...... 200,000 amounts provided for the Limitation on Ad- Robert Russa Moton Museum, Glenville State College, Glen- ministrative Expenses, not less than ville, WV for programming and Farmville, VA, to develop and $273,000,000 may be used for conducting con- equipment for the college li- install exhibitions on civil tinuing disability reviews and redetermina- brary’s veteran’s history rights ...... 100,000 tions of eligibility under SSA’s disability project ...... 350,000 Sewall-Belmont House and Mu- programs. An additional $485,000,000 is also Great Lakes Science Center, seum, Washington, DC, for ex- provided for these continuing disability re- Cleveland, OH, for education, hibitions ...... 1,000,000 views and redeterminations of eligibility outreach and exhibits ...... 200,000 St. Louis Art Museum Founda- through a discretionary cap adjustment, as Gulf Coast Exploreum Science tion, St. Louis, MO for restora- included in the Concurrent Resolution on the Center, Mobile, AL for exhibits tion and reinstallation of exhib- Budget for Fiscal Year 2010. These amounts and educational outreach ...... 100,000 its ...... 225,000 are the same levels as proposed by the House Holyoke Public Library, Holyoke, Tallahatchie County Board of Su- and the Senate. Moreover, the conference MA, for educational equipment pervisors, Glendora, MS for agreement includes bill language allowing up and technology infrastructure .. 100,000 preservation of exhibits and to $34,000,000 of the additional funds to be Iowa Radio Reading Information collections for the Emmett Till available for asset verification initiatives if Service for the Blind and Print memorial complex ...... 400,000 the Office of the Chief Actuary determines Handicapped, Inc, Des Moines, Texas Southern University, Rob- that such initiatives would be at least as IA, for the upgrade of tuner re- ert Terry Library and Mickey cost effective as redeterminations of eligi- ceivers and the purchase of Leland Center, Houston, TX for bility as proposed by the House. The Senate equipment ...... 100,000 archive preservation ...... 300,000 bill contained a similar provision.

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TITLE V FRAUDULENT SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS prohibits the use of funds in this Act for a GENERAL PROVISIONS The conference agreement includes a gen- contract or grant exceeding $5,000,000 unless OFFICIAL RECEPTION AND REPRESENTATION eral provision proposed by the House prohib- the prospective contractor or grantee makes EXPENSES iting the use of funds in this Act to process certain certifications regarding Federal tax The conference agreement includes a gen- claims for credit for quarters of coverage liability. The Senate did not include a simi- eral provision authorizing official reception based on work performed under a Social Se- lar provision. and representation expenses for the Secre- curity number that is not the claimant’s NIDA AND NIAAA RESEARCH GRANTS taries of Labor and Education, the Director number and the performance of such work of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation under such number has formed the basis for The conference agreement does not include a conviction of the claimant of a violation of Service, and the Chairman of the National a general provision proposed by the House section 208(a)(6) or (7) of the Social Security Mediation Board. The agreement specifies prohibiting the use of funds in this Act for $22,000 for the Secretary of Education as pro- Act. The Senate did not include a similar provision. the National Institute on Drug Abuse grant posed by the Senate instead of $20,000 as pro- numbered 1R21DA026324–01A1 and the Na- posed by the House. SOCIAL SECURITY TOTALIZATION AGREEMENT tional Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alco- WITH MEXICO NEEDLE EXCHANGE PROGRAMS holism grants numbered 1R01AA018090–01 and The conference agreement modifies a gen- The conference agreement includes a gen- 5R01AA016059–03. The Senate did not include eral provision proposed by the House that eral provision to prohibit the use of funds in a similar provision. this Act to distribute any needle or syringe prohibits the use of funds in this Act to ad- for the purpose of preventing the spread of minister Social Security benefit payments USE OF ENERGY STAR LIGHT BULBS blood borne pathogens in any location that under any Social Security Administration local public health or law enforcement agen- totalization agreement with Mexico. The The conference agreement does not include cies determine to be inappropriate. The Senate did not include a similar provision. a general provision proposed by the House House proposed language prohibiting the use NO PUBLIC BENEFITS FOR ILLEGAL ALIENS that prohibits the use of funds in this Act to of funds in this Act for needle exchange pro- The conference agreement includes a gen- purchase light bulbs unless the light bulbs grams that are located within 1,000 feet of a eral provision proposed by the House that are ‘‘Energy Star’’ qualified or have the public or private day care center, elemen- prohibits the use of funds in this Act in a ‘‘Federal Energy Management Program’’ des- tary school, vocational school, secondary manner that contravenes the 1996 Personal ignation. The Senate did not include a simi- school, college, junior college, or university, Responsibility and Work Opportunity Rec- lar provision. or any public swimming pool, park, play- onciliation Act. The Senate did not include a DISCLOSURE OF EARMARKS AND CON- ground, video arcade, or youth center, or an similar provision. event sponsored by any such entity. The GRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING LABOR LAW ENFORCEMENT Senate proposed language prohibiting the ITEMS use of funds in this Act for any needle ex- The conference agreement includes a gen- change programs. eral provision on the use of H and L visa Following is a list of congressional ear- fraud prevention and detection fees. The pro- marks and congressionally directed spending NONCOMPETITIVE GRANTS AND CONTRACTS vision authorizes the Department of Home- items (as defined in clause 9 of rule XXI of The conference agreement modifies a gen- land Security and the Department of Labor the Rules of the House of Representatives eral provision proposed by the House and the to conduct fraud prevention and enforcement and rule XLIV of the Standing Rules of the Senate to require the Secretaries of Labor, programs that focus on industries likely to Senate, respectively) included in the con- Health and Human Services, and Education employ nonimmigrants. Neither the House ference report or the accompanying joint to submit a quarterly report to the Commit- nor the Senate included a similar provision. tees on Appropriations of the House of Rep- statement of managers, along with the name USE OF FIRST-CLASS TRAVEL resentatives and the Senate containing cer- of each Senator, House Member, Delegate, or tain information on noncompetitive con- The conference agreement includes a gen- Resident Commissioner who submitted a re- tracts, grants, and cooperative agreements eral provision proposed by the House that quest to the Committee of jurisdiction for exceeding $500,000 in value, excluding those prohibits the use of funds in this Act for each item so identified. Neither the con- awarded on a formula basis or directed by first-class travel by the employees of agen- ference report nor the joint statement of law. The House proposed a reporting thresh- cies funded by this Act. The Senate did not managers contains any limited tax benefits old exceeding $100,000, while the Senate pro- include a similar provision. or limited tariff benefits as defined in the ap- posed a threshold exceeding $5,000,000. FULL AND FAIR COMPETITION plicable House or Senate rules. Pursuant to MINIMUM WAGE IN AMERICAN SAMOA AND THE The conference agreement includes a gen- clause 9(b) of rule XXI of the rules of the COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA eral provision requiring full and fair com- House of Representatives, none of the con- ISLANDS petition for any projects contained in House gressional earmarks listed below were com- The conference agreement includes a gen- Report 111–220 that are considered congres- mitted to the conference committee on H.R. eral provision proposed by the Senate that sional earmarks and intended for for-profit 3288. However, all following items were ei- delays until September 30, 2010, and until entities. Neither the House nor the Senate ther (1) included in the Labor, Health and September 30 of each year thereafter, sched- included a similar provision. Human Services, and Related Agencies Ap- uled minimum wage increases in American CONTRACTOR AND GRANTEE FEDERAL TAX propriations Act, 2010 (H.R. 3293), as passed Samoa and the Commonwealth of the North- LIABILITY by the House or as reported by the Senate, or ern Mariana Islands. The House did not in- The conference agreement includes a gen- (2) in the report of the committee of either clude a similar provision. eral provision proposed by the House that House on H.R. 3293. LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION [Presidentially Directed Spending Items]

Requester(s) Agency Account Project Amount Administra- tion House

Department of Education—National Projects Higher Education B.J. Stupak Olympic Scholarship Program for $977,000 The President Stupak activities authorized under the Higher Edu- cation Act

Department of Education—National Projects Higher Education Strengthening Alaska Native and Native Hawai- $15,084,000 The President Abercrombie; Hirono; Honda; Young (AK) ian Serving Institutions Programs for activi- ties authorized under the Higher Education Act

Department of Education—National Projects Higher Education Thurgood Marshall Legal Scholarships Program $3,000,000 The President Jackson (IL) authorized under the Higher Education Act

Department of Education—National Projects Higher Education Tribally Controlled Postsecondary Vocational In- $8,162,000 The President Honda stitutions authorized under the Perkins Ca- reer and Technical Education Act

Department of Education—National Projects Innovation and Improvement Arts in Education program authorized by the El- $40,000,000 The President Hastings (FL); Herseth Sandlin; Hirono; Holt; Honda; Johnson, Eddie ementary and Secondary Education Act Bernice; Langevin; McDermott; Miller (NC); Pomeroy; Rahall; Slaughter; Tauscher; Van Hollen; Woolsey

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Requester(s) Agency Account Project Amount Administra- tion House

Department of Education—National Projects Innovation and Improvement Exchanges with Historic Whaling and Trading $8,754,000 The President Abercrombie; Hirono Partners for activities authorized under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act

Department of Education—National Projects Innovation and Improvement National Board for Professional Teaching Stand- $10,649,000 The President ards for activities authorized under the Ele- mentary and Secondary Education Act

Department of Education—National Projects Innovation and Improvement National Writing Project for activities authorized $25,646,000 The President Berkley; Capps; Capuano; Cardoza; Crowley; Davis (CA); Davis (IL); under the Elementary and Secondary Edu- Ellison; Hirono; Holt; Johnson, Eddie Bernice; Kildee; Langevin; cation Act McCarthy (NY); Miller, George; Murphy (CT); Oberstar; Pomeroy; Ross; Sarbanes; Van Hollen; Waxman; Wu; Yarmuth

Department of Education—National Projects Innovation and Improvement Reading is Fundamental authorized under the $24,803,000 The President Abercrombie; Arcuri; Berkley; Bordallo; Brown (SC); Capps; Capuano; Elementary and Secondary Education Act Carnahan; Castor (FL); Connolly (VA); Conyers; Costa; Crowley; Cuellar; Davis (CA); Davis (IL); Ellison; Etheridge; Fattah; Fudge; Gerlach; Gonzalez; Green, Gene; Grijalva; Gutierrez; Halvorson; Hastings (FL); Herseth Sandlin; Hinojosa; Hirono; Holt; Johnson (GA); Johnson, Eddie Bernice; Kucinich; Langevin; Lee (NY); Lofgren, Zoe; Marshall; McGovern; McHugh; Miller (NC); Moore (WI); Moran (VA); Murphy (CT); Nadler (NY); Napolitano; Norton; Oberstar; Ortiz; Paul; Payne; Perriello; Pierluisi; Pomeroy; Price (NC); Rahall; Roskam; Ross; Rothman (NJ); Rush; Sarbanes; Scott (GA); Scott (VA); Shimkus; Smith (NJ); Snyder; Tauscher; Van Hollen; Waters; Waxman; Whitfield; Yarmuth; Young (AK)

Department of Education—National Projects Innovation and Improvement Teach for America as authorized under the $18,000,000 The President Abercrombie; Berkley; Capuano; Carnahan; Conyers; Davis (AL); Higher Education Act Davis (IL); Eshoo; Etheridge; Fattah; Grijalva; Gutierrez; Herseth Sandlin; Hinojosa; Hirono; Johnson (GA); Johnson, Eddie Bernice; Miller (NC); Moore (WI); Ortiz; Price (NC); Ross; Sablan; Sar- banes; Van Hollen; Waters; Waxman

Department of Education—National Projects School Improvement Alaska Native Educational Equity for activities $33,315,000 The President Young (AK) authorized under the Elementary and Sec- ondary Education Act

Department of Education—National Projects School Improvement Education for Native Hawaiians for activities $34,315,000 The President Abercrombie; Hirono; Honda authorized under the Elementary and Sec- ondary Education Act

Department of Education—National Projects Special Olympics Special Olympics for Special Olympics edu- $8,095,000 The President Conyers; Honda; Hoyer; Price (NC); Rehberg cational programs that can be integrated into classroom instruction and for activities to increase the participation of individuals with intellectual disabilities, as authorized under the Special Olympics Sport and Em- powerment Act

Department of Health & Human Services— ACF National Association of Child Care Resources $1,000,000 The President Moran (VA) National Projects and Referral Agencies for the Child Care Aware toll-free hotline authorized under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act

Department of Health & Human Services— HRSA Native Hawaiian Health Care to provide primary $14,000,000 The President Abercrombie; Hirono; Honda National Projects health promotion and disease prevention services to Native Hawaiians through re- gional clinics under the Native Hawaiian Health Care Act of 1988

LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION [Congressionally Directed Spending Items]

Requester(s) Agency Account Project Amount House Senate

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education 3D School, Petal, MS, for a model dyslexia intervention program $250,000 Cochran; Wicker (includes FIE)

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Action for Bridgeport Community Development, Inc., Bridgeport, CT for $700,000 Himes Dodd; Lieberman (includes FIE) its Total Learning early childhood initiative

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Adelphi University, Garden City, NY, to support the Adelphi University $200,000 McCarthy (NY) Schumer (includes FIE) Institute for Math and Science Teachers

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Alabama School of Math and Science, Mobile, AL for curriculum de- $100,000 Bonner (includes FIE) velopment and teacher training, including purchase of equipment

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Alaska Native Heritage Center, Anchorage, AK for educational pro- $150,000 Young (AK) Begich (includes FIE) gramming and outreach

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education America Scores, St. Louis, MO for an after-school program $200,000 Carnahan (includes FIE)

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education An Achievable Dream, Newport News, VA for education and support $300,000 Wittman; Scott (VA) (includes FIE) services for at-risk children

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Requester(s) Agency Account Project Amount House Senate

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Aquatic Adventures Science Education Foundation, San Diego, CA for $200,000 Davis (CA) (includes FIE) an after-school science education program, which may include equipment and technology

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Arab City School District, Arab, AL for an education technology initia- $150,000 Aderholt (includes FIE) tive, including purchase of equipment

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Army Heritage Center Foundation, Carlisle, PA, for history education $100,000 Specter (includes FIE) programs

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Auburn Joint Vocational School District, Concord Township, OH for cur- $250,000 LaTourette (includes FIE) riculum development

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education AVANCE, Inc., Austin, TX for parenting education programs $350,000 Doggett (includes FIE)

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education AVANCE, Inc., El Paso, TX for a parenting education program $250,000 Reyes (includes FIE)

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education AVANCE, Inc., Waco, TX for a family literacy program $100,000 Edwards (TX) (includes FIE)

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Avant-Garde Learning Foundation, Anchorage, AK, for educational ac- $500,000 Murkowski; Begich (includes FIE) tivities

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Babyland Family Services, Inc., Newark, NJ for an early childhood edu- $400,000 Payne (includes FIE) cation program

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Baltimore City Public Schools, Baltimore MD to establish alternative $500,000 Cummings (includes FIE) education programs for academically-challenged students, which may include equipment and technology

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Bay Point Schools, Inc., Miami, FL for a boarding school for at-risk $400,000 Meek (FL) (includes FIE) students

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Best Buddies Florida, Orlando, FL for mentoring programs in the 4th $250,000 Crenshaw (includes FIE) Congressional District for elementary and secondary school stu- dents with disabilities

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Big Brothers Big Sisters of Alaska, Anchorage, AK, for a mentoring $100,000 Murkowski (includes FIE) demonstration project

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Pittsburgh, Inc, Pittsburgh, PA, for $100,000 Specter (includes FIE) mentoring programs

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Billings Public Schools, Billings, MT, for career training in construc- $100,000 Tester (includes FIE) tion technology, including the purchase of equipment

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Bloomfield Board of Education, Bloomfield, NJ to provide alternative $300,000 Pascrell Lautenberg; Menendez (includes FIE) education for academically-challenged students

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Boise State University, Boise, ID for the Idaho SySTEMic Solution pro- $400,000 Simpson Crapo; Risch (includes FIE) gram

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Boys and Girls Club of Truckee Meadows, Reno, NV, to develop an $175,000 Reid (includes FIE) Internet safety program in schools

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Brehm Preparatory School, Carbondale, IL, to support the development $250,000 Durbin (includes FIE) of a national database for learning disabilities education and re- search at Brehm Prep School

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Brockton Area Private Industry Council, Inc, Brockton, MA, for work- $100,000 Kennedy; Kerry; Kirk (includes FIE) force development programs for at-risk youth

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Bushnell, Hartford, CT, for the PARTNERS Art Education Program $100,000 Larson (CT) Dodd; Lieberman (includes FIE)

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Caddo Parish School Board, Shreveport, LA, for equipment and tech- $100,000 Vitter (includes FIE) nology upgrades

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Calcasieu Parish School Board, Lake Charles, LA, for equipment and $100,000 Vitter (includes FIE) technology upgrades

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education California State University, Northridge, CA for teacher training and $400,000 Sherman (includes FIE) professional development

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Capeverdean American Community Development, Pawtucket, RI for $100,000 Kennedy (includes FIE) after-school, tutoring, and literacy programs

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Carnegie Hall, New York, NY for music education programs $300,000 Maloney (includes FIE)

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Center for Rural Development, Somerset, KY for the Forward in the $500,000 Rogers (KY) (includes FIE) Fifth literacy program

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education CentroNia, Takoma Park, MD, to expand pre-K services and train early $500,000 Van Hollen Mikulski; Cardin (includes FIE) education teachers

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Charter School Development Foundation, Las Vegas, NV for an early $400,000 Berkley Reid (includes FIE) childhood education program

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Requester(s) Agency Account Project Amount House Senate

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Chicago Public Schools, Chicago, IL, to provide professional develop- $300,000 Durbin (includes FIE) ment to upper elementary and middle school science teachers

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Chicago Youth Centers, Chicago, IL for the ABC Youth Center after $200,000 Davis (IL) (includes FIE) school program, which may include equipment and technology

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Childhelp, Inc., Scottsdale, AZ to develop a comprehensive update to $250,000 Crenshaw (includes FIE) the Good Touch Bad Touch curriculum in conjunction with the Monique Burr Foundation, Jacksonville, FL

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Children’s Home of Easton, PA, for tutoring and mentoring at-risk $125,000 Casey; Specter (includes FIE) youth during summer

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA for an outreach pro- $250,000 Roybal-Allard (includes FIE) gram to encourage minorities to consider health care careers

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Children’s Literacy Initiative, Philadelphia, PA for its literacy program $200,000 Fattah Specter; Casey (includes FIE)

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Choice Thru Education, Inc., Chelsea, MA for educational and career $100,000 Capuano (includes FIE) development programs for at-risk youth

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education City of Bell, CA for an after-school program, which may include $200,000 Roybal-Allard (includes FIE) equipment and technology

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education City of Fairfield, CA for an after-school and job-skills training pro- $350,000 Tauscher (includes FIE) gram

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education City of La Habra, CA for the Young at Art program $148,000 Miller, Gary (includes FIE)

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education City of Los Angeles, CA, for the LA’s BEST afterschool enrichment pro- $900,000 Feinstein (includes FIE) gram

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education City of Newark, CA for an after-school program $50,000 Stark Boxer (includes FIE)

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education City of Prestonsburg, KY for an arts education initiative $200,000 Rogers (KY) (includes FIE)

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education City of Racine, WI, for an afterschool and summer program for chil- $200,000 Kohl (includes FIE) dren and their parents

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education City of Vernonia School District, Vernonia, OR, for technology and $150,000 Wu Wyden; Merkley (includes FIE) equipment

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education City School District of New Rochelle, New Rochelle, NY for after-school $297,000 Lowey (includes FIE) programs

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education City Year New Hampshire, Stratham, NH, to expand education and $254,000 Gregg (includes FIE) youth development programs

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education City Year Rhode Island, Providence, RI, for a school-based initiative to $100,000 Whitehouse; Reed (includes FIE) improve the conditions that lead to student success and increase the graduation rate

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Clark County School District, Las Vegas, NV, to create a school for $600,000 Berkley; Titus Reid (includes FIE) highly gifted students

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Clark County School District, Las Vegas, NV, to expand instructional $600,000 Berkley Reid (includes FIE) support for English-language learners

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Cleveland Municipal School District, Cleveland, OH, to improve math $100,000 Fudge Voinovich (includes FIE) and language skills through music education

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning, Chicago, $900,000 Ryan (OH) (includes FIE) IL for social and emotional learning curriculum development and implementation in the Youngstown, Niles, and/or Warren City, OH school districts

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education College Success Foundation, Issaquah, WA for its academic support $400,000 Dicks; Smith (WA) (includes FIE) and mentoring programs, which may include equipment and tech- nology

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Columbia Springs Environmental Education Center, Vancouver, WA, to $100,000 Murray (includes FIE) expand a summer school program that prepares high school stu- dents to pursue postsecondary education and green careers, in- cluding the purchase of equipment

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Public School Sys- $250,000 Sablan (includes FIE) tems, Saipan, MP for its Refaluwasch and Chamorro language pro- grams

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Public School Sys- $100,000 Sablan (includes FIE) tems, Saipan, MP for the purchase of books and educational mate- rials

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Communities in Schools—Northeast Texas c/o Northeast Texas Com- $200,000 Hall (TX) (includes FIE) munity College, Mt. Pleasant, TX for dropout prevention programs

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Communities-in-Schools, Bell-Coryell Counties Inc., Killeen, TX for the $250,000 Carter (includes FIE) Youngest Victims of War project

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Requester(s) Agency Account Project Amount House Senate

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Connecticut Technical High School System, Middletown, CT for equip- $350,000 DeLauro (includes FIE) ment for Eli Whitney Technical High School’s Manufacturing Tech- nology Program

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Connecticut Technical High School System, Middletown, CT for equip- $250,000 DeLauro (includes FIE) ment for Vinal Technical High School’s Manufacturing Technology Program

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Contra Costa Child Care Council, Concord, CA for an early childhood $150,000 Miller, George (includes FIE) education program

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Cooperative Educational Service Agency No. 10, Chippewa Falls, WI for $300,000 Obey (includes FIE) after-school programs

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Cooperative Educational Service Agency No. 11, Turtle Lake, WI for $400,000 Obey (includes FIE) after-school programs

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Cooperative Educational Service Agency No. 12, Ashland, WI for after- $400,000 Obey (includes FIE) school programs

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Cooperative Educational Service Agency No. 9, Tomahawk, WI for $300,000 Obey (includes FIE) after-school programs

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Corpus Christi Independent School District, Corpus Christi, TX for its $200,000 Ortiz (includes FIE) South Texas School Literacy Project

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education County of Alachua, FL for after school programming $250,000 Stearns; Brown, Corrine (includes FIE)

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education County of Butte, Oroville, CA, for the Literacy is for Everyone family $150,000 Boxer (includes FIE) literacy program

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Creative Visions, Des Moines, IA, for a dropout prevention program $200,000 Boswell Harkin (includes FIE)

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Cullman County Schools, Cullman, AL for a mobile laboratory initia- $150,000 Aderholt (includes FIE) tive, including purchase of equipment

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Cuyahoga County Board of County Commissioners, Cleveland, OH for $100,000 Kucinich; Fudge; Sutton (includes FIE) an early childhood education program

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch, Minot, ND, for an elementary school $475,000 Conrad; Dorgan (includes FIE) program that targets high-risk students

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Darden School Foundation, Charlottesville, VA, to improve rural, chron- $150,000 Warner; Webb (includes FIE) ically low-performing schools in southwest Virginia

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Davidson Academy of Nevada, Reno, NV, for math and science cur- $400,000 Ensign (includes FIE) riculum development

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Delaware Department of Education, Dover, DE for a school leadership $250,000 Castle Carper; Kaufman (includes FIE) initiative

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Delaware Department of Technology and Information, Dover, DE, to $100,000 Castle Kaufman; Carper (includes FIE) improve Internet access to Delaware schools, including the pur- chase of equipment

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Delta Arts Alliance, Inc, Drew, MS, for arts education and curriculum $100,000 Cochran (includes FIE) development

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Delta State University, Cleveland, MS, for music education in rural $300,000 Cochran (includes FIE) areas

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Des Moines Public Schools, Des Moines, IA, to expand pre-kinder- $750,000 Harkin (includes FIE) garten programs

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Devereux Center for Effective Schools, King of Prussia, PA for the $100,000 Gerlach Specter (includes FIE) School-wide Positive Behavioral Support program

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education East Los Angeles Classic Theater, Los Angeles, CA for an arts edu- $150,000 Roybal-Allard (includes FIE) cation program

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education East Side Community Learning Center Foundation, Wilmington, DE, to $100,000 Carper; Kaufman (includes FIE) support supplemental education and enrichment programs for high-needs students

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education East Whittier City School District, Whittier, CA for support services for $225,000 Sanchez, Linda (includes FIE) at-risk students, which may include equipment and technology

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Eastern Kentucky PRIDE, Somerset, KY for environmental education $250,000 Rogers (KY) (includes FIE) programs

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Eden Housing, Hayward, CA for a technology training program, which $100,000 Eshoo (includes FIE) may include equipment and technology

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Education Service Center, Region 12, Hillsboro, TX for a GEAR UP col- $70,000 Edwards (TX) (includes FIE) lege preparation program

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Enrichment Services Program, Inc., Columbus, GA for after-school tu- $100,000 Bishop (GA) (includes FIE) toring and GED programs for at-risk youth

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Requester(s) Agency Account Project Amount House Senate

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation, Evansville, IN, for edu- $100,000 Ellsworth Lugar (includes FIE) cation programs including equipment

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Falcon School district 49, Falcon, CO, to support a science, tech- $100,000 Mark Udall; Bennet (includes FIE) nology, engineering and math [STEM] education program

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education FAME, Inc, Wilmington, DE, to prepare minority students for college $125,000 Castle Kaufman; Carper (includes FIE) and encourage them to pursue careers in science, engineering, and math

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Family, Inc, Council Bluffs, IA, to support a home visitation program $400,000 Harkin; Grassley (includes FIE) for young children and their families

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Farrell Area School District, Farrell, PA for education enrichment pro- $200,000 Altmire (includes FIE) grams, which may include equipment and technology

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Fayette County Schools, Lexington, KY for a foreign language program $2,500,000 Chandler (includes FIE)

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Five County Regional Vocational System, Tamms, IL for education $50,000 Costello (includes FIE) support services for at-risk students

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Franklin County Schools, Russellville, AL for an education technology $935,000 Aderholt (includes FIE) initiative, including purchase of equipment

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Franklin McKinley School District, San Jose, CA for an academic en- $180,000 Honda (includes FIE) richment and college preparation program, which may include equipment and technology

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Girls Incorporated of Alameda County, San Leandro, CA for a literacy $250,000 Lee (CA) (includes FIE) program for young girls, which may include equipment and soft- ware

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Glenwood School for Boys and Girls, West Campus, St. Charles, IL for $100,000 Foster (includes FIE) an assessment and evaluation system, which may include software and technology

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Golden Apple Foundation, Chicago, IL, to recruit and train math and $350,000 Durbin; Burris (includes FIE) science teachers through summer institutes across Illinois

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Governors State University, University Park, IL for early childhood edu- $200,000 Jackson (IL) (includes FIE) cation and after-school programs

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Grand County School District, Moab, UT, for career and technical edu- $100,000 Bennett (includes FIE) cation programs including the purchase of equipment

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Harambee Institute, St. Louis, MO for an after-school arts education $325,000 Clay (includes FIE) program, which may include equipment and technology

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Harcum College, Bryn Mawr, PA for a science, technology, engineering $243,000 Gerlach Specter (includes FIE) and math education initiative, including purchase of equipment

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Harford County, Belair, MD, for a science, technology, engineering and $400,000 Kratovil Mikulski (includes FIE) math education program, including the purchase of equipment

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Hawaii Department of Education, Honolulu, HI for its Assistance to $700,000 Hirono (includes FIE) Low Performing Schools Project, which may include equipment and technology

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Hazleton Area School District, Hazleton, PA for curriculum develop- $300,000 Kanjorski (includes FIE) ment, equipment and technology

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Helen Keller International, New York, NY for the Child Sight Vision $1,200,000 DeLauro (includes FIE) Screening Program and to provide eyeglasses to children whose educational performance may be hindered because of poor vision

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Highland Falls-Fort Montgomery Central School District, Highland $800,000 Hall (NY) Schumer (includes FIE) Falls, NY for science education, which may include equipment and technology

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Highline School District, Burien, WA for Aviation High School, which $335,000 Smith (WA); McDermott (includes FIE) may include equipment and technology

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Homeless Children’s Education Fund, Pittsburgh, PA, for afterschool $100,000 Doyle Specter (includes FIE) programs

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Hope Through Housing Foundation, Rancho Cucamonga, CA, for an $350,000 Miller, Gary; Tauscher (includes FIE) academic tutoring and enrichment initiative

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education I Won’t Cheat Foundation, Salt Lake City, UT, for an anti-steroid edu- $250,000 Bennett (includes FIE) cation program and awareness campaign

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN, for curriculum development $100,000 Carson (IN); Ellsworth Lugar (includes FIE) and teacher training

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, Ft. Wayne, IN for the $260,000 Souder (includes FIE) Strategic Languages Institute

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Indianapolis Public Schools, Indianapolis, IN for education programs $600,000 Carson (IN) Lugar (includes FIE) including equipment and technology

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Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Inquiry Facilitators Inc, Bernalillo, NM, for facilitating student and $200,000 Bingaman; Tom Udall (includes FIE) teacher involvement in a robotics competition

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Institute for Advanced Learning and Research, Danville, VA for an en- $200,000 Perriello (includes FIE) vironmental education program, which may include equipment and technology

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Institute for Student Achievement, Lake Success, NY for a school re- $150,000 Alexander Landrieu (includes FIE) tention and completion initiative at Point Coupee, Louisiana Cen- tral Prep High School

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Iowa Association of School Boards, Des Moines, IA, for continuation $3,550,000 Harkin (includes FIE) and expansion of the SKILLS Iowa program

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Iowa Department of Education, Des Moines, IA, to continue the Harkin $7,287,000 Harkin (includes FIE) Grant program

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Iowa State Education Association, Des Moines, IA, to educate teachers $133,000 Grassley; Harkin (includes FIE) and students on international trade

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Irwin County Schools, Ocilla, GA to purchase textbooks $100,000 Marshall (includes FIE)

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Ishpeming Public Schools, Ishpeming, MI, to provide wiring and tech- $100,000 Levin; Stabenow (includes FIE) nology upgrades

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME, for education programs including $100,000 Michaud Collins; Snowe (includes FIE) the purchase of equipment

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Jackson State University, Jackson, MS, for Mississippi Learning Insti- $500,000 Cochran; Wicker (includes FIE) tute to improve reading and literacy instruction

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Jawonio, Inc., New York, NY for educational support services for stu- $118,000 Lowey; Engel (includes FIE) dents with disabilities

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Jazz at Lincoln Center, New York, NY for music education programs $800,000 Nadler (NY) Harkin (includes FIE)

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education JFYNetworks, Boston, MA, for the expansion of math, science, and $150,000 Tierney Kennedy; Kerry; Kirk (includes FIE) language arts educational programs

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Jobs for Arizona’s Graduates, Inc., Scottsdale, AZ for dropout preven- $150,000 Grijalva; Pastor (AZ) (includes FIE) tion and after-school programs

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Joplin R-VIII School District, Joplin, MO for an education technology $100,000 Blunt (includes FIE) initiative, including purchase of equipment

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Jumpstart for Young Children, Inc, Boston, MA, for expanding the $100,000 Courtney Dodd (includes FIE) Jumpstart Connecticut mentoring program

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Kanawha County Schools, Charleston, WV, for the continuation and $500,000 Byrd (includes FIE) expansion of Skills West Virginia

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Kauai Economic Development Board, Lihue, HI, for science, technology, $700,000 Inouye; Akaka (includes FIE) engineering and math education

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education KNME-TV, Albuquerque, NM for the Ready to Learn program $50,000 Heinrich (includes FIE)

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Labor of Love Performing Arts Academy, Chicago, IL for an after- $400,000 Rush (includes FIE) school arts program

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Lafourche Parish School Board, Thibodaux, LA, for equipment and tech $100,000 Vitter (includes FIE) upgrades

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Laurinburg Institute, Laurinburg, NC for its math, science, technology $400,000 Kissell (includes FIE) and engineering program

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Leadership Excellence, Inc., Oakland, CA for a mentoring program for $250,000 Lee (CA) (includes FIE) at-risk youth

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Leadership, Education and Athletics in Partnership, Inc., New Haven, $300,000 DeLauro (includes FIE) CT for its after-school and mentoring programs

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Lee Pesky Learning Center, Boise, ID for the Idaho Early Literacy $350,000 Simpson Crapo; Risch (includes FIE) Project, which may include the purchase of equipment

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Leon County Schools, Tallahassee, FL for its gifted and talented en- $350,000 Boyd Nelson, Bill (includes FIE) richment program

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Literacy Council of West Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL for a literacy pro- $250,000 Davis (AL); Bachus (includes FIE) gram

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Little Black Pearl Art and Design Center, Chicago, IL for an after- $300,000 Rush (includes FIE) school arts program

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education LOOKBOTHWAYS, Port Townsend, WA for development of an internet $500,000 Reichert; Wasserman Schultz Murray (includes FIE) safety curriculum

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Los Alamos National Lab Foundation, Espanola, NM, for recruitment $100,000 Tom Udall; Bingaman (includes FIE) and training of math and science teachers

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Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Los Angeles Universal Preschool, Los Angeles, CA, to expand a pre- $150,000 Napolitano Boxer (includes FIE) school and teacher training program

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Lyon County School District, Yerington, NV, to expand distance edu- $350,000 Reid (includes FIE) cation, including professional development and the purchase of equipment

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Maspeth Town Hall, Inc., Maspeth, NY for after-schools programs for $150,000 Crowley (includes FIE) at-risk youth in Queens, NY

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Massachusetts 2020, Boston, MA, for the continued development of $200,000 Markey (MA) Kennedy; Kerry; Kirk (includes FIE) an extended learning time initiative

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Maui Economic Development Board, Kihei, HI, for engaging girls and $800,000 Inouye; Akaka (includes FIE) historically underrepresented students in science, technology, engi- neering and math education

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Meeting Street, Providence, RI for an early childhood education pro- $900,000 Langevin; Kennedy Reed; Whitehouse (includes FIE) gram

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Memphis City Schools, Memphis, TN for an after-school program $500,000 Cohen (includes FIE)

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Merced County Association of Governments, Merced, CA to develop a $425,000 Cardoza (includes FIE) college preparatory program at Buhach Colony High School

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Meskwaki Settlement School, Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in $500,000 Harkin; Grassley (includes FIE) Iowa, Tama, IA, for a culturally based education curriculum

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Michigan City Area Schools, Michigan City, IN for career and technical $350,000 Donnelly (IN) (includes FIE) education programs, which may include equipment and technology

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Millcreek Children Center, Youngstown, OH for an arts education pro- $145,000 Ryan (OH) (includes FIE) gram, which may include equipment

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Milwaukee Public Schools, Milwaukee, WI for community learning cen- $110,000 Moore (WI) (includes FIE) ters

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Mississippi Building Blocks, Ridgeland, MS, for establishment of a $500,000 Cochran; Wicker (includes FIE) state-wide early childhood literacy program

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, for economic edu- $200,000 Cochran; Wicker (includes FIE) cation in k-12 settings

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, for enhancing K- $100,000 Cochran (includes FIE) 12 science and mathematics preparation

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, for the develop- $750,000 Harper Cochran; Wicker (includes FIE) ment of an early childhood teacher education delivery system

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Mississippi University for Women, Columbus, MS, for expansion of $550,000 Wicker; Cochran (includes FIE) educational outreach for at-risk youth

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Mississippi University for Women, Columbus, MS, for Science and $200,000 Cochran; Wicker (includes FIE) Mathematics on the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Mississippi Writing/Thinking Institute, Mississippi State, MS, for pro- $200,000 Cochran (includes FIE) gram development for Mississippi Rural Voices

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Missouri State University, Springfield, MO for the Missouri Innovation $150,000 Blunt (includes FIE) Academy

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Montgomery/Cleveland Avenue YMCA, Montgomery, AL, for after-school $100,000 Sessions (includes FIE) and weekend programs

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education National Braille Press, Boston, MA, for the development and deploy- $200,000 Capuano Kennedy; Kerry; Kirk (includes FIE) ment of portable Braille devices for blind school-aged children

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education National Center for Electronically Mediated Learning, Inc., Milford, CT $150,000 DeLauro (includes FIE) for the P.E.B.B.L.E.S. Project, which may include equipment

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education National Council of La Raza, Washington, DC, to improve the quality $500,000 Menendez (includes FIE) and availability of early childhood education

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education National Network of Digital Schools Management Foundation, Beaver, $500,000 Altmire (includes FIE) PA for the development of an online education program, which may include equipment and technology

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education New Haven Reads Community Book Bank, Inc., New Haven, CT for its $200,000 DeLauro Dodd; Lieberman (includes FIE) after-school tutoring program

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education New York Hall of Science, Queens, NY, for a teacher training program $600,000 Ackerman; Crowley Gillibrand (includes FIE)

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education North Carolina Mentoring Partnership, Raleigh, NC, for mentoring at- $100,000 McIntyre; Watt Hagan (includes FIE) risk youth

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC for a childrens’ engineer- $100,000 Price (NC) (includes FIE) ing and technological literacy program

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Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education North River Commission, Chicago, IL for after school enrichment pro- $100,000 Quigley (includes FIE) grams in Chicago public schools located in the North River Com- mission area

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education North Rockland Central School District, Garnerville, NY for an English $297,000 Lowey (includes FIE) literacy program, which may include equipment and technology

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Northern Rockies Educational Services (NRES), Missoula, MT for the $300,000 Rehberg (includes FIE) Taking Technology to the Classroom initiative, including purchase of equipment

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Nye County School District, Pahrump, NV, to improve science pro- $425,000 Reid (includes FIE) grams in rural middle schools, including the purchase of laboratory equipment

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Ogden City School District, Ogden, UT for a teacher training initiative, $250,000 Bishop (UT) Hatch (includes FIE) including purchase of equipment

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Ohio Appalachian Center for Higher Education, Portsmouth, OH, to $100,000 Brown (includes FIE) prepare students for careers and educational opportunities in science, technology, math and engineering

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Ohio University, Athens, OH for its Southeast Ohio Center for Excel- $100,000 Wilson (OH); Space (includes FIE) lence in Mathematics and Science

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Old Bridge Township Public Schools, Matawan, NJ for equipment and $200,000 Holt (includes FIE) technology

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Orange County Department of Education, Costa Mesa, CA for an Inter- $400,000 Sanchez, Loretta; Royce (includes FIE) net safety training program

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Orchestra Iowa Music Education, Cedar Rapids, IA, to support a $400,000 Loebsack Harkin (includes FIE) music education program

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Orem City, UT, for curriculum expansion including the purchase of $100,000 Bennett; Hatch (includes FIE) equipment

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Ossining Union Free School District, Ossining, NY for after-school and $297,000 Lowey (includes FIE) mentoring initiatives

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Ouachita Parish School Board, Monroe, LA for programming at the $400,000 Alexander Landrieu (includes FIE) Northeast Louisiana Family Literacy Interagency Consortium

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Pacific Islands Center for Educational Development, Pago Pago, Amer- $500,000 Inouye; Akaka (includes FIE) ica Samoa, for program development

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Palisades Park School District, Palisades Park, NJ for its after-school $150,000 Rothman (NJ) (includes FIE) homework program, which may include technology and equipment

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Palm Beach County School District, West Palm Beach, FL for a men- $300,000 Wexler; Hastings (FL); Klein (FL) Nelson, Bill (includes FIE) toring program

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Parents as Teachers of Lake County, Inc., Hammond, IN for family lit- $100,000 Visclosky (includes FIE) eracy services

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Pasadena Educational Foundation, Pasadena, CA for its Early College $100,000 Schiff (includes FIE) High School initiative

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Peaceable Kingdom Retreat for Children, Inc., Killeen, TX for edu- $255,000 Carter (includes FIE) cational programming

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Pegasus Players, Chicago, IL for an arts education program $100,000 Schakowsky (includes FIE)

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Piney Woods School, Piney Woods, MS, for science and technology cur- $150,000 Cochran (includes FIE) riculum development

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Polk County Public Schools, Bartow, FL for purchase of equipment $150,000 Putnam (includes FIE)

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Polynesian Voyaging Society, Honolulu, HI, for educational programs $300,000 Inouye; Akaka (includes FIE)

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Port Chester-Rye Union Free School District, Port Chester, NY for $297,000 Lowey (includes FIE) after-school, tutoring, or other activities to implement full service community schools

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Project Cornerstone, San Jose, CA for education and enrichment ac- $226,000 Honda (includes FIE) tivities

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Project HOME, Philadelphia, PA, for afterschool programs $100,000 Specter (includes FIE)

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Prospera Initiatives, Inc., Annandale, VA for a mentoring program $200,000 Moran (VA) (includes FIE)

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Resource Area For Teachers, San Jose, CA for teacher training and $200,000 Honda (includes FIE) professional development

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Rio Rancho Public Schools, Rio Rancho, NM for teacher training and $250,000 Lujan (includes FIE) professional development, which may include equipment and tech- nology

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Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education River Region Multicultural Chamber of Commerce, La Place, LA for $300,000 Melancon (includes FIE) after-school and summer academic enrichment programs

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education River Rouge School District, River Rouge, MI for transitional services $200,000 Kilpatrick (MI) Levin; Stabenow (includes FIE) and workforce training for youth, which may include equipment and technology

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Riverside Unified School District, Riverside, CA for a science, tech- $325,000 Calvert (includes FIE) nology, engineering and mathematics initiative, including cur- riculum development and purchase of equipment

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Rockdale County Public Schools, Conyers, GA for its AVID/Advanced $300,000 Johnson (GA) (includes FIE) Placement program

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Rockdale County Public Schools, Conyers, GA to establish year-round $400,000 Johnson (GA) (includes FIE) Pre-K programs, which may include expenses for tuition, transpor- tation, and meals

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Rodel Foundation of Delaware, Wilmington, DE for the Delaware Par- $150,000 Castle Carper; Kaufman (includes FIE) ent Leadership Institute

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education San Antonio Youth Centers, San Antonio, TX for after-school programs, $200,000 Gonzalez (includes FIE) which may include equipment and technology

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education San Jose Unified School District, San Jose, CA for a longitudinal data $250,000 Honda (includes FIE) system

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Save the Children, Albuquerque, NM, for a New Mexico rural literacy $150,000 Bingaman; Tom Udall (includes FIE) and afterschool program

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Save the Children, Fernley, NV, to expand the Nevada Rural Literacy $250,000 Reid (includes FIE) Program, including the purchase of equipment

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Save the Children, Washington, DC, for afterschool programs in Mis- $100,000 Cochran; Wicker (includes FIE) sissippi

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Save the Children, Westport, CT for a literacy program $100,000 Clyburn (includes FIE)

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Save the Children, Westport, CT for a rural literacy program in Wash- $300,000 Melancon Landrieu (includes FIE) ington, St. Martin, and /or Tangipahoa parishes, which may include equipment and technology

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education School District of Cheltenham Township, Elkins Park, PA for a dual $50,000 Fattah (includes FIE) enrollment program, which may include expenses for tuition and textbooks

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Seattle Public Schools, Seattle, WA for a language immersion program $200,000 McDermott (includes FIE)

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Seattle Science Foundation, Seattle, WA, to expand a hands-on med- $150,000 McDermott Murray (includes FIE) ical science program for elementary school students

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Self Enhancement, Inc., Portland, OR for a mentoring and academic $525,000 Blumenauer Wyden; Merkely (includes FIE) enrichment program

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Semos Unlimited, Santa Fe, NM, to develop and produce Hispanic $100,000 Tom Udall; Bingaman (includes FIE) learning materials

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Shodor Education Foundation, Inc., Durham, NC for its Computing $200,000 Price (NC) (includes FIE) Mentoring Academic Transitions through Experience, Research, and Service initiative

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Signature Theatre, Arlington, VA for an arts education program $500,000 Moran (VA) (includes FIE)

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Sisters In Struggle, Hempstead, NY for a life-skills program for at-risk $200,000 McCarthy (NY) (includes FIE) youth, which may include equipment and technology

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Somerset Hills School District, Bernardsville, NJ for the Cultural Toler- $312,000 Lance Menendez (includes FIE) ance Education initiative

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education South Berkshire Educational Collaborative, Great Barrington, MA for $250,000 Olver Kennedy; Kerry; Kirk (includes FIE) educational enrichment and professional development activities

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education South Carolina Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics Foun- $275,000 Spratt (includes FIE) dation, Columbia, SC for academic enrichment programs in science, mathematics, engineering and technology

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education South Salt Lake City, UT, to establish education programs to expand $100,000 Bennett; Hatch (includes FIE) ESL classes at the Villa Franche apartment complex

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, CT for its Autism $300,000 DeLauro Dodd; Lieberman (includes FIE) Center for Excellence

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Southwestern Oklahoma State University, Weatherford, OK for pur- $350,000 Lucas Inhofe (includes FIE) chase of equipment

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Southwestern University, Georgetown, TX for a summer college pre- $443,000 Granger (includes FIE) paratory program

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Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Special Olympics 2010 USA National Games, Lincoln, NE to support $350,000 Fortenberry (includes FIE) the 2010 Special Olympics National Games

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Springboard for Improving Schools, San Francisco, CA for teacher $150,000 Costa (includes FIE) training and professional development in one or more school dis- tricts in the 20th Congressional district

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Springboard for Improving Schools, San Francisco, CA for the Improv- $150,000 McKeon (includes FIE) ing Student Achievement in the Palmdale, CA Elementary School District program

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Springboard Schools, San Francisco, CA for teacher training and pro- $150,000 Sanchez, Loretta (includes FIE) fessional development in the Santa Ana Unified School District

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Sunrise Children’s Foundation, Las Vegas, NV, for early childhood edu- $300,000 Reid (includes FIE) cation services

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, to expand an afterschool program $400,000 Maffei Schumer; Gillibrand (includes FIE) and extended learning initiative

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Tarrytown Union Free School District, Tarrytown, NY for programs for $297,000 Lowey (includes FIE) at-risk youth

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Terrebonne Parish School Board, Houma, LA, for equipment and tech- $100,000 Vitter (includes FIE) nology upgrades

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Texas A&M University—Commerce, TX for a science, technology, engi- $100,000 Hall (TX) (includes FIE) neering and math initiative

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Texas State University—San Marcos, TX for the Texas Mathworks ini- $350,000 Smith (TX) (includes FIE) tiative

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Toledo GROWs, Toledo, OH for a hands-on science based curriculum $300,000 Kaptur (includes FIE) in urban areas

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Trimble Local School District, Glouster, OH for an after-school pro- $175,000 Space (includes FIE) gram

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Tulsa Public Schools, Tulsa, OK for the Tulsa Academic Center $350,000 Sullivan (includes FIE)

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education United Way of Miami-Dade, Miami, FL for the Center of Excellence in $300,000 Ros-Lehtinen; Wasserman Nelson, Bill (includes FIE) Early Education, including teacher training programs Schultz

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education United Way of Youngstown/Mahoning Valley, Youngstown, OH for an $100,000 Ryan (OH) (includes FIE) early childhood education program

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education University of Houston, Houston, TX for teacher training and profes- $400,000 Jackson-Lee (TX) (includes FIE) sional development

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, for the National Institute for Twice- $165,000 Grassley; Harkin (includes FIE) Exceptionality

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education University of Nebraska -- Kearney, Kearney, NE for curriculum devel- $350,000 Smith (NE) (includes FIE) opment

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, for supporting and devel- $150,000 Scalise Landrieu; Vitter (includes FIE) oping charter and district-run public schools in New Orleans through teacher education, leadership preparation, applied research and policy, in cooperation with Tulane University

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC for the ON $165,000 Miller (NC); Coble (includes FIE) TRACK mathematics enrichment program

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL for the Virtual School $250,000 Crenshaw; Brown, Corrine (includes FIE) Readiness Incubator

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA, for developing a center $750,000 Braley Harkin; Grassley (includes FIE) on early childhood education

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS, for gifted edu- $200,000 Cochran; Wicker (includes FIE) cation programs at the Frances Karnes Center for Gifted Studies

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Upper Palmetto YMCA, Rock Hill, SC for an environmental education $225,000 Spratt (includes FIE) program, which may include equipment and technology

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Urban Assembly New York Harbor High School, Brooklyn, NY, for a $150,000 Gillibrand (includes FIE) marine science and marine technology program

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education USD 353, Wellington, KS, Public Schools for technology upgrades and $250,000 Tiahrt (includes FIE) teacher training

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education USD 373, Newton, Kansas Public Schools for technology upgrades $250,000 Tiahrt (includes FIE)

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education USD 402, Augusta, KS Public Schools for technology upgrades $250,000 Tiahrt (includes FIE)

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education USD 446, Independence, KS Public Schools for technology upgrades $250,000 Tiahrt (includes FIE) and teacher training

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Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education USD 470, Arkansas City, KS Public Schools for technology upgrades, $250,000 Tiahrt (includes FIE) professional development and training/technical assistance

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education USD 490, Butler County, KS for technology upgrades and teacher $250,000 Tiahrt (includes FIE) training at the El Dorado, KS public school system

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Utah Valley University, Orem, UT, to establish an entrepreneurship $250,000 Bennett; Hatch (includes FIE) program for high school students

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Washoe County School District, Reno, NV, to expand a new teacher $500,000 Reid (includes FIE) mentoring program

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Washoe County School District, Reno, NV, to support instructional $500,000 Reid (includes FIE) coaches for K-12 teachers

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Wayne State University, Detroit, MI for its science, engineering, math- $300,000 Kilpatrick (MI) (includes FIE) ematics, aerospace academy

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education We Care San Jacinto, San Jacinto, CA for an afterschool tutoring pro- $100,000 Lewis (CA) (includes FIE) gram

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Weber State University, Ogden, UT, for teacher education and cur- $500,000 Bishop (UT) Bennett; Hatch (includes FIE) riculum development

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education West New York Board of Education, West New York, NJ, to launch an $150,000 Sires Lautenberg; Menendez (includes FIE) alternative fuel education program, including the purchase of equipment

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education West Valley City, UT, to expand an at-risk youth afterschool program $100,000 Bennett; Hatch (includes FIE)

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Western Oklahoma State College, Altus, OK for purchase of equipment $100,000 Lucas Inhofe (includes FIE)

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education WhizKids Foundation, Inc, Cambridge, MA, to expand math, science, $100,000 Markey (MA) Kennedy; Kerry; Kirk (includes FIE) and engineering programs for primary school students

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Wings of Eagles, Horseheads, NY for a Regional Science, Techno- $275,000 Massa (includes FIE) logical, Engineering, and Math Academy

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education YMCA Espanola Teen Center, Los Alamos, NM, to provide academic $125,000 Tom Udall; Bingaman (includes FIE) and enrichment support for at-risk youth

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education YMCA of Warren, Warren, OH for an after-school program $100,000 Ryan (OH) (includes FIE)

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Yonkers Public Schools, Yonkers, NY for Saturday academies, music $297,000 Lowey (includes FIE) education, and teacher professional development activities

Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education YWCA of the Harbor Area and South Bay, San Pedro, CA for an early $300,000 Harman (includes FIE) childhood education program

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) AB Christian Learning Center, Ft. Worth, TX for a higher education re- $175,000 Burgess source center

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) AIB College of Business, Des Moines, IA, to continue recruiting and $400,000 Harkin training captioners and court reporters and to provide scholarships to students

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Alamo Community College, San Antonio, TX for an associates degree $200,000 Rodriguez program for air traffic controllers, which may include equipment and technology

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Albany State University, Albany, GA for a model program to increase $150,000 Bishop (GA) the recruitment and retention of underrepresented students in postsecondary education

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Alcorn State University, Alcorn, MS, for graduate level curriculum de- $300,000 Cochran velopment

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Alexander City Chamber of Commerce Foundation, Alexander City, AL $100,000 Rogers (AL) for the Gateway to Education Scholarship program, including schol- arships

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Alverno College, Milwaukee, WI for its Research Center for Women and $100,000 Moore (WI) Girls, which may include equipment

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Anne Arundel Community College, Hanover, MD for its science, tech- $350,000 Ruppersberger nology, engineering, and math initiative, which may include equip- ment and technology

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Anoka Ramsey Community College, Coon Rapids, MN for curriculum $800,000 Paulsen Klobuchar; Franken development in programs relating to the medical device manufac- turing industry, including purchase of equipment

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Armstrong Atlantic State University Cyber Security Research Institute $457,000 Kingston Chambliss; Isakson Foundation, Savannah, GA for curriculum development, including purchase of equipment

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Asnuntuck Community College, Enfield, CT for a Medical Device Ma- $250,000 Courtney chine Technology Certificate Program, which may include equip- ment and technology

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Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Assumption College, Worcester, MA, for the acquisition of educational $100,000 McGovern Kennedy; Kerry; Kirk equipment and information technology

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Beloit College, Beloit, WI for college scholarships and college outreach $150,000 Baldwin and early awareness programs

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Benedictine University, Lisle, IL, to design, create, and implement $150,000 Durbin open source educational materials for use in introductory college courses

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Blackburn College, Carlinville, IL, for science education programs and $225,000 Hare Durbin; Burris laboratory upgrades, including the purchase of equipment

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Blue Mountain College, Blue Mountain, MS, for the purchase of math $100,000 Cochran and science equipment

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Blue Mountain Community College, Pendleton, OR, to expand post- $100,000 Wyden; Merkley secondary education including college preparatory, advanced de- gree and continuing education programs

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Brandeis University, Waltham, MA for science and technology aca- $350,000 Markey (MA) Kennedy; Kerry; Kirk demic programs, which may include equipment and technology

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Brazosport College, Galveston, TX for purchase of equipment to be $200,000 Paul used in the petrochemical and nuclear technician training pro- grams

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Brazosport College, Lake Jackson, TX for curriculum development $380,000 Paul

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Brescia University, Owensboro, KY, for education programs including $500,000 Bunning the purchase of equipment

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Briar Cliff University, Sioux City, IA for purchase of equipment $100,000 King (IA) Harkin; Grassley

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Buena Vista University, Storm Lake, IA, for support for students with $200,000 Harkin disabilities

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Burcham Hills Retirement Community, East Lansing, MI to develop an $200,000 Rogers (MI) Levin; Stabenow Alzheimer’s and dementia training program, including purchase of equipment

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Butler Community College, El Dorado, KS for purchase of equipment $500,000 Tiahrt Brownback

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Caldwell College, Caldwell, NJ for curriculum development, including $550,000 Frelinghuysen Lautenberg; Menendez purchase of equipment

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) California Baptist University, Riverside, CA for purchase of equipment $300,000 Calvert

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) California State University, Fullerton, CA for curriculum development $350,000 Royce associated with the Vietnamese language and culture program

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) California State University, Fullerton, CA for the Center for the Ad- $300,000 Royce vancement of Teaching and Learning in Mathematics and Science

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) California State University, Sacramento, CA for equipment and tech- $350,000 Matsui nology for science laboratories

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Campbell University, Buies Creek, NC for an initiative at its School of $300,000 Etheridge Pharmacy to train underrepresented pharmacists

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Canisius College, Buffalo, NY for its science education program, $400,000 Higgins; Lee (NY) Schumer which may include equipment and technology

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, for Internet-based foreign $100,000 Specter language programs

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Cedar Crest College, Allentown, PA, for science education programs, $100,000 Specter including the purchase of equipment

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Center for Empowered Living and Learning, Denver, CO, for an edu- $300,000 Perlmutter Bennet cation program on terrorism

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Central Maine Community College, Auburn, ME for its Veterans to Col- $150,000 Michaud lege Initiative to provide academic counseling and support to vet- erans

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Centralia College, Centralia, WA for biotechnology and science equip- $375,000 Baird ment

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Chestnut Hill College, Philadelphia, PA, for the Center for Environ- $100,000 Specter; Casey mental Sciences and Sustainability

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Cheyney University of Pennsylvania, Cheyney, PA for its Keystone Hon- $100,000 Sestak ors Academy

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) City College of San Jose, CA for its California Construction College to $368,000 Honda train students for careers in construction management, which may include equipment

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Clackamas Community College, Oregon City, OR for education and $400,000 Schrader Wyden; Merkely training programs in renewable energy fields, which may include equipment and technology

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Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Clarke College, Dubuque, IA for its Doctor of Nurse Practitioner pro- $400,000 Braley (IA) Harkin; Grassley gram, which may include equipment, technology and scholarships

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH, for supportive services to $200,000 Fudge Brown degree-seeking veterans

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Coahoma Community College, Clarksdale, MS for curricula, equipment $50,000 Thompson (MS) and technology

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Coffeyville Community College, Coffeyville, KS for the Native American $500,000 Tiahrt Center, including purchase of equipment

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) College of Southern Idaho, Twin Falls, ID for curriculum development, $200,000 Simpson Crapo; Risch including the purchase of equipment

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) College of the Canyons, Santa Clarita, CA for the University Center $100,000 McKeon Consortium, including curriculum development

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) College Opportunity Resources for Education, Philadelphia, PA for col- $750,000 Fattah lege preparation and scholarship assistance

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) College Success Foundation, Washington, DC, for mentoring and $500,000 Harkin scholarships

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) College Summit-West Virginia, Dunbar, WV for a college access initia- $100,000 Capito tive

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Colorado State University—Pueblo, Pueblo, CO, for STEM programs, $125,000 Salazar Mark Udall; Bennet including equipment

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Columbia College, Columbia, SC for its Masters Degree Program in $200,000 Clyburn Graham Divergent Learning

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Columbus State University, Columbus, GA for a Science, Technology, $150,000 Bishop (GA) Chambliss Engineering and Math (STEM) program

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Command and General Staff College Foundation, Leavenworth, KS, for $250,000 Roberts; Brownback curriculum and course development for a homeland security mas- ters degree program

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Community College of Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, PA, to support $100,000 Specter; Casey technical and career postsecondary education programs

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Community College of Rhode Island, Warwick, RI, for a transition to $200,000 Reed college program

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Community College System of New Hampshire, Concord, NH, to pur- $500,000 Gregg; Shaheen chase equipment and technology to modernize the teaching of nursing

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) County of Greensville, Emporia, VA, for equipment and technology up- $400,000 Webb; Warner grades at the Southside Virginia Education Center

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Creighton University, Omaha, NE for purchase of equipment $500,000 Terry

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Dallas County Community College District, Dallas, TX for its Science, $300,000 Johnson, Eddie Bernice Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Professions Ini- tiative, which may include scholarships

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Dean College, Franklin, MA for its Embedded Study Model Project to $150,000 McGovern integrate academic support services into curricula, which may in- clude equipment and technology

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Delta State University, Cleveland, MS, for teacher training in science $300,000 Cochran and curriculum development

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Dickinson State University, Dickinson, ND, for its Theodore Roosevelt $600,000 Pomeroy Conrad; Dorgan Center

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Donnelly College, Kansas City, KS for equipment and technology $200,000 Moore (KS)

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Eastern Arizona College, Thatcher, AZ for the Gila Community College $400,000 Kirkpatrick (AZ) nursing education program, which may include equipment and technology

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Eastern New Mexico University, Portales, NM, for educational equip- $100,000 Tom Udall; Bingaman ment and technology infrastructure

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Edmonds Community College, Lynwood, WA for equipment for training $600,000 Inslee Cantwell; Murray programs at its National Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Innovation Center

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Edward M Kennedy Institute for the Senate, Boston, MA, for program $13,602,000 Markey (MA) Kerry; Kirk development, which may include equipment, technology, and sup- port for an endowment

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Elgin Community College, Elgin, IL for the Health Careers Center of $100,000 Roskam; Foster Excellence, including curriculum development and purchase of equipment

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Emerson College, Boston, MA, for educational equipment and tech- $250,000 Capuano Kennedy; Kerry; Kirk nology infrastructure

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Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Emmanuel College, Boston, MA, for educational equipment and tech- $200,000 Kennedy; Kerry; Kirk nology infrastructure to support the Center for Science Education

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Endicott College, Beverly, MA, for educational equipment and tech- $150,000 Kennedy; Kerry; Kirk nology infrastructure

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA for its Curriculum for the Bio- $325,000 Baird; Dicks; Smith (WA) Murray region initiative

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Fairleigh Dickenson University, Madison, NJ for curriculum develop- $500,000 Frelinghuysen Lautenberg; Menendez ment, including purchase of equipment

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Florida Gulf Coast University, Ft. Myers, FL for the Coastal Watershed $350,000 Mack Institute

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Ft. Hays State University, Hays, KS for purchase of equipment $250,000 Moran (KS)

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Fulton-Montgomery Community College, Johnstown, NY, to establish a $200,000 Schumer Center for Engineering and Technology

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Gadsden State Community College, Gadsden, AL for technology up- $100,000 Rogers (AL); Aderholt grades

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) George C. Wallace Community College, Dothan, AL for equipment and $200,000 Bright technology to train energy technicians for nuclear facilities

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Goodwin College, East Hartford, CT, for an environmental studies pro- $175,000 Larson (CT) Dodd; Lieberman gram

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Gordon College, Wenham, MA, for educational equipment and tech- $200,000 Kennedy; Kerry nology infrastructure

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Grace College and Theological Seminary, Winona Lake, IN for cur- $150,000 Souder riculum development, including purchase of equipment

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Harrisburg University of Science and Technology, Harrisburg, PA, for $400,000 Holden Specter; Casey curriculum development and for laboratory upgrades, including the purchase of equipment and technology

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Hawaii Community College, Hilo, HI, for supportive services and class- $500,000 Inouye; Akaka room courses to prepare students unprepared for postsecondary education

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Hill College, Hillsboro, TX for vocational training at the Bosque County $200,000 Edwards (TX) campus, which may include equipment and technology

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Huntingdon College, Montgomery, AL, for teacher training $100,000 Sessions

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Huston-Tillotson University, Austin, TX for a math and science edu- $350,000 Doggett cation initiative

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Hutchinson Community College, Hutchinson, KS for purchase of equip- $250,000 Moran (KS) Brownback ment

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Illinois Community College Trustee Association, Springfield, IL for the $600,000 Hare Illinois Community College Sustainability Network to promote and provide energy education and sustainable practices

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Iowa Lakes Community College, Estherville, IA, for a training program $400,000 Harkin in construction technology and wind turbine technology, including equipment

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Iowa Valley Community College District, Marshalltown, IA for purchase $165,000 Latham Harkin of equipment

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Iowa Valley Community College District, Marshalltown, IA, for a train- $400,000 Harkin ing program in agricultural and renewable energy technology, in- cluding the purchase of equipment

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Itawamba Community College, Fulton, MS for consolidation of the Tu- $700,000 Childers Wicker pelo and Fulton Nursing School Programs in order to provide addi- tional nursing specialists to a five-county region

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana, Northwest Region, Indianap- $100,000 Lugar olis, IN, for education programs including equipment

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Ivy Tech Community College, Terre Haute, IN for equipment and tech- $600,000 Ellsworth Lugar nology for training programs at its Advanced Manufacturing Center

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL for purchase of equip- $250,000 Rogers (AL) ment

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Jewish Employment and Vocational Service (JEVS) d/b/a JEVS Human $165,000 Schwartz Services, Philadelphia, PA for an associate degree program in court reporting, which may include equipment and technology

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Johnson C. Smith University, Charlotte, NC for an Undergraduate Re- $400,000 Watt search Center for Electronic and Cyber Security, which may include equipment, technology and student financial assistance

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Jones County Junior College, Ellisville, MS, for purchase of equipment $200,000 Cochran; Wicker and technology upgrades

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Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Junior College District of Metropolitan Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, $500,000 Bond for purchase of equipment and technology upgrades for the radio- logical technology laboratory

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Kalamazoo Community Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, $100,000 Upton Kalamazoo, MI for a nursing distance education curriculum, includ- ing purchase of equipment

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Kalamazoo Valley Community College, Kalamazoo, MI for purchase of $550,000 Upton Stabenow; Levin equipment

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Kankakee Community College, Kankakee, IL for renewable energy tech- $400,000 Halvorson nology training programs, which may include equipment and tech- nology

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Keene State College, Keene, NH for its Regional Center for Advanced $300,000 Hodes Manufacturing Education, which may include equipment and stu- dent financial assistance

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Keene State College, Keene, NH, for curriculum development and edu- $100,000 Hodes Shaheen cational equipment for the Monadnock Biodiesel Collaborative

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Kern Community College District, Bakersfield, CA for purchase of $250,000 McCarthy (CA) equipment

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Lackawanna College, Scranton, PA, for laboratory upgrades to a $100,000 Specter; Casey science center, including the purchase of equipment

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Lake Area Technical Institute, Watertown, SD, for educational equip- $500,000 Herseth Sandlin Johnson; Thune ment for the Energy Technology Program

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Lake Area Technical Institute, Watertown, SD, for educational equip- $150,000 Johnson ment related to fire training

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Lake Michigan College, Benton Harbor, MI for curriculum development, $150,000 Upton including the purchase of equipment

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Lake Superior College, Duluth, MN for certificate and degree programs $200,000 Oberstar Klobuchar; Franken in aviation, which may include equipment and technology

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Lakes Region Community College, Concord, NH, for curriculum devel- $125,000 Shea-Porter Shaheen opment and educational equipment for the Energy Services and Technology program

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Lakeshore Technical College, Cleveland, WI for curriculum develop- $250,000 Petri ment

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Leeward Community College, Pearl City, HI, to provide college pre- $400,000 Inouye; Akaka paratory education for Filipino students

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Lesley University, Cambridge, MA, for development of the National $150,000 Capuano Kennedy; Kerry; Kirk Center for Teachers and School Leaders program

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) LeTourneau University, Longview, TX for purchase of equipment $350,000 Gohmert

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Lincoln Land Community College, Springfield, IL for the HIRE Edu- $350,000 Shimkus; Schock cation Program, including purchase of equipment

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Lincoln University, Lincoln University, PA, for college preparation pro- $100,000 Specter grams

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Livingstone College, Salisbury, NC for its Center for Holistic Learning $300,000 Watt to provide academic and student support services, which may in- clude equipment and technology

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Long Island University, Brookville, NY for a Grow Your Own Teacher $700,000 Israel Program providing mentoring, education and support to high school students in underserved areas, which may include college scholar- ships

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Lorain County Community College, Elyria, OH, for education programs $200,000 Sutton Voinovich including the purchase of equipment

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Loras College, Dubuque, IA, for science education equipment $200,000 Braley (IA) Harkin; Grassley

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Los Angeles City College Foundation, Los Angeles, CA for the Los An- $450,000 Becerra geles City College nursing program

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Loyola University New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, to establish The Cen- $400,000 Cao Landrieu ter for Music and Arts Entrepreneurship & Music Industry Studies

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Lyndon State College, Lyndonville, VT, for a center for rural students $300,000 Leahy

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Madisonville Community College, Madisonville, KY for purchase of $100,000 Whitfield equipment

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Marian University, Fond du Lac, WI for nursing curriculum develop- $200,000 Petri ment

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Maricopa County Community College District, Mesa, AZ for health pro- $100,000 Mitchell fessions training

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Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Maricopa County Community College District, Tempe, AZ for its East $300,000 Mitchell Valley Veterans Education Center to enable veterans to enroll in and complete postsecondary education, which may include equip- ment and technology

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Maricopa County Community College District, Tempe, AZ for the Bilin- $300,000 Pastor (AZ) gual Nursing Program at South Mountain Community College, which may include stipends

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Marshall University Research Corporation, Huntington, WV for equip- $300,000 Rahall ment and technology for advanced maritime training

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Marymount Manhattan College, New York, NY for academic programs $400,000 Maloney at the Geraldine Farraro Center for Educational Excellence in Science, Technology, and Math, which may include equipment and technology

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Marymount University, Arlington, VA for science equipment and tech- $200,000 Moran (VA) nology

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Maryville College, Maryville, TN for an experiential science education $300,000 Duncan program

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Mercyhurst College, Erie, PA, for education programs and support $100,000 Specter; Casey services for individuals with disabilities

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Metropolitan State College, Denver, CO for equipment and technology $200,000 DeGette for its accredited aviation training program

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Mid-America Christian University, Oklahoma City, OK for teacher train- $485,000 Cole ing programs, including purchase of equipment

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN for a STEM edu- $750,000 Gordon (TN) Alexander cation teacher training initiative, which may include stipends

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Midland Independent School District, Midland, TX for teacher training $350,000 Conaway

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Midway College, Inc, Midway, KY, for facilities and equipment $100,000 Bunning

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Miles Community College, Miles City, MT, for curriculum development $100,000 Tester; Baucus and educational equipment relating to bioenergy

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, Office of the Chancellor, St $300,000 Walz Klobuchar; Franken Paul, MN, for career and education services to veterans

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Minot State University, Minot, ND, to establish a Center for Commu- $950,000 Conrad; Dorgan nity Research and Service

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Mississippi College, Clinton, MS, to support dyslexia education and $250,000 Wicker; Cochran training

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Mississippi Valley State University, Itta Bena, MS for an initiative to $400,000 Thompson (MS) Wicker prepare undergraduate students for professional medical education, which may include equipment, technology and scholarships

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Missouri State University, Springfield, MO, for technology, equipment, $1,000,000 Bond and educational materials

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Monroe Community College, Rochester, NY for an Academy for Vet- $275,000 Massa erans’ Success to provide academic, career counseling, and sup- port services to veterans

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Monroe Community College, Rochester, NY to establish a medical lab- $325,000 Lee (NY) oratory technician program, including curriculum development and purchase of equipment

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Monroe County Community College, Monroe, MI for a Nuclear Engi- $200,000 Dingell neering Technology Program

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Mott Community College, Flint, MI, for the Center for Advanced Manu- $200,000 Levin; Stabenow facturing

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Mount Union College, Alliance, OH for engineering and technology pro- $100,000 Boccieri grams, which may include curricula, faculty, equipment, technology and student support

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA, for a civic engagement and serv- $100,000 Dent Specter; Casey ice learning program

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) National Labor College, George Meany Center for Labor Studies, Silver $400,000 Harkin Spring, MD, for the Adult Learning Program

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Nazareth College, Rochester, NY, for educational equipment and tech- $300,000 Slaughter Schumer nology upgrades relating to math and science education

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Neumann College, Aston, PA for pharmacy education programs, which $200,000 Sestak; Gerlach Specter may include equipment and technology

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) New College, Sarasota, FL for digital collections at the Jane Bancroft $100,000 Buchanan Nelson, Bill Cook Library

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Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) New Mexico Military Institute, Roswell, NM for its Native American $300,000 Teague Criminal Justice Program, which may include student scholarships

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Niagara Community College, Sanborn, NY for equipment and tech- $100,000 Slaughter nology for training programs in hospitality and tourism

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Niagara County Community College, Sanborn, NY for information tech- $275,000 Lee (NY) nology upgrades

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) North Arkansas College, Harrison, AR for an education technology ini- $250,000 Boozman Pryor; Lincoln tiative, including purchase of equipment

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) North Shore Community College, Danvers, MA for a veterans education $400,000 Tierney and job training program, which may include scholarships and sti- pends

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Northampton Community College, Bethlehem, PA for programmatic $400,000 Kanjorski support of its Monroe County campus, which may include equip- ment and technology

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Northeast Iowa Community College, Calmar, IA, for a training program $300,000 Harkin; Grassley in renewable energy technology

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Northern Kentucky University Foundation, Highland Heights, KY for $350,000 Davis (KY) purchase of equipment

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KY, for the purchase $2,400,000 McConnell of equipment

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Northern Virginia Community College, Annandale, VA for a health in- $500,000 Connolly (VA) formation management program

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Northwestern Connecticut Community College, Winsted, CT for an as- $350,000 Larson (CT) sociate degree nursing program, which may include equipment and technology

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK for a wildlife management $450,000 Boren technician program, which may include equipment

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Palm Beach Community College, Lake Worth, FL for education and $150,000 Klein (FL); Wexler training programs in emerging industries at its Institute for En- ergy, which may include equipment and technology

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Palm Beach Community College, Lake Worth, FL for equipment and $350,000 Hastings (FL) Nelson, Bill technology for student technology and communication programs at its Belle Glade campus

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Pearl River Community College, Poplarville, MS, for instructional tech- $200,000 Cochran; Wicker nology including the purchase of equipment

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Philadelphia University, Philadelphia, PA, for educational equipment $100,000 Specter relating to science

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, KS, for education programs $400,000 Brownback

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Polk Community College, Winter Haven, FL for purchase of equipment $300,000 Putnam

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Portland Community College, Portland, OR for education and training $350,000 Wu; Blumenauer; Schrader programs in renewable energy and emerging industries, which may include equipment and technology

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Pulaski Technical College, North Little Rock, AR for library improve- $600,000 Snyder Lincoln; Pryor ments, which may include equipment and technology

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Rhode Island College Foundation, Providence, RI, for educational $200,000 Reed; Whitehouse equipment relating to science

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Richland Community College, Decatur, IL for curriculum development $200,000 Schock; Hare in its bioenergy and bioprocessing degree programs

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Riverside Community College District, Riverside, CA for curriculum de- $600,000 Calvert velopment

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Rockford College, Rockford, IL, for technology upgrades and edu- $300,000 Manzullo Durbin cational equipment

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Rutgers University School of Law, Camden, NJ, for its public interest $500,000 Andrews legal program, which may include scholarships and fellowships, a public interest summer externship program, its Marshall Brennan Program, and pro bono legal services

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Saint Xavier University, Chicago, IL, for technology and equipment $750,000 Lipinski Durbin

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Salve Regina University, Newport, RI for equipment and technology at $500,000 Kennedy Reed; Whitehouse its Blackstone Valley learning center and Newport campus

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA for a competency- $350,000 Speier based early childhood education and training initiative, which may include equipment and technology

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Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) San Jacinto College, Pasadena, TX for training programs in the mari- $400,000 Green, Gene time and energy industries, which may include equipment and technology

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) San Jose State University Research Foundation, San Jose, CA for an $220,000 Lofgren, Zoe interdisciplinary Center for Global Innovation and Immigration, in- cluding curricula development and student research

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) San Luis Obispo County Community College District, San Luis Obispo, $350,000 McCarthy (CA) CA for purchase of equipment

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) San Mateo County Community College District, San Mateo, CA for the $350,000 Speier University Center Consortium initiative to expand academic pro- grams and the number of students pursuing postsecondary edu- cation

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Santa Fe College, Gainesville, FL for a clinical laboratory sciences $450,000 Stearns; Brown, Corrine program, including curriculum development and purchase of equip- ment

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Seattle University, Seattle, WA for the Fostering Scholars Program, in- $500,000 Reichert; McDermott Cantwell cluding scholarships

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Security on Campus, Inc, King of Prussia, PA, for a campus crime $100,000 Specter and emergency response training program

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Simpson College, Indianola, IA, for the creation of the John C Culver $500,000 Harkin; Kennedy; Kerry Public Policy Center

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Snow College, Ephraim, UT, for health professions education programs $600,000 Bennett; Hatch

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO for tech- $500,000 Emerson nology upgrades

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Southern Arkansas University Tech, Camden, AR, for curriculum devel- $150,000 Ross Lincoln; Pryor opment and educational equipment in the Aerospace Manufac- turing program

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL for equipment and tech- $400,000 Costello nology upgrades

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Southern Queens Park Association, Jamaica, NY for its Young Adults $350,000 Meeks (NY) Schumer; Gillibrand College Access & Preparedness Program, in partnership with Bard College and local high schools, to expand college access, retention and graduation for youth and young adults

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Southern Union Community College, Wadley, AL for purchase of equip- $100,000 Rogers (AL) ment

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Special Education District of McHenry County, Woodstock, IL for the $100,000 Manzullo Pathways Program

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) St. Clair County Community College, Port Huron, MI for curriculum de- $100,000 Miller (MI) velopment

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) St. Francis College, Brooklyn, NY for its Project Access initiative, $650,000 Clarke; King (NY); Towns Schumer which may include equipment and technology

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) St. Joseph’s College, Brooklyn, NY for equipment and technology for $400,000 Towns science laboratories, smart classrooms and distance learning

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) St. Mary’s College of Maryland, St. Mary’s City, MD for science labora- $600,000 Hoyer tory and information technology equipment

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) St. Norbert College, De Pere, WI for an initiative to prepare students $910,000 Kagen Kohl in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields, which may include equipment and technology

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) St. Peter’s College, Jersey City, NJ for equipment and technology for $300,000 Sires; Rothman (NJ) Lautenberg; Menendez smart classrooms

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) St. Petersburg College, Clearwater, FL for a healthcare informatics $300,000 Young (FL) program, including curriculum development and purchase of equip- ment

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) St. Thomas University, Miami Gardens, FL for a science and tech- $300,000 Diaz-Balart, Lincoln; Meek (FL); nology teacher training program in conjunction with the Miami- Ros-Lehtinen; Wasserman Dade County Public School System Schultz

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) St. Vincent College, Latrobe, PA for purchase of equipment $150,000 Murphy, Tim Specter

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) St. Xavier University, Orland Park, IL for the Science, Technology, En- $500,000 Biggert gineering and Mathematics Education Center, including purchase of equipment

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) State University of New York at Geneseo, Geneseo, NY for purchase of $500,000 Lee (NY) equipment

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, PA, for science education pro- $100,000 Specter; Casey grams and laboratory upgrades, including the purchase of equip- ment

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Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Tabor College, Hillsboro, KS, for rural nursing and education programs $350,000 Brownback

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Tallahassee Community College, Tallahassee, FL for purchase of $200,000 Crenshaw equipment

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Texas Life-Sciences Collaboration Center, Georgetown, TX for life $245,000 Carter science programs, including purchase of equipment

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Texas State Technical College, Waco, TX for its Career Paths for Vet- $100,000 Edwards (TX) erans project

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Texas State University, San Marcos, TX for nursing curriculum devel- $1,000,000 Carter opment, including purchase of equipment

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Three Rivers Community College, Poplar Bluff, MO for an education $215,000 Emerson technology initiative

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Trident Technical College, Charleston, SC for the nursing education $500,000 Brown (SC); Clyburn program, which may include equipment

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Trine University, Angola, IN for curriculum development $340,000 Souder Lugar

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Truckee Meadows Community College, Reno, NV, to establish an on- $600,000 Reid line degree program for non-traditional students

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Union County College, Cranford, NJ for curriculum development $400,000 Lance; Payne Lautenberg; Menendez

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ for the Disability Resource Center to $500,000 Grijalva provide instruction and support to disabled veterans to ensure academic success, which may include equipment

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) University of Arkansas at Monticello, Monticello, AR, for educational $250,000 Lincoln; Pryor equipment, technology and wiring relating to energy and environ- mental education

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) University of Central Arkansas, Conway, AR, for curriculum develop- $100,000 Snyder Lincoln; Pryor ment and educational equipment relating to information technology

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) University of Connecticut School of Law, Hartford, CT for a Center for $365,000 Larson (CT) Energy and Environmental Law

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) University of Dubuque, Dubuque, IA, for equipment and technology for $400,000 Braley (IA) Harkin; Grassley its aviation degree program

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) University of Guam, Mangilao, GU for development, in conjunction $300,000 Bordallo with the Guam Public School System and Guam Community Col- lege, of a K-16 educational program to provide a seamless path- way for college and careers

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) University of Hawaii at Hilo Clinical Pharmacy Training Program, Hilo, $1,500,000 Abercrombie Inouye; Akaka HI, for a clinical pharmacy training program

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) University of Hawaii School of Law, Honolulu, HI, for the health policy $400,000 Inouye; Akaka center

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, to design, cre- $150,000 Durbin ate, and implement open source educational materials for use in introductory college courses

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) University of Massachusetts-Boston, Boston, MA, for educational $200,000 Lynch Kennedy; Kerry; Kirk equipment to support a developmental science research center

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) University of Massachusetts-Lowell, Lowell, MA, for a cooperative edu- $200,000 Tsongas Kennedy; Kerry; Kirk cation program

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) University of Minnesota, Crookston, MN for its Center for Rural Entre- $550,000 Peterson Klobuchar; Franken preneurial Studies, which may include equipment, technology and student support

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) University of Montana—Mike & Maureen Mansfield Center, Missoula, $200,000 Rehberg Tester MT, to establish the Institute for Leadership and Public Service to fulfill the purposes of the Mansfield Center, including the creation of an endowment

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH for its National Center on $450,000 Shea-Porter Inclusive Education for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Related Disabilities

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) University of New Haven, Waterbury, CT for equipment and technology $350,000 DeLauro for the Henry C. Lee Institute of Forensic Science Learning Center

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) University of New Mexico-Taos, NM for equipment and technology for $450,000 Lujan Bingaman; Udall, Tom distance education programs

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD, to identify and address the $500,000 Herseth Sandlin Johnson; Thune educational needs of veterans with disabilities

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS, for curriculum $200,000 Cochran and professional development at University of Southern Mis- sissippi-Gulf Coast campus

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Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS, for teacher train- $100,000 Cochran ing at the Center for Economic Education

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS, for the develop- $500,000 Cochran; Wicker ment of a student retention initiative

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN for the Cen- $770,000 Wamp ter for Leadership in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathe- matics Education, including purchase of equipment

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, TX for a science, technology, engi- $300,000 Gohmert Cornyn neering and math initiative, including purchase of equipment

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) University of Virginia Center for Politics, Charlottesville, VA, to develop $100,000 Warner interactive civic lessons for high school students

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) University of Virginia, Wise, VA for installation of a Voice Over Inter- $150,000 Boucher net Protocol telephone system and demonstration activities through its Emerging Technologies Learning Center

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) University of Washington, Bothell, WA for a nursing faculty consortium $200,000 Inslee; McDermott Murray training program, which may include scholarships

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL, for education programs for $650,000 Miller (FL) Martinez veterans

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Urban College, Boston, MA, to support higher education programs $500,000 Kennedy; Kirk serving low-income and minority students

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Utah State University, Logan, UT, to establish a land-grant education $750,000 Bennett and research network

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Valley City State University, Valley City, ND, for the Great Plains STEM $750,000 Pomeroy Conrad; Dorgan Education Center

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Vanguard University, Costa Mesa, CA for a teacher training initiative, $350,000 Rohrabacher including purchase of equipment

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Voices of September 11th, New Canaan, CT, to continue the 9/11 Liv- $100,000 DeLauro; Himes; Murphy (CT) Dodd; Lautenberg; Menendez; ing Memorial Project Lieberman

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Wayne State College, Norfolk, NE for equipment at the South Sioux $100,000 Fortenberry Nelson, Ben City College Center

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Weber State University, Ogden, UT, for curriculum development $100,000 Hatch; Bennett

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Western Governors University, Salt Lake City, UT for curriculum devel- $600,000 Bishop (UT); Matheson Bennett; Hatch opment

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Western Kentucky Community and Technical College, Paducah, KY for $250,000 Whitfield Bunning purchase of equipment

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Western Kentucky University Research Foundation, Bowling Green, KY, $2,000,000 McConnell for equipment purchase

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY for purchase of equip- $500,000 Guthrie ment

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Westminster College, Salt Lake City, UT, to expand distance learning $500,000 Bennett; Hatch technology including the purchase of equipment

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Wharton County Jr. College, Wharton, TX for curriculum development $220,000 Paul to train students for work in the nuclear power industry

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Wheelock College, Boston, MA, to develop a higher education access $100,000 Capuano Kennedy; Kerry; Kirk program for early childhood educators

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Whitworth University, Spokane, WA, for science, technology, engineer- $100,000 Cantwell ing, and mathematics equipment

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC for its Focusing on Collegiate Un- $350,000 Spratt dergraduate Success initiative to enhance residential learning and academic support services for students

Department of Education Higher Education (includes FIPSE) Youngstown State University, Youngstown, OH for its Social-Emotional $200,000 Ryan (OH) Learning (SEL) Project to integrate SEL theory and techniques into the College of Education curricula and for evaluation activities

Department of Education Rehabilitation Services & Dis- AbilityFirst, Pasadena, CA for programs to provide employment assist- $100,000 Schiff ability Research ance for individuals with disabilities

Department of Education Rehabilitation Services & Dis- American Federation for the Blind Technology and Employment Center, $1,000,000 Byrd ability Research Huntington, WV, to expand the capacity of the AFB-TECH center for development of technology for the blind

Department of Education Rehabilitation Services & Dis- Best Buddies Maryland, Baltimore, MD for mentoring programs for $300,000 Hoyer ability Research persons with intellectual disabilities

Department of Education Rehabilitation Services & Dis- Best Buddies Massachusetts, Boston, MA for mentoring programs in $70,000 Capuano ability Research the 8th Congressional district for persons with intellectual disabil- ities

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Department of Education Rehabilitation Services & Dis- Best Buddies Virginia, Falls Church, VA for mentoring programs for $250,000 Moran (VA) ability Research persons with intellectual disabilities

Department of Education Rehabilitation Services & Dis- Best Buddies, San Francisco, CA for mentoring programs for persons $250,000 Pelosi ability Research with intellectual disabilities

Department of Education Rehabilitation Services & Dis- Camp High Hopes, Sioux City, IA, for a year-round camp for children $300,000 Harkin ability Research with disabilities

Department of Education Rehabilitation Services & Dis- Deaf Blind Service Center, Seattle, WA, for training programs and ma- $200,000 Murray ability Research terials for support service providers who assist deaf blind individ- uals with employment and independent living

Department of Education Rehabilitation Services & Dis- Elwyn, Inc., Aston, PA, for job training and education programs for in- $100,000 Specter ability Research dividuals with disabilities

Department of Education Rehabilitation Services & Dis- Enable America, Inc., Tampa, FL, for civic/citizenship demonstration $600,000 Harkin ability Research project for disabled adults

Department of Education Rehabilitation Services & Dis- Intellectual Disabilities Education Association, Inc., Bridgeport, CT, for $225,000 Himes Dodd ability Research IDEA Learning Center programming

Department of Education Rehabilitation Services & Dis- Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL for a training program to pre- $600,000 Foster ability Research pare instructors to work with visually impaired veterans, which may include scholarships

Department of Education Rehabilitation Services & Dis- Opportunity Enterprises, Inc., Valparaiso, IN for its adult day program, $150,000 Visclosky ability Research which may include equipment

Department of Education Rehabilitation Services & Dis- Southern California Rehabilitation Services, Downey, CA for computer $100,000 Roybal-Allard ability Research and Internet training for individuals with disabilities, which may include equipment

Department of Education Rehabilitation Services & Dis- Southside Training, Employment and Placement Services, Inc., $300,000 Perriello ability Research Farmville, VA for training, employment services, and placement as- sistance for persons with disabilities, which may include equip- ment

Department of Education Rehabilitation Services & Dis- Special Olympics of Rhode Island, Warwick, RI for delivering programs $200,000 Kennedy ability Research and promoting physical fitness among individuals with disabilities

Department of Education Rehabilitation Services & Dis- Supporting Autism and Families Everywhere, Wilkes-Barre, PA, for vo- $100,000 Specter ability Research cational services and program support

Department of Education Rehabilitation Services & Dis- Vocational Guidance Services-- Painesville Center, Painesville, OH for $100,000 LaTourette Voinovich ability Research the Training Enhancements Promoting Jobs for Ohioans with Dis- abilities project

Department of Education Rehabilitation Services & Dis- Wisconsin Coalition of Independent Living Centers, Inc., Madison, WI $150,000 Baldwin ability Research for its Increase Vets’ Independence Initiative to provide inde- pendent living services to disabled veterans

Department of Health & Human Serv- Administration for Children and Addison County Parent Child Center, Middlebury, VT, to support and $100,000 Sanders ices Families (ACF)—Child Abuse expand parental education activities Prevention

Department of Health & Human Serv- Administration for Children and County of Contra Costa, Martinez, CA for an initiative for children and $550,000 Tauscher; McNerney Boxer ices Families (ACF)—Child Abuse adolescents exposed to domestic violence Prevention

Department of Health & Human Serv- Administration for Children and Douglas County C.A.R.E.S., Roseburg, OR for the Kids in Common pro- $300,000 DeFazio Wyden; Merkely ices Families (ACF)—Child Abuse gram to provide services to abused and neglected children Prevention

Department of Health & Human Serv- Administration for Children and Klingberg Family Centers, Hartford, CT, for child abuse prevention and $125,000 Dodd; Lieberman ices Families (ACF)—Child Abuse intervention services Prevention

Department of Health & Human Serv- Administration for Children and Marcus Autism Center, Atlanta, GA for an autism initiative $300,000 Kingston; Barrow; Bishop (GA); ices Families (ACF)—Child Abuse Lewis (GA) Prevention

Department of Health & Human Serv- Administration for Children and Oregon Association of Relief Nurseries, Medford, OR, to provide early $100,000 Merkley; Wyden ices Families (ACF)—Child Abuse childhood development and education for children at risk of abuse Prevention and neglect

Department of Health & Human Serv- Administration for Children and Parents Anonymous, Inc, Claremont, CA, for a national parent helpline $500,000 Gillibrand; Boxer; Lautenberg; ices Families (ACF)—Child Abuse to prevent child abuse and neglect Lincoln; Menendez; Schumer; Prevention Stabenow; Wyden; Levin

Department of Health & Human Serv- Administration for Children and Prevent Child Abuse Vermont, Montpelier, VT, to expand the SAFE-T $500,000 Leahy ices Families (ACF)—Child Abuse Prevention Program Prevention

Department of Health & Human Serv- Administration for Children and University of California, Merced/The Great Valley Center, Merced, CA $300,000 Cardoza ices Families (ACF)—Child Abuse for child abuse prevention education services Prevention

Department of Health & Human Serv- Administration for Children and Wynona’s House, Newark, NJ, for a child sexual abuse intervention $400,000 Payne Lautenberg; Menendez ices Families (ACF)—Child Abuse program Prevention

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Department of Health & Human Serv- Administration for Children and 211 Maine, Inc, Portland, ME, to provide for telephone connections to $150,000 Snowe ices Families (ACF)—Social Services community health and social services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Administration for Children and Asian Pacific Women, Los Angeles, CA for a domestic violence preven- $50,000 Schiff ices Families (ACF)—Social Services tion and education initiative

Department of Health & Human Serv- Administration for Children and AVANCE, Inc, San Antonio, TX, for a parent-child education program $200,000 Gonzalez Bingaman; Tom Udall ices Families (ACF)—Social Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Administration for Children and Barry University, Miami Shores, FL for the Center for Community Serv- $300,000 Diaz-Balart, Lincoln; Meek (FL) ices Families (ACF)—Social Services ices Initiatives

Department of Health & Human Serv- Administration for Children and Beth El House, Alexandria, VA for housing and social services to for- $200,000 Moran (VA) ices Families (ACF)—Social Services merly homeless single mothers and their families

Department of Health & Human Serv- Administration for Children and Bethany House, Laredo, TX for equipment and job training resources $230,000 Cuellar ices Families (ACF)—Social Services to help the unemployed find gainful employment

Department of Health & Human Serv- Administration for Children and Bethel’s Place, Houston, TX for the Heavenly Hands community project $100,000 Green, Al ices Families (ACF)—Social Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Administration for Children and Beyond Shelter, Los Angeles, CA for a crisis intervention demonstra- $400,000 Waters ices Families (ACF)—Social Services tion project

Department of Health & Human Serv- Administration for Children and Campus Kitchens Project, Washington, DC, for services to the home- $75,000 Kennedy; Kerry; Kirk ices Families (ACF)—Social Services less community

Department of Health & Human Serv- Administration for Children and Chabad of South Bay, Lomita, CA for a project to improve services for $370,000 Harman ices Families (ACF)—Social Services youth and families in crisis

Department of Health & Human Serv- Administration for Children and Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters Health System, Norfolk, $500,000 Nye Webb ices Families (ACF)—Social Services VA for a comprehensive program to treat abused children

Department of Health & Human Serv- Administration for Children and City of Bellevue, WA for the Wrap-Around Services program $375,000 Reichert Murray ices Families (ACF)—Social Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Administration for Children and City of Emeryville, CA for early childhood development, counseling, $250,000 Lee (CA) ices Families (ACF)—Social Services and related services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Administration for Children and City of Ft. Worth, TX for the Early Childhood Matters Initiative $425,000 Burgess ices Families (ACF)—Social Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Administration for Children and City of Norwich, CT for services to pregnant and parenting adoles- $85,000 Courtney ices Families (ACF)—Social Services cents and their families

Department of Health & Human Serv- Administration for Children and City of San Jose, CA, for early childhood education improvement $300,000 Honda Feinstein ices Families (ACF)—Social Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Administration for Children and Connecticut Council of Family Service Agencies, Wethersfield, CT, for $200,000 DeLauro Dodd; Lieberman ices Families (ACF)—Social Services a Family Development Network

Department of Health & Human Serv- Administration for Children and Connecting for Children and Families, Inc, Woonsocket, RI, to provide $300,000 Reed; Whitehouse ices Families (ACF)—Social Services training and assistance to economically challenged families

Department of Health & Human Serv- Administration for Children and Council of Peoples Organization, Brooklyn, NY for the Community $150,000 Weiner ices Families (ACF)—Social Services Youth Program

Department of Health & Human Serv- Administration for Children and County of Monterey, Salinas, CA, for the Silver Star Gang Prevention $1,500,000 Farr Feinstein ices Families (ACF)—Social Services and Intervention program

Department of Health & Human Serv- Administration for Children and Easter Seals of Southern Georgia, Albany, GA for respite services for $100,000 Bishop (GA) ices Families (ACF)—Social Services children who are developmentally disabled, have autism, or are medically fragile

Department of Health & Human Serv- Administration for Children and Erie Neighborhood House, Chicago, IL, for an initiative addressing the $250,000 Durbin ices Families (ACF)—Social Services needs of low-income children with emotional or behavioral difficul- ties

Department of Health & Human Serv- Administration for Children and Eva’s Place, Sandusky, MI for domestic violence service programs $200,000 Miller (MI) ices Families (ACF)—Social Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Administration for Children and First 5 Alameda County, San Leandro, CA for its children’s screening, $500,000 Stark ices Families (ACF)—Social Services assessment, referral, and treatment initiative

Department of Health & Human Serv- Administration for Children and Friends Association for Care and Protection of Children, West Chester, $100,000 Specter ices Families (ACF)—Social Services PA, for emergency services for homeless families

Department of Health & Human Serv- Administration for Children and Glenwood School for Boys and Girls, Glenwood, IL for housing support $350,000 Jackson (IL) ices Families (ACF)—Social Services and educational and social skills development programs

Department of Health & Human Serv- Administration for Children and Greater New Britain Teen Pregnancy Prevention, Inc., New Britain, CT $100,000 Murphy (CT) ices Families (ACF)—Social Services for teen pregnancy prevention services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Administration for Children and Gregory House Programs, Honolulu, HI for a comprehensive homeless- $100,000 Abercrombie ices Families (ACF)—Social Services ness prevention program for people living with HIV/AIDS

Department of Health & Human Serv- Administration for Children and Homeless Prenatal Program, San Francisco CA for case management $400,000 Pelosi ices Families (ACF)—Social Services and supportive services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Administration for Children and Hope Institute for Children and Families, Springfield, IL for facilities $100,000 Shimkus ices Families (ACF)—Social Services and equipment

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Requester(s) Agency Account Project Amount House Senate

Department of Health & Human Serv- Administration for Children and Horizons for Homeless Children, Boston, MA for programs for homeless $730,000 Capuano Kennedy; Kerry; Kirk ices Families (ACF)—Social Services children

Department of Health & Human Serv- Administration for Children and Human Services Coalition of Tompkins County, Inc., Ithaca, NY for 2- $50,000 Arcuri ices Families (ACF)—Social Services 1-1 Tompkins to provide access to social services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Administration for Children and Huron County Safe Place, Bad Axe, MI for domestic violence service $150,000 Miller (MI) ices Families (ACF)—Social Services programs

Department of Health & Human Serv- Administration for Children and Jewish Community Council of Canarsie, Brooklyn, NY for services for $300,000 Towns ices Families (ACF)—Social Services at-risk Holocaust survivors

Department of Health & Human Serv- Administration for Children and Lapeer Area Citizens Against Domestic Assault, Lapeer, MI for domes- $200,000 Miller (MI) ices Families (ACF)—Social Services tic violence service programs

Department of Health & Human Serv- Administration for Children and Larkin Street Youth Services, San Francisco, CA for homeless and run- $300,000 Pelosi ices Families (ACF)—Social Services away youth services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Administration for Children and LifeStyles of Maryland, Inc., La Plata, MD for its Safe Nights Program $60,000 Hoyer ices Families (ACF)—Social Services for homeless and disadvantaged populations

Department of Health & Human Serv- Administration for Children and Little Friends, Inc., Naperville, IL for an autism initiative $200,000 Biggert ices Families (ACF)—Social Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Administration for Children and Make the Road New York, Jackson Heights, NY for support services for $300,000 Crowley Schumer ices Families (ACF)—Social Services low-income and working families

Department of Health & Human Serv- Administration for Children and Michigan Association Of United Ways, Lansing, MI, to provide work $200,000 Schauer Levin; Stabenow ices Families (ACF)—Social Services supports through a statewide 2-1-1 system

Department of Health & Human Serv- Administration for Children and Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services, Rock- $200,000 Edwards (MD) ices Families (ACF)—Social Services ville, MD for community based service delivery and outreach

Department of Health & Human Serv- Administration for Children and National Energy Assistance Directors’ Association, Washington, DC for $200,000 DeLauro ices Families (ACF)—Social Services research and information dissemination related to the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program

Department of Health & Human Serv- Administration for Children and North Ward Center, Newark, NJ for comprehensive services for people $400,000 Sires ices Families (ACF)—Social Services with autism spectrum disorders

Department of Health & Human Serv- Administration for Children and Pathways PA, Holmes, PA for services for pregnant and parenting $150,000 Sestak Specter ices Families (ACF)—Social Services teens

Department of Health & Human Serv- Administration for Children and Pierce County Alliance, Tacoma, WA for a program to expedite the $150,000 Dicks ices Families (ACF)—Social Services permanent placement of child victims of parental abuse or neglect

Department of Health & Human Serv- Administration for Children and Polaris Project, Washington, DC for the New Jersey Trafficking Inter- $250,000 Smith (NJ) ices Families (ACF)—Social Services vention Program

Department of Health & Human Serv- Administration for Children and Prince George’s County, Upper Marlboro, MD for a program for transi- $165,000 Van Hollen; Edwards (MD) Cardin ices Families (ACF)—Social Services tion aged youth

Department of Health & Human Serv- Administration for Children and Provo City, UT, for a mentoring program for at-risk families $350,000 Bennett; Hatch ices Families (ACF)—Social Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Administration for Children and Safe Horizons, Port Huron, MI for domestic violence service programs $200,000 Miller (MI) ices Families (ACF)—Social Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Administration for Children and Salvation Army San Bernardino Center for Worship and Service, San $160,000 Lewis (CA) ices Families (ACF)—Social Services Bernardino, CA for the Support Family Services Program

Department of Health & Human Serv- Administration for Children and Santa Clara Family Health Plan, Campbell, CA for a program to $300,000 Honda ices Families (ACF)—Social Services transfer medically fragile and severely developmentally disabled in- dividuals from an institutional setting

Department of Health & Human Serv- Administration for Children and SingleStop USA, New York, NY, to help low-income families and indi- $150,000 Lautenberg; Menendez ices Families (ACF)—Social Services viduals in New Jersey access available services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Administration for Children and SingleStop USA, San Francisco, CA for a program to increase low-in- $100,000 Pelosi ices Families (ACF)—Social Services come households’ access to social services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Administration for Children and Somerset Home for Temporarily Displaced Children, Bridgewater, NJ $400,000 Holt Lautenberg; Menendez ices Families (ACF)—Social Services for a transitional/permanent housing program for youth who have aged out of foster care

Department of Health & Human Serv- Administration for Children and Susanna Wesley Family Learning Center, East Prairie, MO to assist at- $250,000 Emerson ices Families (ACF)—Social Services risk youth and their families

Department of Health & Human Serv- Administration for Children and TLC for Children and Families, Inc, Olathe, KS, for youth transitional $200,000 Moore (KS) Brownback; Roberts ices Families (ACF)—Social Services living programs

Department of Health & Human Serv- Administration for Children and United Methodist Children’s Home of Alabama and West Florida, $100,000 Aderholt Sessions ices Families (ACF)—Social Services Selma, AL, for expansion and related expenses for children’s serv- ices

Department of Health & Human Serv- Administration for Children and United Way Anchorage, Anchorage, AK, for the Alaska 2-1-1 referral $100,000 Begich; Murkowski ices Families (ACF)—Social Services system

Department of Health & Human Serv- Administration for Children and United Way of Central Maryland, Baltimore, MD, to provide social $800,000 Ruppersberger Mikulski ices Families (ACF)—Social Services services through the 2-1-1 Maryland Program

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Requester(s) Agency Account Project Amount House Senate

Department of Health & Human Serv- Administration for Children and United Way of the Capital Area, Jackson, MS, for 2-1-1 Mississippi $400,000 Cochran ices Families (ACF)—Social Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Administration for Children and University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL for the West Alabama Autism $355,000 Bonner ices Families (ACF)—Social Services Outreach Center

Department of Health & Human Serv- Administration for Children and University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg, MO for services for peo- $280,000 Skelton ices Families (ACF)—Social Services ple with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Department of Health & Human Serv- Administration for Children and University of Toledo, Toledo, OH for services for persons with autism $500,000 Kaptur ices Families (ACF)—Social Services and research on autism spectrum disorders

Department of Health & Human Serv- Administration for Children and Washington Asset Building Coalition, Olympia, WA, to expand financial $100,000 Murray ices Families (ACF)—Social Services education and counseling services to low-income residents

Department of Health & Human Serv- Administration for Children and Washington Information Network, Renton, WA, to improve and expand $100,000 Murray ices Families (ACF)—Social Services 2-1-1 referral services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Administration for Children and Wayne County Department of Children and Family Services, Detroit, MI $150,000 Conyers; Kilpatrick (MI) Levin; Stabenow ices Families (ACF)—Social Services for the Kids-TALK forensic interviewing project

Department of Health & Human Serv- Administration for Children and YWCA of Monterey County, Monterey, CA for expansion of direct serv- $250,000 Farr ices Families (ACF)—Social Services ices and prevention programs to combat domestic and gang vio- lence

Department of Health & Human Serv- Administration on Aging (AOA) Catholic Charities Hawaii, Honolulu, HI for an independent living dem- $400,000 Abercrombie ices onstration project

Department of Health & Human Serv- Administration on Aging (AOA) Center on Halsted, Chicago, IL for wellness services for seniors $475,000 Quigley ices

Department of Health & Human Serv- Administration on Aging (AOA) City of Fremont, CA for training, coordination, and outreach to ad- $150,000 Stark ices dress the needs of seniors

Department of Health & Human Serv- Administration on Aging (AOA) City of Long Beach, CA for a program to coordinate senior services $100,000 Richardson ices and activities within the region

Department of Health & Human Serv- Administration on Aging (AOA) County of Ventura, CA for an elder abuse prevention and treatment $654,000 Gallegly ices program

Department of Health & Human Serv- Administration on Aging (AOA) Family Caregiver Alliance, San Francisco, CA for a National Resource $500,000 Pelosi ices Center on Family Caregiving

Department of Health & Human Serv- Administration on Aging (AOA) Gallagher Outreach Program Inc, Sunnyside, NY, for outreach and so- $200,000 Schumer ices cial services to elderly Irish immigrants

Department of Health & Human Serv- Administration on Aging (AOA) Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Minneapolis, Minnetonka, MN $250,000 Paulsen; Ellison Franken ices for the Family Caregiver Access Network Demonstration Project

Department of Health & Human Serv- Administration on Aging (AOA) Jewish Family Service of Central New Jersey, Elizabeth, NJ for an $300,000 Lance; Sires Lautenberg; Menendez ices aging-in-place demonstration

Department of Health & Human Serv- Administration on Aging (AOA) Jewish Family Service of Metropolitan Detroit, West Bloomfield, MI for $200,000 Peters Levin; Stabenow ices a family caregiver services development project

Department of Health & Human Serv- Administration on Aging (AOA) Jewish Family Service of Somerset, Hunterdon and Warren Counties, $225,000 Lance Menendez ices Somerville, NJ for an aging-in-place demonstration

Department of Health & Human Serv- Administration on Aging (AOA) Jewish Family Services of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, for community- $300,000 Bennett; Hatch ices based caregiver services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Administration on Aging (AOA) Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta, Atlanta, GA, for services at a $100,000 Lewis (GA) Chambliss ices naturally occurring retirement community

Department of Health & Human Serv- Administration on Aging (AOA) Lifespan of Greater Rochester, Inc, Rochester, NY, for activities to $100,000 Schumer ices prevent elder abuse

Department of Health & Human Serv- Administration on Aging (AOA) Mosaic, Garden City, KS, for the legacy senior services initiative $350,000 Moran (KS) Brownback; Roberts ices

Department of Health & Human Serv- Administration on Aging (AOA) NORC Supportive Services Center, Inc., New York, NY for a program to $500,000 Nadler (NY) ices provide medical products and services to seniors

Department of Health & Human Serv- Administration on Aging (AOA) Rebuilding Together, Inc., Washington, DC for the Safe at Home falls $350,000 Hoyer ices prevention initiative

Department of Health & Human Serv- Administration on Aging (AOA) Stetson University College of Law, Gulfport, FL for a demonstration $100,000 Young (FL) ices program to educate seniors on economic issues

Department of Health & Human Serv- Administration on Aging (AOA) UJA Federation of Northern New Jersey, Paramus, NJ for an aging-in- $200,000 Garrett (NJ); Pascrell; Rothman Lautenberg; Menendez ices place program (NJ)

Department of Health & Human Serv- Administration on Aging (AOA) United Jewish Communities of MetroWestNJ, Whippany, NJ for the Life- $100,000 Pascrell Lautenberg; Menendez ices long Involvement for Vital Elders independent aging demonstration program

Department of Health & Human Serv- Administration on Aging (AOA) Washoe County Senior Services, Carson City, NV, for the RSVP Home $195,000 Reid ices Companion Senior Respite Care Program

Department of Health & Human Serv- Administration on Aging (AOA) Westminster Village, Allentown, PA for the Demential Leadership Ini- $225,000 Dent ices tiative Program

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Requester(s) Agency Account Project Amount House Senate

Department of Health & Human Serv- Centers for Disease Control and Access Community Health Network, Chicago, IL for a program to re- $200,000 Jackson (IL); Schakowsky ices Prevention (CDC) duce cancer disparities through comprehensive early detection

Department of Health & Human Serv- Centers for Disease Control and AIDS Community Resources, Inc, Syracuse, NY, for HIV/AIDS education $300,000 Maffei Schumer ices Prevention (CDC) and prevention

Department of Health & Human Serv- Centers for Disease Control and Alameda County Department of Public Health, Office of AIDS, Oakland, $300,000 Lee (CA) ices Prevention (CDC) CA for an HIV/AIDS prevention and testing initiative

Department of Health & Human Serv- Centers for Disease Control and Alliance for the Prudent Use of Antibiotics, Boston, MA for a com- $100,000 Lynch ices Prevention (CDC) prehensive program to review antibiotic resistance trends, interven- tions, and prevention methods, including a public information campaign

Department of Health & Human Serv- Centers for Disease Control and Allina Hospitals and Clinics, Minneapolis, MN for a heart disease pre- $250,000 Walz Franken ices Prevention (CDC) vention program

Department of Health & Human Serv- Centers for Disease Control and American Red Cross, San Juan, PR for testing the Puerto Rico blood $400,000 Pierluisi ices Prevention (CDC) supply for the dengue virus

Department of Health & Human Serv- Centers for Disease Control and Betty Jean Kerr Peoples Health Center, St. Louis, MO for the prostate $150,000 Clay ices Prevention (CDC) cancer screening program

Department of Health & Human Serv- Centers for Disease Control and Broward County, Ft. Lauderdale, FL for a pediatric mortality public $275,000 Hastings (FL) ices Prevention (CDC) awareness campaign

Department of Health & Human Serv- Centers for Disease Control and Center for International Rehabilitation, Washington, DC, for the dis- $150,000 Harkin ices Prevention (CDC) ability rights monitor program

Department of Health & Human Serv- Centers for Disease Control and Children’s Health Fund, New York, NY for health assessments, out- $100,000 Rangel Gillibrand ices Prevention (CDC) reach, and education services for children and their families

Department of Health & Human Serv- Centers for Disease Control and City of Laredo, TX for a community health assessment $200,000 Cuellar ices Prevention (CDC)

Department of Health & Human Serv- Centers for Disease Control and Community Health Centers in Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, for the Childhood $200,000 Inouye; Akaka ices Prevention (CDC) Rural Asthma Project

Department of Health & Human Serv- Centers for Disease Control and County of Essex, Newark, NJ, for diabetes prevention and management $125,000 Rothman (NJ); Sires Menendez; Lautenberg ices Prevention (CDC) program for severely mentally ill individuals

Department of Health & Human Serv- Centers for Disease Control and County of Marin, San Rafael, CA for research and analysis related to $200,000 Woolsey ices Prevention (CDC) breast cancer incidence and mortality in the county and breast cancer screening

Department of Health & Human Serv- Centers for Disease Control and East Carolina University, Greenville, NC for a program to reduce $400,000 Butterfield Hagan; Burr ices Prevention (CDC) health disparities through chronic disease management

Department of Health & Human Serv- Centers for Disease Control and Eastern Maine Health Systems, Brewer, ME, for emergency prepared- $640,000 Collins; Snowe ices Prevention (CDC) ness planning and equipment

Department of Health & Human Serv- Centers for Disease Control and El Puente, Inc., Brooklyn, NY for a youth and family wellness program $500,000 Velazquez ices Prevention (CDC)

Department of Health & Human Serv- Centers for Disease Control and Family Hospice and Palliative Care, Pittsburgh, PA for the Center for $100,000 Murphy, Tim Specter ices Prevention (CDC) Compassionate Care Education Outreach program

Department of Health & Human Serv- Centers for Disease Control and Friends of the Congressional Glaucoma Caucus Foundation, Lake Suc- $50,000 Moran (VA) ices Prevention (CDC) cess, NY for glaucoma screenings in Northern Virginia

Department of Health & Human Serv- Centers for Disease Control and Ft. Valley State University, Ft. Valley, GA for a food and nutrition edu- $100,000 Bishop (GA) ices Prevention (CDC) cation program (EFNEP) aimed at curbing obesity, particularly among young minorities

Department of Health & Human Serv- Centers for Disease Control and Haitian American Association Against Cancer, Inc., Miami, FL for can- $300,000 Meek (FL) ices Prevention (CDC) cer education, outreach, screening, and related programs

Department of Health & Human Serv- Centers for Disease Control and Healthy People Northeast Pennsylvania Initiative, Clarks Summit, PA, $100,000 Specter ices Prevention (CDC) for obesity prevention and education programs

Department of Health & Human Serv- Centers for Disease Control and Huntington Breast Cancer Action Coalition, Huntington, NY for pro- $100,000 Israel Schumer ices Prevention (CDC) viding services and programs to underserved populations on how to reduce the risks of cancer

Department of Health & Human Serv- Centers for Disease Control and Inland Northwest Health Services, Spokane, WA for a public health $350,000 McMorris Rodgers ices Prevention (CDC) surveillance initiative

Department of Health & Human Serv- Centers for Disease Control and International Rett Syndrome Foundation, Cincinnati, OH for education $180,000 Hoyer ices Prevention (CDC) and awareness programs regarding Rett Syndrome

Department of Health & Human Serv- Centers for Disease Control and Iowa Chronic Care Consortium/Des Moines University, Des Moines, IA $200,000 Latham; Boswell Harkin; Grassley ices Prevention (CDC) for a preventive health initiative

Department of Health & Human Serv- Centers for Disease Control and Kalihi-Palama Health Center, Honolulu, HI, for outreach, screening $150,000 Inouye; Akaka ices Prevention (CDC) and education related to renal disease

Department of Health & Human Serv- Centers for Disease Control and Kaweah Delta Hospital Foundation, Visalia, CA, for a comprehensive $100,000 Boxer ices Prevention (CDC) asthma management program

Department of Health & Human Serv- Centers for Disease Control and La Familia Medical Center, Santa Fe, NM, for diabetes education and $100,000 Bingaman; Tom Udall ices Prevention (CDC) outreach

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Requester(s) Agency Account Project Amount House Senate

Department of Health & Human Serv- Centers for Disease Control and Latino Health Access, Santa Ana, CA for a youth obesity prevention $150,000 Sanchez, Loretta ices Prevention (CDC) program

Department of Health & Human Serv- Centers for Disease Control and Lupus LA, Los Angeles, CA for increasing public awareness of lupus $250,000 Roybal-Allard ices Prevention (CDC)

Department of Health & Human Serv- Centers for Disease Control and Mario Lemieux Foundation, Bridgeville, PA for the Hodgkin’s Disease $100,000 Murphy, Tim ices Prevention (CDC) Patient and Public Education Outreach Initiative

Department of Health & Human Serv- Centers for Disease Control and Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center, Baton Rouge, LA, to expand early $600,000 Scalise Vitter; Landrieu ices Prevention (CDC) detection cancer screening

Department of Health & Human Serv- Centers for Disease Control and Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN for a program to $400,000 Gordon (TN) ices Prevention (CDC) improve the physical fitness of children and adolescents in Middle Tennessee

Department of Health & Human Serv- Centers for Disease Control and Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD for a program to understand $200,000 Cummings ices Prevention (CDC) the social determinants and the impact of health disparities on the health of urban and underserved populations

Department of Health & Human Serv- Centers for Disease Control and National Marfan Foundation, Port Washington, NY for an awareness $250,000 Ackerman ices Prevention (CDC) and education campaign for Marfan Syndrome

Department of Health & Human Serv- Centers for Disease Control and Nevada Cancer Institute, Las Vegas, NV for cancer education and out- $600,000 Berkley; Titus Reid ices Prevention (CDC) reach services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Centers for Disease Control and New York Junior Tennis League, Woodside, NY for a childhood obesity $250,000 Crowley ices Prevention (CDC) program for high-risk youth from low-income families

Department of Health & Human Serv- Centers for Disease Control and Northeast Regional Cancer Institute, Scranton, PA, for a regional can- $100,000 Carney; Kanjorski Specter; Casey ices Prevention (CDC) cer registry

Department of Health & Human Serv- Centers for Disease Control and Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL, for the development of a $200,000 Gutierrez; Jackson (IL) Durbin; Burris ices Prevention (CDC) comprehensive diabetic program

Department of Health & Human Serv- Centers for Disease Control and Ohio University, Athens, OH, for diabetes outreach and education in $200,000 Voinovich; Brown ices Prevention (CDC) rural areas

Department of Health & Human Serv- Centers for Disease Control and Padres Contra El Cancer, Los Angeles, CA for educational resources $250,000 Berman ices Prevention (CDC) and outreach programs to serve families with children with cancer

Department of Health & Human Serv- Centers for Disease Control and PE4life Foundation, Kansas City, MO, for expansion and assessment $300,000 Harkin ices Prevention (CDC) of PE4life programs across Iowa

Department of Health & Human Serv- Centers for Disease Control and Pednet Coalition, Inc, Columbia, MO, for obesity prevention programs $500,000 Bond ices Prevention (CDC)

Department of Health & Human Serv- Centers for Disease Control and Penn State University, Milton S Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, $100,000 Specter ices Prevention (CDC) for a stroke prevention program

Department of Health & Human Serv- Centers for Disease Control and Polycystic Kidney Disease Foundation, Kansas City, MO for developing $100,000 Wasserman Schultz ices Prevention (CDC) education and awareness programs about chronic kidney disease

Department of Health & Human Serv- Centers for Disease Control and Prevent Blindness Florida, Tampa, FL for the See the Difference Vision $200,000 Bilirakis; Boyd; Grayson Nelson, Bill ices Prevention (CDC) Screening Program

Department of Health & Human Serv- Centers for Disease Control and Puerto Rican Cultural Center, Chicago, IL for an HIV/AIDS outreach $100,000 Gutierrez; Quigley ices Prevention (CDC) and education program

Department of Health & Human Serv- Centers for Disease Control and Pulmonary Hypertension Association, Silver Spring, MD for a pul- $250,000 Brady (TX) ices Prevention (CDC) monary hypertension prevention and awareness initiative

Department of Health & Human Serv- Centers for Disease Control and San Antonio Metropolitan Health District, San Antonio, TX for a pro- $500,000 Gonzalez ices Prevention (CDC) gram to assess the health behaviors of the Kelly community and address health issues such as lead poisoning, asthma, and indoor pollutants

Department of Health & Human Serv- Centers for Disease Control and Schneider Children’s Hospital, New Hyde Park, NY for comprehensive $300,000 McCarthy (NY) ices Prevention (CDC) Diamond Blackfan Anemia awareness and surveillance

Department of Health & Human Serv- Centers for Disease Control and Shelby County Community Services, Memphis, TN for an infant mor- $200,000 Cohen ices Prevention (CDC) tality prevention and education program

Department of Health & Human Serv- Centers for Disease Control and Silent Spring Institute, Newton, MA for studies of the impact of envi- $350,000 Delahunt Kennedy; Kerry; Kirk ices Prevention (CDC) ronmental pollutants on breast cancer and women’s health

Department of Health & Human Serv- Centers for Disease Control and South Carolina HIV/AIDS Council, Columbia, SC for an HIV/AIDS pre- $200,000 Clyburn ices Prevention (CDC) vention program

Department of Health & Human Serv- Centers for Disease Control and South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD, for research on health $150,000 Herseth Sandlin Johnson; Thune ices Prevention (CDC) promotion

Department of Health & Human Serv- Centers for Disease Control and Spinal Muscular Atrophy Foundation, New York, NY, for outreach, pa- $500,000 Harkin; Schumer ices Prevention (CDC) tient education and registries

Department of Health & Human Serv- Centers for Disease Control and State of Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Balti- $1,200,000 Cummings; Edwards (MD) Mikulski; Cardin ices Prevention (CDC) more, MD, for the Unified Oral Health Education Message Cam- paign

Department of Health & Human Serv- Centers for Disease Control and Texas AgriLife Extension Service, College Station, TX for a youth obe- $300,000 Granger ices Prevention (CDC) sity prevention initiative

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Requester(s) Agency Account Project Amount House Senate

Department of Health & Human Serv- Centers for Disease Control and Texas Tech University Health Science Center, Lubbock, TX for the West $200,000 Conaway ices Prevention (CDC) Texas Center for Influenza Research, Education and Treatment

Department of Health & Human Serv- Centers for Disease Control and Thundermist Health Center, Woonsocket, RI for the active teen chal- $200,000 Kennedy Reed; Whitehouse ices Prevention (CDC) lenge project to reduce childhood obesity

Department of Health & Human Serv- Centers for Disease Control and UMOS, Inc., Milwaukee, WI for a teen pregnancy and sexually trans- $100,000 Moore (WI) ices Prevention (CDC) mitted infections prevention program

Department of Health & Human Serv- Centers for Disease Control and University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, to develop an en- $450,000 Fortenberry Ben Nelson ices Prevention (CDC) vironmental health informatics database

Department of Health & Human Serv- Centers for Disease Control and University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno, NV, to establish a dia- $800,000 Reid ices Prevention (CDC) betes management program

Department of Health & Human Serv- Centers for Disease Control and University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM for a prevention program $350,000 Heinrich Bingaman; Udall, Tom ices Prevention (CDC) aimed at reducing diabetes-related heart and blood vessel dis- eases in New Mexico

Department of Health & Human Serv- Centers for Disease Control and University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, for a racial disparities $300,000 Price (NC) Burr; Hagan ices Prevention (CDC) and cardiovascular disease initiative

Department of Health & Human Serv- Centers for Disease Control and University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX for a $500,000 Green, Al; Jackson-Lee (TX) ices Prevention (CDC) comprehensive cancer control program to address the needs of mi- nority and medically underserved populations

Department of Health & Human Serv- Centers for Disease Control and University of Texas-Pan American, Edinburg, TX for research and edu- $250,000 Hinojosa ices Prevention (CDC) cation activities at the South Texas Border Health Disparities Cen- ter

Department of Health & Human Serv- Centers for Disease Control and University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Public Health, Milwaukee, $900,000 Moore (WI) Kohl ices Prevention (CDC) WI, to support and expand public health education and outreach programs

Department of Health & Human Serv- Centers for Disease Control and Valentine Boys and Girls Club of Chicago, Chicago, IL for a health $150,000 Lipinski ices Prevention (CDC) and physical education program to prevent obesity and promote healthy development

Department of Health & Human Serv- Centers for Disease Control and Visiting Nurses Association, Council Bluffs, IA for a telehealth initia- $350,000 King (IA) Harkin; Grassley ices Prevention (CDC) tive, including purchase of equipment

Department of Health & Human Serv- Centers for Disease Control and Waterloo Fire Rescue, Waterloo, IA, for FirePALS, a school-based injury $150,000 Harkin ices Prevention (CDC) prevention program

Department of Health & Human Serv- Centers for Disease Control and Watts Healthcare Corporation, Los Angeles, CA for a project to im- $250,000 Sanchez, Linda ices Prevention (CDC) prove breastfeeding rates

Department of Health & Human Serv- Centers for Disease Control and Winston-Salem State University, Winston-Salem, NC, for blood pres- $100,000 Watt Hagan ices Prevention (CDC) sure and obesity screening programs, including training of healthcare professionals

Department of Health & Human Serv- Centers for Disease Control and Yale New Haven Health Center, New Haven, CT, for the Connecticut $150,000 DeLauro Dodd; Lieberman ices Prevention (CDC) Center for Public Health Preparedness

Department of Health & Human Serv- Centers for Disease Control and Youth & Family Services, Inc, Rapid City, SD, for a health promotion $300,000 Johnson; Thune ices Prevention (CDC) program for young men

Department of Health & Human Serv- Centers for Medicare and Med- Bi-State Primary Care Association, Concord, NH, to support uncom- $600,000 Hodes; Shea-Porter Gregg; Shaheen ices icaid Services (CMS)—Re- pensated care to treat uninsured and underinsured patients search & Demonstration

Department of Health & Human Serv- Centers for Medicare and Med- Bi-State Primary Care Association, Montpelier, VT to treat uninsured $100,000 Welch ices icaid Services (CMS)—Re- patients search & Demonstration

Department of Health & Human Serv- Centers for Medicare and Med- Bi-State Primary Care, Concord, NH, for primary care workforce re- $650,000 Hodes; Shea-Porter Gregg; Shaheen ices icaid Services (CMS)—Re- cruitment search & Demonstration

Department of Health & Human Serv- Centers for Medicare and Med- County of Ventura Health Care Agency, Ventura, CA for Medicaid en- $200,000 Capps ices icaid Services (CMS)—Re- rollment programs search & Demonstration

Department of Health & Human Serv- Centers for Medicare and Med- Fond du Lac County, WI for the Save a Smile Program $400,000 Petri ices icaid Services (CMS)—Re- search & Demonstration

Department of Health & Human Serv- Centers for Medicare and Med- Iowa Dental Association, Johnston, IA, for a children’s dental home $250,000 Braley (IA) Harkin ices icaid Services (CMS)—Re- demonstration project in Scott County search & Demonstration

Department of Health & Human Serv- Centers for Medicare and Med- Jewish Healthcare Foundation, Pittsburgh, PA for program to increase $100,000 Doyle ices icaid Services (CMS)—Re- involvement of pharmacists in chronic disease management search & Demonstration

Department of Health & Human Serv- Centers for Medicare and Med- Patient Advocate Foundation, Newport News, VA for a patient assist- $300,000 Scott (VA) Webb ices icaid Services (CMS)—Re- ance program for the uninsured search & Demonstration

Department of Health & Human Serv- Centers for Medicare and Med- University of Mississippi, University, MS, for the Medication Use and $500,000 Cochran ices icaid Services (CMS)—Re- Outcomes Research Group search & Demonstration

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Requester(s) Agency Account Project Amount House Senate

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Adams State College, Alamosa, CO, for facilities and equipment re- $125,000 Salazar Mark Udall; Bennet ices Administration (HRSA)—Health lated to nurse training Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital, Barrington, IL for facilities and $70,000 Bean ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Advocate South Suburban Hospital, Hazel Crest, IL for facilities and $300,000 Jackson (IL) ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Advocates for a Healthy Community, Inc., Springfield, MO for facilities $750,000 Blunt Bond ices Administration (HRSA)—Health and equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Akron Children’s Hospital, Akron, OH for facilities and equipment $250,000 LaTourette ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, Anchorage, AK, for facilities $1,000,000 Murkowski; Begich ices Administration (HRSA)—Health and equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, Anchorage, AK, for training $2,000,000 Murkowski; Begich ices Administration (HRSA)—Health dental health care workers Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Alexandria Neighborhood Health Services, Inc., Alexandria, VA for fa- $500,000 Moran (VA) ices Administration (HRSA)—Health cilities and equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Alivio Medical Center, Chicago, IL, for facilities and equipment $1,000,000 Gutierrez Durbin ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services All Children’s Hospital, St. Petersburg, FL for facilities and equipment $350,000 Bilirakis ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA, for equipment $100,000 Specter ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Allen Institute for Brain Science, Seattle, WA, for equipment $300,000 Inslee; McDermott; Smith (WA) Murray; Cantwell ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Allied Services Foundation, Clarks Summit, PA, for rehabilitation $100,000 Kanjorski Specter; Casey ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Alton Memorial Hospital, Alton, IL for facilities and equipment $250,000 Costello ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Altoona Regional Health System, Altoona, PA, for equipment $100,000 Specter; Casey ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services AMDEC Foundation, New York, NY, for facilities and equipment relat- $100,000 Gillibrand ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ing to medical research Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services American Oncologic Hospital, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, $1,000,000 Hoyer ices Administration (HRSA)—Health PA for facilities and equipment for the American Russian Cancer Facilities and Services Alliance

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services American Optometric Association, Alexandria, VA, to expand vision $500,000 Byrd ices Administration (HRSA)—Health screening programs Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services American Optometric Association, Saint Louis, MO, to expand vision $90,000 Harkin ices Administration (HRSA)—Health screening programs in Iowa Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services American Prosthodontic Society Foundation, Osceola Mills, PA, for $100,000 Specter ices Administration (HRSA)—Health scholarships and program costs related to training in prosthetic Facilities and Services dentistry and clinical prosthodontics

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services American Red Cross Southeastern MI Blood Services Region, Detroit, $200,000 Kilpatrick (MI) Levin; Stabenow ices Administration (HRSA)—Health MI, for blood donation programs Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services American Red Cross, Columbus, OH, for purchase of vehicles to serve $200,000 Brown ices Administration (HRSA)—Health rural areas Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Anchorage Neighborhood Health Center, Anchorage, AK for facilities $100,000 Young (AK) ices Administration (HRSA)—Health and equipment Facilities and Services

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Requester(s) Agency Account Project Amount House Senate

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Anchorage Project Access, Anchorage, AK, for health care coordination $125,000 Begich; Murkowski ices Administration (HRSA)—Health and supplies Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Angelina College, Lufkin, TX for purchase of equipment $200,000 Gohmert Cornyn ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Anna Jacques Hospital, Newburyport, MA, for health information tech- $200,000 Kennedy; Kerry; Kirk ices Administration (HRSA)—Health nology Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Appalachian State University, Boone, NC, for facilities and equipment $100,000 Hagan ices Administration (HRSA)—Health related to rural health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Arcadia Methodist Hospital, Arcadia, CA for an electronic medical $750,000 Dreier ices Administration (HRSA)—Health records initiative Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Arkansas Department of Health, Little Rock, AR, for facilities and $240,000 Lincoln; Pryor ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment at the Marshallese Health Clinic Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Arkansas Methodist Medical Center, Paragould, AR for facilities and $100,000 Berry ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Asher Community Health Center, Fossil, OR, for facilities and equip- $200,000 Wyden; Merkley ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Ashtabula County Council on Aging, Inc., dba Ashtabula Senior Cen- $250,000 LaTourette ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ter, Ashtabula, OH for facilities and equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Asian Health Services, Oakland, CA for facilities and equipment $275,000 Lee (CA) ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Association for Utah Community Health, Salt Lake City, UT for facili- $1,350,000 Matheson Bennett; Hatch ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ties and equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Athol Memorial Hospital, Athol, MA for facilities and equipment $250,000 Olver ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Atlantic Health System, Morristown, NJ for facilities and equipment $750,000 Frelinghuysen Lautenberg; Menendez ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services AtlantiCare, Egg Harbor Township, NJ for facilities and equipment $200,000 LoBiondo Lautenberg; Menendez ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Autism New Jersey, Ewing, NJ, for an autism patient navigator project $100,000 Rothman (NJ); Smith (NJ) Menendez; Lautenberg ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Avis Goodwin Community Health Center, Dover, NH for facilities and $225,000 Shea-Porter Shaheen ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Bacharach Institute for Rehabilitation, Pomona, NJ for facilities and $250,000 LoBiondo Lautenberg ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Bacon County Hospital, Alma, GA for facilities and equipment $993,000 Kingston ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Baltimore Medical System, Baltimore, MD for facilities and equipment $250,000 Sarbanes ices Administration (HRSA)—Health for the Highlandtown Health Living Center Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Baptist Health System, Jacksonville, FL, for equipment $100,000 Bill Nelson ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas, Beaumont, TX for facilities and $200,000 Poe (TX) ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Barnesville Hospital, Barnesville, OH for facilities and equipment $800,000 Wilson (OH) Brown ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Bassett Hospital of Schoharie County dba Cobleskill Regional Hos- $350,000 Tonko ices Administration (HRSA)—Health pital, Cobleskill, NY for facilities and equipment Facilities and Services

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Requester(s) Agency Account Project Amount House Senate

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Baton Rouge General Medical Center, Baton Rouge, LA, for facilities $200,000 Landrieu; Vitter ices Administration (HRSA)—Health and equipment at a nursing facility Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Bay Area Medical Center, Marinette, WI, for health information tech- $900,000 Stupak Kohl ices Administration (HRSA)—Health nology Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Bay Regional Medical Center, Bay City, MI for facilities and equip- $350,000 Kildee Levin; Stabenow ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services BayCare Health System, Clearwater, FL for facilities and equipment $1,000,000 Young (FL) Nelson, Bill ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Bear Lake Memorial Hospital, Montpelier, ID for facilities and equip- $300,000 Simpson Crapo; Risch ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Beebe Medical Center, Lewes, DE, for facilities and equipment $100,000 Castle Carper; Kaufman ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Ben Archer Health Center, Hatch, NM for facilities and equipment $300,000 Teague ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Benefis Health System, Great Falls, MT for facilities and equipment $500,000 Rehberg Baucus; Tester ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology, Boston, MA, for the devel- $100,000 Kennedy; Kerry; Kirk ices Administration (HRSA)—Health opment of health profession training programs Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Bergen Regional Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ, for facilities and $300,000 Lautenberg; Menendez ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Big Springs Medical Association, Inc dba Missouri Highlands Health $1,000,000 Bond ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Care, Ellington, MO, for facilities and equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Billings Clinic, Billings, MT for a rural health outreach program, in- $250,000 Rehberg Baucus; Tester ices Administration (HRSA)—Health cluding facilities and equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Bingham Memorial Hospital, Blackfoot, ID, for facilities and equip- $200,000 Crapo; Risch ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services BioInnovation Institute of Akron, Akron, OH for facilities and equip- $1,000,000 Sutton; LaTourette; Ryan (OH) Voinovich; Brown ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Bisbee Hospital Association, Bisbee, AZ for facilities and equipment $400,000 Giffords ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Bi-State Primary Care Association, Montpelier, VT, for facilities, equip- $125,000 Sanders ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ment and expansion of outreach and education programs Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Blackstone Valley Community Health Care Inc, Pawtucket, RI, for fa- $500,000 Reed; Whitehouse ices Administration (HRSA)—Health cilities and equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA, for facilities and equipment $650,000 Markey (MA) Kennedy; Kerry; Kirk ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Bothwell Region Health Center, Sedalia, MO for facilities and equip- $370,000 Skelton ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Boulder City Hospital, Boulder City, NV, for facilities and equipment $1,000,000 Reid ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Bradley Hospital, East Providence, RI for facilities and equipment $500,000 Kennedy ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency, Coldwater, MI $400,000 Schauer ices Administration (HRSA)—Health for facilities and equipment for a Hillsdale public health dental Facilities and Services clinic

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Bridgeport Hospital, Bridgeport, CT, for facilities and equipment $325,000 Himes Dodd; Lieberman ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

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Requester(s) Agency Account Project Amount House Senate

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Broadlawns Medical Center, Des Moines, IA, for facilities and equip- $500,000 Boswell Harkin; Grassley ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Bronx Regional Health Information Organization, Bronx, NY for facili- $310,000 Engel ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ties and equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center, Bronx, NY for facilities and equipment $600,000 Serrano ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Medical Center, Patchogue, NY for fa- $150,000 Bishop (NY) Schumer ices Administration (HRSA)—Health cilities and equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Brown University, Providence, RI, for facilities and equipment relating $116,000 Langevin Whitehouse; Reed ices Administration (HRSA)—Health to medical education Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Brownsville Community Development Corporation, Brooklyn, NY for fa- $400,000 Clarke ices Administration (HRSA)—Health cilities and equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Butler Hospital, Providence, RI, for equipment relating to Alzheimer’s $200,000 Kennedy; Langevin Reed; Whitehouse ices Administration (HRSA)—Health disease Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Cabell Huntington Hospital Foundation, Huntington, WV for facilities $650,000 Rahall ices Administration (HRSA)—Health and equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Calhoun Liberty Hospital, Blountstown, FL for facilities and equipment $450,000 Boyd ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services California State University Channel Islands, Camarillo, CA for nursing $195,000 Gallegly ices Administration (HRSA)—Health curriculum development, including purchase of equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services California State University San Bernardino, San Bernardino, CA for fa- $100,000 Bono Mack ices Administration (HRSA)—Health cilities and equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services California State University, Bakersfield, CA for purchase of equipment $150,000 McCarthy (CA) ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services California State University, Long Beach, Department of Nursing, Long $200,000 Rohrabacher ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Beach, CA for nursing programs Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Camillus House, Inc., Miami, FL for facilities and equipment $500,000 Ros-Lehtinen; Diaz-Balart, Nelson, Bill ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Mario; Meek (FL); Wasserman Facilities and Services Schultz

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services CARD Clinic, Libby, MT, for facilities and equipment related to an as- $550,000 Rehberg Baucus; Tester ices Administration (HRSA)—Health bestos surveillance initiative Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services CarePartners Foundation, Asheville, NC, for health information sys- $300,000 Shuler Burr ices Administration (HRSA)—Health tems including equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Caribou Memorial Hospital, Soda Springs, ID, for facilities and equip- $100,000 Crapo; Risch ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Caring Health Center, Inc, Springfield, MA, for facilities and equip- $150,000 Kennedy; Kerry; Kirk ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Caritas Christi Health Care, Boston, MA for facilities and equipment $400,000 Lynch ices Administration (HRSA)—Health for Carney Hospital, Dorchester, MA Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Caroline’s Room/Community Foundation of Greater New Haven, New $300,000 DeLauro ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Haven, CT for facilities and equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Cassia Regional Medical Center, Burley, ID, for facilities and equip- $100,000 Crapo; Risch ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Castleton State College, Castleton, VT, for a nursing program, includ- $500,000 Welch Sanders ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ing equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Catholic Charities Free Health Care Center, Pittsburgh, PA, for equip- $100,000 Specter ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ment Facilities and Services

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Requester(s) Agency Account Project Amount House Senate

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Catskill Regional Medical Center, Harris, NY for facilities and equip- $300,000 Hinchey Gillibrand ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, for equipment and $655,000 Feinstein ices Administration (HRSA)—Health supplies for the Institute for Irritable Bowel Syndrome Research Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Centenary College of Louisiana, Shreveport, LA, for facilities and $500,000 Alexander Landrieu; Vitter ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment in health sciences Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Central Piedmont Community College, Charlotte, NC, for facilities and $125,000 Kissell; Watt Hagan ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment at the Health Sciences Simulation Lab Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Central Suffolk Hospital dba Peconic Bay Medical Center, Riverhead, $100,000 Bishop (NY) ices Administration (HRSA)—Health NY for facilities and equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Central Washington Hospital, Wenatchee, WA for facilities and equip- $600,000 Hastings (WA) Cantwell; Murray ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Charles A Dean Memorial Hospital and Nursing Home, Greenville, ME, $250,000 Michaud Collins; Snowe ices Administration (HRSA)—Health for facilities and equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Charles Cole Memorial Hospital, Coudersport, PA, for facilities and $100,000 Specter ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Charles T. Sitrin Health Care Center, New Hartford, NY for facilities $250,000 Arcuri ices Administration (HRSA)—Health and equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Cherry Street Health Services, Grand Rapids, MI, for facilities and $400,000 Ehlers Stabenow; Levin ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Chicago Family Health Project, Chicago, IL for facilities and equip- $250,000 Jackson (IL) ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Chickaloon Native Village, Chickaloon, AK for facilities and equipment $250,000 Young (AK) ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Child Protection Center, Sarasota, FL for facilities and equipment $150,000 Buchanan ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Childersburg Medical Clinic Board, Childersburg, AL for facilities and $200,000 Rogers (AL) ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment at the Regional Diabetic Care and Advanced Wound Facilities and Services Care Center

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Children’s Health Fund, New York, NY, for facilities and equipment at $150,000 Gillibrand ices Administration (HRSA)—Health the South Bronx Health Center for Children and Families Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA, for facilities and equip- $200,000 Bishop (GA); Lewis (GA) Isakson; Chambliss ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Children’s Hospital and Clinics of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN for facili- $675,000 McCollum Klobuchar; Franken ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ties and equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Children’s Hospital of KidsPeace, Orefield, PA, for facilities and equip- $100,000 Specter; Casey ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters Health System, Chesa- $200,000 Forbes Warner ices Administration (HRSA)—Health peake, VA for facilities and equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters, Norfolk, VA for facilities $250,000 Wittman ices Administration (HRSA)—Health and equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Children’s Hospital, Aurora, CO for facilities and equipment $225,000 Perlmutter ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN for $450,000 Paulsen Klobuchar; Franken ices Administration (HRSA)—Health facilities and equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Children’s Institute of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA for facilities and $600,000 Doyle Casey; Specter ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

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Requester(s) Agency Account Project Amount House Senate

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Children’s Medical Center, Dallas, TX, for facilities and equipment $250,000 Hutchison ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, TX, for facilities and $100,000 Hutchison ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Children’s Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL for facilities and equipment $500,000 Bean; Gutierrez; Jackson (IL); Durbin ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Quigley Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Chinese Hospital, San Francisco, CA for facilities and equipment $350,000 Pelosi ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Chippewa Valley Free Clinic, Eau Claire, WI, for electronic health $50,000 Kohl ices Administration (HRSA)—Health record equipment and implementation Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Chippewa Valley Hospital, Durand, WI, for electronic health record $400,000 Kohl ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment and implementation Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services CHOICE Regional Health Network, Olympia, WA for rural health out- $115,000 Smith (WA) ices Administration (HRSA)—Health reach Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services CHRISTUS Health St. Francis Cabrini Hospital, Alexandria, LA for an $400,000 Alexander ices Administration (HRSA)—Health electronic medical records initiative Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services CHRISTUS Health System, Shreveport, LA for a rural health initiative $350,000 Alexander Landrieu; Vitter ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, Cincinnati, OH for facilities and equip- $500,000 Driehaus ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Citizens for a Fair Ferndale, Hazel Park, MI for facilities and equip- $150,000 Levin ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ment for Ferndale Free Clinic Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services City of Anchorage, AK, for facilities and equipment relating to public $125,000 Begich ices Administration (HRSA)—Health health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services City of Bethlehem, PA for facilities and equipment $100,000 Dent ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services City of Hopewell, VA for facilities and equipment $257,000 Forbes ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services City of Ketchikan, AK, for facilities and equipment at Ketchikan Gen- $1,000,000 Murkowski; Begich ices Administration (HRSA)—Health eral Hospital Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services City of New Orleans, LA, for facilities and equipment at a hospital in $1,000,000 Cao Landrieu; Vitter ices Administration (HRSA)—Health New Orleans East Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services City of Pendleton, OR, for facilities and equipment at the Women Vet- $150,000 Merkley; Wyden ices Administration (HRSA)—Health erans Trauma Rehabilitation Center Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services City of Philadelphia, PA for facilities and equipment for electronic $535,000 Schwartz ices Administration (HRSA)—Health health records Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services City of Philadelphia, PA, for equipment to develop an Electronic Pa- $125,000 Casey; Specter ices Administration (HRSA)—Health rental Care Registry Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services City of Springville, AL for facilities and equipment $250,000 Bachus ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services City of Sumter, SC for facilities and equipment for Central Carolina $250,000 Clyburn; Spratt Graham ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Technical College Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services City of Vineland, NJ for facilities and equipment $300,000 LoBiondo ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services City of West Wendover, NV, for equipment for the West Wendover Med- $310,000 Reid ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ical Clinic Facilities and Services

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Requester(s) Agency Account Project Amount House Senate

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Clarian Health and Riley Hospital for Children, Indianapolis, IN for fa- $400,000 Buyer ices Administration (HRSA)—Health cilities and equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Clarian Health, Indianapolis, IN for facilities and equipment $200,000 Carson (IN) ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Clayton County Board of Commissioners, Jonesboro, GA for facilities $350,000 Scott (GA) ices Administration (HRSA)—Health and equipment for Alzheimer’s Disease services Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health, Las Vegas, NV, for $1,300,000 Berkley Reid; Ensign ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Clinica Family Health Services, Lafayette, CO for facilities and equip- $250,000 Polis ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Clinica Sierra Vista, Bakersfield, CA for facilities and equipment $550,000 Costa ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Clinicas de Salud del Pueblo, Inc., Brawley, CA for facilities and $400,000 Filner ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Clinics of Hope, USA, Knoxville, TN for facilities and equipment $200,000 Duncan ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Coastal Bend College, Beeville, TX for facilities and equipment $220,000 Hinojosa ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Coastal Medical Access Project, Brunswick, GA for facilities and $100,000 Kingston ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Cobb County Government, Marietta, GA for facilities and equipment $500,000 Gingrey (GA); Scott (GA) ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Codman Square Health Center, Dorchester, MA, for facilities and $200,000 Kennedy; Kerry; Kirk ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Coeur d’Alene Tribe, Plummer, ID, for facilities and equipment $100,000 Crapo; Risch ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring, NY, for equipment $500,000 Bishop (NY) Gillibrand; Schumer ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services College of Notre Dame of Maryland, Baltimore, MD for facilities and $450,000 Sarbanes ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment for the school of pharmacy Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services College of Southern Maryland, La Plata, MD for facilities and equip- $400,000 Hoyer Cardin ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services College of St. Catherine, St. Paul, MN for health professions training $600,000 McCollum Franken ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services College of St. Scholastica, Duluth, MN for a rural health technology $550,000 Oberstar Klobuchar; Franken ices Administration (HRSA)—Health project Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Collier County, FL for a health care access network for the uninsured, $600,000 Diaz-Balart, Mario ices Administration (HRSA)—Health including purchase of equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Colorado State University—Pueblo, Pueblo, CO, for facilities and $400,000 Salazar Mark Udall ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment related to nurse training Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO for facilities and equipment $500,000 Markey (CO) ices Administration (HRSA)—Health for a biocontainment training facility Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Columbus Community Hospital, Columbus, WI for facilities and equip- $500,000 Baldwin Kohl ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Columbus County Department of Aging and Adult Services, Whiteville, $450,000 McIntyre ices Administration (HRSA)—Health NC for facilities and equipment Facilities and Services

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Requester(s) Agency Account Project Amount House Senate

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Columbus Regional Hospital, Columbus, IN for facilities and equip- $600,000 Hill Lugar ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Commonwealth Medical Education, Scranton, PA, for facilities and $250,000 Casey; Specter ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Community Care Services, Taunton, MA for facilities and equipment $200,000 Frank (MA) ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Community Health Alliance of Pasadena, Pasadena, CA for facilities $100,000 Schiff ices Administration (HRSA)—Health and equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Community Health Center of Franklin County, Inc., Turners Falls, MA $200,000 Olver ices Administration (HRSA)—Health for facilities and equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Community Health Center’s Inc, Middletown, CT, for residency training $225,000 Courtney; DeLauro; Larson (CT); Dodd; Lieberman ices Administration (HRSA)—Health for nurse practitioners Murphy (CT) Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Community Health Centers of the Rutland Region, Bomoseen, VT, for $125,000 Sanders ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Community Health Center’s, Inc, Middletown, CT, for facilities and $100,000 Dodd; Lieberman ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Community Health Development, Inc., Uvalde, TX for facilities and $600,000 Rodriguez ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Community Health Integrated Partnership, Inc., Glen Burnie, MD for $650,000 Hoyer; Kratovil; Ruppersberger; Cardin ices Administration (HRSA)—Health facilities and equipment Sarbanes Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Community Health Service Agency, Greenville, TX for facilities and $300,000 Hall (TX) ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Community Hospital Association, Inc., Fairfax, MO for facilities and $500,000 Graves ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Community Medical Center, Missoula, MT for facilities and equipment $500,000 Rehberg Baucus; Tester ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Community Medical Center, Toms River, NJ for facilities and equip- $500,000 Adler (NJ) Lautenberg; Menendez ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, Hartford, CT, for facilities and $325,000 Larson (CT) Dodd ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Connecticut State University System, Hartford, CT, for a nursing edu- $300,000 Dodd ices Administration (HRSA)—Health cation program Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Cook Children’s Medical Center, Fort Worth, TX, for facilities and $100,000 Hutchison ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Cooper Health System, Camden, NJ for facilities and equipment $200,000 Andrews Lautenberg; Menendez ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Cornerstone Care, Greensboro, PA, for outreach and supplies to ex- $100,000 Specter ices Administration (HRSA)—Health pand dental care Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Corry Memorial Hospital Association, Corry, PA, for equipment $100,000 Dahlkemper Specter; Casey ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Cortland Regional Medical Center, Inc., Cortland, NY for facilities and $250,000 Arcuri Schumer ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services County Commissioners of Charles County, MD, La Plata, MD for facili- $250,000 Hoyer ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ties and equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services County of Brunswick, Bolivia, NC for facilities and equipment $250,000 McIntyre ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

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Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services County of Custer, ID for facilities and equipment $400,000 Simpson ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services County of Hood River, OR for facilities and equipment $150,000 Walden Wyden; Merkely ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services County of Sarasota, FL for facilities and equipment $350,000 Buchanan ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services County of Washington, Hillsboro, OR for facilities and equipment for a $350,000 Wu Wyden; Merkely ices Administration (HRSA)—Health mental health clinic Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services County of Washington, Plymouth, NC for facilities and equipment $450,000 Butterfield Burr ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Cove-Union-Powder Medical Association, Union, OR, for facilities and $100,000 Merkley; Wyden ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Creighton University, Omaha, NE for facilities and equipment $1,000,000 Terry ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Cullman Regional Medical Center, Cullman, AL for facilities and $1,000,000 Aderholt ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Curators of the University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, for facilities $750,000 Bond ices Administration (HRSA)—Health and equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Cure Alzheimer’s Fund, Wellesley Hills, MA, for equipment $150,000 Markey (MA) Kennedy; Kerry; Kirk ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, for facilities and equip- $200,000 Kennedy; Kerry; Kirk ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ment at Center for Biomedical Imaging in Oncology Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Daniel Memorial, Inc., Jacksonville, FL for facilities and equipment $500,000 Crenshaw Nelson, Bill ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Daniels Memorial Hospital Association, Scobey, MT for facilities and $400,000 Rehberg ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, for facilities and $200,000 Gregg ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services DCH Health System, Northport, AL for facilities and equipment $350,000 Bachus ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services DCH Health System/Fayette Medical Center, Fayette, AL for facilities $600,000 Aderholt ices Administration (HRSA)—Health and equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Delaware State University, Dover, DE, for facilities and equipment re- $100,000 Kaufman; Carper ices Administration (HRSA)—Health lated to public health training Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Delta Dental of Iowa, Ames, IA, for the Rural Dental Health Initiative $150,000 Boswell Harkin; Grassley ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Delta State University, Cleveland, MS, for facilities and equipment $750,000 Cochran ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Denver Health and Hospital Authority, Denver, CO for facilities and $500,000 DeGette ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services DeSales University, Center Valley, PA, for medical education laboratory $100,000 Specter; Casey ices Administration (HRSA)—Health upgrades, including the purchase of equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Devereux Foundation, Rockledge, FL, for facilities and equipment $100,000 Bill Nelson ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Dillard University, New Orleans, LA for facilities and equipment $450,000 Cao Landrieu; Vitter ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

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Requester(s) Agency Account Project Amount House Senate

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Drake University, Des Moines, IA, for equipment and laboratory sup- $400,000 Boswell Harkin; Grassley ices Administration (HRSA)—Health plies for health sciences education Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Drew Memorial Hospital, Monticello, AR, for equipment $100,000 Lincoln; Pryor ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Dubois Regional Medical Center, Dubois, PA for facilities and equip- $100,000 Thompson (PA) Casey ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services DuPage County Health Department, Wheaton, IL for purchase of $150,000 Roskam ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services E.J. Noble Hospital, Gouverneur, NY for facilities and equipment $350,000 McHugh ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services East Carolina University, Greenville, NC for facilities and equipment $222,000 Jones; Butterfield Hagan; Burr ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services East End Health Alliance, Greenport, NY, to implement an electronic $500,000 Bishop (NY) Schumer; Gillibrand ices Administration (HRSA)—Health health record system Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services East Harlem Council for Human Services, Inc., New York, NY for facili- $300,000 Rangel ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ties and equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Easter Seals, Chicago, IL, for facilities and equipment at a center for $250,000 Davis (IL) Durbin ices Administration (HRSA)—Health autism research Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Easter Seals-Goodwill Northern Rocky Mountain, Inc., Great Falls, MT $500,000 Rehberg ices Administration (HRSA)—Health for facilities and equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Eastside Eye Care Clinic, San Antonio, TX for facilities and equipment $250,000 Smith (TX) ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Edgerton Care Center, Edgerton, WI for facilities and equipment $150,000 Baldwin ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Edward Waters College, Jacksonville, FL for facilities and equipment $500,000 Brown, Corrine ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Eisenhower Medical Center, Rancho Mirage, CA for facilities and $350,000 Bono Mack ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services El Proyecto del Barrio Inc., Arleta, CA for facilities and equipment for $300,000 Sherman ices Administration (HRSA)—Health a community health clinic in Winnetka, CA Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Elk Regional Health Center, St Marys, PA, for equipment $100,000 Specter; Casey ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Ellwood City Hospital, Ellwood City, PA, for facilities and equipment $100,000 Specter ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Endless Mountains Health Systems, Montrose, PA for facilities and $700,000 Carney Specter; Casey ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Enrichment Center of Hernando County, Brooksville, FL for facilities $600,000 Brown-Waite, Ginny ices Administration (HRSA)—Health and equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Erie County Medical Center Corporation, Buffalo, NY, for facilities and $300,000 Slaughter Schumer; Gillibrand ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Excela Health Frick Hospital, Mt. Pleasant, PA for facilities and equip- $150,000 Murtha Casey ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital, Latrobe, PA, to implement an $200,000 Specter ices Administration (HRSA)—Health electronic health record system Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Family Health Centers of San Diego, San Diego, CA, for facilities and $100,000 Boxer ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

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Requester(s) Agency Account Project Amount House Senate

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Family Health Centers Worcester, Worcester, MA for facilities and $250,000 McGovern ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Family Service of RI, Providence, RI for facilities and equipment $400,000 Kennedy ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Ferrum College, Ferrum, VA for facilities and equipment $400,000 Perriello Webb; Warner ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Flambeau Hospital, Park Falls, WI for facilities and equipment $750,000 Obey ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Fletcher Allen Health Care, Burlington, VT, for the Hospital-National $750,000 Leahy ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Guard Training Collaborative, including equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Florida Blood Services, St. Petersburg, FL for purchase of equipment $200,000 Young (FL) ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Florida Community College at Jacksonville, FL for facilities and equip- $250,000 Crenshaw; Brown, Corrine ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Florida Hospital Altamonte, Altamonte Springs, FL for facilities and $100,000 Mica ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Florida Southern College, Lakeland, FL for facilities and equipment $400,000 Putnam ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Floyd Medical Center, Rome, GA for facilities and equipment $250,000 Gingrey (GA) ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Forsyth Institute, Boston, MA for facilities and equipment $450,000 Delahunt; Capuano Kennedy; Kerry; Kirk ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services FoundCare, Palm Springs, FL for facilities and equipment $200,000 Hastings (FL) ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Franciscan Hospital for Children, Boston, MA, for facilities and equip- $150,000 Kennedy; Kerry; Kirk ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Frank R. Howard Foundation, Willits, CA for facilities and equipment $350,000 Thompson (CA) ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Free Clinics of Iowa, Des Moines, IA, for coordination of care $350,000 Boswell Harkin ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Friends of the Congressional Glaucoma Caucus Foundation, Lake Suc- $100,000 Menendez; Lautenberg ices Administration (HRSA)—Health cess, NY, for a New Jersey mobile eye care screening initiative Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Fulton County Medical Center, McConnellsburg, PA, for equipment $100,000 Specter ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Gateway Technical College, Kenosha, WI, for facilities and equipment $500,000 Kohl ices Administration (HRSA)—Health at the Health Occupations Laboratory Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Geisinger Health System, Harrisburg, PA, for equipment $100,000 Specter; Casey ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA, for health professions $100,000 Barrow Chambliss ices Administration (HRSA)—Health training Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Gonzaga University, Spokane, WA for purchase of equipment $250,000 McMorris Rodgers ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Good Samaritan Hospital, Los Angeles, CA for facilities and equip- $400,000 Roybal-Allard Boxer ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Goodall Hospital, Sanford, ME, for facilities and equipment $250,000 Collins; Snowe ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

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Requester(s) Agency Account Project Amount House Senate

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Gordon Hospital, Calhoun, GA for an electronic medical records sys- $150,000 Gingrey (GA) ices Administration (HRSA)—Health tem Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Graceland University, Lamoni, IA for facilities and equipment $150,000 King (IA); Cleaver Harkin; Grassley ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Grady Health System, Atlanta, GA for facilities and equipment $1,100,000 Lewis (GA); Bishop (GA); John- Isakson; Chambliss ices Administration (HRSA)—Health son (GA) Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Grand Rapids Public Schools, Grand Rapids, MI for facilities and $500,000 Ehlers ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment at the Central Health Science Campus Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Griffin Hospital, Derby, CT for facilities and equipment $350,000 DeLauro Dodd; Lieberman ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Grimes St. Joseph Health Center, Navasota, TX for facilities and $150,000 Edwards (TX) ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Gritman Medical Center, Moscow, ID, for facilities and equipment $200,000 Crapo; Risch ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Gulf County Health Department, Port St. Joe, FL for facilities and $200,000 Boyd ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Halifax Community College, Weldon, NC for facilities and equipment $150,000 Butterfield ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Hamilton Memorial Hospital, McLeansboro, IL for an electronic medical $200,000 Shimkus ices Administration (HRSA)—Health records initiative Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Hamot Medical Center, Erie, PA, for equipment $100,000 Dahlkemper Specter; Casey ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Hancock Medical Center, Bay Saint Louis, MS for facilities and equip- $500,000 Taylor Cochran; Wicker ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Hanover Hospital, Hanover, PA for an electronic medical records ini- $450,000 Platts Casey ices Administration (HRSA)—Health tiative Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Happiness House/Finger Lakes Cerebral Palsy Association, Geneva, NY $30,000 Arcuri ices Administration (HRSA)—Health for facilities and equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Harnett County Central Campus Hospital, Dunn, NC for facilities and $400,000 Etheridge Hagan ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Harris County Hospital District, Houston, TX for facilities and equip- $100,000 Green, Al ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ment for the Nurse Call Triage System Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Harris County Hospital District, Houston, TX for radiological facilities $300,000 Green, Gene; Culberson; Jack- ices Administration (HRSA)—Health and equipment son-Lee (TX) Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Harris County Hospital District, Houston, TX, for facilities and equip- $150,000 Hutchison ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ment including STAN fetal heart monitors Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Harrison Memorial Hospital, Cynthiana, KY for facilities and equip- $100,000 Davis (KY) ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT, for facilities and equipment $325,000 Larson (CT) Dodd; Lieberman ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Hays Medical Center, Hays, KS, for facilities and equipment $250,000 Brownback ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Health Alliance, Lake Katrine, NY for facilities and equipment $300,000 Hinchey ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Healthy Connections Network, Akron, OH, for the Access to Care Initia- $150,000 Ryan (OH); Sutton Brown ices Administration (HRSA)—Health tive Facilities and Services

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Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Healthy Learners Midlands, Columbia, SC for rural health outreach $110,000 Clyburn ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Helping Kids Clinic, Las Vegas, NV, for medical supplies and sup- $200,000 Reid ices Administration (HRSA)—Health portive services Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Hendricks Regional Health, Danville, IN for facilities and equipment $550,000 Buyer ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN for facilities and $400,000 Ellison Klobuchar; Franken ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital, Valencia, CA for facilities and $350,000 McKeon ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Hidalgo County Health Department, Edinburg, TX for facilities and $380,000 Hinojosa Cornyn ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Highland Community Hospital, Hattiesburg, MS for facilities and $200,000 Taylor Cochran; Wicker ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Highlands Hospital, Connellsville, PA for facilities and equipment $300,000 Murtha ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Holy Name Hospital, Teaneck, NJ for facilities and equipment $500,000 Rothman (NJ) Menendez ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Holy Spirit Healthcare System, Camp Hill, PA, for equipment $100,000 Specter; Casey ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Holyoke Medical Center, Holyoke, MA for facilities and equipment $300,000 Olver Kennedy; Kerry: Kirk ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Hormel Institute, Austin, MN, for facilities and equipment related to $1,000,000 Walz Klobuchar; Franken ices Administration (HRSA)—Health biomedical research Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Hospice of Tuscarawas County, Inc., Dover, OH for facilities and $400,000 Space ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Hospital Authority of Jefferson County, Louisville, GA for facilities and $150,000 Barrow ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Hospital Cooperative, Pocatello, ID, for electronic medical records $200,000 Crapo; Risch ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Houlton Regional Hospital, Houlton, ME for facilities and equipment $250,000 Michaud ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Houston Community College, Houston, TX, for health professions train- $250,000 Hutchison ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ing Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Howard Community College, Columbia, MD, for facilities and equip- $1,000,000 Mikulski; Cardin ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ment related to healthcare workforce training Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Hudson Headwaters Health Network, Queensbury, NY for facilities and $350,000 Murphy (NY) ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Hudson River HealthCare, Inc., Peekskill, NY for facilities and equip- $400,000 Hinchey Schumer ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Huguley Memorial Medical Center, Burleson, TX for facilities and $380,000 Edwards (TX) ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Hunter Health Clinic, Wichita, KS, for facilities and equipment $300,000 Brownback ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Hurley Medical Center, Flint, MI for facilities and equipment $500,000 Kildee Stabenow; Levin ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

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Requester(s) Agency Account Project Amount House Senate

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Huston-Tillotson University, Austin, TX, for facilities and equipment $100,000 Cornyn ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Idaho Caring Foundation for Children, Boise, ID for dental services for $300,000 Simpson Crapo; Risch ices Administration (HRSA)—Health low-income children Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID for facilities and equipment $400,000 Simpson Crapo; Risch ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Illinois Capital Development Board, Springfield, IL for facilities and $200,000 Davis (IL) ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Illinois State University, Normal, IL for curriculum development $500,000 Johnson (IL) ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Indian Health Center of Santa Clara County, San Jose, CA for facili- $300,000 Honda ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ties and equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Indiana Regional Medical Center, Indiana, PA for an electronic med- $350,000 Shuster; Murtha Casey ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ical records initiative Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Infirmary Health System, Mobile, AL for an electronic medical records $250,000 Bonner ices Administration (HRSA)—Health initiative Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Ingham Regional Medical Center, Lansing, MI for purchase of equip- $100,000 Rogers (MI) Levin; Stabenow ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Intermountain Healthcare Foundation, Salt Lake City, UT, for facilities $250,000 Bishop (UT) Bennett; Hatch ices Administration (HRSA)—Health and equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Iowa CareGivers Association, Des Moines, IA, for training and support $300,000 Harkin ices Administration (HRSA)—Health of certified nurse assistants Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Iowa Healthcare Collaborative, Des Moines, IA, to establish Lean $750,000 Harkin ices Administration (HRSA)—Health healthcare services in collaboration with Pittsburgh Regional Facilities and Services Health

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Iowa State University, Ames, IA for facilities and equipment $650,000 Latham Harkin; Grassley ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Iowa State University, Ames, IA for facilities and equipment $1,500,000 Latham; Loebsack Harkin; Grassley ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Iowa Western Community College, Council Bluffs, IA for facilities and $250,000 King (IA) Harkin; Grassley ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services J.C. Blair Memorial Hospital, Huntingdon, PA for facilities and equip- $180,000 Shuster ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Jackson Health System, Miami, FL for health information technology $500,000 Ros-Lehtinen; Meek (FL); Nelson, Bill ices Administration (HRSA)—Health upgrades Wasserman Schultz Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Jackson State University, Jackson, MS, for the Southern Institute for $1,000,000 Cochran; Wicker ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Mental Health Advocacy, Research, and Training Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Jacksonville University, Jacksonville, FL for facilities and equipment $250,000 Crenshaw ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, Jamaica, NY for facilities and $250,000 Meeks (NY) ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Jasper Memorial Hospital, Monticello, GA for facilities and equipment $100,000 Marshall ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Jellico Community Hospital, Jellico, TN, for facilities and equipment $500,000 Corker; Alexander ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Jenkins County Hospital, Millen, GA for facilities and equipment $200,000 Barrow ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

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Requester(s) Agency Account Project Amount House Senate

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Jewish Healthcare Foundation, Pittsburgh, PA, to expand web-based $100,000 Specter ices Administration (HRSA)—Health training programs Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Jewish Hospital & St. Mary’s Foundation, Louisville, KY for facilities $600,000 Yarmuth ices Administration (HRSA)—Health and equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services JFK Medical Center, Edison, NJ for facilities and equipment $300,000 Pallone Lautenberg; Menendez ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services John Kanzius Cancer Research Foundation, Erie, PA for facilities and $700,000 Dahlkemper ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services John T. Mather Memorial Hospital, Port Jefferson, NY for facilities and $450,000 Bishop (NY) Schumer ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Johnson County Community College, Overland Park, KS, for facilities $400,000 Brownback ices Administration (HRSA)—Health and equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Kadlec Medical Center, Richland, WA, for facilities and equipment to $550,000 Hastings (WA) Murray; Cantwell ices Administration (HRSA)—Health expand the pediatric center Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Kaleida Health, Buffalo, NY for facilities and equipment $300,000 Higgins; Lee (NY); Slaughter Gillibrand ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Kaweah Delta Hospital Foundation, Visalia, CA, for facilities and $500,000 Feinstein ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment for the Kaweah Delta Health Care District Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA for facilities and equipment $300,000 Gingrey (GA) Isakson ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Kent County Memorial Hospital, Warwick, RI, for facilities and equip- $200,000 Whitehouse ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Kiddazzle Dental Network, Inc, Lake Oswego, OR, for equipment and $100,000 Wyden; Merkley ices Administration (HRSA)—Health supplies related to pediatric dental services Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Kiowa County Hospital, Greensburg, KS, for facilities and equipment $400,000 Brownback ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services KVC Behavioral Health Care, Kansas City, KS for facilities and equip- $500,000 Moore (KS) ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services La Porte Regional Health System, La Porte, IN for facilities and equip- $350,000 Donnelly (IN) ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services La Rabida Children’s Hospital, Chicago, IL for facilities and equip- $325,000 Jackson (IL) ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Laboure College, Dorchester, MA, to develop and expand nursing edu- $200,000 Kennedy; Kerry; Kirk ices Administration (HRSA)—Health cation programs Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Lahey Clinic Medical Center, Inc, Burlington, MA, for facilities and $300,000 Tierney Kennedy; Kerry; Kirk ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment relating to the emergency department Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Lake City Community College, Lake City, FL for purchase of mobile $250,000 Crenshaw Nelson, Bill ices Administration (HRSA)—Health clinical training laboratories Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie, PA, for equipment $100,000 Specter ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Lake Hospital System, Painesville, OH for an electronic medical $500,000 LaTourette ices Administration (HRSA)—Health records initiative Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Lakeland Community College, Kirtland, OH for purchase of equipment $250,000 LaTourette ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Lamar University, Beaumont, TX for the Community and University $350,000 Poe (TX) ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Partnership Service, including facilities and equipment Facilities and Services

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Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Lamprey Health Care, Inc., Newmarket, NH for facilities and equip- $400,000 Hodes Shaheen ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Lanai Community Health Center, Lanai City, HI, for facilities and $200,000 Inouye; Akaka ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Lane Community College, Eugene, OR for facilities and equipment $500,000 DeFazio Merkley; Wyden ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Lane Regional Medical Center, Baton Rouge, LA, for facilities and $300,000 Vitter; Landrieu ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services LBJ Tropical Medical Center, Pago Pago, AS for facilities and equip- $700,000 Faleomavaega ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Le Moyne College, Syracuse, NY, for facilities and equipment relating $500,000 Maffei Schumer ices Administration (HRSA)—Health to health professions training Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Lehigh Valley Coalition for Kids , Allentown, PA to purchase and equip $150,000 Dent ices Administration (HRSA)—Health mobile health clinics Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown, PA, for equipment $100,000 Specter; Casey ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Lewis and Clark County, Helena, MT, for facilities and equipment at $100,000 Rehberg Tester; Baucus ices Administration (HRSA)—Health the City-County Health Department Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Lewis-Clark State College, Lewiston, ID, for health professions training $100,000 Crapo; Risch ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Little Rivers Health Care, Bradford, VT for facilities and equipment $200,000 Welch ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Long Beach Memorial Medical Center, Long Beach, CA for facilities $350,000 Richardson ices Administration (HRSA)—Health and equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Los Angeles Southwest College, Los Angeles, CA for health professions $300,000 Waters ices Administration (HRSA)—Health training Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Lowell Community Health Center, Lowell, MA for facilities and equip- $600,000 Tsongas Kennedy; Kerry; Kirk ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Lutheran Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY for facilities and equipment $150,000 McMahon ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Lutheran Social Services of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN for facilities and $450,000 McCollum Franken ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Mackinac Straits Health System, Inc., St. Ignace, MI for facilities and $150,000 Stupak Levin; Stabenow ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Madison Area Technical College, Madison, WI, for health training $300,000 Kohl ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Madison County Health Care Center, Winterset, IA for an electronic $250,000 Latham ices Administration (HRSA)—Health medical records initiative Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Madison County Memorial Hospital, Rexburg, ID for an electronic med- $350,000 Simpson Crapo; Risch ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ical records initiative Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital, Lincoln, NE for facilities and equip- $650,000 Fortenberry Ben Nelson ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Maine State Board of Nursing, Augusta, ME, for nursing education $150,000 Collins ices Administration (HRSA)—Health and workforce data collection, analysis and planning Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Manchester Community College, Manchester, CT, for medical diag- $120,000 Dodd; Lieberman ices Administration (HRSA)—Health nostic and treatment equipment Facilities and Services

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Requester(s) Agency Account Project Amount House Senate

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Manchester Community Health Center, Manchester, NH for facilities $250,000 Shea-Porter ices Administration (HRSA)—Health and equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Maniilaq Association, Kotzebue, AK, for facilities and equipment $500,000 Young (AK) Murkowski; Begich ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Marcus Autism Center, Atlanta, GA, to expand services for children $300,000 Isakson; Chambliss ices Administration (HRSA)—Health and adolescents with developmental disabilities Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Marian Medical Center, Santa Maria, CA for facilities and equipment $500,000 Capps ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI for rural dental health outreach $850,000 Kagen; Obey Kohl ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Marshfield Clinic, Marshfield, WI for facilities and equipment $1,000,000 Obey ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Martin Methodist College, Pulaski, TN for facilities and equipment $1,000,000 Davis (TN) ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Mary Queen of Vietnam Community Development Corporation, New Or- $400,000 Cao ices Administration (HRSA)—Health leans, LA for facilities and equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Baltimore, MD $2,500,000 Edwards (MD) Mikulski; Cardin ices Administration (HRSA)—Health for facilities and equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Worcester, $400,000 McGovern Kennedy; Kerry; Kirk ices Administration (HRSA)—Health MA for health professions training Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Maui Economic Development Board, Kihei, HI, for health education at $100,000 Inouye; Akaka ices Administration (HRSA)—Health the Lanai’I Women’s Initiative Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Maui Medical Center, Wailuku, HI, for facilities and equipment at the $100,000 Hirono Inouye; Akaka ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Simulation Center Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services McCurtain Memorial Hospital, Idabel, OK for facilities and equipment $250,000 Boren ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services McKay-Dee Hospital Center, Ogden, UT for facilities and equipment $150,000 Bishop (UT) Bennett; Hatch ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Meadville Medical Center, Meadville, PA, for equipment $100,000 Specter ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Medical University of South Carolina-Hollings Cancer Center, Charles- $200,000 Brown (SC) Graham ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ton, SC for facilities and equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Memorial Healthcare System, Hollywood, FL for facilities and equip- $450,000 Wasserman Schultz; Meek (FL) Nelson, Bill ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Memorial Hermann Foundation, Houston, TX for facilities and equip- $250,000 Culberson; Green, Al; Jackson- Hutchison ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ment Lee (TX) Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Memorial Hermann Healthcare System, Houston, TX for facilities and $1,000,000 Culberson ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Memorial Hospital at Gulfport, Gulfport, MS, for the Stroke Education $475,000 Taylor Cochran; Wicker ices Administration (HRSA)—Health and Prevention Community Network Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Memorial Hospital, Miramar, FL for facilities and equipment $250,000 Diaz-Balart, Lincoln ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Mena Regional Health System, Mena, AR for facilities and equipment $600,000 Ross Lincoln; Pryor ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Mental Health Association in High Point, NC for facilities and equip- $247,000 Coble ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ment Facilities and Services

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Requester(s) Agency Account Project Amount House Senate

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Mercer County Commission, Princeton, WV, for facilities and equip- $4,000,000 Byrd ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ment at the Health Department Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Mercy Health Foundation, Durango, CO for facilities and equipment for $700,000 Salazar Bennet ices Administration (HRSA)—Health a primary health clinic in La Plata County Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Mercy Medical Center -- North Iowa, Mason City, IA for an electronic $350,000 Latham Harkin; Grassley ices Administration (HRSA)—Health medical records initiative Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Mercy Medical Center, Des Moines, IA, for facilities and equipment $500,000 Harkin; Grassley ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Meridian Health, Neptune, NJ for facilities and equipment $100,000 Smith (NJ) Lautenberg; Menendez ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Methodist Hospital System, Houston, TX, for a mobile medical unit $150,000 Cornyn ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Methodist University, Fayetteville, NC, for facilities and equipment $400,000 Etheridge; Kissell; McIntyre Burr ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Metropolitan Community College, Omaha, NE, for facilities and equip- $300,000 Ben Nelson ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ment relating to healthcare training Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Metropolitan Family Health Network, Jersey City, NJ, for equipment $100,000 Sires Menendez; Lautenberg ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Metropolitan State University, St Paul, MN, to expand nursing edu- $150,000 Klobuchar; Franken ices Administration (HRSA)—Health cation Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Miami Beach Community Health Center, North Miami, FL for facilities $200,000 Ros-Lehtinen Nelson, Bill ices Administration (HRSA)—Health and equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Miami Children’s Hospital, Miami, FL for facilities and equipment $450,000 Diaz-Balart, Lincoln; Diaz- ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Balart, Mario; Wasserman Facilities and Services Schultz

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Miami Jewish Home and Hospital for the Aged, Miami, FL for facilities $500,000 Diaz-Balart, Lincoln Nelson, Bill ices Administration (HRSA)—Health and equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Middlesex Community College, Bedford, MA for facilities and equip- $450,000 Tierney; Tsongas Kennedy; Kerry; Kirk ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ment for the Lowell dental hygiene clinic Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Mid-Illinois Medical District, Springfield, IL for facilities and equip- $250,000 Schock ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services MidState Medical Center, Meridien, CT for facilities and equipment $250,000 Murphy (CT) ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Milwaukee Health Services, Milwaukee, WI for facilities and equipment $350,000 Moore (WI) Kohl ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Milwaukee Public Schools, Milwaukee, WI, for outreach and supplies $200,000 Kohl ices Administration (HRSA)—Health to expand dental care Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Minot State University, Minot, ND for its Great Plains Autism Treat- $800,000 Pomeroy Conrad; Dorgan ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ment Program Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Misericordia University, Dallas, PA, for facilities and equipment for $100,000 Specter; Casey ices Administration (HRSA)—Health the College of Health Sciences Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, Choctaw, MS, for facilities and $175,000 Cochran; Wicker ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Mississippi Blood Services, Jackson, MS, for facilities and equipment $300,000 Cochran ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Mississippi Primary Health Care Association, Jackson, MS, for facili- $700,000 Cochran ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ties and equipment Facilities and Services

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Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, for biomedical en- $750,000 Cochran; Wicker ices Administration (HRSA)—Health gineering facilities and equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Missouri Baptist Hospital, St. Louis, MO for facilities and equipment $400,000 Carnahan ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Missouri Coalition for Primary Health Care, Jefferson City, MO, for fa- $750,000 Bond ices Administration (HRSA)—Health cilities and equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Missouri State University, Springfield, MO, for a nursing clinical sim- $250,000 Emerson ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ulation laboratory, including facilities and equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL for the Cancer LifeLink Program $700,000 Young (FL); Castor (FL) Nelson, Bill ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Molokai Ohana Health Center, Kaunakakai, HI, for facilities and $750,000 Inouye; Akaka ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, NJ for facilities and equip- $500,000 Pallone Lautenberg; Menendez ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Monongahela Valley Hospital, Monongahela, PA for facilities and $400,000 Murtha; Murphy, Tim Specter; Casey ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Monongalia General Hospital, Morgantown, WV for facilities and $450,000 Mollohan ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Montana Tech, Butte, MT, to expand health informatics training, in- $100,000 Rehberg Tester; Baucus ices Administration (HRSA)—Health cluding equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Montana Wyoming Tribal Leaders Council, Billings, MT for facilities $100,000 Rehberg Baucus ices Administration (HRSA)—Health and equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Montgomery College, Rockville, MD for facilities and equipment $550,000 Van Hollen; Edwards (MD) ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Morehead State University, Morehead, KY for a rural health initiative $250,000 Rogers (KY) ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA for facilities and equip- $100,000 Lewis (GA); Bishop (GA); John- ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ment son (GA) Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Morgan Hospital and Medical Center, Martinsville, IN, for facilities $100,000 Lugar ices Administration (HRSA)—Health and equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Morris College, Sumter, SC for facilities and equipment $275,000 Clyburn ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Morrisania Diagnostic and Treatment Center, Bronx, NY for facilities $200,000 Serrano ices Administration (HRSA)—Health and equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Mount Nittany Medical Center, State College, PA for facilities and $150,000 Thompson (PA) Specter; Casey ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Mount Saint Mary College, Newburgh, NY, for nurse training equip- $100,000 Hinchey Schumer ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Mount St. Mary’s Hospital, Lewiston, NY for facilities and equipment $300,000 Slaughter ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services MultiCare Health System, Tacoma, WA for facilities and equipment $250,000 Dicks ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Murphy Medical Center, Murphy, NC for facilities and equipment $350,000 Shuler ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Murray State University, Breathitt Veterinary Center, Hopkinsville, KY, $450,000 Whitfield Bunning ices Administration (HRSA)—Health for facilities and equipment Facilities and Services

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Requester(s) Agency Account Project Amount House Senate

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Nanticoke Senior Center, Seaford, DE for facilities and equipment $100,000 Castle Carper; Kaufman ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Nathan Littauer Hospital Association, Gloversville, NY for facilities and $350,000 Tonko Schumer; Gillibrand ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services National Association of Hispanic Nurses, Washington, DC for health $500,000 Roybal-Allard; Pastor (AZ) Kirk ices Administration (HRSA)—Health professions training Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services National Kidney Registry, Babylon, NY for purchase of equipment $177,000 King (NY) ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Native Women’s Health Care, Rapid City, SD for facilities and equip- $60,000 Herseth Sandlin Johnson ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Navos, Seattle, WA, for facilities and equipment at a mental health $500,000 McDermott; Smith (WA) Murray; Cantwell ices Administration (HRSA)—Health center Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services NC Dental Health Fund, Cary, NC for facilities and equipment for the $300,000 Price (NC) Hagan ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Missions of Mercy (MOM) free dental clinics Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE for fa- $350,000 Castle Carper; Kaufman ices Administration (HRSA)—Health cilities and equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Nevada State College, Henderson, NV for nursing education programs, $900,000 Titus Reid ices Administration (HRSA)—Health which may include equipment and technology Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services New Horizons Health System, Owenton, KY for facilities and equipment $250,000 Davis (KY) Bunning ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, New York, NY for facilities and $150,000 Maloney ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment for ophthalmology and otolaryngology surgery Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, New York, NY for facilities and $200,000 Nadler (NY) ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ultrasound equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY for facili- $1,000,000 Maloney Schumer ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ties and equipment at Columbus Medical in Reno Park, Queens Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Newton Memorial Hospital, Newton, NJ for facilities and equipment $300,000 Garrett (NJ) Lautenberg; Menendez ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Norman Regional Health System, Norman, OK for facilities and equip- $1,915,000 Cole Inhofe ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC, for the develop- $125,000 Watt Hagan ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ment of nurse training programs Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services North General Hospital, New York, NY for facilities and equipment $450,000 Rangel ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services North Idaho College, Coeur d’Alene, ID, for health professions training $100,000 Crapo; Risch ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services North Shore Community College, Danvers, MA for facilities and equip- $200,000 Tierney Kennedy; Kirk ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ment for allied health training Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System, Great Neck, NY for fa- $200,000 Israel; Ackerman Gillibrand ices Administration (HRSA)—Health cilities and equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services North Woods Community Health Center, Minong, WI for facilities and $100,000 Obey ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Northeastern Ohio Universities Colleges of Medicine and Pharmacy, $200,000 Ryan (OH) ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Rootstown, OH for facilities and equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Northern Dutchess Hospital, Rhinebeck, NY for facilities and equip- $350,000 Murphy (NY) ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ment Facilities and Services

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Requester(s) Agency Account Project Amount House Senate

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Northern Oswego County Health Services, Inc., Pulaski, NY for facili- $150,000 McHugh ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ties and equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Northwest Alabama Mental Health Center, Jasper, AL for facilities and $200,000 Aderholt ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services NorthWest Arkansas Community College, Bentonville, AR, for expand- $500,000 Boozman Lincoln; Pryor ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ing a nurse training program, including facilities and equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Northwest Community Health Care, Pascoag, RI, for facilities and $200,000 Reed; Whitehouse ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Northwest Hospital & Medical Center, Seattle, WA, for facilities and $250,000 Inslee; McDermott Murray ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Northwest Mississippi Community College, Senatobia, MS, for facilities $500,000 Cochran ices Administration (HRSA)—Health and equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Northwest Nazarene University, Nampa, ID, for facilities and equip- $200,000 Crapo; Risch ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL, for health informa- $250,000 Meek (FL); Wasserman Schultz Bill Nelson ices Administration (HRSA)—Health tion technology Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Oakland Primary Health Services, Pontiac, MI for facilities and equip- $500,000 Peters Levin; Stabenow ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Oglala Sioux Tribe, Pine Ridge, SD, for facilities and equipment relat- $800,000 Johnson ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ing to emergency medicine Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH, $900,000 Kilroy Voinovich ices Administration (HRSA)—Health for facilities and equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Oklahoma City Community College, Oklahoma City, OK for facilities $250,000 Cole Inhofe ices Administration (HRSA)—Health and equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK for facili- $500,000 Cole Inhofe ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ties and equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Oklahoma State University—Center for Health Sciences, Tulsa, OK for $300,000 Fallin; Boren; Lucas; Sullivan ices Administration (HRSA)—Health purchase of equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK for facilities and equipment $350,000 Fallin; Lucas Inhofe ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Orange County Government, Orlando, FL, for facilities and equipment $200,000 Brown, Corrine; Kosmas Martinez ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR for facilities and $200,000 Blumenauer; Schrader; Wu Merkley; Wyden ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Oregon Institute of Technology, Klamath Falls, OR for purchase of $100,000 Walden; Wu Wyden; Merkely ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Oregon Institute of Technology, Klamath Falls, OR for purchase of $250,000 Walden; Wu Wyden; Merkely ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services OSF St. Francis Hospital and Medical Group, Escanaba, MI for facili- $250,000 Stupak Levin; Stabenow ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ties and equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Our Lady of Resurrection Medical Center, Chicago, IL for facilities and $125,000 Quigley ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Ozark Tri-County Health Care Consortium, Neosho, MO for facilities $500,000 Blunt ices Administration (HRSA)—Health and equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Ozarks Medical Center, West Plains, MO for facilities and equipment $500,000 Emerson ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

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Requester(s) Agency Account Project Amount House Senate

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services PACE Greater New Orleans, New Orleans, LA for facilities, equipment, $600,000 Alexander; Cao Landrieu; Vitter ices Administration (HRSA)—Health and services Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Pacific Northwest Diabetes Research Institute, Seattle, WA, for equip- $150,000 Murray ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences, Yakima, WA for facili- $400,000 Hastings (WA) ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ties and equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Palisades Medical Center, North Bergen, NJ for facilities and equip- $350,000 Rothman (NJ); Sires ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Palmer College, Davenport, IA, and the Myrna Brind Center of Integra- $400,000 Harkin ices Administration (HRSA)—Health tive Medicine in Philadelphia, PA, to develop a model integrative Facilities and Services healthcare program for the treatment of pain

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Palmetto Health Foundation, Columbia, SC for facilities and equip- $375,000 Clyburn Graham ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Parkland Health and Hospital System, Dallas, TX for facilities and $100,000 Burgess ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Parkland Health and Hospital System, Dallas, TX for facilities and $500,000 Johnson, Eddie Bernice Hutchison ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment for the Pharmacy Inpatient Robotics program Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Pen Bay Healthcare, Rockport, ME, for health professions training $500,000 Collins; Snowe ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Pennsylvania State University—Altoona, PA for facilities and equip- $320,000 Shuster ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Petaluma Health Center, Petaluma, CA for facilities and equipment $500,000 Woolsey ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Peter Christensen Health Center, Lac du Flambeau, WI for facilities $140,000 Kagen ices Administration (HRSA)—Health and equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Phoebe Putney Health System, Albany, GA, for health care services for $100,000 Bishop (GA) Chambliss ices Administration (HRSA)—Health students Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Phoenix Children’s Hospital, Phoenix, AZ for facilities and equipment $200,000 Pastor (AZ) ices Administration (HRSA)—Health for a Computerized Tomography (CT) scanner for the emergency de- Facilities and Services partment

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services , Grand Rapids, MI for an $200,000 Ehlers Levin; Stabenow ices Administration (HRSA)—Health electronic medical records initiative Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services PinnacleHealth System, Harrisburg, PA, for equipment $100,000 Specter; Casey ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Pioneer Valley Life Science Institute, Springfield, MA, for medical re- $800,000 Neal Kennedy; Kerry; Kirk ices Administration (HRSA)—Health search equipment and technology Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Pocono Medical Center, East Stroudsburg, PA, for facilities and equip- $100,000 Kanjorski Specter; Casey ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ment relating to cancer Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Porter-Starke Services, Inc., Valparaiso, IN for facilities and equip- $550,000 Visclosky ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Primary Care Association of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, to provide service $1,850,000 Inouye; Akaka ices Administration (HRSA)—Health enhancements and outreach Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Providence Community Health Centers, Providence, RI, for facilities $400,000 Langevin Reed; Whitehouse ices Administration (HRSA)—Health and equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Providence Health and Services, Anchorage, AK for a physician re- $350,000 Young (AK) Murkowski; Begich ices Administration (HRSA)—Health cruitment and retention initiative Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Providence Hospital, Mobile, AL for facilities and equipment $250,000 Bonner ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

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Requester(s) Agency Account Project Amount House Senate

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Providence St. Joseph Medical Center, Burbank, CA for facilities and $500,000 Schiff ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Providence St. Mary Medical Center, Walla Walla, WA for facilities and $350,000 McMorris Rodgers Murray ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Puget Sound Neighborhood Health Centers, Seattle, WA for facilities $1,100,000 McDermott Murray; Cantwell ices Administration (HRSA)—Health and equipment for the Rainier Beach Medical and Dental Clinic Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Range Regional Health Services, Hibbing, MN for facilities and equip- $500,000 Oberstar Franken ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Reading Hospital and Medical Center, Reading, PA, for equipment $100,000 Specter; Casey ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Bayfield, WI for facilities $750,000 Obey ices Administration (HRSA)—Health and equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Redlands Community Hospital, Redlands, CA for facilities and equip- $500,000 Lewis (CA) ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Refuah, Spring Valley, NY for facilities and equipment $390,000 Engel ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Renown Health Systems, Reno, NV for facilities and equipment $800,000 Heller ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Renown Health, Reno, NV, for nursing programs, including profes- $390,000 Reid ices Administration (HRSA)—Health sional development Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Resurrection Health Care, Chicago, IL, for equipment $400,000 Durbin; Burris ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Rhode Island Free Clinic, Providence, RI, for supportive services and $100,000 Whitehouse ices Administration (HRSA)—Health supplies Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI, for equipment $100,000 Whitehouse; Reed ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Rice University, Houston, TX for facilities and equipment $450,000 Culberson Hutchison ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Richland Parish Hospital, Delhi, LA for facilities and equipment $1,025,000 Alexander ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Richmond University Medical Center, Staten Island, NY for facilities $150,000 McMahon Schumer ices Administration (HRSA)—Health and equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Riverside Community College District, Riverside, CA for facilities and $150,000 Bono Mack; Calvert ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Riverside County Regional Medical Center, Moreno Valley, CA for fa- $400,000 Calvert ices Administration (HRSA)—Health cilities and equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Riverside County Regional Medical Center, Moreno Valley, CA, for a $100,000 Boxer ices Administration (HRSA)—Health rural mobile health clinic Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Roane County Committee on Aging, Inc., Spencer, WV for facilities and $100,000 Capito ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Rochester General Health System, Newark, NY for facilities and equip- $100,000 Maffei Schumer; Gillibrand ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Rome Memorial Hospital Foundation, Rome, NY for facilities and $250,000 Arcuri ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Roper/St. Francis Hospital, Charleston, SC for purchase of equipment $200,000 Brown (SC) Graham ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

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Requester(s) Agency Account Project Amount House Senate

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Rosebud Sioux Tribe, Rosebud, SD, for facilities and equipment relat- $600,000 Herseth Sandlin Johnson; Thune ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ing to emergency medical services Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Sacred Heart Hospital, Allentown, PA for facilities and equipment $450,000 Dent Specter; Casey ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Saddleback Memorial Medical Center, San Clemente, CA for an elec- $150,000 Calvert ices Administration (HRSA)—Health tronic medical records initiative Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services SafeHaven of Tarrant County, Fort Worth, TX for a domestic violence $200,000 Barton (TX) ices Administration (HRSA)—Health prevention initiative Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Saint Anselm College, Manchester, NH, for facilities and equipment $800,000 Gregg ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Saint Barnabas Health Care System Foundation, West Orange, NJ, for $300,000 Lautenberg; Menendez ices Administration (HRSA)—Health health information technology Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Saint Claire Regional Medical Center, Morehead, KY, for facilities and $100,000 Bunning ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Saint Francis Hospital Foundation, Wilmington, DE, for facilities and $175,000 Castle Carper; Kaufman ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Saint Joseph College, West Hartford, CT, for equipment at the School $175,000 Larson (CT) Dodd; Lieberman ices Administration (HRSA)—Health of Pharmacy Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Saint Joseph Hospital, Nashua, NH, for facilities and equipment $400,000 Gregg; Shaheen ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Saint Joseph’s Mercy Health Foundation, Hot Springs, AR, for equip- $200,000 Lincoln; Pryor ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Saint Jude Children’s Medical Center, Memphis, TN, for facilities and $3,111,000 Alexander ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Saint Luke’s Hospital and Health Network, Bethlehem, PA, for equip- $100,000 Specter ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Saint Mary’s Hospital, Waterbury, CT, for facilities and equipment $325,000 DeLauro; Murphy (CT) Dodd ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Saint Patrick Hospital, Missoula, MT, to implement an electronic $300,000 Rehberg Baucus; Tester ices Administration (HRSA)—Health health record system Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Saint Vincent Healthcare Foundation, Billings, MT, for facilities and $350,000 Baucus; Tester ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment for the Montana Pediatric Project Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Samuel U Rodgers Health Center Inc, Kansas City, MO, for facilities $1,500,000 Bond ices Administration (HRSA)—Health and equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services San Antonio Community Hospital, Upland, CA for facilities and equip- $750,000 Dreier ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services San Francisco Human Services Agency, San Francisco, CA for facilities $350,000 Pelosi ices Administration (HRSA)—Health and equipment for the Child Advocacy Center Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA for facilities and $500,000 Pelosi ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment for health professions training Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital, Banning, CA for facilities and equip- $340,000 Lewis (CA) ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services San Luis Obispo County Community College District, San Luis Obispo, $100,000 McCarthy (CA) ices Administration (HRSA)—Health CA for facilities and equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services San Ysidro Health Center, San Ysidro, CA for facilities and equipment $250,000 Filner Boxer ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

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Requester(s) Agency Account Project Amount House Senate

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Santa Clara Valley Health and Hospital System, San Jose, CA for fa- $292,000 Honda ices Administration (HRSA)—Health cilities and equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Santa Fe College, Gainesville, FL for facilities and equipment $150,000 Stearns Nelson, Bill ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Schuylkill Health System, Pottsville, PA for facilities and equipment $500,000 Holden Specter ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Seton Hill University, Greensburg, PA to develop the Advanced Certifi- $500,000 Murphy, Tim Specter ices Administration (HRSA)—Health cate in Orthodontics, including purchase of equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Shands Healthcare, Gainesville, FL, for equipment $100,000 Crenshaw Bill Nelson ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Sharon Regional Health System, Sharon, PA, for equipment $100,000 Dahlkemper Specter ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Shepherd Center, Atlanta, GA, for facilities and equipment $200,000 Isakson ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Shore Memorial Hospital, Somers Point, NJ for facilities and equip- $500,000 LoBiondo Lautenberg; Menendez ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Sierra County, Truth or Consequences, NM, for facilities and equip- $125,000 Teague Tom Udall; Bingaman ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ment at the Sierra Vista Hospital Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Signature Healthcare, Brockton, MA, for equipment $100,000 Kennedy; Kerry; Kirk ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Sisters of Providence Health System, Springfield, MA for facilities and $200,000 Neal Kennedy; Kerry; Kirk ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Sisters of St. Francis Health Services, Inc., Olympia Fields, IL for fa- $350,000 Jackson (IL) ices Administration (HRSA)—Health cilities and equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Skagit Valley Hospital, Mount Vernon, WA for facilities and equipment $800,000 Larsen (WA) Murray; Cantwell ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Somerset Medical Center, Somerville, NJ for an electronic medical $600,000 Frelinghuysen Lautenberg; Menendez ices Administration (HRSA)—Health records initiative Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services South Boston Community Health Center, Boston, MA for facilities and $100,000 Lynch ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services South Shore Hospital, Chicago, IL for facilities and equipment $250,000 Jackson (IL) ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services South Shore Hospital, Weymouth, MA, for equipment $300,000 Kennedy; Kerry; Kirk ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Southeast Arkansas College, Pine Bluff, AR for facilities and equip- $200,000 Ross ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ment for the nursing school Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Southeast Georgia Health System, Brunswick, GA for facilities and $1,000,000 Kingston ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO for the $205,000 Emerson ices Administration (HRSA)—Health SHOW Mobile initiative Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, IL, for a nursing education $500,000 Shimkus Durbin ices Administration (HRSA)—Health program, including equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX, for facilities and equipment $300,000 Hutchison ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Southern Utah University, Cedar City, UT for facilities and equipment $350,000 Matheson Bennett ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

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Requester(s) Agency Account Project Amount House Senate

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Southwest Center for HIV/AIDS, Phoenix, AZ for facilities and equip- $300,000 Pastor (AZ) ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Southwest Tennessee Community College, Memphis, TN, for health $400,000 Cohen Alexander ices Administration (HRSA)—Health professions training Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Sparrow Health System, Lansing, MI for an electronic medical records $300,000 Rogers (MI) Levin; Stabenow ices Administration (HRSA)—Health initiative Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System, Spartanburg, SC, for profes- $500,000 Graham ices Administration (HRSA)—Health sional development Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids, MI for purchase of equipment $200,000 Ehlers ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services SSM Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital, Saint Louis, MO, for facili- $1,000,000 Bond ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ties and equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services SSM St. Mary’s Health Center, Jefferson City, MO for facilities and $200,000 Skelton ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services St. Ambrose University, Davenport, IA for facilities and equipment $600,000 Braley (IA) Harkin; Grassley ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services St. Bernardine Medical Center, San Bernardino, CA for facilities and $500,000 Lewis (CA) ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services St. Bernardine Medical Center, San Bernardino, CA for facilities and $500,000 Baca ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment for an MRI system Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services St. Bernard’s Development Foundation, Jonesboro, AR for facilities and $400,000 Berry Lincoln; Pryor ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services St. Clare’s Health System, Denville, NJ for facilities and equipment $600,000 Frelinghuysen Lautenberg ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services St. Elizabeth Regional Health, Lafayette, IN for facilities and equip- $300,000 Buyer ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services St. Francis Hospital, Charleston, WV for facilities and equipment $650,000 Capito ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services St. Francis Medical Center, Trenton, NJ for facilities and equipment $350,000 Smith (NJ) Lautenberg; Menendez ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services St. Francis Memorial Hospital, San Francisco, CA for facilities and $500,000 Pelosi ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services St. John West Shore Hospital, Westlake, OH for facilities and equip- $500,000 Kucinich Voinovich ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services St. John’s Hospital, Berryville, AR for facilities and equipment $200,000 Boozman ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services St. John’s Hospital, Maplewood, MN for facilities and equipment $675,000 McCollum Franken ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services St. John’s Riverside Hospital, Yonkers, NY for facilities and equipment $250,000 Lowey ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services St. Joseph Health System, Inc., Tawas City, MI for facilities and $500,000 Stupak Stabenow; Levin ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services St. Joseph Hospital, Eureka, CA for facilities and equipment $350,000 Thompson (CA) ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services St. Joseph Hospital/Peace Health, Bellingham, WA for facilities and $300,000 Larsen (WA) Murray ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

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Requester(s) Agency Account Project Amount House Senate

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services St. Joseph of the Pines, Southern Pines, NC for purchase and outfit- $453,000 Coble ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ting of a mobile health unit Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services St. Joseph’s Mercy Care Services, Inc., Atlanta, GA for facilities and $200,000 Lewis (GA) ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services St. Joseph’s/Candler Health System, Savannah, GA for facilities and $350,000 Barrow ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services St. Luke’s Health System, Boise, ID for facilities and equipment $350,000 Simpson Crapo; Risch ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services St. Mary’s Hospital, Passaic, NJ for facilities and equipment $950,000 Pascrell Lautenberg; Menendez ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center, Reno, NV for facilities and equip- $700,000 Heller ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services St. Vincent Charity Hospital, Cleveland, OH for facilities and equip- $700,000 Fudge Voinovich; Brown ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services St. Vincent Healthcare Foundation, Billings, MT for facilities and $400,000 Rehberg Baucus; Tester ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center, Toledo, OH for facilities and equip- $200,000 Kaptur ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, NY for facilities and $600,000 McMahon Gillibrand ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Stewart-Marchman-Act Foundation, Inc., Daytona Beach, FL for facili- $800,000 Mica Bill Nelson ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ties and equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Straub Hospital Burn Center, Honolulu, HI, for equipment $150,000 Inouye; Akaka ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Suffolk County Department of Health Services, Hauppauge, NY, to im- $200,000 Bishop (NY) Gillibrand ices Administration (HRSA)—Health plement an electronic health record system Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Summa Foundation, Akron, OH for facilities and equipment for the $250,000 Ryan (OH); Sutton ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Center for Minority Health and Health Disparities Solutions Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Sun Life Family Health Center, Casa Grande, AZ for facilities and $300,000 Kirkpatrick (AZ) ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Susquehanna Health, Williamsport, PA, for equipment $100,000 Specter ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Taunton Nursing Home, Taunton, MA for facilities and equipment $650,000 Frank (MA) ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Temple Health and Bioscience Economic Development District, Temple, $750,000 Carter ices Administration (HRSA)—Health TX for facilities and equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Temple University Health System, Philadelphia, PA, for facilities and $100,000 Specter ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Tennessee Department of Health, Nashville, TN, for facilities and $150,000 Alexander ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth, Ft. Worth, TX for $300,000 Granger ices Administration (HRSA)—Health facilities and equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Texas Health Institute, Austin, TX, for facilities and equipment $150,000 Hutchison ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at El Paso, El Paso, TX, $400,000 Hutchison ices Administration (HRSA)—Health for facilities and equipment Facilities and Services

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Requester(s) Agency Account Project Amount House Senate

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX for facili- $300,000 Conaway ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ties and equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Texas Tech University Paul L Foster School of Medicine, El Paso, TX, $100,000 Cornyn ices Administration (HRSA)—Health for facilities and equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX for facilities and equipment $480,000 Neugebauer ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX for the Center for the Study of Ad- $250,000 Neugebauer ices Administration (HRSA)—Health diction Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Texas Wesleyan University, Ft. Worth, TX for facilities and equipment $650,000 Granger; Burgess ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX, for facilities and equipment $300,000 Johnson, Eddie Bernice Hutchison ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services The Manor, Jonesville, MI, for facilities and equipment at the Treat- $150,000 Levin; Stabenow ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ment and Counseling Center Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA for facilities $800,000 Brady (PA) Specter; Casey ices Administration (HRSA)—Health and equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Touro University Nevada, Henderson, NV, for facilities and equipment $750,000 Reid ices Administration (HRSA)—Health at the Gerontology Center Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Town of Gilbert, Gilbert, WV, for facilities and equipment for a pri- $3,000,000 Byrd ices Administration (HRSA)—Health mary health care center Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), Phoenix, AZ for fa- $300,000 Pastor (AZ); Mitchell ices Administration (HRSA)—Health cilities and equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services TriHealth, Cincinnati, OH, for facilities and equipment $100,000 Driehaus Voinovich ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Trinitas Health Foundation, Elizabeth, NJ, for facilities and equipment $400,000 Sires Lautenberg; Menendez ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Trinity Regional Medical Center, Ft. Dodge, IA for facilities and equip- $694,000 Latham Grassley ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Troy University, Troy, AL for facilities and equipment $500,000 Bright ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Tulsa Fire Department, Tulsa, OK, for equipment $100,000 Inhofe ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Tyrone Hospital, Tyrone, PA, for facilities and equipment $100,000 Specter ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Health, St. Thomas, VI for facilities $500,000 Christensen ices Administration (HRSA)—Health and equipment for an Emergency Medical Services Administrative Facilities and Services and Clinical Health Center

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Health, St. Thomas, VI for facilities $200,000 Christensen ices Administration (HRSA)—Health and equipment for the Eldra Schulterbrandt Long-Term Care Facil- Facilities and Services ity

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services UAW Local 1005, Parma, OH for facilities and equipment for a health $300,000 Kucinich ices Administration (HRSA)—Health clinic Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services UMass Memorial Health Care, Worcester, MA, for health information $500,000 McGovern Kennedy; Kerry; Kirk ices Administration (HRSA)—Health technology Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Union College, Barbourville, KY for facilities and equipment $500,000 Rogers (KY) ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Union Hospital, Terre Haute, IN, for facilities and equipment $100,000 Lugar ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

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Requester(s) Agency Account Project Amount House Senate

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Unity Health System, Rochester, NY for facilities and equipment $800,000 Lee (NY); Slaughter Gillibrand ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services University Hospitals, Chardon, OH for an electronic medical records $250,000 LaTourette ices Administration (HRSA)—Health initiative Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services University Medical Center at Brackenridge, Austin, TX, for facilities $150,000 Hutchison ices Administration (HRSA)—Health and equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services University Medical Center Foundation, El Paso, TX for facilities and $600,000 Reyes ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services University Medical Center of Southern Nevada, Las Vegas, NV, for fa- $1,500,000 Reid ices Administration (HRSA)—Health cilities and equipment for the Women’s Care and Birth Center Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, for facilities and equipment $10,250,000 Shelby ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, for facili- $750,000 Berry Lincoln; Pryor ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ties and equipment at the Winthrop P Rockefeller Cancer Institute Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services University of California -- Riverside, Riverside, CA for facilities and $4,000,000 Calvert; Baca; Bono Mack; Feinstein ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Lewis (CA) Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services University of California, Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA for fa- $375,000 Matsui ices Administration (HRSA)—Health cilities and equipment for the surgery and emergency services pa- Facilities and Services vilion

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services University of California-San Diego, San Diego, CA for health profes- $500,000 Davis (CA) ices Administration (HRSA)—Health sions training Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services University of Colorado—Denver, Aurora, CO to expand physician train- $575,000 Salazar Mark Udall; Bennet ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ing in rural areas Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Aurora, CO for fa- $1,500,000 Perlmutter; Polis Bennet; Udall, Mark ices Administration (HRSA)—Health cilities and equipment for the Linda Crnic Institute for Down Syn- Facilities and Services drome

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services University of Florida, Gainesville, FL for facilities and equipment $350,000 Wasserman Schultz; Stearns ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services University of Georgia, Athens, GA, for facilities and equipment $100,000 Chambliss ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services University of Guam, Mangilao, GU for facilities and equipment $400,000 Bordallo ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services University of Hawaii at Hilo, Hilo, HI, for a nurse training program $350,000 Inouye; Akaka ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services University of Hawaii School of Medicine, Honolulu, HI, to expand med- $200,000 Inouye; Akaka ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ical education Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services University of Hawaii School of Nursing-Manoa, Honolulu, HI, for nurs- $200,000 Inouye; Akaka ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ing education, including equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine at Rockford, IL for $250,000 Manzullo ices Administration (HRSA)—Health facilities and equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services University of Illinois- College of Medicine at Peoria, Peoria, IL for fa- $400,000 Schock ices Administration (HRSA)—Health cilities and equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, for facili- $2,000,000 Loebsack Harkin; Grassley ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ties and equipment for the Institute for Biomedical Discovery Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, for facilities and equipment at the $1,000,000 Loebsack Harkin; Grassley ices Administration (HRSA)—Health College of Public Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services University of Kansas Medical Center, Wichita, KS for development of $500,000 Tiahrt ices Administration (HRSA)—Health the Clinical Skills Simulation Laboratory, including curriculum de- Facilities and Services velopment and purchase of equipment

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Requester(s) Agency Account Project Amount House Senate

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS for facilities and equipment $1,500,000 Jenkins; Moran (KS) Roberts ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services University of Kentucky Research Foundation, Lexington, KY, for data $2,000,000 McConnell ices Administration (HRSA)—Health base design and equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services University of Kentucky Research Foundation, Lexington, KY, for facili- $1,300,000 McConnell ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ties and equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services University of Kentucky Research Foundation, Lexington, KY, to expand $2,000,000 McConnell ices Administration (HRSA)—Health a heart disease prevention initiative in rural Kentucky Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services University of Louisiana at Monroe, Monroe, LA for facilities and equip- $840,000 Alexander Landrieu; Vitter ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ment, including purchase of a mobile dental unit Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services University of Louisville Research Foundation, Louisville, KY, for facili- $1,000,000 McConnell ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ties and equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services University of Louisville Research Foundation, Louisville, KY, for facili- $1,000,000 McConnell ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ties and equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services University of Louisville Research Foundation, Louisville, KY, for facili- $2,500,000 McConnell ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ties and equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services University of Louisville Research Foundation, Louisville, KY, for health $800,000 McConnell ices Administration (HRSA)—Health professions training and facilities and equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services University of Maine at Augusta, Augusta, ME, for facilities and equip- $650,000 Michaud Collins ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ment at the Bangor dental clinic Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services University of Maryland Medical System, Baltimore, MD for facilities $400,000 Kratovil ices Administration (HRSA)—Health and equipment for an emergency medical facility in Queen Anne’s Facilities and Services County

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL for facilities and equipment $750,000 Diaz-Balart, Mario ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI for facilities and $500,000 Dingell Levin; Stabenow ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, for facilities $8,000,000 Cochran; Wicker ices Administration (HRSA)—Health and equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services University of Mississippi, University, MS, for facilities and equipment $1,500,000 Cochran ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services University of Mississippi, University, MS, for the Center for Thermal $600,000 Cochran; Wicker ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Pharmaceutical Processing, including facilities and equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno, NV, for facilities and $750,000 Reid; Ensign ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment at the Center for Molecular Medicine Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services University of North Alabama, Florence, AL for facilities and equipment $700,000 Griffith Sessions ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services University of North Alabama, Florence, AL, for nursing education and $100,000 Sessions ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC, for tele- $300,000 Coble; Miller (NC) Burr; Hagan ices Administration (HRSA)—Health speech initiative including purchase of equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services University of North Texas, Denton, TX, for facilities and equipment $350,000 Hutchison ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services University of Oklahoma—College of Medicine, Tulsa, OK for facilities $300,000 Sullivan ices Administration (HRSA)—Health and equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, for equipment relating to $100,000 Specter ices Administration (HRSA)—Health cancer diagnostics and treatment Facilities and Services

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Requester(s) Agency Account Project Amount House Senate

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, PR for $300,000 Pierluisi ices Administration (HRSA)—Health facilities and equipment for the Unit of Comparative Medicine Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services University of Scranton, Scranton, PA, for nursing and allied health $100,000 Kanjorski Specter; Casey ices Administration (HRSA)—Health programs, including the purchase of equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL for facilities and equipment $2,500,000 Bonner Sessions ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL, for health information sys- $100,000 Sessions ices Administration (HRSA)—Health tems including equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee, Tampa, FL for nursing $250,000 Buchanan ices Administration (HRSA)—Health program facilities and equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services University of South Florida, Tampa, FL for the Cancer Clinical Trial $500,000 Young (FL); Bilirakis ices Administration (HRSA)—Health project Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services University of Southern Maine, Portland, ME, for facilities and equip- $775,000 Pingree (ME) Snowe; Collins ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS, for a relapse pre- $500,000 Cochran; Wicker ices Administration (HRSA)—Health vention program, including for facilities and equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS, for facilities and $2,750,000 Cochran; Wicker ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services University of St. Francis, Fort Wayne, IN for facilities and equipment $200,000 Visclosky Lugar ices Administration (HRSA)—Health for nurse training Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, TN for facilities and $1,350,000 Duncan Alexander; Corker ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX for facilities and equip- $650,000 Barton (TX) ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services University of Texas at Brownsville, Brownsville, TX for facilities and $500,000 Ortiz ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services University of Texas at Dallas, Dallas, TX, for facilities and equipment $350,000 Hutchison ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, TX, for facilities $150,000 Hutchison ices Administration (HRSA)—Health and equipment for MedBank Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, TX, for fa- $300,000 Rodriguez Hutchison ices Administration (HRSA)—Health cilities, equipment, and technology Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler, TX, for facilities $300,000 Gohmert Hutchison ices Administration (HRSA)—Health and equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX for facilities $100,000 Culberson; Green, Al Hutchison ices Administration (HRSA)—Health and equipment for the Center for Translational Neoroinformatics Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX for facili- $150,000 Smith (TX); Gonzalez ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ties and equipment at the Center for Innovation in Prevention and Facilities and Services Treatment of Airway Diseases

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX for facili- $270,000 Cuellar ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ties and equipment at the Neurodegenerative and Cognitive Dys- Facilities and Services function Center

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX for fa- $1,000,000 Culberson Hutchison ices Administration (HRSA)—Health cilities and equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, for health information tech- $1,500,000 Bennett; Hatch ices Administration (HRSA)—Health nology Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Utah Department of Health, Salt Lake City, UT, for facilities and $100,000 Hatch; Bennett ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

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Requester(s) Agency Account Project Amount House Senate

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Utah Department of Health, Salt Lake City, UT, for facilities and $500,000 Bennett ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Utah Department of Health, Salt Lake City, UT, for facilities and $500,000 Bennett; Hatch ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment related to outbreak management Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Utah Department of Health, Salt Lake City, UT, to expand Monticello $600,000 Hatch; Bennett ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Health Education and Screening Initiative Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Utah Personalized Health Care Institute at the University of Utah, Salt $100,000 Hatch ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Lake City, UT, to establish a personalized medicine infrastructure Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Utah Valley University, Orem, UT, for health professions development $350,000 Bishop (UT) Bennett; Hatch ices Administration (HRSA)—Health and equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Valley Presbyterian Hospital, Van Nuys, CA for facilities and equip- $300,000 Berman ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Van Wert County Hospital, Van Wert, OH for facilities and equipment $840,000 Latta Voinovich; Brown ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Vanguard University, Costa Mesa, CA for facilities and equipment $300,000 Rohrabacher ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Variety—The Children’s Charity of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI for facili- $40,000 Moore (WI) ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ties and equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Vermont State Colleges, Randolph Center, VT, for equipment to ex- $700,000 Leahy ices Administration (HRSA)—Health pand nursing programs Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Victor Valley Community Hospital, Victorville, CA for facilities and $250,000 McKeon Boxer ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA for facilities and $600,000 Scott (VA); Wittman Warner ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment for the Massey Cancer Center Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Virginia State University, Petersburg, VA, for facilities and equipment $100,000 Forbes Warner; Webb ices Administration (HRSA)—Health to expand nursing programs Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Visiting Nurse Services of Putnam County, Avon, IN for facilities and $100,000 Ellsworth ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Visiting Nurse Services, Indianapolis, IN, for facilities and equipment $100,000 Lugar ices Administration (HRSA)—Health and health professions training Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Visiting Nurses Association Healthcare Partners of Ohio, Cleveland, OH $200,000 LaTourette; Sutton; Kucinich ices Administration (HRSA)—Health for health professions training Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Viterbo University, La Crosse, WI, for facilities and equipment for the $300,000 Kohl ices Administration (HRSA)—Health nursing school Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Wadsworth-Rittman Hospital Foundation, Wadsworth, OH for facilities $600,000 Boccieri ices Administration (HRSA)—Health and equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Wake County, Raleigh, NC, for facilities and equipment $300,000 Miller (NC); Price (NC) Burr; Hagan ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Wake Health Services, Inc., Raleigh, NC for facilities and equipment $750,000 Miller (NC); Etheridge Burr; Hagan ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Warren Achievement Center, Inc., Monmouth, IL for rural health out- $100,000 Hare ices Administration (HRSA)—Health reach Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Warren County Community College, Washington, NJ for facilities and $350,000 Garrett (NJ) Lautenberg; Menendez ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Warren County Planning Commission, Warren, PA for health care fa- $350,000 Thompson (PA) ices Administration (HRSA)—Health cilities and equipment Facilities and Services

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Requester(s) Agency Account Project Amount House Senate

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Washington County Hospital, Hagerstown, MD for facilities and equip- $750,000 Bartlett ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ment and for an electronic medical records initiative Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Washington State University, Spokane, WA, for facilities and equip- $900,000 McMorris Rodgers; Baird Murray; Cantwell ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ment for the College of Nursing Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Weber State University, Ogden, UT for expansion of nursing programs, $750,000 Bishop (UT) Bennett; Hatch ices Administration (HRSA)—Health including purchase of equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services WellSpan Health, York, PA for purchase of equipment $100,000 Platts ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Wesley College, Dover, DE, for renovation and equipping of the nurs- $200,000 Castle Carper; Kaufman ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ing school Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services West Jefferson Medical Center, Marrero, LA for facilities and equip- $100,000 Scalise Vitter ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services West Liberty State College, West Liberty, WV for facilities and equip- $50,000 Mollohan ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission, Charleston, WV, for $4,000,000 Byrd ices Administration (HRSA)—Health facilities and equipment relating to healthcare training Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services West Virginia University Health Sciences, Morgantown, WV, for facili- $1,000,000 Rockefeller ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ties and equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, for construction of a Mul- $1,500,000 Byrd ices Administration (HRSA)—Health tiple Sclerosis Center Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services WestCare Health Systems, Sylva, NC for facilities and equipment $350,000 Shuler ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, NY, for equipment $150,000 Gillibrand; Schumer ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Wheeling Hospital, Inc., Wheeling, WV for facilities and equipment $150,000 Mollohan ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services White Memorial Medical Charitable Foundation, Los Angeles, CA for $500,000 Roybal-Allard ices Administration (HRSA)—Health facilities and equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services White Plains Hospital Center, White Plains, NY for facilities and $250,000 Lowey ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Wichita County Health Center, Leoti, KS, for facilities and equipment $150,000 Brownback ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Wills Eye Health System, Philadelphia, PA for facilities and equipment $150,000 Brady (PA) Specter; Casey ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Wilmington College, Wilmington, OH for facilities and equipment $200,000 Turner ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Windemere Rehabilitation Facility, Oak Bluffs, MA, for facilities and $250,000 Kennedy; Kerry; Kirk ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Woman’s Hospital, Baton Rouge, LA, for facilities and equipment to $100,000 Alexander Landrieu; Vitter ices Administration (HRSA)—Health expand the neonatal intensive care unit Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Wood River Health Services, Hope Valley, RI, for facilities and equip- $200,000 Reed ices Administration (HRSA)—Health ment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services World Impact Good Samaritan Clinic, Wichita, KS for facilities and $1,000,000 Tiahrt Brownback; Roberts ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Xavier University of New Orleans, LA for facilities and equipment $350,000 Cao Landrieu; Vitter ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

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Requester(s) Agency Account Project Amount House Senate

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital, Yakima, WA, for facilities and $100,000 Cantwell ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment to expand the pediatric center Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services York College of Pennsylvania, York, PA for facilities and equipment $400,000 Platts Specter; Casey ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Youth Dynamics, Inc., Billings, MT for facilities and equipment $100,000 Rehberg Baucus; Tester ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Yukon-Kuskokwim Heath Corporation, Bethel, AK, for facilities and $1,000,000 Murkowski; Begich ices Administration (HRSA)—Health equipment Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- Health Resources and Services Zufall Health Center, Dover, NJ for facilities and equipment $225,000 Lance Lautenberg ices Administration (HRSA)—Health Facilities and Services

Department of Health & Human Serv- HHS Office of the Secretary BayCare Health System, Tampa, FL for a community-based health $200,000 Castor (FL) ices (OS)—Research & Demonstra- outreach program to address health disparities in South Pinellas tion (including Minority & Wom- and Hillsborough counties en’s Health)

Department of Health & Human Serv- HHS Office of the Secretary Community Transportation Association of America, Washington, DC, $950,000 Harkin ices (OS)—Research & Demonstra- for technical assistance to human services transportation providers tion (including Minority & Wom- on ADA requirements en’s Health)

Department of Health & Human Serv- HHS Office of the Secretary South Central Family Health Center, Los Angeles, CA for a community $100,000 Becerra ices (OS)—Research & Demonstra- diabetes management initiative tion (including Minority & Wom- en’s Health)

Department of Health & Human Serv- HHS Office of the Secretary University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL for a health information $400,000 Miller (FL) ices (OS)—Research & Demonstra- technology evaluation project tion (including Minority & Wom- en’s Health)

Department of Health & Human Serv- Substance Abuse and Mental American Combat Veterans of War, San Diego, CA for mental health $175,000 Filner ices Health Services Administration services for returning veterans (SAMHSA)—Mental Health

Department of Health & Human Serv- Substance Abuse and Mental American Red Cross, Lower Bucks County Chapter, Levittown, PA for $100,000 Murphy, Patrick ices Health Services Administration mental health services and case management (SAMHSA)—Mental Health

Department of Health & Human Serv- Substance Abuse and Mental Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center, Sioux Falls, SD, $300,000 Herseth Sandlin Johnson ices Health Services Administration for a program serving children with emotional and behavioral dis- (SAMHSA)—Mental Health orders

Department of Health & Human Serv- Substance Abuse and Mental BayCare Health System, Clearwater, FL for a mental health initiative $200,000 Bilirakis ices Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)—Mental Health

Department of Health & Human Serv- Substance Abuse and Mental Bellfaire JCB, Shaker Heights, OH for the Social Advocates for Youth $200,000 LaTourette ices Health Services Administration program (SAMHSA)—Mental Health

Department of Health & Human Serv- Substance Abuse and Mental Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, Eagle Butte, SD, for youth suicide and $100,000 Herseth Sandlin Johnson ices Health Services Administration substance abuse prevention programs (SAMHSA)—Mental Health

Department of Health & Human Serv- Substance Abuse and Mental City of Detroit, MI for behavioral health services at the Grace Ross $700,000 Conyers Levin; Stabenow ices Health Services Administration Health Center (SAMHSA)—Mental Health

Department of Health & Human Serv- Substance Abuse and Mental Foothill Family Service, Pasadena, CA for mental health services to $200,000 Napolitano ices Health Services Administration children ages 0-5 and parenting education that supports the serv- (SAMHSA)—Mental Health ices provided to the children

Department of Health & Human Serv- Substance Abuse and Mental Gateway Healthcare, Pawtucket, RI for behavioral health services for $200,000 Kennedy ices Health Services Administration returning veterans (SAMHSA)—Mental Health

Department of Health & Human Serv- Substance Abuse and Mental Hathaway-Sycamores Child and Family Services, Pasadena, CA for $100,000 Schiff ices Health Services Administration mental health and emotional support services for children of the (SAMHSA)—Mental Health terminally ill during the illness and after the death

Department of Health & Human Serv- Substance Abuse and Mental Heartland Health Outreach, Chicago, IL for a mental health supportive $200,000 Schakowsky ices Health Services Administration services program (SAMHSA)—Mental Health

Department of Health & Human Serv- Substance Abuse and Mental Hispanic Counseling Center, Hempstead, NY for mental health serv- $200,000 McCarthy (NY); Israel ices Health Services Administration ices and treatment for the uninsured and underinsured Hispanic (SAMHSA)—Mental Health population on Long Island

Department of Health & Human Serv- Substance Abuse and Mental Jacksonville Community Rehabilitation Center, Jacksonville, FL for $200,000 Brown, Corrine Nelson, Bill ices Health Services Administration long-term substance abuse and mental health programs for those (SAMHSA)—Mental Health with severe mental health ailments

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Requester(s) Agency Account Project Amount House Senate

Department of Health & Human Serv- Substance Abuse and Mental KidsPeace National Centers of New England, Ellsworth, ME, for the $150,000 Snowe ices Health Services Administration programmatic funding necessary to facilitate the expansion of the (SAMHSA)—Mental Health KidsPeace Graham Lake Autism Day Treatment Unit

Department of Health & Human Serv- Substance Abuse and Mental Ohel Children’s Home and Family Services, Brooklyn, NY for inpatient $550,000 Weiner; Engel; McCarthy (NY); ices Health Services Administration and outpatient mental health treatment services Towns (SAMHSA)—Mental Health

Department of Health & Human Serv- Substance Abuse and Mental Oregon Partnership, Portland, OR, to provide suicide prevention serv- $300,000 Blumenauer; Wu Wyden; Merkley ices Health Services Administration ices to soldiers and military families (SAMHSA)—Mental Health

Department of Health & Human Serv- Substance Abuse and Mental Pacific Clinics, Arcadia, CA for mental health and suicide prevention $500,000 Napolitano ices Health Services Administration programs for adolescents (SAMHSA)—Mental Health

Department of Health & Human Serv- Substance Abuse and Mental Rosebud Sioux Tribe, Rosebud, SD for suicide prevention and early $500,000 Herseth Sandlin Thune; Johnson ices Health Services Administration intervention services (SAMHSA)—Mental Health

Department of Health & Human Serv- Substance Abuse and Mental Spectrum Programs Inc., Miami, FL for a mental health and sub- $200,000 Diaz-Balart, Lincoln ices Health Services Administration stance abuse program (SAMHSA)—Mental Health

Department of Health & Human Serv- Substance Abuse and Mental St. Bernard Project, Chalmette, LA for mental health services $100,000 Melancon Landrieu ices Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)—Mental Health

Department of Health & Human Serv- Substance Abuse and Mental St. Luke’s Hospital, Adult Behavioral Services, Cedar Rapids, IA for $400,000 Loebsack Harkin; Grassley ices Health Services Administration behavioral health services (SAMHSA)—Mental Health

Department of Health & Human Serv- Substance Abuse and Mental University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, for mental health services for $100,000 Martinez ices Health Services Administration disabled veterans (SAMHSA)—Mental Health

Department of Health & Human Serv- Substance Abuse and Mental Volunteers of America, Wilkes-Barre, PA, for trauma recovery mental $100,000 Kanjorski Specter; Casey ices Health Services Administration health services to children and families (SAMHSA)—Mental Health

Department of Health & Human Serv- Substance Abuse and Mental Young & Healthy, Pasadena, CA for mental health care for children $100,000 Schiff ices Health Services Administration who are uninsured or underinsured (SAMHSA)—Mental Health

Department of Health & Human Serv- Substance Abuse and Mental Youth Dynamics, Inc, Billings, MT, for a training program to help $100,000 Rehberg Tester; Baucus ices Health Services Administration meet the mental health needs of those living in rural or frontier (SAMHSA)—Mental Health States

Department of Health & Human Serv- Substance Abuse and Mental Betty Ford Institute, Palm Springs, CA for a substance abuse preven- $250,000 Bono Mack ices Health Services Administration tion and training initiative (SAMHSA)—Substance Abuse Prevention

Department of Health & Human Serv- Substance Abuse and Mental Bucks County Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc, $100,000 Specter ices Health Services Administration Doylestown, PA, to expand drug and alcohol prevention programs (SAMHSA)—Substance Abuse Prevention

Department of Health & Human Serv- Substance Abuse and Mental Coalition for a Drug-Free Hawaii, Honolulu, HI for a youth alcohol $200,000 Abercrombie ices Health Services Administration abuse and suicide prevention program (SAMHSA)—Substance Abuse Prevention

Department of Health & Human Serv- Substance Abuse and Mental Hamakua Health Center, Honokaa, HI, for a youth anti-drug program $200,000 Inouye; Akaka ices Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)—Substance Abuse Prevention

Department of Health & Human Serv- Substance Abuse and Mental Maryland Association of Youth Services Bureaus, Greenbelt, MD, for $100,000 Cardin; Mikulski ices Health Services Administration prevention and diversion services to youth and their families (SAMHSA)—Substance Abuse Prevention

Department of Health & Human Serv- Substance Abuse and Mental Operation UNITE, Somerset, KY for a multi-school substance abuse $1,000,000 Rogers (KY) ices Health Services Administration counseling and curriculum development program (SAMHSA)—Substance Abuse Prevention

Department of Health & Human Serv- Substance Abuse and Mental Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, for evidence-based $100,000 Specter ices Health Services Administration prevention programs in schools and communities to reduce youth (SAMHSA)—Substance Abuse substance abuse Prevention

Department of Health & Human Serv- Substance Abuse and Mental Postpartum Resource Center of New York, West Islip, NY for perinatal $100,000 Israel ices Health Services Administration mood disorder prevention and early detection programs, support (SAMHSA)—Substance Abuse groups, and a multilingual helpline Prevention

Department of Health & Human Serv- Substance Abuse and Mental Rhode Island State Nurses Association, Pawtucket, RI for substance $100,000 Kennedy ices Health Services Administration abuse programs for nurses (SAMHSA)—Substance Abuse Prevention

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Requester(s) Agency Account Project Amount House Senate

Department of Health & Human Serv- Substance Abuse and Mental St. Ann’s Corner of Harm Reduction, Bronx, NY for mental health con- $100,000 Serrano ices Health Services Administration sultations and substance abuse prevention and treatment support (SAMHSA)—Substance Abuse services Prevention

Department of Health & Human Serv- Substance Abuse and Mental Waimanalo Health Center, Waimanalo, HI, for a youth anti-drug pro- $200,000 Inouye; Akaka ices Health Services Administration gram (SAMHSA)—Substance Abuse Prevention

Department of Health & Human Serv- Substance Abuse and Mental West Virginia Prevention Resource Center, South Charleston, WV, for $1,500,000 Byrd ices Health Services Administration drug abuse prevention (SAMHSA)—Substance Abuse Prevention

Department of Health & Human Serv- Substance Abuse and Mental A Safe Haven Foundation, Chicago, IL for behavioral health services $300,000 Davis (IL) ices Health Services Administration for individuals affected by substance abuse (SAMHSA)—Substance Abuse Treatment

Department of Health & Human Serv- Substance Abuse and Mental Chesterfield County, VA for the Dual Treatment Track program $143,000 Forbes Webb ices Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)—Substance Abuse Treatment

Department of Health & Human Serv- Substance Abuse and Mental City of Farmington, NM, to provide evidence-based substance abuse $150,000 Lujan Bingaman; Tom Udall ices Health Services Administration treatment to public inebriates (SAMHSA)—Substance Abuse Treatment

Department of Health & Human Serv- Substance Abuse and Mental Gavin Foundation, Inc., South Boston, MA for substance abuse treat- $200,000 Lynch ices Health Services Administration ment services at its Cushing House facility for adolescents (SAMHSA)—Substance Abuse Treatment

Department of Health & Human Serv- Substance Abuse and Mental Mercy Recovery Center, Westbrook, ME, for residential treatment pro- $1,000,000 Collins; Snowe ices Health Services Administration grams (SAMHSA)—Substance Abuse Treatment

Department of Health & Human Serv- Substance Abuse and Mental Operation UNITE, Somerset, KY for a substance abuse treatment and $1,000,000 Rogers (KY) ices Health Services Administration voucher program (SAMHSA)—Substance Abuse Treatment

Department of Health & Human Serv- Substance Abuse and Mental Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners, Clearwater, FL for a $300,000 Young (FL) ices Health Services Administration substance abuse treatment initiative (SAMHSA)—Substance Abuse Treatment

Department of Health & Human Serv- Substance Abuse and Mental San Francisco Department of Public Health, San Francisco, CA for $750,000 Pelosi ices Health Services Administration mental health and substance abuse services for homeless veterans (SAMHSA)—Substance Abuse Treatment

Department of Health & Human Serv- Substance Abuse and Mental Tuesday’s Children, Manhasset, NY for a mental health initiative $750,000 King (NY) ices Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)—Substance Abuse Treatment

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Access Community Health Network, Chicago, IL for a job training ini- $400,000 Roskam istration (ETA)—Training & tiative Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind, Talladega, AL for an em- $200,000 Bachus; Rogers (AL) istration (ETA)—Training & ployer training and job development initiative Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Arkansas State University-Beebe, Searcy, AR for a training program $200,000 Snyder Pryor; Lincoln istration (ETA)—Training & for employment in the natural gas industry Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Atlanta Christian College, East Point, GA, for training and curriculum $350,000 Kingston istration (ETA)—Training & development Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Baltimore City Mayor’s Office of Employment Development, Baltimore, $575,000 Sarbanes Mikulski istration (ETA)—Training & MD, for YouthWorks Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Beth Medrash Govoha, Lakewood, NJ for a job training initiative $275,000 Smith (NJ) Menendez; Lautenberg istration (ETA)—Training & Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Blackhawk Technical College, Janesville, WI, to provide job training to $1,000,000 Kohl istration (ETA)—Training & the unemployed and incumbent workers Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Brevard Workforce Development Board, Rockledge, FL for a job train- $1,000,000 Posey; Kosmas Bill Nelson istration (ETA)—Training & ing initiative Employment Services (TES)

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Requester(s) Agency Account Project Amount House Senate

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Bridge to Independence & Career Opportunities, Danbury, CT for job $100,000 Murphy (CT) istration (ETA)—Training & training and job placement Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Bristol Community College, Fall River, MA for job placement services $100,000 Frank (MA) Kennedy; Kerry; Kirk istration (ETA)—Training & for veterans Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Bucks County Community College, Newtown, PA for training at the Re- $600,000 Murphy, Patrick istration (ETA)—Training & newable Energy Academy Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Campbellsville-Taylor County Industrial Development Authority, Camp- $500,000 Guthrie istration (ETA)—Training & bellsville, KY for a job training initiative Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Capital Workforce Partners, Hartford, CT, for a career competency de- $300,000 Courtney; Larson (CT); Murphy Dodd; Lieberman istration (ETA)—Training & velopment program (CT) Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Capps Workforce Training Center, Stoneville, MS, for workforce train- $500,000 Cochran istration (ETA)—Training & ing Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Center for Employment Training, San Jose, CA for training dislocated $350,000 Lofgren, Zoe istration (ETA)—Training & workers and out-of-school youth for green jobs Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska, Juneau, $308,000 Murkowski; Begich istration (ETA)—Training & AK, to expand vocational training including distance learning tech- Employment Services (TES) nologies

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology, Pleasant $250,000 Thompson (PA) Specter istration (ETA)—Training & Gap, PA for job training programs Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Chesapeake Bay Trust, Annapolis, MD, for the clean water jobs train- $116,000 Kratovil Cardin istration (ETA)—Training & ing initiative Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Chicago House and Social Service Agency, Chicago, IL for an employ- $200,000 Schakowsky istration (ETA)—Training & ment training and transitional jobs program Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- City of Baltimore, Office of Employment Development, MD for its BRAC $400,000 Ruppersberger istration (ETA)—Training & Employment Preparedness Program Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- City of Chesapeake, VA for a job training initiative $250,000 Forbes istration (ETA)—Training & Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- City of Detroit, MI for its Summer Youth Services Program $500,000 Kilpatrick (MI); Conyers Levin; Stabenow istration (ETA)—Training & Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- City of East Palo Alto, CA for workforce training in green jobs $600,000 Eshoo istration (ETA)—Training & Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- City of Emeryville, CA, for the East Bay Green Jobs Initiative workforce $200,000 Boxer istration (ETA)—Training & development program Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- City of Grand Rapids, MI for the Our Community’s Children job train- $350,000 Ehlers Levin; Stabenow istration (ETA)—Training & ing initiative Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- City of Los Angeles, CA, for the Los Angeles Youth Opportunity Move- $500,000 Feinstein; Boxer istration (ETA)—Training & ment workforce development program Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- City of Oakland, CA, for the East Bay Green Jobs Initiative workforce $600,000 Feinstein istration (ETA)—Training & development program Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- City of Petersburg, Clearwater, FL for an employment readiness pro- $200,000 Castor (FL) istration (ETA)—Training & gram Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- City of Richmond, CA for the Richmond BUILD Pre-apprenticeship $700,000 Miller, George istration (ETA)—Training & Construction Skills & Solar Installation Training Program Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- City of St. Petersburg, FL for the Summer Youth Internship/Green $300,000 Castor (FL) istration (ETA)—Training & Workforce Readiness Training Program Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- City of West Palm Beach, FL for its Youth Empowerment Centers $400,000 Wexler; Hastings (FL) istration (ETA)—Training & Employment Services (TES)

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Requester(s) Agency Account Project Amount House Senate

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Closing the Digital Gap, Lansing, MI for a computer-based job train- $250,000 Rogers (MI) istration (ETA)—Training & ing initiative Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Coastal Enterprises, Inc., Wiscasset, ME for workforce training and $250,000 Pingree (ME) istration (ETA)—Training & evaluation at the CEI Green Business Investment and Job Creation Employment Services (TES) Initiative

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- College of Southern Idaho, Twin Falls, ID, for renewable energy job $100,000 Crapo; Risch istration (ETA)—Training & training program Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Columbia Gorge Community College, The Dalles, OR for a renewable $350,000 Walden Wyden; Merkely istration (ETA)—Training & energy training program, including purchase of equipment Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Community Learning Center, Inc., Ft. Worth, TX for a job training ini- $500,000 Granger istration (ETA)—Training & tiative Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Community Transportation Association of America, Washington, DC, $450,000 Harkin istration (ETA)—Training & for the continuation of the Joblinks program Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Conservation Corps of Long Beach, Long Beach, CA for a job training $225,000 Sanchez, Linda istration (ETA)—Training & program for at-risk youth Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Covenant House Florida, Fort Lauderdale, FL for job readiness training $550,000 Klein (FL); Wasserman Schultz istration (ETA)—Training & Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Covenant House New Jersey, Newark, NJ, for a job training initiative $100,000 Lautenberg; Menendez istration (ETA)—Training & Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Cypress Mandela Training Center, Inc., Oakland, CA for pre-apprentice $275,000 Lee (CA) Boxer istration (ETA)—Training & construction training for solar and green jobs Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Danville Community College, Danville, VA for training at its Wood $100,000 Perriello istration (ETA)—Training & Products Advanced Manufacturing Lab Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Davinci Center for Community Progress, Providence, RI for workforce $200,000 Kennedy istration (ETA)—Training & education and training Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- DaytonDefense, Beavercreek, OH for a job training initiative $300,000 Turner istration (ETA)—Training & Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Des Moines Area Community College, Ankeny, IA for dislocated worker $350,000 Boswell Harkin; Grassley istration (ETA)—Training & training and job placement in financial services, health care and Employment Services (TES) construction

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Des Moines Area Community College, Ankeny, IA, for the Central Iowa $400,000 Harkin; Grassley istration (ETA)—Training & Works Project Employment career opportunities education program Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Digital Workforce Academy, Austin, TX for a job training initiative $300,000 Poe (TX) istration (ETA)—Training & Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Duke Media Foundation, Hollywood, CA for career exploration and $100,000 Watson istration (ETA)—Training & training for at-risk youth for jobs in filmmaking Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- East Bay Regional Park District, Oakland, CA, for fire and conserva- $600,000 McNerney Feinstein istration (ETA)—Training & tion crews training programs Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Easter Seals Arc of NE Indiana, Ft. Wayne, IN for a job training pro- $100,000 Souder istration (ETA)—Training & gram for adults with disabilities Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Filipino-American Service Group, Los Angeles, CA for case manage- $250,000 Roybal-Allard istration (ETA)—Training & ment and job training for homeless individuals Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Finishing Trades Institute, Philadelphia, PA, for weatherization job $100,000 Specter istration (ETA)—Training & training programs Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Flathead Valley Community College, Kalispell, MT, Career Opportuni- $100,000 Rehberg Tester; Baucus istration (ETA)—Training & ties through Retraining and Education Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Florida Manufacturing Extension Partnership, Celebration, FL, for the $100,000 Crenshaw; Klein (FL); Kosmas Bill Nelson istration (ETA)—Training & Florida mobile outreach skills training program Employment Services (TES)

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Requester(s) Agency Account Project Amount House Senate

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Fordham Bedford Children’s Services, Bronx, NY for job placement, $100,000 Serrano istration (ETA)—Training & training, and workforce development Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Fort Belknap Indian Community, Harlem, MT, Fort Belknap 477 Em- $100,000 Tester; Baucus istration (ETA)—Training & ployment & Training, Summer Youth Program Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Fox Valley Technical College, Oshkosh, WI, to create an accelerated, $150,000 Kohl istration (ETA)—Training & one year welder training program Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Friends of Children of Mississippi, Jackson, MS, for the TANF to Work $200,000 Cochran istration (ETA)—Training & and Ownership Project Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Germanna Community College, Fredericksburg, VA for nursing training $100,000 Wittman istration (ETA)—Training & and curriculum development Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Give Every Child A Chance, Manteca, CA for employment mentoring $500,000 McNerney istration (ETA)—Training & Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Guadalupe Centers, Inc., Kansas City, MO for its Culinary Arts Insti- $200,000 Cleaver istration (ETA)—Training & tute job training and employment program Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- HARBEL Community Organization, Baltimore, MD for unemployed and $250,000 Ruppersberger istration (ETA)—Training & underemployed individuals Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Hard Hatted Women, Warren, OH for the Tradeswomen TOOLS program $200,000 Ryan (OH); Sutton Brown istration (ETA)—Training & Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Hartford Public Schools, Hartford, CT, for workforce readiness and job $275,000 Dodd; Lieberman istration (ETA)—Training & placement services through OPPortunity High School Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Haven for Hope of Bexar County, San Antonio, TX, for a homeless job $200,000 Cuellar; Gonzalez; Smith (TX) Hutchison; Cornyn istration (ETA)—Training & training program Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Hawkeye Community College, Waterloo, IA, for support of the Advance $400,000 Harkin; Grassley istration (ETA)—Training & Manufacturing Training program, including equipment Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Highline Community College, Des Moines, WA for a workforce training, $250,000 Smith (WA) Murray istration (ETA)—Training & education, and outreach initiative Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Hobbs Hispano Chamber of Commerce, Hobbs, NM, for workforce de- $200,000 Teague Bingaman istration (ETA)—Training & velopment Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Homeboy Industries, Los Angeles, CA for solar panel installation train- $300,000 Roybal-Allard istration (ETA)—Training & ing and certification for at-risk young individuals in Los Angeles Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Hopkins House, Alexandria, VA for workforce development and training $250,000 Moran (VA) istration (ETA)—Training & in early childhood education Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Impact Services Corporation, Philadelphia, PA, for a community job $100,000 Specter istration (ETA)—Training & training and placement program Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- IndependenceFirst, Milwaukee, WI to provide employment support serv- $100,000 Moore (WI) istration (ETA)—Training & ices to persons with disabilities Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Innovative Productivity, Inc., Louisville, KY for a job training initiative $150,000 Davis (KY) Bunning istration (ETA)—Training & Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Instituto del Progresso Latino, Chicago, IL, for employment and train- $375,000 Durbin istration (ETA)—Training & ing programs in health care for limited English speaking individ- Employment Services (TES) uals

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Jacksonville Center for the Arts, Floyd, VA for workforce training $150,000 Boucher istration (ETA)—Training & Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- JobPath, Inc., Tucson, AZ for underserved adults job training $200,000 Grijalva istration (ETA)—Training & Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Jobs for Maine’s Graduates, Inc, Augusta, ME, for career development $200,000 Michaud Snowe; Collins istration (ETA)—Training & for at-risk youth Employment Services (TES)

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Requester(s) Agency Account Project Amount House Senate

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Jobs for Mississippi Graduates, Inc, Jackson, MS, for career develop- $200,000 Cochran istration (ETA)—Training & ment for at-risk youth Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Johnstown Area Regional Industries, Inc., Johnstown, PA for its work- $200,000 Murtha istration (ETA)—Training & force development program Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Lansing Community College, Lansing, MI for a job training initiative $420,000 Rogers (MI); Schauer Levin; Stabenow istration (ETA)—Training & focused on alternative automotive technologies Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Liberty Resources, Inc, Philadelphia, PA, for job training programs for $100,000 Specter istration (ETA)—Training & persons with disabilities Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Lincoln Land Community College, Springfield, IL, for workforce devel- $250,000 Durbin istration (ETA)—Training & opment programs Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Living Classrooms of the National Capital Region, Washington, DC for $350,000 Norton istration (ETA)—Training & its youth workforce development program Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Local Area 1 Workforce Investment Board, Caribou, ME, for workforce $500,000 Collins; Snowe istration (ETA)—Training & job opportunities Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Los Angeles Community College District/Valley College, Valley Glen, CA $300,000 Berman istration (ETA)—Training & for workforce development in energy efficiency and green tech- Employment Services (TES) nology fields

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Macomb Community College, Warren, MI for training displaced work- $550,000 Levin Levin; Stabenow istration (ETA)—Training & ers in the aerospace and defense industries Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- MAGNET, Cleveland, OH for veterans workforce development, training, $200,000 Fudge; Kucinich; Sutton istration (ETA)—Training & and job placement in the manufacturing industry Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Maine Manufacturing Extension Partnership, Augusta, ME, for work- $500,000 Michaud Collins; Snowe istration (ETA)—Training & force job opportunities Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Make the Road New York, Brooklyn, NY for English language and eco- $200,000 Velazquez; Weiner istration (ETA)—Training & nomic literacy training in low-income, primarily immigrant commu- Employment Services (TES) nities

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Manchester Bidwell Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA, for job training pro- $100,000 Specter istration (ETA)—Training & grams at Bidwell Training Center Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Massachusetts Manufacturing Extension Partnership, Worcester, MA, $250,000 Kennedy; Kerry; Kirk istration (ETA)—Training & for expansion of a workforce skills training program Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Maui Economic Development Board, Kihei, HI, Maui Economic Develop- $450,000 Inouye; Akaka istration (ETA)—Training & ment Board Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Employment Services (TES) training

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Maui Economic Development Board, Kihei, HI, Rural Computer Utiliza- $300,000 Inouye; Akaka istration (ETA)—Training & tion Training Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- McHenry County, Woodstock, IL for short-term occupational training $250,000 Bean istration (ETA)—Training & Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Metropolitan Community Colleges, Kansas City, MO for training serv- $500,000 Cleaver istration (ETA)—Training & ices at its Sustainability Training Center Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Michigan Works, Benton Harbor, MI for the basic workforce trans- $250,000 Upton Levin; Stabenow istration (ETA)—Training & formation program Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Milton S Eisenhower Foundation, Washington, DC, for job training, job $400,000 Harkin istration (ETA)—Training & placement and GED acquisition programs in Iowa Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, Perkinston, MS, for work- $350,000 Cochran istration (ETA)—Training & force training Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, for the Mississippi $500,000 Cochran; Wicker istration (ETA)—Training & Integrated Workforce Performance System Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Mississippi Technology Alliance, Ridgeland, MS, for workforce training $250,000 Cochran; Wicker istration (ETA)—Training & Employment Services (TES)

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Requester(s) Agency Account Project Amount House Senate

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Mississippi Valley State University, Itta Bena, MS, for training and de- $500,000 Cochran; Wicker istration (ETA)—Training & velopment at the Automated Identification Technology/Automatic Employment Services (TES) Data Collection Program

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Montana State University, Billings, MT, for job training $100,000 Rehberg Tester; Baucus istration (ETA)—Training & Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- National Center for Family Literacy, Louisville, KY for integration of $100,000 Yarmuth istration (ETA)—Training & career awareness and job readiness activities into a family literacy Employment Services (TES) program

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- National Council of Negro Women, Washington, DC for a job readi- $350,000 Norton istration (ETA)—Training & ness, life skills, and training program for disadvantaged women Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Northeast Iowa Ironworkers-Cedar Rapids Local 89, Cedar Rapids, IA, $250,000 Harkin istration (ETA)—Training & for workforce development Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Northern Marianas Trade Institute, Saipan, MP for vocational and $200,000 Sablan istration (ETA)—Training & technical training programs Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Ocean Bay Community Development Corporation, Averne, NY for a $100,000 Meeks (NY) istration (ETA)—Training & workforce preparation program for youth and young adults residing Employment Services (TES) in public housing

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Oklahoma City Community College, Oklahoma City, OK for a veterans $200,000 Fallin; Cole istration (ETA)—Training & job training initiative Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Opportunities Industrialization Center of Washington, Yakima, WA, to $150,000 Murray istration (ETA)—Training & provide workforce and health and safety training to agricultural Employment Services (TES) workers

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- People for the Parks, Venice, CA for a program to train at-risk youth $165,000 Becerra istration (ETA)—Training & to maintain and operate sustainable parks Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Philadelphia Shipyard Development Corporation, Philadelphia, PA, for $100,000 Specter; Casey istration (ETA)—Training & job training programs Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Project ARRIBA, El Paso, TX, for workforce development and economic $100,000 Reyes Hutchison; Cornyn istration (ETA)—Training & opportunities in the West Texas region Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation, Providence, RI, for $500,000 Reed istration (ETA)—Training & support and delivery of job training services Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- San Jacinto College, Pasadena, TX for workforce development, which $350,000 Olson istration (ETA)—Training & shall include purchase of equipment Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Sheppard Pratt Health System, Baltimore, MD, Work Force Initiative for $725,000 Sarbanes Mikulski istration (ETA)—Training & the Mentally Ill Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, LA for a workforce de- $150,000 Scalise Landrieu istration (ETA)—Training & velopment initiative Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Southern Utah University, Cedar City, UT, for a renewable energy job $400,000 Bennett; Hatch istration (ETA)—Training & training initiative Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Southwest Virginia Community College, Richlands, VA for green jobs $400,000 Boucher istration (ETA)—Training & training in rural communities Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Spokane Area Workforce Development Council, Spokane, WA, to sup- $250,000 Murray; Cantwell istration (ETA)—Training & port comprehensive regional planning efforts to address the work- Employment Services (TES) force challenges of the Spokane area

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- St. Nicholas Neighborhood Preservation Corporation, Brooklyn, NY for a $150,000 Velazquez istration (ETA)—Training & workforce development initiative Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Summit Academy OIC, Minneapolis, MN for a program focused on $400,000 Ellison Klobuchar; Franken istration (ETA)—Training & weatherization technician training and residential energy auditing Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Team Taylor County, Campbellsville, KY, for job training programs $100,000 Bunning istration (ETA)—Training & Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- The Healing Place, Richmond, VA, for job training services $150,000 Webb; Warner istration (ETA)—Training & Employment Services (TES)

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Requester(s) Agency Account Project Amount House Senate

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Tulane University, New Orleans, LA for a community health worker $250,000 Scalise; Cao; Melancon Landrieu; Vitter istration (ETA)—Training & training program Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- UMWA Career Centers, Inc., Washington, PA for its mine worker train- $550,000 Murtha istration (ETA)—Training & ing and employment programs Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- University of Hawaii-Maui, Kahului, HI, for Community College Train- $2,000,000 Inouye; Akaka istration (ETA)—Training & ing & Education Opportunities program Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- University of Hawaii-Maui, Kahului, HI, for the Remote Rural Hawaii $2,300,000 Inouye; Akaka istration (ETA)—Training & Job Training Project Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Upper Rio Grande Workforce Solutions, El Paso, TX for its Rural Initia- $200,000 Rodriguez istration (ETA)—Training & tives Program Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Vanguard Services Unlimited, Arlington, VA for a comprehensive voca- $250,000 Moran (VA) istration (ETA)—Training & tional counselor training project Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Vermont Department of Public Safety, Waterbury, VT, for firefighting $100,000 Sanders istration (ETA)—Training & and emergency services training support Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Vermont HITEC, Inc, Williston, VT, for the Vermont HITEC Job Training $2,000,000 Leahy istration (ETA)—Training & Initiative Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Vermont Technical College, Randolph Center, VT, for the Vermont $750,000 Leahy istration (ETA)—Training & Green Jobs Workforce Development Initiative Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Vocational Guidance Services, Cleveland, OH, for job training activi- $100,000 Kucinich Voinovich istration (ETA)—Training & ties Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Wake Technical Community College, Raleigh, NC for job training in $400,000 Price (NC); Miller (NC) Hagan istration (ETA)—Training & the computer simulation and green automotive technologies indus- Employment Services (TES) tries

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges, Fed- $250,000 Murray; Cantwell istration (ETA)—Training & eral Way, WA, for training, on-the-job support and career develop- Employment Services (TES) ment services in the long-term care sector in Washington State

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Washington State Labor Council AFL-CIO, Seattle, WA, to help support $200,000 Murray istration (ETA)—Training & the creation of a pathway for young people to apprenticeship train- Employment Services (TES) ing programs in high demand industries across the State of Wash- ington

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Washington State Workforce Training and Education Coordinating $850,000 Murray istration (ETA)—Training & Board, Olympia, WA, to support the development, expansion, deliv- Employment Services (TES) ery and testing of workplace-based education and training for low- income adult workers resulting in models for other States use

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Waukesha Technical College, Pewaukee, WI, to provide job training to $200,000 Kohl istration (ETA)—Training & the unemployed and incumbent workers Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- West Los Angeles College, Culver City, CA for the Pathways to 21st $600,000 Watson istration (ETA)—Training & Century Careers program Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Workforce Opportunity Council, Concord, NH, for the advanced manu- $100,000 Shaheen istration (ETA)—Training & facturing portable classroom social services research training pro- Employment Services (TES) gram

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Workforce Services Unlimited, Inc., Circleville, OH for a job training $450,000 Turner istration (ETA)—Training & initiative Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Wrightco Educational Foundation, Ebensburg, PA, for security and $100,000 Specter istration (ETA)—Training & communications technology job training programs Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- WRTP/BIG STEP, Milwaukee, WI for workforce skills training to match $100,000 Moore (WI) istration (ETA)—Training & needs in the construction, manufacturing and healthcare sectors Employment Services (TES)

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation, Youngstown, OH $305,000 Ryan (OH) istration (ETA)—Training & for its Youngstown Grey to Green Initiative to provide training in Employment Services (TES) green jobs

Department of Labor Employment and Training Admin- Youth Radio, Oakland, CA for training of at-risk youth in media pro- $250,000 Lee (CA) istration (ETA)—Training & duction, digital technology and broadcast engineering Employment Services (TES)

Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries Aerospace Museum of California Foundation, Inc., McClellan, CA for $930,000 Lungren, Dan maintenance of collections

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Requester(s) Agency Account Project Amount House Senate

Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries Alameda County Library Foundation, Fremont, CA for technology and $300,000 Lee (CA) equipment for the Castro Calley Library

Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries Bishop Museum, Honolulu, HI, for assessments and educational pro- $200,000 Inouye; Akaka gramming

Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries Botanical Research Institute of Texas, Ft. Worth, TX to enhance collec- $500,000 Granger tions

Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries Cape Cod Maritime Museum, Cape Cod, MA, for the continued devel- $100,000 Kennedy; Kerry; Kirk opment of exhibits and educational programs

Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries Cedar Rapids Public Library, Cedar Rapids, IA, for library services, in- $500,000 Loebsack Harkin; Grassley cluding RFID upgrade

Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries Center for American History, Austin, TX for educational programming $250,000 Hall (TX) at the Sam Rayburn Library and Museum

Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose, San Jose, CA for education $120,000 Lofgren, Zoe programs

Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries City of Chino Hills, CA for library facility improvements $250,000 Miller, Gary

Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries City of Daphne, AL for library equipment $100,000 Bonner

Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries City of Desert Hot Springs, CA for preservation of collections at the $100,000 Lewis (CA) Cabot’s Pueblo Museum

Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries City of Hagerstown, MD, to restore and display the Doleman collection $150,000 Cardin

Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries City of San Diego, CA for books, technology, education and outreach $25,000 Filner programs for the Skyline Hills Branch Library

Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries City of Twin Falls, ID to digitize collections $100,000 Simpson Crapo; Risch

Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries City of Yucaipa, CA for expanded library collections and technology $100,000 Lewis (CA) upgrades

Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries Czech & Slovak Museum & Library, Cedar Rapids, IA, for exhibits $500,000 Harkin

Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries Downingtown Library Senior Center, Downingtown, PA to expand col- $350,000 Gerlach lections and for technology upgrades

Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries Eagle Mountain City, UT, for the purchase of equipment $100,000 Bennett; Hatch

Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries Florida Holocaust Museum, St. Petersburg, FL for exhibits, collections $200,000 Young (FL) and educational outreach programs

Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries Gig Harbor History Museum, Gig Harbor, WA for exhibits and inter- $200,000 Dicks active displays

Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries Glenville State College, Glenville, WV for programming and equipment $350,000 Mollohan for the college library’s veteran’s history project

Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries Great Lakes Science Center, Cleveland, OH, for education, outreach $200,000 Voinovich and exhibits

Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries Gulf Coast Exploreum Science Center, Mobile, AL for exhibits and edu- $100,000 Bonner cational outreach

Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries Holyoke Public Library, Holyoke, MA, for educational equipment and $100,000 Kennedy; Kerry; Kirk technology infrastructure

Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries Iowa Radio Reading Information Service for the Blind and Print $100,000 Harkin Handicapped, Inc, Des Moines, IA, for the upgrade of tuner receiv- ers and the purchase of equipment

Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries Isamue Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum, Long Island City, NY $30,000 Maloney for conservation projects

Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries Louisiana Children’s Museum, New Orleans, LA, to establish an early $250,000 Landrieu childhood and parenting program

Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries McLean County Fiscal Court, Calhoun, KY, for equipment and tech- $250,000 Whitfield Bunning nology at Livermore Library

Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries Mississippi Children’s Museum, Jackson, MS, for installation, exhibits $300,000 Cochran and educational programming

Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, Perkinston, MS, for archive $100,000 Cochran of newspaper and digital media

Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries Mississippi Museum of Natural Science Foundation, Jackson, MS for $220,000 Harper Wicker educational outreach programs

Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries Mississippi Museum of Natural Science Foundation, Jackson, MS, for $100,000 Cochran; Wicker science education exhibits and outreach programs

Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries Morris Museum, Morristown, NJ for exhibits and educational program- $300,000 Frelinghuysen; Rothman (NJ) Lautenberg; Menendez ming

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Requester(s) Agency Account Project Amount House Senate

Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries Museum of Aviation, Warner Robins, GA for science and educational $350,000 Marshall Chambliss programs

Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, IL for teacher professional $175,000 Jackson (IL); Schakowsky development

Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries Mystic Seaport Museum, Inc., Mystic, CT for technology based edu- $500,000 Courtney Dodd; Lieberman cational programs

Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium, Dubuque, IA, for $500,000 Harkin; Grassley exhibits relating to the Mississippi River

Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries National Voting Rights Museum & Institute, Selma, AL for the preser- $450,000 Davis (AL) vation and restoration of exhibits

Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries Native American Cultural Center and Museum, Oklahoma City, OK for $750,000 Cole exhibits and educational programming

Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries New Jersey State Library Talking Book and Braille Center, Trenton, NJ $100,000 Holt Lautenberg; Menendez for an awareness campaign and digital materials

Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries Oakland Museum of California, Oakland, CA for a technology initiative $250,000 Lee (CA) for educational outreach

Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries Orange County Library System, Orlando, FL for Spanish language $500,000 Grayson media and books

Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries Phoenixville Public Library, Phoenixville, PA to enhance collections $157,000 Gerlach

Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries Robert Russa Moton Museum, Farmville, VA, to develop and install ex- $100,000 Perriello Warner; Webb hibitions on civil rights

Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries Sewall-Belmont House and Museum, Washington, DC, for exhibitions $1,000,000 Landrieu; Cantwell

Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries St. Louis Art Museum Foundation, St. Louis, MO for restoration and $225,000 Clay Bond reinstallation of exhibits

Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries Tallahatchie County Board of Supervisors, Glendora, MS for preserva- $400,000 Thompson (MS) tion of exhibits and collections for the Emmett Till memorial com- plex

Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries Texas Southern University, Robert Terry Library and Mickey Leland $300,000 Jackson-Lee (TX) Center, Houston, TX for archive preservation

Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX for the Virtual Vietnam Archive $850,000 Johnson, Sam

Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site Foundation, Buffalo, NY for exhibits $150,000 Slaughter and interactive displays

Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries Town of Jamestown, Jamestown, CA for books and materials for the $100,000 Clyburn Jamestown County Library

Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries University of Mississippi, University, MS, for preserving and digitizing $450,000 Cochran; Wicker recordings in the modern political library archives

Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries University of Mississippi, University, MS, for the American Music Ar- $300,000 Cochran chives

Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries Washington National Opera, Washington, DC, for set design, installa- $200,000 Cochran tion, and performing arts at libraries and schools

Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries Witte Museum, San Antonio, TX for exhibits and educational outreach $250,000 Smith (TX); Gonzalez Hutchison

Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries World Food Prize, Des Moines, IA, for exhibits $750,000 Boswell Harkin; Grassley

Institute of Museum & Library Services Museums & Libraries Young at Art Children’s Museum, Davie, FL for the Global Village edu- $100,000 Wasserman Schultz; Wexler cational program

Department of Education—National Innovation and Improvement Close Up Fellowships Program for activities authorized under the Ele- $1,942,000 Grijalva; Hirono; Johnson (GA); Harkin Projects mentary and Secondary Education Act Moran (VA); Oberstar; Payne; Ross; Sarbanes; Wu; Young (AK)

Department of Education—National Innovation and Improvement Communities in Schools for activities authorized under the Elementary $3,500,000 Murray; Begich; Burris; Cant- Projects and Secondary Education Act well; Gillibrand; Kerry; Klobuchar; Levin; Martinez; Menendez; Rockefeller; War- ner; Webb

Department of Education—National Innovation and Improvement National History Day for activities authorized under the Elementary $500,000 Abercrombie; Bordallo; Gerlach; Akaka; Bingaman; Kennedy; Projects and Secondary Education Act Grijalva; Hirono; Pingree Kerry; Kirk (ME); Ross; Van Hollen

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Requester(s) Agency Account Project Amount House Senate

Department of Education—National Innovation and Improvement Reach Out and Read authorized under the Elementary and Secondary $6,000,000 Abercrombie; Arcuri; Berkley; Harkin; Bennett; Reed; Lauten- Projects Education Act Brown (SC); Capps; Capuano; berg; Leahy; Pryor; Voinovich; Cardoza; Carnahan; Castor Akaka; Begich; Bingaman; (FL); Clarke; Conyers; Costa; Brown; Bunning; Burr; Cant- Crowley; Davis (AL); Davis well; Casey; Chambliss; (CA); Davis (IL); Doyle; Cornyn; Dodd; Gillibrand; Ellison; Eshoo; Fattah; Ger- Grassley; Hagan; Kennedy; lach; Giffords; Gonzalez; Kerry; Klobuchar; Levin; Green, Gene; Grijalva; Gutier- Lieberman; Lincoln; Lugar; rez; Halvorson; Herseth Martinez; Menendez; Merkley; Sandlin; Hinojosa; Hirono; Rockefeller; Sanders; Schu- Holt; Johnson (GA); Johnson, mer; Sessions; Shaheen; Eddie Bernice; Kildee; Kirk- Stabenow; Tom Udall; War- patrick (AZ); Kucinich; ner; Whitehouse; Wyden; Kirk Langevin; Lee (NY); Loebsack; Lofgren, Zoe; Marshall; McCarthy (NY); McDermott; McGovern; McHugh; Moore (WI); Murphy (CT); Nadler (NY); Napolitano; Oberstar; Paul; Payne; Perriello; Price (NC); Rahall; Rogers (MI); Roskam; Ross; Rush; Sar- banes; Scott (GA); Scott (VA); Shea-Porter; Sherman; Slaughter; Smith (NJ); Sny- der; Spratt; Tauscher; Tonko; Waxman; Yarmuth; Young (AK)

Department of Education—National Safe Schools and Citizenship Edu- Center for Civic Education for two programs (We the People and Co- $21,617,000 Abercrombie; Baca; Capps; Reed; Johnson; Lautenberg; Projects cation operative Education Exchange) that are authorized in the Elemen- Capuano; Carnahan; Castor Leahy; Tester; Akaka; Baucus; tary and Secondary Education Act as part of the Civic Education (FL); Costa; Davis (CA); Davis Begich; Bingaman; Brown; program (IL); Dicks; Etheridge; Green, Cantwell; Carper; Dodd; Gene; Grijalva; Gutierrez; Grassley; Kaufman; Kennedy; Herseth Sandlin; Hinojosa; Kerry; Klobuchar; Levin; Hirono; Johnson, Eddie Ber- Lieberman; Lincoln; Lugar; nice; Kildee; Langevin; Menendez; Rockefeller; Sand- Lofgren, Zoe; McCarthy (CA); ers; Schumer; Shaheen; McGovern; Miller (NC); Ober- Stabenow; Tom Udall; War- star; Pomeroy; Rahall; ner; Webb; Whitehouse; Roskam; Ross; Shea-Porter; Wyden; Kirk Van Hollen; Waxman; Yarmuth; Young (AK)

Department of Education—National Safe Schools and Citizenship Edu- National Council on Economic Education for the Cooperative Education $5,019,000 Abercrombie; Baca; Capps; Reed; Johnson; Lautenberg; Projects cation Exchange program, which is authorized in the Elementary and Sec- Capuano; Carnahan; Castor Leahy; Tester; Akaka; Baucus; ondary Education Act as part of the Civic Education Program (FL); Costa; Davis (CA); Davis Begich; Bingaman; Brown; (IL); Dicks; Etheridge; Green, Cantwell; Carper; Dodd; Gene; Grijalva; Gutierrez; Grassley; Kaufman; Kennedy; Herseth Sandlin; Hinojosa; Kerry; Klobuchar; Levin; Hirono; Johnson, Eddie Ber- Lieberman; Lincoln; Lugar; nice; Kildee; Langevin; Menendez; Rockefeller; Sand- Lofgren, Zoe; McCarthy (CA); ers; Schumer; Shaheen; McGovern; Miller (NC); Ober- Stabenow; Tom Udall; War- star; Pomeroy; Rahall; ner; Webb; Whitehouse; Roskam; Ross; Shea-Porter; Wyden; Kirk Van Hollen; Waxman; Yarmuth; Young (AK)

Department of Education—National School Improvement New Leaders for New Schools for activities authorized under the Ele- $5,000,000 Miller, George Projects mentary and Secondary Education Act

Department of Education—National School Improvement University of Hawaii for the Henry K. Giugni Memorial Archives under $500,000 Inouye; Akaka Projects the Education for Native Hawaiians program, as authorized under the Higher Education Act

Department of Education—National School Improvement University of Hawaii School of Law for a Center of Excellence in Na- $1,500,000 Inouye; Akaka Projects tive Hawaiian law under the Education for Native Hawaiians pro- gram

Department of Education—National Special Education Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic, Inc. for development, production, $13,250,000 Holt; Moran (VA) Harkin; Specter Projects and circulation of accessible educational materials as authorized under section 674(c)(1)(D) of the Individuals with Disabilities Edu- cation Act

Department of Education—National Special Education Washington Educational Television Association for a national program $737,000 Cochran Projects to provide information on diagnosis, intervention, and teaching strategies for children with disabilities authorized under Public Law 105-78

Department of Health & Human Serv- HRSA Delta Health Alliance, Inc. to improve the delivery of public health $35,000,000 Cochran ices—National Projects services in the Mississippi Delta region under title III of the Public Health Service Act

Department of Health & Human Serv- HRSA Denali Commission to support health projects and economic develop- $10,000,000 Young (AK) Murkowski; Begich ices—National Projects ment activities for the arctic region under the Denali Commission Act of 1998

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Requester(s) Agency Account Project Amount House Senate

Department of Labor—National Departmental Management International Program for the Elimination of Child Labor for the U.S. $40,000,000 Harkin Projects contribution to a multinational effort to combat child labor, con- sistent with Executive Order 12216 and the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008

Department of Labor—National MSHA United Mine Workers of America for mine rescue team training activi- $1,450,000 Byrd Projects ties authorized under the Mine Safety and Health Act

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CONFERENCE TOTAL—WITH COMPARISONS such remediation requirements could not be the Secretary of Defense to submit to the The total new budget (obligational) au- reasonably anticipated at the time of the Committees on Appropriations of both thority for the fiscal year 2010 recommended budget submission. This exclusion applies to Houses of Congress a quarterly consolidated by the Committee of Conference, with com- projects authorized in this budget year, as report from each of the military depart- parisons to the fiscal year 2009 amount, the well as projects authorized in prior years for ments and Defense agencies identifying, by 2010 budget estimates, and the House and which construction has not been completed. project name, location, and dollar amount, Senate bills for 2010 follow: Planning and design costs associated with bid savings in excess of 10 percent of the military construction and family housing amount appropriated for military construc- (In thousands of dollars) projects may also be excluded from these tion projects for which funds are obligated in New budget (obligational) guidelines. In instances where prior approval fiscal year 2010. The report shall include authority, fiscal year to a reprogramming request for a project or projects funded through the regular military 2009 ...... $810,835,790 account has been received from the Commit- construction accounts, family housing con- Budget estimates of new tees on Appropriations, the adjusted amount struction accounts, the Department of De- (obligational) authority, approved becomes the new base for any fu- fense Base Closure Account 2005, and the fiscal year 2010 ...... 747,412,263 ture increase or decrease via below-threshold overseas contingency operations military House bill, fiscal year 2010 749,359,793 reprogrammings (provided that the project construction accounts. The initial report Senate bill, fiscal year 2010 749,004,793 or account is not a congressional interest shall be submitted no later than April 30, Conference agreement, fis- item as defined above). 2010, and thereafter no later than 30 days cal year 2010 ...... 749,555,496 In addition to these guidelines, the serv- after the end of each quarter. Conference agreement ices are directed to adhere to the guidance Report on Design Obligations.—The con- compared with: for military construction reprogrammings ferees direct that the Secretary of Defense, New budget and notifications, including the pertinent and the secretaries of the Army, Navy, and (obligational) author- statutory authorities contained in DOD Fi- Air Force, each submit separate semi-annual ity, fiscal year 2009 ... ¥61,280,294 nancial Management Regulation 7000.14–R reports on the obligation and expenditure of Budget estimates of and relevant updates and policy memoranda. planning and design funds. The Secretary of new (obligational) The conferees encourage the Office of the Di- Defense’s report shall cover Military Con- authority, fiscal year rector of National Intelligence to use a for- struction, Defense-Wide, and the reports by 2010 ...... +2,143,233 mat similar to that used by the Office of the the Army, Navy, and Air Force shall cover House bill, fiscal year Secretary of Defense to submit reprogram- active, guard, and reserve military construc- 2010 ...... +195,703 ming requests. tion accounts. Each report shall provide data Incrementally Funded Projects.—The con- Senate bill, fiscal year on the total amount available from each and ferees note that the Administration re- 2010 ...... +550,703 all fiscal years for planning and design ac- quested several large military construction tivities, as well as the amounts currently ob- DIVISION E—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION projects that can be incrementally funded, ligated and expended. The reports shall be AND VETERANS AFFAIRS AND RE- but were instead submitted as large single- submitted no later than 30 days following LATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS year requests, in accordance with a directive the end of the second and fourth quarters of ACT, 2010 from the Office of Management and Budget fiscal year 2010. Matters Addressed by Only One Committee.— to the Department of Defense to severely re- Nuclear Weapons Security.—The conferees The language and allocations set forth in strict the use of incremental funding for direct the Secretary of Defense to submit a House Report 111–188 and Senate Report 111– military construction. The Committees on report to the Committees on Appropriations 40 should be complied with unless specifi- Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of both Houses of Congress analyzing alter- cally addressed to the contrary in the con- have previously notified the Administration native designs for any major construction ference agreement and this explanatory that they reserve the prerogative to provide projects requested in fiscal year 2011 or in- statement. Report language included by the incremental funding where appropriate, in cluded in the accompanying future years de- House, which is not changed by the report of accordance with authorizing legislation. The fense plan for the purpose of securing stra- the Senate or this explanatory statement, conferees continue to believe that military tegic nuclear weapons. The report of alter- and Senate report language, which is not construction projects should be fully funded natives should include the full life cycle cost changed by this explanatory statement is ap- or separated into stand-alone phases when and benefits including security enhance- proved by the Committees on Appropriations practical. In some cases, however, incre- ments required for each major construction of both Houses of Congress. This explanatory mental funding makes fiscal and pro- project. The report shall be submitted along statement, while repeating some report lan- grammatic sense. The conference agreement with the annual budget request. guage for emphasis, does not intend to ne- therefore incrementally funds the following Department of Defense Cooperation with the gate the language referred to above unless projects consistent with the National De- Government Accountability Office.—The con- expressly provided herein. In cases where the fense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2010: ferees are concerned by indications that the House or the Senate have directed the sub- Aviation Task Force Complex Phase 1, Fort Department of Defense is not cooperating mission of a report, such report is to be sub- Wainwright, Alaska; North Region Tertiary fully with Government Accountability Office mitted to both Houses of Congress. Treatment Plant Phase 1, Camp Pendleton, (GAO) investigations of matters that are of vital interest to the Committees on Appro- TITLE I California; Hospital Replacement, Fort Bliss, Texas; Data Center, Camp Williams, Utah; priations of both Houses of Congress. GAO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Ship Repair Pier Replacement, Portsmouth, activities are crucial to the Committees’ on- ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST Virginia; Apra Harbor Wharves Improve- going oversight of Administration military Reprogramming Guidelines.—The following ments Phase 1, Guam; and Hospital Replace- construction programs and policies. The con- reprogramming guidelines apply for all mili- ment, Guam. ferees direct the Secretary of Defense to en- tary construction and family housing Bid Savings.—The conferees are aware of sure that the Department fully complies in a projects. A project or account (including the significant bid savings realized by the mili- timely manner with valid GAO requests for sub-elements of an account) which has been tary departments and Defense agencies in information. The conferees further direct the specifically reduced by the Congress in act- the fiscal year 2009 military construction GAO to provide the Committees with an up- ing on the budget request is considered to be program due to a competitive bidding cli- date on Department cooperation with its in- a congressional interest item and as such, mate and lower material costs and have ad- vestigations no later than 30 days following prior approval is required. Accordingly, no justed appropriated amounts for certain ac- the enactment of this Act. reprogrammings to an item specifically re- counts to reflect these savings as well as pro- Delivery of Notifications.—The conferees di- duced below the threshold by the Congress jected savings in the fiscal year 2010 pro- rect the Office of the Secretary of Defense, are permitted, except that the Department gram. Individual project notifications pro- the services, and the Defense agencies to of Defense may seek reprogrammings for ap- vided to the congressional defense commit- submit a quarterly report listing all notifi- propriated increments. tees pursuant to section 2853 of title 10, cations that have been submitted to the The reprogramming criteria that apply to United States Code, show that the Depart- Committees during the preceding three- military construction projects (25 percent of ment of Defense has realized in total well month period. the funded amount or $2,000,000, whichever is over half a billion dollars in fiscal year 2009 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY less) continue to apply to new housing con- military construction bid savings, and is pro- The conference agreement appropriates struction projects and to improvements over jecting similar substantial savings for fiscal $3,719,419,000 for Military Construction, $2,000,000. To provide the services the flexi- year 2010. However, the services and agencies Army, instead of $3,630,422,000 as proposed by bility to proceed with construction contracts are required to notify Congress of only those the House and $3,477,673,000 as proposed by without disruption or delay, the costs associ- cost variations equal to or exceeding 25 per- the Senate. Within this amount, the agree- ated with environmental hazard remediation cent of the appropriated amount for military ment provides $200,519,000 for study, plan- such as asbestos removal, radon abatement, construction projects. In order to enhance ning, design, architect and engineer services, lead-based paint removal or abatement, and congressional oversight and provide greater and host nation support, instead of any other legislated environmental hazard visibility of cumulative bid savings in the $187,872,000 as proposed by the House and remediation may be excluded, provided that fiscal year 2010 program, the conferees direct $191,573,000 as proposed by the Senate.

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The conferees direct the Department to sub- sign in this account, the conferees direct Idaho—Mountain Home AFB, Civil Engi- mit this assessment with the fiscal year 2011 that not less than the specified amounts be neer Maintenance Complex, $690,000. budget request. made available for the design of the fol- Maryland—Andrews AFB, Physical Fitness Energy Conservation Investment Program lowing projects: Center, $930,000. (ECIP) .—The conference agreement provides Alabama—Fort Rucker, Army AVIM Hang- New Mexico—Cannon AFB, Dormitory (96 $174,209,000 for ECIP, including $10,500,000 for ar, $1,170,000. Room), $450,000. planning and design, instead of $90,000,000 as Alabama—Fort Rucker, Water Survival North Dakota—Minot AFB, Control Tower/ proposed by the House and $225,000,000 as pro- Training Facility, $401,000. Base Operations Facility, $1,710,000. posed by the Senate. The conferees strongly Kentucky—Fort Campbell, Physical Fit- Texas—Dyess AFB, Mission Operations support the efforts of the Department of De- ness Complex, $900,000. Center, $390,000. fense to promote energy conservation, green Maryland—Aberdeen Proving Ground, In- Texas—Lackland AFB, Consolidated Secu- building initiatives, energy security, and in- formation Processing Node Phase 2, $956,000. rity Forces Operations Center, $342,000. vestment in renewable energy resources, and Missouri—Fort Leonard Wood, Brigade Texas—Laughlin AFB, Student Officer commend the leadership of the Department Headquarters, $584,000. Quarters Phase 2, $713,000. and the services for making energy effi- North Carolina—Fort Bragg, Field Support Of the funds provided for minor construc- ciency a key component of construction on Brigade Headquarters, $720,000. tion in this account, the conferees direct military installations. The conferees urge Texas—Fort Bliss, Access Control Points, that not less than the specified amount be the Department to use the additional funds $6,500,000. made available for construction of the fol- to invest in innovative renewable energy Utah—Dugway Proving Ground, Life lowing project: projects as well as projects that enhance en- Science Test Facility Addition, $2,890,000. Colorado—Peterson AFB, Widen Paine ergy security at military installations. The Of the funds provided for minor construc- Street, $2,000,000. conferees direct the Secretary of Defense to tion in this account, the conferees direct Air Base Development, Palanquero, Colom- provide an expenditure plan for the addi- that not less than the specified amount be bia.—The conference agreement provides tional funds to the Committees on Appro- made available for construction of the fol- $43,000,000 for the construction of air base fa- priations of both Houses of Congress no later lowing project: cilities at the Colombian Air Force Base, than 45 days following the enactment of this Colorado—Fort Carson, Convoy Skills Palanquero, Colombia. The conferees under- Act. Trainer (IED), $1,950,000. stand that this funding is not intended to es- MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY NATIONAL MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE tablish a U.S. base or a permanent U.S. mili- GUARD CORPS tary presence in Colombia, and that any ac- The conference agreement appropriates tivities conducted by U.S. forces from this or The conference agreement appropriates $3,769,003,000 for Military Construction, Navy any other location in Colombia would be $582,056,000 for Military Construction, Army and Marine Corps, instead of $3,757,330,000 as based on full respect for the principles of National Guard, instead of $529,129,000 as pro- proposed by the House and $3,548,771,000 as sovereignty, territorial integrity, and non- posed by the House and $497,210,000 as pro- proposed by the Senate. Within this amount, interventionism, in accordance with the De- posed by the Senate. Within this amount, the agreement provides $179,652,000 for study, fense Cooperation Agreement of October 30, the agreement provides $47,429,000 for study, planning, design, architect and engineer 2009. The conference agreement reduces the planning, design, architect and engineer services, instead of $182,569,000 as proposed amount requested for this project by services as proposed by the House, with by the House and $176,896,000 as proposed by $3,000,000 to meet this intent. modification. The Senate bill contained no similar provision. The agreement also pro- the Senate. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE Of the funds provided for planning and de- vides $30,000,000 for critical unfunded require- (INCLUDING RESCISSION AND TRANSFER OF ments as proposed by the House. The Senate sign in this account, the conferees direct FUNDS) that not less than the specified amounts be bill contained no similar provision. The conference agreement appropriates made available for the design of the fol- Of the funds provided for planning and de- $3,093,679,000 for Military Construction, De- lowing projects: sign in this account, the conferees direct fense-Wide, instead of $2,743,526,000 as pro- Florida—Panama City NSA, Joint Diver A- that not less than the specified amounts be posed by the House and $3,137,614,000 as pro- School Dormitory, $520,000. made available for the design of the fol- Hawaii—Pearl Harbor NSY, Drydock 2 posed by the Senate. Within this amount, lowing projects: Starboard Waterfront Facility, $850,000. the agreement provides $131,942,000 for study, Arkansas—West Memphis, Readiness Cen- Indiana—Crane NSWC, Strategic Weapons planning, design, architect and engineer ter, $1,240,000. System Engineering Facility, $510,000. services, instead of $121,442,000 as proposed Hawaii—Kapolei, Readiness Center (Joint Maine—Portsmouth NSY, Consolidation of by the House and $142,942,000 as proposed by Forces Headquarters), $5,446,000. Structural Shops, $2,000,000. the Senate. Iowa—Johnston, Armed Forces Reserve The conference agreement rescinds Center/Field Maintenance Shop, $180,000. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE $151,160,000 from previously appropriated Kentucky—Frankfort, Joint Forces Head- (INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) funds due to the Administration’s cancella- quarters, $334,000. The conference agreement appropriates tion of a proposed ballistic missile defense Massachusetts—Hanscom AFB, Joint $1,450,426,000 for Military Construction, Air system in Europe. The conference agreement Force Headquarters, $2,663,000. Force, instead of $1,359,171,000 as proposed by also includes $68,500,000 for an Aegis Ashore Michigan—Camp Grayling, Barracks Re- the House and $1,251,039,000 as proposed by Test Facility, as proposed by the Senate, to placement Phase 2, $440,000. the Senate. Within this amount, the agree- support the Administration’s new plan for Nevada—Las Vegas, Civil Support Team ment provides $103,562,000 for study, plan- ballistic missile defense. The House bill con- Ready Building, $727,000. ning, design, architect and engineer services, tained no similar provision. Oregon—Camp Rilea, Water Supply Sys- instead of $93,407,000 as proposed by the Of the funds provided for planning and de- tem, $368,000. House and $106,918,000 as proposed by the sign in this account, the conferees direct Oregon—Clackamas County, Storm Water Senate. that not less than the specified amount be and Sewer Infrastructure Improvements, The conference agreement rescinds made available for the design of the fol- Camp Withycombe, $1,226,000. $37,500,000 from funds previously appro- lowing project: Oregon—Washington County, Readiness priated for the establishment of unmanned Washington—Fort Lewis, Women’s Health Center, $386,000. aerial system (UAS) field training facilities Center Facility, $2,000,000. Pennsylvania—Luzerne, Readiness Center, at an unspecified location. After those funds Landstuhl Regional Medical Center.—The $924,000. were appropriated, the Air Force selected conferees understand that the Department of Vermont—Morrisville, Field Vehicle Main- Holloman AFB, New Mexico, as the site for Defense is reviewing options for a new site to tenance Shop, $812,000. the UAS field training unit, which required accommodate a facility replacing the cur- West Virginia—Logan/Mingo County, significant revisions to the scope of these fa- rent Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Readiness Center, $501,000. cilities. The conference agreement provides Germany, including the current site, West Virginia—Parkersburg, Readiness $37,500,000 for the revised UAS field training Ramstein Air Base, the Weilerbach area ad- Center, $2,234,000. unit complex at Holloman, consistent with jacent to Ramstein, and other locations. The West Virginia—Parkersburg, Field Mainte- the National Defense Authorization Act for conferees direct the Department to provide nance Shop, $967,000. fiscal year 2010. the Committees on Appropriations of both Of the funds provided for minor construc- Of the funds provided for planning and de- Houses of Congress with a cost-benefit anal- tion in this account, the conferees direct sign in this account, the conferees direct ysis of the various site options, and a jus- that not less than the specified amounts be

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This Iowa—Fairfield, Field Maintenance Shop The conference agreement appropriates amount is $300,000,000 above the President’s Addition/Alteration, $2,000,000. $112,269,000 for Military Construction, Air budget request to fund the expansion of the Iowa—Iowa Falls, Addition/Alteration Force Reserve, instead of $103,169,000 as pro- Homeowners Assistance Program (HAP) to Readiness Center, $2,000,000. posed by the House and $47,376,000 as pro- provide mortgage relief to eligible personnel Kentucky—London, Phase IV Aviation Op- posed by the Senate. Within this amount, who sustain losses on the sale of their home erations Facility, $1,805,000. the agreement provides $3,869,000 for study, due to relocation requirements during the Montana—Fort Harrison, Addition/Alter- planning, design, architect and engineer current mortgage crisis, as well as wounded ation Troop Medical Facility, $1,750,000. services as proposed by the House, with warriors and the spouses of fallen warriors. Nevada—Floyd Edsall Training Center, Ad- modification. The Senate bill contained no The program was permanently expanded in dition/Alteration Clark County Armory, similar provision. The agreement also pro- 2009 to cover wounded warriors who must re- $2,000,000. vides $55,000,000 for critical unfunded require- locate for medical reasons and spouses of North Dakota—Bismarck, Raymond J. ments as proposed by the House. The Senate fallen warriors, and was expanded through Bohn Readiness Center Addition, $2,000,000. bill contained no similar provision. 2012 for all military and qualified civilian Ohio—Beightler Armory, Joint Forces personnel who receive orders to move during NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION Headquarters Addition, $2,000,000. the mortgage crisis and must sell their home Ohio—Ravenna Training Site, Shoot SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM at a loss. According to the Department of House, $2,000,000. The conference agreement appropriates Defense, the funds provided in this Act, in Puerto Rico—Camp Santiago, Urban As- $197,414,000 for the North Atlantic Treaty Or- addition to the $555,000,000 provided for the sault Course, $1,669,000. ganization Security Investment Program, in- initial expansion of the program in the MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR NATIONAL stead of $234,914,000 as proposed by the House American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of GUARD and $276,314,000 as proposed by the Senate. 2009, are sufficient to meet all currently pro- Funding for the U.S. share of the planning, The conference agreement appropriates jected funding requirements for the HAP ex- design, and construction of a new NATO $371,226,000 for Military Construction, Air pansion. headquarters is included under Military Con- National Guard, instead of $226,126,000 as pro- CHEMICAL DEMILITARIZATION CONSTRUCTION, struction, Defense-Wide as proposed by the posed by the House and $297,661,000 as pro- DEFENSE-WIDE House. The Senate bill contained no similar posed by the Senate. Within this amount, The conference agreement appropriates provision. the agreement provides $20,021,000 for study, $151,541,000 for Chemical Demilitarization planning, design, architect and engineer FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, ARMY Construction, Defense-Wide as proposed by services as proposed by the House, with The conference agreement appropriates the Senate, instead of $146,541,000 as proposed modification. The Senate bill contained no $273,236,000 for Family Housing Construction, by the House. similar provision. The agreement also pro- Army as proposed by both the House and the DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE vides $30,000,000 for critical unfunded require- Senate. ACCOUNT 1990 ments as proposed by the House. The Senate FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND The conference agreement appropriates bill contained no similar provision. MAINTENANCE, ARMY $496,768,000 for the Department of Defense Of the funds provided for planning and de- The conference agreement appropriates Base Closure Account 1990, instead of sign in this account, the conferees direct $523,418,000 for Family Housing Operation $536,768,000 as proposed by the House and that not less than the specified amount be and Maintenance, Army as proposed by both $421,768,000 as proposed by the Senate. The made available for the design of the fol- the House and the Senate. agreement includes an increase of $100,000,000 lowing project: above the budget request, of which $40,000,000 FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND Kentucky—Standiford Field, Contingency is provided for the Army and $60,000,000 is MARINE CORPS Response Group Facility, $600,000. provided for the Navy. Of the funds provided for minor construc- The conference agreement appropriates The conferees direct the Army and Navy to tion in this account, the conferees direct $146,569,000 for Family Housing Construction, submit an expenditure plan to the Commit- that not less than the specified amounts be Navy and Marine Corps as proposed by both tees on Appropriations of both Houses of made available for construction of the fol- the House and the Senate. Congress for the additional funds provided no lowing projects: FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND later than 30 days following the enactment Massachusetts—Hanscom AFB, Joint MAINTENANCE, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS of this Act. Forces Operations Center Air National The conference agreement appropriates DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE Guard Share, $1,500,000. $368,540,000 for Family Housing Operation ACCOUNT 2005 New Jersey—Atlantic City IAP, Munitions and Maintenance, Navy and Marine Corps as The conference agreement appropriates Administration Facility, $1,700,000. proposed by both the House and the Senate. $7,455,498,000 for the Department of Defense Ohio—Toledo Express Airport, Multi-Use FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE Base Closure Account 2005, instead of Instructional Facility, $2,000,000. The conference agreement appropriates $7,479,498,000 as proposed by both the House Ohio—Zanesville ANGS, New Supply Ware- $66,101,000 for Family Housing Construction, and Senate. The amount approved by the house, $1,000,000. Air Force as proposed by both the House and conferees fully funds the authorized level for MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY RESERVE the Senate. fiscal year 2010. The reduction from the re- quest is due to the realignment of funding The conference agreement appropriates FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND for the hospital replacement at Fort Bliss, $431,566,000 for Military Construction, Army MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE Reserve, instead of $432,516,000 as proposed by Texas to the Military Construction, Defense- The conference agreement appropriates Wide account. The conferees direct the De- the House and $379,012,000 as proposed by the $502,936,000 for Family Housing Operation Senate. Within this amount, the agreement partment to continue notifying the Commit- and Maintenance, Air Force as proposed by tees on Appropriations of both Houses of provides $22,716,000 for study, planning, de- both the House and the Senate. sign, architect and engineer services as pro- Congress of any above-threshold cost or FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE- posed by the House, with modification. The scope variation on projects, and cancellation WIDE Senate bill contained no similar provision. of projects, or any transfer of funds among The agreement also provides $30,000,000 for The conference agreement appropriates accounts and construction projects associ- critical unfunded requirements as proposed $2,859,000 for Family Housing Construction, ated with the BRAC 2005 program. by the House. The Senate bill contained no Defense-Wide as proposed by both the House BRAC Transportation Improvements Study.— similar provision. and the Senate. The conferees direct the Secretary of De- fense to provide $450,000 from available funds MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY RESERVE FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE within the 2005 Base Closure Account to The conference agreement appropriates enter into an arrangement with the National The conference agreement appropriates $125,874,000 for Military Construction, Navy Academy of Sciences (NAS) to conduct a $49,214,000 for Family Housing Operation and Reserve as proposed by the House, instead of study on the funding of transportation im- Maintenance, Defense-Wide as proposed by $64,124,000 as proposed by the Senate. Within provements to accommodate installation both the House and the Senate. this amount, the agreement provides growth associated with the BRAC 2005 pro- $2,951,000 for study, planning, design, archi- DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FAMILY HOUSING gram. The study shall: tect and engineer services as proposed by the IMPROVEMENT FUND (1) examine case studies of congestion House, with modification. The Senate bill The conference agreement appropriates caused on metropolitan road and transit fa- contained no similar provision. The agree- $2,600,000 for the Department of Defense cilities when BRAC requirements cause

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Senate allowing for the reprogramming of (2) review the criteria used by the Defense The conference agreement includes section construction funds among projects and ac- Access Roads (DAR) program for deter- 111 as proposed by both the House and the tivities subject to certain criteria. mining the eligibility of transportation Senate establishing a preference for Amer- The conference agreement includes section projects and the appropriate Department of ican architectural and engineering services 129 reducing the following accounts in the Defense share of public highway and transit for overseas projects. bill by the specified amounts due to adjusted improvements in BRAC cases; The conference agreement includes section inflation and bid savings projections: Mili- (3) assess the adequacy of current Federal 112 as proposed by both the House and the tary Construction, Army, $230,000,000; Mili- surface transportation and Department of Senate establishing a preference for Amer- tary Construction, Navy and Marine Corps, Defense programs that fund highway and ican contractors in certain locations. $235,000,000; and Military Construction, Air transit improvements in BRAC cases to miti- The conference agreement includes section Force, $64,091,000. gate transportation impacts in urban areas 113 as proposed by both the House and the The conference agreement includes section with preexisting traffic congestion and satu- Senate requiring congressional notification 130 rescinding unobligated balances pri- rated roads; of military exercises when construction marily due to bid savings from the following (4) identify promising approaches for fund- costs exceed $100,000. accounts in the specified amounts: Military ing road and transit improvements and The conference agreement includes section Construction, Army, $33,000,000; Military streamlining transportation project approv- 114 as proposed by both the House and the Construction, Navy and Marine Corps, als in BRAC cases; and Senate limiting obligations in the last two $51,468,000; Military Construction, Defense- (5) provide recommendations for modifica- months of the fiscal year. Wide, $93,268,000; Military Construction, The conference agreement includes section tions of current policy for the DAR and Of- Army National Guard, $33,000,000; and Mili- 115 as proposed by both the House and the fice of Economic Adjustment programs, in- tary Construction, Air National Guard, Senate allowing funds appropriated in prior cluding funding strategies, road capacity as- $7,000,000. years for new projects authorized during the The conference agreement does not include sessments, eligibility criteria, and other gov- current session of Congress. a provision as proposed by the Senate (Sec. ernment policies and programs the National The conference agreement includes section 128) related to alternative designs for stra- Academy of Sciences may identify, to miti- 116 as proposed by both the House and the tegic nuclear weapons facilities. The House gate the impact of BRAC-related installation Senate allowing the use of lapsed or expired bill contained no similar provision. This growth on preexisting urban congestion. funds to pay the cost of supervision for any issue is instead addressed under Items of The NAS is directed to provide an interim project being completed with lapsed funds. General Interest. report of its findings to the Secretary of De- The conference agreement includes section The conference agreement does not include fense and the Committees on Appropriations 117 as proposed by both the House and the a provision as proposed by the Senate (Sec. of both Houses of Congress no later than May Senate allowing military construction funds 129) related to a report on cost and scope 14, 2010, with a final report to be provided no to be available for five years. variations on military construction projects. later than January 31, 2011. The conference agreement includes section The House bill contained no similar provi- ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 118 as proposed by the Senate requiring an sion. This issue is instead addressed under The conference agreement includes section annual report on actions taken to encourage Items of General Interest. 101 as proposed by both the House and the other nations to assume a greater share of The conference agreement does not include Senate limiting the use of funds under a the common defense burden, to include a a provision as proposed by the Senate (Sec. cost-plus-a-fixed-fee contract. classified report option, if necessary. The 130) related to a study of transportation im- The conference agreement includes section House bill contained no similar provision. provements to accommodate installation 102 as proposed by both the House and the The conference agreement includes section growth associated with the BRAC 2005 pro- Senate allowing the use of construction 119 as proposed by both the House and the gram. The House bill contained no similar funds in this title for hire of passenger motor Senate allowing the transfer of proceeds be- provision. This issue is instead addressed vehicles. tween BRAC accounts. under Department of Defense Base Closure The conference agreement includes section The conference agreement includes section Account 2005. The conference agreement does not include 103 as proposed by both the House and the 120 as proposed by the House allowing the a provision as proposed by the Senate (Sec. Senate allowing the use of construction transfer of funds from Family Housing Con- 131) related to the construction of an Un- funds in this title for advances to the Fed- struction accounts to the Family Housing manned Aerial System Field Training Com- eral Highway Administration for the con- Improvement Fund. The Senate bill con- plex at Holloman AFB, New Mexico. The struction of access roads. tained a similar provision, but did not allow House bill contained no similar provision. The conference agreement includes section for notification by electronic medium. The conference agreement includes section This issue is instead addressed under Mili- 104 as proposed by the Senate prohibiting 121 as proposed by both the House and the tary Construction, Air Force. construction of new bases in the United Senate requiring congressional notification The conference agreement does not include States without a specific appropriation. The prior to issuing a solicitation for a contract a provision as proposed by the Senate (Sec. House bill contained similar language pro- with the private sector for family housing. 132) related to the construction of an Aegis hibiting the use of funds to initiate a new in- The conference agreement includes section Ashore Test Facility at the Pacific Missile stallation without a specific appropriation. 122 as proposed by both the House and the Range Facility, Hawaii. The House bill pro- The conference agreement includes section Senate allowing transfers to the Home- posed no similar provision. This issue is in- 105 as proposed by both the House and the owners Assistance Fund. stead addressed under Military Construction, Senate limiting the use of funds for the pur- The conference agreement includes a modi- Defense-Wide. chase of land or land easements that exceed fied section 123 limiting the source of oper- 100 percent of the value. TITLE II ation and maintenance funds for flag and DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS The conference agreement includes section general officer quarters and allowing for no- ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST 106 as proposed by both the House and the tification by electronic medium. Both the Senate prohibiting the use of funds, except House bill and the Senate bill included a Outreach at Colleges and Universities.—The funds appropriated in this title for that pur- similar provision. conferees are aware that with increasing pose, for family housing. The conference agreement includes section numbers of veterans utilizing the new GI Bill The conference agreement includes section 124 as proposed by both the House and the benefits, veteran enrollment at institutions 107 as proposed by both the House and the Senate extending the availability of funds in of higher education is growing. The conferees Senate limiting the use of minor construc- the Ford Island Improvement Account. strongly encourage the Department to uti- tion funds to transfer or relocate activities. The conference agreement includes section lize all means at its disposal to ensure that The conference agreement includes section 125 as proposed by both the House and the effective outreach and services are offered at 108 as proposed by both the House and the Senate placing limitations on the expendi- institutions of higher education for student Senate prohibiting the procurement of steel ture of funds for projects impacted by BRAC veterans, particularly those combat veterans unless American producers, fabricators, and 2005. with neurological and psychological illnesses manufacturers have been allowed to com- The conference agreement includes section or injuries. pete. 126 as proposed by both the House and the Guide and Service Dog Program.—The con- The conference agreement includes section Senate allowing the transfer of expired funds ferees are concerned with the lack of 109 as proposed by both the House and the to the Foreign Currency Fluctuations, Con- progress the Department has made to fully Senate prohibiting the use of construction or struction, Defense account. implement section 1714 of title 38 regarding family housing funds to pay real property The conference agreement includes section the provision of guide dogs and service dogs taxes in any foreign nation. 127 as proposed by the House prohibiting the to qualified veterans seeking such services. The conference agreement includes section use of funds for any action related to the ex- Additionally, the conferees direct the De- 110 as proposed by the Senate prohibiting the pansion of Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site, Col- partment to immediately begin the process use of funds to initiate a new installation orado. The Senate bill contained no similar of assisting those veterans with mental ill- overseas without prior notification. The provision. nesses, to include Post-Traumatic Stress

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The currently reviewing its policies and regula- agreement further appropriates an advance Advance Appropriations.—The conference tions in order to improve access to guide and appropriation for fiscal year 2011 of agreement includes an advance appropria- service dogs, and advance its partnerships $37,136,000,000 as proposed by the House, in- tion for the Medical Services, Medical Sup- with accredited nonprofit organizations with stead of $37,136,000,000 as proposed by the port and Compliance, and Medical Facilities expertise in the training of service dogs and Senate in title V, to become available on Oc- accounts. The goal of this advance appro- education in the use of service dogs, the con- tober 1, 2010, and remain available until Sep- priation is to provide the Veterans Health ferees want this process to accelerate. There- tember 30, 2011. Administration with reliable and timely fore, the conference agreement provides an funding for their current services so the de- The conference agreement includes an ad- additional $2,000,000 in Medical Services for livery of medical care is not disrupted. How- ditional $1,000,000 for the Education Debt Re- the Guide and Service Dog Program and pro- ever, the provision of an advance appropria- duction Program to be used as a hiring in- vides additional funds in Medical and Pros- tion should be seen as only the first step in centive for mental health professionals, an thetic Research for any necessary studies. this process. The conferees direct the De- additional $2,000,000 for the Guide and Serv- Further, the conference agreement provides partment to include in future budget submis- ice Dog Program, and directs an additional additional funds to the Office of Inspector sions the budget plan for the advance appro- $4,000,000 for the Supportive Services For General and directs the Office of Inspector priation provided in the previous year’s ap- Low Income Veterans and Families, funding General to review the Guide and Service Dog propriation to include the amount of funds the full authorized level of $20,000,000, and di- Program to include its current and pending that will be allocated in accordance with the rects an additional $6,000,000 for the Home- policies and regulations and wait list and Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation, and less Grant and Per Diem Program, funding outreach procedures and report to the Com- expect funding provided by advance appro- the full authorized level of $150,000,000, and mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of priation to be made available to the Vet- provides sufficient funding to allow for addi- Congress on its recommendations to improve erans Integrated Service Networks on Octo- tional personnel for the HUD-Veterans Af- this program by July 8, 2010. Additionally, ber 1, 2010. The conferees further direct the fairs Supportive Housing Program to address the Department is encouraged to expand its Department to include an advance appropria- any increase in the number of vouchers of- partnership with accredited nonprofit serv- tion request for current services for the Med- fered and directs the Department to increase ice dog organizations where veterans with ical Services, Medical Support and Compli- the number of case workers as necessary to PTSD help to train service dogs. ance, and Medical Facilities accounts in fu- accommodate the increase in vouchers. VETERANS BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION ture budget submissions. MEDICAL SUPPORT AND COMPLIANCE COMPENSATION AND PENSIONS Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy.—The conferees The conference agreement appropriates (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) direct the Department to submit a report to $4,930,000,000 for Medical Support and Com- the Committees on Appropriations of both The conference agreement appropriates pliance, instead of $4,896,500,000 as proposed Houses of Congress on the Veterans Health $47,396,106,000 for Compensation and Pen- by the House and $5,100,000,000 as proposed by Administration’s use of hyperbaric oxygen sions. Of the amount provided, not more the Senate. Of the amount provided, therapy by March 31, 2010. This report should than $29,283,000 is to be transferred to Gen- $145,000,000 is available for obligation until include, but not be limited to, the number of eral Operating Expenses, Medical Support September 30, 2011, as proposed by the House, veterans and types of conditions being treat- and Compliance, and Information Tech- instead of $250,000,000 as proposed by the Sen- ed using this therapy, outcome measure- nology Systems for reimbursement of nec- ate. The agreement further appropriates an ments, and number of facilities that provide essary expenses in implementing provisions advance appropriation for fiscal year 2011 of this therapy. of title 38. $5,307,000,000 as proposed by the House, in- State Home Care.—The conferees urge the READJUSTMENT BENEFITS stead of $5,307,000,000 as proposed by the Sen- Department to undertake a feasibility study ate in title V, to become available on Octo- The conference agreement appropriates to identify any potential impacts of permit- ber 1, 2010, and remain available until Sep- $9,232,369,000 for Readjustment Benefits. ting State Home Care facilities to provide tember 30, 2011. VETERANS INSURANCE AND INDEMNITIES services to non-veterans who have had a The conference agreement appropriates child die while serving in the Armed Forces, MEDICAL FACILITIES $49,288,000 for Veterans Insurance and Indem- as long as such services are not denied to a The conference agreement appropriates nities as proposed by both the House and the qualified veteran seeking those services. The $4,859,000,000 for Medical Facilities, instead Senate. Department is directed to report back to the of $4,893,000,000 as proposed by the House and VETERANS HOUSING BENEFIT PROGRAM FUND Committees on Appropriations of both $4,849,883,000 as proposed by the Senate. Of Houses of Congress within 90 days after en- The conference agreement appropriates the amount provided, $145,000,000 is available actment of this Act on what steps, if any, such sums as may be necessary for costs as- until September 30, 2011, as proposed by the have been taken to undertake the feasibility sociated with direct and guaranteed loans for House, instead of $250,000,000 as proposed by study and any findings, should the study be the Veterans Housing Benefit Program Fund the Senate. The agreement further appro- completed. as proposed by both the House and the Sen- priates an advance appropriation for fiscal Hiring Incentives for Rural and Highly Rural ate. The agreement limits obligations for di- year 2011 of $5,740,000,000 as proposed by the Areas.—The conferees are aware that the De- rect loans to not more than $500,000 and pro- House, instead of $5,740,000,000 as proposed by partment currently provides recruitment vides that $165,082,000 shall be available for the Senate in title V, to become available on and relocation incentive pay to attract high administrative expenses. October 1, 2010, and remain available until quality medical personnel. However, the con- September 30, 2011. VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION LOANS PROGRAM ferees are concerned that the Department ACCOUNT has not been aggressive enough in utilizing In addition, the conference agreement The conference agreement appropriates this program in underserved rural areas. specifies that $130,000,000 for non-recurring $29,000 for the cost of direct loans from the Therefore, the Department is directed to pro- maintenance shall be allocated in a manner Vocational Rehabilitation Loans Program vide an additional $1,500,000 for incentive pay not subject to the Veterans Equitable Re- Account as proposed by both the House and from Medical Services and $1,500,000 for in- source Allocation model, instead of the Senate, plus $328,000 to be transferred to centive pay from Medical Support and Com- $200,000,000 as proposed by the House and and merged with General Operating Ex- pliance for recruitment and permanent relo- $100,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. The penses. The agreement provides for a direct cation of high quality healthcare providers conference agreement includes an additional loan limitation of $2,298,000 as proposed by and administrators, respectively, to areas $5,000,000 to hire extra contracting staff. both the House and the Senate. designated by the Veterans Health Adminis- Community Based Outpatient Clinics.—The NATIVE AMERICAN VETERAN HOUSING LOAN tration as rural or highly rural areas. Fur- conference agreement includes an additional PROGRAM ACCOUNT ther, the Department is directed to provide a $30,000,000 for the Department to open new report to the Committees on Appropriations community based outpatient clinics (CBOC) The conference agreement appropriates in rural areas. The conferees understand that $664,000 for administrative expenses of the of both Houses of Congress on the number of new employees receiving incentives with this the Department funds new outpatient clinics Native American Veteran Housing Loan Pro- through the Medical Services account as gram Account as proposed by both the House funding and the structure of the program by March 31, 2010. well as the Medical Facilities account and and the Senate. reminds the Department that they may re- MEDICAL SERVICES GUARANTEED TRANSITIONAL HOUSING LOANS program funds between these accounts for FOR HOMELESS VETERANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) this initiative. The conferees direct the De- The conference agreement provides up to The conference agreement appropriates partment to provide to the Committees on $750,000 of the funds available in General Op- $34,707,500,000 for Medical Services, instead of Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a erating Expenses and Medical Support and $34,705,500,000 as proposed by the House and detailed expenditure plan for this funding no Compliance to carry out the Guaranteed $34,705,250,000 as proposed by the Senate. Of later than March 1, 2010. Moreover, the plan

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Funding to con- claims involving military sexual trauma; The conferees direct the Department to tinue the disability compensation exam pilot and the feasibility of requiring training and provide the Committees on Appropriations of program is provided in the Compensation testing of VBA claims adjudicators on mili- both Houses of Congress with a report by and Pensions account. The Department is di- tary sexual trauma. The conferees direct the February 16, 2010, on the feasibility of and/or rected to provide $10,500,000 for the Office of Inspector General to provide the plans for clinics in the following locations: Paralympic Program. Secretary and the Committees on Appropria- Chattanooga, Tennessee; Idabel, Oklahoma; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS tions of both Houses of Congress a plan for conducting this study, and any interim find- and Hinesville, Georgia. The conference agreement appropriates ings, within 180 days and a final report no MEDICAL AND PROSTHETIC RESEARCH $3,307,000,000 for Information Technology (IT) later than one year after enactment of this The conference agreement appropriates Systems as proposed by both the House and Act. $581,000,000 for Medical and Prosthetic Re- the Senate. search, instead of $580,000,000 as proposed by The conference agreement directs the De- CONSTRUCTION, MAJOR PROJECTS both the House and the Senate. partment to submit an expenditure plan to The conference agreement appropriates Gulf War Illness Research.—The conferees the Committees on Appropriations of both $1,194,000,000 for Construction, Major are concerned that the Department has not Houses of Congress within 30 days of enact- Projects as proposed by both the House and placed sufficient emphasis on finding a cause ment as proposed by the House, instead of 60 the Senate. or cure for Gulf War Veterans’ illnesses, days of enactment as proposed by the Sen- The conferees concur with the direction in which affect thousands of veterans every ate. House Report 111–188 directing the Depart- day. Veterans from the First Gulf War and Reporting Requirements.—The conferees are ment to report obligations for each project now the current conflict are experiencing ill- aware that the Assistant Secretary for Infor- on a quarterly basis, with the first report to ness that cannot be explained and rates of mation Technology conducted a comprehen- the Committees on Appropriations of both other more known illnesses at higher than sive review of all information technology Houses of Congress to be submitted no later the national average. The conferees have re- projects under development, resulting in than January 15, 2010, to reflect obligations peatedly encouraged the Department to do some projects being halted completely and incurred through December 31, 2009. The con- more research in this area and have consist- others paused to improve internal govern- ferees also agree with direction in Senate ently provided the funds to do so. However, ance structures. The conferees understand Report 111–40 regarding a 5-year capital plan the Department has not shown a consistent how such a comprehensive review could alter for major construction projects, and direct that this plan include the total cost of each level of commitment for this vital research. the fiscal year 2010 request for projects and project and an obligation plan by fiscal year. In order to better track the expenditures for programs that are to receive the proposed The conference agreement funds the fol- funding. Therefore, the conferees have in- this research, the Department is directed to lowing items: include Gulf War Veterans’ illnesses as a des- cluded bill language that restricts the obli- ignated research area in the fiscal year 2011 gation of $800,485,000 in IT development funds Conference budget request. until the Secretary or the Chief Information agreement ($000) NATIONAL CEMETERY ADMINISTRATION Officer submits a certification letter to the Committees on Appropriations of both The conference agreement appropriates Veterans Health Administration: Houses of Congress identifying which $250,000,000 for the National Cemetery Ad- Denver, CO—New Medical Facility ...... 119,000 project/program is to receive funding in fis- Orlando, FL—New Medical Facility ...... 371,300 ministration as proposed by both the House cal year 2010 and in what amount. These cer- San Juan, PR—Seismic Corrections Building 1 ...... 42,000 and the Senate. Of the amount provided, St. Louis, MO—Medical Facility Improvements and tifications may be submitted incrementally $24,200,000 is available until September 30, Cemetery Expansion ...... 19,700 and are to serve as the base reprogramming Bay Pines, FL—Inpatient/Outpatient Improvements .... 96,800 2011, as proposed by both the House and the Livermore, CA—Realignment and Closure (Design amounts for development programs. In addi- Senate. and Land Purchase) ...... 55,430 tion, the conferees direct the Department to Canandaigua, NY—Construction and Renovation (De- The conference agreement includes an ad- submit the total life cycle development costs sign) ...... 36,580 ditional $8,000,000 for the National Shrine San Diego, CA—Seismic Deficiency (Design) ...... 18,340 of projects and programs receiving develop- Commitment Program and to correct Long Beach, CA—Seismic Corrections—Mental ment funds in fiscal year 2010, and to include Health and Community Living Center (Design) ...... 24,200 gravesite deficiencies to include gravesite these estimated costs in future budget sub- St. Louis, MO—Replace Bed Tower/Clinic Expansion renovation projects to replace turf, repair (Design) ...... 43,340 missions. sunken graves, and raise, realign and clean Brockton, MA—Long-term Care Spinal Cord Injury The conferees further direct the Assistant Unit (Design) ...... 24,040 headstones. Secretary for Information Technology to re- Perry Point, MD—Replacement Community Living The conferees direct the Department to re- Center (Design) ...... 9,000 port quarterly to the Committees on Appro- port by January 29, 2010, on plans to expand Advanced Planning Fund—Various Locations ...... 123,560 priations of both Houses of Congress on the Facility Security Projects—Various Locations ...... 42,510 the Chattanooga National Cemetery. Addi- status of the Program Management Account- Judgment Fund—Various Locations ...... 16,000 tionally, the conferees direct the Depart- BRAC Land Acquisition—Various Locations ...... 35,000 ability System. ment to conduct a study to determine the Telehealth.—The conferees direct the De- Total Veterans Health Administration ...... 1,076,800 need and feasibility of establishing a Na- partment to conduct a study to identify im- tional Veterans Cemetery in the eastern por- provements to the Department’s infrastruc- National Cemetery Administration: tion of South Dakota. The conferees are also Chicago, IL—Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery— ture that are required in order to provide Gravesite Expansion and Cemetery Improve- aware that there is no active National Vet- healthcare services to veterans using tele- ments—Phase 2 ...... 38,300 erans Cemetery in North Dakota, Montana, health platforms. Houston, TX—Houston National Cemetery—Gravesite Idaho, Wyoming, or eastern Washington, Expansion and Cemetery Improvements—Phase 4 35,000 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL Advanced Planning Fund—Various Locations ...... 13,400 which encompasses approximately 500,000 NCA Land Acquisition Fund—Various Locations ...... 25,500 square miles. Therefore, the conferees direct The conference agreement appropriates the Department to evaluate the feasibility of $109,000,000 for the Office of Inspector Gen- Total National Cemetery Administration ...... 112,200 General Administration—Staff Offices ...... 5,000 establishing a national veterans cemetery in eral as proposed by the Senate, instead of this area, with consideration of the Yellow- $106,000,000 as proposed by the House. Of the Total construction, major projects ...... 1,194,000 stone County Veterans Cemetery in Yellow- amount provided, $6,000,000 is available for stone County, Montana. obligation until September 30, 2011, as pro- CONSTRUCTION, MINOR PROJECTS posed by both the House and the Senate. DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION The conference agreement appropriates The conference agreement includes an ad- $703,000,000 for Construction, Minor Projects, GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES ditional $1,000,000 for increased oversight of instead of $722,800,000 as proposed by the The conference agreement appropriates the Veterans Benefits Administration re- House and $735,000,000 as proposed by the $2,086,707,000 for General Operating Expenses, gional offices and an additional $1,000,000 for Senate. instead of $2,086,200,000 as proposed by the the reports directed by this statement. The conferees direct the Department to House and $2,081,501,000 as proposed by the Combat Stress and Women Veterans.—The provide an expenditure plan within 30 days of Senate. The agreement provides not less conferees direct the Office of Inspector Gen- enactment as proposed by the House, instead than $1,689,207,000 as proposed by the Senate eral to conduct a study to assess the capac- of November 10, 2009, as proposed by the Sen- for the Veterans Benefits Administration, in- ity of the Department to address combat ate. stead of $1,690,200,000 as proposed by the stress in women veterans. At a minimum, The conference agreement includes an ad- House. Of the amount provided, $111,000,000 is the study should include: whether women ditional $50,000,000 for the renovation of un- available for obligation until September 30, veterans are properly evaluated by the De- used buildings on Department of Veterans 2011, as proposed by both the House and the partment for Post-Traumatic Stress Dis- Affairs campuses for the purpose of providing Senate. order, military sexual trauma, and trau- housing with supportive services for home- The conferees do not concur with the budg- matic brain injury; whether the Department less veterans. This funding will allow the De- et proposal to shift the cost of disability is properly adjudicating combat stress as a partment to make the renovations and pur- compensation exams from the mandatory service-connected disability; whether the sue public/private partnerships for operation.

VerDate Nov 24 2008 07:32 Dec 10, 2009 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00204 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A08DE7.248 H08DEPT3 smartinez on DSKB9S0YB1PROD with HOUSE December 8, 2009 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H14285 The conferees direct the Department to pro- third-party payer information for persons fairs Medical Center as the ‘‘Captain James vide an expenditure plan for this funding to treated for non-service connected disability. A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center’’. The the Committees on Appropriations of both The conference agreement includes section House bill contained no similar provision. Houses of Congress by April 9, 2010. 213 as proposed by both the House and the The conference agreement includes section GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF STATE Senate allowing for the use of enhanced-use 228 as proposed by the Senate that extends EXTENDED CARE FACILITIES leasing revenues for Construction, Major the authorization for the Veterans Benefits Projects and Construction, Minor Projects. Administration office in Manila, Philippines The conference agreement appropriates The conference agreement includes section to December 31, 2010. The House bill con- $100,000,000 for Grants for Construction of 214 as proposed by both the House and the tained no similar provision. State Extended Care Facilities, instead of Senate allowing for the use of Medical Serv- The conference agreement includes a new $85,000,000 as proposed by the House and ices funds to be used for recreational facili- section 229 authorizing the Department to $115,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. ties and funeral expenses. provide service dogs to veterans with mental GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF STATE The conference agreement includes section illnesses. The conference agreement does not VETERANS CEMETERIES 215 as proposed by the House, instead of sec- include a provision as proposed by the Sen- The conference agreement appropriates tion 215 as proposed by the Senate allowing ate (Sec. 234) providing funds for implemen- $46,000,000 for Grants for Construction of for funds deposited into the Medical Care tation of section 1077 of the National Defense State Veterans Cemeteries, as proposed by Collections Fund to be transferred to the Authorization Act for fiscal year 2010. The both the House and the Senate. Medical Services account. House bill contained no similar provision. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS The conference agreement includes a modi- The conference agreement includes a modi- fied section 216 as proposed by the Senate, fied section 230 as proposed by the Senate (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) instead of section 216 as proposed by the which designates the Department of Vet- The conference agreement includes section House which allows Alaskan veterans to use erans Affairs Medical Center in Louisville, 201 as proposed by both the House and the medical facilities of the Indian Health Serv- Kentucky as the ‘‘Robley Rex Department of Senate allowing for transfers among various ice or tribal organizations at no additional Veterans Affairs Medical Center’’. The House mandatory accounts. cost to the Department of Veterans Affairs bill contained no similar provision. The conference agreement includes section or the Indian Health Service. The conference agreement includes a modi- 202 as proposed by the House, instead of sec- The conference agreement includes section fied section 231 as proposed by the Senate tion 202 as proposed by the Senate allowing 217 as proposed by both the House and the which modifies the provisions that allow for for the transfer of funds among the three Senate providing for the transfer of funds the transfer of Department of Veterans Af- medical accounts. from the Department of Veterans Affairs fairs property to the City of Gulfport, Mis- The conference agreement includes section Capital Asset Fund to the Construction, sissippi to include its urban renewal agency. 203 as proposed by both the House and the Major Projects and Construction, Minor The House bill contained no similar provi- Senate allowing for the use of salaries and Projects accounts and makes those funds sion. expenses funds to be used for other author- available until expended. The conference agreement includes a modi- ized purposes. The conference agreement includes section fied section 232 as proposed by the Senate The conference agreement includes section 218 as proposed by both the House and the which allows the Secretary to enter into co- 204 as proposed by both the House and the Senate prohibiting the use of funds for any operative agreements with State and local Senate restricting the use of funds for the policy prohibiting the use of outreach or government entities for outreach. The House acquisition of land. marketing to enroll new veterans. bill contained no similar provision. The conference agreement includes section The conference agreement includes section The conference agreement does not include 205 as proposed by both the House and the 219 as proposed by both the House and the a provision as proposed by the Senate (Sec. Senate limiting the use of funds in the Med- Senate requiring the Secretary to submit 215) allowing the transfer of up to $200,000,000 ical Services account to only entitled bene- quarterly reports on the financial status and to Medical Facilities. The House bill con- ficiaries unless reimbursement is made to service level status of the Veterans Health tained no similar provision. the Department. Administration. The conference agreement does not include The conference agreement includes section The conference agreement includes section a provision as proposed by the House (Sec. 206 as proposed by both the House and the 220 as proposed by both the House and the 218) prohibiting the expenditure of funds to Senate allowing for the use of certain man- Senate allowing for the transfer of funds replace the current system by which VISNs datory appropriations accounts for payment from various accounts to the Information select and contract for diabetes monitoring of prior year accrued obligations for those Technology Systems account to complete supplies and equipment. The Senate bill con- accounts. the restructuring of this appropriations ac- tained no similar provision. The conference agreement includes section count. The conference agreement does not include 207 as proposed by both the House and the The conference agreement includes section a provision as proposed by the Senate (Sec. Senate allowing for the use of appropriations 221 as proposed by both the House and the 222) allowing transfer authority of prior-year available in this title to pay prior year obli- Senate providing for transfer of funds among balances to certain accounts. The House bill gations. projects within the Information Technology contained no similar provision. The conference agreement includes section Systems account. The conference agreement does not include 208 as proposed by both the House and the The conference agreement includes section a provision as proposed by the Senate (Sec. Senate allowing funds for the administration 222 as proposed by the Senate authorizing 223) regarding Gulf War Illness research of the National Service Life Insurance Fund, the transfer of not more than $5,000,000 to funding. The House bill contained no similar the Veterans’ Special Life Insurance Fund, the Secretary of Health and Human Services provision. This issue is instead addressed and the United States Government Life In- for a Graduate Psychology Education Pro- under Medical and Prosthetics Research. surance Fund. gram which directly benefits veterans. The The conference agreement does not include The conference agreement includes section House bill contained no similar provision. a provision as proposed by the Senate (Sec. 209 as proposed by both the House and the The conference agreement includes section 229) increasing funding for the ‘‘Grants for Senate allowing for the proceeds from en- 223 as proposed by both the House and the Construction of State Veterans Cemeteries’’ hanced-use leases to be obligated in the year Senate prohibiting any funds to be used to account. The House bill contained no similar in which the proceeds are received. contract out any function performed by provision. This issue is instead addressed The conference agreement includes section more than ten employees without a fair com- under Grants for Construction of State Vet- 210 as proposed by the House allowing for the petition process. erans Cemeteries. use of funds in this title for salaries and The conference agreement includes section The conference agreement does not include other administrative expenses to be used to 224 as proposed by both the House and the a provision as proposed by the Senate (Sec. reimburse the Office of Resolution Manage- Senate limiting the obligation of non-recur- 230) increasing incentive pay for healthcare ment and the Office of Employment Dis- ring maintenance funds during the last two professionals in rural areas. The House bill crimination Complaint Adjudication. The months of the fiscal year. contained no similar provision. This issue is Senate bill contained a similar provision, The conference agreement includes section instead addressed under Veterans Health Ad- but included a different amount. 225 as proposed by both the House and the ministration. The conference agreement includes section Senate amending section 1925 of title 38 to The conference agreement does not include 211 as proposed by both the House and the reflect the movement of information tech- a provision as proposed by the Senate (Sec. Senate limiting the use of funds for any nology functions. 233) increasing funding for the ‘‘Homeless lease with an estimated annual rental cost of The conference agreement includes section Grant and Per Diem Program’’. The House more than $1,000,000 unless approved by the 226 as proposed by both the House and the bill contained no similar provision. This Committees on Appropriations of both Senate amending section 1928 of title 38 to issue is instead addressed under Medical Houses of Congress. reflect the movement of information tech- Services. The conference agreement includes section nology functions. The conference agreement does not include 212 as proposed by both the House and the The conference agreement includes a modi- a provision as proposed by the Senate (Sec. Senate requiring the Secretary of the De- fied section 227 as proposed by the Senate 235) providing funding for outreach at insti- partment of Veterans Affairs to collect designating the North Chicago Veterans Af- tutions of higher learning. The House bill

VerDate Nov 24 2008 07:32 Dec 10, 2009 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00205 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A08DE7.250 H08DEPT3 smartinez on DSKB9S0YB1PROD with HOUSE H14286 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE December 8, 2009 contained no similar provision. This issue is port be published for 2010. The conferees fur- The conference agreement includes section instead addressed under Items of General In- ther direct that a fiscal year 2010 expendi- 505 as proposed by both the House and the terest. ture plan for the funding provided to the pro- Senate encouraging all Departments to ex- The conference agreement does not include gram in this agreement be submitted to the pand their use of ‘‘E-Commerce’’. a provision as proposed by the Senate (Sec. Committees on Appropriations of both The conference agreement includes section 236) permitting State homes to provide serv- Houses of Congress by January 29, 2010. 506 as proposed by both the House and the ices to certain non-veterans. The House bill DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—CIVIL Senate prohibiting the transfer of funds to contained no similar provision. This issue is CEMETERIAL EXPENSES, ARMY any instrumentality of the United States instead addressed under Medical Services. Government without authority from an ap- SALARIES AND EXPENSES The conference agreement does not include propriations Act. a provision as proposed by the Senate (Sec. The conference agreement appropriates The conference agreement includes section 238) increasing funding to the ‘‘Medical serv- $39,850,000 for Salaries and Expenses, instead 507 as proposed by both the House and the ices’’ account. The House bill contained no of $42,500,000 as proposed by the House and Senate specifying the congressional commit- similar provision. $37,200,000 as proposed by the Senate. tees that are to receive all reports and noti- The increased funding above the budget re- The conference agreement does not include fications. a provision as proposed by the Senate (Sec. quest is to be used for relocation of power and telephone lines into duct banks along The conference agreement includes a modi- 240) increasing funding to the ‘‘Minor con- fied section 508 as proposed by the House pro- struction’’ account. The House bill contained and under the roadways. The conferees direct the Secretary of the hibiting the use of funds in this Act to be no similar provision. This issue is instead ad- used for a project or program named for an dressed under Minor Construction. Army to report to the Committees on Appro- priations of both Houses of Congress by Feb- individual serving as a Member, Delegate, or The conference agreement does not include Resident Commissioner of the House of Rep- a provision as proposed by the Senate (Sec. ruary 26, 2010, on the progress to automate burial records. resentatives. The Senate bill contained no 242) directing the Office of Inspector General similar provision. to conduct a study on combat stress in ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME The conference agreement includes a modi- women veterans. The House bill contained no TRUST FUND fied section 509 as proposed by the House pro- similar provision. This issue is instead ad- The conference agreement appropriates hibiting the use of funds in this Act for the dressed under Office of Inspector General. $134,000,000 for the Armed Forces Retirement processing of new enhanced-use leases at the The conference agreement does not include Home as proposed by both the House and the National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Sol- a provision as proposed by the Senate (Sec. Senate. diers located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The 243) directing the Secretary to study the De- TITLE IV Senate bill contained no similar provision. partment’s telehealth infrastructure. The House bill contained no similar provision. OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS The conference agreement includes a modi- This issue is instead addressed under Infor- DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE fied section 510 as proposed by the Senate re- quiring all reports submitted to be posted on mation Technology Systems. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY The conference agreement does not include official websites. The House bill contained The conference agreement appropriates an no similar provision. a provision as proposed by the Senate (Sec. additional $924,484,000 for Military Construc- 244) increasing funding to the Education The conference agreement includes a modi- tion, Army as proposed by both the House fied section 511 prohibiting any funds for the Debt Reduction Program. The House bill and the Senate. contained no similar provision. This issue is Association of Community Organizations for MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE instead addressed under Medical Services. Reform Now. The House bill contained no The conference agreement appropriates an similar provision. TITLE III additional $474,500,000 for Military Construc- The conference agreement does not include RELATED AGENCIES tion, Air Force as proposed by both the a provision as proposed by the House (section AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION House and the Senate. 409) requiring the Secretary of Veterans Af- SALARIES AND EXPENSES ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION fairs to report on the current and planned use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in Depart- The conference agreement appropriates The conference agreement includes Sec. 401 ment of Veterans Affairs medical facilities. $62,675,000 for Salaries and Expenses, instead as proposed by the Senate designating the This issue is addressed under the Depart- of $61,800,000 as proposed by the House and funds made available by this title as being ment of Veterans Affairs in this explanatory $63,549,000 as proposed by the Senate. for overseas deployments and other activi- statement. The Senate bill contained no The conference agreement provides an ad- ties pursuant to the concurrent resolution on similar provision. ditional $2,375,000 for non-recurring projects, the budget for fiscal year 2010. The House bill equipment replacement, and an expansion of included similar language in title I. DISCLOSURE OF EARMARKS AND CON- interpretive programs. The conference agreement does not include GRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING The conferees direct the Commission to a provision as proposed by the Senate (Sec. ITEMS 401) making adjustments to certain projects submit a report to the Committees on Appro- Following is a list of congressional ear- in Afghanistan. The House bill contained no priations of both Houses of Congress by marks and congressionally directed spending similar provision. This issue is instead ad- March 1, 2010, detailing funding required to items (as defined in clause 9 of rule XXI of dressed under Military Construction, Army. correct maintenance and infrastructure defi- the Rules of the House of Representatives ciencies at all cemeteries and memorials for TITLE V and rule XLIV of the Standing Rules of the which the Commission is responsible. GENERAL PROVISIONS Senate, respectively) included in the con- FOREIGN CURRENCY FLUCTUATIONS ACCOUNT The conference agreement includes section ference report or the accompanying explana- The conference agreement appropriates 501 as proposed by both the House and the tory statement of managers, along with the such sums as necessary for the Foreign Cur- Senate prohibiting the obligation of funds in name of each Senator, House Member, Dele- rency Fluctuations Account as proposed by this Act beyond the current fiscal year un- gate, or Resident Commissioner who sub- both the House and the Senate. less expressly so provided. mitted a request to the Committee of juris- The conference agreement includes section diction for each item so identified. Neither UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR 502 as proposed by both the House and the the conference report nor the explanatory VETERANS CLAIMS Senate requiring pay raises to be absorbed statement of managers contains any limited SALARIES AND EXPENSES within the levels appropriated in this Act. tax benefits or limited tariff benefits as de- The conference agreement appropriates The conference agreement includes section fined in the applicable House or Senate rules. $27,115,000 for the Salaries and Expenses ac- 503 as proposed by both the House and the Pursuant to clause 9(b) of rule XXI of the count as proposed by the Senate, instead of Senate prohibiting the use of the funds in rules of the House of Representatives, none $28,115,000 as proposed by the House. The this Act for programs, projects or activities of the congressional earmarks listed below amount provided includes $1,820,000 for the not in compliance with Federal law relating were committed to the conference com- pro bono program as proposed by the Senate, to risk assessment, the protection of private mittee on H.R. 3288. However, all the fol- instead of $2,820,000 as proposed by the property rights, or unfunded mandates. lowing items were either (1) included in the House. The conference agreement includes section Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Pro Bono Program.—The conferees note 504 as proposed by both the House and the and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, that the Veterans Consortium Pro Bono pro- Senate prohibiting the use of funds in this 2010 (H.R. 3082) as passed by the House or the gram has not published an annual report Act to support or defeat legislation pending Senate, or (2) in the report of the committee since 2006, and encourage that an annual re- before Congress. of either House on H.R. 3082.

VerDate Nov 24 2008 07:32 Dec 10, 2009 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00206 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A08DE7.251 H08DEPT3 smartinez on DSKB9S0YB1PROD with HOUSE December 8, 2009 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H14287 Requester(s) Administration House Senate $3,000,000 The President $3,000,000 The Sessions President $3,000,000 The President $1,720,000 The President $4,800,000 The President $5,800,000 The $2,050,000 The President $2,050,000 The Murkowski President $3,518,000 The President $6,000,000 The Murkowski President $8,400,000 The President $5,600,000 The $9,500,000 The President Feinstein; Boxer $43,000,000 The President $43,000,000 The President $19,000,000 The President $26,000,000 The President $28,000,000 The Murkowski President $24,300,000 The Murkowski Murkowski Murkowski Murkowski President $15,000,000 The Giffords President $27,050,000 The President $20,000,000 The $31,000,000 The President $19,500,000 The President $29,000,000 The President Feinstein; Boxer Feinstein; Boxer Feinstein; Boxer [Presidentially Directed Spending Items] DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, MILITARY CONSTRUCTION Account Location Project Amount Army NG Army Army Alabama: Fort McClellan Army Army Alaska: Fort Richardson Army Urban Assault Course Alaska: Fort Richardson Army Alaska: Fort Richardson Airborne Sustainment Training Complex Army Alaska: Fort Wainwright Training Aids Center Air Force Alaska: Fort Wainwright Warrior in Transition Complex Air Force Alaska: Fort Wainwright Aviation Task Force Complex, Ph 1, Incr 1 Air Force Alaska: Fort Wainwright Alaska: Clear AFS Aviation Unit Operations Complex Defense-Wide Alaska: Elmendorf AFB Railhead Complex Defense-Wide Alaska: Elmendorf AFB Alaska: Elmendorf AFB Warrior in Transition Complex Army Alaska: Fort Richardson Army Power Plant Facility F–22 Weapons Load Training Facility Army NG Red Flag Alaska Add/Alter Operations Center Aeromedical Services/Mental Health Clinic Navy Arizona: Fort Huachuca Health Clinic Navy Arizona: Fort Huachuca Arizona: Camp Navajo Navy Reserve Air Force Battalion Headquarters UAV Arizona: Yuma MCAS Arizona: Phoenix Air Force UAV ER/MPER/MP Arizona: Yuma MCAS Combat Pistol Qualification Course Air Force $6,100,000 The President Arizona: Davis-Monthan AFB Air Force Aircraft Maintenance Hangar Ph 1 Arizona: Davis-Monthan AFB Air NG Airfield Elec. Dist. and Control $95,000,000 CSAR HC-130J Infrastructure Arizona: Davis-Monthan AFB Reserve Center Move to Luke AFB, NOSC Phoenix The President Army CSAR HC-130J RQS Operations Facility Arizona: Davis-Monthan AFB Air Force CSAR HC-130J Simulator Facility Army Arizona: Davis-Monthan AFB Dormitory (144 RM) Murkowski Army NG Arkansas: Pine Bluff Arsenal Arkansas: Little Rock AFB TFI-Predator Beddown-FOC Army Reserve $3,100,000 $12,600,000 Murkowski Army Reserve The President Fuse & Detonator Magazine, Depot Level The President $25,017,000 California: Fort Irwin The President California: Los Alamitos California: Camp Pendleton C-130 Flight Simulator Addition California: Los Angeles Army Reserve Center Readiness Center Ph 1 MOUT Assault Course, Ph 4 Army Reserve Center Murkowski Murkowski Murkowski $10,986,000 The President $8,700,000 The President $25,000,000 The President

VerDate Nov 24 2008 07:32 Dec 10, 2009 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00207 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A08DE7.254 H08DEPT3 smartinez on DSKB9S0YB1PROD with HOUSE H14288 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE December 8, 2009 Requester(s) Administration House Senate $4,460,000 The President Feinstein; Boxer $3,007,000 The President $9,280,000 The President $8,730,000 The President Feinstein; Boxer Feinstein; Boxer Feinstein; Boxer $25,190,000 The President $13,560,000 The President $39,610,000 The President $13,170,000 The President $79,492,000 The President $76,950,000 The President Feinstein; Boxer $32,300,000 The President Feinstein; Boxer Feinstein; Boxer Feinstein; Boxer $55,180,000 The President Feinstein; Boxer $51,040,000 The President Feinstein; Boxer Feinstein; Boxer $12,740,000 The President $77,660,000 The President $23,200,000 The President Feinstein; Boxer Feinstein; Boxer $15,780,000 The President Feinstein; Boxer Feinstein; Boxer Feinstein; Boxer $23,590,000 The President $37,290,000 The President Feinstein; Boxer $37,290,000 The President $12,660,000 The President $12,670,000 The President $29,360,000 The President Feinstein; Boxer $17,200,000 The President Feinstein; Boxer Feinstein; Boxer Feinstein; Boxer Feinstein; Boxer Feinstein; Boxer Feinstein; Boxer [Presidentially Directed Spending Items] DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, MILITARY CONSTRUCTION—Continued Account Location Project Amount Navy Navy Navy Navy California: Bridgeport MWTC Navy California: Camp Pendleton Navy Fire Station—Renovation California: Camp Pendleton Navy California: Camp Pendleton ANGLICO Operations Complex Navy California: Camp Pendleton Aviation Transmitter/Receiver Site Navy California: Camp Pendleton BEQ Navy California: Camp Pendleton Comm/Elec Maintenance Facility Navy California: Camp Pendleton Communications Upgrades Navy California: Camp Pendleton Electrical Distribution System Navy California: Camp Pendleton Enlisted Dining Facility Navy California: Camp Pendleton Enlisted Dining Facility—Edson Range Navy California: Camp Pendleton Expand Combat Aircraft Loading Apron Navy California: Camp Pendleton Expansion of SRTTP to 7.5 MGD Navy California: Camp Pendleton Gas/Electrical Upgrades Navy California: Camp Pendleton North Region Tertiary Treatment Plant Ph 1, Incr 1 Navy California: Camp Pendleton Operations Access Points Navy California: Camp Pendleton Recon BN Operations Complex Navy California: Camp Pendleton Recruit Barracks—Field/K-Span Navy California: Camp Pendleton Recruit Barracks—School of Infantry Navy California: Edwards AFB Recruit Marksmanship Training Facility Navy California: Miramar MCAS WFTBN Support Facilities Navy California: Point Loma Annex Ramp Extension Navy California: San Diego MCRD Aircraft Parking Apron Modification Navy Public Works Shops Consolidation California: Twentynine Palms Navy Messhall Expansion California: Twentynine Palms $37,670,000 The President Navy BEQ California: Twentynine Palms $12,240,000 The President Navy BEQ $112,330,000 California: Twentynine Palms The President Comm/Elec Maint/Storage California: Twentynine Palms Consolidated Armory—Tanks California: Twentynine Palms Construct Roads—North Mainside California: Twentynine Palms Feinstein; Boxer Dining Facility—North Mainside Feinstein; Boxer Elec. Infra. Upgrade—34.5 KV to 115 Feinstein; Boxer $53,320,000 The President $13,730,000 The President Feinstein; Boxer Feinstein; Boxer $46,220,000 The President Feinstein; Boxer

VerDate Nov 24 2008 07:32 Dec 10, 2009 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00208 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A08DE7.254 H08DEPT3 smartinez on DSKB9S0YB1PROD with HOUSE December 8, 2009 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H14289 oxer $5,800,000 The President $5,960,000 The President $6,900,000 The President Feinstein; Boxer $8,400,000 The President Feinstein; Boxer Feinstein; Boxer Feinstein; Boxer President $6,500,000 The President $4,450,000 The President $3,100,000 The $25,790,000 The President $21,740,000 The President $19,780,000 The President $16,040,000 The President $12,580,000 The President Feinstein; Boxer $19,990,000 The President Feinstein; Boxer Feinstein; Boxer Feinstein; Boxer $31,310,000 The President Feinstein; Boxer Feinstein; Boxer $13,000,000 The President Feinstein; Boxer $11,000,000 The President $92,300,000 The President $15,357,000 The President Feinstein; Boxer Davis (CA) Feinstein; Boxer President $60,000,000 The Feinstein; Boxer President $69,000,000 The President $35,000,000 The Feinstein; Boxer President $14,000,000 The President $16,000,000 The President $18,500,000 The President $56,000,000 The Navy Navy Navy Navy California: Twentynine Palms Navy California: Twentynine Palms Elec. Power Plant/Co-Gen/Gas Turbine—N Navy California: Twentynine Palms HTHW/Chilled Water System Navy California: Twentynine Palms Industrial Waste Water Pretreatment Sys. Navy California: Twentynine Palms Laydown Site Work—North Mainside Navy California: Twentynine Palms Maint. Shop—Tracked Navy California: Twentynine Palms Maint. Shop—Wheeled Navy California: Twentynine Palms Maint. Sunshades—Wheeled Navy California: Twentynine Palms Natural Gas System Extension Navy California: Twentynine Palms Secondary Elec. Dist.—North Mainside Navy Reserve California: Twentynine Palms Sewage System Imp. & Lift Station Air Force California: Twentynine Palms California: Alameda Station Comm Facility and Infrastructure Air Force California: Twentynine Palms Sub-Station and Electrical Upgrades Air NG California: Travis AFB Water Improvements and Storage Tank Defense-Wide California: Vandenberg AFB Defense-Wide Reserve Training Center $53,260,000 The President California: Coronado (La Posta) California: S. Calif. Logistics Airport Defense-Wide KC-10 Cargo Load Training Facility TFI-Predator Beddown-FTU/LRE Site Child Development Center California: El Centro NAF Defense-Wide SOF Close Quarters Combat Training Facility $3,330,000 California: Point Loma Annex The President Army California: Travis AFB Army Aircraft Direct Fueling Station Replace Fuel Storage Fac Incr 2 Army Feinstein; Boxer Army Colorado: Fort Carson Replace Fuel Distribution System Army Colorado: Fort Carson Army Feinstein; Boxer Colorado: Fort Carson $31,720,000 Army The President Automated Multipurpose Machine Gun Range Colorado: Fort Carson Army Automated Qualification Training Range Colorado: Fort Carson $49,040,000 The President Army Barracks & Dining, Incr 2 Colorado: Fort Carson Army Brigade Complex Colorado: Fort Carson $30,610,000 Army The President Commissary Colorado: Fort Carson Army Convoy Live Fire Range Colorado: Fort Carson Feinstein; Boxer $15,722,000 Modified Record Fire Range Colorado: Fort Carson The President Feinstein; Boxer Railroad Tracks Colorado: Fort Carson Scout/Recce Gunnery Complex Colorado: Fort Carson Training Aids Center Feinstein; Boxer Urban Assault Course Warrior in Transition Complex Feinstein; B $7,400,000 The President $11,000,000 The President

VerDate Nov 24 2008 07:32 Dec 10, 2009 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00209 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A08DE7.254 H08DEPT3 smartinez on DSKB9S0YB1PROD with HOUSE H14290 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE December 8, 2009 Requester(s) Administration House Senate $1,400,000 The President $1,400,000 The President $8,900,000 The President $2,200,000 The President $3,400,000 The President $2,700,000 The President $5,917,000 The Crenshaw $5,200,000 The President $5,200,000 The President $3,046,000 The President $3,050,000 The President $1,600,000 The President $4,950,000 The President $8,000,000 The President $7,300,000 The President $3,760,000 The Crenshaw $13,000,000 The President $13,000,000 The President $19,900,000 The President $17,500,000 The President $10,200,000 The President $31,900,000 The President $45,200,000 The President $18,500,000 The President $80,000,000 The $55,400,000 The President President Diaz-Balart, Lincoln $26,000,000 The President $26,287,000 The [Presidentially Directed Spending Items] DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, MILITARY CONSTRUCTION—Continued Account Location Project Amount Chem Demil Army Reserve Air Force Colorado: Pueblo Depot Colorado: Colorado Springs Air Force Air Force Colorado: Peterson AFB Ammunition Demilitarization Facility Ph XI Air Reserve Army Reserve Center/Land Colorado: Peterson AFB Defense-Wide Colorado: US Air Force Academy Defense-Wide Colorado: Schriever AFB C-130 Squad Ops/AMU (TFI) Colorado: Fort Carson Add to Cadet Fitness Center Defense-Wide National Security Space Institute Colorado: Fort Carson Army Reserve Colorado: Fort Carson Wing Headquarters Air Force Connecticut: Bridgeport Health and Dental Clinic Air Force SOF Battalion Ops Complex Army Delaware: Dover AFB SOF Military Working Dog Facility Army Army Reserve Center/Land Delaware: Dover AFB Army Army Florida: Eglin AFB C-5 Cargo Aircraft Maint Training Facility Ph 1 Army Florida: Eglin AFB Consolidated Communications Facility Army Florida: Eglin AFB Army Florida: Eglin AFB $92,500,000 The President Anti-Armor, Tracking & Live Fire Range Army Florida: Eglin AFB Automated Qualification Training Range Army Florida: Eglin AFB Basic 10M—25M Firing Range (Zero) Army Florida: Eglin AFB Grenade Launcher Range Army Florida: Eglin AFB Hand Grenade Qualification Course Army Florida: Eglin AFB Indoor Firing Range Army Florida: Eglin AFB Light Demolition Range Army Reserve Florida: Eglin AFB Live Fire Exercise Breach Facility Army Reserve Florida: Eglin AFB Live Fire Exercise Shoothouse Florida: Panama City Navy Florida: Miami-Doral Non-Standard Small Arms Range Florida: West Palm Beach Navy $5,300,000 Operations Complex, Ph 3 Navy The President Urban Assault Course Army Reserve Center/Land Army Reserve Center/Land Florida: Blount Island SOUTHCOM Headquarters, Incr 3 $12,100,000 Florida: Eglin AFB The President Florida: Jacksonville NAS Castle $3,400,000 Port Operations Facility The President $12,000,000 The President P-8/MMA Facilities Modification BEQ, EOD School Carper; Kaufman

VerDate Nov 24 2008 07:32 Dec 10, 2009 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00210 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A08DE7.254 H08DEPT3 smartinez on DSKB9S0YB1PROD with HOUSE December 8, 2009 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H14291 $3,420,000 The President $3,420,000 The President $2,371,000 The President $5,236,000 The President $8,300,000 The President $3,046,000 The $3,211,000 The President $3,211,000 The President $8,892,000 The President $9,900,000 The President $7,000,000 The President $2,800,000 The President $9,700,000 The Chambliss Chambliss $46,303,000 The President $46,303,000 The President Crenshaw $29,682,000 The President Crenshaw $22,950,000 The President $11,000,000 The President $27,652,000 The President $15,300,000 The President $16,000,000 The President $11,500,000 The President $30,000,000 The President $15,000,000 The President $74,000,000 The Chambliss President $38,000,000 The Chambliss President $31,000,000 The President $31,000,000 The Chambliss President $53,000,000 The President $10,800,000 The Chambliss Chambliss Chambliss Chambliss Chambliss Navy Navy Navy Navy Florida: Mayport NS Navy Florida: Mayport NS Air Force Florida: Pensacola NAS Air Force Florida: Pensacola NAS Channel Dredging Air Force Florida: Whiting Field NAS Wharf Charlie Repair Florida: Eglin AFB Corry A School BEQ R Air Force Florida: Eglin AFB Simulator Addition for UMFO Program Air Force T-6B JPATS Training Ops Paraloft Facility Florida: Eglin AFB Air Force Florida: Eglin AFB Air Force Dormitory (96 RM) Florida: Eglin AFB Air Force F–35 A/C Parking Apron Florida: Eglin AFB Air Force F–35 Duke Control Tower Florida: Eglin AFB Air Force F–35 Hydrant Refueling System, Ph 1 Florida: Eglin AFB Air Force F–35 JP8 West Side Bulk Tank Upgrades Florida: Eglin AFB Air Force F–35 JP8 Flightline Fillstands Florida: Hurlburt Field Air Force F–35 Live Ordnance Load Facility Florida: Hurlburt Field Air Force F–35 Parallel Taxiway Ladder Florida: MacDill AFB Defense-Wide F–35 POL Operations Facility Electrical Distribution Substation Florida: MacDill AFB Defense-Wide Refueling Vehicle Maintenance Facility Florida: MacDill AFB Florida: Eglin AFB Defense-Wide CENTCOM Commandant Facility Florida: Hurlburt Field Army Child Development Center Florida: Jacksonville IAP Army $4,120,000 The President Dormitory (120 RM) Army SOF Military Working Dog Facility SOF Simulator Facility for MC-130 (Recap) Army Georgia: Fort Benning Replace Jet Fuel Storage Complex Army Georgia: Fort Benning Army Georgia: Fort Benning Army $14,308,000 Battle Lab Georgia: Fort Benning The President $1,581,000 Army Combined Arms Collective Training Facility The President Georgia: Fort Benning Army Dining Facility Georgia: Fort Benning Army Fire and Movement Range Georgia: Fort Benning Army Trainee Barracks Complex, Ph 1 Georgia: Fort Benning Training Area Tank Trails Georgia: Fort Benning Training Battalion Complex Georgia: Fort Benning $2,200,000 The President Training Battalion Complex, Ph 1 Georgia: Fort Gillem Training Battalion Complex, Ph 1 Warrior in Transition Complex $8,156,000 Forensic Lab The President $10,800,000 The President Chambliss

VerDate Nov 24 2008 07:32 Dec 10, 2009 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00211 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A08DE7.254 H08DEPT3 smartinez on DSKB9S0YB1PROD with HOUSE H14292 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE December 8, 2009 Requester(s) Administration House Senate $3,400,000 The President $3,400,000 The Chambliss President $2,330,000 The Chambliss President $5,380,000 The Inouye President $9,633,000 The Inouye $4,887,000 The President $4,887,000 The President $3,046,000 The Chambliss Chambliss President $7,500,000 The Inouye President $7,957,000 The Durbin $80,000,000 The President $80,000,000 The President $48,000,000 The President $49,000,000 The President $15,500,000 The President $14,000,000 The Chambliss President $12,313,000 The Chambliss Chambliss Chambliss Chambliss President $22,200,000 The Chambliss President $22,501,000 The President $63,000,000 The President $36,000,000 The President $55,000,000 The Chambliss President $30,000,000 The Chambliss Inouye Inouye Inouye President $22,407,000 The Inouye President $15,000,000 The Inouye Inouye $20,000,000 The President President $23,000,000 The Simpson Crapo; Risch Durbin [Presidentially Directed Spending Items] DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, MILITARY CONSTRUCTION—Continued Account Location Project Amount Army Army Army Army Georgia: Fort Stewart Army NG Georgia: Fort Stewart Army Reserve Georgia: Fort Stewart Defense-Wide Georgia: Fort Stewart Automated Sniper Field Fire Range Georgia: Fort Benning Georgia: Atlanta Defense-Wide Barracks & Dining, Incr 2 Georgia: Fort Benning Defense-Wide Brigade Complex Georgia: Fort Benning Defense-Wide Warrior in Transition Complex Readiness Center Georgia: Fort Benning Defense-Wide Army Reserve Center/Land Georgia: Fort Benning Blood Donor Clinic Replacement Defense-Wide Georgia: Fort Stewart Dental Clinic Army Georgia: Fort Stewart SOF Expand Battalion Headquarters Army Wilson ES Construct Gymnasium Army Army Health and Dental Clinic Hawaii: Schofield Barracks Army New Elementary School Hawaii: Schofield Barracks Navy Hawaii: Schofield Barracks Vehicle Maintenance Shop Navy Hawaii: Schofield Barracks Vehicle Maintenance Shop Navy Hawaii: Wheeler AAF Warrior in Transition Barracks Navy Hawaii: Oahu Warrior in Transition Complex Air Force Hawaii: Pearl Harbor Air NG Hawaii: Pearl Harbor Regional SATCOM Information Center Air NG Hawaii: Pearl Harbor Hawaii: Wheeler AAF Defense-Wide APCSS Conference & Technology Learning Center Range, 1000—Puuloa Army NG Hawaii: Hickam AFB Missile Magazines (5), West Loch Hawaii: Ford Island Air Force Hawaii: Hickam AFB PACFLT Sub Drive-In Mag Silencing Facility (Incr) ASOC Complex Army Reserve Idaho: Gowen Field Navy Reserve TFI—F–22 LO/Composite Repair Facility Idaho: Mountain Home AFB Illinois: Chicago Army NG Pacific Operations Facility Upgrade TFI—F–22 Parking Apron and Taxiways Illinois: Joliet Logistics Readiness Center Combined Arms Collective Training Facility Indiana: Muscatatuck Army Reserve Center Reserve Training Center Combined Arms Collective Training Facility, Ph 2 $12,775,000 The President $8,645,000 The President $26,000,000 Inouye The President $7,000,000 The President Inouye $16,100,000 The President $10,100,000 The President Inouye Inouye

VerDate Nov 24 2008 07:32 Dec 10, 2009 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00212 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A08DE7.254 H08DEPT3 smartinez on DSKB9S0YB1PROD with HOUSE December 8, 2009 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H14293 $7,200,000 The President $7,200,000 The President $3,700,000 The President $6,700,000 The President $1,710,000 The Klobuchar President $9,800,000 The $8,600,000 The President $8,600,000 The President $3,046,000 The McConnell McConnell $9,300,000 The President Edwards (MD) Mikulski; Cardin President $8,800,000 The Mikulski $59,000,000 The President $59,000,000 The President $49,000,000 The President $15,500,000 The President $59,041,000 The President $70,000,000 The President $29,289,000 The McConnell President $17,000,000 The McConnell President $32,000,000 The McConnell President $18,000,000 The President $21,000,000 The Mikulski President $10,750,000 The Mikulski President $16,125,000 The Mikulski Mikulski $29,000,000 The President President $12,000,000 The President $15,000,000 The Kennedy; Kerry President $27,000,000 The $108,000,000 The President $108,000,000 The Mikulski $111,400,000 The President $111,400,000 The Mikulski President $195,000,000 The Mikulski Army Army Army Army Kansas: Fort Riley Army Kansas: Fort Riley Army Kansas: Fort Riley Chem Demil Kansas: Fort Riley Advanced Waste Water Treatment Plant Army Kansas: Fort Riley Battalion Complex Defense-Wide Kentucky: Blue Grass Depot Kansas: Fort Riley Brigade Complex Defense-Wide Igloo Storage, Installation Kentucky: Fort Campbell Defense-Wide Ammunition Demilitarization Ph X Kentucky: Fort Knox Land Vehicle Fueling Facility Kentucky: Fort Campbell Army Training Aids Center Kentucky: Fort Campbell Army Health Clinic Air NG SOF Battalion Ops Complex Warrior in Transition Complex Army Louisiana: Fort Polk SOF Military Working Dog Facility Army Louisiana: Fort Polk Maine: Bangor IAP Air Force Air NG Maryland: Fort Detrick Land Purchases and Condemnation Defense-Wide Maryland: Fort Detrick Warrior in Transition Complex Maryland: Andrews AFB Defense-Wide Replace Aircraft Maint Hangar/Shops Maryland: Aberdeen Proving Ground Maryland: Andrews AFB Defense-Wide Satellite Communications Center $28,000,000 USAMRICD Replacement, Incr II The President Maryland: Fort Detrick Defense-Wide Satellite Communications Facility Replace Munitions Storage Area Maryland: Fort Detrick Defense-Wide Replace Munitions Maintenance & Storage Complex Maryland: Fort Detrick Defense-Wide Boundary Gate at Nalin Pond Maryland: Fort Detrick Defense-Wide Emergency Service Center Maryland: Fort Meade Army NG NIBC Truck Inspection Station & Road Maryland: Fort Meade Army NG USAMRIID Stage I, Incr IV Army NG Massachusetts: Hanscom AFB Mission Support—PSAT Army Reserve Minnesota: Arden Hills South Campus Utility Plant Defense-Wide Armed Forces Reserve Center (JFHQ) Minnesota: Camp Ripley Minnesota: Fort Snelling Army NG Minnesota: Duluth IAP Air Reserve Readiness Center Ph 2 Army Urban Assault Course Army Reserve Center Mississippi: Camp Shelby Mississippi: Keesler AFB $28,000,000 Jet Fuel Storage Complex The President $14,000,000 The President Combined Arms Collective Training Facility Add/Alt Missouri: Fort Leonard Wood Aerial Port Squadron Facility Automated-Aided Instruction Facility Collins; Snowe Mikulski $2,932,000 The President Mikulski $16,100,000 The President

VerDate Nov 24 2008 07:32 Dec 10, 2009 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00213 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A08DE7.254 H08DEPT3 smartinez on DSKB9S0YB1PROD with HOUSE H14294 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE December 8, 2009 Requester(s) Administration House Senate $5,570,000 The President $5,570,000 The President $2,700,000 The President $8,700,000 The Reid President $8,000,000 The $6,500,000 The President Schumer; Gillibrand President $3,900,000 The $1,800,000 The President $1,800,000 The President $3,300,000 The $19,500,000 The President $19,500,000 The President $17,500,000 The President $23,000,000 The President $26,000,000 The President $39,000,000 The Reid President $11,595,000 The President $41,269,000 The $57,000,000 The President $21,000,000 The President $13,600,000 The President Schumer; Gillibrand President $50,000,000 The Schumer; Gillibrand President $19,500,000 The Schumer; Gillibrand President $17,500,000 The President $25,000,000 The President $55,150,000 The President $34,160,000 The [Presidentially Directed Spending Items] DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, MILITARY CONSTRUCTION—Continued Account Location Project Amount Army Army Army Army NG Missouri: Fort Leonard Wood Defense-Wide Missouri: Fort Leonard Wood Army NG Transient Advanced Trainee Barracks, Ph 1 Missouri: Fort Leonard Wood Missouri: Boonville Missouri: Fort Leonard Wood Air NG Warrior in Transition Complex Army NG Wheeled Vehicle Drivers Course Nebraska: Lincoln Dental Clinic Addition Air Force Army NG Nebraska: Lincoln MAP Readiness Center Add/Alt Nevada: North Las Vegas Air Force Nevada: Creech AFB Air Force Armed Forces Reserve Center (JFHQ) New Mexico: Santa Fe Joint Forces Operations Center—ANG Share Air Force Readiness Center New Mexico: Cannon AFB Air Force New Mexico: Holloman AFB UAS AT/FP Security Updates Defense-Wide New Mexico: Kirtland AFB Army Aviation Support Facility Defense-Wide WB—Consolidated Communication Facility New Mexico: Kirtland AFB F–22A Consolidated Munitions Maint (TFI) New Mexico: Cannon AFB Army New Mexico: Cannon AFB Army HC-130J Simulator Facility Army MC-130J Simulator Facility SOF AMU Addition (CV-22) $99,000,000 The President Army Reserve New York: Fort Drum SOF Fuel Cell Hangar (MC-130) Army New York: Fort Drum New York: Rochester Army New York: Fort Drum Army Barracks Army North Carolina: Fort Bragg Warrior in Transition Complex Army Army Reserve Center/Land North Carolina: Fort Bragg Water System Expansion Army North Carolina: Fort Bragg $1,500,000 Automated Multipurpose Machine Gun Range The President Army North Carolina: Fort Bragg Company Operations Facility Army North Carolina: Fort Bragg Simulations Center Navy North Carolina: Fort Bragg Transient Training Barracks Complex $15,000,000 The President Navy North Carolina: Sunny Point MOT Vehicle Maintenance Shop $5,500,000 The President Lujan North Carolina: Sunny Point MOT Lightning Protection System Vehicle Maintenance Shop North Carolina: Camp Lejeune Towers North Carolina: Camp Lejeune 4th Infantry Battalion Ops Complex BEQ—Wallace Creek Bingaman; Tom Udall $4,350,000 The President $16,500,000 The President

VerDate Nov 24 2008 07:32 Dec 10, 2009 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00214 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A08DE7.254 H08DEPT3 smartinez on DSKB9S0YB1PROD with HOUSE December 8, 2009 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H14295 $1,125,000 The President $1,125,000 The President $3,046,000 The President $2,948,000 The $8,370,000 The President $8,370,000 The President $5,490,000 The President $3,439,000 The $43,480,000 The President $43,480,000 The President $44,390,000 The President $44,390,000 The President $42,110,000 The President $52,390,000 The President $39,760,000 The President $18,580,000 The President $15,130,000 The President $56,940,000 The President $56,280,000 The President $10,600,000 The President $12,360,000 The President $35,600,000 The President $19,920,000 The President $17,870,000 The President $26,386,000 The President $31,272,000 The President $15,500,000 The President $13,000,000 The President $27,513,000 The President $13,756,000 The Navy Navy Navy Navy North Carolina: Camp Lejeune Navy North Carolina: Camp Lejeune BEQ—Wallace Creek Navy North Carolina: Camp Lejeune BEQ—Wallace Creek Navy North Carolina: Camp Lejeune BEQ—Wallace Creek Navy North Carolina: Camp Lejeune BEQ—Wallace Creek Navy North Carolina: Camp Lejeune Consolidated Info Tech/Telecom Complex Navy North Carolina: Camp Lejeune Field Training Facility—Devil Dog—SOI Navy North Carolina: Camp Lejeune Maintenance/Ops Complex Navy North Carolina: Camp Lejeune MP Working Dog Kennel—Relocation Navy North Carolina: Camp Lejeune New Base Entry Point and Road Ph I Navy North Carolina: Camp Lejeune Physical Fitness Center Navy North Carolina: Camp Lejeune Pre-Trial Detainee Facility Navy North Carolina: Camp Lejeune Road Network—Wallace Creek Navy North Carolina: Camp Lejeune SOI-East Facilities—Camp Geiger Navy North Carolina: Cherry Point MCAS Utility Expansion—Courthouse Bay Navy EMS/Fire Vehicle Facility North Carolina: Cherry Point MCAS Navy Ordnance Magazines North Carolina: New River MCAS Navy North Carolina: New River MCAS Apron Expansion Ph 2 Defense-Wide North Carolina: New River MCAS Gymnasium/Outdoor Pool Defense-Wide North Carolina: New River MCAS $46,120,000 Parallel Taxiway The President North Carolina: Fort Bragg Defense-Wide North Carolina: New River MCAS Tactical Support Van Pad Addition $37,170,000 The President North Carolina: Fort Bragg Defense-Wide VMMT-204 Maintenance Hangar Ph 3 North Carolina: Camp Lejeune Defense-Wide Consolidated Health Clinic North Carolina: Fort Bragg Defense-Wide Health Clinic SOF Academic Instruction Facility Expansion North Carolina: Fort Bragg $79,150,000 Defense-Wide The President North Carolina: Fort Bragg Defense-Wide SOF Battalion & Company HQ North Carolina: Fort Bragg Defense-Wide SOF Battalion Headquarters Facility North Carolina: Fort Bragg Defense-Wide SOF Military Working Dog Facility North Carolina: Fort Bragg Defense-Wide SOF Military Working Dog Facility North Carolina: Fort Bragg Defense-Wide SOF Operations Addition North North Carolina: Fort Bragg SOF Operations Support Addition North Carolina: Fort Bragg SOF TUAV Hangar Special Ops Prep & Conditioning Course Albritton JHS Addition $28,210,000 The President $11,791,000 The President $24,600,000 The President

VerDate Nov 24 2008 07:32 Dec 10, 2009 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00215 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A08DE7.254 H08DEPT3 smartinez on DSKB9S0YB1PROD with HOUSE H14296 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE December 8, 2009 Requester(s) Administration House Senate $1,300,000 The President $1,300,000 The President $7,300,000 The President $2,700,000 The President $5,700,000 The President $4,100,000 The President $1,900,000 The President $3,600,000 The $1,500,000 The President $1,500,000 The President $9,800,000 The President $7,600,000 The President $2,859,000 The $13,000,000 The President $13,000,000 The President $27,000,000 The $11,400,000 The President President Jordan (OH) $65,000,000 The President $22,000,000 The President $11,200,000 The President $20,300,000 The President $13,037,000 The President $10,554,000 The President $20,000,000 The President $11,800,000 The President $45,803,000 The President $12,000,000 The President $32,000,000 The President $66,000,000 The [Presidentially Directed Spending Items] DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, MILITARY CONSTRUCTION—Continued Account Location Project Amount Air Force Air Force Army Reserve North Dakota: Minot AFB Air Force North Dakota: Minot AFB Ohio: Cincinnati Air Force Air NG Missile Procedures Training Operations Ohio: Wright-Patterson AFB Army Munitions Trailer Storage Facility Ohio: Wright-Patterson AFB Army Conversion for Advanced Power Research Lab Army Reserve Center/Land Army Ohio: Mansfield Lahm Airport Info Tech Complex Ph 1 Army Oklahoma: Fort Sill TFI—Red Horse Squadron Beddown Army Oklahoma: Fort Sill Air Force Oklahoma: Fort Sill Air Force Oklahoma: McAlester AAP Automated Infantry Squad Battle Course Air NG Oklahoma: McAlester AAP Oklahoma: Altus AFB Barracks Defense-Wide Oklahoma: Tinker AFB General Purpose Storage Building Warrior in Transition Complex Defense-Wide High Explosive Magazine, Depot Level Oklahoma: Fort Sill Army Reserve Oklahoma: Will Rogers World Airport TFI—ASOS Beddown Repair Taxiways Oklahoma: Altus AFB Army Reserve Building 3001 Hangar Door Pennsylvania: Ashley Army Reserve Pennsylvania: Harrisburg Army Reserve $10,000,000 Dental Clinic The President Pennsylvania: Newton Square FH Defense-Wide Replace Upload Facility $21,000,000 Pennsylvania: Uniontown Navy Pomeroy Army Reserve Center The President Pennsylvania: New Cumberland Depot Army Reserve Center Army Reserve Center/Land Family Housing Army Army Army Reserve Center/Land Army Rhode Island: Newport NS Army South Carolina: Charleston NWS Army South Carolina: Charleston NWS Pier and Loading/Unloading Ramps Officer Training Command Quarters $3,500,000 Army The President South Carolina: Charleston NWS Railroad Tracks Army South Carolina: Fort Jackson Staging Area Army NG South Carolina: Fort Jackson Advanced Skills Trainee Barracks South Carolina: Fort Jackson Infiltration Course South Carolina: Fort Jackson South Carolina: Eastover Modified Record Fire Range Training Battalion Complex Army Aviation Support Facility Add/Alt $26,000,000 The President

VerDate Nov 24 2008 07:32 Dec 10, 2009 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00216 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A08DE7.254 H08DEPT3 smartinez on DSKB9S0YB1PROD with HOUSE December 8, 2009 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H14297 $1,280,000 The President $1,280,000 The President $4,240,000 The President $2,400,000 The Hutchison President $2,400,000 The Hutchison President $9,500,000 The President $2,210,000 The Hutchison President $4,500,000 The Hutchison Hutchison $4,250,000 The President $4,250,000 The President $4,750,000 The Hutchison Hutchison President $9,000,000 The President $5,700,000 The Hutchison Hutchison $40,000,000 The President $40,000,000 The President $10,800,000 The President $14,800,000 The Hutchison President $45,000,000 The President $16,500,000 The Hutchison President $17,000,000 The Hutchison President $23,000,000 The Hutchison President $16,000,000 The President $20,000,000 The Hutchison Hutchison President $23,000,000 The Hutchison Hutchison President $16,500,000 The Hutchison President $20,000,000 The President $24,000,000 The Hutchison President $20,000,000 The President $19,764,000 The Hutchison Ortiz Hutchison Hutchison Hutchison Army NG Navy Navy South Carolina: Greenville Navy Reserve Army South Carolina: Beaufort MCAS South Carolina: Charleston Army Aviation Support Facility Army South Carolina: Parris Island MCRD Widebody Aircraft Fuel Lane Electrical Substation and Improvements Army Reserve Vehicle Maintenance Facility Army Texas: Fort Bliss Army Texas: Fort Bliss Army Texas: Fort Bliss Army Texas: Fort Bliss Aircraft Fuel Storage Army Texas: Fort Bliss Automated Infantry Platoon Battle Course Army Texas: Fort Bliss Automated Multipurpose Machine Gun Range Army Texas: Fort Bliss Automated Sniper Field Fire Range Army Texas: Fort Bliss Brigade Staging Area Complex Army Texas: Fort Bliss Digital Multipurpose Range Complex Army Texas: Fort Bliss Fire and Military Police Stations Army Texas: Fort Bliss Known Distance Range Army Texas: Fort Bliss Light Demolition Range Army Texas: Fort Bliss $6,972,000 Scout/Recce Gunnery Complex Army The President Texas: Fort Bliss Simulation Center Army Texas: Fort Hood Vehicle Maintenance & Company Ops Facility Army Texas: Fort Hood Army NG Vehicle Maintenance Shop Texas: Fort Hood Army NG Vehicle Maintenance Shop Texas: Fort Sam Houston Army Reserve Automated Multipurpose Machine Gun Range Texas: Fort Sam Houston $7,000,000 Texas: Austin The President $6,900,000 Army Reserve Urban Assault Course The President Texas: Austin Access Control Point and Road Improvements Texas: Austin Army Reserve Vehicle Maintenance Shop General Instruction Building Texas: Fort Bliss Army Reserve Texas: Houston Navy Texas: San Antonio Armed Forces Reserve Center Navy Reserve Field Maintenance Shop, Joint Hutchison Air Force Armed Forces Reserve Center/AMSA Hutchison Army Reserve Center Texas: San Antonio Air Force Texas: Corpus Christi NAS Army Reserve Center/Land Army Reserve Center Texas: Dyess AFB Operational Facilities for T-6 Texas: Goodfellow AFB $31,000,000 The President Reserve Training Center C-130J Alter Hangar Joint Intel Tech Training Facility, Ph 1 (TFI) $6,700,000 The President $10,800,000 The President Hutchison Hutchison Hutchison $18,400,000 The President Hutchison

VerDate Nov 24 2008 07:32 Dec 10, 2009 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00217 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A08DE7.254 H08DEPT3 smartinez on DSKB9S0YB1PROD with HOUSE H14298 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE December 8, 2009 Warner; Webb Warner; Webb Requester(s) Connolly (VA) Connolly (VA) Administration House Senate $8,400,000 The President Moran (VA); $3,200,000 The President $3,200,000 The $9,000,000 The President $9,100,000 The President $9,500,000 The President Moran (VA); Warner; Webb Warner; Webb $6,402,000 The President $3,170,000 The President Warner; Webb Warner; Webb $14,000,000 The President $14,000,000 The President $77,000,000 The Hutchison President $24,600,000 The President $86,975,000 The President $72,610,000 The Hutchison President $29,318,000 The Hutchison President $25,000,000 The Hutchison Hutchison Hutchison $32,000,000 The President $11,737,000 The President Warner; Webb $10,340,000 The President $14,780,000 The President Warner; Webb Warner; Webb Warner; Webb $126,969,000 The President Warner; Webb $600,000,000 The President $600,000,000 The [Presidentially Directed Spending Items] DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, MILITARY CONSTRUCTION—Continued Account Location Project Amount Air Force Air Force Air Force Texas: Goodfellow AFB Air Force Texas: Lackland AFB Air Reserve Texas: Lackland AFB Defense-Wide Student Dormitory (100 RM) Texas: Lackland AFB Defense-Wide Texas: Lackland AFB BMT Satellite Classroom/Dining Facility Texas: Fort Bliss Defense-Wide Evasion, Conduct After Capture Training Texas: Fort Bliss Defense-Wide Recruit Dormitory 2, Phase 2 Texas: Lackland AFB Defense-Wide C-5 Ground Training Schoolhouse Addition Texas: Lackland AFB Army Health and Dental Clinic Texas: Fort Hood Air Force Hospital Replacement Incr 1 Air Reserve Ambulatory Care Center, Phase 1 Defense-Wide Dental Clinic Replacement Utah: Dugway Proving Ground Utah: Hill AFB Army Utah: Hill AFB Alter Fuel Pump House and Fill Stand Utah: Camp Williams Water Treatment Systems Army Army Army Virginia: Fort A.P. Hill F–22A Radar Cross Section Testing Facility Data Center 1 Incr 2 Virginia: Fort A.P. Hill Reserve Squad Ops/AMU Facility Army Virginia: Fort A.P. Hill Army NG Virginia: Fort Belvoir Automated Infantry Platoon Battle Course $32,000,000 Navy The President Field Training Area Virginia: Fort Belvoir $4,879,000 Navy The President Training Aids Center Virginia: Fort Pickett Navy $1,500,000 Flight Control Tower The President Navy Virginia: Little Creek NAB Gonzalez Road and Access Control Point Navy Virginia: Norfolk Regional Training Institute Ph 2 Navy Virginia: Norfolk Hutchison Naval Construction Division Operations Facility Navy Hutchison Virginia: Portsmouth Hutchison Navy Virginia: Quantico MCB Navy $3,000,000 E-2D Trainer Facility Virginia: Quantico MCB The President Facility Upgrades for E-2D Program Virginia: Quantico MCB Ship Repair Pier Replacement Aircraft Trainer $21,053,000 Virginia: Quantico MCB The President Battalion Training Facility -MSGBN Virginia: Quantico MCB Dining Facility—TBS MC Information Operations Center—MCIOC $4,900,000 The President Hutchison South Mainside Electrical Substation $13,095,000 Warner; Webb The President Warner; Webb $29,620,000 The President $15,270,000 The President Warner; Webb Warner; Webb

VerDate Nov 24 2008 07:32 Dec 10, 2009 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00218 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A08DE7.254 H08DEPT3 smartinez on DSKB9S0YB1PROD with HOUSE December 8, 2009 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H14299 $3,050,000 The President $3,050,000 The Dicks President $2,550,000 The President Dicks $4,100,000 The Dicks $9,100,000 The President President $2,600,000 The President $5,000,000 The Enzi; Barrasso $7,500,000 The President $7,500,000 The Dicks President $4,772,000 The President $7,275,000 The $32,060,000 The President $30,400,000 The President $19,272,000 The President $15,967,000 The President Warner; Webb Warner; Webb $24,500,000 The President Warner; Webb Warner; Webb Warner; Webb President $67,419,000 The Dicks President $15,636,000 The President Dicks $14,500,000 The Dicks President $18,500,000 The President $49,000,000 The President $12,000,000 The President $22,000,000 The President $41,526,000 The President $38,124,000 The President $43,000,000 The President $21,689,000 The $102,000,000 The President $102,000,000 The Dicks Navy Navy Reserve Air Force Virginia: Oceana NAS Defense-Wide Virginia: Quantico MCB Defense-Wide Virginia: Langley AFB Virginia: Pentagon Reservation Defense-Wide Virginia: Pentagon Reservation C-40 Hangar Student Quarters—TBS (Phase 4) Defense-Wide Pentagon Electrical Upgrade Virginia: Dam Neck Annex Defense-Wide Secondary Uninterruptable Power Raven Rock West & LaSalle Gates Force Protection/Access Virginia: Little Creek NAB Army Virginia: Dahlgren Army SOF Operations Facilty Inc III Army SOF Support Activity Operation Facility Army Washington: Fort Lewis Navy Washington: Fort Lewis Aegis BMD Facility Expansion Navy Washington: Fort Lewis Animal Building Navy Washington: Fort Lewis Brigade Complex, Incr 4 Navy Washington: Bangor Live Fire Exercise Shoothouse Defense-Wide Washington: Bremerton Modified Record Fire Range Defense-Wide Washington: Bremerton Washington: Fort Lewis Defense-Wide Washington: Spokane Limited Area Production/Storage Complex Incr 6 Washington: Fort Lewis CVN Maintenance Pier Replacement Incr 2 Army Reserve Washington: Fairchild AFB Enclave Fencing/Parking, Silverdale Air Force $10,000,000 $8,400,000 Health and Dental Clinic The President The President Wisconsin: Fort McCoy Army Joint Personnel Recovery Agency Specialized SERE Training SOF Support Company Facility Nye Army Replace Fuel Distribution System Wyoming: F.E. Warren AFB Army Combined Arms Collective Training Facility Army $18,669,000 Afghanistan: Bagram AB The President ADAL Missile Service Complex Warner; Webb Army Afghanistan: Bagram AB Warner; Webb Air Force Afghanistan: Bagram AB Aviation Support Facility Navy Afghanistan: Bagram AB Barracks Defense-Wide Afghanistan: Bagram AB Afghanistan: Bagram AB Coalition Operation Center Air Force Warner; Webb Fuel System Ph 6 Belgium: Brussels Navy Bahrain: Bahrain NSA Fuel System Ph 7 $87,292,000 Navy Passenger Terminal The President Colombia: Palanquero AB $12,707,000 Navy $69,064,000 The President The President Dicks Waterfront Development Ph 2 Djibouti: Camp Lemonier Replace Elementary School (SHAPE) Dicks Dicks Air Base Development Djibouti: Camp Lemonier Djibouti: Camp Lemonier Ammo Supply Point Fire Station $25,000,000 The President Interior Paved Roads Phase A

VerDate Nov 24 2008 07:32 Dec 10, 2009 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00219 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A08DE7.254 H08DEPT3 smartinez on DSKB9S0YB1PROD with HOUSE H14300 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE December 8, 2009 Requester(s) Administration House Senate $4,900,000 The President $4,900,000 The Bordallo $8,109,000 The President $8,109,000 The $17,500,000 The President $17,500,000 The President $14,200,000 The President $20,000,000 The President $11,500,000 The President $23,500,000 The President $19,380,000 The President $74,165,000 The President $33,750,000 The Bordallo President $30,000,000 The President Bordallo $88,797,000 The President Bordallo $21,500,000 The Bordallo President $48,860,000 The President $15,627,000 The President Bordallo $20,730,000 The $259,156,000 The President $259,156,000 The Bordallo [Presidentially Directed Spending Items] DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, MILITARY CONSTRUCTION—Continued Account Location Project Amount Army Germany: Ansbach Barracks Ansbach Barracks Navy Army Germany: Army Germany: Army Djibouti: Camp Lemonier FH Army FH Army Security Fencing I FH Army Germany: Kleber Kaserne Germany: Baumholder FH Army Germany: Wiesbaden Air Force Germany: Wiesbaden Barracks Air Force Family Housing Replacement Construction (138 Units) Germany: Wiesbaden Air Force Germany: Ramstein AB Family Housing Replacement Construction Incr 2 Defense-Wide Germany: Ramstein AB Family Housing Replacement Construction Incr 2 Defense-Wide Germany: Spangdahlem AB Germany: Kaiserslautern Family Housing Replacement Construction Incr 2 Defense-Wide Construct AGE Maint Complex Germany: Kaiserslautern Defense-Wide Contingency Response Group Command Fitness Center Germany: Wiesbaden Air Force Kaiserslautern Complex Phase 1 Greece: Souda Bay NS Air Force Kaiserslautern HS Replace School Air Force Guam: Andersen AFB Air Force Wiesbaden HS New Cafeteria and Kitchen Guam: Andersen AFB Fuel Storage Tanks & Pipeline Replacement Defense-Wide Guam: Andersen AFB Army NG Guam: Andersen AFB Commando Warrior Operations Facility Guam: Agana NAS Navy $18,000,000 The President NW Field ATFP Perimeter Fence and Road Navy Guam: Barrigada NW Field Combat Support Vehicle Maint Facility Navy $10,000,000 The President Strike FOL Electrical Infrastructure Navy Guam: Guam NB $11,000,000 Replace Gas Cylinder Storage Facility The President Navy Guam: Guam NB $11,000,000 The President Navy Guam: Guam NB Readiness Center Navy Guam: Guam NB Navy FH AAFB North Ramp Parking Phase 1 Guam: Guam NB $23,200,000 The President Defense-Wide AAFB North Ramp Utilities Phase 1 Guam: Guam NB Apra Harbor Wharves Improvement Phase 1 Guam: Guam NB Guam: Guam NB Guam: Guam NB Consolidated SLC Training & CSS-15 HQ Facility $5,379,000 $24,000,000 Defense Access Road Improvements The President The President Military Working Dog Relocation, Apra Harbor Torpedo Exercise Support Building Replace Guam N. Tipalao Ph III Hospital Replacement Incr 1 $4,200,000 $15,500,000 The President $4,752,000 The President The President Bordallo Bordallo Bordallo $127,033,000 The President $45,309,000 The President Bordallo Bordallo $14,000,000 The President Bordallo

VerDate Nov 24 2008 07:32 Dec 10, 2009 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00220 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A08DE7.254 H08DEPT3 smartinez on DSKB9S0YB1PROD with HOUSE December 8, 2009 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H14301 $6,000,000 The President $6,000,000 The President $5,050,000 The President $9,200,000 The President $4,700,000 The President $2,200,000 The President $5,600,000 The $6,000,000 The President $6,000,000 The President $4,376,000 The President $4,509,000 The President $5,600,000 The President $2,150,000 The President $5,500,000 The President $4,500,000 The President $3,350,000 The $12,500,000 The President $12,500,000 The President $13,200,000 The President $19,000,000 The President $18,000,000 The President $28,000,000 The President $82,000,000 The President $60,000,000 The President $12,400,000 The President $26,278,000 The President $14,227,000 The President $37,588,000 The President $20,000,000 The President $21,000,000 The President $21,000,000 The President $38,000,000 The Defense-Wide Army Guantanamo Bay: NS Army Replace Fuel Storage Tanks Air Force Army Italy: Vicenza Army Italy: Vicenza Italy: Sigonella NAS Army Army Japan: Okinawa Army Japan: Sagamihara Brigade Complex- Barracks/Community, Incr 3 Global Hawk Aircraft Maint and Ops Complex FH Navy Korea: Camp Humphreys Brigade Complex- Operations Support Facility, Incr 3 Defense-Wide Korea: Camp Humphreys Defense-Wide Training Aids Center Korea: Camp Humphreys Training Aids Center Fire Stations Korea: Pusan Korea: K-16 Airfield Army Vehicle Maintenance Shop Korea: Osan AB Air Force Vehicle Maintenance Shop Army Reserve Navy Convert Warehouses Kuwait: Camp Arifjan Qatar: Al Udeid AB Puerto Rico: Caguas Chinhae Welcome Center/Warehouse Air Force Replace Hydrant Fuel System Defense-Wide Defense-Wide APS Warehouses Spain: Rota NS Turkey: Incirlik AB United Kingdom: Alconbury RAF Blatchford-Preston Complex Ph II Defense-Wide Army Reserve Center/Land United Kingdom: Lakenheath RAF Defense-Wide Medical/Dental Clinic Replacement United Kingdom: Menwith Hill Station Liberty IS—Gymnasium Army NG $23,500,000 $22,500,000 MHS PSC Construction The President The President $31,300,000 United Kingdom: Mildenhall RAF The President Army Consolidated Community Center Reception Airfield Facilities Army Fuel Tank Distribution Pipeline Virgin Islands: St. Croix Army Army Afghanistan: Airborne Army Afghanistan: Airborne Regional Training Institute Ph 1 Army Afghanistan: Altimur Army Dining Facility Afghanistan: Altimur Army Waste Management Area Afghanistan: Asadabad Army Afghanistan: Bagram AB Dining Facility Army Afghanistan: Bagram AB Waste Management Area Waste Management Area Army Afghanistan: Bagram AB Access Roads Afghanistan: Bagram AB Command and Control Facility Afghanistan: Bagram AB Drainage System, Phase 2 Afghanistan: Bagram AB MEDLOG Warehouse Army Pre-Positioned Stock Compound Command and Control Facility $38,000,000 The President

VerDate Nov 24 2008 07:32 Dec 10, 2009 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00221 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A08DE7.254 H08DEPT3 smartinez on DSKB9S0YB1PROD with HOUSE H14302 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE December 8, 2009 Requester(s) Administration House Senate $7,000,000 The President $7,000,000 The President $5,500,000 The President $5,800,000 The President $6,900,000 The President $2,200,000 The President $6,000,000 The President $5,500,000 The President $5,600,000 The President $5,600,000 The $5,600,000 The President $5,600,000 The President $6,600,000 The President $2,200,000 The President $4,350,000 The President $2,050,000 The President $2,100,000 The President $4,500,000 The President $4,500,000 The President $4,500,000 The President $2,200,000 The President $4,150,000 The President $4,300,000 The $28,000,000 The President $28,000,000 The President $35,000,000 The President $39,000,000 The President $98,000,000 The President $11,000,000 The President $23,000,000 The President $55,000,000 The President $20,000,000 The President $10,000,000 The [Presidentially Directed Spending Items] DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, MILITARY CONSTRUCTION—Continued Account Location Project Amount Army Army Army Army Afghanistan: Bagram AB Army Afghanistan: Blessing Army Afghanistan: Bostick Perimeter Fence and Guard Towers Army Afghanistan: Dwyer Army Waste Management Area Afghanistan: Dwyer Army Afghanistan: Dwyer Waste Management Area Army Afghanistan: Frontenac Dining Facility Army Afghanistan: Gardez Fuel System, Phase 1 Army Afghanistan: Gardez Waste Management Area Army Dining Facility Afghanistan: Gardez Army Afghanistan: Ghazni Dining Facility Army Afghanistan: Jalalabad Fuel System, Phase 1 Army Afghanistan: Jalalabad Tactical Runway Army Afghanistan: Jalalabad Waste Management Complex Army Ammunition Supply Point Afghanistan: Joyce Army Dining Facility Afghanistan: Joyce Army Perimeter Fencing Afghanistan: Kabul Army Warehouse Afghanistan: Kabul Kandahar Dining Facility Army Afghanistan: Kandahar Waste Management Area Army Afghanistan: Kandahar Camp Phoenix West Expansion Army Afghanistan: Kandahar USFOR-A Headquarters and Housing Army Afghanistan: Command and Control Facility Afghanistan: Kandahar Army Command and Control Facility Afghanistan: Kandahar Army Command and Control Facility Afghanistan: Kandahar Army South Park Roads Army Tanker Truck Offload Facility Afghanistan: Kandahar Army Theater Vehicle Maintenance Facility Afghanistan: Maywand Afghanistan: Maywand Waste Management Complex Afghanistan: Methar-Lam Dining Facility Afghanistan: Salerno Waste Management Area Waste Management Area Dining Facility

VerDate Nov 24 2008 07:32 Dec 10, 2009 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00222 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A08DE7.254 H08DEPT3 smartinez on DSKB9S0YB1PROD with HOUSE December 8, 2009 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H14303 $2,600,000 The President $2,600,000 The President $4,350,000 The President $4,600,000 The President $2,650,000 The President $2,600,000 The President $8,900,000 The President $4,300,000 The President $5,800,000 The President $6,400,000 The $5,500,000 The President $5,500,000 The President $8,100,000 The President $2,200,000 The President $6,800,000 The President $7,500,000 The President $4,350,000 The President $6,900,000 The President $4,900,000 The $12,800,000 The President $12,800,000 The President $25,000,000 The President $12,200,000 The President $14,000,000 The President $32,000,000 The President $35,000,000 The President $11,800,000 The President $14,200,000 The President $16,500,000 The President $13,800,000 The President $32,000,000 The President $25,000,000 The Army Army Army Army Afghanistan: Salerno Army Afghanistan: Salerno Army Afghanistan: Salerno Army Afghanistan: Salerno Electrical Distribution Grid Army Afghanistan: Shank Fuel System, Phase 1 Army Afghanistan: Shank Runway Upgrade Army Afghanistan: Shank Waste Management Complex Army Afghanistan: Shank Dining Facility Army Afghanistan: Sharana Electrical Distribution Grid Army Afghanistan: Sharana Waste Management Complex Army Afghanistan: Sharana Water Distribution System Army Aircraft Maintenance Facilities Afghanistan: Sharana Army Ammunition Supply Point Afghanistan: Tarin Kowt Roads Army Electrical Distribution Grid Afghanistan: Tarin Kowt Army Rotary Wing Parking Afghanistan: Tarin Kowt Ammunition Supply Point Tombstone/Bastion Army Afghanistan: Tarin Kowt Dining Facility Army Afghanistan: Tombstone/Bastion Fuel System, Phase 2 Army Afghanistan: Tombstone/Bastion Basic Load Ammunition Holding Area Waste Management Area Army Afghanistan: Afghanistan: Tombstone/Bastion Dining Facility Army Afghanistan: Tombstone/Bastion Entry Control Point and Access Roads Army Afghanistan: Tombstone/Bastion Fuel System, Phase 2 Army Level 3 Medical Facility Army Afghanistan: Tombstone/Bastion Air Force Afghanistan: Wolverine Water Supply and Distribution System Air Force Afghanistan: Wolverine Air Force Afghanistan: Wolverine Afghanistan: Bagram AB Dining Facility Air Force Afghanistan: Bagram AB Fuel System, Phase 1 Air Force Afghanistan: Bagram AB Waste Management Complex Air Force Aviation Operations & Maintenance Facilities Afghanistan: Dwyer Air Force Cargo Terminal Afghanistan: Kandahar Expeditionary Fighter Shelter Afghanistan: Kandahar Afghanistan: Kandahar Cargo Handling Area Aviation Operations & Maintenance Facilities Cargo Helicopter Apron $14,200,000 The President CAS Apron Expansion $6,200,000 The President $8,900,000 The President $10,500,000 The President

VerDate Nov 24 2008 07:32 Dec 10, 2009 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00223 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A08DE7.254 H08DEPT3 smartinez on DSKB9S0YB1PROD with HOUSE H14304 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE December 8, 2009 Requester(s) Administration House Senate $6,400,000 The President $6,400,000 The President $4,900,000 The $9,700,000 The President $9,700,000 The President $4,900,000 The President $6,300,000 The President $4,900,000 The $40,000,000 The President $40,000,000 The President $66,000,000 The President $16,000,000 The President $29,000,000 The President $18,000,000 The President $40,000,000 The President $41,000,000 The President $10,000,000 The President $32,000,000 The [Presidentially Directed Spending Items] DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, MILITARY CONSTRUCTION—Continued Account Location Project Amount Air Force Air Force Air Force Afghanistan: Kandahar Air Force Afghanistan: Kandahar Air Force Afghanistan: Kandahar Air Force Expeditionary Fighter Shelter Afghanistan: Kandahar Air Force ISR Apron Expansion Afghanistan: Kandahar Air Force Refueler Apron/Relocate HCP Afghanistan: Kandahar Air Force Relocate North Airfield Road Afghanistan: Shank Air Force Secure RSOI Facility Afghanistan: Tarin Kowt Air Force Tactical Airlift Apron Afghanistan: Tombstone/Bastion Air Force Afghanistan: Tombstone/Bastion Aviation Operations & Maintenance Facilities Cargo Handling Area Air Force Cargo Handling Area Afghanistan: Tombstone/Bastion Cargo Handling Area Air Force Afghanistan: Tombstone/Bastion CAS Apron Expansion Air Force Afghanistan: Tombstone/Bastion Expeditionary Fighter Shelter Air Force Afghanistan: Tombstone/Bastion ISR Apron Afghanistan: Tombstone/Bastion Secure RSOI Facility Afghanistan: Wolverine Strategic Airlift Apron Expansion Cargo Handling Area $8,900,000 The President

VerDate Nov 24 2008 07:32 Dec 10, 2009 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00224 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A08DE7.254 H08DEPT3 smartinez on DSKB9S0YB1PROD with HOUSE December 8, 2009 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H14305 Dodd; Lieberman Requester(s) House Senate Himes; Murphy (CT) $401,000 Bright (FL) $384,000 Castor $3,300,000 Rogers (AL) $3,300,000 Rogers $3,550,000 Griffith Sessions Loretta $8,000,000 Sanchez, $4,500,000 Perlmutter Bennet Udall; $6,570,000 Courtney $7,500,000 Castle Lieberman Dodd; Kaufman Carper; $1,170,000 Bright $4,900,000 Begich (AK) $9,900,000 Young (AK) $3,450,000 Young Sessions $1,240,000 Berry Murkowski $6,700,000 Giffords Murkowski $6,830,000 McKeon Boxer $9,800,000 Calvert Bennet (CA) $2,330,000 Davis Bennet $6,000,000 Tauscher $9,800,000 Feinstein; $7,200,000 Lamborn Boxer $1,950,000 Udall; $2,000,000 Udall; $9,000,000 DeLauro; Courtney; Larson (CT); $10,400,000 Snyder Lincoln Pryor; $10,240,000 Farr (FL) $21,000,000 Young $26,360,000 Crenshaw Project Amount [Congressionally Directed Spending Items] DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, MILITARY CONSTRUCTION Account Location Army Army Army Alabama: Anniston Depot Defense-Wide Alabama: Fort Rucker Army Alabama: Redstone Arsenal Alabama: Redstone Arsenal Army Industrial Area Electric System Upgrade Air Force Missile and Space Intelligence Center EOEC Water Survival Training Facility Alabama: Fort Rucker Gate 7 Access Control Point Air Force Alaska: Fort Richardson Air Force Alaska: Eielson AFB Army NG Alaska: Eielson AFB AVIM Hangar Army Arkansas: Little Rock AFB Combat Pistol Range Navy Arkansas: West Memphis Arctic Utilidors—Ph 11 Air Force Taxiway Golf Lighting Security Forces Operations Facility Arizona: Fort Huachuca Air Reserve Readiness Center California: Bridgeport MWTC Navy California: Los Angeles AFB California: March ARB Navy Fire Station, Two Company Commissary Air Force Consolidated Parking Area Ph 1 California: Monterey NSA Air NG Small Arms Firing Range California: Point Loma NB Air Force California: Travis AFB Air NG Marine Meteorology Center California: Fresno Yosemite Army $12,000,000 Add/Alt Marine Mammal Surgical Center Colorado: Peterson AFB Griffith Air Force Taxiway Mike Bypass Road Colorado: Buckley AFB 144th Squadron Operations Facility Air NG Colorado: Fort Carson East Gate Realignment Colorado: Peterson AFB Navy Air Force Add/Alter Weapons Release Connecticut: Bradley IAP Shelby Air Force Convoy Skills Trainer (IED) Widen Paine Street Connecticut: New London NSB Air Force Delaware: Dover AFB CNAF Beddown—Upgrade Facilities Air Force Florida: Hurlburt Field MK-48 Torpedo Magazine Navy Florida: MacDill AFB Florida: MacDill AFB Chapel Center Flight Test Operations Facility (413 FLTS) Florida: Mayport NS Mission Support Facility Consolidated Communications Facility Fitness Center $9,400,000 Miller (FL)

VerDate Nov 24 2008 07:32 Dec 10, 2009 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00225 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A08DE7.254 H08DEPT3 smartinez on DSKB9S0YB1PROD with HOUSE H14306 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE December 8, 2009 Requester(s) House Senate Shimkus $910,000 Inouye; Akaka Abercrombie $850,000 Hirono; $910,000 Inouye; $520,000 Boyd $690,000 Simpson Risch Crapo; $900,000 Davis (TN); Tanner; Whitfield McConnell; Bunning $8,400,000 Posey Bill Nelson; Martinez $2,000,000 Loebsack Harkin $8,700,000 Tiahrt Brownback $8,967,000 Kingston; Marshall $6,200,000 Marshall Chambliss; Isakson $4,000,000 Abercrombie Hirono $5,446,000 Abercrombie; Burris $3,000,000 Hare; Jackson (IL); Schock; $7,400,000 Jackson (IL); Costello $5,600,000 Durbin; Durbin $2,000,000 Braley $2,000,000 Latham $4,600,000 Boswell Harkin $4,000,000 Boswell Harkin $6,100,000 Jenkins; Moran (KS) Grassley Harkin; Harkin Brownback; Roberts $25,070,000 Inouye; Akaka $25,070,000 Inouye; Project Amount [Congressionally Directed Spending Items] DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, MILITARY CONSTRUCTION—Continued Account Location Navy Army Air Force Florida: Panama City NSA Navy Florida: Eglin AFB Army NG Florida: Patrick AFB Air Force Joint Diver A-School Dormitory Georgia: Albany MCLB Air Force Georgia: Hunter AAF Air Force Georgia: Robins AFB Elevated Water Storage Tank (Camp Rudder) Combat Weapons Training Facility Army NG Georgia: Moody AFB Weapons Maintenance Hardstand Facility Navy Hawaii: Hickam AFB Readiness Center Air Force Hawaii: Kapolei Hot Cargo Pad/Taxiway Navy Rescue Operations/Maintenance Headquarters Facility Hawaii: Pearl Harbor NSY Air Force Hawaii: Kona IAP Ground Control Tower Air NG Hawaii: Pearl Harbor NS Readiness Center (JFHQ) Drydock 2 Starboard Waterfront Facility Idaho: Mountain Home AFB Air Force Army NG Illinois: Lincoln Capital Airport C-17 Kona Short Auxiliary Airfield Civil Engineer Maintenance Complex Navy Production Services Support Facility Illinois: Scott AFB Relocate Base Entrance Navy Illinois: Milan Army NG Indiana: Crane NSWC Army NG Aeromedical Evacuation Facility Indiana: Crane NSWC Army NG Iowa: Camp Dodge $1,200,000 Army NG Iowa: Davenport Readiness Center Expansion Strategic Weapons System Engineering Facility (Design) Army NG Iowa: Fairfield $4,870,000 Bishop (GA) Strategic Weapons System Engineering Facility Air NG $10,000,000 Iowa: Iowa Falls Motor Vehicle Storage Buildings, Freedom Center Army NG Iowa: Johnston Air NG Army Aviation Support Facility Add/Alt Iowa: Des Moines Army Iowa: Camp Dodge Bill Nelson Field Maintenance Shop Add/Alt Army NG Add/Alt Readiness Center Kansas: McConnell AFB Army Armed Forces Reserve Center/Field Maintenance Shop Kansas: Fort Riley Chambliss; Isakson Alteration to Security Forces Facility Kansas: Salina US Property and Fiscal Office Upgrade DCGS Kentucky: Fort Campbell Estes Road Access Control Point Taxiway Alterations, Aviation Support Facility Physical Fitness Complex $510,000 Ellsworth $13,710,000 Ellsworth $1,963,000 Boswell Lugar Lugar $180,000 Harkin; Grassley $2,227,000 Brownback; Roberts

VerDate Nov 24 2008 07:32 Dec 10, 2009 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00226 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A08DE7.254 H08DEPT3 smartinez on DSKB9S0YB1PROD with HOUSE December 8, 2009 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H14307 Vitter $334,000 Chandler $440,000 Stupak Stabenow Levin; $600,000 Yarmuth Kratovil $956,000 Ruppersberger; (MD) $930,000 Edwards $584,000 Bond $1,805,000 Rogers (KY) $1,805,000 Rogers $2,663,000 Tierney; Tsongas Wicker Kennedy; Kerry $7,100,000 Levin; Miller (MI) $9,800,000 Cochran; Levin; Stabenow $6,400,000 Fleming; Alexander $6,400,000 Fleming; Vitter $2,000,000 Hodes; Pingree; Shea-Porter $7,090,000 Shea-Porter; Hodes; Pingree Collins; Snowe; Gregg; Shaheen Collins; Snowe Hollen $6,520,000 Van Cardin $8,100,000 Olver Kerry Kennedy; $8,900,000 Stupak $1,900,000 Ellison Stabenow $6,500,000 Taylor Levin; $7,800,000 Skelton Klobuchar Wicker $7,400,000 Skelton Cochran; $14,400,000 Wamp; Tanner; Whitfield McConnell; Bunning $15,500,000 Kratovil; Ruppersberger Mikulski; Cardin $14,000,000 Schauer Stabenow Levin; $14,350,000 Harper Wicker Cochran; Army Army NG Army NG Kentucky: Fort Campbell Air NG Kentucky: Frankfort Defense-Wide Kentucky: London Army Chapel Complex Kentucky: Fort Campbell Kentucky: Standiford Field Air Force Joint Forces Headquarters Navy Contingency Response Group Facility Louisiana: Fort Polk Phase IV Aviation Operations Facility Navy 5th SFG Language Sustainment Training Facility Louisiana: Barksdale AFB Army Maine: Portsmouth NSY Air Force Phase Five Ramp Replacement—Aircraft Apron Pavement Maine: Portsmouth NSY Navy Multipurpose Machine Gun Range Maryland: Aberdeen Proving Ground Army Maryland: Andrews AFB Consolidation of Structural Shops Information Processing Node, Ph 2 Army Gate 2 Security Improvements Maryland: Carderock NSWC DET Navy Maryland: Fort Detrick Physical Fitness Facility Army RDTE Support Facility, Ph 2 Maryland: Fort Meade Air NG Maryland: Patuxent River NAS Air NG Auditorium and Training Center Expansion Maryland: Aberdeen Proving Ground Army NG Special Communications Engineering Facility Advanced Chemistry Laboratory Massachusetts: Barnes ANGB Intersection, Rockenbach Road & Cooper Avenue Air NG Massachusetts: Hanscom AFB Army NG Massachusetts: Hanscom AFB F–15 Aircraft Ready Shelters Army NG $6,800,000 Joint Forces Operations Center—ANG Share Wamp Massachusetts: Otis ANGB $12,800,000 Joint Force Headquarters Air NG Alexander; Fleming Michigan: Camp Grayling Air NG Michigan: Fort Custer (Augusta) Composite Operations and Training Facility Air NG Organizational Maintenance Shop (ADRS) Landrieu; Michigan: Alpena Barracks Replacement, Ph 2 Air NG Michigan: Battle Creek ANGB Alexander; Corker Air NG Michigan: Selfridge ANGB Air Force CNAF Beddown Facilities Minnesota: Minneapolis-St.Paul IAP Army NG Replace Troop Quarters Add/Alt Starbase Facility Mississippi: Gulfport-Biloxi RAP Army A–10 Squad Operations Facility Mississippi: Columbus AFB Air Force Relocate Base Entrance Mississippi: Monticello Air Force Aircraft Fuel Systems Maintenance Dock $7,400,000 $2,350,000 Missouri: Fort Leonard Wood $11,043,000 Army Bartlett Kratovil; Sarbanes Hoyer Missouri: Whiteman AFB Readiness Center Missouri: Whiteman AFB Health Clinic EOD Operations Complex Missouri: Fort Leonard Wood $1,500,000 Tierney; Tsongas Land Acquisition North and South Boundaries Brigade Headquarters $12,800,000 Delahunt $7,732,000 Schauer Kennedy; Kerry Levin; Stabenow $5,500,000 Skelton

VerDate Nov 24 2008 07:32 Dec 10, 2009 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00227 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A08DE7.254 H08DEPT3 smartinez on DSKB9S0YB1PROD with HOUSE H14308 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE December 8, 2009 Requester(s) House Senate $720,000 Kissell; McIntyre $720,000 Kissell; $727,000 Titus; Berkley $727,000 Titus; Reid $450,000 Lujan Bingaman; Tom Udall $9,300,000 Bond Ensign $2,000,000 Reid; $1,700,000 LoBiondo $8,200,000 McHugh Schumer $1,710,000 Pomeroy Conrad Dorgan; $1,750,000 Rehberg Tester Baucus; $2,000,000 Heller Reid $7,900,000 Adler $9,700,000 Adler; LoBiondo; Smith (NJ) Lautenberg; Mendenez Mendenez Lautenberg; $5,800,000 Heinrich $6,000,000 $5,700,000 Slaughter; Lee (NY) $2,516,000 Shuler Kissell Schumer; Gillibrand $6,038,000 McIntyre; Bingaman; Tom Udall $3,450,000 Hagan $9,000,000 Burr Burr $6,900,000 Jones $10,670,000 Reid; Ensign $10,600,000 Rehberg $10,400,000 Terry Tester Baucus; $10,670,000 Reid; $10,800,000 Heller Nelson Ben $10,000,000 Hodes; Shea-Porter Ensign Reid; Gregg; Shaheen $10,200,000 Frelinghuysen Mendenez $10,400,000 Lautenberg; Teague Bingaman; Tom Udall $12,000,000 Pomeroy Conrad Dorgan; Project Amount [Congressionally Directed Spending Items] DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, MILITARY CONSTRUCTION—Continued Account Location Air NG Army NG Air Force Missouri: Rosecrans Memorial Airport Air Force Replace Fire/Crash Rescue Station, Ph 2 Montana: Fort Harrison Army NG Montana: Malmstrom AFB Army NG Nebraska: Offutt AFB Navy Add/Alt Troop Medical Facility Nevada: Las Vegas Upgrade Weapons Storage Area Air NG Nevada: Carson City Army NG STRATCOM Gate Air NG Nevada: Fallon NAS Nevada: Reno Civil Support Team Ready Building Air NG Nevada: Floyd Edsall TC Renewable Energy Sustainable Projects Air Force New Hampshire: Pease ANGB Army Warrior Physical Training Facility New Jersey: Atlantic City IAP ANG Add/Alt Clark County Armory New Jersey: McGuire AFB Replace Squadron Operations Facilities Air Force Fire Station Replacement Munitions Administration Facility Air Force New Jersey: Picatinny Arsenal Warfighter and Family Support Center Air Force New Jersey: McGuire AFB New Mexico: Cannon AFB Ballistic Evaluation Facility, Ph 2 Defense-Wide New Mexico: Holloman AFB Army New Mexico: Kirtland AFB New Mexico: Cannon AFB Base Civil Engineering Complex Dormitory (96 RM) Air NG Fire/Crash Rescue Station Air Reserve Add to Space RDTE Operations Center New York: Fort Drum Army NG SOF AC–130 Loadout Apron, Ph 1 New York: Fort Drum New York: Niagara Falls ARS Army Army NG North Carolina: East Flat Rock Indoor Small Arms Range Army All Weather Marksmanship Facility Reaper LRE Beddown (Wheeler Sack AAF) Readiness Center Add/Alt North Carolina: Fort Bragg Air Force North Carolina: Fort Bragg Air Force North Carolina: Fort Bragg Air Force Field Support Brigade Headquarters North Carolina: Pope AFB Tactical UAS Support Facility Army NG North Carolina: Seymour Johnson AFB Radar Approach Control Complex, Ph 1 Air Force Automated Sniper Field Fire Range North Dakota: Minot AFB Air Traffic Control Tower North Dakota: Bismarck North Dakota: Grand Forks AFB Control Tower/Base Operations Facility Consolidated Security Forces Facility Raymond J. Bohn Readiness Center Addition $2,700,000 Maffei Schumer $2,000,000 Pomeroy Dorgan; Conrad

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VerDate Nov 24 2008 07:32 Dec 10, 2009 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00229 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A08DE7.254 H08DEPT3 smartinez on DSKB9S0YB1PROD with HOUSE H14310 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE December 8, 2009 Requester(s) House Senate $812,000 Welch Sanders Leahy; $501,000 Rahall $967,000 Mollohan Byrd $713,000 Rodriguez Cornyn Hutchison; $5,100,000 Bishop (UT) $5,100,000 Bishop $2,890,000 Bishop (UT) Hatch Bennett; Hatch $5,000,000 Forbes $2,000,000 Byrd $3,500,000 Bordallo $6,000,000 Leahy; Sanders Warner $1,996,000 Welch $6,000,000 Leahy; Sanders Leahy; $8,900,000 Webb; $3,810,000 Larsen Rodgers $4,150,000 McMorris (WA) Murray $9,000,000 Smith Murray $2,000,000 Smith (WA) $2,234,000 Mollohan Murray; Cantwell Barrasso $3,850,000 Kohl $1,500,000 Enzi; $1,669,000 Pierluisi $11,000,000 McMorris Rodgers Murray; Cantwell $13,130,000 Dicks $19,500,000 Byrd $10,990,000 Byrd Project Amount [Congressionally Directed Spending Items] DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, MILITARY CONSTRUCTION—Continued C–5 Taxiway Upgrades burg Account Location Air Force Air Force Air Force Texas: Lackland AFB Air Force Texas: Laughlin AFB Army Texas: Sheppard AFB Army NG Utah: Hill AFB Consolidated Security Forces Ops Center, Ph 2 Air NG Student Officer Quarters, Ph 2 Utah: Dugway Proving Ground Army NG European NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training Operations Complex, Ph 1 Vermont: Ethan Allen Range Navy Life Science Test Facility Addition Vermont: Burlington IAP Army BOQ Add/Alt PCC Apron NW End Taxiway A Vermont: Morrisville Army Virginia: Dahlgren NSWC Navy Fire Crash and Rescue Station Add/Alt Virginia: Fort Lee Air Force Field Vehicle Maintenance Shop Virginia: Fort Eustis Air Force Electromagnetic Research & Engineering Fac Ph 2 Washington: Everett NS Army Washington: Fairchild AFB Defense-Wide Washington: Fairchild AFB Defense Access Roads Upgrade Marshalling Area Navy Refueling Vehicle Maintenance Facility Small Craft Launch Washington: Fort Lewis Washington: Fort Lewis $13,450,000 Army NG SERE Force Support Complex, Ph 1 Army NG $342,000 Gonzalez Washington: Indian Island NM Army NG Women’s Health Center Facility West Virginia: Logan/Mingo County Fort Lewis-McChord AFB Joint Access Air NG Readiness Center West Virginia: Parkersburg Ordnance Storage Pads with Covers West Virginia: Parkersburg Army NG Readiness Center Navy Hutchison; Cornyn Hutchison; Cornyn West Virginia: Shepherd AB, Martins- Field Maintenance Shop Air NG West Virginia: St. Albans Armory Army Reserve Life Safety Upgrade West Virginia: Sugar Grove NSGA $3,660,000 Air NG Wittman Wisconsin: Fort McCoy Wisconsin: General Mitchell IAP Emergency Services Center Air Force Add/Alt KC–135 Corrosion Control Hangar Army NG Wyoming: Cheyenne Airport Guam: Andersen AFB Range Utility Upgrade Webb; Warner Puerto Rico: Camp Santiago Squadron Operations Urban Assault Course Postal Service Center $5,000,000 Moore (WI) Kohl

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VerDate Nov 24 2008 07:32 Dec 10, 2009 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00261 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A08DE7.254 H08DEPT3 smartinez on DSKB9S0YB1PROD with HOUSE Insert offset folio 2353 here EH09DE09.271 H14342 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE December 8, 2009 CONFERENCE TOTAL—WITH COMPARISONS DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS for phase II of the HRI, as proposed by the The total new budget (obligational) au- (Budget authority in thousands of dollars) House and Senate. These additional funds thority for the fiscal year 2010 recommended provided in fiscal year 2010 will continue the by the Committee of Conference, with com- Budget au- expansion of the Department’s training ca- Subcategory thority parisons to the fiscal year 2009 amount, the pacity, increase representation on inter- 2010 budget estimates, and the House and Human Resources ...... 2,667,130 agency and Defense staffs, and augment the Senate bills for 2010 follow: Public Diplomacy ...... 138,075 overseas diplomatic presence at strategic Human Resources Initiative ...... 118,279 posts worldwide. The balance, $225,911,000 (In thousands of dollars) Worldwide Security Protection ...... 220,840 Overseas Programs ...... 2,495,158 and a projected 180 positions, is to meet New budget (obligational) Locally Employed Staff ...... 695,000 workload demands and resource require- authority, fiscal year Public Diplomacy ...... 381,800 ments at posts in Africa, East Asia and the Ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation ...... 5,750 2009 ...... $126,810,267 Cultural Antiquities Task Force ...... 1,000 Pacific, Europe and Eurasia, the Near East, Budget estimates of new Diplomatic Policy and Support ...... 892,012 South Central Asia, and the Western Hemi- (obligational) authority, Democracy, Human Rights and Labor ...... 22,659 sphere, as well as to begin to address the va- Intelligence and Research ...... 63,879 fiscal year 2010 ...... 133,487,510 Oceans and International Environmental and Sci- cancy rate in domestic Foreign and Civil House bill, fiscal year 2010 181,903,656 entific Affairs ...... 36,917 Service positions. The conferees agree that Office of Global Women’s Issues ...... 3,114 Senate bill, fiscal year 2010 182,101,656 the Secretary of State should give priority Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons 6,010 to overseas assignments in allocating these Conference agreement, fis- Security Programs ...... 2,172,700 cal year 2010 ...... 182,750,300 Worldwide Security Protection ...... 1,365,374 positions. Total—D&CP ...... 8,227,000 Locally Employed Staff (LES).—The con- Conference agreement Public Diplomacy Subtotal ...... 519,875 ference agreement does not include a provi- compared with: Worldwide Security Protection Subtotal (Excludes $13,375,000 requested for fiscal year 2010 that was sion regarding LES, as proposed by the Sen- New budget appropriated in the Supplemental Appropriations Act, ate. However, the conferees recognize and ap- (obligational) author- 2009 (Public Law 111–32))...... 1,586,214 preciate the invaluable contributions of LES ity, fiscal year 2009 ... +55,940,033 Iraq Operations Subtotal (Excludes $336,000,000 re- quested for fiscal year 2010 that was appropriated in to overseas operations and programs, and Budget estimates of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law note that they often serve without adequate new (obligational) 111–32))...... 1,121,641 salary increases and/or at less-than-pre- authority, fiscal year * Funding in italics denotes a non-add and is not in addition to the sub- vailing wages and compensation packages. 2010 ...... +49,262,790 category total. The conferees recommend $695,000,000 for House bill, fiscal year In addition, the conference agreement in- salary and compensation (including awards 2010 ...... +846,644 cludes authority to collect $8,158,305 from and special benefits) for LES, and endorse Senate bill, fiscal year certain authorized fees and payments. The the directive in the Senate bill regarding the 2010 ...... +648,644 Department of State also projects that au- review/database, guidelines, and the defini- DIVISION F thorized fee revenues for the Border Security tion of LES in section 7069(b), (c), and (d), re- spectively, except that the Department of DEPARTMENT OF STATE, FOREIGN OP- Program of the Department of State will total $1,657,515,000 in fiscal year 2010. State shall consult with the Committees on ERATIONS, AND RELATED PROGRAMS Appropriations on the appropriate length of APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2010 The conference agreement includes author- ity for the Secretary of State to transfer up periodic reviews of salary and compensation In implementing this conference agree- to $10,000,000 of the funds available under guidelines. ment, the departments and agencies should this heading to funds available under the Personnel Strategy.—The conference agree- be guided by the language and instructions Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular ment requires the Secretary of State to sub- set forth in House Report 111–187 (hereby re- Service heading for emergency evacuations mit to the Committees on Appropriations a ferred to as ‘‘the House Report’’) accom- and rewards payments, as authorized, as pro- strategy for projected personnel require- panying the bill H.R. 3081 and Senate Report posed by the House and Senate. ments for the Department of State over the 111–44 (hereby referred to as ‘‘the Senate Re- The conference agreement includes a re- next three fiscal years, similar to that pro- port’’) accompanying the bill S. 1434. In cases quirement that the Secretary of State sub- posed by the Senate. This strategy should where the language and instructions in ei- mit to the Committees on Appropriations a describe the resources required for hiring, ther report specifically address the alloca- report detailing planned expenditures for training, and deploying new personnel to do- tion of funds, each has been reviewed by the funds appropriated under this heading, not mestic and overseas positions, including re- conferees and the agreed upon amounts are later than 45 days after enactment of this sources necessary for office and housing fa- detailed in this joint statement. In addition, Act, which was not in the House or Senate cilities. Concurrent with the submission of in cases in which the House or Senate di- bills. The conferees expect the report to in- this strategy, the Secretary of State is di- rected the submission of a report, the joint clude accompanying tables that compare the rected to submit a report describing the hir- statement directs submission of those re- planned fiscal year 2010 spending levels to ing, training, and deploying of new staff ports in which the conferees concur. Finally, the actual expenditures for the prior fiscal since fiscal year 2008, including resources ex- the conferees agree that, unless otherwise year and that these tables be updated and pended for such purposes to date, and to up- specifically addressed in this joint state- submitted when any reprogramming notifi- date this report on a semi-annual basis. ment, direction related to notification, prior cation is submitted. Funding Issues consultation, and/or guidance with respect to Worldwide Security Protection Afghanistan Operations.—The conference organizations or other entities contained in agreement provides $485,595,000 for diplo- either the House or Senate Reports should be The conference agreement provides $1,586,214,000 for Worldwide Security Protec- matic operations in Afghanistan for fiscal adhered to by the relevant departments and year 2010, which is the same as the request, agencies. tion, which is $8,787,000 above the House and $8,786,000 below the Senate. The conferees after including funds requested for fiscal TITLE I note that $13,375,000 requested for fiscal year year 2010 that were appropriated in the Sup- DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED 2010 was included in the Supplemental Ap- plemental Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public AGENCY propriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 111–32), Law 111–32). The conferees understand that operational requirements in Afghanistan DEPARTMENT OF STATE bringing the total available for Worldwide Security Protection in fiscal year 2010 to may change, and direct that any such change ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS $1,599,589,000. Within the amount provided, be subject to the regular notification proce- DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS $221,926,000, and a projected 200 security posi- dures of the Committees on Appropriations, including changes to the civilian staffing (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) tions, are to strengthen the Department’s capacity to respond to the growing security surge that are above the previously justified The conference agreement includes challenges at posts around the world, includ- levels. $8,227,000,000 for Diplomatic and Consular ing the requested positions for the second The conferees direct the Secretary of State Programs (D&CP), which is $2,300,000 below year of the Visa and Passport Security Plan. to submit to the Committees on Appropria- the House and the same as the Senate. With- tions not later than 45 days after enactment in the total, $6,640,786,000 is for ongoing oper- Enhancing Diplomatic Capacity and Readiness of this Act and every 60 days thereafter ations, including public diplomacy activi- Human Resources Initiative (HRI).—The con- through September 30, 2010, a report detail- ties, and $1,586,214,000 is for Worldwide Secu- ference agreement does not include a provi- ing all United States Government personnel rity Protection. The Department of State sion specifying an amount for the HRI, as serving in Afghanistan, including on a tem- may reprogram funds between functions as proposed by the Senate. Instead, the amount porary duty basis. This report may be sub- required, subject to the regular notification for the HRI is included in the table above. mitted in classified form, if necessary, and procedures of the Committees on Appropria- The conference agreement includes may be consolidated with the reporting re- tions. Funds made available under this head- $344,190,000 and a projected 745 positions to quirement on civilian staffing levels in Paki- ing are to be allocated according to the fol- enhance the diplomatic capacity and readi- stan. lowing table, subject to the provisions of sec- ness of the Department of State. Within the The conference agreement does not include tion 7019 of this Act: total, $118,279,000, and 565 new positions, is a prohibition on the use of funds in the Act

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The con- Report on Procurement and Acquisition.—On propriations prior to any final decision to ac- ferees understand that operational require- January 9, 2008, the Assistant Secretary for quire property for diplomatic facilities in ments in Pakistan may change and direct Legislative Affairs notified the Committees Kabul. that any such change be subject to the reg- on Appropriations of the Department of The conferees note that $25,000,000 was in- ular notification procedures of the Commit- State’s intent to fund the acquisition func- cluded for the Department of State’s Afghan- tees on Appropriations, including changes to tion of the Department on a ‘‘fee-for-service’’ istan airwing in the Supplemental Appro- the civilian staffing surge that are above the basis through a one percent assessment on priations Act, 2009 (Public Law 111–32). The previously justified levels. the appropriations accounts funding the ac- balance of the funds requested for fiscal year The conferees direct the Secretary of State quisition. The conferees understand that the 2010, $35,000,000, is included in this conference to submit to the Committees on Appropria- rationale for this change was to improve agreement. tions not later than 45 days after enactment both the responsiveness and accountability Cultural Heritage.—The conference agree- of this Act and every 60 days thereafter of the acquisition/procurement process at ment provides $5,750,000 for the Ambassador’s through September 30, 2010, a report detail- the Department. The conferees direct the Fund for Cultural Preservation, of which ing all United States Government personnel Undersecretary for Management to submit a $1,000,000 is to support at least two large serving in Pakistan, including on a tem- report to the Committees on Appropriations, projects of historic cultural significance, as porary duty basis. This report may be sub- not later than 90 days after enactment of proposed in the Senate Report. The conferees mitted in classified form, if necessary, and this Act, which details the manner in which are aware that the Department of State may may be consolidated with the reporting re- the ‘‘fee-for-service’’ plan was and is being use funds made available under the Eco- quirement on civilian staffing levels in Af- used to improve the responsiveness and over- nomic Support Fund (ESF) heading in title ghanistan. sight of the Department’s procurement and III to support additional cultural preserva- Other Issues, Directives and Reporting Require- acquisition processes. The conferees expect tion projects. The conferees intend that all ments the report to include the number of direct- funds made available from this Act for cul- American Corners.—The conferees support hire and contract personnel added in fiscal tural preservation projects be subject to the years 2008 and 2009, and the benefit of these Committee’s regular notification procedures the mission of American Corners and Centers in making information about the United personnel and funds in providing increased and that the projects should be selected uti- technical assistance and oversight to these lizing the technical expertise of the Depart- States readily available to the public in for- eign countries through open and accessible activities. ment’s Cultural Heritage Center, including Report on Agreements for Transfer and Re- places of learning. The conferees support re- the technical review and competitive process lease of Detainees.—The conferees direct the locating such Centers outside of New Em- established by the Center. Secretary of State to report in writing to the bassy Compounds wherever feasible, con- Iraq Operations.—The conference agree- Committees on Appropriations when any sistent with appropriate security consider- ment provides $1,121,641,000 for Department agreement is concluded with any country ations. The conferees support the timely re- of State Operations in Iraq. This is in addi- that will receive, by transfer or release, any location of the American Center in Rangoon, tion to $336,000,000 appropriated under this individual detained at Naval Station, Guan- Burma. heading in the Supplemental Appropriations tanamo Bay, Cuba. This requirement in- Act, 2009 (Public Law 111–32) for fiscal year The conferees direct the Deputy Secretary for Management, in consultation with the cludes agreements with states with a com- 2010, bringing the total available for such pact of free association with the United purposes in fiscal year 2010 to $1,457,641,000. Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, the Director of the Office of States. The report shall be submitted not The conferees direct the Department of later than five days after the conclusion of State to use funds provided for operations in Overseas Building Operations and the Assist- ant Secretary, Bureau of Diplomatic Secu- such agreement. Iraq to address the requirements identified Secure Passports.—The conferees endorse rity, to submit a report to the Committees by the Office of Inspector General in Report House Report language on secure United on Appropriations, not later than 90 days Number MERO–A–09–10 that arise from the States passports, and believe that the pass- after enactment of this Act, identifying pos- anticipated military drawdown, including port should provide the highest levels of re- sible Centers for relocation. The report enhanced security around Embassy Bagh- sistance to counterfeiting, alteration and should include security parameters, cost es- dad’s compound, convoy security for fuel, image substitution. The conferees further ex- timates, and proposed funding resources for food, and other supplies, commercial air pect the Department of State to undertake a such relocations. travel as an alternative to military trans- review of the current security materials used port, and contracting issues regarding the The conferees endorse the Senate Report requirement for an assessment of the secu- on the passport, particularly the data page, replacement of United States Army Corps of in order to strengthen its security. Engineers’ support services. rity implications and public diplomacy gains The conferees continue to encourage the of establishing United States public diplo- CIVILIAN STABILIZATION INITIATIVE Chief of Mission in Iraq to conduct periodic macy facilities in locations that maximize The conference agreement provides rightsizing reviews to ensure appropriate ci- their use, except that the assessment may be $120,000,000 under this heading for the Civil- vilian staffing levels before, during, and submitted in classified form, if necessary. ian Stabilization Initiative (CSI), which is after the anticipated United States military International Child Abductions.—The con- $5,000,000 below the House and $30,000,000 drawdown. ferees are concerned with custody cases in- below the Senate. In addition, $30,000,000 is Intelligence and Research.—The conferees volving American children in Jordan, Japan, provided under title II for the United States endorse Senate Report language regarding Brazil, Lebanon, Syria, and other countries, Agency for International Development the Department of State’s Bureau of Intel- and expect the governments of such coun- (USAID) for the CSI, as proposed by the ligence and Research, including $1,000,000 tries to expeditiously enforce court orders House, for a total of $150,000,000 to stand-up, above the request to support six additional related to such cases. The conference agree- equip and deploy a coordinated civilian re- analysts for priority countries. ment does not include a provision proposed sponse capacity. Joint Action Plan.—The conference agree- by the House related to international child The conference agreement includes a pro- ment includes sufficient funds for the Sec- abductions. Instead, the conferees direct the vision, similar to that proposed by the Sen- retary of State to allocate the resources and Secretary of State to provide periodic up- ate, withholding $10,000,000 from obligation experienced personnel necessary to staff and dates to the appropriate congressional com- until the Secretary of State reports to the implement the United States-Brazil Joint mittees on international child abductions, Committees on Appropriations that the De- Action Plan to Eliminate Racial and Ethnic including information regarding inter- partment of State has signed a memorandum Discrimination and Promote Equality national parental child abductions that are of understanding with the Department of De- (JAPER), as proposed by the House. reported to the Office of Children’s Issues. fense relating to the provision of airlift for Leahy Vetting.—The conference agreement The conferees expect the Department of deployment of Civilian Response Corps (CRC) does not include a Senate provision to trans- State to maintain an electronic database in Standby and Active personnel and equip- fer funds appropriated under the Foreign order to track international child abduction ment. Military Financing Program (FMF) heading cases and facilitate the provision of timely The conference agreement does not include to the D&CP heading for the Department of information to interested members of the bill language limiting to $5,000,000 the State’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights House and Senate, to the extent that the amount made available for procurement of and Labor to support monitoring of the uses parent or guardian provides written author- armored vehicles, as proposed by the Senate. of FMF assistance. However, the conferees ization to do so. However, the conferees agree with this limi- direct that not less than $2,000,000 from funds Overseas Schools.—The conferees commend tation and direct that not more than made available under this heading be used the consolidated Overseas Schools Assist- $5,000,000 of the funds made available under for such purpose, and that the Secretary of ance Program for its work in improving edu- this heading be used for such purpose. State consult with the Committees on Ap- cational standards for the children of Amer- The conference agreement does not include propriations prior to the obligation of these ican families living abroad, and the con- a provision prohibiting the use of funds to funds. tributions of the Overseas Schools Advisory establish a Reserve component of the CRC.

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The con- the joint oversight plan in Afghanistan. programmatic and geographic distribution of ference agreement requires the submission of The conferees understand that SIGIR will available resources (including unobligated a joint spending plan, coordinated with use a portion of the funds made available in balances and recoveries) be submitted USAID, for funds made available under this fiscal years 2009 and 2010 to make short-term through the normal reprogramming process heading and the CSI heading in title II not appointments of experienced, career prosecu- not later than 60 days after enactment of later than 45 days after enactment of this tors and detail them to the Criminal Divi- this Act. Act, as proposed by the House and Senate. sion of the Department of Justice, where The conference agreement provides The conferees also endorse House Report lan- they will work on cases that fall within $8,000,000 for the One-Time Competitive SIGIR’s jurisdiction. The conferees strongly guage requiring notification to the Commit- Grants Program. The conferees endorse the support efforts by SIGIR and the Depart- tees on Appropriations within 15 days of any Senate Report directive for the Secretary of ment of Justice to investigate and prosecute deployment of a CRC Active and/or Standby State to submit a report on these exchanges cases of fraud and criminal activity associ- unit, to include the destination, size, com- not later than September 1, 2010. The con- position, and expected duration of deploy- ated with assistance programs in Iraq. The conferees do not intend for the SIGAR ferees also endorse language in the House ment of such unit. to utilize funds made available under this and Senate Reports regarding this competi- Funds made available under this heading heading in this or prior Acts to conduct tively awarded grants program. are to be allocated according to the fol- training or other development programs for The conferees are concerned with the in- lowing table, subject to the provisions of sec- Afghan ministries. sufficient resources and lack of adequate tion 7019 of this Act: EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE oversight for youth programs as addressed in PROGRAMS OIG Report Number ISP-I–10–16. The con- TITLE I, CIVILIAN STABILIZATION INITIATIVE ferees direct the Department of State’s Bu- (Budget authority in thousands of dollars) The conference agreement provides $635,000,000 for Educational and Cultural Ex- reau of Educational and Cultural Affairs to implement the recommendations contained Budget au- change Programs (ECE), which is $35,000,000 Activity thority above the House and $243,000 below the Sen- in the report and to consult with the Com- ate. Funds made available under this head- mittees on Appropriations on the restruc- Salaries, benefits and other personnel costs for Active CRC 21,000 turing of the youth exchanges oversight Training for Active and Standby CRC ...... 15,220 ing are to be allocated according to the fol- Reserve CRC ...... 0 lowing table, subject to the provisions of sec- processes to effectively conduct and monitor Equipment Acquisition ...... 25,000 tion 7019 of this Act: such exchanges. Deployments ...... 29,660 Deployment Center ...... 0 REPRESENTATION ALLOWANCES EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS CRC Operations Support ...... 8,020 The conference agreement provides S/CRS Policy and Planning ...... 21,100 [Budget authority in thousands of dollars] Subtotal, CSI—Department of State ...... 120,000 $8,175,000 for Representation Allowances, Budget Authority—Title II, CSI—USAID ...... [30,000] which is the same as the House and Senate. Program/activity Budget authority The conferees direct the Secretary of State CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND to submit, on a semi-annual basis, reports to The conference agreement provides Academic Programs: Fulbright Program ...... 253,826 the Committees on Appropriations on the al- $139,000,000 for the Capital Investment Fund, Global Academic Exchanges. lotment and expenditure of representation which is $4,300,000 above the House and Educational Advising and Student Services ...... 12,908 English Language Programs ...... 46,563 allowances. The House Report directed such $21,000,000 below the Senate. report be submitted on a quarterly basis. OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL Subtotal—Global Academic Exchanges ...... 59,471 PROTECTION OF FOREIGN MISSIONS AND The conference agreement provides Special Academic Exchanges: OFFICIALS $100,000,000 for the Office of Inspector Gen- Regional Graduate Fellowships ...... 22,660 eral (OIG), which is $8,000,000 below the American Overseas Research Centers ...... 5,000 The conference agreement provides South Pacific Exchanges ...... 500 $28,000,000 for Protection of Foreign Missions House and the same as the Senate, of which Timor Leste Exchanges ...... 500 $23,000,000 is for the Special Inspector Gen- Mobility (Disability) Exchange Clearinghouse ...... 500 and Officials, which is $500,000 below the Benjamin Gilman International Scholarship Program ...... 10,420 House and $841,000 above the Senate, of eral for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR), and George Mitchell Fellowship Program ...... 500 $23,000,000 is for the Special Inspector Gen- University of Miami Hemispheric Program ...... 500 which $25,600,000 is for the Extraordinary eral for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) Tibet Fund ...... 750 Protection of Foreign Missions and Officials in New York program and $2,400,000 is for the for reconstruction oversight, as proposed by Subtotal—Special Academic Exchanges ...... 41,330 the Senate. Extraordinary Protection of Foreign Mis- In addition to the amount made available TOTAL—ACADEMIC PROGRAMS ...... 354,627 sions and Officials Elsewhere in the United States program. under this heading, $2,000,000 is transferred Professional and Cultural Exchanges: to this account from funds made available International Visitor Program ...... 95,025 The conferees endorse the reporting re- under the ESF heading to augment funds Citizen Exchange Programs ...... 102,000 quirement included under this heading in the Kennedy-Lugar Youth Ambassadors Program (YES) ...... 25,000 made available to the OIG for oversight of Special Professional and Cultural Exchanges: House Report on the amount of claims sub- assistance activities in Pakistan, which Congress Bundestag Youth Exchange Program ...... 4,000 mitted and the level of unobligated funds re- brings the total available in this Act for the Mike Mansfield Fellowship Program ...... 1,902 maining to pay such claims, which shall be Irish Institute ...... 1,020 OIG to $56,000,000. Ngwang Choephel Fellows (Tibet) ...... 650 submitted not later than 60 days after enact- Within the total amount made available to Youth Science Leadership Institute of the Americas ...... 150 ment of this Act, and every six months the OIG in fiscal year 2010, the conferees un- Institute for Representative Government ...... 496 thereafter through September 30, 2010. Pakistan Literacy Training Program ...... 375 derstand that the current program plan in- EMBASSY SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION, AND Subtotal—Special Professional and Cultural cludes $20,100,000 for the OIG’s oversight of MAINTENANCE programs and investigations of fraud, waste, Exchanges ...... 8,593 and abuse in the Middle East and South TOTAL—PROFESSIONAL AND CULTURAL EX- The conference agreement provides Asia, including Afghanistan, Iraq, and Paki- CHANGES ...... 205,618 $1,724,150,000 for Embassy Security, Con- struction, and Maintenance, which is the stan, and to establish an OIG satellite office One-Time Competitive Grants Program ...... 8,000 in Islamabad and support the regional office Program Evaluation ...... 6,174 same as the House and Senate, of which in Amman and the existing satellite offices Exchanges Support ...... 60,581 $847,300,000 is for priority worldwide security TOTAL—ECE ...... 635,000 in Baghdad, Cairo, and Kabul. The conferees upgrades, acquisition, and construction and further understand that future events may * Funding in italics denotes a non-add and is not in addition to the sub- $876,850,000 is for other operations, mainte- require the modification of this plan and category total. nance and construction. that such modifications are subject to the The conferees endorse House Report lan- The conference agreement includes a pro- regular notification procedures of the Com- guage concerning the continuation of fund- vision, similar to that proposed by the Sen- mittees on Appropriations. ing for certain exchange programs detailed ate, requiring the Secretary of State to sub- The Inspectors General of the Department under this heading in paragraphs four and mit to the Committees on Appropriations a of State, USAID, SIGIR, and SIGAR each five of the House Report. The conferees also spending plan for the proposed allocation of have independent oversight and investiga- endorse House Report language regarding funds made available under this heading, and tive responsibilities in Iraq and Afghanistan. the allocation of at least $3,000,000 from the the actual and anticipated proceeds of sales The Inspectors General should, to the max- increase provided for fiscal year 2010 to ex- for all projects in fiscal year 2010. The con- imum extent practicable, coordinate, and de- pand exchange programs and activities in ferees also endorse language in the House conflict all activities related to oversight the visual arts, performing arts, film, arts Report requiring that the spending plan in- and investigation of assistance programs for education, arts management, and cultural clude a list of all properties disposed of, or in the reconstruction of Iraq and Afghanistan studies. The conferees intend that the funds the process of disposal, along with the asso- to ensure that resources are used effectively for expanding arts programs and activities ciated actual or anticipated proceeds of sale. and are not unnecessarily duplicative. The be awarded on a competitive and transparent The conferees endorse language and fund- Inspectors General of the Department of basis in accordance with all applicable rules ing directives in the Senate Report regarding State and USAID are directed to consult and regulations. soft targets.

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Committees on Appropriations be notified of Border Environment Cooperation Commission ...... 2,249 BUYING POWER MAINTENANCE ACCOUNT the estimated cost and length of peace- Total—American Sections ...... 12,608 The conference agreement provides keeping missions and that the UN should $8,500,000 for the Buying Power Maintenance take appropriate measures to hold account- Account to manage exchange rate losses in able employees, contractor personnel, or INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES COMMISSIONS peacekeeping forces who engage in certain the cost of Department of State operations The conference agreement provides wrongful or illegal acts, including prosecu- overseas, which is $1,000,000 above the House $53,976,000 for the International Fisheries and $1,500,000 below the Senate. tion in their home country. The conferees support the UN Office of In- Commissions, which is $5,400,000 above the REPATRIATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT ternal Oversight Services (OIOS) to identify House and $5,000,000 above the Senate. (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) waste, fraud and abuse, including sexual Funds made available under this heading The conference agreement provides abuse in peacekeeping operations, and to are to be allocated according to the fol- $1,450,000 for the Repatriation Loans Pro- recommend corrective action and reform. lowing table, subject to the provisions of sec- gram Account, which is the same as the The conferees direct the Department of tion 7019 of this Act: House and Senate, of which $739,000 is for the State to work to ensure that the OIOS has Direct Loans Subsidy and $711,000 is for Ad- sufficient resources to carry out its man- INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES COMMISSIONS ministrative Expenses. date, including through the presence of resi- [Budget authority in thousands of dollars] dent auditors, and to request an annual per- PAYMENT TO THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE IN formance report by the OIOS detailing its Budget TAIWAN Commission budget and activities. authority The conference agreement provides INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS $21,174,000 for Payment to the American In- Great Lakes Fishery Commission ...... 28,200 The conference agreement provides fund- Water Quality Improvements and Lamprey Control ...... 6,500 stitute in Taiwan, which is the same as the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission ...... 1,800 House and Senate. ing to fully meet United States treaty obli- Pacific Salmon Commission ...... 3,250 gations to International Commissions in fis- Pacific Salmon Treaty Commitment ...... 15,000 PAYMENT TO THE FOREIGN SERVICE cal year 2010. International Pacific Halibut Commission ...... 3,250 RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY FUND Other Marine Conservation Organizations: INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER International Whaling Commission ...... 182 The conference agreement provides COMMISSION, UNITED STATES AND MEXICO North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission ...... 187 $158,900,000 for Payment to the Foreign Serv- International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic ice Retirement and Disability Fund, which is SALARIES AND EXPENSES Tunas ...... 270 the same as the House and Senate. The conference agreement provides Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization ...... 355 $33,000,000 for the Salaries and Expenses ac- Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Liv- INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS ing Resources ...... 160 count of the International Boundary and North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization ...... 55 CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL Water Commission, United States and Mex- International Council for the Exploration of the Sea ...... 280 ORGANIZATIONS ico (IBWC), which is the same as the House North Pacific Marine Science Organization ...... 127 International Sea Turtle Conservation ...... 170 The conference agreement provides and Senate. Antarctic Treaty ...... 50 $1,682,500,000 for Contributions to Inter- CONSTRUCTION Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission ...... 500 Expenses of the United States Commissioners ...... 140 national Organizations, which is $14,500,000 The conference agreement provides below the House and Senate. $43,250,000 for Construction, which is the Subtotal—Other Marine Conservation Organizations 2,476 The conference agreement includes a pro- same as the House and Senate. Funds made Total—International Fisheries Commissions ..... 53,976 vision requiring the Secretary of State to available under this heading are to be allo- notify the Committees on Appropriations 15 cated according to the following table, sub- * Funding in italics denotes a non-add and is not in addition to the sub- category total. days prior to any non-offset increase in the ject to the provisions of section 7019 of this United Nations (UN) budget, as proposed by Act: the House. The conference agreement includes $6,500,000 within the amount provided for the The conference agreement does not include IBWC—CONSTRUCTION Great Lakes Fishery Commission for contin- a Senate provision directing the Secretary of [Budget authority in thousands of dollars] State to prioritize synchronization payments ued lamprey control, and to expand invasive to international organizations that are im- species control, native species and habitat Project/activity Budget portant to the security interests of the authority restoration, and water quality improvements in the Lake Champlain Basin. The conferees United States. However, the conferees en- Water Quality Program ...... 6,750 dorse language in the House Report requir- Nogales International Outfall Interceptor ...... 750 intend these funds to be used to accelerate ing a report on the status of United States Secondary Treatment of Tijuana Sewage ...... 6,000 implementation of a long-term management deferred payments to international organiza- Water Quantity Program ...... 29,800 plan for Lake Champlain. tions. The conferees also endorse language in Colorado River Boundary & Capacity Preservation ...... 400 the Senate Report concerning the Organiza- Reconstruction of the American Canal ...... 3,000 RELATED AGENCY tion of American States. Rio Grande Flood Control System Rehabilitation—Texas .... 21,400 Safety of Dams Rehabilitation ...... 5,000 BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS The conference agreement includes a pro- Resource & Asset Management Program ...... 6,700 vision that any payment of arrearages under INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING OPERATIONS this heading shall be directed toward activi- Total—IBWC—Construction ...... 43,250 ties that are mutually agreed upon between * Funding in italics denotes a non-add and is not in addition to the sub- The conference agreement provides the United States and the respective inter- category total. $733,788,000 for the International Broad- national organization, as proposed by the The conferees endorse the requirement in casting Operations (IBO) activities of the Senate and similar to that proposed by the the House Report concerning submission of a Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), House. consolidated spending plan for funds appro- which is the same as the House and The conferees expect the Department of priated for fiscal years 2009 and 2010, not $15,960,000 above the Senate. The conference State to submit a report on the voting prac- later than 45 days after enactment of this agreement includes increased funding to sup- tices of UN member states and provide a new Act, and a follow-up report by September 30, port transmission and Internet enhance- report to the Committees on Appropriations 2010. ments to reach audiences in Iran, Pakistan, and Afghanistan; the BBG Foreign Service on resolutions adopted in the UN Human AMERICAN SECTIONS, INTERNATIONAL Officer comparability pay costs; and a trans- Rights Council, as outlined in section 7052 of COMMISSIONS this Act. fer to the Broadcasting Capital Improve- The conference agreement provides ments account to fully support critical cap- CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL $12,608,000 for American Sections, Inter- ital maintenance and equipment. PEACEKEEPING ACTIVITIES national Commissions, which is the same as The conference agreement provides the House and Senate. Funds made available Funds made available under this heading $2,125,000,000 for Contributions for Inter- under this heading are to be allocated ac- are to be allocated according to the fol- national Peacekeeping Activities, which is cording to the following table, subject to the lowing table, subject to the provisions of sec- the same as the House and Senate. provisions of section 7019 of this Act: tion 7019 of this Act:

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Budget the BBG report to the Committees on Appro- made available for infrastructure improve- Program/Activity authority priations on the linkages between the BBG’s ments, and be matched by private contribu- strategic plan and performance measure- tions. International Broadcasting Operations: Voice of America (VOA) ...... 204,690 ment system and the new strategy; BBG’s NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY Radio and TV Marti ...... 30,474 participation in inter-agency activities re- The conference agreement provides Engineering and Technical Services ...... 191,256 lated to the implementation of the strategy; Agency Direction ...... 27,247 $118,000,000 for the National Endowment for and which national communication goals the International Broadcasting Bureau Management and Sup- Democracy (NED), which is $18,000,000 above port ...... 39,809 BBG believes it can support under its man- the House and $2,000,000 below the Senate. date and strategic plan and those goals the Subtotal, IBO ...... 493,476 Of the total, the conferees direct that BBG considers inconsistent and therefore Independent Grantee Organizations: $100,000,000 shall be allocated in the tradi- Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty ...... 91,063 cannot support. tional and customary manner, as in prior Radio Free Asia (RFA) ...... 36,648 The conference agreement includes a pro- Middle East Broadcasting Networks ...... 112,601 years, to include the core institutes, and vision requiring the BBG to report to the that $18,000,000 shall be for other democracy, Subtotal, Independent Grantee Organizations ...... 240,312 Committees on Appropriations within 45 human rights, and rule of law programs, in- days after enactment of this Act on several Total, IBO ...... 733,788 cluding support to promote democracy and matters relating to management and edi- human rights in North Korea. torial controls and to adherence to the rel- The conference agreement provides Certain authorities, definitions, and notifi- evant journalistic code of ethics, which is $30,474,000 for Radio and TV Marti, of which cations regarding the promotion of democ- similar to that proposed by the House in sec- not more than $5,500,000 may be made avail- racy abroad are included under section 7034 tion 7006. The conference agreement also re- able for non-salary and benefits expenses for of this Act. quires the BBG to notify the Committees on TV Marti. The BBG shall submit to the Com- The conference agreement provides $250,000 Appropriations within 15 days of any deter- mittees on Appropriations within 90 days of for assistance related to Tibet, and the con- mination by the Board that any of its broad- enactment of this Act a multi-year strategic ferees endorse House and Senate Report lan- cast entities was found to be in violation of plan for broadcasting to Cuba that reflects guage on Tibet. the aforementioned principles, standards, or the following: (1) an analysis of the current The conference agreement requires the journalistic code of ethics, as proposed by situation in Cuba and an allocation of re- President of NED to provide a report on the the House. sources that is consistent with the relative proposed uses of funds on a regional and The conference agreement also includes a priority of broadcasting to Cuba as deter- country basis not later than 45 days after en- provision, section 7071(f)(2), that provides up mined by the annual Language Service Re- actment of this Act, in lieu of the spending to $8,000,000 to maintain VOA and RFA view and other factors, including input from and financial plan reporting requirements as broadcasts to North Korea at the fiscal year the Secretary of State on the relative United proposed by the House and Senate. The re- 2009 levels. States interest of broadcasting to Cuba; (2) port should include programmatic goals for The conference agreement includes a new the estimated size of the audiences in Cuba each country and region, and how the provision extending through fiscal year 2010 for Radio and TV Marti, and the sources and planned use of funds will meet such goals. the personal service contract authority of relative reliability of the data on which such The conferees direct NED to consult with the Section 504(c) of the Foreign Relations Au- estimates are based; (3) the annual operating Committees on Appropriations in advance of thorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law cost (and total cost over the life of the con- any significant deviation from the plans out- 107–228). tract) of—any and all—types of TV trans- lined in such report. BROADCASTING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS mission and the effectiveness of each in in- OTHER COMMISSIONS creasing such audience size; (4) the principal The conference agreement provides COMMISSION FOR THE PRESERVATION OF obstacles to increasing such audience size; $12,622,000 for Broadcasting Capital Improve- AMERICA’S HERITAGE ABROAD (5) an analysis of other options for dissemi- ments, which is $40,000 below the House and nating news and information to Cuba includ- the same as the Senate. SALARIES AND EXPENSES ing DVDs, the Internet, and cell phones and RELATED PROGRAMS The conference agreement provides $635,000 other handheld electronic devices and a re- for salaries and expenses of the Commission THE ASIA FOUNDATION port on the cost effectiveness of each; and (6) for the Preservation of America’s Heritage an analysis of the program efficiencies and The conference agreement provides Abroad, which is the same as the House and effectiveness that can be achieved through $19,000,000 for The Asia Foundation, which is Senate. the same as the House and Senate. shared resources and cost saving opportuni- UNITED STATES COMMISSION ON ties in radio and television production be- UNITED STATES INSTITUTE OF PEACE INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM tween Radio and TV Marti and the Voice of The conference agreement provides SALARIES AND EXPENSES America. Within 90 days of the submission of $49,220,000 for the United States Institute of the strategic plan outlined above, the Comp- Peace (USIP), which is the same as the The conference agreement provides troller General of the General Account- House and Senate. $4,300,000 for salaries and expenses of the ability Office (GAO) shall conduct an assess- The conference agreement includes up to United States Commission on International ment of the strategic plan and submit to the $15,000,000 of funds made available under this Religious Freedom, which is the same as the Committees on Appropriations its analysis heading to continue construction of the House and Senate. The conference agreement of the data on which the plan is based and USIP headquarters. The conferees expect includes a provision to increase the annual the plan’s recommendations. that any further USIP construction require- cap on consulting fees to $250,000 in order to The conferees endorse language in the ments will be financed with private funds procure the technical and language expertise House Report regarding the maintenance of and do not intend for program funds to be re- that is required to complete special projects VOA language services supported in fiscal programmed for construction or construc- undertaken by the Commission in fiscal year 2009, funding for VOA English, and the tion-related activities. years 2009 and 2010. rejection of proposals to end certain VOA COMMISSION ON SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN CENTER FOR MIDDLE EASTERN-WESTERN language broadcasts and programs. EUROPE DIALOGUE TRUST FUND The conferees endorse language in the SALARIES AND EXPENSES House and Senate Reports regarding the The conference agreement provides $875,000 The conference agreement provides maintenance of the VOA and RFA Tibetan for the Center for Middle Eastern-Western $2,610,000 for salaries and expenses of the broadcasts at the fiscal year 2009 surge lev- Dialogue Trust Fund, which is the same as Commission on Security and Cooperation in els. the House and Senate. Europe, which is the same as the House and The conferees concur with the program EISENHOWER EXCHANGE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM Senate. emphases placed in the House and Senate Re- The conference agreement provides $500,000 ports on Radio Farda, including trans- for the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship CONGRESSIONAL-EXECUTIVE COMMISSION ON mission and Internet enhancements to reach Program, which is the same as the House and THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA audiences in Iran, and Radio Free Iraq. The Senate. SALARIES AND EXPENSES conferees endorse the funding priority in the ISRAELI ARAB SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM The conference agreement provides Senate Report concerning Pashto and Dari The conference agreement provides $375,000 $2,000,000 for salaries and expenses of the broadcasts targeted toward Afghanistan and Congressional-Executive Commission on the northwest Pakistan. for the Israeli Arab Scholarship Program, which is the same as the House and Senate. People’s Republic of China, which is the The conferees note the GAO recommends same as the House and Senate. that as the Administration develops a new EAST-WEST CENTER UNITED STATES-CHINA ECONOMIC AND comprehensive communication strategy, The conference agreement provides SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION Federal agencies, including the BBG, should $23,000,000 for the East-West Center, which is identify and link key agency-level programs, $23,000,000 above the House and $1,000,000 SALARIES AND EXPENSES goals, and performance measurements to the below the Senate. The conference agreement provides strategy. The conferees direct that not later The conferees endorse the Senate Report $3,500,000 for salaries and expenses of the than 60 days after the new strategy is issued, recommendation that up to $2,500,000 be United States-China Economic and Security

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Adaptation ...... 122,750 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) Funds provided under this heading are in- Clean Energy ...... 108,500 Sustainable Landscapes ...... 74,450 The conference agreement provides tended to support costs associated with im- Biodiversity ...... 205,000 $1,388,800,000 for Operating Expenses, which plementation of the Civilian Deployment is the same as the House and Senate. Center; operational costs of the Office of Ci- *Funding in italics denotes a non-add and is not in addition to the sub- category total. The conference agreement provides fund- vilian Response; relevant USAID personnel ing to support the hiring of an estimated 300 salaries, expenses and training; and some de- GLOBAL HEALTH AND CHILD SURVIVAL additional USAID Foreign Service Officers ployment costs. The conferees direct that (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) under the Development Leadership Initiative none of the funds provided under this head- The conference agreement provides (DLI). The conference agreement includes a ing may be used to establish a Reserve Corps $7,779,000,000 for Global Health and Child provision requiring the USAID Adminis- component of the Civilian Response Corps. Survival (GHCS), which is $15,000,000 below trator to submit a strategy for projected per- USAID and the Department of State shall the House and $6,000,000 above the Senate. Of sonnel requirements over the next three fis- jointly consult with the Committees on Ap- the total, $2,420,000,000 is apportioned di- cal years, similar to that proposed by the propriations prior to the obligation of funds rectly to USAID and $5,359,000,000 is appor- Senate. This strategy should describe the re- made available under this heading. tioned directly to the Office of the United sources required for hiring, training, and de- The conference agreement includes lan- States Global AIDS Coordinator (OGAC) at ploying new personnel to domestic and over- guage proposed by the House requiring the the Department of State. Funds in this ac- seas positions, including resources necessary USAID Administrator and the Secretary of count are allocated according to the fol- for office and housing facilities. Concurrent State to submit a coordinated joint spending lowing table, subject to the provisions of sec- with the submission of this strategy, the plan for funds available under this heading tion 7019 of this Act: USAID Administrator is directed to submit a and the CSI heading in title I. report describing the hiring, training, and CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND GLOBAL HEALTH AND CHILD SURVIVAL deploying of new staff since the DLI began in The conference agreement provides [Budget authority in thousands of dollars] fiscal year 2008, including resources expended $185,000,000 for Capital Investment Fund, for such purposes to date. This report should which is the same as the House and Programs/accounts Budget au- be updated on a semi-annual basis. The con- $28,000,000 below the Senate, of which up to thority ferees intend that one of the outcomes of the $134,500,000 is provided for implementation of Child Survival and Maternal Health (USAID) ...... 549,000 personnel expansion at USAID will be in- the Capital Security Cost-Sharing Program. Iodine deficiency disorder ...... 2,000 creased oversight of programs and activities. Polio ...... 32,000 The conferees endorse the reporting require- The GAVI Alliance ...... 78,000 The conferees are aware of concerns with ment, as proposed in the House Report. Micronutrients ...... 33,000 civilian capacity necessary to effectively ad- Vitamin A ...... [23,000] OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL minister programs in Pakistan and Afghani- Vulnerable Children (USAID) ...... 15,000 The conference agreement provides Blind children ...... 2,000 stan and have provided funds in this Act and HIV/AIDS (USAID) ...... 350,000 prior Acts to support a civilian surge. The $46,500,000 for the Office of Inspector General, Microbicides ...... 45,000 conferees direct the USAID Administrator to which is the same as the House and Senate. HIV/AIDS (Department of State) ...... 5,359,000 The conferees continue to believe that pro- Global Fund to Fight HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Ma- provide a report to the Committees on Ap- laria ...... 750,000 propriations on a semi-annual basis that de- grams funded through emergency appropria- Nutritional support ...... 130,000 tions should be regularized into the annual scribes the USAID workforce in both coun- TB/HIV co-infection ...... 160,000 budget process. UNAIDS ...... 43,000 tries, including geographical distribution, The conferees direct the USAID Inspector Family Planning/Reproductive Health (USAID) ...... 525,000 skill sets, and training, as well as the phys- Other Infectious Diseases (USAID) ...... 981,000 General to continue to expand oversight ac- Pandemic preparedness and response ...... 106,000 ical space and capacity to absorb additional tivities of United States Government assist- Malaria ...... 585,000 personnel. ance programs in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Tuberculosis ...... 225,000 The conferees believe that USAID’s in- Global Tuberculosis Drug Facility ...... [15,000] The conferees understand that by the end of Neglected Tropical Diseases ...... 65,000 creased reliance on sole source contract fiscal year 2010, the USAID Inspector Gen- Total—GHCS ...... 7,779,000 awards, indefinite quantity contracts, and eral will have a fully staffed office in large umbrella awards undermines competi- *Funding in italics denotes a non-add and is not in addition to the sub- Islamabad that will consist of seven audi- category total. tive processes, inhibits the participation of tors, two investigators, and five Foreign The conference agreement includes lan- small organizations with niche expertise, Service National auditors/investigators, and limits creative and innovative approaches to guage that allows funding provided under a fully staffed office in Kabul that will con- this heading to be used for programs to ad- programming, and is neither cost effective sist of three auditors and two investigators. nor consistent with sustainable develop- dress neglected tropical diseases, as proposed The Office of Inspector General is directed to by the Senate; language on the determina- ment. The conferees endorse the notification ensure that efforts are de-conflicted from the requirements in the House Report and the tion related to organizations that have been oversight plans of other agencies and to con- found to support or participate in the man- reporting requirement in the Senate Report, sult with the Committees on Appropriations and require the USAID Administrator to agement of a program of coercive abortion, on the joint oversight plan in Afghanistan as proposed by the Senate; and language on consult with the Committees on Appropria- and Pakistan. In addition, the Office of In- the procurement of condoms, similar to that tions on steps that will be taken to reduce spector General is directed to inform the proposed by the House. reliance on these mechanisms in the future Committees on Appropriations if gaps in The conferees endorse the reporting re- and increase support for building capacity of oversight are identified. quirement on global health program effec- local organizations and institutions, includ- The conferees endorse House Report lan- tiveness, similar to that proposed by the ing the training that will be provided to new guage directing the Office of Inspector Gen- House. The report should include an analysis personnel hired under the DLI. eral to consult with the Committees on Ap- of key global health challenges, a review of The conferees endorse the small minority- propriations on a regular and on-going basis. the interventions that have been found to owned and disadvantaged business enter- TITLE III have the greatest impact in addressing these prises reporting requirement, as proposed in BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE challenges, and opportunities for the United the House Report. States to increase support for these inter- FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT The conference agreement provides up to ventions in order to significantly reduce $1,000,000 for special compensation for LES in The conference agreement provides fund- mortality and morbidity. The report should section 7059(n), as proposed by the Senate, ing in this Act for certain sectors in the pay special attention to those issues that and requires the USAID Administrator to amounts allocated according to the fol- have not received adequate support in the consult with the Committees on Appropria- lowing table, subject to the provisions of sec- past, including maternal health which is di- tions on proposed guidelines for special com- tion 7019 of this Act: rectly related to child survival; the role that pensation of these employees. the United States could play in promoting Implementation of USAID’s Partner Vet- SECTORS best practices; and the role of other donor ting System is addressed in section 7034(o) of [Budget authority in thousands of dollars] countries in expanding access to these crit- this Act. ical interventions. The conferees direct the CIVILIAN STABILIZATION INITIATIVE Budget Secretary of State to consult with the Com- Program authority The conference agreement provides a total mittees on Appropriations prior to, and dur- of $150,000,000 to continue to stand up a ca- Food Security and Agricultural Development ...... 1,169,833 ing, the development of this report.

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This report should include country-by- grams. tivities in Africa in recent years, there has country prevention interventions and goals DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE been relatively small investment in micro- to ensure that unique conditions on the finance in Africa. The conferees direct the ground are taken into account. The conference agreement provides $2,520,000,000 for Development Assistance USAID Administrator to consult with the The conferees direct OGAC to include, in Committees on Appropriations on a strategy future quarterly Summary Financial Status (DA), which is $30,000,000 above the House to increase funding for this purpose. The Reports of the global AIDS program, data on and $47,000,000 below the Senate. conferees further direct that up to 25 percent outlays as a percentage of the total amount The conference agreement does not include of funding be made available to build the in- of appropriated funds available for each language concerning the availability of stitutional and human capacity of micro- country and Federal agency. Third quarter funds related to water and microenterprise/ microfinance programs, as proposed by the finance institutions. reports shall include a brief explanation of The conferees direct that at least 50 per- the factors contributing to countries falling Senate. The conference agreement includes cent of funds provided for microfinance and behind target obligation and outlay rates. language requiring the relevant USAID bu- microenterprise programs be for grants and The conferees are aware of the fiscal year reaus and offices that support cross-cutting 2010 Coordinated Audit Plan for global AIDS development programs, including but not cooperative agreements to not-for-profit net- programs that has been developed by the rel- limited to water, food security, and democ- works, practitioner institutions, and non- evant Inspectors General and are concerned racy and governance, to coordinate such pro- governmental organizations (NGOs), and di- that the Office of Inspector General at the grams on a regular basis, similar to that pro- rect that USAID’s Office of Microenterprise Department of Health and Human Services posed by the Senate. Development, in consultation with the Com- mittees on Appropriations, develop a strat- does not plan to audit global AIDS funds Agriculture and Food Security transferred to the agency in the coming egy to meet this mandate. This strategy The conference agreement provides a total shall be submitted to the Committees on Ap- year. The OGAC Director is to report to the of $1,169,833,000 for agricultural development Committees on Appropriations on steps propriations not later than 90 days after en- and food security programs, of which actment of this Act, and shall include a de- taken by OGAC to ensure that all program $31,500,000 is for Collaborative Research Sup- funds, including funds transferred to other scription of USAID’s strategy to increase port Programs. outreach to women, and the poor and very agencies, are audited on a regular basis. The conference agreement includes a pro- The conferees provide $750,000,000 for the poor who are currently without access to fi- vision requiring the Secretary of State, in Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis nancial services. consultation with the USAID Administrator, and Malaria in this Act. The conferees re- Oversight.—The conference agreement does to submit a strategy for achieving food secu- main committed to supporting a perform- not include a provision regarding funds to rity and agricultural development program ance-based, results-oriented, multilateral fi- monitor certain programs for children and goals, as proposed by the House and Senate. nancing instrument to combat these dis- victims of war, as proposed by the House and The conferees expect this strategy to take eases. The conferees support efforts by the Senate. However, the conferees direct that into account the technical capacities and ca- ‘‘Working Group to Manage the Tension be- not to exceed $60,000, in addition to funds pabilities of other United States Government tween Demand and Supply in a Resource otherwise available for such purposes, may agencies. However, the conferees intend that Constrained Environment’’ to ensure that be used to monitor and provide oversight of Global Fund resources are used efficiently the agencies funded in this Act should serve programs for displaced and orphaned chil- and effectively. The Committees on Appro- as the primary conduits for programmatic dren and victims of war. priations expect to be updated by OGAC on implementation. In cases where funding is Reporting Requirements.—The conferees en- further efforts of this group. The conferees transferred to other agencies, the conferees dorse the reporting requirements on program endorse the Global Fund reporting require- direct the Department of State to ensure review and impact evaluation processes, as ment, as proposed by the House. that these funds are properly audited as di- proposed by the Senate, except that such re- The conferees endorse the research and de- rected in section 7009(e) of this Act and that port should be provided to the relevant ap- velopment reporting requirement, as pro- oversight of these programs is conducted in propriations and foreign affairs committees posed by the Senate, which should include a a manner consistent with Department of of the House and Senate. discussion of microbicides research and de- State and USAID requirements. The conferees endorse the small and me- velopment and opportunities for expanded The conference agreement does not include dium enterprises reporting requirement, as research and development related to child language authorizing the use of funds under proposed by the Senate. immunizations. this heading for local and regional purchase, The contracting reporting requirement The conference agreement includes as proposed by the Senate. Local and re- proposed by the Senate is addressed under $106,000,000 for pandemic preparedness and gional purchase is addressed under the Inter- the USAID Operating Expenses heading. response activities to support H1N1 influenza national Disaster Assistance heading. Safe Water.—The conference agreement and avian influenza surveillance, immuniza- The conferees provide not less than provides not less than $315,000,000 for water tion delivery, and treatment programs inter- $30,000,000 for dairy development and live- and sanitation supply projects pursuant to nationally. The conferees note that the stock programs, as proposed by the House. the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor budget request did not include specific fund- The conference agreement provides not Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–121), including ing to address the H1N1 influenza outbreak less than $35,000,000 for agricultural research safe water for communities harmed by oil and continue to support the transfer author- programs, including plant and bio- contamination in the northeastern region of ity provided in the Supplemental Appropria- technology. Ecuador. The conferees endorse language in tions Act, 2009 (Public Law 111–32) to combat The conference agreement provides the House and Senate Reports on safe water an H1N1 influenza pandemic, if the President $10,000,000 as a United States contribution to and water management programs. determines that the human-to-human trans- the endowment of the Global Crop Diversity Trade Capacity Building.—The conference mission of the virus is virulent, efficient and Trust. agreement provides $20,000,000 for trade ca- sustained, severe, spreading internationally The conference agreement provides fund- pacity building programs related to the Cen- to multiple regions, and has been designated ing for a multilateral food security initia- tral America Free Trade Agreement, and by the World Health Organization to be at tive. The Committees on Appropriations $16,000,000 for United States-Peru Free Trade the highest phase of Global Influenza Pan- shall be consulted on the proposed uses prior Agreement labor law capacity building and demic Alert. The conferees also continue to to the obligation of these funds. for implementation of the environmental support the use of funds provided in title The conference agreement includes lan- chapter of such agreement, similar to that VIII of the Supplemental Appropriations guage related to the exercise of notwith- proposed by the House. Act, 2009 (Public Law 111–32) to support standing authority, as proposed by the Sen- University Programs.—The conferees direct USAID’s international response to H1N1 in- ate, and the Secretary of State is directed to the USAID Administrator to submit the re- fluenza. provide the Committees on Appropriations a port on the status of activities undertaken The conferees support the use of family written justification within five days when with American institutions of higher edu- planning/reproductive health funds for pro- such authority is used. cation, as proposed in the House Report.

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Education of renewable energy technologies and energy Countries of Central America.—The conferees Basic Education.—The conference agree- efficient end-use technologies, carbon se- are concerned with the lack of due process ment provides a total of $925,000,000 for basic questration, and carbon accounting. The pri- and a transparent judiciary in Nicaragua and education programs in this Act, of which mary objective of these programs should be Honduras. The conferees direct the Secretary $365,000,000 is provided under this heading. to reduce, mitigate, and/or sequester emis- of State to submit a report to the Commit- The conferees are concerned with the avail- sions of greenhouse gases. The conferees di- tees on Appropriations not later than 90 days ability of education for children who are ref- rect that no funds shall be utilized for any after enactment of this Act on the Depart- ugees or internally displaced, and encourage nuclear, coal or other fossil fuel technology ment of State’s efforts to effectuate due USAID to use a portion of basic education or production. The conferees intend that process with respect to claims against Amer- funds for programs in such settings. The con- USAID’s programs should complement the ican companies in these countries. ferees intend that schools supported with efforts undertaken by the Department of Guatemala.—The conference agreement basic education funds appropriated in this State’s Bureau of Oceans and International provides up to $2,000,000, of the funds made Act should, when practicable, serve as ‘‘Com- Environmental and Scientific Affairs as well available for assistance for Guatemala, for munities of Learning’’ and should be a focal as programs implemented through the Clean legal reform programs and gender-based vio- point for development programs, as proposed Technology Fund (CTF), the Strategic Cli- lence programs, as proposed in the House Re- by the House. USAID shall ensure that pilot mate Fund (SCF), and the Global Environ- port. programs implemented pursuant to section ment Facility. India.—The conference agreement provides 664 of division J of the Consolidated Appro- The conferees urge USAID to expand sup- $12,000,000 for assistance for India, including priations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110–161) in- port in rural communities for small scale up to $2,000,000 for assistance for Tibetan ref- clude ‘‘Communities of Learning’’ in the five solar and other renewable energy tech- ugee communities in India, Nepal and Bhu- year strategic plans, where appropriate. nologies, which provide clean, healthier and Higher Education.—The conference agree- tan, as proposed in the House Report. more economically sustainable sources of en- ment provides not less than $200,000,000 for Indonesia.—The conference agreement pro- ergy than fossil fuels and help reduce migra- higher education programs in this Act, of vides $71,000,000 for assistance for Indonesia. tion to overpopulated urban areas. which not less than $25,000,000 shall be for Kenya.—The conference agreement pro- such programs in Africa, as proposed by the The conferees intend that funds for sus- vides $76,885,000 for assistance for Kenya. Senate. The conferees believe that higher tainable landscapes programs will be used to Mexico.—The conference agreement pro- education partnerships between American support activities to maximize climate vides $10,000,000 for assistance for Mexico. and African institutions of higher education change mitigation, including carbon remov- Mongolia.—The conference agreement pro- should be expanded and $15,000,000 is provided als and avoided emissions, through efforts to vides $7,500,000 for assistance for Mongolia. for this purpose, as proposed by the Senate, protect and preserve landscapes and eco- People’s Republic of China.—The conference which shall be awarded in an open and com- systems. These efforts should include pro- agreement provides $12,000,000 to support de- petitive process in accordance with all appli- grams that preserve tropical forests, aban- mocracy, rule of law, and environmental pro- cable rules and regulations. doned lands, and other endangered land- grams in China, which shall be awarded in an scapes. In addition, programs to build insti- Climate Change and Environment open and competitive process in accordance tutional capacity to measure and monitor with all applicable rules and regulations, Biodiversity.—The conference agreement in- greenhouse gas emissions and removal, and similar to that proposed in the Senate Re- cludes a total of $205,000,000 in title III of policy reforms including land tenure, should port. this Act for biodiversity programs, particu- be supported. These programs should not du- Peru.—The conferees direct that $500,000, of larly to protect forests, wildlife, and water plicate similar efforts currently imple- the funds made available for assistance for ecosystems. Of this amount, not less than mented through USAID’s biodiversity pro- Peru, shall be made available for continued $25,000,000 is for USAID’s conservation pro- grams. forensic assistance for Peru where as many grams in the Amazon Basin, of which The conferees intend that a significant as 15,000 persons are missing as a result of $15,000,000 is for the Initiative for Conserva- portion of funding provided for sustainable tion in the Andean Amazon and $10,000,000 is armed conflict, to be administered by the landscapes programs should be used to ex- for such activities in Brazil. In addition, Department of State’s Bureau of Democracy, pand activities that reduce emissions from $20,500,000 is for the Congo Basin Forest Human Rights and Labor. tropical forest destruction and degradation Partnership; $7,500,000 is for the Coral Tri- Philippines.—The conference agreement angle Initiative; $5,000,000 is for inter- (commonly called REDD) in order to avoid provides $40,310,000 for assistance for the national programs of the United States Fish the worst effects of global climate change. Philippines. and Wildlife Service, particularly in central USAID should increase support for programs Sri Lanka.—The conference agreement pro- Africa; $2,000,000 is for the Department of that assist developing countries in building vides $9,900,000 for assistance for Sri Lanka. State’s Bureau of Oceans and International their institutional and governance capacity Thailand.—The conference agreement pro- Environmental and Scientific Affairs and to manage forest resources in a manner that vides $6,151,000 for assistance for Thailand. USAID to support inter-agency outreach and demonstrates measurable, reportable and Timor-Leste.—The conference agreement capacity building programs and activities in verifiable emissions reductions; develops provides $20,200,000 for assistance for Timor- developing countries related to implementa- strong forest governance laws; and improves Leste. tion and enforcement of section 8204 of the law enforcement against illegal logging. Uganda.—The conference agreement pro- Food, Conservation, and Energy Act, 2008 These programs should be transparent and vides $70,650,000 for assistance for Uganda. (Public Law 110–246); and $1,000,000 is for con- should respect the rights of indigenous and The conferees direct the Secretary of State servation and related programs of the De- forest-dependent people, who should be con- to closely monitor preparations for the 2011 partment of Interior in the Maya Biosphere sulted and included in the design and imple- elections in Uganda, and to actively pro- Reserve in Guatemala. The conferees direct mentation of programs. The Department of mote, in coordination with the European USAID to consult with the Committees on State and USAID are directed to consult Union, Canada and other nations, the inde- Appropriations on a multi-year strategy for jointly with the Committees on Appropria- pendence of the election commission; the forest and archeological conservation in the tions not later than 90 days after enactment need for an accurate and verifiable voter reg- Peten region of Guatemala. The conferees of this Act on the United States Government istry; the announcement and posting of re- endorse language in the Senate Report on strategy related to REDD and the capacity sults at the polling stations; the freedom of the protection of orangutan habitat in Bor- of developing countries to implement these movement and assembly and a process free of neo and Sumatra, and support wildlife con- programs. intimidation; freedom of the media; and the servation in Southern Sudan and Niger. In The conferees intend that adaptation pro- security and protection of candidates. The addition, the conferees recommend that gram funds will be used to ensure that on- conferees direct the Secretary of State to USAID work with the United States Na- going programs and projects are designed to submit a report to the Committees on Appro- tional Park Service and the National Oce- be as resilient as possible to climate varia- priations not later than 90 days after enact- anic and Atmospheric Administration to pro- bility and change. This funding should be ment of this Act and every 120 days there- tect forests, wildlife, and water ecosystems used to ensure that climate change factors after until 30 days after the elections, detail- in developing countries. The conferees direct are taken into account during program as- ing actions taken by the Government of the agencies administering these funds to sessment and design and that any program Uganda to address these concerns. consult with the Committees on Appropria- modifications are included in final imple- Vietnam.—The conference agreement pro- tions prior to the obligation of funds. mentation. vides $17,500,000 for assistance for Vietnam,

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including for technical and other assistance ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND fistula repair and other assistance for vic- to the Government of Vietnam for the pur- (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) tims, and training and support for health and pose of locating and identifying Vietnamese The conference agreement provides law enforcement personnel. The conferees di- persons missing since 1975, as proposed by $6,337,000,000 for Economic Support Fund, rect the Department of State, in consulta- the Senate. which is $33,096,000 below the House and tion with USAID, to provide a report to the Yemen.—The conference agreement pro- $33,000,000 below the Senate. Funds in this Committees on Appropriations that outlines vides $35,000,000 for assistance for Yemen. account shall be allocated according to the a comprehensive strategy and budget to ad- dress gender-based violence in the DRC. The INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE following table, subject to the provisions of section 7019 of this Act: report should describe how United States The conference agreement provides Government efforts fit into multi-donor and $845,000,000 for International Disaster Assist- ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND host government strategies to address this ance, which is $15,000,000 above the House [Budget authority in thousands of dollars] issue. The Department shall consult with the and $10,000,000 below the Senate. Committees on Appropriations prior to de- The conference agreement neither des- veloping the strategy. The conferees endorse Country/Program Budget au- ignates, nor assumes, a specific amount for thority the reporting requirements on the exploi- food assistance from funds made available tation of mineral resources, as proposed in Africa: under this heading, as proposed by the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...... 59,100 the Senate Report, to include identifying the House. However, the conferees understand Horn of Africa/Pan Sahel Program ...... 10,000 governments and companies that are in- that, as in previous years, a significant por- Liberia ...... 153,000 Sierra Leone ...... 18,000 volved in or profiting from such exploi- tion of the funds made available under this Special Court ...... 7,500 tation. heading will support food assistance in fiscal Sudan ...... 296,034 Sudan.—The conferees direct the Depart- year 2010 and will be in addition to the Trans-Sahara Counter-Terrorism Partnership ...... 5,000 East Asia and the Pacific: ment of State, in consultation with USAID, $1,169,833,000 designated in this Act for food Burma ...... 36,500 to prioritize programs in Southern Sudan security and agricultural development. Cambodia ...... 15,000 that implement the Comprehensive Peace Indonesia ...... 65,000 The conferees endorse the reporting re- North Korea ...... Agreement, including support for local gov- quirement on local and regional procure- Democracy/Human Rights ...... 33,500 ernance, judicial strengthening and rule of ment of food assistance contained in the Energy Assistance ...... 0 law, law enforcement professionalism and Philippines ...... 30,000 House Report, except the submission date Thailand ...... 2,500 commitment to human rights, anti-corrup- shall be September 30, 2010. Tibet ...... 7,400 tion, and community level reintegration pro- Timor-Leste ...... 3,000 grams. TRANSITION INITIATIVES Vietnam ...... 3,000 The conferees are concerned with reports The conference agreement provides Europe and Eurasia: Cyprus ...... 11,000 of corruption within the Government of $55,000,000 for Transition Initiatives, which is Near East: Southern Sudan (GoSS), and the conference $45,000,000 below the House and $10,000,000 Egypt ...... 250,000 Democracy ...... 25,000 agreement includes a provision, similar to below the Senate. Education ...... 35,000 that proposed by the Senate, requiring the The conference agreement includes a pro- Scholarships ...... [10,000] Secretary of State, in determining amounts vision which allows for the transfer of up to Iraq ...... 382,500 Marla Ruzicka Fund ...... 5,000 and types of assistance to provide to the $15,000,000 to this account upon a determina- Civilian Assistance Program ...... 50,000 GoSS, to consider whether such government tion by the Secretary of State, as proposed Democracy and Civil Society ...... 126,000 is conducting regular audits of its financial by the Senate. The conference agreement Iraqi Women’s Democracy ...... [10,000] Ministerial Capacity Development ...... 50,000 accounts to ensure transparency and ac- does not include authority for a new Rapid Iraqi Minorities ...... 10,000 countability of funds, including revenues Response Fund under this heading, as pro- Jordan ...... 363,000 from the extraction of oil, gas, and other posed by the House. Lebanon ...... 109,000 Scholarships ...... 12,000 natural resources, and is making such audits COMPLEX CRISES FUND Forestry Conservation ...... 500 publicly available in a timely manner. The Morocco ...... 3,000 The conference agreement provides Near East Regional Democracy ...... 40,000 conferees believe such audits are necessary $50,000,000 for the Complex Crises Fund Tunisia ...... 2,000 to prevent the misuse of funds, including West Bank/Gaza ...... 400,400 United States assistance. (CCF), which is $50,000,000 above the House Yemen ...... 5,000 and $50,000,000 below the Senate. This new Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) ...... 65,000 The conferees direct the Department of account provides greater flexibility to Scholarships ...... 10,000 State, in consultation with USAID, to pro- Middle East Regional Cooperation ...... 5,000 vide a report to the Committees on Appro- USAID to prevent or respond to emerging or Trans-Sahara Counter-Terrorism Partnership ...... 6,000 unforeseen complex crises overseas, and is South and Central Asia: priations not later than 90 days after enact- similar to the Emergency Crises Fund ac- Afghanistan ...... 2,037,000 ment of this Act, on the steps that will be National Solidarity Program ...... 175,000 taken by the GoSS to improve resource man- count proposed by the Senate. The CCF con- Civilian Assistance Program ...... 15,000 solidates the budget requests for a Rapid Re- Afghan Women and Girls ...... 175,000 agement and increase transparency and ac- sponse Fund and a Stabilization Bridge Fund Capacity Building for Women’s NGOs ...... [20,000] countability of funds, including efforts by Support for Women-led NGOs ...... [25,000] the United States Government to support to provide greater efficiency and oversight Nepal ...... 27,000 by the Administration and the Congress of Civil Society Capacity Building ...... 1,500 this goal. these activities. Pakistan ...... 1,035,000 The conferees endorse the reporting re- Civilian Assistance Program ...... 5,000 For the purposes of this account, a ‘‘com- quirement on Sudan and the People’s Repub- Western Hemisphere: lic of China, as proposed in the House Re- plex crisis’’ shall mean a disaster or emer- Colombia ...... 209,790 gency, usually of long-term duration, that Cuba ...... 20,000 port. Haiti ...... 160,750 Asia includes a combination of humanitarian, po- Mexico ...... 15,000 litical and security dimensions which Western Hemisphere Regional ...... 62,000 Burma.—The conferees recognize that the hinders the provision of external assistance. Global Programs: failure of governance in Burma has resulted Department of State—Office to Monitor and Combat USAID and the Department of State Trafficking in Persons (G/TIP) ...... 12,000 in severe humanitarian needs throughout the should continue to establish and bolster cri- Oceans and International Environmental and Sci- country that are further exacerbated by vio- sis prevention and response capabilities in entific Affairs ...... 178,800 lations of internationally recognized human Civilian Science Research Initiative ...... 5,000 order to assume most, if not all, of the func- World Bank Carbon Facility ...... 10,000 rights committed with impunity by the rul- tions currently funded by the Department of Climate Change programs ...... 135,500 ing junta. The conference agreement in- Defense under section 1207 of the National Reconciliation Programs ...... 16,000 cludes language, similar to that proposed by Title VIII Programs ...... 5,000 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year Trade Capacity Building—Central America ...... 20,000 the House and Senate, and provides 2006 (Public Law 109–163). USAID and the De- Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) ..... 4,500 $36,500,000 for activities to address these partments of State and Defense shall con- House Democracy Assistance Program ...... 2,000 needs, including income-generating activi- Kimberley Process ...... 3,000 tinue to consult on the formulation and im- Disability Programs ...... 5,000 ties, and to support ongoing democracy and plementation of stabilization and security humanitarian programs along the Burma- * Funding in italics denotes a non-add and is not in addition to the sub- assistance, as appropriate, whether through category or country total. Thailand border. The Department of State is the utilization of section 1207 or funds appro- to consult on the uses of these funds, which priated by this Act. Africa are subject to the regular notification proce- Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).— DEVELOPMENT CREDIT AUTHORITY dures of the Committees on Appropriations. The conferees continue to be concerned with The conference agreement also requires that (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) the health and safety of women and girls in funds be used in a manner that is consistent The conference agreement provides the DRC, and the alarming incidence of rape with the principles and goals of the National $8,600,000 for the administrative expenses of and other gender-based violence in that League for Democracy in Burma. the Development Credit Authority, which is country. The conferees direct that not less Cambodia.—The conferees intend that as- the same as the House and Senate. In addi- than $10,000,000 of the funds in this Act for sistance should be increased for Cambodian tion, $25,000,000 is provided by transfer for assistance for the DRC be made available to NGOs involved in the promotion and protec- programs. address gender-based violence, including for tion of human rights, democracy and the

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The conference agreement includes of the United States and Egypt. dorse the reporting requirement related to language regarding a United States contribu- The conferees endorse the recommenda- efforts to expand educational and exchange tion to the Khmer Rouge Tribunal, as pro- tions of the USAID Inspector General in opportunities for Palestinian students, as posed by the Senate. Audit Report Number 6–263–10–001–P regard- proposed by the House, including for stu- North Korea.—The conference agreement ing democracy programs and activities in dents from Gaza. provides $3,500,000 to promote democracy and Egypt. The conferees direct the Secretary of State human rights, as authorized by the North Iraq.—The conferees endorse the budget re- to provide a report to the Committees on Ap- Korea Human Rights Act of 2004 (Public Law quest of $10,000,000 for the Iraqi women’s de- propriations not later than 180 days after en- 108–333), as amended. Such programs may in- mocracy initiative, including for efforts to actment of this Act on international partici- clude appropriate educational and cultural build professional networks between female pation, including by Arab states, in the eco- exchange programs with North Korean par- business, government, and civil society lead- nomic development of the West Bank and ticipants, to the extent not otherwise pro- ers in Iraq with counterparts in countries in support for the Palestinian Authority, simi- hibited by law. the region. lar to that proposed by the House. This re- In addition, the conference agreement pro- The conference agreement provides that port may be submitted in classified form, if vides that assistance for countries in the not less than $5,000,000 should be made avail- necessary. North Asia region may be made available for able for the Marla Ruzicka Iraqi War Vic- The conferees note that funding directives similar activities relating to North Korea, tims Fund. The conferees direct USAID to for reconciliation programs and for other subject to the regular notification proce- work with the Government of Iraq and Iraqi programs in the West Bank and Gaza specifi- dures of the Committees on Appropriations. NGOs to develop a plan for ongoing Iraqi cally noted in the conference agreement The conferees note the importance of re- management and financial support of this shall not be considered as part of the funding gional neighbors in encouraging reform in program to assist innocent Iraqi victims of ceiling established under this heading. The conference agreement continues prior North Korea, and funds should be used to conflict after United States forces withdraw. year restrictions and limitations on assist- support their participation in furthering A portion of these funds may be used for the ance for the West Bank and Gaza, as con- such change. development of and preparatory steps to im- The conference agreement includes lan- plement such plan. tained in the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 111–8) and the Supplemental guage in section 7071(f)(4) similar to that The conference agreement continues prior Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 111–32). proposed by the House and Senate regarding year limitations on the use of funds in Iraq, Yemen.—The conference agreement pro- including for permanent basing rights agree- restrictions on assistance for North Korea. vides $5,000,000 for assistance for Yemen. The The conference agreement includes lan- ments between the United States and Iraq. conferees remain concerned with the sta- guage in section 7071(f)(6) regarding the un- The conference agreement provides bility of Yemen and these funds are provided supervised distribution of food assistance, $50,000,000 for USAID’s Ministerial Capacity to bolster assistance programs in this fragile similar to that proposed by the Senate. Development program, and the conferees be- country, including for democracy and gov- Philippines.—The conferees endorse Senate lieve that the Government of Iraq should as- ernance, health, education, and economic de- Report language on the use of funds appro- sume full responsibility for support for such velopment activities. The conferees expect priated under this heading to support con- training and development programs in the the Department of State and USAID to con- flict resolution activities in Mindanao, and future. sult with the Committees on Appropriations to expand judicial training programs. The conferees direct that up to $10,000,000 on the uses of assistance in this Act for Thailand.—The conference agreement pro- of funds made available under this heading Yemen. vides $2,500,000 for conflict resolution and de- should be made available to continue pro- velopment programs in southern Thailand, grams and activities to assist minority popu- South and Central Asia as proposed by the Senate. lations in Iraq, including religious groups in Afghanistan.—The conferees request the Tibet.—The conference agreement provides the Nineveh Plains region. Department of State and USAID to jointly $7,400,000 for programs implemented by NGOs The Secretary of State shall submit a re- consult with the Committees on Appropria- which preserve cultural traditions and pro- port to the Committees on Appropriations tions following conclusion of the strategy re- mote economic development and environ- not later than 90 days after enactment of view for Afghanistan, and to detail modifica- mental conservation in the Tibetan Autono- this Act detailing the unique needs of minor- tions, if any, in the fiscal year 2011 budget mous Region and other Tibetan commu- ity populations in Iraq, including security request. nities, which is similar to that proposed by requirements, organizations that have re- The Secretary of State shall include in the the House and Senate. ceived funding from the Department of State Afghanistan spending plan a description of Timor-Leste.—The conference agreement and USAID for programs to assist such popu- how such funding will further the objectives provides $3,000,000 for assistance for Timor- lations, and the total amount of funds pro- outlined in the report required by section Leste, of which $1,000,000 is for democracy vided for such purposes. 1117 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, programs and $2,000,000 is for higher edu- The conferees request the Department of 2009 (Public Law 111–32). cation scholarships, which is similar to that State and USAID to consult jointly with the The conferees expect the Secretary of proposed by the Senate. Committees on Appropriations on the deci- State to submit the report proposed by the Senate in section 7076(g)(3) of the Senate bill, Vietnam.—The conference agreement pro- sion-making processes utilized in comparing except that such report shall be submitted to vides not less than $3,000,000 for environ- and assessing the benefits of programs con- mental remediation of dioxin contaminated the relevant congressional committees. ducted in Iraq with the security costs associ- The conferees recognize the necessity of sites and related health activities in Viet- ated with such programs. inter-agency, pre-deployment training, in- nam, including through Vietnamese institu- Lebanon.—The conference agreement pro- country training, and data collection and tions and organizations. The conferees direct vides $12,000,000 for scholarships for students analysis in strengthening stability programs in Lebanon with high financial need, includ- the USAID Administrator to consult with and activities in Afghanistan. The conferees the Committees on Appropriations prior to ing at American educational institutions and direct that funds be made available to the the obligation of funds for these purposes. other institutions that promote tolerance, Tactical Conflict Assessment and Planning Europe and Eurasia gender and social equality, and critical Framework program within USAID’s Office Cyprus.—The conferees endorse the lan- thinking. of Transition Initiatives and the Office of The conference agreement does not include guage in the House and Senate Reports re- Military Affairs at USAID for such purposes. language concerning the United States For- garding assistance for Cyprus. The conference agreement includes a pro- est Service (USFS). However, the conferees Near East vision under section 7076(d) that is similar to direct that not less than $500,000 shall be language proposed by the House under this Egypt.—The conferees direct that within made available to the USFS for forest and heading withholding funds for Afghanistan the amount provided for project assistance wildlife conservation programs in Lebanon, until a counternarcotics certification is for Egypt, not less than $25,000,000 shall be as proposed in the Senate Report. made by the Secretary of State. made available for democracy, governance, Tunisia.—The conference agreement pro- Civilian Assistance Program.—The con- and human rights programs and not less vides $2,000,000 for assistance for Tunisia for ference agreement provides $15,000,000 for the than $35,000,000 shall be for education pro- programs and activities in southern Tunisia Afghan Civilian Assistance Program, as pro- grams, of which $10,000,000 is for scholarships and to promote respect for human rights, as posed by the House and Senate. for Egyptian students with high financial proposed by the Senate. National Solidarity Program.—The con- need, including at American educational in- West Bank and Gaza.—The conference ference agreement provides $175,000,000 for stitutions and other institutions that pro- agreement directs that up to $2,000,000 of the the National Solidarity Program, as pro- mote tolerance, gender and social equality, funds provided under this heading be used to posed by the House. and critical thinking. The requirements of augment funding for administrative expenses Women and Girls.—The conference agree- section 7034(m)(4) of this Act shall apply of USAID to facilitate program administra- ment requires that assistance for Afghani- with respect to the provision of assistance to tion, as proposed by the House and Senate. stan be designed and implemented with the

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Such an agreement should be capacity of civil society organizations to ghanistan, not less than $175,000,000 shall structured to provide maximum account- participate in the EITI process. support programs that directly address the ability and oversight, and should contain Internet Access and Freedom.—The con- needs and protect the rights of Afghan conditions for disbursement of funds and de- ference agreement provides a total of women and girls, including the Afghan Inde- tailed monitoring and reporting require- $30,000,000 for programs and activities to ex- pendent Human Rights Commission, the Af- ments. Funds should be deposited in and dis- pand unmonitored, uncensored access to the ghan Ministry of Women’s Affairs, and bursed through a separate, traceable bank Internet for large numbers of users living in women-led NGOs. Of the total, not less than account for specific sectors. The Secretary of closed societies that have acutely hostile $20,000,000 shall be for capacity building for State is directed to consult with the Com- Internet environments, including in the Peo- Afghan women-led NGOs, and not less than mittees on Appropriations prior to the provi- ple’s Republic of China and Iran. Of this $25,000,000 shall be for programs and activi- sion of any such assistance, including on the amount, $20,000,000 shall be made available ties of such NGOs, similar to that proposed amounts, uses and oversight of such funds as under this heading, of which $10,000,000 shall by the Senate. USAID is directed to conduct well as on the terms of the bilateral agree- be derived from the Near East Regional De- more vigorous outreach to such NGOs, par- ment. The Secretary should suspend any mocracy program. An additional $10,000,000 ticularly in remote areas, to inform them of government-to-government assistance to any shall be made available under the Democ- USAID programs and procedures. implementing agency if there is credible evi- racy Fund (DF) heading. The Department of The conferees are concerned with the in- dence of misuse of such funds by such agen- State shall consult on the uses of these crease in violent attacks against women and cy. The conferees encourage the Department funds, which are to be awarded in full and girls, particularly at schools, and the lack of of State to ensure that such assistance bene- open competition according to all applicable access to justice or safe houses for victims. fits Afghans and Pakistanis at the provincial rules and regulations. Not less than $15,000,000 shall be used to and sub-provincial levels through mecha- Kimberley Process.—The conference agree- train and support Afghan women investiga- nisms established with appropriate min- ment does not include language proposed by tors, police officers, prosecutors, judges, and istries, and with the concurrence of legiti- the Senate concerning the Kimberley Proc- social workers to respond to crimes of vio- mate political leadership at the local level, ess Certification Scheme. However, the con- lence against women and girls, and adminis- including governors. ference agreement provides not less than tration of justice programs should include a Western Hemisphere $3,000,000 to support implementation of the focus on the special needs of women and Colombia.—The conferees are concerned Kimberley Process, including for regional ef- girls. with the dire condition of large numbers of forts to combat cross-border smuggling and Not later than September 30, 2010, the Sec- Colombian refugees in neighboring coun- to support monitoring by civil society orga- retary of State, in consultation with the tries, as well as Colombians who have been nizations. USAID Administrator, shall submit a report internally displaced as a result of armed con- Middle East Partnership Initiative.—The con- to the Committees on Appropriations detail- flict. Within sums provided for assistance for ferees direct the Secretary of State to report ing the uses of funds provided in fiscal years Colombia under this heading, $45,000,000 shall to the Committees on Appropriations on co- 2009 and 2010 to address the needs and protect be made available to support internally dis- ordination with other agencies funding pro- the rights of Afghan women and girls, in- placed persons. Additionally, not less than grams similar to those supported by MEPI, cluding efforts undertaken to prevent dis- $8,000,000 is transferred to the Migration and as proposed by the Senate. crimination and violence against women and Refugee Assistance (MRA) heading for emer- Pacific Tuna Treaty.—Not later than 90 girls; provide economic and leadership oppor- gency assistance through nongovernmental days after enactment of this Act, the Sec- tunities; increase participation of women in and international organizations for Colom- retary of State shall inform the Committees the political process at the national, provin- bian refugees in neighboring countries. on Appropriations of steps taken to monitor cial and sub-provincial levels; improve secu- The conference agreement provides that up funds provided to countries under the ESF rity for women and girls; and any other pro- to $15,000,000 of the funds made available for heading for United States commitments to grams designed to directly benefit women Colombia under this heading be used for pro- the 1987 South Pacific Tuna Treaty, and to and girls. The report should also describe the grams which specifically benefit Afro-Colom- coordinate such funds with other United results to date. bian and indigenous communities. In addi- States Government assistance provided to Pakistan.—The conferees support the pro- tion, the conference agreement provides not country recipients as appropriate. gram review conducted by the Department of less than $3,000,000 for programs to protect Trafficking in Persons.—The conferees di- State and USAID in Pakistan in order to en- Colombia’s biodiversity through the Colom- rect that not less than $42,341,000 in this Act sure that the programs and activities funded bian National Parks Service and indigenous should be used for activities to combat traf- are meeting programmatic objectives and communities living in buffer zones. The ficking in persons internationally, of which furthering shared United States and Paki- USAID Administrator shall consult with the $6,010,000 is for the operations of G/TIP and stani security interests. The results of this Committees on Appropriations prior to the $12,000,000 is for programs funded under the review should be provided to the Committees obligation of these funds. ESF heading and managed by G/TIP. The on Appropriations. The conferees are aware Global Programs conferees endorse language on anti-traf- of the significant infrastructure needs in Civilian Compensation.—Not later than 90 ficking efforts in sub-Saharan Africa, India, Pakistan, including in the energy and avia- days after enactment of this Act, the Sec- and Cambodia, as proposed by the House and tion sectors. However, the conferees are con- retary of State, in consultation with the Senate. The conferees recognize that anti- cerned with embarking on large-scale, multi- USAID Administrator and the Secretary of trafficking activities are funded through year infrastructure projects in Pakistan and Defense, shall submit a report to the Com- multiple agencies and accounts, and support believe such work should be undertaken in mittees on Appropriations detailing steps the Administration’s effort to complete an coordination with other donors and through taken to coordinate condolence payments inter-agency anti-trafficking strategy. multilateral financing mechanisms to the and other assistance for civilians who suffer maximum extent possible, factoring in secu- losses as a result of military operations in rity and sustainability considerations. The TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, similar to [Budget authority in thousands of dollars] conferees direct the Secretary of State to that proposed by the Senate. consult with the Committees on Appropria- Disability Programs and Wheelchairs.—The Budget tions prior to committing to such projects. conference agreement provides not less than Account authority The conferees provide not less than $5,000,000 $5,000,000 for disability programs and up to to continue a Civilian Assistance Program Diplomatic and Consular Programs—Operations ...... 6,010 $10,000,000 for wheelchair programs. The con- Development Assistance—Country Programs ...... 3,718 similar to such programs in Iraq and Afghan- ferees endorse the specific funding levels and Economic Support Fund ...... 13,350 istan, and USAID is directed to consult with uses of funding for disability programs, as Office to Combat Trafficking in Persons ...... 12,000 the Committees on Appropriations on the Country Programs ...... 1,350 proposed in the Senate Report. Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia—Country Pro- planned uses of such funds prior to the obli- Environment and Climate Change.—The con- grams ...... 8,362 gation of funds. The conference agreement ference agreement does not include provi- International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement ...... 10,901 provides that $2,000,000 of the funds for Paki- sions regarding funding for the Department Office to Combat Trafficking in Persons ...... 9,262 Country Programs ...... 1,639 stan under this heading be transferred to the of State’s Bureau of Oceans and Inter- OIG at the Department of State for program national Environmental and Scientific Af- TOTAL ...... 42,341 oversight in Pakistan. fairs and bilateral environmental programs * Funding in italics denotes a non-add and is not in addition to the ac- The conferees endorse House and Senate under this heading, as proposed by the Sen- count total. Report language regarding programs and ac- ate. This issue is addressed in section 7081 of tivities to counter the influence of violent this Act. DEMOCRACY FUND extremism through local initiatives, includ- Extractive Industries Transparency Initia- The conference agreement provides ing within madrassas. tive.—The conference agreement does not in- $120,000,000 for the Democracy Fund, which is

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Of the total, $70,000,000 is for the civil society, and relief and reconstruction partment of State, no funds in this Act are Department of State’s Bureau of Democracy, assistance for the North Caucasus. used to assist refugees who reside in any Human Rights and Labor and $50,000,000 is The conferees support the Minsk Group’s Israeli settlement or outpost in the West for USAID’s Office of Democracy and Gov- ongoing efforts and continue to urge all par- Bank. ernance of the Bureau of Democracy, Con- ties to the conflict to refrain from threats of The conference agreement includes a new flict, and Humanitarian Assistance (DCHA/ violence and the use of inflammatory rhet- provision directing that $35,000,000 of the DG). oric. The conferees expect the Department of funds made available under this heading be The conference agreement does not include State to continue to inform the Committees reserved for responding to small-scale emer- language regarding the People’s Republic of on Appropriations that the requirements gency humanitarian requirements of inter- China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and countries lo- stipulated in subsection (g)(2) under the national and nongovernmental partners. The cated outside the Middle East region, as pro- heading Assistance for the Independent conferees agree that this reserve may be posed by the Senate. The conferees intend States of the Former Soviet Union in the used to cover the breadth of migration and that assistance for Taiwan should be Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and refugee activities and that any use of such matched from sources other than the United Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2002 funds is subject to the regular notification States Government. (Public Law 107–115) are being met. procedures of the Committees on Appropria- Certain authorities, definitions, and notifi- The conferees direct that up to $8,000,000 be tions. cations regarding the promotion of democ- made available for programs and activities The conferees endorse the reporting re- racy abroad are included under section in Nagorno-Karabakh. quirement in the Senate Report regarding 7034(m) of this Act, as proposed by the Sen- Armenia.—The conferees expect the Depart- North Korean refugees. ate. ment of State to continue to emphasize the The conferees recognize the work of the The conference agreement provides use of civil society in implementing pro- United Nations Relief and Works Agency $10,000,000 under this heading for Internet ac- grams and activities in Armenia. (UNRWA) in assisting Palestinians and pro- cess and freedom activities. The conferees di- Kyrgyz Republic.—The conference agree- moting tolerance in the West Bank and rect the Secretary of State to consult with ment includes a provision directing that up Gaza, including through education, sports, the Committees on Appropriations prior to to $11,500,000 of the assistance for the Kyrgyz and other programs for Palestinian youth. the obligation of these funds, which shall be Republic under this heading shall be for the The conference agreement includes language awarded through a full and open competition Joint Development Fund. in section 7042(f)(3) applying the reporting process in accordance with all applicable Organization for Security and Cooperation in requirements contained under this heading rules and regulations. Additional funding for Europe (OSCE).—The conferees support the in the joint explanatory statement accom- these programs is provided under the ESF OSCE’s education and police initiatives to panying the Supplemental Appropriations heading. combat anti-Semitism in Europe and Eur- Act, 2009 (Public Law 111–32) regarding Funds provided under this heading for asia and expect the Coordinator for United UNRWA to funds made available under this DCHA/DG are in addition to core program States Assistance for Europe and Eurasia to heading for fiscal year 2010. The House bill funding that is provided under the DA head- provide adequate funding to ensure contin- included a similar requirement in section ing. Funds in this account are allocated ac- ued leadership within the OSCE. 7086. cording to the following table, subject to the Wildlife Conservation Programs.—The con- The conferees support the continuation of provisions of section 7019 of this Act: ference agreement does not include language assistance to Tibetan refugees in India and concerning the USFS. However, the con- Nepal. The conferees endorse language in the DEMOCRACY FUND ferees direct that not less than $600,000 shall House Report regarding efforts to ensure the [Budget authority in thousands of dollars] be made available to the USFS for forest safe transit of Tibetan refugees and to pro- protection and wildlife conservation pro- tect the rights of Tibetans residing in Nepal. grams in the Russian Far East and Ukraine, Programs/activities Budget The Senate Report included similar lan- authority as proposed by the Senate. guage. Funds in this account are allocated accord- Human Rights and Democracy Fund ...... 70,000 UNITED STATES EMERGENCY REFUGEE AND People’s Republic of China, Hong Kong, Taiwan ...... 17,000 ing to the following table, subject to the pro- MIGRATION ASSISTANCE FUND Counter-Extremism Programs ...... 8,000 visions of section 7019 of this Act: Internet Access and Freedom ...... 10,000 The conference agreement provides Unallocated ...... 35,000 $45,000,000 for the United States Emergency USAID, DCHA/DG ...... 50,000 ASSISTANCE FOR EUROPE, EURASIA AND CENTRAL ASIA Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund, Elections and Political Process Fund ...... 32,500 [Budget authority in thousands of dollars] International Labor Programs ...... 7,500 which is $30,000,000 below the House and Sen- Support for Human Rights, Media and Rule of Law ...... 10,000 ate. Budget Country/program authority The conference agreement does not include TOTAL—DF ...... 120,000 a provision overriding the funding ceiling * Funding in italics denotes a non-add and is not in addition to the pro- Central Asia: contained in section 2(c)(2) of the Migration gram total. Kazakhstan ...... 10,400 Kyrgyz Republic ...... 46,000 and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962, as pro- INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR IRELAND Tajikistan ...... 42,500 posed by the Senate. Turkmenistan ...... 12,500 INDEPENDENT AGENCIES The conference agreement provides Uzbekistan ...... 8,250 $17,000,000 for the International Fund for Ire- Regional—Central Asia ...... 11,000 PEACE CORPS land (IFI), which is $1,000,000 below the Subtotal—Central Asia ...... 130,650 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) House and $17,000,000 above the Senate. Europe and Eurasia: The conference agreement provides The conferees expect that the assistance Albania ...... 22,000 $400,000,000 for the Peace Corps, which is provided in this Act will be the final United Armenia ...... 41,000 $50,000,000 below the House and $26,560,000 States contribution to the IFI. Azerbaijan ...... 22,000 Belarus ...... 15,000 above the Senate. ASSISTANCE FOR EUROPE, EURASIA AND Bosnia and Herzegovina ...... 36,000 The conference agreement includes a pro- CENTRAL ASIA Bulgaria ...... 800 Georgia ...... 59,000 vision directing the Peace Corps to consult The conference agreement provides Kosovo ...... 95,000 with and notify the Committees on Appro- $741,632,000 for Assistance for Europe, Eur- Macedonia ...... 22,000 priations when a decision is made to open, Moldova ...... 19,000 asia and Central Asia (AEECA), which is Montenegro ...... 8,500 close, suspend, or significantly reduce the $19,379,000 above the House and $3,368,000 Russia ...... 59,000 number of personnel of a domestic or over- below the Senate. The conference agreement North Caucasus ...... 7,000 seas office or a Peace Corps country pro- Serbia ...... 49,000 includes language similar to that proposed Ukraine ...... 89,000 gram. The conferees provide an exception to by the House and Senate, which provides the Regional—Europe and Eurasia ...... 73,682 this requirement when the situation presents Department of State notwithstanding au- a substantial security risk to volunteers or Subtotal—Europe and Eurasia ...... 610,982 thority for additional flexibility in re- Peace Corps personnel and prior consultation programming prior year unobligated and un- Total—AEECA ...... 741,632 or notification would delay actions nec- expired funds within the account. The con- * Funding in italics denotes a non-add and is not in addition to the essary to safeguard personnel. Pursuant to ferees direct that any such reprogramming country total. section 7015(e) of this Act, the conferees in- shall be subject to the regular notification tend that the Peace Corps shall notify the DEPARTMENT OF STATE procedures of the Committees on Appropria- Committees as early as practicable, but no tions, and the terms and conditions pre- MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE later than three days after taking action, viously attached to prior year funds con- The conference agreement provides whenever substantial risk to human health tinue to apply. $1,685,000,000 for Migration and Refugee As- or welfare requires a waiver of the notifica- Caucasus.—The conference agreement does sistance, which is $204,556,000 above the tion requirement. not include language concerning the North House and $7,200,000 above the Senate. The conference agreement includes a pro- Caucasus, as proposed by the Senate. How- The conference agreement does not include vision requiring the Director of the Peace ever, the conferees direct that not less than language concerning refugees resettling in Corps to submit a spending plan to the Com- $7,000,000 shall be made available for humani- Israel, as proposed by the Senate. However, mittees on Appropriations not later than 45

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The conferees are particularly con- report shall also include the names of those changes being made to absorb funding in- cerned with airport renovations and up- arrested, the disposition of cases, and an as- creases above current services levels, and grades. sessment of the obstacles to successful pros- any specific plans related to recruitment, The conference agreement includes a pro- ecution of such cases. This report may be number and placement of volunteers, exist- vision that addresses the eligibility require- submitted in a classified form, if necessary. ing country programs, and opening of new ments for countries that were found to be el- Bolivia.—The conference agreement in- country programs. igible for a compact in fiscal year 2009, which cludes conditions on assistance to Bolivian The conference agreement also includes a was not in the House or Senate bills, but sub- police and military forces, similar to that provision requiring the Director to submit a sequently requested by the MCC. proposed by the House. report to the Committees on Appropriations, INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION Caribbean Basin Security Initiative (CBSI).— The conferees endorse the budget request in not later than 180 days after enactment of The conference agreement provides INCLE for the CBSI, and direct that such this Act, which includes the findings of a $23,000,000 for the Inter-American Founda- funds shall be derived from amounts made comprehensive assessment of the current tion, which is $240,000 above the House and available under Western Hemisphere Re- program model of the Peace Corps and a the same as the Senate. strategy for reforming operations, similar to gional. AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION that proposed by the House and Senate. The Central America Regional Security Initiative conferees expect the review and strategy for The conference agreement provides (CARSI).—The conferees remain concerned reform to include recommendations for: (1) $30,000,000 for the African Development with youth violence, criminal gangs, orga- improving the recruitment and selection Foundation, which is the same as the House nized crime, drug trafficking and other forms process to attract a wide diversity of highly and Senate. of criminal activity and violence in Central and appropriately skilled volunteers; (2) DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY America. The conferees support the budget training and medical care for volunteers and INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS TECHNICAL request under the INCLE heading for the staff, as appropriate; (3) adjusting volunteer ASSISTANCE Central America portion of the Merida Ini- tiative and direct that such funds shall be placement to reflect priority United States The conference agreement provides made available from Western Hemisphere interests, country needs and commitment to $25,000,000 for International Affairs Technical Regional funds for CARSI. The conferees di- shared goals, and volunteer skills; (4) coordi- Assistance, which is the same as the House rect the Secretary of State to undertake a nating with international and host country and $5,000,000 below the Senate. comprehensive review of regional security development assistance organizations; (5) The conferees endorse language regarding assistance programs and submit a report not lowering early termination rates; (6) the provision of assistance for Cambodia in later than 90 days after enactment of this strengthening management and independent compliance with Cambodian law on the de- Act to the Committees on Appropriations de- evaluation and oversight; and (7) any other centralization of power, as proposed in the tailing the threats or problems to be ad- steps needed to ensure the effective use of re- Senate Report under the ESF heading. sources and volunteers, and to prepare for dressed, goals and objectives, planned uses of DEBT RESTRUCTURING and implement an appropriate expansion of assistance, and expected results. The con- the Peace Corps. The conferees support the The conference agreement provides ferees expect the report to include all coun- Director’s plan to involve external special- $60,000,000 for Debt Restructuring, which is tries of Central America, including the Do- ists in the review process. the same as the House and Senate, of which minican Republic and Haiti, that have re- $20,000,000 is provided to support implemen- ceived assistance under the Merida Initia- MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION tation of the Tropical Forest Conservation tive. (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) Act. Colombia.—The conference agreement in- The conference agreement provides The conferees endorse the unallocated bal- cludes a provision that prohibits the use of $1,105,000,000 for the Millennium Challenge ances reporting requirement, as proposed by any funds appropriated by this Act or prior Corporation (MCC), which is $295,000,000 the House. Acts for assistance for the Colombian below the House and $155,000,000 above the Funds provided under this heading are sub- Departamento Administrativo de Seguridad Senate. ject to the terms and conditions of section (DAS), similar to that proposed by the Sen- The conference agreement includes a pro- 7015 of this Act. ate. The conferees intend that, should the vision that makes funding available for TITLE IV DAS be dismantled, such prohibition shall country compacts only if a compact obli- INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE also apply to any successor organization. gates, or contains a commitment to obligate The conferees are aware of reports that the DEPARTMENT OF STATE funding subject to the availability of funds, DAS has repeatedly engaged in phone tap- the mutual agreement of the parties to the INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW ping, email interception, and other illegal compact to proceed, and the entire amount ENFORCEMENT activities against law-abiding citizens, in- of the United States Government funding an- The conference agreement provides cluding collusion with illegal armed groups. ticipated for the duration of the compact, as $1,597,000,000 for International Narcotics Con- The conferees endorse language in the proposed by the House. The conference trol and Law Enforcement (INCLE), which is House and Senate Reports regarding Colom- agreement includes a provision that requires $33,000,000 below the House and $72,000,000 bia’s Center for Coordination of Integrated notification not later than 15 days prior to above the Senate. In order to better align se- Action. specific actions taken on country compacts curity assistance funding, the conference Guatemala.—The conference agreement and threshold agreements, as proposed by agreement moves the INCLE account to title does not include a provision concerning cer- the House. The conference agreement in- IV, instead of title III, as proposed by the tain organizations in Guatemala, as proposed cludes a provision requiring notification of House and Senate. The conference agreement by the Senate. However, the conferees are the availability of funds from a country com- merges the Andean Counterdrug Program ac- concerned with reports of threats and violent pact that has been suspended or terminated, count within the INCLE account and in- attacks against human rights defenders and as proposed by the Senate. cludes language exempting funds, subject to the lack of resources to protect them and The conferees endorse the semi-annual re- the regular notification procedures of the their families, investigate these crimes, and porting requirement, as proposed by the Committees on Appropriations, from the pro- punish those responsible. The conferees di- House and Senate. visions of section 482(b) of the Foreign As- rect that not less than $2,000,000 shall be None of the funds provided under this sistance Act of 1961. made available to support the Ministry of In- heading may be used to carry out threshold The conferees endorse language related to terior’s Institute for Attacks Against Human programs until the MCC’s Chief Executive the exercise of notwithstanding authority, as Rights Defenders, officers within the Crimi- Officer submits a report to the Committees proposed by the House, and direct the Sec- nal Investigation Division of the Police who on Appropriations listing the candidate retary of State to provide the Committees on are assigned to work with the Institute, and countries that will receive assistance, the Appropriations a written justification within the Department for the Protection of Per- level of assistance proposed for each country, five days when such authority is used. sonalities of the Police including its Unit of a description of the proposed programs, Afghanistan.—The conference agreement Risk Analysis. projects and activities, and the proposed im- includes a limitation under this heading Iraq.—The conferees direct that none of the plementing agency or agencies of the thresh- which prohibits funds for aerial spraying of funds made available for assistance for Iraq old program. herbicides in Afghanistan unless the Sec- may be used for new construction, as pro- The conference agreement includes a pro- retary of State determines and reports to the posed in the Senate Report. vision prohibiting the use of MCC funds for Committees on Appropriations that the Mexico.—The conferees endorse the report- any military assistance or military training President of Afghanistan has requested such ing requirements on the uses of Merida Ini- purposes, as proposed by the Senate. The assistance, and requires that prior to the tiative funds in Mexico, including on the conferees direct the MCC to identify any provision of any such assistance the Sec- Mexican Federal Registry of Police Per- project that may be of a dual use nature, and retary shall consult with the Committees on sonnel, as proposed in the Senate Report. to consult with the Committees on Appro- Appropriations, as proposed by the House. The report shall be submitted not later than

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However, Demand Reduction ...... 14,000 Biosecurity Engagement Program ...... 37,000 the conferees direct that any funds appro- Fighting Corruption ...... 4,750 International Atomic Energy Agency Voluntary Con- priated under this heading that are available International Law Enforcement Academies ...... 37,200 tribution ...... 65,000 Shared Security Partnership ...... 17,200 Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty International Moni- for assistance for Mexico may be made avail- Roswell, New Mexico ...... 5,000 toring System ...... 30,000 able for the procurement of law enforcement International Organizations ...... 4,500 Weapons of Mass Destruction Terrorism ...... 2,000 communications equipment if, where appro- Combating International Organized Crime ...... 1,000 Subtotal—Nonproliferation Programs ...... 295,950 Interregional Aviation Support ...... 60,088 Anti-terrorism Programs priate, such equipment utilizes encryption Program Development and Support ...... 24,523 Anti-terrorism Assistance ...... 215,000 technology, open standards, and is compat- Global Peacekeeping Operations Initiative ...... 5,000 Terrorist Interdiction Program ...... 54,500 ible with and capable of operating with radio Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons ...... 9,262 Counter-terrorism Engagement with Allies ...... 6,000 Unallocated ...... 36,338 Counter-terrorism Financing ...... 21,000 communications systems and related equip- Subtotal—Anti-terrorism Programs ...... 296,500 ment utilized by relevant law enforcement Total—INCLE ...... 1,597,000 Regional Stability and Humanitarian Assistance agencies in the United States, to enhance Humanitarian Demining Program ...... 74,350 * Funding in italics denotes a non-add and is not in addition to the International Trust Fund ...... 12,200 border security and cooperation in law en- country or program total. Small Arms/Light Weapons Destruction ...... 75,000 forcement efforts between Mexico and the Subtotal—Regional Stability and Humanitarian Assistance 161,550 United States. Such funds shall be awarded NONPROLIFERATION, ANTI-TERRORISM, Total—NADR ...... 754,000 through full and open competition in accord- DEMINING AND RELATED PROGRAMS ance with all applicable rules and regula- The conference agreement provides * Funding in italics denotes a non-add and is not in addition to the pro- tions. $754,000,000 for Nonproliferation, Anti-ter- gram total. The conferees are concerned that the re- rorism, Demining and Related Programs PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS (NADR), which is $36,570,000 above the House port submitted pursuant to section 1406(b) of The conference agreement provides and $7,165,000 below the Senate. In order to the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 $331,500,000 for Peacekeeping Operations better align security assistance funding, the (Public Law 110–252) and section 7045(e)(1) of (PKO), to support multilateral peacekeeping conference agreement moves the NADR ac- the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 (Pub- operations and training, which is the same count to title IV, instead of title III, as pro- lic Law 111–8) relating to human rights in as the House and Senate. Mexico did not include the requisite findings posed by the House and Senate. The conference agreement includes a pro- by the Secretary of State that the Govern- The conference agreement includes a pro- vision granting limited notwithstanding au- ment of Mexico had met the requirements in vision requiring prior consultation with, and thority of section 660 of the Foreign Assist- the law. The conferees remain concerned notification of, the Committees on Appro- ance Act of 1961, similar to that proposed by with the lack of progress on these issues, and priations on all Nonproliferation and Disar- the House and Senate. the lack of transparency in cases involving mament Fund activities, as proposed by the The conference agreement provides that allegations against Mexican military per- House. $55,000,000 of funds made available under this sonnel, and direct that future reports sub- The conference agreement does not include heading for assistance for Somalia may be mitted pursuant to section 7045(e)(2) of this a provision providing $37,000,000 for the Bio- used to pay assessed costs of international Act include the necessary findings. security Engagement Program, as proposed peacekeeping activities, as proposed by the Copyright Materials.—The conference agree- by the Senate. However, the conferees direct House and Senate. ment provides $5,000,000 for programs to com- that $37,000,000 shall be made available for The conferees endorse language related to bat piracy of United States copyright mate- these purposes. the exercise of notwithstanding authority, as rials, as proposed by the Senate. The conferees endorse language related to proposed in the House Report, and direct the International Law Enforcement Academies the exercise of notwithstanding authority as Secretary of State to provide the Commit- (ILEAs).—The conferees support the utiliza- proposed in the House Report, and direct the tees on Appropriations a written justifica- tion of the Department of State’s ILEA facil- Secretary of State to provide the Commit- tion each time such authority is used. ity at Roswell, New Mexico, provide tees on Appropriations a written justifica- Funds in this account are allocated accord- $5,000,000 for this purpose in fiscal year 2010, tion within five days each time such author- ing to the following table, subject to the pro- and direct the Secretary of State to develop ity is used. visions of section 7019 of this Act: and submit to the Committees on Appropria- Laos and Vietnam.—The conferees direct tions a multi-year plan for the continued op- that not less than $5,000,000 shall be made PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS available for unexploded ordnance removal eration of the Roswell facility on a competi- [Budget authority in thousands of dollars] tive basis in accordance with all applicable in Laos, and that not less than $3,500,000 rules and regulations. shall be made available for similar activities Country/Program Budget Funds in this account are allocated accord- in Vietnam. The conferees further direct the authority ing to the following table, subject to the pro- Department of State to plan for similar or Democratic Republic of the Congo ...... 18,000 visions of section 7019 of this Act: higher funding levels for these purposes in Liberia ...... 10,000 subsequent fiscal years, similar to that pro- Somalia ...... 102,000 posed by the Senate. Assessed peacekeeping costs ...... 55,000 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW Sudan ...... 44,000 ENFORCEMENT Pakistan.—The conference agreement does Trans-Sahara Counter-Terrorism Partnership ...... 21,000 not include a provision providing $6,000,000 to [Budget authority in thousands of dollars] Shared Security Partnership ...... 3,300 continue biosecurity threat reduction pro- Department of State Africa Regional ...... 13,600 grams in Pakistan from within the Global Shared Security Partnership ...... 6,100 Country/Program Budget Global Peace Operations Initiative ...... 96,900 authority Threat Reduction program, as proposed by Multinational Force and Observers ...... 26,000 the Senate. However, the conferees direct Total—PKO ...... 331,500 Afghanistan ...... 420,000 Bolivia ...... 20,000 that $6,000,000 shall be made available for * Funding in italics denotes a non-add and is not in addition to the Colombia ...... 248,900 such purposes. country or program total. Costa Rica ...... 500 Small Arms/Light Weapons.—The conferees FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT Dominican Republic ...... 4,450 endorse language directing the Secretary of Egypt ...... 1,000 INTERNATIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION AND Guatemala ...... 7,500 State to submit a report to the Committees CICIG ...... 4,000 on Appropriations on the uses of funds for TRAINING Haiti ...... 21,107 The conference agreement provides Indonesia ...... 11,570 programs to destroy small arms and light Iraq ...... 52,000 weapons, as proposed by the Senate. $108,000,000 for International Military Edu- Jordan ...... 1,500 Funds in this account are allocated accord- cation and Training (IMET), which is Lebanon ...... 20,000 ing to the following table, subject to the pro- $2,283,000 below the House and $2,850,000 Mexico ...... 190,000 Nepal ...... 3,700 visions of section 7019 of this Act: above the Senate. Pakistan ...... 130,000 The conference agreement includes a pro- Paraguay ...... 500 vision requiring that funds made available Peru ...... 40,000 NONPROLIFERATION, ANTI-TERRORISM, DEMINING AND Philippines ...... 1,365 RELATED PROGRAMS for Angola, Bangladesh, Cameroon, the Cen- tral African Republic, Chad, Cote d’Ivoire, Thailand ...... 1,740 [Budget authority in thousands of dollars] West Bank/Gaza ...... 100,000 the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethi- Western Hemisphere Regional ...... 81,607 opia, Guatemala, Guinea, Haiti, Kenya, Alien Smuggling/Border Security ...... 1,000 Programs Budget Anticrime Programs ...... 4,150 authority Libya, Nepal, Nigeria, and Sri Lanka may Combating Copyright Piracy—Cyber Crime and Intellectual only be provided through the regular notifi- Property Rights ...... 5,000 Nonproliferation Programs Critical Flight Safety Program ...... 20,750 Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund ...... 75,000 cation procedures of the Committees on Ap- Civilian Police Programs ...... 4,000 Export Control and Related Border Security Assistance 53,950 propriations and any such notification shall

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The Senate included a similar (1) Steps taken by the Government of Indo- tions; and strengthening government institu- provision under this heading. nesia to revise the Code of Military Justice, tions working to eliminate extra-judicial The conferees direct the GAO to conduct Uniform Criminal Code, and other relevant executions; an evaluation of the effectiveness of the statutes to permit trials of current and (2) The Government of the Philippines is IMET program in building professionalism former members of the Armed Forces alleged implementing a policy of promoting military and respect for human rights within foreign to have committed violations of internation- personnel who demonstrate professionalism military forces in selected countries, and to ally recognized human rights, including in and respect for internationally recognized submit the results of such evaluation to the Timor-Leste, in civilian courts; to deny pro- human rights, and is investigating, pros- Committees on Appropriations not later motion, suspend from active service, and/or ecuting, and punishing military personnel than September 30, 2010. The evaluation pursue prosecution of military officers in- and others who have been credibly alleged to should include a representative sampling of dicted for serious crimes; and to refine fur- have violated such rights; and countries from each geographical region. ther the mission of the Armed Forces and de- (3) The Armed Forces of the Philippines do The conferees direct that of the funds ap- velop an appropriate national defense budget not have a policy of, and are not engaging in, propriated under this heading, $5,000,000 shall to carry out that mission; acts of violence or intimidation against be made available for assistance for Paki- (2) Efforts by the Armed Forces of Indo- members of legal organizations who advo- stan; $5,000,000 for assistance for Turkey; nesia to cooperate with civilian judicial au- cate for human rights. $400,000 for assistance for Vietnam; and thorities and with international efforts to Morocco.—The conferees endorse the re- $1,900,000 for assistance for Egypt. The con- resolve cases of violations of internationally porting requirement on human rights in Mo- ferees do not endorse language proposed recognized human rights, including in rocco, as proposed in the Senate Report. under this heading in the House Report re- Timor-Leste; Nepal.—The conference agreement includes garding Argentina. (3) Efforts by the Government of Indonesia a provision (section 7071(e)) requiring the FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM to implement reforms that increase the Secretary of State to make certifications to transparency and accountability of the the Committees on Appropriations prior to The conference agreement provides Armed Forces’ operations and financial man- making funds available under this heading $4,195,000,000 for the Foreign Military Fi- agement and to achieve divestment of all for assistance for Nepal, similar to that pro- nancing Program, which is $65,000,000 below military businesses; and posed by the Senate. the House and $206,000,000 above the Senate. (4) Whether the Government of Indonesia is Western Hemisphere Maritime Cooperation.— The conference agreement includes a provi- allowing public access to Papua, including The conferees direct that up to $18,000,000 is sion that grants the Secretary of State au- foreign diplomats, NGOs, and journalists. available to continue maritime security co- thority to initiate the procurement of de- Iraq.—The conferees remain concerned operation programs in the Caribbean and in fense articles or services for foreign security with the political situation in Iraq and the the countries of Central America. forces subject to prior consultation with the ramifications of increased instability on the Training and Equipment Report.—The con- Committees on Appropriations, as proposed security requirements of neighboring allies. ference agreement does not include a provi- by the Senate and similar to that proposed While the conference agreement does not in- sion, as proposed by the Senate, concerning by the House. clude language proposed by the Senate pro- an annual foreign military training report. The conference agreement includes a pro- viding for a reprogramming of funds under The conferees direct the Secretary of State vision restricting funding under this heading this heading to address urgent border secu- and the Secretary of Defense to submit the for follow-on activities of programs initiated rity requirements arising from a significant report required by section 656 of the Foreign under the authority of section 1206 of the Na- increase in instability in Iraq for such coun- Assistance Act of 1961 by the date specified tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal tries, the conferees direct the Secretary of in that section. Year 2006 (Public Law 109–163) unless the State to consult with the Committees on Ap- The conference agreement does not include Secretary of State, in coordination with the propriations within 90 days of enactment of a provision, as proposed by the Senate, con- Secretary of Defense, has justified the pro- this Act on plans to bolster security require- cerning a report on equipment. The conferees gram to the Committees on Appropriations, ments in neighboring allied countries in the direct the Secretary of State, in consulta- similar to that proposed by the House and event of such a scenario. tion with other relevant Federal agencies, to Senate. Israel.—The conference agreement provides submit a report to the Committees on Appro- The conference agreement does not include not less than $2,220,000,000 for grants for priations not later than 90 days after enact- a provision to transfer funds from this head- Israel which shall be disbursed within 30 ment of this Act detailing the equipment to ing to the D&CP heading, as proposed by the days of enactment of this Act and of which be purchased with funds appropriated or oth- Senate. However, the conference agreement $583,860,000 is available for offshore procure- erwise made available under the INCLE and includes funds within the D&CP heading for ment, as proposed by the House and Senate. FMF headings. The report shall include a de- monitoring activities. The conferees note that these funds are in scription of the anticipated costs associated The conference agreement includes a pro- addition to $555,000,000 provided in the Sup- with the operation and maintenance of such vision requiring that assistance for Ban- plemental Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public equipment in subsequent fiscal years. For Law 111–32) for fiscal year 2010, for a com- gladesh, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cambodia, purposes of the report, ‘‘equipment’’ shall be bined total of $2,775,000,000 in fiscal year 2010, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, defined as any aircraft, vessel, boat or vehi- Ethiopia, Guatemala, Haiti, Indonesia, which is the same as the budget request. Jordan.—The conference agreement pro- cle. Kenya, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, and Sri The conference agreement does not include vides $150,000,000 for assistance for Jordan, as Lanka may be provided through the regular a provision, as proposed by the Senate, notification procedures of the Committees proposed by the House and Senate. The con- ferees note that these funds are in addition which would have amended section 656 of the on Appropriations, similar to that proposed to the $150,000,000 provided in the Supple- Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. The conferees by the House and Senate. mental Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law direct the Secretary of State to submit a re- Colombia.—The conference agreement pro- 111–32), for a combined total of $300,000,000 in port to the Committees on Appropriations vides not more than $55,000,000 for assistance fiscal year 2010, which is the same as the not later than 180 days after enactment of for Colombia, of which up to $12,500,000 is for budget request. this Act detailing, for each country that re- maritime interdiction and riverine oper- Pakistan.—The conference agreement pro- ceived assistance under chapter 5 or part II ations, as proposed by the House. vides $238,000,000 for assistance for Pakistan of such Act during the reporting period spec- Egypt.—The conference agreement provides and authority for the transfer of up to an ad- ified in that section, the net savings to that not less than $1,040,000,000 for assistance for ditional $60,000,000 under the ESF heading in country for training purchased at a reduced Egypt, which shall be transferred within 30 this Act and prior Acts. cost or incremental rate through the Foreign days of enactment of this Act to an interest Philippines.—The conference agreement Military Sales program, as authorized by bearing account in the Federal Reserve Bank does not include language detailing report- section 21(a)(1)(C) of the Arms Export Con- in New York, as proposed by the House and ing requirements relating to human rights in trol Act, as amended by section 108 of the Senate. The conferees note that these funds the Philippines, as proposed by the House. International Security and Development Co- are in addition to $260,000,000 provided in the The conference agreement includes lan- operation Act of 1985 (Public Law 99–83). Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 (Pub- guage, similar to that proposed by the Sen- Vetting.—The conferees endorse the report- lic Law 111–32) for fiscal year 2010, for a com- ate, providing $32,000,000 for assistance for ing requirement on embassy personnel con- bined total of $1,300,000,000, which is the the Philippines, of which $3,000,000 may not ducting human rights vetting, as proposed in same as the budget request. be obligated until the Secretary of State re- the Senate Report. Indonesia.—The conference agreement in- ports in writing to the Committees on Ap- Funds in this account are allocated accord- cludes a provision, similar to that proposed propriations pursuant to section 7071(h) of ing to the following table, subject to the pro- by the House and Senate, providing this Act that— visions of section 7019 of this Act:

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Dominican Republic ...... 1,000 CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL Egypt ...... 1,040,000 DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION CONTRIBUTION TO THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT Ethiopia ...... 843 The conference agreement provides FUND Georgia ...... 16,000 Guatemala ...... 1,000 $1,262,500,000 for a contribution to the Inter- The conference agreement provides Haiti ...... 1,600 national Development Association, which is $155,000,000 for a contribution to the African Indonesia ...... 20,000 $27,500,000 above the House and $57,500,000 Development Fund, which is $4,885,000 below Israel ...... 2,220,000 Jordan ...... 150,000 below the Senate. the House and Senate. Kazakhstan ...... 3,000 The conferees are concerned that a signifi- CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL FUND Kyrgyz Republic ...... 3,500 cant portion of World Bank financing, par- Lebanon ...... 100,000 FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT Malta ...... 455 ticularly its support for fossil fuel power The conference agreement provides Mexico ...... 5,250 plants, conflicts with and undermines the $30,000,000 for a contribution to the Inter- Morocco ...... 9,000 goals of the CTF to reduce greenhouse gas Pakistan ...... 238,000 national Fund for Agricultural Development, Philippines ...... 32,000 emissions. The conferees direct the Sec- which is the same as the House and Senate. Poland ...... 47,000 retary of the Treasury to submit a report to Tajikistan ...... 1,500 the Committees on Appropriations not later TITLE VI Thailand ...... 1,600 Tunisia ...... 18,000 than September 30, 2010, comparing the EXPORT AND INVESTMENT ASSISTANCE Turkmenistan ...... 2,000 amount of reductions in greenhouse gas EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE UNITED STATES Ukraine ...... 11,000 emissions resulting from activities funded by Vietnam ...... 2,000 INSPECTOR GENERAL the CTF with the amount of such emissions Yemen ...... 12,500 The conference agreement provides Western Hemisphere Maritime Cooperation ...... 18,000 generated as a result of other World Bank fi- $2,500,000 for the Inspector General, which is FMF Administrative Costs ...... 54,464 nancing, during fiscal year 2010. Unallocated ...... 104,288 the same as the House and Senate. CONTRIBUTION TO THE CLEAN TECHNOLOGY SUBSIDY APPROPRIATION Total—FMF ...... 4,195,000 FUND The conference agreement provides TITLE V The conference agreement provides $300,000,000 for a contribution to the Clean $58,000,000 for the Subsidy Appropriation, MULTILATERAL ASSISTANCE Technology Fund, which is $75,000,000 above which is the same as the House and Senate. FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT the House and $100,000,000 below the Senate. ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS The conference agreement does not include The conference agreement provides The conference agreement provides a provision that limits the availability of $83,880,000 for Administrative Expenses, $394,000,000 for International Organizations funds provided under this heading until au- which is the same as the House and Senate. and Programs (IO&P), which is $1,091,000 thorized, as proposed by the House. Funds The conference agreement directs that not below the House and $1,000,000 above the Sen- provided under this heading are subject to less than 10 percent of the aggregate loan, ate. Funds are allocated according to the fol- the terms and conditions in section 7081(g) of guarantee, and insurance authority available lowing table, subject to the provisions of sec- this Act. to the Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im) should be tion 7019 of this Act: The conferees direct the Secretary of the used for renewable energy or end-use energy Treasury to submit a report to the Commit- efficiency technologies. The conferees en- INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS tees on Appropriations not later than 180 dorse the environmental reporting require- [Budget authority in thousands of dollars] days after enactment of this Act and every ment, as proposed by the House. The report 90 days thereafter until September 30, 2010, should include all financing carried out in detailing the total pledges and actual con- Programs Budget fiscal year 2009 for renewable energy or end- authority tributions made to date to the CTF and SCF use energy efficiency technologies, as well as by country; an estimate of administrative Center for Human Settlements ...... 2,050 other environmentally beneficial exports; ef- International Civil Aviation Organization ...... 950 and overhead costs to the World Bank in ad- forts made by Ex-Im to promote and support International Conservation Programs ...... 7,500 ministering the funds in 2010; a list of appli- such exports; information on which regions International Contributions for Scientific, Educational and cations funded by country with CTF and SCF Cultural Activities ...... 1,000 and sectors exhibit the greatest potential for International Development Law Organization ...... 600 funds, including types of technology funded, such exports; how Ex-Im defines and tracks Maritime Security Programs ...... 400 entities to which the funds were provided, such activities; data on Ex-Im’s progress to- International Panel on Climate Change/UN Framework Con- and whether the funds were provided in the vention on Climate Change ...... 13,000 ward meeting the 10 percent directive and Montreal Protocol Multilateral Fund ...... 25,500 form of budget support; the extent to which Ex-Im’s planned efforts to overcome any Organization of American States (OAS) Development Assist- the World Bank has established a method- shortfall; Ex-Im data, current policies, and ance Programs ...... 5,000 ology to evaluate and publicly report on the OAS Fund for Strengthening Democracy ...... 3,000 mitigation measures on greenhouse gas UN Capital Development Fund ...... 625 direct or indirect impact of CTF and SCF emissions of its projects; and, as applicable, UN Children’s Fund ...... 132,250 funds on climate change; and the extent to the status of implementation of rec- UN Democracy Fund ...... 4,500 which the World Bank has established a pol- UN Development Program ...... 100,500 ommendations made by the GAO related to UN Environment Program ...... 11,500 icy on taxes and tariffs imposed by national the promotion of renewable energy or end- UN High Commissioner for Human Rights ...... 7,000 governments on goods and services funded by use energy efficiency technologies, as well as UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs ...... 3,000 the CTF and SCF. UN Population Fund ...... 55,000 other environmentally beneficial exports. UN Voluntary Fund for Technical Cooperation in the Field of CONTRIBUTION TO THE STRATEGIC CLIMATE The conferees endorse the reporting re- Human Rights ...... 1,425 FUND quirement on the impact of the global finan- UN Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture ...... 7,100 UN Women’s Fund (UNIFEM)/UN Development Fund for Women 6,000 The conference agreement provides cial crisis and economic downturn on the UNIFEM Trust Fund ...... 3,000 $75,000,000 for a contribution to the Strategic work of Ex-Im, as proposed by the House. World Meteorological Organization ...... 2,050 The report should include annual and quar- World Trade Organization Technical Assistance ...... 1,050 Climate Fund, which is the same as the House and Senate. terly data, detail and trends, both in aggre- Total—IO&P ...... 394,000 The conference agreement does not include gate and for each category of credit, guar- a provision that limits the availability of antee, or insurance instrument offered by The conferees support efforts at the UN to funds provided under this heading until au- Ex-Im, on the following: impact on demand address the needs of women and girls, and thorized, as proposed by the House. for Ex-Im’s credit and other services; impact note that on September 14, 2009, the UN Gen- on the volume of Ex-Im transactions; impact CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTER-AMERICAN eral Assembly approved a resolution to es- on activity across specific regions or sectors; DEVELOPMENT BANK tablish a new agency to address these issues, impact on risk portfolio and default rates; which includes reference to the possible con- The conference agreement provides impact on revenue generated by Ex-Im serv- solidation of existing gender agencies and $4,670,000 for a contribution to the Inter- ices; likely explanations for these effects; re- programs into the new entity. The conferees American Development Bank, which is the sulting adjustments made to Ex-Im’s man- direct the Department of State to consult same as the House and Senate. agement and operations; and any other op- with the Committees on Appropriations CONTRIBUTION TO THE ENTERPRISE FOR THE portunities, lessons, or vulnerabilities re- prior to providing funds to this new entity or AMERICAS MULTILATERAL INVESTMENT FUND sulting from recent global economic condi- providing any funds appropriated for a The conference agreement provides tions. For comparison, data provided should United States contribution to UNIFEM or $25,000,000 for a contribution to the Enter- include fiscal year 2008.

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OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION Military Equipment to Countries Supporting awarded on the basis of the lowest price that NONCREDIT ACCOUNT International Terrorism.’’ is technically acceptable, and if other fac- The conference agreement provides Sec. 7022. ‘‘Prohibition on Bilateral Assist- tors had been considered, the problems re- ported earlier this year involving the local $52,310,000 for administrative expenses, which ance to Terrorist Countries.’’ guard contract in Kabul, Afghanistan may is the same as the House and Senate. Sec. 7023. ‘‘Authorization Requirements.’’ Sec. 7024. ‘‘Definition of Program, Project, have been prevented. The conferees under- PROGRAM ACCOUNT and Activity.’’ stand that providing the Secretary with au- The conference agreement provides Sec. 7025. ‘‘Authorities for the Peace Corps, thority to make awards through the best $29,000,000 for the Program Account, which is Inter-American Foundation and African value approach can enhance the guard force’s the same as the House and Senate. Development Foundation.’’ effectiveness and justify the additional cost, The Overseas Private Investment Corpora- Sec. 7026. ‘‘Commerce, Trade and Surplus particularly in countries with dangerous or tion (OPIC) is directed to provide written re- Commodities.’’ hostile environments. ports on a semi-annual basis, as in prior Sec. 7027. ‘‘Separate Accounts.’’ Sec. 7008. Coups d’E´ tat years, as proposed by the House. The con- Sec. 7028. ‘‘Eligibility for Assistance.’’ The conference agreement changes the ferees also endorse the consultation require- Sec. 7029. ‘‘Impact on Jobs in the United heading from ‘‘Military Coups’’ to ‘‘Coups ments for OPIC’s use of local currency loan States.’’ d’E´ tat’’. While there is no substantive guaranty authority and for financing of Sec. 7031. ‘‘Debt-for-Development.’’ change to the provision, the conferees are NGOs or private voluntary organizations, as Sec. 7032. ‘‘Authority to Engage in Debt concerned that the previous title implied an proposed by the House. Buybacks or Sales.’’ unintended limitation of the provision’s ap- The conference agreement includes a re- Sec. 7033. ‘‘Special Debt Relief for the plication, and direct the Department of porting requirement in section 7079(b) on Poorest.’’ State’s Office of the Legal Advisor to under- OPIC’s commitment to invest in renewable Sec. 7035. ‘‘Arab League Boycott of Israel.’’ take a review of events necessary to trigger and other clean energy technologies and on Sec. 7036. ‘‘Palestinian Statehood.’’ the provisions of this section and submit a OPIC’s plans to significantly reduce green- Sec. 7037. ‘‘Restrictions Concerning the report on such events to the Committees on house gas emissions from its portfolio, as Palestinian Authority.’’ Appropriations not later than 45 days after proposed by the Senate. Sec. 7038. ‘‘Prohibition on Assistance to enactment of this Act. The conferees endorse the reporting re- the Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation.’’ Sec. 7009. Transfer authority quirement on the impact of the global finan- Sec. 7039. ‘‘Assistance for the West Bank The conference agreement includes a new cial crisis and economic downturn on the and Gaza.’’ subsection requiring notification of transfers work of OPIC, as proposed by the House. The Sec. 7047. ‘‘Community-Based Police As- over $1,000,000 between either USAID or the report should include annual and quarterly sistance.’’ Department of State and any department, data, detail and trends, both in aggregate Sec. 7048. ‘‘Prohibition of Payments to agency, or instrumentality of the United and for each category of credit, guarantee, or United Nations Members.’’ States Government. The provision is further insurance instrument offered by OPIC, on Sec. 7049. ‘‘War Crimes Tribunals Draw- modified by requiring audits of funds trans- the following: impact on demand for OPIC’s down.’’ ferred by the Department of State to any credit and other services; impact on the vol- Sec. 7050. ‘‘Peacekeeping Missions.’’ other federal agency. ume of OPIC transactions; impact on activ- Sec. 7053. ‘‘Attendance at International Sec. 7015. Reprogramming notification require- ity across specific regions or sectors; impact Conferences.’’ ments on risk portfolio of OPIC projects; impact on Sec. 7054. ‘‘Restrictions on United Nations The conference agreement modifies sub- ability to partner with private sector finan- Delegations.’’ section (c) to include the CSI and CCF head- cial institutions; likely explanations for Sec. 7055. ‘‘Parking Fines and Real Prop- ings; subsection (d) to include an exemption these effects; resulting adjustments made to erty Taxes Owed by Foreign Governments.’’ from the requirements of this subsection to OPIC’s management and operations; and any Sec. 7057. ‘‘Prohibition on Publicity or funds transferred to title I of this Act; and other opportunities, lessons, or Propaganda.’’ subsection (f) by including Somalia and Sri vulnerabilities resulting from recent global Sec. 7058. ‘‘Limitation on Residence Ex- Lanka on the country notification list. economic conditions. For comparison, data penses.’’ Sec. 7019. Allocations provided should include fiscal year 2008. Sec. 7066. ‘‘Comprehensive Expenditures The conference agreement modifies this FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT Report.’’ section to include charts under the following TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY Sec. 7067. ‘‘Requests for Documents.’’ headings: CSI, D&CP, American Sections, The conference agreement provides Sec. 7068. ‘‘Senior Policy Operating International Commissions, DF, INCLE, and $55,200,000 for the Trade and Development Group.’’ PKO; and strikes Andean Counterdrug Pro- Agency, which is the same as the House and Sec. 7069. ‘‘Prohibition on Use of Torture.’’ grams. Senate. Sec. 7072. ‘‘Serbia.’’ Sec. 7030. International financial institutions Sec. 7073. ‘‘Independent States of the TITLE VII The conference agreement continues prior Former Soviet Union.’’ GENERAL PROVISIONS year language related to limitations on pro- Sec. 7074. ‘‘Repression in the Russian Fed- grams in Heavily Indebted Poor Countries, Provisions retained from the Omnibus Ap- eration.’’ propriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 111–8): as proposed by the House, and includes tech- Sec. 7077. ‘‘Enterprise Funds.’’ nical changes. The following general provisions include Sec. 7080. ‘‘Extradition.’’ Sec. 7034. Special authorities language which is identical to or sub- Sec. 7082. ‘‘Prohibition on Promotion of stantively unchanged from the fiscal year Tobacco.’’ The conference agreement is modified by 2009 Act except for a different section num- Sec. 7083. ‘‘Commercial Leasing of Defense deleting subsections (i), (k), (m), and (o); ber or minor technical or structural dif- Articles.’’ moving subsection (f) to section 7085(c) of ferences: this Act; modifying subsection (d); and in- The following provisions are new, modified cluding new subsections (j), (l), (m), (n), (o), Sec. 7001. ‘‘Allowances and Differentials.’’ from the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 Sec. 7002. ‘‘Unobligated Balances Report.’’ (p), (q), (r), (s), and (t). (Public Law 111–8), or further clarified in The conference agreement includes a modi- Sec. 7003. ‘‘Consulting Services.’’ this joint statement. Sec. 7005. ‘‘Personnel Actions.’’ fied provision (subsection (o)) that restricts Sec. 7007. ‘‘Prohibition Against Direct Sec. 7004. Embassy construction the use of funds in this Act for implementa- Funding for Certain Countries.’’ The provision is modified by including sub- tion of the Partner Vetting System (PVS), Sec. 7010. ‘‘Reporting Requirement.’’ section (c), which requires the Department of similar to that proposed by the Senate. The Sec. 7011. ‘‘Availability of Funds.’’ State to consult with the Committees on Ap- section was modified to allow for implemen- Sec. 7012. ‘‘Limitation on Assistance to propriations prior to the obligation of funds tation of a limited pilot program, and the Countries in Default.’’ to acquire property for diplomatic facilities conferees understand that this pilot program Sec. 7013. ‘‘Prohibition on Taxation of in Kabul, Afghanistan, similar to that pro- may be conducted in up to five countries and United States Assistance.’’ posed by the Senate. in Washington. The provision also requires Sec. 7014. ‘‘Reservations of Funds.’’ that the PVS pilot be applied equally to the Sec. 7006. Local guard contracts Sec. 7016. ‘‘Notification on Excess Defense Department of State and USAID. Steps to Equipment.’’ The conference agreement includes a new put USAID’s PVS system in place began in Sec. 7017. ‘‘Limitation on Availability of provision which allows the Secretary of fiscal year 2009, and the system should be de- Funds for International Organizations and State flexibility to award local guard con- signed to vet USAID partners in order to Programs.’’ tracts on the basis of either lowest price that minimize the risk that taxpayer-funded as- Sec. 7018. ‘‘Prohibition on Funding for is technically acceptable or the best value sistance could be diverted for terrorist pur- Abortions and Involuntary Sterilization.’’ cost-technical tradeoff (as defined in the poses, without impeding the efficient and ef- Sec. 7020. ‘‘Prohibition of Payment of Cer- Federal Acquisition Regulation part 15.101) fective implementation of United States for- tain Expenses.’’ when awarding such contracts in Afghani- eign assistance programs. The conferees ex- Sec. 7021. ‘‘Prohibition on Assistance to stan, Iraq and Pakistan. Current law re- pect the system to be extended to the De- Foreign Governments that Export Lethal quires that all local guard contracts must be partment of State’s implementing partners

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Iran Sanctions Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Pro- grams ...... 6,495 that would have prohibited the obligation of The conference agreement includes a pro- Economic Support Fund: funds to compile, produce, or publish any vision similar to that proposed by the House Support for Democracy ...... 20,250 CBJ documents for fiscal year 2011 until the Alternative Development ...... 116,484 which modifies the reporting requirement in Afro-Colombian/Indigenous Communities ...... 15,000 Secretary of State and the USAID Adminis- the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 (Pub- Biodiversity Conservation ...... 3,000 trator consult with the Committees on Ap- lic Law 111–8) by adding a statement of pol- Support for Vulnerable Groups/IDPs ...... 45,000 propriations, the conferees expect consulta- OAS Mission ...... 250 icy in subsection (a) and including a limita- Demobilization and Reintegration ...... 18,606 tions to continue regarding the purpose, for- tion in subsection (b). The conferees intend Transfer to MRA ...... 8,000 mat, and content of the CBJs. ‘‘significant’’ or ‘‘material’’ to mean aggre- Clean Energy Initiatives ...... 1,200 The conference agreement includes a pro- gate transactions undertaken in a 12-month Subtotal—ESF ...... 209,790 vision clarifying the Secretary of State’s ob- period valued in excess of $20,000,000. The International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement Sup- ligations regarding visa determinations for port for Rule of Law Programs: conferees direct the Departments of State Human Rights (USAID) ...... 8,000 applicants of A–3 and G–5 visas, under the and Treasury to be responsible for deter- Judicial Reforms Programs ...... 8,000 William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims mining what entities meet such standard. Procuraduria General de la Nacion ...... 3,000 Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (Pub- Defensoria del Pueblo ...... 1,000 The conference agreement does not restrict Office of the Attorney General: lic Law 110–457). For purposes of section the Export-Import Bank from modifying ex- Human Rights Unit ...... 8,500 203(a)(2) of such Act, a final civil judgment in isting transactions. However, the conferees Justice and Peace Unit ...... 5,000 a trafficking case or a determination by the Witness/Victims Protection Program ...... 5,000 direct the Export-Import Bank to consult Investigations and Mass Graves ...... 1,500 Department of Justice that the United with the Committees on Appropriations UN High Commissioner for Human Rights ...... 500 States Government would seek to indict the prior to the modification or extension of fi- Carabineros ...... 3,000 diplomat or a family member but for diplo- Individual Deserter Program ...... 500 nancing to any existing project that would Demand Reduction ...... 500 matic immunity shall be deemed ‘‘credible otherwise be prohibited by this section. Money Laundering ...... 750 evidence’’ of abuse or other mistreatment. Sec. 7044. Aircraft Transfer and Coordination Subtotal—Support for Rule of Law Programs .... 45,250 Sec. 7040. Limitation on Assistance for the Pal- Interdiction, Eradication and Support: estinian Authority The conference agreement includes a pro- Support to the Colombian Military: Army Counterdrug Mobile Brigade ...... 2,000 The conference agreement includes a new vision, similar to that proposed by the Sen- Army Aviation Support ...... 35,000 subsection (f), which is substantively iden- ate, regarding the use of Department of Air Bridge Denial Program ...... 1,000 tical to the provision carried in the Supple- State and USAID aircraft, including a re- Navy Maritime Interdiction Support ...... 5,000 mental Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law porting requirement on air fleets. Subtotal—Support to the Colombian Mili- 111–32). The new subsection continues to pro- tary ...... 43,000 Sec. 7045. Western Hemisphere Support to the Colombian National Police: hibit assistance to Hamas or any entity ef- Aviation Support ...... 50,000 fectively controlled by Hamas, and further The conference agreement includes funding Support for Eradication ...... 53,000 prohibits assistance to any power-sharing and legislative requirements for a Caribbean Support for Interdiction ...... 25,000 government of which Hamas is a member un- Basin Security Initiative, as proposed by the Subtotal—Support to the Colombian Na- less such government, including all its min- House. The conference agreement includes a tional Police ...... 128,000 isters or such equivalent, has met certain Program, Development and Support: provision, similar to that proposed by the United States Personnel ...... 2,029 conditions. Senate, providing authority for USAID to LES ...... 2,151 Sec. 7041. Saudi Arabia continue support for an Economic and Social ICASS Costs ...... 1,010 Program Support ...... 1,510 The conference agreement includes a new Development Fund for Central America, provision prohibiting assistance for Saudi which is intended to address unemployment Subtotal—Program, Development and and other root causes of drug trafficking and Support ...... 6,700 Arabia, similar to that proposed by the Critical Flight Safety Program: House. The conference agreement includes a criminal gangs, particularly among youth, in Huey-II Engines ...... 1,800 waiver. The Senate did not include similar vulnerable communities. The conference Spray Aircraft procurement ...... 0 agreement does not provide a specific fund- Huey-II procurement ...... 3,500 language. Huey-II wiring ...... 1,500 Sec. 7042. Near East ing level from under the ESF heading, as C208 Depot ...... 700 proposed by the Senate. The provision con- UH–60L Depot ...... 6,000 The conference agreement includes a new tinues funding allocations and legislative re- Huey-II Depot ...... 4,000 provision similar to that proposed by the C–27 Depot ...... 2,600 quirements for Haiti, Guatemala, Mexico, AT–802 Depot ...... 2,600 Senate, which provides overall assistance Central America, and trade capacity build- Aircraft/Aircrew Safety of Flight ...... 3,250 levels in the Act for the countries of Egypt, ing. The conferees intend that the pilot Subtotal—Critical Flight Safety Program .. 25,950 Iraq, Jordan, and Lebanon. The conferees project required in subsection (h) will inform Subtotal—Interdiction, Eradication and note that these levels do not include funds the findings and recommendations of the re- Support ...... 203,650 that may be derived through regional fund- port required on passport cards, which Subtotal—INCLE ...... 248,900 ing within the individual appropriations ac- should also include an analysis of the effect counts. The provision also includes a funding that expanding passport cards to air trav- Total—Colombia ...... 521,880 level for the West Bank and Gaza. elers may have on the fees for both the pass- The provision includes language, similar to * Funding in italics denotes a non-add and is not in addition to the pro- port cards and passport books. gram total. that proposed by the Senate, regarding the establishment of an endowment to further Sec. 7046. Colombia Sec. 7051. Peacekeeping Assessment the shared interests of the United States and The conference agreement includes a pro- Egypt, consistent with the purposes for The conference agreement includes lan- vision, similar to that proposed by the House which such funds are requested in the fiscal guage similar to prior years except that it and Senate, which amends the cap on peace- year 2010 CBJ materials and appropriated continues by reference the prior year funding keeping assessed costs to 27.3 percent in cal- under such heading. The House did not in- restrictions and reporting requirements with endar year 2010. the exception that (b)(1)(B)(iv) of the Omni- clude a similar provision. The conferees rec- Sec. 7052. United Nations Human Rights Council ognize that discussions and negotiations on bus Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 111– 8) is modified to include human rights de- The conference agreement includes a pro- such an endowment will take time, and di- vision requiring a report on resolutions rect the Secretary of State to consult with fenders, journalists, trade unionists, polit- ical and religious leaders. The provision pro- adopted by the UN Human Rights Council, the Committees on these efforts. Consulta- similar to that proposed by the House. The tion should include explanation of the spe- vides not more than $521,880,000 for assist- ance for Colombia from funds made available Senate did not include a similar provision. cific definition of shared interests, and how Sec. 7056. Landmines and Cluster Munitions such interests would be furthered through an under the headings ESF, NADR, INCLE, The conference agreement includes lan- endowment. The conferees note that such IMET, and FMF. The conferees note that the guage aligning the provision with United funds are subject to the regular notification cap established by this section includes States Government policy guidance, as pro- procedures of the Committees on Appropria- funds that may be derived from regional ac- posed by the Senate. tions. counts. The provision includes language con- Funds made available in this Act for Co- Sec. 7059. United States Agency for Inter- tinuing the transparency and accountability lombia are to be allocated according to the national Development Management reporting requirements contained in the following table, subject to the provisions of The conference agreement modifies spe- statement of managers accompanying the section 7019 of this Act: cific funding and personnel levels; clarifies

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Global Health Activities international peacekeeping operations. the House. The conference agreement includes a pro- The conference agreement includes a pro- The conference agreement modifies the vision related to Southern Sudan that is ad- vision that continues the terms and condi- prior year funding level for voluntary family dressed under the ESF heading. tions of section 1102(c) and (d) of the Supple- planning programs. Funds appropriated for counterterrorism mental Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law Sec. 7061. Development Grants Program programs shall be considered only under the 111–32) related to procurement and anti-cor- The conference agreement modifies the strategic objective for which they were re- ruption, as proposed by the Senate. prior year funding level and restricts the quested. Any deviation from the budget re- The conference agreement includes a pro- grant size to $2,000,000 to small NGOs, as pro- quest for these programs, and funds appro- vision related to anti-corruption that with- posed by the Senate. These funds shall be priated for a Horn of Africa and Pan Sahel holds funds until the Secretary of State cer- awarded in an open and competitive process Program, shall be subject to prior consulta- tifies that the Government of Afghanistan is in accordance with all applicable rules and tion with the Committees on Appropriations. cooperating fully with United States efforts regulations. Grants to support projects and Sec. 7071. Asia against the Taliban and Al Qaeda and efforts activities in democracy and governance and The provision provides funding and condi- to reduce poppy cultivation and illicit drug that directly benefit women and girls, in- tions on assistance for Tibet, Burma, Cam- trafficking, similar to that proposed by the cluding programs to increase women’s lead- bodia, Indonesia, Nepal, North Korea, the House and Senate. ership capacity, should be supported. The People’s Republic of China, Philippines, and The conference agreement includes a fund- conferees direct the USAID Administrator to Timor-Leste, similar to that proposed by the ing level for the National Solidarity Pro- submit a report to the Committees on Appro- Senate, which are delineated under the ESF gram and sets requirements for United priations not later than 45 days after enact- and FMF headings, as appropriate. States reconstruction efforts. ment of this Act, listing the grants made The conference agreement includes lan- The conference agreement includes a pro- under this program in fiscal year 2009, in- guage, similar to that proposed by the Sen- vision related to rule of law programs and a cluding the organizations that received ate, regarding assistance for Vietnam. provision that restricts the United States grants and the amount and purpose of each Sec. 7075. Central Asia Government from entering into a permanent grant. The conference agreement includes a pro- basing rights agreement with Afghanistan. Sec. 7062. Women in Development vision which carries forward by reference the Sec. 7078. United Nations Population Fund The conference agreement includes lan- terms and conditions of sections 7075(a) and The conference agreement changes the guage requiring that food security and agri- (b) and 7076(a) through (e) of the Omnibus funding level; includes transfer authority, as cultural development programs take the Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 111–8) proposed by the House; includes a provision unique needs of women into consideration, as concerning limitations on assistance for withholding funding related to the United proposed by the House. Kazakhstan (relating to human rights and Nations Population Fund’s program in the Sec. 7063. Gender-Based Violence civil liberties, including obligations and People’s Republic of China, as proposed by commitments to the Organization for Secu- the House; and includes technical changes. The conference agreement clarifies the ap- rity and Cooperation in Europe) and Sec. 7079. OPIC plication of this provision. The conferees en- Uzbekistan (relating to democracy and The conference agreement includes a pro- dorse the gender-based violence reporting re- human rights), except that for the purposes vision, as proposed by the House and Senate, quirement as proposed in the House Report of section 7076(e) ‘‘assistance’’ does not in- which enables a transfer of up to $20,000,000 under the INCLE heading. clude expanded IMET. This is substantively to the OPIC account from title III of this Act Sec. 7064. Education similar to that proposed by the Senate. The if the President determines it furthers the The conference agreement changes the House proposed a limitation only on assist- purposes of the Foreign Assistance Act of funding levels; requires the continuation of ance for Uzbekistan. 1961, subject to regular notification proce- the Coordinator of United States Govern- The conference agreement does not include dures. The agreement includes a provision, ment Actions to Provide Basic Education As- language, as proposed by the Senate, con- as proposed by the Senate, that authorizes sistance, as proposed by the House; and in- cerning extractive industries in Kazakhstan. and directs OPIC to issue binding environ- cludes a requirement that education funding However, the conferees direct the Secretary mental, transparency, worker rights, and be coordinated with other development pro- of State to submit a report to the Commit- human rights guidelines, applicable to all grams, as proposed by the House. The provi- tees on Appropriations, not later than 90 OPIC projects, within nine months of enact- sion is further modified by providing specific days after enactment of this Act, detailing ment of this Act, and to report not later funding levels for higher education assist- actions by the Government of Kazakhstan to than 180 days after enactment of this Act on ance for Africa and for partnerships between implement the EITI and other actions to OPIC’s investment in renewable and other African and United States institutions of achieve transparency and accountability in clean energy technologies and plans to sig- higher education, as proposed by the Senate. managing revenues from oil, gas and mining. The conference agreement does not include nificantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions Sec. 7065. Reconciliation Programs language proposed by the Senate concerning from its portfolio. The conference agreement The conference agreement modifies the defense articles, services and assistance for includes a provision, modified from that pro- prior year funding levels and makes a tech- the countries of Central Asia. However, the posed by the Senate, that extends OPIC’s au- nical change. Funds provided for these pro- conferees direct the Secretary of State to thorization for one year, through September grams shall be awarded in an open and com- submit a report to the Committees on Appro- 30, 2010. petitive process in accordance with all appli- priations, not later than September 30, 2010, Sec. 7081. Climate Change and Environment cable rules and regulations. describing the defense articles, defense serv- Programs Sec. 7070. Africa ices, and financial assistance provided by the The conference agreement modifies prior The conference agreement excludes inter- United States to the countries of Central year funding levels; clarifies the use of clean national peacekeeping training from the re- Asia during the 12–month period ending 30 energy, adaptation and biodiversity funding; striction placed on funding provided under days prior to submission of such report; and includes language related to microfinance the IMET heading; changes funding levels; the use during such period of defense arti- renewable energy programs; requires con- includes a provision that makes funding cles, defense services, and financial assist- sultation prior to making a contribution to available for programs to promote and sup- ance provided by the United States by units the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility; and port transparency and accountability in nat- of the armed forces, border guards, or other makes technical changes. ural resource extraction programs; and security forces of such countries. The conference agreement includes new modifies the funding restriction for Sec. 7076. Afghanistan language authorizing a United States con- Zimbabwe. The conference agreement includes a pro- tribution to the CTF. The conferees believe The conference agreement includes a pro- vision that requires that assistance be pro- that the CTF should only support renewable vision that restricts FMF assistance for vided in a manner that utilizes Afghan enti- energy and energy efficiency projects. The Ethiopia due to reported human rights viola- ties, emphasizes the participation and lead- conferees do not believe the Fund should tions, similar to that proposed by the Sen- ership of Afghan women, and directly im- support nuclear energy projects, high im- ate. The provision excludes assistance to proves the security, economic and social poundment dam projects or fossil fuel tech- support the deployment of members of the well-being, and political status, of Afghan nologies except for in the transportation sec- Ethiopian military in international peace- women and girls, similar to that proposed by tor as provided in the Act. In addition, the keeping operations. the Senate. conferees direct the Fund to take all nec- The conference agreement includes a pro- The conference agreement includes a pro- essary steps to ensure timely public access vision that restricts funding for Rwanda due vision that continues terms and conditions to and input into project descriptions and

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The conferees direct the Secretary Budget au- to include updates on the United States posi- Program The conference agreement includes a pro- thority tion, efforts made, and any agreements vision, similar to that proposed by the Sen- reached with respect to financing, institu- USAID Biodiversity programs ...... 205,000 ate, providing not less than $5,000,000 for pro- USAID Climate Change programs ...... 305,700 tional structures to address technology grams and activities to address the needs OES Climate Change programs ...... 145,500 transfer, and attempts to include compul- Least Developed Countries Fund ...... 30,000 and protect and promote the rights of people sory licensing in international agreements. Special Climate Change Fund ...... 20,000 with disabilities in developing countries. The Western Hemisphere Climate Change programs ...... 12,000 The conferees direct the Secretary to consult conferees direct that of this amount, Global Environment Facility ...... 86,500 with the Committees on Appropriations Clean Technology Fund ...... 300,000 $1,000,000 shall be made available for projects Strategic Climate Fund ...... 75,000 prior to submission of the initial report. UN Climate Change programs ...... 57,500 to develop, support, and strengthen sports Tropical Forest Conservation Act ...... 20,000 programs for children and adults with phys- Sec. 7092. Prohibition on Certain First-Class ical or intellectual disabilities, to be made Travel Total 1,257,200. available on an open and competitive basis The conference agreement includes a pro- *Funding in italics denotes a non-add and is not in addition to the pro- in accordance with all applicable rules and vision prohibiting the use of funds for first- gram total. regulations. class travel by employees of agencies funded Sec. 7084. Anti-Kleptocracy Sec. 7088. Orphans, Displaced, and Abandoned by this Act in contravention of federal regu- The conference agreement includes a pro- Children lations, as proposed by the House. vision, similar to that proposed by the Sen- The conference agreement clarifies the Sec. 7093. Limitation on Use of Funds in Con- ate, requiring the Secretary of State to purposes for which funds may be used. travention of Certain Laws maintain a list of officials of foreign govern- Sec. 7089. Sri Lanka The conference agreement includes a new ments and their immediate family members provision, similar to that proposed by the who the Secretary has credible evidence The conference agreement includes a pro- vision, similar to that proposed by the House House, which states that none of the funds have been involved in corruption relating to provided in this Act or prior Acts may be the extraction of natural resources, and to and Senate, regarding assistance for Sri Lanka. While the conferees welcome the de- used in contravention of any provision of, or submit a report to the Committees on Appro- amendment made by, this Act or of certain priations summarizing such evidence for feat of the Tamil Tigers, the conferees are concerned with internally displaced Sri sections of the Supplemental Appropriations each individual on the list. The conferees Act, 2009 (Public Law 111–32). The provision note that past reports have been deficient Lankans who are still detained in closed camps, as well as other persons who have further requires the Executive Branch to no- and direct that future reports provide the re- tify the Committees on Appropriations if a quired information, in a classified form if been imprisoned or are being prosecuted for publicly reporting attacks on civilians. The determination is made that a particular pro- necessary. Any individual on the list shall be vision is unconstitutional. ineligible for admission to the United States. conferees direct the Secretary of State to submit a report to the Committees on Appro- The following general provisions that were The conferees, recognizing the need to broad- proposed in the House and Senate fiscal year en sanctions against those who engage in priations not later than 45 days after enact- ment of this Act on the extent to which the 2010 bills are either addressed elsewhere or corrupt practices, direct the Secretary to are not included in the conference agree- urge other governments to take similar Government of Sri Lanka is treating inter- nally displaced persons in accordance with ment. steps. Sec. 7006. (House) ‘‘International Broad- Sec. 7085. International Prison Conditions international standards, including by guar- anteeing their freedom of movement, pro- casting.’’ The conference agreement includes a new viding access to conflict-affected areas and Sec. 7042. (House) ‘‘Iraq.’’ provision, similar to that proposed by the Sec. 7044. (House) ‘‘Lebanon.’’ populations by humanitarian organizations Senate, that requires the Secretary of State Sec. 7057. (Senate) ‘‘Millennium Challenge and journalists, and accounting for persons to submit a report on conditions in prisons Corporation.’’ detained in the conflict. The conferees are and other detention facilities in countries Sec. 7069. (Senate) ‘‘Locally Employed also concerned that the Government of Sri receiving United States assistance where the Staff.’’ Lanka has not taken credible steps to pro- Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Sec. 7074. (House) ‘‘Uzbekistan.’’ mote reconciliation among Tamils and other Human Rights and Labor has determined Sec. 7086. (House) ‘‘UNRWA Account- minority ethnic groups. The conference that arbitrary detention and/or cruel, inhu- ability.’’ agreement includes a provision directing the mane or degrading treatment, or inhumane Sec. 7087. (House) ‘‘Limitation on Funds Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the conditions, is common, and identifying those Relating to Transfer or Release of Individ- United States Executive Directors of the countries whose governments are, and are uals Detained at Naval Station, Guantanamo international financial institutions to vote not, making significant efforts to eliminate Bay, Cuba.’’ against financial support for Sri Lanka, ex- such conditions. The conference agreement Sec. 7087. (Senate) ‘‘Training and Equip- cept to meet basic human needs, unless cer- provides that funds shall be made available, ment Reports.’’ tain requirements are met. The conferees di- notwithstanding section 660 of the Foreign Sec. 7092. (Senate) ‘‘Cuba.’’ rect the Secretary of State to submit, not Assistance Act of 1961. Additionally, the con- Sec. 7093. (Senate) ‘‘Assistance for Foreign later than 180 days after enactment of this ference agreement continues a provision Nongovernmental Organizations.’’ Act, a report supplementing the Secretary’s (section 7034(f) of the Omnibus Appropria- The following general provisions enacted October 21, 2009, report on crimes against hu- tions Act, 2009 (Public Law 111–8)) directing in Public Law 111–8 are not included in this manity in Sri Lanka detailing what, if any, the Secretary of State to designate a Deputy Act. measures have been taken by the Govern- Assistant Secretary of State in the Bureau Sec. 7006. ‘‘Consular Affairs Reform.’’ ment of Sri Lanka and international bodies of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor with Sec. 7041. ‘‘Broadcasting Transparency.’’ to investigate such incidents, and evaluating primary responsibility for diplomatic efforts Sec. 7042. ‘‘Iraq.’’ the effectiveness of such efforts. related to international prison conditions. Sec. 7044. ‘‘Lebanon.’’ The House did not include similar language. Sec. 7090. International Monetary Fund Provi- Sec. 7057. ‘‘Millennium Challenge Corpora- sions Sec. 7086. Transparency and Accountability tion.’’ The conference agreement includes a pro- The conference agreement sets limitations Sec. 7076. ‘‘Uzbekistan.’’ vision that allows the Secretary of State to and restrictions on funding provided to the Sec. 7087. ‘‘Training and Equipment Re- withhold funding from a UN organization or New Arrangements to Borrow (NAB) pro- ports.’’ agency, similar to that proposed by the Sen- gram at the International Monetary Fund, Sec. 7092. ‘‘Export-Import Bank Rescis- ate; includes a provision regarding document similar to that proposed by the House. The sion.’’ disclosure at the International Monetary provision includes language that sets condi- DISCLOSURE OF EARMARKS AND CON- Fund (the Fund), as proposed by the Senate; tions on continued United States participa- GRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING includes a provision related to child labor tion in the NAB and that restricts United ITEMS States participation in the NAB to not and the Fund, as proposed by the Senate; Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XXI of the greater than 20 percent of the total. clarifies the reporting requirement described Rules of the House of Representatives and in the budget transparency provision, as pro- Sec. 7091. Intellectual Property Rights Protec- rule XLIV of the Standing Rules of the Sen- posed by the House; provides up to $1,500,000 tion ate, neither the conference report nor the ac- to assist the governments of certain coun- The conference agreement includes a pro- companying joint statement of managers tries to improve budget transparency; and vision, similar to that proposed by the contains any congressional earmarks, con- includes a new provision to withhold ten per- House, requiring the Secretary of State to gressionally directed spending items, limited

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CONFERENCE TOTAL—WITH COMPARISONS Institutional Eligibility Under the Higher rule — Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic The total new budget (obligational) au- Education Act of 1965, as Amended, and the Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Ocean Perch by thority for the fiscal year 2010 recommended Secretary’s Recognition of Accrediting Vessels in the Amendment 80 Limited Access by the Committee of Conference, with com- Agencies [Docket ID: ED-2009-OPE-0009] Fishery in the Central Aleutian District of parisons to the fiscal year 2009 amount, the (RIN: 1840-AD00) received November 12, 2009, the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Manage- 2010 budget estimates, and the House and pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- ment Area [Docket No.: 0810141351-9087-02] Senate bills for 2010 follow: mittee on Education and Labor. (RIN: 0648-XS57) received November 13, 2009, 4918. A letter from the Deputy Director, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- (In thousands of dollars) Regulations Policy and Management Staff, mittee on Natural Resources. New budget (obligational) Department of Health and Human Services, 4927. A letter from the General Counsel, authority, fiscal year transmitting the Department’s final rule — Department of Justice, transmitting the De- 2009 ...... $50,758,813 Investigational New Drug Applications; partment’s final rule — Application of Immi- Budget estimates of new Technical Amendment [Docket No.: FDA- gration Regulations to the Commonwealth of (obligational) authority, 2009-N-0464] received November 12, 2009, pur- the Northern Mariana Islands [EOIR Docket fiscal year 2010 ...... 52,202,963 suant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- No.: 169 AG Order No. 3120-2009] (RIN: 1125- House bill, fiscal year 2010 49,001,900 mittee on Energy and Commerce. AA67) received November 12, 2009, pursuant Senate bill, fiscal year 2010 48,843,900 4919. A letter from the Chief of Staff, Media to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Conference agreement, fis- Bureau, Federal Communications Commis- the Judiciary. cal year 2010 ...... 48,922,900 sion, transmitting the Commission’s final 4928. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, Conference agreement rule — Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Department of Homeland Security, transmit- compared with: Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations ting the Department’s final rule — Security New budget (Leupp, Arizona) [MB Docket No.: 09-98] re- Zone Naval Base Point Loma; San Diego (obligational) author- ceived November 12, 2009, pursuant to 5 Bay, San Diego, CA [Docket No.: USCG-2008- ity, fiscal year 2009 ... ¥1,835,913 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on En- 1016] (RIN: 1625-AA87) received November 12, Budget estimates of ergy and Commerce. 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the new (obligational) 4920. A letter from the Acting Assistant Committee on Transportation and Infra- authority, fiscal year Secretary for Export Administration, De- structure. 2010 ...... ¥3,280,063 partment of Commerce, transmitting the De- 4929. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, House bill, fiscal year partment’s final rule — Revisions to the Ex- Office of Regulations and Administrative 2010 ...... ¥79,000 port Administration Regulations based on Law, Department of Homeland Security, Senate bill, fiscal year the 2008 Missile Technology Control Regime transmitting the Department’s final rule — 2010 ...... +79,000 Plenary Additions [Docket No.: 090126060- Anchorages; New and Revised Anchorages in 91251-01] (RIN: 0694-AE53) received November the Captain of the Port Portland, OR, Area DAVID R. OBEY, 12, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to of Responsibility [Docket No.: USCG-2008- JOHN W. OLVER, the Committee on Foreign Affairs. 1232] (RIN: 1625-AA01) received November 12, ED PASTOR, 4921. A letter from the Chairman, Council 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the NITA LOWEY, of the District of Columbia, transmitting Committee on Transportation and Infra- MARCY KAPTUR, District of Columbia Council: Transmittal of structure. DAVID E. PRICE, D.C. Act 18-239, ‘‘Hospital and Medical Serv- 4930. A letter from the Attorney, Depart- LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD, ices Corporation Regulatory Amendment Act ment of Homeland Security, transmitting MARION BERRY, of 2009’’, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1- the Department’s final rule — Safety Zone; CAROLYN C. KILPATRICK, 233(c)(1); to the Committee on Oversight and Beachfest Fireworks, Pacific Ocean, San Managers on the Part of the House. Government Reform. Diego, CA [Docket No.: USCG-2009-0811] 4922. A letter from the Chairman, Council (RIN: 1625-AA00) received November 12, 2009, PATTY MURRAY, of the District of Columbia, transmitting pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- ROBERT C. BYRD, District of Columbia Council: Transmittal of mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- BARBARA A. MIKULSKI, D.C. Act 18-238, ‘‘Omnibus Election Reform ture. HERB KOHL, Amendment Act of 2009’’, pursuant to D.C. 4931. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, RICHARD J. DURBIN, Code section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Department of Homeland Security, transmit- BYRON L. DORGAN, Oversight and Government Reform. ting the Department’s final rule — Pollution PATRICK J. LEAHY, 4923. A letter from the General Counsel Prevention Equipment [Docket No.: USCG- TOM HARKIN, (Acting), National Indian Gaming Commis- 2004-18939] (RIN: 1625-AA90) received Novem- DIANNE FEINSTEIN, sion, transmitting the Commission’s final ber 12, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); TIM JOHNSON, rule — Amendments to Various National In- to the Committee on Transportation and In- FRANK R. LAUTENBERG, dian Gaming Commission Regulations (RIN: frastructure. DANIEL K. INOUYE, 3141-0001) received November 12, 2009, pursu- 4932. A letter from the Attorney, Depart- CHRISTOPHER S. BOND, ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee ment of Homeland Security, transmitting (Except for D.C. on Natural Resources. the Department’s final rule — Safety Zone; Abortion), 4924. A letter from the Acting Director, Of- Waters Surrounding M/V Guilio Verne and ROBERT F. BENNETT, fice of Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, Na- Barge Hagar for the Transbay Cable Laying (Except for D.C. tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra- Project, San Francisco Bay, CA [Docket No.: Abortion), tion, transmitting the Administration’s final USCG-2009-0870] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received SUSAN COLLINS, rule — Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic November 12, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. THAD COCHRAN, Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Ocean Perch by 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transpor- Managers on the Part of the Senate. Vessels in the Amendment 80 Limited Access tation and Infrastructure. f Fishery in the Western Aleutian District of 4933. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Manage- Department of Homeland Security, transmit- EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ment Area [Docket No.: 0810141351-9087-02] ting the Department’s final rule — Draw- ETC. (RIN: 0648-XS59) received November 13, 2009, bridge Operation Regulation; East River, Under clause 2 of Rule XXIV, execu- pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- New York City, NY [Docket No.: USCG-2009- tive communications were taken from mittee on Natural Resources. 0348] (RIN: 1625-AA09) received November 12, 4925. A letter from the Acting Director, Of- the Speaker’s table and referred as fol- 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the fice of Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, Na- Committee on Transportation and Infra- lows: tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra- structure. 4916. A letter from the Director, Defense tion, transmitting the Administration’s final 4934. A letter from the Attorney, Depart- Procurement and Acquisition Policy, De- rule — Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic ment of Homeland Security, transmitting partment of Defense, transmitting the De- Zone Off Alaska; Atka Mackerel by Vessels the Department’s final rule — Safety Zone; partment’s final rule — Defense Federal Ac- in the Amendment 80 Limited Access Fish- Catholic Church Procession; San Diego Bay, quisition Regulation Supplement; Whistle- ery in the Western Aleutian District of the San Diego, CA [Docket No.: USCG-2009-0812] blower Protections for Contractor Employ- Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Manage- (RIN: 1625-AA00) received November 12, 2009, ees (DFARS Case 2008-D012) (RIN: 0750-AG09) ment Area [Docket No.: 0810141351-9087-02] pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- received November 12, 2009, pursuant to 5 (RIN: 0648-XS58) received November 13, 2009, mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- ture. Armed Services. mittee on Natural Resources. 4935. A letter from the Program Analyst, 4917. A letter from the Assistant General 4926. A letter from the Acting Director, Of- Department of Transportation, transmitting Counsel for Regulatory Services, Office of fice of Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, Na- the Department’s final rule — Airworthiness General Counsel, Department of Education, tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra- Directives; International Aero Engines AG transmitting the Department’s final rule — tion, transmitting the Administration’s final (IAE) V2500-A1, V2527E-A5, V2530-A5, and

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No. 3344] received Novem- Transportation, and Housing and Urban De- 4936. A letter from the Program Analyst, ber 13, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); velopment, and related agencies for the fis- Department of Transportation, transmitting to the Committee on Transportation and In- cal year ending September 30, 2010, and for the Department’s final rule — Airworthiness frastructure. other purposes (Rept. 111–366). Ordered to be Directives; Hamilton Sundstrand Power Sys- 4945. A letter from the Program Analyst, printed. tems T-62T-46C12 Auxiliary Power Units Department of Transportation, transmitting f [Docket No.: FAA-2009-0247; Directorate the Department’s final rule — Standard In- Identifier 2009-NE-07-AD; Amendment 39- strument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS 16040; AD 2009-21-03] (RIN: 2120-AA64) Novem- Minimums and Obstacle Departure Proce- Under clause 2 of rule XII, public ber 13, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); dures; Miscellaneous Amendments [Docket bills and resolutions of the following to the Committee on Transportation and In- No.: 30691; Amdt. No. 3343] received Novem- frastructure. titles were introduced and severally re- ber 13, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); ferred, as follows: 4937. A letter from the Program Analyst, to the Committee on Transportation and In- Department of Transportation, transmitting frastructure. By Mr. RANGEL (for himself, Mr. the Department’s final rule — Airworthiness 4946. A letter from the Chairman, Depart- OBERSTAR, Mr. CAMP, Mr. MICA, Mr. Directives; Airbus Model A340-200 and -300 ment of Transportation, transmitting the COSTELLO, Mr. PETRI, and Mr. LEWIS Series Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA-2009-0907; Department’s final rule — Removal of Dele- of Georgia): Directorate Identifier 2009-NM-072-AD; gations of Authority to Secretary, received H.R. 4217. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- Amendment 39-1604; AD 2009-21-05] (RIN: 2120- November 12, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. enue Code of 1986 to extend the funding and AA64) November 13, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transpor- expenditure authority of the Airport and 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transpor- tation and Infrastructure. Airway Trust Fund, to amend title 49, United tation and Infrastructure. States Code, to extend authorizations for the 4938. A letter from the Program Analyst, 4947. A letter from the Program Analyst, Department of Transportation, transmitting airport improvement program, and for other Department of Transportation, transmitting purposes; to the Committee on Transpor- the Department’s final rule — Airworthiness the Department’s final rule — Production and Airworthiness Approvals, Part Marking, tation and Infrastructure, and in addition to Directives; 328 Support Services GmbH the Committee on Ways and Means, for a pe- Dornier Model 328-100 and -300 Airplanes and Miscellaneous Amendments [Docket No.: FAA-2006-25877; Amendment Nos. 1-64, 21-92, riod to be subsequently determined by the [Docket No.: FAA-2009-0616; Directorate Speaker, in each case for consideration of Identifier 2009-NM-070-AD; Amendment 39- 43-43, and 45-26] (RIN: 2120-AJ64) November 13, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- 16043; AD 2009-21-06] (RIN: 2120-AA64) Novem- tion of the committee concerned. Considered ber 13, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); the Committee on Transportation and Infra- structure. and passed. to the Committee on Transportation and In- By Mr. TANNER (for himself and Mr. frastructure. f SAM JOHNSON of Texas): 4939. A letter from the Program Analyst, REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON H.R. 4218. A bill to amend titles II and XVI Department of Transportation, transmitting of the Social Security Act to prohibit retro- the Department’s final rule — Airworthiness PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS active payments to individuals during peri- Directives; Rolls-Royce plc RB211 Trent 800 Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of ods for which such individuals are prisoners, Series Turbofan Engines [Docket No.: FAA- fugitive felons, or probation or parole viola- 2009-1369; Directorate Identifier 2003-NE-03- committees were delivered to the Clerk tors; to the Committee on Ways and Means. AD; Amendment 39-16048; AD 2009-21-09] (RIN: for printing and reference to the proper Considered and passed. 2120-AA64) November 13, 2009, pursuant to 5 calendar, as follows: By Mr. WILSON of South Carolina (for U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Mr. WAXMAN: Committee on Energy and himself, Mr. KINGSTON, Mr. INGLIS, Transportation and Infrastructure. Commerce. H.R. 1319. A bill to prevent the 4940. A letter from the Program Analyst, Mr. BROUN of Georgia, Mr. SOUDER, inadvertent disclosure of information on a Mr. BARRETT of South Carolina, Mrs. Department of Transportation, transmitting computer through the use of certain ‘‘peer- the Department’s final rule — Airworthiness BACHMANN, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. MIL- to-peer’’ file sharing software without first LER of Florida, Mr. FORBES, and Mr. Directives; Turbomeca S.A. ARRIUS 1A Tur- providing notice and obtaining consent from boshaft Engines [Docket No.: FAA-2009-0348; AKIN): the owner or authorized user of the com- H.R. 4219. A bill to establish a National Directorate Identifier 2009-NE-39-AD; puter; with amendments (Rept. 111–361). Re- Amendment 39-16050; AD 2009-21-11] (RIN: Commission on American Recovery and Re- ferred to the Committee of the Whole House investment; to the Committee on Education 2120-AA64) November 13, 2009, pursuant to 5 on the State of the Union. U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on and Labor. Mr. WAXMAN: Committee on Energy and By Mr. BUYER (for himself, Mr. MORAN Transportation and Infrastructure. Commerce. H.R. 2221. A bill to protect con- 4941. A letter from the Program Analyst, of Kansas, Mr. BROWN of South Caro- sumers by requiring reasonable security poli- Department of Transportation, transmitting lina, Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mr. cies and procedures to protect computerized the Department’s final rule — Airworthiness BOOZMAN, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. BU- data containing personal information, and to Directives; Saab AB, Saab Aerosystems CHANAN, Mr. ROE of Tennessee, Mr. provide for nationwide notice in the event of Model SAAB 2000 Airplanes [Docket No.: BILBRAY, and Mr. LAMBORN): FAA-2009-0909; Directorate Identifier 2009- a security breach; with amendments (Rept. H.R. 4220. A bill to amend title 38, United NM-172-AD; Amendment 39-16045; AD 2007-23- 111–362). Referred to the Committee of the States Code, to make certain improvements 05 R1] (RIN: 2120-AA64) November 13, 2009, Whole House on the State of the Union. in the laws administered by the Secretary of pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania: Committee Veterans Affairs relating to small business mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- on House Administration. H.R. 512. A bill to concerns and employment assistance, and for ture. amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of other purposes; to the Committee on Vet- 4942. A letter from the Program Analyst, 1971 to prohibit certain State election ad- erans’ Affairs, and in addition to the Com- Department of Transportation, transmitting ministration officials from actively partici- mittees on Education and Labor, and Small the Department’s final rule — Pilot, Flight pating in electoral campaigns; with an Business, for a period to be subsequently de- Instructor, and Pilot School Certification; amendment (Rept. 111–363). Referred to the termined by the Speaker, in each case for Correction [Docket No.: FAA-2006-26661; Committee of the Whole House on the State consideration of such provisions as fall with- Amendment Nos. 61-124A, 91-309A, and 141- of the Union. in the jurisdiction of the committee con- 12A] (RIN: 2120-AI86) November 13, 2009, pur- Mr. ARCURI: Committee on Rules. House cerned. suant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- Resolution 955. Resolution providing for con- By Mr. BUYER (for himself, Mr. ROE of mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- sideration of the bill (H.R. 4213) to amend the Tennessee, Mr. BILBRAY, Mr. ture. Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend cer- LAMBORN, Mr. BROWN of South Caro- 4943. A letter from the Senior Regulations tain expiring provisions, and for other pur- lina, and Mr. BOOZMAN): Analyst, Department of Transportation, poses (Rept. 111–364). Referred to the House H.R. 4221. A bill to amend title 38, United transmitting the Department’s final rule — Calendar. States Code, to provide for improved acquisi- Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program; Mr. PERLMUTTER. Committee on Rules. tion practices by the Department of Vet- Inflationary Adjustment [Docket No.: DOT- House Resolution 956. Resolution providing erans Affairs, and for other purposes; to the OST-2009-0074] (RIN: 2105-AD79) received No- for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4173) to Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and in addi- vember 13, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. provide for financial regulatory reform, to tion to the Committee on Oversight and Gov- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transpor- protect consumers and investors, to enhance ernment Reform, for a period to be subse- tation and Infrastructure. Federal understanding of insurance issues, to quently determined by the Speaker, in each

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A bill to provide for a grace pe- concerned. ministration, and in addition to the Commit- riod in which durable medical equipment By Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Flor- tees on Oversight and Government Reform, suppliers may meet Medicare accreditation ida (for herself, Mrs. EMERSON, Mr. Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, and and surety bond requirements; to the Com- SOUDER, Mr. ROONEY, Mr. BUCHANAN, Veterans’ Affairs, for a period to be subse- mittee on Energy and Commerce, and in ad- Mr. ROSKAM, Mr. LINCOLN DIAZ- quently determined by the Speaker, in each dition to the Committee on Ways and Means, BALART of Florida, Mr. PUTNAM, Mr. case for consideration of such provisions as for a period to be subsequently determined MARIO DIAZ-BALART of Florida, and fall within the jurisdiction of the committee by the Speaker, in each case for consider- Mr. MACK): concerned. ation of such provisions as fall within the ju- H.R. 4222. A bill to provide for the estab- By Mr. CAO: risdiction of the committee concerned. lishment of the Office of Deputy Secretary H.R. 4231. A bill to amend the Violent By Mr. MICHAUD: for Health Care Fraud Prevention; to the Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of H.R. 4241. A bill to amend chapter 17 of Committee on Energy and Commerce. 1994 to reduce the rate of occurrence of homi- title 38, United States Code, to allow for in- By Mr. KILDEE (for himself, Mr. RYAN cides and violent crimes in violent and drug creased flexibility in payments for State vet- of Ohio, and Mrs. BIGGERT): crime zones; to the Committee on the Judici- erans homes; to the Committee on Veterans’ H.R. 4223. A bill to support evidence-based ary. Affairs. social and emotional learning programming; By Mr. CASTLE: By Mr. MORAN of Kansas: to the Committee on Education and Labor. H.R. 4232. A bill to extend the temporary H.R. 4242. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- By Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ (for herself, Mr. duty suspension on certain rayon staple fi- enue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for FRANK of Massachusetts, and Ms. WA- bers; to the Committee on Ways and Means. used oil re-refining, and for other purposes; TERS): By Ms. HERSETH SANDLIN (for her- to the Committee on Ways and Means. H.R. 4224. A bill to establish a pilot pro- self, Mr. WALDEN, Mr. BAIRD, Mrs. By Ms. LINDA T. SA´ NCHEZ of Cali- gram to train public housing residents as MCMORRIS RODGERS, and Mr. fornia (for herself and Mr. BRADY of home health aides and in home-based health SCHRADER): Texas): services to enable such residents to provide H.R. 4233. A bill to amend the Healthy For- H.R. 4243. A bill to permit the issuance of covered home-based health services to resi- ests Restoration Act of 2003 to expand the tax-exempt bonds for air and water pollution dents of public housing and residents of fed- areas of Federal land on which hazardous control facilities; to the Committee on Ways erally-assisted rental housing, who are elder- fuel reduction projects may be conducted and Means. ly and disabled, and for other purposes; to under that Act, to add protection of infra- By Mr. SCHOCK (for himself and Mr. the Committee on Financial Services. structure in rural communities as an addi- NYE): By Mr. COSTA (for himself and Mr. tional purpose of that Act, and for other pur- H.R. 4244. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- CARDOZA): poses; to the Committee on Agriculture, and enue Code of 1986 to provide a simplified re- H.R. 4225. A bill to authorize drought as- in addition to the Committee on Natural Re- search tax credit for small businesses; to the sistance adjustments to provide immediate sources, for a period to be subsequently de- Committee on Ways and Means. funding for projects and activities that will termined by the Speaker, in each case for By Mr. SESTAK: help alleviate record unemployment and di- consideration of such provisions as fall with- H.R. 4245. A bill to authorize the Secretary minished agricultural production related to in the jurisdiction of the committee con- of the Army to provide assistance relating to the drought in California; to the Committee cerned. water resource protection and development on Natural Resources. By Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas: in Pennsylvania, and for other purposes; to By Mr. REICHERT (for himself, Mr. H.R. 4234. A bill to provide for the com- the Committee on Transportation and Infra- KIND, Mr. DAVIS of Kentucky, Mr. memoration of the 60th anniversary of the structure. BLUMENAUER, Mr. LEE of New York, Korean war; to the Committee on Armed By Mr. WALZ: and Mr. PERRIELLO): Services. H.R. 4246. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- H.R. 4226. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- By Mr. KENNEDY: enue Code of 1986 to extend the alternative enue Code of 1986 to improve and extend cer- H.R. 4235. A bill to amend the Public fuels credit for liquified petroleum gas tain energy-related tax provisions, and for Health Service Act to provide assistance for through 2010; to the Committee on Ways and other purposes; to the Committee on Ways graduate medical education funding for Means. and Means. women’s hospitals; to the Committee on En- By Mr. BERMAN (for himself, Mr. By Mr. SCHRADER (for himself, Mr. ergy and Commerce. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. WALDEN, Mr. BAIRD, Ms. HERSETH By Mr. LEVIN: FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. SANDLIN, Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS, H.R. 4236. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- CROWLEY, Mr. FILNER, Mr. HONDA, Mr. MINNICK, and Mr. DEFAZIO): enue Code of 1986 to provide a temporary ex- Ms. RICHARDSON, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. H.R. 4227. A bill to authorize the Secretary clusion of 100 percent of the gain on the sale ELLISON, Mr. CARNAHAN, Ms. MCCOL- of Agriculture to provide loans to support or exchange of certain small business stock; LUM, Ms. HIRONO, Ms. CHU, Ms. the conversion of energy generation or heat- to the Committee on Ways and Means. BORDALLO, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. BILBRAY, ing and cooling systems to the use of renew- By Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Ms. Ms. WATSON, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. AL able biomass and to support the installation ROS-LEHTINEN, and Mr. NADLER of GREEN of Texas, Mr. SABLAN, Mr. of new equipment to use renewable biomass New York): SIRES, and Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of for such systems, and for other purposes; to H.R. 4237. A bill to ensure that the courts California): the Committee on Agriculture. of the United States may provide an impar- H. Con. Res. 218. Concurrent resolution ex- By Mr. ALEXANDER: tial forum for claims brought by United pressing sympathy for the 57 civilians who H.R. 4228. A bill to require the Forest Serv- States citizens and others against any rail- were killed in the southern Philippines on ice to accommodate, to the extent consistent road organized as a separate legal entity, November 23, 2009; to the Committee on For- with the management objectives and limita- arising from the deportation of United eign Affairs. Considered and agreed to. tions applicable to the National Forest Sys- States citizens and others to Nazi concentra- By Mr. TERRY: tem lands at issue, individuals with mobility tion camps on trains owned or operated by H. Con. Res. 219. Concurrent resolution rec- disabilities who need to use a power-driven such railroad, and by the heirs and survivors ognizing and commending the leadership and mobility device for reasonable access to such of such persons; to the Committee on the Ju- thousands of volunteers involved with Bugles lands; to the Committee on Agriculture, and diciary. Across America for their commitment and in addition to the Committee on Natural Re- By Ms. MARKEY of Colorado (for her- sacrifice to ensure veterans are laid to rest sources, for a period to be subsequently de- self, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. POLIS, Mr. with the honor and ceremony they earned termined by the Speaker, in each case for SALAZAR, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. COFFMAN through selfless service to the people of the consideration of such provisions as fall with- of Colorado, and Mr. PERLMUTTER): United States in the Armed Forces; to the in the jurisdiction of the committee con- H.R. 4238. A bill to designate the facility of Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. cerned. the United States Postal Service located at By Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia (for him- By Ms. BEAN (for herself and Mrs. 930 39th Avenue in Greeley, Colorado, as the self, Ms. RICHARDSON, Mr. LUJA´ N, Ms. CAPITO): ‘‘W.D. Farr Post Office Building’’; to the JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr. ELLISON, H.R. 4229. A bill to amend the Real Estate Committee on Oversight and Government Mr. CONYERS, and Mr. FILNER): Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 to ensure Reform. H. Res. 950. A resolution expressing the that borrowers under federally related mort- By Mr. MEEK of Florida (for himself sense of the House that any unobligated gage loans have an opportunity to inspect and Mr. BRADY of Texas): funds authorized for expenditure by the closing documents; to the Committee on Fi- H.R. 4239. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) nancial Services. enue Code of 1986 to modify the exception should be used to create jobs for United By Mr. BLUMENAUER: from the 10 percent penalty for early with- States citizens; to the Committee on Finan- H.R. 4230. A bill to limit access of Members drawals from governmental plans for Federal cial Services. of Congress to Government-administered and State qualified public safety employees; By Mr. BROWN of South Carolina (for health care benefits so long as comprehen- to the Committee on Ways and Means. himself, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Ms.

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GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida, Mr. H.R. 393: Mrs. CAPITO. H.R. 3019: Mr. STUPAK and Mr. WALDEN. CONAWAY, Mr. KINGSTON, Mr. CARTER, H.R. 537: Mr. COSTELLO. H.R. 3042: Mr. HIGGINS. Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. BARRETT of South H.R. 571: Ms. HARMAN, Ms. NORTON, and Mr. H.R. 3043: Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. Carolina, Mr. INGLIS, Mr. ROGERS of AUSTRIA. KUCINICH, Mr. PETERSON, Mr. PASTOR of Ari- Kentucky, Mr. BACHUS, Mr. JONES, H.R. 678: Mr. PAUL, Mr. LANCE, Ms. BALD- zona, and Mr. BERMAN. Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, WIN, and Ms. HIRONO. H.R. 3077: Mr. STUPAK. Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. SCALISE, Mr. H.R. 690: Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. H.R. 3131: Mr. FORTENBERRY and Mr. DENT. MORAN of Kansas, Mr. SAM JOHNSON SNYDER, Mr. HARPER, and Ms. KILROY. H.R. 3140: Ms. GRANGER and Mr. SMITH of of Texas, and Mr. SOUDER): H.R. 847: Mr. NYE. Nebraska. H. Res. 951. A resolution expressing the H.R. 881: Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. ADERHOLT, and H.R. 3147: Mr. CLAY. sense of the House of Representatives that Mr. AUSTRIA. H.R. 3149: Ms. FUDGE and Mr. MICHAUD. the symbols and traditions of Christmas H.R. 930: Mr. RUSH. H.R. 3227: Mr. PAULSEN. should be protected for use by those who cel- H.R. 1020: Mr. WALZ. H.R. 3249: Ms. MATSUI. ebrate Christmas; to the Committee on Over- H.R. 1051: Mr. WELCH. H.R. 3310: Mr. FORBES AND MR. LINDER. sight and Government Reform. H.R. 1067: Mr. JACKSON of Illinois. H.R. 3315: Mr. DEFAZIO. H.R. 1079: Mr. LANGEVIN. H.R. 3402: Mr. BUYER. By Mr. MCKEON (for himself and Mr. H.R. 1134: Mr. MCCOTTER. H.R. 3431: Mr. TAYLOR. CANTOR): H.R. 1177: Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. H.R. 3439: Mr. COSTELLO. H. Res. 952. A resolution expressing the AUSTRIA, Mrs. LUMMIS, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. H.R. 3441: Mr. OWENS. sense of the House of Representatives that a OLSON, Mr. PAULSEN, Mr. CHAFFETZ, Mr. H.R. 3463: Mr. SOUDER. recipient of the Congressional Medal of COFFMAN of Colorado, Mr. ROE of Tennessee, H.R. 3485: Mr. TIERNEY. Honor should be permitted, at all times on Mr. FLEMING, Mr. GALLEGLY, Mrs. SCHMIDT, H.R. 3488: Mr. HODES. the recipient’s property, to properly display Mr. SCHOCK, Mr. HARPER, Mr. THOMPSON of H.R. 3615: Mr. OWENS. the Flag of the United States of America; to Pennsylvania, Mr. HELLER, Mr. YOUNG of H.R. 3654: Mr. LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART of the Committee on the Judiciary. Alaska, Mr. HUNTER, Mr. LEE of New York, Florida. By Mr. MCGOVERN (for himself, Mr. Mr. LANCE, and Mr. QUIGLEY. H.R. 3720: Mr. CARNEY. WOLF, Mr. DELAHUNT, and Mr. SMITH H.R. 1205: Mr. ROGERS of Alabama and Mr. H.R. 3745: Mr. FARR. of New Jersey): STARK. H.R. 3757: Mr. FORBES. H. Res. 953. A resolution expressing the H.R. 1237: Ms. RICHARDSON and Mr. ELLS- H.R. 3758: Mr. DAVIS of Kentucky, Mr. sense of the House of Representatives that WORTH. JACKSON of Illinois, Mr. TIAHRT, the Government of the People’s Republic of H.R. 1283: Mr. OWENS. Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS, Mr. SMITH of Ne- China has violated internationally recog- H.R. 1396: Mr. CARTER. braska, Mr. MINNICK, Mr. WAMP, Mr. nized human rights and legal due process H.R. 1443: Mr. ELLISON. HASTINGS of Washington, Mr. WOLF, Mr. standards by carrying out executions after H.R. 1499: Mr. TURNER. HELLER, Mr. HALL of Texas, Mr. TERRY, Mr. trials marred by procedural abuses and by H.R. 1526: Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida GERLACH, Mr. MARIO DIAZ-BALART of Florida, carrying out arbitrary detentions targeting and Ms. BERKLEY. and Mr. HINCHEY. Uyghurs and other individuals in Xinjiang in H.R. 1552: Mr. OWENS. H.R. 3784: Mr. LEE of New York. the aftermath of a suppressed demonstration H.R. 1584: Mr. CRENSHAW. H.R. 3790: Mr. MOORE of Kansas, Mr. and ensuing mob violence on July 5 to 7, 2009; H.R. 1596: Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts. FORBES, Mr. TERRY, and Mr. CHILDERS. to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. H.R. 1618: Mr. GARAMENDI. H.R. 3812: Mr. POLIS. By Mr. HALL of Texas (for himself, Mr. H.R. 1623: Mr. PASCRELL. H.R. 3838: Ms. BALDWIN. MCCAUL, Mr. OLSON, Mr. H.R. 1653: Ms. WOOLSEY. H.R. 3904: Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California NEUGEBAUER, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. H.R. 1806: Mr. CLAY, Mr. ELLSWORTH, Mr. and Mr. HALL of New York. AKIN, Mr. BROUN of Georgia, Mr. SEN- SHULER, Mr. MOLLOHAN, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. H.R. 3930: Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. SENBRENNER, Mr. BILBRAY, Mr. BART- DAVIS of Illinois, and Mr. NYE. LEWIS of Georgia, and Mr. DOGGETT. LETT, Mrs. BIGGERT, and Mr. SMITH of H.R. 1815: Mr. PENCE and Mr. COBLE. H.R. 3943: Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. Texas): H.R. 1869: Mr. COURTNEY. BOCCIERI, Mr. CARNAHAN, Mr. SMITH of Ne- H. Res. 954. A resolution expressing the H.R. 1894: Mr. FORBES. braska, Mr. MASSA, Mr. ETHERIDGE, Mr. sense of the House of Representatives regard- H.R. 1956: Mr. MURPHY of Connecticut. MCNERNEY, Mr. MCGOVERN, and Mr. FORBES. ing the scientific protocols, data collection H.R. 1977: Mr. CONYERS. H.R. 3947: Mr. BRALEY of Iowa. methods, and peer review standards for cli- H.R. 1987: Mr. MURPHY of New York. H.R. 3948: Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. mate change research which are necessary to H.R. 1990: Mr. COLE and Mr. KANJORSKI. H.R. 3966: Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. preclude future infringements of the public H.R. 2006: Ms. FUDGE, Mr. KLEIN of Florida, H.R. 3974: Mr. BOUCHER and Mr. JOHNSON of trust; to the Committee on Science and and Mrs. DAVIS of California. Georgia. Technology. H.R. 2119: Mr. SCHOCK and Mr. CRENSHAW. H.R. 4037: Mr. SABLAN. By Mr. MCHENRY (for himself, Mr. H.R. 2149: Mr. HALL of Texas. H.R. 4067: Mr. HINOJOSA, Mr. PATRICK J. KISSELL, Mr. HUNTER, Mrs. MYRICK, H.R. 2190: Mr. INSLEE. MURPHY OF PENNSYLVANIA, MR. MASSA, Mr. and Mr. SCHAUER): H.R. 2194: Mr. SPRATT. VAN HOLLEN, and Mr. MATHESON. H. Res. 957. A resolution honoring Jimmie H.R. 2214: Ms. MCCOLLUM. H.R. 4089: Mr. SMITH of Nebraska, Mr. Johnson, 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Cham- H.R. 2262: Mr. COHEN and Ms. TITUS. MORAN of Kansas, and Mr. BOCCIERI. ´ pion; to the Committee on Oversight and H.R. 2324: Ms. LINDA T. SANCHEZ of Cali- H.R. 4102: Mr. WU. Government Reform. fornia, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. WEXLER, Ms. HAR- H.R. 4108: Ms. MATSUI. By Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself, Mr. MAN, Mr. MARKEY of Massachusetts, and Ms. H.R. 4110: Mr. JONES, Mr. POE of Texas, and Mr. SIMPSON. GEORGE MILLER of California, Mrs. SLAUGHTER. H.R. 4114: Ms. BALDWIN. BONO MACK, and Mr. REICHERT): H.R. 2365: Mr. JACKSON of Illinois. H.R. 4116: Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. H. Res. 958. A resolution congratulating H.R. 2429: Mr. HALL of Texas, Mr. PAULSEN, Mr. MURPHY of Connecticut, Mr. the United States Men’s National Soccer MELANCON, and Mr. JACKSON of Illinois. PIERLUISI, Ms. EDWARDS of Maryland, Ms. Team for securing a berth at the 2010 FIFA H.R. 2452: Mr. BUTTERFIELD. LEE of California, Mr. PLATTS, Mr. HODES, World Cup in South Africa; to the Com- H.R. 2478: Mr. REICHERT. H.R. 2480: Mrs. NAPOLITANO and Mr. CROW- and Mr. ABERCROMBIE. mittee on Oversight and Government Re- LEY. H.R. 4117: Mr. OWENS. form. H.R. 2492: Mr. BOUCHER. H.R. 4127: Mr. SOUDER. f H.R. 2548: Mr. HODES. H.R. 4128: Mr. CONYERS, Mr. MORAN of Vir- H.R. 2565: Mr. CARNEY. ginia, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. ADDITIONAL SPONSORS H.R. 2641: Mr. BRALEY of Iowa. SHULER and Mr. CAO. Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors H.R. 2672: Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. NYE, Mr. H.R. 4130: Mr. CONYERS, Mr. FILNER, and were added to public bills and resolu- SMITH of Nebraska, and Mr. BOOZMAN. Mr. TANNER. H.R. 2709: Mr. QUIGLEY. H.R. 4147: Mr. CROWLEY. tions as follows: H.R. 2743: Mr. REICHERT and Mr. NEAL of H.R. 4160: Ms. HIRONO. H.R. 24: Mr. PALLONE, Ms. WASSERMAN Massachusetts. H.R. 4161: Ms. HIRONO. SCHULTZ, Mr. MAFFEI, Mr. BARTON of Texas, H.R. 2859: Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD. H.R. 4163: Mr. DEFAZIO. Mr. RANGEL, Mr. VISCLOSKY, Ms. CHU, Mr. H.R. 2866: Mr. ROGERS of Michigan and Mr. H.R. 4165: Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. HIGGINS, and Mr. AL GREEN of CASSIDY. INSLEE, Mr. REICHERT, and Mr. DANIEL E. Texas. H.R. 2964: Ms. RICHARDSON and Mrs. LUNGREN of California. H.R. 39: Mr. FARR and Mr. ISRAEL. BLACKBURN. H.R. 4167: Ms. ESHOO. H.R. 270: Mr. MCCOTTER. H.R. 2987: Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. H.R. 4168: Mr. PATRICK J. MURPHY of Penn- H.R. 333: Ms. MATSUI. H.R. 2991: Mr. CLAY, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, sylvania. H.R. 391: Mr. LINDER, Mr. HALL of Texas, Mr. CONYERS, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Ms. H.R. 4177: Mr. ALEXANDER, Mr. BRIGHT, and Mr. MCCAUL, and Mr. OLSON. WATSON, and Ms. RICHARDSON. Mr. ROSS.

VerDate Nov 24 2008 07:32 Dec 10, 2009 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00292 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\L08DE7.100 H08DEPT3 smartinez on DSKB9S0YB1PROD with HOUSE December 8, 2009 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H14373 H.R. 4183: Mr. OLVER. H. Res. 864: Mr. SNYDER, Mr. COOPER, Mr. CONGRESSIONAL EARMARKS, LIM- H.R. 4196: Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. MILLER of MELANCON, Ms. HERSETH SANDLIN, Ms. SUT- ITED TAX BENEFITS, OR LIM- North Carolina, Mr. SABLAN, Mr. HARE, Ms. TON, Ms. MARKEY of Colorado, Mr. SHULER, ITED TARIFF BENEFITS DELAURO, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. RYAN of Wis- Mr. MOORE of Kansas, Mr. BOYD, Ms. KOSMAS, consin, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. LOEBSACK, Ms. and Mr. TANNER. Under clause 9 of rule XXI, lists or NORTON, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, and Ms. H. Res. 898: Mr. SESTAK. statements on congressional earmarks, FUDGE. H. Res. 905: Mr. CHANDLER, Mr. ETHERIDGE, H.J. Res. 61: Mr. QUIGLEY. and Ms. BORDALLO. limited tax benefits, or limited tariff H. Con. Res. 213: Mr. BERMAN and Mr. H. Res. 907: Mr. DOYLE. benefits were submitted as follows: HINOJOSA. H. Res. 911: Mr. SCALISE, Mr. BACHUS, Mr. H. Res. 35: Mr. JOHNSON of Illinois. The amendment to be offered by Rep- LATTA, Mr. ISSA, Mr. POSEY, and Mr. DREIER. H. Res. 55: Mr. STUPAK, Mr. MURPHY of resentative FRANK of Massachusetts, or a H. Res. 925: Ms. RICHARDSON. Connecticut, and Mr. BRALEY of Iowa. designee, to H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Re- H. Res. 940: Ms. GIFFORDS and Ms. BALDWIN. H. Res. 677: Mr. PAULSEN. form and Consumer Protection Act of 2009, H. Res. 945: Mr. HERGER and Mr. SOUDER. H. Res. 732: Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. ROHRABACHER does not contain any congressional ear- and Mr. SIRES. H. Res. 946: Mr. KISSELL, Mr. HARE, Mr. marks, limited tax benefits, or limited tariff H. Res. 860: Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. WEINER, Mr. MASSA, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, GUTIERREZ, Mr. HIGGINS, and Ms. DEGETTE. Mr. MICHAUD, and Mr. CLEAVER. benefits as defined in clause 9 of rule XXI.

VerDate Nov 24 2008 07:46 Dec 10, 2009 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00293 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A08DE7.057 H08DEPT3 smartinez on DSKB9S0YB1PROD with HOUSE Tuesday, December 8, 2009 Daily Digest Senate fashion; provided further, that no amendments are in Chamber Action order during this time. Page S12742 Routine Proceedings, pages S12647–S12742 Nominations Received: Senate received the fol- Measures Introduced: Six bills and one resolution lowing nominations: were introduced, as follows: S. 2846–2851, and S. Michael Peter Huerta, of the District of Colum- Res. 372. Page S12708 bia, to be Deputy Administrator of the Federal Avia- Measures Considered: tion Administration. Service Members Home Ownership Tax Act— 1 Air Force nomination in the rank of general. Agreement: Senate continued consideration of H.R. 1 Army nomination in the rank of general. 3590, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the first-time homebuyers credit in the Page S12742 case of members of the Armed Forces and certain Messages from the House: Page S12705 other Federal employees, taking action on the fol- Measures Referred: Page S12705 lowing amendments proposed thereto: Measures Placed on the Calendar: Page S12705 Pages S12648–99 Rejected: Executive Communications: Pages S12705–06 Nelson (NE) Amendment No. 2962 (to Amend- Executive Reports of Committees: Pages S12706–08 ment No. 2786), to prohibit the use of Federal funds Additional Cosponsors: Pages S12708–10 for abortions. (By 54 yeas to 45 nays (Vote No. 369), Senate tabled the amendment.) Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions: Pages S12710–13 Pages S12648, S12659–64, S12669–83 Withdrawn: Additional Statements: Pages S12704–05 By 42 yeas to 57 nays (Vote No. 370), McCain Amendments Submitted: Pages S12713–42 motion to commit the bill to the Committee on Fi- Authorities for Committees to Meet: Page S12742 nance, with instructions. (A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the amend- Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. ment, having failed to achieve 60 affirmative votes, (Total—370) Pages S12683–84 the amendment be withdrawn.) Page S12684 Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and ad- Pending: journed at 8:38 p.m., until 9:30 a.m. on Wednes- Reid Amendment No. 2786, in the nature of a day, December 9, 2009. (For Senate’s program, see substitute. Page S12648 the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today’s Dorgan Modified Amendment No. 2793 (to Record on Page S12742.) Amendment No. 2786), to provide for the importa- tion of prescription drugs. Pages S12685–88 Crapo motion to commit the bill to the Com- Committee Meetings mittee on Finance, with instructions. Page S12685 A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached (Committees not listed did not meet) providing for further consideration of the bill at ap- proximately 9:30 a.m., on Wednesday, December 9, AFGHANISTAN 2009, and that following any remarks of the Chair Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded a and Ranking Member of the Committee on Finance, hearing to examine Afghanistan, after receiving testi- or their designees, for up to 10 minutes each, the mony from Karl W. Eikenberry, United States Am- next two hours be for debate only, with the time bassador to Afghanistan, Department of State; and equally divided and controlled between the two General Stanley A. McChrystal, USA, Commander, Leaders or their designees, with Senators permitted International Security Assistance Force, Commander, to speak for up to 10 minutes each; the Republicans United States Forces Afghanistan, Department of controlling the first 30 minutes, and the Majority Defense. controlling the second 30 minutes; with the remain- ing time equally divided and used in alternating D1423

VerDate Nov 24 2008 08:27 Dec 10, 2009 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 5627 Sfmt 5627 E:\CR\FM\D08DE9.PT3 D08DEPT3 smartinez on DSKB9S0YB1PROD with DIGEST D1424 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — DAILY DIGEST December 8, 2009 ENERGY BILLS fiths, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Sub- Massachusetts. committee on Energy concluded a hearing to exam- ine H.R. 957, to authorize higher education cur- BUSINESS MEETING riculum development and graduate training in ad- Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee ordered fa- vanced energy and green building technologies, H.R. vorably reported the nominations of Rajiv J. Shah, 2729, to authorize the designation of National Envi- of Washington, to be Administrator of the United ronmental Research Parks by the Secretary of En- States Agency for International Development, and ergy, H.R. 3165, to provide for a program of wind Mary Burce Warlick, of Virginia, to be Ambassador energy research, development, and demonstration, to the Republic of Serbia, James B. Warlick, Jr., of H.R. 3246, to provide for a program of research, de- Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Bul- velopment, demonstration and commercial applica- garia, Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis, of California, to tion in vehicle technologies at the Department of be Ambassador to the Republic of Hungary, Leslie Energy, H.R. 3585, to guide and provide for United V. Rowe, of Washington, to be Ambassador to the States research, development, and demonstration of Republic of Mozambique, Alberto M. Fernandez, of solar energy technologies, S. 737, to amend the En- Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Equa- ergy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to au- torial Guinea, Mary Jo Wills, of the District of Co- thorize the Secretary of Energy to conduct research, lumbia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Mauri- development, and demonstration to make biofuels tius, and to serve concurrently and without addi- more compatible with small nonroad engines, S. tional compensation as Ambassador to the Republic 1617, to require the Secretary of Commerce to estab- of Seychelles, Jide J. Zeitlin, of New York, to be Al- lish a program for the award of grants to States to ternate Representative of the United States of Amer- establish revolving loan funds for small and me- ica to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the dium-sized manufacturers to improve energy effi- United Nations during his tenure of service as Rep- ciency and produce clean energy technology, S. resentative of the United States of America to the 2744, to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to United Nations for U.N. Management and Reform, expand the authority for awarding technology prizes and to be Representative of the United States of by the Secretary of Energy to include a financial America to the United Nations for U.N. Manage- award for separation of carbon dioxide from dilute ment and Reform, with the rank of Ambassador, sources, and S. 2773, to require the Secretary of En- Anne Slaughter Andrew, of Indiana, to be Ambas- ergy to carry out a program to support the research, sador to the Republic of Costa Rica, David Daniel demonstration, and development of commercial ap- Nelson, of Minnesota, to be Ambassador to the Ori- plications for offshore wind energy, after receiving ental Republic of Uruguay, Betty E. King, of New testimony from Kristina M. Johnson, Under Sec- York, to be Representative of the United States of retary of Energy. America to the Office of the United Nations and FEDERAL DRINKING WATER PROGRAMS Other International Organizations in Geneva, with Committee on Environment and Public Works: Com- the rank of Ambassador, Laura E. Kennedy, of New mittee concluded an oversight hearing to examine York, for the rank of Ambassador during her tenure Federal drinking water programs, after receiving tes- of service as U.S. Representative to the Conference timony from Peter S. Silva, Assistant Administrator on Disarmament, Eileen Chamberlain Donahoe, for for Water, and Cynthia J. Giles, Assistant Adminis- the rank of Ambassador during her tenure of service trator for Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, as the United States Representative to the UN both of the Environmental Protection Agency; Mat- Human Rights Council, all of the Department of thew C. Larsen, Associate Director for Water, U.S. State, and routine lists in the Foreign Service. Geological Survey, Department of the Interior; Je- rome A. Paulson, American Academy of Pediatrics, INTELLIGENCE Washington, D.C.; Michael G. Baker, Association of Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee held closed State Drinking Water Administrators, Arlington, hearings on intelligence matters, receiving testimony Virginia; Gene Whatley, Oklahoma Rural Water As- from officials of the intelligence community. sociation, Inc., Oklahoma City; and Jeffrey K. Grif- Committee recessed subject to the call.

VerDate Nov 24 2008 08:27 Dec 10, 2009 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 5627 Sfmt 5627 E:\CR\FM\D08DE9.PT3 D08DEPT3 smartinez on DSKB9S0YB1PROD with DIGEST December 8, 2009 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — DAILY DIGEST D1425 House of Representatives Transportation, Housing and Urban Develop- Chamber Action ment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 30 pub- 2010—Motion to go to Conference: The House lic bills, H.R. 4217–4246; and 9 resolutions, H. agreed to the Olver motion to disagree to the Senate Con. Res. 218–219; and H. Res. 950–954, 957–958 amendment and agree to a conference on H.R. 3288, were introduced. Pages H13627–28 making appropriations for the Departments of Trans- Additional Cosponsors: Pages H13628–29 portation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending Sep- Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows: tember 30, 2010. Pages H13556–57, H13570 H.R. 1319, to prevent the inadvertent disclosure of information on a computer through the use of cer- Agreed to the Latham motion to instruct conferees tain ‘‘peer-to-peer’’ file sharing software without first on the bill by a yea-and-nay vote of 212 yeas to 193 providing notice and obtaining consent from the nays, Roll No. 931. Pages H13556–57, H13570 owner or authorized user of the computer, with The Chair appointed the following conferees: Rep- amendments (H. Rept. 111–361); resentatives Olver, Pastor (AZ), Kaptur, Price (NC), H.R. 2221, to protect consumers by requiring rea- Roybal-Allard, Berry, Kilpatrick (MI), Lowey, Obey, sonable security policies and procedures to protect Latham, Wolf, Tiahrt, Wamp, and Lewis (CA). computerized data containing personal information, Page H13573 and to provide for nationwide notice in the event of Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules a security breach, with amendments (H. Rept. and pass the following measures: 111–362); Directing the President to transmit to Congress H.R. 512, to amend the Federal Election Cam- a report on anti-American incitement to violence paign Act of 1971 to prohibit certain State election in the Middle East: H.R. 2278, amended, to direct administration officials from actively participating in the President to transmit to Congress a report on electoral campaigns, with an amendment (H. Rept. anti-American incitement to violence in the Middle 111–363); East, by a 2⁄3 yea-and-nay vote of 395 yeas to 3 nays H. Res. 955, providing for consideration of the with 9 voting ‘‘present’’, Roll No. 936; bill (H.R. 4213) to amend the Internal Revenue Pages H13558–60, H13598–99 Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions (H. Rept. 111–364); and Western Hemisphere Drug Policy Commission H. Res. 956, providing for consideration of the Act of 2009: H.R. 2134, amended, to establish the bill (H.R. 4173) to provide for financial regulatory Western Hemisphere Drug Policy Commission; reform, to protect consumers and investors, to en- Pages H13560–63 hance Federal understanding of insurance issues, and Encouraging the Republic of Hungary to respect to regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets the rule of law, treat foreign investors fairly, and (H. Rept. 111–365); and Page H13627 promote a free and independent press: H. Res. 915, Conference Report on H.R. 3288, making appro- to encourage the Republic of Hungary to respect the priations for the Departments of Transportation, and rule of law, treat foreign investors fairly, and pro- Housing and Urban Development, and related agen- mote a free and independent press, by a 2⁄3 yea-and- cies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, nay vote of 333 yeas to 74 nays with 3 voting and for other purposes (H. Rept. 111–366). ‘‘present’’, Roll No. 937; Pages H13563–67, H13599 Page H14081–H14373 Expressing the sense of Congress for and soli- Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she darity with the people of El Salvador as they per- appointed Representative Speier to act as Speaker severe through the aftermath of torrential rains Pro Tempore for today. Page H13551 which caused devastating flooding and deadly Recess: The House recessed at 9:17 a.m. and recon- mudslides: H. Con. Res. 213, amended, to express vened at 10 a.m. Page H13553 the sense of Congress for and solidarity with the people of El Salvador as they persevere through the Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the Guest aftermath of torrential rains which caused dev- Chaplain, Reverend Richard Hynes, Office of Evan- astating flooding and deadly mudslides; gelism, Archdiocese of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois. Pages H13567–68 Page H13553

VerDate Nov 24 2008 08:27 Dec 10, 2009 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 5627 Sfmt 0627 E:\CR\FM\D08DE9.PT3 D08DEPT3 smartinez on DSKB9S0YB1PROD with DIGEST D1426 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — DAILY DIGEST December 8, 2009 Expressing sympathy for the 57 civilians who Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ‘‘To pro- were killed in the southern Philippines on Novem- tect consumers by requiring reasonable security poli- ber 23, 2009: H. Con. Res. 218, to express sym- cies and procedures to protect data containing per- pathy for the 57 civilians who were killed in the sonal information, and to provide for nationwide no- southern Philippines on November 23, 2009; tice in the event of a security breach.’’. Page H13591 Pages H13568–70 Informed P2P User Act: H.R. 1319, amended, to FBI Families of Fallen Heroes Act: H.R. 2711, prevent the inadvertent disclosure of information on amended, to amend title 5, United States Code, to a computer through the use of certain ‘‘peer-to-peer’’ provide for the transportation of the dependents, re- file sharing software without first providing notice mains, and effects of certain Federal employees who and obtaining consent from the owner or authorized die while performing official duties or as a result of user of the computer; Pages H13591–94 the performance of official duties; Pages H13576–78 Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ‘‘To pre- Recognizing the Grand Concourse on its 100th vent the inadvertent disclosure of information on a anniversary as the preeminent thoroughfare in the computer through the use of certain ‘‘peer-to-peer’’ borough of the Bronx and an important nexus of file sharing programs without first providing notice commerce and culture for the City of New York: and obtaining consent from an owner or authorized H. Res. 907, to recognize the Grand Concourse on user of the computer.’’. Page H13594 its 100th anniversary as the preeminent thoroughfare Fiscal Year 2010 Federal Aviation Administra- in the borough of the Bronx and an important nexus tion Extension Act, Part II: H.R. 4217, to amend of commerce and culture for the City of New York, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the by a 2⁄3 yea-and-nay vote of 405 yeas with none vot- funding and expenditure authority of the Airport ing ‘‘nay’’, Roll No. 938; and Airway Trust Fund and to amend title 49, Pages H13578–79, H13599–H13600 United States Code, to extend authorizations for the Extending through December 31, 2010, the au- airport improvement program; and Pages H13594–96 thority of the Secretary of the Army to accept and No Social Security Benefits for Prisoners Act of expend funds contributed by non-Federal public 2009: H.R. 4218, to amend titles II and XVI of the entities to expedite the processing of permits: H.R. Social Security Act to prohibit retroactive payments 4165, to extend through December 31, 2010, the to individuals during periods for which such individ- authority of the Secretary of the Army to accept and uals are prisoners, fugitive felons, or probation or pa- expend funds contributed by non-Federal public en- role violators. Pages H13596–97 tities to expedite the processing of permits; Suspensions—Proceedings Resumed: The House Pages H13579–81 agreed to suspend the rules and agree to the fol- Amending the Water Resources Development Act lowing measures which were debated on Monday, of 1992 to modify an environmental infrastructure December 7th: project for Big Bear Lake, California: H.R. 1854, Recognizing the 10th Anniversary of the activa- to amend the Water Resources Development Act of tion of Echo Company of the 100th Battalion of 1992 to modify an environmental infrastructure the 442d Infantry, and the sacrifice of the soldiers project for Big Bear Lake, California; Pages H13581–82 and families in support of the United States: H. Authorizing the Board of Regents of the Smith- Con. Res. 199, amended, to recognize the 10th An- sonian Institution to plan, design, and construct a niversary of the activation of Echo Company of the vehicle maintenance building at the vehicle main- 100th Battalion of the 442d Infantry, and the sac- tenance branch of the Smithsonian Institution lo- rifice of the soldiers and families in support of the cated in Suitland, Maryland: H.R. 3224, to au- United States, by a 2⁄3 yea-and-nay vote of 400 yeas thorize the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian In- with none voting ‘‘nay’’, Roll No. 932; stitution to plan, design, and construct a vehicle Pages H13570–71 maintenance building at the vehicle maintenance Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ‘‘Recog- branch of the Smithsonian Institution located in nizing the 10th Anniversary of the redesignation of Suitland, Maryland; Page H13582 Company E, 100th Battalion, 442d Infantry Regi- Data Accountability and Trust Act: H.R. 2221, ment of the United States Army and the sacrifice of amended, to protect consumers by requiring reason- the soldiers of Company E and their families in sup- able security policies and procedures to protect com- port of the United States.’’. Page H13571 puterized data containing personal information, and Commending the soldiers and civilian personnel to provide for nationwide notice in the event of a se- stationed at Fort Gordon and their families for curity breach; Pages H13586–91 their service and dedication to the United States:

VerDate Nov 24 2008 08:27 Dec 10, 2009 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 5627 Sfmt 0627 E:\CR\FM\D08DE9.PT3 D08DEPT3 smartinez on DSKB9S0YB1PROD with DIGEST December 8, 2009 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — DAILY DIGEST D1427 H. Con. Res. 206, amended, to commend the sol- Quorum Calls—Votes: Eight yea-and-nay votes de- diers and civilian personnel stationed at Fort Gordon veloped during the proceedings of today and appear and their families for their service and dedication to on pages H13570, H13571, H13571–72, the United States and to recognize the contributions H13572–73, H13597–98, H13598, H13599 and of Fort Gordon to Operation Iraqi Freedom and Op- H13599–H13600. There were no quorum calls. eration Enduring Freedom and its role as a pivotal 2 Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and ad- communications training installation, by a ⁄3 yea- journed at 11:24 p.m. and-nay vote of 404 yeas with none voting ‘‘nay’’, Roll No. 933; Pages H13571–72 Recognizing and honoring the National Guard Committee Meetings on the occasion of its 373rd anniversary: H. Res. AFGHANISTAN STRATEGIC REVIEW 940, to recognize and honor the National Guard on Committee on Armed Services: Continued hearings on the occasion of its 373rd anniversary, by a 2⁄3 yea- Afghanistan: The Results of the Strategic Review, and-nay vote of 401 yeas with none voting ‘‘nay’’, Part II. Testimony was heard from GEN Stanley Roll No. 934; and Pages H13572–73 McChrystal, USA, Commander, International Secu- Recognizing the United States Air Force and rity Assistance Force (ISAF), and Commander, U.S. Dyess Air Force Base for their success in achieving Forces Afghanistan (USFOR—A), Department of energy savings and developing energy-saving inno- Defense; and Ambassador Karl W. Eikenberry, U.S. vations during Energy Awareness Month: H. Res. Ambassador to Afghanistan, Department of State. 845, amended, to recognize the United States Air Force and Dyess Air Force Base for their success in U.S. EDUCATION STANDARDS achieving energy savings and developing energy-sav- Committee on Education and Labor: Held a hearing on ing innovations during Energy Awareness Month, by Improving Our Competitiveness: Common Core a 2⁄3 yea-and-nay vote of 409 yeas with none voting Education Standards. Testimony was heard from Bill ‘‘nay’’, Roll No. 935. Pages H13597–98 Ritter, Jr., Governor, State of Colorado; and public Suspensions—Proceedings Postponed: The House witnesses. debated the following measures under suspension of PRESCRIPTION DRUG PRICE INFLATION the rules. Further proceedings were postponed: Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Roy Rondeno, Sr. Post Office Building Designa- Health held a hearing entitled ‘‘Prescription Drug tion Act: H.R. 3951, to designate the facility of the Price Inflation: Are Prices Rising Too Fast?’’ Testi- United States Postal Service located at 2000 Lou- mony was heard from public witnesses. isiana Avenue in New Orleans, Louisiana, as the ‘‘Roy Rondeno, Sr. Post Office Building’’; PRIVATE/GOVERNMENT FORECLOSURE Pages H13573–74 CRISIS RESPONSE Ann Marie Blute Post Office Designation Act: Committee on Financial Services: Held a hearing enti- H.R. 4017, to designate the facility of the United tled ‘‘The Private Sector and Government Response States Postal Service located at 43 Maple Avenue in to the Mortgage Foreclosure Crisis.’’ Testimony was Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, as the ‘‘Ann Marie Blute heard from the following officials of the Department Post Office’’; Pages H13574–76 of the Treasury: Herbert M. Allison, Jr., Assistant Secretary, Financial Stability; and Douglas W. Roe- Expressing the sense of the House of Representa- der, Senior Deputy Comptroller Large Bank Super- tives that Congress should provide increased Fed- vision, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency; eral funding for continued type 1 diabetes re- Michael H. Krimminger, Special Advisor, Policy, search: H. Res. 35, to express the sense of the House Office of the Chairman, FDIC; and public witnesses. of Representatives that Congress should provide in- creased Federal funding for continued type 1 diabe- JUDGE PORTEOUS IMPEACHMENT tes research; and Pages H13582–84 Committee on the Judiciary: Task Force on Judicial Im- Expressing support for the designation of a Na- peachment continued possible Impeachment of tional Prader-Willi Syndrome Awareness Month to United States District Judge G. Thomas Porteous, raise awareness of and promote research into this Jr., Part II. Testimony was heard from DeWayne challenging disorder: H. Res. 55, to express support Horner, Special Agent, FBI, New Orleans, Louisiana, for the designation of a National Prader-Willi Syn- Department of Justice; Alan Baron, Special Impeach- drome Awareness Month to raise awareness of and ment Counsel, Committee on the Judiciary; and promote research into this challenging disorder. public witnesses. Pages H13584–86 Will continue December 10.

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Full Committee, to receive a briefing on Afghanistan, tegic and Economic Review of Aerospace Exports, 2 p.m., focusing on a report from the field, 1 p.m., SVC–217. 2200 Rayburn. Subcommittee on European Affairs, to hold hearings to Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, hearing on examine strengthening the transatlantic economy, 2:30 New Direction or Old Path? Caribbean Basin Security p.m., SD–419. Initiative (CBSI), 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee on Homeland Security, to consider the fol- to hold hearings to examine five years after the Intel- lowing: H. Res. 922, Directing the Secretary of Home- ligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act, focusing land Security to transmit to the House of Representatives on stopping terrorist travel, 9:30 a.m., SD–342. all information in the possession of the Department of Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Manage- Homeland Security relating to the Department’s plan- ment, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Colum- ning, information sharing, and coordination with any bia, to hold hearings to examine the diplomat’s shield, fo- state of locality receiving detainees held at Naval Station, cusing on diplomatic security today, 2:30 p.m., SD–342. Guantanamo Bay, Cuba on or after January 20, 2009; Committee on Indian Affairs: to hold hearings to examine Committee Resolution 3. Authorizing the issuance of a S. 1690, to amend the Act of March 1, 1933, to transfer subpoena ad testificandum, for Mr. Tareq Salahi; and certain authority and resources to the Utah Dineh Cor- Committee Resolution 4, authorizing the issuance of a poration; to be immediately followed by an oversight subpoena ad testificandum for Mrs. Michaele Salahi, 2 hearing to examine Department of the Interior backlogs, p.m., 311 Cannon. 9:15 a.m., SD–628. Committee on the Judiciary, Committee on the Judiciary: to hold an oversight hearing markup the following legisla- to examine the Department of Homeland Security, 10 tion: H. Res. 920, Directing the Attorney General to a.m., SH–216. transmit to the House of Representatives all information Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine mortgage in the Attorney General’s possession regarding certain fraud, securities fraud, and the financial meltdown, focus- matters pertaining to detainees held at Naval Station, ing on prosecuting those responsible, 2 p.m., SD–226. Guantanamo Bay, Cuba who are transferred into the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs: to hold hearings to exam- United States; H.R. 3190, Discount Pricing Consumer ine the nominations of Robert A. Petzel, of Minnesota, Protection Act of 2009; and H.R. 569, Equal Justice for to be Under Secretary for Health, and Raul Perea-Henze, Our Military Act of 2009, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn. of New York, to be Assistant Secretary for Policy and Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Sub- Planning, both of the Department of Veterans Affairs, committee on Government Management, Organization 9:30 a.m., SR–418. and Procurement, hearing entitled ‘‘Protecting Intellec- tual Property Rights in a Global Economy: Current House Trends and Future Challenges,’’ 10 a.m., 2247 Rayburn. Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Conserva- Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Af- tion, Credit, Energy, and Research, hearing to review the fairs, hearing entitled ‘‘U.S. Aid to Pakistan: Planning regulatory and legislative strategies in the Chesapeake and Accountability,’’ 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn. Bay watershed, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth. Committee on Rules, to continue consideration of H.R. Committee on the Budget, hearing on The Social Safety 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Net: Impact of the Recession and of the Recovery Act, of 3009. 3 p.m., H–313 Capitol. 10 a.m., 210 Cannon. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Sub- Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on committee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection, to mark up hearing on Maritime Domain Awareness, 2 p.m., 2167 H.R. 390, College Football Playoff Act of 2009, 10 a.m., Rayburn. 2322 Rayburn. Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee Capital hearing on the One Year Anniversary of the Tennessee Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enter- Valley Authority’s Kingston Ash Slide: Evaluating Cur- prises, hearing entitled ‘‘Additional Reforms to the Secu- rent Cleanup Progress and Assessing Future Environ- rities Investor Protection Act,’’ 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn. mental Goals, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn. Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Ter- Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, executive, brief- rorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade, hearing on A Stra- ing on Afghanistan/Pakistan Update, 11 a.m., 304–HVC.

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Next Meeting of the SENATE Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, December 9 10 a.m., Wednesday, December 9

Senate Chamber House Chamber Program for Wednesday: Senate will continue consider- Program for Wednesday: Consideration of H.R. ation of H.R. 3590, Service Members Home Ownership 4213—Tax Extenders Act of 2009 (Subject to a Rule). Tax Act, with roll call votes possible throughout the day. Begin Consideration of H.R. 4173—Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Subject to a Rule).

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