Summary: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2011 - Title I: Department of Transportation - Department of Transportation Appropriations Act, 2011 - Makes appropriations for FY2011 to the Department of Transportation (DOT), including: (1) the Office of the Secretary; (2) the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); (3) the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA); (4) the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; (5) the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); (6) the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA); (7) the Federal Transit Administration (FTA); (8) the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation; (9) the Maritime Administration; (10) the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; (11) the Research and Innovative Technology Administration; (12) the Office of Inspector General; and (13) the Surface Transportation Board (STB). (Sec. 102) Prohibits any funds made available under this Act from being obligated or expended to establish or implement a program under which essential air service (EAS) communities are required to assume subsidy costs commonly referred to as the EAS local participation program. (Sec. 103) Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) or designee to lobby states and state legislators to consider proposals for the reduction of motorcycle fatalities. (Sec. 104) Directs the Secretary to post on the DOT website: (1) any National Infrastructure Investments program grant requests or applications received by DOT before such grants are awarded; and (2) a complete description of criteria used in the selection of program grants at least five days after their award. Requires the DOT Office of Inspector General to audit 10% of grant program recipients to ensure that program funds are used appropriately and within the scope of the grant awarded. (Sec. 110) Prohibits the use of funds to compensate more than 600 technical staff-years under the federally funded research and development center contract between the FAA and the Center for Advanced Aviation Systems Development during FY2011. (Sec. 111) Prohibits the use of funds to pursue or adopt guidelines or regulations requiring airport sponsors to provide to the FAA without cost building construction, maintenance, utilities and expenses, or space in airport sponsor-owned buildings for services relating to air traffic control, air navigation, or weather reporting. Exempts from this prohibition any negotiations between the agency and airport sponsors to: (1) achieve agreement on "below-market" rates for these items; or (2) grant assurances that require airport sponsors to provide land without cost to the FAA for air traffic control facilities. (Sec. 112) Authorizes the FAA Administrator to reimburse amounts made available from certain fees to carry out the EAS program. (Sec. 113) Requires that amounts collected for safety-related training and operational services to foreign aviation authorities be credited to the appropriation current at the time of collection, to be merged with and available for the same purposes of such appropriation. (Sec. 114) Prohibits the use of any funds appropriated or limited by this Act to change weight restrictions or prior permission rules at Teterboro airport in Teterboro, New Jersey. (Sec. 115) Prohibits Airport Improvement Program (AIP) grant funds from being made available to a sponsor of a commercial service airport that fails to agree to a request from the Secretary for cost-free space in a nonrevenue producing, public use area of the airport to carry out a public service air passenger rights and consumer out-reach campaign. (Sec. 117) Prohibits the obligation of funds for an FAA employee to purchase a store gift card or gift certificate through use of a government-issued credit card. (Sec. 120) Prescribes requirements, including a formula, for certain FY2011 distributions from the obligation limitation for federal-aid highways. (Sec. 121) Allows crediting to the federal-aid highways account of funds received by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics from the sale of data products to reimburse the Bureau for necessary expenses. (Sec. 122) Requires the Secretary to make an informal public notice and comment opportunity on the intent of the waiver before waiving any Buy America requirement for federal-aid highway projects. (Sec. 123) Prohibits the use of funds to approve or authorize the imposition of a toll on any segment of a federal highway in the state of Texas that: (1) is not tolled; (2) is constructed with federal assistance; and (3) is in actual operation. States that this prohibition does not apply to: (1) any federal-aid system highway segment that will have the same number of nontoll lanes as existed before a toll is imposed; or (2) any high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lane converted to a toll lane if an HOV may use the toll lane without paying a toll or the HOV lane was constructed as a temporary lane to be replaced by a toll lane. (Sec. 124) Requires the Secretary to make available for the Federal Highway Administration Livable Communities Program a maximum total of $200 million from funds appropriated for certain other federal-aid highway programs. (Sec. 125) Deems specified revisions to certain explanatory statements referenced in the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 and the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009 with respect to: (1) a certain Delta Region Transportation Development Program improvement project in Arizona; (2) a certain Interstate Maintenance Discretionary improvement project in Ohio; (3) a specified surface transportation project priority in Bronx, New York; and (4) a certain Transportation, Community, and System Preservation Program improvement project in Georgia. (Sec. 126) Amends the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) to revise the item descriptions of specified high priority project authorizations in New York and Wisconsin. (Sec. 127) Amends the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century to revise the item descriptions for specified high priority project authorizations in Massachusetts and Minnesota. (Sec. 128) Rescinds a specified amount of unobligated balances under certain prior Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Acts. (Sec. 129) Rescinds a specified amount of unobligated balances for FHWA highway related safety grants. (Sec. 130) Rescinds permanently a specified amount for FHWA administrative expenses. (Sec. 135) Subjects funds appropriated or limited in this Act to certain safety examination and other requirements of the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002 and the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007 relating to Mexico-domiciled motor carriers involved in cross-border trucking between the United States and Mexico, including an annual report to the congressional appropriations committees on the safety and security of transportation into the United States by such carriers. (Sec. 140) Makes certain additional funds available to NHTSA to pay for: (1) travel and related expenses for state management reviews; and (2) core competency development training and related expenses for highway safety staff. (Sec. 141) Declares that certain limitations on obligations for NHTSA programs shall not apply to any obligational authority made available in previous public laws for multiple years, except to the extent that the obligational authority has not lapsed or been used. (Sec. 142) Rescinds permanently specified funds made available in prior appropriations Acts for Highway Traffic Safety Grants. (Sec. 150) Declares that funds provided in this Act for the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) shall immediately cease to be available to Amtrak in the event that it contracts to have provided at or from any location outside the United States any service that was, as of July 1, 2006, performed by a full-time or part-time Amtrak employee whose base of employment is located within the United States. (Sec. 151) Authorizes the Secretary to receive cash or spare parts from non-federal sources to repair damages to or replace federally-owned automated track inspection cars and equipment as a result of third party liability for such damages. (Sec. 160) Declares that the limitations on obligations for FTA programs shall not apply to any grant authority previously made available for obligation, or to any other authority previously made available for obligation. (Sec. 161) Declares that funds appropriated by this Act for specified FTA capital investment grants and bus and bus facilities projects which are not obligated by September 30, 2013, and other recoveries, shall be directed to projects eligible to use the funds for the purposes for which they were originally provided. (Sec. 162) Authorizes certain transfers of any public transportation funds appropriated before October 1, 2010, that remain available for expenditure. (Sec. 163) Authorizes the use of unobligated FTA capital investment grants funds for new fixed guideway systems projects. (Sec. 164) Requires unobligated funds or recoveries under the capital investment grants program for new fixed guideway capital projects that are available to the Secretary of Transportation for reallocation to be directed to projects eligible to use the funds for the purposes for which they were originally provided. (Sec. 170) Authorizes the Maritime Administration to furnish utilities and services and make necessary repairs in connection with any lease, contract, or occupancy of property under its control. (Sec. 182) Prohibits the availability of the funds in this Act for salaries and expenses of more than 110 political and Presidential appointees in the DOT. Prohibits assignment of any of such appointees on temporary detail outside the Department. (Sec. 183) Prohibits the use of funds for the National Highway Safety Advisory Committee. (Sec. 184) Prohibits any recipient of funds made available in this Act from disseminating personal information obtained by a state department of motor vehicles in connection with a motor vehicle record, except as permitted under specified federal criminal law. Prohibits the Secretary, however, from withholding funds provided in this Act for any grantee if a state fails to comply with this prohibition. (Sec. 187) Authorizes the Secretary to allow the issuer of any preferred stock heretofore sold to the Department to redeem or repurchase it upon the payment to the Department of an amount the Secretary determines. (Sec. 188) Requires the Secretary to notify the congressional appropriations committees at least three full business days before announcing any discretionary grant award, letter of intent, or full funding grant agreement totaling $1 million or more from certain grant programs, including the federal highway emergency relief program, the FAA AIP, any FRA grant, or any FTA program other than the formula grants and fixed guideway modernization programs. (Sec. 190) Makes available for reimbursement of recovery costs any recovered funds that the Secretary has determined represent improper DOT payments to a third party contractor under a financial assistance award. (Sec. 192) Prohibits the use of funds by the STB to charge or collect any filing fee for rate complaints filed with it in an amount in excess of that authorized for district court civil suit filing fees under the federal judicial code. (Sec. 193) Authorizes the DOT Working Capital Fund to provide payments in advance to vendors to carry out the federal transit pass transportation fringe benefit program. (Sec. 194) Makes additional appropriations for DOT salaries and expenses to increase and improve DOT acquisition workforce capacity and capabilities. Title II: Department of Housing and Urban Development - Department of Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2011 - Makes appropriations for FY2011 to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for: (1) administration, operations, and management; (2) the Office of Public and Indian Housing; (3) the Office of Community Planning and Development; (4) the Office of Housing and the Federal Housing Administration (FHA); (5) the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae); (6) Office of Policy Development and Research; (7) Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity; (8) the Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control; and (9) the Office of Inspector General. General Provisions: Department of Housing and Urban Development - (Sec. 201) Requires rescission of 50% of the amounts of budget authority (or, in the alternative, remittance to the Treasury of 50% of the associated cash amounts) that are recaptured from certain state-, local government-, or local housing agency-financed projects under the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Amendments Act of 1988. Requires such recaptured budget authority or funds, as well as any budget authority or cash recaptured and not rescinded or remitted to the Treasury, to be used by state housing finance agencies or local governments or local housing agencies with HUD-approved projects for which settlement occurred after January 1, 1992. Authorizes the Secretary of HUD (Secretary in this title), all the same, to award up to 15% of the budget authority or cash recaptured and not rescinded or remitted to the Treasury to provide project owners with incentives to refinance their projects at a lower interest rate. (Sec. 202) Prohibits the use of funds during FY2011 to investigate or prosecute under the Fair Housing Act any otherwise lawful activity engaged in by one or more persons, including the filing or maintaining of a non-frivolous legal action, that is engaged in solely to achieve or prevent action by a government official or entity, or a court of competent jurisdiction. (Sec. 203) Directs the Secretary to make a grant under certain authority of the AIDS Housing Opportunity Act for any state that received an allocation in a prior fiscal year, but is not otherwise eligible for an FY2011 allocation because the areas in the state outside of qualifying metropolitan statistical areas do not have the number of cases of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) otherwise required. Prescribes a formula for the allocation of such grants to Jersey City and Paterson, New Jersey. (Sec. 204) Requires any grant, cooperative agreement, or other assistance made pursuant to this title to be made on a competitive basis and in accordance with the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989. (Sec. 205) Makes certain funds available, without regard to limitations on administrative expenses, for: (1) legal services on a contract or fee basis; and (2) payment for services and facilities of the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), Ginnie Mae, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac), the Federal Financing Bank, Federal Reserve banks, Federal Home Loan banks, and any bank insured under the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Act. (Sec. 207) Authorizes any HUD corporations and agencies subject to the Government Corporation Control Act to make expenditures, contracts, and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as necessary to carry out their FY2011 budgets. (Sec. 208) Directs the Secretary to report quarterly to the congressional appropriations committees regarding all uncommitted, unobligated, recaptured, and excess funds in each program and activity within HUD jurisdiction, along with additional, updated budget information upon request. (Sec. 209) Requires the Secretary to: (1) adjust the funds allocated for FY2011 under the AIDS Housing Opportunity Act to Wilmington, Delaware, on behalf of the Wilmington, Delaware-Maryland-New Jersey Metropolitan Division; and (2) allocate a portion to the state of New Jersey according to a specified formula. Directs the Secretary to allocate to Wake County, North Carolina, certain funds that otherwise would be allocated for FY2011 under such Act to Raleigh, North Carolina, on behalf of the Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) adjust FY2011 allocations under such Act upon the written request of a grant applicant for a formula allocation on behalf of a metropolitan statistical area; and (2) designate the state or states in which the metropolitan statistical area is located as the eligible grantee(s) of the allocation. (Sec. 210) Requires the President's formal budget request for FY2011 and HUD's congressional budget justifications to use the identical account and subaccount structure provided under this Act. (Sec. 211) Declares that a public housing agency (PHA), or other entity, that administers federal housing assistance for the Housing Authority of the county of Los Angeles, California, or the states of Alaska, Iowa, or Mississippi shall not be required to include a resident of public housing or a recipient of section 8 rental assistance (under the United States Housing Act of 1937) on the agency or entity governing board. Requires each such PHA (or other entity) that chooses not to include such individuals on its governing board to establish an advisory board, which shall meet at least quarterly, consisting of at least six residents of public housing or section 8 rental assistance recipients. (Sec. 212) Authorizes the Secretary for FY2011-FY2012, subject to specified conditions, to authorize the transfer of some or all project-based assistance, debt, and statutorily required low-income and very low-income use restrictions, associated with one or more multifamily housing project, to another multifamily housing project or projects. (Sec. 213) Requires that the funds made available for Native American Housing Block Grants in title III of this Act be allocated to the same recipients that received funds in FY2005. (Sec. 214) Prohibits the use of funds provided under this title for an audit of Ginnie Mae that applies certain requirements of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990. (Sec. 215) Prohibits any section 8 rental assistance to any individual who: (1) is enrolled as a student at an institution of higher education; (2) is under age 24; (3) is not a veteran; (4) is unmarried; (5) does not have a dependent child; (6) is not a person with disabilities, and was not receiving section 8 assistance as of November 30, 2005; and (7) is not otherwise individually eligible, or has parents who, individually or jointly, are not eligible, to receive such assistance. Declares that, for section 8 rental assistance eligibility purposes, any financial assistance (in excess of amounts received for tuition) that an individual receives under the Higher Education Act of 1965, from private sources, or an institution of higher education shall be considered income to that individual, except for a person over age 23 with dependent children. (Sec. 216) Amends the National Housing Act to remove the 275,000 limitation on the number of home equity conversion mortgages (HECMs, or reverse mortgages) for elderly homeowners the Secretary may insure. (Sec. 217) Requires the Secretary during FY2010, in managing and disposing of any multifamily property that is owned or has a mortgage held by HUD, and during the process of foreclosure on any property with a contract for section 8 rental assistance payments or other federal programs, to maintain any rental assistance payments attached to any dwelling units in the property. Authorizes the Secretary, however, to the extent that such a multifamily property is not feasible for continued payments, based on specified cost, operation, or environmental considerations, to: (1) contract, in consultation with the property's tenants, for project-based rental assistance payments with an owner or owners of other existing housing properties; or (2) provide other rental assistance. (Sec. 218) States that, during FY2011, a family residing in an assisted living facility in any county of Michigan with a section 8 rental assistance demonstration program, and on behalf of which a PHA provides such assistance, may be required, when the family initially receives the assistance, to pay rent in an amount exceeding 40% of the family's monthly adjusted income by any percentage or amount the Secretary determines appropriate. (Sec. 219) Requires the Secretary to report quarterly to congressional appropriations committees on HUD use of all sole source contracts. (Sec. 220) Authorizes any recipient after December 26, 2000, of a grant for conversion of elderly housing to assisted living facilities to: (1) establish a single-asset nonprofit entity to own the project; and (2) lend the grant funds to such entity, which may be a for-profit limited partnership the sole general partner of which is a private nonprofit organization meeting specified requirements, or a corporation wholly owned and controlled by such a private nonprofit organization. (Sec. 221) Authorizes the use of Community Development Loan Guarantee funds in FY2011 and thereafter to guarantee, or make commitments to guarantee, notes or other obligations issued by any state on behalf of its non-entitlement communities. (Sec. 222) Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to extend through FY2011 the authorization of appropriations for demolition, site revitalization, replacement housing, and tenant-based assistance project grants to PHAs. (Sec. 223) Authorizes PHAs that own and operate 400 or fewer public housing units to elect to be exempt from any asset management requirements imposed by the Secretary in connection with the operating fund rule. Prohibits exemption from such requirements, however, for an agency seeking a discontinuance of a reduction of subsidy under the operating fund formula. (Sec. 224) Prohibits the Secretary, with respect to the use of funds for the operation, capital improvement, and management of public housing authorized by the United States Housing Act of 1937, from imposing any asset management requirement or guideline that restricts or limits in any way the use of capital funds for central office costs. Prohibits a PHA, however, from using capital funds authorized for eligible operation and management activities with operating funds in excess of specified permitted amounts. (Sec. 225) Prohibits designation of a HUD official or employee as an allotment holder unless he or she has: (1) implemented an adequate system of funds control; and (2) received training in funds control procedures and directives. (Sec. 226) Requires payment of attorney fees in program-related litigation from individual program office personnel benefits and compensation funding. (Sec. 227) Authorizes the Secretary, upon the request of the project sponsor, and subject to certain conditions, to approve prepayment of a HUD loan for supportive housing for the elderly under the Housing Act of 1959 (as in effect before the enactment of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act). (Sec. 228) Prohibits the availability to any homeless group of designated surplus federal property unless the group is a member in good standing under any of HUD's homeless assistance programs or is in good standing with any other program receiving federal or state funds. Allows an exception to this requirement for an entity not involved with federal homeless programs if it meets specified financial, track record, and property management requirements. (Sec. 230) Directs the Secretary, during FY2011, to consider, but not be limited to, industry standard appraisal practices in determining the market value of any multifamily real property or loan for any noncompetitive sale to a state or local government. (Sec. 231) Considers the HUD-administered Disaster Housing Assistance Programs as a HUD program under the McKinney Act for income verifications and matching purposes. (Sec. 232) Amends the National Housing Act with respect to the additional mortgage insurance premium the Secretary may establish and collect annually on the remaining insured principal mortgage balance. Eliminates specified periods for premium payments which depend on the size of the mortgage. Authorizes the Secretary, by publication of a notice in the Federal Register, to establish or change the amount of the current premium, the annual premium, and the period of the mortgage term for which an annual premium amount shall apply. (Sec. 233) Appropriates additional funds to HUD's Administration, Operations and Management account to increase HUD acquisition workforce capacity and capabilities. (Sec. 234) Amends the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005 and the Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, the District of Columbia, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 to repeal the required transfer to the Flexible Subsidy Fund of all uncommitted balances of certain excess rental charges in the Rental Housing Assistance Fund and any collections made during FY2005, FY2006, or subsequent fiscal years. (Sec. 235) Extends through FY2011 the current FHA, Fannie Mae, and Ginnie Mae loan limits for high-cost areas, allowing agency discretion to increase such limits for sub-areas meeting specified requirements. (Sec. 237) Declares that, for home equity conversion mortgages (HECMs, or reverse mortgages) for elderly homeowners for which the mortgagee issues credit approval for the borrower during FY2011, mortgage insurance benefits shall not exceed 150% of the maximum dollar amount in effect of the original principal obligation of conventional mortgages purchased the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation. (Sec. 238) Prohibits: (1) the availability of funds in this Act for salaries and expenses of more than 75 HUD political and presidential appointees; or (2) the assignment of such personnel on temporary detail outside of HUD. Title III: Related Agencies - Makes appropriations for FY2011 to: (1) the Access Board; (2) the Federal Maritime Commission; (3) the Office of Inspector General for the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak); (4) the National Transportation Safety Board; (5) the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation; and (6) the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness. Amends the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to extend the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness through FY2011. Title IV: General Provisions (This Act) - Specifies certain uses and limits on or prohibitions against the use of funds appropriated by this Act. (Sec. 401) Requires any sums necessary for FY2010 pay raises for programs funded in this Act to be absorbed within the levels appropriated in this or previous appropriations Acts. (Sec. 402) Prohibits the use of funds for the planning or execution of any program to pay the expenses of, or otherwise compensate, nonfederal parties intervening in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings funded in this Act. (Sec. 407) Requires all federal agencies and departments funded by this Act to report by July 30, 2010, to the congressional appropriations committees on all sole source contracts. (Sec. 409) Prohibits the use of funds to support any federal, state, or local projects that seek to use the power of eminent domain, unless eminent domain is employed only for a public use. (Sec. 411) Prohibits payment of the salary from any appropriation under this Act for any person filling a position (other than temporary) formerly held by an employee who has: (1) left to enter the U.S. Armed Forces; (2) satisfactorily completed his or her period of active military or naval service; (3) within 90 days after release from such service, or from hospitalization continuing after discharge for up to one year, applied for restoration to his former position; and (4) been certified by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) as still qualified to perform the duties of his or her former position, but not been restored to it. (Sec. 412) Prohibits the expenditure of funds in contravention of the Buy American Act. (Sec. 413) Prohibits the availability of funds to any person or entity that has been convicted of violating the Buy American Act. (Sec. 414) Prohibits the use of funds under this Act for first-class airline accommodations in contravention of specified federal regulations. (Sec. 415) Prohibits the use of funds under this Act to purchase a light bulb for an office building unless it has, to the extent practicable, an Energy Star or Federal Energy Management Program designation. (Sec. 416) Prohibits the provision of any funds made available under this or prior Acts to the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) or its affiliates, subsidiaries, or allied organizations. (Sec. 417) Prohibits an award of funds provided in this Act to a for-profit entity for any program, project, or activity considered to be a congressional earmark. (Sec. 418) Prohibits the use of such funds from being made available to maintain or establish a computer network unless such network blocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging of pornography. Exempts from such prohibition the use of funds necessary for any federal, state, tribal, or local law enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out criminal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities. (Sec. 419) Bars the obligation of funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this Act by any covered executive agency in contravention of the certification requirement of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996, as included in the revisions to the Federal Acquisition Regulation pursuant to such Act. (Sec. 420) Prohibits the use of such funds for doctoral dissertation research grants on HUD issues. Reduces the amount otherwise provided by this Act to HUD for Policy Development and Research, Research and Technology. (Sec. 421) Bars the use for travel expenses of funds made available in this Act to HUD for Management and Administration, Executive Direction. (Sec. 422) Prohibits the use of funds to implement section 124 except as authorized by law after the date of enactment of this Act. (Sec. 423) Bars the use of funds under this Act to prohibit or restrict the establishment or effectiveness of an occupancy preference for veterans in supportive housing for the elderly that: (1) is provided HUD assistance; and (2) is or would be located on Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) property, or is subject to an enhanced use lease with the VA.

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state consider proposals reduction fatalities sec directs secretary post dot website national infrastructure investments program grant requests applications received dot grants awarded complete description criteria selection program grants days award requires dot office_of_inspector_general audit grant program recipients ensure program funds appropriately scope grant awarded sec prohibits use funds compensate technical staff years federally funded research development center contract faa center advanced aviation systems development fy2011 sec prohibits use funds pursue adopt guidelines regulations requiring airport sponsors provide faa cost building construction maintenance utilities expenses space airport sponsor owned buildings services relating air traffic control air navigation weather reporting exempts prohibition negotiations agency airport sponsors achieve agreement market rates items grant assurances require airport sponsors provide land cost faa air traffic control facilities sec authorizes faa_administrator reimburse amounts available certain fees carry eas program sec requires amounts collected safety related training operational services foreign aviation authorities credited appropriation current time collection merged available purposes appropriation sec prohibits use funds appropriated limited act change weight restrictions prior permission rules airport new_jersey sec prohibits airport improvement program aip grant funds available sponsor commercial service airport fails agree request secretary cost free space producing public use area airport carry public service air passenger rights consumer reach campaign sec prohibits obligation funds faa employee purchase store gift card gift certificate use government issued credit card sec prescribes requirements including formula certain fy2011 distributions obligation limitation federal aid highways sec allows crediting federal aid highways account funds received bureau transportation statistics sale data products reimburse bureau necessary expenses sec requires secretary informal public notice comment opportunity intent waiver waiving buy america requirement federal aid highway projects sec prohibits use funds approve authorize imposition toll segment federal highway state texas tolled constructed federal assistance actual operation states prohibition apply federal aid system highway segment number lanes existed toll imposed high occupancy vehicle hov lane converted toll lane hov use toll lane paying toll hov lane constructed temporary lane replaced toll lane sec requires secretary available federal_highway_administration livable communities program maximum total million funds appropriated certain federal aid highway programs sec deems specified revisions certain explanatory statements referenced transportation housing_and_urban_development related agencies appropriations act transportation housing_and_urban_development related agencies appropriations act respect certain delta region 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amtrak employee base employment located united_states sec authorizes secretary receive cash spare parts non federal sources repair damages replace federally owned automated track inspection cars equipment result party liability damages sec declares limitations obligations fta programs shall apply grant authority previously available obligation authority previously available obligation sec declares funds appropriated act specified fta capital investment grants bus bus facilities projects obligated september recoveries shall directed projects eligible use funds purposes originally provided sec authorizes certain transfers public transportation funds appropriated october remain available expenditure sec authorizes use unobligated fta capital investment grants funds new fixed guideway systems projects sec requires unobligated funds recoveries capital investment grants program new fixed guideway capital projects available secretary transportation reallocation directed projects eligible use funds purposes originally provided sec authorizes maritime_administration furnish utilities services necessary repairs connection lease contract occupancy property control sec prohibits availability funds act salaries expenses political presidential appointees dot prohibits assignment appointees temporary detail outside department sec prohibits use funds national highway safety advisory_committee sec prohibits recipient funds available act disseminating personal information obtained state_department motor vehicles connection motor vehicle record permitted specified federal criminal law prohibits secretary withholding funds provided act grantee state fails comply prohibition sec authorizes secretary allow issuer preferred stock sold department redeem repurchase payment department secretary determines sec requires secretary notify congressional appropriations committees business days announcing discretionary grant award letter intent funding grant agreement totaling million certain grant programs including federal highway emergency relief program faa aip fra grant fta program formula_grants fixed guideway modernization programs sec makes available reimbursement recovery costs recovered funds secretary determined represent improper dot payments party contractor financial assistance award sec prohibits use funds stb charge collect filing fee rate complaints filed excess authorized district_court civil suit filing fees federal judicial code sec authorizes dot working capital_fund provide payments advance vendors carry federal transit pass transportation fringe benefit program sec makes additional appropriations dot salaries expenses increase improve dot acquisition workforce capacity capabilities title department_of_housing_and_urban_development department_of_housing_and_urban_development appropriations act makes appropriations fy2011 department_of_housing_and_urban_development hud administration operations management office public indian housing office community planning development office housing federal_housing_administration fha government_national_mortgage_association ginnie_mae office policy development research office fair housing equal opportunity office healthy homes lead hazard control office_of_inspector_general general_provisions department_of_housing_and_urban_development sec requires rescission amounts budget authority alternative remittance treasury associated cash amounts certain state- local local housing agency financed projects mckinney homeless assistance amendments act requires budget authority funds budget authority cash rescinded remitted treasury state housing finance agencies local governments local housing agencies hud approved projects settlement occurred january authorizes secretary hud secretary title award budget authority cash rescinded remitted treasury provide project owners incentives refinance projects lower interest rate sec prohibits use funds fy2011 investigate prosecute fair housing act lawful activity engaged persons including filing maintaining non frivolous legal action engaged solely achieve prevent action government official entity court competent jurisdiction sec directs secretary grant certain authority aids housing opportunity act state received allocation prior fiscal year eligible fy2011 allocation areas state outside qualifying metropolitan statistical areas number cases acquired immunodeficiency syndrome aids required prescribes formula allocation grants city new_jersey sec requires grant cooperative agreement assistance pursuant title competitive basis accordance department_of_housing_and_urban_development reform_act sec makes certain funds available regard limitations administrative expenses legal services contract fee basis payment services facilities federal_national_mortgage_association fannie_mae ginnie_mae federal_home_loan_mortgage_corporation freddie_mac federal financing bank federal_reserve_banks federal_home_loan_banks bank insured federal_deposit_insurance_corporation act sec authorizes hud corporations agencies subject government corporation control act expenditures contracts commitments regard fiscal year limitations necessary carry fy2011 budgets sec directs secretary report quarterly congressional appropriations committees unobligated excess funds program activity hud jurisdiction additional updated budget information request sec requires secretary adjust funds allocated fy2011 aids housing opportunity act wilmington delaware behalf wilmington delaware maryland new_jersey metropolitan division allocate portion state new_jersey according specified formula directs secretary allocate wake county north_carolina certain funds allocated fy2011 act north_carolina behalf north_carolina metropolitan_statistical_area authorizes secretary adjust fy2011 allocations act written request grant applicant formula allocation behalf metropolitan_statistical_area designate state states metropolitan_statistical_area located eligible allocation sec requires president formal budget request fy2011 hud congressional_budget justifications use identical account subaccount structure provided act sec declares public housing agency pha entity administers federal_housing assistance housing authority county los_angeles california states alaska iowa mississippi shall required include resident public housing recipient section rental assistance united_states_housing_act agency entity governing_board requires pha entity chooses include individuals governing_board establish advisory_board shall meet quarterly consisting residents public housing section rental assistance recipients sec authorizes secretary fy2011 fy2012 subject specified conditions authorize transfer project based assistance debt statutorily required low income low income use restrictions associated multifamily housing project multifamily housing project projects sec requires funds available native american housing block grants title iii act allocated recipients received funds sec prohibits use funds provided title audit ginnie_mae applies certain requirements federal credit reform_act sec prohibits section rental assistance individual enrolled student institution higher education age veteran unmarried dependent child person disabilities receiving section assistance november individually eligible parents individually jointly eligible receive assistance declares section rental assistance eligibility purposes financial assistance excess amounts received tuition individual receives higher education act private sources institution higher education shall considered income individual person age dependent children sec amends national housing act remove limitation number home equity conversion mortgages reverse mortgages elderly homeowners secretary insure sec requires secretary fy2010 managing disposing multifamily property owned mortgage held hud process foreclosure property contract section rental assistance payments federal programs maintain rental assistance payments attached dwelling units property authorizes secretary extent multifamily property feasible continued payments based specified cost operation environmental considerations contract consultation property tenants project based rental assistance payments owner owners existing housing properties provide rental assistance sec states fy2011 family residing assisted living facility county michigan section rental assistance demonstration program behalf pha provides assistance required family initially receives assistance pay rent exceeding family monthly adjusted income percentage secretary determines appropriate sec requires secretary report quarterly congressional appropriations committees hud use sole source contracts sec authorizes recipient december grant conversion elderly housing assisted living facilities establish single asset nonprofit entity project lend grant funds entity profit limited partnership sole general partner private nonprofit organization meeting specified requirements corporation wholly owned controlled private nonprofit organization sec authorizes use community development loan guarantee funds fy2011 guarantee commitments guarantee notes obligations issued state behalf non entitlement communities sec amends united_states_housing_act extend fy2011 authorization appropriations demolition site revitalization replacement housing tenant based assistance project grants phas sec authorizes phas operate fewer public housing units elect exempt asset management requirements imposed secretary connection operating fund rule prohibits exemption requirements agency seeking discontinuance reduction subsidy operating fund formula sec prohibits secretary respect use funds operation capital improvement management public housing authorized united_states_housing_act imposing asset management requirement guideline restricts limits way use capital funds central office costs prohibits pha capital funds authorized eligible operation management activities operating funds excess specified permitted amounts sec prohibits designation hud official employee allotment holder implemented adequate system funds control received training funds control procedures directives sec requires payment attorney fees program related litigation individual program_office personnel benefits compensation funding sec authorizes secretary request project sponsor subject certain conditions approve prepayment hud loan supportive housing elderly housing act effect enactment cranston gonzalez national affordable housing act sec prohibits availability homeless group designated surplus federal property group member good standing hud homeless assistance programs good standing program receiving federal state funds allows exception requirement entity involved federal homeless programs meets specified financial track record property management requirements sec directs secretary fy2011 consider limited industry standard appraisal practices determining market value multifamily real property loan noncompetitive sale state local government sec considers hud administered disaster housing assistance programs hud program mckinney act income matching purposes sec amends national housing act respect additional mortgage insurance premium secretary establish collect annually remaining insured principal mortgage balance eliminates specified periods premium payments depend size mortgage authorizes secretary publication notice federal_register establish change current premium annual premium period mortgage term annual premium shall apply sec appropriates additional funds hud administration operations management account increase hud acquisition workforce capacity capabilities sec amends consolidated_appropriations_act transportation treasury housing_and_urban_development judiciary district_of_columbia independent_agencies_appropriations_act repeal required transfer flexible subsidy fund balances certain excess rental charges rental housing assistance fund collections fy2006 subsequent fiscal years sec extends fy2011 current fha fannie_mae ginnie_mae loan limits high cost areas allowing agency discretion increase limits sub areas meeting specified requirements sec declares home equity conversion mortgages reverse mortgages elderly homeowners mortgagee issues credit approval borrower fy2011 mortgage insurance benefits shall exceed maximum dollar effect original principal obligation conventional mortgages purchased federal_home_loan_mortgage_corporation sec prohibits availability funds act salaries expenses hud political presidential appointees assignment personnel temporary detail outside hud title iii related agencies makes appropriations fy2011 access board federal_maritime_commission office_of_inspector_general national_railroad_passenger_corporation amtrak national_transportation_safety_board neighborhood_reinvestment_corporation interagency council homelessness amends mckinney-vento homeless assistance_act extend interagency council homelessness fy2011 title general_provisions act specifies certain uses limits prohibitions use funds appropriated act sec requires sums necessary fy2010 pay raises programs funded act levels appropriated previous appropriations acts sec prohibits use funds planning execution program pay expenses compensate nonfederal parties intervening regulatory adjudicatory proceedings funded act sec requires federal agencies departments funded act report july congressional appropriations committees sole source contracts sec prohibits use funds support federal state local projects seek use power eminent domain eminent domain employed public use sec prohibits payment salary appropriation act person filling position temporary held employee left enter armed_forces satisfactorily completed period active military naval service days release service hospitalization continuing discharge year applied restoration position certified office_of_personnel_management opm qualified perform duties position restored sec prohibits expenditure funds contravention buy_american_act sec prohibits availability funds person entity convicted violating buy_american_act sec prohibits use funds act class airline accommodations contravention specified federal regulations sec prohibits use funds act purchase light office building extent practicable energy_star federal_energy_management_program designation sec prohibits provision funds available prior acts association_of_community_organizations_for_reform acorn affiliates subsidiaries allied organizations sec prohibits award funds provided act profit entity program project activity considered congressional earmark sec prohibits use funds available maintain establish computer network network blocks viewing downloading exchanging pornography exempts prohibition use funds necessary federal state tribal local law enforcement agency entity carrying criminal investigations prosecution adjudication activities sec bars obligation funds appropriated available act covered executive agency contravention certification requirement iran_sanctions act included revisions federal_acquisition_regulation pursuant act sec prohibits use funds doctoral research grants hud issues reduces provided act hud policy development research research technology sec bars use travel expenses funds available act hud management administration executive direction sec prohibits use funds implement section authorized law date enactment act sec bars use funds act prohibit restrict establishment effectiveness occupancy preference veterans supportive housing elderly provided hud assistance located department_of_veterans_affairs property subject enhanced use lease


Summary: United States Patent and Trademark Office Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010 - Makes supplemental FY2010 appropriations of $129 million to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office of the Department of Commerce. Rescinds the same amount of appropriations, currently available under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010 for periodic censuses and programs, from the Bureau of the Census.

united_states patent trademark_office supplemental appropriations act makes supplemental fy2010 appropriations million patent trademark_office department_of_commerce rescinds appropriations currently available consolidated_appropriations_act periodic censuses programs bureau_of_the_census


Summary: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 - Calls for the enactment of legislation to create jobs, restore economic growth, and strengthen America's middle class through measures that: (1) modernize the nation's infrastructure; (2) enhance America's energy independence; (3) expand educational opportunities; (4) preserve and improve affordable health care; (5) provide tax relief; and (6) protect those in greatest need.

american_recovery_and_reinvestment_act calls enactment legislation create jobs restore economic growth strengthen america middle class measures modernize nation infrastructure enhance america energy independence expand educational opportunities preserve improve affordable health_care provide tax relief protect greatest need


Summary: Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 2009 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 1999 (FFAMIA) to repeal its termination date (thus extending it indefinitely). (Sec. 3) Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to establish and maintain a public website, meeting specified criteria, that serves as a central point of information and access for federal grant applicants, including grant: (1) announcements; (2) statements of eligibility; (3) application requirements; (4) purposes; (5) federal agency providers; and (6) deadlines for applying and awarding. Requires the website to allow grant applicants to apply for grants on it, among other uses. (Sec. 4) Requires OMB to report to Congress on: (1) the implementation of FFAMIA; and (2) a strategic plan specifying federal financial assistance progams suitable for common applications and reporting forms or requirements, changes in law (if any) needed to achieve the goals of this Act, and plans, timeliness, and cost estimates for developing an entirely electronic, web-based process for managing federal financial assistance. (Sec. 5) Requires the head of each federal agency that has not been exempted from FFAMIA to develop a plan that describes how it will carry out its responsibilities under the strategic plans. (Sec. 6) Requires OMB to adopt: (1) a single data standard for the collection, analysis, and dissemination of business and financial information for use by private sector entities for information required to be reported to the federal government; and (2) a separate single data standard for the use by federal agencies for federal financial information. Requires each federal agency to require the use of the single data standard for information the private sector must report to agencies for: (1) all applications for federal financial assistance; and (2) all reports on the use of such assistance that the agency requires non-federal entities to submit.

federal financial assistance management improvement act sec amends federal financial assistance management improvement act repeal termination date extending indefinitely sec requires director office_of_management_and_budget omb establish maintain public website meeting specified criteria serves central point information access federal grant applicants including grant announcements statements eligibility application requirements purposes federal agency providers deadlines applying awarding requires website allow grant applicants apply grants uses sec requires omb report congress implementation strategic plan specifying federal financial assistance suitable common applications reporting forms requirements changes law needed achieve goals act plans timeliness cost estimates developing entirely electronic web based process managing federal financial assistance sec requires head federal agency exempted develop plan describes carry responsibilities strategic plans sec requires omb adopt single data standard collection analysis dissemination business financial information use private sector entities information required reported federal_government separate single data standard use federal agencies federal financial information requires federal agency require use single data standard information private sector report agencies applications federal financial assistance reports use assistance agency requires non federal entities submit


Summary: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 - Makes supplemental appropriations for FY2009 to: (1) the Department of Agriculture; (2) the Department of Commerce; (3) the Department of Justice (DOJ); (4) the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA); (5) the National Science Foundation; (6) the Department of Defense (DOD); (7) the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers - Civil; (8) the Department of the Interior; and (9) the Department of Energy.Makes additional appropriations for FY2009 to the Secretary of Agriculture to provide a temporary increase in benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.Amends the Crop Insurance Act and the Trade Act of 1974 to provide 2008 transition assistance to certain farmers for lost income due to natural disasters and other unforeseen events. Instructs the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to establish a national broadband service development and expansion program in conjunction with the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program.Makes additional borrowing authority available to the Bonneville Power Administration.Amends the Hoover Power Plant Act of 1984 to authorize the Western Area Power Administration to borrow funds from the Treasury for: (1) new or upgraded electric power transmission lines and related facilities; and (2) the delivery of power generated by renewable energy resources after enactment of this Act.Makes technical corrections to the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007.Revises requirements with respect to smart grid regional demonstration initiatives.Instructs the Secretary of Energy to establish a smart grid information clearinghouse.Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to direct the Secretary to make loan guarantees for rapid deployment before FY2012 of renewable energy and electric power transmission projects.Amends the Energy Conservation and Production Act to increase the income eligibility level for the Weatherization Assistance Program, as well as the maximum amount of financial assistance.Makes supplemental appropriations for FY2009: (1) to the Department of the Treasury; (2) for federal payments to the District of Columbia; (3) to the General Services Administration (GSA); (4) to the Recovery Act Accountability and Transparency Board; and (5) to Small Business Administration (SBA).Provides temporary elimination of SBA fees on: (1) small-business loans; (2) state and local development program loans; and (3) lender oversight fees.Provides increased SBA loan leverage and investment limits. Authorizes the SBA to refinance certain loans to state and local development companies.Makes supplemental appropriations for FY2009 to: (1) the Department of Homeland Security (DHS); (2) the Department of the Interior; (3) the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); (4) the Department of Agriculture; (5) the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); (6) the Smithsonian Institution; (7) the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities; (8) the National Endowment for the Arts; (9) the Department of Labor (DOL), Employment and Training Administration; (10) the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); (11) the Department of Education; (12) the Corporation for National and Community Service; (13) the National Service Trust; (14) the Social Security Administration (SSA); (15) the Government Accountability Office (GAO); (16) the DOD; (17) the Department of Veterans Affairs; (18) the DOD - Civil; (19) the Department of State; (20) the Department of Transportation; and (21) the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).Requires the President to establish an arbitration panel under the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) public assistance program to expedite the recovery efforts from Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, Gustav, and Ike within the Gulf Coast Region.Amends the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007 to require GAO (currently, the Secretary of Labor) to report on the impact of past and future minimum wage increases in American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands regarding living standards and rates of employment.Establishes the Federal Coordinating Council for Comparative Clinical Effectiveness Research.Provides grants for higher education facility modernization, renovation, and repair.Amends the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act to revise the exclusion from the meaning of "employee in the recreational marine industry" of any individuals employed to repair a recreational vessel or to dismantle any part of it in connection with its repair.Amends the Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966 to expand temporarily the homeowners assistance plan to respond to mortgage foreclosures and the credit crisis with respect to: (1) acquisition of property at or near military installations that have been ordered to be closed; (2) homeowner assistance for wounded members of the Armed Forces and DOD and U.S. Coast Guard civilian employees and their spouses; and (3) temporary homeowner assistance for members of the Armed Forces permanently reassigned during a specified period involving a mortgage crisis.Provides for payments to eligible persons who served in the Armed Forces in the Far East during World War II.Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to invest in the infrastructure necessary to allow for and promote the electronic exchange and use of health information for each individual in the United States, consistent with the goals outlined in the Strategic Plan developed by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology.Establishes a State Stabilization Fund which the Secretary of Education is to use to provide grants to states: (1) to restore state funding for elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education; (2) to supplement school improvement funds provided to local educational agencies (LEAs) under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; and (3) for public safety and other government services. Reserves a portion of such Fund for: (1) awarding grants to states that make significant progress in addressing inequities in teacher distribution, establishing longitudinal education data systems, and improving educational assessments; and (2) establishing an Innovation Fund to award states, LEAs, and schools that make significant progress in closing student achievement gaps.Establishes the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board.Designates each amount in this Act as an emergency requirement, necessary to meet certain emergency needs in accordance with the FY2008-FY2009 congressional budget resolutions.Makes all funds appropriated in this Act available for obligation in such current fiscal year, unless expressly expressly provided otherwise.Prohibits the use of funds for a project for the construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair of a public building or public work unless all of the iron and steel used in the project is domestic, except in certain circumstances.Prohibits a state or local agency from receiving infrastructure investment funding from funds made available under this Act unless its chief executive certifies that: (1) such investment funding has been reviewed and vetted; and (2) the investment is an appropriate use of taxpayer dollars.Amends the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to revise contracting requirements to include individuals with disabilities and businesses owned by such persons.

american_recovery_and_reinvestment_act makes supplemental appropriations fy2009 department_of_agriculture department_of_commerce department_of_justice doj national_aeronautics_and_space_administration nasa national_science_foundation department_of_defense dod department_of_the_army corps_of_engineers civil department_of_the_interior department_of_energy makes additional appropriations fy2009 secretary agriculture provide temporary increase benefits supplemental nutrition assistance program amends crop insurance act trade act provide transition assistance certain farmers lost income natural disasters unforeseen events instructs assistant secretary commerce_for_communications_and_information establish national broadband service development expansion program conjunction broadband technology opportunities program makes additional borrowing authority available bonneville_power_administration amends hoover power plant act authorize western_area_power_administration borrow funds treasury new upgraded electric power transmission lines related facilities delivery power generated renewable energy resources enactment act makes technical corrections energy_independence_and_security_act requirements respect smart grid regional demonstration initiatives instructs secretary energy establish smart grid information clearinghouse amends energy policy act direct secretary loan guarantees rapid deployment fy2012 renewable energy electric power transmission projects amends energy_conservation_and_production_act increase income eligibility level weatherization_assistance_program maximum financial assistance makes supplemental appropriations fy2009 department_of_the_treasury federal payments district_of_columbia general_services_administration gsa recovery_act accountability transparency board small_business_administration temporary elimination sba fees small business loans state local development program loans lender oversight fees provides increased sba loan leverage investment limits authorizes sba refinance certain loans state local development companies makes supplemental appropriations fy2009 department_of_homeland_security dhs department_of_the_interior environmental_protection_agency epa department_of_agriculture department_of_health_and_human_services hhs smithsonian_institution national foundation arts humanities national_endowment_for_the_arts department_of_labor dol employment_and_training_administration department_of_health_and_human_services hhs department_of_education corporation_for_national_and_community_service national_service_trust social_security_administration ssa government_accountability_office gao dod department_of_veterans_affairs dod civil department_of_state department_of_transportation department_of_housing_and_urban_development president establish arbitration panel federal_emergency_management_agency fema public assistance program expedite recovery efforts hurricanes katrina rita ike gulf_coast region amends troop readiness veterans care katrina_recovery iraq_accountability_appropriations_act require gao currently secretary labor report impact past future minimum wage increases american_samoa commonwealth_of_the_northern_mariana_islands living standards rates employment establishes federal coordinating council comparative clinical effectiveness research provides grants higher education facility modernization renovation repair amends harbor workers compensation act revise exclusion meaning employee recreational marine industry individuals employed repair recreational vessel dismantle connection repair amends demonstration_cities_and_metropolitan_development_act expand temporarily homeowners assistance plan respond mortgage foreclosures credit crisis respect acquisition property near military installations ordered closed homeowner assistance wounded members armed_forces dod coast_guard civilian employees spouses temporary homeowner assistance members armed_forces permanently reassigned specified period involving mortgage crisis provides payments eligible persons served armed_forces far east world war secretary health_and_human_services invest infrastructure necessary allow promote electronic exchange use health information individual united_states consistent goals outlined strategic plan developed office national coordinator health information technology establishes state stabilization fund secretary education use provide grants states restore state funding elementary secondary postsecondary education supplement school improvement funds provided local educational agencies leas elementary secondary education act public safety government services reserves portion fund awarding grants states significant progress addressing inequities teacher distribution establishing longitudinal education data systems improving educational assessments establishing innovation_fund award states leas schools significant progress closing student achievement gaps establishes recovery accountability transparency board designates act emergency requirement necessary meet certain emergency needs accordance fy2008 fy2009 congressional_budget resolutions makes funds appropriated act available obligation current fiscal year expressly expressly provided prohibits use funds project construction alteration maintenance repair public building public work iron steel project domestic certain circumstances prohibits state local agency receiving infrastructure investment funding funds available act chief executive certifies investment funding reviewed vetted investment appropriate use taxpayer dollars amends emergency_economic_stabilization_act revise contracting requirements include individuals disabilities businesses owned persons


Summary: Second Look at Wasteful Spending Act of 2009 - Amends the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to authorize the President to transmit annually to Congress a maximum of four special messages that propose to rescind dollar amounts of discretionary budget authority, items of direct spending, and targeted tax benefits. Requires an analysis by: (1) the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) of an estimated savings in budget authority or outlays resulting from any such rescission; and (2) the Joint Committee on Taxation of an estimated savings resulting from repeal of targeted tax benefits. Requires any rescinded budget authority, items of direct spending, or targeted tax benefit to be dedicated only to deficit reduction, and not to be used as an offset for other spending increases or revenue reductions.Provides for adjustment of: (1) committee allocations resulting from such rescission; and (2) applicable limits, as appropriate, under this Act. Sets forth procedures for expedited congressional consideration of a proposed rescission.

second look wasteful spending act amends congressional_budget impoundment control act authorize president transmit annually congress maximum special messages propose rescind dollar amounts discretionary budget authority items direct spending targeted tax benefits requires analysis congressional_budget_office cbo estimated savings budget authority outlays resulting rescission joint_committee_on_taxation estimated savings resulting repeal targeted tax benefits requires rescinded budget authority items direct spending targeted tax benefit dedicated deficit reduction offset spending increases revenue reductions provides adjustment committee allocations resulting rescission applicable limits appropriate act sets forth procedures expedited congressional consideration proposed rescission


Summary: Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 - Makes supplemental appropriations for FY2009 to: (1) the Department of Agriculture for the Foreign Agricultural Service for Public Law 480 Title II grants (supplemental food program); (2) the Department of Commerce for Economic Development Administration (EDA) for assistance programs; and (3) the Department of Justice (DOJ), including for U.S. Marshals Services, the National Security Division, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), and the Federal Prison System. Makes FY2009 supplemental appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for: (1) military personnel; (2) operation and maintenance; (3) the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund; (4) the Iraq Security Forces Fund; (5) the Pakistan Counterinsurgency Capability Fund; (6) procurement; (7) the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle Fund; (8) research, development, test, and evaluation; (9) Defense Working Capital Funds; (10) the Defense Health Program; (11) drug interdiction and counter-drug activities; (12) the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund; (13) the Office of Inspector General; (14) the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers - Civil for operation and maintenance, and flood control and coastal emergencies; (15) military construction for the Army, Navy and Marine Corps, Air Force and DOD; (16) the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Security Investment Program; and (17) the Department of Defense Base Closure Account 2005. Makes FY2009 supplemental appropriations to: (1) the Department of Energy (DOE) for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) and the National Nuclear Security Administration for defense nuclear nonproliferation; (2) the Department of the Treasury; (3) the Executive Office of the President for the National Security Council and for Pandemic Preparedness and Response; (4) the Judiciary for the courts of appeals, district courts, and other judicial services; (5) the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC); (6) the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, air and marine interdiction, operations, maintenance, and procurement, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Coast Guard, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for state and local programs; (7) the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, the Forest Service, for wildland fire management; (8) the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for the Administration for Children and Families for refugee and entrant assistance; (9) the legislative branch for the Capitol Police and the Congressional Budget Office (CBO); (10) the Department of State for diplomatic and consular programs, the Office of Inspector General, and embassy security, construction, and maintenance; (11) contributions for international peacekeeping activities; (12) the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) for operating expenses, the Capital Investment Fund, and the Office of Inspector General; (13) bilateral economic assistance, including global health and child survival; (14) international disaster assistance; (15) the Economic Support Fund; (16) assistance for Europe, Eurasia, and Central Asia; (17) international narcotics control and law enforcement; (18) nonproliferation, antiterrorism, demining, and related programs; (19) migration and refugee assistance; (20) peacekeeping operations; (21) International Military Education and Training (IMET); (22) the Foreign Military Financing Program; (23) the Department of Transportation (DOT) for payments to air carriers and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for grants-in-aid for airports; and (24) multilateral development bank replenishments, including the U.S. quota in the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as well as loans to the IMF. Rescinds specified funds from various accounts. Specifies authorized, restricted, and prohibited uses of appropriated funds. Earmarks funds for specified assistance programs.

supplemental appropriations act makes supplemental appropriations fy2009 department_of_agriculture foreign agricultural service public law title grants supplemental food program department_of_commerce economic_development_administration eda assistance programs department_of_justice doj including marshals services national security division federal_bureau_of_investigation fbi drug_enforcement_administration dea bureau alcohol tobacco firearms explosives atf federal prison system makes fy2009 supplemental appropriations department_of_defense dod military personnel operation maintenance afghanistan_security_forces_fund iraq_security_forces_fund pakistan counterinsurgency capability fund procurement resistant ambush protected vehicle fund research development test evaluation defense working_capital_funds defense_health_program drug interdiction counter drug activities joint_improvised_explosive_device_defeat_fund office_of_inspector_general department_of_the_army corps_of_engineers civil operation maintenance flood control coastal emergencies military construction army navy marine_corps air_force dod north_atlantic_treaty_organization nato security investment program department_of_defense_base_closure_account makes fy2009 supplemental appropriations department_of_energy doe strategic_petroleum_reserve spr national_nuclear_security_administration defense nuclear nonproliferation department_of_the_treasury executive_office president national_security_council pandemic preparedness response judiciary courts appeals district_courts judicial services securities exchange commission sec department_of_homeland_security dhs customs border_protection air marine interdiction operations maintenance procurement immigration customs enforcement coast_guard federal_emergency_management_agency fema state local programs department_of_the_interior_and_the_department_of_agriculture forest_service wildland_fire_management department_of_health_and_human_services hhs administration children families refugee entrant assistance legislative branch capitol_police congressional_budget_office cbo department_of_state diplomatic consular programs office_of_inspector_general embassy security construction maintenance contributions international peacekeeping activities agency international_development usaid operating expenses capital investment fund office_of_inspector_general bilateral economic assistance including global health child survival international disaster assistance economic_support_fund assistance europe central_asia international narcotics control law enforcement nonproliferation antiterrorism demining related programs migration refugee assistance peacekeeping operations international_military_education training foreign military financing program department_of_transportation dot payments air carriers federal_aviation_administration faa grants aid airports multilateral development bank including quota international_monetary_fund imf loans imf rescinds specified funds accounts specifies authorized restricted prohibited uses appropriated funds earmarks funds specified assistance programs


Summary: AmericaView Geospatial Imagery Mapping Program Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Geological Survey (USGS), to establish and maintain a national remote sensing education, outreach, and research program within USGS (AmericaView program) to advance the availability, timely distribution, and widespread use of geospatial imagery for education, research, assessment, and monitoring purposes in each state, consistent with the August 2007 recommendations of the Future of Land Imaging Interagency Working Group of the National Science and Technology Council.Requires the Secretary, acting through the USGS data archive, development, maintenance, and product distribution program conducted at the Earth Resources Observation and Science Data Center (AmericaView project), to support the geospatial imagery mapping research and educational programs of each state by cooperating with states to identify new geospatial imagery mapping needs and infrastructure and to define, consolidate, and maintain the data requirements of the AmericaView project.Directs the Secretary to maintain AmericaView in each state for specified purposes, including: (1) to share and cooperate in the development of geospatial imagery mapping applications, education, and training infrastructure in each state; and (2) to promote cooperation and sharing of expertise regarding geospatial imagery among and within participating states.Requires the Secretary to: (1) provide grants, annually, to sustain and develop StateView programs (AmericaView programs of individual states, comprised of educational institutions and state and local governments); and (2) maintain an advisory committee to advise the Director regarding the AmericaView program.Authorizes appropriations for FY2010-FY2014.

geospatial imagery mapping program act_-_directs secretary interior acting director united_states_geological_survey usgs establish maintain national remote sensing education outreach research program usgs program advance availability timely distribution widespread use geospatial imagery education research assessment monitoring purposes state consistent august recommendations future land imaging interagency_working_group national_science_and_technology_council requires secretary acting usgs data archive development maintenance product distribution program conducted earth resources observation science data center project support geospatial imagery mapping research educational programs state cooperating states identify new geospatial imagery mapping needs infrastructure define consolidate maintain data requirements project directs secretary maintain state specified purposes including share cooperate development geospatial imagery mapping applications education training infrastructure state promote cooperation sharing expertise geospatial imagery participating states requires secretary provide grants annually sustain develop programs programs individual states comprised educational institutions state local governments maintain advisory_committee advise director program authorizes appropriations fy2010 fy2014


Summary: Freedom from Tolls Act of 2009 - Prohibits the use of highway funds to impose a toll on any segment of a federal-aid system highway that as of enactment of this Act: (1) has had its construction completed; (2) is not tolled; (3) was constructed with federal assistance; and (4) is in actual operation. Excepts from this prohibition, thus allowing tolls on, high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes as well as any highway segment that, as of the date on which a toll is imposed on it, will have the same number of non-toll lanes as were in existence before that date. Amends the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century to decrease from three to two the number of facilities a state may establish on a highway, bridge, or tunnel on the Interstate System to collect tolls for reconstructing and rehabilitating Interstate highway corridors under the Interstate System reconstruction and rehabilitation pilot program.

freedom tolls act prohibits use highway funds impose toll segment federal aid system highway enactment act construction completed tolled constructed federal assistance actual operation excepts prohibition allowing tolls high occupancy vehicle hov lanes highway segment date toll imposed number non toll lanes existence date amends transportation equity act 21st century decrease number facilities state establish highway bridge tunnel interstate system collect tolls reconstructing rehabilitating interstate highway corridors interstate system reconstruction rehabilitation pilot program


Summary: STEM Education Coordination Act of 2009 - Requires the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) to establish a committee under the National Science and Technology Council that has the responsibility of coordinating federal programs and activities in support of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) education. Directs such committee to: (1) coordinate the STEM education activities and programs of federal agencies; (2) develop, implement through participating agencies, and update once every five years, a five-year STEM education strategic plan; and (3) establish, periodically update, and maintain an inventory of federally sponsored STEM education programs and activities, including documentation of assessments of the effectiveness of such programs and activities and rates of participation by women, underrepresented minorities, and persons in rural areas. Requires the Director to annually report to Congress on the STEM education strategic plan.

stem education coordination act requires director office_of_science_and_technology_policy ostp establish committee national_science_and_technology_council responsibility coordinating federal programs activities support stem science technology engineering mathematics education directs committee coordinate stem education activities programs federal agencies develop implement participating agencies update years year stem education strategic plan establish periodically update maintain inventory federally sponsored stem education programs activities including documentation assessments effectiveness programs activities rates participation women underrepresented minorities persons rural areas requires director annually report congress stem education strategic plan


Summary: Chesapeake Bay Science, Education, and Ecosystem Enhancement Act of 2009 - Amends the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Authorization Act of 1992 to expand the duties of the Chesapeake Bay Office to include programs and activities in: (1) coastal hazards, resilient coastal communities, and climate change; (2) research, scientific assessment, and adaptation to climate change; and (3) integrated ecosystem assessments. Removes provisions concerning the Chesapeake Bay fishery and habitat restoration small watershed grants program. Requires the Director of the Office to implement specified program activities to support the activity of the Chesapeake Executive Council. Requires the Director to: (1) establish and utilize an effective and transparent mechanism to ensure that projects funded under this section have undergone appropriate peer review, using, to the extent practicable, the capabilities of the Maryland and Virginia Sea Grant Program; (2) provide other appropriate means to determine that such projects have acceptable scientific and technical merit for the purpose of achieving maximum utilization of available funds and resources to benefit the Chesapeake Bay area; and (3) ensure that all data and other products generated by any project funded under this section be provided to the Director. Requires the Director to consult with the Chesapeake Executive Council to ensure that the activities of the Office are consistent with the purposes and priorities of the Chesapeake Bay Agreement and plans developed pursuant to the Agreement. Requires the Director to collaborate with scientific and academic institutions, state and federal agencies, nongovernmental organizations, and other constituents in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, to incorporate Chesapeake Bay observations into the U.S. integrated Ocean Observation System, and to coordinate coastal mapping requirements and projects. Sets forth specific requirements to support such actions. Requires the Director, to further the development and implementation of the Chesapeake Bay Interpretive Buoy System, to: (1) support the establishment and implementation of the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail; (2) delineate key waypoints along the trail and provide appropriate real-time data and information for trail users; (3) interpret data and information for use by educators and students to inspire stewardship of Chesapeake Bay; and (4) incorporate the Chesapeake Bay Interpretive Buoy System into the Integrated Ocean Observing System regional network of observatories. Requires the Director to establish a Chesapeake Bay watershed education and training program. Sets forth specific requirements for such program. Requires the Director, subject to the availability of appropriations, to award grants to support education and training projects that enhance understanding and assessment of a specific environmental problem in the Chesapeake Bay watershed or a goal of the Chesapeake Bay Program, or protect or restore living resources of the Chesapeake Bay watershed, including specified projects. Requires the Director to provide technical assistance to support such education and training program. Requires the Director to establish a Chesapeake Bay coastal living resources management and habitat program to support coordinated management, protection, characterization, and restoration of priority Chesapeake Bay habitats and living resources, including oysters, blue crabs, and submerged aquatic vegetation. Authorizes the Director, subject to the availability of appropriations, to out or enter into grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements and provide technical assistance to support related specified activities. Requires specified reports to Congress from the Director, as well as an action plan. Authorizes the Director, subject to the availability of appropriations, to enter into and perform such contracts, leases, grants, or cooperative agreements as may be necessary. Permits the director to accept donations of funds, other property, and services for use in understanding, protecting, and restoring the Chesapeake Bay. Authorizes appropriations for FY2011-FY2014.

chesapeake_bay science education ecosystem enhancement_act amends national_oceanic_and_atmospheric_administration authorization act expand duties chesapeake_bay office include programs activities coastal hazards resilient coastal communities climate change research scientific assessment adaptation climate change integrated ecosystem assessments removes provisions concerning chesapeake_bay fishery habitat restoration small watershed grants program requires director office implement specified program activities support activity chesapeake_executive_council requires director establish utilize effective transparent mechanism ensure projects funded section undergone appropriate peer_review extent practicable capabilities maryland virginia sea grant program provide appropriate means determine projects acceptable scientific technical merit purpose achieving maximum utilization available funds resources benefit chesapeake_bay area ensure data products generated project funded section provided director requires director consult chesapeake_executive_council ensure activities office consistent purposes priorities chesapeake_bay agreement plans developed pursuant agreement requires director collaborate scientific academic institutions state federal agencies nongovernmental organizations constituents chesapeake_bay watershed incorporate chesapeake_bay observations integrated ocean observation system coordinate coastal mapping requirements projects sets forth specific requirements support actions requires director development implementation chesapeake_bay interpretive buoy system support establishment implementation captain john smith chesapeake national historic trail delineate key trail provide appropriate real time data information trail users interpret data information use educators students stewardship chesapeake_bay incorporate chesapeake_bay interpretive buoy system integrated ocean observing system regional network requires director establish chesapeake_bay watershed education training program sets forth specific requirements program requires director subject availability appropriations award grants support education training projects enhance understanding assessment specific environmental problem chesapeake_bay watershed goal chesapeake_bay program protect restore living resources chesapeake_bay watershed including specified projects requires director provide technical assistance support education training program requires director establish chesapeake_bay coastal living resources management habitat program support coordinated management protection characterization restoration priority chesapeake_bay habitats living resources including oysters blue submerged aquatic vegetation authorizes director subject availability appropriations enter grants contracts cooperative agreements provide technical assistance support related specified activities requires specified reports congress director action plan authorizes director subject availability appropriations enter perform contracts leases grants cooperative agreements necessary permits director accept donations funds property services use understanding protecting restoring chesapeake_bay authorizes appropriations fy2011 fy2014