Summary: End Government Reimbursement of Excessive Executive Disbursements (End GREED) Act - (Sec. 2) Declares that Congress elects to use its constitutional authority to: (1) establish a uniform law on bankruptcy that applies to entities that have received extraordinary financial assistance from the United States on or after September 1, 2008; and (2) authorize the Attorney General, after consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, to seek recovery of previous excessive payments of compensation made by the entities after receiving such assistance, and limit excessive payments of compensation to be made by them. (Sec. 3) Authorizes the Attorney General, after consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, to review: (1) any employment contract made by an entity that received over $10 billion in specified federal financial assistance on or after September 1, 2008; and (2) any payment the entity made to an employee on or after such date. Authorizes the Attorney General to commence a civil action for fraudulent transfer in U.S. district court to avoid (and recover) any such payment (including a payment under an employment contract), if the entity received less than a reasonably equivalent value in exchange for the payment and it: (1) was insolvent on the payment date, not taking into account the federal assistance it received; or (2) was engaged (or was about to engage) in business or a transaction for which property remaining in the recipient entity was an unreasonably small capital. Authorizes the Attorney General to avoid any transfer of an interest of a recipient entity in property, or any obligation incurred by such entity, that is avoidable under applicable law by a creditor holding an unsecured claim against such entity. Authorizes the Attorney General to commence a civil action also to limit the amount of compensation paid or payable on or after enactment of this Act by a recipient entity under an employment contract, if such compensation is greater than 10 times the mean amount of compensation paid or payable to the entity's nonmanagement employees during the calendar year. (Sec. 4) Grants the Attorney General subpoena authority to compel: (1) attendance and testimony of witnesses; and (2) production of documentary evidence pertinent to implementation of this Act, including the circumstances surrounding any employment contract or payment of compensation. Makes such a subpoena enforceable by court order in the case of contumacy or refusal to obey. (Sec. 5) States that this Act shall not be construed to have any impact on a recipient entity, its financial status, or the financial status of its creditors other than: (1) limiting compensation paid or payable under employment contracts; or (2) providing for the recovery of previously paid compensation.

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Summary: Congressional Commission on Financial Accountability and Preparedness Act of 2009 - Establishes the Congressional Commission on Financial Accountability and Preparedness to review and report to Congress on the actions leading up to the 2008 breakdown in the financial markets and failures in the regulatory system. Requires the Commission to submit special reports on: (1) any corporate abuse of taxpayer funds the Commission finds occurred; (2) the current state of the regulatory system and its effectiveness in overseeing the participants in the financial system and protecting consumers; and (3) any fiduciary negligence, fraudulent behavior, poor corporate governance, obstructionism, or media manipulation that the Commission determines was engaged in by relevant corporate officers and elected or appointed government officials.

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Summary: Limitation on Government Spending Act of 2009 - Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to define GDP as the gross domestic product for the relevant fiscal year as most recently estimated by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). Defines federal spending limits for: (1) FY2011, as outlays not exceeding 22% of the GDP; (2) FY2012, as outlays not exceeding 21% of the GDP; and (3) FY2013 and fiscal years thereafter, as outlays not exceeding 20% of the GDP. Makes it out of order in the Senate or the House of Representatives to consider any legislation that includes any provision that would result in a deficit for a fiscal year that exceeds the maximum deficit amount or federal spending limit, as applicable, for such fiscal year. Permits waiver or suspension of such prohibition, or successful appeals from rulings of the Chair, only by an affirmative vote of three-fifths (60) of the Senate.

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Summary: Congressional Review Act Improvement Act - Eliminates a requirement that federal agencies must submit specified information about a rule to both Houses of Congress before such rule can take effect (thus requiring that the information be submitted to only the Comptroller General). Requires the Comptroller General to submit to each House a weekly report containing a list of the rules received, including a notation identifying each major rule. Requires the Speaker of the House of Representatives to publish such report in the Congressional Record.

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Summary: Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2009 - Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to require reports on federal mandates to include: (1) an assessment of the prospective costs of carrying out changes to a condition of federal assistance being imposed on participating state, local, or tribal governments and how these costs compare with the funds being authorized; (2) for reauthorizations, an assessment of the additional costs of changes in those conditions compared with the changes in funding being authorized; (3) in cases where a bill or joint resolution provides necessary sums, an estimate of that amount; and (4) an identification and description of any reasonably foreseeable indirect costs to such governments or the private sector from implementing the federal mandate. Repeals a provision excluding independent regulatory agencies from reporting requirements. Makes requirements under this Act applicable to general notice of any final rule that includes such a mandate.

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Summary: National Land Remote Sensing Outreach Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish and maintain a national land remote sensing outreach program within the United States Geological Survey (USGS) to advance the availability, timely distribution, and widespread use of geospatial imagery for education, research, assessment, and monitoring purposes in each state and on the lands of an Indian tribe. Requires the Secretary, under such program, to: (1) support geospatial imagery sharing, applied research, and educational programs of each participating state and Indian tribe; (2) identify new geospatial imagery needs and infrastructure; (3) share and cooperate in the development of geospatial imagery applications, education, and training infrastructure in each participating area; (4) cooperate with participating states and tribes to encourage the expansion of geospatial imagery mapping courses taught at educational institutions; (5) encourage expansion of geospatial imagery research at such institutions; (6) encourage expansion of the knowledge and use of geospatial imagery products in the workforce through outreach programs, workshops, and other training opportunities; (7) encourage participating states and tribes to build partnerships with local governments to identify unique research and development needs and geospatial imagery application pilot programs; (8) promote cooperation and sharing of expertise regarding geospatial imagery applications among participating states and tribes; and (9) provide a mechanism to enable the states and tribes to transfer geospatial imagery and applications to USGS. Authorizes the Secretary to provide grants to qualified educational institutions, to state, local, and tribal governments, or to consortia of these entities on a competitive basis to: (1) advance the interest of the federal government in promoting the use of imagery by educational institutions, states, localities, and tribes; and (2) achieve specified program purposes. Limits the federal share to 75% of the cost of each program for which a grant is made. Directs the Secretary to establish and maintain a committee to advise the Director of USGS regarding the program.

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Summary: Insurance Information Act of 2009 - Includes among the duties of the Secretary of the Treasury serving as principal advisor to the President and Congress on domestic and international policy issues regarding all lines of insurance except health insurance. Establishes within the Department of the Treasury the Office of Insurance Information, headed by a Director appointed by the Secretary. Empowers the Office to: (1) collect, analyze, and disseminate data and information, and to issue reports, regarding such lines of insurance; (2) coordinate federal efforts and establish policy on international insurance matters; (3) determine whether state insurance measures are inconsistent with such policy; (4) serve as liaison between the federal government and the states regarding insurance matters; (5) advise the Treasury representative to the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee regarding the export promotion of insurance products and services; and (6) advise the Secretary on domestic and international insurance policy issues. Cites conditions that trigger preemption of state insurance measures. Requires the United States or its representative to coordinate with state insurance regulators to identify provisions in any covered international agreement that provide for the recognition of prudential measures concerning the business of insurance. Declares that this Act may not be construed to establish a general supervisory or regulatory authority of the Office or the Department over the business of insurance. Establishes the Advisory Group to the Office of Insurance Information to make recommendations regarding the Office's international insurance policy functions and to consult regarding preemption of state insurance measures.

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Summary: Federal Youth Coordination Act of 2009 - Amends the Tom Osborne Federal Youth Coordination Act to establish in the Executive Office of the President the White House Office of National Youth Policy, headed by a Director, to: (1) develop, coordinate, promulgate, oversee the implementation of, and evaluate the National Youth Strategy to maximize the efficiency and effectiveness of youth services; (2) review and make recommendations with respect to the budgets for federal youth services to ensure the adequacy of those budgets; (3) coordinate the youth services provided by federal departments and agencies and coordinate federal interagency youth services; (4) consult, coordinate with, facilitate joint efforts among, and support state, local, and tribal governments, nongovernmental entities, and youth, particularly disadvantaged youth, with respect to improving youth services; and (5) make grants and provide training and technical assistance to states to support state Youth Services Coordinating Entities and state Youth Advisory Boards. Requires the Director to submit to the President and Congress, and make available to the public, a National Youth Strategy that shall set forth a comprehensive plan for that year to improve outcomes for youth in the United States, particularly disadvantaged youth. Requires coordination of federal departments and agencies with the White House Office. Places the existing National Youth Development Council within the White House Office to assist the Director by coordinating: (1) the youth services provided by federal departments and agencies; and (2) federal interagency youth services. Requires the Council also to assist in the development, coordination, implementation, evaluation, and promulgation of the Strategy. Establishes within the White House Office the National Youth Advisory Board.

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Summary: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2010 - Title I: Departmental Management and Operations - Makes appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for FY2010 for the Offices of the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Under Secretary for Management, the Chief Financial Officer, the Chief Information Officer, the Federal Coordinator for Gulf Coast Rebuilding, and the Inspector General and for intelligence analysis and operations coordination activities. Title II: Security, Enforcement, and Investigations - Makes appropriations for FY2010 for: (1) United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP), including for automation modernization, border security fencing, infrastructure, and technology, air and marine interdiction, operations, maintenance, and procurement, and construction and facilities management; (2) United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), including for automation modernization, for construction, and for identifying and removing aliens convicted of a crime who are judged deportable, with a priority on identifying and removing such aliens based on the severity of the crime committed; (3) the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), including for aviation security (including for explosives detection systems), surface transportation security, the Office of Transportation Threat Assessment and Credentialing, transportation security support, and Federal Air Marshals; (4) the Coast Guard, including for environmental compliance and restoration, reserve training, acquisition, construction, and improvements (including for the Integrated Deepwater Systems program), alteration of bridges, research, development, test, and evaluation, and retired pay; and (5) United States Secret Service, including for acquisition, construction, improvements, and related expenses. Sets forth requirements with respect to the expenditure plan for the program to establish and maintain a security barrier along U.S. borders, including requiring: (1) a detailed accounting of the program's implementation to date for all investments related to the Secure Border Initiative or any successor program; (2) an explicit plan of action defining how all funds are to be obligated to meet future program commitments; and (3) an analysis by the Secretary of the selected approach for each segment of fencing or tactical infrastructure compared to other, alternative means of achieving operational control, including cost, level of control, and possible unintended effects on communities. Title III: Protection, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery - Makes appropriations for FY2010 for: (1) the Office of the Under Secretary for National Protection and Programs Directorate, including for infrastructure protection and information security programs and activities, the Federal Protective Service, and the United States Visitors and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology Project (US-VISIT); (2) the Office of Health Affairs; and (3) the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), including for grants for state and local programs, firefighter assistance, and emergency management performance, the Radiological Emergency Preparedness program, the United States Fire Administration, disaster relief and the disaster assistance direct loan program account, the Flood Map Modernization Fund, the National Flood Insurance Fund, the National Pre-Disaster Mitigation Fund, and emergency food and shelter. Title IV: Research and Development, Training, and Services - Makes appropriations for FY2010 for: (1) United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS), including for the processing of asylum or refugee status applications and military naturalization applications and for the E-Verify program to assist U.S. employers with maintaining a legal workforce; (2) the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, including for acquisition, construction, improvements, and related expenses; (3) the Office of the Under Secretary for Science and Technology, including for research, development, acquisition, and operations (including for the National Bio- and Agro-defense Facility); and (4) the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office, including for research, development, testing, evaluation, and operations, and for systems acquisition. Prohibits: (1) obligating funds for full-scale procurement of Advanced Spectroscopic Portal monitors until the Secretary submits to the Appropriations Committees a report certifying that a significant increase in operational effectiveness will be achieved; or (2) the use of immigrant integration grant funds to provide services to aliens who have not been lawfully admitted for permanent residence. Title V: General Provisions - (Sec. 501) Sets forth limitations and prohibitions on the availability, use, reprogramming, or transfer of funds for specified programs and activities under this Act. (Sec. 512) Prohibits the use of funds available in this Act to amend the oath of allegiance required under the Immigration and Nationality Act. (Sec. 513) Prohibits the use of funds appropriated by this Act to process or approve a competition under Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-76 for services provided as of June 1, 2004, by employees of CIS who are known as Immigration Information Officers, Contact Representatives, or Investigative Assistants. (Sec. 514) Requires TSA to report to the Appropriations Committees on air cargo inspection statistics by airport and air carrier and on how it plans to meet the deadline for screening all air cargo on passenger aircraft. (Sec. 523) Prohibits the use of funds to enforce provisions of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 regarding the prohibition on air passengers carrying butane lighters unless the Assistant Secretary reverses the determination of July 19, 2007, that butane lighters are not a significant threat to civil aviation security. (Sec. 526) Prohibits the use of funds by CIS to grant an immigration benefit unless the results of required background checks have been received and do not preclude granting the benefit. (Sec. 534) Prohibits the use of funds for CBP to prevent an individual from importing a prescription drug from Canada if: (1) such individual is not in the business of importing a prescription drug; and (2) such drug complies with specified provisions of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and is not a controlled substance or a biological product. Makes this section applicable only to individuals transporting on their person a personal-use quantity of the prescription drug, not exceeding a 90-day supply. (Sec. 537) Prohibits the use of funds made available in this Act for planning, testing, piloting, or developing a national identification card. (Sec. 538) Requires the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security to certify to Congress any determination that an airport does not need to participate in the E-Verify Program and that no security risks will result. (Sec. 539) Requires the FEMA Administrator to submit to specified congressional committees, and publish on the FEMA website, a report regarding a decision to declare a major disaster, summarizing damage assessment information used to determine whether a major disaster exists, subject to redaction of information that would compromise national security. (Sec. 540) Sets forth procedures to be followed if the Secretary determines that the National Bio- and Agro-defense Facility at Plum Island, New York, should be located elsewhere. (Sec. 544) Directs the Secretary to consult with the Secretaries of Defense and Transportation and develop a concept of operations for unmanned aircraft systems in the U.S. national airspace system for purposes of border and maritime security operations. (Sec. 549) Authorizes the collection of fees for fingerprinting, biometric, and other necessary services, in addition to collecting registration fees when administering the temporary protected status program under the Immigration and Nationality Act. (Sec. 552) Prohibits the use of funds to: (1) release an individual who is detained, as of June 24, 2009, at Guantanamo Bay Naval Station, Cuba, into the United States (including its territories or possessions); (2) transfer any such individual to the United States for detention, except for prosecution pursuant to a presidential plan assessing the risks, mitigating actions, costs, legal rationale, and court demands associated with such transfer; (3) transfer or release any such individual to any other country unless the President submits to Congress information identifying the individual and country involved, disclosing any agreement with that country, and assessing the risks to U.S. national security or its citizens; or (4) provide any immigration benefit to any such individual. Requires the President, prior to the termination of detention operations at Guantanamo Bay, to submit to Congress a classified report describing the disposition or legal status of each individual detained at the facility. (Sec. 553) Requires individuals detained at the Guantanamo Bay facility to be included on the No Fly List unless the President certifies that a detainee poses no threat to the United States, its citizens, or its allies. (Sec. 559) Prohibits the use of funds made available by this Act: (1) to operate the Loran-C signal after January 4, 2010, only if the Commandant of the Coast Guard certifies that its termination will not adversely impact the safety of maritime navigation and if the Secretary certifies that the Loran-C system infrastructure is not needed as a backup to the Global Positioning System or any other federal navigation requirement; or (2) for construction of the National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility on the U.S. mainland until DHS completes certain safety and security risk assessments. (Sec. 561) American Communities' Right to Public Information Act - Provides that provisions regarding the preparation of maritime transportation security plans shall not be construed to authorize the designation of information as "sensitive security information" to: (1) conceal a violation of law, inefficiency, or administrative error; (2) prevent embarrassment to a person, organization, or agency; (3) restrain competition; or (4) prevent or delay the release of information that does not require protection in the interest of transportation security, including basic scientific research information not clearly related to transportation security. (Sec. 564) OPEN FOIA Act of 2009 - Amends the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to require statutory exemptions to its disclosure requirements to specifically cite its provision that authorizes such exemptions. (Sec. 565) Protected National Security Documents Act of 2009 - Exempts from disclosure under FOIA any "protected document," defined as any record: (1) for which the Secretary of Defense has issued a certification stating that its disclosure would endanger U.S. citizens, members of the U.S. Armed Forces, or U.S. government employees deployed outside the United States; and (2) that is a photograph that was taken between September 11, 2001, and January 22, 2009, relating to the treatment of individuals engaged, captured, or detained after September 11, 2001, by the U.S. Armed Forces in operations outside of the United States. Provides that such a certification shall expire three years after issuance or renewal. (Sec. 566) Requires administrative law judge annuitants participating in the Senior Administrative Law Judge Program to be available on a temporary reemployment basis to conduct arbitrations of disputes as part of the arbitration panel established by the President under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 under the FEMA public assistance program to expedite the recovery efforts from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita within the Gulf Coast Region. (Sec. 567) Requires any company that collects or retains personal information directly from individuals who participated in the Registered Traveler program to safeguard and dispose of such information in accordance with specified requirements. (Sec. 568) Extends until September 20, 2012: (1) the Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program; and (2) the Conrad State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program (under which foreign physicians practice in underserved areas). Allows the foreign-born widow, children, and parents of citizens who die to retain legal status to seek citizenship for two years after the death. Permits asylees and specified other classifications of aliens residing in the United States at the time of the death of a qualifying relative who continue to reside in the United States to have their petitions or applications for adjustment of status to that of a person admitted for lawful permanent residence based upon the family relationship adjudicated unless the Secretary determines that approval would not be in the public interest. Makes specified rescissions.

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exceeding day supply sec prohibits use funds available act planning testing developing national identification card sec requires assistant secretary homeland_security certify congress determination airport need participate e-verify_program security risks result sec requires fema administrator submit specified congressional committees publish fema website report decision declare major disaster summarizing damage assessment information determine major disaster exists subject redaction information compromise national security sec sets forth procedures followed secretary determines national defense facility plum island new_york located sec directs secretary consult secretaries_of_defense transportation develop concept operations unmanned aircraft systems national_airspace_system purposes border maritime security operations sec authorizes collection fees fingerprinting biometric necessary services addition collecting registration fees administering temporary protected status program immigration_and_nationality_act sec prohibits use funds release individual detained june guantanamo_bay naval station cuba united_states including territories possessions transfer individual united_states detention prosecution pursuant presidential plan assessing risks mitigating actions costs legal rationale court demands associated transfer transfer release individual country president submits congress information identifying individual country involved disclosing agreement country assessing risks national security citizens provide immigration benefit individual requires president prior termination detention operations guantanamo_bay submit congress classified report describing disposition legal status individual detained facility sec requires individuals detained guantanamo_bay facility included fly list president certifies detainee poses threat united_states citizens allies sec prohibits use funds available act operate loran signal january commandant_of_the_coast_guard certifies termination adversely impact safety maritime navigation secretary certifies loran system infrastructure needed backup global_positioning_system federal navigation requirement construction national defense facility mainland dhs completes certain safety security risk assessments sec american communities right public information act provides provisions preparation maritime transportation security plans shall construed authorize designation information sensitive security information conceal violation law administrative error prevent person organization agency restrain competition prevent delay release information require protection interest transportation security including basic scientific research information clearly related transportation security sec open foia_act amends freedom information act foia require statutory exemptions disclosure requirements specifically cite provision authorizes exemptions sec protected national security documents act exempts disclosure foia protected document defined record secretary defense issued certification stating disclosure endanger citizens members armed_forces government employees deployed outside united_states photograph taken september january relating treatment individuals engaged captured detained september armed_forces operations outside united_states provides certification shall expire years issuance renewal sec requires administrative law judge annuitants participating senior administrative law judge program available temporary reemployment basis conduct disputes arbitration panel established president american_recovery_and_reinvestment_act fema public assistance program expedite recovery efforts hurricanes katrina rita gulf_coast region sec requires company collects retains personal information directly individuals participated registered traveler program safeguard dispose information accordance specified requirements sec extends september special immigrant religious worker program conrad state j-1 visa waiver program foreign physicians practice underserved areas allows foreign born widow children parents citizens die retain legal status seek citizenship years death permits asylees specified classifications aliens residing united_states time death qualifying relative continue reside united_states petitions applications adjustment status person admitted lawful permanent residence based family relationship adjudicated secretary determines approval public interest makes specified rescissions


Summary: Division A: Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2010 - Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2010 - Title I: Legislative Branch - Makes appropriations to the Senate for FY2010 for: (1) a payment to Victoria Reggie Kennedy, widow of Edward M. Kennedy, late a Senator from Massachusetts; (2) expense allowances; (3) representation allowances for the Majority and Minority Leaders; (4) salaries of specified officers, employees, and committees (including the Committee on Appropriations); (5) agency contributions for employee benefits; (6) inquiries and investigations; (7) the U.S. Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control; (8) the Offices of the Secretary and of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate; (9) miscellaneous items; (10) the Senators' Official Personnel and Office Expense Account; and (11) official mail costs. (Sec. 1) Amends the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1968 to increase by $50,000 the aggregate of gross compensation paid all employees in the office of a Senator, according to a specified table. (Sec. 2) Amends the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1965 to make it discretionary instead of, as under current law, mandatory that reports of semiannual statements of expenditures by the Secretary of the Senate and by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives be printed as Senate and House documents, respectively. Requires the Secretary, beginning with the report covering the first full semiannual period of the 112th Congress, to: (1) post each semiannual report of the Secretary of the Senate publicly on the Senate's website in a searchable, itemized format; and (2) issue each such report in electronic form. Authorizes the Secretary to issue each such report in other forms at his discretion. Makes appropriations to the House of Representatives for FY2010 for: (1) salaries and/or expenses of the House leadership offices, committees (including the Committee on Appropriations), officers and employees, and the Child Care Center; and (2) Members' representational allowances. (Sec. 101) Requires deposit in the Treasury of any amounts of a Member's representational allowance remaining after all payments are made, to be used for federal deficit reduction, or, if there is no deficit, federal debt reduction. (Sec. 102) Increases by $96,000 the aggregate amount otherwise authorized to be appropriated for a fiscal year for the lump-sum allowance for the offices of the Majority and Minority Whip, respectively. (Sec. 103) Permits any active duty member of the Armed Forces who is assigned to a congressional liaison office of the Armed Forces at the House to obtain membership in the exercise facility established for House employees in the same manner as such individuals. (Sec. 104) Amends the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1993, as amended by the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2009, to require amounts appropriated for any fiscal year for the House for allowances and expenses to be transferred to the Architect of the Capitol (AOC) and merged with and, as under current law, made available for the House office buildings, subject to the approval of the House Committee on Appropriations. Makes appropriations for salaries and/or expenses of: (1) the Joint Economic and Taxation Committees; (2) the Office of the Attending Physician; (3) the Office of Congressional Accessibility Services; (4) the Capitol Police; (5) the Office of Compliance; (6) the Congressional Budget Office (CBO); and (7) the AOC, including for the care and operation of Capitol buildings and grounds, Senate office buildings, the House office buildings, the Capitol Power Plant, the Library of Congress buildings and grounds, the Capitol Police buildings, grounds, and security, the Botanic Garden, and the Capitol Visitor Center. (Sec. 1001) Authorizes the transfer between "Salaries" and "General Expenses," upon the approval of the congressional appropriations committees, of FY2010 amounts appropriated for the Capitol Police. (Sec. 1101) Amends the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to authorize the Executive Director of the Office of Compliance, within the limits of available appropriations, to dispose of surplus or obsolete personal property by interagency transfer, donation, or discarding. (Sec. 1201) Amends the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2008 to increase from three to five the maximum number of participants in the executive exchange program between CBO officers and employees and private sector organizations employees for one-year assignments. Repeals the termination of such Act (thus making the program permanent). (Sec. 1301) Grants the AOC authority, within the limits of available appropriations, to dispose of surplus or obsolete personal property by interagency transfer, donation, sale, trade-in, or discarding. Requires amounts received for the sale or trade-in of personal property to be credited to funds available for AOC operations and be available for the costs of acquiring the same or similar property. (Sec. 1302) Redefines "agency" to include the AOC and the Botanic Garden with respect to federal flexible and compressed work schedules (thus authorizing such schedules for AOC and Botanic Garden employees). Declares that the same authority granted to the Office of Personnel and Management (OPM) to prescribe regulations, provide technical assistance, and to review programs regarding such work schedules shall be exercised by the AOC with respect to such employees. (Sec. 1303) Redefines "agency" to include and authorize the AOC and the Botanic Garden to make noncompetitive appointments leading to conversion to career or career-conditional employment to disabled veterans with compensable service-connected disabilities of 30% or more. Declares that the same authority granted to OPM to prescribe regulations governing such appointments shall be exercised by the AOC. (Sec. 1304) Establishes the House Historic Buildings Revitalization Trust Fund in the Treasury as an AOC account. Limits the use of such funds to the revitalization of the major House historical buildings and assets which the AOC is responsible for maintaining and preserving. Prohibits the AOC from obligating any amounts in the Fund without the approval of the House Committee on Appropriations. (Sec. 1305) Authorizes the AOC, during an emergency involving the safety of human life or the protection of property, to: (1) accept contributions of comfort and other incidental items and services to support AOC employees while they are on duty in response to the emergency; and (2) incur obligations and make expenditures out of available appropriations for meals, refreshments, and other support and maintenance for the Office if necessary to respond to the emergency. Appropriates FY2010 funds to: (1) the Library of Congress for salaries and expenses, the Copyright Office, Congressional Research Service (CRS), and Books for the Blind and Physically Handicapped; (2) the Government Printing Office (GPO) for congressional printing and binding (including transfer of funds); (3) GPO for the Office of Superintendent of Documents (including transfer of funds); (4) the GPO Revolving Fund; (5) the Government Accountability Office (GAO) for salaries and expenses; (6) the Open World Leadership Center Trust Fund; and (7) the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Development Trust Fund. (Sec. 1401) Establishes an upper limit of $123.328 million for the FY2010 obligational authority of the Library of Congress with regard to certain reimbursable and revolving fund activities. Authorizes the Librarian of Congress to transfer temporarily up to $1.9 million of funds appropriated in this Act for Library of Congress salaries and expenses to the revolving fund for the FEDLINK Program and the Federal Research Program. (Sec. 1402) Authorizes the transfer of FY2010 Library of Congress appropriations, during such fiscal year, between any "Library of Congress" headings, upon the approval of the congressional appropriations committees. Limits such transfers to 10% of the total amount of funds appropriated to the account under any such heading for FY2010. (Sec. 1403) Authorizes the Librarian of Congress to classify positions in the Library of Congress above GS-15 pursuant to OPM standards. (Sec. 1404) Provides for a carryover of up to 90 days of accrued annual leave for Library of Congress positions whose compensation is set at a rate equal to the annual rate of basic pay for positions at level III of the Executive Schedule. (Sec. 1501) Repeals the requirement for certain GAO audits, studies, or reviews of: (1) the use of funds in projects constructed under projected cost under the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965; (2) small business participation in construction of the Alaska natural gas pipeline under the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Act; (3) assistance under Compacts of Free Association pursuant to the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003; (4) Independent Counsel expenditures (semiannually) under the Department of Justice Appropriations Act of 1988; and (5) ambulance service costs under the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003. (Sec. 1601) Amends the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2001 to make a technical correction to the composition of the Board of Trustees of the Open World Leadership Center to include two Members of the House of Representatives and two Senators. (Under current law, it states two members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and two members appointed by the President pro tempore of the Senate but does not specify whether they are congressional members or not.) Requires the Executive Director of the Center to be appointed by the Librarian of Congress, on behalf of the Board, instead of being appointed by the Board as under current law. Title II: General Provisions - Specifies authorized and prohibited uses of funds appropriated by this Act identical or similar to corresponding provisions of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2009. (Sec. 207) Authorizes the AOC to maintain specified landscape features, excluding streets, in the District of Columbia. (Sec. 209) Prohibits the use of the funds made available to the AOC in this Act to eliminate or restrict guided tours of the U.S. Capitol led by congressional employees and interns. Allows temporary suspension or restriction of such tours for security or related reasons to the same extent as guided tours of the U.S. Capitol led by the AOC. Division B: Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2010 - Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2010 - Makes continuing appropriations for FY2010. (Sec. 101) Appropriates amounts for continuing operations, projects, or activities which were conducted in FY2009 and for which appropriations, funds, or other authority were made available in specified public law. (Sec. 102) Prohibits the use of appropriations, funds, or authority granted under this joint resolution for the Department of Defense (DOD) for: (1) new production of items not funded for production in FY2009 or prior years; (2) the increase in production rates above those sustained with FY2009 funds; or (3) the initiation, resumption, or continuation of any project, activity, operation, or organization for which appropriations, funds, or other authority were not available during FY2009. Bars the use of DOD appropriations, funds, or authority granted under this joint resolution to initiate multiyear procurements utilizing advance procurement funding for economic order quantity procurement unless specifically appropriated later. (Sec. 104) Bars the use of any appropriation or funds made available or authority granted under Sec. 101 (except as otherwise provided in Sec. 102) to initiate or resume any project or activity for which appropriations, funds, or other authority were not available during FY2009. (Sec. 106) Provides funding under this joint resolution until the earliest of: (1) enactment of an appropriation for any project or activity provided for in this joint resolution; (2) enactment of the applicable appropriations Act for FY2010 without any provision for such project or activity; or (3) October 31, 2009. (Sec. 114) Designates amounts made available by this joint resolution related to amounts provided in specified FY2008 and FY2009 supplemental appropriations Acts as being for overseas deployments and other activities pursuant to S. Con. Res. 13 (FY2009 budget resolution, 111th Congress). Limits such amounts to $129.989 billion. (Sec. 115) Continues through October 31, 2009, the prohibition in the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 against the use of funds to release an individual who is detained, as of the enactment of this Act, at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, into the continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii, or the District of Columbia. Continues through the same date the Act's restrictions on the transfer of such detainees to the United States for detention or prosecution. (Sec. 116) Continues through such date the waiver of requirement for weighted averages for nutrient analysis of certain menu items and foods offered or served under the school lunch or breakfast program under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act or the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, as appropriate. (Sec. 117) Continues through such date the the requirement of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act that: (1) states audit food safety inspection of schools and report the results to the Secretary of Agriculture; and (2) the Secretary audit such reports. (Sec. 118) Continues through October 31, 2009, the Secretary's authority to provide funding to California to carry out certain year-round child nutrition program services. (Sec. 119) Continues through such date funding authority for training, technical assistance, and the food service management institute under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act. (Sec. 120) Continues through October 31, 2009, funding authority under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act for an information clearinghouse that provides information to nongovernmental groups throughout the United States that assist low-income individuals or communities regarding food assistance, self-help activities, and other empowering activities. (Sec. 121) Provides additional amounts to the Department of Commerce, the Bureau of Census for periodic censuses and programs at a specified rate for operations. (Sec. 122) Continues through October 31, 2009, the appropriation of funds to the DOD under the Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009 and the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 for special pay for members whose period of obligated service is extended, or whose eligibility for retirement is suspended, due to the President's authority to extend such service or suspend such retirement (commonly referred to as stop-loss authority). (Sec. 123) Continues through the earlier of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2010 or October 31, 2009, the authority for: (1) the Commanders' Emergency Response Program (DOD urgent humanitarian relief and reconstruction in Iraq); and (2) the DOD joint task force providing counterterrorism support to law enforcement agencies which conduct counter-drug activities. (Sec. 125) Continues through the earlier of such enactment or October 31, 2009, authority to provide additional support to counter-drug activities of specified countries. (Sec. 126) Authorizes the District of Columbia to expend local funds for certain programs and activities at a specified rate included in the Second Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Request Act (D.C. Act 18-188). (Sec. 127) Authorizes federal agencies, through October 31, 2009, to implement relocation expenses test programs for their employees. (Sec. 128) Extends through such date certain pilot programs for employment eligibility confirmation established under the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996. (Sec. 129) Continues through October 31, 2009, the authority of the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to issue notes or other obligations to carry out the flood insurance program. Extends the program through such date. (Sec. 130) Requires the Secretaries of State and of Homeland Security (DHS) to continue through October 31, 2009, to set aside 3,000 alien investor (EB-5) visas annually for 15 years for aliens (and their spouses and children) eligible for admission under the Immigration and Nationality Act. (Sec. 131) Extends through October 31, 2009, the authority of the DHS Secretary to regulate risk-based performance standards for the security of chemical facilities and require vulnerability assessments and the development and implementation of site security plans for chemical facilities. (Sec. 132) Continues through October 31, 2009, the program of technical and financial assistance to states and local governments for predisaster hazard mitigation measures. (Sec. 133) Continues through such date the special immigrant program for non-minister religious workers under the Immigration and Nationality Act. (Sec. 134) Extends through October 31, 2009, the J-1 visa waiver (Conrad state 30/medical services in underserved areas) program under the Immigration and Nationality Technical Corrections Act of 1994. (Sec. 135) Continues through such date the authority of: (1) the Secretary of Agriculture to permit the Colorado State Forest Service to perform watershed restoration and protection services on National Forest System (NFS) lands in Colorado when similar and complementary services are being performed by the State Forest Service on adjacent state or private lands; and (2) the Secretary of the Interior to permit such restoration and protection services with respect to public lands in Colorado administered through the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). (Sec. 136) Continues through October 31, 2009, the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to collect fees from a person who harvests forest botanical products on NFS lands. (Sec. 137) Authorizes through such date the Secretaries of the Interior and of Agriculture, as appropriate, to renew an expired, transferred, or waived grazing permit or lease. (Sec. 138) Continues through such date authority for the use of certain funds for expenses associated with primary and secondary schooling for certain dependents of agency personnel stationed in Puerto Rico. (Sec. 139) Continues through such date title XXVI of the Public Health Service Act (popularly known as the Ryan White Care Act) that provides grants for quality and availability of care for individuals and families with HIV/AIDS disease. (Sec. 140) Continues through October 31, 2009, the eligibility of the Republic of Palau for certain appropriations and education grants. (Sec. 141) Provides additional amounts for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for the Veterans Health Administration for medical services, medical support, compliance, and facilities at specified maximum rates for operations. (Sec. 142) Requires amounts provided by this joint resolution for Iraq, the Palestinian Authority, and Zimbabwe to be obligated under specified terms and conditions of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009. (Sec. 145) Extends through October 31, 2009, the comparability pay adjustments to certain Foreign Service members assigned abroad. (Sec. 146) Continues through October 31, 2009, the authority of the Broadcasting Board of Governors to make grants for operating Radio Free Asia. (Sec. 147) Extends through October 31, 2009, the United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy. (Sec. 148) Continues through October 31, 2009, the exemption of the Secretary of State from the requirement to convene an Accountability Review Board in the case of an incident that involves serious injury, loss of life, or significant destruction of property at, or related to, a federal mission in Afghanistan or Iraq. (Sec. 149) Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to obligate certain funds at a rate necessary to renew or amend, in a timely manner, all section 8 project-based, section 202, and section 811 rental assistance contracts. Authorizes the Secretary to provide such payments beyond October 31, 2009. (Sec. 150) Specifies ceiling amounts for the loan principal of loan guarantee commitments, as authorized by the National Housing Act and insured, or not insured, under the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund. (Sec. 152) Continues through October 31, 2009, HUD authority to insure, and to commit to insure, home equity conversion mortgages for elderly homeowners. (Sec. 153) Continues through such date HUD authority to provide assistance to public housing agencies for demolition, site revitalization, replacement housing, and tenant-based assistance grants for projects. (Sec. 154) Requires funds made available under this joint resolution for the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) to include amounts necessary to make lease payments due in FY2010 only, on an obligation incurred in 2001 under a capital lease. (Sec. 155) Prescribes a formula for the amount to be made available to the Secretary of Transportation for airport planning and development and noise compatibility planning and programs. Continues this authority in effect through the earlier of the enactment of an Act amending it or October 31, 2009. Continues through December 2010 the Secretary's airport improvement project grant authority. (Sec. 156) Continues through October 31, 2009, excise taxes on aviation fuels and the air transportation of persons or property under the Internal Revenue Code. Allows amounts in the Airport and Airway Trust Fund to be available, as provided by appropriations Acts, for making expenditures before November 1, 2009, to meet specified U.S. obligations. (Sec. 157) Extends through October 31, 2009, certain requirements, authorities, conditions, eligibilities, limitations, and other provisions authorized for surface transportation programs under the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU), the SAFETEA-LU Technical Corrections Act of 2008, the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century, and specified federal laws that would otherwise expire on or cease to apply after FY2009. Limits the use and distribution of funds to the same manner and at the same rate as funds authorized for such programs for FY2009. (Sec. 158) Makes available, for October 1, 2009-October 31, 2009, an amount from the Highway Trust Fund (including from the Mass Transit Account) to carry out certain programs, projects, and activities. (Sec. 159) Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through October 31, 2009, certain authority to make expenditures from the Highway Trust Fund, including the Mass Transit Account. (Sec. 160) Amends the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act to extend through October 31, 2009, funding for fish restoration and management projects. (Sec. 161) Amends the Internal Revenue Code to authorize expenditures from the Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund for: (1) the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act; (2) the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century; and (3) the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act. (Sec. 162) Makes appropriations and funds made available and authority granted pursuant to sections 157 through 161 of this joint resolution available until the earlier of October 31, 2009, or enactment into law of an Act to extend or reauthorize surface transportation programs. (Sec. 163) Prohibits the availability of funds for the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) or any of its affiliates, subsidiaries, or allied organizations. (Sec. 164) Allows the U.S. Postal Service to reduce by $4 billion its contribution payments into the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefit Fund for FY2009.

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requires secretary beginning report covering semiannual period congress post semiannual report secretary senate publicly senate website searchable itemized format issue report electronic form authorizes secretary issue report forms discretion makes appropriations house_of_representatives fy2010 salaries expenses house leadership offices committees including committee appropriations officers employees child care center members representational allowances sec requires deposit treasury amounts member representational allowance remaining payments federal deficit reduction deficit federal debt reduction sec increases aggregate authorized appropriated fiscal year lump sum allowance offices majority minority respectively sec permits active duty member armed_forces assigned congressional liaison office armed_forces house obtain membership exercise facility established house employees manner individuals sec amends legislative_branch_appropriations_act amended legislative_branch_appropriations_act require amounts appropriated fiscal year house allowances expenses transferred architect capitol aoc merged current law available house office buildings subject approval house_committee appropriations makes appropriations salaries expenses joint economic taxation committees office attending physician office congressional accessibility services capitol_police office_of_compliance congressional_budget_office cbo aoc including care operation capitol buildings grounds senate office buildings house office buildings capitol power plant library_of_congress buildings grounds capitol_police buildings grounds security garden capitol visitor center sec authorizes transfer salaries general expenses approval congressional appropriations committees fy2010 amounts appropriated capitol_police sec amends congressional_accountability_act authorize executive director office_of_compliance limits available appropriations dispose surplus obsolete personal property interagency transfer donation sec amends legislative_branch_appropriations_act increase maximum number participants executive exchange program cbo officers employees private sector organizations employees year assignments repeals termination act making program permanent sec grants aoc authority limits available appropriations dispose surplus obsolete personal property interagency transfer donation sale trade requires amounts received sale trade personal property credited funds available aoc operations available costs acquiring similar property sec redefines agency include aoc garden respect federal flexible compressed work schedules authorizing schedules aoc garden employees declares authority granted office personnel management opm prescribe regulations provide technical assistance review programs work schedules shall exercised aoc respect employees sec redefines agency include authorize aoc garden noncompetitive appointments leading conversion career career conditional employment disabled veterans compensable service connected disabilities declares authority granted opm prescribe regulations governing appointments shall exercised aoc sec establishes house historic buildings revitalization trust_fund treasury aoc account limits use funds revitalization major house historical buildings assets aoc responsible maintaining preserving prohibits aoc obligating amounts fund approval house_committee appropriations sec authorizes aoc emergency involving safety human life protection property accept contributions comfort incidental items services support aoc employees duty response emergency incur obligations expenditures available appropriations meals support maintenance office necessary respond emergency appropriates fy2010 funds library_of_congress salaries expenses copyright office congressional_research_service crs books blind physically handicapped government_printing_office gpo congressional printing binding including transfer funds gpo office superintendent documents including transfer funds gpo revolving fund government_accountability_office gao salaries expenses open world leadership center trust_fund john center public service development trust_fund sec establishes upper limit million fy2010 obligational authority library_of_congress regard certain reimbursable revolving fund activities authorizes librarian congress transfer temporarily million funds appropriated act library_of_congress salaries expenses revolving fund program federal research program sec authorizes transfer fy2010 library_of_congress appropriations fiscal year library_of_congress approval congressional appropriations committees limits transfers total funds appropriated account heading fy2010 sec authorizes librarian congress classify positions library_of_congress pursuant opm standards sec provides carryover days accrued annual leave library_of_congress positions compensation set rate equal annual rate basic pay positions level iii executive schedule sec repeals requirement certain gao audits studies reviews use funds projects constructed projected cost public_works_and_economic_development_act small business participation construction alaska natural gas pipeline alaska natural gas pipeline act assistance compacts_of_free_association pursuant compact_of_free_association amendments act independent counsel expenditures semiannually department_of_justice appropriations act ambulance service costs medicare_prescription_drug improvement modernization act sec amends legislative_branch_appropriations_act technical correction composition board_of_trustees open world leadership center include members house_of_representatives senators current law states members appointed speaker house_of_representatives members appointed president pro tempore senate specify congressional members requires executive director center appointed librarian congress behalf board instead appointed board current law title general_provisions specifies authorized prohibited uses funds appropriated act identical similar corresponding provisions legislative_branch_appropriations_act sec authorizes aoc maintain specified landscape features excluding streets district_of_columbia sec prohibits use funds available aoc act eliminate restrict guided capitol led congressional employees interns allows temporary suspension restriction security related reasons extent guided capitol led aoc division continuing_appropriations_resolution continuing_appropriations_resolution makes continuing appropriations fy2010 sec appropriates amounts continuing operations projects activities conducted fy2009 appropriations funds authority available specified public law sec prohibits use appropriations funds authority granted joint resolution department_of_defense dod new production items funded production fy2009 prior years increase production rates sustained fy2009 funds initiation resumption continuation project activity operation organization appropriations funds authority available fy2009 bars use dod appropriations funds authority granted joint resolution initiate multiyear procurements utilizing advance procurement funding economic order quantity procurement specifically appropriated later sec bars use appropriation funds available authority granted sec provided sec initiate resume project activity appropriations funds authority available fy2009 sec provides funding joint resolution earliest enactment appropriation project activity provided joint resolution enactment applicable appropriations act fy2010 provision project activity october sec designates amounts available joint resolution related amounts provided specified fy2008 fy2009 supplemental appropriations acts overseas deployments activities pursuant res fy2009 budget resolution congress limits amounts billion sec continues october prohibition supplemental appropriations act use funds release individual detained enactment act naval station guantanamo_bay cuba continental united_states alaska hawaii district_of_columbia continues date act restrictions transfer detainees united_states detention prosecution sec continues date waiver requirement weighted averages nutrient analysis certain menu items foods offered served school lunch breakfast program richard national school lunch act child nutrition act appropriate sec continues date requirement richard national school lunch act states audit food safety inspection schools report results secretary agriculture secretary audit reports sec continues october secretary authority provide funding california carry certain year round child nutrition program services sec continues date funding authority training technical assistance food service management institute richard national school lunch act sec continues october funding authority richard national school lunch act information clearinghouse provides information nongovernmental groups united_states assist low income individuals communities food assistance self help activities empowering activities sec provides additional amounts department_of_commerce bureau census periodic censuses programs specified rate operations sec continues october appropriation funds dod consolidated security disaster assistance continuing appropriations act supplemental appropriations act special pay members period obligated service extended eligibility retirement suspended president authority extend service suspend retirement commonly referred stop loss authority sec continues earlier enactment national_defense_authorization_act ndaa fiscal year october authority commanders emergency response program dod urgent humanitarian relief reconstruction iraq dod joint task_force providing counterterrorism support law enforcement agencies conduct counter drug activities sec continues earlier enactment october authority provide additional support counter drug activities specified countries sec authorizes district_of_columbia expend local funds certain programs activities specified rate included second fiscal year budget request act act sec authorizes federal agencies october implement relocation expenses test programs employees sec extends date certain pilot programs employment eligibility confirmation established illegal immigration reform immigrant responsibility act sec continues october authority administrator federal_emergency_management_agency fema issue notes obligations carry flood insurance program extends program date sec requires secretaries state homeland_security dhs continue october set aside alien investor eb-5 visas annually years aliens spouses children eligible admission immigration_and_nationality_act sec extends october authority dhs secretary regulate risk based performance standards security chemical facilities require vulnerability assessments development implementation site security plans chemical facilities sec continues october program technical financial assistance states local governments hazard mitigation measures sec continues date special immigrant program non minister religious workers immigration_and_nationality_act sec extends october j-1 visa waiver conrad state medical services underserved areas program immigration nationality technical corrections act sec continues date authority secretary agriculture permit colorado state forest_service perform watershed restoration protection services national_forest_system nfs lands colorado similar complementary services performed state forest_service adjacent state private lands secretary interior permit restoration protection services respect public lands colorado administered bureau_of_land_management blm sec continues october authority secretary agriculture collect fees person harvests forest botanical products nfs lands sec authorizes date secretaries interior agriculture appropriate renew expired transferred waived grazing permit lease sec continues date authority use certain funds expenses associated primary secondary schooling certain dependents agency personnel stationed puerto_rico sec continues date title xxvi public_health_service_act popularly known ryan_white care act provides grants quality availability care individuals families hiv aids disease sec continues october eligibility republic_of_palau certain appropriations education grants sec provides additional amounts department_of_veterans_affairs veterans_health_administration medical services medical support compliance facilities specified maximum rates operations sec requires amounts provided joint resolution iraq palestinian_authority zimbabwe obligated specified terms conditions supplemental appropriations act sec extends october comparability pay adjustments certain foreign_service members assigned abroad sec continues october authority broadcasting_board_of_governors grants operating radio_free_asia sec extends october united_states advisory commission public diplomacy sec continues october exemption secretary state requirement convene accountability review board case incident involves injury loss life significant destruction property related federal mission afghanistan iraq sec requires secretary housing_and_urban_development hud obligate certain funds rate necessary renew amend timely manner section project based section section rental assistance contracts authorizes secretary provide payments october sec specifies ceiling amounts loan principal loan guarantee commitments authorized national housing act insured insured mutual_mortgage_insurance_fund sec continues october hud authority insure commit insure home equity conversion mortgages elderly homeowners sec continues date hud authority provide assistance public housing agencies demolition site revitalization replacement housing tenant based assistance grants projects sec requires funds available joint resolution national_transportation_safety_board ntsb include amounts necessary lease payments fy2010 obligation incurred capital lease sec prescribes formula available secretary transportation airport planning development noise compatibility planning programs continues authority effect earlier enactment act amending october continues december secretary airport improvement project grant authority sec continues october excise taxes aviation fuels air transportation persons property internal_revenue_code allows amounts airport airway_trust_fund available provided appropriations acts making expenditures november meet specified obligations sec extends october certain requirements authorities conditions limitations provisions authorized surface_transportation programs safe accountable flexible efficient transportation equity act legacy users safetea safetea technical corrections act intermodal surface_transportation efficiency_act transportation equity act 21st century specified federal laws expire cease apply fy2009 limits use distribution funds manner rate funds authorized programs fy2009 sec makes available october october highway_trust_fund including mass transit account carry certain programs projects activities sec amends_the_internal_revenue_code extend october certain authority expenditures highway_trust_fund including mass transit account sec amends dingell-johnson_sport_fish_restoration_act extend october funding fish restoration management projects sec amends_the_internal_revenue_code authorize expenditures sport_fish_restoration boating_trust_fund dingell-johnson_sport_fish_restoration_act transportation equity act 21st century coastal wetlands planning protection restoration act sec makes appropriations funds available authority granted pursuant sections joint resolution available earlier october enactment law act extend reauthorize surface_transportation programs sec prohibits availability funds association_of_community_organizations_for_reform acorn affiliates subsidiaries allied organizations sec allows postal_service reduce billion contribution payments postal_service retiree health benefit fund fy2009