Summary: Separating Servicemember Handbook Development Act - Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 to direct the Secretary of Defense to develop and maintain, in a handbook and on a publically-available Internet website, a comprehensive description of the compensation and other benefits to which an Armed Forces member, and the family of the member, would be entitled on separation or retirement resulting from a serious injury or illness. Requires that the handbook be provided to each member as soon as practicable following an injury or illness for which the member may retire or separate.

separating servicemember handbook development act_-_amends national_defense_authorization_act fiscal year direct secretary defense develop maintain handbook available internet website comprehensive description compensation benefits armed_forces member family member entitled separation retirement resulting injury illness requires handbook provided member soon practicable following injury illness member retire separate


Summary: Makes technical corrections to provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 which provide special immigrant status for certain Iraqis employed by or on behalf of the U.S. government. Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security or State to convert approved petitions for such status with respect to which visas are not immediately available to approved petitions for petitions filed before October 1, 2008.

makes technical corrections provisions national_defense_authorization_act fiscal year provide special immigrant status certain iraqis employed behalf government authorizes secretary homeland_security state convert approved petitions status respect visas immediately available approved petitions petitions filed october


Summary: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2009 - Title I: Departmental Management and Operations - Makes appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for FY2009 for executive management, analysis and operations, and the Offices of the Secretary, the Under Secretary for Management, the Chief Financial Officer, the Chief Information Officer, the Federal Coordinator for Gulf Coast Rebuilding, and the Inspector General.Title II: Security, Enforcement, and Investigations - Makes appropriations for FY2009 for: (1) U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), including for automation modernization, customs and border protection fencing, infrastructure, and technology (with obligations subject to the DHS Secretary submitting specified documentation), and air and marine interdiction, operations, maintenance, and procurement, and construction; (2) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), including for reimbursement of other agencies for costs associated with the repatriation of smuggled aliens unlawfully present in the United States, detention and removal operations (including identifying and removing aliens convicted of a crime who are judged deportable), the Federal Protective Service, automation modernization, and construction; (3) the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), including for aviation security (including screening operations and explosives detection systems), surface transportation security, the Office of Transportation Threat Assessment and Credentialing, transportation security support, and for Federal Air Marshals; (4) the Coast Guard, including for environmental compliance and restoration, reserve training, acquisition, construction, and improvements, alteration of bridges, research, development, test, and evaluation, and retired pay; and (5) the U.S. Secret Service, including for acquisition, construction, improvements, and related expenses.Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security (the Secretary) to prioritize the identification and removal of aliens convicted of a crime by that crime's severity. Makes funds available to enforce laws against forced child labor.Prohibits obligation of certain funds available for the Integrated Deepwater Systems program until congressional appropriations committees receive an expenditure plan directly from the Coast Guard meeting specified criteria. Directs the Secretary to submit to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees, in conjunction with the President's FY2010 budget, a review of the Revised Deepwater Implementation Plan that identifies any changes to the plan for the fiscal year, an annual performance comparison of program assets to pre-Deepwater legacy assets, a status report of legacy assets, a detailed explanation of how the costs of legacy assets are being accounted for within the program, and the earned value management system gold card data for each program asset. Requires a comprehensive review of the Plan every five years, beginning in FY2011. Title III: Protection, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery - Makes appropriations for FY2009 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 United States Visitors and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology Project (US-VISIT) (subject to specified restrictions regarding receipt and approval by the House and Senate Appropriations Committees of an expenditure plan), and the Office of Health Affairs; and (2) 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 U.S. 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. Cancels specified funds for Cerro Grande fire claims. Requires the FEMA Administrator to submit to Congress, and publish on the FEMA website, a report summarizing damage assessment information used to make a declaration that a major disaster exists, subject to redaction of information that would compromise national security.Title IV: Research and Development, Training, and Services - Makes appropriations for FY2009 for: (1) U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS); (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; and (4) the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office, including for research, development, testing, evaluation, and operations and for systems acquisition and deployment. Designates the Federal Law Enforcement Training Accreditation Board to lead the federal law enforcement training accreditation process. Requires the Director of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center to schedule basic or advanced law enforcement training at all four training facilities under the Center's control to ensure that these centers are operated at the highest capacity throughout the fiscal year. 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. 511) Prohibits: (1) the obligation of funds for implementation of the Secure Flight program or other follow on or successor passenger prescreening program on other than a test basis until the Secretary has certified and the Government Accountability Office (GAO) has reported that prescribed conditions have been met; and (2) use, during the testing phase, of information gathered from passengers, foreign or domestic air carriers, or reservation systems to screen aviation passengers or to delay or deny boarding, except where passenger names are matched to a government watch list.(Sec. 512) 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. 513) Directs the Secretary to research, develop, and procure new technologies to inspect and screen air cargo carried on passenger aircraft by the earliest date possible. Requires existing checked baggage explosive detection equipment and screeners to be used to the greatest extent practicable at each airport until the new technologies are available. Requires TSA to report to the Appropriations Committees on air cargo inspection statistics by airport and air carrier. Requires incremental quarterly increases in the screening of such cargo.(Sec. 514) Makes any funds appropriated or transferred to TSA "Aviation Security," "Administration," and "Transportation Security Support" for FY2004-FY2008 that are recovered or deobligated available only for procurement and installation of explosive detection systems for air cargo, baggage, and checkpoint screening systems, subject to notification. (Sec. 515) Provides that the DHS Working Capital Fund shall continue operations during FY2009.(Sec. 518) 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 (TSA) reverses the determination of July 19, 2007, that butane lighters are not a significant threat to civil aviation security.(Sec. 520) Allows funds to be obligated to the Office of the Secretary and Executive Management, the Office of the Under Secretary for Management, or the Office of the Chief Financial Officer only through full and open competition, with exceptions.(Sec. 522) Prohibits the use of funds: (1) by CIS to grant an immigration benefit unless the results of required background checks have been received and do not preclude granting the benefit; (2) to destroy or put out to pasture any horse or other equine belonging to the federal government that has become unfit for service unless the trainer or handler is first given the option to take possession through an adoption program that has safeguards against slaughter and inhumane treatment; or (3) for any new hires by DHS that are not verified through the basic pilot program established under the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996.(Sec. 527) Authorizes the liquidation of the National Bio and Agro-defense Facility at Plum Island, New York.(Sec. 530) Prohibits the use of funds for deployment or operation of a DHS human resources management system.(Sec. 533) Directs the Secretary to establish a process to ensure that an alien applying for recurrent training in the operation of any aircraft is properly identified and has not, since the time of any prior threat assessment, become a risk to aviation or national security.(Sec. 535) 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.Title VI: Additional Disaster Assistance for Fiscal Year 2008 for Midwestern United States and Other Purposes - Makes additional funds available for the Disaster Assistance Direct Loan Program Account for the cost of direct loans authorized by the Stafford Act, to be used to assist local governments affected by recent floods and tornadoes in the Midwestern United States and for other purposes in providing essential services.

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transportation_security_administration tsa including aviation security including screening operations explosives detection systems surface_transportation security office transportation threat assessment credentialing transportation security support federal air marshals coast_guard including environmental compliance restoration reserve training acquisition construction improvements alteration bridges research development test evaluation retired pay secret_service including acquisition construction improvements related expenses requires secretary homeland_security secretary prioritize identification removal aliens convicted crime crime severity makes funds available enforce laws forced child labor prohibits obligation certain funds available integrated deepwater systems program congressional appropriations committees receive expenditure plan directly coast_guard meeting specified criteria directs secretary submit house senate_appropriations_committees conjunction president fy2010 budget review revised deepwater implementation plan identifies changes plan fiscal year annual performance comparison program assets pre deepwater legacy assets status report legacy assets detailed explanation costs legacy assets accounted program earned value management system gold card data program asset requires comprehensive review plan years beginning fy2011 title iii protection preparedness response recovery makes appropriations fy2009 office secretary national protection programs directorate including infrastructure protection information security programs activities united_states visitors immigrant status indicator technology project visit subject specified restrictions receipt approval house senate_appropriations_committees expenditure plan office health affairs federal_emergency_management_agency fema including grants state local programs firefighter assistance emergency management performance radiological emergency preparedness program fire administration disaster relief disaster assistance direct_loan program account flood map modernization fund national flood insurance fund national pre disaster mitigation fund emergency food shelter cancels specified funds grande fire claims requires fema administrator submit congress publish fema website report summarizing damage assessment information declaration major disaster exists subject redaction information compromise national security title research development training services makes appropriations fy2009 citizenship_and_immigration_services federal_law_enforcement_training_center including acquisition construction improvements related expenses office secretary science_and_technology including research development acquisition operations domestic nuclear detection office including research development testing evaluation operations systems acquisition deployment designates federal law enforcement training accreditation board lead federal law enforcement training accreditation process requires director federal_law_enforcement_training_center schedule basic advanced law enforcement training training facilities center control ensure centers operated highest capacity fiscal year title general_provisions sec sets forth limitations prohibitions availability use reprogramming transfer funds specified programs activities prohibits obligation funds implementation secure flight program follow successor passenger prescreening program test basis secretary certified government_accountability_office gao reported prescribed conditions met use testing phase information gathered passengers foreign domestic air carriers reservation systems screen aviation passengers delay deny boarding passenger names matched government watch prohibits use funds appropriated act process approve competition office_of_management_and_budget omb circular a-76 services provided june employees known immigration information officers contact representatives investigative assistants sec directs secretary research develop procure new technologies inspect screen air cargo carried passenger aircraft earliest date possible requires existing checked baggage explosive detection equipment screeners greatest extent practicable airport new technologies available requires tsa report appropriations committees air cargo inspection statistics airport air carrier requires incremental quarterly increases screening makes funds appropriated transferred tsa aviation security administration transportation security support fy2004 fy2008 recovered available procurement installation explosive detection systems air cargo baggage checkpoint screening systems subject notification sec provides dhs working capital_fund shall continue operations prohibits use funds enforce provisions intelligence_reform_and_terrorism_prevention_act prohibition air passengers carrying butane lighters assistant secretary tsa reverses determination july butane lighters significant threat civil aviation allows funds obligated office_of_the_secretary executive management office secretary management office chief financial officer open competition prohibits use funds grant immigration benefit results required background checks received preclude granting benefit destroy pasture horse equine belonging federal_government unfit service trainer handler given option possession adoption program safeguards slaughter inhumane treatment new hires dhs verified basic pilot program established illegal immigration reform immigrant responsibility act authorizes liquidation national bio defense facility plum island new prohibits use funds deployment operation dhs human resources management directs secretary establish process ensure alien applying recurrent training operation aircraft properly identified time prior threat assessment risk aviation national prohibits use funds cbp prevent individual importing prescription drug canada individual business importing prescription drug drug complies specified provisions federal food drug cosmetic act controlled substance biological product makes section applicable individuals transporting person personal use quantity prescription drug exceeding day supply title additional disaster assistance fiscal year united_states purposes makes additional funds available disaster assistance direct_loan program account cost direct_loans authorized stafford act assist local governments affected recent floods united_states purposes providing essential services


Summary: Establishes in the Department of Defense (DOD) a Deputy Secretary of Defense for Management (Deputy Secretary) to: (1) serve as the Chief Management Officer of DOD; and (2) act as principal adviser to the Secretary of Defense on matters relating to the management of DOD, including defense business activities. Makes the Deputy Secretary responsible to the Secretary for development, approval, implementation, integration, and oversight for the management of DOD that relate to performance of the the following functions: (1) planning and budgeting, including performance measurement; (2) acquisition; (3) logistics; (4) facilities, installations, and environment; (5) financial management; (6) human resources and personnel; and (7) management of information resources. Requires the Deputy Secretary, among other things, to: (1) develop and maintain a department-wide strategic plan for defense business reform; and (2) establish performance goals and measures for improving and evaluating overall DOD economy, efficiency, and effectiveness. Directs the Secretary and the Deputy Secretary to jointly identify each year the individual and organizational goals to be achieved by the Deputy Secretary.

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Summary: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 - Authorizes appropriations for the Department of Defense (DOD) for FY2008 for military operations and military construction. Authorizes appropriations to DOD for: (1) procurement, including aircraft, missiles, weapons and tracked combat vehicles, ammunition, shipbuilding and conversion, and other procurement; (2) the Rapid Acquisition Fund and the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund; (3) research, development, test, and evaluation, including ballistic missile defense; (4) operation and maintenance, including defense working capital funds, the defense health program, chemical agents and munitions destruction, and environmental restoration; (5) active and reserve military personnel, including end strengths; and (6) increased costs due to the Global War on Terror for military activities and military construction. Sets forth provisions or requirements concerning: (1) active and reserve military personnel, including officer personnel policy; (2) military education and training, including military justice and defense dependents' education; (3) military pay and allowances; (4) retired pay and survivor benefits, including Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) matters; (5) military health care; (6) acquisition policy and management; (7) DOD organization and management, including intelligence-related matters; (8) financial, counterdrug, and homeland security matters; (9) civilian personnel matters; and (10) matters relating to other nations, including nonproliferation. Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007[sic] - (Text to be submitted at a later date.)

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