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JOINTEXPLANATORYSTATEMENTOFTHECOMMITTEEOFCONFERENCEThemanagersonthepart
of
theHouseandSenateattheconferenceonthe
disagreeingvotes
of
thetwoHousesontheamendment
of
theSenate
to
thebill(H.R.
I ) r ~
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billmakingsupplementalappropriationsfor
job
preservationandcreation,infrastructureinvestment,energyefficiencyandscience,assistancetotheunemployed,andStateandlocalfiscalstabilization,forthefiscalyearendingSeptember30,2009,andforotherpurposes,submitthefollowingjointstatementtotheHouseandSenateinexplanation
of
theeffect
of
theactionagreeduponbythemanagersandrecommendedintheaccompanyingconferencereport.TheSenateamendmenttothetextdeletedtheentireHousebillaftertheenactingclauseandinsertedtheSenatebill.Thisconferenceagreementincludesarevisedbill.TheconferenceagreementdesignatesamountsintheActasemergency
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requirementspursuanttosection204(a)
of
S.
C o n ~ . ~ . ! J . t
1.0
th
C o n ~ . ~ ~ ~ . ~ E - ~ s . . ~ ~ l _ ~
301(b)(2)
ofS.
Con.Res.70(110
th
Congress),theconcurrentresolutionsonthebudgetforfiscalyears2008and2009.AllapplicableprovisionsintheActaredesignatedasanemergencyforpurposes
of
pay-as-you-goprinciples.
 
DIVISIONA-APPROPRIATIONSPROVISIONS
 
TITLEI-AGRICULTURE,RURALDEVELOPMENT,FOODANDDRUGADMINISTRATION,ANDRELATEDAGENCIESDEPARTMENTOFAGRICULTUREAGRICULTUREBUILDINGSANDFACILITIESANDRENTALPAYMENTSTheconferenceagreementprovides$24,000,000fortheAgricultureBuildingsandFacilities
l
ccountinstead
of
$44,000,000asproposedbytheHouse.TheSenatebillcontainednosuchaccount.Theconferenceagreementprovidesfundingtoaddressprioritymaintenance,repair,andmodernizationinvestmentsin
USDA's
headquarterbuildingsandfacilities.OFFICEOFINSPECTORGENERALTheconferenceagreementprovides$22,500,000fortheOffice
of
InspectorGeneralasproposedbyboththeHouseandSenate.Theconferenceagreementprovidesfundingtoenhanceoversightandimproveaccountability
of
theuse
of
economicrecoveryfundsappropriatedtotheDepartment
of
AgricultureinthisAct,including$7,500,000fortheU.S.ForestService.AGRICULTURALRESEARCHSERVICEBUILDINGSANDFACILITIESTheconferenceagreementprovides$176,000,000fortheAgriculturalResearchService,BuildingsandFacilitiesaccountinstead
of
$209,000,000asproposedbytheHouse.TheSenatebillcontainednosuchaccount.
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