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H.R.1
One Hundred Eleventh Congressof theUnited States of America
 ATTHEFIRSTSESSION
 Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,the sixth day of January, two thousand and nine
An Act
Making supplemental appropriations for job preservation and creation, infrastructureinvestment, energy efficiency and science, assistance to the unemployed, andState and local fiscal stabilization, for the fiscal year ending September 30,2009, and for other purposes.
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled
,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘American Recovery and Reinvest-ment Act of 2009’’.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
DIVISION A—APPROPRIATIONS PROVISIONSTITLE I—AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMIN-ISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIESTITLE II—COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIESTITLE III—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSETITLE IV—ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENTTITLE V—FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENTTITLE VI—DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITYTITLE VII—INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIESTITLE VIII—DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIESTITLE IX—LEGISLATIVE BRANCHTITLE X—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND VETERANS AFFAIRS AND RE-LATED AGENCIESTITLE XI—STATE, FOREIGN OPERATIONS, AND RELATED PROGRAMSTITLE XII—TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, ANDRELATED AGENCIESTITLE XIII—HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGYTITLE XIV—STATE FISCAL STABILIZATION FUNDTITLE XV—ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCYTITLE XVI—GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS ACTDIVISION B—TAX, UNEMPLOYMENT, HEALTH, STATE FISCAL RELIEF, ANDOTHER PROVISIONSTITLE I—TAX PROVISIONSTITLE II—ASSISTANCE FOR UNEMPLOYED WORKERS AND STRUGGLINGFAMILIESTITLE III—PREMIUM ASSISTANCE FOR COBRA BENEFITSTITLE IV—MEDICARE AND MEDICAID HEALTH INFORMATION TECH-NOLOGY; MISCELLANEOUS MEDICARE PROVISIONSTITLE V—STATE FISCAL RELIEFTITLE VI—BROADBAND TECHNOLOGY OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAMTITLE VII—LIMITS ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
SEC. 3. PURPOSES AND PRINCIPLES.
(a) S
TATEMENT OF
P
URPOSES
.—The purposes of this Act includethe following:
 
H.R.1—2(1) To preserve and create jobs and promote economicrecovery.(2) To assist those most impacted by the recession.(3) To provide investments needed to increase economicefficiency by spurring technological advances in science andhealth.(4) To invest in transportation, environmental protection,and other infrastructure that will provide long-term economicbenefits.(5) To stabilize State and local government budgets, inorder to minimize and avoid reductions in essential servicesand counterproductive state and local tax increases.(b) G
ENERAL
P
RINCIPLES
C
ONCERNING
U
SE OF
F
UNDS
.—ThePresident and the heads of Federal departments and agencies shallmanage and expend the funds made available in this Act so asto achieve the purposes specified in subsection (a), including com-mencing expenditures and activities as quickly as possible con-sistent with prudent management.
SEC. 4. REFERENCES.
Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to ‘‘this Act’’ contained in any division of this Act shall be treated asreferring only to the provisions of that division.
SEC. 5. EMERGENCY DESIGNATIONS.
(a) I
N
G
ENERAL
.—Each amount in this Act is designated asan emergency requirement and necessary to meet emergency needspursuant to section 204(a) of S. Con. Res. 21 (110th Congress)and section 301(b)(2) of S. Con. Res. 70 (110th Congress), theconcurrent resolutions on the budget for fiscal years 2008 and2009.(b) P
 AY
-
 AS
-Y
OU
-G
O
.—All applicable provisions in this Act aredesignated as an emergency for purposes of pay-as-you-go principles.
DIVISION A—APPROPRIATIONSPROVISIONS
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any moneyin the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal yearending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes, namely:TITLE I—AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD ANDDRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIESDEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE A
GRICULTURE
B
UILDINGS AND
F
 ACILITIES AND
R
ENTAL
P
 AYMENTS
 For an additional amount for ‘‘Agriculture Buildings and Facili-ties and Rental Payments’’, $24,000,000, for necessary construction,repair, and improvement activities.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
 For an additional amount for ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’,$22,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2013, for
 
H.R.1—3oversight and audit of programs, grants, and activities funded bythis Act and administered by the Department of Agriculture. A
GRICULTURAL
R
ESEARCH
S
ERVICE
 
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES
 For an additional amount for ‘‘Buildings and Facilities’’,$176,000,000, for work on deferred maintenance at AgriculturalResearch Service facilities:
 Provided
, That priority in the use of such funds shall be given to critical deferred maintenance, toprojects that can be completed, and to activities that can commencepromptly following enactment of this Act.F
 ARM
S
ERVICE
 A
GENCY
 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
 For an additional amount for ‘‘Farm Service Agency, Salariesand Expenses,’’ $50,000,000, for the purpose of maintaining andmodernizing the information technology system.N
 ATURAL
R
ESOURCES
C
ONSERVATION
S
ERVICE
 
WATERSHED AND FLOOD PREVENTION OPERATIONS
 For an additional amount for ‘‘Watershed and Flood PreventionOperations’’, $290,000,000, of which $145,000,000 is for necessaryexpenses to purchase and restore floodplain easements as author-ized by section 403 of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 (16U.S.C. 2203) (except that no more than $30,000,000 of the amountprovided for the purchase of floodplain easements may be obligatedfor projects in any one State):
 Provided
, That such funds shallbe allocated to projects that can be fully funded and completedwith the funds appropriated in this Act, and to activities thatcan commence promptly following enactment of this Act.
WATERSHED REHABILITATION PROGRAM
 For an additional amount for ‘‘Watershed Rehabilitation Pro-gram’’, $50,000,000:
 Provided,
That such funds shall be allocatedto projects that can be fully funded and completed with the fundsappropriated in this Act, and to activities that can commencepromptly following enactment of this Act.R
URAL
H
OUSING
S
ERVICE
 
RURAL HOUSING INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT
 For an additional amount for gross obligations for the principalamount of direct and guaranteed loans as authorized by title Vof the Housing Act of 1949, to be available from funds in therural housing insurance fund, as follows: $1,000,000,000 for section502 direct loans; and $10,472,000,000 for section 502 unsubsidizedguaranteed loans.For an additional amount for the cost of direct and guaranteedloans, including the cost of modifying loans, as defined in section502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as follows: $67,000,000
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