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PUBLIC LAW 110–161—DEC. 26, 2007

of the airport of such termination within 24 hours of the date of such termination shall be liable to the Government for a civil penalty not to exceed $10,000.’’. SEC. 543. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used by United States Citizenship and Immigration Services to grant an immigration benefit unless the results of background checks required by law to be completed prior to the grant of the benefit have been received by United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, and the results do not preclude the grant of the benefit. SEC. 544. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used 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 of the equine through an adoption program that has safeguards against slaughter and inhumane treatment. SEC. 545. EXTENSION OF THE IMPLEMENTATION DEADLINE FOR THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE TRAVEL INITIATIVE. Subparagraph (A) of section 7209(b)(1) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–458; 8 U.S.C. 1185 note) is amended by striking ‘‘This plan shall be implemented not later than 3 months after the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Homeland Security make the certifications required in subsection (B), or June 1, 2009, whichever is earlier.’’ and inserting ‘‘Such plan may not be implemented earlier than the date that is the later of 3 months after the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Homeland Security make the certification required in subparagraph (B) or June 1, 2009.’’. SEC. 546. None of the funds provided in this Act shall be available to carry out section 872 of Public Law 107–296. SEC. 547. None of the funds provided in this Act under the heading ‘‘Office of the Chief Information Officer’’ shall be used for data center development other than for the National Center for Critical Information Processing and Storage until the Chief Information Officer certifies that the National Center for Critical Information Processing and Storage is fully utilized, to the maximum extent feasible, as the Department’s primary data storage center at the highest capacity throughout the fiscal year. SEC. 548. None of the funds in this Act shall be used to reduce the United States Coast Guard’s Operations Systems Center mission or its government-employed or contract staff levels. SEC. 549. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used to conduct, or to implement the results of, a competition under Office of Management and Budget Circular A–76 for activities performed with respect to the Coast Guard National Vessel Documentation Center. SEC. 550. (a) Notwithstanding section 503 of this Act, up to $24,000,000 from prior year balances currently available to the Transportation Security Administration may be transferred to ‘‘Transportation Threat Assessment and Credentialing’’ for the Secure Flight program. (b) In carrying out the transfer authority under subsection (a), the Transportation Security Administration shall not utilize any prior year balances from the following programs: screener partnership program; explosives detection system purchase; explosives detection system installation; checkpoint support; aviation regulation and other enforcement; air cargo; and air cargo research and

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