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 123STA T . 3 05PUBLIC LA W 111 – 5 —FE B.1 7, 200 9NativeAm e r i c a nHous in g an dS e lf-D etermination Assistance Act and t h e B u y - I ndian Act shall b e identified by the a p propriate Sec- retary and the appropriate Secretary shall incorporate provisions to ensure that the agreement conforms w ith the provisions of this Act regarding the timing for use of funds and transparency , over- sight, reporting, and accountability, including review by the Inspec- tors G eneral, the Accountability and T ransparency Board, and Government Accountability O ffice, consistent with the ob j ectives of this Act . S EC. 16 11. H IR I NG A M ERIC A N WO R K ER S IN C OM P ANIES R ECEI V ING TAR PFU N D ING. ( a ) S H OR T TIT L E. — This section may be cited as the ‘ ‘ E mploy American Wor k ers Act ’ ’. (b) PROHI B ITION.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, it shall be unlawful for any recipient of funding under title I of the Emergency Economic Stabili z ation Act of 20 0 8 (Public L aw 110 –34 3) or section 13 of the Federal Reserve Act (12 U .S.C. 342 et se q .) to hire any nonimmigrant described in section 101(a)(1 5 )(h)(i)(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(h)(i)(b)) unless the recipient is in compliance with the requirements for an H–1B dependent employer (as defined in section 212(n)(3) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(n)(3))), e x cept that the second sentence of section 212(n)(1)(E)(ii) of such Act shall not apply. (2) DE F INED TERM.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘hire’’ means to permit a new employee to commence a period of employment. (c) SUNSET PROVISION.—This section shall be effective during the 2-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 1612. During the current fiscal year not to exceed 1 percent of any appropriation made available by this Act may be transferred by an agency head between such appropriations funded in this Act of that department or agency
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d , That such appropriations shall be merged with and available for the same purposes, and for the same time period, as the appropriation to which transferred: Provided fu r th er, That the agency head shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives of the transfer 15 days in advance: Provided further, That notice of any transfer made pursuant to this authority be posted on the website established by the Recovery Act Account- ability and Transparency Board 15 days following such transfer: Provided further, That the authority contained in this section is in addition to transfer authorities otherwise available under current law: Provided further, That the authority provided in this section shall not apply to any appropriation that is subject to transfer provisions included elsewhere in this Act. Notif i ca tio n.Webp o s tin g . D ea dl ine. Notification. Deadline. Em plo yA me r ican Wor k ers Act.