U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007/Title VI

— OTHER MATTERS

Farm Service Agency

 * For an additional amount for "Salaries and Expenses" of the Farm Service Agency, $37,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008: Provided, That this amount shall only be available for network and database/application stabilization.

Sec. 6101.

 * Of the funds made available through appropriations to the Food and Drug Administration for fiscal year 2007, not less than $4,000,000 shall be for the Office of Women's Health of such Administration.

Sec. 6102.

 * None of the funds made available to the Department of Agriculture for fiscal year 2007 may be used to implement the risk-based inspection program in the 30 prototype locations announced on February 22, 2007, by the Under Secretary for Food Safety, or at any other locations, until the USDA Office of Inspector General has provided its findings to the Food Safety and Inspection Service and the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate on the data used in support of the development and design of the risk-based inspection program and FSIS has addressed and resolved issues identified by OIG.

CHAPTER 2 Sec. 6201.

 * Hereafter, Federal employees at the National Energy Technology Laboratory shall be classified as inherently governmental for the purpose of the Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998 (31 U.S.C. 501 note).

Sec. 6202.

 * None of the funds made available under this or any other Act shall be used during fiscal year 2007 to make, or plan or prepare to make, any payment on bonds issued by the Administrator of the Bonneville Power Administration (referred in this section as the "Administrator") or for an appropriated Federal Columbia River Power System investment, if the payment is both—
 * (1) greater, during any fiscal year, than the payments calculated in the rate hearing of the Administrator to be made during that fiscal year using the repayment method used to establish the rates of the Administrator as in effect on October 1, 2006; and
 * (2) based or conditioned on the actual or expected net secondary power sales receipts of the Administrator.

CHAPTER 3
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER

Sec. 6301.

 * (a) Section 102(a)(3)(B) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 15302(a)(3)(B)) is amended by striking "January 1, 2006" and inserting "March 1, 2008".


 * (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the Help America Vote Act of 2002.

Sec. 6302.

 * The structure of any of the offices or components within the Office of National Drug Control Policy shall remain as they were on October 1, 2006. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (Public Law 110-5) may be used to implement a reorganization of offices within the Office of National Drug Control Policy without the explicit approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.

Sec. 6303.

 * From the amount provided by section 21067 of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (Public Law 110-5), the National Archives and Records Administration may obligate monies necessary to carry out the activities of the Public Interest Declassification Board.

Sec. 6304.

 * Notwithstanding the notice requirement of the Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, the District of Columbia, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006, (Public Law 109-115), as continued in section 104 of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (Public Law 110-5), the District of Columbia Courts may reallocate not more than $1,000,000 of the funds provided for fiscal year 2007 under the Federal Payment to the District of Columbia Courts for facilities among the items and entities funded under that heading for operations.

Sec. 6305.

 * (a) Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury, in coordination with the Securities and Exchange Commission and in consultation with the Departments of State and Energy, shall prepare and submit to the Senate Committee on Appropriations, the House Committee on Appropriations, the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the House Committee on Financial Services, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and the House Foreign Affairs Committee a written report, which may include a classified annex, containing the names of companies which either directly or through a parent or subsidiary company, including partly-owned subsidiaries, are known to conduct significant business operations in Sudan relating to natural resource extraction, including oil-related activities and mining of minerals. The reporting provision shall not apply to companies operating under licenses from the Office of Foreign Assets Control or otherwise expressly exempted under United States law from having to obtain such licenses in order to operate in Sudan.


 * (b) Not later than 45 days following the submission to Congress of the list of companies conducting business operations in Sudan relating to natural resource extraction as required above, the General Services Administration shall determine whether the United States Government has an active contract for the procurement of goods or services with any of the identified companies, and provide notification to the appropriate committees of Congress, which may include a classified annex, regarding the companies, nature of the contract, and dollar amounts involved.

Sec. 6306.

 * (a) Of the funds provided for the General Services Administration, "Office of Inspector General" in section 21061 of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (division B of Public Law 109-289, as amended by Public Law 110-5), $4,500,000 are rescinded.


 * (b) For an additional amount for the General Services Administration, "Office of Inspector General", $4,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008.


 * (c) With the additional amount of $9,336,000 appropriated in Public Law 110-5 and in this Act, above the amount appropriated in Public Law 109-115, of which $4,500,000 remains available for obligation in fiscal year 2008, the Office of Inspector General shall hire additional staff for internal audits and investigations, and the remaining funds shall be for one-time associated needs such as information technology and other such administrative support.

Sec. 6307.

 * Section 21073 of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (Public Law 110-5) is amended by adding a new subsection (j) as follows:


 * "(j) Notwithstanding section 101, any appropriation or funds made available to the District of Columbia pursuant to this Act for `Federal Payment for Foster Care Improvement in the District of Columbia' shall be available in accordance with an expenditure plan submitted by the Mayor of the District of Columbia not later than 60 days after the enactment of this section which details the activities to be carried out with such Federal Payment.".

Sec. 6308.

 * It is the sense of Congress that the Small Business Administration will provide, through funds available within amounts already appropriated for Small Business Administration disaster assistance, physical and economic injury disaster loans to Kansas businesses and homeowners devastated by the severe tornadoes, storms, and flooding that occurred beginning on May 4, 2007.

Sec. 6401.

 * Not to exceed $30,000,000 from unobligated balances remaining from prior appropriations for United States Coast Guard, "Retired Pay", shall remain available until expended in the account and for the purposes for which the appropriations were provided, including the payment of obligations otherwise chargeable to lapsed or current appropriations for this purpose: Provided, That within 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the United States Coast Guard shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives the following: (1) a report on steps being taken to improve the accuracy of its estimates for the "Retired Pay" appropriation; and (2) quarterly reports on the use of unobligated balances made available by this Act to address the projected shortfall in the "Retired Pay" appropriation, as well as updated estimates for fiscal year 2008.

Sec. 6402.

 * (a) In General.—
 * Any contract, subcontract, task or delivery order described in subsection (b) shall contain the following:
 * (1) A requirement for a technical review of all designs, design changes, and engineering change proposals, and a requirement to specifically address all engineering concerns identified in the review before the obligation of further funds may occur.
 * (2) A requirement that the Coast Guard maintain technical warrant holder authority, or the equivalent, for major assets.
 * (3) A requirement that no procurement subject to subsection (b) for lead asset production or the implementation of a major design change shall be entered into unless an independent third party with no financial interest in the development, construction, or modification of any component of the asset, selected by the Commandant, determines that such action is advisable.
 * (4) A requirement for independent life-cycle cost estimates of lead assets and major design and engineering changes.
 * (5) A requirement for the measurement of contractor and subcontractor performance based on the status of all work performed. For contracts under the Integrated Deepwater Systems program, such requirement shall include a provision that links award fees to successful acquisition outcomes (which shall be defined in terms of cost, schedule, and performance).
 * (6) A requirement that the Commandant of the Coast Guard assign an appropriate officer or employee of the Coast Guard to act as chair of each integrated product team and higher-level team assigned to the oversight of each integrated product team.
 * (7) A requirement that the Commandant of the Coast Guard may not award or issue any contract, task or delivery order, letter contract modification thereof, or other similar contract, for the acquisition or modification of an asset under a procurement subject to subsection (b) unless the Coast Guard and the contractor concerned have formally agreed to all terms and conditions or the head of contracting activity for the Coast Guard determines that a compelling need exists for the award or issue of such instrument.


 * (b) Contracts, Subcontracts, Task and Delivery Orders Covered.—
 * Subsection (a) applies to—
 * (1) any major procurement contract, first-tier subcontract, delivery or task order entered into by the Coast Guard;
 * (2) any first-tier subcontract entered into under such a contract; and
 * (3) any task or delivery order issued pursuant to such a contract or subcontract.


 * (c) Expenditure of Deepwater Funds.—
 * Of the funds available for the Integrated Deepwater Systems program, $650,000,000 may not be obligated until the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives receive an expenditure plan directly from the Coast Guard that—
 * (1) defines activities, milestones, yearly costs, and life-cycle costs for each procurement of a major asset;
 * (2) identifies life-cycle staffing and training needs of Coast Guard project managers and of procurement and contract staff;
 * (3) identifies competition to be conducted in each procurement;
 * (4) describes procurement plans that do not rely on a single industry entity or contract;
 * (5) contains very limited indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contracts and explains the need for any indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contracts;
 * (6) complies with all applicable acquisition rules, requirements, and guidelines, and incorporates the best systems acquisition management practices of the Federal Government;
 * (7) complies with the capital planning and investment control requirements established by the Office of Management and Budget, including circular A-11, part 7;
 * (8) includes a certification by the head of contracting activity for the Coast Guard and the Chief Procurement Officer of the Department of Homeland Security that the Coast Guard has established sufficient controls and procedures and has sufficient staffing to comply with all contracting requirements, and that any conflicts of interest have been sufficiently addressed;
 * (9) includes a description of the process used to act upon deviations from the contractually specified performance requirements and clearly explains the actions taken on such deviations;
 * (10) includes a certification that the Assistant Commandant of the Coast Guard for Engineering and Logistics is designated as the technical authority for all engineering, design, and logistics decisions pertaining to the Integrated Deepwater Systems program; and
 * (11) identifies progress in complying with the requirements of subsection (a).


 * (d) Reports.—
 * (1) Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives; the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation of the Senate; and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives: (i) a report on the resources (including training, staff, and expertise) required by the Coast Guard to provide appropriate management and oversight of the Integrated Deepwater Systems program; and (ii) a report on how the Coast Guard will utilize full and open competition for any contract that provides for the acquisition or modification of assets under, or in support of, the Integrated Deepwater Systems program, entered into after the date of enactment of this Act.
 * (2) Within 30 days following the submission of the expenditure plan required under subsection (c), the Government Accountability Office shall review the plan and brief the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives on its findings.

Sec. 6403.

 * None of the funds provided in this Act or any other Act may be used to alter or reduce operations within the Civil Engineering Program of the Coast Guard nationwide, including the civil engineering units, facilities, design and construction centers, maintenance and logistics command centers, and the Coast Guard Academy, except as specifically authorized by a statute enacted after the date of enactment of this Act.

Sec. 6404.

 * (a) Rescissions.—
 * The following unobligated balances made available pursuant to section 505 of Public Law 109-90 are rescinded: $1,200,962 from the "Office of the Secretary and Executive Management"; $512,855 from the "Office of the Under Secretary for Management"; $461,874 from the "Office of the Chief Information Officer"; $45,080 from the "Office of the Chief Financial Officer"; $968,211 from Preparedness "Management and Administration"; $1,215,486 from Science and Technology "Management and Administration"; $450,000 from United States Secret Service "Salaries and Expenses"; $450,000 from Federal Emergency Management Agency "Administrative and Regional Operations"; and $25,595,532 from United States Coast Guard "Operating Expenses".


 * (b) Additional Appropriations.—
 * (1) For an additional amount for United States Coast Guard "Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements", $30,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2009, to mitigate the Service's patrol boat operational gap.
 * (2) For an additional amount for the "Office of the Under Secretary for Management", $900,000 for an independent study to compare the Department of Homeland Security senior career and political staffing levels and senior career training programs with those of similarly structured cabinet-level agencies as detailed in House Report 110-107: Provided, That the Department of Homeland Security shall provide to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives by July 20, 2007, a report on senior staffing, as detailed in Senate Report 110-37, and the Government Accountability Office shall report on the strengths and weakness of this report within 90 days after its submission.

Sec. 6405.

 * (a) In General.—
 * With respect to contracts entered into after July 1, 2007, and except as provided in subsection (b), no entity performing lead system integrator functions in the acquisition of a major system by the Department of Homeland Security may have any direct financial interest in the development or construction of any individual system or element of any system of systems.


 * (b) Exception.—
 * An entity described in subsection (a) may have a direct financial interest in the development or construction of an individual system or element of a system of systems if—
 * (1) the Secretary of Homeland Security certifies to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives, the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation of the Senate that—
 * (A) the entity was selected by the Department of Homeland Security as a contractor to develop or construct the system or element concerned through the use of competitive procedures; and
 * (B) the Department took appropriate steps to prevent any organizational conflict of interest in the selection process; or
 * (2) the entity was selected by a subcontractor to serve as a lower-tier subcontractor, through a process over which the entity exercised no control.


 * (c) Construction.—
 * Nothing in this section shall be construed to preclude an entity described in subsection (a) from performing work necessary to integrate two or more individual systems or elements of a system of systems with each other.


 * (d) Regulations Update.—
 * Not later than July 1, 2007, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall update the acquisition regulations of the Department of Homeland Security in order to specify fully in such regulations the matters with respect to lead system integrators set forth in this section. Included in such regulations shall be: (1) a precise and comprehensive definition of the term "lead system integrator", modeled after that used by the Department of Defense; and (2) a specification of various types of contracts and fee structures that are appropriate for use by lead system integrators in the production, fielding, and sustainment of complex systems.

CHAPTER 5 Sec. 6501.

 * Section 20515 of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (division B of Public Law 109-289, as amended by Public Law 110-5) is amended by inserting before the period: "; and of which, not to exceed $143,628,000 shall be available for contract support costs under the terms and conditions contained in Public Law 109-54".

Sec. 6502.

 * Section 20512 of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (division B of Public Law 109-289, as amended by Public Law 110-5) is amended by inserting after the first dollar amount: ", of which not to exceed $7,300,000 shall be transferred to the `Indian Health Facilities' account; the amount in the second proviso shall be $18,000,000; the amount in the third proviso shall be $525,099,000; the amount in the ninth proviso shall be $269,730,000; and the $15,000,000 allocation of funding under the eleventh proviso shall not be required".

Sec. 6503.

 * Section 20501 of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (division B of Public Law 109-289, as amended by Public Law 110-5) is amended by inserting after "$55,663,000" the following: "of which $13,000,000 shall be for Save America's Treasures".

Sec. 6504.

 * Funds made available to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service for fiscal year 2007 under the heading "Land Acquisition" may be used for land conservation partnerships authorized by the Highlands Conservation Act of 2004.

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

 * Of the amount provided by the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (division B of Public Law 109-289, as amended by Public Law 110-5) for "National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases", $49,500,000 shall be transferred to "Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund" to carry out activities relating to advanced research and development as provided by section 319L of the Public Health Service Act.

OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR

 * Of the amount provided by the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (division B of Public Law 109-289, as amended by Public Law 110-5) for "Office of the Director", $49,500,000 shall be transferred to "Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund" to carry out activities relating to advanced research and development as provided by section 319L of the Public Health Service Act.

NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY

 * For an additional amount for "Salaries and Expenses", $300,000, to remain available until expended, for necessary expenses related to the requirements of the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006, as enacted by the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007 (Public Law 109-295).

GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER
 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS AND RESCISSIONS)

Sec. 6601.

 * Section 20602 of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (division B of Public Law 109-289, as amended by Public Law 110-5) is amended by inserting the following after "$5,000,000": "(together with an additional $7,000,000 which shall be transferred by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation as an authorized administrative cost), to remain available through September 30, 2008,".

Sec. 6602.

 * (a) None of the funds available to the Mine Safety and Health Administration under the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (division B of Public Law 110-5) shall be used to enter into or carry out a contract for the performance by a contractor of any operations or services pursuant to the public-private competitions conducted under Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76.


 * (b) Hereafter, Federal employees at the Mine Safety and Health Administration shall be classified as inherently governmental for the purpose of the Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998 (31 U.S.C. 501 note).

Sec. 6603.

 * Section 20607 of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (division B of Public Law 109-289, as amended by Public Law 110-5) is amended by inserting "of which $9,666,000 shall be for the Women's Bureau," after "for child labor activities,".

Sec. 6604.

 * Of the amount provided for "Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Health Resources and Services" in the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (division B of Public Law 109-289, as amended by Public Law 110-5), $23,000,000 shall be for Poison Control Centers.

Sec. 6605.

 * From the amounts made available by the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (division B of Public Law 109-289, as amended by Public Law 110-5) for the Office of the Secretary, General Departmental Management under the Department of Health and Human Services, $500,000 are rescinded.

Sec. 6606.

 * Section 20625(b)(1) of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (division B of Public Law 109-289, as amended by Public Law 110-5) is amended by—
 * (1) striking "$7,172,994,000" and inserting "$7,176,431,000";
 * (2) amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows: "(A) $5,454,824,000 shall be for basic grants under section 1124 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), of which up to $3,437,000 shall be available to the Secretary of Education on October 1, 2006, to obtain annually updated educational-agency-level census poverty data from the Bureau of the Census;"; and
 * (3) amending subparagraph (C) to read as follows: "(C) not to exceed $2,352,000 may be available for section 1608 of the ESEA and for a clearinghouse on comprehensive school reform under part D of title V of the ESEA;".

Sec. 6607.

 * The provision in the first proviso under the heading "Rehabilitation Services and Disability Research" in the Department of Education Appropriations Act, 2006, relating to alternative financing programs under section 4(b)(2)(D) of the Assistive Technology Act of 1998 shall not apply to funds appropriated by the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007.

Sec. 6608.

 * From the amounts made available by the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (division B of Public Law 109-289, as amended by Public Law 110-5) for administrative expenses of the Department of Education, $500,000 are rescinded: Provided, That such reduction shall not apply to funds available to the Office for Civil Rights and the Office of the Inspector General.

Sec. 6609.

 * Notwithstanding sections 20639 and 20640 of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007, as amended by section 2 of the Revised Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (Public Law 110-5), the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and Community Service may transfer an amount of not more than $1,360,000 from the account under the heading "National and Community Service Programs, Operating Expenses" under the heading "Corporation for National and Community Service", to the account under the heading "Salaries and Expenses" under the heading "Corporation for National and Community Service".

Sec. 6610.

 * (a) Section 1310.12(a) of title 45, Code of Federal Regulations, shall take effect 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act.


 * (b)(1) Not later than 60 days after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration of the Department of Transportation submits its study on occupant protection on Head Start transit vehicles (related to Government Accountability Office report GAO-06-767R), the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall review and shall revise as necessary the allowable alternate vehicle standards described in that part 1310 (or any corresponding similar regulation or ruling) relating to allowable alternate vehicles used to transport children for a Head Start program. In making any such revision, the Secretary shall revise the standards to be consistent with the findings contained in such study, including making a determination on the exemption of such a vehicle from Federal seat spacing requirements, and Federal supporting seating requirements related to compartmentalization, if such vehicle meets all other applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standards, including standards for seating systems, occupant crash protection, seat belt assemblies, and child restraint anchorage systems consistent with that part 1310 (or any corresponding similar regulation or ruling).


 * (2) Notwithstanding subsection (a), until such date as the Secretary of Health and Human Services completes the review and any necessary revision specified in paragraph (1), the provisions of section 1310.12(a) relating to Federal seat spacing requirements, and Federal supporting seating requirements related to compartmentalization, for allowable alternate vehicles used to transport children for a Head Start program, shall not apply to such a vehicle if such vehicle meets all other applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standards, as described in paragraph (1).

Sec. 6611.

 * (a)(1) Section 3(37)(G) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1002(37)(G)) (as amended by section 1106(a) of the Pension Protection Act of 2006) is amended—
 * (A) in clause (i)(II)(aa), by striking "for each of the 3 plan years immediately before the date of the enactment of the Pension Protection Act of 2006," and inserting "for each of the 3 plan years immediately preceding the first plan year for which the election under this paragraph is effective with respect to the plan,";
 * (B) in clause (ii), by striking "starting with the first plan year ending after the date of the enactment of the Pension Protection Act of 2006" and inserting "starting with any plan year beginning on or after January 1, 1999, and ending before January 1, 2008, as designated by the plan in the election made under clause (i)(II)"; and
 * (C) by adding at the end the following new clause:


 * "(vii) For purposes of this Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, a plan making an election under this subparagraph shall be treated as maintained pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement if a collective bargaining agreement, expressly or otherwise, provides for or permits employer contributions to the plan by one or more employers that are signatory to such agreement, or participation in the plan by one or more employees of an employer that is signatory to such agreement, regardless of whether the plan was created, established, or maintained for such employees by virtue of another document that is not a collective bargaining agreement.".
 * (2) Paragraph (6) of section 414(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to election with regard to multiemployer status) (as amended by section 1106(b) of the Pension Protection Act of 2006) is amended—
 * (A) in subparagraph (A)(ii)(I), by striking "for each of the 3 plan years immediately before the date of enactment of the Pension Protection Act of 2006," and inserting "for each of the 3 plan years immediately preceding the first plan year for which the election under this paragraph is effective with respect to the plan,";
 * (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking "starting with the first plan year ending after the date of the enactment of the Pension Protection Act of 2006" and inserting "starting with any plan year beginning on or after January 1, 1999, and ending before January 1, 2008, as designated by the plan in the election made under subparagraph (A)(ii)"; and
 * (C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
 * "(F) Maintenance under collective bargaining agreement.—For purposes of this title and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, a plan making an election under this paragraph shall be treated as maintained pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement if a collective bargaining agreement, expressly or otherwise, provides for or permits employer contributions to the plan by one or more employers that are signatory to such agreement, or participation in the plan by one or more employees of an employer that is signatory to such agreement, regardless of whether the plan was created, established, or maintained for such employees by virtue of another document that is not a collective bargaining agreement.".


 * (b)(1) Clause (vi) of section 3(37)(G) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (as amended by section 1106(a) of the Pension Protection Act of 2006) is amended by striking "if it is a plan—" and all that follows and inserting the following: "if it is a plan sponsored by an organization which is described in section 501(c)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code and which was established in Chicago, Illinois, on August 12, 1881.".
 * (2) Subparagraph (E) of section 414(f)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as amended by section 1106(b) of the Pension Protection Act of 2006) is amended by striking "if it is a plan—" and all that follows and inserting the following: "if it is a plan sponsored by an organization which is described in section 501(c)(5) and exempt from tax under section 501(a) and which was established in Chicago, Illinois, on August 12, 1881.".


 * (c) The amendments made by this section shall take effect as if included in section 1106 of the Pension Protection Act of 2006.

Sec. 6612.

 * (a) Subclause (III) of section 420(f)(2)(E)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking "subsection (c)(2)(E)(ii)(II)" and inserting "subsection (c)(3)(E)(ii)(II)".


 * (b) Section 420(e)(2)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking "funding shortfall" and inserting "funding target".


 * (c) The amendments made by this section shall take effect as if included in the provisions of the Pension Protection Act of 2006 to which they relate.

Sec. 6613.

 * (a) Subparagraph (A) of section 420(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking "transfer." and inserting "transfer or, in the case of a transfer which involves a plan maintained by an employer described in subsection (f)(2)(E)(i)(III), if the plan meets the requirements of subsection (f)(2)(D)(i)(II).".


 * (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to transfers after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Sec. 6614.

 * (a) Section 402(i)(1) of the Pension Protection Act of 2006 is amended by striking "December 28, 2007" and inserting "January 1, 2008".


 * (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in section 402 of the Pension Protection Act of 2006.

Sec. 6615.

 * (a) Section 402(a)(2) of the Pension Protection Act of 2006 is amended by inserting "and by using, in determining the funding target for each of the 10 plan years during such period, an interest rate of 8.25 percent (rather than the segment rates calculated on the basis of the corporate bond yield curve)" after "such plan year".


 * (b) The amendment made by this section shall take effect as if included in the provisions of the Pension Protection Act of 2006 to which such amendment relates.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 * For payment to Gloria W. Norwood, widow of, late a Representative from the State of Georgia, $165,200.


 * For payment to James McDonald, Jr., widower of, late a Representative from the State of California, $165,200.

Sec. 6701. GENERAL PROVISION—THIS CHAPTER

 * (a) There is established in the Office of the Architect of the Capitol the position of Chief Executive Officer for Visitor Services (in this section referred to as the "Chief Executive Officer"), who shall be appointed by the Architect of the Capitol.


 * (b) The Chief Executive Officer shall be responsible for the operation and management of the Capitol Visitor Center, subject to the direction of the Architect of the Capitol. In carrying out these responsibilities, the Chief Executive Officer shall report directly to the Architect of the Capitol and shall be subject to policy review and oversight by the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate and the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives.


 * (c) The Chief Executive Officer shall be paid at an annual rate equal to the annual rate of pay for the Chief Operating Officer of the Office of the Architect of the Capitol.


 * (d) This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2007 and each succeeding fiscal year.

GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER
TECHNICAL AMENDMENT

Sec. 6801.

 * (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, subsection (c) under the heading "Assistance for the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union" in Public Law 109-102, shall not apply to funds appropriated by the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (Public Law 109-289, division B) as amended by Public Laws 109-369, 109-383, and 110-5.


 * (b) Section 534(k) of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2006 (Public Law 109-102) is amended, in the second proviso, by inserting after "subsection (b) of that section" the following: "and the requirement that a majority of the members of the board of directors be United States citizens provided in subsection (d)(3)(B) of that section".


 * (c) Subject to section 101(c)(2) of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (division B of Public Law 109-289, as amended by Public Law 110-5), the amount of funds appropriated for "Foreign Military Financing Program" pursuant to such Resolution shall be construed to be the total of the amount appropriated for such program by section 20401 of that Resolution and the amount made available for such program by section 591 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2006 (Public Law 109-102) which is made applicable to the fiscal year 2007 by the provisions of such Resolution.

Sec. 6802.

 * Notwithstanding any provision of title I of division B of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (division B of Public Law 109-289, as amended by Public Laws 109-369, 109-383, and 110-5), the dollar amount limitation of the first proviso under the heading, "Administration of Foreign Affairs, Diplomatic and Consular Programs", in title IV of the Science, State, Justice, Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 (Public Law 109-108; 119 Stat. 2319) shall not apply to funds appropriated under such heading for fiscal year 2007.

Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight

 * For an additional amount to carry out the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992, $6,150,000, to remain available until expended, to be derived from the Federal Housing Enterprises Oversight Fund and to be subject to the same terms and conditions pertaining to funds provided under this heading in Public Law 109-115: Provided, That not to exceed the total amount provided for these activities for fiscal year 2007 shall be available from the general fund of the Treasury to the extent necessary to incur obligations and make expenditures pending the receipt of collections to the Fund: Provided further, That the general fund amount shall be reduced as collections are received during the fiscal year so as to result in a final appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more than $0.

Sec. 6901.

 * (a) Hereafter, funds limited or appropriated for the Department of Transportation may be obligated or expended to grant authority to a Mexico-domiciled motor carrier to operate beyond United States municipalities and commercial zones on the United States-Mexico border only to the extent that—
 * (1) granting such authority is first tested as part of a pilot program;
 * (2) such pilot program complies with the requirements of section 350 of Public Law 107-87 and the requirements of section 31315(c) of title 49, United States Code, related to pilot programs; and
 * (3) simultaneous and comparable authority to operate within Mexico is made available to motor carriers domiciled in the United States.


 * (b) Prior to the initiation of the pilot program described in subsection (a) in any fiscal year—
 * (1) the Inspector General of the Department of Transportation shall transmit to Congress and the Secretary of Transportation a report verifying compliance with each of the requirements of subsection (a) of section 350 of Public Law 107-87, including whether the Secretary of Transportation has established sufficient mechanisms to apply Federal motor carrier safety laws and regulations to motor carriers domiciled in Mexico that are granted authority to operate beyond the United States municipalities and commercial zones on the United States-Mexico border and to ensure compliance with such laws and regulations; and
 * (2) the Secretary of Transportation shall—
 * (A) take such action as may be necessary to address any issues raised in the report of the Inspector General under subsection (b)(1) and submit a report to Congress detailing such actions; and
 * (B) publish in the Federal Register, and provide sufficient opportunity for public notice and comment—
 * (i) comprehensive data and information on the pre-authorization safety audits conducted before and after the date of enactment of this Act of motor carriers domiciled in Mexico that are granted authority to operate beyond the United States municipalities and commercial zones on the United States-Mexico border;
 * (ii) specific measures to be required to protect the health and safety of the public, including enforcement measures and penalties for noncompliance;
 * (iii) specific measures to be required to ensure compliance with section 391.11(b)(2) and section 365.501(b) of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations;
 * (iv) specific standards to be used to evaluate the pilot program and compare any change in the level of motor carrier safety as a result of the pilot program; and
 * (v) a list of Federal motor carrier safety laws and regulations, including the commercial drivers license requirements, for which the Secretary of Transportation will accept compliance with a corresponding Mexican law or regulation as the equivalent to compliance with the United States law or regulation, including for each law or regulation an analysis as to how the corresponding United States and Mexican laws and regulations differ.


 * (c) During and following the pilot program described in subsection (a), the Inspector General of the Department of Transportation shall monitor and review the conduct of the pilot program and submit to Congress and the Secretary of Transportation an interim report, 6 months after the commencement of the pilot program, and a final report, within 60 days after the conclusion of the pilot program. Such reports shall address whether—
 * (1) the Secretary of Transportation has established sufficient mechanisms to determine whether the pilot program is having any adverse effects on motor carrier safety;
 * (2) Federal and State monitoring and enforcement activities are sufficient to ensure that participants in the pilot program are in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations; and
 * (3) the pilot program consists of a representative and adequate sample of Mexico-domiciled carriers likely to engage in cross-border operations beyond United States municipalities and commercial zones on the United States-Mexico border.


 * (d) In the event that the Secretary of Transportation in any fiscal year seeks to grant operating authority for the purpose of initiating cross-border operations beyond United States municipalities and commercial zones on the United States-Mexico border either with Mexico-domiciled motor coaches or Mexico-domiciled commercial motor vehicles carrying placardable quantities of hazardous materials, such activities shall be initiated only after the conclusion of a separate pilot program limited to vehicles of the pertinent type. Each such separate pilot program shall follow the same requirements and processes stipulated under subsections (a) through (c) of this section and shall be planned, conducted and evaluated in concert with the Department of Homeland Security or its Inspector General, as appropriate, so as to address any and all security concerns associated with such cross-border operations.

Sec. 6902.

 * Funds provided for the "National Transportation Safety Board, Salaries and Expenses" in section 21031 of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (division B of Public Law 109-289, as amended by Public Law 110-5) include amounts necessary to make lease payments due in fiscal year 2007 only, on an obligation incurred in 2001 under a capital lease.

Sec. 6903.

 * Section 21033 of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (division B of Public Law 109-289, as amended by Public Law 110-5) is amended by adding after the second proviso: ": Provided further, That paragraph (2) under such heading in Public Law 109-115 (119 Stat. 2441) shall be funded at $149,300,000, but additional section 8 tenant protection rental assistance costs may be funded in 2007 by using unobligated balances, notwithstanding the purposes for which such amounts were appropriated, including recaptures and carryover, remaining from funds appropriated to the Department of Housing and Urban Development under this heading, the heading `Annual Contributions for Assisted Housing', the heading `Housing Certificate Fund', and the heading `Project-Based Rental Assistance' for fiscal year 2006 and prior fiscal years: Provided further, That paragraph (3) under such heading in Public Law 109-115 (119 Stat. 2441) shall be funded at $47,500,000: Provided further, That paragraph (4) under such heading in Public Law 109-115 (119 Stat. 2441) shall be funded at $5,900,000: Provided further, That paragraph (5) under such heading in Public Law 109-115 (119 Stat. 2441) shall be funded at $1,281,100,000, of which $1,251,100,000 shall be allocated for the calendar year 2007 funding cycle on a pro rata basis to public housing agencies based on the amount public housing agencies were eligible to receive in calendar year 2006, and of which up to $30,000,000 shall be available to the Secretary to allocate to public housing agencies that need additional funds to administer their section 8 programs, with up to $20,000,000 to be for fees associated with section 8 tenant protection rental assistance".

Sec. 6904.

 * Section 232(b) of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public Law 106-377) is amended to read as follows:


 * "(b) Applicability.—In the case of any dwelling unit that, upon the date of the enactment of this Act, is assisted under a housing assistance payment contract under section 8(o)(13) as in effect before such enactment, or under section 8(d)(2) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(d)(2)) as in effect before the enactment of the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998 (title V of Public Law 105-276), assistance may be renewed or extended under such section 8(o)(13), as amended by subsection (a), provided that the initial contract term and rent of such renewed or extended assistance shall be determined pursuant to subparagraphs (F) and (H), and subparagraphs (C) and (D) of such section shall not apply to such extensions or renewals.".