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PUBLIC LAW 1l0-329-SEPT. 30, 2008

CONSOLIDATED SECURITY, DISASTER

ASSISTANCE, AND CONTINUING

APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2009

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PUBLIC LAW 1l0-329-SEPT. 30,2008

Public Law 110-329
110th Congress

An Act
Sept. 30, 2008
[H.R. 2638]
Consolidated
Security,
Disaster
Assistance, and
Continuing
Appropriations
Act, 2009.

Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States ofAmerica in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the "Consolidated Security, Disaster
Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009".
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
DIVISION A-CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS RESOLUTION, 2009

DIVISION B-DISASTER RELIEF AND RECOVERY SUPPLEMENTAL APPRO­

PRIATIONS ACT, 2008
DIVISION C-DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2009
DIVISION D-DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS
ACT,2009
DIVISION E-MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND VETERANS AFFAIRS APPRO­
PRIATIONS ACT, 2009
1 USC 1 note.

SEC. 3. REFERENCES.

Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to "this
Act" or "this joint resolution" contained in any division of this
Act shall be treated as referring only to the provisions of that
division.
SEC. 4. EXPLANATORY STATEMENT.

The explanatory statement regarding this legislation, printed
in the House of Representatives section of the Congressional Record
on or about September 24, 2008 by the Chairman of the Committee
on Appropriations of the House, shall have the same effect with
respect to the allocation of funds and implementation of this Act
as if it were a joint explanatory statement of a committee of con­
ference.
Continuing
Appropriations
Resol ution, 2009.

DIVISION A-CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS RESOLUTION,
2009
The following sums are hereby appropriated, out of any money
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, and out of applicable
corporate or other revenues, receipts, and funds, for the several
departments, agencies, corporations, and other organizational units
of Government for fiscal year 2009, and for other purposes, namely:
SEC. 101. Such amounts as may be necessary, at a rate for
operations as provided in the applicable appropriations Acts for

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purposes of planning, coordination, execution, and decision-making
related to mass evacuation during a disaster, the Governors of
the State of West Virginia and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
or their designees, shall be incorporated into efforts to integrate
the activities of Federal, State, and local governments in the
National Capital Region, as defined in section 882 of Public Law
107-296, the Homeland Security Act of 2002.
STATE AND LOCAL PROGRAMS
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other activi­
ties, $3,105,700,000 shall be allocated as follows:
(1) $950,000,000 shall be for the State Homeland Security

Grant Program under section 2004 of the Homeland Security

Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 605): Provided, That of the amount

provided by this paragraph, $60,000,000 shall be for Operation

Stonegarden: Provided further, That notwithstanding sub­

section (c)(4) of such section 2004, for fiscal year 2009, the

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall make available to local

and tribal governments amounts provided to the Common­

wealth of Puerto Rico under this paragraph in accordance with

subsection (c)( 1) of such section 2004.

(2) $837,500,000 shall be for the Urban Area Security Ini­

tiative under section 2003 of the Homeland Security Act of

2002 (6 U.S.C. 604), of which, notwithstanding subsection (c)(l)

of such section, $15,000,000 shall be for grants to organizations

(as described under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue

Code of 1986 and exempt from tax section 50l(a) of such

code) detennined by the Secretary of Homeland Security to

be at high risk of a terrorist attack.

(3) $35,000,000 shall be for Regional Catastrophic

Preparedness Grants.

(4) $41,000,000 shall be for the Metropolitan Medical

Response System under section 635 of the Post-Katrina Emer­

gency Management Reform Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 723).

(5) $15,000,000 shall be for the Citizen Corps Program.
(6) $400,000,000 shall be for Public Transportation Security

Assistance and Railroad Security Assistance under sections

1406 and 1513 of the Implementing Recommendations of the

9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-53; 6 U.S.C.

1135 and 1163), of which not less than $25,000,000 shall be

for Amtrak security: Provided, That there shall be no cost

share requirement for funds made available under this para­

graph and made available for these same purposes in Public

Law 110-161: Provided further, That such public transportation

security assistance shall be provided directly to public transpor­

tation agencies.

(7) $400,000,000 shall be for Port Security Grants in accord­

ance with 46 U.S.C. 70107.

(8) $12,000,000 shall be for Over-the-Road Bus Security

Assistance under section 1532 of the Implementing Rec­

ommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (Public

Law 110-53; 6 U.S.C. 1182).

(9) $8,000,000 shall be for Trucking Industry Security

Grants.