Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008, Pub. L. No. 110-161, 121 Stat. 1844 (Dec. 26, 2007)
An Act Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes
One Hundred Tenth Congress, Session I · Approved December 26, 2007
This is an unofficial transcription, prepared by Robert J. Pfister for ease of reading and copying. The authoritative text is the United States Statutes at Large.
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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 “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008”.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
The table of contents of this Act is as follows:
| Sec. 1. | Short title. |
| Sec. 2. | Table of contents. |
| Sec. 3. | References. |
| Sec. 4. | Explanatory statement. |
| Sec. 5. | Emergency designations. |
| Sec. 6. | Statement of appropriations. |
| DIVISION A—AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2008 | |
| Title I—Agricultural Programs | |
| Title II—Conservation Programs | |
| Title III—Rural Development Programs | |
| Title IV—Domestic Food Programs | |
| Title V—Foreign Assistance and Related Programs | |
| Title VI—Related Agencies and Food and Drug Administration | |
| Title VII—General Provisions | |
| DIVISION B—COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2008 | |
| Title I—Department of Commerce | |
| Title II—Department of Justice | |
| Title III—Science | |
| Title IV—Related Agencies | |
| Title V—General Provisions | |
| Title VI—Rescissions | |
| DIVISION C—ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2008 | |
| Title I—Department of Defense—Civil: Department of the Army | |
| Title II—Department of the Interior | |
| Title III—Department of Energy | |
| Title IV—Independent Agencies | |
| Title V—General Provisions | |
| DIVISION D—FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2008 | |
| Title I—Department of the Treasury | |
| Title II—Executive Office of the President and Funds Appropriated to the President | |
| Title III—The Judiciary | |
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Sec. 210. None of the funds made available under this title shall be obligated or expended for Sentinel, or for any other major new or enhanced information technology program having total estimated development costs in excess of $100,000,000, unless the Deputy Attorney General and the investment review board certify to the Committees on Appropriations that the information technology program has appropriate program management and contractor oversight mechanisms in place, and that the program is compatible with the enterprise architecture of the Department of Justice.
Sec. 211. Any deviation from the amounts designated for specific activities in this Act and accompanying report, or any use of deobligated balances of funds provided under this title in previous years, shall be subject to the procedures set forth in section 505 of this Act.
Sec. 212. (a) Section 589a of title 28, United States Code, is amended in subsection (b) by—
(1) striking “and” in paragraph (8);
(2) striking the period in paragraph (9) and inserting “; and”; and
(3) adding the following new paragraph:
“(10) fines imposed under section 110(l) of title 11, United States Code.”.
(b) Section 110(l)(4)(A) of title 11, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
“(A) Fines imposed under this subsection in judicial districts served by United States trustees shall be paid to the United States trustees, who shall deposit an amount equal to such fines in the United States Trustee Fund.”.
Sec. 213. (a) Section 1930(a) of title 28, United States Code, is amended in paragraph (6) by striking everything after “whichever occurs first.” and inserting in lieu thereof: “The fee shall be $325 for each quarter in which disbursements total less than $15,000; $650 for each quarter in which disbursements total $15,000 or more but less than $75,000; $975 for each quarter in which disbursements total $75,000 or more but less than $150,000; $1,625 for each quarter in which disbursements total $150,000 or more but less than $225,000; $1,950 for each quarter in which disbursements total $225,000 or more but less than $300,000; $4,875 for each quarter in which disbursements total $300,000 or more but less than $1,000,000; $6,500 for each quarter in which disbursements total $1,000,000 or more but less than $2,000,000; $9,750 for each quarter in which disbursements total $2,000,000 or more but less than $3,000,000; $10,400 for each quarter in which disbursements total $3,000,000 or more but less than $5,000,000; $13,000 for each quarter in which disbursements total $5,000,000 or more but less than $15,000,000; $20,000 for each quarter in which disbursements total $15,000,000 or more but less than $30,000,000; $30,000 for each quarter in which disbursements total more than $30,000,000. The fee shall be payable on the last day of the calendar month following the calendar quarter for which the fee is owed.”.
(b) This section and the amendment made by this section shall take effect January 1, 2008, or the date of the enactment of this Act, whichever is later.
Sec. 214. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used to plan for, begin, continue, finish, process, or approve a public-private competition under the Office of Management and
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Sec. 614. In this division, the term “congressional defense committees” means—
(1) the Committees on Armed Services and Appropriations of the Senate; and
(2) the Committees on Armed Services and Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
Sec. 615. This division may be cited as the “Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, 2008”.
Approved December 26, 2007.