12 2 STA T .3579PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 329 — S E PT. 30 , 200 8‘ ‘ (2)Therat e ofp a y for a per s o n appo i nte d p u rsuant to para -g raph ( 1 ) sha l lnote xc eed the m aximum rate paya b le for GS - 1 5 of the General Schedule under chapter 5 3 such title 5 . ‘‘(3) The Secretary may retain such consultants as the Secretary deems necessary to the discharge of the functions re q uired by this section , pursuant to section 31 of the O ffice of F ederal P rocure- ment Policy A ct( 4 1 U .S. C .42 7 ). ’ ’. S EC . 13 0 . (a) I n addition to the amounts other w ise pro v ided by section 101 for ‘‘ D epartment of E nergy — Energy Programs— Energy Efficiency and R enewable Energy’’ for weatheri z ation assist- ance under part A of title I V of the Energy Conservation and Production Act (42 U.S.C. 68 61 et seq.), there is appropriated $ 250,000,000 for an additional amount for fiscal year 200 9 ,to remain available until expended. (b) The amount provided by this section is designated as an emergency requirement and necessary to meet emergency needs pursuant to section 204(a) of S. Con. Res. 21 (110th Congress) and section 301(b)(2) of S. Con. Res. 70 (110th Congress), the concurrent resolutions on the budget for fiscal years 2008 and 2009. SEC. 131. In addition to the amounts otherwise provided by section 101, an additional amount is provided for ‘‘Department of the Treasury—Internal Revenue Service—Taxpayer Services’’ to meet the requirements of the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 (Public L aw 110 – 185), at a rate for operations of $67,900,000. SEC. 132. In addition to the amounts otherwise provided by section 101, an additional amount is provided for ‘‘Executive Office of the President—Office of Administration—Salaries and Expenses’’ for e-mail restoration activities, at a rate for operations of $5,700,000. SEC. 133. N otwithstanding section 101, amounts are provided for ‘‘Executive Office of the President—Office of Administration— Presidential Transition Administrative Support’’ to carry out the Presidential Transition Act of 1963 (3 U.S.C. 102 note) at a rate for operations of $8,000,000. Such funds may be transferred to other accounts that provide funding for offices within the Executive Office of the President and the Office of the Vice President in this j oint resolution or any other Act, to carry out such purposes. SEC. 134. Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint resolution, except section 106, the District of Columbia may expend local funds for programs and activities under the heading ‘‘District of Columbia Funds’’ for such programs and activities under title IV of S. 3260 (110th Congress), as reported by the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, at the rate set forth under ‘‘District of Columbia Funds’’ as included in the Fiscal Y ear 2009 Proposed B udget and Financial Plan submitted to the Congress by the District of Columbia on J une 9, 2008. SEC. 135. Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are provided for ‘‘Federal Payment for Emergency Planning and Security Costs in the District of Columbia’’ for a direct Federal payment to the District of Columbia, at a rate for operations of $15,000,000. SEC. 136. In addition to the amounts otherwise provided by section 101, an additional amount is provided for ‘‘Federal Commu- nications Commission—Salaries and Expenses’’ for consumer edu- cation associated with the transition to digital television occurring on February 17, 2009, at a rate for operations of $20,000,000. Dig i tal t e le v i s i on.
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