123STA T .805PUBLIC LA W 111 – 8 —M A R .11 , 200 9(b)None o fth ef u n dspr o vi ded under this Ac t , or provided under previous a ppropriations Acts to the a g encies funded b y this Act that re m ain avai l able for obligation or e x penditure in fiscal year 20 0 9 , or provided from any accounts in the T reasury of the U nited S tates derived by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds in excess of $5 00,000 or 1 0 percent, w hichever is less, that — (1) augments existing programs, pro j ects (including construction projects), or activities
(2) reduces by 10 percent funding for any existing program, project, or activity, or numbers of personnel by 10 percent as approved by C ongress; or ( 3 ) results from any general savings from a reduction in personnel which would result in a change in existing programs, activities, or projects as approved by Congress; unless the Committees on Appropriations of the H ouse of R epresent - atives and the Senate are notified 15 days in advance of such reprogramming or of an announcement of intent relating to such reprogramming, whichever occurs earlier . S EC . 51 7 . (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to re q uest that a candidate for appointment to a F ederal scientific advisory committee disclose the political affiliation or voting history of the candidate or the position that the candidate holds with respect to political issues not directly related to and necessary for the wor k of the committee involved. (b) None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to disseminate scientific information that is deliberately false or misleading. SEC. 51 8 . W ithin 4 5 days of enactment of this Act, each depart- ment and related agency funded through this Act shall submit an operating plan that details at the program, project, and activity level any funding allocations for fiscal year 2009 that are different than those specified in this Act, the accompanying detailed table in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), or the fiscal year 2009 budget request. SEC. 519. None of the funds in this Act may be used to employ workers described in section 274A(h)(3) of the I mmigration and Nationality Act. SEC. 520. The Secretaries of L abor, Health and Human Serv- ices, and E ducation shall each prepare and submit to the Commit- tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on the number and amount of contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements exceeding $100,000 in value and awarded by the D epartment on a non-competitive basis during each quarter of fiscal year 2009, but not to include grants awarded on a formula basis or directed by law. Such report shall include the name of the contractor or grantee, the amount of funding, the governmental purpose, including a justification for issuing the award on a non-competitive basis. Such report shall be transmitted to the Committees within 30 days after the end of the quarter for which the report is submitted. SEC. 521. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to enter into a contract in an amount greater than $5,000,000 or to award a grant in excess of such amount unless the prospective contractor or grantee certifies Contrac t s. C e rt if ication. D ea dl ine. R e p orts. A liens. Deadline. O peratin g plan. S cientific infor m ation. P olitical disclos u res.
