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Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.Con.Res. 312/S.Con.Res. 70 FY 2009 Budget Resolution - provisions to increase the Department of Veterans Affairs health care budget with particular attention to budget reconciliation, legislation, blue collar pay, white collar pay, minimum wage, retirement, part-time annuity computations, and compensatory time. Testimony: June 12, 2008, Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia, on "S 3013, Non-Foreign Area Retirement Equity Assurance Act of 2008" - Statement for the Record. June 26, 2008, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on the Federal Workforce, Postal Service, and the District of Columbia on "in Search of Equity: An Examination of Locality Pay" S.Con.Res. 70, FY 2009 Senate Budget Resolution - Medicaid cuts amendment that would adversely affect health care and result in the cost of uncompensated health care being shifted to employer-sponsored health care plans. H.Con.Res. 312 Budget Resolution - conference agreement providing for an increase for veterans health care programs. FY 2008 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations bill/HR 2642 -- amendment #2, provision to provide an additional $178 million in funding shortfall in Salaries and Expenses Account. Testimony: April 2, 2008, House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies on FY 2009 Funding for the Bureau of Prisons May 6, 2008, House Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, on Federal Prison Industries--Examining the Effects of Section 827 of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2008 FY 2009 Homeland Security Appropriations - provisions on funding for Customs and Border Patrol, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and Federal Emergency Management Agency. DHS Personnel Plan - provisions to halt the Administration's plan to reduce the Federal Protective Service workforce. FY 2009 Military Quality of Life/Veterans Affairs Appropriations - provisions to provide funding for VA health and benefits programs, and contracting out. FY 2009 Interior and Environmental Appropriations - provisions on contracting out of federal employee jobs, specifically, the A-76 Forest Service Studies in 2008. FY 2009 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations - provisions on contracting out, cuts in funds for job training and employment services, college aid for students, rural health care services, funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), contracting out at NIH, and the increase in Social Security Administration's administrative budget to ease processing backlog of more than 600,000 disability claims. Testimony: April 23, 2008, House Committee on Ways and Means on "Clearing the Disability Backlog -- Giving the Social Security Administration the Resources it Needs to Provide the Benefits Workers Have Earned" May 8, 2008, Senate Committee on Finance on "More Work, Less Resources: Social Security Field Offices Struggle to Deliver Service to the Public FY 2009 Financial Services Appropriations - provision to make the A-76 process less unfair to federal employees and more accountable to taxpayers. FY 2009 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations - amendment to prohibit funds from being used to close or consolidate any EEOC office or make any reductions in force stemming from workforce repositioning, restructuring, or organizing of the EEOC; provision preventing use of CIS funds for A-76 competition for BoP/FPI work; and additional funding for BoP staffing shortages in BOP "Salaries and Expenses" account and "Buildings and Facilities" account. FY 2009 Agriculture Appropriations - provisions on contracting out of federal employee jobs. FY 2009 Defense Appropriations - provisions on contracting out of federal employee jobs and provisions on prohibiting funds from being used to implement Section 827 of the Defense Authorization Act of 2008. FY 2009 Energy and Water Appropriations - provisions banning A-76 public -private competition at the Army Corps of Engineers.

Contacted: Natl Institute of Mental Health (NIMH); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; U.S. Marines; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Army, Dept of (Other); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Air Force, Dept of; Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Navy, Dept of; SENATE; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Merit Systems Protection Board; Defense Commissary Agency

Bills named: H.R. 2642 (110th), H.Con.Res. 312 (110th), S.Con.Res. 70 (110th)

Foreign Relations FOR

FY 2009 Foreign Operations Appropriations - provisions on the pay, benefits, staffing levels, and job security of the Department of State employees.

Contacted: U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Merit Systems Protection Board; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Defense Commissary Agency; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Air Force, Dept of; Navy, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Army, Dept of (Other); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Marines; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Institute of Mental Health (NIMH); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS); Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Defense DEF

FY 2009 Defense Appropriations and Authorization - provisions on DeCA A-76 moratorium, depot maintenance, civilian personnel issues (NSPS provisions for restoration of collective bargaining rights and appeal rights), contracting out A-76, privatization, Performance Based Organizations, Demonstrations Projects, contracting out for Security Guards and firefighter functions, and BRAC.

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Navy, Dept of; Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Marines; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Natl Institute of Mental Health (NIMH); Defense Commissary Agency; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Merit Systems Protection Board; SENATE; Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS); Army, Dept of (Other); Air Force, Dept of; U.S. Customs & Border Protection

Agriculture AGR

FY 2009 Agriculture Appropriations, Authorization and Appropriations - provisions relating to the pay, benefits, staffing levels (specifically, USDA proposal to eliminate independent poultry inspection), and job security of USDA employees. HR 2419, 2007 Farm Bill - Meat and poultry inspection by state programs being sold in interstate commerce.

Contacted: Defense Commissary Agency; SENATE; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Air Force, Dept of; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Army, Dept of (Other); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Merit Systems Protection Board; Natl Institute of Mental Health (NIMH); Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Marines; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Navy, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 2419 (110th)

Natural Resources NAT

FY 2009 Interior and Environmental Appropriations - provisions on the pay, benefits, staffing levels, job security, and contracting out of Department of Interior employees.

Contacted: Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Merit Systems Protection Board; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Defense Commissary Agency; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Natl Institute of Mental Health (NIMH); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Navy, Dept of; U.S. Marines; Army, Dept of (Other); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Air Force, Dept of; Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

FY 2009 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations - provisions on reorganization plan that may compromise the EEOC's ability to protect employees from employment discrimination. S 1843, Fair Pay Restoration Act; and HR 283, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007- provisions relating to discriminatory pay practices and compensatory decisions.

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Air Force, Dept of; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Merit Systems Protection Board; Defense Commissary Agency; Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Army, Dept of (Other); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Institute of Mental Health (NIMH); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Marines; Navy, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)

Bills named: H.R. 283 (110th)

Health Issues HCR

AFGE is part of a coalition of 28 health organizations and labor unions urging support of Health and Human Services's funding request to appropriate $2billion for research, vaccine purchases, and related activities.

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Institute of Mental Health (NIMH); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Air Force, Dept of; SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Defense Commissary Agency; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Army, Dept of (Other); U.S. Marines; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Navy, Dept of; Merit Systems Protection Board; Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS)

Veterans VET

H.Con.Res. 312/S.Con.Res. 70, FY 2009 Budget Resolution, in regard to increasing the Department of Veterans Affairs health care budget. FY 2008 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, Hurricane Recovery, and provisions for additional funding for Department of Veterans Affairs health care. HR 2790 - provision to establish a full-time Director of Physician Assistant Services with the Department of Veterans Affairs. HR 5892, Veterans Disability Benefits Claims Modernization Act of 2008 - provisions to make comprehensive and significant improvement in VBA disability claims processing. S 2799, Women's Veterans Health Improvement Act of 2008 - provisions to improve the quality and access to medical and mental health care for women. HR 4231 - proposal to pilot a voucher system for VA mental health services. S 2984, a bill to amend Title 38, United States Code - provisions to expand and enhance veterans' benefits. S 2969/HR 6153, a bill to amend Title 38, United States Code - provisions to increase the capacity of the Department of Veterans Affairs to recruit and retain nurses and other critical health-care professionals. S 2889, a bill to amend title 38, United States Code - provisions to improve veterans' health care benefits. S 1881/HR 3195, a bill to amend the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 - provisions to restore the intent and protections of the Act. S 2639/HR 2514, a bill to amend Title 39, United States Code - provisions to assure an adequate level of funding for veterans' health care. HR 2123, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act - provisions to establish direct care of registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals. S 2377/HR 4463, a bill to amend Title 38, United States Code - provisions relating to improving the quality of care provided to veterans in the Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities and the recruitment of highly qualified doctors to hard to fill positions in these facilities. HR 5888, a bill to amend Title 38, United States Code - provisions for expansion of veteran eligibility for reimbursement by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for emergency treatment furnished in a non-Department facility. HR 6122, a bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop and implement a comprehensive policy on pain management as experienced by veterans who are enrolled for health care services provided by the VA. Testimony: April 9, 2008, Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs on "Making the VA the Workplace of Choice for Health Care Providers" May 21, 2008, Senate Veterans Affairs Committee on "Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Legislation" May 22, 2008, House Committee on Veterans Affairs, Subcommittee on Health, on "Human Resource Challenges with the Veterans Health Administration" June 5, 2008, House Committee on Veterans Affairs, Subcommittee on Health, on "Legislative Hearing"--Statement for the Record.

Contacted: Merit Systems Protection Board; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); SENATE; Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS); Navy, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Army, Dept of (Other); Defense Commissary Agency; Natl Institute of Mental Health (NIMH); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Marines; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Air Force, Dept of; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Bills named: H.Con.Res. 312 (110th), H.R. 6122 (110th), H.R. 6153 (110th), H.R. 2790 (110th), S.Con.Res. 70 (110th), H.R. 2123 (110th), H.R. 2514 (110th), H.R. 5888 (110th), H.R. 4463 (110th), H.R. 4231 (110th), H.R. 3195 (110th), H.R. 5892 (110th)

Housing HOU

FY 2009 Financial Services Appropriations - provisions on contracting out; and pay, benefits, staffing levels, and job security of HUD employees.

Contacted: Natl Institute of Mental Health (NIMH); U.S. Marines; Army, Dept of (Other); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Merit Systems Protection Board; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Navy, Dept of; Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Air Force, Dept of; SENATE; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Defense Commissary Agency

District of Columbia DOC

FY 2009 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations - provisions on contracting out A-76, and Budget Reconciliation with particular attention to the pay, benefits, staffing levels, and job security of DC Government employees. HR 5600, DC Court, Offender Supervision, Parole, and Public Defender Employer Equity Act of 2008 - provisions on the calculation calculation of years of service being transferred and counted toward retirement.

Contacted: Defense Commissary Agency; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Navy, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Natl Institute of Mental Health (NIMH); Army, Dept of (Other); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Air Force, Dept of; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Marines; Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Merit Systems Protection Board; Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Bills named: H.R. 5600 (110th)

Family issues/Abortion/Adoption FAM

S 2521, the Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act - provisions granting same-sex domestic partners of federal employees to the same benefits available to spouses of married federal employees. HR 5781/S3140, Federal Employee Paid parental Leave Act of 2008 - provisions providing executive and legislative branch federal employees an opportunity for parents to bond with newborn infants or newly adopted children by providing parents with 4-12 weeks of leave. Testimony: April 29, 2008 before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service and the District of Columbia on "Catching Up: Benefits That Will Help Recruit and Retain Federal Employees" --specifically, the Thrift Savings Plan increase of the maximum age of dependent coverage under federal health insurance benefits.

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Marines; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense Commissary Agency; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); SENATE; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Air Force, Dept of; Merit Systems Protection Board; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Navy, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Institute of Mental Health (NIMH); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Army, Dept of (Other); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS)

Bills named: H.R. 5781 (110th)

Government Issues GOV

FY 2009 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations - amendment to prohibit bill from being used to implement the new pro-contractor revision of OMB Circular A-76; Civil Service Reform; contracting out; blue collar pay; minimum wage; federal retirement systems; union representation and Human Resources Line of Business. HR 3212 - provisions on pay and personnel management requirements for Transportation Security Administration employees. Testimony: April 29, 2008, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service and the District of Columbia on "Catching Up: Benefits That Will Help Recruit and Retain Federal Employees" May 8, 2008, Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs, Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia, on "From Candidates to Change Makers: Recruiting and Hiring the Next Generation of Federal Employees"

Contacted: Air Force, Dept of; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS); Defense Commissary Agency; Army, Dept of (Other); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; U.S. Marines; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Navy, Dept of; Natl Institute of Mental Health (NIMH); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Merit Systems Protection Board; Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

Bills named: H.R. 3212 (110th)

Immigration IMM

FY 2009 Homeland Security Appropriations - provisions on the Border Patrol and INS, with particular attention to contracting out and the pay, benefits, staffing levels, and job security of DHS employees.

Contacted: Natl Institute of Mental Health (NIMH); Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Army, Dept of (Other); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Defense Commissary Agency; U.S. Marines; Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Air Force, Dept of; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Merit Systems Protection Board; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Navy, Dept of; Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

FY 2009 Agriculture Appropriations - provisions on contracting out of federal employees jobs and potential food and public safety issues. HR 2419, 2007 Farm Bill - provisions on meat and poultry inspected by state programs being sold interstate commerce. Testimony: April 17, 2008, House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Domestic Policy on improving Meat Industry Inspection

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS); Army, Dept of (Other); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Merit Systems Protection Board; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Air Force, Dept of; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Natl Institute of Mental Health (NIMH); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Marines; Defense Commissary Agency; Navy, Dept of; U.S. Customs & Border Protection

Bills named: H.R. 2419 (110th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

FY 2009 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations - amendment to prohibit funds from being used to close or consolidate any office of the EEOC or to make reductions in force part of any workforce repositioning, restructuring, or organizing of the EEOC. FY 2009 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Bill - provisions on cuts in funds for job training and employment services, college aid for students, rural health care services, funding for the National Institutes of Health, and increasing the Social Security Administration's administrative budget to ease processing backlog of more than 600,000 disability claims. HR 5781/HR 3799 - proposal to provide federal employees who are new parents or adoptive parents with eights weeks of full pay and benefits. S 1000/HR 4106, Telework Improvements Act - provisions to increase amount of telework for eligible employees to at least 20% of the hours worked for every two work week period. HR 985/S 494, Whistleblower Reform Bill - provisos to grant Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) whistleblower protections and prevent retaliation from their supervisors and the right to appeal decisions to the MSPB. HR 3212 - to grant TSOs true workplace rights and protections as other federal employees. HR 3551/S 2057, MSPB Reauthorization - provisions relating to adjudication of federal workers' rights and protections. HR 4089/HR 2824, provision to restore the rights of VA health care professionals to bargain and file grievances over workplace issues under Title 38 (RNs, physicians, physician assistant and other VA employees on front lines of VA health care). Testimony: April 2, 2008, House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies on "FY 2009 Funding for the Bureau of Prisons" April 9, 2008, Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs on "Making the VA the Workplace of Choice for Health Care Providers" April 23, 2008, House Committee on Ways and Means on "Clearing the Disability Backlog--Giving the Social Security Administration the Resources it Needs to Provide the Benefits Workers Have Earned" April 29, 2008, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service and the District of Columbia on "Catching Up: Benefits That Will Help Recruit and Retain Federal Employees" May 2, 2008, Senate Committee on Finance on "More Work, Less Resources: Social Security Field Offices Struggle to Deliver Service to the Public" May 8, 2008, Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs, Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia, on "From Candidates to Change Makers: Recruiting and Hiring the Next Generation of Federal Employees" May 21, 2008, Senate Veterans Affairs Committee on "Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Legislation" May 22, 2008, House Committee on Veterans Affairs, Subcommittee on Health, on "Human Resources Challenges within the Veterans Health Administration" June 5, 2008, House Committee on Veterans Affairs, Subcommittee on Health, on "Legislative Hearing"--Statement for the Record.

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Merit Systems Protection Board; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); SENATE; Defense Commissary Agency; Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS); Air Force, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Army, Dept of (Other); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Natl Institute of Mental Health (NIMH); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Marines; Navy, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Customs & Border Protection

Bills named: H.R. 3799 (110th), H.R. 4106 (110th), H.R. 3212 (110th), H.R. 3551 (110th), H.R. 4089 (110th), H.R. 2824 (110th), H.R. 5781 (110th), H.R. 985 (110th)

Homeland Security HOM

FY 2009 Homeland Security Appropriations - provisions on the pay, benefits, contracting out and staffing levels, funding, and job security (DHS Personnel Plan, renamed the Human Capital Operational Plan) of DHS employees in Customs and Border Patrol, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and Transportation Security Administration. HR 985/S 274 - amendments to Title 5, U.S. Code - provisions to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that they conform with certain disclosure protections.

Contacted: Army, Dept of (Other); Air Force, Dept of; Merit Systems Protection Board; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institute of Mental Health (NIMH); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); U.S. Marines; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Defense Commissary Agency; SENATE; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Navy, Dept of; Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS)

Bills named: H.R. 985 (110th)