123STA T .60 0 PUBLIC LA W 111 –8—M A R .11 , 200 9ofwaste, f r a ud ,ora b use w i t h res p e c t to those D epart m e n ts, a g encies, and commissions .SEC . 527 . N one of the funds appropriated or otherwise made a v ai l able b y this A ct may be used to enter into a contract in an amount greater than $ 5, 0 00,000 or to award a grant in e x cess of such amount unless the prospective contractor or grantee certifies in writing to the agency awarding the contract or grant that, to the best of its k nowledge and belief, the contractor or grantee has filed all F ederal tax returns re q uired during the three years preceding the certification, has not been convicted of a criminal offense under the I nternal R evenue C ode of 1986 , and has not, more than 90 days prior to certification, been notified of any unpaid Federal tax assessment for which the liability remains unsatisfied, unless the assessment is the sub j ect of an installment agreement or offer in compromise that has been approved by the Internal Revenue Service and is not in default, or the assessment is the subject of a non - frivolous administrative or judicial proceeding. SEC. 528. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this Act may be used in a manner that is inconsistent with the principal negotiating objective of the U nited States with respect to trade remedy laws to preserve the ability of the United States —( 1 ) to enforce vigorously its trade laws, including anti- dumping, countervailing duty, and safeguard laws
(2) to avoid agreements that— (A) lessen the effectiveness of domestic and inter- national disciplines on unfair trade, especially dumping and subsidies; or ( B ) lessen the effectiveness of domestic and inter- national safeguard provisions, in order to ensure that United States workers, agricultural producers, and firms can compete fully on fair terms and enjoy the benefits of reciprocal trade concessions; and ( 3 ) to address and remedy market distortions that lead to dumping and subsidi z ation, including overcapacity, carteliza- tion, and market-access barriers. (R E S C I SSI ON S ) SEC. 529. (a) O f the unobligated balances available to the Department of Commerce from prior appropriations, the following funds are hereby rescinded from the following accounts and pro- grams in the specified amounts
(1) ‘ ‘ E conomic Development Administration, Economic Development Assistance P rograms ’ ’, $15,000,000; (2) ‘‘National Institute of Standards and T echnology, Indus- trial Technology Services’’, $5,000,000; (3) ‘‘National Telecommunications and Information Administration, Salaries and Expenses’’, $3,000,000; ( 4 ) ‘‘National Telecommunications and Information Administration, Public Telecommunications, Facilities, Plan- ning and Construction’’, $1,600,000; and (5) ‘‘Bureau of the Census, Periodic Censuses and Pro- grams’’, $1,000,000. (b) Of the unobligated balances available to the Department of J ustice from prior appropriations, the following funds are hereby rescinded, not later than September 30, 2009, from the following accounts in the specified amounts: Deadlin e .Co n tr a c t s . G rants. Certi f ication.
